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The purpose of this study is to determine how safe it is to give patients a shot that has a mixture of a vaccine and dendritic cells (DCs), a special kind of immune cell, and how safe it is to give a shot of the vaccine alone.
Current HIV vaccines have not been strong enough to give good immune responses. Research has shown that the immune response to a vaccine delivered by DCs is greater than the response without DC delivery. A5130 is a study that seeks to give good delivery of the vaccine to important immune cells of the body.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
HIV Infections |
Biological: ALVAC(2)120(B,MN)GNP (vCP1452) Drug: Keyhole-Limpet Hemocyanin |
Phase 1 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I/II Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of the Subcutaneous Administration of ALVAC-HIV vCP1452 Infected Autologous Dendritic Cells Versus the Subcutaneous Administration of ALVAC-HIV vCP1452 To HIV-Infected Subjects |
Study Completion Date: | October 2006 |
Cytotoxic T-cell lymphocyte (CTL) responses are important in viral destruction and thereby in the protective immune response to viral infection. Current HIV vaccines do not consistently elicit strong CTL responses. The limited immune response of current HIV vaccines could be attributed, in addition to other causes, to failure of the vaccine to reach the appropriate cells to initiate a robust immune response. DCs particularly are effective in stimulating primary T-cell-dependent immunity. Antigen-bearing DCs are used as adjuvants for active immunotherapy in humans, particularly to increase host resistance to tumors and certain viral infections. A5130 is an exploratory, proof-of-concept study that seeks to ensure adequate delivery of the vaccine to important antigen-presenting cells.
Patients are randomized into 1 of 2 vaccination groups at entry. Group A: Patients receive an SC vaccination with DCs infected with ALVAC-HIV vCP1452. DC exposure to KLH occurs at Weeks 3 and 7. Leukopheresis occurs at entry.
Group B: Patients receive an SC vaccination with ALVAC-HIV vCP1452 without DCs. KLH injections are administered at Weeks 3 and 7.
Patients in both groups receive their vaccinations at Weeks 3, 7, and 15. This study consists of 4 steps but not all patients necessarily qualify to enter Step II, Step III, or Step IV.
Step I: vaccination phase. Step II: withdrawal of potent ART. Step III: optional discontinuation of ART. Step IV: reinitiation of ART. [AS PER AMENDMENT 04/10/02: Step V: follow-up period off potent ART.]
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are HIV-infected.
- Took 3 or more anti-HIV drugs for 3 or more months before study entry.
- Have a viral load of 400 copies/ml or less for a period of 3 months before study start and within 30 days before study start.
- Have a CD4 count of 400 cells/mm3 or more for a period of 3 months before study start and within 30 days before study start.
- Have a CD4 count of 400 cells/mm3 or more at study screening.
- Have a viral load of 50 copies/ml or less at study screening.
- Are at least 18 years old.
- Agree not to become pregnant or to impregnate during the study and for 12 weeks after the study, if able to have children.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients may not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have a short-term but intense infection or serious illness within 14 days before study start and have not completed therapy or are not clinically stable on therapy.
- Have viral load values greater than 400 copies/ml within 3 months before study start.
- Have CD4 counts less than 400 cells/mm3 within 3 months before study start.
- Have close contact with canaries through work (e.g., breeding farms, bird shops). Does not apply to pet canaries.
- Are allergic to eggs or neomycin. Have a history of serious allergic reactions including allergy-induced asthma.
- Are sensitive or allergic to study drugs.
- Use drugs or alcohol in a way that would interfere with the patients' ability to follow the study requirements.
- Have become HIV-positive within 1 year before study start.
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Have had lymph node irradiation.
- Have had any HIV vaccine.
- Have used hydroxyurea within 45 days of study start.
- Have received drugs that affect the immune system, such as corticosteriods, within 30 days before study start.
- Are allergic to shellfish. (This study has been changed to make shellfish allergy an exclusion criterion and to remove abacavir use as an exclusion criterion.)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00026624
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital ACTG CRS | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, New York | |
Beth Israel Med. Ctr., ACTU | |
New York, New York, United States, 10003 |
Study Chair: | Jeffrey Jacobson |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00026624 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
A5130 AACTG A5130 10080 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number ) ACTG A5130 |
Study First Received: | November 12, 2001 |
Last Updated: | May 16, 2012 |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Virus Replication Injections, Subcutaneous HIV-1 AIDS Vaccines |
Dendritic Cells Adoptive Transfer Keyhole-Limpet Hemocyanin HIV Therapeutic Vaccine |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Keyhole-limpet hemocyanin Adjuvants, Immunologic Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |
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I`m 56 and, on the advice of my family physician, have been taking Saw Palmetto extract (160 mg x2 daily) as a preventive. She also told me recently my prostate is "slightly enlarged." I`ve recently read that Saw Palmetto can cause testosterone to "aromatize" into estrogen and thereby pose a cancer risk. I`ve also heard it may artificially lower a PSA reading and thus mask the presence of prostate cancer. This concerns me because I had an uncle who died of prostate cancer. Is there anything to these claims of side effects? Do I need to worry about an artificially low PSA test? Thanks.
Very little is known about both the positive and negative impact of this agent. It does have some impact on certain endocrine pathways as you describe but it is not certain whether these have any deleterious effects. I would suggest you have a serum testosterone and PSA and evaluate these results to determine if you want to stay on the medication.
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Thread: Threads lagging ?
Threads lagging ?
Okey I have two threads, first one is :
Java Code:public void run() { try { while(true){ repaint(); Thread.sleep(17); } } catch (InterruptedException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } }
Java Code:public void run(){ switch (MOVE_DIRECTION){ //DOWN case 1: try{ while(MainPanel.getInstance().getKeyPressed()){ MainPanel.getInstance().addPositionInWorldY(1); Thread.sleep(15); } }catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } break; //UP case 2: try{ while(MainPanel.getInstance().getKeyPressed()){ MainPanel.getInstance().decreasePositionInWorldY(1); Thread.sleep(15); } }catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } break; //LEFT case 3: try{ while(MainPanel.getInstance().getKeyPressed()){ MainPanel.getInstance().decreasePositionInWorldX(1); Thread.sleep(15); } }catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } break; //RIGHT case 4: try{ while(MainPanel.getInstance().getKeyPressed()){ MainPanel.getInstance().addPositionInWorldX(1); Thread.sleep(15); } }catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } break; } }
My questions are :
1. Why do the FPS thread take 30% of my cpu power? Or is that netbeans related? Because when i idle the cpu is around 30% all the time.
2. When i move the background it goes smooth until a certain point where it starts lagging and after 5 sec it goes smooth again
(im walking through a 1000x1000 array of small images). I thought first that this problem was that the position was updated while repainting but then i added a boolean so that the movement could only change if the repaint thread was sleeping. But still the same problem accrued ... do you guys think that this might be the graphics memory that goes full or the repaint thread that has a priority problem?
Thanks =)
Re: Threads lagging ?
You're probably calling Swing methods off of the EDT. Go through this Lesson: Concurrency in Swing (The Java Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)
To get better help sooner, post a SSCCE (Short, Self Contained, Compilable and Executable) example that demonstrates the problem. And note that the first 'S' stands for Short.
Also, get out of the habit of using excess vertical whitespace -- it makes the code hard to follow. See Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language: Contents
dbIf you're forever cleaning cobwebs, it's time to get rid of the spiders.
Re: Threads lagging ?
Thank you for posting the link I will read the tutorial to see if i missed something. I have read the SSCCE before and I just posted a switch statement... come on man... had i posted the whole class then I would see you point ... however lesson learned. The spaces was a mistake ... sorry about that.
Re: Threads lagging ?
Evidently you didn't read it carefully. If it's not compilable, we can't test it. And since you're seeking help with a performance problem, you clearly don't know what's causing it.
