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We have been in a deep freeze here in southeastern Wisconsin. Yesterday, I took my dogs for a walk (it was -5) and got reported to PETA. Today we had a bit of heat wave- it climbed above 0 and is headed toward low double digits. I am prepared to agree that the "debate is over" on global warming. Let's get on with it.
But skepticism intervenes. Last week, local teacher, blogger and folk singer Jay Bullock wondered why we conservatives don't hop on Al Gore's glory train. (I tried to answer here.) My Backstory colleague Jim Rowen, on his new blog, suggested that the "unequivocal" truth on global warming ought to get us some trains anyway.
We have one side demanding that the debate end and the other asking about this or that "inconvenient fact" that seems to call the orthodoxy into question.
Near as I am able to tell, the science establishes that the earth is a bit warmer and presents a credible hypothesis (not empirically verified) that some or maybe even most of this is due to human activity, although there are alternative hypotheses.
Just how bad this will be is also a matter of debate. The low ends of the recent UN study suggests not so much and it seems increasingly questionable that a Kyoto-like jettison of the global economy will help much at all, much less cause help more than it will certainly hurt. Very few credible scientists seem to think that Al Gore's Oscar-nominated PowerPoint presentation bears much resemblance to the truth but yet the much "thinner" consensus that seems to exist is cited as support for his very "thick" remedies. In any event, the proposition that the modest warming to date will one day have catastrophic consequences can only be addressed by complex forecasting models that may or may not bear much relationship to reality.
Of course, I could be wrong but the problem is this. One side seems to be advancing arguments and the other seems to telling us to shut up and go along based upon appeals to authority. Much of the response to the skeptics' arguments is to assert an ipse dixit and attack "the deniers" as tools of some threatened interest.
But I'm not sure there are any disinterested interests in this debate. There are folks who stand to gain from global warming hysteria just as there are those who might benefit from global warming denial.
I have to admit that I don't trust environmentalists. During most of my adult life, they have been predicting imminent catastrophes that never happened. We didn't have (and apparently are not going to have) a new ice age (except that some people who focus on solar impacts on the climate think that we might). The population explosion imploded. We didn't run out of oil. It's 2007 and I can still breath the air. The rain forest is not gone. I mean, if I had listened back in 1978, it's a miracle that I'm still here and leaving a carbon footprint about the size of Magilla Gorilla's.
Extrapolating from small temperature increases that are not historically unprecedented to huge increases and then making the further claim that these changes are (unlike large changes in the past) caused by and remediable by human beings is a big claim. Using that claim to argue that we should seriously retard global economic development - something that will certainly cause pain and death - is an even bigger one. Saying that we can do that and somehow exempt some of the world's largest (and dirtiest) economies (India and China) is, I think, more than even Al Gore and John Kerry can handle.
So forgive me if I stay inside (out of the Milwaukee cold) while you all are out there proclaiming the end of days.


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Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Huitale Way - Is it Scrum or is it Kanban?
I noticed that there was a question in Karl's blog about what was the implementation discussed with Jim hence I thought to share our way.
I would like to know which is it in order to be able to discuss with the community about it. I do not favor Scrum over Kanban nor Kanban over Scrum but I feel both are useful and even complementary tools.
Evolution of our Scrum implementation
We started with "pretty close textbook Scrum" and after 26 sprints we had molded our implementation quite a bit based on the results from internal Kaizen events.
Version 1.0: Release story by story
* Note: Blue box is our Scrum wall. It has columns Not Started, In Progress, Done (todo, IP, Done in the picture). Green arrow is daily standup, red arrow is sprint.
At this stage we did sprint plannings and planned work for two weeks sprints. We had continuous integration and deployment capability so we thought that we would like to release story by story instead wait for the end of the sprint. Demos took place on demand, but plannings and retrospectives were taking place every 2 weeks. Progress was shown with burndowns.
Version 1.1: Introduce explicit Work-in-Progress limit
We dropped sprint backlog and burndowns. We were working one to two backlog items at any given time (this was probably true previously as well, but this time it was explicit), measured cycle time and used that as feedback for planning. We still did sprint plannings and retros every two weeks.
Version 1.2: Planning on demand
We introduced WIP limit also for "Not Started (todo) column". Product owner would prepare planning at any given time when there was less than 7 items in that column. It seems we got "pull system" in place as planning, demos, releases and retrospectives took place on demand and features were pulled from "Not Started to In Progress". Some sizing was put also in place and cycle time for each size was measured. As you can see we did not have any timeboxes any more.
Version 1.3: Ready column and Cadence for retrospectives
We noticed that sometimes the items on In Progress did not progress and they jammed the system. In retrospectives we came up that we need some intermediate stage with rules so that unprepared items would not stop the flow. Ready column was defined with limit of 2 and now that became the "pull signal" for Product owner to start preparing some items from "Not Started" to meet the "Ready" criteria. Interesting that Jeff Sutherland is mentioning that 1% of Scrum teams are having similar "Ready" in his blog (EDIT: link fixed, thanks Anu for noticing that :) ). We also noticed that "on demand" retrospectives could be neglected and decided to set cadence for them.
This is our current implementation of Scrum/Kanban that was discussed in the dinner. Do you think it is Scrum? Do you think it is Kanban? .. or do you think it is both?
Why do I care? I would like to discuss the implementation with the community in order to learn from others and it would help me tremendously if we'd have common terminology :o)
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- Dave Nicolette said...
A wonderful description of how you have evolved and improved your process through experience. Thanks for sharing!
- October 23, 2009 at 1:16 AM
- Unknown said...
I'd say you have followed an example of Corey Ladas' Scrumban approach to evolving Scrum, that is, you employed Kanban WIP limiting as the catalyst of change and evolution.
So what you have now is a process tailored to your unique situation. You started with Scrum and you used Kanban techniques to catalyze that evolution. It's the result that matters most - a process tailored and presumably optimized to your context. How you got there was to use the Scrumban technique. This ought to be repeatable - in other words - others could use the Scrumban approach to evolving textbook Scrum to provide them a tailored and optimized process, unique for their context.
BTW. I do not consider Scrum and Kanban an apples to apples comparison. Scrum is a project management methodology or process. Kanban is an approach to managing change where the WIP limit is used as the source of positive tension that catalyzes evolution of the process.
There is no such thing as Kanban method for software development or project management. There are teams using the Kanban method to evolve a uniquely tailored process optimized for their context.
