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Cape Town - EFF leader Julius Malema on Friday in a letter warned National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete that unless she withdraws plans to suspend him from Parliament by Sunday noon, he will go to court to seek relief.
"You should expressly withdraw your intentions on or before Sunday 31 August 2014 at 12 noon, failing which I will have no other option but to approach an appropriate forum for an appropriate relief," he concludes in the five-page letter.
It is Malema's formal response to a letter from Mbete, sent to all 25 Economic Freedom Fighters MPs in the Assembly, to ask that they supply reasons why they should not be suspended from Parliament for up to two weeks for disrupting presidential question time on August 21.
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Miguel Miramon was the president of Mexico but was ultimately shot with Emperor Maximilian. Miramon attended the Mexican government's military academy and then began a lifelong military career. He first fought against the U.S. and then, as leader of the reactionary party, against the liberals. Withdrawing to Queretaro, he was one of Maximilian's ablest aides during the siege; the small force was surrounded, starved, and betrayed into surrender. Miramon was taken prisoner, condemned to death, and shot alongside Maximilian.
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Firefox Mobile vs. Opera Mobile
You might think that it's too early to write topics like "Firefox Mobile vs. Opera Mobile" (but it's not), I bet there would be pretty much of them really soon.
We don't have many details about Firefox Mobile, however, I think that Opera's Mobile team should be worried already, not because of the features but because Firefox Mobile will be free open-source mobile web browser while Opera Mobile isn't free or either an open source product.
Lets' check finances. Opera Mobile makes good money for the Opera Software. How will it affect Opera's earnings after Firefox Mobile release? No one knows yet.
Opera Software already made a mistake once; Opera was a paid browser some time ago, later they have decided to make it free, "bit too late" I would say. As a result, Opera's market share is still very low; some still thinks that Opera is a paid browser. What about Opera Mobile? Will they make it free as Firefox Mobile is coming? Or will they wait till Firefox Mobile is being released so could see if it's a "real" competitor or not? Let's sit and wait.
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TENNIS: Murray - "waste of time" working with LTA
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One of my first posts at the beginning of 2012 was about where China's startups are based. Today, looking at the same stats source, I see quite a big shift away from the capital, Beijing, in just the past eight months. Beijing has gone from hosting 49.7 percent of all the documented startups in the country to the current rate of 43.9 percent (see the chart below). Not a sea change, admittedly. But coupled with no growth in the Shanghai startup arena, it points to more local entrepreneurs heading back to the provinces, out to smaller cities and even their hometowns, and starting tech businesses there instead.
The stats come from looking at the excellent startup database, 17startup.com. It now lists 5,182 startup companies in the country. So where was the growth? Guangdong province, nestled next to Hong Kong down in southern China, saw 1 percent growth in the number of startups based there. But the shift away from Beijing seems to have been spread across the whole country, with the provinces of Fujian, Hubei, and Hunan now emerging as areas with more entrepreneurial drive than ever before. The 93 listed startups in Fujian, on the southeast coast, is a sign of healthy growth:
Of course, the startups are best judged by quality, not numbers in a certain area, so we'll have to wait and see if Fujian or some other inland areas can prove to be innovative and/or profitable on the web.
In the past couple of years, Sichuan province (still in fifth place) has gone from being renowned for its food to being known, in tech circles, for an impressive array of startups. That's the kind of diversification backed up by quality that China's poorer provinces need to show. To celebrate this shift away from the capital, this week I'll be looking at a few startups from Fujian and some other inland provinces. Stay tuned!
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Tibetan pilgrims near Lhamo Latsho
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Railroad track maintenance work on a crossing within a mile of San Antonio will necessitate closing the highway Thursday from that town east to Carrizozo in Lincoln County, New Mexico Department of Transportation officials say.
They are coordinating efforts with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway as maintenance repairs continue along the tracks for a section of US-380. A full closure will occur between mile markers one and two.
The department also will close US 380 from San Antonio to Carrizozo from 5 a.m. until the end of the business day at 6 p.m. No detours for commercial vehicles will be available. Only local motorists will have access to the surrounding streets.
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What Amanda and Anselm Sura want, is to see their son Aaron James, jump, walk, crawl and talk. Aaron has Cerebral Palsy and his skills are that of a 6 month old. Last fall, Amanda Sura learned about a program in Los Angeles, California called NAPA Institute, or Nuerological and Physical Abilitation, that works with cerebral palsy patients by providing them with intensive physical therapy. After interviews with therapists visiting Oregon, she and Aaron were accepted to the program where they spent 3 weeks with Aaron recieving therapy to help strengthen and condition his body while teaching him new motor patterns through repetition and correct alignment due to visual impairment. The 3 week long therapy consists of 5 days a week, 4 hours a day. Upon their arrival home, family and friends were amazed at the great progress and success of the therapy. Changes were noticed immediately. What Aaron could not do before such as holding his head up and sitting up, was now being peformed by this brave and tough little guy. Minimal accomplishments for some maybe, but for a praying and hopeful family, accomplishments of great proportion. Amanda said what Aaron achieved in 3 weeks at NAPA would have taken a year or more in traditional therapy. He currently recieves therapy twice a week - once at home and once is Salem. Amanda and Aaron plan on a return trip in February with the hope and faith that more progress will be achieved. Along wih the progress comes sacrifice. The program costs the Sura's $10,000 for every 3 week session and with insurance not covering all of Aarons medical expenses, the situtaion becomes much more difficult. With expenses and bills piling up, and a third child on the way, the Sura's have had no choice but to sell their home to pay for Aarons medical expenses and continued therapy at the NAPA Institute. With everything the Sura's have been handed, they remain strong, relying on friends and family, and now the community. There will be up coming fundraisers to help assist with these expenses. The next fundraiser will be February 2nd 2008 at 6:30 pm at the Silverton Elks Lodge. It will be a benefit dance, silent auction and Karaoke. In March, there will also be a Bingo night where the date is yet to be determined. If one is not able to attend or donate, please send your prayers to The Sura family. If there are any questions regarding this information or graciously want to donate, please contact Amanda Sura at 503-873-6148 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you!
