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One of the funniest things about the Stanley Cup's summer trips with the Bruins, at least to me, is how many hometowns of their biggest rivals the sports world's greatest trophy gets to visit.
Last week, Tyler Seguin, Shawn Thornton and others toured the Cup around the Toronto area, where the rival Maple Leafs haven't won since 1967. And this week assistant coach Doug Jarvis, head coach Claude Julien, general manager Peter Chiarelli and others got to take the Cup around the Ottawa area. The Senators, in their current incarnation, have never won the Cup.
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun today details the travels of the Cup. Here's a little bit of what Garrioch wrote:
While the Brockville Police had a chance to catch a glimpse Wednesday with assistant coach Doug Jarvis, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli will take Lord Stanley's mug to Ottawa University Friday for one of its few public appearances at 10 a.m.
"The way people react to the Cup is really neat to watch," said Chiarelli. "People just seem to flock to it. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the history. Maybe it's the names. Maybe it's because people know how hard the journey is to win it."
A graduate of the University of Ottawa's law school, Chiarelli wanted to give back by bringing it to his alma mater. And it happens to be his 48th birthday.
After posing for a photo at the university, Chiarelli's also going to stop by the Corona Gymnastics Club in Nepean with his wife Alicia, along with children Talia and Cameron, who were all active at the club.
"We want some private moments with family and friends, but we also felt it was important to share it publicly as well," said Chiarelli.
The Cup days sound like they've all gone great. It's just funny that unlike players on other teams that might not have as much bad blood with the big-name teams that reside in the cities the players hail from, the Bruins kind of get to take a victory lap in areas they've conquered as both Cup and Northeast Division champs.


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Vallort receives ASHRAE Fellow award
James Vallort, a senior VP at ESD, received the ASHRAE Fellow Award at the society's Winter Conference in New York.
James Vallort, Senior Vice President and Group Leader of Controls, Energy + Eco, and Commissioning at ESD (Environmental Systems Design Inc.), was presented with the ASHRAE Fellow Award at the society's Winter Conference in New York.
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Green Lantern (UK - DVD R2)
In brightest day, in blackest night Marcus thinks the GL movie is a load of..
Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is a cocky test pilot who takes too many chances in a plane but not all that many in his life. His life is about to change. Discovering the wrecked ship of dying purple alien Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison) the mysterious other worlder passes Hal a green power ring and tells him that the ring has chosen him to be a Green Lantern. Soon Hal is shooting off to space with the aid of the new ring's powers and he meets the rest of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic force for good and it's explained to him that with this ring he must protect his sector (Earth) and if he can overcome fear, his abilities combined with his ring's power are limitless.
Warner Bros. finally taking the bull by the horns and creating a DC Comics movie that isn't Batman or Superman is a bloody long time coming. Why this didn't happen after Superman was huge in the seventies or after Batman was huge from the eighties onwards is beyond me. Especially when the X-Men kicked the superhero movie doors in in 2000 and Marvel Comics adaptations starting to come at us every year. Anyway they finally did it and Green Lantern with all his space battles and funky powers seemed a pretty good place for a starting point.
The build up to this movie was a series of hits and misses. Ryan Reynolds getting cast was a great idea. He just looks right - he has Hal's hair after all. The reveal of the all computer generated suit however was a massive head scratcher. The sort of organic look to it and how skinny fit it is made for an odd design choice for me and anyone that winces every time they see the clone troopers in Revenge of the Sith walking around with a real Temuera Morrison head and computer generated body knows of the odd visuals this combination can create. Not to mention the eyes that most of the time make Hal look cross-eyed or blind and the actual mask covering most of the nose as well. It's just a bad design all round. Also the reveal that Parallax was going to be the main villain didn't sit right with me, mainly because I hate all there is to hate about Parralax (post it being Hal's bad guy name) which I've aired in previous Green Lantern animated movie reviews but this was a personal thing. Blake Lively was a welcome addition to the casting (if only for eye candy), Tim Robbins being cast seemed like it could work and of course the big forehead, dodgy moustache combo with Peter Sarsgaard was immediately odd. So a year or so later and after a rousing and uber cool delivery of the Green Lantern oath at Comic-con from Reynolds, what's the final result?
Let's take this step by step. MILD SPOILERS AHEAD FOLKS - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! The kinetic opening with Abin Sur in space is some fun stuff and Hal seems a cool guy in his test pilot scenes. Everything seems to be coming together quite nicely and setting the scene. The jet crash doesn't result in Hal finding the downed space ship and being handed the ring, which seems very odd, instead we get some family stuff (that never comes up again) and then whoosh out of nowhere Hal has a green sphere of light around him and he's being whisked off to the crash site. Okay, so this makes the bits between the plane crash and now seem totally pointless but it's still all good superhero stuff thus far. Next up, coming to terms with the ring, which Reynolds carries with his dramatic guy/comedic guy routine pretty well even if the white eyes switch is dumb. The trip to Oa opens the story right up and offers up a hint of what a good sequel might be able to muster up but I have to say Reynolds makes all this feel undramatic and a little goofy especially against Mark Strong's solid take on Sinestro. Moving through the other cast input, Blake Lively continuously looks great doing nothing and I find it funny that even Hal's best friend played by the brutally underused Taika Waititi even takes a pop at how weak the show of the ring's power is in its first public appearance (way to take a pop at the film's weaknesses screenwriters). However the real silliness begins with just how much suspension of belief you need to accept that Peter Sarsgaard is Tim Robbin's son all while he looks ten years older than anyone in the film.
If I'm honest I thought I lost the will to carry on long before now on my first viewing back in the summer but I was quite surprised that I was still pretty much enjoying Green Lantern a good hour into the runtime. Then comes the party scene and the first public reveal of Green Lantern and its pretty much downhill from there. Peter Sarsgaard's baddie is terrible. Utterly utterly terrible and proves without a doubt that a superhero flick is only as good as its villain, so the uphill struggle begins. Every scene with Sarsgaard sucks. When he fights Hal, when his head gets bigger, when no one freaks out over his new deformities, everything feels campy and pure nonsense so by the time the CG overkill of the finale comes around and Parralax rolls up again I've just given up caring and the mixture of weak drama, dull action and losing all interest in the plot. It's a shame that Green Lantern himself doesn't step up to win it back.
I'm not saying Ryan Reynolds is always brilliant, he's not, but he's usually quite reliable and being handed a potentially massive franchise like this seemed like this could be his time to shine. The story tries to lay all this weight at his door about being a man full of fear and overcoming it but he never feels afraid. I mean he meets a dying alien, he shoots off to space in a green sphere, he meets thousands of other aliens and gets picked on by Kilowog. Sinestro gives him the stink eye all the time, he becomes part of the Corps, he comes back and makes terrible constructs with his new power ring and in amongst all this he's cracking one liners and cocky comebacks like the Ryan Reynolds we all know. Seriously this man feels unphased by all this new crazy ass stuff in his life so to then say he's failing because of fear is bloody ridiculous. It's even more ridiculous when he then schools the little blue dudes about how he knows fear and tries to give a rousing speech.
Really this is what kills the Green Lantern movie dead. There's no real drama, there's no real weight and in the centre you have chipper Hal Jordan taking nothing seriously and not really coming off as a hero to take seriously either. Now with all that said I can't claim to be the biggest Hal Jordan expert. Don't get me wrong I love Hal but my fondest attachments to him are made up of him going rogue, then going really balls out bad during Zero Hour and beyond and then the odd arc where he meets up with then new Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner. I don't really have enough experience with full working Green Lantern Hal to know for sure if this depiction is based on any sort of comic book blueprint or what not (judging by GL in the new DC 52 Justice League #1 he does seem a bit of a douche - so maybe this movie version was intentional). All I'm saying is in a movie world where characters like Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and of course Batman are all adapted for a modern audience Green Lantern aims low and this movie feels much more like those nineties superhero flicks that went straight to video or TV ( Flash, Steel, Justice League) and distinctly out of touch with our current riding high superhero movies.
