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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Blocker
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.0.1, 2.0.7, 2.1.4, 2.2.1
Component/s: Backup
Testing Instructions:
Under the 4 DBs (mysql, postgres, mssql, oracle)
- Better if tested against one course having a lot of courses (> 5000). Alternatively, you can hack the $blocksz initial value (5000) to something lower than the total number of courses in the testing site. Also, we can rely on feedback from moodlers for this.
1) Go to any course, settings block -> import
2) You wil get the "Find a course to import data from", showing one list of courses (if there is any you can import from) and one search box.
3) Perform some searches (1-char ones are ok), both by course short-name and full-name.
4) You get up to 10 matching courses. Results are correct.
5) Try some search by non-matching short-name or full-name
6) You get the message "There are no courses to display" and the search box is shown, so a new search can be launched.Under the 4 DBs (mysql, postgres, mssql, oracle) Better if tested against one course having a lot of courses (> 5000). Alternatively, you can hack the $blocksz initial value (5000) to something lower than the total number of courses in the testing site. Also, we can rely on feedback from moodlers for this. 1) Go to any course, settings block -> import 2) You wil get the "Find a course to import data from", showing one list of courses (if there is any you can import from) and one search box. 3) Perform some searches (1-char ones are ok), both by course short-name and full-name. 4) You get up to 10 matching courses. Results are correct. 5) Try some search by non-matching short-name or full-name 6) You get the message "There are no courses to display" and the search box is shown, so a new search can be launched.
Affected Branches:MOODLE_20_STABLE, MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE
Fixed Branches:MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE
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If a user has the required capabilities to import from some courses, but there exists 250 courses before them that they do not have the capability to import from, the search list on the import page is empty and claims theres no courses to import from, the search box also doesn't appear in this instance.
The problem is this line in 'backup/util/ui/restore_ui_components.php': Line 166:
$resultset = $DB->get_recordset_sql($sql, $params, 0, 250);
The search is clearly hardcoded to only check the first 250 courses. By removing the offset and limit, it properly returns a list of courses the user can import from.
I imagine this was done for performance reasons so we don't end up checking the capabilities across all X number of courses, however simply giving up after a certain number is no good.
I've attached a small patch that simply removes the limit from the query.
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- is duplicated by
MDL-26938 No matching courses when importing due to max courses limit
- Closed
MDL-27095 Course selector in Course-import screen show max. of 10 courses.
- Closed
MDL-27154 Course import selector lists only 10 courses, and no pagination
- Closed
MDL-29157 list of courses to import from may be empty for some teachers
- Closed
MDL-29628 Import course list is not formed correctly: Incorrect results and Performance issues
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This issue has been reported to cause problems for a MP client. Please give it priority.
Please apply patches, this is still coming up and has been reported several times according to the list of duplicates.
nice github links and rebased to latest 22, 21, 20:
This has been outstanding for too long, given it is a solved problem.
Also note the affects versions is now totally wrong, should be all versions >= 2.0.x
going on a year and the fix is right there. Why isn't this being resolved?
We have teachers complaining about this being broken. How does a blocker stay open for so long? Especially since the patch is posted?
I know this has been open since ages ago, but each time I arrive here I finish in a dead-end.
1) Current implementation limits the pre-fetched courses to 250, and that's wrong, for sure. But can be workaround by fine-tunning the search.
2) Any attempt to perform the search globally, without any limit, will kill the performance in big sites (thousands of courses), no matter how it's implemented because, at the end... it implies site-wide capability checks and that does not scale ok at all.
So really, I don't know if you're completely sure about 2) (take out limits) being better than 1) (limit and fine-tune the search). Or if using one alternative 3) increase 250 to something under acceptable limits (say 5000, based in Tony's used numbers) will be enough for the majority of the cases (sites), and fine-tunning the search, or going straight to the target course and restoring from it would be good enough.
Perhaps we could do it in chunks, like Tony's patch provides... but providing sort of "next/prev" navigation in the list (to avoid checking all the courses) and they are shown in 10 by 10 increments o so. That will produce, implicitly, that the teacher need to fine-tune the search to avoid having to "navigate" dozens of times before arriving to the target course.
Or perhaps we could order them in some way there are more chances to get the target ones first (like ordering by lastaccess to them, note that this will break alphabetical ordering).
Not sure really about which is the best to get this fixed (to some acceptable behavior) once and for all. Thoughts?
Because the query only picks a few columns from mdl_course, I think it isn't a big deal because the page isn't (relatively) hit that much. If this search appeared on the front page it would be something different entirely.
For real world cases, we've had this deployed on sites with 50k+ courses for a year; the performance of that particular page might be a little slower (it still comes up in a second or two...) but it is nothing in the scheme of things. I can't tell visibly between with/without the patch.
To word that more directly, I think the above patch should be applied unless someone with a truly colossal site can show that it has a detrimental effect...
I'd be happy to test it but we don't have any 2.x sites over, or even approaching, 50,000 courses to match Tony's testing.
I'm not sure that option 1 is a possibility in all cases. Part of the issue is that when the courses a user does have permission to import from are all located in the database after 250 other courses from which they don't have permission to import, the user is told they can't import from any courses and they aren't given a search box. No search box at all means no fine tuning. If you keep a low limit, then it seems the search box needs to be tweaked so that it still shows up and the error would need to be changed so that it's not telling the user they can't import any courses when really they can, but just not from the first 250.
Since Tony has had the patch running for a year with 50k+ courses and minimal impact, I think that speaks to eliminating the limit or at least increasing it dramatically. Alternatively, make the limit an admin setting. Most sites could disable or raise the limit but any site that is "truly colossal," as Tony said, could leave it enabled with a number that works for them. It's also a lot easier to change an admin setting than it is to re-push code on the chance that someone has an "oops moment" of setting it too high and dragging down their server.
Hi guys,
I've just been looking at this now, Eloy brought it to my attention this morning.
Having looked over the patch and having had a play with it I think that it is a good improvement, even over the performance impacts it may have.
Presently this gets my tentative +0.5 from me.
