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Here is my game story, with quotes, from Thursday's loss to the Bruins for those who would like to comment.
I will be off for the next two days. I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours. We'll pick it back up Sunday against the Lightning.
BOSTON – Stake Tim Thomas to a lead and often that's enough. Surrender a short-handed goal and you are just asking for trouble.
The Thrashers gave up a goal while on a power play just three minutes into Thursday night's game against Boston. The Bruins' goaltender made it stand up in a fisticuffs-filled 4-1 victory over the Thrashers at TD Garden.
The Thrashers (19-13-5, 43 points) lost for the second straight time and are 2-2-2 in the past six games. They remained in third place in the Southeast Division standings behind Washington and Tampa Bay.
Thomas came into the game leading the NHL with a 1.70 goals-against average and .948 save percentage, and padded those numbers for the Bruins (18-11-4, 40 points).
Fourteen seconds into a hooking penalty on the Bruins' Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron converted a breakaway chance. The Bruins forward beat Dustin Byfuglien to a pass around the boards and took it up the ice, easily beating Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec.
"There was still a lot of time," Pavelec said. "They scored on their first chance, but I think they were more hungry for the two points."
The Bruins added to the lead with two second-period goals, coming 56 seconds apart. Michael Ryder wristed a shot past Pavelec for a power-play goal 50 seconds into a hooking penalty to Andrew Ladd. It was the Thrashers' fourth penalty in the first 24 minutes of the game. Shawn Thornton scored on a wrist shot less than a minute later and the Bruins had a 3-0 lead. It was his first of two goals.
A 10-man fight broke out with 4:06 left in the game. The Thrashers' Freddy Meyer delivered a high check on Milan Lucic and he was jumped by Adam McQuaid. In the end, Atlanta's Evander Kane fought Nathan Horton, Bryan Little took on Marc Savard and Anthony Stewart squared off with Andrew Ference. Meyer was given two minutes for elbowing and two minutes for roughing. Kane got a fighting major and Little and Stewart were given fighting majors and game misconduct.
"I don't really know what happened," Meyer said. "I was playing the rush and felt I got a pretty good hit on Lucic. Next thing you know everything broke loose. I thought I got him pretty clean."
Among the Bruins penalties was a match penalty and game misconduct to Lucic, who sucker-punched Meyer during the fray.
"It was a good hit," Thrashers coach Craig Ramsay said. "That's what happens. You throw a big hit and you have to have a fight. We are taking hitting out of the game. He takes a penalty for a good hit. They started all the fights. I think we should have had a power play for the rest of the game maybe a two-man advantage because our guys just responded. That was disappointing. Our guys all stood up for each other. You have to respond as a team and our players did a very good job of sticking up for ourselves."
Kane said he tangled with two players before finally taking on Horton.
"Originally I had Savard," Kane said. "Then I went over and grabbed Ference and then I looked over to my side and Horton was switched off and we just started going. It was disappointing to lose. Freddy made a great open-ice hit and guys apparently tend to go after you when you make a good hit. We are going to stick up for each other."
Byfuglien scored at the 11:20 mark of the second period, netting his team-leading 13th goal. It was also his 37th point, a single-season high for the defenseman. In two games against the Bruins this season, Byfuglien has two goals and three assists. Kane and Little assisted on the goal. Kane has six points (two goals, four assists) in the past five games. Little extended his point streak to three games (one goal, three assists).
The Bruins improved to 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Thornton converted a give-and-go breakaway with Daniel Paille 4:54 into the third period to ice the game.
Eric Boulton tried to spark the Thrashers to start the game. He and Thornton dropped their gloves two seconds for a heavyweight bout. Each landed several big blows. The two also fought earlier this season, drawing fighting majors in the Nov. 28 contest.
December 23rd, 2010
10:56 pm
We got our butt kicked tonight. This team really needs a rest and chance to regroup as they are running on empty.
December 23rd, 2010
11:18 pm
What's wrong with Antropov?
December 23rd, 2010
11:24 pm
we just looked like we fell short on talent. not effort… eager didn't impress I'm sorry to say
December 23rd, 2010
11:26 pm
with all the fights and the shallacking it makes next weeks game at home a must not miss..
December 24th, 2010
12:05 am
Did you really think Milan knocked me down and out at the end? He didn't, I'm a wimp, and fell down so that he'd stop. Jackie Parker taught me that move.
December 24th, 2010
12:12 am
Thrashers did not bother to show up in Beantown. Sans my comments. Not worth any words. STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
4:50 am
I was thinking about going to the rematch next Thursday; now, I am definitely going.
Milan Lucic is 6′4″ 220 pounds and 22 years old. The punk-ass kid came in disrespecting the 30 year old vet and 5′10″ 185 pound Freddy Myer. He had his head down and got it rung. That was not a cheap shot folks. That was a clean hit. What was a cheap shot was the 6 inch plus 35 pound plus Lucic – after picking himself off the ice and taking a run at Meyer – sucker punches him knocking him down.
The team responded the right way. I would have liked to have seen Stewart pummel Lucic at that point but I think he was as shocked as anyone. The refs jumped right in but they may have let this one get out of control. Stewart did bloody Ferrance after just a couple of uppercuts and then showed mercy. Good on Kane and Little.
Lucic's actions and Match Penalty should lead to a three game suspension. It was his mistakes and punk attitude that led to the donnybrook. Nice to see that happen once in a while in the NHL. Nicer still to see the Atlanta Thrashers involved. Keep building the hype boys! See you on Sunday and Thursday. I expect two wins.
December 24th, 2010
5:44 am
[...] Follow this link: Thrashers fall to Bruins in fight-filled affair – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) [...]
December 24th, 2010
8:38 am
Did you see Savard whine like a little girl to the ref after his 'fight' with Little because he has a visor?
With his recent concussion, and dancing with a non-fighter like Little, Savvy should have just been happy to simple hold on to Little until it's all over. But he kept trying to spark something until Little decides to try to make it a fight as best as he can.
And then, Savvy cries like a little girl!
December 24th, 2010
9:14 am
Just a complete disaster. Turnovers all over the place, fanning on easy shots on goal, and I'm not sure we had our best team on the ice against the much bigger and stronger Bruins. I say we call up the Hanson brothers from the iron league on Thursday and sit Stapleton, little and Burmi. I move the Greek Gods up to the third line and let the Hanson teach that punk Thorton a thing or two.
December 24th, 2010
9:17 am
While taking shots at Holyfield Kane (which I believe I won by a 10-9 decision), I did thank him for the effort vs. Matt Cooke last year. Big question is whether Hit Him High Freddy will fight ………….Savvy – that's the match-up to watch. See ya'll in Atlanta next week.
December 24th, 2010
9:36 am
Btw, did anyonce notice how the Atlanta players wanted NO PART of either Milan Lucic or Adam McQuaid? LOL. Instead they go after Savvy and Ference. Roar!!
December 24th, 2010
9:45 am
Beginning of the end… No playoffs following these past two bombs !
December 24th, 2010
9:48 am
We got our butts kicked in the game and the fights. The guys on the NHL network said Freddy will be fined and most likely suspended for the Lucic hit and a dirty hit on Lucic earlier in the game. Lucic gets an automatic 1 game suspension pending a revue by Colin Campbell. Don't forget Cambells son Greg plays for the Bruins so I think the Bruins get off easy.