I mentioned Batman and Robin before but the film actually looks more like Batman Forever. The electric green colours against black backdrops and big bright neon colouring make this entire movie feel pretty goofy. It's not all that way as before the ring shows up the bright colours are warm and make for a pretty looking popcorn flick. As for the presentation for the DVD, the chasm between good DVD and good Blu-ray seems to be widening. This DVD looks awful for the most part. It's too dark, detail is thin even in well lit close ups and some of the special effects here look awful (though I'm sure the Blu-ray probably makes that element worse).
Other than the standard definition issues, the image appears grain free, has a nice palette of bright colours and keeps a hold of them pretty well. It's just the darkness of the image and the total lack of pop that just makes this presentation looks dated and pretty unimpressive.
Well the wannabe Superman score is mediocre but it sounds pretty great on the track. Music sits balanced and doesn't stay confirmed to the rear speakers. Dialogue is clear, effects sound punchy and strong and there's a few added layers that produce a bit more spark to the sounds of the ring. That said, ambience is pretty thin and other than a few moments there's not much in the way of widespread action across speakers so while it's a strong track it's not a very active one.
This big budget summer movie not only disappointed on the big screen it continues to disappoint on home release. While the Blu-ray has a selection of extras, the DVD offfers up almost nothing.
The preview of the Green Lantern Animated Series (06:12) doesn't do much to impress and the preview of the Justice League #1 shows off the DC 52 comic in a good little motion comic-ish form zooming in from panel to panel.
The Green Lantern movie isn't the worst film of the year but it's certainly one of the most disappointing. The first step in the DC Universe's attempts to catch up with the ever expanding Marvel movie universe and any hope of a Justice League movie being anything to get excited about feels more like we've gone back a step to the boring Batman Forever days as opposed to trying to match The Dark Knight. This movie is just a bit dull. Not at first but the last act just washed over me with raging indifference (even if the yellow ringed Sinestro teaser in the credits made me lift an interested eyebrow for the sequel). Kids might go for it a bit more than adults (mine didn't and they love superheroes) but somehow Green Lantern feels under-served here and treated as a gag that no one could muster up a bit of dramatic backbone for.
As for the disc, it's pretty standard DVD stuff with some strong colours visually and good but not all that exciting audio. As for the features, there ain't any specific to the movie and the two teasers for other DC projects are pretty weak.
Review by Marcus Doidge
ChristopherM Member Join Date: October 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2
As I mentioned on the R1 announcement thread, online retailers are advertising the Hong Kong Region 3 DVD release as being a 2-disc edition. Does anybody know if that edition includes the (supposedly better) extended cut?
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
The extended cut isn't any better.
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Warner are notorious for putting out cr*p quality DVDs to make the Blu copies look a more enticing prospect, and this really started with Order of the Phoenix, and hasn't let up since.
As for the Green Lantern, we'll wait until it hits the bargain bins. Jesus, if Martin Campbell couldn't get the character and format to work, then there is precious little chance of anyone else doing so.
As for the Green Lantern, we'll wait until it hits the bargain bins. Jesus, if Martin Campbell couldn't get the character and format to work, then there is precious little chance of anyone else doing so.
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I was just wondering, I hate to spam the comment section, but can someone tell me why the UK gets Dvd/Blu-Ray giveaways and not the US?
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Disc Details
Release Date: 17th October 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, English (With Descriptive Service) Dolby Digital 5.1 ItalianItalian
Subtitles: English, Italian, Dansk, Suomi, Islenska, Norsk, Svenska
Extras: Green Lantern Animated teaser, Justice League #1 Teaser
Easter Egg: No
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Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong
Genre: Action, Drama and Fantasy
Length: 108 minutes
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The 2013 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament returns to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for the fourth time. The five-day tournament tips-off on Wednesday, March 13, and runs through Sunday, March 17.
A limited number of reserved books for the 2013 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament are on sale through www.SECsports.com. Several institutions have released additional tickets to the general public. Fans can log onto the ticket page of www.SECsports.com and follow the links to the institutions' websites for purchase.
Additionally, tickets for Session One of the tournament are currently on sale for $15 each and are valid for 300-Level general admission seating only.
This will be the fourth time that the arena has served as the host of the SEC Tournament, having also hosted in 2001, 2006 and 2010. Also the home of the NHL's Nashville Predators, Bridgestone Arena has the distinction of being one of the busiest venues in the Unites States over the past decade and a half, hosting more than 18 million guests during that time. Seating capacity is approximately 18,160 for basketball games.
The winner of the 13-game tournament receives the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds are determined by the 18-game conference schedule during the regular season. Teams are seeded 1-14 based on their regular season conference finish.
FIRST ROUND - March 13 (Wednesday)
Game 1 #12 South Carolina vs. #13 Mississippi State [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m. CT
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W.R. Inge once described worry as "interest paid on trouble before it comes due." When Stephen Curry disappeared into the locker room 12 minutes into his 2012-13 season, Warriors fans had good reason to worry. Speculation over the point guard's ankles overshadowed the Warriors 83-80 win over the Jazz, and will continue to be the dominant story of the season until Curry proves he can stay on the court. While the post-game reports of ankle soreness aren't cause for panic — lots of NBA players manage soreness in their surgically repaired joints — Warriors fans may just be cringing in anticipation of trouble not yet come due.
The Warriors' caution with Stephen Curry is understandable on one level — they watched him go down repeatedly last season as he tried to tough his way through ankle and foot problems. But on the other hand, without a clear diagnosis for what exactly went wrong with Curry's ankles and feet last year, it's not clear that keeping him off the court for his first preseason game and three-fourths of his second is protecting him from anything. The soreness Curry felt might be a sign of future problems — or it could just be a natural side effect of playing competitive basketball for the first time in nearly nine months. Hopefully the soreness was from the latter cause and Curry will regain faith in his body the more he plays and survives. The preseason should give him an opportunity to play himself back into shape, both physically and mentally. The worst scenario for the Warriors — short of another Curry injury — would be entering the season not knowing on any given night or even quarter whether Curry will be able to go. He needs to use preseason to play his way through this uncertainty.
But apart from the Curry drama, the Warriors fans in attendance for the team's first home preseason game were treated to some encouraging performances. While the minutes were high for starters, this game was as much a sales pitch to fans (many in the building on free tickets) as it was a chance to test out bubble players. I expect their minutes to be lower on Thursday and for the remaining preseason road games. Additionally, with Kent Bazemore looking good in his Sunday debut, the roster of 15 may already be set. That lack of training camp roster-juggling should allow the Warriors to focus more on building chemistry and settling rotations than figuring out who makes the final cuts.
The Warriors went 12 deep into the rotation. I'll do the same for my first in-person recap of the year:
Stephen Curry — While the ink spilled over Curry on Tuesday will concern what happened on the bench and locker room, his minutes on the court were encouraging. He did a great job getting others involved in the offense on a series of well-executed plays resulting in easy buckets. He commanded the offense instead of simply waiting for things to develop. On defense, he looked a little slow laterally — potentially a conditioning issue and hopefully not an ankle-trust or soreness issue — but generally worked hard to stay in front of his man.
Festus Ezeli — Andrew Bogut might have taught the Warriors rookie a few tricks. When the Warriors secured Ezeli with the last pick in the first round, this is precisely the type of physical, defensively-focused game they hoped to get from him. He banged all night against the Jazz's strong and large front line. He swatted away a few shots with perfectly timed blocks and changed quite a few other shots. It felt like he got more than 7 rebounds — probably because David Lee and others benefitted from some of Ezeli's space clearing box outs. He even showed nice hands on the offensive end, scoring off a couple of pinpoint passes. If Ezeli can keep this up, Biedrins may not be looking at just a demotion in the depth chart, but a trip to the inactive list.