- October 24, 2009 at 10:25 PM
I don't think that it's Scrum anymore. It's evolved so far. Then again I don't like to call some process Kanban even when it does have that ingredient. Kanban is just a pull scheduling system and that's only such a small part of a good process. Well Scrum is not a process either, just a framework, but I still think it has a pretty nice cohesive skeleton if it suits your context.
I'd just call this the Huitale process. It has some Scrum and Kanban to it, but in my opinion it is first and foremost a beautiful creation of your own for your own context and needs.
It would be interesting to know how many people you have in this team. Sometimes I get a feeling that explicit WIP limitations are not the best way to go when making software. And that experienced teams self-organize every day to an optimum WIP limit and optimum flow according to the situation at hand.
I understand the value of WIP limits and even the ideal of single piece flow when making car parts on a factory floor organized into workcells. But when it comes to software and all its variation I have some doubts. Even now that we have implemented something Scrumish and Kanbanish in my company, too.
What are your experiences? Maybe I should just study more Corey Ladas stuff or something.
- October 25, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Marko Taipale said...
@all Thanks for your comments.
@Jussi I guess you are working in Finnish company? I could come and pay you a visit in order to talk face-2-face. I am currently visiting (Go-and-Seeing) agile companies and it would be nice to see your implementation & share experiences.
Please contact me (marko dot taipale at huitale dot com) if you feel that would be beneficial.
- October 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- Ari said...
Marko: Good work explaining how you have evolved! We need more of the same, too many agilists are focused on finding The Best Solution instead of on evolution and kaizen.
Jussi: Could you elaborate a bit on your doubts about WIP limits and single piece flow? What is the "part" we are talking about?
In Huitale's case one part is a marketable feature of their Web portal which, if I recall Marko correctly, takes from few calendar days to couple of weeks to develop. I am not an expert of TPS nor car manufacturing but currently their batch size is two and if you'd reduce that to one they would effectively have single piece flow. There is quite a bit of variation since features come in various sizes and software development has it's surprises, but those are managed by relative estimates and tracking cycle times.
Contexts vary but it seems to me that managing WIP and aiming for single piece flow fit software development quite nicely.
- October 26, 2009 at 9:21 AM
First, one clarification: I'm not generally opposing the ideal of single piece flow. I'm just wondering if there are certain contexts in software development that are not a good fit for it.
Let's say you have an agile team of 5-7 people. You are happy enough to have great developers and a couple of skilled specialists in your team. Let's say that those specialists are an interaction designer and a data warehouse architect with expertise in reporting cubes, integration tools etc. And maybe some of your developers are business analysts as well, having knowledge on some specific part of the business domain of your product.
Software features/user stories differ in size but there are other things to consider, too. Some features need more UI work, some need intensive work on some other aspect of the system. They are prioritized so that you get maximum business value as soon as possible. When an experienced team self-organizes to solve these challenges things should flow pretty nicely. The team figures out when to work on a single large feature at a time or when to divide the team between several features so that everyone can contribute according to their best abilities.
Why to force a single piece flow on such a team? Sometimes I feel that the answers I get are a bit clumsy attempts to show how software product development has the same problems that manufacturing does. Oh, the horror of having to store and manage an inventory of a couple of extra backlog items specified in detail! :-)
I think that the productivity decrease when replacing a natural team self-organization with a single piece flow is significant in some situations, and it isn't a great morale booster either. So from my point of view the best ideal is to teach teams how to self-organize better instead of always aiming for a single piece flow.
- October 26, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Marko Taipale said...
@Jussi Obviously in your case WIP limits does not seem to make sense. I wonder if you do Scrum either as UI stuff and timeboxes don't go well together based on my experience. We for instance do most the the UI related work as part of "Ready" state for any given feature.
Rgarding WIP limits.. What I feel more important is to visualize the value stream (value stream mapping) and limit WIP (on higher abstraction level) in order to optimize the whole.
I have one excellent customer case about that so lets meet if you are interested to hear about it.
- October 26, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Marko Taipale said...
@Jussi Oh, one more thing.. I (or Ari even) is not saying that "single piece flow" should be a goal as such. The goal is to reduce lead times from "concept" to "cash" :o) If WIP limits are constraining that goal then the limits should be increased/removed.
Our team size is 5 (+ some subcontractors time to time) and we have found the limit of 2 ready items, 2 in progress items, 7 as number of items in backlog as quite optimum limits for getting stuff out. Note that our item is Minimum marketable feature.
I could write a blog entry about our value stream map...
- October 26, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Ari said...
Agreed. :) I don't think single-piece flow should be a goal or something to strive for, it is just a concept to describe an ideal solution to ideal circumstances. In a software team like you described a WIP limit of one makes no sense at all.
Few agile or lean practices have inherent value, they all need a context and business drivers. In this case the driver would be reduced lead time, and if too strict a WIP limit constrains lead time, time to increase the limit.
About explicit WIP limits. It might be beneficial to differentiate between team-internal WIP limits and team-level WIP limits. Explicit team-internal limits might not always be useful but team-level WIP limits are almost essential for a pull-system.
A multi-step multi-team/department organization (read: value stream) needs some mechanisms to keep it a pull system. Without that mechanism what prevents overloading the system? Overloading leads into inventory build-up, increased variation cycle times and everything slowing down.
Scrum offers cross-functional feature teams and meta-Scrums, but those already require a level of organizational maturity and probably changes in the organization. A value stream map, kanban board and some WIP limits require very little (and are good tools for effecting change).
Even if you would have a pure pull-system where work beings only when downstream requests it (for example: customer requests feature from sales rep, who requests it from release team, who request components from other teams, who request designs from user experience teams etc.) you would still need tools to manage it. An opaque black box pull system that you cannot change - including increasing throughput - is not very useful.
A value stream backed by a kanban board with WIP limits is a pretty good management tool.
- October 26, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- SD said...
Great Informative post
- November 28, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Pawel Brodzinski said...
I don't think it is important to find the name for the approach. You definitely use parts of Scrum and (parts of) Kanban but labels don't make you software higher quality and you team better.
Personally I don't think Kanban alone is enough to deal with software development (http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/12/kanban-story-kanban-alone-is-not-enough.html) and you need to use more best practices. It doesn't matter whether you take them from Scrum or from somewhere else. After all techniques which are ascribed to Scrum or Kanban weren't invented along with these methods. They were around for a while already and some wise folks just grouped them, coined cool name and started consulting shops selling their ideas how to make our work better.
Anyway, the idea of experimenting and crafting your process is the one which is deeply implemented in Kanban and the one I really like. I believe every team, if given time, would be able to find their own flavor of software development/project management method as there's no silver bullet which suits us all fine.