December 24th, 2010
9:59 am
The Thrashers are in third place and sinking fast. Washington and Tampa Bay are cream of division. Thrasher team goals against average skyrocketing faster than mercury in a Death Valley thermometer. Sanity has been restored in NHL. So it is, so shall it ever be. Extended losing streaks kill untalented teams which quit trying. The Thrashers have been AWOL for the last six or so periods. Goaltending has gone from penthouse to outhouse. Offense has disappeared. Power play laughingstock. Worth ethic resembles that of Peggy Bundy. Craig Ramsay system has not failed fans. Players unwilling to work have failed fans. That last line will be team epitah when relocation occurs. Beaners kicked Thrasher a$$ every way possible. Flames would not have put up with that shet. Of course the Flames possessed pride. Thought these Thrashers did too. Was sadly mistaken. Sigh. By the by. Merry Christmas everyone. Be blessed. STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
10:04 am
Peverly is looking more and more like Kozlov. He WILL NOT engage the puck carrier. He skates at them and if they don't pass the puck he circles away. He will not engage in physical play in his own end. In the locker room I don't see how he can look the other players in the eye. Time to sit him and bring up somebody.
December 24th, 2010
10:10 am
For all those Eager fans:
0-Shots on goal.
1-Faceoff lost
December 24th, 2010
10:11 am
This is NOT the beginning of the end.
Anyone who says so is a bandwagon fan.
December 24th, 2010
10:12 am
Would have posted this much earlier but Thrashers purely made me sick with that debacle in Massachusetts. Since no Thrasher gave any damn effort whatsoever I posted mug shot of one of Bruins. Squa tront…
Merry Christmas friends. STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
10:14 am
To The Real Thrash. Sigh. Bless you pal. I, uh, how, oh well. Whatever. STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
10:17 am
Thrashers need toughness. Now. Anyone have number for Hanson Brothers? Do not get reamed on scoreboard AND in fights too! Unacceptable. STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
10:34 am
So the Thrashers lose two in a row and the season is over?
Why don't you obnoxious bean-eating, Kennedy-voting liberals leave our beautiful city of Atlanta and go back to your frozen overpriced segregated crudhole and pahk ya cah in Hahvahd Pahk.
Stendek, I thought you said it was "Not worth any words".
December 24th, 2010
10:39 am
I thought Kane was supposed to be tough. Horton destroyed him.
December 24th, 2010
11:01 am
Kane wasn't destroyed and Colon Campbell won't be doing the review of the hit either. Try again. Campbell does not review Bruins games for obvious reasons. Horton is Rambo when Boulton, Eager and Thor aren't on the ice, likewise for the Hunchback of Boston, Milan Lucic.
December 24th, 2010
11:10 am
Wow, prophets of doom already. Bad game, tired team, holes in Thrash game. But hardly "it's over". Thrashers DO need more toughness, trade Bergfors, Modin get decent 2-way player. Go post on your own team's blog, trolls.
December 24th, 2010
11:14 am
Stendek: "Worth ethic resembles that of Peggy Bundy". That has to be the best line of 2010. Seriously though I believe many fans saw this one coming after the Bruins were embarassed at home by the Ducks. That's the way it works. The Thrashers just happened to be the unlucky ones on the schedule. The ship can be righted Sunday but a really tough club coming in. No doubt about it.
December 24th, 2010
11:21 am
Let's add more toughness. Call up Cormier and see if he is ready.
December 24th, 2010
11:28 am
Thrashers are not conditioned well. They are out of gas and fading fast.
December 24th, 2010
11:30 am
"The ship can be righted Sunday but a really tough club coming in. No doubt about it."
Exactly right. Tampa will be determined to keep us in 3rd. I'll be there, not bringing my jinx friend this time. Hopefully Ramsay can get them back in the right direction like he did after that Florida game several weeks ago.
December 24th, 2010
11:30 am
Everone will have to excuse Eddie. He gets a little defensive when our flames get beat up as badly as they did last night. Kanes face looked like he was using it to block several shots with it. Hopefully this fires the team up. They have been very sluggish lately.
December 24th, 2010
11:37 am
This is hockey my friends… you are going to lose some games on the road. SHEESH!!! I would start worrying if we start having a losing streak like the Capitals just had. which i think shouldn't happen. until then lets take care of the Bolts in our house and go from there. GO THRASHERS!!!
December 24th, 2010
11:54 am
I'm with A27 here. We just endured a grueling part of the schedule. The team got slow and sluggish, but I think it's more a result of playing so many in so little time. We lost a couple we deserved to win, won a couple we deserved to lose… and then, there was last night's debacle.
You pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and come ready to play the next night. These boys know that.
December 24th, 2010
12:00 pm
Twol losses to two good teams and it's DOOMSDAY for a few. Hammerin Hank- What fights were you watching? You must have flipped over the a cage fighting station. Horton flailed with his arms- no force behind them and most hit the shoulders. He's a wus.
December 24th, 2010
12:20 pm
Want to see what two do not give a damn efforts did to pretender Thrashers? Will translate following standings…
Tampa Bay 35 20 10 5 45 109 114 10-2-2 10-8-3 6-2-2
Washington 37 20 12 5 45 111 103 13-4-4 7-8-1 2-5-3
Atlanta 37 19 13 5 43 118 108 10-7-2 9-6-3 5-3-2
Losers dropped from first (forever) to third in division. Have scored 118 goals but only three in last six periods. Frontrunners less than nine goals off that total. Thrashers have allowed 108 goals. Compared to 103 for Caps and 114 for TB. Thrashers have been gutted for eight goals in the last six periods. Thrashers are a minus one (-1) on toughness scale. Were beaten like betch dogs by Bruins in all fights. Ashamed to say these quitters were representing Atlanta. Heartless and gutless. Thrasher power play scares Hell out of me. More apt to SURRENDER goal with man advantage. Thrashers consistently choke in goals with two man edges. Have NEVER seen a team that putrid before. That covers half a century of hockey watching. Bums should STILL be skating Herbies. Playoffs? When Satan requires a winter coat!
Squa tront. Yrrem Samtsirhc all! STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
12:24 pm
Hello A27. The Capitals PROVIDED teams an opening with that losing streak! Which team capitalized? Check top of standings. Do you truly consider a home loss to the St Louis Blues an unavoidable occurance? If so…STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
12:31 pm
One more thing. This pi$$es me off more than anything. I hated looking at standings only to see Thrashers far and away worst in goals against. Season in and season out. Understand Sori Letemin was on roster but even that was no real excuse. Trend I am witnessing now seems to foretell return to those damnable days. Marshmallow Mason completely worthless. Hope Pavs did not go through rare hot streak only to return to inconsistent ways. Has Pavs EVER stopped a breakaway attempt? EVER? Sigh. Suit up five Hanson Brothers when the Beaners come calling. Do not forget the foil! WERCS SNIURB! STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
12:36 pm
I like everytime we lose a game … everybody says the season is over(stednek, East point bob). is just 2 games with a really tough strecth of games… almost back to back… we are 9 points above from the closest Team trying to make the playoffs …. don`t panic people … panic if we lose 10 games straight … when Pits lost 2 straight nobody blinked… so stop crying we got a good team…
December 24th, 2010
12:53 pm
seriously…2 games? god forbid we lose two games in a row in december. game wasnt very good besides the fights. luckily i got my tickets for the rematch already. whoever said call up cormier is right the kids actually being a real solid player in chicago. Little gets props for being forced into a fight with savy he didnt wanna cream him but he wasnt gonna fall when savy tried to just throw him down.
December 24th, 2010
1:00 pm
Kanes face? He had a visor on the entire time. did you see the interview with Ference? Ference looks like someone hit him with a frozen shovel, I guess when Anthony Stewart wasn't watching Lucic sucker punch Meyer, Stewart apparently hit Ference, Ference will have a scar. Defensive? My life doesn't revolve around a pro hockey team losing a game in a long season, life will go on for your pal eddie. I'm a Thrasher fan..I've seen this team lose before obviously. It's not the end of the world, who are you ..Stendek's deformed kid?
December 24th, 2010
1:08 pm
To all you wussy's out there dont know what ya talking about Hockey try to support the team more when they play at home and stop complaining about certain players……go out and play if you can and we'll see how good you really are. The Trashers are a fine team under coach Ramsey so hang in there so sorry asses and say something nice for a change
December 24th, 2010
2:00 pm
Gang- Merry Christmas. Let's go Thrash the Bolts. Stendec- take your meds.