Harrison Barnes — I didn't see enough of Barnes in college or the summer league to be able to pick out whether he's added new elements to his game, but one change is obvious. Barnes has added some serious muscle since June, and was willing to use it Monday night against Utah. He exploded to the basket and threw down two dunks in traffic. He bounced off a few bodies on other interior attempts, getting good looks on all of them. We haven't seen evidence of a consistent mid-range shot yet over the first two games, but Barnes has demonstrated that he won't need to depend on jumpers to make a difference on offense. His aggressiveness is tremendously encouraging. On defense, Barnes didn't command attention and respect like Ezeli, but he also didn't make any boneheaded rookie errors. He carries himself with maturity when he's on the court. Jackson may have a hard choice to make on the small forward starter in a few weeks if Barnes keeps up this level of play.
Brandon Rush — Not to be outdone by the rookie, Rush had a characteristically efficient game. His points weren't particularly flashy, but they game on a variety of busted plays and scrambling situations where he functioned as the final safety valve, a steady hand ready to knock down a shot. I think Rush's best spot ultimately will be coming off the bench — not because he couldn't start, but because his consistency is particularly important with the second unit. Rush is going to have some big nights this season at the expense of second-string forwards and guards who lose track of him.
Charles Jenkins — The forgotten man of the Warriors' camp put up a performance to remember during the second half of Monday's game. With Curry's (hopeful) return and Jack's addition, it's unclear what role the Warriors will find for Jenkins. But rather than worrying about that, the sophomore point guard is simply making himself difficult to keep off the court. He's done an excellent job running the offense two nights in a row. Against the Jazz, he also picked up with his mid-range jumper where he left off last season — draining them at an eye-popping rate. He still needs to find a way to use his strength to get to the rim or the line, and he'll have a hard time against taller opponents, but so far in this young season Jenkins looks like the quintessential all-around utility guard.
David Lee — He logged 36 minutes and dropped some impressive numbers, but it was a typical David Lee game where the numbers didn't tell the whole story. He played his best on offense facing the basket, but made some bad decisions when pulling up from the perimeter. He was active in scrapping for possessions, but also sloppy with the ball himself several times. His defense against the Jazz front line was good enough, but it wasn't until Ezeli asserted himself that the Jazz fully retreated out of the paint. It's nearly a cliche at this point that Lee will benefit from having better players around him, but he also needs to adapt his game to compliment those better players. Lee's 2012-13 season needs to be about having a positive impact on the game, not just loading up the box score with big numbers.
Carl Landry — The Warriors' back-up power forward gave, in 25 minutes, a perfect summation of the best and worst parts of his game. He scored four out of four times from the paint, including on a couple of high-degree-of-difficulty moves. He missed all five of his shots outside of the paint, and three of his four second half shots were from the perimeter. He did a nice job rebounding, but struggled to get to the glass and on defense when the Jazz rolled out their biggest and toughest front line (Favors and Kanter). With discipline and the right match-ups, Landry should be a revelation for the Warriors. He just needs to stay focused on what he does best, and Jackson needs to put him in a position to succeed when it gomes to match-ups.
Klay Thompson — Like Landry, Thompson possesses tremendous potential, but needs to show some focus to maximize it. Thompson's 5-14 shooting was almost entirely from the perimeter. He didn't show the same aggressiveness getting to the basket that he used in the first half of the Lakers game to establish himself in the flow of the game. He also didn't show the same aggressiveness running around screens that he did last season. On the few times he did curl around a pick, he nailed the shot. But far too often Thompson seemed content to float on the perimeter and step into a long-range bomb. He'll hit many of them, but he's a better player than that. The coaching staff needs to make sure that Thompson doesn't settle for having a game that's "good enough" instead of "great."
Richard Jefferson — A quiet, passive night from the veteran forward. I get the sense Jackson may be experimenting with Jefferson in different situations and mixes of players to see if one set clicks. So far it hasn't, and Jefferson should start the season as the number three option at small forward. There will be stumbles along the way for Barnes, so Jefferson should still log some minutes this season, but I expect his most important role to be as a mentor in the locker room rather than as a difference-maker on the court.
Jarrett Jack — It was another disconnected, disappointing performance for the Warriors' back-up point guard and primary Curry insurance policy. Over the first two games, he hasn't shown either the savvy point-guard play or consistent shooting-guard scoring he's delivered the past few years. He may just be playing himself into shape or struggling to get used to new teammates, but so far things haven't quite clicked. I'll be curious to see if he has a breakout game over the next few preseason outings or if he starts the regular season in this mini-funk. Given the way Jenkins has been playing, Jack could start losing minutes to him if he's not more productive.
Jeremy Tyler — He outplayed Andris Biedrins. That's about the best thing you can say for Tyler. He still looks soft and passive at both ends of the court. He will benefit from some time in Santa Cruz, but I worry the issues holding Tyler back aren't the kind the D-League can fix. He's still young enough to turn the corner and earn a place in the NBA, but he won't be given an indefinite chance to prove himself.
Andris Biedrins — In the world of impressive sports statistics, Andris Biedrins exists at the polar opposite end from the San Francisco 49ers of the past two weekends. When will Biedrins score his first basket of the season? Will he hit a free throw his year? How about securing a rebound before Halloween? His box scores are jokes that are getting old fast. His performance is best summed up with a DNP, regardless of whether he sets foot on the court.
The Warriors 2-0 preseason record means nothing, no matter how much Mark Jackson tries to imbue it with meaning (or how often we're reminded of it in the Warriors' next televised game). What does matter is the way the Warriors are playing in the first 96 minutes of their season. They're unselfishly moving the ball on offense and scoring in a newfound variety of ways. They're playing honest, even physical, defense that doesn't rest on gimmicks or gambles. There's plenty of work to be done and uncertainty swirling around the injured players, but the big picture is uncharacteristically reassuring. With the Warriors looking like a well-rounded and deep team for the first time in ages, there's a lot less to worry about.


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It's kinda funny, in the last few years I've seen countless warnings on Elder products to be cautious if one suffers from hypoglycemia because Elderflower has been shown to significantly lower blood sugar. I always thought this was strange, and rather counter-intuitive to my understanding of the plant as an overall modulator and nourisher.
Well guess what, it doesn't just lower blood sugar, it's capable of modulating it. I have treated about four different cases of hypoglycemia recently with Elderberry Elixir (with flower and berry) very successfully at least on a symptomatic level. Deeper underlying imbalances (like insulin resistance, food allergies and mineral deficiencies) must be addressed in order to really heal chronic hypoglycemia episodes, but Elderberry makes for an effective measure in the meantime. I have also had some results from treating elevated blood sugar with the same preparation. I expect to have more success in the future, but have had limited clinical opportunities thus far.
It works especially nicely if you give a dose (1/3 dropperful) as a preventative or just as they get to the clammy/dizzy/nauseous stage rather than waiting for the passing out or puking phase.
If you try it, lemme know about the results if you get a minute. Hell, if you try any of the suggestions or recipes in my blog, I'd welcome a response either through the comments or in an email.
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good tip!! I'm going to run that by my fellow clinicians at the Evergreen Center for experimentation!
Will let you know the response if there is any!
i love just sipping on the elixir bottle once a day. Feels so fabulous! NOW your telling me you make it with flwoers too….
DROOOL! Now i have to wait till next spring for flowers!! *sigh*
Hi All!
I won't comment today about your post, Kiva– because the subject is fascinating but kinda sorta out of my league. But I did want to share that Crowfoot has been a bit of 'lurker' on your blog in that he has been reading it for around 8 months now and has only just recently begun to comment on yer excellent blog…
Only thing we might say here though is that it is so very good to see the high quality of your reader's comments. They sure do seem to be an intelligent, experienced and sensitive bunch. Now Crowfoot might not be those things all that much, but he sure is enthusiastic and he sure is deeply in Love with everything he has ever found in our great Nature over the past 50 years… Your writings, Kiva, and your reader's comments do help Crowfoot to fall in Love even more with what he but dimly understands when out in great Nature! Thanks a bunch.
Yours from the great Sandia Mountains,
Crowfoot and friends
Can't wait to try this, I will be sure and get back to you with results!


