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Chris Hall of Somerset, worked for Ford Motor Company in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1993-2007. When the plant closed, Hall had the opportunity to go back to school and finish his college degree. He had attended Western Kentucky University right out of high school, but chose to get a job and not finish his education.
With family members living in Somerset, Hall decided to explore Somerset Community College and see if he could possibly take some classes at SCC. He was first introduced to Curt Null and Phillip Moran, instructors in the Engineering Technology program. Hall said, "Mr. Null and Mr. Moran went above and beyond what was expected. With their guidance I received my associate in applied science degree from Somerset Community College and then transferred to Eastern Kentucky University without losing any credits."
Hall is currently finishing his Bachelor of Science degree from EKU in Career and Technical Education. He is conducting his teaching practicum at SCC under the supervision of Curt Null and Phillip Moran. He plans to continue his education with a master's degree and would love to teach at SCC in the future.
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Family of murder victim searches for answers more than six years later
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. - An unsolved murder is back in spotlight after more than six years.
The investigation continues into the death of a man found dead along the Virginia Creeper Trail.
"He was just a good ole fellow. He was just a good brother," Tim Wolfe said of his brother. Tim and Elijah Wolfe last saw their brother John more than six years ago.
"We feel like this is dead, you know. The case is dead, and we haven't heard nothing from it," said Tim of how the two have felt over the past six years.
John Wolfe was last seen leaving the Food City in Damascus on November 18, 2006. After that, detectives believe he got on his bicycle and was later murdered. "We found his bicycle at a location on the Creeper Trail. Then based up on that find, we started a search of the river and the surrounding area," said James Blevins, the lead detective on the case, and an investigator for the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff's Department.
Wolfe's body wasn't found until January of 2007; it was floating in Laurel Creek, that runs along the Virginia Creeper Trail.
The autopsy shows drowning as John Wolfe's cause of death, but there are still many questions. "Our investigation focuses on how he got into the water, [and] what elements took place that he got into that water," Blevins said.
To this day, the Wolfe brothers believe John Wolfe wasn't killed at the creek; instead they think his body was placed there after the crime.
Gathering convicting proof remains a challenge. Detectives said some witness statements haven't added up. "They want to provide information in order to help themselves out of certain situations. We have to sort through that stuff and what does that do? That holds us up," Blevins explained.
The longer the hold up, the harder it is for a family waiting for closure. "[It's] just like a cloud hanging around your head all the time. You know, you're always just looking," said Elijah Wolfe.
If you have any information on this case, you're asked to call the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff's Department at (276) 676-6000.
Detectives tell us they are still actively looking at all leads.
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Bigen Permanent Powder Hair Color
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Important Message: As with all semi permanent and permanent hair dye, please perform a test patch on your hair before applying all over. Customers who are allergic to this dye may find skin irritation or rash. Please contact Bigen Corporate Office if allergic reaction occurs. 1-800-848-4980
1. Assemble everything you need: the contents of the Bigen pack, plastic or glass bowl or cup and a non-metal stirrer, plastic or rubber gloves, cape or used towel, brush, cold cream.
2. Do not pre-shampoo your hair unless it is very oily or treated with metallic color such as hair color spray or henna compound or any other material that might interfere with Bigen coloring. Cover the upper part of your body with the towel or cape. Apply a thin coating of cold cream along the hairline to guard against any traces of tint around the hairline.
3. Pour Bigen Permanent Powder Hair Color into the plastic or glass cup or bowl. Add tap water at room temperature (DO NOT use hot water) in the following proportion to make a paste: - 1 bottle Bigen Powder, 5 Bigen measuring cups of water (2 fl oz) - 1 bottle Bigen Powder, 2 Bigen measuring cups of water (1 fl oz) - 1 bottle Bigen Powder, 1 Bigen measuring cups of water (1 fl oz)
4. Then quickly apply Bigen Hair Color mixture to the dry or towel dry hair with a brush. If you are partially gray haired, start application where the hair is most gray, making sure every hair strand is thoroughly covered. After application is complete, begin timing. It usually takes 20-30 minutes for the hair color to develop and cover gray. (DO NOT use dryer or cap.)
5. Your color results depend on your current color or hair conditions. After 10 minutes, check your color by wiping a strand with cotton every few minutes until the desired color is achieved. Failure to perform a strand test may result in darker shade than expected.
6. Now rinse Bigen thoroughly from the hair with warm water. Then wash the hair with mild shampoo until the water runs completely clear and free of color.
7. Low pH conditioner is recommended for satisfactory results.
Water-activated Bigen hair color powder is an ammonia-free way to color your hair without lifting your original color. This gentle hair color is the perfect way to brighten your look or cover those pesky gray strands.
I've Been Using Bigen For Years.I love that it has no ammonia and you don't have to use peroxide which makes the process of coloring more pleasant and my hair doesn't retain any strong chemical smell afterwards. The varying dark shades makes it easy for me to match my natural color, it covers all my stubborn greys well and the color lasts! The color is rich and my hair feels conditioned after. Previous to using Bigen I'd used any number of professional products but now I don't think I'll ever use anything else to color my hair.Aug 15, 2012MaryleHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Bigen Hair Color Blacki heard about the product from a few hair stylist so i decided to use it. i've been a hair stylist for over 15 years and i have clients that have resist gray and this is the first product i have found that covers the gray and It actually made the hair soft but this is only my first trial so i will keep u posted on how the hair is growing or breaking.Jun 19, 2012Ketta / St Llouis MoHAIR TYPEBlack / Normal Hair / Relaxed Hair
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Awesome Over And Over!I have using this product since I was in high school and I am now 36. It leaves your hair shiny, soft, silky and overall healthy looking. I strongly recommend this to anyone. But don't forget to do the allergy test as many people are highly alergic to it. I have only great things to say about it though!!Mar 17, 2012Carly S. / LakewoodHAIR TYPEDry Hair / Curly Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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I Liked This Product/will Continue To Use It!I tried this product once before to tone down my hair color a few years ago. I liked the fact that it is a powder, and doesn't have peroxide. It's now time for me to color my hair down once more, and I will pick up this product tomorrow! I liked the fact that I can use this color as an alternative to using the wet permanent color, since the pigments are not the same.Dec 19, 2011Tasha S. / Carpentersville, ILHAIR TYPEColor Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair / Relaxed Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Just BeautifulI have been using this product for the last 6 months. I really like the fact that it makes my locks richly black! i get several compliments on how dark black my hair looks. i am very pleased with using Bigen 59 on my hair!Dec 12, 2011Long L.HAIR TYPEBlack / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Bigen On African Decent HairI am writing in response to LISA in the United States regarding her experience with BIGEN hair dye.
I am Black woman and have used Bigen for over 2 years. I have never experienced any hair loss or breakage from the product. Bigen is a very non agressive hair dye and I have never experienced any dryness or breakage from using the product. The only thing that I can think of is if you chemically process your hair and use bigen it can cause excess dryness which could possibly lead to breakage. Like with any other hair product, always test before using.
