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I've been in Thailand for a week, but I feel that I've been gone much longer. I spent four days exploring Chiang Mai (photos below) and the surrounding area.
Mostly, I just walked and walked to take it all in. Now, I'm back in Bangkok for just a 24-hour stint. Tomorrow, I will take a trip to a remote island near Cambodia for a few days where I'll hunt down a sculpture garden friends here have been to.
Here are some images from the week, ranging from a Hmong market I stumbled upon filled with piles of fabrics to the night bazaar that dosen't even start setting up until the sun does down. When I'm back home and the distraction of all that's luring me here is behind me, I'll share more details.
Additional Thailand photos are on my blog. See you soon Milwaukee.
Faythe Levine is a the owner of Sky High Gallery, author, curator, filmmaker, internationally known expert on the rise of the do-it-yourself crafting movement and a regular Art City contributor. Follow her Twitter feed and read more on her blog.
All photos were taken by Faythe Levine unless otherwise noted.
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Topic of the day: Coca-Cola reveals new campaign to fight obesity
The World's most recognizable brand, Coca-Cola, is taking on an unexpected media campaign. The soft drink company, which has been the center of a lot of obesity talk, plans to air several commercials focusing on the epidemic. The ads will run on cable news outlets and during high rated shows, like American Idol and the Superbowl. One commercial will show off the various activities you can do to burn off the 140 calories in a regular coke. others will talk about diet options.
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Genetics and family history often play a large role in one's health. People affected by Lynch syndrome, an inherited tendency to develop certain cancers, know this all too well.
Answering questions about Lynch syndrome is Karen Lu, M.D., professor in
M. D. Anderson's Department of Gynecologic Oncology.
What is Lynch syndrome?
Lynch syndrome is an inherited cancer predisposition syndrome. Also called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome (HNPCC), Lynch syndrome greatly increases the risk of colorectal and endometrial cancers. There also is a smaller risk for cancers of the small bowel, urethra and ovary.
What are the cancer risks for people with Lynch syndrome?
Men with Lynch syndrome have a 60% to 80% lifetime risk of developing colon cancer. Women incur a 40% to 60% lifetime risk of developing colon cancer, as well as a 40% to 60% chance of developing endometrial cancer. The risk of developing cancers of the small bowel, urethra and ovary are each between 5% and 10%.
What causes Lynch syndrome?
Lynch syndrome is caused by a mutation in the MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 or PMS2 gene. These genes are responsible for repairing mistakes in DNA. Therefore, if one of these genes is mutated and stops working, a person is more susceptible to these cancers, particularly at a young age.
Because Lynch syndrome is hereditary, there is a 50% chance that a person will pass on the mutation to each of his or her children. Lynch syndrome does not skip generations. Males and females are equally likely to be affected.
In the general population, the prevalence of Lynch syndrome is between 1-in-500 and 1-in-1,000.
What should people do if they think Lynch syndrome is in their family?
The first step is for patients to talk to their doctors. From there, they can see a genetic counselor who will draw out their family tree and look for patterns of inherited cancer. The red flags we typically look for are multiple family members with colon or endometrial cancer, any family members who had both colon and endometrial cancers, or any family members who had an early onset of cancer and were diagnosed before age 50.
How is Lynch syndrome diagnosed?
It generally begins when we see someone with cancer, usually in the gynecologic oncology or gastrointestinal center. If we see that his or her family medical history looks suspicious, or if he or she has been diagnosed at a young age, we closely examine to see if that patient might have Lynch syndrome. We then do some tumor studies to give us a clue as to whether or not our original assessment was correct. If those studies end up looking suspicious, we recommend genetic testing for the patient.
How do you manage Lynch syndrome?
Consensus groups recommend that people with Lynch syndrome get a colonoscopy every one to two years. This decreases the mortality rate due to colon cancers.
There are less data to support screening for endometrial or ovarian cancers. Currently, we recommend that people with Lynch syndrome get an endometrial biopsy every one to two years to screen for endometrial cancer. We also recommend that they get an ovarian ultrasound.
Another option for female patients with Lynch syndrome is to undergo a prophylactic hysterectomy and to remove the ovaries when childbearing is complete. This precaution will decrease the risk of developing endometrial and ovarian cancer.
What is your advice for patients who have Lynch syndrome?
Patients who have a strong family history of cancer should learn more about Lynch syndrome. They should talk to their doctor to see if genetic counseling and testing would benefit them.
For patients who already know they have Lynch syndrome, we recommend they undergo the necessary screenings.
Related article:
Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis Leads to Prevention
M. D. Anderson resources:
Lynch syndrome
Clinical Cancer Genetics
Department of Epidemiology
Additional resources:
NIH Genetics Home Reference - Lynch Syndrome
Q&A: Understanding and Managing Lynch Syndrome
Genetics and family history often play a large role in one's health. People affected by Lynch syndrome, an inherited tendency to develop certain cancers, know this all too well.
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Pumpkin Gingerbread Granola
I just realized granola recipes outweigh cinnamon bun recipes on this site about 8:1. I'll work on closing that gap sometime this week, when our agenda will mostly consist of couch sitting, tobogganing and playing Connect Four.
Meanwhile, have some more granola. I made a couple batches spiked with pumpkin, molasses, cinnamon and ginger for a friend to give away to people she likes – hers was nut-free, with pumpkin seeds and shredded coconut, but when I made some for myself I threw in some pecans. It's crazy simple – all you do is mix old-fashioned oats with nuts (if you like), seeds and coconut, then with a slurry of pumpkin, brown sugar, honey, molasses and spices – make it as spicy (or not) as you like.
Pumpkin Gingerbread Granola
4-5 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey or Roger's Golden syrup
1 Tbsp. molasses
1-2 tsp. cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice (or both)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla or maple extract
1/2 cup dried cranberries
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
In a large bowl, toss together the oats, pecans, coconut and pumpkin seeds. In a small bowl, stir together the pumpkin puree, brown sugar, honey, molasses and vanilla. Add to the oat mixture and toss to coat well.
Spread out in a single layer on a heavy rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30-45 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the granola is golden and crunchy. Remove from the oven and stir in the cranberries. Cool completely.
Makes about 6 cups.
December 22 2013 10:34 am | breakfast and grains
6 Responses to "Pumpkin Gingerbread Granola"
Jen on 23 Dec 2013 at 12:34 pm #
Ok. The granola looks great, but the yellow Le Creuset is absolutely fabulous!
Meaghan on 23 Dec 2013 at 2:27 pm #
I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas! I look forward to reading your blog as often as possible and I just wanted to say thank you for all of the hard work you put in all year:)
Meta4 on 23 Dec 2013 at 2:57 pm #
Made your Baked Oatmeal with Berries and lentils this morning for the Christmas gang in our house. It was a success, wished I had made a triple batch.
Merry Christmas to you and your family that you so often mention in your blog.
Jenn on 23 Dec 2013 at 8:53 pm #
These waffles look amazing!! I can smell them through the screen
@LaCuisineHelene on 25 Dec 2013 at 7:48 am #
Merry Christmas with your beautiful family!
mmac on 30 Dec 2013 at 7:45 am #
Making this today to have on hand for the start of the year


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he largest Canadian Grand Prix in history - 1,622 players building and battling Born of the Gods Limited - has reached its halfway mark. 170 players will return tomorrow for more, this time testing their mettle by drafting Born of the Gods - Theros - Theros.