- June 9, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Very useful since it shows a step-wise evolution of a scrum-like process to a pull system. Since we never use a big-bang approach, we always got something like this.
At the retros every two weeks I would pay attention to discuss the motivations of the team member, to make sure that you've got not only a more efficient flow, but also a team that feels more in control of it. So it's sustainable.
Thanks for sharing!
- December 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- Rob van Lanen said...
Hi Marko,
Great post, inspiring to read your teams' path to what works best for them!
The answer to your question is easy, you have the Huitale process up and running! :)
Regards, Rob
- April 23, 2011 at 2:11 PM
- Kenley said...
Project managers prefer Scrum better than Kanban. It is more oriented toward systems while Scrum has a close affinity with project managers and stakeholders due to their presentation of processes and events. Both their workflows are alike, with the only exception of Scrum having their deadlines better demarcated.
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I've blogged about body disposal before, including freeze-drying, ossuaries, 'bio-cremation' and 'green' burial. With population increase comes the increasing problem of what to do with corpses, when space is limited. Britain and Japan (for obvious reasons) favour cremation more than most other countries. In an article in The Conversation, Professor Robert Young of the University of Salford writes that about 80% of the British request cremation due to lack of space, but I don't think that this is strictly true. It was the reason that cremation was originally introduced to Great Britain in the late 19th century, when municipal cemeteries were full. There was a lot of resistance to the idea at the time, mainly from the churches, but the Cremation Act was passed in 1902. It's true that it's a popular choice now, but I think that this has less to do with a shortage of burial space than with a general reluctance to stand beside an open grave at a funeral, which some people find repellent. Cremation happens inside a nice warm building where the coffin disappears behind the scenes so you don't have to think too hard about what's happening to it. Silly, but out of sight, out of mind, is a common attitude.
I was interested in one point made by the professor in his article; that the energy used to cremate one person is equal to the energy they use in one month when alive. "In the UK this translates to a yearly energy consumption of a town of 16,000 people."
When I filled in the forms for my body bequest, I requested the burial of my remains when the students have finished with them. I had a choice between burial or cremation. Other options, such as freeze-drying, would be either too complicated or expensive for the medical school, I assume. However, if there's a glut of cadavers when I pop my clogs and they reject my body, my nearest and dearest will have to organise a funeral. Since a funeral pyre in the back garden is probably out of the question, an alternative must be chosen. I trust them to make the best choice, considering cost and climate change. This is one decision I'm happy to avoid.


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At a distance of 65kms from Mandla district, Tuli Tiger corridor offers decent accommodation facilities for visitors. A nature lake stretching in an area of 80,000sq m is the prominent feature of the resort that offers a trailer of magnificent nature.
Experience luxury in well-furnished and equipped tents surrounded by flora and scenic landscape. Specializing in Indian, Chinese and continental dishes, in-house restaurant offers mouth-watering treat to guests. The resort also arranges special jungle safaris on request, a guided tour is recommended here.
Looking for authentic wildlife experience right in the lap of nature, then Sher Garh Tented Camp can be your address temporarily. Each tent comprises of mud tiles and mud-finished verandah, so that the earthly rural touch remains. The view of water reserves, which attracts several bird species, is the catch of the place. Friendly staff and lively ambiance makes this resort a preferred destination near Kanha wildlife sanctuary.
Singinawa Jungle Lodge is well-furnished, spacious and comfortable accommodation option. The presence of small yet significant items makes this place special. Dinners under the stars and early morning Jungle safaris for tiger-spotting are the specialty of the lodge. Amiable staff and skilled naturalists and guides offer brilliant services each day here.
The Baagh Resort is situated near the Mukki Gate and covers an area of 20 acres. Nestled between the dense sal, mahua and saja trees, it offers picturesque setting. Each room is decorated with elegant taste of interior and provide perfect place to relax after having an adventurous day in the Kanha wildlife sanctuary.
With skilled naturalists and guides of Kanha Jungle Lodge, the tour of the Kanha National Park seems complete. The lodge is an ideal place for those with average budget in hand. Well-ventilated rooms, options of delightful meals and adventurous jungle safaris, nature walks, bird watching and elephant excursions are the attractive features of the lodge.
Tucked in a small village near the Kanha reserves, Kanha Earth Lodge is haven amidst the forest. The stone-built cottages and their tasteful interior can intimidate any five star hotels. The catch of the lodge is outdoor barbeque and bush dinner area. The lodge is minimalistic yet luxurious, catering to all needs of visitors with a gentle smile on the faces.
Chitwan Jungle Lodge blends perfectly with vivacious landscape of the Kanha region. You have to follow a muddy trail opposite the Mukki gate and cross a small water stream to reach this exotic place. Decent and comfortable rooms along with special arrangements of nature walks and safaris options are the assets of this lodge.
True to its name, Kipling Camp is where all the adventures take place! Campfire nights, dining under the open sky and Tara (much-loved elephant) sum up diverse attractions here. However, the prime attraction of the place remains spotting of wild animals that often come to the waterhole. Rooms are quite cozy and carry a European touch in its interiors.
Experience the fun of being in the heart of the jungle at Infinity Resort. Comfortable and air-conditioned rooms are what you can expect here. The Infinity team is extremely active in the community and training locals in alternate employment. One can learn the use of solar cookers that reduces the dependence on firewood. The resort also offers spa and massages that act like a real stress-buster. Altogether it is an intriguing place for pleasant stay and attaining understanding of the ways of nature.
Picture perfect wildlife setup, Tuli Tiger Resort is another brilliant option for accommodation around the National Park. Along with elegant rooms endowed with lavish amenities there are options of several recreational activities. After a tiring yet adventurous day the jungle, one can relax in the swimming pool or avail the facility of spa in the resort. Friendly staff caters to all needs of guests and the dining experience is something that you will cherish forever.
A nice three star property, Celebration Van Vilas offers comfortable accommodation in budget. Good size swimming pool along with kids' pool grabs attention here. One can look forward to special tribal dance performance organized here every night. The water tank outside the complex, where one can spot several wild animals catches attention.
Find Indian-themed village at Krishna Jungle resort, another decent option for accommodation around wildlife reserve. Located in Khatia village, this resorts at 8 acres of dense forest area. With minimum interference with the nature, the resort imbues with its surroundings. It offers decent facilities at quite affordable prices. If you are looking for a budget-friendly place to tuck yourself at, then Krishna Jungle resort may prove to be a right choice.
