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When tragedy comes out of your hometown, the weight is especially heavy.
Back Bay, a neighborhood where I spent so much time growing up and where I worked for a year after college graduation, now seems so eerie and unfamiliar on all those news reports.
But I'm lucky; my friends and family in Boston who had been in the area left unscathed, though a few only narrowly.
I wish I had a more eloquent way of paying tribute to my hometown and the victims from yesterday, but for now, I just wish to be there right, giving everyone extra tight hugs.
A poignant account from a close college friend, who happened to be working in a medical tent just 100 feet away.
The story behind the illuminated messages in Brooklyn.

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Lindsay Lohan scoffed at her latest court-ordered rehab stint in a candid interview she conducted before checking into the Betty Ford Clinic in California on Friday, insisting the time she has spent at treatment facilities has been "pointless."
The actress was ordered back into rehab for a sixth time earlier this year as part of a plea deal to avoid jail after she confessed to lying to police officers about a 2012 traffic accident, therefore violating her probation on a jewellery theft charge.
And she opened up about her visits to treatment facilities weeks before her latest "lockdown" stint during an interview with newsman Piers Morgan for the The Daily Mail.
And it appears she's not convinced her latest rehab stay will solve her problems.
She says, "I don't think there's anything wrong with people taking time to just be by themselves. I think people want to see me do that… I don't think it will be a bad thing for me to be away with myself for three months… (but) I don't think I need to be on lockdown for three months. I don't think that's rehab."
She adds, "I've been court-ordered to do it (rehab) six times. I could write the book on rehab. Constantly sending me to rehab is pointless. The first few times I was court-ordered to rehab it was like a joke, like killing time… They just asked me the same old questions I'd answered before."
But Lohan is keen to get something out of her latest spell at the Betty Ford Clinic. "I look at it as a good thing. I can come back afterwards and be fully focused on work. But I think there are other things I could do instead of going to a rehab center that would benefit me more. The best thing they could do for me would be to make me go abroad to different countries and work with children."
And she tells Morgan that rehab is not something she's afraid of — in fact she once checked into a treatment facility voluntarily when she was struggling with a movie role.
The actress explains, "I went when I was doing a movie called "I Know Who Killed Me," and I hadn't been drinking for a year at that point, but I was having really bad nightmares and the movie was pretty traumatizing. So I stayed in a facility so I could get some sleep and talk about it with someone the next day, because it was overwhelming.
"But I would leave every day and just sleep there at night. I liked that. It was kind of like having my own live-in therapist, because I was having crazy nightmares and I was having AA meetings on set and stuff. It really helped."


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dawarria posted a request on the forums for useful warrior tank macros. Here is one that is very useful for many encounters in the game:
/cast [nostance:3]Berserker Stance;Berserker Rage
/cast [nostance:2]Defensive Stance
This macro will do the following:
If you are not in Berserker Stance, it will switch you to Berserker Stance. When hit again, it will activate Berserker Rage, and when hit a 3rd time, it will switch you back to Defensive stance.
This macro is great for mobs that fear, such as Nightbane. When the fear is incoming, just hit your macro 3 times to activate Berserker Rage and make you immune to fear and keep your raid from getting wiped!
Not only that, but you can use it while doing normal groups to help generate extra rage


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What Professional Games Use Pygame?
Posted by Al Sweigart in pygame
UPDATE (9/21/2018): I've also found Super Potato Bruh, a challenging platformer that appears to be in the same vein as Super Meat Boy.
This came up as a question on Stack Overflow a while ago. While Python is noted for its use in many games, here's a list of professional-quality games that use Pygame:
|Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble is a 2D RPG by Keith Nemitz that was nominated for a Writers Guild Award, won "Most Innovative Game" by the Casual Games Association, and was also selected as a finalist for the 2008 IndieCade Festival of Independent Games. It is available for purchase off of Steam. Gameplay video
|Analogue: A Hate Story is a visual novel-style game that was a 2012 IndieCade Finalist. As of December 2012, Analogue has sold at 40,000 copies. Steam store link (with videos).
|Unity of Command is a turn-based, operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front. Trailer video. Available on Steam.
|Frets on Fire is an open source Guitar Hero clone. Gameplay video
|7 Grand Steps is a board-like puzzle game from Keith Nemitz of Mousechief and is a 2013 Independent Games Festival finalist. Trailer video
|Metin2 is an Oriental-themed action MMORPG. Trailer video
|Galcon 2 is a high-paced space shooter game. Gameplay video
|SolarWolf is an updated clone of the 1983 arcade shooter Solar Fox. It is included with several Linux distributions. Download links Gameplay video
|División Especial de Detectives is an original puzzle game in Spanish that explores the culture and history of Uruguay. Gameplay video
|The Witch's Yarn is an interactive story game from Mousechief. Gameplay video
While not a game, someone has mentioned that the Minecraft editor MCEdit used Pygame. MCEdit tutorial video
Feel free to add any other professional-quality games that have been made using Pygame in the comments section!


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Oklahoma Technology Engineering
Technology Engineering defined:
Technology Engineering in Oklahoma is an instructional program that provides young men and women (grades 6-10) with daily, hands-on experiences which enable them to (1) apply and reinforce math and science and become more technologically literate, (2) explore career opportunities, and (3) identify the educational avenues to pursue their interest.
Technology Engineering is aimed at developing the "whole individual," and focuses on self-esteem, self-confidence, and an overall good attitude. The activities are based upon Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) in Technology Engineering, Math and Science. This is achieved through state, approved vendor (Curriculum Instructional Materials Center, CIMC), Gateway to Technology (Project lead the Way, PLTW), and Engineering By Design (International Technology Education Association, ITEA) curriculum.
Technology Engineering acquaints students with the impact that technology has made on (1) our society and culture, (2) the economy, (3) the environment, (4) global/international perspectives, and (6) ergonomics. The curriculum activities capitalize on the math and science concepts used at the individual's grade level and integrates the potential for reasoning and problem solving, for imagining and creating, and for construction and thinking critically through the use of tools and materials related to technology.
Students enrolled in Technology Engineering classes in Oklahoma have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a variety of high-tech career fields. These include: Aerospace, Computer Assembly/Applications, Problem Solving, Research and Design, Radio/TV Production, Graphics/Image Processing, Bio-technology, Environmental Impact Studies, Alternative Energy, Electronics/Fiber Optics, Structural Engineering, Lasers/Holography, Robotics and Computer Aided Drafting; to name only a few.
This is the high school piece of Technology Engineering that has been developed through a few current Technology Engineering high school programs.
TechConnect was developed to better provide a structured, effective, benchmarked educational delivery system while maintaining maximum local flexibility in instructional delivery to meet student needs (Controlled Flexibility). TechConnect more effectively builds on the introduction explorations given at the 6th, 7th,and 8th grades and it focuses on the 9th and 10th grade levels.
This program is designed to work with multiple high school curriculum areas and one area should be through the Engineering by Design developed through (ITEA).
TechConnect is designed as a two-year program. The TechConnect programs are structured so that students will experience a semester of classroom and laboratory training in each of three occupational content areas determined for the program. The fourth semester is a focused study of all aspects of the industry in relation to the content area of their choices, from the three occupational content areas. This fourth piece or "Career Aspects", capstone course, also includes shadowing, career research, a report, and may include internship, as well as and In-depth Application Project.


