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Penguins Report: Game Day vs. NY Islandersby Staff Writer / Pittsburgh Penguins
- Game day report
- Letang returns
- Lineup notes
- Morning skate info
- Megna may debut
- Pens' quotes
- Pens pics
- Isles lineup
- Isles pics
- Olli stays
- Neal's neighborhood
- Pens-Isles preview
- Peek inside the room
- Pens & Paws
- Twitter Q&A: Bortuzzo
- Start me up
--Sam Kasan
Capuano: Nabokov in goal. Radek Martinek to make season debut in place of Brian Strait who is day-to-day. #Isles— NYIslanders (@NYIslanders) October 25, 2013
--Sam Kasan
Jayson Megna has dressed in the Penguins locker room before for prospect development camp and training camp. But on Friday as he stood at his locker stall, it was different. He had just participated in his first real morning skate and will likely make his NHL debut tonight against the New York Islanders after being called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.
"I mean, it's the Pittsburgh Penguins," he said when asked what it's like to be here. "It's one of the best organizations in the NHL and I'm obviously very fortunate to get this opportunity. I feel blessed and humbled that I get the chance to be here."
Megna, wearing No. 59, skated on the right wing of the third line with Brandon Sutter and Tanner Glass at yesterday's practice and today's morning skate. He said the two veterans have been key in helping him get acclimated in the 24 hours he has been here.
"They've been great," Megna said. "'Suttsy' explains every drill to me before it happens whether I know it or not just to make sure I'm on the same page. Tanner has been the same way. Everyone has been really helpful so far since I've been here."
But what's also helped the 23-year-old Megna get comfortable quickly is that Pittsburgh and WBS play the same systems for situations just like this.
"It's seamless," Megna said. "The drills are even the same, that's why even though sometimes Suttsy comes over and tells me the drill, I've done it before. It's been great that Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh are so similar. It makes a situation like mine, being able to come up and kind of just transition easily into the system."
If Megna does play, look for him to potentially see time on the Penguins penalty kill. He has been tremendous there for Wilkes-Barre tostart the season, with two shorthanded game-winners. The coaching staff also wants him to be effective with his skating, as Dan Bylsma said he has "NHL speed."
He'll have his parents and sister in the stands watching if he's in the lineup (his brother can't make it as he plays for Nebraska-Omaha, just like Megna did, and has a game of his own tonight).
"It would mean everything. It would be awesome," he said of potentially playing tonight. "This is what I've worked for my whole life. I'm excited and a little nervous to see what happens here, but I'll definitely have fun with it and definitely looking forward to it if it ends up happening."
--Michelle Crechiolo
The Islanders held an optional skate this morning. Twelve skaters and two goalies took part.
--Sam Kasan & Dave Uhrmacher
--Sam Kasan, Michelle Crechiolo & Dave Uhrmacher
Defenseman Kris Letang will make his season debut tonight when the Pens take on the New York Islanders. He has missed the opening nine games of the regular season with a lower-body injury.
"I'm excited," Letang said. "With the team's success I've been watching every game from the press box. I'm excited to be a part of the team on the ice and help them to win."
Letang typically logs around 25-plus minutes per game. Letang feels that his conditioning is well enough that he could see his usual workload.
"My legs and conditioning have never been an issue," he said. "It's something I work on even when I'm injured. I'm not going to worry about that. That's the reason I like to work really hard off the ice and making sure my conditioning is as high as it was before.
"We'll go with the flow and see how it goes. The first shift will be the first step."
Head coach Dan Bylsma said the team will monitor Letang's minutes.
The Penguins are also dressing blueliner Deryk Engelland as a forward on the fourth line. If Letang needs a breather then Engelland could always step back into a defensive position. However, the plan for the game is to keep Engelland at forward.
--Sam Kasan
Head coach Dan Bylsma confirmed a few things at his post-morning skate media session...
- Letang will return to the lineup
- Zatkoff gets the start in goal
- Engelland will play as a forward
--Sam Kasan
Will Megna make his NHL debut tonight?
Should I stay or should I go? Stay.
Kunitz is not impressed with this conversation about antique Chinese dolls
Who will get the start in goal? Fleury? Or Zatkoff?
No doubt this two-headed monster will be in the lineup.
Mr. Dependable
Group shot
Strike a pose
Will the hair return tonight? Unleash the locks.
--Sam Kasan & Dave Uhrmacher
Looks like Letang is back and Engelland is on the fourth line - if the morning skate lines hold true.
(Jeffrey, D'Agostini)
1st PP: Letang, Martin on points. Crosby, Kunitz, Malkin down low.
2nd PP: Niskanen, Maatta on points. Jokinen, Megna, Kobasew down low.
--Sam Kasan
Take a look back at the Pens' opening game with Tanner Glass mic'd up.
--Sam Kasan
Neal visited the Boys and Girls Club in Carnegie on Thursday afternoon to announce his new ticket program, "Neal's Neighborhood," which provides four tickets to every Penguins home game for the 2013-14 season to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pittsburgh. The tickets will be distributed throughout the local clubs and will provide families the opportunity to attend a game.
"I got four tickets for some kids and their families to be able to come to games," Neal said. "They aren't able to afford to go to Penguins games. For me to help them out is easy and I know how excited they are to go. It's fun to be able to put a smile on their face."
Full story here.
--Sam Kasan
Olli Watch came to an official end Thursday morning after Penguins general manager Ray Shero made the following statement on the team's official Twitter account:
"Based on his play, we believe this is the best decision for Olli and the Penguins. We want to thank Mark and Dale Hunter and the London Knights for their patience and understanding."
Michelle Crechiolo gives you to scoop from Maatta and his teammates reaction to the news.
Maatta has earned the right to stay
The rookie defenseman has experienced a gauntlet of emotions today – starting with butterflies in his stomach going into his meeting with Bylsma and general manager Ray Shero this morning and not knowing what he was going to hear. Would he stay or go back to his junior team?
"Of course I was nervous about it," Maatta said. "I was more nervous than I was before (Monday's) game."
That anxiety turned to happiness and excitement as Shero and Bylsma told Maatta Thursday he would be remaining with the Penguins after playing his ninth NHL game on Monday against Colorado (staying means his three-year entry-level contract has kicked in and he will lose the first season of his deal regardless of how long he is here).
It's been an incredible few weeks for the 19-year-old Maatta, who had been quietly thrilled just to make his NHL debut earlier this month – telling me "you don't even realize how big this is (for me). This is my dream."
Full story here.
Maatta's work ethic, professionalism wins over teammates
"He's been really professional and you can tell he's committed off the ice," captain Sidney Crosby said. "He's working hard in the gym and he's really done everything he's had to to give himself a chance to stay."
Veteran defenseman Brooks Orpik agreed.
"He comes in and he's obviously a confident kid with the way he plays, but the confidence comes from his work ethic and how he prepares," Orpik said. "For a kid his age, I've never seen a kid work as hard as this kid off the ice. And it comes with zero ego, which is refreshing."
Full story here.
--Sam Kasan
--Sam Kasan
Who doesn't love puppies? On Wednesday and Thursday the Penguins did their yearly photo shoot for the Pens and Paws calendar. Proceeds from the calendar benefit the Animal Rescue League and Wildlife Center in Pittsburgh.
--Sam Kasan
For a preview of tonight's action click here. For a scouting report on the Isles, watch the video below.
--Sam Kasan
Good morning hockey fans! Tonight the Pens battle the New York Islanders in a re-match of last season's opening-round playoff matchup. More importantly though, it appears defenseman Kris Letang may return to the lineup tonight. We'll keep you posted on the latest from the team's morning skate so stay right here for the latest info.
Here are some tidbits on tonight's game...
- The Penguins conclude their three-game homestand against the NY Islanders (7 p.m.; TV: ROOT SPORTS; Radio: 105.9 the X) at CONSOL Energy Center.
- Tonight's game is the first meeting between the teams since their high-scoring Round 1 postseason meeting this past spring.
- Last season the Penguins won the season series against the Islanders, 4-1, outscoring them by a 17-9 margin.
- The Penguins enter tonight's game with a four-game winning streak against the Islanders and a 16-4-1 record in the last 21 overall regular-season meetings between the teams.
- Pittsburgh enters tonight's game having gone 15-2 in its last 17 home games against the Islanders. During that stretch the Penguins have scored three or more goals in 12 of the 17 games.
