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#1 Aug 28, 2013
please, enough already with the victim card!!!!
a black man is president. he would not have got elected if white people did vote vote for him.
he would not have got elected if he did not go to school and worked hard to get to that position.
some in the black community feel PERSONAL RESPONSIBILIY does not apply to them. it applies to EVERYONE.
go to school, pick up your pants, keep it in your pants, get a job. stop being a victim.
#2 Aug 28, 2013
racist crackhead
#3 Aug 28, 2013
Dag yoo jess don git it. Da whot man be keepin us down an we duhzuv ever thang we gits! Free howzin, free food, free cell phown, we woiks offa duh books sos we don pay no taxes, we git sekshun ate, we gits ebt card, we gits free helth care, y'all jes shut up an keep woikin tuh give us ever thang! Ah gots go bang mah baby momma sos she kin spit uhnutha leech out sos we kin git mo moneh1
#4 Aug 29, 2013
that's the best you got?
it's not racist, it's factual and an opinion.
#5 Aug 29, 2013
now this is racist
proof that what I have stated is true.
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#6 Aug 29, 2013
Racist?!! Really?!! The truth hurts doesn't it tyrone. There's nothing racist about that statement. It's FACT and you know it. Quit your complaining and grow up. Face reality, quit your ghetto lifestyle and try to fit in with the responsble society that you so easily excuse yourself from by calling them racist.
While you're at it, pull your pants up and put your hat on correctly. You stereotype yourself.
#7 Aug 29, 2013
One hundred and ten percent agree with BPT and lifeisshort.
Oh and by the way, Obama is NOT 100% black, he is 1/4 white, 1/4 black and 1/2 middle eastern. It's the MEDIA that perpetuates the myth of his being black.
In any case, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY is what you need to embrace and enact before anyone takes you seriously, and that goes for EVERYONE of ANY race.
#8 Aug 29, 2013
You stereotype yourself, you ignorant whitey cracker. Your just a hater of blacks, we all the same in your narrow little view. we aren't all the same, just like all whiteys aren't as ignorant and prejudiced as you.
#9 Aug 29, 2013
This is a 'white' problem. Black people go about their business having babies and collecting benefits and the white people try to figure out what is wrong that we have a whole subculture of these people taking advantage.It is never the fault of the lazy, black, baby making, leeching subculture, but instead the fault of educated , taxpaying , working white people who are somehow doing everything wrong . It is called white guilt.
#10 Aug 29, 2013
you want to embrace equality, yet you write a RACIST TERM, cracker!!??!!
whose ignorant and prejudice now?
you know YOU are personally responsible for this statement.
#11 Aug 29, 2013
Just expect nothing of them from now on , pay for them from cradle to grave, endure their violence and have so few expectations of them that they have no incentive to change.
I may be labelled a racist by the 'politically correct' class, but I still hold out that one day an understanding and articulate black leader can emerge to encourage these folks to become model citizens instead of what they currently are.
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#13 Aug 29, 2013
nice, classic.
why deal with facts tyrone.......... just keep putting your "victim" head in the sand and pretend it will all go away.
#14 Aug 29, 2013
What facts? That you and your little white buddies stereotype all blacks as the same? That's racism, fool.
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#15 Aug 29, 2013
If stereotyping is racism, you are guilty of it as well. And to a much greater extent.
The bottom line is this, and this alone:
Look it up. Learn it. LIVE it. And then people will take you and others of your ilk seriously. Until then, all bets are off.
#16 Aug 29, 2013
all right, here's some FACTS:
the drop out rate among black high school students is 49%.
(go to school)
the hip hop community glamorizes criminal culture, misogynistic views of women and the liberal use of the n-word.
(pick up your pants)
the birth rate of black people to single black mothers is 72%.
(keep your pants on)
the unemployment rate of black youths is close to 45%. of course if a person DID NOT finish school who is going to hire you?
(get a job)
sadly, the black leaders in this nation DO NOT come up with solutions or even try to encourage the young to HELP THEMSELVES.
they choose to divide the community by playing the race card.
(stop being a victim)
and don't even start me on the FACT that 92% of black crime victims are robbed, killed or injured from black criminals..........so tryrone, let me ask you, what can YOU do to change this?
since I am not a member the black community I can do nothing..........and that's a fact!
#17 Aug 29, 2013
dr kings views were:
I feel dr king would be sadly disenfranchised of his dream, had he lived ,of America today. especially since we have a black president who has done nothing to help the black community in 5 years. he has made the community slaves of the government through his entitlement programs.
#18 Aug 29, 2013
I have a college degree, a steady job, and a place to live, with no assistance from the gov't. Yet to you and "mydickisshort" we are all voting for Obama so that we can stay home and collect welfare and food stamps and do drugs, right? Seems to me you have mentioned still smoking weed and doing other drugs during your youth, but that's different, right? I agree that our community has a lot of problems that need to be addressed, but I'm tired of people like "mydickisshort" making judgements because of the color of my skin. He doesn't even know me but assumes that my pants are down and my hat is backwards because I'm black.
#19 Aug 29, 2013
When they make their way out of poverty into college and a career distance themselves from the poverty -laden community . They too think it is hopeless or more of them would stand up and counter the things the influential 'leaders' of the black community are saying.
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Well spoken, "Bpt".
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I would like to know how exactly ACE determines whether a player has a pilot class or not. While I do not experience blackouts anymore when flying ACE2 planes, it seems the script does not work for other mods.
Specifically, I placed an F4 from the Iranian Forces Mod in the editor, with player as Pilot and previewed it. Blackouts occurred during moderate banking. I then changed the plane to the ACE2 A10 and no more blackouts happened.
