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* Skipped heart beats (palpitations). If you have noticed this symptom, the doctor should check your heart rhythm by taking an electrocardiogram and by hooking you up to a portable heart monitor. If a serious irregularity is found, a drug like propranolol may be prescribed to regulate your heart beat.
* Chest pain that is usually mild and different from angina and not relieved by nitroglycerin. It is not considered serious.
* Shortness of breath, fatigue or lightheadedness, which are only cause for concern if they should suddenly increase in severity. In severe cases, surgery may be done to replace the defective valve.
* Brief episodes of dizziness, fainting, numbness or disturbed vision. Such episodes should be reported to your physician, who may prescribe anticoagulant drugs (rarely, these are warning signs of an impending stroke).
* Feelings of anxiety, panic or hysteria or phobias. Panic attacks are quite common in people with mitral valve prolapse. Margaret had one while lunching in a restaurant with her mother. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, she could not swallow and became very short of breath and very frightened. Some experts think the attacks may be triggered by an abnormal surge of the so-called stress hormones catecholamines. But whatever their cause, they are not emotionally induced. Anxiety-relieving drugs may sometimes be prescribed and treatment may be needed to eliminate any phobias that have developed through the years, when a spontaneous panic attack was linked by the unconscious mind to a particular object or event.
Effects. Mitral valve prolapse is rarely serious and, statistically, those who have it do not have a shorter life expectancy than those without it. This may in part result from the tendency of prolapse patients to have lower blood pressure and to be thinner than other people, both of which protect against premature death or disability.
However, complications sometimes occur. The main risk is bacterial endocarditis, an inflammation of the heart that can be prevented by taking antibiotics (penicillin or its alternatives) before any dental or surgical procedures, including cleaning of the teeth and childbirth, in which there could be bleeding.
Mitral valve prolapse rarely interferes with routine life (unless you are an airline pilot, in which case you will not be allowed to fly a commercial plane). Unless symptoms are severe, you should be able to exercise and work normally. In fact, regular conditioning exercise is very helpful to people with mitral valve prolapse; those in poorest physical condition tend to have the worst symptoms.
Some people find that certain foods aggravate their symptoms. Others, like Margaret, notice that they are worse when under stress. She is now learning to pace herself better to avoid overly stressful situations and long periods of overwork.
Sudden death caused by mitral valve prolapse is very rare. Fewer than three dozen cases have been reported, a minuscule fraction of the millions who have it. Patients considered most at risk - those with a family history of sudden death, severe palpitations and serious heart rhythm abnormalities - can be treated with rhythmcorrecting drugs or, if necessary, open-heart surgery.


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Microsoft announces first yearly sales decline since going public. Alaska Airlines reports a first-bag handling fee. Boeing readies its first new Dreamliner for flight.
These are just a few of the press releases I tuned in to this past week. As a small business owner myself, I find it fascinating to keep tabs on major corporations as they try to stay one step ahead of the competition.
Leave it to Wall Street to turn a good idea inside out and come up with an investment product that benefits the financial industry at the expense of the individual investor.
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The morning commute gives you talk radio with a stockbroker who chimes in on his favorite local company. Noontime comes around and Jim Cramer is spouting his latest picks on his Mad Money show. The dinner hour arrives and two guys who call themselves the Motley Fools are chirping away on CNN's Larry King Live about he next hot stocks to own that will lead us out of this recession.
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Mayo Clinic Health System today announced a collaborative effort with River Hills Mall to offer community wellness programs, health education and resources and family activities designed for all ages.
"This exciting collaboration helps bring Mayo Clinic knowledge and expertise into the community and directly to health care consumers," says James Hebl, M.D., regional vice president for Mayo Clinic Health System Southwest Minnesota. "We want to be proactive and help people be well; in addition to being available when people are sick."
Included in the collaboration is the Children's Play Area, a Mayo Clinic Mile mall walking program and events throughout the year that promote health and wellness.
The Mayo Clinic Health System Children's Play Area opened in June and is located outside of Scheels All Sports. Children can maneuver through soft, specialized play equipment that represents the medical field, including the Mayo One helicopter, an ambulance a thermometer and a stethoscope. Newsletters, brochures and other Mayo Clinic health resources are available near the entrance of the play area.
The mall walking program offers a convenient and safe walking area. Signs have been installed to help guide walkers through the Mayo Clinic Mile route.
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Mayo Clinic Health System consists of clinics, hospitals and other health care facilities that serve the health care needs of people in more than 60 communities in Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The community-based providers, paired with the resources and expertise of Mayo Clinic, enable patients in the region to receive the highest-quality health care close to home.


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Principles of Community Medicine/Community Health July 25, 2007Vanessa S. Wong, MD
Objectives Describe the 4 dimensions of community medicine Understand the curricular requirements for community medicine Discuss the UH DFMCH community medicine curriculum
What is community medicine?
Community Medicine Providing medical services in the community Understanding community resources Health promotion and disease prevention Occupational health Knowledge of communities Care of populations Community participation in health care activities
4 Dimensions of Community Medicine Paying attention to sociocultural aspects of patient care Coordinating a community's health resources in the care of patients Identifying and intervening in a community's health problem Assimilating into a community and participating in its organizations
What is community?
Definition of community A true community in the sociological sense (shared community sentiment, social institutions) A defined neighborhood Workers/students in a defined company/school Persons registered as potential users of a group practice/HMO/health center Users of a defined service or repeated users of the service
Declaration of Alma Ata International Conference on Primary Health Care, 1978 Health is a fundamental human right
Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Primary care practice Defined community Process –Defining and characterizing the community –Describing community health problem –Modifying health care program to address high-priority health needs –Monitoring effectiveness of program modifications
COPC Competencies Define and characterize a given population using secondary data Recognize a community health problem using either subjective or objective data Design an intervention to address a recognized community health problem Know which community resources address a recognized problem
COPC Competencies Contribute to an organized community action group and monitor the group's progress Determine roles of attending and faculty physicians in community action groups Locate local, state and national databases for common or chronic disease states Exhibit group leadership skills in a multidisciplinary setting
COPC Competencies Understand the utility of personal computers and EHRs in COPC Analyze activities of a community action group in COPC terms Understand the difference between health promotion and disease prevention projects and a COPC practice
COPC Curricular Topics Clinical epidemiology Design and evaluation of outcome studies Leadership and group facilitation skill training Team skills Medical information storage and retrieval systems Medical cost analysis Health promotion and disease prevention techniques Family physician's role in the community's health Population-based medicine
Community Medicine Curriculum 2002 Study in Family Medicine –89% have formal community medicine curriculum –86% required rotation –76% at least 1 month devoted exclusively –49% at least 2 months –10% at least 10 months
ACGME Requirements Each residency must have a structured curriculum in community medicine, including didactic and some experiential components. There must be a process to evaluate this curriculum and to document appropriate resident skill attainment in this area.
