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Bruins, Red Wings ready for first series in 57 yearsNHL.com @NHLdotcom
After three decades in a conference populated mostly by teams outside the Central time zone, the Detroit Red Wings moved to the Eastern Conference for the 2013-14 season. Their reward for making the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a 23rd consecutive season is facing the class of their new conference.
The Bruins have represented the East in the Stanley Cup Final in two of the past three seasons, and this season won the Presidents' Trophy for the first time since 1989-90. Boston is an overwhelming favorite to reach the Cup Final for a third time in four years, but Detroit's season-ending surge makes the Red Wings a dangerous first-round foe.
Boston is led by the best trio of down-the-middle players in hockey: goaltender Tuukka Rask, defenseman Zdeno Chara and center Patrice Bergeron. Rask is a favorite to win the Vezina Trophy, Chara should be among a crowded group of contenders for the Norris Trophy, and Bergeron is one of the top two or three choices for the Selke Trophy.
Everything starts with the Bruins' spine and works out from there. The Bruins only wobble of the season came right after No. 2 defenseman Dennis Seidenberg was lost to a major knee injury, but the young defensemen improved and Boston remains the best team in East at possessing the puck and not allowing it to end up behind Rask.
The Red Wings faced a struggle to extend their playoff streak for a second straight season, but again Mike Babcock's team ripped through the conclusion of the schedule to secure a berth. Last season the Red Wings knocked off the second-seeded Anaheim Ducks and had three chances to finish off the eventual Cup champions, the Chicago Blackhawks, before losing in seven games.
Detroit has been ravaged by injuries this season, but general manager Ken Holland and his staff cultivated an enviable collection of prospects and this became their chance to shine. Forward Gustav Nyquist began the season in the American Hockey League and ended it on the fringes of the Hart Trophy discussion with an incredible goal-scoring surge.
These two franchises have been in the League together 88 years. The Bruins were one of two expansion franchises in 1924, and Detroit, first as the Cougars then the Falcons before settling on Red Wings, followed two years later.
They have squared off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs seven times, all between 1941 and 1957, with the Bruins winning four series. Detroit has won 266 times in the all-time series between the franchises, Boston has won 254 and there have been 95 ties. The Bruins have scored 1,848 goals, and the Red Wings have scored 1,846.
This season the Red Wings have defeated the Bruins three times in four games. Detroit was the only team in the NHL to have three victories against the Presidents' Trophy winners. One came April 2 to help solidify Detroit's place in the postseason and featured one of the highlight-reel goals of the season from Nyquist.
The Bruins never lacked for production from their top two lines. The first line centered by David Krejci with Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla on the wings combined for 189 points. Iginla turned out to be the perfect replacement for unrestricted free agent Nathan Horton with the 12th 30-goal season of his career. With Iginla around, Krejci and Lucic were more consistent than they've ever been in the NHL.
Bergeron continued to play scintillating defensive hockey as the second-line center, and with 30 goals reached offensive totals not seen since his second NHL season (2005-06). Bergeron and left wing Brad Marchand continued to click as a pair, and Reilly Smith was a surprise addition to their line. Smith enjoyed a breakout year after joining Boston from the Dallas Stars via the Tyler Seguin trade. Smith's play in his own end allowed the Bruins to continue to match up the Bergeron line against opposing top lines.
The Bruins' dominance came from being more than a two-line team once again. Injuries prevented their third line from coming together early in the season. Once the Bruins moved Carl Soderberg to center between Chris Kelly and Loui Eriksson, they were truly a four-line team.
The fourth line of Gregory Campbell centering Daniel Paille and Shawn Thornton has been a Boston mainstay for four seasons. Although the production fluctuates, the Bruins always know the "Merlot Line" will provide a high level of effort and can be trusted in difficult situations.
Despite the loss of several key players for long stretches up front, including Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Stephen Weiss, Johan Franzen and Daniel Cleary, the Red Wings persevered.
Since coming over from the Nashville Predators in a trade last month, David Legwand has played a significant role and gives Babcock another offensive option in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The biggest adjustment for Legwand has been playing a more effective game in his own end.
The Red Wings have continued to play the same puck-possession style no matter who is in the lineup.
Nyquist, who played three seasons at the University of Maine before turning pro, had a six-game goal streak in November and a 10-game point streak (12 goals, 14 points) from March 16-April 2, the longest streak in Red Wings history since Zetterberg went 11 straight in 2011. Nyquist became the first player 24 years old or younger to lead Detroit in goals (with 28) since 24-year-old Sergei Fedorov (56) in 1993-94.
Detroit's lines have remained balanced and productive, and the return of Datsyuk on April 4 after sitting more than a month because of inflammation in his right knee has been a seamless and energetic boost.
Daniel Alfredsson, the organization's prized offseason acquisition, has provided leadership and some scoring punch in a young lineup. The young players making significant contributions were Tomas Tatar, Justin Abdelkader, Joakim Andersson, Tomas Jurco, Riley Sheahan, Luke Glendening, Darren Helm and Nyquist.
Despite their youth, they have had success as a group. Tatar, Nyquist and others played a big part in the Calder Cup championship won by Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, in 2012-13.
Even at 37, Chara is as dominant a defenseman as there is in the NHL. Although all the rigors of his years in the League and the extra exertion of playing in the 2014 Sochi Olympics slowed Chara at times, he was mostly on top of his game against the top opponents all season.
With Seidenberg out for the season with an ACL/MCL injury, the Bruins will have to find Chara a new postseason partner. During the regular season, second-year defenseman Dougie Hamilton and veteran Johnny Boychuk took the bulk of the shifts next to Chara. The Bruins will probably base their decision on matchups. Each is a solid options, but come up a tad short of totally replacing Seidenberg.
Seidenberg's and Adam McQuaid's injuries opened up playing time for Matt Bartkowski and Kevan Miller. Bartkowski's high-risk game has come with its expected dose of struggles, but he has improved throughout the season. Miller, an undrafted free agent signee, admirably replaced McQuaid's size and physicality in the lineup for most of the second half.
Torey Krug, who along with Hamilton, Bartkowski and Miller is one of four defensemen in Boston's top six in his first or second year in the League, continued his offensive exploits from the playoffs last season and improved as a defender. If the Bruins have injuries on their back end like they did last season or need to shake things up, veteran Andrej Meszaros is available.
Niklas Kronwall was Detroit's leader on the back end, providing a physical and offensive presence. He was among the Red Wings' best in hits and blocked shots, and posted his highest point total in five seasons (49). He led Detroit in average ice time for the second straight season (24:18). The effort put forth by Kronwall shouldn't be taken for granted since the Red Wings learned in March that Jonathan Ericsson (finger surgery) would miss the remainder of the regular season and potentially part of the playoffs.
Brendan Smith has filled in as Kronwall's partner and has provided consistency. Jakub Kindl progressed last season and has proven to be an everyday performer in 2013-14 with usual partner Brian Lashoff.
Smith and Kindl were two unknowns entering the season. They each exhibited flashes of their potential in the past but questions remained whether or not they would be able to contribute on a regular basis over a full 82-game season. Each has established career highs for points in a season (19 points).
Danny DeKeyser, who was signed as a free agent from Western Michigan University in March 2013, also provided skill and depth along with veteran partner Kyle Quincey. DeKeyser and Quincey each have more than 100 blocked shots, and Quincey is among the top five on the Red Wings in takeaways.
Rask is expected to receive major consideration for the Vezina this season after he was left out of the top three a season ago. And at 27 years old, it's unlikely he will be left out of that group for a long time to come.
Rask never showed any wear from carrying the Bruins to the 2013 Stanley Cup Final in June, and instead built off his stifling performance with a great season. Rask, who won a bronze medal with Finland at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, is a calming influence behind the Bruins defense and a source of confidence for all the players in front of him.
Although most nights the Bruins don't ask Rask to be a difference-maker, he has shown the ability during subpar performances by his teammates to single-handedly win a game. His time as a starter on a team that went to the Final and a backup on a team that won the Stanley Cup has taught him what it takes to finish the job in June.
Rask should be well-rested because backup Chad Johnson thrived in his first full season in the League and put up numbers similar to Rask's in a smaller sample size.
Detroit's Jimmy Howard has battled hand and knee injuries, the flu and some inconsistent play behind a relatively young team this season. Through it all he remains a fantastic option between the pipes.