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I love my son more than life itself. He's (normally) the sweetest, happiest, most cuddly little guy. He (typically) goes to bed with a smile, and wakes up just as happy. He (for the most part) is easy-going, especially in new places and situations. He's even (usually) sociable with people he hardly knows. I've been calling him The Perfect Child since he was born, almost 20 months ago. But since he turned 19 months, it's like the devil has taken over his body and mind. Okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration…or, wait, maybe it isn't?
Why do they call it the "terrible twos," when it should be called the terrible 19 months? Friends of mine, with kids slightly older than Preston, warned me that the six or seven months leading up to him turning two are the hardest months. They're just learning to walk (well, my kid at least), and learning to express themselves (in Preston's case, he was always very verbal and has been talking for a while now), but they're not quite able to spell out exactly what it is they want, but they're more than capable of telling you what they don't want. And they know the difference between right and wrong, yet wrong is almost always the choice they pick. (So basically, they know exactly how to push our buttons.)
It's within the last couple weeks that Preston has reached the point of difficult. Changing his diaper is a massive production that always winds up in tears and poop on my hands; I'm lucky if he eats one square meal a day lately; he's skipped two naps in the last week alone, which is highly unusual for him (and totally throws off his bedtime routine); he's sporadically waking up crying in the middle of the night, for no apparent reason (night terrors maybe?); and he's been having these awesome Academy Award-worthy tantrums where he either lies on the floor facing up, crying and screaming till his face turns purple, or he bends forward, hitting his head on the floor (which makes him cry even harder).
And he's totally inconsolable. If I try to comfort him, he pushes me away and squirms out of my grip, and I risk him head-butting me or a nearby hard surface. The tantrums are either triggered by his frustration (he only learned to walk at about 18 months old, so he still falls a lot), or it's because I've said "no" to something he's about to do…like climb inside our fireplace(!), or try to open the door to our 4th floor balcony. That one happened while we had friends over, and it led to such an epic tantrum that he ended up smacking me in the face -- twice! -- knocking my glasses off. The look on our friends' faces was priceless though (I wasn't hurt just a little stunned). They have a four-month-old. You know that look of fear new parents get when they see a kid acting up that's older than theirs?
He's also been throwing things during these fits of rage. Sometimes it's a sippy cup, sometimes it's food; he tried throwing two books at the same time last night, but I was nimble enough to stop him.
Did I mention my son is almost as strong as I am now? And he's already more than half my height.
Parents of young toddlers: How early did you start disciplining them? And at nearly 20 months old, what should I do to discipline him? My brother's sage advice was to give him time outs in his crib, where he can't (or is less likely to) hurt himself, during a tantrum. But I'm afraid that'll make him dread bedtime even more than he does right now. I don't want him to see his crib as a form of punishment.
Preston is such a good-natured kid normally -- the tantrums came fast and furiously, as soon as I noticed his molars were peeking through. Could that be why he's so crabby lately? Where did my perfect child go!? I still catch glimpses of that adorably sweet kid when the demons seem to have exited his body. Unfortunately he was in such rare form this weekend (my birthday) that we had to cancel our plans on Saturday -- he was also running a fever last week, from teething I'm assuming, and now he's developed a cough and cold to add to his discomfort. (All that screaming probably took a toll on his throat.) The kid not only has a major set of lungs on him, but he has the endurance of an Olympic athlete. If only Hysterics were an Olympic event.
Of course, this morning when my nanny arrived he was in a perfectly fine mood; he barely fussed when she went to change his diaper. She says he doesn't throw these tantrums in front of her -- apparently he only saves them for us.
Moms, help!?
And p.s. Tune into the Cooking Channel for their "Unique Eats" program. Our very good friend Brad Rubin of Eleven City Diner (our favorite Jewish deli in Chicago) is featured on their "delis" segment. There's even a little cameo of Preston, Jay and me on the show!
I've been blogging again over at www.thecosmomom.com. Or you can follow me on Twitter @thecosmomom, and Facebook at Sarah Preston Gorenstein.


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Hi there.
I'm trying to run few AGI games on the DC port here, and it's only recognizing the third game in the Kings Quest series.
I was wondering if the Kings Quest games are full supported, and if it would be possible to play fanmade AGI games on the Dreamcast as well?
Can't really help you with this because I haven't tested any AGI games with ScummVM on the DC, it's something I've been meaning to do for some time so it's a good excuse to make a new CD to play with. I'll post back with some test results, unless someone else beats me to it.
I ended up testing the large zip files of fan-made AGI games that I found somewhere on this site. I think I also found out a lot of them came from a Gameboy Advance agi interpreter project...
Well...anyways, I loaded them up in the Win32 version of ScummVM just fine. But while they were recognized by the DC version, they would freeze, with the mouse cursor stuck on the left half of the screen.
Does anyone know if there's some kinda of feature relating to homebrew AGI coding that would be incompatible with the DC branch of ScummVM?


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Student Organizations
Getting involved with other students in working toward a common goal builds your interpersonal skills, sharpens your performance in the classroom and prepares you for success in your career. For more information, contact Andrea Weiss, Coordinator of Student Involvement, at email@example.com or call 316.322.3353.
Ag Ambassadors
The Ag Ambassadors is open to all students with an interest in agricultural areas. The purpose of the organization is to provide a means for agriculture students with common goals and interests to get together for school, community and social activities. The Ag Ambassadors elects officers and sponsors student awards.
Campus Crusade for Christ
The purpose of this non-denominational organization is to foster a knowledge of Jesus Christ and Biblical Christianity among the students of Butler. The program is planned to provide a time of fellowship, a time of sharing and a clear personal understanding of the spirit-filled life.
Collegiate DECA/Marketing
Collegiate DECA is the largest and most progressive student organization for college students majoring in marketing and management. Participation in DECA will develop leadership skills, marketing, merchandising and management competencies through competition against the best marketing and management students in the nation.
Delta Psi Omega/Theatre
The purpose of Delta Psi Omega is to stimulate interest in the college's dramatic activities and promote theatre in the community. In addition to contributing to the cultural climate of the college and community the organization serves as a social outlet for its members.
Contact Bob Peterson at firstname.lastname@example.com
Butler Community College Association for Early Childhood Education (BCCAECE)
We are a professional group that promotes the awareness of Early Childhood Educators as true professionals. We strive to encourage and enable the educators in our field to obtain degrees in Early Childhood Education. As a group we hope to empower early childhood professionals. We hope to be able to inform our members of in service opportunities, speakers, center tours, job opportunities and much more.
Contact Teresa Thompson at email@example.com, or Sue Barrientos at firstname.lastname@example.com
Gay-Straight Alliance
Although the Gay-Straight Alliance focuses on issues affecting people with a same-sex or multiple-sex orientation, it comprises members of all sexual orientations. The Gay-Straight Alliance is also an assumption-free zone. Just because you belong does not mean you are or will be thought of as homosexual or bisexual, or even bi-curious.
Issues close to the heart of the Gay-Straight Alliance include acceptance of people of all sexual orientations, acceptance of transgender persons, fighting against AIDS, and remembering those who tragically committed suicide. It is not, however, all serious. The Gay-Straight Alliance also has parties and fun activities.
If you are sympathetic to these causes, try the Gay-Straight Alliance!
Contact Phil Speary at email@example.com
Grizzly Ambassadors
The Grizzly Ambassadors serve as the college's official student leaders in service-learning and civic engagement. Their goal is to support all Butler students and student organizations in giving back to the community. The Grizzly Ambassadors are supported by and responsible to the Service-Learning Office. Grizzly Ambassadors receive opportunities to enhance their education through servant-leadership while representing the college on campus, in the community, and around the state and nation.
For more information, contact email@example.com
Hispanic American Leadership Organization
The Hispanic American Leadership Organization fosters an understanding and appreciation for the traditions and customs of Latinos; strengthen the recognition of Latino students on and off campus; from a united fellowship for addressing issues and concerns affecting Latino people on campus and in the community; assist students in their educational pursuits at Butler and to provide and develop leadership and professional opportunities for its members.
