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What equipment did D.A. Points and Marcel Siem use to achieve victory? We take a peek in their bags to check out the gear that earned them the big checks for the week of March 31:
D.A. Points
Shell Houston Open, PGA Tour
Driver: TaylorMade R11S (9 degrees, UST Mamiya VTS Series shaft)
3-Wood: TaylorMade Burner (13 degrees, Graphite Design Tour AD shaft)
18-Degree Hybrid: TaylorMade R11 Rescue (Aldila NV Hybrid shaft)
20-Degree Hybrid: Ping G10 (Aldila VS Hybrid shaft)
4-9 Irons: Ping i5 (Ping Z-Z65 shafts)
48-Degree Wedge: Ping i5 (Ping Z-Z65 shaft)
52-Degree Wedge: Ping Tour Gorge (True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shaft)
58-Degree Wedge: Ping Tour Gorge (True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shaft)
Putter: Ping Anser
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy
New! See a photo gallery of D.A. Points' winning clubs
Marcel Siem
Hassan II Trophy, European Tour
Driver: TaylorMade RBZ (8 degrees)
3-Wood: TaylorMade RBZ Tour (13 degrees)
Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli Hi
4-9 Irons: Mizuno MP 69
48-Degree Wedge: Mizuno MP-T11
52-Degree Wedge: Mizuno MP-T11
60-Degree Wedge: Titleist Vokey Design SM4
Putter: Odyssey Tank
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy FJ Icon
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One of the big mysteries in Google's last earnings call was why cost-per-click -- the price advertisers pay whenever a user clicks on a Google ad -- was down 12% from the previous year. This is the second quarter in a row where this has happened.
On the earnings call, Google cautioned investors that it was too complicated for them to figure out, citing a combination of foreign exchange rates, growth in mobile and developing countries, and new ad types.
But we spoke to a person familiar with Google's ad business, and he has another theory.
(This person asked not to be named because he does not want to jeopardize a business relationship with Google.)
Google has added a bunch of new display advertising inventory in the last couple of quarters, but it hasn't been very successful yet in getting small and mid-size businesses to buy it.
Specifically, he pointed to Google's acquisition of AdMeld, which closed in December. That's exactly when Google's CPCs started to drop.
AdMeld is a real-time bidding platform for publishers, which allows them to sell ad space on exchanges in a real-time auction format.
AdMeld works with a bunch of large publishers, and now those publishers are all in Google's ad system.
So here's the problem: when advertisers win a bid to place an ad on Google, they do not pay the price they bid. They pay a tiny bit more than the second-highest bid.
With Google's traditional search advertising, which still makes up the vast majority of its ad sales, a lot of small and mid-size businesses bid on keywords. This tends to drive prices up.
But display ads still have fewer bidders -- mostly larger companies, since smaller companies don't see the immediate and obvious return on investment that they do with search. It's harder to track, for instance, the many times a user has seen a display ad before they actually click to buy something. Search is "at the bottom of the funnel" meaning that it's the last ad customers click on before they make a purchase. (That's why it's the greatest ad invention of all time, and why Google keeps growing at more than 20% per year a decade after pioneering the model.)
So relatively speaking, CPCs for display ads are lower than CPCs for search ads. Adding a bunch of new display inventory will drive average CPCs down a bit.
This person said that Google needs to do a better job convincing smaller businesses to buy display ads, and suggested that Google is working on new systems that will help track the effectiveness of these ads.
He also agreed that more mobile ad inventory is probably also a factor.
All of this is actually good news for the Google's long term health as a business -- it has to diversify beyond its core of search advertising. Plus, adding inventory is one way to ensure that the total number of paid clicks continues to rise.
But as it makes this transition, CPCs might drop for a while.
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Roaring crowds, Jumbotrons, bright lights and t-shirt cannons. For many sport and entertainment spectators, these are just a few of the details that help to create lasting memories! But for every detail that visitors see on stage or on the playing field, there are thousands of others that go unnoticed or happened before they even walked through the door.
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The Indian Highway exhibition at London's Serpentine Gallery sees new and established Indian artists reflecting on the changes occurring in their country.
Stefan Diez's 404 F Chair is made from molded plywood. Nice, simple form.
Gisele Ganne's DIVORCE jewellery are amazing!!! Madonna should get one!!
REX continues to propose unconventional building forms with their proposal for the Kunsthaus Zurich. David Chipperfield's proposal actually won, but I like REX's better...
Six designers, three Asian restaurants, twelve crumpled fortunes, twenty-four crossed fingers and one letterpress. A calendar by redblackbrown.
Project 7 - addresses seven critical areas of need in the world: Build the Future, Feed the Hungry, Heal the Sick, Help those in Need, Hope for Peace, House the Homeless, and Save the Planet. 50% of profits are donated to charities addressing these issues.
Cute typographic illustration by London-based Illustrator and Graphic Designer Lindsay J. Haynes.
Part 2 of 3 of the Big Picture's 2008 in photographs.
St Luke's the London advertising agency has created a website which allows you to throw snowballs with customised messages at your friends... don't spread the christmas cheer, throw it about!
Torch is a light bulb inspired flashlight from plusminuszero.
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen designed the newly relocated Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum, Idaho. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, the building is designed to integrate into the woody surroundings.
Love Hatch's holiday promotional card - Jumping JAQK marionettes.
9 spectacular architecture projects for a pilgrims route in Mexico. Delicate concrete works over the landscape. Projects by Ai Wei Wei, Alejandro Aravena, HHF, Tatiana Bilbao and more.
Jean Dunand's new tourbillon orbital, sheer elegance, and we love the mechanical empty/full gauge on the side to tell you how much energy there is left in the mainspring.
New work from Raymond Pettibon at Regen Projects II in LA.
Put simply, Modern Tots bent birch rocker rocks, designed by sirch.
