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The 'Table for One' Guide to Cyber Monday
Are you cyber hungry?
For foodies, Cyber Monday is a great opportunity to buy just about anything gourmet-related, from meats to cheeses, pizzas to pies and soup to nuts (literally). Most big names in mail-order goodies (and plenty of smaller ones) are offering deals of all kinds, with some specials extended beyond Monday. With that in mind, here's our second annual guide to some foodie favorites — just in time for the big shopping day. Prices quoted are before any deals or coupons are applied and do not include shipping. (And if there's a Cyber Monday deal that requires a code, we've provided it; otherwise, any available offers should be clearly indicated on the site.)
Oh, and for more Cyber Monday foodie deals, check out this MarketWatch.com slide show and WSJ video.
Happy shopping!
Holiday sweets: Chocolate or candy is always a good holiday gift. But chocolate or candy with a holiday theme? Even better. A couple of items especially caught our eye this year. FTD (yes, the flower people but they also do mail-order foods) has its beyond-cute Golden Edibles Snowman Belgian Chocolate Dipped Cake Pops and Nutter Butter Cookies ($29.99-$49.99). And Dancing Deer Baking Company has its Christmas Bakery Tower, replete with hand-decorated "winter mittens" and "Christmas tree" cookies ($49.99; for Cyber Monday special, put CYBER in the checkout code).
Meat by mail: The mail-order steak business has gotten very crowded of late. Lobel's, a legendary New York butcher, is still our favorite, especially because it ships its beef fresh, not frozen. But a strong new contender is Suzy Sirloin, the brainchild of Suzanne Strassburger, a New Yorker whose family has been delivering prime and aged beef to steakhouses around the country. The Suzy Sirloin line is aimed for the gourmet-savvy mass market, which is to say the beef is choice (the grade below prime), but all-natural and hormone and antibiotic-free. All we can say is that it's beef that tastes like honest-to-goodness beef, available in a variety of packages (the "Beautiful Beef!" for $169 includes a good assortment of steaks and ground items). We love their lamb sliders, too (they're offered as part of the "Kids Cuts" package).
Ribs times two: Speaking of Lobel's, we were pleased to learn they've gone into the ribs business, too. And the New York beef biggies have aced St. Louis-style ribs ($37.98 for a 1.75-lb. rack) – the meaty spare ribs (as opposed to baby backs) have a perfectly smoky flavor and nice hint of spice; the pinkish color also tells you they've spent real time in the smoker. But another great source for ribs is Goldbely, which calls itself as a "curated marketplace of great gourmet food" from around the country and which offers the justly famed dry-rubbed baby backs from Charles Vergo's Rendezvous in Memphis (two slabs for $99); these are ribs with a real kick to them, thanks to a spice mix that blends lots of flavors (fiery, sweet, aromatic) into a telling whole.
The big beef (and ham): Snake River Farms specializes in Wagyu beef – the American equivalent of Japan's renowned Kobe. What makes the company extra-special is some of the heftier cuts and roasts it offers by mail, such as the impressive-looking boneless ribeye roast ($149-$199) – a piece of meat tailor-made for the holiday table. But if ham is slated for your table, you can't do much better than the ones from Edwards, particularly the bone-in, hickory-smoked Virginia country hams ($109.95-$145.95). They arrive fully cooked, but a turn in the oven will give them a real depth of flavor (plus, the heating allows that signature brown-sugar glaze to caramelize beautifully).
Topping it off: How do you make a better burger? Or a better ice-cream sundae? It's all about the toppings. When it comes to burgers, Terrapin Ridge Farms offers a Gourmet Burger Connoisseur Box Set ($22.95) that includes such sophisticated ketchup alternatives as Hot Pickled Pepper Burger Topper and a Bleu Cheese Sauce (our favorite). When it comes to ice cream, Spoonable, which bills itself as "Brooklyn's Saucy Caramel" (the dessert brand is from New York's borough of all things artisan and edible), has a Holiday Sampler ($15) that includes mini jars of some very exotic caramel sauces – flavored with sesame and chiles, among other ingredients.
Morning glory: Breakfast baskets always make good holiday gifts – and the big gourmet names all seem to offer them. We've liked ones from Stonewall Kitchen (a New England Morning Basket for $99.95 that includes such regional items as Maine Barn Maple Syrup, Maine Blueberry Honey and Wild Maine Blueberry Jam, plus a few baking mixes) and Sarabeth's Kitchen (the Rise and Shine Combo for $34.95, featuring such Sarabeth-branded items as orange-apricot marmalade and Morning Crunch Classic Raisin Almond Granola).
A taste of Texas: Houston-based barbecue chain/gourmet purveyor Goode Co. likes to put a big state in a compact box – a Pure Texas box ($42.95), that is. It comes with its Brazos Bottom Pecan Pie (a version that's indeed chock full of pecans), two sample-sized bags of pecans and a miniature Texas flag – just so you can wave away and celebrate your inner cowboy. Become a Goode Co. fan on Facebook to learn more about the company's Cyber Monday deals, which will change by the hour.
A taste of New England: Just as with steaks, we've lost count how many gourmet brands are going up against each other in the live-lobsters-from-New England business. But lately, we've become interested in these companies' other offerings. GetMaineLobster.com has about the best Maine Clam Chowdah ($30 per quart and, yes, that's how they spell it) we've ever tried. LobsterAnywhere.com has baked stuffed lobster tails ($44-$229) that take a good thing and make it even better. And Hancock Gourmet Lobster, available through Goldbely, offers a lobster mac 'n' cheese casserole ($31.95-$62.95) that takes comfort food to elegant heights.
A taste of Charleston: When Charleston caterer Callie White decided to go into the retail business in 2005, the world finally got a taste of what until then had been a locals-only secret. We're talking biscuits with lots of flavorful embellishments – varieties range from black pepper to cinnamon. But we love Callie's Biscuits as much for its other fare, including the best pimento cheese spread we've ever had (two containers for $19.90) and Carolina Grits ($9.95) that explode with the flavor of real stone-ground corn.
A taste of Philly: OK, Philly may be best known for its cheese steaks, but we're talking Philly-made chocolate. The Pennsylvania General Store has put together an electric and intriguing Phllly Dark Chocolate Bar Sampler ($29.99) that includes items from such locally acclaimed chocolatiers as John & Kira, Eclat and Lore. We're telling you: Brooklyn has nothing on these guys.
Ice cream to go: As in the frozen stuff sent by mail, but isn't that what they invented dry ice for? Some of the best we've found in the ice cream-to-go category comes from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, a Columbus, Ohio-based purveyor whose "Flavors from Earth" holiday collection ($72) includes such offbeat-but-seasonal-minded selections as Sweet Potato with Torched Marshmallows and Boozy Eggnog. Looking for something more traditional? FoodyDirect is offering frozen custard from Anderson's, a Buffalo, N.Y. favorite (a four-pack runs $49) – the chocolate is about the most densely delicious custard we've come across.
Bacon in all its forms: For the bacon traditionalist, you can hardly go wrong with ordering from Nueske's, a worthy name name in the world of all things pork and smoked. Try the Smoked Meat Lover's Gift Box ($49.95), which includes applewood smoked bacon (both traditional and Canadian-style), along with a host of other treats (sausage, pork chops, sliced beef, etc.). But if you want to push the bacon envelope, may we suggest a bacon "schnecken" (a German-style cinnamon roll) from Cincinnati's Queen City Cookies? The sweet-meets-salty treat ($13.99) is like a breakfast of pancakes and bacon in coffee-cake form; the company offers more traditional schnecken as well. (To take advantage of a Cyber Monday special of free shipping, put MON in checkout code.)