Is this something the mod makers must do (make their mod ACE2 compatible) or can you change the script so it generically recognizes whether someone is a pilot?
Updated by Sickboy almost 7 years ago
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If the player is a pilot, is determined by the config value "ACE_CrewProtection", see coding notes of http://ace.dev-heaven.net/wagn/G_Forces
What pilot class were you? I suppose a custom unit from the Iranian Forces mod?
Updated by Salah almost 7 years ago
I tried several combinations. First the Iranian F4 with Player as Pilot, then an empty F4, with an Iranian Air Crew or a USMC Pilot. Same combination with an ACE2 F35 (changed it from the A10, cause it's time consuming to produce large G-Forces with an A10)
loaded F4 = blackouts (this one includes a Mod Pilot)
empty F4 + Mod Pilot = blackouts
empty F4 + ACE2 Pilot = no blackouts
loaded F35 = no blackouts (this one includes an ACE2 Pilot)
empty F35 + Mod Pilot = blackouts
empty F35 + ACE2 Pilot = no blackouts
So, apparently the Mod Pilot does not get recognized as a Pilot.
EDITED: Ok, just read that again. The mod makers simply have to add ace_crewprotection = 1; to THEIR config files, right?
Do I assume correctly that these files are packed into the Addon .pbo files?
Updated by Xeno almost 7 years ago
Salah wrote:
Is this something the mod makers must do (make their mod ACE2 compatible)
ACE_CrewProtection = 1; has to be in the class config of the unit if the new unit class doesn't inherit from existing pilot classes like USMC_Soldier_Pilot or RU_Soldier_Pilot for example.
or can you change the script so it generically recognizes whether someone is a pilot?
No, not possible. Simply because you can't check if a unit isKindOf "blapilot" if inheritance isn't correct and the addon maker inherits from one of the normal SoldierXB or whatever classes. If the inheritance is ok, crew protection will be available as we define ACE_CrewProtection allready for the existing USMC_Soldier_Pilot, CDF_Soldier_Pilot, RU_Soldier_Pilot, GUE_Soldier_Pilot and Ins_Soldier_Pilot classes.
Updated by Xeno almost 7 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
Updated by Sickboy almost 7 years ago
Additionally, you can create yourself a so called 'override' config, that will add the ACE_CrewProtection config property.
Though it's probably even easier to put yourself in the plane as a US/RU/CDF etc pilot perhaps.


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which whirlpool tub?
I am doing a bathroom renovation, and am not sure which whirlpool tub to get. I am thinking one of these 2.
I don't have a comment as to which is better but compare horsepower of motors, the bigger the stronger the jets. I put in an American Standard jetted tub a few years ago and the only thing I wish I knew was my hot water heater isn't big enough for the size of the tub, especially in the winter when the cold water is outside cold.
52 gallons. My tub is 6 feet and very deep but I'm not sure how many gallons it holds.
FYI my not water issues are only in the winter when the cold water coming in from outside is extra cold. I also can't turn the temp up on my water heater. My tub is 72 x 35 x 20 so I think you are safe but might want to ask a plumber just incase.
Unless your set on on of these two tubs you might consider a bubble tub. It uses air to accomplish the same thing a pressure water. I've never owned a whirlpool tub, I have been in a couple and there was a funk about them...no doubt in my mind that they were not maintained properly. Here's some food for thought about issues with bacteria. As for the water temperature, many have at least an option of an inline water heater.
I got the American Standard one. More power, right?
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|9.0 mg
|Thiamin (thiamine hydrochloride)
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Kilz Primer on plywood
I want to replace top portion of my desk. I made it with a plywood and want to finish with high glossy latex.
I sanded, vacuumed and tack clothed. Then I applied a water based Klitz primer, a white one for both oil and water based paint.
Question I have is that it does not seem to dry out enough. Instruction states that it dries to touch in about 5 minutes and dires completely in 4 hours. Now it is actually dried but I feel the surface is somewhat sticky when I touch it. I left over night in the room, and still feel sticky though nothing comes out.
I sanded with 150 grit. I did not see any powder coming out, but it left very small balls, less than 1mm in diameter. The surface is getting smoother anyway. Is this stickiness normal and I just go ahead with final paint, or to wait until it completely dries out?
Thank you in advance for your opinions and suggestions.
Do you mean Kilz primer?
im not a house painter but i dont think that any of those products will work for your project.
ok here's what i think the water base primer is activating the glue in the ply wood . get it smooth as you can then prime it with zinsser cover stain oil,a qt.should be enough.very fine sand dust off then paint.see what others say, but thats what id do:yes:
I think that about hits the BULLSEYE. :laughing:
So I guess I should have not used this for that purpose. How dumb :(
Then my next question is do I sand the surface to get the Kilz primer off or to use zinsser on top of Kilz?
Thanks in advance
no if your kilz is sticking just go over it lightly with fine sand paper ,dust off. cover stain prime , lightly sand ,and for the fun of it prime again:huh:.lightly sand ,dust off for this i like sherwin williams pro classic semi gloss.pro classic and all paints for that matter ,once its applied dont go back over it ,thats were you get the brush marks.now when i say lightly sand your just going up and down a few times
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Dr. Guerra Joins Sutherland Cardiology
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Guerraumberto Jose Guerra, M.D. has joined Sutherland Cardiology. Dr. Guerra is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Guerra attended medical school at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and also did post graduate work there, earning a master of science in medicine-cardiology. He is a multi-year recipient of the outstanding volunteer award from The Church Health Center.


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Team New Zealand have been reined in by their Volvo Ocean Race rivals as the distance from first and last in the fleet has closed to just 44 nautical miles.
The six VO70 yachts left the Chinese city of Sanya seven days ago on the fourth of nine legs and are still heading broadly east as they search for the elusive trade winds that will sweep them south to Auckland.
