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UPDATE: I was asked by a friend who is still at Dell, "So how would you fix it, Mr. Mac?" And I wrote this response: Fixing Dell.com
So a few days after Christmas Dell began pushing YEAR END DEALS. Exclusive, of course. And a few days ago, of course there were NEW BETTER FASTER CHEAPER DEALS for 2012! And I'm sure in the next day or so I will get Dell's WEEKEND OVERSTOCK BLOWOUT. But is all this urgency adding up to additional sales? Or does the flood of coupons and exclusive screaming promotions actually fatigue the customer?
Dell has made a business out of dropping the price war quickly to the bottom of the pile and forcing everyone else to follow or perish. But today, as most of us have computers and are looking to understand what we want to buy next (tablet, huge flatscreen computer/tv, faster laptop) the urgency that Dell tries to light under the sale of the moment sort of works against them. If Dell is the Walmart of computers, Low Prices Everyday, how do they expect us to believe that the deal that is just around the corner (Valentine's Day Special, Easter Egg Surprise, Spring Break Blowout) is not going to be THAT much better than the offer I am being hammered with here at the beginning of 2012.
And their website is still one of the most poorly-designed and overly complex ecommerce sites on the web. Yes, HP and Best Buy do better than Dell. Try this experiment go to Dell.com and search for a laptop to buy. Go ahead, just do it, I'll wait.
Let me show you what I get when I try to find the computer that's right for me on Dell.com.
The cow path begins here. Am I a Small Office (1-9 employees) or a Small Business? And if I go down one cow path how do I know I won't get better pricing down one of the other cow paths? The answer is YOU DON'T. And so, IF you are shopping for a Dell, you have to go independantly down both cow paths and build an excel spreadsheet to try and keep track of the processor, memory, pricing structures Dell offers at various discount or business levels. Do you think you as a small business will get the same discounted pricing as say, the Federal Government? I didn't think so.
Okay, so let's choose a cow path, Small Office:
So with a fairly large screen I don't even get the computers yet! That's a bad sign. Srolling down I get:
If you've gotten this far you are now given Dell's classic GOOD, BETTER, BEST sales pitch. Let's see if we can ferret out the advantages of each BRAND within Dell's Brand. VOSTRO = BUDGET. LATITUDE = BEST IN CLASS BUSINESS. PRECISION = POWERHOUSE.
What happened to Laptops, Netbooks & Tablets? That's the tab I clicked on. And, by-the-way, my friend has an Inspiron that's pretty cool. Where are those? And isn't there something called a Studio? I've seen those, with the cool colored covers.
So we've gotten pretty far down the rabbit hole (or cow path) at this point. Three BRANDS shown, with marginal advantages, though I can see the price difference of the cheapest models of THREE of the FIVE brands. I'm a bit confused about where the Inspiron and Studio are listed. But I'm going to make a guess about what I want anyway. I've heard of Latitude, and it looks like the mid-level pricing I'm interested in. Here's the next page:
Um, okay Dell, you've failed to get your product above the fold on the products page? On the Latitude page I don't see any Latitudes yet? GRRRR! (As a consumer I'm already a bit fatigued by too many choices. Do I know what kind of processor I need. Intel is Intel right, Core vs Duo vs Celeron?
Okay so let's scroll down and see if our choices get easier. (Are you ready for this?)
Okay first grouping is Business. Yep, that's me. Okay there are two different lines with $3 difference in their starting price. And 4-stars vs 3.5 stars. Okay, keep scrolling down.
Full-featured is kind of a funny grouping isn't it? Do you wonder what features were left out of the ones above? Or what new features were added to make them full instead of partial? I wonder, and I be the consumer, trying to make a smart decision, wonders too. Okay, so the starting price on these has a $40 difference between them. I wonder what's the big difference?
Now, holding those four sub-brands of Dell's Latitude Brand, let's go down again, to the next grouping.
Ah, something called ULTRA-MOBILE. Okay, Tablet, good. and Really Expensive Laptop and Less Really Expensive Laptop. Do you think they have all the full-features of the laptops above them? Now I've got 7 Latitude sub-brands. And there's yet one more scroll down and one more grouping.
Okay, well at least these are easy to rule out for my needs. Remember I'm a small office now, with 1 – 9 employees. What is the likelihood that I am looking for a Starting Price of $2,300 and $4,500 respectively? Sure they're ruggedized and all, but at those prices I could by 4 of the computers in the top grouping. And these bring the Latitude Brand a total of NINE sub-brands.
So let's do the math for a second.
Latitude X 9 Latitude sub-brands PLUS
Vostro X 7 Vostro sub-brands PLUS
Precision X 2 Precision sub-brands PLUS
XPS X 4 XPS sub-brands (the XPS wasn't even listed on the main laptop page)
EQUALS 22 Latitude Branded Laptops to choose from. AND THIS IN ONLY IN THE SMALL "OFFICE" PRICING. I've got to repeat the process in SMALL "BUSINESS" PRICING to make sure I'm getting the best price.
And if I go looking for the other two brands that I know Dell has I can add a few more models to my crowded lineup.
Inspiron X 9 Inspiron sub-brands (which somehow include XPS naming on them as well)
Studio X (Oh, it looks like the Studio has been removed from Dell's Brands. But it still shows up in some searches)
But never fear, we've got one more Brand to roll into your options.
So looking like a brand from another planet, Dell can't seem to keep Alienware machines off Dell.com. So the UBER-brand becomes a sub-brand on Dell.com and offers 4 more laptops for your consideration. Bringing our grand total of Dell Laptop Brands/Sub-Brands to a remarkable 35 systems.
And if you can figure out how to cross compair all those options and models across one cow path (Small Office for example) you will probably want to do some searching down the HOME and the SMALL BUSINESS cow paths to make sure you are not missing a great offering, or maybe even yet another sub-brand.
And the real issue behind cleaning up Dell's online store is this. Dell's divisions compete with each other for business. That means the Latitude group is competing for contracts with the Vostro group. And it's even more complicated by the matrix of business size too. So SMALL OFFICE is competing with SMALL & MEDIUM business for your business. And the Latitude team within SMALL OFFICE is sort of competing with the SMALL BUSINESS Latitude team.
