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Light through the ages: Relativity and quantum era
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The study of light from ancient Greek times up to the revolutionary breakthrough by Maxwell is studied in the article Light through the ages: Ancient Greece to Maxwell. In this article we look at the more modern developments which began at the end of the 19th century but took place mainly in the 20th century.
Maxwell can be thought of as the person who completed the classical description of light, and also as the person who began the modern developments. He wrote an article for Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1878 in which he described how light is propagated as a transverse wave, and that its consists of electromagnetic radiation with specific wavelengths. He gave his famous four partial differential equations, now known as Maxwell's equations, which completely describe classical electromagnetic theory. In the article Maxwell, despite Faraday's introduction of field theory, states clearly that he believes in an aether:-
Whatever difficulties we may have in forming a consistent idea of the constitution of the aether, there can be no doubt that the interplanetary and interstellar spaces are occupied by a material substance of body.There certainly were extreme difficulties with the idea, as Maxwell was well aware, for to carry such high frequency vibrations as light the substance needed to be incredibly rigid, yet the earth, moon and other planets passed through this rigid material as if it were not there. However, in his 1878 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Maxwell proposed an experiment to determine the velocity of the earth through the aether using light in the following way. Split a ray of light, suggested Maxwell, and send the two resulting rays at right angles to each other. Let one travel at right angles to the motion of the earth through the aether while the other travels in the direction of the motion of the earth through the aether. Reflect the two rays back after each has travelled exactly the same distance to join up again and let them interfere. Maxwell made the 'obvious' assumption that each beam would travel at the same speed through the aether so, due to the earth's motion, one should return slightly before the other and measuring the interference fringes would let the earth's speed through the aether be measured.
Maxwell did not believe that this experiment was practical when he proposed it. Albert Michelson, however, who was spending study leave in Helmholtz's laboratory in Berlin in 1881, tried to carry out Maxwell's experiment. Although he could detect no difference in the time taken by the two rays of light, this was put down to his experiment not being accurate enough or that the earth dragged the aether with it in much the same way that it drags the atmosphere. Lorentz showed in 1885, however, that the aether drag theory was not possible. Michelson now teamed up with a chemist Edward Morley who was a highly skilled experimenter. In 1887 they carried out a much more accurate version of Maxwell's experiment. This was so accurate that when it failed to show any difference in the time taken by the two rays of light, it could no longer be put down to experimental error.
Of course the result of the Michelson-Morley experiment is totally incomprehensible if one thinks in a classical way about light travelling. Think about the light travelling in the direction that the earth is moving. It gets back to the detector in the same length of time irrespective of whether the detector is moving or not. How does it know when it is on its journey whether the detector is moving or not? FitzGerald explained the failure of the Michelson-Morley experiment in 1889 by suggesting that a moving object is foreshortened in the direction of travel. The amount of this foreshortening for an object moving with velocity v was √(1 - v2/c2), where c is the velocity of light. Of course this is very close to 1 for velocities v which are small compared to that of light but it explained the results of the experiment by foreshortening the instruments while still allowing there to be an aether through which light travelled at a fixed velocity.
Lorentz, independently, made a similar suggestion to FitzGerald and worked out the full implications of it in 1904 giving transformations which would describe the way that light would look to observers moving relative to each other. Einstein published the special theory of relativity in the following year which is based on the remarkable suggestion that the speed of light remains constant for all observers independent of their relative velocities. His theory was influenced by Lorentz's work but not the Michelson-Morley experiment. However it had its origin from the time that Einstein was a boy when he tried to imagine what would happen if he were moving at the same speed as a beam of light. Of course if the notion that the speed of light is the same for all observers seems hard to understand, then so would the classical view which would suggest that if one could travel faster than light then one could set out on a journey and arrive soon enough to be able to look back and see oneself setting out!
In 1915 Einstein published the general theory of relativity which predicted the bending of rays of light passing through a gravitational field. In 1919 Eddington made an expedition to Principe Island off the west coast of Africa to observe a solar eclipse and to measure the apparent position of stars observed close to the disk of the eclipsed sun. Although his observations were hampered by the weather he was able to get one good value which confirmed the bending predicted by general relativity. In 1926 Michelson carried out his last and most accurate experiment to determine the velocity of light. Using a light path of length 35 km from the Mount Wilson observatory to the telescope on Mount San Antonio, he found the value of 299,796 km per sec.
