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An Exploration of Romanticism Through Art and Poetry
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In this lesson, students use art and poetry to explore and understand major characteristics of the Romantic period. First, students are introduced to the historical, societal, and literary characteristics of the Romantic period. Next, students deepen their understanding of Romanticism through an evaluation of William Wordsworth's definition of poetry. Students then complete an explication of a painting from the Romantic period, noting its defining characteristics. They use the TP-CASTT method to complete a literary analysis of Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much With Us," using their knowledge of Romantic characteristics to classify the poem as Romantic. In the final session, students begin to write an essay showing their understanding of Romanticism.
- Poetry AnalysisTP-CASTT: This resource explains the TP-CASTT method of poetry analysis and provides a blank chart for use in analysis.
- Characteristics of Romanticism: This printable chart lists characteristics of Romanticism, along with explanations of each.
- Is It Romantic?: Students can use this chart to identify elements from any work and explain how they reflect characteristics of Romanticism.
In the introduction of his book Reading in the Dark, John Golden observes that students "tend to be visually oriented, able to point out every significant image in a three-minute MTV music video, but when it comes to doing the same with a written text, they stare at it as if they are reading German." Golden goes on to state "the skills they use to decode the visual image are the same skills they use for a written text" (xiii). Golden's book outlines how to use film to help students practice their skills so they can then be transferred to written texts. This lesson is based on the same principle but uses a painting instead of a film to reinforce the skills that students use to analyze a work of literature.
Further Reading
Golden, John. 2001. Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom. Urbana, IL: NCTE.

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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 104 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Dating Without Drama
We are a dating advice site for women which has been in business for 4+ years. We're looking to attract new users by inviting them to take our free "Understanding Men" quiz.
Single women
Ages 30-45
Looking to find "The One"
Banner ad, 300x250.
1 – We are moving away from our former cartoon-style to a more sophisticated, photo-driven design (see attached comp of our new web site design – to be launch in the next 30 days)
2 - We'll be redesigning our logo next and would love to the winning designer take on that project too. For this reason, we don't want to use our current logo in the ad. Just text of our name will be fine for this ad.
3 - Feel free to experiment with colors
4 – Stock art is OK, no clip art
5 - Use animation as you want
6 - This is the page the ad will be driving to: http://www.datingwithoutdrama.com/d…index.php/
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Headline: How Well Do You Understand Men?
Subhead: Take this quiz and find out now
Benefits: • Instant feedback
• Personalized tips
Call to Action: Start Quiz
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2 - Source file (PSD + any other related source files)
3 - If animated, non-animated backup required
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Taste of Thailand in Englewood fills its harvest menu with Hatch chiles, Western Slope peaches, and more local produce
It sometimes seems the only restaurants that leverage words like "seasonal" and "harvest" trend towards the upscale. It may be a fine-dining place trumpeting its Isabelle Farm squash. It could be a bistro engaged in a hymn over the plums it nabbed from a Palisade orchard. But the strip-mall Chinese place, the pizzeria, the taco shop? The words are not often part of the vocabulary.
Taste of Thailand in Englewood is different.
What are they serving now? Vegetables from local gardens, including their own. Chiles harvested from fields in New Mexico and Colorado, and roasted on Federal Boulevard. Peaches from the Western Slope.
This sounds good: Chile kra prow, basil-fried rice jacked-up with roasted chiles. Ditto for Peach Stir (the menu says, "No, peaches aren't a traditional Thai ingredient, but if they were they would taste like this"), a melange of Western Slope peaches, roasted Hatch chiles, onion, tomatoes, and basil in a spicy garlic sauce.


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AMSTUD 58Q: American Landscapes of Segregation (AFRICAAM 58Q, HISTORY 58Q)
This course examines various landscapes of segregation in U.S. history from 19th century reconstruction and settler expansion through the contemporary U.S. security state. Each week we consider different histories of segregation including native reservation and boarding school stories, Jim Crow and post-World War II urban/suburban segregation, school integration and bussing, and the rise of the carceral state. We will ask: How have Americans moved through space with different degrees of freedom and constraint over time, and how has that shaped what it has meant to be an American in different ways for different groups? How has access to land, property, consumer, recreational and educational spaces and resources been regulated by categories of race, gender, sexuality, colonial subjectivity, immigrant status and class? To gain a better sense of our local history, we will also consider how structures of segregation have historically mapped the Bay Area. Sources include primary and secondary historic texts, feature and documentary films, photography, and poetry.
Last offered: Winter 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
AMSTUD 63N: The Feminist Critique: The History and Politics of Gender Equality (CSRE 63N, FEMGEN 63N, HISTORY 63N)
This course explores the long history of ideas about gender and equality. Each week we read, dissect, compare, and critique a set of primary historical documents (political and literary) from around the world, moving from the 15th century to the present. We tease out changing arguments about education, the body, sexuality, violence, labor, politics, and the very meaning of gender, and we place feminist critics within national and global political contexts.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-4 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
Instructors: Freedman, E. (PI)
2019-2020 Winter
3-4 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 260-002 with Freedman, E. (PI)
Instructors: Freedman, E. (PI)
Notes: Introductory Seminar. Preference to first-year students; sophomores admitted if space available. Advance sign-up process and deadlines at http://introsems.stanford.edu.
