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Game Day Recon #64 – Blue Jackets @ Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks need to keep an unfortunate streak going, as they look to get back in the win column. The Canucks have traded wins and losses for 10 games, and are currently on the down swing. However, the Canucks hope that at least one of the their trade deadline acquisitions will inject some life and spark into the lineup right away.
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The Intel
The Vancouver Canucks face their third straight "B" team tonight. After playing the Blues on Thursday and the Bruins on Saturday, they face the Blue Jackets tonight. And so far this year, the Canucks have had FAR more success against the latter than either of the formers. The Canucks are 2-0-0 against Columbus this year, winning one game each at home and away, and have outscored the Blue Jackets 10-5.
However, the Blue Jackets have been one of the hottest teams in the Western Conference lately. Columbus went 8-3-1 in February, and now sit only 4 points out of a playoff spot, and have two games in hand with most of the other teams fighting for post-season contention. So if they can win their catch-up games they're right on the cusp of the playoffs.
The Blue Jackets are an interesting team, but they look like they should be a strong defensive team, but they aren't. They have brutal penalty killing and give up plenty of goals. So they are the type of team that the Canucks should beat. They've proven this year that they can, ans have no reason to believe that they can't again tonight.
The Blue Jackets made a bit of splash at the deadline, sending Rostislav Klesla and Dane Byers to Phoenix for Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepisto. Upshall and Lepisto should fit right in to the Blue Jackets environment, as both are hard workers and tough to play against.
Ultimately though, the Blue Jackets just don't have enough fire power in their lineup. As always, Rick Nash provides the lion's share of the offense, and it's no help to Nash that Derick Brassard and Kristian Huselius are both out with injuries. While Upshall does provide Nash with some potential help, the Blue Jackets are still going to struggle to score.
But if they can get some key goaltending tonight, the Blue Jackets might have just enough offense to hold on. And Steve Mason has been fantastic of late. Mason is on a hot streak, going 7-1-0, with a 1.76 GAA and a .942 Sv% in his last 8 games played. Luckily for the Canucks though, Mason has terrible numbers against the Canucks, going 3-3-1 with a 3.93 GAA and a .876 Sv%.
As for the Canucks, their biggest change tonight will be the inclusion on Maxim Lapierre. Lapierre is expected to join the fourth line, centering Glass and Tambellini, and is the long-awaited natural center that the Canucks have needed on the fourth line all year. Lapierre is a classic agitator, speedy and hungry on the forecheck and someone who likes to play on the edge; he'll play to the whistle and slightly beyond.
The Three Keys
Here are the three keys for the Vancouver Canucks tonight:
1. Get their special teams dominate again, especially their Power Play. During this stretch of 10 games where they have alternating wins and losses, the Canucks special teams have either been great on the PP or on the PK, but never both. If the Canucks can get back on track against a team that has bottom shelf special teams (26th on PP, 21st on PK), it will help break this spell of one win, then one loss.
2. Please stop Rick Nash. PLEASE. Nash has some stellar numbers against the Canucks through his career. In 29 GP, Nash has 14G 13A for 27 points, but he doesn't have a point yet this season against Vancouver. In fact, the Canucks have limited Nash to only 4 SOG and 3 hits in their two meetings this year. And lo and behold, the Canucks have won both games. This isn't a coincidence.
3. Watch the new guy. Whenever teams acquire new players, there is renewed vigor and promise. New players always seem to have great starts. Scottie Upshall has 6 points in 9 games against Vancouver and is a tough player against whom to play. Keep the new guy in check, along with Nash and the Canucks should get back in the win column tonight.
The Links
Here are your top 5 links for today's game:
1. Tale of the Tape: Blue Jackets @ Canucks (canucks.com)
2. Lighting a fire under Raymond (The Province)
3. Canucks, Maxim Lapierre seem a strange combo (Vancouver Sun)
4. Canucks/Blue Jackets Preview (Yahoo! Sports)
5. Game 62 Preview: Back to Work (The Cannon) << SEE WHAT THE ENEMY HAS TO SAY!


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According to Elias Sports Bureau, Wondolowski became the first player in USMNT history to record back-to-back multiple goal games in one tournament. Wondo's hat-trick against Belize and his second-half brace versus Cuba set the record, and he could break one more.
