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At the start of the book the characters are attending the Quidditch World Cup.
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The first night of the NHL playoffs are going to be a tough act to follow. They had the best cable debut since 2002 and a pile of storylines to follow, but with the league's popularity at a high they're on the cusp of blowing it. Hockey isn't taken seriously by many sports fans because of the buffoon image that it has and since the lockout in 2004-2005 the NHL has tried attracted new fans. They've expanded south into traditional football and baseball markets. Despite terrible attendance at times the NHL hasn't done an all around awful job picking up new viewers, even equating its numbers to the NBA.
Which makes it all the more confusing why the NHL flubbed the Shea Weber incident last night. Concussions have been a major issue and while the league has claimed they're a priority, they doled out only a $2,500 for this:
That's a $2,500 fine for a guy who makes $7,500,000. Equivalent to a $16 fine for someone who makes $48,000 a year. Weber makes about $2,500 per shift. There's no defense but the league claimed a suspension wasn't justified because Henrik Zetterberg (the crash test dummy here) wasn't hurt on the play. Now, I should mention here for any non hockey fans reading that Weber is the young captain of a franchise that hasn't had much success in the playoffs. He's a superstar on a team the league needs to succeed. Conspiracy? Maybe and maybe not but the alternative is that the league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has become the definition of the most overused post-game quote this year, "gutless."
Meanwhile across the continent, Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford was labeled by Vancouver Canucks tough guy Byron Bitz. Bitz is facing a hearing with the league, meaning he'll almost definitely be suspended. Here it is:
Now, I want to point out here that I love it when one players absolutely flattens another. Who doesn't? Some hits can make your stomach churn, though, and that Weber example isn't the first. When I talk to fans of other sports it's tough to defend the NHL when the conversation turns to the lack of accountability players have. Actually tough isn't the word, it's impossible.
Obviously major sports leagues want their star players to play when it matters the most but there are times they need to draw a line. That time has passed, Shanahan stepped in as NHL Sheriff after a wave of criticism pulled out his predecessor Colin Campbell and it seems Shanny is already going down the same path. Hopefully those fans from the south are into wrestling, too.


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My weekly take on the Tigers, also known simply and affectionately as "MMM."
Week of 7/27-8/2: 2-4
This week: 8/3-6: BAL; 8/7-9: MIN
Goat of the Week
I'm getting a little tired of writing this, though maybe not as tired as you are of reading it.
The offense is killing the Tigers.
Two games after busting out in Texas, the Tigers again squandered a wonderful pitching performance, this time from Rick Porcello, the baby-faced rookie.
They wasted some scoring opportunities and carried just a 2-1 lead into the ninth inning in Cleveland on Saturday night. Porcello went eight innings and allowed just four hits and the one run.
Sure enough, Fernando Rodney blew his first save of the season, and the Tigers ended up having to win in extra innings.
But Rodney had no margin for error, just like the starters don't.
I've said it on podcasts and I've written it here: every Tigers starter has to pitch the game of his life just to give his team a chance to win, and even then it's often not good enough.
So on Saturday night, the Tigers needed a two-out single from Ryan Raburn in the 12th inning to go ahead because: a) they stranded runners on base in every inning from the eighth on; and b) Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen failed to deliver with runners on first and second and nobody out just prior to Raburn's at-bat.
Cabrera is falling into a frustrating pattern of padding his batting average while not coming through with very many clutch hits. He's over .330, but has just 58 RBI, which isn't all that impressive.
Saturday night was a perfect example; Cabrera got three hits, but when you really needed him to come through, he gets "frozen" on a 1-2 breaking ball and gets punched out.
Then Guillen comes along, swings at the first pitch, and pops up.
Of course, Cleveland's Grady Sizemore nullified that with a first-pitch pop-up to end the game with a runner on third base.
So once again, the Tigers' offense, collectively, wears the Goat label for another week.
Dishonorable mention: Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski, for not securing another bat at the non-waiver trade deadline.
Hero of the Week
This is a dark horse, but how about Brandon Lyon lately? And when I say lately, I mean for most of the past three months.
Lyon, who lost the closer's designation in spring training and started woefully slow after Opening Day, has been terrific as a long/set-up man.
He gave the Tigers three terrific innings on Friday night, but we all know how he was rewarded for that.
Lyon doesn't strike out people all that much, but he doesn't walk too many, either. He's allowed just one earned run in his last ten appearances, striking out 12 and walking just three in 12.1 innings over that span.
So here's some props, some overdue props, for a guy who's flown under the radar, but who now becomes more important in the wake of the Joel Zumaya/DL news.
Honorable mention: Raburn, for the clutch hit in the 12th inning on Saturday night.
Quick scouting reports: Orioles and Twins
The Orioles come to town for four games this week, and the Tigers need to capitalize.
The O's have, once again, sunk to last place in the rugged AL East as their rebuilding project moves along as if it was being done by contractors who keep getting paid with rubber checks.
The Phenom, aka catcher Matt Wieters, has had mixed results in his much-ballyhooed MLB debut.
Wieters, in 153 AB, is hitting .275, but with just three home runs and 13 RBI.
The Men Who Would Be Tigers—Aubrey Huff and Luke Scott—are still Orioles and producing on occasion. Huff is at .253/12/64 and Scott is at .275/18/53.
The real troublemaker is OF Nick Markakis, who's second on the team in hitting at .297, and is the O's RBI leader, with 73.
Second baseman Brian Roberts has 20 stolen bases.
The pitching hero has been 24-year-old righty Brad Bergesen, who the Tigers should see on Tuesday.
For a 44-60 team, Bergesen is 7-5 with a 3.43 ERA and just 32 walks in 123 innings.
The closer was lefty George Sherrill, who was 20-for-23 in save opps, but he was dealt to the Dodgers at the deadline. That role in Baltimore may fall to righty Danys Baez.
Funny how playing the Twins in Detroit don't give me a nervous tick, when in fact they are tough for the Tigers no matter the venue.
But not playing them in that damn Metrodome makes the medicine go down smoother nonetheless.
As usual, the offense boils down to The Big Three: Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, and Michael Cuddyer. And don't forget Tiger Killer Joe Crede.
And you might be able to add SS Orlando Cabrera to that list.
Cabrera, acquired from Oakland at the deadline, is a solid .280 hitter who is a major upgrade over Nick Punto at shortstop.
Speaking of Tigers killers, look out for closer Joe Nathan, who is always lights out against Detroit.
The Twins, I fear, still have one of their patented late-season runs in them.
Under the microscope
Last week MMM put Porcello under the scope, and he responded, big time, in Cleveland on Saturday night.
Time to see if that same magic can work on Miguel Cabrera.
Cabrera hasn't, at all this season, truly put the Tigers on his back and carried them, like the big-time superstars do. Sometimes you have to quit making excuses, i.e. no one is hitting behind him, etc., and just face the facts: he needs to produce more.
Cabrera is too good a talent to have just 58 RBI on August 3.
The Tigers need to go on a run, and they'd have a much better shot at doing that if Cabrera can load the team onto his broad shoulders and carry them for a couple of weeks.
His .332 average is misleading, because the clutch hits have been too few and too far between.
Miggy is squarely under the MMM scope this week.
Bottom line: The reason the Tigers win a few then lose a few, bust out offensively then go back into slumber, is because their wildly inconsistent offense is torpedoing their chances at going on a hot streak.
The Tigers haven't really gone off yet—one of those 12-out-of-15 things that can create some distance between first and second place. And they won't, unless they start scoring some runs more consistently and more prolifically.
That's all for this week's MMM. Join me every Monday!
P.S. Also join me and Big Al from The Wayne Fontes Experience every Monday night as we co-host "The Knee Jerks" on Blog Talk Radio. The Tigers are a weekly topic. We go live at 11 p.m. ET, and every episode can be downloaded for your listening convenience!


