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This story of the First Christmas Tree was told to me by the Fairy Queen herself, so you can be quite sure it is a true one. Here it is.
Once upon a time there lived in the middle of a forest a poor woodcutter. He had one little daughter called Annis, whom he loved dearly. Annis was a dear little girl, kind and gentle.
She was very fond of all the woodland creatures, and they in turn knew and loved her well. The fairies loved her also. They used to dance on the top of the low stone wall that went round the little garden in front of the cottage.
"Annis! Annis!" they would call to her while she was busy helping her mother in the kitchen. But she would shake her head.
"I cant't come. I'm busy," she would answer.
But at night-time, when she was fast asleep under her red quilt, they would come tapping at the little window.
"Annis! Annis"
Then she would slip out of bed and run quickly downstairs with her bare feet, and off with the fairies into the moon-shining woods.
But the next day she was never sure whether it had been a dream or reality.
That was in the summer.
It was winter now, and very cold. The sky was dark and heavy with coming snow. Every evening, all through the winter, Annis would hang a little lantern with a candle in it on the small fir tree that grew just inside the garden gate. Her father could see it as he came home through the trees. It was a little bright welcome for him even before he reached home.
On Christmas Eve, he went to work as usual. He came home for his dinner at midday and started back early. He was at work quite a long way off.
"I shall finish there today," he said to his wife as he left the house. "Then I shall come nearer home. If the snow comes, it will be difficult to find the way in the dark evenings." And that very day the snow began. All the afternoon it fell in great, soft flakes. Down, down, down....It seemed as if the whole sky were fallig in little bits.
The woodcutter worked hard in the fading light. It was quite dark by the time he had finished, and he had to keep shaking the snow from his shoulders and from his old hat. The wood was all neatly stacked in the little shed which had been built up there to house it.
He started off home with a sigh of relief, smiling to himself as he thought of his warm hearth and the bowl of hot porridge waiting for him on the hob, and of little Annis knitting in the chimney-corner. But presently~~how it happened I know not, for he knew the forest well, and the snow had almost stopped falling, and the moon was shining~~he found that he had lost his way.
He was quite cheerful at first. "In a minute I shall find the path again," he said. But minutes passed and he did not find it. A cloud came over the moon; the snow began to fall again more thickly. It was like a moving, whirling mist where the trees stood less close together. The woodcutter began to lose heart. Then, suddenly, he
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He wrote the new Dynamite Comic crossover pairing of "Witchblade" and "Red Sonja," as well as a large fantasy-game based "World of Warcraft" graphic novel that was done from the perspective of the Horde, which most people view as the bad guy.
He is the originator of the "ICE" series, which is about the hero Cole Matai of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency that is published by 12-Gauge Comics.
Wagner's latest project is "Sinister Imitations" for DC Comics.
In the story, The Justice League investigates the rumors that The Flash is going bad.
The difference between this comic and the others is the fact it won't be found in any book stores. Instead, it will be found in selected boxes of General Mills cereals.
Also, Wagner's book isn't the only comic that was written for the company's breakfast-food campaign. Three other authors were recruited to write other one-shot stories as well.
"GM called me five months ago and said they wanted me to write a story that featured the Flash and they needed it in a week," Wagner told The Park Record. "They didn't tell me what they wanted the Flash to do. They just told me they needed a 24-page story that is appropriate for all ages."
Apparently, the company was happy with Wagner's story because they printed 5.3 million copies to be stuffed into boxes of Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Cocoa Puffs, to name a few.
"My wife has been running around trying to find my issue," he said with a laugh.
Wagner enjoyed the project.
"When you're doing anything that is licensed, there are always a lot of editors who are touching the story, but they're all trying to do what's best and what will fit the need for the campaign," he said. "It was still really fun."
Ever since he was in elementary school, Wagner liked the power of words, he said.
"When I was five, I wrote stories for myself, because it was like playing with toys for me, because when kids play with toys, they're creating stories."
He didn't begin thinking about writing for a living, until he picked up and read an X-Men comic when he was 12.
"What I liked about it was the fact that it was about the outcasts of society who still tried to be good people," he said. "That was a new concept for me as a kid, because when I heard the word 'outcast,' I thought it always meant bad people of society.
"Then I looked around and realized I was an outcast because I wasn't playing outside, but writing stories for myself," he said with another laugh. "When I hit 17, I went to my parents and said, 'I want to be a writer,' and they said, 'That's a horrible idea.'"
So, Wagner created a backup plan.
"I didn't go to school to get a writing degree," he said. "I went to school for computers. I did that for a while, but I still wanted to find a way to be a writer."
Wagner would pitch his comic-book ideas to various publishers in the business, and was turned down many times.
"The comic book industry is probably the hardest industry to get into and most companies, such as DC Comics, do not accept unsolicited work," he said. "I got hundreds of rejections and being persistent and professional is one of the toughest things I had to do during those times. I felt rejected and insulted, but I had to distance myself from those feelings.
"I even sent one editor the same proposal four times and he finally wrote me back and said, 'Please, do not send this to me again.'"
Wagner got his break when a friend started 12-Gauge and came up with the concept of a teen assassin for a story called "The Ride."
"He wanted me to write the first issue for him, and I said I would," Wagner said.
The comic, drawn by Brian Stelfreeze, known to some as the artist for "Batman: Shadow of the Bat," was a success and kick started Wagner's career.
After six years of creating characters that range from teens to old men and border-patrol cops, Wagner relies on old legends to help him come up with ideas.
"I go back to Homer and listen for the Muses, because all the characters I create have to be different," he said. "Something whispers in my ear and tells me what the characters are supposed to be and then I go from there."
The hardest part of the career is finding new projects, said Wagner, who is considered a freelance writer.
"When I get called for a project, I dive into it headfirst and just put all my time and effort into it and don't think about trying to find the next job," he said. "You can't do that when you're living one paycheck at a time. I've since learned I need to find where the next meal ticket is coming from."
Regardless, Wagner loves the outcome of every story he writes.
"When I finish a story, I can't go to sleep because I'm so happy and proud of what I've done," he said. "Then to know that my story is being distributed in a cereal box is great.
"When I grew up, Cracker Jacks and cereals all had prizes in them and I couldn't wait to go home and see what the prize was," he said. "I didn't really like Cracker Jacks, I just cared about the prizes."
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Northeast Community College Residence Life Office offers both on- and off- campus housing services. The on-campus housing services offer on campus housing for full-time students at the Norfolk campus. The off-campus services include rental listings and roommate connections. Residence Life services are continuously available to students who have applied and paid an application fee until the student graduates or states that he/she no longer needs the services.
After you apply for admission to the College, you will receive a letter from Northeast Community College stating that you have been accepted to the College for admission. When you receive this letter, a Residence Life Application will be enclosed. If you want to live on campus it is important that you return this application as soon as you receive it with a $25 service fee. This gives you the opportunity to have your name on the application database for campus housing.
