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Growing up, seaweed soup was a part of my life. It is the soup that I ate on my birthday, as it is "birthday soup" and on your birthday you hope that someone cooks you some of this soup. Of course Mom did without fail, year after year for my birthday and for birthdays of Brothers and Dad. At least five times a year it appeared at my house, and usually more often than that.
I write about this soup rather in a lukewarm fashion, because for me, for a long long time, this soup is not my favorite. In Korean, seaweed is "mee yuk" and the soup is "mee yuk gook." I continually called it "mee yucky gook" as I did not like it and it was something I was more or less forced to eat a few times a year. I didn't like the flavor, or the texture or the fact that someone told me that I HAD to eat it on my birthday. WHY?
In my adult life, again, it was not a soup that was one of my favorites. But when Sister-in-law had her first baby, I was watching my then almost mother in law (engaged to, but not yet married to her son) make this soup and I casually mentioned that I didn't like it. In fact, I may have even called it "yucky" to her face. She gave me one of those looks that only a mother-in-law can give you, which was somewhat of a "Oh really? We'll see about that!" sort of looks, and just quietly said, "Watch your sister in law eat this. She knows what is good for her." Because, aside from being birthday soup, Seaweed soup is Korean confinement soup. Confinement in Korean culture, after childbirth, traditionally is more than thirty days of bedrest, no bathing, no heavy lifting, and lots and lots and lots of seaweed soup. It has iodine in it, so it helps shrink the uterus and some other magical deep sea ingredient helps new mothers produce lots and lots of milk. It is the stuff of legend, this Seaweed soup, in its power to transform the body of a new post partum mom. Sure enough, Sister-in-law obediently ate the soup, every single last bit of the seaweed and told her mom it tasted good. I later whispered to her, "Do you really like that stuff?" to which she responded, "Yes." I sighed because I knew what was coming in my future.
Daughter #1 was born in Hong Kong, at Queen Mary Hospital, an excellent public hospital. What this meant was, without any maternity coverage, I could have my baby - prenatal care and all for about $120 USD. That's right folks, $120. I didn't have any fabulous luxuries like a private room as I was in a ward room with about 25 other women, and I didn't have great food as I was served really strange and unappetizing Hong Kong Chinese postpartum food, but it was only $120. But I think that this less than appealing food was a blessing in disguise, because right after the baby was born, Mom showed up at the hospital during visiting hours. She had a bag full of food and I was STARVING. RAVENOUS. I had been in labor for 36 hours without pain intervention and had a baby and couldn't find anything to eat, so she was the most beautiful sight my eyes could behold.. What she pulled out of that big bag of food was a huge container of piping hot seaweed soup and a big bowl of rice. There was a bit of kimchee as well, and I looked at her and said, "THIS IS WHAT YOU BROUGHT ME?" and she said, "You have to eat it. It's for you and the baby. Now, EAT IT." When you're starving, and you've got a table food of food in front of you, you can't really be choosy, so I ate it. I ate the whole huge container. The thing was, due to my complete mode of starvation, the soup was absolutely delicious and I just couldn't stop eating it. Every last bit of seaweed was eaten, every last drop was drunk.
Mom and Husband in one combination came for two of my meals bringing me the seaweed soup. I stayed in the hospital for 3 days (standard in HK) and I continued to eat the seaweed soup. When I was discharged, I kept on thinking of all the other things I would eat once we got back to our home, only to find upon my arrival at my house more of the soup. I learned that Mom and Husband had made the unilateral decision that I would consume this soup for as many meals as they could force me to eat, and as I was also confined to the house (per Korean tradition) I couldn't go and buy what I wanted eat. I was at the mercy of Husband and Mom. They eventually relented and allowed me to have other things like a muffin, or some pizza as long as it was consumed with the soup. Every day. Every single day.
Finally a week before Mom was to leave, Grandma arrived from Korea to view the child from her grandchild. After oooh-ing and aaaah-ing over Daughter, she peered at me from over her glasses and said, "I've bought you some seaweed. From Korea. The best. The kind that nursing moms need to eat. And you need to eat it. All of it, every day until you can no longer eat it anymore." I responded, "I'm done! I can't eat it anymore!" and then she looked at me from over her glasses and intoned, "This soup makes your breast milk so wonderful and helps you look so beautiful, why would you deny both your child and yourself something so magnificent?" I sighed and just hung my head. There was no getting around it.
There were a few phone calls from the US, from Mom-in-law who asked Husband worriedly, "Is she eating the seaweed soup?" to which he responded, "Yes, but she doesn't like it." I moaned and groaned about who was going to make it for me when Mom left, and then Mom pulled me aside and said, "I will teach you how to make it." Husband said, "If you make it, I will eat it with you; as many days as you eat it, I will eat it too." I looked at him and said, "REALLY?" He looked at me straight and said, "I promise. If you serve it every single day for the number of days you are breastfeeding, I will eat it with you every single day." So I did. I ate that soup at least once a day for 393 days, until the day I finally weaned my daughter. Husband ate it with me all of those days, minus the ones when he was traveling on business, but he did uphold his promise.
You may wonder why someone who hates a soup this much could stand to eat so much of it? The thing is, I think it really works! I watched my body produce the food that went into Daughter's body and she grew and thrived on it. And my body shrank after my pregnancy at a strangely remarkable speed, and I wonder if after all, it wasn't just the enormous quantity of the soup I ate. Every time I settled down to breastfeed my daughter, I would look at her enjoying her food so much and I would understand at that moment, the amazing gift that God had given me in her and in my ability to provide nourishment for her. Every time I breastfed, I would remember that I wanted to be as healthy as possible so I would eat more soup. 393 days of it.
Now I must explain, this is currently the absolute favorite soup of Children. Son and Daughters all love it to pieces. They love the seaweed, the broth and eating it with a hot bowl of rice is one of their favorite meals. The irony is not lost on me as a soup that I can barely stand is the one that Family adores. I end up making it fairly often for that reason. My version is a strict beef broth version, and there are lots of other versions out there using mussels, dried shrimp, chicken stock, anchovy stock, but I like and will only eat the beef stock. This is the way Mom taught me and it is the way I will continue to make it. Hopefully when Daughters have their own babies, I will be around to force this soup on them as well.
