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Make your child into a monster when you create this adorable DIY Halloween costume. The Frankenstein Kids Halloween Costume is a charming project that harkens back to old school Halloween custom ideas that were actually DIY-ed. You can make this costume from things you can find in your home. Use some spare fabric and a few cardboard boxes to create a fun Frankenstein costume for Halloween. Find this project and 34 other kids Halloween costumes in Cute and Easy Costumes for Kids by Emma Hardy.
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- 45x44in (114x110cm) brown fabric for the top, and matching thread
- 49x34in (124x85cm) gray fabric for the pants, andmatching thread
- Scraps of fabric for patches
- Pinking shears
- Embroidery floss and needle
- Craft knife
- Cardboard box approx 61/2x61⁄2x8in (17x17x20cm) for the head
- Green and brown water-based paint and paintbrush
- Black felt
- High-tack craft glue
- Black marker pen
- Two bottle tops
- Two cardboard boxes for the shoes approx 9x41⁄2x31⁄2in (23x11x9cm)
- Two 28in (70cm) pieces of black cord
- Make the top and pants using pattern pieces 75a, 75b, and 76. Trace and cut out pattern pieces 75a and 75b and combine them along the marked lines to make one large pattern. Use this to cut out one front and two back pieces from fabric. Right sides together, pin and stitch the back pieces to the front, along the top of the arms, along the underside of the arms, and down the sides, taking 3⁄8in (1cm) seams. Snip into the seam allowances under the arms. Press the seams open.
- Turn right side out. Turn under 3⁄4in (2cm) on the back edge of both back pieces. Pin and stitch in place near the raw edge. At the center edges of the top, sew the two pieces of a Velcro patch to the underside of one edge and the outside of the other edge, aligning them so that they are at the same distance from the top on both edges. Repeat at the top and bottom using the above diagram as a guide.
- Press under 3⁄8in (1cm) on the bottom edge, the neck edge, and the lower edges of the sleeves. Pin and stitch these hems in place. Press the top.
- Using pattern piece 76, cut out two legs from fabric. With right sides together, pin and stitch the long sides of the leg pieces together on both legs, taking a 3⁄8in (1cm) seam. Press the seam open.
- Turn one leg right side out and slip it inside the other leg. Line up the seams and pin and stitch a 3⁄8in (1cm) seam around the tops of the legs. It can be a good idea to sew a second line of stitching to reinforce the seam. Make small snips in the seam allowance around the curve, being careful not to cut through the stitches. Turn the pants right side out and press.
- Press under 3⁄4in (2cm) at the top edge. Pin and stitch close to the raw edge to make a channel, leaving a small opening in the stitching. Push a piece of elastic through the channel (see page 122) and stitch the opening up. Press under 3⁄8in (1cm) at the bottom edge of each leg, and pin and stitch these hems in place. Press.
- Cut 4in (10cm) squares of assorted fabrics using pinking shears, and stitch them randomly onto the top. Using embroidery floss, make large stitches around them for decoration.
- Using a craft knife, cut off the top of the box for the head, and turn the box upside down. Cut ear shapes from the sides and a brow from the front. Paint the head green and leave to dry completely.
- Cut six 6x3/4in (15x2cm) strips of black felt and glue them onto the top of the head. Cut out two felt eyebrow shapes and glue them onto the face.
- Draw a scar on the forehead using a marker pen. Glue bottle tops onto the sides of the head to look like a bolt, holding them in place until they are stuck.
- Remove the tops from the two boxes for the shoes. Cut an oval about 31/2in (9cm) long in each box, about 11/4in (3cm) from the back. Make sure that your child can push their feet through the holes. Paint the shoes brown and leave to dry.
- Draw stitching and lace holes on the shoes with the marker pen to decorate them.
- Make small holes for the laces. Thread the lengths of cord through the holes to lace them up. Finish with a bow on each shoe.
TIP: Use old shoeboxes to make Frankenstein's oversize shoes. Or look for empty food boxes in similar sizes, making sure that the boxes are not so big that they could cause accidents!
Project excerpted from Cute and Easy Costumes for Kids by Emma Hardy. CICO Books, $19.95, 2010.
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BEAR lifted the Evesham Mechanical Services Knockout Cup for the first time in 21 years, upsetting holders Bretforton Old Boys 3-1.
In front of a crowd of more than 500, Bear scored three times in the opening 21 minutes.
Phil Davis gave them a fifth-minute lead with a fine shot and then struck a superb volley with Matt Staley also on target.
Despite having a lot of possession, a Steve Brown effort three minutes from time was scant consolation for Old Boys.
Fairfield clinched promotion from Division Three with a fine 3-1 win at Ecosamba.
Leaders Alcester Town moved within two points of the title with a 9-1 home success over Anchor Harriers.
Visor (3), Poulson (2), Lambert, Hodgkins, Richardson and Mumford scored.
Badsey Recreation moved fourth as Wilson, Attwood and Bishop netted at Elmley Castle with Withers replying.
Ambassador closed the gap at the top of Division Four, thumping a depleted Tewkesbury Town Reserves side 17-2.
Veteran Martin Schembri scored seven, Booth 3 and Carter 2.
A Drake double earned third-placed Stratford United the points at Vale Wanderers.
Harvington edged out Fortis 3-2 with Spencer, Bunn and Efsey scoring and Pollaci and Wallace replying.
Bengeworth moved away from the basement with a narrow 3-2 win at Ambi allsports as Herbert netted twice.
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Valve and Weta are excited to announce an agreement to create and market collectible statues, weapons and armor from Valves wildly successful Dota 2 online video game. The first items in the range of Dota 2 collectibles will be on display this Friday 31st August at The International Dota 2 Championships, taking place in Seattle, USA, where teams from around the world are competing for the grand prize of US$1 million and a brand new Championship trophy created by the artists at Weta Workshop.
Over the last year, Weta and Valve have collaborated on several projects such as the TF2 Sentry Gun and more recently a Turret from Valves award winning IP, Portal. And of course creating the range of online weapons from Wetas Dr Grordborts brand.
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Grandaisy Bakery debuted its butternut squash pizza (or "Pizza Zucca") three years ago as a seasonal special for fall. Customer were so smitten with the thin, Roman-style square slice covered with sweet roasted butternut squash, fresh sage and nutty gruyère cheese, the bakery now sells it year-round.
We met up with manager Romel Tovar and head baker Julio Guaracha to learn how to make this autumnal beauty. Because it cooks at 480 degrees, it's the perfect pizza for those working with a conventional oven. And, come to think of it, it's pretty much the perfect pizza for Thanksgiving.
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- 1 onion, diced
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- Extra virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Salt
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Decker eager to prove himself in Spring Training
PITTSBURGH -- He's the new guy in town and given that he's picked up a grand total of 31 big league at-bats in his career, Jaff Decker is truly introducing himself to Pittsburgh for the first time.
The 23-year-old outfielder came to the organization in late November along with reliever Miles Mikolas in return for prospect Alex Dickerson. Pirates fans won't get to see what Decker looks like on the field until he reports to Spring Training in Bradenton, Fla., but at least they got a chance to get to know each other a bit during the Pirates Caravan and this weekend at PirateFest.
