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There are many guides on how to configure multimedia hotkeys using program such as xev or keyTouch. However, this guide explains how to use the simple utility of acpi_listen and generate your own script for hotkeys.
Who Should be Using This Guide
This guide assumes that you know your keyboard signals through acpi. If you do not know whether or not this is the case, I suggest looking:
Installing Necessary Tools
You should already have these tools installed, but just to make sure you will need
sudo pacman -S acpi acpid acpitool
Refer to this guide on what modules you should load (i.e. through /etc/rc.conf or modprobe)
Using acpi_listen
Under root, or with sufficient access to the input devices, run:
If pressing a special key, such as previous or next, receives a response that looks similar to:
hkey VALZ 00000000 00000b31
then all is well and we can continue.
Configuring ACPID
The ACPI daemon reacts to ACPI events according to the 'handler.sh' file. This is located in
You can either directly edit this file, to react to the ACPI events, or you can point it to another shell script (i.e. /etc/acpi/hotkeys.sh)
Under the section
case "$1" in
Add the following lines:
hkey) case "$4" in 00000b31) echo "PreviousButton pressed!" exailectl p ;; 00000b32) echo "NextButton pressed!" exailectl n ;; 00000b33) echo "Play/PauseButton pressed!" exailectl pp echo "executed.." ;; 00000b30) echo "StopButton pressed!" exailectl s ;; *) echo "Hotkey Else: $4" ;; esac ;;
The '00000b31' etc. values are the response received from acpi_listen. In 'hkey VALZ 00000000 00000b31', $4 is the final part, which was what distinguished my keys apart.
Also, the exailectl script is a brief shell script I created for controlling Exaile music player. As the ACPID is run from root, you will need to use
sudo -u (username) exaile
for example, otherwise it will not detect your user-level program and recreate another.
Old: Sample Script
As keyTouch and other keyboard programs did not work for me, or did not work effectively, prior to editing my handler.sh file I created my own script that runs in the background and reacts directly from the output of acpi_listen. However it is a poor method to use, caused my laptop to be constantly active and noisy. I have provided the script here anyway, feel free to use it / modify it to suit your needs and post suggestions on how it can be improved. Currently, it is setup for a Toshiba Satellite A50 laptop to control exaile, but can be modified very easily for Amarok, Xine or other non-music related functions (internet, email).
export STOP_MYHOTKEY=0 i=`acpi_listen -c 1` case "$i" in "hkey VALZ 00000000 00000b31") #echo "PREVIOUS" exaile -p ;; "hkey VALZ 00000000 00000b32") #echo "NEXT" exaile -n ;; "hkey VALZ 00000000 00000b33") exaile -t ;; "hkey VALZ 00000000 00000b30") #echo "STOP" exaile -s ;; *) #echo "ELSE: $i" ;; esac e=`echo $STOP_MYHOTKEY` if [ "$e" != "1" ] then ./myHotkey.sh & fi
Note: This does not need to be run as root if you can receive an acpi_listen response from a user account (again, meaning you have access to the input devices).


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Dinosaur Jr.
Fat Possum Records
Like with any good band, the history of Dinosaur Jr. is permeated with drama. J Mascis started the band in 1983 with his former high school classmate Lou Barlow, and when aggression boiled over between the two around '89, Mascis told Barlow the band was "done." He then mysteriously reformed said band without Barlow the very next day. Yeah, awkward. Barlow went on to form Sebadoh and make several albums full of emotional songs targeting Mascis, while Mascis took Dino J. to major-label and semi-alterna-glory status.
However, it's the energy of Mascis and Barlow together that still has most Dinosaur Jr. fans reeling, and that's the key to Beyond-it's the original lineup, complete with J's splintering guitar work and slabs of feedback, Lou's low-pitched sludge, and Murph's sweet snare magic. It'll fire you up with blasts of noise and catch you vulnerable with something pretty. It's got what all that golden stuff from early Dinosaur Jr. had … a little something extraordinary.-Jennifer Sherowski
Hut Recordings
I'll be honest-Placebo as a band doesn't really matter to me. But an album of righteous covers that, because of Brian Molko's eerie, androgynous voice, sound both familiar and otherworldly, well, that's another story entirely. Frank Black's transcendent yelps are rendered more haunting by Molko on the old Pixies' tune "Where Is My Mind?" Placebo's version of Sinead O'Connor's ultra-dark "Jackie" sounds like the wind whipping the salty sea rocks. And T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" crackles with bolts of electricity.
Covers is a bonus CD sold along with a re-release of Placebo's 2003 album Sleeping With Ghosts, but because of the success of "Running Up That Hill" (a Kate Bush cover) after it was featured on The O.C., the band made Covers available as an exclusive iTunes download-yay!-J.S.
Scroobius Pip vs. Dan Le Sac
"Thou Shalt Always Kill"
Lex Records
For a country smaller than New York State, the U.K. spawns a truly freakish number of influential scenes, sounds, bands, and trends. Some of them-Merseybeat, punk, goth-still influence Western pop music today. But for every scene that scores, literally thousands fall by the wayside, never making it across the Atlantic. Often it's because the bands just aren't very good. Other times the thing itself is, well, just too British.
Time will tell which category Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip's single "Thou Shalt Always Kill" ends up in. But on the "How To Be A Modern Music Phenomenon" checklist, this track ticks every box and is set to be one of the defining underground tracks of 2007. Basically, it's a grimy, edgy take on LCD Soundsystem's "Losing My Edge" based around a list of surreal commandments aggressively outlined by bearded street poet Scroobius Pip over Dan Le Sac's lo-fi electro. Some lyrics might make absolutely no sense to listeners not born in Britain, epitomized by the chorus "Radiohead? Just a band. The Beatles? Just a band. Arctic Monkeys? Just a band," which puts today's sacred British musical cows firmly in their place. Yes, it's an in-joke-but a savagely listenable one. Check it out at: myspace.com/lesacvspip.-Matt Barr
The Collection
Justin Bennee's "Ten Songs For Your Mom" Playlist
1. Isaac Hayes, "Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic"
2. Prodigy, "Bang On 'Em"
3. Kool G Rap, "Let The Games Begin"
4. Jay-Z, "Intro/A Million And One Questions/Rhyme No More"
5. Too $hort, "That's Why"
6. Big L, "Games Females Play"
7. James Brown, "The Payback"
8. The Ohio Players, "Ecstasy"
9. Led Zeppelin, "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"
10. NWA, "Always Into Somethin'"


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At the start of the year I set myself a couple of goals - 1) to make, bake, craft or create as many gifts as possible and 2) to make more quilts to keep rather than gift. Here's some highlights for the year...
Yummy preserved lemons and lemon curd...
Central Park Quilt - a completed quilt for us!
The Philatelic Society - a completed quilt for Gus.
Arcadia Quilt for John's 70th Birthday.
A doll's quilt for Phil's youngest cousin.
Strawberry fields HST quilt for my MIL for Christmas.
My Mermaid Quilt.
I still have lots of works in progress that I need to finish up (sooner or later!) and lots of lovely fabrics that need using. At the moment I am working on a quilt made out of my much coveted Flea Market Fancy (FMF) and can't wait for the fabric to be released again in February. I'll share more on that soon.
Until then, Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2011 has been a fabulous year for you all! I am definitely looking forward to 2012 and a few changes (some big, some small!). See you next year!


