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Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch
Acting Scientific Director
Building 50, Room 5222
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Bethesda, MD 20892
Research Topics
Dr. Baxevanis' research focuses on the use of phylogenetic and comparative genomic techniques to study developmental proteins that play a fundamental role in the specification of body plan, pattern formation and cell fate determination during metazoan development. His group uses a variety of bioinformatic approaches to understand the evolution and function of these proteins and their ultimate role in human disease.
Building upon his prior work on the origin and early evolution of the Hox genes, Dr. Baxevanis' focus has turned to analyzing the genomes of early branching metazoan phyla in an effort to better understand the relationship between genomic and morphological complexity, as well as the molecular basis for the evolution of novel cell types. Thematically, Dr. Baxevanis' current research interests are centered on probing the interface between genomics and developmental biology and conducting comparative, genomics-based research with an evolutionary point of view. These themes were elucidated in the 2011 document from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) outlining a vision for the future of genomic research.
Until recently, only three of the four non-bilaterian metazoan lineages (Porifera, Placozoa, and Cnidaria) had at least one species whose genome had been sequenced. Ctenophora - the comb jellies - remained as the last non-bilaterian animal phylum without a sequenced genome, and its phylogenetic position remained uncertain. With the goal of understanding the molecular innovations that drove the surge in diversity and increasing complexity in early animal evolution, Dr. Baxevanis' group sequenced, assembled, annotated and analyzed the 150-megabase genome of the ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi. By addressing the void in the availability of high-quality, genome-scale sequence data in a critical part of the evolutionary tree, Dr. Baxevanis' group resolved the question of the phylogenetic position of the ctenophores. The results of their phylogenomic analyses strongly suggest that ctenophores are the sister group to all other animals. Based on analyses of gene content, their results also suggest that neural and mesodermal cell types were either lost in Porifera and Placozoa or that to some extent these cell types evolved independently in the ctenophore lineage. These findings challenge long-held ideas regarding not only the phylogenetic position of the ctenophores, but of the evolution of the aforementioned cell types as well.
The availability of these data has also enabled Dr. Baxevanis' group to answer important questions regarding phylogenetic diversity and the evolution of protein families that play a fundamental role in metazoan development. For example, his group showed that Mnemiopsis contains a reduced set of homeodomains, supporting the placement of ctenophores at the base of the Metazoa. His group's work on the Wnt family showed that Wnt antagonists appear to be scarce in Mnemiopsis, suggesting that complex regulation of this pathway probably emerged later in animal evolution. Studies on the evolution of LIM proteins revealed a significant expansion of the LIM superclass at the base of the Metazoa, allowing for the increase in complexity required for the transition from a unicellular to multicellular lifestyle. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Sox family has provided strong evidence that the ancient primary function of Sox genes was to regulate the maintenance of stem cells and function in cell fate determination. His group also determined that there are no discernible microRNAs in Mnemiopsis and that key components of the microprocessor complex are missing, perhaps indicating a point in evolutionary time that pre-dated the development of additional plasticity in developmental signaling networks.
Finally, as part of an in-depth study yielding the first metazoan phylogeny for the photoprotein gene family, Dr. Baxevanis' group was able to demonstrate co-localized expression of photoprotein genes and two putative opsin genes in developing Mnemiopsis photocytes, showing that these cells have the capacity to both sense and respond to stimuli. This finding is the first reported instance of photoreception and light production being functionally linked in the same cell type of a given organism, which may shed new light on the evolution of the eye.
Dr. Baxevanis' current work is focused on learning how these early branching animals could be used in the context of human disease research. Using a comparative genomics approach based on sequence data from animals across the metazoan tree, his group has found that non-bilaterian genomes contain a surprisingly high number of human disease gene homologs, despite their evolutionarily distant position with respect to humans. The findings from this study support the proposition that non-bilaterian animals have the potential to serve as viable models for studying various important classes of human diseases.
In related work, Dr. Baxevanis is now leading an international effort to sequence two Hydractinia species. The regenerative abilities of these hydrozoan cnidarians make them excellent models for the study of key questions related to pluripotency, allorecognition and stem cell biology, work that will be significantly advanced by the availability of high quality whole-genome sequencing data from these organisms.
Dr. Baxevanis is the Director of Computational Biology for the National Institutes of Health's Intramural Research Program. He is also a Senior Scientist leading the Computational Genomics Unit at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Dr. Baxevanis' research program uses computational approaches to understand the molecular innovations that drove the surge of diversity in early animal evolution. His research group focuses on the analysis of genomes of early branching metazoan phyla to understand the relationship between genomic and morphological complexity, as well as the evolution of novel cell types. Dr. Baxevanis' group focuses specifically on invertebrate species with the potential to serve as 'emerging model organisms' that can yield insights of relevance to human health.
Dr. Baxevanis received his B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in the Department of Biology at The Johns Hopkins University. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Center for Biotechnology Information at NIH, after which he joined the NHGRI faculty.
Dr. Baxevanis is co-author of the textbook Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins, whose fourth edition will be published shortly. His involvement in educational activities have included teaching bioinformatics at The Johns Hopkins University, serving as an adjunct faculty member at Boston University, and serving as the Director of NHGRI's Intramural Training Office. He has also served as the co-director of the Boston University/NIH Graduate Partnerships Program in Bioinformatics.
Dr. Baxevanis is the recipient of the Bodossaki Foundation's 2000 Academic Prize in Medicine and Biology, Greece's highest honor for young academics and scientists of Greek heritage throughout the world. In 2007, Dr. Baxevanis was awarded the IEEE Computer Society's Outstanding Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of bioinformatics. In 2014, he was elected to membership in the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, which recognizes alumni who have achieved marked distinction in their field of study. Dr. Baxevanis was the recipient of the NIH's Ruth L. Kirschstein Mentoring Award in 2015, in recognition of his commitment to scientific training, education, and mentoring. In 2016, Dr. Baxevanis was elected as a Senior Member of the International Society for Computational Biology for his sustained contributions to the field and, in 2018, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his distinguished contributions to the field of comparative genomics.
Selected Publications
Ryan JF, Pang K, Schnitzler CE, Nguyen AD, Moreland RT, Simmons DK, Koch BJ, Francis WR, Havlak P, NISC Comparative Sequencing Program., Smith SA, Putnam NH, Haddock SH, Dunn CW, Wolfsberg TG, Mullikin JC, Martindale MQ, Baxevanis AD. The genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and its implications for cell type evolution. Science. 2013;342(6164):1242592.
Schnitzler CE, Pang K, Powers ML, Reitzel AM, Ryan JF, Simmons D, Tada T, Park M, Gupta J, Brooks SY, Blakesley RW, Yokoyama S, Haddock SH, Martindale MQ, Baxevanis AD. Genomic organization, evolution, and expression of photoprotein and opsin genes in Mnemiopsis leidyi: a new view of ctenophore photocytes. BMC Biol. 2012;10:107.