AMSTUD 73: Mexican Migration to the United States (CHILATST 173, HISTORY 73, HISTORY 173)
( History 73 is 3 units; History 173 is 5 units.) This class examines the history of Mexican migration to the United States. In the United States we constantly hear about Obama's immigration plan, the anti-immigrant laws in Arizona, and the courage of DREAM Activists; in Mexico news sources speak about the role of remittances, the effect of deportations, and the loss of life at the border. Unfortunately, few people truly understand the historical trends in these migratory processes, or the multifaceted role played by the United States in encouraging individuals to head there. Moreover, few people have actually heard the opinions and voices of migrants themselves. This course seeks to provide students with the opportunity to place migrants' experiences in dialogue with migratory laws as well as the knowledge to embed current understandings of Latin American migration in their meaningful historical context.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Minian Andjel, A. (PI) ; Bazzi, F. (TA)
2019-2020 Autumn
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 6
09/23/2019 - 12/06/2019 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 200-107 with Minian Andjel, A. (PI); Bazzi, F. (TA)
Instructors: Minian Andjel, A. (PI); Bazzi, F. (TA)
UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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AMSTUD 91: Exploring American Religious History (CSRE 91, HISTORY 260K, RELIGST 91)
This course will trace how contemporary beliefs and practices connect to historical trends in the American religious landscape.
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
AMSTUD 100: Intro to Asian American Studies (ASNAMST 100)
What is meant by the term Asian American? How have representations of Asian Americans influenced concepts of US citizenship and belonging? What are the social and political origins of the Asian American community? This course provides a critical introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Asian American studies. Drawing on historical, creative, and scholarly texts, the course examines the history and possibilities of Asian American community. To do this, we place the Asian American experience within a transnational context, paying particular attention to the ways that Asian American lives have been shaped by the legacies of US wars in Asia and by the history of US racism. In the process, we examine the role that representations of Asian Americans have played in shaping the boundaries of US citizenship and belonging. Throughout the course, we utilize our discussions of Asian American racialization and community formation to think critically about the social and political ramifications that the designation Asian American entails.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Gow, W. (PI)
2019-2020 Autumn
4-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 6
09/23/2019 - 12/06/2019 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 320-109 with Gow, W. (PI)
Instructors: Gow, W. (PI)
AMSTUD 107: Introduction to Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (CSRE 108, FEMGEN 101, TAPS 108)
Introduction to interdisciplinary approaches to gender, sexuality, queer, trans and feminist studies. Topics include the emergence of sexuality studies in the academy, social justice and new subjects, science and technology, art and activism, history, film and memory, the documentation and performance of difference, and relevant socio-economic and political formations such as work and the family. Students learn to think critically about race, gender, and sexuality from local and global perspectives.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Crandall, M. (PI) ; Daub, A. (PI) ; Hanlon, P. (PI) ... more instructors for AMSTUD 107 »
Instructors: Crandall, M. (PI) ; Daub, A. (PI) ; Hanlon, P. (PI) ; Vazquez Munoz, C. (TA) ; Wurl, R. (TA)
2019-2020 Autumn
4-5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 7
09/23/2019 - 12/06/2019 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 200-030 with Crandall, M. (PI); Daub, A. (PI); Hanlon, P. (PI); Vazquez Munoz, C. (TA); Wurl, R. (TA)
Exam Date/Time: 2019-12-10 3:30pm - 6:30pm (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Crandall, M. (PI); Daub, A. (PI); Hanlon, P. (PI); Vazquez Munoz, C. (TA); Wurl, R. (TA)
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
| Students enrolled: 2
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AMSTUD 110D: War and Peace in American Foreign Policy (INTNLREL 110D, POLISCI 110D, POLISCI 110Y)
The causes of war in American foreign policy. Issues: international and domestic sources of war and peace; war and the American political system; war, intervention, and peace making in the post-Cold War period. Political Science majors taking this course to fulfill the WIM requirement should enroll in POLISCI 110D for 5 units. International Relations majors taking this course should enroll in INTNLREL 110D for 5 units. SCPD students should enroll for 3 units.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors: Grinberg, M. (PI) ; Schultz, K. (PI) ; Bernhardt, J. (TA) ... more instructors for AMSTUD 110D »
Instructors: Grinberg, M. (PI) ; Schultz, K. (PI) ; Bernhardt, J. (TA) ; Lee, J. (TA) ; Robinson, K. (TA)
2019-2020 Spring
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Waitlist: 1
03/30/2020 - 06/03/2020 Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM at School of Education 128 with Grinberg, M. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Bernhardt, J. (TA); Lee, J. (TA); Robinson, K. (TA)
Instructors: Grinberg, M. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Bernhardt, J. (TA); Lee, J. (TA); Robinson, K. (TA)
Notes: Please enroll in this course through Axess and use Canvas to enroll in the discussion sections.
AMSTUD 111: Reproductive Politics in the United States and Abroad (FEMGEN 111)
Course description: This course examines the issues and debates surrounding women's reproduction in the United States and beyond. It pays special attention to how knowledge and technology travel across national/cultural borders and how women's reproductive functions are deeply connected to international politics and events abroad. Topics include: birth control, population control, abortion, sex education, sex trafficking, genetic counseling, assisted reproductive technologies, midwifery, breastfeeding, menstruation, and reproductive hazards.
Last offered: Autumn 2016 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
AMSTUD 114Q: Visions of the 1960s
Preference to sophomores. Introduction to the ideas, sensibility, and, to a lesser degree, the politics of the American 60s. Topics: the early 60s vision of a beloved community; varieties of racial, generational, and feminist dissent; the meaning of the counterculture; and current interpretive perspectives on the 60s. Film, music, and articles and books.
Last offered: Autumn 2014 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
AMSTUD 116: American Economic History (HISTORY 156)
The American economy from colonial times to the present, illustrating the role of history in economic life. Topics: U.S. economic development in global and comparative context; slavery as an economic system; emergence of American technology and business organization; economics of the Great Depression and the New Deal; post-World War II economic performance and social change; globalization, information technology, and inequality. Prerequisite: 1 or 1V.
