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Jonathan Toews was really good, plus 10 Blackhawks observations
BY MARK POTASH Twitter: @MarkPotash June 25, 2013 2:39PM
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Updated: June 25, 2013 9:59PM
Every intangible edge that made the Blackhawks champions in 2010 came into play in 2013. But the two most prominent ones ultimately put them over the top — their ability to respond to the urgency of the moment. And the uncanniness of Jonathan Toews.
Down 2-1 in the final 90 seconds of Game 6 against the Bruins on Monday night and seemingly destined for Game 7 at the United Center, Toews' legendary — and very real — will-to-win made the difference. His perfectly threaded pass between Zdeno Chara's legs to Bryan Bickell to set up the tying goal with 1:16 left and momentum did the rest. Dave Bolland's goal 18 seconds later, with 58 seconds left in regulation, gave the Hawks a 3-2 victory that clinched their second Cup in four seasons.
It was a fitting conclusion to an eventful postseason for Toews, who was not the factor in this playoff run as he was in 2013 — at least not on paper — when he scored 29 points in 22 games and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the postseason.
Toews also scored the Hawks' first goal in Game 6 on Monday night on a wrist shot that made it clear he should have been taking more of them in the playoffs. But he does his own thing and it's hard to blame him — everything he touches eventually turns to gold.
Toews scored 23 goals in 47 regular-season games but only three in 23 playoff games. But unlike in 2010, when he scored 25 points in a 13-game playoff stretch but was quiet in the Final, he finished strong. Toews scored two goals and added three assists and was a plus-5 in the final three games — all of them victories.
The modest point totals obscured Toews' overall excellence. He finished the 2013 playoffs with a plus-nine rating. When he won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2010, he was a minus-1 for the playoffs and a minus-4 in the final three games of the Final.
The Hawks' captain can't live on plus-minus alone, but the offensive production in the final three games sheds a new light on his defensive performance earlier in the postseason.
It's no coincidence that Toews outproduced every key player he went up against in the 2013 playoffs. The Wild's Mikko Koivu was pointless and a minus-6 against the Blackhawks. Linemate Zach Parise scored one goal and was a minus-7; The Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg were even against the Blackhawks; The Kings' Anze Kopitar had one goal and was a minus-3 against the Blackhawks; linemate Dustin Brown — a plus-5 in the first two rounds of the playoffs, was a minus-3 against Toews and the Blackhawks.
But wait, there's more: The Bruins' David Krejci came into the Stanley Cup Final with nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points and a plus-14 rating. He scored no goals and had five asists with a minus-1 rating against Toews and the Hawks. Nathan Horton came in with a playoff-best plus-22 rating, but had no goals, two points and was a minus-1 against the Hawks. Milan Lucic scored four goals and had six points, but also was a minus-1. All three members of the hottest line in the playoffs (19 goals, 51 points in 16 games through the first three rounds) were a minus-3 in the final two games of the Final.
''I said coming into this series that I was setting my personal agenda aside, and I wasn't going to let a lack of success bother me and take me away from staying with my work ethich and trying to contribute any way I can for this team,'' Toews said during the on-ice celebration Monday night at TD Garden. ''You gotta stay positive and the goals are going to come at the right time. I'd like to think that they did.''
The Bruins understandably were in no mood to lionize Toews or the Blackhawks, feeling they lost the series as much if not more than Toews and the Hawks won it.
''It was just one thing after another. Before you knew it, it was in the net,'' Krejci said. ''And right after that [tying goal], same thing. The second goal hurt so bad, and we just couldn't recover. Then the third one happened. It all of a sudden felt like you had so much weight on your back. You couldn't move, you couldn't think and just couldn't get it done.''
That's the kind of pressure Jonathan Toews probably felt through much of the postseason as he went scoreless through the first nine games and then was stuck on one goal through three games of the Final. But he could still move. He could still think. And he could still get it done. That's the difference Toews makes any time he's on the ice.
1. The Blackhawks had their share of unsung heroes, as all championship teams do. Veteran defenseman Michal Rozsival probably tops the list. He was averaging less than 15:00 a game when he played 25:28 in Game 4 against the Kings when Duncan Keith was suspended. And he took on extra duty when Nick Leddy was all but benched in Games 4 and 6 against the Bruins.
And he also helped out offensively by putting the puck on net against the Kings and Bruins, leading to some key goals. None was bigger than the double-deflection — off Dave Bolland and then Andrew Shaw — in the 4-3 triple-overtime thriller in Game 1.
2. Another veteran, forward Michal Handzus, earned the honor of being the second player to hoist the Cup (Jonathan Toews gave it to Marian Hossa — also a deserved recipient — in 2010).
Handzus, acquired on April 1 in a trade with the San Jose Sharks for a fourth-round draft choice, scored as many goals against the Hawks as he did for them in the regular season (one). But he was a key veteran presence in the locker room and arguably scored the most important goal of the postseason — the tying goal in the third period in Game 6 against the Red Wings when the Hawks were less than 20 minutes from elimination.