Across the nine rounds of Sealed Deck we saw heroes rise and fall. 2013 Player of the Year, and currently 8th-ranked, Josh Utter-Leyton fell early in the day as teammate David Ochoa rose through the ranks. Former Magic R&D developer and current Pro Tour coverage commentator Zac Hill took a strong run all day starting with Round 1, but multiple Grand Prix Top 8 player Patrick Cox rebooked his flight home before the penultimate round. In the end, five players stood above the rest and remained undefeated going into tomorrow drafts: Gerard Fabiano, Daniel Fournier, Michael Ando, Philip Dettelis, and Geoff Risi.
A host more players remain right behind them with just one loss each.
With Born of the Gods Sealed Deck firmly behind us our eyes now turn to picks from packs: Six rounds of Booster Draft stand between tomorrow's competitors and the Top 8 they each seek. Join us around 9 AM local time to watch it all unfold live.
Main Deck
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Whether you're a veteran of Grand Prix or you're looking forward to your first Prerelease, opening and building a deck from a Sealed pool is always a unique challenge. At Grand Prix Montreal, players will be challenged with their own pools – three packs each of Born of the Gods and Theros– to build decks and play to at least seven wins.
Think you could do it and make Day 2?
Here's a sample Sealed pool that could have gone to someone. If you were handed this, what would you do? Remember to think fast! You have forty minutes to build your deck and have it ready to go. (And keep your deck open in another tab. We'll be catching up with a few pro players to see how they approach things.)
Here's a sample Sealed pool that could have gone to someone. If you were handed this, what would you do? Remember to think fast! You have thirty minutes to build your deck and have it ready to go. (And keep your deck open in another tab. We'll be catching up with a few pro players to see how they approach things.)
Good luck!
Did you build your deck? Think you're ready to take on the field? If you haven't checked out the first sample Born of the Gods Sealed pool yet take a quick thirty minutes and build your deck.
When you're ready, we found our first expert to help up break down the deck to play.
11th-ranked Alexander Hayne is among the heroes of a resurgent Canadian Magic scene. With Pro Tour Avacyn Restored and a recent string of Grand Prix wins to his name, Hayne has demonstrated formidable skills in every way the game is played.
So how does one of the game's great approach this Sealed pool?
"First I sort by color and remove the unplayable." Hayne said. What's unplayable? "A card that I certainly don't want to play, like Culling Mark or Witch's Eye. They're cards I'm very unlikely to play unless I'm forced to."
Hayne's been around the Born of the Gods Limited block. With his fellow Canadian stand-out Jon Stern and Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 member Josh McClain, Hayne ran the gamut at Grand Prix Barcelona. How much testing for "single" Sealed did he do? "I've done somewhere around ten Sealed decks just for this," Hayne admitted.
Hayne wasted no time pulled apart the colors. "All the colors seem deep enough to be playable. I like to eliminate colors if I can, unless it's just like a splash."
Is there a standout color in this pool? "Red seems solid," Hayne said. "I usually don't like red much in this format, but Stormbreath Dragon seems strong. Cards that really stand out are Stormbreath Dragon and Master of Waves. Black seems the color with the least going for it. It seems unlikely I'll play it unless I'm splashing with Temple of Malice. I think blue is also shallow too: No bounce spells, and Master of Waves is the one real draw. A couple bestow creatures too."
Where do you start? "A white-red aggressive deck is the first obvious deck to look at: Akroan Phalanx is really good if you're white-red," Hayne said.
"This is definitely a potential deck – very reasonable," Hayne said. "But I want to see what other decks are available. If I have time I'll look at all the options."
"Green-red looks fairly solid," Hayne continued. "Satyr Hedonist is pretty reasonable since you can enable a third turn Stormbreath Dragon, but right away I see a glut at the five-spot. The two- and three-drops are fine but green isn't really bringing a lot to the deck. We'll struggle with others' fast starts without much to do other than Fall of the Hammer."
"White-green might work. The Excoriates get better since this deck a little bit slower and their guys will be tapped from attacking," Hayne explained. "But it looks like the white-red deck is just better."
"Blue-red looks pretty reasonable," Hayne said. "The curve works well. Of course, Master of Waves is very good though it looks like I'd play more red cards at this point. Steam Augury might not be that good in this deck: Normally you want to be just adding things to the battlefield with this deck. I'd play Nullify instead to stop them."
So where do you begin to settle down and choose the right deck? "How well the go with each other?" Hayne asked. "The blue had a good curve and solid creatures; red has enough to provide the deck since blue is a little shallow. The incentive to be white is the Akroan Phalanx, Archetype of Courage, and Akroan Hoplite. You'd also get to play the Ordeal of Heliod and get some free wins from that, but I think I like the blue-red deck better. It's the curve and mana stability, and access to the bestow creatures: They fill your early curve or late curve if you get flooded."
Is there anything people might miss looking over things? "I think a card people underrate is Thunderous Might: When you have fliers or Two-Headed Cerberus it's very strong. It's like Titan's Strength for your guy every turn."
So do certain deck styles fit certain pools better? "Some pools like a slower deck with lots of tools," Hayne said. Others want a faster deck. This pool doesn't have a lot of removal, and when you don't have a lot of answers you have to be the deck that presents threats."
Here's a second Theros / Born of the Gods sealed pool that we've consulted with the pros on. What would you build? There are plenty of powerful cards to choose from, but every color comes with its own challenges. Figure out what your deck needs to be able to do, and build accordingly. We'll show you what the best came up with later in the day.
Sample Sealed Pool #2
As a quick reminder, if you haven't checked out the first sample Born of the Gods Sealed pool yet take a quick thirty minutes and build your deck.
When you're ready, check out what 11th-ranked Alexander Hayne did with the first sample Sealed pool and compare it to our featured pro here, Conley Woods.
Woods, like Hayne, started starting a Sealed pool the same way: "I'd normally take out all the unplayables first," Woods said. "A lot of them here are white. Unplayable doesn't mean it's truly unplayable, just that 9 times out of 10 you don't want it in your deck."
So did anything stand out to Woods? "This pool is good," Woods said. "Mnemonic Wall is great with Fated Infatuation. Red's got Stormbreath Dragon, enough of a reason to play it. Temple of Malice might be helpful. Steam Augury is not my favorite card but it's playable. I'm going to start with red because it looks the deepest."
"Akroan Conscriptor is really good," Woods said, before fanning over the pile of creatures that cast two mana. "Generally you want to play your two-drops. There's aren't a lot of them, so they're all playable. I'd even play a Mindreaver," a rare, blue 2/1 that cost {oU}{oU}. "It's that's important."
What color do you look at next? "I would say blue's best two cards are Master of Waves and Fated Infatuation," Woods said. "But there's not enough blue to play them. No Griptide. No Voyage's End. So if blue's out I'd look at the double Oreskos Sun Guide," Woods said, laying out white cards. "Akroan Phalanx is really strong in red-white."
"I would play this Temple of Malice even through there's nothing worth splashing in black. I'd play just the Temple for the scry," Woods said. "There's 29 cards here, so in terms of cuts I'd start with Excoriate and Two-Headed Cerberus. Cerberus the worst three-drop because I don't have a ton of stuff to do with him; The next worst is Laganna-Band Elder."