International Student Association
The International Student Association (ISA) is open to international students, resident aliens, as well as all students interested in promoting cross-cultural understanding. Members are often invited to visit with elementary classes and community groups. The ISA participates in the campus-wide Spring Fling, sharing their various cultures with students and community members through music and dance, traditional clothing, flags and exhibits. All monthly social activities are planned by members.
IT Club
This organization provides members the opportunity to network with fellow students, opportunities to listen to speakers from the industry, tour company headquarters, learn about emerging technology, and more.
Phi Beta Lambda
Phi Beta Lambda, a non-profit association for students preparing for careers in business or business-related fields, is an organization that can profit anyone wanting to gain employment, learn to work with others, compete on a state and national level, and network with peers and business leaders.
Contact Janice Akao 316.322.3186 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Philosophy Club
The Philosophy Club meets monthly to engage in discussions regarding various political, ethical, and philosophical principles within our culture and society.
Contact Terry Sader 316.218.6123
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society serving American institutions which offer associate degree programs. Its purpose is to recognize and encourage scholarship among associate degree students by providing an opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate to exchange ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
Contact Chrissy Baker at firstname.lastname@example.com
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association (SGA) serves as the official voice of the student body and functions as a channel of communication with the faculty, staff and administration of the college. Their mission is to represent the interests of students by: increasing student decision-making power; improving campus life through creative and exciting campus activities and programs and assisting students and student organizations through fund and support of their events.
Contact Sherri Conard at email@example.com or Andrea Weiss at email@example.com
Student Nursing Association
The purpose of the Student Nursing Association is to promote the profession of Nursing, and to contribute to Nursing education in order to provide the highest quality health care. The Student Nursing Association helps to provide programs representative of fundamental and current professional interest and concerns, and aid in the development of the whole person, his/her professional role and the responsibility for the health care of people in all walks of life.
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After 16 years leading the nation's second-largest public health department, Dr. Jonathan Fielding announced Thursday he will retire as soon as his replacement is found.
Fielding, 71, said in a letter to his 4,000 member staff at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that he plans to return to teaching at UCLA to help train future public health leaders. He credited the department with helping to launch the restaurant grading system, increase emergency preparedness, and hold the largest immunization effort in the county against the H1N1 influenza strain, among other campaigns.
"I'm proud of building a department of great people," Fielding said in an interview. "The restaurant grading system, which was widely imitated, has reduced food-borne illness. We obtained funding to build a state of the art laboratory for public health. But it's not about me, it's about the team. I'm leaving (the department)in good hands."
Fielding, who holds medical, public health and history of science degrees from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, helped create the department of public health when county supervisors voted 3-2 in 2006 to break it away from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. He leaves with a $309,494 salary and is the fourth highest paid department head. Once he retires, he is eligible to collect about $80,000 a year in pension from the Los Angeles County Employee Retirement Association, according to calculations based on his pay and benefits.
The department, which has a budget of $900 million, oversees the public wellness of 10 million Los Angeles County residents on issues including the environment, disease control, and community and family health.
Fielding also has chaired the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary's expert advisory group on the 2020 Healthy People Project and currently chairs the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force.
But it was Fielding's $50 million endowment to UCLA in 2012 that was perhaps his most headline-making move. The size of the gift stunned colleagues and local officials who weren't aware of his personal wealth. He attributed the source of the funds to stock he held in a Texas-based investment firm.
The gift was the largest single donation the university's school received since its creation in 1962. The school of public health now bears his family's name.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky said Fielding's retirement was expected and a national search will be launched immediately.
"This is a department that deserves the very best," Yaroslavsky said. "We should commend the best public officer in the country."
But the department also has met with criticism, most recently when internal documents uncovered by Kaiser Health News revealed that county public health officials told inspectors to deal with a backlog of health and safety complaints about nursing homes by closing cases without fully investigating them. Fielding told the board of supervisors that the cases had been investigated but later acknowledged that the county was forced to prioritize cases because of insufficient funding from the state over the years.
Last year, Michael Weinstein, the executive director for AIDS Healthcare Foundation, initiated a ballot measure to carve out a separate public health department for the city of Los Angeles from the county. Weinstein has been a critic of the county department, saying it's too large and has not done enough to enforce his group's successful ballot measure requiring the use of condoms in adult film production.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge in January threw out AHF's proposal to create a separate city health department, saying it was in conflict with state law over health care.
Although he said he hasn't met much with Fielding, Weinstein said it was time for a new culture at the health department.
"Dr. Fielding has had a distinguished career," Weinstein said. "In his capacity of director of public health, he represents a bygone era. To be effective today in fighting disease, you have to partner with the community, and the department has had a top down approach that hasn't worked well. On issues like safety in the adult film industry, Fielding didn't seem to understand that these types of icky things are the business of a modern urban public health department."
But Yaroslavsky praised Fielding for spending the county's money effectively.
"Dr. Fielding has done the right thing about holding the contractors accountable by how they spend our money," Yaroslavsky said. "It's a very good department. Dr. Fielding was on the short list to head the CDC five years ago. He's always on the short list for top national positions."
Fielding said it was time to bring in new leadership and perspective to the department. He leaves proud of the agency, but said much work remains, including improving health disparities in some communities, working with multiple sectors such as education and finding ways to reduce poverty.
"With your assistance as Public Health Ambassadors, together we have changed the capacity and face of public health in the most populous county in the nation," Fielding wrote to his staff. "Due to your commitment to mission, drive, and hard work to improve health in our county, your Department is viewed as one of the best local health departments in the nation."
Staff Writer Thomas Himes contributed to this report.


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tapioca needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 85 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Family Hub
We will be launching a new social networking site for families and relatives. Family Hub is a place where every family members and relatives can come and share all their memories, photos, videos, plan family events and more. So the logo has to be "fun" and "exciting".
We target everyone - from teenagers to old grandparents. As long as you have family and relatives, this social network is for you.
The logo may require pictures or cartoons of people to express the family relationship in a fun way. Use your imagination!
Pictures or cartoon must be original and not simply from stock design.
You can use as many color as you want, as long as it shows up as fun and exciting aspect of connecting with all of your family and relatives. Transparent/White background is preferred with Web 2.0 design.
The "FamilyHub" logo may include the word ".com" but don't want it to stand out too much. Should also include business card design with the logo.
The logo will start with a English version first but a Chinese version will be required when the design is finalized. The Chinese characters will be given to you.
The design should be in a format that will keep its quality when re-sized.
Note: If there is an icon as part of the logo, it should be very unique so that people can recognize it right away. e.g. the "t" icon for twitter and the "f" icon for facebook etc. You can see examples of all the different icons on http://www.addthis.com/ But in any case, an icon will be needed.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Mathias Church
The church is officially called The Church of Our Lady, and served as a coronation church from the 16th century on. Its vast ecclesiastical collection and treasury is open for visitors. During the centuries, the church underwent several major transformations, the first of which was the addendum of the Mary-gate (Mária-kapu), and in 1470, the 60-metre south side tower, with the King's raven ensign, was erected.
During the Turkish occupation, the church was turned into a mosque and its walls were whitewashed; in the 17th century, it was again rebuilt in Baroque style. Today's Mathias Church is the result of a major renovation between 1895 and 1903, by star architect of the age Frigyes Schulek. The frescoes are the works of famous Hungarian artists such as Károly Lotz, Bertalan Székely and Mihály Zichy.
Address: 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér 3.
Public Transport Access: Busses 16, 16A and 116 Szentháromság tér stop


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Cold Case on the Murder of Jack David Combs
State Police Request Help Resolving Jack David Combs Murder
Murder happened ago.
Jack David Combs was found shot dead in his residence in the Bloomington community of Magoffin County on March 4, 1987. Anyone having information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Detective Kevin Newsome of the Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville, KY at 606-433-7711 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Investigating Officer Contact Information
Kentucky State Police
Post 9 - Pikeville
Detective Kevin Newsome
Phone: 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state)
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
If you wish to report more information on this Cold Case, use the form below.