3. Handzus' goal against the Blackhawks in a Feb. 5 regular-season game in San Jose figured in a crisis moment for Corey Crawford. Handzus' goal was the third allowed by Crawford against the Sharks in the first 11 minutes of the game. Joel Quenneville could have pulled Crawford, but stuck with him. Andrew Shaw scored eight seconds after Handzus' goal and Crawford did not allow another goal as the Hawks rallied for a 5-3 victory to improve to 8-0-2.
Quenneville's confidence in Crawford and Crawford's response to a difficult circumstance early in the season were considered key factors in Crawford's development into the Cup-winning goaltender he became.
4. In winning the NHL's ''Tournament of Champions,'' the Blackhawks became the first team in NHL history to defeat three recent Cup-winning teams en route to the Stanley Cup.
The Hawks rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Red Wings — who had their top four postseason scorers from their 2008 championshpi team. They also beat the Los Angeles Kings (the 2012 Cup winners) in the Western Conference final and the Bruins (2011) in the Final.
The only other teams to beat even two former championship teams en route to the Cup were the 2009 Penguins (2008 Red Wings, 2006 Panthers) and the 1967 Maple Leafs (1965-66 Canadiens, 1963 Blackhawks).
5. On the other hand, the Blackhawks might have gotten a break in the first round when the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vezina Trophy-winning goalie Sergei Bobrovsky lost a tie-breaker for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Instead of facing the red-hot Bobrovsky — who had won eight of his last nine games and stymied the Hawks in a 2-1 shootout loss to them in March — the Hawks faced the Minnesota Wild, who lost goaltender Niklas Backstrom to an injury during Game 1 warmups.
The Hawks, far from sharp in the first round, faced backups Josh Harding and Darcy Kuemper and won the series 4-1.
6. The most telling statistic of the 2013 Stanley Cup championship run was the Hawks' 10-1 record in Games 4-7 during the postseason — including 5-1 on the road. The Hawks almost always started slowly — they were 15-15 in Games 1-3 — but gained momentum in the latter stages of each series against the Wild (2-0), Red Wings (3-1), Kings (2-0) and Bruins (3-0).
Many times the Hawks barely survived in those games — their 3-2 Cup-clinching victory in Game 6 being a perfect example. But after so many instances, that can't be a coincidence. The Hawks' 22-6 record in Games 4-7 over the past four seasons is far and way the best in the NHL. The other four recent champions — the Kings (10-13), Bruins (16-18), Penguins (10-10) and Red Wings (12-9) are a combined 48-50 in Games 4-7.
7. According to published rules regarding names that are engraved on the Stanley Cup, backup goaltender Ray Emery, who was 17-1 as a starter in the 2012-13 regular season, technically isn't automatically eligible to have his name on the Cup. The rules state that a player must play in 41 games of an 82-game regular season (which presumably would be 24 games of a 48-game season) or play in at least one game of the Final to have his name on the Cup.
The rules allow Cup-winning teams leeway for players with special circumstances, for which Emery certainly and likely will qualify. Ben Smith, who played in one regular season game and one Final game (subbing for an injured Marian Hossa), is eligible to have his name on the Cup.
Daniel Carcillo played in 23 regular-season games and did not play in the Final, which would leave him one game short of getting his name on the Cup. Jamal Mayers, whose leadership was valued by his teammates and the coaching staff — and fought Raffi Torres early in the season — also figures to be in line for the special dispensation.
8. Patrick Kane was a surprise winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy — a surprise to most of the Chicago-based reporters who voted for Corey Crawford, anyway.
Apparently, national hockey media — many of whom saw the Blackhawks mostly in the Final or the last two rounds, when Kane was great and Crawford was good but not great — pushed Kane over the top.
But the award is clearly for overall excellence in the postseason. While Kane was responsible for pushing the Hawks over the top with the hat trick against the Kings in the Game 5 clincher and three goals in the Final, Crawford was most responsible for getting them there.
Kane acknowledged as much when asked about the award after the game.
''I'm blessed. I play with great players. I wouldn't have been capable without my teammates,'' Kane said. ''There's other guys that could have won it. You look at [Corey] Crawford. He probably got snubbed a little bit. Maybe Bicks [Bryan Bickell] and Sharpie [Patrick Sharp]. But it's a great feeling.''
9. From the Kings' 14-game home winning streak to the dominance of Jonathan Quick and Tuukka Rask, the Blackhawks repelled a lot of ominous trends in winning the Cup. The Bruins had allowed just two goals in a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins heading into the Final. But the Hawks scored four goals against Rask in Game 1 and six in Game 4.
Rask came in with a 1.88 goals-against average in the playoffs. He allowed 16 goals in six games in the Final against the Hawks, a 2.67 goals-against average.
10. Nice touch by Jonathan Toews to salute Blackhawks fans for their support, especially after the 113-day lockout nearly cancelled the season.