And somewhere at the top, at the top of the top, Dell believes this is the way YOU like to shop for computers. That the deals put forward by each TEAM and each Business Segment will cause you one way or anther to buy a Dell. And at the top, Dell just wants to sell you a computer, so divisions and brands be damned, if it's good for Dell it's good for the consumer.
One last note: When I first joined the Dell team, I was inspired by a post on Dell's new blog by the VP at the time, Manish Mehta. Where he wrote a very inspiring post about how Dell currently Concrete's the Cow Path and forces consumers to pick their path before even deciding what they are looking. And his "vision" was to breakdown the pathways to purchase and give Dell.com a unified approach to pricing and buying computers. And if coupons compete with coupons on Dell.com, and Latitude "buys" better web page positioning than Precision, well, what's the problem with that. It's best for the buyer, because each team is forced to create better and better deals.
Manish is now the head of Social Media at Dell, and the cow paths are still well-concreted. I wish I could offer the solution, but in the 2 years that I was inside Dell, I didn't see more than a theoretical strategy to level the silos and allow the Dell.com shopper to get one deal across the board. Sure there will be vertical sites, and contract deals that go offsite, but the current solution is not a solution it's a morass.
I could tell Dell-ios to look at Apple's brand strategy, but they already do. And they will argue (I heard it every time) "But Dell is not in the same business as Apple." Heck, who am I to say the concrete cow paths are not working for Dell?
UPDATE 1-6-12: Here is the post-Christmas, post-New Years, post-first 2012 weekend, Dell emailed deal. Again, do you spot a problem with this layout?
Two main problems with this ad. 1. The product is off the page on a large format screen (all you can see is the desktop). 2. The picture is of a desktop computer, the most dead of the dead computer categories there is. (The generic laptop is offscreen in the photo.) I wonder if the Optiplex division paid for the ad. Next thing you know, Dell is going to start promoting "free shipping" as the offer.
So does this ad inspire you to "Don't Miss Out" ? Do you think Dell could be a little more aspirational in it's ads? Have you had enough DEALS and COUPONS from Dell? I guess you could let them know via Twitter at @dellcares . If you care, that is.
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- Crack the Motivational Code: Put a Ding In Our Universe and Your Team's Universe
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CHARLESTON - Maureen Cox Sutherland, 84, died Oct. 1, 2007, at the Charleston Manor.
Born Oct. 7, 1922, in Diehlstadt, to the late Joseph Louis and Katherine Olive Maynard Cox, she lived most of her life in Mississippi County, where she was a member of the Charleston United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.
On Oct. 26, 1945, she married Harry H. Sutherland, who preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 2001.
Also preceding her in death were: one son, Harry David Sutherland; one daughter, Nancy Sutherland; and three brothers, Weldon Cox, Russell Cos and Joseph Cox Jr.
Survivors include: one brother, Donald Cox of Panama City, Fla.; one sister, Alice Burke of Charleston; four grandchildren, Kristi Hanor Hamrick of Lincoln, Calif., Lynne Hanor Ferrell of Minneapolis, Sarah Sutherland Leighninger of Springfield and Capt. Ross Sutherland of Sacramento; and one great-grandson.
Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Charleston, with the Rev. Roger Jespersen, pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Stephen Burke, Tim Burke, Weldon E. Cox, Kelly Butler, Mike McIlroy and Buz Sutherland.
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JACKSON, Mich. (AP) -- Health officials say they're investigating a suspected norovirus outbreak at the G. Robert Cotton prison near Jackson.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports (http://bit.ly/ydAYDb ) about 60 prisoners showed symptoms indicative of a norovirus. Michigan Department of Corrections cleaning workers are at the facility.
Norovirus is part of a family of viruses that are spread person-to-person and cause flu-like symptoms including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping. Such illnesses can spread easily in places such as schools and hospitals.
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Baking and cooking with freshly ground grains is a guarantee that you'll enjoy more flavorful and more healthful food. You may be surprised by how much of a difference you'll notice in the flavor and texture in a loaf of bread made with flour ground in a grain mill just before baking as opposed to a loaf made with store-bought flour. (Find out more about the health and flavor of fresh flour, plus a wonderful homemade whole-grain recipe, in Homemade Bread: You Have to Try This Amazing Recipe.)
We have found a more efficient and incredibly fun way to grind grains into wholesome flours and meals — with a bike-powered grain mill. The folks at GrainMaker have created a bike kit for a number of their grain mills. We keep one here at the magazine's office, and I've been taking a quick 20 or 30 minute spin about once a week to have fresh whole-wheat flour for weekend bread-baking and tasty whole-grain cornmeal for breads, grits or polenta.
We thought you'd like to see the bike-powered grain mill in action, so we shot this little video to give you an idea of how to combine fun, exercise and real food all into one two-wheeled package. Here, I am using the bike-powered grain mill to grind 'Floriani' grain corn into a delightful cornmeal to make a memorable dinner.
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Monkey Boy gets another lawsuit-by-proxy again, now that SCOx is dead:
Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat & Novell - Just Like
Ballmer Predicted
So in July one Microsoft executive arrives; then as of October 1,
there is the second, a patent guy. October 9, IP Innovation, a
subsidiary, sues Red Hat. And Novell. So much for being Microsoft's
little buddy.
I think SCO II has arrived. Except it won't be just one. It will be
one after another, just like Ballmer predicted. Until Linux gives up
the ghost. In their dreams. Here's how to fix it: fix the patent
regime, as Ballmer calls it. Otherwise, it will destroy all innovation
and you'll be stuck in Vista. Eek. Plus at this rate, I'll never get a
Brilliant, Novell. Where's BogoPatent buddy M$ now that you need them?
These mofos think I won't download twm, KDE, or Gnome from outside the US
if this nonsense is sustained? I'll move to New Zealand before I have any
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Force10 IPO Sails Into the Wind
Anyone looking to gauge the risk appetite of tech investors need look no further than the planned IPO of Force10 Networks. The network equipment vendor is struggling to regain lost sales momentum and achieve profitability in an industry dominated by a long-running shoving match between much larger, better-funded players.
If this IPO goes well, the gates are officially open
The company in its current form was created when data-transport-service provider Turin Networks bought LAN-networking firm Force10 in March 2009, keeping the target's name. The IPO filing suggests the LAN-networking business will drive growth going forward.