Located in proximity to the Banjaar River, Wild Chalet Resort is set up in a scenic location. The spectacular view of the gently rippling water of the river gives a good start to a nature enthusiast. The accommodation is comfortable with good option of dining and jungle safari. It is recommended to make advance bookings here in order to avoid hassles.
The best time to visit Kanha National park is between April to June & November to Feb. The period between November and February is appropriate for visiting Kanha national park as the rain fall rejuvenates the nature and vegetation. It is the best time for bird watching. During the period from March to May most of the vegetation at Kanha National Park dries up and offer a fair opportunity to Tiger-spotting.
The above mentioned list offers an insight on the options of accommodation to choose from. One can easily decipher the best matches for their pocket and needs.


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December 10, 2013
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In its year-end sprint to release guidance, the IRS recently issued final regulations (TD 9645) implementing the "Additional Medicare Tax" as added by the Affordable Care Act. The final regulations come one year after the proposed rules and the receipt of only a handful of comments by the IRS.
The Additional Medicare Tax, which became effective in 2013, is an additional 0.9% tax on wages, compensation, and self-employment income over certain thresholds. The regulations detail, among other things, how to withhold the Additional Medicare Tax from the wages and compensation of certain individuals and how to correct an underpayment or overpayment of the tax.
The Additional Medicare Tax is triggered when an individual's wages, compensation, or self-employment income (together with that of his or her spouse, if filing a joint return) exceed the following threshold amounts:
- Filing Status – Threshold Amount
- Married filing jointly – $250,000
- Married filing separate – $125,000
- Single – $200,000
- Head of household (with qualifying person) – $200,000
- Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child – $200,000
An employer must withhold the Additional Medicare Tax from wages it pays to an individual in excess of $200,000 in a single calendar year, regardless of (1) the individual's filing status or (2) wages paid by another employer. While an individual may owe more or less than the amount withheld by the employer, depending on his/her individual's filing status, as well as his/her wages, compensation, and self-employment income (and those of his/her spouse), the employer cannot modify its Additional Medicare Tax withholding. However, in the case when an individual expects that they will owe more than the amount withheld by their employer, the individual may have their employer withhold an additional amount of income tax withholding on his/her Form W-4. This may be appropriate when, for example, a married person who files a joint return and his/her spouse earn in excess of $250,000 in annual income jointly, but neither spouse alone earns compensation in excess of $200,000 (so neither spouse's employers is required to withhold Additional Medicare Tax).
In order to correct an overpayment of income tax or Additional Medicare Tax, an employer may make an interest-free adjustment on the appropriate corrected return, but only if the employer repays or reimburses the employee before the end of the calendar year in which the compensation was paid. In the same vein, in the event of an underpayment of income tax or Additional Medicare Tax, an employer may make an interest-free adjustment on the appropriate corrected return, but only to the extent the error is discovered within the calendar year in which the compensation was paid.
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Amir will be the first to tell you that he is neither the noblest nor the bravest of men. But three years ago, he did something both noble and brave: He went back to Afghanistan, then ruled by the Taliban, to settle an old score. He went back after a 20-year absence to atone for a sin he had committed as a boy, to rescue a child he had never met and to rescue himself from damnation. The journey almost cost him his life. The thing is, I was the one who sent him. It was easy. After all, I created Amir; he is the protagonist of my novel, The Kite Runner.
Then, in March 2003, with the novel proofread and in production, I found myself tracing my protagonist's footsteps, sitting in the window seat of a Boeing 727 headed towards Kabul. Like Amir, I had been gone a long time, almost 27 years; I was an 11-year-old, thin-framed seventh grader when I left Afghanistan. I was going back now as a 38-year-old physician residing in northern California, a writer, a husband and father of two. I gazed out of the window, waiting for the plane to break through the clouds, waiting for Kabul to appear below me.
When it did, a few lines from The Kite Runner came to me and Amir's thoughts suddenly became my own: The kinship I felt suddenly for the old land... it surprised me... I thought I had forgotten about this land. But I hadn't. Maybe Afghanistan hadn't forgotten me either . The old adage in writing is you write about what you've experienced. I was going to experience what I had already written about.
Given this unusual circumstance, my two-week stay in Kabul took on a decidedly surreal quality, because every day, I saw places and things I had already seen with my mind's eye, with Amir's eyes. For instance, walking through the crowded streets of Kabul for the first time, I was buoyed, like Amir, with a sense of coming home to an old friend. But also like Amir, I felt a bit of a tourist in my own country. Neither of us had fought in the wars, neither of us had bled with the Afghan people. I had written about Amir's guilt. Now I tasted it.
Soon, the line between Amir's memories and my own began to blur. When I was driven through the once beautiful, now war-ravaged Jadeh-maywand Avenue, past collapsed buildings, piles of rubble, and bullet-pocked, roofless walls where beggars took shelter, I remembered my father buying me rosewater ice-cream there one day in the early 1970s. And I remembered that Amir and his loving servant, Hassan, used to buy their kites on this same street, from a blind old man named Saifo. I sat on the crumbling steps of Cinema Park where my brother and I used to watch free, un-dubbed Russian films in the winters, and where Amir and Hassan had seen their favorite western, The Magnificent Seven, no less than 13 times.
With Amir I passed by smoke-filled, tiny kabob houses where our fathers used to take us, where sweaty men still sat cross-legged behind charcoal grills and feverishly fanned skewers of sizzling chopan kabob. And as I sat on a bench at Ghazi Stadium and watched the new year's day parade with thousands of Afghans, I thought of my father and me watching a game of Buzkashi there in 1973, but also of Amir, who had witnessed the Taliban stone a pair of adulterers in this same stadium, at the south end goal post in fact, where now a group of young men in traditional garments were dancing the atan in a circle.
But perhaps nowhere did fiction and life collide more dizzyingly than when I found my father's old house in Wazir Akbar Khan, the house where I grew up, just as Amir rediscovered his Baba's old house in that same neighborhood. It took me three days of searching - I had no address and the neighbourhood had changed drastically - but I kept looking until I spotted the familiar arch over the gates.