(A Note: This version is much less seaweed-y than the one I ate postpartum so those who are postpartum may consider adding an additional 1/2 cup or 30 grams of seaweed. )
Seaweed Soup 미역국
Makes a large pot - enough for 12 people, so make it all and freeze half
2 1/2 gallons of water
3/4 lb to 1 lb of beef brisket (if you like it meatier go for the 1 lb of brisket)
1 large onion, peeld
10 cloves of garlic
2 1/2 cups of dried seaweed, or about 90 grams (see photos for more details)
3 tablespoons good sesame oil
2 tablespoons soup soy sauce 국간장 (if you can get it - otherwise you can substitute regular soy sauce or don't use it at all)
Salt to taste
Preparing the seaweed
Depending on the type of seaweed you get, the preparation can be kind of different. I love this one here because it comes already broken into small pieces, so there is nothing much to do except measure and put it into water to allow it to become flexible again. (This is wakame, which I've even seen at Whole Foods.)
This is another form, and you'll notice that the seaweed is in long pieces and so it needs to be broken while it is dry, and after it has softened in the water, you'll also need to cut and trim it into bite sized pieces.
Both of these are fairly easy to use, compared to very expensive (over $100!) seaweed, which is deep ocean seaweed that you can get at specialty shops. That will require additional cleaning, washing as well as cutting as the pieces are much bigger, thicker and heftier (as it is from the deepest parts of the ocean!)
Measure out your seaweed, and then put in a bowl with lots of water to cover it. The seaweed with begin to expand, soften and become much more voluminous as it soaks up the water.
After 30 minutes, drain the seaweed and give it a rinse. There is often some sand or some other sediment so giving it a rinse is a good idea. (The ones I've pictured above have less of an issue with this, but the deep sea ones have more things to rinse out.) Trim into bite sized pieces if necessary then allow it to drain and set aside.
Preparing the stock
Put beef brisket in a large bowl. Cover completely with cold water. Set aside for at least 45 minutes, so that you can drain all the blood. Doing this step helps create a much cleaner broth without the scum that you have to skim off.
In a large stock pot, add 2 1/2 gallons of water. Bring water to a boil. To the boiling water add onion, garlic cloves and beef brisket. Bring to a boil again, then reduce heat to medium, cover and allow to simmer for at least one hour.
At the end of the hour, take a chopstick and poke it into the center of one of the brisket pieces. The chopstick should go easily in as the beef is tender. If it is hard to poke the chopstick, cook for an additional 15 minutes, until beef is tender.
Remove beef, onions and garlic from soup stock. Set soup stock aside, and when the beef is cool, shred into bite sized pieces.
Preparing the soup
You will need another large stock pot or you can remove pour the broth into a holding container until needed. Heat pot over medium heat and then add sesame oil. Add drained seaweed. There should be a satisfying sizzle when you add the seaweed. Saute the seaweed for a minute and then add soy sauce (optional) or a teaspoon of salt. Continue cooking for another minute and then pour the soup stock over the seaweed. Add beef pieces and bring to a boil. Check seasonings and adjust as necessary. Serve.
(A Note: Salt does take a bit of time to melt, so make sure you allow for salt to dissolve before you taste and add additional salt. Also, as each set of seaweed is different, it is difficult for me to say how much salt is needed, which is why you need to adjust your seasonings accordingly.)
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Pesticide run-offs are putting Australia's already fragile coral reefs at greater risk of destruction, a new scientific study has shown.
The study, published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series journal, shows corals on the Great Barrier Reef are being harmed by agricultural chemicals, even when the chemicals are only present in small quantities.
Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Reef Studies (ARC CoE) and James Cook University say pesticides are so poisonous that they can prevent coral spawning, and consequently the reef's ability to regenerate and protect itself.
The corals most at risk, the study found, were those in their infancy.
"Previous studies have focused only on the adults, which seem more robust to insecticides," AIMS scientist Dr Andrew Negri said.
"Our study looked at the fertilisation, larval development, survival and metamorphosis and we found that some of these stages were very vulnerable to these chemicals at very low concentrations."
The study found coral settlement – a crucial development stage – was reduced by between 50 and 100 per cent following 18 hours exposure to very low concentrations of pesticides.
The agricultural fungicide MEMC (methoxy-ethyl-mercury chloride), which is regularly used on sugarcane crops, was found to be particularly aggressive.
Tiny concentrations of MEMC were found to not only affect vulnerable baby coral but to cause bleaching in adult corals in tiny concentrations.
The researchers have suggested current water quality guidelines for the reef may not be sufficient to adequately protect all coral life stages.
They have warned that chemicals combined with rising sea temperatures caused by global warming may result in the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is currently overseeing the implementation of the 10-year $40 million Reef Water Quality Protection Plan to improve land management practices in the catchment area.

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Places Discussed (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
*Newark. New Jersey city in which Portnoy grows up. At the time he is born, his family lives in Jersey City in a building inhabited entirely by Jews but surrounded by non-Jews whom Portnoy's parents view as anti-Semitic. Just before World War II, at the urging of Portnoy's uncle, the family moves into what they consider the much safer environment of Newark, in the almost entirely Jewish Weequahic neighborhood, where Roth himself grew up. There, Portnoy, like Roth, attends the almost entirely Jewish Weequahic High School and eventually feels suffocated by his family, especially his mother, as well as by the Jewishness of the milieu in which he lives.
*Manhattan. New York City borough, across the Hudson River from Newark, to which Portnoy moves after finishing college. New York's mayor appoints him assistant commissioner for the city's Commission on Human Opportunity. To Portnoy, Manhattan represents an opportunity to escape from his Newark past, to escape his family, and to live his own life. Part of the escape from Jewish Newark involves a series of affairs he has with non-Jewish women, beginning in college and culminating in an affair with a woman he calls the Monkey, whom he meets as she enters a taxicab in front of his Manhattan apartment. In his sexual escapades with her, he seeks a complete escape from the Jewishness of his childhood that he associates with the Weequahic neighborhood....
(The entire section is 620 words.)