The company needs capital. It had just over $30 million of net cash on its books at the end of 2009 — not much of a cushion for a company that had negative free cash flow of $30 million in the year ended in September and, on a pro forma combined basis, generated an operating loss of $75 million. Yet the prospectus indicates that existing shareholders — the largest of which are Advanced Equities, (28.1%) and New Enterprise Associates (9.8%) — hope to sell some shares in the offering, so the proceeds may not all go to the company. The company has consumed more than $500 million of venture capital over its life.
Of course, plenty of companies go public before they've made GAAP profits, or even cash flow. But Turin and Force10 were not exactly start-ups: Both have been around for more than 10 years.
The trend lines are worrying
Revenue fell 23% in fiscal 2009, even adding revenue from legacy Force10 for nine months of 2009. The legacy Turin business, in other words, appears to be struggling badly.
The old Force10′s revenues don't appear to be jumping off the charts either. Its fiscal 2008 revenues (the last full year reported separately) revenues fell 12%.
One measure of the company's decline: Force10 was not included in the 2009 edition of the Gartner Group's "Magic Quadrant," released last April, a widely-watched bellwether assessment of competition in the enterprise LAN industry. Force10 was dropped because it no longer met the revenue requirements for inclusion, Gartner said.
But maybe the company is turning the corner
It reported in October that bookings for the quarter ending in September were up 25% sequentially. But this is not an uninterrupted record of growth and it is easy to fail in the networking industry . The competition among the mega-vendors could not be tougher. Cisco Systems dominates the industry by offering an end-to-end product line. Hewlett-Packard will compete with anyone on price and has deep customer relationships. Juniper Networks dominates with telecom carrier customers. Brocade Communications drives its business through OEM relationships with companies like IBM.
The quality of Force10′s technology is not at issue. The company sells extremely high-performance hardware that particularly excels in "density": more servers can be connected to each of its switches, allowing architecture to be simplified, saving energy and leaving room for capacity upgrades.
But the market for Force10′s extremely high-performance switches is small: customers who do heavy data crunching, such as labs, big stock exchanges and geological surveyors for the oil and gas industry.
Moreover, technological superiority in hardware historically has tended to be competed away quickly.
As JMP securities analyst Sam Wilson puts it:
"Total capacity and port density are fleeting competitive advantages in the networking industry."
As in so many areas of technology, sustainable performance advantages in networking are now driven more by software than hardware. Here, other small, privately held networking firms like Arista Networks and Blade Network Technologies, which have software architectures optimized for specific sub-segments of the networking industry, may have the edge on Force10.
A Force10 spokesman said the company could not comment while the company is in registration.
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News 12 First at Five, October 23, 2007
AUGUSTA, Ga. - With water levels dropping by the day, saving our water is important in more ways than one.
"Right now Augusta fortunately is not in a bad situation," said Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver.
At least not as bad as other parts of the state. Eighty-five counties in Northern Georgia have been declared disaster areas. That does not include Richmond, Columbia or Burke counties. But if things continue drying out pretty soon you may not be able to wash your car or water your lawn.
And because other cities are even drier than we are, they want to take our water. Mayor Copenhaver is fighting against that.
"The great concern for Augusta is inter-basin transfers with regards to how that plan plays itself out," he said. "There is the future plan to pipe water out to Atlanta to fuel its future growth. I don't agree with that. I'm fighting against that."
State leaders say Atlanta is going to need extra water to cushion their expected growth. But Copenhaver says Augusta is growing too and we need to keep our water.
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The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
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There Will Be Blood
The Grapes of Wrath is full of the red stuff. Consider the slaughtering of the pigs, the way Tom cuts his hand fixing the touring car (and then uses his urine to make it stop bleeding—ew), the Joad dog that gets run over, the farmland that is being bled dry by drought and by cotton, Rose of Sharon's baby's birth, and more.
We also know that the "grapes of wrath" in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" refers to injustice and spilt blood. Blood signals both life and death, so let's pay attention to moments in which it bubbles to the surface of this novel.


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Definition of trophic level in English:
trophic level
Each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, consisting of organisms sharing the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
Example sentences
- The transfer of energy from lower trophic levels to higher ones is inefficient so herbivores eat large quantities of plant material, and carnivores eat many times their body weight of prey during their lifetime.
- Reduced sea ice extent or the timing of sea ice formation and break-up will impact the lower trophic levels of the ecosystems upon which polar bears depend.
- Other studies of omnivory have manipulated one trophic level, and have primarily been interested in the effects of omnivores on the lowest trophic level of a food chain or web.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is delivering the president's weekly address this week.
The White House says she will focus the radio and Internet address on Mother's Day and the nearly 300 girls who remain missing after being kidnapped more than three weeks ago from their school in Nigeria by an Islamist extremist group whose leader has threatened to sell them.
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|1. In which war did Walter Cronkite fly into Holland in a "Waco Combat Glider"?
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|7. In which year did the United States officially "land on the moon?"
|8. Who was the astronaut to first set foot on the moon?
|9. This senator was assassinated during his 1968 campaign for the Presidency.
|10. His "dream" was cut short by an assassin's bullet in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.
|11. This treaty technically ended the Vietnam War. (Paris peace accord)
|12. This newspaper heiress got involved with the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974.
|13. This charismatic candidate defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election.
|14. This extremely well-attended 1969 music festival was viewed as a pivotal moment in popular music history.
|15. This national political convention erupted in an unprecedented level of violence.
|16. He succeeded JFK as the 36th President of the United States.
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#20768 new New feature
Create a reference of public Manager methods
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In the "Natural keys" documentation, an example of a custom manager's get_by_natural_key() method calls self.get() (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/serialization/#deserialization-of-natural-keys) but we don't document which the available methods are.
We should expand the reference-type documentation of manager, even if only to note some of them simply proxy to the respective QuerySet methods:
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comment:1 Changed 3 years ago by timo
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comment:2 Changed 3 years ago by ramiro
In master there are news in this front #20625 and [31fadc120213284da76801cc7bc56e9f32d7281b]
comment:3 Changed 3 years ago by loic84
IMO ref/models/managers.txt should take over a fair chunk from the topic guide topics/db/managers.txt.