The latest position report on Monday shows France's Groupama have pushed Team NZ's Camper back to second, although the margin between them is just 3nm.
Third is Spain's Telefonica, the overall race leader ahead of Team NZ, who are 17nm further back.
Groupama, who are to the north of most of the fleet, hit the front while averaging speeds of over 18.7 knots.
Two other crews to the north of Camper - Puma and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing - are also making good progress.
"I think, over the next day, you will see all the northern boats roll down over the guys below," Abu Dhabi skipper Ian Walker said.
American team Puma, who are the furthest north, have made the biggest gains.
Having been almost 300nm behind after they took the radical decision to sail as far north as the Japanese islands in the hunt for favourable weather, they have closed to within 37nm of the lead.


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Devin McCourty, Tavon Wilson among Patriots getting extra stretching
Credit: Nancy Lane
Eight Patriots went through extra pregame stretching with assistant strength and conditioning coach Moses Cabrera, which means they're working through a little something. It's a typical pregame routine, though the participants sometimes change.
They included cornerback Devin McCourty, safety Tavon Wilson, safety Nate Ebner, linebacker Rob Ninkovich, wide receiver Matthew Slater, cornerback Sterling Moore, linebacker Mike Rivera and cornerback Ras-I Dowling.
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A Nike Advert featuring German NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki features sequences shot with the one and only LomoKino. Watch it after the jump.
If you're a Basketball fan you probably know all about 7ft, NBA legend, Dirk Nowitzki. If you don't, you can watch him in action and swinging off a hoop below.
Cool ad isn't? A mix of digital and analogue where you can immediately tell which parts were shot with the LomoKino and which weren't – nothing beats the grainy old-school feeling offered by the LomoKino, wouldn't you agree?
Now that Nike's shot Nowitzki with their's, who are you going to shoot with yours?
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|Bruins hope Marc Savard makes it to Boston during Conference Finals
|05.14.11 at 11:51 am ET
The Bruins to not have expect to have Marc Savard in the house for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, though coach Claude Julien confirmed Saturday that the center, who is recovering from post-concussion syndrome, is expected to make the trip to Boston during the series.
"I think he's supposed to be coming down at some point," Julien said after Saturday's morning skate. "I'm not quite sure exactly what day or which game, but he's supposed to come down. He might be here on the weekend for all I know. I heard something about it a while back, and I can't say I remember exactly the date.
"No doubt, he's a part of our hockey club. He's always welcomed here any time he wants to come down. I know he's trying to get over a concussion that's really set him back, and we've given him that space and that time. Being around the family is a good way to help yourself through that also. He's always been welcomed here whenever he needs to see doctors or he wants co tome around the team, he's welcome to do that."
Since suffering his most recent concussion in late January and being shut down for the season, Savard has spent his time back home in Peterborough, Ontario.
|Marc Savard texting Claude Julien pointers from afar
|05.01.11 at 3:11 pm ET
PHILADELPHIA — There's been no sign of Marc Savard since he sat at a podium, choked up, as general manager Peter Chiarelli announced the center's season was finished on Feb. 7 at TD Garden. The 33-year-old returned to his home in Peterborough, Ontario, and since then, neither Bruins fans nor the media have heard a peep from the center. They've heard about him, as he reportedly has dealt with memory issues, but have gotten nothing from the horse's mouth.
On Sunday, Claude Julien touched on the contact that he's had with Savard since he was shut down due to post-concussion syndrome. Text-messaging has kept the two in touch, with Savard even trying to help his boss call the shots at times.
"I've been texting back and forth with Marc, no doubt. For me personally, there's the player and then there's the individual. I care for him as an individual and I really hope that he gets better for the ask of his personal life," Julien said after Sunday's practice. "I've been texting to see how he's doing, and every once in a while I've said, 'I thought you were going to text me to give me some tips on certain parts of our game.' As soon as I opened that door, he took advantage of it. I've gotten a few tips from him."
One area in which Savard should be instructing Julien is the power play. The B's are 0-for-26 thus far in the postseason, and Julien admitted Sunday that the unit's performance might not be so bleak if they still had a healthy Savard.
"He was a guy that did such a good job on the power play," Julien said. "We definitely miss him there, and that's not a big secret. The way he was just poised and playing those areas, where to move the puck, it certainly created some awareness for the other team. They knew how dangerous he was. That's a part where, yeah, we lost that part when we lost Marc Savard. It's not a part that's easily replaceable.
"Somehow we've got to find a way to improve our power play without Marc Savard. It's been a challenge, but even Marc this year was not as good a player as he was before that major injury of his, and I still remember the first few years I had him. You couldn't have asked for a better power play guy. When you lose a guy like that, you're losing a real good player and a real good piece of your power play."
|Claude Julien: 'Things haven't changed' for Marc Savard
|04.14.11 at 1:09 pm ET
The 2010-11 regular season was a successful one for the Bruins, but as they begin the playoffs Thursday, a reminder was offered for how it wasn't so great for every player.
Center Marc Savard remains at home in Peterborough, Ontario, as he attempts to recover from post-concussion syndrome for the second consecutive season. Savard played in just 25 games this season before a routine hit from Matt Hunwick left him in such bad shape that the team had to shut him down for the remainder of the season and playoffs. He reportedly has experienced memory loss, among other symptoms. While the B's are focused on the Canadiens, they haven't forgotten about their star center.
"I've kept in contact with Savvy every week or so. We communicate, and things haven't changed in his case, and it's unfortunate for him," Claude Julien said Thursday. "I'm sure he's going to be sitting at home and watching these games and wishing he could be part of it because as a player that part of you will never leave.
