text: Hart Trophy (MVP to his team) winner and Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player, voted by players) winner: Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby. He was the runaway scoring leader with 104 points. His performance helped the Penguins win a division title despite missing more than 500 man-games to injury. Hart vote total: 1,341 Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY SportsHart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award runner-up: Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf. He scored a career-best 31 goals and finished second in the league with 87 points as the Ducks won the Pacific Division title. He put together a 14-game point streak from mid-November to mid-December. Hart vote total: 877 Ed Szczepanski, USA TODAY SportsHart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award finalist: Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux. After a slow start, he surged with 28 goals and 79 points in his final 67 games to finish third in the league in scoring and lift the Flyers to a playoff berth. Hart vote total: 435 Eric Hartline, USA TODAY SportsOther Hart votes: 4. Semyon Varlamov, COL 256. 5. Patrice Bergeron, BOS 137. 6. Tyler Seguin, DAL 84. 7. Joe Pavelski, SJ 71. 8. Anze Kopitar, LA 58. 9. Jonathan Toews, CHI. 10. Ben Bishop, TB 52. 11. Tuukka Rask, BOS 35. 12. Jamie Benn, DAL 35. 13. Corey Perry, ANA 29. 14. Carey Price, MTL 20. 15. Duncan Keith, CHI 19. 16. Gustav Nyquist, DET. 17. Matt Duchene, COL 11. 18. Alex Steen, STL 9. John Tavares, NYI 9. 20. Patrick Sharp, CHI 7. 21. Shea Weber, NSH 4. 22. Joe Thornton, SJ 3. 23. Jaromir Jagr, NJ 1. Patrick Marleau, SJ 1. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 1. Ryan Suter, MIN 1. Marilyn Indahl, USA TODAY SportsNorris Trophy (defenseman) winner: Chicago Blackhawks' Duncan Keith. The 2009-10 winner led defensemen with 55 assists and ranked second with 61 points. He had an eight-game point streak from Nov. 19 to Dec. 3. Vote total: 1,033 Rob Grabowski, USA TODAY SportsNorris Trophy runner-up: Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara. The 2008-09 winner placed in the top 10 among NHL defensemen in goals (17), plus/minus (plus 25), power-play goals (10) and game-winning goals (3). Vote total: 667 Timothy T. Ludwig, USA TODAY SportsNorris Trophy finalist Nashville Predators' Shea Weber. He led NHL defensemen with 23 goals and 12 power-play goals and ranked fourth in average ice time at 26:45. Vote total: 638 Jerome Miron, USA TODAY SportsOther Norris votes: 4. Ryan Suter, MIN 351. 5. Alex Pietrangelo, STL 304. 6. Drew Doughty, LA 284. 7. Erik Karlsson, OTT 70. 8. Ryan McDonagh, NYR 53. 9. Victor Hedman, TB 42. 10. Mark Giordano, CGY 36. 11. Matt Niskanen, PIT 36. 12. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJ 21. 13. Niklas Kronwall, DET 10. 14. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, PHX 6. PK Subban, MTL 6. 16. Andrei Markov, MTL 3. 17. Jay Bouwmeester, STL 1. Brent Seabrook, CHI 1. James Guillory, USA TODAY SportsVezina Trophy winner: Boston Bruins' Tuukka Rask. He led the league with seven shutouts and ranked in the top five in goals-against average, wins and save percentage. Vote total: 103 Bob DeChiara, USA TODAY SportsVezina Trophy runner-up: Colorado Avalanche's Semyon Varlamov. He led the league with 41 wins, a franchise record, and shots faced (2,013) and saves (1,867). Vote total: 90 Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY SportsVezina Trophy (goaltender) finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning's Ben Bishop. He set franchise records with 37 wins and a .924 save percentage, helping the Lightning survive the loss of top scorer Steven Stamkos. Vote total: 32 John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY SportsOther Vezina votes: 4. Carey Price, MTL 26. 5. Jonathan Quick, LA 9. 6. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 5. 7. Steve Mason, PHI 3. 8. Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ 1. Kari Lehtonen, DAL 1 Eric Bolte, USA TODAY SportsCalder Trophy (rookie) winner: Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon. He led all rookies with 63 points and tied for the rookie lead with 24 goals. His 13-game point streak broke Wayne Gretzky's record for streak by a player 18 or younger. Vote total: 1,347 Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY SportsCalder Trophy runner-up: Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat. He led rookies with a plus 32 rating and ranked second with 59 points. He was rewarded with a three-year, $10 million contract in June. Vote total: 791 Kim Klement, USA TODAY SportsCalder Trophy finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Tyler Johnson. His 24 goals broke a team rookie record and his 50 points placed him third in the league among rookies. He was rewarded with a three-year, $10 million contract in May. Vote total: 352 James Guillory, USA TODAY SportsOther Calder votes: 4. Torey Krug, BOS 287. 5. Olli Maatta, PIT 225. 6. Jacob Trouba, WPG 213. 7. Hampus Lindholm, ANA 208. 8. Sean Monahan, CGY 38. 9. Frederik Andersen, ANA 25. 10. Chris Kreider, NYR 20. 11. Seth Jones, NSH 15. 12. Valeri Nichushkin, DAL 14. 13. Nick Bjugstad, FLA 9. 14. Tomas Hertl, SJ 8. 15. Danny DeKeyser, DET 5. 16. Aleksander Barkov, FLA 1. Boone Jenner, CBJ 1. Martin Jones, LA 1 Darcy Kuemper, MIN 1. Eddie Lack, VAN 1. Greg M. Cooper, USA TODAY SportsJack Adams Award finalist: Colorado Avalanche's Patrick Roy. The rookie coach led the Avalanche from last in the West in 2012-13 to first in the Central Division. The team's goal differential improved from minus 36 to plus 30 as the Avalanche tied the franchise record with 52 wins. Vote total: 399 John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY SportsJack Adams Award runner-up: Detroit Red Wings' Mike Babcock. He led the Red Wings to a 23rd consecutive playoff berth, despite missing stars Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg for nearly half a season. The Red Wings lost 421 man-games to injury and had many callups from their American Hockey League affiliate in their lineup. Vote total: 163 Brad Rempel, USA TODAY SportsJack Adams Award finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning's Jon Cooper. He took a team that finished 28th overall in 2012-13 and led it to second place in the Atlantic Division in his first full season behind the bench. That was accomplished despite star scorer Steven Stamkos missing 45 games because of a broken leg. Vote total: 136 Kim Klement, USA TODAY SportsOther Jack Adams votes: 4. Claude Julien, BOS 68. 5. Bruce Boudreau, ANA 24. 6. Craig Berube, PHI 23. 7. Ken Hitchcock, STL 14. 8. Todd Richards, CBJ 6. 9. Joel Quenneville, CHI 5. 10. Lindy Ruff, DAL 5. 11. Dan Bylsma, PIT 4. Todd McLellan, SJ 4. 13. Mike Yeo, MIN 2. 14. Michel Therrien, MTL 1. Barry Trotz, NSH 1. Eric Bolte, USA TODAY SportsGM of the year award winner: Anaheim's Bob Murray. His Ducks set franchise records in wins (54), points (116), point percentage (.707), home wins (29) and road wins (25). Vote total: 66 Damian Dovarganes, APNHL general manager of the year award runner-up: Montreal's Marc Bergevin. He led the Canadiens to a 100-point season and a second consecutive playoff berth. He brought in Danny Briere, Douglas Murray and George Parros during the offseason and then traded for Thomas Vanek, Mike Weaver and Dale Weise. Vote total: 49 Eric Bolte, USA TODAY SportsGM of the year award finalist: Los Angeles' Dean Lombardi. He led the Kings to a 100-point season. His best move was acquiring Marian Gaborik at the trade deadline, igniting the team's offense. Vote total: 33 Andrew D. Bernstein, NHLI via Getty ImagesOther GM of the year votes: 4. Stan Bowman, CHI 29. 5. Jim Nill, DAL 27. 6. Peter Chiarelli, BOS 23. 7. Chuck Fletcher, MIN 21. 8. Steve Yzerman, TB 19. 9. Ken Holland, DET 14. 10. Greg Sherman, COL 10. 11. Glen Sather, NYR 9. 12. Jarmo Kekalainen, CBJ 8. 13. Doug Armstrong, STL 6. 14. Dale Tallon, FLA 1. Dennis Wierzbicki, USA TODAY SportsSelke Trophy (defensive forward) winner: Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron: He led the NHL in faceoff wins with 1,015, the most by any player in the past seven seasons, and was second in plus-minus with a career-high plus 38 rating. This was his second trophy in three years. Vote total: 1,283 Adam Hunger, USA TODAY SportsSelke Trophy runner-up: Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar. The first-time finalist had a plus 34 rating, won 53.3% of his faceoffs and logged the most shorthanded time among the league's top 30 scorers. Vote total: 840 Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY SporSelke Trophy finalist: Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews. Last season's winner topped all Chicago forwards in average ice time (20:28) and ranked second on the club in takeaways (51) and plus-minus (plus 26). He ranked fifth in the NHL in faceoff wins (884) and percentage (57.2%). He is a finalist for the third time in four seasons. Vote total: 624 Rob Grabowski, USA TODAY SportsOther Selke votes: 4. David Backes, STL 415. 