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Literary Techniques
Portnoy's Complaint combines fact and fiction to expose occurrences of everyday life in great detail. A brilliant exploitation of the new freedom in language as the voice of the 1960s, the novel is a lively, articulate, often hilariously funny American bildungsroman; a confessional and self-explanatory monologue; an obscene book but not pornographic; a satirical farce but not ironic; an intelligent mixture of black comedy and pathos; a harsh view of middle-class experience combined with a rebellion toward freedom expressed sexually by a young man.
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Ideas for Group Discussions
Although conflict and repression underscore Roth's principal theses in Portnoy's Complaint, a critical debate may arise as to the theme and plot of the novel standing in the way of bringing to light its fascinating characters. Thus, one may argue that it matters not whether Sophie Portnoy or her son Alex deserve to be linked to such undesirable epithets as "pornography," "masturbation," "castration," or "pornography," they emerge as essentially real human beings — at times very funny, and at times exceedingly tragic. Although Roth creates them as Jews to represent Jews, they also represent human beings — human strengths and human weaknesses. Thus, Alexander Portnoy's infatuation with girls (even gentile girls), his intense desire for freedom and independence, and his conflicts with Sophie cannot be restricted to Jewish boys or American boys, or to Jewish-American boys. Alexander Portnoy reflects human conditions, and thus Roth's novel transcends ethnic and religious restrictions.
1. Upon what elements or instruments of fiction does Roth rely both to shock and to attract his reader? Does he ever go so far (consciously or unconsciously) to alienate that reader?
2. Does Sophie Portnoy have anything to do with Alexander's infatuation with gentile girls? Does Alex, himself, ever explain his reasons? What price does Alex pay for his mother's domination?
3. What are the essential differences between Alex...
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Literary Precedents
The main character of Portnoy's Complaint follows the footsteps of Joyce's Dedalus. In this novel of consciousness and subconsciousness, however, the Rothian hero does not grow up as an artist. Portnoy tries to mature but basically remains a complaining Jewish hero. Roth follows the path of Bellow, Malamud and others who write of American-Jewish moralists and traditionalists. However, Roth dares to demythologize the belief in tradition and faith. Portnoy is alienated by the pressures of pleasing his family and maintaining sexual relationships. The ineffectuality of liberalism disillusions and further alienates him.
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The Rothian characters are basically of the same ethnic background so they relate to each other easily. For instance Neil Klugman of Goodbye, Columbus (1959), is caught between conflicting life styles as is Alexander Portnoy. Klugman demonstrates psychological insight as well as comic revelation, as does his girlfriend Brenda Patimkin. As the archetypical Jewish-American-Princess, Brenda characterizes the nouveau riche of the American suburbs. Like Roth's other characters, these two are strongly attached to their Jewish roots and have to learn how to cope with their past.
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Portnoy's Complaint was made into a motion picture in 1972. The film was produced by Ernest Lehman, directed by Philip Lathrop, released in Technicolor and Panavision by Warner Brothers. It starred Richard Benjamin, Karen Black, Lee Black, Jack Somack, Jill Clayburgh, and Jeannie Berlin. It was a disappointing adaptation of the novel.
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Bibliography (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
Cohen, Sarah Blacher. "Philip Roth's Would-Be Patriarchs and Their Shikses and Shrews." Studies in American Jewish Literature 1 (Spring, 1975): 16-23. Reprinted in Critical Essays on Philip Roth, edited by Sanford Pinsker. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1982. About the women in several of Roth's novels, including Portnoy's Complaint. Roth's "petulant" young men typically blame their "Yiddishe mommes" for their problems and powerlessness.
Grebstein, Sheldon. "The Comic Anatomy of Portnoy's Complaint." In Comic Relief: Humor in Contemporary American Literature, edited by Sarah Blacher Cohen. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978. An excellent essay on Roth's "stand-up" humor, as developed from professional comedians such as Henny Youngman and others.
Guttmann, Allen. The Jewish Writer in America: Assimilation and the Crisis of Identity. New York: Oxford University Press, 1971. Contains an essay, "Philip Roth and the Rabbis," that shows Roth's sensitivity to the problems of assimilation in America.
Halio, Jay L. Philip Roth Revisited. New York: Twayne, 1992. The chapter "The Comedy of Excess" treats various aspects of Roth's comic mastery in Portnoy's Complaint. It also comments on the underlying humanity of Mary Jane Reed, the Monkey, as Portnoy, who fails to recognize her humanity, derisively nicknames her.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2011
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme for this year is "Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development." On the national front, Hari OKU will be celebrated on December 4 at Wisma Bernama with the theme "KARISMA OKU: Melonjak Potensi."
Enough with fancy slogans and themes already! It is time for the government to put into action all the promises made during conferences, press conferences and speeches. I have been in a wheelchair long enough to see that nothing much have been done to alleviate the plight of disabled people.
How many buildings in Malaysia comply with the Uniform Building By-Law 34A since it was gazetted by the various states in Malaysia in the 1990s? Can a disabled person move conveniently around his neighbourhood or catch a bus to go watch a movie?
One good thing is that medical treatment at all government hospitals is free for disabled people. Admittedly, I am a beneficiary of this generosity. However, I would have great difficulty going to the hospital if I do not have my own transport. There is no accessible bus service where I stay
Malaysia is rushing headlong to gain the developed nation status in less than a decade. Unfortunately, I foresee that disabled people in Malaysia will still be stuck in third world infrastructure come that time. This status will have no meaning to disabled people who have to struggle with barriers every step of the way.
So please, Dato Sri Najib Tun Razak, Dato Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and all cabinet ministers, I plead to you with all sincerity to make a commitment to make Malaysia a barrier-free nation by 2020. Don't just celebrate with us on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Take action to enable and empower us. That is what a caring government must do.
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak invited Malaysians on Facebook and Twitter to ask him questions from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm today. The Twitter hashtag is #tanyanajib while questions through Facebook can be submitted at www.facebook.com/najibrazak. I have never seen a Twitter timeline scroll down so fast. Due to the overwhelming response, the time to pose questions was extended to 6.00 pm.