Photographed by Stacey Evans, a detail from Harriet Arthur's "The Waiting Room," one of the light-centered art installations included in the Dec. 12 exhibition, "Let There Be Light," celebrating the upcoming winter solstice.
Danish brand Mismo has made this great travel canvas bag for all those guys the don't want to carry a man bag.
The guys at College Humor have finally done it. With their popular online videos and internet humor, MTV has given them their very own show in 2009.
Custom crafted for a prestigious vintage guitar such as a Telecaster or Strat, the Clear Dice Connectors by Bullet Cable offer the ultimate high roller experience. Two (2) DIY connectors per gift box. Choice of angle or straight.
Studio Voortman & Girod created Ssstoell and Kkkrukk - a chair and stool designed to look like multiple iterations of the same object just repeated and slightly shifted - a comment on digital copying and pasting.
Pictures of MARUSSIA [ma:ru sja] first Russian GT supercar was presented in Moscow on Tuesday.
The iXi bicycle has a sturdy, lightweight aluminum frame that comes apart easily for stowing and transporting. Survival gear is also stashed right in the frame - tire pump, repair kit, even a rain poncho.
Takashi Murakami / Louis Vuitton for Manhattan - Monogram Multicolor
Fred Flare's Scuba Ski Mask makes me want to move where it snows.
Pacific is a nice and simple house model by Swedish Pinc House. A modern take on the 1930s functionalistic homes.
The Louis Vuitton caviar set...
Poor Design came up with several adaptations to the clothespin. My favorites are the Pencil and the Bedside Lamp.
VIDEOA Charlie Brown Ad Agency. [Editor's Note - So GOOD! hehehe... ]
Casa 205, in the Spanish countryside. A beautiful wooden box, with a ventilated facade. The windows frame the surrounding landscape. I wonder how the building will age during time, becoming part of the landscape. By H Arquitectes.
A collection of vintage Christmas cards from the 60's.
Mitsubishi campaign "On/Off Road Technology", by BBDO Santiago.
Amazing work by NY based Korean artist Jinyoung Shin - Jinyoung has developed a very unique* style strongly influenced by Japanese manga look but with a very decay feeling, very interesting and intense...
FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #31 ~ and its the final of our 5 Seagate Giveaways! Here is the Seagate FreeAgent XTreme ~ 1TB, nice and black, and does USB 2.0, FW 400, and eSATA!
Interesting umbrellas by Ofess - the 0%Graphic is simply black with one triangular color. But the best part of Ofess' umbrella line is the hard shell wine bottle type packaging that the umbrellas come in.
Charlotte X. C. Sullivan mixes ink with soapy water and allows the bubbles to dry on paper. I like how you can sometimes see the burst bubble.
Check out JJ Sulin's photography portfolio - full of interesting, off-beat photos of life in America.
Resofloor by Resopal
Wow - Julien de Smedt Architects' crazy proposal for the Mondri and Elano Hotel in Las Vegas. In most other locations it would be inappropriate, but in Las Vegas it is reminiscent of the big top circus tents and fits right in with Vegas' surreal architecture.
Pentagram's Angus Hyland designed this free bag for CassArt - how many well-known silhouetted artworks can you spot?
The Big Picture chronicles 2008 in photos. This is their first installment of three.
FEATUREDFrancis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia at KnoWine.com is not only a gorgeous site, but i'm blown away by the packaging and branding design ~ you must see the details of these bottles and the custom moleskine!
Created on the dome of the Human Rights room in the UN in Geneva, this gigantic multicolored canopy was designed by the renowned Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo.
The holiday house Breiteneben is situated in the lower mountains of the heart of Austria. The 16th century building has been renovated using traditional methods and materials while integrating the comforts of the new millennium.
VIDEO7002 is a rollercoaster ride passing through fantasy, mindscape, emotional trickery and sound. A must see!
Amazing knot & tangle sculptures in bronze by artist Joshua Harker
Nail File of Natural Stone from the Pyrenees Mountains, with case - by Lime. 3 very smooth sides for smooth finishing and real control with 1 coarse side for filing down.
'Stop Designing, Start Playing' is the motto printmaker Wendy Chapple and designer Coralie Bickford-Smith pass onto students at the London College of Communication.


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Weiss: The CEO's Weekly Checklist
Scott Weiss, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has an excellent post up on GigaOm titled The CEO's Weekly Checklist. I've gotten to know Scott over the past few years via the board of Return Path. Scott was co-founder/CEO of IronPort (acquired by Cisco) and built a very significant and powerful company – his checklist comes from his experience growing as CEO from the beginning of IronPoint to an over $100 million company.


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Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama "unlimited" conceptCategories:Louis Vuitton
In order to celebrate the with Yayoi Kusama joint series, Louis Vuitton recently invited who is also the photographer and director KT Auleta filmed a the psychedelic concept video tribute to Yayoi Kusama. Video clips by the Yayoi Kusama iconic wave point lattice changes ongoing re-interpretation of her work in the "unlimited" concept.
"Unlimited" has been a concept that can not get rid of the works created by Yayoi Kusama, her mirror-like reflection caused by the unlimited extension of the effect of the room has become the most important works of art of the late 20th century covered with thousands of light sources, one. The person Polka points Princess of artists in the 1960s, lived in New York, began her artistic creation and clothing combined together, open up the Japanese avant-garde fashion aesthetic, this aesthetic force via Yohji Yamamoto and Comme des Garçon's Sichuan Kubo Ling and other designers the work has become known around the world. Collaboration with Louis Vuitton this high-profile, influential sweeping the globe, Yayoi Kusama and Marc Jacobs are cheerful dots Jacobs clearly outline and grass mix together to form a series including jacket, handbags , shoes, skirts and other clothing luxury series, looked full of pleasure, to attract the world to join the world jumping wave point.