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Jan. 25, 2012
LOS ANGELES - The fourth-ranked UCLA women's tennis team had little trouble in its 2012 season opener on Wednesday, dispatching of UC Irvine, 7-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
This year's Bruin team features many new faces, with freshmen making up four of the six singles positions on Wednesday. The newcomers didn't disappoint, as Robin Anderson, Skylar Morton, Kaitlin Ray and Chanelle Van Nguyen posted singles wins in their dual-match debuts. Anderson, ranked No. 8 nationally and the lone newcomer playing in the top-half of the lineup, was a straight-set winner on the day, dispatching of Kristina Smith, 6-1, 7-6(4) at court No. 2.
UCLA's two upperclassmen in the lineup, senior McCall Jones and junior Pamela Montez, were equally as impressive, as both cruised to straight-set wins. Jones, the team's No. 1 player all of last season, resumed her place at the top of the lineup on Wednesday, downing Courtney Byron, 6-2, 6-4 at court No. 1. Montez was a 6-0, 6-4 winner over Franz Goettsching at court No. 3.
UCLA hosts ITA Kick-Off Weekend this Friday and Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Bruins open up the event against Utah on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
#4 UCLA 7, #55 UC Irvine 0
Jan 25, 2012 at Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Tennis Center)
|1. #23 Courtney Dolehide/Montez (UCLA) def. Byron/Hannah Holladay (UCI) 8-3
|2. #12 Anderson/Morton (UCLA) def. Stephanie Hammel/Smith (UCI) 8-2
|3. Jones/Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. Ali Facey/Goettsching (UCI) 8-5
|1. #62 McCall Jones (UCLA) def. Courtney Byron (UCI) 6-2, 6-4
|2. #8 Robin Anderson (UCLA) def. Kristina Smith (UCI) 6-1, 7-6(4)
|3. #70 Pamela Montez (UCLA) def. Franz Goettsching (UCI) 6-0, 6-4
|4. Skylar Morton (UCLA) def. Kat Facey (UCI) 6-4, 6-2
|5. #112 Kaitlin Ray (UCLA) def. Brooke Schweyer (UCI) 6-1, 6-1
|6. Chanelle Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. Marivick Mamiit (UCI) 6-3, 1-6, (10-4)
|Match Notes
|UC Irvine 1-2; National ranking #55
|UCLA 1-0; National ranking #4
|Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,1,3,4,6,2)


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The summary below is from the full report titled "Home Monitoring Service Improves Mean Arterial Pressure in Patients with Essential Hypertension. A Randomized, Controlled Trial." It is in the 5 June 2001 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 134, pages 1024-1032). The authors are MAM Rogers, D Small, DA Buchan, CA Butch, CM Stewart, BE Krenzer, and HL Husovsky.
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common medical problem in adults. Treatments to reduce blood pressure include diet, exercise, and medicines. Lowering blood pressure helps to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, which include heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke. Unfortunately, many people with hypertension either go untreated or receive treatments that do not lower blood pressure enough. New ways of transferring information through telephone lines present opportunities for improving the delivery of health care.
To find out whether a system that measures patients' blood pressure at home and sends weekly results to the patients and their doctors by telephone can improve blood pressure control.
The study included 121 adults with uncontrolled high blood pressure who were being considered for a change in blood pressure medicines.
The researchers randomly assigned patients to receive either usual care from their doctors or a home service that automatically transmitted blood pressure readings to patients and their doctors over telephone lines. Patients assigned to the monitoring service were asked to use a special measuring device to take their blood pressure three times each morning before breakfast and three times each evening before going to bed at least 3 days per week for at least 8 weeks. Readings were transmitted to a central station over telephone lines; doctors and patients received a weekly report that summarized the readings. To determine whether the service was helpful in reducing blood pressure, the researchers measured usual blood pressure in each patient at the beginning and end of the study by using a device that measured pressures many times over a 24-hour period. The home monitoring service cost about $25 per month.
Blood pressure decreased in patients in the home monitoring group while it remained the same or increased in patients getting usual care. The benefits of the monitoring service appeared particularly striking for African-American patients. Part of the decrease in blood pressure was due to more frequent changes in blood pressure medicines for patients in the home monitoring group.
The study was relatively small and lasted for a relatively short time, so it is uncertain that the results would be similar in other patients or would hold up over longer periods. Of note, the company that makes the monitoring device paid for the study but did not participate in the conduct or reporting of the study.
This telecommunication service appeared helpful in reducing the blood pressure of patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure. This may be because the frequent blood pressure measures prompted frequent changes in medicines if blood pressure was not controlled.
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The end of summer and beginning of fall marks the peak of the annual mullet run in the Carolinas, exciting both predator fish and anglers alike. There are always mullet in our waters, but in the early fall finger mullet become the best live bait and the most easily obtainable, the top choice for redfish (red drum), flounder, and bluefish and the best choice behind live shrimp for catching speckled trout.
Called by many locals the 'mullet blow' this season is marked by mullet of all size running south or west down the surf, through the inlets, and in and out of the inshore creeks.
Mullet stay near the surface and you can see the schools as dark pods rippling through the water. Mullet of all size frequently jump out of the water, especially as they are spooked by fish, crabs, birds or man.
You can gather live finger mullet in our local sounds, waterways and creeks easily using a cast net. They are far are easier to spot as they skim the surface than mud minnows (killifish) and small pinfish which swim lower in the water.
The size called finger mullet are, of course, named because they are about the size of an adult man's index finger. Larger mullet are sometimes called corncob mullet or hardheads. Mullet themselves do not hit angler's rigs but feed off of plankton and other small organisms found in the mud and vegetation they swim through.
When using finger mullet as bait you want to present it as naturally as possible. Your rig should be simple, using a monofilament or fluorocarbon leader, never wire unless large bluefish or sharks are your only target.
Egg sinkers work very well with finger mullet, since on a fishfinder rig (also called a Carolina rig) mullet are among the most active baitfish and will flash and circle around trying to reach as high in the water as they can due to fear of crabs, which draws fish to your bait. Backwater Rigs are a popular local choice for flounder, and Sea Striker makes several nice drum and bluefish rigs.
Finger mullet will work at all levels of the water column, since although they are most often seen on the surface mullet schools also go deep, particularly in areas where predatory birds are working.
Finger mullet live longer if you hook them through the eyes or just above the eye sockets. You can hook them through the lips if you want but they won't live as long or be quite as lively on the hook. If bluefish are biting your finger mullet in half you may need to try hooking them just behind the little spiny ridge on the back.
Keep a light drag when fishing with finger mullet since almost anything will hit them, even surprisingly large fish. Redfish smash them very hard and if they are around you should keep your rod in your hand and not in a rod holder.
Unlike redfish or bluefish, if you are fishing finger mullet on the bottom for flounder you should be aware that flounder will hit your bait and then hold it in their mouths, rolling it around and often scaling it with their small teeth. Instead of jerking the hook immediately when flounder fishing feel for the initial hit (a thump that makes the line go slack) and give the fish at least 30 seconds to take the bait. If you jerk on the first hit you'll pull the finger mullet out of the flounder's mouth and just get back a mangled mullet.