If Wondo scores two against Costa Rica in the USMNT's final match of Gold Cup group play on Tuesday, he will again be the only player in USMNT history to score two or more goals in each of three straight matches for the US squad.
See if Wondo can make history again - tune in to Fox Soccer on Tuesday at 5 p.m. PT for USAvCRC.

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Les Paul museum exhibit on track for June debut
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The exhibit on late music legend Les Paul is getting closer to completion at the Waukesha County Museum.
The museum recently named an advisory board with some big name musicians. Steve Miller, of the Steve Miller Band, has been named co-chair along with Les Paul's son Rusty Paul.
The others on the board include ZZ Top singer Billy Gibbons, musician and songwriter Ali Handal, Sam Llanas of the BoDeans, Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz (JUS'-kuh-wits) and Les Paul's friend Del Casher.
The "Les Paul Experience" is opening on what would have been Paul's 98th birthday June 9. It's expected to highlight Paul's life story and contain rare guitars and artifacts.


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The national hardware chain Lowe's pulled its advertising from the TLC reality show All-American Muslim--explaining that the question of whether Muslims can be presented as regular human beings is a "hotly contested debate."
All-American Muslim is a reality show described by TLC, the cable channel that airs it, as "a look at life in Dearborn, Michigan--home to the largest mosque in the United States--through the lens of five Muslim American families...an intimate look at the customs and celebrations, misconceptions and conflicts these families face outside and within their own community."
But the Florida Family Association, a right-wing group leading the charge against the program, saw it as part of a sinister plot:
The Learning Channel's new show All-American Muslim is propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims who are advancing Islamic fundamentalism and Sharia law. The show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.
Note the parallel between this argument and a complaint that Jersey Shore doesn't depict any of its Italian-American cast members as members of the Mafia.
Mobilizing its members to send emails calling on advertisers to boycott the show, FFA scored a victory. The company responded to the group (Hollywood Reporter, 12/9/11), "While we continue to advertise on various cable networks, including TLC, there are certain programs that do not meet Lowe's advertising guidelines, including the show you brought to our attention. Lowe's will no longer be advertising on that program."
Lowe's decision prompted an outraged response--one activist wrote, "Will you next consider KKK's demands to pull ads from BET?" (Hollywood Reporter, 12/9/11)--leading to an explanation of sorts posted on the company's Facebook page:
It appears that we managed to step into a hotly contested debate with strong views from virtually every angle and perspective--social, political and otherwise--and we've managed to make some people very unhappy. We are sincerely sorry. We have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, across our workforce and our customers, and we're proud of that longstanding commitment.
Lowe's has received a significant amount of communication on this program, from every perspective possible. Individuals and groups have strong political and societal views on this topic, and this program became a lighting rod for many of those views. As a result we did pull our advertising on this program. We believe it is best to respectfully defer to communities, individuals and groups to discuss and consider such issues of importance.
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I get my young starlets mixed up a lot but I'm fairly sure Ashley Tisdale has either made a porn, had nude phone pics of her leaked, or bedded one of the Kardashian sisters. Whatever it was we can all discuss it in length on a soon to be recorded podcast because the former Disney gal has been added to the cast of "Left Behind". The film focuses on a group of people who are left on earth after big JC takes all his followers up with him to heaven. A-Dale (I just made that up) will play Nic Cage's daughter in the film. I assume Cage ends up being Jesus. It would just be silly if something else happened.
Despite my hatred of all things not-English I actually liked Spanish filmmaker Alex De La Iglesia's 2010 weird ass flick "The Last Circus". So I am kind of excited to learn about his next project titled "Witching and Bitching" which follows a group of robbers being hunted down by a group of witches. I'll be honest I was sold on title alone. I just pray this one has a lot less chubby-man ass in it.
I had no idea that "Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead" was a thing but apparently it's going to hit DVD and Blu-Ray on February 12th. For the rest of you who had no idea about the film either, it follows a group of strangers who are brought to a house for what they think is a big horror fan event and find themselves trapped in a real life recreation of the classic 1968 Romero classic. The important thing here is that I now know what "mimesis" means.