Why not cut a more expensive second Rage of Purphoros before the second Excoriate? "Excoriate goes because I have a decent amount of removal, and you're generally expecting their guys to be on the defense," Woods said. "Rage of Purphoros can play when they're both on the offense and defense."
What else can go? "Next is Rise to the Challenge since I don't have that much heroic to trigger, and I already have other things to do it," Woods explained. "To get down to 23 cards I think the last one to go is the second Rage of Purphoros – I don't want to cut any more of the heroic enables."
"This deck will put so much pressure on opponents it will turn combat tricks into removal, so the extra Rage isn't necessary. I wouldn't play the Akroan Crusader since there isn't enough to target it with otherwise."
How do you find the right mix of mana sources for a deck? "I always lay out singe and double mana costs since that's what matters," Woods said. "I'd run a little extra red for Dragon Mantle, Satyr Nyx-Smith, and Akroan Phalanx – all those want extra red mana, and Archetype of Courage doesn't have to come down on turn three to be good."
Do you like where we ended up? "I'd take this over most other decks in the format," Woods admitted. "The deck is like a 7 or 8 out of 10. This pool is tough because all of the colors have reasons to play them, I'd just say the red-white just has the most cohesive game plan."
Channel Fireball's resident gourmand, bon vivant and man-about-town, David Ochoa is perhaps better known for his commitment to life's finer pleasures than his resume as a mage. This is baffling, considering he's not only notched a Pro Tour Top 8, but a whopping five Grand Prix Top 8's. I caught up with him after his sleep-in special afforded him time for a delicious (and diligently tweeted) lunch.
After I handed him the cards, Ochoa worked quickly and methodically. He broke off each color, then went through each and cut the unplayables. His first impression was "Well this is blue-white for sure," but that changed once got to the bottom of the stack and started laying out test builds.
First up was Blue-Black, spurred by the gold cards and the Abhorrent Overlord sitting on top of the black pile. Unfortunately, the black wound up underwhelming, and he pushed it to the side. He went back to his first instinct and laid out Blue-White. The powerful creatures that had caught his eye did form a powerful curve, but he found himself short of ways to trigger heroic. He had no Nyxborn creatures, no Eidolons. His combat tricks mostly aimed for the opponent's side of the board. Akroan Skyguard and Triton Fortune Hunter lose most of their luster when they remain Sunchaser Hawk and a not-so Telepathic Spies.
"This is just... underwhelming. A fairly mediocre deck."
Red, like black, was too shallow to be of use. Green, in addition to its big monsters, had plenty of targetting effects, so he tried out a Green-White Heroic deck. The more he looked at it, though, the less he liked it. "Your only way to deal with an opposing creature is one Divine Verdict. If they have something like Hopeful Eidolon, you're going to be in trouble." He tried spicing it up with a splash of Sudden Storm and Voyage's End thanks to Nylea's Presence and Opaline Unicorn, and that was better, but still clunky.
Last up was Blue-Green. This gave him the blue spells he wanted as well as the devastating Hunter's Prowess, but forced him to give up on the aggressive curve that white had provided. I asked him if that made him uneasy. He said it did, but that it was a sacrifice he was willing to make. "This is just a more powerful deck. You have all your best cards and they work well together."
He had nineteen cards he knew he wanted for sure. He had set aside one of the Horizon Scholars, the Nessian Demolok, Triton Fortune Hunter, Setessan Oathsworn, Opaline Unicorn and one of the Mortal's Resolve. "You're going to want four of these. You might switch it up in sideboarding."
His final build:
What's an example of a card from this block that is better in sealed than in draft?
I took a quick turn around the top tables to see what kinds of decks the 5-0's were playing. Hardly scientific, but enough to give me a rough feel for what the common builds are.
The first thing that stood out is that very few players are playing black. It's not hard to see why. Take a look at black's commons in Born of the Gods[/URL]. It's like Asphyxiate Visits the Island of Misfit Toys, and you get three packs of that. Worse for black, a lot of its best cards in Theros ask for a heavy commitment, so your mana often won't work out the way you'd like. The common thread among those willing to sleeve up swamps is a wealth of good removal. I saw one player lucky enough to fan open a starting hand that included Hero's Demise, Gild, and Keepsake Gorgon.
Now, it first glance it looked like the other four colors were evenly represented, but once I started tallying deck types a surprising trend emerged: The two most popular decks by a wide, wide margin were Red-White and Blue-Green. I doubt it's just that players are opening a disproportionate number of Kiora's Followers and Akroan Phalanxes. My gut instinct is that red and white are the two most aggressive colors, so they match up the best, and that there is some similar harmony for green and blue. Maybe creatures that hold the ground and an air force?
Also worth noting is that players do not seem to be stretching their manabases. Only a handful of decks dipped into a third color, and often for little more than a single spell and an off-color activation. Those playing green could afford to be a little more ambitious, thanks to Nylea's Presence and Karametra's Favor.
It's been just over a year since Frank Skarren won Grand Prix Charlotte. The winner of the former largest Grand Prix – Limited or Constructed – hasn't found the same level of success since. Staying afloat with just one loss was essential if Skarren wanted to repeat his Charlotte success. Notching "Winner of the Largest Canadian Grand Prix" in his belt would put him right back on the map, and into Portland for Pro Tour Magic 2015.
Lucas Siow has been on the cusp of a Grand Prix victory twice: Once at Grand Prix San Jose, alongside teammates Jamie Naylor and Maksym Gryn, and also at Grand Prix Columbus – both in 2012. 2013 was a cooler year for the Canadian Magic staple, the opportunity heat up for 2014 would require staying out of the two loss bracket, vital for his chances to make Day 2. One of their own winning the largest Canadian Grand Prix ever would be a huge victory for the "hometown" heroes of the north.
Siow chose to draw, tipping to Skarren the plan may be for a later game. If Skarren thought of it he didn't hold back.
Skarren's quick Swordwise Centaur and Oreskos Sun Guide knocked Siow down to 11 as the Canadian refused to trade Burnished Hart – waiting to pop it for some lands. As Skarren pressed his advantage to run out more creatures, Siow sprung his Control-game trap: Anger of the Gods.
Wild Celebrants, bestowed with Nyxborn Triton, began to eat into Skarren's life total in 7 damage chunks. Forces to cast both of his Karametra's Favors on Siow's creature Skarren went digging, but Nullify was waiting. Siow added Pharagax Giant to the mix and it looked all but over for Skarren at 7 life.
Skarren bounced the two creatures with Sea God's Revenge, but all it did was delay the inevitable as Dissolve was waiting when he tried to bestow Thassa's Emissary onto Nylea's Disciple.
For a control deck, Siow's looked the part. But there was a lot of Skarren's deck still unknown to the Canadain.
The second game started with the same Swordwise Centaur and Omenspeaker showdown, but Skarren was a step slower than before. Spark Jolt let Siow trade Omenspeaker for Swordwise, and Skarren twisted his head when Siow played Akroan Conscriptor.
Siow didn't flinch when Skarren replied with Elspeth, Sun's Champion.
Vapor Kin and Lighting Strike struck down the planeswalker after it made three token creatures, and Conscriptor traded away with Nylea's Disciple. Siow had Anger of the Gods in hand again, but went for Arbiter of the Ideal instead. Sea God's Revenge was there for Skarren, and this time it was good enough.
"Pretty sweet control deck you go there," Skarren offered.
"Elspeth is nice," Siow pointed.
"I just make some 1/1s," Skarren shrugged.