Finger mullet are also a fine live bait for anglers and guides who use circle hooks. Of course, if you are using a circle hook don't even set the hook; no matter what your target the fish will be there. Setting the hook with a circle hook will just pull it out of a fish's mouth.
When you cast your finger mullet into likely gamefish spots- around pilings, rocks, under big mullet schools, or around points and creek mouths -don't jerk the rig around too much. Give it a little hop up off the bottom so the finger mullet flashes to attract bites. Let the rig sit for a few minutes in likely spots and let the finger mullet do the work.
For many more fishing tips see my book Surf and Saltwater Fishing in the Carolinas


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Project-delivery methods are becoming increasingly creative in an attempt to shave time from completion dates.
Though not everyone's convinced of its effectiveness, design-build is becoming increasingly popular. Since it requires a contract with just one firm, it eases the administrative and oversight burden associated with writing, awarding, and managing a design/engineering and a construction contract.
Another approach is to award dual contracts. Read about how an Arkansas dam construction schedule was cut in half in "Life in the Fast Lane".
Regardless of the approach, a well-written request for proposal remains key to preventing delays, cost overruns, and other unpleasant surprises. C. Ron Johnson, PE, assistant city engineer for Logan, Utah (see page 40), suggests being as specific as possible—about goals, budget, limitations—so proposals most closely meet requirements.
Bud Morgan, PE, a Virginia DOTengineer who worked on the department's first design-build project (see Ahead of the Curve), suggests asking for information that's important to the success of the project and use that to differentiate proposers.
Because time is so critical on design-build contracts, the department may allow the contractor to receive an early-completion bonus if it meets or beats the substantial completion deadline: The project isn't fully completed, but is ready for the public to have full and unrestricted use and benefit of the project from an operational and safety standpoint. The contractor then has another 60 days to fully complete the project.
Tired of letting work to the lowest bidder, wondering if quality is being sacrificed for cost?
Consider using qualification-based selection (QBS). QBS enables owners to base selections on qualifications and competence rather than price. The concept should fly in your community. In 1972 Congress passed the Brooks Act, which requires the selection of architects and engineers on the basis of their qualifications, subject to the negotiation of fair compensation for services.
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Everywhere you look, people are talking about innovation. There are conferences and gurus, workshops and webinars, apostles and practitioners.
But what is it, really? It's hard to go about the practice of innovation when there is so much confusion about what it actually is. Some have supposed frameworks (i.e. discovery/invention/innovation), but to be honest, I don't find them particularly helpful.
It seems obvious to me that a common sense definition of innovation is that it is a process of finding novel solutions to important problems. Unfortunately, in order to make innovation palatable to business organizations, many have tried to narrow the definition to make it more purpose driven. That's getting it backwards, after all it's businesses that need to adapt.
A Question Concerning Technology
Okay, let's start from the beginning. Clearly, the reason that businesses are interested in innovation is that we are living in an increasingly technological world and, for any business to consistently earn a return, it needs to develop technology.
As Kevin Kelly points out in What Technology Wants, even the use of the word "technology" relatively new, serious use of the term only dates back about half a century. So it's not something we have a lot of experience with, like operations or accounting.
Martin Heidegger was the first person to seriously tackle the issue in his classic 1949 essay, The Question Concerning Technology, where he argues that technology both involves uncovering (i.e. bringing forth) and enframing (i.e. putting in context of a particular use).
The definition is extremely insightful and useful, not least because we tend to think of technology (including things like legal concepts and business processes) as something we create rather than uncover. As I pointed out in an earlier post about how technology evolves, we create technology by harnessing and then exploiting forces that were already there.
So, if we want to innovate by creating new technologies, we need to first discover things and then figure out how to put them to good use.
Penicillin vs. DNA
To see where the discussion of innovation often runs into trouble it's helpful to look at two often cited discoveries: That of penicillin and the structure of DNA.
Penicillin was discovered by accident when Alexander Fleming left a petri dish open and came back to find his bacteria had died. He traced the phenomenon to a strange mold that we know know as the wonder drug, penicillin.
The structure of DNA, on the other hand, was no accident. In fact, many were searching for it, including such luminaries as Linus Pauling, the greatest chemist of the day. The answer, however, eluded everyone except for two relatively unknown researchers, James Watson and Francis Crick, who combined several novel approaches to solve the problem.
You can see the difference: Both are discoveries and technologies, but only one is the product of innovation. We learn little by studying the discovery of penicillin (except, of course to pay attention), but a great deal from how Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA. They were, in a very real sense, the first open innovators.
One popular way to frame the innovation process is to break it down into discovery (new knowledge), Invention (new technologies) and innovation (useful things like products and services). However, it doesn't take much thinking to realize that this isn't very useful because it confuses work products with work processes.
For example, both penicillin and the discovery of DNA were both the products of discovery (and eventually, by Heidegger's definition, became technologies), but in one the process was accidental and the other the process was innovative, combining new techniques in chemistry, biology and physics in ways no one had thought of before.
And that is a very crucial point. It is absolutely senseless to argue what constitutes a commercial product or service (it is, after all, a matter of context rather than of quality), but finding novel solutions to important problems is a crucial component of modern business life.
The Innovation Management Matrix Revisited
To finish up, I'd like to return to an earlier discussion on Innovation Excellence about whether innovation needs a purpose by introducing a modified version of the Innovation Management Matrix I published in Harvard Business Review.
Each of the four quadrants represents an area of innovation in that each requires finding novel solutions to important problems and as well as the opportunity to create new products and services. (If you doubt the importance of quantum teleportation, see my earlier article on the next digital paradigm).
By arbitrarily determining that Netflix and the iPhone are innovations and the discovery of the structure of DNA and quantum teleportation are not, we would be unnecessarily limiting ourselves and therefore missing opportunities. After all, one man's purpose is another man's folly.
They do, however, require separate and distinct innovation processes and that's where the discussion becomes important. In order to manage innovation effectively, you need to focus on one set of processes or your organization will become hopelessly muddled.
However, you will still need to gain some competence in other quadrants or you will miss opportunities (as Apple is doing now). Finding the right mix of research, partnering, mining the organization for disruptive ideas and engineering improvements is essential for every organization.
Note: Special thanks to Ralph Ohr for helping to hone some of my ideas on this topic.
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Normally it's not nice to cheer someone having a medical problem., but there are exceptions. Fidel Castro reportedly has had a stroke. This is good news since he's one of the most evil men of the last century. He betrayed his class and destroyed his nation.
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and his state of health is so precarious that he has trouble feeding, speaking and recognizing people, said a Venezuelan physician who assured El Nuevo Herald that he has access to firsthand sources and information.
"He suffered an embolic stroke and recognizes absolutely no one," said José Marquina, a respected doctor who in the past has claimed to have direct information about the illness affecting President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.
"The people with a condition of this nature have difficulty eating and, of course, they end up with total deficit in their neurologic capacities."
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NEW YORK – The Washington Capitals are slowly transforming themselves into a confident bunch, and it's happening just in the nick of time.
