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Penguins Report: Game Day at Detroit
Monday, 03.21.2011 / 10:00 AM ET / Penguins Report
By Michelle Crechiolo
- Sidney Crosby skated this morning at Southpointe (3:18 PM).
- Arron Asham is in tonight; Brent Johnson gets the start in goal; Brooks Orpik will return to practicing with the team next week (12:48 PM).
- Bylsma talks Matt Cooke and how the Pens will regroup for tonight's game (1:45 PM).
- Twelve players take the ice for the Pens' optional skate (11:40 AM).
- Letang is a Player to Watch tonight (4:25 PM).
- Letang, Kunitz, Asham, Fleury and Jeffrey spit knowledge (2:14 PM).
- Don't let the soccer ball touch the ground! (3:12 PM).
- Pens pics (11:45 AM).
- Red Wings pics (10:51 AM).
Kris Letang has been tapped as one of tonight's "Players to Watch" in the NHL's Blackberry All-Access Show.
Sidney Crosby is continuing to progress in his recovery from the concussion he suffered in early January. He skated this morning at Southpointe, the Penguins practice facility. Click here for details.
PensTV got an exclusive video of Sid hitting the ice at Southpointe this morning! Watch it now:
We caught some of the Pens partaking in a game of "don't let the soccer ball touch the ground" while waiting for the locker room to open earlier this morning. Here's the photographic proof:
Michalek, Kunitz, Neal and Staal (left); Kunitz (right)
Kunitz and Neal (left); Staal joins the fun (right)
Neal's out after letting the ball touch the ground (left); Perhaps seeing someone else let the ball touch the ground as well? (left)
Sounds heard around the visitors locker room...
Kris Letang
On how they refocus for today's game:
I think we played well five-on-five (Sunday). We got undisciplined, it cost us the game. But I think overall, we were satisfied with our game five-on-five. You just have to forget about it, especially that we were up 2-1 and ended up losing 5-2. So you just regroup, talk about the other team and make sure you get ready for them.
On how the defense prepares for an offense that will be without Pavel Datysuk and Johan Franzen:
The same way. They have other powerful guys out there. (Henrik) Zetterberg, they have (Todd) Bertuzzi, who's having a great year. (Valtteri) Filppula, all those guys are still really dangerous. So we prepare the same way, you try to deny them scoring goals.
On their familiarity with each other over the past few years helping them prepare:
Obviously we know a lot about them from the two finals we played against them. They're always really dangerous, especially with their back end. They can score goals.
On Niklas Kronwall saying that the two teams play a similar style of hockey:
We're a little different. But obviously we want to manage the puck in the offensive zone. We try to keep the puck in there as long as we can like they do.
Chris Kunitz
On if he got to play games at Joe Louis Arena a lot when he played for Ferris State University:
We didn't have too many. I think it was in my senior year, we played two or three games here. It was a definitely a pleasure to come down to the Joe when you're in college and play games (here).
On how he keeps his hot streak going into these next few games down the stretch:
It's a team game. We have to play to our systems and that makes our team play a better game. We're putting pucks in deep, we're forechecking. It kind of helps and exemplifies my game of going to the tough areas and being a physical component around the net. So as long as we play a good systems game and don't create turnovers, it just plays into how I want to play the game.
On the emotional factor of coming into this rink:
It's been a few years now, but it definitely still has a good feeling anytime you've had success in a place (where) you have memories for life. You have a good feeling when you come in, but you know it's another year, a different team. We don't have the same guys in our locker room; they don't have the same guys. But still, they're one of the best teams in the league, one of the best organizations. So it's nice to challenge ourselves against a team like that.
Arron Asham
On if there is any concern about being tentative with the type of injury he's coming back from:
I don't think so. I think it was a fluke accident when it happened. It was the first one of my career and I'm definitely not going to let it change my game. I'm going to play like I always have. It's not even in the back of my mind, getting that again.
On how frustrating the recovery process has been and how good it is to get back into the lineup against a team like Detroit:
It's been one of those years for me. The first one, really of my career, that I've been injured this much. But I'm back to the last 10 games, and playoffs. Hopefully I can get my game back and help this team.
Marc-Andre Fleury
On playing on the same team as Nick Lidstrom the last time they were in the same building and if they've talked at all:
No, I haven't seen him. When I got in, he was on the ice already and is probably gone now. (The All-Star Game) was a good time though. It was a win, also, so it was fun.
On if this game is more emotional than other games with the history between the two teams:
Walking in, you know, you get that smell from the Joe Louis air. It bring back great memories. This dressing room, where we were. It's always fun to come back and play here.
On what their game plan is against such a deep squad:
I think we've got to focus on the way we play. Last night was a tough loss, but I still think the team played very well and our systems didn't allow much. They just scored some goals on those power plays. So I think if we can focus on the way we know we can play, then we should be alright.
Dustin Jeffrey
On what his feelings are coming into a rink like this as a rookie:
It's huge. There's been a lot of history in the playoff series between these two teams in the last few years, and for myself, it's one of the closest rinks to my hometown. So it means a lot coming back here.
On how the team regroups and refocuses for this game:
I think it's easy to refocus when you're playing against a team like Detroit. Obviously they've been good for a long time, we've always seemed to match up against them in playoffs. So I think it's easy for us to get excited and focused for this game.
On why he thinks the Penguins match up so well with the Red Wings:
I don't know, I think we both play kind of a puck-possesion game. Obviously they have a lot of skill at forward, but we do a good job of getting pucks in deep into their zone and spending time in the offensive zone. So I think that's why we always match up pretty well.
The rest of coachspeak with Dan Bylsma...
On how the team would adjust if they have to play without Matt Cooke tonight:
I think Matt adds a lot to our team when he plays within the rules and as a presence in the offensive zone. Penalty kill is a big part of that. I think the biggest adjustment would be on the penalty kill. He plays a major role for us there. Blocking shots is a big part. If we get to the five-on-three or four-on-three, he's a big part of that success there. So that would be the biggest adjustment for our team.
On seeing him play in the past and how he can be an effective player without committing infractions like the one on Sunday:
It's disappointing to see that kind of hit in that situation. Given the timing and the circumstances, that's a hit we don't want in the game. Considering the timing on the clock in the game, it makes it that much more of a disappointing sequence of events and put our team in a bad spot with 10 minutes to go in a 1-1 game.