December 24th, 2010
2:07 pm
That ice was terrible but the Bruins found a way to win despite it. The Thrashers weren't playing like the team they have been. Maybe it's fatigue from all these games, but looked way too passive especially on defense. I know they have hardly had any practice time to work on things in between games, so hopefully this Christmas break will give them time to recharge.
Too many turnovers again…especially in our own zone. Very passive defense in front of Pavelec. The team left Pavelec out to dry on goals 1 and 4. Goals 2 and 3 should have never been allowed if the Thrashers had actually played tighter defense instead of letting the Bruins just skate down, pick a spot, and have all day to shoot. Eager made some bone headed plays in the defensive zone. One time he just chips the puck to the side boards where 2 Bruins were. Burmistrov needs to sit a game or two. He is still holding onto the puck too long and trying to make fancy passes in the defensive zone. I thought Meyer played fine. He was aggressive and engaging. Thrashers forwards didn't seem to try to drive the net any. Most of the forward play was along the boards and passing it up top for point shots. That was just playing right into the Bruins hands. Byfuglien scored his goal why….because he drove the net. Case and point. Thrashers woes on the powerplay is hurting right now. They need to find a way to get back at being good on the powerplay.
December 24th, 2010
3:13 pm
Hope Trashers will move to Quebec city in 2011 !!!!! where they have real fan !!!
December 24th, 2010
3:41 pm
Everyone has short memories and there just is no need to panic. It was just 3 weeks ago on Dec 2 when Tampa Bay lost 8-1 to the Bruins up there. Who's in 1st place?
December 24th, 2010
3:52 pm
My prediction is that Thrashers will have third place in division firmly strongholded by start of 2011. Team will never rise higher despite excellence of Craig Ramsay. Too many losing streaks. Too many nights when players take off effort wise. These are not the Falcons people. Oh well. Merry Christmas friends and enemies alike. Be blessed. EVOL AY LLA! STENDEK
December 24th, 2010
5:55 pm
Stendek you are a moron and it would be the best christmas gift ever if you forgot this website existed so I never had to read another one of your asinine comments again. You sir are the biggest and I mean BIGGEST fairweather fan and you do not deserve to even watch this team play hockey.
December 25th, 2010
11:40 am
Lucic is a 22 year old "BEAST" the only way your going to hurt him is on a CHEAP SHOT. The "BEAST" draws blood on most of his fights without hitting a nose. Before this year Lucis was known as a Enforcer on the team. Now……he is the top scorer on the team and someone has to knock out the BRUINS top scorer…ie::::: Bergeron…Savard….and now Lucic..he has his big hit on him. BEWARE OF THE BEAR ….The "BEAST" still lurks and will DESTROY ATLANTA 12/30/10….thank you Atlanta for waking up the "BEAST" CANNONBALL
December 25th, 2010
1:07 pm
This team is domed without Kolvochock.
December 25th, 2010
4:55 pm
you are mentally handicapped. get off the internet.


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Police say a 12-year-old boy confessed to killing his own dog simply because he got angry with it.
After receiving a 911 call from a woman saying that the child was "hurting the dog," cops went to the boy's apartment. When they arrived, the people inside refused to open the door. They were only able to enter after getting a pass key and what they found was a horrifying sight.
When they finally got inside, they found the 12-pound terrier mix lifeless, hanging from a bedroom door handle. "I was mad at the dog so I killed it," the kid allegedly told cops. He also reportedly said that he wanted to see the poor dog die and showed no remorse for the grisly crime. He was ultimately taken into custody and booked on felony cruelty to an animal.
This is scary on so many levels. Not only is it beyond cruel and sadistic to kill an animal, this says some really frightening things about this child. We all know this is not normal and where this kind of behavior eventually can lead.
There are numerous serial killers who began their criminal careers this way. It's the first thing that pops into my mind whenever I see a kid trying to harm an dog or cat. Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, and Jeffrey Dahmer all tortured and killed animals when they were children. FBI profilers have linked that kind of behavior as a marker for later homicidal, sociopathic behavior.
I just hope this kid gets the help that he needs now so that this chilling behavior does not escalate.
Do you think animal cruelty is a sign of a bigger problem?
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I'd like to know why the woman who called 911 didn't stop him from doing this. Was she scared of this little sociopath?
@Fondue, maybe she couldn't get into the house.
This kid could have been a latch key kid who's parents worked so they left him home alone thinking he was "old enough" to care for himself. However that is sick. I get upset when people hurt children, but ANIMALS? What did the dog do, follow him around for attention? Unless it's ferile animal unaccustomed to human contact, domestic animals just want love & attention from humans. It just pisses me off that this kid had no remorse for it. He has some serious underlying psychological issues that need to be addressed with the best possible psychologist.
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GOBLES (WKZO)- It's the kind of disaster in a small town that will always be remembered by the locals as a milepost in its history. The kind of fire that can change a town's trajectory. They believe the fire started in Jan's Trailside Café, and spread to Jan's Oasis and the C.C.C. Bait & Tackle shop, flattening all three and the historic, irreplaceable buildings in the Van Buren County Community that housed them
.The night will be long remembered because most of the town came out to watch it burn.
There were no injuries, just alot of broken hearts as a good part of the picturesque downtown burned to the ground.
They will be looking for the cause this weekend . Multiple fire departments responded, spending hours putting water on the flames, but they could not stop it from spreading to the two adjacent buildings.
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If you're sick of reading and hearing about my impending mohawk, stop reading right now because this entire blog post is about the day I got a mohawk. That day is today.
To remind you of why I am getting the 'hawk, here's the story in a nutshell. I held a RocketHub campaign to raise money so I can create The Greatest Website Jacksonville Has Never Seen (aka TheSpecktator.com 2.0). On the final day, I was still several thousands of dollars short of my goal and knew I had to do something extra kooky to get the rest of the cheddar. That day, I announced—on the radio—that if I met the goal, I would get a mohawk. And here we are.
Many people (OK, like five) expressed their disappointment that they couldn't witness this follicular extravaganza in person (one even suggested I broadcast it live on USTREAM). While I'm sure there will be lots of pictures on social media, I thought it would be fun to live blog my day (because, in my opinion, live Tweeting can be annoying). Ready … go!
9:09 a.m. Just woke up. Only hit the snooze alarm once, which is almost unheard of in my world. I must be excited. Or have to pee.
10:15 a.m. Making a last-minute dash through Specktator HQ to make sure I have everything I need for the big day, which amounts to my phone, charger and an extra Klonopin, just in case. Feed the cats (who will probably run and hide when they see my new lid).
11:37 a.m. Too late to turn back now. Thanks to Heather of Daniel James Salon in Avondale , my hair is officially blonde … or part of it is anyway.
12:04 p.m. On our way to Hemming Plaza? I hear the folks looking forward to my public humiliation are growing restless.
12:31 p.m. At Hemming. I am greeting by applause. Probably because it's so hot and everyone is ready to get this over with. After shoveling a delicious gourmet grilled cheese from On the Fly (thank you, Penny Kamish!) into my grilled cheese hole, it's show time, and I take my seat. I'm not nervous. Until the buzzing of clippers start. As Heather starts going to town on my head, I see the looks looks on other people's faces. Some are gasping. Some are laughing. One City Council member, who shall remember nameless, stood there with his mouth wide open. I read his lips: "I can't believe she's really doing this!"
I did.
12:50 p.m. Back at the salon for the rest of the transformation and I'm seriously thinking about starting an '80s cover band because this ↓.
I can't sing well or play drums or guitar, but I can hold down two keys on the keyboards just as well as Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran or that dude from A Flock of Seagulls (FUN FACT: AFOS lead singer Michael Score was a hairdresser.)