I do think that a new issue should be opened to properly explore the performance improvements that can be further made to this code:
- get_searchsql is including empty searches into the SQL's where. During testing I noticed that postgres is processing these in some shape or form still as performance improved when I removed them e.g. (c.name ILIKE '%%' ESCAPE '
- Explore the memory implications in using get_records rather than get_recordset for the search. I can certainly see why it's been done, and given this is not a commonly hit page I don't think this is urgent.
At the end of the day Eloy you are much more versed in Database performance than I am so final call is yours.
As mentioned a tentative +0.5 from me, perhaps if you are still unsure we should integrate this on master only, create the new issue and investigate it immediately, and then after we are happy with the result on master backport to the stable branches?
Up to you
I should add I only played with this patch on Postgres and as I'm working in HQ this week it was only tested on a server with hundreds of courses, not thousands.
As Tony has been running with this on large sites for a fair period I think it is likely to be safe, but a bit of cross engine stress testing would be nice.
Certainly testing this on a site with several thousand courses, of which the testing user only has the required capability on a single course would be an interesting test for this patch.
I'd be happy to test this however I am off shortly on holiday for 2 weeks and it would have to wait until I am back.
If you like I can try and push someone at HQ into setting up the required engines and sites to give this a proper test.
+1 to giving this a stress test on other engines; we run PG everywhere so if mysql or others run these queries badly we wouldn't know.
The chunking means the memory use is fixed, and only picking a few small columns means it shouldn't be big so the growth really shouldn't be horrible. Not sure what the impact is to maximum use for the page though.
We use MySQL. I tested Tony's patch in a development environment (not as powerful as our production fleet) with a copy of a site that has 16,000 courses. I loaded the page numerous times. Observationally with just my eyes, it's the same load time with the patch as it is without the patch. When I actually time it, it ranges from the same to 2 seconds longer.
Thanks for providing further feedback on this Chris.
I'll see if we can integrate this in the next sprint.
Shifting this off the STABLE Sprint backlog as Eloy is masterfully working on it.
I'm sending this to integration (for 21_STABLE, 22_STABLE and master). I've added one extra commits on top of Tony's ones that:
- Fixes the iteration to work perfectly under mssql (it behaves differently for out-of-result sets).
- Makes the code ready for PHP 5.4 (no multi-level continue and break allowed).
- Minor improvements, but calculating the caps array and user once and delegating to has_all_capabilities()
I've tested it against the four BDs (small sites) and seems to be working ok. It would be great if, in the mean time, we can get some feedback about how the final patch is working against your real big sites. TIA!
Thanks Tony and everybody, ciao
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Brilliant! Great to have a solution to this issue, it has been integrated now
Does this really need to be tested across all four DBs?
Testing candidates are Eloy, Sam and Apu. Eloy and Sam are disqualified and Apu is ill.
I'll see if Dan can help otherwise this might need to wait.
I've spent a good few hours trying to get my mssql working here but with no joy so removing myself as tester.. sorry
Well, when doing it I tested it under the 4DBs, but with very tiny sites (<10 courses) and it worked, so no SQL-error is expected. In fact I detected some minor problems with mssql and I added 1-extra commit to fix that.
And Tony's solution has been tested both under mysql and postgresql against big sites successfully.
So, under my responsibility... I think I'm going to pass this... if anybody has any objection, tell it in the next 30 mins or shutup forever.
Your changes are now upstream and will be included in the next minor released scheduled for March 13th (next Monday!).
icao_reverse('arreis olik rebemevon afla letoh ognat');
Closing, ciao


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Skip to comments.The Neoconservative Persuasion
Posted on 05/24/2004 4:42:38 PM PDT by churchillbuff
WHAT EXACTLY IS NEOCONSERVATISM? Journalists, and now even presidential candidates, speak with an enviable confidence on who or what is "neoconservative," and seem to assume the meaning is fully revealed in the name. Those of us who are designated as "neocons" are amused, flattered, or dismissive, depending on the context. It is reasonable to wonder: Is there any "there" there?
Even I, frequently referred to as the "godfather" of all those neocons, have had my moments of wonderment. A few years ago I said (and, alas, wrote) that neoconservatism had had its own distinctive qualities in its early years, but by now had been absorbed into the mainstream of American conservatism. I was wrong, and the reason I was wrong is that, ever since its origin among disillusioned liberal intellectuals in the 1970s, what we call neoconservatism has been one of those intellectual undercurrents that surface only intermittently. It is not a "movement," as the conspiratorial critics would have it. Neoconservatism is what the late historian of Jacksonian America, Marvin Meyers, called a "persuasion," one that manifests itself over time, but erratically, and one whose meaning we clearly glimpse only in retrospect.
Viewed in this way, one can say that the historical task and political purpose of neoconservatism would seem to be this: to convert the Republican party, and American conservatism in general, against their respective wills, into a new kind of conservative politics suitable to governing a modern democracy. That this new conservative politics is distinctly American is beyond doubt. There is nothing like neoconservatism in Europe, and most European conservatives are highly skeptical of its legitimacy. The fact that conservatism in the United States is so much healthier than in Europe, so much more politically effective, surely has something to do with the existence of neoconservatism. But Europeans, who think it absurd to look to the United States for lessons in political innovation, resolutely refuse to consider this possibility.
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Well, ok, I guess he isn't but at least he told the truth. LOL
Nobody is THAT brazen! ;-)
Not when it takes 30-80 seconds for Freerepublic to respond to my posts. ;->
This is in East Texas. It isn't overpriced labor nor is it union labor. And your Ukranian labor would have to be paid overtime which the illegals do not get.
If the playing field was level it would be different. But you and I both know it isn't and that isn't right and isn't what the USA is susposed to be about.
"The business of America is business." - Calvin Coolidge.