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Check back here often because we will be constantly updating this page with the latest developments and with more backgrounders on the trip's implications.
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— The National Catholic Register has a new blog on the pope, not just for the U.S. trip but for his visit to Australia this summer for World Youth Day. Called "The World Meets Benedict," the blog is located at the easy-to-remember www.pope2008.com.


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A recipe for a wonderful Mothers day
May 3, 2011 by Judy Trull
Looking for that last minute get away….trying to figure out the perfect gift for the Mom or Moms in your life? Here is a recipe for a wonderful weekend, check in at Lindsay House Bed & Breakfast, enjoy a glass of iced tea and a home baked treat. Enjoy an evening meal at one of the many area restaurants, grab a good night's sleep in one of our restful rooms. Awaken to the aromas of a home cooked gourmet breakfast, and peek outside your door to see a beverage tray awaiting you. After breakfast explore Waupaca County and all the things it has to offer. Enjoy all of this and so much more and pay for just one night, yet stay for 2. Also receive the recipes of the dishes that you enjoyed here, so you can recreate them at home for your loved ones, or just when you want to remember your time with us. $238 value for a mere $119 + tax. Mention this special when you call to book for May 6th-8th!


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1. Spontaneous hugs from my almost-10-year-old son.
2. Watching my almost-7-year-old daughter figure something out on her own.
3. Finding out about a new reader in the school where I work (aha! a new victim!).
4. The beach. Seeing the ocean from afar, swimming in the water, riding in on a wave - picnicking on a blanket in the sand, anything that involves the beach!
5. Having friends over for dinner.
6. Laughing with my husband.
Here are the rules for this meme:
- Link to the person who tagged you.
- Post six things that make you happy along with these rules.
- Then tag six others (letting them know, of course..I only tagged 5).
- Let the person who tagged you know when your entry is complete.
By the way, I also get really happy when people comment on my blog!


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Our target date for implementation of sampling and delegation to the agencies of retention of original documentation is September 5, 1995. We will advise each agency individually of their invoice sampling start date and other criteria. We will have the capability of sampling specific sites within an OLO.
As discussed in Comptroller's Memorandum No. 18 (1994-95), agencies will submit copies of documentation to this office to support requests for payment, in lieu of the original invoices and other documents. Invoice Sampling will be phased in by agency and we will work with each agency to ensure they have processes in place to enable sampling. It is important to note that regardless of whether an agency may be sampled on September 5, 1995, all agencies will be required to retain originals and send only copies to Auditing on September 5, 1995. Copies of original documentation need be sent for sampled invoices only. Each agency will not forward copies of invoices equal to or less than $250 that are not selected for sampling.
Agencies may submit photocopies or may submit copies via electronic media. Agencies that wish to pursue electronic submission of documents should contact Steve Wilson in the Bureau of Auditing at (904) 488-4094; SUNCOM 278-4094.
Information from the Department of State regarding retention by the agencies of the original vouchers, invoices, and other documents will be sent out at a later date. With the approval of the Department of State, agencies may retain these original documents on electronic media rather than maintaining them in hard copy form for the established retention period. Since these original documents maintained by the agencies represent the only copies that will be retained by the State to support the payments, it is important that each agency establish sufficient controls and procedures over maintenance of the documents. The copies of the documents submitted to this office to support the sampled invoice or regular voucher payment requests will not be retained after the payment requests have been approved.
Because the Bureau cannot control when an agency submits its vouchers, each daily report of selected invoices will have to be checked against vouchers received each day until all the listed invoices have been submitted or until it is determined that the agency has deleted the invoice. The Agency will be required to notify Auditing of all sampled invoice deletions, including those not being preaudited.
Bureau of Auditing personnel in Tallahassee and the field offices will determine which processing option is best suited for their operation. Only the selected invoice will be audited. The other invoices contained on the voucher will be "posted", approved for payment, without audit. An entire voucher can be posted after auditing only the sampled invoices.
The first method of voucher processing requires training only a small group of people on how to process the vouchers.
By allowing Departmental SAMAS to assign the "Agency Voucher" number, Departmental SAMAS (during nightly update) will not reject any invoice transactions because of mixing invoices in different threshold groups on the same voucher.
Agencies must submit all vouchers to be preaudited by the Bureau in Statewide Document Number order. Those invoice transactions randomly selected for preaudit within Site, within OLO, will be flagged. The agency will be notified, by a printed message on the voucher schedule, as to which vouchers they must submit to the Bureau of Auditing when each voucher schedule is printed. Since both sampled and non-sampled invoices within the threshold amount may appear on the same voucher schedule, SAMAS will flag the invoices to be sampled. The agency need send copies of the voucher schedules and supporting documentation for the sampled invoices on the voucher schedule only. The other "within threshold" invoices contained on the voucher will be approved for payment without an audit. Only the flagged sampled invoices will be audited.
Each agency must assign a unique invoice number on voucher schedules. The voucher schedule amount(s) should not be a simple summation of multiple invoices but should contain individual invoice numbers and amounts. The agency must ensure that couriers retain the integrity of the separate batches of voucher schedules submitted to the Bureau of Auditing (i.e., batches of invoices above the threshold separate from batches of sampled invoices within the threshold). An agency is required to notify Auditing when deleting any sampled invoices.
Each site within an agency will receive regular preaudit return, deletion, and error reason code feedback reports. The Bureau of Auditing will work with each site to continuously improve the accuracy of all invoices submitted for payment. Monthly and year-to-day feedback reports will also be provided to each site and agency.


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Marquette Central is the place to go for financial aid, bursar and registrar information.
Financial aid
If you receive financial aid you must check in with this office to discuss if and how your financial aid will transfer.
Study abroad contact for financial aid:
Coral Taylor
Zilber Hall, Marquette Central
(414) 288-4000
Payments and billing
If you will be receiving a refund check or financial aid payments AFTER you are abroad, you must make arrangements through power of attorney for your check to be signed by someone else on your behalf.
Study abroad contact for the bursar:
Katie Mullens
Zilber Hall, Marquette Central
(414) 288-4000
Contact Marquette Central to have a transcript sent from Marquette to your program. Also, be sure to have your final study abroad program transcripts sent to Marquette Central.
Student Health Service can answer questions about your health and conduct physical examinations that might be required before you obtain a student visa.
Study abroad contact in Student Health Service:
Amy Melichar
707 Building, Suite 130
(414) 288-5217
The Counseling Center offers services and resources that may help ease your transition to life in another country.