Neither do we, in the absence of a code we can compile and run ourselves. Or at least peruse in its entirety to see if something's rather obviously wrong.
Looking at a switch statement gets us, and you, nowhere even close to a possible solution.
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Re: Threads lagging ?
Okey, sense I'm stuck I'll hope that you will forgive that I post ALL of the code because the program won't be "runnable" whiteout it:
The main class:
Java Code:public static void main(String[] args) { final Thread initializer = new Thread(new Init()); initializer.start(); SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){ public void run() { try { initializer.join(); } catch (InterruptedException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } GUI gui = new GUI(); gui.setTitle("Editor ALFA."); gui.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); gui.setSize(800, 600); gui.setResizable(false); gui.setLocationRelativeTo(null); gui.setVisible(true); FrameRate frames = new FrameRate(); // framerate thread is posted above Thread frameRate = new Thread(frames); frameRate.start(); } }); }
The init class: (Skip this class though its probably not the problem - It's just loading images and creating a map)
Java Code:public class Init implements Runnable { public void run() { Block.backgroundimgs = loadFolder("tiles//"); System.out.println(Block.backgroundimgs.length); for(int i = 0;i<Block.backgroundimgs.length;i++){ System.out.println(Block.backgroundimgs[i].getName()); } Map map = new Map(); map.setAsCurrentMap(); } public static ImageSpecs[] loadFolder(String path){ File file = new File(path); if (file.isDirectory()){ String[] files = file.list(); ImageSpecs[] imgs = new ImageSpecs[files.length]; for (int i= 0; i< files.length;i++){ try { BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(new File(path + files[i])); imgs[i] = new ImageSpecs(); imgs[i].setImg(image); imgs[i].setName(files[i]); } catch (IOException ex) { System.out.println(path ); ex.printStackTrace(); } } System.out.println("Loaded " + imgs.length + " images from path "+path+"."); return imgs; }else{ file.mkdir(); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "No images found in"+ path +", please check"); System.exit(0); return null; } } }
Java Code:public class GUI extends JFrame { Dimension mainSize = new Dimension(); public GUI(){ //LAYOUT STUFF HERE setLayout(new BorderLayout(20,10)); // MAIN PANEL HERE MainPanel mainPanel = MainPanel.getInstance(); mainSize.setSize(700, 550); add(mainPanel,BorderLayout.CENTER); mainPanel.setPreferredSize(mainSize); mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLoweredBevelBorder()); mainPanel.setFocusable(true); } }
Java Code:public class MainPanel extends JPanel { private static MainPanel instance = null; private Dimension screenImage = new Dimension(); private boolean keyPressed = false; private int positionWithinObjectX = 0,positionWithinObjectY =0, paintX = 0,paintY = 0,objectToStartWithX =0, objectToStartWithY =0, positionInWorldX = 80,positionInWorldY =80; protected MainPanel(){ addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter(){ @Override public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){ keyPressed = false; } @Override public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e){ switch (e.getKeyCode()){ case KeyEvent.VK_DOWN: if (keyPressed == false){ keyPressed = true; new Thread(new MoveThread(1)).start(); //MoveThread is the switch statement in the previous post } break; case KeyEvent.VK_UP: if (keyPressed == false){ keyPressed = true; new Thread(new MoveThread(2)).start(); } break; case KeyEvent.VK_LEFT: if (keyPressed == false){ keyPressed = true; new Thread(new MoveThread(3)).start(); } break; case KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT: if (keyPressed == false){ keyPressed = true; new Thread(new MoveThread(4)).start(); } break; } } }); // will cause a BUG in the future screenImage.height = (539 + 160); screenImage.width = (784 + 160); setBackground(Color.BLACK); } @Override public void paintComponent(Graphics g){ super.paintComponent(g); Graphics2D g2d = ((Graphics2D) g); if (getSize().width <= 0 || getSize().height <= 0){ return; } paintPositionInWorld(g2d); g2d.dispose(); } // I probably should not be doing so many for loops, but i just wanted it to work and i did not think about performance private void paintPositionInWorld(Graphics2D g2d){ objectToStartWithX = getStartObj(positionInWorldX); objectToStartWithY = getStartObj(positionInWorldY); positionWithinObjectX = getPosInStartObj(positionInWorldX,objectToStartWithX); positionWithinObjectY = getPosInStartObj(positionInWorldY,objectToStartWithY); int calculatedNumObjectsY = (calNumObjects(positionWithinObjectY,screenImage.height)+1); int calculatedNumObjectsX = (calNumObjects(positionWithinObjectX,screenImage.width)+1); paintX = 0; paintY = 0; for ( int i = objectToStartWithY; i < (objectToStartWithY + calculatedNumObjectsY);i++){ if(i == objectToStartWithY){ for(int ii =objectToStartWithX;ii < (objectToStartWithX+ calculatedNumObjectsX);ii++){ if(ii == objectToStartWithX){ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,positionWithinObjectX, positionWithinObjectY,40-positionWithinObjectX,40-positionWithinObjectY); paintX += 40 -positionWithinObjectX; }else if ((screenImage.width - paintX)< 40 && (screenImage.width - paintX) > 0){ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,0,positionWithinObjectY, (screenImage.width - paintX),40 - positionWithinObjectY); paintX += screenImage.width - paintX; break; }else{ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,0,positionWithinObjectY,40,40 -positionWithinObjectY); paintX += 40; } } paintY += 40 -positionWithinObjectY; }else if((screenImage.height - paintY)< 40 && (screenImage.height - paintY) > 0){ for(int ii =objectToStartWithX;ii < (objectToStartWithX+calculatedNumObjectsX);ii++){ if(ii == objectToStartWithX){ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,positionWithinObjectX, 0,40-positionWithinObjectX,screenImage.height - paintY); paintX += 40 -positionWithinObjectX; }else if ((screenImage.width - paintX)< 40 && (screenImage.width - paintX) > 0){ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,0,0, (screenImage.width - paintX),screenImage.height - paintY); paintX += screenImage.width - paintX; break; }else{ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,0,0,40,screenImage.height - paintY); paintX += 40; } } paintY += screenImage.height - paintY; break; }else { for(int ii =objectToStartWithX;ii < (objectToStartWithX+ calculatedNumObjectsX);ii++){ if(ii == objectToStartWithX){ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,positionWithinObjectX, 0,40-positionWithinObjectX,40); paintX += 40 -positionWithinObjectX; }else if ((screenImage.width - paintX)< 40 && (screenImage.width - paintX) > 0){ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMe(g2d,paintX,paintY,0,0, (screenImage.width - paintX),40); paintX += screenImage.width - paintX; break; }else{ Map.currentMap[i][ii].paintMeNormal(g2d, paintX, paintY); paintX += 40; } } paintY += 40; } paintX = 0; } } private int getPosInStartObj(int positionInWorld,int startingObj){ return (int) Math.floor((((positionInWorld / 40.0) - startingObj) * 40) +0.5f); } private int getStartObj(int worldPosition){ return (int) Math.floor(worldPosition/40.0); } private int calNumObjects(int posInObject,int screenWidth){ double d = screenWidth/40.0; if((int)d == d){ return (int)d; }else{ return (int) ((Math.ceil(((screenWidth - posInObject)/40.0)))+1); } } public void setPositionInWorldX(int X){ positionInWorldX = X; } public void setPositionInWorldY(int Y){ positionInWorldY = Y; } public void addPositionInWorldY(int num){ positionInWorldY += num; } public void decreasePositionInWorldY(int num){ positionInWorldY -= num; } public void decreasePositionInWorldX(int num){ positionInWorldX -= num; } public void addPositionInWorldX(int num){ positionInWorldX += num; } public int getPositionInWorldX(){ return positionInWorldX; } public int getPositionInWorldY(){ return positionInWorldY; } public boolean getKeyPressed(){ return keyPressed; } public static MainPanel getInstance() { if(instance == null) { instance = new MainPanel(); } return instance; }
Non important objects under here: Just posted to be able to run it
Map Class - only creates a 2d array of Block objects