After squandering an early two-goal lead against the New York Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, the Capitals steadied themselves over the final two periods and squeaked out a 3-2 shootout victory for their third straight win and fourth triumph in five games.
The Capitals put an exclamation point on a four-game road trip that began with a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was a game in which the Capitals left Consol Energy Center without a point, but it was a game players said Sunday that made them start to believe.
"I think we played pretty good against Pittsburgh," said Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, who scored his fifth of the season in regulation and had the deciding goal in the shootout. "We lost that game, but we played better than the result there. Then we played good games against Winnipeg and we won here tonight. You just got to do the same thing on Tuesday (against the New York Islanders).
By picking up the extra point, the Rangers were able to jump in front of the Carolina Hurricanes for eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 33 points. The Capitals have climbed to 10th place with 31 points and are five points behind the Winnipeg Jets for first place in the Southeast Division with 16 games remaining.
Starting with the Islanders at home Tuesday, the Capitals' next seven games will come against teams currently outside the top eight in the East. Versatile forward Brooks Laich said he can feel a shift in the mood of the team of late, but it won't mean nothing if they let up after this successful road trip.
"We're not going to hurt our arms by patting ourselves on the back by any means," said Laich, who has a goal and an assist in four games since returning from a season-long groin ailment. "We're still on the outside looking in in the playoff picture, but building blocks for sure. I think we're going to take a lot of positives out of these games."
It appeared as though the Capitals were primed to run the Rangers out of the building during the first 10 minutes, when they controlled every aspect of the game and took a 2-0 lead.
Backstrom scored the Capitals' fifth power-play goal in five games when a deflected shot by Alex Ovechkin bounced off his chest while in the crease and landed in the net behind Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The goal marked the 20th time in 31 games the Rangers fell into a 1-0 hole.
The deficit doubled 2:11 later when an unmolested Ovechkin was allowed to stand just above the crease and deflect a shot by defenseman Steve Oleksy that made it 2-0. When asked if he was surprised he was that wide-open, Ovechkin quipped, "I was surprised I tipped the puck to be honest with you."
It appeared the Rangers were in for a long night, but their newly formed fourth line of Darroll Powe, Kris Newbury and Arron Asham cut the lead in half with 5:48 remaining in the period.
A Capitals turnover near the blue line sprung Asham, who was playing his first game in more than a month due to lower-back issues, and Newbury on a 2-on-1 break. Asham elected not to pass and fired a shot from the left wing that beat Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby high to the glove side to make it 2-1.
The goal gave the Rangers life, and the fourth line again came through as Capitals forward Jason Chimera was whistled for interference when he took down Powe. Twenty-four seconds later, defenseman Karl Alzner slashed Rick Nash, giving the Rangers a 5-on-3 power play.
It didn't take long for the Rangers to cash in, as Derek Stepan's quick shot bounced through Holtby's legs to make it 2-2 with 1:57 left in the first period.
"It was very important for us," Asham said of his second goal of the season. "It seemed to get the bench going and started to get the team rolling. They took a couple of penalties on us and our power play got us back in it. It's just too bad we couldn't finish it off."
Over the final 47 minutes, the Capitals were outshot 27-10, but Holtby made several key saves. Rangers forward Marian Gaborik had a breakaway chance in the second period, but Holtby remained patient and stopped a backhand chance after a hard deke. Holtby was called upon to make five saves in overtime and stopped three of four shots in the shootout.
The Capitals had a chance to let down early in the second period after an extended 5-on-3 power play came up empty and registered just one shot. Ovechkin had two attempts that never made it on net as a sellout crowd that was booing in the first period was whipped into a frenzy after watching their team kill the penalty.
Holtby, who has allowed eight goals in his past five starts, said this was the type of game Capitals were losing during their ghastly first month of the season.
"These are the type of wins we weren't giving ourselves an opportunity to get to earlier on the year," said Holtby, who made 30 saves. "You can tell that's confidence we can play in tight games. We don't let up or start cheating or start trying too hard. So it's good to see."
The struggles on offense continued for the Rangers, who have now scored two goals or fewer in seven consecutive games. They begin a three-game road trip that starts in Philadelphia on Tuesday and continues in Ottawa on Thursday and Montreal on Saturday.
"This time of year, you have to just move on," Rangers captain Ryan Callahan said. "You take the point. Obviously we wanted to two tonight, but we're right back at it against Philly in two days. We played well enough to get the two points, but we just didn't get it in the shootout."
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Trey Masek Drafted in Fifth Round by the Chicago Cubs
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LUBBOCK, Texas - The Chicago Cubs selected Texas Tech junior right-handed pitcher Trey Masek (Giddings, Texas) with the 138th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Friday afternoon.
It marks the first time since 2002-2003 that a Texas Tech player has been selected in the top five rounds in back-to-back years. Masek's former teammate Barrett Barnes was a supplemental first round pick (No. 45 overall) of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012.
Masek went 5-2 in 11 starts with a 1.82 ERA to rank fourth in the Big 12 Conference. He posted three complete games pitching 79.0 innings with 69 strikeouts and 22 walks allowed. Opponents tallied only 56 hits and a .206 batting average this season.
He was an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection and became just the second Red Raider to be named to the Golden Spikes Award list during the last 14 years. His 1.82 ERA marked the best by a Red Raider starting pitcher during the aluminum bat era (since 1974).
He is one of five Tech pitchers since 1991 to lead the team in wins, ERA, complete games, innings pitched and strikeouts in the same season.
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Former Heavyweight Champ Wants To Try Shakespeare
Mike Tyson tells the New York Daily News he would like to play Othello. Reviews of his acting have been mixed, but Tyson says he could do it, given time to prepare. "They say my skills are horrible," he says, "but I have the natural timing."
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Mike Tyson aims high. The former boxing champion has a one-man show and also appeared in "The Hangover." Now he aspires to more, telling New York Daily News he would love to act in a Shakespeare play. He would like to play, he says, Shakespeare's most famous black character, Othello.
Now, reviews of his acting have been mixed, but Tyson says he could do it, given time to prepare. They say my skills are horrible, he says, but I have natural timing. It's MORNING EDITION.
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Two years releasing her masterful 4, and one year after releasing her first child Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé has a new album in the works, with over 50 songs in the pipeline. 50! That's a very big number, especially for someone also working on an HBO special, a fitness initiative, sporadic live dates and countless other projects, but it's little surprise from a workaholic like Bey. She took a minute to talk about the new album, to remind she's that she's good for more than a stunningly hot pic or two every now and then, and to reveal something about the LP's sound, and some of the people crafting it:
I've been working with Pharrell and Timbaland and Justin Timberlake and Dream. We all started in the '90s, when R&B was the most important genre, and we all kind of want that back: the feeling that music gave us.
Was R&B the most important genre back in the '90s? It's certainly more important than it is now, in any event, when predominantly R&B acts like Chris Brown and Ne-Yo are jumping ship to EDM, there is no Boyz II Men or TLC equivalent, and even the boy bands don't seem all that interesting in singing in harmony or wearing suits.