"I came in, got to meet some of the guys, get my feet wet, see the fanbase that's around and see how important the Pirates are to these fans," Decker said. "Instead of going to Spring Training not knowing anybody, I'm here for a week, I got to meet a lot of the guys. That'll make it a little easier transition going into the spring, so I can just worry about going to play ball now."
Decker also got to get up close and personal with a fanbase still energized from last year's playoff run. After watching the Pirates in the playoffs last year, he was eager to see what all the excitement was about. With PirateFest now over, he'll get to head home using the energy and warmth he received from the fans to carry him into Spring Training.
"I've never seen a fanbase like this," Decker said. "I've just heard about it. Everybody that comes up to me welcomes me with open arms. They love their Pirates. I can see how special it is with how far they went, how special last year was for the fans.
"Growing up, loving baseball, you see the World Series, you see the playoff atmosphere, that's what you want to be a part of. I was sitting with my little brother last year watching the Pirates' Wild Card Game, and he said, 'When am I going to see you playing in a game like that?' It's pretty funny now, seeing how the fans are, it's pretty cool. On the field, it's not something I've experienced yet, but I talked with Russell Martin and he said it's awesome, knowing you have 50,000 fans that have your back."
Decker could get the chance to experience it first-hand in 2014. As a young player who is just about big-league ready, the Pirates didn't acquire him in that trade only to add organizational depth. Especially with the way the offseason has gone -- free-agent options at corner outfield have signed for deals much larger than the Pirates felt comfortable doling out -- Decker is expected to be one of a group of corner outfielders who will get the chance to show what they can do in Spring Training, joining Jose Tabata, Travis Snider and Andrew Lambo.
"We have a group of guys there," general manager Neal Huntington said after an hour of answering PirateFest questions at Ask the Management. "Tabata had a good August, then we traded for [Marlon] Byrd, [Starling] Marte came back and Tabata kind of got pushed to the side. We think he's ready to have some more consistent production. Lambo is a 24-year-old who had 30-plus home runs [in the Minors], but really didn't get a lot of attention. Snider had toe surgery this offseason, it bothered him for a long time and impacted his mechanics. Jaff Decker's a guy, we love the on-base [percentage], we think there's some power there. We like the overall package there.
"Among those four, given the market and where it's gone, we feel we're going to have some internal options to choose from, and we have Gregory Polanco on the horizon. We've got some guys we're looking forward to capitalizing on opportunities, and hopefully they'll take it and run with it."
Decker plans to do everything he can to be at least one of those who see playing time in right field in 2014. He was healthy in '13, the first time in a while he says he was "100 percent healthy." Decker has long been an on-base machine, with a career .402 OBP in the Minor Leagues. The Pirates finished eighth in the National League last season in that category, so perhaps this could be a good match.
"There's Pedro [Alvarez] in the middle of the lineup, they have an MVP [Andrew McCutchen] hitting 3," Decker said. "I feel like getting on base is just a plus for those guys. It doesn't really matter if you hit .300, but if you're helping the team win, that's what matters. If it takes getting on base, if it takes getting base hits, then that's what it takes to get wins.
"Neal told me I have an open opportunity. I have an opportunity to do something in the big leagues. I'm excited to be a part of this and help this team go further than they did."
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Editor's note: Heather Dann is a research scientist with the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, N.Y.
As an undergrad, I helped with a few bull tests and sales. I recall long nights of helping wash bulls and measure scrotal circumferences. After dealing with a couple of less than willing participants, I asked about the usefulness of the measurement. I was told "size matters!" The scrotal circumference is a moderately to highly heritable trait and is positively correlated with semen volume and quality.
Since that time, I have wondered if size of the ovaries matter in heifers and cows.
Thanks to a recent journal paper (Ireland et al., 2011), I now know that the high variation in ovary size and the number of follicles and high quality oocytes in ovaries (referred to as ovarian reserve) impacts ovarian function and fertility.
Based on once or twice a day ovarian ultrasonography of cattle, the peak number of follicles growing during different follicular waves of the estrous cycle (referred to as antral follicle count; AFC) varied seven-fold among animals but was very repeatable within animal regardless of age. Thus, AFC can be used to reliably phenotype cattle and predict fertility.
Cattle with low AFC had:
- Smaller ovaries.
- Lower number of morphologically healthy follicles and oocytes (smaller ovarian
- reserve).
- Reduced responsiveness to superovulation and less number of transferrable embryos.
- Chronically heightened gonadotropin secretion but lower progesterone concentration during estrous cycles.
- Reduced endometrial thickness.
- Higher amounts of cumulus cell markers for poorer oocyte quality.
These findings indicate that cattle with lower AFC will have suboptimal fertility. As an aside, the AFC in humans is used to predict in vitro fertilization outcomes. A lower AFC results in fewer live births.
The routine use of intensive serial ovarian ultrasonography in cattle to determine AFC is not practical on farm. However, a collection of a single blood sample during the estrous cycle and measurement of serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) may be an option.
Serum AMH is produced by granulosa cells of healthy growing follicles, varies minimally during the estrous cycle, and is highly correlated with AFC.
It was suggested that the ability to identify cattle with inferior or superior fertility based on serum
AMH could change culling practices for heifers (for example, potentially culling inferior fertility heifers before breeding) or breeding programs (like the. use of sexed semen from high-genetic merit bulls in superior fertility heifers or cows).
Why is there so much variation in ovary size, ovarian reserve, and AFC?
There is evidence suggesting that maternal nutrition or disease may contribute to high variation. In a beef heifer study, follicular development of the fetus was inhibited when the dam was fed 60 percent of her energy requirement shortly before conception and during the first trimester. The first trimester is when the peak in number of follicles and oocytes in the fetal ovary.
The offspring from control dams and restricted dams had similar birth weights but the offspring from the restricted dams had 60 percent lower AFC.
In a study on a commercial dairy farm, Holstein cows with a high number of somatic cell count (SCC) measurements greater than 200,000 produced daughters with lower serum AMH, smaller ovaries, and fewer high quality oocytes, and reduced ovarian function than cows with lower SCC measurements.
The role of maternal nutrition and disease on offspring fertility should be a hot topic for research and lead to the development of novel prenatal therapeutic methods and management programs.
* Reference: Ireland, J. J., G. W. Smith, D. Scheetz, F. Jimenez-Krassel, J. K. Folger, J. L. H. Ireland, F. Mossa, P. Lonergan, and A. C. O. Evans. 2011. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 23:1-14.
Source: W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute's Farm Report, August edition


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A man who deputies discovered had previously taken an unknown amount of Valium and was drinking alcohol was found unconscious by his girlfriend at around 10:30 a.m. Monday in a Commerce Township home.
He was pronounced dead at the scene a half hour later.
A call to the Oakland County Medical Examiner's office revealed the man, a Commerce Township resident, died of an overdose of the reported substances.
Oakland County Sheriff's deputies received an emergency call from the man's girlfriend, officials report.
They came to the home in the 100 block of Meadow Circle West, and found the man -- unconscious and not breathing -- on the living room floor.