The reference would include the stock Manager methods and attributes and everything one needs to know about using managers (either the stock Manager or subclasses like CurrentSiteManager). I suggest the following:
- A section about QuerySet methods. I'm not sure if we should list them all or just mention that all QuerySet public methods but delete() are available from Manager.
- Reference the from_queryset(), get_queryset(), raw() methods and the model, db, use_for_related_fields attributes.
- Get "Manager names" from the topic guide.
- Split "Modifying initial Manager QuerySets" from the topic guide into two parts, one that goes within the get_queryset() definition and the other one into a new section "Using multiple managers on the same model".
- Get "Custom managers and model inheritance" from the topic guide.
The topic guide would then stick to the ins and outs of creating a custom Manager:
- "Calling custom QuerySet methods from the Manager"
- "Creating Manager with QuerySet methods" (linked from Manager.from_queryset and QuerySet.as_manager)
- A new section about creating a Manager by compositing QuerySets like the example in https://github.com/django/django/pull/1328#issuecomment-21439470
- "Implementation concerns"
- "Controlling automatic Manager types" (Linked from Manager.use_for_related_fields)
- "Writing correct Managers for use in automatic Manager instances" (Linked from Manager.use_for_related_fields)
While we are at it, we should remove the Male/Female distinction from the examples.
Feedback welcome.
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While addressing this, we should account for @ramiro's comment on the commit. Probably by removing the custom __init__ altogether.


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1 teaspoon lavender essential oil
2 teaspoons dried lavender flowers
1 pound olive oil melt-and-pour suspension soap
Double boiler with lid
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Large knife
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Mold: silicone muffin pan
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I had some time off of work, which was fabulous. I would have to say the highlight of my holidays was being able to attend the 2012 Bridgestone Winter Classic and the Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers Alumni game at Citizens Bank Park. The Winter Classic didn't end with the outcome I had hoped for, but it was truly an amazing experience. I'm so happy I had the opportunity to go.
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Detroit seems to be the first major city to head down the municipal road to hell. As I have noted before I think Meredith Whitney is correct, but early, on her municipal bankruptcy econogeddon. Looks like it will start at the city level and then topple either counties or even states before it plays out. Ultimately it will destroy the Federal finances unless a line is drawn and someone says "Drop Dead" and forces a city, county or state to straighten up and fly right. Gerald Ford was absolutely correct to do what he did wrt NY State in the 70's. Btw he didn't really say "Drop Dead" IIRC that was the NY Times headline. What he did say was that it was not the rest of the country's obligation to bail out mistakes made by any given state. Best thing Ford did as President. Because of course NY did get its act together and, with some setbacks (Dinkins being a major setback), it prospered. Bloomberg may be a nanny statist (to be nice, some may call him a fascist but I think he just has tendencies, unless of course he comes out of the closet that way, which he is close to doing [Bill may disagree about that and he just may be right, but that may be another canary to study]) but NY is still in better shape than other Blue States. Barely
I called Japan and California as the states to lead the popping of the gov debt bubble. Some may disagree and cite some European sovereign or some other Blue State ItAintAHellHoleBecauseWeAreProgressiveandHaveCulture State. You may be right. I'll stick with my calls for now, even though Detroit seems to be the Greece of Michigan today.


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It's progress when cool and quality galleries are opened by apprentices of established ones. Such is the case with Gallery Diet, whose owner and director, Nina Johnson, was assistant director at Bernice Steinbaum. The latest entry: The Christopher Miro Gallery, unveiled this fall
by Miro, former assistant director at Fredric Snitzer. While art outlets from abroad continue to move to Miami, it's good that some home-grown spin-offs are also helping to populate the ground here.
Miro has chosen a slightly off-the-beaten path place to set up his art shop, downtown on Flagler Street, closer to MAM, the New World school, and the Arsht Center than to Wynwood or the Design District. Appropriately, his inaugural show in September was called "The New Frontier," a group show with some familiar and unfamiliar names who created a mishmash of works, from photography and painting to sculpture and video. Miro called them urban "pioneers in this new, uncharted terrain."
Now, Miro has taken one of the artists from the first show and given him a solo outing, "Nicholas Arehart: Improving Everyday Life for the Majority." Mostly sculpture with some video, Arehart's monotone pieces are crafted from furniture parts from the Swedish superstore IKEA -- whose motto is, indeed, Improving Everyday Life for the Majority.
The functional and generic products of the hugely popular store prompted Arehart to comment in his works -- simple and minimalist like IKEA's -- on the loss of the artisan in the process of creation since the Industrial Revolution. Additionally, he "challenges the role of consumerism as identity by beginning these works as a consumer and ending the process as an artist."
One of his two videos explores similar territory, where Arehart manipulates another mass-market product, a Hollywood film, and ends up with "An Illegally Downloaded Film."
From these first two shows alone, and from the choice of location for the gallery, it's clear Miro has a vision and understanding of our place that only a local can. We need these types of pioneers.
"Nicholas Arehart: Improving Everyday Life for the Majority" through Nov. 14 at the Christopher Miro Gallery, 71 E. Flagler St., downtown Miami; 305-741-0058; www.christophermirogallery.com.
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Seems like July is a month filled with summer parties. Several of my clients are now fretting about BBQs, beer, ice cream cones, and other such treats. They are afraid they will overeat these goodies and gain weight.
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Objective: To determine the relation between in-vitro establishment of tumor cell lines and survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
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Measurements and Main Results: Univariate analysis of survival was done using the log-rank test; multivariate analysis was done by Cox modeling step-up and step-down techniques. Cell lines were established from the tumor specimens of 25 patients (20%). Those patients experienced a median survival of 7 months compared with 18 months in patients from whom cell lines could not be established (P < 0.001). In the 61 patients with potentially curable disease, 8 patients (13%) with cell lines established had a median survival of 8 months compared with 32 months for those without cell lines established (P = 0.001). In the 62 palliative group patients, the median survival of the 17 patients (27%) from whom tumor cell lines were established was 5 months compared with 7 months for those without cell lines (P = 0.15). Multivariate analysis in both groups showed cell-line establishment to be a significant indicator of prognosis (P < 0.0001 for curable group; P < 0.01 for palliative group).
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I think I have a problem with the demo content I can import it without a problem but I get an un-complete content. For example: empty home page. I hope you can help me with this or may be provide me with a fresh copy of the demo content file.