Anyway, that's a pretty good dream team of collaborators Bey's assembled there, and we're particularly excited that along with him producing the new Destiny's Child, Bey seems invested in helping the long-overdue Pharrell comeback become a thing. (If he can't do it with Beyoncé on top, perhaps it was never meant to be in the first place.) No Frank Ocean, though? He might not be a '90s artist, but we hope he makes the longlist just the same.


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Pistachios for Your Ticker
Back in April, HealthDay News reported that pistachios may help take a bite out of cholesterol, and now, The Cardio Blog passes on information linking pistachio consumption to heart health. Here's more:
Yup, there's raw almonds, cashews, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and ground flaxseed in there—yum!
Do you have high cholesterol? Apparently pistachios may help, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. This challenges the long-held notion that only a diet low in fat will help combat cholesterol, since pistachios have moderate amounts of fat. True, it's a healthy fat but it's a at nonetheless. If you're concerned about your cholesterol, however, it's recommended that you get between one and two handfuls a day -- no more than that and certainly not in ice cream form.Not exactly new news to Dr. Fuhrman, he believes that both nuts and seeds are vital parts of the human diet. From Nuts and Seeds Are Excellent Foods:
Nuts and seeds are a natural part of the diet of homo-sapiens. They are perfectly adapted to the taste and ability of humans to pick, dry, store, and crack. No wonder study after study shows raw nuts and seeds not only lower cholesterol, but protect against common diseases of aging. I recommend almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, pistachios, macadamias, filberts, and walnuts; and sunflower, sesame, flax, and pumpkin seeds. These delicious natural foods are high in nutrients and healthful unsaturated fats.I got to agree with Dr. Fuhrman on this one. Check out this sampling of nuts and seeds in my house right now:
Yup, there's raw almonds, cashews, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and ground flaxseed in there—yum!
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The life of famous courtesan Lola Montes is presented in the form of a circus attraction. In a garishly colored circus, the suckers line up at a buck a kiss with celebrated adventuress Lola, as the ringmaster starts his spiel and the flashbacks begin. In 1955, "Lola Montes" was the biggest-budgeted French film to date, with its always-mobile camera gliding, tilting, and craning amid dazzling sets and costumes. The oscillation between the tawdriness of the circus and the romanticism of the flashbacks underscores the difference between reality and memory, each flashback with its own color scheme.
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We decided to go to Venice, one of the most scenic and romantic cities in the world, and what's more romantic than whizzing around the alleyways and canals on space hoppers?
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I picked up this HiChew during a recent trip to New York City's Chinatown. I know Durian is quite an unusual flavor to put it mildly, still, I was curious to give it a shot. I have it stashed away for a day when I'm feeling brave….
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Debby Ryan
Disney star Debby Ryan has been arrested for DUI.
The 22-year-old actress, best known for her roles in Jessie and The Suite Life on Deck, was apprehended by police after crashing her Audi into a Mercedes in Los Angeles at the end of last week (April 8).
It was one part fashion competition and one part star-studded shindig, and Kate Spade Saturday took over The Roof on Wilshire for their fabulous Summer Solstice party.
Actress Camilla Belle donned a Kate Spade Saturday Seamed Dress with a mini satchel and satin brass bangle as she enjoyed the carnival games and gourmet catering.
She's rocked red locks for a number of years, but it appears Disney star Debby Ryan is ready to change up her signature look.
In new Instagram pics, the 20-year-old actress displayed her newly dyed locks, which are now a platinum blond shade.
Looking forward to the exciting evening ahead, Debby Ryan had her game face on as she showed up to the 2014 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night (April 13).
Always happy to oblige the fans, the "Jessie" star took a few moments for a red carpet posing session in preparation for the Nokia Theatre's main event.
Bringing her star power out for a fun-filled evening, Debby Ryan showed up at the Galen Center in Los Angeles tonight (March 29) for the highly-anticipated 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
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The ten plagues of the judgment of God against Egypt, part 6.
"Seventeen miracles have been identified in the first seven plagues that God brought upon Pharaoh and Egypt in the opening chapters of Exodus," reiterated the Reverend J.A. Layman, evangelist with Sterling Ministries, before The Lay School faculty here in Clinton, Tennessee. "By now it should be clear that a pattern exists in these Scriptures that has been overlooked by many: the performing of the miracle in the plague and the removal of the plague which constitutes another miracle. In some cases other miracles were also included in the performance of the plague.
Plague/sign 8: (Exodus 10:1-20) Plague/sign 8 was the plague of locusts (although some of the other English translations/versions in our sbs, vbv, comparison study translate 'grasshoppers') and these vermin were 'to eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you,' (the Egyptians), 'from the hail'. The locusts were to eat every tree that grew in the field, and to invade the houses of the Egyptians. The Scriptures record that Moses stretched his rod over the land of Egypt and an East wind brought in the locusts (Exodus 10:13); the locusts covered the face of the whole earth and ate the herbs and fruits of the trees which the hail had left and nothing green remained in the trees or in the herbs of the field (Exodus 10:15). Once again at Pharoah's request, Moses prayed to God and the Scriptures record that God sent a strong west wind that took the locusts away and cast them into the Red Sea, (verse 19); and if we accept the rendering of the New International Version (NIV) in this verse that it was the Sea of Reeds and not the Red Sea where these locusts were cast into, we have an even more miraculous miracle in that God was able to destroy such an innumerable number of locusts in such a swampy marshland as the NIV and other critical sources would lead us to believe the Sea of Reeds (Yam Suph in Hebrew) was! It would seem to us from all Biblical accounts that such a marchland would have to have been extremely massive indeed to manage to destroy this plethora of locusts! At any rate, the raising of the west wind at the request of Moses to carry the locusts away from the Egyptians, whether to the Red Sea or the Sea of Reeds, was yet another miracle!
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Dr. Marilyn Hickey and her daughter, Sarah Bowling, are getting ready. Their "Keys to More Miracles Breakfast" is this Saturday, July 24, 2010, from 8:00 to Noon.
"My biggest meetings have been in my 70's," stated Dr. Hickey, who turned 79 recently.
Marilyn's amazing accomplishments can be likened to the Empire State Building:
- Two billion viewers watch Today with Marilyn and Sarah hosted by Marilyn Hickey on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), Daystar and several other stations around the world.
- She has traveled to 125 countries, ministering in recent years in Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, India, Pakistan, China, Costa Rica and Greece. Christians from across the country can join her this October for her international venture to Morocco for prayer walking and sightseeing.
- She has written over 100 books, her favorite being The Names of God.
- She travels to cities across the United States for Bible Encounters, speaking engagements and miracle breakfasts, the most recent of which will be here July 24, 2010 (details below) as well as holding monthly City Prayer meetings on the last Saturday of the month at Orchard Road Christian Center, from 9:00 to 10:00 am.
Yet, Marilyn remains as humble as her beginnings. Born in the town of Dalhart in the panhandle of Texas near Amarillo, Marilyn moved at the age of 10 with her parents and six-year-old brother to an apple farm in Sewickley, Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh.