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More snow could be a problem on Saturday, but if it does snow it could preclude a bigger storm on Sunday to Monday, says AccuWeather.
AccuWeather.com reports a new player has emerged on the weather maps and has a chance at bringing a period of snow from parts of Virginia to southeastern New England on Saturday.
There are signs that energy from the next storm will split into two parts and may bring two doses of snow to the mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend, which would pose forecast challenges.
Depending on how a storm tracks along the Atlantic coast, after affecting the South with rain showers Friday night, will determine how far snow is able to spread northward along the mid-Atlantic coast. It will also have a say into whether or not accumulating snow falls on southeastern New England.
There are some similarities to this Saturday's storm with last Monday's event. The storm on Monday overachieved to the max and deposited snow over much of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England.
While snow has a chance of spreading into similar areas that got hit by Monday's snowstorm, that snow is likely to be much lighter.
The competition between the two storms may prevent one big storm from occurring Sunday into Monday. However, that potential big storm later in the weekend is still on the table at this point.
Some snow is still expected from the second storm regardless of its strength. It may reach part of the mid-Atlantic as early as Saturday night.
This is an evolving storm situation and snowfall forecast are likely to change from one day to the next, especially for events beyond a couple of days.
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com


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Dinkel-Walnussbrot - Spelt Walnut Bread
This German 100% spelt bread is one of my most favorite loaves. When I bake it to sell to our natural food store, I always make one extra loaf for us.
This is made with a biga, but a sourdough would certainly be good, too. And, of course, you can also work just with the soaker and S & F.
I know many American find the idea of using bread spice quite outlandish, or even repulsive (thinking, perhaps, of the caraway overdoses in some Jewish ryes) - but PLEASE don't follow the old German adage "Was der Bauer nicht kennt, dass frisst er nicht" (= what the farmer doesn't know he won't eat") - at least TRY it with the anise and fennel. These spices are not predominant, but add a subtle very nice flavor to the bread.
47 g spelt chops (1.66 oz)
180 g spelt flour (6.35 oz)
4 g salt (1/2 tsp.) (0.14 oz)
210 g buttermilk (7.41 oz)
227 g spelt flour (8 oz)
1 g instant yeast (1/4 tsp) (0.04 oz)
170 g water (6 oz)
57 g spelt flour (2 oz)
12 g agave nectar or honey (0.42 oz)
7 g salt (0.25 oz)
3 g instant yeast (0.18 oz)
2 g anise seeds (0.07 oz)
2 g fennel seeds (0.07 oz)
70 g walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped (2.47 oz)
The walnuts taste better when slightly toasted
In the morning, prepare soaker and biga. Refrigerate biga.
In the evening, prepare final dough: mix all ingedients (except for the walnuts) at low speed for 1 - 2 min., until coarse ball forms. Then knead at medium-low speed for 4 min., feeding the nuts slowly to the dough. Let dough rest for 5 min., resume kneading for 1 more min. (or work just with a soaker and S & F). Transfer to lightly oiled container, and place in refrigerator overnight.
Remove dough from refrigerator 2 hrs. before using.
Preheat oven to 425 F/220 C. Prepare for hearth baking with stone and steam pan.
Shape batard, place in banneton, and let rise to 1 1/2 times its original size. Turn out onto peel or parchment lined baking sheet. Slash.
Bake bread at 350 for 20 minutes, steaming with 1 cup of boiling water. Rotate 180 degrees, remove steam pan and continue baking for another 30 minutes (internal temperature should be at least 195 F, and loaf should sound hollow when thumped on the bottom)
Let cool on wire rack.
Walnuts dye the crumb to a dark, reddish brown
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Prospect of the Week: December 17, 2013
We continue our Prospect of the Week award, an honor (virtually) given to one Tampa Bay Lightning prospect for their recent contributions on and off the ice.
The Prospect of the Week for December 9-15, 2013 is … Tyler Johnson, C, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL – USA).
There comes a point in every NHLer's rookie season where things start to slow down for him. The pace of the game steadies, reads are made quicker, and suddenly the player's confidence is at a familiar level to him, which usually equals increased production.
Lightning fans are seeing the evolution of Tyler Johnson as an NHLer right before their eyes. Johnson made his debut last season and started this year with Tampa Bay, but only in the last few weeks has he started to look like the real Tyler Johnson – smart, savvy, speedy, and consistently on the scoresheet.
This past week Johnson, who is playing on the team's top line in the absence of arguably the world's top goal scorer Steven Stamkos (no pressure, rook), recorded four points in four games, including three in a shootout loss to Washington last Tuesday. The undrafted Spokane, Washington, native rose to third on the NHL rookie scoring table and thanks to his special teams prominence leads all first year forwards in ice time.
Western North America scouts are still banging their heads against a cold, cement arena wall somewhere for missing on this hidden gem that went undrafted twice.
Signed as a free agent by Steve Yzerman in March of 2011, Johnson has been a huge part of every team he's played for, from WHL Spokane (Memorial Cup champ, WHL champ, WHL Playoff MVP, First Team All-Star, Most Sportsmanlike), to AHL Norfolk (Calder Cup champ, AHL All-Rookie Team), to AHL Syracuse (MVP, Scoring champ, First Team All-Star).
Johnson is starting to make his mark in Tampa Bay, and if he's this "good at the NHL hockey" now, he's going to have more awards and titles following his name in the near and distant future.
Honorable Mention: Jake Dotchin, D (Barrie, OHL), JT Brown, W (Tampa Bay, NHL).
2013-2014 Prospect of the Week winners:
December 10: Ondrej Palat, W, (Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL, USA).
December 3: Cedric Paquette, C, (Syracuse Crunch, AHL, USA).
November 26: Tyler Johnson, C, (Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL, USA).
November 19: Jonathan Drouin, C/W, (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL, Canada).
November 13: Jonathan Drouin, C/W, (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL, Canada).
November 4: Nikita Kucherov, W, (Syracuse Crunch, AHL, USA).
October 29: Kristers Gudlevskis, G, (Syracuse Crunch, AHL, USA).
October 24: Henri Ikonen, W, (Kingston Frontenacs, OHL, Canada).
October 16: Nikita Kucherov, W, (Syracuse Crunch, AHL, USA).
October 9: Henri Ikonen, W, (Kingston Frontenacs, OHL, Canada).
October 1: Andrey Vasilevskiy, G, (Salavat Yulaev, KHL, Russia).
September 24: Adam Erne, W, Tampa Bay (NHL) and Quebec (QMJHL)
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Greetings, dear Beliefnet readers! It's been a while since I posted – I'm kind of in limbo right now with entertainment writing, as I've made the move to animals and faith. You can read more on my personal blog,Notes From The Funny Farm and follow some fun stuff on my dog Bandit's blog.
I missed sharing my thoughts on Whitney Houston, but today something happened that profoundly affects me in a personal way: Davy Jones died.
Seriously, this is big news for a girl who was born in the 60s.
Of my earliest childhood entertainment memories, The Monkees are at the front of the line (followed very closely by "That Girl" and Carol Burnett, but that's a story for another day).
In fact, as a child I got to meet The Monkees. How's that for cool? (And possibly where the seeds for my entertainment writing stint were sown? We'll never know, will we.)
The Monkees had flown into the Rochester, NY airport. It was maybe 1967 and I was maybe three-years-old, but I was old enough for the memory to be imprinted on my brain. I knew where we were going and who we were going to see. There was a crowd, and I remember being at the fence as the guys got off the plane – this was back when people got off the plane and walked around on the tarmac.
And then they came over to us, and I remember being scared. One of them had a beard and was carrying a movie camera and had it pointed as the crowd; my mom thinks it was Mickey. Someone – she thinks Davy Jones – wanted to reach over the fence to hold me and I started screaming like a baby.
Well, I pretty much was still a baby!
My mom thinks there may be a slide photo of the moment somewhere in the cases and cases of projector carousels I have stored in my spare bedroom that date back to the early 60s. (Yes, Kodak holds a special place in our hearts here in Rochester, and in our personal photo albums. It's more than the decline of a company as Kodak gets out of the picture business; it's the end of an era of memory-making. But I digress.)
Watching the video clip of the opening and closing credits from "The Monkees", I realize how much pop culture really does shape our lives. It can be for good or bad – methinks today's music falls on the bad side of the spectrum. The very bad side.
But in this case, it was good. Very bubble gum, pop rock, innocent cutesy, let's try and walk like The Monkees because it's fun kind of good. Super innocent, puppy love, Marcia Brady falls in love with Davy Jones kind of good.
It probably won't surprise you that from The Monkees I graduated to The Osmonds.
My sister and I reminisced today about seeing The Osmonds in concert – I was seven years old, I'm pretty sure. My dad took me and my sister, and my cousins came in from Pittsfield to see the show with a guy named Ernie who was dating their mom. I remember sitting on my father's shoulders to see over the crowd; I remember the openning act – Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods, of " One Is The Loneliest Number" – and that my dad bought me a life sized poster of Donny Osmond that hung on the back of my bedroom door until it fell apart.
Sigh. Innocent pop music. Those were the days.
Today is a sad day. Rest in peace, Davy Jones. And thanks for the memories!
PS: My dad just called. He now lives in Pennsylania and he'd forgotten until he saw the local news tonight that Davy Jones actually lived in Middleburg, PA, just up the road half hour from where he is in Milton. Who would have guessed? See, your childhood never really goes too far away, does it? They're going to have a celebration this weekend. Wish I could make the trip; it would be fun to have another Monkees moment, even if it is a sad one.
Tonight was the final performance episode of this first season of The X Factor in the US, and what a way to end the competition. The three finalists – Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro – pulled out all of the stops for their final performances.
First, each performed a duet with a star, Josh with Alanis Morrisette, Chris with Avril Lavigne, and Melanie with R Kelly. While they were all good, only Melanie really looked at home singing with a star. (Although LA Reid, in typical fashioned, criticized her.)
Then the contestants each sang one final song. While Josh sang well, Chris and Melanie really connected with their songs – tears from them, the judges, their fans back at home via satellite.
If I had to make a prediction, I'd say Melanie and Chris will be the last two standing, but which one takes home the prize is a toss us. Talent-wise, Melanie wins, but both have such compelling stories, make fans feel so connected, and have so much to offer not only musically but emotionally and spiritually, that either could be the last singer standing.
What do you think? Which contestant will take home the prize? We'll find out tomorrow on the results show!
Rock fans and women around the world are breathing a collective sigh of relief: Jon Bon Jovi is not dead. Despite rumors of his demise, the charming rock legend is alive and well.
It appears to have started with a fake blog post reporting that Bon Jovi suffered cardiac arrest. However at a little after 7:00 PM, this photo was posted on the official Bon Jovi band Facebook page, with the status update, "'Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey' -jbj. Rest assured that Jon is alive and well! This photo was just taken."
The news did give the Twittersphere an opportunity to have some fun at the rocker's expense:
@Scott Nevins – "Just to clarify: Jon Bon Jovi did NOT die but Kim Jong ll did. I can see how people could be easily confused…"
@Aaron Sagers – "OK people, just to recap: Kim Jong Il is dead. Jon Bon Jovi is NOT dead. And in case you're really behind, Mark Twain is definitely dead."
@SketchofMD – "Jon Bon Jovi isn't dead and everybody born after 1989 is asking "Who's Jon Bon Jovi?"
@mtabini – "Jon Bon Jovi reported alive. His good music is still reported missing."
@ScuzzTV – "Jon Bon Jovi cannot be killed by conventional weapons. Also, don't get him wet or feed him after midnight."
And this tweet, which sums up the impact social networking has on pop culture:
@jonpyle – "What does it say about news that when I saw someone post that Jon Bon Jovi was dead, the first place I went to verify was Twitter."


