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Dear All!
Welcome to the Mixed Media World! If you decided to go ahead and read this post you've made a brilliant decision! We have a very special guest here today and judging by my excessive use of exclamation marks I think it is quite clear that I am very excited about this too!:)
I'd like to welcome Kasia Krzyminska to our arty crafty world where we share heaps of mixed media goodness and encourage you to join the fun. Hands up who doesn't know who Kasia is?!... no one?... Good! ...ok, maybe you newbie over there...so pay attention :) Kasia is one of the best out there. A very talented and a sweet soul who shares her love for anything mixed media and painty... she is a former design team member and an educator for Prima (which speak for itself, I think..), runs workshops, designs stencils, her art journaling is amazing and she now shares her wisdom and experience working for our lovely new sponsor the Artist Trading Post. I have been admiring Kasia's work for some time now and there is so much more you and I can learn so take notes ;) But enough from me, lets allow this talented lady do the talking via our special little interview and her art she made for our current challenge 'Masculine/Father's Day'...
Hello everybody! My name is Kasia Krzyminska and I am a polish girl who moved to England following her heart. You can't pigeon hole me because of my explorative nature, but I'm enjoying my creative journey creating art journals and mixed-media collages, teaching classes all over the world, designing products and working at Artist Trading Post. I worked with Prima Marketing (as a design team member and later as an educator), Blue Fern Studios, Faber-Castell, 7 Dots Studio, The Scrapbook Diaries, Mixed Media Place and my works have been published many times in such magazines as Somerset Memories, Art Journaling, Somerset Life, Somerset Apprentice, Paper Haus, Die Scrapperin, Histoires De Pages. I'm searching for an inspiration everywhere and everyday – in music, nature, old books, bad weather, dreams … I love summer, meadows and beautiful notebooks.
instagram: https://instagram.com/kasiakrzyminska/
pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/czekoczyna/
What inspires you most to create? / Where does your inspiration come from?
Nature and the place where I currently live.
What is your favourite medium to work with?
Acrylic paints.
Do you have a tool which you couldn't live without?
What's your craft space like?
Do you have a favourite colour combo?
I would like to share with you two of my recent art journal pages made in A5 Monograph booklet. I really enjoy creating art journal spreads everyday, so mostly they are messy and you won't find there many advanced techniques, but at the same time they are very personal and help me to express myself.
Thank you Ingrid and whole team for this beautiful opportunity to share my works in this fabulous place. I'm very happy to see how your Mixed Media World is growing and that Artist Trading Post can be a part of it. I will definitely follow your challenges as the works you are all sharing are simply beautiful.
How wonderful is she? Now, brace yourself! Like I said... Kasia made a couple of journal page spreads and they are totally AMAZING!! I just want to take it out of the journal and plaster my walls with her art! Check it out...
Kasia also kindly listed all the goodies she used to create her masterpieces. The good news is you can easily purchase them from the Artist Trading Post shop and you can have a go yourself! I will for sure... my list is forever growing so nothing is going to stop me! :) Heheee...
I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Kasia for all her dedication and hard work. It has been an absolute pleasure and hope you keep in touch! ;)
Thank you to all of you out there who read our posts and leave comments! You are amazing!
Have a great day!


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Zombies have breached the base!! RUN!
Spritesheet of a pixel style zombie including idle animation, walking animation and 2 different death animations (other a bit more gory!).
Bonus: bloody impact effect!
File includes a zip with .psd and transparent .png (if you dont have photoshop).
Tip: Most of these sprites are 32×32 pixels in size, but if you want to use them in HD screen resolutions, resize them with multipliers like x2, x3×4 etc (no decimals like x1.5). Just make sure that you have Image Interpolation setting set to Nearest Neighbor (in Photoshop: Preferences > General)when resizing to maintain the pixelly style without getting blurry graphics.

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb attached to a motorcycle struck an army vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing two soldiers, a police official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Hours later, Pakistani jets killed 22 militants in a troubled northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
The bomb exploded as the army vehicle was passing on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, said police official Roohullah Bangash.
Two soldiers were killed while two other soldiers and two police officers were wounded in the attack, he said.
Within hours, Mohammad Khurassani, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban — known as Tehrik-e-Taliban or TTP — claimed responsibility in a statement to media. The group is a separate entity from the Afghan Taliban.
Peshawar is located near Pakistan's tribal regions, a common hiding place for local and foreign al-Qaida-linked militants.
The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups have been waging war against the state for over a decade in a bid to topple the Pakistani government and install their own harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
Pakistan's military launched a major operation in the country's troubled North Waziristan tribal region in mid-June, seeking to eliminate militants accused of launching attacks in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan.
So far, the army says it has cleared the militants out of 90 percent of North Waziristan.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's military in a statement said its jets on Friday killed 22 militants in the country's northwestern Khyber tribal region, near Peshwar.
The ongoing operations in North Waziristan and Khyber are aimed at destroying militant hideouts and scattering the militants who have killed thousands of civilians and security personnel in recent years. Army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif, who is currently visiting the United States, has vowed to eliminate all militants from Pakistan.


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Initial Start up issues
From DocWiki
Initial Start up Issues
EAAS instance not starting
- Verify from the System Console if EAAS process is running. If not, start this service.
- Analyze JAVA exceptions that may have been logged in eg_log_<Server_name>_EAAS-process.log.
Listener instances not starting
- Analyze JAVA exceptions that may be logged in eg_log_<server_name>_Listener-process.log.
- Analyze JAVA exceptions that may be logged in eg_log_<server_name>_Application Server.log
When trying to create a new listener instance, the error "You have exceeded the maximum number of instances allowed for this partition" is returned.
- Increase the maximum limit for number of instances in the Listener Process administration section of System Console.
- Click on partition node, and increase the maximum allowable instances in the services section.
CIM looses connectivity to ICM
- How do I verify if EAAS instance is connected to the MR-PIM or verify that the MR link is active/enabled ?
- Check if the MR-PIM is active by checking the MR-PIM command prompt window [status should be ACTIVE]. In a duplexed configuration, one of the sides should be ACTIVE and the other one should be IDLE. For example, If MR PG side B is active, then MR PG A MR-PIM should remain idle
- Verify OPEN_REQ and OPEN_CONF messages in MR-PIM logs and check if ROUTING_ENABLED_EVENT is sent from MR-PIM to EAAS. CIM will start sending all route requests only after this message is sent by the MR-PIM to EAAS


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TiVo climbed more than 3 percent before markets opened Wednesday after the pioneer in digital video recording technology reported better-than-expected revenue in its most recent quarter and issued an optimistic outlook.
The company has been embroiled in legal suits with pay TV companies, saying that they are using its patented technology in DVRs. But the company said late Tuesday that it believes it has now achieved sustained profitability as it posted solid revenue increases from its technology and hardware.
That is a significant milestone, according to Jefferies & Co.
Analyst Brian Fitzgerald sees plenty of opportunity for TiVo's core business, and company management recognizes growth potential in Europe and Latin America, among other markets. He raised his price target on the shares to $15 from $14.
The revenue outlook for the third quarter was also surprisingly strong, Fitzgerald said.
Overall revenue in the most recent quarter grew 53 percent to $100.1 million, which topped Wall Street expectations for $91.1 million, according to FactSet.
Shares of TiVo Inc., based in San Jose, Calif., climbed more than 3 percent, or 37 cents, to $11.34 in pre-market trading. The stock price has ranged from $8.73 to $14.10 over the past year.


