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King Robert's eldest son and heir, Prince Joffrey takes after his mother. Tall for his age, he's lean and handsome, and very, very arrogant. He's often accompanied by his sworn shield, the scarred Sandor Clegane.
As with a number of characters, Joffrey Baratheon has been aged up slightly from 12 at the start of the series to approximately 13, according to reports.
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Dear Mrs. Pappenfoht,
I am so sorry I am late for school. You won't believe what happened to me today.
Actually, I am having trouble believing it myself.
Today, like any other day, I woke up in my quiet room. The house was quiet also
because my dad had already gone to work and I always get up before my mom. So, I just
lay there listening to the blissful silence. All of a sudden I heard this horrible sound
outside my door. When I opened the door, I immediately gasped with fright. There in my
living room was a spaceship full of tiny polka-dotted people with black eyes and green
antennas. They rushed toward me and took me into their spaceship. I was so frightened
and yet somewhat intrigued. It must have been the writer in me - enjoying the adventure
to write about later. So anyway, when they closed the door and somehow magically flew
away, I was fully aware of the magnitude of this experience.
Then suddenly I was dropped off onto what must have been their planet. It felt weird because I was unable to see any light at all except a faint glow of blue in the distance. As I walked toward the
glow all I could feel were fluffy clouds, or at least that's what I thought they were. When I
reached the glow, I heard a faint voice in the distance. I was having a hard time hearing
what was said. Then with a snap the fluffy clouds smacked me in the face and was
ripped away from me. At that instant I heard with great clarity, "Antonio, get up I over
slept!" As my mom grabbed my blanket and yanked it off, there i was in my own room
with only the blue light on the tv screen illuminating my room.
So, you see, Mrs. Pappenfoht, I could say I was late because I simply overslept, but it is
much more useful for this writer to say I went to another planet instead of your English
Nano Nano,
Antonio, or better know as Prork


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To help us maintain a record of the history of the game and to help new players get into the game more easily, it is very important that everyone keeps their characters as updated as possible. As it stands now we often find ourselves forced to close—or even kill off—characters when they are abandoned because it is too difficult to piece together their past history.
Keeping your character updated also affects your progress on the game. If you want to switch to another character or request an alt, we will first request that you update your current character, so doing it regularly makes it much easier for everyone. We also take into account how good a player has been about keeping their character(s) updated when considering applications for Restricted or Limited characters. Finally, when tier advancement is sorted out, how well updated a character has been kept will be an important criteria.
The two most important things to do is to add Events (+HELP CDB EVENTS) when something significant happens and to add or update Relations (+HELP CDB RELATIONS) to other characters. It is also important to regularly look over your History. It should function as a summary of both what is in your character's background and a summary of significant developments since then. Occasionally, you can also take a look at your Persona and Notes and see if anything needs to be adjusted.
For those of you who like to be mentioned in the Tidings or the Chronicle (and who doesn't!), adding Events is particularly important; if you haven't added one for a particular scene, you are much less likely to show up in the writeups done about that scene.
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Next year, 80 Volvo trucks in service at different fleets across Europe will be part of a large-scale research project aimed at making road transport safer and more efficient: the Large-Scale Field Operational Test on In-Vehicle Systems (euroFOT).
- This research project is fully in line with our ambition to build the safest trucks in the world, says Carl Johan Almquist, Safety Director at Volvo Trucks.
Comprehensive information
All trucks will be equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control including Forward Collision Warning, Lane Keeping Support and Fuel Efficiency Advisor systems. The test will help Volvo Group to evaluate these systems' impact on safety, mobility and environment. It will also show how drivers actually use the systems.
- Besides vehicle data gathered by sensors in and on the vehicle, we also collect visual information from four cameras. This gives us a good view of what happened in the cab and on the road at any given point in time, says Karsten Heinig, responsible for the Project at Volvo Technology.
Karsten Heinig
Unified way to collect data
Testing forms an integrated part of any technology development process. But a naturalistic driving study of this magnitude provides substantial advantages. Karsten mentions further development of the collision warning systems as one example:
-These systems rarely go off in real traffic. But with the massive amount of data collected in the field test, we should have the input required to optimize the algorithm on which the system is based to make it even more reliable.
Designing new hardware
However, to store and analyze the collected data imposes a challenge.
- Trucks work hard in a variety of environments. The logger must endure extreme temperatures and be very resistant to shock and vibrations. We collaborate with Chalmers University of Technology and Volvo Cars to develop the hardware needed, says Karsten Heinig.
80 trucks collecting tons of data
Each truck will collect up to 1 gigabyte of data for every hour in service. And each vehicle is expected to be on duty for an average of 40 to 50 hours per week during the full year.
With 80 trucks monitored, more than 70 000 000 megabytes of data will be available when the field test is over.
Efficient analysis tools
Analysis of vehicle and sensor data, as well as some video analysis, will be automated.
- We will use software to analyze the location of the driver's head and facing direction, as well as the pitch and roll of the driver's eyes, Karsten Heinig explains.
Video analysis is often crucial to identify potentially dangerous situations and maneuvers.
- Incidents and near crashes are very hard to detect using vehicle data only. So information regarding weather, traffic density and other factors revealed by the videos will be manually or semi-automatically coded, Karsten Heinig adds.
Cross-enterprise cooperation
A euroFOT network has been formed within the Volvo Group to make sure that the company gets as much knowledge as possible out of the field test. The set-up involves Volvo Technology, Volvo 3P, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Logistics, and Volvo Powertrain.
Also, the network relies on experiences from previous field operational tests carried out by Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks.
involves 28 organizations, including vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, research institutes and universities. More than 1,500 cars and trucks will participate in the study.
Have a look at the Adaptive Cruise Control, a system that helps the driver maintain a smooth rhythm on the road. And the Lane Keeping Support system that alerts the driver if the truck accidentally strays from its lane.