Last offered: Spring 2017 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-SI
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Step aside vampires, it's time for brooding romance in a new setting: 16th Century European Aristocracy. The CW's Reign (premiering October, 17th) will follow Mary, Queen of Scots during her time in France while betrothed to Prince Francis. But, there's a catch, in the form of Torrance Coombs, the brooding bastard, who's caught her eye. Even better than the prospect of a new sizzling love triangle, Adelaide Kane who plays Mary, is a fan of our very own I Can Has Cheezburger. Cheers, Adelaide, we can't wait to cheer you on Oct 17th. And don't worry, nothing bad ever happened to Mary Stuart.
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The scandal that's been dominating sports and news networks alike culminated Wednesday with legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and University President Graham Spanier being fired, The Associated Press reports.
Assistant coach Tom Bradley has been named the interim head football coach, while Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Rodney A. Erickson will act as interim president of the University.
Earlier Wednesday, Paterno announced he would retire at the end of the season. "I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case," the 84-year-old Paterno said in a statement. "I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief."
The scandal stems from charges that former defensive coach Jerry Sandusky — once Paterno's heir apparent — sexually abused children.
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Paterno, head coach of the Nittany Lions since 1966, is being faulted for not doing enough to try to stop the alleged abuse. He's the winningest college coach of all time, with 409 victories.
"This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more," he said.
Sandusky is charged with 40 counts of sexual misconduct with eight boys, and is the founder of The Second Mile, a nonprofit organization that aims to help at-risk children. The 23-page report released by a grand jury Saturday explicitly alleges that Sandusky sexually assaulted boys he met through the charity — some as young as 10.
Amidst all the TV talk of the scandal, football analyst and former Penn State linebacker Matt Millen, got emotional while discussing it on SportsCenter Tuesday.


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FORMER Hull KR centre Thomas Minns has received a 16 month ban for taking cocaine.
He failed a drugs test after Rovers' Super League win at Huddersfield Giants in March last year.
Minns said he took the banned substance on Mother's Day as he struggled with his mum's death.
Earlier in the season he had scored a hat-trick in the derby day win over big rivals Hull FC but UK Anti-Doping have now suspended him from all sport for 16 months.
UKAD's chief executive, Nicole Sapstead, said: "All athletes must adhere to the principle of strict liability, regardless of whether or not they are deliberately seeking to gain an unfair sporting advantage.
"It is an athlete's responsibility to know what substances are in their system, and they must be aware that even if a substance is not banned out-of-competition, there is always the possibility of it remaining in their body for a period of time and it being detected in-competition."
Ex-Leeds Rhinos player Minns, 24, played his last game for the Robins in the 31-12 win over Widnes Vikings on April 7.
He was released by the Robins in July after a period of leave but was due out of contract at the end of last season regardless.
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It used to a major event in a teenager's life when they earned their right to drive an automobile on public roads. Though the far-reaching capacity of mobile computer technology for items such as smartphones and tablets have contributed to the open road being less sought-after of today's youth, it appears soon the an Audi vehicle will decide it can drive itself taking you along as a passenger.
In a recent announcement delivered as part of a presentation at the 2013 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, a unique Audi configured with sensors and with the capacity to compute decisions previously left to a motorist has graduated to a pivotal step in advancing driverless cars. The specially equipped Audi TTS becomes the second autonomously piloted vehicle to be rewarded with a "driver's license" for the state of Nevada. Though technology company Google awarded the first such license to a driverless vehicle, Audi celebrates their vehicle's operating permit as being the first acquired by a venture involving direct involvement from an original equipment manufacturer in the automotive sector.
In partnership with Stanford University, Volkswagen Group Electronics Research Lab have jointly outfitted an Audi TTS sports car with self-driving technology initially for a specialized challenge. Taking the vehicle to Pikes Peak Colorado in 2010, the driverless Audi TTS would negotiate the historic and tricky hill climb course. Consisting of 156 turns over a 12.42-mile stretch, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb course has been recorded as a test of drivers and machines since 1916. The pilot-less Audi TTS sports car's was successful in completing the course in just 27 minutes. Equating to an average pace of 27.6-mile per hour, the Audi TTS mark comes nowhere close to effectively challenging the human-navigated winners for the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb of this past August. However, this should not take away from the fact the autonomous Audi TTS was nonetheless successful in its 12.42-mile journey.
Through their presentation at the 2013 CES, Audi's plans for self-piloting driving and parking have become apparent. As the Audi TTS is awarded its license to operate on Nevada public roads, real-world evaluations of the self-driving electronics should produce some of the most desirable data on when some, if not all, elements of this experimental vehicle test bed will influence the next Audi products.
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A forearm muscle strain is a partial or complete tear of the small fibers of the forearm muscles. Forearm muscles allow you to extend and flex your wrist and fingers.
A forearm muscle strain is caused by:
- Stretching the forearm muscles beyond the amount of tension they can withstand
- Suddenly putting stress on the forearm muscles when they are not ready for stress
- Overusing the forearm muscles over time
- Receiving a direct blow to the forearm muscles
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase the chance of a forearm muscle strain include:
- Participation in sports that overuse the forearm
- Previous strain or injury to the area
- Muscle fatigue
- Weak or tired muscles
- Repetitive movements that strain the forearm muscles
Symptoms may include:
- Problems flexing the fingers or wrist
- Pain while stretching the fingers or wrist
- Area feels tender and sore
- Muscle spasms
- Swelling
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Most forearm muscle strains can be diagnosed with a physical exam.
Images of the area may be needed if severe damage is suspected. Images may be taken with x-ray or MRI scan .
Muscle strains are graded according to their severity:
- Grade 1—Some stretching with micro tearing of muscle fibers.
- Grade 2—Partial tearing of muscle fibers.
- Grade 3—Complete tearing of muscle fibers. This may also be called a rupture or avulsion.
Recovery time ranges depend on the grade of your injury. Treatment options may include one or more of the following:
Supportive Care
The muscle will need time to heal. RICE is often the main part of treatment:
- Rest—Activities will need to be restricted at first. Normal activities will be reintroduced gradually.
