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16 U.S. Code § 673b - National Elk Refuge in Wyoming
The following-described lands of the Jackson Hole National Monument are made a part of the National Elk Refuge and shall be administered hereafter in accordance with the laws applicable to said refuge:sixth principal meridian
Township 42 north, range 116 west: Those portions of sections 24, 25, 26, and 35 lying east of the east right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 187, and lying south and east of the north and west bank of the Gros Ventre River.
Township 42 north, range 115 west: Those portions of sections 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, and 19 lying south and east of the north and west bank of the Gros Ventre River; section 20; section 29, northwest quarter; section 30, north half.
Township 41 north, range 116 west: Entire portion now in Jackson Hole National Monument except that portion in section 2 lying west of the east right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 187.
Containing in all six thousand three hundred and seventy-six acres, more or less.
Source(Sept. 14, 1950, ch. 950, § 2,64 Stat. 849.)
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We've all heard the disappointing news coming from team BRIC: Brazil's boom has slowed to a trickle with GDP growth in 2012 predicted to be just 1%. The lofty 3.1% figure previously touted by the Brazilian Central Bank turned out to be achievable, but only through some, err, inventive accounting. Brazil's growth prospects remain uncertain, but one thing is for sure: the upcoming World Cup and Olympics Games are going to be huge drivers of infrastructure spending. This presents several significant investment opportunities. Before discussing them, let's first take a closer look at the country's economic climate.
Even with Brazilian Bank Itaú predicting a 1.5% boost in GDP from the World Cup alone, there is good reason to proceed with caution if you're looking to increase your exposure to the Brazilian market in the near future. The credit-driven consumption that drove Brazil's growth in the past decade is now slowing. Even with state-owned banks offering low interest rates, households are becoming more and more unwilling to borrow. Twenty-three percent of disposable income is now tied up servicing existing debt from purchases of things like cars, televisions, and home appliances. This is cause for concern, especially in a country where an estimated 80% of GDP is tied to consumption. That said, nearly 165 million potential consumers in the country are predicted to spend between $3 billion and $6 billion by the end of 2013.
Another source of worry is China. Brazilian commodity exports, mostly heading for China, more than doubled since 2005 and now account for 14% of GDP. But with Chinese growth rates and global commodity prices beginning to fall, Brazil's medium and long term growth prospects are put in jeopardy.
Over the next four years, the government plans to spend R$955 billion (around US$470 billion) on 12,265 projects to improve roads, railroads, seaports, airports, stadiums as well as the country's energy generation and distribution systems.
The important thing to realize is just how desperately Brazil's infrastructure needs every penny.
The country that is about to host the two largest mega-events in the world is a country where 14% of roads are paved (most of them in São Paulo). It's a country who's infrastructure ranked 104th out of 142 countries in a World Economic Forum survey. The huge need for timely infrastructure improvements coupled with the anticipated government expenditure translates into a significant opportunity for investors.
The first thing to do is take a close look at the EGShares Brazil Infrastructure ETF (NYSEMKT: BRXX), which is comprised of 30 leading companies that represent Brazil's infrastructure sectors. The Top 10 holdings and weightings are
- Ultrapar Holdings Inc (UGPA3): 6.31%
- Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo (SBSP3): 5.83%
- Embraer S.A. (EMBR3): 5.54%
- CESP - Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo Pfd Shs -B- (CESP6): 5.25%
- CPFL Energy SA (CPFE3): 5.09%
- BR Malls Participacoes S.A. (BRML3): 4.95%
- Tractebel Energia S.A. (TBLE3): 4.86%
- Gerdau SA (GGBR3): 4.64%
- Weg SA (WEGE3): 4.05%
Buying this ETF is a nice strategic play. It's cheap relative to iShares MSCI Brazil Index - the more talked about Brazilian ETF - and yields over a full percentage point more (3.78% versus 2.52%). And by gaining broad exposure to utilities (27.19%), industrials (19.48%), basic materials (14.37%), real estate (11.32%), consumer cyclicals (6.51%), energy (5.38%), and communication services (4.49%), you're well positioned to reap the benefits of Brazil's infrastructure spending binge.
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This global architectural giant was awarded the contract to design the master plan of the Rio 2016 Olympic Park. If the name sounds familiar, it may be because they were given the same job for the 2012 London Olympics, or possibly because they hold a host of multi-million dollar planning and construction contracts around the globe. AECOM is the best at what they do (they beat out over 100 other firms for the Rio contract) but their task is daunting: transform an infrastructure nightmare into a well oiled machine before 2 million or so expected tourists descend on Rio in 2016.
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Two years ago the company invested $180 million to set up a production facility in the city of Campo Largo and expand an existing facility in Piracicaba. They're well positioned to take advantage of the construction boom in the coming years. But for Caterpillar, that's not the full story. With the discovery of pré-sal reserves that could contain as much as 100 billion barrels of oil, the marine and petroleum offshore markets are primed for sustained growth and Caterpillar is already cashing in: they recently secured a contract to power 16 offshore supply vessels.
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After pressure from FIFA, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff announced the government will temporarily suspend a law banning the consumption and sale of beer inside stadiums for the duration of the Cup. As a FIFA World Cup Sponsor with exclusive "pouring rights" inside all stadiums during the 2014 World Cup, AB-Inbev stands to benefit substantially from the decision. Ambev, the company's Brazilian subsidiary, is the biggest brewery in Latin America. Its brand portfolio includes beers like Antarctica, Brahma, Bohemia, Skol, Stella Artois and soft drinks like Guaraná Antarctica.
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Brazil is scrambling to improve its shoddy infrastructure and is spending tremendous amounts of cash to do so. Its mid to long term growth prospects are uncertain, but the economic sectors that will drive the construction boom represent lucrative investment opportunities.
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Kroger fills pet prescriptions
The retail chain now carries many animal-only medications in all of its pharmacies -- and dozens are included in the store's $4 generic drug program.
When their fat cat, Jeannie, needed to take daily doses of prednisone a few years ago, my friends Jill and Andrew spent hundreds of dollars filling her prescriptions at the vet's office. Now, if her health issues flare up again, they can get Jeannie's meds from the local Fred Meyer, part of the Kroger chain of stores.
After a successful pilot program last year, Kroger is now offering prescription medications for pets at all of its pharmacies nationwide, the Houston Chronicle reports. The chain operates more than 2,400 grocery-retail stores in 31 states.