"It's not personal. It's just business." - Don Vito Corleone
"Property is theft." - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
"Members of Congress need to step outside the cluttered field for a moment and ask themselves: what is the proper function of a tax code in a democratic society? If the role of the tax code is to regulate human behavior, to encourage some forms of industry over others, to punish bad habits, and to redistribute wealth, then they should just keep tinkering. But if they believe -- as they should -- that the purpose of the tax code is to simply raise revenue, then it's clearly time to consider whether the ludicrously complex, expensive, and burdensome tax code is the best vehicle to accomplish such a straightforward task." - Stephen Moore, director of fiscal policy studies at the Cato Institute
Perhaps YOU should get some sleep and rethink accusing,blindly and out of hand,anyone you assume holds position,without KNOWING what position that person has. :-)
How do you know that the person lost his job due to ILLEGAL hires?
When people lost their jobs due to the immigration influxes,previously,no one was talking about whether or not they were legal or illegal;but,they still LOST THEIR JOBS,and THAT was my point! From the earliest days of industrialization,in this country,people were fired and others hired at LOWER SALARIES.Those who went on strike,NEVER were rehired;that was the companies' policy.People have ALWAYS been expendable and the bottom line taken as precedence.Go look into this,maybe the scales will fall from your eyes.
No job? Go get another! No jobs in your area? MOVE!Yes,it's as simple as that.Before all of the government saftey-nets,people did whatever it took to feed and house and clothe themselves and their families.
Your friend's job loss has NOTHING whatsoever to do with the topic of this thread. Why have you high-jacked it?
Thank you for correcting my spelling, but I would like to point out that leading off with a spelling correction isn't a way to make yourself look more intell
e[i]gent. It makes you look like a person who would rather point out minor mistakes of the other[ ]side rather than debate the points they are [it is] making.
He lost his job
s because of ILLEGAL labor. He didn't lose his job because it was no longer needed. The only reason we have illegal labor in this country is because people will not enfore the laws against it.
Perhaps you should get some sleep and re[-]think your support of those that break our nation[']s laws.
So then you would have supported Steve Forbes' idea of a flat tax, right?
I came to the "party" late, but I happen to agree with nearly everything you wrote.
To sum it up, neo-cons believe that defending democracy and individual freedom goes beyond our borders, which I have to agree with because when we get to the point where the majority of the world does not believe in individual freedom and democracy we will not have any allies to call on.
Anything would be better than that nightmare of a millennium that the IRS code presently is.
Too bad it will never be close to a reality in our lifetimes.
We are in a war and war usually means there are deaths of soldiers - very sad but true. To hold each and every death as a strike against our President is ridiculous and shows what weak creatures we have become.
Also, in a war there are millions of ideas on how the war should be run - millions of armchair generals who bloviate about how their way would have been better. Yet, there is only one man and his group of military that are making these decisions and seeing all of the pros and cons of every action.
Do you think Steve Forbes would be more comfortable in the salons of Wall Street or a barbecue on Main Street?
Hmmm...I don't know Steve Forbes personally, so I couldn't say.
But as for me, I've been in both and either one would be OK in my book.
Bravo to your post 18... every single word.
If you were well versed in history,you would know that "salon" is used with regard to one's home,where a gathering of people mingle.It's actually an old term,several centuries old,and European in origin.
It was women,who were or wanted to be socially upwardly mobile,who opened their parlours (living rooms to you),usually on a weekly basis,to "intellectuals",prominent artists of all stripes,for stimulating conversation.
Gertrude Stein i s but one person well known for her great "salons" and a late comer to it.
They don't hold block parties nor neighborhood fairs where I live. They hold such in MANHATTAN,though,where I used to live,and in CHICAGO,where I also used to live;but in rural Conn.,we don't have "block parties." My little town,which was incorporated in 1711,does have parades though,on Memorial Day and Labor Day,as well as a lovely Christmas tree lighting,on the old sheep's meadow. :-)
I know my neighbors...but not as well as I knew my neighbors,when we lived in a MAJOR city...here,there's far more land between us.You do have a rather strange idea of what things are like,in anyplace other than where YOU live.LOL
Anti-business? Why am I not surprised? And FYI...businesses are NOT in business to "benefit" the " regular folks". There's that silly MARXISM again.
Your posts incriminate you.I don't have to raise a finger.
Do you really believe that raising the cost of doing business and undercutting the profits of private enterprises so they won't be able to employ as may people is the answer to our illegal immigration problem?
I am now and have been for 38 years,conversant about that milieu.They do NOT call their gatherings " salons"!
I was giving you a very brief overview of the history of the word "salon" and from whence it came. The definition of that word has NOT changed in 100s of years.
Gee,where do YOU live? If I played music at the top/loudest level possible,inside my house,there isn't a neighbor who would hear it.But,of course I don't and would not play music,nor anything else,at such a decibel level.:-)
Businesses have absolutely NO governing rule nor law,or even a moral standard,which makes it have to do anything whatsoever,"for" the little people.Noblesse oblige ( yep,yet another European term ) is an obligation on PEOPLE;not business.
History lesson...what "history lesson"? You threw out a bunch of diverse statements,which you did not show proof of,And expect me to expound on them?
The Loral thing was a Clinton shell game,to pay off some of his backers,both here and in China.
I suggest that you go get quite a number of books ( you want a book list?) and read up on American history, vis-a-vis business practices,lowering salaries,firing Americans and replacing them with immigrants(which,BTW,at one point was CHINESE immigrants and I'm NOT talking about railroad's workers!),as well as the philanthropy of the Robber Barons through today.
You're lucky I used Stein( sheeeeeeeeeesh,I though EVERYONE knew about her "salons"),instead of several other names,whom I was certain you'd never heard of. :-)
These "economic" arguments against immigration are just bad. You sound like John Kerry ranting against Judas corporations.
Thed Wal-Mart mess,OTOH, did.
And you inferred exactly what I stated,by including Enron with the hiring of illegals.Read your post.
Now go back to my other reply,and try to deal with that other one...the one I posted prior to the one about hiring illegals. :-)
Come on...just tell us,do you now,or have you ever worked on Wall Street,in any capacity at all?
No. I believe that cutting red tape would greatly help ease the burdens on business and help stimulate the economy.
What I don't support is protecting the jobs of a few at the expense of everyone else in the country.
Protectionism is and always has been leftist and contrary to the principle of free enterprise.