- Ice—Ice therapy may help relieve swelling. Heat or cold may be advised throughout recovery if they provide benefits.
- Compression—Used for a limited time, compression bandages can provide gentle pressure to help move fluids out of the area.
- Elevation—Keeping the area elevated can help fluids drain out or prevent fluids from building up.
Prescription or over-the-counter medications may be advised to reduce pain.
To help reduce the chance of a forearm muscle strain:
- Use an ergonomic keyboard or workstation.
- Keep muscles strong. This will help them absorb the energy of sudden, stressful activities.
- Avoid overuse or repetitive stress.
- Learn the proper technique for sports.
- If you feel pain during exercise, stop exercising that muscle group.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Laura Lei-Rivera, PT, DPT, GCS
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The all women high wire act from Circus Una
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Spotted on Kanakapura Road, Bangalore. Via: Team-bhp forums
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"As popular as the classic 1950's jukeboxes by Rock-Ola are, few know that this company once built motor scooters during the 1930's and 40's as well. This Chicago based company, whose classic jukeboxes sometimes sell for thousands of dollars also was a builder of some now very rare motor scooters sought out by collectors. Strangely, the 1 horsepower engine that powered some of the Rock-Ola motor scooters was called the "Iron Horse"
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Friday, November 27, 2009
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"The Motor Simulation improves safety for motorcycle riders. It's cutting-edge technology and the experience of it's management team has designed and build a fully-interactive, high-definition graphics simulator with a fully movable, reactive motion base that simulates riding a motorcycle in real-time, base upon the parameters of physics and not a gaming engine."
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
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Vickie Hearnshaw and Bex Morris, created this bra for the Bizarre Bra section of the 2008 World of Wearable Art show in Wellington N.Z. and has been given to the Southland Museum and Art Gallery. Inspiration for the design was The World's Fastest Indian movie, with the bra constructed entirely out of motorcycle parts. Materials used include spark plugs, brake pads, fuel tank, an oil filter, lights and springs. Altogether the bra weighs about 3kg.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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"Seriously, the guy carries 50 guns, wears an awesome costume, rides a cool motorcycle, and shoots giant rabbits in the face--why isn't the Vigilante the most popular character in history?"
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From the Earth to the Moon.
The 2010 Motorcycle Cannonball is an endurance challenge going coast to coast on road registered Pre-1915 motorcycles. The bikes must be powered by an original engine (updates can be made for safety sake), but the core of the motorcycle must be 95 years old or older.
Following the spirit of George Wyman's the 1902 ride the event starts in Kitty Hawk N.C on Sept 10 and ends in Santa Monica, Calif on Sept 25. Only the strong, the brave, the technically apt and the slightly mad need apply.
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The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Navy sailor Sunday after exhaustive efforts to locate the man who went missing during an open ocean training exercise Tuesday.
Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corps crews worked with Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety to search an area over 24,000 square miles using aircraft, cutters, small boats and shore personnel.
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Two F-16 military fighter jets were dispatched Friday morning to intercept a general aviation airplane that violated airspace restrictions as President Obama was leaving Los Angeles International Airport.
"The fighters responded to a temporary flight restriction violation by a Piper 28 aircraft," NORAD said in a statement. "After intercepting the aircraft, the F-16s followed it until it landed without incident, at approximately [9:50 a.m. PST] where the plane was met by local law enforcement."
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April 6, 2019 © Leeham News: Boeing's decision Friday to reduce the production rate on the 737 MAX was a surprise in timing and scope.
This came so quickly and was steep, cutting production from 52 MAXes per month to 42. It comes on the heals that a second software problem was found, delaying submission of the MCAS software upgrade to the FAA for review and approval.
The production rate cut is effective in mid-April. This is lightning speed in this industry, where rate breaks, as changes are called, typically have 12-18 month lead times.
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April 05, 2019, ©. Leeham News: The preliminary accident report of the ET302 crash was released yesterday. It confirmed what we wrote about earlier in the week, the pilots followed the prescribed procedure to stop MCAS. Yet they didn't make it.
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April 03, 2019, © Leeham News: The crew of Ethiopian Airlines ET302, which crashed with 157 people on board, used the prescribed Stabilator Trim Cut-Out switches to stop MCAS, according to an article by Wall Street Journal today. Yet still, they crashed. We've had the information this could indeed be the case for several days, but we didn't want to speculate in such a sensitive matter.
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March 28, 2019, © Leeham News: The World Trade Organization appeals panel today upheld European claims that Boeing received billions of dollars in illegal tax breaks and subsidies from the US Department of Defense, Washington State, Kansas and South Carolina.
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California growers have spent the last two decades developing extra-virgin olive oils that might rival the best of Europe. Is it time to stop importing foreign oil?
How We Tested
In 1976, the world was stunned when California wines trumped French contenders in a blind tasting by French wine experts, an event now known as the Judgment of Paris. These days, it's California's olive growers who are working to make a product that could compete with Europe. Over the past 20 years or so, growers around the state, guided by experts at the University of California, Davis, have been planting olive trees, learning the best practices for harvesting and blending, and experimenting with a variety of olive presses, all in an effort to create great domestic extra-virgin olive oil. Last year, U.C. Davis opened the Olive Center, with 30 faculty researchers, acres of olive groves, and a new olive press—all with a focus on oil.
Olives are not new to California. Franciscan monks planted olive trees as they established Catholic missions throughout the area in the 1700s. But until recently, most California olives were canned for eating rather than pressed for oil. Today, California produces less than 1 percent of the 70 million gallons of olive oil consumed each year in the United States—a mere toehold that industry proponents hope to expand. Since the key to extra-virgin olive oil is freshness—its flavor degrades over time, even when sealed in a bottle—the potential benefits of buying domestic oil that doesn't have to be imported and waylaid by customs are built in. Wondering if California already sells olive oils as good as our favorite imports, we anonymously purchased 10 extra-virgin oils from the state's largest and most established producers and tasted them blind.
