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MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat's rebounding troubles cost them dearly as Carlos Boozer scored 27 points and pulled down 12 boards to spark the Chicago Bulls to a 96-89 win over the NBA champions in South Florida on Friday.
Although LeBron James scored 30 points, the Heat fell behind in the first quarter and were never able to recover as Chicago improved to 18-13 in the Eastern Conference.
Miami still lead the East with a 22-9 record but have stuttered recently, having lost three of their last four games.
James went into the game with doubts over a knee injury but still played more than 41 minutes and maintained his record of scoring at least 20 points in each game this season.
Four times previously in this campaign, Miami have been out-rebounded by 15 or more but on each occasion found a way to win.
However, they were unable to repeat the feat against the burly Boozer and a determined Bulls, who demolished the Heat 19-4 in offensive rebounds.
"They pounded us on those second chance points. They were just throwing it up there and playing volleyball against us," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters.
"Everybody understands in both locker room what the overwhelming key to the game was and we've got to get better," he added.
"It's not the first time we absolutely got pounded by Chicago on the glass. They do it to a lot of teams and they've done it to us before.
"You have to come in with a 'gridiron' mentality against them. They had us on our heels the entire night on that backboard."
The Bulls are still without long-term absentee Derrick Rose, who has been sidelined since suffering a serious knee injury in the opening game of last season's playoffs.
Despite missing their key player, the Bulls are 8-1 on the road this season against Eastern Conference opponents and restricted the Heat to their lowest points this season.
"They are the defending champions and a great team. In order to beat them, you really have to beat them, they don't give you anything," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.
"I thought we fought hard and battled. We understand how important rebounding is and it showed tonight. I thought that was the difference in the game."
The Heat know they will have to find a solution to their rebounding weakness before the playoffs but an answer to the issue appears to remain elusive.
"I'm out of recommendations," Miami center Chris Bosh said.
"We just have to keep fighting, it is not the first time we have been out-rebounded by 20. Who says that and is in first place in the East? I'm just trying to figure it out myself."
The nearest Miami came to a rally in the fourth was when James was fouled after a steal, with what was ruled clear-path foul by Chicago's Kirk Hinrich with 90 seconds to play.
James went to the line, with the Heat allowed to keep possession and he made one of the two free throws to bring the Heat to within five points but a turnover gave the ball back to the Bulls and assured them of victory.
Reporting By Simon Evans; Editing by John O'Brien


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I'm trying to better understand what expressions can be used in the -filter
parameter for the get-childitem cmdlet.
I've looked in the following helpfiles
< and a few others>
The documentation for get-childitem states the syntax and use of wildcards
for the filter parameter is dependant on the provider.
The documentation for about_wildcards states that besides the well know * ?
wildcards you can use ranges and sets.
The documentation for about_provider did not address this.
Below is what I've found by experimentation
c:> cd \windows\system32
c:\windows\system32>: get-childitem -filter a?* # works as expected
c:\windows\system32>: get-childitem [a-b]?* # works as expected
c:\windows\system32>: get-childitem -filter [a-b]?* # doesn't work
Does the "provider" not provide this type of wildcard? Bug?
How are you suppose to know what you can use; trial and error?
I'm hoping that someone can point to some documentation that shows what
syntax each provider can use in the -filter parameter
thanks again

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Yup, I am indeed craving the Philosophy Melon Sorbet Collection! Let me start by saying I haven't indulged in a Philosophy Shower Gel in literally ages. The thing is I have TOO many of them to use. It's obscene the amount of shower gel particularly Philosophy ones I have. So I made a vow to myself NOT to indulge further until I finish up what I do have.
The good news is I've stuck to it for like a year and a half now. Yeah, I have so much shower gel I haven't even used it all up in nearly a year and half. Oh lawd!
But I dunno…this new Philosophy Melon Sorbet is might tempting.
I think I might pacify myself by JUST indulging in the Pink Melon Sorbet Lip Balm, that'll work right? If you recall Philosophy introduced Pink Almond Candy Lip Balm for Holiday 2013. This little balm was shaped like an EOS Lipshere with a dome shape. It was quite cute and quite different for Philosophy!
Needless to say I like they are keeping this on because they introduced a second lip sphere in this new Summer flavor.
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The date that attitude turned: Sept. 23. That was when the heavily favored (and rightfully so) San Francisco 49ers came to Minnesota and were dominated by the Vikings.
The Vikings went from barely beating the Jacksonville Jaguars in overtime in the home opener to losing to the Indianapolis Colts and No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck on the road.
But the next week, against what has proved to be one of the best teams in the league throughout the season, the Vikings got more first downs (25-19) than the 49ers and converted 7 of 14 third downs, racking up 344 yards of offense against one of the NFL's best defenses.
In one week, the expectations took a 180-degree turn. Rebuilding was out the window and re-staking claim to the NFC North was now the mindset of the fans. The Vikings returned to their more erratic ways – those that are typically reflected in the younger teams in the league – over the last month, bringing back the buzz phrase of the entire offseason: rebuilding.
Internally, the expectations are the same. Stay the course, continue to try to build a long-term quarterback for the future and add talent and depth around him over the next year or two.
During training camp, players and coaches were fending off inquiries about rebuilding and acting like they couldn't even say the word. Yet, when the dust settled on preseason roster cuts and the Vikings worked their way toward the 53-man roster, there was the unmistakable statistic — the Vikings were the fourth-youngest team in the NFC. Especially with a second-year quarterback as their starter, patience appeared to be the proper approach.
Players understandably wanted to win now and have tried to make that happen. So far, they've been able to do that a little more often than not. Fans, too, especially those that have been aching for Super Bowl win for more than 50 years, were starting to believe a playoff run was possible after one of two signature wins – the San Francisco game or the Detroit game.
But whether the Vikings find a way to pull off a playoff spot this season or not, they don't appear equipped for a deep playoff run. The roster still has plenty of holes that will need to be addressed in the next draft or two.
Their youth has showed throughout the 2012 season, but so has their talent. At times, like in the 49ers game, they were able to put it all together and look like they could hang with the best the league had to offer (and San Francisco might be the best). At other times, like any other number of games they could have won and didn't (Indianapolis, Seattle, Tampa Bay and others), the inexperience was obvious.
Most impartial observers put the Vikings on somewhere around five or six wins for 2012 and had them nowhere within sniffing distance of the postseason. Midway through the season, they had five wins to keep them motivated for the second half. They've added one more since then. Also in their sights was a stretch of five straight divisional games to allow them to control their own destiny. They already dropped one of those against the Bears and the team's flaws were exposed at times, but those fans and observers blessed with the ability to put raw week-to-week emotions aside were able to take a step back and look at the big picture that head coach Leslie Frazier and general manager Rick Spielman have been preaching.
"You are going to have some setbacks; you are going to have some growing pains," Spielman said in November. "We've gone through some of that, but are the guys continuing to progress? … That's kind of what you are hoping to see as we go through this thing. But we still have a ways to go to get better. We still need to get improvement."