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Knitter's Review
July 7, 2011
It's too hot to swatch. I'm thinking instead of a cooler pursuit that still brings tactile pleasure and a speedy sense of gratification: blocking.
Blocking is the final act that turns knitted stitches into beautiful, cohesive fabric. This week we consider some blocking essentials, revisiting a few old favorites and putting The BagSmith's new Block n Roll to the test.
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SOUTH CANAAN TWP.- SR 296 is closed in South Canaan Township at the intersection of SR 196 (Easton Turnpike) due to a vehicle crash with downed utilities. Local emergency responders are on scene and are directing traffic, PennDOT reports. Anticipated reopening is today (Wednesday, Feb. 27) at 11:00 a.m.
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America to be featured at Parkersburg Homecoming
February 14, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Rock band America will be the featured Parkersburg Homecoming headline entertainer at 8 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Suddenlink stage at Second and Avery streets in downtown Parkersburg....
At least it's a decent "has been" band. If I see The Charlie Daniels Band One more time, I'm going to stop going. Same with last place american idol winners, and Lee Greenwood. Enough already..spend some money for a change and get some REAL BANDS that do not have one foot in the grave, PLEASE
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Great group!! At least we won't get all the young punks downtown that night since none of them ever heard of this group. :)
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yeah right on, not to bad.
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Ahhh, I LOVE this band! They make me nostalgic. Can't wait to see them at Homecoming!
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"Well I keep on thinkin' 'bout you Sister Golden Hair surprise...and I just can't live without you, can't you see it in my eyes?" America- good stuff.
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The South Canaan Bible Protestant Cemetery Association announces that there will be a Memorial Day Service starting at 9 a.m., Memorial Day, May 27, at the South Canaan Bible Protest Cemetery, Route 296 South Canaan (across from the township building.)
The service will be held by the Thomas A. Snook Post 6520, Cortez Chapter of the VFW. The service will be held at the gravesite of Henry Bass Curtis, Pvt. Continental Line, who served during the Revolutionary War.
Thanks go to him and to all those who so honorably serve this great nation. Everyone is invited to attend to honor and pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country.
The South Canaan Bible Protestant Cemetery Association is a non-profit organization that maintains a historic, 19th century cemetery.
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NH woman sues hospice alleging she was fired for exposing billing practices
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Jonas Amerson is all smiles a day after talking with WTOK about his struggle to beat the heat. He first sought assistance from Multi-County Community Service agency last spring. His request was for an air conditioner. At the time the 69-year-old retiree, who lives alone, says his air conditioner had stopped working. Since then he had been using three fans and his porch to keep cool. However, after doing an interview with us Thursday morning, he says MCCSA officials contacted him to pick up a unit.
'Oh, I feel blessed! I feel real blessed. I'm not looking for a hand out. I try to work. I try to do something.'
Just before dark Thursday, Amerson says officials from the store Lowe's showed up at his house with another donated air conditioner.
'I said double for my trouble. .It's a double blessing for my trouble!.'
A day after Jonas Amerson's story first aired, Multi-County Community Service Agency is closed to the public for a staff development day. However, officials were able to tell us via phone that the agency's mission is to serve the needs of people in need. They say air conditioners are not stockpiled at the agency's office. Instead, they are ordered according to need. MCCSA officials say these orders are only placed after their staff members visit the houses where the people requesting the air conditioners live.
Last year MCCSA issued 92 air conditioners to residents within its nine county coverage area. So far this year, more than 100 have been issued in Lauderdale County alone. As of Thursday, there were 84 names on the waiting list for an air conditioner. Perhaps with the new development involving Mr. Amerson, that number has now dropped to 83.
'I really do appreciate it and it shows that we have love in Meridian, Mississippi. All people don't hate, but it's love.'
The counties that MCCSA serves are: Lauderdale, Clarke, Newton, Neshoba, Kemper, Leake, Scott, Smith and Jasper.


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Richmond County needs new teachers...and Saturday's recruitment fair may have brought them in.
The school board is looking to fill about a hundred fifty spots.
Their biggest needs right now are special education, math, and science at the elementary level. Candidates that came out Saturday got the chance to network and to hand out resumes to over fifty Richmond County schools.
Hundreds of teacher hopefuls signed in early Saturday morning, hoping to get a shot at a new job.
A whole new life, in the case of Hurricane Katrina survivor Victoria Felder.
"It's been very exciting, the people have been very helpful and I believe I'm gonna get a job here," says Felder.
Felder is certified in grades K through 6... exactly what assistant superintendent Missoura Ashe is looking for.
"We experienced some difficulty finding enough elementary teachers last term," says Ashe.
Jenkins White Elementary principal Marva Gibson wants teachers who can relate to her students.
"I'm hoping to find some energetic people with great ideas that have no problem working with inner-city youth," she says.
The room was filled with impressive displays. Students from Hephzibah High School spent the week making a highlight video.
Schools of all grade levels tried to attract candidates with at least a bachelor's degree and with real-world experience they can bring to the classroom.
"We've seen quite a few people here with excellent credentials," said Carolyn Lawrence, media specialist.
Hopefuls Jeremiah Pointer and David Bartlett are just two examples.
"I'm a Masters student at Augusta State University," says Bartlett.
"Been talking to a lot of people, they're very knowledgeable, and I'm making some good connections," says Pointer.
Making connections to get the job is also what Victoria Felder came for.
"I think that was it, I think I landed one," she says.
The school board is hoping to fill all of their openings from Saturday's candidates.
Principals will start calling candidates once they go through all the resumes...and that's when the interviews will start.


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What a beautiful month! And the sweet corn is ripening nicely. Should be able to have some fresh by tomorrow or the next day. I also ate one of the first tomatoes today. Very late for the first tomato, but it tasted so very good.