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The Carmel Rotary Club officially announced plans for the 2014 Basketball Shootout. From left: Rotarians Sal Gambino, Bob Gentile, Tom Theilmann, Carolyne Maulen, Bill Huestis, Amy Covais, Margie Keith and Lou Margolus.
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The Nyack-based River Rowing Association Youth Team took home three first-place trophies from the St. Valentines Massacre Ergatta in Pelham on Feb. 9.
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Mr. Garry Morlan, age 56 of Conyers, died February 27, 2013. He is survived by wife, Betty Morlan, Conyers; children, Jennifer Perkopa, TX, Melissa Morlan, TN, Joey Morlan, FL, Brandon Morlan, FL, Michelle Haney, Conyers, Horace McCullough, Conyers, Tommy Jackson, Covington; mother, Mary York, IN; grandchildren, Emily Perkopa, TX, Orian Morlan, FL, April Haney, Conyers, Joshua Wages, Conyers, Marissa McCullough & Maranda McCullough, both of Conyers, Jonathan Jackson & Chelcie Jackson, both of Covington; great-granddaughter, Alyssa Huff; sister, Susan. Mr. Morlan was employed by Vantage Products in Conyers and was a member of North Rockdale Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 1, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Scot Wards Green Meadow Chapel with Rev. Jim Sparacino officiating; interment will follow at Green Meadow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Condolences may be submitted on-line at www.scotward.com. Scot Ward Funeral Services, 699 American Legion Rd., Conyers, GA 30012, 770-483-7216
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Scott takes early British Open leadComment on this story
Lytham – Australia's Adam Scott shot a six-under par 64 on Thursday to seize the clubhouse lead during Thursday's first round of the 141st British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham.
Scott had a chance to match the all-time low round in major golf history with a 63 but found deep rough off the tee at the 18th hole and missed a 12-foot par putt.
Instead, he settled for the top of the leaderboard with the lowest first round ever fired in 12 Opens at the links course and matching the course record in Open play, the third-round 64 by Tom Lehman on his way to victory in 1996.
Scott took a bogey at the third hole but answered with a birdie at the next hole and birdies at the sixth and par-5 seventh. He added three birdies in a row starting at the par-5 11th and two more at 15 and 16 before his closing bogey.
Scotsman Paul Lawrie, the 1999 British Open champion, was in the clubhouse on 65. He would set a record for the longest gap between Open titles if he lifts the Claret Jug on Sunday, breaking the 11-year record of Henry Cotton between 1937 and 1948.
Tiger Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the all-time record of 18 major titles won by Jack Nicklaus, was two adrift with four holes to finish in his first round after twice seizing the lead alone on the front nine.
Woods has won three times this year but has not won a major crown since the 2008 US Open.
Woods sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-3 first, followed with a 20-footer at the fourth, added a 15-foot birdie at the sixth and birdied the par-5 seventh to reach four-under, then parred seven holes in a row. – AFP
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The rise of license-plate tracking is a case study in how storing and studying people's everyday activities has become the default rather than the exception.
Bobbi Duncan desperately wanted her father not to know she is lesbian. Facebook told him anyway: Why it's difficult to keep things private when so much information is out there.
A Wall Street Journal examination identified companies that consistently adjusted prices and offers online based on a shopper's characteristics, including location.
Through Freedom of Information Act requests and interviews, the Journal reconstructs a clash over a counterterrorism program to compile data on innocent Americans.
The widening ability to associate people's real-life identities with their browsing habits marks a privacy milestone. In pursuit of ever more information, tracking companies are redefining what it means to be anonymous.
Suspicious spouses are taking investigations into their own hands as snooping technologies become cheaper and easier to use.
Google and other ad companies bypassed privacy settings in Apple's Safari browser on phones and computers – tracking the online habits of people who intended for monitoring to be blocked.
A phone company is battling the FBI over a powerful, secretive investigative tool used under the Patriot Act to demand records from phone, Internet and financial companies.
Many popular Facebook apps obtain sensitive information about users—and users' friends—so don't be surprised if details about your religious, political and even sexual preferences flow to unexpected places.
A coalition of Internet companies including Google has agreed to support a do-not-track button to be embedded in most Web browsers—a move that the industry had been resisting for more than a year.
Alphabet's Google on Wednesday said it has evaluated more than 1.2 million Web pages for compliance with Europe's "Right to Be Forgotten" ruling, and removed 42% of them from its search results.
Governments around the globe are asking Facebook to ban more posts and to hand over more user data.
A Kentucky judge has thrown out a case against a Kentucky man arrested for shooting down a drone that he says was flying over his property and invading his privacy.
Apple Inc. told a federal judge that it "would be impossible" to access user data on a locked iPhone running one of the newer operating systems, but that it could likely help the government unlock an older phone.
As surveillance technologies decline in cost and grow in sophistication, tracking of many aspects of our daily activities, even the seemingly mundane, has become the default rather than the exception. The Wall Street Journal's Watched project—the latest in a years-long series on privacy—explores the impact of ubiquitous surveillance on citizens and society.
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The Wall Street Journal's first-ever Data Transparency Weekend brought more than 100 computer programmers together to develop tools that help people learn about how their data is shared online--and what they can do about it. Winners include a service that lets you see all the information--from location to address book info--that your phone is transmitting, as well as a simple website that aims to let people to have private, encrypted chats without downloading complicated software.


