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On this final day of the summer of 2012, the Stanley Cup rests.
It was delivered to Montreal on Thursday afternoon, where silversmith Louise St. Jacques started the task of taking it apart and engraving the names of all the Kings' men - 50-some players, owners, coaches, trainers and scouts, according to the team's wishes - on a space reserved for what the franchise accomplished last season.
While the calendar says the Summer of Stanley is officially over, a current league lockout makes the next season TBA.
As far as those in the Kings' organization are concerned - especially those given the crazed task of orchestrating a schedule so that each of the 25 players had his exclusive full day with the iconic trophy over a 100-day period, not to mention having it weave in and around commitments to a few dozen front-office employees and other required public appearances - this is a moment to exhale.
"They don't give you a manual for this," said Jeff Moeller, the Kings' senior director of communications. "It's almost like a rock show tour. Sometimes, it felt like a free-for-all."
Mike Altieri, the team's longtime vice president of communications and content, equated it to the birth of a child after what happened when the Kings won Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 11 at Staples Center.
"Here we were, just coming off an unprecedented moment in our history, and we're being handed this thing and being told: You gotta deal with this now," Altieri said.
"As we inched closer to winning, our colleagues from around the league were saying: `Get ready.' It's an overwhelming process but an ultimately positive and uplifting experience for sure."
This rite of visitation/road show has become a Hall of Fame custom since 1995, after the New Jersey Devils won it. There had been times when Wayne Gretzky was granted some personal days with the Cup during the Edmonton Oilers' dynasty of the 1980s, but nothing had been formalized then.
Now, it's reams of paperwork, securing security duties and making sure everyone behaves.
Hall vice president and designated "Keeper of the Cup" Phil Pritchard, heading a crew of Mike Bolt, Howie Borrow and Walt Neubrand who were on call 24/7, hammered out the details with Moeller and Altieri, who have worked together with the Kings over the past 16 years and became the team's point men in figuring out how to make everyone happy in Hockeywood.
Navigating the L.A. terrain was much different from when the Anaheim Ducks had this responsibility after winning the NHL title five years ago.
"Everyone's system for doing this is so different based on market and organization and priorities of that group," Altieri said. "We really had no time to solicit help. It was just so daunting with so much coming at you."
Once the Stanley Cup Final was clinched, the clock started, and a a new gameplan went into effect.
Yet, for a two-week period, the Cup party almost took on a life of its own, hitting parties with groups of players in Las Vegas, appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," visiting actor Matthew Perry's home in the Hollywood Hills, and ending up at a gathering at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood with David Beckham, Chuck Liddell and a group of little people dressed in Kings gear that got so bizarre even TMZ was reporting on it.
Moeller and Altieri took that period to orchestrate the players' tour, also working with the business side of the organization to find out when owner Phil Anschutz and governor Tim Leiweke wanted their days, as well as coach Darryl Sutter, his assistants, the scouting department, broadcasters, trainers and other key employees.
On a giant white board, Moeller drew a crude map of North America and tried to cluster the requests.
It started in late June, a 27-hour, non-direct flight to the northern parts of Russia, for which Moeller happily volunteered.
"I just wanted to get out of North America for a while, and I figured I could go to Siberia and no one would find me," Moeller said with a laugh.
After Anze Kopitar took the Cup to a highly attended tour of his native Slovenia, which became the 24th country to have the trophy visit for the first time, it went to the East Coast of the U.S. and through Canada. For a time, it zig-zagged across the U.S. - a beach party in Venice one day, a boat ride off the coast of New England the next week.
Captain Dustin Brown probably ended up with the most Cup time, from watching his boys Mason and Cooper blow chocolate milk bubbles out of it the next day at his Hermosa Beach home, and then back to his family home in Ithaca, N.Y., for a day that included a ride in a supermarket shopping cart.
"It was kind of spur of the moment," Brown said. "But it was one of the best things I did. We were in the dairy section and this one woman is on her phone talking to her husband and she's saying, `What do you need ... whoop, there's the Stanley Cup going by."'
Drew Doughty took it into his childhood bedroom in London, Ontario, and laid in bed with it. The dream had come true.
Mike Richards took it paddle surfing in Kenora, Ontario (and yes, the Cup wore a life vest).
Willie Mitchell lifted it at the highest point he could find in Port McNeill, British Columbia.
In Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, rookie Dwight King celebrated his Native American roots and had a photo of him with his uncle, Chief Norman of the Medis tribe, in full headdress.
Sutter had the Cup for almost two full days in Viking, Alberta, for a family reunion.
In Cave Creek, Ariz., equipment manager Denver Wilson brought it out for some roping lessons.
"No one day is really the same," said Moeller, "and you learn that most guys are very happy to get it, but when their day is done, they're spent. A wedding reception is probably the closest comparison you can make."
One day, Moeller took team photographer Andy Bernstein, climbed into a van, and went on a 15-hour impromptu tour of L.A. where they would jump out, snap a photo and video of the Cup with different landmarks, and keep moving.
Moeller tweeted out sites as they had left. Eventually, one family of four took a guess that they'd eventually show up at the Hollywood Bowl - which they did - and were there to get their own photo after waiting some two-plus hours.
Altieri, who also began the process of changing jobs toward the end of the NHL season and is now involved on the AEG Sports corporate side, said the highlight for him this summer was watching "the spontaneity and reaction from people who had no idea the Stanley Cup was around and - boom! - there it is. Cars would stop and people would jump out to take pictures."
Moeller said his highlight was the day the Cup made it to Dodger Stadium for a Freeway Series team photo - the Dodgers, Angels and Kings, in one spot.
In just the first two months, LAKingsInsider.com writer Rich Hammond estimated the Cup's frequent flyer account had already amassed more than 38,000 miles - impressive, considering the Earth's circumference is almost 25,000 miles.
His Google.com map marked the continuous journey. The Hockey Hall also kept a "Stanley Journal" blog post updated every week. Pritchard helped document with photos on his own Twitter account: @keeperofthecup.
With today's technology, it was nearly impossible not to find out where the Cup was, and what it was doing.
"Mike and Jeff were great to deal with," Pritchard said. "I guess it was a first for all us. Having the Cup in Southern California was a great thing.
"It was different than when the Ducks won, because social media has become more and more popular and everything is captured nowadays in some way, shape or form. There were a lot of neat locations, some great events. And most of all was the respect the Cup has by those who have won it."
Pritchard reported few, if any, embarrassing incidents. There are stories of past exploits where the Cup was left at the bottom of someone's pool, broken and Duct-taped together. This time, there was more respect and reverence to report. Several players like Kopitar even took the Cup to family members' grave sites to share an emotional moment.
Some 17 states were included, as well as six Canadian provinces, in addition to the European excursion.
As recently as last week, the Cup was still doing some Hollywood sight-seeing, such as the "Wheel of Fortune" studios in Culver City with host and longtime Kings fan Pat Sajak, the Brentwood home of season-ticket holder and broadcaster Al Michaels, and the production offices of "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Yes, even former Kings owner Bruce McNall got some visitation.
The Cup comes back to L.A. for some youth-rink visits soon and heads to Europe for a second time to coordinate appearances with some of AEG's pro hockey teams in Berlin and Hamburg. From Oct. 9-12, it's L.A.-ready just in case the regular-season opener against the New York Rangers goes as planned.
Ultimately, the Kings plan to produce a book called "Summer of Stanley," with photos from every place the Cup visited. The book could come out this winter.
Now that seemingly everyone in Southern California has their family Christmas card photo taken with the Cup, Moeller and Altieri have maintained their sanity and have a better understanding of what goes into the process - should it happen again.
"That's the best thing about the Cup - it doesn't talk back," Moeller said. "It doesn't matter what time of the night or the morning it is, it never complains or argues or needs to eat."
Still, a welcome rest in Montreal for a face-plate lift procedure seems reasonable as autumn arrives.


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A Polish man who collapsed and died in a Witham road has been described as "a lovely guy who was always smiling" by his boss.
Pawel Kwiecinski, who is believed to have lived in Greenwell Road, Witham, died last Sunday after he was found lying in Bronte Road at about 3am.
Residents and ambulance crews tried in vain to resuscitate the 39-year-old, who worked as a window manufacturer at Masterframe Windows, based in Crittall Road, Witham.
Managing director Alan Burgess said: "He was very well thought of by all his colleagues.
"He was lovely guy and he was always smiling."
See this week's Witham Times for the full story.

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Tour at a Glance
Tour Overview
A scenic 25-minute drive in your motorcoach takes you across the Galata Bridge into the heart of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
Your first destination is the Blue Mosque, also known as The Sultan Ahmed Mosque. This 17th-century marvel was built to rival and surpass the grandeur and beauty of nearby Hagia Sophia, and is a true study in color. It displays a multitude of domes and semi-domes and graceful minarets on the exterior, and over 20,000 shimmering blue Iznik tiles in more than 50 different tulip designs, and 216 stained glass windows, on the interior.