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I was planning on doing my reviews immediately after experiencing a product since whatever I'll be writing about will still be fresh in my mind. However, I don't think that really works in favor of Howl's Moving Castle. I think this book possesses a lot of subtlety and nuances that take time or possibly even repeated readings to completely digest. Nonetheless, I'll try to do it justice.
I feel like I should mention the heavy case of adaptation displacement when it comes to Howl's Moving Castle. Of the people that have heard this title, the vast majority have heard about or seen the movie created by Studio Ghibli. This review will be about the original book authored by Diana Wynne Jones. If I ever do review the movie, that will have its own separate review.
Despite the title, Howl's Moving Castle is the story of Sophie Hatter. Being the eldest of three sisters, Sophie has resigned herself to living an uneventful life working in her father's hat shop while her sisters go off and have their adventures. Indeed, she is not surprised at all when her stepmother sends them to apprentice at other places while Sophie stays behind.
Sophie's uneventful life is turned on her head when she encounters the Witch of the Waste who curses her into being an old woman. Because the curse prevents her from telling anyone about the curse, Sophie exiles herself from her home. Through a series of events, she finds herself as the house cleaner to the infamous wizard Howl.
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Something that I found unusual in the book is Sophie's lack of surprise to the things that happen to her. When she looks in the mirror and sees her elderly form, she just accepts it and begins planning how to deal with it. When she later makes discoveries that would leave most people in stuttering shock, Sophie simply takes it all in stride.
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From a character viewpoint, this drive shows how strong Sophie is. Rather than breaking down, she instead says, "Okay, that happened. So what are you going to do about it?" I could easily see where a different character who was either vain or not as emotionally strong would cry about their life being over, but Sophie just picks herself up and tries to find a way to break her curse.
Love Letter to Fairy Tales
Howl's Moving Castle appears to be both an homage and a parody to fairy tales told to children. A great deal of features common to fairy tales are also found within this book, but they have a slightly different twist. Sophie has a stepmother, but she's not evil. Witches and wizards exist, but no one is really surprised or afraid of them. They are still respectful because they still no magic, but they don't live alone out in the woods with dark rumors or legends surrounding them. In addition, Sophie has resigned herself to an uneventful life knowing that it's the younger sisters who always get to go on adventures. Her expectations get turned on their head when the Witch of the Waste enters her shop though.
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As with many popular stories, the main characters are by no means saints. However, it is pleasurable to watch these characters grow out of these flaws and change over the course of the book. Sophie begins with no self-confidence or really any positive image about herself. As she goes through more and more hardships, she begins to stand up for herself more and actually use the strength of character that she has. Meanwhile, Howl's cowardice makes him run away from the trail of broken hearts that he's left behind. Before the end of the book, he has to stand his ground and face what he's wrought.
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Next Round Now Launched!Date of posting: 27 Sept 2013
We are delighted to announce the second round of the Flipping project. £1500, plus support from the LTEO and other colleagues across the University, is available to review and redesign your Unit ready for a Flipped delivery in October 2014. For more information see the Get Involved! page.
Event:Effective Use of Technology for the Flipped ClassroomDate of posting: 28 May 2013
Tuesday 25th June, 13:15 - 16:05, 8W1.34
This event will explore a variety of issues related to using technology to support learning and teaching both in the classroom and remotely.
See the workshop page for more information.
Event: Sharing Experiences of Flipping the ClassroomDate of posting: 20 Feb 2013
This event will give you an opportunity to share ideas, issues and experiences of 'Flipped' classroom approaches. See the workshop page for more information.
The Flipping Discussion BroadensDate of posting: 14 Dec 2012
A article in the Guardian online discusses the concept of the Flipped Academic:
Flipping Project Teams AnnouncedDate of posting: 01 Nov 2012
Five project teams have signed up this year from the following departments:
Biology & Biochemistry
Politics, Languages & International Studies (PoLIS)
Social & Policy Sciences (SPS)
Each team has been assigned a mentor from the LTEO. Teams will meet with their mentor and the project manager over the next few weeks; and an introductory event that brings everyone together will take place in early December.
Flipping Project Launched!Date of posting: 20 Sept 2012
As part of the Learning & Teaching Enhancment Office's role to support academic staff in the implementation of innovative approaches, Dr Helen King, Head of Academic Staff Development (ASD), has today launched the Flipping Project.
Professor Bernie Morley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching) said:
'Exploring and adopting new and innovative teaching methods is an important part of our commitment to continuing to improve our student learning experience. The University's Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee (ULTQC) supports this project to provide individual members of staff and departments with an opportunity to investigate a new approach to curriculum design and delivery. I am delighted the Academic Staff Development Team is leading on this project and would encourage staff to take the opportunity to get involved.'
Deadline for applications to take part: Friday 12 October 2012
ULTQC approves the Flipping ProjectDate of posting: August 2012
The University of Bath's Learning, Teaching and Quality Committee, held on 10 July 2012, considered and approved the proposal for the Flipping Project. The project is due to commence in October 2012, and some colleagues have already started using this curriculum design approach. Further information is available from Dr Helen King, Head of Academic Staff Development and the Flipping Project Leader.