Maxwell EK, Ryan JF, Schnitzler CE, Browne WE, Baxevanis AD. MicroRNAs and essential components of the microRNA processing machinery are not encoded in the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. BMC Genomics. 2012;13:714.
Maxwell EK, Schnitzler CE, Havlak P, Putnam NH, Nguyen AD, Moreland RT, Baxevanis AD. Evolutionary profiling reveals the heterogeneous origins of classes of human disease genes: implications for modeling disease genetics in animals. BMC Evol Biol. 2014;14:212.
Schnitzler CE, Simmons DK, Pang K, Martindale MQ, Baxevanis AD. Expression of multiple Sox genes through embryonic development in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi is spatially restricted to zones of cell proliferation. Evodevo. 2014;5:15.
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Think Tanks: The New Power Players in Washington
In the last few months, we have seen shifts in the balance of power in Washington. Thinks tanks, such as the Center for American Progress, have become even more powerful than in the past with the advent of Barack Obama as president.
But we are about to see this dynamic turbocharged in the days ahead. Think tanks will be showered with money -- partly as a way to avoid restrictions on "lobbying" and the sometimes embarrassing revelations that stem from lobbying scandals in the past. Think tanks will become the go-to place for those wishing to influence policy under the guise of providing "research" to decision-makers. There has been this political phenomenon before, but we are just beginning to see a wave that will transform think tanks.
There is an aphorism that Jews are the canaries in the coal mine, that what happens to them often presages what eventually happens to the wider community. We may be seeing a real-world example of this play out before our eyes.
However one may feel about the America-Israel relationship, what is happening on that front in Washington has lessons for us all. Prominent and powerful people are focusing on how to weaken America-Israel ties as a step towards pressuring Israel. One step in the plan is to create a lobby, J Street, to challenge the long-established American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). J Street threatens to siphon and weaken support for AIPAC, always a key player in Washington. J Street has wealthy backers and strong ties to George Soros, the billionaire activist who is determined to weaken AIPAC and weaken America-Israel ties. There have been some early fumbles for J Street, but the group has staying power and will learn from their mistakes.
Another step in the plan to weaken ties between America and Israel seems to be emerging action on the think tank front. For years, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy has been the leading think tank focused on the Middle East. It also seems to be on the verge of facing new and newly enriched challengers to its image as the preeminent Middle East think tank.
This process may have been presaged by the sudden decision by Congressman Robert Wexler to resign from the House and assume the leadership of one such think tank: the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation. This is a group backed by S. Daniel Abraham, the billionaire founder of Slim-Fast. The center has been moribund for years, but that seems ready to change rapidly.
Wexler, as a former congressman who has close ties to the Obama administration, will presumably have greater ability to influence policy than, let's say, an academic. Wexler admits that he, and the think tank he heads, will continue to promote the president's approach towards the Middle East. (I guess this "think" tank will then not have to do much "thinking" or independent research.)

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I recently placed an e.l.f. Cosmetics order and decided I needed a new blush. Did I really need a new blush? No. Did I want one? Yes. So, I decided to order another one of their Studio Blushes in the color Candid Coral. I have one other Studio Blush in the color Berry Merry which is too dark for me but absolutely gorgeous. These blushes are $3.00 apiece and like everything in e.l.f.'s line they are cruelty free. I also bought their Studio Angled Blush Brush for $4.00 and it is fantastic. Almost all of my brushes come from e.l.f. and I can't recommend them enough. Now, let's look at my face and some swatches.
With a name like Candid Coral I wasn't sure what exactly I would be getting. Some brands make their coral colors more orange while others make them pink. I've seen around YouTube that this is a dupe for the Nars Orgasm blush. I can't say if it is or isn't because I don't own that blush but from what I could see that is an orange toned and shimmery blush. This blush is also orange toned and shimmery but not overdone. What I mean by that is this is really only a shade or two darker than my skin, so not really orange and the shimmer is just enough to make a "glow". It doesn't look like you've painted glitter on your face. The swatch on my arm above is really built up so that you can see the actual color.
As you can see, on my face the color is barely noticeable. It was just enough to add a little color and some shimmer, which is what I wanted. This blush is buildable so you can go as dark as you want with it.
I am very happy with this blush like I am with all of e.l.f.'s blushes. Seriously, if you want a good blush go buy any of theirs, even the cheapest, and you'll be pleased. Let me know if you've tried any blushes from e.l.f. or what your favorite cruelty free ones are! Thank you for reading and have a great day!


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The World Wushu Championships (WWC) are held every two years and are organized by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF). This official international Wushu competition sees many countries from around the world participating. Wushu originated from China and belong to the world.
This year, the Indonesia Wushu Association will organize the 13thWWC under the auspices of the IWUF.
The 13th WWC will be held from November 11th to 18th, 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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This weeks has already been a productive one. The rainy weather kind of makes me want to curl up on the couch, but mostly I am feeling super motivated!
Ten things I have already done this week.
- Broke in my new sewing machine & made 4 cloth napkins so far.
- Crocheted 1 kitchen wash cloth and almost finished another.
- Washed, folded and put away 1 load of laundry.
- Started using the best handwriting software evah! And printed up several lessons for yesterday that combine handwriting practice with spelling, history and preschool.
- Cleaned and organized the classroom.
- Ordered and received new cute little paper bags with handles for our Mended Little Hearts food bags.
- Did some more organizing in my office and emptied out 2 more medium sized bins. Some things got tossed, some put away & some donated.
- Managed to clean the kitchen twice so far this week!
- Started cleaning out the pantry/laundry room of all non-food or non-laundry items. Packing up useless to use items for the Goodwill.
- Mixed up some nice seedling starter so we can finally get our veggie seeds planted! Yee Haw!
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Too Much of a Good Thing is... Wonderful!
Mom's Ice Cream Corral in Tofield, Alberta, is a favourite destination for the region's citizens to get a tasty ice cream cone or an after dinner dessert.
The whole family will find something to love from the menu options which includes such treats as ice creams (naturally!), screamers, slushes, milkshakes, sundaes and more.
Reviewers rave about the large portion sizes and travelers make a point to stop in during the Mom's Ice Cream Corral's operating season for their ice cream fix.
Mom's Ice Cream Corral is operational from April 15th to September 30th, 11:00AM to 10:00PM. Proudly serving Foothills Creamery ice cream!
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"Dog is God backwards !!"
I was thinking about this when i was doing the washing up as i started thinking about the amount of times that i have heard this said or been told about it personally.Its ridiculous as its said in the sense that its some kind of revelation or that it is somehow significant as in it implies a connection with God and Dogs when its simply rearranging letters to form another adjective.Absurd but whatever turns them on i guess or small things please small minds which was/is one of my mothers favorite sayings.
Another thing that i just thought about is how if you say "there is nowt as queer as folk" then it is not politically correct and all that shit when the word queer has changed its meaning to describe man-love but that does not mean that its previous meaning has become completely redundant and so therefore those of a particular sexual persuasion do not have exclusive use of the word and they do not determine its common usage.The reason that they think that they do is because they suffer from the very common condition that is not exclusive to them by any means which is thinking that everything revolves around themselves and their entitlement to be self important.