Howard was rewarded with a six-year, $31.8 million extension in April 2013. He recently became the 108th goalie in NHL history to win 150 games.
"It's been tough this year watching the young guys and hoping guys get back here," Howard told the Red Wings website. "We've done a good job to keep ourselves above the red line [on the standings board] and watching the way these young guys, the way they've come along this year and the way they've grown, it shows how bright this organization is in the future."
Jonas Gustavsson is Howard's backup.
The team-first attitude that has become the hallmark of the Bruins dressing room comes directly from coach Claude Julien and is apparent in how the players are willing to sacrifice and accept their roles.
Julien has coached the Bruins to a playoff berth in each of his seven seasons. His teams have won nine rounds and the 2011 Stanley Cup in that time. The Bruins' improved health for most of the second half of the season allowed Julien to roll four lines and he'll continue to do that in the postseason. Julien has always been patient with his line combinations and that's continued this season. His forwards rewarded him with productive seasons. Julien was very patient with his young defensemen in the regular season and will find out if that pays off in the playoffs.
No team is going to take the Red Wings for granted no matter where they finish in the standings due in large part to Babcock. He worked with what he had and never made excuses for his team.
Babcock has been to the Stanley Cup Final three times, winning the Cup in 2008, and was the gold medal-winning coach for Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics.
He pays attention to detail and his players believe in his message. He focuses on the next task and demands the same of his players, directing all their energy on the next job and the role he's created for each of them.
Babcock does that as well as any coach in the League.
"[Babcock] has done a great job," Abdelkader said. "He expects to win each night, no matter who's in the lineup. It doesn't matter; whoever's in the lineup. He expects us to go out, compete hard and give ourselves a chance to win."
The Bruins famously won the Stanley Cup in 2011 with a power play that was a serious weakness and that was an apt description of the work on the man advantage for most of the past few seasons. But this year, things changed.
With Krug and Hamilton available to quarterback separate units, Boston was able to move 6-foot-7, 255-pound Chara to the front of the net. An immovable human was one of the major reasons the Bruins suddenly found themselves in the top five in power-play efficiency this season. Soderberg, Eriksson and Iginla also brought power-play productivity and creativity that was previously lacking.
For a team that preaches defense, the Bruins sometimes struggle on the penalty kill. But Rask's goaltending ensures any slumps are short, and Chara and his teammates have done their best to make up for the absence of Seidenberg's shot blocking and rugged defensive play on the back end. Bergeron and Marchand (a shorthanded-goal specialist) lead a stingy group of penalty killers.
The return of Datsyuk can only bolster the power play alongside Nyquist and Franzen. Kronwall led the Red Wings in points with the man advantage and Franzen was the leader in goals. The Red Wings were among the top 20 in power-play percentage, but keep in mind they were without some key offensive stars for much of the season.
Alfredsson, who finished among the top five in power-play points on the Red Wings, played a big role on the man advantage when healthy and will continue to do so in the postseason.
Detroit ranked among the top half in the League on the penalty kill, which is quite an accomplishment considering the Red Wings were without two of its most effective penalty killing forwards in Datsyuk and Zetterberg for large chunks of the season.
Patrice Bergeron -- Bergeron will garner a lot of attention for the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward. The 2012 winner of that award, Bergeron again earned that consideration with a great season. He's among the best in the League at puck possession despite earning the toughest assignments at even strength from Julien. He's also great in the faceoff circle and on the penalty kill.
This season Bergeron was able to regain the scoring touch he showed when he was a supporting player after making the jump straight from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the Bruins as a teenager. There might not be a more complete player in the League. His valiant effort from Game 6 of the 2013 Cup Final, when he battled through a punctured lung, broken rib and separated shoulder, has become the stuff of folklore in Boston. Bergeron's two-way game puts the Bruins in a position to win any series.
Jimmy Howard -- If the Red Wings can get the goaltending they need, and certainly Howard has that capability, they will be a tough out. He is 20-22 with a 2.57 goals-against average, two shutouts and .918 save percentage in 42 playoff games. Howard need not be unbeatable, but just consistent. A few defensive lapses from time to time have contributed to his subpar season, but those are precisely the moments when Howard needs to be strong and confident in bailing his team out of trouble. The Red Wings rank among the bottom four in goals scored of the eight Eastern Conference teams that qualified for the playoffs, so Howard could be the key to a long and successful playoff run.
Bruins will win if … Barring any unforeseen scoring slumps or disasters (like an injury to Rask), the Bruins' only concern in the postseason will be the young defensemen and how they respond to being key performers. Hamilton, Bartkowski and Krug filled in admirably last season, but there's a big difference between jumping fresh into a successful situation and facing teams that have had a year to scout for weaknesses. If the young defensemen continue to limit their mistakes, the Bruins should have enough offense and goaltending to advance.
Red Wings will win if … The young players continue to excel in pressure situations, Datsyuk and the other veterans pave a path for them, and Howard remains consistently sharp between the pipes. If Zetterberg can return from his back injury at some point, that would provide a shot of adrenaline throughout the lineup. Zetterberg ranks third among active players with 55 postseason goals, to go along with a Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy. Alfredsson has 51 playoff goals in 121 games to rank fourth among active players; Johan Franzen has 42 playoff goals and Datsyuk has 36.


text: Konstantin, First ask them whether it supports dual core chips, if it doesn't then obviously you'll be better off with a quad dual core. It's a lot cheaper too. Tyan has also something similar to this, might be a cheaper solution and works dual core. Most go for that one instead of the iwill. I'm not sure why. For your software, it depends upon how embarrassingly parallel it is, don't expect big miracles from that connection between those 2 boards. If all your cpu's communicate with all cpu's, then this could be a very ugly buy for you. My Diep was one of the few who could cope with such latencies and runs fine at these machines. Even then, at 16 cores i have to recompile it so that communication to the 8 memory controllers gets reduced, or you get traffic jams. If your software is very embarrasingly parallel, consider buying a cluster from A64 dual cores with gigabit connections. It's a lot cheaper! Good luck, Vincent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Konstantin Kudin" <konstantin_kudin at yahoo.com> To: <beowulf at beowulf.org> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:07 PM Subject: [Beowulf] 8-socket Opteron systems - what is your experience ? > Hi all, > > Does anyone have anything good/bad to say about the 8-socket systems, > specifically, the one from Iwill called H8501 : > > http://www.iwill.net/product_2.asp?p_id=90 > > Supposedly, it'll be replaced by H8502 soon: > > http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30327 > > Are there any other systems like this not from Iwill? > > The main question is stability, does such a system run for a few > months without a reboot? > > Thanks! > Konstantin > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >

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text: > Yes, that will work. But what if I already have a number of nodes running > and I want to add in new nodes? Will that try to write to existing nodes? Well yes, but if you have the same partitioning scheme it won't affect the old ones. It will just re-write what was is already there. If the new disks/nodes have a different geometry then you can even partition them differently and the old disks will get written with old scheme, again not problem. (see the different geometries in /etc/beowulf/fdisk files) The only case where beofdisk won't do what you want is if you want a different partitioning scheme on the new nodes/disks but they have the same geometry as the old disks. In case, the Scyld team felt that if your advanced enough to have different partition schemes on different nodes, you're advanced enough to either write a modified beofdisk shell script for your setup or you can bpsh fdisk each node by hand. That is, beofdisk is a help for newbies and for people happy with default or at least homogenous configurations. If you want something wacky you should be calling sfdisk or fdisk directly yourself. > I encountered the above scenerio recently, and it seems that beofdisk try > to write to all nodes, regardless of existing or new nodes, although it was > unsuccessful on the former. unsuccessful? How's that? Does this help? Rick Niles Scyld Computing Corporation.


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Friday, 17 July 2009
Update on Project Clear Skin
The 1st week I was eating healthily, wearing hardly any makeup and using honey.
The 2nd week I was eating healthily, wearing a moderate amount of makeup and not using honey.
The 1st week my skin was much clearer and I was actually feeling comfortable without any makeup with no new spots to report.
This week I reached out to the foundation as I had an outburst of spots on the sides of my face and I scar quite easily so I was having to cover up. I stopped using the honey as I had ran out, I'm wondering if this had anything to do with it or I got the spots because I started wearing foundation again?!