After a short walk, you'll enter the awe-inspiring Topkapi Palace Museum, a huge walled complex that hugs the Bosphorus. This former palace of Ottoman sultans is now a museum displaying an extraordinary collection of art, artifacts, and jewels, including the famed Topkapi Diamond. The windows promise breathtaking views of the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara.
Just inside the palace, the harem offers a revealing look into how the sultans of the Ottoman Empire lived. These private apartments were carefully situated so as not to be seen from the state apartments or courtyards where public affairs were conducted.
A delightful lunch, featuring Turkish specialities and beverages, will be served in a wonderful location surrounded by original Byzantine walls in the old city.
Your tour continues to the Grand Bazaar. This impressive covered market - the largest in the world with over 4.000 shops. You'll view a carpet demonstration and explore the shops filled with jewelry, carpets, leather ware, and copper goods. Bargaining is expected and half the fun.
Within minutes, you'll arrive at Hagia Sophia, also known as St. Sophia, the Church of Holy Wisdom. It was originally built by Constantine the Great, and later rebuilt by Emperor Justinian to be a "queen church" of the new empire. Considered one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture, it's rich with mosaics and marble pillars and coverings.
Your tour concludes with a walk back to your motorcoach, and a relaxing drive back to the port. With Istanbul behind you, you leave with a myriad of unforgettable memories of a lifetime.
Special Notes
On Friday calls; Blue Mosque visit will be substituted with a historical Ottoman Mosque.
Attire for visiting the mosque should cover shoulders and knees; shoes must be removed before entering; bring or wear socks. Shoe bags will be provided. In addition to covering shoulders and knees, all women must cover their head with a scarf. Professional photography and flash are not allowed.
Please be aware of the ongoing restoration of the Topkapi Palace; some exhibits may be closed or artifacts might be on temporary loan to other museums. Your guide will not accompany you inside the Treasury Section of the palace.
The sequence of tour stops may vary; expect extreme dense traffic. Once in Old Istanbul, passengers will walk between the major sites.
This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
This tour uses headsets.
Child Price:
12 & under reduced
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James Hardy has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder for more than a decade.
A retired Navy intelligence officer who deployed 10 times over a 28-year career, including seven deployments into combat zones, Hardy, 53, first suffered what he described as a nervous breakdown in 2000. Six years later, he started drinking heavily, became distant from his wife and three children, suffered anxiety issues and was aggressive and confrontational.
That was before he participated in a clinical trial for an experimental PTSD treatment at Naval Medical Center San Diego. Hardy is one of about 30 patients receiving Stellate Ganglion Block injections in his neck, and he said the shots have worked.
As part of the study, Hardy received three injections that led to relief from his symptoms ranging from one day to three weeks, he said. The procedure is meant to numb nerves in the neck that can cause physical arousal and therefore allow patients to feel more calm and decrease the symptoms of PTSD.
"Those three weeks, I was not angry, I was not anxious, I didn't seek alcohol, and I was very, very calm and gentle with my kids and my wife," Hardy said. "It was like being 20 years old again. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders. It was very dramatic. It wasn't a subtle change."
Stellate Ganglion Block has traditionally been used as an anesthesia dating to the 1920s, said Robert McLay, a psychiatrist with Naval Medical Center San Diego and the author of "At War with PTSD." Recently, a civilian anesthesiologist from Chicago, Eugene Lipov, observed what he believed to be improvements in the conditions of PTSD patients who were getting SGB for pain.
Lipov contacted the military and co-authored a case report along with McLay and four others about an unnamed 41-year-old chief petty officer who experienced extraordinary improvements in his battles with PTSD, alcoholism and memory loss as a result of the treatment.
"Despite its limitations, our case report supports the growing body of preliminary evidence that suggests SGB treatment results in favorable health outcomes and improved quality of life among patients with persistent PTSD," the six authors wrote in this month's edition of Military Medicine.
As a result, Naval Medical Center San Diego first put nine patients through clinical observation, and then began a formal trial in July 2011. The final results of the trial, which is ongoing, have not been determined. Researchers did release a preliminary analysis of the data to the American Psychiatric Association at the one-year mark of the study.
"At that point, we were not able to definitely say this was anything other than a placebo effect, although individuals who get two injections of the real medication did seem to be doing better than any other group," McLay said. "In all of this, there's a lot of variations in how people's PTSD responds. Some people seem to have a dramatic effect. Other people seem to have next to nothing."
Dr. Steve Hanling, principal investigator for the SGB trial, said most patients have experienced moderate improvement. However, he cautioned that a larger scale study is needed.
It's difficult to determine how long it could be before the therapy goes mainstream until the risks and benefits can be fully determined, Hanling said.
"I'm excited about this treatment because, if proven to work well, it may offer us the chance to speed patients' recoveries when used in combination with other therapies," Hanling said.
McLay added that researchers need to figure out why some people respond very well to the treatment while others do not.
"At this point, I don't believe in magic bullets, that there's going to be a one-size-fits-all treatment for everyone," he said. "But it could be a very useful addition to our overall collection of PTSD treatments."
In the 1990s, Hardy fought in Bosnia and Kosovo during the Balkans conflict. In 2000, upon his return from his fifth deployment, he said his mind completely shut down.
Hardy went on medication that enabled him to successfully complete five more deployments, and he served in the Iraq War. But when he returned home for good in 2006, the self-described adrenaline junkie began to have problems that wouldn't go away. During a family counseling session in 2010, a psychologist told Hardy he had PTSD, eventually leading to the SGB study.
Hardy has now completed his part in the trial, and he is hopeful that SGB injections become an available treatment in the future for him and other sufferers.
"I felt it," Hardy said. "It's real. My family noticed. My friends noticed. It made a huge difference."


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ForeverBlue232 wrote:I took my new Flows (1 Opto and 1 GL) to the field for some practice throws to see what they'd do. I also brought a few PD's and a couple Buzzzes to have a frame of reference as to how well I was throwing in general. I'm glad I brought the others with, because they showed me I was having a crappy day throwing. I maybe had only about 2 or 3 throws total that I felt good about. Right now, the Flows seem really touchy for me. If I threw them too flat, they would turn and burn. Too much hyzer, and they'd go decent but not really take advantage of the glide. The GL didn't have as much dome as the Opto, but seemed to have just as much glide. Either that or the massive Opto dome maybe actually cancelled out some of it's glide advantage. For a while, I was buying the comparison to flying like a longer PD. But I couldn't find as much consistency of flight as my PD's. In that respect, the Flow was remeniscent of the River. For me the River is all about hitting the right angle of release, and the Flow felt similar to that for me. But then again, I think I was having an off day of throwing altogether, so I'm not going to judge the Flow just on a few throws this morning. I don't think it will make my bag, but I'll give it some more throws whenever I get the chance.
Henri T. wrote:Jeronimo wrote:DD2 is the Frenzy right? Flow is actually pretty close to it in flight, Frenzy being a little more stable in my opinion.
Hello! This is my first post to this forum. I have read this forum for a while and I really like the knowledge shared here. Please continue same way in future!
Without more ado to Flow vs Frenzy. I have had one 170g P-line Frenzy(DD2) and it has been quite understable since first throw. So I had to find something same type of disc with more stable flight. Hence I purchased a 171g Opto Flow. I have to say that I suprised of the stability it has. It flyes like longer Teebird with more speed and glide. I'd describe its flight with values: Speed 10, Glide 7, Turn 0, Fade 3. Maybe these experices are result from quite big dome and almost unvisible flashing around the under rim. Let's see what happends when I sand it off... All in all I throw Flow as long thows(about 400 feet) as with Frenzy but with more precise flight. Before this the Frenzy has been my longest disc but maybe I have to change it to Flow when reaching for maximum distance with accuracy.
It means that Google Translate is shit for trying to translate Finnish. =)discspeed wrote:JR...Google translate says that you just said "Welcome to the best fribasaitille. Best, therefore, that info may be here when asked.". What the hell does that mean?
Anode|ION|JOKERi|MD2|FD|TD|PD|LEGENDaParks wrote:If the posts on this forum are any indication, the PD is like a Teebird with sunshine coming out of its butthole so hard that it flies faster.
discspeed wrote:Se tarkoittaa, että Google-kääntäjä on paskaa yrittää kääntää suomea
Anode|ION|JOKERi|MD2|FD|TD|PD|LEGENDaParks wrote:If the posts on this forum are any indication, the PD is like a Teebird with sunshine coming out of its butthole so hard that it flies faster.
discspeed wrote:These discs (both my GL and my Opto) were awesome for me @ my tournament this weekend. I love this mold more than I've ever loved a new distance driver. I've been waiting on this disc since the Orc...I thinks it's fairly personal, but this disc just has the feel and flight characteristics that are perfect for my game. It flies like a super Orc that is better in the wind, can fly lower, and has more consistent LSS. For example, between rounds yesterday I ripped all 4 of my pink Optos off the same teepad. I threw them basically flat for a long flex shot, and each disc landed within a 10' circle. I also got birdies on a very difficult hole 2/4 rounds (the other two I totally shanked), both times I was the only birdie on my card. It also worked GREAT for my FH. I get a perfect release off this disc, never once seeing any OAT. Whatever the reason (as I said, my love for this disc is fairly personal), it is the only disc faster than the Orc that I've been able to get a perfectly clean FH release with.