On how much he has talked to Cooke about staying disciplined and what he has done/can do as a coach in addition to what the league decides to do:
I think we do a fair amount of video with our players – all our players. Matt, in the video we've seen of him, (we have) talked a lot about where he can still be physical and where he should be (and) areas of the ice where he shouldn't be as physical. I think Matt has spent a lot of time – maybe too much time – on the ice thinking about 'I shouldn't hit this guy. It's a bad spot.' And that's crept a lot into his game. If you watch 10 games in a row, you'd see those thoughts are going through his head. They go through his head in this game too. He's been dealing with it a lot, and we've talked to him a lot about those situations on the ice. It's unfortunate he's caught himself in two situations where he's had illegal hits.
On if Cooke wearing an 'A' is voted on by the players, is given by the coaches or part of a rotation due to injuries:
It's a rotation with the injuries and given out by the coach.
On that labeling him as a team leader and how that plays into this situation and if he would take it away:
I'm confident he won't be with us tonight, so another player will have it tonight. It's been rotated around with some other players as well given the amount of injuries we've had, and so tonight, he won't have it.
On if Cooke is a little bit confused on how he can play and still be effective:
I think it's a learning curve. I think especially for Matt Cooke, he's played on the edge, he's played on the edge physically and been an effective player playing that way. And now, a lot of him is rethinking where he can hit and where he can be effective. He's not been all that comfortable within those situations. Again, last night, he clearly was in a situation where the result is an illegal hit to the hit.
On if there's a point where the negatives outweigh the positives when it comes to Cooke and what he brings to this team:
When Matt Cooke plays within the rules, he has been very successful for us and helped us be successful and (was) a big part of that going into the Stanley Cup run. So that's the rub. It's gotta be within the rules and we're dealing with that now.
On if Cooke was able to explain what he was thinking on that hit Sunday and if he talked to him:
I did talk to him about it, yes.
On if there are any Sidney Crosby updates:
Sid was scheduled to skate this morning.
On if that was for 15 minutes again:
The protocol is based on his interaction with the doctor, not with our trainers. So based on what his interaction with the doctor is, he would be on the ice today, and that was the schedule, as well as off-ice stuff. Arron Asham will return to play tonight, Brent Johnson will be starting in goal for us tonight.
On how the team regroups and refocuses coming into a building where they have a lot of memories:
Well, we like a lot of the way we played last night's game. That's what we've talked about. It's disappointing that we leave losing 5-2. There's not a good taste in your mouth given the undisciplined penalties we took and gave the Rangers an opportunity. But a lot of the way we played that game is how we want to play and how we've been playing. It's very important for us to get back that way of playing tonight against the Red Wings, to have success here in this building.
On what the organization has tried to do to get Cooke to modify his game:
Well, I think he's fully capable of playing a physical, hitting game within the rules, within whatever the new rules (are) and new focus (is). I think I've talked to Matt most of last night, and we're going to have to go through and establish exactly where those situations are that you can still play a hard, physical game and play within the rules. It's something he's going to have to worry about going forward.
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Head coach Dan Bylsma gave a few key updates.
"Arron Asham will return to play tonight, Brent Johnson will be starting in goal for us tonight."
Bylsma also gave an update on Sidney Crosby. He said that Sid was scheduled to skate this morning, but was unsure if he actually had.
"Sid was scheduled to skate this morning," Bylsma said. "The protocol is based on his interaction with the doctor, not with our trainers. So based on what his interaction with the doctor is, he would be on the ice today. And that was the schedule, to do his off-ice stuff as well."
Bylsma also stated that Brooks Orpik would return to game action before the regular season ends.
"Brooks will definitely play. He's going to have a full practice with the players today in Pittsburgh and will return to practice with the team next week. I don't have a timetable set for his return, but I expect he'll definitely play in short order here."
He was less sure about Mike Comrie, who returned to full practice on March 15 after undergoing hip surgery in December.
"Mike Comrie, a little more uncertain," Bylsma said. "He's got a lot of strength building up to do and skating-wise."
Pens pics...
Engelland passing out pucks (left); Jeffrey stickhandling through them (right)
Tanger caught in the act of tying his skates (left)
Johnny's getting the nod tonight (left); Adams stretching (right)
Tanger adjusting his gloves (left); Tanger and Flower chatting while Ben Lovejoy waits for the next drill to begin (right)
Adams and Niskanen (left); Granato giving instructions (right)
Rupp, Asham, Jeffrey, Conner, Adams, Godard, Letang, Lovejoy, Engelland, Niskanen, B. Johnson and Fleury are the only Pens partaking in the optional skate. Assistant coach Tony Granato is leading practice.
The Pens are starting to filter onto the ice for their optional morning skate.
We arrived at Joe Louis Arena just after the Red Wings took the ice for their 10:30 a.m. morning skate.
Ageless captain Nick Lidstrom (left); Brian Rafalski and Henrik Zetterberg sharing a laugh (right)
Brad Stuart wearing a protective shield over his jaw (left); Mike Modano (right)
Tomas Holmstrom in his office in front of Jimmy Howard (left); Chris Osgood (right)
Wings coach Mike Babcock and Zetterberg (left); Darren Helm and Kris Draper (right)
Good morning from Detroit! We're getting ready to board the bus to the historic Joe Louis Arena. When we landed last night, it was rainy and cold here in the Motor City. But this morning, the clouds have (mostly) dissipated, the sun is peeking through and it looks like it's shaping up to be a great day for hockey.
The last time these two cross-conference rivals faced off back on Jan. 18, the Penguins skated to a decisive 4-1 victory over the Red Wings and Chris Conner converted on a penalty shot – Pittsburgh's first successful penalty shot in a four-year span. Let's take a little trip down Memory Lane:
Both teams had injury-thinned lineups on that night, and it looks like that will be the case again tonight as the Detroit Free Press reported that the Red Wings will be without the services of Pavel Datsyuk (lower-body soreness), Johan Franzen (slight groin pull) and Jiri Hudler (fever and upper-body soreness) for tonight's 7:30 p.m. tilt at Joe Louis Arena. But despite that, it's always an electric atmosphere when these two clubs collide, thanks to their recent history.