ACGME Community Medicine Curriculum (1) assessment of risks for abuse, neglect, and family and community violence (2) reportable communicable disease (3) population epidemiology, and the interpretation of public health statistical information (4) environmental illness and injury (5) school health (6) disease prevention through immunization strategies (7) disaster responsiveness (8) community-based disease screening, prevention, health promotion (9) factors associated with differential health status among subpopulations, including racial, geographic, or socioeconomic health disparities, and the role of family physicians in reducing such gaps
ACGME Community Medicine Curriculum (10) experience in using community resources appropriately for individual patients who have unmet medical or social support needs (11) structured interaction with the public health system (12) occupational medicine including disability determination, employee health and job-related illness and injury (13) experience in community health assessment (14) experience in developing programs to address community health priorities (15) community-based health education of children and adults
Curricular Methods/Training Experiences Experiential site visits DOH clinical experience Direct experience w/minority communities Home visits Meetings/lectures w/dept staff Community Tour Prepared readings Use of community resource manual Cultural sensitivity training Participation in longitudinal community medicine project Meetings w/community leaders/activitists Instruction in the COPC model Community assessment activities Formal presentation of experiences Team-building skills Review and use of secondary data Collection of primary data Research/evaluation of community interventions Working w/the media Conflict resolution
Curricular Methods Predictive of Perceived Competency Experiential site visits DOH clinical experiences Home visits Cultural sensitivity training Participation in longitudinal community medicine project Meetings w/community leaders/activitists Instruction in the COPC model
UH DFMCH Community Health Goals Family Practice residents will have an understanding of community medicine by the time of graduation Family Practice residents will participate in community health during their residency
UH DFMCH Community Health Curricular Content 1. Definition of community health 2. Disease prevention and health promotion 3. Occupational medicine 4. Principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) and Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC)
UH DFMCH Community Health Curricular Objectives 1. Given a particular health program in a particular community, residents will be able to recognize the manner in which its activities fulfill the principles of PHC according to the Declaration of Alma Ata or COPC according to principles outlined by Sidney Kark. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of community health resources in patient care plans to preceptors.
UH DFMCH Community Health Instructional Methods 1. Individual study: Selected readings on the fundamentals of community health. 2. Lectures and discussions: Faculty members and invited speakers will give talks during Wednesday afternoon conferences on their experiences with the process of community health as they have experienced it personally. 3. Individual projects or joining an ongoing project.
UH DFMCH Community Health Evaluations 1. Quarterly meetings with faculty community health director and selected community health advisor(s). 2. Yearly presentation of progress and any findings during a Wednesday afternoon conference. 3. Faculty and fellow residents will critique the methodology and findings of the residents projects.
UH DFMCH Community Health Lectures/Discussions (integrated with the Research and Cross-Cultural Curriculum)
UH DFMCH Community Medicine Activities – Past and Present Wilikina COPC project Ka Nupepa articles School career days School physicals School talks –Family planning –Tar Wars Community clean-up HOME Clinics Medical tent volunteers Church donations Home visits Cross-cultural curricular activities
Group Interaction 4 groups Each group discuss 1 of the dimensions of community medicine Discuss the dimension – what does it mean, why is it important Brainstorm – how would the dimension look like in a formal community medicine rotation/curriculum
Participation in health activities in the community Identifying and intervening in the community's health problems
Sociocultural awareness in the care of patients Responding to the particular health issues of local cultural groups when caring for patients
Understanding and appropriate use of the community's health resources in the care of patients Coordinating local community health resources in the care of patients
Community participation and assimilation Assimilating into the community and its organizations
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I have been looking forward to this weekend since oh, early April. A bunch of friends from various areas were all coming into town, and we were going to have a girls' weekend at a local winery (yes, they have those here in Illinois!) and spend a couple days just hanging out. There was one stipulation though.
I had to bring cupcakes!
I'm sure we still would've gotten together anyway, but the cupcakes made it even better. I'll get to those in a minute though…
A bunch of us met up at a Dunkin Donuts yesterday morning for coffee and breakfast, and there was no lack of things to talk about. Then, Carrie said it best… "I'm done with coffee, I'm ready for wine!"
We stopped at the non-local girls' hotel first to drop off some bags and a cooler, and then headed down the street to the Lynfred Winery in Roselle, Illinois. I'd read about it before, but had no idea what to expect. We were greeted by a gorgeous ivy-covered house and a welcoming staff.
We wandered around the gift shop for a few minutes while we waited for our tour to start, and I was amazed to see the vast variety of wines. There were some named for Chicago, some that were more traditional, some expensive, and some that were fruit-based.
Our tour began at 2 p.m. so we opted to do a wine tasting. For $9 we got to taste 7 different wines: Chenin Blanc 2007, Pinot Grigio Reserve 2008, Riesling 2008, Sangiovese 2007, Merlot 2006, Petite Sirah 2006, and Kiwi-Rosé. Each pour was quite generous, and served by a lovely woman who told us a little bit about each wine. My favorite, by far, was the Riesling! I'll have to go back and get more soon.
Needless to say, we thoroughly enjoyed our wine (see girls? You're on the blog!!)
L-R: Me, Amanda, Amy, Carrie, Nicole, and Liz
We spent nearly an hour and a half sipping wine and talking about what we liked, didn't like, things we had in common, our husbands, families, other friends… it was a great time! Before we knew it, we were heading down into the cellars of the winery and learning its history. While it's not a typical winery in that the grapes and fruits aren't grown on the premises, but they're carefully selected from crops all over the country. They currently have 80,000 gallons of wine in their cellars!
We also learned about the bottling process, and that there's one man whose sole job is to feed the bottles onto the conveyor belt through a little window.