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Sweet Potato Latkes with Chile-Lime Sour Cream
Hot, crispy-fried sweet potato pancakes served with the tangy cooling contrast of a cool chile-lime flavored sour cream.
Recipe Ingredients:
3 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 small chile pepper, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
2/3 cup minced onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs, beaten
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
2 scallions (green onions), chopped
Cooking Directions:
- In a small bowl, combine yogurt, sour cream, chile pepper, lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine sweet potato, onion, salt and pepper. Add eggs; mix well. Add flour and mix again.
- In a large skillet, heat butter or olive oil over medium-high heat. (Do not use a non-stick skillet or latke crust will be too thin.) Divide potato mixture in half; drop the halves into skillet to form two cakes. (If your skillet cannot hold both latkes, cook them one at a time.) Flatten latkes with a large spoon until they are about 1-inch thick and about 5-inches in diameter. Fry 4 to 5 minutes until they are deep brown on the underside, then flip and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more.
- Serve hot, garnished with chile-lime sour cream and scallions.
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Post Operative Arterial Hypoxemia. Oren Erlichman, M.D UCLA Department of Anesthesiology. PACU Patient. 73 yo female with hx of depression and chronic cholesthiasis underwent GA for biliary duct leak repair. Presented to PACU in respiratory distress.
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Residual narcotics
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Restrictive Conditions, abdominal wall binding, abdominal distension
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PaO2= FIO2 (Patm-PH2O) – PCO2/R
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Yes it's that time of the week whe I get to put my feet up and just relax. I wish! Anyway It's been quite a hectic week and I have mid sem exams next week. Sigh! Anyway this week has been all about prints and color. It has been really hot so I tried to wear a lot of airy pieces. I don't want to say too much so enjoy the pictures. This is what I wore yesterday and today.
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By Brad Snyder-The Undercard
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The Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio served as the backdrop to a great night of boxing Saturday evening. With Mother Nature on their side to provide a beautiful sky and cool temperatures, promoter Troy Speakman, along with, event coordinator Steve Weaver produced a quality event named "Duel in the Park".
The main event of the evening was the fight of the night. The 8-round bout had defending champion, Zak Rollins' Ohio Jr. Middleweight Championship on the line. Zak would face an undefeated challenger in Jamie Walker. The fight, which provided a lot of action, showcased both fighters' skills. Rollins, who worked from the southpaw position, was able to find early success with a lead overhand right. He was, also, able to mix in a lead left from the southpaw position in the first two rounds. Round 3 found challenger, Walker, coming out aggressive. Rollins still fired the lead left, then immediately after, Walker pushed forward delivering body work and pressure. This constant forward movement had Rollins firing back against the ropes.
The middle rounds saw the aggressiveness of Walker paying off, as he smothered Rollins. His corner complained to the Referee Lonnie Scott, that a cut that appeared under Rollins' eye resulted from too much head contact. The ref continued to watch closely, as the two fighters battled to the end. The last few seconds of the fight ended with as much action as any boxing match could possible achieve. The judges scored the bout (76-76, 77-75, 77-75) Majority Decision in favor of the new champion, Jamie Walker (8-0-1 Draw, 3 KO's). As the public address announcer, George Phillips, interviewed Walker, Jamie urged the crowd to not give up on Rollins (5-1-1 Draw, 2 KO's) stating, "Don't give up on this kid, he is a champion in my book."
Boxing prospect, featherweight, Tyler McCreary (14-0, 6 KO's) furthered his claim for a title shot, as he defeated Edward Kakembo (10-3, 3 KO's) (80-72, 80-72, 79-73) by UD. McCreary faced an opponent who acted like he wanted to be anywhere else in the world other than the ring. Little offense was produced by Kakembo. Most of the action was McCreary stalking his prey, while getting work in. When asked about his performance in the ring, McCreary replied, "Boxing is a dangerous sport. You can't get a knockout every fight. An ugly win is a good win." McCreary entered the contest ranked #10 by WBA.
Top heavyweight prospect, Jermaine Franklin (12-0, 10 KO's) continued his journey as a pro with a tough battle against Axror Murlimov (16-3, 13 KO's). Franklin looked quick and was able to apply jabs to the midsection of Murlimov. As Franklin worked Murlimov's head, Axror fired left hooks to the body. The middle rounds saw Murlimov charging. Round 3 had Murlimov clip Franklin with a left to the chin, sending Franklin back a bit. As the fight progressed, Murlimov continued charging as Franklin would then counter the charge. After Round 6, Franklin may have tired a bit. Both fighters continued to throw blows in the final rounds. The 8-round heavyweight bout saw Franklin winning (79-73, 78-74, 78-74) for the UD victory.
Cruiserweight Mike Glasscox (6-1-2 Draws, 5 KO's) went toe to toe over four rounds with Mohammed Abdullah (2-0-1 Draw, 1 KO). The fight was close and hard to score, even from ringside. The judges scored the bout (39-37 Glasscox, 39-37 Abdullah, 38-38) for the Draw.
The opening fight of the night had Travis Davis (1-0) winning his pro debut with a (40-35, 40-35, 40-35) UD over cruiserweight, Harrison Watkins (0-2). Watkins, who weighed in at 183, was giving up a ton of weight to Davis, who weighed in at 198.