- The Penguins are 21-4 in their last 25 home games against the Islanders.
- Tonight the Penguins play the front end of the team's second set of back-to-back games. Pittsburgh split its first set of back-to-backs, losing 6-3 at Florida on Oct. 11 and rebounding with a 5-4 win the next night at Tampa Bay.
(Stick tap: Pens PR)
Today's song comes courtesy of @NordicMike73: Soundgarden "By Crooked Steps." This has to be the first-ever rock video featuring a low-speed segway chase. The ultimate height of drama.
(This season I'm asking you guys to send your song picks to start the blog, whatever gets them pumped for the game or just a song that you really enjoy. If you'd like to put in a request tweet me at @PensInsideScoop and use the hashtag #PensReportSong).
--Sam Kasan


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Sudden Drop Observed in Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance Among Cohort of Recently Infected San Francisco Patients
An Interview With Vivek Jain, M.D.
There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read his explanation of a study he presented at CROI 2009. After his explanation, he then answers several questions from the audience.
My name is Vivek Jain. I'm an infectious disease researcher at the University of California-San Francisco. This is an analysis of patients who have acute and early HIV infection, which is a special population of patients.1 It's an analysis of patients who have acquired HIV that is drug resistant. This is a major public health problem because patients who acquire drug-resistant virus are at risk of having antiretroviral failure if that drug resistance is not accounted for.
Vivek Jain, M.D.
This project is simply a look at the epidemiology of that trend. We had previously published some trends, going from 1996 to 2002. We now are reporting trends from 2003 to 2008. What we found is that overall, the transmission of drug-resistant virus seemed to increase from 2003 to 2007, to the point where, in San Francisco in the year 2007, 28 percent of all new cases of HIV were resistant to at least one drug.
|Adapted from Vivek Jain et al. CROI 2009; abstract 673.
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What's interesting is that that following year, in 2008, we had a large drop in that resistance. And this is an interesting trend that we're going to look at now to see what led to that drop.
Wow. So this was a surprising result, wasn't it?
Somewhat, yes. But I think there are several theories as to why that resistance has gone down. I think one of the possibilities that we're starting to think about is that in the second half of 2007 and in early 2008, we had the addition of several new powerful drugs into our armamentarium, and we wonder whether we took a lot of patients who were previously resistant to all the classes of antiretrovirals and got them on these new, more powerful suppressant drugs, eliminated the viremia in those patients; and we're wondering if it's possible that is what led to less transmission among the networks in our city. That's a theory at this point, but it's something we're interested in looking at.
I see that NRTI resistance was more common than NNRTI resistance in 2008. That's sort of a surprise.
Yes. I think, again, the numbers are a little bit on the small side. Some of the years, it's the opposite trend. And I'd say in many of the years they are similar. But I would agree.
How many patients did you have?
This is a total of 266 patients who entered our cohort from 2003 up through the end of 2008. This is one of the largest groups studying patients with acute and early HIV.
We don't know if 2008 is a blip or a trend, right?
We don't yet know because the data from 2008 just finished, as of December 31. We're going to be monitoring the data from 2009 pretty closely, and we will see over time. Time will tell whether these trends hold up. Hopefully, the transmission of drug resistance will be at lower levels. Because this is a major public health problem.
Did you already report the data? Did we already know that it was so high from 2003 to 2007?
That has not been reported yet; we are just about to report that. Part of being here at the conference is to share that data with everybody.
So, there's the good news and there's bad news. The good news is about today, and the bad news was about yesterday.
I think you could put it that way. Again, I'd point out a caveat: This is our experience in one cohort, in one city of San Francisco. But we do have a big problem with drug resistance in San Francisco, so a lot of trends are seen in San Francisco that then are seen in other cities. Hopefully, these results are useful to other clinical groups.
This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
- Jain V, Pilcher C, Deeks S, et al. Increasing prevalence of NNRTI-associated drug-resistance mutations in patients with acute, early HIV in San Francisco. In: Program and abstracts of the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; February 8-11, 2009; Montréal, Canada. Abstract 673.

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A little belated, but Happy Birthday to my one and only girl! Amanda had her birthday last Saturday. I had the pleasure of babysitting the grandbaby while Amanda and her sweetheart went to dinner - 175 miles away. So we used this book of sewing ideas to come up with a home sewn gift for mom.
Miss H is just barely 3 and LOVES coloring...moreso drawing! A few fabric markers and taped down cloth were the perfect way to begin a project with this little artist!
She drew a picture if Dad, Mom and herself ( I love the giant head and simple limb stage of development when drawing people )Miss H was very aware that each person is different and different colors were a MUST! Trust me on that, really!
We "cured" the marker color in the dryer and then cut out, stitched and stuffed our very first "stuffie". We popped it into a beautiful pink gift box and presented it to mom! Good news...she loved it!
(Good thing...cuz Miss H couldn't stop at drawing just one and Mother's Day is right around the corner,shh ;D)
Happy Stuffing!
I have linked to some of the parties we have listed. Thanks ladies for hosting such fun parties.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Mommy's Stuffie Birthday!
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Oh Jan - what a super fun idea. I love Miss H's art! I'm sure it is something that will be treasured forever!ReplyDelete
Hey there I am your newest follower! Hope you stop by to see me. Your blog is way too cute!!ReplyDelete
Oh how adorable! It just makes me smile. I'm a grandma, too and love to create with the grands. I'm going to copy this one!ReplyDelete
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Not a relevent photo for this post, but I was reflecting on what it means to have your number retired. Photo courtesy of "Schmackity" on Wikipedia.
With the season over thanks to an agonizing game seven overtime defeat at the hands of media favorites, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings have cleaned out their lockers and reflected on coming so far but just missing out on the Western Conference Finals. The series winning goal should have been the goal scored by Chicago defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, but NHL referee Steve Walkom botched the call and kept the game going. Unfortunately for the Red Wings they were unable to capitalize on this "second chance".
A lot of fans and blogs have already weighed in on the controversy about the blown goal call, the missed boarding call that should have been drawn by Gustav Nyquist, and the painful nature of the series ending goal. Rather than focus on how the season ended, I am going to push forward and celebrate the success of the 2013 Detroit Red Wings for being as successful as they were in a shortened, transitional season. The format for this review will involve short comments on the positive and negatives for each player on the roster. This is not meant to be a deeply analytic piece, just basic observations.
Pavel Datsyuk
The Good: Datsyuk scored an impressive 15 goals and 34 assists, while remaining a +21 and finishing tied for first in takeaways (56). His faceoff percentage (55%) was impressive and was a human highlight reel all season. He's still the most complete player in the world and has the best attitude when it comes to playing the game.
The Bad: Datsyuk had a much quieter postseason than was expected, with just 3 goals and 9 points in Detroit's 14 playoff games. There isn't much to criticize when it comes to Datsyuk's game, but his playoff performance was less than expected.
Henrik Zetterberg
The Good: When the chips were down and the Red Wings had their backs against the wall, Zetterberg was the hero. In the final four games of the season, Zetterberg scored 2 goals and 8 assists to lead the Red Wings into the playoffs. His season stats (11 goals, 37 assists, 48 points) were a reason why the Red Wings survived a difficult season. Zetterberg has already proven he is an excellent leader on the ice and the perfect captain for a long, long time.
The Bad: Similarly to Datsyuk, Zetterberg was quieter in the playoffs than expected, especially against Chicago. He had two long streaks with no goals (nine and ten games) which contributed to a lesser season that what could have been.
Johan Franzen
The Good: Franzen finished third on the Red Wings with 14 goals and 17 assists, and was a real pest for teams trying to play defense.
The Bad: To be blunt, if Johan Franzen ever has a biography written, it should be titled "Streaky". His tendency to go ice cold during the regular season is infuriating and Mike Babcock himself commented on it a while back. For all the talk about Franzen in the playoffs, where's he been the last three seasons?
Damien Brunner
The Good: Brunner's first season in the NHL was positive; the Swiss scored 12 goals and 14 assists in 44 games. Brunner meshed very well with any line he was on, with or without fellow Swiss league teammate Henrik Zetterberg. Was electric on the ice with fellow youngsters Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Andersson during the playoffs with 5 goals and 9 points.
The Bad: Brunner's scoring virtually disappeared in the second half of the season, scoring just twice in the regular season after a 2 goal, 2 assist performance against Vancouver that saw Roberto Luongo give up eight goals. Brunner took some time in the regular season to adapt to new linemates.