The winery was downright gorgeous! I love that there's this little gem of a place just down the street from me!
I treated myself to a bottle of Lynfred's Cherry Wine made with cherries from Michigan. You can trust that I'll let you all know how it is. It was official, after we finished shopping though: we were hungry, a bit tipsy, and downright sweaty! It hit 97 degrees and with the wine…yeah, not pretty.
We went together to the hotel and laid out a spread of delicious treats: my cupcakes, Amy's black-bottom raspberry cheesecake, hummus and carrots, and some cherries.
I believe these cupcakes were enjoyed all around. I promise, I'll get to the recipe in a minute! OH! You want to know what kind of cupcakes they were?? They were fluffernutter. If you don't know what a fluffernutter is, I'll explain in a minute too. But for now, just be jealous of these gorgeous girls who got to enjoy them!
Ok, now that you can see that the cupcakes were indeed enjoyed, I'll fill you in on the secret of the fluffernutter. A fluffernutter is nothing more than a peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich. They can be glammed up a bit by using Nutella, homemade bread, homemade marshmallow… but in its purest form, its fluff and peanut butter and that's it.
I had the idea for a fluffernutter cupcake during lunch at camp one day when a camper had a fluffernutter sandwich. It seemed like a great idea for a cupcake, and an even better one to bring to our little get together. I scoured the internet for cupcake recipes, and while I found a few more standard cake recipes that merely added peanut butter, this one from Cooks.com struck my fancy because it was a) easy, and b) involved putting my mixer on high speed. I did adapt quite a few things from the original recipe.
Peanut Butter Cupcakes
1 3/4 c. cake flour
1 c. milk
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. peanut butter
1/3 c. butter, room temperature
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 large eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 18 cupcake tins with papers. Measure all the ingredients into the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat all ingredients together for about 2 to 3 minutes until well combined, then turn the mixer to high speed for 2 minutes. Spoon into cupcake tins, about 3/4 of the way full. Bake 18-22 minutes until lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool before frosting.
The frosting made another whole challenge for me. So many marshmallow frosting recipes called for a jar of marshmallow Fluff, and I just wasn't having any of that. I looked and researched, and finally came to the conclusion that a simple boiled icing was my answer. I made it once before and it was an utter FAIL, so I followed these simple directions from eHow.com and it was perfect! I did, of course, make a few alterations to the recipe, including upping the water to 3/4 c. and added 1/4 c. dark brown sugar to the mixture before boiling.
The final product? Well, there were many "yums" and "mmms" from the girls, but the best reaction was from Liz who said "this is the most interesting cupcake I've ever had, and I mean that in a good way!" I'll take interesting over boring any day!
And with that, I leave you… wish me luck taking my campers ice skating tomorrow!
Have a wonderful night, and TGIM!


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That adage is supposed to apply to games and the regular season, not training camp practices, but the Vikings' offensive players were probably feeling that way for Saturday morning's practice. Bernard Berrian started the full-team drills by dropping the first pass from Tarvaris Jackson, and a number of other receivers followed suit in the early going.
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What's New
WCMU's Destination Michigan program to feature the Shipwreck Museum!
Here's a sneak peek at an upcoming episode of Destination Michigan all about the Upper Peninsula's Shipwreck Coast, with a segment featuring the Whitefish Point Light Station!
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Greetings from Whitefish Point and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society!
We are working hard to get ready for the 2017 season at the Shipwreck Museum and hope that each of you will visit us this year. We'll open the museum on Monday, May 1, 2017 and close on Tuesday, October 31. Of course, we'll host our annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony on November 10, and we'll also host Frank Mays, the only living survivor from the 1958 sinking of the Carl D. Bradley, on July 14-15-16, 2017. For those runners/walkers out there, we'll feature our 7th Annual Whitefish Point: Run for the Light on Saturday, October 14.
For our membership (it's easy to join…see Become a Member), our GLSHS Annual Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, June 10, 2017, to take place in Paradise, Michigan. Be sure to check-in here on the Shipwreck Society website for updates and more information as the year progresses, and for an amazing aerial glimpse of Whitefish Point during warmer conditions, have a look at the following video (compliments of Corey Adkins, TV 9&10 Director of Photojournalism)
2017 Funding Announced
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has awarded two grants to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society for the fiscal year 2016-2017.
The first award comes under MCACA's Operational Support Program in the amount of $20,000 for Program Support, particularly in the area of arts and humanities.
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Shipwreck Society Receives Superior Award from Historical Society of Michigan
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has received the coveted Superior Award from the Historical Society of Michigan. The award was presented at the Upper Peninsula History Conference in Munising, Michigan on Saturday, June 25, 2016.
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NEW Book Release
The Legend Lives On S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald: Featuring rare archival material and exclusive underwater images by Bruce Lynn and Christopher Winters, The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.
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Digital Presentation Equipment Installed
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Title:To Return
Story summary:Set nine years after The Vision of Escaflowne, Van pays Hitomi a visit on the eve of her wedding. Just a bunch of angst-ridden Van and Hitomi mush. Shameless plug: winner of the 2001 Reader's Choice Aoi Hitomi Fanfiction award!
Author's Note:After many pleading e-mails, I've decided to try and write a sequel to this piece. A big thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed it; your encouragement means a lot to me. Please enjoy this revised version of "To Return" (and its prequel "Because He Promised") while you wait for the next installment. And in case you were wondering; no, the characters of Escaflowne do not belong to me. This story, however, does. Please do not copy or reproduce it in any way without my permission.
Dedication:For my sister Valen, who hates it as much as I do when characters don't end up together.
A sharp intake of air and Van Fanel could only stare on in awestruck silence. She looked breathtakingly exquisite, her angelic features shrouded in the intricate embroidery of a beaded veil. Her hair was longer than when he had seen her last, flowing evenly to her shoulders, curled toward the ends. Other than the natural affects of time, she had changed very little. Still just as slender and willowy, although her gangly schoolgirl attributes had been replaced by the graceful signs of womanhood. His aching heart began to pound, and all at once he was that naive fifteen-year-old again, gaping openly at this strange girl from the mystic moon. The stubborn, brave-spirited soul who had earned both his grudging respect and admiration—the one who had taught him to love wholly with his entire being.