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Victorious in their big to become Indiana's next Governor and Lt. Governor, Congressman Mike Pence and Rep. Sue Ellspermann, R-Ferdinand hold up their hands on stage at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis where Indiana Republicans gathered on election night, Tuesday.
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The governor's race came close to upset territory Tuesday night as election returns came in. But by the end of the night, Republican Mike Pence eked out a nearly 4-point victory.
That safe margin still was closer than many observers expected, since Pence spent each step of the campaign ahead of Democrat John Gregg. Polls showed him with a double-digit lead until the final weeks, when the race tightened.
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These are some of the local celebrities who will dance to raise money for CASA. From left to right: Jim Barney, board president; Marie Wittman, Connie Moore and Curtis Cochran, dancers; and Debbie Hymore-Tester, dancing coach.
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PORT CLINTON -- Board President Jim Barney, assisted by dancing coach Debbie Hymore-Tester, announced the line-up of stars for the fifth annual "Ottawa County Stars Dance for CASA" fundraising event.
The reception for the stars was hosted by Wade and Linda O'\'Brian. Stars dancing this year will be:
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This is not true at all. There are plenty of sites that have seen increased traffic. You just won't see too many of them being very vocal about it on here.
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
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You simply can not compare eCommerce to some forum or blog taking free registrations.
As you grow (in terms of visits) sometimes it's your head terms that grow, but most often it's long-tail. As that long-tail growth happens, your landing pages often become less effective because visitors don't see that the page matches their intent quite as quickly as they do when they arrive from a head term search.You must be talking about good old pre-autocomplete times. Long tail keyphrases are the bread and butter of smaller niche sites, which Elsmarc above refers to as "Mom & Pops". Long tail is getting completely killed by autocomplete.
There are plenty of sites that have seen increased traffic. You just won't see too many of them being very vocal about it on here.
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Anyone who does not understand that the internet of today is not the internet of 1996 or 2000 or even 2005 is - Well, good luck. The internet has become commercialized (I call it "Wallmartization") and "Mom and Pop" sites (aka "small businesses") are on their way out the door. The Gold Rush is over. And I've read posts here where some people have over 100 sites.
Although we've barely discussed it here, I also see significant changes (up and down) with the growing need for a plus sign [+] to ensure that a word is included in the SERP. This is a kind of "update" or tweak that seems to be happening a good bit in recent months. Some longer tail query phrases are generating bizarre search results because of these changes, with lost rankings for pages that actually DO contain all the keywords.
This made me think that what they are actually doing is changing/matching queries into pre determined stored key phrases, most likely designed to reduce database stress
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A big thanks to Mrs. Teresa Johnson, the Fourth Grade teacher at Oakwood Adventist Academy for having me out to visit with her students as well as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders on Thursday!
You can tell they've got some good teachers! There were a lot of interesting questions that came from some bright young minds, and since the Fourth Grade has been studying weather, they knew a lot about storms, air masses, air pressure, the wind, and even density.
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Distressed properties keep filling market
While short sales were up, the number of bank-owned residential property sales fell from 34 percent to 21 percent over the same period, according to Washington Property Solutions 2012 Annual Short Sale Statistics Report.
Short sales represented 23 percent of all closed residential transactions in Snohomish County in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Washington Property Solutions report indicated. The percentage of short sales has been rising steadily in the county since the third quarter of 2011, when they represented 13 percent of closed sales.
"That's a lot," Natalee Thurston, an agent with Windermere JS in Marysville, said of the 2012 fourth-quarter short-sale figures. "That's huge."
Bank-owned and short sales accounted for 40 percent of all Snohomish County real estate transactions in 2012, according to the Washington Property Solutions report. That figure is down from 48 percent in 2011.
The increase in short sales has been driven largely by major shifts in the way lenders are handling distressed properties to avoid foreclosure, said Richard Eastern, CEO of Washington Property Solutions, whose agents work with Windermere Real Estate/East Inc. in Bellevue. Those changes include:
Cash incentives to short-sale sellers of up to $35,000 at closing. Chase and Bank of America have started paying incentives to encourage sellers to do a short sale and avoid foreclosure. The checks can be used by the homeowner without restrictions.
Making financing easier for those who want to buy short-sales properties.
Significantly shortening the time lenders take to initiate foreclosure.
Eastern said the shortened foreclosure timeline has created a new sense of urgency among homeowners who are underwater to make a sales decision.
"A year ago, homeowners who were delinquent on their mortgages just postponed a decision, knowing banks were taking nine months or more before starting foreclosure proceedings," Eastern said. "Now banks are moving much faster with their foreclosure process."
Thurston said she noticed a glut of bank-owned and Fannie Mae properties hit the market soon after the November election. Most of those were trustee's sales advertised in The Daily Herald's legal notices, and many of the foreclosed properties she now sees advertised had been vacant long before the election as banks held them.
Thurston predicts a sharp jump in the number of bank-owned home sales for 2013, based on her own observations.
Worry over the extension of Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act provided an additional push to homeowners considering a short sale in 2012, Eastern said. Uncertainty over the future of the act continues to propel the short-sale market.
"With Congress battling over the budget, consumers have gotten the message that if they don't do a short sale before the end of 2013, they may be hit with a substantial tax bill," Eastern said.
As part of the budget resolution, Congress extended the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act through Dec. 31, 2013. The extension prevents homeowners who go through a short sale from being taxed on the forgiven amount of their mortgage debt. Federal tax rules normally count forgiven debt as taxable income.
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Crankworx - Day 6
Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Time: TBA
Where: Whistler Village
Crankworx is North America's premier mountain biking festival. The festival will be taking place over 10 days from August 10-19. Visit Whistler and watch ground breaking events as well as live music, riding demonstrations and competitions and great parties!