The news of the confirmed Yayoi Kusama, Louis Vuitton began the process of to tune all long-term appetite, from the beginning of the release of a small amount of promotional photos to attract the eye again later overwhelming worldwide publicity for this and Yayoi Kusama joint series, Louis Vuitton can be described under the feet of the martial arts, and fully express of Yayoi Kusama respect and preference of the birth of this series for me. Not only worldwide, including Pacific Place in Hong Kong, Singapore, Ngee Ann City, Tokyo Isetan Shinjuku branch and Paris Spring Department Store plans to open seven temporary stores show the outside of the capsule series of Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama; invited to the KT Auleta deliberately shooting a the concept video tribute. The KT Auleta this shot before following a collaboration with Richard Prince and Takashi Murakami cooperation Series after shooting again with brand Louis Vuitton. Movie "dot" is the protagonist, a single dot is the start, and gradually increase the number of dots, vivid, rippled pattern, put people into the wonderful world of a strobe. The film also use a bulb by fragmentation, sparkling night sky, and combined into a humanoid spot, with the rhythm and dynamic electronic soundtrack by hallucinations diffusion makes you feel pattern no center, no beginning and no end, maintaining Yayoi Kusama works consistently confused, a dazzling show infinity, infinite concept.
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NRO's Luskin: Social Security "crisis" starts in 2009, when program will be less able to bail out the federal government
A January 11 National Review Online (NRO) column by Donald Luskin, NRO financial contributing editor and chief investment officer of Trend Macrolytics, LLC, falsely blamed the Social Security system for overall fiscal shortfalls of the federal government. He claimed that a "Social Security crisis" will begin in the year 2009, not because there will be any shortfall in that program, but because that is the year when the annual surplus in the Social Security trust fund -- the revenue it receives above the benefits it pays out over the course of the year -- is expected to begin to shrink. In other words, according to Luskin, this so-called "crisis" will exist in the system even though the size of the trust fund, which under current law is the amount of money available to pay current Social Security beneficiaries, will continue to grow.
To justify this claim of a "crisis," Luskin wrote:
According to the latest annual report of the Trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds, the surplus in 2004 was $64.4 billion dollars. It will be higher this year -- at $87.7 billion. The surplus will keep getting bigger and bigger through 2008, when it will reach $108 billion. Each year, that's more and more money that the federal government won't have to raise from the world capital markets. It's a captive audience of bond buyers -- and a growing one.
But in 2009, just 5 years from now, the surplus will start to shrink. In 2009 it will fall to $103.7 billion, and in that year the federal government will have to go to the capital markets to raise $4.3 billion that it didn't have to raise the year before. That's not a lot of money in the grand governmental scheme of things. But it's an important turning point for Social Security -- it's the year the crisis begins.
Luskin is asserting that because what is commonly known as the "general fund" -- out of which non-Social Security expenditures by the federal government are paid -- is projected to run large and persistent deficits, and because some of these deficits are financed by borrowing from the Social Security trust fund, Social Security will be in "crisis" as soon the amount of federal deficits that can be financed in this way begins to shrink. According to Luskin, "Social Security will start to become a drag on the budget of the federal government in 2009" simply because it is predicted to offset the deficit of the rest of the federal government by a somewhat smaller amount than previously.
So, following Luskin's logic, if your brother lends you $1,000 this month, but can lend you only $800 next month, he will have become a "drag" on your finances.


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Black Hat: 5 Security Lessons From an Ex-FBI Official
LAS VEGAS—There is a lot private sector companies can learn from the Federal Bureau of Investigation when it comes to beefing up their security defenses, a former official told attendees at Black Hat security conference.
The private sector has to accept that companies can't keep focusing on protecting the network perimeter but acknowledge the adversaries are already inside, Shawn Henry, director of the FBI and currently a president of CrowdStrike Services, a division of security startup CrowdStrike, told attendees at the Black Hat security conference. The private sector should bear the responsibility for defending their networks from criminals, lone-wolf attackers, nation states, and corporate espionage, Henry said, calling it a matter of "life and death" if the companies failed to step up.
The FBI had to change their approach and tactics after 9/11, because it was clear terrorists were already inside the country. The best way to catch them once they were in was to work with other intelligence agencies to gather and share better intelligence, Henry said. The private sector has to shift the "paradigm" and approach security as a strategic exercice, collecting and analyzing intelligence before taking concrete steps before the attackers can cause damage.
In his keynote speech on the first day of Black Hat in Las Vegas, Henry laid out five lessons the FBI and other intelligence agencies learned from when dealing with hostage situations in the return world.
The actual tactics used to launch the attacks may be different, but the theory is the same, he said.
Assume you've been breached.
Companies are accepting they can't keep out intruders, so they are shifting their focus on minimizing the amount of time the adversary spends in the network. The goal is to quickly spot intrusions and quickly respond, Henry said.
"I can't tell you how many times FBI agents are deployed onsite, saying they found data that was breached, because we found all of this company data outside of the network," Henry said. "We sit down with the CISO or COO, and they said it couldn't have happened."
Of course, after some analysis, the same "couldn't have happened" official realizes the perimeter had been breached months before. In some cases, the breach may have happened years ago, and the organization just didn't notice, Henry said.
Be Proactive.
Once the organization has accepted that someone has breached the network, the logical next step is to look for them, Henry said. IT administrators and security teams have to constantly be looking for traces of malicious, unexplained activity. He did not advocate hacking back at the adversaries, noting that was illegal. However, he did encourage leaving behind fake files and information as decoys to trick adversaries looking for certain types of information. If the company was engaged in sensitive negotiations over a merger, that is what the thief is most likely looking for, so leaving fake data out for them to find is a way to foil their attempts, Henry said.
Not Everything Has to be on the Network.