He wasn't sure what had brought him to this place on this night, but some inconsolable force within him had yearned to be at her side. Instinctively, he knew that there was something of monumental importance taking place in Hitomi's life right now. The eternal bond of soul mates had gifted him with a link to her, the ability to discern the changing aspects of her life. While what he felt was convincing enough, the pendant he wore around his neck—her pendant—confirmed it. Recently, the small, crimson stone had begun to glow, emitting an undeniable energy as if it had been mysteriously activated. And Van was certain it had been; by Hitomi herself, whether she realized it or not.
The young king had flown his fiercest that night, his fastest, pressing his resources to the very limit. But for her, it was worth it. He had told no one of his plans (save for Merle), where he was going, and for what purpose. All that mattered in their two worlds was Hitomi, and the mere thought of seeing her after so long had only driven him harder. His fervor had served him well, for now, here he was—gazing longingly into her apartment from a balcony he was sure his own destiny had driven him to.
His breath caught in his throat, nearly choking him as new movement from within the small flat consumed his immediate attention. Hitomi had frowned suddenly, and was gesturing animatedly to the veil's billowing layers, which had snagged against a piece of furniture. Van looked on in sheer fascination; enraptured with the comical way she pursed her lips when upset. Remembrances from long ago stormed against him, swarming his thoughts. Hitomi quarreling with a thieving Merle…Her delicate brow creased in pensive meditation as she examined the tarot cards…The fragile weight of her body pressed against his as he flew her to sanctuary… Van's hands tightened into fists at his side, and he squeezed his eyelids closed, willing the phantom memories to fade.
When he had regained a steady hold on his emotions, he glanced up to see that another figure, one he presumed to be Hitomi's mother, had rushed forward to assist her. With quick flick of her wrist she liberated the wisp of fragile tulle from its obstacle, and paused to look it over. Her daughter arched an eyebrow, requesting an appraisal of the situation. Peals of soft laughter drifted out to him, and he could only assume that the predicament had corrected itself.
Though the balcony door was slightly ajar, Van didn't dare to observe their conversation further, for fear of being spotted. He would only stay for a few more moments, he assured himself. Just until he was confident in the belief that Hitomi was safe and well cared for. Then he would depart, leaving her undisturbed. Yes. His chivalric obligations had little to do with his lingering presence. Just a little longer…
Hitomi leaned against the windowpane and released an appeased sigh, grateful for the moment of solitude. Her mother had excused herself to make a few more minor adjustments to the bridal gown, and beaming proudly, had left her daughter for the evening. "You have a big day tomorrow," she had reminded Hitomi with a knowing smile. "You're going to need all of the sleep you can manage."
Sleep, Hitomi theorized good-naturedly, was something that would not come easily tonight. Peering out of her bedroom window, she lifted her eyes to the expansive, starry sky. It was as if the heavens itself, with its luminescent, twinkling lights, was celebrating the arrival of her long anticipated marriage.
Looking for him, aren't you?
The calm clarity of the voice startled her through her serene reverie. 'No! No…of course I'm not,' she protested hastily, aghast at the possibility of thinking of another man on the eve of her wedding. It was with a maidenly delight that she awaited her nuptials, and though many of her friends had confessed to bouts of cold feet and shivers of indecision before their own weddings, Hitomi felt secure in the fact that she was making the wisest choice.
Liar,her conscience intervened with a chiding instance. You're scared silly, and you know it. You're waiting for him to come and save you.
Hitomi found herself a little unsteady, as a flood of adolescent memories washed over her. That unruly shock of sable hair, the dazzling warmth of his smile, the tender vulnerability in his reflective brown eyes as they whispered their good-byes… The years seemed to fall away as the familiar desire took hold of her, an empty void forming in the pit of her stomach.
Stop, she silently urged herself, blinking back an impromptu swell of tears. Gaea and its exploits were a thing of the past, an impossible reality. It was beyond foolish to look back now, not when she had such a promising future ahead of her. It would be Akiyo, her kind and generous college sweetheart, who would be the one awaiting her arrival at the church tomorrow—not Van. He was sensible, reliable, and moreover, a tangible part of her world.
But time doesn't overshadow love.
The simplicity of the words struck true, and a helpless feeling of doubt stole over her. "I'm not fifteen anymore!" Hitomi cried aloud in her own defense, truly frightened by the course of her thoughts. "I know what's rational and what's not! I'm beyond girlish flights of fantasy!" She collapsed against the bed, sinking to her knees. "I know what I want…"
Do you?
"Stop it!" She insisted furiously, the exclamation piercing the room's stillness. Her shoulders slumped in defeat as the raw emotion overtook her. "Stop…"
It was hidden behind her weeping distress, tossed upon the evening wind, but she heard it anyway. The breeze snaked through her bedroom's patio door, rustling the blinds, and then an overwhelming sense of empathy enveloped her. A musical flutter of invisible wings, the sound of her own heart breaking... She recognized it all at once. The twenty-four year old whirled around; sensing the presence at her balcony before could behold it with her own eyes.
"Hitomi?" The voice had deepened over the years, but she would have known it anywhere. Fanelia's king stood before her, tall and valiant in his handsome robes. "Are you all right?"
An eternity seemed to flow between them as she searched for a way to express her surprise. Hitomi touched a shaky hand to her lips, deliberating the truth behind this apparent mirage. And yet, it was no illusion. For she could see his chest rising and falling rapidly, his brandy orbs fixed upon her with genuine concern.
"Hitomi?" He repeated uncertainly, his tone seeping with worry as he took a step towards her.
"Van…" she acknowledged, somewhat weakly. The dryness in her mouth was quickly spreading, threatening to silence her. "What are you doing here?"
This time the hesitation was his. Van's gaze fell away to the floor as he shuffled awkwardly, contemplating his reply. "I'm not sure exactly," he answered finally, glancing up to meet her bewilderment. "I just felt like I needed to find you…like I was being drawn to." He began to slowly advance, cautiously approaching her. "Your pendant was glowing, and I thought that maybe...maybe you needed me too."
"Needed you?" Hitomi faltered, her grasp on the situation slipping away. "I needed you a long time ago, Van."
By the look of despondency that crossed his face, it was obvious he had not been expecting such a forthright confrontation. However, he made no excuses, but chose instead to regard her with solemn, sorrowful eyes.