It's still possible the Vikings could get a couple more wins and have other things fall into place for the playoffs. But whether today's Packers game leaves you giddy about a tough road win or morose or irritated over another sloppy performance, it's best to keep in mind the offseason expectations. The Vikings have past the teardown stage, but they are still building up a more youthful and deeper roster.
Spielman has taken that approach throughout, even if a few enticing wins tantalized the possibilities. It's OK for fans to crave every win, but an understanding of where the team is really at would help the sanity level.
"I don't go by ranks. I go by how the guy across the line is going to beat this other guy. So we just have to do what we do," Peterson said. "We need a good week of practice and make sure we're focused and in tune, knowing that, hey, this offense starts by running the ball. So we have to over-emphasize that and then when we match up against those guys we have to beat them. It's simple."
The differences in run games is dramatic. Peterson leads the league with 1,236 yards rushing and a 5.8-yard average. Alex Green leads the Packers with 302 yards rushing a 3.1-yard average.
Of course, the Vikings were hoping to sack Bears QB Jay Cutler more than once, but Chicago wisely countered with a quick passing attack in which Cutler got the ball out of his hand before the Vikings could get much of a rush. The Packers may employ a similar tactic.
"I wouldn't be surprised. I thought about it. Our staff has talked about it," Frazier said. "But part of what helped the Giants (against the Packers) is they got off to an early lead. Then you force teams to have to throw when they don't want to throw. That's the kind of game you want if you have a pass rush. I'm sure they're working as hard as they can to not fall into a situation like they were in a week ago, so we've got to do a very good job of trying to counter some of the things that we expect them to do."
"Part of it is making sure that we're fine long-term over the course of this season," Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said. "The biggest thing is (Schwartz's) experience. That definitely shows up and he gives us a little bit from a movement standpoint. But Brandon is doing a good job for us. We think we're getting the best of both worlds by having both of them rotate right now."
"No. And we weren't keeping count at all. We just know that we had to keep plugging, keep churning and try to keep playing better so that we could try to get back into that ballgame. That was uncharacteristic for our group of wide receivers," he said. "We expect them to bounce back."
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Summit County ski lessons from a pro: Carving starts with the edges
February 6, 2014
One of the skills that separates an average skier from an expert is properly incorporating the skis' edges in a turn.
One look at an intermediate run, and you're unlikely to see anyone carving down the hill on the edges of their skies like Lindsey Vonn on a downhill course. There will inevitably be a wide range of skill levels — from the "shoulder steerers," who seem to believe that if their upper body is facing the right direction their skis will follow, to those who think they're racing but are completely flat-footed through most of their turns. The majority of skiers on that slope will probably be somewhere in between, but may still not use their edges, opting instead for sliding or skidded turns.
It's a little like fishtailing a car in a sharp turn — you may make the turn, it might be fun, but it won't be the most efficient way around that bend. That's not to say skidded turns don't have their merit, but true carving in both skiing and snowboarding involves getting up on the edges of the skis or board at the beginning of a turn.
"The realm of the expert skier is what happens in the beginning of the turn," longtime Copper ski instructor Jonathan Lawson said. "Most average skiers will twist their shoulders and upper body first, not their legs. A higher-skilled skier will use their legs first."
As far as incorporating the edges, Lawson added that the typical intermediate skier may use them a little but not as early in the turn as they should.
"Most skiers move to their edges abruptly and usually at the end of the turn," causing them to swing the tails of the skis around for a wider turn than the tips.
"The earlier you are able to tip your ski on edge, the more control you'll have in a carved turn," he said.
The best way to clean up a turn is with micro adjustments that start with the skis, as opposed to dramatic movements with the upper body. A skier should start with rolling his or her ankles toward the hill, letting the legs follow and lifting the skis on edge. One way to think about it is that the skier should be trying to gradually show someone downhill from them the writing on bottoms of the skis.
"I had a 6-year-old say it's like playing the piano with your toes," Lawson said.
It doesn't have to be as dramatic as a downhill racer; even a slight move toward the edge of the ski will carve a turn more effectively.
"That's where the advanced skier is more skilled than the intermediate skier," Lawson explained.
A good drill to improve edging skills can be done on a flatter surface that will be less intimidating. Some instructors refer to it as doing railroad tracks. The drill simply involves shifting from edge to edge on each ski simultaneously — meaning trying to lift the toes on the outside edges of the skis to try to stand on the sides of the feet — while keeping upper body movement to a minimum, or having a "quiet" upper body. The more the skier lifts the outside edge of each ski and rolls the ankles toward the turn, the more dramatic the turn will be. Skiers can practice by progressively increasing what instructors call the "edge angle."
Lawson also suggested introducing the skill by traversing a hill and only engaging the edge on the inside or uphill ski.
Getting truly comfortable with edging takes time and practice, and a real lesson couldn't hurt.
Really aggressive edging will be on full display when the winter Olympics open in Sochi, Russia, later this week.
"When you watch the Olympics coming up, you'll see the racers do whatever they can to get the fastest down the course," Lawson said.
That may not be with perfect form, but you can bet they'll have their skis up on edge.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 17/3/2010 (2683 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
If you'd like to feel good about the future of the Winnipeg arts scene, all you need do is spend an hour with Heidi Ugrin and Luke Nickel.
This dynamic pair, both music students at the University of Manitoba, are the founders and co-curators of a new event that gets underway tonight -- the three-concert Cluster New Music and Integrated Arts Festival.
They personify the apparently never-ending supply of talent and idealism that gives this city its reputation as a cultural capital.
"We're young and we have nothing to lose," says Nickel, 21, who is taking an undergraduate degree with a double major in composition and flute performance.
Adds Ugrin, 25, a pianist and master's student in composition: "We want to push the envelope as much as we can."
The goal of Cluster is to provide a forum for a new generation of art-music composers to explore the intersections between sound, light, dance and architecture, among others
"Multi-disciplinary" is the term their elders would use, but they prefer "integrated," because they like the notion of everything fitting together. Their overall name, "Cluster," connotes a similar meaning.
Ugrin and Nickel are well aware of who and what has gone before them. Both have been regular attendees of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival.
When they were kids, both cut their performance teeth in the Winnipeg Music Festival. Both have already composed chamber operas that have been staged by the U of M's Contemporary Opera Lab program.
Both have gone to numerous concerts staged by Winnipeg's long-running Groundswell new music organization.
In fact, they've been taught by Groundswell principals in their U of M studies, and several of their professors are Cluster participants.
"I couldn't be more supportive," says one of them, Gordon Fitzell, a U of M professor of theory and composition who has been tagged Cluster's guest composer. "They're young, but they have a vision for the future that's quite rich."
They came up with the idea more than two years ago, after they had met in class while Ugrin was still an undergraduate. But they've been working flat out now for almost 18 months.
They've programmed some 30 pieces over the three nights, including a couple of their own.
