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The state has rejected Calaveras County's bid to get its almost unchanged General Plan Housing Element recertified.
The element was denied because it did not properly label land that could be used for affordable housing, and did not say how such housing would be promoted through government regulations or public or private programs.
Also, the county must adopt a five-year plan for how Housing Element policies will be put into action, according to a letter from Cathy Creswell, deputy director of the Department of Housing and Community Development in Sacramento.
Calaveras County's Housing Element was due for its five-year update this year.
But just before sending the element to the state in October, supervisors cut out several proposed amendments that would have more aggressively promoted affordable housing.
County staff members who had worked on the amendment objected. Even the county Planning Department warned that, without the updates, the element might not meet state requirements.
The Planning Department was right. Creswell's letter arrived this week, telling the county where it had gone wrong.
Another update must now be forwarded to the state by the end of the year for approval. Under state regulations, housing elements must detail a five-year strategy for providing homes affordable for low- and moderate-income families.
Without a certified housing element, Calaveras County could be ineligible for thousands of dollars in state grant money.
Calaveras County Administrative Officer Tom Mitchell and Acting Planning Director Robert Sellman could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Supervisor Merita Callaway who voted with colleague Lucy Thein against sending the unchanged housing element to the state said that in the future, the county must take a more active role in promoting affordable housing.
"It's easy to say 'If there's a market, people will do it,'" Callaway said. "There is a market, but people aren't doing it."


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Mangaluru: Stephen from the city, who had gone to a posh pub in the Empire Mall on M G Road to place a takeaway order, was reportedly assaulted by a bouncer employed there for security.
Stephen who arrived at 1-30 past midnight on Dec 31 asked for a takeaway. But he was asked by Nishant Shetty, a bouncer, to get out. An argument ensued and Nishant pushed him out of the premises.
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ALCOHOL is costing Sunderland £120million every year, according to experts.
New figures show that booze is setting back the city's workplace and wider economy £48million annually, while alcohol-related crime and its aftermath account almost £29million.
The city's health service faces costs of almost £30million in treating the issue, while £9million is spent by social services regarding cases where alcohol is a factor.
Civic leaders today spoke of the huge "human cost" that alcohol abuse has on the general public, while campaigners once again called for the introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol which they think would bring the shock figures down.
Overall, the problem is landing each Wearside man, woman and child with a bill of £433 each.
Councillor Graeme Miller, portfolio holder for health at Sunderland City Council, said: "It's not just the cost of alcohol to the economy and the workplace but to people and their families that I'm concerned about.
"It's the second biggest cause of cancer in the over 35s after smoking, as well as being linked to domestic violence and under 18s being admitted to hospital with alcohol related conditions, so there is a tremendous human cost as well."
Colin Shevills, director at North East alcohol office Balance, said: "We've seen a noticeable increase in the cost to the workplace and the wider economy, and this is in addition to the millions of pounds that continue to burden our health service, our police forces and our communities. Alcohol truly is affecting every aspect of our society. This can't continue.
"Cheap alcohol that is too available and too heavily promoted is a fundamental factor in the damage we see and more needs to be done to reduce the alcohol harms that the region is forced to deal with on a daily basis.
"A minimum unit price will save thousands of lives, reduce hospital admissions, drastically cutting crime and save hundreds of thousands of working days lost through absenteeism.
"As the evidence base continues to grow, we need Government to put it back on the agenda to form part of a package of measures which will tackle alcohol on a national, regional and local level."


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I read OLE DB section from MSDN and it is mentioned that to implement an OLE DB provider is very simple and easy (is it true?). But from the minimal support function list, I find there are a lot of minimal functions. Not that easy!
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NAMIC's 118th Annual Convention was officially kicked off this morning by Board Chairman Jerry Zenke and NAMIC President and CEO Chuck Chamness.
In his welcoming address, Zenke looked back over his years of involvement with NAMIC and the chairmen who have led the association. "I have to tell you I never saw myself as chairman material," the manager of Mound Prairie Mutual Insurance Company in Houston, Minn., said. "While I know that I cannot justify the addition of my name to the list of past chairmen and chairwoman, I thought the least I can do is honor them here."
Zenke expressed his appreciation to the many volunteers who donate their time to ensure the success of not only NAMIC but the state insurance associations as well. "[W]e have excellent staffs and leaders at NAMIC and in our state associations, but we also have hundreds of dedicated volunteers who help keep it all going. Folks who give of their time and talents freely because they believe in what we do and they believe in serving our fellow man. They believe in mutuality," he said to applause.
Zenke's term ends Sept. 25, when he hands the chairman's gavel to the 2013-2014 NAMIC Chairman John Bishop, who recently retired as president and CEO of Motorists Insurance Group in Columbus, Ohio.
In his welcome to delegates to the convention, Chamness gave a "different year, same challenges" overview of the world of property/casualty insurance. Reminding the audience of the trials and tribulations experienced by the industry after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Chamness recalled when an influential Republican member of the United States Senate called him and threatened to put our industry out of business. He said he would "bring down … the industry through all means available, including using punitive federal legislation." A McCarran-Ferguson repeal effort followed, and all hands were on deck as NAMIC defended its members and successfully beat back the effort.
Chamness jumped forward seven years to the present, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed rule on disparate impact onto insurers. HUD's rule would allow regulators to charge discrimination merely by showing that a protected class has been discriminated against – with or without intent – when applying for home loans. It looked as if insurers, too, would have to endure the rule as part of their underwriting process.
"At issue is the fundamental principle of insurance that different consumers, with different risks, should pay different rates for insurance based only on their risks," Chamness told the convention delegates. "This basic premise of insurance is what we have all known. It's fair, it's competitive, and it's how our industry has worked so well, for so many years, for you and your policyholders."
That is why, he said, "NAMIC's board authorized on your behalf our participation in a federal lawsuit to stop the proposed rule from taking effect," Chamness explained. "It [the board] did so fully recognizing the serious consequences to your future if HUD is allowed to prevail: the imposition of de facto racial quotas by insurers, or risk numerous and costly lawsuits."
During his remarks, he also highlighted other services and products the association makes available to its membership, including the association's newest offering: D.rive, a partnership between NAMIC and Deloitte to provide a telematics solution for association members that write auto insurance.
"Whether it's advocacy or providing you value-added benefits, we know you are counting on us," Chamness said. "Because more is expected of us and because so much depends on us, we know that we have to get it right."