"This is the most exciting time of the year, and I know he loved the times that he was in the playoffs. He was obviously a pretty important part of the success of our hockey club, so will we miss his play? Absolutely. You don't lose an elite player like him and not feel it."
|Report: Memory problems plague Marc Savard
|03.27.11 at 12:11 pm ET
A source has told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun that Bruins center Marc Savard is dealing with "real memory problems and he's quite worried about it."
Savard, who was placed on long-term injured reserve in February with his second concussion in less than a year, was last injured on Jan. 22 when he sustained a concussion after being checked into the boards by Matt Hunwick. The injury came after he missed the first 23 games of the 2010-11 season due to post-concussion symptoms stemming from a concussion suffered on March 7, 2010 thanks to a hit from Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke.
Savard said in February that he didn't know what his future held.
"I'm not going to make any decision about my future until I get some more medical stuff done," he said. "I've just got to be patient going forward."
|Don Cherry on D&C: Matt Cooke is 'a little rat,' Mario Lemieux 'one of the biggest phonies'
|03.22.11 at 9:20 am ET
CBC hockey commentator Don Cherry joined the Dennis & Callahan show Tuesday morning to discuss the Matt Cooke suspension, what could happen the next time Zdeno Chara travels to Montreal and the recent slide of the Bruins.
After a seven-game winning streak that seemed to announce the Bruins as serious Stanley Cup contenders, the club has struggled, posting a 1-3-3 mark in its last seven games. Cherry was asked if the Bruins were built for a deep postseason run.
"There's something wrong there," said Cherry, who coached the Bruins from 1974-79. "Right now, there's something wrong with that team. When they came into Toronto, and they were absolutely awful. But if you're going to take a swoon, this is the time to do it. I would like to see [Shawn] Thornton play. He hasn't played that much since [Chris] Kelly came to Boston. '¦ I would play Thornton a regular shift because he's the Bruins for sure."
The NHL suspended Penguins forward Cooke for the final 10 games of the regular season plus the entire first round of the playoffs on Monday, the fifth suspension in Cooke's 12-year career. Cooke, of course, was not suspended for the elbow to the head of Marc Savard last year, which directly caused what might turn out to be a career-ending concussion for the Bruins center. Cherry feels if Cooke had been properly disciplined for the Savard hit it might have prevented the elbow to Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh that led to Cooke's suspension.
"He should have been tossed for what happened to Savard, but they said they didn't have a rule," Cherry said. "The guy never even got four minutes or anything for that. If he had got [suspended for] 20 games then, maybe he would have been straightened out. He should have been suspended for what he did to Savard and he got his comeuppance. '¦ They should have given him 20-30 games back then and it might have straightened the little rat out."
Cherry added that Mario Lemieux, who complained about dirty play following last month's game against the Islanders, is "one of the biggest phonies I've ever seen in my life."
"He says, 'we have to get ride of headshots,' and the [president], Dave Morehouse, says 'we have to get rid of headshots,' and [general manager] Ray Shero, who I really like, says the same thing. What happens? They've got the [biggest] headshot guy of all time, they're paying his paychecks. What a bunch of hypocrites, I'll tell you."
Chara was not suspended for his March 8 hit of Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty, who suffered a concussion and a non-displaced fracture of cervical vertebrae. This led to outrage throughout Montreal, and Montreal police did open a criminal investigation against Chara. Cherry was asked if the Boston defenseman has reason to be concerned about future trips to Montreal.
"Who's going to arrest him? That's not going to happen. And the Canadiens have really have nobody to do anything to him," Cherry said. "Who would? And if the game is close, nothing is going to happen. He's too big, too strong. '¦ There's no way he did that to that guy [on purpose], he was just taking that guy out. And I really give it to the owners ' the Molsons ' they didn't have enough padding on that turnbuckle. It should have been padded, the kid would have bounced right off."
To hear the interview, click here.
|Matt Cooke suspended for remainder of regular season and first round of playoffs for elbow on Ryan McDonagh
|03.21.11 at 5:26 pm ET
The NHL announced Monday Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been suspended for the remainder of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs for an elbow on Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh that took place Sunday. It is the fourth suspension of Cooke's career, and second of this season.
"Mr. Cooke, a repeat offender, directly and unnecessarily targeted the head of an opponent who was in an unsuspecting and vulnerable position," Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell said following the ruling. "This isn't the first time this season that we have had to address dangerous behavior on the ice by Mr. Cooke, and his conduct requires an appropriately harsh response."
The Penguins weren't looking too good when Mario Lemieux, who employs Cooke, complained about dirty play following the team's game against the Islanders last month. This time around, the Pittsburgh organization wants to make sure everyone knows where they stand.
'The suspension is warranted because that's exactly the kind of hit we're trying to get out of the game," Penguins general manager Ray Shero said in a statement Monday. "Head shots have no place in hockey. We've told Matt in no uncertain terms that this kind of action on the ice is unacceptable and cannot happen. Head shots must be dealt with severely, and the Pittsburgh Penguins support the NHL in sending this very strong message.'
Cooke has long been criticized as one of the league's dirtier players, and was responsible for a blindside hit last March that has left Bruins center Marc Savard with concussion issues. Savard is currently out for the season after a routine hit from Avalanche defenseman Matt Hunwick caused another concussion from which he is still recovering.
WILMINGTON — The Bruins' dressing room seemed to be silent Monday when it came to discussing Matt Cooke's latest cheap shot. Shawn Thornton didn't like the idea of commenting on it, while Johnny Boychuk claimed to have not seen the hit. Despite not everybody talking, Brad Marchand and even coach Claude Julien said enough to make it clear that Cooke's act is not appreciated in these parts.