"I'm here now," Van offered sincerely, an earnest smile quirking one corner of his mouth. He watched her intently, arms itching to hold her. "I want to be here for you always, Hitomi."
Mind reeling from his childlike frankness, Hitomi had the sensation of drowning in her own inner turmoil. "I'm getting married tomorrow." The declaration rushed passed her lips before she realized what she was saying.
Van blinked, visibly stunned, the news of her engagement slamming against him like a wave on a rock. Noticeably more pallid, he opened his mouth to say something, only to close it again, completely lost for words. At last, he managed a dry, mirthless chuckle.
"So that's why," he mused ruefully, shaking his head.
Unnerved by the odd turn of events, her brow knitted in puzzlement. "I don't understand; why what?"
Van's eyes locked with hers, his somber smile fading into thoughtful reverence. "That had to be what brought me here tonight," he explained, nodding towards her engagement band. "We're…bonded, I think. So I knew that something important was happening in your life, and that must be it."
The sight of his poorly concealed disappointment was too much for her, and Hitomi buried her face in her hands, taking leave of all composure. She could make out the sound of Van's footsteps closing in on her, the musk of his body as he tentatively eased her into his arms.
"Don't cry," he whispered soothingly, his skin tingling as it made contact with hers. Despite the bloody years of battle he had fought from inside the guymelef Escaflowne, Van's touch was remarkably gentle as he smoothed back her hair. "Everything will be all right…"
Hitomi flattened herself against his broad chest, and he held her close as she sobbed without reserve. "Why now? Why after all of these years?" She demanded tearfully, clasping him more tightly than necessary. "Why would you come now, of all nights, the night before my wedding to see me?"
"I'm not sure," Van answered vaguely, wincing at the inadequacy of his reply. He rested a cheek atop her silken head; unable to focus on anything in existence, other than the woman locked in his embrace. Though he couldn't read her anguished expression, the pain behind her accusing words was more than evident. "But believe me," he told her intensely, "if I could, I would go back and change it all. I would have found a way back to you sooner…" Closing his eyes, he indulged in her fragrant scent, the forbidden luxury an all too haunting reminder of the past.
Hitomi sniffled and pulled away unexpectedly, hurriedly wiping at her eyes. "I'm sorry," she apologized flatly. "I'm such a wreck tonight. I just wasn't," she guiltily avoided his anxious gaze, "expecting this."
"Don't be sorry." He lifted her chin, only to lose himself completely in the lush green hues of her eyes. It was only now, when he was once again at her side, that Van realized just how much he had craved her company. How every fiber of his being had pined for her return. And now there was no chance of that whatsoever. A terrifying notion plagued him, ate away at him, and he could scarcely summon the courage to verbalize it. But it had to be asked. He had to know. Fanelia's sovereign swallowed hard, resolved to address the matter boldly.
"Do…do you love him?" Van queried tensely, "This one you're betrothed to?"
His unintentional insult brought a heated flush to her face. "How can you even ask me that?" Hitomi retorted, hurt blossoming in her eyes. "I'm marrying him tomorrow!"
Unsure of how to respond, Van recoiled from her flare of temper, growing red with embarrassment. The precarious silence was fleeting though, and Hitomi soon discovered that she was yet again resting against his shoulder. Flustered by the incessant urge to be near him, she withdrew and sighed heavily.
"I waited for you," a slight smile curved her lips at the memory. "It went against every sensible thought in my head, but I was a silly little teenager and completely taken with you. The fact that we came from two different worlds meant nothing to me then. You had found a way back to me once, and I thought that surely…"
His sculpted features lit up with hopeful expectation. "Thought that what?"
She shook her head, a dismissive gesture, and self-consciously turned away from him. "It doesn't matter now, Van."
Grasping her slender arm, he gently steered her back towards him. "It matters to me."
Hitomi fidgeted for a minute before continuing, tugging absently at her ring. "I…I thought you would come for me. That you would show up one night at my window, and say that you couldn't go on another day without me. Even when it was time for me to go off to college, I never let go of that dream." She crossed her arms uncomfortably, divulging what were, in all likelihood, her most private thoughts. "The storybook finale, where you come swooping in to rescue me and I never have to leave your arms…"
"Hitomi…" He was taken back by her heartfelt confession, the pure honestly that still radiated from her. "I wanted to. I wanted that so badly." Van clutched a hand to his chest in a display of wrenched agony. "But I was still just a child then, with the future of a nation stacked upon my shoulders. There was so much that I wanted for my life, but because of what I owed Fanelia and her people, I had to give much of that up."
The grief-stricken emotion had resurfaced, gleaming brightly behind her jade orbs. "I could have helped you…I would have stayed…" She murmured faintly, her breath coming in short, shallow gasps.
Van brushed a light kiss against her forehead, a sea of regret churning within him. "I know you would have, Hitomi. But I had no right to ask that of you. There was too much I would have been forcing you to leave behind."
"I know…" She squeezed his arm, a poignant smile dancing across her wistful visage. "It's just that I've missed you, Van. So much."
He traced the line of her cheekbone, doing his best to repress the impulse that was guiding him toward her supple mouth. "Me too," he confirmed quietly. "We all have. Gaea's just not the same without you."
She laughed in spite of herself; a light, musical sound that Van knew he could easily get used to hearing again. "Everyone?" Hitomi wondered with a teasing smirk. "Miss that strange girl from the Mystic Moon? I'll bet Merle is pleased to have me out of her hair."
"Hey," Van interjected with an equally playful grin, "In Merle's defense, I think you should know that she happens to like you very much nowadays."
"Only because I'm not around to seduce Lord Van anymore," Hitomi scoffed, in jest. It took a second for her humor to sink in, and when it did, she could feel her ears burning in mortification.
He smiled pleasantly at her, but refrained from commenting on the latter part of her argument. "All the same," the King informed her, "she speaks pretty highly of you. As Fanelia's resident storyteller, she loves to spin tales of our adventures."
"I've never forgotten my time on Gaea," she said fondly, nostalgic all at once. "I still think about it sometimes. How things might have been different. What it would be like to be that girl again, just once."
The mischievous spark that flickered in his dark eyes was unmistakably Van. "You can be." And without further warning, she found herself being scooped up in his muscular arms.
"Van, what're you—?"