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I am a year 4 student at Pt. England School in Auckland, New Zealand. I am in a classroom called The Block, and my teachers are Miss Scanlan, Miss King and Mr Moran.
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The Insured Bank Deposit Sweep Program systematically allocates your cash across multiple program banks to ensure that your eligible balances are fully protected.
For example, a deposit of $750,000 to an individually registered IB account, in which there are no margin requirements and no short stock positions, will be protected as follows: the first $250,000 will be held at IB (subject to SEC-mandated safeguards plus SIPC protection) and the remaining $500,000 will be spread across three program banks. $246,500 will be swept to each of the first two program banks and the remaining $7,000 will be swept to a third program bank. Sweeping only $246,500 rather than the respective FDIC coverage limit of $250,000 helps to ensure that any accrued (unpaid) interest is also protected by FDIC. Under this example, a subsequent deposit of an additional $50,000 will be automatically swept to the third program bank.
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You will earn interest at IB's published rates based on your total settled cash balances, whether your cash is held in your IB account or in program deposits. IB achieves this by deducting fees paid to IB and to a third-party administrator from the interest paid by the program banks. Interest on program balances will accrue daily from the day funds are deposited into a program bank through the business day preceding the date of withdrawal from that bank. Interest will be credited monthly. The specific program bank assigned to your account does not impact the interest rate you receive.
Free credit balances in excess of $250,000 will be swept to one or more banks in the program. Free credit generally is defined as USD cash in your IB account in excess of margin requirements and short stock value, within the minimum and maximum balance criteria for the program, calculated as of the close of business each day and swept into the program on the next business day. The first $250,000 remaining at IB is protected by SIPC.
$2,500,000. Combined with existing SIPC coverage on your first $250,000, your total available insurance will cover up to $2,750,000. Cash balances above $2,750,000 remain subject to safeguarding under the SEC's Customer Protection Rule 15c3-3, backed by the firm's equity capital, which exceeds $6 billion.
You can opt out of a particular bank on your list in Account Management.
Yes, funds are redeemed automatically from the sweep before the settlement date of the trade. There is no disruption of trading activity; funds move in and out as the trading happens.