The Bruins, of course, have a direct tie to Cooke in that they are currently playing without Marc Savard, who has not been the same since Cooke blind-sided him last season.
"I think that it's about time he gets — he's got to be taught a lesson," Marchand said. "He's doing that stuff left, right, and center. I expect that he'll probably get a bunch of games, but he's got to be taught a lesson. You can't be running around doing that stuff all the time. He's going to seriously hurt someone again. Look at Savvy, and now McDonagh. He could have easily hurt him.
"It just seems to be part of his game. He likes to throw cheap shots around. I don't know if he'll learn. Hopefully he does. Hopefully he doesn't hurt someone to the point where their career is over. You want to get that stuff out of the game, and hopefully he does learn his lesson."
Marchand is coming off a two-game suspension of his own for a blindside elbow on Blue Jackets forward R.J. Umberger last week. As a first-time offender, Marchand and Julien hope that theta young forward's lesson has been learned, but when asked about Marchand, Julien worked in a jab at Cooke.
"I think you need to trust your players to do the right things," Julien said. "You have to trust your players that they've learned from those things and they don't let it happen, although there are certain guys in the league that don't seem to be learning."
There was a light-hearted reaction to the Cooke reference, though when asked to comment further on the Penguins forward, Julien got serious and politely declined.
"No reaction, no comment," Julien said. "I think right now I've got my hands full with trying to get our team back on track. This is an opportunity for me to let the league do their job."


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An Updating List of PlayStation 4 Updates We Want
Posted on Tuesday, July 29 @ 14:30:00 PST by Daniel Bischoff
Sony's PlayStation 4 hardware has almost completed its first year on the market and while it has sold millions of units at this point, many gamers have probably discovered things they'd like to change in order to get the system to perform more to their own expectations. You might feel media capabilities, notably important to communities like NeoGAF and heavy console users like myself, should be added to the system immediately.
Here's our list of must-have updates, though it is not complete. We'll add more and remove features if they're added to the PS4.
PlayStation 4 - Xbox One - Nintendo Wii U - Nintendo 3DS
DLNA Media
I've been using a media-streaming solution for watching movies through my PlayStation 3 system, but PlayStation 4 does not offer the same capabilities out of the box. I only keep one plugged in at a time so it can be frustrating to stop watching something on Hulu or Netflix, just to switch to have to change consoles. Instead, I've taken to plugging my computer in directly to the TV though there's no shortage of excuses to use my PlayStation 3.
Faster Verification
I really like PS4's immediacy, especially in starting up and logging in but lately as the amount of software I've had installed on the system, including off-disc installation data, I've found noticeable slow down in actually launching a piece of entertainment. Whether you're talking about a game, a game off-disc, or an app like Hulu. I can impatiently hit the X button on something I want to use three or four times just to go through the pop-up message and back to the dashboard to prove my point.
Backwards Compatibility for PSN Purchases
If you've already bought and paid for a game via PSN, I think it would add incredible value to the PS4's digital focus given how easy it is to switch between games. Despite the verification delay in launching apps and software, the PS4 really hauls ass on everything I've thrown at it with regard to leaving something paused on Hulu to switch to another app or a game. I have a few digital licenses for full retail software and jumping back and forth between these also works like a snap.
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Four months ago, the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals took the ice at the Garden each ripe with Stanley Cup expectations. Both teams had won their respective divisions last season before being dumped from the playoffs in the conference semifinals. Hope sprang eternal for both sides and a national television audience watched both teams open the NHL season.
After 60 minutes, one thing was clear – the Caps were ready for prime time while the Bruins were not.
Four months and 50+ games later, the same holds true. The Caps have taken the NHL by storm, finally ascending to the franchise's long-stated goal of being the best team the league. Sure, the Sharks have one more point, but the Caps have one more win and have scored 27 more goals.
Alex Ovechkin is the two-time defending MVP of the league and appears to be on a mission to equal the championship won by his arch rival Sidney Crosby last season. Teammate Nicklas Backstrom may be the best "under the radar" superstar in the NHL, only flying low because he skates along in Ovie's shadow outside the Beltway. Ask any of the loyal Caps fans who "Rock the Red" who may be the true straw that stirs the drink for the Caps and many will point to Backy.
The truth is, the Caps have so many weapons and are so deep that focusing on one line or player is an extremely difficult task for an opposing coach. In fact, with the increased age and fragility of the Red Wings signaling perhaps the end of their ridiculous run over the past 15 years, the eyes of smart hockey people may be turning to the Caps as the best way to run a hockey club.
It has taken 10 years, but the Caps are skating with the big boys of the NHL again after a surprising run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998. The low point came in 2003-04 when the team won 23 games and finished dead last. The prize for that failure of a campaign, where they didn't have a player with more than 46 points, was Ovechkin. Backstrom was added after another tough season in 2006-07 and those two along with Alexander Semin have provided plenty of firepower up front.
As if that triumvirate wasn't enough, Mike Green has become perhaps the most dangerous offensive defensemen in the NHL. Green scored 31 goals last season from the blueline – 18 of which came on the power play. He is quite possibly as dangerous a weapon as any of the forwards because of the position he plays. Good thing for the Bruins, then, that he is out of Tuesday night's game serving a three-game suspension for a high elbow on Friday. The B's have enough trouble stopping skilled forwards, never mind skilled defensemen.
Needless to say, this impressive drafting and shrewd wheeling and dealing have shaped this team into a contender. The automatic rivalry between the Capitals and the Penguins due to the Ovie-Sid and Ovie-Malkin battles has awakened a town mired in mediocrity since the days of Mark Rypien. I was in school in D.C. from 1999-2003 and the rink was half-full at best and no one really followed the team.