I was able to walk through my old house - the Northern Alliance soldiers who lived there were gracious enough to grant me this nostalgic tour. I found that, like Amir's childhood house, the paint on mine had faded, the grass had withered, the trees were gone, and the walls were crumbling. Like Amir, I was struck by how much smaller the house was in reality than the version that had for so long lived in my memories. And - I swear to this - when I stepped through the front gates, I saw a Rorschach blot-shaped oil stain on the driveway, just as Amir had on his father's driveway
As I said my goodbyes and thanks to the soldiers, I realised something else: the emotional impact of finding my father's house would have been even more intense if I hadn't written The Kite Runner. After all, I had already been through this. I had stood beside Amir at the gates of his father's house - now overtaken by murderous Taliban soldiers - and felt his loss. I'd watched him set his hands on the rusty wrought-iron bars, and together we'd gazed at the sagging roof and crumbling front steps. Having written that scene took some of the edge off my own experience.
Call it art stealing life's thunder.


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In a recent article in the Huffington Post Religion section, the Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush writes cogently about the wave of mostly young men from a variety of countries, including the United States, who have become part of ISIS, the extremist group currently committing atrocities in Iraq and Syria and who claim an identity rooted in Islam, though pretty much the entire Islamic world has condemned them. Raushenbush notes that most of those joining this movement seem to have little knowledge of what Islam, in the mainstream, actually believes and teaches (he notes the recent purchases on Amazon by two UK citizens who joined the fight were Islam for Dummies and The Koran for Dummies). He quotes Professor Omid Safi, director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center, who wrote that "part of the solution is more thorough, deeper, and more rigorous religious education from figures that actually carry credibility in the Muslim community." Safi went on to share what strikes me as a powerful insight into religion generally:
As far as what I say to young people, my own message is fairly simple: Religion has always been and remains today a tool. It can be used to prop up the pharaoh; it can give voice to the deepest anguish and aspiration of the slaves. It is important to re-invest in the prophetic dimension of all of our religious traditions, so that young people can come to see religion as a way of standing up to tyranny, to occupation, to poverty, to violence, to sexism, to every form of degrading human dignity. And yet we have to keep insisting that the means to get there have to be resonant with our noble ideals. In other words, it is vital that we pursue that opposition to tyranny and violence in means that are themselves not tyrannical or violent.
It seems to be the case that most of the young men who are flocking to the twisted ideology and heinous acts of ISIS are struggling with a sense of alienation from their own cultures. Professor John Esposito, quoted in Raushenbush's article, says that the "drivers of radicalization include moral outrage, disaffection, peer pressure, the search for a new identity, and for a sense of meaning, purpose and belonging."
Religion — all religion, not just a particular one — is all about searching for identity and finding meaning, purpose, and belonging. At one time in human cultures, religion supplied the narrative that allowed people to know who they were and how they fit into their community. It made life meaningful and purposeful, celebrating and affirming that meaning and purpose with ritual. As I have mentioned before, the word "religion" has as a root meaning "connection." Religion is a dimension of human experience that connects things for us in a way that makes sense.
In our own time, this older sense of religion is, I think, what most people have in mind in some form when they identify as "spiritual." For us, religion has come most often to denote a particular institutional or communal expression of spirituality. And, increasingly, people in Western culture regard religion with some suspicion if not disdain or outright hostility. That regard is very much rooted in the twisted forms of religion that ISIS represents in an extreme way, but which is also represented much less violently (but perhaps just as extremely) by certain forms of Christianity and Judaism (and other traditions), those that we tend to call fundamentalist. The extremity that seems to characterize so much of what passes for religion in our time has led more and more people to conclude that religion is not a viable path for resolving that human need for meaning, purpose, and belonging.
And, yet, those human needs still exist, and are as powerful as ever. Professor Safi suggests that an urgent task for those of us who engage religion in ways that do not embody extremism is to create opportunities and platforms where "a more thorough, deeper, and more rigorous education" about our religious traditions can be accessed. In other words, we need to counteract the twisting of our religious traditions. Part of counteracting this twistedness is not simply better education, but, as Safi names, the reinvestment in the prophetic dimension of religion: the strands within our traditions that name the longing and alienation that these young people who are flocking to twisted religion experience, and that is unafraid to acknowledge the economic and other injustices about which they are legitimately outraged.
I am convinced that healthy human beings need to see meaning and purpose in life, and to have a sense of belonging to something greater than the individual self. These are basic human needs that all of us have. I have seen extraordinarily wealthy people who struggle because they lack them, and I have know people of very modest means who do have them. However, I think it is generally true that people who have economic security are able to cover over those needs and not acknowledge them for a long time, even a life time, while those who lack that security are not as able to do that.
Religion, at its best, is able to answer these human needs by connecting people to the One who is so variably named in our traditions (and, sometimes, not named at all). And, it is able to do this without fomenting and justifying physical, psychological, or spiritual violence. We need in our world much more religion at its best.
Of course, there are those who suggest that the solution is to simply jettison religion entirely, thereby removing it as a tool in the sense that Professor Safi describes. I doubt that such a thing could be accomplished, and certainly I don't think it is desirable. Religion, properly understood, preserves centuries of human experience and reflection on what makes life worth living, and the spiritual practices associated with religion connect people to that sense of life as worthwhile. But religion also carries with it an essential insight into human nature: that we tend to engage the world selfishly and with strong egos. However the traditions name these, the bottom line is the same: lasting change in the world must begin with lasting change within ourselves, and traditional spiritual practices and communities are designed to support that lasting change.
We need religious people who understand both the benefits of religion and its legitimate critique of human nature, and are prepared to bring that not only into their own lives, but into the lives of others who are searching and, if presented with no other option, may choose an extreme manifestation of religion that will only perpetuate the twisting of human souls and the world into which they are unleashed.


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Historic Preservation Commission Chairman Dan Lawton hopes members will be ready to vote after one more workshop on whether to allow demolition of the historic Birely Tannery building for construction of the proposed downtown hotel and conference center.
The commissioners held their third workshop Thursday on the request, which stems from plans to develop the project at 200-212 E. Patrick St. The commissioners determined in July that the early 20th Century brick tannery building and surrounding archaeological site are contributing resources to the Frederick Town Historic District, thus halting immediate demolition plans.
The developers, architects and other project partners are tasked with proving demolition of the tannery is the only logical way to construct the hotel at that site and that possible alternatives to preservation have been exhausted. They must also provide an alternative plan for preserving the historic elements of the site.
Representatives with developer Plamondon Hospitality Partners, architects Peter Fillat Architects and Bates Architects, and Richard Griffin, the city's director of economic development, presented details of how they arrived at the decision to demolish the tannery, as well other alternatives that were considered and details about what actually exists at the site today during Thursday's workshop.