Java Code:public class Map { public static Block[][] currentMap; private Block[][] map; public Map(){ map = new Block[1000][1000]; for(int i=0;i<map.length;i++){ for (int g=0; g<map[i].length;g++){ map[i][g] = new Block(g * 40, i *40); } currentMap = map; } } public Map(int mapSizeX,int mapSizeY){ map = new Block[mapSizeY][mapSizeX]; for(int i=0;i<map.length;i++){ for (int g=0; g<map[i].length;g++){ map[i][g] = new Block(g * 40, i *40); } } } public Block[][] getMap(){ return map; } public void setAsCurrentMap(){ currentMap = map; } }
Java Code:public class Block { public static ImageSpecs[] backgroundimgs; private Rectangle mySize = new Rectangle(); private ImageSpecs currentBackground; Block(int x,int y){ mySize.height = 40; mySize.width = 40; mySize.x = x; mySize.y = y; currentBackground = backgroundimgs[3]; } // Paints part of image public void paintMe(Graphics2D g2d, int posX, int posY,int subPosX,int subPosY, int subSizeX, int subSizeY){ BufferedImage draw = currentBackground.getImg().getSubimage(subPosX, subPosY, subSizeX, subSizeY); g2d.drawImage(draw, posX, posY, draw.getWidth(), draw.getHeight(), null); } // Paints full image public void paintMeNormal(Graphics2D g2d, int posX, int posY){ g2d.drawImage(currentBackground.getImg(), posX, posY, mySize.width, mySize.height, null); } public void setSize(int x,int y){ mySize.height = y; mySize.width = x; } public int getHeight(){ return mySize.height; } public int getWidht(){ return mySize.width; } public ImageSpecs getCurrentBackground(){ return currentBackground; } public void setCurrentBackground(ImageSpecs img){ currentBackground = img; } }
Java Code:public class ImageSpecs { private BufferedImage img; private String name; public BufferedImage getImg(){ return img; } public void setImg(BufferedImage img){ this.img = img; } public String getName(){ return name; } public void setName(String name){ this.name = name; } }
Please note that this was my last option, I did not want to post all this code. The code works ... but it does not get the wanted frame rate and sometimes starts to lagg. Also the cpu is going 20-30% if you just open the program and let it idle.
Thanks for any tips.
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Re: Threads lagging ?
I'm sorry, but it must be possible to reduce that lot to the bare minimum to show your problem.
If nothing else it might actually show you where the problem lies.
Re: Threads lagging ?
My problem is that Im not sure where there is a problem otherwise i would be able to limit the code ... Basically most of the code comes from the paintComponent and it wont display without it ...
Re: Threads lagging ?
I'm pretty sure that mainPanel class and the paintPositionInWorld method is the bad egg.. basically it draws ~240 objects to the screen and I don't see why that would cause it to lagg? strange thing is when it starts it lags a bit... then it goes smooth for a while and then gradually starts to lag and after awhile it goes smooth again and continues like this. I'm going crazy about it...
Re: Threads lagging ?
Is it possible that I'm filling the video memory or something?
Re: Threads lagging ?
Nobody? Could someone please tell me if its okay to do as much in the paintComponent method as i do? I'm guessing the program gets lagged there :P I find it strange that it does not lag all the time..
Re: Threads lagging ?
You've got to do some debugging and perhaps some profiling. That's way too much code to ask a volunteer to go through.
Re: Threads lagging ?
Yeah I understand ... Basically I'm doing that as we speak. but the code does what its supposed to do it draws exactly whats supposed to be on the screen and it does so for about 30 sec of "walking" (when looping in the array displaying other objects). But after a while of scrolling the screen trough the objects it gets slower and get a small (but very annoying) lag. But after 30 sec it goes running smooth as hell and it continues like this. I'm basically doing a game engine, but It's not acceptable to lag just going through a array of bufferedImages painting ~300 of them =(
Re: Threads lagging ?
To answer one of your questions: no your paintComponent method is not good as it appears to call a method that performs a *lot* of program logic and will likely slow things down. The paintComponent method (and any methods it calls) should do nothing but draw. It should be small and fast and again contain no program logic whatsoever.
Re: Threads lagging ?
So basically the logic would be done in another thread and then given to the paintComponent for it to draw? Could you give a simple example of a good approach? Just having the paintComponent checking some variables for what to paint ? My head is stuck in a deadlock. I will spend tonight trying to improve the performance of paintComponent.
Re: Threads lagging ?
I can't tell what you should do based on the mass of code presented, but general rules to follow are that if the code takes time to complete, it should probably be in a background thread. The code should update the state of the class by changing state fields and then call repaint so that the paintComponent can use the state fields to help it decide what to draw.
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-f config Read config instead of pathetc/radius.conf for configuration information. -h Print out a usage message and exit.
The following readers.conf(5) fragment tells nnrpd to authenticate all connections using this authenticator: auth radius { auth: radius default: <FAIL> default-domain: example.com } "@example.com" will be appended to the user-supplied identity, and if RADIUS authentication failes, the user will be assigned an identity of "<FAIL>@example.com".
It has been reported that this authenticator doesn't work with Ascend RADIUS servers, but does work with Cistron RADIUS servers. It's also believed to work with Livingston's RADIUS server. Contributions to make it work better with different types of RADIUS servers would be gratefully accepted. This code has not been audited against the RADIUS protocol and may not implement it correctly.
The RADIUS authenticator was originally written by Aidan Cully. This documentation was written by Russ Allbery <email@example.com>. $Id: radius.pod 7664 2007-09-02 12:58:07Z iulius $
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Parisian Pair: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez head to a lunch date while in Paris on November 9.
Best Week Ever: Shakira received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier in the week and then was honored as the 2011 Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year with Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and Marc Anthony by her side on November 9 in Las Vegas.
Runway Rave: Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima finish the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show with some fun on November 9 in New York City.
Preparing for the Big Event: Romeo Santos is seen behind the scenes in Las Vegas on November 9 getting ready for the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards. The annual awards show takes place tonight and will be airing live on Univision at 8PM.
Silliness On Stage: Natalia Jimenez and Alejandra Guzman don't take their performance too seriously during the 2011 Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year honoring Shakira on November 9 in Las Vegas.
New Muse?: Spanish director Pedro Almodovar poses with talented actress Amy Adams at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B. DeMille Award Announcement on November 9 in Beverly Hills.
Hart of America: America Ferrera makes her debut as Roxie Hart in the West End's production of Chicago on November 7 in London.
Rosie Reveal: Mariah Carey shows off her svelte post-babies body to Rosie O'Donnell on The Rosie Show on November 8.
Emme's Exit: Jennifer Lopez and daughter Emme Anthony leave their New York City hotel on November 8. The busy mami is off to Puerto Rico to continue her search for talent for Q'Viva: The Chosen.
Versace Vixens: Emma Roberts and Jessica Alba sit front row at the Versace for H&M Fashion event on November 8 in New York City.
Killer Boots: Christina Aguilera shows off her boots and her boyfriend, Matt Rutler, at the official launch party for 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' on November 8 in Los Angeles.
M&M: Melissa McCarthy gets a kiss from Mario Lopez at the Ivory Brand 'Reinvention' launch on November 7, 2011 in New York City.
Big Winner: Jennifer Lopez accepts an award onstage at Glamour's 2011 Women of the Year Awards on November 7, 2011 in New York City.