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Student Wins W.W. Norton Competition
By Emily Laidley '14
December 11, 2012
Senior English major Elizabeth Scoville has won a worldwide recitation contest sponsored by W.W. Norton and Co., an independent publisher of renowned literary anthologies.
Scoville was one of three finalists in the online competition where she read Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare, one of the Bard's most celebrated sonnets on love.
"The recitation project was meant to be fun at first; not so much a joke, but just an opportunity to get a feel for what it's like to recite a poem aloud," Scoville said. "I had no idea my submission would win. I'm still so surprised, and the congratulations I'm receiving are numerous."
Editors from the prestigious publisher judged all of the video entries and chose three finalists for the six works listed in the competition. Winners of the competition were chosen by both popular vote, along with the votes of Norton editors. The first-place winners will receive a cash prize and his or her name will be listed in the acknowledgements in a Norton anthology.
Roughly 120 students entered the entire contest of which about 30 entered the Sonnet 116 category.
Scoville said the choice of Sonnet 116 was easy since the piece was one of her favorites that she had already memorized for an earlier class on Shakespearian works.
"It was really fun just to do," said Scoville, who added she was humbled by her selection as a finalist. "It wasn't as nerve-racking."
Published in 1609, Sonnet 116 speaks of how true love endures despite adversity and the passage of time. Scoville, with the help of assistant English professor Dr. Danielle Glassmeyer, recorded her best rendition and sent a link of the video to Norton editors. The Department of English learned today that Scoville's video recital had won.
Dr. Glassmeyer said the contest, which started as an enjoyable exercise for some six students, has become an unexpected rallying point for the Department of English.
"It's exciting to see something start as educational fun and turn into something that has a greater reach than expected," she said. "It's created a sense of community."


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Burkina Faso beat Ethiopia 4-0 in Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations
Alain Traore scored twice as 10-man Burkina Faso beat Ethiopia 4-0 in Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday.
Last Updated: 25/01/13 8:29pm
Lorient striker Traore had already put the Stallions in front when goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama was shown a straight red card for a deliberate handball.
However, they quickly recovered from the blow with Traore, Djakaridja Kone and Jonathan Pitroipa adding further goals to lift Burkina Faso to the top of the group standings.
Ethiopia were unlucky not to be ahead as early as the fifth minute when Saladin Said released Shimeles Bekel with a back heel, but the midfielder saw his curling effort come back off the right post.
Burkina Faso produced little of note until the 22nd minute but then had the ball in the back of the net, albeit illegally.
Traore sparked things with a strike from distance which was parried by goalkeeper Zerihun Tadelle to Wilfried Sanou. He slammed a shot home, but the goal was ruled out with the midfielder marginally offside.
However, they had the ball in the net once more after 34 minutes and this time it stood. Aristide Bance saw his power drive cleared off the line, but Charles Kabore picked up the loose ball and played it over the top of the defence for Traore to volley in from close range.
Burkina Faso continued to have the edge but their luck appeared to turn on the hour mark when Soulama was sent off for handling the ball outside of the area.
A hold-up in play followed while Burkina Faso considered their tactics, with Sanou eventually making way for replacement keeper Daouda Diakite.
Diakite's first job was to deal with a free-kick from Behailu Assefa, and he came to the rescue again 10 minutes later, clinging on to another threatening ball from Behailu as the Black Lions looked to make their man advantage count.
But it was Burkina Faso who came up with the next goal after 74 minutes and it was one to savour from Traore. Pitroipa flicked the ball on to the striker, who let fly with a beautiful left-footed shot from 30 yards for his third goal of the tournament.
Kone then sealed the points five minutes later, with Pitroipa again providing the pass for the goal which was side-footed under the onrushing Tadelle.
And Pitroipa added gloss to the scoreline with a deserved fourth five minutes into stoppage time. Ethiopia were sloppy in losing the ball in midfield, with Benjamin Balima then racing down the right and placing a perfect pass to the feet of Pitroipa, who lifted his effort over Tadelle.


