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Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
March 19th, 2012
11:43 pm
March 19th, 2012
11:48 pm
2nd that Fire LD!
March 19th, 2012
11:49 pm
Our coach loss this gm! Now riding with the starters to start the 4th!
March 19th, 2012
11:50 pm
Meant not riding the starters to start the 4th that was the game changer this Gm!
March 19th, 2012
11:51 pm
I did not get to watch the game tonight. I only got to check the score on my blackberry every 20 minutes or so, but I have a couple of observations from the box score that surprise me:
First, Marvin DID NOT PLAY even though the Hawks are so short-handed. WOW! When LD banished you to the dog house he chains you up.
Second, Josh's stat line is horrible:
5-20 shooting
0-3 from 3pt.
NO FREE THROW ATTEMPTS!!! That's worse than missing all your free throws – especially for a PF. Inexcusible.
Only ONE offensive rebound.
NO blocked shots.
Third, it was a low scoring game. Neither team eclipsed 80. Was it a defensive war or a sloppily played offensive game?
March 20th, 2012
12:00 am
Excuses Excuses
March 20th, 2012
12:03 am
Fire Ld!!! Fire Sund!!!
March 20th, 2012
12:03 am
weve got to figure out a way to get rid of projects Like Jeff teague and Al horford. Its just no way we can get out of the second round with these head cases.
March 20th, 2012
12:06 am
We lost the game in the back court. JJ,Josh and Zaza Outscored the boston front court but our back court was beaten by 18 pts.
Again weve got to get rid of Projects like Al Horford and Jeff Teague.
March 20th, 2012
12:08 am
March 20th, 2012
12:09 am
Living in the Northeast, I watched the game on the Celtics network. All night long, Donny Marshall was saying that Josh made his 1st 3 shots and then proceeded to miss the rest of his jumpers, just as stated in the blog…that is incorrect. With the score 2 zip Hawks, Josh missed a jumper.
I know it's a little thing, but let's get it right.
Now…Josh takes absolutely too many jumpers. The defense lags off of him, as he hang around the 3 point line. That's why he's always so open out there.
He needs a couch that will position him so that he's playing in the low block. Very few teams have playes that want to play down low on the offensive end. Everybody wants to be a jump shooter. No way 6′11" + players should be playing around the 3 point line all the time.
Josh tries to push the tempo. WHen he gets a rebound, instead of passing it to the gaurd so that the offense can get set, he brings the ball up court himself. He's a great talent, but he needs someone that can help him reach his full potential.
If he wants to shoot jumpers, he needs to work with a shooting coach as much as possible during and after the season.
Teague has to play better than he did tonight in order for this team to have any chance at competing in the playoffs. It was more than just the airball 3 pointer at the end of the game.
And where is Marvin Williams….is he injuried also?
March 20th, 2012
12:11 am
"First, Marvin DID NOT PLAY even though the Hawks are so short-handed. WOW! When LD banished you to the dog house he chains you up."
Marvin was injured.
March 20th, 2012
12:12 am
Josh shot most of those jumpers because he couldn't get post position against KG and caught the ball too far away from the basket as a result. He should have found teammates instead of shooting many of those jumpers, but KG deserves a lot of credit for Josh's bad shooting game.
March 20th, 2012
12:14 am
WTH? Teague shooting the 3
March 20th, 2012
12:14 am
The funny thing is, we missed Marvin tonight, but no one will ever admit to that.
March 20th, 2012
12:16 am
teague has no jumper period even before the airball 3..another acie law in the making
March 20th, 2012
12:19 am
Where's the identity of this team
Anyone let me know
March 20th, 2012
12:20 am
If you guess im the troll who is spewing hate on Josh, you are right.
Trolls Unite!!
March 20th, 2012
12:22 am
This team would win 73-75 games if Al was here to get the rebound.
March 20th, 2012
12:22 am
Again, we had Pierce in foul trouble….
We should have took advantage of him being off the court and extended the lead we had. They should have never even caught up to us or taken the lead. It should have been THEM fighting an uphill battle late in the fourth, not us. But it wasn't like that.
How do you fix inconsistency?
March 20th, 2012
12:23 am
Its funny that we can matchup with any eastern conference team but dont have an identity
Too many chiefs not enough indians
March 20th, 2012
12:31 am
Its funny how Doc Rivers and Jeff Teague saw two different plays.
"Teague got a wide-open shot and we got lucky on that part of it. We wanted to have them dribble it up and foul them once they got to half court. Clearly we didn't do a good job of that.-Doc Rivers
"Seeing that there was a big guy flying at me, I just tried to get it up. That caused me to shoot it higher and longer." – Jeff Teague
Doc says teague was wide open, teague says there was a Giant in his face…. SMH but LOL.
March 20th, 2012
12:32 am
How do you fix inconsistency?
Trade Jeff Horford and Al Teague.
March 20th, 2012
12:33 am
5 for 20 Josh? Huh?
Get ready, this maybe his norm in the playoffs?
You know the D steps up?
Boston wish they could play the Hawks 10x this season….LOL…
Hire Woody!!
March 20th, 2012
12:34 am
jeff teague interview on airball sho
March 20th, 2012
12:35 am
Rev, Marv is still out with that hip pointer. Yes, Josh had a horrible game and it seems there's no flipping the switch with him. He has a couple games where his shot selection is good and you think he gets it, then he has two games like the last two and you think he'll never get it.
This game was lost, however, when LD put Collins in the game in the third quarter. Ivan Johnson didn't have a good game but at least he can jump, rebound, make free throws and make layups. Collins can do none of these things, and allowing the Celtics to play 5-on-4 with Collins in the game was the difference.
March 20th, 2012
12:36 am
5 for 20 Josh? Huh?
Yea, but even on a bad night the man nearly had a triple double.
12 of his last 15 game have been 20 or more points. He is the most consistent hawk and im not upset when he has a bad night.
March 20th, 2012
12:37 am
Oh well, at least Teague had top dunk on Sportscenter tonite.
March 20th, 2012
12:39 am
It looks to me like we've hit some kind of wall, with all the injuries and games. Somehow gottta rest these guys, the starters anyhow.
March 20th, 2012
12:40 am
great game, terrible miss by jeff. jeff and josh are set shooters. joe had a good game. at least the hawks are competitive and not getting blown out. they are also beating the teams they should beat.
March 20th, 2012
12:42 am
First time I`ve watched `em in a week it seems.
Our Hawks are like an old wagon with one warped wheel
being pulled by two old stubbon mules.
If you ever get them mules headed in the same direction;
the ride is still bumpy as heck,
and that wheel`s liable to fall off any minute.
If you had your druthers; you`d be better off just walkin`.
March 20th, 2012
12:43 am
Look, when your #2 scorer shoots 25% his team is supposed lose and they did that….
Larry is the lowest paid head coach in the league, is anyone surprised he does not coach any better?
March 20th, 2012
1:06 am
A "set" shot is basically ineffective against decent mobile defenders:
See All NBA previous playoff game disappearances against better defenders…
Josh, if you could shoot on the move or dribble drive stop and pop you would crush Kevin Garnetts close out defense!
A mobile J is virtually indefensible..
His "set" shot will be exposed in the playoffs.. Git ready……PLAYOFF'S?