With the Twins in a state of perpetual mediocrity, I cut off my cable TV subscription this week. That did not please DirecTV which put me in their computer as a delinquent and arranged for a parade of their "account representatives" to call several times this week at weird hours to win me back. Each time I said, no, I was serious, I do not want cable TV anymore. Finally, this morning, I said a whole lot more. I do hope that ends the harassment. Cable TV (or satellite) is losing to the internet, which allows you to watch your shows at your leisure. No wonder the cable companies are panicking.
Poor Lance. My tirade over the phone at DirecTV upset him. He was eating breakfast at the time. He always assumes it is somehow his fault, and it took a while to convince him I wasn't mad at him.
That is the risk of all tirades. I remember telling off a customer once in the middle of the greenhouse. The act was pretty satisfying to me, as I was unquestionably in the right, but later I discovered that my 5-year-old behavior, as fun as it was, upset several employees, as they thought my yelling was somehow directed at them.
It is best not to go into a tirade. But yelling at telemarketers is somehow catharctic.
I am on the edge anyway as I am in the later stages of editing my latest book, which now has a title I am happy with: A Treasury of Old Souls: Tending, Defending and Befriending the Elderly.
With the title in place, I have to go through the stories to make sure they are in line with the title. The title is courtesy of Carol, my editor. She is a genius. She edited the Chicken Soup series, so she knows what sells. But she also knows which of my writing is good and which isn't up to snuff. Once she explains it to me, I understand, and cutting the bad stuff out is painless.
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The renovation of the Zeb Gray shelter in Ramsey Park received some good news and some bad news recently. Jackie Edwards, Redwood Falls Parks and Recreation Director, filled the city council in on Tuesday evening. On the positive side, Edwards said the Otto Bremer Foundation has approved donating $80,000 toward the renovation. On the negative side, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources turned down a grant request for $100,000. Where does this leave the project? In limbo. Current estimates place the cost of the shelter renovation at $264,000. Of that, $160,000 has been assured. In addition to the Bremer grant, the Friends of the Park have committed themselves to donating $40,000, while the city's park development fund can contribute another $40,000. That leaves $104,000 to be located from other sources. Part of the problem is that the Bremer grant specifies a specific date for the shelter renovation to be finished: July 2015. City Councilor Jim Sandgren asked Edwards if it would be possible to do the renovation in phases? That is, renovate one part now with the money raised so far, and do the rest when the addition funds are found. Edwards and city project manager Jim Doering suggested that wasn't too practical, given the work that needs to be done overall. The possibility of getting around the deadline by just not accepting the Bremer grant at this time was raised, and rejected. "The public asks, 'How can you turn down free money?'" Edwards said. "When you have someone giving $80,000 toward a project, it's hard to turn it down since the structure is going to have to be improved in the next couple of years either way." Another problem with the deadline is that to meet it, the city would have to start hiring engineers to design plans and specifications, and sending out bids to contractors soon, with no guarantee the funding will be there. "If we have to start looking for plans and bids until next spring, there's no way we can be finished by July, 2015," Edward said. Edwards listed some other ways the funding could be raised: • Keep searching for new grant sources. • Postpone other park and rec projects planned for the next few years. • Redirect city funds already planned for other community development projects. In the end, the city council voted to authorize both accepting the Bremer grant and authorizing the planning. The search for the additional needed $104,000 will continue. In other city news, the council: • Approved the promotion of Redwood Falls Police Officer Randal Braun to Second Police Sergeant. • Approved adding Doug Nichols and Steve Rieke to the standard one-year probationary period as new firefighters with the Redwood Falls Fire Department. • Approved changes to the Redwood Falls Fire Department policy and procedural manual. The greatest change would be requiring all new firefighter hired after Aug. 1 of this year to obtain their First Responder Certification within the first year of service, and their Fire Fighter I and II and Haz Mat Ops Certification within their second year of service. • Approved an On-Sale Liquor and Sunday Liquor License for El Herradero Authentic Mexican Grill, LLC, new owners of El Cancun, LLC, effective Sept. 1. • Approved a $10,349 low interest loan and a $10,349 forgivable loan (grant) Downtown Commercial Rahab Loan Application from Brad Franklin to help fund the replacement of his commercial building at 110 S. Washington Street. • Approved a resolution authorizing an FFA grant to remove trees obstructing the approach to several runways at the Redwood Falls airport. Total cost of the tree removal will be $55,000, with the city paying 10 percent as its share. • Approved a work order for the 2014 Eastwood Drive Improvements project, increasing the cost by $66,900, not to exceed $136,000. The total estimated cost for the proposed improvements is $590,000. • Approved the final pay reimbursement for the 2012 infrastructure improvements, to Schmidt Construction, for $34,710. The final contract price is $689,042. • Approved the Redwood Falls Public Library accepting a $3,042 grant from the Redwood Falls Rotary Club, to be used for beautifying the library. • Approved the Redwood Area Hospital dietary department declaring a stove as surplus equipment, and disposing of it at a scrap yard.
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SAN JOSE -- Even the Sharks appear stunned by what they have wrought after two playoff games:
They have proved that Jonathan Quick is a human being.
Quick, the Los Angeles Kings goalie, has traditionally been an other-wordly force when he faces the Sharks. A year ago in a seven-game playoff series between the teams, he allowed 10 total goals and no more than three in a game. Back in January, Quick posted a rare visiting goalie shutout at SAP Center. He has been kryptonite to the Sharks offense.
But so far in this series, the kryptonite has been transformed into Swiss cheese.
Quick gave up five goals in Thursday's Game 1. He gave up seven in Sunday night's Game 2. During the regular season, the Kings never allowed as many six goals in any game. They gave up the fewest goals in the NHL. But our beloved Los Tiburones are outscoring them in the series, 13-5. (Including one empty-net goal.)
Are the Sharks surprised? The Sharks are surprised. Team captain Joe Thornton used the word "weird" to describe the first two games and was careful not to go anywhere near the notion that Quick could be getting rattled by the onslaught as Tuesday night's Game 3 approaches.