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Thanks for your concern . I've done what you specified but still not getting any content. If you can please provide me with a fresh copy of the content file from the preview site. Waiting for your reply…
Sorry for the disturbance. I managed to get the content now. Thanks for your help I will be in touch if there is any thing else. Thanks
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I have 2 questions:
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2. Can I create different project sliders? eg one project slider with portfolio category 1 on the page 'News' and another slider with portfolio category 2 on 'Clients'?
Thank you
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1) It supports multi-language plugin.
2) Do you mean the main slider? With the main slider can not be done.
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Hello WebLionMedia, Thank you for your job! I have problem with blog page. Look this foto:http://www.dropbox.com/s/5cqvurtlimfu3e0/Screenshot%202014-02-10%2023.03.47.png
and inside a post:https://www.dropbox.com/s/65cspme8mlnw819/Screenshot%202014-02-10%2023.04.46.png
A wait your answer.
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PS The contact form doesn't work
Have fixed these bugs. Will be available in next update in few days. The contact form works on my site. You can contact me via our Profile page on ThemeForest and I will test on your site.
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I have installed the new version 1.6 but the section Blog the problem remain
Please, write the site URL here or write me using the contact form in my profile. There we could take a look to this closer. Thank you!
I checked the code in browser and I don't see the featured image. The featured image has been set for these blog posts?
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I have to check directly in WP admin dashboard. Please, write me using the contact form in my profile. There we could take a look to this closer, I will help you with this!
Hello, why it can happening – https://www.dropbox.com/s/q05b6s4xmym0266/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%88%D0%BE%D1%82%202014-02-11%2012.57.22.png
Check the option "One Page" in "Page Options" for the page "Shortcodes" if you have imported the demo content. In the "Shortcodes" page is included the contact form shortcode and it conflicts with the contact form from home page.
Im delete a shortcodes page. Im dont understand where padding around my clients logos? And why its happening?
Fix it. Problem is, when im translate a my clients page title on russian, ID for clients div translated to, and css file didn't see this class.
Where do I translate a fields for the contact form? In Poedit i can translated obly a "subject" field – https://www.dropbox.com/s/wovp5rsxbhfzmwa/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%88%D0%BE%D1%82%202014-02-11%2014.21.31.png
All this words are in the file "/functions/shortocdes.php". This is my fault, I forgot to include the words from this file into POT file. Please contact me via our Profile page on ThemeForest and I will reply to your email with modifies POT, PO, MO files.
I've purchased this theme and configured the site with demo content initially. However, the site is not showing up in Mobile. Can you tell me why is this happening? Also, in the slider of the home page, there is an " FL" on the next button of the slider, there is no trace of it in the slider to remove the text. Can You tell me how to get rid of the text?
Hello. Please download the last update theme version 1.6 and try again.
hi guys, just installed the theme and I'm having a strange issue here. Every time I set a page with the one page option and slider/parallax/blog/etc/... press update and then.. nothing. One Page option returns unchecked and so does the page type at default…
Am I missing something?
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another thing: I'm pretty sure there is something wrong with the post page. I have the comments that come up in a column at right and the sidebar at the bottom of the page. Everything is also compressed and it doesn't look good at all… Please refer to the links belowhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/4xpkebtvqqj6dzr/Screenshot%202014-02-13%2000.40.44.png https://www.dropbox.com/s/con402dldhthccz/Screenshot%202014-02-13%2000.40.55.png
Seems that are unclosed divs in post content. Please, write me using the contact form in my profile. There we could take a look to this closer!
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Missing style sheet error when installing the theme A common issue that can occur with users new to installing WordPress themes is a "Broken theme and/or stylesheets missing" error message being displayed when trying to upload or activate the theme. This error message does not mean that the theme you have purchased is broken, it simply means it has been uploaded incorrectly. Luckily, there is a very easy fix.http://support.envato.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/269
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Quick question; How do do I increase the height of the top menu bar (the whole header)?
In main theme folder find and delete the 'style.css' file and find the css where is defined the header height:
header.scrolled {height:52px;}
header { height:73px;
First is the height for scrolled style. And the second is for default, not scrolled menu.
Thanks! It worked!
It'd be awesome-r if this theme had a page/shortcode dedicated for testimonials!
Hi, you can view the testimonials in shortcodes page: http://magnetto.weblionmedia.com/?page_id=53
What theme version do you have installed? Please try our last update – version 1.6. Thank you.
Done, thx
Latest Theme Updates
1.6 (Released 12 February, 2014)1) Added video options for Portfolio items.
2) Fixed the menu link in case that the URL name contain the folder name.
3) Fixed the scroll text in slider.
4) Fixed the Next button in slider.
Note: This update was released on 12 February, 2014
I keep getting the following error pop up each time my website loads:
Geocode was not successful for the following reason: ZERO_RESULTS
Any reson for this?
Do you use the google map in contact section?
Yes, I have added my address in the theme options but it doesn't work
I have to verify the settings directly in admin panel. Please reply to my unanswered email that I send to you. Thank you.
Best regards, Weblionmedia
I am not receiving your email, what is your email so I can contact you directly?
I can't display the email directly here, because of the spam issue. By the way, check your Spam folder. Will try to send again an email.
You have to add the description content into excerpt field.
Enable the excerpt field in "Screen Options".
Which name of excerpt field, responsible for add a description?
Please read this post how to add the excerpt in WordPress pages, posts:http://bacsoftwareconsulting.com/blog/index.php/wordpress-cat/how-to-improve-wordpress-excerpt-without-a-plugin/
Find the section: "How To: Manually Add a Post Excerpt".
Pretty good theme and I would like to know the details before I purchase.
- I wanna use google map as usual view ( not for the background of the contact section). And I also use google map in Blog post. Can I do that?
- About blog post section, I wanna use plane list style not like the masonry style on the Demo.Can I do that?
- About the team section on the demo, it looks like 4 column. I wanna change it for 3 column. Can I do that?
- About the progress bar, I wanna use a different number instead of percentage. For example, I set the bar as 87% and show "230 times" instead of "87%". Can I do that?
This theme is really good for me and if you can help to make my these wish lists come true, I buy this theme right now.
Best regards,
Hello. In general all things are possible, but with more or less changes. In general in support this is not included. Thank you.