The Flow is 100% in my bag now, and I'm holding a spot for the PD2, which will go along with it as a more stable partner.
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MIAMI - There was a time when Metta World Peace intimidated elite scorers.
Whether it was LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony or Paul Pierce, the former Ron Artest frequently rattled such talented opponents through various tactics. That included his physical play, his quick hands and trash talk.
But even a slimmed-down World Peace couldn't do anything to stop James in the Lakers' 107-97 loss Sunday to the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. James posted 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting by slashing to the basket and making open jumpers.
James' effort marked the first time in NBA history a player scored at least 30 points on 60 percent shooting in five consecutive games.
Although World Peace tabbed James as a "smart player," he strongly resisted praising his game afterward.
"I compliment after my career is over," said World Peace, who scored nine points on only 3-of-11 shooting. "I'm so competitive and in the game right now. We're trying to win a championship this year. When my career is over, I'll give praise to guys who I dominated and stopped and guys who had good games against me. But right now, it's not appropriate for me to judge anybody positive or negative."
Safe to say James' effort was positive. The lone defensive highlights on James included a World Peace steal and an Earl Clark dunk. On a first-quarter play that the officials didn't notice, James' elbow toward World Peace in the midsection prompted him to trip James. Otherwise, James took advantage of World Peace playing him closely by throwing him off balance with his size and speed.
"He struggled against LeBron James, so I don't know if that's struggling," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said of World Peace. "He's just so good. I don't know what to make of it. LeBron is that good."
Grading on a curve
The Lakers sounded neither giddy nor sour about the team's 4-3 mark during the 12-day Grammy trip. Kobe Bryant noted Pau Gasol's foot injury that will sideline him at least 6 to 8 weeks as a "big setback" and bemoaned the Lakers coughing up a double-digit lead Jan. 30 against Phoenix. But he still described the trip as "OK."
"Four and three is successful for losers," World Peace said, "and is successful for people who think of us as a losing team."
Well, they are.
The Lakers (24-28) remain four games behind the Utah Jazz (28-24) for the eighth playoff spot.
"If we use this as a learning experience and iron out the problems," D'Antoni said, "we'll be fine."
Picking sides
Bryant laughed about which duo he'd consider superior: Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen or James and Dwyane Wade.
"You can't argue with six championships," Bryant said, referring to the amount of titles Jordan and Pippen won with the Bulls.


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Former catcher Pierzynski designated by Red Sox
BOSTON -- The first year with the Red Sox ended before the All-Star break for catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who was designated for assignment by the team prior to Wednesday's contest with the White Sox.
"I didn't necessarily see that coming. We know what it's like," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura of the Pierzynski move. "When you're a team expected to win, and it doesn't happen, things like that happen. It was shocking when we came in and found that out."
Pierzynski was part of the White Sox from 2005-12, playing a key role on the '05 World Series champions. He also stands as a fan favorite among the club's faithful but doesn't look to be a fit with the current reshaping process being employed by the team.
General manager Rick Hahn declined comment concerning Pierzynski, stating that the team doesn't talk about individuals who may or may not be White Sox players in the future. Catchers Tyler Flowers and Adrian Nieto rank last in the AL with 29 RBIs and second to last with a .591 OPS.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Plone Video Sprint 2009 – Budapest, Hungary
EngageMedia is pleased to announce a Plone Video sprint at this years Plone Conference in Budapest, Hungary. We'll be partnering with Aspiration and Plone4Artists to put on a 4 day sprint for developers to collaborate on open video technologies on the Plone CMS. The sprint will take place from 31st October 2009 to 3rd November 2009, directly after the conference.
Online video has exploded in recent years, being a major source of the "web 2.0†boom. YouTube, Yahoo Video and other video sharing spaces have been celebrated for making major advances in facilitating citizen media. Despite their success however there are many limitations to these proprietary platforms, such as YouTube's limit on video size, its frequent censorship, the difficulty in downloading the video, the low quality of the flash video employed, the terms of use that allows YouTube to do near anything with your video, etc.
The ability to host and manage your own content using free, libre and open source (FLOSS) tools is essential for independent media organisations and non-profits.


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text: Evelyn R. Smith: An ethereal bouquet of flowers brightens my day May 4, 2013 Story Share Boston, Sandyhook, and a myriad of others like them. It is too much and sleep is fitful each night. When I stir, my husband -- only half-awake himself, will reach for me and pull me close. I snuggle in, but restful sleep will not come. So, this morning I slipped out of bed. What will this day be like? I wonder.Unknown to me at this early hour, seven thousand miles away on the other side of the world, the sun is low in the sky. My long-time Japanese friend Katsu has just finished photographing flowers in the exquisite garden his wife designed. He then uploaded them to his computer, addressed an email to me, and clicked, "Send."I first met Katsu in the "Letters to the Editor" section of the Charleston Gazette in 1947. Japan, at that time, was under the occupational forces of Gen. MacArthur, and an American soldier had given him a copy of the Gazette. In broken but understandable English, his letter asked for an American pen pal, so he could learn about our American ways. (He later said that I was the only one who answered his plea.) Over the seventy years since, we've kept in contact as we've each married, and as he has had children and grandchildren. Katsu and I have spent our lives in two entirely different worlds with two different languages and customs, yet we are like brother and sister.Still sleepy-eyed, I opened my email box. Katsu, whose own country is still struggling to recover from a disastrous tsunami, had sent me flowers! Photos of breathtakingly beautiful blooms opened one by one on my desktop. I gasped in delight as I savored each blossom he had sent. What a lovely way to begin my day . . .Along with the flowers was a note: "Evelyn, in these later years there has not been any good news in the world. The Western and Eastern Worlds are full of very sad, depressing, evil and offensive incidents of daily life. Apart from the bad news, I am sending you some photographs of blooms in our small garden."I am overwhelmed at my friend's gracious and kind thoughts. In response to the hatred and destruction caused by evil men around us, Katsu had chosen to add an act of kindness; and my day is brightened by flowers from the other side of our mixed up world.Not wanting to spoil the joy brought by the gift of flowers, I did not open the newspaper. Instead, I picked up my Bible and re-read portions from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. With new insight, they seemed to describe the events of our day. Our Lord warned us of what will come when we turn from the love of God to love of ourselves and our own lusts. "You will hear of wars, and rumors of wars . . . nation will rise against nation . . . famines and diseases will spread . . . and earthquakes will occur in different places. There will be fearful signs from the heavens . . . signs from the sun and the moon and the stars . . . distress of the nations . . . the sea and the waves roaring. Men's hearts shall fail them from fear, for the powers of heaven will be shaken."Just as Katsu said in his email, the Scriptures warn of "sad, depressing, evil and offensive incidents" that are to come. Are they already upon us?Luke's comment, "Men's hearts shall fail them with fear," is interesting. Evidence of this is all around us. We are afraid to walk the streets at night, so we stay in our homes, with the doors locked and the security system in place. We travel with car windows rolled up and doors locked. We are afraid of strangers. We are afraid of our own shadows. We live in fear! Yet, even in the face of more worldwide calamities to come, our Lord offers hope. In Luke 21:28, He says, "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."Instead of walking around with heads down in despair, we should raise our heads and look up. As our redemption draws near, we are told to look around and help those who are victims of nature gone wild and violence from those who prey upon us.A few of hundreds of Scripture verses come to mind.Acts 20:35, "In all things I have shown you that . . . we must help the weak. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"Galations 6:2, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."And, the most powerful one is found in Matthew 25-40. "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'" Eva Rose Parks observed, "I shall not pass this way again: Then let me now Relieve some pain, Remove some barrier from the road, Or brighten some one's heavy load."My friend Katsu did just that. I shall take another walk through his garden and stop and smell the flowers.Smith is a writer who lives at Edgewood Summit. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 5 US attorney general to go after doctors who overprescribe opioids Peggy Horton: A gift from God Previous Story Joseph J. Mazzella: A hello from Heaven Next Story


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Damon apologizes to Liza for committing the burglaries and lying to her. Liza promises to stand by Damon at his trial for Stuart's sake.JR's family celebrates the fact a donor has been found. Adam explains that he had a one night stand many years ago that resulted in the woman having a son but she didn't tell him and when he finally did learn what happened, the woman didn't want Adam to have any contact with the boy. Adam anticipates the arrival of Miguel, his son and JR's half-brother.
Meanwhile Erica clashes with Greenlee when she interrupts her and David's wedding. Greenlee warns Erica she'll never get her hands on Fusion. Jack is unsuccessful in getting Greenlee to call off the wedding. Erica reminds David of their deal. David and Greenlee are pronounced husband and wife. Gayle slips away from Erica.
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Leyland mindful of resting Hunter amid strong start
DETROIT -- No one has had as many multi-hit games to begin his Tigers tenure as Torii Hunter, which makes it more surprising how often Hunter has sat since his season began.