Commerce Township Fire Department personnel arrived on-scene as well, and attempted CPR on the man, but were unable to resuscitate him, say deputies.
Huron Valley Hospital medical staff pronounced him dead at the home.
At the house, deputies found no evidence of foul play, according to a release from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
Detectives have taken over the investigation, which remains open.
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Veterans Kubel, Bartlett back at TwinsFest
Slugger, shortstop signed Minor League deals in offseason to return to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS -- A pair of familiar faces were back at TwinsFest this weekend, as Jason Kubel and Jason Bartlett made their returns to the annual event after re-joining the Twins on Minor League deals this offseason.
Kubel, who played seven seasons with the Twins before departing for the D-backs via free agency in 2012, signed a Minor League deal with Minnesota in mid-December. And Bartlett, who played in Minnesota for four years from 2004-07, before being traded to the Rays in the Delmon Young swap, signed a Minor League deal with the Twins in November.
Kubel, 31, has a strong chance to make the team as a designated hitter and corner outfielder as long as he stays healthy, as he dealt with leg injuries in 2013 that limited him to just a .216 average and five homers in 97 games, after he hit .253 with 30 homers in 141 games in '12.
"I came in here at the end of last year [while with the Indians] and talked to everyone here and I just missed them," Kubel said. "I told them that I would like to come back, and they said the same. So I was excited in the offseason to be able to talk to them about that."
Kubel also joked that he didn't know about 85 percent of the faces at TwinsFest because of the turnover the club has experienced in recent years. But he knows Bartlett, as they played together in the Minors before both making their Twins debuts in '04.
Bartlett, though, is considered less likely to make the club than Kubel because he didn't play at all in 2013, and played in just 29 games with the Padres in '12, because of a sprained right knee that required surgery.
But Bartlett, 34, said he's been working out all offseason in hopes of making the club, and has been told that he's being brought in as competition at shortstop for Pedro Florimon.
"I'm going in trying to start," Bartlett said. "If I come out of camp as a utility, so be it. But I feel good."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Did you see: President Obama on the importance of Title IX
President Obama talked with ESPN about how Title IX legislation, passed 40 years ago this year, is making an impact:
I am a huge believer that sports ends up being good for kids, and especially good for girls. It gives them confidence, it gives them a sense of what it means to compete. Studies show that girls who are involved in athletics often do better in school; they are more confident in terms of dealing with boys. And, so, for those of us who grew up just as Title IX was taking off, to see the development of women's role models in sports, and for girls to know they excelled in something, there would be a spot for them in college where they weren't second-class, I think has helped to make our society more equal in general.
The President went on to talk about his favorite female athlete some tips he's learned from coaching Sasha's basketball team. Watch the rest of the interview here.


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Shoot, thought he did a decent job with the rag tag squad he had to work with.
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I think credit to the OL getting better with all the injuries falls on Shaun Sarrett. I think maybe they like what he did & they will promote Sarrett to OL coach. Who knows...Maybe Tunch is ready!
You can also thank Matt Spaeth for helping out the OL in blocking once he came back...
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Neither saddened nor surprised.
Although Le'Veon Bell this year was more impressive than Jon Dwyer and Ike Redman last year, the OL wasn't opening up any better holes for him.
Although Ben took less sacks as the year went on, that may have been primarily a function of running more no huddle and getting the ball out of his hands quicker.
Adams was a disaster at LT (ended up being okay as a tackle-eligible 6th OL/TE), Beachum was serviceable there.
Foster was serviceable at LG.
After Pouncey went down, Velasco was better than many of us expected (I figured he'd be a below average starter, but he was actually an above average starter) and Wallace was better than many of us expected to a lesser extent (I figured he'd be way below average, but he was only slightly below average).
DeCastro was a Pro Bowl candidate in his first real as a starter after what amounted to essentially a medical redshirt rookie sesason.
Gilbert was serviceable at RT.
The Only Acceptable 2017 Draft Results For Some Steeler Fans:
1.30 OLB T.J. Watt, Wisconsin
2.62 CB Ahkello Witherspoon, Colorado
3.94 CB Cameron Sutton, Tennessee
3.105c CB Howard Wilson, Houston
4.135 CB Damontae Kazee, San Diego State
5.173 CB Brian Allen, Utah
6.213 CB Marquez White, Florida State
7.248 OLB Keion Adams, Western Michigan
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Since I'll be at tomorrow's game with one of my season ticket buddies, I thought it would be fun to chat about the latest stupid things in hockey if say the Canucks played as lacklustre-ly as last night. So in prep for tomorrow, let's get started on an education of silly things in hockey, today's topic is Dustin Penner of the Kings. And for a bonus, I've also thrown in Ovechkin's guest spot in a rap video as well.
As you may or may not have heard, Penner was injured last week due back spasms caused when he was settling into eating pancakes. Yes, you read that right.
Here is Penner describing it via the LA Kings Insider:
"Not bad. Better than yesterday. I woke up fine, sat down to eat and it locked right up. It never happened to me before. I couldn't stand up. I was probably at the third stage of evolution. So my wife helped me get dressed, and then I drove to the rink here, to hope they could do some magic and get it opened up. Kinger [trainer Chris Kingsley] just looked at me and said, `Go home.' So I got some treatment and went home.
"Apparently it's one of those mysterious things, where you can throw it out (from) sneezing. I just leaned over to dip into some delicious pancakes that my wife made. It's just like it [the pain] wraps around you and squeezes. … So it was disappointing. Hopefully it's just an isolated incident, and not something that's going to become chronic."And then Penner decided to pen a hilarious reponse to the events which came via MayorsManor.com:
So it seems as though I need to address Pancakegate for those in the sports media world, as well as those following #pennercakes on twitter, in light of the recent phenomenon I've created.
Right off the bat, I'd like to clarify a few things.
For example, they were vegetarian pancakes. The injury happened as I was sitting down to eat, not mid-bite. And yes, I did finish them.
There has been some feedback from the media as a whole regarding the lack of transparency involving injuries. So, I decided to be candid.
Continue reading after the jump...
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Coming home after a four game roadtrip and then playing their first home game on a Sunday night against the Ducks, this game just looked like it was going to be a mess. The Canucks haven't played well since their win over Boston, they come home with two wins since then, but not very good games played. After giving up a lead to Tampa Bay and having to win it in the shootout, and having to play from behind against St. Louis and win in overtime, you would think with two days off the team would have found the jump to play tonight.
That was not the case...
Tonight's game was lacking energy and motivation to win. The Ducks came in with a 4-0-1 record in their last five games and just looked like they wanted it more. They outshot the Canucks 34 to 23, were more aggressive on the forecheck and were blessed with turnovers aplenty from Vancouver. I think I heard the name Bonino like 15 times tonight, which was 15 times too many. And then there was the hattrick of penalties taken by Bieksa.
I can see why fans left with seven minutes of the game. Sometimes, the product on the ice just isn't there to win.
It was nice to see David Booth back with the team. But like when he first got traded to the them he brought his speed and quick shot with him, but with no trailer of a player to put in his rebound, his effort was wasted. With his return to the lineup the Canucks sent down Mike Duco back to the Wolves.