Nov 23, 2011DebinhaHAIR TYPEBlack
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I Don't Understand...how some people don't do strand tests and blame the product. if you have an allergic reaction to it, don't use it. YOU WOULD KNOW IF YOU TESTED IT BEFORE YOU PUT ON YOUR HEAD. every dye has these instructions and different people will have different reactions. It's not the product its to user.Nov 20, 2011Amelia
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Love It - A Product That Actually Covers My Gray!I have tried other name brand products, going to salons to have my gray covered and never was I totally satisifed until now. Bigen is a wonderful product that I accidentally came across at my local Sally's product store a few months ago. I brought it home, my sister put it in my hair. I had no allergic reactions, no horrible odor, it was not harsh on my hair, and it covered all my gray. I agree with one of the reviewers and that one product is not good for everyone. We all have different reactions/allergies to products. I have a sister who is totally allergic to most hair products, not just dye. However, I used the same products she does and have no problem. Again, it's like someone else said, some of us are allergic to peanut butter and some of us, like me, are not. That doesn't make the product bad for everyone, it's makes the person allergic, bad for the product. Test the product as directed before using. Keep it real people!:)Nov 13, 2011Joyce / Lorain, OHHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Bigen Is Bad For Natural Africian American Hair!!I used this on the past and noticed it made my hair very dry.. but since I was wearing micro braids I thought that it was normal. I recently went natural and had excellent results right away. I highly reccommend it. My hair grew thick rich and strong right away I had about three inches growth in 4 weeks!! However I used Bigen two times before I really noticed the itching and thinning. The second time I used it was when I had terrible terrible hair loss!!!! I mistakenly thought that it was something else, I went back over the incident 100 times before I came across someone on utube who did a product report on Bigen. Do not use if you are Black..It is not for us. You may get lucky the first few times you use it..but it will damage your hair, I'm Blessed and mine is growing back in.Nov 13, 2011Lisa / Sacramento, CaHAIR TYPEBlack / Normal Hair
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Wonderful ProductI first started using Bigen about seven years ago and since then have never had any problem what so ever with it. I am partly, grey and have used the medium brown for root coverage. It is awesomely simple to use, just add water and a little goes a long way. Ive even added more water than recommended in instructions and it still did a great job.with just one application. This one bottle took care of both my own and my husbands hair and I have longish hair. So that's great as I am saving money and it is a reasonably priced product to begin with. I do find it rather odd that some people who are allergic to begin with have had a need to trash this particular product on this board. I say odd because, if allergic, they probably should not be using permanent hair products to begin with. It any event, they certainly should not then blame the product for their allergic reactions. I can sympathize but only to a point. Perhaps if the patch test were completed as per instructions there would have not been a problem for them. Comparably, and so far, this is a great product and without the ammonia. Thanks, BigenOct 13, 2011ReginaHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Normal Hair
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Tried mead last night for the first time
. I know it is the in thing right now, but it wasn't for me.
Honey mead. I'll bring my lute EntyReplyCancel
Sugar: my husband would squeeze that for you. He loves to squeeze impurities. He's like a meth addict.ReplyCancel
I thought cronuts were the in thing. That and quinoa.ReplyCancel
Mead sounds nasty. Id rather go for wine or IPA beersReplyCancel
Bacon, as an active ethical vegan, quinoa is WRONG! Research it.ReplyCancel
FSP: that sounds delish! Crust? I had apple grappa and it got messy (lead into the shart story)ReplyCancel
I really liked the mead I got for our wedding 10 years ago for our toast but never felt the need to drink it again. More of a symbolic gesture. We served with our homemade IPA to the guests. It was so good about 3 cases were drunk by 100 guests who also had other choices of wine and beer.ReplyCancel
I tried homemade honey mead from my ex father's own garage brewery (he was a bee keeper). Rank!ReplyCancel
It's like when I went to Japan for work and was introduced to Sake. Your behaviour after imbibing such filth is entirely excusable.ReplyCancel
Sherry : we were on a budget so it was VB and boxed wine. Was still a good night for all though!ReplyCancel
Never tried it Rach. Just seems to be on all of the annoying coupon flyers I get in the mail.ReplyCancel
Bacon : my last night on Sake, back in Aus, ended with me hiding behind a garbage bin at a music festival & spending the night in the police cells.ReplyCancel
I steer clear of any and all trendy drinks, micro brews, et al. Beer and drinking aren't my hobbies and never will be. BEING DRUNK is my hobby, and putting too much thought into it would ruin it.ReplyCancel
What's IPA?ReplyCancel
@Rach: India Pale Ale. A very hoppy beer.ReplyCancel
Oh, I've had that! I like pale ales.ReplyCancel
Aunty: shazbot is a new fangled rage. As soon as my mum starts saying it (like when she asked me about "twerking") it'll be over. XxReplyCancel
@Count, you might enjoy this then.
Yes I did, Flashy Vic. Yes. I. Did.ReplyCancel
Sugar, I had a pimple like that once. It turned out to be skin cancer.ReplyCancel
I had the best honey mead at a renaissance fair once. Seriously, no alcohol has ever been able to top it. The people at those fairs don't mess around.ReplyCancel
What the hell is mead? Can I make a martini out of it?ReplyCancel
There's a drink you can buy here called 'Lemsip' – sounds exactly like the same thing! (The methol version is particularly good – has lovely sedation properties)ReplyCancel
Mead is booze made from honey. Sort of like a sweet wine, but not quite.ReplyCancel


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Mizuno Wave Alchemy 11 Running Shoe - Womens
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I Can Make An App For That!
Maha Masud is a digital media and non-profit industry professional and a newly-minted iApp designer. She currently works at Americas Society and Council of the Americas producing multimedia content for AS/COA Online. She is pursuing a graduate certificate in Digital Media through American University School of Communication. Maha graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in journalism and lives in New York City. SOC sat down with Masud to ask her a few questions about her work and how the online Digital Media Skills program fits into her career and life.
SOC: Why did you enroll in the Digital Media Certificate Program?
Masud: I've always had an interest in digital media, but never had the opportunity to pursue it professionally. I've worked in non-profit program management but decided it was time to make a shift toward a more digital career. I researched education programs that would give me the nuts and bolts of web development, and grow my design and editing skills in images, graphics and video. I was also in the process of moving so I needed the flexibility to study online. When I came across AU's Digital Media Certificate Program, it seemed like a great fit for my needs. The program offered classes addressing the skills I wanted to learn, and offered the ability to study from anywhere in the country. With American University's great reputation, I felt comfortable applying for an online program.
SOC: What has been your experience so far? What have you found exciting and what were some of your challenges?
Masud: The program has been great so far, and I have learned do things I never thought I would be able to do. Knowing that I've built a website from scratch and created a mobile app is amazing to me, especially because I'm not the most "techie" person in the world. Although it's online, the program is still rigorous and requires your full attention, especially if you really want to learn and excel. My previous course was probably the most challenging so far because we learned PHP, a logic-based language, to build dynamic content into a website or app.
SOC: You recently completed Dynamic Content where you developed your first iApp. Can you describe to us what the application does and what inspired you to develop it?
Masud: I was intrigued by the idea of learning to make a mobile app and decided to create an app related to my interest in all things food. While I love to cook and bake, I don't have a lot of my own recipes developed. Luckily, my older sister has a great food blog called Spice's Bites (www.spicesbites.com), and she let me use her recipes to create an app based on the blog, which I called "Bite Me." This app allows a user to search for recipes based on the type of ethnic cuisine she wants to eat. The blog features an array of recipes from around the world, from Bengali/Indian to Mexican and American. When the user opens the application, she's asked to choose which region-specific recipe she wants, and based on her selection, a list of recipes will automatically populate. From there, the user can select whichever dish she's in the mood for and that recipe will appear with a photo, a description of the dish, a preparation guide and step-by-step instructions.