I can't imagine anyone is looking forward to the new Halle Berry flick "The Hive," but if you are you should know that the title has changed to "The Call" and will see the light of day on March 25th. The bright spot here is that the film is being directed by "Session 9" main man Brad Anderson. The dark spot is that it's being put out by WWE films so there will most likely be a Stone Cold cameo. Alright fine, I'll admit it, that's a bright spot also.
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Launch the trainer first, then launch the Game. Go ahead and load into the actual
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Numpad 1: Quickslot Editor - alt tab out of the game to the trainer and then press this key.
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Where the first number (37) corresponds to the DECIMAL value of the block for the block
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Change the TYPE of item (the 37 in the example above) or the AMOUNT of the item ( the 5
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Once you have the items as you desire, press the 'X' in the upper right corner of the
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[Edited by IbrahimX999, 4/11/2011 2:12:00 PM]
works a charm though
game portion and move around and jump a few times and also press 'E' to open up
the inventory and close the inventory. Alt-tab out to the trainer and then you can
Press F1 WHILE THE GAME IS ACTUALLY RUNNING.
Do NOT press F1 at main menu. It's important that you press F1 WHILE IN THE GAME,
otherwise the trainer will not find the correct code to intercept and will not work.
[Edited by PWizard, 4/12/2011 4:35:42 AM]
I cant really understand what im supposed to do next... After this: Link
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This invader transforms from trick to treat
Since 2002, when the northern snakehead made its Chesapeake debut in a Crofton pond, it has been nothing but trouble. The pond was poisoned and drained. The species set up housekeeping in the Potomac and its tidal tributaries, whence it could eventually migrate to the Bay.
After all that trickery, who'd expect the snakehead to turn into a treat?
Yet the snakehead now is attracting fishermen, chefs, seafood marketers and gourmets.
The transformation arose in Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Under the slogan If you can't beat them, eat them, the Department's Stephen Vilnit is promoting the snakehead as a star among sustainable fisheries.
John Rorapaugh, vice president of sustainable fisheries for the regional commercial fish supplier ProFish, is an early convert.
"The first snakehead we caught was 36 inches long and weighted 16 pounds. It was humungous," Rorapaugh said.
It was also, Rorapaugh reported, "very nasty and rude. It could jump clear out of a live well four feet deep."
Their catch was prepared by Washington chef Barton Seaver, who served invasive species to big contributors to the National Geographic Society.
"It's amazing how white the filet is," said Rorapaugh, who calls them a "real treat to cook and eat."
Just how good a treat is snakehead?
You'll get my report next week. I'm eating snakehead at The Rockfish Raw Bar and Grill, where over 400 pounds of snakehead catch is being prepared by eight celebrity chefs.


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If you work in software development or IT long enough eventually you're going to find yourself in a situation where you have to work during off-hours; it's just the nature of the job and can happen for a variety of reasons like: hardware failure, a new client is brought on that spikes CPU or bandwidth, or maybe you're just really behind schedule and need to catch up.
It's happened to me a few times in my career (and will happen again, no doubt), and after the most recent occurrence I started thinking about the best ways to deal with the situation. Today I'll share how I think managers should approach off-hours work.
Set expectations
You don't always have the luxury of time at your disposal (e.g. when hardware fails), but when you do the more advance notice you can give people so they can make plans the better. If you're telling people they need to work outside of normal hours then level with them, let them know what you expect, and be honest about it. Make sure they know that you realize the circumstances aren't ideal and appreciate their help. "Look, I know you don't want to work on Saturday, and neither do I, but we need to meet the commitments we've made. I need everyone here on Saturday from 9 AM until at least 5, maybe later if we're not done" will go over a lot better than "Be here at 9 AM Saturday and I don't want to hear any excuses!". Be sure to deliver the message in person or by phone, not by email.
Take care of people
If people are giving up their personal time for work you need to take care of them. Provide breakfast\lunch\dinner if they're working through those hours (and tell them in advance that you've got that covered). Make sure coffee\sodas\snacks are available. If the dress code is usually business casual then let everyone wear shorts to work if they want to. If everyone feels comfortable they'll be more productive and less hung up on the fact that they're working when they'd rather be somewhere else.