5. Marian Hossa, CHI 66. 6. Ryan O'Reilly, COL 58. 7. Tomas Plekanec, MTL 45. 8. Joe Pavelski, SJ 32. 9. Sean Couturier, PHI 30. 10. Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 22. 11. Ondrej Palat, TB 19. 12. David Krejci, BOS 16. 13. Pavel Datsyuk, DET 11. 14. Antoine Vermette, PHX 11. 15. Alex Steen, STL 9. 16. Paul Stastny, COL 8 . 17. Frans Nielsen, NYI 8. 18. Sidney Crosby, PIT 8. 19. Tyler Johnson, TB 6. 20. Brandon Dubinsky, CBJ 6 Bruce Fedyck, USA TODAY SportsLady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship) winner: Colorado Avalanche center Ryan O'Reilly. He had one penalty all season - for playing with a broken stick. He had a career-best 64 points and led the team led the club in goals (28), power-play goals (nine) and game-winners (six-tied). He led the NHL in takeaways (83) for the second time in the past three seasons. Vote total: 1,181 Jerome Miron, USA TODAY SportsLady Byng Trophy runner-up: New York Rangers right wing Martin St. Louis. The three-time winner (2010, 2011 and 2013) ranked third among NHL forwards in total time on ice but was assessed just 10 penalty minutes - fewest among the league's top 20 scorers. He has been a finalist eight times in the past 10 years. Vote total: 358 Adam Hunger, USA TODAY SportsLady Byng finalist: San Jose Sharks center Patrick Marleau. He finished with 33 goals and 70 points while registering only 18 penalty minutes. He also was a finalist in 2006. Vote total: 323 Robert Stanton, USA TODAY SportsOther Lady Byng votes: 4. Tyler Seguin, DAL 289. 5. Frans Nielsen, NYI 182. 6. Marcus Johansson, WSH 128. 7. Teemu Selanne, ANA 115. 8. Matt Duchene, COL 104. 9. Daniel Alfredsson, DET 97. 10. Anze Kopitar, LA 61. 11. David Krejci, BOS 57. 12. Jason Pominville, MIN 51. 13. Patrice Bergeron, BOS 42. 14. Patrick Kane, CHI 39. 15. Jordan Eberle, EDM 34. 16. Ben Smith, CHI 33. 17. Jaromir Jagr, NJ 30. 18. Pavel Datsyuk, DET 29. 19. Duncan Keith, CHI 25. 20. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJ 23 Jerome Miron, USA TODAY SportsFirst All-Star team: Center Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh; left wing Jamie Benn (pictured), Dallas; right wing Corey Perry, Anaheim; defensemen Duncan Keith, Chicago, and Zdeno Chara, Boston; goalie Tuukka Rask, Boston. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY SportsSecond All-Star team: center Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim; right wing Alex Ovechkin (pictured), Washington; left wing Joe Pavelski, San Jose; defensemen Shea Weber, Nashville, and Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis; goaltender Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Ed Mulholland, USA TODAY SportsAll-rookie team: Forwards Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado, Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay; defensemen Torey Krug, Boston, and Hampus Lindholm, Anaheim; goaltender Frederik Andersen (pictured), Anaheim. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY SportsNHL Foundation Award (community service) winner: Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron. In 2006-07, he introduced "Patrice's Pals," which provides children from various youth organizations the opportunity to watch Bruins home games from a luxury suite and meet Bergeron after the game. John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY SportsNHL Foundation Award finalist: San Jose Sharks winger Brent Burns. He has donated more than $1 million to Defending the Blue Line (DTBL), which provides children of military families the opportunity to play hockey. He hosts 500 DTBL clients in "Burnzie's Battalion" suite at SAP Center each season. Ed Szczepanski, USA TODAY SportsNHL Foundation Award finalist: Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith. His charity, Keith Relief, helpsalleviate some of the financial and emotional burdens of families and individuals during times of medical crises.He has raisedmore than $250,000 through benefit concerts since 2012, with money going toward Keith Relief and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. Marc DesRosiers, USA TODAY SportsMark Messier Leadership Award winner: Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown. He donates $50 per hit to a different charity each season. In 2012-13 and 2013-14, Brown selected Children's Hospital Los Angeles' Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit. Before that, he and his wife partnered with KaBOOM! to build a playground in Carson, Calif. This is his third year as a finalist. Perry Nelson, USA TODAY SportsMark Messier Leadership Award finalist: Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf. The first-time finalist had 31 goals and 87 points. His golf tournament raised more than $300,000 for CureDuchenne, which funds research for those suffering from the progressive muscle-wasting disease. Kelvin Kuo, USA TODAY SportsMark Messier Leadership Award finalist: Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. He volunteers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, including setting up a special skating session with 4-year-old Nicholas Skretkowski before the Stadium Series at Soldier Field. He was runner-up last season. Scott Rovak, USA TODAY SportsKing Clancy Award winner (leadership, humanitarian contributions) winner: The first-year Edmonton Oilers captain supported the Hope Mission Shelter and also the November Project, a free program in which people gather once a week to partake in physical activity at public locations. Perry Nelson, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy winner: New York Rangers forward Dominic Moore. He returned to the NHL this season after sitting out 2012-13 after the death of his wife from a rare form of liver cancer. He founded the Katie Moore Foundation to help patients and families with rare cancers. Bruce Bennett, Getty ImagesMasterton Trophy (dedication, perseverance) finalist: New Jersey Devils right wing Jaromir Jagr. He led the Devils in scoring from start to finish at age 42. He often works out in the middle of the night or after games are over. Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy finalist: Carolina Hurricanes center Manny Malhotra. His career appeared over because of an eye injury, but he landed an AHL tryout and a job with the Hurricanes. He was among the league's top faceoff men. James Guillory, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin. He finished last season playing with a torn ACL, had surgery and was ready by the opener. He finished the season with a plus 26 rating. Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell. He gained notice last spring for continuing to kill a penalty after breaking his leg blocking a shot. He rehabbed to be ready for training camp and played all 82 games. Adam Hunger Adam Hunger-USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Buffalo Sabres right wing Drew Stafford. His point totals plummeted last season, but he regained his scoring touch under coach Ted Nolan. He also was reinstated as an alternate captain. Timothy T. Ludwig, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano. The undrafted defenseman replaced departed Jarome Iginla as captain and set career high in goals and points while averaging more than 25 minutes a game. Candice Ward, USA TODAY SportsMasteron Trophy nominee: Chicago Blackhawks center Michal Handzus. Acquired last season before the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup run, he has been a key penalty killer this season and played his 1,000th NHL game in March. Jean-Yves Ahern, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nate Guenin. He made the Avalanche roster at 30 and landed a two-year deal. Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Nick Foligno. His daughter was born this season with a congenital heart defect and needed surgery. Despite dealing with that, he scored a career-best 18 goals. Russell LaBounty, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Dallas Stars center Rich Peverley. Peverley, right, played most of the season despite being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat in training camp. He collapsed during a March 10 game, was revived and decided to have season-ending surgery. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Award nominee: Detroit Red Wings right wing Daniel Alfredsson. He left the Ottawa Senators after 17 seasons and helped Detroit extend its playoff streak to 23 seasons. He provided leadership after Henrik Zetterberg's injury and tied for the team lead with 49 points. Marc DesRosiers, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Smyth. The longtime Oilers announced his retirement. During the season, he passed Mark Messier in Oilers career goals and tied Glenn Anderson for first on the Oilers in power-play goals. Perry Nelson, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Florida Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski. The team captain came back in January from major hip surgery and didn't miss a game, save for some back-to-back situations. Ed Mulholland Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Los Angeles Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell. He missed the entire 2012-13 season with a knee injury and played all but six games this season, averaging more than 20 minutes a night. Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding. Last season's winner had a league-best 1.65 goals-against average and .933 save percentage before he had to stop playing in December because of complications from his multiple sclerosis. Brace Hemmelgarn, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Montreal Canadiens center David Desharnais. The undrafted 5-7, 170 forward had worked his way up to the NHL after a tryout in the ECHL. After a slow start this season, he caught fire on a line with Max Pacioretty and Thomas Vanek. Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Nashville Predators center Paul Gaustad. He has had a sliced leg tendon and a torn thumb tendon during his career, but has recovered to be one of the league's best faceoff men. Mike Strasinger, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: New York Islanders right wing Colin McDonald. The 29-year-old earned a roster spot with the Islanders in the shortened 2013 training camp after 409 AHL games, three ECHL games and just seven NHL games with the Penguins and Oilers. At the end of the 2013 season, he earned a two-year contract with the Isles, his first one-way deal. Sergei Belski, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson. He worked his way back to 100% this season after a February 2013 severed Achilles tendon. He led all NHL defensemen with 74 points and tied a franchise record with 20 goals by a defenseman. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Hal Gill. Though he rarely plays, he has been a mentor and part-time coach to the Flyers' younger defensemen. Eric Hartline, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Phoenix Coyotes center Jeff Halpern. Unable to land a contract last summer, he played in Europe. The Coyotes signed him two weeks into the season and he has paid off with his faceoff and penalty-killing prowess. Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY SportMasterton Trophy nominee: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. Letang, 26, suffered a stroke in late January but returned before the end of the season and is a regular in the playoffs. Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen. He shattered his career best with 33 goals, despite missing 11 games with his second concussion in three seasons. Don McPeak, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Award nominee: San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Stalock. He overcame a severed nerve in his leg in 2011 and won the backup job in San Jose this season, setting a franchise record with a shutout streak of 178 minutes, 55 seconds. Sergei Belski, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos. He broke his leg on Nov. 11 and though he missed the Olympics, he was able to return in March. He was named Lightning captain after Martin St. Louis was traded. Eric Bolte, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Paul Ranger. He took three years off from hockey, starting in 2009, played in the American Hockey League in 2012-13 and played 53 games this season after signing a free-agent contract with the Maple Leafs. Brad Penner, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin. He changed his style under new coach John Tortorella to a more defensive role. He played through injuries, including broken ribs, to play the 1,000th game of his career. His iron man streak ended in January at 679 games. Anne-Marie Sorvin, USA TODAY SportsMasterton Trophy nominee: Washington Capitals right wing Joel Ward. He went undrafted and didn't gain NHL notice until the Minnesota Wild gave him a tryout in 2006. This season, Ward scored his first 20-goal season at age 33. Paul Frederiksen, USA TODAY SportsMasteron Trophy nominee: Winnipeg Jets center Olli Jokinen. He rebounded from a subpar lockout season to score 18 goals and 43 points. Ed Szczepanski, USA TODAY SportsLike this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:ReplayLast SlideNext Slide


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Who would you vote for?
Timothy Kincaid
September 26th, 2012
There's a choice – well, a non-choice really – in the 60'th House seat in Illinois.
Candidate A
A opposes same sex marriage. The members of her church disapprove of "that lifestyle".
"We do not allow those types of behaviors in our church at all. Not that you can't come there, but if you do you're not going to be blatant. What you do at home needs to stay at home."
When asked to explain what types of behaviors she meant, A said: "Two men kissing, two women kissing." And, besides, why do gay people need marriage?
"I'm still not clear on why they feel the need for marriage when you've got civil unions," she said. "One of the answers I was told is that civil unions didn't give them enough. How much more do you want?"
A did not vote for civil unions either, answering "present" instead.
Candidate B
B opposes same sex marriage. He thinks marriage is for pro-creation and notes that while gay couples can adopt they cannot have biological children together.
"I have a very big problem with the use of the word 'marriage.'" he said. "I've been married 40 years. That word actually means something."
B is worried about how the family has "dissolved" in our society and said "the gay marriage issue fits right into that." As for civil unions or expanded rights, he is less bothered by that.
"I don't have the right to tell people who they should love or how they should love, but I do believe that the word marriage should not be incorporated in there."
I know we are not one-issue voters. But if they take positions on our lives, that has to be a major factor.
And just as a matter of intellectual curiosity, I wonder if either of these candidates appears worse than the other – and why. After you decide, go see whether the party affiliation confirms, changes or in any way impacts your gut impression. (And let's pretend you can't choose a third party, write in, or sit this one out or else your grocery clerk will pack your ice-cream in the same bag as your fresh warm deli-roasted chicken).

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Mom Is There Somewhere
As summer approaches, young wildlife will be emerging from their hiding places to venture into the world. Oftentimes, this typically is where when conflict occurs between nature and humans. Conservation offices and employees get a wide variety of calls and contacts about young wildlife being abandoned by their parents, especially "orphaned deer." Some want to raise the wildlife themselves, while others want to know where to take the animal to be cared for. Raising wildlife without a proper permit is illegal. It takes training and expertise to raise an animal so it has the best chance of survival. Even with the proper care, the odds of survival aren't good. There are few trained animal rehabilitation facilities in our area, and they have limited resources. They can't take every animal.
Mom Is Around Somewhere
Typically a young deer is not an "orphan." When a doe produces its fawn, usually in May or June, it places that fawn in an area that is well suited to hide its young from predators. That fawn is thought to be odorless, producing no signs of smell for a predator to follow. This process allows the deer to have a very good chance of survival in the wild. When humans come in contact with a young fawn, we can contaminate it by leaving our scent on that fawn. Canines will often trace human scent for long distances just to see what we are up to, and they will find a fawn with that scent left on it very quickly for a nice meal. A doe will leave its fawn for several hours at a time in order to eat, drink and refurbish its milk supply to feed its young. Removing the fawn from its hiding place can make it extremely difficult to ensure that the young deer will be reunited with its mother and can potentially lead to the fawn's death.
Leave It Where You Find It
I've already received calls from folks finding fawns behind their barns, houses and farm equipment. My answer is always that to ensure the fawn's survival, as cuddly as it may be, leave it where you found it so it can be reunited with its mother. Removing the fawn inevitably seals its fate with nature or human destruction. Enjoy nature, but leave it where it belongs.
On June 13th, 2011 at 3:18pm cardem said:
Michelle, thanks for reading our blog and your project sounds like a good one. I have e-mailed you a contact that I hope will help. Best of luck!
On June 13th, 2011 at 2:22pm Michelle Hastings said:
Hi Melanie, Thanks for your post. I am a PhD student at the University of Missouri-Columbia and I am interested in interviewing women who hunt for a qualitative study. Any suggestions?
On June 8th, 2011 at 2:07am Rachelle said:
You always share some good posts and I really don't have much idea regarding this, knowing more about these animals is really great, keep updating us with these good information.
