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New-look Pens aim for 13th straight win in showdown vs. Habs
A pair of trades in two days seem to signal that the Pittsburgh Penguins are going all-in in an attempt to win their second Stanley Cup championship in five years.
And having already posted the longest winning streak in the NHL this season, why not?
The Penguins look to record their 13th straight victory on Tuesday evening and widen their margin atop the Eastern Conference standings in a battle with the Montreal Canadiens.
Pittsburgh matched the second-longest winning streak in team history with Sunday's 2-1 overtime triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers, getting a late third-period tally from Sidney Crosby during a 5-on-3 power play before Tyler Kennedy fired home the winner with 2:27 left in overtime.
The Penguins matched a 12-game run posted from Nov. 17-Dec. 11, 2010 and the only time that Pittsburgh has posted a longer winning run is an NHL-best 17- game stretch in 1992-93.
"We know to win a game you have to play a full 60 (minutes). We're a pretty confident team," Kennedy said. "We had to work hard and keep it going."
The Pens' run has upped its lead for first in the Atlantic Division to 13 points over the New Jersey Devils, while they lead the Montreal Canadiens and Boston by five points for the most in the East.
Pittsburgh also won its ninth in a row at home by taking the opener of a five- game homestand, moving to 12-4-0 as the host despite playing without forward Evgeni Malkin for an eighth straight game due to an upper body injury. Defenseman Kris Letang sat out his third straight with a lower body ailment, but the Pens have made steps over the previous two days to replace both in the lineup.
The Penguins announced prior to Sunday's win, which featured 27 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury, that they had acquired Dallas forward Brenden Morrow in a trade that sent defensive prospect Joe Morrow to the Stars.
Brenden Morrow, 34, appeared in 29 games this season with the Stars, scoring six goals with five assists. He was serving as the club's captain and amassed 528 points in 835 career games with the Dallas franchise.
"That's a great acquisition for us. He's a guy whose got a ton of experience," said Crosby. "He's a great leader, plays well at both ends of the ice and he's going to be tough for other teams to handle. We're definitely happy he's going to be part of our team."
General manager Ray Shero didn't stop there, getting defenseman Douglas Murray from the San Jose Sharks for a 2013 second-round pick and a conditional second-round pick the following year.
Murray had spent his entire eight-year career with the Sharks and logged three assists in 29 games this season. He'll add a defensive presence in front of the net as the 33-year-old led San Jose with 64 blocked shots.
After adding two new pieces, the Penguins will try to set a new club record for the most victories in a single month. They're 12-0 March so far has matched the 12-3-2 mark the 2007 club posted in the same month.
The Canadiens have done their best to keep pace with the Penguins, but are coming off just their second regulation loss in their past 20 games (14-2-4). That was a 2-1 setback to the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
Montreal outshot Buffalo 39-18 in the game, but trailed 2-0 after the second period. The Habs had 16 shots in the third frame, but only managed to get Michael Ryder's goal past Sabres' netminder Ryan Miller.
Carey Price made 16 saves for the Canadiens, who had won six of seven coming into the contest.
"They're a tough team to play when they have a two-goal lead, especially when Miller is playing as good as he did tonight," said Ryder. "We just couldn't get it going until it was too late."
Montreal is tied with the Boston Bruins for first place in the Northeast and brings a five-game road winning streak into this meeting with the Pens. The Canadiens are 11-2-2 as the guest this season.
The Penguins are 5-1-1 in their last seven versus the Habs, including a wild 7-6 overtime win in Montreal on March 2. Brandon Sutter notched his second goal of the game 52 seconds into OT, Crosby had a goal and two assists, while Letang had four helpers.
Brian Gionta lit the lamp twice for the Canadiens, who have lost five of their past seven in Pittsburgh.