"He's such a world-class goalie, I don't think anything's going to faze him," Thornton said Monday.
That's his opinion. The opinion here is that fazing has indeed occurred. Quick has the worst goals-against average (7.20) of any 2014 playoff goalie to date. These last two games must be the worst consecutive starts of Quick's exemplary career, which has included a Stanley Cup championship and two trips to the Olympics wearing a USA sweater. He was pulled from Game 1 after two periods and might have been pulled from Game 2, except Kings coach Darryl Sutter probably didn't want to embarrass him with back-to-back yanks.
Of the major team sports, ice hockey might be the most instinctual and chaotic. Psychological aspects of the game are often given short shrift. But you do sometimes hear that a goalie is "getting into the heads" of teams when they can't score on him -- or the flip side, that a team is "getting into the head" of a goalie when he's having trouble making crucial saves.
Right now, you have to wonder if the Sharks are camping out inside Quick's skull, smoking cigars and telling dirty jokes.
Erase that notion, said Sharks coach Todd McLellan.
"I don't think we're getting into his head," McLellan opined of Quick. "We're trying to get into his net more than anything. That's what is important to us."
Well, they're doing a pretty good job of that, too. One striking thing about Sunday's seven goals by the Sharks is that they were scored on initial shots, not on scrambling second-chance or third-chance pokes at rebounds. Quick was screened on some of those shots. On others, he was hung out to dry by missed defensive assignments. But he usually makes those first stops.
"I think he's frustrated with the amount of goals going in," said Sharks forward Tommy Wingels, who screened Quick perfectly on Justin Braun's goal in Game 2. "Whether he thinks he can play better or he had no chance on those ... Obviously you don't want to give up that many goals. Maybe that's creeping into his head. There's a reason that Jonathan is an Olympian and has won a Stanley Cup. You have to be mentally strong. From what everyone says about him, I think he's very comfortable in that situation. He'll be ready to rebound."
He will still need some help. By the end of both games at The Tank, the Kings were discombobulated to the max. How else do you explain the horrible L.A. line change late in Game 2 that left the Sharks with a 3-on-0 fast break -- and the resulting Joe Pavelski goal? Quick had no chance. Other odd-man Sharks rushes yielded other goals.
"I think those goals were a byproduct of the team in front of him not playing well," said Kings defenseman Alex Martinez. "It wasn't on Quickie."
For his part, Quick has been circumspect and professional in responding to the carnage. After the Game 1 incident when Sharks forward Mike Brown barged into L.A. defenseman Slava Boynov and dumped him onto Quick, the Kings goalie flashed anger. But the next day with reporters, he was more diplomatic about Brown's charge toward the crease.
"It's where goals are scored," Quick said. "So he was going to the area where goals are scored."
Quick also noted that the Sharks might have benefited from a few lucky bounces on their goals but said: "I am a believer that you make your own luck."
The statement sounded awfully human. That's all the Sharks want from Quick, for at least two more games.
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What is something about yourself that people might be surprised to learn?
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OK, who agrees with the Yankees and Home Plate Umpire that made the Detroit Relief Pitcher removed the bandaide from his cheak?
Didn't watch the game, but if it was determined that the band-aid harbored a potential "problem" substance----example, vaseline--[ala Gaylord Perry]----I agree, off it comes. I would think an on-site medical person would have a say as to the need for a band-aid.
If no "problem" substance-------IMO--no harm no foul---it stays on.
I have seen MLB pitchers who cut themselves shaving allowed to cover same with a band-aid.
BTW----was there a "distraction" complaint made by an opposing batter? Albeit, you did note "Yankees" (evidently) wanted it off.
I agree. The thing was bigger than Texas. Covering a bump caused by. reportedly, an ingrown hair. Not an open wound. Really a "What the He!!?" thing when first seen.
Fairly large "flesh colored" bandaid over an "infection" on the Joaquin Benoit left cheak.
Yankees manager came out while Benoit was warming up and talked to the PU.
PU then went to the mound and told the Benoit the bandaid had to come off.
Benoit didn't seem to like it but he took it off.
Still checking my anatomy dictionary trying to find out where on the body we have a cheak? LOL TM
They are located on either side of the noze.
Time wounds all heels.....
...... to say nothing about the two south of the tailbone and north of the thighs.
So, to get some replies on this board all you have to do is have a typo !!!
Anyone else care to actually respond to the PU making the pitcher take off the bandaid ?
If it was as big as Rhode Island, I would have no problem with it-----but, bigger than Texas? No way!!
I reasonably sure but not 100% positive that I heard the announcers say that the Tigers had made a Yankee pitcher take something off the previous game.
I sure wish we could see it. But if a batter asked me and told me it was a distraction to him during delivery? Off it would come!
Aslong as medical personel agree that there is no obvious need for it. Put some neosporin on it and get back to pitching!
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
I never understood of the hoopla about stuff on pitchers that isn't their pitching arm. If you are looking at his cheek, or a multi colored glove, you are looking at the wrong thing and on the road to striking out.
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I don't agree with it at all. This would have been one of those situations that, had a manager approached me in a LL game and asked me to have the pitcher remove the bandaid, I would've asked him if he REALLY wanted me to start enforcing uniform rules against his team.
This was totally bogus. I've seen MLB pitchers wear the most gawdy-looking necklaces around their necks. Some pitchers wear funky-looking glasses. Others use quirky pitching motions. Ever see Ryan Dempster wiggle his glove just before he delivers a pitch? Those are bigger distractions to me than a flesh-colored bandage.
What, will someone complain if a black pitcher has those white patches on his face due to depigmentation? What about a black pitcher with a blond or white mustache or goatee?
I lost respect for Joe Girardi. The Yankees should be much better than that. The result of the game was just rewards, IMHO.
Are you kidding? It was an eye magnet. One look and you're saying to yourself "WTF?" And you think it's not a distraction?