However, if you need to report information that is of an emergency nature, please contact the Kentucky State Police toll free at 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state) or call your local police/sheriff department at 911.


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Spicy Lobster Gumbo
A traditional gumbo made decadent with the addition of lobster. Mouth-watering aromas come through whenever a pot of this is on the stove.
1⁄4 lb. Andouille sausage, diced
2 stalks celery, finely diced
1 green pepper, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, diced
2 scallions, sliced on diagonal
8 okra pods, sliced
4 tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 qt. Maine lobster stock
2 bay leaves
2 cups white rice, cooked
1 tbsp. filé powder
1⁄2 lb. Maine lobster meat, diced
Tabasco brand hot pepper sauce, to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
1. In 4-qt. stock pot, sauté sausage over med.-high heat. Add celery, green pepper, garlic, onion, scallions, okra, and diced tomatoes, stirring until vegetables are soft.
2. Add stock, bay leaves, rice, and filé powder, stirring until ingredients are blended.
3. Simmer gently for 15 min. over moderate heat,stirring to avoid scorching rice. Stir in lobster. Add hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste; serve immediately.


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flydubai touches down in exotic Maldives
New route makes leisure travel affordable
Monday, January 21, 2013 — flydubai, Dubai's innovative low-cost airline, has inaugurated services to its latest destination – Malé, the capital of the Maldives.
The inaugural flight, FZ561, departed Dubai Terminal 2 at 0035hrs yesterday (20 January), arriving at Malé International Airport (Ibrahim Nasir International Airport) at 0620hrs local time. A water cannon salute and delegation of senior Maldivian state officials received the aircraft and flydubai's Chief Executive Officer, Ghaith Al Ghaith on the runway. Together with local and international media, they later attended a press conference at the Jumeirah Vittaveli resort.
Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, said: "The start of flydubai's flights open our wonderful nation to a wider number of tourists, while also offering affordable fares to Dubai for our residents. Through this regular service, we look forward to welcoming travellers from a wider range of destinations and continuing to develop our tourism appeal."
Speaking at yesterday's press conference, flydubai's CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: "Launching flights to Malé is a great start to the year as we introduce our affordable fares and innovative onboard services to a new market. I am confident that the Maldives will prove attractive to passengers from across our network, particularly those in the GCC and CIS regions who can transit easily through Dubai's aviation hub."
Furthering its commitment to enhancing passenger experience, flydubai has become the first airline to offer daily updated digital newspapers through its In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system. The eReader platform provides access to 45 newspapers in seven languages from across the globe in pdf format.
Patrick Préfontaine, President of DTI Solutions, the airline industry's leading provider of in-flight digital reading software which supplied flydubai's eReader, said: "We're delighted to have helped flydubai achieve this historic project. We truly believe that eReader solutions are strategic for airlines to provide their passengers with relevant and engaging content, while benefiting from the noted advantages of digital content such as weight and cost reductions, compared to paper-based media onboard."
Meanwhile, joining flydubai in the Maldives were representatives from Boeing, who delivered the airline's latest 737-800 aircraft in December 2012.
"We are extremely proud of our partnership with flydubai and their confidence in the Boeing 737. Thanks to its unparalleled operating efficiencies and unique Boeing Sky Interior cabin environment, the 737 is an important enabler of flydubai's business model, which is based on affordable fares and a superior onboard experience," said Kent Craver, Regional Director for Passenger Satisfaction and Revenue, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "It is the confidence that flydubai and other airlines around the world have in this airplane that made 2012 a record year for the 737 programme which accumulated 1,124 net orders, the most any Boeing model has had in a single year. We look forward to continuing our relationship with flydubai as it rapidly expands its fleet and its network."
flydubai now flies five times a week to the Maldives, a nation consisting of twenty-six atolls and 1,190 coral islands. The country is particularly popular with tourists from Russia, CIS and the GCC, who are attracted by the lush white sandy beaches, serene turquoise lagoons and richly colourful coral reefs that are renowned the world over for their bio-diversity and radiant flora and fauna.
Gerald Lawless, President and CEO of Jumeirah Group, said: "We congratulate the flydubai team on opening up the new route to the Maldives. This will allow many more people to experience the exotic beauty of this remarkable nation, where we are proud to run two of the most beautiful luxury hotels: Jumeirah Vittaveli and Jumeirah Dhevanafushi. We also appreciate the significant contribution flydubai makes to the growth of tourism in Dubai and the region."
flydubai's network now spans more than 50 destinations in 32 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Asia, the CIS and Central & Eastern Europe.
Flight Details
Flights to Malé operate five times a week.
- Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: FZ561 is scheduled to depart Dubai Terminal 2 at 1855, landing in Malé International Airport (Ibrahim Nasir International Airport) at 0040. The return flights leave on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with FZ562 departing at 0140hrs and arriving in Dubai at 0540hrs local time.
- Saturdays and Sundays: FZ561 is scheduled to depart Dubai at 0030hrs, landing in Malé at 0615hrs local time. The return flight, FZ562, departs on the same day at 0855hrs, arriving in Dubai at 1255hrs local time.
Return fares from Dubai to Malé start at AED 1,730 (US$470). All fares are inclusive of all taxes plus one piece of hand luggage weighing up to 7 kg and one small laptop bag or handbag. Checked baggage starts at AED 50 for 20 kg. A seat with extra legroom costs AED100. Once on board, passengers can choose from a range of optional extras, including in-flight entertainment packages priced from AED 10 or select from the varied menu of refreshments and Duty Free items.
Flights between Dubai and Malé can be purchased from flydubai's website (flydubai.com), its Call Centre in the UAE (+9714 231 1000), as well as through travel partners and flydubai Travel Shops in the UAE and Malé (+960 334 5000). Further information and details of the carrier's car rental and travel insurance services can also be found on flydubai.com.


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Pain, Barry Eric Odell
Paine, Thomas
Paley, William
Palgrave, Sir Francis
Palgrave, Professor Francis Turner
Palgrave, Sir Reginald Francis Douce, K.C.B.
Palgrave, William Gifford
Palmer, Edward Henry
Parker, Gilbert
Parker, Rev. Joseph, D.D.
Parnell, Thomas
Parr, Samuel, LL.D.
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings, Mus.D.
Pater, Walter H.
Patmore, Coventry Kearsay Dighton
Pattison, Rev. Mark
Payn, James
Payne-Smith, Robert, D.D.,
Peacock, Thomas Love
Pearse, Rev. Mark Guy
Pearson, Charles Henry
Peele, George
Pemberton, Max
Pepys, Samuel
Percy, Thomas,
Philips, Ambrose
Philips, Francis Charles
Pinero, Arthur Wing
Pinkerton, John
Planché, James Robinson
Plumptre, Edward Hayes, D.D.,
Pollock, Professor Sir Frederick, Bart.
Pope, Alexander
Porson, Richard
Porter, Anna Maria
Praed, Mrs. Rachel Mackworth
Praed, Winthrop Mackworth
Price, Richard, D.D.
Priestley, Joseph, LL.D.
Prior, Matthew
Procter, Adelaide Anne
Procter, Bryan Waller,
Proctor, Richard Anthony
Prynne, William
Purchas, Samuel
Pusey, Edward Bouverie, D.D.
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Downloading and Installing
A tar/gzip archive containing the current Usermin distribution is available for download from:
Unix tar/gzip format
https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/usermin-1.740.tar.gz 6.1 MB
RPM suitable for Redhat, Fedora, CentOS, SuSE or Mandrake Linux
https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/usermin-1.740-1.noarch.rpm 6.6 MB
Source RPM suitable for Redhat, Fedora, CentOS SuSE or Mandrake Linux
https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/usermin-1.740-1.src.rpm 6.1 MB
Debian package suitable for Debian, Ubuntu or other derived Linux
https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/usermin_1.740_all.deb 6.1 MB
You can also download recent versions of Usermin. You can also view the change log for a list of new features in this version and older releases.