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Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was at her summer camp --- Camp Sherwood Forest in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she came alive and where she met Nick Abrams, her first love...and first heartbreak.
Years later, Thayer marries Aengus, an Irish professor, and they move into her deceased grandmother's house in Atlanta, only miles from Camp Edgewood on Burnt Mountain where her father died years ago in a car accident. There, Aengus and Thayer lead quiet and happy lives until Aengus is invited up to the camp to tell old Irish tales to the campers. As Aengus spends less time at home and becomes more distant, Thayer must confront dark secrets-about her mother, her first love, and, most devastating of all, her husband.
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- Publication Date: July 10, 2012
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BACK: Justin Timberlake
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There were rumours yesterday of a new track from Beyonce, Timberland and Justin Timberlake... that seems to have been a confusion over the return of Destiny's Child BUT NOW it seems that we're imminently going to get something from Timberlake - and that something is going to be more than a MySpace relaunch. On the video above, Timberlake walks through a darkened studio, narrating the words below. The countdown suggests that whatever the new thing is, we'll be getting it on Monday, January 14th.
"Somebody asked me the other day, 'so are you just done with music?' It means more to me than anybody else in the world. Look, I've only done two albums in ten years. What does the next decade mean for me? I'm the one who sits and is obsessed about it before you even get to hear it. As close as I get to it, I don't know that I could physically torture myself year in and year out, and expect it to fulfil me the way that it does, and the way that it is right now. I don't want to put anything out that I feel I don't love. You just don't get that every day. You have to wait for it… I'm ready."
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Jan 11, 2013 4:04pm
It's because the year ends in 13, isn't it?
Jan 11, 2013 6:55pm
Get ready for the Thin White Mouseketeer's Scunthorpe trilogy...
Jan 11, 2013 8:19pm
Who the fuck cares? Other than handsy Perlman his benefactor of course
Jan 11, 2013 8:23pm
Better news than the return of Bowie?
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Jan 12, 2013 6:20pm
I actually like some of his music but this build up seems way overwrought for a third album in 10 years by Justin Timberlake.
Jan 12, 2013 10:17pm
Ugh, first Destiny's Child, and now this. Why does the Quietus need to cover this? Do British hipsters have some sort of "ironic" fascination with shitty U.S. pop from the last decade?
Jan 13, 2013 2:35pm
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I have genuine love for Timberlake's first album and I've been to see him live several times. Anyone sneering at Beyonce is basically a bit stupid as far as I'm concerned: she's the real fucking deal soul star sensation. We should be overjoyed she's back. You can keep on second guessing stuff about us if you like but it won't change what we cover. Good pop music has exactly the same worth as good avant garde music or good rock music. No more, no less.
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xDSL splitter/filter modules shrink in size for VDSL2 apps
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San Diego, Calif. Pulse, a Technitrol Company, has expanded its SmartER series of xDSL, high-density, low-pass splitter/filter modules for very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line (VDSL2) applications. Packaged in a 17 x 13-mm footprint, which is about one-third the size of standard SMART modules, the B8841NL and B8846NL modules, save board space.
Though designed for VDSL2, the B8841NL and B8846NL modules can also be used in ADSL and ADSL2+ applications. The B8841NL complies with the ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) 600 ohms real impedance standard, and the B8846NL meets the ETSI option B and BT (British Telecom) SIN-346 complex impedances. Combining two standards in one module allows the B8846NL to replace two SMART modules, the B8048E and the B8546E, with one. The modules separate voice and data in xDSL applications.
Because the B8841NL and B8846NL modules can carry frequencies up to 30 megahertz, rather than the 2.2 megahertz for SMART modules, they can be used for the latest broadband wireline standard VDSL2 to provide triple play (voice, video, data) services such as high-definition television (HDTV) and interactive gaming.
The low-pass splitter/filter modules are constructed without a housing and use fewer inductors than were required by the SMART modules to achieve the same functions, making them more cost-effective, said Pulse. In addition, the small size of the modules provides a flexible architecture because CO system integrators can either use a smaller splitter board or add more lines to a splitter board, while CPE designers can fit more functions on a smaller home gateway, said Pulse. Reduced board space also means that VDSL2 cabinets can be installed closer to a tenant, reducing the operator's expenses.
The SmartER series currently includes three part numbers that cover 4 ETSI and BT standards. Pulse plans to expand the series throughout the year until modules are available to meet all applicable xDSL standards worldwide. Modules in the SmartER series are RoHS-6 compliant. The splitter/filter modules are pin-to-pin compatible, so the same board layout can accommodate different standards for different countries just by changing the component model. They are also turnkey; fully tested with ready-to-use electrical modules.
Pricing: Begins at $2.95 per module in the U.S. and varies depending on order configuration and destination.
Datasheets: B8841NL and B8846NL
Pulse, 1-858-674-8100, www.pulseeng.com


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Pop tart and singer Britney Spears admitted that she is upset that pictures of her naked crotch (taken when she exited a taxi in a short skit and without panties) were not selected as the Photo of the Decade or Entertainment News Story of the Decade.
Spears asked reporters "Why did this year have to be the stupid year that Obama took office, Michael Jackson died, and Tiger Woods couldn't control his weiner? I mean, my pussy pictures were the most sought after site on Google for six whole months, and now I don't even make the top ten!"
"I can understand all of the 9/11 stuff being on there, cuz that was really bogus...and I guess that the wars are okay and that the Bush hanging chad stuff in Florida belongs, but shouldn't I be there too?"
"I'm also not on the list for shaving my hair or doing rehab or losing my kids or making jokes about working at Taco Bell or anything."
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Nanotechnology is championed by several manufacturers for use in packaging to extend shelf life, or more controversally, for improving the nutritional content and impact of foods. The survey by the Woodrow Wilson International Center indicates that the food sector and regulators need to be more proactive in informing the public about the science, especially as consumers are worried about the potential health and environmental effects. According to the Woodrow Wilson International Center only six percent of Americans say they have "heard a lot" about nanotechnology, while a massive 70 percent say they have only heard a little or nothing at all. "Even though the number of nanotechnology-enabled consumer products - from dietary supplements to skin products to electronic devices - has more than doubled to over 500 products since last year, the 'needle' on public awareness of nanotechology remains stuck at disappointingly low levels," said David Rejeski, director of the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. What is even more discouraging is that the percentage of people who say they have heard about nanotechnology has actually fallen four percent from last year. "Efforts to inform the public have not kept pace with the growth of this new technology area," Rejeski explained. This lack of knowledge means that the majority of US consumers are wary of buying any products that are associated with nanotechonology. Only seven percent of Americans said they would buy nanotechnology-enhanced food products, while 12 per cent said they would buy nanotech food packaging. However, these figures jumped considerably amongst adults who said they were confident they understood nanotechnology, with 31 per cent saying they would buy nanotech food products. "As in previous polls, the results of this survey indicate that public wants more information about nanotechnology," Rejeski said. "Most Americans will be reluctant to use nano food and food-related products until they know enough to evaluate the merits of these products." According to Rejeski, this lack of general understanding means that there is no leeway for any food safety problems in the nanotechnology industry. "The slightest bump - even a false alarm about safety or health - could undermine public confidence, engender consumer mistrust, and, as a result, damage the future of nanotechnology, before the most exciting applications are realized," he said. "If they do not effectively engage a broad swath of the public in steering the course of nanotechnology, government and industry risk squandering a tremendous opportunity." Opinion on nanotechnology remains hotly divided in the food industry, which uses it in a variety of applications, particularly for improving the quality of packaging materials. Last year sales of nanotechnology-related products reached almost $1bn (€744m), jumping from $150m (€112m) in 2002. Three years ago less than 40 nanopackaging products were on the market, compared to over 400 available at present. Consultant Helmut Kaiser estimates that nanotechnology will change 25 per cent of the food packaging market, currently worth $100bn (€74bn). However, not everyone is quite so enthusiastic, and earlier this year the Woodrow Wilson Center released a report saying that more nanotechnology regulations are needed as its possible effects on human health and the environment are still unknown. The EU is also wary of how nanotechnology is used in the food industry, and last month the EC's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) said that new risk assessment methods are needed because chemicals in their nanoparticle form have potentially very different properties than their larger physical forms. According to the SCENIHR, nanoparticles may move inside the body, reaching the blood and organs such as the liver or the heart, and may also cross cell membranes. These particles may then lead to lung inflammation and heart problems. Nanotechnology is a relatively new science involving the manipulation of materials at near atomic scales, and about how it might be used in the food chain.