The three concerts are being presented in three separate venues -- the University of Winnipeg's Eckhardt Gramatté Hall, a visual art studio in the Exchange District and the Park Theatre on Osborne Street. This will provide each show with a very distinct personality.
The music and instrumentation will lean toward the technological, the improvisational and perhaps even the flat-out incomprehensible.
"We're trying to explode the notion of the traditional concert," Nickel says.
They've corralled a talent list of 36 performers and composers, many of them friends and fellow students, a few of whom are flying in from other cities.
They are paying all the talent, not a lot, they admit, but enough as Nickel says, "to show them that we value what they do."
Their overall budget is $10,000. They've raised $6,000 of this, in cash and services, by tapping every business and organization connection they could come up with.
Not a cent of it comes from arts grants. As students, they are ineligible.
They've taken the remaining $4,000 from their own savings accounts, and they're relying on tickets sales to break even.
"It's a small amount of money to lose considering how much we've learned," Nickel says.
Of course, like all first-time promoters, they've had to do everything themselves, from booking the venues and finding the sound and lighting equipment, to printing up the brochures and even supplying the wine and snacks for the after-concert receptions.
"I estimate we've been working 35 hours a week on this," Ugrin says. "That's on top of our studies, our part-time jobs and our relationships."
Adds Nickel: "Our parents are used to us coming home at 11 o'clock at night and having us spend another couple hours on the computer."
They want to emphasize that they do not conceive of Cluster as a one-time happening. They're already programming next year's event, and they're determined to see it enter the constellation of Winnipeg's ongoing arts festivals.
"We're in it for the long haul," Ugrin insists. "We're enthusiastic and optimistic, and we see endless possibilities."
Integration Now!
TICKETS for Cluster are $10 per night for students and $15 for adults. Three-night passes are $25 and $40.
They are available at Room 425 of Artspace, 100 Arthur St. and at the Kenaston Wine Market, 1855 Grant Ave., or by phoning 223-9939.
Night Flares
Thursday, 8 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, U of W
A Manitoba night featuring compositions by Orjan Sandred, Michael Matthews, Kevin Curtis and Gordon Fitzell, a light installation by Herb Enns, and a performance by the Harrington/Loewen duo.
Petals, Shadows, Airports
Friday, 8 p.m.
Perrett/Roy Studio, 5th floor, 290 McDermot Ave.
The EP Trio from Montreal explores the latest in performer-electronic interractions.
The Great Divide
Saturday, 8 p.m.
Park Theatre, 698 Osborne St.
Featuring percussionist Gina Ryan, the films and sound of Bryan Besant, and the Cluster Troubadours (with Ingrid Gatin).


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A very looooooong time no Blogview guys!
Today, I bring you a review of the bad baaad guy that made a real difference in the world of TakuBech, the Harbringer of Doomsday and without further ado ~
Let's give it up for the guy who wants your dough! (Literally)
Gif Jinryu is the first Bakugan owned by Tatsuma. Jinryu is a Water-elemental blue dragon which can be obtained by winning the BakuThron Red Stage (if you live in Japan and you got the chance) or through Online Auctions (for foreigners and those who didn't managed to win the red stage).
Like every exclusive release in WonFest/Jiseidai/every Japanese event; a monochrome packaging is the definition of Leetxors even though its laziness and/or frugality in actual sense. This is Jinryu's packaging:
The package contains the monochrome box, the dude himself and a "completed" Red Stage card for aesthetic effects. That's it. No Gate Cards or Ability Cards. They are sold separately and I didn't bothered getting them anymore (never liked them as much).
Gif Jinryu has a deceivingly metal cross parts but in actuality, its plastic painted with dusty silver just like Wave 5 BakuMetallix. The Cross Part has a Western/Arthurian Myths Dragon embossed on to it which is kinda like a sarcasm because Jinryu, being portrayed as an Eastern Dragaon and dubbed "Real Dragon" (that's what Jinryu means btw while Ginryu means Silver Dragon...either way works I guess) has subdued the other type of dragon.
Well that's about it. I do not wish to use Jinryu for an actual battle since it will be painful on my part. Painful because I paid considerably for it (don't ask how much because I won't answer).
Enjoy these few extra pics and the Mayan epic lulz for the rest of the day.
Blue Dragon with Six Claws. Where have I heard of that before? :P
Sup, Dragaon? :P
Until the day the ebil White Unicorn makes it descent...on my house.
Thanks for reading!
"All I want is to know. Never wanna let go. If my fate is so, I'll strive for evermore!!" 03:02, December 21, 2012 (UTC)


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Icahn Rumored To Be Eyeing Whole Foods
Rumors of Carl Icahn taking an activist stake in Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) sent shares soaring Tuesday morning.
The stock, which was trading lower at $38 before the rumors hit the tape, rose sharply and briefly traded above $40.
Stock volume surged on the rumor. Option volume was also enormous, with the August weekly calls that expire Friday trading over 15,000 contracts so far.
Sources told Yahoo that Icahn has denied the rumor and "has absolutely no interest in Whole Foods whatsoever," but the street still has a bit of a premium in the shares.
The stock traded recently at $39.06, up 2.95 percent for the day.
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BUZZINGS: Jessica Alba Wants to Adopt, in a Bid to Become Angelina 2.0
- Jessica Alba announces her intent to adopt. Guys across the country quickly move to disown their parents. (Socialite Life)
- Olivia Newton John's ex is alive and well, and he really doesn't want to talk about the whole faking-his-own-death thing. (PopEater)
- Erykah Badu has been charged for getting naked in Dallas, where law-enforcement officials apparently don't have anything better to do. (Idolator)
- Clay Aiken has released a new album in a transparent effort to wrest attention back from Ricky Martin. (Dlisted)
- Scarlett Johansson is in a skintight catsuit on the new Iron Man 2 poster and America just invaded Canada because you've already clicked on the link, haven't you? (Huffington Post)


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LONDON (Jul. 9)
Promulgation of the details of the $12,500,000 Palestine development scheme, scheduled to be made effective today in Palestine, was postponed at the last moment by the British Colonial Office for one week. The scheme will become operative with its announcement in the Official Gazette in Palestine on July 16, according to the latest announcement here today.
The eleventh hour delay is understood to be due to an urgent communication received by the Colonial Office from Dr. Chaim Weizmann in Basle, privately intimating that the sudden decision of the Colonial Office to publish the details of the scheme in the midst of the Zionist Congress, where the fate of Dr. Weizmann's policies is being considered, would merely aggravate the situation.
The development scheme has been the subject of negotiations between the Jewish Agency and the British government for some time. At the last session of the Mandates Commission of the League of Nations. Dr. Drummond Shiels, under-secretary for the Colonies, announced that the general outlines of the scheme would be made public shortly and that it would be placed in the hands of an officer appointed as director of development. He also pointed out that the basis of the recommendations for carrying the scheme into effect will be an entirely new set of figures to be determined by a new inquiry.