A certain section of the gay community are horribly self important and self absorbed anyway.
The deciding factor between free expression and offensiveness should be commonsense which is sadly lacking in todays society and in any case i am sick of feeling like i am walking on eggshells the whole time with all of these precious oversensitive pathetic people.FFS toughen yourselves up and get a thick skin instead of being pathetic little emasculated bedwetting cry baby wimps the whole time with your pathetic victim/persecution complexes on your own behalf or someone elses.
Adults talk straight and get to the point.
How many times do these Liberal types have to change their bedsheets ?
Once a day.
They tend to drink too much coffee as well but thats another story....
Thank fuck my work is running out as i am sick of working and i need to rest and focus on other more important things instead of work stealing all my time and energy.Too busy working to get anything else done.I havent had enougbh time to focus on the failed OWS color revolution either but thats another story.....
"If it feels good then do it"
There is the downfall of civilised behaviour and civilisation in one sentence.I disagree with its sentiment almost completely on so many levels.
I disagree as just because something feels good or might feel good doesnt mean that you should do it.
For example just because taking drugs feels good it doesnt mean that you should take drugs on a regular basis or in the case of particular substances you really should not take them at all.I have taken the majority of recreational drugs at some point except Crack Cocaine but it doesnt mean that i should keep taking recreational drugs because they feel good.I took a large amount of Cocaine/Ketamine/Ecstacy mixed together once and it felt very very very good although i nearly lost the plot in the process but it doesnt mean that i would ever do that again under any circumstance.
I would like to play music at high volume as it feels very good but i cant do it as it will piss the neighbours off.
I would like to drink 3-4 bottles of organic cider every night as it feels very good but i dont do it every night.
I would like to eat 4 half pounders with all the trimmings every night but i dont do it.
Every time i walk past the local take out pizza joint i can smell pizza and so i want to eat a pizza as it would feel very good but i just walk past although the fact they are overpriced and only stop me feeling hungry for about half an hour to an hour is beside the point.
Driving at top speed on the road feels very good but it doesnt mean that its alright to do it.
I would like to sign up to the Huffington Post or Democracy Now/MoveOn.Org and MSM comment sections to say what i think and upset the appplecart because it would feel very very good but so far i have resisted the temptation.
The point is it doesnt encourage responsible behaviour or restraint and self discipline etc as its all about giving in to self gratification/indulgence to the detriment of everything else.
Its just degenerate Hippy shit that was promoted and advocated in the 60s and early 70s as part of a social experiment.
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Alleged Antarctic Creature
This photo is one of two taken by a Japanese fishing crew in the Antarctic ocean.
Historically called a "Ningen" by the Japanese, it is said to resemble a giant human and similar to the mythical Mermaid. Unlike... the storybook mermaids, these creatures are extremely ugly and have been reported to attack smaller fishing boats.
Credit: yuku.com
[If this is true the stories are about "Mermen" and not mermaids per se. I have a small file of similar reports made off of California. However the second photo of this set shows a beluga whale and photoshop is suspected in this one-DD]


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The second edition of «Schools of Tomorrow,» Schools of Today: Progressive Education in the 21
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Ok, that last Happy Easter post wasn't one of my best literary masterpieces, but it shows that life for freedom writers can be fun too! The post previous to that was Freedom Writers Block, which delved into the problems all writers face at one time or another.
Now back to the serious stuff.
I don't get much of a chance to write in any of my blogs as regularly as I'd like, simply due to the fact that I now have so many of the bloody things and they are all screaming for attention all the time! Freedom writers have to strike a balance between the more important ones, like this one and the less important ones. All the while, I'm busy creating new websites to expand my online presence and occupy more and more niches in order to make money – which of course is the prime directive when you spend as much time online as I do!
This blog isn't exactly one of my big money makers, by the way – its more a place to hold all the parts of my growing online empire together and to limber up my literary voice from time to time just to make sure all the joints are supple and the mechanics are well oiled!
So what's with all the site building, you might ask?
Well, sitting still with a few sites might be fine for some people, but for me – I just can't stand still or I'll stagnate. Building ever more websites is something I enjoy doing as part of the creation process. It also ensures that I keep up to date with what's making money online and what's not; what I should be working on and what can be left to stew in its own juices for a while with minimal maintenance.
This isn't going to be one of my freedom writers "How to make money online" primer posts, as I think most of that has already been said by other infinitely more qualified people than me – I just follow the advice and teachings of the "real" online money makers and pass on what I learn as well as anything that I figure out for myself that is valid. You've probably already met some of these quiet (except maybe Vic) unassuming yet potent money making forces for good, like Griz, Court and Vic – between them you'll gain just about all the information you'll ever need to know in order to make money online successfully.
I would throw in a timely warning to avoid the self styled A-listers, who will spin you a good yarn about how they make money online and then thrust their hand out in readiness to take your money for the privilege of learning how they do it – by taking money off people like you. If you believe what they tell you that blogging will make you money, you are already lost!
However, I'm not even going to try to convince anyone that they ought to fall in behind this person or that blogger, or that guru or not. I'm not a guru nor am I a particularly selfless mentor, so it's not for me to tell you who you should follow – but I will tell you this:
There are many sheep but few shepherds.
Aim to be a shepherd, the pay and conditions are better!
I'll leave you with that though until next time…


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Gallup's March Job Creation Index hit a record high for the third month in a row, according to data published on its website last week.
"The Gallup Job Creation Index rose to +37 in March from +35 in February," Gallup reported. "This is the third month in a row the index has hit a new record high after remaining relatively flat for much of 2016."
The index has increased by four points since the start of 2017 — the same increase that occurred throughout all of 2016, Gallup reported, noting that the index "typically rises during the first quarter of the year, with two- to three-point increases seen during this period in most years since 2010."
The Gallup Job Creation Index is calculated based on the perception of employed adults in the United States on whether their employer is hiring or laying off employees, with results reached "by subtracting the percentage of those who say their employer is cutting jobs from the percentage of those who say their employer is adding jobs."
Last month, 46% of employees said their company was hiring, up from 44% in February, while the percentage who said workers were being let go held at 9%.
"While the index does not account for the quality or types of jobs added or lost, or whether they are full or part time, it does provide one perspective on general hiring conditions in the U.S.," Gallup concluded.
In March, the Job Creation Index was strongest in the Midwest (+39), followed by the South (+38) and weakest in the East, with that region scoring +29.
Gallup reported that the Bureau of Labor Statistics' job creation estimates for January and February "exceeded expectations."
"Additionally, while currently down from record highs, the stock market has performed well over the past several months, and the Nasdaq composite ended the first quarter of 2017 with its best performance since 2013."
The poll is based on telephone interviews conducted between March 1-31, 2017 on the Gallup U.S. Daily survey through a random sample of 9,801 adults 18 or older living in all 50 states and D.C. who are employed either part or full time. The margin of error is plus or minus one percent.