Hundreds of pet medications are available at the pharmacies, and many are included in Kroger's generic drug program, through which typical dosages are available for $4 for a 30-day supply or $10 for a 90-day supply, according to the Kroger website.
Though many pharmacy chains fill pet prescriptions when the medications are those used by both humans and animals, Kroger is one of relatively few that sell pet-specific medications, according to the Chronicle. Also, Target offers its PetRX pet prescriptions program in 670 of its pharmacies in 24 states.
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Americans love their pets, and we spend a lot of money on them. According to a recent survey of pet owners by the American Pet Products Association, 62% of U.S. households -- 72.9 million homes -- have at least one pet. The APPA estimates 2011 spending on pets to top a record $50 billion.
Prescription pet meds were once mostly available only through veterinarians, with a markup of up to 100%, Bob Fountain of Fountain Agricounsel told the Chronicle. The entry of retailers such as Kroger into the pet meds business, as well as a growing online market, is a significant change in the industry.
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The proposed Fairness to Pet Owners Act, introduced in Congress last April, would require vets to write out prescriptions when customers ask for them. This would make it easier for pet owners to shop around and find the best price, but could cut into veterinary office profits.
Veterinarians, who depend on prescriptions for as much as one-fourth of their income, say that as drug sales decline, their fees will go up, which may make their services too expensive for some people, The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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The increased availability of pet meds via retailers and online services could be bad for Bowser in other ways.
Pharmacists accustomed to serving human patients won't have the expertise to closely supervise a pet's medication, and might not catch errors, inconsistencies or drug interactions that could negatively impact animals.
"One of the important things to think about are that the pharmacists may not show the pet owner how to apply the medication on their pet," Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, chief medical officer with Banfield Pet Hospitals, told Business Insider. "You'll get the drugs cheaper at drugstores, but what's often missed is the education the veterinarian provides."
Vets also question whether retailers and online providers are buying directly from the manufacturer or from third parties, where the quality could be questionable.
But Marla Fielder, assistant director of pharmacy in Kroger's Southwest division, told the Chronicle that its pet medications come directly from the manufacturer. She said:
We follow very strict procedures to make sure we keep the pedigree intact and give our customers high-quality products. We do use a secondary wholesaler on occasion, and their products are shipped directly from the manufacturer as well.
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This article could not be further from the truth about the ability of pharmacist to treat pets. Don't forget we too are pet owners. We do know the in and outs of all medications for pets and humans. To suggest that we would not know how to tell a pet owner how to apply an ointment or cream to the pet is ludicrous to say the least. We do this every day and for a lot more different types of medication. Once again someone trying to protect their turf in the medical field by slamming other health field professionals. My daughter is a vet surgical tech. Who does she call when the vets have problems about medication information. You guessed it., Dadd the pharmacist. Who by the way is a clinical specialist in practice since 1968.
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Actually Chipps-R.Ph as a pharmacist you are NOT allowed to "treat animals" or prescribe medications for anyone. These are responsibilities that are reserved for Veterinarians, and it is their additional schooling and expertise that enables them to do this, which you do not have. And while many pharmacists do have knowledge pertaining to pharmacology and pharmacodynamics in animals as well as people the majority of a Pharmacist's education focuses on people, and not animals and thus they would not be the foremost authority regarding drug interactions in animals.
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Hartford, CT – The Pirates saw their 7 game point streak come to an end as they were defeated 4-1 by the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday. Lucas Lessio tallied the lone Pirates goal in the loss.
The game got off to a hot start, as Hartford's Darroll Powe was dragged down in front of the Pirates net just 1:57 into the game and was awarded a penalty shot. Mark Visentin stoned Powe's attempt to keep the game scoreless. JT Miller got the Wolf Pack on the board 6 minutes later, beating Visentin to give Hartford a 1-0 lead at 8:03 of the first. Rookie sensation Danny Kristo gave Hartford a 2-0 advantage at 15:15 of the first period, and the Pirates had a two goal deficit after the first.
Brandon Mashinter extended the Hartford lead at 2:27 of the second, beating Visentin for his first goal of the season. The Pirates attempted to respond on their 3 power play opportunities, but failed to capitalize. As the intensity of the game picked up, a number of penalties assessed after a scrum left the Pirates on a 5 on 3 penalty kill at 16:07, but the Pirate penalty kill stepped up to kill off the two minute 2 man disadvantage.
The Pirates were given a golden opportunity just minutes into the third period, as Tobias Rieder was awarded a penalty shot 1 minute into the third, but his shot rang off the post. Lucas Lessio finally broke through for the Pirates at 5:17 of the third with the power play tally, the first power play for the Pirates in 4 games. Lessio's 4th of the year was assisted by Brandon Shinnimin. Ryan Bourque gave Hartford the 3 goal advantage again at 8:51 of the third with his third goal of the season to seal the win for the Wolf Pack.
The Pirates saw their seven game regulation unbeaten streak come to an end, as well as their 4 game overtime streak. 9 fighting majors were assessed between the two teams and a total of 72 penalty minutes were assessed during the game. The Pirates went 1 for 5 on the power play while Hartford was held scoreless on their 3 man advantages.. Mark Visentin took the loss for the Pirates to drop to 6-5-1 on the year, while Wolf Pack goaltender Jeff Malcolm earned his first professional victory for Hartford.
The Pirates get back to action on Friday against the Worcester Sharks at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee for their annual Black Friday Game. Puck drops at 7 PM. The Pirates are offering a buy one get one 50% off deal at Pirates Treasure, the official merchandise store of the Pirates, as well as 20% of Flex Packs all day. Tickets are available by calling the Colisee Box Office on Friday at (207) 283-2009 ext. 525 and online at thecolisee.com.


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Unity 4: Linux Publishing Preview: What, How, and Wherefore
Hi, we're Na'Tosha and Levi, a couple of the developers responsible for Linux publishing in Unity 4. We've seen that you're happy about Unity 4.0′s Linux publishing preview – so are we!
We worked very hard to include this feature in Unity 4.0, so we've made a video explaining why supporting Linux publication is important to us, and how it can benefit Unity game developers.
If you have questions we didn't address in the video, please feel free to post them below and we'll do our best to answer them.
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You fucking rock!
*big smiles*
will this have a native 64bit client?