On June 2nd, 2011 at 9:08am cardem said:
David, Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. This is the time of year when we get so many calls and while we appreciate how these animals touch our hearts, it is best to leave them. Thanks again for reading the Pine Needle.
On May 25th, 2011 at 7:51pm david scott said:
What a great thought. I love the subject selected by you. Especially talking about animals getting attached to humans. Thanks.


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NEW YORK, October 11, 2012 - Marketsareopen, one of the leaders in providing investment alerts on U.S. stocks are announcing Investment Highlights on Sprint Nextel Corporation, Clearwire Corporation, MetroPCS Communications, Wal-Mart Stores.
As per a report from Reuters, the U.S. operator, Sprint Nextel Corporation(NYSE:S), for more than one trillion yen or $12.8 billion, according to sources.
While Sprint declined to comment on the issue, Softbank said that the reports are based on speculation. Sprint shares had jumped 18 percent.
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At market close on Wednesday, the market capitalization of Sprint Nextel was $5.12 billion. At the end of June 2012, the company had more than 56 million users.
According to one analyst, Softbank might offer a 27 percent premium and pay $6.40 per share of Sprint.
Another analyst Jennifer Fritzsche said that this was the only available option for Softbank if it wished to step into the American market. "In terms of (Sprint) standalone, we believe the asset represents the only way for a potential new entrant to get a national presence immediately in the U.S.," said the Wells Fargo analyst in a note to clients.Softbank is reportedly in talks with banks to borrow the money required for the bid.
while Clearwire Corporation(NASDAQ:CLWR) soared 30% as Sprint holds 49% of struggling the company. However, shares of MetroPCS Communications Inc(NYSE:PCS) slumped 6.50%.
Is PCS Showing a Buy Signal After Today's Slump? Find Out Here http://marketsareopen.com/reports/index.php?company=PCSWal-Mart Stores, Inc.(NYSE:WMT)'s U.S. unit has said that it is confident of maintaining its growth momentum going into the holiday season, which usually sees a spike in sales.
The company said that it had a sound strategy for the holiday season and it would hasten the opening of small stores.
It said that the company as targeting online sales at $9 billion by 2014.
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im 9 weeks pregnant and ive been having headaches and naseua all day long and i dont know what to do, with my first pregnancy i didnt have any type of morning sickness but this is all day sickness please help lol!!!
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English to Tagalog: 1st Indorsement
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Respectfully returned, through the Director, National Capital Region, Local Government Sector to the Supervising Auditor, Quezon City, the herein papers, requesting that the attached Audit Team report prepared by Messrs. XXX and XXX, Team Leader and Member, respectively, be subscribed under oath on the last page thereof, in compliance with the requirement of the Office of the Ombudsman. There being a finding of malversation, the report, together with all its attachments, shall be referred to the said Office for the filing of appropriate administrative and/or criminal complaint.
Translation - Tagalog
Gumagalang na isinauli, sa pamamagitan ng Tagapagmatnugot, Punong Rehyon ng Bansa, Sektor ng Pamamahalang Lokal, sa Nangangasiwang Tagasuri, Lungsod ng Quezon, ang mga papeles na ito, hinihiling na ang lakip na ulat ng Pangkat ng Tagasuri na ihinanda nina G. XXX at XXX, Pinuno at Kasapi, ayon sa pagkakabanggit, ay sumpaan at lagdaan sa huling pahina nito, alinsunod sa kahingian ng Tanggapan ng Ombudsman. Yayamang may natuklasan na paglulustay, ang ulat, kasama lahat ng lakip nito, ay isasangguni sa naturang Tanggapan para sa paghahapag ng nauukol na sumbong pampangasiwaan at/o kriminal.
English to Tagalog: Ghost patients still haunt Medicare; P300M lost yearly
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Ghost patients still haunt Medicare; P300M lost yearly
Posted: 11:48 PM (Manila Time) | Feb. 17, 2002
By Jerry Esplanada
Inquirer News Service
Fraudulent Claims
(First of three parts)
THE COUNTRY'S National Health Insurance Program continues to lose as much as P300 million a year to fraudulent claims, including those involving so-called ghost patients.
And according to the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp., which administers the program, at least 11 hospitals are facing penalties for claiming Medicare benefits for non-admitted or non-existing patients.
"The number of fraudulent cases has grown to alarming proportions," said Dr. Francisco Duque III, president and CEO of PhilHealth. "We have to stop the hemorrhaging of PhilHealth. Otherwise, the corporation will incur more losses. We want to put a stop to fraudulent practices to protect PhilHealth members."
PhilHealth assumed responsibility for managing the Medicare program in October 1997 for the Government Service Insurance System and in April 1998, for the Social Security System.
According to a PhilHealth report released in the year 2001, at least 4 percent of payments for Medicare claims in 2000 were fraudulent or questionable. Total claims amounted to P6.8 billion, so this "translates to at least P272 million in losses for the corporation," the report read.
Translation - Tagalog
Medicare pinagmumultuhan pa rin ng "ghost patients": P300M nawawala taun-taon
Iniulat: 11:48 ng gabi (Manila Time) | Ika-17 ng Pebrero, 2002
Ni Jerry Esplanada
Lingkod-Balitaan ng Inquirer
Huwad na mga Pahayag
(Una sa tatlong bahagi)
Patuloy na nawawalan ang National Health Insurance Program ng bansa ng halagang umaabot sa P300 milyon taun-taon dulot ng huwad na mga claim, kabilang na ang mga kinasasangkutan ng tinaguriang "ghost patient."
At ayon sa Philippine Health Insurance Corp., ang pampamahalaang pangasiwaan ng naturang programa, di kukulangin sa 11 ospital ang nahaharap sa mga parusa bunga ng pag-angkin ng mga benepisyo mula sa Medicare para sa mga pasyenteng hindi naman ginamot, o di kaya'y kathang-isip lamang.
"Lubhang dumami na ang bilang ng huwad na mga kaso," ani Dr. Francisco Duque III, pangulo at punong-abala ng PhilHealth. "Kailangan naming itigil ang pagdurugo ng PhilHealth. Kung hindi'y aani ng higit pang pagkalugi ang korporasyon. Nais naming itigil ang huwad na mga gawaing ito upang ipagtanggol ang mga miyembro ng PhilHealth."
Tinanggap ng Philhealth ang pananagutan na pamahalaan ang programang Medicare nuong Oktubre, 1997, para sa Government Service Insurance System, at nuong Abril 1998, para sa Social Security System.
Ayon sa isang ulat ng PhilHealth nuong 2001, di bababa sa 4 na porsyento ng mga kabayaran para sa Medicare claims nuong 2000 ay huwad o nakapag-aalinlangan. Umabot sa P6.8 bilyon ang kabuuang claims, kaya't "nangangahulugan ito na nawalan ang korporasyon ng di kukulangin sa P272 milyon," ayon sa naturang ulat.
Tagalog to English: Prayer for Women's Day 2003
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Pagdakila sa Dios na makapangyarihan sa lahat!
Taos pusong pasasalamat ang aming alay sa Dios na nagkaloob sa amin ng buhay at lakas
Salamat sa araw na ito bilang pagkilala at pagdiriwang sa araw ng kababaihan
Salamat po sa presensiya ng bawat isang narito maging sa presensiya ng mga pinuno ng aming pamahalaan.
Bilang pagkilala namin sa Iyong presensiya ay hinihiling po namin ang Iyong pangunguna sa gawaing ito
Dalangin namin ay maging makabuluhan ang ganitong pagtitipon
Na sa pamamagitan nito ay lalong masulong ang karapatan at kakayanan ng mga kababaihan
Pagkalooban Mo po kami ng kalakasan, karunungan at talento upang magamit namin para makabahagi sa pagsulong ng aming bayan.
Hinihiling din po namin ang pagkakaroon ng damdaming may malasakit sa kapakanan ng aming bansa, upang kami'y maging makabuluhang mamamayan.