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High-speed USB slips under $1 mark
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SAN JOSE, Calif. The cost of putting high-speed USB into a product drops to less than $1 with the release of an integrated product from SMSC (Hauppauge, NY). The company also squeezes size and power consumption to new lows for its 332x family of transceivers.
The move comes at a time when volume sales for the seemingly ubiquitous interconnect is on the rise. Smart phones are just beginning to shift from the 12 Mbits/second full-speed USB to the 480 Mbits/s high-speed spec to handle increasing image, music and video requirements.
SMSC product marketing manager Ken Ngai estimates the percentage of smart phones moving to high-speed USB is shifting from about one percent last year to as much as twenty percent in 2008. Market watcher Gartner Group projects smart phone sales will rise from less than 100 million last year to more than 400 million units in 2010.
Total shipments of USB devices could rise to 2.8 billion units by 2010, a 100 percent increase from 2005, according to International Data Group (Framingham, Mass.).
The 332x family is based on a 3.8 mm-squared die compared to a 9mm-squared die in last year's offerings. The size has been slashed in half or more nearly every generation since the company first put out products at a whopping 144mm-squared in its first-generation product.
The current chip fits in a 1.95x1.95 package and consumes 75 percent less board space than the previous generation.
Power is also rapidly coming down. The new chip consumes 96 mW compared to 158 mW previously in native mode. In standby mode it draws just 20 microA, compared to 83 microA for the existing chip.
Ngai estimates last year's product had a total system cost of about $1.20 including required discrete. "We will provide this new chip at a total system cost of 20-25 percent less," he said.
The reduction comes in part from higher integration. SMSC was able to pack a previously external oscillator into the transceiver and eliminate the need for overvoltage protection while using the same mainstream 180nm process technology.
"This process is the sweet spot for cost and performance given the analog content of the chip," said Ngai.
However, SMSC is considering a shift to 130nm technology for its 2009 products as it mulls ideas for further integration for the part which today only requires a small external capacitor. The eight-member 332x family includes parts with clocks running from 12 to 52 MHz.
The rapid commoditization comes at a time when the USB community is reviewing specs for the next big leap. The USB 3.0 standard is said to be in a version 0.78 draft. It aims to enable data transfers at speeds approaching 5 Gbits/s.
A closed-door meeting in San Jose in late January was the first industry review of the standard. Ngai described the meeting as "pretty productive" for the technology he sees gaining use as an interconnect for external hard disk drives, potentially replacing Firewire and external SATA.
"There is a lot of work to be done at the spec level, but Intel and some other people driving it want to get the spec closed quickly," Ngai said.


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'The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Review
Most of what I know about complex science comes from comic books, so forgive me if my understanding of quantum mechanics is a little off. But, I think it can mean that particles can exist in two states simultaneously. 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2,' a film loaded with such half-understood notions of difficult scientific concepts, is a quantum movie. It manages to be both awful and entertaining, frequently at the same exact time. The script is ludicrous, even by summer blockbuster standards. The characters behave irrationally and without motivation and the story makes lengthy, frequent pit stops into dull backstory. But, for every moment of tedium and confusion there is a tiny explosion of joy. Director Marc Webb just barely ties this collision of half-baked ideas together in a sticky Spidey bow.
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Review
There comes a time when we must stop kidding ourselves. These 'Hobbit' films – with 'The Desolation of Smaug' representing the shank of the trilogy – are not real movies. These are exploitation films for Tolkien nuts, for enthusiasts of the original 'Lord of the Rings' movies and for audiences so hungry for high fantasy they'll gobble up whatever is served to them and ask for seconds.
As someone who has sympathy, but not empathy, for those who have such proclivities, I can get why someone might come away liking this picture. But that is more of an involuntary reaction to exposure to certain elements, not the summation of a film. Listen, there's a grey-bearded wizard who warns in low tones about a place that sounds like "Doggledoor." And there's someone referred to as "Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror." I love that geekorama stuff more than most. It's hilarious, and I'll probably refer to my cat as "Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror" for the next week. But this movie doesn't cohere – there's no forward momentum, no character development, no story happening. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a fibber.
'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Review
When the closing credits rolled after the original 'The Hunger Games,' I thought to myself "eh, not bad." But I was in no rush to see the follow-up. When the closing credits rolled after Francis Lawrence's 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' after I was able to collect myself, I was fully prepared to run out and get a mockingjay tattoo. Over my heart. With the phrase, "I will lay down my life for you, Katniss Everdeen, because you are the first and finest true hero of 21st century cinema."
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Review
Pop culture enthusiasts can be forgiven if they approach Peter Jackson's J.R.R. Tolkien prequel trilogy thinking about 'Star Wars.' Will this next (but previous!) chapter in one of Fandom's key franchises broaden the cinematic universe we love so much, or will this be another case where they should have let enough alone?
Well, as is so frequently the case in life, I can't give you such a black and white answer. For starters, we may not be able to fully analyze 'The Hobbit' until all three chapters are in. Nevertheless here we are and 'An Unexpected Journey' does, indeed, have a lot going for it. It is also saddled with tangents, jabberjaw scenes that never end and far too many beats whose sole function is to remind you how much you love the original 'Lord of the Rings' films.


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I recently stumbled across The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. It was always one of my mom's favorite children's books, but I never liked the story growing up. Why?
Well, it was extremely disconcerting when my mother routinely burst into tears by the end of the book. I mean, talk about lack of a calming bedtime story.
The other day, when having lunch with my mom, Barbara, we began discussing the parent-and-child relationship portrayed in the book. When I asked the basis of her tears, she said: "The love a parent has for their child relates to the love the tree had for the boy. We will do almost anything because of that love."
Still, as depicted in The Giving Tree, many parents often unknowingly let their children strip them of their apples, their leaves and their branches. The process of giving is so gradual yet accumulative: first, you allow picky eaters to decide what's for dinner, then what's switched on the TV and maybe giving in to their demands for the latest new toy.
Before you know it, explains my mother, there's no parental "you" time, and you're giving everything you have to the stressful demands of work combined with the demands of home life -- an unhealthy, realistically unattainable combination.
"Parents give and give to their children," my mother said, "sometimes we feel as though we have no control over our family or our lives. With a family we tend to consider others before realizing what it does to us, and that's how stress becomes a problem. As parents, we have to remember to give to ourselves as well as our kids."
Parents, ask yourselves, are you being whittled down to a stressed-out stump?
While parenthood (as with all other relationships) requires a great deal of sacrifice, it's important to facilitate healthy relationships with your children and knowing when to say, "enough is enough." For instance, if a child is used to getting, getting, getting, then this absurdly high level of expectation from others is going to, no doubt, transcend to other relationships with friends, coworkers and those of romantic interest.
(Come on, we all have friends who suffer -- or shall I say, make us suffer -- from Only Child Syndrome.)
"Parents should set firm household rules when their children are young. Children succeed in environments where there is structure and a daily routine. When setting household rules, parents should make sure the children understand the rules and that there will be consequences if they do not follow the rules," said Beth Fisher, L.G.S.W., "most children at some point will defy the rules and parents need to make sure they follow through."
Pete Chirinos, M.A., L.P.C., N.C.C., of Capital Counseling Services on Connecticut Avenue, adds that reinforcement of rules is necessary to establish parental roles.
"These discussions need to be done within the context of patience and repetition and is most effective when the parent's role of an authority figure is clear within the framework of the child's mind and experience," said Chirinos. "It also teaches children the process of meeting half way with another and parents can model this to children."
So what does that mean? In simple speak, that saying "no" will, no doubt, be a constant word used in the household.
Still, my mother further points out that the word "no" is an alarmingly decreasing word used by parents nowadays. "Children are truly a blessing but they don't have to run our lives," she said. "If you don't say no, your child gets to the point where they think they can constantly have. They never learn limits. Short term stress may be caused by saying no, but by continuing to give in to a child, you're creating your own stress because you're doing more and more for them."
Additionally, taking time out for yourself as a parent enables you to recharge, thereby allowing your apples and leaves to grow back. In this respect, you'll better cherish the times spent with your kids, because you can give more of yourself and laugh at the small things.
"Don't be afraid to sit on the floor and play with your child. Laugh with them," stated my mom, "have fun. It's hard to feel stressed when having a good time."
If you're having a particularly low-energy day, then try going to a place with your kid like to the D.C. Public Library that offers quiet activities like story time. While your child's engaged in stories like Mother Goose, you can relax and enjoy a moment or two of peace.
At the end of The Giving Tree (spoiler alert), the old man returned to the tree and sat on the stump, making the stump happy. Even though the stump was content, it was no longer a flourishing tree. There was, simply, nothing left to give.
As a daughter, I'm thankful for the boundaries my mother set in place for me when growing up. I'd like to think I've grown to a considerate, mostly selfless adult, who's learning how to draw the line when some people in my life have the expectation that I should constantly give to them. Likewise, I'm able to limit my expectations of others, knowing that this concept works both ways.
"The stump loved the boy and it wanted to give," said my mom. "But as a parent, you've got to leave something for yourself. As a parent, you cannot continue to give until you have nothing left. We're going to love our kids no matter what."
Disclosure: The tips from my mother on how to handle parental stress stemmed from her raising my two older brothers. I was a stress-free child to raise and remain the favorite child among the Cleary siblings.