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About the Speaker
A sermon by Robby White
Robby is the Senior Pastor at Locust Grove. He's a gifted preacher, teacher, and writer. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree and is an associate professor and Director of Religious Studies and Ethics at Athens State University.


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Jan Ryerson,
v. Docket No. CR-07-655
Boston Retirement Board/Teachers' Retirement
System/State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Jan Ryerson
75 Clarendon Street, #405
Boston, MA 02116
Appearance for Respondent Boston Retirement Board:
Edward McKenna, Esq.
66 N Street
South Boston, MA 02127
Appearance for Respondent Teachers' Retirement System:
Robert G. Fabino, Esq.
Teachers' Retirement System
One Charles Park
Cambridge, MA 02142-1206
Appearance for Respondent State Board of Retirement:
Dennis J. Kirwan, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32, §16(4), the Petitioner, Jan Ryerson, is appealing the inaction of the Respondent, Boston Retirement Board, on her request to purchase her time working for an educational collaborative entity from June 29 - August 30, 1994. She filed her request on or about July 11, 2007. (Ex. 7) Her appeal was timely filed on September 6, 2007, based on inaction by the Boston Retirement Board. (Ex. 1) A hearing was held November 13, 2007, at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), 98 North Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, pursuant to G.L. c. 7, §4H.
Various documents are in evidence. (Exs. 1 - 9) The Respondents Teachers' Retirement System and the State Board of Retirement were joined as necessary parties by motions of the Respondent Boston Retirement Board of November 7 and 9, 2007, which were allowed. ("A") One tape was used. The Petitioner testified. The record was held open to December 14, 2007 to receive further information from the Petitioner, and to December 21, 2007 for post-hearing arguments from the parties. ("B")
1. Jan Ryerson, d.o.b. 7/24/44, is a teacher in the Boston Public Schools and a member of the Boston Retirement System. (Exs. 3, 4 & 9. Testimony)
2. Ms. Ryerson did substitute teaching in the Boston Public Schools in 1966 and 1967 before becoming a teacher in the Boston Public Schools in 1967. She became a member of the Boston Retirement System at that time. She held teacher certification from the Department of Education. She left teaching in 1981, and withdrew her accumulated deductions. She had 14 years of creditable service. Thereafter, Ms. Ryerson also did substitute teaching in the Boston Public Schools. She was paid a per diem rate, and did this work at different schools. (Ex. 9. Testimony) She worked the following times as a substitute teacher:
1966/1967 (30 days)
1989/1990 (1 day)
1990/1991 (7 days)
1991/1992 (88 days)
1992/1993 (85 days)
1993/1994 (153 days)
9/1/94 - 12/31/94 (70 days)
1/1/95 - 4/25/95 (66 days) (Ex. 9)
3. Between June 29 and August 30, 1994, Ms. Ryerson worked as a teacher for an education collaborative which is now within the EDCO Collaborative for Greater Boston, Inc. (EDCO). She was paid by this entity, which received state and federal grant monies. She worked in a Lynn Public School Building teaching fifth grade students who were children of migrant workers. She worked daytime hours of 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Monday through Friday, totaling 30 days' worth of service. She was hired by EDCO employees and also supervised by them. EDCO gave her the assignment of what to teach. It was a structured teaching program. No job benefits came with this work. (Exs. 3 & 9. Testimony)
4. Ms. Ryerson did not return to EDCO teaching work again. (Ex. 9. Testimony)
5. After Ms. Ryerson resumed full-time teaching in the Boston Public Schools in the 1996-1997 school year, she became a member again of the Boston Retirement System. She had no further breaks in service. (Ex. 9. Testimony)
6. Ms. Ryerson has never been a member of the Teachers' Retirement System or of the State Retirement System. (Exs. 5, 6 & 9. Testimony)
7. Ms. Ryerson accomplished a buy back of her substitute teaching service within the Boston Public Schools for creditable service, receiving 2 years, 7 months and 14 days of creditable service. She also did a buy back of her prior 14 years of teaching service. She had a total of 29 years, 3 months and 14 days of creditable service by December 12, 2007 in the Boston Retirement System. (Ex. 9)
8. Ms. Ryerson sought to do a buy back for creditable service of her EDCO service from the summer of 1994. She filled out a form to do that and filed it in and
around late February 2007 with the Boston Retirement Board. The EDCO filled out her prior service information on the form, listing her pay as $2,090.55 based on 30 days at $12.67 per hour. (Ex. 3. Testimony)
9. The Boston Retirement Board in March 2007 asked the Teachers' Retirement System if it would accept liability for this 1994 EDCO service pursuant to G.L.c.32, §3(8)(c). The Boston Retirement Board wrote that Ms. Ryerson at the time "was enrolled in your retirement system while this service was performed." (Ex. 4)
10. The Teachers' Retirement System responded to the Boston Retirement Board that Ms. Ryerson has never been a member of the Teachers' Retirement System. (Ex. 5)
11. The Boston Retirement Board again raised the same issue, and by letter of June 21, 2007, the Teachers' Retirement System again responded that Ms. Ryerson had never been a member of the System, and that it would "not accept any liability for Ms. Ryerson's part-time service from June 29, 1994 through August 30, 1994." (Exs. 4 & 6)
12. By letter of July 11, 2007, Ms. Ryerson sought a decision from the Boston Retirement Board about her request to purchase creditable service for her work for the EDCO in 1994. She acknowledged that the Teachers' Retirement System would not accept liability for that service. (Ex. 7)
13. Ms. Ryerson met with the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) on July 19, 2007 about her request to the Boston Retirement Board and about how she was seeking a decision from the Board. By letter of July 27, 2007, the Teachers' Retirement System sent to PERAC the DALA decision of McCarty v. Taunton Retirement Board and Teachers' Retirement System, CR-89-828 (DALA, 4/15/1993) (No CRAB Decision) in support of its determination that Ms. Ryerson would not have recourse for creditable service through the Teachers' Retirement System, leaving her with a claim through G.L.c.32, §3(5) with the Boston Retirement System where she is a member. (Exs. 2 & 8)
14. PERAC wrote Ms. Ryerson on August 30, 2007. PERAC remarked how it sent the Boston Retirement Board a copy of the McCarty, supra decision on July 30, 2007 along with a request that the Board make a decision on Ms. Ryerson's claim. In the letter, PERAC informed Ms. Ryerson that it had not received a response from the Boston Retirement Board. PERAC provided Ms. Ryerson with information on how to appeal to the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board for further relief. (Ex. 2)
15. Ms. Ryerson never received a response from the Boston Retirement Board on her request for purchasing creditable service for the 1994 summer service, and she filed a timely appeal on September 6, 2007 by letter of September 3, 2007 based on the Board's inaction. (Ex. 1. Testmony)
Although the State Board of Retirement was joined as a party Respondent, the Board did not file any legal arguments or question Ms. Ryerson at the hearing. The Teachers' Retirement System did not appear at the hearing, but did provide its legal argument post hearing. The Teachers' Retirement System finds that Ms. Ryerson was never a member of their System at the time she worked for the EDCO for two months in 1994, and that she would not have qualified for membership at the time due to the temporary nature of the teaching work she did, citing to G.L. c. 32, §3(2)(a)(iv) (a Board can determine policies and procedures regarding how it will treat temporary and seasonal employment in terms of eligibility for membership and creditable service) and the case of Evans v. CRAB, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 229 (1999) (pay for summer school teaching done apart from the work under the teacher's regular contract was not pay that was included in the teacher's retirement allowance calculation). The Boston Retirement Board argues that Ms. Ryerson has the burden of proof to demonstrate entitlement to do a buy back for creditable service for this EDCO service by providing sufficient support through documentation and other evidence, which she has failed to do.
EDCO is addressed by G.L. c. 40, §4E, which explains:
… two or more school committees of cities, towns and regional school districts may enter into a written agreement to conduct education programs and services which shall complement and strengthen the school programs of member school committees and increase educational opportunities for children. The school committees shall collaborate to offer such programs and services, and the association of school committees which is formed pursuant hereof to deliver such programs and services shall be known as an education collaborative.
The statute also makes the EDCO's Board of Directors,
a public employer … [with] the authority to employ personnel, including teachers, to carry out the purposes and functions of the education collaborative. … The education collaborative shall be deemed to be a public entity ….