Now, you can barely find tickets. I took in a game at the Verizon Center a few weeks ago against the Flyers and it seemed like everyone was wearing red (except for the Caps-tronaut; a guy who walks around in full space-walking gear). Led by team owner and former AOL mogul Ted Leonsis, the Caps are at the forefront of the multimedia age and are setting the example of how a professional sports team should utilize social media and new PR strategies.
My point, and I swear there is one, is that while it is okay for me to be jealous of Caps fans, Jeremy Jacobs and his management staff should be envious. They could easily have what the Capitals have. Yes, the Caps have the best player in the NHL and that makes things a bit easier. Still, this isn't the NBA, and one player does not a franchise make. The success of the Capitals shows that a complete team effort in all areas can revitalize an organization.
The fact that Washington has become more of a hockey town than Boston is a disgrace to the management group on Causeway St. That is no offense to the Caps and their fans. They have earned their place as the most fun to watch and support team in the league. Still, Washington is by and large a transient town with a lot of people moving there for work or school. While maintaining support for your hometown team is always the preferred way to go, it is hard to not get swept up when the Caps unleash the fury.
Kids in New England used to grow up bleeding Black and Gold. Now, not so much. Why should they? Take a sweep through BostonBruins.com and then head over to WashCaps.com. John Bishop does a great job with the blogs for the Bruins, but there is no question which site is more entertaining and which team is pouring resources into devouring the market. The guess here is that the Caps know they need to attract a developing fan base with glitz and glamour while the B's may feel that they already have an established following. The problem is the fact that the established following is slowly being turned off by a lack of commitment – both on the ice and between the team and its fans.
Will tonight's game solve anything? Probably not. To predict a Bruins win would be nothing more than blatant homerism. Do I want the Bruins to pull out a win? Of course. A win over the best team in the league could possibly light a fire under the last third of the season for the B's. Unfortunately, a close game with increased effort would be a positive sign. The Bruins can't afford too many moral victories with the season coming to its stretch run, but putting a scare into the Caps may one of the last ones allowed.
These two teams come in riding streaks as different as they come. The Bruins
have lost seven games in a row and have not won since a shootout win in San Jose two weeks ago. The Capitals have won 10 in a row, tied for the longest streak in club history. The Bruins have scored the fewest goals in the league (138) while the Caps have lit the lamp a league-high 214 times.
Patrice Bergeron leads the Bruins with 33 points. Bruce Boudreau can send out seven players with at least that many points. Marco Sturm leads the B's with 16 goals. Six players have scored 16 or more times for the Capitals. The one area the B's have an advantage may be in goal. Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask both have better numbers overall than Jose Theodore, but it appears as if Theodore is riding shotgun with famed country music artist Lady Momentum at the moment. He has won seven of the 10 games over the streak, allowing 17 goals over the streak. If the B's are to keep the Caps from channeling their inner Nigel Tufnel and turning this win streak up to 11, whichever goalie gets the nod will need most likely be the deciding factor.
Nevertheless, this game is a must-watch for hockey fans. Maybe this game is the turning point for the B's as they make a crazy run back into the playoff race. This could be a chance for the B's to exact revenge for a beating on opening night that started this downward spiral. At the very least, the best in the world at what he does is in the Bruins' building tonight.
Watch and learn Bruins fans, watch and learn.
Nice post. Agree with all the analysis. Please note: It's Nicklas, not Niklas. Niklas is the overpaid place-holding goalie in Minnesota. Also, we haven't been outside the beltway since 1997!
Mr. Balls,
Thank you for the correction on Backy. Stick tap on that one for you. I think you misread the "outside the Beltway" comment though. I was saying that Backstrom is in Ovie's shadow outside of the D.C. Metro area where he is valued pretty accurately – not that the Caps are still playing in Landover. What is your prediction for tonight?
I definitely foresee the end of the streak coming very very soon. We're at the end of the bell curve now. They played poorly against Tampa but still managed to win it, and the couple games before that were nowhere near as crisp as games 2-7 of the streak. If they were up against a formidable team tonight or Thursday, I would predict a loss for sure. Sadly, they play 2 pretty weak teams in the Bruins and Rags on Thursday, but on the road I guess anything could happen. I think this game goes to OT with Semin scoring from the neutral zone to win it… I mean, no, seriously, I think this will be a tight game that ends in a 4-2 Caps victory. Goals by: Knuble (2), Ovi, empty netter by Laich. B's goals by: Bitz, Jeff Schultz (own goal).
well done! I hope we get an "ovechkin" next year.
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Explore hundreds of miles of realistic rail networks as Driver or Operator controlling 30 different locomotives across 4 enormous routes including the full 393-mile London-Edinburgh Mainline, or the mountainous Hinton Division route in West Virginia circa 1950.
With Trainz Driver 2016 you can jump right in and explore the same Routes, Sessions and driving experience as the full "Trainz A New Era" version - all at a lower price.*
Key Features
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Drive, watch, interact with signals and junctions, couple and decouple wagons, load and unload freight, passengers and more.
Choose your control method
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As the New Year begins, you may be starting to prepare yourself for that dream career-change or gap-year with the New Year's resolution of becoming a PADI Divemaster. If so, then you may find yourself overwhelmed with all the different options that you have.
Whilst working through all the different options, one big question may come to mind – should you pay or work off your DM internship?
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It's been one week now since I finished my Rescue Diver course here in Bunaken, and although that was tons of fun, saving lives and wrestling divers in panic, I was really eager to jump into my PADI Divemaster course In Bunaken
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Unbelievable… I've only been here one week and it already feels like home. The description about the DM Course on the Two Fish website really helped me make a decision on which dive center to choose.
Three weeks done, three to go. Time flies when you are diving and studying all day, every day. That's a good thing I guess, it means I'm having fun. But it's also a bit sad, since it means that I'm going home soon.