With tonight's loss and Chicago's win over San Jose, the Blackhawks move up into 1st place in the Western Conference. Next game is Tuesday against the Kings. no comments
He was penalized for the illegal hit, the injury (concussion) that resulted from the play and his previous suspension history.
Whether you agree with the suspension or not (my friend doesn't think it was a clip), the suspension was given. So was this a hip check that just went wrong?
Yeah that's possible. But where I think Marchand went wrong is his argument that he was trying to protect himself from Salo to the press post-game. This hit doesn't look like he is trying to protect himself, it's either an attempt to injure Salo's knees that went wrong or it was a hip check that went wrong. If his argument had been that this was supposed to be a hip check that happened to go lower than intended, maybe he doesn't end up with this long of a suspension or any suspension.
But that wasn't the case. Instead Marchand argued that this was protecting his own safety and Shanahan outlined how this didn't fit what actually transpired. Shanahan points out the previous shoulder check that transpired just moments before between Salo and Marchand that resulted in no injury to either player.
Here is the Bruins' reaction to the suspension:
"While we respect the process that the Department of Player Safety took to reach their decision regarding Brad's hit on Sami Salo, we are very disappointed by their ruling.
"While we understand that the Department of Safety is an evolving entity, it is frustrating that there are clear comparable situations that have not been penalized or sanctioned in the past.
"It is equally disappointing that Brad sought the counsel of the Department this past Fall for an explanation and clarification regarding this type of scenario so as to adjust his game if necessary. He was advised that such an incident was not sanctionable if he was protecting his own safety. Given our feeling that Brad was indeed protecting himself and certainly did not clip the player as he contacted the player nowhere near the knee or quadricep, today's ruling is not consistent with what the Department of Player Safety communicated to Brad."
And here is part of Marchand's blog today:
OK, the play with Sami Salo. It technically wasn't a clip. Clipping is when you hit someone at the knees and I did not hit him at the knees. Anyone that has seen the video will see that I hit him in the upper thigh under the buttocks. They can call it a clipping, but they obviously don't know the rules of hockey. I felt like I was trying to protect myself and get low and he went over me. It was very unfortunate that he was injured on the play. I know he has a concussion. There has been a lot of concussions going on this year. It's a very fast game. A lot of guys are big and strong and physical. It's very tough on the guys. It seems of late, a lot of guys are getting injured. Hopefully concussions can kind of start to drop off and we don't see as many of them.
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Yet even though I haven't been so nervous sitting on my couch watching a game since June, though there was a Sharks game that came close, it was just a game. As Puck Daddy wrote on Saturday, the Vancouver Canucks "win or lose, they really can't win" which, two days removed from the event, I agree with his prediction.
Yes, we did win the game. That was rather nice. There was some high fives post game between my roommate and I. We won it by doing what we could not do in June: scoring. In specific, we scored on the powerplay. Our 5 on 5 chances were not that good from what I recollect but it's obvious that we won because we could capitalize on the powerplay. Also, that the Bruins were dumb enough to keep making emotionally dumb mistakes.
As for this hit:
Marchand's defense was that he was trying to protect himself? From Salo? C'mon....
As for AV's thoughts on it (via The Province)
"That's a stupid comment," said the Canucks coach. "What Marchand did there, you could end a player's career doing that and I've never seen Sami Salo take a run at any player in the NHL. All I've seen Sami Salo do is play with integrity and play the right way.
"Marchand -- this is just my feeling on this -- some day he's going to get it. Somebody is going to say enough is enough and they're going to hurt the kid, because he plays to hurt players and in my mind if the league doesn't take care of it, somebody else will.
"Sometimes it takes the league time to figure things out and there's a difference between a good hip check when the player is coming down on you one-on-one with the puck and what we saw Marchand do with his definite attempt to injure. Something needs to happen."
His hearing has been scheduled for Monday and is via phone with the NHL. I'll have my thoughts on it after the verdict comes down, but I expect he's going to get two games. Though we haven't seen a similar hit to be evaluated by Shanaham, for him, he's a repeat offender which I think weighs heavily on a suspension. Salo ended up with a concussion, which almost seems like a milder injury that what I was expecting, like his body to implode or his skeleton to shatter. Jokes aside, as we've seen, there's no standard concussion, so here's hoping for the best for him.
Right now we're moving on to a back-to-back in Florida against the Panther's on Monday and the Lightning on Tuesday.
For the rest of the night though, I could watch this slapshot of Cody Hodgson's over and over again:
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This is why I love twitter.
The combination of hockey and twitter seem to work just so well together. I rarely use my twitter for much else than talking about hockey or occasionally tweeting links to things I've written, but it's combo just works so well.
With tomorrow morning (thanks CBC for not picking this up on your regular schedule!) game tomorrow, last season's trash talking rivalries have been reborn. Though, today has been filled with @ArtemChubarov retweeting a multitude of people that make me wonder how people can be so moronic. No really, how can you be that unoriginal and dumb? Did you just make the 10 billionth joke about Luongo+tire pump+vagina? How novel! Moms should have eased off the drinking in your early life perhaps.
But for a good post that intends to troll the fanbase, check out Greg from Days of Y'Orr's post for embrace the hate. Be offended, then realize that about 70% is true and embrace the hate. When he trolled the Tampa fanbase I was more offended because the boys made more of the shit up, but this one is mostly truth. The only thing I couldn't get is why so many Americans seem to spell Kesler with two ss's. Wasn't he on Team USA? It's Kelser, not Kessler. If it makes you feel better he is doing it for money to be donated to his favorite charity if he wins the best guest troll blogger contest.
As for all the Schneider v. Luongo talk. This overblown. Like Laviolette said about starting Bobs over Bryz, he went with the goalie who gives him the best chance of winning. I don't think this is because Luongo said he did not want to play, nor do I think he should be able to demand he wants to play if AV doesn't want him to.
For whatever reason, AV thinks Schneider is the guy for tomorrow. Maybe he is being truthful and it's because Schneider is in his hometown, or maybe it's because he wants to protect Luongo, or it's an afternoon game and Luongo is a creature of habit, or maybe it's because he just had a feeling it should be Schneider tomorrow, it's doesn't matter what the reason is, the outcome will be that Schneider is starting. You could argue the for and against for an hour and get no where since in the end we're not the coach.
So tomorrow morning, I'll be grabbing myself a giant breakfast and spend my morning watching some Canucks hockey.
Perfect January morning, no?
Maybe a win by Schneider would make it better, but no pressure there Schneider. no comments
Just over a month ago, I got excited that the divisions/conferences would get realigned as per the December 5, 2011 announcement by the NHL. More games against teams in the Pacific, home and home games against each team in the league and a new playoff format, among some of the highlights. Now late today, the NHL releases a statement that the NHLPA rejected the proposed realignment and wish to continue with the current format for next season.
Per the NHL:
The National Hockey League announced today that it will not move forward with implementation of the Realignment Plan and modified Playoff Format recently approved by the NHL Board of Governors for the 2012-13 NHL season because the NHLPA has refused to provide its consent.