I threw in the Robber Barons because they did NOT "give back",in a corporate way,to "the little people".Their business practices and those of their lesser known compatriots,were selfish.Their philanthropy,was their person doings.Except,of course, J.P. Morgans saving and trying to save the market,on several different Panics and Crashes,at the behest of the Fed.Gov.!
Nope,businesses "owe" the society they live in nothing.They owe their stockholders,they owe their boards,they owe those whom they do business with some things;just NOT the "society",nor nation they live in.And since so many HUGE corporations are global,just which nation do they "owe" anyway?
Come on....have you ever worked on Wall Street,in any capacity? And if so,just how many "Wall Street salons"( are you sure you didn't perhaps mean,instead, soiree? ) have you attended?
I suggest that you visit FR's HTML Sandbox,if you have any questions pertaining to BOLDING a word. :-)
Hmmmmmmmmmm...Nazi referrence? You lose,according to net rules. LOL
Of course we would. But overregulation, nanny-statism, confiscatory taxes, gun control, wasteful social programs, union thuggery, the Social Security Ponzi scheme, and legally-enshrined PC would probably not be among them.
Plus, we'd never have to hear another speech from Ted The Swimmer, Robert KKK Byrd, or Dianne Feinswine again.
My point is that by working together, and voting that way, we can eliminate a bunch of COMMON concerns. We could then work on the rest, and probably alleviate many of those. Okay, neither side is going to get ALL it wants, but it's a start.
Without the other troubles on our backs, it'd make the rest easier to deal with honestly, anyway.
If we pared down or eliminated a good chunk of social giveaways, wouldn't that also eliminate a motivator for illegals to come here in the first place? If we scrapped the minimum wage and corporate taxes, and instituted wide-ranging tort reform, wouldn't that make the U.S. more friendly an environment for businesses to operate in, thus slowing outsourcing?
Demanding closed borders is only facing ONE side of the issue.
Too many people just seem to prefer whining to winning, either in war OR politics.
Well, not when you have THAT attitude. If you'd really like to see it changed, it's not gonna happen if you sit on the sidelines.
I only meant that, given that we are ALL conservative to one degree or another, and that the only party with close ties to the whole of the Right is the Republicans, shouldn't we quit biting at each other for just a little while, at least until after the Left is defeated?
After the victory party and hangover, we'll have plenty of time to have a go at each other again. And at least then we could do it without the threat of terrorism, and with lower taxes besides.
That is far from the only reason.
If A is willing to do B's job for less money for the same work, then B's labor, by definition, is overpriced.
If we got rid of Social Security and the tax code, won the war, and eliminated the lawsuit industry and regulations which drive corporations away, oh, and dropped gun control into the toilet in which it belongs, I could put up with a few folks smoking weed.
A couple of strip joints is a small price to pay to be rid of Kennedy, Byrd, Pelosi, and Schumer, in my book.
One if one ignores the laws of this country regarding min wage and overtime. Just because you feel that laws should be ignored, doesn't mean that they should.
It's nice to see that you support those that break the law, simply so they can make profit. Let me ask you this, is a US citizen who isn't on welfare being replaced by an illegal who is subsidized by the US Taxpayer a good thing?
Thank you, please continue to provide your service. Would you like me to copy you on everything I post?
PS. Check your posting history, you do not spell, user correct grammer all the time either.
Thanks A LOT!
So would it be ok for me to just take your property from you if I felt like I needed it?
I mean, it's just breaking a law or two and, as your defense of ILLEGALS and those that hire them shows, they don't mean much. Kind of an IS IS situation?
As for how I know? Well, see I asked some of the new crews they hired...and the admittied they where illegals. Is't amazing how easy men will talk to a woman.
This is the major reason that I feel that neocons are dangerous.
I've noticed you on quite a few "neo-con" threads over the last few days. Out of curiosity, do you consider yourself to be a neo-con, using the definition Kristol laid out in this article?
(Late) ping to post #18 !
The Neoconservative Persuasion
Here's the facts...The President is a conservative leaning Republican. Is he perfect? No. However, he IS the best we can hope for in the current American political landscape. I hope no one has forgotten the influence of the media, Hollywood, academia, etc. nowadays. Ronald Reagan himself would have been demonized to a level you could not believe today. Oh, wait, sorry, he HAS been lately, hasn't he? His great fortune was that those he ran against were so incompetent and loathsome to voters then, he shined like the star he was through it all. We can't count on that today.
In November, one of two men will emerge as President...George Bush or John Kerry. Rail about that FACT all you want, but it is still the truth. What do you want, a comitted Leftist who wouldn't give a conservative's views the time of day, or a Right-leaning Republican who will at least listen to the Right? Which one do you want choosing judges, appointing government officials, or prosecuting the Terror War? You have ONLY those two choices, you know, and sorry, staying home is not only intellectual and political laziness, but in time of war, is a near-criminal abrogation of your responsibilities as a citizen.
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.
The fact remains, if a good (labor) is available at a lesser price for the same thing, the higher priced good (worker) is overpriced, by definition.
Goods and labor only sell for what the market will bear. The labor market in the US is now waking up to the fact that its prices were artificially high.
The above is an indubitably true statement. That is why spell check has become my friend. Cheers.
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Preparing for your first visit to your Reproductive Endocrinologist (RE) can be a little nerve-racking. You've probably put quite a bit of time and effort into finding an RE who is the right fit for you, so if you feel somewhat anxious on the days leading up to your appointment, it's understandable. After all, your fertility is a very personal, sensitive topic and you want everything to go as smoothly as possible!
Having a list of questions with you at the appointment is the best way to guarantee you won't forget to ask about the things you may be unsure of. It would also be helpful to bring a small notebook. The RE will give you lots of information and it will be nearly impossible to remember everything without taking a few notes.
The following are a few topics you should discuss with your RE before you or your partner agree to proceed with any treatment:
Hours of operation - Ovulation doesn't wait for nine o'clock Monday morning! Be sure the clinic operates at times when you are available, such as during the evenings or on weekends. You will likely have to make several trips to the clinic for blood work and ultrasounds, so regular business hours often aren't enough. Plus, scheduling your work responsibilities around your RE's hours can be both challenging and frustrating.