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How do I explain it? What was so difficult in returning home? Why such a slow readjustment? I have tried to reflect on this, and now at a distance of a few years, when I am settled back in Africa, I will try to express what I saw and felt.
First of all, I must say that there are many wonderful aspects of American society. It is always good to get back to U.S. soil, and I look forward to my next home visit. Telephones work, television has an amazing variety of programs, transportation systems can be relied upon, stores and shopping centers usually have whatever you want in stock, business and legal systems can, for the most part, be trusted. Things usually work, or if they are broken, they can be readily repaired. The melting pot is a reality in the major cities, where peoples of various races and creeds live and work together.
And yet, it took me more than six months to readjust to American culture, and even after that, I was never fully at home. What was this other side, what did I see that I didnt like? What did I miss? To check my own reaction, I went out of my way to speak and meet with other people like myself--missionary priests, seminarians and sisters who had worked overseas, and who came back to the United States. They could immediately and easily understand what I went through because, without exception, they had experienced many of the same feelings and difficulties. Their comments on American culture, positive and negative, confirmed my own perceptions and views.
Perhaps the best way to depict the shock or difficulty of reentry is to set forth a series of vignettes, with some comments. These touch two key areas--namely, U.S. society in general, and second, the Catholic Church in the United States.
Children. In Cambridge, Mass., I used to walk back and forth from school along Brattle Street, 20 minutes each way. It is an historic and beautiful street, with large spacious homes on both sides and overarching trees. But something was lacking--people, and especially children! Sure, this was expensive Cambridge, but it is, I feel, becoming more typical. Except in inner cities, one does not see many children. In Nigeria, one cannot avoid them, and one does not want to. Children show forth life, hope, joy, play, a sense of the future. In my more cynical moments, I think that the lack of children in the United States results from self-centeredness, the desire to have it ones own way without any strings or obligations. There is something unreal, something that worries me, about so many beautiful houses, mansions, with so few children playing in or around them.
So much did I miss the smiling faces of children in Nigeria that for the first five months back in the United States, I had to get out my photo album once a week, and spend a few minutes looking at their faces, being with the children once again, at least in my imagination.
Shopping Centers and Supermarkets. One is overwhelmed upon entering a modern supermarket. There are long aisles of breakfast cereals alone. The quantity and variety are shocking. Then half an aisle for pet foods, including diet food for dogs and cats. I can understand why one missionary from a poor country, upon entering a supermarket broke down and wept. Instead of low-cal foods, in Africa many simply need food. Of course it is marvelous, a tribute to U.S. enterprise to see such well-stocked stores, and yet there is another world, most of the world that will never have the opportunity to share that consumer abundance.
Conversation So much American conversation, it seemed to me, was about the latest and often fast-fading fads. Concern with health, foods safe or unsafe, with the latest theory on exercise, with the latest on cholesterol, seemed to take up a disproportionate amount of time. One must talk not about cooking but about cuisine. Again, these can be wonderful. I enjoy a good, healthy meal, but there is more to life than that. And is everyone expected not only to have seen the latest film at the nearby cinema, but also to be able to talk at length about it?
Family One finds a high and growing percentage of single-parent families. Divorce and second marriages are often talked about with no sense of failure, with little sensitivity to their effects on the children. Stories of child neglect or child abuse dot the newspapers. The elderly have special homes with good health care, yet so often they are distant from the children and grandchildren they cared for and love. This is in notable contrast with Nigeria, where the elderly are so often in the center, where family life revolves around them, with their wisdom and experience.
Television. No longer for the living room or recreation room, the television is now found in kitchen and bedroom. The children have their own. Sure, there are many good programs, but then there is the rest. While the quantity of programming has increased, what about the quality? So much television is very provincial and narrow, American-centered. The vision extends beyond the bounds of the United States only to bring us the latest news on the latest crisis. Instead of being with one another, we go to our room or den and turn on the television.
Morality and Media. One does not have to go to 42nd Street and Times Square to see pornography. The local newspaper stand has more than enough. Or videos on the top shelves of rental stores, or special telephone numbers promising thrills. It hurts to see how all this has increased, and with seemingly little question, discussion or opposition. The truly human is being denigrated.
Artificiality. By this word, I mean a distancing from the natural, from nature, or from personal interactions. We live in a world of machines, from our cars to our computers. The marvels of television bring the world of nature into our homes, and yet something - namely, more direct contact - is missing. Our experience is increasingly indirect, filtered, packaged, dished out to us piecemeal. Deep realities of human existence, such as sickness, old age and death are specialized, sanitized, separated off to the hospital or the old folks home. We dont have to visit there. We dont come face to face with these harsh aspects of life, and yet we expect to have a full, rich emotional experience.
Time. Americans are always short of time, caught up in the race, the fast lane. Microwave ovens, fast foods, 15-second commercials, digital watches that cut the second up into hundredths of a second. Time is for doing things, getting things done, rather than (as in Africa) for being with people. We forget that the Sabbath (time) is made for the human and not the human for the Sabbath.
Culture shock also came from reentry into the American church. One takes from Africa scenes of overflowing churches, of liturgies that last for two hours, of 25 infant baptisms each Saturday in a typical parish.
Churches. So many of the church buildings in the United States are new and modern, huge and beautiful. Yet one is often disappointed with the services, the singing, the participation. Many of the large churches are, at most, half filled for the Sunday Masses. Time rules the liturgy--it must be swift and efficient. Few people will put up with more than a 10-minute sermon. For there is so much to do on Sunday--driving, shopping, reading the Sunday papers, watching football or even work.
The Word of God. It is refreshing to see some people in the subways reading their well-worn Bible, but the number is small. Again, there are so many books and magazines, and the Bible becomes one book among many, no longer at the center, no longer eagerly sought and read, as in many homes in Nigeria.
Catechesis. Are young Christians, young Catholics being introduced into the Christian faith and tradition? Or are they far less religiously literate than those of a generation ago? They are learning much from television, from books and in school, yet religious knowledge, Bible knowledge, familiarity with the richness of the Catholic tradition seem to be diminishing. How can catechesis or religious education compete with the latest video, the latest compact disc, the recent best seller? Or with the exercise class, the soccer team practice, the pool party? Youth have so many options, and religion seems to be edged out to just one small option among many.
The Sacred. The holy season of Advent is often celebrated more by a series of Christmas parties than by focusing on the coming of the Messiah. The priest and religious sister are not easily identifiable. They fit in as part of the group. This has its advantages, and yet is there not also a corresponding loss, loss of sacred time, of the witness of priesthood and religious life? Why are vocations to priesthood and religious life so low? What makes that way of life less attractive than in past years? Has religious life lost its counter-cultural edge, thus presenting no distinct challenge to young men and women?
A Heavy Church Atmosphere. In my own sphere of work, teaching theology, I found the atmosphere or milieu of the church very heavy. By that I mean that one must be extremely cautious and careful about what one says to whom on church matters. I found the atmosphere not very optimistic and not very creative. Among the difficult and troublesome issues were those of priestly celibacy, women in ministry, including priesthood, and the seeming stagnation in the ecumenical movement. Progressives, centrists and conservatives all too often eye one another with suspicion. It is true that in varying degrees these are also problematic in Africa, yet somehow they do not weigh so heavily upon the church there. Enthusiasm, optimism and growth provide the basic atmosphere for the church in Nigeria. People are proud of their faith and proud to profess it publicly.
How does one keep a balance? How does one continue to cherish and appreciate the virtues of American culture, and yet not lose a critical perspective? The reality for many missionaries is that they cross back and forth between cultures. My plea is that we give them a hearing. As the United States bishops stated in their 1986 pastoral letter on the mission of the church, "To the Ends of the Earth," there is much to learn from returned missionaries. Their perspective must be taken into account. One can learn from them about a foreign culture and a growing church. Ones sense of the Catholicity, the universality of the church is expanded. And one can also learn, painful as it may be, something of the ambiguity of American culture. And ambiguities there must be, as the theologian Paul Tillich said back in 1963. He praised America, but then reminded us that all people and nations, especially the strong, should constantly be self-critical and aware of the deep ambiguities within them. "He who is not aware of the ambiguity of his perfection as a person and in his work is not yet mature; and a nation which is not aware of the ambiguity of its greatness also lacks maturity. Are we mature as a nation, are we aware of the ambiguity even of the best in us?" Good questions, and questions which the outsider/insider perspective of the returning missionary can help us address.
In listening to returning missionaries, in giving them time to tell their story, one not only learns from them but one offers them the best way to overcome their culture shock, and one assists them through their painful process of reentry.


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Commentary: Yes indeed, why would anyone go to Castle Greyhawk? The lure of that place for fame and wealth seeking adventurers in the World of Greyhawk setting must be akin to the 19th century gold rush, exploring the pyramids or today's Storage Wars...without the traps and monsters that is. ;)


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The Albany Kennel Club asked David Kirkland to take the day two final in West Springfield MA. His seven supplicants were the Irish Water Spaniel, GCH CH Whistlestop's Riley on Fire, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Exlysta Reflects The Sky, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH D's Remember When, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, GCH CH Pennylane Professor Hill, the Lakeland Terrier, GCH CH Larkspur Acadia Save Me A Spot, the Toy Poodle, GCH CH Smash Jp Sakura, the Tibetan Spaniel, GCH CH Kan Sing Tenzin, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Dunhill Celebration.
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His Reserve winner was the Tibetan Spaniel, Tenzin, and his Best was the IWS, Riley. The country's Number One Irish Water Spaniel has seven BIS in 29 final appearances this year.