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MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) — An internal dispute at a Mendocino County public radio station could soon get federal attention.
A board member at KZYX-FM said Monday that he would file an objection to the station's license renewal with the Federal Communications Commission.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/19KEozI) that John Sakowicz is hoping the FCC will force a management shake-up at KZYX.
His fellow board members say Sakowicz is trying to destroy the station over numerous allegations, which they say are unfounded.
Among many other complaints, Sakowicz accuses the station of withholding financial information and manipulating board elections.
Sakowicz also has taken issue with the hiring of a reporter who once worked for Voice of America, which he says is a CIA property.
General Manager John Coate says the issues fall outside of the FCC's licensing considerations.
Information from: The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, http://www.pressdemocrat.com


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"How can a person who believes in Torah kill an innocent person?"
This is the question Benny Lau, the rabbi of the historic Ramban Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem, asked this week just before I arrived in the city.
There are other pressing issues to pursue here: Air raid sirens are wailing every day as Jerusalem is coming under unprecedented rocket attack. And as many as 40,000 reserve troops are being amassed from across the country for a possible ground invasion in Gaza.
The slain teens
But every Israeli I speak to says they are haunted by the July 2 abduction and brutal slaying of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammad Abu Khdeir.
His murder came just hours after the funeral of three Israeli teens who had been abducted and killed in the West Bank – which enraged Israelis, who still search for what many believe are their Palestinian killers.
Mohammad's killing, though, shocked many. Partly because of its cruelty – he was abducted at 3:45 a.m. as he prepared for the ritual Ramadan meal before dawn, and was then burned alive – and partly because of who was allegedly behind it: young members of a Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, family, out for revenge.
Jews everywhere were aghast. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the killing as "terrorism" and vowed justice would be served. Hundreds of Israelis joined the funeral for the young Palestinian on Tuesday. Scores more continue to file into the mourning tent erected just beside the site where he was abducted.
But as further details emerge (a gag order has barred most news on the arrest), the killing points not to a one-off aberration, but to a growing problem. The alleged perpetrators don't appear to be mainstream Haredim – they are believed to be disaffected ultra-Orthodox youth who are turning to violent politics for a sense of meaning and belonging.
"They flunked out of Yeshiva, don't fit into traditional Haredi society, and they have difficulty fitting into secular society," says Gershom Gorenburg, author of The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount.
Many remain out of public view, because Haredim do their own policing. But with an average of nine children per ultra-Orthodox family, their numbers are rapidly expanding.
The people apart
The Haredim – the term means "those who tremble" (in awe at the word of God) – regard themselves as the most religiously authentic of all Jews.
They have had a constant presence in Israel for more than two thousand years. But the majority of Haredim arrived in the 20th century; from Eastern Europe and the Arab world in the first half, and from the United States in the second.
Unlike Zionists, they did not come to create a Jewish state. They insist that Jews should not bother with such things but devote themselves to prayer and following the Torah. They reject both modernity and secular culture. Education is strictly religious; TV and the Internet are forbidden. Hassidic Jews, one branch of ultra-Orthodox Jews, even wear clothes like those worn in their European shtetls more than 200 years ago.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was burned alive just hours after the funeral for the three Israeli teens. (All photos from Reuters)
About one in 10 Israelis (more than 750,000 people) are now part of this ultra-Orthodox society. They tend to live in close-knit communities around their synagogues in larger cities. And at first, their desire for isolation meant they were largely absent from politics in Israel.
But a small group, Agudat Yisrael, worked with the Jewish Agency to bring Jews here after the Holocaust. In the 1980s, two more parties were launched to represent different branches of Haredim. All of them have since become comfortable players in both left- and right-wing governments. Their primary goal is their own interests. And when mainstream parties need a coalition, Haredim have worked with them to derive benefits for their communities in the form of higher welfare payments, or increased budgets for religious schools.
For many of the Haredim, life is certainly not easy. Many men spend their time at religious seminaries while women take care of large families and also work in sex-segregated jobs. That makes family resources tight. One report suggests half of working-age Haredi men are unemployed, and many accept government welfare.
Some Israelis resent this dependence, and the isolation of the Haredim. There have been recent efforts at integration: The Israeli government is gradually starting to draft Haredi men, limiting exemptions to military service to a much smaller number; there's a quiet push to bring the country's core curriculum (i.e. math and English) to Haredi schools; some entrepreneurs are reportedly hiring ultra-orthodox women for high-tech sector jobs (in sex-segregated offices).
But some young Haredim find themselves caught in the middle of all this, says Mr. Gorenburg. They aren't suited to religious study. Yet they have no education, or cash, to pursue anything else. So, eerily like their Muslim counterparts, "they act like gangs," he says, causing trouble.
These young men are also "particularly receptive to external political messages," he says.
A 'small leap' to violence
On the day the funeral was held for the three Israeli teenagers killed in the West Bank, Michael Ben Ari, a former member of the banned Kach party who now leads Otzma LeYisrael (Strong Israel), was encouraging acts of revenge.
He posted reports on his Facebook page stating that Arabs were rioting in Jerusalem, had attacked a bus full of religious passengers and overwhelmed a group of border police who had been sent to the rescue.
He even used old photos showing a bleeding passenger beside an overturned bus.
None of it was true, yet 3,700 people "liked" his posts and more than 2,100 shared them.
He also drew hundreds of responses on Facebook from commenters cursing Arabs and describing their preferred method of dealing with them – shooting, slaughtering, burning.
On the ground
Last year, The Globe's Patrick Martin visiited the city of Beit Shemesh. Read the story here.
On the streets of Jerusalem, Mr. Ben Ari whipped a crowd of young men into a frenzy. Many set off to hunt for Arabs, which was when Mr. Abu Khdeir was abducted and killed.
Disaffected Haredi youth, says Ami Ayalon, former head of the Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet, "hear these calls for revenge and take it as permission to kill."
But many observers also point to an acceptance of violence in Haredi society. "There was something in their upbringing that led them to believe such killing was justified," says Hebrew University sociologist Nachman Ben-Yehuda of the alleged murderers of Mr. Khdeir.
In his book Theocratic Democracy, Mr. Ben-Yehuda notes the use of so-called "modesty patrols" – having made Israeli police feel unwelcome, Haredim patrol their own streets to guard against misbehaviour, using force to impose discipline.
More than that, extremist members of the community have often resorted to violence in an effort to rein in those who betray what they see as the true values of Judaism.
In the 1950s, for example, underground group Brit Hakanaim bombed and burnt Jewish shops that sold pork or "immoral" publications, and torched cars that were driven on the Sabbath. Similarly, young vigilantes in Haredi communities today, such as Beit Shemesh in central Israel, have been accused of breaking up young couples sitting too close together on park benches or busses. Their goal, Mr. Ben-Yehuda says, is to make a purer, and ultimately theocratic, state.
But if Haredi men – disaffected or not – grow up believing that secular Jews are "bad," they are also taught that non-Jews are beyond the pale. "It's only a small leap," says Mr. Ben-Yehuda, "to targeting non-Jews" with violence, "especially Arabs," who occupy sacred Israeli ground.
"The problem is that there's chapter and verse [in the Bible] … in which aggression toward others is allowed, vengeance is celebrated, and revenge is celebrated," says Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, a pluralist research centre.
Yigal Amir, for example, the man who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, cited scripture as his justification – he believed he was saving the Land of Israel from being spoiled by a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
Still, if some Haredim believed both non-observant Jews and non-Jews were "bad," they didn't tend to bother about Arabs – until now. Mr. Ayalon, who was made head of the Shin Bet following Mr. Rabin's assassination, says "things are totally different today." He's seen "the growth of anti-Arab sentiment expressed within Haredi circles in recent years."
Shmuel Eliyahu, chief rabbi of the northern Israeli city of Safed, is a vivid example: The city's university had drawn Arab Israelis to study there, but Rabbi Eliyahu issued an edict directing Jewish landlords not to rent rooms to them.
His edict was controversial enough, but young Jewish men also took it as permission to act violently against Arabs in Safed. They broke the windows of their apartments and slashed the tires of their cars.
'Things must be done differently'
Rabbi Eliyahu came by his hate honestly.
His father, Mordechai, started Brit Hakanim. He was imprisoned for 20 counts of violence against less Orthodox Jews, but he later became chief Sephardi rabbi of Israel – and in the 1990s started to integrate Haredim with the national-religious Jews who dominate the settlers' movement in the West Bank.
They have important things in common, he taught. Primarily, the establishment of a theocracy.
That's led to what Mr. Ben-Yehuda calls a "process of Haredization" among some settlers. But also the politicizing of some Haredim. In recent years, as Haredi politics has become more right-wing, and accommodation in Jerusalem more limited, large numbers of them have moved out to the West Bank, creating two of the biggest settlements there (Beitar Ilit and Modiin Ilit).
In these circles, notes Mr. Ben-Yehuda, Arabs are referred to as "Amalekites," a hated foe of the ancient Jews, and one that in those times were targets for extermination.
The larger problem is that there are growing numbers of Haredim in Israel – and as some become radicalized that means a shift is underway: "Thirty years ago, [Israelis] were fighting for national goals," says Mr. Ayalon. "Now it's becoming a religious kind of war, and is likely have a much more negative outcome."
About Patrick Martin
Covering the region since 2008, this is Patrick's second tour as Middle East correspondent. His first assignment was from 1991-95. In between, he served as The Globe's Foreign Editor and as Comment Editor.
Patrick's first foray into the Middle East came in 1971, when he motorcycled across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
After the murder of Mr. Khdeir, there was an immediate attempt to shut down religious rhetoric and to vilify any acts of vengeance.
In a newspaper piece this week, departing Israeli President Shimon Peres and his successor Reuvin Rivlin wrote: "A national struggle does not justify acts of terror. Acts of terror do not justify revenge. ... Even in the face of the rage and frustration, the violence and the pain, things can be done differently. Things must be done differently."
But as Mr. Ben-Yehuda points out, little is being done to stamp out the incitement for such acts of terror, "And that's a big mistake."
There's a concept in criminology, he says, called a "hotspot." If a burglar or vandal breaks a window in some community, you better get it fixed. "If you don't replace it, it will serve to encourage further criminal behaviour."
In the same way, he says, "if the incitement isn't stopped, more incidents such as this one will happen."
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Thank you Based God.
This isn't the first time we've heard of the most based Lil B giving a lecture at a university. In April of 2012, Lil B gave his very first university lecture to the student of NYU. Now Lil B has once again hosted a lecture organized by University of California, Riverside, yesterday, February 5th.
The title of the lecture was, obviously, "Thank You Based God", it was apparently completely sold out. The Based God has since tweeted positive messages about the lecture, thanking the Riverside students and staff for having him. Lil B even blessed those in attendance with a freestyle, of which there is footage below.
We also have video footage of Lil B's introductory words to the sold out crowd. He begins, "thank you for being alive!", which is met with a warm round of applause. He also immediately apologizes for any bad grammar he may have through out his speech.
Check out the two video clips below.
LIL B EXTREMELY RARE LECTURE AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT TODAY AT UC RIVERSIDE!!! EXCITED AND I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! - Lil B
— Lil B From The Pack (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) February 5, 2014
LIL B LECTURE AT UC RIVERSIDE WAS SOLD OUT !!! AND WAS HISTORY THANKS TO ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT CAME TO SEE LIL B SPEAK! - Lil B
— Lil B From The Pack (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) February 6, 2014


