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Cecilia de las Mercedes Duran de Villaveces was born to a prominent family in the Amazonas region of Colombia, the great granddaughter of a former president of the country. She was schooled in Bogotá and married but threats from drug lords in the area forced the family to relocate to the United States. When her husband died in S.C. and she wanted to work, she researched and recreated the recipe for cakes she recalled from her childhood in South America. Cecelia's Cakes soon became a state-wide institution.
In Beaufort, Madeleine Pollitzer made ham biscuits in the hundreds and often sold them by the honor system: pick up biscuits at her back door, leave money in the box. It was the homemade mustard that made the biscuits – and her pickled shrimp – irresistible to inveterate return customers. While the biscuits did provide some income, Pollitzer also started a dance school, had a catering business, started a pony club, had a bed-and-breakfast and managed a hunting property.
Read about these two women, remarkable in many ways beyond baking, and how they will be kept alive with these well-written remembrances.
Written by Susan Soper. Soper is the author of ObitKit™, A Guide to Celebrating Your Life. A lifelong journalist, she has been a reporter with Newsday, writer for CNN, and Features Editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she launched a series called "Living with Grief."


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The time to decide how many buck deer permits will be available for hunts in Utah this fall is almost here.
At a meeting in December 2011, members of the Utah Wildlife Board split Utah's five general-season hunting regions into 30 smaller units.
They also gave Division of Wildlife Resources biologists some flexibility regarding the number of bucks per 100 does that each of the 30 units will be managed for.
The number of bucks per 100 does is important because it determines the number of hunting permits that can be offered:
Reducing the number of hunters is the best way to raise the number of bucks per 100 does. Reducing the number of hunters reduces the number of bucks that are taken during the hunting season. The end result of a higher buck-to-doe ratio is fewer hunters in the field, but more bucks for those who hunt.
Fewer permits have to be cut to keep a buck-to-doe ratio at a lower level. More hunters can hunt. But those who hunt will probably see fewer bucks.
For 2012, the DWR is recommending that 14 of Utah's 30 general deer hunting units be managed for 15 to 17 bucks per 100 does.
The DWR is recommending that the remaining 16 units be managed for 18 to 20 bucks per 100 does.
Anis Aoude, big game coordinator for the DWR, says the 14 units biologists would like to manage for a lower buck-to-doe ratio provide good access to lots of public land.
"Units that are mostly private land, or units that have pubic land that's difficult to access," he says, "would be managed for 18 to 20 bucks per 100 does."
To see the difference between the permits that were available in 2011 and the permits that would be available under the DWR's recommendation, here's the total number of general buck deer hunting permits in 2011:
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Here's the number of permits that would be available in 2012 if the DWR's recommendation is approved:
If a higher buck-to-doe ratio was approved, more permits would have to be cut. For example, if all of the 30 units were managed for a minimum of 18 to 20 bucks per 100 does, the number of permits would probably be cut from a total of 87,000 in 2011 to about 80,000 for 2012.
A Web page that provides more information about buck-to-doe ratios and the DWR's recommendations is available at http://go.usa.gov/E9U.
In addition to general buck deer permit recommendations, at http://go.usa.gov/E9U, you can also get information about all of the DWR's big game permit proposals for 2012.
After you've reviewed the ideas at http://go.usa.gov/E9U, you can let your Regional Advisory Council members know your thoughts by attending your upcoming RAC meeting or by sending an email to them.
RAC chairmen will share the input they receive with members of the Utah Wildlife Board. The board will meet in Salt Lake City on May 3 to approve permits for this fall's big game hunts.
The RAC meeting for the Southeastern Region will be held April 11 at 5 p.m. in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center on the USU campus in Price.
You can also provide your comments to your RAC via email. Email addresses for your RAC members are available at http://go.usa.gov/IMk.
The group each RAC member represents (sportsman, non-consumptive, etc.) is listed under each person's email address. You should direct your email to the people on the RAC who represent your interest.


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With a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Impact on Saturday evening, the Chicago Fire moved into second place in the Eastern Conference. After falling behind in the 20th minute, the Fire's trio of midseason acquisitions Sherjill MacDonald, Alex (whose goal is up for MLS Goal of the Week) and Alvaro Fernandez lead the charge as the Men in Red scored three unanswered goals. Catch all of the highlights here.