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Blue Screen of Death on Windows 7
Windows 7 is the most stable version of the operating system to date. Still, it's not unheard of to see the dreaded Blue Screen of Death suddenly pop up. It's a serious warning of a major problem in your system and should not be ignored. Here's what to do if you encounter the Blue Screen of Death on Windows 7...
Fixing the Blue Screen of Death on Windows 7
Technically, the Blue Screen of Death is known as a "stop error." Windows brings everything to a complete, sudden stop "to prevent damage to your computer." The cause of a stop error may lie in hardware or software, and it can be very difficult to track down. Here are a few guidelines to debugging the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on Windows 7.
An overheated CPU can cause a BSOD error. If your cooling fan is running constantly, you may need to take steps to cool things down inside of your computer case. Blow out dust. Replace heat sink thermal grease. If the cooling fan does not spin freely, install a new one or lubricate the bearing. Laptops may benefit from a lap pad designed to circulate cool air beneath the laptop.
Bad RAM can cause the Blue Screen of Death error. Run the memory check diagnostic routine available on the Win7 Startup Options menu. Press F8 during bootup to bring up the menu.
Other hardware errors are difficult for consumers to diagnose. You may need to have a qualified service rep run diagnostics on your computer.
Software errors that cause a BSOD can occur when Windows 7 does not shut down properly. Loss of power during shutdown is the most common cause of such errors. Using System Restore to restore your Windows settings to an earlier configuration may resolve a BSOD problem. (Click the Start button, type System Restore, then press Enter.)
More BSOD Fix Options
Check the Windows 7 Action Center to see if there are any unresolved configuration errors. Open the Start menu and type "action center" in the search box. Click on Action Center to open it and review any issues.
Outdated software drivers are a common cause of Blue Screen of Death errors. Running Windows Update will scan your computer and download updated drivers from many major vendors. Third-party driver updaters such as Driver Detective may do a more thorough job.
Hard disk errors may cause a BSOD error. Run the error-checking tool on your boot drive's Properties page to find and fix errors. It's also a good idea to defragment hard drives regularly to minimize errors. See my related article Windows 7 Hard Drive Errors for more help with this.
When all else fails to cure a recurring Blue Screen of Death, you may have to take the machine to a service center or ship it to the manufacturer for diagnosis and repair. Hopefully, the machine is still under warranty as this can be expensive. Be sure to make backup copies of all essential data before sending the machine in for repairs, and delete any sensitive data from the hard drive before turning it over to strangers.
Have you experienced the BSOD on a Windows 7 computer? Post your comment or question below...
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I experienced a BSOD with windows 7 (Ultimate X64), an upgrade from Vista Ultimate x64). Someone recommended a free utility, BlueScreenView. That one tells me that the error message was PEN_LIST_CORRUPT, with ntoskrnl.exe, which a number of people commenting on that type of error message said might be a memory problem. Second choice was a driver problem. I have an Nvidia X1800 card, and I had recently upgraded the driver, so I dropped back to an earlier version. No issues since (knock on wood).
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My Win 7 was prone to fairly frequent BSODs for a few months in 2010 until the manufacturer admitted that the probable cause was incompatible memory chips (Corsair chips with Asus motherboard - they had been arguing the case with Asus for some time and finally came to that conclusion. A change to other generic chips - I forget the make but will find out if you are interested - resolved the problem). I have since received just one completely unconnected BSOD a few weeks ago, but this has not recurred so I'm hoping it was due to some software that I have since uninstalled!
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PS regarding your comment on Driver Detective, I have found SlimDrivers to be very effective and totally free :-)
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Are you serious? Driver Detective? How much did they or do they pay you for that mention? You don't even mention human reason!???
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Here is a website that seems to have a very good list of stop errors:
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Almost 100% of HP i7 chip ownwers with constant Blue Screens of Death are caused by bad Truckee motherboards. Check their user blog.
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I have not had much with Win 7, but have had a lot of experience with HPs in general, and I have found many a bad factory image. Restoring from the restore partition does the trick every time.
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Well I don't understand. I click on start menu and type action centre and it pops up a pdf file from my desktop? duh?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Perhaps it has something to do with running an Australian version of Windows? Here is an alternate way to do it: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-is-Action-Center
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Ask Bob Rakin? I don't think so! I would never ask a man who runs his auto-updates on auto-pilot and accepts every that Mictrosoft foists upon him.
I can never understand the mentality of people who give Microsoft god-like status and obey at all costs and never questions the complete and utter shoddy rubbish that they sometimes foist upon you. Would I trust my PC to such a man? Not in a million years.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Neil, it's fine to have a bias. But an angry, spiteful bias is almost always counter-productive. I can tell you this: millions of Windows users do exactly as I recommend (updates on auto-pilot) and do not experience any problems as a result. The alternative is FAR scarier... a world where naive users are left to decide which updates they should apply.
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I have a HP i7 Windows 7 machine and I've been having the BSOD regularly. I have restored the system but that didn't help. It seems that if you would do the Windows7 restore it would know if all windows programs were correct! Then windows should have a way to determine what is going wrong if it wasn't hardware and which program is causing the problem. Looking at the event log I haven't been able to figure it out. I've ran all the hardware tests and they never fail. HP has been no help all they want me to do is reinstall the operating system.
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you can save the BSOD error numbers, that might help.
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I have a Core i7 HP Pavilion laptop with Windows 7 and every time I update the nVidia display driver, I have major or minor problems. I always have to rollback the driver.
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BSODs may also appear if you use optimizer programs that go too far in deleting everything that appears to be unnecessary. Instead, use just ONE comprehensive optimizer with good reputation like WinUtilities (http://www.ylcomputing.com/)(free and paid versions) or TuneUp Utilities (http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/) (paid version only with 15-day trial download).
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Get apple they don't get these problems.
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PS: the latest display driver installed AFTER all important Windows 7 updates (including SP1) and no problems so far
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I have this problem when trying to open a file in office 97.
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@ guys with Intel/Nvidia hardware:
Check your computer's temperatures.
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My Windows 7 Vista running on Toshiba Satellite laptop -- three times in the last 2 weeks the screen has gone black and the machine is unresponsive. During these events I was (1) nowhere near the computer; (2) running a backup; and (3) watching a YouTube video. Shutting off the computer and restarting it causes it to restart normally; however, it has lost my passwords for Facebook and another website to which I was signed in. I received this computer from my brother in law who said that it has never done this in the time he had it. Any ideas?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Random glitches like that usually point to a failing hardware component. Could be the RAM memory, or power supply. Also possibly an overheating condition. See http://askbobrankin.com/computer_overheating.html
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Similar to Kate, running Windows7, I was getting blue screen notification on automatic restarts of my HP laptop's dump. I vacuumed the vents on the bottom and it has been fine for a week.
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Rick Mears says changes are sign of the timesIndyCar commentary — By More Front Wing Staff on May 21, 2010 9:28 pm
(Originally posted by Paul to Planet-IRL.com.)