''Keep the bars open, we're coming home,'' Toews said when asked what his message was to Hawks fans. ''We're going to fill up the Cup tonight and we're going to share it with the city of Chicago.
''We've had unbelievable support from our fans. It's special to win for your teammates, but there's nothing better than to win it in Chicago and bring it home to hte best fans and the best city in the world. It's going to be a heckuva party. We're looking forward to it.''


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Sweet: Obama donors enjoy prime perks at inaugural festivities
BY LYNN SWEET Twitter: @lynnsweet January 21, 2013 10:44PM
Vicki Heyman, left, Obama Campaign Illinois Finance Co-Chair and her husband Bruce at the Presidential Inauguration, Monday, January 21, 2013. | Lynn Sweet~Sun-Times
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Updated: February 23, 2013 6:38AM
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama would not be starting his second term if it were not for his major donors, and they were here en masse — to map strategy to advance Obama's agenda and to take in some of the VIP perks, including a coveted invite to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's late-night party.
Chicagoans from the beginning have played key roles in bankrolling the Obama political operation. One of them Alan Solow, was a national campaign co-chair.
Solow — and other top fund-raisers — viewed the inauguration from seats close to the stage, reserved for members of Obama's National Finance Committee. Other Chicagoans nearby were Obama 2012 Illinois Finance Co-Chair Vicki Heymann and her husband, Bruce; Wally Brewster and his partner, Bobby Satawake; and William Mahoney and his wife, Amalia.
"There is a lot of work yet to be done," Solow said. "And I think part of it will be to build on the success we have had in the first term."
Toward that end, there was a daylong "road ahead" meeting Saturday with briefings on the Obama team's new political operation: the non-profit Organizing for Action, based in Chicago with offices in Washington, is sure to be another ask from the Obama fund-raisers.
Obama's National Finance Committee members were hosted at White House receptions on Thursday and Friday and had access to a variety of other VIP inauguration events.
Obama 2012 campaign Illinois finance co-chair John Rogers — who was also a donor to the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) — was at one of the White House receptions.
Chicago business executive Fred Eychaner was one of the very top Obama campaign donors, also boosting the Obama-allied SuperPAC (as did Rogers) and donating to the PIC. Other Chicago area PIC donors included Penny Pritzker, Obama's 2008 finance chair, Laura Ricketts and Michael Sacks.
Emanuel's longtime fund-raiser, Anne Olaimey, helped raise corporate money for the PIC; veteran Obama fund-raiser Jordan Kaplan handled the Chicago-area contributors — some of whom he has been dealing with since Obama was a senator.
The PIC organizers put together perk "packages" for their donors, including invites to a reception at the National Building Museum and reserved seats on the parade routes. The "Premium Partner Access" package was priced at $250,000 for an individual and $1 million for an institution —such as a corporation or labor union.
David Rosen runs a Chicago events company where he has carved out a particular niche for Democratic political causes: "I help VIP hospitality," Rosen told me on Monday.
Part of his role as a faciliator is to also score invites for donors to one of the very many other elite parties — none part of the official PIC — taking place these past days.
One of those hot tickets was for Emanuel's late night party — 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. at a downtown club here.
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David's power increases His family. (1-6) Abner revolts to David. (7-21) Joab kills Abner David mourns for him. (22-39)
Verses 1-6 The length of this war tried the faith and patience of David, and made his settlement at last the more welcome. The contest between grace and corruption in the hearts of believers, may fitly be compared to this warfare. There is a long war between them, the flesh lusting against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh; but as the work of holiness is carried on, corruption, like the house of Saul, grows weaker and weaker; while grace, like the house of David, grows stronger and stronger.
Verses 7-21 Many, like Abner, are not above committing base crimes, who are too proud to bear reproof, or even the suspicion of being guilty. While men go on in sin, and apparently without concern, they are often conscious that they are fighting against God. Many mean to serve their own purposes; and will betray those who trust them, when they can get any advantage. Yet the Lord serves his own designs, even by those who are thus actuated by revenge, ambition, or lust; but as they intend not to honour him, in the end they will be thrown aside with contempt. There was real generosity both to Michal and to the memory of Saul, in David's receiving the former, remembering probably how once he owed his life to her affection, and knowing that she was separated from him partly by her father's authority. Let no man set his heart on that which he is not entitled to. If any disagreement has separated husband and wife, as they expect the blessing of God, let them be reconciled, and live together in love.
Verses 22-39 Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be fond of power, when a man may have the name of it, and must be accountable for it, yet is hampered in the use of it? David ought to have done his duty, and then trusted God with the issue. Carnal policy spared Joab. The Son of David may long delay, but never fails to punish impenitent sinners. He who now reigns upon the throne of David, has a kingdom of a nobler kind. Whatever He doeth, is noticed by all his willing people, and is pleasing to them.