"It is unfortunate that the NHLPA has unreasonably refused to approve a Plan that an overwhelming majority of our Clubs voted to support, and that has received such widespread support from our fans and other members of the hockey community, including Players," said NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly. "We have now spent the better part of four weeks attempting to satisfy the NHLPA's purported concerns with the Plan with no success. Because we have already been forced to delay, and as a result are already late in beginning the process of preparing next season's schedule, we have no choice but to abandon our intention to implement the Realignment Plan and modified Playoff Format for next season."
"We believe the Union acted unreasonably in violation of the League's rights. We intend to evaluate all of our available legal options and to pursue adequate remedies, as appropriate."
As a result of the League's decision today, the NHL will maintain its current alignment and Playoff Format for the 2012-13 season.
Here is the statement released by Donald Fehr of the NHLPA:
"On the evening of December 5, 2011, the NHL informed the NHLPA that they proposed to put in place a four-conference format beginning with the 2012-13 season. As realignment affects Players' terms and conditions of employment, the CBA requires the League to obtain the NHLPA's consent before implementation. Over the last month, we have had several discussions with the League and extensive dialogue with Players, most recently on an Executive Board conference call on January 1. Two substantial Player concerns emerged: (1) whether the new structure would result in increased and more onerous travel; and (2) the disparity in chances of making the playoffs between the smaller and larger divisions.
"In order to evaluate the effect on travel of the proposed new structure, we requested a draft or sample 2012-13 schedule, showing travel per team. We were advised it was not possible for the League to do that. We also suggested reaching an agreement on scheduling conditions to somewhat alleviate Player travel concerns (e.g., the scheduling of more back-to-back games, more difficult and lengthier road trips, number of border crossings, etc.), but the League did not want to enter into such a dialogue. The travel estimation data we received from the League indicates that many of the current Pacific and Central teams, that have demanding travel schedules under the current format, could see their travel become even more difficult. On the playoff qualification matter, we suggested discussing ways to eliminate the inherent differences in the proposed realignment, but the League was not willing to do so.
"The League set a deadline of January 6, 2012 for the NHLPA to provide its consent to the NHL's proposal. Players' questions about travel and concerns about the playoff format have not been sufficiently addressed; as such, we are not able to provide our consent to the proposal at this time. We continue to be ready and willing to have further discussions should the League be willing to do so."Their main qualms have to do with:
- The unbalanced conferences
- The request for a sample 2012-13 schedule showing travel per team was not addressed by the NHL
But this story has so much more than just the points that they have outlined in their statement.
They are upset that they were not consulted in the process of realignment and per their statement did not seem to have their concerns about the new schedule addressed in a complete fashion by the NHL. But this is also about the NHLPA putting their foot down in a radical plan that the owners thought up. It give them leverage heading into the upcoming CBA negotiations. This is the start of the many public stands that I see them making as we head into the end of this CBA.
During the last CBA renegotiation's, both during the lead up at the end of the CBA and the actual lockout, it got ugly from a PR standpoint for the NHLPA. This seems to be the first move by the NHLPA that tries to show that the NHL is being a bully. And more importantly from the NHLPA is that they won't agree to being just pushed around.
When you issue a statement/press release on a Friday afternoon/night, you do it to make the story die. Because traditionally it would be too late for most publications to write about it and make the info into a story. Happens all the time with polititions, corporations and celebrities. Was there some strategy to this? Or was the strategy coming from the NHL setting the deadline for January 6th? Did they foresee this rejection occurring? Perhaps didn't want a shitstorm of bad press during the Winter Classic, so they set the date for a few days after? Oh maybe.
They say that the deadline of January 6th for the NHLPA to agree to the proposal was set for today because the NHL needs time to create the schedule for next season.
I'm sure they have tons of time, or at least can work hard to get it done in less time than normal. Maybe they can even make two schedules, one for non-realignment and one for realignment, thus giving the NHLPA more time to have their questions addressed. Remember when they were thinking about if they should revamp the schedule when they moved the Thrashers to Winnipeg? They didn't make a big fuss about the schedule tweaks that would have to be made and that was during the summer.
Right now the NHLPA is just saying they can't consent to the proposal now, but say they are willing to further discuss the proposal if the NHL is willing to do the same. That is also just being polite and writing a response that consists of 'screw you, signed NHLPA'. This definitely makes it interesting as we head closer to the All-Star game, which is also the start of when the NHL and NHLPA will begin discussion a new CBA.
Smart move by the NHLPA though from a leverage standpoint heading into CBA talks. This is just one more thing they can say they will agree to when they discuss the new CBA. Why agree to it now when you get nothing for it when you can just agree to it in a couple of months and use it as a bargaining chip?
So for now, the realignment proposal may not be dead forever, but right now it does not look like its going to happen next season. As a fan of what was proposed, that sucks.
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But what is an awesome side story is this story in The Province (originally in the Edmonton Journal) involving Wedgewood, a twitter follower and getting a new laptop.
Yeah that's right.
If you are too lazy to click on the link, here is the gist: After tweeting that his laptop is dying, a twitter follower of his tweeted back a sale that deal that Future Shop was having. Jokingly Wedgewood tweets "Want to buy it for me? #greatlyappreciated".
And the response was "Give me a shipping address," "Consider it a playing for Canada gift although my 11 year old goalie son would love an autograph."
The computer then showed up to the team hotel on December 29th.
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Either BBall or Brichard (I think) has said several times they would like to see Saras start for several games and see how we do. Right now, he is just on too many egg shells psychologically. We need someone like him to lead the team and fuel the offense.
He is the kind of guy who will make mistakes here and there. He needs the freedom to do so. We need to see, Carlisle needs to see, if in the long run Runi's overall play helps bring the team to that next level we so desperately need.
We still don't know if he can do that. Anecdotally, to me, it looks like he can. If he can't fine. But let it be shown for a fact. We did, after all, spend a few million to bring the guy here.


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Cincinnati junior guard Sean Kilpatrick, a second-team All-Big East performer this past season, will return to the Bearcats for his senior season, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
"The reason I want to stay is that I want to be the first in my family to graduate and get my degree," Kilpatrick said befor the team's banquet started Wednesday. "I don't sit here and worry about the NBA because it's always going to be there. The only thing that's been my focus and coach's focus as well is graduating."
Kilpatrick led the Bearcats in scoring this past season with 17.0 points a game, and he's on track to graduate in December with a criminal justice degree.
Coach Mick Cronin said he was getting feedback that Kilpatrick was a second-round pick at best, and he might not be drafted at all.
"He's mature enough to realize the benefits of improving and getting his degree," Cronin told the paper. "He's going to give himself a chance to be a solidified draft pick and to be preseason player of the year in the American Athletic Conference. He's going to give himself a chance to be a preseason All-American and to be a top three scorer in the history of Cincinnati basketball."
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LOS ANGELES -- Ted Lilly had a shaky start for Class A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday night, but Dodgers manager Don Mattingly isn't fixating on they lefty's stats just yet.
"Sounds like it was some good and some bad," Mattingly said before Saturday's game against the Pirates. "He threw some balls really well. Some balls didn't come out as good. The velocity showed a little bit of inconsistency. But overall, it was a step in the direction of being competitive. From the standpoint of progress, it was good."