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The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® series continues by remembering one of the most versatile and legendary coaches in Tennessee State history.
During his time at TSU, Samuel Whitmon spent over 30 years as student-athlete, coach, administrator and professor.
As a student, Whitmon played halfback for the Tigers football team from 1944 to 1947, earning All-American honors and helping lead the team to its first two National Black College championships in 1946 and 1947. Whitmon earned a bachelor's degree in biology from TSU in 1947. He later earned a master's degree in biology from TSU.
After coaching briefly at the high school level and in the U.S. Army, Whitmon returned to TSU in 1953 as an assistant coach. For the next 16 seasons, he served as an offensive coach under head coaches Henry Kean, Howard Gentry Sr., Lawrence Simmons and John Merritt.
However, Whitmon is most well-known as the Tennessee State head baseball coach during that span. He compiled a total of 300 victories and established himself as the all-time winningest baseball coach in TSU history.
In 1968, he was named head football coach at Fisk University. During his tenure there, he led the team to its first-ever conference championship and its first national television appearance.
Whitmon returned to TSU in 1978 to serve as director of athletics and professor of biology. He was inducted into the Tennessee State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.
In 2002, TSU honored Whitmon again by selecting him as the honoree at the fourth annual John Merritt Classic. Before the game, TSU athletic director Teresa Phillips called Whitmon "the epitome of a TSU Big Blue Tiger".
The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® highlights some of the greatest moments in honor of Tennessee State's centennial celebration. A new moment will be released each weekday for a total of 100. These moments were chosen by the TSU 100 Moments committee, which consists of alums from various departments. TSU has so many great moments, not all can be represented in these 100.
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Development sources with working knowledge of both next generation consoles have told us that PlayStation 4 will be more powerful than the next Xbox, will ship with a redesigned controller and launch by the end of the year in Japan and the US. PlayStation 4's European launch will follow in early 2014.
Development sources with working knowledge of both next generation consoles have told us that PlayStation 4 will be more powerful than the next Xbox, will ship with a redesigned controller and launch by the end of the year in Japan and the US. PlayStation 4's European launch will follow in early 2014.
i cant wait for the ps4 reveal. im buying two ps4 first day
Sony's next console sounds more and more intriguing the more I hear about it.
EDGE are quite reliable as far as things like rumours are concerned and this seems to be quite accurate.
But seriously, delayed release in Europe? That seriously blows.
Europe always get the consoles few months after as far as I know.
European release early 2014...? MOTHERFU...!
Oh well. Guess the launch title lineup for Europe will be packed.
Gotta see it from the bright side right?
"Importantly, we've learned that Sony has told developers that it is pushing for the final PS4 RAM to match up to Microsoft's 8GB"
Sony not giving MS any advantage.
will not wait for 2014, will get a US console even if it is marked up a little.
I don't understand why Sony never aim for the Christmas market in the West, at launch?
It's not just Sony . It's probably difficult for manufacturing reasons already ... plus everyone want to dump stock of their older consoles and some time is needed for "western taste" approved launch titles to be ready .
It also probably suits their fiscal reports better
Good, they better not give microsoft any advantage in regards to ram.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh. I called the controller. It made made sense to put the touch pad there, because it's the only real space where it can fit. Hopefully they widen the space to about 3 inches and take the curves off the bottom of the Dual Shock 3 to make a modest sized pad, and not cramp it in there. The start and select buttons aren't used often and can easily be placed at the bottom of the controller.
Score 1 for me :D
Im sorry, but its a big mistake to launch in Japan first nissing the US holiday rush...they should flip flop it.
Depending on how long the Europe release is after the rest of the world will depend on if I import or not.
I will preorder it this time around because I know for sure it will sell out again, maybe even faster.
I remember when I was in highschool and I called my dad while in school to see if he could find any gamestops near his work that had any left before launch day. Skipped school the next day to scout some stores with no luck. Except the guy who said "Ticket #1 son, I'll give it to you for 5 grand!" XD
Why does Europe always get treated like the ugly red headed step child :(
If it turns out not being the PS4 then i'll eat my PS3
Sucks for PlayStation gamers in Europe...i think there launching north america before 2014 because of xbox and they dont want it getting a head-start in america because xbox is really popular there and its not in Europe..
I'm really hyped! Hope it's availible worldwide 2013, I don't want to wait until 2014.. that is out of the question :P
Hope someone liveblogs this event, with pictures!
Can't wait to see the in-game demos.. .!!
"A new Share button on the controller will, when pressed, launch a new feature that will allow screenshots and video to be distributed online. The PS4 hardware will continually record the most recent 15 minutes of onscreen action (with no processing penalty, claims our source), which users will then be able to edit and broadcast via the Internet."
Goodbye Hauppauge :-(
Hmn...AMD processors....
So that is why NVidia made their own portable device...they were boxed out by Sony and M$.
I love my ps3 and cant wait for ps4 but if Europe have to wait MONTHS for it to get release here while Japan etc have had it for months like with EVERY other playstation console release then i think its ridiculous and out of order. People trying to think of the positives.. what positives? Unless you can read Japanese and get one imported there are none.
(will still be buying one but feel like the aren't as interest in Europe)
There is a very clear and distinct pattern with relation to these rumors.
If the rumor claims that Xbox is more powerful, everyone on n4g shoots it down and the rumor scale always goes in the red. If the rumor claims the PS4 is more powerful, then it's just the opposite.
Just wait for the damn official announcements!
LOL... 2... I will trade in my PS3 leading up to the release so it will complete my WiiU/PS4 combo.
I'm going to get FOUR jobs! lol just kidding around
Edge are usually the last ones to ever publish a fabricated rumor. Things are beginning to get interesting indeed.
I hope Edge is wrong, and that Sony actually does a simultaneous worldwide release for the next holiday season.
Slightly annoying Sony rewards it's strongest territory by treating it as an afterthought.
Sucks it might be delayed for Europe.
On the other hand though the systems might have more bugs worked out and more games available on release.
did you sell your soul to the devil? i wont even be able to afford one of those things... :\
Europeans can always import.
Yes it sucks but Europe have always been hard because of multiple countries and launage etc
I am glad to hear of this feature but I said goodbye to my Hauppauge some time ago. It's still on the desk but Avermedia Live Gamer is the way to go. I get 1080p out of the PS3, I can stream games live on Twitch, and I can lay down all voices of everyone including me directly in the recording. It doesn't do 5.1 sound and that's the downfall but everything else is top notch.
It's clear Sony has designed a system that, on paper, outperforms Microsoft's next Xbox. One source familiar with both platforms tells us that in real terms Sony's console is "slightly more powerful" and "very simple to work with".
I'm guessing that that's with 4gb of ram. The difference should be more noticeable if they go to 8.
Especially if they go with 8 GBs of ram with the same GDDR5 ram that is supposedly already in the system at 4GBs. They will make it a far more capable machine than anyone ever thought the PS4 would be.
Hell even if they throw in 4 GBs of Cheaper RAM just for extra storage of some textures for developers to use that would help too.
Then they can use the Fast RAM for what ever demands it.
Amount of RAM has nothing to do with performance. No matter what GDR5 bandwidth is better than DDR3, no matter how much RAM you have, same is true for 18 vs 12 compute units, for example.
of course it is... lol sheesh, All Sony is trying to do is force M$ to pull their card. A tactic i'm glad their doing. Lets get this thing going. Cause BF4 is COMING 64players more destruction more guns and modes. Hopefully dice can fix the HIT DETECTION. Just look at BF3 on PC currently and thats what next gen will look and feel like!!!
8 gigs of ram on these consoles would be a waste, unless the os is heavy. The video cards they are using will deal with 4 gigs max.
You have to remember, these next consoles has to last 7 years, at least. If they put 4 GBs of ram, it will be outdated by the end of next year.
Internet, minds, and probably the whole world are going to blow up on the 20th. Honestly I think they will reveal it on the 20th. Followed by close doors showing at GDC and a full blowout at E3.God this has me so HYPED UP. Let's see them exclusives baby =D!!
Everyone just buy a pc with a gtx 680 and 8GB ram with an i5 2770k, I was the biggest Sony whore and I had enough of the performance and even the ps4 specs are nowhere close my specs, YOU WANT NEXT GEN NOW BUY A PC WITH A GOOD GPU AND RAM
You are right the console specs aren't close to that, they are actually better in the environment they are used in
Pc is next gen, yet can't even provide local mp....no thanks. Some of us have real world friends and family we can play games together with ONLY ON CONSOLES!
Already have a computer similar to yours. It's booring.
But you have no next gen games.......just high res current gen games...consoles mostly lead the charge in new gaming innovations in multiple genres, So while you have "Next Gen" PC specs, you won't have next gen games til PS4 and x720 games get ported to PC
He's right.
The PS4 will be fun, just like the 720 and Wii U are.
But there's far more powerful specs on PC's right now, and the GTX 7 and ATI 8 line are just around the corner and will be out well before PS4/720 come out.
Though the extra 50 percent will help a bit over 720, and PS4 seems to be as powerful as 3 Wii U's.
Because bubbles are overrated anyway right? Troll
Sorry but PS has better games :) I'm no graphics whore so i'm happy with excellent visuals and great new titles over uber visuals but few games
I love PCs, I build my own, but I still love my PS3, certain games are just built for Consoles.
They both have their place, but niether is a replace all solution.
so you recommend spending more than the ps4 is likely to cost on just the graphics card alone? wow mate fantastic advice there. going by amazon prices an evga gtx 680 is £379.16.
so when we add your recommended i5 and 8gb of drr3 ram and you still havent even listed the rest of the system
operating system
power supply
mother board
so not only do you have a uncompleted pc you have already spent £600 just on 3 components
recommending a pc is fine and all but don't talk like its a minor price increase instead of a console when the rest of the components are added you can wack another £300 on top
Yeah gaming PC's are cool, I have one with i7 and GTx670. a PS3.360 and Wii. You are not gonna get 1st party Sony/Ninty or MS exclusives on the PC are you no matter how powerful the PC is.
For great exclusives consoles are still needed.
If you are a true fan of gaming then you cannot be a platform fanboy.
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What you have is not impresive, what you have its second rated I5 Cpu, if you want to troll, make sure your pc spec matches your mouth.
Consoles rule, always have and always will, PC are great but gaming rock on consoles.
I'll do that once these franchises are available on the PC platform legally:
God Of War
Twisted Metal
Gran Turismo
Little Big Planet
Gears Of War
Metal Gear Solid
Once these franchises become legally available for the PC platform, then we can talk about being a PC gamer and leaving the consoles behind.
why... for what games, just curious. what games are you interested im Mr elitist.
im curious to see what you gonna play the last of us on?oh wait
Dude there's one uber advantages consoles have over PC. Optimization!!!! It doesn't matter what kind of CPU/GPU you have if developers don't try and push the hardware. As far as visuals are considered the 360/ps3 did very well at staying within range of high end PC's. Now that the ps4 is going with more modern an easy to use tech I can fully expect ps4 and the nextbox to keep up for a great deal of time. Unless PC games start using 8gig of ram for just textures within the next 3-4 years then next Gen consoles will do just fine for years because we know revs will let nothing go to waste.
Wait, why get uber sweet 680 card, but not the superior i7 (faster, more cache, HT). You lost me on that one.
Anyways, with better specs, consoles wont have to focus optimizing so much. PC gamers should be thankful there will an jump in graphic performace too on console ports.
I knew it. FFS, I knew that Sony would shaft Europe. They did the same when the PS3 released, we had to wait until March 2007.
Sony doesn't 'shaft'Europe at all edge explained the delay for Europe and The european playstation plus is IMO the best.
Glad it's launching here in the US. The sooner the better. September would be nice. Lauching in the holidays only leads to supply and inventory issues.
*drum rolls*
Can't wait till its finally revealed
I'm really hyped for the PS4 but people really need to reel it in. It's gonna be great but don't get tooooo ahead of yourself. The graphical jump isn't going to be enormous and I just hope people keep that in mind before next gen games are officially shown.
I'm excited for the new features, that constant recording things sounds awesome. I love making videos.
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Great job copy and pasting, good effort!
Anyways, I'm totally hyped for this reveal. I con only imagine what the launch titles are going to be. I think that Sony has learned it's lesson from the PS3, and I know they'll bring out some good stuff early.
Hoping for a touch screen instead of touch pad.
Guess work purely on the euro launch. Because the ps3 launched later in EU they are thinking this will which wont happen. The reason the PS3 launched so much later in the EU is because of lack of blu-ray diodes nothing more. Nothing to do with factories. Also it uses PC tech which is manufactured in EU also so should be easily available to produce in the EU. I can see early Japan launch but cannot see EU coming 2014 and Japan and US coming 2013.
Also late 2013 is prime selling point so it would be madness not to launch then in europe there 2nd biggest market. US is 3rd.
Man, imagine the disappointment if its not an announcement for the PS4 lol
ugh the rumored CPU in both the PS4 and XBOX720 are really really bad CPU's. please both factions of fanboys dont get too excited yet.