Peter Fillat, principal of Peter Fillat architects, and Jim Mills, an architect with Bates Architects, went step-by-step through the four design options they considered, two of which kept the tannery building in place. In both, the project would lose vital parking spaces, they said.
In the preferred design, the tannery building is demolished and the site is used for parking. The project officials assured the historic elements of the site will be adequately preserved and promised to work through the process with the public and preservationists as the plans move forward.
The preferred design also includes full renovation of the historic Frederick Trolley building, which later housed the Frederick News-Post for many years. Pete Plamondon Jr., co-president of Plamondon Hospitality Partners, said he is excited about the renovation plans and looks forward to further discussing the details.
Several members of the public also spoke during Thursday's workshop. They included several people who have consistently opposed the tannery's demolition because of its historic significance as what has been reported the last existing tannery building in the state. Several have also expressed fear that the city is on its way to becoming an undesired commercial hub with no history left. Others included Sen. Ron Young, who is a former alderman and the mayor who championed the Carroll Creek flood control project. Young told the commission that the tannery building would be "detrimental to the hotel" and would not work in its current spot.
The commission scheduled a special workshop for 6 p.m. Thursday to continue discussing the project and demolition request details. Plamondon said he and his partners plan to focus on the design and community benefit and impact of the project during the next workshop.
Lawton said he hopes the commissioners will be able to vote after that.
"After the rest of tonight and next week hope I hope to move toward a vote on demolition," Lawton said Thursday. "That does not mean more work does not need done on the design. I just hope to keep discussions mostly to [demolition] until we get to that plan."
The current design proposes a hotel with four floors and 180 rooms, roughly 20,000 square feet of rentable meeting space, and about 160 underground public parking spaces.
Aldermen to vote on Mt. Olivet rezoning at next public hearing
The rezoning of a portion of land inside Mt. Olivet Cemetery for a residential project is going before the Board of Aldermen at its first September meeting.
The request to remove an institutional floating zone from a 12.74-acre portion of unused land inside the cemetery at 515 S. Market St. is the first step toward the eventual construction of roughly 90 town houses and a senior living facility on about 20 vacant acres at the edge of the cemetery.
The city's Planning Commission voted in a unanimous 5-0 majority in July to make a positive recommendation to the board to approve it and the aldermen held a workshop at the beginning of August to discuss the details. The elected officials seemed to come to a consensus by the end of the workshop after asking some questions about traffic and the land's original medium residential zoning. They are set to cast their final votes at the Sept. 7 public hearing.
Several neighbors have opposed the project, citing concerns about increased traffic and density if the land is developed as proposed. Several have also said they plan to continue coming to the meetings where the project is discussed and voicing their concerns.
According to the plans, the developer intends to purchase a total of about 20 acres and has applied to remove the institutional zone on the 12.74 acres to build the town homes. The senior living building is planned for the additional 8 acres close to Interstate 70 and will keep the institutional floating zone. Developers have said the senior housing facility will be marketed to senior citizens making 60 percent of the average median income.
The cemetery dates back to the 1850s and contains roughly 150,000 graves. Historical claims to fame include the final resting place of Frederick resident and Star Spangled Banner Composer Francis Scott Key and a "Confederate Row," where 700 Southern casualties of the American Civil War are buried.


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Still trying to decided whether or not to drop dough on the new iPhone 4? You must have not yet read the reviews pouring in from all the tech pundits. Simply put: It's amazing. Peep game:
David Pogue, NY Times: "If what you care about, however, is size and shape, beauty and battery life, polish and pleasure, then the iPhone 4 is calling your name."
Walt Mossberg, WSJ: "Overall, Apple has delivered a big, well-designed update that, in my view, keeps it in the lead in the smartphone wars."
Joshua Topolsky, Engadget: "In our approximation, the iPhone 4 is the best smartphone on the market right now."
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If the rumored new iMac is any indication, Apple's future lineup will be touchscreen-everything. [Slash Gear]
Looks who's come to dinner. Marvel's no longer the only publisher pushing comics on the iPad. [Wired]
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Lovely 28-meter outdoor pool
Central location atop Pacific Place on Hong Kong Island
Spectacular harbor and peak views
Elegant Horizon Club Lounge for all guests staying on Club floors
Eight outstanding restaurants to choose from, including a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant
Hong Kong has a tropical climate and can be visited year round. October to April are the driest months although December to February are cooler. May to September is hot and humid with the most rainfall during these months.
You cannot miss The Great Motherland of China, the world's largest Chinese silk painting that spans 16 storeys in the Atrium.
You cannot miss The Great Motherland of China, the world's largest Chinese silk painting that spans 16 storeys in the Atrium.
One of the best outdoor pools in the entire city.
One of the best outdoor pools in the entire city.
For the 'wow' factor, upgrade to a Harbour View Room - the views are spectacular!
For the 'wow' factor, upgrade to a Harbour View Room - the views are spectacular!
If budget allows upgrade to the Horizon Floor which provides incredible views over the city and breakfast, afternoon tea and evening drinks during your stay to give your stay that little extra indulgence.
If budget allows upgrade to the Horizon Floor which provides incredible views over the city and breakfast, afternoon tea and evening drinks during your stay to give your stay that little extra indulgence.
Try the Lobster Bar & Grill for some of the best fresh seafood you can find
Try the Lobster Bar & Grill for some of the best fresh seafood you can find
Located in the heart of the city, Island Shangri La Hong Kong is a luxury hotel with local character, offering an exclusive retreat with phenomenal views across Victoria Harbour and eight restaurants serving a variety of delicious cuisine.
Soaring 56 floors above Hong Kong's most prestigious shopping and cultural district, with breathtaking views of the Peak and Victoria Harbour, the Island Shangri-La is a superb base for a stay on this vibrant island.
The Island Shangri-La's guest rooms start at the 34th floor offering unrivalled, breathtaking views across the harbor to Kowloon. The elaborate rooms and suites at this luxurious hotel are traditionally designed and are amongst the largest in Hong Kong. Some guest rooms also offer fantastic views of the Victoria Peak. Added luxuries include an LCD TV in the bathroom to watch while you soak in the indulgent deep tub and a 24-hour butler service.
The hotel is just a few minutes from the central area of Hong Kong Island and has direct access to Pacific Place, offering prestigious shopping. When back from exploring the city, there are many award winning restaurants at the hotel to sample, including Petrus, which has two Michelin stars and the one Michelin-starred Summer Palace Cantonese restaurant.