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A new vision for public lands
In 2012, the seemingly endless argument over what level of government ought to be the manager over part of the federal land estate flared up again, led by individuals in Utah and Arizona. In Arizona, in March, the state legislature passed a bill that called for federal land agencies to give up title to roughly 48,000 square miles of federal land by 2015. The bill was vetoed by Arizona governor Jan Brewer for reasons including cost and legal uncertainties, but action did not end.
Proposition 120 was placed on the November ballot for a vote by Arizonans. The proposition called for the federal government to relinquish most non-Native American public land within the state, including Grand Canyon National Park. Specifically, it stated that Arizona "declares its sovereign and exclusive authority and jurisdiction over the air, water, public lands, minerals, wildlife and other natural resources within its boundaries." Arguments ranged from those touting state sovereignty and promising to protect "Grand Canyon State Park," through those asserting that federal land ownership was unconstitutional. The proposition failed by a vote of 67.7% to 32.3%.
In Utah action was legislative. That body passed HB 148, called the "Transfer of Public Lands Act and Related Study." The law required the United States to extinguish title to public lands and transfer title to those lands to the state on or before December 31, 2014. The law mandated a study by Utah's Constitutional Defense Council to be given to the 2013 general session of the legislature. The report admitted to a governing assumption that "those closest to, and whose lives are most directly impacted by, these public lands are better situated to make decisions regarding the use and enjoyment of these lands." By the end of the report, however, there was evidence that its authors realized that they were dealing with a pretty big issue:
The transfer of public lands contemplated by H.B. 148 is a bold initiative that will require a re-examination of public lands policy on a federal, state and county level. This re-examination must be fully informed and its implications thoughtfully evaluated. The many interests that have become institutionalized over the course of the past century must be identified, studied and given a voice in what must be characterized as a process. This process should have as its goal the development of a new vision for the public lands that better meets the economic, energy, education and recreation needs of today.
Similar movements soon began in Idaho and New Mexico. It thus seems clear that historic Western grievances regarding federal land management have come to the surface again.
While these grievances have always been stirring to a degree, a new counterperspective regarding federal lands is bound to cause consternation, agreement and everything in between from the "institutionalized interests" mentioned above. That perspective, driven primarily by conservation biologists and related scientists, stresses the importance of the federal lands in the protection of biodiversity, and suggests that resource use of those lands (multiple use) be deemphasized in some cases and areas in order to protect biodiversity. This is because what we have designated as "protected areas" in the U.S. do not sufficiently protect biodiversity. But likewise, certain protected areas (think parks, wilderness, national monuments and so on) ought to be "degazetted" (that is removed from their legal protection status) because they don't do that much for biodiversity, either. In other words, we need a grand rethinking of the purpose and scope of federal lands in the name of biodiversity.
So here we have it. A call for more multiple use and local control versus a call for more protection, with a potential wildcard on the table that not all currently-protected areas need so be. I wonder where this is all going to go.
Essays in the Range blog are not written by High Country News. The authors are solely responsible for the content.
John Freemuth is a professor of political science and public policy at Boise "State" University.


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Sens aim to eliminate Habs in Game 5
The Ottawa Senators will try to finish off the second- seeded Montreal Canadiens when they visit the Habs on Thursday for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
The seventh-seeded Senators enter Game 5 with a 3-1 edge in the series. Ottawa earned a split at Montreal's Bell Centre to begin the best-of-seven set before taking the last two meetings on home ice. The Sens then used a late comeback to force overtime in Game 4 and won it in the extra session on a fluky goal by Kyle Turris.
After destroying the Canadiens, 6-1, in a fight-filled Game 3, the Senators won a much more subdued contest between the Northeast Division foes on Thursday.
Although the Game 4 contest was short on penalty minutes, it was long on drama. Montreal entered the third period with a 2-0 lead after scoring twice in the span of 62 seconds early in the second. However, Mika Zibanejad cut the deficit to 2-1 with 8:05 remaining in the third and Cory Conacher tied it with just 23 seconds left, setting up Turris' OT game-winner.
On the winning play, Turris was harassed by a Canadiens defender in the left circle, but the Sens forward escaped long enough to send a wrister to the Habs' net, which deflected off the elbow of defenseman Raphael Diaz and caromed past Peter Budaj -- who began the extra session in place of the injured Carey Price -- to end the contest.
"I thought both teams played hard and played hockey. They were better than us for awhile, we were better than them for awhile," offered Senators head coach Paul MacLean.
Craig Anderson stopped 26 shots for Ottawa, which can advance to the second round for the first time since 2007 with one more victory. The Senators have been bounced out in the first round in three straight trips to the playoffs since making a run to the Stanley Cup Finals in '07.
PK Subban and Alex Galchenyuk lit the lamp early in the second period for the Canadiens. Price ended up with 30 saves, but Budaj was saddled with the loss.
Meanwhile, it was announced Thursday morning that Price will miss the remainder of this series after suffering an unspecified lower-body injury while stopping the last shot of regulation.
Budaj has seen action in five career playoff games, but this will be his first start.
The injuries are beginning to mount for Montreal, as it was announced Wednesday that captain Brian Gionta needs to undergo season-ending surgery on his left biceps muscle. On top of losing the captain for the rest of the playoffs, forwards Brandon Prust, Ryan White and Lars Eller were already scheduled to miss Thursday's game with various upper-body injuries.
In addition to injuries, the Habs also may have been the victim of a bad replay decision in the third period on Thursday. After Zibanejad redirected a Chris Neil pass from the right-wing boards into the net with his skate, the league looked at the goal. Despite overhead replays which seemed to reveal the puck being directed in with a distinct kicking motion, the goal was allowed to stand.
"It was a kicking motion, there's nothing you can do about it, it's a league decision," said Habs head coach Michel Therrien.
The Canadiens will try to stave off elimination tonight on home ice, where they were 14-7-3 as the host during the regular season.
Ottawa, which has never squandered a 3-1 series edge in its modern history, was 10-11-3 on the road this season.
If necessary, Game 6 of this series is scheduled for Saturday in Ottawa.