The third game screamed with Skarren flying out the gates: Swordwise Centaur, Chronicler of Heroes, and Nylea's Emissary putting Siow down to 8 by turn five. Arbiter of the Ideal looked solid but Elspeth's -3 loyalty ability cleared the way for Skarren. Siow's upkeep Spark Jolt let him remove Elspeth and try to find a better draw for his turn, but all he could do was extend his hand to Skarren.
"I boarded Dreamfinder Griffin in the end because I knew it was going to be a grind," Skarren said, "though it's not that good with Anger of the Gods. I kept a seven that let me curve out so I decided to see what could happen"
"I didn't see that much of your deck so I didn't know how good Spark Jolt could be," Siow admitted. "My seven was a little awkward."
So how has Frank Skarren spent time since his victory in Charrlote? "I took a short break – two to three months around November-December," Skarren said. "I've been going to a couple GPs – got a few Top 32, Top 64 – but no Top 8s. I still work with Team TCGPlayer on Pro Tours. Even if I'm not qualified I help them out where I can."
Does Skarren like his deck today? "In a way it's a bunch of efficient creatures, plus Elspeth, Sun's Champion and Sea God's Revenge." Skarren put it succinctly: "My Plan A is curve out. My plan B is to play a strong six mana card. It was really frustrating that I lost Round 3 from mulligans. To win out from here I have to get a little bit lucky."
What Common is the Lynchpin of your Deck?
The Setup
Late in Day 1, two players with a loss apiece. On one side, Robert Smith, Grand Prix Sea-Tac Champion. On the other, Marc Angers, the hopeful amateur. The winner locks up Day 2 and a chance at a Top 8 run. The loser will have their back against the wall for Round 9.
The Match
The first game wasn't much of one, as Smith mulliganed into a one-land hand on the draw that failed to develop. Angers came out quickly with Courser of Kruphix, Nyxborn Wolf and Nessian Courser, all before Smith found his second land.
Angers 1 - Smith 0
For game two, both players went to six. On the third turn, Angers went for an unorthodox play. Here's the situation: Smith had a tapped Oreskos Sun Guide and an untapped Satyr Wayfinder, freshly played. Angers had a Swordwise Centaur and three mana available. Without hesitating, Angers went for the big lifeswing. He played Mortal's Ardor on his creature, then Hunt the Hunter, killing Smith's Wayfinder. Combine that with the subsequent attack, and Angers was up twelve life.
The problem was that Smith wasn't far enough on the back foot. Sun Guide was keeping his life total high. Hunter's Prowess drew him a mittful of cards, while Angers was operating on nearly an empty hand. They traded hits, but Acolyte's Reward from Smith ruined a crucial combat and sewed the game up nicely.
Angers 1 - Smith 1
Smith agonized over his opening seven. With a grimace, he shipped them back. He stayed on six, and they were off. Angers was first on the board with Loyal Pegasus and then the backbreaking Courser of Kruphix. Smith's first play of Setessan Oathsworn was promptly dispatched by Last Breath, and then he passed a blank turn, leaving four mana open for Angers's combat step.
Heedless of the threat of Divine Verdict, Angers attacked, but not before tapping out for voyaging Satyr and Ordeal of Heliod. His read was good: Smith had no play. Revoke Existence rolled off the top for Smith to get rid of the Courser, but he had no answer to the growing threat of the Pegasus. Nyxborn Wolf bolstered the Voyaging Satyr, and Smith was forced to play Raised by Wolves on his opponent's Satyr, just to get the pair of 2/2s. Angers saw victory ahead and got overeager, attacking with both his creatures and casting Gods Willing on his Satyr for Protection from Green. The bestowed Wolf and Smith's enchantment fell off. The blunder didn't matter, however. Smith was too far behind, and the match went to Angers shortly thereafter, to the cheers of his friends along the rail.
Marc Angers defeats Robert Smith 2-1
The Aftermath
Both players brought their A-game to Round 9 to finish the day strong, Smith succeeding in his win-and-in, and Angers defeating Frank Skarren to finish at 8-1.
The end of the first day of a Grand Prix is a tenuous time for many players. The line between returning for a shot at the Top 8 on Day 2 is usually firm at no more than two losses. That means the last round is where players make their final stands – a few to remain undefeated but, for most, just earning the right to return for battle on Day 2.
While we couldn't cover everybody, we scouted across the matches on "the bubble" to see how a few familiar faces fared when it was all put on the line.
Magic Online Community Cup member, and longtime online streamer, Kenji Egashira was thrilled to make the cut but Conley Woods was much more reserved: "I barely made it, but we got there." Others that moved on to drafting included multiple Grand Prix Top 8 competitors Seth Manfield, Harry Corvese, and Dan Jordan.
Not everyone's story turned out as well. 2nd-ranked Reid Duke fell in the last round, as did both Pro Tour Born of the Gods Top 8 competitors Patrick Dickmann and 22nd-ranked Chris Fennell. Lucas Siow too lost his win-and-in, narrowing the field of Canadian competitors by one more.
For some the story wasn't as simple as winning or losing. Jamie Parke was in the middle of an opponent's appeal, and when a ruling can make or break a game for making Day 2 tensions run high. (Parke ended up defeating his opponent to return.)
For Matt Costa and Christian Calcano, it was do or die against each other.
Fans of either player should note the battlefield was often quite full between them every time we passed by.
That's Costa wielding a Setessan Oathsworn with five +1/+1 counters and bestowed by Nyxborn Shieldmate. Calcano had bestowed Nyxborn Triton on Chorus of the Tides. While Calcano won that game it was Costa who eventually found the two wins needed to take the match.
Can any of these players rattle off a run for Top 8? It's almost anyone's time to shine tomorrow, and that's just a few short hours away until we can find out.
Here's a quick look at three of the 8-0 matches. The fourth, Zac Hill vs Philip Dettelis, was decided on-camera. The fight to be one of the Day 1 Undefeateds is an odd mix of pressure and serenity. On the one hand, players fight their hardest, knowing that a 9-0 start means that a Top 8 berth is well within reach. On the other hand, even if you lose, you're still in Day 2 with a loss to give. The worst-case scenario isn't nearly so bad. Here's how things shook out.
Daniel Fournier (Blue-Red) vs Jacob Gagnon (Green-Blue splashing Red)
Gagnon took the first game on the back of a very monstrous Polis Crusher with help from Retraction Helix to make sure Fournier could not race. In the second, Fournier's Deepwater Hypnotist got help from a bestowed Everflame Eidolon and started taking huge chunks out of Gagnon's life total. He again had the Polis Crusher, but the race was not in his favor. Worse, he forgot that the Hypnotist had shrunk a 1/1 Setessan Oathsworn's power, so that Fall of the Hammer was not the blowout he had anticipated.
They shuffled up for the decider. Fournier led with Flitterstep Eidolon and took out a Setessan Oathsworn with Fall of the Hammer before it could grow out of reach. Gagnon had no play on four mana, and Fournier added Wavecrash Triton to his board. Gagnon took to the skies with a 4/4 Siren of the Fanged Coast. Fournier gave his Flitterstep a Dragon Mantle and hit for four, spending his last two mana on Deepwater Hypnotist. Gagnon was long on land and short on options. He played Stratus Walk on the Siren to draw a card, and Nyxborn Triton to block.