Hello! Answer to me.
Hello. You have to add the description content into excerpt field.
Same problem as Tickletoptown:
"Geocode was not successful for the following reason: ZERO_RESULTS"
Strangely, there is no Google Map option in the theme options (that you refer to in the documentation). What to do?
Also, what exactly should be entered in the slider theme options title link field (at the bottom part of the slider) for the scroll to work?
Rgrds / Jonas
Find the setting "Office Address" under left menu "Theme Options > Contact". Just enter your address with street name, number, city, country, postal code or simple enter the city or country name, your choice. For example:
1071 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands
Paris, France
Best regards, Weblionmedia
Ouch – sometimes the simple truth hurts
What about the format of the link-field In the slider theme-options?
Phone and Fax on adress2 show just the phonenumber twice. Haven't tried #3
Solved format on the link-filed as only the page anchor point was needed (i.e. #about). However, the position of the title-scroll is almost in the middle of the page rather than along at the bottom edge of the screen
The position of the title-scroll was changed in last theme update.
To fix the phone number and fax in address 2 and 3, edit the file "/functions/shortcodes.php" and do these changes:
1. Find:
'.$contact2_telephone.' '.$contact2_telephone.'
change with:
'.$contact2_telephone.' '.$contact2_fax.'
2. Find:
'.$contact3_telephone.' '.$contact3_telephone.'
change with:
'.$contact3_telephone.' '.$contact3_fax.'
Best regards,
Using version 1.6 and title scroll is still in an awkward position. Where is the parameter to change its Y-axis position?
Hi. Please, write me using the contact form in my Profile page on ThemeForest. I will send new update!
Hello and thank you for your help,
I would like to know how to import demo content? I have a file called magnetto.wordpress.xml but I don't see any dump.sql???
thank you very much
How to Import the XML File Demo Site's Content!
1. Log into your site as an administrator.
2. Make sure you activated your new theme before proceeding.
3. Go to Tools > Import.
4. Choose "WordPress" from the list.
5. Upload the demo content .xml using the form provided on that page.
6. You will be asked to map the authors in this export file to users on the blog. For each author, you may choose to map to an existing user on the blog or to create a new user.
7. You will then have the choice to import attachments, so click on the "Download and import file attachments" box.
8. Please be patient while WordPress imports all the content. Posts, Pages, Projects, and Menus are imported. You will need assign the menu a theme location & you'll need to configure widgets. This is a limitation of WordPress' import system.
9. Enjoy!
Best regards, Weblionmedia
I'd like to know if there is a way to display the services per 6 (in place of 3 with an horizontal scroll bar) with small icones?
Thank you!
Hello, In the current design is not possible.
Ok, could you tell me wich Jquery file add that css property "position: relative; left: 0px; width: 2608px;" to the div with the class "mCSB_container" in the services part?
Is it set in the main.js ?
You can find the CSS and jQuery files in the folder "/magnetto/layout/plugins/customscrollbar/".


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The Ministry Leadership degree prepares men and women for kingdom service. The degree pays particular attention to careful biblical study, deep theological thinking, personal spiritual formation, and professional competence.
In 22 months, you can complete a degree in Ministry Leadership. Some who have received this degree from Central have gone on to graduate school, while others have been appointed to local churches as lead pastors or associate ministers. Some graduates have taken roles in a parachurch ministry – including summer camps, homeless shelters, and humanitarian organizations. Some simply wanted to be as effective a lay minister as possible, and after graduation have remained as volunteers at their local churches while staying employed in a non-ministry related field.
In addition to advanced degrees and education, the faculty that teach at Central have backgrounds in vocational ministry - having served as pastors, missionaries, and/or ministers within Christian organizations. Many serve on boards of local ministries and are currently involved in local churches. You can see an abbreviated list of some of the faculty here.
You would participate in a series of 16 six-week modules, focusing on one class at a time. Because each course is completed in the six-week format, each class requires approximately 20 hours of attention per week, including homework, reading, writing and in-class time. The class time is in an "asynchronous" format, which means that you can join the class at any time during the week that is convenient for you (within the boundaries of certain course-specific criteria).


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Liang, SL, Fang, HL, Kaul, M, Van Niel, TG, McVicar, TR, Pearlman, JS, Walthall, CL, Daughtry, CST, Huemmrich, KF (2003). Estimation and validation of land surface broadband albedos and leaf area index from EO-1 ALI data. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 41(6), 1260-1267.
AbstractAdvanced Land Imager (ALI) is a multispectral sensor onboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth Observing 1 (EO-1) satellite. It has similar spatial resolution to Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), with three additional spectral bands. We developed new algorithms for estimating both land surface broadband albedo and leaf area index (LAI) from ALI data. A recently developed atmospheric correction algorithm for ETM+ imagery was extended to retrieve surface spectral reflectance from ALI top-of-atmosphere observations. A feature common to these algorithms is the use of new multispectral information from ALL The additional blue band of ALI is very useful in our atmospheric correction algorithm, and two additional ALI near-infrared bands are valuable for estimating both broadband albedo and LAI. Ground measurements at Beltsville, MD, and Coleambally, Australia, were used to validate the products generated by these algorithms.
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Smart Manufacturing Operations Planning and Control Program
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The Smart Manufacturing Operations Planning and Control Program will develop and deploy advances in measurement science that enable performance, … more
Digital Thread for Smart Manufacturing
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The Digital Thread for Smart Manufacturing Systems project will deliver methods and protocols that extend and complete the digital thread for … more
CMOS Device and Reliability
Last Updated Date: 05/27/2016
The CMOS Device and Reliability Project aims to develop new metrology tools for characterizing high-performance complementary … more
Wide-area Monitoring and Control of Smart Grid
Last Updated Date: 05/04/2016
Without ubiquitous, accurate, and reliable real-time sensors, the electric grid will not have the resiliency, reliability, and capacity to manage … more
Advanced Metering in Smart Distribution Grids
Last Updated Date: 05/04/2016
Electricity meters today face unprecedented challenges, from distorted waveforms on the grid, bidirectional metering for renewables, and the use … more
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Last Updated Date: 04/25/2016
The Thin Film Electronics Project develops rigorous measurements and methodology needed for continued U.S. leadership in manufacturing and … more
Optical Methods for 3-D Nanostructure Metrology
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We develop new approaches to optical microscopy and electromagnetic modeling to enable improved metrology of nanoscale structures with dimensions … more
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The Advanced Dimensional Measurement Systems for Manufacturing (ADMSM) project provides the measurement science and infrastructure needed by … more
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We seek to build the scientific infrastructure for objective forensic firearm and toolmark identification by developing rigorous procedures to … more
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Numerous research efforts are underway to reduce the time and improve the quality of the product realization process for additive manufacturing. A … more
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Man Killed When Car Rolls Over Him In Monterey CountyA 56-year-old man moving a car died when the vehicle rolled over him Saturday morning in Prunedale, an unincorporated community in Monterey County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Dog In A Hot Car? New Legislation Would Allow Concerned Citizens To Break WindowsA new push to protect pets in California would allow people to free dogs left in hot cars without fear of getting sued under new proposed legislation.