Testing - Your RE should go over the tests he or she might perform, as well as the order in which they will be performed. If you are unsure of what any of these tests entail, do not hesitate to ask your RE to explain the testing process in complete detail.
Treatment sessions - You and your partner will probably have the most questions regarding the kind of fertility treatment you will receive. Discuss with your RE all of your options, as well as when you can begin treatment, as some clinics only accept a certain number of patients for specific treatments at one time, and many clinics have a waiting list. Your RE should also be able to give you an estimate of many times you will need to receive a particular treatment before you see results or move on to a new form of treatment.


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Playford's 1684 setting of this well-known lowland tune ['A Scottish tune to a ground' is Playford's note] was one of the tues I played recently at the LBPS evening at the Glasgow Piping Live! Festival. This is one of thoe tunes that the more I play it, the more complex the interpretation of its simple notation becomes.
I've restricted myself to the first two of Playford's variations, they being essentially the verse and chorus of the song. Maybe when I feel that I have got a strong hold on these two I'll incorporate some more of the variations, but by then I'll probably be inventing my own. The point here is to get inside the drive of the music, since it is really unlike anything that Scottish pipers play today.
When I first started playing this piece I adopted my usual 'French 3-time Bourree' approach, something that I've discussed on other posts here; along with this comes the cabrette-style footwork. However, the more I've played this, [and thanks to a timely enquiry from Dick Hensold] I've begun to see this as belonging to a class of tunes that in the 16th century were referred to as hornpipes - indeed such tunes are the earliest notated hornpipes. Here's my earlier interpretation of two of these hornpipes:
You can see the French influence again in these tunes. I'm not sure yet how the provisional identification of Playford's tunne as a hornpipe will affect the way I play it. I am hoping to embark soon on a project to reconstruct some of these dances using contemporary sources - hopefully this will encourage a new interpretation of the music to emerge.
Meanwhile, here's a very different interpretation of a similar hornpipe, this time from the Ballet Lute Book [c.1600?]
The Playford tune, originally published in his 'Division Violin', was printed in the LBPS publication 'Out of the Flames'. The two 16th century hornpipes and the Ballet Horne pipe are in my 'Three Extraordinary Collection': you'll also find them in my essay on the triple-time hornpipe on this site [pages 5 * 8: click here]. There was a youtube video of the Morlaye Hornpipe d'Angleterr' on guitar available but I can't find it today.


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Sheer Absurd Incongruity: Husker Du on Joan Rivers Show
From @andrewbreitbart, via Twitter: "I want to show you something so incongruous I don't have words: Husker Du on Joan Rivers Show." H/T Mike B.
UPDATE: Perhaps even better– Gwar on Joan Rivers Show.
It's Like, Human Rights, Y'all
From You Can't Make It Up, the following account of Cameron Diaz's appearance at the 2005 Reebok Human Rights Awards—not a joke, like say, the Keds Tribute to Military Valor might be—proves that the real lives of celebrities are 1000x more amusingly moronic than anything anybody could write for them:
"The true highlight of the evening came when Cameron Diaz pranced out on stage. Waving and blowing kisses she tottered in her stilettos and skintight jeans over to the podium. Struggling to read the speech prepared for her, she gratefully welcomed interruptions of high school kids screaming, 'You're so hot Cameron!! I want you Cameron!' 'Come on you guys,' she said tossing her shiny blond hair over her shoulder, 'Please. I mean, it's totally awesome that you're here.' Wink.
She then read her bit about Carlos Rojas, a videographer documenting violent atrocities against his indigenous ethnic group in Oaxaca. 'Brutalized, attacked, imprisoned and tortured by the Mexican military, the Mixe found themselves without a voice,' Cameron read. Then, looking up at the audience, puppy dog eyes wide, she ad libbed, 'I think we all know what that feels like, right guys?' From the back of the auditorium came the response, 'I want to do you, Cameron!' She smiled and waved. 'You guys are so awesome!'â€
I guess this is the kind of gravity you get with the star of "The Sweetest Thing.†I am just relieved that, when Carlos Rojas approached Cameron to receive the award, the sheer absurd incongruity of those two standing together didn't cause the universe to implode.


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If you could meet one boba fett, which one would you select??
Young boba, or grown up boba??
and why???
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If you could meet one boba fett, which one would you select??
Young boba, or grown up boba??
and why???
I'd probably want to meet grown up Boba, because by that time he'd probably have a bunch of interesting stories to tell. Plus he has the Slave I by then, and who wouldn't want to see the Slave I?
(As if he'd let me near him or his ship, but a girl can dream right?)
Adult Boba,
Young Boba would probably kick you in the shin and then shoot you in the back after your first word.
Older Boba would at least listen to what you had to say before killing you, ignoring you, whatever else.
Adult Boba definatly more interesting.
The adult (true) Boba. The young Boba has no morals or honor.
Definetely I select adult boba too!
Age is knowledge (in this case)
Adult boba all the way but if it were possible maybe a middle Boba like 6 or so years before ANH
Young Boba, simply becuase it's not what everyone else said.
Adult Boba, he's so hot right now (sorry, love that line from Zoolander)
Adult... and I'd tell him to beware of blind men with wookies
jajajja, well said daenna
Blind men with Wookies! That's a good one.
I think I would want to meet Boba Fett in his late teens. He would have plenty of stories to tell but wouldn't be quite as harsh as he would later on. But choosing between child and adult? I choose adult.
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Dear Editor,
The total lack of consideration demonstrated by some of the people attending a recent elementary school program prompts this letter. Children jumping and banging on chairs, sliding back and forth on the floor, chasing around in circles, running in and out of the room---these behaviors not only are a huge annoyance to those who are attentively trying to appreciate the performance, but are an outright insult to those who have worked so hard and have so much time and effort invested in the performance, be it the instructors involved, or the performers themselves.