Organizations are putting a lot of information on the network, without thinking about what really has to be there, Henry said. If the super-sensitive data is not on the network, adversaries can't steal it. The FBI doesn't put certain information, such as transcripts from court-ordered intercepts and documents detailing sensitive investigative techniques, on the network, Henry said.
"I don't understand why more companies aren't compartmentalizing their data," Henry said.
Change How You Measure Success.
For a while, the FBI focused on how many arrests and indictments they made, Henry said. That wasn't a good metric because it didn't give any insight into whether they were going after the big threats or impacting the landscape. Private sector should also change their metrics, and instead of worrying about keeping out intruders, focus on reponse speed, Henry said.
"How long after the adversary gets access to my network will I be able to identify and mitigate the threat?" Henry said.
Share Notes.
Information-sharing is the katest buzzword in security circles, and in a good way. Businesses should be sharing with each other and with the government information about security threats they are seeing, Henry said. Granual intelligence gives the security teams the necessary intelligence to figure out where the attacks are coming from, what the motivations are, and what form the attacks may take, Henry said.
"We need to understand who the adversary is, because if we understand who they are, we can take proactive measures," Henry said.


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Shaila Catherine studied with Buddhadasa among othersProduct Description
Jhana is a powerful meditative technique that opens the way to unfettered joy, radiant calm, and abiding happiness. Focused and Fearless presents this ancient meditative tradition as interpreted through the practice of a contemporary American teacher, and as such, it represents a landmark shift in Theravadan Buddhism by bringing jhana into the reach of busy practitioners. The book speaks to both non-meditators and meditators from any tradition, helping those who simply want to understand how to attain extraordinary states with ease while offering a creative, contemporary slant on this ancient path of happiness and wisdom. An engaging mix of contemporary examples, practical exercises, and how-to instructions that anyone can try, Focused and Fearless is an accessible, friendly, and wise guide that is ideal for both novices and the more seasoned practitioner who wishes to explore advanced meditative states.


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text: HomeArticlesIslamic BeliefAL-BASEER - The All-Seeing AL-BASEER - The All-Seeing Harun Yahya Have they not looked at the birds above them, with wings outspread and folded back? Nothing holds them up but the All-Merciful. He is the All-Seeing. (Surat al-Mulk, 67:19) Our human faculty of sight is limited. With the naked eye, we can see for only a few kilometers. But to achieve this, we need clear weather and to be standing on a high place. Yet no matter how convenient the conditions may be, we can see only a hazy image. In some situations, and especially when people are alone, they assume that nobody sees them. Assuming that they will not have to account for their deeds, they feel encouraged to do whatever they wish. Furthermore, they think they will never suffer any consequence for their wrongdoing. But this is a great delusion, for Allah sees even the smallest act. While our eyesight is limited, Allah sees the room in which a person remains, the rooms surrounding that room, the entire house, the city and country that harbor that house, the continent in which that country is located, the entire Earth, all planets, space, and all other dimensions beyond it. In the Qur'an, Allah informs us that He is aware of everything: You do not engage in any matter, recite any of the Qur'an, or do any action without Our witnessing you while you are occupied with it. Not even the smallest speck eludes your Lord, either on Earth or in Heaven. Nor is there anything smaller than that, or larger, which is not in a Clear Book. (Surah Yunus, 10:61) Perform prayer and pay alms. Any good you send ahead for yourselves, you will find with Allah. Certainly Allah sees what you do. (Surat al-Baqara, 2:110) They have different ranks with Allah. Allah sees what they do. (Surah Al 'Imran, 3:163) Those who adulterate Our Signs are not concealed from Us. Who is better—someone who will be thrown into the Fire or someone who will arrive in safety on the Day of Rising? Do what you like. He sees whatever you do. (Surah Fussilat, 41:40) Thu 12 Apr 201217939 تعليقات (0)أضف تعليقك تعليقات


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U.S. Faithful Reach out to Haitian Orthodox Communities
Both the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico, have parishes in Haiti, and all have been impacted in varying degrees, by the devastating earthquake of January 12. V.Rev. Victor Potapov, the Executive Director for the Fund for Assistance of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, reports that the Assistance Fund has collected over $50,000 and disbursed $16,000 of aid to the suffering people of Haiti through trusted clergymen on the ground there. "This is an ongoing fundraising effort," he explains. "We are working towards opening a clinic on the grounds of one of our five parishes in Haiti. Please pray for Fr. Gregoire, Fr. Jean, their long-suffering parishioners and for the members of our delegation, who are doing a magnificent job in Haiti, negotiated with the United Nations, the Red Cross, IOCC and other organizations to get aid to our people."
Deacon Matthew Williams of ROCOR, recently returned from a trip to Haiti, where he summarized in an online report the desperate condition of parishioners there. Among other difficulties he describes, he says "Three parishes (in Port-au-Prince, Leogane, and Jacmel) were directly affected by the earthquake. In Port-au-Prince the church is badly damaged and must be repaired or replaced before it is safe to resume services in the building. In Leogane the church (a rented building) was completely destroyed."
Additionally, Dn. Matthew notes that "the school operated by Fr Jean Chenier-Dumais was completely destroyed along with his home and vehicle...in Leogane...the houses occupied by the parishioners were completely destroyed and the entire parish is living in an outdoor camp."
Donations to the ROCOR Haiti Relief fund can be made here. One hundred percent of the gifts go directly to the suffering Orthodox Christians of Haiti. To learn more about ROCOR's Haiti ministry, visit their Haitian Mission website.
There are two Greek Orthodox parishes in Haiti under the Metropolis of Mexico. The first is the parish of St. John the Baptist in Pétionville, a district in the capital of Port-au-Prince. The second is the newly established parish of St. Mathias. In a January 13 Encyclical, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios wrote, "I ask first and foremost of the faithful of the Greek Orthodox Church in America to offer their fervent prayers for the people of Haiti. May we help them through our prayers to find heavenly solace in this hour of grief and pain, and may they find strength and hope in Him through faith and through the ministry of love and healing offered from around the world. In addition, may we also offer our prayers for the Greek Orthodox faithful and the two parishes of Haiti who are under the archpastoral leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Mexico. We pray for their safety and well-being, and for their witness and service during this difficult time."