SOC: Recently, you have had new opportunity stem from the certificate program. What were they?
Masud: I've already begun to make some strides toward my goal to shift my career since I entered this certificate program. I'm currently a teaching assistant for Professor Brigid Maher's summer online course, New Media Practices and Techniques, where through weekly lab hours I provide technical guidance and advice for the students in the class. They are learning to create Wordpress sites and social media management, among other skills. Recently, I was asked to assist with a project for Professor Patricia Aufderheide, Director for the Center for Social Media. I created a Prezi, which is an online presentation tool, that Professor Aufderheide will use during her talk on fair use and journalism during an upcoming TedX event. Opportunities like these would not have been possible before this program and I'm grateful for the encouragement I receive from program faculty as build my skills and get closer to my professional goals.


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Has anyone gone to see the new Star Trek movie? Nichelle Nichols was a totally better Uhura than Zoe Saldana. She just looks so bad ass in that pic.
Here are some of the stories from this past week. Have a great three day weekend!
- Stolen Moore Now Scrap Metal, Police Say: Bronze sculpture had been missing since December 2005.
- Proximity has posted photos from this years Version Fest and the Chicago Art Parade.
- Studio 360 had BAS pal Lori Waxman discuss reinventing the critic.
- RISD cuts budget to deal with their increasingly low endowment. Museum will be closed for the month of August.
- The future of art museums.
- Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO of The Guggenheim. I was excited at first but $55! It its not even that large.
- The National Portrait Gallery has a video tour of the Francis Alÿs Fabiola installation.
- BTW, Canada was sort of sucking ass this week with two lame news stories. Let us also remember that there are no Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup Conference Finals. Take that Duncan!


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By PAUL G. JAEHNERTVadnais Heights, Minn
Voters should be repulsed by all of the pap being served up on 30-second political TV commercials. One can learn nothing from the self-serving, inane, distorted (and most often erroneous) 'information' that is presented as 'fact'.
There's one thing that we all can do to become better-informed voters: tune out the political ads on TV, read your newspaper, and sort out the facts for yourself.


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Originally posted by JeroKane
People should be more worried that a game with such a big IP as this, has to resort to making a micro expansion already free just 6 months later to make news headlines to desperately keep it in the spotlights.
This... not to mention even that seems pretty ineffective, I sent the news to a few peeps (former players, a few with CE) and the reactions spread from "who cares?" to "what cartel?" So while it's a nice gesture to the subscribers, I don't think it will boost sub numbers...
(of course only based on my limited experiences mentioned above; not a single one said "cool, let's resubscribe then")
Originally posted by rolandhyatt
slap in face if you pre order and purchased this at release..
Thats why you dont preorder....There was no need to preorder this....Also I didnt know SWTOR had any subscribers.
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Originally posted by rolandhyatt
slap in face if you pre order and purchased this at release..
Thats why you dont preorder....There was no need to preorder this....Also I didnt know SWTOR had any subscribers.
All you have to do is log in to see the population is fairly healthy.
And most active players appear to be subscribers as well.
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Originally posted by Karteli
EA made their money off of RotHC sales.... now sales have fallen to near zilch, and its suddenly "free". Then there is the problem of subscribers getting "their money back", via free $10 worth of Cartel Coins, along with a free title, so long as they already bought the DLC. EA: Just make the frickin game free already and stop playing games. I understand you like media attention, and the RotHC announcement, then BIG announcement (RotHC release date), then Release, then free RotHC for subscribers, are just media hooks. Milk the money, but damn .. give us better announcements, than the same content promos over and over. I mean you reveal what any SWTOR player already knows (or already paid for) ....... Expect 1 year for SSSP. ..!.. My bet is still the SSSP in late 2014 / mid 2015 :P (1 year development, 6 months hassling the customers, 6 months promoting .. (6 months defending and promoting current content while SSSP is readied). 12 months fixing bugs)..... (SNAP!). 2016, there ya go. edit: OK I was being silly .. the 12 months to fix bugs was a joke ..release it as soon as it's done, just like every content update to date. 2015.
Do you really think it will take that long ? You do know they are hiring testers for October , it might be the SSSP or other content but i doubt they will hold back that after it's tested , they need something ready for the spring to counter the forth coming MMO's.
PSO 4 years , EQOA 4 months , PSU 7 years , SWTOR launch ongoing , PSO2 SEA launch ongoing , Destiny 360 launch ongoing.
"SWG was not fun. Let it go buddy." quote from iiNoSkillzii 10/18/13
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Originally posted by mCalvert
Haha! My thoughts exactly.
"If I offended you, you needed it" -Corey Taylor
Originally posted by meddyck
Translation: most non-subscribers didn't buy the expansion so maybe if we include it with a sub we can get those players to pay $14.95 to subscribe for a month to get it.
That was my first thought too, these people are so backwards its mind boggling.
Originally posted by JeroKane
People should be more worried that a game with such a big IP as this, has to resort to making a micro expansion already free just 6 months later to make news headlines to desperately keep it in the spotlights. I mean, other games make News headlines with actual "exciting" content, features and expansion updates. You know.... give their customers encouragement and satisfaction that their game is still activily supported, instead of being completely milked to the point of nothing but laughable and sheer sadness.
I don't see how this is a desperate attempt to be in spotlight? did you see this annoucement on billboards around your city or on television? newspaper or a magazine?
Way to make a mountain out of a mole there bud. No matter what BW/EA does it is just 'desperate'.
Well atleast you didn't say game will be dead in 6 months so kudos to you for that.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
After leaving the game shortly after launch, I returned about two weeks ago to see what was different. I was satisfied enough with the advances the game has made to stick around. I subbed up, and bought RotHC two days ago.
Being someone who falls into the "free title and coins" timeframe, I'm satisfied with the items given. I'd have been a little irritated if they suddenly made RotCH free to subscribers without any announcement two days after I purchased it, and given me no compensation for that purchase.
What's being offered is perfectly fair to me, but I do think that they should give subscribers who purchased the X-pac something as well. Give them the title or a few hundred extra cartel coins for supporting the game. While server population seems fairly stable and healthy, good customer service will go a long way toward keeping it that way.
You are correct in your assumption huskie77 "wait wait wait.......they reward the loyalty of those who bought it recently with 1050 SC coins but if you were really loyal and bought it when it came out you get a title and no coins? Am I reading this right? Either myself or the person at SWTOR who did this is retarded and I think it's me, because I actually expected better than this."
Which would also explain why there are 73 pages of not so favorable posts to Biowares latest marketing ploy. Another aspect to look at is why should any one preorder any Expansion that they may be releasing in the future if a few months later they are going to give that content away for free.
"Additionally, players who have already purchased Rise of the Hutt Cartel and are an active Subscriber on September 12 at 4:00AM PDT / 11:00AM GMT will receive a new title, "The Risen," via in-game mail on or before September 25, 2013 as our appreciation for the purchase.