MacDonald, who hadn't found the back of the net in nearly a month, said that a chat with Head Coach Frank Klopas helped him relax and alleviate the pressure that he put on himself, leading to his goal Saturday night.
With six game remaining in the MLS Regular Season, the Fire are within reach of a 'ridiculous' goal of 60 points that they set during preseason. "We're going for it," said midfielder Patrick Nyarko.
As the Fire continue to gain points, folks are taking note of the Fire's recent run of good form. In his most recent MLS Power Rankings for ESPN, Jeff Carlisle had the Fire in second place, up three spots from last week.
ESPN wasn't the only one taking notice as the Fire were named Soccer by Ives' Team of the Week.
The Fire's run of form could be attributed to the current depth of the squad as the Fire continued to make moves prior to the MLS Roster Freeze on Friday. On Monday, Sept. 10 the Fire acquired midfielder Wells Thompson from the Colorado Rapids and on Friday, Sept. 14 the Men in Red added two-time World Cup veteran and Mexican international Guillermo Franco.
In this edition of Burning Questions we sat down with midfielder Patrick Nyarko. Now in his fifth season with the Fire, Patrick has scored three goals and leads the team with six assists. A native of Kumasi, Ghana, Patrick was a standout at Virginia Tech before he was drafted in the first round (7th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Patrick took the time to answer our Burning Questions about his table tennis prowess, his sneaker collection and what a typical day entails for him.
Always on the Inside: You're often regarded as one of the best table tennis players on the team. How did you get to be so good?
Patrick Nyarko: I put in the work while I was growing up. It was such that if you played a game, it was a commercial table tennis table, so you had to pay if you lost; you didn't want to waste your lunch money. So you had to win by all means. If you didn't get good you were going to lose all of your money.
WATCH: Nyarko Scores in the 1st minute vs. HOU
AOTI: Your bio in the media guide says your favorite thing to eat is soup. What kind of soup and where's the best place to find it in Chicago?
PN: Peanut Butter soup. I've not found the best in Chicago. For really authentic soup you have to go back to Ghana so I haven't really found anything close. I don't really eat it. I don't want to offend my mom.
AOTI: One of your strengths as a player is your speed. Are you fast in other aspects of life?
PN: I do eat pretty quickly. I've been in cars with some pretty crazy drivers like Dominic [Oduro], and I don't think I drive as fast as him but I don't like to drive slow.
I like to get things done quickly, if I have to. If you go in my apartment it's really not clean because I don't have to because I live alone, but if I actually have to I'll get it done quickly.
AOTI: As a professional athlete you have a bit of a non-traditional schedule. What's a typical day like for you after you leave Toyota Park?
PN: Once I go sit on my couch I'm stuck for the rest of the day. If I have to run errands and stuff I do it all before I go home. Even if it takes six hours, I'd like to get it done before I sit on the couch. I don't know what's wrong with the couch or where it came from, but I just cannot get off of it.
I usually watch a little TV, catch up on shows and world news. I like Tyler Perry shows like "Meet the Browns" and "House of Payne." And I love "Two and a Half Men." I've started watching every season.
AOTI: Are there other soccer teams or leagues that you follow?
PN: I'm a huge fan of Manchester United. I don't miss an EPL game if I don't have to. I'm really not huge into other leagues. I'll watch Barcelona and I'll watch Real Madrid play but I don't watch the Italian league or Bundesliga. It's very limited. I love the EPL.
AOTI: You're a bit of a sneaker head. What got you interested in shoes and what's your favorite pair that you own?
PN: As a kid I always loved sneakers but growing up in Africa we weren't that well-off to get enough sneakers. I had one pair per year. When I came to the States for school and I got two pairs in college, it was like Christmas for me. I signed with adidas and I started getting all these sneakers. The love of sneakers grew after I signed with them. They make some great shoes.
The best pair I have are from adidas; they're called Ransoms.
AOTI: You currently have three goals on the season. This is only your second multi-goal season after 2009 in which you scored four goals. To what do you attribute your offensive output this season?