Air Downhill
Day 6 is the Air Downhill competition. This is one of the highlights of the festival. Riders will be competing on one of the most famous courses in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park - A-Line. Will this year's riders be able to beat the times of Andrew Neethling at 4:13.34 and France's Anne Caroline Chausson with 4.33.16?
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The Adara Hotel is located in the heart of Whistler Village, just steps away from the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. We are a bike friendly hotel and have our own guide and will wash your bike!
Contact our reservation staff at the Adara Hotel or view our Whistler Village hotel for more information.


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Hunters and Hunted
Mammals' intelligence allows them to learn from past experience and develop novel solutions to problems. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the life and death struggles between the hunters and hunted.
Cheetahs are solitary hunters with a fragile build. This limits the size of prey they can bring down. However, in the perfect demonstration of mammalian intelligence, cheetahs in northern Kenya have broken free of these limitations.
Uniquely, three cheetah brothers not only live together to defend their territory, they have also learned to hunt together, as lions do. They alone, of all cheetahs, can tackle big prey like ostriches. Mammals can pass new skills to the next generation, but since male cheetahs play no part in the raising of their young, the brothers' novel hunting method will probably die with them.
Family bonds are essential if novel skills are to be passed on. A pod of nine killer whales live off the Falkland Islands. One female alone has discovered a way to edge into a tidal pool where, for a few weeks each year, elephant seal pups learn to swim. With great stealth she can grab a naive pup, saving herself the trouble of catching seals in the open sea. This skill may not be lost since her calf is learning the technique by following her.
When skills are passed on a whole local population can become experts. Dolphins in Florida Bay work as a team to corral fish. The lead dolphin swims in a circle round a shoal of fish, beating its tail on the sea bed to create a ring of mud. The panicking fish try to leap out – straight into the mouths of the waiting dolphins.
The skills mammals develop to outwit prey can be intricate and surprising. Scientists recently discovered that the star-nosed mole in Canada smells its prey underwater by exhaling a bubble from its nostrils and then re-inhaling it ten times a second.
Most predatory bats use echolocation to sense their prey, which they snatch from the air. But greater bulldog bats sense ripples on water made by swimming fish. They skim close by and use their enlarged feet as grappling irons to pluck the fish into the air.
But skill learning is not restricted to hunters. The hunted can develop novel ways to outwit the hunters. In the forest of Bandhavgarh in India chital deer live under constant threat from tigers, which are hard to spot through the grass and trees. So the deer have learned to listen to langur monkeys in the trees. From the monkeys' elevated position they spot approaching tigers and make alarm calls, giving the deer an early warning to escape.


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TRUCKEE — National Geographic is airing a 10-part documentary that captures the trials and triumphs of keeping Interstate 80 open through the winter over the Sierra Nevada's Donner Summit.
"Hell on the Highway," running Wednesdays at 10 p.m., stars the treacherous winter of 2010-11 when more than 700 inches of snow fell — nearly 60 feet.
"We are telling the story of the men and women in tow trucks, Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol who fight the snow every winter to keep Donner Pass and I-80 open," said Conal O'Herlihy, line producer with America's Star Media, which has created award-winning documentaries such as "Deadliest Warrior."
"An element to the story is how vital I-80 is not just to California, but to the nation. Wal-Mart sends 250 trucks over the pass each day," O'Herlihy told Truckee's Sierra Sun (http://tinyurl.com/a3gsbbu).
The heavy winter of 2010-11 and the history of treacherous, often tragic events on Donner Summit inspired the "Hell on the Highway" concept, which burgeoned forth from Gary Tarpinian and his business partner Paninee Theeranuntawat at Morningstar Entertainment based in Los Angeles.


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After having posted about my Madonna meeting and pic-with, I thought I'd put some distance between that and this post—my wrap-up of the entire Truth or Dare fragrance event—to spare those Boy Culture readers who aren't Madonnaphiles.
I arrived around 5:45PM armed with my wristband but knowing I may not have to use it—I'd been cleared for the press line, and all media would be checking in at the same time as the party guests.
Attendees (including many friends, like Anthony, Angel, Jeannie and more) were lined up facing east at the side of Macy's and press and photographers were clotted around the entrance to the tent area right out front. Photographers are a motley crew (not the band).
Some girls...the mostly helpful PR brigade
I had one skanky woman turn and say, "Are you press? Yes? Oh, if you weren't I was going to say to back up." Then, a minute later, she turned to say, "No, seriously—back up." (We were all jammed together and I was in no way on top of her.)
As I state below, tomorrow I'll have a full report on the outside and inside of Madonna's Truth or Dare fragrance launch at Macy's. But first things first—here is THE picture! I could not be happier with it.
I have asked Madonna's publicist—the wonderful Liz Rosenberg—for a photo op on a few occasions. She's known about me since Encyclopedia Madonnica, has kindly referred MTV and others to me when they were in need of a "Madonna expert" and has been an all-around doll. But it's never been the right moment. Feeling this could be my last chance for a long time (rehearsals, touring), I tried again and she "promised to try" (and it didn't "feel like a lie"). All I had to do was hang out on the carpet.
I love this shot—Liz looks like my guardian angel
When it came time, Madonna approached and I shook her hand and said it was nice to see her again. The photographer was directing her to stand on my left. Remember that I was behind the barricade up to my waist with bright lights behind me. Madonna didn't skip a beat, saying, "Not in that light." My heart sank—I thought she might be about to nix the whole thing, which would have been crushing since I could see how happy she'd been during all her previous carpet interviews. The photographer tried to say it was good light (he could flash it out) but she said playfully (but seriously), "I'm not stupid."
Then she said the words any Madonna fan longs to hear: "No, you come to me."