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The USD is keeping balance
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Author: Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Senior Analyst at RoboForex
In October, the Non-Farm Payrolls added 252K, although it was expected to expand by 313K. However, the September report was revised upwards (+15K) and sort of wore off the first impression of the statistics. The Average Hourly Earnings didn't change; on YoY, it's still 2.4%. This report also got investors' attention: the predicted reading was 2.7% y/y. There was a similar situation this year, when the capital market focused on this very parameter and prevented the USD from being supported by other reports, which were pretty good. Another labor market report, the Unemployment Rate, managed to keep balance between pessimists and optimists among investors. The indicator decreased from 4.2% to 4.1%, which is the lowest reading over the last 16 years. Is it good? Sure thing.
The fact that the salaries didn't change may interfere with the way the inflation is growing, at least as the Federal Reserve and the government expect it to. This is why the USD plummeted right after the statistics had been published. However, both the Federal Reserve and the White House are very careful in their predictions and they are not worried that the CPI is a bit behind the target they specified. No one is waiting for a miracle here.
If we link all key statistics parameters together, an average employment reading is a little bit lower than expected. But it is unlikely to stop the Federal Reserve, which is going to raise the benchmark interest rate one more time in December. According to the CME futures, investors' expectations of the rate hike are 100%.
The US Dollar remains strong and the EUR/USD pair still have chances to get stabilized close to 1.1600 by the end of the first decade of November.
From the technical point of view, the EUR/USD pair is moving inside the descending channel. The current downside target is the support area between 1.1508 and 1.1486. After reaching this area, the price is highly likely to return to the upside border of the current channel at 1.1672. If the instrument rebounds from the resistance level, it may start a new descending impulse with the target at 1.1328.
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1999 Hanson Tarra's Block Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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Ian Hanson has been working for years to produce excellent wines. His tiny winery is located on a 5 acres block in Lower Plenty, where about 4 acres of vines are planted. The main vineyard is located in the Yarra Valley. Hanson is a dentist by training and a very meticulous person, but for years he seems to have missed the mark and produced only ordinary wine from sites that should be producing great wine. The 1999 Tarra's Block Cabernet is Hanson's best effort to date and within a bulls roar of being a great wine.
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Science fiction come to life! Scientists at Duke University have made the first lab-grown muscle that heals itself inside the animal. And it was all witnessed first hand through a window in the mouse's back.
"It contracts powerfully and rapidly, integrates into mice quickly, and for the first time, demonstrates the ability to heal itself both inside the laboratory and inside an animal."
"The muscle we have made represents an important advance for the field," Bursac said. "It's the first time engineered muscle has been created that contracts as strongly as native neonatal skeletal muscle."
Now the question is "can it vascularize, innervate and repair the damaged muscle's function?" Which will be the next steps in working with this biomimetic muscle.


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St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild in NHL Odds
A key battle on the NHL odds menu sees visiting St. Louis Blues dueling the Minnesota Wild on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Opening Odds & Computer Pick
If you're backing the visiting St. Louis Blues in this one, they Blues listed earlier today as underdogs of 149 at most sportsbooks, including Bovada. Those over/under total betting saw the number open in the area of 5, depending on the book.
Odds Shark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 3.2-2 victory for the Blues. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
31-11-5 Minnesota battles the Blues, currently with a 24-19-5 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 21-18-8 for the Wild and 22-18-8 for the Blues. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Minnesota vs St. Louis injuries news.
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Minnesota Wild at No. 3 and the St. Louis Blues at No. 21 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Minnesota Wild No. 4-ranked offense (3.3 goals per game) against a St. Louis Blues defense that ranks No. 25 at 3.06 goals per game allowed. The Wild powerplay has clicked at a 21.05% rate while the Blues have a 83.63% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Blues were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Penguins. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at +172 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Wild were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Stars. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -118 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for OVER bettors.
Betting Trends
- St. Louis is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games
- St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
- St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
- Minnesota is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games
- Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- Minnesota is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next Betting Matchups
St. Louis home to Winnipeg, Tuesday, January 31st
Minnesota at Edmonton, Tuesday, January 31st


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Is the ability to implement an idea. It is related with the process and the resources. Is the way designers turn an idea into reality, and that´s why is an important part of the communication. We need to learn how to use softwares and other different tools to let the technique flow and don´t depend on it. An agile technique help the designer to make their ideas real, but also it let the public read better what the designer want to say.
In this post I would like to share a website that I use a lot to learn new techniques with the softwares: http://methodandcraft.com/