2 Samuel 3:1-5 . SIX SONS BORN TO DAVID.
1. there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David--The rival parties had varying success, but David's interest steadily increased; less, however, by the fortunes of war, than a growing adherence to him as the divinely designated king.
2. unto David were sons born in Hebron--The six sons mentioned had all different mothers.
3. Chileab--("his father's picture")--called also Daniel ( 1 Chronicles 3:1 ).
Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur--a region in Syria, north of Israel. This marriage seems to have been a political match, made by David, with a view to strengthen himself against Ish-bosheth's party, by the aid of a powerful friend and ally in the north. Piety was made to yield to policy, and the bitter fruits of this alliance with a heathen prince he reaped in the life of the turbulent Absalom.
5. Eglah David's wife--This addition has led many to think that Eglah was another name for Michal, the first and proper wife, who, though she had no family after her insolent ridicule of David ( 2 Samuel 6:23 ), might have had a child before.
2 Samuel 3:6-12 . ABNER REVOLTS TO DAVID.
6-11. Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul--In the East, the wives and concubines of a king are the property of his successor to this extent, that for a private person to aspire to marry one of them would be considered a virtual advance of pretensions to the crown (see 1 Kings 2:17 ). It is not clear whether the accusation against Abner was well or ill founded. But he resented the charge as an indignity, and, impelled by revenge, determined to transfer all the weight of his influence to the opposite party. He evidently set a full value on his services, and seems to have lorded it over his weak nephew in a haughty, overbearing manner.
12, 13. Abner sent messengers to David--Though his language implied a secret conviction, that in supporting Ish-bosheth he had been laboring to frustrate the divine purpose of conferring the sovereignty of the kingdom on David, this acknowledgment was no justification either of the measure he was now adopting, or of the motives that prompted it. Nor does it seem possible to uphold the full integrity and honor of David's conduct in entertaining his secret overtures for undermining Ish-bosheth, except we take into account the divine promise of the kingdom, and his belief that the secession of Abner was a means designed by Providence for accomplishing it. The demand for the restoration of his wife Michal was perfectly fair; but David's insisting on it at that particular moment, as an indispensable condition of his entering into any treaty with Abner, seems to have proceeded not so much from a lingering attachment as from an expectation that his possession of her would incline some adherents of the house of Saul to be favorable to his cause.
17-21. Abner had communication with the elders of Israel--He spoke the truth in impressing their minds with the well-known fact of David's divine designation to the kingdom. But he acted a base and hypocritical part in pretending that his present movement was prompted by religious motives, when it sprang entirely from malice and revenge against Ish-bosheth. The particular appeal of the Benjamites was a necessary policy; their tribe enjoyed the honor of giving birth to the royal dynasty of Saul; they would naturally be disinclined to lose that prestige. They were, besides, a determined people, whose contiguity to Judah might render them troublesome and dangerous. The enlistment of their interest, therefore, in the scheme, would smooth the way for the adhesion of the other tribes; and Abner enjoyed the most convenient opportunity of using his great influence in gaining over that tribe while escorting Michal to David with a suitable equipage. The mission enabled him to cover his treacherous designs against his master--to draw the attention of the elders and people to David as uniting in himself the double recommendation of being the nominee of Jehovah, no less than a connection of the royal house of Saul, and, without suspicion of any dishonorable motives, to advocate policy of terminating the civil discord, by bestowing the sovereignty on the husband of Michal. In the same character of public ambassador, he was received and feted by David; and while, ostensibly, the restoration of Michal was the sole object of his visit, he busily employed himself in making private overtures to David for bringing over to his cause those tribes which he had artfully seduced. Abner pursued a course unworthy of an honorable man and though his offer was accepted by David, the guilt and infamy of the transaction were exclusively his.
2 Samuel 3:22-30 . JOAB KILLS ABNER.
24-27. Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done?--Joab's knowledge of Abner's wily character might have led him to doubt the sincerity of that person's proposals and to disapprove the policy of relying on his fidelity. But undoubtedly there were other reasons of a private and personal nature which made Joab displeased and alarmed by the reception given to Abner. The military talents of that general, his popularity with the army, his influence throughout the nation, rendered him a formidable rival. In the event of his overtures being carried out, the important service of bringing over all the other tribes to the king of Judah would establish so strong a claim on the gratitude of David, that his accession would inevitably raise a serious obstacle to the ambition of Joab. To these considerations was added the remembrance of the blood feud that existed between them since the death of his brother Asahel ( 2 Samuel 2:23 ). Determined, therefore, to get Abner out of the way, Joab feigned some reason, probably in the king's name, for recalling him, and, going out to meet him, stabbed him unawares; not within Hebron, for it was a city of refuge, but at a noted well in the neighborhood.
31. David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth--David's sorrow was sincere and profound, and he took occasion to give it public expression by the funeral honors he appointed for Abner.
King David himself followed the bier--a sort of wooden frame, partly resembling a coffin, and partly a hand-barrow.