Also, here's a funny clip I discovered yesterday that's fitting to post since we're playing Detroit. In the Wings' last game, a 3-1 loss to Columbus on Friday, Detroit was killing a penalty when Patrick Eaves was felled by a scorcher from the stick of Shea Weber before the Wings cleared the puck. That's when defenseman Niklas Kronwall chose to "shovel" Eaves to the bench in order to avoid a stoppage of play. You've gotta watch this. The best part is the "What are you doing?!" look on Eaves' face.


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God's Grandeur
by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Analysis: Form and Meter
Italian Sonnet, Sprung Rhythm
God's Grandeur follows the basic form of an Italian sonnet. An Italian sonnet has fourteen lines, eight in the first section (called the "octave"), and six lines in the second section (called the "sestet"). Traditionally the octave and the sestet are not separated into separate stanza's like here. Hopkins' division emphasizes the contrast between the first and second stanza.
The poem does follow the rhyme scheme of the tradition Italian sonnet, that is ABBAABBA and then CDCDCD. In the first stanza, the first, fourth, fifth and eighth lines rhyme with each other, and the second, third, sixth and seventh lines rhyme with each other. In the second stanza, the ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth lines rhyme with each other, and the tenth, twelfth, and fourteenth lines rhyme with each other.
That's just the surface of Hopkins's rhyme scheme. There is rhyming going on inside the poem too. End rhymes "God," "rod" and "shod" also rhyme with the repeated "trod" of line five. You could analyze this complex relationship for a unique paper. How might this relate the painful internal rhyme of "seared" bleared" and "smeared" of line six?
Other than the third line (which has twelve syllables), each line has ten syllables. Yet, its meter is not what is often found in iambic pentameter. (In iambic pentameter a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable or vice-versa.) Instead, Hopkins uses what he calls "sprung rhythm," his big claim to fame. (See "Calling Card" for more.)
In sprung rhythm, this relationship between stressed and unstressed syllables have more complicated relationships. For Hopkins, this means that whether or not a syllable is stressed or unstressed is guided by the desire to express the distinctive "whatness" (as Hopkins called it) of each thing.
"Shining from shook foil" is a great example. The syllables we stress naturally when speaking are in bold. This rhythm surprises us, even after repeated readings, in the way it makes us use our breath, and in the way it speeds us up or slows us down.
The result of this fusion of tradition and innovation is an ordered disorder. Gerard Manley Hopkins uses the traditional sonnet as a playground for his experiment, where hope and despair often combine in a single word or image, and everything seems both incredibly mysterious, but also surprisingly clear.

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Sue Trakas
Sue Trakas is a Professor of Business Information Technology and serves as the Director of eLearning at UC Clermont College. Professor Trakas is a 30-year teaching veteran and has taught online classes for approximately 15 years. In addition, she is a Quality Matters™ Peer Reviewer. She has been a PI on a research grant for online course redesign utilizing learning communities. She is currently a co-author and co-facilitator of an 8-week Distance Learning Design seminar for faculty at both Blue Ash and Clermont campuses. Her pedagogical interests include assessment, online learning, instructional technology, and active learning.


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Deep Springs College Community Garden
Deep Springs is a liberal arts college located on a cattle-ranch and alfalfa farm in California's High Desert. The school's 26 students, along with its staff, children and faculty, form a close community engaged in this intense project. Currently the community size is approximately 60. The garden has become a meeting space for students and children alike. The science professor used our high tunnel to teach an ecology class this past winter and my children come with me daily to the garden. My 5 year old son has a vast and diverse knowlege of gardening from years "working with me. This is truely a community garden and as we grow more, I anticipate everyone will be more excited about spending time there.
The Deep Springs College community garden is a one-half acre kitchen garden. During the summer months we grow 20-25 varieties of fruits and vegetables for twice weekly harvest. The garden also has a small half acre orchard that consists of mostly apples, pears and berries. The major goal of the students and garden manager is to provide as much fresh produce for our college cafeteria and community throughout the year. In my past two years as garden manager I have been trying to identify gaps in what we are able to provide the kitchen. This past season the gap was fruit. We live at an elevation with late spring frosts which hurt our orchard production this past season. This winter I have researched perennial fruit trees, vines and bushes that will do well with our late frost conditions and plan to add them to our garden in the seasons to come. These include apple, fig, pear, hardy kiwi, raspberry, blackberry and grapes. In addition we will add both ever bearing and June bearing strawberries to the garden.
About us:
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On December 12th I noticed a link on Facebook: "2012: Your year in review". Boldy it proclaimed:
"A look at your 20 biggest moments from the year including life events, highlighted posts and your popular stories."
I love these 'end of year reviews'. They're one of the best things about the close of the year — looking back over the year that was and reliving highlights (and often lowlights). Some of the more interesting ones from 2012 were Google's Zeitgeist 2012, 2012 Year on Twitter and The Atlantic's 2012: The Year in Photos.
Naturally I was really interested to see a personalised year in review from Facebook. Given that I use Facebook a lot — and therefore Facebook knows a lot about me, and has a lot of my data — my expectations were quite high.
Unfortunately, my Facebook year in review was woefully underwhelming. (If you're friends me on Facebook, you can see my Year in review — or see your own — which is hopefully more interesting than mine).
So why was mine so underwhelming?
Ten months is not a year
My retrospective started in October. What about November and December? And why not start it in January so I can relive the most distant memories first? (Some friends has theirs for the full year — why not me?)
I'm actually not in many of the "highlights"
Facebook selected 20 key events through the year. Of these, I'm not even in two — which more than anything shows the problems that arise when people tag you on Facebook even though you're not really involved in the post but will appreciate being included — as a courtesy or 'heads up'.
Odd choices of highlights exposes dumb automation at work
My October highlight was probably the weirdest: a link to ASOS that was terribly puerile in nature.
Yes, it attracted many likes (16) and comments (7), but hardly a highlight of my month. And obviously Facebook concluded that because this had the most comments and likes, it was the most important post of the month.
However, if you examine the cute photo of the squirrel I took on October 28th shown below, it's clear this is a far superior (and fluffier) highlight.
(That said, the ASOS shirt is still pretty funny.)
One of my favourite posts wasn't even shown
And not just that, it actually came up in my partner's highlights instead! I tagged her in an upload "courtesy-style" (as I discussed before) and because of this it was in her year in review — but not mine.