That is great news indeed! I and so many other Linux enthusiasts are looking forward to giving it a go ;¬)
@Chris – Yes, we are providing export options for native 32-bit (x86) and native 64-bit (amd64) players.
Chris: Yes.
Thanks guys :)
1. When you say "Linux"… what distributions are supported ? Only Ubuntu ?
2. Well be possible, in future versions, to work with the Editor in a Linux system ? (aka "port the application).
1. Players exported from Unity will run out of the box on most modern Linux systems, but we are only providing *official* support for 64-bit or 32-bit Ubuntu Linux with vendor-made graphics drivers.
2. We currently have no plans or commitments to port the editor to Linux.
Thanks for standalone desktop Linux support!
When Unity web player plugin will support Linux?
Thank you very fucking much. We (linux community) really appreciate it. Keep rocking. (BOW)
@q4a – We don't have a current plan to ship a webplayer for Linux, but the future is always uncertain.
I just have to say that I LOVE YOU BOTH !, thanks for this linux player!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Nice works,
Btw, Unity3D on Ubuntu Unity (http://unity.ubuntu.com/). Much confusion to come. ;)
@ZJP — Yes, we're aware. It's quite an unfortunate name collision, but I suppose the confusion might be entertaining for awhile :-)
Thank you guys!! Linux for home users need this!! thank you! :)
Great work !
@Na'Tosha Bard: webplayer support on Linux seems to be the next logical step, I'm looking forward to it ! ;)
What about Unity3d IDE in Linux? It would be great to develop games inside Linux enviroment
You guys are awesome!!! :D Thank you for doing this! I am a big fan of Linux but all the programs I use (Unity, 3DS Max) are not compatible now you are making that happen thank you! :D
This is amazing!! thank you guys and keep pushing for Linux
hail the penguin!!
Will this be a new add feature that requires a purchase? or will it be a free feature?
@Nate – It is a free feature.
Do you think it would be much work to get a published linux game to work on, say, Fedora? (legacy core 5, kernel 2.6.x)
@Adam – Fedora Core 5 is quite old (released in 2006 and end-of-life'd in 2007); likely the system C/C++ libraries on that system will be too old to run a player exported from Unity.
However most players will likely work fine out of the box on a *recent* installation of Fedora.
Good start ! Next one, the linux webplayer… then the linux editor… pleaaase….
This is a step in the right direction. Looking forward to trying this out!
Did I just saw in the video Unity3D Profiler running in the Ubuntu while you were testing Rochard level :)
How much money, you nedd (crowdfunding) for a linux editor? :3
thank you for bringing unity3d to linux!!!! :D Linux is such a great platform and im very very happy!! steam and later this! i must be in the computer heaven! Linux is the reason i got interested in computers "software, hardware" im so happy!
@sENSEr – Actually I was running the profiler from the editor inside OS X and connected to the Linux player remotely. As for Rochard, well, we have a large number of user-submitted games and projects that we use for testing/debugging/optimizing.
You rock,
Hi, do the development tools work in Linux as well?
Oops! Read the answer above: "@Nevat 2. We currently have no plans or commitments to port the editor to Linux."
Thanks for making the player, dev. tools would be pretty awesome too.
Will Linux exports have any limitations like Mobile building or will it support all the unity features.
@Blue Wall — No, the Editor does not work in Linux.
@Martin — No, not as far as we are aware; it should support all Unity features.
Very happy with Linux support in Unity3D. Considering switching to this engine just for this feature!
Awesome, you guys rock!!!
anything ontopic? i dont care how long have you been using lumix, but I would love to see some facts about the work done. i might be alone in this fapping community with these needs?!?!
@loky – You are welcome to read the practical details about Linux support in the Linux section of the Unity 4 FAQ: http://unity3d.com/unity/4/faq
Linux games. Go you beautiful thing.
Thank you for your efforts. Your work is appreciated.
play unity 3d game on ubuntu unity
Thank you guys! It's a great step I hope others to follow.
Thank you for this.
I wold suport some crowdfounding for the linux ide.
Thanks people!
It's a happy notice. With this addition Unity3d will start the linux as a real games platform.
You don't imagine how much this make me happy!
Thanks a lot!
is BSGO (by Bigpoint) will be able to play on linux platform?
@dlnix – Unfortunately, BSGO would require a Linux webplayer, and we are only shipping a standalone player.
Will the webplayer support linux? Are you guys considering it?
@Pete – We don't have any current plans to support the webplayer on Linux, but as is always the case, the future is never decided.
@Pete – Native Client export for Chrome runs on Linux, though, IIRC – that's kind of like a webplayer…
Thank You
Real life heroes!
OMG! You are from that few companies that said "It will be on linux some day but not now" and really do it. I'm thinking this world become better every day although a little slowly (and only in computer terms).
Pure awesome. Finally some realization that, although the linux market share is obviously small, the developer influence is high. I can only hope it does well for you and a linux web player will follow. Great work!
can you at least give an unstable preview by now?
@ohad, Linux publishing will be available soon in Unity 4. Those who have pre-ordered Unity 4 will have early access to this feature via the beta.
for all of you guys asking for Unity3D web player linux port, you can already "kind of" do that. Just when exporting, click the checkbox that says "Chrome NaCl". Then, install chrome/chromium on linux and you should be able to play it (some additional configuration might be required, but it still works :P)
Unity Webplayer would be insanely awesome. This way we could play any current games on the web that require this plugin, without having to wait for a linux publish of that game. Makes sense to me. I think it should be done.
Or do we have to start a kickstarter in order to get the Unity Webplayer to linux?
@Chuck, the money required to invest in the development of a new platform is not really a blocker for us as a company, if it's a platform we believe in. However, there is an ongoing cost of maintenance and a support burden that comes along with any new platform — and the webplayer adds additional complexity and requirements on top of the player we have now. A webplayer for Linux is simply a task we have not decided to undertake at this time.
I actually care far more for a linux IDE than for the web player, but that's a personal opinion. I'm trying to use the IDE with WINE and it's taking me some effort, but I'm also pretty new with Linux.
I don't think people on linux really want to play games on it
They want to program, develop and make.
I think it was better to make an editor for it instead of a player
anyone wants to play, should go to Windows not linux
Linux is for is more developing than playing
They'll pay for an editor than a game
Linux Editor support please :-)
Now, we just need Unity3D IDE for Linux. Please make this, or at least make it as Wine friendly as possible.