Little Visitor: Christina Aguilera and her son Max Bratman goof off on the set of The Voice on November 7.
Power Players: Jessica Alba poses with Diane Sawyer, Condoleeza Rice and Arianna Huffington at Glamour's 2011 Women of the Year Awards on November 7, 2011 in New York City.
Smiling Stars: Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodovar attend an evening with Pedro Almodovar and screening of Law Of Desire during AFI FEST 2011 presented by Audi on November 7, 2011 in Hollywood.
Stroller on Set: Penelope Cruz is seen pushing a stroller on the set of her movie Venuto al Mondo in Rome on November 4.
Back to the Big City: After spending the end of last week in Argentina filming Q'Viva: The Chosen, Jennifer Lopez returns to New York City and doesn't seem to mind the photographers on November 6.
Power Couple: The night before her MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 hosting gig, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber arrive at the MTV Voices Dinner hand-in-hand on November 5 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Little Fan, Big Announcement: On November 4 in New York City, Enrique Iglesias announces he will kick off the 120th Anniversary Of The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign during halftime at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day Game.
Bruno in Belfast: Bruno Mars performs during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 on November 6 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.


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So the next morning we embarked on our 8 hour bus to La Quaica, which is in Argentina and on the border with the Bolivian town of Villazon, from where could get the train to Uyuni. La Quaica is a small, dusty, sleepy but quite pretty town with a crazy and crowded bus station and very little else.
On arrival in La Quaica we immediately set off to get out train tickets in Villazon. We queued for an hour in the 34 degree heat to go through customs and immigration before realising that we were permanently on the end of the queue and other people seemed to be just walking across. We decided to live life on the edge and do the same. After wandering around Villazon for ages and getting a variety of directions from locals, we found the train station (we were thrown off the scent by the fact that it looked like a house), bought our tickets and made our way back to La Quaica where we collapsed with heat exhaustion and hunger. I think the altitude sickness was beginning to set in aswell as we were around 3500 metres above sea level.
The train journey to Uyuni was great, the scenery amazing and we even got to eat in the dining carraige which was a novelty! that was until the train did an emergency break and everything went flying but it was still worth it. We arrived in Uyuni at midight and were quite relieved to locate our hostel after roaming around in the dark for a while. The country was in the middle of celebrating their carnaval so there were lots of parades, music, dancing and kids skirting each other (and us!) with water pistols, water bombs and foam.
Next we�re going to head off on a 3 day tour of Salar de Uyuni (the Salt Flats) and the surrounding area which will take us into northern Chile. Its certainly challenging travelling here, especially as our Spanish is anything but good but its all experience!


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Ski patrollers at Whistler-Blackcomb are concerned about the possible risk of an avalanche in the backcountry and the early season risk some skiers may take in the backcountry. With 143cm of snow in the past 7 days, Whistler-Blackcomb is on high alert for potential avalanches in the backcountry alpine. Ski patrollers are concerned about this risk and the decisions some skiers or snowboarders may take on either Whistler Mountain or Blackcomb Mountain.
Although early in the season, Whistler-Blackcomb's cumulative snowfall nearly double in the past week creating cause for concern in the alpine with the snow covering of hidden obstacles. Whistler-Blackcomb's backcountry needs about another 75-100cm snow before some of the logs, creeks, and other obstacles may disappear from sight. With skiers potentially going into the trees in the lower valley sections, there are a lot of hidden and unmarked dangers that will lurk just beneath the snow covered surface.
High Avalanche Risk in the Sea-to-Sky Region…
A lot of Whistler's lower elevations have not received the same amount of snow that the alpine has received, causing enthused and curious skiers or boarders to go into the alpine to go ski touring. Even though the high alpine lifts are closed, this hasn't stopped some adventurous skiers and boarders from seeking the thrills of the high alpine and backcountry. Over the weekend, Canadian Avalanche Centre increased the risk of avalanche in the Sea-to-Sky alpine area, including Whistler-Blackcomb, to high and considerable everywhere else.
Although Whistler-Blackcomb is one of the most sought out ski resorts to visit in North America, we want to ensure that all our guests have a safe trip while enjoying Whistler's winter wonderland. This means that you should stay away from any backcountry skiing and staying within the boundaries marked by Whistler-Blackcomb. Our Whistler owners have fantastic vacation properties, but we're pretty sure that they too would also prefer to see you outside enjoying yourself rather than nursing any potential injuries inside.


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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano today signed an evacuation order, effective 2 p.m. today, which requires a Mandatory Evacuation of all residents living in a flood or storm surge zone. This area is defined as south of Sunrise Highway, from the Queens line to Rockville Centre and South of Merrick Road, from Rockville Centre to the Nassau-Suffolk border.
The mandatory evacuation also includes residents on the north shore of Nassau County that reside in low-lying areas and storm surge zones. Low-lying are defined as 15 feet above sea-level or less.
It is essential that this evacuation begin prior to wind gusts that exceed 55 miles per hour. Once winds exceed this level, flying debris could be deadly. It is also essential that this evacuation begin immediately, as NICE Bus and the MTA will shut
down public transportation beginning at 7 p.m. tonight.
To assist in evacuation of the barrier island, the Atlantic Beach Bridge leading to Route 878 will be adjusted for northern traffic flow only beginning at 4 p.m.
Residents should immediately implement their Friends and Family Sheltering Plan as staying in homes on higher ground will provide the most comfortable situation during the storm. The following public shelters will open today at 1 p.m., including:
Nassau Community College – P Building – located at 1 Education Drive in Garden City East.
Levittown Memorial High School – located at 150 Abbey Lane in Levittown
Locust Valley High School – located at 99 Horse Hollow Road in Locust
SUNY Old Westbury – located at 223 Store Hill Road in Old Westbury.
At 3:00 p.m. today, a Pet Shelter will also open at Nassau County Mitchel Athletic Complex, Administration Building, in Uniondale.
At 4 p.m. today, a Special Needs Shelter will open at Nassau Community College – CCB Building – located at 1 Education Drive in Garden City East.
At 7 p.m. today, an Orthodox Shelter will open at West Hempstead High School – located at 400 Nassau Boulevard in West Hempstead.
Residents should utilize coastal evacuation routes, which include: Peninsula Boulevard, Long Beach Road, Meadowbrook Parkway and the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway.
All residents throughout Nassau County are reminded to tie down and secure all items outside their homes, as flying debris can be deadly. All non-life threatening emergencies should be directed to the County's Non-Emergency Hotline at 1-888-684-4274. Residents should only contact 911 if there
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To learn more about hurricane preparation, including assembling an Emergency Go-Kit, residents are encouraged to visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/hurricane


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In the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador, an international team of scientists have discovered a new genus with three new species of katydid with the highest ultrasonic calling songs ever recorded.
The calling frequencies used by most katydids range between 5 kHz and 30 kHz. But these insects were found to produce the highest ultrasonic calling songs known in nature, with males reaching 150 kHz – too high for us to hear. Our hearing range ends at around 20 kHz. For this reason, the new genus has been named Supersonus.
Katydids (or bushcrickets) are insects known for their acoustic communication, with the male producing sound by rubbing its wings together (stridulation) to attract distant females for mating.
Dr. Fernando Montealegre-Z, from the University of Lincoln, UK, said:
To call distant females, male katydids produce songs by 'stridulation' where one wing (the scraper) rubs against a row of 'teeth' on the other wing. The scraper is next to a vibrating drum that acts like a speaker. The forewings and drums are unusually reduced in size in the Supersonus species, yet they still manage to be highly ultrasonic and very loud.
These insects have lost the ability of flight due to their reduced wing size, so the adoption of extreme ultrasonic frequencies might play a role in avoiding predators, such as bats, the researchers said. Bats can detect their prey's movements using echolocation but can also eavesdrop and detect the calls of singing animals like katydids and frogs.