For comparison, we included a bottle of our favorite imported oil an extra-virgin olive oil from Spain that sells for about $19 per half liter. The California oils in our lineup range from $12 to $37.33 per half liter, plus shipping, though a few producers ship for free. (Some California growers are working on driving prices even lower so that they can compete in supermarkets against mass-market imported oils. Since harvesting the olives is the biggest production cost, these growers are experimenting with a new trend that is revolutionizing the industry worldwide, so-called super-high-density planting which also entails mechanical harvesting.) Tasters sampled the oils plain, with green apples to cleanse the palate, and on a crusty baguette with sea salt. We don't generally cook with extra-virgin oil because its unique flavors and aromas dissipate with heat.
The Best Olive Oil?
As to the single "best" flavor profile for extra-virgin olive oil, experts disagree—it would be like choosing the single best type of wine. While many olive oil novices shy away from bitter oils, tasting experts consider bitterness one of the three main positive attributes of extra-virgin oil, along with fruitiness and pungency. Olive oils earn high scores from international tasting panels for having a harmonious balance of these three qualities. They can be marked down for moldy, musty, fermented, or rotting-olive notes or flatness, among other possible flaws.
There are hundreds of varieties of olives. Each contributes a different typical flavor, but even the same olive can produce very different oils depending on the soil and climate where it was grown, the weather during the growing season, and its ripeness when picked. Deciding when to harvest is a critical skill for olive oil makers. Earlier-harvested olives tend to yield a greener, more bitter oil that is rich in polyphenols (a group of antioxidant compounds that lend color and flavor to plants). Later-harvested, riper olives usually create mild, buttery oil, with much lower polyphenol levels. In California, harvest can begin as early as late September and run through January.
The best olive oil is pressed soon after harvesting. Scrupulous oil makers use tree fruit (rather than overripe olives that fell off the tree onto the ground) that is picked carefully and pressed quickly (ideally within 24 hours), before the olives begin to rot and ferment. Pressing and storage equipment must be kept very clean, or olive oil will pick up off-flavors. In other words, if the olives are not handled correctly and pressed quickly under pristine conditions, there will be flavor defects, and the oil will not qualify as true extra-virgin.
The oil maker can bring out certain characteristics depending on the choice of press. For example, olives may be stone-crushed or fed into a hammer mill or a metal-toothed blade mill. Oil makers can gently boost the bitterness in a too-mild olive by using metal-toothed blades that cut into the skin, releasing polyphenols. Or they can produce a milder oil by selecting a stone mill; its crushing motion extracts fewer polyphenols. Some growers even use a combination of presses.
Whether to blend the oil is another key choice. Like wine, olive oil can be made from a single varietal or a mix. Blends can be created in the field, with olive trees that are planted and harvested and their olives pressed together, or in the mill, where an expert mixes batches of oils to create a particular flavor profile. European olive oils are often blends; the types of olive are listed in small print on the label, if at all. By contrast, California oil producers often focus on a specific type of olive and may sell multiple oils each year highlighting different types (for example, a choice of an Ascolano, an Arbequina, or a Miller's Blend).
The producer must also decide whether to filter the oil or leave it unfiltered. Unfiltered oil contains more flavorful olive particles, but these shorten the shelf life of the oil, as they are prone to spoilage.
Finally, the storage method makes a significant difference. Olive oil stays freshest when protected from air, light, and heat in nonreactive stainless steel tanks, topped with an odorless and inert gas to prevent oxygen exposure and bottled only on demand. (Many of the oils we tasted were bottled on demand or in very small batches, making them far fresher than the olive oil sold in the typical supermarket or gourmet store.) The shelf life of bottled olive oil depends on how well the oil was protected from air, heat, and light and can range from as few as three months up to 18 months after the bottle is opened. Why? Different oils age differently even when stored properly. Some olives naturally contain more antioxidants, which resist the oxidation that causes rancidity.
No "California" Flavor
Far from having one typical flavor profile, the California oils we tasted featured a range of styles. Although the state's first olive oil producers favored Tuscan olive varieties and picked them early in the season for a green, bitter profile that mimicked Tuscan oils, California oils today run the gamut from buttery and mild to pungent and robust. With many different microclimates in the state, California olive producers have experimented with olives that grow well in parts of Europe that have similar climates. (Experimentation and collaboration are hallmarks of the California olive oil industry.)
What did our tasters conclude? The top-ranked oil across the board was still the Spanish oil that our tasters praised for its full, fruity, well-balanced flavor and low bitterness. But the real surprise was that a domestic challenger ranked just below it. This extra-virgin oil, made from Arbequina olives, won raves for its fresh, sweet, fruity flavor and pleasing hint of bitterness.
Based in the northern California city of Oroville, this olive oil company is the largest North American producer of olive oil and one of the pioneers in cheaper growing and harvesting methods. In addition to lowering production costs, their high-density planting and all-mechanical harvesting helps capture fresh flavor, since olives can be picked and sent to the press in just 90 minutes. Most olives around the world are still harvested by hand. Traditionally, nets are spread under the trees, and laborers use wooden rakes to pull off the olives or employ a machine that shakes the trunks so that olives fall onto the nets, which are then loaded into bins for travel to the press. This process is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly. When acres of olives ripen at once, as they tend to do in hot climates like in Spain or Tunisia, olives may sit around fermenting as they wait to be pressed. This is the source of one of the chief flavor defects in olive oil, an attribute experts term "fustiness."