4:15 p.m. After three hours of "lifting," coloring, cutting, foiling and non-stop selfie taking, it's time for Heather to bring the #speckhawk to life. Somebody cue up "The Whoville Song"!
Since I'll be heading off to my RocketHub celebration shindig, I ask Heather if she can try something a little more manageable or I'd have to get someone to drive me home since my hair wouldn't fit in the car. She obliges with what would later be referred to as a Buster Poindexter bouffant.
5:30 p.m. Arrive at Intuition Aleworks. Commence drinking. Realize that a beer flavored with ghost peppers does not pair well with my spice-sensitive tastebuds (though I greatly appreciate Intuition dubbing the one-off "The Speckter"). Switch to King Street Stout, which is delicious and deceptively potent. Watch the looks on people's faces when they see new 'do for the first time. Take a gazillion selfies. Drink somewhere between 2 and 202 beers. Realize how lucky I am to know so many awesome people who believe in me enough to support my website—even if some of them threaten to take their money back because I had not gotten a "real mohawk … like Mr. T. (FUN FACT: There is no period after the "T" in Mr. T unless, of course, it's at the end of a sentence.)
10:49 p.m. Call a friend to pick me up. Come home and pass out.


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Stefan, the art critic.
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"We're sorry." "Sorry isn't gonna cut it. You're both grounded."
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Klaus/Caroline/Stefan AU - Mourning Klaus's Death
Stefan didn't have to say a word, Caroline already knew the answer from the look in his eyes.
The truth hung between them, heavy with it's crushing truth, laden with unspoken sorrow. They had loved him, even when they shouldn't. And now he was gone, they didn't quite know what to do with themselves. And she felt the moth winged flutters of something akin to panic, hysteria, and overwhelming sorrow flit in the pit of her stomach. Stefan catches before her knees hit the ground.
They stayed there in the clearing for a long while, sobbing together, mourning his death.
Title: The World is Our Oyster
Author: fadingtales
Fandom: Vampire Diaries
Ship: Klaus/Caroline/Stefan
Summary: Mystic Falls has become a faded photograph in her mind. Familiar and nostalgic, but she can never go back. Not after everything that has happened. (Future!Fic, planned two-shot)


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Williamsburg Prep High School
Year started with Bent On Learning: 2011
Neighborhood: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Principal: Michael Shadrick
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Grades: 9-12
Williamsburg Prep's goal is to provide students with a rigorous, college preparatory education in a supportive small school setting. Their curriculum is rich in math, science and technology, with a humanities program that synthesizes literature, world history and current events. Students don't simply sit in class and hear "facts;" they practice critical thinking and leadership skills by participating in projects that connect their Regents Curriculum with the "real world."
Their challenging curriculum focuses on preparing students for success in college as well as in life. By integrating yoga into the school day, Bent On Learning supports WPH's curriculum and helps to educate students in becoming more caring individuals and responsible citizens. Following the principles of yoga, students learn to take care of themselves, their classmates and their community. Many students entering Williamsburg Prepatory High School have had years of Bent On Learning yoga classes from their primary and middle school years at PS132 and MS577, both of which send their students to WPH when they reach high school age.
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Bent On Learning Yoga Teacher:
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This Beach Mat Automatically Filters Sand Out
The beach should be filled with fun, sun, and most importantly relaxation. But that might prove a bit tough if your beach towel is caked in sand. Which somehow always manages to find its way into the most uncomfortable regions of your body. And unless you're laying flat-out on the beach itself, it's something akin to having sand in your bed if you're trying to garner a nap ocean side.
The CGear Sand-Free Multimat uses some sort of military inspired technology that allows sand on top of the mat to fall through and back to the beach. And because it's a one way road – sand can't come from the bottom up – you don't have to worry about any granules leaking back on to the surface.
Other features include a UV stabilizer to prevent fading of the mat, heavy-duty d-rings, rip stop technology, and two colors (blue/lime and orange/tan).
You can buy the CGear Sand-Free Multimat from Amazon in 3 sizes starting at $30.


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According to Dothan Police, 36-year-old Jesse Dean Bowling is under arrest and being charged with second degree assault after investigators say he stabbed a person with a 'grilling fork'.
The incident occurred Saturday at the 500 block of Hedstrom Avenue. An investigation revealed the stabbing was the end result of a fight between Bowling and the victim.
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73-91: born in Seattle, grew up in San Jose 91-95: BS Wharton (Acctg, Mgmt) 95-05: Enterprise Center 00: married (Amy), bought a house (West Phila) 05: China adoption (Jada) 07: Taiwan adoption (Aaron) 04-06: MPA Fels Inst Govt (Econ Devt, Pub Fnce) 06-12: Econsult Corp 13-: SrVP/Prncpl, Econsult Solutions / Church: Woodland Pres (elder 99-04, 07-12) / Teach: Quant Tools Consulting at Fels / Bds: Spruce Hill Comm Assoc, Sust Bus Ntwk Gr Phila, Comm Design Collab, Welcoming Ctr
The Spectacle of Football
Like many Americans, I am chomping at the bit for the NFL postseason. (Unlike most Americans, I will be whizzing through the games at 30 minutes per the next morning while riding my exercise bicycle, but that's neither here nor there.) At a point in my life in which I have very little discretionary time, watching pro football is a tiny sliver of guilty pleasure that I thoroughly enjoy. (I lament only that we don't have cable so that I'm stuck with whatever the network stations are airing as well as that the season is only five months long.)
Ah, but I am starting to feel a little guilty for watching. No, not because I'm not allowed this little indulgence. But because it all feels very much like "Christians vs. lions in the Roman Colosseum." Because I am in a hurry, my thumb is quick to hit fast-forward (yes, I tape games on VHS tapes using my trusty ol' VCR). Dead time between plays, commercials, even extra points, field goals, kickoffs, and punts get the fast-forward treatment. I've also trained my finger to hit fast-forward when a player is shown hobbling or down, because I know that oftentimes that too means a longer than usual delay between plays, followed by a commercial break.
Whizzing forward until play resumes means I don't have much time to dwell on how sad this is. Grown men in the prime of their lives, unusually physically gifted, undergoing the equivalent of a head-on car crash with little more than plastic padding to protect themselves. Over a handful of times each game, multiplied by 16 games per week and 16 weeks per season, serious injuries are sustained, on the order of concussions, broken or fractured bones, and torn muscles and ligaments. Watching at home, we are fed a steady diet of the following images: replays of just how the gruesome injury occurred, followed by a close-up of the player grimacing in pain and/or being helped up by his team's trainer. Even worse, if the player is slow to get up, the networks cut to a commercial break, where we can be bombarded with advertisements for cars, fast food, beer, and potato chips. What a country!
It's a free country, and football players are compensated handsomely for their high-risk professions. My indictment isn't necessarily of the players, the networks, or the advertisers. I'm just pointing out that it is kind of sad what this spectacle called watching football has become. I'm not so sure the last days of the Roman Empire were much different, even though they happened so long ago. They may not have had a fast-forward button like I do, but they likely showed the same lack of concern for the wounded that I do when I gloss over a serious injury in order to hasten the arrival of the next play.
Need to Go Easy on the J
No, I am not into marijuana. The "J" I am referring to is the "judging" half of the "judging vs. perceiving (P)" split. J's like things buttoned up, while P's like to keep things loose. Think of social plans: J's want them to be set, while P's want to keep options open.'
As with all Myers-Briggs splits, neither is inherently better or worse than the other, but people do tend to lean one way or the other. And, in Myers-Briggs parlance, I am a hard J, something on the order of 90/10. People often compliment me for getting stuff done, but may not know the driving force behind that isn't competence or smarts as much as it is an almost maniacal need to be done with something and not have it hanging out there.