Rainforest katydids have learned to avoid bats by reducing the time spent singing and by evolving an ear that can detect the ultrasonic echolocation calls of the bats. Although some bats can detect 150 kHz, by singing at extreme ultrasonic frequencies, the katydid calls degrade faster with distance so that a flying bat will find it harder to hear the signal.
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Northside Warner Robins beat the mightly Lowndes in a typical South Ga slobber knocker. It looks more and more like Camden, NSWR and Lowndes may be the teams to be in 5A. Grayson is the team from the North that will have to be dealt with. North Gwinnett is the other team that is trying to get into that elite class. They and Grayson will need a ring to say they belong with those three.. Both teams will have their chance in the upcoming weeks.
Maryland commit and Northwest Whitefield TE/DE Nermin Delic took a visit to Kentucky and really liked it. Stay tuned here
Calhoun looks they are hitting on all cylinders at this point. Are they peaked or will they be able to maintain this throughout the playoffs? Fitzgerald and Jefferson County may have something to say about that. Never count out Buford. By the way what happen to Lovett?


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Insulin is certainly important, but I really want to hear a convincing explanation for where those extra calories are going. The body doesn't just violate thermodynamics, digested calories go somewhere. You can gain weight even during ketogenesis, despite what the Atkins fanatics will tell you. Insulin isn't the only fat storage hormone, just one of the more powerful ones.
I lost 35 lbs in about 6 weeks at one point when I changed from one type of insulin to another (diabetic). My overall dose went down, and I wasn't having weird hunger surges from peaks in the insulin rates. I'm sure I was eating less, but simply having less insulin in my system made me store less fat.


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Ah, to be a seabird on the Monterey Bay.
After repeated swipes at the snooze button, I evacuated my warm cocoon of a bed last Friday morning to join a huddle of bird enthusiasts on West Cliff Drive. It was my first bird walk, and guided by the knowledgeable and laid-back Steve Gerow of the Santa Cruz Bird Club, I saw things that made me very glad I went.
Training my binoculars on the guano-covered crags just off the coast revealed, to my groggy surprise, that the bay is excessively active at 8 in the morning. No wonder birds travel thousands of miles just to visit while others stay all year. It's a full-on party out there. The sanctuary waters are teeming with small fish for a bird to feast on such as anchovies and sardines, and the rock islands serve as resting stops for several species, all sharing the salt spray with my favorite seabird, the brown pelican.
"Ha, haa, haa!" cried one type of bird, only furthuring the notion that these critters are enjoying themselves. Gerow identified the source as Heermann's gulls, which migrate from the south, and which were out in great numbers on Friday morning.
My first binocular fascination was, naturally, the wise old brown pelican, which lives longer than most dogs—to about 30 years of age. Dive-bombing the water, a pelican seizes a fish with the hook at the end of its beak, flips it it head-first down the hatch and swallows it whole. Watching them never gets old. Even in flight they're remarkable: large, heavy and graceful, the Airbus 380 of the avian world. Gerow estimated around 150 of these brown pelicans off West Cliff on Friday morning—a major improvement since 1970, when they came very close to extinction.
A medium-sized double-crested cormorant stood with its wings outstretched for several minutes. Showing off for the ladies? Nope. Cormorants don't have the same amount of oil in their feathers as other birds, so this is how they dry off after dive-bombing the water for a fish. We saw around 30 of these guys (Gerow notes that's above average), along with five Brandt's cormorants and eight pelagic cormorants.
Caspian terns also made regular fly-bys. These fish-eating divers look similar to Western gulls but with much skinnier, sliver-like wings, a pointed orange bill and black cap. Elegant terns arrived fashionably late in the morning, sticking together past the kelp beds. A bit smaller than Caspians, elegant terns sing out a shrill "Kiweeek, kiweeek!"
The most fascinating bird sighting of the day: a snowy egret, which I spotted some ways off, standing on floating pieces of a kelp bed. "Snowy egrets typically fish from floating objects in the kelp," said Gerow. We watched it dance around the kelp on its long yellow legs, never losing its balance or composure even as large swells rolled through, lifting it several feet.
While we could have studied the seabirds all day, the 22-person group made its way to Lighthouse Field. It was all I could do not to break into an awkward binocular-toting canter when I heard there have been great blue heron sightings here.
In the field, the game changed from an easy, visually-indulgent feast to a much more meditative approach: listening to birdsong. A homeless man playing a log drum set excited the less-experienced of the bunch into thinking we'd found a giant woodpecker. No woodpeckers, but we did spot a quiet group of mourning doves (they tend to sing much earlier in the morning), as well as flitting chestnut-backed chickadees, house sparrows and a fat California towhee with a blackberry in its bill.
Would I go again? Definitely. The coolest and most unexpected part: After the walk, Gerow sent out a list of all the birds we'd seen that day via eBird.com, with estimated numbers and observation notes. eBird.com is a tremendously valuable database of bird observations from all over the world, sortable by bird type and location.
In other news, the group also spotted a rifle that had washed ashore below West Cliff but washed back out to sea before law enforcement officials arrived. I also glimpsed the naked backside of a male homo sapiens hopping up out of the water some 200 meters off, but nobody else did—or at least they were too polite to point him out to others. Birdwatching Etiquette 101: don't call out the naked man. Everything else is fair game.
THE SANTA CRUZ BIRD CLUB leads free twice-weekly birding walks around Santa Cruz County. Click here for schedule of upcoming outings.
Todd Newberry: Birding Teacher
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text: CBS Runs A Misguided "Eye On Baseball" Story About Luis Salazar's Lost Left EyeEmma Carmichael3/16/11 1:40pmFiled to: Media MeltdownsCBS SportsLouis salazarAtlanta BravesMlbBaseballEye on baseball39EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Luis Salazar, the single-A manager for the Atlanta Braves who was struck by a foul ball and airlifted from the field a week ago, lost his left eye in surgery after the injury. And instead of running this story on the CBS Sports main page, which tactfully does not include the word "eye" in large capital letters, CBS published on its baseball blog — Eye On Baseball. Okay, then. [H/T Brad] Advertisement Advertisement Salazar's left eye removed in surgery [Eye On Baseball] UPDATE: Touché, Eye On Baseball. [@CBSSportsMLB] [@CBSSportsNFL]Reply39 repliesLeave a reply


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And what a night for HIO: 1,000-plus Comments on the second live blog of the season.
Hockey is back, eh?
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And what a night for HIO: 1,000-plus Comments on the second live blog of the season.
Hockey is back, eh?
I think at this point we should trade Weber, the kid just doesn't seem to have a future with the team especially with Diaz who is a similar and has looked better during his time here.
I think that is in the works pending the signing of PK.
"They don't hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here"
Carey Price
While all of you are off in happy-land, you are forgetting the biggest mistake the Habs have made thus far. NO, it's not the PK showdown or benching Larry, it's much worse.
As you recall, the Habs bought out Gomez not too long ago, and if you don't already know, Gomer is now with SJS, waiting to sign a contract – in the mean time he was been practicing and skating with the team. G-love hasn't even played a game yet, and look at the game tonight – Sharks have scored 6 goals. They are so excited that Gomez is gonna be on their team that they are ripping it up. Mark my words. When Gomez is officially a Shark, they will go on a winning streak because of the spark he'll provide.
Be happy for the win, but with Gomez gone, we lost an opportunity to improve our team even more.
Not all oysters produce pearls, thankfully, Price is a pearl producing oyster.
It wouldn't surprise me if Gomez makes a comeback and scores a few goals this season. I'm still happy he's not on the team though.
I wish the guy well, but I am glad his cap hit is soon to be gone.