The post was a screenshot of a review I wrote for Homebase after they asked me to review a £2 box of nails I bought.
(Read it here, if you're so inclined — and for the record they didn't even publish it. I wonder why.)
OK, so maybe it's a bit pointless ragging out Facebook's ranking algorithm here. I think the problem is not really the algorithm, rather two more simplistic issues.
First problem: framing and expectation
This year in review was never going to live up to my expectations, as my own view of my year was going to be wildly different from what an automated algorithm would come up with based on likes, shares and comments. I can tell you a story of my 2012; but it would not even resemble what Facebook has shown. It's not even telling any sort of story; just a random bunch of snippets.
Second problem: failure to actually do anything with data
How many check-ins, comments, shares, likes and other interactions does a standard user perform in a year? At the top of the year in review it does touch on this by showing how many new friends I've made this year (personally I'd be more interested in how many people have defriended me this year) and how many pages I've liked (really though, who cares about this?)
I'm lucky to travel a lot, and in 2012 from London I travelled to Italy, France, Germany, Mexico and the United States. Yet apart from a few photo albums very little was made of this.
How about my most talked about topics? Events? Moments? I attended several London 2012 Olympics events and this is barely visible from the year in review page, yet it was for almost everyone in the UK probably the event of the year.
Twitter's My Year in Review: a much better example
Twitter attempted a similar year in review feature (in conjunction with Vizify) and did a far better job. Have a look at mine here: My Year on Twitter 2012.
Why is it better?
It tells a much better story
It doesn't just focus on a few select 'moments' that appear important to an algorithm. Twitter/Vizify analysed every tweet I made and created multiple timelines based on my most common words.
It includes people in a far stronger way
I love their 'golden follower'. Considering Facebook is arguably a more 'personal' platform than Twitter, their year in review felt relatively cold. It showed people, but it didn't really illustrate any connection with them. The Facebook year in review would've been fantastic if it showed my top commenters, likers and people I most often checked in with. And people I most often tagged. And so on…
In closing
As the title says, Twitter (along with Vizify) really trampled all over Facebook with far less data to draw upon.
I was tempted to to create my own Facebook year in review as I would have like to have done it — if you really want to see this, then comment below and if there's enough interest, I'll give it a shot.


text: Hey guys, I'm Renate, you can call me either that or Panda. I'm around 15st10lb, weighed at the doctors this morning. I am considering going to Slimming World but atm Calorie Counting is going to work for me in the foreseeable future. I'd like some support from the forum, keep me on track, help me when I have decisions to do, meals to go to and other things. I'd also like to meet some people who understand or have mental illnesses. I suffer with agoraphobia so along with my food diary I'm going to do my daily challenges and whether I did them or not, and how I felt and such. Today - I am 200cals under my allowance, I did 30 minutes walking. My agoraphobia challeneges I passed today are... 1. Going to my nurses appointment, no panic attacks, mild anxiety. 2. Continuing to Tesco's, doing a small shop and then catching the bus home with no panic attacks. Food Lunch - Tesco Chicken and Mushroom Piing tub. Dinner - Rump Steak, New Potatoes, Carrots and Broccoli. Snack - Cadburys Chocolate Buttons, Lemon Curd on 1 piece of whole meal toast. Tea, Water, 2 Scottish Shortbread biscuits.


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East Coast blizzard affecting flights in San Diego
By City News Service
East Coast blizzards caused more than two dozen flights to be delayed and a couple cancellations at San Diego International Airport today.
As of 8:30 a.m., 27 flights were delayed and two were canceled, according to the airport's website. outhwest had the majority of delayed flights.
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The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake Theme of Foreignness and 'the Other'
In The Namesake, characters are constantly making comparisons between Indian and American life. For Indian immigrants such as Ashima and Ashoke, many aspects of American culture are foreign to them, and they also feel like strangers in American society. They struggle to maintain certain Indian traditions, while adapting to American customs, such as Christmas, for the sake of their children. Indian-American characters such as Gogol and Moushumi often feel foreign in both India and America, as though they're lost in between the world of their parents and the world in which they were born. They often feel like tourists, only, unlike most tourists, they have no chance of a homecoming.
Questions About Foreignness and 'the Other'
- What are some Bengali customs that the Gangulis maintain in the United States? Why do you think they choose to keep those particular traditions alive and kicking?
- How do Ashima and Ashoke feel about India? What about their children? What about India feels foreign to Gogol and Sonia? Does anything feel familiar?
- In many ways, Gogol's girlfriends are foreign to him because their upbringings were so different. What, in particular seems foreign about Maxine? And what about Moushumi? Are there ways in which she is foreign to Gogol, too, despite their shared pasts?
- When does Gogol feel most foreign in America – as Gogol, or as Nikhil? When does he feel most at home?
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Gogol's romances with Anglo-American girlfriends don't last because they can't possibly understand how different he feels, even though he is attracted to them precisely because they seem foreign to his experience.
Traveling to India actually makes Gogol feel less connected to the Indian part of his heritage.


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The Essentials 2.0 SyslogAnalyzer is incorrectly parsing the timestamp field of syslog messages. Syslog messages generated on mm/dd/1999 are stored in the database with a mm/dd/1998 timestamp. There is an exception for the Essential 2.0 users who have enabled service timestamp in their routers; service timestamp produces a year field in the timestamp.
SyslogAnalyzer uses a date formatter library from the JDK, and it is defaulting to 1998 (or the year that SyslogAnalyzer was started).
This defect has Cisco bug ID CSCdk79897 (registered customers only) . If you are a registered CCO user and you have logged in, you can view the bug details.
All the SyslogAnalyzer reports will be empty for 1999. This affects all the messages that have been processed since the beginning of 1999.
The available workaround at this time is to restart SyslogAnalyzer via the GUI interface or via the command line. Instructions for both methods are presented below:
To restart SyslogAnalyzer via the GUI interface, complete the steps below:
Login, go to Admin, and select System Admin.
Select Stop Process to stop SyslogAnalyzer.
After SyslogAnalyzer has stopped, go to Admin, and select System Admin.
Select Start Process to start SyslogAnalyzer.