33, 34. the king lamented over Abner--This brief elegy is an effusion of indignation as much as of sorrow. As Abner had stabbed Asahel in open war [ 2 Samuel 2:23 ], Joab had not the right of the Goel. Besides, he had adopted a lawless and execrable method of obtaining satisfaction The deed was an insult to the authority, as well as most damaging to the prospects of the king. But David's feelings and conduct on hearing of the death, together with the whole character and accompaniments of the funeral solemnity, tended not only to remove all suspicion of guilt from him, but even to turn the tide of popular opinion in his favor, and to pave the way for his reigning over all the tribes more honorably than by the treacherous negotiations of Abner.


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Another week gone by. Cold, icy, and now nice. That is Colorado. We can be lucky we don't live back east. Time for LHS track and baseball so we need some good weather.
THE FLOOD: The only good thing I can think of about the flood, is that it helped us get acquainted with our neighbors, with others about town, with FEMA folks throughout the world (such as Maryland, Puerto Rico, Oklahoma), with state and county folks, with those from neighboring towns, with volunteers groups, etc. It has brought people together,
A windy week, with more to come. The TV said we had eighty mile an hour wind gusts! Greg Berman, the Lyons weatherman, is keeping an "eye" on the wind and weather. He has started a network of weather watching, and is meeting with various State and County officials, as well
Another cold week gone by. Around five to ten degrees below freezing. Several have had their pipes freeze. Be sure to let the water drip a little. Doesn't take much, but you need some water circulating. We have had a hard winter, and on top of the flood. Woe is us! (Editor's note: grammatically, I believe "Woe are we" is correct)
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I really do. I mean, what is there to like about August?
Not the too-short too-tight clothing
Not the summer fruit that is not so fresh anymore
Not the fact that summer is getting old fast
Not the dog days of baseball
See what I mean? It's totally understandable that the Giants would dislike that month. But what is there to like about September?
The fresh fall fashion
The chilly breezes and brightly colored leaves
The pumpkin lattes
The stretch-run baseball
A lot. In a nutshell. And the Giants started off this lovely month with a bang, with a 6-2 victory over them Diamondbacks, narrowing the gap to the division lead and overall providing a serious morale boost.
Last night felt an awful lot like they were finally breaking out of something and I am massively, massively stoked (Beltran can hit! No, really! He can!). I'm also happy about the ways Keppinger has found to contribute. I wasn't a huge fan of him, at first, but he's really made himself beyond useful. And he's a misfit and a castoff and all that, so he fits in well.
Tonight is the matchup of the aces, Lincecum vs. Kennedy which is sort of scaring me, to be honest. Remember when I said that I bake when I'm nervous? Let's just say in the last 24 hours I have made a) a massive batch of brownies b) 25 chocolate chip cookies c) fifteen jam filled cookies.
It was all for a bake sale, but it certainly helped with the whole nerves thing. I've also been drawing version of this adorable Miss Dior Cherie ad in my notebook. As long as my hands are busy, I can live through this- yep, I'm going to say it- torture. Join with me. We can do this.
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This is one my helpful posts, don't you love this? This one being Things That Help With the Stress of OhMyGodTimLincecumIsPitching. And yes, as the Giants website helpfully reminds us, he has a 3.10 ERA since the All Star Break, but still, I am nervousnervousnervous. Also, blame the four game series, because if them Braves win, we'll split it. Which is kind of an abomination, if you ask me.
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Just one thing, actually. Aranciata Rossa. Blood orange San Pellegrino. I have a six-pack of these lovelies in my refrigerator and it's a 5:00 EPSN game, so go figure. This will be a good evening. (Assuming, of course, TimLincecumdoesnotmeltlikeanicecreamconeinthesun.)
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Howdy. I started
a word game
a while back, and after a while thought it might make a good writing game. The rules:
1. The word you post must start with the letter the last word ended with.
2. No repeating words--words used in the other game are okay, and you may want to look there for some words starting in y.
3. The piece must relate to both words in some way. For instance, they could describe the two characters having a conversation, or a building and the sky, etc., etc. Feel free to explain how the words connect at the end, if you want.
Feedback welcome!
Since I'm starting this off, I'll just start with the most recent words on the game in the games section.
*glances up at the words* This may get a bit dark.
The sound was hammering in my ears. Everything, nothing, I couldn't place it. A bass, my heartbeat, someone picking a string they'd run through my head. Everywhere, cutting me off, overwhelming everything. I wondered if I was dead. I didn't think I'd been bad enough, but then, no one had come to me and said, "Yes, This is the proper way to live."
Another crash of pain.
I woke up, breathing heavily.
Oh, I can breathe. Yay.
"Hello," I couldn't yell. The pain was starting to fade a little, which meant the constant hammering turned into a dull roar, and the sharp pains started blooming.
"Rosaline? Rose!"