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Jesse Winchester is going to have a long wait.
The Senators winger, who left Friday's 2-1 loss against the Montreal Canadiens with a lower body injury, will be out three weeks.
Coach Cory Couston said he's not sure of the exact extent of the injury and wants to get a full report from the doctor. Winchester was injured off a faceoff.
"I don't know exactly what it is before I say," said Clouston.
Goaltender Brian Elliott will make the start Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Regina and is expected to play the full 60 minutes.
That means Pascal Leclaire will likely suit up next Friday against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Place.


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There's been speculation that the meat was pumped full of chemicals and sodium propionate, but Lopez-Alt wanted an objective test, so he set up an informal experiment. He left the burger out, unwrapped, and he also made his own burger out of ground chuck, salted and cooked it (just like McDonald's), and put it on a store-bought bun and left that out, too.
What happened? It turns out that neither burger decayed.
So there you have it, meat and heat goes a long way in preserving things. Whether this means you should go out to Mickey D's or challenge some long held assumptions about leaving meat lying around your house is entirely up to you. Personally, I would recommend either checking out this recipe or reading another great post from The Food Lab.
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Which Gas-On-Glass Cooktop Should I Buy?
Q: I currently have a 23-year-old 30" Dacor white gas-on-glass cooktop which I love but need to replace.
I am in the market for another 30" white gas-on-glass cooktop, any brand, any price. Which brands out there are offering one?
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BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER- The Sheridan high school soccer teams played Riverton to overtime ties to begin the season Friday.
The Lady Broncs and Wolverines played to a scoreless draw while the Broncs and Wolverines went to overtime and tied 2-2.
Saturday both teams played three matches at a jamboree in Casper the matches were shortened to 26 minute halves.
The Lady Broncs beat Kelly Walsh 3-0 and lost against Rock Springs 2-1 and Natrona county 1-0.
The Broncs beat Rock Springs 3-0, beat Natrona county 4-0 and dropped a 2-1 decision to Kelly Walsh.
After the tie with Riverton to open the season Head coach Kevin Riser was pleased with the Broncs overall effort. And he says the youthful Broncs will take a while to develop that good team chemistry.
And he says they will see great improvement this week.
The Broncs and Lady Bronc JV'S host matches tomorrow with Gillette the girls varsity will play at 4:00 and the boys at 6:00.
TRACK AND FIELD - The Bronc and Lady Bronc track teams both placed 5th at the Casper invitational meet Saturday the Tongue River Lady Eagles were 12th and the Eagles 13th.
Champions at the meet for Sheridan high school included Lady Broncs Shayla Christensen winning the shot put and Zoe Sherman winning the 800 meters.
For Tongue River Josiah Huff took the boys 400 meters and Sarah Nielsen was 2nd in the shot put.
TROOPER / JETS BASEBALL - Sheridan American Legion baseball will host their annual player / parent meeting Wednesday at Sheridan high school.
The meeting will take place Wednesday at 6:00 pm in the Sheridan high school cafeteria all Jets and Troopers players and parents are asked to attend.
COWBOY HOOPS - The Wyoming Cowboys will play the CBI basketball tournament. The 16 team tournament opens tomorrow with the Pokes hosting Lehigh University.
You can hear the game live tomorrow night on 14-10 KWYO and 87.7 FM ESPN radio pregame starts at 6:30 with the tip at 7:00.
COWGIRL HOOPS - The Wyoming Cowgirls play the waiting game the Women's NCAA tournament field will be announced tonight and the WNIT will follow with it's announcement.