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Sometimes we have to put a caller on hold and ask him to wait for a little while because we are speaking to another, more important, caller, and that may take a long time. Or we are putting a caller through to the person he wants to speak to, so he has to wait for some time until that person answers. During the waiting period the caller can listen to some suitable recorded material. We wanted to fill the waiting period with religious material, whether it is recording of the Qur'aan or of hadeeth. What is the ruling on doing that? Please note that the conversations may be serious or lighthearted, depending on who is calling.Praise be to Allaah.
This is not something that is prescribed or allowed in
sharee'ah, and it may be a cause of the Qur'aan being mistreated and not
respected properly. The same applies to the hadeeth of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
The Standing Committee was asked a similar question and
The Qur'aan is the word of Allaah, so it must
be respected and protected against anything inappropriate such as mixing it
with jokes before or after it or using it as a kind of entertainment or to
fill spare time as in the case you described. Rather it should be recited
primarily as an act of worship and in order to draw closer to Allaah,
pondering its meanings and seeking to learn lessons from it, not just to
relax and fill spare time. The same applies to the hadeeth of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); it is not permissible to
mix it with jokes and laughter, rather it must be protected from anything
inappropriate and when one reads it, that should be with the intention of
learning the rulings of sharee'ah and acting upon them.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah,
And Allaah knows best.


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Excision is a disc jockey from British Colombia, Canada. Real name Jeff Abel, he has become famous for being a dubstep artist. With the genre's increasing popularity, he has become particularly famous in his country, and is now expanding to other countries as well. He often collaborates with other DJs and producers for his live shows, including Downlink and Datsik. To get to listen to one of his shows, find Excision tickets online for your city.
Abel has been working as a DJ and producer since 2004, but it wasn't until later on in 2007 that his popularity started to increase. A lot of his rise to fame can be accounted to the dubstep fad that took over the rave scene and even the radio airwaves around that time, which also helped promote artists like Skrillex, Avicii and UKF Dub. His first recording was one called "No Escape", which he released through his own label. The single was soon sold out and an increase in demand was clearly seen. This recording was also heard by Pendulum, who then approached him to mix one of their songs, "Showdown". This was released as a single in 2009.
Dubstep music is largely electronic, including bass and a lot of synthesis. It may or may not include vocals but is closer to trance music. Even so, the direction which the dubstep style takes varies from one mixer to the next. Excision's style is more aggressive; a lot more chaotic and complex than clean cut. This has so far been received quite well by the North American audiences. When he traveled to America to perform in 2011, he had to add more dates for his planned shows became so popular. At the time, he performed as part of the "Subsonic Tour" by Legacy and Downlink. Now, he is selling Excision tickets for what is being called the "X Tour" in which he will be joined by Lucky Date and Liquid Stranger. He has more recently formed a band specifically to play in this genre. The group's name is Destroid and the other members are Downlink and KJ Sawka from Pendulum. Sawka was a drummer in his old band, but his sound combined with Excision's styling have creating an all new different aspect to their genre-one they call drumstep.
So far, the X tour has been quite the success. Audiences who have been to the shows prior have appreciated it for its sophisticated sound system and its amazing visuals that are created through lighting that goes perfectly with the nature of the music. When he performed at the "House of Blues" in San Diego, audiences were amazed at how they were able to transform the venue simply though music. The thumping bass coupled with the neon and laser light spectacle gave the venue an entirely new ambience. The DJ has been performing to sold out shows all over the country. Since this is still the first time that he is performing in America on his own, he has chosen smaller venues. This has led to the musician being forced to add a new dates.
The show usually begins with other artists like DJ TxC, who open with their electro house tunes to warm up the crowd. But the full potential of the sound system and the lighting is not exercised until Excision steps out. Critics have described his set as one of the most visually impressive for an electronic dance music event. One can distinguish his sound from that of other dubstep DJs quite easily. Excision's style is rooted more in heavier distortions and screeches that gives off almost a heavy metal vibe. Still, it fits the bill for being apt rave music, creating a giant party instead of a concert. His set is relentless, being consistently high in energy and loud in bass for as long as he performs. People have also noticed how he has become more unpredictable as a DJ over time. His transitions have become quicker and he chooses tempo changes that knock you off your feet. This way, his audience is always kept on their toes, always on the edge. Other than his original mixes, Excision has also taken famous songs like "Swerve" and given them his own twist, often making them sound more interesting than the original. It is this experimental nature and mystery in performance that has made him one of the top dubstep DJs in North America.
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The U.S. corn crop continues to shrink, and that is likely to continue driving corn prices to new highs.
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I like the appropriate phone icons lined up to show the Smartphone Distribution, but it's hard for the reader to understand when you line them up 18 across. We all think in base-10, so they should be 10 across, or even 20 if you want to make it that wide. Not 18.
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Helen Clark: Speech at Japan Side Event "Post-2015: Health and Development"Sep 25, 2013
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The Secretary General could not be here today and has asked me to represent him here.
Our special thanks go to the Government of Japan for hosting this important event. Japan makes a major contribution to global health, human security, and development. It is a significant contributer to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and has recently initiated an innovative public-private partnership, the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, to help bring new health technologies to the world's poorest people. Japan's continued leadership in global health is commendable.
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Anyway, to tonight's game. A marathon of a game. Three hours and 38 minutes, 10 innings.
- There were over 200 World War II veterans in attendance tonight. When mentioned, they got a prolonged, warm standing ovation from the 30,000 in attendance. Opportunities to speak with the men that fought that war are rapidly becoming harder and harder to find. Soon they will all be gone. It was awesome to see so many of them assembled together. I only wish I could have spent some time down there in conversation.