Lilly allowed five runs on nine hits, including three home runs, in six innings. He struck out four and threw 77 pitches. He began the season on the disabled list, unable to get enough work in Spring Training because of the flu and a rainout. He's coming off left shoulder surgery.
Lilly is expected to make at least one more rehab outing before he's ready to start in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers will then have to find a roster spot for him. Mattingly said Lilly is not a likely candidate to go to the bullpen, where the club has already stashed starter Chris Capuano.
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WHEN youngsters at Chirton Primary School wrote to the Duke aned Duchess of Cambridge as part of class exercise the last thing they expected was a reply.
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Their letters extolled the benefits of the school, which two years ago was under threat of closure due to falling numbers when it had just 19 pupils. Each pupil received a personal reply to their letter, plus a photo of William, Kate and Prince George.
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In reply to Sam, Claudia Spens, on behalf of the Duke and Duchess, wrote from Kensington Palace: "Their Royal Highnesses were impressed by your persuasive comments. You certainly made a wonderful case for Chirton Primary being ideal for Prince George."
Sam said: "I was astonished to get a letter as I didn't think we would get anything back.
"I feel proud of my writing because I worked hard on it. Prince George would love it at Chirton because everyone is friends with everyone."
Miss Spens also wrote to Chirton's associate headteacher, Amy Bekker-Wrench: "Their Royal Highnesses were extremely impressed by the quality of the children's letters, which were certainly very persuasive."
Mrs Bekker-Wrench said the school has a large field so Prince George would be able to arrive by helicopter.
Since Chirton was federated with All Cannings Primary last year numbers have increased and soon there will be 30 pupils.


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Marc Jacobs is the head designer for the brand Marc Jacobs and the diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs. His collection presents styles that he quickly adopts one season and discards them totally the next season. Jacobs aims to produce what women love to wear and so his collection is: little preppy, little grungy & with touch of couture, amazingly wins hearts of everyone. The American label's collections have the attribute of unconventionality yet luxury. The classic range by the brand has a lot of lovers across the world.
Founded in 1986, the label has achieved a lot and is a well known name today. Let's check out the categories into which it deals:
Clothing: The clothing collection offers dresses, shirts, jeans & leggings, skirts, tops and t-shirts for women and polos & tees, pants & shorts for men. T-shirts for men adorn graphic prints that can be worn on cool casual days. Dresses are elegant featuring floral prints and abstract prints to go about day and night!
Handbags: The range in classic colors is perfect for the lover of sophistication and class. With options including briefcase bags, duffle bags, business bags & wallets for men and backpacks, cross body, evening bags, hobos, satchels, shoulder bags, totes, wallets & wristlets, you can choose any for a graceful addition to the handbag closet.
Footwear: The exquisite range offers ballet flats, loafers, heels & pumps and sneakers for women which are perfect for the city girl on go! Easy to wear and comfortable, these are a trendy option that you feet will love.
Accessories: Last but not the least, the accessories category has the watches which are the most famous and classic timepieces available in a lot of colors, styles and features with option for each occasion. The beautiful watches are an investment worth the money because of their water resistance and durability. Other options include silky scarves, colorful sunglasses and tech related items.


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In a tribute to fans of the great outdoors and aficionados of military accouterment, we just launched our line of camouflage baby crib bedding and nursery accessories. Featuring a lush minky camouflage fabric paired with tan minky chenille, black minky and solid sable, this crib set takes camo to a new level of style and comfort.
As with each of our designer baby bedding collections, the camo collection is also available for cradles, portable cribs, toddler beds and an assortment of nursery decor items. Boys of all ages will be a fan of this set.


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City Running Tours - Hamilton Heights Running Tour
Capital One Bank
Sat 05/11/2013
5 mile, 10K
100 Participants
The run begins at 9:15 AM, please plan to arrive at 9:00 AM. The meeting location for this tour is in front of the Capital One Bank on the north east corner of 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, just outside the A/B/C/D Subway Station. A bottle of water will be provided for each participant. Please note, there will be no coat/bag check for this run.
- Address:North east corner of 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. Right outside the A/B/C/D Subway Station
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Southwick Road at North Bradley, Trowbridge, is closed after a serious accident just before 9am involving two vehicles.
Police have closed the road from the junction of Church Lane to the Wynsome Road Junction of Blind Lane, and motorists are advisded to seek a different route.
One person is believed to be seriously injured and an ambulance crew is in attendance.
A Wiltshire Council's highways team is dealing with oil spillage.


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Unique options for students with special situations and needs.
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Our menus offer variety, fresh ingredients, and local sourcing whenever possible.
We're located across campus, never far from class or home.
Meal plans are accepted at all six of our dining halls.
Nutrition staff can consult on special dietary needs and provide practical tools for informed choices.
Our dedicated team works hard to provide quality and an environmentally responsible dining program.
Whether a morning meeting, working lunch, or formal wait-served reception, our team is ready to serve your needs.
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See our catering menus for a glimpse of the many food and beverage options you can choose from for your event.
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'The Maze Runner' Drops a 'Teen Wolf' Into The Glade
Dylan O'Brien has been slowly pulling ahead in the ranks of young celebrity stardom after landing his gig in MTV's 'Teen Wolf.' Now he'll be running through mazes in director's Wes Ball's adaptation of the 'Hunger Games'-esque 'The Maze Runner.'
This latest movie to come out of the Young Adult genre has been searching for its lead for some time, first adding such names as Will Poulter, Kaya Scodelario, Aml Ameen, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in supporting roles. But the search is finally over as 20th Century Fox has chosen Dylan O'Brien as the lead, according to Deadline.
Based on the James Dashner novel of the same name, 'The Maze Runner' follows Thomas (O'Brien), a young boy who awakens in a strange community of boys known as "The Glade" with no prior memories except for his name. None of the boys know where they are or why they've been deposited there, and every 30 days somebody else is dropped in with them. The only chance they have of escaping is trying to maneuver through the vast maze that surrounds the Glade.
Aside from 'Teen Wolf,' O'Brien also starred in 'The First Time' along with Britt Robertson ('The Secret Circle,' 'Under the Dome'), and will be seen alongside Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in 'The Internship.'
'The Maze Runner' is currently set to hit theaters on February 14, 2014.


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I have a problem of buying all kinds of discs, so I decided limit myself to Discmania discs, as there is less possibilities that way. I was able to sell most of my old discs to my friend and now I'm going to build by bag around the Discmania's products.
I currently have 176g Fiend/MD2 in P-line and C-line plastics, 2 P-line Maniacs/P1 (171g and 172g), and one C-line P1 (175g).
In addition to above I mainly threw Champion Leopard (150g), which turned bit too easily to right, Champion Sidewinder (166g), which was bit more straight (usually...), Champion Starfire for thumbers, and FLX Buzzz to approaches when I wanted to be sure that the disc would turn over (which happens sometimes with MD2). I only have bit beat 147g DX Teebird which I cannot usually control at all (really strong turn) and DX Valkyrie (168g) which has similar problems to some extent. Now that I'm writing this, I have feeling that I have some problem with turning all the discs.