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Officials have been working on the designation for three years. It would help satisfy a mandate under new state law to protect the unique values of the Delta and designate it as a place of special significance.
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Hannibal's Shine a Light on Autism Lighthouse Challenge will still occur today, April 20, despite the flooding around Hannibal.
The Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse steps and the Cardiff Hill Overlook, the site of the events, are untouched by floodwaters.
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In accepting the charge to lead Marietta College into the future while staying true to its past excellence and present goals, Joseph Bruno invited those attending, employed by and supporting the school to join him.
"It's a daunting task for one person, but it is easily within reach for this Marietta family," Bruno said to a crowd of approximately 700 faculty, staff, alumni, students and others at his inauguration Friday afternoon in the college's Dyson Baudo Recreation Center.
Although Bruno went to work as Marietta's 18th president on July 1, the celebration was held in the fall, on the college's homecoming weekend, so the full spectrum of that Marietta family could be involved, said Gama Perruci, interim provost, in his welcoming remarks.
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Marietta College President Joseph Bruno, right, embraces his daughter Lisa after she spoke about him during his inauguration ceremony Friday in the college's Dyson Baudo Recreation Center.
"The arrival of a new president is a significant moment in the life and history of any institution of higher learning," he said. Friday's celebration offered a chance for students, alumni and employees to "reunite in our common purpose, draw strength and energy from our proud tradition."
Bruno invoked that tradition frequently in his acceptance speech, entitled "Engaging Our Resources."
One of the first resources he acknowledged was the faculty, which he said has a tradition of supporting students and delivering quality academic programs.
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Age: 57.
Family: Wife, Diane; daughter, Lisa.
Occupation: Became the 18th president of Marietta College on July 1; officially inaugurated Friday.
Experience: 28 years in various positions at Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.), including chairman of the Chemistry Department and provost and vice president for academic affairs.
"While quality has been a constant, the Marietta curriculum changes frequently as a result of the creativity of our faculty," Bruno said.
He referenced two programs in the planning stages that combine multiple disciplines - land management, involving geography, business and ethics, and early American studies, uniting history and literature while taking advantage of the resources of the college's extensive special collections and its historic setting in Marietta.
Bruno recalled the story of an early Marietta student named Samuel Hall, who in the late 1830s organized anti-slavery prayer meetings for students and cared for a tutor dying of smallpox.
"In neither case does he wait for another to do what is right," Bruno said.
Hall's concern for issues of a national scale and individuals is modeled today by students who serve the Marietta community, the new president said.
Alumni and parents of students are vital to the college as well, Bruno said, announcing the establishment of a Marietta Parents Organization. Along with alumni, the group will be called on to help provide internship opportunities for students, play host to and mentor students in those internships and spread the word about the college to new students.
"All of these are crucial to our success, so consider yourselves on the job," Bruno said.
Bruno also paid homage to his predecessor, Jean Scott, who led the college from a time of financial difficulty to one of growth and success over her 12-year tenure.
"It's easy to follow a poor leader, but it's better to follow a good one," he said.
Prior to his speech, college board of trustees Chairwoman Barbara Perry Fitzgerald presented Bruno with a copy of the college's charter. She said the selection of the new president was the most important task board members would face.
"We felt at the time of his election that he was indeed the superior candidate to lead this institution today and into the future," she said, adding that his engagement with the community and respect for the college's goals and traditions thus far has proven them right.
Bruno comes to Marietta from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., where he spent 28 years as a chemistry professor, department chairman and provost and vice president for academic affairs.
"We know from your personal journey as a scholar, teacher and provost, you share our commitment" to education, said Marietta faculty council Chairwoman Debora Lazorik as she welcomed Bruno on behalf of her colleagues. "We also take great pleasure in knowing that you come to us as an accomplished administrator."
Remarks were also delivered by Judith Brown, emerita professor of history at Wesleyan and a friend and mentor of Bruno's, having preceded him as provost and vice president of academic affairs. She spoke about two of the main challenges facing liberal arts colleges - funding a proper education and students lagging behind those in other countries in terms of critical thinking.
Explanations offered for the latter have included the fact that more students go to college in the United States and it isn't just those considered the elite. Whatever the reasons, Brown said liberal arts colleges - and Bruno - are uniquely qualified to overcome them.
"Under-performing should not be acceptable to us, and I know it is certainly not to (Joe) Bruno," she said.
Also taking the stage was Bruno's adult daughter, Lisa, of New York. Lisa Bruno said she was used to having her parents brag about their only child but she was glad to have the opportunity to turn the tables on her father.
"He was my first teacher, my first best friend, my first role model," she said, briefly fighting back tears. "I can honestly say I couldn't have done any better."
Among the other dignitaries officially greeting Bruno as part of the ceremony were Hui Liu, president of China's University of International Relations, with which Marietta has worked cooperatively for years; John Churchill, national secretary for Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society; Heidelberg University President Robert Huntington; MC Student Senate President Connor Walters; physical plant director Fred Smith; Paula King Pitasky, chairwoman of the Marietta College Alumni Association board; and Marietta City Council President Walt Brothers.


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PARKERSBURG - With the announcement the U.S. Postal Service will be cutting Saturday mail delivery, business leaders discuss its impact on the area.
The Postal Service expects to end Saturday mail delivery the week of Aug. 5 to save about $2 billion annually. Under the new plan, mail would be delivered to homes and businesses Monday through Friday, but would still be delivered to post office boxes on Saturdays. Post offices now open on Saturdays would remain open on Saturdays.
The Postal Service has been operating at a deficit for years, prompting officials to look at ways to cut costs, including eliminating Saturday delivery, closing facilities, such as the mail-sorting facility in Parkersburg, and closing rural post offices.
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Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley President/CEO Jill Parsons said the USPS, like other businesses, must continue to innovate, streamline and become more efficient, especially in light of continued years of multimillion dollar losses.