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Book discussion: What Was I Thinking? by Steve Brown, part 1
Today we begin a new book discussion series, based on Steve Brown's What Was I Thinking?
This series was also posted at From the Ashes.
Steve Brown is a former pastor, and currently the featured speaker on the Key Life radio program and a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Brown is also a popular author and speaker; What Was I Thinking? was released in 2006 and his latest book, the revision of Approaching God, will be released this month.
Instead of repeating what is in the book, I'll try each week to take a chapter from the book, hit the main points, and offer some commentary and/or things to look for in that chapter.
You can view a few preview pages from Google Books, but I will encourage you to buy a copy for yourself. You should be able to get one from your local Christian bookstore or mainstream bookstore (like Borders or Barnes & Noble). You can also buy a copy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, christianbook.com and Key Life.
Now ON to the discussion…
We'll start with the introduction to the book, in which Brown makes two quotes I think are worth noting:
"There was a time when I thought that knowing the truth was enough. I defended it (still do), taught it (still do), and believed if you got the truth right, everything else would be right. I'm a lot older now, and some wiser. I was wrong. I got the words right, but I missed the tune." (p. 1, emphasis mine)
"This is a book written by an old guy who started out with the right words but has spent most of his life learning the tune. Along the way I've discovered that the Christian faith is far more radical and far less cerebral than I thought it was." (p. 3)
How many times have we missed the tune?
We read the chapters in our Bibles, we serve, we spend all our time at the church, we don't curse, we don't lust, we appear "Christian" in every way to the world, but yet while we get the words right, we miss the tune.
Let's move on to the first chapter: God Is a Lot Bigger Than I Thought He Was.
Brown starts out by further discussing the point he made in the second quote I highlighted from the introduction: once he knew all he needed to know, every question he had would be answered.
It didn't work out that way, and Brown found his theological questions and knowledge of God weren't settled at all.
That led him to perceive that God is a big God – and that He is absolutely sovereign over all things, and we have no control over Him whatsoever.
God also didn't fit into Brown's preconceived notions of who He is. As Brown has grown older, and gotten to know the Lord, he has discovered God is not what he – and other people – thought He was, and has come closer to knowing the real God (we see examples of some people's notions on page 9, such as God-as-Santa-Claus and God-as-angry-deity).
One way Brown's notions changed was in seeing God as a scary God instead of a nice and safe God.
A God who escaped the halls of academia where He could be easily examined, and shows Himself in His dealings with Job.
"Little gods do little things. They speak silly words, and while they might be less threatening, little gods don't give us meaning, demand anything of us, or inspire us." (pg. 11)
Brown also realized God is a God in control, Who refuses to be controlled.
Especially by any of us.
"When the real God comes to us, he is like the surgeon. He is going to do what he is going to do, and I'm helpless to change or fix anything…God is a good surgeon. He won't stop until he accomplishes whatever he has determined to accomplish." (p. 13)
And God, Brown has found, can be a confusing God: we think we hear Him, or speak what we're sure He would say, or are confident God told us something – and we end up wrong about it all. After all his years on earth, Brown has realized he still hasn't figured out God, and that he never will.
Perhaps one of those confusing traits of the Almighty to Brown has been His choice of friends.
Brown sometimes claims himself to be very 'religious'. He says it in chapter 1 to point out that he's noticed that God has picked people "less religious" than Brown or "aren't religious" at all to be His friends – and Brown admits that it bothers him. He also makes another point he's made many times before – that God loves people, all kinds of people, and that includes many folks that most religious people would tag under Hell instead of Heaven.
Brown discovered that God is a loving God:
"I used to think God's love could be logically explained and measured. I now know that God's love runs far deeper than we can fathom." (p. 19)
Brown says the church often starts out telling of the doctrine of hell instead of what God's character is; he concludes that God's character is love:
"…God isn't just loving, and he doesn't just act in loving ways, but he is love (p. 20)"
And that He loves us.
Or, He loves you.
Brown lists the different ways he's seen this for himself, from his grandchildrens' laughter to other believers who "have stopped playing games" to the bedsides of people dying of cancer (p. 20-21).
At chapter's end, he makes this point:
"And always God's tears mingle with ours. I now because I know him in his tears and love. God is love. I used to think that understanding him was the main thing. It isn't. The main thing is being loved by him. And that I know." (p. 22)
What do you think? Is God's love His most important characteristic, and the most important thing we need to know about Him?
Disclosure of Material Connection: I purchased this book myself, and my opinions are my own and not those of the author nor the publisher. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
September 23, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I loved this book. This book ministered to me the way I thought The Shack would but didn't. (after reading what so many wrote about the Shack)
However, the same person recommended this book so I read it at well. I was delighted and blessed! cried, I laughed and was so blessed as I read what Brown had to say. How true it is that we put our great God in our little denominational and theological boxes and then He delights us when He breaks out and opens our eyes to see His goodness, grace and mercy in ways we had never dreamed.
September 23, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Good point mdsf and thanks for the correction.
I did ask the question, and if nothing else it is a starting point for a conversation.


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My blood runs cold, my civil rights have just been sold
October 15, 2008
"The push that many gay advocates are seeking is for us to support their behavior as well. It is not just supporting homosexuals, but supporting homosexuality. This is the difference between letting people live and granting marriage. How would you like it if you were forced to provide some type of services for Playboy, etc? I don't know about you personally, but this is against my moral conviction. You know very well that that is how far the gay community will push this."
TIP FOR ASPIRING DEBATERS: When attempting to win straight guys to your side, one highly successful rhetorical tactic is to raise the abhorrent specter of a job with Playboy.


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Perth and Kinross Council is now eager to turn the long-redundant Perth City Hall into a £10 million visual arts centre and provide a new home for the Stone of Destiny.
But businessmen promoting a "compromise solution" to the saga have been bowled over by the reaction to their own suggestion designed to end the impasse.
And they have been invited to flesh out their idea for the local authority to "re-model" the Edwardian building at a meeting of the recently formed Perth Traders Association being held at 6pm on Tuesday at the city's Salutation Hotel.
The invitation was extended by PTA interim chairman Keith Fergie after businessmen Derek Petterson, Simon Horne and Brian Cavellini mapped out a blueprint for the local authority to retain the King Edward Street frontage of the B-listed hall while creating the public space councillors have long championed within the footprint of the rest of the building.
Artist's impression of the plan
On Wednesday, councillors approved administration proposals aimed at turning the long-empty property into a cultural attraction, with aspirations for luring the Stone of Destiny from its current home at Edinburgh Castle.
But the businessmen are calling for the local authority to retain an open mind over the City Hall's future.
Mr Petterson said: "Councillors now seem keen on the concept of an arts centre but as everyone is aware, numerous plans for the City Hall have come and gone down the years.
"It's fair to say we have been bowled over by the response to the proposals we unveiled last week, both from the business community and private individuals.
"We are delighted to take up the offer to provide members of the Perth Traders Association with further information on our alternative proposals. This is a body eager to champion the views of the business community in the city centre and will have a position the City Development Board going forward.
"For many years the council has been keen to see a civic square created in the heart of Perth but has found it hard to convince heritage watchdogs that demolition is the way forward.
"So we hope councillors give serious consideration to a compromise solution which would preserve the architecturally important frontage while also securing the open space they have wanted to host all manner of crowd-pulling events which, in turn, will generate business and support city centre jobs.
"We believe our fresh suggestion to take to Historic Environment Scotland for consideration also makes sense financially and is worthy of further exploration."
Mr Horne added: "We are looking forward to taking up the council's invitation to have 'meaningful discussions'.
"We seem to have re-ignited the debate over the future of the City Hall and there has been a promising level of support for our re-modelling suggestion. Many of those contacting us have also provided other design ideas worthy of consideration.
"There are, of course, a number of people who want to retain the City Hall at all costs.
"But precious few on either side of the argument seem to be in favour of another cultural attraction, with or without the Stone of Destiny, especially given the subsidies required for Perth Concert Hall and the new-look Perth Theatre."