Finally, Subscribers who purchase Rise of the Hutt Cartel between August 11, 2013 and September 12, 2013 at 9:00AM PDT / 4:00PM GMT will be granted 1050 Bonus Cartel Coins in appreciation for their recent purchase of Rise of the Hutt Cartel. The 1050 Bonus Cartel Coins will be granted by September 13, 2013 at 9:00AM PDT / 4:00PM GMT"
No you read it right - I preordered the DLC and now all I get is the title and no credits? Really EA, really? How about you give some credits to ALL who purchased it from the preorder to September 12th?
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Originally posted by jpnz
Apparently giving away expansion packs is now a cardinal sin or something. /facepalm EA / Bioware isn't a saint in any gamers eyes but the response to this is just 'really? FACEPALM' material.
These are the same people they call other gamers "entitled" I bet you.</quote>
Nope - not in my case. Giving the expansion away is cool as long as those of us who paid for it (vs getting it for free) get something other than just an in game title... basically anyone who preordered or purchased the expansion before August 11th got hosed.
I love the game but despise the management behind it.


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For many of us, tax season comes with a sinking feeling. The incomprehensible forms, piles of documents to sort through, and the unwelcome prospect of writing a large check to the IRS leaves us with a splitting headache.
However, tax season does not have to bring bad news. In fact, some military families may find that they are eligible for an income tax credit that will allow them to keep more of the money they have earned, thanks to the Earned Income Tax Credit.
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for low to moderate income families. To qualify, your taxable income must fall below a certain threshold. For 2012, a married couple with two children may qualify for the EITC if their earned income and their adjusted gross income are below $47,162. Remember that allowances, such as Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) are tax-exempt. Combat pay is normally not taxable but you can elect to have it included in your Earned Income if doing so increases the amount of your credit.
Intimidated? Don't be. There are plenty of resources to help military families tackle tax season. The most important thing to remember is that in order to qualify for the EITC you must file a tax return, even if you do not owe any tax or are not required to file. For more information about the EITC, check out the IRS online guide for families and individuals.
Do you think you might qualify for the EITC? What other tax tips do military families need to know?
Posted by Eileen Huck, Government Relations Deputy Director at the National Military Family Association


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Vermont Inn Secret Recipe: Pickled Deviled Eggs
Let me just start out by saying that pickled eggs are not something that I grew up with, and don't worry, we don't serve them for breakfast at our Woodstock VT bed & breakfast. David, on the other hand did, and he has always loved the purple vinegary beasts. The first time that I tried one I couldn't imagine what there is to like about this – a rubbery, vinegary, hard-boiled egg. David looked almost relieved that he wouldn't have to share with me.
Fast forward a few years. I still can't figure out why he is so happy to eat these things, but I give it another try. The first bite intrigues me. Exactly as I remembered, vinegary, a little bit rubbery, but somehow I'm really into it. I've been hooked ever since. It used to be that David only got to have these at his Mom's house (in Pennsylvania), where she would buy them from the Amish people at her local farmer's market.
When we moved to our Vermont inn, we decided to make them ourselves, which is really quite simple. We roast fresh beets, then make a pickling syrup for the eggs, add the beets, some onions, peppercorns, a little bit of allspice, and the hard boiled eggs. The eggs need to absorb the flavors, which takes a day or so. If you leave them in the pickling mixture longer, they get more flavorful, and the vinegar does in fact start the make the eggs a bit tougher. I no longer mind the texture if they get a bit rubbery, which I find funny, because rubbery is generally not a good thing in the food world.
This week we decided to try pickling just the whites, and making deviled egg filling out of the yolks, just for something different. Well, we both agree that this is the best of both worlds, really quite nice. They made a wonderful accompaniment to our dinner – farmer's market Boston lettuce, tossed with vinegar and olive oil, tomatoes and red onions, topped with lobster salad that we made with David's homemade mayonnaise. Give them a try for your next picnic, and let me know what you think!
Pickled Deviled Eggs
4 or 5 medium beets
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. black peppercorns
big pinch allspice
1 small yellow onion, peeled and sliced thinly
6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled, cut in half, whites separated from yolks
Wash beets, trim ends, place in an oven safe dish that will just fit them, rub with a little bit of olive oil, cover with foil and roast in a 450 degree oven until tender when pierced with a small knife, about 45 minutes. Let cool, peel, then cut into wedges.
Combine vinegar, water, peppercorns & allspice in a small non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves, then set aside. Put egg whites, beets and onions in a glass, ceramic, or stainless bowl (something that won't get discolored by the beet juice), and pour the pickling liquid over. Cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally, until the whites turn a deep rich pink color, about 24 hours.
Yolk Mixture
Yolks from hard boiled eggs above – mash in a bowl with a fork until fine. Mix with about two teaspoons of Dijon mustard (or more or less, according to your taste), a pinch of salt, a grinding of fresh black pepper, and enough mayonnaise (we like to use homemade) to make a nice smooth mixture. You can pipe the mixture into the pickled whites with a pastry bag, but we find that a bit fussy (not to mention messy to clean the bag), so we just use a spoon.
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He was born July 6, 1926, in Salinas, CA, to Paul and Mary Elizabeth Beckley.
Darrell served in the US Navy from 1944 until 1947. Upon his discharge he enrolled at the Colorado School of Mines where he received his degree in Petroleum Engineering. In 1950, Darrell joined the U.S. Army where he served as an office until his discharge in 1958
On August 29, 1951, Darrell married Janice L. White in Denver.
In 1958, the Beckley family moved to Brush, where Darrell continued his engineering profession in the oil and gas exploration industry.
Darrell was a member Kappa Sigma Fraternity and of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. Darrel and Jan were very involved in the Catholic Church, serving as leaders in several marriage enrichment classes for the Archdioceses of Denver for several years.
After retiring, the Beckley's served as resident manager of the Arbor Living Center at Eben Ezer where they served for seven years.
A former member of Bunker Hill Country Club, Darrell enjoyed playing golf. He also served as a volunteer for the Caring Ministries of Morgan County.
Survivors include his 11 children, Patricia Cummings of Santa Rosa, CA, Julie Castle, John Beckley and Teresa Young all of Greeley, Kathleen Chastain of Alamogordo, NM, Paul Beckley of Edwardsville, IL, Nancy Wilkinson of Cottondale, TX, Michael Beckley of Oklahoma City, OK, Robert Beckley of Altamont, IL, Mary Cummings of Brush, and Thomas Beckley of Phoenix, AZ; one brother Ronald of Las Vegas, NV; 33 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jan, three brothers, Ken, Jack and Milton, one sister, Peggy Hauck, and his parents.
Mass of Christian Burial for Darrell Beckley will be Tuesday, September 4, at 11 a.m. A Rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m.
All services will be at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. The service will conclude at the church.
A private, family inurnment will be in the Brush Memorial Cemetery.
Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center or to Caring Ministries of Morgan County both c/o Heer & Dahl Mortuary.


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Our country roads are adorned with sweet corn stands, each and everyone selling a scrumptious home grown delight, sweet corn.
Whenever you sit down to eat, take a moment to think about what your plate would be like if you had a quarter to a third of a cup of salsa gracing your entrée. Different salsas are complementary of different foods. An obvious example is an apple-based salsa paired with any type of pork dish. But what would go with beef? How about a Fire Roasted Corn and Black Been Salsa?
A hearty, bold salsa to go with the bold flavors of beef. This is a delectable and nutritious combination of vegetables to grace your plate. Once you've used this to accompany your grilled steak dinner you can devour the rest the next day at lunch with some corn chips. Either way your taste buds will thank you for being introduced to this tasty dish.