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Andrea Cohen is a communications consultant who has worked with public agencies, private businesses and not-for-profit organizations as a strategic planner, project developer, trainer and staff facilitator. She has been instrumental in developing Compassionate Listening's Core Practices and was one of the first facilitators certified to teach the initial curriculum. She was co-director of the Jewish-German Reconciliation Project for many years, and is also an award-winning video scriptwriter and producer who directed the Compassionate Listening film Children of Abraham. Andrea facilitates Compassionate Listening workshops locally and internationally and integrates Compassionate Listening fundamentals into her facilitation of dialogue events, consultation with workplace teams, and in her work with communities in conflict. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from California State University, and an M.S.W. from the University of Washington. She is the author of Practicing the Art of Compassionate Listening, an easy-to-use practical guidebook that helps people bring compassionate listening skills to bear in their daily lives.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Harvest Meal: Cream of Roasted Parsnip Soup, Plus Scallion Biscuits
Posted by Kate at 6:58 AM
I've sort of been on a cream-of kick. Soup has been much desired lately, and I've been wanting to highlight the root vegetables that are still available in the winter garden. Cream-of soups do the trick and are so easy to prepare. We were taught in culinary school how to make cream-of soup out of just about anything. This time around, a predicted blizzard sent us out digging for parsnips. I had in mind a roasted parsnip soup. We dug up a little under two pounds of them as we waited for the storm to begin in earnest. Despite the lower than freezing air temperature, the ground is not yet frozen below the surface. Digging the parsnips was pretty easy.
After being cleaned the parsnips were roasted using a method I usually use for potatoes. I greased a large casserole dish lightly with butter, cut up the parsnips and laid them in the dish, ground some white pepper over them, sprinkled with kosher salt and then drizzled them lightly with olive oil. I tossed everything together with my hands to coat the parsnips evenly, then arranged everything evenly again in the casserole. To this I added about 1 1/2 tablespoons of water and then tightly covered the dish with a sheet of aluminum foil. Into a 400 F (205 C) oven for 35 minutes, and then the foil was removed. I put the dish back in the oven uncovered, and raised the temperature to 425 F (220 C) to let the roots brown up a bit. This took about 15 minutes. (Note that most of the caramelization (browning) takes place on the side of the parsnip in contact with the casserole. If you wait until the tops are browned, they'll probably be burned underneath.) Meanwhile, I was also baking two medium potatoes in the same oven.
I waited until the vegetables were done before proceeding, but if you're in a hurry you can start on the next step as soon as the root vegetables are in the oven. I medium diced two medium onions (boughten) and sauteed them in butter with a pinch of salt until they became somewhat translucent, soft but not browned. Then I put the nicely browned parsnips, and roughly chopped baked potatoes (ours) into the pot and added enough chicken stock (ours) to cover everything and make the parsnips float freely (about 2 quarts). I also added a couple of cloves from a head of roasted garlic (ours) we happened to have around and two bay leaves (boughten). All this was brought to a gentle simmer and then the heat under the pan was reduced. I let it all simmer together gently for about 15 minutes.
The next step is the one that's a pain. I fished out the bay leaves, then strained out the liquid from the solid ingredients, but reserved the liquid. Working in batches, I pureed the solids with a little of the liquid added back in to help everything blend up nicely. The puree and extra reserved liquid was returned to the pot. (I tried the pureeing step first with an immersion/wand blender. It didn't work.) Then I added about 3/4 cup of whole milk (local) and tasted to adjust for salt and seasonings. I brought the pot back to a very gentle simmer and let it go for 5 more minutes. Each serving was garnished with a brilliantly colored slice of parsley butter (our parsley, boughten butter).
It's a simple soup that tastes richly of sweet parsnips. Not something that will necessarily wow guests, but pretty satisfying as a winter harvest meal, and very warming on a chilly night. If I were feeling more adventurous, I might try adding a slice of fresh ginger during the initial simmer (probably best not pureed) or some freshly grated nutmeg.
Moving on to the non-harvest part of our snowstorm feast, I also made scallion biscuits. Ceridwen asked for a recipe, so I'll go ahead and list one. But first, an absolutely necessary little digression into etymology. Blame Ceridwen, or skip ahead a bit if this stuff bores you.
"Biscuit" literally means twice-cooked. The German word Zwieback, and the Italian word biscotti are cognates for the English word biscuit. But the Germans and the Italians actually mean what they say when they use their terms. Both Zwieback and biscotti are hard little farinaceous things baked once, and then sliced and baked again. The English word "biscuit" is an excellent example of the two nations divided by a common language. The Brits, when they use the term, mean what Americans call a cookie. Yet neither American cookies nor English biscuits are generally baked twice. When Americans say "biscuit" they mean something in the general ballpark of what the Brits call scones, and American biscuits are not twice-baked either. Americans eat their biscuits in a savory rather than a sweet capacity. In the US, biscuits are vehicles for ham, eggs, cheese, or gravy, usually showing up at either breakfast or dinner, where they are associated with heavy meals. Though Brits don't put sugar in their scones, they often slather them with jam and cream; and dried fruit might be included in the dough. Usually in the UK scones are associated with tea, rather than a full meal. (Please correct me if I'm wrong in this, British readers.) Americans on the other hand will bake scones with sugar in them or on top of them, but don't add jam to them after baking as commonly as the Brits. So to conclude, an American biscuit is pretty close to a British scone when it comes out of the oven, but not in the way it's eaten; a British biscuit is nothing like an American one; and a British scone may not bear much resemblance to an American scone. -There! I've had my foodie-word-geek catharsis for the day! Here endeth the lesson.