This statutory provision shows that during those two months in the summer of 1994 Ms. Ryerson worked for a public entity and a public employer of employees, including teachers. The statutory provision shows this was an educational program that enhanced the education programs offered by the member school committees of the educational collaborative. In light of the EDCO being a public employer who can hire teachers to carry out education programs under G.L. c. 40, §4E, it was a political subdivision under the G.L. c. 32, §1 definition. Once it was a political subdivision, it satisfied the Section 1 definition of being an employer by being, "any person, board, or commission with the power to appoint or employ personnel as employees of the commonwealth or any political subdivision subject to this chapter." Ms. Ryerson satisfied the definition of employee in Section 1, which in pertinent part covers: "persons whose regular compensation … is paid by any political subdivision of the commonwealth … [and] shall mean any person who is regularly employed in the service of any such political subdivision." Her work was service under the Section 1 definition of service since it was "service as an employee in any governmental unit for which regular compensation is paid." She received regular compensation as defined by Section 1 which includes "the salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form, lawfully determined for the individual service of the employee by the employing authority." By G.L. c. 32, §28(4)(c), the non-teacher EDCO employees, otherwise eligible, are made members of the State Retirement System, once the EDCO accepts the provisions of G.L. c. 32, §§1-28 inclusive. The EDCO of Greater Boston, Inc., did accept the provisions of Sections 1-28 inclusive in and around 1988 according to the case of Middlesex Retirement Board v. PERAC & State Board of Retirement, CR-04-19 (DALA, 5/24/05) (CRAB, 2/6/06), Suffolk Superior Court Civil Action No. 06-0946-A (Fahey, J., 3/2/07). Since Ms.Ryerson was a teacher, she would not have been a member of the State Retirement System if her work had qualified for Teachers' Retirement System membership. The pertinent retirement system for her work was the Teachers' Retirement System. Although this summertime service Ms. Ryerson performed satisfied the above G.L. c. 32, §1 definitions, it was performed on only a temporary basis as a teacher. It was never going to be service that was eligible for membership in the Teachers' Retirement System. 807 CMR 4.02, the eligibility for membership criteria of the Teachers' Retirement System, does not permit membership without a contractual agreement for employment with school committees. See 807 CMR 4.02(1)(a). If she had such a written employment agreement with the EDCO she did not provide any evidence of such a document. The regulation also requires that the employment cover at least half time service. See 807 CMR 4.02(1)(b). She only worked 30 days over a two-month time period. That is not at least half time of a ten-month teacher year of service. Creditable service for non-membership prior service is addressed in 807 CMR 3.03, but it addresses someone who has membership in the Teachers' Retirement System. Evans, supra, is further support for finding Ms. Ryerson was not eligible for Teachers' Retirement System membership.
No Boston Retirement Board regulations, policies or rules were presented at the
hearing as impacting on Ms. Ryerson's ability to buy back these two full-time months of service that was non-Boston Retirement System membership prior service. In any case, such rules would be pertinent only if the prior service had been service for the City of Boston, which it was not. Had she been eligible, the service would have pertained to the Teachers' Retirement System.
G.L.c.32, §3(5) permits an active member in one system to accomplish a purchase of creditable service for prior non-membership service through her current retirement system even though the prior service was pertinent to a different retirement system. In pertinent part it states:
[A]ny member of any system who rendered service in any governmental unit other than that by which he is presently employed, in a temporary, provisional, or substitute position and who was excluded from membership by the rules of any board, may, before the date any retirement allowance becomes effective for him, pay into the annuity savings fund of the system … an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular compensation for such previous period, … had such service been rendered in the governmental unit by which he is presently employed and in a position subject to the provisions of this chapter, …. Upon the completion of such payments such member shall receive the same credit for such period of his previous intrastate service … as would have been allowed if such service had been rendered by him in the governmental unit by which he is presently employed. Such member shall furnish the board with such information as it shall require to determine the amount to be paid and the credit to be allowed under this subdivision.
The Boston Retirement Board could try to gain reimbursement from the other
pertinent retirement system, the Teachers' Retirement System, for the outlay of funds for having provided this buy back to its member. In pertinent part G.L. c. 32, §3(8)(c) provides:
Whenever any retired member or beneficiary receives a pension or survivor's allowance from a system pertaining to one governmental unit in a case where a portion of such pension or survivor's allowance is attributable to service in a second governmental unit to which another system pertains, the first governmental unit shall be reimbursed in full, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, by the second governmental unit for such portion of the pension as shall be computed by the actuary ….
In the case of McCarty, supra, the Teachers' Retirement System sought Section
3(8)(c) reimbursement from the Taunton Retirement Board when it provided creditable service through a buy back of non-membership service done under Section 3(5). The service had been performed for the City of Taunton without membership eligibility within the Taunton Retirement System. Ms. McCarty was now a member of the Teachers' Retirement System. No reimbursement was allowed through Section 3(8)(c).
This situation is the same as the one faced by the Boston Retirement Board with Ms.
Ryerson's request. The pertinent other retirement system is the Teachers' Retirement
System. Ms. Ryerson was not eligible for membership with Teachers' Retirement
System for her temporary/seasonal work during the summer of 1994. Based on the
reasoning in McCarty, the Boston Retirement System is not allowed reimbursement for its outlay of funds for providing creditable service for that work through Section 3(5). The Boston Retirement Board contends Ms. Ryerson failed to provide sufficient proof about her service in 1994 for the Board to take action upon her claim. I conclude that Ms. Ryerson has now been able to provide enough necessary proof regarding the entity for whom she worked for two months during the summer of 1994. The current director of Contract Management and Human Resources of the EDCO Collaborative for Greater Boston, Inc. confirms her employment with "the EDCO Collaborative from June 29, 1994 through August 30, 1994 as a Teacher in EDCO's Migrant Education Program at the Lynn, Mass. site." (Ex. 9) The information this Director provided in Ms. Ryerson's form requesting creditable service is sufficiently specific; $2,0990.55 based on working 30 days at $12.67 per hour. (Ex. 3)
I conclude that the Boston Retirement Board has to grant Ms. Ryerson the ability to accomplish a buy back for creditable service for her 1994 prior non-membership service through EDCO pursuant to G.L.c.32, §3(5), and that the Teachers' Retirement Board does not have to accept liability and reimburse the Boston Retirement Board pursuant to G.L.c.32, §3(8)(c) because of the holding in McCarty, supra.
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: March 10, 2008
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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December 12, 2014
Matt Murphy writes for WBUR about Solve, an event MIT will host next fall as part of the HUBweek innovation festival. The event will focus on "research and problem-solving exercises" aimed at four areas: education, health care, manufacturing, and environmental sustainability and energy.
Writing for The Boston Globe, Prof. Eric Lander, president of the Broad Institute, argues for enabling cancer patients to become actively involved in cancer research. "Patients must have an active voice in decisions. Patient data should never be sold," Lander writes. "Researchers anywhere should have rapid access to the de-identified clinical and genomic data, to ensure that anyone can make discoveries."
Prof. Mark Harnett has found that each individual cell in the human brain could operate like a mini-computer, reports Clare Wilson for New Scientist. Wilson explains that "the study has revealed a key structural difference between human and mouse neurons that could help explain our superior powers of intelligence."
Financial Times reporter Jemima Kelly reports that MIT researchers have developed a low-power chip that is hardwired to perform public-key encryption. Kelly writes that the chip is "potentially a game-changer for simple, low-powered products such as smart sensors used by industry to gauge things such as temperature and pressure, as well as health monitors."
IEEE Spectrum reporter Mark Anderson highlights how Prof. Jeehwan Kim's research group has developed techniques to produce ultrathin semiconducting films and harvest the materials necessary to manufacture 2-D electronics. Anderson explains that the group's advances could make possible such innovations as high-efficiency solar cells attached to a car's exterior and low-power, long-lasting wearable devices.
Prof. Angelika Amon received this year's Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for her "contributions to finding significant solutions to curing human diseases," while Profs. Chenyang Xu, Daniel Harlow, Matt Evans and research scientist Lisa Barsotti received New Horizons Prizes for "early-career achievements in their respective fields," reports Xinhua.
MIT researchers have developed a way to prevent the theft of sensitive data hidden on a computer's memory, writes TechCrunch's Zack Whittaker. Storing sensitive data in different memory locations creates "clear boundaries for where sharing should and should not happen, so that programs with sensitive information can keep that data reasonably secure," explains graduate student Vladimir Kiriansky.