Pagpalain Mo po ang araw na ito.
Ito po ang aming pagkakatiwala, sa pangalan ni Jesus.
Translation - English
Glory to God the most powerful!
We offer heartfelt gratitude to God who granted us life and strength
We thank You for this day when women are recognized and celebrated
We thank You for the presence of each and every one here today, even the leaders of our government.
In recognition of Your presence, we ask for Your leadership in this task
We pray that this assembly become relevant
That through this, the rights and abilities of women are further advanced.
Grant us strength, knowledge and talent that we may use to take part in our country's advancement.
We also ask that You grant us concern for the plight of our nation, that we may become relevant citizens.
Bless this day.
This is our expression of faith, in Jesus' name.
English to Tagalog: For Every Woman by Nancy Smith
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For every woman who is tired of acting weak when she knows she is strong,
there is a man who is tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.
For every woman who is tired of acting dumb,
there is a man who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything.
For every woman who is tired of being called an emotional female,
there is a man who is denied the full right to weep and be gentle.
For every woman who feels tied down by her children,
there is a man who is denied the full pleasure of shared parenthood.
For every woman who is denied meaningful employment and equal pay,
there is a man who must bear full financial responsibility for another human being.
For every woman who was not taught the intricacies of an automobile,
there is a man who was not taught the satisfaction of cooking.
For every woman who takes a step toward her own liberation,
there is a man who finds that the way to freedom has been made a little easier.
Translation - Tagalog
Sa bawat babaeng pagod na sa kagaganap na mahina habang batid niyang siya'y malakas,
may lalaking pagod na sa pagmumukhang siya'y malakas habang nakadarama siya ng panghihina.
Sa bawat babaeng pagod na sa kagaganap na tanga,
may lalaking pasan ang ekspektasyon na lagi niyang alam ang lahat.
Sa bawat babaeng pagod na sa pagkakatawag na babaeng emosyonal,
may lalaking pinagkakaitan ng lubos na karapatang lumuha at maging maamo.
Sa bawat babaeng dama'y nakatali siya sa kanyang mga anak,
may lalaking pinagkakaitan ng lubos na kasiyahan ng magkatuwang na pagmamagulang.
Sa bawat babaeng pinagkakaitang ng makabuluhang hanapbuhay at pantay na sahod,
may lalaking pumapasan ng buong pananagutan para sa ibang tao.
Sa bawat babaeng hindi tinuruan ng kasalimuotan ng kotse,
may lalaking hindi tinuruan ng kasiyahan ng pagluluto.
Sa bawat babaeng humahakbang patungo sa kanyang kalayaan,
may lalaking nakatutuklas na ang landas patungong kalayaan ay pinagaan.
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It's my mission in life to facilitate communication. Nowadays, information is literally at our fingertips, yet there remains a language barrier. I would like to see the Tagalog-speaking and the English-speaking communities get to know each other's thoughts, grow on their similarities, and thrive on their differences. This is my interest in translation.
I am fluent in only two languages: English and Tagalog. My translation experience includes: forward as well as backward translation (1st to 2nd rounds); proofreading aside from editing (comparing source and target documents) translated material; management of translation project with several translators working on 2 books; translation assessment; very little live interpretation.
Areas of expertise: Social/Community Development, Arts & Entertainment, Business, Economics, Health, Management, Accounting, Journalism, Law, Religion, and Natural Resource Management.
Interests: Gender and development, social/community development, arts & entertainment, business, economics, micro-entrepreneurship, health, management, linguistics, accounting, journalism, law, religion, and community-based natural resource management.
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Obtained perfect scores at Transparent Language's English Proficiency (150/150 points, http://www.transparent.com/tlquiz/proftest/english/tlengtest.htm) and Tagalog Proficiency (http://www.transparent.com/tlquiz/lwquiz/Tagalog/tltaga.htm) tests. Also took the Berlitz English Placement Evaluation (http://www.berlitz.com/englishtest/), where my performance indicated "a good command of the language", placing "within the advanced range of proficiency".
Professional certifications courtesy of Brainbench include: being the only Philippine Master in Business Writing (2000-2003 - for renewal); top Philippine Master in Written English (2000-2002); among the top 10 Philippine Masters in English Vocabulary (2001-2003) and Spelling (U.S., also 2001-2003); top Philippine tester in Microsoft Word (2001-2003), Microsoft Excel (2001-2002) and Editing & Proofing (Chicago Style) (2000-2003 - for renewal); among top 3 Philippine testers in Technical Writing (2000-2003 - for renewal), Training Development (2001-2003), and Training Delivery and Evaluation (2001-2003); as well as second best Philippine tester (not certified) in PowerPoint 2000 (2000-2003).
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Undergraduate in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines (Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 1984) on full government scholarship.
Completed standard elementary (6 years) and high school (4 years) of education in English and Filipino Communication Arts. Also completed one semester each (as elective courses) of Creative Writing in Filipino, Creative Writing in English, and Pagsasaling-Wika (Translation) at the University of the Philippines Integrated School.
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ASSESSING TRANSLATION accuracy for Jubilee Tech International Global (March 2011). Work involved validating the correctness of two test translations, and assessing the level of competence displayed.
MANAGING the translation by three (3) translators (from English into Tagalog: 75,000 words, estimate) of Mr. Marlo Sanchez' two locally bestselling English books on entrepreneurship (Pinoybisnes Series I - A Smart & Practical Guide for New Entrepreneurs - & II - Be Smart! Start & Manage Your Own Business) in March 2002 until May 2003
EDITING translations:
Edited the Tagalog translation of "Clouds' Sweet Kiss", a book for children by Oscar Laborem Adiao-Garcia in December 2011
Edited the Tagalog translation of the two books on entrepreneurship described above.
Manual for Community Health Volunteers translated (from English into Tagalog) by the Philippine General Hospital and published by Arci Cultura e Sviluppo in December 2000
As a rule, I interpret English terms into Tagalog, especially the news and lyrics of songs (and until "Tagalized" versions of old English movies became in vogue, dialogue in movies, too), for my partner - since 2004.
Translation of Tagalog terms into English for the 2012 Year-End Edition of Paghahabi, the semi-annual newsletter of the Women and Gender Commission of the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines (WGC-AMRSP), and the proceedings of their 2012 (5th) General Assembly.
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English for the Pilipino Commuters Consumer Cooperative (PILCOM) Three-Year Sirkulo ng Kapitbahayan (SIKAP) Community Stores Project Proposal.
Translation of Tagalog terms into English for the Alliance for Bases Clean-Up's 2012 accomplishment report, and bidirectional translation of articles for the 2012 edition of their newsletter.
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English for the Paglingap ng Bagong Taytay Foundation's organizational profile.
Translation of Tagalog discussion into English, for a project concept paper.
Translation of Tagalog documents and interview into English, for the website and the accomplishment report of the Saragpunta Federation.
Translation of Tagalog into English, the synopsis of a book (included in its publication).
Translation of Tagalog terms into English for the Alliance for Bases Clean-Up's 2011 accomplishment report, and bidirectional translation of articles for the 2011 edition of their newsletter.
Translation, with comments, of English into Tagalog, for a medical research company based in the United Kingdom.
Translation of official English correspondence into Tagalog, for Saragpunta.
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English, for the economic survey for the Commonwealth Ave. Congressional Ave. Ext. Muñoz Balintawak Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association, Inc. and Transport Service Cooperative (CCMBJODAI-TSC).
Translation of First Indorsement text (English to Tagalog) and electoral campaign material for the candidate supported by the Project 2 Senior Citizens' Association.
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English, for the Peoples' Task Force for Bases Clean-Up/Alliance for Bases Clean-Up's legal and business communication and documents, both online and not.
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English, for the 2009 Faith in Tomorrow's Dream Foundation's legal and business communication and documents.
Second back-translator for a United Kingdom-based medical research company. Work involved back-translating Tagalog translation into English, with comments and/or explanations when warranted.