When four-time 500 champion Rick Mears speaks about Indianapolis — any aspect of it — it is prudent to listen closely. Not only did Rick win the 500 four times in 15 attempts, he sat on the pole a record six times and started from the front row an astonishing 11 times in his career spanning 1978-1992. There has been, quite simply, no better driver at Indianapolis than Rick Mears, especially when you look at qualifying achievements alone.
One might expect that, given his dominance with the format that ruled for so many years during the Month of May, Rick would be somewhat disappointed in the recent changes to the schedule and format of the Indianapolis 500. Not so, says the man that many refer to as Rocket Rick. He believes the condensed schedule at Indianapolis is good across the board for drivers, teams, fans, and media. The shorter schedule will generate more on-track activity and lends to more action throughout the available days. With the availability of instant media and live streaming information, Mears understands that many people don't see the need for coming to the track as they did even 20 years ago. Unfortunately, the media tend to focus on the reduced crowds, though Mears points out that there can be a lot of people on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and still have it look empty as a result of the sheer size of the facility. However, by compressing the schedule and hoping that crowds that were spread over two weeks now attend track activity over the course of a single week, more people will attend on a given day and create a better atmosphere. "It's not a question of whether it should be done or it shouldn't," quips Mears. "It's just a sign of the times."
When it comes to development of chassis and engines, Mears points out that teams and drivers are going to use whatever time is made available to them. Mears says, "If they give us four months to test and practice, we'd test and practice for four months. If you give us two days, we'll do it in two days. If we just line up and qualify, that's what we'll do." With regards to the current chassis that has been in use in the IZOD IndyCar Series for the past eight seasons and the perceived lack of additional development, Mears believes that "finding the limit" just means you need to find other areas to improve.
When you get to a limit, that's the limit. Now, how do I go beyond the limit? What's holding me back? Pinpoint it and improve that. That moves that limit a little further. Now I've hit the limit again. Now what's the biggest problem? That's ongoing; that's development. It doesn't matter what the rules are. It doesn't matter how long the rules stay a certain way. You're just working at small increments. I think the rules being stable for a long period are good because it tightens up the field, but you will never have — it's physically impossible to have — 33 cars on the pole. It's impossible; it can't happen. But you can have 33 cars within half of a tenth of second of each other and from the middle back, it would still be unfair, unequal. Our society today is 'everybody wins.' That doesn't work.
Of course, when it comes to the lack of passing at some tracks over recent years, Mears says you need to be careful what you wish for. By removing most of the aids available to the drivers (traction control, computer-driven elements, anything that's handled automatically), Mears believes the integrity of the sport is maintained and keeps a driver from racing against another driver's computer guru.
Furthermore, Mears says he believes in equalizing the equipment but does not believe in equalizing it in such a way that it equalizes the drivers. To that end, Mears believes that the cars need to be at least "a little difficult" to drive. "If everybody can [drive the cars fast], where do you get your separation? If everybody can do it, if you can take anybody and put them in the car and go out there and run the same as the other guy, you have no passing. That's what happens when you equalize the car to where it equalizes the driver. The more difficult it is to do, the more the driver stands out, the more the ability shows." Finding the balance between safety and difficulty of driving the cars is the hard part of formulating the rules and is a continuously ongoing evaluation that the Indy Racing League must conduct.
With the cars of the current IZOD IndyCar Series being generally so equal, the conversation naturally turned to the issue of driver etiquette and what is expected of each other on the track, particularly what is expected of non-lead lap cars and backmarkers. Rick says that no "unstated" rule exists and that, naturally, your opinion on the subject depends on your position on the track. Over the course of a race or a season, Mears believes that incidents between the leaders and backmarkers have a way of working themselves out and that the number of times a driver is disadvantaged generally balances with the number of times he or she receives the advantage.
Taking the issue of fairness in racing a step further, Mears believes the issue of driving hard against the leaders parallels the issue that participants raised in the late 1970s when the yellow flag pack-up rule was first initiated. Again, Mears believes that situations tend to balance themselves out over the course of time. Says Mears, "There's only one guy that's unhappy when the yellow comes out. So the way I looked at it, eight out of ten times, I'm not the leader so it's going to help me more times than it's going to hurt me. And if I am the leader, I'm leading for a reason. Put them on my bumper — I don't care. I've got them covered!"
Mears views the current argument of removing lapped cars from the restart line in much the same manner. He takes a big-picture approach in that, as there is only one leader, removing the cars from the restart order is more often than not a benefit to a driver. Furthermore, Mears realizes that such a change would help to improve the show, although he recognizes that there are other aspects of the change that would need to be investigated before any decision could be made.
Rick Mears is accepted by most to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, qualifier ever at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He says qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 was one the toughest things he would do in any season, but it was perhaps the most gratifying. Because the line around the track is very narrow and mistakes often have dire consequences, coupled with the enormous pressure of simply trying to make the field of the Indianapolis 500, most drivers are prone to "take a couple percent off their pace." "The hard part," he says, "is running that couple percent more than the other guy and not making the mistake. That's the limit, and that's what's hard to do around [Indianapolis] for four laps without making the mistake. Who can run closest to that limit without stepping over it for four laps?" Conquering that limit is what Mears loved most about qualifying. The added pressure of having to be "on" for four laps, without resting and without back down, required a completely different mindset than the race itself.
Mears was always known as a driver that took care of his car throughout the race and always ended a race with a better race car than he started with. One of his most famous sayings (though he probably wasn't the first to say it) was "to finish first, you must first finish." Rick embodied this theory every time he stepped into a race car. He points to his famous duel in the 1991 Indianapolis 500 with Michael Andretti following a lap 185 restart as the epitome of his racing theory but insists that his theory of saving the car and getting it right works as well in a 200-mile shootout as it does in a 500-mile marathon race.
My last win, passing Michael on the outside in [turn] one — would I do that 10 laps into a race? No! Absolutely not! It wouldn't even cross my mind to do that. Why? That's a high-risk roll of the dice. If I had the same opportunity 10 laps into the race, I don't want to do it because 10 laps from the end he may already be out of the picture. Why do I want to take that risk on somebody that may not be there at the end and I may not have to take a chance of taking myself out? That's the mindset. That works in a sprint race or whatever. You might do it sooner in a shorter race than in a longer race. That's how you weigh it out. That's how I look at it. I ran the same way in short races. I just changed my pace and where I wanted to be and when.
When asked what current driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series approaches a race most like himself, Mears says one only needs to look at the drivers with the most race victories and championships to see "who subscribes a little bit to that theory." He says there have been many drivers over the years that have run fast but failed to finish because they are more focused on leading than winning. What set Mears apart from other drivers is that he understand the theory of winning races even after the visor went down; it was second-nature to him because it was simply how he knew to race.
