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Take a backup of the postgres database from DO (Digitalocean) on to bitbucket as zip file
Config of my app is as below-
Framework- rails 4.1,
Language- Ruby 2.1,
DB- Postgresql
I have a Virtual Private Server (VPS) my RoR app is being used on Digital Ocean(DO).
for security perpose I need to take backup of my postgres database on BitBucket.
I read many doc for this task, given on DO and others also but wont get my issue resolved till.
Tell me the steps and process to get the DB backup ....
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Hope to have a solution soon....


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Smoked Salmon Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Total Time: 30m
Serves 4
1 cup quinoa
8 large eggs
2 tablespoons olive oil (Tangerine)
kosher salt and black pepper
1 avocado, chopped
12 ounces smoked salmon
fresh lemon juice, for serving
sliced scallions, for serving
- Cook the quinoa according to the package directions.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the eggs and cook, covered, 2 to 4 minutes for slightly runny yolks. Season with ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Serve the quinoa topped with the fried eggs, avocado, and salmon, dividing evenly. Drizzle with the lemon juice and top with scallions.
Inspiration: Original Salmon Quinoa Recipe

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Score for The Phantom Of The Opera (1925). My score oscillates between tonality and atonality, hope and despair. The film inspires various contradictory feelings, between grotesque, rejection, horror, love, life & death, illusion, real. I tried with a nomenclature chambriste, to propose an ambivalent and contrasted music, while leaving room to the image.
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The automotive sound systems are more complex as they are not easy to be used for. The car stereo consists of portable media players, hard-disk drives and smartphones which can be taken along while driving.
The car radios are the head unit of any car audio system. They have come up with two basics sizes such as DIN and double-DIN. This double-DIN head unit is almost twice the height of any standard single-DIN unit and thus consists of a large display for any navigation system.
These car sound systems can no longer be used as traditional DIN head unit. These components are spread out, with CD drive at dash bottom and display unit at top and all audio controls in it's between. Its controls include a touch-screen interface or physical knobs and buttons, or combination of the two. All of the car audio systems and car amplifiers have come up with some form of display. Their screen size helps to display much of the information and is easy to be used for. We need to check out if its display shows any complete artistic or any song information while listening to the radio or a media player.


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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Are You Hooked? #2
GENRE: Historical Romance
New York City, 1926
The shoe caught Dr. James Winslow's attention.
Delicately trimmed in black lace, with a low slung golden heel, it whizzed by his right ear like a shot from a cannon. James jerked up, as the fashionable projectile hurtled into a shelf of lab equipment. A rack of test tubes teetered, tottered, then smashed onto the floor.
James whirled away from his microscope. "What the devil?"
"The devil, indeed!" In the doorway to his lab, a tall blonde woman shimmered in gold silk and anger. Another shoe quaked in her grasp. "I thought you'd been struck by a cab, or called away on some grave medical emergency. How dare you still be here!"
James blinked. It always took him a moment to shift out of work. Meditations on cell membranes warred with the irate vision before him. The tumblers of his mind whirled until three words coalesced: Millicent. Date. Seven. With black humor, he grinned. "You wish I'd been flattened by a taxi, instead?"
"I wish you'd been anywhere—absolutely anywhere—other than here, with your nose stuffed in an amoeba. Again. This is the fourth date you've missed this month."
"It's a bacteriophage, actually. This species has—"
A feminine scream cut him off. "I don't care! I don't care about amoebas or bacterio-whats-its or any of these ridiculous creatures. Curing people is all fine and dandy, but we had opera tickets! Millicent Andrews does not live her life at the whims of germs."
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- MargotGAugust 7, 2014 at 9:38 AM
Hooked. Love the time-frame, love the idea of reading about scientific discovery, love the voice and I relate to Jame's work distraction.ReplyDelete
Not in love with the title, though I assume it has to do with bathtub hootch and I'd read farther to see what happens next.
I always find it hard reading other writers work and making comments, but this was easy. I loved it and was totally hooked!ReplyDelete
I love the voice and the absent-minded professor story. I would read on for sure!
Hooked too. Only quibble: when he turns around and sees "a tall blonde woman" it seems like she's a stranger, not someone he's going out with. It's in his POV - maybe something like just say her name. You can tell us what she looks like later.ReplyDelete
Really like that you put the place and time right off the bat. It really helps ground the reader into the era.ReplyDelete
Last paragraph I would snip the word feminine. There are only two people in the room, and the reader pretty knows it's the girl that's screaming.
The characters come across well, but I'm wondering what twist you will put on the absent-minded professor and the beautiful girl who loves him.
I like the opening here. The image of the shoe flying through the air balances description and pace well. The voice is good and the writing is well done. I like the alteration of " test tubes teetered, tottered,…"
Hooked! The voice is great, with strong verbs and nice visuals. I think this deserves a better first line--what follows is so great, that first line reads clunky to me without the voice of the rest. You could have fun with it and play up the humor if that's the tone you want to set.ReplyDelete
Also, I think it would be helpful to show Millicent before her unattributed line. Is she standing the doorway, arms crossed? Or ready to pounce?
This is fantastic writing. I loved it, and I'm not usually a romance reader. But one thing stood out to me: Would James, as absent-minded as the rest of this excerpt makes him appear, really notice that the shoe whizzing past his ear was "delicately trimmed in black lace, with a low slung golden heel"? Because it seems to me that if he's so engrossed in his work that he can't immediately recognize a woman he's on intimate terms with, then there's no way he could register so much information about a shoe that "whizzed by his right ear like a shot from a cannon."ReplyDelete
Other than that, though, I thought this was fantastic and I would definitely read more.
This is quite funny, but I think the voice is just a tiny bit self-conscious, so that at times the reader is aware of the author making an effort to be clever and humorous. (Though I appreciate how hard it can be to write humor well -- it's one thing I'd love to be better at!)ReplyDelete
I also agree that the way Millicent is introduced into the scene doesn't quite seem appropriate if they're in a relationship. (I suppose one could argue that if he's the sort of absent-minded professor type who would be identified as having Asperger's today, it might be realistic that he'd describe his own girlfriend in that way!)
But it would probably seem more natural to introduce her by name from the beginning, and to try to loosen up some of the phrasing, such as in the descriptions, so it feels less stiff (but without using any terms that sound too contemporary, of course!). This is certainly a charming concept, however, and I think it has a lot of potential.