On the other hand, if people feel like you're forcing work out of them without concern for their well being you're not only going to have a bunch of unhappy people to deal with but you may end up causing long term damage to your credibility\working relationship with them. Reasonable people will only put up with that kind of treatment for so long before they move on.
Focus on the task at hand
The last thing people need is you standing over their shoulder saying "WTF" or to see finger pointing and hear blame. Likewise avoid the temptation to get distracted by talking about what you're going to do to keep from getting into the same situation again. Save all that for a post-mortem when you're back in the office during normal hours. People will be much happier if you help them finish what they came in to do so they can get back to whatever they really wanted to be doing in the first place.
Don't ask your team to do anything you wouldn't do yourself
I once had a manager tell me at 2 PM that I had to stay that evening to do a release to production. It was something he knew about for a week but didn't tell me about until that day. To add insult to injury, while I stayed until 2 AM to get the work done, he went home. He lost a measure of my respect that day that he never gained back. Don't be that manager – if you're going to ask your team to work during off-hours, be prepared to come in too.
The Big Picture
You've called in your team because you need something done that can't wait until everybody is back in the office during normal hours. You're asking them to make exceptions so be prepared to make a few yourself. If you handle the situation right at worst you've got some slightly unhappy but understanding team members. Handle it poorly and you'll likely be dealing with more problems than you started with. Seems like no-brainer stuff, right? Amazingly, some managers don't get it. On the other hand, neither do some employees. In my next post I'll flip the coin and talk about how I think about how they should deal with having to work during off-hours.


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After Auburn scored 17 straight second quarter points, Ole Miss outscored Auburn 27-3 to run away with a 41-20 victory at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday. Tre Mason rushed for two touchdowns and 82 yards on 18 carries for the Tigers while Clint Moseley threw for 118 yards on 11-of-18 passing.
"We went down 14 points and had 17 unanswered points, which is good for our football team," said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. "We kept it a seven point ballgame in the fourth quarter and couldn't close it in the fourth quarter. The bright spot was coming down from 14 points and taking the lead. We have a lot of improvement to go. It comes down to execution in the fourth quarter.
Ole Miss (4-3, 1-2) opened the game's scoring on a toss sweep to running back Randall Mackey, who threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Bo Wallace down the left sideline with 7:14 left in the first quarter.
On Auburn's next possession from its own 28, backup center Tunde Fariyike, who was filling in for injured starter Reese Dismukes, snapped the ball over Moseley's head and C.J. Johnson recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown and a 14-0 Ole Miss lead less than two minutes later.
Auburn (1-5. 0-4) bounced right back and drove 74 yards in 13 plays and 6:43 as it cut the lead in half on a Mason 1- yard touchdown run just over a minute into the second quarter. That marked the Tigers' longest scoring drive of the season in plays and time of possession.
Auburn's defense continued to hold Ole Miss after the Rebels' opening drive as the Tigers took over on the Ole Miss 48. Two plays later, Auburn tied it 14-14. On first down, it was a Leroy High to Leroy High connection as Moseley completed a 42-yard pass to Sammie Coates to the Ole Miss 6. Mason then ran in up the middle on the next play for a touchdown with 5:56 left in the half.
Cody Parkey then recovered his own onside kick at the Auburn 47 as Auburn continued to roll. That led to a career long-tying 46-yard field goal by Parkey as the Tigers took a 17-14 lead, their first of the day, with a minute remaining in the half.
However, the Rebels outscored the Tigers 27-3 the rest of the way. Ole Miss drove down the field quickly and tied it on the last play of the half on a 28-yard field goal by Bryson Rose that ended Auburn's run of 17 consecutive points.
Ole Miss had the ball to open the second half and Wallace completed a 45-yard pass to Ja-Mes Logan in triple coverage to the Auburn 1. That set up a Wallace touchdown run on the next play only 67 seconds into the second half as Ole Miss regained the lead 24-17 as the Rebels scored 10 points in a 2:07 span.