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One balmy day last week in the Rose Garden, President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law. He was surrounded by a cheerful group of Democratic and Republican senators and representatives — the main supporters of the legislation who had held its hand and walked it through the partisan minefield that Congress has become.
The JOBS Act is a reflection of Congress in the sense that it contains its own minefields as well as a swamp of unaddressed issues and work not done. Still, it might turn out to be the "game changer" that Obama claimed in his remarks at the signing.
The JOBS Act is the federal government's effort to resuscitate the initial public offering (IPO) market, which has been comatose since 2001 when the dot.com bubble burst and Congress responded with the Sarbanes-Oxley regulatory rules.
The two most significant structural changes in the JOBS Act stem from its creation of a new category of business and a new type of stock market.
The newly defined, "emerging growth companies" are those with revenues up to $1 billion a year, and the new law would cut them some slack in terms of the financial reporting now required for a public stock offering. To accommodate the hot, rapidly growing high-tech firms, for example, the new regulations would require only two years of externally audited financial statements instead of the three years now needed.
The new type of market, defined as "crowdfunding," would allow a company to sell up to $1 million worth of stock, through the Internet or any other way, without registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The size of each investment would be limited to $2,000 or, in some cases, to a percentage of the investor's annual income or net worth.
The JOBS Act is a typical piece of federal legislation, which means that it includes some extraneous goodies for various interest groups that have been waiting around so patiently. Provisions in the new law, for example, will remove the ban on advertising by hedge funds, which should prove interesting. Also, a private company can now avoid SEC registration of its shares until it has over 2,000 shareholders, while the previous limit had been 500.
Oddly enough, it is the small, unheralded provisions of the JOBS Act that will have more immediate effects on capital markets. The net effect of the two main thrusts of the new law — on crowdfunding and emerging growth companies — is less apparent.
Crowdfunding, for example, has been around on the Internet for a while, but it has generally been more effective at mobilizing donations than business capital. Whether it can make the transition to an investment market remains to be seen. There is also some doubt about the capability of the federal government to monitor crowdfunding to combat fraudulent schemes.
The establishment of a new category of emerging growth companies is more well-intentioned than well-aimed. For one thing, it has little to do with business start-ups, which rarely earn $1 billion ever, let alone in a year. Instead it looks like a helpful idea for the venture capitalists who have already capitalized a growing firm and want to take it public so they can take their money out. There is nothing wrong with that at all but it doesn't directly affect start-ups.
Exactly how helpful the JOBS Act will be to the IPO market isn't clear either, although to its credit, it can't hurt. It doesn't actually change the broad responsibilities of corporate officers under the Sarbanes-Oxley law, but merely loosens the requirements for outside verification of internal financial controls. Whether that will make a significant difference in the IPO market is anyone's guess.
The complexity of financial controls and the equally complex task of auditing them are significant issues issue for the market, although they are not addressed directly by the JOBS Act. The requirements laid on by Sarbanes-Oxley are difficult for any corporation to contend with, but they are especially daunting in the fluid, rapid-growth environment of a typical company launching an IPO.
The value of internal controls, and the questionable ability of regulations to detect faults, was illustrated by the recent IPO market stink bomb set off by Groupon, the Internet coupon company, when its dubious accounting practices led to several restatements of its financial condition.
On balance, the JOBS Act seems a rather half-hearted effort by Congress and the Obama administration to change the capital market for start-up businesses without a full dress review of Sarbanes-Oxley's effectiveness and unintended consequences. Chronology is not causality, but the IPO market has not fully regained consciousness since getting that Sarbanes-Oxley injection in 2002. It is hard to believe that is a coincidence.


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There's never a good time for scandal, but the departure Sept. 16 of two bosses from the Renault Formula One team over allegations the team had instructed one of its drivers to deliberately crash in a race last year couldn't have come at a worse time for the sport. In the wake of a threatened walkout by teams fuming at new cost-cutting rules, public squabbling over Formula One's leadership and an episode of spying, the latest revelation could tar the image of motor sport's blue-ribbon event irreparably. The collision by Renault's Nelson Piquet Jr. during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix enabling his teammate to snatch an unlikely victory endangered the driver, his rivals, race marshals and even the spectators. It was, wrote the Times of London's Simon Barnes "the worst single piece of cheating in the history of sport."
And yet it was more than that. In tough economic times, we rely on sport's sense of fairness, its heroes, for much needed relief. The worlds of business and finance and politics seem to be so full of deception that we like to grasp onto the idea naïve though this may be that a football match or a motor race can provide a moment of liberation from all that. So when sportsmen or women cheat scandals have sullied the image of baseball, cricket, cycling, rugby and soccer in recent times the disservice to fans, and the damage done to sports, is far deeper. Cheating doesn't just hurt sports but betrays our sense of what's right, what's fairly attainable. It punches us straight in our optimism.
True, athletes have overstepped the bounds for as long as games have been played: U.S. runner Fred Lorz hitched a ride in a car to win the 1904 Olympic marathon in St Louis; it's 90 years since a handful of Chicago White Sox players threw baseball's World Series. But in hard times, many sports have a history of showing the way. One of the reasons we follow teams is for the neat shot at resolution it can provide. Whatever else you may be struggling with in your life, watching your team fight another fairly and by the same set of rules offers a welcome victory over ambiguity regardless of who wins. In a painful recession it's not surprising that "people find an escape in [sport]," says Richard Crepeau, a history professor specializing in sport at the University of Central Florida. It offers the means "to get away from the difficulties of the moment."
Take the Great Depression of the 1930s. While attendance at U.S. baseball and football fixtures slumped, the games' following through newspapers and radio took off. Stories of gritty players overcoming adversity to triumph on the field were printed "almost ad nausea," says Crepeau. From the economic misery, heroes offered a diversion. When Joe Louis fought back to beat German Max Schmeling for the world heavyweight boxing crown in 1938, he later said, "the whole damned country was depending on me." Australia's greatest Depression heroes were a cricket player and a horse. Populated by local working class heroes, English soccer "provided a sense of national wellbeing at a time when other factors weren't able to do that," says Matthew Taylor, a professor of history at De Montfort University in Leicester.
Professional sports have changed a lot since the dark days of the Depression. Downturn or not, it's no longer cheap to follow a team first hand. Gentrified soccer stadiums and ballparks lean more heavily on corporate dollars than the wallet of the average fan. What's more, figuring out who's a real star, when so many top athletes are marketed as one, has never been trickier. But millions of fans still crave the distraction sport can offer: witness the frenzy that followed Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's electrifying performances at this summer's World Championship in Athletics.
Cheating betrays that following. At a time when its fans most needs their heroes, athletes and football players and racecar drivers have to understand that their responsibilities go beyond just winning a game or collecting their massive pay check. They carry our hopes. When they cheat on the field, they cheat us.