A lopsided grin was all she received in return, "You'll see." His brow furrowed in momentary concentration, the effort in turn, producing a set of magnificent wings.
"Van…" Although she had witnessed the flawless beauty of the transformation before, it was a sight that never failed to amaze her.
"Ready?" He questioned eagerly, indicating towards the balcony with a nod of his head.
There were a hundred reasons why she shouldn't agree to this, and Hitomi couldn't seem to articulate any of them. "We… we can't," she protested feebly. "People might see us. My mother could walk in at any—"
"She won't." He told her matter-a-factly, still smiling broadly. "I watched her leave your apartment. No one will discover us, I promise." When it was clear that she was going to dispute the issue further, he touched a hand to her cheek, hushing her. "Please Hitomi," he implored beseechingly, "Just let yourself have this one moment. Let it be my wedding gift to you."
She could feel her lip start to quaver. "Van… I…"
Disregarding her reluctance, he strode over to the glass door, and stepped out into the night. "Here we go, " Van announced, holding her protectively. He gave his wings a powerful flap and sent them propelling towards the fathomless sky, erupting into flight.
The world and all of its trifles seemed to drift away as the two, star-crossed lovers sat huddled together atop the roof of her apartment building, watching the sweeping cosmos. Cloaked in a gauze of shadow, the only reality that presently existed for Hitomi, was the man at her side. She followed him silently from the corner of her eye, admiring his athletic physique. There was a distinct clash of traits that, in her opinion, only enhanced Van's attractive assets. The hard, firm curves of his toned build, in comparison to the artistic beauty of his features. It was a whimsical introspection she might have pondered longer, had Van not put a halt to her daydreaming.
"What're you thinking about?" He inquired, arms folded behind his head as he lay back, inhaling deeply.
Hitomi started at the seemingly innocent question, jerking back to attentiveness. "Lots of things," she answered, truthfully. "What about you?"
His focus was fixed entirely upon the inky skyline. "Just thinking about him," Van commented lightly. "About where you met him…how long you've known him…and how lucky he is to have you."
"At school. College," she supplied the requested information with little enthusiasm, finding that, for the first time, the topic was undesirable conversation. "I've known him for three years. He uh... also interned for my father's business."
"I see…"
A brief interlude of quiet fell over them, and she felt compelled to break it. "So, tell me about yourself," Hitomi prompted curiously, more than happy to usher in a new subject. "About Fanelia." She twirled a strand of hair and tried to adopt an attitude of casual nonchalance. "Do you…rule alone?"
Van glanced over at her, a sheepish smile tugging at his lips. "I never married, if that's what you're getting at." He admitted, his disclosure breaking the pervading stillness. "I never thought to."
"Oh…" It was all she could think to say, and she berated herself for such a meaningless response. At the same time, a surge of relief coursed through her. Van was still single—available. The contentment swiftly faded, however, curdling into the sour taste of guilt, as Hitomi remembered that she was not.
Fanelia's king didn't seem to mind her short reply, as he seemed particularly occupied with the velvet sky and its glittering constellations. "My subjects wanted me to though, very much. Even Allen had a hand in a few of the match-making attempts."
"Allen?" Against her better judgment, Hitomi laughed out loud at the concept. "You turned Allen for advice on romance?"
Van chuckled along with her, clearly enjoying a joke at the gallant's expense. "I didn't choose him, my advisors did," he explained, tongue-in-cheek. "They thought they might ally with an 'old friend' to help me towards wedded bliss."
"And how is Allen?" Hitomi inquired, hungry for any news regarding Gaea.
"He has a legion of knights under him these days," Van spoke up from around a yawn. "After King Aston passed on, Millerna and Dryden appointed him their chief tactical advisor."
Comprehension clicked into place, and Hitomi felt an ironic smile lift the corners of her mouth. "So Dryden and Millerna didn't annul their marriage?" She had never been sure whether the proper princess and the merchant scholar would prove well suited for one another.
"No, in fact, they're quite comfortable with each other. Asturia has prospered significantly under their reign." Shifting his weight towards her, Van rolled over to give her his full attention. "And Allen," he eyed her with interest, awaiting her next reaction. "Allen has also settled down, or at least as much as can be expected. He and Eries are expecting their second child soon."
Hitomi's brows peaked in astonishment, her dumbfounded expression mirroring her shock. "Eries? As in Princess Eries?"
He smiled at her surprise. "One and the same; although, she isn't technically a princess anymore. King Aston didn't approve of her feelings for Allen, and eventually disowned her, naming Millerna his rightful heir."
She scowled at the memory of the narrow-minded monarch and his arrogant ambitions. "I never really liked that guy."
"Very few people did, especially toward the end of his rule." Van gave a little shrug, "But honestly, I don't think Eries minds very much. She always was the sensible one in the family, and a simple life seems to suit her well. She and Allen are very happy together."
"So Allen is married…" the words rolled off of her tongue, sounding very strange indeed when used in the same sentence. "Huh. I didn't see that one coming."
"Why?" Van shot back a little too quickly, his voice edged with dismay. "That doesn't bother you, does it? I know you and he…that you two had a—"
Hitomi sat up abruptly, almost startling him. "Van, Allen and I never had an anything," she clarified for him. "Well, nothing serious anyway. We were just friends."
"But I saw you," he interrupted, in what she perceived to be a wounded tone. "I saw the both of you on that bridge in Asturia. He was kissing you." He intoned thickly, stammering slightly over the words. "It was raining so hard, you probably didn't even see me standing there."
"Van," she took his hand in her own, feeling as though an apology was in order. "I did see you there, and I felt horrible about it." The crestfallen look he had worn that fateful day would be forever branded into her memory. What was even worse, was the knowledge that she had induced such dejection.
"Allen was just what I pictured as the model knight in shining armor. I was a fifteen-year-old girl and incredibly naïve. I'm sorry," she paused, uncertain of where this conversation was leading them. "I'm sorry you had to see that."
Van's hand closed over hers. "It doesn't matter now," he reassured her, unconvincingly. "It was partially my fault. It's not that I didn't notice you, because trust me, I did. I think I was just too preoccupied to accept it. And then when I caught him, with his hands on you… I think that's when it really hit me." He shook his head with a disarming grin. "I still give him a hard time about that."
His openness only made her spirit soar all the higher. "If it makes you feel any better," Hitomi added, flashing a bashful smile. "I wish it had been you."