P.S. A lot of peoples using Linux-es are using they machines for programing and software development, so have sense to have Unity3D IDE for Linux, since this already is running on OSX (UNIX OS).
Thanks so much for supporting linux :)
But please make editor linux-(or at least wine-)friendly…I would definitely buy pro version if you do!!!
I also want to beg for Unity3D IDE for Linux ! Please !
Na'Tosha & Levi – you'r ussing running Linux as your desktop system as we all here. Please ask your BOSS to make a supprise for us and develop the IDE for Linux for next christmass :D PLEASE !
I think the Unity3D IDE would be the logical next step to bring to Linux. It would really be awesome! The only things keeping me from booting into Linux Mint 100% of the time is Team Fortress 2 and Unity3D Editor! :P
Even though not a lot of people want to use the Unity Editor with Linux, a "headless editor core" would be very useful to deploy services like auto build on a Linux Server, which would be very useful for larger teams.
Does this mean we can have headless Ubuntu based multiplayer servers?
@Matthew – yes.
If I could make a suggestion – would you consider redoing the Unity IDE using a powerful crossplatform toolkit, such as Qt, so that in the future you could easily offer Unity IDE on all the main platforms from largely the same code base? I take it it would significantly make your lives easier and keep the Unitoids of all major platforms happy by not having to switch from Linux to Windows/OSX, or vice versa, or fire up a virtual machine just so they can check if that small change they've made works well on the intended system.
In fact, since Digia has now completely snatched the Qt from the hands of the uncaring stepmother Nokia, they've pledged to add official exports for iOS and Android (alongside a long list of officially supported ones) so it wouldn't be hard to imagine that, if the Unity IDE was made with it, you could actually do game development on an iPad, Android, MeeGo or a W8 tablet. Sure, not the most optimal form for hard core development, but with a redux UI it could be a great addition to an already great tool, allowing for fun brainstorming sessions and on-site presentations / on-the-fly changes for which we have to carry laptops around now.
And while I'm at it, if I'm allowed to dream further and potentially spread some blasphemy, why not ditch Mono completely? Marry the Unity engine with Qt and even the sky won't be a limit. To me, the ultimate development platform for pretty much anything out there would be some Frankenchild of Qt (for system / general app stuff and close-to-metal programming), Flash (for the 2D stuff and basic 3D) and Unity (for the hard-core 3D and composition), all with exposed APIs and hooks for pretty much any language out there (directly compiled, or through Scratchbox, or LLVM…)
Oh, well, one can dream, for now I'd be a happy penguin if the Unity IDE was to come for desktop Linux in the foreseeable future no matter of the underlying technology.
@incognito: you're assuming it's the GUI part that's the hardest thing to port. It's not. 99% of Unity editor UI goes through UnityGUI, which is already very much cross platform.
Thank you , You guys ROCK²!!!!
Awesome! This is fantastic. We use Linux here at Blue Sky Studios, and at every other major studio I've worked, and the lack of general support from large hardware and software companies is very frustrating. Major offenders include Wacom and Adobe.
Expanding the user base is crucial to getting better proper support and drivers, and making Linux a viable (and the fastest) gaming platform is one of the best ways to do this.
So huge thanks to you two, and Unity, for pushing this!
Will other platforms (ie ARM) be supported in the near future, along with GLES? I'm thinking about tablets/embedded systems that runs linux instead of android. Tks!
@Jorge, We don't have anything on our roadmap regarding an ARM port of the player, but, the of course future is never certain.
If the web player and the editor got ported to linux to at some point, well simply amazing! Anyways you guys rock!
It would be so nice to see the editor running under linux.
Thank you very much for Linux-port!!!
It would be great to run Unity Editor with help of WINE…
I find myself feeling very mixed about Linux support being an "export" from development done in either OS X or Windows. I have no desire to run OS X or Windows to do development, and I suspect I'm not alone. This may actually make me rethink using Unity for upcoming projects.
I've been a Unity Dev for the past 5 years. Noting, not the iPhone addon, the Android addon nothing I have bought for Unity makes me as excited for the future as the new Unity 4 Linux port. I for one cant wait to get elbow deep into this version.


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It still was early on another day he would spend entertaining, informing and frequently maddening metropolitan-area sports fans, a job he has been at for a quarter-century during which he has become an iconic New York lightning rod.
Francesa is fine with that.
"The one good thing is nobody has ignored me," he said. "You don't have to have them love you. You don't have to have them hate you. You just have to have them want to listen to you no matter what.
"I have people say to me, 'I never miss you. You drive me crazy.' I say, 'You know what? That's music to my ears.' "
...An entire cabinet is filled with books on the former president. "I know more about John F. Kennedy than I do about the New York Yankees," Francesa said.
...Such self-deprecating humor is not his specialty. He admitted that it would have served him in September 2012 when he famously appeared to doze off on the air.
"When it exploded, it exploded with such ferocity that I wasn't sure how to react," he said. "It was like trying to catch a tiger by the tail. That thing got bigger than anything I've ever dealt with before."
The previous fall, Francesa opened himself up to ridicule with a convoluted explanation for seeming not to be familiar with Tigers relief pitcher Al Alburquerque during the ALDS against the Yankees.
Francesa acknowledged he did not handle the situation well, mostly because he was frustrated with himself.
"I make so few [mistakes] compared to other people and I'm on so much longer and cover so much more stuff than people, but I know I'm going to be and should be held to a higher standard," he said.
"I'm supposed to be the standard. I understand that. I have the biggest show, get paid the most money . . . If I do something like that, I'm mad at myself and say to myself: You know what, I didn't work hard enough."
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"I make so few [mistakes] compared to other people and I'm on so much longer and cover so much more stuff than people, but I know I'm going to be and should be held to a higher standard," he said.
If we didn't have him, we wouldn't have such great comedy.
"The one good thing is nobody has ignored me,"Wrong. When I do see his name, it takes me a minute to remember which one is Mike Francesa and which one is Mike Lupica.
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In the days and hours since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many of us have been asking ourselves: "How can I help?" Sadly, there are people counting on it. Sick, depraved people who have created donation scams in the names of kids like little Noah Pozner, the 6-year-old laid to rest on Monday in Newtown, Connecticut.