However the 2nd week was the end of my menstrual cycle, so more than likely they were hormonal or perhaps even stress related. I'm really not sure.
My problem is that once I see even the smallest spot I have to squeeze it, it's like I have some magnetic connection that I have no control over. Yesterday an underskin spot emerged just under my cheekbone which hurt SO bad. I squeezed it, but no joy, it was not squeezable. So, like an idiot I attacked it with a hot needle to burst it (I know this is wrong but, like I said I can't help it) and still no joy. So I had to put loads of salicylic acid on it to calm it down.
I'm just so fed up, I know if I relaxed and stopped picking, squeezing and attacking my spots they would be alot better. luckily for me, the honey is really helping diminish the scars. Currently I am sitting here typing this with honey slathered all over my face :)
What I need to do is choose a skincare routine and stick to it, I was enjoying using the Garnier Pro X range, but I really want to try the Luxtural range also. Or, do I just go back to Neal's Yard? Oh this is just too much!
27 comments:
- mizzworthy said...
Hey hun, It sounds like your new routine was working really, but then your mentrual cycle mucked it all up! I'd say the most important thing is not to owerwhelm your skin with too much stuff as your skin is sensitive and will react by breaking out! Stick with products you know work and use them for at least a month too!
- 17 July 2009 at 23:11
- London Darling said...
Hey girl, I feel your pain on the issue of pimples, I had a hideous break out earlier this year on my chin.
It just came out of nowhere and it was horrible. I've been having CACI face up treatments once a week for 6 weeks and using Elemis Balancing cleanser and toner. I'm seeing a big, big difference.
I also use Elemis daily shine control. It's helping a great deal to keep oily face syndrome at bay. I too go without foundation now unless it's a really spesh occasion.
Having said that, I still have a few blemishes but I try to keep my hands off them! A little trick I do if the spots are really unbearable, after a day or so, is I'll use a hot flannel and gently push them out.
I find it's gentler on the skin and doesn't leave long term scarring which is my biggest worry! Enough of my babbling, keep at it, I'm sure your skin will balance out soon enough! xx
- 17 July 2009 at 23:13
- fantastic said...
I would recommend trying your very very best to not think about it, and to use something that is soothing and cleansing...whether that be Neals Yard or otherwise. I know this sounds silly, but the more I stress about my skin the worse I feel it gets. Sometimes I'll even tell my friend or cousin to reprimand me if they see me looking in the mirror and dwelling on it! xx
- 17 July 2009 at 23:13
- bubblegarm said...
@mizzworthy yeap, the menstrual cycle really confuses things, the bugger :) thank for ur advice xx
@london darling thanks for ur comment girl, that really helped, ive hear so many good things about elemis, i might have to try it one day. oh and the hot flannel to push the spots out, excellent idea, will remember that - thanks. xx
@fantastic thats real good advice, i must agree, the more i stress about it the worse i look and feel. xxx
- 17 July 2009 at 23:22
- Alexandria said...
I tried the honey too for a week. Second week I had an eruption of blemishes like before I went on antibiotics and Differin.
Maybe the honey is to blame? I stopped using it, and everything is going back to normal.
- 17 July 2009 at 23:33
- bubblegarm said...
@alexandria wow i never thought of that, i dont think so as its really made my previous scars and spots dissapear! BUT! if i get another outburst I shall blog about it and point fingers :) thanks for ur comment x
- 18 July 2009 at 00:00
- Tali said...
Im convinced its hormonal.. dont stree too much.. your so pretty noone notices these things.
Im curious to see what brand you end up using.. im trying a new moisturizer and i miss my faithfull old vite cream.. so i can imagine you want to swin in your neals yard Orange flower water!! What are you going to do?
Maybe use the hubby as a guinea pig for the other brand hehe xx
- 18 July 2009 at 00:03
- Princess~Sparkles said...
Is it possible to go see a dermatologist? I know you don't have bad skin at all but they could be able to advise i'm sure x
- 18 July 2009 at 00:08
- bubblegarm said...
@tali thanks sweetie, im really not sure, this evening i used a gycolic acid cream, im just confused, ill probably use whatever i get my hands on for the next few days as were moving house xx
@princess sparkles maybe when i have the time one day, i'll go :) x
- 18 July 2009 at 01:02
- Aleksis said...
Honestly I think you should try my skincare regimen....super cheap and my skin has been doing really well (even with as much makeup as I've been wearing!).
- 18 July 2009 at 05:36
- Lily G. said...
Have you tried dermalogica? It does wonders!
- 18 July 2009 at 06:48
- Lily G. said...
Have you tried dermalogica? It does wonders!
- 18 July 2009 at 06:49
- *SweetestSinSheroon* said...
hey sweety..you really have to stick to one skincare routine..just try the honey for a few weeks and see how the results are after..it could very wellbe hormonal,but it also seems to me that after you ran out of your neals yards producrs you have ben trying out loads of different things.. good luck anyways xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- 18 July 2009 at 08:11
- fantastic said...
one last thing, i saw that you mentioned the glycolic--that's something that my facialist has used with me in the past, and i find that it really helps. also, a good friend that had serious hormonal acne for ages, now sees someone who has put her on glycolics--her skin is completely healed, scars and everything!
- 18 July 2009 at 08:28
- Jo said...
So sorry you've had a blip on the clear skin project.
I had tried the honey and it caused me to break out quite badly, maybe go back to basics, I find the less I overload my skin the better it behaves. I'm just using your recommendation of Orange Flower wash and Jasmine Enriching cream,and exfoliating once a week with the Neals Yard Rose scrub, which have all worked wonders!
Hope you find something to help soon, don't let it get you down :) xxx
- 18 July 2009 at 10:11
- Marie said...
Your not the only one who has to squeeze spots as they come. But recently I have been so good, soo sooo good and not squeezed my spots..and still they felt like they were there forever.
I need to re-asses the situation. Maybe something to do with my foundo too. Or maybe I should give the honey a bash.
- 18 July 2009 at 11:32
- bubblegarm said...
@aleksis i think i will heck out ur skincare regimen again and reasses :) xx
@lilyg nope i still havent..
@sherona deffo, my skin has been so confused, alot of ppl r saying that honey has broken them out, could it be true? :s i doubt it, i think mines just hormonal & stress related xxxxxx
@fantastic thats great news, i will probs be sticking with the gycolic acid cream until it finishes, as its already scabbed up the spots :)
@jo i want my orange flower water :( boo, i think that the neals yard was the best regimen, however i think i needed a lighter day cream with spf in it.. xx
@marie we must stop picking and squeezing them!! x
- 18 July 2009 at 12:05
- Maquillage said...
The only thing I have found that has calmed my spots down (as i always had spots come up every 4 or 5 days) is the avon clear skin range. It has helped diminish my scars, prevented any spots from forming and left my skin clean and clear. I recommended my friend who has quite bad acne, and she now has beautiful clear skin.Its amazing!!! The Bare Escentuals Skin Revver Upper is great for helping too! xxxxxxxxxxxx
- 18 July 2009 at 12:45
- PeachykeenCheeks said...
I know how you feel, I have a new spot every day almost & it has to be squeezed!
I'm going to start taking chlorella & see how that helps with my skin, fingers crossed!
- 18 July 2009 at 15:48
- lashikakool said...
Try using Tree oil w/vitamin e on pimples. sometimes they go away overnight,sometimes it goes away in 2 or 3 days.
- 18 July 2009 at 15:51
- lashikakool said...
Sorry its Tea tree oil w/vitamin E
- 18 July 2009 at 15:52
- Chrissy said...
Good luck with project clear skin! I should try honey.
Anyways, I do agree with lashikakool, give tea tree oil + vit e a try. :)
- 18 July 2009 at 18:55
- courtney said...
im just like you, i cant just leave them alone, i attack! its horrible and i cant stop. it makes my face worse, and then scar, and i really have no control over it!! :(
- 18 July 2009 at 20:39
- The Prettiest Me said...
Your Blog's So Pretty! =)
The Prettiest Me.
- 18 July 2009 at 22:47
- Little Miss Beauty Junkie said...
You should try using one drop of lavender essential oil (preferably organic) twice daily applied directly to the spot. It's a natural antiseptic & anti bacterial and helps speed up the whole process of the spot erupting and going & it prevents scarring xxx
- 18 July 2009 at 23:18
- Make Up Crunch said...