Fire Roasted Corn and Black Bean Salsa
1 med. red onion, minced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 ears corn, fire roasted and cut off of cob
8 oz jicama, small dice
2 serrano chilies, remove seeds & ribs, minced
1 15 oz canblack beans, rinsed
3 Tbl fresh squeezed lime juice
1 Tbl sugar
2 Tbl extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp kosher salt
Combine all ingredients, toss well. Flavor is best if made a day ahead.
Chef's Notes: If you have a gas cook top strip the husk and silk off of the corn, using a long tongs place the corn directly in the high flame. Turn as needed to just singe the outside of the corn kernels. Additionally, when working with serrano chilies it would be a good idea to wear disposable gloves. If not, when done be sure to thoroughly wash the tips of your fingers so as not to get the heat from the ribs and seeds onto your face or in your eyes.
The above recipe calls for jicama. Very crunchy and mildly sweet, I'm sure you won't use all of the jicama in just one recipe. So here's another tasty salsa that you can use with chicken or seafood.
Jicama Watermelon Salsa
1 cup diced seedless red watermelon
1/2 cup diced jicama
1 small red onion, diced, almost minced
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1/2 ancho chili, stemmed seeded and cut into fine strips
1 15 oz can organic diced tomatoes, drained
zest of one orange
2 Tbl cilantro, minced
2 Tbl rice wine vinegar
1 Tbl honey
1/2 tsp salt
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I'm still looking forward to seeing the power of the other ring that Tsuna has on him. It was a mafia bosses ring wasn't it?
I'm still looking forward to seeing the power of the other ring that Tsuna has on him. It was a mafia bosses ring wasn't it?
Hibari comes to save the day... go figure. I wonder how many chapters it takes for him to win?
And Ryohei did get beat a little too quickly imo. Even if it was for displaying Gokudera's growth.
Well Tsuna can have all the rings he wants, but he doesn't even have a box yet lol.
Avatar And Sig By Freakshow!!I dream of a better world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.I Have Patty Hurst Syndrome!
The Varia probably won't show up for 2 reasons.
1) Reborn (I'm not too sure who said it..) said that the Varia only take on missions that have a certain percentage of success, and if I remember.. it was roughly around 90%, so that they can maintain Varia as an organization that never fails.
2) They're not important enough. Squalo seems to be the only character in Varia that is worthy of notice, seeing as he's 'supporting' Yamamoto in his own way, I guess.
Another guess is that, the Varia might not show up with the fight against Irie, since they're in Italy and all. Say, if Irie is defeated in Japan and flees back to Italy.. Tsuna and co. goes to invade their Italian base. I find the Varia making their appearance there more likely, if this even happens.
I really do wonder what the future peoples are doing. TYL!Yamamoto makes sushi with his dad(He is dead in the future) and is all happehhappeh. TYL!Gokudera and Bianchi comedy? lolol. Ryohei would probably go whacko seeing his sister 10 years into the future.. xP.
And if Tsuna really did swap places with his future self.... OMG A CORPSE! Tsuna's mom would probably faint or something.
Anyways, hopefully chapter 204 will be out soon.
there are no reborn translations available, so im afraid there wont be reborn by us this week...
last week there werent any translations available either... >_>
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! o well Im shure some one else will translate it but if not NO!!!!!!!
I think Franky House released it. But it hasn't been put up on any site yet. I saw the torrent on Tokyo Toshokan.
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Attempts to reach a 41 year old David Stather of Calgary, Canada by helicopter that evening were not possible due to darkness and lack of visibility. On Saturday, January 25 an Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter assisted Coconino County Sheriff's Office Deputies and Search and Rescue in locating Stather. He was confirmed deceased from his injuries due to a fall trauma. Stather was air lifted from the canyon.
David Stather was a well-known and respected respiratory therapist and surgeon at the Alberta Health Center in Canada. He is survived by his parents who reside in Guelph in the Ontario Province of Canada.
This incident is currently under investigation by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office and Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office.


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Jackson announced that she will resign her position shortly after President Obama's State of the Union address next month. Under her tenure, the EPA enacted the first-ever greenhouse gas standards for vehicles, cuts in mercury and other toxic pollution from power plants and a tighter limit on soot. She has pressed for limits on emissions form coal-fired power plants and on the dumping of mine waste into streams and rivers near mines. While many in the environmental community have praised her advocacy, many Congressional Republicans and business groups have gone so far as to suggest that Jackson was waging a "war on coal." In a statement, President Obama praised Jackson: Under her leadership, the EPA has taken sensible and important steps to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink, including implementing the first national standard for harmful mercury pollution, taking important action to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act, and playing a key role in establishing historic fuel economy standards that will save the average American family thousands of dollars at the pump while also slashing carbon pollution. With Jackson's departure, here are some top picks of whom President Obama might enlist as next EPA administrator. Recent Democratic Party convert Charlie Crist. Crist's environmental policies as Governor of Florida were some of the key his ouster from the Republican Party. Crist has been a long-time champion of environmental protection. He lobbied against the coal industry, proposed vehicle emission standards and orchestrated to remove big sugar from the Everglades. Crist was also a high-profile campaign surrogate for Obama's reelection and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in support of the president. Of course, Senate Republicans might not take to kindly to Crist's recent party defection, making it difficult for him to get confirmation. EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe. Perciasepe has a relatively cordial relationship with both business and environmental communities. He is also a career staffer, which might make a Senate confirmation easier than other potential political candidates. Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, said Perciasepe is "a smart, pragmatic guy" who is "probably not likely to get too much opposition from industry." Another in-house appointee the President might also wish to promote is Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA's office of Air and Radiation. On the plus side, she has lots of experience on the Congressional hearing stand defending the Obama administration's greenhouse gas emission and smog-cutting policies. Brad Campbell. Campbell has already been mentioned in trade papers as a possible candidate to replace Jackson. Campbell was Clinton-era EPA appointee and succeeded Lisa Jackson as head of the New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency. Former secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection Kathleen McGinty. In Pennsylvania, McGinty successfully pushed new mercury emission controls. She was a top environmental adviser to former President Bill Clinton and recently served on an Energy Department advisory board focused on hydraulic fracturing and natural gas drilling. McGinty was on Obama's short list for the appointment four years ago. Other state level officials Obama might tap include Mary Nichols, the head of California's Air Resources Board, and Daniel Esty, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Nichols served as Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air and Radiation program under President Clinton. Currently her main priority is steering California's landmark climate change legislation forward. Esty worked with Gov. Dannel Malloy to develop a clean energy bank in the state that could be a model for a federal program. Certainly Crist would be the more interesting choice for Obama. And either Crist or Nichols would signal that the Obama administration plans to pursue a more aggressive approach to environmental issues in his second term. 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Wall Street extends recent gains in early going
Wall Street is extending its rally as investors wait for the release of readings on housing and construction.
Stocks are trading higher early Monday ahead of the National Association of Realtors' pending home sales index and the Commerce Department's report on construction spending. The two reports for March are to be released at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
This week brings a number of key economic reports, chief among them the April employment report on Friday. Investors are hoping the data will provide further validation that the economy is beginning to heal.
In the early going, the Dow Jones industrial average is up 60 at 8,272. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 7 at 884, while the Nasdaq composite index is up 14 at 1,733.