PN: I think I've always had adequate offensive production, not in terms of goals but I led the team in assists for the last couple of years. I think this year I'm more comfortable. I've been working a lot with the coaching staff in terms of confidence in front of the goal and stuff like that. I know I still have a ways to go but I'm happy it's imporving and hopefully by the end of the year I can have a couple more goals.
AOTI: Do you have any pre-game rituals?
PN: Not really. I just show up and I'm good to go.
AOTI: What is the best advice you have ever received?
PN: Always persevere. If you try once and you don't succeed that doesn't mean it's the end. Just keep persisting. I'm very persistent in more ways than one.
Have you ever wondered what your favorite Fire players are like off the pitch? Well, we aim to please here at Always on the Inside. Each week we are going to sit down with a different player to get answers to those pesky Burning Questions.
In this edition we sat down with forward Chris Rolfe. After returning to the Fire in April for his second stint with the Men in Red, Chris has made an immediate impact, scoring five goals and adding one assist in 13 games. An Ohio native, Chris was a standout at the University of Dayton before he was drafted in the third round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire. Chris took the time to answer our Burning Questions about armrest etiquette, the best bowl cut on the team and what he enjoys most about Chicago.
Always on the Inside: What is the origin of your goal celebration?
Chris Rolfe: I'm from Dayton, Ohio. The Wright Brothers are from Dayton; first in flight and all, so I'm representing the hometown.
AOTI: Best part about being back in Chicago?
CR: The summer. The summer is great, with the beaches and all of the other things to do.
AOTI: The team had a rare weekend off. What'd you do?
CR: I went back to Ohio to see my family. I also caught the Dayton vs. Ohio State soccer game, which they won 3-2.
AOTI: What was the last movie you watched in theaters? When you're in a theater, which armrests are yours?
CR: It was "Dark Knight Rises" at the IMAX. We didn't go on opening day, we waited until we could get into the IMAX. If I'm sitting in the middle of Corben [Bone] and Steven [Kinney] than both armrests are mine. If I'm sitting by a stranger, I'm pretty good at sitting with my arms crossed. I'm kind of a smaller gentleman, so I can manage without using the armrests. I'll let my friend use it; I want them to be comfortable.
AOTI: If you could live in one TV show, which one would it be?
CR: "Friday Night Lights." I don't know who I'd be but Matt Saracen is a great guy, taking care of his grandma like that. Landry's a good guy too. Would I be in Coach Taylor's family? I don't think so but he's a good coach.
AOTI: You have previously stated, "I'm just a kid." Do you use this excuse often and who had a better bowl cut as a kid, yourself or Hunter Jumper?
CR: I'm sure I've said it before when I was younger. That's my way to get out of situations that I get myself into. And I had the better bowl cut; mine for sure. Look how sharp mine is. It so straight. My hair is straighter than his, and I've got a nicer face.
AOTI: What is the last book you read in its entirety?
CR: "Wild at Heart," by John Eldridge. It's more of a spiritual book, talking about society and the need for real men in society. I've read it like four times.
AOTI: You're a country music fan. Who is your favorite country artist and what's the best concert you've ever seen?
CR: Right now it's Jason Aldean. I've lived a great life; I've gone to a lot of great concerts. I'm going to go old school and say Garth Brooks, with back to back concerts at the Staples Center.
AOTI: Do you have any bad habits that you just can't break?
CR: I tend to still chew on my nails once in a while. That's about it.
In this edition we sat down with midfielder Michael Videira. A Milford, Mass. native, Michael was a three-time MAC Hermann trophy semifinalist and helped the Duke Blue Devils reach the College Cup in his freshman year. Michael took the time to dispel the rumor that he is an expert sailor and answer our Burning Questions about the difference between Bostonians and Chicagoans, his favorite movies and what bugs him the most.
AOTI: Your bio lists one of your interests as boating. What is your favorite type of boating and what's the best part about being on the water?
MV: Where did that come from? I guess sailing. I've only gone a couple of times. During pre-season Kwame [Watson-Siriboe] said that I was interested in boating because I had just gotten back from a trip to the British Virgin Islands. It must've been Kwame. I lived on a boat for like 10 days so I learned how to sail. I like boating; everyone likes going on a boat. I still get seasickness, which is really unfortunate for liking to go on boats all the time.