Today was the day when fans could spend $164.40 on a Truth or Dare fragrance at Macy's Herald Square and, presuming they were among the first 200 to do so, earn access to an exclusive Q&A event with Madonna tomorrow evening at the same location.
It'll be like camping, except in the middle of the street!
The last Macy's event had taught me a few things. First, it taught me not to take for granted that every employee would know exactly what was going on. More reassuringly, it taught me that events like this—with little more than some print ads to announce it—do not draw fans by the thousands. (Last time, the event was for the first 350 people to spend $75 on Material Girl items and I had no problem strolling into the store an hour after it opened and securing my position.)
Still, if you care, you worry. So I wondered if people might camp out.
Nicki Minaj is someone I...really don't get. I want to get her, but I don't. I will say that my impression of her has a Lady Gaga clone (clown?) is only based on her fashion sense as none of her songs has sounded much like Gaga (right?), least of all "Beez in the Trap." With an impressive 6.5 million views in a few days, the video ballsily starts out with, "Bitches say shit and they ain't say nothin'" before...well...she says shit and says nothing:
But I wouldn't go this far—this is the top comment on the video at the moment:
Lovely. Nicki's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is out now and looks like it will be #1 on Billboard next week with over 220,000 or so sold. I wonder how many copies are due to the presence of this little number all over NYC:
Madonna at the absolute peak of her Madonnadom—performing "Holiday" (above) and "Express Yourself" (below) during Blond Ambition—has been unleashed in small doses on YouTube to promote the Blu-ray debut of Truth or Dare, out today.
Win your copy by clicking here and entering.
Enjoy these clips, and enjoy the BA clips in Truth or Dare—22 years later, we're still no closer to getting the full concert on DVD, Blu-ray or whatever's next...


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Legal. Personal. Political.
Poor IL Governor Rod Blagojevich. His money situation is so dire he's trying to sell President-Elect Obama's Senate seat. He'll take a bit of everything – from a corporate board membership for his wife, to $500,000. Whatever spare change you have lying around. I'm curious to how much this will effect Obama, and how much Obama knew about it. There are definitely references to the President-Elect, but does that mean that he was in communication with Blagojevich? They talk about White House influence more than once, but often in terms of sending indirect signals that don't lead back to Blagojevich. Below are some of the transcripts from the Affidavit. Tons of fun reading. Warning: explicit language below. [The Illinois Governor has sole discretion in appointing someone to the Senate seat.] "I've got this thing and it's fucking golden, and, uh, uh, I'm just not giving it up for fuckin' nothing. I'm not gonna do it. And, and I can always use it. I can parachute me there." [referring to the open Senate seat] ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that his decision about the open Senate seat will be based on three criteria in the following order of importance: "our legal situation, our personal situation, my political situation. In particular, ROD BLAGOJEVICH has been intercepted conspiring to trade the senate seat for particular positions that the President-elect has the power to appoint (e.g. the Secretary of Health and Human Services). ROD BLAGOJEVICH has also been intercepted conspiring to sell the Senate seat in exchange for his wife's placement on paid corporate boards or ROD BLAGOJEVICH's placement at a private foundation in a significant position with a substantial salary. ROD BLAGOJEVICH has also been intercepted conspiring to sell the Senate seat in exchange for millions of dollars in funding for a non-profit organization that he would start and that would employ him at a substantial salary after he left the governorship. ROD BLAGOJEVICH told Deputy Governor A that if he is not going to get anything of value for the open Senate seat, then ROD BLAGOJEVICH will take the Senate seat himself: "if . . . they're not going to offer anything of any value, then I might just take it." [Senate Candidate 1 is an adviser to President-Elect] During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated, "unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], shit, I'll just send myself, you know what I'm saying." [Later he says] "I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain." Later, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that the Senate seat "is a fucking valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing." On November 5, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH spoke with Deputy Governor A regarding positions that ROD BLAGOJEVICH might be able to obtain in exchange for the soon-to-be vacated Senate seat. Among the potential positions discussed were Secretary of Health and Human Services and various ambassadorships. Deputy Governor A noted that the cabinet position of Secretary of the Energy is "the one that makes the most money." Deputy Governor A stated that it is hard not to give the Secretary of Energy position to a Texan, but with ROD BLAGOJEVICH's coal background it might be a possibility. On November 4, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH spoke with JOHN HARRIS regarding the potential vacant Senate seat. ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that the "trick . . . is how do you conduct indirectly . . . a negotiation" for the Senate seat. Thereafter, ROD BLAGOJEVICH analogized his situation to that of a sports agent shopping a potential free agent to various teams, stating "how much are you offering, [President-elect]? What are you offering, [Senate Candidate 2]? . . . Can always go to. . . [Senate Candidate 3]." Later ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he will make a decision on the Senate seat "in good faith . . . but it is not coming for free. . . .It's got to be good stuff for the people of Illinois and good for me." ROD BLAGOJEVICH states "[President-elect], you want it? Fine. But, its got to be good or I could always take [the Senate seat]." On November 5, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH spoke with JOHN HARRIS regarding what ROD BLAGOJEVICH could obtain for the Senate seat. After discussing various federal governmental positions that ROD BLAGOJEVICH would trade the Senate seat for, ROD BLAGOJEVICH asked about "the private sector" and whether the Presidentelect could "put something together there. . . .Something big." Thereafter, HARRIS suggested that the President-elect could make ROD BLAGOJEVICH the head of a private foundation. ROD BLAGOJEVICH told HARRIS that he should do "homework" on private foundations "right away." ROD BLAGOJEVICH asked whether he could get a high-ranking position at the Red Cross. HARRIS stated that "it's got to be a group that is dependent on [the President-elect]," and that a President probably could not influence the Red Cross. ROD BLAGOJEVICH told HARRIS to "look into all of those." On November 5,