I agree about the opening. The way it's sets up, it gave me the impression someone was admiring a woman's shoe, probably before he started admiring the woman. Maybe start with it whizzing by his ear, which sets up the scene more accurately. What the shoe looks like doesn't matter.ReplyDelete
I also agree about using her name. James knows who she is, so perhaps say 'NAME stood in the doorway, and then describe her as he would, which might be in a more clinical way?
And 'A feminine scream cut him off' could be reduced to 'NAME screamed.'
I also wondered, if this is the fourth time in a month that he stood her up for his lab work, wouldn't she just assume that's where he was again? Would she really imagine he'd been in an accident, or had gone off on some emergency?
Small things, easily fixed, but overall, I was hooked. You gave us two interesting characters in a situation, and the writing's good. I could see this as an old black and white movie.
Loved the last line - made me chuckle.ReplyDelete
Overall I'm hooked and would read on.
I'd drop the first line as it creates an image of him looking at a shoe, rather than what is actually happening. You still have a very effective start with 'Delicately trimmed in black lace, with a low slung golden heel, the shoe whizzed by his right ear like a shot from a cannon'
Only think I would nitpick is could anyone be that vague and slow to focus and recognise their girlfriend in the doorway? Seemed a little overdone to me.
My first line assumption probably says more about me than about your writing--I thought the doctor was beginning the examination of a corpse.ReplyDelete
Overall, I like this idea of a scientist and a flapper, and although I'm pretty annoyed by Millicent (she refers to herself in the third person?) I'd read on in hopes that he triumphs with a cool life-saving discovery.


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Chevrolet - Journey Concept
After a sneak peak last August when the international press got to see a designer's sketch, GM do Brasil has revealed the Chevrolet Journey concept car during the 2002 Sao Paulo Auto Show.
Developed by GM do Brasil's design talent, the Journey boasts a daring athletic exterior design that is smoothly sculpted and expressive. It was conceived with the active lifestyle and adventure spirit which drives Chevrolet fans from the banks of the Amazon to the shores of Rio.
The Journey defies classification. This all-wheel drive combines elements of an SUV and a sports wagon to offer a spacious and versatile interior within a compact package.
The Chevrolet Journey is based on the Zafira MPV and features 3 rows of flexible seating for maximum versatility
"This vehicle is designed to break away from the traditional two-box design of today's SUV with a more dynamic design statement, yet at the same time offer great utility and flexibility," said David Rand, Design Director of GMB.
The Journey's design stands out thanks, in part, to its unique proportions. Its wheels have a diameter of 18 inches and boasts tires of 235/50 R18. It measures 4,380 millimeters in length, entailing a long distance between shafts (2,703 millimeters). Its height and width are 1,606 and 1,778 millimeters respectively,
The Journey's design study, which began in January of this year, presents serveral new concepts such as advanced front and rear lights and paint technology. It features a pearl gray color it features which changes depending on the light taking a reflecting a range of green hues.
Developed by a team led by Nelson Barros, GMB design manager, the Journey explores automotive ideas expected to generate customer feedback and influence future designs. While technically viable, at present, there are no plans to produce the Chevrolet Journey.
GMB Design is comprised of a 70-person team of which 25% are designers with a broad academic and professional experience from Brazilian, European and North American institutions. The design talent operates with total autonomy and the freedom to create projects that challenge the current automotive experience. Available to them is the latest in automotive design technology and equipment. Today, Brazilian designers can explore design concepts with great precision and the opportunity to perfect every surface from their own computers. This allows for a seamless evolution from concept and design to creation and manufacture with the highest quality levels.


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In the last shop update, I briefly mentioned a grooving plane that did not work so well. The idea was to have a tool that could quickly make the grooves in the bottom of draw and box stock to accept the drawer/box bottom. The new design really rocks, so much that I made three sizes (widths): 1/8", 3/16", 1/4". Although these are intended for making the grooves on drawer and box sides, I have been discovering more uses for the flexible design of these planes:
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Back To School: Time to Shine
For those of us with school age kids, it may mean the end of a relaxing summer, but it also the end of needing to constantly entertain. The breakfast has been made, lunch packed, the outfits adjusted (in my case, advising that basketball shorts are not appropriate Day 1 fashion) and the backpack (more like a mule pack) has been stocked. I know when I put my newly minted third grader on the bus this morning there was a significant amount of joy – served with a side dish of guilt for feeling said joy. These are some of my favorite products for use when enjoying some post first day of school pampering.
FOOTLOGIX CRACKED HEEL FORMULA ($26) – Months of summer fun wearing sandals, slingbacks and Birkenstocks can wreak havoc on your heels, this unique non-greasy mousse absorbs immediately and restores feet to their former glory.
jane iredale SMELL THE ROSES HYDRATION SPRAY ($29 – available soon) – Now that the kids are off at school, you can literally stop and smell the roses. The organic Rose Damascena Flower water is this spray helps to nourish, tighten, detoxify and calm your skin.
KORRES BLACK PINE FIRMING, LIFTING & ANTI-WRINKLE EYE CREAM ($54) – Infused with a proprietary blend of natural black pine extract and polypeptides, this eye cream par excellence reduces puffiness and dark circles faster than you can say "It's your turn to pick-up the kids!"
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SKYN ICELAND HYDRO COOL FIRMING FACE GELS ($35) – Add these innovative gel patches to a scant 10 minutes of free time and you can instantly lessen the appearance of your smiles lines and forehead furrows. They also help prevent the resurfacing of new lines.
To get more skin care & beauty tips from Nicole head to her blog!
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Bates Motel Season 3 DVD Boxset Freeshipping
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Bates Motel Season 3 DVD Special Features
Actors: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Release Date: 2015
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Bates Motel Season 2 DVD consisted of 10 episodes and premiered on on A&E on March 3, 2014. The season concluded on May 5, 2014.The series itself is described as a "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho and follows the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in the Hitchcock film.The series takes place in the fictional town of White Pine Bay, Oregon.
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"Don't you get it? We're under attack!"
Ray (Tom Cruise)
Steven Spielberg's movie version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," which was in theaters 10 years ago today, wasn't a bad movie, but, as film critic Roger Ebert observed, it was disappointing — mainly because, on the surface at least, it seemed to have all the necessary elements to make a genuine summer blockbuster.