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Bob Marley passed away 30 years ago today from complications of malignant melanoma (cancer) of the big toe. He was 36.
Marley, an avid soccer player when he wasn't touring, injured his toe playing soccer at the start of his European tour. Marley continued with his tour even though he was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma.
Marley's album Uprising was released in May 1980. One of the singles, "Redemption Song", is believed to be Marley's way of coming to terms with his mortality. Marley never really took his cancer diagnosis as a death sentence. He believed in the powers of ganja (marijuana) and he smoked it religiously.
After playing two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden, Marley's took ill as the cancer metastasized (spread) throughout his body.
Against the advice of his doctors, Marley flew to the Bavarian clinic of Josef Issels, where he received a controversial type of cancer therapy partly based on avoidance of certain foods, drinks, and other substances.
After the experimental therapy (and smoking copious amounts of ganja) failed to heal him, Marley flew to Miami, Florida (considered his second home) where he sought aggressive, traditional cancer treatment to save his life.
But it was too late.
On the morning of May 11, 1981, Marley died of multiple organ failure at Miami's Cedars of Lebanon hospital (now called University of Miami hospital). The cancer that started in his big toe had spread to his lungs and brain.
Marley's last words to his oldest son, Ziggy Marley, was "Money can't buy life."


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I took the opportunity to do a little sightseeing when I was in Daegu to catch Musical PHANTOM.
Not knowing where to go, I did one of the recommended tour courses and ended up at the Kim Gwang-seok Street (or 김광석 다시 그리기 길). It turned out to be the highlight of my trip, apart from catching Park Hyo Shin's performance.
Kim Gwang-seok Street is a street dedicated to the late Korean singer-songwriter Kim Gwang-seok. The street is lined with a 350-metre long mural wall depicting the life and music of the Daegu-born singer.
Since I had no idea who Kim Gwang-seok was, I had no expectation of what I would be seeing and even thought it might be boring. I ended up spending a longer time than I expected walking through the street.
Some of the wall murals speak to me. The guitar, which figures prominently in most of the murals and artwork, play a part. The poignancy of the artwork, though, is what draws me in.
This (above) is the first of many wall murals along the street. The bench that is in the shape of a guitar immediately drew my attention. I thought it was an interesting interpretation of the guitar.
The image above is so poignant – a guitar next to a lone chair on an empty stage and devoid of an audience.
The wall mural above alludes to one of Kim Gwang-seok's songs, "혼자 남은 밤" (which translate to "A Lonely Night") on his fourth album. The imagery of a guitar left standing against the wall on an empty street conveys a sense of melancholy.
Although the wall mural above has cheery colours, there is somehow still a sense of solitude and of missing someone.
I thought this (above) is a really powerful image depicting his ability to enthrall crowds with just a guitar and his singing.
Apart from the artworks that line one side of the street, there are many quaint cafes and shops lining the other side of the street. All in all, the Kim Gwang-seok Street is worth a visit if you are in Daegu.


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What can maintaining your network do in the long run? In addition to keeping your name on a person's mind when they may be in a position to help you find programs, jobs, or areas of study that may interest you, managing a network is also good business. Keeping a positive connection of communication at any opportunity will strengthen your reputation and could also to be to your advantage in the long run. You never know when you will work with someone again or when you will be connected to someone by a degree of separation or two. When it comes down to it, showing respect, being positive, and maintaining communication with other professionals is and will be a significant part of your career. Keep this is mind every time you meet someone new or consider shooting a quick e-mail to a friend at an old job or from an organization you have worked with.
If you have any questions or suggestions of material to cover in the future, please send me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Good Luck Job Seekers!


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"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." -Groucho Marx
For the first half of June I'll be reviewing the following books:
The Pack-Retribution by L.M.Preston
The World of Ryyah by H.L.Watson
Sora's Quest by T.L.Shreffler
Nette by Barbara Rayne
The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox
Wreck of the Nebula Dream by Veronica Scott
For the latter half of June my hope is to delve into two weeks of Tamora Pierce, one of my favorite female authors. If I don't manage to finish in the last leg of June then the Pierce exploration will continue into the first week of July. Regardless, the reviews will culminate in a book giveaway, though of which Pierce title I have not decided. I'll update with the details when I have them figured out.