Fresh olive flavor is one of the qualities our tasters found most appealing in our highest-ranked oils. The oils we bought were harvested no earlier than fall 2007, but most of our top-ranked oils were from the more recent harvest of 2008, pressed a scant few months before we tasted them in March 2009. (Olive oil usually is placed in a holding tank for a month or two before bottling; it takes that long for most of the olive sediment to settle to the bottom of the tank for removal and for the flavors to meld and mellow.) We didn't intentionally set out to buy olive oil from two different harvest years; when you place an order, you get the oil available for sale at that time. If stored properly, the previous year's harvest will still be in its prime.
Our tasters also preferred unfiltered oils. Filtering removes fine, suspended olive particles and clarifies the oil but also removes some of the fresh olive flavor tasters enjoyed.
As for specific olive preferences, our tasters liked the flavor of the Arbequina olives—which happens to be one of the four olive varieties blended in our imported olive oil winner. Common in Spain, Arbequina has recently become one of the most-planted olive varieties in California, both for its fruity, well-balanced flavor and because it is suited to super-high-density planting. Oils made with typical Tuscan varieties scored less favorably with our panel, possibly because they have a more bitter, pungent profile, which is an acquired taste. Sevillano olives are traditionally canned as eating olives, but when pressed create exceptionally fruity oil.
Our imported oil winner is still the test kitchen favorite. Like many of the California oils we tested, it is made by a family-run business that maintains quality by owning and controlling every aspect of production. The company picks and presses its olives within 24 hours, hand-picking as well as using tree-shaking machinery. After processing the premium oil as one brand, the company re-presses those olives and sells the remaining oil at a lower price, under a different brand name. Finally, our imported winner is bottled only when distributors place an order, and once the new harvest is in, any oil from the previous year's harvest remaining in storage is sold off under its lower-priced label. For now, we're convinced that Europe still maintains a stronghold in this intercontinental oil battle, but the California growers—particularly the folks behind our favorite, relatively affordable oil—have clearly struck something promising. As they further refine their products, we'll look for the day when we can pick up California olive oil in the supermarket, right next to the imported oils.


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The original face of the Portland Sea Dogs is returning to Hadlock Field.
Charles Johnson won the 1994 Eastern League home run title for the inaugural Sea Dogs and went on to a 12-year career in the major leagues. Now a retired 41-year-old father of two living in his native Florida, Johnson is among a group of former Sea Dogs gathering Thursday to celebrate the 20th season of the Double-A franchise.
"I really enjoyed it," Johnson said of his season in Portland, which resulted in 28 homers, an EL All-Star game appearance and a four-game call-up to the Florida Marlins in May to replace a suspended Benito Santiago at catcher. "The people (in Portland) were very nice to all the players there. They were really warm and receptive. Even on days you were thinking nobody would come out to the ballpark, they would come out to watch minor league baseball."
The Sea Dogs filled a void in Portland, where professional baseball had been absent since the 1949 Portland Pilots. Fans flocked to Hadlock Field, which led the league in attendance even with a team that finished 60-81.
The Sea Dogs were part of the Florida organization for nine years before switching to their current partners in Boston. The expansion Marlins made Johnson their first draft pick in 1992, out of the University of Miami.
His manager in 1993 (Class A Kane County, Ill.) and 1994 was Carlos Tosca, who spent three years as the Portland manager and is currently bench coach in Atlanta for his Sea Dogs successor, Fredi Gonzalez.
Johnson bumped into Tosca many times during their major league careers, which for Johnson included stints with the Dodgers, Orioles, White Sox and Rockies, in addition to two terms with the Marlins before Tampa Bay released him in June 2005.
"I still felt like I could play," he said of finding himself out of work at age 33. "But at the time I couldn't find a job. I had an offer to play in the minors but I didn't want to go that route. I just decided I would wait it out until the following spring, but no one else picked me up."
Johnson and his wife, Rhonda, (they were married after his season in Portland), have two sons. Brandon is a 14-year-old high school freshman who plays football and basketball. Twelve-year-old Beaux plays football and baseball, usually third base or left field but in this, his last year of Little League, he took up catching.
Charles Johnson won four Gold Gloves at catcher in his first four seasons in the majors, including an errorless 1997 season culminating in a World Series championship. Older fans in Portland may remember not just his powerful arm but his intelligence in shutting down an opposing running game.
On a double-steal attempt with runners on first and second, Johnson always made the longer throw to second to nab the trailing runner.
"Even though that guy on first gets the steal sign, he doesn't know if the guy on second received the sign," Johnson said with a knowing laugh.
"He's still going to wait and see and be a step late all the time. That's the guy you can get easily."
Johnson still keeps in touch with a few of his old Sea Dogs teammates, including former roommate Vic Darensbourg and Eddie Christian. His parents still live up the coast in Fort Pierce, Fla. Rhonda operates a boutique in Plantation called Paper Niche that specializes in scrapbooking, invitations and gifts.
Last fall Johnson returned to the university to complete the education he interrupted 20 years earlier, although he switched his major from business to liberal arts. He currently takes two classes, one on the American presidency and the other on sustainable living, and figures he will complete the requirements for his degree next spring.
His sons "think it's pretty funny that I'm at the table doing homework with them," he said.
They even give him help on occasion, such as when he has to put together a project involving a computer-based slide show.
"Kids these days, they learn to do a PowerPoint presentation in the third grade," he said.
Johnson and current Marlins manager Mike Redmond, who followed him as a Sea Dogs catcher, played unsuccessful phone tag before Redmond got too busy with spring training, but a future visit is likely. The dismantled Marlins — Johnson was shipped to Los Angeles in the first of what has turned out to be several Florida fire sales — lost 11 of their first 14 games under Redmond.
"It's still early," Johnson said. "I think he's going to be OK. Mike's always been a great leader, a guy who really understands the game. I'm pretty sure he'll find his way."
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Book signing
Who: Susan Madden Lankford
What: Her new book, "Born, Not Raised: Voices From Juvenile Hall"
Where: Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla
When: Saturday at noon
Susan Madden Lankford could almost be straight out of central casting for "The Real Housewives of Rancho Santa Fe."