In hindsight, the 1953 version was better — even if it didn't have the benefit of 21st–century special effects (although it did pretty well with what it had, winning an Oscar — half a century later, the remake was nominated for Oscars for sound mixing, sound editing and visual effects but didn't win any).
I saw that 1953 version once many years ago; while its effects probably do seem primitive to modern viewers and it is often summarized as a "loose adaptation" of Wells' book, it was probably a better adaptation of that book than the film that was in the theaters in 2005.
I don't know why it turned out the way it did. Spielberg has always had something of a flair for stories with an other–worldly bent, but this one simply wasn't as satisfying as his other movies.
Ebert picked up on that, too. He called it "a big, clunky movie containing some sensational sights but lacking the zest and joyous energy we expect from Steven Spielberg. ... What happened to the sense of wonder Spielberg celebrated in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and the dazzling imagination of 'Minority Report'?"
And I agree that it was clunky — mainly because it lacked that "zest and joyous energy" to which Ebert referred. That is really the secret to Spielberg's phenomenal success — and the key to understanding his failures. Oh, sure, he's pretty good with special effects, too, but that is because he makes them so realistic that, even if the premise of the movie is preposterous, the viewer really does believe it could happen. When that is done as well as Spielberg has tended to do it, that is the real magic of the movies.
With "War of the Worlds," though, I never crossed that threshold. I never believed that what I was seeing on the screen really could come to pass. It was an entertaining movie, but I never got swept into Spielberg's world — or, at least, the world he wanted us to occupy for a couple of hours. Unlike the vast majority of my experiences with Spielberg's movies, there was never a time while I was sitting in the theater watching "War of the Worlds" when I was not aware of the fact that I was watching a movie.
Now, I'm not going to say the movie was a total loss. It did have its redeeming qualities — even if it wasn't Spielberg's best.
It was a surprise to me that Tim Robbins had a role in the movie. I hadn't heard he was in it so it really caught me by surprise. He was almost unrecognizable as a survivalist at first — especially to eyes (like mine) that expected to see the young Tim Robbins of about 25 years earlier (as you can probably guess, it's been awhile since I went to movie theaters very much). Once I realized who I was seeing, I was able to concentrate on the story.
And I thought he was good. Not Oscar–worthy good, but good.
Even though the movie was probably in the theaters when Tom Cruise was still regarded as one of the most bankable names in Hollywood, I thought the real shining star of the movie was young Dakota Fanning, already a veteran of more than a dozen movies at the tender age of 11. The Las Vegas Film Critics Society gave her its Youth in Film award for her performance, and she was nominated for Best International Actress by the Irish Film & Television Academy — but lost to Gillian Anderson.
Personally, I don't think it was the best performance I've seen Fanning give. I thought she did well in the role of Cruise's daughter, but I was more impressed with her performance as Sean Penn's daughter in "I Am Sam" in 2001. She played a different kind of role in "War of the Worlds," though, one that seemed to confirm her all–around talent, and, I must admit, I expected big things from her after I saw it.
She's made about two dozen movies in the last decade, I suppose, which makes for a formidable body of work for a 21–year–old actress, and she has received a boatload of award nominations (and she has even won some of those awards), but she's never received an Oscar nomination. When she clears that hurdle, win or lose, I will feel she has lived up to her potential.
Ebert didn't have much to say about Fanning, except to lament "scenes in which [she] has to be lost or menaced, and then scenes in which she is found or saved, all with much desperate shouting." Mostly, he seemed to say, it was much ado about nothing.
Ebert didn't like the tripod invaders in a 21st–century setting. "I do not like the way they look," he wrote, "the way they are employed, the way they attack, the way they are vulnerable or the reasons they are here."
Fair enough. His beef really had little to do with the acting. His assessment — and mine as well — was that Cruise, as the hero, was tolerable in his role. After I had seen the movie, I really had no complaints about the acting, either, but I felt vaguely unsettled about what I had seen — an atypical response to a Spielberg movie.
Earlier in his review, Ebert wrote, "You look at Spielberg's machines, and you don't get much worked up, because you're seeing not alien menace but clumsy retro design. Perhaps it would have been a good idea to set the movie in 1898, at the time of Wells' novel, when the tripods represented a state–of–the–art alien invasion."
Food for thought for whoever chooses to make the next adaptation of Wells' tale.


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Though we are naturally decaffeinated, we've got plenty of spunk (some good, some bad!).
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
It's in His Genes
"Mom, mom, come see where my underwear is!"
Hmmm, sounded quite questionable and concerning - seeing as he was running around naked (as well as Jonas). But when I looked at the pointed spot, I was no longer concerned. For this is what I saw:
And, knowing he has my G-side of the family genes in him, I thought,
"Genetics at play here."
You see, when I was a youngin', we would (we including my sister and wonderful cousins Melissa, Kristen, and Steven) throw our underwear (not the ones we were wearing that day, however) on our walls in our big entry-way. The walls were textured and so things could get stuck on them. Things like underwear of course. It was a pretty fun game back then. I miss it. So that is why I am glad to see Miles carrying on the tradition - all on his own.
Apparently his underwear was not in his jeans, though.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Quote of the Week
Turns out that Jonas thinks the word "birthday" means one thing: cake.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Post-Birthday Post
So yesterday was a good day. A really good day in fact. Simple, yet great.
So here are some pics of the fun things I got/we made for my birthday:
The daisy room is complete! Yippee. The white framed thing is what we finished up for my birthday. It is a pegboard wall so I can frame and hang our children's art work. LOVE IT. We love this room as it is so bright and sunny.We made this chalkboard as well. LOVE IT, too.
This is the vinyl decal my mom bought for me - picked out by me. I LOVE IT. It's different and unique, and, yes, some people might think it weird. But I like it. It's in our dining room and the colors are perfect.
Friday, March 27, 2009
But my birthday has already started good. I went on a chilly 16-degree run with freshly fallen snow. And, truthfully, running in this type of weather is much more to my liking than running in 75-degree sunny weather. Weird I am.