It is believed that in response to the message Dr. Weizmann is understood to have sent, the Colonial Office agreed to withhold publication for one week. During this week of grace, however, it is unlikely that there will be any question of adjustments or changes in the substance of the scheme because the Colonial Office considers the matter settled so far as it is concerned.
It is known that some weeks ago the Zionist Executive decided to request the Colonial Office, at the suggestion of the Zionist political commission, to wait with the announcement until a new Executive was elected, feeling that the retiring Executive could not at the last moment be expected to take the responsibility for such an important matter nor should the incoming Executive be placed before a fait accompli.
The Colonial Office at first hand had apparently agreed to hold off publication of the scheme's details until after the Zionist Congress and this change of mind is inexplicable to Zionist circles.
Simultaneously with the publication of the details of the development scheme in Palestine, an official announcement will be made in Parliament giving the details of the proposed plan, it was learned today. It is not expected, however, that the government will for the present ask Parliament's sanction for the $12,500,000 loan that is to finance the scheme.
This question, it is expected, will be deferred until the director of development has investigated the situation and submitted his report to the Colonial Office in London.


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Elite remake: The Battle For Birera is an OpenGL Elite port to Qt. It has a completely rewritten AI. There are now battles going on in universe that are independent of the player: pirates attacking trader convoys, police patrols attacking pirates, or even complete war outbreaks. The goal is to be on par with ArcElite (Archimedes Elite). It should compile on any Qt supported platform.
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A Fluent OpenStack client API for Java.
A TWiki appliance that is easy to use and lightweight.


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London: England had moved swiftly to 18 runs shy of India's first innings paltry total of 148 on Saturday. It was nearly 100 minutes into Day Two and yet the Indian skipper had still not turned to his primary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
R Ashwin (left) celebrates the wicket of Moeen Ali on Saturday. Pic/AFP.
The ball had stopped swinging or seaming over half an hour ago and MS Dhoni kept persisting with a fatigued Varun Aaron. It was mysterious why Dhoni waited over an hour and a half to introduce Ashwin especially given two set batsmen were both left handers (Alastair Cook and Gary Balance).
Ashwin had said after Day One of the last Test that he wanted to bowl for a long period of time and get into his groove: "I need time to get into my groove. I'm a type of bowler that needs three or four overs to find my rhythm before I can start varying my pace and start trying different things."
Given Ashwin's preference to bowling long spells, he should have been brought on a lot earlier in the day with at least some runs to play with. It might not affect the result of the match but Dhoni had wasted an opportunity to allow Ashwin what he can deliver if given his preference.


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Canucks roll out incentives to bring back the fans
Discounts on foods. Chances to win tickets. And an opportunity to win a spot on the team's charter flight on an upcoming road trip.
Those are the types of initiatives the Canucks have unveiled in an attempt to show fans that they were missed during the 113-day long National Hockey League lockout.
In a news released issued this morning, the Canucks have announced they will celebrate fan loyalty during opening weekend January 19 and 20 when the team hosts Anaheim and Edmonton. The Canucks will give select fans the jerseys off their backs following the season-opener against the Ducks.
One long-time season ticket holder will be chosen to drop a ceremonial puck at centre ice prior to the game to start the season.
The team has also announced that during the season-opening three-game homestand, all merchandise in the team store will be discounted by 50 percent. During these games, concession-stand hot dogs, popcorn, nachos and soft drinks will all be priced at $1.
The Canucks say they will be holding draws for game tickets, jerseys, and nights in a Rogers Arena suite for fans attending the opening weekend. As well, one fan will be chosen to take part in a $100,000 shootout during the first game of the season.
The Canucks have also announced that the opening night 50/50 draw, which supports the Canucks For Kids fund, will start with a $70,000 carry-over of unclaimed money from last season. Tickets for January games go on sale at 2 p.m. on Tuesday (January 15).
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Steve Newton
Jan 13, 2013 at 11:35am
how's that reduction in the price of beer goin'?
Jan 13, 2013 at 2:18pm
Nope. An across-the-board 50% reduction in the cost of individual tickets is the place to start. Put bums in seats or go away, million(billion)aires.
$1 dollar hot dogs and cheaper jerseys are "cute", but they mean nothing to the real hockey fan. Free hot dogs and jerseys would make more sense.
As for the 50/50, that is truly lame. The Canucks should just kick in the other 50% and write a cheque to charities for $150,000 - period. They can start over after that.
Col Mustard
Jan 13, 2013 at 5:50pm
canucks are a sham
Jan 13, 2013 at 9:57pm
I've been a fan since the whl days at the forum. This strike sickened me & i'm not sure i want to be a fan again. maybe , maybe not.


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No sooner was Sol Trujillo out the door than the jury of public opinion handed down its verdict: the departed Telstra boss had joined the list of failed foreign chief executives, alongside the likes of AMP's George Trumbull, AGL's Paul Anthony and BHP Billiton's Brian Gilbertson.
In the weeks since the American left Australia, his comments that he has escaped a racist, backward nation have fuelled a debate about whether Australian companies should continue to woo prominent, highly paid executives from overseas.
Is the local talent pool so shallow that company boards are forced to send headhunters on worldwide searches for big-name CEOs?
Yet in a global economy, where Australian companies expand into other markets and generate more and more profits from overseas, how relevant is the question of nationality anyway? Numerous foreigners have successfully led local companies, such as the Americans Bob Joss at Westpac, Chip Goodyear at BHP and Kirby Adams at BlueScope.
And for every boss we are importing, there is an Australian making it big overseas - the late Charlie Bell, who ran McDonald's, the former Ford boss Jac Nasser, Andrew Liveris at Dow Chemical and Rod Eddington, who led British Airways.
However, Mr Trujillo's spectacular departure has set off renewed debate about recruiting overseas, some business leaders openly speaking out against it.
In his inimitable style, Gerry Harvey, the founder of Harvey Norman, sums up one side of the argument, saying most have been "duds", unable to land comparable jobs in their home countries. "They put the money in their pocket and go back home and never work again. I think there's absolutely zero point in bringing people in from overseas.
"The only reason [boards] do it is because the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. They have done it so many times and it has failed so many times, it's like you never learn your lesson.
"They should look internally, and if they had, in nine cases out of 10 they would have got a better result."
Speaking before the Trujillo departure, Wal King, Leighton's veteran chief executive, was similarly sceptical, saying the construction company and contract miner would never accept a successor from overseas. "It has to be an Australian to lead an Australian organisation," Mr King told the Sydney fund manager and author Matthew Kidman in Master CEOs, a book on corporate leadership published earlier this year.
While worldwide searches delivered high-powered bosses, "invariably those people never stay", Mr King argued. "They can implement rapid cultural change, but they never contribute to the long-term future of the company. They don't have the roots or emotional attachment. Not one of them has stayed in Australia. They all come and put their imprint on the organisation and then disappear."
Yet it is now standard practice in boardrooms across the country to announce a global search for a new boss, hiring worldwide headhunters to look for candidates offshore.