In an ideal world, I would have sat up and belted, "
." In the world I had, I tried to sit up and shrieked before falling back down. Pain, darkness, nothing.
My eyelids felt glued shut. I could open them, with some effort. Saw the machines. Heard the beeps.
White walls. Hospital.
Someone dressed to work here came over. Said I should sleep.
I stopped myself from nodding halfway through the movement, enough to see the bandages that looked like they were barely holding me together. "Mm."
Pain meds, light, nothing.
Next time: Ghastly/?
Dubbed "Fish" by Asa. Wren->Fish
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I smiled at her across the fire. "Don't worry."
?" she squeaked, "You just told me that there are monsters, and demons, and bad things, and it's dark and I can't see, and we're out in the woods, and
out in the woods--" I held a hand up to stop her.
"Were." I rubbed my hands in front of the flames as they ate at the logs. "They used to live around here. You didn't let me finish the story."
Elsie curled deeper into her blanket. "Well...finish it, then."
"Eat your breakfast."
Elsie scowled and bit into her sandwich, swallowing it with an exaggerated motion. I stifled a chuckle and fell into the pace of the story.
"Once, when the world was young and dim, many came before humans. Some were calm, or peaceful, or frightened. Deer and young foxes are the remnants of the fearful. You see the peaceful in the dogs you kept around your house, that quiet intelligence. The calm were free as the foxes and the deer, but would look you straight in the eye.
"Then there were the predators. They were not the oldest--could not be. To be a predator, one must hunt; the hunted must predate the predators." Elsie ate her sandwich without thinking, falling into the rhythm of the story as easily as I was. "And they were terrible. Vampires who would eat only humans, werewolves who went insane in full moon's light. Young girls, no older than yourself, would go missing, and none would know if it were vampire, werewolf, eloping, or kidnapping.
"But, brave as the flame and bright as the sun, there came a paladin. One who would stand, not because it was the proper thing to do, but simply because such a warrior could not do otherwise."
"And the warrior struck the creatures down!" Elsie cried, beaming.
I smiled. "No, Elsie."
"The paladin was a healer," I said. "Have I taught you to hate vampires?"
"No," she recited, eyes moving up and to the right, "The conscious ones can be good or bad as humans, and the unconscious ones are forces, and I should not hate them anymore than I should hate a stormcloud."
"The paladin had...blest hands," I murmured, remembering, looking at my own. "Many of the dark creatures were drawn to beauty, and the paladin was that. But more, a beautiful soul. People around her...wanted to be good. And the predators came out of the dark, at first to take a bite, then to feel the warmth. To bask. She healed, and before long, the healed were healing others. The warmth echoed." I closed my eyes, feeling the fire warm to my bones what had been ice for so long. So far fallen into the warmth, I started when Elsie complained.
"How come the girls are always the healers, and the boys get to fight? It's so
A smile that was neither good nor nice crossed my face. "Do you think every creature
being warmed? The forces didn't. Some conscious ones didn't. The paladin was a warrior. The only difference between a warrior and a paladin is that a paladin is a warrior
A few silent minutes passed as the sun's light crept over the horizon and through the leaves. Elsie chewed silently.
"You should be getting home," I said, pushing her pack over to her.
With the quiet scrutiny of a focused child Elsie said, "Did you heal with her, or hunt?"
I smiled, and threw some ash on the fire and swung my pack over my back.
Dubbed "Fish" by Asa. Wren->Fish
~Keeper of Willow's Jedi cloak and Tristram's smirk.~
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Background: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is an uncommon complication of thyrotoxicosis. It has been known to cause a variety of cardiac arrhythmias during its acute phase. Despite being acknowledged in Asian populations since 1931, it is still not well recognized when first seen in the United States. As the number of TPP cases in Western countries has increased over the past few years, it is important to notice even its rarest complications.
Case Presentation: We present a case of 23-year old Chinese male presented with an acute onset of bilateral lower extremity weakness. He had similar episode about three weeks prior. He denied palpitations, chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and rashes. He admitted to having diarrhea, sweating, weight loss, anxiety, tremors, and heat intolerance over the past few weeks.
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Initial lab work revealed several electrolyte abnormalities in the basic metabolic panel (BMP). Most notably his serum potassium was 1.8 mmol/L and magnesium 1.6 mmol/L. The free thyroxine level was elevated at greater than 7.77 ng/dL, and the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) was decreased at 0.010 µlU/mL. Thyroglobin and thyroid peroxidase antibodies were absent.
The initial electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed normal sinus rhythm at 110 beats per minute (bpm) and normal axis with non-specific ST – T changes with Wenckebach block. The patient received initially doses of 10 milliequivalent (mEq) of intravenous and 40 mEq of oral potassium chloride. A repeat BMP three hours later revealed potassium of 3.10 mmol/L and magnesium of 1.8 mmol/L. On day two, his electrolytes had normalized, and his lower extremity weakness had completely resolved. The ECG revealed sinus tachycardia at 110 bpm with normal axis and nonspecific ST-T changes with resolution of Wenckebach block. Propranolol was initiated at this time. The 24 hour thyroid scan showed a 71 percent uptake of iodine, which was consistent with Graves disease. On day three, the ECG showed normal sinus rhythm at 80 bpm with normal axis and nonspecific ST-T changes. Endocrinology was consulted and Methimazole was initiated. Patient was discharged with resolution of his lower extremity symptoms and further outpatient follow-up for thyrotoxicosis.