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Driver loses control of truck on Everett Turnpike
April 19. 2018 11:18PM
MERRIMACK - A Massachusetts man lost control of the truck he was driving on the F.E. Everett Turnpike early Thursday, crashing into the center median and rolling the truck just north of Exit 12, state police said.
Claudio Barros, 31, of Brockton, was heading south about 3:15 a.m. when he swerved to avoid an animal in the road, police said.
The truck crashed, spilling diesel fuel on the highway.
Local emergency responders, state police and state Department of Transportation workers investigated and cleared the scene, police said.
Traffic was delayed on the highway for several hours.
Barros suffered minor injuries and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua for treatment.
Police ask anyone with information regarding the crash to contact Trooper Wood at 666-3333.


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What's Happening in Palm Desert?
No matter the season, there's always plenty to see and do in the Palm Desert area. From special events like Fashion Week El Paseo and the Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival, sporting events such as the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, and exciting theatrical and musical performances at the McCallum Theatre, there's something for everyone. Search our complete event listings below or browse our list of Palm Desert Signature Events and other major events in the desert.
El Paseo Art Walk
- Date: 11/03/2017
- Location: El Paseo
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Palm Desert, California 92260
The renowned El Paseo Art Walk is held on the First Friday of every month, November through May, as part of First Weekend Palm Desert. Join the El Paseo Art Galleries along with El Paseo Cruise Night on the First Friday of every month from 4 pm to 8 pm. There will be exhibit openings, artist receptions and more! You can also enjoy a free docent lead or self-guided tour of the current exhibits at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, which remains open until 9 pm and is free of charge as part of their Galen First Fridays event.


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Notepad Is Active
It's a decent sound when it comes to writing some note in your virtual notebook for it to be memorable, or refreshing the list of tasks in your mind through such an organizer. A diary, you say?.. i don't mind, let it be the diary. Let's write some!
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Middletown High's Mark DelPercio is one of eight high school football coaches in Delaware – and 408 in the country – recently nominated to compete for the title of USA Today's Best High School Football Coach in the Nation.
Middletown High School knows all about Mark DelPercio's success as a football coach, teacher and mentor.
But with a little community support, the rest of the nation might soon learn more about the man who has led the Cavaliers to five state championship games and three state titles in nine years.
DelPercio is one of eight high school football coaches in Delaware – and 408 in the country – recently nominated for the title of USA Today's Best High School Football Coach in the Nation.
"It's really tremendous honor to be put in the same category as some of the great coaches who are out there," the math teacher said from his classroom today. "I think sometimes, though, head coaches get way too much credit. One of the best things a coach can do is surround themselves with great people and the assistant coaches who have work with me are a great group of dedicated people that also deserve some recognition."
Other Delaware coaches chosen by USA Today staffers to represent the First State are Cape Henlopen's Bill Collick, Salesianum's Bill NiNardo, Newark's Butch Simpson, Delmar's David Hearn, Concord's George Kosanovich, St. Elizabeth's Joe Hemphill and St. Mark's John Wilson.
From now until 12 p.m. on Oct. 8, anyone older than 13 can vote for their favorite nominee at contest.usatodayhss.com/vote/bestcoach2013/de.
The coach who receives the most votes by then will be advance to regional voting among 51 coaches representing each state and Washington D.C. That round of voting will take place from noon on Oct.9 to noon on Oct. 18.
The eight highest vote-getters at the regional level will then advance onto the national round, with voting from Oct. 21 to Oct. 29.
The highest vote-winner at that level will be named USA Today's Best High School Football Coach in the Nation, earning $2,000 and banner for their athletic department in the process. Second through fifth place will receive cash prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000.
A member of Middletown High's Class of 1986, DelPercio has amassed an impressive win total and earned himself Division I Football Coach of the Year honors.
But he said he's most proud of having done so a public school in his hometown.
"When you take a look at schools that have had success in Delaware, the region or wherever, many times it's a private school," he said. "But we've been able to achieve this level of success with kids from right here in Middletown, Odessa and Townsend who are dedicated and really their tails, thanks in large part to the tremendous feeder program we have in our youth football programs."
The Middletown High School Cavaliers are currently rated No. 1 in Delaware and No. 141 in the country by Maxpreps.com.
DelPercio also is actively involved in Special Olympics and cancer awareness and fundraising.