"Australia is often a bit thin in terms of senior executive talent," said John Colvin, head of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Recruitment firms such as Russell Reynolds and Korn Ferry said 100 per cent of their CEO assignments, and most searches for senior people who report directly to a chief executive, now involved clients asking them to look offshore.
Global searches, which five years ago were mainly in the financial, medical and academic sectors, now spread to all industries, with the mining and resources sector setting the pace. "Companies are often forced into looking offshore as the market in Australia across a number of sectors simply is not big enough to support local search requirements," Russell Reynolds said in a letter filed last week with the Government's Productivity Commission inquiry into executive remuneration.
With Australia's concentrated market in many industries - for example, just two major supermarket chains - and its relatively small economy, there are simply not enough companies from which to choose talent, global search advocates argue.
From an investor perspective, the chief executive's nationality was "totally irrelevant frankly", said Dean Paatsch, of the corporate governance adviser RiskMetrics.
"Ability should be the pre-determinant. Labour is mobile, and to set your horizon only on the local markets might not be the best thing for shareholders."
It was like looking for a life partner: "Are you really happy with what's on offer at the local pub or should you be looking a bit further afield?"
Boards often turned to overseas candidates when they wanted an outsider to shake things up and change the corporate culture, which Mr Trujillo arguably had achieved, said Peter Swan, professor of finance at the University of NSW's Australian School of Business.
"What we've seen with people in overseas appointments, they were outside appointees when people were disappointed with the culture of the organisation."
Companies such as the old Westpac before Bob Joss's tenure, driven to their knees by bad corporate governance and a dysfunctional company culture, "are the ones that need the outside hires, and it's sensible to go and look for the best talent globally rather than just locally", he said.
But as the Telstra experience showed, it is a balancing act that can end in a culture shock for all stakeholders involved. While Mr Trujillo cleared away the last cobwebs of the old Telecom Australia, the American's confrontational style forced Telstra to appoint a successor to mend fences. The new boss, David Thodey, who was born in Perth to New Zealand parents and grew up in that country, has been out there stressing his Australianness and is eager to repair relations with customers, investors and the Government.
In contrast to Mr Trujillo's experience, the US-born Bob Browning - who retains his links to Australia at the shipbuilder Austal after his controversial stint as head of Alinta - said he found the "Australian business community quite welcoming".
But it was important to get the local troops on side, Mr Browning said.
"I think the worst thing a foreign CEO can do is arrive in a different country and expect to immediately begin rolling out plans based solely on their experiences derived from their own country.
"Foreign CEOs need to take some time to understand the history of the company they've been asked to run, who is who in the zoo, what has worked and not worked in the past … before diving in trying to change things."
Despite the trend to global searches, overseas chief executives of Australian listed companies are still quite rare, said John Shields, an associate professor at the faculty of economics and business at the University of Sydney. He believes that is one of the main reasons why the era of Sol Trujillo and his "amigos" - the senior US management team he brought with him - attracted so much attention.
But the international hiring that has taken place has pushed up the executive pay scale locally, the average chief executive's remuneration estimated to have doubled since 2000, compared with a 30 per cent rise in average weekly earnings. A driving force behind this was the global competition for talent, Macquarie Group said in its submission to the Productivity Commission. "Usually to attract executives to Australia, a higher level of remuneration is set than otherwise would have been had the appointment been made internally," it said.
As if to prove the case in point, Telstra revealed this week that its new chief, David Thodey, will earn up to $9.2 million this year, significantly less than the $13.4 million Mr Trujillo was paid last year.
According to Jennifer Hill, a professor of corporate law at Sydney University, recent annual reports in Australia showed the chief executives of the local top 15 companies were paid about 135 times as much as an average employee, compared with their US peers, who earn about 500 times as much. But the top US companies are usually bigger than their Australian counterparts.
US executives are used to higher equity and cash incentives, too, prompting them to push for higher base salaries when they come to Australia to make up for the lower bonuses and stiffer performance hurdles here, said John Egan, a remuneration consultant.
Worldwide, about 13 per cent of chief executives come from countries outside their company's home nation, according to Booz & Company, which is still compiling the numbers for Australia. There are no data supporting the theory that overseas executives on average fare any better or worse than their local counterparts in Australia, but the failures are more public.
The sample size of local corporate history was simply not big enough to generalise the records of foreign executives, said Dean Paatsch of RiskMetrics. "It's a case-by-case thing. For every good one there have been a few stinkers."
Yet with US bosses estimated to earn three times as much as those in Australia, and disappointments such as the Telstra experience, some corporate governance bodies are calling for more thorough talent searches at home. They want to stop the chase for international celebrity CEOs.
The misconception and inappropriate promotion of star CEOs has shown "there are very few brilliant CEOs who have a silver or a magic bullet to develop shareholder value", said Erik Mather, the managing director of the governance research group Regnan. "It's not a mistake to look overseas for talent - it's a global world - but in a whole heap of areas the Australian economy has performed quite well," he said. "We should be proud of our ability to develop executives. It's well known that ours are highly sought after in both the North American and the UK markets as being intelligent and hard-working people. It's a national issue that we do not seem to be able to grow our own, or if we do grow our own we don't seem to recognise that it's there to be harvested."
Gerry Harvey shakes his head at boards who decide to go overseas rather than recruit from their own ranks. "The boards of directors are appalling in this. That's who it is: the chairmen and the boards of directors. I think they might have finally learned their lessons."
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"If you look at the top companies, from BHP to NAB and all the rest, the succession planning has been abysmal," he said in Master CEOs.
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"Consider the amount of time you are up and riding a wave—the average ride lasts about 10 to 15 seconds,†he explains. "The Indo Board allows you to ride for minutes on end, utilizing the exact same muscles that are used when surfing. For learning surfers, it's a great opportunity to learn at your own pace given that you're not at the mercy of the weather, while it's a great way to practice balance and coordination for those who already know how to surf. You don't have to worry about the weather or the waves, still enjoy the thrill of surfing and everything you gain from practice will be useful when you go into water.â€
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Many have commented on the differences between Pope Francis and previous popes, pointing to the choice of the name Francis, one of the most iconic saints in Catholicism, and his simple lifestyle since he became a Jesuit priest.
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And, Denzel Washington and Woody Harrelson as corrupt characters in, respectively, Safe House and rampart.
I first discovered Hitchens from the other side of the rampart.
In rampart, Woody Harrelson plays a corrupt, violent LAPD officer.
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The department has not changed since the rampart and Rodney King days.
A large ditch was formed, within which a rampart was thrown up.
All knew that everything was prepared on the rampart, near at hand.
I have the same kind of deceit on my own conscience without thinking myself dishonest—What is it you see on the rampart?
She stood on a rampart and stared out at it, looking very sad.
We went to the rampart—a small height formed by nature and fortified by a palisade.