Valtteri Filppula
The Good: Defensively speaking, Filppula is everything you could ask for in a second line center. He contributed 17 points in a shortened season that saw him play just 41 games. Filppula was supposed to be THE next guy to elevate his game after a 60 point season, and still has that capacity...
The Bad: ...except he never stepped up on offence all season. Filppula was -4, barely shot the puck at all this season, and was injured at the beginning of Game Seven against Chicago. He was the lightning rod of criticism among fans and bloggers, leaving a lot of doubt whether he is worth the five million per season he has reportedly demanded. This was a season to forget for Filppula, and provided he dramatically drops his asking price in Detroit, I'd like to see him have the chance to redeem himself.
Daniel Cleary
The Good: Wow, the playoffs can make heros out of anyone if the effort is there. After racking up a respectable 9 goals and 15 points in the regular season, Cleary had 4 goals and 10 points during the playoff run. Cleary took a lot of hits and drew a lot of ire away from the superstars season long, which went unnoticed by myself for most of the season.
The Bad: To be blunt, Dan Cleary is a player who has seen better days and his inconsistently could lead to either retirement or a trade. He has a role on this team but he didn't quite fulfil it. His shot could use a little work but at his age, he's past his learning curve. And his peak. Maybe even past his decline, I'm not sure what to think after the playoffs.
Justin Abdelkader
The Good: "Abby" is the guy who mucks around in the corners and draws the fire away from Pavel Datsyuk. This year he scored 10 goals and 13 points, the former being a career high. At times he looked sufficient on the top line. Had 3 points in the playoffs.
The Bad: As much as Abdelkader is a popular guy for his work ethic, he lacks the skill needed to perform on the top line. Abby's rightful place is on the third or fourth line providing energy and effort. I want to argue he was misused this season, but Babcock is rarely wrong about anything and I'm rarely right about anything. The question is whether Abby goes back to a bottom six role where Cory Emmerton is already helming the fourth line and Darren Helm won't be injured forever.
Jordan Tootoo
The Good: Tootoo does exactly what he was signed to do: fight, hit, and sometimes score. He picked up 8 points in this role during the regular season, and provided some zest in the bottom six when the top six were struggling to score.
The Bad: I disagreed with his signing when it happened, and I still don't see his place on this team in the long term. He's obviously an NHL calibre player who plays the game with little ambiguity about his role, but does this team need someone to carry the team balls? I'm not convinced.
Patrick Eaves
The Good: Eaves picked up 8 points in 34 games and also provides zest in the bottom six. Except with 5% of the penalties! Plus, and I only speak for myself, he is a big fan favorite on the team. His recovery from a very scary concussion is inspiring.
The Bad: Eaves is one of several players who will be competing next year for limited bottom six positions. I don't think there is anything that distinguishes him from Tootoo, Nyquist, Cleary, Bertuzzi, Samuelsson, Miller, Emmerton, Tatar, Abdelkader, Helm, and whoever from Grand Rapids contends for a spot.
Drew Miller
The Good: Miller scored 8 points in 44 games, and provides Detroit with depth. Sound familiar?
The Bad: I could copy/paste the same information for Eaves, so the extra thing I will add for Miller is that he will be a UFA some July 1st.
Cory Emmerton
The Good: Emmerton registered 5 goals and 8 points, etc. He's actually a decent center. Don't look up his faceoff winning %, though.
The Bad: He may be a victim of circumstance where the Brunner-Andersson-Nyquist might be the third line moving forward and Darren Helm returning. I didn't think Emmerton would be here this year, but Helm's absence made him necessary.
Joakim Andersson
The Good: Andersson was quite impressive during the end of the regular season and playoffs, scoring five points in the postseason and providing a heaping pile of talent and energy to the bottom six forwards. He's only going to get better, unlike much of his competition for a roster spot.
The Bad: The hodgepodge of forwards Detroit has to resign, move, or reassign makes it hard to determine who stands out. The youth injected into Detroit had some growing pains, but they could just as easily be replaced by Cleary-Samuelsson-Bertuzzi if management is not confident they can repeat this season's improvements.
Tomas Tatar
The Good: Tatar scored 7 points in 18 games this season, and has kicked a lot of butt in Grand Rapids. He will find his way into a lineup in a season or two, but will he be patient for it? He has a lot of speed, as well.
The Bad: Tatar is in the same boat as the other young forwards, except he's lower on the depth chart and he may be asked to repeat his success in Grand Rapids, or he might get traded knowing there's more resources coming up behind him (Jurco, Frk).
Gustav Nyquist
The Good: Nyquist reminds me a LOT of a certain pair of Russian and Swedish players who have game breaking skillsets. Great hands and his 6 points in 22 games is going to increase next season. In the playoffs, Nyquist was dynamic with Andersson and Brunner, scoring 5 points.
The Bad: As electric as Nyquist is, he didn't impress me as having enough finish on plays where he generated chances. I may be wrong, but his inexperience led to his inability to finish fancy looking plays. He may have to fight a little bit harder to keep his spot, and negotiating with an unhappy Nyquist about his place on the team may lead to an inflated salary.
Todd Bertuzzi
The Good: Bert didn't have much of a season, playing in only 7 games and scoring 3 points. Bertuzzi was scoreless in 6 playoff games...there's really nothing to say except he didn't play worse than he has in previous seasons.
The Bad:The injury begs the question of whether he will be kept. Bert has a lot of upside compared to an unproven rookie...but now those rookies have shown they are the future. Will Bert be bought out?
Mikael Samuelsson
The Good: Samuelsson is a proven talent that can score goals when paired with the best players on the team. He had an assist in one of his 4 regular season games, that's more points than I scored this season.
The Bad: He was injured 200 times this season and might just be the worst signing of the 2012 NHL offseason. Jeff over at Winging it in Motown was right all along about him. He is the top choice for a buyout. It makes more sense to play any other forward than him.
Darren Helm
The Good: Helm played one game this season. He's possibly the best third line center in the league, when healthy.
The Bad: He's not healthy, and he's not done being unhealthy. This could spell trouble for his career as well as his tenure in Detroit.
Jan Mursak
The Good: Mursak made the best of his time in Detroit, and found a job elsewhere. I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours.
The Bad: There just wasn't a place for him in Detroit.
Riley Sheahan
The Good: Sheahan played one game this season without much fanfare. He looked good in Grand Rapids, I guess.
The Bad: Sheahan's previous criminal transgressions frustrate me. I know young men do stupid things but the Sheahan saga really soured me on him, even if he finds the means to move up the depth chart and into the Red Wings' lineup in the next three seasons. He has a lot to prove before then.
Niklas Kronwall
The Good: This was Kronwall's first season as Detroit's top defenseman, and he registered a
respectful 5 goals and 29 points in the regular season. Kronwall is a physical defenseman who
isn't afraid to land game-changing hits, and he did so all season right until the very last goal
was conceded.
The Bad: Much was expected of Kronwall this season, and while following Nick Lidstrom was going to be a tall task, there were times where Kronwall didn't deliver the offence he has the
potential for. Two assists in 14 games during the postseason isn't acceptable from our top
Jonathan Ericsson
The Good: Many who watch the Red Wings could make the argument that Ericsson was the best defenseman on the team during this transitional season, and I buy in to that argument. While his offence was respectable (3 goals, 10 assists), Ericsson played a significantly more mature game than was expected, and that's what I take away from his season. I like the new nickname "Riggy".
The Bad: "Riggy" still takes untimely penalties, but was only slightly more visible on the
scoresheet than Kronwall with just 3 assists in 14 playoff games. I'm aware Ericsson isn't on
the team to score, but more was expected.
Jakub Kindl
The Good: Kindl served the team well while other defensemen were injured, scoring 4 goals and 9 assists in the regular season along with a goal and 4 assists in the playoffs. This season saw him resurrect his status from "expendable" to "reliable 5-6 defenseman". Scored a goal in the playoffs that sticks in my head as impressive.
The Bad: Kindl is still a bit of a whipping boy for criticism, with many gaffes occurring in the
playoffs. He's 26 and can't be sheltered as a "rookie" or "prospect" any longer. He's definitely
low on the depth chart and might still be expendable.
Brendan Smith
The Good: Smith had 8 assists in 34 games in the regular season, and 2 goals and 3 assists in
the playoffs. I'm very interested in seeing how he elevates his game in a full NHL season, as I
believe he will produce more offence than he already has.