Discussion: Our patient had one of the ECG changes, a Wenckebach block, due to hypokalemia secondary to thyrotoxicosis, resulting in thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. Hypokalemia is secondary to a thyrotoxicosis-related increase in sodium-potassium-adenosine triphosphate pump activity leading to a transcellular shift. Wenchebach block presenting with TPP has been previously documented by Chia et al in Singapore. Since 1931, TPP has been viewed as an Eastern phenomenon, but as immigration has increased, its incidence in the Western world has increased. Therefore, it becomes significant to recognize TPP and one of its rare complications.


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Subject: Calendar Dec 9 - 16
This is the first time since I have been here that all the calendars have
been in early. Thank you. The messiah must be nigh.
Africa (James Daniels and Adelaide)
Dec. 10: Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf along with fellow
Liberian Mrs. Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni journalist Tawakkul Karman will be
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
Dec. 10: Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party closes its annual convention in
Dec. 10: Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir will visit Qatar for the
opening of the Pan Arab Games.
Dec. 10-11: South African President Jacob Zuma will visit Nigeria and
Dec. 11: Legislative elections will be held in Ivory Coast.
Dec. 11-15: Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi will visit
Ivory Coast.
Dec. 15-17: Heads of State from the Great Lakes Region states and Sudan
will meet in Kampala, Uganda to discuss gender-based sexual violence.
Eurasia (Arif)
Dec. 10: The long-planned mission of Russian fleet is expected to begin in
order to reach Syria and they are expected to arrive at the Syrian port of
Tartus by the end of December.
Dec. 11: Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Moldova's
breakaway region Transdniestria.
Dec. 12: The Italian unions, Cisl and Uil, plan to hold a strike over the
austerity measures presented by the Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti.
Dec. 12: It is expected that a**Situation in the occupied territories of
Azerbaijana** and issue on a**Protracted conflicts in GUAM areaa** is
scheduled to be submitted for the discussion within the framework of the
UN General Assemblya**s 66th session.
Dec. 13: Kyiv Court of Appeals is expected to commence on considering an
appeal against the sentence on former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia
Tymoshenko in the 'gas case'.
Dec. 13: In Poland the opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) plans to
hold a demonstration in Warsaw, Poland. The protest is planned because of
a controversial speech given by foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, in
Berlin in which he mentioned Germany as having a role in solving the
European crisis.
Dec. 14: Election of the federal council in Switzerland.
Dec. 15: Indian PM Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit Russia with the
three-day visit on beginning of the December 15; the two countries are
expected to hold negotiations in order to sign contracts for the third and
fourth reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear site.
Dec. 15: President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon is expected to pay an
official visit to Ukraine on December 15-16. [No more information is
Dec. 15: Russia-EU Summit is scheduled to be held in Brussels on December
15; Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, President of the European Council,
Herman VAN ROMPUY and the President of the European Commission, JoseI*
Manuel BARROSO are expected to attend the summit. [No more information is
Dec. 15: The Italian Chamber of Deputies will vote the austerity measures
proposed by the Italian prime minister, Mario Monti.
Dec. 15: The WTO is expected to approve Russiaa**s bid for entry during
its conference on December 15-17.
Dec. 15: Russian permanent representative to NATO Dmitry Rogozin is
expected to present his defence industry report which is being drafted by
the committee on defence and defence industry on December 15.
Dec. 16: The presidential election is scheduled on December 16 in
consistency with a draft law unanimously adopted by the Moldovan
Mesa (Kerley)
Dec. 10: The President of Sudan, Field Marshal Umar al-Bashir, will visit
Qatar to participate in the conference of talks on information technology
to be held in Doha.
Dec. 12: President Obama will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki
to the White House. The two leaders will hold talks on deepening the
comprehensive strategic partnership between the United States and Iraq.
Dec. 12: Syria will hold municipal elections.
Dec. 13: The Palestinian flag will be raised at UNESCO Headquarters in
Paris, France, to mark Palestinea**s admission to the Organization.
Dec. 14: The second stage of parliamentary elections will start in Egypt.
Dec. 14: Prosecution witnesses will be brought to the Lower Criminal Court
of Bahrain, responsible for the trial of 20 Bahrain University students
accused of staging an illegal demonstration and inciting hatred against
the regime.
Dec. 14: President Barack Obama will thank the U.S. military for its
commitment to the war in Iraq during a speech to troops at Fort Bragg, in
North Carolina.