''It's simple business financial management - a combination of cutting expenses and/or increasing revenues,'' she said.
''With the use of email and other forms of instant communication, the days of a mailbox full of letters are, pardon the pun, gone like the Pony Express,'' Parsons said. ''So the next avenue is to cut expenses and ending Saturday mail delivery is an option they are proposing.
''Sadly, I do not think that ending Saturday mail delivery will be the final solution to the financial trauma the postal service is facing,'' she said.
Robin Graham, supervisor for the Mail Plus division at SW Resources, said she did not believe the change will affect its bulk-mailing operations. Mail Plus puts together bulk mailings for clients.
Mail Plus does its work during the week between Monday and Friday. It takes mailings directly to the Post Office.
''Their bulk-mailing department is open Monday to Friday,'' Graham said. ''Their hours are the same as ours.
''It won't hinder our mail procedures.''
Christina Smith, executive director of The Arc of the Mid-Ohio Valley, said the change in mail delivery is not expected to impact the day-to-day operations of The Arc, but she has been hearing concerns from people who rely on mail service to get medications delivered to their homes.
''This is the biggest concern for a lot of people who don't have any other options for transportation and who rely on home delivery,'' she said.
Smith said plans people are on have a tight refill schedule.
''Plans are so specific, they don't allow for overlapping,'' Smith said. ''People could be without medications for a weekend.''
Postal Service spokesman Cathy Yarosky said information is expected to be released today from the U.S. Postal Service on what will constitute a "package" for delivery on Saturdays.
The needs of customers, especially in many rural areas, is being considered, she said.
The new schedule was made six months from implementation to allow people and companies to make adjustments in their processes, so they don't go without items such as medications, she said.
For businesses that operate on Saturdays and expect receiving/sending mail on that business day, the end of Saturday mail delivery will be an adjustment, Parsons said.
The change is expected to take place in August, pending congressional approval, so there will be six months for businesses to make alternate arrangements.
''The announcement that package delivery will not be impacted on Saturdays is one benefit to businesses that ship/receive on Saturdays,'' Parsons said. ''Our chamber has several members that operate on Saturdays, such as retail establishments, manufacturing, hospitality, restaurants and banking, to name a few.
''None of the members that I spoke with today are overly concerned about the impact to their business with the announcement that Saturday mail delivery may cease in August. One noted a possible delay of processing invoices and payments, but that this would be made up during the work week,'' Parsons said.


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by John Ray » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:33 pm
at the september general meeting we will be deciding which tire brand we will be using in 2012. this vote will be a decision that will be confirmed at the 2012 rules meeting, however it gives everyone a chance to use up their existing tires before the year end should we decide to change brands for what ever reason. all members concerned about this vote should be present to voice their opinion and vote their choice. for a further explanation on our current tire, log on and go to members only.
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I know being at the meeting is preferred, but for those of us that have school or work commitments and cant make it, is there a way to cast a vote for tire choice without being able to be there?
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wasn't there a vote in the august meeting making the tire vote in september binding...?
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Sunday, 08/16/2009
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Soundcheck: I Been Around, Kids, I Kissed a Girl, Beauty of My Dreams
Set 1: Llama, MomaThe Moma Dance, Guyute, Anything But Me, CTBCars Trucks Buses, CDTChalk Dust Torture, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, BowieDavid Bowie, Cavern > Possum, Ocelot, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
Set 2: BDTNLBackwards Down the Number Line -> Twenty Years Later, Halley'sHalley's Comet > R&RRock and Roll, Harpua -> I Kissed a Girl[1] > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Harpua, YEMYou Enjoy Myself
Encore: Grind, I Been Around[2], Highway to Hell
[1] Phish debut.
[2] Debut.
Noteworthy Jams: Backwards Down the Number Line (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 14.45
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: The Harpua narration centered on a depressed Jimmy calling on his Spirit Guide who happened to be a "funny little man wearing a dress" who spoke truth through song (in this case, I Kissed a Girl). This show featured the Phish debut of I Kissed a Girl (described by Trey as "so wrong on so many levels"). After Harpua, Trey remarked to Fish that he was waiting for the day when Fish went to see Katy Perry and she performed a Phish song, prompting Fish to declare, "I don't apologize to Katy Perry for that. I only apologize to [the audience]." Prior to the encore, Trey stated that it was hard to play the last show of the tour because they felt like they could just keep going. Before starting the debut performance of I Been Around, Trey explained that they were playing it because he realized that it was the one song off of the upcoming album (Joy) that they hadn't played live.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four middle schools and four high schools have captured honors in the N.C. Department of Transportation's Model Bridge Building Competition.
About 250 students from across the state displayed their best math, critical thinking and presentation in four regional contests. Each team was judged on a written report, oral presentation, design drawing, and structural efficiency of the model.
The regional middle school winners were: Clarkton School of Discovery; Exploris Middle School, Raleigh; Elise Middle School, Robbins; and Polk County Middle School, Mill Spring.
Regional high school winners were: East Bladen High School, Elizabethtown; The Franklin Academy, Wake Forest; North Moore High School, Robbins; and Enka High School, Candler.
The winners will compete at the statewide level on April 12 at the NCDOT Transportation Building Auditorium in Raleigh.
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There will apparently be no primary election in Washington County this year, according to the unofficial roster of candidates who filed with the county election board by Wednesday's 4 p.m. deadline.
The list of 21 candidates contained no challenged races for Democrats nor Republicans in the May 7 primary, which would mean a primary election is not required, according to Ohio Revised Code.
"At this time it appears there won't be a primary for candidates in Marietta or Belpre, but I will still have to confirm that with the Ohio Secretary of State," Tara Hupp, director of the Washington County Board of Elections, said following Wednesday's filing deadline.
But she said there will be a special election May 7 for a proposed 19-mill Caldwell Exempted Village School District replacement tax levy.
The Washington County village of Macksburg is included within the Caldwell school district.