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- BYU 1300 MPG car Students at Brigham Young University in Utah have designed a car that can travel the distance from Utah to Michigan on a single gallon of fuel. The fish-shaped car—which weighs less than 100 pounds and gets an astounding 1,300 miles per gallon—will participate at this year's SAE Supermileage Competition, an annual contest that challenges students to create the most fuel-efficient vehicle in North America. This fantastic fuel efficiency is attributed to the car's lightness-it weighs under 100 pounds, a tank that holds only 20 grams of fuel and a tiny lawnmower engine that is engaged just enough to get the vehicle to a desirable speed, after which it shuts off and lets the vehicle glide along the track....

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While it's not aprt of the official LaserFest package of stuff, Physics World is marking the 50th anniversary of the laser with a couple of really nice pieces on lasers in science and popular culture:
- Where next for the laser interviews six laser experts– Claire Max of UCSC, Bill Phillips of NIST, Steven Block of Stanford, science writer Jeff Hecht, John Madey of Hawaii's FEL lab, and Eric Gustafson of Caltech and LIGO.– about the current status of lasers in their areas of science, and the future prospects.
- From ray-gun to Blu-Ray is a very nice survey of lasers and laser-like devices in popular culture, from the various uses of lasers in science fiction films to the practical applications of lasers in optical data storage and bar-code scanners and the like.
Both pieces are well worth reading on a cold and dreary Saturday. Or any other kind of day, really.


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FREE EXCERPT: Grooming a Black & White Doodle/Poodle - 58 minutes
How many of you have owners who say, 'Cut it down but leave it fluffy?' That's just what Sue was faced with on this Doodle type dog. Making the situation even more challenging, this was a very large dog with a soft curly coat. Once she got her hands on the coat, Sue realized the real problem; this dog was extremely mattted! In this lesson, Sue shows you how to deal with a matted coat yet still leave the dog 'fluffy.' The client wanted a Portuguese Water Dog type style. She couldn't totally comply with the owners wishes. However, she was extremely creative with her styling techniques. Sue uses a variety of metal snap on combs to trim this dog, and work thorough some left over knots. She finishes this pet with scissors to smooth out the trim and camouflage some of his minor structural faults. As a bonus, Sue shows you how to work with a feisty dog that does not appreciate the de-matting process. She also gives you great tips on how to educate the owner to avoid this condition in the future.
In this video you will learn:
- How to communicate with the owner when their dog is in poor condition
- How you can still give a matted pet great style by using the right tools
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- How to effectively work with a dog that wants to bite to win trust and cooperation
- How to work effectively with metal snap-on combs
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After a slower start than usual for the boys in D.C., the team really picked it up down the stretch and captured their fourth straight Southeast Division title, paired with the President's trophy for the second straight year. This mainly was due to system changes made by coach Bruce Boudreau, who decided he wanted his club to play a more defensive-minded game. Many have questioned if that's really what one of the top-powered offenses needs to do. Well, it did end up paying off later in the year, as the team simply became used to the style of play. However, after two straight disappointing playoff runs in 2008-09 and 2009-10, they were bounced yet again, as the Lightning swept them in the second round after the Caps landed the top seed in the East for the second straight year. Going into this season, that remains the biggest question: Can this team get over the hump and make a deep run, possibly to the Cup Finals?
After several years of not making many offseason moves, GM George McPhee pulled the trigger this summer and added some veteran presence, some goaltending, and a few young guys that can score. The veteran leadership comes by way of Washington native Jeff Halpern, rugged defenseman Roman Hamrlik, and netminder Tomas Vokoun. Then the Caps inked Troy Brouwer to play wing on one of their scoring lines, as well as Joel Ward, one of the more highly prized commodities this past summer. McPhee also did not forget to re-sign some of his young talent, but now the Caps are up against the salary cap, so this team needs to succeed come playoff time.
So can the offseason additions help get them to the Promised Land and a date in the Stanley Cup Finals? We'll just have to wait and see. One thing that seems certain: Washington will be a preseason favorite yet again.
Alexander Ovechkin (LW): Ovechkin came out of the gates with a good first few months last season, but he hit a dry spell that he has never encountered before from December through mid February. Believe it or not, it may have been a good thing to go through a tough stretch, and he heated back up to finish the campaign. With only 85 points by season's end, you could say it was a disappointing year, and his worst as a pro. Compared to his first five seasons where he eclipsed the 100-point plateau four times, he will look to forget about last season and get back to that 100-point mark. Being one of the best players in the world, his downfall is his lack of leadership, hence McPhee bringing in some guys to help on that front. As a forward, Ovechkin is a hitting machine and fires pucks at will toward the net, which is just added value for your team. With Sidney Crosby's health still in question, Gr8 should be the man to draft at number one.
Nicklas Backstrom (C): After Backstrom put up monstrous numbers and signed a huge 10-year deal two seasons ago, he had his worst year as pro last year. With the fifth year of that deal approaching, he may need a wake-up call, as reports were surfacing regarding him coming to camp overweight and being lazy. For one of the top pivots in the game, Washington is not going to capture anything without him completely focused and dedicated. After really working before last season on his shot, he saw his goal total increase, but his best attribute is his passing ability. Backstrom had terrible point totals overall (65) and on the power play (22), which were both career lows. He has battled migraines in his short career and last season missed his first five games as an NHLer. Still, with that being one of the only downsides there is no reason to not draft him as a top center in this potent offense.
Alexander Semin (LW): Semin has not put together a fully consistent season of hockey over his six-year career and there are few signs that won't continue. After a career year two seasons ago, Semin also struggled during the 2010-11 campaign. He did pass the 50-point mark, but the skills -- especially the shot this kid has -- give him a great chance to put up huge numbers, that is if he could stay healthy all year. Trade rumors have circulated, but McPhee has put them to rest (for now) recently, saying, "It's not easy to find players who can score goals." One knock on Semin is his failure to produce in the playoffs, with just six points in nine games last year. This is another factor in Washington's inability to make a deep run. The Caps need all hands producing and that particularly means their big guns. However, Semin remains a terrific option considering all the talent around him, but with the factors mentioned above it should keep him from being priced as an elite winger on draft day. He's a good second tier guy with some upside.
Mike Green (D): Green has been talked about for years, with all the records shattered and awards won, but his last year was plagued with multiple injuries, especially the situation with his head injury. With the league cracking down on headshots, it still seems that far too many guys are sidelined with head problems. He has shown he can produce with the likes of the top forwards from the back end, with this coming year being no different. Playing in only 49 contests should have him well rested and ready to turn it on when the season begins. This catalyst of the power play scored 10 of his 24 points on the man advantage and, assuming he's back in good health, should return to fantasy prominence once again. He should still be one of the top rearguards taken in any draft.
Other Notables: Mike Knuble (RW), Dennis Wideman (D)
John Carlson (D): Carlson has the size, strength, and skating ability to be a very talented blueliner for years to come in this league. He is very responsible in his own end and plays controlled and smart hockey. Carlson has really come into his own, especially picking up the scoring while Green battled injuries last season. With a full season under his belt, the U.S. native racked up 37 points and did not miss a game. With the experience gained over the past few seasons this youngster -- accompanied by a strong supporting cast -- could really take a jump this year. Consider him being a candidate for a breakout season; so if he happens to fall a bit, don't be hesitant to pull the trigger.
Brooks Laich (LW/C): Laich has steadily put up good numbers over his past three seasons, and may very well benefit from talk of him moving to center the second line. He is a very durable player who rarely misses any time due to injury, and he's really worked on boosting his all-around game and rating, finishing the last two seasons on the plus side for the first two times in his career. He continues to be asked to play more roles -- including time on the power play -- and the additions of Brouwer and Ward will only help. He did fail to pass the 50-point mark a year ago, but only by two points and he has a chance to clear that mark this season. Laich plays every shift like it's his last. He's one of several Washington skaters not named Ovechkin that possesses sufficient fantasy value heading into the 2010-11 season.
Troy Brouwer (RW): Brouwer already knows what it is like to play on an elite team, as he already has a Stanley Cup title under his belt in his young three-year career. The team considers him to have a great chance to join the second scoring line and he should flourish if given the chance. After averaging 30 points in his first three seasons, he should at least continue that pace and will probably add to it. Power play time may be hard to come by with all the talent here, but he should get his chance to show what he can do. He has tremendous upside coming into Year 4 and you should see him come off the board in some of the later rounds.
Other Notables: Joel Ward (RW), Karl Alzner (D)
Tom Poti (D): When he was healthy -- and that was some time ago -- Poti was a very good asset to any team he played for. Entering his 14th season, there are so many question marks. Will he be forced to retire? Can he stay healthy if able to play? There are no clear-cut answers here, and with all the young guys producing on the blue line, he could very well be pushed to the bottom pairing. With all the better options around, stay away from the battle-scarred veteran.
Jason Chimera (LW): With only one season in his career plagued by injury, Chimera is a guy who can come through in the clutch. Mainly slotted on the third line, the quick winger has shown flashes of being able to light the lamp. With 36 points as his career best, you cannot expect him to become someone that can hit 50, especially with all the other scoring options the team has.