Unfortunately for him, Fournier was going bigger. He tapped six for Shipbreaker Kraken. A Sudden Storm kept it at bay for a turn, but Fournier hit eight land right on time to lock up Gagnon's board. An attack later and the match was his.
Fournier wins 2-0
Joe Demestrio (Blue-White) vs Michael Ando (White-Black)
In the first game, the two players traded creatures before Ando got way ahead thanks to a 5/5 Ornitharch. Demestrio was flooding out and summoned Horizon Scholar. Ando had Asphyxiate at the ready, and without a way to stop the big opposing flier, Demestrio had to pack up.
Ando had a textbook aggressive draw for the second game. Akroan Skyguard into Elite Skirmisher, then Spiteful Returned to tap a blocker and get in for piles more damage. It didn't help that Demestrio was on all blue lands. He tried to barricade behind Prescient Chimera and Horizon Scholar, but Glimpse the Sun God pushed through exactly lethal damage.
Ando wins 2-0
Gerard Fabiano (Green-Red splashing Blue) vs Terrence Dufour (Blue-Red)
Fabiano and Dufour were already shuffling up for their second game by the time I was tableside, Fabiano having taken the first. The second proceeded at an equallly blistering pace. Fabiano was first on the board and pressured Dufour with a sequence of early plays. Dufour's draw was short on early plays and his life total started to drop. He tried to regroup but Fabiano knocked him back with Retraction Helix, then played Xenagos, God of Revels. Even though he wasn't manifest, Xenagos's ability served up hasty attackers to defeat Dufour before his big creatures could come online.
Fabiano wins 2-0
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SANTA CLARA — The 49ers are one of the most talented teams in the NFL — with eight Pro Bowl players to prove it.
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It wouldn't be the quarterback — not after Alex Smith's run for a touchdown against New Orleans and then his throw to beat the Saints in Saturday's playoff game.
At this point in the season, the most likely candidate for the 49ers' Achilles heel might be the wide receivers.
That lineup includes Michael Crabtree, Ted Ginn Jr., Kyle Williams, Brett Swain and Joe Hastings. (Joshua Morgan was a key member of this group, but he broke his ankle and he's out until next season).
Here's a glimpse at how the season has gone so far for the WRs:
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Catholic Losses Are Baptist Gains
In the zero-sum game of competitive markets, one company's misstep is often a rival's gain. But what about in the marketplace of religion?
A new study (PDF here) titled "Substitution and Stigma: Evidence on Religious Competition from the Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal," by Notre Dame economist Daniel Hungerman, looks at whether other religious faiths gained from the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. Using data from 1990-2007, Hungerman finds significant spillover effects on other religious groups.
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An Economics Lesson from Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish New Year is announced by blasts on a ram's horn (shofar). Many people use much larger horns instead (a kudu, for example). This year, as part of the religious service, a woman picked up the ram's horn to blow a few sounds, and not much came out—a few feeble toots. After squeaking out half the required notes, she switched to the kudu horn—she switched to additional capital. With the larger horn she blasted the entire congregation out of their seats—truly wonderful sounds.
Even in a religious service we can observe that the marginal product of labor is enhanced by additional capital—even in this context labor and capital are complements in production.
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The Ten Commandments of The American Religion
This is a cross-post from James Altucher's blog Altucher Confidential. His previous appearances on the Freakonomics blog can be found here.
If I stood in the center of Times Square and said something like "Moses didn't really part the Red Sea," or "Jesus never existed," people would probably keep walking around me, ignoring what I said.
But if I stood there and said, "Going to college is the worst sin you can force your kids to commit," or "You should never vote again," or "Never own a home," people would probably stop, and maybe I'd lynched. But I would've at least gotten their attention. How? By knocking down a few of the basic tenets of what I call the American Religion.
It's a fickle and false religion, used to replace the ideologies we (a country of immigrants) escaped. Random high priests lurk all over the Internet, ready to pounce. Below are the Ten Commandments of the American Religion, as I see them. If you think there are more, list them in the comments.
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A new study released by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, from main author Debra Stulberg, surveys 1,144 ob-gyns (1,800 were initially approached) to see how many provide abortion services. Though legal, abortion is much harder to come by than one might expect: while 97% of ob-gyns reported having encountered women seeking an abortion, only 14% said they were willing to perform the service.
The authors further break down willing abortion providers based on gender, location, and religious affiliation. Here's the abstract: Read More »
Minority Rules: Why 10 Percent is All You Need
What does it take for an idea to spread from one to many? For a minority opinion to become the majority belief? According to a new study by scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the answer is 10%. Once 10% of a population is committed to an idea, it's inevitable that it will eventually become the prevailing opinion of the entire group. The key is to remain committed.
The research was done by scientists at RPI's Social Cognitive Networks Academic Research Center (SCNARC), and published in the journal Physical Review E. Here's the abstract:
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Community Forums › Forums › Design Tips and Tricks › Featured Image Sizing in Balance Theme
Tagged: Balance, featured image, resize
This topic contains 9 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by jennifergrayeb 2 years, 2 months ago.
February 24, 2013 at 3:31 pm #22575
I recently installed Genesis and the Balance Child theme at http://www.myfordassociates.com – On installation, the featured image of a blog post does not appear under the heading of the most recent blog post the way it does in the sample. The sample's most recent post is a single column and the image is 600X200. I would like all of my blog posts to appear this way without having to create a 600X200 image in Photoshop every time I post.
I've been trying, unsuccessfully to get the featured images to resize correctly on the main page the same way they show up on the sample site.
I checked here, and found a post that seems to discuss the exact same issue. http://www.studiopress.com/forums/topic/featured-image-in-balance-theme/
They kinda go through some back and forth before he figures it out. I followed what he said he did on his site:
Went into functions.php, added image size as follows:
add_image_size( 'featured' , 600, 200, TRUE );
Went into home.php and adjusted feature_image_size from '0′ to 'featured'; reuploaded the image.
Following these instructions, my featured image does appear, but it's not resized to fit the 600×200 size. I've been exchanging email with someone from support here, but in her last email, she said that there is no way to do this.
To have the posts look like the demo site, just insert the image in the post. That is all we did. We did not add extra code to the theme. If we had, it would be in your copy. Insert the image in the post. Choose the option to not link the image.
But I've at least confirmed that I can set the home.php and functions.php so the featured image appears on the main page, so I know it's possible. Now, how do I get them to be the right size?
I did remove the featured image and even uploaded an entirely different image. I've also tried the Regenerate Thumbnails plug-in. Nothing seems to work. Even the small thumbnails aren't sizing properly. The images are cropped.
Do images used for the feature image need to be a specific ratio in order to work correctly?
February 24, 2013 at 5:18 pm #22597
How about the Genesis > Theme Settings > Content Archives > Include the Featured Image?
The custom size you added in your functions.php will now display in the drop down menu under Content Archives.
What size are all your existing featured images?
Are the same the same size or larger than 600×200?
Are they already added as featured images in all your edit post/page screens?
Shouldn't need to edit the home.php
February 24, 2013 at 6:45 pm #22616
Great suggestion Brad. That worked for the archive page, but still no dice on the main blog page. The featured image I uploaded is 1280×720 and it's resized to 620×349 which is 48%. I wonder if there's a percentage resize setting somewhere that I'm not seeing.
I'm noticing that it crops the image proportion for the grid on the main page and for the archive, but not for the top blog post which is interesting. I don't really like that it crops, but I guess it's better than going a couple of sizes smaller on the width in order to get the full picture in the box. I've got a different theme on another blog that does that, but it uses a more common image proportion for the featured blog images. (600X400).