As editor of the Balik Calawit Movement's 2009 Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP) occasional translation of words or phrases from English into Tagalog to ensure readability of the publication
As documentor of the Socio-Pastoral Institute's Buhay-Katiwala, their 2009 international conference on the Spirituality of Stewardship, occasionally translated words, phrases or entire passages from Tagalog into English to ensure unity of output language.
Translated the company vision and mission of the Samahan ng Maralitang Pamilya (SAMARPA) Multi-Purpose Cooperative Printing Press, from Tagalog into English
(Up to present) Translation of Tagalog discussions into English, for the Bagong Taytay Foundation's legal and business communication and documents.
Translation of segments of the 2007 Annual Report of Palawan's Tagbanua federation Saragpunta from Tagalog into English.
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English, for the Alliance of Tansport Organizations in Mega Manila (ATOMM)
Translation of an English advertising punchline into Tagalog for a United Kingdom-based enterprise
Translation of a key Tagalog document of the Socio-Pastoral Institute into English
Interpreted for an English-speaking Japanese student during some of his interviews with urban poor leaders
Translating selected documents of the Unity for Revival Foundation-National Capital Region from Tagalog into English
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English, for the MAGKAKASAMA Homeowners Association's Alitaptap Multi-Purpose Cooperative's GI Pipe Re-threading & Meter Protector Production Enterprise project proposal
Translation of Tagalog discussions into English, for the Samahan ng Maralitang Pamilya Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SAMARPA MPC) Project Proposal
Translating selected documents of the Marine Aquarium Council's Asia-Pacific Operations, such as contracts and project operational guidelines from English into Tagalog
Translated English elements of the findings of the Urban Missionaries' Research on the Situation of Working Women and writing up the survey report in Tagalog.
Translated English findings of the Socio-Pastoral Institute Pastoral Development Projects Office's Research on BEC And Poverty Alleviation into Tagalog for writing up in creative summary form.
Translated Tagalog field responses into English, for the Socio-Pastoral Institute Pastoral Development Projects Office's Research on Gender Responsive Measurements and Indicators
In charge of all translation (English into Tagalog) of the erinyes community center's Community-Based Women's Information Network Project, among other duties, as its Chief Information Officer
Second back-translator (Tagalog into English), 1,502-word medical questionnaire for a United Kingdom-based research company
First back-translator (Tagalog into English), 109-word medical questionnaire for the same company
Translated into English the Tagalog results of the workshop of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) during the 2004 Philippine Consultation on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, sponsored by the UNAIDS, UNDP, and AlterLaw
Second back-translation (Tagalog into English) of 2 medical questionnaires for the same UK-based company
Second back-translation (Tagalog into English) of a 533-word medical questionnaire for the same UK-based company
Translation (English into Tagalog) of 44 book pages of Mr. Marlo Sanchez' two locally bestselling books on entrepreneurship (Pinoybisnes Series I & II - no word count possible, used hard copy)
Translation (Tagalog into English) of Opening Prayer used by the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women in their 2003 celebration of the International Women's Day (March 8, 2003)
Prior to these, translation has often been part and parcel of working with grassroots organizations and their partner agencies, which I have been doing for the past 25 years last August. Aside from project proposals, reports, contracts/terms of reference/memoranda of agreement and other communication between them (1988-current), major outputs include: the English version of Katipunan ng Kababaihan's findings on working women's reproductive rights (1995), Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralitang Lungsod's 1995 Alternative Urban Development Agenda, Pagkakaisa ng Mamamayan at Navotas / People's Center for Community Development's 1995 community diagnosis, summing-up of their health program, summative evaluation of their socio-economic program, and summing-up of their organizational development. St. Joseph Social Services' 1995 gender thematic review and the Center for Urban Resource, Exchange and Development's 1993-95 summative evaluation of socio-economic work as conducted by non-government organizations based in Metro Manila are English documents based on Tagalog field responses.
CURED's Tagalog Manual on Community Planning was translated from English reference materials (1993), as are my own training modules on training needs analysis design, development and conduct as well as gender sensitivity (including 2 poems), Lotus 123 and Word Perfect 5.1 for DOS (1994); feasibility study preparation and crisis counselling for women, aside from cooperativism (1995); gender-sensitive courses on facilitation, communication, counseling, and some topics on gender-sensitive organization development (1996); also gender-sensitive courses on situational leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, conflict management, situational research, and creative writing (1997). Also translated Tagalog material into English for the course material on organizing (1994).
That is how I was able to practice the one-semester elective on translation I had in high school, one semester each of Creative Writing in Tagalog and in English, aside from the usual communication arts courses in both languages from elementary thru intermediate school, plus some college-level English and Filipino courses.
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November 5, 2007
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When Penn State played the No. 1-ranked Ohio State two Saturdays ago, the Nittany Lions allowed completion after completion to the Buckeyes.Penn State cornerbacks Justin King and Lydell Sargeant lined up 10-yards off the line of scrimmage, essentially conceding the short pass, even in third-and-short situations.For many fans, witnessing the employed strategy was maddening, to say the least.Yet, in the days following the game, King, the former No. 1-rated cornerback coming out of high school, took the brunt of the criticism for the performance of the secondary.After Saturday's game against Purdue, Lions' defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said the problems were on his end, not his players'. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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[♪ Music ♪] [An Editor's Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro] [Available from Peachpit Press] [For experienced editors who want to get up to speed on Adobe Premiere Pro] [Project Management, Multi-format Editing, Color Correction] [Titling & Effects, Audio Mixing, Publishing & Output] [Full Color Book, 6 Hours of Videos, Hands on Files] [Keyboard Shortcuts, FCP and Avid Guides] [Chromakeying in Adobe After Effects] [An Editor's Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro] My name's Rich Harrington, and I'm here to show you how to do advanced chromakeying with Adobe After Effects. Once you have your shots stacked in Premiere Pro, it's very easy to simply select both video tracks, right-click, and choose "Replace with After Effects Composition." This will automatically send it on over to After Effects, where you can work with the shot. On this, select first the video layer with the keyed footage, and what I'm going to do to this layer is actually go ahead and process it a little bit. Over in the Effects and Presets I'll type in "Keying," and I'll drag over the "Keying - green blur," which will smooth out some of the noise in the green channel. There we go. We've got it selected. And what I could do here is choose "Effect," "Keying," "Keylight." Now, the vector keyer is very good in Premiere Pro. Keylight, however, does offer additional controls. We'll go ahead and eyedropper on the green, and then switch this to view the matte. By viewing the matte, it becomes much easier to gauge where you have problems with your key. Notice we have the black area, indicating transparency, and the white area is indicating opacity, and gray is indicating partial transparency, which is problematic within the body of our subject there. So, what we can do is balance this out. Under "Screen Matte," what we'll take advantage of is the ability to clip white. So, we'll start to drop that down a little bit to clean that up. You'll notice we still have a few black spots, so I'll take advantage of the Despot black option here to pick some of those up. Over here in the blacks, if you look very closely, you'll see we have a little bit of noise in the upper right corner of the key. So, I'm going to go ahead and clip the black as well so that gets nice and clean. And notice, even the finest details of the hair are still intact. You can go ahead if needed and soften that out just a little bit with some screen softness. I'll also occasionally put a little bit of Screen Pre-blur to help hide some of the noise. And that's looking pretty good there. If necessary, you could grow or shrink the matte, but I'll go ahead at this point and switch back over to the final result to see my key. And you notice there as we pull through, it's looking pretty good. Now, let's go ahead and finesse this out a little bit and just color grade things so they match. Our subject here is against a blue sky but was shot in a studio, and we didn't know what color the backdrop was going to be. So, what I'll do is I will enable Foreground Color Correction, and this is going to give me some good controls. If I twirl down some of the color balancing here, I can actually see a color wheel, and this allows me to balance it for the scene. So, by putting a little bit more blue in there, you'll see that our subject is starting to match our outdoor location. We can also adjust the brightness or contrast to match sort of the scene he's in, so I could open that up just a little, add a little bit more contrast in to get the blacks of the jacket crisper, and that way we've got a good balance. The overall lighting is a little bit brighter on him, but by adjusting contrast, it doesn't wash out, and that's working out pretty well. And of course, you could adjust saturation up or down as needed to also compensate for the lighting. So you see there, with the color correction option, definitely pushes it further. So, all in all, works pretty great. One of my other effects that I might add if this was a backdrop back here would be a radial shadow, so you can go ahead and do that there under Perspective, although this particular background doesn't need it. And we're just going to go ahead and shrink this matte by 1 pixel to pick up a little bit of that fringe there that was at the very edge of the jacket, and that's looking pretty good. If needed, you can go ahead and even take advantage of other options, like masks, to deal with real big problem areas or reflections such as jewelry. And you have the ability to actually go through and even further modify some of your settings up here by getting into some of the screen gain and balance as needed. But all in all, that was a pretty fast key, and it worked very well to pull off what we needed. 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Author Rich Harrington examines advanced Chomakeying in Adobe After Effects.