I thought that this would be a good opportunity to pose the questions on longstanding disability issues to him and see if he responds. These issues are, after all, not new but ones that have gone unresolved for the longest time. Will Najib address any of them? Time will tell. By the way, at this moment, #tanyanajib is trending in ninth position worldwide. We sure have a lot of questions for the Prime Minister!
#tanyanajib Why are roads in KL full of potholes? Dangerous to motorcyclists. DBKL not doing a good job.
#tanyanajib Why is Prasarana/RapidKL so reluctant in using non-step buses? We don't need to reinvent the wheel. Look at Japan and Australia.
#tanyanajib Why is full relief on income tax not given to purchase of rehabilitative and support equipment for disabled people?
#tanyanajib Will you amend UBBL 34A to make it COMPULSORY for all buildings and street environment to have access for disabled people?
#tanyanajib Will the MRT be barrier-free?
#tanyanajib What is the govt doing to prevent abuse of parking and toilet for disabled people?
#tanyanajib Public transport is not accessible. Disabled people stuck at home. What is the govt doing to resolve this?
#tanyanajib Will Malaysia enact punitive anti-discrimination law to protect the rights of disabled people?
#tanyanajib Join OKUs on a wheelchair ride around KL to experience the mega-problems we face everyday. Not much has changed since Akta OKU.
#tanyanajib Is the govt changing "orang kurang upaya" to something more empowering? We certainly are not people of lesser abilities.
What is the govt's plan in making Malaysia barrier free? If yes, is there a time frame to it? #tanyanajib @ShahrizatJalil
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The Suffering Of Disabled People In Najib's 1Malaysia
The Star in 'Promote paralympics', says Najib (November 20, 2009) reported Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as saying that the marginalisation of disabled people is prevalent.
"The marginalisation of persons with disabilities is prevalent and in many countries there are few sports opportunities available to them,†Najib added.
On a brighter note, he said there had been increasing support for the participation of persons with disabilities over the past 20 years.
In line with the 1Malaysia concept of "People First, Performance Nowâ€, Najib said it was important to provide opportunities for people from all walks of life, regardless of race, culture and religion.
I am glad Najib realises that. I hope he also meant disabled people in Malaysia when he talked about marginalisation. Disabled people in Malaysia is one of the most marginalised groups in the country. Having been a wheelchair user for the past 25 years, I can say with certainty that the government is still neglecting the needs of disabled people after all these years, irrespective of what Najib said in his opening speech at the 14th International ParalymÂpic Committee (IPC) Conference and General Assembly on Thursday.
Not every disabled person can be a paralympian. Neither do many want to be when our struggles with bread and butter issues are never ending. We cannot go to school to get an education. We cannot get gainful employment. We cannot even move around conveniently. Many disabled people have poor quality of life. Many are living in poverty. They have to depend on their family for sustenance and care. Opportunity is a foreign word to them. Excelling in sports is the least of our worries when we have so many more pressing matters to worry about.
Every now and then, the government will promise to resolve the problems of inaccessibility in the built environment and public transport. All these are just empty talk. Nothing has been done to address these issues seriously. Look at the street environment around you. Are these places safe for blind people and wheelchair users to traverse? Look at RapidKL. Three years after they promised to make their buses accessible, disabled people still cannot board the buses. Likewise Rapid Penang.
Disabled people have met with former Parlimentary Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun who is now the Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Deputy Minister of Finance Datuk Seri Dr. Ng Yen Yen who later became the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development and now the Minister of Tourism, former Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy and current Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. Even the Prime Minister's wife Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor mentioned about the plight of disabled people and public transport.
There were promises. There were excuses. And then there were more promises. Still, nothing happened. Disabled people advocating for accessible public transport and barrier-free environment is still being given the runaround. Dear Datuk Seri Najib, please show us where the increasing support for our participation in society is. My disabled friends and I still feel very neglected.
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'Promote paralympics', says NajibKUALA LUMPUR: Voluntary organisations, the corporate sector and disabled athletes should work together to promote the paralympic movement, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
He said Malaysian sports leaders were playing significant roles in the Asean, Asian and world paralympic movement.
Sticking together: Hong Kong athlete Yu Chui Yee accompanying Sidkova Marketa from the Czech Republic at the opening of the 14th International Paralympic Committee general assembly and conference in Kuala Lumpur Thursday."This is in recognition of Malaysia's capabilities in championing the paralympic movement,†he said.
Asked whether Malaysia would host the Paralympic Games, he said that if the country were to do so, it would have to be chosen for the main Olympic Games, "which is a tall orderâ€.
"It will not happen in the foreseeable future. You have to be a strong sports nation, make an impact and be a force to be reckoned with at the global level to be considered,†he said at the opening of the 14th International ParalymÂpic Committee general assembly and conference here yesterday.
The United Nations estimates that there are about 500 million persons with disabilities in the world, the majority in developing countries, he said.
"The marginalisation of persons with disabilities is prevalent and in many countries there are few sports opportunities available to them,†Najib added.
On a brighter note, he said there had been increasing support for the participation of persons with disabilities over the past 20 years.
In line with the 1Malaysia concept of "People First, Performance Nowâ€, Najib said it was important to provide opportunities for people from all walks of life, regardless of race, culture and religion.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20
We're all cool with the big Kaheawa Wind farm up on the ridge overlooking Ma`alaea, right? I mean, we all love clean power, and there are few things cleaner than wind spinning turbines. But the look of the thing: all those white turbines standing in a neat little row stretching across the otherwise barren ridgeline—we're all happy and okay with that, right? Good, because today's Honolulu Star-Bulletin says the company just put a proposal before the state Board of Natural Resources asking permission to nearly double the number of windmills up there, from 20 to 38. Whether this actually happens is still—forgive me—up in the air. That's because state Forestry and Wildlife officials apparently are still waiting to see the finished environmental assessment of the wind farm's 20 existing turbines. Of course, the windmills—clean and efficient power generators though they are—probably wouldn't be so much of an eyesore if they were painted more like the surrounding hillside (in this case, charred black) but would be significantly less friendly towards low-flying aircraft. And that would not be right.