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While the U.S. has historically been the primary focus of international activism activity, constituting nearly 80% of annual campaigns as recently as 2011, the number of international1 companies targeted by activist campaigns has significantly increased in recent years. In fact, 2015 saw new peaks in campaign volume, not only in the U.S., but also in Europe, Asia and Australia — where year-over-year activity grew by 63%, 37% and 8%, respectively.2
International activism is expected to increase and evolve, reminiscent of the strategy's evolution in the U.S., where it outperformed as an asset class in the years following the global financial crisis. Among international companies, those in Australia, in particular, find themselves increasingly on the radar for activists looking to expand their influence.
A number of factors make Australia an opportune environment for activist investors, perhaps the most important one being its shareholder-friendly regulatory framework, which has supported the strategy's arrival and subsequent growth in the region, and has been critical in strategic milestones, including:
This report analyzes the evolution of activism in Australia across these themes and offers best practices for companies to employ to mitigate activist risk.
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Tape Delay.
12 comments:
- Justin said...
I got mine and it's awesome. Thanks man.
- January 8, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- Todd said...
No worrys, thanks for the reply!
- January 8, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- Jeremy Abel said...
Yay extras! Hope to get it soon :D
- January 12, 2010 at 5:20 PM
- breathmint said...
I just ordered mine today... Will this still include the extra? :]
- January 23, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- 逛街 said...
- February 3, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- breathmint said...
can't wait to hear this! any update on when I met get one ordered after initial batch?
- February 7, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- February 12, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Yeah well, I've been waiting about 3 months for my copy, although I'd wait years for anything from Deastro, AKA: Our Brother The Megazord, Jr Jr Jr The Wolf, or mr. randy chabot himself...what really sucks, is I actually found a "rar" version of it online...thinking maybe I could at least listen to the album until my package comes...but of course, it didn't work. Dratz! Ah well, I'm sure that if we're all patient, we'll all get our Deastro presents eventually. You know what I really want??? Is like a Deastro dvd like 2hrs long of all three of his music incarnations...ciao!
- February 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- breathmint said...
- February 12, 2010 at 5:40 PM
So...Sometimes life is just so funny it almost produces you to tears. I got my package today!!! My girlfriend phoned me in the am to tell me it came via usps...Of course she was told not to open it...All day at work I was a basket case, just thinking of getting off and going home to listen to my new Deastro gems...I get home to find a manila envelope, badass. I open it to find 2 cassettes made just for me. Also, badass...But to my horror, NO cdr! And I dont own a tape deck. Luckily, i know someone with a converter thats going to help me put these babies to mp3 format...torture. Dont get me wrong, I was born in 1980, so I love the old school aspect of it...Oh well, this means that I just have to purchase a new walkman. Only thing I'm curious about, Tracklist for the second tape, "Mirror Image" I have no idea. Really though, thanks Randy. You're an amazing artist. Ciao.
- February 18, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- breathmint said...
2 tapes? nice! can't wait to get mine!
- February 20, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Alan said...
Yeah, it's been 5+ months and I still haven't received mine. I dig your music (though the religious and pseudo-philosophical content in your lyrics is a bit tedious), but I definitely feel swindled. So, from now on, I'm not going to buy anything that you make, nor will I pay to see any band that you're in. Ever. If you have any integrity you;ll refund everyone who hasn't been sent a tape and post the music online for free (oh wait, nevermind: http://www.mp3suck.com/download-mp3/deastro-mind-altar.htm).
- April 10, 2010 at 8:28 PM


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Matt Buchanan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 193 designs submitted by 56 freelance designers.
snapROI allows business organizations to easily & cost-effectively harness the power of performance-based marketing through our innovative, private-label lead generation platform. With snapROI, our clients simply snap-on our technology and begin driving qualified customer leads to their members.
Our technology makes it easy (and fun!) for our clients to provide a value add service to their members! It's a cloud-based, SaaS solution that is clean, intuitive, customized, and kick-ass!
snapROI's innovative lead generation platform was designed for member organizations (BBB's, Chambers of Commerce, and other professional organizations), franchises with a regional or nationwide reach, as well as advertisers/publishers looking to better monetize their efforts and provide a more transparent marketing solution.
snapROI needs a simple yet bold logo that matches the clean, intuitive, and powerful software solution we've developed. It might be text-only, but it might have a simple creative along with the text. We're not sure, but we'll know it when we see it. We do like the more rounded, web 2.0 look and feel!
If there were a few words to describe what we're looking for they would be:
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West Marine's New Product Review Day allows prospective vendors to pitch products to various Category Managers for consideration and the possibility to be sold in West Marine's 344 retail stores and through its other channels of business including the company website (westmarine.com), its annual catalog or by phone at 1-800-BOATING."This is our first New Product Review Day of 2009 so we are excited about what we might discover in our constant quest for new products and innovative ideas," noted Ron Japinga, EVP Merchandising for West Marine. "This ongoing event has become a fantastic way for our vendors toshare their innovations while allowing West Marine the opportunity to learn about new products that might otherwise be overlooked."To schedule an appointment with a West Marine Category Manager to show a product at this upcoming New Product Review Day, please contact Victoria Doria directly at 831-761-4434.
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Beleaguered tax filers deserve a break
THE FEDERAL TAX CODE is 4 million words long, and Congress has made an average of more than one change every day for the last decade.
Citizens and businesses spend about $170 billion and 6 billion hours annually to comply, often hiring accountants and lawyers or buying computer software to fill in all their forms.
Seemingly everyone - even the Internal Revenue Service, whose ombudsman compiled all of the figures above - has argued for an overhaul. The tax code needs to be vastly simplified and shortened. And many if not most of the rules, deductions, credits, exclusions and loopholes should go away.
This should be the year for action, so add one last task to your to-do list for the coming week:
Call, email or write the president and your U.S. senators and representative. Tell them you've had enough. Tell them the code is so complicated it can't possibly be fair for honest people and businesses.
Wisconsin's congressional delegation should be leading the fight.
It's gotten so bad that tax subsidies for the current fiscal year are expected to total $1.1 trillion, which is nearly as much as the $1.36 trillion the IRS expects to collect in individual income taxes, according to the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation.
In other words, the tax code hands out tax breaks worth nearly as much as the revenue it brings in from individuals. And if all of those exceptions were closed, tax rates could fall by nearly half with the government still taking in the same amount of money.
President Barack Obama has professed support for a major overhaul. So have members of both major political parties in Congress.
So let's get it done.
Congress should require the IRS to start over from scratch. The morass of regulation and giveaways has badly undermined public confidence in tax fairness. Throw everything out and bring back only those subsidies that can demonstrate clear contribution to the public good. Any exclusion, exemption, deduction or credit should have to win a separate vote on its own merits.
Set aside the partisan arguments over whether income taxes need to go up, down or stay the same. Regardless of those decisions, the code is far too complicated and needs to be dramatically reined in.
When Congress last enacted significant reform in 1986, the legislation proceeded on a revenue-neutral basis. That way, at least on average, taxpayers know their financial burden won't rise.
Yet the elaborate burden of all those forms and figures should be lifted.
Most taxpayers are willing to make a fair contribution to the federal government without complaint. But the headaches, lost time and additional expense of complying with such a bewildering code are unacceptable. — Wisconsin State Journal, April 14
At issue:
Income tax code
Bottom line:
Simplify it