The Bad: Smith is definitely the whipping boy of the defensive corps. He looked extremely
vulnerable during the playoffs and while he showed some offensive flair, he was responsible for
more goals.
Brian Lashoff
The Good: I really don't know where Lashoff came from but he was quite impressive during the
regular season as a 22 year old who was certainly not weened into his position like Smith was.
He has done great things in Grand Rapids and the future looks bright for him.
The Bad: Lashoff might wind up spending more time in Grand Rapids as there are more experienced
defenders who the Red Wings might consider putting in the lineup for the sake of "winning now".
I'm not sure he's paid enough dues to find a regular spot in the lineup yet.
Ian White
The Good: Ian White was supposed to be one of the top defenders on Detroit in a post-Lidstrom era, having gleaned some experience and good numbers from playing on a deep Detroit blueline. Had 4 points in 25 games despite limited playing time.
The Bad: White is not long for Detroit as he has a tendency to say stupid things to the media
and really has not been playing better than any of the other defensemen on this list. The former
isn't a good reason to get rid of him, but it makes more sense to play a younger defenseman
still capable of improving. He is a UFA so that doesn't work in his favor.
Kyle Quincey
The Good: Quincey had a goal and 3 points in an injury shortened lockout season. He was a solid defender in the bottom pairings and is a great story about having a second chance.
The Bad: He was acquired for a 1st round draft pick and is being paid 3.375 million dollars to
do what any number of our younger players would be capable of doing. Still has a year left, but
after that, if he doesn't improve, he's likely gone.
Carlo Colaiacovo
The Good: Cola looked good in the 15 games he played all season. I really can't remember
anything he did so this section is a wash.
The Bad: "Splodey Bones" is made of glass and while the 2.5 million cap hit is decent there are younger players who could use the playing experience. Might not like being a 6-7 option on this team.
Danny DeKeyser
The Good: The best available college free agent signed with the hometown team and impressed everyone by being an excellent first-pass defenseman who played with the maturity of a veteran during his limited playing time. He is the player I am most excited to watch play next season.
The Bad: The bad for DeKeyser so far is the fact that his limited playing time doesn't provide
enough data to know what he is capable of. His request of being in the lineup immediately
rustled my concern he could wind up demanding more money after the initial contract is done, but there's just not enough data to say much about him except we're all excited he's here.
Kent Huskins
The Good: Huskins stepped in when the team needed someone to be signed and fill the void. He did it well and found employment elsewhere.
The Bad: Nothing bad to say about a player in his situation. I hope he finds NHL employment
Jimmy Howard
The Good: Jimmy was Detroit's MVP all season and put up All-Star stats in the regular season and playoffs. He was the reason Detroit went the distance against Chicago and nearly defeated them.
The Bad: As elite as Howard was this season, even more will be expected next season in the new division against newer competition. I am unsure if he can repeat the same MVP-like season next year, but I wouldn't bet against him. I would like to see more rebound control, if I had to lodge a legitimate complaint.
Jonas Gustavsson
The Good: He didn't lose every game he played.
The Bad: His stats were poor, he was unreliable as a backup, and is due for a buyout.
Petr Mrazek
The Good: Mrazek has performed brilliantly for Grand Rapids all season, and he was quite
impressive in his two NHL games, especially his first career start, a 5-1 victory against the
St. Louis Blues.
The Bad: With only two games of NHL experience, it's hard to say whether Mrazek is ready to
shoulder a full season load of games as Detroit's backup. He's obviously the future of the team
in goal, but there's a lot of time before that becomes a reality, if it does.


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2001 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Representative Taylor, McCoy, Barnett (92nd), Cameron, Cummings, Davis, Eads, Eakes, Ellzey, Green, Hamilton, Moody, Moss, Nicholson, Pierce, Robinson (84th), Rotenberry, Rushing, Shows, Smith (35th), Stringer, Wallace, Watson
House Bill 803
(As Sent to Governor)
SECTION 1. Section 31-5-51, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
31-5-51. (1) Any person entering into a formal contract with the state or any county, city or political subdivision thereof, or other public authority for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work, before entering into such contract, shall furnish to such public body, except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, bonds with good and sufficient surety as follows:
(a) A performance bond payable to, in favor of or for the protection of such public body, as owner, for the work to be done in an amount not less than the amount of the contract, conditioned for the full and faithful performance of the contract;
(b) A payment bond payable to such public body but conditioned for the prompt payment of all persons supplying labor or material used in the prosecution of the work under said contract, for the use of each such person, in an amount not less than the amount of the contract; and
(c) The bonds herein provided for may be made by any surety company which is authorized to do business in the State of Mississippi and listed on the United States Treasury Department's list of acceptable sureties, or such bonds may be guaranteed by a personal surety as provided for herein. The personal surety shall deposit with the State Treasurer cash or certificates of deposit in an amount not less than the amount of the contract, and the State Treasurer shall hold same in trust and on deposit for the benefit of the public body that is a party to the contract providing for the construction, alteration or repair of the public building or for the public work.
(2) Every person who has furnished labor or material used in the prosecution of the work provided for in such contract, in respect of which a payment bond is furnished and who has not been paid in full therefor before the expiration of a period of ninety (90) days after the date on which the last of the labor was performed by him or the last of the materials was furnished by him and for which such claim is made, provided the same has been approved, where required, by the public authority or its architect or engineers, or such approval is being withheld as a result of unreasonable acts of the contractor, shall have the right to sue on such payment bond for the amount, or the balance thereof that is due and payable, but unpaid at the time of institution of such suit and to prosecute said action to final execution and judgment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the amount claimed in such action is subject to contractual provisions or conditions, between the parties involved in such action, the action shall be abated pending the performance of such provisions and the fulfillment of such conditions.
(3) Any person having direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship express or implied with the contractor furnishing said payment bond shall have a right of action upon the said payment bond upon giving written notice to said contractor within ninety (90) days from the date on which such person did or performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which such claim is made, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the material was furnished or supplied or for whom the labor was done or performed. Such notice shall be given in writing by the claimant to the contractor or surety at any place where the contractor or surety maintains an office or conducts business. Such notice may be personally delivered by the claimant to the contractor or surety, or it may be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the contractor or surety. No such action may be maintained by any person not having a direct contractual relationship with the contractor-principal, unless the notice required by this section shall have been given.
(4) The only persons protected by such payment bond, subject to the notice provisions of this section are:
(a) Subcontractors and material suppliers of the contractor;
(b) Sub-subcontractors and material suppliers of those subcontractors named in subsection (4)(a) of this section; and
(c) Laborers who have performed work on the project site.
(5) Whenever a contract is less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) the owners may elect to make a lump sum payment at the completion of the job. Lump sum payments will not be made until completion and acceptance by the governing agency. In such a case a performance bond or payment bond will not be required.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(c) for a personal surety, no surety or surety company shall be allowed to guarantee or write bonds for the benefit of the public body that is a party to a contract providing for the construction, alteration or repair of a public building or for public work, unless that surety is listed on the United States Treasury Department's list of acceptable sureties. If the surety is not listed on the United States Treasury Department's list of acceptable sureties, the public body for which the public work is being performed shall be liable to the extent that the surety would be liable.
(7) Any person entering into a formal contract with the state which exceeds Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or with a county, city or other public authority which exceeds Twenty-five Thousand dollars ($25,000.00), for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work, before entering into such contract, shall furnish to the public body proof of general liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for bodily injury and property damage. Exempted from the provisions of this subsection are any persons who enter into a contract with the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services for the construction, alteration or repair of the home of a disabled individual who has been determined eligible for services by the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.


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Michigan's state historic preservation office is pushing the glories of Michigan's modern architecture as a way to attract visitors.
Raising funds to compile oral histories by modern architects, the office assembles architecture road-trip tours, and promotes a new Web site to bring attention to works such as Minoru Yamasaki's McGregor Memorial Conference Center in Detroit and Marcel Breuer's St. Francis de Sales church in Muskegon. Reed Kroloff, the director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, is happy to give tours of his Eliel Saarinen-designed house on the campus "if I'm not in my bathrobe," he says. See David Runk's Michigan Modern Architecture a Draw for Travelers here: http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=9665790


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Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain Construction
Enjoy these rare construction photos of Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain, taken in 1974.