But then, few have arrived in Detroit with a regular role at Hunter's age of 37. That's what manager Jim Leyland admitted he has in mind when he watches his playing time.
"I have to watch him," Leyland said, "but he's really doing well. And we did have back-to-back days off [with the rainout Tuesday], so that helps. But I have to watch him. It's not easy in the cold weather for anybody, let alone one of our elder statesmen. I have to watch him and not get greedy."
Thus, Leyland expects to give Hunter a day off early next week, either Monday or Tuesday night against the Twins. Lefty Scott Diamond is Minnesota's scheduled starter Wednesday afternoon, so Hunter won't sit then.
Hunter's three-hit performance Friday was his 13th multi-hit effort in Detroit's first 21 games, the most for any Tigers player to begin his Detroit stint since at least 1916.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ten Free Seminars for Family Caregivers from March through May 2009
March 16, 2009
News Highlights
Department of Family Services/ Fairfax Area Agency on Aging
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 708
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-1104
Contact for News Media: Grace Lynch, Communications Manager
Adult and Aging Division
Fairfax County Department of Family Services
Fairfax County's spring Free Seminars for Family
Caregivers series offers 10 events to help family caregivers of
older adults and adults with disabilities throughout the county. Speakers
include experts in law, care management, finances and community
resources. The events occur from March through May.
It Takes a Village to Care for an Older Person
Learn about services in Fairfax County that can help caregivers and older people.
Wednesday, March 25, 7-9 p.m.
Braddock Glen Adult Day Health Center
4027B Olley Lane
Fairfax, VA 22032
Alzheimer's: Life After Diagnosis
Caregivers will learn how to anticipate the needs of their loved ones and plan for future care. Includes information on community resources and supportive programs. Two times and locations are:
Tuesday, March 31, 1:30-3 p.m.
Pohick Regional Library
6450 Sydenstricker Rd.
Burke, VA 22015
Thursday, April 2, 7-9 p.m.
Alzheimer's Family Day Center
2812 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22031
Does Mom Really Need to Move?
Learn how to determine which living arrangement will work best for an older relative considering their needs, resources and services, financial costs.
Thursday, April 2, 7-9 p.m.
Chantilly Regional Library
4000 Stringfellow Rd.
Chantilly, VA 20151
Making Life Easier: Gadgets, Gizmos and Home Modifications
Learn about home modifications and inexpensive tools that can help your loved one maintain independence.
Tuesday, April 14, 7-9 p.m.
Kingstowne Center for Active Adults
6488 Landsdowne Center
Alexandria, VA 22315
Money Management Tips for Family Caregivers
Learn how to identify key personal and financial documents, organize paperwork, assess your loved one's financial situation, and develop a strategy to stretch financial assets to pay for care.
Thursday, April 23, 7-9 p.m.
Oakton Library
10304 Lynnhaven Place
Oakton, VA 22124
Long Distance Caregiving
Learn how to manage long-distance caregiving.
Tuesday, April 28, 1:30-3 p.m.
Fairfax Community Room- Tyson's Corner Mall
1961 Chain Bridge Road
Tyson's Corner, VA 22102
Legal Tools for Caregivers
Learn legal mechanisms that help respect your loved one's wishes including durable power of attorney, trusts, guardianship, and advanced medical directives.
Wednesday May 6, 7- 9 p.m.
Braddock Glen Adult Day Health Care
4027B Olley Lane
Fairfax, VA 22032
Directions: 703-978-0502
Navigating the Medicaid Maze: Waivers, Eligibility and
Learn Medicaid's eligibility criteria, screening process, documentation; and how to access Medicaid to help pay for home-based care and nursing homes.
Wednesday, May 13, 7-9 p.m.
Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
7584 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043
Managing the Emotions of Caregiving
Learn strategies to manage caregiver anxiety, exhaustion, anger, depression and guilt, as well as, tips for cultivating humor during your caregiving journey
Thursday, May 21, 7-9 p.m.
Hollin Hall Senior Center
1500 Shenandoah Road
Alexandria, VA 22308
The series is sponsored by the Fairfax County Department of Family Services' Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, Community and Recreation Services, Health Department, Library, Fairfax Area Long Term Care Coordinating Council, AARP Virginia, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Family Day Center, ElderLink, Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna, and Thomas West Financial Services. The program receives funding from the National Family Caregiver Support Program.
The spring Seminars for Family Caregivers series helps implement the Fairfax 50+ Action Plan directive to "support caregivers so that they can continue giving."
Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-5411, TTY 703-449-1186.


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Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Aimed at servicing 100 cities belonging to the tier 1 and tier 2 categories, India's largest multi-specialty hospital chain Narayana Health (NH) plans to open around 60 super-specialty hospitals across the country, an official said here Saturday.
"We have identified 100 cities in the tier 1 and 2 classes that do not have adequate health facilities. We will invest Rs.1,000 crores and plan to build 60 to 70 hospitals in a span of five years," said Narayana Health vice chairman, managing director and group CEO A. Raghuvanshi.
"Most hospitals in metros are city-centric as they cater to mostly people in the metropolis. Distance becomes a major factor for people living in smaller cities and villages.
"Each of them will be low cost centres and cost will be significantly low in comparison to metros," said Devi Shetty, founder of Narayana Health.
As per the expansion plans, NH will construct six to seven hospitals per year in cities like Lucknow, Guwahati, Siliguiri etc.
Facilities like cardiology, cardiac surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, urology and nephrology would be provided.
"West Bengal will be given priority. Our target is that every hospital should be a heart and cancer centre," said Shetty.
NH, which recently announced its plans to open a 300-bed superspecialty hospital in Lucknow, is commissioning a hospital in Assam's Guwahati.
"Construction will begin this year. Initially there will be 200 beds but later on, we will add more beds to make it a 350-bed hospital. Another hospital will come up in (northern West Bengal's) Siliguri that will be a 150-bed centre," said Shetty.
Under NH's Udayer Pathey endowment programme, 15 students from underprivileged backgrounds in West Bengal were awarded scholarships Saturday to boost their dreams to pursue medical education.


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DORSET have included leg-spinner Max Waller in their 12-man squad to take on Wales in Sunday's Unicorns Knockout Trophy opener at Dean Park (11am).
The former Bashley man, who last represented Dorset when they won the Minor Counties Championship title in 2010, comes in having received the green light from his professional county Somerset.
"I'm delighted that he has made himself available," said skipper Chris Park.
"His inclusion will fill the team with confidence, he is going to open the batting having opened for the Somerset II this season.
"In pressure situations he can be the go-to man, he is a brilliant fielder and will set the standard in the field straight away. Being a professional cricketer he will breed confidence through the side.
"Hopefully, we will get to see a little bit more of Max in the side this year, but for himself personally he will want to perform well to stake a claim for Somerset's first team."
With Waller boosting the Dorset ranks, Park is keen for his troops to get off to a fast start after a lacklustre campaign last term.
The skipper added: "It's something we have spoken about already.
"It will be nice to lead the side out at Dean Park but for me, nothing is going to change in my routine and my normal game-to-game structure.
"I believe in all of our players to do their jobs and carry out their individual roles, if that happens, the cricket will look after itself."
Visitors Wales will also be looking to get their first win on the board after they had their opening day fixture abandoned against Cornwall last Sunday.
Dorset: Waller, Porter, Lawrence, Lintott, Williams, Park, Hicks, Denham, Wolstenholme, Thomson, Hayman, Scott.


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Superman is flying high as the greatest ever sci-fi screen character, beating Doctor Who's The Doctor and a host of Star Wars creations.
The Man Of Steel - memorably portrayed on screen by the late Christopher Reeve - topped a list of well-known names in a poll compiled by the makers of board game Stratego.
Runner-up in the survey was Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford in the original trio of Star Wars movies, while another star of the films, the Jedi master Yoda, was third.
The highest-ranked female character in the list - to mark the release of a new game Stratego Sci-Fi - was Ripley from the Alien movies, played by Sigourney Weaver, who was in 21st position.
The top incarnation of The Doctor was David Tennant at number 20, who was beaten by the Daleks at 13 and even the Tardis at 16.
The best placing from the popular long-running Star Trek series was Captain Kirk (William Shatner) at number seven, in the poll of 2,000 people.
The game's marketing manager Katherine Pierce said of Superman's win: "He is the archetypal hero, and clearly as popular now as he was when he first appeared in comic books over 70 years ago."


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Twilight Hikes with Night Birds: Join Denise Wite, Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, on evening hike in White Canyon to listen for nocturnal wildlife like poorwills, owls and more. Bring a flashlight, binoculars and water. 7-9 p.m. June 29 or July 13. Mitchell Canyon Visitors Center and Trailhead, Walnut Creek. $6 per car. Reservations: email@example.com.
Puppy Fun Day: Puppy raisers and puppies-in-training from the Solano County Puppy Raising Club of Guide Dogs for the Blind will make an appearance at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center. Make dog toys to donate to the guide dog puppy kennel and participate in socialization activities with puppies-in-training. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 29. Jelly Belly Factory and Visitor Center, One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield. Free. 800-953-5592, www.JellyBelly.com.