The perfect panettone: When Michigan-based gourmet market-turned-catalog Zingerman's offers a product, it's almost guaranteed to be exemplary and one-of-a-kind. Such is the case with its Panettone Balsamico ($85) – it's the classic Italian holiday cake with a singular twist: pockets of balsamic "cream" are spread throughout, as in balsamic vinegar. There's a certain oddball sourness to the thing, but one that makes you rethink the normally ho-hum, breadlike treat.
The gold-standard of olive oils: Speaking of Italian foodstuffs taken to extremes, what about an extra virgin olive oil with edible gold flakes added to it? Lucini offers such an item ($39). Granted, the gold doesn't add any flavor to the high-quality oil, but it makes it all the more festive in appearance.
Cheese, glorious cheese: Two great names in cheese-by-mail have upped their game for the holidays. New York's legendary Murray's shop has a "New Yorker" crate ($125) that includes two first-rate made-in-the-Empire State cheeses, plus such other goodies as a slate cheese board and Brooklyn-made chocolate (from Mast Brothers). On the other side of the country, San Francisco-based Cowgirl Creamery offers its "Cowgirl Deluxe" crate ($110) with four award-winning organic cheeses, packaged with olive oil and sea salt crackers. And if you're looking for something to pair with all that cheese, the best suggestion we can offer is Virginia Chutney Co.'s "Chutney and Spice Box" package – it comes not just with cheese-friendly chutneys, but also such other cheese-worthy accompaniments as dried figs, roasted almonds and candied ginger. Beautiful packaging, too.
Two spots of tea: Just as with cheese, there are two big names in tea to consider – and both offer holiday-minded gifts. Tea Forte has a Winter Spice Gift Set ($29) that includes a red café cup, perfect for brewing a quick cuppa (it's more like a mini teapot with its own lid), and 10 of the brand's signature pyramid-shaped tea infusers (an upscale version of your standard tea bag) in such seasonal flavors as Winter Chai and Sweet Ginger Plum. Republic of Tea has a Two Tin Holiday Gift ($25.95) that combines two warming varieties – Comfort and Joy Black Tea and Dream by the Fire Rooibos Tea.
Time for some kitchen aid: If you're looking for a bigger ticket item for the cook who thinks they already have everything, may we suggest the Qooq? It's a new-to-the-market tablet device ($399), created with cooking in mind – it comes preloaded with more than 1,000 exclusive recipes (with the ability to purchase more), allows users to create shopping lists and weekly menus and has a built-in video/MP3 player (hey, you've got to listen to something while you're preparing all that food). Of course, some would rather preserve their food than merely cook it – in that case, the Excalibur series of dehydrators might be the right call. These are sturdy, extra-large machines ($299.95-$499.99) that are much more cut out for the task than a lot of the budget-minded models on the market. And for the hunter crowd, Excalibur even offers a "camouflage" model. Finally, if all that standing around and cooking/preserving is taking a toll on the feet and legs, consider a GelPro mat (models start at $59.95) – it makes doing anything in the kitchen all the more comfortable.
Sometimes you feel like a nut: And there are indeed lots of "nutty" options out there. For traditional nut and dried fruit gifts, we're big on Superior Nut Company, which sources the fattest cashews we've ever seen; the Superior Trio Gift Tray ($36.95), with the aforementioned cashews plus pistachios and almonds, is one of many fine gift options. If you want your nuts (and fruits) in an energy-style bar, the KIND bars are our pick; for the holidays, KIND is partnering with celebrities and packaging its products in 20-bar "cubes" ($42.95), with some of the proceeds supporting a variety of charities. And if you prefer your nuts in candy form, the Oliver Pecan Co. makes a brittle out of its famed pecans – a Spicy Pecan Beer Brittle ($20.99) using a Texas craft beer, to be exact.
Beer…it's not just for drinking anymore: Speaking of beer, our final pick is another brew-centric one. But we're not talking the kind of beer you drink…or eat. Instead, it's a beer soap – yes, beer so good you can take a bath with it — that comes courtesy of Monastery Greetings, a catalog that specializes in all things sourced from monasteries. The Chimay Beer Soap ($8.95) is said to have "a very pleasant natural aroma." Oh, and if you want one another monk-made item, there's always that holiday standby: fruitcake. Monastery offers more than a half-dozen varieties.


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Saturday's letters: Less divisiveness
Published: Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 9:22 a.m.
To the editor: Congratulations to the Boy Scouts of America for courageously taking the first step in ending discrimination in scouting.
While watching the news the other night, my husband and I saw an opponent of this change stating that openly gay youths in scouting will teach boys to be gay. No one is taught to be gay. What will be taught instead with this change is compassion, respect for differences and fairness.
Discrimination of any type divides people into classes. There are those who are deemed worthy to belong, and there is a message of inferiority to those who are excluded. Surely, that is not what people of good faith would want for any of our youths.
I am glad to see this important institution of scouting turn more toward greater inclusiveness and less divisiveness.
Catherine Lynch-Elder
Gasoline prices
To the editor: I was wondering if someone could explain to a dumb high school dropout why, if we are awash in crude oil and gasoline to the point that we will be exporting to other countries, so they say, the price of gas is creeping toward $4 a gallon again?
The stock market is doing well, cars and trucks are selling in record numbers, home sales seem to be improving. It just blows my little feeble mind, which I admit, is not hard to do. Help! Somebody, please explain this to me.
Millard Reed
Victimized mother
To the editor: Last Sunday, my mother telephoned me from Hendersonville, sounding very upset. During the night, a thief (or thieves) had stolen one big, beautiful planter with lovely spring flowers and two smaller planters from her front yard. She called the sheriff right away, who came very soon. My mother was in tears and trembling.
The next night, the thieves returned and took more, including her beautiful statue behind the building. Another police officer came and wrote a report.
How can people be so heartless and mean-spirited to steal planters from a senior, low-income neighborhood? My mother is proud to make her environment look attractive, not for herself alone but for her neighbors to enjoy! Mom takes care of her apartment and garden with daily love and care, even with her arthritis at 92.
Eleanor Baudoin
Andover, N.J.
Moral behavior
To the editor: No one wants to think of himself as immoral. But how do we know what is moral and what is immoral? Historically, we have guided ourselves in these two ways:
The first, deontological, is determined by rules that are laid down by some authoritarian. No ifs ands or buts.
The second, teleological, is referred to as situation ethics. In this manner, we make exceptions to the rules when it seems the reasonable and humane thing to do.
A third, a more recent development by Reinhold Niebuhr and spurred on by feminist Carol Gilligan is identified as an ethic of responsibility. This primarily focuses on relationships, an addendum to the first two: rules and situations.
Where we tend to go astray is when we let our emotions and/or vested interest become dominant instead of our sense of ethical and moral behavior.
Before we became civilized, there was no such thought as to what was moral or ethical. It would seem that the word civil would depend upon the mentality and behavior that would identify us as such.
If we think only of a rule and insist on its governance, without considering the adverse consequences, we obviously have a way to go.
Don Keefauver
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Kuczenski, Naugatuck knock off Wilby
Brandon Kuczenski had 33 points and 14 rebounds to lead Naugatuck over Wilby, 80-72, in an NVL Copper contest.
Mick Pernell added 21 points and 11 assists for the Greyhounds (10-9), while Husani Foote added 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
Walter Wright scored 30 points for the Wildcats (16-3), and Denzel Mitchell added 10.