Oh, and Ceridwen, I too was thinking of adding cheese to my scallion (green onion) biscuits (scones). I just hadn't decided which cheese to add.
Scallion-Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh scallions (green onions)
5 Tbsp. cold butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese*
3/4 cup well shaken buttermilk**, plus extra for brushing
Preheat oven to 450 F (230 C) and grease a baking sheet or line it with baker's parchment. Sift/stir together dry ingredients. Using your fingertips, blend in butter very quickly until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stop before you think you should, and try not to warm up the butter any more than really necessary. Stir in the scallions and grated cheddar. Add buttermilk and stir just until dough forms. Gather into a ball and knead on floured surface, gently, just 6 times. Pat dough into a square or rectangle. Cut into 9 (sorta) equal pieces (the corner pieces will probably be irregular - don't sweat it) and arrange them on your baking sheet. Brush the tops of the biscuits with a little extra buttermilk. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
*Plenty of other cheeses will work here too. If you don't have cheddar, try whatever you've got. But firm, somewhat assertively flavored cheeses tend to do best.
**If you have no buttermilk on hand, put 1 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar or lemon juice in a 1 cup measure. Fill the measure the rest of the way with whole milk, stir gently, and let the mixture sit for ten minutes before proceeding with the recipe. This makes just a bit more than is needed for this recipe.
By the way, this recipe doubles well, which I strongly recommend doing if you've got a house full of biscuit eaters. They'll keep a few days at room temperature in a sealed bag, and you can freeze some if you need to. Fresh sage (in smaller quantities) makes an excellent substitute for the scallions. All in all, it's a pretty flexible recipe. Enjoy!
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Ah well, in Britain, we do add sugar to the scones dough, but not a huge amount; I'd use 3oz of sugar and 3oz butter to 1lb of flour. Or cheese scones would be minus the sugar and with about 3 or 4 oz grated cheese. You are so right about two nations divided by a common language!
I like the idea of roasting parsnips for soup. When I make pasnip soup, I like to add curry powder.
- December 22, 2009 at 7:41 AM
- Kate said...
Attila, curried parsnip soup sounds pretty delicious. Thanks for the clarification on British scones.
- December 31, 2009 at 4:53 PM
It's called "Zwieback" and not "zweiback"
- May 16, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Kate said...
Thanks for the correction, anon. I have edited.
- May 17, 2010 at 7:15 AM
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Former county pension trustee Karen Wofford is in line for a disability pension.
Marin pension officials unanimously approved a service-connected disability pension with tax-free benefits for their former colleague in a closed-door meeting Wednesday.
The board acted after officials outlined actions taken to rebuff conflict-of-interest or favoritism complaints.
Wofford, who served for several years as an alternate on the pension board and became an outspoken critic of the management of former pension chief Charnel Benner, was elected by safety employees to a regular board seat in 2010. She stepped down last year after an injury. The nature of the disability forcing her to leave her $90,000-a-year deputy sheriff's job was not disclosed.
"The board agreed with the doctors and medical advisor who reviewed the evidence that former deputy sheriff Wofford's injury met the standard for being permanently incapacitated and that her position made a real and measurable contribution to the incapacity," pension chief Jeff Wickman reported.
Wofford's situation was analyzed by Sonoma County pension officials under a reciprocal agreement with the Marin pension board. "The agreement was developed to avoid any appearance of a conflict that might arise in connection with the normal investigation of disability applications by staff of the retirement system," according to Wickman.
"Former trustee Wofford's disability application was sent to (Sonoma pension officials) for processing and investigation," he said, adding they compiled information including medical records, independent medical examiner reports, medical reports and employment details and provided the documents to Marin trustees — without any recommendation.
"Any recommendations ... are decisions you have to make," Wickman told trustees in brief public commentary shortly before closed-door deliberations began. "We are the arbiters," noted pension board chief Bernadette Bolger.
"It's certainly not typical for the board of retirement to consider a service-connected disability application from a former trustee," Wickman observed in a note to the Independent Journal, adding that "the challenge is that the final determination on the disability application rests with the board and may not, by law, be delegated to another entity."
The board used to review such applications in public, but now relies on a 2005 state attorney general opinion that anti-secrecy law allows private discussion of medical records of employees seeking disability pensions. Under a service-connected disability pension, tax-free benefits apply to half the amount of a pensioner's final salary.
In related business, the pension board rejected a bid by sheriff's employee Gary Tindel for a service-connected disability pension, sent back to staff for more review a disability bid by San Rafael police employee Travis Ruggles, and referred Novato fire employee Louis Lupo's disability application to an administrative hearing officer.
Five members of the nine-member pension board are employees and retirees who are members of the pension system. The other four board members are appointed by county supervisors.
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Dining at the beach. It's an adventure, and each restaurant bears its own character. Here are some of my favorites, using Grayton as home base and fanning out.
The Red Bar of Grayton Beach
This place is perfectly Grayton--peculiar and oh-so Bohemian, with rock-and-roll posters covering the walls and ceiling, velvet settees for waiting, and loud, often live, music. The menu's on a chalkboard brought to the table, and every selection (all quite hearty) is delicious. It's cash or check only, and it might take an hour, or even two, to be seated. But it's worth the wait.
Trattoria Borago
Skip seafood for a night, and go for some genuine Italian. It's white tablecloth and candlelight, but even with our 2-year-old in tow, we found the staff to be gracious and the food delicious. Try the shrimp pasta with cream tomato sauce or the eggplant lasagna. Then jog home.
Note: A gentle word if you are trying to eat anywhere between 6 and 7:30 p.m.: You will wait. And wait, and wait. So plan an early or late dinner. When they're offered, make reservations.
Summer is the perfect time for a road trip to this laid-back area of the beach.