Auburn came back as Mason's 26-yard run to the Ole Miss 15 to set up Parkey's second field goal of the day, a 31-yarder that closed Auburn to within 24-20 with 4:38 to go in the third. Ole Miss answered with a 39-yard field goal by Rose to give the Rebels a 27-20 lead with 13:28 left in the game.
Ole Miss sealed the game with five minutes left on a 55-yard touchdown pass from Wallace to Jeff Scott to give the Rebels a 34-20 lead. On the play, Auburn's Ashton Richardson tackled Jeff Scott at the Auburn 42 but just like Michael Dyer in the BCS National Championship Game, Scott rolled off and was not down and ran it in for the touchdown. The Rebels added on after intercepting a Moseley pass and took a 41-20 lead on 2-yard Wallace run, his second of the day, with 3:26 left.
Daren Bates recorded a career-high 16 tackles for his 10th double-digit tackle performance of his career, including the fourth this season, and the seventh in the last 10 games dating back to last year.
Scott led Ole Miss with a game-high 137 yards rushing on 21 carries while Wallace rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns while throwing for 226 yards and one touchdown on 17-of-22 passing. Auburn plays its second-straight road game at Vanderbilt next Saturday at 11:21 am CT on the SEC Network.


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Seattle coach Pete Carroll said receiver Percy Harvin could be back on the field in a couple of weeks or his hip may need surgery.
RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin will get a second opinion on his sore hip next week in New York, and Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Saturday all options remain for how the injury is handled.
Speaking after practice, Carroll said the range for treatment is still unknown. He said the Gator alum could be back on the field in a couple of weeks, or surgery may be the solution to solve the discomfort in the area around Harvin's hip socket.
"There is a whole array of situations that could occur. We have to wait and see. It's everything that he might be able to come back here in a couple of weeks and be ready to go, there may be some procedures that need to take place and there are a number of different ways that can happen and the lengths of the recovery depend on what has to take place," Carroll said.
"It's uncertain right now, but for sure we're going to take our time, be very patient and let the docs get a good look at it and make sure everyone has their two cents on it and we know exactly where it sits and see what the next step holds and we don't know that right now."
Harvin's exam is expected to be Tuesday. Carroll has not indicated which hip is bothering the wide receiver and when asked if surgery would be season ending, said, "That's a possibility but we're hoping it's not the probability. We're thinking it's going to be better than that."
Harvin reported for training camp earlier this week and complained of a sore hip, prompting team doctors to take a look.
He had sat out during minicamp in June with what Carroll said was a hip flexor problem, but Harvin was reported to have been participating at full speed at the team's facility just a week ago.
Carroll also said that Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor played through similar discomfort in his hip in the past.
"Kam Chancellor made it through and he's OK," Carroll said. "So we know that there's a chance that it could be all right. So we just have to keep our fingers crossed. We're pretty optimistically minded around here. And we'll try to take as much time as we need to make a really good decision to take care of him in the best way possible."


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Some people may need nonprescription sleeping pills from time to time to help them fall asleep. Examples of sleep medicines available without a prescription include Nytol, Sominex, and Sleep-Eze. All of these contain diphenhydramine, which is a type of antihistamine. Using an over-the-counter medicine now and then is okay. But sleep medicine works best as a short-term treatment combined with lifestyle and behavior changes.
Most over-the-counter sleep medicines can be used safely for 7 to 10 days. Read and follow all instructions on the label.
Talk to your doctor before you take over-the-counter sleep medicine if:
- You are or could be pregnant, or you are breastfeeding.
- You take other medicines (with or without a prescription) to help you sleep or to treat other health problems.
When you take over-the-counter sleeping pills for a short time, side effects may include:
- Confusion.
- Memory loss.
- Dizziness.
Over time, using sleeping pills can:
- Hide the real reason for poor sleep, such as a medical problem.
- Make you feel less alert the next day.
- Cause other health problems, such as anxiety, depression, blurred vision, loss of appetite, or nausea.
- Cause serious medical problems when you take them with alcohol or drugs.
- Become habit-forming and lead to dependence. When this happens, your sleep problems may get worse when you stop taking the medicine.
There are other ways to improve your sleep besides using medicine. Talk to your doctor about lifestyle and behavior changes you can try to help you sleep.
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