Not all oysters produce pearls, thankfully, Price is a pearl producing oyster.
Markov looked great tonight. He had great chemistry with Diaz on the PP.
White did the right thing when he defended Gorges. Great message to send to other teams, Habs not to be pushed around anymore. The team bailed him out with a great PK effort.
Price has not let in a 5 on 5 goal this year.
The GALS looked good with Prust.
Would like to see Eller back next game, centering the 4th line between Moen and White.
*Listen to my instrumental tribute entitled "Habs at War" at http://petertoliasmusic.site11.com/Music_Site/OtherOriginalMusic.html
Agreed about Markov, I actually thought he looked great Saturday night too, just didn't get the points. Don't have a problem with what White did either, he stuck up for an important teammate who he thought took a dirty hit. I hate the staged fights or the so called momentum changing fights, but I'm OK with sticking up for a teammate.
"They don't hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here"
Carey Price
Great to see the Ole Markov back
Props to Bourque, Emelin, Diaz, Prust and Price
Chucky and Gally get their first points
So who visits the press box next game. I vote for Moen
would love to see a kid line of Larry, Chucky and Gally
Hats off to Therrien. He was skewered all day for sitting Eller but is looking like a genius now. I like how the RDS crew gave him props for suggesting that if the Penguins are one of the elite teams today it is in large part due to Therrien's work.
I like his subdued fire. Yes he's passionate, but controlled. He challenged the referees. It will be interesting to see whether he punishes or rewards White. At any rate the Cats couldn't cash on their major penalty, even when given an added extra man. I have no issue with Ryan's actions. Good on him in my eyes.
Funny how the team's fortune rest on Jacques Martin's mantra, goal-tending and speciality teams. The difference this game was Therrien didn't get turned off by fore-checking, hitting, creating turn-overs or setting the tone of the game.
Therrien mentioned during his interview that putting Galchenyuk on the third line with Gallagher gave him more space to do and less energy spent thinking what he should do, as if he was playing with veteran(s). Prust added the edge those kids used to advantage.
People mentioned the 4th line and it should be mentioned. Armstrong-White-Moen is way better than whoever with Weber and Palushaj.
Price looked solid which should be confidence boosting for the team.
I also like how Therrien deflected the importance of this being his first win as new coach of the Habs and said that it was the first win for the new general manager.
The Panthers are tired and struggling with injuries, but our Habs delivered a 60 minute performance tonight in their second game.
You could probably count those on one hand last year. You're not going to win the cup with this team, but the guys can show up and play 60 minutes and make it a lot harder to win Montreal. And really, that's down to the good coaching and guys supporting each other. So right there with you HH on Therrien. If that's his brand of hockey, I will take it.
Special shout out to Kid Gallagher tonight. He didn't score, but I'd argue he was the best under 21 out there. On ya kid!
I am not going to comment on every point, but regarding RDS praising MT for the success of the Pens, I doubt that would of been mentioned with a Montreal loss tonight. It seems to me the media in Montreal is much like a small majority of the louder fans, their opinions on players, coaches, and management seem to do a U turn after every loss or win. I am hoping that because of tonight's win, I hope to be able to come on here for the next 44 hours and enjoy not having to read how much the team sucks and how player A,B,C, and D should be traded and/or bought out. How much the GM and coach sucks. Hopefully we can enjoy the win and look forward to the next puck drop at least until the next loss, when they'll all suck again.
"They don't hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here"
Carey Price
Read my post below and you will see I very much enjoyed the win tonight and I'm hoping for many more to come.
"They don't hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here"
Carey Price
Galchenyuk. Simply Awesome !!! Big Habs win, Congrats Bergevin Therrien Galchenyuk Gallagher Prust Price & Co
This puts us tied with the douche laffs. Come Thursday night lets hope we are 2 points ahead. The Caps are going to be a big test this early on. Going to be a hard one to watch. HIO, there's 2 days left before Thursday nights game, any chance you can fix this poor server. Kind of ridiculous in this day and age.
Does this ever happen to you?
You sit down and take a nice long time to write down a great idea on HIO. And you push the thoughts out until you are sure that you are done. After you wipe clean all the spelling errors and you're sure that you've said all that you have to say, you get up and your brain decides that it isn't finished expressing itself and you have to sit down again because out comes another creative thought.
That's totally crap man!!!
First of all, this server sucks, takes forever to read comments or post. How many times should we have to login just to refresh the page.
Secondly, I have nothing against the proponents of the tank, or those that have resigned themselves to this team finishing near the bottom and obtaining another high draft pick, I know they think it is in the best interests for the future of the organization. All I can say personally is that my beer tasted much better tonight than it did Saturday night and I enjoyed watching the game 100 x more. I will live with last season's debacle for now because we got hopefully what will turn into a superstar, but I honestly don't want to have to witness another season like that.
Hopefully tonight's effort can become the norm and not a rarity. Been a long time since I remember the Habs even scoring a goal against the Caps, hopefully that changes Thursday night.
"They don't hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here"
Carey Price
2013 Season prediction for the Montréal Canadiens
As a Montréal Canadiens fan, there is reason to be excited about this season, shortened though it may be. There are indications that the team will play with intensity and there are surprises to look forward to, as well as the opportunity to see youngsters develop.
So excited, maybe, but not optimistic, at least as far as the standings go and a shot at the playoffs. The team has a couple of new faces but is fundamentally unchanged from last season's squad that produced bottom-dwelling results.
It can be refreshing to contemplate that players such as Alex Galchenyuk, Brandon Prust and Colby Armstrong are now on the roster, at the expense of plugs such as Blake Geoffrion, Aaron Palushaj, Mike Blunden and Mathieu Darche. It seems like an unquestionable upgrade from last season, except that these callups and fourth-liners were mostly there to fill out a roster ravaged by injuries as March and April dragged on. When compared with the 2011-12 opening game roster though, they are missing talented, offensively-gifted players like Andrei Kostitsyn and Mike Cammalleri, and these guys have not been replaced.
So on paper, this is not a stronger team than last season's. The pieces are even less impressive. The presence of an Andrei Markov is countered by the absence of P.K. Subban. We're reduced, if we are to predict an improvement in the team's performance, to bank on incremental development of the team's constituents, and intangibles.
So we hope to hold the line, and maybe even wish for a marginal improvement for the top line, despite the fact that Erik Cole had a career year. We count on Carey Price and Josh Gorges to be the horses they have been for a couple of seasons. We expect Andrei Markov to perform largely as a he did prior to his two lost seasons. Same goes for Brian Gionta, he's expected to not suffer any consequences from a season-ending injury and another calendar year having passed. Francis Bouillon surely has a couple useful seasons left. Brandon Prust will offer full value for the big contract he signed in July and redress past wrongs.
We then add in improved offense from Tomas Plekanec, who had a down year, and for Lars Eller to bloom into the kind of production you'd expect from a player of his size and pedigree, and who was acquired at the cost of playoff hero Jaroslav Halak. We think that René Bourque will return to the form he showed with the Flames. The young trio of defencemen of Emelin-Diaz-Weber will have benefited from their rookie season and will be more reliable and productive.
Only the most biased fans can believe that such a scenario is likely or even reasonable. In fact, we can expect that for each player who will take a big step forward, another will seem to regress. Career seasons tend not to repeat.
So the best-case scenario has a low probability of occurring. It's just as likely that, for example, the Pacioretty-Cole-Desharnais line will find the going tougher now that teams will game-plan and line-match against them. P.K. Subban's contract negotiations and possible protracted absence can serve as a distraction, and the team is much less formidable without him. Other difficulties will arise, such as players not finding the new system or coaching team matching well with their skills and mindset.