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Running or walking for fun and fitness is the aim of similar events held at two local schools this week.
Students, staff and parents got into the act as Westside held its Wildcat Chase and May Street held its decades-old Dragon Dash in a run for pledges, with the money going to parent teacher organizations.
Each year, the money raised goes to fitness programs and equipment, playground upgrades and other uses that encourage wellness. PTO at Westside is considering a variety of options for the Chase cash, according to Principal Ed Drew, who is retiring this year. Drew, a former coach, donned athletic shorts and strode with the kids in what will be his last Chase as principal.
At May Street, the funds will be used for the annual PE Camp and for creation of a running-walking lane around the inside of the schoolyard fence, said Principal Kelly Beard. The PTO will match a $4,800 Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant for the project, which Beard said could start this summer. Once complete, students and the community will have an exercise track for all seasons. Currently, the route is on oft-sloshy grass.
At both schools, classrooms took half-hour turns outside to rack up laps.
Beard credited the strong support of more than 30 parents, led by DeLona Campos-Davis, in organizing Dragon Dash.
Drew said his PTO is "an organization like none I've ever worked with — they are on top of it, from the idea to every detail of the follow-through."
A core group of 20 parents helped, with many others taking turns during the day.
"At the end there was not a speck of litter and even the trash cans were hosed out," Drew said.
The day-long event is not just about the money. Virtually every student and teacher participates.
"Whether they gather pledges or not, all kids get involved and get some exercise," Drew said.
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Emergency officials in North Alabama are looking back over the past 16 days to see how they handled the April 27th tornado outbreak.
"We don't have the luxury of shutting down. We stay open no matter what. We're designed to stay open no matter what," said Huntsville Hospital CEO, David Spillers. Minutes after tornadoes swept the Valley, Spillers said the hospital dealt with a flood of new patients and staff members weren't sure how many more would come in.
"We were communicating with HEMSI and trying to get a good gauge of what we could expect, but the reality is they didn't know because there was so much destruction. They didn't know what they'd find," added Spiller.
The hospital lost power and brought in more than 15 generators to keep operations going for days.
Nancy Badgett, a nurse who works in the trauma center at the hospital, said everything was organized. She's been a nurse for 34 years and said the hospital wasn't as chaotic as she thought it'd be when the storms hit, but it was still really busy.
"[We saw] crush injuries, people that were thrown from their homes-- a little of everything," she said.
Badgett was in Huntsville when the outbreak of 1974 tornadoes happened and said there have been all sorts of upgrades made to the hospital since then, including new trauma rooms and a mobile medical unit that was taken out into the field recently. It was originally supposed to be for medical workers.
"When we got out there, we saw [medical workers] were not the ones that needed it. It was the families, people who had lost their homes, volunteers. Power was out, physicians offices were closed... the ER got lots of patients, but not everyone needed to go to the ER," said Liz Mardin, who helped operate the unit.
Hospital officials say there are still about seven patients still getting treated and all seven are expected to be okay.
In the meantime, hospital officials are also working to raise money for another mobile medical unit. They say proceeds from the Huntsville Classic Concert (an annual fundraiser of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation) will fund its purchase. The hospital used a borrowed unit that belongs to Healthgroup of Alabama to provide minor medical care, tetanus shots and on-site comfort when the tornadoes hit.
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Now at home in sunny Denver, CO after attending SOLIDWORKS World in sunny Phoenix, AZ held February 8-12, 2015, I reflect on the week.
There were cookies, coffee, countless training and educational sessions, cute 2-wheeled jumping robots to drive, a mini 4-rotor helicopter to fly, methods for controlling a 3D model with just your hand in front of a 3D camera, and 1 very funny theoretical physicist. But coursing through every day in SOLIDWORKS World was a pulse focused on Model-Based Definition (MBD), and the newly released MBD Module from SOLIDWORKS.
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Cox will lay off most of the people at Channel 4 who produce the station's Padres coverage, the North County Times reports.
Tough decisions also are being made within the North County Times.
Breaking form, the newspaper didn't staff this week's Padres-Dodgers series in Los Angeles. More glaring, nor did it staff the Chargers game in Phoenix.
The Padres are in last place, but the NCT was there when other bad Padres teams played at Chavez Ravine.
The paper staffed the Chargers' preseason game in Phoenix two years ago. If anything, the Chargers are more newsworthy now. Sports Illustrated pegs them for the Super Bowl, and their quest for a new stadium ranks as San Diego County's top sports story, with no other a close second.
High school athletics is the meat of the NCT's sports coverage. Impressively, the newspaper is devoting 32 pages to its prep football preview, making it a must get for this blog. Chargers beat writer Scott Bair will cover several road games this year. Next year, we might get extra road coverage from Dan Hayes, who is in his fifth year of covering the Padres.
If a newspaper doesn't staff a Padres series or a Chargers game, the loss to fans of those teams is another source of informed reporting. We're down to one newspaper in San Diego that staffs each Padres and Chargers game. That's not the kind of competition anyone should prefer, even the one newspaper.


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LONG BEACH – The Long Beach Unified School District and its teachers union have officially come to an agreement on a contract that compromises over health care benefits and saves the district's Head Start preschool program.
The Board of Education in its meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously in favor of ratifying a contract with the Teachers Association of Long Beach. The district and the 3,600-member TALB were in contract negotiations for nearly two years and hit a stalemate this summer over health care benefits.
The rising cost of employee health care has become an issue for districts across the state as schools face millions of dollars in funding cuts.
TALB President Virginia Torres said the contract preserves health benefits for teachers, nurses and librarians in Long Beach Unified, the city's largest employer. TALB members ratified the agreement Friday with 92 percent approval.
"It certainly was a compromise for us, and while it's not the best outcome, meeting in the middle is good," she said. "The contract does do the one thing we set out to achieve, and that was getting the district off of the proposed hard cap on our benefits."
LBUSD teachers currently pay no monthly premiums on their health insurance. The district pays up to $21,862 a year in health benefits for a teacher under the most expensive family plan.
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The school district had previously proposed a maximum employer contribution cap of no more than 95 percent of the 2012 premium costs of the most expensive plan. The proposal, however, drew backlash from employees who said the plan would cost some families hundreds of dollars each month.
LBUSD officials said the plan addresses the escalating costs of health care while saving the district about $1.5 million in 2013 through health plan adjustments. LBUSD Superintendent Chris Steinhauser has said the contract preserves affordable, high quality health care for teachers.
The agreement also will save the district's Head Start program, a federal preschool program for low-income families that was slated to be cut next year. Under the new agreement, Head Start teachers will take an 11-day pay reduction in order to keep the program.
The LBUSD avoided an additional $35 million loss in annual funding with the passage of Proposition 30, but officials have said the temporary tax measure won't replace years of state funding reductions.
The state's third-largest school district has laid off 1,000 employees and slashed its budget by $300 million since 2008 in an effort to remain fiscally stable.
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Stringham batted .302 with 17 RBI in his first season for coach Steve Gardner at Utah Valley State College and followed it up with .378 average, eight-homer 2000 campaign...Played both in the outfield and at first base...Named to the First Team All-Scenic West Conference as a sophomore...Recognized as the conference Athlete of the Month for March...Stringham was named Utah Valley State College's Male Academic Athlete of the Year along with being named to the Academic All-American Team...Was a single short of hitting for the cycle, with two doubles, in a game against CSI.
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He graduated with honors from Provo High School in 1996...Coached by Vance Law...Finished senior season with a .456 batting average, eight home runs, and 53 RBI...Selected to the all-region and all-state teams in addition to being the second runner-up in MVP voting at Utah's Senior All-Star game...Also lettered in basketball, winning the state title as junior.
Born December 28, 1977 in Provo, UT...Majoring in Psychology...Served a two year Latter-Day Saint Mission in Atlanta, Georgia...Hitting the game-winning home run versus rival high school is one of his most memorable moments...Is a fan of the Braves and Dale Murphy, along with the Jazz...Favorite movie is Top Gun...Enjoys watching Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld...Favors John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and the Book of Mormon...Son of Mary Ann and Richard Stringham.