I've thought many times over the years of whether Rick Mears would be the master of racing today that he was 25 years ago. Racing has changed much since Rick's time, helped (or hindered) in no small part by the reliability that today's IndyCar machines possess. Moreover, drivers seldom approach the first 100 laps of a race to simply make it to the second 100 laps. From the drop of the green flag, many races on the IZOD IndyCar Series calendar are 300-mile sprint races that allow little time to "make the car right." Yet Rick was too skilled of a driver to not have succeeded in today's Series. There simply never has been (at least within my 29-year lifetime) a driver with the talent and mental composure to race like Rick Mears did.
The driver in my opinion that most closely embodies Rick Mears's driving style is Scott Dixon. Scott's skills and ability to maintain cool under pressure have often drawn comparisons to Mears in my mind as I've watched him race. I have no doubts that if Rick Mears was driving in his prime today, we would be speaking of him still as we spoke of him 20 years ago. I hope the current generation of race fans is lucky enough to see a driver like Rick Mears in their time. I consider myself lucky, to this day, to have seen two of Rick's Indianapolis victories (1988 and 1991) and will always consider him the greatest driver to ever circle the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Tags: Rick Mears


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Joel Eastman
Joel M. Eastman joined Phoenix American in 2013 as an Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He also serves as a member of Phoenix American's Advisory Board. He performs these functions while maintaining the full time private practice of law and consulting to select clients thru the firm of Joel M. Eastman, PLLC, specializing in real estate and business matters.
Prior to forming his firm in 2007, Joel was Vice President/Sr. Real Estate Counsel with FelCor Lodging Trust, an Irving, Texas NYSE hospitality REIT from 1998 to 2007, which during his tenure owned over 225 hotels. Before that, from 1995 to 1998 when Bristol was merged into FelCor, Joel served as General Counsel of Bristol Hotels & Resorts, a Dallas, Texas hospitality ownership and operating company, which during his tenure became a NYSE public company, and grew from 35 to over 125 hotels, and 15,000 employees. Prior to 1995, since 1977 Joel was engaged in the private practice of law in Dallas with Munsch Hardt and initially Stollenwerck, Moore and Silverberg. Joel has served as a director (and chaired the Strategic Planning Committee) of The Gladney Center for Adoption, a Ft. Worth, Texas based international leader providing adoption services since . Joel has also served as a director of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Golf Tournament. He is also a member of various professional and industry organizations, including the American Bar Association, Idaho and Texas Bar Associations, and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Joel is a graduate of University of Florida (BSBA and MBA) and Southern Methodist University (JD).


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Susan has been involved in the governance of global companies since 1996 including IFM Investors, Coffey International and Transurban Group. Susan is focused on building stakeholder trust and has proven expertise in leading organisational success.
Prior to joining boards, Susan's career was in construction, affordable housing, technology and consulting, and in senior management roles in the public sector including leading the Commission for the Future of the Australian Government.
"I am excited to be taking on the position of Chairman of CLV, and look forward to leading the business globally, enhancing our team capabilities and delivering for our stakeholders, our University partners and our residents".
Susan is also passionate about a range of not-for-profit causes and currently chairs The Wheeler Centre, and sits on the boards of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. She also helped found The Big Issue in Australia and is founding chair of Scale investors – an angle-investing network that supports female led start-ups.


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Note: Burnt Orange Report invites progressive elected officials to publish responses to BOR posts that criticize or question their actions. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's Washington, D.C. office was contacted earlier today about Lize Burr's post earlier today in which she criticized Rep. Doggett's vote and initial statement on the American SAFE Act on November 19. On Friday afternoon, Rep. Doggett issued a second, in-depth statement that addresses his vote, the current process for seeking asylum in the U.S., and the Syrian refugee crisis more generally. Burnt Orange Report is reposting it here.
I am encouraged that so many have expressed their passionate concern for refugees—those who have lived in the midst of evil, desperation, and despair and are leaving everything they know for a safer and better life. Two months ago, I joined a number of colleagues who called for offering more Syrian refugees an opportunity to come to America. On Tuesday, I was one of the first to denounce Governor Abbott's attempt to block these refugees from entering Texas. I find recent comparisons of refugees to rattlesnakes, calls for World War II-style internment camps, and other hateful rhetoric as outrageous as you do. Those who know me best, know of my long record of ensuring America remains a welcome home for those who seek sanctuary.
Why then my vote for H.R. 4038, a bill that requires additional certification and reporting to Congress on the Administration's admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq? Answering that requires clarifying what the bill did and what it did not. It is a four page bill, which you can read in its entirety here, and which simply asks the Administration to certify what it already says it is doing – admitting only those who are not a threat – and reporting regularly to Congress. The bill need not pause the process, extend the waiting time, nor bar entry to any refugee. It does not approve Abbott's plan to bar Syrian refugees, and it certainly does not impose an unacceptable Christian-only religious test. Neither is it a bill that I would have written, nor that I think is necessary. But it is the only related bill on which I was called upon to vote even though presented on short notice, with restricted debate, and with no chance for amendment.
Yesterday morning, with a speech drafted against the bill in my pocket, I walked over to the Capitol. I learned that the bill just approved for floor action was not the bill we had anticipated. It had been changed. After a brief presentation, I was the first Member up to question Administration officials face to face about the rationale for opposing the bill. In summary, I said I am on your side in favoring admission of immigrants and opposing the wrongheaded messages that others from my State have been sending, but just outline for me the strongest arguments for voting against this new, narrow bill. I directly and repeatedly questioned why top officials could not sign off or certify their conclusion that each refugee did not pose a threat. Instead of reasonable responses, I only heard excuses for not being held accountable both to my questions and to those of a number of other colleagues.
Some have claimed that the contents of the bill are irrelevant and that a vote for it associates me with Republican rhetoric and exaggerated claims of the bill's impact. I disagree and think we need to be more strategic in responding to repeated Republican attempts to stir fear and divide us. When Republicans thump their chests and contrive efforts to portray Democrats as weak on security, we do not have to take the bait on every proposal.
If our shared goal is to assure that these refugees and other immigrants seeking a better life are welcomed and integrated into our communities – as I believe they should be – then having our communities feel secure about their arrival is an important objective. The Administration has described a lengthy review process for each refugee that can last two years in order to ensure that no person who poses a security risk gets admitted. It uses every tool at its disposal, including biographical and biometric information, to make this assessment before granting refugee status. How do we build support for welcoming the stranger, the needy, if our communities feel threatened? One way to address these fears is for top officials to provide assurances. And claims by the Department of Homeland Security that they cannot do this without further delay are unjustified.
There is considerable cynicism these days and often rash comments that you are all wrong and I am all right. Perhaps this is best captured by one out-of-state post that I saw today: "These 47 Democrats Just Voted to Send Syrian Refugees Back to their Imminent Death." I respect anyone who has a different point of view but not those who demonize anyone who does not share their views 100% of the time. Whether you ultimately agree or disagree on this matter, I welcome your continued good counsel.


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Match ends, Galatasaray 1, Chelsea 1.