"earthen elevation around a place for fortification," sometimes also including parapets, 1580s, from Middle French rempart, rampart, from remparer "to fortify," from re- "again" (see re-) + emparer "fortify, take possession of," from Old Provençal amparer, from Vulgar Latin *anteparare "prepare," properly "to make preparations beforehand," from Latin ante- "before" (see ante) + parare "prepare" (see pare). With excrescent -t in French, perhaps by influence of boulevart (see boulevard).


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Brevard, N.C. - Due to outside circumstances, the scheduled baseball doubleheader between Brevard College and Montreat College scheduled for Wednesday, April 11th, has been cancelled. The doubleheader will not be made up.
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From: Jerry Kelly <>
Subject: Re: [R-M222] Gaelic translation
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:52:20 -0700 (PDT)
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A correction. 'Seoirse na n-ard' (with n-) is 'George of the Heights'. 'Seoirse na haird' (with h-) is 'George of the Height'. Easily distinguished.
So "Shores-na-hard" = Seoirse na haird = 'George of the Height' (singular).
By family tradition, which height / high place is being referred to?
Le gach dea-ghuí / Best,
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From: Jerry Kelly <>
Subject: Re: [R-M222] Gaelic translation
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 11:54 AM
If this is Seoirse na h-Ard, then it would be 'George of the Heights'.
If this is Seoirse na h-Aird, then it would be 'George of the Height (singular)'
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Often when someone experiences a loss there are no words that can describe the experience. Creative arts therapy can offer another way to explore what is going on and to begin expressing or processing the emotions, thoughts, etc. that occur. This is a place to begin feeling grounded and supported as you work with the grief and/or loss experienced. The art will be both a tool and a reflection of the journey. No previous creative experience is necessary.
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Loss is something we are never fully prepared for, and grief can be a long, heart wrenching, and exhausting journey without empathy and some supportive guidance to move you past the pain. I will help you move past that stuck dark place, and help you get to a place of acceptance and emotional freedom. I am available for a free 15 minute phone consultation to determine whether therapy with me is right for you - to schedule, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or call/text (347) 699-5164.
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Loss is something we are never fully prepared for, and grief can be a long, heart wrenching, and exhausting journey without empathy and some supportive guidance to move you past the pain. I will help you move past that stuck dark place, and help you get to a place of acceptance and emotional freedom. I am available for a free 15 minute phone consultation to determine whether therapy with me is right for you - to schedule, send an email to email@example.com or call/text (347) 699-5164.
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When I very young I lost my fiancée. I went about life as if nothing had happened until it caught up to me. I was trying to open a door with a key and it wouldn't work. I found myself crying and felt out of control. This happened because I didn't want to grieve. What I learned is you can't skip this process. It will catch up to you at the strangest times. I can walk you through this without bottoming out. Ignoring it and avoiding it doesn't work
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Grief and loss can happen when you're young or old. Whenever it happens it can result in an ongoing depression that can hamper your life. I understand how devastating it can be and use various approaches to help you recover and return to your best self. Having been there myself and worked through my own grief and loss, I know what it takes to overcome the pain of grief and loss, and I will help you overcome your own pain and regain your own healthy balance.
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Grief, when it surfaces, is one of the most confusing of human emotions. Together, we will soothingly allow the symptoms to lead us to the heart of the suffering where transformation is possible. If one allows it, there can be a sweetness and comfort in grief resolution. This is accessible as we resolve the barrier of complex feelings, and a part of you comes alive again. It makes sense that grieving enlivens. If there had been no significant bonding in these relationships to begin with, we would not be experiencing their loss as traumatic. While in the resolution process, you may experience a state of openness and vulnerability naturally opening to new learning and corrective experiences.
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All of us at different times have to deal with loss and grief. The key is always to find an appropriate balance whereby we can integrate and accept our new situation while still moving forward and not getting stuck in -- or, in my terminology, 'addicted' to -- the painful memories. There is also a danger, however, in not fully coming to terms with the source of grief and loss. I work hard to strike the appropriate balance in my therapeutic approach.
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Grief is a reaction to loss and it takes time. It is a process of learning how to live in a world that has changed in fundamental ways. When we lose a loved one, or a relationship ends, we have to relearn how to be with ourselves, our families and our friends. We must cope and manage painful feelings, and create new systems of meaning that allow us to live with joy and purpose despite our losses. Treatment can help you negotiate the various stages and painful emotions that are part of this process.
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Losing someone we love is the hardest thing any human being has to experience. It can leave you devastated and nothing ever feels the same after. You aren't present in your work, in your home life or with your friends. Using a multi-faceted approach, empathetic approach, I allow my clients to fully feel and experience their grief in a nonjudgmental environment. And if the person is spiritually-inclined, I help the client put their grief in context from that point of view.
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Grief is a normal response to the loss of a relationship or the death of a loved one. Some people need help managing the overwhelming feelings of sadness, anxiety, anger, and the loneliness that occurs during the grieving process. I can help you to understand what you are feeling to promote a healing process. Please visit my website lhorowitz.com for more information about my qualifications


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A unique style of pornography. Having lived in both Asia (where Japanese pornography is very widespread) and America, I have to say that Japanese pornography is a very disturbing style of erotica.
The first thing that struck me with Japanese porn is how the female must look as if she is suffering. They never seem to enjoy the sex like they do in American porn, they grimace, they look away, they scream in pain, and they very grudgingly accept the money shot. This hinted at the heavy Japanese obsession with S&M (Sado-Masochism). They often cry after the guy is done and finished.
The use of fetishes in Japanese porn is also significantly different from Western styles. The most obvious one is the plaid schoolgirl fetish. All porn depicts a young, nubile girl that bears a striking resemblence to schoolgirls, or at least college age. In fact, there is a type of cream for sale in Japan that reddens the nipple, making it the owner look younger.
Bondage and S&M are widely used in Japanese porn. Tying a woman up then slowly rotating the camera is often used as an introduction. Handcuffing (not always with handcuffs, it can be with rope or a piece of clothing) is seen often.
As Japanese porn drifts to the higher levels of extremity, it far exceeds American porn in terms of depravity. Sometimes, it got so disgusting that it made me somewhat nauseous. Japanese porn is infamous for making a fetish out of anything imaginable.
After watching some Japanese porn, I have decided to stick with the American style of pornography. It just seems more normal. Japanese people go kind of crazy with porn.
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Iran ´imported over £350 million of weapons in three years´ (TELEGRAPH UK) By David Blair 05/03/12)
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Iran imported weapons worth over £350 million in the space of three years despite being the target of a United Nations arms embargo, Oxfam will disclose on Thursday.
In all, 10 countries subjected to arms embargoes still managed to buy weaponry worth over £1.4 billion between 2000 and 2010.
Their success in tapping the international arms market showed the ineffectiveness of current restrictions, said Anna MacDonald, the Control Arms campaigns manager for Oxfam. She added: "If you are an unscrupulous government, it´s quite easy to find your way around them."