Another important development in the understanding of light, namely the development of quantum theory, had taken place over this same period of time, roughly 1880 to 1926. Josef Stefan discovered experimentally in 1879 that the total radiation energy per unit time emitted from a blackbody, namely a body which absorbs all radiation energy falling on it, is proportional to the fourth power of the absolute temperature of the body. Ten years later Boltzmann derived Stefan's law using the second law of thermodynamics. In 1896 Wilhelm Wien described the spectrum produced by a blackbody when it radiates. He discovered that the wavelength at which the maximum energy is radiated becomes shorter as the temperature of the blackbody is increased.
Lord Rayleigh made an important contribution to light in 1899 when he explained that the sky is blue, and sunsets are red, because blue light is scattered by molecules in the earth's atmosphere. Rayleigh (and Jeans) also tried to explain Wien's blackbody result making the assumption that all possible frequency modes could radiate with equal probability. A good agreement with Wien's results were achieved at low frequencies, but increasing radiation of energy at higher frequencies led to the impossible result that the total energy radiated by the body would be infinite. Planck, in 1900, showed that the impossible result could be corrected by assuming that electromagnetic energy can only be emitted in quanta. He did not believe in the physical reality of the light quanta, there was far too much evidence that light was a transverse wave for him to change to a corpuscular theory on account of this. Planck thought of his quanta as a mathematical way round the problem of blackbody radiation, rather than thinking that light was actually composed of particles.
A second problem also led to a quantum theory of light, and this time to a belief in the physical reality of the quanta. Heinrich Hertz discovered the photoelectric effect, so called because it was caused by light rays, in 1887. He observed that when that ultraviolet light was shone onto metallic electrodes the voltage required for sparking to take place was lowered. In 1900 Philipp Lenard, a student of Hertz, showed that the photoelectric effect was caused by electrons, which had been discovered by J J Thomson three years earlier, being ejected from the surface of a metal plate when it was struck by light rays.
In 1905 Einstein explained the photoelectric effect by showing that light was composed of discrete particles, now called photons, which are essentially energy quanta. The wave theory of light, which had totally triumphed over the corpuscular theory, could not explain this effect. We should note here that Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect was incomplete, for the temperature of the metal surface was seen experimentally to affect the energy of the emitted electrons yet this was not covered by Einstein's model. A fuller model incorporating this feature was discovered by Fowler in 1931.
Bose published his paper Planck's Law and the Hypothesis of Light Quanta in 1924 which derived the blackbody radiation from the hypothesis that light consisted of particles obeying certain statistical laws. In the same year de Broglie put forward his particle-wave duality theory in his doctoral thesis which proposed that matter has the properties of both particles and waves. Not only could photons of light behave like waves, suggested de Broglie, but so could other particles such as the electron. In 1927 de Broglie's claim that electrons could behave like waves was experimentally verified and, in the following year, Bohr put forwards his complementarity principle which stated that photons of light (and electrons) could behave either as waves or as particles, but it is impossible to observe both the wave and particle aspects simultaneously.
Two mathematical models of quantum mechanics were presented, that of matrix mechanics, proposed by Werner Heisenberg, Max Born, and Pascual Jordan, and that of wave mechanics proposed by Erwin Schrödinger. In 1927 Heisenberg put forward his uncertainty principle which states that there is a limit to the precision with which the position and the momentum a particle of light can be known. By 1930 the interpretation of quantum theory called the Copenhagen interpretation, mainly due to Bohr and his co-workers, was essentially complete. It attempted to explain the dual wave-particle duality of light which, in the words of Baierlein [1]:-
... travels as a wave but departs and arrives as a particle.The main idea of the Copenhagen interpretation is the collapse of the wave function, namely that observing light waves makes them collapse into particles. The clearest example of how this works is to look again at Thomas Young's experiment of passing rays of light through two parallel slits and observing the interference patterns on a screen behind (see the article Light through the ages: Ancient Greece to Maxwell). This is a classical demonstration of the wave nature of light. Suppose now that we fire photons one at a time at the slits. They depart as particles, namely single photons, they arrive as particles and are detected on the screen as individual photons. However they have travelled as waves for the pattern of individual hits on the screen builds up into interference patterns.
But how can this be? Each photon must go through one slit or the other and it cannot interfere with itself. Well the answer is that the photon travels as a wave and does somehow manage to do what seems quite impossible and go through both slits and interfere with itself. If we cover one slit then we know which one it goes through and indeed the interference patterns vanish. Even more strange is the fact that it we put a detector on one of the slits to tell us whether the photon goes through that slit or the other one then the interference pattern vanishes. The act of observing the electron makes its wave nature collapse into a particle.