Although the concept of Space Mountain was originally envisioned for Disneyland, the first Space Mountain to open was at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. After the Matterhorn Bobsleds opened at Disneyland in 1959 and were hugely popular, Disneyland management asked for a second thrill ride. Walt was on board but the plans for this second coaster were delayed for another decade. Disneyland didn't get their Space Mountain until 1977, more than two years after Magic Kingdom got theirs in 1975.
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Heavenly Father, I thank thee that there are no more earthquakes because I feel bad for mama, who ran out of the house without slippers. —Danielle prayed a few days after the temblor in October
SALT LAKE CITY — First came the mammoth earthquake on Oct. 15. Then the raging typhoon on Nov. 7. The back-to-back disasters provided LDS Bishop Henry Patalinghug, wife Russel and other Mormons in the Philippines a chance to help their suffering neighbors.
Bishop Patalinghug, who oversees the Busay Ward in Cebu City, traveled by boat to the epicenter of the earthquake with 18 other Mormon men skilled in carpentry and masonry on the first weekend in November. They were scheduled to continue to sacrifice three days each weekend until the jobs were done, but before they could leave again Friday, word came that Typhoon Haiphan was rampaging toward them.
The Patalinghugs evacuated their two daughters and other ward members to their chapel in the Cebu City Temple complex before the typhoon. Then they helped everyone return home. Then couple went back to work. On Tuesday, they helped other Mormon Helping Hands volunteers from five LDS stakes who worked until 11 p.m. to pack 3,000 supply kits for victims in the decimated city of Tacloban.
The Patalinghugs represent many of the 675,000 Filipino members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are reaching out to help their neighbors in a disaster-ravaged nation. Meanwhile, the first Mormon missionaries evacuated from Tacloban reached Manila on Tuesday night, where they ate, called their families, shared harrowing tales and prayed for those who have lost loved ones or been displaced by the superstorm.
Efforts to help began before the typhoon hit. Filipino church leaders and members opened at least 200 meetinghouses throughout the country as the typhoon descended on the weekend. Ultimately, they hosted more than 14,000 evacuees, some of whose lives may have been saved by the action.
For Russel Patalinghug, it felt like a continuation of an effort that began with the quake. She said church members began to repack relief goods starting after the first disaster and simply continued after the typhoon.
The supply kits packed at the Cebu City Stake Center on Tuesday by members of the Liloan, Consolacion, Mandaue, Cebu City and Cebu Central stakes were being taken Wednesday by an LDS Charities team to the island of Leyte and the victims at Tacloban.
Henry Patalinghug, 38, manages the family's small souvenir shop in front of the Cebu City Temple and witnessed the quake rotate the Angel Moroni on the temple 90 degrees to the south. Russel, 35, returned to work a month ago as the finance officer of Academy for Creating Enterprise after giving birth to the couple's second child in August.
Two days before the typhoon, Bishop Patalinghug oversaw the effort to contact ward members about the storm by phone call or text. He used the family's small truck to transport evacuees to the chapel, and home again after the typhoon. The church provided bedding and foam mattresses. He also worked to provide food to those too impoverished to procure their own.
The storm reached its worst in Cebu City on Saturday morning, but the Patalinghugs and other evacuees were warm and "comforted" inside the church, Russel said via email. One evacuee said, "We felt so safe inside the chapel." Another said, "We are so lucky to have a refuge here."
The families emerged from the storm unharmed, only to learn that thousands are presumed dead in other areas of their country and that their help was needed.
The LDS Church, through area and local leaders and the efforts of Filipino members, is providing shelter, food, water and other basic supplies to evacuees and displaced families.
The displaced missionaries from the Tacloban Mission began to arrive Tuesday night in Manila. Some were evacuated from Tacloban itself by a U.S. C-130 military transport plane. One of them told a reporter her companion broke a window so they could escape their flooding apartment.
Sister Rebekah Ruth Guy, 19, of Anchorage, told ABC News that when Typhoon Haiphan hit, "our apartment was flooding so we tried opening the door, but the flooding was already rising up to our chest."
After breaking the window, the two women climbed to the roof.
"The most harrowing (sight) was when I saw women and children piled under tarpaulin," Guy reported, "and when I saw dogs skewered on gates, cars thrown into buildings, people trying to find something to eat, water to drink."
The ABC News video described Guy only as "an American teen" but showed at least 15 missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wearing their missionary badges and lining up to board a U.S. military C-130 cargo on Tuesday, which was Monday night in the United States.
Many of the missionaries first went to Cebu City, where they were hosted overnight by Cebu Mission President Evan Schmutz of Orem, then arrived at the Manila Missionary Training Center the next day, according an LDS Church Facebook page.
Guy was among the missionaries who reached the Manila MTC, where they were greeted by Elder Brent H. Nielson, LDS Philippines Area president, on Tuesday night. They received a brief orientation in the MTC gym before they were provided with food and opportunities to call their parents, bathe and change into clean clothes.
The Patalinghugs' 3-year-old daughter, Danielle, might not remember the 2013 disasters she lived through, but her parents will never forget one of her prayers after the earthquake nor the image of her camped out under a table in their LDS meetinghouse during the typhoon.
"Heavenly Father," Danielle prayed a few days after the temblor in October, "I thank thee that there are no more earthquakes because I feel bad for mama, who ran out of the house without slippers."
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Anteo Spazio Cinema
Via Milazzo 9,
Via Milazzo 9,Milan 20121
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First opened as a single screen in 1939, the historic Anteo Spazio is now a 4-screen multiplex cinema (for many years there were three auditoriums). Sala Cento seats 100. Sala Duecento seats 200. Sala Quattrocento seats 400 and has installed loop-hearing for the hard of hearing. The additional screen is known as Sala Cinquanta.
Film festivals and childrens films are included in the programming. The cinema has its own bar, restaurant and bookshop, which is also open on Sundays.
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I would like to send you our deepest appreciation for Hinduism Today, a magazine par excellence in all respects. Great job. Carry on; it's a wonderful service, a service touching the points needed by spiritual seekers. In the Jan/Feb/Mar 2009 issue, you selected Swami Avdheshananda as the Hindu of the Year. A master in all respects, Swamiji truly deserves this honor. We would like to send our congratulations to him as an excellent yogi and to you for making a fine selection. All of us at the Omkarananda Ashram know him; he visited and put his holy feet in our Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter College. The comments about Swami Avdheshananda are excellent and show clearly that he is in all respects a leading spiritual personality. To him and to his mission, our deepest adoration.
Swami Vishveshwarananda
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
I was pleasantly reminded through the Jan/Feb/Mar 2009 issue that our wonderful magazine has reached its thirtieth birthday. I am particularly happy and proud that I started reading Hinduism Today from its first issue in 1979. At that time, it was a simple black-and-white newspaper. Today, after thirty long years, Hinduism Today has improved by leaps and bounds. Because it has a large readership circulation and the articles are so well researched, it is valued and read by Hindus and non-Hindus alike. As for me, Hinduism Today has made me a better Hindu and a better man. It has made me become a vegetarian and a karma yogi. I wish Hinduism Today a very happy birthday and many, many more birthdays to come. Thanks to the editors and all the staff who make this magazine tick.
K. Thuruvan
Rasah, Seremban, Malaysia
In response to Jay Lakhani's article, "Open-Air Cremations in Britain" (Hindu Press International, Mar 28, 2009), I want to say, with utmost humility, that we may be missing the woods for the trees. My personal experience in America has been that people take Hinduism for granted. (I am still deeply offended when people gift me items made of calf leather!) The last time such a strong position was taken was when Taco Bell was sued for serving beef. Both in politics and business, there is nothing like a lawsuit to make everyone sit up and take notice. Ahimsa is certainly a hallmark of Hinduism, but many times one is mistaken for being a pushover. To give you an example, it is the tradition of married Hindu women to pierce their noses. So when a friend of mine got hers done, her boss told her that as long as the ring is small she did not have a problem with it. My friend did not have any intention of sporting a large nose ring anyway, but was offended by the presumptuousness of her boss's statement. We wondered how her boss would have reacted if my friend had told her she could wear a cross as long as it wasn't too big.
Even if open air cremation is permitted in Britain, most Hindus there would probably still prefer regular cremation. But by bringing the issue to the forefront, it is focusing attention on the fact that Hinduism, like all religions, has certain special requirements, and society needs to be tolerant of that. After all, when the British ruled our Hindu nation for 200 years, did we not make allowances for their steak dinners and open consorting?