The UN Security Council urged all member states to "exercise vigilance and restraint" in the supply of arms to Iran from 2007 onwards. But data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute suggests the country´s rulers went on to buy weaponry worth £350 million by 2010.
Russia and China, who prevented the UN from imposing a comprehensive embargo, are understood to have been the principal suppliers.
Azerbaijan, which will host the Eurovision song contest later this month, is subjected to an arms embargo by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, an association of 56 states.
Nonetheless, the country imported arms worth over £450 million between 2000 and 2010, making it the biggest purchaser of weaponry by any nation under embargo.
"One of the reasons why embargoes don´t work is there are no global rules on the conventional arms trade," said Ms MacDonald. Individual countries are free either to restrict their exports or sell weapons to any buyer and the figures demonstrate that even governments subjected to embargoes are skilled at evading them.
Campaigners say the solution would be a global treaty regulating the trade in conventional weapons. Britain already forbids any exports that could be used for "internal repression" or "external aggression". A new treaty could take those restrictions and make them global.
The UN will hold a conference to discuss the issue in July. However, countries like Russia and China benefit greatly from arms exports. They are highly unlikely to accept any international rules that would restrict this trade. (© Copyright of Telegraph Media Group Limited 2012. 05/03/12)
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This is the average height of a 9-year old child.
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$62 for a Boudoir Photo Package ($375 Value)
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After arriving at the studio with their own lingerie, high heels, or sexy girdles, women sip on champagne while harkening to the individualized advice of stylists. Sirens then pose for snapshots with the studio's collection of jewelry and props, which Arizona Foothills Magazine calls "a big girl's dress-up box." After the session, photo editors remove any glare, and models receive an 8"x10" print. Admiration continues online with a viewing gallery, which clients can browse before using the $35 credit to order more prints or other photographic products, such as albums, CDs, calendars, or canvas wraps. For an additional fee, clients can have their hair styled and makeup applied.
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Stacking jewelry - [PASSION FOR FASHION]
I have no concept of "moderation" and it's no exception when it comes to jewelry. Stacking bracelets and rings is my fav. Why wear only wear one of your favorite pieces when you can just slap them all on?
And it shall be.
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The historic city of Saratoga Springs NY started out as a quiet little settlement with beautiful scenery and magnificent natural springs. As more and more people learned of its healing mineral springs, the area quickly grew into a luxury resort city.
High-society from all over the world made a point to visit the famed "Spa City" and experience the springs for themselves. Today, Spa City is still popular for its rich mineral baths and fabulous culture, but the Saratoga Race Course steals the show every summer with its live Thoroughbred horse racing.
Sports Illustrated once named the Saratoga Race Course as one of the top 10 sports venues of the 20th century, right up there with Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field and others. This year the Saratoga race course is celebrating 150 years of racing with a five-month-long celebration that will last several months and include a wide range of events and activities.
The interconnected events of Saratoga Race Course and the City of Saratoga Springs tell a compelling story about wins, losses and the horses and people that were a part of it. Sunset Hill Stoneware is pleased to work with Impressions of Saratoga and be part of their 150-year celebration. Congratulations on an American success!
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Return to growth in 2013 is No. 1 priority, J.C. Penney CEO says
Ron Johnson hasn't lost his confidence.
The J.C. Penney Co. CEO says this is the year to judge his vision of turning the 110-year-old department store into a collection of branded shops.
Beginning in March, shoppers will see last year's hard work start to unfold in stores, he said, with big changes coming in May, when the home department gets a complete makeover.
"The first year was tougher than I expected, but I would do it over in a heartbeat," Johnson said in a recent interview. "Our courage to disrupt made us stronger."
For 2013, "returning to growth is our No. 1 priority," he said.
Johnson said he's not planning to close stores, which has been a constant rumor. And he wouldn't elaborate about "an unfounded rumor" that there may be more staff cuts at the company's Plano, Texas, headquarters.
Penney's transformation is about to pick up speed.
Last year, Penney opened shops from familiar names such as Levi's, Izod, Arizona, jcp and Liz Claiborne. This year's additions will be new to Penney's customers and include unique products designed for the chain.
Joe Fresh, Canada's largest apparel brand, and home designers Jonathan Adler, Terence Conran and Michael Graves bring credibility to Johnson's vision. But will they bring in the new customers Penney needs to be successful and plug the sales declines?
Penney plans to spend the largest chunk of its marketing dollars this year on "the world's largest housewarming party," a campaign to debut its new home departments.
Johnson also believes new comparisons will help shoppers put Penney's everyday low prices in context. Last year, manufacturers started adding their suggested prices on national brands, and this month, marketing and signs for private-label items include the comparable "elsewhere" price. Fine jewelry prices list the appraised values for insurance purposes.
But Johnson has other challenges that marketing can't help.
Year 2 of his Penney transformation starts with two legal threats. The holders of almost $400 million in Penney corporate bonds believe it is in default because it pledged merchandise as collateral for its $1.5 billion bank line of credit.
A Delaware court is reviewing the issue, which surfaced last week, and the repercussions could extend to all of Penney's $2.9 billion in debt. Penney isn't in a position to pay debt early — cash is a priority as it continues to remodel almost 700 stores, and its debt rating is already in junk status. Johnson said the default charge is without merit.
The other legal challenge is a lawsuit Macy's brought against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia over its celebrity founder's participation in the Penney transformation. Lawsuits between Macy's, Martha Stewart Living and Penney were consolidated last year, and the case goes to trial Feb. 20.
For now, Martha Stewart's name is on rugs, window coverings and two new lines, Martha Stewart Pantry, a collection of food mixes, and Martha Stewart Celebration, a large selection of paper party products.
The 1,100-store chain also has a new private label called Everyday that includes bed, bath, tabletop, cookware and furniture, categories that Stewart must avoid because of a court order.
Penney plans to open its Martha Stewart shops by Mother's Day in 536 stores.
Joe Fresh shops, with clothes designed for juniors and women, will open on March 15 in almost 700 stores. The collection, which is the same as the clothes at Joe Fresh's free-standing stores in Manhattan, will be available at jcp.com a few days earlier.
Shoppers can get a peek at Penney's new brands at its Collin Creek Mall store in Plano. The store is being set up about a month ahead of other stores so that Penney can see which items shoppers like and test the effectiveness of the layout. That store will influence all Penney stores.
Penney has been offering tours of a prototype store that isn't open to the public on the second and third floors of its store in Dallas' Valley View Center. Penney is showing off its future to analysts, retail consultants, shopping center landlords, its employees and other opinion makers.


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Andre Miller, Nuggets hand 76ers first home loss
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Andre Miller had all the right moves against his old team.
Miller scored a season-high 28 points off the bench, Nene had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-104 in overtime Wednesday night.
"It's always good to win against your former team, but I enjoyed these guys and my time here," said Miller, who played for the Sixers from 2006-09.