He pulled himself into a sitting position as well, hanging on her every word. "Really?"
And with the sudden swiftness of an impending storm, the angel caught her about the waist, closing the distance between them. His lips seized hers in a sweet moment of reckless ardor, the fulfillment of a timeless longing. Clinging desperately to him, Hitomi returned the impassioned gesture. In the history of embraces, it was a kiss unlike any other. Euphoria seemed to stir within her blood, welling up inside of her, setting her senses ablaze. It was as if she had been desolate and barren all along, a vessel devoid of all vital content. And Van was the breath of life itself, filling her; activating her very essence. Eyelids fluttering shut, she pressed herself closer, fingers weaving through vividly ebon locks.
For several breathless minutes, they continued, simply basking in the presence of one another. Lips melding in perfect union; souls intertwining with the alignment of fate. For Van, it was a solace comparable only to an oasis after a long, lonely trek through the desert. His body ached for her—depended on her for sanity and strength alike. And while he had never before experienced such completion, he knew it was a luxury he could not possess.
Reluctantly, he broke the contact, and with a tragic sense of honor, released her.
Hitomi immediately strove to correct the absence, reaching out for him, but he held her back, his fierce eyes bearing into hers.
"Wait," he instructed, still panting hard. "Hitomi…please."
She ceased her movement and relaxed in his hold, gazing questioningly up at him. It was by far the greatest amount of will power Van had ever had to exercise. How easy it would be to just take her up in his arms again and fly them back to his beloved kingdom. Happily ever after, just like in Merle's fairytales.
The king sighed brokenly, his duty prevailing. "I love you, Hitomi," he told her with absolute conviction. "That's no secret. But I can't keep fooling myself. Time and circumstance have kept us apart for so long…" the epitome of melancholy, that same saddened look her kiss with Allen had reaped, rippled across his face now. "I can't deny that you've found another man…a better man. And tomorrow, you're to marry him."
She cradled his fingers against her chest, wishing for all the world that it could be Van she would pledge herself to. "No…" she amended, voice wavering. "Not better. No one, Van…no one but you."
A smile found its way beyond his affliction, like the sun coming out from behind the clouds. "No one but you," he repeated ardently. "And there never will be." Bringing her hand to his lips, he planted a chaste kiss. "I should leave now. It's very late and you need your rest."
At his mention of leaving, alarm infiltrated her mind, reigning over her common sense.
He stood resignedly, helping Hitomi to her feet before gathering her into his arms. "We'd better get you back inside."
"But…I…" She wanted to say it; thought she would die if it were left unsaid, but the words would not find their way from her throat. They landed nimbly at her balcony, Van gently setting her down.
"Van, I…"
He acknowledged the unspoken sentiment with a nod, but the inkling in his eyes told her that he knew. "It's all right, Hitomi," he whispered, drawing her into a hug. "I'll always be with you."
Hitomi watched, deploring, as he backed away, sprouting heavenly wings once more. Van moved to unfasten something from his neck, and extended a hand out towards her. Puzzled, she reached out to accept it, and with an elated sort of relief, recognized the familiar weight in her palm. Her grandmother's antique pendant glistened with fiery splendor in dim light, just as uniquely delicate as she had remembered.
Say it!Her thoughts screamed at the outrage of such passive emotion. Tell him, now!
"Be happy," the guardian angel spoke in a final farewell as he rose, hovering gracefully. "You deserve that much." His snowy wings caught the moonlight, glimmering briefly, and then he was gone, gliding to where her earth met the sky. All traces of her champion had vanished forever, save for a few stray feathers which drifted lazily on the autumn air.
Wrapping her arms about her, Hitomi breathed against the midnight chill, a tear streaming a solitary path down her pale cheek. "I'll be fine, Van." She promised huskily, more for her sake than his. Fighting an uprising of depression, she retreated into her bedroom—back to the inviting forgetfulness her average life would soon procure.
"I'll be fine…"
Will you?Her inner voice nagged at her, the question burrowing itself deep into the crevices of her heart. Will you really?
Trembling violently, Hitomi realized that she was already aware of the answer. If Van Fanel walked out of her life, never to be seen again, then no, she would not be fine. She would be devastated. Glancing down, she noted that in comparison to the brilliant luster of the scarlet gem, her engagement ring shone with dull insignificance upon her finger. Comprehension hit her like a bolt of lightning. The pendant's unrelenting gleam represented her love for Van; an unbridled force that burned within of her, emitting an effulgence no one else could inspire. All else was simply compliance, a necessary conformity for what was considered to be an ideal life.
Had she truly chosen Akiyo to be her husband, or was it the collective wishing of her family and friends that had driven her to such a match? There had been such pressure for an early engagement. Her father had proclaimed Akiyo his future son-in-law long before Hitomi had ever truly made the decision for herself. He was a worthy man and dear companion, but she felt little more than endearing friendship for him. Instead, her thoughts swam of her white dragon; the young king whom her very blood cried out for. It was Van she was in love with…and if she didn't act quickly, she would lose him a second time.
Pulse thrumming wildly, she launched herself back toward the balcony. Her throat caught with a stifled gasp as she frantically sought the blank horizon, only to find…nothing.
"Van…Van!" Leaning over as far as she could, Hitomi draped herself across the railing, crying out mournfully. "VAN!"
The air was filled only with the echoes of her grief. The angry stirring and loud complaints of neighbors did nothing to aid the heartache. Van would never return.
Her shoulders heaving as she wept, Hitomi staggered back towards the bed, and sunk down into the comforter. It was all over; there was nothing left for her now. To ignore destiny's call was to face one's own ignorant consequences, and she knew that she could not, in right conscience, attend tomorrow's ceremony. She curled a fist around her pendant, the sounds of her own sobbing filling the room.
The clock on her mantle chimed two am, its cheerful melody lost amid the evening's commotion. She didn't hear it, couldn't hear it; was oblivious to all else except the loss—even the sound of timid footsteps that had woven a path to her bedside. When she felt the tender caress of sympathetic fingertips against her forehead, Hitomi was sure that she had been visited by a lovely dream. A figment of her imagination with strong, steady hands and soulful brown-black eyes. Hitomi squinted wearily, her vision blurring at the sight of a pair of dove-white wings.