Animal Feeding at Ardenwood: Check for eggs, bring hay to the livestock and learn the animals' favorite foods. 3 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays. Ardenwood Historic Farm, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont. 510-544-2797, www.ebparks.org.
Loma Vista Farm: Field trips and tours are available for schools, day cares, garden clubs, senior centers and other groups, Monday through Friday throughout the spring and summer. 707-556-8765, www.lomavistafarm.org.
Fish Feeding Time: Get close to crabs and see flounder, perch and pipefish. 3-3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave., Alameda. 510-544-3187, www.ebparksonline.org.
Adopt an older cat: Thousands of adult and senior cats need homes but they can be forgotten this time of year due to kitten season. Kitty Corner, a Contra Costa Humane Society free roam shelter, will have special open hours for mature cat adoptions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 1-5, at 609 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill. For information or to see available animals, visit www.cchumane.org. 925-279-2247.
Cat Caretaker: Earn volunteer service hours while learning cat socializing techniques and caring for cats that live in Valley Humane Society's "Kitty City." Snack and T-shirt provided. For ages 10-15. 2:30-5:30 p.m. July 8-12. 3670 Nevada St., Pleasanton. $250. 925-426-8656, http://valleyhumane.org.
"Terrific Tuesdays": Preschool programs for kids ages 2-5 and an adult are held from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays at The Gardens at Heather Farm, 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek. The cost is $15 for the first child ($8 for garden members), $5 for each additional child. Children younger then 2 are free with one paid admission. 925-947-6712. Themes: July 9: Nature Walk. July 16: Butterfly Gardens. July 23: Bugs and Spiders. July 30: Recycled Art.
Birds of Prey: See birds of prey like hawks, falcons and eagles up close and learn about their unique skills, flight techniques and how to identify the different species. 4-5:30 p.m. July 13. Sulphur Creek Nature Center, 1801 D St., Hayward. Adults only. $18. Registration: 510-881-6700, www.haywardrec.org.
Chicken Keeping Workshop: Rachel Hoff of Dog Island Farm will share information on introducing new birds to your flock, health care, nutrition, mixing feed supplements and the life cycle of chickens. 10 a.m.-noon, July 13. Loma Vista Farm, 150 Rainier Ave., Vallejo. Donations accepted. 707-556-8765, www.lomavistafarm.org.
Wake up the Farm: Little farmers say good morning to the sheep and goats and help prepare a snack for the farm animals. 10:30-11 a.m. Saturdays: July 13, 20, August 3. Sundays: July 7, Aug. 11-25. Ardenwood, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont. 888-327-2757, www.ebparksonline.org.
Meet the Chickens: Kids listen to a story, see what a hen's feathers feel like and search the coop for eggs. 1-2 p.m. July 7 and July 20. Ardenwood, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont. 888-327-2757, www.ebparksonline.org.
Adopt A Rescued Rabbit: Contra Costa Rabbit Rescue and Contra Costa County Animal Services will have rescued rabbits available for adoption from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 13, at Petco, 1170 Arnold Drive, Martinez. Free nail trims and grooming available. See currently available rabbits at ccasd.org and www.contracostarabbitrescue.org.
Adopt-a-thon: Potential pet owners can meet shelter animals looking for new homes during the East Bay SPCA Adopt-A-Thon from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 13, at Jack London Square in Oakland. The adopt-a-thon and pet fair will feature more than 350 adoptable animals including cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs and reptiles. Those not looking to adopt can browse vendor booths, watch canine demonstrations, bring their dog for a $10 microchip, sign up to foster or bring your kids for fun activities. www.eastbayspca.org/adoptathon.
Introduction to Fly Fishing: Practice casting with a certified fly-casting instructor followed by classroom instruction for an introduction to fly selection, reading the water and more. For ages 12 and older. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 14 or August 11. Lake Anza, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley. $66. 888-327-2757, www.ebparksonline.org.
Introduction to Fishing: Learn the basics of knot tying and rigging, gear and bait selection and casting techniques. A valid California fishing license is required for ages 16 and older. Ages 5-15 require parent participation. Gear provided. 8-10 a.m. July 27. Lake Chabot, 17600 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley. $21 adults. $15 kids. 888-327-2757, www.ebparksonline.org.
"Walk for the Dogs": Join Dogs4Diabetics for its annual "Walk for the Dogs," 5K walk through Heather Farm Park and along the Iron Horse Trail. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 17. SportsBasement, 1881 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek. Registration is $30 and includes a T-shirt, refreshments and a chance to win prizes. www.dogs4diabetics.com/partnerships/walk-for-the-dogs.
Animeals: The Valley Humane Society operates a pet food pantry that provides regular free meals for dogs and cats of seniors and low-income families. Donations of wet or dry dog and cat food are always accepted, even if opened or recently expired and can be dropped off during open hours at Valley Humane Society, 3670 Nevada St., Pleasanton. Pet-related items such as litter, treats, and toys are also needed. Pet food distribution takes places through partnerships with local food banks: Pleasanton: Valley Bible Church, first Thursdays monthly, 7106 Johnson Drive. Livermore: Tri-Valley Haven, third Wednesdays monthly, 3663 Pacific Ave. http://valleyhumane.org/programs/animeals.
Camp Cocker Rescue: Meet Cocker Spaniels in need of new homes. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 29-30. Pet Food Express, 1902 S. Bascom Ave., Campbell. www.campcocker.com.
Adopt a Rabbit: The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA will visit Pet Food Express with adoptable rabbits from noon to 4 p.m. June 29, 631 Broadway Ave., Millbrae. For this one-day event, adoption fees will be $20 which is 50 percent off the usual adoption fee. Volunteers and staff will be available to answer questions about rabbit care, diet, housing and house training. To see currently available rabbits, visit www.phs-spca.org. Pet Food
Fishing in the City: Learn to fish clinics teach the basics of fishing to children and adolescents ages 5-15. Equipment and tackle are provided. There is no charge for the clinics but there may be a park entrance fee. Each adult may bring two children; a driver's license is required for a rod loan. For information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dog Book Reading Club: Do you love dogs? Want to learn more about their behavior, training, learning, body language, and using positive training methods? The Humane Society Silicon Valley Dog Book Reading Club meets from 2-4 p.m. fourth Sundays monthly to discuss a different book. 901 Ames Ave., Milpitas. Free. 408-262-2133, www.hssv.org.
Greyhound Meet and Greet: Meet retired racing Greyhounds, and learn what wonderful companions they can make. 1-3 p.m. July 13. Whole Foods Market, 201 W. Napa St., Sonoma. Free. 800-924-7397, www.winecountrygreyhounds.com.
Run For The Seals: Registration is now open for the Marine Mammal Center's annual fun run and fundraiser. Participants of all ages can choose from two routes: a hilly 5-mile trail run and a stroller-friendly 2-mile walk. Both trails wind through the Marin Headlands and with a party at the Center. Prizes for best ocean-themed costumes (human or canine). Register online by Aug. 9. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (check-in 7 a.m.) Aug. 17. Marine Mammal Center, 2000 Bunker Road, Sausalito. $35-$45. www.marinemammalcenter.org.
Beavers of Martinez: Heidi Perryman, Founder of Worth A Dam, will share the story of how one beaver family won the hearts of the people of Martinez. 7:30 p.m. July 11. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way. Free. 415-225-3830, www.sfns.org.
Vive Le Pug: Join fellow pug lovers (pugs not required) to celebrate Bastille Day and raise money for Central Coast Pug Rescue. Enter contests for best human/dog look alike, best Les Miserables-inspired dog costume, or the "Let Them East Cake" dog treat eating contest. Tickets are $50 in advance or $60 at the door and include food, glass of pug wine and activities. 3-6 p.m. July 14. Dogpatch Wine Works, 2455 Third St. http://vivelepug.eventbrite.com.
Summer Camp for Dogs: Wag Hotels annual summer camp for dogs begins July 15. Each week of the five week camp has a different theme and each day will have unique activities designed to be fun and engaging. Activities range from bacon bubbles and beach volleyball to water slides and football. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. July 15-Aug. 16. Wag Hotel, 25 14th St. $7 per day. 888-924-5463, http://waghotels.com/summer-camp.cfm#tab.
Film Screening: "Wild Things," a documentary about the ongoing war on native predators will be shown at 7 p.m. June 25, at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Guided Wetlands Tours: A wildlife naturalist will lead a group (minimum of 18 people) through the diverse wetlands of the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. Learn wildlife identification and behavior patterns, conservations efforts and more. The experience can be customized to include requested information, along a half-mile walking route. For information and scheduling, call 530-846-7505 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region2/graylodge/index.html.
Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve docent-led walks: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Binoculars and bird books available to borrow at no cost. Visitor Center and main overlook are fully accessible. Day use is $4.32 per person, ages 16 and older. Groups of 10 or more should schedule a separate tour. www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region4/elkhorn.html.