It's a black mark on society that there are those among us who would look to benefit off of a tragedy. But even more unsettling than the thought of someone taking advantage of our good hearts is this: what does this do to the families of the victims?
These people are already suffering. And in the midst of their grief, they have been forced to set aside the important matters like planning funerals and holding their loved ones close to fight to get these scammers off the web.
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Noah Pozner's family had to take time to call the FBI to report one fraud site. Then they had to buy up all the domain names related to their son, in a move to head off any other scammers.
Is this what these people should really have to be doing right now? I think you know the answer to that. These scammers are essentially re-victimizing the victims.
It isn't just the scams associated with the names of the kids. The criminal element trying to cash in has become such a problem that the Better Business Bureau has come out with warnings there are other scammers out there making vague promises to help the victims with little information about where the money will actually go. They've got a list of 10 tips to follow before you donate, from checking to see whether the charity is registered to ensuring the charity is respectful of the families.
Because the families of the lives lost are all we really need to care about right now. It's sad that there are some who don't think like that.
Want to help? Here are some verified options for helping the Newtown families, including the charity set up by the families of the surviving kids, a Noah Pozner charity approved by his family, and a charity approved by the Newtown Board of Education.
What do you make of the scammers cashing in on the Newtown tragedy? Is it something you expected?
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No I didn't expect it, but I guess I should have. This world is on a fast track to hell. Makes me sick. I hope they prosecute these dirtbags to the fullest extent of the law. Dispicable.
Why are we surprised? It starts at the very top, with the attitude of "never let a crisis go to waste." Our government is doing exactly the same thing, using these families' tragedy as a reason to push through a political agenda (and I'm looking at ALL sides) rather than allowing it to open an intelligent dialogue about the issues.
There are cockroaches and bloodsuckers everywhere. It is up to the good among us to stand in front of those victims and borrow a line from the movies: "You shall not pass". It's time for us to wake up and start THINKING about things, not just follow along like sheep and do things because they 'feel good'. RESEARCH before you take a stand on anything, from where to send your money to whether you want guns banned.
Civilized society depends on human beings judging each other and caring what others think. The anonymity of the internet has removed that element so if Marshall Dillion isn't around, it's the wild wild west.
There is a special place in hell for "people" (dare we call them humans?) who do things like this.
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I put a little away at a time
I cut corners until I can afford it
Save? Who has money to save?
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Former Township Manager Bregitte Braddock fired Booker last February.
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The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes in producing demos, which are audio-visual presentations that run in real-time[1] on a computer. The main goal of a demo is to show off programming, artistic, and musical skills.
The demoscene first appeared during the 8-bit era on computers such as the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari 800 and Amstrad CPC, and came to prominence during the rise of the 16/32-bit home computers (mainly the Amiga and Atari ST). The first of the demoscene demos had a strong connection with software cracking, as competition grew rapidly and groups wanted better presentation of their releases.[2] When a cracked program was started, the cracker or his team would take credit with a graphical introduction called a "crack intro" (shortened cracktro). Within a year or two,[3] the making of intros and standalone demos evolved into a new subculture independent of the software (piracy) scene.[4]
Prior to the popularity of IBM PC compatibles, most home computers of a given line had relatively little variance in their basic hardware, which made their capabilities practically identical. Therefore, the variations among demos created for one computer line were attributed to programming alone, rather than one computer having better hardware. This created a competitive environment in which demoscene groups would try to outperform each other in creating outstanding effects, and often to demonstrate why they felt one machine was better than another (for example Commodore 64 or Amiga versus Atari 800 or ST).
Demo writers went to great lengths to get every last bit of performance out of their target machine. Where games and application writers were concerned with the stability and functionality of their software, the demo writer was typically interested in how many CPU cycles a routine would consume and, more generally, how best to squeeze great activity onto the screen. Writers went so far as to exploit known hardware errors to produce effects that the manufacturer of the computer had not intended. The perception that the demo scene was going to extremes and charting new territory added to its draw.
Recent computer hardware advancements include faster processors, more memory, faster video graphics processors, and hardware 3D acceleration. With many of the past's challenges removed, the focus in making demos has moved from squeezing as much out of the computer as possible to making stylish, beautiful, well-designed real time artwork – a directional shift that many "old school demosceners" seem to disapprove of. This can be explained by the break introduced by the PC world, where the platform varies and most of the programming work that used to be hand-programmed is now done by the graphics card. This gives demo-groups a lot more artistic freedom, but can frustrate some of the old-schoolers for lack of a programming challenge. The old tradition still lives on, though. Demo parties have competitions with varying limitations in program size or platform (different series are called compos). On a modern computer the executable size may be limited to 64 kB or 4 kB. Programs of limited size are usually called intros. In other compos the choice of platform is restricted; only old computers, like the 8-bit Atari 800 or Commodore 64, or the 16-bit Amiga or Atari ST, or mobile devices like handheld phones or PDAs are allowed. Such restrictions provide a challenge for coders, musicians and graphics artists and bring back the old motive of making a device do more than was intended in its original design.
The earliest computer programs that have some resemblance to demos and demo effects can be found among the so-called display hacks. Display hacks predate the demoscene by several decades, with the earliest examples dating back to the early 1950s.
Demos in the demoscene sense began as software crackers' "signatures", that is, crack screens and crack intros attached to software whose copy protection was removed. The first crack screens appeared on the Apple II computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and they were often nothing but plain text screens crediting the cracker or his group. Gradually, these static screens evolved into increasingly impressive-looking introductions containing animated effects and music. Eventually, many cracker groups started to release intro-like programs separately, without being attached to pirated software. These programs were initially known by various names, such as letters or messages, but they later came to be known as demos.[6]
Simple demo-like music collections were put together on the C64 in 1985 by Charles Deenen, inspired by crack intros, using music taken from games and adding some homemade color graphics. In the following year the movement now known as the demoscene was born. The Dutch groups 1001 Crew and The Judges, both Commodore 64-based, are often mentioned as the earliest demo groups. Whilst competing with each other in 1986, they both produced pure demos with original graphics and music involving more than just casual work, and used extensive hardware trickery. At the same time demos from others, such as Antony Crowther (Ratt), had started circulating on Compunet in the United Kingdom. On the ZX Spectrum, Castor Cracking Group released their first demo called Castor Intro in 1986. The ZX Spectrum demo scene was slow to start, but it started to rise in the late 1980s, most noticeably in Eastern Europe.