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Jax Refrigeration designs, installs, and services industrial refrigeration such as the refrigeration that you would find in supermarkets, warehouses, industrial manufacturing centers, etc.... We have clients like Nestle, MillerCoors, KwikTrip, and many more.
Companies that need industrial refrigeration. We are a National Company out of Jacksonville Florida. It would be nice if the logo could indicate cold in a warm climate. One idea I had was an alligator dressed like an eskimo.
We are looking for a logo represent our industrial refrigeration company.
We are very open to ideas at this point. The logo should probably indicate "cold"- since we do refrigeration units.
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Falooda is best described as a dessert beverage which is really corn vermicelli. This is a delicious combination of layered Falooda with milk, sweet basil and vanilla ice-cream. I like to serve this with mango. This can be an any-time snack! Falooda is popular with Mumbai road side vendors. This chilled beverage-dessert is the perfect way to cool off in the summer heat.Add to favorites
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On the evening of Friday 26 October, our first-ever, pop-up festival is setting up camp here for the week. Visitors arriving over the coming October half-term holiday period, 27 October to 2 November, will certainly be surprised when they come across some unusual displays and theatrical shows around the Museum...
Campsite characters will arrive at the Museum on Friday evening in Joni the campervan.
Sarah Punshon, our Darwin Centre Arts Events Programme curator, who's been planning this special event for over 3 months, tells us about the final preparations underway for The Campsite:
'I'm very excited about the unique performances and activities we've got in store for families this half-term – I can't wait to see visitors' faces when they come across The Campsite at the Museum!
'Vintage campervans, caravans and tents, each home to a playful performance or interactive installation inspired by Museum science, will be pitching up in and around the Darwin Centre this Friday evening, ready for Saturday's official opening. The Campsite is a unique mobile venue of theatre, art, music and film, created by young theatre company Field Trip, in collaboration with the Museum.
'The shows and activities are going to be a lot of fun and a welcome alternative for families if the usual popular places like the Dinosaurs gallery and the Central Hall get really busy.
Spot the roaming Lost Camper and point her or him in the right direction...
'We will have a few pop-up tents and attractions in unexpected places of the Museum - look out for our roaming Lost Campers, two "research scientists" who might need help finding their base camp - but most of the the action takes place in the Orange Zone around the Darwin Centre atrium area and outside on the Courtyard.
Become human specimen displays at The Campsite! Left, exhibition technician Ryan poses in one of the large specimen cases specially created; right, Museum joinery workshop manager Paul demonstrates the use of the giant pin, which incidentally should go through the thorax, Paul. Select images to enlarge them.
'As I write, the Museum joinery workshop team are putting the finishing touches to three human-sized display cases. These have been created specially for the Specimen Preparation Area activity in the Darwin Centre atrium, where visitors can be prepared for display by our energetic 'preparators' and dressed up as specimens to pose in the cases. So if you want to find out what it's like to be a Mammal or a Bird exhibit, now's your chance! But if you'd rather be an Insect, then there's always the option of being pinned into a giant drawer.
'Also in the atrium, there's an Audio Adventure to go on in a real polar tent. Two at a time, visitors can enter the tent, put on the headphones and follow the instructions they hear. You might find yourselves pretending to be a scientist visiting the Antarctic or diving under thick ice to collect samples, recording data, and meeting a penguin!
Children demonstrate two of the retro activities at The Campsite, Left: The Catalogue, where you can archive your own stories on vintage equipment; right, trying out the Audio Adventure.
'Outside on the Darwin Centre Courtyard, I'd recommend taking a seat in Lionel, the cinema in a campervan. Here you can choose from a menu of short science-inspired films. Or nearby, there's The Catalogue activity where our Archivist will be collecting stories about nature. Record your own story on cassette, type it up on a vintage typewriter, or draw a picture of it. The Archivist will carefully file it away – and perhaps later, someone else may need to use it, for research purposes...
'In the middle of the Courtyard there will be camping games to enjoy. And in a tent underneath the trees you can watch performances of an award-winning musical comedy about Charles Darwin, and listen to specially-commissioned songs about the weird and wonderful world of insects.
'For the last few weeks, a lot of my time has been spent match-making: putting artists and scientists together for interesting conversations, in the hope that something special will result. I feel confident we've succeeded.'
Inside every tent, caravan and campervan there'll be something special to discover. This tiny caravan above, currently being made by designer James Lewis, will hold a giant story about a blue whale.
The Campsite is the second in this year's programme of Darwin Centre art-and-play events. Whilst planning this one, Sarah and her team are already starting conversations with exciting artists about the third event – watch this space for more information.
The Campsite event is free to attend and runs from 27 October to 2 November.


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Hi Allan. Just found your advice page for the first time, and I'm diggin it. My problem is kinda strange. I don't want to be conceited, but….. I'm a very attractive 20 year old guy. I hate it. I have problems with anxiety, and sexual tension makes it much worse.
Because of the way I look, I find myself experiencing sexual tension with almost every girl I meet. I don't get many chances to ignore the tension and just feel uncomfortable around girls. I'm also a virgin. I don't know if losing the v-card is the problem, or if it's more complicated than that. (Also, size is definitely not the problem..)
I don't know how to relax when a girl eyes me down. It's come to the point where I've given up on trying to have sex. How can a lucky guy like me feel so unlucky. Once a girl is interested, I find myself unable to return that interest because anxiety takes hold. Any advice?
Okay, I can imagine a lot of people reading this email might say 'Fuck off you egoistical bastard'… But that's not me. I do find it strange that you have anxiety issue but you also hold yourself in such high regard. You could have written the same email to me, but left the 'I'm so good looking' part out because it really has no relevance to your problem…. OR DOES IT??
I actually think that the ego you hold is perhaps your problem with the ladies. You are putting yourself on a peddle stool, you are excepting a lot because you think you are giving a lot and the pressure of all of this is giving you anxiety and holding you back… Forget what you look like, I don't care if you are Brad Pitt… there is no use being Brad Pitt if you can't fuck Angelina! You need to relax! You get a lot of attention from girls, ignore it for a bit… stop putting so much pressure on yourself and I guarantee you that after you stop thinking about pulling a chick, it will just happen.
When you want something so much, you build it up into a major thing… you have less chance of it happening, you need to want it… release it and just relax as it will happen!
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Poecilostomatoida are an suborder of copepods. Although it was previously considered a separate order[1][2], recent research showed it to be nested within the Cyclopoida[3]
The classification of these copepods has been established on the basis of the structure of the mouth. In poecilostomatoids the mouth is represented by a transverse slit, partially covered by the overhanging labrum which resembles an upper lip. Although there is variability in the form of the mandible among poecilostomatoids, it can be generalized as being falcate (sickle-shaped).[1][2]
The antennules are frequently reduced in size and the antennae modified to terminate in small hooks or claws that are used in attachment to host organisms.[1][2]
Life cycle[edit]
As with many crustaceans, larval development is metamorphic with immature forms differing greatly from those of adults. Embryos are carried in paired or single sacs attached to first abdominal somite (as seen in the illustration of the female Sapphirina darwinii above right).[4][5]
Most poecilostomatoid copepods are ectoparasites of saltwater fish or invertebrates (including among the latter mollusks and echinoderms). They usually attach to the external surface of the host, in the throat-mouth cavity, or the gills.[1][2][6][7] One family of poecilostomatoid copepods, however, have evolved an endoparasitic mode of life and live deep within their hosts' bodies rather than merely attaching themselves to exterior and semi-exterior surface tissue.[1][2]
In addition to typical marine environments, poecilostomatoid copepods may be found in such very particular habitats as anchialine caves and deep sea vents (both hydrothermal vents and cold seeps). Here, many primitive associated copepods belonging to the Poecilostomatoida and Siphonostomatoida and have been found.[7] Representatives of one Poecilostomatoida family have successfully made the transition to freshwater habitats and host animals therein.[1][2]
List of families[edit]
There are over sixty families currently recognized within the group:[8]
- Abrsiidae
- Anchimolgidae
- Anomoclausiidae
- Antheacheridae
- Anthessiidae
- Bomolochidae
- Bradophilidae
- Catiniidae
- Chondracanthidae
- Clausidiidae
- Clausiidae
- Corallovexiidae
- Corycaeidae
- Echiurophilidae
- Entobiidae
- Erebonasteridae
- Ergasilidae
- Eunicicolidae
- Gadilicolidae
- Gastrodelphyidae
- Herpyllobiidae
- Intramolgidae
- Iveidae
- Jasmineiricolidae
- Kelleriidae
- Lamippidae
- Leaniricolidae
- Lichomolgidae
- Lubbockiidae
- Macrochironidae
- Makrostrotidae
- Mesoglicolidae
- Myicolidae
- Mytilicolidae
- Nereicolidae
- Octopicolidae
- Oncaeidae
- Paralubbockiidae
- Philichthyidae
- Philoblennidae
- Phyllodicolidae
- Pionodesmotidae
- Polyankyliidae
- Pseudanthessiidae
- Rhynchomolgidae
- Sabelliphilidae
- Saccopsidae
- Sapphirinidae
- Serpulidicolidae
- Shiinoidae
- Spiophanicolidae
- Splanchnotrophidae
- Strepidae
- Synapticolidae
- Synaptiphilidae
- Taeniacanthidae
- Telsidae
- Thamnomolgidae
- Tuccidae
- Umazurcolidae
- Urocopiidae
- Vahiniidae
- Ventriculinidae
- Xarifiidae
- Xenocoelomatidae
- ^ a b c d e f A. G. Humes & G. A. Boxshall (1996). "A revision of the lichomolgoid complex (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida), with the recognition of six new families". Journal of Natural History. 30 (2): 175–227. doi:10.1080/00222939600771131.
- ^ a b c d e f Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 132.
- ^ Khodami, S; McArthur, JV; Blanco-Bercial, L; Martinez Arbizu (2017). "Molecular Phylogeny and Revision of Copepod Orders (Crustacea: Copepoda)". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 9164. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06656-4.
- ^ J. K. Lowry (October 2, 1999). "Crustacea, the Higher Taxa: Description, Identification, and Information Retrieval".
- ^ "Introduction to Copepods" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2008.
- ^ Masahiro Dojiri & Roger F. Cressey (1987). "Revision of the Taeniacanthidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on fishes and sea urchins". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 447: 1–250. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.447.i. hdl:10088/5504.
- ^ a b "Introduction to Copepods" (PDF). University of Connecticut.
- ^ Geoff Boxshall, & T. Chad Walter (2019). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Poecilostomatoida". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Data related to Poecilostomatoida at Wikispecies
- Media related to Poecilostomatoida at Wikimedia Commons