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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed cornerback Dominique Franks, less than a week after he was cut by the team.
To make room for Franks on the 53-man roster Thursday, the Falcons waived-injured receiver Tim Toone.
Franks was a fifth-round pick by the Falcons in 2010 and started four games last season. He was beaten out during the preseason by Christopher Owens and Robert McClain for backup roles behind Brent Grimes, Dunta Robinson and Asante Samuel. But the Falcons decided to beef up their secondary depth heading into Sunday's opener at Kansas City.
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Saracens qualified for the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals thanks to a 41-8 victory over Newcastle Falcons at Allianz Park on Sunday.
Saracens joined Bath in the qualifying for the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals with a round to play thanks to a 41-8 victory over Newcastle at Allianz Park on Sunday.
Saracens led 15-8 at the interval thanks to five penalties from scrum-half Ben Spencer while Newcastle wing Tom Catterick scored the only try of the first half.
But it was one-way traffic after the break.
Two tries from number eight Jackson Wray early in the second-half gave the hosts a comfortable lead before full-back Ben Ransom and replacement lock Tom Jubb (on his birthday) scored a try each in the last quarter to secure the bonus-point win and top spot in Pool 1.
The scorers:
For Saracens:
Tries: Wray 2, Ransom, Jubb
Cons: Spencer 3
Pens: Spencer 5
For Newcastle:
Try: Catterick
Pen: J. Hodgson
Yellow card: Tomes
Saracens: 15 Ben Ransom, 14 Jack Wilson, 13 Tim Streather, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Nathan Earle, 10 Nils Mordt (c), 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Jackson Wray, 7 Matt Hankin, 6 Nick de Jaeger, 5 Eoin Sheriff, 4 Hayden Smith, 3 James Johnston, 2 Jared Saunders, 1 Rhys Gill
Replacements: 16 Scott Spurling, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Biyi Alo, 19 Tom Jubb, 20 Maro Itoje, 21 Duncan Taylor, 22 Sam Stanley, 23 Charlie Kingsman
Newcastle: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Tom Catterick, 13 Danny Barnes, 12 Alex Crockett, 11 Zach Kibirige, 10 Joel Hodgson, 9 Chris Pilgrim, 8 Chris York (c), 7 Dan Temm, 6 Ben Morris, 5 Glen Young, 4 Sean Tomes, 3 Oliver Tomaszczyk, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Franck Montanella
Replacements: 16 David Nelson, 17 Gary Strain, 18 Grant Shiells, 19 Will Witty, 20 Ollie Hodgson, 21 Andy Davies, 22 Rory Clegg, 23 Tom Penny
Venue: Allianz Park
Referee: Greg Macdonald (England)
Assistant referees: Brian Ravenhill (England), Kelvin Stewart (England)
Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw (England)
Assessor: Brian Campsall (England), Clive Leeke (England)


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What i would like to know is did madara or even the uchiha/senju in general for that matter, know about the curse of their families or were they all unaware? Or is it something madar found out about afterwards.
I would like to think that if they did in fact know, then madara and hashiramas relationship might have been like the relationship naruto and sasuke are going to have for a while. I don't think and I hope that there won't just be one battle between sasuke and naruto. Only because it seems sasuke isn't going to turn around so soon, and it's going to take more then one battle before naruto and sasuke can understand eachother through their fists. If they indeed do have simliar relationships, that must be why madara respected and admired hashirama so much. They had a lot of time to get to understand eachother.
Only unlike madara and hashirama, naruto and sasuke will bring the feud of the families to rest.


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The French press (or a part of it) is calling it "Sarkozy's War." Certainly the French president precipitated the Allied intervention over Libya beginning on March 19, backed by a UN Resolution and a declaration by the Arab League. An equally charged David Cameron went along with Sarkozy's interventionism, as did Barack Obama, "leading from behind" and in second place. But behind Obama's seeming diffidence, and the early turnover of the operation from the U.S. to NATO, lie a certain number of facts that illustrate the key role of the U.S.: the NATO command and control infrastructure, which had everything to do with the mounting of the mainly British and French air attacks, is largely manned by Americans; the U.S. contributed Predator drones, both at the beginning of the conflict and later on; the U.S. provided reconnaissance and air refueling as well; and in the later period of the conflict, the U.S. supplied munitions badly needed by the British and the French.
Now that the campaign seems to have succeeded, after more than five months of a frustrating, back-and-forth stalemate, who can gainsay this Allied intervention, without which the Libyan rebels would have gone nowhere. (Correspondingly, the NATO operation would not even have been possible without the American support mentioned above). But there are gainsayers, who declare that yet another American military intervention in the Arab world is nothing but counterproductive. Indeed, some Arab commentators see the intervention in Libya as a new manifestation of a colonialism returning to the Arab world, and this is certainly there as an undercurrent in Arab public opinion. But we should never lose sight of the fact that it was this ubuesque Colonel Gaddafi who brought us PAN AM 103 over Lockerbie (1988) and UTA 772 over Chad (1989). It is these heinous in-the-sky bombings of civilian passenger planes for which Gaddafi should now be brought to account.
The Libyan intervention is, if you will, the "anti-Suez" -- that moment in 1956 when Britain and France decided on a military intervention to remove Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt -- without telling the U.S. and with disastrous consequences. Now, some fifty-plus years later, the "world powers of the West," as Charles de Gaulle referred to the U.S., Great Britain, and France, have intervened together to help remove a sanguinary dictator west of Suez.
Charles Cogan was the chief of the Near East-South Asia Division in the Directorate of Operations of the CIA from August 1979 to August 1984. From September 1984 to June 1989 he was CIA Chief in Paris. He is now a historian and an associate of the Belfer Center's International Security Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School.


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Line Matching: One Day Later
Jonathan Willis
October 13 2008 11:39AM
Before the game yesterday I put together predictions for the match-ups based on Tony Granato's use of his lines against Boston. Since it was the Oilers first game of the year, I had no similar information on MacTavish, so this was much more of a guessing game than such an exercise would normally be. I thought it might be helpful to review what happened last night, using Vic Ferrari's Head to Head Icetime sheet.
First, the line-ups for the two teams, with lines and pairings ranked by icetime at even-strength:
Nilsson – Cogliano – Gagner Cole – Horcoff – Hemsky Moreau – Pisani – Penner Pouliot – Brodziak – Stortini
Visnovsky – Souray Grebeshkov – Gilbert Strudwick – Staios
Smyth – Stastny – Hejduk Wolski – Sakic – Jones Tucker – Arnason – Svatos McLeod – Guite – Laperriere
Liles – Hannan Foote – Clark Salei – Leopold
A couple of notes here:
The Kid Line played the most even-strength ice-time for the Oilers. Of interest is the fact that Hemsky ranked eighth in even strength ice-time (among forwards), and that Dustin Penner, the game's most effective player, ranked seventh in ice-time (again, among forwards).
Joe Sakic was occasionally getting double shifted at even-strength; he's well clear of both Wolski and Jones by Time on Ice (TOI).
The Avalanche have very little differentiation between how much they use each of their defensive pairings; there was only four minutes difference between the #1 (Hannan) and the #6 defender (Leopold).