- Harang fought through 5+ innings but didn't really have it tonight. Lucas Duda hit a mammoth HR to right leading off the second (435'). It was the first of 3 hit to RF during the game (Josh Thole and Will Venable hit the others). I believe that's the first time I've seen multiple HR hit to RF in the same game at Petco.
- Pagan was probably safe on his caught stealing in the third. Replay angles appeared to show Blanks missing the tag by a whisker. The Padres caught another break in the seventh when Duda's clean single hit second base umpire Todd Tichenor. There were 2 out; David Wright probably scores on the play otherwise. It's a dead ball when it hits the ump. Duda got first; Wright stayed at second. Willie Harris then grounded out to short to end the inning.
- Speaking of being hit, two Padres and one Met were hit by pitches tonight. Venable was hit leading off the game on a 1-2 pitch. Not intentional. Forsythe was hit in the second. Isn't there a requirement for the hitter to at least TRY to get out of the way? Looked like Forsythe stuck his elbow out and took a knuckleball off his upper arm. Umpires very rarely do not award the base on a HBP, but I thought they should have considered it in that instance. Later in the game Wright got plunked by Erik Hamren.
- Venable made one of the most athletic plays I've seen in a while on Wright's double in the fifth. Wright's ball sliced into the RF corner, and Venable dove but was too far away. The ball one-hopped the wall in that corner, and Venable popped up, took one look to judge where the carom would go, and turned towards the infield. The ball went over his head and bounced in front of him. Then, because of the spin on that ball, it kicked towards the line. Venable barehanded it and fired it to the cutoff man, holding Justin Turner at third. The play saved a run. Awesome.
- Who hits after Cameron Maybin on this night? The other team! (cheap shot, I know). Maybin made the last out of the inning four times (first, fifth, seventh, ninth), although the line drive he hit to third to end the fifth almost took Wright with it into left field, that's how hard he hit it.
- Josh Spence walked 3 hitters last Friday and got the loss. He walked the only two hitters he faced tonight and got the loss. Spence has been a nice story this year, so hopefully this is a temporary hiccup for him.
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- On a night of milestones, Jason Isringhausen recorded his 300th career save. Congratulations Jason. It was nice (although bittersweet) to see him fire that great curveball of his again. The best one he threw was to Alberto Gonzalez with the count 0-1. As a longtime Cardinal fan, I'm glad he was able to resurrect his career for one more swan song (Izzy has a degenerative condition in his right hip).
Bud Black ran through his bullpen tonight, so Cory Luebke will be asked to pitch deep into tomorrow's game. He can do it, let's hope he's up to it.
Finally congratulations to Jim Thome on his 600th career HR. It did lead to one of the more moronic Tweets I've seen. Paraphrased, it was 'Thome is the first man to hit his 599th and 600th HR in consecutive at bats!' Really? How shocking since only 8 of the 17000+ men to play major league baseball have ever hit 600 career HR. Talk about meaningless trivia.
Padres look to square the series tomorrow night. They also signed a bunch of high draft picks today (it was the deadline to do so), but you can probably read more insightful commentary on that in Tuesday's U-T.


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|Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.
Consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level
|Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
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| total: 12 sq km
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exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
|low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
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| agricultural land: 60% arable land 0%; permanent crops 60%; permanent pasture 0% forest: 0%
other: 40% (2011 est.)
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adjective: Tokelauan
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|Tokelauan 65.3%, part Tokelauan/Samoan 8.7%, part Tokelauan/Tuvaluan 6.9%, part Tokelauan/other Pacific islander 1.9%, part Tokelauan/European 1%, Samoan 6.7%, Tuvaluan 2.8%, other Pacific islander 1.1%, other 5.1%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)
|Tokelauan 93.5% (a Polynesian language), English 58.9%, Samoan 45.5%, Tuvaluan 11.6%, Kiribati 2.7%, other 2.5%, none 4.1%, unspecified 0.6% note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2011 ests.)
|Congregational Christian Church 58.2%, Roman Catholic 36.6%, Presbyterian 1.8%, other Christian 2.8%, Spiritualism and New Age 0.1%, unspecified 0.5% (2011 est.)
|1,337 (July 2014 est.)
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| urban population: 0% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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total: 90.5% of population
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conventional short form: Tokelau
etymology: "tokelau" is a Polynesian word meaning "north wind"
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| none; each atoll has its own administrative center
time difference: UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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|none (territory of New Zealand)
|National holiday:
|Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
|many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 (2016)
|Legal system:
|common law system of New Zealand
|21 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Jonathan KINGS (since February 2011)
head of government: Siopili PEREZ (since 23 February 2015); note - position rotates annually among the 3 Faipule (village leaders)
cabinet: the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau functions as a cabinet; consists of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors) elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; head of government chosen from the Council of Faipule to serve a 1-year term
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral General Fono (20 seats apportioned by island - Atafu 7, Fakaofo 7, Nukunonu 6; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 3-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power to the General Fono
elections: last held on 23 January 2014 (next to be held in 2017)
election results: independent 20
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Court of Appeal in New Zealand (consists of the court president and 8 judges sitting in 3- or 5-judge panels depending on the case) judge selection and term of office: judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judges appointed for life
subordinate courts: High Court, in New Zealand; Council of Elders or Taupulega
|Political parties and leaders:
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|PIF (associate member), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
|National symbol(s):
|tuluma (fishing tackle box); national colors: blue, yellow, white
|National anthem:
| name: "Te Atua" (For the Almighty)
lyrics/music: unknown/Falani KALOLO
note: adopted 2008; in preparation for eventual self governance, Tokelau held a national contest to choose an anthem; as a territory of New Zealand, "God Defend New Zealand" and "God Save the Queen" are official (see New Zealand)
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
|none (territory of New Zealand)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|none (territory of New Zealand)
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Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue. Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
|GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.5 million (1993 est.) GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.5 million (1993 est.)