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Dior Homme's Kris Van Assche has teamed up with Eastpack to create a capsule collection of backpacks and shoulderbags. The Belgian designer chose shades of grey and beige including black and light blue featuring leather patches and panels. The sleek and simple Eastpak signature style is kept alive yet given a very tasteful upgrade. Available at Eastpak stores.
Get a closer look at the upcoming Spring 2013 collection in the gallery above.


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Recreating European style architecture is an omnipresent trend in the metropolis on the Arabian Gulf. Incredible skyscrapers shape the cityscape of Dubai, colossal urban infrastructure projects and luxurious projects such as the Bulgary Hotel or the Versace Palazzo are visible throughout the city.
Dubai is a city of ambition and luxury, which is trying to beat the world records in everything including real estate. It is therefore not surprising that more and more luxury properties are being built on the Arabian Gulf. We show you an ultra-modern luxury mansion that is a perfect example for this demand:
Best living conditions in excellent location
Built in 2014, this multi-level property impresses with quality and elegance. Situated in the finest living resort of Dubai, The Emirates Hills, the luxury villa extends over a plot surface of almost 2,300m². On a living area of approx. 1,706 m², the property offers not only plenty of space for six bedrooms and eight bathrooms but also for many other highlights.
Luxury living at the highest level
The property was designed by renowned architects. A spacious formal living room with double height ceiling is accentuated with a Murano crystal chandelier which was solely made for this mansion. Large-scale windows allow plenty of natural light and immerse the property into a homely ambience. An elevator allows any level of the building to be reached easily. A home cinema provides space for extensive movie nights and sports and wellness fans will be fully satisfied thanks to a pool, a Finnish sauna and a gym. The basement offers enough parking slots for up to five vehicles.
High quality equipment in every corner
Only the highest quality materials and brands have been used in this luxurious property: White and black marble from Italy dominates the exclusive interiors, as well as wall panels, doors and windows that are made of solid wood. The curtains in the property are made by world well-known designer Lorenzo Rubelli, who provides mostly to royal families. The furniture comes from famous brands such as Becker, Ralph Lauren, Giorgetti, Villeroy & Boch and clarifies once more the quality of this unique property.
The luxury villa, of course, has a detailed safety system with eight cameras, an air conditioning system and an automatic smart home system.
For further information about this unique property, visit Engel & Völkers Dubai or have a look at the detailed exposé.


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PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Several school districts in the Sound Shore region are reassuring parents and students that their schools are safe in the wake of Friday's shooting in Newtown, Conn .
The shooting has raised concerns about school safety in the Sound Shore given that it happened only 55 miles away in the adjacent Fairfield County.
Port Chester Public Schools Superintendent Edward Kliszus said in a letter to parents that their children are safe, adding that the district is working closely with law enforcement to ensure that safety procedures meet the highest standards.
"We have safety procedures in place to protect your children and our staff," Kliszus said. "We will continue to run our lock down and evacuation drills regularly."
Kliszus said doors of the buildings will remain locked. Only authorized individuals are allowed to enter. Port Chester Public Schools also has a policy requiring visitors to immediately report to the school office to sign in.
"Unauthorized individuals are not permitted to roam our buildings," Kliszus said. "We also ask that if you see suspicious persons near our schools that you contact law enforcement immediately."
Rye City School District Superintendent Frank Alvarez said safety is a major concern in schools not only in the immediate area but in the nation. Alvarez said in a press release that emergency management procedures are reviewed annually by the district and students practice them throughout the year.
"Please be assured that our district administrators will review our emergency management plans once again based on what we can learn from this most recent event," Alvarez said.
The White Plains school district put out a press release from the University of Maryland on how to deal with traumatic events in schools.
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i cheatedWednesday, May 09, 2007
This was Andrews week to choose cookie of the week. He is so easy to please. I just had to ask him if he could pick betty crocker brownies, and of course he said, sure. Lets face it, a girls got to do what a girls got to do. No time for measuring ingredients when you have a deadline to meet. However, time must be put aside to take pictures of your cookies/brownies and post them on your blog. :) And when it comes to your family, you can't be a total slacker!
I have made a lot of progress on my Hanne, and think it should be finished by friday. I have not had to pull an all-knitter yet, however, I did knit until 1:30 a.m. last night. I was, of course, up at the crack of dawn, so I am dragging a bit today.
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Oh Leslie, You are my absolute favorite! Are you looking to adopt a 24 year old?ReplyDelete
- Dawn5/09/2007
You make even boxed brownies look mouth watering. My favorite way to eat boxed brownies is a big 'ol slice straight out of the oven, hot and gooy and topped with ice cream and loaded with hot fudge and caramel sauce. Then I eat half of it and say, 'honey, do you want the rest? I'm stuffed.' It's the bomb!!ReplyDelete
Looking forward to seeing your swing coat.
Oh, I forgot, I clean, love kids and can be there tomorrow!ReplyDelete
Mmmm... brownies are my favorite. I can't wait to see the finished sweater. You're almost there!ReplyDelete
OHHHHHHHHHHHH YUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! Heavenly!!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh you devilish woman! I read your posting last night just before bed and swear that I could smell chocolate all the way upstairs. The only remedy is the whip up my own package of brownie mix today. It is Quaker, so I hope it looks as good as yours did!ReplyDelete
I am sure Hanne will look beautiful when finished, can't wait to see it.
Love your blog! Really gorgeous things you make!!! Laurie~ReplyDelete
Those look delish. I see some baking in my near future.... hee hee....ReplyDelete
I LOVE BROWNIES! such pretty pics too, thanks for sharing. My guy actually makes them from scratch, being that hes a cook and all. so its great! and they're low fat!ReplyDelete