2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH talked with JOHN HARRIS and Deputy Governor A. They discussed potential private foundations with which ROD BLAGOJEVICH might be able to get a position in exchange for filling the Senate seat and, in particular, those foundations that are "heavily dependent on federal aid" and which, therefore, the White House would have the most "influence" on. ROD BLAGOJEVICH wanted to know how much the positions being discussed pay. On November 6, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH talked with Spokesman. ROD BLAGOJEVICH told Spokesman to leak to a particular columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, that Senate Candidate 2 is in the running for the vacant Senate seat. According to ROD BLAGOJEVICH, by doing this, he wanted "to send a message to the [President-elect's] people," but did not want it known that the message was from ROD BLAGOJEVICH. On November 7, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH talked with Advisor A about the Senate seat. ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he is willing to "trade" the Senate seat to Open source information indicates that 22 Change to Win is an organization affiliated with seven unions, including SEIU, and appears to be focused on having the affiliated unions work together on matters of common interest. SEIU Official is affiliated with SEIU. Senate Candidate 1 in exchange for the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services in the President-elect's cabinet. ROD BLAGOJEVICH indicated in the call that if he was appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Services by the President-elect, then ROD BLAGOJEVICH would appoint Senate Candidate 1 to the open Senate seat. HARRIS stated "we wanted our ask to be reasonable and rather than. . .make it look like some sort of selfish grab for a quid pro quo." ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he needs to consider his family and that he is "financially" hurting. HARRIS said that they are considering what will help the "financial security" of the Blagojevich family and what will keep ROD BLAGOJEVICH "politically viable." ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated, "I want to make money." During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH, HARRIS, and Advisor B discussed the prospect of working a three-way deal for the open Senate seat. HARRIS noted that ROD BLAGOJEVICH is interested in taking a high-paying position with an organization called "Change to Win," which is connected to Service Employees International Union ("SEIU").22 HARRIS suggested that SEIU Official make ROD BLAGOJEVICH the head of Change to Win and, in exchange, the President-elect could help Change to Win with its legislative agenda on a national level. [this is a fascinating conversation that you can read more of on page 61 of the affidavit] ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that Governor General Counsel believes the President-elect can get ROD BLAGOJEVICH's wife on paid corporate boards in exchange for naming the President-elect's pick to the Senate. ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he is "struggling" financially and does "not want to be Governor for the next two years." ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that the consultants (Advisor B and another consultant are believed to be on the call at that time) are telling him that he has to "suck it up" for two years and do nothing and give this "motherfucker [the President-elect] his senator. Fuck him. For nothing? Fuck him." ROD BLAGOJEVICH states that he will put "[Senate Candidate 4]" in the Senate "before I just give fucking [Senate Candidate 1] a fucking Senate seat and I don't get anything." (Senate Candidate 4 is a Deputy Governor of the State of Illinois). ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he needs to find a way to take the "financial stress" off of his family and that his wife is as qualified or more qualified than another specifically named individual to sit on corporate boards. Among other things, ROD BLAGOJEVICH raised the issue of whether the President-elect could help get ROD BLAGOJEVICH's wife on "paid corporate boards right now." Advisor A responded that he "think[s] they could" and that a "Presidentelect . . . can do almost anything he sets his mind to." ROD BLAGOJEVICH states that he will appoint "[Senate Candidate 1] . . . but if they feel like they can do this and not fucking give me anything . . . then I'll fucking go [Senate Candidate 5]. ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that if his wife could get on some corporate boards and "picks up another 150 grand a year or whatever" it would help ROD BLAGOJEVICH get through the next several years as Governor. Later in the conversation, ROD BLAGOJEVICH said he knows that the President-elect wants Senate Candidate 1 for the Senate seat but "they're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. Fuck them." [conversations about Warren Buffet beginning a non-profit organization – $10 to $20 million – for Blagojevich to run, or] ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that "[Senate Candidate 6]" (Senate Candidate 6, based on other intercepted conversations, is believed to be a wealthy person from Illinois) "could raise me money like that for a Senate seat." Also on December 5, 2008, after publication of the Tribune article described above, ROD BLAGOJEVICH and three others discussed whether to move money out of the Friends of Blagojevich campaign fund to avoid having the money frozen and also considered the possibility of prepaying the money to ROD BLAGOJEVICH's criminal defense attorney with an understanding that the attorney would donate the money back at a later time if it was not needed.


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Cold Waterby Brooke Weeber
Collect your choice of gallery quality Giclée, or fine art prints custom trimmed by hand in a variety of sizes with a white border for framing.
i love the little trees!
Wonderful illustration! Love the details!
you're on fire brooke! beautiful!
Thanks you, ladies! I'm painting up a storm right now :D
love it ♥♥
So cool!
Really top notch work Brooke! That jumper is amazing!
Thanks Carina and Lisa! Mat, I'm only painting what I wish was in my wardrobe! ;)
Did you know tht according to Hindu mythology, a major river in India - the Ganges came out of the hair (dreadlocks actually) of Shiva, the lord of creation and destruction! This illustration strikes such a familiar chord. i have grown up with calendar art showing Shiva's hair flowing into a river down the Himalayas!
needless to say, love it.
needless to say, love it.
Gorgeous work Brooke!!!
Really cool!
Wow, Sreetama, that's so cool! I had no idea. I'm going to have to look into it!
this is so sweet!
Thank you, Victoria! You're sweet for saying so!
yes yes yes yes love love it!!!! well done love
Thanks, lovely Kris!
Thank you! :D
Your pieces are very unique Brooke. So happy they are special. I love this one. Carpe Diem
This is great!