THURSDAY, Sept. 21
Republicans from President George W. Bush on up sure love to talk about spreading democracy around the world, but when a military coup topples Thailand's loathsome but democratically elected prime minister, they utter few complaints. Probably because they're too busy working themselves into a lather over a new plan to chop the 9th District U.S. Court of Appeals—which includes Hawai`i and eight other western states—into itty bitty pieces. Okay, two pieces: there would be a slimmer 9th District comprising the traditionally liberal California, Hawai`i and a few Pacific islands, and then there would be a new 12th District containing Oregon, Washington and the far more conservative states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona. The reasoning is ostensibly the size of the district itself, which holds 28 judgeships and 54 million people, but a story in today's Honolulu Advertiser also holds up the possibility that Republicans are just tired of the 9th's progressive rulings. Because if there's anything that's ruining this country for those who want to invade Middle Eastern nations, lock away prisoners in secret jails and then try them in kangaroo courts, it's the liberal judges of the 9th District.
FRIDAY, Sept. 22
Well, it's official: today Mayor Alan Arakawa signed into law the new liquor rule that says establishments no longer have to card every single person who wants to buy booze. They still have to card people who look younger than 21 but for the most part our island's older folks will no longer have to show their drivers licenses to every bartender and server they come across. "Although I understand that the department's efforts were laudably intended to ensure that underage or impaired persons not be allowed to purchase alcoholic beverages," Arakawa said in a press release sent out today, "I am very happy that the Liquor Control Commission has responded to my request to reconsider their earlier ruling and to once again exercise common sense in the application of the law and not otherwise interfere with law abiding citizens." The new rule takes affect Oct. 2. Don't you just love election years?
SATURDAY, Sept. 23
Goodnight, Mr. Apana, wherever you are.
SUNDAY, Sept. 24
Got an email today from Ray Masters. "Death of a landmark," is how it begins. "September 16th 2006 marked the end of an era for the Maui windsurfing community, when at 11:45 Rope Tree fell to its death. Rope Tree has been a landmark at Camp One for as long as anyone can remember, sitting at the water's edge and providing the perfect platform for almost every photo-shoot ever held there. Kids aged 3-90, residents and visitors alike have loved the rope swing. Summer 2006 has seen the highest levels of beach erosion at Camp One in a decade. Rope Tree was not the first to fall. It will probably not be the last. One thing is for sure; it will be the most missed." Those wishing to share their "condolences" are asked to visit www.mauiwindcam.com/ropetree. I think Rope Tree would have wanted it that way.
MONDAY, Sept. 25
As of noon today there are 15 condolences for Rope Tree at the Maui Wind Cam website, including this poem, submitted by Robert and Mary Jo Masters' dog Kachina, which I excerpt here because it more than captures Rope Tree's charm, wit and humility: Oh tree, oh tree!/You stood so tall, so free./I yearn for ye, like a piece of Brie./Why oh why did you have to flee? Now where oh where will I take a pee/After my morning bowl of Earl Grey tea?/I know not now—all is lost for me,/Since Matt and Kev knocked over my favorite pissing spot.
TUESDAY, Sept. 26
And now for another installment in my occasional series of rants against the Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind program. Two days ago the Honolulu Advertiser ran a tiny story telling parents that there's still a little time to get in those "opt-out forms" for their kids. You know, so school officials won't give your child's personal contact information to military recruiters. Because this is America and we want our public school teachers and administrators to play a big role in the Military Industrial Complex. We want them to teach math and science and history and geography and the infield fly rule, and then at the end of the day after the kids have gone home, hand over all their students' files to Pentagon recruiters. That's the Bush Administration's price for these schools to stay on the public dole. Hey, you think it's easy getting people into uniform when there are a couple actual shooting wars—neither of which happens to be going particularly well—leading the evening news every single night? That's what we get for electing George W. Bush, who is every bit the "The Edumacation President" he thinks he is.
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Aug. 31, 2010 — I am not sure how many readers know that in some newspaper markets new reporters start out in the sports statistics department or writing obituaries. Neither are glamorous Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporting assignments, but they are two of the mostly widely read sections of any newspaper.
Even the least interested sports fan takes a brief look at how their team is fairing against the rest of the league, especially as the playoff come closer.
And, when it comes to obituaries, people want to see if anyone they know has passed. I know the older one gets the more important the vital statistics page becomes. I often go online and check out my hometown paper to see if people I remember are still with us.
I also read obituaries because I often learn fascinating things about the deceased person I didn't know when they were living. Either they were too shy to brag on themselves or their loved one who takes time to write the last story perceives them differently.
Recently, I was sent an obituary that was written up in the San Francisco Chronicle about a 97-year-old woman named Paula Adam Tennant. I searched the paper's archives and did not find the name. Therefore, I have to assume her story of her time in Lassen County has not been recorded with our paper.
According to her obituary at one time she was the county's district attorney in the mid 1950s. The obituary is lengthy with a list of her contributions to the not only the California Youth Authority but also to the U.S. Board of Parole, appointed by President Richard Nixon and then at age 70 to the U.S. Parole Commission by President Ronald Reagan.
The notice in the paper had a wonderful quote about her. "In the mid 1950's when she served as district attorney in Lassen County (Susanville), a friend commented, 'Compared to the state and federal government jobs, this may seem insignificant, but for a town like Susanville it was an amazing feat. I recall that even the judges (male) allowed the other attorneys to treat her with considerable disrespect to a degree that would now be a huge federal lawsuit. She ignored them, did her homework and clobbered them in court most of the time.'"
That's my kind of lady.
The Lassen County Times has an obituary recently for Bill McIntosh, who was the county's first director of public works and served for 41 years. I learned he headed development of the County Route Marker Program adopted nationally in 1967.
Because of his leadership, Lassen County received the first number, "A-1," for the Eagle Lake Road, a national award winner for its design and the only county road selected for the 1984 Olympic Torch relay. In 2000, A-1 was officially proclaimed the "William D. McIntosh Highway."
Now that's dedication. It also explains how Lassen County has a road called A-1.
It all becomes trivia at some point, but to those who lost these loved ones, it is part of the story of a life, and I find it fascinating. We all have a story to tell — a place we have been, a person we have met, a life we have touched, a difference we have made — unfortunately that story may not be told until our death.
I wonder what stories my children will tell because if God is willing, they will be the ones writing my obituary. I hope I have left a legacy or a funny antidote.