The demoscene is a largely competition-oriented subculture, with groups and individual artists competing against each other in technical and artistic excellence. In the early days, this competition came in the form of setting records, like the number of "bobs" (blitter objects) on the screen per frame, or the number of DYCP (different Y Character position) scrollers on a C64. These days, there are organized competitions, or compos, held at demoparties, although there have been some online competitions as well. It has also been common for diskmags to have voting-based charts which provide ranking lists for the best coders, graphicians, musicians, demos and other things. However, the respect for charts has diminished since the 1990s.
Party-based competitions usually require the artist or a group member to be present at the event. The winners are selected by a public voting amongst the visitors and awarded at a prizegiving ceremony at the end of the party. Competitions at a typical demo event include a demo compo, an intro compo (usually 4kB or 64kB), a graphics compo and a music compo. Most parties also split some categories by platform, format or style.
There are no criteria or rules the voters should be bound by, and a visitor typically just votes for those entries that made the biggest impression on them. In the old demos, the impression was often attempted with programming techniques introducing new effects and breaking performance records in old effects. Over the years, the emphasis has moved from technical excellence to more artistic values such as overall design, audiovisual impact and mood.
The demoscene consists simply of demo producers and consumers or audience (they are the same people), the opinion developed by the community itself considered the most valid.[citation needed]
In recent years, an initiative to award demos in an alternative way arose by the name of the Scene.org Awards. The essential concept of the awards was to avoid the subjectivity of mass-voting at parties, and select a well-renowned jury to handle the task of selecting the given year's best productions on several aspects, such as Best Graphics or Best 64k Intro. This award was canceled in 2012.
A demoparty is an event which gathers demomakers and provides them competitions to compete in. A typical demoparty is a non-stop event lasting over a weekend, providing the visitors a lot of time for socializing. The competing works, at least those in the most important competitions, are usually shown at night, using a video projector and big loudspeakers.[7]
Demoparties started to appear in the 1980s in the form of copyparties where software pirates and demomakers gathered to meet each other and share their software. Competitions did not become a major aspect of the events until the beginning of the 1990s.
Demoscene events are most frequent in Europe, with around fifty parties every year. North America has the second highest number of demoparties historically, currently with two parties per year.[8] Most events are local, gathering demomakers mostly from a single country, while the largest international parties (such as Revision and Assembly) attract visitors from all over the globe.
Demo types[edit]
The demoscene still exists on many platforms, including the PC, C64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari, Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance. The large variety of platforms makes their respective demos hard to compare. Some 3D benchmark programs also have a demo or showcase mode, which derives its roots from the days of the 16-bit platforms.
There are several categories demos are informally classified into, the most important being the division between the "full-size" demos and the size-restricted intros, a difference visible in the competitions of nearly any demo party. The most typical competition categories for intros are the 64K intro and the 4K intro, where the size of the executable file is restricted to 65536 and 4096 bytes, respectively.
A typical demo is created by a demogroup, which is a team of demosceners. Although some demogroups boast dozens of members, the number of individuals involved in a single production rarely exceeds ten. Since the demogroup is also a major way of self-identification for demosceners, even individual creations are usually associated with a group.
A demoscener is typically specialized in a certain area of creativity. The traditional division is in coders, graphicians and musicians, who are specialized in programming (often including overall design), still graphics (including 2D art and 3D modelling) and music, respectively. There are also demosceners who have little involvement in the actual demomaking but that do considerable work in areas such as party organizing.
Although demos are still a more or less obscure form of art even in the traditionally active demoscene countries, the scene has had an impact on areas such as computer games industry and new media art.[citation needed]
A great deal of European game programmers, artists and musicians have come from the demoscene, often cultivating the learned techniques, practices and philosophies in their work. For example, the Finnish company Remedy Entertainment, known for the Max Payne series of games, was founded by the PC group Future Crew, and most of its employees are former or active Finnish demosceners.[9][10] Sometimes demos even provide direct influence even to game developers that have no demoscene affiliation: for instance, Will Wright names demoscene as a major influence on the Maxis game Spore, which is largely based on procedural content generation.[11] Similarly, at QuakeCon in 2011, John Carmack noted that he "thinks highly" of people who do 64k intros, as an example of artificial limitations encouraging creative programming.[12] Jerry Holkins from Penny Arcade claimed to have an "abiding love" for the demoscene, and noted that it is "stuff worth knowing".[13]
Certain forms of computer art have a strong affiliation with the demoscene. Tracker music, for example, originated in the Amiga games industry but was soon heavily dominated by demoscene musicians; producer Adam Fielding[14] claims to have tracker/demoscene roots. Currently, there is a major tracking scene separate from the actual demoscene. A form of static computer graphics where demosceners have traditionally excelled is pixel art; see artscene for more information on the related subculture.[citation needed]
Over the years, desktop computer hardware capabilities have improved by orders of magnitude, and so for most programmers, tight hardware restrictions are no longer a common issue. Nevertheless, demosceners continue to study and experiment with creating impressive effects on limited hardware. Since handheld consoles and cellular phones have comparable processing power or capabilities to the desktop platforms of old (such as low resolution screens which require pixel-art, or very limited storage and memory for music replay), many demosceners have been able to apply their niche skills to develop games for these platforms, and earn a living doing so.[citation needed] One particular example is Angry Birds, whose lead designer Jaakko Iisalo was an active and well-known demoscener in the 90s.[15]
Some attempts have been made to increase the familiarity of demos as an art form. For example, there have been demo shows, demo galleries and demoscene-related books, sometimes even TV programs introducing the subculture and its works.[16][original research?]