Body Found In Car Partially Submerged In San Jose PondA man has been found dead inside a car that was discovered partially submerged in a San Jose pond.
Car In Sinkhole In San Francisco's South Of Market Neighborhood A car was partially submerged in a sinkhole in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood Tuesday evening.
Daimler Chief Says Apple, Google Making More Progress On Cars Than Previously ThoughtThe chief of automaker Daimler told a German publication that Apple and Google have made more progress on their efforts in the automotive world than he had assumed.
Car Plows Into San Jose Sandwich ShopA car slammed into a sandwich shop in San Jose Monday morning, fire officials said.
San Francisco Car Wash Charging $100 For Vehicles Returning From Burning ManSan Francisco car washes are charging as much as $100 to clean vehicles covered in dust from the Burning Man playa.
Woman, 3 Children Struck By Car In Pleasant HillThree children and an adult were injured in a collision with a car this morning in Pleasant Hill, California Highway Patrol officials said.
San Francisco Sheriff Mirkarimi Driver License Suspended Over Failing To Report CrashSan Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has had his driver's license suspended, after he reportedly failed to notify authorities about a car crash last year.
3 Google Employees Injured In Self-Driving Car AccidentThis is the first reported injury accident involving the self-driving car.
Google Now Testing Car That May One Day Come Without Steering WheelThe cartoon-like cars were the stuff of dreams years ago, but are now a reality on Mountain View's suburban streets.
Car Made With 3D Printed Metal Showcasing What New Technology Can AccomplishA car on display in San Francisco is being used as a showcase for what can be done with 3D metal printing.


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Aetna Suit by Doctors Escalates Out-of-Network Dispute
A group of California doctors and medical groups accused Aetna Inc. of reneging on medical benefits, escalating a dispute over payments for care in facilities that don't have discounted contracts with the insurance provider.
More than six-dozen physicians, medical associations and surgery centers sued Aetna in state court July 3. They alleged that the Hartford, Connecticut-based company retaliated against doctors and patients for using outpatient units that aren't in the company's network of preferred providers. The plaintiffs asked a court in Los Angeles to stop Aetna from terminating doctors for referring patients to out-of-network facilities.
The complaint is part of a controversy over the out-of-network medical centers, which charge more for procedures than Aetna pays its contracted providers. Earlier this year, Aetna sued six California surgery centers not in its network, alleging they paid illegal kickbacks to doctors and charged too much for health care.
In the new lawsuit against Aetna, the doctors and medical groups allege that Aetna violates state fair-business and false-advertising laws by selling insurance policies that allow for out-of-network care, and then intimidating doctors and patients to keep them from gaining access to the benefits.
"Aetna's practice of forcing doctors to preclude Aetna patients with out-of-network benefits from actually using those benefits constitutes a clinical gag clause," the plaintiffs allege. The group suing Aetna includes 60 named doctors, nine surgery centers, the California Medical Association and the medical associations of Los Angeles, Santa Clara and Ventura counties.
Anjanette Coplin, an Aetna spokeswoman, said the provider of medical benefits is aiming to reduce costs driven by so-called physician self-referral -- the practice of sending patients to facilities owned by the referring doctors. Aetna filed its earlier complaint in state court and with the Medical Board of California against six surgery centers in the Silicon Valley, Coplin said.
Aetna accused those centers, managed by Bay Area Surgical Management LLC of Saratoga, California, of gouging on rates and paying illegal kickbacks to owner-doctors for self-referrals. Bay Area Surgical and the six surgery centers it manages are named as plaintiffs in the suit against Aetna.
The company says it paid those out-of-network centers $52,880 for a bunion repair that usually costs $4,000 at in-network facilities, and $120,000 for lower-back disk surgeries that cost $6,000 at contracted centers.
Profits, Patients
"Doctors who entice patients to have procedures performed at out-of-network facilities that they own without the patient's knowledge are putting profits over their patients," Coplin said in a statement.
The California doctors and medical groups allege in their suit that Aetna discouraged patients from using their out-of-network benefits by phoning and sending letters warning that a planned procedure was out-of-network, urging patients to use in-network facilities and withholding payments to non-contracted units.
The suit alleges Aetna threatened physicians with network termination for referring patients to non-contracted facilities, and terminated at least 10 doctors for making such referrals. One of the physicians dropped from Aetna's network was Michael Dillingham of Redwood City, California, the orthopedist for the San Francisco Giants professional baseball team and the San Francisco 49ers professional football team.
Transparency Demand
Doctors in Los Angeles County abide by their ethical and legal obligation to inform patients when referring them to facilities the doctors own, said Rockard Delgadillo, chief executive officer of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and the former city attorney of Los Angeles. The suit, which Delgadillo called "historic" because he said it is the first time the Los Angeles doctors' group has sued a health insurer, is aimed at forcing greater transparency by Aetna.
"Tell the world you're not going to pay for something if it goes over $10,000 or whatever; don't say it's not 'medically necessary' or out-of-network," Delgadillo said. "We believe Aetna is impairing the critical relationship of trust between the patient and the physician in its relentless campaign to cut costs and boost profits."
The case is Los Angeles County Medical Association v. Aetna Health of California Inc. BC487670, Los Angeles County Superior Court.