Torrington 62, Sacred Heart 50: Desmond Langs scored 18 points for the visiting Raiders.
Torrington (9-10) will play Naugatuck on Wednesday in its final regular season game with a spot in the NVL tournament on the line.
Austin Kelson added 10 points while David Canny and John McCarthy had nine apiece. Isiah Rasco led the Hearts with 17 points while Zack Goldberg had 10.
Pomperaug 44, New Fairfield 42: Lucien Fortier had 22 points and nine rebounds for Pomperaug. Fortier netted two free throws with five seconds left in the fourth to put the Panthers (6-14) up by one, 43-42.
Northwestern 71, Terryville 64: John Stevens scored 21 points for host Northwestern.
Conner Guiheen added 15 points for the Highlanders (19-0), and Arthur Lefevre had 13.
Shea Tracy led the Kangaroos (15-4) with 18 points, while Tyler Trillo recorded 17.
Gilbert 48, Nonnewaug 46: Luis Cordova had 21 points and six assists for Gilbert.
Cordova hit a trey with 1.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to win it for the Yellowjackets (14-5).
Yoharkey Sarmiento had 15 points and nine rebounds.
Ben Timme led the Chiefs (11-8) with 16 points.
Wamogo 52, Lewis Mills 45: Mark Davis scored 16 points and Doug Whipple added 13 for the host Warriors.
Nick Nemergut chipped in nine points and Eric Davis eight for Wamogo (11-8). Alex Daigle led Mills (6-13) with 22 points. Dan Kryzanski added 10.
Seymour 68, Amistad Academy 58: Mike Conlan had 17 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and six steals for host Seymour. Tyler Stevens led the Wildcats (2-17) with 19 points, while Mike Tuscano had 10 points and nine rebounds.
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A skilled marimba player, Andrews was inspired by a musical family, adding saxophone, piano and singing to his musical repertoire while in grade school. Percussion appealed to him "ever since I was young. I wasn't able to start fourth grade band with it, but my parents bought me a drum set. Then in high school, I competed for district band and was introduced to concert percussion. I didn't start playing marimba until my second semester of college."
Andrews is a third-year transfer student from Bridgeport, Pa., pursuing a double major in music education and percussion performance. He plans to graduate in December 2014.
In addition to his coursework, he teaches piano and percussion privately and is the youth music director for Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Del. His passion, he notes, is teaching and "inspiring students to study music - and enjoy the process."
Andrews spent two years taking classes at the world-renowned Eastman School of Music. He has learned from many masters of percussion, among them such world-class performers as Valerie Naranjo (writer and first-chair marimbist for Lion King on Broadway, percussionist for SNL), Alan Abel (former principal percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra), Butch Ballard (drummer for Duke Ellington), and Leigh Stevens (TIME magazine's "world's greatest marimbist").
He has performed with Michael Burritt (professor at the Eastman School of Music), Chris Deviney (principal percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra), and Gordon Stout (Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame inductee). Andrews has played as a soloist with the Newark Symphony Orchestra and the West Chester Percussion Ensemble. He's also performed with the Pennsylvania All-State Orchestra, at various churches across the U.S., and is regularly hired to play drum set for local musicals.
That's a long list of accomplishments for a young musician, but "Ben is one of the most self-motivated students I have encountered," says percussion professor Chris Hanning, chair of applied music in WCU's School of Music in the College of Arts and Humanities.
During his all-expenses-paid visit to Washington, D.C., Andrews will rehearse with the U.S. Army Band from Monday, June 17, through Saturday, June 22. The "Sunsets with a Soundtrack" concerts in which he is featured are at 8 p.m. that Thursday and Friday.
The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" is the Army's premier musical unit responsible for performing at national and international events in the D.C. area and around the world. Soldiers in this unit also perform final honors for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.


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Sensory Loss: Numbness and Tingling from MedlinePlus
Weakness from MedlinePlus
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease), is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa. The disease is caused by a bacillus (rod-shaped) bacterium known as Mycobacterium leprae.
M. leprae, discovered by G.A. Hansen in Norway in 1873, is a slow-growing, intracellular pathogen that cannot live outside its host. Because it can only be grown in animals, not in a laboratory, it is more difficult to study than other bacteria. Armadillos and immunocompromised mice are the two primary sources for growing the bacteria for research purposes.
Another factor complicating studies of leprosy is that M. leprae multiplies slowly, and symptoms can take as long as 20 years to appear. Armadillos are the only animals other than humans that have been found to become naturally infected with M. leprae.
Researchers are still unclear about the mode of transmission of leprosy. Though widely assumed to be spread via the respiratory system through nasal droplets, broken skin is also a possibility. Because M. leprae survive best at low temperatures, it primarily affects the superficial sites of the skin and peripheral nerves.
Susceptibility to infection with M. leprae appears to be genetic, and the form of disease that a person develops depends on the immunity of infected people. Some people in a family may have the infection, but other close family members will not develop it, depending on their personal ability to fight off the bacteria.
Leprosy usually affects the skin, peripheral nerves, and upper airways but has a wide range of clinical manifestations. Clinical forms of leprosy represent a spectrum reflecting the cellular immune response to M. leprae. Patients with good T-cell immunity (Th1 type) towards M. leprae exhibit tuberculoid (TT) leprosy which is also known as pauci-bacillary leprosy, a milder form of the disease, characterized by skin discoloration. Those with poor T-cell immunity towards M. leprae typically exhibit lepromatous (LL) leprosy or multi-bacillary leprosy, which is associated with symmetric skin lesions, nodules, plaques, thickened dermis, and frequent involvement of the nasal mucosa resulting in congestion and nose bleeds. In between these forms of leprosy are the borderline tuberculoid (BT), borderline-borderline (BB) and borderline lepromatous (BL) forms.
LL leprosy is also characterized by large numbers of organisms in the skin, many skin lesions with slight hypopigmentation, and less sensory loss in the lesions. While people with LL have high titer antibodies to M. leprae, they also have an impaired cellular immune response to the bacillus. Changes in immunity of the host as well as treatment can result in worsening of the clinical course of the disease.
All forms of leprosy may cause some degree of peripheral neurological damage (nerve damage in the arms and legs) that causes sensory loss in the skin as well as muscle weakness. People with long-term leprosy may lose the use of their hands or feet due to repeated traumatic injury resulting from lack of sensation. If left untreated, it can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, eyes, and limbs.
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Peppa Pig Pick of the Week
Every week we choose a Peppa Pig picture you've created to appear here! If you want to have a go just colour in your favourite Peppa Pig picture and Send to Nick Jr.
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig is a lovable but slightly bossy little pig. She is four years old and lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and her little brother George. Peppa likes playing with Suzy Sheep (her best friend), visiting Granny and Grandpa Pig, and looking after George. Most of all, Peppa loves jumping up and down in muddy puddles, laughing and making loud snorting noises.
George is Peppa's little brother. He is 18 months old and loves to play with his big sister, Peppa, even when she's being bossy. George's favourite thing is his toy dinosaur. He carries it everywhere with him. George can't speak yet but can say one word very well: 'Dine-saw!'
Mummy Pig
Mummy Pig likes jumping up and down in muddy puddles almost as much as Peppa. She works from home on her computer and sometimes lets Peppa and George help, as long as they don't bash the keyboard. She is better at map reading than Daddy Pig and is very wise about most things.