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Local resident Marty Rowe has been a volunteer and community philanthropist all of his life. You've probably seen him regularly volunteering at the Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Club Thrift Store throughout the week, greeting customers, handing out sale-of-the-day slips and keeping everyone happy and smiling. Behind the scenes, he's at the ARABA?Shrine Temple every morning, volunteering his time, organizing the transportation schedule for the transport of our local children in need of medical attention to the multiple Shriner Hospitals around the country.
As their way of celebrating a century of love given by this wonderful man, the local Kiwanis Club and ARABA?Shrine Club are hosting a very special 100th birthday party celebration for Marty Tuesday, Aug. 5, starting at the Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Thrift Shop at 10 a.m.
"We will be starting Marty's birthday party with birthday cake at 10 a.m. that morning," said Linda Chambers, fellow Kiwanian and manager of the local thrift shop. "At 11 a.m., the Florida Kiwanis Governor, Matthew Cantrall, will make a presentation of the Life Member award. Then, at 11:30 a.m., our president of the Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Club, Flip Harvey, will make a very special presentation."
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Local Fort Myers Beach Kiwanians Vern Fauble, 100-year birthday boy Marty Rowe (center) and Linda Chambers are eager to host a very special birthday celebration Tuesday, Aug. 5, starting at 10 a.m. for the longtime community philanthropist. All are welcome to join in on the celebration. Photo by MELISSA SCHNEIDER.
After Mr. Harvey's presentation, the local thrift store will close for the day, at noon.
"Marty has been a member of our Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Club for 25 years. Before then, he was a longtime member of the Lehigh club," Linda said. "He comes to the store three or four afternoons a week, volunteering and sharing his stories with customers always has them smiling. We'd love for everyone to come out to the thrift shop Tuesday morning and celebrate this very special birthday with him."
Once the Kiwanis birthday celebration wraps up, another group Marty is a longtime member of, the ARABA?Shriners, will pick him up, carting him over to the Hanson Street temple for a continued birthday celebration.
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"We're calling it a Party with Marty," laughed ARABA?Shriner Potentate Charles Bell. "He belongs to our Mariners unit, who has a big ol' yellow Cadillac convertible. Our Mariners are going to pick him up in that big ol' yellow Cadillac convertible from the Kiwanis of Fort Myers Beach, at 12:45 that afternoon, and drive with a Shriner motorcade back to our temple on Hanson Street, to continue the birthday celebration from 1:30 to 3 p.m. We already have 100 signed up, and are expecting about 200 to attend."
Marty has been a member of the Shriners for about 76 years, receiving his 75-year pin a year or two ago, Charles said.
"Marty was the captain of an ore boat on the Great Lakes for about 49 years, that's what he did most of his life. He's been the hospital transportation chairman of the Shriners for decades, organizing the transportation schedule for our 45 volunteer drivers and four vans, traveling to any of the 22 Shriner Hospitals in the U.S., but primarily our Tampa, Cincinnati and Greenville, S.C., units," Charles explained. "Marty is a very, very unselfish person. He is at the Shrine Temple every morning arranging transportation for these local children. He's just a great human being everybody loves him."
The continued party at the ARABA?Shriners that afternoon is primarily open to members and their family and friends. To see if the public can join the celebration Tuesday afternoon, call 239-334-2226.
About the Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Club
The local Kiwanis group helps fund multiple non-profit organizations, groups and schools through their many projects.
"Some of our many projects include raising funds for scholarships for college students, we pay half of the local swim lessons for all age groups at the Fort Myers Beach Community Pool, we've given a lot of pledges and donations to the Golisano Children's Hospital, paid to put books in the local library's children's department, we've helped support some local baseball teams, soccer teams, the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, sponsor the Key Club of South Fort Myers High School and K-Kids at Fort Myers Beach Elementary, as well as other special needs in the community, including the local VA Clinic, Children & Family Services and God's Table at Chapel by the Sea," Linda explained. "Another big thing we do for the graduating high school students, who each need 75 hours of community service, is our thrift shop is open for donating the time so they can earn those service hours."
Much of what the Kiwanis raises to help the community comes from the sales and donations of its local thrift shop, at 11050 Summerlin Square Drive. Sales and specials are offered regularly, but at the prices they charge, there's no reason to wait around for a special sale! Hours are Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All donations, whether monetary or in the form of goods, are tax-deductible, and all funds raised go right back into the local community. For further information on the local Kiwanis Club of Fort Myers Beach or how to become a volunteer, call 239-454-8090 or visit FortMyersBeachKiwanis.org.
About the ARABA?Shriners
"A beacon of hope for Shrine children, 1 of 11 Shrine centers, the ARABA Shriners sponsor in excess of 500 local children at Shriners Hospitals annually, providing transportation and treatment at no cost for children who otherwise couldn't receive it," 2014 Potentate Charles Bell said. "Anything from spinal cord injuries, cleft palets, orthopedic units and burn treatments, we take care of their medical costs and transportation to any of the 22 Shriner Hospitals in the U.S., but primarily transport local children to our Tampa, Cincinnati and Greenville, S.C., units."
For further information on the local ARABA Shriners Club or how to become a member, call 239-334-2226 or visit ARABAShrine.net.


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McCain, Graham warn on CIA nominee vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain say they want answers from the Obama administration and are willing to oppose the administration's choice to be the new CIA director until they get them.
Graham said Sunday he and McCain "are hell-bent on making sure the American people understand this debacle called Benghazi." The South Carolina Republican says he wants to understand what happened in September at the U.S. consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.
McCain says he also wants answers about policies on torture and the Arizona senator says he deserves answers.
The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote early this week on John Brennan's nomination. Brennan is currently President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser.
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Since 1966, members of the National Christmas Tree Association have presented the official White House Christmas Tree for display in the Blue Room. Each year, NCTA hosts a national tree contest, at which growers, industry experts and consumers vote to select the Real Christmas Tree grower who will provide the official White House Christmas Tree. To qualify for the national contest, growers must first win their state or regional competitions, so being named National Grand Champion is quite an achievement. 2016 marked the 51st year a member from the National Christmas Tree Association has presented the official White House Christmas Tree.
The White House tradition of beautiful and stunning holiday decorations will soon be on display for the 2016 holiday season. The centerpiece of that tradition, the annual White House Blue Room Christmas Tree, was delivered to the White House today via horse-drawn wagon and presented by Dave and Mary Vander Velden, owners of Whispering Pines Tree Farm in Octonto, Wisconsin.
The tree, a 19 foot Douglas Fir grown in Pennsylvania, was presented to First Lady Michelle Obama by the Vander Veldens, who are the 2016 National Christmas Tree Association Grand Champion winners of the national tree contest. The NCTA has presented the White House with the Annual White House Christmas Tree since 1966. The Grand Champion grower wins the privilege of presenting a tree to the White House.
"It's a very big honor. In order to present a tree (to the White House), you have to win the national championship. It's like winning the Super Bowl or a gold medal at the Olympics. It doesn't get better than that," Dave Vander Velden said.
A tree from Whispering Pines Tree Farm was handpicked by Angella Reid, White House Chief Usher, along with White House Superintendent of Grounds Dale Haney, Olivia O'Neil with the White House Visitors Office and Jim Adams with the National Park Service. This 19 foot Balsam fir will be displayed in the Garden Room.
The Vander Veldens began growing Christmas trees in 1984, first in Door County, Wisconsin, for about four years before moving to their present location in Oconto, where they operate Whispering Pines Tree Farm. The Vander Veldens entered the National Christmas Tree Contest four times before winning in 2015.
"Dave has participated in this contest for several years and has done really well and he finally came out on top," said Tom Dull, President of the National Christmas Tree Association. "He was extremely excited for that to happen and I was excited for him as a first-time winner to be able to present the tree to the White House."
2016 will mark the 51st year a member from the National Christmas Tree Association has presented the White House with a Christmas Tree.
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Congratulations ATV Winner Kirk Schindler! [VIDEO & PHOTOS]
We gave a way a $5,600 ATV from Yellowstone Polaris at Big Bear Sports this last Saturday. At about 8:30 Saturday night listeners who registered over the last several weeks showed back up to Big Bear Sports to see who the big winner was.


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Grant Holcomb celebrated his 25th anniversary as Memorial Art Gallery director at a dinner event on November 9. On hand were 200 members of the MAG Board of Managers and Director's Circle and special guests. As Holcomb later summed up, it was "an evening of warm feelings for this museum as well as gratitude for what the Gallery has meant in the individual lives of so many people."
Left: Highlight of the evening was a 45-minute illustrated presentation by the director, who reflected on his years at MAG. Center: Following his talk, Holcomb was presented with a ceramic work by artist Wayne Higby; at right is Board president Theresa Mazzullo. Right: Holcomb with Board member Elaine Spaull and past Board president Andy Gallina. Photos by Brandon Vick.