AOTI: What are your top three favorite movies?
MV: It varies every week. I usually like comedies anyways, so it's usually just the next comedy that's coming out. I'm really excited to see "The Campaign." I haven't seen that one yet. I'm also a fan of dry humor, I like some Wes Anderson films. I've yet to see "Moonrise Kingdom," but I heard it's pretty good, which is something else I'd like to see. Those'll probably be my two favorites as soon as I see them.
I like Wes Anderson films; I think they're hilarious, and I think Bill Murray is one of the funniest actors or comedians there are. "Caddyshack" won me over; it's up there for sure.
AOTI: You were drafted by the New England Revolution in 2008 but elected to go abroad and play for Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League. What was the most unexpected thing about living in Scotland?
MV: I know people complain about the weather in the UK in general but it was ridiculous. It started raining in August and pretty much didn't stop until spring. It was cold and rainy everyday but it was expected. People say London has bad weather but they have no idea until they go up to Glasgow. At the same time, people make the best of it. To be honest, they have such great attitudes, everyone there is nice and friendly. Which is nice; I guess you have to make up for it one way or another. And they usually drink a lot more probably because of it.
AOTI: You hail from Milford, Mass. What's the biggest difference between Bostonians and Chicagoans?
MV: I guess Chicagoans, when they first meet a complete stranger, they're still polite and nice to you where as in Boston, people kind of mind their own. So even here, if you're meeting a group of friends out patio somewhere, they're all really friendly where as Boston people keep to themselves. And of course the East Coast stigma is that everyone is pretty mean out there supposedly. I actually have to agree with that now that I moved to Chicago. I've noticed that when I go home people aren't as nice; aren't as friendly.
AOTI: What's your biggest pet peeve?
MV: I have a couple. I don't like leaving lights on. That's a big one. I don't like when people leave the lights on. And I don't like pink sporting hats. A pink Red Sox hat is my biggest pet peeve of all time. Just different colored sporting hats for a certain team; I just think they should just be the colors represented.
AOTI: Three things you'd need on a deserted island?
MV: I would bring my iPod with probably a lot of Motown and country music. I'd definitely have to bring some sort of soccer ball or basketball, but if I'm by myself, I'd need one with a paddle or one that you could flip it into the cup, something to entertain myself. And probably just a catalog of movies. I'd just bring "Castaway" and base my life off of what Tom Hanks did in that movie. He made it out.
Check out previous "Burning Questions" segments below...
Burning Questions with Jay Nolly
Burning Questions with Hunter Jumper
We pride ourselves as pretty snappy dressers here at Always on the Inside. With the Second Annual White Party just one week away, we thought it would be a good time for the Always on the Inside fashonistas to give the world the dos and don'ts on what to wear to the White Party.
DO: Rachel Bilson looks happy as a clam in a breezy white sundress (shopping bag full of groceries optional, but the event is for charity, we'd find something to do with it):
DO: Looking for something a little sassier? Check out the Belted Open Back Romper from AKIRA:
DO: Don't worry gents, even you can look great clad in all white. This male model looks hot, even while rocking a fanny pack and croakies:
Just remember that while it's a great idea to add color through your accessories, even Lindsay Lohan knows that a dress splashed (okay, it's a multi-colored dream coat) with multiple colors is not the way to go for the White Party. Definitely a don't.
As an added bonus, if you purchase a ticket to the White Party, you can print out your confirmation email and receive 20% off all full-priced items at any AKIRA Women's, Men's or Footwear boutique.
This is definitely a party you don't want to miss out on so make sure to buy your ticket and join us on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 7:30 – 11:30 p.m. CT at the MCA Warehouse (1747 W. Hubbard). Get to know the Fire and the Chicago Fire Foundation off the pitch while enjoying a premium open bar, live DJ, hors d'oeuvres and a gift bag (who doesn't love a goody bag?!), so dress in some stylish white attire and come party with us!
Have you ever wondered what your favorite Fire players are like off the pitch? Well, we aim to please here at Always on the Inside. Each week we are going to sit down with a different player to get answers to those pesky Burning Questions.