So here's to a chilly stay-inside birthday.
p.s. i just took this photo this morning. i love the battle of Winter vs. Spring. it's always so beautiful.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Moab Rocks
We stopped about 30 minutes outside of Moab - on our trip over. Here were some of the first looks at the neat, red cliffs towering over us.
Cool kid #1.
Cool kid #2.
Then we drove to our "cabin." It was as a hostel and was ummm pretty ghetto. Ben was a little leary of our room, but I wasn't. It was just what I expected. The whole area, though, of where we stayed was a little sketchy. But it was about 1/5th (literally) of the price of what everyone else had to pay - so frankly I felt lucky to have found this place (thanks to my sis Erin).
The children's innocence was so darn sweet as they just LOVED our "new home." LOVED it. Miles was super excited about it all, even asking me, "Mom don't you love the checkered curtains?" "Of course honey." So here our some shots of Home Sweet Home in Moab:
Christmas lights under the top bed! Sweet. My kids were hooked.
I guess the lights were a little too bright for Emmy, though.
How cute.
That night we just hung out there at the cabin, ate dinner at Hogi Yogi (no crowd at all there), then came back and put Emmy to bed. Then the 4 of us watched the new "Charlottes' Web" on our car-DVD player. It was fun.
Saturday morning we got up and drove me to the bus-shuttle area and dropped me off. Ben wished me to find a friend - ha, I only knew of 2 friends running this race and since there were 5,000 runners, the chances were slim. But lo and behold one of my friends got on my bus! So we sat on the bus together and then chatted at the starting line for about 2 hours before the race. I was so glad that I found Michelle and it was great visiting with her (we went to nursing school together).
While I was doing this the kids went to some parks:
But the real reason they were there in Moab:
to watch me run.
The reason I was there: to run the Canyonland's Half Marathon. It was a pretty great race - until about mile 11. Then I was tired. I don't get along much with the Noon-Day Sun and he was out in all his glory. But it was a beautiful race. But not quite the downhill I expected nor was told. :) I mean, come on. There was about 400 feet of decline in elevation and about 320 feet of incline. Really, a net loss of about 80 feet. Sorry, that is not downhill to me. :) But whatever. I finished. In 2:03. (Barely) less than half of my marathon time 8 years ago - so that was good enough for me.
I didn't feel too grand afterwards and had to sit just about every minute. After standing for one minute, everything around me started turning white. Weird and annoying.
We went back to our Cabin, got lunch, then Emmy and I napped - while the boys went hiking on Slick Rock. Miles had been waiting to do this since we left for Moab. They had a great time! Such cute little hikers. . .
Miles had to tell Everyone that they had gone hiking in a "real desert." And that they saw a lizard ("well I didn't see it, but Jonas and daddy did."), a real cactus, and a broken car. Very cool.
Then they came back and picked up us gals. We went into town and got an Italian Soda. Yum:
After that we just walked up and down Main Street. I ran into a gal that went to high school with me. As well as I boy from my BYU ward that I went out with a couple of times. Crazy. Emmy had to throw a few fits while out 'n about, though. She doesn't care where she is, she can throw a fit or a pout anywhere! Proof:
Proof #1. Mad that I wouldn't let her run down the "ramp" into on-coming traffic. I'm such a mean mommy.
Proof #2. Sometimes her tantrums are real quiet ones. She just gets mad (I don't know why she was mad here) and goes somewhere and lays herself down. Funny girl.
It was a fun trip. At the end of the 1/2 I felt like it would probably be my last. 3 kids and 3 1/2 marathons. A 1/2 for each kid.
So this one just might be my last. Or it might not. . .
Friday, March 20, 2009
Home Sweet Home, Part 4 - and random (slightly boring) video
Left side.
Right side.
The side of our home.
And the back.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Home Sweet Home, Part 3
Emmy's closet.
The boys' closet.
The master's room closet - Ben's half is on the other side. Then you go through my clothes and get this:The picture doesn't do it justice. But there are about 4 of these "steps" for more storage. (Isn't this a pretty post?)
A closet at the top of our stairs.
Then we have a real-live Harry Potter Closet. It goes under the stairs. It was so hard to get a good picture of the closet, but here it is:
The door to the HPC.
You walk in and have some space, then go through the white door-jam to our coats and hats. Turn the corner and voila:More storage. Then turn right again and enter the space under the stairs:This is actually quite a large space and goes back a few more feet behind our coats.
(sorry, what a lame and boring post. i'm not even done. . .)
Now for the vents. Lucky for you I didn't take a picture of every vent in our home. But the vents are significant. For one thing, they are actually on the floor. The last 2 (cold) homes we have lived in have had the vents on the ceilings - hello, heat rises. Not so efficient. But on the floor is so nice and warm. And F.U.N.
The boys and Emmy love standing over them when they are blowing and getting warm and having their hair blow all over. And it is so fun to make things fly. Like birthday balloons and crepe paper:Who needs TV when you got this sort of entertainment?
Here it comes! (It referring to the flying red crepe paper of course.)
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Donald Trump's most ardent coffee-drinking followers are not happy that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz endorsed Hillary Clinton this year — and they've come up with a curious way to get revenge.
As The Hill reports, Trump fans have started asking Starbucks baristas to write down Trump's name on their cups when they order drinks. The "movement" was inspired by a Trump fan who had a temper tantrum in a Starbucks earlier this week when he accused Starbucks of engaging in "anti-white discrimination" because his coffee was delayed.
Now Trump fans are posting their #TrumpCups all over Twitter in an act of rebellion against Starbucks that also happens to involve giving the company more of their money.
I'm the Muslimah who put @realDonaldTrump on my @Starbucks cup!#TrumpCup
Trump is MY President! pic.twitter.com/A9Ylm2sK80
— MaryKhalaf (@MzMaryKhalaf) November 18, 2016
I got my Starbucks with Trump name. 😍 he yelled Trump get your drink #TrumpCup pic.twitter.com/X8FK2b962D
— Aran96 (@ArantheGreat) November 18, 2016
Many people on Twitter immediately pointed out the ridiculousness of this protest, and said that Starbucks would be grateful if more Trump fans tried to hurt the company by buying more of its coffee.
Trump Fans DESTROY Company By Giving It Money https://t.co/q3VSp4RRfa
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) November 18, 2016
This is one of the most embarrassing things white people have ever done, up there with the dance remix of Cotton Eye Joe. https://t.co/jjeT4t80br
— Marin Cogan (@marincogan) November 18, 2016
Brilliant Provocateur: Write "Trump" on my Starbucks cup!