The nature of light really is strange! But this behaviour is not limited to photons of light far, as de Broglie predicted, electrons behave in exactly the same way. Although the Copenhagen interpretation seems completely vindicated by this experiment, it is still philosophically difficult to accept. It now appears that we, as observers, affect the way that light behaves. Would light always be a wave if nobody was there to observe it? If a dog observes the photon will its wave function collapse? This will lead us to deep philosophical questions and eventually we will be forced to ask whether the universe only exists because there are intelligent beings to observe it. We will not pursue this fascinating line any further.
The Copenhagen interpretation is in trouble from experimental evidence too, for recent subtle experiments have managed to create a situation where photons of light behave both as waves and particles at the same time contrary to Bohr's complementarity principle. But we are getting too deeply into modern day physics and away from the history, so let us end our look at the dual wave-particle nature of light here. Perhaps we should, however, end with a much quoted comment by Feynman from 1964:-
There was a time when the newspapers said that only twelve people understood the theory of relativity. I do not believe that there ever was such a time. there might have been a time when only one person did, because he was the only guy who caught on, before he wrote his paper. But after people read the paper a lot of people understand the theory of relativity in some way or other, certainly more than twelve. On the other hand, I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. ... Do not keep saying to yourself, if you can possibly avoid it "But how can it be like that?" because you will go down the drain into a blind alley from which nobody has yet escaped. Nobody knows how it can be like that.There has been one other important development in the theory of light in the 20th century which we no not want to examine in too much detail, as it also takes us too deeply into physics, but needs to be mentioned in an article on the history of light. This is the development of lasers, an acronym of "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The basic concept goes back to Einstein in 1916 when he showed that if an atom is excited so that it moves to a higher energy level, then if light falls on the atom at the instant it is moving to the higher energy level, then it emits radiation that is in phase with the wave that stimulated it and so amplifies that wave. Of course absorption will occur as well as the emission so only under special circumstances will the stimulated emission predominate over absorption. It was many years after Einstein discovered the principle of stimulated emission before it became possible to built a device which would produce such a coherent beam of light.
C H Townes, J P Gordon and H J Zieger built a device at Columbia University in 1953 which used ammonia to produce a coherent beam, not of light at optical wavelengths, but of microwave radiation. In the following year they published details in Molecular microwave oscillator and new hyperfine structures in the microwave spectrum of NH3. In 1958 A L Schawlow and C H Townes described how a device might amplify light by stimulated emission and the first such device was built in 1960 at the Hughes Research Laboratories by T H Maiman using a rod of ruby. Over the next few years many types of laser were built, some using a mixture of helium and neon, others carbon dioxide or organic dyes. Lasers are today in common use in applications such as laser printers, CD and DVD players, computer storage systems, guiding military hardware, accurate astronomical measurements, surgery and other medical applications and many others.
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In this webinar we introduce the concepts involved in migrating image and video processing algorithms to embedded processors such as DSPs or FPGAs. A demonstration using MATLAB and Simulink will present the following:
This webinar also features highlights in MATLAB and Simulink such as Embedded MATLAB, fixed-point modeling, multi-rate modeling, c-code generation, and hardware targets.
This webinar assumes some familiarity with MATLAB and Simulink. For users interested in learning about image and video processing capabilities in MATLAB prior to the webinar, please see examples available on The MathWorks website here.
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I blog from the Kansas City area, have been married for 13 years to the super-cool Trevor and have 4 amazing kiddos, ages 11, 9, 7, and 5.
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What's so amazing about me that will make you want to keep reading?? well, the thing is, nothing really – I don't have a unique backstory of struggle and triumph. I juggle a bunch of stuff with family and blog and church, try lots of crafts, and enjoy it all – I think if I can do something, really, you can too! The best part of this blog is that I'm just like YOU. This blog here is to show you that I tried something and if you want to follow along, I can give you tutorials on how you can try it too. The best part is inspiring you to try out something crafty yourself. We're all just in this craftiness together.
Oh, I guess there is that one time I Sewed in the Buff – maybe that makes me stand out?
My recent headshot is above, but I feel like it's a semi-fake because I got all dolled up for it, and 90% off the time I'm just sluffing around, so I threw in a few other pictures. That way in case you run into me at Walmart you'll know me:
Me: I am a rule-follower. I like to be in charge. I have a get-things-done outlook. I like to be on time. I can talk forever, but in big groups or with new people I'm shy and introverted. Probably why I like blogging – it is the introvert's outlet. I think I can do it all (which I can't!) and it's hard to say no. I'm super frugal. I have the worst memory ever. I love pictures (helps me remember awesome adventures). I love to read. And sew. And craft and blog. Obviously. I like funnel cake – also obvious. Mmmm, funnel cake…
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I have a Cleft Lip
I am a member of the LDS Church – yep, I am a Mormon
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My Word for 2014: CHANGE (change is tough for me, but I need to embrace it this year)
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I grew up in the midwest near Kansas City, went to college in Joplin MO, graduated (in 3.5 years – I like to speed through things) with a BS in Sociology. I worked for the State of Kansas for a couple of years while my husband finished school and then turned the working-to-support-the-family over to him.