To restart SyslogAnalyzer via the command line, issue the commands below:
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Publication Information: The American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 114, (2007), pp. 388–416
Summary: Using two-dimensional geometric transformations, the author demonstrates sinusoid curves from unwrapping circular cylinders and cones.
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Tom M. Apostol joined the Caltech mathematics faculty in 1950 and became professor emeritus in 1992. He is director of Project MATHEMATICS! (http://www.projectmathematics.com) an award-winning series of videos he initiated in 1987. His long career in mathematics is described in the September 1997 issue of The College Mathematics Journal. He is currently working with colleague Mamikon Mnatsakanian to produce materials demonstrating Mamikon's innovative and exciting approach to mathematics.
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Community season 5 episode 13: Basic Sandwich
Community's fifth season has come to an end. Here's Caroline's review of what could be the last ever episode...
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5.13 Basic Sandwich
It's a bit tricky talking about this season finale of Community, Basic Sandwich, without acknowledging the fact that this could be the last time we're talking about Community at all. Unlike last year's season finale, which felt like the final straw for a lot of fans and inspired a sense of "that'll do" that should really never have been applied to a show so daringly, brilliantly original, this second part of last week's Subway vs. Greendale debacle has the sense of sweet finality to it. But then, maybe it'll be back, it depends on what fails!
Basic Sandwich embraced the 80s-ness that has run through the show since the beginning, throwing in Jeff/Britta/Annie shipper moments, fourth wall breaking comments from Abed, passing mentions of Pierce and Troy, and a fittingly heroic moment for Jeff that ends up saving the day. In short, it had a little bit of everything Community is about, and it was also very, very funny. The only criticism I can really think to throw at it was the lack of cynicism inherent to the more traditional finale-esque moments, but then I always have room for a good old-fashioned happy ending.
The episode was essentially about the gang fighting against the establishment in order to get a last-minute renewal, avoiding awkward spin-offs like a Jeff and Britta show, and thankfully Subway are always on hand to provide a corporate baddie for series they sponsor. So important to the legacy of Chuck and others, the presence of those humble sandwich artists almost didn't need to be explained. And Abed didn't necessarily have to spell out the point of their little mission – to find the founder of Greendale and stop Subway from buying their beloved college – being akin to the fight for great little underdog TV shows to stay on the air.
And the episode was as dense with these brilliant little comments and asides as usual, with conversations about missed holiday milestones, the misguided spin-off, 'Greendale Computer-y College', the school's first racist mascot and, of course, that genius NBC-lampooning tag. Since the death of Troy and Abed in the Morning! (RIP), those 30-second bursts of unadulterated joy have been entirely skippable but, after an episode that dealt so much with the show's own mortality, it was the perfect way to leave us.
So, was season five the return to form that we were all hoping for, after the major, much-discussed disappointment of that Dan Harmon-less fourth season? The general consensus is that it was but, despite some truly wonderful moments worthy of being discussed along with the first 2-3 years of the show, there's a definite sense of old age creeping into the show. They may have saved Greendale once again, and there's not one of us that want to see the show get cancelled just when it was getting back to its best, but it's also true that a series as ballsy and unique as Community has a limited shelf-life.
The gang accomplished their mission and saved the school but, with the study group missing two members and the unlikelihood that new additions like Hickey are going to be around for a season six, what for? Season five did save Community, and it managed to redeem the show almost completely in thirteen short weeks, but will another season be pushing it a little hard? It's an argument worth having with a show where the fight to be on the air can sometime cloud the quality of the results, but my feeling is that there's a little life in it yet. Adversity breeds creativity, after all, and not many shows face as much misfortune as Community has.
Six seasons and a movie is what we asked for and, providing NBC is eager to get their little show that could to 100 episodes, that's very likely what we'll be getting. As this season, and this episode especially, proved, the Community writers know what they're doing, know how to finish off their show somewhat satisfyingly and, despite the bumps in the road, could be rewarded with a fulfilment of that original hashtag-worthy motto. Here's hoping Abed was right, and we will indeed be back next year. If not, I blame the asteroid.
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Gary McGurk, the County Tyrone man living in the U.S. since he was 10 and now accused of murdering his NYPD criminologist girlfriend in April, told detectives he once considered joining the priesthood.
McGurk, 23, told police the night after Michele Lee's body was found tied to her bed in her Sunnyside apartment on Monday, April 27, that he "considered the priesthood from freshman to sophomore year."
A statement from McGurk to police, released in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday, June 4, said he finds "crime scene photos and cadavers disturbing."
McGurk, when questioned, was in his final year of a forensic psychology course at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, yet he told police that his stomach turns when he sees disturbing pictures.
"It's too much to handle. I panic for needles," he said.
McGurk, who moved to Sunnyside with his mother, Caroline, his father, Aiden, and his sister, Niamh, from County Tyrone in 1985, told police that although he didn't have a job while he was at John Jay, he worked once in a while as a bartender or in construction with a family friend.
McGurk met Lee, 24, in 2004 on the John Jay campus.
"I saw her on the treadmill sometime in the fall of 2004," he said in a statement to police.
"I asked her out. Dating did not work for us. Didn't click as a couple. It was more physical than anything else. It turned into a friends with benefits from then on," McGurk explains.
The Irishman explained in explicit detail the type of physical relationship they had, which included bondage and biting.
McGurk, a soccer star at his college, once borrowed money from Lee because he was out of work. He told police he paid her back, "plus I gave her more money."
He said towards the end of her life Lee owed him money. McGurk later admitted to police that he told Lee he had cancer and needed the money she owed him for his treatment.
McGurk, whose father Aiden once had links with the IRA in Northern Ireland, said very few people knew about their relationship. The couple used to meet at McDonalds on 39th Street close to Lee's new apartment in Sunnyside.
Lee, who shared an apartment with another girl, was, according to McGurk, annoyed that her roommate was on a dating Web site.
"It annoyed Michelle. You see the Craigslist killer and you don't want to meet people on the Internet," he said.
McGurk said the last time he was at Lee's apartment was Wednesday, April 22 at 2 a.m.
"She gave me more of my money back. She gave me a grand. When she died she owed me $500," he said.
McGurk said the weekend that Lee was murdered he spent a lot of time with his girlfriend, Catherine Wells, but left her in the city about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.