March 20th, 2012
1:08 am
Josh is really a SF i think it works in the best interest of the team if Zaza remains a starter when Al returns. I just don't like josh as the #1 option in the paint on a daily basis vs contendors. I think having Al zaza gives him room for error and gives him an extra option of powering over smaller SFs. That would also prevent teams from putting SF length on Joe. They should draft a center to back up Zaza rather than draft guards with their highest pick. Only this time they should actually find consistent minutes for that C. I just don't see them being able to lure a true center much better than zaza unless they gut themselves elsewhere.
March 20th, 2012
1:13 am
Playoff preview…
The red hot Atlanta Hawks fold at home…
Unable to make a statement against aged Celtics…
Josh goes 5-20 abandoning his effective post game…
Tmac finally plays back to back – ineffective…
Granted, Green, Marvin, Vladi, Pargo wouldve helped but…
It was right there for them, at home, till the end…
Then one for the NBA follies, Teague cant hit the backboard…
This team is flawed, injuries have magnified its weaknesses…
And its main weakness is PG, one of the easiest fixes…
Fast is not a skill, shooting is a skill, passing is a skill…
Insignificant layups, dunks dont warrant a starting position…
Get a skilled PG before its too late…
Meanwhile a rehabbed Arenas signs w Memphis for cheap…
March 20th, 2012
1:14 am
"Josh made his first three jump shots and then didn't make another. But it looked to me that a good number of those misses were the function of bad offense leading to a low-percentage shot rather than settling by Josh. That doesn't include his missed 3-point try in the fourth quarter when he was going for the kill shot."
MC, didn't quite see it that way. Josh made his first 3 followed by a few heat checks and proceeded to settled. Even after Josh made those shots, KG still baited him to continue to shoot out on the perimeter so Josh just settle. Shooting 5-20, those jumpers were never contested.
It was the classic defense to beat the Hawks, stop JJ and dare someone else to beat them and it worked. Josh rarely exploited his quickness off the dribble in the paint; he just shot jumpers. Josh seemed to be mesmerized by KG's length and defense. His presence had a negative impact on Josh's game.
I know Josh has been balling lately but if this game is a measuring stick, it clear:
March 20th, 2012
1:24 am
haha how the fans in golden state booed their owner so bad when mullin was getting his jersey retired, i wish atl fans would do the same thing just to see how the owners feel about that afterward haha
March 20th, 2012
1:41 am
Josh Smith lets KG punk him. And if you're related to Smith, please tell him to STOP LETTING HIM DO THAT.
Go at that dude and quit being so damn soft. He wants you to take the jumper, and is probably talking (( bleep )) to you everytime you take one and miss. So go at that dude and stop shooting jumpers when you are ice cold.
Josh Smith's last 4 games vs the Celtics:
* 5 – 20 FG . . 10 pts – 11 rebs – 8 asst
* 3 – 10 FG . . 6 pts – 4 rebs
* 0 – 8 FG . . 1 pt – 4 rebs
* 0 – 3 FG . . 2 pts – 3 rebs
Total: 4.8 ppg – 5.5 rebs – 25.8% FG ( 8 – 31 )
No other forward in the league comes close to doing this to Josh. He's punking Josh.
March 20th, 2012
1:44 am
My bad . . . that's 8 – 41 . . not 8 – 31.
That means he's shooting 19.5% FG vs the Celtics in the last 4 games.
Stop letting that dude punk you Josh.
March 20th, 2012
2:06 am
smoove goes 5-20 jacking up jumpshots, but it won't stop him from taking more. He feels he has range, and somebody can't say he hasn't when he can do this:
March 20th, 2012
2:29 am
"Our Hawks are like an old wagon with one warped wheel
being pulled by two old stubbon mules.
If you ever get them mules headed in the same direction;
the ride is still bumpy as heck,
and that wheel`s liable to fall off any minute.
If you had your druthers; you`d be better off just walkin`."
Best ever description of what it's like to be a Hawks fan.
March 20th, 2012
2:43 am
Tough loss for the Hawks, maybe they will play better when the get back home
Because that was not a home court advantage tonight- the eruption from the Celtic nation during a timeout with about four minutes to go ( lead by Pierce) was about as embarrasing as it gets
March 20th, 2012
2:44 am
LOL @ Malloy. Seriously? A summer league game proves he has range? Anybody can get hot in a game.
Let me ask you a question . . . does this dude have "range" too, seeing that 6 threes in an actual NBA game, despite being a
Does he have range too, and the green light to shoot when he wants.
March 20th, 2012
2:47 am
Damn . . put up the wrong link. Here is the right one. And like I said, he's a career 21% 3-point shooter. But he hit 6 threes in an NBA game.
March 20th, 2012
2:47 am
You high school dropouts still blaming Horford for losses when he isn't even in the game? LOL
Just accept the fact that your boy Josh doesn't have high bball IQ and needs a coach to coddle him and give him a blankie like some child, because I guarantee you he would self-destruct under a real coach like Poppovich challenging his manhood every day!
March 20th, 2012
2:52 am
If I were Horford,. I'd stay on that bench for the rest of this season and let this ship sink on its own. If they get hammered in the first round, you wouldn't be able to blame me. Other players want to get touches huh? Call themselves leaders? Then go out and get it done and stop whining about All Star votes and league office conspiracies. And stop getting punked by fading stars in your own building lol
March 20th, 2012
3:03 am
Just to clear things up, I didn't say, nor do I believe, that smoove has range. but I think it's pretty hard to tell josh to stop jacking up j's when he can remember hitting 6 in a game, wherever that may be.
Like all you guys, I want to see him post up and create opportunities for him and his teammates, 'cause that's where he's most effective. And I think he needs to get back to that 230 lbs range, just to give him more weight to throw around down low.
March 20th, 2012
3:07 am
wow didn't know teague's dunk on ray allen meant that much:
Celtics slam back
A Hawk dunk gets Allen, mates going
- For more than two quarters Monday night, the Celtics played without passion. They screamed at officials, missed open shots, and watched as Rajon Rondo threw passes at his teammates' shins. It was ghastly for Celtics fans who filled Philips Arena, sporting green.
Midway through the third, Atlanta's 6-foot guard, Jeff Teague, dunked on Ray Allen and then screamed at the Celtics veteran. The basket put the Hawks up by 8, and they were threatening to pull away.
But the disrespect appeared to motivate the Celtics, who began playing defense, and more importantly began hitting shots. The resulting barrage of 3-pointers was part of a pivotal fourth-quarter run that led to a 79-76 win.
Allen scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, including two 3-pointers during a 13-0 run that put the Celtics ahead, 73-58.
As usual, Boston lost focus with a big lead and the Hawks cut it to 1 behind sparkling 3-point shooting from Joe Johnson. But perhaps in a case of poetic justice, Allen sank two free throws with 10.9 seconds left for a 3-point lead and Teague followed by airballing a 3-pointer.
"Yeah, it [ticked] me off,'' Allen said about Teague's taunting. "Because even if I was watching the game I would have been mad because you're trying to show the guy [up] you dunked on. Yeah he dunked on me. I've been dunked on before. But it cost them a free throw [on a technical on Teague].''
That free throw was the first point of a 36-13 run that put the Celtics ahead for good. In an emotional game that featured a flagrant foul by Brandon Bass on Zaza Pachulia, Teague, an athletic guard with jumping ability, took a Pachulia pass, went coast-to-coast, and rose on Allen under the basket. He then stood and screamed in Allen's direction, drawing the T.
"Yeah, there was a sense of anger,'' Allen said, "a sense of, 'We're going back at you guys,' because that was uncalled for.''
When asked if the late Teague airball was payback, Allen said, "Yeah, the basketball gods are out there, and they watch.''