Of course, in life it is impossible to be "done." Work projects come faster than they can be completed, relationships require ongoing cultivation, kids are ever evolving, and the world's problems have a nasty habit of just hanging around. For hard J's, our J-ness can become a source of anxiety, frustration, and despondency.
"Stop and smell the roses" is such a trite screed, and yet there is some truth to it. Better still is a mindset that remembers that God is in control, and that His timing and resolution are perfect: things will eventually resolve on His watch, and they will do so at the perfect moment. Indeed, to be a hard J and chafe in light of so much that is up in the air is to commit a grievous sin, of doubting in God's goodness, sovereignty, and timing.
If you are more on the P side, I hope you won't just dismiss my rantings this morning with a "loosen up, buddy" (even though I do need to hear that), because these are important soul matters and I am wrestling with them. If you are a fellow J, I hope you will be similarly exhorted, as I am exhorting myself. And whether J or P, let's go to the truest source of peace, which is a God who is running things, and who will eventually make all things right that are not right.
2011 Car Usage
This is the third year I have tracked car usage, so I think it's safe to say this has become a habit. As has the nerdy tracking and graphing of it in Microsoft Excel. (You can check out 2010 here and 2009 here.)
As before, the Philly totals represent, in order, number of trips, number of legs represented in those trips (i.e. going to and from my in-laws, making one stop to get gas, counts as three legs), and number of legs in which I was driven (rather than driving). The other city totals represent, in order, number of times I was in that location, number of days I was in that location, number of trips, number of legs represented in those trips, and number of legs in which I was driven.
Philadelphia 92/223/21
Harrisburg 4/4/0/0/0
Kentucky 1/2/1/4/0
New York City 2/2/0/0/0
Ocean City 1/7/4/9/0
Pittsburgh 1/2/0/0/2
St. Thomas 2/10/4/11/33
San Diego 1/3/0/0/5
San Jose 3/21/19/46/18
Washington DC 1/1/0/0/4
Yet again, I was able to average far fewer than one leg per day, thanks to our urban setting and the many everyday locations I can get to without a car. Here's hoping that that delays when we need to purchase a new car, and that it makes a difference for the environment.
Huang Family Newsletter, December 2011
Amy is hitting her groove at her new job: although the work is hard and the hours are long, she is enjoying it and is good at it. Lee juggled many projects at work, spoke at a conference in Pittsburgh, and preached a sermon at his church. The kids enjoyed holiday light shows downtown, their ballet and basketball classes at the Y, and many thoughtful Christmas presents from friends and family. Lee's dad was diagnosed with lung cancer but was able to have it successfully operated on and is now on the way to recovering. Lee took the kids to California between Christmas and New Year, where they saw Lee's parents in San Jose and also made road trips to see friends and family in Los Angeles, Merced, and Gilroy.
This is the Last Year I Can Say I'm 39 and Not Be Lying
It's my 39th birthday today. I feel young and old. Young because hopefully I have more than half my life ahead of me, because I feel good, and because I have a lovely wife and two beautiful kids to keep me going. Old because more and more famous people I read about, past and present, are or were younger than me. Did you know that Malcolm X and Martin Luther King both died at 39? George Gershwin and Roberto Clemente only made it to age 38, while John Lennon and Edgar Allan Poe made it to 40. All these accomplished far more than I ever will, even if live twice as long as they do.
For us ambitious sorts, growing old is a matter of making peace with what you can and cannot do. I can no longer read about something cool that someone has accomplished and think, "If I apply myself, I can attain to that by the time I get to be their age," because in more and more cases, these people are younger than me! It's enough to make you feel over the hill.
I am being overly dramatic and melancholy for effect. I am not feeling down about myself. But nor am I glamorizing the aging process, or putting on false airs of humility about being able to be at peace with who I am. I still struggle with drivenness and discontentment, with wishing I could accomplish more and beating myself up that I have not accomplished more. Turning 39 is a natural marking point to look forward and back. I like who I am, who I've been, and who I'll have time to become. But I wrestle daily with my demons, as I'm sure do many like me who are in my stage of life.
Back from Cali
We're back from a week all over California. I've back-posted our dispatches from each day at our Huang Kids blog. Enjoy!
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Neuroscience: Cognitive decline with age is normal, routine – but not inevitable →
If you forget where you put your car keys and you can't seem to remember things as well as you used to, the problem may well be with the GluN2B subunits in your NMDA receptors.
And don't be surprised if by tomorrow you can't remember the name of those darned subunits.
They help you remember…
How to learn successfully even under stress
Predicting the weather under stress
The team from Bochum has examined 80 subjects, 50 per cent of whom were given a drug blocking mineralocorticoid receptors in the brain. The remaining participants took a placebo drug. Twenty participants from each group were subjected to a stress-inducing experience. Subsequently, all participants underwent a learning test, the so-called weather prediction task. The subjects were shown playing cards with different symbols and had to learn which combinations of cards meant rain and which meant sunshine. The researchers used MRI to record the respective brain activity.
Learning unconsciously or consciously
There are two different approaches to master the weather prediction test: some subjects tried consciously to formulate a rule that would enable them to predict sunshine and rain. Others learned unconsciously to give the right answer, following their gut feeling, as it were. The team of Lars Schwabe demonstrated in August 2012 that, under stress, the brain prefers unconscious to conscious learning. "This switch to another memory system happens automatically," says Lars Schwabe. "It makes sense for the organism to react in this manner. Thus, learning efficiency can be maintained even under stress." However, this works only with fully functional mineralocorticoid receptors. Once the researchers blocked these receptors by applying the drug Spironolactone, the participants switched over to the unconscious strategy less frequently, thus demonstrating a poorer learning efficiency.
Effects also visible in brain activity
These effects also became evident in MRI data. Usually, stress causes the brain activity to shift from the hippocampus – a structure for conscious learning – to the dorsal striatum, which manages unconscious learning. However, this stress-induced switch took place only in the placebo group, not in subjects who had been given the mineralocorticoid receptor blocker. Consequently, the mineralocorticoid receptors play a crucial role in enabling the brain to adapt to stressful situations.
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by Janet Kwasniak
ScienceDaily has an item (here) on a paper by L Schwabe, M Tegenthoff, O Höffken, O Wolf; Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blockade Prevents Stress-Induced Modulation of Multiple Memory Systems in the Human Brain; Biological Psychiatry, 2013. It examines the switch from conscious learning to unconscious learning under stress conditions.
Conscious learning involves the hippocampus and declarative memory while unconscious learning involves the dorsal striatum and procedural memory. Stress causes alterations of amygdala connectivity with hippocampus and dorsal striatum to shift the learning method towards unconscious learning. Performance in learning tasks that can be learned both ways do not appear to be affected by this shift.
The researchers used a weather forecasting 'game' to measure performance. The subjects can work out how to do the forecasting through trial and error, either with conscious problem solving or by going with their gut feeling. They found that by blocking a particular receptor type, mineralocorticoid receptors, this switch under stress by adrenal cortex hormones no longer happened and performance suffered as a result.
Here is part of the abstract:
Accumulating evidence suggests that stress may orchestrate the engagement of multiple memory systems in the brain. In particular, stress is thought to favor dorsal striatum-dependent procedural over hippocampus-dependent declarative memory. However, the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying these modulatory effects of stress remain elusive, especially in humans. Here, we targeted the role of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in the stress-induced modulation of dorsal striatal and hippocampal memory systems in the human brain using a combination of event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging and pharmacologic blockade of the MR.
Our findings indicate that the stress-induced shift from hippocampal to dorsal striatal memory systems is mediated by the amygdala, required to preserve performance after stress, and dependent on the MR.
It seems to me that learning during stress would be particularly important to survival but at the same time it may be that conscious resources are particularly stretched during stress – conscious learning might then be unreliable and moving learning to a more unconscious mode could be very advantageous. On the other hand there could be reasons for this that have to do with partially suppressing memories of stressful events so that the learning is not too painful to acquire. Perhaps it has to do with how the amygdala functions under stress as opposed to normally and is just one of a suite of related changes to memory under stress.