I feel for you Muhsine as my skin has gone mental since the doc changed my HRT, I've got spots everywhere! I've just tried to keep make up off my face (this means staying in!) and using tea tree on the offending beasts. My ususal skin care routine is just not working so back to the drawing board! :-/ xx
- 19 July 2009 at 11:02
- tina_mbc said...
Well, from my whole teenage acne ordeal, I know that a bad squeeze can give you a not so nice scar, so I 've always tried to avoid that, and now I only have super tiny/barely noticeable small scars...
Leave your face to calm down by itself, and keep using the honey! Sadly I haven't seen any difference with the honey mask, but maybe I was expecting too much for my skin...
However I have to report positive outcome after the start of Project Clear Skin: I 'm super thorough on my skincare routine (pimples are minimized) and don't wear anything on my face, except when I 'm going out at night, thankfully my face seems to like this...!!! :)))
Keep it up and relax and you 'll surely see improvement, I know it! :)))
- 19 July 2009 at 13:31


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Home > Library > Articles & Essays > Men & Domestic Violence
The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence:
Men Abuse in Intimate Relationships
By: Katy
© Pandora's Aquarium, 2009
"Men too are victims and women too are perpetrators; neither sex has a monopoly of vice or virtue."
(David Thomas, 1993)
Domestic abuse has, in recent years, been subjected to a very restricted analysis that is based on stereotypes of what a victim looks like and what an abuser looks like. Typically, the "victim" is portrayed as female, small, timid, oppressed - and the abuser is portrayed as male, large, brutish, aggressive. But such gender stereotypes are dangerous, and leave groups of people suffering and vulnerable because they do not fit the stereotypical descriptions which dominates domestic violence literature and support organizations.
Men as victims of domestic abuse
It is very difficult to come up with accurate figures of domestic violence for either gender because it is suspected the DV is hugely under-reported. However, it is believed that these figures are even more uncertain when if comes to male victims of domestic abuse. The British Crime Survey (2002) reported that almost 20% of reported domestic violence incidents involved male victims, whereas Fiebert (2009) put this figure at 38%, Caetano (2002) at 40% and George (1999) at 14%.
Regardless of the exact statistics, these figures do serve to illustrate that men are victims of domestic abuse, and that it IS a significant problem.
If you are suffering from domestic abuse, it is very clear that you are not alone.
What constitutes domestic abuse?
Domestic abuse is any incident or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between adults who are or have been intimate partners or are family members, regardless of gender or sexuality.
Emotional abuse:
Being constantly put-down, insulted & humiliated.
Being blamed for things that are not your fault.
Being ordered around and constantly dictated to.
Having beliefs and opinions ridiculed and discounted.
Intimidation – being threatened with violence, breaking things, screaming etc.
Threatening suicide, divorce, to hurt or deny access to children / pets.
Financial abuse:
Being denied any financial control or autonomy.
Having social contacts controlled. Being stopped from seeing or talking to friends and family.
Being restricted access to the outside world / groups / organizations.
Physical abuse:
Being pushed, slapped, punched, kicked, bitten etc.
Having things thrown at you.
Having a weapon used on you.
Being denied basic essentials i.e. food, sleep, medicine etc.
Sexual abuse:
Being forced (either physically, by threats, or by coercion) to participate in a sexual act you do not want to participate in.
Being exploited in a sexual way i.e. harassment, unsolicited and inappropriate sexual comments to you or others.
"Women can't really do any damage anyway?"
A perpetrator of abuse can always cause harm, whether this is physical harm or psychological damage.
Research into the data of victims of domestic violence that required hospital treatment has revealed that women are capable of inflicting very serious physical damage (Goldberg, 1984). Infact, some have reported that men are likely to suffer extremely serious injuries because of the prevalence of weapons used by women (George, 1992). At the extreme end of the scale, almost a quarter of all deaths in the US that were caused as the result of domestic violence were men (NCVS, 2002).
Psychological damage, as the result of domestic abuse, can also have severe implications for a person's life - and this cannot and should not be discounted. Problems with depression, anxiety, substance abuse etc. can accompany domestic abuse, which can affect all aspects of life.
"If she hits you, hit her back!"
This type of attitude just isn't helpful.
Firstly, it does not take into account the dynamics involved in domestic violence. Domestic abuse is about power, and power is not necessary linked to physical strength. Understandably, if you are very afraid of your partner, taking a physical stand is not something that you may feel able to do. There is also the risk that responding with physical violence yourself, may exacerbate the level of violence and leave you at even greater risk of serious harm.
There is also the threat that, if you were to respond in a violent way, that you will be the one who ends up getting prosecuted (James, 1999). It seems true that for some reason, female-to-male violence has a social acceptance on some level (Greenblatt, 1983) - it shouldn't, but it does - and therefore, retaliating physically could mean that you are the one that ends up being labelled as the abuser - potentially giving your partner even more power.
Some men also consider it to be unmanly for a man to hit a woman for any reason (Steinmetz, 1980) - even if in self-defense.
At the end of the day, violence usually begets more violence, and so domestic violence advocates recommend that you should make attempts to get yourself into a place of safety, rather than planning to respond in a way that could leave you in a more vulnerable position.
"Why don't you just leave?"
There are so many reasons why men may stay with an abusive partner - and everyone has their own combinations of reasons for not being able to walk out. Some of the reasons a man may stay in an abusive relationship are:
He feels afraid of retaliations if he should leave.
He feels financially insecure.
He loves his partner and believes they may change and stop being abusive.
He feels obligated to stay.
He doesn't want to lose access to his children - or he believes the children will be left in a vulnerable situation.
He has nowhere to go.
He believes he can / or should be able to "handle it".
He doesn't want others to know about the abuse - shame, embarrassment, uncertainty.
He does not want to leave his partner alone.
He blames himself for the abuse.
He may be afraid he will lose other family members and mutual friends if he leaves.
He may believe that "real men should be able to keep their wives under control" (Strauss, 1995).
"Why don't you just report it?"
Anyone who has been the victim of any type of abuse will understand that its really not that simple to report abuse. The cycle of abuse, especially if it takes place over a long period of time, can make the victim feel powerless and very fearful of change, as well as often experiencing a feeling of personal responsibility for what is happening to them.
If you are being abused, this is NOT you fault.
Men are much less likely than women to talk about domestic abuse to friends and family – infact research suggests they are 5 times less likely to do this (Stets & Strauss, 1990). In general, only 1-2% of men who are assaulted by their female partners are likely to report the abuse to the police or outside agency (Fontes, 1998).
A man being abused by a women, also has to content with inherently sexist stereotypes when it comes to reporting domestic abuse. The media portrays the popular image of the "hen-pecked" guy who is abused by his wife as a figure of fun....portraying him as weak, pathetic, stupid……and who wants to have this stereotype attached to them?
Even if a man decides that he wants support, men often don't have the social networks in place to easily tell a friend or family member what is happening to them. Generally speaking, men do not engratiate themselves to others by talking about their feelings - and it is not seen to be the "done thing" to go down the pub for a "touchy-feely" chat. This can leave men very isolated and unsupported, feeling very alone and that there is no way of breaking out of their silence.
Men can also be afraid that if he was to report his wife to the police, the police would not take his allegation seriously. It is worth noting that legally domestic violence laws are largely gender-neutral, but this does not mean that attitudes are. Similarly, a man may be concerned that if he reports abuse, his partner may counter his allegation, stating that she is the one who's been abused and she hit out in self-defence (Straus, 1990; Pagelow, 1985). Obviously, this is a major concern as it can have very real consequences.
If reporting, take some advice. There are helplines at the bottom of this page.
I'm being abused. What should I do?
Getting yourself to a place of safety is the number one priority. If abuse in iminent, get yourself to a place of safety. Leave the house if possible and allow the situation to calm down.
Do not retaliate or become verbally aggressive. This is likely to escalate the situation. Try to remain calm.
Keep a diary of incidents, noting time, dates, witnesses, injuries etc. Keep this in a secure place.
Take photographs of any injury.
If you feel able, report each incident to your doctor or hospital.
If you feel able, report each incident to a trained domestic violence police officer. File a restraining order.
If you feel able, seek legal advice on reporting, prosecuting, financial issues, child welfare / custody etc.