Kevin Garnett, who delivered 16 points and 8 rebounds in 37 minutes, was asked if Teague's dunk angered the team. "I don't even know who you are talking about. That guy's a nobody,'' he said.
After Teague missed the trey, scores of Boston fans taunted him, and the Celtics ran out the final four seconds to snap a two-game losing streak and even their record at 3-3 on this season-long eight-game road trip.
After demoralizing losses to Sacramento and Denver and a putrid first half on offense Monday night, the Celtics desperately needed rejuvenation. As they began that pivotal run, the hordes of Celtics fans behind the bench began cheering vigorously after every basket. Paul Pierce, saddled with foul trouble, used his time on the bench to play cheerleader, using his towel to egg on the green-clad supporters.
Pierce came back into the game and sank a free throw for a 77-73 lead with 21.4 seconds left. Johnson, who canned four 3-pointers and scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, followed with his final 3, and Allen closed out the game with those free throws.
"It was a grind, but it was a great win for us,'' coach Doc Rivers said. "It was a lot of good stretches but I thought we didn't close the game out. They saw matchup advantages and instead of attacking it, they wanted to milk the clock. And you don't milk the clock in an NBA game, unless it's under 40 seconds.''
Early on, as the Celtics contined to miss shots, frustration set in and they grew angrier at the officials, who made some questionable calls.
Despite their disenchantment, they began to play some strong defense, especially during a 6-0 run that reduced the deficit to 47-45 late in the third.
Atlanta followed with two baskets, including an open jumper from Tracy McGrady after he received a desperation pass from Josh Smith, who was flying out of bounds at the time.
But the Celtics stormed back with the final 5 points of the quarter, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Allen.
On the inbounds play with 1.2 seconds left, inbounder Rondo duped the Hawks by screaming at Garnett to go for the alley-oop. Rondo then flipped it to an open Allen, who canned the shot to reduce the deficit to 51-50.
Mickael Pietrus opened the fourth quarter with a one-handed dunk on Pachulia, Pierce drained two baskets, and the Celtics did not trail again. They sliced the Hawks' lead for the sixth seed in the East to 1 1/2 games.
"This was a big win,'' said Pierce, who finished with 13 points in 27 minutes. "Every game is large from this point on. It's the stretch run, 20 games left, every game is going to put us up probably one spot in the standings or knock us down one spot.''
March 20th, 2012
3:44 am
Yes, Josh shot like cr*p, but he was still +6 in the minutes he was on the floor. He had 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and just one turnover.
We lost the game because we are terribly short handed and still growing as a team.
Last year and the year before we were getting killed routinely with 30 point losses.
For the moment we are playing D and hanging tough on virtually all games lost.
On Josh again:
We gotta understand Josh's mindset – he is not playing well due to the emergence of JJ.
It's a mental issue that he needs to get over with and that is the job of the HC.
Once JJ returned jump shot happy Josh returned.
I don't think so.
March 20th, 2012
3:54 am
Wow, we can't beat old men. Half the team we played tonight are bald, naturally.


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November Featured Pet – Ruby
Ruby has many superpowers, like giving the best cuddles in the world, sitting on the back of the couch like a cat and the ability to run up a slide and then sliding back down. Being a superdog means that she is determined too and loves to do as she pleases.
Mum Natalie first met Ruby when she was only two weeks old at the Breeders. Natalie knew that she wanted a female Curly Coat Retriever and Ruby snuggled into her chest and made loads of cute noises. Ruby sealed the deal by peeing on Natalie – a sign is a sign and you can't ignore that.
Ruby's favourite thing to do is run, it could be running to explore something, running at the beach or at the off lead park or just running around the house with an empty bottle or her fav toy Duckie. The only one area that superdog Ruby has yet to perfect is getting the cats to love her, no doubt this will come with time.
Her best superpower is the love she gives Mum: "I can get lost for ages just being with her and forget about all the craziness in this world".
Posted on November 15, 2013Tags: animal photography Melbourne, Creature Focus Photography, dog photography, dog portraits, melbourne animal photography, Melbourne dog photography, Melbourne dog portraits, Melbourne pet photographer, melbourne pet photography, pet portraits Melbourne
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October Featured Pet – Franklin and Daisy
Franklin and Daisy are new siblings. Daisy joined the family earlier this year after Franklin's beautiful brother Toto (17 years old) passed away. Daisy has helped to fill the void left by Toto and she just loves her older brother.
Franklin and Daisy both love to play and the best time of day to do that is just before bed time of course. They also love to go for walks and hang out with Mum and Dad. They also have their individual loves, Franklin loves to have a chat, while Daisy thinks that eating a sock in its entirety is the greatest past time. And while Daisy is the crazy child of the family, Franklin is the more nervous of the two and is afraid to jump up on the couch, often crying until he is picked up and put there!
For Mum Karleen and Dad Ryan, Franklin and Daisy are wonderful companions "Franklin is the most well behaved dog and Daisy brings some excitement to our lives and gives Franklin some energy", says Karleen.
Posted on October 9, 2013Tags: animal photography, animal photography Melbourne, creature focus, Creature Focus Photography, dog photography, dog photos, dog portraits, melbourne animal photography, Melbourne pet photographer, Melbourne pet portraits, pet photography, pet photography Melbourne, pet portraits Melbourne, photography
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Helping Animals in Need
In Australia around 40 per cent of dogs and 80 per cent of cats that enter pounds and shelters are euthanised because forever homes can't be found for them.*
Animal welfare organisations work tirelessly to help animals in need and many keep their dogs, cats and other animals for as long as it takes for them to be adopted.
At Creature Focus we work with a couple of these organisations by professionally photographing their animals to increase their chances of being adopted.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for all that they do, in particular those that we work with: Animal Aid, Beagle Rescue Victoria, Stafford Rescue Victoria and Siberian Husky Rescue. And of course we are currently working on our Dogs of Melbourne book which is helping care for foster animals at Melbourne Animal Rescue.
If you are interested in adopting a new pet, visit www.petrescue.com.au
Posted on September 23, 2013Tags: Animal Aid, animal photography, Animal Welfare, Beagle Rescue Victoria, cat photography, cat portraits, Creature Focus Animal Photography, dog photography, dog portraits, Melbounre Animal Rescue, melbourne animal photography, melbourne pet photography, pet photography, Pet Rescue, pets in need, Siberian Husky Rescue, Stafford Rescue Victoria
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Photographing shy dogs
Occasionally I get a dog in my studio that is camera shy. By that I mean that when I lift my camera up in front of my face they turn or duck away. This was the case recently with a beautiful Kelpie, Taylor.
Taylor and her kelpie cross brother Jett come into the studio to have their photo taken together and with Mum and Dad. Jett was very happy to pose for the camera and gave me his best zoolander faces time and time again. However Taylor was very shy of the camera and every time I lifted the camera up she would walk away. Her owner, Melissa, said that she also did this at home.
At the top of my list of things to do to try and get a nice shot of Taylor was to NOT force her and give her plenty of time to settle down. For a while we just sat and got to know each other, then I introduced the camera to her and let her have a sniff and gave her a couple of treats. The next step was to take a few shots so that Taylor could hear the sounds the camera makes and again give her some treats if she didn't walk away. Finally I put it up in front of my face and took some images that way and we rewarded her when she did well. For Taylor we used a very special treat of ham, something she doesn't usually get, this helped her to connect getting her photo taken with a very yummy treat.
The work paid off and I got some great images of Taylor and Jett.