She always had a hunger for God and remembers looking out the window and praying. She started memorizing the Bible, but her born again experience didn't come until later.
At 16, she attended a Baptist Bible camp and that's where she heard about receiving Christ. She said, "I was in the glory for three days." Shortly thereafter, her father's asthmatic condition forced them from the humid climate of Pennsylvania to Denver.
When she was 19, her father had a mental breakdown, resulting in his admission to a mental hospital.
At the time, Marilyn's mother listened to Charles Blair, an Assembly of God preacher, on the radio. She attended Pastor Blair's church, knowing nothing about the baptism of the Holy Spirit and became Spirit filled. It revolutionized her mother's life. She came home, started watching Oral Roberts, and prayed for her husband because she was told he would never come out of the mental hospital. She said, "He will come out."
Marilyn said, "My mother was right. In a year, he was out, saved and water baptized."
Marilyn attended South High and then CU for one year. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor's degree, a collective major in foreign languages and a minor in English. She speaks Spanish, French and Latin. She taught for three years after she and Wally Hickey married.
Are you ready for your miracle? The "Keys to More Miracles Breakfast" is this Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel, 7801 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village from 8:00 am to 12 noon. To register, visit this website or call 1-888-637-4545. Cost is $25 if preregistered or $35 at the door. Don't miss this special miraculous get-together.
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I last used profile on 2.65.0, and in that kernel there were the two .config optinos for PROFILing. In 2.6.7 those options aren't there, so I assumed oprofiling support is built in automatically. However after building the kernel and oprofile, when I try opcontrol --vmlinux=/boot/vmlinux-`uname -r` it reports FATAL: Module oprofile not found. FATAL: Module oprofile not found. Kernel doesn't support oprofile From looking in the script it seems it is still expecting a module but the make did not build one. Also I tried mount -t oprofilefs nodev /dev/oprofile which replied mount: fs type oprofilefs not supported by kernel I see other postings referring to running on 2.6.7 so I must have done something stupid, but what? John _________________________________________________________________ Take charge with a pop-up guard built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen Technology http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. -------------------------------------------------------(Continue reading)


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Can anyone recommend a good for MCMC? I have worked with HMMs, Markov Chains in the past but nothing on simulation. So something in the intermediate level would be great. Also, if you know of any introductory books on stochastic simulation, that would be great.
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This is a book on MCMC which covers a lot of topics:
Handbook of Markov Chain Monte Carlo, edited by Brooks, Gelman, Jones, and Meng.
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According to ComicBook.com on Saturday, in a podcast featuring AMC's "Comic Book Men's" Kevin Smith, along with co-host Ralph Garman, a listener had written in about Smith's invitation by J.J. Abrams to come on the set of "Star Wars 7." It was in regards to Abrams not allowing his co-host Garman to join Smith on the set, which does bring up Abrams' intention to allowing only one member of the podcast into the forbidden area.
The listener seemed to indicate that Abrams just wanted a limited amount of "eyes" on the set or there was an implication by the fan that Abrams had bigger things going on for Smith. Garman's response was that of displaying a photo of Smith photo-shopped into the cockpit of an X-Wing Fighter where the only reaction from the "Comic Book Men's" star was that of laughter. Smith was rather tight-lipped about his involvement when invited onto the set.
Smith did not comment one way or another about being on set or whether or not if he would even cameo in the film. It does seem both Garman and Smith played it off as a joke, but it does raise certain questions with even Garman's involvement. For instance, one may think that Abrams had Garman sign an NDA agreement and also let him on the set as well.
Of course, Abrams has always been secretive about the movie for quite some time, but does occasional make posts online when it comes to indirect or direct references to the film. For instance, Abrams posted a picture on Twitter with a note pinned to what appeared to be a game board synonymous of the first "Star Wars" film. The scene with the holographic creatures as play pieces as Chewbacca takes on R2-D2 and is advised to "always let the Wookie win." Another post showed a robotic hand that was only rumored to be an appendage of a Sith Inquisitor.
Something notable is that during Smith's appearance at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con he had talked about his experience and mentioned that when Abrams invited him to the set that the director may had inadverntantly invited the wrong "Kevin" because they weren't really tight friends. That being said, Smith decided to confirm this invitation following up with Abrams identifying himself as the director of the "Clerks" movie and within around 10 minutes Abrams emailed him back saying, "Oh f**k!." Needless to say, Smith wasn't cancelled and was still allowed on the set regardless.
"Star Wars 7" is scheduled to open in theaters come Dec. 18, 2015.
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The Rockies should just cut Todd Helton. Ok, they're not going to do that, because when did they ever do anything radical, controversial and possibly appropriate? The answer to that is never so we all know the answer to whether they should cut Helton after his recent DUI arrest: a resounding 'no'. But the Rockies should take a long look at parting ways with "Mr. Rockies," because he's done more than damage his reputation. He's ruined a long term and specific plan by management to keep you hooked on their terrible team for life.
The Rockies had a grand plan for Helton: to be the team's ambassador long after he retired. He'd remind fans of the supposed good ol' days and keep their attention off of the bad ol' now. Helton is certainly the greatest Rockie so far in the team's 20 year history and it's no wonder they kept him around this long. He's been a gold mine for a club that's made dozens of bad decisions and is lucky to get the attendance it does. And despite his financial drain on the team, I've always felt it was necessary to keep him around for the same reasons the team did. But did Helton blow the Monforts grand plan when he blew into that breathalyzer?
Helton has been nursing the end of his last huge contract and that has been just fine with most Rockies fans. A few (very few) members of the media have pointed out that Helton has been basically stealing money from the team over the last few years. Helton is still good defensively, but his bat is nowhere near what it once was. But as his mere presence on the field is magic at the box office, his ever declining skills, lack of production, and massive salary that he still draws has become the purple elephant in the room. If the Rockies did cut Helton, they would still owe him the remaining money on his contract, so the argument that they could do something with the money they saved doesn't hold water. That's assuming they could do something smart with it. But since they're on the hook for the cash whether he plays or not, it's still a financial drain on the team to pay a guy who's role is disappearing faster than the roast beef up on the Club Level.
The Rockies plan for Helton was to install a Rockie for life that fans could look to as a shining example for the ages. No matter how bad it gets for the Rockies, management would urge everyone to look to Helton, whether playing or not as a reminder of the good times (?) and not worry about the crappy product on the field. A further "ignore the man behind the curtain" moment that the Rockies have stuck to for many years. Rarely these days do teams have someone they can point to as an example of a lifer: The Florida Marlins may have won two World Series, but they don't have a player who embodies the team like Helton does with the Rockies. But now that Helton soiled his good name with his drunk-driving escapades, do the Rockies part ways with him because he's thrown a wrench in those long term plans?
The plan took a hit when Helton went drunk truck washing/lottery ticket buying the other night. The Rockies will be terrible yet again this year, and if this is truly a good bye tour for Helton, are people going to forget his sloppy lapse in judgment while they know he's draining the team dry financially? Of course they will. If we learned one thing from the #Roadto100 last year, it's that people will fill those seats watching a terrible team regardless if their hero screwed up and gave the team a black eye in the form of a horrendous mug shot. The Rockies will keep Helton in their plans even though it will leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth. And the only thing that will wash it out is more roast beef from the carving station on the Club Level. See you at the ballpark.