The Island Shangri-La's 531 Deluxe Rooms have either a Peak View or a Harbour View and are beautifully appointed with Asian influences. Rooms feature flat screen TVs, DVD players, 24-hour butler service and decadent marble bathrooms with LCD TVs. The 34 Suites range in size, views and layout but provide ample space and luxurious touches for the discerning traveler. On the 56th floor, the Horizon Club is traditionally for business users but anyone wanting a more personalized service and extended facilities can stay here.
Children are welcome at The Island Shangri-La but there are no specific facilities except for babysitting. Children will enjoy the hotel's pool and all of the fun activities Hong Kong has to offer including its very own Disneyland.
Health facilities include a gym, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, yoga, massage and beauty treatments and sauna and steam rooms. There is a 28 meter outdoor swimming pool with a waterside terrace restaurant and other dining choices include the Lobster Bar & Grill, Petrus and the casual Cafe TOO with open kitchens from around the World, to name a few.
The Island Shangri-La's spa facilities, pool, gym, restaurants, bars and cafes are an oasis for those wanting to enjoy the hotel and take a break from the city's plethora of activities.
A beautifully designed colonial style hotel with luxurious rooms that all have great views either over the rivers or mountains. It's in a great location, only a five minute walk to the subway station or a few minutes away from local restaurants and shops. The food and service are top notch and there's also a great pool which is a welcome escape from the busy city.
Island Shangri-La is a fantastic family friendly option in Hong Kong. It has a great location and good access to the city. Hong Kong is so accessible and manageable it is so easy to get around anyway but the Island Shangri-La makes it that bit easier. It also has a lovely relaxed atmosphere and polished service making it a great option in the city.
If budget allows, I would definitely recommend upgrading to the Horizon Club. Since the area was refurbished relatively recently, it is one of the best hotel Clubs I have ever seen. The rooms are on the 52nd floor upwards so the views are amazing - I think a Harbour view is always a must, particularly if it is your first visit to Hong Kong. As well as access to the rooftop garden and Club Lounge for breakfast and evening cocktails, guests can staying in the Horizon Club can also have breakfast in the Michelin-starred Petrus. We took advantage of this and it was amazing - delicious food and stunning views across the whole of Victoria Harbour - it is almost worth the upgrade just for this!
The Island Shangri-La is in a great location if you would like to get out and explore Hong Kong Island. It is in Pacific Place, home to lots of malls including a huge one right under the hotel. You can also walk through Hong Kong Park to get the tram up to the Peak, there is an MTR station within walking distance and you do not miss out on the harbor views as the hotel is so tall and the views are amazing. It is also a great option for families with a lovely outdoor pool a rarity in this bustling city!
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Tiger saving does not stop with numbers: Experts
Chennai: The latest national tiger estimation showing a 20 percent increase in the number of big cats is a cause for cheer, but leading experts and conservationists say the next focus should be on protecting its habitats and retaining their continuity and overall ecological quality.
"Though the latest national tiger population estimation shows an increasing trend, we need to focus on protection of tiger habitats, retaining habitat contiguity and the overall ecological quality of tiger habitats," says Ravi Chellam, a scientist with the Wildlife Institute of India.
The All India Tiger Estimation – conducted every four years- in 2010 showed a 20 per cent increase over the figure in 2006 from 1411 to 1706.
Notwithstanding the increase in the numbers, experts feel the big cats are constantly under threat due to development related infrastructure expansion into tiger habitats.
"Though we still have a few large tiger habitats, expansion of infrastructure into tiger habitats like laying of railway lines and roads have a very negative impact on their habitat as well as on direct mortality of animals and also increased human access to these habitats," says Chellam.
"Data only shows the number of tigers left in the wild, but it is other deeds like conserving habitats and preventing their fragmentation and restoring connectivity that will ensure the tiger population survives and proliferates in the long run," he said.
Tamil Nadu along with Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Karnataka leads in tiger density, says the estimation.
Sathyamangalam and Seygoor area of Nilgris Biosphere in Tamil Nadu is a notable area in the tiger map. "Tiger density in this area is one (big cat) per 10 square kilometer. That is one of the best tiger densities in the world. Usually it is between one tiger for 30 to 40 square kilometers," says Coimbatore-based C R Jayaprakash, executive committee member, Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association, Ooty.
"This (Sathyamangalam range) is the place for source population. After almost 20 years, two tigers were spotted in Coimbatore district this year using camera traps. This is a positive trend," he says.
Another study by World Wide Fund for Nature near Sathyamangalam, Seygoor and Bandipur belt in October-November 2010 has also shown a good number of tigers.
"(In this study) we found over 50 tigers in this area using camera traps. The tiger population in this area is certainly growing thanks to availability of prey and intergrated habitats here," says N Mohanraj, Co-ordinator with World Wildlife Fund for Nature in Coimbatore.
All the experts agree that the sole and most significant step in tiger conservation is a focus on improving the animal`s habitat.


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Research indicates that substance abuse can cause or worsen mental health conditions. Some individuals begin using drugs and alcohol as a way to deal with an underlying mental health concern that they are unaware of, while others may develop a co-occurring disorder after the onset of their addiction. Regardless of how these co-occurring disorders developed, they must be treated separately and tangentially in order for you to find meaningful and sustained recovery.
At JourneyPure Bowling Green, we want you to know that you don't have to continue to suffer alone with your co-occurring condition, as our dual diagnosis program is designed specifically to help you find recovery from all that you are suffering from. So if you are currently in a position where you just can't seem to stop using substances or drinking because every time you do you fall into depression, anxiety, or some other mental health concern, then our treatment program may be exactly what you need.
The skilled and compassionate clinicians at our dual diagnosis treatment center in Kentucky will help you address any potential underlying mental health issues that could be contributing factors to your struggles with addiction, and in doing so, we offer you the best possible chance at maintaining your recovery.
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Dual diagnosis treatment, like our dual diagnosis treatment in Kentucky, is a form of treatment that focuses on substance abuse and a mood disorder such as depression or bipolar disorder. This is a treatment that has all of the same supports and therapies that traditional substance abuse treatment has, but integrated into that program are treatments for the co-occurring disorder.
The reason that our dual diagnosis treatment center in Kentucky is important is that individuals with a dual diagnosis have two separate illnesses and as such, they need to treat these illnesses separately. For some alcoholics or addicts their depression, OCD, or anxiety will go away once they get sober, but for someone with a dual diagnosis just getting sober is not enough because there is an actual underlying condition. Many times a person who has a dual diagnosis, that is not addressed, will find it difficult to stay sober for extended periods of time because they are left to deal with their co-occurring issue without substances. Often times these individuals will use substances, such as alcohol or opioids, in order to cope with their underlying condition and as such, once they are sober, the initial condition must be dealt with.