McGurk said he got home about 10 p.m., did some homework, watched soccer on ESPN, spoke to his girlfriend twice on the phone and was talking to Lee online. McGurk then left his house at 2 a.m.
"I went to Starbucks in Sunnyside. It was closed. I walked to 32nd Street and Queens Boulevard. And back to 58th Street and to Maurice Park and then along the LIE all the way to Juniper Park," said McGurk, retracing his steps of that Saturday night.
He said police officers asked him to leave the park and he got home about 4:45 a.m.
When police asked McGurk if he went to Lee's apartment the same night he replied, "I walked to her block and on it but I did not go in to her apartment."
McGurk later added that he met Michelle after 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, "around the corner from CVS" because she was supposed to give him the remaining $500 she owed him. Lee, according to McGurk, was unable to come up with the money because she had rent and bills to pay.
McGurk said he understood. "I got to her apartment door and she said she had company and said goodnight and walked off," he said.
Lee then apparently called McGurk on his cell at 3:56 a.m.
McGurk, who said he was inside Lee's apartment approximately 10 times since she moved in March, said on Sunday he helped "set up radio for my father's Gaelic soccer" and then spent the rest of he evening with his father at his uncle's bar.
McGurk told police in April, "If I were to have done this to Michelle I would not only embarrass myself but I would also embarrass my family.
"Whatever happened to Michelle, whether it was an accident or on purpose does not matter. There is no explanation. If I did it I would deserve to be put away."
McGurk was arrested and charged with Lee's murder on Thursday, May 21. He was charged with one count of second-degree murder, three counts of tampering with physical evidence and two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
When arrested in May, McGurk, frustrated, told Detective Edward Wilkowski and Detective Edwyn Stuart that police had made it "impossible for me to do what I need to do with her family. To pay my respects ... I'll always be stigmatized as the guilty one."


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Friendship Quotes
The trip, perhaps, or her new found me-ness, gave her the strength to cultivate a friend in spite of her mother (1920.74).
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After five years of a sad and disgruntled marriage BoyBoy took off. During the time they were together he was very much preoccupied with other women and not home much. (1921.5)
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Then he leaned forward and whispered into the ear of the woman in the green dress. She was still for a moment and then threw her head back and laughed. (1921.18)
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He fought a rising hysteria that was not merely anxiety to free his aching feet; his very life depended on the release of the knots. Suddenly, without raising his eyelids, he began to cry. (1919.17)
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She lost only one battle – the pronunciation of her name. The people in the Bottom refused to call her Helene. They called her Helen Wright and left it at that. (1919.6)
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DENVER (AP) - Denver is now the largest school district in the country to approve the paying of teachers based on students' achievement. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, 58 percent voted for the Professional Compensation System measure, or ProComp, while 42 percent voted against it.
Current teachers can decide whether to take part starting next week. New teachers will be placed in the system automatically.
Raises will be funded with a tax increase. Each household will pay about $24 a year per $100,000 of a home's value.
Opponents claim the system will result in subjective decisions to justify giving, or not giving, raises. Supporters says it's necessary to help the district attract good teachers, and recognize their work.
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It is time for Americans to look into their collective souls and say once and for all that we must ban assault weapons.
The position of the NRA is repugnant. Once again they have proven to be more interested in protecting the bottom line of gun manufacturers than in representing the legitimate interests of gun owners. As a gun owner, I do not feel that my rights are threatened in any way by a ban on assault weapons. Just who, exactly, are we preparing to assault?
Some will complain that this is politicizing a tragedy. To which I say, absolutely. There have been many tragedies — everything from mine disasters to sweatshop fires — that marked the tipping point, that galvanized people into action, that resulted in real change.
Let this be one of those times so that the innocents of Newtown shall not have died in vain. Support meaningful gun control.
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This past week we finally found a home care nurse for Angela and we started with twenty hours a week nursing care here in our home. I had so many reservations about starting nursing care -- does she really need it? Do I really need it? I came the conclusion that even though I know that Adam and I, without a doubt, are totally capable of taking care of Angela -- truth it, she is a lot of work, and if the services are available we really would be silly not to take the help. Mommie has time away from home to refocus and come home energized and ready to begin where I left off, and Angela has time away from mommie, which I think is a win win situation.
So far it is going well. Home care is so difficult. It's awkward for all parties involved. But I'm trying to be nice and relaxed and let time make this work. Angela is doing so well -- and having some extra help to push her and practice the things we are working on is going to be just awesome!
I recently ran into an old nurse of Gavin's this past week and a million memories came flooding back. We really had some great nurses that cared for our little boy -- I am so greatful! This past week at Chronically Cool Families support group, I was remineded of some awesome nursing memoires -- you know, the memories that we can never let die, like the time Adam forgot the night nurse was working and came downstairs missing some essential articals of clothing!
This week Angela's little fingers have been in overdrive! It is so amazing so see her little mind make body connections. You can often see in her face that she is trying so hard that get those muscles to move in the way she would like -- and then BAM, her little arm pops up and the fingers start looking for toys and fun stuff. It's so darn cool to see!
It click last week a way to keep all her toys right at her hands. Those little links that are used for baby gyms and also to attach toys to strollers and highchairs, they have become essestial for keeping Angela's rattles and other small toys where they need to be. I attach the links to her chest support in her stander or chair and then attach the toys to the other side. Why didn't I think of this simple thing before? It works like a charm and she is discovering more and more ways to play and get those fingers moving and exploring!


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Life on Mars?
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The Single
The cover of the "Life On Mars?" single depicts Bowie as his famous alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
Bowie and Mick Ronson in 1972
A picture taken from his acclaimed Santa Monica bootleg of 1972. Check out Bowie with Ronson, who wrote the strings for "Life On Mars?" and played the guitar part.
The Big Note
A portrait from the set of Mick Rock's 1973 promotional video for "Life On Mars?"
Bowie the Chameleon
1970s David Bowie, as he moved from look to look.
Bowie at Fashion Rocks in 2005
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Hello Anon because I don't want anyone to find out I've stared smoking.
I have recently started smoking cigarettes, about 2/3 a day. I was just wondering whether this many cigarettes can have a detrimental affect on my health if I only smoke whilst at university (for the next three years.) I would probably only smoke four or five days a week.