Posted on July 2, 2013Tags: Creature Focus Photography, dog photography, dog photos, dog portraits, melbourne animal photography, Melbourne dog portraits, melbourne pet photography, pet photography, pet photography Melbourne, pet portraits
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Featured Pet – Pippa & Jackson
Pippa and Jackson are the fur-kids of Anne and Mike, and couldn't be more deserving of the good home they have now.
Both are Boxers and rescues. Pippa was rescued when she was 2 years old and had a number of health issues including being underweight, suffering anxiety and arthritis. Anne and Mike spent years giving Pippa treatments and lots of TLC and she is now doing extremely well, especially as she has her best friend Jackson to help.
Jackson was adopted about a year and a half after Pippa in the hope that it would help her anxiety, which it did (except for those pesky thunderstorms). Jackson also had his share of problems with being quite shy and ducking his head when being patted.
Now Pippa is the serious dog and the boss, but she can sometimes be found to play with a Frisbee or having a game of tug-of-war. Jackson on the other hand is the fun lover, he will chase his tail, bounce when excited and sneak into the Mick and Anne's bed and get in under the covers whenever he can.
"There is nothing we don't love about them, they have fantastic personalities, we love seeing the results of now having happy healthy dogs and we love that they have fitted into our family so well" – Anne & Mick.
Posted on May 13, 2013Tags: animal photography Melbourne, dog photography, dog portraits, melbourne pet photography, pet photos
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The Hooper Family Pet Photography Session
'I can't remember, is it ok if we get some family photos with the dogs?' This was the question that greeted me when I got to the Hooper house on the weekend. 'Absolutely' I said and that lead to a quick negotiation with 3-year-old Zoe about putting on a dress – 'Can you pop on a dress for me?' 'No!', 'What about your birthday dress' 'Yeah!'. With that decision done, the rest of the family donned their finest and finally our two stars – Cavoodles, Jesse and Bella, had their hair fixed and their beautiful ribbons adjusted and the photo session started.
The Hooper family are what photographers (especially those used to dealing with animals) call a dream. The camera loved them all and they did whatever was asked of them, including Jesse and Bella. Zoe and her big brother Zac could be supermodels and I have never met a 3-year-old work the camera so well.
Jesse and Bella, as important members of the family, took centre stage and were gorgeous and a great additions to The Hooper family.
Posted on March 6, 2013Tags: animal photography Melbourne, dog portraits, family dog photography, family dogs, family pet photography, Melbourne dog photography, melbourne pet photography, pet photography
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Creature Focus on Display
Just a quick warning – the following is blatant self-promotion.
Ok now that I have that out of the way let me tell you about some exciting news. A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to be part of an exhibition at Obscura Gallery in St Kilda. This is a group exhibition and each artists will showcase their art under their own theme, mine is (obviously, I guess) Creature Focus. There will be a selection of images including dogs, cats and birds from work I have done as a pet photographer. I am very excited because it shows that these images are fine art and should be regarded as such.
Obscura specialises in fine art photography exhibitions and is a great supporter of photographers. Since opening in 2007, Obscura has showcased many great fine art photographers, including animal photographers such as Sarah Louise Jackson.
Creature Focus will open on Thursday 10th May and all are welcome, it will run for six weeks, so there is plenty of time to check it out. For more information, go to the event on Facebook or feel free to contact me.
Posted on April 17, 2012Tags: bird photography, bird portraits, cat photography, cat portraits, Creature Focus Animal Photography, dog photography, dog portraits, exhibition, fine art pet photography, melbourne pet photography, Obscura Gallery, pet photography exhibition, pet photos
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Getting good images of my pet
When I am out and about, there are a number of tings I hear continuously – one is 'my dog will never sit still', which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago – and another is how do you get good images of pets with a dark coat and dark eyes. The problem most people face is that when they take a photo of their pet the eyes can get lost because they are similar in colour to the pets coat. This can happen with pets that have brown coast and brown eyes, or black coats with dark brown eyes and often the images may have been taken inside or in deep shade where there is not much light. t can also sometimes happen when the eyes are set back or their is a bit of hair over the eyes that may put them in some shade.
The easiest way to find your pets eyes is to get a 'catch-light' in their eyes, this just means a bit of light reflection that gives their eyes a bit of sparkle and makes them stand out. You can do this indoors with a flash, but the problem is that sometimes you cannot control your flash and you end up with 'demon' eyes, where they look like a lion being photographed at night with eyes peering out from the grass lands. The image to the right is taken in the studio with flash heads that are adjustable and set up with light boxes. An on camera flash will not allow the same type of adjustment.
The best way is to take your pet outside or close to a window that has plenty of light, have them facing the light and look at their eyes, and see if they have a bit of light there? If you do this outside, try to do it on a overcast day, as this will allow you to get a more even shot without harsh shadows. If it is a sunny day, try to find some nice light shade.
Many cameras have an automatic setting and this is great for everyday general photographing, however if you are trying to photograph things that are at the extreme end of colour such as something very light or something very dark, it may find it hard to give you a good image, the camera is not as good as your eyes as picking up little details. You can try using your cameras manual setting such as full manual, where you can adjust the shutter speed and aperture or use either aperture or shutter speed priority settings. These setting will allow you to dictate how light or dark you want your image, and the great thing about digital is that you can take a couple of shots to see if it is right and than make adjustments if it isn't. Most cameras should also let you adjust your ISO, this is a term from film days that related to the speed of your film. A higher ISO, like 800, will give you more light in darker conditions and a smaller ISO of 100, less light. You need to remember that the higher your ISO the more 'noise' you will get in your images. Noise is like grain in film, and will be most noticeable if you plan to make enlargements of your images.
I have gotten a bit technical here and given a quick course on your digital camera. If you really want great images, it does pay to get to know your camera and how to make adjustments – in the end you will find you can get some beautiful shots of your dark fur-friend.
Posted on March 14, 2012Tags: animal photography, Creature Focus Animal Photography, dark coats, dark eyes, dog photos, dog portraits, melbourne pet photography, pet photography, photographing dogs with dark eyes, photographing pets, studio photography
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Paws for Charity
Sorry for the late blog post – just been one of those weeks. I do have some exciting news though – I am going to be in the 2012 Paws for Charity Art Book.
Each year, Paws for Charity produces a book, featuring photos or artworks from animal artists around the world. This the fourth book and I am fortunate to be one of 66 artists from around the world to be featured this year, along with one of my favourite images of a husky (see image at right). The great thing about this book (other than it supports an animal charity) is that it features all different types of artistic works, including drawing, paintings and photography, so it is a very unique project.
This year's book supports S.H.A.I.D. Tree Animal Shelter in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, so all proceeds go to a very good cause. The book has just been sent to Blurb and will be available for sales soon (I'll let you know).
For more information about Paws for Charity, visit the Paws for Charity Blog or visit Paws for Charity on Facebook
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Posted on March 7, 2012Tags: animal charity, animal photography, art book, artists, dog photography, dog portraits, HeARTs Speak, Husky, melbourne pet photography, Paws for Charity, pet photography, S.H.A.I.D. Tree Animal Shelter
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My dog will never sit still
At nearly every pet expo or event I go to the most common thing I hear is: 'Oh, my dog would never sit still for long enough'. There is much truth to this statement a lot of the time, but it doesn't mean that you can't get great pet photos.