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ASUS PadFone Infinity Bows at MWC 2013
Subject: Mobile, Shows and Expos | March 1, 2013 - 04:35 PM | Matt Raymond
Tagged: snapdragon 600, qualcomm, padfone infinity, padfone, MWC 13, MWC, asus
Mobile World Congress 2013 pulled up stakes yesterday in Barcelona, but the buzz will echo worldwide for quite a while. While fewer companies are unveiling flagship devices at the big industry shows, one new entrant into the mobile sphere definitely caught our eye: the ASUS PadFone Infinity.
Image via ASUS.com
Not to be confused with ASUS's 7" phablet Fonepad, the PadFone Infinity is the company's third version of its two-in-one phone/tablet, and it has taken major strides beyond its predecessors, the PadFone and the PadFone 2.
On its own, the handset is a 5" LTE phone, powered by Qualcomm's 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 600 Quad-core CPU, with 2 GB of RAM and the integrated Andreno 320 GPU that can crank out 1080p video sweetness (improving on the PadFone 2's 720p), and with 64 GB of onboard storage. Also included is 50 GB of free ASUS Webstorage for two years.
The PadFone Infinity ships with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (although the demo video embedded below says 4.1) and is the first in its family to sport an anodized aluminum unibody with a brushed-metal back case.
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But slide it into the PadFone Station, and suddenly you're holding a full-HD, 10.1" tablet. Basically, it's like getting two devices on a single carrier contract.
The devices' battery performance is fairly impressive, at least when taken in tandem. The phone lists 19 hours of 3G talk time, which can triple when connected to the Station. The phone's battery claims 6.5 hours of browsing and nine hours of video playback, to each of which you can add 7.5 hours when connected to the Station.
The phone's 5" display--up from 4.3" and 4.7" in the first two generations respectively--features 1920x1080 pixels (the same as the pad's 10.1" screen) with a resolution of 441 PPI. (Compare at 326 PPI on the iPhone 5's Retina Display.)
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Happy 0th Birthday Firefox OS
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Systems, Mobile, Shows and Expos | February 26, 2013 - 04:19 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Firefox OS, mozilla, firefox, MWC, MWC 13
Mobile World Congress is going on at Barcelona and this year sees the official entry of a new contender: Firefox OS.
Mozilla held their keynote speech the day before the official start to the trade show. If there is anything to be learned from CES, it would be that there is an arms race to announce your product before everyone else steals media attention while still being considered a part of the trade show. By the time the trade show starts, most of the big players have already said all that they need to say.
If you have an hour to spare, you should check it out for yourself. The whole session was broadcast and recorded on Air Mozilla.
The whole concept of Firefox OS as I understand it is to open up web standards such that it is possible to create a completely functional mobile operating system from it. Specific platforms do not matter, the content will all conform to a platform of standards which anyone would be able to adopt.
I grin for a different reason: should some content exist in the future that is intrinsically valuable to society, its reliance on an open-based platform will allow future platforms to carry it.
Not a lot of people realize that iOS and Windows RT disallow alternative web browsers. Sure, Google Chrome the app exists for iOS, but it is really a re-skinned Safari. Any web browser in the Windows Store will use Trident as its rendering engine by mandate of their certification rules. This allows the platform developer to be choosey with whichever standards they wish to support. Microsoft has been very vocally against any web standard backed by Khronos. You cannot install another browser if you run across a web application requiring one of those packages.
When you have alternatives, such as Firefox OS, developers are promoted to try new things. The alternative platforms promote standards which generate these new applications and push the leaders to implement those standards too.
And so we creep ever-closer to total content separation from platform.
Podcast #191 - ASUS AMD GPU Roundup, IMFT Flash, and tons of news from MWC!
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | February 29, 2012 - 06:51 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: vengeance, tegra, podcast, nvidia, MWC, Intel, corsair, asus, amd
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MWC 2012: Nvidia Shows Off Tegra 3's Muscles With 5 New Games
Subject: Mobile | February 28, 2012 - 03:43 PM | Matt Smith
Tagged: tegra 3, tablet, nvidia, MWC, mobile world congress, gaming
Nvidia has always been happy to show off the gaming capabilities of Tegra 2 and Tegra 3. No surprise there – the company's roots are in PC graphics, which goes hand-in-hand with PC games. When we reviewed the Transformer Prime there were several beautiful pre-installed games, such as Shadowgun, that showed off the hardware. Now Nvidia has come up with not one but five more new titles to brag about at Mobile World Congress – including a new Sonic the Hedgehog game.
Let's have a look at them.
Dark Kingdom THD
This is a role-playing game built in the vein of games like Diablo and Torchlight. The visuals are impressive and a game like this should control well on a tablet, so this could prove to be an excellent title. I do wish the graphics offered more variety, however – they look a bit dark and dreary to me.
Eden to GREEEEN THD
Hey, are you tired of tower defense games yet? I hope not, because that's what Eden to GREEEEN is, albeit it one that has somewhat less restrictive mechanics than most titles in the genre. Of the games that Nvidia showed at Mobile World Congress this is easily the least attractive, but that doesn't mean it won't be fun to play.
Golden Arrow THD
This is a hack-and-slash title that apparently will be including a lot of lens flare and explosions. I'm not sure that sounds appealing, but if you're into that sort of thing, go for it. There's no video available for this title right now, so we don't have a lot to go on.
Hamilton's Great Adventure THD
This game, which is already available on other platforms (you can even pick it up on Steam), is a puzzle game that asks players to navigate hazardous terrain on their quest to collect treasure and do over adventure-y things. The versions of this game that have come out for other platforms have received a fair amount of praise, so Nvidia is wise to be bragging about adding this to its stable.
Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Nvidia has been bragging about Tegra 3's console-quality graphics, so why not poach one of console gaming's most popular franchises? Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II looks to be a straight port of the version that will be available on game consoles, which means platforming at light speed with excellent 3D graphics. I sincerely hope that the controls are solid, because if so, this could be one of the best games on any tablet.
Availability for the titles shown by Nvidia is generally vague, but can be summed up as vaguely "spring." The Sonic game, for example, will be coming out for Xbox 360 on May 16, so the tablet version will probably release sometime close to that date.