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $NA GDP (official exchange rate): $NA
|GDP - real growth rate:
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
|GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,000 (1993 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,000 (1993 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish
|small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
|Labor force:
|440 (2001) 440 (2001)
|Unemployment rate:
|Population below poverty line:
| revenues: $430,800
expenditures: $2.8 million (1987 est.) revenues: $430,800 expenditures: $2.8 million (1987 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|1 April - 31 March 1 April - 31 March
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA% Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
|$0 (2002 est.) $0 (2002 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|stamps, copra, handicrafts stamps, copra, handicrafts
|$969,200 (2002 est.) $969,200 (2002 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|foodstuffs, building materials, fuel foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
|Exchange rates:
|New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.441 (2016 est.) 1.4279 (2015 est.) 1.2039 (2014 est.) 1.2039 (2013 est.) 1.23 (2012 est.) New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.441 (2016 est.) 1.4279 (2015 est.) 1.2039 (2014 est.) 1.2039 (2013 est.) 1.23 (2012 est.)
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|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
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|Telephone system:
| general assessment: modern satellite-based communications system
domestic: radiotelephone service between islands
international: country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|no TV stations; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2009)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 805 percent of population: 60.2% (July 2015 est.)
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|Ports and terminals:
|none; offshore anchorage only
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|Defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olosega) in its 2006 draft independence constitution
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Angry Birds Put on Their Game Faces
You've played the highly addictive game (as has, perhaps, your cat), but just how bent out of shape can real live birds get? Well, hang onto your hats — or at least shield them with newspaper. These avians are furious, and they're looking at you.
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Maungatautari, volcanic sanctuary - Roadside Stories
A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Maungatautari
Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide to Maungatautari in the Video tab.
Maungatautari is an ancient volcano which dominates the central Waikato basin. It is the ancestral home of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe and is widely referred to in their songs and proverbs. Since 2002 the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust has worked to restore the forest on Maungatautari mountain, and reintroduce long-lost bird species such as kiwi, kākā, takahē and hihi (stitchbird).
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Māori settlement - Waikato region
Sound credit: Īnia Te Wīata, Waiata Maori, compact disc, Kiwi Pacific Records International, Kiwi CD SLC-225.
Roadside Stories are a series of audio guides to places of interest on major road trips in New Zealand. Each guide tells the story of an attraction along the way – its people, its history, its cultural and natural significance. For more information about Roadside Stories visit http://www.mch.govt.nz/roadside/


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Complete Handbook of Cacti and Succulents
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Dec 1, 1981 - Gardening - 272 pages
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CALGARY, Alberta -- Chicago Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery turned in a performance that left everyone talking and had the Calgary Flames shaking their heads in disbelief.
Emery made a career-high 45 saves, and the Blackhawks - on a shootout goal by Patrick Kane - beat the Flames 3-2 on Saturday night.
"That was criminal," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. "They've got to call the cops after that performance. [Emery] stole two points. He was spectacular.
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"I've never ever been outplayed, outchanced like that in my life. That was a special performance and it continued on in the shootout."
And that was just the capper. Both teams scored in the final minute of regulation to push the game into overtime.
The teams were scoreless through two periods before Calgary outshot Chicago 24-6 in the third. The Flames appeared set to hand the Blackhawks their first regulation loss when Jay Bouwmeester scored with 35 seconds remaining to put Calgary ahead 2-1.
However, Chicago pulled Emery for an extra skater and, in a furious scramble around the net in the final seconds, Marian Hossa pounced on the puck and fired it over fallen goalie Miikka Kiprusoff with just 2.3 seconds remaining.
In the shootout, Kane scored on a backhanded deke - after misses by Calgary's Alex Tanguay and Jiri Hudler - to put the game in Emery's hands. He then denied Roman Cervenka to win it for the Blackhawks in thrilling fashion.
"We did a good job of managing the flurries that they came at us in, and we got goals at the end when we needed them," Emery said. "We didn't quit even though they got one with 30 seconds left. We battled right to the end, got one with two seconds left and got one in the shootout.
"They're not going to be pretty all the time but those ones, those are the ones you need to eke out if you want to have a good year."
Twenty minutes after the game ended, Tanguay was still searching for answers that would explain how the Flames lost.
"I'm not sure we're going to get much sleep tonight. The way we played doesn't show on the score sheet," Tanguay said. "[Mikael] Backlund had an empty net, [Curtis] Glencross had an empty net, I got a breakaway in the third period where I just have to get it over his pad, and it hopped over my stick.
"Tons of chances. Cammy hit the post, Iggy had five great shots from the slot, I mean, what else can you ask for?"
The Blackhawks (7-0-2) have gone to a shootout in each of their first three games of a season-high, six-game road trip, but this was the first one they won.
Dennis Wideman also scored for Calgary (1-3-2). The Flames will begin a three-game road trip on Tuesday in Detroit.
Despite starting the season with five of their first six games at home, the Flames are last in the Western Conference standings.
"We've said it all along that we're a better team, and tonight we showed it," Tanguay said. "For some reason, when you don't win you find ways to lose, and certainly that was one of those cases."
Desperate for a victory, Calgary turned in its best period of the season in the third. Glencross was right in the middle of the Flames' offense, with five shots in the frame as well as several other great chances that didn't result in shots.
"Probably had seven chances at least," Glencross said. "Hit the crossbar on a breakaway, lots around the crease, just didn't get it over his pads. He played very well for them, Emery. This is one of those games where he deserved to win."
Chicago opened the scoring at 4:08 when Kane fired in a rebound after Patrick Sharp hit the post. Calgary tied it at 13:23 on Wideman's power-play goal.