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'I t is a beautiful, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate."
Obsessive readers will recognize that the above PR quote on the book jacket means that Donna Tartt's massive novel "The Goldfinch" is a big, big hit. It follows her best-selling "The Secret History" and "The Little Friend," which were translated into 30 languages.
I would suggest when you see Tartt's name that you read no further. Don't try to understand anything about "The Goldfinch." Just pay your money to Little, Brown and order it for some form of a "reader" because if you don't like to hold a heavy book, you might not be encouraged to read this one.
And, I am encouraging you. I read it in real book form and I don't regret a moment of it; not even when I wondered why the editors weren't telling the Mississippi-born writer to "get on with it." But I'm not going to say anything about the novel's story, other than that it must be the kind of thing that people in England and all over the world waited for from week to week when Charles Dickens was keeping them enthralled with installments of his great literature.
You will never forget reading this, even when it exasperates you with the "hero" and his problems. It has everything � a terror attack, an orphan, rich people in New York, great art, unrequited love, drugs, the works. Just take my word for it! I have seldom been so obsessed by a work of fiction. I was exasperated by it, not always understanding it, but plunged on, reaping the rewards.
No wonder my pals down at The Strand Bookstore on 13th Street in the East Village had a record sale of books over the holidays; their biggest in more than 80 years. "Books are not dead!" say the owners. Just drop down there for entertainment one of these days. There are treasures galore and a lot of books out on the street for sale or to give away. This bears out my theory that real-life books will keep being printed.
I have had little time since post-New Year's Eve to bring myself up to date about U.S. weather and politics and world craziness. But I will recap for those of you just joining us, that my good pals of umpteen years � Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner � got married on New Year's Eve.