Exercise May be the Best Medicine for Alzheimer's
New research out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that exercise may improve cognitive function in those at risk for Alzheimer's by improving the efficiency of brain activity associated with memory. Memory loss leading to Alzheimer's disease is one of the greatest fears among older Americans. While some memory loss is normal and to be expected as we age, a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, signals more substantial memory loss and a greater risk for Alzheimer's, for which there currently is no cure.
The study, led by Dr. J. Carson Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, provides new hope for those diagnosed with MCI. It is the first to show that an exercise intervention with older adults with mild cognitive impairment (average age 78) improved not only memory recall, but also brain function, as measured by functional neuroimaging (via fMRI). The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
"We found that after 12 weeks of being on a moderate exercise program, study participants improved their neural efficiency – basically they were using fewer neural resources to perform the same memory task," says Dr. Smith. "No study has shown that a drug can do what we showed is possible with exercise."
Recommended Daily Activity: Good for the Body, Good for the Brain
Two groups of physically inactive older adults (ranging from 60-88 years old) were put on a 12-week exercise program that focused on regular treadmill walking and was guided by a personal trainer. Both groups – one which included adults with MCI and the other with healthy brain function – improved their cardiovascular fitness by about ten percent at the end of the intervention. More notably, both groups also improved their memory performance and showed enhanced neural efficiency while engaged in memory retrieval tasks.
The good news is that these results were achieved with a dose of exercise consistent with the physical activity recommendations for older adults. These guidelines urge moderate intensity exercise (activity that increases your heart rate and makes you sweat, but isn't so strenuous that you can't hold a conversation while doing it) on most days for a weekly total of 150 minutes.
Measuring Exercise's Impact on Brain Health and Memory
One of the first observable symptoms of Alzheimer's disease is the inability to remember familiar names. Smith and colleagues had study participants identify famous names and measured their brain activation while engaged in correctly recognizing a name – e.g., Frank Sinatra, or other celebrities well known to adults born in the 1930s and 40s. "The task gives us the ability to see what is going on in the brain when there is a correct memory performance," Smith explains.
Tests and imaging were performed both before and after the 12-week exercise intervention. Brain scans taken after the exercise intervention showed a significant decrease in the intensity of brain activation in eleven brain regions while participants correctly identified famous names. The brain regions with improved efficiency corresponded to those involved in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease, including the precuneus region, the temporal lobe, and the parahippocampal gyrus.
The exercise intervention was also effective in improving word recall via a "list learning task," i.e., when people were read a list of 15 words and asked to remember and repeat as many words as possible on five consecutive attempts, and again after a distraction of being given another list of words.
"People with MCI are on a very sharp decline in their memory function, so being able to improve their recall is a very big step in the right direction," Smith states.
The results of Smith's study suggest that exercise may reduce the need for over-activation of the brain to correctly remember something. That is encouraging news for those who are looking for something they can do to help preserve brain function.
Dr. Smith has plans for a larger study that would include more participants, including those who are healthy but have a genetic risk for Alzheimer's, and follow them for a longer time period with exercise in comparison to other types of treatments. He and his team hope to learn more about the impact of exercise on brain function and whether it could delay the onset or progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Bad night's sleep? The moon could be to blame
Many people complain about poor sleep around the full moon, and now a report appearing in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, on July 25 offers some of the first convincing scientific evidence to suggest that this really is true. The findings add to evidence that humans—despite the comforts of our civilized world—still respond to the geophysical rhythms of the moon, driven by a circalunar clock.
"The lunar cycle seems to influence human sleep, even when one does not 'see' the moon and is not aware of the actual moon phase," says Christian Cajochen of the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel.
In the new study, the researchers studied 33 volunteers in two age groups in the lab while they slept. Their brain patterns were monitored while sleeping, along with eye movements and hormone secretions.
The data show that around the full moon, brain activity related to deep sleep dropped by 30 percent. People also took five minutes longer to fall asleep, and they slept for twenty minutes less time overall. Study participants felt as though their sleep was poorer when the moon was full, and they showed diminished levels of melatonin, a hormone known to regulate sleep and wake cycles.
"This is the first reliable evidence that a lunar rhythm can modulate sleep structure in humans when measured under the highly controlled conditions of a circadian laboratory study protocol without time cues," the researchers say.
Cajochen adds that this circalunar rhythm might be a relic from a past in which the moon could have synchronized human behaviors for reproductive or other purposes, much as it does in other animals. Today, the moon's hold over us is usually masked by the influence of electrical lighting and other aspects of modern life.
The researchers say it would be interesting to look more deeply into the anatomical location of the circalunar clock and its molecular and neuronal underpinnings. And, they say, it could turn out that the moon has power over other aspects of our behavior as well, such as our cognitive performance and our moods.
Neuroscience: Semantics on the basis of words' connectivity →
It is now possible to identify the meaning of words with multiple meanings, without using their semantic context
Two Brazilian physicists have now devised a method to automatically elucidate the meaning of words with several senses, based solely on their patterns of connectivity with nearby…
Trying to Learn a Foreign Language? Avoid Reminders of Home
Something odd happened when Shu Zhang was giving a presentation to her classmates at the Columbia Business School in New York City. Zhang, a Chinese native, spoke fluent English, yet in the middle of her talk, she glanced over at her Chinese professor and suddenly blurted out a word in Mandarin. "I meant to say a transition word like 'however,' but used the Chinese version instead," she says. "It really shocked me."
Shortly afterward, Zhang teamed up with Columbia social psychologist Michael Morris and colleagues to figure out what had happened. In a new study, they show that reminders of one's homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue and why immigrants who settle within an ethnic enclave acculturate more slowly than those who surround themselves with friends from their new country.
Previous studies have shown that cultural icons such as landmarks and celebrities act like "magnets of meaning," instantly activating a web of cultural associations in the mind and influencing our judgments and behavior, Morris says. In an earlier study, for example, he asked Chinese Americans to explain what was happening in a photograph of several fish, in which one fish swam slightly ahead of the others. Subjects first shown Chinese symbols, such as the Great Wall or a dragon, interpreted the fish as being chased. But individuals primed with American images of Marilyn Monroe or Superman, in contrast, tended to interpret the outlying fish as leading the others. This internally driven motivation is more typical of individualistic American values, some social psychologists say, whereas the more externally driven explanation of being pursued is more typical of Chinese culture.
To determine whether these cultural icons can also interfere with speaking a second language, Zhang, Morris, and their colleagues recruited male and female Chinese students who had lived in the United States for a less than a year and had them sit opposite a computer monitor that displayed the face of either a Chinese or Caucasian male called "Michael Lee." As microphones recorded their speech, the volunteers conversed with Lee, who spoke to them in English with an American accent about campus life.
Next, the team compared the fluency of the volunteers' speech when they were talking to a Chinese versus a Caucasian face. Although participants reported a more positive experience chatting with the Chinese version of "Michael Lee," they were significantly less fluent, producing 11% fewer words per minute on average, the authors report online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "It's ironic" that the more comfortable volunteers were with their conversational partner, the less fluent they became, Zhang says. "That's something we did not expect."
To rule out the possibility that the volunteers were speaking more fluently to the Caucasian face on purpose, thus explaining the performance gap, Zhang and colleagues asked the participants to invent a story, such as a boy swimming in the ocean, while simultaneously being exposed to Chinese and American icons rather than faces. Seeing Chinese icons such as the Great Wall also interfered with the volunteers' English fluency, causing a 16% drop in words produced per minute. The icons also made the volunteers 85% more likely to use a literal translation of the Chinese word for an object rather than the English term, Zhang says. Rather than saying "pistachio," for example, volunteers used the Chinese version, "happy nuts."