Anu Shyam
Kahului, Hawaii, USA
anushyam1 _@_ gmail.com
The soul has a lot of attachment to the body and its possessions during life. After death, we release the soul from these attachments by burning the body and giving away possessions as alms to the needy. This helps the soul move on. No matter what kind of crematorium the body is burned in, the end result is the same. If this is understood, there will be no need for debate. It is not necessary to be fanatical about such a procedure. Scriptures give alternate ways to go about many practices, provided the bhava, feeling, is maintained.
K. V. Sanker
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
kvsanker _@_ hotmail.com
It has been many months since the release of Mike Myers's "The Love Guru" and its subsequent criticism in Hinduism Today ("Vulgar Film Incites Hindu Censure," Diaspora, Oct/Nov/Dec, 2008). Being a Hindu convert, it has taken me some time to summon the courage to voice my support for the movie and its writer. To begin, I have a high regard for Myers as a comic writer and as an actor. I believe the comedian--as much as the poet, artist or philosopher--serves an essential function in every society, pointing out our faults and fallacies, preventing us from taking ourselves too seriously. That said, I also confess to possessing an occasionally juvenile sense of humor, to which Myers often appeals. However, if it were only the puerile potty humor, I wouldn't give his work a moment's notice. But his work has subtleties of expression and quirks of social commentary that add a redeeming dimension. "The Love Guru" fits that model: plenty of bathroom and bedroom jokes but also a nuanced commentary on neo-Eastern, pseudo-spiritual, self-proclaimed, self-help gurus and the curiously American fascination therewith.
I advise caution against taking ourselves too seriously, and vulgarity is an excellent cure for this. Let's be honest: while human form and sexuality can be sacred, the human body and its many functions are purely ridiculous. Laughter is good for us. And from a scriptural perspective, it should be remembered that even our dear Lord Siva manifests many counter-cultural impulses that cause the most pious to raise eyebrows. When assessing the madman dancing through graveyards, who was right: Daksha or Sati?
Most importantly, though, I am wary of condemning an artistic endeavor on religious grounds, especially before it has even been seen (as happened in these pages last summer). Honor to Lord Siva and all the devas, yes, but I reject the idea that our religion is too sacred for jest. Will we next be torching cinemas as much as issuing death threats to artists or their publishers? Is this the hyper-piety to which we aspire? Are our Gods and our dharma so delicate that they cannot withstand levity? Are we so insecure in our beliefs that we cannot laugh at ourselves? To paraphrase "The Love Guru:" if Gandhi, Einstein and Shakepeare were talking and they saw two elephants mating, even they would laugh. So please, friends, in all of life be slow to condemn, fair in forgiveness and always quick to smile.
Charles Patten
Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
cpatten _@_ hughes.net
In response to The Wall Street Journal's article, "Slumdog: A Legacy Not to Be Envied" (Hindu Press International, Apr 5, 2009), it's only a piece of fiction, and the film does not portray India or Hinduism in any negative way. The entire film was shot in India, on location in the Mumbai slums and surrounding countryside. It used India as the backdrop for the storyline. It is a reality that there are huge slums, children are kidnapped and forced into prostitution and beggary, there is corruption and Hindus and Muslims have had riots where both sides have murdered the other. The film does not make a judgment on India; that judgment seems to be happening by Indians themselves. This film is no more a negative portrayal of India than American films, such as The Departed, are a negative portrayal of America. Indians, Hindus especially, sometimes become reactive and oversensitive about the reality of Indian society. If Hindus are concerned about the subjective image of Hinduism worldwide, then they should be actively working to counteract genuine misinformation, rather than complaining about a fictional piece of filmmaking. The California textbook issue is a good example. Hinduism was misrepresented and given a negative slant, and Hindus, American and Indian, came together to make a positive change. If Hindus are concerned about negative or sensational journalistic portrayals of Hinduism, they should get active in journalism that gives all points of view instead of focusing on the sensational. They should also become active in promoting and writing for Hinduism Today, which has probably done more to show the world what Hinduism is really like than any other journalistic source.
Tara Katir
Bellingham, Washington, USA
tkatir _@_ gmail.com
In "Toronto Rights Growing" (Global Dharma, Jan/Feb/Mar, 2009), you describe the annual chariot festival of Toronto's Sri Varasithi Vinaayagar Temple, including that the procession included an elephant from the local zoo. In the wonderful Publisher's Desk article, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami explains how Hinduism Today has moved forward in the past thirty years to become a glorious, global voice for Hinduism. Perhaps it is also time for Hinduism itself to move forward into the 21st century and to recognize that elephants and other animals are not meant for human exploitation. It is only by refusing to support exploitive facilities like zoos and commercial businesses that these practices, including the barbaric capture of baby elephants from their loving mothers and herds, will end. I realize that many Indian temples have elephants. I am not addressing elephant care and maintenance in India. I am focusing solely on the plight of elephants in North American zoos, specifically American and Canadian zoos, which are governed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Malathi Ramji
Encino, California, USA
mramji _@_ gmail.com
I don't understand why the government of India tolerates any form of organized religious proselytizing anywhere within the frontiers of India. Given the nature of India and her history, the fact that Hinduism is not a religion that seeks to convert others, the fact that Hinduism, in addition to being a network of closely related spiritual philosophies based on the Vedas, is also a 5000+ year-old culture which is the very fabric of Indian civilization, why do the people of India allow their government to either tacitly or overtly support the destruction of the very foundations upon which India is built? I am not advocating the suppression of other religions within India, like how non-Islamic faiths are treated in Muslim countries. But if well financed Hindu organizations started going into Canadian or US towns aggressively proselytizing to the point of creating communal disturbances and violence, there would be a huge outcry. The governments of Canada and the US would find a way to shut down the proselytizers and their organizations. They would have no choice; otherwise there would be an outbreak of real violence and societal breakdown, which is something no democracy can allow.
Duart Maclean
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
duartmc9 _@_ gmail.com
Tilak is a mark of auspiciousness. It is a unique sign for Hindus, which you have reported on several times. I saw the feature story "Meet the Young Hindu American Foundation" (Apr/May/Jun, 2009). I appreciate seeing that young Hindu ladies wear the bindi on their forehead at least during religious events and conferences to show their identity.
Uma Balachandran
Harrow, London, UK
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Ubuntu:Bluetooth Wireless Training
Bluetooth technology allows you to replace the cables typically used to connect keyboards, mice and other peripherals. According to the official Bluetooth site, the goals of Bluetooth are "robustness, low power and low cost". This sounds like a great option but many people have problems with Bluetooth if you look on the Internet forums. So … I bought a Kennison Bluetooth keyboard, mouse and detachable number pad….I figured this will be the worst to set up. I was actually dead wrong. The Kennison keyboard was a breeze, here is a tutorial on how I did it.
Open System/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager. Install these packages:
bluetooth, gnome-bluetooth, bluez, bluez-gnome
This will give you the basis for what you need to make sure you can use Bluetooth with the setup.Actually all I did is to make sure these applications were installed and then I restarted the system and everything was working including the keyboard, moue and detachable number pad. There are several function keys for media, gadgets, etc. that did not work immediately but I am working on those. The CDROM opener worked fine.
In my situation I was using a USB wireless keyboard, an old Logitech, that had been around as a replacement. What I found interesting is that I could use both keyboards at the same time, one Bluetooth and one RF wireless. Now, though I could type at the same time with two keyboards, that was not really very useful as I only have two hands, but it does illustrate the possibility if you needed that feature. The RF wireless usually will use 2.4 GHz and a USB connection while my Bluetooth used 2.4 GHz-2..47GHz as a standard frequency.
The Kennison Slimblade Media Notebook Set was perfect as a small compact keyboard with 30 feet of range for my Ubuntu 8.10 desktop. It has a detachable numberpad that I set aside until I need it and of course the small, but very useful mouse also comes with the set. This is a great set up if you need to conserver space, as I did as I have two keyboards and mice on my desk as I always run several desktops at the same time.
Overall, I am impressed with how easy it was to get Bluetooth working with this keyboard. Ubuntu 8.10 and Linux in general have come a long way. I will now surely purchase more Bluetooth products in the future to use with Linux. Oh, and by the way, I don't purchase products that have the word"Microsoft" on them, wonder why they are hard to set up with Linux?