I met Trevor my freshman year in college on a blind date (we were both 18 – so young!) and we dated for about a year – he went on a 2 year mission for our church and when he got back I was still around. We were married 13 years ago in May.
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"A thorough, thoughtful 608-page guide to finding and eating 'good' fish."
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"Hugh is the person to go to for a properly informed and insightful read on almost any food subject. This fish book is no exception. It is illuminating, original, and utterly delicious, offering a solid background on the matter, including basic techniques and an abundance of original recipes."
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"Fearnley-Whittingstall and Fisher's comprehensive instructions on the mechanics of cleaning and preparing fish are worth the price of the book alone, but their fondness for typically unloved species of fish—mackerel, sea robins, sand dabs, and the like—makes this an indispensible book for any serious piscivore."
—Hank Shaw, author of Hunt Gather Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast
Introduction 9
1. Understanding fish 14
Fish as food 17
Sourcing fish 26
Fish skills 51
Shellfish skills 87
2. Fish cookery 110
Raw, salted, and marinated fish 119
Smoked fish 153
Open-fire cooking 185
Baked and broiled fish 211
Soups, stews, and poaching 249
Shallow and deep-frying 293
Cold fish and salads 343
Fish thrift and standbys 367
3. Guide to fish and shellfish 410
Sea fish 415
Freshwater fish 506
Shellfish 538
Notes to the US edition 590
Index 595
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Over the past year, one of my side projects has been the development of shopping directory sites for categories such as wargames, sports cards, videogames and farmers markets, the last of which I launched over the weekend. The sites are running on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) using my own code and the Smarty template language, which keeps me from cluttering up my web pages with PHP.
As I prepared the newest site, I decided to implement a feature that takes a user-submitted address and finds the closest stores. This functionality was the original impetus for the project -- I thought it would be cool if Wargames.Com had a store locator that could find the closest wargame store when I'm out of town.
To accomplish this, I needed to split latitude and longitude into their own fields in the MySQL database and use the following SQL query to find the closest stores to a user-submitted latitude and longitude:
SELECT *, (3959 * acos(cos(radians({$user_latitude})) * cos(radians(latitude)) * cos(radians(longitude) - radians({$user_longitude})) + sin( radians({$user_latitude})) * sin(radians(latitude)))) AS distance FROM stores HAVING distance < 250 ORDER BY distance LIMIT 0, 10
This query, which I found in a PHP/MySQL tutorial by a Google Maps engineer, employs the Haversine formula to compute distances between two pairs of coordinates on a sphere. The fields latitude and longitude are from the MySQL database. The PHP variables $user_latitude and $user_longitude contain the coordinates of the user address.
An address can be specified many different ways, but most people don't know the latitude and longitude of their location. Fortunately, Google Maps offers a web service that can take an address in a wide variety of formats and attempt to determine its latitude and longitude. The web service, which is a simple URL request, returns the information in either XML or JSON format. It requires a Google MAPS API key:
Plug the address and your API key into the request, changing "json" to "xml" if you want XML data. Here's example output for Disney World in JSON and XML.
I chose JSON over XML because it's easier to work with in PHP. PHP 5 has built-in support for JSON, but my sites are on a server running PHP 4, so I installed the Services_JSON library. After a brutal hour of trial and error that made me question programming as a lifestyle choice, I figured out that the following four lines of PHP code will pull a latitude and longitude out of Google's JSON address data:
$json = new Services_JSON();
$json_data = $json->decode($this->get_web_page($url));
$addr_latitude = $json_data->Placemark[0]->Point->coordinates[1];
$addr_longitude = $json_data->Placemark[0]->Point->coordinates[0];
get_web_page() function returns the contents of a web page as a string.
I've added the closest-store search to all four sites, which you can try on the home page of Sportscard-Stores.Com. The next project will be to create mobile versions of the shopping sites so users can hunt stores with their phones.


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Appeals court: States can't ban gay marriage
DENVER (AP) -- A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that states must allow gay couples to marry, finding the Constitution protects same-sex relationships and putting a remarkable legal winning streak across the country one step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The three-judge panel in Denver ruled 2-1 that states cannot deprive people of the fundamental right to marry simply because they want to be wedded to someone of the same sex.