In this edition we sat down with the easygoing Jay Nolly. A Littleton, Colo. native with a great head of hair, Jay had an incredible four-year goalkeeping career with the storied Indiana University soccer program, where he led the Hoosiers to back-to-back NCAA Division I National Championships in 2003 and 2004. Jay took some time to answer our Burning Questions about playing for legendary coach Jerry Yeagley, his love for the outdoors and why "Superman" just might be an appropriate nickname for the laid-back 'keeper.
Always on the Inside: You've been living in Chicago for almost a year now. How are you liking it? Do you have a spot that you frequent enough to have a standing order?
Jay Nolly: My spot is actually Starbucks in the morning. There's a little shop next to where I live. Me and my wife know all the girls that work there; we talk to them all the time. I usually have a 35 minute drive with traffic in the morning, so it's nice to have a cup of coffee on the way. They see me walk in the door and they have it ready. I'm simple; I just get a tall, mild coffee with cream. The just know. They're like, "Same thing? Tall?" And I'll just say, "Yup."
There's a another place we go to once in a while; it's called DMK, the burger bar. Whenever we go there I'll have an Allagash White, so they'll just ask, "Another Allagash?"
AOTI: You're one of the few guys on the team that does not reside in the city. What's the best part about living out in the 'burbs?
JN: It's easier for me and my wife. We both grew up in the suburbs. Neither of us have ever really lived in a big city; even in Vancouver we lived in the suburbs. You know, just having grocery stores and restaurants around, there's less traffic, better parking, it was just less stress for us. We're pretty easy going people.
AOTI: Do you have any pets?
JN: We have a dog, a Yorkshire Terrier named Hercules.
AOTI: You have been described as an avid fly fisherman. Have you found any good fishing holes in Illinois?
JN: I've been fishing a little bit; it's back to my Midwest roots which is Bass fishing. I was on the IU Bass Fishing Team. I've gotten to Bass fish a little bit more. I've set up some things to meet friends once the salmon start running in the river to go fly fishing in Michigan City or down lower.
AOTI: Best fishing movie?
JN: It's got to be "A River Runs Through It." Great actors, great place.
AOTI: Do you like other outdoor sports or activities in addition to fishing?
JN: Pretty much everything outdoors, I love. When I was younger we did a lot of camping, white water rafting, canoeing. I have my own one-man pontoon boat that me and a couple buddies have taken fly fishing out on the river. But I pretty much just love the outdoors. I grew up with two older brothers and we were pretty much in the mountains all the time.
AOTI: What was it like winning back-to-back national championships with Indiana University?
JN: It's unreal. That's just one of those things, you're playing for a school, you're in college. I was younger but the history that the school has to keep that tradition going, especially cause it was Jerry Yeagley's last year and then it was Mike Freitag's first year my last two year. It was sending Coach Yeagley out on a great note because he's probably the iconic figure for college soccer. It's something that I feel is so fresh even though it was eight, nine years ago.
AOTI: What was it like to play for Jerry Yeagley?
JN: It's unreal. He respects every player and all he really asks of you is to give an honest effort. He doesn't like people to cut corners. I think that's why the school has done so well over the years is that they just get honest players that work hard.
I'd play for Yeagley over and over again. It's just the person that he is; he still calls his players. I got a call from him last week and I've been out of college for nine years. He still reaches out to players; that level of respect that he has for people that he's coached is just unreal.
AOTI: There are currently five people in the front office who also went to IU, so we have a few Hoosier-themed questions for you. First off, which pizza place do you prefer: Mother Bear's, Mad Mushroom or Avers?
JN: Can I say Pizza Express? The Big Ten. It was a large pizza, ten breadsticks and two Cokes; that was the go to. It was $10 or $11. That was the best when you got cheese and ranch dipping sauces. That was the go to for us, we only did Pizza Express.
The soccer team was kind of sponsored by it but the cups were the best cups to have; they had IU Soccer on them. If you put ice and anything in them, they were just the best cups. We had like 35 of them at our house. I don't know what it was about the cups, it was just one of those things.
AOTI: Best Bloomington bar: Killroy's-Sports or Nick's?
JN: That one's tough because I knew some of the guys that worked at Nick's and I have a jersey that's hanging up in Nick's. That's the classic place. For happy hour and a college lifestyle it was Killroy's. But now if I were to go back, it'd be Nick's for sure.