Yes, many pet photographers like to get some nice, more traditional images of your dog in a sit or drop position, but we also want to get some action into the shots, because this is often where the real story is. If your dog likes to run and chase birds or balls then we want to capture that too. If you have an energetic dog that just loves the local park or beach, then that is probably the best place to have your photo shoot, because that is where their personality will shine and you will get images you love.
If you ask most pet photographers they will probably tell you that the majority of their furry clients don't sit still for long periods of time, think of a two-year-old child being asked to sit still or in a certain position for even 5 minutes and you know they just won't be able to, that is the same with most dogs – too much to see and do. A good photographer will be patient and calm and wait for the great photo to come.
Of course if you have some basic commands such as sit, drop and stay these will also help and you will be able to get some gorgeous portraits to go with your action shots.
So don't miss out on getting some beautiful images, just be patient.
Posted on February 21, 2012Tags: Creature Focus Animal Photography, dog behaviour, dog photo shoots, dog photography, dog photos, dog portraits, dog shoot, dog training, dogs, melbourne pet photography, Melbourne pet portraits, pet photography, pet photos, pet portraits, pets, training
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
I Rule! (Or at Least I Rule My Inbox)
Over the last several weeks, I have culled through my inbox, ruthlessly deleting e-mails I admitted to myself I never would address, addressing e-mails I knew I must to address, filing those that were merely informative, and so forth. As of right now, I have ten items in my inbox! You can't believe how this feels: it is probably the fewest e-mails I've had in my inbox since about a week after I got an Internet account in 1995.
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Cogent Communications to Host Fiscal Year 2013 Earnings Call on February 20, 2014
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCOI) will host a conference call with financial analysts at 8:30 a.m. (EST) on February 20, 2014 to discuss Cogent's operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2013. Cogent will issue a press release announcing the operating results at 7:00 a.m. (EST) on February 20, 2014.
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The Forest Lawn Library is excited to present a new series for Canadians who are "beyond settlement". If you've been in Canada for a few years and are looking for information about Calgary schools, the library, the police, and health services, these programs are for you!
Regular Teen Afterschool programming start September 29th @ 4:00!
Are you tired of NOT winning prizes and meeting cool new people?
Has summer boredom already set in?!
Does a $250 mall gift card sound good to you?!?
Then you need to sign up for Youth Read 2014!
EVERY FRIDAY join Library staff and other teens to work on Youth Read challenges, and you could win some amazing prizes!
Ages 13 to 17Fridays, June 20 to Aug. 223 – 4 p.m. @ Forest Lawn Library
(AND at 5 other locations throughout the week!)
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Wordless picture books not only have beautiful illustrations, they also show kids(and adults) that you don't neccessarily need to know how to read words, to read books! Telling stories purely through illustrations, wordless books can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what language is spoken or what reading level someone is at! These books can be enjoyed by the whole family and encourage a healthy imagination! Here are some of the wordless picture books you can find at the Calgary Public Library!
'The Lion and Mouse' by Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney illustrates a classic tale from Aesop about kindness.
'The Tree House' by Marije Tolman and Ronald Tolman
A tree house becomes a gathering place for an exciting assortment of animals!
'The Snowman' by Raymond Briggs
A little boy has an adventure when the snowman he builds comes to life!
'The Island' by Marije Tolman and Ronald Tolman
A polar bear travels to islands in clouds and sea meeting all sorts of colourful animals.
'Wave' by Suzy Lee
A little girl plays in a wave-and the wave plays back!
'Flotsam' by David Wiesner
A boy finds a camera on the beach that leads to exciting discoveries!
'Chalk' by Bill Thomson
What happens when the chalk drawings you make come to life?!
'Bluebird' by Bob Staake
A lonely boy is befriended by a bluebird in this beautiful story of friendship!
'Fossil' by Bill Thomson
A boy discovers fossils in rocks, but they don't stay fossils for long!
A wordless picture book even made it into the Top 5 picture books of 2013, as awarded by one of Calgary Public Library's Children, Teens and Families Librarians!
Do you have any wordless picture books that you love? Please share! We'd love to hear what books are cherished by your family!
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Book 1)
Author: Cassandra Clare (2007)
What if you could see things that other people can't see? What if you witnessed a murder, but no one else would believe you because the dead body just disappeared into thin air?
Who can you tell? Who can you trust?
Clary Fray is a fifteen year old teenager living a normal life, just like any ordinary teen in New York City. However, she did not expect that a night out at the Pandemonium Club would change her life forever. What Clary doesn't know all these years may have been keeping her safe from the unknown.
Catch the series here at the library!
Book Six: City of Heavenly Fire Comes out May 27, 2014!
Book Five: City of Lost Souls
Book Four: City of Fallen Angels
Book Three: City of Glass
Book Two: City of Ashes (Movie coming out!)
Join us at the Forest Lawn Library during Youth Week for our Mortal Instruments: City of Bones party!!
Get ready to train like a shadowhunter, design and make your own temporary runes, and how can we forget about some trivia!
**Prizes will be available**
Date: April 23, 2014
Time: 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Forest Lawn Library
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Teens will participate in an 8 week course held once a week at the Forest Lawn Library where they will develop leadership and teamwork skills as well as bike mechanics!
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Teens will meet on Mondays where they will receive a healthy snack, play games and discuss daily lessons (community, leadership, self-esteem) and bike mechanics (fixing a tire, gear adjustments, chains, brakes, etc)
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Gab and I decided to drive up to Vancouver for Labor Day Weekend. We wanted to turn the long weekend into an adventure, so we rented a car, couch surfed and didn't really make any plans.
The first unexpected adventure was crossing the Canadian border. The clock read past midnight as we pulled up to the official sitting in the toll booth. He looked at us. We looked at him. He checked both of are passports, asked us about our trip and whose car it was. We explained it was a rental car and then he asked us to pull over. Yep, we got checked at the border. They interrogated us separately, took my phone and sent us inside as they let a dog sniff the back seat and under the hood.
Clearly we were innocent looking smugglers, but fortunately they didn't find anything.
We arrived in Vancouver around 1am and figured out our GPS didn't work in Canada. We had already disabled the data on our phones because of roaming charges, so we got lost rather quickly. We accidently drove through Hastings street, the worst street in Canada. Homeless folks lined the sidewalk, doping and shooting up while standing in line for the soup kitchens. We had no idea where we were and no idea to get to the rando's house we were staying at (couch surfing, remember).
Somehow we found our host's apartment and in no time we passed out on the couch. The next morning we went for a run around 9am. And we didn't get back until 5pm but with good reason.
We ran on the water, got distracted by a fresh food market and met up with some Portland friends for a bike ride around Stanley Park. We rode our bikes up to Capilano bridge and were exhausted. It felt like a freaking hike. But we went with the flow—we were in our running clothes the entire day.
We finally got home and our host took us out to the ex-pat watering hole, The Cambie. It's a hostel/restaurant where all the young travelers go. It's the usual spot for our South African host. Later that night we met up with our second couch surfing host at a fist pumping club.
The second host was British and his roommate was Australian. The bar we met them at had a multicolor stage that very much reminded me of Saturday Night Fever. Gab and I paired up with the internationals and proceeded to dance battle. Gab did the wheel barrel and I imitated Dirty Dancing moves. Clearly, I won (just ask our judges).
On Sunday, we met up with our Portland friends again and headed to Whistler, one of the best ski resort towns in the world. The drive was as beautiful as Whistler. The water and mountains reminded me of Greece and Switzerland, which is a weird but amazing combination. We got to Whistler, took the ski lift and hung out at the top of the mountain. We caught one of the last rides on the Peak 2 Peak gondola. Essentially, it is a lift that extends from one mountain peak to the other, so there is no support. It is the longest unsuspended gondola ride in the world. We went on a hike, saw three bears (!) and ate a $15 all you can buffet, which included salmon, mussels and dessert.