Have an emergency plan - i.e. keep some money, spare clothes, medications etc. together somewhere where you can grab it if you need to leave the house without warning.
Find somewhere to stay. If you need emergency accommodation, contact your local / national domestic violence helpline who should be able to give you advice of getting temporary accommodation. Despite the lack of male refuges, they may be able to provide financial assistance in the form of a voucher for a hotel.
Phone a helpline that specialises in this issue.
If it is an emergency, call the police.
REMEMBER: It is not YOUR fault.
Where can I find support?
These national helplines specialise in helping male victims of domestic violence. They are confidential, and can provide emotional support, as well as practical advice and assistance.
UK: The Men's Advice Line: 0808 801 0327
Survivors UK: 0845 122 1201
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Mankind: 01823 334244
USA: Domestic Violence Hotline for Men and Women: 1888 743 5754
Canada: Family Violence Info Line: 403-310-1818
Australia: Men's Domestic Violence Helpline: 08 9223 1199
Men's Accommodation & Crisis Service: 02 6258 4216
This literature may also be helpful:
Abused Men: The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence. P. Cook.
If He is Raped: A Guidebook for Partners, Spouses, Parents and Friends. by Alan W. McEvoy
Trapped in Silence. By C. Cornell.
Video: Battered by their wives. ABC 20/20 Sept 19th 1997 (in US call 1800 913 3434 to order).
Other Pandy's Articles that may be of interest:
Effects of intimate partner assault
An Overview of Partner Rape
*Remember also that we have a Relationship Violence Forum at Pandora's Aquarium for members which is gender-neutral*
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(CNN) -- With a chance of winning an Oscar on Sunday, the director of "The Final Inch" says she hopes her documentary will shed light on the often over-looked issue of polio eradication.
The more doses of the vaccination a child receives, the better protected the child is from contracting polio.
"I felt like I was looking at something that no one in the world talks about," Irene Taylor Brodsky, who also helped produce the film, said in a recent interview.
Filming the short documentary was an "eye-opening experience," she said, particularly for one of her co-producers who had to wear a bulletproof vest during filming in Afghanistan.
"The Final Inch" is a testament of the health workers around the world laboring to make polio the second globally eliminated disease behind small pox, Brodsky said.
The 37-minute film, which is scheduled to air on HBO on April 1, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the best documentary short subject category. The awards ceremony is Sunday night.
The film focuses on "the final stages of a 20 year initiative" to eradicate polio around the world, Brodsky said.
Polio is a highly infectious disease which lingers in the poor water systems of India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan.
The more doses of the vaccination a child receives, the better protected the child is from contracting polio.
"The Final Inch" focuses on the polio vaccine efforts in India and Pakistan.
Brodsky said she hoped to include Afghanistan, but that became impossible because of the threat of violence and social barriers. Producer Tom Grant had to wear a bulletproof vest while filming in the war-torn country.
He was unable to capture compelling footage because of familial protocol that forbids a man from entering a home full of women while no husband is present. Thus, Grant was often denied access, Brodsky said.
In many countries, people are hesitant to vaccinate their children against polio because of a distrust of the government. Some civilians believe the vaccination to be "something more sinister like a sterilizing drug" produced to curtail their population, Brodsky explained.
She said she often ran into "the skepticism that some communities have against our government in cooperation with their own government."
"It never occurred to me that U.S. foreign policies could affect young children living in the most densely populated areas," she said.
Although it has been 50 years since the United States developed a vaccination for polio, millions of children abroad remain unprotected.
"Ordinary American people have forgotten polio," Brodsky said. And, although the number of polio cases have been reduced by 99 percent, the highly infectious disease is still very real.
"It really limits the opportunities a child might have as an adult," said Oliver Rosenbauer, a spokesman for the World Health Organization's Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
As part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, 20 million volunteers deliver vaccinations to schools, bus stops and rail stations across the world on a daily basis.
Only four countries had recorded cases of polio in 2008, down from 125 countries 10 years ago, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
This year, there have been 26 recorded cases of polio around the world, compared with 46 people who were infected with polio last year.
"But we're only in mid-February. That doesn't say much," Rosenbauer said.
He said that he is most concerned that a child suffering from polio will have a difficult time integrating into society, building friendships and finding a job.
"So it's much more than just the fact that this child will be physically disabled for the rest of his or her life," he added. "It is the opportunity that is lost from the life they might have led."
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Jackson, the daughter of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, reportedly left a suicide note, took a kitchen knife to her arm and downed 20 ibuprofen pills earlier this week, TMZ reported. She is said to have called a suicide hot line as well.
The 15-year-old, who was rushed to a hospital early Wednesday morning, is now recovering and is said to be "physically fine."
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"Being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are," the family attorney said. "It is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. Paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention. Please respect her privacy and the family's privacy."
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The events are said to have followed Jackson getting upset that she wouldn't be allowed to attend a Marilyn Manson concert Thursday at the Gibson Amphitheatre.
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NEW YORK — The NFL says it will look into whether questions asked of Colorado tight end Nick Kasa at the combine violated any laws or league policies banning employers from inquiring about a possible employee's sexual orientation.
Kasa told ESPN Radio in Denver that during interviews with team officials at the combine in Indianapolis: "(Teams) ask you, like, 'Do you have a girlfriend?' 'Are you married?' 'Do you like girls?'"
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Anaheim, Calif. – Pacific led by 19 points, then had to come from behind to defeat UC Santa Barbara 71-68 in the first round of the Big West Tournament at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Thursday, March 14. With the win, Pacific improved to 20-12 on the season. UC Santa Barbara dropped to 11-20 overall. The Tigers picked up their 20th win for the 14th time in school history.
"We got the bounces right at the end and we'll take advantage of it, rest and be ready to go tomorrow," said Tiger head coach Bob Thomason.
The Tigers opened up a 5-0 lead, after a jumper and a three-pointer from seniors Travis Fulton and Colin Beatty. Fulton scored five more points to give Pacific a 10-3 lead with 14:47 to play in the half. The Gauchos cut the lead to 12-8, then Beatty hit a pair of three-pointers in a 12-0 run to make it a 24-8 Tiger lead with 7:08 to play in the half. A pair of free throws from Michael Bryson made it 27-13, but the Tigers pushed it to a game-high 19 point lead (38-19) after another three-pointer from Beatty with 3:27 to go in the half. Pacific ended the half with a 40-25 lead after shooting 57.7% (15-26) in the first 20 minutes.
Beatty scored Pacific's only four points in a 14-4 UCSB run to start the second half, which tightened the score to 44-39 with 15:33 to play in the game. Beatty hit yet another three-pointer and Fulton scored on a layup to take it back to 10 (49-39), but the Gauchos weren't done. Bryson hit a pair of three-pointers, including one to cap a 12-2 run that tied the game at 51-51 with 12:13 to play. After a pair of free throws from juniors Ross Rivera and Tony Gill, the Tigers went back up by four (55-51). But two more three-pointers from Bryson and Kyle Boswell gave the Gauchos their first lead of the game at 57-55 with 9:59 left. The game was tied six times and the lead changed hands four times from that point forward. Senior Lorenzo McCloud gave the Tigers a 64-63 lead with a layup and free throw at the 3:26 mark. After a free throw from UCSB's Taran Brown evened it at 64-64, McCloud scored again on a layup to give Pacific a 66-64 advantage with 2:11 left. After Bryson evened it again with a pair of free throws, McCloud made one of two free throws and Fulton scored on layup off of a great feed from junior Sama Taku with just :17 seconds to play to make it 69-66. Bryson scored on a dunk with :11 seconds left and the Gauchos needed to foul.
As McCloud dribbled up the sideline, he was fouled by Boswell, but was also called for a technical foul after his right arm made contact with Boswell's head. The officials viewed video of the play to ensure the proper call, which resulted in a lengthy delay. Following the delay, McCloud missed his two free throws and Boswell missed both of his technical free throws as well. The Gauchos retained possession, but Bryson's three-point attempt was off the mark. Beatty, fittingly, secured the rebound and hit a pair of free throws as Pacific held on for the 71-68 win.
Beatty led the Tigers with a career-high 26 points. He hit his first six three-pointers and also led the team with eight rebounds. McCloud added 12 points and Fulton scored 11 points. Bryson scored a career-high 29 points to lead UCSB.