Also I have heard of a cigarette brand called American Spirit that is supposed to be additive free, I know all cigs are bad however, are these 'healthier' than those big brands which do have additives?
Finally what's the cheapest but decent quality 20 pack cigarettes in the UK?
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PS- I just want to elucidate my original post. I have been a social smoker for the last three years (probably 2 every few months when on a night out.) However, I feel that I will probably end up smoking most days at university because I will be away from home.
Please don't assume that I have yet to start smoking.
Any amount of cigarettes is bad for you. Additives or otherwise. Don't be a tool.
(Original post by CallieCat)
Any amount of cigarettes is bad for you. Additives or otherwise. Don't be a tool.
2/3 **** are better for you than 4 a day, but worse than 1.
We cant really predict what will happen to you healthwise. They may not effect you in the slightest or you may develope breathing difficulties, its anyones guess.
(Original post by CallieCat)
Any amount of cigarettes is bad for you. Additives or otherwise. Don't be a tool.
yes cancer, bronchitis and pneumonia only effect people who smoke more than 3 a day
If you only need 2/3 a day now I'd quite while it's still relatively easy.
(Original post by Azzura)
No, they can affect you after only one cig - if youre unlucky but still! (Obv smoking more increases your risk)
(Original post by ch0llima)
To be fair, you can get them without having ever smoked. Apparently (although I'm not a doctor) smokers and non-smokers get different types of lung cancer anyway.
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(Original post by Azzura)
No, they can affect you after only one cig - if youre unlucky but still! (Obv smoking more increases your risk)
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yes cancer, bronchitis and pneumonia only effect people who smoke more than 3 a day
The fact is, you do not suddenly have a 60% chance of developing lung cancer as soon as you start smoking (I did just make the figure up but the actual figure is irrelevant). The percentage increase in your risk of lung cancer and other smoking related illnesses is going to proportional to the amount you smoke. Yes, any amount of cigarettes is going to increase the chances, but at lower amounts the less you smoke, the more negligble this becomes. If the OP smoked one cigarette a week, the chances of him getting smoking related illnesses are only going to be negligbly higher than a non-smoker, at one a day, again, the chances are not going to be that much higher. Of course they'll be higher than 1 a week, but compared to a heavy smoker (of 15-20 a day) they're going to be substantially lower.
So no, cancer, bronchitis and pneumonia do not only effect people who smoke more than 3 a day, but the chances of them affecting someone who only smokes 1 a day, isn't going to be massively higher than someone who doesn't smoke at all. So there's absolutely no need to completely ridicule him for asking that much.
The real danger is that while smoking only 1 a day, isn't going to dramatically increase associated health risks, what it will almost certainly lead to, is smoking more than 1 a day, and once the amount smoked per day increases, then associated health risks will get larger.
OP, quit smoking now. You're going to find it harder and harder, and one day maybe come back on this thread and feel like an idiot for not listening.
Smoking addiction never leaves you. Ever. If you smoke 2/3 a day for 3 years, you're going to do it for the rest of your life. The addiction isn't 'conquerable', people who stop smoking still crave them, they just suppress it.
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The real danger is that while smoking only 1 a day, isn't going to dramatically increase associated health risks, what it will almost certainly lead to, is smoking more than 1 a day, and once the amount smoked per day increases, then associated health risks will get larger.
Which is exactly why we think she/he's being an idiot :P
im not having a go at him for smoking (i used too)
im posting that because he asked a stupid question about how to do something unhealthy healthily
If I was you, I'd be more worried about how you smell. It's not pleasant, and ITS NOT COOL OP. The way you worded it, I assume you're going to be smoking just because other people you know at Uni will be.
Moderation obviously reduces the harmful effects and smoking 2/3 isn't as bad as 5/6. If you were to smoke 2/3 a day for a few years while still young and then quit you wouldn't be doing too much harm to your body and much of the damage would heal, however this overlooks how extremely addictive smoking is. I have many family and friends who had the same plan as you and so far none have managed to give it up. If you plan on giving up save yourself the pain of addiction and don't start.
Considering you're probably going to be on a tight budget at uni, i'm not sure why you are so keen to continue an expensive habit. I had a friend who decided just to smoke at uni then stop, and she is really addicted, stop while it's easier because once it's a habit it's so difficult to give up
Please dont start smoking at all. I started at 15 when i was very immature and stupid and im thoroughly addicted (on patches atm). You could potentially regret this for the rest of your life. you may think im exagerating but i am not. Im not patronising you either, im talking from experience. at your age the temptation to start shouldnt really be there. I hope you see sense and good luck its your life.
Not everyone who smokes is an addict. I've been smoking for years, but I don't consider myself an addict. I'll go through periods where I smoke every day, but currently I haven't smoked in a week. You don't get addicted from your first cigarette as most people in this thread seem to think. Having an occasional cigarette is pleasant, just as an occasional drink is. I don't think 2/3 cigarettes a day would cause you much of a problem, the only issue is to avoid getting addicted. I try not to have them at particular periods in a day because then you start to get into the habit. I used to smoke every night but I found I couldn't sleep until I'd smoked because I was so used to it so now I mix it up a bit. I've never heard of additive free cigarettes but they sound like a scam.
Don't start!
Yes you've been socially smoking blah blah blah. I'd advise you quit whilst you're ahead
It may take weeks, months, maybe even a year... but you will gradually become addicted and then the idea of "I'll only smoke for about 3 years whilst I am at Uni" will become a laughable idea.
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A critical intelligence-sharing system used in combat recently received a green light for full deployment, marking a turning point for a program that earlier this year was embroiled in controversy over its effectiveness versus a competing system.
The Army's Distributed Common Ground System, or DCGS-A, is a tool the military uses for processing, exploiting and disseminating intelligence between troops and their mission partners, including intelligence community organizations. It is part of the service's broader modernization strategy, according to Army officials.
"An infantry man has a rifle or a machine gun; for analysts, this is our weapons system," said Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, commanding general of the Army Intelligence and Security Command. "It's hardware, software and communications systems that allow the Army to effectively interoperate with joint, inter-agency and multi-national [partners]."
The system, which has been used as a quick-reaction capability in combat, on Dec. 14 was approved for full deployment. Army officials, speaking with reporters Dec. 20, said the approval will allow DCGS-A to be used more widely across the Army-intelligence enterprise and become more standardized.