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Day one went well. I did feel the depletion but it was not bad. I even went out last night for a little while to meet someone for tea. That's another story in itself, on my Internets dating blog. Anyway, back to the important stuff. I am three pounds down. One pound away from my normal BMI!!!! This gain-back that happened in July is going away. And I am seeing where I have grabbed for carbs in my daily eating instead of protein. I don't think my diet was very balanced before. It was far better than the past, and it enabled me to lose an maintain loss but it will not get me to where I want to be and keep me there.
So, on to true fitness. At least, that is how I am looking at it. I took a walk this morning. Not a huge one, but a walk to the swan pond with Dog. I want to keep a minimum of exercise going but not pushing myself. I was tired yesterday in the afternoon, and a bit weaker in the file room as the day went on but nothing drastic. I am focusing on learning to fuel the body right now. But I do not want to lose the discipline of regular exercise. So, I will still do something each day, and at the normal times that I exercise. If I feel weak, I will do less. But keep the habit going.
I am sipping my blended coffee protein shake with MANY THANKS to Laura for the idea. I blended coffee with ice and my protein powder. It is good. I did not so much miss my coffee yesterday because I had chai tea, which I love. This program is very do-able for me. I have already cooked up a supply of protein. I have eggs, broccoli, and lettuce ready. And cheese. I am not going off the charts with fats. I am using the olive oil and 2% on the cheese, 4% on the cottage cheese. I want my fats, but I don't want to overdo it. Olive oil is a healthy fat. I hope that's not a bad idea.
I feel optimistic this morning. Not deprived, not worried I can't do this. I don't think I could have done in the beginning. But since I already have the discipline of planning, tracking and following a plan, however loosely, it is not a rude shock on me to do it. And the food is normal food that I enjoy eating and am used to having as the main part of my diet.
We will see how I feel later. I feel like I am detoxing and getting rid of the bloat and gain from July. It is a good feeling. FINALLY, what a relief.
Later Update - I actually went to the gym for a workout around 4:30. It was great. 3 pm seems to be my trouble zone. After hanging out avoiding food, I decided to go somewhere, leave the house. I ended up at an auto parts store near the gym to replace a headlight. After the nice man put it in for me I felt so happy I popped over to the gym. It is post dinner time and I feel good. Satisfied. There is this short period at the end of meals where I want to go on eating or I want something, like a carb, maybe..hee hee. But it goes away after a while. Especially if I just get busy, drink water and distract myself...


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Today Show and the New York Marathon
I don't usually get to watch much morning show news. But today I caught something I found very interesting. There's two ladies being profiled on the Today show who are training for the New York Marathon. They both have blogs so you can read about their progress. They've just got a few weeks to go before the big race. So if you're thinking of running your own marathon...their stories of what's worked and what hasn't could be a great help.
Here's their blogs:
Natalie's Blog
Karen's Blog
Labels: running a marathon


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I mentioned yesterday watching a video series on the everyday clutter in homes and it spurred me to make my kitchen spotless, which is awesome. I have two separate sections of countertop and the one next to the refrigerator acts as a landing space for school papers, unread sections of newspapers, batteries, shopping bags, general junk, etc. The rest of the counter gets cleared because it is workspace for cooking, but by the refrigerator is another story. Naturally, the worse the mess gets, the less I want to deal with it and I have a superpower- selective vision. After enough time, I stop seeing the mess. I know I'm digging through an eight inch tall pile of papers looking for the homework sheet needed for that day, but I refuse to see it. Yeah, way not healthy, but bear with me here. Yesterday, feeling the need to clean after watching the videos, I started in my kitchen at the dishwasher and cleaned the entire room counterclockwise ending at the refrigerator. I only set one rule for myself- once I touched something, it had to be put away. No hemming and hawing or putting things in a pile to move items out of the kitchen en masse. No, it's not as efficient to make a ton of small trips with one item in hand to put it away; however, I'm really good at sorting stuff together and then never getting any of it put into a proper home. Obviously, that's fertile conditions for clutter, which my house has in abundance. A couple of times I wanted to cheat, particularly with papers that needed filing. I have a stack that are waiting to be put away in the family room, and it would mean not digging through my thoroughly inadequate file box, but if I only set one rule, surely I can manage to not break it, right? Needless to say, it worked. It didn't even take that long to clean the kitchen and I'm thrilled with the success of my one rule. This got me to thinking while I was finishing the coat, surrounded by my excess of sewing paraphernalia.
I make things, I have lots of supplies to make said things, and that stash has gotten a bit out of hand. A lot out of hand. In the past, I shuffled fabrics around based on the season, my whims, holes to plug in my wardrobe, whatever. That does not mean that I necessarily sew up those fabrics and the shuffle begins anew several months later. In cleaning up in here last month, I fished a big pile of fabric off the floor and it's lined up on the guest bed, totally defeating the point of having a guest room. So my plan from now until Easter (call this my belated Lenten resolution) is to pick up one piece at a time from the bed and make a project. No, these aren't necessarily my favorite pieces, though some are, and the big fold of corduroy is definitely unseasonal, but the idea is to deal with each fabric once and put it away where it belongs, as an item of clothing in my closet.
Does that mean, given that we're easily talking 25 pieces of fabric, that I will try to choose wisely my projects? Yes. The three pieces closest to the camera are knits destined for quick projects and to the right is an already cut out skirt that I started with a friend, but I should finish it before it loiters around too long. I won't use all of this up before Easter, but I hope to put a decent dent in it.


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