Contra Costa County Animal Services
Send animal related events to firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: Funky blues work from Howlin Wolf – his key entry into the funked-up genre that Chess Records was cutting at the end of the 60s with other blues artists like Etta James, Bo Diddley, and Muddy Waters! As on records with those artists, Wolf's older modes are updated here for a hipper, younger audience – backed up with a bouncing batch of electrified backings arranged by Sonny Thompson, and conducted by Thompson and Cash McCall, the latter of whom is most likely playing a bit of guitar here. Tracks are a bit longer than usual, and filled with plenty of heavy guitar bits next to the vocals – and titles include "I Smell A Rat", "Miss James", "If I Were A Bird", "She's Lookin Good", "Turn Me On", and "Message To The Young".


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Manage all of your downloads with EagleGet
Downloading is such a fundamental part of the online experience that you might expect every browser to include a quality download manager by default. The standard offerings are usually a little more basic, though, so if you'd like some help in, say, downloading online videos more easily, then you'll need to install a specialist download manager like the new EagleGet.
This kind of tool is notorious for trying to drown your PC in adware during installation, but EagleGet is much more straightforward, for the moment at least: it'll install itself, and nothing else at all. This might be because the program is still in beta, of course, but at the moment it's safe to try.
And the basics of the program seem easy to use, too. It installs add-ons for IE, Firefox and Chrome; intercepts regular download links, as you click them; and then claims its multithreaded approach can increase download speeds by up to 6 times. Any actual performance gains will be rather more variable, but it did work well enough in our tests, and of course can help you to resume a download if the connection has been broken for some reason.
You need to download a video? That's straightforward, too. Just browse to it as normal (YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, all the main sites are supported), start playing, and hover your mouse cursor over the screen. Click the Download button when it appears, choose a file format and size if you're offered a choice, and it'll grab a copy for you.
If you're at a web gallery, or some other page with several files you'd like to download, then right-click, select "Download all links with EagleGet" and the program will list them for you. Entering a keyword lets you filter just the links you need -- MP3, say, or perhaps JPG -- and then it can download them all with a click.
And the program provides other conveniences, including for example monitoring the clipboard, so if you copy a URL there then it'll pop up and offer to download the file. (You can turn this off if it's inconvenient, of course.)
EagleGet is also very new, and still in beta, so unsurprisingly it has its share of issues. And most are trivial, like the number of spelling mistakes throughout the interface, or the way it insists on displaying its tiny status toolbar all the time, even when the rest of the application has been minimized.
More substantially, though, the program doesn't provide as much choice when downloading YouTube videos as we'd like. (Sometimes it'll offer no choice at all, sometimes you'll get a few file sizes, but it'll never tell you which size relates to what resolution.)
And in one significant beta bug, we found we were no longer able to use WordPress in IE with the EagleGet add-on installed; for some reason the browser no longer allowed us to complete multiline text boxes. The problem didn't seem to affect other browsers, but that's still totally unacceptable, and hopefully it'll get fixed soon.
EagleGet currently has some problems, then, but already it'll work very well for many users, and it looks like a very promising tool. If you're unhappy with your current download manager then this is certainly one to watch.
Photo Credit: Colin Edwards Photography / Shutterstock


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Visit your online medical record today.
People with chronic conditions can better manage their health and improve their lives with the education and connections they gain through support groups. We host groups for people with:
Our programs are geared toward asthma education and management, including asthma camps for children, school programs to educate children and teachers about asthma, and the Better Breathers Club for adults with asthma, emphysema and other breathing disorders. View Classes & Events.
Heart Disease
Our free cardiac support group welcomes patients and caregivers dealing with heart disease. View Classes & Events.
Cancer Support
This free program for patients and caregivers dealing with all types of cancer meets at the Keyserling Cancer Center on the first Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. For more information call Peggy Hitchcox at 843-522-7807.
Cancer Support – WISH: Women In Search of Help
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One of the more difficult things to master for people coming to SQL seems to be the Outer Join. The common mistake people make is of course putting the condition in the WHERE clause from the outer joined table which should have been in the JOIN itself. There was a question about this on Stackoverflow and a person claimedhe did have an Left Join because...well....he had Left Join in his SQL statement...
Let's take a look at some code, create these 2 tables
Our output is this
HomeID City Taxes HomePhotosID1 New York City 12000.00 11 New York City 12000.00 23 Wichita 6000.00 33 Wichita 6000.00 4
4 Tampa 9000.00 5
A left join
Gives us this
HomeID City Taxes HomePhotosID
1 New York City 12000.00 11 New York City 12000.00 22 Sacramento 11000.00 NULL3 Wichita 6000.00 33 Wichita 6000.00 44 Tampa 9000.00 5
Now what will these 2 queries bring back?
Did you guess correctly?
It is helpful to know the order of logical query processing, here is what happens in general
FROM (incl joins)
Let's beat this horse to death once again shall we, Paul Nielsen wrote about SQL in the cloud already here: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/paul_nielsen/archive/2009/02/24/sql-in-the-cloud.aspx where he made the following prediction:
In five years time, hosting your own SQL data on your own servers will seem as obsolete as running your own dial-up BBS.
I am not so sure about that!
I attended the Microsoft Enterprise Developer Conference in New York City on Tuesday and Wednesday. Last year it was all about High Performance Computing, this time it was all about the cloud(I know, big surprise right?)
I am going to focus this post on SQL Server Data Services. The SSDS session was presented by David Robinson who is a senior program manager on the SQL team. As you can imagine David is the perfect person to ask all kind of questions about what you can and can't do in SSDS. If you would like to watch this session yourself then visit this link: http://entdevcon.istreamplanet.com/video.asp?v=36
Oh, and that annoying person sitting in the front row asking all those questions......yeah that's me
Here are the reasons I think some customers won't be able to move to the cloud just yet
1) 10GB limit
This is a biggie for me since I have almost no databases that are smaller than the size limit. You can create many databases and implement some kind of sharding but you need to do this yourself. There is no support for distributed/federated views across databases. You also cannot use USE syntax. Remember all that dynamic SQL that you wrote that started with USE DatabaseName..probably not a good idea.
2) No execution plan
Okay so how do you check if your query will perform well?You can't do a SET SHOWPLAN command either
3) Costly queries will be terminated
I might have a query at the end of the month that calculates correlations for 90000 indexes and the query runs for 5 minutes, a query like this could be terminated
4)No CLR
So you have that superfast split function coded in CLR,that won't fly in the cloud mister, you are out of luck. Spatial data is another thing that is not supported
5) No analysis or reporting services
Probably not as big of a deal but it would still mean that you now need a separate license to run SSAS or SSRS on campus
6) No DMVs,
If you use DMVs or catalog views to build logic to do certain things in SQL you will need to rethink that
I didn't hear (and forgot to ask) about scheduling jobs or if you have access to msdb/sql agent in any form. I also don't know if you can run SSIS packages in the cloud.
Below is a picture that shows you what is and what is not available for V1
So what do you think? Will you move to the cloud anytime soon?
I have used IN many times in my life, usually I would use hardcoded values. Something like these two queries
Today I saw a query on a forum where a person used column names, this got me interested and I fired up this query in the adventureworks database
That query will return all the rows where Lastname or Firstname or the first 7 characters of the emaill address have the value Thomas
Here is what the execution plan looks like
|--Clustered Index Scan(OBJECT:([AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[PK_Contact_ContactID]), WHERE:(N'thomas'=substring([AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[EmailAddress],(1),(7)) OR N'thomas'=[AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[LastName] OR N'thomas'=[AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[FirstName]))
The way I usually write a query like that is like this
Here is the plan for that
|--Clustered Index Scan(OBJECT:([AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[PK_Contact_ContactID]), WHERE:([AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[FirstName]=N'thomas' OR [AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[LastName]=N'thomas' OR substring([AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[EmailAddress],(1),(7))=N'thomas'))
Or better yet like this
The plan for that query is below
|--Clustered Index Scan(OBJECT:([AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[PK_Contact_ContactID]), WHERE:([AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[FirstName]=N'thomas' OR [AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[LastName]=N'thomas' OR [AdventureWorks].[Person].[Contact].[EmailAddress] like N'thomas%'))
So my question to you is do you ever write a query with columns inside IN?
To use compression you have to understand what your data looks like, if your data is mostly unique then compression might not really help a lot. If your data is repeated on a page then it could be beneficial. In my own test compression would improve performance with some tables and not so much with other tables. I won't explain how compression works, this is all explained in books on line. the goal of this post is for you to have some code that you can run and then see how page and row level compression differs compared to the original data.