BOX SCORE: Nuggets 108, 76ers 104 (OT)
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Miller scored Denver's last 10 points in regulation and got another big basket in overtime. His jumper put the Nuggets ahead 106-104 with 42.9 seconds left. Miller then made a steal on Jrue Holiday's errant pass to seal the Nuggets' fourth consecutive win.
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Holiday's arrival in Philadelphia led to Miller's departure.
"They were looking at me as another older point guard," Miller said. "Holiday will be here for a long time."
The Atlantic Division-leading Sixers lost for the first time at home. They had won nine of 10 overall and were 6-0 at the Wells Fargo Center.
Thaddeus Young scored 22 points and Evan Turner added 20 for the Sixers.
"We just couldn't make shots," Young said. "We had every opportunity. We had good looks. We just couldn't get it to go in."
The injury-riddled Nuggets had five players score in double digits, including Arron Afflalo's 14 and Ty Lawson's 13. Miller added 10 assists and fell two rebounds short of a triple-double.
Neither team had its starting center. Denver's Timofey Mozgov sat out because of a back strain. Philadelphia's Spencer Hawes didn't play because of a left Achilles strain. Neither players is expected to miss much time. The Nuggets also were missing guard Rudy Fernandez (right Achilles strain) for the second consecutive game.
Down 82-72 in the fourth quarter, the Sixers scored 13 in a row. Andre Iguodala went end-to-end and dunked. He followed that up with a put-back to give Philadelphia its first lead, 83-82, since the first half.
The teams went back and forth until a frantic final minute of regulation.
Miller hit a short jumper to give Denver a 94-93 lead with 35 seconds left. Holiday dribbled behind his back, crossed over and scored to make it 95-94. Miller answered with a tough runner against two defenders with 7.9 seconds remaining.
"Andre was spectacular tonight," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "He was our best guy down the stretch."
Iguodala got fouled going to the basket and made one of two free throws to tie it with four seconds to go. Miller missed a three-pointer as time expired to send it into overtime.
But he made up for it with the winning shot. Miller came to Philadelphia in the trade that sent Allen Iverson to Denver in December 2006.
"He was fabulous," Sixers coach Doug Collins said of Miller. "I don't know if I ever saw him play a better game."
Trailing 41-31 in the second quarter, the Nuggets made their move when Karl put his two point guards — Miller and Lawson — on the floor together. Miller started a 20-4 run with a three-pointer. He hit another one that got the Nuggets within 43-41. Nene made a layup and hit a free throw to complete a three-point play as Denver took a 44-43 lead.
Miller made the play of the game while pressuring Elton Brand after the big man grabbed a defensive rebound. Miller pretended to get elbowed in the face, covered up and hit the floor. Brand got called for a foul, and Miller quickly got up, cracking a smile as fans booed.
"He flopped," Brand said. "He played phenomenal. He doesn't play above the rim. He uses his skill and his mind."
Lawson's driving layup with the clock running down sent the Nuggets to the locker room up 51-45.
The Sixers used a 9-2 run to pull within 69-67 late in the third. But the Nuggets got consecutive three-pointers from Al Harrington and Corey Brewer. Another three by Afflalo gave Denver a 78-70 lead.
Led by their strong bench, the Sixers pulled ahead 28-19 lead after one quarter. Lou Williams hit a jumper, Young followed with a 19-footer and Williams dropped in a three-pointer.
Notes: NBA Commissioner David Stern was in the crowd. Stern talked about the Sixers' resurgence before the game. "The 76ers announced their presence against the (Miami) Heat in the playoffs last year. This is just a continuation of that. It's exciting," he said. Philadelphia lost to Miami in five games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in the spring. … The Sixers were off to their best home start since opening 10-0 in 2002-03. … Iguodala's only basket until the fourth quarter was a highlight play. He spun around Afflalo and threw down a one-handed dunk during Denver's second-quarter run. … Rookie Nikola Vucevic made his first start in place of Hawes. He scored two points in 12 minutes. … The Nuggets went 4:11 without a point in the fourth quarter. … Iguodala fell one assist short of a triple-double. He had 11 points on 4-for-12 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds.
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It's not the best picture...it's so hard to show the delicacy of a letter transparency. I printed the letter (to my Grandma from her mother) on tracing paper. I'm learning that matte medium DOES NOT work well for everything (duh), I know. But it is like liquid gold. Now I am finally figuring out the joys of a glue stick. Who knew? Also, spray adhesive is pretty darn awesome as well, just make sure you have good ventilation (cough, cough).
I'm reading a little gem right now called "Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon. It's a good read. I mean, it's true there is nothing really "new" out there. I find things I like and then figure out how they made them and then.....make them my own, meaning, my art, my drawing, my letters in my personal collection, you make it personal. You make it yours.


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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 04, 2013
All chefs know that "you have to break some eggs to make an omelet," and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high-frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in order to cook up a better batch of biofuel.
Research by David Grewell, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, and his colleagues Melissa Montalbo-Lomboy and Priyanka Chand, has shown that "pretreating" a wide variety of feedstocks (including switch grass, corn stover, and soft wood) with ultrasound consistently enhances the chemical reactions necessary to convert the biomass into high-value fuels and chemicals.
The team will present its findings at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
In one example of ultrasound's positive impact on biofuel production, the Iowa State researchers found that they could significantly increase the efficiency of removing lignin from biomass in solution. Lignin is the chemical compound that binds cellulose and hemicellulose together in plant cell walls.
Commonly, enzymes or chemicals are used to remove it from biomass and allow the freed sugars to be dissolved for further processing into biofuel. Grewell and his colleagues found that pretreating instead with ultrasound makes lignin removal so efficient that sugar dissolution occurs in minutes rather than the hours needed with traditional mixing systems.
Grewell's team also found that hydrolysis of corn starch could be greatly accelerated using ultrasonics. In a conventional ethanol plant, ground corn is steamed with jet cookers at boiling point temperatures.
This breaks down the corn, leaving a starch mash that is then cooled and treated with enzymes in a process known as hydrolysis to release glucose for fermentation.
The Iowa State team replaced the initial steaming with ultrasound, sonically smashing the corn into tiny particles in the same way physicians use ultrasound to shatter kidney stones. The smaller corn fragments provided more surface area for enzymatic action, and therefore, resulted in fermentation yields comparable to jet cooking.
The potential cost savings for this method, says Grewell, are very encouraging. "Economic models," he explains, "have shown that once implemented, this technology could have a payback period of less than one year."
Grewell and his colleagues report a third application for ultrasound in biofuel production, showing that they can accelerate transesterification, the main chemical reaction for converting oil to biodiesel.
In one case, the researchers found that subjecting soybean oil to ultrasound transformed it into biodiesel in less than a minute, rather than the 45 minutes it normally takes.
Similarly, Grewell's team found that yeast populated with sugar and starved with glycerin, a co-product of biodiesel production, could prodfuce high yields of oil that could be extracted and simultaneously converted to biodiesel with ultrasonics in less than a minute. This is a dramatically faster and less complicated method than traditional techniques requiring multiple steps and relatively long cycle times.
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