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Throughout western Virginia, citizens met in support of or opposition to the action taken by the
delegates at the Richmond Convention. The majority of westerners opposed the Ordinance of
Secession. In response to a call issued two days prior, on Monday, April 22, 1861, nearly twelve
hundred Harrison County citizens gathered at the courthouse in Clarksburg to respond to the
Ordinance of Secession. Those in attendance criticized the actions taken by the Virginia
government, and resolutions submitted by John Carlile called for delegates from all of
northwestern Virginia to gather at Wheeling on May 13 for a larger convention.
Primary Documents:Resolutions Adopted at the Clarksburg Convention
Mayor's Proclamation, Wheeling, 19 April 1861 (Wheeling Artificial Collection, Ms2006-044)
Meeting in Guyandotte, 20 April 1861
Broadside for Union Rally in Fairmont, 29 April 1861


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Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham to address Loyola's centennial class
Loyola press release - March 20, 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham will address the Loyola University New Orleans Class of 2012 during its commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12 at 9:45 a.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Meacham, the executive vice president of Random House Publishing, will also receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters during commencement exercises. Meacham joins Loyola's other honorary degree recipients, Connie Jones, legendary cornet player who performed with the likes of Pete Fountain and the Dukes of Dixieland, and Paul Pastorek '76, J.D. '79, former Louisiana superintendent of education and Loyola alumnus.
Stephen Higginson, J.D., a newly-appointed judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit and a former Loyola faculty member, will deliver the address at Loyola's College of Law commencement ceremony, which takes place that same day at 5:45 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
About the speakers and honorary degree recipients:
Jon Meacham is executive editor and executive vice president at Random House Publishing. Known as one of America's most prominent public intellectuals, Meacham is former managing editor of Newsweek and a bestselling author and commentator on politics, history and religious faith in America. He is a contributing editor to Time magazine and editor-at-large of WNET Public Media, the New York public television station.
Meacham's New York Times bestseller, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 2009. His other bestsellers include "Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship," and "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation."
His impressive career in journalism and publishing led to his becoming one of the most influential people in that industry. Meacham is currently editing a book by Al Gore and a series of e-books published by Politico on the 2012 presidential campaign. His biography of Thomas Jefferson, "The Patriarch," is scheduled for a 2012 release, and he is also at work on a biography of President George H.W. Bush.
Connie Jones is known among musicians as one of the most talented cornet players to emerge from New Orleans. The New Orleans native began his musical career at the age of five on piano, and then later began playing the trumpet and cornet. Out of high school, Jones joined the "Basin Street Six," a band that included a young Pete Fountain. Since then, he has played with the bands of Santo Pecora, Jack Teagarden, Billy Krechmer, Billy Mexted, Frieddie Kohlman, Pete Fountain, The Dukes of Dixieland, and for nine years toured the country for Columbia Artists with his band, The Crescent Jazz Band. In 2007, Jones rejoined Pete Fountain's band.
Jones has selflessly trained and supported the careers of New Orleans' horn elite. While known as the consummate traditional jazz cornet player, his fundamental techniques are considered among the best in the field. Jones is also a founder, advocate and board member of the French Quarter Festival. As local artists and music styles were replaced in the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival with more commercially viable and non-New Orleans music, Jones sought to found a nonprofit alternative to showcase local music and musicians.
Some of his TV credits include the "Today Show," "The Tonight Show," "The Mike Douglas Show" and many others. He has appeared as a guest soloist in concerts and festivals such as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, French Quarter Festival, Satchmo Summerfest, and in many other national and international jazz festivals. Jones continues to be the trumpet/cornet instructor at the New Orleans Adult Jazz Camp.
Paul Pastorek '76, J.D. '79, is the general counsel and corporate secretary of EADS North America and has a career that spans more than 30 years in the legal community, government agencies and public service. He received both his undergraduate and juris doctorate degrees from Loyola University New Orleans.
Pastorek was a private practice attorney and partner for more than 27 years with the law firm Adams and Reese. His legal background led to his appointment as general counsel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, where he directed the activities of a more than 150-member legal team and served as the agency's chief ethics officer.
In 1996, Pastorek went into public service as a member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, where he served until 2004 and was elected to three consecutive terms as board president. From 2007-11, he served as Louisiana superintendent of education and led a public agency of more than 700 employees and a $134 million annual budget, with oversight responsibility for an additional $5.5 billion in state and federal funding.
At the helm of the state education system, Pastorek's advocacy for better accountability and his success in implementing meaningful reforms within Louisiana's public schools and the recovery school district positively affected about 668,000 public school students. Key accomplishments during his tenure include historic gains in academic achievement, increasing the graduation rate and reducing the dropout rate, linking annual teacher evaluations in part with the growth in student achievement, removing the cap on the number of charter schools and enacting a state law that assigns traditional letter grades to public schools.
Pastorek is recognized nationally among proponents of education reform for directing the state's efforts to turn around more than 100 of Louisiana's most challenged schools, including the rebuilding of elementary and secondary schools in New Orleans that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Stephen Higginson, J.D., a former faculty member of Loyola's College of Law, was appointed to the federal bench in November 2011 after being nominated by President Barack Obama in May of that year and approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in July. The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Higginson to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit with a vote of 88-0. The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which Higginson joined after resigning his posts at the U.S. attorney's office and Loyola University New Orleans, handles appellate cases from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
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As chief of appeals, Higginson has personally handled or supervised all criminal and civil appeals in the 5th Circuit, editing or writing more than 100 appellate briefs and presenting numerous oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Higginson is a recipient of the Department of Justice's award for superior and outstanding performance as a federal prosecutor.
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Chili-walnut scrambled eggs with rucola
I was busy today with shopping and home chores, and needed something to snack on and get some energy kick. I managed to buy some chili peppers earlier today, and decided to make a savory scrambled eggs with a delicious, energetic spicy twist! :-) And oh my, that was both tasty and exciting!
Tuna paste bento
Tuna paste is ridiculously easy to prepare and makes a great no cooking bento, cutting the preparation time to less than 20 minutes, including rice cooking time! Now, that's what I would call cooking on the go! You can also use the tuna paste for a great tasting onigiri or sushi.
Marinated beef and pasta bento
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Where the Old West is alive and well!
Ghost towns, grizzly bears, elk, deer, wolves, wild horses, moose and other wildlife all roam free here.
Come enjoy our hospitality and meet Meeteetse, Wyoming! Where outlaws rode and cattle barons ruled the land. Where wooden boardwalks, hitching rails and water troughs still line the streets. Where the rugged Absaroka Mountains meet the Wyoming Bad Lands. Wyoming's best kept secret! Some of the best fishing, hunting, sight seeing and wildlife viewing available anywhere! Make Meeteetse your base camp and plan on visiting Cody, the Irma Hotel, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Yellowstone National Park. Cody is 30 miles, Thermopolis is 52 miles and boasts the world's largest hot springs and Wyoming Dinosaur Center. We are only 80 miles to the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
Near Yellowstone Park, Buffalo Bill's Cody, Wyoming and the World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring
Meeteetse lies in the Northwest portion of the Equality State, Wyoming. 30 miles from Cody, Wyoming, famous for Buffalo Bill Cody, Meeteetse has a rich western history all its own. Located just 80 miles from Yellowstone National Park and 50 miles from the Wyoming Dinosaur Center and the world's largest hot springs in Thermopolis, Meeteetse can be the restful base camp for your stay in Wyoming. And remember, watch for wildlife, especially deer as you travel in the Meeteetse area.
Family Fun All Year Round
Summer and Fall months are a great time to visit Meeteetse. Warm weather events include the Art Festival, Kirwin Excursion (an abandoned gold, silver and copper mining town) and Meeteetse's famous Labor Day Celebration. Activities include fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, wind surfing, water skiing, boating and more. Meeteetse offers a host of other winter activities as well including ice fishing, snowmobiling (snow conditions permitting), cross-country skiing, hunting, and sledding. And don't forget to go sight seeing as excellent photographic opportunities await. Finally, relax at any of our local establishments for quiet dinner and some spirits. Evenings can get quite exciting at times. Christmas in Meeteetse is scheduled for the second Saturday in December, which includes a craft fair, hay rides, Santa's Workshop, concert and lighted parade as well as specials and complimentary baked goodies all day at the cafes and bars.