She sat up so quickly it nearly made her head spin. Van pulled her into his waiting arms, smiling adoringly down at her. "Easy now…I think you're still a little dizzy."
Her mind worked feverishly to try to put two and two together. She touched his face, still incredulous. "Van…How did you…?"
He fingered her necklace affectionately, his forehead brushing with hers. "I heard you calling."
Overwhelmed by his unfailing dedication, Hitomi flung her arms about his neck. "I didn't think I'd ever see you again." She whispered against his ear, "I thought you were lost to me."
"I told you that I would always be with you, didn't I?" Van reiterated, grinning smartly down at her as if this were a most obvious fact. His impishness subsided as he stroked her neck, appraising her as the only thing worth cherishing. "And I always keep my promises, Hitomi. What I want to know now is, how this fairytale ends. Will you come back with me?" Van cupped her chin, his features etched with unparalleled devotion. "To Fanelia?"
She snuggled against him, enfolded in the safety of his embrace. "I want nothing more than to return. I love you, Van." And as his mouth captured hers, their lips moving fervently together, Hitomi found that she already had. Mind, body, and spirit.


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Angelina Jolie Returns From Hawaii With Pax And Maddox
Angelina was in Hawaii to scout locations for her next directorial effort Unbroken which depicts the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympian who became a World War II prisoner of war.
"I've had the privilege of spending a great deal of time with Louie Zamperini, who is a hero of mine, and now—I am proud to say—a dear friend," Jolie said in a statement, Deadline.com reports. "I am deeply honored to be telling his extraordinary story, and I will do my absolute best to give him the film he deserve."
Jack O'Connell is now signedon to star as Zamperini.
O'Connell was among a handful of young actors who tested for the role in June with Dane DeHaan and Alexander Dreymon among the others that read for the part. O'Connell emerged the frontrunner for the role after initial tests but the studio wanted to make sure scheduling could be worked out.
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Dick Pound, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, has attacked Fifa's reluctance to sign up to a worldwide code on drugs and claimed that football may be helping cheats back into the game.
Pound reiterated a threat that if football's world governing body has not signed the Wada code by the summer there will be no football at the Athens Olympics. "It makes it sound like they are actively looking for ways to put cheaters back into play," he said.
"The ball is in Fifa's court. The IOC [International Olympic Committee] has amended the Olympic charter so that only sports which have adopted and implemented the world anti-doping code can be on the Olympic programme. If they don't sign they don't have to bother coming to Athens.
"Where is the moral outrage that here's somebody who has deliberately cheated in order to improve their performance?" he asked. "It's not like a guy was captured by Nazi frogmen and injected against his will."
Fifa and the governing body of international cycling, UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), are reluctant to sign up to an automatic two-year ban for any athlete who uses performance-enhancers, but Pound insisted there was scope for every case to be treated on its own merits.
"There is not an automatic two-year sanction for a first offence. That could not be clearer in the code. You also have to consider the circumstances of each individual case . That has been there since the beginning," he said. "I don't know what the stumbling block is. It makes me wonder whether or not these people can read."
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I can try to explain alpha-beta in my own words, and see if that helps you.
We are writing a function that, given a subtree of the game and two values alpha and beta, will return a number s which is:
* an exact score if alpha < s and s < beta,
* an upper bound if s < alpha,
* a lower bound if beta < s.
In order to do that, you look at the subtree corresponding to each child of the root, and you recursively call alpha-beta on each child, with carefully chosen values for alpha and beta of the new searches so you extract the information you want.
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* alpha: a value such that if the true score is alpha or below, we don't really care what it is exactly.
* beta: a value such that if the true score is beta or above, we don't really care what it is exactly.
The reason why we don't care is that we know in previous moves the players had options such that if the true score is outside (alpha,beta), this branch won't be chosen as the best and its score won't propagate to the root.
Several refinements to alpha-beta use null-window searches (where beta == alpha+1), which are a way of deciding whether the true score is better than alpha.
A word of caution: There are many things that you expect to be true about alpha-beta searching which go out the window once you introduce transposition tables. For instance, you would expect that if you repeat a search you'll get the same result, or that if a search told me that the true score of a subtree is above 50, a new search with a window (alpha=50, beta=infinity) would return something larger than 50. These things may not be true because the transposition table will not be in the same state in between calls. However, having transposition tables is such a huge performance boost that they are worth all the insanity that comes with them. This insanity I talk about is usually called "search instability". Another problem that transposition tables bring with them is "graph history interaction".
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One more question regarding Transposition Tables.... does it make sense to preload a transposition table with moves before I run my iterative deepening minimaxAB search? My game runs in a web browser so I've made it stateless... and each time a new move is submitted, the processing starts with an empty transposition table. What are the issues with loading/saving transposition cache results? Is it even worth my time to load a couple hundread megs of TT data before I start the search?
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Moguls star Mikael Kingsbury posted his worst result in three years as Canadian freestyle skiers were held off the podium Friday in the season's second stop on the World Cup circuit.
Kingsbury, the reigning World Cup champion and Olympic silver medallist from Deux-Montagnes finished sixth in Lake Placid and missed the big final. The last time he missed out in the final round was when he finished sixth at the same venue on Jan. 15, 2014.
Dmitriy Reiherd of Kazakhstan was first, followed by Benjamin Cavet of France and Bradley Wilson of the United States.
The result ends Kingsbury's run of podium finishes in World Cup moguls dating back March 1, 2015. He won the season opener last month in Ruka, Finland.
Among other Canadians, Quebec City's Philippe Marquis was sixth and Marc-Antoine Gagnon of Terrebonne was 11th.
In women's competition, Montreal's Chloé Dufour-Lapointe just missed the podium in fourth place. Sisters Maxime and Justine were fifth and seventh respectively.
Australia's Britteny Cox was first, followed by Perrine Laffont of France and American Morgan Schild.
Kingsbury and Justine Dufour-Lapointe came into the event at Lake Placid as defending champions.
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Charter Communications's largest shareholder, the billionaire Paul G. Allen, confirmed today that he might buy the remaining shares he does not own and take the cable company private.
Mr. Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, said that he would consider ''restructuring transactions'' that would lower Charter's debt, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The moves may include a debt-to-equity exchange or Mr. Allen's acquiring all the company's common stock, the filing said.
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