Wow, thank you so much, Luis and Chris! That makes me swoon with happiness.
Very cleverly thought out and illustrated! Your work is not meant to be a "one glance" piece. I am fascinated by all the little details that you put into each one.
Thank you, Tracey! Sometimes I wish the pictures would blow up a little larger so we could all get better views of the artwork. But glad you were able to take it all in!
Great work! Love how the hair turns into a river.
Thank you, Andre! So glad you like the piece!
Thanks, David!
Very cool work!
i like your style!
Thank you so much, Michael and irshi!
I just wanted to say I am a huge fan thank you for sharing your work with the world :)
Wow, Tania! Thank you so much for such a lovely compliment. You've really made my day!
Interesting design!
your stuff is really amazing!!!
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|The prevalence and factors associated with aspirin resistance in patients premedicated with aspirin.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 22997999 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process
|OBJECTIVE: Aspirin is a key drug used in treating patients with a high risk to develop stroke, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular events. However, a considerable fraction of the patients develops aspirin resistance, which is a multi-factorial process that can occur due to patient's non-compliance, improper dosing, other co-morbidities or drug-drug interactions.This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence and factors associated with aspirin resistance among Jordanians.
METHODS: The study was performed on a sample of 418 adult patients who were taking aspirin as an antiplatelet agent. To determine aspirin resistance, platelet function was assessed using a multiplate analyzer.
RESULTS: Data shows that about 18.7% (78) of the patients were aspirin resistant. Aspirin resistance was associated with female gender (P < 0.05) and was higher among diabetic subjects (P < 0.05). Statins use was correlated with improved aspirin response (P < 0.05). No association was found between aspirin response and: age, body mass index, education, smoking status, family history of cardiovascular disease, aspirin dose and duration of aspirin use (P > 0.05). In addition, aspirin resistance was not related to parameters such as HbA1c and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), comorbidities including dyslipidaemia, and hypertension, and concurrent use of other medications such as beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSION: The incidence of aspirin resistance is high in the Jordanian population. Aspirin resistance is associated with female gender and diabetes. On the other hand, the use of statins improves response to aspirin.
|Sayer I Al-Azzam; Karem H Alzoubi; Omar Khabour; Abdallah Alowidi; Deniz Tawalbeh
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This has been floating around in my drafts since March... lol
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This has been floating around in my drafts since March... lol
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Trust yourself with Information
Posted by Pumelela Nqelenga in south africa , power , outfoxed , Mugabe , journalist , Journalism , fourth estate , fifth estate , citizen
May 03
Polar bears and iPads, ice bergs and Blackberry's, forests and Twitter.
Posted by GeraldineKent in world resource , water , Twitter , tree fellers , sustainability , survival , pollution , polar bears , planet , peak oil , news , nb , natural resources , metals , lobbying , land , Journalism , jeremy grantham , ignorance , ice bergs , hydracarbons , growth , going green , go gree , global warming , fishermen , finite resources , filter , fertiliser , farmers , environment , development , developed countries , Data , crisis , corporations , commodities , advocating , advocate
This week's post deals with the issue of our world's resources, and the severe crisis in trying to sustain these valuable commodities. I stumbled upon this post whilst wading through a very long list of new Twitter feeds.
Now because I am a Journalism student, I've had to adapt to the habit of receiving an inordinate amount of news, at all hours of the day and using my own filter to decide what I need to read right away, what I need to read by the end of the day, and what I can add to a list of things I'll hopefully read later on this year (key word – hopefully).
Apr 13
Fast Forward: The future of paywalls and free news online
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Posted by GeraldineKent in university degree , tree hugger , technology , sustainability south africa , sustainability , south africa , rhodes university , Research , poverty , politics , patriot , ngo , New Media , matriculation , Journalism , humanity , history , hippie , Government , global warming , environment , Education , economics , digital media , development , culture , community , activist , Accessibility , 2012
First things first… I am not a hippie. I am not a tree-hugger. I am not a political activist. I am just a Journalism student, who has a keen interest in History, Politics and humanity's incredible ability to ruin all the good stuff about this planet of ours.
I am a cynic. I am critical. I do believe that we can use history and past mistakes to fix the present and secure a better future. Global warming - I think I believe it exists. The apocalypse of 2012 – I'm rooting for that to be real, for it to be a cleansing session for our world. South Africa – I'm a true patriot at heart but very aware of this country's flaws and inability to solve crises.
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SA media threatened
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I was disturbed to hear this afternoon of a Sunday Times journalist being arrested and forcibly removed by the SA Police Service at the Sunday Times' offices in Rosebank. Such acts are reminiscent of the apartheid days prior to 1994.


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In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented - but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" - a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good... until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. The film is written and directed by Rian Johnson and also stars Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, and Jeff Daniels. Ram Bergman and James D. Stern produce.
- Director
- Rian Johnson
- Actors
- Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels
- Genre
- Action and Adventure, Thriller
- Run Time
- 1 hour 58 minutes
Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
Yes, it's a B movie sci-fi thriller, but not many prestige pictures have this much going on underneath the surface.Tom Charity, CNN.com, 01.04.2013
The reasoning behind all this may not reward prolonged inspection, but Johnson is smart enough to press onward with his plot, leaving us with neither the time nor the desire to linger over the logic ...Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 09.30.2012
That first hour cooks. And the second hour brings Emily Blunt into the story, which is a fine thing for any second half to offer.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 01.04.2013
Johnson doesn't explain too much, but he explains just enough about how two people can be one person, and how the younger entity's actions, in real time, can affect the memory of the older entity.Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 09.27.2012


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A walled Hakka village from 1786 was saved from demolition to create this museum. It's in the middle of industrial Tsuen Wan, in the western New Territories, and its quiet courtyards and small interlocking chambers contrast with the nearby residential towers. It looks more like a large home than a village—not surprisingly, the name translates as "Three Beam House." Rigid symmetry dictated the construction: the ancestral hall and two common chambers form a central axis flanked by private areas. Traditional furniture and farm tools are on display. Head through the courtyards and start your visit in the exhibition hall at the back, where a display gives helpful background on Hakka culture and pre-industrial Tsuen Wan—explanations are sparse elsewhere. You can also try on a Hakka hat.