Barista: Oookay
BP: Now here's the money for my drink!
Barista: Sure
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 18, 2016
Attention #TrumpCup crew – wearing a diaper to Starbucks owns the Libs even harder!!!! And buy like 10 coffees, to really show em!!!!!
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) November 18, 2016
Ah yes, the rarely seen protest strategy of giving a company your money to show you don't support them. pic.twitter.com/XgXMNcjYhs
— erinspace (@erinscafe) November 18, 2016
This idea of telling your Starbucks barista that your name is "Trump" is so subversive, we should try it with the Muslim registry.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 18, 2016
'here is my money starbucks i sure showed u'
'pumpkin spice latte for Rump"
"its TRUMP"
— darth™ (@darth) November 18, 2016


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Easy to make, healthier than frying and delicious to boot.
Enough said.
Oven Baked Parmesan Fries
3 or 4 medium Potatoes, washed and cut into sticks (you can peel or you can leave the skin, we like ours with the skin on)
2 tablespoons olive oil (or whatever your oil of choice is)
1/2 tsp kosher salt
garlic powder
dried parsley
parmesan cheese
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium ziplog bag, add the oil and salt.
As you cut the potatoes,
drop them into the ziploc a few at a time, close tightly and shake well to coat completely. If you're going to be making a big batch, drop the potatoes into a bowl of water so they don't become dark.
Lay the potatoes on the baking sheet in a single layer, try not to overlap any it will make it easier to cook.
Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. Pull out, turn them over, sprinkle on garlic powder, parsley and parmesan cheese, place back in the oven for another 20 minutes or until nice and brown.
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I know today was going to be the start of the #KigurumiChallenge (seen below) but I was also one of the artists for today's #AlbertaCultureDays Chalk Art Festival (yaaay!)
This was a very exciting festival, despite the rainy weather we were having.
We had a very nice turnout, and I met some awesome fellow artists, so I am going to start by featuring them. I am going to start with our amazing winner of the gift certificate to Alberta Art and Drafting Supplies (and rightfully so, because I watched her skip lunch and put forth a huge deal of concern for her work. She also brought a whack of supplies and was willing to share, so kudos for being awesome Kara!)
About 30 min out from finish. Kara's piece is important because it talks of Endangered Species.
|Alysse's "I Have a Dinosaur for a Neighbour" is quite catching!
|Amanda's Meandering River Landscape is just as stunning!
|I appreciate all the detail Laura put forth in this one.
|Sally did an outstanding job on this! Very sharp.
So Where is Daryl's (mine)?
Thanks for wondering. I decided, since this event went from 10am to 4pm, and then Rob picked me up so we had supper and I freshened up for work tomorrow. I didn't even really do housework. So, because of that time thing, I decided to let this be my #kawaii365 project to celebrate the first day of October (my favorite month!)
This photo was taken by a member of the Scott Block, where 3 of us artists were working. That is Kara squatting nearby, and the work in the forefront belongs to Amanda. The orange jacket is me ^_^
This next one is a 65% finished version, before I went on lunch.
This is when I thought maybe I was finished...
Then a great photographer named Scott Tilbury passed by, thankfully after I decided to add more
In addition to all the amazing talent of other artists above, we were also blessed with the presence of renowned professional chalk artist, Ian Morris. Here is his 3D whale:
As always my lovelies, thank you for your reading, loyalty and support. As you've seen on my Patreon page, I want nothing more than for you to genuinely enjoy these daily art projects.
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Our New Sister City: Najaf
On Friday, the Council decided to establish a sister city relationship with Najaf, Iraq, our first sister city in the Middle East. This is something I've been working on for the past few months, and I'm happy to see it come to fruition.
There are many good reasons to take this step. Here are just a few.
We have engaged and enthusiastic partners in a group called the Iraq and American Reconciliation Project (IARP). This nonprofit organization consists of retired teachers, University faculty, and other professionals, and has been independently functioning for two years. It's already doing much of what would be expected from a sister city relationship, including academic, educational, business and cultural exchanges.
Najaf's City Council has already indicated their interest in formalizing this ongoing relationship. A group of people from Najaf will be visiting Minneapolis this September.
It won't increase any costs to the City. In fact, we anticipate that this relationship could bring more revenue to the City, by partnering with the Sister Cities International (SCI) Muslim World Partnership Initiative. This could help us receive grants from SCI that would not be available to us otherwise.
There's already a relationship between the U of M and Kufa University in Najaf, offering some interesting bioscience opportunities. Given Najaf's prominence in the Muslim world, this could be a major inroad to the Mideast for large and small bioscience businesses in Minneapolis.
Lastly, I think it's important to take this step because we (as US citizens) have a special responsibility to the people of Iraq. Our tax dollars paid for the war that has resulted in the deaths of at least one hundred thousand Iraqis, and perhaps as many as one million. Urban populations in this country, including Minneapolis, were the reserve of anti-war sentiment during the rush to war, and building a positive, constructive relationship between urban dwellers here and urban dwellers there could do quite lot to put our overall national interactions on a healthier path.
I'm thankful to CM Hodges for all of her work, with me, on making this happen.


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|Lee Friedlander
This poem followed upon the drive into Chicago where our daughter had chosen to go to college. Thanks to Magpie Tales for reminding me of that experience.
|Lee Friedlander
there will really come a time that we have to let our kids walk their own life, face their own tracks. Sad but nicely expressed. For sure each one's love will be a guide to one another. Love it!
As soon as I read "...alabaster city floating clear of my clinging..." I was right there.
It brings back memories of being dropped off at my undergrad destination.
Motherly, a little melancholy, obviously realistic. A memorable trip to Chicago. My son is 39, and I remember when he went off to college all those years ago. This triggered something I'd almost forgotten, so your poem did its work. Wonderful!!! (And hello from Windy Hollow Farm in rural Oxford, NC. Noticed you live in Cullowhee - so beautiful there, too!)
Gorgeous, Kay. I still worry about my boys -- grown men in their thirties -- and they indulge me...
But I wonder if mothers worry even more about daughters? Not having one, I don't know.