I really like the slim rectangular image they've got on the sample. So if I can get it to resize to 600 width then center crop the height, I'd be happy with that.February 24, 2013 at 8:15 pm #22626
I think the best way is just to create featured images 600×200 or at least in that proportion so they resize consistently, since it won't crop them. It'll look better anyway. At least I got the featured image to show up in that position. That was kinda driving me crazy.February 25, 2013 at 5:54 am #22670
Thats what i do so they're the right size from the beginning and any resizing based on the image sizes you set in functions works perfectly:
Example: 600 X 300
add_image_size( 'featured' , 600, 300, TRUE ); add_image_size( 'archives' , 300, 150, TRUE );
Cropping the images to the same size as your featured image before uploading is better than resizing.
When i tested this, the existing featured images didn't change size.
I also try and keep the images to a size which will work if i decide to change child themes.
February 25, 2013 at 11:53 am #22731
Thanks Brad. That's exactly what I did… it works great, too. I thought about scalability, and using more common image proportions, but still went with the 600×200. It just looks really good on this theme, I think.
Thanks for the info and your help… my site's looking great!August 25, 2013 at 1:43 pm #58753
I'm still having this issue myself. My functions.php file is correct but images (both featured and grid) are not being resized accordingly.August 25, 2013 at 3:16 pm #58771
Hi Jennifer
What happens is WordPress generates multiple image sizes every time you upload an image. The images it creates depends on the WordPress Media settings and the additional image sizes you add in your child themes functions.php file or the sizes which are included in your theme by default.
What you can do is regenerate images using a plugin http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails-new-image-sizes-wordpress/
You can check your wp-content/uploads folder to see what sizes WordPress are creating based on your settings.
August 25, 2013 at 4:24 pm #58780
Thanks Brad! The regenerate plugin fixed the issue I was having with all of the grid thumbnails, but it looks like the main featured image is still huge. I'm building this site for a friend who doesn't have photoshop (or would know how to edit it even if she did) so I'd like to find a way she can make whatever image she'd like the featured image, and it auto-resizes for the featured post.August 27, 2013 at 2:52 pm #59109
I'm still struggling with this. Despite adding the image sizing in functions.php AND using the thumbnail regenerator, the featured post image is still much larger than the size I want. Any ideas?
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A Christmas tree, with lights on, is visible through a window at the home of Alissa and Robert Parker this morning.
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[1663] Cellular Phenotypes in Gallbladder Dysplasia: Diagnostic Significance and Clinical Associations in an Analysis of 318 Cases
Pelin Bagci, Burcu Saka, Ipek Erbarut, Nevra Dursun, Olca Basturk, Juan Carlos Roa, Oscar Tapia Escalona, Hector Losada, Kee-Taek Jang, So Yeon Kong, Alton B Farris, Volkan Adsay. Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; PU, Santiago, Chile; Frontera University, Temuco, Chile; SMC, Seoul, Korea
Background: The literature on the cellular patterns of high-grade dysplasia (HGD) of the gallbladder (GB) is highly limited.
Design: 318 cases with conventional (non mass-forming) HGD, 189 with accompanying invasion, were analyzed.
Results: Four distinct cell types were recognized, often occurred in a mixture: I) Biliary-cuboidal, identified in 90%, predominant in 69%, characterized by monotonous cells, round centrally/suprabasally located nuclei, cherry-red macronucleoli, and abundant cytoplasm showing either clear-cell (13%), chromophobe-like (8%) and oncocytoid (3%) features. II) Biliary-pencillate, identified in 48%, predominant in 14%, crowded thin elongated nuclei with no nucleolar prominence, minimal amount of cytoplasm, creating an overall basophilia recapitulating the pencillate cells of GB epithelium. III) Gastric, identified in 48% and predominant in 10%, abundant apical pale cytoplasm, basally located mildly enlarged nuclei. IV) Intestinal, identified in 13%, predominant in 6%, resembling adenomatous epithelium of GI tract (not defined by goblet cells, which can occur in any type). Associations: Pencillate type appeared to be the least aggressive (lowest rate of invasion, 54%, and longest 5-yr, 60%), going along with its relatively bland cytology and organized appearance. Biliary-cuboidal type had the highest degree of atypia but had intermediate aggressiveness. In contrast, the metaplastic phenotypes, intestinal and gastric, were more aggressive (associated with invasion in 70 and 67 % and with 5-yr of 49, and 50% respectively) despite their often subtle and difficult to recognize appearance, especially for the gastric type.
Conclusions: In addition to the ordinary biliary cuboidal cell HGD characterized by macronucleoli and abundant cytoplasm with clear-cell, chromophobe or oncocytoid features, a previously unrecognized pattern, biliary-pencillate type is elucidated in this study. More importantly, metaplastic phenotypes, gastric (foveolar) and intestinal akin to those recently recognized in other segments of GI tract (such as the stomach, by Lauwers et al.) also occur in the GB, and appear to be more aggressive despite their lesser degree of cytologic atypia.
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The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to Cleveland October 20-25. That fact struck me as funny because JumpStart's Annual Community Meeting is now only days away and, in some ways, it feels like we are preparing for a three-ring circus. Not meaning that it's going to be crazy, frenetic, and carnival-like, but more that it's an event that needs to be timed precisely, entertaining, and of course, innovative.
Over 600 people are expected for the day's events, and each and every one of them should expect to see something never seen before at any prior JumpStart Annual Community Meeting.
For the first time, JumpStart is hosting an Angel Fair on the same day as our Annual Meeting to bring some of the state's most promising companies together with potential investors. Out of a pool of more than 60 applicants, a select group of 12 entrepreneurs have been chosen to present to a room filled with Angel investors. Two of the presenting participants, CitizenGroove and LifeServe Innovations, were recently named as finalists for BusinessWeek's "America's Best Young Entrepreneurs" recognition. If you're an angel investor and wish to attend the Fair, send a note to Kerri Breen at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you aren't an investor, but still would love the chance to talk with these amazing entrepreneurs, you'll get your chance at the Showcase of Entrepreneurs.
All Angel Fair companies will be sharing their technologies at our Showcase of Entrepreneurs taking place on the main floor of the Wolstein Center starting at 3:30pm. For the first time this year, our Showcase of Entrepreneurs will involve local student entrepreneurs. Of the 70+ companies exhibiting their technologies, nearly 30% are student entrepreneurs from a dozen of our region's colleges and universities.
The culmination of the day, taking place in the arena, is JumpStart's Annual Update. Learn about the entrepreneurial ecosystem at work in Northeast Ohio. Be amazed by the economic impact entrepreneurial investment has on our region. And, listen for an announcement important to anyone interested in starting or growing their own entrepreneurial venture.
Register now, if you haven't already, for the JumpStart Annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, October 26th to take part in the entrepreneurial event of the year! There won't be any high-wire acrobatic acts or trained tigers, but this display of our region's entrepreneurial ecosystem won't disappoint.
John Dearborn is President of JumpStart and brings experience as an entrepreneur, founder and CEO at companies across the US and Europe over the last 25 years to the pursuit of economic transformation in Northeast Ohio.