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text: Description Suggest an Edit Scenic and interesting are uncommon terms used to describe a trail alongside a busy freeway, but the I-90 Trail in Washington is different. The trail begins in the west in Seattle and runs for 10 miles across Lake Washington and Mercer Island to the Mercer Slough Nature Park in Bellevue. Across that distance, trail users get to traverse both the box girder East Channel Bridge and the floating Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, explore two parks on lids over the freeway and take in the views along the massive lake.Bikers and pedestrians also get to use a unique separated tunnel below residences and parks but above the deeper I-90 vehicular travel lanes in eastern Seattle. Despite the trail's name, the busy highway is generally only visible on the two bridges and where the road emerges from underneath the lids. Elsewhere, vehicles are hidden behind landscaped sound walls, beneath the lid parks or in the tunnel. Click to read more Parking and Trail Access Parking for the I-90 Trail can be found in Seattle at the trailhead on 12th Avenue S. In Mercer Island, park at either of the two public parks on the lid located off W. Mercer Way or SE 22nd Street. In Bellevue, parking is available at Enatai Beach Park on the waterfront at SE Lake Road. Click to read more Reviews Fantastic Urban and Scenic trail September, 2015 by pinnotes_tl Started the trail at Enatai Park in Bellevue. It's wonderful lake shore park with free parking and clean restrooms. Signs for the 1-90 trail are at every cross roads and the entire portion I was on was well paved and mostly level. read more Awesome ride May, 2013 by venettamarie Mr brother and I decided to ride out to Golden Gardens from the house, a 23.5 mile ride. It was our first time across the I-90 Trail on a gorgeous PNW day. I highly recommend this trail to people at any level. The only reason I didn't rate it 5 stars: ...read more TRAILBEAR IN SEATTLE – The I-90 Trail from the Mercer Lid to the Jose Rizal Bridge August, 2010 by trailbear TRAILBEAR IN SEATTLE – The I-90 Trail from the Mercer Lid to the Jose Rizal Bridge 7.7.10 THE TRAILBEAR IS BACK – ON A SUNNY DAY In fact, he is back on a sunny day that sets a heat record. It hit +90 in Seattle this day. Ahead is the most interesting ...read more


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Green Gift Ideas: A Stylish, Eco-friendly Bulletin Board
Kristina Strain
Make gifts out of junk. It might not sound appealing when worded that way, but taking a thoughtful and creative approach to your gift list is a terrific way to green your holidays. Many of the everyday items we think of as disposable junk are just begging for a second life as something else.
Often, all it takes is a coat of paint and a little glue to transform a little throwaway something into a stylish and useful gift. Start by looking at things not as trash but as an artist's raw materials, and a whole new world opens up.
For this project, we're going to make a bulletin board from an old picture frame, covered in natural linen and accented with woodsy thumbtacks.
1 picture frame. Sans glass is okay.
1 piece of foam-core board at least as big as your frame
1 piece of linen (or other medium-weight fabric of your choice) bigger than your frame by at least 2" on each side
1 comb-shaped picture frame hanger
T-pins, or florists' greening pins
Freshly cut or fallen twigs, about 1/2" in diameter
Wire cutters
Desk stapler
Scissors, saw, box cutter.
Using a box cutter, and ruler if necessary, carefully cut your piece of foam-core board to fit inside the frame. Keep in mind that you'll have a little leeway, size-wise, since the first 1/4 inch or so of board will be hidden by the frame.
Lay the cut piece of foam-core down on top of your chosen fabric, and cut around it, leaving at least 2" on all sides.
Open up your desk stapler, and carefully staple one edge of the linen to the back of your foam-core board. Pull the linen taut across the front and around the back, and staple along the parallel side. Repeat for the remaining two edges of foam-core.
Fit the linen-covered piece of foam-core inside the frame. It should be a snug fit.
Attach your picture-frame hanger to the back of the completed bulletin board, using glue or tiny nails.
Using the saw, cut several 1/2-3/4" long segments of twig.
Cut 3/4"-long pieces off the pointy ends of your t-pins or greening pins, using wire cutters.
With a hammer, very gently tap the blunt end of the pin into the middle of one twig-piece. Now you have made a tack. Repeat as desired.
Use your new twig-tacks to decorate your bulletin board!
Wrap this bulletin board and tack set up along with a new planner and a box of (recycled content!) file folders for the busy career person on your gift list, or the friend who'd like to be more organized.
I especially like this project for its woodsy aesthetics and use of natural materials. Cutting up some twigs in the backyard and re-purposing an old frame, what could be more eco-friendly than that?
Choosing to make a gift like this is more unique, heartfelt, and eco-friendly than buying something at the Mall. Aside from saving things from the landfill, you're reducing your carbon footprint in a big way by cutting down on shipping distance, not to mention saving a few bucks, as well.
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really wants a yellow discus so bad
my vote is to go get one then. :)
are you setup to take them on yet or is this wishful thinking for the future?
i will, im obsessed with discus n im desperate to get a yellow but cant fid one
good luck with the search. have you tried aquabid or other online stores?
also, there are discus keepers here that might be able to help you scout out some good breeders in your area.
im in wales n its realy difficult to get them
darn. can't help you on that side of the pond. :)
:cheers: Thread hijack
So I have African Cichlids but I'm looking for more exotic Cichlid like discus. Where do I start? Do they require special care or are they like angelfish (which I have kept)?
This would really be a very reputable business to breed them. I'm sure special attention is needed here too.
Could someone enlighten me on Discus?
discus is for advanced keepers.very sensitive fish if you ask me.they are also prone to a whole lot of sickness. are you looking for the sunrise type? i might be able to send you some contacts but they arent cheap because of the darn shipping cost.
If your fish listed under your aquariums are all still in 15 gal tank, then I would suggest larger tank before considering more Discus.
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Just a quick check-in for the week, here's my blog! I'll have a better-typed, more thoughtful blog out on Thursday, but I didn't want to leave you all hanging for a week! I hope you're all enjoying the great weather the past few days have granted us here in good ol' Crawfordsville, and you know that when the weather heats up, that only means one thing: it's recruit season.
Last Monday, I hosted my first recruit, a cross country runner, who came to practice and stayed at the Phi Delt house. It blows my mind that one year ago, I was in the same position as all the recruits coming to the Bash for visit days. At this time last year, I was still deciding between Wabash and Purdue! It's hard to imagine. I can only describe the feeling of leading recruits around campus with one image:
It's a good feeling.
As far as track goes, this weekend's track meet as Rose-Hulman ended with a first place finish for the Little Giants, and I competed much better in the 1600 and 800 meter runs than I thought I would. However, after a little over a week of increasing shin pains, I am heading to get an x-ray today to determine whether or not I have a stress fracture. Though it would be frustrating to remain in the dark about why my shin hurts so bad, I really don't want the tests today to come back positive. I'll shoot a tweet when I find out.