Understanding how these subtle cultural cues affect language fluency could help employers design better job interviews, Morris says. For example, taking a Japanese job candidate out for sushi, although a well-meaning gesture, might not be the best way to help them shine.
"It's quite striking that these effects were so robust," says Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a developmental psychologist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. They show that "we're exquisitely attuned to cultural context," she says, and that "even subtle cues like the ethnicity of the person we're talking to" can affect language processing. The take-home message? "If one wants to acculturate rapidly, don't move to an ethnic enclave neighborhood where you'll be surrounded by people like yourself," Morris says. Sometimes, a familiar face is the last thing you need to see.
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All thoughts, actions have a rippling effect. Thanks to the great minds of physics, the western world agrees with this ancient eastern concept. Yogis, through practice, filter the body, mind, consciousness to come to states of peace. Traditionally they offer these positive vibrations back out ... [Read On...]
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Yoga Enthusiasts Worldwide Honor Mr. Iyengar's 93rd Birthday by Helping Bellur Villagers
Mr. Iyengar will celebrate his 93rd birthday on Dec. 14, and his students around the world will be sending him congratulations and best wishes. A very special way to honor him is by supporting the charitable trust he established to shine a light on and to improve the lives of people in his home ... [Read On...]
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The methodical, analytical science of approaching asana practice that is the foundation of Mr. Iyengar's system first drew Pat McLoughlin to serious study of yoga. A teacher's grace and inspiring confidence that Pat could go beyond what she felt were her personal boundaries opened her eyes to a path ... [Read On...]
Yoga Helps Teens Manage Mood
Have a teen sitting around gaming or texting all weekend? Wishing you could find something cool to captivate their attention? Or a young athlete looking to enhance their performance, focus, and energy? Are your kids asking for a workout that's easy to learn, requires little equipment, and soothes ... [Read On...]
Indian Dance Performance to Benefit Bellur Trust
Mark your calendars for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 and join us at Iyengar Yoga North County for an evening of classical Odissi Indian dance benefiting the Bellur Trust. World-renowned dancers Shalini and Laboni Patnaik – "The Patnaik Sisters" will perform. Admission is $20; children 12 and under, ... [Read On...]
It's Such a Small World
It's always a pleasure to recognize connections in our vast but ultimately very small world. Iyengar Yoga of North County celebrates two connections with the recently opened Iyengar Yoga Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Faeq Biria, director of the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Paris, and the ... [Read On...]


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Claws for the slashes
Uncivilized civilization when it crashes
Just some tragic
Creatures in the sadness
Rat racing, dog piling, animals of madness
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What: Saffron is derived from a type of crocus that grows most extensively in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Its brightly hued threads are graded for quality by the Switzerland-based International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which ranks the product on a scale from 0 to 250 based on color, fragrance, and taste.
How Much: "Coupe" saffron, which carries an ISO grade of 190 or greater, retails for $10 to $15 per gram, and the highest-grade coupe saffrons can reach almost $30 per gram. However, saffron is pungent enough that a little bit goes a long way: The 15 to 20 threads used in a typical paella recipe weigh in at only a very small fraction of a gram.
Why Pay More: The labor-intensive picking, cleaning, sorting, and toasting of these tiny saffron stigmas is to blame for the staggering price tag. It takes a football field–size plot of saffron crocuses to produce just 1 pound of saffron threads, which must be picked immediately upon blooming.
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The Monks were an avant-garde garage rock band, formed by American GIs who were based in Germany in the mid- to late 1960s. They released one album, Black Monk Time, which was characterized by repetitive, unconventional, and often primitive music and chanted lyrics.
They reunited in 1999 and have continued to play concerts, although no new studio recordings have been made. The Monks stood out from the music of the time, and have developed a cult following amongst many musicians and music fans.


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Simon Trading recently exhibited the 8-inch Wi-Fi digital photo frame (PhotoM@il-X) at the China Sourcing Fair 2008 in Hong Kong.
The PhotoM@il-X features a resolution of 800x600; Wi-Fi connectivity with WEP 64-bit, WEP 128-bit, WPA and WPA2 encryption; a built-in 2GB NAND flash drive, and it supports 4-1-card slot for SD, MMC, MS, MS-Pro and xD, plus it can receive e-mail and weather forecast and other information from middleware server.
The PhotoM@il-x sells for HK$2,000 (US$258).
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Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
-Community Policing Unit
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Brieonne Danielle Roiland
3698 135th Ave N apt A
Largo, Fl.
Trevon Lamar Griffin (arrested)
3733 137th Ave N
Largo, Fl.
-Attempted 1st Degree Murder
-Attempted Armed Robbery
-Discharging a Firearm in Public
-Resisting Arrest Without Violence
-Possession of Marijuana
What: Deputies apprehend shooting suspect in the Coral Way neighborhood.
3744 135th Ave N
Largo, Fl.
When: The incident took place at approximately 7:10 p.m. on 2/1/2013.
Pinellas Deputies have apprehended a suspect (Trevon Lamar Griffin) who shot a known victim (Brieonne Danielle Roiland) in the neck this evening.
Roiland is currently recovering from the gunshot wound at a local hospital.
At approximately 7:10 p.m. this evening, a deputy patrolling the Coral Way neighborhood heard what sounded like a gunshot, then a woman's scream for help.
Deputies responded to 3744 135th Ave North, where they discovered Roiland screaming she had been shot.
As medical personnel tended to Roiland's injuries, deputies set a perimeter around the immediate area and apprehended Griffin running through a field a short distance away from the crime scene.
After conducting preliminary interviews, it is believed Griffin had attempted to rob Roiland at gunpoint when she was shot in the neck.
Griffin was transported to the Pinellas County Jail with the following charges:
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-Attempted Armed Robbery
-Discharging a Firearm in Public
-Resisting Arrest Without Violence
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Café Brûlot Sauce
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Strong chicory coffee and a splash of brandy are part of this decadent Cafe Brulot Sauce that's served with Cafe Brulot Bread Pudding.
This recipe goes with Café Brûlot Bread Pudding
Yield: Makes 1 cup
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon strong brewed chicory coffee
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- Cook butter and sugar in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until smooth. Stir in cream and coffee. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in brandy and orange zest.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Dairy
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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This account/tumblr is all about gifs and me makin' em! Anime gifs are gonna be a major theme here, but I also do tv show gifs and movie gifs. GIFS GALORE! I'll put in some gifs I made from my other account just in case.
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Arnaud's Lobster Thermidor
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- 8 quarts water
- 1/2 cup salt
- 4 (1 3/4-pound) live lobsters
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, divided
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped green onion
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Combine water and salt in a large stock pot; bring to a boil. Grasp each lobster just behind the eyes, and plunge headfirst into boiling water. Return to a boil; cover and boil 5 minutes for first pound, 3 more minutes for each additional pound. Remove lobsters from water with kitchen tongs; plunge into cold water. Drain.
- Lay cooked lobster, back side up, on a wooden cutting board. Tuck the tail underneath the body; insert the tip of a large sharp knife into the joint where the head and tail portions come together. Split the tail sections into two halves.
- Turn the lobster around, and cut through the head portion, dividing the lobster into two separate pieces. Remove and discard the greenish-gray stomach pouch and the sand sac from the head.
- Remove the tail meat and all the white meat from the body of the lobster. Crack the claws, and remove all meat. Coarsely chop the lobster meat, and set aside. Break away and discard the body portion of the shell. Rinse and thoroughly drain the tail section of the shell, and set tail aside.
- Melt 1 cup butter in a large heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; gradually stir one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks. Add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly. Return to medium heat; cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is smooth and thickened. Set aside.
- Sauté mushrooms and onion in remaining butter in a large skillet. Add lobster meat, and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly heated. Gently fold lobster mixture into sauce.