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LONDON — The World Anti-Doping Agency defended its test for human growth hormone on Wednesday and accused the NFL players' union of being "extremist" for questioning its validity.
LONDON — The World Anti-Doping Agency defended its test for human growth hormone on Wednesday and accused the NFL players' union of being "extremist" for questioning its validity.
WADA director general David Howman said the union was acting "the way they've operated the last few years" in trying to block the introduction of HGH testing in the National Football League.
"I would expect the players association to take a stance which is extremist," Howman told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "What we've got to do is get to reality and not to a position that is an extremist position."
The NFLPA questioned the HGH test again after Tuesday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of Estonian cross-country skier Andrus Veerpalu.
The court lifted the three-year suspension imposed by the International Ski Federation on the two-time Olympic champion for use of HGH, citing "procedural flaws" in the limits established by WADA to determine a positive test.
But the three-person CAS panel also said it believed Veerpalu did take HGH and it backed the WADA testing method as a whole.
"What we have to do is actually look at the decision in a very calculated, objective fashion," Howman said. "What CAS has decided is that the test is OK and what they want is for there to be a bigger population-based study in terms of the impact of it. We'll take that on board and we'll go further."
The NFL players said the decision highlighted its long-running concerns about HGH testing in pro football.
"For almost two years, the NFL players have fought the NFL and certain members of Congress who have publicly referred to the players' insistence on scientific validity and fairness as 'stalling' and 'posturing,'" the NFLPA said in a statement Tuesday. "Today's decision validates the players' demand for scientific validity, full due process rights, and a transparent system."
The NFL responded in a statement that it has been almost two years since an agreement was reached with the players on testing but HGH controls still have not started.
"Surprisingly, the union uses this particular decision to justify and extend into overtime its game of duck and delay," the NFL said.
The NFL and the union agreed in principle to HGH testing when a new 10-year labor agreement was finalized in August 2011. But protocols must be approved by both sides and the players have questioned the science in the testing procedures, delaying implementation.
"There is no contest as to the validity of the test," Howman said. "The test is OK. We have to make that quite strong. There's some extra work to be done. In fact, we've been doing it and we've been saying we've been doing it for the past four or five years.
"It's not a surprise to us. It's just part of what you do in the evolution of things. If there are more blood tests taken, there is more information available to us."
In a prolonged legal battle with the ski federation and WADA, Veerpalu's lawyers tried to align him with the NFLPA in contesting the HGH test.
However, CAS rejected such a link as "irrelevant to the question of the test's validity and reliability" — and suggested the union was motivated by the labor negotiations.


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Budget Basics: Modern Baby Cribs
Buying a crib is often the biggest, and very often the first, purchase parents make for a nursery. There are literally hundreds of choices; enough to make your head spin. Most of our readers are looking for two things in a crib: modern and affordable. We've written about cribs that fall into these categories before, but I wanted to make it easy by putting them in one place. I'll start with a confession: I did not buy a budget crib.
I've written about the crib I did buy before and my 2.5-year-old is still happily sleeping in it (and, miraculously, has not tried climbing out...yet). This crib was by far the most expensive purchase we made and one we still feel great about. We chose it primarily for its size and functionality (I roll it out of the office every day for my son's nap), but if my son had his own room I would have most certainly been on the hunt for a much more affordable crib.
There are different schools of thought in crib shopping. Some parents want quality - solid wood and construction - and are willing to pay for it. And there are plenty of super beautiful choices for modern cribs these days, most costing between $700- 1200 (and up!). The other perspective is focused on longevity. Even if you try to purchase investment pieces in the rest of your home, the lifespan of a crib is relatively short. You may use it for several children, pass it on to a friend or resell it, but eventually all your children will graduate to a bed. Cribs are large to store for future generations and, as we know, safety standards change over time.
Here is a roundup of cribs I consider budget and modern (some more than others):
"What do you consider modern?"
To be slightly more specific than Justice Potter's famous line about porn, "I know it when I see it," - straight, clean lines, minimal details, unfussy.
"What do you consider budget?"
It seems every time we use the word "budget" on Apartment Therapy a discussion ensues in the comments, usually decrying something "not budget." Everyone's conception of budget will be different, but I've chosen $500 as the cutoff in this roundup as this number falls near the middle on the crib price spectrum (discounting some of the reeeeally expensive ones).
Ikea - purchase in store only
• Gulliver - $100 (white) or $139 (natural). See this crib in Osianna's Modern Baby Nursery.
• Somnat - $100 (blue, pink and green)
Stork Craft
[Update: This crib is listed as out of stock or backordered on several sites including the link below to Toys R Us. We did find it listed as in stock at Sears for $150 and you may be able to find it in stock elsewhere online or in stores.]
• Libby (the closest thing to the Gulliver if you don't live near Ikea) - $130 (sold by various retailers in this general price range).
DwellStudio for Target
[Update: We haven't received official confirmation, but this crib seems to have been discontinued.]
• Silver Lake - $300 (natural/white or walnut/white)
Walmart Baby Mod
[Update: These three cribs are all listed as in stock. The Modena's price has been lowered by $50.]
• ParkLane - $300 (white/amber or espresso). See this crib in Baby M's Modern Nursery on a Budget and in Baby Daly's Room-To-Be.
• Olivia - $300 (white/amber). See this crib in Taryn's Nursery, All Wrapped Up.
• Modena - $
250 199 (cool grey - shown in top photo, espresso, white and navy)
[Update: Both of these Babyletto cribs are still for sale in these general price ranges.]
• Modo - $380, Espresso or Two Tone (Also sold at Overstock, $420 with customer reviews)
• Mercer - $400 Espress or Two Tone
[Update: Still available in this price range. Also, see a similar crib from Sorelle, the Commuter Two Tone ($309)]
• City Lights Commuter - about $365
[Update: still available at this price]
• Harper - $500 (natural or $550 walnut)
• Argington
Although the birch version of this crib is still listed at $685, the Sahara crib in white, ebony and white/ebony just squeaks in under our $500 limit. You can find it several places online (shipping in early-mid August) for $495 including here and here.
Closing Thoughts:
Read reviews!
With the exception of Ikea, many of these cribs are only sold online and you'll have a hard time finding them in stores to inspect the quality. Do your research and read the reviews other parent-customers have left after they've received and started using these cribs.
Craigslist or local parenting listservs are valuable resources for finding used modern cribs that you might not otherwise be able to afford. Keep in mind that safety standards change (like the recent ban of manufacturing drop side cribs).
Any crib can work with your modern style
You know best what your budget and priorities are. If you end up with a crib that doesn't perfectly suit your style, make it work. A less-modern looking crib can work really well in an otherwise modern space. Remember these terrific rooms which all have the classic Jenny Lind crib (around $200, pictured below)? Let them inspire you.
Have we missed a $500 and under modern crib? Leave the link for your fellow readers in the comments.


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For over a year now I've been writing about how Barack Obama hates America and is determined to destroy it by first destroying the economy. As I watch the fiscal cliff negotiations or lack thereof, I am still firmly convinced that Obama is still out to destroy our economy and throw the country into chaos. Once that happens, he has every legal edict in place to declare martial law and seize total and absolute control of the nation, thus effectively killing free America and establishing a new socialistic and Islamic America.
I hate conspiracy theories and get annoyed with the people that talk about such conspiracies all the time, but in the case of Obama, it's not a theory. Everything he has done in his first four years has been detrimental to the US economy. From Obamacare to the stimulus packages to the fiscal cliff issues, they all are economy killers.
Then look at all of the entitlements he has instituted to create more poor people and keep them poor. Remember the lady during the election bragging that she and everyone else in her area had free Obama phones? You don't think that's just helping the poor, do you? If you give the poor enough entitlements, they have no need to try to better themselves because they would lose more than they would gain by getting a job and working to provide for themselves.
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I have a family member that is living off the government. If she were to get a job and provide for herself and her daughter, she would have to make close to $20 per hour to offset all of the entitlements she would lose.
Finally, I see someone else starting to say the same thing that I've been pointing out for over a year. Obama hates America and is purposely trying to destroy the economy. Watching the following video with Bill Whittle, Stephen Green and Scott Ott:
Whittles opening what if story is not a story. That is the biography of Barack Hussein Obama. Both of his parents hated America. His grandfather that helped raise him hated America. His mentors, especially Frank Marshall Davis who was an ardent socialist, hated America. The teachers and professors that influenced him the most were all socialist and Marxists. One of Obama's close friends and wealthy benefactors is former terrorist Bill Ayers who openly hates America.
Scott Ott is right when he concluded that the best way to stop what's happening is for people like you to get involved with local politics and do what's right to protect and preserve America. I just fear that it's not too late to make a difference, but if we value the America we once had, then we have to take action to preserve it. Just sitting on the sidelines talking about it won't accomplish anything. America needs a flood of conservatives to get involved and make a difference. If not, then all is lost.