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Tracks in mud
I have posted pictures of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and racoon (Procyon lotor) tracks before (here and here). Here is a deer print in soft mud that shows the marks of the dewclaws behind the cloven hoof. The dewclaws are small toes farther up on the deer's foot. They don't normally touch the ground except in deep mud or snow.
Here is another set of prints photographed at the same location. Next to the deer print is a pair of raccoon prints.


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I came across something this week that I didn't think existed... the "before" pictures. Most people who know me also know that I have always avoided having photos taken of me. And, I'm sure my disdain of personal photos grew significantly when I was obese. But, I haven't always been fat, yet there is still relatively little photographic evidence of my existence, even during my thinnest years as a vegan shortly after college. Anyway, just a week or two ago, I was ruminating about how it would have actually been nice to have "before" pictures of me (when I was at my all time heaviest weight). I realized that there would probably be no proof of where I had been or exactly how far I have come, but I might be able to find something fairly close. I think I looked for a few minutes, but didn't come up with anything. And then, I forgot about it.
Fast forward to a couple nights ago. My partner and I were watching TV and poking around on our laptops. He said something to the effect of "Oh My God, look at this!" I turned toward his laptop and my mouth dropped as he toggled between different photos from earlier this year. Most of the photos were from my grandma's funeral or related activities in late March. I was the same weight then as when I started SparkPeople on May 9th.
I never thought I would be glad to see that there were some awful pictures of me taken at my heaviest. And, inside, it is still bittersweet. Maybe the reason I don't like photos taken of me is because I never feel like the photos represent the "me" that I feel like I am. Even at my heaviest, I still felt thinner inside. Only passing the mirror or being easily winded from light activity would remind me of the condition I was in. As I continue to lose weight each week, I celebrate the fact that the true "me" is starting to look back at me in the mirror.
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Way to celebrate that the true you is starting to look back at you in the mirror. Keep up the great work.
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"Even at my heaviest, I still felt thinner inside."
The other day I pulled up some pictures from June of this year because that was when I was my heaviest, and I pointed at one and asked my husband, "Do I still look that big?" He kind of laughed and said no. We went back and forth about it for a minute because I was really unsure, and he told me to just look in the mirror. That doesn't work for me. I have a slightly distorted body image (skewed positively) unless I see myself in a picture--that's when I can tell what I really look like.
So that night I asked my husband to take pictures of me. I was sweaty and in my workout clothes and didn't intend to let anyone else see them. But they're there for me. Perhaps you could do the same? I think you would enjoy having the pictures for yourself of your progress.
I'm glad you were able to unearth some pictures of yourself at your heaviest. Even though that isn't the "true" you, at least you can see how much you've accomplished on your journey!
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Thank you for sharing your story. You will excel at your goals and dreams.
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"As I continue to lose weight each week, I celebrate the fact that the true "me" is starting to look back at me in the mirror."
I love that. It's beautiful. I have to say I deleted everything I could find when I was bigger and so have nothing now to compare. I KNOW looking in the mirror that I have lost tremendous amounts but no concrete evidence. I'm pleased you have the comparison. It's great to see the inner beauty appear more and more on the surface.
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Seeing pictures of myself at my heaviest was my wakeup call. I always managed to avoid actually seeing a full body reflection in the mirrors. I didn't save any of those pictures ...
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The 17th Annual California Film Festival (CAIFF) will present another year of diverse films from around the world to the San Francisco Bay Area from September 11-14. From World Premieres to celebrity tributes, CAIFF has included some of the best in film. The festival takes place at the New Rheem Theatre in Moraga, The Orinda Theatre, and The Castro Theatre in San Francisco. For more information about the festival visit caiff.org.
The festival kicks off at the Rheem Theater in Moraga on September 11 with an Opening Night Reception followed by a screening of the short film JEROME'S BOUQUET, starring Suzanne Shepherd (GOODFELLAS, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM) and Peter Scolari (THE POLAR EXPRESS, GIRLS).
Other films at the festival include the documentary TRUE SON, about 22-year-old Stanford grad Michael Tubbs during his campaign for a seat on the Stockton City Council, as well as CITIZEN HEARST, a documentary that looks into the fascinating world of the Hearst media empire.
In STARRING ADAM WEST, we get a glimpse at the life of Adam West, the man who originated the role of Batman on TV in the '60s. Past festival guest Richard Dreyfuss stars in the road trip comedy CAS & DYLAN, with Tatiana Maslany from the popular TV show ORPHAN BLACK.
For the first time in its history, the CAIFF presents special screenings at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
In the cult classic Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, and the late Patrick Swayze star as three drag queens traveling cross country. Things take an interesting turn when their car breaks down and they are stranded in a small town. The film also features Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, and a cameo from Julie Newmar, this year's CAIFF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. Newmar will be in attendance at the screening and will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. VIP Reception at 7 p.m. followed by the screening at 9 p.m. on Friday, September 12 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco
CAIFF celebrates the 30th anniversary of one of John Hughes's most celebrated teen comedies with a special screening of the movie that gave a new perspective on a teenager's "Sweet 16" and made Molly Ringwald an '80s icon. The screening will also feature special guest appearances by cast members including Justin Henry who played Molly Ringwald's little brother, as well as Debbie Pollak and Gedde Watanabe who played the memorable couple Marlene "Lumberjack" and Long Duk Dong. Reunion and movie at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, September 12 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
Myles and Brody are best friends who made a pact to become a couple if neither of them have found the right guy in 10 years. As the deadline to find Mr. Right quickly approaches, each of them try everything they can to avoid being each other's last resort.
VIP reception with cast at 5 p.m., followed by the screening at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
John, a rich playboy and heir to a restaurant empire finds out that his sister is marrying his childhood crush, Jack. Of course, he must try his best to stop the wedding. As a result, his world turns upside down in this food-centric, queer romantic comedy. VIP reception with cast at 8 p.m., followed by the screening at 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
Additional programming at the Castro Theatre includes a screening of MOBILIIZE, WAITING IN THE WINGS: THE MUSICAL as well as a special showcase of shorts starring and directed by some of Hollywood's finest actors including Sarah Drew, Missy Pyle, Sharon Lawrence, Doug Jones, and Taylor Kitsch.
CAIFF will present a special screening of the 1979 Academy Award-winning drama KRAMER VS. KRAMER starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. Based on the novel by Avery Corman, the story follows a couple going through a divorce and the impact it has on their family. Justin Henry, who played Hoffman and Streep's son, Billy, is scheduled to be in attendance for the screening. Screening at 7 p.m, Saturday September 13 at the Orinda Theatre in Orinda.