AOTI: Favorite Indiana movie: "Hoosiers" or "Breaking Away"?
JN: "Breaking Away." One, because I've jumped off those same quarries that they went to. And Little 500 is just awesome. "Hoosiers" is such a classic but I would say "Breaking Away."
AOTI: Switching gears now, while you were in Vancouver you saved a young pitch invader. First, how does it feel to be a hero and second, how often do you deter pitch invaders?
JN: I've had people run across the field before but that was the first time that someone was actually close. It was just a little kid and he was running out and laughing. I think he got away from his brother or something, and just started running onto the field. Luckily the ball was on the other half. The only thing I thought about was to get him off real quick, so I picked him up and turned around but no one was there to hand him to, so I had to run over to the side. Luckily the ball never came down to our end but they kept on playing; nobody stopped the game. So it feels good to feel like a hero, to save a life.
AOTI: Who would you consider your celebrity doppelganger? We want to get your thoughts first because we have someone in mind.
JN: When I was younger, people thought I looked like Heath Ledger from "10 Things I Hate About You" because of my nose and smile or something.
AOTI: We think Dean Cain.
JN: I've heard that. And also the other guy that played Superman later. Brandon Roth. In Vancouver the weight trainers called me Superman; they said I looked like him but only when he was Superman. I don't know, usually when I show up to training I have my hair done and I look presentable, so they would just always call me Superman, cause that's just what I look like, I guess.
Follow "Superman" on twitter: @jaynolly
The Comeback Kids were at it again. The Chicago Fire moved into fourth place in the Eastern Conference with the sixth come-from-behind victory of the season as the Fire dispatched the Philadelphia Union 3-1. Chris Rolfe's brace and Arne Friedrich's first MLS goal helped the Men in Red escape Philadelphia with the full three points. Catch all of the highlights here.
Though his brace Sunday evening was the fourth time the veteran striker scored multiple goals in a Fire match, Rolfe said that he thinks there's still room for improvement. "I think overall it was okay," said Rolfe. "I had quite a few mistakes that I need to work on."
While there's always room for improvement, folks are already noting the Fire's recent run of good form. In his most recent MLS Power Rankings for ESPN, Jeff Carlisle had the Fire in fifth place, up one spot from last week.
ESPN wasn't the only one to notice how well the Fire players have been performing. Three Fire players, goalkeeper Sean Johnson (United States), midfielder Marco Pappa (Guatemala) and forward Orr Barouch (Israel U-21) were all called up for international duty to represent their respective nations on the upcoming Aug. 15 FIFA international date.
On a more bittersweet note, the Fire announced this morning that midfielder Marco Pappa has signed a pre-contract with Dutch Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen and will join the club when the transfer window opens Jan. 1, 2013. Pappa will finish out the season with the Fire. "I plan to do the club proud," said Pappa, "And put everything I have into the remaining matches with the Fire."
Have you ever wondered what your favorite Fire players are like off the pitch? Well, we aim to please here at Always on the Inside. Each week we are going to sit down with a different player to get answers to those pesky Burning Questions.
It seemed appropriate to focus the first installment on a rookie, so we sat down with defender Hunter Jumper. A native of Plano, Texas, Hunter was selected 28th overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Virginia. Hunter was kind enough to answer our Burning Questions regarding talking trash, which Olympic sport he would take on, his celebrity crush and how to get the ladies, Hunter Jumper style.
Always on the Inside: We just endured a brutally hot July. How is your farmer's tan coming along?
Hunter Jumper: It's actually quite absurd because we've been training in sleeveless shirts. If I wear a tank top or anything else, I still have a white spot on my chest. My arms are super tan and my body is just pale, Alaskan white, so it's quite the farmer's tan.
AOTI: The UVA Men's Soccer schedule was recently released. Your Cavaliers face six teams for which some of your current teammates featured (Georgetown, Duke, UNC, VCU, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech). Are you planning on talking trash?
HJ: I'm not a big trash talker but I've been getting into it with Gargs quite a bit because our season opener is against Georgetown. It's definitely going to be a fun season and it'll definitely be fun to give the ACC guys a lot of trash because I think we have a really good team this year, so I probably will talk a good amount of trash.