Here is some code that you can run to see how compression works. the data I have used is similar to what we use at my job(but not the same, i used fake tickers so don't try to invest in those ;-0). I have used just the 10 industry groups from the Industry Classification Benchmark, I left out supersectors,sectors and subsectors otherwise we would have a lot more rows per table. I also did not create fake ISIN Code,SEDOL and CUSIP columns since that would have bloated the code in this post. The code will generate 2780650 rows per table, this is a nice size to test with.Compression is really nice when you get charged $30 per GB for the SAN, so besides performance there is also a cost benefit in storage
Here is the codeThis block of code will create the database, setup the lookup tables and create the tables for our tests
--our Industry Classification Benchmark table
--just industry groups
--currency table
--just handful of currencies
--market cap table
--left out a bunch of market caps
--calendar table
--the table that we will test against
--2780650 rows
--create a copy for page compression
--create a copy for row compression
--add unique constraint
--page compression
--row compression
Now that everything is setup we can look how big the tables are. Run the code below (old school I know)
Table: 'IndexCloseValues' (213575799); index ID: 1, database ID: 16TABLE level scan performed.- Pages Scanned................................: 23767- Extents Scanned..............................: 2972- Extent Switches..............................: 2971- Avg. Pages per Extent........................: 8.0- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 99.97% [2971:2972]- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 0.01%- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 0.17%- Avg. Bytes Free per Page.....................: 23.3- Avg. Page Density (full).....................: 99.71%
Table: 'IndexCloseValuesPage' (245575913); index ID: 1, database ID: 16TABLE level scan performed.- Pages Scanned................................: 9307- Extents Scanned..............................: 1165- Extent Switches..............................: 1164- Avg. Pages per Extent........................: 8.0- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 99.91% [1164:1165]- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 0.04%- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 0.77%- Avg. Bytes Free per Page.....................: 10.7- Avg. Page Density (full).....................: 99.87%
Table: 'IndexCloseValuesRow' (261575970); index ID: 1, database ID: 16TABLE level scan performed.- Pages Scanned................................: 13255- Extents Scanned..............................: 1657- Extent Switches..............................: 1656- Avg. Pages per Extent........................: 8.0- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 100.00% [1657:1657]- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 0.01%- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 0.36%- Avg. Bytes Free per Page.....................: 11.4- Avg. Page Density (full).....................: 99.86%
As you can see compression really reduced the pages for the table, page level compression looks really good here.
First let's look at the execution plans, running the following block of code....
select * from IndexCloseValues
...will result in this plan
Increasing the query to return a month of data instead of a day
will result in this plan.
You can draw your own conclusions from those images
Let's look at some reads, first turn statistics io on
950 row(s) affected)
Table 'IndexCloseValues'. Scan count 1, logical reads 12, physical reads 0......
(950 row(s) affected)
Table 'IndexCloseValuesPage'. Scan count 1, logical reads 7, physical reads 0......
Table 'IndexCloseValuesRow'. Scan count 1, logical reads 8, physical reads 0......
Those are some nice numbers for the reads, now we will increase the date range to one month
Table 'IndexCloseValues'. Scan count 1, logical reads 125, physical reads 0......
(14250 row(s) affected)
Table 'IndexCloseValuesPage'. Scan count 1, logical reads 52, physical reads 0......
Table 'IndexCloseValuesRow'. Scan count 1, logical reads 69, physical reads 0......
When selecting more data the numbers look even better.
Turn statistics io off again
So as you can see compression reduces the reads by over half when using page compression.
Today's teaser is very simple
First create this table
CREATE TABLE #Tran (TranCountDefault int DEFAULT (@@TranCount),TranCountPassedIn int)
As you can see that table has two columns, one column has a default of @@TRANCOUNT. Now run this piece of code
DECLARE @trancount int
SELECT @trancount = @@TranCount
INSERT #Tran (TranCountPassedIn) VALUES (@trancount)
We assigned @@TRANCOUNT to the @trancount variable and we passed that in, so TranCountDefault has the default value and TranCountPassedIn has the value we passed in
Now when you do a select from the table will the 2 columns have the same value?
SELECT * FROM #Tran
We all know that CURRENT_TIMESTAMP is ANSI and carries the Celko stamp of approval while GETDATE() is proprietary. So now run the following line of code
No problem right? Let's take a look at what is actually created, run the query below
SELECT object_definition(id) FROM sysobjects WHERE name = 'df_duh'
Interesting, the object definition for the constraint shows getdate() not current_timestamp.
Let's verify that by using sp_help, run the query below and scroll all the way down, look at the constraint_keys column
I got tagged by Go Daddy girl Michelle Ufford in her post
Things you know now…. I also got tagged by Denny Cherry in his post Things You Know Now...
George, a good friend of mine created a blog post showing how you can do a SQL Server Zipcode Latitude/Longitude proximity distance search without using the geography data type. I searched the internet to see if anyone had something similar with the geography data type available in 2008 and could not find anything that showed some useful stuff. Yes there is a lot available with geometry and polygons but nothing I was looking for. George challenged me and I did the 2008 version.
There is nothing really complicated. if you run this
Some Simple Code To Show The Difference Between Newid And NewsequentialidIn SQL Server 2000 we got the uniqueidentifier data type and the newid() functionLots of people thought that newid() would be very handy to create some unique values across all databases.Newid() is nice but it has a little side effect; it causes terrible page splits because it is a random value. SQL Server 2005 introduced newsequentialid() where each value generated by the function is always greater than the previous value.Let's take a lookFirst we will create these two tables
Take a look at this code, will the select return anything or not? Look at the subquery and notice that there is no FROM there.
This is a very exciting/confusing/glooming period for SQLServer Developers/DBAs
On one hand there is the 'cloud' which will take our precious boxes away from us and we won't be needed to manage it anymore.
On the other hand is an avalanche of technologies bundled with every release of SQL Server.
Back in the 2000 days all you really needed to know was
Profiler/QA and other tools
I can just see the skills required for a SQL Server DBA these days
Entity Framework
SSMS/ Profiler/QA/BI Studio and other tools
With Kilimanjaro this list will only get longer.
Soon your IT shop will look like a hospital.
You need some SSIS with C#? Talk to DBA A
You need some Powershell automation with SMO? Talk to DBA B since DBA A doesn't know Powershell
You need some DTS? Talk to DBA C because DBA A and DBA B started to use SQL Server with version 2005 (9) and don't know anything about DTS
Is there really one super DBA who knows all these technologies? I don't think so; it is time to start specializing. Besides the stuff you absolutely need to know like T-SQL, the internals and maintenance, you will have to pick your direction.
So I ask you the reader: what brings the future for the SQL Server DBA?
Wow, it has been already a year since I wrote A year in review, The 21 + 1 best blog posts on SQLBlog last year
Here we are with another fascinating collection of links, some of them are chosen for their content and some of them for the great comments.
Which was your favorite post of the past year?
Chris Shaw posted a new SQL Quiz where he asks: "What are the largest challenges that you have faced in your career and how did you overcome those?"
Denny Cherry (@mrdenny on twitter)tagged me so here is my story:
The biggest problem I had was when a developer I worked with went on vacation, it was agreed upon by us and the client that once that developer came back from vacation we would make her changes 'live'. Needless to say a week after she left the cliend needed this code now because the tax code changed (or something like that) I did not really know what she worked on specifically, nor did I know if whatever the latest thing was on development should be pushed out to production. We had some code on the QA box but that was not the greatest and latest either. The biggest problem was that I didn't really know what procs had changed between dev/qa and production. I tried to do this manually but after 4 hours of so got frustated because I was scared I would mess up something on the production box.
This is where third party tools come in :-) I fired up SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare (for the lookup tables mostly) saw what needed to be changed on production, scripted out everything and I was in business. Yes I dropped tables on a production box (one table really) and messed up data but that I could fix fairly easy with a point in time restore and I knew what needed to be done. The problem is when you are faced with the unknown, what you do then will decide if you sink deeper into the hole you are already in or if you come out of that hole saving the company/CEO/data.....
So now it is my turn to tag some victims. first person I am taging is George Mastros, an amazing SQL developer and a good friend. Next up is Alexander Kuznetsov because he was giving me a hard time with the interview questions post. Another person I am tagging is Aaron Bertrand (@aaronbertrand on twitter) because I learned a lot of him from the newsgroups when I was lurking. Finally I am tagging Andy Leonard because he is on twitter (okay so I had to come up with a reason, @andyleonard)


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Reason for sadness?
July 17 2008 01:40PM
By now you've heard it, but some Nation staffers were at lunch sans laptop, so here it is: TSN and other news agencies are reporting that free agent Marty Reasoner is going to be joining the Atlanta Thrashers. According to the story at TSN.ca, it's an as yet undisclosed deal.
Seems like a lot of people are hot and cold with old Marty. Is it better for the Oil to have gotten rid of him, or will he be missed on the ice next year?
Well I guess Sakic will light it up for the Thrashers now!
For some reason I am kind of sad.
I think its still feeling bad for him to get traded right before the run.
July 17 2008, 02:03PM
While the dollars and the points involved are not really comparable, I find myself feeling a lot like I did the day Smitty left for New York. Business-wise, I can see how this makes sense. On the ice, this is still pretty understandable overall. But wow, that dressing room is going to have a huge hole to fill.
In this day and age where everyone is raised with a 'me-first' attitude (and I'm not talking about just hockey players) Marty was the one guy that always seemed to be all about the team. While I'm reasonably sure we can replace his point production, I just hope that the same work ethic will find its way into the next body who occupies that stall or the next player to wear #19. Good luck, Marty. You deserve it.