We were tempted to stay in Whistler for the night, for adventure's sake, but we had no place to stay. I tried to persuade Gab that we could figure it out, but we decided it was best to go back. We stayed at our second couch surfer's place in Vancouver for the night and left the next morning after breakfast. We got lost again since the GPS still didn't work but we eventually made it home hours later.
The adventure travel weekend was just what I needed. A little bit of chaos, a little bit of random, a little bit of what the fuck. I loved meeting people from all over the world and couch surfing. It's the best way to travel when you're traveling with one other person, Michelle recommended.
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The chimney and archway are the greatest points of interest here. The entrance to the chimney is around 40 ft and then it is 40 ft straight down. After the chimney great opportunity is to then head west on the wall around 75 ft where you can check out the large and plentiful barrel sponges. You will then come across a great photo op - a striking archway that makes the perfect frame for divers or fish hovering in the blue water. There are also a few caves and a mini-chimney to be discovered. Look out for Black Durgons, Butterfly Fish and turtles throughout the dive.
These unique cards provide detailed depiction of Randy's Gazebo in Little Cayman. Each waterproof card is double sided, made of durable PVC plastic and is designed to be taken on the dive. They are also three hole punched to fit in standard log books or on lanyards.


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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Facebook is using its
social-networking prowess to help prevent suicides in the United
States and Canada.
The site is launching a service that will allow users to report
a suicidal comment they see posted on Facebook using either a
special "Report Suicidal Content" link or on the report links
throughout the site. The person who posted the worrisome comment
will immediately receive an email from Facebook encouraging them to
call the toll-free U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(1-800-273-8255) or to click on a chat session with a crisis
Both options are available 24/7 and provide free, confidential
counseling to anyone in need.
The Lifeline, which has answered more than 3 million calls since
it was launched in 2005, is funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and administered by
Link2Health Solutions, a subsidiary of the Mental Health
Association of New York City (MHA-NYC).
Currently, the Lifeline already responds to dozens of people
each day who have expressed suicidal thoughts on Facebook,
according to a SAMHSA news release.
John Draper, the Lifeline's project director and vice president
of crisis and behavioral health technology at MHA-NYC, said in the
SAMHSA release that, "We have been partnering with Facebook since
2006 to assist at-risk users and are thrilled to launch this new
And according to
Associated Press, lives have already been saved in this way: In July, for example, police intervened to help prevent a man from killing himself after a friend living in California alerted them to distressing postings on Facebook.
"Although the Lifeline on average handles 70,000 calls per month, we have heard from our Facebook fans and others that there are many people in crisis who don't feel comfortable picking up the phone. This new service provides a way for them to get the help they need in the way they want it," Draper added.
"Identification of those at risk is the cornerstone to suicide prevention," said Kelly Posner, director of the Center for Suicide Risk Assessment at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. "Facebook's innovative services enable concerned users, or 'friends,' to intervene immediately and initiate this life-saving identification process. Reaching people through venues that they use and providing them with referrals is an important and encouraging step in the right direction."
Joe Sullivan, chief security officer for Facebook, said the
company is "proud" of the new effort. "The Lifeline's commitment to
suicide prevention has enabled people on Facebook to get fast,
meaningful help when they need it most, and we look forward to
continuing our work with them to help save lives," he said.
And U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin also applauded
the launch of the service. "Facebook and the Lifeline are to be
commended for addressing one of this nation's most tragic public
health problems," she said in the release. "Nearly 100 Americans
die by suicide every day -- 36,035 lives every year. For every
person who is murdered, two die by suicide. These deaths are even
more tragic because they are preventable."
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An unemployed Alpharetta man faces drug charges after being arrested on a traffic stop and taken to the Alpharetta Jail.
An Alpharetta police officer checking for speeders Sept. 11 at 9:29 a.m. on Westside Parkway spotted an SUV moving faster than the posted 40 mph speed limit. A check with his laser showed the speed was 64 mph, so he made a traffic stop, according to a police incident report.
The driver was found to have his license suspended for failure to appear, so he was charged with speeding and driving on a suspended driver's license.
Once a deputy at the jail took charge of his new prisoner, he found the suspect had hidden a black pouch on himself that contained hypodermic needles, small spoons and several empty bags of what appeared to be heroin or cocaine residue in them, plus two clear bags with a white substance that appeared to be cocaine.
Joshua D. Pace, 21, of Alpharetta, was arrested and charged with possession of schedule II drugs, a felony, possession and use of drug-related objects, speeding and driving on a suspended driver's license. He was released from Fulton County Jail on $10,000 bond on Sept. 13.
Police Say Roswell Woman Speeds Through School Zone
A Roswell woman who was stopped for speeding in the school zone near Haynes Bridge Middle School was driving on a driver's license that had been suspended multiple times.
The officer was checking the school zone near Haynes Bridge and Mansell Road on Sept. 11 at 8:10 a.m. when he spotted a silver car driving at what he determined to be as going 42 mph in the 25 mph zone. The driver could not provide a license to the officer and gave him a Georgia Identification Card instead, according to the officer's incident report. Checking out her identification, the officer learned she had four failures to appear, which resulted in multiple suspensions of her driver's license. Her vehicle's rear passenger window was tinted at 5 percent.
The woman was arrested and charged with speeding, driving with a suspended license and unlawful tinting of windows.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Dark Saved by the Bell music video
Actor and musician Miles Fisher put together this music video for a reason I don't know. All I know is that it's hilarious, but a little dark, and stars the cast of "Final Destination V," which probably has something to do with it. Saved By the Bell themed music videos= da bomb. Duh.
Missy Elliott remixes "Last Friday Night"
If Missy Elliott is remixing the biggest song in the nation right now, do you think that means she's ready to make a comeback in the music world?! That would absolutely make my life. No matter what it means, it's still exciting to hear her voice again. Check out her addition to Katy Perry's "Last […]
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Amazing cover of Britney's "Toxic"
This. is. amazing. That's all that needs to be said.
MUSIC VIDEO: Blink 182 uses YouTube for "Up All Night"
It's been EIGHT years since Blink released a new music video, but they're baaacccckkkkk! For their new single "Up All Night," they decided to reward [/punish?] all of the fans that illegally used their music on YouTube. It's clever, and super cheap for them, and the fans will LOVE it! Do YOU love it?! The […]
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Couch surfing on water
Three words for this: CAN I PLAY?!?!?! So simple and so great. Who wants to try it with me?!


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The term Sune; (soo-nay), was coined by Lars Petrus for his method, and is the most widely recognized name for the sequence of moves and the case. Sune is a male name in Sweden and is a iron age form for 'the son', in mordern Swedish that is 'sonen'.
The mirror/inverse alg/case is named Antisune (or Anti Sune). Using double layers for the first and last moves it is called a Fat Sune (Rw U R' U R U2 Rw').
Sune is a 2-gen algorithm that affects the last layer of a Rubik's Cube, and can be applied to other puzzles.
The Sune is most canonically written as R U R' U R U2 R'
There are many algs related to and/or derived from the Sune, such as its inverse, the Anti-Sune.
The Sune can be written as a pure commutator, but is most commonly recognized as a conjugated commutator or a sequence of two commutators.