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What makes FrogTape® different from other painter's tapes?
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Trans fatty acids are formed when oils are exposed to high heat and high pressure in the presence of hydrogen gas, a process called hydrogenation. This makes an unsaturated fat more solid at room temperature, which extends its shelf life and improves texture in processed foods.
Are trans fatty acids unhealthy?
It was once thought that these fats were better than saturated fats because they were unsaturated. We now know that trans fats increase LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and they decrease HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol), a dangerous combination that increases risk for heart disease.
What foods contain trans fatty acids?
Trans fat can be identified in foods as partially hydrogenated oils. Any product that lists partially hydrogenated oil on the ingredients list will contain trans fatty acids. The good news is that due to increased awareness and nutrition labeling laws, fewer foods contain trans fat, and intake has decreased in recent years.
Common foods that contain trans fatty acids are:
- Commercial baked goods (cakes, cookies, doughnuts)
- Fried foods (French fries, fish sticks, fried chicken)
- Margarine and vegetable shortenings
- Chips and crackers
The FDA is requiring all food manufacturers to remove artificial trans fats from their products by 2018. However, products with naturally occurring trans fats (like some cheeses and meats) will continue to be permitted.
How much trans fat can I eat?
The Institute of Medicine recommends that trans fat intake be as low as possible. The American Heart Association recommends that trans fat be 1% or less of your total daily calorie intake.
Should I rely on food labels for trans fat information?
Since 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required food manufacturers to list trans fat on the Nutrition Facts label. Unfortunately, if the food contains fewer than 0.5 grams per serving, the FDA allows manufacturers to say that the item contains 0 grams of trans fat. These small amounts that slip through the cracks add up. The only way to play it safe is to read the ingredients and exclude foods that contain hydrogenated oils. Better yet, choose minimally processed foods for the bulk of your diet, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and cereals, beans and legumes, low-fat or fat-free dairy products, and nuts and seeds.


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Harvey Winfield Hodge Sr. of Ed Rickard Road died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at his home.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by the Pastors David Davis and Tim Edwards. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Mr. Hodge was born July 31, 1935, in Mercer County, W.Va., to Herbert McKinley Hodge and Jettie Cox Hodge. He was retired employee with ESTES Express Lines and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church on N.C. Highway 8. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Genievee Marie Jackson Hodge; four brothers; and four sisters.
Surviving are his sons, Terry Hodge and fiancee Lisa Teague and Harvey Hodge Jr. and wife Jerlene, all of Lexington; his daughter, Kathy Duke and husband Rodney; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Lighthouse Baptist Church, 6261 N.C. Highway 8, Lexington, NC 27292 or Hospice of Rowan County Inc., 720 Grove St., Salisbury, NC 28144.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Harvey Hodge Sr.
Harvey Winfield Hodge Sr. of Ed Rickard Road died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at his home.


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UPPAbaby VISTA Rumble Seat - Georgie (2015)
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- Product Code: 28.0186-GEO
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The newly designed RumbleSeat can go forward facing, rear facing and recline – it's the multitasking stroller seat you have only dreamed of. While one child is enjoying a snack, the other can be enjoying a catnap. Your family has multiple needs, and your VISTA stroller has the flexibility and comfort to take them on the road in style – all while strolling like a single.
- Weight capacity from 6 months to 15 kg
- Can be positioned forward and rear facing
- Multi-position recline
- Numerous configurations possible with Toddler Seat, Carry Cot, PiggyBack, and infant car seat (may require additional purchase)
- Quick, no-tools attachment to and removal from VISTA with included adapters
- 5-point harness with 3-point height adjustment
- Removable canopy with extendable SPF 50+ sunshade
- Removable and washable fabric
- Includes bumper bar, raincover, and insect net
- Available in all 2015 VISTA colors with coordinating silver and carbon frames
- SnackTray accessory fits bumper bar attachment
- Only fits 2015 VISTA (sold separately)
- Seat depth – 21.5 cm
- Seat width – 30.5 cm
- Seat back height (with canopy adjustment) – 43-51 cm
- Overall height – 77.5 cm
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Car Buying
Buying a New Car Could Be Cheaper Than Buying Used
If your budget is teetering on the brink between a new car and a used one, you might be inclined to pick up a used car with a few more features. It seems logical: Cars are more reliable than ever, so a few thousand miles on the odometer shouldn't be a big problem. But many shoppers don't realize that buying a new car actually may be less expensive. Here's why.
Interest Rates
Interest rates are one reason a used car may be more expensive than a new one. Most lenders offer much higher rates on used cars than new ones, even if you have great credit.
The main reason is that a used car carries far more risk to a lender than a new car. A lender knows a new car's condition exactly, while a used car is more of an unknown. It's also easier for lenders to project new-car depreciation, as several companies make resale forecasts. Not so for a used car, where the future value is far more uncertain.
As a result, a shopper considering a new car at a certain price and a used car that's only slightly less expensive may find the monthly payment to be higher on the used car because of the interest rate -- and it can be enough to send shoppers back to the new model.
Maintenance Costs
Modern cars are far more reliable than vehicles from five or 10 years ago, but that doesn't mean they're immune to breaking. A shopper who thinks he got a great deal on a used car may find the vehicle needs a lot of maintenance. And since many used cars come without a warranty, these costs may be entirely out of pocket.
Also, more and more automakers offer free maintenance on new models. This means shoppers can buy a new car and receive free scheduled maintenance, such as oil changes and tire rotations. Between that assurance and the potential hassle of used-car maintenance issues, a new car may come off cheaper than a used one, even though it doesn't seem so up front.
While buying a new car may seem daunting -- especially if you're familiar with pre-owned models -- we suggest weighing your options carefully to make sure you really are saving money with a used car.