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Kevin Sweeney: Guns, Militias, and the Second Amendment
February 5, 2013
Interview by William Sweet • Photo by Rob Mattson
The citizen soldier, ready to defend his family, property and liberty, is a powerful and cherished image, and one often invoked in debates around the Second Amendment and gun violence.
But that image just isn't accurate. According to Kevin M. Sweeney, professor of American studies and history, the militia man isn't who we think he is, and the Second Amendment doesn't do what we think it does. In short, he says, the NRA and the Supreme Court need a history lesson.
The BBC recently interviewed Sweeney about guns in American culture, and he has co-authored a piece in the current Chronicle of Higher Education with Saul Cornell '82, professor of history at Fordham University. Sweeney is at work on a book about guns in rural America.


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A portfolio that excites you: finding a quality portfolio with past work from a local photographer is an important first step. Many photographers have websites as well as web addresses that you can stop by to check out some of their past work. Some photographers may also have large film books or albums that you can check out to see some of the work that they have done in the past. As you are going through the portfolio, if you start to see images that get you really excited for your wedding or images that look different from typically generic wedding photos you may have seen in the past, there is a very good chance that you have an excellent wedding photographer that you could work with. Keep looking through portfolios until you find a photographer who has portfolio work that can be extremely exciting for you and your partner.
A photographer that's willing to do anything to get a great shot: don't be afraid to ask your photographer about some of the craziest experiences that they have had shooting a wedding. Asking photographers about times that they shot in exotic locations or times where they had to put themselves in some interesting positions in order to get the shot is a great way to see how far they will go to please their clients. The best and most creative wedding photographers understand just how important capturing your day can be. The most creative wedding photographers are more than happy to spend time getting into position or even setting up well ahead of time to make sure that they can get all the best angles during the ceremony or the types of shots you are looking for.
Ask about the equipment they use: If a professional photographer uses some unique equipment, there's a very good chance that you can have some creative wedding shots that are one-of-a-kind. Photographers that can incorporate the use of older style camera technology are perfect for capturing a completely vintage look for your wedding day. You may even have photographers that are comfortable using drones, special camera rigs, and lighting setups to create beautiful and unique shots throughout the evening. Getting some details on the types of photo equipment and editing equipment that a photographer has access to will show you just how creative they can be with your photos.
Ask about how your photos can be printed and presented: one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of photography at a wedding is what you can do with the photos afterward. Many modern photographers can create online Web albums and experiences for your guests as well as your family to access in the future. There are many photographers that also can prepare prints, items with your photos printed on them and more. Asking about some of the projects that can be created using your wedding photos is a great idea to get the most creative uses out of all of the beautiful shots that can be captured, printed and presented at your weddings. If you have any special requests see if the photographer can make them a possibility. We can prepare a quote for prints and other special items alongside a quote for your wedding through our contact and quote form that can be found on screen here.
Have them pitch ideas to you: most local wedding photographers know the wedding venues and reception halls in the area quite well. Don't be afraid to express some of your basic ideas for shots and what you want to capture on the day. If your photographer can help you with some creative shots in the area across the venues or they have some experience shooting at that particular venue, it is likely that you can be in very good hands. Photographers that know a venue quite well can often produce shots in areas that you may not have discovered through your initial walk-through. A photographer's vision as well as the way that they frame shots can really change depending on the area where you are having your wedding. With some of the creative ideas that your photographer may have, you could potentially have a shot of your entire wedding party and family on the steps of the venue or even some creative shots from the top of a church venue looking down after the wedding. If some of the ideas that your photographer is having don't resonate well with you, consider trying interviewing somebody else!
Have someone with their own artist's voice: A wedding photographer in Port Riddell that's willing to try too many different styles can be considered inconsistent in some cases. A photographer that frames the same shots for every wedding and produces set shots in the exact same portrait style can be considered to be a little boring. Choose a photographer that has their own unique artistic style and style of shooting but a photographer that also has some flexibility in their work. A photographer that has a vision and that crafts an image in their own artistic style has value and has been using their creativity over years to build images that are part of their brand. The purpose and the art style that these photographers have will give you a better story and narrative in all of your wedding photos.
Ask about improvisation: There are bound to be accidents and small hiccups throughout your wedding. Any wedding is a live event and 1 million things can go wrong but if the photographer is able to control the situation while pictures are happening and capture the moment in its most favorable light, its possible to keep the show on the road. Don't be afraid to ask your photographer about how they are able to improvise, what happens if their equipment breaks down, how they can organize everyone and how they can help you get the creative shots that you want during your wedding. Any photographer needs to know how to control a crowd as well as overcome various difficulties that can occur during photos and throughout a wedding day. A photographer that is creative and calm under pressure can be a huge asset to helping you keep your nerves during the most stressful periods during the day. Having a photographer that brings lots of extra equipment, support for storage when editing files and more is extremely important to securing your investment as well as keeping in the best frame of mind throughout the day. A photographer that has experience with improvising or even a story about a time where they had to find a solution very quickly at a wedding is going to really be an asset to your wedding day.
Make sure they can understand your needs as a client: you need to feel very comfortable in the relationship that you are forming with your photographer. Giving them some creative control so that they can tell your story from their creative vision is important but you also have to end up with photos you are going to love. Creativity isn't something that should be stifled by the photographer should also know exactly the types of shots and the type of narrative that you are trying to tell. If you have a good feeling of rapport with your photographer through the process of planning out your wedding photos, there's a good chance that they will continue to repeat your wishes throughout the day. Make sure that there is a fair amount of conversation upfront as you can often forget some of the main shots and preferences that you had during the very emotional day that will be your wedding. We sell more than just a wedding package to clients, we want to be a part of your wedding and help you create memories.
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By Javi Infante
When I found out I was pregnant I was nine weeks along, and in a new relationship with someone who was not the father of my baby. My boyfriend had just arrived from his three-month boot camp with the Marine Corps, we had been in love years back and reconnected after he got home. This was finally our chance to be happy together. But that's not how things turned out.