She's married to one of San Diego's most successful developers. She looks like
But instead of high society, she wants a better one.
Instead of sniping at wealthy neighbors, she prefers starting conversations with people on the fringes of society. A photographer, she has trained her lens on women in prison, the homeless and troubled children in juvenile hall.
Since 2008, she has self-published a trilogy of books about these subjects: 3,500 copies of "Maggots in My Sweet Potatoes," about incarcerated women; 3,000 of "downTown U.S.A.," which focused on the homeless; and now 2,500 of "Born, Not Raised: Voices From Juvenile Hall."
She has made it her mission to help the marginalized. It's a cause she hopes will catch on with her three daughters, the eldest of whom, Polly Smith, 38, is a major part of her mother's publishing company, Humane Exposures.
"If it's there for my kids, it'll be there for my grandkids. And if it's there for them, it just disseminates throughout," Lankford said. "If there's interest, the curiosity stays alive. If it's not country club and golf."
Sometimes, her lives of luxury and activism collide. In 1995, her husband Rob's company was building the $75 million Hall of Justice in downtown San Diego when she befriended a homeless man who was stealing copper from the site.
"I said to Rob, 'You'd better do something about those locks because Michael has scaled that fence a couple of times, and the copper is now up on 16th and Imperial.'"
"Poor Rob," she added with a laugh. "He was teased so damn much."
Lankford can afford to laugh about it now. Her husband has developed a number of major protects, including the $115 million stem cell facility for the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine in La Jolla. Lankford's profile is increasing, too; she executive-produced a new film about the criminal justice system, and she may end up publishing more copies of her books.
Her latest is grounded in two years of interviews during the mid-1990s that she and Smith did with boys and girls at the Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention facility. To see what these children lack is to see what Lankford's do not: parental involvement and encouragement. Lankford's daughters, now in their thirties, were her first photography subjects.
"I just couldn't leave their faces alone," Lankford said. "And I'm glad they didn't mind that Mom always had a Hasselblad in her hands."
Mind? They loved it. Still do.
"Both of my parents are so hardworking, both so incredibly passionate about what they do," Smith said. "Photographically, I love learning from my mom. I have different interests in my photography but you never know. One day I might be as comfortable and confident doing similar stuff."
Lankford got that work ethic from her parents.
Her father was a middle man in the Nebraska cattle trade. Her mother was a literature major who belonged to the Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board honor societies but "did not take it any place that she could have." She was an art museum docent and sold enough encyclopedias door to door that she won a set, which would feed her youngest daughter's curiosity and eventually send her packing.
Lankford arrived in Rancho Santa Fe in 1984 by way of central Colorado, where her husband developed about 30 buildings.
By 1990, Lankford was renting the former city jail near Seaport Village for $240 a month for her commercial photography. It's where she met the homeless people who first showed her the San Diego not seen on postcards.
"I had no intention of going downtown and photographing homeless," she said. "I did have an intention to get out of Rancho Santa Fe. This beautiful creation called Rancho Santa Fe, it was just too safe and too secure. ...
"I could have this wonderful place. I could have these fabulous children. I could have a great profession in photography. And I had to find out about all the other people who live among us."


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Hey you jailkeepers, you know how the inmates been asking about keeping harmless little pigeons around? Well, it's a con: They're using them to smuggle in mobile phones.
The AP reports that at the Danilio Pinheiro prison in Sorocaba, Brazil, inmates were raising pigeons, having them smuggled out, strapped with packs on their legs containing mobile phone parts and, in one instance, an entire cell charger. The pigeons' weakness? Food. Guards were able to lure them down from the high fences, and foil the dastardly schemes of the as-yet-unknown culprits.
It's a funny story, but it's not super hilarious when you learn that the mobile phones are smuggled into prisons so that the imprisoned gang leaders can carry out horrific attacks on police and public transportation, as Sao Paolo's First Capital Command gang did in 2006, killing over 200 people.
So if you see a pigeon chilling on the prison wall, shoot first, and then frisk it for mobile parts. [SF Gate/AP]


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South African police have named a top detective to take over the bungled Oscar Pistorius investigation after it emerged the officer assigned to the case faces attempted murder charges.
"We recognise the significance, the importance and the severity of the matter," commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Mangwashi 'Riah' Phiyega said on Thursday.
She assigned the case to top-ranking detective Lieutenant General Vineshkumar Moonoo.
"He is the most senior detective in the SAPS environment. This matter will receive attention at the national level."
The Pistorius prosecution has been severely undermined by revelations that Hilton Botha, the original case officer, has to answer seven attempted murder charges for shooting at a minibus taxi in 2011.
The revelation overshadowed Pistorius's bail hearing on Thursday, undermining the man who had been the key to the prosecution's allegation of premeditated murder.
"We were only informed yesterday that attempted murder charges against Hilton Botha have been reinstated," police spokesman Neville Malila told AFP.
It was the final straw for Botha, whose testimony was repeatedly challenged by defence lawyers on Wednesday.
Pistorius's lawyers had torn into Botha's police work during a court hearing, undermining his witnesses and forcing him to agree that the Olympian's version of events fitted the crime scene.
"It sounds consistent," Botha told the court.
Botha conceded he did not wear protective clothing when Pistorius's forensic team visited the athlete's luxury Pretoria home where the killing took place, which may have contaminated the scene.
He was further forced to admit that police had not seen a bullet that hit the toilet basin and which was only discovered four days later by the defence forensic team.
On Thursday, defence lawyer Barry Roux again pilloried Botha and what he called "disastrous shortcomings in the state's case".
As the controversy over the police investigation swirled, Botha admitted on the witness stand: "I'm sure it could have been handled better."