The Match-ups
I make a couple of assumptions in my match-ups:
I substitute the centre's ice-time for the ice-time of the entire line, for the sake of simplicity. In other words, Horcoff's icetime is divided up into four chunks (Stastny, Sakic, Arnason, Guite), and I use that as a proxy for his line's time against other lines. In some games, there's so much line-switching that it wonuldn't be effective, but both coaches were content to run their standard lines for the vast majority of the game. I use the left defenceman in the same way for defensive pairings.
I assume that both defencemen and forwards get matched against the opposition's forward line, because after looking at a number of these charts, that's how the numbers look.
Other than that, the other thing to remember is that the numbers for each line/pairing is the percentage of even-strength ice-time spent in a particular match-up.
Nilsson – Cogliano - Gagner
Stastny Line: 17.8% Sakic Line: 20.7% Arnason Line: 41.4% Guite Line: 20%
Liles – Hannan: 55% Foote – Clark: 18.1% Salei – Leopold: 26.8%
Before the game, I predicted that the Arnason line and the Salei pairing would do the primary match-ups against the Cogliano line. Instead, Granato and his staff employed the Liles pairing against the Kid line at even strength (which does make good sense, given that it's the only Oilers line that can't physically dominate John-Michael Liles).
I'm a little surprised how often MacTavish allowed the Kid Line to be out against the opposition heavy-weights; I'm fairly sure that wasn't happening nearly as often last year. They spent nearly 40% of the night out against the Av's top-six forwards, and I would imagine that MacTavish continues this as the year goes on, getting them started playing against tougher opposition.
Cole – Horcoff – Hemsky
Stastny Line: 41.4% Sakic Line: 40.1% Arnason Line: 7.2% Guite Line: 11.1%
Liles – Hannan: 19.5% Foote – Clark: 68.8% Salei – Leopold: 11.6%
No mistake here which line Granato and his staff were worried about. Horcoff's line saw nearly 70 per cent of the game against the Av's best defensive pairing, and if for some reason they couldn't get Foote and Clark out against the Horcoff line, their next best option (Liles-Hannan) was out there.
As promised, Horcoff's line played power vs power, spending better than 80 percent of the night against the Av's top-six forwards.
Moreau – Pisani – Penner
Stastny Line: 23.1% Sakic Line: 27.2% Arnason Line: 33.3% Guite Line: 16.3%
Liles – Hannan: 23.7% Foote – Clark: 15.1% Salei – Leopold: 61.2%
This line was really the pivotal one for the Edmonton Oilers, and it's interesting to see who they faced. Aside from playing against the Av's third pairing, they had no real match-up; MacTavish was willing to get them out against anyone, and they were clearly sharing the rest of the tough minutes (those not handled by the Horcoff line) with the Kid Line. Based on watching the game and the defensive match-ups we see, I'd imagine that the Pisani line primarily played the toughs when the faceoff was in the defensive zone (or, for on the fly changes, when it was heading that way), and Cogliano's line got on when the puck was going in the right direction.
Pouliot – Brodziak – Stortini
Stastny Line: 44.7% Sakic Line: 31.7% Arnason Line: 17.6% Guite Line: 5.9%
Liles – Hannan: 41.9% Foote – Clark: 20.3% Salei – Leopold: 37.8%
The Brodziak line looked outmatched all night, and the ice-time breakdown goes a long way toward explaining why. Why they spent 75 per cent of their ice-time against the Avalanche's top-six forwards is a little difficult to explain, given that MacTavish had the last change. The only reason I can think of is to test if that line could step up against better competition; after all, both Brodziak and Stortini were used in a checking role for parts of last season, and Pouliot's had nice defensive numbers in his NHL cameos to date.
Visnovsky – Souray
Stastny Line: 50.2% Sakic Line: 25.6% Arnason Line: 12.8% Guite Line: 11.4%
The Oilers top pairing had a rough outing and frequently looked overwhelmed. MacTavish/Huddy were matching them up against the Av's heavy hitters, and given that Souray has some mobility issues and Visnovsky's a riverboat gambler, I'm not sure that this is the best use of resources.
Grebeshkov – Gilbert
Stastny Line: 11.0% Sakic Line: 44.5% Arnason Line: 40.9% Guite Line: 3.7%
Grebeshkov and Gilbert both looked iffy against Colorado (despite a two-point night for Marc-Andre Denis Grebeshkov). They were playing second-tier opposition, and given how shaky the Oilers' top pairing looked, they really need to elevate their respective games to the point where they can handle at least second-pairing duties.
Strudwick – Staios
Stastny Line: 18.1% Sakic Line: 21.0% Arnason Line: 31.5% Guite Line: 29.4%
The mop-up work went to the third pairing, and they looked pretty good doing it, until Staios flung himself on top of the puck, leading to a penalty shot, in one of their rare shifts against the Stastny line. Given how the top-four performed, it wouldn't surprise me to see these guys take on more difficult assignments if things don't change soon.
The oil are starting to worry me. It's easy for us die hards to fall in love with the team, so much so that it's hard to see the weak links. I've watched 7 games now and we've been outplayed in all of them.
Great stuff Jonathon. It is interesting to see that Granato was more concerned about getting the defensive pairings he wanted than MacT (Huddy)was. Given that the Oil had last change I would assume this is more of a coaching philosophy/ style difference than anything else.
I watched the Calgary vs. Vancouver games and was intrigued by how militant about matchups the Canucks staff was and how Keenan seemed pretty content to just roll lines.
October 13 2008, 01:36PM
That's an interesting article Jonathan. Not a non-erectile challenged educator photo interesting, but I digress. ;)
It is my hope that MacT won't shuffle these lines. Roll 3 solid lines getting 15 mins per and then rotate in the fourth as needed. DO NOT bump Penner to the top line for heavens sakes.
Another note
How classy was it that Kay-Z sent his Dad out on the ice before the game. Not an ounce of showman in the guy, he prefers to sit in the weeds and count his billions.
Thanks for the breakdown Jonathon. MacT is almost always bat-shit crazy with his bench management in the first 20GP. Once past this "learning-time" he usually locks it in and does the smart things that a smart coach like him does.
My speculation about the two "odd-things" observed (big heaping of QUALCOMP for the kids, and for Brodziak.) - with 18 of 25 on the road, he's trying to proof his troops from shell-shock. Opposing coaches are going to bush-sit with their power and try to spring it on these two lines -- maybe its better to have some good video to help coach these kids.
The nice side-effect being that the MPP line could bust out offensively. This roster really does have 3 lines that can score goals -- so each night, somebody is going to get a positive mis-match.
And for those that have the knives out for Hemsky-Horcoff-Cole -- that is a big old helping of 2 opposing lines that have strong 2-way play. The Horpensky trio had their strong run last year when Stoll was thrown to the wolves.
It's going to take some time for them to find their range.
I am shocked that Souray had mobility issues.
Good work, JW.
October 14 2008, 01:25AM
The lines have some issues, but I'm sure we'll have something hammered out halfway through our monster road trip


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Thromboangiitis obliterans is a rare disease in which blood vessels of the hands and feet become blocked.
Buerger disease
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease) is caused by small blood vessels that become inflamed and swollen. The blood vessels then narrow or become completely blocked by blood clots (thrombosis). Blood vessels of the hands and feet are especially affected. Arteries are more affected than veins. Average age when symptoms begin is around 35. Women and older adults are affected less often.