I have been playing few years now, max field distance being about 95 meters, more controlled drives maybe around 70+ meters. I throw mostly stand-still, trying to learn run up also. I have many technical flaws (inconsistent pull, possible gripping issues, no proper weight shift etc.), but I'm practicing constantly and hopefully getting somewhere... I usually throw all my discs from one end of the field to another and back, and I feel that less disc diversity should be helpful also on the practice, as I currently don't really know if the difference between the throws was due to the disc or inconsistent throwing technique.
I'm getting one C-line TD from my friend (don't know the weight), and was thinking of buying two Jackals and possibly CD or another TD. What do you think? I'm also wondering about weight and plastic, can you suggest anything?
Btw, the plastic of P-line Fiend feels totally different than the P-line Maniacs, putters are much more sticky, Fiend feels more like Innova's Star...


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This looks like an apple turnover but it's not. It's a Lemon Turnover ($3), the flaky pastry filled with a bright mix of lemon curd folded with lemon zest and candied lemons, all made by Runner & Stone. An ideal afternoon pick-me-up, the lemon is appropriately tart, and the multi-layered pastry is buttery-rich but surprisingly light. If you've got extra stomach space, the seasonal Blueberry Danish and Strawberry Rhubarb Galettes ($4 each) are both excellent bets.
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Sundays at New Amsterdam Market
100 Peck Slip, New York, NY 10038 (map)
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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NNEDV Celebrates Senate Passage of VAWA
February 12, 2013
Calls for Swift House Passage
Today, the U.S. Senate resoundingly passed S. 47, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by 78-22. The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) applauds the Senators who voted for VAWA's passage.
"It's about time," said Kim Gandy, President and CEO of NNEDV. "After two years of partisan wrangling, we are again close to renewing the nation's commitment to protecting victims of domestic violence. We commend the Senators who voted for the bill, including every female Senator of both parties, and urge their House colleagues to quickly follow suit."
The bipartisan Senate bill, authored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) and co-sponsored by 62 Democrats and Republicans, was reintroduced at the beginning of the 113th Congress. This reauthorization bill will address critical gaps in safety and services, and provide desperately needed resources and support to service providers and to victims.
"Senators Leahy and Crapo have never stopped fighting for the victims, even when the path to passage was difficult," said Gandy. "We are especially grateful for their efforts to ensure that victims of domestic violence have access to the services they need and deserve."
While VAWA's passage demonstrates broad, bipartisan support for this legislation and the services it provides, women of both parties have been disheartened that some Senators voted against this bill, choosing partisan politics over the needs of those suffering abuse.
Now, the House must move quickly towards passage, so that VAWA can be sent to the president for signature. Advocates and supporters of VAWA are in ongoing conversations with House leaders on both sides of the aisle, and are optimistic about passing an effective final bill. "It is the House's turn to stand with the millions who experience domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, and pass a VAWA that safely and effectively meets the needs of all victims," concluded Gandy.
About VAWA
VAWA is the cornerstone of our nation's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, and because of VAWA, millions of victims have received lifesaving services and support. Despite VAWA's proven ability to substantially improve lives, it has not reached all victims. VAWA's reauthorization provides an opportunity to build upon the successes of the current law by including key improvements to protect and provide safety and access to justice for Native American, immigrant, and LGBT victims, as well as victims on college campuses and in communities of color. Additionally, a reauthorized VAWA must include strengthened housing protections that provide emergency housing transfer options for survivors, as well as implementation of transparent and effective accountability measures that support and strengthen, rather than endanger, the programs that assist victims.


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Join us for the Mobile University: three days of lectures and events on a double decker bus. It's open to everyone and it's FREE.
Professor Fabio Ciravegna & Dr Stuart Wrigley will be giving a lecture on How citizens can help monitor rivers: from social media to flying drones
In this interactive demonstration, Professor Fabio Ciravegna explores technologies that people can use to benefit the environment.
Citizens can play a fundamental role in monitoring the environment. New technologies enable a new era where citizens and authorities cooperate for the common good.
Fabio Ciravegna and Stuart Wrigley will present technologies that citizens can use to help monitor rivers:
- a sensor to monitor water velocity that can be built by citizens themselves
- a drone to take environment measurements during floods that can be flown by trained citizens
- social media, which can be used to help people react to floods.
This technology is currently being tested in the UK (Doncaster) and Italy (Venice) as part of the WeSenseIt Project. The demonstration is interactive and will involve participants. The talk will be of interest to citizens who care about the environment and citizen scientists.
Pick up your ticket or tickets from the bus on the day. (Tickets are only available on the day of the talk.)
To make sure you get a place, collect your ticket between 9.30am and 10.50am on Friday. Or you can turn up before the lecture starts – but spaces are limited.
If the bus fills up, you'll be able to listen to the lecture and watch the presentation in an inflatable dome next to the bus.
When and where
Date and time: Sunday 29 September, 2.30pm–2.50pm
Location: Devonshire Green, city centre
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A Brief History of Color in Art
The Art Genome Project
This scarf was designed by the iconic figure, in both the Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism movements, Frank Stella. It has an excellent provenance from the Estate Helen Frankenthaler, another great American Abstract Expressionist. This work was gifted by Frank Stella to Ms. Frankenthaler, and it was hand signed. In good vintage/estate condition with natural creases.
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Frank Stella, an iconic figure of postwar American art, is considered the most influential painter of a generation that moved beyond Abstract Expressionism toward Minimalism. In his early work, Stella attempted to drain any external meaning or symbolism from painting, reducing his images to geometric form and eliminating illusionistic effects. His goal was to make paintings in which pictorial force came from materiality, not from symbolic meaning. He famously quipped, "What you see is what you see," a statement that became the unofficial credo of Minimalist practice. In the 1980s and '90s, Stella turned away from Minimalism, adopting a more additive approach for a series of twisting, monumental, polychromatic metal wall reliefs and sculptures based on Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
American, b. 1936, Malden, Massachusetts, based in New York and Rock Tavern, New York
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More risks that your HR function faces
Second in a series: Four right under your nose—and an updated one from Washington
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Last time I noted that we are facing broadly the same employment compliance headaches as a decade ago, but with new twists. The first area I'm going to tackle this time has been a problem for far longer than that.
Discrimination, harassment and retaliation
On the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech, it is incredible that we are still fighting discrimination in the workplace.
But Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges are increasing, not decreasing. And although the blatant denial of a job or promotion on the grounds of race, gender, age, ethnicity, or other protected category may be rare today, subtler forms of bias in the form of co-worker harassment, or retaliation for speaking up for one's rights, still undermine the working environment, and pose a serious risk for the bank.
Take, for example, ageism. Numerous studies have documented that the recent recession and "jobless" recovery have been particularly hard on older workers. Turning down an older applicant may not be a high litigation risk—workers still hopeful of landing a job elsewhere know that "frequent litigant" doesn't look good on a resume.
The risk here is missing out on the experience, loyalty, and reliability that older workers often bring to the table.