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President Obama prepares to drive the 2011 Chevy Volt as he tours a General Motors auto plant in Hamtramck, Mich., last Friday. With Assembly Plant... View Enlarged Image
Industrial Policy: The administration's electric car represents both the genius of American technology and the stupidity of its government. Imagine Rube Goldberg with $50 billion. Buy now and get a free 40-mile-long extension cord.
It wasn't exactly Michael Dukakis riding in a tank wearing a Snoopy helmet, but it was close. President Obama, who reportedly hasn't driven an inch himself since taking office, visited a GM plant in Hamtramck near Detroit on Friday to drive a Chevy Volt 10 feet off an assembly line. It was a perfect image, as the American economy is being driven off a cliff by this White House.
The administration, at taxpayers' expense, has labored mightily and brought forth an Edsel that needs to be recharged. If a camel is a horse designed by committee, the Chevy Volt is a car designed by government. It is a perfect example of industrial policy run amok, of what happens when government picks winners and losers. Without heavy subsidies and government ownership, it never would have been built.
The base sticker price is about $41,000, comparable to the base price for a BMW 335i. For that price, you could also get a good-sized SUV that can seat more than four people and get all your stuff back from the big-box store.
There's a $7,500 tax credit offered by our utterly bankrupt federal government that's supposed to help, but even a presidential commission in 2009 said the Volt "will likely be too expensive to be commercially successful in the short term."
The true cost of this car is staggering and makes you long for the day when the government bought $400 hammers. Not listed on the window sticker is the $50 billion bailout of a bankrupt car company. We are told we're getting the money back, but it's the government, not the taxpayer, and the money will be spent on something else.
We have to add in the $240 million in energy grants to GM from the Energy Department last summer, the $150 million in federal money to the Volt's Korean battery supplier and the $14 billion GM got in 2008 to "retool" its plants. Divide that by the 10,000 units in the initial production run, or even by the additional 45,000 units planned if initial sales go well.
So we built it anyway, largely because in 2008 candidate Obama pledged to put 1 million plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015. Not likely. What do you get for the money? A vehicle that seats only four because of a battery that runs down the center of the car. That battery can take the Volt an astonishing 40 miles.
A gasoline-powered generator will take it another 340 if you like the idea of using gasoline to run an electric car. We're not sure if that includes hauling your boat to the lake or pulling your camper to that favorite campsite. It takes hours to recharge the vehicle, which for now must be done at home in the absence of recharging stations. Keep that tow-truck number handy.
To be fair, the Model T didn't blossom into a Ford Explorer overnight. But the American auto industry developed and grew by building cars the American people actually wanted to buy. Then came fuel economy standards and now electric cars. There's no evidence that the American people demanded this car be built.
In fact, a survey of industry experts and 2,000 potential buyers by Deloitte Consulting found that from now until 2020, only "young, very high-income individuals," those from households making more than $200,000 a year, would even think of buying a plug-in hybrid or all-electric car.
This is a car mandated by environmental elitists and government command-economy bureaucrats at the expense of taxpayers who won't buy the car but will be taken for a ride anyway. It will not pull us out of the economic ditch we're in.
It used to be said that what's good for General Motors is good for America. That's not true anymore.
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The new Terry Trueblood recreation facility is a delight to visit, the problem is that the glass that makes up the railing at the main building is a death trap for birds. Birds are not known to recognize glass as a solid plane without warning stickers applied to (or suspended in front of) the glass. The building glass is also seen as a "fly through" way for unsuspecting birds and could be corrected in a similar way. Glass stickers are not visually obtrusive or expensive. They commonly consist of simple bird silhouettes.
On our first visit to the new facility we were delighted, as this is a bird habitat where several ecosystems come together, that is until we actually witnessed a bird collide into the glass and struggle to fly after that! We contacted Iowa City officials and the local bird club in Iowa City who stated an interest in correcting the glass oversight, however last time out there I did not see that anything was done.
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The knee-jerk reaction would be to blame the defense for the 15-1 Green Bay Packers being KOd in their first game of the playoffs.
But that would miss the mark.
As it did all year, the defense missed too many tackles, Charlie Peprahs being the most egregious on Hakeem Nicks 66-yard TD, and failed to get enough pressure on the quarterback at times. And, clearly, its biggest sin of all was allowing a Hail Mary touchdown on the final play of the half.
But thanks largely to the stout play of Ryan Pickett and B.J. Raji, it also put the clamps on the New York Giants bruising running game, allowing only 63 yards on 21 carries until the four-minute mark when the game was virtually over. And it gave up a mere two field goals on four Giants possessions that started with favorable field position due to a failed onside kick, two lost fumbles and a fourth-down sack.
No, this game was lost by the Packers supposedly high-powered offense.
In the first 53 minutes of the game, it scored one touchdown and failed to complete a single pass of 20 yards or more. The Giants took away Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson by playing a lot of tight man coverage underneath with two safeties over the top the two playmakers combined for 7 catches for 79 yards and that left the Packers with one weapon: Aaron Rodgers feet. He ran for six first downs, including three of the Packers six third-down conversions.
For the first time all season, he looked rattled. It looked like he started pressing when things werent going well. He was playing his tail off, but he didnt have that look of calm that weve come to expect. On the first drive of the game, if he doesnt make the poor throw to Jennings that would have been 6 points. He also missed the third-down pass to Jermichael Finley that would have kept another possible scoring drive alive early in the fourth quarter.
The elite tight ends all showed up big over the weekend: Rob Gronkowski, Vernon Davis, Jimmy Graham. Not Finley. Balls just keep bouncing off his hands. Maybe what he should do is keep his mouth shut and quit putting pressure on himself -- concentrate instead on playing football and having fun doing it.
Running backs
In each of the last four regular-season games, Ryan Grant got into the open field untouched and popped a big play or two. Against the Giants, he ran through a big hole for a 19-yard gain on the first play. He gained 5 on his next run. Then he gained 9 yards on his final six carries, including three no gains even though the offensive line was holding its own against the Giants front seven.
There were seven other teams playing last weekend and at least 10 better backs than Grant, including two apiece on Houston, New Orleans, San Francisco and the Giants. The Packers dont need a back to carry 20, 25 times a game, but theyve accepted mediocrity at that position and thats what they get in the way of performance.
Also, Grants fumble was the deathblow Sunday and he simply had the ball swatted out of his hands. Hes a 29-year-old pedestrian back who never makes anybody miss.
James Starks might not be anything special, either, but he played a big part in last years run to the Super Bowl. This season, even when healthy, he was never given an opportunity to get in the same groove.
Donald Driver
He was shutout in the first half then made three nice catches against a safety and two linebackers in the second half. Those are the kind of mismatches that offenses salivate over hoping to hit home runs, not just 15-yard catches when nobody else is open.
The Packers had a dynamic, young receiver in Randall Cobb, and he basically rotted on the bench this season behind a 36-year-old veteran. Maybe Cobb could have been the added piece that the Giants secondary couldnt handle if the Packers had gotten him ready to play.
Chad Clifton
He gave up the sack on the first series of the third quarter that caused Rodgers fumble. There was nobody within 10 yards of Jennings on that play. It had touchdown written all over it and could have been the springboard to a Packers second-half comeback. That play was a killer.
Marshall Newhouse got beat by Jason Pierre-Paul on a fourth down play and later on a garbage-time sack by Osi Umenyiora, but finished the game for Clifton, who is 12 years his senior, for good reason.