2 Kwu Uk La., Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong–China
Website: www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk
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Last time you went grocery shopping or bought that discount Halloween candy a week after the celebration, you were surrounded by magazines and tabloids.
You stood in line waiting to pay, seeing headlines like "Kim returns ring," even if they weren't true. Celebrities are basically fair game for all the jokes about them because there is no way these jokes are going to tear them down enough to lose their status.
People don't think about hurting a celebrity's feelings because it is essentially impossible for a celebrity to find out what was said about him or her that was not published.
However, even though I don't like all celebrities and don't agree with some of their decisions, I do think they have more merit than what gets talked about. Take Kathryn Prescott for example. She is one of my favorite actresses from "Skins: UK" and she is also a photographer. She has launched a project which involves her taking photos of well-known Brits but mussing them up to look dirty prior to the photo shoot. The photo exhibit was to showcase how even when these people should have been recognized, viewers didn't stop to notice or care, which is what often happens with homeless people. She is trying to combat that and demonstrate that people need to offer their abilities to help one another through this project called "What Makes Us Care."
Even though she's probably not as famous as I would like to believe, that doesn't exclude actual A-list celebrities that everyone recognizes. Jay-Z also gives back, but people don't know much about his personal life other than that he is married to Beyoncé and has a child with her. He actually began the Shawn Carter Foundation, which is a scholarship that assists inner city children in New York.
Another celebrity whose passion is fairly well-known is Hayden Panettiere. A few years ago, she made headlines because of her cause to save marine life, more specifically, whales. While she did get acknowledgement for this cause, lately, her publicity has been overshadowed by her recent engagement and not for her love of whales.
These are not the only celebrities who have causes they actually care about, which is the sad part. These causes often go unnoticed by everyday people and many celebrities are still the butt of jokes, despite their passion and compassion.
But to me, that says something about our society. I feel like with everything lately, we focus on the negatives. This is an issue everywhere and it is not limited to celebrities. Many news sources focus on the negatives that are happening constantly, but only offer a three or four minute segment about something good at the very end of the newscast when many people are no longer paying attention.
I think that people really need to learn to focus on positivity. Yes, I struggle with this too, especially now when I'm overwhelmed with everything going on, but it's essential that people realize the perks of a positive message. It takes fewer muscles to smile than frown, so it just makes sense to try and be happier. Let's use this mentality in our everyday lives.
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To David and family, sorry about your loss. She looked so proud of you all on WDYTYA. x
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Evgeni Malkin felt good going into Game 5.
"Really good," he said.
There was a reason.
Malkin knew that at some point during the pivotal contest of a closely contested Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Penguins and New York Islanders that he and regular right winger James Neal would be reunited with their best buddy.
That would be Chris Kunitz, the left winger with whom every MVP center on the Penguins really wants to play.
Late in the first period Thursday night at Consol Energy Center, coach Dan Bylsma finally unleashed the lines that he had wanted to try out late in the regular season.
Kunitz went to work with Malkin and Neal, and Pascal Dupuis moved from right to left wing so center Sidney Crosby could play with Jarome Iginla.
This was Bylsma's plan all along for these men: three former scoring champions (Crosby, Malkin, Iginla), two (Kunitz, Neal) who have finished as top-10 scorers and the other guy (Dupuis) coming off consecutive 20-goal campaigns.
Crosby's broken jaw did not allow Bylsma to experiment with the groupings late in the regular season.
The playoffs are no time to experiment, especially with a best-of-seven series tied, 2-2. It helped ease any concerns Bylsma might have had that Kunitz, the NHL's No. 2 scorer at one point during the season, said he would play, well, anywhere for the Penguins.
"I don't think we've ever had a problem with guys jumping into any lineup," Kunitz said.
"We know we have a lot of guys on this team that are used to being in maybe different situations, but we can put out different lineups with guys taking on different roles.
"It's about being unselfish, and it's great to be a part of that when it's going on out there."
Selfishness is not often associated with Malkin or Crosby, but there is good reason both prefer playing with Kunitz to their left.
He was in that spot for Malkin last season when Malkin won a second scoring title and MVP, and Neal scored 40 goals for the first time.
Crosby would have won a second scoring title this season had he not missed the final 12 regular-season games, and he is an MVP finalist. Kunitz was a staple as his left winger.
Kunitz said he believes he meshes with either elite center because he does not alter his approach. He works the corners and front of the net, plays the body and shoots when open. He also knows that the puck is better suited on the stick blades of Crosby or Malkin, so in accordance Kunitz moves it quickly.
Malkin has said his ailing left shoulder has weakened his usually powerful shot, so the placement of Kunitz on his left wing is doubly beneficial for the Penguins.
It boosts Malkin's confidence, which despite his stature can occasionally wane. Also, Kunitz creates space, Malkin said.
That space provides Malkin an extra half-second, which is often all he needs to draw a goalie into overcommitting or a defenseman away from Neal, who has mastered the off-angle shot from the opposite wing.
Neal attempted eight shots in Game 5.
Malkin attempted seven, won six of 11 faceoffs and recorded an assist — all in about 15 minutes.
It was his most efficient performance of the playoffs, perhaps his most complete.
It was no coincidence that Kunitz was his left-hand man.
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