I have always enjoyed this poem from the first time I read it. I think I relate to the mother and to the dauthter because I remember how my mother worried about me when I went away, for the first time, to college. She probably would have died had I gone to Chicago. I remember my first time going into chicago scared to death of all those lanes of traffic and my needless fear of walking on the streets at night. Great poem.
Wonderful poem. My children didn't go to a big city to college, nevertheless the sentiments of leaving them on their own are the same and resonate.
Gorgeous telling of these emotions, this memory, Kay. My daughter lives in Manhattan and I still worry about her...
This is really gorgeous.
I'm overwhelmed by these responses. Thanks so much for visiting me. I'm such a slow writer and this is such an old poem that I feel somehow revitalized by your engagement with that long ago yet still close to heart time.
Let's keep visiting each other!
it is so hard to let them go - I've had to with mine and it really brought back memories of my own fledgling steps in to life
wow...really well written...i have two boys of my own that will one day be released into the wilds to live on their own...for now i will cherish the time...i like the descriptors....
I enjoyed this ... I was raised in southern Illinois and spent many wonderful holidays in the Windy City! I love Chicago!
Raw with unknowing and the hope parents carry for their children and generations after.
well captured universal feelings - I liked the line giving her mother's fears especially
Big cities seem so nice from a distance, don't they...?
Arnab Majumdar on SribbleFest.com
"leaving my mother's fears with her"
gosh, I loved that line...a stopper
a turn...loved this entire poem
so well written
Superb poem, very moving and totally compelling.
it takes time to let go,
well captured struggles,
deep and thought provoking magpie.
And so history repeats itself...


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April 14, 2010
Mailbox Mavensssss
Tabitha's take!
Tabitha's challenge to Amy was to style it as an actual tunic.... I think she did a great job! Super cute on both looks!!
Amy's take!
Amy's challenge to me was to try and style it as something completely different then what it's meant for.... i.e. a scarf, etc. Soooooooo here's my take on it! It was pretty tough to do, but I think overall it worked out! In the pics, I don't have it kinda clipped up behind me yet so it's a little gappy.... But what do you think? Does it work as a scarf/neck embellishment lol?
Outfit Deets:
Sweater - F21 $7ish
Tunic/Scarf - Mailbox Maven Tabitha's
Pants - F21 $7ish
Shoes - Shoe Dazzle $39
P.s Check out Meg's recent Mavens post too! Keep up with all of the Mavens as we style more pieces in the upcoming weeks!
P.p.s Sorry for the super TIRED/craptastic look that I have on my face.... Allergies are kickin' my butt!!!
Ciao bellasssssssssssssssss <3
31 comments:
- Fashion Therapist said...
AMAZING!!!!! And so clever. I love the way this turned out!
- April 14, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- Elaine said...
Love it layered like that!
clothed much, a modest fashion blog
- April 14, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- Kayla said...
I love this look! I actually have the same tunic, and you my dear have just oppened up the possibilities for me!
- April 14, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Robyn said...
Challenge indeed! You work that tunic as a scarf though.
- April 14, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- Clare said...
Oh my gosh, I think it ROCKS as a neckline embellishment! This looks fab-u-lous!
p.s. I just sent out the Lux dress today!
- April 14, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Christen said...
I love reading the Mailbox Mavens posts! All three of you look FABULOUS in this piece!
- April 14, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- E said...
You all had such different and creative takes on this top! I love your use of the stripes!
- April 14, 2010 at 11:56 PM
OMG, girl!! This was a PERFECT interpretation of my challenge... AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!!!
- April 15, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- AsianCajuns (Cath) said...
Nicely done! I love the unexpectedness of the outfit.
- April 15, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- Mariel Torres said...
i specially love the second outfit. very nice :)
- April 15, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- Allison said...
I think it TOTALLY worked out for you! I don't think I'd have the guts to try something so tricky, but you pulled it off! I just love the whole idea of this post. :D
- April 15, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- Kyla said...
Wow, it really does work! Well played!
- April 15, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- briannelee said...
I think it def works as a scarf! Great job!
- April 17, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Jessica said...
Fun post! I love to see the different ways people style an item.
- April 17, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Sonya said...
I love the embellishments on that top!
- April 19, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- Zanah said...
Love the stripes luv ♥
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- April 19, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- RepublicOfChic said...
This looks like so much fun! I should organise something like this in my country :)
PS. Much admiration all the way from India :)
- April 19, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Nicole Jarecz said...
i love all of the looks - i can't decide which one i like best!
- April 20, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- Kelly Leigh said...
what a fun idea! I think you did well. Cute blog :)
- April 21, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- LA said...
Great idea!
You're fabulous!
- April 21, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- kirstyb said...
love the skirt in the first pic xxxx
- April 21, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- Jade-Lowbrow Style said...
look at all you fab ladies! I am styling a Maven's outfit day, so keep your eye out :)
- April 22, 2010 at 10:23 AM
wow the first style is really georgeous:)
- April 24, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- veronika, tick tock vintage. said...
lovely! if you're ever looking for another mailbox maven, i'd love to join :)
- April 26, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- Marcella said...
Gorgeous, tan shoes are perfect for this look!
- April 27, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- Jesa said...
So perfect :)
Always love stopping by to see what new an fabulous things your doing!
Cheers, Jesa
- April 28, 2010 at 10:30 PM
- WendyB said...
Liking those cropped pants!
- May 3, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Amanda said...
I love your style, I have a blog about fashion too.
- May 5, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- betz said...
wow, that's really cool. it looked good to all of you!
- May 7, 2010 at 6:34 PM
- Della said...
Where are you??? I hope everything is okay!
- May 11, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- kanishk said...
I love the way this turned out!
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Mike Senese, co-host of Science Channel's Catch It Keep It and longtime redditor (user gtj ) answers your questions below. You can also watch the video here.
He answered these questions from the rowdy midst of the 24th Annual Punkin Chukin World Championships, which he was hosting for Science Channel. You can also watch some videos of Mike (and pumpkins) in action here.
Note: We replaced the audio on one of the questions with text, because the question was inaudible. We blame punkin cannon shockwaves.
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Quran Chapter 2- 187e (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-227) - درس قرآن
The limits imposed by Allah
Surah 'Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
'A-'uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
تِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَقْرَبُوهَا كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ (187 e)
187e. These are the limits imposed by Allah, so approach them not. Thus Allah expoundeth His Revelation to mankind that they may ward off (evil).