"If we play like we did today, we'll win a lot of games. We pretty much outplayed one of the best teams in the league," said Backlund, whose six shots were second on the team behind Lee Stempniak, who was credited with nine.
Chicago entered Saturday as one of three teams without a regulation loss. New Jersey was beaten by Pittsburgh in regulation on Saturday, and San Jose lost in a shootout.
"I see many positive signs all over our game, and it's just a matter of collecting a couple of wins and growing a little confidence," Flames coach Bob Hartley said. "If we play every game like we played tonight, we're going to turn our season around, that's for sure."
Kiprusoff made his sixth straight start after the 36-year-old Finn gave up an uncharacteristic 19 goals in his first five. That left him with a gaudy 3.76 goals-against average and .854 save percentage.
- Tanguay earned his 500th career assist.
- Going back to last season, Calgary's Jarome Iginla has gone nine games without a goal. He has only one in 17 games.
- Chicago C Dave Bolland (lower body) didn't play after getting hurt Friday in Vancouver.
- Calgary D Cory Sarich was a healthy scratch for the first time.
- The game's only fight featured Tim Jackman and Brandon Bollig in the first period. The Flames entered the night as the only NHL team without a fight.


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150 years ago, Russian chemist Dmitrii Mendeleev created the periodic table of the elements, revolutionizing chemistry.
A pair of daredevil spacecraft that aim to bring asteroid dust back to Earth have reached their targets and are scouting for the best sampling spots.
The organized rows and columns of the Periodic Table hide a rich and twisting history.
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A pair of daredevil spacecraft that aim to bring asteroid dust back to Earth have reached their targets and are scouting for the best sampling spots.
The organized rows and columns of the Periodic Table hide a rich and twisting history.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft found signs of water and lots of boulders on the asteroid Bennu.
New data on the birth of tornadoes suggest that the twisters don't form from the top down.
The tally of extreme weather events linked to climate change continues to grow, with new studies outlining links to more than a dozen events in 2017.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe survived its first encounter with the sun and is sending data back to Earth.
New research has created self-cloning hybrid rice, raising hopes of higher food production.
Data from three families suggest that in rare cases children can inherit mitochondria from their fathers.
Growing mini tumors in a lab dish, researchers can screen compounds to find promising combinations for treating rare cancers.
Milking snakes for venom may soon no longer be needed to make antidotes for bites.
The same nerves and muscles that create goose bumps may make hair grow.
Two dark matter experiments disagree despite using the same type of detector material.
Infants born dependent on opioids had heads that were smaller than babies whose moms didn't use the drugs during pregnancy.
The first wave of data from the PsychENCODE project holds new clues to how and when psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia emerge.
Long-awaited analyses of the Little Foot skeleton have researchers disagreeing over resurrecting a defunct species name.
DNA from an ancient strain of the plague-causing bacterium could help uncover the origins of the deadly disease.
The biggest black hole merger yet seen created one set of the spacetime ripples.
Scientists can dial the stiffness of a bizarre new type of synthetic material up or down using magnets.
Sharpshooters hurl their pee with structure called a stylus, which sends droplets flying at 20 times the acceleration of Earth's gravity.
The study of killer whales has come a long way since the capture of seven in 1968 allowed scientists to study the animals in their habitat.
This scientist is studying how meat changes as it rots to figure out what Neandertals might have eaten.
A survey suggests that nearly one-third of American adults are sleeping fewer than 6 hours a night, and minority groups are most affected.
There are more coral species lurking in the deep ocean that previously thought. That could be good news for their shallow water counterparts.
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The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Release Candidate (build 5.0.1631.0) has become available for download. If you're already part of the beta, you can grab it directly from Microsoft Connect while non-members can follow this Microsoft Connect link that will automatically invite them to the MDT 2010 RC review program. The RC contains numerous bug fixes resolved since MDT 2010 Beta 2 and works with Windows 7 RTM and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM as well as all previously supported operating systems.
Once you're in, you have access to the following three downloads:
- MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit2010_x64.msi (9.49MB)
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- Release Notes.doc (148KB)
MDT 2010, the next version of a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment, is due to be released shortly after Windows 7 arrives on October 22, 2009. In addition to support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, MDT 2010 includes deployment Workbench and script architecture improvements, flexible driver management, optimized transaction process, access to distribution shares from any location, as well as documentation enhancements.


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ODU Shares Lead In CAA With Win Over UNCW
By ODU Athletics
Feb 4, 2004
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - John Waller led four players in double figures with 18 points to lead Old Dominion to a 68-58 win over N.C.-Wilmington on Wednesday night. The Monarchs now share the CAA lead with both VCU and Drexel after the Dragons beat VCU in Richmond.
Waller hit 7-of-11 field goals and chipped in five rebounds. Isaiah Hunter added 12 points and four rebounds, while Valdas Vasylius and Alex Loughton contributed 10 points apiece.
Old Dominion (13-7, 8-3 Colonial Athletic Association) went 13-23 (56.5 percent) in the first 20 minutes to take a 32-28 lead into the halftime.
The Monarchs used a 20-2 run midway to through the second half to take a lead over the Seahawks. With UNCW scoring just two points on a pair of Joel Justus free throws over the next eight minutes, ODU took a 54-41 lead.
ODU outrebounded UNCW, 38-24 and shot .520 (26-50) from the floor, despite committing 23 turnovers. The Monarchs have now won four league games on the road.
Aaron Coombs was the only Seahawk player to score in double figures with 12 points, trailed closely by John Goldsberry with 8 points and 2-of-4 three point goals.
The Seahawks (10-10, 6-6) went only 23-55 (41.8 percent) in total shots for the game, losing its third straight and fifth in six outings.
The Monarchs hit the road again this weekend when they play at Hofstra on Saturday at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on Cox Cable 71.