This condition mostly affects young men ages 20 - 40, who are heavy smokers or chew tobacco. Only 1 of 10 patients are women. Many patients also have very poor dental hygiene, likely due to tobacco use.
This disorder is very uncommon in children. It can occur in children with autoimmune diseases.
The following tests may show blockage of blood vessels in the affected hands or feet:
Blood tests for other causes of inflamed blood vessels (vasculitis) and blocked (occlusion of) blood vessels may be done. These causes include diabetes, scleroderma, and atherosclerosis. In rare cases when the diagnosis is unclear, a biopsy of the blood vessel is done.
There is no cure for thromboangiitis obliterans. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms and to prevent the disease from getting worse.
The patient must stop using tobacco. It is also important to avoid cold temperatures and other conditions that reduce blood flow in the hands and feet.
Applying warmth and exercising gently can help increase circulation.
Aspirin and medications that open the blood vessels (vasodilators) may help. In severe cases, surgery to cut the nerves to the area (surgical sympathectomy) can helpcontrol pain.
If the area becomes so infected that tissue dies, it can be necessary to amputate the fingers or toes.
Symptoms of thromboangiitis obliterans may disappear if the person stops tobacco use. Persons who continue to use tobacco may need repeated amputations of affected fingers or toes.
Call your health care provider if:
Persons with a history of Raynaud disease or blue, painful fingers or toes, especially with ulcers, should not use any form of tobacco.
Dargon PT, Landry GJ. Buerger's disease. Ann Vasc Surg . 2012;26(6):871-80.
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: I live in a home built in 1917. The pipe that carries the waste/water from the upstairs bathroom (toilet, shower,sink) is original. Lately, I have wondered if that horizonal cast-iron pipe is cracked or somehow damaged. I have noticed a new fine crack in the plaster ceiling below. I see no water marks. I might point out the house is also located near a railway line (but on the good side of the tracks). The pipe is not exposed in the basement, it is bricked in and connects to the another line from the main floor bathroom. From there the waste goes out to the street. Last Feb. (2003) we had to have the sewer replaced from the street to the front of our house, root damage from a huge tree. Everything seems fine but this crack is bothering me. I also have heard strange noises in the middle of the night coming from that bathroom, almost like air pockets moving (not from a family member). One last thing, There is a old connecting pipe from a previous bathroom that was removed 10 years ago on the main floor to make room for a kitchen reno. It is capped off and a section is in the basement - connects to the stack from the upstairs bathroom. When the upstairs shower runs, there is a slight leak from this pipe near the connection to the stack. I assume it might need a new seal but I wonder if the water is backing up to this pipe and leaking out. No leaks there when the toilet is flushed. Before I totally freak out can anyone offer any words of wisdom?
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While his home in Manahawkin came through the storm in good shape, Dunlea knew that many of his colleagues, students, and neighbors were not so lucky. He turned to Facebook in search of others who wanted to pitch in.
"Many teachers are off next week and want to help out the families of Stafford Township and the communities of Long Beach Island," Dunlea posted. "If you know of anyone who needs help please contact me, and we will coordinate people to help."
From there it snowballed.
Each day, volunteers met on a designated street corner and cleaned the houses that were referred to them. Each day, the number of volunteers grew. Each day, the number of houses identified to clear of debris grew. Each day, the distances volunteers traveled from to help grew. Airmen from McGuire Air Force Base as well as residents from numerous states showed up to lend a hand and share expertise.
By that Saturday they had over 100 volunteers. By the next Saturday, they had 330 volunteers. Residents whose homes were cleared one day, volunteered to clear others the next day. Joe Mangino, whose wife Becky is a first-grade teacher in Stafford, split responsibilities with Dunlea for the overall project. The Manginos' home had been one of the first three homes cleared.
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"These reports shouldn't give anyone any comfort. The snap shot of the Medicare program is largely a reflection of America's weak economic performance, but with 10,000 Americans joining Medicare every day, the demographic reality is that Medicare is on a collision course with bankruptcy. Slower economic growth means that fewer Americans are purchasing health care. As our economy improves, there will be a greater deterioration in the health of the Medicare program for our seniors," said Hatch. "The bottom line is that Medicare will be bankrupt in 13 years, with Social Security not far behind. The combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds will be exhausted in 2033. Worse yet, the Social Security Disability Insurance program will be exhausted in 2016, subjecting disabled American workers with benefit cuts of 20 percent absent structural changes. Reforming Medicare and Social Security is a national imperative that policymakers on both sides of the aisle and at the White House must embrace if we are going to protect those programs for our seniors and for future generations, while simultaneously bringing down our sky-high debt."
Hatch has put forward five common-sense, bipartisan Medicare reforms as means of both shoring up Medicare for seniors and for bringing down the nation's debt, which is nearing $17 trillion.
Below are key portions of the report released today:
Social Security:
• The combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds will be exhausted in 2033.
o Absent structural changes to the programs, Social Security beneficiaries face benefit cuts of 23% in 2033.
• The Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund by itself will be exhausted in 2016.
o Absent structural changes to the DI program, disabled American workers face benefit cuts of 20% in 2016.
• The 75-year unfunded liabilities in Social Security total $9.6 trillion, $1.0 trillion more than reported in last year's Trustees report; unfunded liabilities over the infinite horizon in Social Security total $23.1 trillion, $2.6 trillion more than reported in last year's Trustees report.
o Trillions of additional unfunded liabilities, which will have to be covered by younger workers and future generations, accumulate with each additional year of inaction over structural reforms to the Social Security system.
Non-Stop Deficits:
• Medicare's Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund continues to run annual cash flow deficits. In 2012, the deficit was $23.8 billion, thus the HI Trust Fund is already redeeming securities to pay benefits.
• The HI Trust Fund will be officially bankrupt in 2026, at which time it will no longer be able to pay full benefits for seniors.
Unrealistic Assumptions:
• The non-partisan Acting Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Paul Spitalnic, in the illustrative alternative projections, as well as his statement of actuarial opinion at end of the report warns:
o "the financial projections shown in this report for Medicare do not represent a reasonable expectation for actual program operations in either the short range (as a result of the unsustainable reductions in physician payment rates) or the long range (because of the strong likelihood that the statutory reductions in price updates for most categories of Medicare provider services will not be viable).
o "…it is important to note that the actual future costs for Medicare are likely to exceed those shown by the current-law projections in this report, possibly by substantial amounts."
o Using more realistic assumptions, based on the history of Congressional actions, the actuaries estimation of costs per beneficiary increase from $12,135 in 2013 to $17,322 in 2022—a 43% increase.
Massive Unfunded Obligations:
• Assuming current law remains unchanged, Medicare's total unfunded obligation over 75 years is $4.6 trillion.
A Report Full of Warnings:
• The Trustees project Medicare will cover more than 45 percent of its expenses out of Treasury's general fund beginning in 2013. As a consequence, for the eighth year in a row (2006 through 2013), the Trustees made an "excess general revenue Medicare funding" determination. Two consecutive "excess general revenue Medicare funding" determinations trigger a "Medicare funding warning," which requires the President to submit (within 15 days of his next budget) a legislative proposal to address the crisis.
• The Trustees issued a Medicare funding warning for the eighth consecutive time this year (2007 through 2013). Former President Bush responded to the Medicare funding warning issued in 2007 (in his 2008 budget), but President Obama has failed to submit a single proposal to Congress to shore up Medicare's shaky finances.