If you just want to use Usermin for webmail with an existing IMAP server, special Usermin packages are available that have been pre-modded with a theme and default configuration for this purpose.
The PGP key that the RPM packages for versions
0.970 and above were signed with is also available, so that you can verify
their integrity. Just add it to your GnuPG or PGP keyring and run the command
rpm --checksig usermin-1.740-1.noarch.rpm. If you are using RPM
version 4 or above, you will need to import the key into RPM's key database with
the commands :
wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
rpm --import jcameron-key.asc
The PGP signature for the latest tar/gzip version of Usermin is also available so that you can verify the tar.gz file with the command gpg --verify usermin-1.740.tar.gz-sig.asc usermin-1.740.tar.gz.
MD5 Verification
To verify that you have downloaded Usermin fully and correctly, you can use the command md5sum on the RPM, Debian package or TAR file, and compare it against those listed below :
|MD5 Checksum
Because it allows logins by any Unix user on your system, Usermin needs some way of checking user passwords. By default, this will be done by just reading the /etc/shadow file directly, but if your system uses NIS this will not work.
Instead, you will need to install the Authen::PAM perl module. This module can be installed using Webmin's Perl Modules module, or manually downloaded from CPAN. For this module to compile, you must have the PAM header files installed on your system. On some Linux distributions they can be found in the pam-devel package, which may not be installed by default.
In addition, Usermin requires that a PAM service called usermin be
created. On Linux, this typically involves creating the file
/etc/pam.d/usermin containing :
auth required pam_unix.so shadow nullok
account required pam_unix.so
password required pam_unix.so shadow nullok use_authtok
session required pam_unix.so
However, if you install the RPM version this file will be created for you automatically.
Under OSX, the PAM service file apparently has to be slightly different.
If you are running MacOS X, /etc/pam.d/usermin should instead
contain :
# login: auth account password session
auth sufficient pam_securityserver.so
auth required pam_deny.so
account required pam_permit.so
password required pam_deny.so
session required pam_permit.so
On FreeBSD and Solaris, you probably will not need to edit the PAM config file /etc/pam.conf as it is setup to do Unix authentication for unknown services by default.
Latest Version Links
If you want a URL that always downloads the latest version of Usermin, you can use one of the following :
Unix tar/gzip format
RPM suitable for Redhat, Fedora, CentOS, SuSE or Mandrake Linux
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Robb Ayshford
Director of Pharmacy Solutions
Better prescription compliance
Ateb sifts prescription data to improve patient outcomes
When patients begin taking a long-term medication – perhaps to control diabetes, hypertension, or other chronic condition – they start a lifelong, possibly daunting, regimen of daily doses, monthly refills, copayments, pharmacy visits and/or mail orders. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, many patients fail to keep up with their prescribed medications and dosages.
The causes range from forgetfulness to cost issues to unwelcome side effects, but the consequences can be severe. Experts estimate that a lack of patient compliance with prescription-drug protocols costs as much as $300 billion when preventable complications arise. More importantly, as many as 200,000 patients a year experience a near-death or fatal incident because of improper use of medications; half of which are easily preventable with proper guidance and intervention.
Effectively, we've seen a 150 to 200% ROI, and our time to market for setting up new clients is very fast – which has tremendous value to our business.
Robb Ayshford
To keep patients healthy and to improve patient compliance with prescribed therapies, many pharmacies rely on Ateb Inc., a leading provider of patient-messaging solutions. According to Frank Sheppard, Ateb's Chief Executive Officer, the company's inbound and outbound direct-to-patient communications gives pharmacies a HIPAA-compliant way to re-engage customers and improve clinical outcomes.
"We have access to a wealth of data; our challenge is to sift through that data to identify engagement opportunities," he says. "In a very basic example, we might notice a customer who hasn't refilled within 40 days – about 10 days longer than usual. We can place an automated outbound call to remind the patient to refill the prescription, which keeps the patient compliant. Or we might have an insulin-dependent diabetes patient who has stopped purchasing test strips – that would merit some intervention as well."
Identifying the predictive factors
Since its clients manage hundreds of millions of prescription transactions, Ateb must sift through enormous volumes of data. Using SAS solutions for midsize business, Ateb has constructed sophisticated models and analyses that identify the correlations and characteristics that predict noncompliance, enabling Ateb's pharmacy clients to intervene faster, increase adherence, and improve patient outcomes.
"SAS is helping us process huge volumes of data to determine which patients should be contacted and why," explains Robb Ayshford, Director of Pharmacy Solutions. "SAS helps us define the early identifiers of those who are most likely to become lapsed patients and those who are more likely to respond favorably to patient messaging and intervention."
In addition, SAS is also instrumental in Ateb's efforts to demonstrate the efficacy of its patient-messaging programs over the long term. "We use SAS to measure our impact from a longitudinal perspective," says Sheppard. "We can see if our calls led to increased fill rates and better compliance in the future without intervention." Already, Ateb has learned that proactive refills will increase 8-15 percent in one year per medication. In a market that has seen a flattening of prescription volumes and thinner margins as many popular drugs go off-patent, the added volume means a healthier bottom line for pharmacies.
Speed counts
One lesson that Ateb underscores in its client engagements: Time is of the essence. "You get the maximum impact from patient messaging if you identify at-risk patients and intervene quickly," says Ayshford. "You want to communicate with the patient before a lapse pattern is established and engrained. Convincing a patient who's been out of compliance for three months to re-up a prescription is exponentially more difficult. That's where SAS is so helpful for us. We can spot these targets much faster. We've shortened our analytic cycle times 300 to 400 percent in the last year using SAS. It's making us more efficient, and that labor savings alone justifies our investment. Effectively, we've seen a 150 to 200 percent ROI, and our time to market for setting up new clients is very fast – which has tremendous value to our business."
"There are exceptional opportunities in this market. We anticipate creating more sophisticated analyses that let us be even more proactive by combining pharmacy and medical knowledge to create earlier levels of predictability and greater levels of accuracy. There are also opportunities to integrate payers into the process and help them understand the value that pharmacies deliver in managing health care outcomes. To present this vision, we need a very strong analysis that demonstrates a meaningful impact. "That's what SAS does exceptionally well," Ayshford concludes.
Identify patients at risk of lapsing from their long-term prescription regimens and help pharmacy clients with interventional patient-messaging campaigns to prevent and correct lapses to improve patient outcomes and increase prescription volumes.
SAS® for Small and Midsize Business
Now Ateb can sift through millions of prescription transactions to find combinations of factors that equate to a higher propensity to lapse. Improved the speed of model building and the accuracy of the results, equating to a 150 to 200% ROI.


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Today, a bit over a week after we first opened the doors of Hulu.com, we're sending out thousands more invites to users on our sign-up list. It has been an exciting eleven days for us, given the level of interest in Hulu that we've received. We are thrilled to see that so many people are eager to test the Hulu service.
For those using the service, we've made it even easier to provide feedback. Included at the bottom of every page inside Hulu.com's website, you'll find a small feedback form that let's you submit a comment, suggestion or bug. Just click on the feedback link, type your feedback and submit. Additionally, you always have the option of emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Your feedback is valuable in shaping the Hulu service as we improve and update the site during our private beta.
One of the questions that we've been asked many times the past week is if the service will be available outside the United States. Today, the service is a U.S. service only. That said, our intention is to make Hulu's growing content lineup available worldwide. Given that this requires clearing the rights for each show or film in each specific geography, it will take time. In no uncertain terms, the Hulu team is committed to making great programming available across the globe. I've been very encouraged by how many content providers have already been working along these lines so that their programs can be available over the internet to a much larger, global audience. There's a lot of important work still to be done.
We also recognize that a free, streaming online video service is just the first step in our mission to deliver premium content when, where and how you want it. We won't stop innovating in the pursuit of this mission.
We'll keep you updated on our progress throughout the beta on this team blog. Thank you for all the feedback shared so far. More to come from this side.