At 20 years old, I was scared, but excitedly anticipated the arrival of this baby, even as it was a baby that had been conceived too late into the relationship between his father and I. I was mentally and emotionally way out of that loop, but I stuck it out because I had always wanted to be a mother and figured I knew this guy enough (we had been together for one and a half years) to let him be the father of my first baby. I thought, "Everything always works out for the better," but until that moment I hadn't learned what that really meant.
My pregnancy was a dream. I never felt sick, except for when cashews and scrambled eggs were near me. I slept for hours on end face down until about 20 weeks (five months) of gestation because that's when I started to show. I loved rubbing my belly, running my fingertips in circles, already loving what was in my growing womb, feeling him move. I thought how lucky I was to finally meet my son that August in 2008 while I endured an unbearably hot summer. At 39 weeks, his father, my mom, and I checked into Valley Presbyterian Hospital to have my cesarean section. The doctor had told me in order to save me the possible pain from my hip dislocation, his best bet was to cut me open instead of risking having my hips add on pain while birthing my son.
My Marine boyfriend was long gone because I chose to not be taken care of by him and have to lie to my son about who his real father was. He had tried to be compassionate, and offered to pay for an abortion to get rid of this thing that stood between us and our happiness. I declined. He offered to take care of me with the condition to never tell the baby that his biological father even existed, he wanted to take over completely, but something didn't feel right about that and we broke up. That's entirely another story to tell.
After my epidural, I felt everything go fast. I was just another patient in the doctor and nurses' busy schedules. I felt myself slowly decline from then. They had to connect oxygen tubes through my nose as it got harder for me to breathe, they kept on pulling me side to side, everything was numb from the waist down, but I felt the pressure. After a few minutes, I heard what sounded to me like the loud meow of a kitten, high-pitched and catching up to his lungs. His father brought him over, wrapped in the hospital's blanket and a beanie.
Paolo looked pink, and too pretty to be a newborn, his eyes learning to open. The nurses took him, and moved me quickly to the recovery room. The numbness began to leave my body, I started to feel my abdomen hurt, swollen, bruised, it was a stapled wound. What was once stretched out 43 inches around my core was now flat, like a deflated balloon. Soreness ran from my center all through my body. I cried. Still drugged, I attempted to stretch my hand for someone to hold me, but there was no one who understood my pain.
I continued to feel the physical pain from surgery for a good two months after. My sleep pattern had changed drastically. My breasts were heavy with milk, but also sore and hot. Paolo wouldn't latch onto me, he wasn't drinking my milk, and it was accumulating. He cried. I cried. I woke up every two hours to feed him, and rock him back to sleep. I had difficulty getting up, moving around, laughing, being myself. I felt different, there was nothing left of who I was just months ago. I was unhappy. I wasn't enjoying anything of this new stage in my life. I felt out of place, like I didn't belong. I felt I had wished for something that was granted to me, but then realized I didn't want it.
I wanted to sleep and not look at my scarred and stretch-marked stomach, slip in my jeans and escape to the beach, but I couldn't. Every day for three years I wanted to run away from this, from motherhood, from this anchoring sense of entrapment. Holding my son did not fulfill me. I thought of a million other things I could be doing except this. Yet, I had to be there. I would talk myself out of the 'I wanna be free' thoughts. I had to pull through somehow. This looked like post-partum depression.
When Paolo was nine months old his father and I split. I felt relieved, free again. I had not factored in that I was undocumented, a single mother, and a student. Everything started building up too quickly and came tumbling down on me. I moved in with my boss at the time, another single mother who had a stable financial situation. But within a few days of moving in, she sat me down to tell me that she realized that she had overextended herself by inviting me to move in, that she was cutting my salary down from $1,200 to $400 a month because I was living there with my son and she was paying for rent and bills. My car had stopped working. I was unable to move around, I couldn't move out and get another job because she did not trust anyone else with her son and I didn't have another contact to lead me to a new job. I felt trapped yet again, it had to be a nightmare.
I went through these obstacles while living with post-partum depression. I fell deeper into a sense of helplessness. I had gotten used to sleeping four to five hours a night. Paolo wasn't eating right, I was sharing living space with someone who did not want me or my son around. I had to hold on to him. I had to dig within myself and find the mother I could be. She had always been there, where was she now? I cried almost every night. I stopped caring about what I wore. I lived to care for the babies at home. I became very attached to my son, and understood it wasn't his fault. But I felt alone. It was hard for me to see a way out. I would bring myself down and ask the same questions. 'If only I had papers. If only I had chosen to be with the right guy. If only I had not gotten myself into so much shit.' The questioning was never ending.
Eventually, I left that house. I moved back to my mom's place. I was without a job for some time. In school I heard about undocumented students gathering to advocate for the DREAM Act which was going to come up for a vote and would give us papers if it passed. I joined the club at school, and quickly became one of its officers. We began to join the actions taking place in downtown L.A. with other groups that had formed. I connected with other undocumented youth, and for the first time I felt that I belonged. They had all gone through difficulties as a result of not having papers.
I had been student body president in high school, I was chosen "most likely to succeed" by our class, had been accepted into a four-year college that I declined because I had no clue about what resources were available to me. College had always been a dream for me. And so, meeting people who felt the same way gave me a sense of belonging. We were together advocating for our own rights, and hope held us together. I had never felt so identified with another group in my life. I had always been sort of an outcast. I felt inspired by their stories, by the efforts to raise our issues at a national level. I devoted myself to building a movement in my area.
I founded the San Fernando Valley Dream Team in January of 2011, and worked as if I was getting paid for it (I wasn't). I found purpose in this work. I met people that became my friends, and still are. The undocumented immigrant youth movement saved me from depression. It gave me a sense of validation. It took me out of that emotional shithole I was in. Slowly, I bloomed.
I met amazing people through advocating, people that connected me to other people for job opportunities. I gained a greater sense of identity, embraced motherhood and tapped into my power to influence my son's life. Paolo is a loving and kind five-year-old boy who teaches me compassion on a daily basis. He has been the closest experience to a miracle for me. I have learned to love me through loving him. His father left the country two years ago and never calls or helps financially. I've had a steady job for over two years now which allowed me to move out on my own. I went back to school last semester. I am applying to transfer in the fall.
I learned that life is a process of overcoming obstacles the best way we can. Sometimes we don't have the tools to do this, but finding community and support can be a catalyst for our own change and our becoming happier, better people. I am proud to say that I am an undocumented single mother who has learned to navigate a system that was never meant to help me thrive, yet here I am, living by my own rules.