Pathetically, I have also witnessed similar behavior during chorus and band concerts, speech and drama performances, and civic programs, to my utter and complete dismay.
I understand that many parents like to include their entire family in such affairs, and I applaud such sentiment--so long as the parents are willing to take the responsibility to ensure that the children who accompany them stay in their seats and are quiet and non-disruptive. I realize that there are occasions in which a young child would need to leave to use the restroom, but if the parent would help the child take care of these things prior to leaving home these instances would be extremely rare.
Additionally, some parents in the audience seem to encourage the performers "mouthing" messages back and forth, either between a sibling and a child performing, or between the performer and the parent, which practice is also disruptive and inappropriate.
Elementary and secondary teachers, choir and band directors, dance and drama coaches---all personnel involved in putting on performances work incredibly hard in preparation for performances.
Please demonstrate appreciation for those who have worked so hard to organize and produce these programs--and be considerate of others in attendance. Be certain to act appropriately yourself, and, if you are not willing to make the effort to control your child\children--to keep them seated and quiet--please do not bring them with you.


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A beautifully chic and functional handbag, the Pour La Victoire Kimbel Shopper Tote has all the style you want and all the space you need in your favorite handbag!
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Right now, I have begun a "Swedish for Immigrants" (SFI) class in Uppsala so I can learn to speak Swedish fluently. Though privately administered by one of Sweden's premier adult education companies, this course is subsidized by the Swedish government to get immigrants and ex pats to learn the Swedish language. In Uppsala, there are about 2000 people curently enrolled in the courses, coming from all parts of the worls. For the past two week, I have been observing how a successful language course is being taught here in Sweden.
As I mentioned, the students come from all over the world. In my class of 30, at least 21 different countries are represented. Most of the students can't speak Swedish--that's why they're taking the course--but all the students can understand English, at least rudimentarily as a second or third language (one of the staff is a speaker of Arabic and Farsi, which helps a lot for the students with the most rudimentary English). In this program, we meet in class for 10 hours a week, though there is additional homework and web instruction.
As much as the class as possible is conducted in Swedish, but not 100%. There is a lot of description in Swedish, and pictures to convey the names of things and actions. Still, because everyone knows some English, important administrative information is repeated in English. Also, to avoid getting stuck with an explanation in Swedish, and an English gloss or restatement is occasionally tossed out for help. The grammar teaching is not really inductive. There is a lot of grammatical explanation for parts of speech, word order, plural formation for five different classes of nouns, etc.
I suspect this class will be more effective at teaching Swedish than the average seminary Greek program. For one, the classroom time is more intense--2½ hours a day, four days a week. Some seminaries are lucky to assign more than 2½ hours a week of classtime. Another reason is that the teacher is actually fluent in Swedish and so I am hearing the language constantly throughout the 2½ hours a day of class time. Finally, the culture here is Swedish, so I have plenty of opportunities to practice the language at work and while shopping. None of these reasons seem to be available in the typical seminary, and I fear that the contraints of a masters-level program will make certain standard language learning approaches infeasible in that context.


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|Topspin Cyber Flash String Scores
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Topspin Cyber Flash is made primarily from polyester, a substance known for giving players incredible control (and confidence!) on full swings. Unfortunately, this high level of control often comes with a trade-off in the form of an overly stiff and dead response on slower strokes, volleys and off-center hits. For this reason, we were pleasantly surprised by the responsiveness and feel that Cyber Flash delivered around the net, especially on touch volleys. Add to this fact the low stiffness rating Cyber Flash received in the Tennis Warehouse string lab and one thing becomes clear; this is not your father's polyester. Cyber Flash is part of a growing collection of somewhat pliable monofilaments that offer big hitters not just control and durability, but also impressive playability across a wide range of strokes and court locations. This doesn't mean Cyber Flash will work for the player who needs the soft feel and powerful response of a Tecnifibre NRG2 or Babolat VS Touch, but it does bode well for big hitters and string breakers who need a more comfortable and responsive control string.
Our playtest team did not reach a consensus on the exact power level of Cyber Flash. For Andy, this string had some pop. He said, "Cyber Flash has some nice power and liveliness for a polyester. I'm a fan of lively polys, so this was right up my alley. However, for players (like Chris) who prefer something more controlled and dead, this may have to be strung a bit higher in tension."
Contrary to Andy, Mark didn't get much power from Cyber Flash, which is exactly what he expected from a crisp monofilament. He said, "Topspin Cyber Flash delivers what players want from a full bed of this string type: low power and high control."
Though our two playtesters had differing opinions on the level of spin they could generate with Cyber Flash, both men had enough bite to effectively shape their shots. Mark was the more impressed of the two, saying, "I used a full set at 56 lbs in both the Wilson Steam 99 and the 99S, and I was rewarded with easy access to extreme spin on the forehand side and copious amounts of slice off the backhand wing and on my serve. Access to spin was top notch with Cyber Flash."
Andy got decent spin from this round co-poly, but it doesn't sound like he will be switching from his shaped string any time soon. He said, "Cyber Flash has average spin potential for a polyester, but because it's lively and round in shape, this wasn't an area I was expecting it to excel in. If I strung it at a high enough tension I could still take a full cut and generate my own spin with it. There's enough spin for the big hitters out there, but I didn't get a big boost in spin by any means."
When it came to the comfort of Cyber Flash, our team was in lockstep. We found it very comfortable for a poly. Andy's tendons and joints were in good shape after this playtest. He said, "It's soft and lively, so in turn that makes it extremely comfortable. I put it in my soft and plush Head MicroGel Radical, and man, it felt as smooth as butter. So comfortable for a polyester string!"
Agreeing with Andy, Mark also appreciated the comfortable response, saying, "Lately, I have been using some polys that are known to be on the stiffer side of the spectrum, and the increase in comfort Topspin Cyber Flash afforded me was definitely noticeable."