MWC 12: ASUS Unveils Infinity Tablets, Dockable Smartphone
Subject: Mobile | February 27, 2012 - 07:00 AM | Matt Smith
Tagged: MWC, Transformer, tablet, padfone, mobile world congress, eee pad, asus, MWC 12, infinity, transformer prime
While attending CES last month, ASUS showed us a Transformer Prime with a full HD display. It looked great, but it did feel as if the branding would be a bit perplexing, as this new model would also be sold as a Prime.
Apparently the company had this thought, as well. They've now unveiled the Transformer Pad Infinity Series, a new tablet with a 1920x1200 IPS+ display. It will come in two different variants. One is 4G LTE compatible and uses a Qualcomm MSM 8960 Snapdragon S4 Krait (whoa! Take a breath…) dual-core 1.5 GHz processor. The WiFi version, on the other hand, uses the now-familiar Nvidia Tegra 3. Both models have a 2MP front camera and an 8MP rear camera with LED flash. They also share the same 16GB, 32GB and 64GB storage options. The Infinity Series will be available in the same Amethyst Gray and Champagne Gold finishes already available on the current Transformer Prime.
(Editor's Note) If you are wondering why the LTE version of the new Transformer Infinity is not using the quad-core Tegra 3 SoC, we are hearing that the NVIDIA part is still not compatible with LTE radio controllers and won't be for another few months. This is also why the new HTC One X smartphone doesn't use the Tegra 3 processor on the AT&T LTE network while other phones in the family do. So will users of the LTE version of the Infinity miss the quad-core design when moving to the dual-core option from Qualcomm instead? While we can't be sure, the new Krait design is a "wider" CPU with a better memroy interface yet still runs at similar clock speeds and it should be faster in single or lightly threaded programs.
This new flagship will slot above the Transformer Prime. But ASUS hasn't just focused on the glitter and gold – they've also taken the wraps off the Transformer Pad 300, which is a new entry-level model. It features a 1280x800 IPS display and uses Tegra 3 in both the 4G LTE and WiFi models. The front camera is a 1.2MP unit and the rear camera is 8MP with LED flash. 16GB of internal storage is your only option. The 300 will offer new blue, white and red color schemes not yet available on any Transformer table
Both of these new models are Transformers, which means keyboard docks will be available as an option. They also include Android 4.0 and quote the same battery life of 10 hours without the dock.
MWC 12: Intel branded, Atom-powered smartphone to be sold by Orange
Subject: Mobile | February 26, 2012 - 08:06 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: z2460, SoC, smartphone, orange, MWC 12, MWC, Intel, atom z2460
Reuters is reporting that European cell phone carrier Orange will be selling a reference design Medfield smartphone under the Intel brand name. The Atom Z2460 SoC will find its first major distributor to be one of the world's largest service providers - this could potentially be a big opening for Intel in a market it desperately wants to compete for.
I find it very interesting that not only has Intel developed a processor that has finally garnered attention for the mobile market but the team at Intel has built a reference design that was fine tuned enough to direct sell to consumers. Will the company avoid becoming a typical, low margin SoC company by focusing on vertical implementations like this one? It is an interesting thought and no other vendor has really done it, with possibly the exception of Samsung that owns the entire device process already.
Anandtech has the major specifications of the phone, codenamed "Santa Clara":
These are basically identical to the reference design we saw at CES with only some minor changes to the form factor. Ice Cream Sandwich isn't included out the gate but we are hoping the upgrade will get pushed soon since Intel showed ICS on the Atom SoC in January.
I haven't been able to find anything about availability or pricing yet but I'll be sure to report it when I find it. The mobile market continues to intrigue...
MWC 12: Samsung to compete with Tegra on quad-core CPU
Subject: Processors, Mobile | February 26, 2012 - 01:56 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: tegra, Samsung, quad-core, MWC 12, MWC, exynos
While details are still sparse as we await the official start of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona tonight/tomorrow, it appears that Samsung plans to announce a new quad-core processor as part of its Exynos line. It will be the first Samsung SoC based on 32nm technology rather than the 45nm currently in production and will be available in both quad- and dual-core variant.
According to the story over at Unwiredview it will be available in frequencies ranging from 200 MHz all the way up to 1.5 GHz while offering lower power consumption than current options. I am curious how this actually stacks up though as we have seen that Tegra 3 doesn't REALLY offer lower power consumption and longer battery life even though that was a promise from NVIDIA. It definitely can offer less power consumption per performance unit, but in the end battery life is king for these mobile devices.
What about graphics performance? The story had this to say:
The new Exynos comes paired with the latest version of Samsung's own graphics chip, which has 4 pixel processors and 1 geometry engine with 128 KB L2 cache. The graphics support OpenGL ES 2.0 and can generate up to 57 MPolygons/s.
Samsung claims that the new processor will offer 26% more performance compared to Exynos parts based on the 45nm process and I assume they are referring to dual-core vs dual-core results. Other claims include battery life improvements of "up to 50%" - we'd love to see it but we'll wait for actual devices to ship and showcase it before really getting excited.
The good news is that quad-core performance will be coming to more devices and NVIDIA won't be the only SoC designer on the block offering them. The use-cases for quad-core performance on a mobile device, phone or tablet, may still be in question though we never doubt the software side of the equation to utilize as much horsepower as it is provided.
HTC at MWC R-U-M-O-R-S
Subject: General Tech, Mobile, Shows and Expos | February 17, 2012 - 06:33 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tegra 3, MWC, htc
Mobile World Congress (MWC) is approaching and you should expect our coverage of the event from a hardware perspective. The actual event occurs from February 27th through March 1st although, like most events, we expect that the news coverage will begin a couple of days before that time. Rumors about what will appear at the show are already surfacing and include a few leaks about upcoming HTC releases.
Probably there's a very simple answer to it... still curious though.
(Update: As pointed out in the comments, one of the phones actually IS Tegra 3 powered. I read it as including some other processor... and somehow I only found the LG X3 when looking for Tegra 3 powered phones.)