Galatasaray 1-1 Chelsea
- From the section Football
Chelsea blew a golden opportunity to earn a precious first-leg lead in their Champions League last-16 tie against Didier Drogba's Galatasaray.
The Premier League leaders were firmly in command after Fernando Torres's early tap-in gave them a deserved lead.
Torres spurned an early second-half chance to double the advantage, before home skipper Selcuk Inan hit the post.
But the Blues then conceded a sloppy equaliser as Aurelien Chedjou converted unmarked from close range.
Chelsea were aiming to provide a much-needed boost for English clubs following a miserable fortnight which had already seen Arsenal,Manchester City and Manchester United suffer 2-0 losses in their Champions League ties.
The Blues avoided an unwanted quadruple by scoring and avoiding defeat, but will feel they should be heading into next month's return leg with a healthy lead.
Galatasaray boss Roberto Mancini is the more likely to be content with a draw after his team recovered from a shaky opening half-hour during which the visitors threatened to take control of the tie.
The Turkish champions went into the match on the back of a 16-game unbeaten run at the Turk Telecom Arena and ex-Manchester City boss Mancini set up his team to make the most of their home advantage.
But they repeatedly surrendered possession cheaply in the opening stages, while maintaining a dangerous high defensive line that Chelsea's pacy attackers looked to exploit on the break.
A trip to Istanbul is still regarded as one of the most uncomfortable in European football, but the home fans were silenced inside the opening 10 minutes by Spain striker Torres.
Galatasaray committed several men forward in attack and, after ex-Arsenal right-back Emmanuel Eboue lost the ball, the visitors countered swiftly down the left, Cesar Azpilicueta squaring for Torres to steer into an unguarded net.
Chelsea continued to put numbers behind the ball after the opener, while still breaking quickly through attacking trio Eden Hazard, Willian and Andre Schurrle.
Brazil midfielder Willian shot straight at home keeper Fernando Muslera, before Torres had another shot blocked by a last-ditch challenge.
But the game turned on a tactical substitution midway through the first half by Mancini, pitting his wits against Mourinho, the man who succeeded him at Inter Milan in 2008.
The Italian sacrificed winger Izet Hajrovic for central midfielder Yekta Kurtulus as he switched to a 4-5-1 formation to provide his team with more stability.
It worked perfectly. Chelsea were given less space in midfield and full-backs Azpilicueta and Branislav Ivanovic were prevented from providing extra attacking outlets down the flanks.
Their attacking threat blunted, Chelsea's only second-half chance of note fell to Torres. Hazard threaded a perfectly weighted through-ball to the 29-year-old, whose low shot from 15 yards was acrobatically palmed out by Muslera.
The home crowd, sensing a let-off, started to find their voice as Galatasaray began to grow in belief.
And, just seconds after skipper Inan poked against the post following Drogba's downward header, they found an equaliser.
Neither skipper John Terry, who was rarely troubled by former team-mate Drogba on his reunion with the Blues, nor goalkeeper Petr Cech dealt with Wesley Sneijder's left-wing corner, allowing Chedjou to arrive unattended and convert from inside the six-yard box.
How costly that slip proves to Chelsea will be determined in the return leg at Stamford Bridge on 18 March.
- 25Muslera
- 27Eboué
- 15Telles
- 8InanBooked at 57mins
- 21Chedjou
- 22BaltaSubstituted forKayaat 45'minutes
- 14HajrovicSubstituted forKurtulusat 31'minutes
- 3Melo
- 11DrogbaSubstituted forBulutat 80'minutes
- 17Yilmaz
- 10Sneijder
- 6Gülselam
- 19Bulut
- 26Kaya
- 35Kurtulus
- 52Colak
- 55Sarioglu
- 86Ceylan
- 1CechBooked at 61mins
- 2Ivanovic
- 28Azpilicueta
- 8Lampard
- 24Cahill
- 26TerryBooked at 42mins
- 14SchürrleBooked at 57minsSubstituted forMikelat 67'minutes
- 7Santos do NascimentoBooked at 58mins
- 9TorresSubstituted forEto'oat 68'minutes
- 22Willian
- 17E HazardSubstituted forOscarat 90+2'minutes
- 3Cole
- 11Oscar
- 12Mikel
- 19Ba
- 23Schwarzer
- 29Eto'o
- 33Kalas
- Referee:
- Carlos Velasco Carballo
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home20
- Away18
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Second Half ends, Galatasaray 1, Chelsea 1.
Felipe Melo (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Frank Lampard (Chelsea).
Substitution, Chelsea. Oscar replaces Eden Hazard.
Foul by Umut Bulut (Galatasaray).
Frank Lampard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Felipe Melo (Galatasaray).
John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Alex Telles (Galatasaray).
Ramires (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Umut Bulut.
Foul by Umut Bulut (Galatasaray).
Ramires (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Felipe Melo (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ramires (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Yekta Kurtulus (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
Felipe Melo (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).
Substitution, Galatasaray. Umut Bulut replaces Didier Drogba.
Hand ball by Didier Drogba (Galatasaray).
Semih Kaya (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea).
Foul by Alex Telles (Galatasaray).
Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Petr Cech.
Attempt saved. Alex Telles (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray).
Frank Lampard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Samuel Eto'o replaces Fernando Torres.
Foul by Selcuk Inan (Galatasaray).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Chelsea. John Obi Mikel replaces Andre Schürrle.
Attempt missed. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Goal! Galatasaray 1, Chelsea 1. Aurélien Chedjou (Galatasaray) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Branislav Ivanovic.
Foul by Semih Kaya (Galatasaray).


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A Day in the Life of A Dreamer
- Marie Kosalko, Retired Owner Best Buds Specialty Florists, Inc.
- PA, United States
- I have always been a 'dreamer' and I think that is the most important quality a person can have in order to be creative. It allows me to view things from all sorts of angles. Whenever I would design for a wedding/special event I made myself 'think like a photographer' and in my mind's eye I wanted to be able to showcase various colors, elements & textures. At the end of 2012 I closed the doors to my Floral Studio and began pursuing new horizons. Flowers and plants have been a part of my life since I was a child and helped my Dad in the garden. Seeds have always fascinated me and one day I will share my 'Lesson Of the Bean' story with you! My other passion is creating beautiful food to share with family and friends -- I have always said that food and flowers go together. For now, I would like this Blog to be a collection of Pretty things that this Dreamer would like to share with all of you!
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Welcome to EDH: IMHO. A diverse haven for passionate, casual weirdos who want to create stories with their friends through a game of Commander!
Thank you for joining me! If you are reading this article, I hope that you read my first one. My desire with that article was to not only introduce myself, but to give you, my beloved reader, a look into what I want EDH IMHO to be every week.
This week, I would love to discuss my history with the format, and why I love it so very much. If I had to summarize my Commander mission statement, it would be this:
My goal in commander is to create the very best possible Magic the Gathering experience for my playgroup.