Republican David Locke was among the seven candidates who did not return petitions to the election board by Wednesday's deadline. He had planned to run for Marietta treasurer as current treasurer Valerie Holley will not seek reelection this year.
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- The Washington County Board of Elections will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the board room on the first floor of the county courthouse to certify the 21 candidates who have filed to run for election to offices in the cities of Marietta and Belpre in 2013.
- Board of elections meetings, except executive sessions, are open to the public.
- The Washington County Courthouse is located at 205 Putnam St. in Marietta.
Last week Locke, a former city auditor, said he felt the job would be "a good fit" due to his financial background. But by Wednesday he had decided not to pursue the office.
"I believe I can best serve my community elsewhere at this time," Locke said.
Republican Stanley Lang also did not return a petition for the Marietta treasurer's post by the deadline, which leaves only two city treasurer candidates-Republican Cathy Harper and Democrat Willa O'Neill.
In addition, Teresa Hayes, a Democrat, did not file by Wednesday's deadline for the Marietta council president post that will be vacated by Walt Brothers at the end of this year.
But Republican Josh Schlicher, a former Marietta at-large councilman, and Democrat Kevin Paskawych both returned petitions before the deadline.
This is Schlicher's second bid for council president. He ran against Brothers in 2011.
"I'm currently chairing the Marietta Traffic Commission, and I've stayed involved with city business, keeping up with the latest issues," he said. "And I want to continue working with the council and administration to help make the city better."
Paskawych is a newcomer to the local political realm, but said he's ready to run.
"I've volunteered to work with civic organizations and for various civic events," he said. "I guess I'm almost a professional volunteer. But I've decided to step across the line and run for office. I've thought about this in the past, but always said 'maybe next year.' Now I've made up my mind to move ahead."
Former Marietta 3rd Ward councilman Jon Grimm, a Republican, has filed to run for one of the three council at-large seats. Last week Grimm said he was also considering a bid for the 4th Ward council post currently held by Democrat Tom Vukovic.
"I thought about it for a while," Grimm said. "And I like the idea of being able to work on city issues without having to deal with a particular ward. I just think there are not so many boundaries when you serve as an at-large councilman."
Other Marietta council at-large candidates include Republican Michael Boersma and Democrats Kathleen Downer and incumbent Harley Noland.
Current at-large councilman Michael Mullen, an Independent, has indicated he'll run for reelection, but, like all Independent candidates, he has until May 6 to file for the office.
At-large Democrat councilman Denver Abicht is not seeking another term.
Vukovic is now the only candidate filing for the 4th Ward slot, and incumbent Democrat Steve Thomas has filed to recapture his seat as 3rd Ward councilman.
James Wilson, Jr. a Republican, will challenge Democrat incumbent Mike McCauley for the Marietta 2nd Ward council seat, and incumbent Roger Kalter, also a Democrat, is the only candidate filing for the 1st Ward post.
In Belpre, Republican Callie Lyons did not return her petition to run for a council at-large seat, leaving incumbents Susan Abdella, a Republican, and Democrat John Newberry the only at-large council candidates at this time.
Steven Roddy II, an Independent, has not yet returned his petition for Belpre council at-large, but has until May 6 to file for the post.
Incumbent Belpre council president Will Neff, a Republican, is the only candidate that has filed to reclaim that position.
Belpre 1st Ward incumbent Larry Martin, a Republican, 2nd Ward incumbent Deborah Marshall, a Democrat, and 4th Ward incumbent Dewey Robinson, also a Democrat, are all unchallenged as they seek to reclaim their council seats.
Republican Kylie Martin is the only candidate who has filed to fill the Belpre city treasurer position that will be vacated by current treasurer Bill McAfee at the end of the year. And incumbent Republican city auditor Leslie Pittenger is the lone candidate for that post.
Hupp said the candidate filings will have to be verified and then certified to the ballot by the board of elections on Tuesday.


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Angela M. Fears, 36
Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 3:12 p.m.
SALUDA— Angela Michelle Fears, 36, of 113 Pace St. died December 9, 2012. She was daughter of the late Charles and Shirley Ann Brock Fears. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Shirley Michelle Fears; a son Shatter Dorn Johnson and a brother, Billy Scott Fears. She was predeceased by a brother, Charles Clifford Fears.
The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00pm Friday, December 14, 2012 at Friendship Baptist Church. Memorial services will follow at the church conducted by Rev. Henry Vegter and Rev. Tommy Turner.
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SANTA CLARA -- Ahmad Brooks' penalized hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees continues to draw ire around the league, from the likes of 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to even NFC West foe Carson Palmer of the Arizona Cardinals.
Much of that talk centered on a quarterback's "strike zone" -- the permitted, upper-body area where they can be hit -- and whether Brooks indeed hit that on his fumble-forcing sack late in the 49ers' 23-20 loss Sunday at New Orleans.
"In real time, he hit the guy in the right place," Fangio said Tuesday morning on KNBR 680. "You talk about the strike zone, when you hit quarterbacks. He hit him within the strike zone. Then the impact of the hit and everything that preceded it was just the natural flow of the play.
"So for him to be penalized for that, I think is wrong. And if it's the right call, then it's a flaw in the rule."
Brooks' right arm hooked across Brees' upper body, impacting his right shoulder and sliding up to the quarterback's neck, which is an off-limits region according to the rulebook that calls for a 15-yard, personal-foul penalty.
Dean Blandino, the NFL's Vice President of Officiating, stood by the call and claimed Brooks' arm was "clearly around the neck" of a "defenseless" quarterback.
"You can't make forcible contact to the head or the neck area, even if the contact starts below the neck and rises up," Blandino said on the NFL Network. "If there's force to that contact, it's a foul. Watch the initial contact, maybe around the shoulder, but it rides up into the neck area and brings the quarterback down with force."
Blandino was not available for further comment, as this newspaper requested an interview through a league spokesman.