187e. Tilka huduudullahi falaa taq-rabuuhaa. Kazaalika yubay-yinullaahu 'Aayaatihii linnaasi la-'allahum yatta-quun.
Tilka (These) it indicates unto those six/seven commands which have been expounded in the earlier lessons.
Huduudun – (plural of Hadd which means limits) it aims the limits of the codes and regulations imposed by God Almighty that those should not be crossed; as pressed again and again in the Holy Qur'an.
'Aayaat – (Verses, commands, customs, rules and regulations)
Holy Qur'an has explained all concerning rules and regulations after discussing about the blessings, being the fast an obligation, the necessities and codes regarding restraining in the mosque. Now it has been warned in this last piece of this verse that the entire laws, principles, limits and prohibitions have been imposed by God Almighty.
It will not be an ordinary thing to turn from them and disobey. Moreover, God Almighty has exposed them, Who has the Knowledge and Philosophy. His Guidance and Commands are rightful, based on advisability, and guarantor of betterment and success. This world and the Hereafter will become better with their execution and following. Disobedience and refusal from them will become forerunner of ruin and destruction. So none should cross these limits and should remain within the imposed limits of Him.
As God Almighty has expounded in detail about the commands regarding the fasting, its limits, timings, restraining in mosque and other concerning matters, like this; He commands about remaining orders for mankind's betterment and prosperity in detail. Fear of God, control of the passions, spirit of obeying and obedience, sincerity and sacrifice, chastity and honesty, good nature and well wishing will grow in the human being due to abiding by these rules strongly.
Any individual cannot establish himself any path for his expedience and betterment due to less sense nature. He needs instructions of a Sage and Excellent Life, an Aggregate Scholar and an Absolute Master, Who is One i.e. God Almighty. He has guided us towards the success and prosperity with His extremely Kindness. So we should go on the Straight Path without hesitation and get the real object.


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Daily exercises are one male enhancement technique. These exercises can be done with or without equipment and are relative simple ways to see smaller but still noticeable changes in penis size. Exercises involving equipment include extenders or penile weights. These items are attached to the penis. The tension placed on the organ results in new cell growth and an enhancement to the penis. Using extenders as a way to achieve male enhancement is one of the few ways that have been recognized as successful through medical studies. Stretching usually adds an extra two centimeters to a non-erect penis.
One of the most recognized male enhancement techniques is a hand exercise that follows a milking motion called jelqing. The exercise is a repeated stroking of a semi-erect penis with fingers in an OK symbol. The exercise starts with 100 strokes and the man works toward a goal of 500 strokes. Men using this exercise have reported a growth of two to four inches in length and one to two inches in girth. This technique should be done with extreme care. If it is done incorrectly it can result in pain, scarring, discoloration and deformation of the penis. If the exercise causes pain or discomfort it should be discontinued. It is also important not to ejaculate while doing the exercise. If the feeling comes, the exercise should be stopped and only restarted after the feeling has passed.
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Hope you all are doing really well, and that you are staying more active than me at the moment. I have been sick with the flue for it feels like forever. My coughing starts, and then just never ends for several minutes on end. It is truly irritating..and of course it always starts when you least expect it or want it to. I was at the store yesterday waiting to pay, and there and then I had the biggest rant I have had in some days. So when I finally came up for air with the help of my fiancé I felt warm/cold at the same time plus I had a face as red as a lobster. I am not even lying people it was a horrible scene..:)
The truth is I have not been to the gym I a long time (first I was busy with a deadline on a paper for school, and then the flue), and by long time I mean LOOONG. It is not for the lack of at times I have tried. It is only due to the fact that I have not gotten the right motivation. That has always been my number one problem. Motivation, and sticking to a plan..a gym plan. Right this moment I have a weekly plan stuck to a planner in my kitchen, and even then it just sits there…to lazy that is what I am. The struggle is real people..the struggle is real. I have tried so many ways from my early teens to stay motivated, and on top of my game… gym wise. The thing is that I have lately started to notice a shift in my body, and seeing as I once was called tight..I do not think that is how I look anymore it is more like flabby when I look in the mirror.
And truth be told not staying in shape makes so many other problems show up. You tend to eat more of the wrong things (at least I do), your skin can get more blemished, your body skin sags more! I am not in this article saying that being really thin is the answer, or exercising every day for many hours because you get obsessed with looking #perfect is the answer to any form of happiness because lets face it..what is perfect? I have never figured that out for myself. I am simply trying to say that in order to like yourself, and stay truly happy you need some sort of #balance between working, school, and life. In that mix somewhere there should be some #metime where you only focus on just that. Yourself..that is the only person you have to live with for the rest of your life so be sure you are your own best friend in every sense of the word! Now me time can be a different thing to different people, and so it can be everything from reading a good book, your number one Tv show, rock climbing/ or skiing it can also be going to the gym for several hours.
On another note it is only 228 days until I am getting married, and when that day comes I want to look as good as I possible can! I want to look fit, toned, and ultimately feel good from the inside, and out. We all know that feeling! That feeling of being so HAPPY about yourself that you have reached a goal, but at the same time being so proud that you finally got there after struggling for a while. That all you want is to relish in it for days to come!
So let me stress that this project is not a diet/lose yourself at the gym program it is simply a healthy lifestyle project with gym updates as a part of all that!


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2014 Draft Preview: Q&A with Sr. Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Kelleyby Adam Kempenaar and Brad Boron / Chicago Blackhawks
|Sr. Dir. of Amateur ScoutingMark Kelley (left) with VP/GM Stan Bowman and first-round pick Ryan Hartman at the 2013 NHL Draft (Getty Images).
When the 2014 NHL Draft commences on Friday evening in Philadelphia, it will mark the culmination of years worth of scouting and deliberation for Blackhawks Senior Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Kelley and his group of scouts. Under Kelley and VP/GM Stan Bowman's guidance, the Blackhawks have selected standout players such as Andrew Shaw, Brandon Saad and Teuvo Teravainen, among others.
chicagoblackhawks.com caught up with Kelley to discuss this year's overall draft depth, the Blackhawks' overall philosophy and how character affects their decisions at the draft table.