The Tigers shot 45.3% from the field, but it was a tale of two halves. In the first half Pacific was 15-26 (57.7%) and in the second half just 9-27 (33.3%) from the field. UCSB was 9-26 (34.6%) in the first half, but used 10 three-pointers in the second half to make up a big deficit quickly. Pacific had a 36-30 rebounding advantage and used 14 offensive rebounds to outscore UCSB 15-8 in second chance points.
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With her Germany's Next Top Model production crew in tow, Heidi Klum stopped by the Beverly Center in L.A. on Wednesday morning to film the season finale of the show. But it wasn't just work that was on the agenda.
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THIERRY HENRY signed off with a last-ditch winner as Arsenal came from behind to see off Sunderland.
The Frenchman, playing in the final Barclays Premier League game of his loan spell, volleyed home from Andrey Arshavin's injury-time cross to complete a comeback which had begun when Aaron Ramsey had cancelled out James McClean's 70th-minute opener.
Sunderland went into the game defending a five-game unbeaten run
However, the visitors were unhappy with the Irishman, who picked up a loose ball with defender Per Mertesacker writhing on the ground after catching his studs in the turf and fired past keeper Wojciech Szczesny.
It proved a difficult afternoon for the Germany international, who survived first-half appeals for a penalty from the bulk of a crowd of 40,312 in a hard-fought encounter.
Sunderland went into the game defending a five-game unbeaten run and having won nine of the 13 games they had played under manager Martin O'Neill, but knowing they faced one of the toughest tests of that sequence of fixtures.
Arsenal's 7-1 demolition of Blackburn last weekend had not exactly set the alarm bells ringing, but the Black Cats knew they would have to be at their very best to get anything out of the game.
They left the pitch at half-time all square, but firmly believing they should have been in front, not because they dominated the opening 45 minutes, but because they felt they had been done a major injustice.
The Gunners enjoyed the better of the possession, although it was their hosts who created the first real opening when McClean headed Sebastian Larsson's near-post corner over the bar with 11 minutes played.
But with Mikel Arteta anchoring an Arsenal midfield in which Tomas Rosicky ahead of him linked with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott at every opportunity, the visitors were a threat throughout.
However, while they were forced to soak up pressure for much of the first half, the Black Cats rearguard was in no mood to be punctured and 28-goal striker Robin van Persie was kept relatively quiet by his standards with Michael Turner in particular impressive.
The visitors' best chances of the half both fell to England international Walcott, who fired across goal from Van Persie's 23rd-minute pass, and then volleyed harmlessly over on the half-hour from Alex Song's cross.
However, the game erupted into controversy six minutes before the break when O'Neill's men thought they should have been awarded a penalty.
Mertesacker controlled Jack Colback's cross on his chest, but then saw the ball rear up off the turf and hit his arm.
But as the home fans appealed as one, referee Neil Swarbrick waved play on.
The official's stock fell further with the home fans with a minute of the half left to play when he booked Fraizer Campbell for a foul on Van Persie, and he headed for the dressing room at the break to a predictably hostile chorus.
Arsenal controlled the opening stages of the second half too, although again without causing too many problems for the home side.
However, it was Sunderland who went close seven minutes after the restart when, after Craig Gardner's shot from a free-kick move had been blocked, the ball fell to defender John O'Shea, who blazed high over.
But the traffic was largely one way and as Sunderland's efforts to clear their lines grew increasingly desperate, they found themselves retreating deep into their own half.
Sixty-one minutes had elapsed without either keeper having to make a save of any note, but Wojciech Szczesny was called upon twice within as many minutes to deny Gardner as the home side threatened to turn the tide.
First the Pole got down well to turn away the midfielder's left-foot drive, and he then needed to be even more resolute to repel the same player's dipping volley.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger decided enough was enough with 24 minutes left when he replaced Oxlade-Chamberlain with loan signing Henry, but his side fell behind in unfortunate circumstances within four minutes of the Frenchman's arrival.
Mertesacker caught his studs in the turf as he attempted to shepherd a harmless ball back to Szczesny, and as he collapsed to the floor in agony, McClean ran clear to fire past the keeper for his second goal in as many league games.
The Germany international left the field on a stretcher to be replaced by Ramsey, who needed just three minutes to announce his arrival in style.
A loose ball broke to the midfielder 20 yards out and he swivelled to send in a low shot which hit both posts before crossing the line with Mignolet helpless.
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Each of our two styles of aluminium blinds (Standard or Premium with 25mm slats) has a timeless appeal. Plus they give you the flexibility to match the interior design style you've selected for your home.
Our 3-Day Express Aluminium Venetian Blinds give you the same factory-direct-quality and attention-to-detail but with High-Priority Speed. Using your selected fabric colour we precision-manufacture your new Aluminium Venetian blinds in just three working days and dispatch them to you on the fourth (naturally, we cannot make or send the blinds on weekends or public holidays). Plus delivery time 1-6 working days.
Please note that express delivery times are estimated and orders going to Tasmania must allow extra shipping time.
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|Blind colour:
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|24mm high x 25mm deep
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|Cord cleats
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|Blind, fixing brackets, cord cleat, installation instructions, (hold down clips available upon request please add to comment section during checkout)
No matter what type of blind you require, measuring your windows is easy with our simple instructions.
When the blinds are required to fit inside the window recess.
Select this option if you wish to supply the size of the recess into which the blinds will fit. To provide this measurement, select "inside recess" as the measurement option. This will require measurement of the window in 3 places, as shown to the right; please provide us with the smallest measurement.
On all blinds except Roller Blinds and Vision Blinds we will deduct a small amount to ensure the blinds clear the sides and bottom of the recess, allowing for correct operation. We will make a deduction of 10mm from the width, 5mm off each side and up to 10mm from the drop. On Roller Blinds and Vision Blinds we only allow approximately 2mm deduction on width measurement as this will lessen the fabric gap.
This is a guide with an understanding that the minimum depth for the bracket may mean that the blinds and bracket will sit outside the window recess.
|Roller Blinds
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|Double Roller Blinds
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|Vertical Blinds 89mm
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|Vertical Blinds 127mm
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|Timber-look Nova Blinds
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|Cedar Venetian Blinds
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|Vision Blinds
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When the blinds are required to hang outside the window recess.
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Depending on if your blind is face fit or recess fit place the brackets in position and with a pencil mark the surface of the wall or window recess for drilling. Brackets should be positioned at each end of the head rail avoiding internal controls. On larger blinds one or more central support brackets are required.
When you are happy that you have correct positions for the brackets pre drill the screw holes and fix brackets securely.
To fix the blind in position, gently push the head rail onto the front hooks of the bracket (this is the plastic sprung insert) Push inwards and twist the back of the head rail upwards in one motion. The head rail will snap into position.
Secure the safety cleat supplied, firmly to the wall at least 1.6m up from the floor to avoid a choking hazard. It is important to keep chains and cords safely away from children your new blind will have a safety warning tag attached please read carefully and do not remove.
To operate your new blind use cord control to lift and lower, using a steady tension and movement and avoid jerking or tugging of the cords.
No, we are an online supplier only, all our customers do the installing themselves.
Yes, on our website you can order free samples and we will ship it for free.
Yes we can supply those please make note of this in the comment section of your order.
You can organise to send your blinds back if they are too large. We can trim them down for a small fee.
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LaCie's Little Big Disk now comes in Thunderbolt
Subject: Storage | January 20, 2012 - 01:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: thunderbolt, LaCie, Little Big Disk, ssd, external drive
Thunderbolts and lightning have been gracing the front page of PC Perspective for a while now, the new external interfaces are well described but there is a lack of products on the market to review. Hopefully that will change soon as there is little point of having an interface with nothing to plug into it. LaCie is one of the few to have actually managed to get a product to market, a Thunderbolt connected external 240GB SSD version of their Little Big Disk. It was certainly fast in the testing that TechReviewSource performed but it does leave one with a question, who needs to back up 200GB in a big hurry and is willing to spend over $900 for the ability to do so?