I think this is awesome. We have so many good young talented forwards who will now get more of a chance because Marty (if he was faster would be Joe Sakic) Reasoner will not be getting 20 minutes of ice time per game. This means a spot just opened up for 1 of the 4 or 5 young guys (AKA Brule Potunly, Shremp, Pouliot) who deserve a shot in the bigs!
i don't understand why people take mact's comment about sakic and place them on marty's sholders. this pisses me off. marty is a class act that was mr. consistent and one of our best penalty killers! not to mention his face off capability. marty deserves our respect, and not snide remarks.
i hope you have a great year in atlanta marty and maybe we'll se you in copper & blue again before you're done.
In two years he is an assistant in springfield.
I'm sure the team may miss him in the room. I have yet to buy Oiler tickets anticipating with great excitement watching Reasoner play. With so many younger players in line I think they made the right move.
it was written on the wall after greener, his comedic partner, got traded to la-la-land. who was he supposed to make bad, deadpan gags with?
We have so many good young talented forwards who will now get more of a chance because Marty (if he was faster would be Joe Sakic) Reasoner will not be getting 20 minutes of ice time per game.
By which you mean 14-15 minutes a game, with 3+ of it coming on the penalty-kill, right?
I'd guess Cogliano picks up the penalty-kill time, and whichever kid is good enough to break in on he 4th line gets the rest (my money's on Potulny).
Heck of an oiler. I have all the respect in the world for him as a player. he really stepped it up down the stretch. just too bad he had a couple knee and ankle injuries, being a poor skater was really his biggest flaw.
No doubt on someone being able to fill his point production, but work ethic and team first attitude is gonna be missed for sure .
Marty was a good Oiler, showed up every night. But, ya know, I am glad to see this team take a different road, seems like for a long, long time we've been a whole team of Reasoners (no disrespect intended). But what I mean is a collection of 3rd and 4th liners. It looks like we will be a lot deeper with skill guys on the top 3 lines this season. But hey, best of luck to Marty!!
July 18 2008, 10:15AM
Glad he is gone, was not valuable to the team. The Oilers had to many guys in that tweener role, not great offensively but not a defensive liability either. And answer me this Mac T, How is he even comparable to Joe Sakic? Joe has a quick release on his wrist shot and was Mr.Clutch when the Avs needed a goal, Reasoner couldn't hit an empty net as evident by the two he missed at the end of last season. Good Riddance Marty!!!!
Marty Reasoner has no talent at all and is a prime example of how the NHL has expanded to to many teams therefore to many players who have no right to play among the world's best hockey players. This is a great day in Oilers' history. I am almost more excited about this then if the Oilers had actually signed Hossa.


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The other great thing about the OnBeat Air is that it works with AirPlay,. It's our AirPlay certified iPad dock. What we're looking at here is our EasyConnect in the JBL app. This EasyConnect helps you connect your iPad to AirPlay and your OnBeat Air. So it's very, very simple to do and actually has step by step instructions on how to get your iPad on your Wi-Fi network so you can enjoy great sound via AirPlay.
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An armed robber who mugged and threatened a taxi driver with a gun has been sentenced to five years behind bars.
Danny John Young, 25, of Gatley Avenue, in Epsom, appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, January 17, for sentencing after pleading guilty to robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear in December.
The incident occurred at 11.20pm on Friday, February 22, when a taxi driver picked up passengers from Worcester Park and travelled to Stanton Close, in Epsom, where he was threatened with a firearm and mugged of his wallet and mobile phone.
The taxi driver, a man in his 30s, was left shaken but uninjured.
Young had been remanded in custody since he was charged in July.
He committed the offences with his brother, Lenny Lewis Young, 18, of Monument Way, Weybridge.
Lenny Lewis Young also pleaded guilty to the same offences at Guildford Crown Court in December and will be sentenced on March 25.
Detective Constable Catherine Jenkin, of East Surrey CID, said: "This was a complex investigation which lasted several months but we were determined to bring those responsible for this awful offence to justice.
"The victim endured a terrifying ordeal at the hands of the Young brothers and no doubt this incident will stay with him for some time but I hope the sentence passed today will go some way to bring him closure.
"Incidents of this nature are rare in East Surrey but when they do occur they no doubt heighten the fear of crime among lone workers in our community.
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First impressions can leave lasting images and the initial judgments of Reggie McKenzie and Dennis Allen have been duly harsh. Hired to steer the Raiders into a new and modern era, the rookie bosses crashed in public.
The 2012 season left nasty scars on McKenzie, the general manager, and on Allen, the head coach. So now they're eager to prove they're not a couple of overmatched rubes.
"When things don't go well, we're all involved — coaches, players, management — everybody has a piece of it," Allen, who finished his rookie season in Oakland with a 4-12 record, said recently.
"And when we have the success we're going to have, everybody's going to have a piece of it. Right now we're building that.
They're arriving at dawn, walking into the team's Harbor Bay facility with a purpose and walking out at dusk with a sense of accomplishment. The football side of the franchise is, they insist, better organized and equipped than it was a year ago. Gone, they say, are the natural chaos created when many new faces converge on a single new place.
"When you ask me what makes me feel better about the team, I have to say everything," McKenzie said recently. "Everything I needed to do last year already is in better shape this year.
"We're going to build this thing. We're going to build it the right way."
There is there word again. Build. That's the attitude permeating team headquarters. As McKenzie and Allen arrive at the NFL Scouting Combine this week to inspect draft-eligible talent, holding the No. 3 overall pick, they wish they held something they don't — at least not yet.
They'd like to have more draft picks. They still believe, quite firmly, that the draft is the surest way to build a team — to, in this instance, make the Raiders matter again. McKenzie and Allen turn westward, across the bay, to cite a classic example.
"That's how the 49ers were built," Allen says. "Look at their offensive line. The left tackle was a first-round draft choice. Their left guard was a first-round draft choice. Their right tackle was a first-round draft choice. Their quarterback was a first-round draft choice, and then they went with a second-round draft choice. Michael Crabtree was a first rounder. Their tight end was a first-round draft choice."
McKenzie pointed to draft's impact on San Francisco's defense, on which five starters — NaVorro Bowman, Dashon Goldson, Ray McDonald, Aldon Smith and Patrick Willis — were selected in the draft. Three others, Justin Smith and Carlos Rogers and Donte Whitner, were first-round choices of other teams before coming to the 49er as free agents.
"They (inherited) a lot of talent," McKenzie said of coach Jim Harbaugh and his staff, hired in 2011. "And the coaches came in knowing know what they are supposed to do. That's how you build it. People can (criticize) the prior staffs and, yes, those staffs had some direction issues. But they still put together a talented team."
This is where McKenzie comes to the aid of himself and, moreover, his head coach. It's unfair, the GM said, to compare the immediate and dramatic improvement of the 49ers under Harbaugh in 2011 with Oakland's regression in Allen's first season because Harbaugh had the benefit of Pro Bowl talent and, moreover, staff continuity.
All three of Harbaugh's coordinators came with him from Stanford, as did three more assistants. A couple more worked under Harbaugh at the University of San Diego. Offensive line coach Tim Drevno has been with Harbaugh since 2003 at USD.
The assembling of Allen's staff last season was, by contrast, a fire drill. The result was a first-time head coach getting to know his assistants, while trying to read and react to McKenzie's desires, while trying to cope with the demands of coaching the team.
There were times, Allen concedes, when the challenges took a toll.
"What I learned is you have to stand up, stand out in front and lead the team through (challenging circumstances)," he said. "I think at times I did a good job. At other times, when I look back, if I'm really honest, I say, 'Damn, I could have done a better job here.' The bottom line is you have to lead everybody.
"The area of improvement where I have to be better is working with the special teams and the defense, letting them know what my vision is and providing a framework. I know I'll be better at is providing clarity for the assistants."
Allen and McKenzie realize they confront several layers of competition, beginning with the AFC West and the conference overall. There also is the local sports market, more specifically the other NFL franchise, which is riding a wave of success.
The 49ers are coming off a Super Bowl appearance, something the Raiders have done once since returning in 1995. San Francisco has surrounded its core of stars with young talent, while the Raiders are scouring the wires. The Niners are even building a new stadium, at warp speed, while the Raiders' stadium ambitions remain in the dream stage.
"It really doesn't affect what I do," McKenzie said of San Francisco's revival. "But it does provide some motivation, because you want to be good. You want to own your home.
"But everybody loves a winner. So I understand. It's my job to bring a winner. And that's what I expect to do. I'll get my motivation anywhere I can get it."
In illuminating the lessons of 2012 and how they might apply those lessons to 2013, McKenzie and Allen were about as candid as could be expected. They owned up to their mistakes, strongly implying they will not be repeated.
And while much of what they said struck me as fair and reasonable, if they're coming off another dreadful season next February and still employed here and and saying the same things, their words will sound hollow and breezy, like an oversized bag of excuses.
Monte Poole is a sports columnist for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.