The museum IT-ceum in Linköping, Sweden, have an exhibition about the demo scene.[17]
Sometimes a demoscene-based production may become very famous in technical contexts. For example, the 96-kilobyte FPS game .kkrieger by Farbrausch uses procedural content generation algorithms that are quite common on today's 64K intros but largely unknown to the computer games enthusiasts and the US-based game development community.[citation needed]
Video games industry[edit]
4players.de reported that "numerous" demo and intro programmers, artists, and musicians were employed in the games industry by 2007. Video game companies with demoscene members on staff include Digital Illusions, Starbreeze, Ascaron,[18] 49Games, Remedy Entertainment, Techland, Lionhead Studios,[19] Bugbear Entertainment, Digital Reality, and Akella.[20]
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- ^ http://www.isea2010ruhr.org/files/redaktion/pdf/isea2010_proceedings_p11_hartmann.pdf
- ^ http://widerscreen.fi/numerot/2014-1-2/crackers-became-us-demosceners/
- ^ [CSDb] - The First Demo Disk Collection for the Commodore 64 by Ash & Dave and Ian & Mic and Ikari and Reptilia Design (1988)
- ^ http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=1667
- ^ "Slashdot's "Top 10 Hacks of All Time"". slashdot.org. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 25 December 2010. "Second Reality by Future Crew – Awesome, Mindblowing, Unbelievable, Impossible. Some of the words used to describe what this piece of code from demoscene gods Future Crew did on 1993-era PC hardware. Even by today's standards, what this program can do without relying on any kind of 3D graphics acceleration is impressive. As if the graphics weren't impressive enough, it can even playback in Dolby Surround Sound."
- ^ http://janeway.exotica.org.uk/author.php?id=3596[Database search for just one of many groups producing intros for cracks early, and later producing demos.]
- ^ Williams, Jeremy (2002). "Demographics: Behind the Scene". archive.org. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ http://demoscene.us/parties/
- ^ Bobic (18 January 2007). "Sceners in the Games Industry". 4players.de. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ "Jaakko Lehtinen appointed as a Professor in the School of Science". 2012-09-28. "The so-called demoscene has laid a foundation for the active and internationally astonishingly successful Finnish games industry."
- ^ Dave 'Fargo' Kosak (2005-03-14). "Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games". GameSpy.
- ^ "QuakeCon 2011 - John Carmack Keynote". YouTube. 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Lickr". 2012-04-13.
- ^ Artist Feature: Adam Fielding on YouTube
- ^ http://www.edge-online.com/features/meet-man-behind-angry-birds/
- ^ scene.org – file browser
- ^ "Linköping - Do & See - Datamuseet It-ceum". "and visitors can also learn more about today's demo scene"
- ^ Bobic (January 18, 2007). "Spielkultur | Special | 4Sceners". 4players.de. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Bobic (January 18, 2007). "Spielkultur | Special | 4Sceners". 4players.de. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Bobic (January 18, 2007). "Spielkultur | Special | 4Sceners". 4players.de. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Polgár, Tamás ("Tomcat") (2005). FREAX: Volume 1. CSW-Verlag. ISBN 3-9810494-0-3.
- Vigh, David and Polgár, Tamás ("Tomcat"): FREAX Art Album. CSW-Verlag 2006
- Tasajärvi, Lassi (2004). DEMOSCENE: the Art of Real-Time. Evenlake Studios. ISBN 952-91-7022-X.
- Tasajärvi, Lassi (2009). DEMOSCENE: the Art of Real-Time eBook (pdf). Evenlake Studios. ISBN 978-952-92-6129-1.
- DEMOing: Art or Craft? 1984–2002 (PDF), Write-up by Shirley Shor about the demoscene
- Green, Dave (July 1995). "Demo or Die!". Wired magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- Demoscene Research – bibliography of scientific publications about the demoscene.
- The Demoscene (PDF), Flyer by Digitale Kultur e. V. about the demoscene
- Vigh, David: Pixelstorm (PDF), – selected artworks of demoscene graphicians 2003, bugfixed 2007
- Demoscene & Paris art scene [1] – Special issue of mustekala.info webzine focused on demoscene with several articles, some only on Finnish though.
- Reunanen, Markku (2010). Computer Demos – What Makes Them Tick?. Aalto University School of Science and Technology.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Demoscene.
- demoscene.info, A webportal providing information on the demoscene
- demozoo.org, An extensive database of demos, demoscene music, graphics, demosceners and demoparties
- slengpung.com, Pictures from parties and demoscene related events
- demoparty.net, Database of past and future demoparties, location and travel info
- bitfellas.org, Demoscene community and information portal
- [2], What Is Demoscene? an introductory movie by demoscene.tv.
- Pouet.net Database of demos, with download links
- SceneSat Demoscene radio station with music from the demoscene and live shows from demoparties
- CGM UKScene Radio, Demoscene radio station featuring demoscene music created on; Amiga, Atari, C64, Spectrum and PC.


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Recipe: Pan Roasted Duck Breast with Georgia Blueberries, Frisee, Caramelized Vidalias and a Sorghum Vinaigrette (serves 4)
Ingredients4 large duck breasts1/2 teaspoon kosher salt1/2 tablespoon canola oil1 Vidalia onion, peeled, halved and sliced thinly with the grain1/2 tablespoon grain mustard1 teaspoon minced ginger1 tablespoon sorghum 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil2 tablespoons cider vinegar2 cups frisee (curly endive)3/4 cup fresh blueberriesDIRECTIONS:Season the duck breasts with half of the salt. Score the skin with a grid pattern with a sharp paring knife. This will help render off the duck fat. Place a large pan over medium heat and add the canola oil. When the oil shimmers add the duck breasts, skin side down. Let cook for 8 minutes and then flip and cook for 3 more minutes. The breasts should be medium rare and should have rendered off most of their fat. Add the onion to the duck fat still on the heat and caramelize the onions for ten minutes over medium heat, while the breasts rest. While the onions are cooking, make the vinaigrette. Put the mustard and the sorghum in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil and then add the cider vinegar. Season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
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Thinly slice the duck and arrange evenly on four plates. Top the duck with some frisee and blueberries, then the onions, and dot with a little more vinaigrette on each plate.Pickled Georgia BlueberriesPickling berries is something that has become more popular in the last few years but it's a great way to harness the season for later use. They marry really well with duck and pork and also lend acid balance sweetness to salads and charcuterie plates. I find that using firm berries is key; using soft and ultra ripe ones will result in a pretty acidic mash of blue. 1 1/4 Georgia blueberries 1 1/2 cup of white balsamic vinegar 1 cup of water1/4 cup of sugar1/2 teaspoon kosher salt2 pieces of star anise1 whole cloveMakes 1 quart or 2 pintsDIRECTIONS:Pack the blueberries into the jars and set aside. Combine the vinegar, water, sugar, kosher salt, star anise and clove in a non-reactive pot and bring the liquid to a boil. When the boil has been reached, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Carefully ladle the hot pickling liquid into the jars, leaving 1/2 inch of head space in each. Cap with lids and bands and then process according to jar manufacturer's directions.