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"Bo Joseph: Empire of Spoils" In Bo Joseph's first solo show at McClain Gallery, his paintings are hardly reproducible — they're made through a complicated method involving layers of oil pastels, water-based tempera and acrylic-based ink on sheet paper that often damages the delicate paper in the process. Joseph works in patches, putting the pieces together like a puzzle, so if something does happen to go horribly awry, he can fix it. Still, the resulting works aren't perfect; there are uneven edges and parts that seem like they were cut out with a Zippo knife. More to the point, though, there's evidence of Joseph's handiwork all over them. It's only fitting that these works challenge and redefine notions of printmaking, as Joseph is all about challenging conventional notions of material, process, context and, foremost, subject matter. He has appropriated disparate images — ceremonial masks, birds, children, even rugby players — found in printed sources such as books and auction catalogs, stenciled them and repeatedly or strategically stamped them onto the paper to the point where they're almost unrecognizable. They're dense, cryptic, abstract works; it feels like if you stare at them long enough, you'll start to make meaning out of them. And that is the point — Joseph has taken these images out of their original contexts to create new meaning and commonalities. Through June 23. 2242 Richmond, 713-520-9988. — MD
"Endearing the Line" Berlin-based artist Dirk Rathke has quickly built himself a reputation here in Houston. After several shows at Gallery Sonja Roesch, he's known for his curved canvases — monochrome shapes that bend, twist and seemingly ripple ever so slightly; you have to check the edge of the work just to make sure of their depth — and stripped-down drawings that go off the canvas entirely. In his third exhibition at the gallery, Rathke returns to familiar territory. As the name suggests, the show plays with line, space and dimension, resulting in playful, attention-holding pieces. The most prominent is the remarkable site-specific installation Room-drawing for Houston #2. In his first solo show at Sonja Roesch, back in 2007, Rathke memorably took over the back end of the gallery with neon orange tape. He does so again, this time placing orange tape in the shape of two squares that take over the ceiling, wall and floor. It's part sculpture, part painting, thanks to the brush stroke-like lines of the tape, and it completely throws you off. You're not sure how to react to it — do you look at it straight on, or dare to get inside the lines and challenge the 3-D quality of the work? The canvas-twisted works also play with this line between sculpture and painting. Rot Zweiteilig is the most striking of these, comprised of two solid-red canvases that are forced together, a line between them adding to the tension. In the future, it'd be nice to see the artist move in another direction instead of doing more of the same. But what he has now is still powerful, memorable work — those neon orange squares will be etched in my mind for quite some time. Through June 30. 2309 Caroline, 713-659-5424. — MD
"HJ Bott: Rhythm and Rhetoric" Houston artist HJ Bott has been exploring his so-called "displacement-of-volume system" for 40 years now, and he's celebrating with an exhibition of his newest works at Anya Tish Gallery. It says something that after 40 years, Bott hasn't gotten bored with his self-developed technique, which explores lines and geometric shapes on fiberboard that he then casts with glossy, bold color. And the op-art works themselves are far from boring — they're bright, colorful works that attract viewers like moths to a flame. And once they get you there, they're highly cerebral — through his sharp lines and shapes, Bott plays with dimension, creating 3-D shapes that almost seem to rotate in space on the canvas. It's no surprise that the boldest and the brightest of them all — Mesocarp Mischief — is the star of the show. The painting graces the cover of the latest Arts and Culture magazine, it's the poster image on the gallery's handout and it attracted gallery-goers during the opening like none of the other works. It's an intriguing visual — its thin black lines over the hot pink make it look like a Barbie barcode, while circles are uniquely dissected by lines, colors and curves. Bott says he's dabbling in concepts like yin/yang and string theory and applies layers of paint and glaze in vibrant colors up to 100 times, but his works lack emotion. It's all a bit too methodical — Bott even uses specific "warm" and "cool" colors to achieve the multi-dimensionality of his works. These works are all about dimension, but it's hard to get below the surface when it's all so manipulated. Through June 9. 4411 Montrose, 713-524-2299. — MD
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"How I Will Die" In Kristy Peet's series of clinical-looking photographs, all sharply lit and crystal clear, she is confronting her hypochondria, as she puts it, though it more closely seems to be her fears of mortality. In one photograph, she's lying stretched out on a gurney, a white blanket stretched over all her body except for her feet, which are sticking out towards you with tags hanging from one of the big toes. In another, she's wrapped almost entirely in gauze bandage, her face a white, blank mask. Other images deal with biohazards, amputation, skin cancer and obesity, primarily with the artist as the subject. Peet's playing, it's make-believe, but there's some aspect of truth to it all — we all go somehow. It's such a personal subject, yet the photos seem scrubbed clean of any messy emotions. The most evocative of all, in this sense, is the gauze portrait, The most common type of bandage is the gauze bandage. Covered in gauze, Peet has been consumed by her fears to the point where she is indistinguishable. Through May 31. Gallery 1724, 1724 Bissonnet, 713-582-1198. — MD
"Members" Britt Ragsdale works with bodies, though his photographs don't set a scene so much as capture the angles, forms, shapes and scale of the human body. There are images of outstretched hands, baby's feet, a bald head, knobby knees and, to be honest, some body parts that aren't so easily identifiable. They're only parts — photographed against a black background, they don't even look like they belong to a body at all. There's a classic quality to them, the skin as luminous as anything you'd find in a Caravaggio painting. Most of the photos were printed on a small scale — six by six inches, or 12 by 12. I left wishing Ragsdale had gone bigger. Sure, you can fit more photos in the space when they're smaller, but these photos are larger than life, and should be displayed that way. In fact, the two largest prints — Members Study 1.1 and Members Study 2.1, which feature legs and bodies stacked on top of each other — were the most captivating. They commanded your attention. Through May 31. Gallery 1724, 1724 Bissonnet, 713-582-1198. — MD
"reverse of volume RG" Yasuaki Onishi's latest installation at Rice Gallery is made out of just plastic and black hot glue, and yet it manages to take on multiple properties depending on your perspective. As you walk around the site-specific piece, it resembles a forest, the thin black glue like sparse dead trees on top of a mountainous terrain. Staring at it straight on, it looks like an otherworldly, alien creature, like an inverted jellyfish with long black tentacles. Venturing directly under the plastic, you're walking through a cave that's had all the color drained from it, save for hundreds of black splotches. Most of all, though, Onishi's new piece is unlike anything you can see or put a name to. There is a ghostly aura about the plastic as it stretches unevenly from one end of the gallery to the other, attached to the ceiling by strings of black hot glue. It's as if the plastic is propped over some misshapen form that you cannot see. These materials follow their own logic — the glue is splattered in a happenstance fashion, giving dimension to the cavernous plastic shape — which seems to be dictated by whatever is under it. As the title implies, the piece is playing with emptiness, filling the void above you and leaving the gallery's floor and walls untouched. One of the most remarkable things about this installation is how delicate it is. It seems like a slight cough would send the whole thing floating down on top of you. Even the gallery's air conditioning disturbs the structure, making it undulate ever so slightly. But, against all odds, it remains intact. It's a remarkable sight to behold at any angle. Through June 24. Rice Gallery, 6100 Main, 713-348-6069. — MD
"Jason Yates: All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" Jason Yates has lowered the volume on his art. In his first Houston solo show, at Barbara Davis Gallery, he has eliminated almost all color for mostly black-and-white patterns, creating an environment that's more meditative than in-your-face. There are even black wooden "monk boxes" scattered throughout the gallery that, if you didn't know any better, you'd think were places to sit down and drink in his textural works. In all, it's a pleasantly cohesive show. Yates has a series of acrylic and ink canvases that consist of intricate crosshatches and pieces of scalloped paper cascading down sections of the canvas. The drawings are incredibly meticulous — you might easily miss how labor-intensive it all is because the works are almost soothing. They're mostly black-and-white, varying by pattern, with the occasional loud pink or pale orange thrown in to shake things up, as if Yates teasingly turned the volume up to jolt you awake, then turned it back down once he had your attention. You'll be tempted to take a seat on one of the monk boxes before Snake Pit, a painstakingly crafted wall drawing that makes use of the gallery space in an incredibly clever way. The work is all zigzags à la Sol LeWitt and frames an entryway that looks right out onto Sunset and Sunrise, a wallpaper hanging in the front of the gallery that features black-and-white crosshatched squares reminiscent of Jasper Johns, but less carefree. As you stand there, these furious line drawings come together and take on a whole new dynamic. Yates doesn't have to be loud to completely hold our attention. Through June 30. 4411 Montrose, 713 520-9200. — MD