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GDT – Edmonton Oilers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – Jan 14, 2010 @ 7:30 PM – TSN – Game 46
The Penguins head into Edmonton tonight to face the slumping Oilers. The Oilers are a horrendous 1-11-1 in their last 13 games since going on a 5-game winning streak on the road. The Penguins have had their own share of struggles lately, having gone 5-8-0 in the same stretch.
Both the brain and heart tell me this is going to be an ugly game, whether Pittsburgh has been hot or not (unless Dubnyk plays unreal). So that said, here are my predictions for the game:
Brain: Penguins 7, Oilers 4
Heart: Penguins 5, Oilers 2
One last thing… Tambellini addressed the media Wednesday about Khabibulin and some other issues. One topic of discussion was in regards to thecaptainethanmoreau's in which this exchange took place:
Random Reporter (my new hero): "You think he (Moreau) has propensity for taking dumb penalties? Last night wasn't the first one that he's taken at a crucial time in a game."
Steve Tambellini: "Well that's your assessment of the situation – whether it's a good penalty or not. No one goes out there trying to make a play that is going to hurt a hockey club. He's an intense, strong-willed type of player that has worked hard for this organization."
I'm not sure if that was just a line he was feeding the reporter because it's not something he wants to discuss, but I don't believe that's the case given the way he answers other questions. If this is how he feels, well quite frankly it's no wonder we're at the bottom. I'm of course not saying that Moreau is the reason this team is losing, however, perhaps if he's missing issues like this, the mistakes of other players who can do no wrong are being overlooked as well.
Edmonton Oilers Projected Line-Up (subject to change)
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Line-Up (subject to change)
– The lines have been re-juggled for the Oilers during Wednesday's practice.
– Not much talk on it here, but Pouliot is down in Springfield now for his conditioning stint. He assisted on a goal by Taylor Chorney last night.
– Brule will likely miss tonight again, due to the flu.
– Unrelated to tonights game, but there have been rumors that Georges Laraque is going to be bought out soon by the Canadiens and suspicions are that the Oilers could be interested. I say "no thank you". Doesn't address our needs other than size, but there isn't a guy I'd take out of the line up (aside from maybe Moreau now) in favor of Big Georges. Great for the city though, so wouldn't mind him back here… just can't see how he fits in the line-up anymore.
|No scoring.
|– 1:34 – Cogliano (PP) from O'Sullivan, Visnovsky
|On the 5-on-3, O'Sullivan passes it cross-seam to Cogliano. Cogliano get two cracks at it, then puts it top shelf.
|– 11:53 – VIsnovsky (PP) from O'Sullivan
|O'Sullvian drives to the net and wrists it. Fleury gets a piece and it rings off the bar. O'Sullivan picks it up behind the goal and swings behind the net and up the boards… he seem-passes it to Visnovsky who blasts it in the net
|– 3:18 – Kennedy from Staal
|Kennedy shoots one from the face off dot. It hits Dubnyk in the body but squirts past his arm somehow and beats him short side. Not a good goal.
|– 6:48 – Cooke from Letang, Staal
|Letang makes a nice play at center ice to dangle around a check and passes it up to Staal. He carries the puck into the zone and shoots it from 40 feet out. Dubnyk kicks it out to Cooke, who just barely beats a sprawling Dubnyk.
|– 10:30 – Dupuis from Staal, Cooke
|Staal beats Visnovsky behind the goal line and throws it out front. It banks off Dupuis' knee and in.
– Horcoff a last minute scratch. He took the warm-up, but something was wrong and he didn't finish the skate. Oilers staff says its an illness.
– Malkin sets up Fedotenko who swoops in on net, but Dubnyk shuts the door on him.
– Godard starts the rough stuff with Stortini early on at the end of a shift. No gloves dropped, but we'll see if that sets up something for later.
– Strudwick playing with Grebeshkov on at least one shift, and Nilsson seen with Moreau/Stortini (as well as the top line), so not sure what's happening with the lines.
– Cogliano actually getting some PP time, thanks to Horcoff's absence.
– Nilsson makes some wild behind the back pass reception.. not sure how he reeled that one in.
– Stortini nearly gets one on a wrap around, but it doesn't quite have enough wrap.
– The Oilers are playing a pretty tight defensive game, not allowing the Penguins to open up just yet. As such, they haven't been able to generate much at the other end.
– Nilsson gets some love from Ferraro for outbattling Rupp in the Oilers zone below the goal line to clear the puck "using his superior skating skill and body positioning".
– Penner nails Lovejoy, drawing some applause from the fans.
– Ferraro assesses that Cogliano and Nilsson have been the most notable Oilers so far tonight. Both are showing some blue collar work ethic.
– Both Malkin and Adams get penalties on Potulny. Adams does the can opener on Potulny and Malkin jumps up at Potulny. 5-on-3 with 12 seconds left in the period.
– Souray gets Malkin in the train tracks on the boards and prevents him from going anywhere and knocks him to the ice.
– Potulny blasts one into Fleury's glove, giving Fleury a boo-boo. It draws a bit of blood on his finger, and he goes for repairs after the whistle.
– Stone finds himself in all alone on Fleury, but can't manage to score his first career goal.
– Gonchar drifts Gagner from behind… no call (already an Oilers PP). Gagner folded like a paper Pterodactyl.
– Guerin gets a partial breakaway on Dubnyk. He tries to slide it five hole, but Dubnyk closes up the bay doors.
– Nilsson makes a great play going in on Fleury, freezing him with the fake slap and tries a nice deke move. In the process, he falls on top of Fleury as the puck rolls wide. Fleury snaps and jumps on top of him in the net and a small tussle ensues.
– The period starts 4-on-4 from the Fleury/Nilsson broo-ha-ha
– Penner gets a breakaway. Thankfully the puck actually stays on his stick the whole way.. until Fleury dives out and poke checks it away.
– Pisani and Penner get a 2-on-1. Pisani elects to shoot, and Fleury makes a simple save.
– Staios makes a nice 1-on-1 play preventing Malkin from getting around him and in on net.
– Penner outbattles lovejoy behind the goal line. He uses great body positioning to come out front, spin and get a shot on Fleury. What a difference we've seen this year with him.
– Crosby just misses the freight train as he enters the zone. Souray came flying at him, but just barely clipped him, slowing him down a bit but he only stumbles slightly.
– Gagner sets up Penner in the slot. Penner gets a quick shot off, but can't get enough of it and toes it high and wide.
– Gonchar throws a high hit on O'Sullivan which knocks him down. He chases him down for a sec, but Gonchar skates off on a line change.
– Penner passes a puck through a Penguin player's legs to a streaking Gagner. Gagner gets in on Fleury and goes five hole, but Fleury makes the save.
– Malkin makes a nice saucer across the front of the net to Talbot who just punches it wide.
– Gagner gets a nice one-timer chance, but fires it wide.
Well, what can I say about this one. Normally, with the way the last 13 games have gone, I would be giving you the "the Oilers came out flat, played the middle period flat, and finished flat" speech, but such was not the case tonight. Heartbreaker. They played a pretty damn good game tonight. They shut the Penguins down for most of the game. The wheels kind of fell off the bus midway through the third, but I'd say this was a pretty flawless game played by the Oilers for the majority of the night. Lots of positives in this one. As a guy who is all about "Tanking for Taylor", it was nice to see the Dive For Five kept alive, but a very exciting game played by both teams.
Doobie, since you're all wondering (if you didn't watch the game), played pretty well tonight. One of the goals scored on him was a softie. He did make the save, but it somehow squeaked past him. But other than that, he looked really good tonight. Other players who stood out – Cogliano, who scored a powerplay goal and was flying all night; Penner and Gagner who looked like magic together tonight (sorry, but Horcoff who?); Nilsson who was pretty physical and battled nicely tonight and even had one beauty deke on Fleury but couldn't bring it back around; O'Sullivan who had 2 assists tonight and was all over the place, playing a very uplifted game.
Next game is Saturday at 2:00PM vs. the San Jose Sharks in San Jose.
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New Leaf Market Turns Social, Economic Profits
National Cooperative Grocers Association releases study quantifying the social and economic impacts of food co-ops compared to conventional grocery stores
Tallahassee, FL (August 6, 2012) – New Leaf Market in partnership with National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) today released Healthy Foods Healthy Communities: The Social and Economic Impacts of Food Co-ops, a quantitative study on food co-ops compared to conventional grocery stores. The study's compelling results demonstrate the many ways that cooperative businesses like New Leaf Market do well while doing good.
Unlike their conventional counterparts, co-ops are owned and governed by member-shoppers and rooted in principles like community, voluntary and open membership, economic participation and cooperation. Because of these principles and practices, food co-ops inherently serve and benefit the communities where they are located. For example, the study finds that for every dollar spent at a food co-op, $0.38 is reinvested in the local economy compared to $0.24 at conventional grocers.
"A quantitative assessment like this that shows the impacts of food co-ops has never been done," said Robynn Shrader, chief executive officer for NCGA. "We wanted to put numbers to what we've known for decades," Shrader continued, "that food co-ops generate tangible social and economic benefits for the communities they serve in ways that conventional grocers just can't."
New Leaf Market is one of NCGA's 128 member and associate co-ops that in aggregate operate 165 stores, generate more than $1.4 billion in annual revenue, and are owned by 1.3 million consumers. Individually, co-ops serve the distinct needs of communities like Tallahassee. Together, co-ops have the purchasing power to rival conventional grocery chains, and the good business practices to truly make the world a better place.
"This study confirms that the work we do every day at New Leaf Market is part of a much larger movement to feed and support communities across the country," said Cristin Burns, Marketing Manager. "We're proud to be a business that has proven positive impact in our community."
Supporting Local Food Systems and Sustainable Foods
Though "local" has popped up in conventional grocery stores in recent years, retail food co-ops are leaps and bounds ahead of the pack. Where conventional grocers work with an average of 65 local farmers and other local producers, food co-ops work with an average of 157. Likewise, locally sourced products make up an average of 20 percent of co-op sales compared to 6 percent at conventional stores.
Years after creating the market for organic foods, co-ops are still the place to find them. Of produce sales at food co-ops, 82 percent are organic, compared to 12 percent for conventional grocers. Organics make up 48 percent of grocery sales in food co-ops, compared to just 2 percent in conventional grocers.
Local Economic Impact
The economic impact that a grocery store has on its local economy is greater than just the sum of its local spending, because a portion of money spent locally recirculates. Food co-ops purchase from local farmers who, in turn, buy supplies from local sources, hire local technicians to repair equipment and purchase goods and services from local retailers. To some extent, conventional grocers do too, but the gap is still significant. For every $1,000 a shopper spends at their local food co-op, $1,604 in economic activity is generated in their local economy – $239 more than if they had spent that same $1,000 at a conventional grocer.
Employee Benefits
The average co-op earning $10 million per year in revenue provides jobs for over 90 workers. In total, 68 percent of those workers are eligible for health insurance, compared to 56 percent of employees at conventional grocers. Co-op employees also earn an average of nearly $1.00 more per hour than conventional grocery workers when bonuses and profit sharing are taken into account.
Environmental Stewardship
Grocery stores – co-ops and conventional alike – generate a significant amount of waste. What sets retail food co-ops apart is what they do with that waste. Co-ops recycle 96 percent of cardboard, 74 percent of food waste and 81 percent of plastics compared to 91 percent, 36 percent and 29 percent, respectively, recycled by conventional grocers.
At a co-op grocer, fresh, delicious food is just the beginning. To view results from the complete report, visit www.strongertogether.coop/food-coops/food-co-op-impact-study.
To see the impact up close, visit New Leaf Market at www.newleafmarket.coop.
About the Study
NCGA partnered with the ICA Group – a national not-for-profit research organization – to compile the data used to develop Healthy Foods Healthy Communities: The Social and Economic Impacts of Food Co-ops. The ICA Group compiled data from industry and government resources, food cooperative financial data collected by CoopMetrics for NCGA, and previous NCGA surveys. The ICA Group developed two additional surveys, one targeted to retail food co-ops and the other to the conventional grocery industry.
About NCGA
National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), founded in 1999, is a business services cooperative for retail food co-ops located throughout the United States. NCGA helps unify food co-ops in order to optimize operational and marketing resources, strengthen purchasing power, and ultimately offer more value to natural food co-op owners and shoppers everywhere. Our 128 member and associate co-ops operate over 160 storefronts in 35 states with combined annual sales over $1.4 billion. NCGA is a winner of the dotCoop Global Awards for Cooperative Excellence in recognition of the application of cooperative values and principles to drive cooperative and business success. For a map of NCGA member and associate co-ops, visit www.ncga.coop. To learn more about co-ops, visit www.strongertogether.coop or www.go.coop.