The 10 Year Plan: Jack Turner (Actor), Adam Bucci (Actor), Moronai Kanekoa (Actor), JC Calciano (Director/Writer), Matthew Solari, (Producer)
*All of Me: Elizabeth Melanson (Actor), Jon Riera (Director)
*Breathe in Life: Laura Zellmer (Director/Writer/Producer), Amy James (Cinematographer/Film Editor)
Columbus Day: Scott Cornfield (Producer/Writer)
*An Evergreen Christmas: Charleene Closshey (Actor/Musician/Composer), Robert Loggia (Actor), Jake Sandvig (Actor), Booboo Stewart (Actor), Greer Grammer (Actor), Jeremy Culver (Directir), Kim Waltrip (Producer), Jeffery Osborne (Director of Photography)
G.P.S.: Billy Higgins (Director/Writer), Creston Higgins (Co-writer), Giovanni Labadessa (Assistant Director)
Held Up: Mark Whittington (Producer/Writer), Ashley Parker Angel (Actor)
I, Helios: James Berry (Director)
*John Apple Jack: Kent S. Leung (Actor), Alvin Tran (Actor), Chris McNally (Actor), Rick Tae (Producer/Writer), Monika Mitchell (Director), Selena Paskalidis (Producer)
Kramer vs. Kramer: Justin Henry (Actor)
The Last Gentleman: Erik Long IV (Producer/Writer)
The Last of Us: Trust: Brandon Hunt (Director/Writer), Jon Mitchell (Producer)
*Life Support: Noah Edelson (Screenwriter)
*Mobilize: Kevin Kuenz (Director), Ellie Marks (Producer), Joel Moskowitz, PhD (Producer, Epidemiologist UC Berkeley)
Mom, Murder and Me: Sarah Klaren (Actor), Kathy Garver (Actor), Orlando Graves (Actor), Gino Scandur (Actor), Heather Donnell (Producer/Director), Chris R. Smith (Co-Producer/Cinematographer), Christopher Smith (Associate Producer)
Obituaries: Ryan Moody (Director/Writer), Luke Slendebroek (Film Editor), Sarah Jean Kruchowski (Production Manager), Eric Eickholt (2nd Assistant Director),Simon Savelyev (1st Assitant Director)
Practice Makes Perfect: Devon Avery (Director)
Sixteen Candles: Justin Henry (Actor), Debbie Pollack (Actor), Gedde Watanabe (Actor)
Smokin': Justin Henry (Actor), Oliver Crowley (Director)
*Somebody's Mother: Mandy Fabian (Director/Writer)
A Song for Naija: Jason Broussard (Cinematographer/DP/Editor/Sound Editor), Ray McNally (Director/Writer)
Thrown For a Loss: John Chavez (Executive Producer/Writer/Cinematographer/Director of Photographer)
Time Machine: Devon Avery (Director)
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar: Julie Newmar (Actor)
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical: Blake Peyrot (Actor), Rena Elyse Strober (Actor), Harrison White (Actor), Jeffery A. Johns (Producer/Writer/Actor)
Waking Marshall Walker: Giorgio Litt (Director/Writer)
*Zoe and the Zebra: Vicki Peterson (Screenwriter)
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The California Independent Film Festival (CAIFF) is one of the most successful and fastest growing film festivals in California. Since its inception in 1997, CAIFF has captured both national and worldwide press. This star-studded event provides both local Bay Area residents and visitors with an opportunity to see world-class films, meet filmmakers from around the world, international celebrities and build exposure for CAIFF corporate sponsors. For more information about the festival visit www.caiff.org.


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The summertime is easy going and relaxing but what should you do to stay calm when school starts again? When the papers pile up and the books start rolling in what can a student do to keep a level head? These next few tips will keep you feeling fresh and out of trouble when the school year gets tough.
1. Don't waste time plan ahead instead!The most important thing to do as a student is to stay organized. Make sure at the start of the school year to purchase an agenda book or some sort of planner. Utilize both the monthly and weekly calendars. As you receive an assignment write it down immediately, but then also mark down the day you plan on doing it. If you organize your work into portions and space them out it won't seem as much of a burden. You'll find if you set aside a certain amount of time you won't feel as stressed about deadlines!
2. Create a healthy diet and stick to it!It's easy to stuff your face with chips and cookies when you're up late studying. When you put bad things into your body that's exactly how you will feel; BAD! When you eat the right kinds of foods your body will repay you for it. One of the most important things to do is eat breakfast. Try making a strawberry banana shake with some Greek yogurt and frozen fruit; it's a great way to start the day of right and get your brain going in a healthy way. Instead of snacking on potato chips have a handful of almonds. They are packed with B and E vitamins and they help improve your immune system. You don't want to get sick before that big final do you? It is also said that sweet potatoes are stress-reducing because they fill the urge for both sweets and carbohydrates. If you do a little research you can find all kinds of foods to eat that will leave you feeling fit, healthy, and stress free!
3. Stay out of trouble.Many teens and college students think the only way to relax and get away from the stress of schoolwork is to go out on the weekend and get wild. Taking drugs and drinking alcohol is not the way to find your release. Alcohol is a depressant, therefore while you may think throwing back drinks will help you forget about that paper you forgot to write or the test you aren't prepared for it will actually do the opposite. You may find yourself suddenly feeling overwhelmed or even getting down on yourself. There are many reasons why you should stay away from drugs. For example many drugs do damage to the brain. There are many ways you can relax without using substances.
4. Roll out the yoga mat.Exercise is a great way to relieve stress and stay calm when the going gets tough. One of the most recommended ways to do this is by practicing yoga. The act relaxes your whole body as well as your mind. When you focus on the task at hand rather than the pile of books sitting on your bed you will calm down. Yoga revolves a lot around breathing which will help you relieve your brain of anxieties. It is noted that yoga improves memory, learning efficiency, and cognitive function. Add yoga to your stress relief tool belt and use it as a release.
5. Set aside time to earn some money and be with friends!Studying and homework is a priority, however everyone needs room in their life for some fun and responsibility! Some students work themselves into frenzy over all of the deadlines and upcoming assignments. Creating a balance between schoolwork, employment and a social life will help balance out your stresses. Having a part time job during school teaches responsibility. Not only will going to work force you to take a break from your studies, but you will also earn some extra cash to do things with your friends. Designate at least one day a week to do something fun with your friends. For example, go to the movies and let your mind focus on something else while socializing and getting away from your studies for a while. Learn to separate work from play to lower your stress levels.
6. Do not procrastinate!If you procrastinate your work will take you much longer than needed. Feel confident when writing papers and studying for that upcoming test and you will get more accomplished! Hand in assignments on time so that they don't pile up and cause anxiety. If you rush to complete schoolwork they will not be done to your best ability. Procrastination leads to more work and more stress so get a hold of that can do attitude and get your work done on time!Listen to the tips provided here and prepare for a stress free school year. By following a healthy diet and exercise plan you can reduce school-induced stress and look great doing it. Make sure to plan ahead and get things on time so you don't become overwhelmed. Don't fall into the trap and get involved in drinking or drugs because that will cause you harm. Keep a good head on your shoulders; take time to relax and have fun and the stresses of the school year won't wear you down! You might also like Rachel's blog on Time and Stress Management for a College Students.
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