TechCrunch rounded up details from a few sources about several phones from HTC that are expected at MWC. Ice Cream Sandwich appears to be the common thread amongst each of the leaks. Of particular note, HTC appears to be demonstrating a 10.1" tablet running an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor. Their phones, on the other hand, do not. (Update: Yeah they do, my mistake.)
Unlike (Update: Actually, like) HTC, LG is expected to reveal a Tegra-3 powered phone, the LG X3, at Mobile World Congress -- so Tegra 3 phones are not nonexistent -- just seemingly a scarce commodity. It would be interesting to know why NVIDIA's Tegra 3 technology appears, at least from my standpoint, so common on tablets yet so scarce on phones.
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The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Andrew Gordon from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenceman Sebastien Erixon.
The 26-year-old Gordon has two goals and three assists with six penalty minutes through 37 games this season.
In 19 games with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League this season, he has three goals, five assists and 10 penalty minutes.
The Halifax, NS, native was originally selected 197th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Capitals.


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List of area's best football players continues to grow
The responses are coming in from all over the country. Superior Telegram readers have never let me down, and our greatest football players opinion polling is no exception.
The following is another "Have Fun or Get Out of the Way" column by award-winning Don Leighton and Mike Granlund and their alter egos, Lance Boyle and Billy Pirkola, which runs occasionally in The Superior Telegram.
The responses are coming in from all over the country. Superior Telegrqam readers have never let me down, and our greatest football players opinion polling is no exception.
Everyone listed should be on an "all-time great" list. The word great is thrown around too much today, but I would like to hear objective arguments why any on our list should not be considered. Our area has a rich football tradition with legendary players who have left an indelible mark in our minds and on our local gridirons.
Without further ado, here we go.
Senior Master Sgt. Brian J. Brown, with the 148th Fighter Wing, named some outstanding players who graduated from Northwestern High School and played collegiately.
Mark Callaway, Jimmy Amundson and Jeff Kaldor all played at Minnesota Duluth. (Kaldor set records in football and career home runs in baseball, as an outstanding two-sport athlete.) Mike Brown played at Dickinson State and Kirk Cristilly is on the Northwestern Wall of Honor for rushing yardage. Brian, thank you for your service to our country.
Michael Reed from the SSHS Class of 1972 also sent some great names: Kenny Aspinwall, a fullback and middle linebacker; quarterback Shawn Kavajecz; and fullback Duane Fonger. He includes Tom Burke, a 1995 Northwestern grad, who was an all-American from Wisconsin and former Arizona Cardinal.
Joe Holmstrom played on the 1995 Spartan team coached by Tom Mestelle. Superior had one of the best teams in the state, but a forfeiture of games because of an ineligible player wiped out any dreams of a state championship.
Some greats from the team included: Tom Pink, Steve Law, Tom Nelson, Nate Cockerham, Adam Anderson, Joe Holmstrom, Eric Plasch, Trent Clark, Rich Anderson, Nate Schilling and Jason Sigfrids. All of these players played one or more sports in college and Pink was named all-state that year.
Brule's Ron Perala remembers Bob Olson as being a "superman" at the old Superior Central and SSHS. He played college football at Notre Dame and was elected captain as a junior. In 1970, the Irish finished second in the nation. Their only loss came to USC, 38-28. They had a running back you may remember, O.J. Simpson.
After the game, it has been reported that Simpson said, "Number 36 was the hardest tackler and toughest player I ever played against." That was Olson. He wrestled one year, his senior year at SSHS, and won the state championship as a heavyweight. He was drafted by the Boston Patriots but was injured in practice and never played.
Olson was named by Larry Mattson and Beth Buchanan, a close personal friend of Lance Boyle. When we do an article on the all-time great female athletes of our area, Buchanan will be there.
Jon Winter would like us to consider Dean Borgh and Tom Murray, runningbacks who played at UMD. Paul Lukens was also in that backfield, and twins Paul and Pete Kennelly were great players. "Heck, just the entire 1983 Spartan team," Winter said.
Greg Nilsen played on that same 1983 Spartan team and claims I missed four of the best on the team. Paul Geitner, Matt Tracy of North Dakota State fame, Shawn Newman at UMD and tailback, Dean Borgh. "The whole team was pretty much a great team," Nilsen said. Great additions.
Mick Higgins, a state champion first baseman from the 1983 Front Page softball team, went way back to Ernie Nevers. In 1962, Sports Illustrated called Nevers the greatest college football player of all time.
Higgins is a man of great intelligence but he claims that "Greg Amys could give you a 50-yard head start and he'd have your butt in the grass by the time you reached the 10-yard line!" Au contraire, Mr. Higgins. Amys could have given me an 80-yard head start and still beat me. But, who scored a touchdown on whom?
SHS DECA teacher Paul Zollver has seen a lot of great players come through the high school. His list is impressive and includes Tom Belanger, Mike Gidley, Tim Nelson, Daryn Davidson and Dana Graveson. More will be written about his list in an upcoming article.
Al Callaway sends us Tom McCauley and Mark Callaway.
Ben B. gives Greg Amys of Cathedral, who played for UWS and was a draft pick of the Buffalo Bills along with Bob Olson.
Evan Berglund remembers Bryan Wedan, a Northwestern 1996 grad, as the former career touchdown record holder with 43. (T.J. Polkoski has 53)
Billy Pirkola will be giving me his list shortly. He remembers John Gronroos, who once held the Tiger single season touchdown record with 25 during the 1993 season. (Polkoski had 26 TDs in 2010)
One of my best friends in the whole world, Beth Fechtelkotter, thinks I missed someone. Her husband Cody Fechtelkotter was all-state as a junior and senior at NHS and played at North Dakota State and UMD. Cody was great and is a great person and teacher in the Northwestern district.
Keep them coming, readers!
Not enough space today for former resident Bob Picard's top 10 list. His impressive list will lead off next time.
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If you're looking for new ideas and ways to better manage your bank account in 2013, you're in luck. There is a Financial Wellness Conference on Saturday, January 19 in Wausau. It's at John Muir School. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30am with the program lasting from 9:00am until 2:30pm.
There is a small registration fee at the door, and you'll get a discount if you mention you saw the interview about the conference on Sunrise 7.
You will be able to get a copy of your credit report and there will be childcare available if you need to bring your kids with you.