Charles Woodson
Look at the defensive stat sheet: He had 0 tackles, 0s across the board except for one tipped pass in the middle of a scrum. Last year when the Packers switched to the nickel as their base defense, Woodson had a Troy Polamalu-like year. This season, he intercepted 7 passes, but at age 35 he wasnt the same force coming off the edge and around the line of scrimmage.
A season ago, the Packers lost more than half-a-dozen older, marginal veterans, wound up finding younger, better players to replace them and, as a result, kept improving week to week and won a Super Bowl. This season, the Packers were a better team in September than they were in January.


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Big laundry day
Maybe someone is bothered by it or perhaps even shocked when see clothes torn in the middle of the street and left to dry. However, it is a custom and tradition all around the Mediterranean area, be it a village or town.
Once the clothes was washed in the rainwater and with soap, and the starch was added only when women laundered linen and white colored shirts. Starched linen and clothes could be best dried and intensely bleached if exposed to the sun and gently breeze. Also, and this in no less important, the women showed up with who's linen is more white and adorned with more beautiful embroidery.
Socializing with the ladies from restaurant "Capo"
I was the last client in the restaurant, having late dinner after 10pm. The crew gathered together after long busy day drinking usual espresso before going home. The lady owner (first sitting on the left hand) told me its their usual meeting for resuming the day and making plans for the nest day. I was gently invited to join them and they bought espresso for me too. It was really nice of them.
Baby boom
Maybe yes or maybe no, it doesn't matter at all, but this group od mum's gave me opportunity to make this beautiful picture. The sun was down in the late afternoon and it wasn't so hot anymore so it was the right time to walk babies out in refreshing early evening. I was lucky to meet, by chance, this lovely group of mum's and babies
May Day is a Celebration
We arrived here on May 1st, so it was time to do as the locals do. We sat down, talked crude Croatian language and drank beer and wine for a while. The band played and we got there late in the day, but I guess it was an event of 6-8 hours starting around 9-10AM based on the "tipsy" crowd. There were around 300 people in the park by Kamerlengo fort
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Terraces on Trg Ivana Pavla II
Trogir has numerous caf? terraces. This one stands, together with several others on Trg Ivana Pavla II. There are so many that it is difficult to take a decent photo of the loža but I must admit that to have a fresh beer in one of those welcoming armchairs is a great pleasure !
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Ice creams !
Everywhere in Croatia, there are many shops selling yummy ice creams but I have found that in Trogir, there were even more and with an even wider variety. If we had to choose one, I really do not know which one. Luckily, we are not ice cream eaters and our pleasure was to gaze at all of them in the windows !
Get an ice-cream
One thing that is also a must-do in Trogir is to eat an ice-cream. People are selling ice-creams wherever you go...but the most interesting are ice-cream throwers on Riva (they throw ice-cream in the air and catch them) and the ice-cream square, as I call it, in the centre of old city . There are at least four ice-cream shops with terraces. definitely the best one is Ðovani,definitely the best ice-cream on this part of Croatia. Enjoy
A Spanish look
Iron is used, her and there, providing a Mediterranean look, but nowhere in Croatia I saw a courtyard so clearly marrying Greek and Spanish look as in Trogir.
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Too Salty: Add cut raw potatoes to soups or vegetables and then discard once they have cooked and absorbed the salt. A teaspoon each of cider vinegar and sugar added to salty soup or vegetables will also remedy the salty situation.
If you've over-sweetened a dish, add salt. A teaspoon of cider vinegar will take care of too-sweet main dishes or vegetables.
Pale gravy may be browned by adding a bit of instant coffee straight from the jar. No bitter taste, either.
Ice cubes will eliminate the fat from soup and stew. Just drop a few into the pot and stir; the fat will cling to the cubes; discard the cubes before they melt. Or, wrap ice cubes in paper towel or cheesecloth and skim over the top.
A slice of soft bread placed in the package of hardened brown sugar will soften it again in a couple of hours.Browning brings out the flavor of the butter, so only half as much is needed for seasoning vegetables if it is browned before it is added.Easy fast croutons: Make delicious croutons for soup or salad by saving toast, cutting into cubes and sauteeing in garlic butter.
BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP Submitted by S. Puff (Wheatfield, NY)1 lg. Butternut squash, about 2 �- 3 lbs.2 Tablespoons Canola oil1 lg. chopped onion (approx. 1 cup)4 cloves (2 tsp.) chopped garlic2 medium carrots, sliced thin� tsp. ground cumin� tsp. salt� tsp. black pepper1 � Tbs. finely minced jalapeno pepper2 cans (14 -15 oz. cans) chicken broth� C light half and half (or fat free)� tsp. nutmegCut squash in half and scoop out seeds. Place cut side down in baking pan.* Add 1/3 cup water and bake at 350 degrees until squash is fork tender but not real soft. Check after 20 minutes. (You will scrape the meat of the squash from the skin before adding to the soup.)In large pot, heat oil over medium heat and add onion - saut� until translucent. Add garlic, stirring often so that garlic does not turn brown (becomes bitter). Onions will start to turn golden, then add the carrot, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes -add squash that has been scraped from the skin, jalapeno pepper and broth. Bring all ingredients to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.Remove from the heat and puree the soup by using a blender or food processor (about 2 cups at a time). Puree until smooth. Return to heat, add the Half and Half cream. Stir and serve.Wonderful with shredded cheddar cheese and garlic croutons floating on top.*You can eliminate the step of oven cooking the squash by peeling and cutting the squash and adding at the step mentioned above. However, I find that the squash has a sweeter, better flavor when it has been baked. Time being of the essence�you can do what is comfortable to you and still have a good soup as a result.
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Salsa dancing can burn up to 450 calories an hour.
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Fit Cities Challenge is a coalition of nonprofit organizations, health care systems and businesses that aims to inspire and challenge area residents to take steps toward healthier lifestyles. The coalition provides information about health and fitness activities and sponsors a yearly Family Fitness Fest. Fit Cities Challenge has partnered with The Times to provide monthly fitness and nutrition tips.
Are you finding yourself bored with the treadmill? It may be time to hit the dance floor instead. Dancing is one of the latest crazes in exercise today. Whether ballroom and ballet, line dancing and country and western, or hip hop and Zumba, dancing provides a fun, efficient way to burn calories.
An excellent total body workout, dancing raises your heart rate, which increases your overall cardiovascular health. It strengthens and tones muscles, improves balance and posture, and reduces stress. It also provides opportunities to meet new people and to connect on a social level.
The number of calories burned during any physical activity varies depending on age, weight, gender, muscle mass and the intensity put forth by the individual. This is true for dancing as well. Here's an estimate of calories burned per hour of dance for an individual weighing 120 to 200 pounds.
Ballet: 400 to 500 calories
Belly Dancing: 300 to 400
Hip-Hop: 500 to 650
Line Dancing/Country and Western: 300 to 400
Salsa: 350 to 450
Zumba: 500 to 800
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Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers throws a fourth quarter pass around Andre Fluellen of the Detroit Lions at Heinz Field on November 17, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game, 37-27.
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Andre Fluellen has hung around on the periphery of the NFL for the better part of six seasons, bouncing from the Chicago Bears to the Miami Dolphins and three stints with the Detroit Lions.
Now 29, Fluellen is hoping he has found a way to extend his career.
A defensive tackle since he started playing football, Fluellen moved to end this year as the Lions revamped their defensive front. A week into training camp, he is beginning to feel at home. ...