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FAQ's / Knowledge Bases / Self Support
CPCC offers a broad spectrum of self-service support for the various areas of the College. Please select one of the knowledge bases below for support documentation and FAQ's:
Online Services
CPCC Login, Student E-mail, Blackboard, Moodle, and Pay for Print services
College Services
Knowledge Base of frequently asked questions pertaining to various college areas and functions
Technical Services
Self-service Help Desk including technical support for various applications of the College high-lighting both faculty/staff and student support
eLearning System Recommendations
Recommended minimum system requirements for our eLearning services (Blackboard, Moodle, etc.)
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The life of tragic jazz great Bix Beiderbecke is given the a clef treatment in Warner Bros. Young Man With a Horn. Kirk Douglas plays the Beiderbecke character, here named Rick Martin. An ace trumpter player, Martin is one of the few white musicians to flourish in the black-dominated jazz scene of the 1920s. Chafing against the dullness of the respectable orchestras for whom he works, Martin finds at least two kindred spirits in the forms of torch singer Jo Jordan (Doris Day) and piano player Smoke Willoughby (Hoagy Carmichael). He rises to popularity with his own group, and along the way falls under the spell of wealthy jazz patroness Lauren Bacall. After marrying Bacall, Martin begins neglecting his music and turns more and more to alcohol. When he skips one of her fancy parties to attend the funeral of his mentor Juano Hernandez, Bacall angrily smashes all his jazz records, effectively ending what was never a very solid relationship. Crawling into a bottle, Martin loses his touch with the trumpet-a heartbreaking sequence, in which he goes to pieces in the middle of the pop standard With a Song in My Heart. Unlike the real Beiderbecke, who died of alcoholism at the age of 28, Rick Martin is rescued by his faithful friends Day and Carmichael. Kirk Douglas' trumpeteering in Young Man with a Horn was effectively dubbed by Harry James, while jazz pianists Buddy Cole and Jimmy Zito make uncredited soundtrack contributions. The film was adapted by Carl Foreman and Edmund H. North from a novel by Dorothy Baker.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Dorothy Baker and Carl Foreman
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez, Jerome Cowan, Mary Beth Hughes, Nestor Paiva, Orley Lindgren and Walter Reed
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International News
AIDS 2012 News Media Roundup
July 26, 2012
A roundup of news from the International AIDS Conference taking place this week in Washington.
Treating Everybody With HIV Is the Goal, But Who Will Pay?
AIDS Advocates Pushing for Medicaid Expansion
Bill Gates Pushes for More Advances to Fight AIDS
Much of the conversation at the XIX International AIDS Conference here this week is about how to use science already at hand to "turn the tide" on the 31-year-old pandemic. Over at his foundation's offices a few blocks away, Bill Gates is reaffirming his faith in scientific advances yet to come. "Without much better tools it is not at all realistic to think you can end this epidemic. It's just not realistic," he said in an interview this week (McKay, The Wall Street Journal, 7/25).
HIV Drug Resistance Is Spreading in Africa, Experts Say
AIDS Experts: Focus on Pregnant Women Not Enough
Michael Weinstein: "We Have a Long Way to Go" in the U.S. (Video)
Applause, Boos Greet Politicians at IAC
Back to other news for July 2012
AIDS 2012 Plenary Speakers Call for Expanded Efforts to Provide HIV Treatment, Prevention to Women, Children
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - how i can get travel guide? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in how i can get travel guide? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message er.rajshuklaJoined: 15 Nov 2009Posts: 2 Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:33 am Post subject: how i can get travel guide? hi freinds i love the way i live,its really amazing,no restriction only one thing that i know is only enjoy and thats all,but a problem i have always is of a person who is just aware of the places and can tell me all i wan know. can u help me how i can? international health insurance Back to top scottish_tigerJoined: 16 Jul 2003Posts: 90Location: Scotland Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:08 pm Post subject: Hi er.rajshukla, I have found when I travel, that it is useful to visit a tourist information centre within the city or country I visit as soon as I arrive (often they are in the airport arrival lounge or near the tourist resorts), but I also check the internet before departing, to look for taxi or coach companies who may offer guided tours. It is also worth buying a local newspaper, once again on arrival, to see what is on, both culturally and in the form of festivals and celebrations. An alternative is to check back here a few weeks before you are due to travel, and see if you can find any teachers or fellow students who would have the time to show you around their local city, I am certainly always happy to show foreign visitors around Scotland. Hope this helps, happy wandering. Scottish Tiger_________________I am always happy to help you learn English. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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You know you're "addicted" to tea when ....
When you get bummed because someone tossed the tea you were saving for a resteep (or sometimes you do it yourself not thinking)!
when you come home and the girlfriend says with that look a package came fro you today. and then says is it more tea? as if she has to ask.and you know you have enough for at least 10 cups a day for the next 5 years and you open it up to find a 3 or 4 hundred gram tea cake and all you can say is i am going to put this one up to age
Or when you hear a story like this and you completely understand while wondering what is her problem ;)
I agree. And you think if you're me…uh…I hope she goes cuz I'm in line! (well that would be gross cuz I'm old but if I was young it would be the truth!) Watch out girlfriend!
When you see the tea consumed per capita in the UK or Ireland and realize, "holy crap I drink way more tea than that every day"
You start cooking with matcha
You drink hot tea even on a 101 degree F day
You decide to start a tea business
You join Steepster
I think joining/actively using steepster is a definite sign of ultimate tea nerd-dom
When you have over 60 teas in your house, but it drives you insane when you misplace just one of them!
when you spend thirty minutes a day going through the tea listings on this site! i am up to page 250 of 1007 now! wow i am addicted!
LOL that is commitment! Or maybe you should be committed LOL don't worry WE won't tell anyone! :)
Wow! I read an ethnologe listing all the known languages in the World at my Aunts house in Peru for fun ..so I guess you're not so wierd!
When you work a double shift just to place another tea order!
This inspired me to write an article: You Know you are addicted to Yixing when… (The Confessions of an Yixing Addict) http://verdanttea.com/confessions-of-an-yixing-addict/
When you're sitting at work, waiting very impatiently for the last customer to leave and you keep staring at the clock hoping they will come out soon so you can go home and have a LARGE cup of hot tea, even though I'm sure it's about a million degrees outside.
You're more mad that you're cousin improperly brewed white tea than the fact that she snuck some of your new tea you had yet to receive.