Retaliation is now the leading basis for filing an EEOC charge. In 2008, the Supreme Court widened the definition of retaliatory activity beyond demotion or termination to any action that "materially adversely effects" an individual's terms and conditions of employment.
The Supreme Court also tightened the standards for supervisor behavior where harassment is alleged: The bank will be liable if a supervisor harasses a subordinate, unless it can prove it made "good faith efforts" to prevent and address harassment in the workplace.
As the categories protected from harassment increase on a state-by-state basis to include LGBT and other groups, this means regular and meaningful management training. Indeed, such training is required in some states.
Dealing with the poor performer
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Payroll is typically the bank's biggest expense. Have you ever assessed how many of those payroll dollars are wasted?
While I'm not advocating Jack Welch's policy at General Electric of culling the bottom 10% of workers each year, it is important to focus on how ignoring lackluster performance drags on financial returns.
The problem—and it hasn't changed in decades—is that many bank managers are simply not trained to manage people.
They may do well with figures, business plans, and financial statements, but coaching, evaluating, and motivating employees is not something that comes naturally.
Three essentials shifts that often must be made:
• Accept responsibility for a subordinate's performance. Managing performance is not a spectator sport.
• Remember that performance improvement planning is a two-person endeavor. The manager's job is to work out with the employee what tools and training are needed and to provide them, whether that's an updated software program or an online webinar.
• Set aside the time to spend with the employee on setting specific, meaningful goals, and reviewing progress towards them on a regular basis. The is the most important—and difficult—thing to do.
As more and more banks move to a "pay for performance" model, it is in the manager's self-interest to develop performance management skills. The metrics that determine compensation are in large part determined by how well the team performs.
Employee privacy vs. employer rights
I've been telling employees for years that they have no expectation of privacy in their use of the employer's technology, for example, to send emails or browse the web. As internet connectivity expands, devices proliferate, and the line blurs between "at work" time and "private" time, this simple warning no longer answers all questions.
We have undergone a cultural revolution in the last decade. Instant and constant communication is now the norm. It is probably unrealistic for the bank to expect employees to leave their smart phones at home, or confine their use of them to the break room. However, an electronic communications policy needs to be drafted that sets some basic ground rules. Consider these elements:
• The bank's time should be respected, and excessive time spent on personal internet use will result in discipline. That means that a quick text to make sure the kid made it to soccer practice is fine. A lengthy daily review of Facebook postings is not.
• Employees are bound by law to keep some bank information confidential. Similarly, trademark and copyright law restricts use of protected content. Comments about co-workers that are deemed offensive or harassing will result in discipline.
Employees who tweet, blog, or post on Facebook should bear all this in mind.
Gender pay equity
This is a thorny topic for community banks.
On the one hand, banks employ high numbers of women, including many in quite senior positions.
On the other hand, many bankers (though not you, obviously!) are traditional, conservative, or just plain good ol' boys. Often, unintentionally, these attitudes may lead to gender pay disparities.
It is not illegal to pay a man more than a woman in the same job—as long as you have a good reason. A "good reason" under the law is basically either seniority in the job, or objectively demonstrated superior performance in the job.
A good reason is NOT:
• "He wouldn't take the job unless we matched his previous salary."
• "He has a CPA license/law degree" (if a CPA license/law degree is not necessary to the performance of the job).
• "He has three small children and a stay-at-home wife"
With increased attention focused on pay equity by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the agency charged with enforcing affirmative action requirements, it may be worth doing a compensation analysis to find out if you have a problem.
Before undertaking this exercise, make sure senior management has anticipated taking corrective measures, if necessary.
New affirmative action obligations
Speaking of the OFCCP, the long-awaited Final Rules extending affirmative action requirements for veterans and the disabled were released on August 27.
Affirmative action planning is already one of the greatest areas of compliance risk for banks with more than 50 employees, and these new regulations will impose additional burdens as they are phased in.
The topic deserves an entire blog posting, so I'll address it separately. Also watch out for an ABA Telephone Briefing on the changes on October 9.
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text: Hi all, I recently moved two new packages, maxent and montecarlo, from the sandbox into the main SciPy tree. I've now moved them back to the sandbox pending further discussion. I'll introduce them here and ask for feedback on whether they should be included in the main tree. The maxent package is for fitting maximum entropy models subject to expectation constraints. Maximum entropy models represent the 'least biased' models subject to given constraints. When the constraints are on the expectations of functionals -- the usual formulation -- maximum entropy models take the form of a generalized exponential family. A normal distribution, for example, is a maximum entropy distribution subject to mean and variance constraints. The maxent package contains one main module and one module with utility functions. Both are entirely in Python. (I have now removed the F2Py dependency.) The main module supports fitting models on either small or large sample spaces, where 'large' means continuous or otherwise too large to iterate over. Maxent models on 'small' sample spaces are common in natural language processing; models on 'large' sample spaces are useful for channel modelling in mobile communications, spectrum and chirp analysis, and (I believe) fluid turbulence. Some simple examples are in the examples/ directory. The simplest use is to define a list of functions f, an array of desired expectations K, and a sample space, and use the commands >>>>>> model = maxent.model(f, samplespace) >>>>>> model.fit(K) >>> >>> You can then retrieve the fitted parameters directly or analyze the model in other ways. I've been developing the maxent algorithms and code for about 4 years. The code is very well commented and should be straightforward to maintain. The montecarlo package currently does only one thing. It generates discrete variates from a given distribution. It does this FAST. On my P4 it generates over 107 variates per second, even for a sample space with 106 elements. The algorithm is the compact 5-table lookup sampler of Marsaglia. The main module, called 'intsampler', is written in C. There is also a simple Python wrapper class around this called 'dictsampler' that provides a nicer interface, allowing sampling from a distribution with arbitrary hashable objects (e.g. strings) as labels instead of {0,1,2,...}. dictsampler has slightly more overhead than intsampler, but is also very fast (around 106 per second for me with a sample space of 106 elements labelled with strings). An example of using it to sample from this discrete distribution: x 'a' 'b' 'c' p(x) 10/180 150/180 20/180 is: >>>>>> table = {'a':10, 'b':150, 'c':20} >>>>>> sampler = dictsampler(table) >>>>>> sampler.sample(10**4) >>> >>> array([b, b, a, ..., b, b, c], dtype=object) The montecarlo package is very small (and not nearly as impressive as Christopher Fonnesbeck's PyMC package), but the functionality that is there would be an efficient foundation for many discrete Monte Carlo algorithms. I'm aware of the build issue Travis Brady reported with MinGW not defining lrand48(). I can't remember why I used this, but I'll adapt it to use lrand() instead and report back. Would these packages be useful? Are there any objections to including them? -- Ed


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Letters written to Caleb and Emily Pierce Carr of Hillsboro,
Wisconsin, from family members in Genoa, Locke, and Elmira, New York. Subjects
include family and local news, farm conditions, politics, temperance,
spiritualism, the Panic of 1857, and homefront reactions to the Civil War.
Also, 13 letters to Carr from Henry Queripel, Jr. of New York City, mostly
concerning his farm property in Wisconsin, but also commenting on commodity
prices and trading conditions, religion, a smallpox epidemic in New York, and
the Civil War.
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