Many come to Wyoming for sightseeing and photo opportunities and they are plentiful south of Meeteetse on Highway 290, the Pitchfork Road. Look for wildlife like mule deer, elk and antelope or enjoy the Wyoming sky and majestic mountain ranges.
Drive up the Wood River or journey to Sunshine Reservoir while passing some of Wyoming's most famous historical ranches. Consult a map for directions.
Kirwin Mine and Ghost Town
Gold was discovered at Kirwin, high on the Wood River in 1885. By 1894, the Shoshone River Mining Co. formed and the first ore was shipped from Kirwin by mule in 1897. Kirwin became well established, with 200 people and 38 buildings, including boarding houses, a hotel, a sawmill, a post office, stores and houses, but no cemetery, saloons or brothels.
Town of Meeteetse
It's difficult to find a more authentic western town in Wyoming than Meeteetse. From a history rich in colorful stories of outlaws like Butch Cassidy, to historical cattle ranches and a downtown that still features wooden boardwalks, Meeteetse gives the visitor a glimpse of how the West used to be.
Antique Tractor/Truck Rally 2013
Enter your antique truck or tractor in Meeteetse's annual Antique Tractor and Truck Rally. Compete for best of show, or enjoy other festivities taking place during the annual event.
Annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby
This local event is held annually and draws entries from all over Wyoming and beyond. Contestant teams compete for prizes and bragging rights while ice-fishing for trout in the Upper Sunshine Reservoir.
Labor Day Celebration
Meeteetse's annual Labor Day Weekend Celebration is a favorite of both locals and visitors alike. Great food, music, a parade are capped off by a rodeo held at the rodeo grounds just outside of town. Join Meeteetse for this fun family event as they celebrate their western heritage every Labor Day Weekend.
Contact Details
Meeteetse Visitor Center
2005 Warren Avenue
Meeteetse, WY 82433
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Celebrity lookalike
They say everybody has a celebrity look-alike, and we want to know which famous face you think you resemble and why. Is it your Bette Davis eyes? Are you always being John Malkovich? Or do you simply move like Jagger?
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By Julie van der Poel Apr 28, 2014 0
Lessons Learned
I think my aversion to dealing with government entities developed when I became an expat. The amount of bureaucracy surrounding an international move is astounding. Obtaining certified copies of government-issued documents, turning the certified copies into apostille certification (if you don't know what apostille certification is, consider yourself lucky), waiting in line with a crumpled number in hand at each step of the way, and inevitably not having a crucial document and being forced to come back for another number another day … It's no wonder I was avoiding the task of applying Cameron for Secure Supplemental Income (SSI) Benefits through the Social Security Administration. Just the hold time on the phone to schedule an appointment was enough to drive up my stress level. Last July, we had a phone appointment scheduled for the application, only something went wrong and the agent was expecting us in the office, so Cameron was deemed a no-show and the application was never made. My "Government Aversion Disorder" caused me to wait six months before I had the nerve to start the process anew.
Since Cameron has been working for two years, I wasn't sure if he would qualify for SSI or SSDI, which is Social Security Disability Insurance. The application for SSDI can be done online, while the application for SSI cannot. I gave the SSDI application a shot but I kept receiving confusing form letters from Social Security as a result of my online application attempt. Finally, it came down to me having to bite the bullet and schedule an appointment at our local Social Security office. (They offered a phone appointment, but I didn't fall for that one again.)
Our appointment was for 9:00 a.m., and we arrived 10 minutes early to a lengthy line outside the building. I felt my anxiety level begin to rise. Did I have everything I needed? I had sent all the documentation requested through the online application form letters. They had returned the documentation to me, so I knew they had what they had asked for. Cameron's birth certificate had not been returned yet, but I was sure they were just holding it until the face-to-face meeting.
Once the office doors opened at 9:00, things went pretty quickly. There were two lines, one for those with appointments, and one for those without. Cameron's name was called within a few minutes, and we were seated at a desk with our Social Security representative. Who, by the way, was quite friendly and seemed very competent. (I know … I should let go of my prejudices when it comes to government employees, but I like to prepare for the worst.) The process was painless, and we were on our way home within an hour.
You would think, with as much time and effort as I'm putting into preparing Cameron for adulthood, I would've had a better understanding of Social Security benefits. I am a bit humbled by how much I have learned through the process of applying for benefits for Cameron. Here are just a few of the things I know now, but should've known sooner:
SSI benefits are the qualifying trigger for many other benefit programs, at both the federal and state levels. For instance, our local Vocational Rehabilitation agency bases economic need on whether or not the consumer is receiving SSI. Since Cameron is not currently receiving SSI, funding for postsecondary education or vocational support will be based on financial need, using my husband's and my tax return as the determining factor.
Social Security must determine a person has a qualifying disability before the age of 22 in order for a disabled child of a retired person to draw SSDI. In Cameron's case, if he is deemed disabled as a result of the SSI application, he will be eligible to draw SSDI when I, his father, or his stepfather begins to draw Social Security in retirement. The money Cameron would receive would not impact the money received by the retired parent.
Upon qualification for SSI, wages must be self-reported. I just assumed that because each paycheck has money going to Social Security that Social Security knew how much money you made. Come to find out, the tax money goes to the Treasury Department, and Social Security has no link to that data.
Anytime you send documents to a government agency, use Return Receipt Request. My Government Aversion Disorder applies to the post office as well. When I sent in Cameron's birth certificate, I assumed that the preprinted envelope would be sufficient in getting the document to the right place. Not so much. My hope that the certificate would be returned to us at the meeting was a pipe dream. Now I get to deal with another government agency to request a new birth certificate to replace the lost one.
Start early. We were told the decision process takes four to six months. This makes a big difference for us financially. Had SSI been in place sooner, the amount of funding for programs Cameron would receive from Voc/Rehab would be greater. Money out of our pockets now is money that's not available to Cameron later in life, when public funding sources might dry up.
All of the above nuggets of wisdom were out there all along, just waiting for me. I just chose not to attend to them, and am now kicking myself a little bit. Lesson learned.


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Efavirenz Pregnancy Warning
The Division of AIDS Services (DAIDS) has issued a pregnancy safety alert to its trial sites regarding efavirenz (also known as DMP 266 and Sustiva) based on information provided by the drug's manufacturer, DuPont Merck. A study conducted by the company has found that severe birth defects occurred in 3 of 13 monkeys (23%) born to efavirenz-treated mothers. The doses used in the monkeys were equivalent to those being studied in humans. The infant monkeys were born with gross abnormalities. One had both a missing eye and a missing brain, another had small eyes and a third had a cleft palate. Efavirenz was administered to the pregnant monkeys very early in gestation, in the period analogous to the first trimester in humans. According to representatives from DuPont Merck, the birth defects resulted from the drug's impact on initial fetal development rather than by drug-induced genetic damage. There were no adverse effects observed in the mother monkeys.
It is not known whether these types of birth defects could occur in humans, so women taking efavirenz should not become pregnant. All efavirenz protocols, as well as the expanded access program, exclude pregnant women. The drug has not had any effect on male sperm in rat and rabbit studies, but monkey studies have not been conducted. Nonetheless, males participating in any of the efavirenz programs will be required to use barrier contraception during the studies, if they are not already using it.
DuPont Merck is now contacting all its investigators and modifying the informed consent form to include a warning and require the use of additional methods of birth control for both men and women. The company plans to go forward with its filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) with the FDA in May or June. Despite the birth defects seen in the monkey study, DuPont Merck is still planning to request that its drug be designated pregnancy category C. Category C means that safety in human pregnancy has not been determined, but animal studies have found risk to the fetus. According to the FDA guidelines, a category C drug should not be used during pregnancy "unless the potential benefits outweigh the potential risk to the fetus." Rather than accepting this designation, the FDA could request further information or put efavirenz in category X, which carries a much more strongly worded warning.
DuPont Merck claims these findings do not rule out plans to conduct vertical transmission studies where dosing would occur late in the third trimester. Lynne Mofenson, M.D., of the NIH, stated, "I don't think that the FDA or the pediatric investigators would be too happy with evaluating this drug in pregnant women when we have other drugs that appear safer."
Meanwhile the expanded access program for efavirenz was enlarged this winter to allow enrollment for anyone who has had a CD4 count below 400 at any time and is unable to assemble an effective treatment combination from FDA-approved drugs. To date, the program has enrolled 2,362 participants in the U.S. (20% of them women) and 3,159 participants worldwide.


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