AOTI: What word or phrase do you use way too often?
HJ: I say "no chance" a lot. If something happens or someone asks me a question, I'll say, "No chance!" Other than that I say "y'all" religiously.
AOTI: For which Olympic sport (besides soccer) do you think you would be a medal contender?
HJ: I've always been a good ping pong player until I played Pat, so that put me in my place and was a humbling experience. I'm not a big swimmer. Maybe I'd compete in some sort of equestrian event. I could own a horse like Mitt Romney and have a horse dance around.
AOTI: Current celebrity crush?
HJ: For body I'll go with Jessica Biel. I just watched the movie "Dark Knight Rises" and I just fell in love with Anne Hathaway. I think it was the role she played; she was awesome. Probably her because I live my life, about thirty percent of who I am is the last movie I saw.
AOTI: The team recently had two days off. How do you like to spend your free time?
HJ: I like to catch up on sleep because we have to wake up pretty early every day. On Tuesday me, Sean [Johnson], Austin [Berry], [Dan] Gargan and Orr [Barouch] all went and did hot yoga. It was my first experience with hot yoga. There were mirrors so that everybody could see everybody and I was shocked by how athletic these people were. We walked in and they were doing handstands and like one-armed stuff and I thought, 'What did we get into?'
We found out that we ended up in an advanced level class and were only supposed to do beginner's stretching. We got into the wrong class and it was the hardest thing ever. I fell like three times. But I'd absolutely do it again. We get a free month, so why not?
AOTI: There are a number of bro-mances on the team. Who is your best bud and what is your favorite thing to do together?
HJ: I get along really well with most of the guys so I can't single anyone out. Obviously I'm with my roommates Austin and Tony [Walls] (right) a lot so most of the time we just go and watch movies and stuff together.
AOTI: You are Texan, born and bred. Have you had a chance to check out any of the barbeque places in Chicago and how do they compare?
HJ: I haven't had any barbeque here and I don't really want to try it. My expectations are so high I'll just let it be.
AOTI: You're at a discotheque celebrating a Fire victory. Are you more likely to be in the middle of the dance floor or off to the side, surveying the scene?
HJ: It just depends. If I take my ADD medicine I'll be more alert and I'll probably be in the middle but if I don't I'll probably be on the outside. It just depends on what kind of day and how much energy I have.
AOTI: What's your patented lady killer move?
HJ: I let girls talk most of the time. It's pretty easy because most girls have tons of things to say. You can't hear that well so most of the time I just nod and smile.
AOTI: What's the theme song for the "Hunter Jumper: Rookie Year" reality show?
HJ: I'm a big fan of Avicii so probably "Blessed" by Avicii.
AOTI: What is the best part about being a Fire rookie?
HJ: Carrying stuff, getting picked on, literally everything that you can imagine a rookie has to go to through, we have to do.
Find out more Lady Killer moves from Hunter by following him on Twitter @HunterJumper_.
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Burberry hires a CIO away from Wal-Mart Asia
Fumbi Chima is Burberry's newest chief information officer and will report to chief operating officer John Smith.
Burberry hires a CIO away from Wal-Mart Asia
Fumbi Chima is Burberry's newest chief information officer and will report to chief operating officer John Smith.
Facebook makes a major e-commerce move
Facebook is testing a shopping-oriented section of its app, as well as a new type of ad that makes it easier to browse.
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Amazon's $500 million deal for Quidsi has grown up implications for all sides.
It's the consensus among several online retail analysts and web merchants that Amazon.com ended what was shaping up to be a pretty nasty price war in the diapers and baby item replenishment niche when Amazon, No. 1 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide anted up $500 million on Monday to acquire Quidsi Inc., the parent company of Diapers.com.
Generally in a brutal war there's bodies and casualties everywhere but in this case I think both sides can lay claim to a victory.
Since Amazon.com entered the space in September 2009 with the introduction of Amazon Moms, a loyalty program for mothers of toddlers and young children that features free two-day shipping and discounts of up to 30% off diapers and other related items, there's been a brewing price war.