Brooks, teammates and several league observers disagreed with the call. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday he thought Brooks hit Brees at an acceptable point and that didn't merit a negative grade among 49ers coaches.
Added Fangio: "When a 265-pound guy hits a much smaller guy, there's going to be impact, there's going to be head-whip. ... I definitely don't want to take the aggressiveness away from our players. He was being aggressive legally on the impact of the hit."
On Tuesday, Brees told ESPN.com that Brooks is a "hard-nosed, clean football player," but that the play obviously merited a penalty. "I can tell you how I felt when I got hit. It felt like I got my head ripped off," Brees said. "And I get up and I've got a mouth full of blood. So there was no doubt in my mind that, 'Hey, it's gonna be a penalty.' "
Protecting quarterbacks has taken on added emphasis by the league in recent years with the adoption of stricter rules guarding against injury-causing hits.
The Cardinals' Palmer appreciates the improved safety measures but sympathized with Brooks' plight.
"If I look at it objectively, maybe you wouldn't call it as a penalty," Palmer said on "The Dan Patrick Show" on the NBC Sports Network. "But defensive ends and defensive players know that the way quarterbacks are protected these days, you've got to do what you can to keep your arms down, keep your head up and make that contact around the numbers."
Brooks, amid his postgame rant, wondered what he could have done differently. Then he added: "I guess I could have tackled him lower."
Former NFL sack specialist Michael Strahan called it a "clean hit." Strahan, a Fox Sports analyst, said on ESPN's "Mike & Mike" that the play initially looked bad, then added: "But when you actually had a chance to see it, that was so far from a penalty, in my opinion, on what a penalty should be. ... We understand it's a quarterback-driven game, but you've got to give some respect to the guys on the defensive side."
Added "Mike & Mike" co-host Mike Golic: "By the letter of the law, I get it's a penalty. But I'm so unhappy it's a penalty in the NFL today."
Two other ESPN personalities, retired linebackers Ray Lewis and Tedy Bruschi, have offered to fund Brooks' potential fine from the NFL. A day after Lewis offered up his credit card on the "Monday Night Football" set, Bruschi did so on "SportsCenter.
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- Apr 27:
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers complete draft with Rutgers CB Marcus Cooper
- San Francisco 49ers draft offensive tackle from Iowa State
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers pick first QB since Kaepernick
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders complete draft with DE David Bass
- NFL Draft: Stanford star Stepfan Taylor headed to Arizona Cardinals
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders take wideout Brice Butler from San Diego State
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers will take it slow with Marcus Lattimore
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers add more defensive help in sixth round
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders draft TE Nick Kasa
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers nab DE Quinton Dial in fifth round
- NFL Draft: 49ers take RB Marcus Lattimore, WR Quinton Patton
- NFL Draft: Tennessee Titans select Cal center Brian Schwenke, say he might start
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders grab quarterback Tyler Wilson
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- Purdy: Oakland Raiders draft Mad Dog and Englishman
ALAMEDA -- The Raiders, looking behind starter Darren McFadden, took Central Florida running back Latavius Murray in the sixth round, No. 181 overall.
They followed that up by picking a second tight end at No. 184, Mychal Rivera of Tennessee.
The Raiders were originally scheduled to pick at No. 176, but dealt to the pick to Houston in exchange for No. 181 and a seventh-round pick, No. 233.
Murray, 6-foot-2, 223 pounds, enjoyed a productive senior season with 706 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry and 19 touchdowns. Fifteen of those touchdowns came on the ground and four through the air
Rivera, 6-foot-3 and 242 pounds, caught 36 passes for 562 yards and five touchdowns for Tennessee in 2012.
A Southern California product from Valencia, Rivera originally went to Oregon before transferring to College of the Canyons junior college and eventually Tennessee.
Rivera joins Nick Kasa, taken earlier in the sixth round at No. 172, and returnees David Ausberry and Richard Gordon. He played with fourth-round pick Tyler Wilson on the South team at the Senior Bowl.


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SAN JOSE — Counterintuitive as it may seem, this might be a good time for the offensively challenged Sharks to be facing the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the NHL's elite teams.
"Yeah, definitely," rookie forward Matt Nieto said. "We want to win the season series against them and we know that if we're going to go for the cup, we're going to have to face these guys. It's an important test for us and it'll show our character. We are struggling right now and if we get a win, it'll show a lot about our team."
The Sharks have managed to score only one goal in losing their last three games. But the scoring slumps of several of the players that are counted on to generate offense go back longer than that.
Brent Burns, for example, is without a goal in his last 12 games. Dan Boyle has one goal in his last 12 games, too, and only one assist in his last 10. Tommy Wingels has just one goal in his last 21 games. Tyler Kennedy, who is still out with a lower body injury and will not face Chicago, has one in his last 26 while Marty Havlat, who has played the last two games after recently returning from an injury, has one in his last 11.
Chicago is in a bit of a slump of its own, going 1-2-2 in its last five games, the last one a come-from-behind 5-2 thumping of Vancouver on Wednesday night. The team then headed to Las Vegas for two nights of bonding before arriving in San Jose.
McLellan acknowledged it was "probably a good thing for our group" to be facing a top team like the Blackhawks at this point because of the challenge they present. But he didn't want his team sacrificing defense while doing a better job of finishing.
"We had a message delivered today that while we're looking for offense, which obviously we are, we can't lose sight of some of the other areas of the game," the coach said. "When you're not scoring three or four a night, you better be preventing. And we're not doing that the last three or four nights as well."
As for generating goals, McLellan said his team needs to do a better job of taking advantage of breakaways and odd-man rushes.
"Do we have to score on all of them? No," he said, "but at least the goaltender has to do his part and work."
Antti Niemi is getting the start in goal for the Sharks while Corey Crawford will be in net for the Blackhawks.
Joe Pavelski has been named the Sharks player of the month for January, repeating the recognition he received in December.


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