Cyber Flash lived up to its polyester pedigree and allowed our team to swing big with impunity. Andy found a powerful response, but it was predictable enough to let him swing away. He said, "I was surprised at the amount of control I got with Cyber Flash, given how lively and powerful it is. I went up a bit in tension to achieve that precision, but once I did I felt totally confident going for my shots. As is the case for a lot of lively polys, I didn't feel like there were 'hot spots' on the stringbed where I would swing and just lose total control of the ball. It was very predictable and precise."
Mark also had great control, saying, "When you have a low-powered string you have a string that gives you a lot of control, and there is not a shred of disappointment here. Control was consistent and predictable throughout the 10 or so hours I put on both sets of strings."
Cyber Flash lost tension and playability at a normal rate for a poly-based string. Andy started to notice some changes after a week of hard hitting. He said, "The tension will drop off after a week and a half to two weeks, but that's inevitable for a polyester. There was no out of the ordinary drop in tension or playability with Cyber Flash."
After several sessions Mark noticed some tension loss, along with a drop in playability. He said, "After four sessions with both sets of string I noticed a drop in tension that was pretty uniform. My 99 had a slightly higher pitched 'ting' and the 99S had a lower one, which makes sense due to the difference in string patterns. After 10-12 hours of use it will need to be swapped out, but that's part of its appeal as an affordable poly. It lets you keep your stringbed stiffness consistent without breaking the bank."
Andy - "Love the crisp, lively feel, and it's great value."
Mark - "A high level of comfort, access to spin, affordability and control. I have also always had good experiences with silver colored polys, and I know that the color of the ink used in strings does change the composition a bit."
Andy - "Nothing really. I do tend to prefer a shaped string for more spin potential, but that's just personal preference."
Mark - "I suppose it is not much of a dislike toward this string in particular, but there are so many high quality offerings these days that it's hard to decipher what is what."
Andy - "This has a very similar feel to Luxilon ALU Power and Signum Pro Firestorm. Crisp, lively and comfortable, which is right up my alley. This was also the string I used for a good chunk of my college career. I highly recommend giving this a try. It's a great string at a great price!"
Mark - "Like I mentioned above, I do feel that the ink color of a particular string has an effect on the overall feel and performance of the string. For me, the Topspin Cyber Flash is reminiscent of playing with Tourna Big Hitter Silver, Prince Tournament Poly and Weiss Cannon Silverstring."
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Playtest Racquet: Wilson BLX Steam 99 and 99S
Playtest Tension: 54 lbs
Typical String: Luxilon 4G
Playtest Racquet: Wilson Blade 98 18x20 & Head MicroGel Radical MP
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The Restricted Belview riding boot is a great boot for all year long! Pair these two-tone flat boots with skirts, leggings, and denim for a trendy look everyone will want.
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"I have to say, my feet are pretty small. I have narrow size 7.5 feet and high arches, but these boots just would not go on. The ankle is way too small so I couldn't even get my foot in. Definitely go up a size if you want to be able to even put them on. Super cute, but super small ankle so I had to return them."
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"Got my boots this morning and was very disappointed to find that I couldnt even get them on my foot. I had read the other reviews regarding the need for a sipper at the ankle but decided to try them anyways. I am a size 7.5 and ordered a 7.5 - my heel couldnt get past the ankle part of the boot - it was so tight with no give at all. My sister, who is a size 6.5 - could get them on but of course the actual shoe part was too big. I have fairly normal feet, not wide, normal ankles - super disappointed. In addition, the shaft material is much softer than I anticipated, the boots dont stand upright on their own, so unless your calves are large the boot would start to scrunch up. Returning today. :("
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"I love the boot. I could say it runs a little long, but I don't have long legs either. If anyone is having problems with getting their foot in the boot, they can unbuckle the straps. That made it much easier for me to just slip my foot inside."
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Cordless blinds and shades offer a convenient and safe option now available on most styles of window treatments. Instead of a traditional lift cord, the shade is operated with a gentle push or pull on the bottom rail to position the shade at any height. With no dangling cords, shades are safer for children and pets and have a clean, uncluttered look. Simply select the cordless option when customizing your shade and be sure you can reach the window at the maximum height you would raise the shade - if not, consider a motorized window treatment.
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We built a Craftsman style home with beautiful wood wrap around the windows. These blinds were perfect! The easy install compression design was just what I needed the blinds look great and are very secure. I bought the room darkening shades and they are also great insulators. We immediately felt a difference in the warmth of the bedrooms where they're installed. I'm saving up for more.View this product
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Did you know that before Passover can begin, one must thoroughly clean their house and rid it of all chametz, or leavened bread products?
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ARVADA - The final score made Pomona and Mountain Vista's first round state playoff game look like a blowout.
No. 7 Pomona beat No. 26 Mountain Vista 42-21 Friday at North Area Athletic Complex.
But in reality it was 21-14 at one point in the fourth quarter before the Panthers erupted for three more touchdowns.
Behind three Chris Marquez rushing touchdowns and two more by Connor Burns, Pomona (8-2, 4-1) literally ran past a better-than-their-record Mountain Vista team (4-6, 3-2), pulling away in the fourth quarter.
Pomona will now host reigning state champion Columbine Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at NAAC.
"Maybe our guys thought it was going to be a little easier but we prepared like we were playing the New England Patriots," Pomona coach Jay Madden said. "And thank God we did because we needed every bit of it."
Mountain Vista struck first scoring a touchdown on their opening possession when junior running back Tanner Smith reached the end zone on the first of his two touchdowns. They would later tie the game 14-14 late in the first half when senior Brendan Kearney caught a 31-yard touchdown pass.
"We wanted to come out ready to go, ready to play hard for our seniors and we did that," Smith said. "We did some good things offensively and defensively in the first half, we just didn't carry it over into the second half."
Pomona would outscore Mountain Vista 28-7 after the Eagles tied the game. Senior quarterback Ryan Rubley threw a pair of second half interceptions and Pomona turned both turnovers into touchdowns.
"In the playoffs you can't make mistakes, you can't shoot yourselves in the foot and you can't have breakdowns," Mountain Vista coach Ric Cash said. "But it wasn't for lack of effort because our guys played their hearts out and represented themselves well."