"The LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt (240GB SSD) is currently the least expensive way to obtain Thunderbolt speeds for your late-model Mac. It's half the price of the Promise Pegasus R6, the only other Thunderbolt drive on the market, but that doesn't mean it's cheap."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Solid State Drive Roundup @ circuitREMIX
- Patriot Pyro SE 240GB Solid State Drive @ Tweaktown
- Super Talent TeraDrive Nova 240GB SATA 3 @ SSD Review
- Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB SSD @ techPowerUp
- Corsair Performance Pro 256GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks
- RAID 0 of SSDs: Two Kingston HyperX 120 GB SSDs vs. Kingston HyperX 240 GB SSD @ X-bit Labs
- Seagate Momentus XT 750GB SATA III Hybrid Disk Drive Review @ Real World Labs
- Thecus N5500 5 Bay NAS Server Review @ Legit Reviews
- Super Talent USB 3.0 DataGuardian 32GB Flash Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- Wireless Storage: Kingston Wi-Drive 16 GB & Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500 GB @ Bjorn3D
- Verbatim USB3.0 SuperSpeed external HDD with controller card @ Metku
- Kingston DT 109 @ Hardwarebistro


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Last updated: December 26, 2012
Join us in for a breast cancer genomics talk by Stanley Lipkowitz, NCI
Join us in for a breast cancer genomics talk by Stanley Lipkowitz, NCI
By Jeannine Mjoseth
Deputy Communications Chief, NHGRI
On Feb. 3, 2012, Stanley Lipkowitz, M.D., Ph.D., senior investigator in the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will present, "An Introduction to Genomics: Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment." His lecture is part of the Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in collaboration with Suburban Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medical School.
Dr. Lipkowitz will introduce the genomic characterization of breast cancer as currently used in the clinic to define breast cancer subtypes, stratify risk and determine treatment. He will also discuss how genomics are likely to impact the future management of breast cancer. Attendees will learn:
- The types of genomic tests currently in use or being developed for characterization of breast cancer.
- How these tests can be used to characterize breast cancer.
- How these tests can be used to stratify risk and determine treatment.
Each lecture takes place at Suburban Hospital's lower level auditorium at 8600 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, Md. All are welcome to the hour-long lectures, which begin at 8 a.m. on the first Friday of the month through June 2012. Refreshments will be served before the lecture and parking is free.
The lectures will be recorded and posted at a later date on GenomeTV, NHGRI's YouTube channel, at www.youtube.com/user/GenomeTV. Advanced registration is not required; however, those requesting continuing medical education (CME) credits are asked to sign in.
For more information about the lecture series, please contact Susan Laine at Suburban Hospital, email@example.com, or Alice Bailey at NHGRI, email@example.com.


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Jonathan Bayard Smith was a delegate from Pennsylvania.
Jonathan Bayard Smith was a Protestant Christian (as were 98% of the signers of the Articles of Confederation). Additional research is needed about his religious life, as we have not yet identified his denominational affiliation or gathered information about the nature and extent of his religiosity.


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A patternDefintion element requires a patternFile attribute and has an optional validator_class attribute.
A patternDefintion element requires a patternFile attribute and has an optional validator_class attribute.
The patternFile is really the key to the pattern - it is an
The patternFile is really the key to the pattern - it is an file that must conform to the schema http://org.eclipse.tigerstripe/xml/tigerstripeCreationPattern/v1-0 - can be found in the tigerstripebase plugin in the resources/schemas folder.
Key components of the patternFile are :
Key components of the patternFile are :
*patternName - This is the Id by which you can disable any pattern.
*patternName - This is the Id by which you can disable any pattern.
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< To: Tigerstripe Extension Points
- Full name : org.eclipse.tigerstripe.workbench.base.creationPatterns
- Purpose : The creationPatterns extension is used to specify the items that appear in the list of "new Artifacts" that can be created from the dropdown list in the Tigerstripe toolbar, from the Tigerstripe Explorer and from class diagrams. All of the existing creation options are specified using this extension point.
In the extension, there are some properties of the tool athat will appear in teh ui - such as the Label, the icon, a description and so on. In addition the extension specifes the type of artifact to be created using the tool, and you may optionally specify additional details about the artifact that will be created - this could be used to apply some default Stereotypes, some specific Annotations, even to add "mandatory" fields to all Entities.
Finally the extension allows for some additional wizard validation logic to be used to prevent or warn users if the values they enter in a wizard do not conform to expectations.
When used with the customNaming, customAuditRule, customArtifactMetadata and labelDecoartor extension points the look and feel of Tigerstripe can be changed significantly to be steered towards a specifc user domain.
(Note the creationPatterns can also be used to specify Project creation patterns).
- Usage : The actual extension defines two elements. The first (patternDefintion) is for the definition of a new pattern, and the second (disabledPattern) allows patterns to be disabled. This latter point is useful if you want to disable a builtin pattern, thus forcing users to always use one of your patterns.
A disabledPattern just requires the id of the pattern to be disabled. The builtin patterns are named org.eclipse.tigerstripe.workbench.base.xxxx where xxx is ManagedEntity, Association, Project etc. (Note upper case first letter).
A patternDefintion element requires a patternFile attribute and has an optional validator_class attribute.
The patternFile is really the key to the pattern - it is an XML file that must conform to the schema http://org.eclipse.tigerstripe/xml/tigerstripeCreationPattern/v1-0 - this can be found in the org.eclipse.tigerstripe.workbench.base plugin in the resources/schemas folder. Key components of the patternFile are :
- patternName - This is the Id by which you can disable any pattern.
- uiLabel - This is the text that will be used in the diagranm palette or toolbar tooltip.
- patternType - This must be one of project, relation or node. A project pattern is hopefully self explanatory. Relation patterns should be used for creating Associations, AssociationClasse and Dependencies only. Relation patterns do not appear in the diagram palette, but can be used when dragging and dropping connections in a diagram. Conversely, node patterns do appear in the palette.
- iconPath - This should point to the icon to be used in the toolbar/palette fro this pattern.
- disabledIconPath - Not used at present.
- index - This is used to control the order in which items appear in the various locations (palette, toolbar etc). The builtin artifact patterns have index numbers from 1000 to 2000 at intervals of 100. Lower numbers will appear at the top of the list. Any patter without an index will be added to the end of the list as it is discovered ( this could result in an unpredictable order if you have creationPatterns defined in more than one plugin).
- description - This text will appear in the wizard as a hint to a user.
- artifact/project - this is a definition of the artifact to be created. It reuses the tigerstripeExportFormat http://org.eclipse.tigerstripe/xml/tigerstripeExport/v2-0 (NB at version 2.0). This can be found in the same location as the pattern schema above.
NOTE: When using the creationPatterns in conjunction with a customNaming rule, any item in the artifact (eg fields, association ends etc) that have an empty name attribute will use the customNaming rule. If a name is provided in the pattern then that will be used.
A validator_class if specified must point to a class that implements IPatternBasedWizardValidator. For a node Pattern, the validator class validate(..) method will be called using the pattern, name, package and superClass form the wizard. In the case of a Relation Pattern, the ends are sent as well. (A Validator makes no real sense for project Patterns). The validator should return an array of IStatus with any problems. You can use this approach to enforce naming rules (but remember a user can always change the names later, so a customAudit rule is still recommended here).
- Example :
This is an example of the plugin.xml entry for a creationPattern
<extension point="org.eclipse.tigerstripe.workbench.base.creationPatterns"> <patternDefinition patternFile="resources/patterns/PreliminaryEntity.xml" validator_class="org.eclispe.tigerstripe.entityValidator"> </patternDefinition> .....
The top of pattern xml File might look like this
<pattern:creationPattern patternName="com.test.PreliminaryAssoc" uiLabel="Preliminary Association" patternType="relation" iconPath="resources/patterns/icons/entity_te_p.gif" disabledIconPath="resources/patterns/icons/entity_te_p.gif" xmlns:pattern="http://org.eclipse.tigerstripe/xml/tigerstripeCreationPattern/v1-0" xmlns:ts="http://org.eclipse.tigerstripe/xml/tigerstripeExport/v2-0"> <pattern:description>Create a new Preliminary Association</pattern:description> <ts:artifact name="com.cisco.wobble" artifactType="org.eclipse.tigerstripe.workbench.model.deprecated_.IAssociationArtifact" isAbstract="true" ....