Daddy Pig
Daddy Pig is very jolly and laughs all the time, especially when he plays with Peppa and George. Daddy Pig reads the paper and gets excited about trips in the car. He loves cookies and pumpkin pie and Peppa teases him about his big round tummy. Daddy Pig can be a tiny bit grumpy sometimes when he can't remember where he put his glasses.
Granny and Grandpa Pig
Peppa and George love playing at Granny and Grandpa Pig's house. Grandpa Pig is very good at growing vegetables. The sound Granny Pig and Grandpa Pig make is: Oink! Oink!
Peppa's Friends
Suzy Sheep is Peppa's best friend and their favorite game is dress-up. Peppa is always a fairy princess and Suzy likes to dress up as a nurse. Peppa's other good friends in her play group include Danny Dog, Pedro Pony, and Rebecca Rabbit.
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Peppa Pig
Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy who lives with her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Peppa's favourite things include playing games, dressing up, days out and jumping in muddy puddles. Her adventures always end happily with loud snorts of laughter.
Each Peppa Pig episode features everyday activities and themes that preschoolers can relate to, such as going to the playground, swimming, riding bikes, visiting grandparents and having play dates. Peppa Pig episodes support preschoolers' social and emotional development, such as building self-esteem, cooperating, empathising with others, and identifying and expressing feelings.
Go ahead and jump in muddy puddles, watch Peppa Pig clips, colour in pictures of your favourite Peppa Pig characters and play games with Peppa Pig.


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The Hit List
Forget what you need to do. With confidence.
The Hit List is a simple, yet sophisticated application to manage the daily chaos of your modern life. Based on the simple concept of making lists, The Hit List lets you plan, forget, then act when the time is right.
Your life is complicated enough as it is. The tool to manage your life shouldn't be. The Hit List keeps things simple by not forcing you to learn a system. It can be as simple as just keeping a list of things to do as you would on a piece of paper. However, if you do have a task management system such as Getting Things Done by David Allen, The Hit List is flexible enough to support you.
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This is a REALLY good app, but $50 pre-order/$70 regular is FAR TOO EXPENSIVE.
Agreed, this looks quite nice but seems way out of the price range for this sort of app.
i have a license for omnifocus, taskpaper and things.
also, things right now is 39,95$ and the regular price will be 20$ below this. needless to say that from the screenshots you can see that things is beyond this and will continue to be (read their announcements what to come for 1.x)
Hmm... Also, search for Things on iusethis. Compared to this, it is a difficult choice. Things is also shareware so...
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Berroco® Ultra® Alpaca Fine
As the newest addition to the best-selling Ultra Alpaca line, this yarn collection is machine washable and available in a number of popular, vibrant colors. The finer gauge of this yarn is perfect for knitters who prefer sock- and lace-weight yarns.
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There's more to horror than just movies. Another ever-growing segment of genre offerings is the world of comics. Mix some top notch story telling with spectacular artwork and you have yourself a good old fashioned scary tale.
Horror comics have been around for decades, so they are nothing new. Some are extremely well known and have already been optioned for some type of adaptation, such as "30 Days of Night" or the announced AMC series "The Walking Dead". Here today, I'll share with you 10 other horror comics that are out now and well worth your time!


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Women's Nike LIVESTRONG All-Time Half-Zip Hoodie
Conquer your run and support a great cause with the Livestrong All-Time Half-Zip; it's got all the features needed to keep you warm.
The adjustable scuba hood prevents warm air from escaping through your head and neck area, as it zips all the way up to your chin, and cold hands will appreciate the large kangaroo pocket for when they need warming.
But, when you get a little too hot and star over-perspiring, the Dri-FIT technology that is incorporated into the soft fabric transports sweat to the outer surface so that it can evaporate easier. Stay dry, warm, and support the fight against cancer with this super comfortable hoodie.


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Mother carries toddler while rock climbing
Helmet good enough for her but not the baby!!
IMHO clearly wrong. The child is always at greater risk than the mother. Although the RSPAs head said it could benefit the child I fail to understand how any parent could put their child in potential dangerous conditions.
However it is her choice. Her child may think otherwise in the years to come, if she survives.
Some one should have a word with her next time she's seen doing this.
Its down right irresponsible and dangerous to be doing this.If she is ignorant to the dangers,then she shouldn't be rock climbing at all.
She has a choice but the child hasn't. If i'd have witnessed this I would have phoned the police.It borders on neglect and abuse.
There,I feel better for that
Such a binary view of the world.
Inadvisable perhaps. Open to criticism if you care for such things.
A child getting a lot of parental attention and stimulation. There's a hell of a lot of children getting little of either, or worse.
Thanks for making me click a link to The Daily Outrage, Dids
Clean rock, tight top rope. Lucky kid. Better than being sat in front of CeeBeebies.
Some of the comments under the article are pretty much what I'd expect.
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The comments under the article are pretty much what I'd expect.
You read the comments on the Daily Mail??
You may need some Mind Bleach.....poor thing.
Only the the few that were showing, thankfully.
I fear the wisdom and wit in the other 400 and odd would have made a stain too indelible for even the Mind Bleach™ to remove.
Doesn't matter how safe it is - bottom line, cutting through all the physco-babble BS - it's unsafe enough for the woman & her partner to need a helmet so why not the bairn?
It's not about wrapping kids in cotton wool which is what she & her supporters accuse her critics of. She claims it's for the benefit of the kid. I suspect it's about herself - it makes her feel better, makes her feel good. Underlying issues perhaps?
Also never understood the point of taking toddlers up mountains, especially in the winter.
Surprised at RSPoA's response.
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She claims it's for the benefit of the kid. I suspect it's about herself - it makes her feel better, makes her feel good. Underlying issues perhaps?
I thought you were cutting through all the psychobabble BS?
Looks like you just ploughed straight into another tranche of it.
Because parents don't want to stop going out when they have children I suspect?
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Which IMO, when the kid are 4 months old is selfish. Maybe a walk in the park or woods but not up a mountain, in winter.
My partners climbed a lot more than me & she doesn't agree with the woman & the adults-only helmets caught her eye straight away.
Anyway just responding to Dids question - no skin off my nose either way. Our lad gets a good balance of outdoor activity, martial arts, skate-park, TV, consoles, junk food & he wears a helmet when on the climbing wall. His welfare is my main concern & I don't give a sh*t if my views aren't aligned with anyone elses on here & given the bigger issues in the world I'm not going to lose any sleep over the risks this student or any climber, famous or not, choices to expose their own kids too.
They are wearing their helmets because otherwise they'd have to leave them on the beach and they'd get nicked by Swansea Jacks.
There is no danger from falling rock on these cliffs.
That climber knows how taught the rope is and whether she's going to fall off.
That baby is in no danger. It was more at risk in the back seat when they drove down the South Gower road.
So they took helmets with them that they didn't need? Didn't want to risk them being nicked from the pile of other gear at the bottom of the crag so stuck them on their nappers?
The bairn maybe safer than it was in the car or even than it is being carried upstairs to bed (no safety rope or protection in that scenario). The angle of the crag etc maybe exaggerated in the picture - whatever. I don't buy the Swansea Jack line - they have assessed the risk as requiring helmets for the adults but not the kid = fail.
Maybe when the kids older she can trail up a winter mountain without an ice axe while her qualified mother carries one.
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A Thibodaux man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges Friday.
Trent Robertson, 23, plead guilty to third offense possession of marijuana. Judge F. Hugh Larose handed down the sentence as part of a plea deal.