The main factor though is that the biggest weaknesses of the team still exist. The team lacks goal scoring and offensive explosiveness, as well as depth. Marc Bergevin has gone a long way to alleviate the lack of team toughness that fans and analysts decried in recent seasons, but he is handcuffed when it comes to putting more pucks in the net. It is probable that any great leap forward in that area will arise when the contingent of young draftees like Sebastian Collberg, Danny Kristo, Louis Leblanc, Tim Bozon and Charles Hudon, among others, graduate with the Grand Club in a couple of seasons.
Until then, and until the young Bulldogs persist through their first season's growing pains, the Canadiens' depth chart will be painfully thin, and the inevitable injuries will nullify the best-case scenario. Whereas the future looks bright when we look at the Canadiens' system, this is really only in the medium-term. There is no immediate help for the team on the farm, and the plan to roll four lines and play with intensity every game will have to be changed when Michel Therrien finds himself as short-handed as Randy Cunneyworth was last season.
Taking all this into account, and suspecting that Marc Bergevin will not sell the farm to improve the club's fortunes in this shortened season, but will rather stand pat, I believe the Canadiens will finish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and out of the playoffs. This will in no way diminish my interest and enjoyment while watching the games, strong in the belief that this is the right course of action for the organization at this stage of the unending five-year plan.
if we don:t make the playoffs it will be bergevins fault for not signing pk.
Isles want him to spend full season in AHL.
He doesn't want to be there.
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An offer sheet from the Flyers for PK Subban is coming very very soon folks.
Great, we'll match it and they'll do Bergevin's work for him.
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PK won't help the Flyers their goalie has more holes than swiss cheese. But I'm surprised no one has tried to submit an offer sheet yet.
The thing you have to remember with offers sheets, is that teams only do it when they sense the other team is vulnerable.
Like in Nashville, the question was…. does this ownership have enough cash to make the up front payments to keep their player.
Or with say Dustin Penner… do the ducks have the cap space following the cup win to match.
With Montreal having plenty of space this season, with Gomez buyout next year, and another buyout in their back pocket… and with all the financial might of the 2nd biggest revenue team in the NHL… its unlikely the vultures will try and prey upon us.
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That's more like it!
Now we just need that kind of effort against the big boys. Very happy for Pricey, Marky, Gally, Mini-Gally, Pleky, MT and Prust.
Whatdyaknow… Fearless prediction came through!
No Excuses. Let's smash Ribs and Ovie! 🙂
I love how the fans stuffed the ballot box for the kid. What a night for him.
First of many.
Pfft…did you see how he just blew off Gallagher when he was celebrating?? I keed I keed of course.
It's only one win, and I don't want to diminish the former head coaches, but that picture makes me smile:
Awesome pic. You'd never see the Count do that type of thing. The kids must be beaming right about now. Chowing down after that win.
Excellent game by Montreal! Aside from taking a few too many penalties, it was awesome to see Markov have a BIG game and to see Galchenyuk pot his first goal.
Habs need to play with that jump every night!
I thought the refs were harsh. However they were consistent and competent. All the penalties were deserved. If games are called that way I can live with it.
Even though Florida was a tired team, the Habs still came out flying and did not let Panthers get any thing going at all. Good on MT and the rest of the staff for preparing them for this game. Very inpressed with Prust's play tonight. A real team player. Even Moen and Armstrong gave good value for the minutes played. Whitty losing it abit was IMO a great team booster. I don't think he would have went so ballistic if the score had not been what it was. It did show the Habs are there to help each other. In all a great game for us fans.
hopefully this will quiet the few delusionals that were whining for kovalev the last 3 days
According to the poll, it's only 35% of HIO members (down from 38% before the game).
Hopefully our boy ends up with a far more successful career than him. Hope to enjoy watching him wear the CH for years to come.
"They don't hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here"
Carey Price
tally by gally!
also what an amazing game by Markov!!! great positioning, great stickwork.. AMAZING passes and nice physical play.
The 2010-11 Stanley Cup was not won, but given
I thought he was great Saturday night too, just didn't stand out as much because he didn't get the 2 goals. Smart hockey player, great hockey sense.
"They don't hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here"
Carey Price
Habs were full-measure for the win tonight, with lots to like. Still yet to give up an even-strength goal, too.
By the way where do we donate to buy HI/O a new hamster wheel for the site? The slowness used to be a hindrance; now its to the point where its not even worth commenting during the game.
Being a Hab fan is like buying real estate: only over the long-haul will you appreciate the true value of your investment.
Brian Wilde CTV just tweeted that the Panthers TV crew just said that Gally had tears in his eyes when he came out as first star. What a lad
He's special.
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And you were the one saying Gallagher to the AHL, and Chucky back to Sarnia.
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what a p*ssy… haha jokes jokes… sick kid!
The 2010-11 Stanley Cup was not won, but given
That was a heck of a game 😀 Very excited for the next! Won't be crying for PK yet haha speaking of our pk it was great!
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Nice touch by Therien to give the boys the high fives as they left the ice.
He's much more animated than the Count ever was.
But so are the figures at Madame Tusseaud's wax museum
HIO server had me log in at least six or seven times tonight.
What's up with that?
"Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!"
This morning guys where bashing Therien for everything from Bouillonn playing to much ,Markov done , Diaz over Weber ,Pust to slow … well all the above are the reason they won out Karburle in Diaz with Markov on power play on and on good coaching decision
Our household is a happy place tonight and we aren't even into the sauce
Emelin had 9 Hits tonite.
Prust, Bourque, Bouillon, Cole & Gallagher with 4 each.
That was a nice article on Gally`s family today. They must be super thrilled right about now
Emelin had 9 Hits tonite.
Brust, Bourque, Bouillon, Cole & Gallagher with 4 each.
A team that can defend against penalties can take liberties. A team that can burn you on the power play will make other teams weary of taking liberties.
The Habs had money in the bank and White took out a small withdrawal of Fleischmann's flesh.
None of us have any idea what you're talking about.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Perhaps it isn't the server choking, but rather the fact this site is powered by a laptop in some corner basement of the Gazette!
Three stars: Price, Marky, Galchenyuk (for the goal)
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Jeese this site is slower than Molasses running uphill on a cold Montreal winter's day.
HIO servers choking something fierce again tonight.
MT version 2.0's first victory
"Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!"
Prust is a warrior. I know we overpaid, but we badly needed a guy like that. Kills penalties, forechecks, drops them against pretty much anyone… Awesome team guy.
Full value tonight. Good to see someone other than Pleky get it done on the PK. Good effort by Moen and Armstrong too when we were short.
I sorta miss the way JM used to jam his hands into his pockets FORCEFULLY while looking up at the clock in the third period. But not too much…
"Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!"
Markov deserves the Maurice Richard penalty tonight.
2 Minutes For Looking So Good
White's reaction was stupid. It didn't send any kind of message and it could change an easy win into a loss (well, if the Panthers weren't completely out of gas).
Nonetheless, why is that a 5 min major? It should be 5 for fighting and 2 and a match for instigating. But the 5 min shouldn't result in loss of a player.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
White's reaction looked pretty spontaneous … I don't think he thought it through. You can say he shouldn't have jeopardized the game and I agree. You can say Fleischmann is an easy target and I agree. But White wasn't thinking, and I honestly believe he would have gone after anyone in that situation. He does need a cooler head, but you can't really fault his instincts there.
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I think Whites reaction is to reaffirm that they're determined to not be pushed around as much this year.
As for the 5, it's a penalty and does in fact cost a man on the ice.
I know a lot of people will not agree. the lines look good tonight. why not try Eller the next game with Moen And Armstrong. we just may have a 4th scoring line. worth a try. I think Galchenyuk is better suited at center than on the wing and I realize this is only his second game.