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CEO, Hulu


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The Helen and Peter Bing Children's Garden is celebrating ten years of introducing youngsters to the wonders of the natural world through interactive sculptural elements based on the themes of earth, air, fire, and water. Designed by California kinetic artist Ned Kahn, children get to splash in water, make music with pebbles, dance under rainbows, disappear into a swirl of fog, and hold the magic of magnetic forces in their hands. They might not realize it, but they're learning about the building blocks of life: Nothing grows without light, water, earth, and air.
Plants such as topiary animals, weeping mulberry trees, papyrus, and tree aloes create a whimsical atmosphere. Parents and grandparents can watch their children from shaded benches in the garden's center or from a comfortable overlook platform.
Prism tunnel - as children scramble through the tunnel, they are surrounded by colored arcs and soft halos of light.
Rainbow room - sunlight plays across pulses of mist to create an eye-catching circular rainbow children can play in.
Topiary volcano - flame-colored flax leaves grow atop this interactive "volcano."
Magnetic sand - powerful magnets can be used to manipulate the sand and teach about the interaction of force fields.
Los Angeles-centered globe - sunlight, shadows, and surface heat play across this child-sized globe.
Pebble chimes - children can compose unique symphonies simply using pebbles and sand. Listen
Sonic pool - vibrations at the rim of the basin create intersecting waves and ripples.
Vortex and water bells - tiny hands can re-direct the flow of water to create new shapes and paths.
Fog grotto - fog, generated by high-pressure nozzles, flows in and fills the grotto, only to be swept away by a sudden breeze.
Fragrance garden - the air is perfumed with the gentle aromas of citrus, rosemary, lavender, and other fragrance-rich plants.
Discovery Carts are mobile, educational exhibits for children and families that encourage observation and exploration. Discovery Carts offer visitors the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities in the gardens using live plants, artifacts, and other objects. The carts available are located in the Chinese, Japanese and Desert gardens.
The Children's Garden is funded in part by a generous gift from Helen and Peter Bing.
"A Song of Pebble and Line"
sights and sounds of the Children's Garden
Children's Garden Map
A Garden Where Children Grow
Entry included with general admission.
Open during normal public hours.
Bring a swimsuit for little ones.
Supervise children at all times (one adult for every four children).
Park strollers outside Children's Garden.
Refrain from running in the garden.
All visitors must wear shoes.
Do not remove anything from the garden.
No picnics please.
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Learn how to better integrate scripts with command-line tools. Examine using shell_exec(), exec(), passthru(), and system(); safely passing information to the command line; and safely retrieving information from it. See how to integrate closely with underlying shell commands and folding any return values into your interfaces and processes.


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Dennis P. McGuirk Named President and CEO of SEMI
On August 15, SEMI announced the appointment of Dennis "Denny" P. McGuirk as president and CEO, effective November 14, 2011. McGuirk succeeds Stanley T. Myers, who led SEMI for the past 15 years and has served on its board of directors since 1986. Myers announced his plans to retire in April and the SEMI International Board of Directors subsequently initiated a globally comprehensive search process which identified several highly qualified individuals.
"The markets and customers our membership serves are at very exciting points in their evolution. Finding the right individual — one who embodies the characteristics of leadership, integrity and a dedication to member service that were so apparent in Stan — as well as the proven ability to lead the evolution of SEMI to its next stage, has been the major goal of the Executive Committee of SEMI with the support of the entire International Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Denny McGuirk to this role," said SEMI Board Chairman and ATMI Chairman, president and CEO Doug Neugold.
McGuirk served for 12 years as the president and chief executive officer of IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries®. IPC is a global trade association, based in Bannockburn, Ill., serving 3,000 member companies involved in printed board design and manufacture, electronics assembly and test. McGuirk was executive director of the National Fluid Power Association from 1996 to 2000. From 1993 to 1996, he served in various positions with the National Rifle Association of America. Prior to his career in association management, he served for 24 years in the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of Colonel.
McGuirk graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Western European Affairs. He earned a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado in 1980.
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Commercial, Products, Public Service
By Staff Writer | February 28, 2014
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Airbus Helicopters has unveiled the latest member of its Super Puma helicopter family: the multi-mission AS332 C1e utility workhorse version, which comes with a standardized equipment definition for more rapid production times and cost-effective acquisition prices.
The unveiling occurred at Heli-Expo 2014, where the first production AS332 C1e was displayed in the livery of launch customer Starlight Aviation Group. This helicopter will be received by Starlight Aviation next month, and follows Airbus Helicopters' delivery of the No. 2 AS332 C1e last week to the operator, which will use it on a utility and medevac contract for EULEX – the deployment of European Union and civilian resources to Kosovo.
Starlight Aviation placed its initial order for two of the helicopters in November 2012, and has since firmed up two AS332 C1e options for deliveries this December. These acquisitions are part of Starlight Aviation's fleet renewal and expansion program, and with the rotorcraft joining an extensive helicopter fleet that currently includes 10 Airbus Helicopters SA330 Pumas.
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Damien Alameda is an award-winning sports broadcast journalist who has had a front-row seat to some of the Arizona's most significant athletic events and achievements. From Super Bowls to Sweet Sixteens, Damien has traveled the country painting the sporting picture for fans back home in the Old Pueblo while armed with only a camera, microphone, tripod, and laptop editor.
A native of Los Angeles, Damien shares a connection to Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash – both are alumni of Santa Clara University. His sportscasting journey began on the SCU campus, wound through the San Francisco Bay Area, made a stop in El Paso, Texas, then turned back west and landed him in Tucson in 2006.
He started at KOLD as the weekend sports anchor before becoming the Sports Director in 2007. During this time he has earned several accolades including an Emmy and Associated Press Award for sports reporting. While he works hard at his craft, he finds it difficult to define his occupation as "work." He takes his responsibility of informing and entertaining his audience very seriously and recognizes how privileged he is to be in this position.
If you have an idea you feel would make for compelling sports television please email Damien at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also be sure to follow him on Twitter at DAlamedaKOLD.


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"Maria Mercedes" star Jessy Mendiola a McSpicy endorser surprises Jeric Teng in McDonalds Eton Centris branch with the help of Jeron Teng of course.
Jeric, who openly expresses his admiration of the Kapamilya actress, got stunned when the uber-sexy Jessy suddenly appeared right infront of him, shared a table with him and stared at the basketball star making him feel self-conscious. Jeric is unable to speak but has a huge smile on his face. His reaction PRICELESS!
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Stockton, CA
Joyce Ann Damilano
April 17, 1931-March 27, 2013
Joyce, age 81, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2013. She was an only child, born in Stock-
ton, CA. After graduating from Stockton College she worked at
Throne's Variety where she met the love of her life, Roy, who worked next door at Gaines
Market and with whom she was married to for over 60 years. She was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker and a great cook. She volunteered at her daughters' schools, which earned her the title of Lifetime PTA and 'Snow Cone Lady' of Victory School, spending every Friday serving snow cones to the students as one of the school's biggest fundraisers. Her granddaughters were her pride and joy and she always spent as much time as she could with them. Joyce always loved animals, especially her most recent pet, a very spunky Maltese named Turbo. She was a very creative person. She taught piano, enjoyed sewing, knitting, puttering around in her garden, and creating greeting cards on her computer. She showed rental units part time in both Stockton and Lodi. She liked to travel from vacationing in Santa Cruz to bus trips to Las Vegas; but loved to stay at home to enjoy concerts in the park, theatre and is the reigning Rummicub Queen. She was a devoted Methodist and served on various committees,
activities and fundraisers at Grace United Methodist Church. She was loved by many and will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents Andrew and Dorothy Vigh. She is survived by her husband, Roy, daughter Kala (Gary) Cummings, daughter Karen (Adam) Vazquez, and granddaughters Christine Cummings, Laura and Lianne Vazquez.
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at Grace
United Methodist Church
1625 N. Lincoln St. on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 1:00. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Grace United Methodist Church or Evergreen Circle #15 Druids Scholarship Fund c/o Jeanette Plotz 10364 N. Jack Tone Rd, Stockton, CA 95212.