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NEW YORK - J.C. Penney is bringing back sales.
The struggling department store chain this week will begin adding back some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring shoppers who were turned off when the discounts disappeared, CEO Ron Johnson told The Associated Press.
Penney also plans to add price tags or signs for more than half of its merchandise to show customers how much they're saving by shopping at the chain - a strategy used by a few other retailers. For store-branded items such as Arizona, Penney will show comparison prices from competitors.
The reversal comes on the eve of the one-year anniversary of its original vow to almost completely get rid of the sales that Americans covet but that cut into a store's profits. The idea was to offer everyday low prices that customers could count on rather than the nearly 600 fleeting discounts, coupons and sales it once offered.
The bold plan has been closely watched by others in the retail industry, which commonly offers deep discounts to draw shoppers. But so far, the experiment has served as a cautionary tale of how difficult it is to change shoppers' habits: Penney next month is expected to report its fourth consecutive quarter of big sales drops and net losses. After losing more than half of its value, Penney's stock is trading at about $19. And the company's credit ratings are in junk status.
Johnson, who rolled out the pricing plan shortly after taking the top job in November 2011, told The Associated Press the latest moves are not a "deviation" from his strategy but rather an "evolution."
"Our sales have gone backward a little more than we expected, but that doesn't change the vision or the strategy," said Johnson, who previously masterminded Apple Inc.'s retail stores and Target Corp.'s cheap chic fashion strategy. "We made changes, and we learned an incredible amount. That is what's informing our tactics as we go forward."
The pricing strategy has been a key part of Johnson's plan to reinvent Penney, which had failed to change with the times as its competitors updated their stores to make them cool places to shop. The plan includes adding hip new brands such as Joe Fresh and replacing racks of clothing with small shops-within-stores by 2015. But this isn't the first time the pricing strategy has been tweaked.
When it was rolled out in February 2012, the plan entailed permanently slashing prices on everything in the store by 40 percent. Penney decided to have just 12 monthlong sales events on some merchandise. And there would be periodic clearance events throughout the year.
But the new pricing plan wasn't well received on Wall Street or Main Street, so six months after launching it, Johnson ditched the monthlong sales, saying that they were too confusing to shoppers. Johnson said Penney has learned that people don't shop on a monthly basis, but rather they buy when they need something for say, back-to-school or during the winter holidays. And during those times, he said, they're looking for even more value.
"I still believe that the customer knows the right price, but they want help," he said.


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22nd January 2018
Grayling San Francisco managing director, Alan Dunton asks what can be learned from Snap's latest travails.
Snap, the-struggling-to-swim social network, has an information problem … in this case, information it does not want to leave its walls, leaves its walls in the form of employee leaks. Leaking information is not a novel concept. Many companies strategically leak information when they want to puff up their chests or test the waters before officially going public with something. Apple, the company known for out-iterating its competition, feeds its legions of true-believers with details of its biggest reveals all the time to ensure it maximizes its annual hype-cycles.
But what happens when employees share sensitive information, such as the state of company morale and sales performance, either on-purpose or inadvertently? Well, it depends on the situation, but often, the result of the general public finding out about the inner-workings, or in Snap's case, struggles, that information can greatly compound the challenges with which it is already contending.
Last week, Snap's legal team decided it needed to take action, so it sent an internal memo to all employees threatening jail time for leaking information. This memo was picked up by Fortune, Gizmodo, Vanity Fair, and Business Insider to name a few. Cheddar is credited with breaking the news. Despite not being present for their internal debate on this subject, I am quite certain generating tons of news about this memo was not their key objective.
But companies do need to communicate sensitive information to their employees, and sometimes they must do so in very strong terms. Some pointers:
One thing Snap is good at is taking punches. So, while this news will likely be a distraction this week, Snap will likely come out of the experience with only a couple of new bruises and further refinements to its playbook for handling tough news in the future.
Alan Dunton is managing director of Grayling San Francisco and has managed his share of issues for tech companies. Follow him on Twitter: @AlanBlast
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Anemia therapy with Epoetin beta in adjuvant breast cancer treatment and evaluation of transferrinsaturation (TSAT)
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Introduction: Due to the prevalence of functional iron deficiency in many cancer patients, a hematological response to epoetin treatment may be reduced. Recent studies suggest a markedly increased hematological response to epoetin treatment when patients with reduced availability of functional iron (TSAT < 20%) are given intravenous iron together with epoetin therapy. To assess the value of these findings in the daily practice of our outpatient clinic, we evaluated incidence, prevalence and therapy of anemia and functional iron deficiency in cancer patients.
Patients and methods: 60 consecutive patients with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy (73% receiving epirubicin (E) 100mg/m2, Cyclophosphamid (C) 600 mg/m2 administered on day 1 every 3 wks , 4 cycles, 26% receiving EC followed by docetaxel 1000 mg/m2 or paclitaxel 175mg/m2 every 3 wks , 4 cycles) received Epoetin beta (NeoRecormon®) 30.000 IU per week when Hb-levels dropped below 11 g/dl, with the aim to correct the anemia and stabilize Hb-values in the range of 12-13 g/dl, according to the EORTC guidelines. Iron parameters (Ferritin, TSAT) were monitored throughout the therapy, and intravenous iron supplementation was given when TSAT was below 20%.
Results: Median Hb-level at baseline was 13 g/dl. During CT, Hb-levels dropped below 11 g/dl after a median time of 5 weeks in 43 patients (72%), and epoetin therapy was initiated. The median time to response to Epoetin beta treatment was 4 weeks. 63% of the patients who received Epoetin treatment reached target Hb-levels above 12g/dl, and an additional 7% of patients had their Hb-levels stabilised above 11 g/dl. The median Hb-levels after 12 weeks of Epoetin therapy reached 11.4 g/dl. Iron parameters (TSAT, Ferritin and serum iron) were within the normal range in all but 2 patients, who received intravenous iron (TSAT < 20%). Only one patient required blood transfusions.
Conclusion: We found that over 70% of patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant CT developed anemia at some time during adjuvant CT. Treatment with Epoetin beta proofed to be a highly effective therapy in these patients. The incidence of functional iron deficiency measured as TSAT < 20%, is low and therefore does not seem to be a critical aspect in this patient group.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 2.2 million people, or more than one in every four Americans who signed up for private health coverage under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, have inconsistent data in their applications that could lead to them losing coverage in isolated cases, officials said on Wednesday.
Republicans, who have made the law known as Obamacare a top issue for November's midterm congressional elections, pounced on the disclosure as fresh evidence that it poses an unworkable burden for Americans.
But officials denied that the data issues rise to the level of problem enrollments, saying consumers in many cases included data on income, citizenship and immigration that is more up to date than federal records show. They said most of the problems will be sorted out by the end of the summer.
The data discrepancies, first reported by the Associated Press, surfaced a day before the U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up a final confirmation vote on Obama's nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as Secretary of Health and Human Services, the official chiefly responsible for Obamacare implementation.
More than 8 million people enrolled in private health insurance from October through mid-April via new online healthcare marketplaces established under the law in all 50 states.
The marketplaces provide subsidized coverage for consumers with qualifying income but the information must be checked to confirm that it is accurate. Data errors that go unaddressed can lead to demands for repayment and even coverage cancellations.
"A 25 percent error rate is simply unacceptable when it comes to proper use of scarce taxpayer dollars. Even worse, today's announcement once again illustrates how the President's bloated health care law has left American families and taxpayers in financial limbo," said Senator Orrin Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report showing that 1.2 million people filed health insurance enrollment applications with questionable income data, while 461,000 had issues with citizenship and 505,000 with immigration.
CMS said 59 percent of the applications are within a 90-day window for resolving data problems and said that "thus far, the vast majority of cases are resolved affirmatively."
Consumers experience regular changes in income and various life circumstances and the law accounts for these kinds of situations," CMS sad. "It is not surprising that there are income discrepancies given that this is a brand new process."
But the agency also acknowledged that some applications could be terminated if unresolved.
"Two million consumers are not at risk of losing coverage -they simply need to work with us in good faith to provide additional information that supports their application for coverage and we are working through these cases expeditiously," CMS spokesman Aaron Albright said.
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We want to simplify packaging and maintenance of Marble. And we want to make it easier for KDE application authors to link against the marble library by getting rid of a kde-edu dependency.
So starting with KDE 4.5 the Marble source code is supposed to be reorganized:
1. Jens-Michael ("jmho") starts to get rid of QTONLY in MarbleDirs.
2. Get rid of all the kde specific cmake code below marble/src/lib (no "if (QTONLY)" anymore)