All three lines scoring…Markov scoring in power plays…nuna disappearing into the abyss…Breath of fresh air
Some of us can complain all we want about White's actions there (personally, I think fighting is stupid), but every singe Hab on the bench had a huge smile on his face afterward.
This is why we will never understand NHL hockey players nor play in the NHL.
White did the White thing. I mean *right* thing.
"Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!"
I don't like fighting for the sake of fighting but that was White sticking up for his teammate.
Me skull and crossbones arn't the only thing I plan on raisin' tonight.
That's b__shit
"Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!"
HIO's steam-powered servers are very delicate
"Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!"
Florida announcers sound so sour. You know what, eff yourself. Habs have been pushed around enough over the years and no announcer ever felt bad for them. So just eff yourself.
I was wondering were Whitey was…and now he is gone..these Florida announcers were pretty good…until that..
Slow burn
"Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!"
It's kind of weird to see a Hab jumping an opposition and punching him in the face for a questionable hit on a teammate, eh?
Full Breezer 4 Life
About effing time.
Me skull and crossbones arn't the only thing I plan on raisin' tonight.
White's an idiot
"It's just an opinion – I could be wrong"
Excellent individual efforts here (Markov) but the team is a unit.
There was a little indiscipline earlier, but they seem tighter now.
I love White's willingness to stick up for teammates, I hope he becomes a fixture on the 4th line for many years to come.
That ref needs a kick in the arse though……
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He's on the Making Of documentary about Extras, he's in with the nightclub croud against the blue screen on the outside of the club.
He's on the Making Of documentary about Extras, he's in with the nightclub croud against the blue screen on the outside of the club.
"Giggety giggety!"
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By R3-T3 I actually mean R3-T7, also it seems that the lightning that came with the figure was just pointess.
"Giggety giggety!"
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I knew he was somewhere on Courasant. I heard he was blown apart when the Queen's ship was destroyed. Then I heard he was near the night club. I'm glad someone found him. I'll have to look for him when the DVD comes out.
I guess his "big scene" was cut back a bit.
Yo momma. That's right, I said "yo momma".
Thanks for the info Jek!!!
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I also heard he was blown up with the ship, but after the 5th time I say it, you can see it's not R3.
[FONT=Tahoma]I was born at night, but not last night.[/FONT]You Shouldn't believe everything that you read.(Like my posts)
Okay... here's where R3-T7 is. After Zam is taken out to the alley by Obi-Wan and Anakin. There is an overhead shot of the alley. As the camera pans down, you can see some crates blocking the alley and some passers by on the other side of them. R3-T7 can be seen passing by the crate on the (your) left. He's just a dome, so look quickly or you'll miss him. BTW- shouldn't this thread be in the FILM section?
I suppose it should, but it's been here a while now, leave it in piece, BTW-thanks for the info!
"Giggety giggety!"
Jek Porky 2008
I saw the film again today and thought of you and this thread, so I kept an eye our for it.
Gee thanks, you thought of me *blushes*, I'm flattered!
"Giggety giggety!"
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Sønderborg, Denmark – Denmark boasts forward-thinking top-down and bottom-up energy policies. At the national level, a political consensus unimaginable in the United States yielded, this March, an energy plan that commits the country to ditch fossil fuels by 2050.
At the local level, as in the United States, some of the most aggressive initiatives to cut carbon have been launched by cities. The clean energy transition under way on the island of Samsø, the subject of a 2008 feature by The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert, is the case study best known outside of Denmark. But there are many other examples. The island of Ærø, for instance, is home to the world's largest solar heating plants.
On a recent reporting trip to Denmark organized by the State of Green consortium, I visited another, Project Zero, which is based in Sønderborg, a municipality of 77,000 located near the border with Germany.
The comprehensive plan being implemented in Sønderborg follows what can be thought of as the Danish model: energy efficiency coupled with a complementary mix of clean electricity and fuels harvested from local resources. The Project Zero goal is to reduce carbon emissions in the Sønderborg area by 25% from 2007 levels by 2015, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2029.
"Project Zero is actually a vision," says Christian Eriksen, Project Director, Project Zero A/S, the private firm charged with implementing the plan. "It's a vision of a CO2-neutral Sønderborg area, no later than 2029. Not done by cutting the main breaker and killing the power, but based on sustainable growth and creating bright green jobs."
"To do this," he adds, "we've adopted a holistic approach that's bottom-up. It's not just top-down, about planning and coming up with business and new technology to drive this forward. It's also very much about participation, about learning, and empowerment of our citizens and local companies."
The backbone: an integrated district heating network
The most important near-term goal of the ZEROCarbon Roadmap is to, by 2015, build a transmission pipe to connect the area's islanded district heating networks. Planners also want to expand the networks. Today, just 34% of the area's buildings are connected to district heating. By 2015, one-half of the buildings in urban areas that currently burn oil or gas for space heating are expected to switch to district heating.
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"This means that the multiple sources that we have, our waste incineration facility, our geothermal facility, our straw- and wood chip-burning boilers, our solar heating facilities can be used to their maximum efficiency, and with the result being the cheapest price for our customers," explains Eriksen.
On a tour of the Sønderborg region, we visited several of the area's energy facilities. A biogas plant attached to the area's wastewater treatment facility generates a half-million kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually. The waste-to-energy facility is a combined heat and power (CHP) plant that operates at more than 90% efficiency. The plant, which also burns biomass, produces ash clean enough to be used as fertilizer, Eriksen says.
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Additional pieces of the clean energy infrastructure have recently been added or are planned. A 29-megawatt (MW) geothermal plant opened in Sønderborg last year. Two CHP biogas plants, scheduled to come online in 2013 and 2015, will process manure from the area's plentiful pig farms.
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To engage households in the effort to slash energy use, Project Zero launched a pilot, ZEROFamily, which reached 115 families and 500 participants. At the end of a yearlong education and outreach campaign, participating households reduced energy consumption by an average of 25% and water use by an average of 45%.


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Can a great chef's cookbook feel loose, almost laid-back? It can if its author is Jonathan Waxman, a "founding chef" at Alice Water's Chez Panisse and proprietor of Jams and Barbuto in Manhattan. His A Great American Cook--a collection of 100-plus recipes for the likes of Sea Scallop Fettuccine, Pork Shoulder with Mole Sauce, and Curried Catfish with Apple-Corn Fritters--shows a master in top form, blending global cooking traditions to produce uniquely American food, homey yet refined. His dishes are accessible to all cooks willing to cull the necessary (sometimes pricey) ingredients and spend a bit of time in the kitchen.
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It was a busy weekend with the PEAK sports properties highlighted by Dan Fletcher winning his 96th NHRA national event, tying Warren Johnson for third place on the all-time win list. Check out how your favorite PEAK team finished this weekend below. NASCAR Kyle Busch…
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JFR Sweeps Top Fuel at the Gator Nats
John Force Racing made team history in Gainesville, Florida this weekend winning their first Top Fuel national event and also winning both Top Fuel and Funny Car at the same event with Brittany Force and Robert Hight victorious at the 47th annual NHRA Gatornationals. Brittany racing in her eighth final round defeated Terry McMillen…
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PEAK and John Force Racing in 360 Degrees
360 Video is all the rage these days and we couldn't help ourselves. Below is a 360 video from the Pomona NHRA Race. Watch the John Force Racing Crew thrash on the PEAK Antifreeze & Coolant Top Fuel Funny Car between elimination rounds. You click and drag the cursor to rotate the view. If you're…
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PEAK Antifreeze and COOLANT and BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid BRANDS ANNOUNCE MAJOR EXPANSION OF JO
Pomona, Calif., (November 13, 2015) – John Force Racing and PEAK announced a major expansion of their sponsorship agreement today to include full-season primary sponsorship of John Force's Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car. This multi-year major primary sponsorship will begin with the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener the Circle K NHRA…


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