Usage of the algorithm: Most often as an OLL in the Fridrich Method or a CO for any cube, but also as a COLL in the Vandenbergh-Harris Method, a CLL, a ZBLL, and besides that you can use it to to do 3-cycle edge permutation if corners are ignored, and more.
All cases of the last layer that has three corners twisted is a 'Sune case'.


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Winds, inconsistency lead to Men's Golf's sluggish start
By SCOTT WARD
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. -- Winds ranging anywhere from 20 to 30 miles per hour were Northern Colorado Golf's biggest opponent Sunday during the first round of the 2012 America Sky Men's Golf Conference Championship.
The winds weren't consistent -- bending trees one minute, merely ruffling leaves the next -- and that was a challenge for the Bears at Lake of Isles Golf Course.
Their top four scores added to 319 strokes (+31), which put them in a two-way tie for seventh with Weber State after the Championship's first 18 holes.
Sacramento State, led by first-round individual leader Cameron Rappleye (1-under 71), is atop the team leaderboard by a wide margin, at 290 (+2).
Houston Baptist (307, +19) and Hartford (310, +22) are second and third.
"We did not play our best, to say the least," Bears coach Chuck Scheinost said. "We're tied for seventh, and that's not where we want to be, but the guys really grinded it on the last two holes. It was an extremely tough day.
"I was proud of the way we battled back to get in the position where we are. I'm disappointed, but, with a couple good rounds, who knows what happens. That's kind of our philosophy: 'Go out and put a couple good rounds together and see what happens.'"
Freshman Steven Kupcho shot 38 on the front nine but then ran into some trouble after the turn with four bogeys on the back stretch, to go with one birdie. That back-nine 39 gave him a 5-over 77 on the day and a tie for 16th.
That inconsistency between nine-hole segments was a theme for the Bears and really got in their way of putting together any kind of momentum. Scheinost said the main culprit in the up-and-down play was the gusty conditions.
The Bears would tee off together on a given hole but use different club selections within minutes of each other to either cut through the wind or loft through a gentle breeze.
"It was a little crazy," Scheinost said. "One of our guys would use a 9-iron on a hole, and then another would follow up with a wedge. That's not ideal."
Freshman Charlie Mroz (80, T-26) was solid to start, firing a 37 on the front nine, but he had five bogeys and a triple-bogey on the back nine before a birdie on No. 18.
Sophomore Ben Krueger? He was 9-over (45) on the front but even on the back, with birdies on Nos. 12 and 17 offset by a double-bogey on 15.
Krueger's 9-over 81 has him tied for 32nd with junior teammate Kevin Collignon, who had two double-bogeys and a triple-bogey on the front before finishing just one stroke over par on the back.
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The Phillies mustered just three hits off five Cleveland pitchers Wednesday night in losing to the Indians, 6-0.
The Indians (12-13) got all the offense they would need in the second inning on Mike Aviles' sacrifice fly off Cliff Lee to score Carlos Santana.
Lee gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits over six innings. Now 2-2 on the season, the lefty struck out four and walked two.
It was Lee's first start in Cleveland since the Indians traded him to Philadelphia in 2009.
Ryan Raburn, who hit two home runs to help Cleveland win Tuesday night, was 4 for 5 with two RBI for Cleveland.
Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer overcame control issues to pick up the win. He walked six in five innings, but only surrendered one hit in keeping the Phillies off the scoreboard.
The Phillies (12-16) return home to face the Miami Marlins over the weekend following a 3-2 road swing that included a sweep of the New York Mets.
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There the story starts & ends, he & the womanlived awhile. Almost another life. His betrayals, & laughter. Mint, & the salt fog. His heart, unsure. Sometimes, long after the river darkened at evening, rippling where the weir lights struck, he like to stand on the cottage porch, studying the surface, watching the tide as it covered the pilings, waiting. From the living room, a voice, an untamed, calm, Bob Marley's hush & taunt headlong over the guitars.
Nights waitressing the cocktail lounge she drove home around three. Her hair pulled back, braided into the long auburn rope occasionally tugged on by drunks. Across the river, strobe lights blinked on the power-plant stacks, & a breeze nagged furnace smoke over an orchard, while, below, the invisible apple & pear boughs, in blossom, glistened. Or might have, if all the discredited probabilities, the leaps of the romantic, had still been in effect. But regardless, he liked to draw the bath, & watch her What did he want, and then again what did he want to tell her? Was it the little dance of desire water did trickling jaw to collarbone? The leninecy, the taste of skin along the neck? Or the gesture she made rising from the tub, like a candle guttering & flaring back twice as bright? There was no telling. Lucky for her she left later, moved to El Paso. And of the loud wind outside their window, make what you wish—maybe the sound of turbines on the far shore, venting steam—but I heard it as the future, inured, speeding, certain it will always outlast the past, & wanting only …
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Can the shortage of doctors be solved using an adaptation of the third law of supply and demand?
The third law of supply and demand states "If demand remains unchanged and supply increases, a surplus occurs, leading to a lower equilibrium price."
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand )
If we increased the rate of new doctors entering medicine (using mechanisms such as but not limited to; subsidizing doctors education, further compartmentalizing aspects of health care etc ) until we reached a surplus state then would waiting times and the cost of healthcare go down accordingly?
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Tom MurphySep 12 2013: There is no system that is perfect, including and especially my desire that people have Health Savings Accounts with overinsurance, rather than government insurance or government healthcare. In the US we have Medicaid for the poor and disabled. These are state run, rather than federal systems. I do not believe we could or should change this system. However, Medicaid is really charity care, and most physicians lose money seeing these patients. We still see them, usually out of a sense of duty or Christian charity, but most practices have strict limits.
The basic problem with any discussion of healthcare and healthcare funding is that people do not wish to see medical care as an economic service, like any other part of our economy. We have government safety nets for people who cannot afford food or housing, but we would never dream of creating a government bureaucracy to distribute food in some third party payment scheme to everyone in the country, regardless of income. Why should healthcare be any different? We definitely do have socialized education, but that too has dramatic flaws which are publicized daily.
Like any other economic entity, medical care obeys laws of supply and demand, even if the response is dramatically distorted by government interference. More to the point, medical care must respond to the first problem of economics: how to most effectively distribute finite amounts of goods and services. ALL economic systems must make this decision. I do not believe that bureaucracies, either government or insurance companies, should be making this decision for us. Bureaucracies IMHO behave in ways to make their existence better, with any production being only a lucky side benefit. I would put us in charge of our own lives, and making our own decisions about our own medical care. The system of HSAs with overinsurance is the best I have seen toward achieving this goal.
Sep 12 2013: Tom,
You have made some good points. Because of my inappropriate lifestyle, I find my self with seeing several medical specialists. I have already lost my internist, who told me that he could not sustain his practice on an economical basis so he left to join a new Medical Company that has opened small offices in strip malls all over town. My cardiologist dropped his patients, to work in a hospital as a surgical second??
Medical Care is a business. I had said before that when I heard of the AHA, I imagined a series of
public health offices to provide basic care to poor and uninsured instead of short changing established practices with low ball medicare payments. I know that thought was full of holes, but it was my imagination.
What we got was a complex insurance scheme that I am sure will benefit health care insurance companies in spite of the fact some politicians gleefully imagined that it would lead to the end of private insurance companies and the establishment of a government single payer program... medicare on steroids. With some experience in this area, I am sure the private insurance companies are just a gleefully imagining a windfall profit from all the new customers AHA is forcing into the system.