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Saturday Dances at Go Dance
All dances are held at Go Dance Studio, 2525 W. Anderson Lane; enter by the Guitar Center. Singles welcome! Members and full time students $7; general public $10. See the Dances page for more details.
Event Information:
Sat21Nov20157:30 to 11:00 PM
"Third Saturday" Dance
DJ: Tom Apel
Mini-lesson: Hustle
with Tom Apel
Classes are 55 minutes long and are held at the Hancock Recreation Center/Golf Course, 811 E. 41st Street. Each session runs for 4 weeks. Pre-registration is not required; singles and couples welcome. Cash or check only. See the classes page for more details.
7:30: WC Swing 1
8:35: Samba 2
7:30: Cha Cha 4
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I'm quite interesed in what happens in the Manga:
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When Naruto meets Sasuke and Naruto says that if they fight, they will both die. I bet that does indeed happen, but someone revives Naruto.
I believe that will happen.
Naruto wins of course
I highly doubt Naruto will not win...then again, I'm sort of doubting that it will be a win/lose situation. I don't think Sasuke's going to be killed...I'm sure Kishimoto is going to throw some plot twist in there, and maybe make Madara the one Naruto's finally set out to kill (since he does have power over Sasuke now). But who knows, anything could happen by this point.
Cathy + Heathcliff
Well am looking forward to the fight... In case u guys forgot they've fought once in the valley of the end where Sasuke got way to join Orochimaru and Naruto relying fully on the Kuyubi's Charka... well i believe it's goin to be different this time and that Naruto will defeat Sasuke and bring him Back to Konoha with him...[/i]
Since my last comment, I have kinda changed my mind. I've watched a few of the Naruto films, remembered what Naruto is capable of and factored in Itachi's power. I now think:
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Naruto is the kind of person that takes destiny and kicks its head in. All that crap Madara has been spewing over how they will fight each other to the death, I think Naruto will try his hardest to stop that. What's more I think Itachi's power will put Sasuke in a Tsukyomi that will tell the truth, everything in detail. But I'm guessing Itachi doesn't want the power to be used as it will be painful for Sasuke to learn the truth and also it will mean Sasuke has gone a way Itachi tried hard to prevent.
Ok... lets add up the powers of the two (sasuke and naruto)
Sasuke: Sharingan (slow down time), Chidori (Lightning blade and ranged versions), Amaterasu , Tsukiyomi, Susanoo, and a great mind similar, now, to that of shikamaru.
Naruto: Rasengan (wind element version too), Shadow clone & mass shadow clone jutsu (naruto learns to use them efficiently to become more strategic in battle), Sage mode (Includes sensory ability and powerful taijutsu), 9 tails Pwr, 9 tails controlled form (includes super fast movement similar to the yellow flash's jutsu), Super Determination...
Its going to be a close fight thats for sure with the determining factor being Sasuke's amaterasu and Susanoo i believe. chidori and rasengans will kind of cancel each other out, Fox pwr techniques will be cancelled out by susanoo, sasukes skill and narutos sage mode taijutsu will cancel each other out. Mass shadow clones and sasukes amaterasu will prob cancel each other out.
In the end the match will probably be decided by whether sasukes extreme mind or Narutos extreme determination will prevail.
A. Sasuke will be killed
B. Sasuke will be saved by naruto (possibly with additional help from kakashi or sakura)
C. Both sasuke and naruto will end each other
D. Sasuke will change after he kills naruto and take up narutos mission.
E. Sasuke and naruto will come across a greater common enemy and make up and PWN the enemy... possibly madara (moons eye plan), kabuto(orochimaru successor wanting revenge), or the undead army (many elite ninjas which might come to include Itachi among others).
P.S EVERYONE. Lets not forget that naruto was given some sort of special power for fighting sasuke by Itachi before he died at sasukes hands. the power and what it will do for naruto has not come to light yet but I believe it will appear during their fight. the power probably has something to do with cancelling out Sasukes amaterasu, susanoo, or tsukiyomi techniques.
Saske has Susanoo?? That is Itachi's power. Not seen any evidence it was also passed to Saske like Amaterasu.
Keep one factor in mind when considering Saske, him and 8 tails. Saske got shredded twice by him. He would have been dead had it not been for his team. The key for Naruto, is if he learns to counter genjutsu like 8 tails guy. It had no effect on him! Amaterasu is what worries me the most. How do you stop something like that. It is saske's wind rasengen, level 5 jutsu, but harder to avoid. As for natural speed, I can't imagine Saske being able to keep up in speed and strength against a kyubi-sage mode naruto, but then there are limits to those as well. Can Saske stop the Kyubi with Sharingan? Sage mode got a time limit at moment, but more than enough to trash Saske. A lot depends on circumstances. Saskes greatest weakess is that unlike Naruto, he has limited Chakra. A lot more than Kakashi, but peanuts compared to Sage mode and Kyubi.
Naruto still got to master the Kyubi though, when he does he can take Madara. After all the 4th left him that power with Madara in mind.
Yes... Sasuke does have Susanoo from Itachi's implant.
read the manga.
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Sasuke also took the Susanoo that itachi used and upgraded it to the next level. you will see it's new form if you read the fight between Sasuke and
in the manga. Sasuke's new susanoo can be compared to how naruto phases through the fox's tails. the original susanoo looked like just bones, then a type of flesh was added, then a cloaked appearance. Sasuke takes that to the next level and Susanoo gains a weird bow which it can use for ranged attacks. VERY POWERFUL.
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Danzo (temp hokage at that point in time)
Susanoo (sasuke's upgraded version) represents to ultimate defense as well as offense.
Susanoo + ultimate shield to repel ANY technique + sealing sword + Ultimate bow + sasuke's new eye powers to give him ultimate sharingan = BADARSE. Still, deep down, in my opinion, sasuke still Sucks the worst in the show. His powers are always just a front to his sad pathetic excuse for a personality. Every time in the show that someone starts to surpass him he becomes a WIMP. does naruto cry when he gets kicked down... NO...
NARUTO is far > than Sasuke.
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Lockheed Martin Receives JASSM® Contract For Additional Finnish Air Force F-18 Integration
Jan 10, 2014, 09:30 ET
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $13.3 million Foreign Military Sales contract in November from the U.S. Air Force to support additional integration of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) onto the Finnish Air Force F-18C/D aircraft.
This third contract for Finland includes wind tunnel models and test support, software development completion, logistics support and engineering documentation. All work under this contract will be completed by third quarter 2016.
"The additional work that will be performed under this contract is an important step toward preparing for airworthiness activities on the Finnish F-18C/D," said Bob Adams, international program manager of long-range strike systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
The contract follows the $34.2 million June 2013 contract award for test missiles, software development and engineering documentation as well as tooling, process development and equipment for facility expansion. The first contract, awarded in 2012, initiated the six-year integration, production and sustainment effort. The program is a joint effort between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin and the Finnish Air Force.
Airworthiness endeavors will occur at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., followed by flight testing at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif.
JASSM has met several recent milestones, including successful completion of the Lot 6 Reliability Assessment Program and completion of the JASSM-ER initial operational test and evaluation program, which resulted in recommendation for full-rate production.
JASSM is an autonomous, air-to-ground, precision-guided standoff missile designed to meet the needs of U.S. and allied warfighters. Armed with a penetrator and blast fragmentation warhead, JASSM cruises autonomously, day or night in all weather conditions. The missile employs an infrared seeker and enhanced digital anti-jam Global Positioning System to find specific points on targets.
The stealthy JASSM is integrated on the U.S. Air Force's B-1, B-2, B-52, F-16 and F-15E. Internationally, JASSM is certified on the F/A-18A/B for the Royal Australian Air Force. Future integration efforts will focus on U.S. and international versions of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft and other international platforms.
JASSM is produced at the company's award-winning manufacturing facility in Troy, Ala., recently honored as an Industry Week "Best Plant" for 2012. The company has assembled more than 1,400 JASSM cruise missiles for testing and operational use toward a total U.S. Air Force objective of 4,900.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2012 were $47.2 billion.
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Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee State Athletics Department's ongoing commitment to academic excellence was evident in Tuesday's Academic Progress Report (APR) that was released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The most recent APR score, the 2011-12 year, marked the first time in nearly a decade that all of TSU's 12 sports scored over 900.
TSU's top performers were the women's basketball team which scored a 990 in the report's most current academic year, 2011-12. The Lady Tigers, whose APR sat at 949 during 2008-09, increased their score each of the four years that the report covered.
The next highest scores came from softball (967), men's golf (963), women's cross country (962) and men's cross country (960). The volleyball team saw the biggest rise in APR, as the team went from an 890 in 2010-11 to a 930 in the reports most recent year.
Some of TSU's biggest academic improvements also occurred with the outdoor women's track team that went from 926 to 941 and the men's tennis team whose APR of 946 in 2012 was 15 points higher than the previous year.
In all, 10 of Tennessee State's programs increased their APR scores from the previous term including football and men's basketball.
The APR numbers released Tuesday are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic. Each Fall and Spring(+Summer) semester student-athletes receiving athletically related financial aid earns one retention point for staying in school and one eligibility point for being academically eligible. A team's total points are divided by the points possible and then multiplied by one thousand to equal the team's Academic Progress Rate score.
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The Case Against Bruce Ivins
The documents also show ties between Ivins and the American Family Affiliation, a conservative Christian group known for threatening boycotts against companies that do things like support gay rights, and with pro-life groups.
He was a regular user of pseudonyms and multiple email addresses.
The documents show that he was clearly a very disturbed individual.
UPDATE (August 9, 2008): Ivins' coworker Meryl Nass lays out the case for reasonable doubt about Ivins' involvement at her blog.
Hume's Ghost points out in the comments that the anthrax attacks were used to help justify the invasion of Iraq on the grounds that the anthrax apparently originated there. One of the Glenn Greenwald articles Hume's Ghost alludes to, about false claims that the anthrax contained bentonite which tied it to Iraq, may be found here. A nice quote from that article:
Greenwald goes on, in a series of updates, to point out that several of the pieces of evidence of Ivins' unusual behavior that is now pointed to as evidence of his guilt were already published in newspapers in 2004.
Critically, ABC News never retracted its story (they merely noted, as they had done from the start, that the White House denied the reports). And thus, the linkage between Saddam and the anthrax attacks -- every bit as false as the linkage between Saddam and the 9/11 attacks -- persisted.
We now know -- we knew even before news of Ivins' suicide last night, and know especially in light of it -- that the anthrax attacks didn't come from Iraq or any foreign government at all. It came from our own Government's scientist, from the top Army bioweapons research laboratory. More significantly, the false reports linking anthrax to Iraq also came from the U.S. Government -- from people with some type of significant links to the same facility responsible for the attacks themselves.
Surely the question of who generated those false Iraq-anthrax reports is one of the most significant and explosive stories of the last decade. The motive to fabricate reports of bentonite and a link to Saddam is glaring. Those fabrications played some significant role -- I'd argue a very major role -- in propagandizing the American public to perceive of Saddam as a threat, and further, propagandized the public to believe that our country was sufficiently threatened by foreign elements that a whole series of radical policies that the neoconservatives both within and outside of the Bush administration wanted to pursue -- including an attack an Iraq and a whole array of assaults on our basic constitutional framework -- were justified and even necessary in order to survive.
ABC News already knows the answers to these questions. They know who concocted the false bentonite story and who passed it on to them with the specific intent of having them broadcast those false claims to the world, in order to link Saddam to the anthrax attacks and -- as importantly -- to conceal the real culprit(s) (apparently within the U.S. government) who were behind the attacks. And yet, unbelievably, they are keeping the story to themselves, refusing to disclose who did all of this. They're allegedly a news organization, in possession of one of the most significant news stories of the last decade, and they are concealing it from the public, even years later.They're not protecting "sources." The people who fed them the bentonite story aren't "sources." They're fabricators and liars who purposely used ABC News to disseminate to the American public an extremely consequential and damaging falsehood. But by protecting the wrongdoers, ABC News has made itself complicit in this fraud perpetrated on the public, rather than a news organization uncovering such frauds. That is why this is one of the most extreme journalistic scandals that exists, and it deserves a lot more debate and attention than it has received thus far.
In a followup, Greenwald writes about whether journalists should expose sources who lie to them. I think I good case can be made that they should, in cases where the source is lying as opposed to being used as a dupe, and the journalist has good evidence to that effect. Being exposed for such lies would act as a disincentive for such lying to take place.
UPDATE (July 30, 2009): The New York Times reports that the National Academy of Sciences has assembled a 15-member panel to review the scientific work done by the FBI to identify Ivins as the culprit. The process is expected to take a year and a half to complete.
UPDATE (November 27, 2009): Glenn Greenwald argues that the case on Ivins shouldn't be closed, and cites various mainstream sources that agree.


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Freshman (2011):
Lockwood appeared in three games before his season was cut short due to injury, resulting in a medical redshirt. Went one-for-four with a walk in five plate appearances. Hit .250 with a singled and one walk. Picked up a hit in his debut, a pinch-hit single against Kansas State on Feb. 26. Started at DH on Feb. 27 against Western Kentucky. Pinch-hit, walked and scored in his final game of the year, on March 13 against Nevada.
High School:
A four-year varsity player at pitcher, outfield and first base, for Broomfield High School in Colorado, Lockwood was a two-time All-State selection and four-year All-Conference honoree… During Lockwood's junior season, he was named a 4A All-State pitcher by the Denver Post and also claimed First Team All-Northern League honors after striking out 12 of 16 batters faced in the five-inning district championship game that ended via mercy rule and earned Broomfield a No. 1 seed. In 2009, Broomfield finished 21-3 with a 21-game winning streak after dropping the season-opener, before falling in the double-elimination state championship tournament.
Erik James Lockwood… Son of Bob and Laura Lockwood… Has younger siblings Jackson and Kendall… Grandfather Bobby Lockwood played baseball and basketball at Louisiana-Monroe… Majoring in Business Administration… Career plans include a job in accounting or real estate.