- Place lobster shells in a 2 1/2- quart shallow baking dish; spoon lobster mixture into and around shells. Sprinkle generously with cheese; broil 6 inches from heating element 1 minute or until cheese is lightly browned. Serve immediately.
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- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Shellfish
- COOKING METHOD: Broil
- PUBLICATION: Oxmoor House
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Business Description:Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG) is an iron ore production and exploration company with assets located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. FMG currently holds reserves of 2.34 Bt of hematite ore within its operating Chichester and Solomon Hubs, with FY13 total ore mined and ore shipment of 94.6Mt and 80.9Mt respectively. Total resource base currently stands at 15.6Bt from both operating and development properties.
Strategy Analysis:Fortescue's goal is to become a low cost iron ore miner in the Pilbara region of WA. From an initial base of 40 million tonnes a year, the company expanded to 55 million tonnes a year in fiscal 2012. The next planned step is to 155 million tonnes at a cost of just over USD 10 billion including the new mining fleet. Fortescue aims to exit December 2013 at a production rate of 155 million tonnes per annum. Further expansions beyond 155 million tonnes will be considered but Fortescue aims to strengthen its balance sheet before undertaking any significant new capital expenditure.
Fortescue Metals Group reported NPAT down 40% to US$478.0m for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenues from ordinary activities were US$3.3bn, down 2% from the same period last year. Diluted EPS was 15.35 US cents compared to 25.71 US cents last year. Net operating cash flow was US$479.0m compared to US$1.19bn last year. No dividend was declared. FY13 guidance of total shipped tonnes remains between 82wMt and 84wMt. Solomon's Firetail mine is now expected to achieve a 20Mtpa run rate during April 2013 after a severe rain event caused a minor delay in construction. This will increase the company's production capacity to 115Mtpa.
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PLAYERS: David Krejci
TEAMS: Boston Bruins
TEAMS: Boston Bruins
David Krejci could have spent his offseason worrying about his contract, trade rumors and the NHL lockout. Instead, he turned his focus toward playing hockey in the Czech Republic. He's now prepared to have the same attitude stateside as a new NHL season gets under way. Krejci has been at the center of trade rumors due to poor production late last season and the three years and $5.2 million remaining on his contract, which would be easy to move if the Bruins needed to juggle cap space. Boston also has plenty of talent at center, which has only added to the rumors that Krejci would be a likely player to go if the Bruins start moving pieces. But Krejci isn't letting those possibilities crowd his mind too much — at least, not with hockey coming back. "I've seen it, and I have time to go on the Internet, so I know what's going on," he said, according to James Murphy of ESPN.com. "I went through lots of things and saw my name there, but there's nothing I can control. I am happy here, and...
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PLAYERS: Tommy Hottovy, Adam Moore, Irving Falu
TEAMS: Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
After the Omaha Storm Chasers lost three of four games to the Reno Aces in the PCL Championship series, the Kansas City Royals called up starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi, relievers Tommy Hottovy and Nate Adcock, catcher Adam Moore and infielder Irving Falu this week. Besides Odorizzi, the other players were on the 40-man roster. The Royals added Odorizzi to the roster to protect him from this winter's Rule 5 draft. Of the five, Odorizzi is the only one without Major League experience. Odorizzi, 22, the Royals top pitching prospect, is a leading contender for the Royals 2013 starting rotation. Between AA Northwest Arkansas and AAA Omaha, he pitched a combined 26 games, 25 of them starts. Odorizzi compiled a 15-5 record with a 3.03 ERA, 145.1 innings pitched with 8.4 SO/9 and 3.1 BB/9. The Royals plan to have Odorizzi start this Sunday's game against the Cleveland Indians. He could make a bullpen appearance, since he has over five day's rest. The Royals want to give Odorizzi a taste of...
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Europe looks ahead to President Obama's agenda
Last week's balloting, which determined who the next president of the United States will be, was widely described as a "global election," referring to the fact that, even though millions of people in many countries beyond the U.S. could not vote in the contest, they were deeply concerned about its outcome and on how the […] [Read More]
The post-election U.S., abroad: Everybody's foreign policy
If it seems as though everybody, everywhere, has an opinion about the direction American foreign policy should take when the next president moves into the White House, maybe it's because the disastrous policies of the failed Bush presidency have affected so many people in so many parts of the world in so many ways. That's […] [Read More]
Obama's Euro-triumph: Cheers, caution and the still-long wait till the election
The Democrats' presumptive presidential candidate, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, returned to the U.S. this past weekend after a whirlwind trip to the Middle East and Europe that left many news watchers in the countries he visited wondering about exactly what had hit 'em. Obama ended his junket with rapid, back-to-back stops in Germany, France and […] [Read More]
U.S. missiles for Eastern Europe: Russia's angry, and Iran is rumbling
That treaty that U.S. Secretary of State and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed in Prague yesterday calls for the building of an American-military radar base in the Czech Republic, a facility the Bush administration claims would be part of an "anti-missile shield in Europe [that] would protect the [United States] and a large part […] [Read More]
Bush's latest, legacy-building junket: Goodbye Europe, hello History!
Leadership! History in the making! Posterity! Statesmanship! Those are some of the big themes George W. Bush's handlers have had in mind as they've sent their man out on overseas junkets in recent months. Their goal: to try to shore up – or alter – the already sharply defined legacy the self-styled "war president" will […] [Read More]
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Now he tells us. With his historical legacy clearly in sight, after tens of thousands of American soldiers, Afghans and Iraqis and others – sometimes whole, innocent families – have been killed or maimed for life in different aspects of his aimless "war on terror," George W. Bush has told interviewers at the British daily, […] [Read More]
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The History of Goddard College--1938-1969
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The History of Goddard College--1938-1969. This slideshow, created using audio and photographs from the Goddard College Archives, documents the early history of the College. The audio consists of excerpts from a talk Goddard's founding president, Royce "Tim" Pitkin, gave in 1973. The talk was called, "The Ideas Upon Which Goddard Was Founded."
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- Most Minnesota students return to school tomorrow.
And it will be a very big day for the really young.
For the first time, Minnesota and Moorhead will be offering all-day kindergarten.
Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius says it's important for parents to know their kids' schedules, and keep them on track.
As for computers, phones and other electronic devices, Cassellius says a good book or extra curricular activities like sports and school clubs are preferable alternatives to screen time.


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From steep, 3D stalactite climbing to pulling on incut pockets on superb orange limestone, this place has something for everyone. Grades range from F5+ to F7b+, and the climbing is usually steep and positive, but technical. Enough pitches to keep most people busy for a week or so.
Be sure to do the classic multi-pitch, "House of the Rising Sun". At the top climb up through the cave and solo up the stalactite, through the hole onto the top of the island. A great little adventure.
Best to visit for 3-4 days. Accommodation is provided in luxury "tent cabins" - with an all inclusive rate, including tasty traditional Thai cuisine. Most routes get afternoon shade in peak season, but there is plenty of kayaking and snorkelling to keep busy in the mornings.
Some world-class steep bouldering is located in a cave behind the beach and is in the shade all day.
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A Houston man who works as a nurse was accused of causing serious bodily injury by shaking an infant.
Michael Iglesia and the three-month-old baby's mother are nurses who work alternate shifts and care for the baby, Channel 13 reports. Police say Iglesia told them on September 15, the baby fell off an ottoman and onto a carpeted floor at their home.
Five days later, the mother took the baby to a clinic after she saw the baby making jerking or twitching movements, and seemed drowsy. The baby was transported to a hospital where doctors discovered the baby sustained a skull fracture, hematoma, retinal hemorrhages and brain strokes. They claim the injuries are consistent with severe shaking or severe shaking with blunt force trauma.
The baby's mother told police that she went to work the evening of September 19th, and left the baby with Iglesia. He is charged with injury to a child.