Finally, I'm giving a big shout-out to James Edward Steven Stuckwisch, "Jesse," Phi Delta Theta's very own Rhiney for the Sphinx Club, who looks dashing in his grey sweats and orange vest. You a boss, Jesse, just keep doin' you.
Until next time, Wallies,


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POLICE have given Monaro drivers the thumbs up with no fatal car accidents occuring in the region over the Christmas-New Year period. The number of serious accidents was also down on last year.
Monaro Local Area Command (LAC) Superintendent Rod Smith said he was generally happy with driver behaviour over the annual Christmas/New Year traffic-campaign, which started on Friday December 20 and finished at midnight on Thursday January 2.
"Generally the number of serious accidents were significantly down on previous years, with no fatalities recorded in the Monaro LAC," Superintendent Smith said.
He said the majority of infringements notices were issued for speeding and mobile phone offences.
"Monaro LAC conducted 10,500 random breath tests," Superintendent Smith said.
"Generally driver behaviour was quite good although there was a minority who disobeyed traffic laws.
"We thank people for their patience during the festive season and encourage them to continue to drive safely as they return from their holidays."
Throughout the campaign - 'Operation Safe Arrival', police were out in increased numbers state-wide, targeting drink and drug driving, speeding, fatigue, seatbelt use, mobile-phone use and other types of dangerous driving, during what is traditionally the busiest time of year on NSW roads.
Over the 14 days of the operation, NSW police conducted 571,664 random breath tests - an average of almost 30 random breath tests every minute. As a result, police issued 960 drink-driving charges.
During the operation, officers also issued a total of 29,715 infringement notices for traffic offences such as speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, and using a mobile phone while driving.
The Operation concluded with 10 people killed in nine crashes, which is seven fewer road fatalities than the same period last year, when 17 people died in 15 crashes.
There was also a reduction in the number of non-fatal major crashes.
The overall provisional NSW road toll for 2013 is the lowest since 1924. Last year's toll stands at 339 - down from 369 in 2012.


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by Amit Mathur
Question: Can you please provide me with some games and classroom activities on stress management and time management?
1. Here's an activity on Time Management...
Time Management Activity:
This activity is used to demonstrate three principles of Time management: Prioritize, Organise and Perform (Stephen Covey's Time Managment habit).
The crux of time management is to recognise that our lives are filled with the following types of activities:
Type 1. Important and urgent - eg. crisis, pressing matters, fire-fighting, deadline-driven projects
Type 2. Important but not urgent - eg. Prevention, relationship building, planning/preparation, implementing systems, professional knowledge
Type 3. Not important but urgent - eg.interruptions, some calls/mail, some reports/meetings, unprepared meetings, popular activities
Type 4. Not important and not urgent - eg. trivia, busy work, time wasters, unproductive activity, everything else
Type 1 activities cannot be avoided. Type 2 need to be done but take a back seat because of Type 1 and Type 3 activities. Type 4 can easily be given up.
Time management is all about prioritising activities so that we have more and more time to do Type 2 activities. Then, crises will reduce and one finds more time for important but not urgent activities. Type 3 can be delegated to somebody else who is capable and responsible. This concept is based on Stephen Covey's
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Spring is in the air and it's time to mark your calendars for June 19, 2003, for the second annual summer "Day of Learning!"
The Office of Human Resources is working on putting together a variety of staff development programs that will be scheduled throughout the day. We hope to provide a schedule of programs that provides something of interest for all employees.
If you have any suggestions for programs, please contact Mary Tomaselli, manager of leadership development, at 4-3083.
Information will be posted on the HR website.
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Tucker Carlson: Was McCain Asleep?
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Imagine that you're John McCain. You're running for president for the second time, and this time you're widely considered the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. Knowing that, you've got to expect that whomever is directing the television coverage of tonight's speech is going to point the camera your way. You're going to be on primetime TV, no doubt. With that in mind, you're going to want to stay awake. If you're McCain, who will be over 70 by 2008, you'll want to make doubly sure to demonstrate your alertness and vigor. You definitely won't want to slump in your seat, out cold, when Bush starts talking about Iraq. And yet that's exactly what McCain did tonight, napping on camera for ten agonizing seconds. Lack of self-control? An expression of contempt? Embarrassing in any case.
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I'm having a problem with my completely stock Note 2. It doesn't boot (stuck on logo), but I can access recovery and download modes. Recovery mode comes up with a lot of error messages (can't mount /efs, /system, /data or /cache - no such file or directory). Factory reset doesn't help either.
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Directed by Rob Reiner (2005's Rumor Has It), The Bucket List is a classic example of how a film can take a fine premise, and not only not live up to its full potential, but sink into the pits of mediocrity. The movie is a mixed bag, filled with two good performances from two of the finest actors (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) to ever grace the screen. However, the screenplay they have to work with is below their talents. Whenever the movie should be soaring as these actors are at the top of their game, it is pent-up by writer Justin Zackham's saccharine script, and only scratches the surface of what it could accomplish. This is not a bad film but it's not a smart one either. It's innocuous and easy enough to sit through but also instantly forgettable.
So what's the first sign of cliches in The Bucket List? Right off the bat, we get another narrated beginning from Morgan Freeman. Does the guy honestly have to narrate every movie he's in? This may appear to a director as a good way to shortcut some scenes but the technique is rapidly getting worn out; almost to the point where I don't even care to watch a masterpiece like The Shawshank Redemption. The film centers around two terminally ill men, Edward Cole (Nicholson) and Carter Chambers (Freeman). Edward is a smug, sullen billionaire owner of a hospital chain, including the one he is laid up in, while Carter is an affable, smart aleck, know-it-all mechanic. The two stay in the same hospital room as they are treated for cancer, and are then told that they each have less than a year to live. So Carter makes what he calls a bucket list, a list of everything he wants to do in his life before he dies, and Edward, now with a bunch of money to waste, decides to tag along and pay for all expenses.
So the two old geezers travel around the world to see all of its wonders (the pyramids, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, etc.) and Nicholson and Freeman are having a great time playing off one another. But unfortunately all of this is just there to shield the audience from realizing the vacuous, slipshod writing on display. While I would love to forgive this flaw for the sole reason of enjoying Nicholson and Freeman working together, I can't.
First of all, Edward is just an old bastard who doesn't really like anyone so why is it he almost immediately takes to liking his roommate, Carter? This makes the goad that is the bucket list seem contrived and forced. Most of the adventures they make seem too absurd for men in their condition to attempt. They also appear to be pretty healthy as they are having the time of their lives and we are only reminded that they do have cancer when the plot deems it appropriate; for example, the plot point that sends us into the chintzy, profusely sentimental denouement in which a wave of catharsis is released upon us. Writer Zackham also bypassed a golden opportunity in having a scene with Edward and his estranged daughter but instead the reunition is overshadowed by the cliched eulogy played to uplifting music.
Nicholson and Freeman make a wonderful duo and it's a shame they're not in a better movie. On the contrary, they saved what could have been a disaster, had their roles fallen into lesser hands. Nonetheless, they share enormous chemistry and it makes you wonder if Hollywood should try to pair up other actors from their generation in buddy films, only with more competent filmmaking. Nicholson is poignant at the end, especially in a scene when his Edward walks into his mansion to realize it is completely empty. Cut to a shot featuring Freeman's Carter with his family eating a sumptuous feast, happy to be with them in the final stages of his life. There are some nice moments like this to be found in The Bucket List, but they are too few and far between. Director Reiner never delivers the emotional punch the viewer is craving and what he does give us is too sweet and sugarcoated.
The film will leave viewers to think about their own bucket lists to make and do before they leave this world; but we're only thinking "It would be really cool if…" while we should be thinking about the film itself. We may be thinking about how good the performances are but cliches and sentimentalities never stick and there is an excessive amount of both in The Bucket List. You may find it worth your time to watch the headlining actors try to steal each scene from one another, but as the result of the poor writing and the unutilized talent that director Reiner possesses, The Bucket List never moved me enough to feel satisfied.