Two views.... I am betting on the business side.
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- Where can I find the terms and conditions of a season subscription?
Season Subscriptions, and all Tickets and Additional Tickets purchased under any Subscription, are subject to the Broadway Across America Standard Season Subscription Terms and Conditions posted on our website at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. By purchasing a Season Subscription, you agree to such Terms and Conditions. We do not support the reselling of these tickets above face value through any means other than through authorized reselling programs of Broadway Across America. Doing so will constitute a breach of these Season Subscription Terms and Conditions and Account Holders who violate this rule may be subject to revocation of their purchasing status and seats.
- I cannot attend one of my performances due to a conflict. How do I exchange my tickets?
If you are unable to attend your scheduled performance, as a Season Ticket Holder you are able to exchange your tickets for another performance of the same production. Please remember that while we make every effort to place you into comparable seating for exchanges, this cannot be guaranteed.
Exchange by PHONE: Call 800.952.6560. Please have your tickets in hand when calling to exchange your tickets. Once confirming your exchange over the phone, you will be advised to destroy the original tickets as the barcodes will be invalidated and will not be accepted when scanned at the venue.
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Please call Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center at 800.952.6560 as soon as you realize that you have misplaced your ticket(s). We will confirm your seating and issue a "Location Pass," which you will pick up at the Will Call window one hour before your performance. For security purposes Location Passes will not be mailed.
- I've moved recently, how do I change my address?
You can now update your mailing address and other contact information online, by logging into Account Manager. Address changes in writing can only be made by the account holder. We are not responsible for items not forwarded by the post office.
- Due to an emergency, I missed my scheduled performance. What are my options?
We understand that emergencies happen. If an extenuating circumstance arises and you are unable to make the necessary exchange arrangements prior to the show, please contact Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center at 800.952.6560 and ask to speak to a representative within 48 hours of your missed performance. During the weekend, you can visit the box office at the Hobby Center. Please keep in mind that you can only be relocated into another performance as long as the show is in town. Accommodations can only be made for the same performance, based on availability. No refunds will be offered for missed performances.
- I would like to change my seating. What do I need to do?
Changes to your account can be requested by mail, fax, or online renewal. If you are mailing or faxing in your renewal, please fill out the reverse side of your invoice so we can know the changes you are requesting. If you are going to renew on line please select the "CHANGE MY SEATING" button underneath the payment portion of the on line renewal page, then answer the questions according to your needs.In order to be considered for an upgrade, you must renew your season account by the renewal deadline. Upgrades become available when other season ticket holders choose not to renew or change the day they attend. All requests are filled in date received order. We try to honor each request, however it is difficult to predict the availability of locations until the renewal campaign is complete. The more flexible you are the better the chance we can fulfill your request. Once an upgrade request is fulfilled it is impossible to get back your old locations, as they are used to upgrade someone else.
- I can no longer attend the series, and would like to give my account to a friend. Is that possible?
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- I am unable to attend this year, but would like to retain my seats for the following year. What can I do?
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- I have been sharing my season account with friends; we would like to separate the seats into individual accounts so we can receive our own mailings. How would I do that?
Splitting season accounts can be done if the current account holder makes this request in writing to our office before the renewal deadline. Complete address information on the parties' involved need to be included with their payment in full. Once new accounts have been created only the new account holder can access his/her account.
- Can I exchange my tickets for a specific show before they are mailed if I know in advance that I have a schedule conflict?
Although you may now know the show you have a conflict with we are unable to exchange shows during the season renewal campaign. Tickets can be exchanged only after your season ticket packets have been received. For further information please refer to your Season Handbook.
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For the project, the class collaborated to write the story and a team of student illustrators created the artwork.
Recognized among the top 25 Honorable Mention entries, the Wadsworth project was singled out among 1,400 entries that went through four levels of judging by 40 people, including teachers, media specialists, marketing, graphics, editing, and product departments. The last level of judges consisted of award-winning children's authors and illustrators Ethan Long, Kate Messner, Edwin Fotheringham, and Noah Z. Jones, plus the president of Scholastic Book Fairs, Alan Boyko.
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"'Breaking Walls and Building Blocks' helps raise awareness of the hearing impaired," Guy added of the nonfiction book.
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"All of the students in my classroom learned sign language to help communicate with them," noted Guy.
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Eurocode Tuning, located in Torrance, CA, specializes in Audi and Volkswagen tuning and service. It brought what it likes to call "The Boat:" a 2013 Audi S6. The '13 S6 came equipped with a 4.0L V8 TFSI twin-turbo engine with APR software. While its list of aftermarket accessories was lighter than many of the other Tuner GP cars, its near stock platform proved potent.
Gregory Fowler, Eurocode Tuning representative said, "This 2013 S6 basically just has APR programming and a couple of small parts. My wife drives this car every day. It's pretty quick but this is just a baseline for us – there is no expectation with the vehicle. It makes pretty substantial power and is quick in the quarter mile so we'll see."
Results of the dyno equated to 514hp and 558 lb-ft of torque. While the S6 may have been one of the biggest cars to compete, Eurocode placed very well in both the drag and road course competitions.
Technical Specifications
Engine: 4.0 V8 TFSI twin-turbo APR ECU software
Drivetrain: DSG seven-speed automatic transmission, Audi Sport rear differential
Suspension: EuroCode USS sway bars, spherical end-links, Alu Kreuz front drivetrain stabilizer
Wheels & Tires: 19" BBS CH-R wheels and 275/30 R19 Continental ExtremeContact DW tires
Brakes: Brake Factor track pads and stainless-steel lines
Exterior: Stock
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As those ten minutes do not include unfinished scenes Robots - Bumblebee only in its automotive version of "threatening" the villains with Husky motor - gives you an idea of just relations among humans. Titus Welliver is the leader of the government goons (who wear military type sports cars) in pursuit of Cade, and Kelsey Grammer in the role of director of counterintelligence government Harold Attinger, should be the main human antagonist.
In this nucleus, the main subplot is the effort of the young driver to prove his worth to the father, who has just discovered dating daughter. In the video, the scene where Bumblebee is despised by Transformers designer, Wahlberg calls the car "Bee" and tries to calm him, like Shia LaBeouf previously made??. Everything indicates that the charismatic Autobot will have a new owner over the Age of Extinction.
Sophia Myles, in the role of an assistant archaeologist Tucci, complete the "tram" the good guys and good guys quasi-which should run from one side to the other throughout the film (Sophia, Tucci, Wahlberg, Peltz and Reynor occupy the old Toyota utility that we saw being used on the set).


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John Messenger, M.D., is medical director of the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) at MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute. The 23-bed unit provides leading-edge care for patients after a heart attack or major cardiac surgery.
Working closely with a staff trained and certified in heart conditions and procedures, Dr. Messenger oversees administrative functions in the CCU, ensuring that high-quality, patient-centered care is delivered on a consistent basis in accordance with best practice models.
This physician is a member of MemorialCare Physician Society which drives clinical outcomes and performance for MemorialCare Health System.
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine


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Baltimore's burgeoning Latino community
arrives on the scene
Shortly after Carina Garcia, a native of Mexico, arrived in Baltimore,
she became pregnant with her second child. Uncertain of where
to turn, she asked acquaintances for advice. They all suggested
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Carina had spotted the hospital's
free mobile clinic, Care-A-Van, at Centro de la Comunidad, the
Hispanic community center on Eastern Avenue, so she had a good
feeling about Bayview. Before long, she was receiving prenatal
care there.
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