Dec. 18: Tunisia will mark the 1st anniversary of protests that started
the Arab Spring.
LatAm (Renato)
Dec. 11: Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva will meet with
President Hugo Chavez in SA-L-o Paulo, Brazil.
Dec. 11 - 14:
APEC will hold a summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, to determine priorities
for 2012. Representatives from Chile and Peru will attend.
Dec. 12: The Provincial Council of La Convencion, Peru, will begin a
protest against the State's decision to modify existing gas laws.
Dec. 12: Vale SA, Brazil's national mining company, will hold an initial
public offering of 100% of the shares of its fertilizer subsidiary, Vale
Dec. 12 - 14: The Plurinational Meeting will occur in Cochambamba,
Bolivia, a sort of convention between representatives of all levels of
society to define political priorities next year.
Dec. 13: Costa Rican unions scheduled to hold general strike against tax
reform bill now before Legislative Assembly
Dec. 14: The Argentine lower house will debate on the 2012 budget
Dec. 14: Ministers from BRICS countries will convene in Geneva,
Dec. 15: The Mexican congress is compromised to decide on three new
councilors of the Federal Electoral Institute by today.
Dec. 16: Chile will end its currency market intervention, aimed at
bringing the value of the peso down.
Dec. 16: Representatives from Brazil and France will sign a social
security agreement in BrasAlia, Brazil
East Asia (Anthony)
Previous Week/Ongoing
DEC 6 a** 10: Costa Ricaa**s President Laura Chinchilla will make an
official visit to Japan and meet Japanese Emperor Akihito and Prime
Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
DEC 5 a** 11: The United Nations Special Rapporteur Surya Subedi will
visit Cambodia and meet with government authorities, civil society
organizations, the National and Provincial Election Committees, and the
Constitutional Council. He is also expected to hold discussions with the
Cambodian National Police.
DEC 6 a** 15: Glyn Davies, the top US envoy on North Korea will visit
Japan, South Korea, and China.
DEC 3 a** 10: Ali Babacan, Turkeya**s deputy premier will visit Hong Kong,
Japan, and Singapore where he will take part in the Turkish-Japanese
Economic Forum and meet with finance representatives.
DEC 4 a** 10: The President of the Cambodian National Assembly, Heng
Samrin, will continue his visit to China
DEC 8 a** 11: Derek Mitchell, the US envoy to Myanmar, will visit Japan
and South Korea.
DEC 9: Mongoliaa**s D.Demberel, Speaker of the Parliament will pay an
official visit to Japan and meet with House of Councilors Speaker
K.Hirata, House of Representatives Speaker T.Yokomichi, Prime Minister
Yo.Noda, Emperor Akihito, and Empress Michiko.
This Week
The President of the China Chamber of Commerce will visit Karachi to
discuss boosting bilateral commercial ties.
DEC 11 a** 13: India and Brazil will hold their joint commission meeting
to discuss political, economic, defense and energy security issues.
Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota will lead a 20-member
delegation that will meet with Indian officials led by External Affairs
Minister S.M. Krishna.
DEC 11 a** 16: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will visit New
Zealand and Antarctica. Stoltenberg will meet New Zealanda**s Prime
Minister John Key before traveling to Antarctica and returning to
DEC 12: US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is scheduled to visit
New Delhi and meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs
Minister S M Krishna, National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon and
Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai.
DEC 12 a** 14: The US deputy secretary of energy will visit Taiwan.
Daniel Poneman will be the highest-ranking US official to visit Taipei in
over a decade.
DEC 12 a** 13: Derek Mitchell will continue his Northeast Asia tour in
DEC 14-16: Japan, China, and South Korea will hold a final joint study
meeting to review a possible free-trade agreement between the three
DEC 15: Marks the third month of strikes at Freeporta**s Grasberg mine in
Papua, Indonesia.
DEC 15: One of Brazilian mining giant Vale's huge iron ore carriers, the
world's biggest, will arrive fully-loaded in Singapore.
DEC 15 a** 17: Karel De Gucht, the European trade commissioner is expected
to meet with the trade minister of Thailand to discuss free trade
agreements at the World Trade Organization summit in Geneva.
DEC 15 a** 18: India and Russia are expected to sign up to nine agreements
in the fields of military, energy and trade during Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh's visit to Moscow to attend the annual India-Russia Summit.
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Size (mm - H x W x D)
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Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D)
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Weight, (kg)
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Product Warranty
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TCP/IP Set of Application Services
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Home cooking. Update your favorite comfort foods by serving them up with a playful and modern twist. Mom's meatloaf becomes a gourmet meatloaf slider with crispy fried onions and roadside ketchup, classic fries are updated as tempura portabella fries with a ponzu dipping sauce, and campfire s'mores become an open-faced s'more brulee. Comfort foods bring us back to great memories, whether it be family dinners or long summer nights at camp, and these nostalgic dishes can be transformed into refined and elegant options for wedding menus.
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