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text: Lee uses Mayella�s flowers as a symbol to give the reader an insight to Mayella. Other than being poor and one of several children, Lee does not give a written description of Mayella Ewell. However, the geraniums tell us, if we care to listen. First, they are in slop jars because she cannot afford fancy pots. Secondly, they are well cared for to me representing many things. The flowers are the one thing she can control. The flowers are beautiful helping Mayella feel less poor and uneducated each time she looks at them. And most importantly the well-cared for flowers show the tenderness deep within Mayella that no one has ever bothered to see, except for maybe Tom.The unknown is always mysterious and sometimes fearful. Because Boo Radley had never been seen by Scout, she uses what information she can gather. From stories handed down and because it was fun entertainment, she considered Boo to be somewhat of a monster. Even when she thought the gifts in the tree were from Boo, she wouldn�t except that he was kind, because she had no information to back it up. Now because he was standing in front of her and she had witnessed him helping her beloved brother, all fear was removed. How sad that most adults act exactly as Scout did, today. Without faith, trust and acceptance, all people are Boo Radleys. In the words of the Little Prince, Boo and Scout tamed each other.I don�t believe that the mad dog was to represent anyone. I guess you could compare him to Bob Ewell, meaning a community is better off without a diseased being in their midst. But, I believed the mad dog was simply to show Atticus in a different light. The children learned their father had been one different young man than he was now. They also learned what attributes Atticus wanted his children to admire and model. Being the fairest man in Maycomb was more important than the best shot.Young Scout believes only gifts can be exchanged between people, but Scout and Jem gave more than gifts to Boo. Because of circumstance Boo was forced to remain hidden but his windows were his escape. Without ever communicating, he loved Jem and Scout by simply watching them grow up. I�m sure he treasured their daily activities like people treasure gifts. Also, Scout gave numerous things to Boo during their one and only encounter. She gave her time, attention, patience, understanding, respect and her hand in love as they walked silently to his porch that was no longer mysterious or fearful. She not only walked in Boo�s shoes, she walked with him while in her own.


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The places we call home: Former Coal Run School
July 20, 2013
COAL RUN — The bell in the tower atop Jean Worstell's home in Coal Run still rings — so she's been told. "The bell will work," said Worstell, 72....
Although the "Upper Eight Mile" school is gone, the "Lower Eight Mile" school still stands and is now a private home.
I wish this type of article would be turned into a series so more historic buildings could be explored!
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Not to be confused with Coal Run Road in Reno.
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I love this type of story. I began school on Eight Mile (county rd 9) in a similar school. I wasn't old enough for school but begged to go so daddy asked the teacher (his aunt) and she accepted me conditionally. I had to behave and keep up. It was mostly neighbors and cousins and I loved it. She gave me a life long love of learning.
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The tiebreaker is Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, and believe me, there were a lot of ties to break -- and coins to flip -- when I went through the NCAA bracket Sunday.
Almost everything else is a jumble, and all the top teams basically seem like either/or mirror images to me.
Louisville, Kansas and Arizona? About the same high level of talent, set up in different ways.
Virginia, Wichita State and Florida? Very similar wonderful regular-season performances.
Duke, Michigan and Syracuse? Admirable teams with admirable coaches that all seem to be missing something important.
You can put Michigan State into one of those maybe-but-not-quite categories, if you want, because the Spartans didn't have a perfect season by any measure.
But I'm picking the Spartans to win the national title this year for one reason:
Izzo teams almost never underperform in the tournament, and this Michigan State team -- finally healthy, rolling again -- seems particularly prepared to flatten everybody in its path.
Sure, the Spartans are only a four seed in the East -- they lost too many games while dealing with injuries to Adreian Payne, Branden Dawson and Keith Appling to earn anything higher.
And sure, Michigan State's statistical profile (an Izzo team 66th in rebounding? yikes!) is much worse than the teams that have won titles recently.
But the injuries wrecked their stats and now that Dawson and Payne are back healthy, nobody will be pushing Michigan State around during the Madness.
Secondly, Payne and guard Gary Harris are both NBA-bound and good enough to win tight games on their own.
Finally, there's Izzo, who has a 39-15 record in the tournament, with six Final Fours and the 2000 national championship.
But still, it all came down to a coin flip for me picking the final game; yes, I almost picked Arizona for the whole thing.
Of all the 1 and 2 seeds, Arizona has the simplest road to the Final Four -- first two games in San Diego, the regional in Anaheim, the Final Four outside of Dallas.
Also, great defensive teams seem to have the easiest time avoiding early upsets, and Arizona's defense is tremendous.
But I picked Michigan State to win the last game because I just don't trust Arizona's free-throw shooting and depth, and I do trust Izzo.
Meanwhile, I've got VCU taking the South regional. Why? Pressure defenses can cover up a lot of other weaknesses, and I don't think VCU has that many weaknesses, anyway.
I've got Michigan surviving the brutal Midwest because Michigan is so well-coached and versatile.
Note: I stayed away from picking any of the Midwest superpowers (Duke, Louisville, Wichita State and Michigan) to win it all because I figure they'll beat each other up too much along the way.
Some other thoughts about my bracket ...
I like Saint Joseph's as the double-digit seed most likely to go for a run.
The 10th-seeded Hawks beat VCU twice, beat Dayton three times and beat UMass once, and I've got them knocking off No. 2 Villanova in a Philadelphia grudge match.
Also in the East, I've got 11 seed Providence taking down up-and-down North Carolina.
I've got Nebraska (West's 11 seed) over Baylor just because Baylor's talent is always scary but never seems to translate in tournament victories.
Smart signed an extension instead, and that's when the Bruins turned to Steve Alford, who has UCLA playing its best right now.
You never know about Kentucky, which could get Wichita State in the Round of 32.
The Shockers are good, but they're not exactly built to go up and down against a team loaded with NBA talent. If Kentucky has its head screwed on straight, watch out here.
Villanova deserved its 2 seed in the East, but I think the Wildcats have zero chance to go deep. If they do, my East picks are toast.
And I've never given the top overall seed in the entire tournament as little regard as I'm giving Florida this year.
Louisville won it all as the No. 1 last year; Kentucky won it all as the No. 1 in 2012.
I'm saying that this year's Florida team is not in that class; if it proves me wrong, I'll have nobody to blame but myself. And I'll blame Izzo a little bit, too.
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An ultrasound at 19 weeks showed that Andrew Johnson would be born with kidney functionality complications. Fortunately for Andrew, his mother was a compatible donor, and when he was strong enough, Andrew underwent kidney transplantation at MassGeneral Hospital for Children Transplant Center. "Everyone was so nervous that day," Tara Johnson states. "I was elated."
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I just read that list. I don't know about the Brunehaut stuff. I've had the Greens and didn't like those if I remember.
The Estrella Daura I had as my favorite is listed as one of their worst. Funnily enough I don't necessarily disagree with their assessment. They say it tastes like Bud. I (kinda) think so too. Most gluten free beers taste like Saki and Vinegar ..so Bud is a pretty good mark.
I've had most of the New Planet stuff at festivals around here, it just tastes like rice beer to me.. The IPA is not good. It's really popular, it is Colorado though too, so.
The Bards Dragon Tale they rated high. I think it's a good one too. I'm not sure how anyone could compare it to a Newcastle though.. There isn't a single gluten free beer in existence that can get that dark. Gluten free is tough. Really fucks up Beer, pizza, sandwiches, and a variety of other good snacks. The breads and brews made as replacements really are lacking in comparison, but if it's all you got there are decent enough options. Good Organic English Cider Bombers were always a good way for me to go with her.