This is important for me to get out of the way early. I know for a lot of commander groups this is simply not the case. If the above statement isn't for you, that is awesome, and I wouldn't want to change a single thing about your philosophy. (Not that I could)
But the goal of creating the best experience possible is, for me, what casual (and by extension commander) is all about. Now, to be clear, this does not mean you don't build with strong interactions in mind, and it certainly doesn't mean you don't build answers into your deck to stop your opponents. What this mission statement sets into place is an attitude that takes an extra step to consider your opponents, as well as yourself.
But to talk about that, I must first share what is probably my cardinal rule of commander:
Talk to each other.
Full disclosure: I am a full-blooded introvert. People can wear me out, especially if a conversation goes too long. I could write a separate social column on the tricks I have used in the past use to end conversations as quickly as possible. I'd read it – Editor
So believe me: those of you who got exhausted just READING my request that you talk to your playgroup: I get it! It's work, and it's often contentious work, at that. It always requires energy and patience.
But in my opinion, talking is the only way to create the kind of games you want to experience as a team. It is not only worth the effort, but in my opinion, it is actually wasteful not to talk.
You know what's a great movie? The Hateful Eight.
If you're a big fan of Tarantino, you probably don't love this movie. It's probably just barely better than Death Proof when you rank his movies. The Hateful Eight is super long. It may be Tarantino at his most pretentious. You have to wait a long time for the action.
But it's my favorite Tarrantino movie. It may not be his greatest…but it's my favorite.
Do you know why? Because of how they talk.
People who love Tarrantino have all kinds of reasons why. They love the grittiness, or the violence, or his dark humor. They love that he basically reinvented the rules of plotting when it comes to film. I love all those things, but for me, they aren't what makes Tarrantino great. What truly sets him apart, in my opinion, is the way he has characters talk to each other. And Hateful Eight just might be the Taj Mahal of talk.
The movie is an ensemble of awesome actors who do so very little, but say so very much. The few moments of violence and action in the film act as punctuation for the dialogue. The dialogue aligns the dominoes to ensure that the action rolls destructively and passionately through every twist and turn.
Sometimes, I think I love the act of communication so much because I feel like the world around me has come to despise it. Talking is work. Talking can be monotonous. It often requires you to repeat yourself, which never feels like anything less than the biggest waste of time possible.
And this is just as true in commander as it is in anything else. Someone hates how a certain card affects the game, but they are worried to make someone mad, or that they will look stupid for hating a card that isn't as powerful as they think.
So they do the worst thing they can do for a problem: they keep their concern to themselves.
But here's the thing: when you don't talk, you do the one thing that has 0% chance of fixing the problem. To not talk is to keep precious knowledge out of the pool.
I need the card because of its title….but seriously, screw this card.
I recall a time when my playgroup was having dinner together before we started a new game. One member of my group, who for the sake of this article I will nickname "Jaws," was mostly just listening. We discussed some of the cards in our group that might be negatively affecting our experiences. We were bringing up some really powerful cards that were potentially warping our playgroup's experience.
Finally, we asked Jaws what card bothered him the most.
"Honestly," he said, "I think it sucks that Crypt Ghast can be played in mono-black decks."
If you don't know, there are a lot of people like my friend Jaws when it comes to this card. Extort is known in the commander community as just another bullet in the pissing contest between Mark Rosewater and Sheldon Menery when it comes to what color identity should mean in commander. Rosewater has always hated that hybrid cards cannot be played in either of its colors, individually. Meanwhile Menery has maintained that a commander must have both of a hybrid's cards colors in its identity for it to be legal.
It is theorized that extort was created by Rosewater just to needle at Menery's stance. If true, it is a embarrassingly petty move. Of course, it was followed in kind by Menery's equally petty response, which was to declare that extort would actually not factor into a card's color identity. His reason?
Because the hybrid mana is in the reminder text.
As lame as the Menery/Rosewater disagreement is, at the end of the day Crypt Ghast is legal to be run in mono black decks. Even though I didn't think that was a big deal, my friend Jaws did. We had been playing commander for four years, and I don't think I had ever heard Jaws mention a card he didn't like.
So I took it out. Now, I don't need to tell you how amazing Crypt Ghast is in mono black. I also don't need to tell you that my deck got weaker after that. Keeping up in mana can be hard when you don't have green, so cards like Crypt Ghast are a godsend. It was a really tough cut for the deck.
But then again, making as good of a deck as possible….that's not my mission statement, is it?
I will try to say this every week, but I want you all to know that this series of articles is going to be about my particular experience with casual commander in my own specific playgroup. There's a good chance you disagreed with a good portion of this article, and that's not only ok, it's actually perfect. My entire point with this article is to create as much fun as I can through what I believe to be the most important ingredient: talk. Talk with your playgroup. Come to conclusions. Be ok with those conclusions differing from the EDH Rules Committee. For the sake of the preservation of your fun, and the fun of your friends, be brave enough to talk!
Thanks as always! This has been EDH IMHO. I've been, and continue to be, Akabane Rowsdower.
Kyle Somerfeldt is an avidly casual player of Commander. He loves movies, Japanese pro wrestling, and Sphinx Ambassador. Every week, he uses EDH IMHO to share his rambling philosophy regarding the format he loves.


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The Tory party in opposition at South Lanarkshire Council are accusing their SNP minority administration colleagues of trying to pull a fast one.
The Conservatives blasted the decision to bring forward a proposal to transform transitional care provision as 'urgent business' – notifying other parties only the evening before a morning meeting of the Social Work Resources Committee.
With the meeting scheduled for 10am on Wednesday, April 25, and having only received the email at 4.45pm on the Tuesday, Tory councillors claim they had virtually no time to consider the plans.
South Lanarkshire Council have denied the allegations.
If approved four of South Lanarkshire's eight residential care homes would shut.
Those earmarked for closure were Canderavon House and McClymont House in Clydesdale, as well as two in Hamilton. A single facility in Lanark would serve the whole of Clydedsale. These would include rooms where patients leaving hospital would receive care before returning home.
In the face of overwhelming opposition the Tories claimed the SNP administration made a last minute U-turn and withdrew the proposals.
Leader of the opposition Conservative Group, Councillor Alex Allison, said: "We recognise the need to reduce bed-blocking in hospitals and allow people to get back home.
"There is nothing worse than relatives having to travel for hours to visit their loved ones, so it is crucial we find local solutions. That is something that cannot be done without proper consideration."
He added: "Councillors of all parties should have time to study the proposals, hear from their constituents, raise questions and properly scrutinise the plans, so that ultimately the right decisions are made.
"This matter affects the lives of some of the most vulnerable. It is too important to be rushed through and it would be utterly wrong for any administration to try to do so.
"South Lanarkshire has a minority SNP administration that claims to be committed to transparency and openness, but that simply doesn't fit with bringing forward such significant proposals only the night before a committee meets.
A council spokesman said: "For many years both national and local policy on care for the elderly has been increasingly focused on helping people live for longer at home and in their communities. We know that is what people want, and as part of this the council and the Social Care Partnership have been trialling new approaches on intermediate care.