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Hawks likely to get Kane back against Blues
Monday, 12.27.2010 / 4:39 PM CT / News
By Brian Hedger - NHL.com Correspondent
CHICAGO -- The final decision won't be made until after the Chicago Blackhawks go through a morning skate on Tuesday, but it looks like star forward Patrick Kane will return to the lineup on Tuesday night against the St. Louis Blues.
Kane, who's missed eight games with a lower-body injury believed to be his ankle, was asked after Monday's practice at the United Center what his gut feeling was about playing on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues.
"I would say it's pretty probable," said Kane, who went through a full practice without an issue. "I'm going to make the trip with the team and see how I feel tomorrow. I'm really happy with (how it's felt) the last couple days. Once you get into a game it's a little bit different, but for now I'm pretty happy with it."
Kane was injured against the Calgary Flames on Dec. 5 at the United Center in Chicago, spinning away from a hit and having his left skate slam into the boards. The Hawks originally assessed the time he'd miss as "upwards of three weeks," and that still looks to be the case if Kane indeed returns against the Blues.
Kane was placed on injured reserve on Sunday, but that move was made retroactive to Dec. 5 -- which means his seven-day wait period has technically expired and he can return any time. When asked on Monday, Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said Kane's status was "likely" to play against the Blues.
"He skated pretty well today and felt good," Quenneville said. "Going into the break and coming out of it I think he had that in his mind, shooting for the St. Louis game. He looked good today."
During 3-on-2 rushes, Kane skated on the top line with Jonathan Toews and Troy Brouwer. Whether that will be the line he'd play with on Tuesday remains to be determined, but it wouldn't matter to Kane regardless.
"For now, I don't care who I play with really," said Kane, who is still the team's third-highest scorer with 11 goals and 27 points. "It's just nice to get back in the lineup and hopefully that will happen tomorrow. I'm going to skate in the morning and then make a decision after that."
Kane said the Christmas break came at a perfect time in his recovery. The Hawks got three days off, which Kane took full advantage of by mostly staying off his feet.
"I did a couple of exercises here and there, and iced and did some other things, but you're pretty much off it the whole time," he said. "That was nice to have."
Kane's return would mean the Hawks would finally have their full roster back. Marian Hossa (lower body) and Viktor Stalberg (upper body) returned from injuries on Sunday, so suddenly Quenneville again has some tough decisions to make about ice time and healthy scratches.
While Kane, Hossa and Stalberg were out, young players like Jack Skille and Bryan Bickell heated up -- with Bickell currently on a career-high six-game point streak and Skille coming off a two-goal game on Dec. 22 against Nashville.
"Now we might be having some tough decisions as far as who's playing and who's playing with whom and who gets so much ice time," Quenneville said. "It's a healthy situation to be in. Sometimes individually we might be disappointed and sour in some fashion. That's to be expected. At the same time, we want to make sure we're ready to play the next game and contribute."
Turco to start again -- Hawks rookie goalie Corey Crawford felt good enough to go through Monday's practice, but said he isn't back to 100 percent after missing Sunday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with the flu.
That's not the only reason he won't start Tuesday against the Blues, however. Veteran Marty Turco played really well in a 4-1 win against the Blue Jackets after struggling for the previous month and watching Crawford ascend to the starting position.
Quenneville definitely liked what he saw out of Turco on Sunday.
"Certainly it was a big win for him and for us as well," he said. "It's been awhile since he'd gotten in the net and I think he responded well to a great opportunity and took advantage of it. He kept us in it early, made some key saves and looked sharp -- looked quick. It was good for everyone."
The ultimate goal, according to Quenneville, is to get both of his goaltenders playing at a high level.
"It's a great situation to be in when both guys are playing well and we've got a tough decision to say who's playing net," Quenneville said. "I think it's a healthy problem to have and we don't call that a problem."
Hossa still feeling good -- Hossa skated fast, played well and looked strong at both ends of the rink in his first game back from a lower body injury that kept him out for 10 games.
Hossa picked up two assists and the No. 1 star of the game honor against Columbus in a 4-1 Chicago win, but he said that Monday's practice was a better test to pass from the injury standpoint.
"Everything is good," Hossa said after going through the practice with no issues. "I was a little bit afraid when I was going to sleep (Sunday night) how it was going to be in the morning. So, I woke up and there was nothing unusual. That's a good sign."
The way he attacked at both ends against the Blue Jackets and zipped along at high speeds were good signs for Quenneville.
"He skated real well," Quenneville said. "That last week he had several real tough skates and handled them very well. He's got that powerful stride, and when you're coming off that type of injury you want to make sure you're more than ready. He seemed to be comfortable with playing and felt good today too -- which was important."
Hawks powerful with man-advantage -- After scoring two more goals on their power play Sunday night, the Hawks now are the top-ranked team in the League in overall power-play efficiency heading into Monday's games.
Chicago's power play units are scoring a stellar 25 percent of the time, converting on 33 of 132 chances.
Author: Brian Hedger | NHL.com Correspondent


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We ask you what are some of the great games you think were overlooked by gamers.
We all have games that we loved like they were best game in the world. A lot of people might not feel the same way simply because they either haven't played the game or they couldn't look past the flaws to see its beauty. I've heard a lot of people call Sleeping Dogs an underrated title and that's something I agree with. I don't think I am qualified to answer this question considering my age.
However, if I did have a say, I would personally choose Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. I wrote a post about it months ago for an edition of 'Video Game Rewind' on Unreality Magazine. I've seen it go on sale often on Steam and GameFly, so I definitely recommend it!
How about you? What are the games you love that didn't get the attention it deserves?


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SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar), will be giving away a custom painted guitar autographed by the band at The Smacky Awards on July 16 at Ground Zero in Spartanburg, SC. Guitarist Robert Dirr will be parting ways with one of his very own custom painted Schecter's while Ehlers will be giving away another guitar at an upcoming show to be announced in Greenville. All you need to do to have a chance at winning is show up and pay full cover to attend the concert. SHAITAN MAZAR will give away and autograph the guitar immediately following the gig. This show is also a benefit to help Jim at Ground Zero with his medical bills. Other bands appearing are JUGGERNAUT, MIRAGE, DROP COMIX and HEADSNAP.In other news, SHAITAN MAZAR have confirmed a location to shoot the first video for the upcoming release. The band will work with local director Timi Brennan. For more information on Timi, visit Forth Power.
SHAITAN MAZAR To Give Away Guitar
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