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Catch a ladybug at Houma ball
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You chase 100,001 ladybugs at the annual Ladybug Ball scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 20 at Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma.
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The ball is free and open to the public; however, there are fees with several activities.
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Tragedy-exploiting claim outrageous
I'm almost at a loss of how to respond to Adnan Shahab's quote in the Sunday paper concerning the horrific Connecticut school shooting. He is quoted as saying, "I don't want to attach any malice on their part, but I can almost feel the squeal of delight that comes from the anti-gunners when an incident like this comes along so they can push their agenda."
I am appalled, outraged and shocked that he believes anyone has let out a "squeal of delight" concerning this horrific tragedy. I know of no one for pro-gun regulation or not who is delighted about any aspect of this incident. There will be no "squeal of delight" when I try to reassure my first-grade students that I will do everything possible to keep them safe at school. The nation's hearts are breaking for the innocent lives lost and for the children and adults who survived this tragedy affecting the rest of their lives.
Shahab suggests he isn't assigning any "malice" to these phantom people. I suggest he is the one who has malice in his heart, evidenced by his extremely insensitive, offensive comments.
Jody Givens
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Mass shootings are the fault of gun rights groups
The commonality of the mass killings in the last decades is the absurdly easy access to semiautomatic weapons. That is the result of a 30-year propaganda campaign by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and similar organizations to insist all people must have unlimited access to any kind of gun.
The fact that fewer than 40 percent of the population actually owns guns puts the lie to the idea that most people want or need guns. Yet, according to the NRA, the solution to every gun violence problem is simply for more people to buy more guns.
It is extremely unlikely these mass shootings would have happened without such easy access to such efficient people-killing machines. These organizations have the blood of hundreds of victims on their hands, yet they blithely brush off mass killings as the price we must pay to have easy access to guns.
I refuse that price.
Shame on the NRA. Shame on their members who pay dues to support their murderous agenda. Shame on anyone who funds or in anyway supports these organizations.
Tim Morken
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The next time someone tells me teachers are overpaid I will remind them of the Sandy Hook massacre.
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God left America after we left Him
A local paper in bold print announced yet another horrifying and unspeakable event, this time taking place in an elementary school, murdering innocent children in a sleepy little town in Connecticut.
We all thought the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 was some kind of an aberration we would eventually recover from and not see again in our lifetime. Then there was another and another, taking place at a "Meet and Greet" political event in Arizona, a shooting in a Colorado theater; there was the Virginia Tech shooting in '07 and on it goes. According to News USA, "mass killings are happening more frequently," a fact we're only too aware of.
Understandably, the cries for stiffer gun control raise their voices. We have to find and blame a cause, so we look at the violent media, the breakdown of the family, absent fathers, gangs, the lack of adequate police presence, better mental health care, and on we go as we try to find something that will help us live in this violent world we experience.
I would like to suggest another solution. We can never regulate people on the inside in spite of our abundant tries. There is One who preaches peace, love and kindness. As we've seen God taken out of our schools, families, holidays and government, our world has become more violent. He teaches us to love others as we love ourselves, to treat others as we would like to be treated, and to show kindness, love and forgiveness to those with whom we interact.
There are those who don't believe He exists, or that He should have no part of our public lives. What do we learn from the recent horrific events? What does the increasing violence of our world show us? Could these anti-God people be wrong?
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Homosexuals don't accept affliction's impact on status
Observers of the human condition note that a substantial portion of humanity is afflicted with a disability or abnormality of some sort or another, whether physical or mental. It is also noted that a substantial portion of those so afflicted manage to function more or less about as well as those not so afflicted.
The current discussion regarding homosexuals who want to enjoy marriage in the same manner as heterosexuals is a case in point. Their affliction is unique; it does not prevent them from functioning in most respects as well as normal people, but there is a problem when it comes to marriage, military service and the priesthood: opinion is divided.
I think of my own affliction -- polio, suffered as a child. I was rejected as unfit for the uniformed service in World War II. I never knew the great satisfaction experienced by those who participated in the carnage of that conflict, but my disability was not so severe as to prevent me from completing college, marrying, having children and being employed at the professional level. I accepted my disability. So I could not play the piano or baseball -- that was just my fate. But homosexuals do not accept their condition as preventing them from marrying a person of their own sex, even though that marriage is radically different from marriage as experienced by those not so afflicted. I sympathize with the problem the U.S. Supreme Court has now chosen to tackle.
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U.S. a Christian country; time to get over it
Once again, Burt Bogardus has reminded us of his atheistic leanings. He must have a lot of time on his hands to do research and come up with the "unconstitutionality" of holding a Bible while reciting the oath of office. Really!!
Mr. Bogardus, this country was founded on Christian principles more than 200 years ago. You need to accept that fact and move on. Save your diatribe for more important issues, like the economy! Merry Christmas!
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Ignore critics -- Fillmore comic is funny
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My entire family loves Mallard Fillmore -- so do all the people in my office. It is so funny we laugh out loud. Maybe for the people who don't like it, it strikes too close to the truth. Either way, they should just skip it and leave something for the rest of us to laugh at.
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Rookie center Aleksander Barkov joined the team in Columbus Friday where he practiced with his teammates for the first time since suffering a lower body injury in Buffalo on Jan. 21st. It was a good sign to see the Flying Finn back on the ice with his teammates at Nationwide Arena.
"Our thought process with him really is we have got to make sure, he's 18-years old, he's in good position," said interim head coach Peter Horachek following practice as the team prepared to take on the Blue Jackets Saturday night. "(He'll) skate again tomorrow. I would guess we would be shooting for Tuesday."
Barkov has missed the last four games for the Panthers and despite missing those games is tied for second on the team with 24 points (8-16-24).
"He's cleared to play. First of all I just don't think that's enough time for him," said Horachek on why he will most likely return to the lineup Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the BB&T Center. "I'd like to make sure he's up to speed. (We're) looking after his best interests which is him."
Veteran center Scott Gomez has filled in nicely on the Killer B line with Brad Boyes and Sean Bergenheim during his absence, most recently combining to put Florida up 2-0 in Toronto on Thursday night. Horachek, however, says that Barkov's presence on that line has certainly been missed.
"Barky is a good player all over. He sees the ice really well. He's a bigger body. It's just different players," said Horachek. "I think Barky is at another level, that's why he's had success. The way that line created and I think Bergy and Boysie have something to do with that. They've continued to have a few chances as well."
Sometimes "it's better to be lucky than good." That expression sure can relate to Panthers forward Brad Boyes and when it comes to the shootout.
In a bizarre ending Thursday night, Boyes scored in the bottom of the third round of the shootout to give the Cats a 2-1 victory over Buffalo. The NHL's best active shootout skater, Boyes got some luck in putting the puck off the post and then Jhonas Enroth to give the Panthers the extra point.
It certainly didn't look pretty after one referee waived off the eventual game-deciding goal and the other calling it a goal but in the end it was efficient.
Now with 37 career shootout goals, two more than Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk and Minnesota's Zach Parise, Boyes had to change up his latest attempt to fool an ex-teammate as Enroth knew where Boyes liked to shoot.
"Shootout as far as it was, being here and going against him in practice a lot, he was showing glove, he was kind of waving it to me," said Boyes who played in Buffalo for a season in a half (2011-12). "I think he was on me, he knows kind of where I go so I tried to change it up a bit. It was good. I have trouble against guys that I go against that I've played with so it was nice to get it on him.
"I liked that one."