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It's back to sandwiches and highways for Logan Couture, and truth be told, the 67's captain doesn't really mind at all.
Dealing with some serious jetlag, the ninth pick in the 2007 entry draft had a strong game and scored an assist his coach fought for in yesterday afternoon's 4-1 win over the Guelph Storm at the Civic Centre.
Also returning in time to help the 67's pick up their first home win of the season and improve their record to 4-3 was defenceman Tyler Cuma, another first-round selection who opened eyes with his play at the Minnesota Wild camp.
"I'm just glad they're here," Ottawa coach Brian Kilrea said after having his entire squad together for the first time. His impression? "I know we have some good talent. It's going to be tough ... I understand everyone wants to play and we want to try and help them play. But you want to help yourself, too. (They) just have to bide their time and work hard."
Sitting as a healthy scratch for a second straight game was European import Yakov Vorobyov. Sixteen-year-old rookies Derek Hartwick, Ryan Hanes and Pieter Schinkelshoek also watched from the stands.
What they saw from their teammates, they had to like.
The 67's received some solid goaltending from Chris Perugini and were convincing in their dominance of a team that only a night before lost its first game of the season. Corey Cowick led the way for Ottawa with two goals, while Thomas Nesbitt and Tyler Toffoli had the others.
"We capitalized on our chances," said Kilrea. "They don't give up a lot."
The lead-up to opening faceoff was hectic for Couture. First came word that he was being demoted by the San Jose Sharks. Then there was the late night Friday following a team dinner. Then a 4 a.m. wakeup call for a 6:30 a.m. flight Saturday morning. The 4 1/2 hours on the plane led to a 3 1/2 layover in Chicago, then a connector that didn't get him into Ottawa until 8 p.m.
To top it all off, his sticks were lost on the way.
"I was exhausted," Couture said of the day's events after he was one of the final cuts by a team expected to challenge for the Stanley Cup.
Soothing were the encouraging words Sharks management had for Couture before he departed.
"They told me I had a good camp and to come back (to Ottawa) and have a good year ... that hopefully I could play deep into April or May," said the slick, 19-year-old centre. "They said I'm close (to making the NHL), but not this year ... they have 14 (forwards) with experience. It's a tough team to make.
"I was disappointed, but at the same time I'm excited. This team (67's) is headed in the right direction."
The highlight of his camp with the big boys?
"Taking a private jet (to a pre-season game against Anaheim)," he said, chuckling. "I'm used to jumping on the bus and having Arby's ... getting a steak on the plane was a little better."
Cowick's second goal was an empty-netter that was originally deemed an unassisted effort. Kilrea went to officials afterwards to make sure Couture was given the helper he deserved.
"I told him, it's fine ... he was pretty upset, especially with this being our home rink," Couture said of his coach's efforts to get him the point. "But not everyone is perfect."
Cuma, 18, played in three pre-season games with the Wild and also returned feeling good about his future.
"I didn't make the team, but the biggest thing is I left a good impression with the staff," he said.


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JANESVILLE—Janesville School Board member Kevin Murray resumed his pointed questions about the Janesville School District's international program at Tuesday's board meeting.
The program, spearheaded by Superintendent Karen Schulte, includes plans to bring in tuition-paying high school students from China and other countries.
Schulte has responded to Murray by discussing the developing plans at board meetings. She said Tuesday she would have a report on the Janesville International Education Program at every meeting.
Murray questioned why the international program has been in development since last November, but the board didn't approve it until August.
Schulte replied that the board typically has not approved every initiative, especially the low-cost ones, but she said board President Greg Ardrey thought it would be a good idea to hold a vote in August.
The vote came after Murray began raising questions that he said he was hearing from unnamed people in the community.
Murray complained Tuesday about the time that "high-ranking administrators" have spent on trips and other work to develop ties with Chinese schools. He said he cannot get answers from the administration about how much time, but he believes it is significant.
The meeting included a presentation on the upcoming Winter High School Institute, in which Chinese students will come for a program Jan. 25-Feb. 9, 2014.
Murray said the administration was putting "pink roses on this program," but he said the board still doesn't know where all this will lead.
Murray complained the board still doesn't know what tuition will be charged to Chinese students, how many students there might be and how that will affect district finances.
Murray said he had more questions but would wait until the next meeting.
Schulte said Murray could ask her questions any time and didn't have to wait for a board meeting.
"I'm elected by the people in this community, and I'll ask questions when I think it's most appropriate," Murray responded, adding that he thinks these questions are most appropriate to ask in a public forum.
Schulte suggested Murray could let administrators know his questions ahead of time so they would be ready to answer them at meetings.
"I'm happy to talk about it publicly," Schulte said.
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OTTAWA -- Nathan Cullen, the House leader for the New Democrat Official Opposition, introduced Tuesday what his party is calling the "Civility Project" and wants a whole raft of new rules and penalties introduced into the House of Commons to curb this bad behaviour. The Speaker of the House of Commons - the current office-holder is Conservative MP Andrew Scheer - would be charged with policing all of this.
The sentiment from Cullen and the NDP is fine and good but this proposal is not the answer to the problem.
As Conservative MP Michelle Rempel said on Twitter when she heard about Cullen's ideas: "Here's a thought - we're all adults, maybe we could take personal ownership for how we conduct ourselves in the House."
Or, failing that, the House leaders and whips from each party, could do more to enforce decorum.