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DOE and other federal agencies announced on June 15 that they will help the West to tap its clean energy potential and create green jobs. DOE and the Western Governor's Association (WGA) released a joint report that takes the first steps toward identifying areas in the West that have the potential for large-scale renewable energy developments with low environmental impacts. The "Western Renewable Energy Zones - Phase 1 Report" identifies geographic areas with at least 1,500 megawatts (MW) of high-quality renewable energy resources within a 100-mile radius, excluding environmentally sensitive areas and other high-value lands. The report identifies 37 "hubs" for renewable energy development in the 11 western states, as well as 15 hubs in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia (including one that straddles the border with the United States), plus 2 hubs in Mexico's Baja California. The states, provinces, and Baja California are all part of the same transmission network, the Western Interconnect. The hubs have not yet been screened for wildlife sensitivities.
The hubs cluster together in the sunny, geothermally active Desert Southwest and along the windy eastern border of the region, but renewable energy hubs are present in every western state and province. Combined, the hubs have enough renewable energy resources to potentially support nearly 200,000 MW of renewable power, including 95,219 MW of wind power, 86,921 MW of solar power, 4,478 MW of geothermal power, 8,452 MW of hydropower (all in Canada), and 3,720 MW of biomass power. Focusing only on the United States, and excluding the hub that straddles the Canadian border, the hubs could potentially support more than 180,000 MW of renewable power, including 93,655 MW of wind power, 81,930 MW of solar power, 4,138 MW of geothermal power, and 2,573 MW of biomass power. That's enough to generate about 453 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. For comparison, the entire U.S. generating capacity equaled roughly a million megawatts in 2007 and generated 4.16 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity. The U.S. hubs might also support an estimated 25,810 MW of geothermal power that would draw on resources that haven't been discovered yet, but are inferred to be present based on our knowledge of each area's geology. See the WGA press release and the full report.
Going forward, federal agencies and the WGA will screen the renewable energy hubs for wildlife sensitivities, thereby identifying what will be known as Western Renewable Energy Zones. To help with that effort, DOE, the Interior Department, and the Department of Agriculture have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the WGA to enhance state wildlife data systems with improved mapping and data. This work will help to minimize the impact of energy development on wildlife corridors and key habitats. Once the Western Renewable Energy Zones are identified, DOE and the WGA will then form a plan for transmission lines to deliver the renewable energy from the zones to the region's cities and will evaluate the relative economic costs of delivering that power. That work will provide a foundation for future development of renewable energy and electric transmission systems in the West.
Taking full advantage of the renewable energy potential in the West will require long-term, coordinated transmission planning across the United States. To help achieve that goal, DOE announced $80 million in new funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including a $60 million solicitation to support regional transmission system planning. The remaining $20 million will support additional transmission and demand analysis to be performed by DOE's national laboratories and by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. DOE is also offering $50 million in Recovery Act funds to help states and public utility commissions throughout the country to accelerate reviews of the large number of electric utility requests expected under the Recovery Act. An additional $39.5 million in Recovery Act funding will be available for state governments to ensure the resiliency of the electrical grid. The funds can be used by cities and states to hire or retrain staff in order to address such issues as integrating smart grid technology into the transmission network. See the DOE press release.


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Testing For Kids In Idaho Panhandle's Silver Valley Encouraged
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — The Panhandle Health District in northern Idaho is offering incentives...
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Debate Catholics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Catholic candidates from different generations will face off in tonight's televised vice presidential debate.
Deal Hudson, author of "Issues for Catholic Voters, 2012 Edition," says Vice President Joe Biden comes from an older generation of Catholic politicians who have found a way to justify their support for legal abortion and same-sex marriage despite church teachings.
Hudson says Republican candidate Paul Ryan comes from a younger generation of "John Paul II" Catholics who have seen the church re-emphasize traditional teachings and rein in liberalizations triggered by the Second Vatican Council.
Hudson says the candidates' stark differences on abortion, marriage and the health care law's birth control mandate are almost certain to come up at the debate.


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Surgery of sleep related breathing disorders
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Many patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cannot accept nasal ventilation therapy for various reasons. Compliance rates range from 60–80%. Those patients require alternative treatment such as positional therapy, mandibular advancement devices or surgery. Surgery has to be evaluated according to the criteria of evidence based medicine. However, each surgical procedure as well as surgical concepts and algorithms, respectively, have to be looked at separately. Nevertheless, there are more and more studies published with increasing levels of evidence
Minimally invasive surgery such as interstitial radiofrequency (RF) treatment and palatal implants are primarily indicated in snoring and mild OSA. Treatment success with either technique can be achieved in 30–50% of the patients in case series. Interstitial RF treatment of the palate has been proven superior to placebo treatment in snorers as well as palatal implants in mild OSA. However, complete elimination of snoring is rare with interstitial treatment alone due to redundant palatal mucosa which needs to be resected using RF cutting devices, hence increasing success but also pain in snorers. Minimally invasive surgery can serve as first line treatment in thoroughly selected patients due to their minimal morbidity.
Patients with moderate OSA are offered surgical therapy only after CPAP failure or incompliance. UPPP remains the standard procedure with success rates of approximately 50% shown in case series of 10 year follow-up. Additional tonsillectomy doubles the success rate of UPPP from 30 to 60%. There have been various modifications of UPPP such as uvuIaflap, expansion sphincteroplasty, or lateral pharyngoplasty which are useful for certain anatomical findings. If the intertonsillar distance is below 5 mm then the success rate of solitary tonsillectomy is above 80%. The need of additional diagnostic workup of the pharynx by videoendoscopy under sedation or pharyngo-esophageal manometry is still discussed controversially.
Multilevel surgery combining a palatal with a retrolingual procedure is the standard treatment in moderate to severe OSA addressing the entire upper airway. Even though controlled trials are lacking case series present with success rates of 54% in more than 1500 patients. Although morbidity (pain and dysphagia) is relevant and can be long-lasting, more than 90% of the patients are satisfied with this type of surgery.
Tracheotomy as a bypass of the upper airway has become the last resort treatment due to its morbidity and social stigma regardless its efficacy in almost every patient.
Maxillomandibular surgery in skeletal deficiency as well as bariatric surgery in obesity are have to be considered as very successful surgical options performed by other surgical disciplines addressing the underlying etiology in some patients.
ENT-surgeons have the best knowledge of the upper airway and are suitable best to decide upon alternative treatment options in cases of CPAP-incompliance or in mild OSA and snoring.