With the puck off the post, Enroth and eventually into the net, the Panthers finally got some luck on their side after hitting several posts during the game but not able to find a second goal past Enroth after Boyes tied the game at one midway through the third.
"I know. Irony I guess," said Boyes following the game on the post winner. "Hopefully it was some luck but it kind of went the other way a lot of times but finally the luck started shifting to us a little bit."
But maybe, just maybe, that's exactly how Boyes drew it up for his sixth shootout goal of the season and second game-deciding goal.
"Boysie is a very talented guy. He told me he was going to do that before he did it," joked netminder Tim Thomas. "Maybe not, but we'll take it any way we can get it at this point."
Drawn up or not, it was another big two points for the Panthers provided by the NHL's shootout king.
Panthers interim head coach Peter Horachek put his team through an hour long practice at the Bell Sports Complex on Wednesday before the Cats took to the air to travel to Buffalo for their next game Thursday night.
Following a day off on Tuesday, Horachek was happy with the Cats effort in practice as they look to move past Monday's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens and get back in the win column.
"We had a good talk before the practice and I thought it was pretty good," said Horachek. "You're never going to get a great, great practice when you've been off but they warmed up pretty well and I thought they seemed to have a purpose and a little resolve that they want to be a good team moving forward."
The Killer B line of Sean Bergenheim, young gun rookie Aleksander Barkov and Brad Boyes continued their hot streak of late, combining for the only goal and getting most of the Panthers scoring chances at the Bell Centre but Horachek is hoping the other lines help out.
"In the past and earlier we were getting contributions from all lines and different lines each night," said Horachek. "We're hopefully going to get a little more consistency out of the other lines."
After posting 11 shots in the first two periods, Horachek made a couple of line moves, including moving forward Drew Shore up to Nick Bjugstad's line, and the team responded with 16 shots on Carey Price but couldn't find the equalizer. For Horachek, the tinkering is sometimes necessary but he doesn't like to do it if he doesn't have to.
"You're always trying something," said Horachek. "I'll try different things and different people playing together.
"Right now you don't want to move and change things, or I don't want to move and change things every single game. I want to try and find something that works. Let them work through it, let them talk a little bit…I think that works so we'll just try little things as you call tinkering and we'll see what happens."
Shooting for Olympic gold.
For Panthers forwards Aleksander Barkov (Finland) and Tomas Kopecky (Slovakia) that's exactly what they'll be doing come February as they were selected on Tuesday to represent their country at the upcoming Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
For the Flying Finn, it will be a big honor, as the Panthers young gun will join Finnish great Teemu Selanne, who is suiting up in his sixth Olympics, among others.
At just 18-years old, it is believed that Barkov will be the youngest Finnish hockey player to play in an Olympics since 1952 when Erkki Hytonen played as an 18-year old. Hytonen turned 19 in May following the games in Oslo, Norway.
Barkov has led the way for Florida in his rookie season after being selected second overall in this past summer's NHL Entry Draft, posting a team-high 22 points (7-15-22). The Finn has posted 12 points in his last 12 games and his current six-game point streak (1-6-7) is tied with Jesse Belanger and Kristian Huselius for the longest in franchise history by a Panthers rookie. The center has competed for Finland at two World Junior Championships in 2012 and 2013.
It will be Kopecky's second Olympics. He helped lead Slovakia to the bronze medal game in Vancouver in 2010 but the Slovaks fell short in a 5-3 game to Finland.
"Just to see all the athletes, not just the hockey players but any other athletes, figure skaters, all the guys competing for the medal, it's just a great experience," said Kopecky on Monday morning before finding out he was going.
In his third season with the Panthers since being acquired in a trade from Chicago, Kopecky has recorded 68 points (29-39-68) in 165 games.
Kopecky has competed for Slovakia at two World Championships besides the Olympics in Vancouver, suiting up for the Slovaks in 2010 and 2013.
A game after getting their captain back, the Panthers will see the return of another defenseman as Erik Gudbranson returns from injury when Florida takes on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre Monday night.
Gudbranson has missed the last five games after having orbital bone surgery after getting hurt on Dec. 20 in Winnipeg.
"I was told it was two-three week recovery. It's two weeks today so I feel ready to go," said Gudbranson following the morning skate at the Bell Centre. "It's fun to play. I'm excited to play."
The young gun will wear a cage as he continues to heal but that doesn't mean he'll change up his game.
"That shouldn't be an issue," said Gudbranson. "There's a couple of blind spots but I've worn it the past week skating so I've gotten pretty used to it."
Gudbranson will be paired with the Cats captain, Ed Jovanovski. The return of the pair of defensemen is only good things for the Cats.
"There's a progress for both of them coming back off an injury," said interim head coach Peter Horachek. "They've been out for a little while. One is going to wear a cage so that's always a little difficult…and Jovo is still coming off his first game so it's all progress. It's good to have them out there and it's good timing too."
"It goes back to my first year. I thought we played extremely well that year and it should be a seamless transition," said Gudbranson of being paired with Jovanovski. "We're both very vocal, we talk well on the ice and we've had that chemistry from that first year so making that transition, starting with him should be good."
|Florida picks up six new Division opponents, including the Detroit Red Wings who head east from the Western Conference. (Getty Images)
The name is the same. The opponents? Not so much.
The Panthers first began playing in the NHL in the Atlantic Division and on Thursday it was announced they would be returning to the same named division. Unlike their first go around (from 1993-98) however, most of their opponents won't be the same.
In 1993, division foes consisted of the Flyers, Devils, Capitals, Rangers, Lightning and Islanders. Fast forward 20 years and the only team that remains is the cross-state rival Lightning. The other teams, who will now reside in the newly named Metropolitan Division will be replaced by the old Northeast teams (Bruins, Sabres, Canadiens, Senators and Maple Leafs) along with the Detroit Red Wings.
The Cats will face off against some of the oldest teams in the league. Four of them, in fact, are a part of the Original Six in the Bruins, Canadiens, Leafs and Wings. A challenge indeed but for head coach Kevin Dineen, the challenge is always changing no matter what division you're playing in.
"Every year it's different dynamics. You look at Montreal two years ago. You look at Toronto, struggled (for a while) and they had some real positive things happen last year and were able to turn things around in a fairly quick manner," said Dineen to the South Florida media following the release of the 2013-14 schedule. "(Detroit is) going to be very excited getting into the Eastern Conference. It's something they've been looking to do for years and years. Here they are positioned with a lot of quality hockey teams."
The way the schedule is set up, as Dineen points out, one doesn't have to go no further than the road trip to open the season to see the caliber of opponents that Florida is hit with in the opening month.
"For me, I look at the start," said Dineen. "We go Dallas, St Louis, Philadelphia. None of those teams are in our division but you know what. Dallas has gotten better this summer. St Louis who had a really quality regular season last year. Philly has done some things to get better so no matter whether you're in division or not, the road is not easy.
"That's fine. That's our expectations."
That trip, while with it's own challenges is also seen as a blessing for the Panthers bench boss.
"I love the idea of starting on the road. I just think that really the good things for our team," said Dineen. "We're under different circumstances than we were a couple of years ago but still really like the idea that you got a good break between our last exhibition game and our first regular season game. Get out on the road, spend some quality time together and come back home to finish October strong."
82 games; 30 against division opponents, including five against the Wings and reigning Eastern Conference Champion Bruins. It should make for an intense battle as eight teams are battling anywhere from three to five available playoff spots come April.
|Roger Neilson helped influence Dallas Eakins (right) to get into coaching while both were with the Panthers. (Al Messerschmidt)
Named the Edmonton Oilers new head coach on Monday, Dallas Eakins' Florida roots has helped to shape his career path.