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Supplier Surveillance Reveals Conflicting Documentation; Pratt & Whitney Acts to Ensure Product Integrity
In late May, Pratt & Whitney supplier surveillance discovered conflicting documentation that raised questions about the origin of raw material provided to a parts supplier. This raw material was used to manufacture some parts used in Pratt & Whitney and Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. Pratt & Whitney immediately reported its concern to the Defense Criminal Investigation Services, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the U.S. Attorney's Office. Pratt & Whitney Canada notified the Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada. Both companies also followed established customer notification processes, beginning with those impacted.
Soon after this issue was detected, P&W issued a Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) alert, which notifies the industry and our peers about this supplier concern. P&W and P&WC have robust supplier surveillance processes in place, which is how we were able to detect this matter. We will continue to apply these processes to detect similar issues in the future. The safety of those who depend on our engines is always our top priority, and we are taking appropriate steps to ensure our products' integrity and quality. Pratt & Whitney is conducting a rigorous analysis of the material in question in accordance with our standard procedures. While the tested material may not meet every Pratt & Whitney material control standard, our engine designs have significant amounts of margin and, based on our engineering assessments, such material does not pose a risk to safety of flight.
Pratt & Whitney and Pratt & Whitney Canada are treating this matter very seriously. The sub-tier supplier, A&P Alloys, has been eliminated from our supply chain, and we are no longer accepting parts made from material provided by this company. Our robust sourcing strategy will help mitigate customer impact from this situation.
Pratt & Whitney is absolutely committed to safety, product quality and business ethics. We never compromise these values under any circumstance. Customers expect world-class quality from their dependable engines – it's our responsibility to deliver it.
Pratt & Whitney filed a lawsuit on August 29 against A&P in the United States District Court in Boston, Massachusetts.


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CACHE, which stands for Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote cooperation among universities, industry and government in the development and distribution of computer-related and/or technology-based educational aids for the chemical engineering profession.
Click here for a complete introduction of CACHE.
CACHE promotes the development and distribution of technology based materials and software in chemical engineering education through projects applying computational chemical engineering, sponsoring conferences, recognizing outstanding contributions, and providing leadership in chemical engineering education.
During the 1960s the rapid growth of computer technology challenged educators to develop new methods of meshing the computer with the teaching of chemical engineering. In spite of many significant contributions to program development, the transferability of computer codes, even those written in FORTRAN, was minimal. Because of the disorganized state of university-developed codes for chemical engineering, fourteen chemical engineering educators met in 1969 to form the CACHE Committee. The CACHE Committee was initially sponsored by the Commission on Education of the National Academy of Engineering and funded by the National Science Foundation. In 1975, after several successful projects had been completed, CACHE was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation in Massachusetts to serve as the administrative umbrella for the consortium activities.


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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Washington Capitals will try to keep their playoff hopes alive for another day, but must do so on Tuesday night against the Western Conference leading St. Louis Blues.
The Capitals did themselves no favors with a recent 0-3-2 skid that was finally snapped with Saturday's 4-3 shootout victory over the New York Islanders.
Washington has four games to play in the regular season and is four points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the East's second wild card berth. The Blue Jackets also have four games remaining and host the Phoenix Coyotes tonight.
Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov was one of three goal-scorers for the Capitals in regulation on Saturday, then netted the lone tally of the shootout. Nicklas Backstrom and Joel Ward also scored in regulation, while Braden Holtby came up with 35 saves in Washington's first victory since March 22.
"I don't think there's any relief. We have a hefty job to do still," Holtby said. "So I think that's one step that we needed to do, and we have to keep building, have to keep finding a way to win games like we did tonight."
Forward Dustin Penner did not play due to an upper-body injury, while defenseman Mike Green sat out the final 45 minutes of the contest with an upper-body issue. Green did not travel with the team for this game.
The Blues have already assured themselves a spot in the postseason and find themselves in a pair of races down the stretch. St. Louis is closing in on a Central Division title and also is in the running for the Presidents' Trophy.
The Blues are two points back of the Boston Bruins for the most in the NHL with four games left for each team, and the Bruins visit the Minnesota Wild tonight.
St. Louis also is four points up on the Colorado Avalanche for first place in the division.
The Blues will be looking to rebound after dropping back-to-back games over the weekend. They were bested 4-0 by the Avalanche on Saturday and then lost 4-2 at the Chicago Blackhawks the following day.
Brian Elliott made 31 saves for St. Louis, while Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Sobotka scored.
"We're a little bit tired," said Blues coach Ken Hitchcock. "We still have four more games to play. We have a lot of hockey to play yet and have to find a way to re-energize ourselves and get back to work."
Forward Alexander Steen, who leads the Blues with 33 goals and 60 points, has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury and is questionable for tonight.
The Capitals have won three of their last four versus the Blues, including a 4-1 victory at home on Nov. 17. Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Holtby notched 46 saves.
Jaroslav Halak got the start for the Blues and allowed three goals on six shots before getting pulled less than 16 minutes into the game, with Elliott stopping 13 shots in relief.
Halak is now currently a member of the Capitals, having been dealt to Buffalo prior to the trade deadline in the deal that landed Ryan Miller with the Blues. Halak was then later flipped by the Sabres to the Capitals and could start tonight.
Halak is 4-4-3 with a 2.53 goals against average in 11 games with the Capitals, but 0-3-2 in his last five. He has faced the Blues only once before, making 25 saves in a shootout loss while with Montreal on March 18, 2008.
Holtby's victory in November came in his first ever meeting with the Blues.
Miller is expected to get the start for the Blues and he is 15-11-0 with a 2.45 GAA and three shutouts in his career versus the Capitals.
Washington is visiting St. Louis for the first time since a 4-1 victory on Dec. 1, 2010. That snapped an eight-game series road losing streak and gave the Capitals their first victory in St. Louis since Oct. 26, 1996.


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