The validate method for use in a Relation Pattern could look like this:
/** * name should be pattern XxxxToYyyyConnection where the end names are A=Xxxx and Z=Yyyy */ public IStatus[] validate(IRelationPattern pattern, String artifactName, String artifactPackage, String extendedArtifactFQN, String endFQN, String endFQN2) { StatusInfo status = new StatusInfo(); String aEndName = endFQN.substring(endFQN.lastIndexOf(".")+1); String zEndName = endFQN2.substring(endFQN2.lastIndexOf(".")+1); String goodName = aEndName+"To"+zEndName+"Connection"; if (! artifactName.equals(goodName)){ status.setWarning("Name should be pattern XxxxToYyyyConnection where the end names are A=Xxxx and Z=Yyyy"); IStatus[] allStatuses = new IStatus[1]; allStatuses[0] = status; return allStatuses; } return null; }
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Kinloch, Missouri Fire Protection District Chief Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges
St. Louis, MO -The Fire Chief for the Kinloch Fire Protection District, Darran Kelley, was arrested earlier today on warrants issued as a result of a federal grand jury indictment which was filed on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, charging Kelley with the unauthorized use of more than $140,000 of District funds from January 2007 to January 11, 2013. The indictment also charges Kelley with making a false statement relative to his receipt of Social Security disability payments. Kelley has been the District Fire Chief since 2002.
According to the indictment, the Kinloch Fire Protection District maintained a District banking account for the receipt and disbursement of District funds. From January 2007 through January 2013, the District received approximately $160,361 in tax revenues from St. Louis County, Missouri; the City of Kinloch distributed city funds to the District's bank account for payroll and operations of the District. The indictment alleges that it was a part of Kelley's scheme that on one or more occasions he made unauthorized cash withdrawals from the District's bank account for his own personal use, including for the purchase of various personal items and for gambling at several casinos in the St. Louis area that were unrelated to the legitimate operations of the District. It was a further part of Kelley's scheme that on one or more occasions he made unauthorized transfers of funds from the District's bank account to pay for charges on his own personal Mastercard credit card, which were unrelated to the legitimate operations of the District.
In June 2010, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the District a grant of $237,500 to cover 95% of the $250,000 total cost of a fire engine, based upon an application submitted by Kelley. The City of Kinloch also distributed $15,000 of city funds to the District to cover the District's responsibility to pay 5% of the cost of the fire engine. The indictment alleges that some of these funds were later used by Kelley to purchase personal items and for gambling at several casinos. The indictment alleges that during April 2011, it was widely reported by the St. Louis area media that the District was unable to pay the insurance premium due on the newly purchased fire engine. The premium then due was reported to be approximately $2,322. Numerous private citizens saw the media reports and made donations to the District to pay for the insurance premium, which donations totaled well in excess of the premium then due. Kelley paid the insurer $2,322, and the remaining donated funds were retained in the District's bank account and later used by Kelley to purchase personal items and for gambling at several area casinos. While Kelley engaged in the unauthorized use of District funds, there were substantial outstanding bills from AmerenUE for electric service, American Water for water service, to AT&T for telephone and communications services and to North Central County Fire Alarm System for dispatch services, radios and pagers. Many of these bills went unpaid as a result of his alleged criminal conduct and some of the necessary services were reduced or cut off due to non-payment.
The indictment also alleges that beginning on August 15, 2000, Kelley began receiving monthly disability benefit payments through the Social Security Administration pursuant to his application for benefits relative to a personal medical condition. Following his initial application, and in order for the Social Security Administration to determine his continued eligibility for disability benefits, he was required to immediately report any work and income, and to periodically verify his continued disability and report any work on Continuing Disability Review Reports. The indictment alleges that Kelley failed to truthfully report his work for the Kinloch Fire Protection District, and his income from that work to the Social Security Administration. The indictment states that on July 26, 2011, Kelley made a false statement on his Continuing Disability Review Report by stating that he had not worked since April 1, 2006, the date of his last medical disability decision, when in fact, he had been working as the paid Chief of the Kinloch Fire Protection District during that period of time. Kelley was paid a salary of approximately $640 every two weeks until December, 2011.
DARRAN KELLEY, Ferguson, MO, was indicted by a federal grand jury on three felony counts of wire fraud, one felony count of federal program theft and one felony count of making false statements.
If convicted, each count of wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000; federal program theft carries a maximum of 10 years prison and/or fines up to $250,000; and false statement carries a maximum of five years prison and/or fines up to $250,000. In determining the actual sentences, a Judge is required to consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide recommended sentencing ranges.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the St. Louis County Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Hal Goldsmith is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
As is always the case, charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.


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intro: Slow days of summer? Not in tech. While New York City lit up its phone booths with WiFi, Yahoo Voice users scrambled to change their passwords, and Uber was offering ice cream trucks on demand, a number of gadgets were also being released.
For all those who dreamed of the day the Furby would be unleashed again, your wishes are now a reality. The powers that be have decided to reboot that creepy '90s throwback. This week also heralds the debut of a couple new Android phones from T-Mobile, new all-in-one PCs from HP, a treadmill desk, and a video game console that's taken the Internet by storm.
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quicklist: 1 title:Furby text: Hasbro, the maker of the Furby, is re-launching its hugely popular toy with some 21st century twists. The most noticeable update will be Furby's new bright LED eyes. If Furby is happy heart graphics will appear in his eyes, if he gets all hot and bothered flames pop up. And the new Furby also loves the iPad. Using a Furby iPad app, you can feed Furby by swiping digital food into its mouth. The app can also translate Furbish to English. Unfortunately, like its 90s predecessor, the new and "improved" Furby can't be shut off; the only time parents will be free of the chatty creature is when it goes to sleep / their child stops playing with it. The new and improved Furby goes on sale this September for an estimated retail price of $60. Check out our first look. (Furby)
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quicklist: 2 title: T-Mobile myTouch text: Looking for some budget Android phones? T-Mobile is adding to their myTouch series with the myTouch and the myTouch Q. The phones sport 4-inch WVGA screens, 4GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel rear-facing cameras, and a microSD expansion slot. The two phones are basically the same, save for the fact that the myTouch Q offers up a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Disappointingly, the phones will be running Android 2.3, which in our mind, is like running a brand new computer on MS DOS. The myTouch and myTouch Q arrive in stores August 8 for $50. (T-Mobile)
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quicklist: 3 title: TR1200-DT Treadmill text: If someone told us that one-day we could do our office work and get in shape at the same time, we would have laughed. Well, fellow workaholic workout enthusiasts, you can finally have it all. The folks over at LifeSpan have brought out the TR1200-DT Treadmill. Complete with a spacious 46.5 x 31-inch workspace, workers can shed the pounds as they finish spreadsheets or write up the weekly TPS reports. They say sitting all day is bad, but for an estimated retail price of $1,299 (on sale from $1,999), this product might cater to those with slightly deeper pockets. (LifeSpan)
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quicklist: 4 title: OUYA Gaming Console text: OUYA has started a Kickstarter campaign for their new $99 OUYA "hackable" indie-gaming console. Within 24 hours, the campaign raised almost $4 million, and promise to launch a gaming revolution throughout the industry. With a "Hack Me" challenge issued by the developers, anyone can come in and create their own games, as well as customize the new console. Hardware and software hackers alike will indeed go to town on the Android powered machine. OUYA's creators hope to bring the same creativity seen on mobile devices straight to your living room TV. Look for this technological gem this February. (Ouya)
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quicklist: 5 title: HP All-In-One Computers text: Finally, this week HP has unveiled four new all-in-on PCs. All four PCs have Intel's latest processors, but two of them are going to be geared to business. The Elite 8300 will have a 23-inch screen, optional touch screen capabilities, as well as a two-megapixel webcam and dual microphones. The HP Compaq Pro 6300 is slightly smaller, with a 21.5-inch screen and no option for a touch screen upgrade. To make up for it, the 6300 does come with some nifty facial recognition hardware and encryption software. The Elite 8300 will retail between $879-$929, while the Compaq Pro will start at $799. Both are slated for release in September. (HP)
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Adds a fourth mythology, the Atlanteans, to the existing Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythologies in Age of Mythology. A new single-player campaign will add yet another chapter to the expansive panoply of ancient folklore along with the addition of new scenarios. Atlantean players will be able to call upon the might of the Titan gods (such as Atlas and Cronus) multiple times throughout the game, and may also upgrade human units to heroes. The expansion pack will introduce 12 new god powers, 15 new human units and 12 formidable myth units to the game.
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