Not only was the Oilers' 12th coach in franchise history born in the state of Florida, living the first seven years of his life in Dade City, which is roughly less than hour north of Tampa, but Eakins attributes his professional choice to some sound advice from the Panthers first head coach in franchise history. See it was there where Roger Neilson put the idea in Eakins' head about life after hockey.
"I would like to thank my great friend Roger Neilson who told me on many occasions that my mark in the NHL would be made as a coach because I wasn't a very good player," quipped Eakins in his opening statement at his introductory press conference.
Eakins was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 10th round (208th overall) in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft but didn't make his NHL debut until the 1992-93 season with Winnipeg, playing in 14 games. He signed as a free agent with Florida on July 14, 1993 and became the only Florida native to play in the NHL [at the time] when he suited up on Nov. 23, 1993, against Hartford.
The defenseman would play 41 of his 120 NHL games with the Panthers, including 18 under the Hockey Hall of Famer, but it was the time spent not playing that truly helped him during the two years with the Panthers.
"Roger Nielson, first and foremost, his work ethic," said Eakins. "We never really saw the game quite the same way but he taught me a ton about the game."
Bouncing around hockey from the time he turned pro in 1988 until retiring following the 2003-04 season, Eakins has made the transition from player to coach (spending the last four years as head coach of AHL's Toronto Marlies) and he still leans on what he recalls while sitting in the press box as a healthy scratch.
"I played in about 800 different cities," said Eakins. "A lot of times I was a healthy scratch, especially at the NHL level, and I wasn't just sitting upstairs eating popcorn. I was taking notes."
And that led him to Monday where he could think back to where it all really kicked off.
"I think it's a proud day because I've worked hard at this trade. I think it's something that's come naturally," said Eakins. "I think I knew that Roger was right, that I knew coaching was in my blood."
|Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones are expected to be top picks in the upcoming Draft. (Courtesy: Christopher Mast)
With 20 days left until the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey, NHL.com draft experts have unveiled their latest Mock Drafts and are in agreement on who the Panthers will pick at No. 2.
Despite debate by national media about who goes No. 1 to Colorado, the trio of Adam Kimelman, Mike G. Morreale and Steve Hoffner all have the Avalanche taking the Central Scouting's No. 1 ranked North American Skater, Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones. They each follow that up with the No. 2 ranked Central Scouting North American Skater Nathan MacKinnon to the Cats.
After Panthers GM Dale Tallon said he was looking for a player that could contribute right away at the recently completed NHL Combine in Toronto, the NHL.com trio believe that the Halifax Mooseheads center can be the player that can step into the Panthers lineup and form a dynamic duo with Calder finalist Jonathan Huberdeau.
"Dominated the Memorial Cup and proved he can step up at a bigger stage," wrote Hoffner. "A highly competitive star who will be a nice complement to Jonathan Huberdeau in Florida."
Adam Kimelman Mock | Steven Hoffner Mock | Mike G Morreale Mock
"The Panthers want someone who can step right into the lineup," wrote Kimelman in his mock draft. "And this high-end scorer looks ready to do just that."
Setting MacKinnon apart from players like Jonathan Drouin and Aleksander Barkov who went three and four in some order to Tampa Bay and Nashville respectively was MacKinnon's season, most particular his Memorial Cup run in which he posted a mind-boggling 13 points, including seven goals in four games as he led Halifax to the championship.
"The most valuable player of the Memorial Cup appears NHL-ready, possessing a spectacular combination of speed and toughness," wrote Morreale. "MacKinnon had 32 goals and 75 points in 44 regular-season games, and seven goals and 13 points in four Memorial Cup games."
The interview process at this year's Combine wasn't just enjoyed by the Panthers brass, but the 2013 potential picks also enjoyed their time with the clubs.
Speaking at a Media Availability on Thursday following being added as Reebok-CCM's newest athletes as they picked up new endorsement deals, the top three North American skaters, Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin all spoke about their week and the interviews with the teams.
"It was obviously a lot of fun going to all those interviews and meeting with a bunch of different teams," said the Portland Winterhawks defenseman, Jones. "Still feels a little surreal that the draft is coming so close now."
"It's been great here in Toronto at the combine," added MacKinnon, the most recent Memorial Cup MVP from the Halifax Mooseheads. "You hear about it every year and it's pretty cool that you can check it off your list of accomplishments. I think the interview process has gone through pretty smoothly. Different teams have different approaches to talking to you but it's gone well."
"I think we're enjoying the interviews and we're liking what we see," said Drouin, the Halifax winger who was the MVP of the QMJHL playoffs. "It's a lot of interviews back-to-back and we don't have a lot of time off but it's been pretty smoothly and we're enjoying it."
While they may have been ranked higher in Central Scouting's final rankings, the third ranked North American skater Drouin had the one up, or even two up as he finished the interview session of the combine, interviewing with 19 NHL teams, two more than Jones or MacKinnon.
"It's not that bad. Obviously there's a lot of possibility, a lot of things that happen," said Drouin. "Down the road, you never know what can happen, you could end up with one of those teams. They just want to get a feel for what kind of person you are."
"I don't know if it was a coincidence but we both had the same number of teams," said MacKinnon of his interview number comparison with Jones' total. "I don't know if it was different teams or what but I think while you're here, it's important to meet teams. You don't know what the future holds...There could be trades or anything like that on draft day. Nice to meet them and got to be prepared for it."
As far as the questioning from the teams? The trio did find some of them that they had to pause and think about.
"One tough question that I got was what kind of hockey player would I be if I couldn't skate," said MacKinnon. "It shook me a little bit because my whole game is around speed and a tough one to answer but little ones like that that put you in the spot and take you a few seconds to answer but it's been good."
"One team asked me and what I did if I didn't have hands, like what kind of player would you be," said Drouin. "It's kind of a hard question to answer. Just chip the puck in and go."
"A lot of tough questions," said Jones. "They try to trick you all the time. I don't know. I can't give you one but there definitely a lot of them."
The Panthers wrapped up the first portion of the scouting combine, finishing four days of draft eligible player interviews Thursday afternoon. It was an extremely enjoyable process for Florida GM Dale Tallon and the rest of the Cats hockey operations staff.
"This year I think it's the best group of kids we've ever interviewed as far as honesty and self evaluation, personality," said Tallon. "It goes with the fact that this is a really deep draft so not only are there good players but we got some great personalities and some great character."
Scouts and numerous draft pundits have claimed this to be an extremely deep draft, one of the deepest in a while. With that, it's no surprise that the players that peeked Florida's interest to warrant an interview have all been up to all of the Panthers questions during the interviews.
What Tallon and the Panthers brass have been equally impressed about has been the player's self awareness on their games and their strengths and weaknesses.
"They've been very, very honest and very good at evaluating themselves," said Tallon. "Very realistic about their abilities so that really helps the process because you don't really have to break them down."
And when you don't have to do that, then the Panthers brass can just focus on who would make a good addition to an already deep prospect pool. The pool that is considered among the top in the league with the likes of forwards Nick Bjugstad, Quinton Howden, Vincent Trocheck and Rocco Grimaldi along with blueliners Alex Petrovic, Colby Robak and last year's top choice Mike Matheson (23rd overall).
"They already have a good idea of what their strengths and weaknesses are and that really is half the battle," said Tallon. "If they're able to realize it sooner rather than later then it makes it easier for us to make a decision on them whether they fit our profile and fit our needs as far as our depth chart."


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