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Michael Douglas stormed the Internet on Sunday when he, according to the Guardian, either insinuated or flat-out said his throat cancer came courtesy of oral sex. Now Douglas's rep is trying to scale back the Michael Douglas for Mayor of Sextown 2014 campaign a little bit, offering this clarification: "Michael Douglas did not say cunnilingus was the cause of his cancer. It was discussed that oral sex is a suspected cause of certain oral cancers as doctors in the article point out but he did not say it was the specific cause of his personal cancer." The Guardian posted a 30-second snippet of its interview to "prove" Douglas asserted exactly what everyone originally thought he did, but it's pretty unclear — the remark sounds wry and Douglas chuckles a bit. (Also, horrible audio quality.)
Douglas offered the final word at an American Cancer Society event in New York on Monday, saying, "Just so we all understand, I think we would all love to know where our cancer comes from. I simply to a reporter tried to give a PSA announcement about HPV and a virus that can cause oral cancers, and is one of the few areas of cancers that can be controlled, and there are vaccinations that kids can get. So that was my attempt."


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COLUMBUS – Andres Mendoza continued his hot scoring with goals in each half as the Crew rolled over 10-man Colorado Rapids for a 4-1 victory on Sunday at Crew Stadium.
After Conor Casey staked the visitors to an early lead, Eddie Gaven leveled the score before Mendoza slammed a scorcher in the 18th minute to put the Crew ahead for good. He made it 3-1 in the 48th minute while the Rapids struggled after Casey was ejected in the 29th minute.
Tommy Heinemann finished the scoring in the 57th minute with his first MLS goal, putting the game away for the Crew (6-4-6, 24 points). The win puts Columbus into second in the Eastern Conference, two points back of Philadelphia with their largest output since a 4-0 win against New England on Sept. 6, 2008.
Six of Mendoza's seven goals have been in the past six games to move him one goal shy of the league lead.
It should have been no surprise that Columbus gave up an early goal or got the man advantage. The Crew have conceded five times in the first 10 minutes of games this season. Meanwhile, an opponent has been sent off in seven games this season.
Colorado made four changes from a loss to Los Angeles with the most notable being the return of midfielder Brian Mullan from a 10-game suspension for a tackle that broke the leg of Seattle's Steve Zakuani on April 22.
For the Crew, centerback Andy Iro made his first start of the season because of an abductor in injury to Julius James.
But there was little Iro could do in the 5th minute, when the Rapids (5-5-7, 22 points) took the lead through Casey. The prolific striker executed to a perfect snap header from Jamie Smith's corner kick to put the visitors up 1-0.
Columbus didn't take long to overcome the deficit thanks to some egregious passing by the Rapids.
First, Gaven took the ball from Scott Palguta at midfield and went solo down the right side to the penalty area where he cut right and slid a shot past the shin of defender Drew Moor to the far netting in the 12th minute. It was Gaven's second of the year and first since April 1.
Mendoza then took advantage of an errant back pass in the 18th minute and rocketed an 18-yarder off the crossbar and into the net to give the Crew the lead.
The situation got worse for the Rapids with Casey's sending off. The forward got around defender Josh Gardner and lunged recklessly for a 50-50 ball near the right post as Hesmer went to the ground. Casey's knee slid into the left jaw of Hesmer.
Casey dropped his head knowingly before referee Andrew Chapin had even brandished his red card.
The Crew had one good chance the remainder of the half but Gaven's strike from 25 yards was stopped by Matt Pickens.
Although the Rapids brought on Jamaican striker Omar Cummings for his first action since May 4, there was no denying the Crew after the break. Mendoza was the recipient of the first bit of good fortune. Defender Chad Marshall's clearance in front of the goal bounced over Rapids defender Kosuke Kimura near midfield, and Mendoza raced in alone, ripping a snap shot from 18 yards.
Heinemann got his chance when Gaven's cross from the right side deflected off Tyrone Marshall and fell kindly to Heinemann. His one-time shot bounced once, but Pickens could only get a piece of the shot and was forced to watch it trickle in over the line.
Heinemann and Mendoza were subbed shortly thereafter, but unlike the game on May 28 when Mendoza stormed to the locker room when he was taken out after scoring twice against Chivas USA, he sat on the bench the rest of the way on this night.
The Crew next travel to Dallas on Saturday. The Rapids return home for a Sunday evening match against Houston.
Scoring Summary:
COL – Conor Casey 4 (Jamie Smith 2) 5'
CLB – Eddie Gaven 2 12'
CLB – Andres Mendoza 6 18'
CLB – Andres Mendoza 7 (Chad Marshall 1) 48'
CLB – Tommy Heinemann 1 57'
Misconduct Summary:
COL – Conor Casey (red card: serious foul play) 29'
CLB – Tommy Heinemann (caution: reckless foul) 38'
COL – Drew Moor (caution: dissent) 52'
COLORADO – Matt Pickens – Kosuke Kimura, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor, Scott Palguta – Brian Mullan, Pablo Mastroeni (Ross LaBeauex, 16'), Jeff Larentowicz, Jamie Smith – Conor Casey, Quincy Amarikwa (Omar Cummings, 46').
COLUMBUS – William Hesmer – Sebastian Miranda – Andy Iro, Chad Marshall – Josh Gardner – Rich Balchan, Emmanuel Ekpo (Eric Gehrig, 85') , Eddie Gaven, Bernardo Anor – Tommy Heinemann, Andres Mendoza.
Referee: Andrew Chapin
Referee's Assistants: Greg Barkey; Matthew Kreitzer
4th Official: Hilario Grajeda
Weather: 75 and sunny
Attendance: 10,771
Time of Game: 1:48


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Taylor Swift in Talks for 'The Lorax' Sequel
That was quick! 'The Lorax' hit theaters earlier this month and has proven to be a massive success. In fact, it's the highest grossing movie of the year so far. As a result, producers are already toying around with the idea of a sequel — and Taylor Swift and Zac Efron may reprise their roles!
"Even though they don't have a book to base the sequel off, Universal is trying to figure out a way to make another one, since it's been such a monster box office hit," a source told Hollywood Life, "and they'd love to have Taylor back."
We bet Swift would love to be part of the sequel too. The 'Eyes Open' singer starred as Audrey, and she adored the part. "I loved her. She's heavenly. She's such a day dreamer, and she cares so much about the past, which is what makes her different from everyone else in the society that she lives in," Swift said. "To some degree, you have to have a priority based on the past and the future as well as the present, and she cares about the trees that used to exist."
While Swift is enjoying the box office success of her environmentally conscious flick, it may not be the year's biggest grosser for long. The movie, while hugely popular, looks to be usurped by this weekend's 'The Hunger Games.' We don't think Swift will be too upset about that, though — she recorded two songs for the soundtrack!


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"If you download potentially copyrighted software, videos or music, your Internet service provider has been watching, and they're coming for you. Specifically, they're coming for you on Thursday, July 12. That's the date when the nation's largest ISPs will all voluntarily implement a new anti-piracy plan that will engage network operators in the largest digital spying scheme in history, and see some users' bandwidth completely cut off until they sign an agreement saying they will not download copyrighted materials." One day, years from now, historians are going to debate whether this was the point of no return.
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BOSTON — In the tradition of the 2001-02 New England Patriots, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara wanted to publicly declare that this season's team is a singular unit with no player above another.
So just like that Patriots team took the field prior to that Super Bowl victory as an entire team, Chara had his teammates join him for the presentation of the Prince of Wales Trophy after Boston downed Tampa Bay, 1-0, at the TD Garden in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.
In sticking with a hockey tradition, however, Chara did not touch the trophy.
"It's something that I decided not to," he said. "I decided to have the whole team with it and to take a picture with it. It's something we are proud of, but also we know there is a bigger fish to fry."
Chara said he told alternate captains Mark Recchi and Patrice Bergeron during the team's initial celebratory scrum what he had planned for the trophy pose. Then the rest of the team knew to follow.
"It's great," said Bergeron. "He told us before – me and Rex – he said 'I want everybody out there.' It shows we're a team. It's not one guy, it's everyone. We've said that all year and that's why we're here."
Role player Chris Kelly was one of those honored to be part of the presentation.
"That's Zee for you though," said Kelly a Chara teammate in Ottawa prior to Boston. "It's truly a team sport. And you need everyone to contribute. I think tonight was the definition of a team game. We used everyone, everyone had a huge role and that's important."