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Weekend Anchor, "World News with David Muir" Co-Anchor, "20/20"
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Weekend Anchor, "World News with David Muir" Co-Anchor, "20/20"
David Muir is an Emmy Award-winning anchor and correspondent for ABC News based in New York. He is the weekend anchor for the flagship ABC News broadcast "World News" and co-anchor of the ABC newsmagazine "20/20."
Muir reports from the scene of major news events around the world. Most recently, Muir led the reporting from the scene of the tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma and the team was honored with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award. Overseas, Muir gained rare access to the streets of Tehran leading up to the nuclear talks and he was the first American journalist to report from Mogadishu, Somalia on the worst famine of a generation, coming under fire while reporting from the war-torn city. He earned an Edward R. Murrow Award for his reports.
Muir reported from Tahrir Square during the revolution in Egypt, and from Fukushima, Japan following the tsunami and nuclear accident. Here at home, he anchored for hours as the Newtown tragedy unfolded before leaving for the scene. Muir also reported from Aurora after the movie theatre shootings, from Joplin, Missouri in the hours after the deadly tornado, and from Tucson after the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
In addition, Muir is a principal substitute anchor for "World News with Diane Sawyer," where his Emmy-nominated series "Made in America" has become a hallmark of Sawyer's broadcast. Muir's dispatches from all over the world are also a regular feature including his recent trip to Ethiopia where he revealed an American doctor's gift of sight to hundreds of villagers. The report drew an overwhelming response from "World News" viewers and was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists.
In 2012, Muir served as a lead correspondent on the 2012 Presidential election. His interviews with presidential candidate Mitt Romney often generated headlines well beyond ABC News. Muir interviewed First Lady Michelle Obama in South Africa after her private meeting with the late Nelson Mandela.
Muir joined ABC News in August 2003 as anchor of the overnight news program "World News Now" and quickly moved on to become one of the network's lead correspondents on domestic and international news. He has reported from across the globe, including Egypt, China, the Middle East, South America, Eastern Europe, South Africa and throughout the United States. Muir has anchored his "World News" broadcasts from Cairo to Jerusalem, from London to Beijing.
In November 2010, Muir traveled to China with Sawyer to report on the second-largest economy in the world. He joined Sawyer as she anchored "World News" from Shanghai and Beijing. In the summer of 2010, he made four trips to the Gulf to cover the BP oil spill. In January 2010, Muir reported from Haiti after the devastating earthquake. He has returned to Haiti multiple times since the earthquake hit, uncovering attacks on women and the unfolding mental health crisis in Port au Prince.
In April 2009, Muir teamed up with Sawyer for a primetime hour on guns in America. Muir and Sawyer revisited the issue in 2014 with their hour, "Young Guns." In March 2009, his reporting on "20/20" revealed the growing ranks of homeless children in America. During the 2008 presidential election, he was part of the network's "Vote 2008" coverage, reporting and anchoring from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, and reporting from Ohio on Election Night. Muir reported from Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day.
Overseas, in August 2008, Muir reported on the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated China's Sichuan Province. He reported from the Israeli-Lebanon border in August 2006, where he covered the Israeli war with Hezbollah. He was also in Gaza in June 2007 to cover the Hamas coup, reporting from inside the Gaza Strip. In August 2007, he was sent to Peru to cover the worst earthquake in that country in more than 35 years, and in March 2008, he reported from Ukraine more than two decades after the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Muir anchored and reported from the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
In August 2005, he was inside the New Orleans Superdome as Hurricane Katrina hit, and stayed in that battered city to cover the unfolding crisis. His reports for "World News" and "20/20" were the first to reveal the deteriorating conditions inside the Convention Center and Charity Hospital, as he waded through chest-deep waters to get to the patients still inside the hospital. In October 2006, he was on the scene of the Amish schoolhouse shootings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He also reported from West Virginia on the letters left behind by the coal miners during the Sago Coal Mine tragedy for "20/20."
Muir has contributed to several in-depth series on "World News," including "Going Home," "The Fight to Save the Middle Class" and the broadcast's "Key to Success" series, reporting on efforts to revitalize Yosemite National Park.
Shortly after joining ABC, Muir anchored ABC News' coverage of the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day, and in his first week on the air anchored several hours of the network's coverage of the Blackout of 2003.
Prior to joining ABC News, Muir distinguished himself as an award-winning anchor and correspondent for WCVB-TV, the ABC affiliate in Boston. He spent a month in the Middle East reporting on the war in Iraq, helping to earn the station the prestigious National Headliner Award. He spent several weeks in Florida reporting on the 2000 Presidential election recount, and reported extensively on the sexual abuse scandal within the Boston Archdiocese.
While in Boston, Muir was part of the team that received the regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting and Associated Press honors for his work tracing the path of the September 11th hijackers. His anchoring and reporting of breaking news in Boston earned top honors from the Associated Press.
Muir joined WCVB-TV after spending five years as an anchor and reporter at WTVH-TV in his hometown of Syracuse, New York. While in Syracuse, he filed reports from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Gaza City following the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, earning top honors from the Radio-Television News Directors' Association. He also anchored the station's coverage of President Clinton's impeachment trial from Capitol Hill. The Associated Press honored him for Best Enterprise Reporting and Best Television Interview. The Syracuse Press Club recognized him as anchor of the Best Local Newscast, and he was voted one of Syracuse's Best News Anchors by the readers of "The Syracuse New Times."
A magna cum laude graduate of Ithaca College, Muir attended the Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University and studied at the University of Salamanca in Spain.« Read Less


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After an emotional and exhausting series against the Blackhawks the Canucks and their fans have little time to exhale. The second round of the march to the Stanley Cup will begin just two days after the epic series against the Hawks, and the Nashville Predators will provide the opposition when the puck drops Thursday evening at Rogers Arena.
Canucks fans may think the toughest task has been conquered with the win over arch rival Chicago, but if they think the Predators will be a cake walk, they should think again.
They may not have the biggest names you've heard of, but former Predator and current Canuck Dan Hamhuis warns that the team from the "Music City" should not be taken lightly.
"On paper it may not look like they have as good of a team as others, but they're a very good team and we don't want that to surprise us or fool us," Hamhuis said. "They had 99 points during the regular season, and they're in the second round for a reason. They're going to be a very tough opponent."
The Predators play an aggressive pressure style of hockey and their strength is on defence, led by the duo of Shea Weber and Ryan Suter. There is also the matter of solving the goaltending of Pekka Rinne who has quickly established himself as one of the league's top netminders.
The two teams split their season series, with each team winning 2 games.
Let's take a look at we feel are the keys to the series for the Canucks to advance.
The Sedins must contribute more:
Daniel and Henrik Sedin didn't have a horrible series against the Hawks. Daniel did finish the series with 7 points (5-2) while Henrik finished with 5 assists. But clearly if the Canucks are to keep advancing they twins have to more prominent. None of Henrik's points came on the power play while just 2 of Daniel's did. This is where the twins have to be effective. They will also have to more effective 5 on 5. Dave Bolland may be gone but the twins will likely see a lot of Weber and Suter whenever they step over the boards and don't be surprised to see Jordan Tootoo or Mike Fisher in the twins face whenever possible.
Luongo versus Rinne:
Roberto Luongo got rid of more than a monkey off his back with the win in game 7 against Chicago, it as more like an elephant. After two tough games where he could have sued his teammates for lack of support and surviving the switch to Cory Schneider in game 6, Luongo persevered to have a strong game 7 including a huge save in overtime while the Canucks were shorthanded to give Burrows a chance to get the winner. It will remain to be seen if this lifted weight will allow Roberto to get back in the zone that he enjoyed for much of the regular season, one that saw him named a finalist for the Vezina trophy.
The problem with that is the guy at the other end was just as good. Pekka Rinne is not only a co-finalist with Luongo for the Vezina, he's also become one of the best young goaltenders in the league and has the ability to steal games all by himself. With the scare the Canucks got going up against Corey Crawford in round one, they will need to find away to get to Rinne who is seldom shaken off his game. That said he didn't have the greatest series against Anaheim, and some are wondering if he's feeling the huge workload that many felt Luongo suffered from in playoffs past.
Few coaches have had the lifespan of Barry Trotz. He's survived the lean years in Nashville by always getting the most out of his players and he hasn't always had the best crop to work with. Trotz's teams are defined by one thing work ethic and there is no doubt he has the Predators working as hard as ever this year. For a team that wasn't known for scoring goals during the regular season, they're also doing that, averaging 3.67 goals per game and 31.67 shots. Both of those totals are better than Vancouver's
Alain Vigneault will need to find ways to get the Sedin's free of the tight checking they will face. He'll need to devise a plan to work the Predators down low and tire out their talented defense, much like they did when they were on their game against Chicago. He'll also need to keep his team focused and sharp after an emotional first round that no doubt was a tough mental test for his squad. That pressure has been averted, but a slow start in this series will bring it all back again. Vigneault needs to find away to make sure it doesn't.
Ryan Kesler:
Against the Hawks, Ryan Kesler was given the job of shutting down Jonathon Toews and for the most part he did an outstanding job. That task may have been handed to the injured Manny Malhotra in a perfect world, but Kesler accepted it openly and sacrificed his offense in the process. Kesler will still be used in that role, but there should be chances in this series to contribute more offensively as well and the Canucks will need his offense to help solve Rinne.
Continue offense from Alex Burrows, more contributions from the third and fourth lines, better power play efficiency and penalty killing. All are important facets to ensure the Canucks advance to the next round. Did they learn a lesson against the Blackhawks? One would have to think so. The quick turnaround will be interesting. The Predators have been sitting waiting, while the Canucks just faced probably the most pressure they have ever faced as an organization. Will they be riding momentum come puck drop, or will they still be exhaling?
Nashville will be getting injured offensive threat Martin Erat back in the lineup. They have just won their first playoff series as a franchise and will be hungry for more. But will they have to face the same learning curve this Canucks team did to get to this point? They have the lineup to make things very difficult for Vancouver, and they'll need a complete team effort to beat them.
Game one may be a tough one for Vancouver to get going in. They will either be flat from the effort expended Tuesday night, or they will be still riding the momentum and come out strong, knowing that what happened in the last season cannot happen again. Nashville has nothing to lose playing heavily favoured Vancouver and will be loose and rested. In the end the Canucks will draw on their experience from round one. If they stay healthy and play their game this series will be over on 6 games and the Canucks will be on their way to their first conference final since 1994.