Maybe it is Pomona's offense that deserves the credit - more particularly Marquez and his offensive line. Marquez scored touchdowns from 1-, 5- and 18-yards which included a brilliant run where he spun completely around a one-on-one defender in the open field in what was perhaps the Colorado high school play of the year.
"I am always giving 110 percent but I have one of the best offensive lines in the state, so I have to give those touchdowns to them," Marquez said.
It was the third time this season the junior running back Marquez scored three touchdowns in a game.
Mountain Vista finished their season with an under .500 record but that doesn't necessarily tell the whole story. Along their journey this season they knocked off Chaparral, who was the No. 1 ranked team in the state at the time.
"We were given up for dead five weeks ago and the only ones who believed we could turn our season around were the guys in our locker room. It's been a season despite the record and despite our finish we have a lot to be proud of," Cash said.


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April 20 2013 09:10AM
Folks, the Calgary Flames home schedule is over. They defeated the Anaheim Ducks by a 3-1 score on Friday night in their 24th (and final) home date of the truncated 2013 season.
They finish their home schedule with a record of 13-9-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. If their road record wasn't so horrible this year (5-13-2), maybe they would've made some noise. Nevertheless, they came into their last home contest and played a smart, energetic game.
In perhaps Miikka Kiprusoff's final appearance on Saddledome ice, he made 32 saves for the win. It's an inconvenient time for him to rebound, but it's good to see Kipper go out with a victory.
The team in front of him also deserved full marks. Curtis Glencross took a knee-on-knee hit from Ben Lovejoy. Mikael Backlund fought Lovejoy in response. The Flames went without either of them for the balance of the second and still carried the play.
Roman Horak, Brian McGrattan and Roman Cervenka (empty net) scored for the Flames, who move to 18-22-4 on the year and sit sixth-from-last in the NHL. More importantly, they cannot finish 30th due to having more points than Florida can achieve, if you include tie-breakers.
The 2013 season has been a disappointment for the Calgary Flames. But, at the very least, they cannot finish dead-last.
And there's always the chance that they win the draft lottery. And maybe finish ahead of Edmonton as well, which almost make this whole season worthwhile.
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Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Tilted Kilt last night or at least played the CSDG at home or elsewhere. Good times were had by all who attened I'm told.
Gotta love Backlund sticking up for his teammate there. Even though the kid has no clue how to fight, pretty admirable move by the young guy. He's really growing in skill AND leadership.
Joey Mac gets extended for one year...
April 20 2013, 09:35AM
Gotta love Backlund sticking up for his teammate there. Even though the kid has no clue how to fight, pretty admirable move by the young guy. He's really growing in skill AND leadership.
I agree. It's interesting to think that at 24, Backs is going to be veteran, and a key leader for this team moving forward. It was great to see him stand up last night and play with heart.
April 20 2013, 09:36AM
Just read that.. I HATE!
April 20 2013, 10:04AM
According to the Flames official website, they've reupped Joey Mac for next season.
April 20 2013, 10:22AM
The Flames next 4 games are against the Wild, Preds, Blues, and Blackhawks.
They'll probably only win 1 of those games, so there is some hope still left that the Flames could get in the top 4-5.
What they really need is for teams like Tampa, Carolina, and Nashville to get on a hot streak.
Those teams remaining games are:
CAROLINA --> vs Philly (who are just 1 pt up on CGY), @ Tampa (please be a 3 point game), vs NYI, vs NYR, and @ Pittsburgh to finish off their year.
I see the Canes winning 2 of those games, maybe 3.
Tampa Bay--> vs Carolina, vs TOR, at BOS, vs FLA.
Maybe 2 wins in those games
Nashville --> vs CGY (go NSH!), at DET, and at CLB to finish the year off.
Potentially 0 wins, maybe squeak one out, hopefully against CGY.
I still think the Flames will be in the top 5 (or bottom 5 if you prefer) at the end of the year. But any dreams of Mackinnon are out the window unless CGY wins the draft lottery.
April 20 2013, 11:02AM
Had a great time at the Kilt last night for the first official CSDG. There are a lot of really cool people attached to FN, very approachable and friendly. Hope to see a bigger crowd at the next one.
In other news, Glencross is currently (and, I guess, for the rest of the season) on pace for 30+ goals and 50+ points in a full season. Just to bring something up for no reason.
Backlund along with Horak played exceptional last night. I thought if it wasn't for strong goaltending from Hiller Calgary would have had a few more goals.
When Backlund was injured earlier in the season I was one who thought he should have been traded due to his prowness to injuries. Boy was I wrong. Each game like TJ Brodie, Backlund is really stepping up and making this team better and providing great character and leadership on the ice.
THe signing of Macdonald was well deserved. I think he provides a measure of insurance in the net. Going into next season the goalie situation will be quiete interesting.
Hopefully, this week the team continues to play competitive, but stay in the top 4 to 7 range.
Oh, the biggest game of the year for the Flames this season is against Nashville!!! If they lose that I doubt we beat Minnesota, St. Louis and Chicago. If we stay at 40 points we have an outside shot at third!!! But I think we have four locked up then considering Nashville will be at 41 points and Tampa has to beat Carolina they also play Florida.... Please oh please don't start winning on the road!! If we can finish fourth that is still Barkov worst case scenario, if either Colorado or Carolina takes a flyer on Nichushkin or Nurse you never know. We might have an outside shot at Drouin... After Carolina signed Semin to a long term maybe they take a fellow Russian countryman and Colorado needs defence over forwards, I know its unlikely but you never know.
Also please let the Draft lottery benefit us, with our luck a team behind us wins it and pushes us further out. Anyway I know we aren't winning any lottery the Hockey Gods aren't that kind to us.
Oh I just looked at the Mooseheads game tonight MacKinnon had four points and Drouin had FIVE points, we aren't getting either of them at four. Hahah. Sucks to be a Flames fan, at least some positives can be taken away from the last couple games with our rookies stepping up. Now stop winning. Carolina needs to beat Tampa in over time and get another points somewhere. Tampa needs to beat Florida and we cannot win a thing if we ever want Drouin or MacKinnon at Third.


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