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There is no doubt the Chicago Blackhawks deserved to lose in Calgary on Saturday night but Ray Emery didn't. In the finest game I have seen Emery play, he carried his teammates and wouldn't be denied. When the lights went out in the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Hawks were a 3-2 shootout winner.
It probably had to do with fatigue, combined with taking their opponent lightly, but the Blackhawks could not have played sloppier if they tried.
When Marian Hossa tied the score with three seconds to go in regulation, I tweeted, "Very good players can get away with doing the wrong thing all night if the other team is Calgary." My feelings are still the same as the Hawks could not have picked a better opponent to face while having such an off night.
Over the years I have watched Emery play in Ottawa, Philadelphia, Anaheim, and now Chicago. It would be difficult to believe he has ever played a better game. Many times shots on goal don't paint an accurate picture of the contest. In this case the shot totals of 47 for Calgary and 19 for Chicago is a perfect depiction of how bad the Hawks were outplayed.
To take it a step further, Calgary not only dominated but they have only themselves to blame. As good as Emery was the Flames missed a wide open net many times.
The Blackhawks were credited with 26 blocked shots and Calgary misfired 14 times, which would include hitting the post on a few occasions. The 47 shots against, combined with blocks and misses, means the Flames fired the puck 87 times. If not for stellar play by Emery and some uncanny luck the Hawks could have lost this game by close to double digits.
Good teams find ways to win even when they don't deserve it, and right now Calgary fans might be happy it is only going to be a 48 game season.
The Flames have been caught between trying to tweak their roster without the benefit of many good drafts. They have an aging team and have not committed to rebuilding. It might be time to swallow hard and bottom out while trying to accumulate low round draft picks. So much for Calgary, the Blackhawks are built to win now and need to find their best stride soon or the current road trip will end poorly.
It is a good time for the Hawks to take a couple of days off. Actually they will have Sunday off and most likely will practice on Monday before facing San Jose Tuesday night. Joel Quenneville hasn't had much time to work with his group and some bad habits have shown up.
Patrick Kane would have been the goat on the Flames second goal. Kane has a habit of doing too much and he turned the puck over at the Calgary blueline which led to what looked like the game winner. To Kane's credit, he has been more consistent than any forward except for Hossa. That said, better puck management is needed by Kane and many others.
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The Blackhawks penalty killing unit has been superb thus far this season. The Flames did manage to score a goal with the man advantage but that was only the second time this year the PK unit failed. While being shorthanded 36 times, the Blackhawks have allowed only two goals, good for 94.4%.
All praise has to go to Emery who endured facing 24 shots in the third period alone and followed that with three stops in OT. Emery wasn't done as he was perfect in the shootout, stopping all three Calgary shooters. It would have been very difficult for Corey Crawford to play any better.
The good news is the Blackhawks stole two points and Emery was unbelievably better than in his other start this season. I would like to think nothing can surprise me when it comes to the Blackhawks but Emery's performance was hard to believe.
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Dave Bolland did not dress and word going around is he has an ankle injury that is supposedly not too serious. That might be good news compared to a knee injury as long as it is not a high ankle sprain, those can take a long time to heal.
Saturday night, all centers moved up a line. Andrew Shaw took Bolland's place and was alright.
Marcus Kruger played on the third line and had his poorest game this season. Kruger was good on the penalty kill but made numerous mental mistakes and was an ugly 18% at the faceoff dot. It isn't easy to win faceoffs in the NHL but it is hard to believe Kruger couldn't manage more than three wins in 17 attempts.
Jamal Mayers dressed and played only 6:53.
The Hawks could shuffle the deck and move Kane to center. They could also stick to what they have and play on until Bolland returns.
If past history is any indication, the last option will be to promote Ice Hog center Brandon Pirri. The whispers I heard last year, when Pirri didn't get a call-up despite many Hawk injuries and while having a good season, was he wasn't a Coach Q. favorite. For whatever reason, Pirri hasn't been able to obtain a get out of Rockford card for even a brief audition in Chicago.
The Hawks will have to bring their best effort when then they face the red hot San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. In eight games, the Sharks have notched 15 of a possible 16 points.
There should be a few hard feelings left over from last season. Jonathan Toews missed considerable time with a concussion and the injury is believed to have happened because of the physical abuse he took while playing the Sharks.
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Gah. I know a lot of their wedding details are going to wind up being public knowledge because that's what happens when you're a reality TV star -- but shouldn't some of the fun stuff be a surprise? Apparently not, considering Catherine Giudici shared her bridesmaids' gifts on Twitter. Now all of the females in the wedding party know exactly what they'll be receiving as a token of thanks for standing up for her when she marries Sean Lowe. (Aside from all the other free shit they'll get from ABC, of course.)
She captioned the photo with, "It's hard to pick a gift to suit 12 bridesmaids, but this @stelladot Forever Together necklace should do the trick!"
Gee. I wonder what prompted her to spill the beans like this?
Yeah, I'm guessing she probably got the gifts free of charge courtesy of Stella & Dot in exchange for pimping them out on Twitter -- but don't you feel kinda bad for her bridesmaids?!?
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Sure, the necklace is really cute and all -- but one of the best parts of being in a wedding is the fun little gift you get from the bride right before the festivities start. Posting this pic ahead of time really ruins things, and in a way, it cheapens the whole wedding. It's obvious it's already turning into a marketing opp for brands and it hasn't even happened yet.
(Ugh. Is nothing sacred anymore?!?)
And if the bridesmaids' gifts have already leaked -- what's next? Photos of Sean's tux? Or Catherine's something borrowed and/or something blue?
I know they have certain obligations that come with having a TV wedding, but hopefully they'll at least leave a little bit of mystery for their guests and for themselves. It would be such a shame for them to look back on their big day and realize they took the fun and excitement right out of it.
What did you give your bridesmaids as a gift? And was it a surprise?
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OMG yet another dumb ass badly written story, with no proof of what your even writing about. Who is to say she put this out there to get them all excited?? Wow will they all be sadly disapointed if this in not there gift and wont you feel stupid even writing about it?
I don't see what the big deal with knowing is, but then I freaking hae surprises because I don'tlike it I cna't hide it