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Brora and Port Ellen, Port Ellen and Brora. The names are spoken with reverence in Scotch circles. Distilleries that made great whisky but for some seemingly unbelievable reason were shuttered long ago. The remaining bottles sell for exorbitant prices and the whisky experts sing their praises. But are they worth it? How much of the reputation is hype? Are the high prices merited or simply a product of speculative collectors banking on a scarce product? Are they really that good?
I've tried whiskies from these distilleries from time to time, but within the last few months, I've had the opportunity to do some rather intensive tastings of both Port Ellen and Brora and thought I would share my thoughts. All together, I tasted seven Broras and twelve Port Ellens. These included a few official bottlings (Diageo inherited the stock of both distilleries and annually releases "official" bottlings), many indies and a few specialty bottlings that are not available to the general public. I won't list them all here, but you can find all of them on the LA Whiskey Society website.
So what did I learn from these intensive tastings? Here are my impressions.
Port Ellen
The twelve Port Ellens I tasted ranged from 26 to 30 years old and were all distilled between 1979 and 1983; all but one were independent bottlings. That's a fairly narrow range, but a fairly representative sampling of what is currently available on the retail market.
All of the Port Ellens were very good and the best were excellent. They ranged from mid-level peating to quite heavily peated, but the flavor profile was fairly narrow (which may of course be accounted for by the narrow range of distillation years I was trying). While these are very good, they aren't particularly unique. There are lots of great peated whiskies out there today, and the profile is similar enough to other peated Islays that it's hard to imagine a Port Ellen cult would exist if the distillery were still open today; rather, it would more likely be considered just another smoky Islay whisky like, say, Caol Ila. That being said, the best of these, particularly the Diageo 7th release and the bottlings by Old Bothwell, rivaled the best of other peated whiskies and were indeed quite special. And while Port Ellens are expensive, the prices on the indie bottlings don't seem that far outside of what you might pay for other similarly aged Islays.
A brief check of some of the major retailers shows that there is still a fair amount of Port Ellen out there. In fact, it may be the most plentiful of all the closed distillery whiskies, so while it won't last forever, my guess is there will still be plenty available for the next few years.
I tasted seven Broras in two separate tastings. They ranged from 22 to 30 years old and all were distilled between 1972 and 1982; three of them were Diageo's official releases. As a bonus, I also tasted a Clynelish made at the Brora distillery when it was the old Clynelish distillery.
The Broras varied much more than the Port Ellens and had a much wider flavor profile. While Port Ellen was always fairly peated, the Brora distillery varied its peat levels and reduced them quite substantially in the early '80s. In addition, both the peated and unpeated Broras have a quite unique flavor profile that is hard to compare to other whiskies on the market today, particularly the rich and densely flavored late '70s peated malts.
Overall, the quality of the Broras varied more than the Port Ellens, but the best Broras were absolutely phenomenal. My two favorites were the heavily sherried Brorageddon, a 1972 Brora bottled by Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask for the Plowed Society and my old favorite, the 2007 Diageo release, which is a 30 year old. The Brorageddon is long gone, but it is still be possible to snag a 2007. Yes, it goes for $350-$375, but this is one of those fairly rare cases when I do think a whisky is truly worth a price like that.
Comparing the two based on this admittedly limited sampling, Port Ellens seem more consistent then Broras, but while Brora may be a bit more of a crap shoot, the best Broras are among the best whiskies I've had. In both cases, I would say that these whiskies do deserve some amount of the hype. They won't be around forever, and Broras, in particular, seem to be fading rather quickly, so if you want to try them, start saving up now.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Whiskey Wednesday: The Big Guns - Brora & Port Ellen
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Or, start saving and don't bother acquiring any of these obscurities as the market is afloat in excellent 25+ year-old Scotch.
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CBS Sports reports Pac-12 coordinator of basketball officials Ed Rush, a former NBA referee, was investigated by the league for comments regarding Arizona coach Sean Miller in meetings with Pac-12 referees.
According to the report, citing an unnamed person, Rush told a group of officials on Thursday of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas that he would give them $5,000 or a trip to Cancun if they issued Miller a technical or tossed him out of the game. Rush then reiterated a similar message in a Friday morning meeting.
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Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott issued a statement to CBS Sports.
"Based on the review, we have concluded that while Rush made inappropriate comments that he now regrets during internal meetings that referenced rewards, he made the comments in jest and the officials in the room realized they were not serious offers. Following our review, we have discussed the matter with Rush, taken steps to ensure it does not happen again, and communicated our findings to all of our officials."
Arizona athletics director Greg Byrne also issued a statement on the matter.
"On Sunday, March 17, we first learned of the allegation of the events that occurred during the Conference Tournament. Due to the serious implications, we immediately shared our concerns with Commissioner Scott and the Conference office. We know that an investigation was held and any further issue is a matter for the Pac-12 office."
Rush was a longtime NBA official who was also the NBA's director of officiating from 1998-2003. He became the Pac-12's supervisor of officials in 2012.
Referee Michael Irving hit Miller with a controversial technical foul with 4:37 left in the Pac-12 semifinals against UCLA. The Bruins wound up winning the game, 66-64. Miller was angry with a double-dribble call, but said after the game that he did not use any profanity. It was his first technical of the season.
"They don't talk to me," Miller said of the officials immediately after the loss. "If I cuss and I'm out of control and I've been warned, shame on me. When I say, 'He touched the ball, he touched the ball' because I thought the two of them could have maybe gotten together and explained that, in fact, he did touch the ball."
Miller was fined $25,000 by the Pac-12 for confronting a game official after the game had concluded.