It will continue to undergo development and testing, according to Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, deputy for acquisition and system management in the Army acquisition, technology and logistics office.
In August DCGS-A came under scrutiny after leaked memos from Army Test and Evaluation Command deemed the system to be "effective with significant limitations, not suitable and not survivable." It was alleged that the Army made it difficult for commanders to obtain a competing, off-the-shelf product, Palantir, and that there were attempts to cover up the critical internal reviews.
Greene said that the Army received 13 requests for Palantir "over the last few years," and in nine of those cases, the system was fielded. Four were not fielded due to a redirection of the requesting unit from Afghanistan to Iraq; the request was filled with DCGS-A instead. Two of those requests came too late in the deployment cycle, Greene said.
Reportedly, soldiers and commanders in the field requested Palantir because the system was easier to work with than DCGS-A. The officials on Dec. 20 acknowledged the system's shortcomings, and outlined some the measures that have been taken to address problems.
"We recognized there was a probably a reason they were requesting Palantir. There were comments lauding ease of use," Greene said, noting that there were documented glitches with the top-secret sensitive compartmented information (TS-SCI) data. "There were challenges with workflows, particularly between TS-SCI and SIPR/coalition domains. We also found reliability challenges, again primarily with the TS-SCI portion."
Greene said the full deployment included updated components related to other levels of security classification, but will be using existing TS-SCI systems until the next release, which he said is expected late next year and will include an improved version of the TS-SCI component. He also stressed there was "no loss of capability in transition."
According to Fogarty, another part of the issue with the Palantir-versus-DCGS debate was a matter of personal preferences on the battle field.
"Every intelligence officer wants the best capability. People have preferences – some people buy Apple products, some people buy an Android phone," Fogarty said. "It's a personal preference on the way they process information." Some officers and soldiers are using both systems simultaneously, downplaying the idea of competition between the two softwares, he added.
Greene, who said Palantir is one industry partner among several whose technologies are being considered for incorporation by the Army, suggested there were interoperability issues and that Palantir does not offer the same capabilities as DCGS-A.
"The red line for me is a system that is not interoperable. When I have to take a product from a unit operating in that area or I have to look into that area…my confidence level is diminished greatly," Greene said. "I have to have the ability, with my analytic team, to understand exactly what their assessment or analysis [means]. I can't do that if your product is in a proprietary format, and I think that diminishes the effectiveness of the intelligence enterprise, period."
Despite the rockiness DCGS-A has encountered along the way, Army officials are confident about the system's future – which could include the use of Palantir. Although it is a battlefield system, DCGS-A also is being used in other parts of the world for intelligence purposes, and the program's leaders say that will continue even as the war in Afghanistan winds down.
"DCGS is in use around the world by the Army – it is our intelligence enterprise. Whether it's a unit operating in Korea or somewhere else in the Pacific, south or central America, or Europe, that is the platform they will use to conduct intelligence planning and execution of operations," Fogarty said.
Greene agreed, and said that work will continue to improve the system. He also added that it is not just the Army relying on DCGS-A moving forward.
"Tasking, processing, exploiting, disseminating – if we're going to do intelligence now and in the future, it's going to go through DCGS. It's our future intelligence architecture for the entire Army enterprise and is tied to the entire intelligence community," he said. "We are trying to get the best of breed and are setting up our processes to do that. We understand we have to go back on TS-SCI, and we will do that ... this really sets the standard for our Army intelligence enterprise going into the future."
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However, audience members noted that Houdini didn't quite seem himself that night. He appeared to be carrying on a conversation with someone in the wings, and was unable to complete some of his magic effects in the first part of the show. His chief assistant, Jim Collins, had to take over at several points.
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My doctor just prescribed wellbutrin on top of the celexa I am already taking. What is the difference between what these two drugs do? Do they have different effects on the brain? Different parts of the brain? Thanks.READ MORE
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Thanks for your question. The biggest difference between these two medications is based on their mechanism of action and the chemicals that they effect in the brain. There are 3 major chemicals ( aka neurotransmitters) that are responsible for our mood. These three chemicals are seritonin,norepinephrine, and dopamine. The biggest difference between all of the antidepressants on the market are the chemical or chemicals that they effect in the brain.
For example Celexa which belongs to a larger group of medications known as SSRI's decrease the symptoms of depression by increasing the amount of seritonin that is in the brain. It does this by decreasing the chemical's breakdown and removal. Seritonin is considered to have the largest impact on an individual's mood. It is the same neurotransmitter that is released in large amount when an individual eats a particularly good meal and is responsible for that feeling of satisfaction we all get from certain activities. Depressed individuals often have low levels of seritonin in the brain and therefore find it hard to find satisfaction in the things that they normally would. This proves the point that depression really is disease and not something that can be cured by "Cheering Up".
It has been determined that seritonin is not the only chemical that alters an individuals mood. The other two chemicals also are considered to effect mood, but the exact relationship is not completely understood. This is where Wellbutrin comes into play and the reason that it can be sucessfully added to Celexa treatment.
Wellbutrin is a unique medication that is in a class of its own. It works on the other two chemicals (dopamine and norepinephrine) that are responsible for mood. How this drug works is not completely understood yet, but it works to increase levels of these other two chemicals.
So basically this combination works to improve levels of all the chemicals that are responsible for a persons mood. The differences are not based on the part of the brain they effect,rather the chemicals.
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I have been on Celexa 80mg and 200mg of Wellbutrin for 15 years. It was the perfect blend for me. About a month ago I started feeling more tired with no change in my schedule so my psych increased my Wellbutrin up to 400mg. A month to the day later, I had a severe seizure and was unconscious for an hour, bit clear through my tongue, injured my neck and collar bone and have no memory of what caused the seizure or how it happened.
If you are considering this antidepressant cocktail of Celexa and Wellbutrin, please do your reasearch and talk to your psychiatrist to see if your type of mental illness will react positively to the blend.
I went off of Wellbutrin in 4 days (per psych's orders) and slept for 14 hours a day for 4 days. I am now being weened off of the Celexa and put back on Zoloft which has a partial norepenephrine uptake like Wellbutrin.
Sometimes, psychiatrists feel that all mentally ill patients are the same (i.e. robots) and will all react the same to the mental illness medications. Please get a second opinion if you have any doubt.
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