When Quidsi, No. 85 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, under the direction of founders Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara burst onto to the web retailing scene in 2005 with Diapers.com, the company has been on a sales tear. In 2010, Lore told me he thought Diapers.com and its related web sites—Soap.com and BeautyBar—would most likely generate $300 million, an astonishing increase of 11,900% from annual sales of $2.5 million five years ago.
In just over five years Lore and Bharara built Diapers.com into a niche retailing powerhouse by successfully executing on a business model that delivered high volume, but low margin baby replenishments to busy Moms in less time.
By taking the process online and steadily building a fulfillment base that could pick, pack and ship a reorder in as little as 20 minutes and guarantee two-day delivery to more than 70% of the continental U.S., Lore and Bharara made it easy and convenient for Mom to spend less time loading the kids into their car seats and driving to the store to get another bulky package of Pampers. Instead, she could order online, take advantage of a unique user community to share parenting experiences, trials and tribulations with friends and family, and get plenty of "how to" advice.
In its short history, Diapers.com had built up a base of several million loyal customers. When the big chain retailers shunned diapers and related baby products as an online space that wouldn't generate sustainable revenue, Lore and Bharara saw an opportunity and made Diapers.com prosper.
But in large measure because of Amazon's entrance into the market, I don't know how long that prosperity would have lasted. In the last year, there's been a budding price war between Amazon.com and Diapers.com. It's hard to win a price war when your rock bottom price for a big pack of Pampers is $45 and Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, can offer the same item at $39.
It's the opinion of several Amazon watchers, including ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo, that Amazon, with its deep pockets, savvy merchandising teams and formidable technology base, would have won the price battle hands down over Diapers.com. Avoiding a long price war also may have been one of the reasons that brought Quidsi executives to the negotiating table, says Wingo. "Diapers.com was growing at greater than 100% a little over a year ago—Amazon recognized the opportunity here and launched Amazon Mom in September of 2010, quickly becoming Diapers.com's largest competitor," he says. "For the past two months Amazon has been embroiled in a price war with Diapers.com, so I imagine that either Amazon found this space more difficult than they expected and went the merger and acquisition route, or they tried to acquire Diapers.com to no avail, so they strong-armed them with a price war until Diapers.com gave in to the acquisition."
So even if Amazon.com won the price battle, I see both sides winning the war. When the deal, which is expected to close next month, is complete, Amazon will have added another successful niche retailer to its ever growing merchandising base. In Quidsi, Amazon is getting a company that truly owned its niche because it single handedly invented the niche. Quidsi's superior customer service program will blend in nicely with Amazon. The biggest online retailer also gains access to another generation of shoppers—young moms and their kids—and a leadership stake in what some analysts see as easily a multi-billion dollar web merchandising category. "This is a $10 billion category that is sustainable and growing quickly," says Wingo. "The Diapers.com acquisition makes Amazon a clear leader in the $10 billion, and rapidly growing, consumer goods e-commerce category. It will be interesting to see how competitors like Wal-Mart Stores, GSI Commerce and eBay react as well as what the traditional manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble do."
For Quidsi, the acquisition by Amazon gives them the opportunity to operate nearly independently, but with a new parent company with the best personalization technology in the business and an almost unmatched fulfillment program. It took five years for Diapers.com to build up a pick, pack and ship program that offered same-day delivery to customers in Manhattan and other parts of New York. But In no time flat via Amazon Prime's daily delivery service, Quidsi should be able to roll out to multiple other large cities, including Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Chicago, Indianapolis and Phoenix. Amazon's bigger resources can also help Quidsi fast track its business development cycle, which includes the launch of more niche sites such as one for toys, which is potentially scheduled for early next year. "We are excited to be part of a company that will help us to serve an even larger audience," says Lore.
In what could have been a "take no prisoners" price war between Amazon and Diapers.com, I reiterate my earlier observation that both sides win. The only real losers I see in this deal are the competitors who stand to lose business to an Amazon/Diapers.com accelerated ground game. Anyone else in the baby space up for a potential merger or acquisition?
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Sara Simard returns to the Big Green bench for her third season as an assistant coach. Simard is responsible for the forwards and arranging team meals, while assisting in recruiting efforts, scouting and video breakdown.
Simard came to Hanover following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Maine in Orono. While with the Black Bears, she was the recruiting coordinator and assisted in all coaching responsibilities, including player development and on-ice systems.