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Many people who suffer from drug addiction and alcoholism experience co-occurring disorders. A co-occurring disorder, or dual diagnosis, describes an individual who suffers from alcohol or drug addiction while simultaneously experiencing depression, anxiety, or other mental health symptoms. Studies show that individuals suffering from mental health disorders are far more likely to engage in substance abuse than an individual who doesn't have an underlying mental health condition. In fact, it is estimated that of the more than 23 million Americans who are addicted to drugs and alcohol, 9 million have an undiagnosed mental health disorder. Sadly, only about seven percent of them receive treatment.
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Fairview International School Kuala Lumpur will hold 'Trial Class' on 14-18 March 2016.
Fairview International School will hold a FREE Trial Class entitled Experience IB Education from 14 – 18 March 2016. See for yourselves how inquiry based concept driven learning approaches impact the acquisition of knowledge and mould the global citizens who will shape the future.
Experience the life of a Fairviewan through our trial classes. Learn more about the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes in Fairview, the pioneer in the full spectrum of programmes from ages 3 – 19.
Meet the teachers and tour the school. Be informed of how trans-disciplinary, interdisciplinary and disciplinary approaches prepare the children for tertiary education and life itself.
Fairview will also organise a Turbo Leadership Camp 2016 from 19 – 20 March 2016 at its Kuala Lumpur campus. We are very happy to invite your children aged 10 – 12 to join this amazing 2 days 1 night camp. The Turbo Leadership Camp aims to develop social skills among students, which help to promote productive and positive interaction between students in a multicultural environment. The Leadership Camp is able to provide a platform for sharing and exchange of learning while encouraging open mindedness, respect, tolerance, caring and working as a team.


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Conveniently placed in the heart of the entertainment precinct of Noarlunga Centre.
We offer multi generational activies such as Basketball, Netball, Volleyball, Soccer & Roller Skating plus many more.
From our FREE Members Playclub to our Over 50's Fitness Programs, we are your local community Sport & Recreation Centre.
Senior Court Sports at a Glance
Monday PM Ladies Netball,
Tuesday PM Mixed Volleyball, PM Mixed Basketball
Wednesday PM Mens Soccer
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Sunday PM Mixed Netball
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On the day of the competition, if the temperature is forecast to be 36 degrees or over at 9.00am via the news or radio, the games will be cancelled for that day.
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However, On the day of the competition, if the temperature is forecast to be 38 degrees or over at 9.00am via the news or radio, it will be at the teams discretion if they wish to play.
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Simon Gagne is no longer the Flyers' longest-tenured player.
Monday's signing of highly coveted free agent Ilya Kovalchuk quickly paved the way for the Flyers to deal Simon Gagne to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Matt Walker and a 4th round pick, a league source has confirmed to the Daily News.
Gagne, 30, had one year left on his contract worth $5.25 million. The move was expected since the Flyers were approximately $2.49 million over the NHL's $59.4 million cap heading into Monday.
The Lightning were an available dance partner, having just short of $20 million in space to work.
Only Eagles kicker David Akers, who joined the Eagles on month before Gagne joined the Flyers, has been in town longer.
Walker, 30, posted 5 points in 66 games last season. He has three years left on his deal worth $1.7 million per season.
This is the second trade Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren and newly-minted Lightning boss Steve Yzerman have nailed down this summer. On July 1, the Flyers acquired defenseman Andrej Meszaros from Tampa for a second round pick.
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DIY Yarn Wrapped Valentine's Wreath
Monday February 4, 2013see more by jen
This DIY Yarn Wrapped Valentine's Wreath is a sweet guest blog by local OC mom, Lisa, to give your entry a little reminder that love is in the air this month. Here are the DIY instructions on how to make a yarn wrapped holiday wreath:
Supplies Needed:
Straw wreath (you can find them at Hobby Lobby for 3 dollars)
Two colors of yarn
Hot glue gun
Holiday decor of your choice
I wanted to go with a candy cane wreath because I love them and the little things they represent. Here's a great yarn wreath tutorial from Knock-Knocking, a true artist and professional yarn wreath wrapper.
Basically, just wrap the wreath in yarn, she says to wrap it in batting or linen before, which I forgot…so I got straw everywhere. Try not to let your son eat it. Or just some.
Cut felt flowers by cutting large circles (trace a bowl/cup/candle) into spirals.
Roll up the spirals starting in the center, as you roll you can twist the end half to add some dimension. Hand-sew the rose as you go.
Hot glue those puppies to the wreath.
Now this would have been been fitting for Christmas, but since it's the season of love, I'm going to add some Valentine touches.
I chose some birdies, painted them pink, put them on skewers, and just stuck the skewers in the flowers. I also made some felt bunting. These little decorations can be easily removed next Christmas.
Hang on your door!
Thanks Lisa! Such a cute project and a fun way to decorate your home for Valentine's Day. Do you have any favorite Valentine's Day DIY crafts? Please comment below! xo


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Everyone right now can financial prepare for 2013 if the fiscal cliff affects us. Sheldon Harber, President of Asset Strategies Inc. in Creve Coeur, has been addressing this topic all month
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Creve Coeur, has been addressing this topic all month and has two current video articles on "Preparing For The Fiscal Cliff".
He is the pre-eminent Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) in the area because Asset Strategies Inc. is the oldest financial planning firm in the St. Louis, started in 1972, before Certified Financial Planning was branded as a financial/investment category.
One of the priorities Sheldon is advising people to do right now is carry over investment losses from this year until 2013 to benefit their IRA and 401(k) accounts.
Sheldon will tell why everyone should do this right now and it's financial benefit to them.
What separates Sheldon from the field is that he is a CFP® and is regulated to the highest standard of accountability for investors. Sheldon has been a licensed CFP® for 30 years.
He excels at telling stories that are relevant and impact people regarding investment and finance. Sheldon is a featured columnist for The Patch in St. Louis (http://crevecoeur.patch.com/
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Aug 26: 3 Winning Social Marketing Strategies From Top Brands
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Do you follow a brand in social media? Are you glad you do? If that's the case, they are doing at least one of three things to get your attention:
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Tailored to new curriculum guidelines and the changing conditions of language teaching, Touché ! provides a fresh, easy-to-use choice for busy teachers of French. With six semester-length, topic-based stages, Touché ! is geared to the crucial middle years where student motivation and experience of progress are so important.