How would you compare this draft class overall compared to others in recent memory?
I think the biggest difference is the top part of the draft is not yet completely defined. I think that if you talk to all 30 teams, you'd have 30 different sets of five in their top-five picks.
When reading many of the mock drafts and scouting reports ahead, it seems like there is a consensus top two players, in Barrie defenseman Aaron Ekblad and Kingston's Sam Bennett. Would you say that most teams consider it to be Ekblad, Bennett and then the field?
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I wouldn't say it's a top two; for most teams they're considering Ekblad as the top defenseman and the top forward could be Bennett, [Kootenay's Sam] Reinhart, and I think there are a few other guys that could get consideration, too. [Prince Albert's Leon] Draisaitl would obviously be in the mix. And then you have to look to who would compliment the type of game that you play, as well.
Could any of those top players be franchise-changing guys?
I'm not sure which of those guys could be franchise-altering. I think they all have a chance to be that. I don't think the forward group's potential is completely defined yet, and a lot will be decided in how teams project them. With Ekblad, I think he is going to be a top-pairing defensemen on the team that takes him. I think he has a chance to have an impact on the franchise. But I'm not sure we have a player in this draft that can completely alter the state of a franchise.
One major trend we've seen over recent years is the number of American-born players among the top prospects, especially coming out of the U.S. Developmental Program and the USHL. Is the gap between the Canadian Major Junior Leagues and the United States development program shrinking a little bit?
I think it's a reflection of the USHL. I think the league continues to develop players. As a league I think it's getting better and better. It's a particularly strong year coming out of the USA Development Team.
Especially in this draft, there seem to be a lot of young players at the top with strong NHL ties, including the sons of Claude Lemieux, Michael Nylander and Al MacInnis. Does living with someone who has been through the professional game give these prospects any sort of leg up?
I think in the case this year it's had a very strong impact on a guy like [Brendan] Lemieux or [William] Nylander or [Ryan] MacInnis. They have some knowledge coming from their fathers, and that's definitely an advantage.
Has anything about the Blackhawks' scouting process evolved in recent years? Is there anything that the staff is doing differently to prepare for the draft?
We're not doing anything different. We're picking at the bottom of the first round. We have to be aware of what's going on early in that first round; you just never know if you're going to have the opportunity to move up. For us, our work in the past six weeks or so has focused on really fine-tuning our analysis of each player, understanding each one's character, trying to make an assessment of the prospect and how they would fit into what we're doing here in Chicago.
Speaking of character, we know that one of the major goals of the NHL combine is to get as many of the players to sit down for one-on-one interviews as possible, and really get to know each guy. Since the Blackhawks put such a high premium on getting character players, have these interviews ever dramatically changed a view of a given prospect?
I don't think anybody moves up so dramatically; from the outside looking in, you probably wouldn't notice anything. From the inside, players do move slightly, and if you had five players who you rated to have the same value, it's easy to arrange those five players based upon what you know about the character.
Obviously, the ideal situation is one like in 2012 with Teuvo Teravainen, where someone who you rate very highly falls to you. At 27, that's a little more difficult – it's more likely that you will be looking at four or five guys who you rate very similarly. How does the table go about narrowing that list down to the one player you will select?
That's what is interesting about this year: because there's no consensus on what's going to happen at the top of the round, it makes for uncertainty about what will happen towards the middle and bottom of the first round. Because of that, players that we've put a higher value on could fall. If it gets close to our pick, we'll look to our players available and we'll assess their value, how many players are in that value pack, and then look at what we think is the next value pack or the value pack above where we're picking and then make a determination if we try to slide forwards or slide backwards.
We have the players and where we think they are broken down. As we get closer to our pick, if we see the value is very high, that's a positive. If we see the value falling, then it might be a case where we think we can slide back a little bit and get that same valued player and maybe pick up another asset.
Presently, the Blackhawks have eight picks in this draft. Is it something of a luxury having that many picks coming into a deeper draft like this?
In this draft, and really every draft, the separation of players is not as defined as many say; you can't really separate it as easily as the eighth-rated player versus the twelfth-rated player. Then as you go further into the draft, in the second round, the separation again becomes a lot closer. Then really once you get down to the fourth round, the separation in value going from the fourth to the seventh is not as dramatic either. So for us going into this draft, we've done a lot of work, especially on the character analysis. We talk to all of these kids whether it's at the NHL combine or our Chicago combine, and that wasn't the first time we've spoken to them. For every player that we draft, we'll have spoken to them probably five or more times. The character really comes into play there. As the draft progresses we'll have a pool of players that obviously we like as players, but the character is what will make us step up on a player.
The axiom going into the draft is you take the best player available, but how much thought do you give to organizational depth at a given position when making each individual pick?
We see very good depth throughout our organization. That being said, while we're at the table and while we're drafting, we're very cognizant of our depth chart and making sure we continue to fill our depth chart. In certain times, we will look at needs on the depth chart, and that really comes down to looking at the value of players; defensemen might have more value because of our depth chart or a forward might have more value because of our depth chart. I guess the simple answer is we're very aware of our organizational depth chart going forward over the next few years.
It's a good thing because in this draft you hear that it's not as strong here or there or what have you, but I think all drafts are of equal depths. Where the difference is in the depth of the players at the very top end of the draft.


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©2013 Meg McCart
Before I reached the end of the block, all the bars near me erupted in cheers. I stood on the corner, waiting for the light. By the time the light changed, another cheer went up, much louder. Cars honked and cabbies waved to each other as I crossed the street. "Go Hawks!" echoed up and down the street. I turned south on LaSalle, and two blocks away the whole city erupted around me. Horns, cheers, and (almost immediately) sirens rang out in the night. Our boys did it again.
I moseyed back to the subway. A guy with a British accent asked directions to Union Station. He was distracted with texting someone and seemed confused about the honking and shouting. I told him "our team won the hockey championship." He said, "Already? Good on them. Go Hawks." A crowd of revelers lurched by. "They went, man! They already went!" someone called to the lost Brit.
All the way back to the subway, there was honking and cheering. Cabbies and bicyclists high-fiving each other at red lights. Rich white people returning calls of "Go Hawks!" to homeless people. Everyone was beaming. That walk last night will be, by far, one of my favorite city memories of all time.
©2013 Meg McCart