The judges added they don't want to brand as intolerant those who oppose gay marriage, but they said there is no reasonable objection to the practice.
"It is wholly illogical to believe that state recognition of love and commitment of same-sex couples will alter the most intimate and personal decisions of opposite-sex couples," the judges wrote, addressing arguments that the ruling could undermine traditional marriage.
The decision by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court ruling that struck down Utah's gay marriage ban. It becomes law in the six states covered by the 10th Circuit: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. But the panel immediately put the ruling on hold pending an appeal.
The Utah attorney general's office said it will file a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a review of the decision. It also left open the possibility of requesting a review from the full panel of 10th Circuit judges.
"Although the Court's 2-1 split decision does not favor the State, we are pleased that the ruling has been issued and takes us one step closer to reaching certainty and finality for all Utahns on such an important issue with a decision from the highest court," the office said in a statement.
Wednesday afternoon, the couples named in the appeal hugged, cried and exchanged kisses at a news conference outside their attorney's offices in downtown Salt Lake City.
"This decision is an absolute victory for fairness and equality for all families in Utah, in every state in the 10th Circuit and every state in this great nation of the United States," said their attorney, Peggy Tomsic.
Plaintiff Derek Kitchen said he and his partner, Moudi Sbeity, are "so proud to be a part of history."
"It feels wonderful to be among one of the many same-sex couples across the country that are being respected and are offered dignity by the court system, and this is just emblematic of the United States judicial process," Kitchen said. "I don't think that the state of Utah can continue to deny same-sex couples their rights for much longer."
The decision gives increased momentum to a legal cause that already has compiled an impressive record in the lower courts after the Supreme Court last year struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Since then, 16 federal judges have issued rulings siding with gay marriage advocates.
The latest of those rulings was in Indiana, where a federal judge struck down that state's same-sex marriage ban in a decision Wednesday that immediately allows gay couples to wed. The Indiana and Utah rulings came just one day ahead of the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision striking down part of a federal anti-gay marriage law.
Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, said Utah's legal victory was sweeter because of where it originated -- a conservative, deeply religious state in the heart of the mountain west.
"What is so powerful here is that we have the first federal appellate court and ... it's a case coming out of Utah affirming in the strongest, clearest, boldest terms that the Constitution guarantees the freedom to marry and equal protection for all Americans and all means all, including gay couples," he said.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, based in Salt Lake City, said on its website that it maintains marriage should be between a man and a woman, but believes "all people should be treated with respect."
Gov. Gary Herbert said in a statement he was disappointed by the panel's decision and believes states should determine their own laws regarding same-sex marriage. The Republican said he hopes the Supreme Court will rule on the issue to provide clarity.
In his dissent, Justice Paul J. Kelly Jr. said the 10th Circuit overstepped its authority and that states should be able to decide who can marry.
"We should resist the temptation to become philosopher-kings, imposing our views under the guise of the Fourteenth Amendment," he wrote.
More than 1,000 Utah same-sex couples wed in December after the initial ruling in the case, before the Supreme Court issued a stay. Along with the Utah case, the 10th Circuit panel considered a challenge to the Oklahoma ban. It did not immediately issue a decision in that case Wednesday.
Oklahoma plaintiff Sharon Baldwin said moments after the Utah ruling that she is optimistic because the two cases are so similar.
"We think this is wonderful news, and we're excited to see our ruling coming soon," she said.
Though the Utah and Oklahoma cases have been closely watched, it is unclear if one of them will be the first to reach the Supreme Court. The high court could choose from cases moving through five other federal appellate courts, and wouldn't consider a case until next year at the earliest.
Ruling from 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/13/13-4178.pdf
McCombs reported from Salt Lake City. Associated Press writers Michelle Price in Salt Lake City, Lisa Leff in San Francisco and Kristi Eaton in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.


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Liberty Softball Head Coach Paul Wetmore, shown here during Thursday night's win over Longwood, coached the final game of his successful, 20-year career on Friday.
Top-seeded Coastal Carolina hit two solo home runs during the bottom of the fifth inning, downing No. 6 seed Liberty, 2-1, on Friday at Terry Field in an elimination game of the 2013 Big South Softball Championship. Liberty head coach Paul Wetmore coached the last game of a successful 20-year career, as he is retiring following this campaign. The Lady Flames recorded 547 wins under Wetmore's direction, as he has coached every game in Liberty softball's NCAA Division I era (since 1994). He guided the Lady Flames to a pair of Big South postseason titles and three regular-season conference championships. Coastal Carolina (36-21) advances to face No. 5 seed Winthrop in a conference semifinal game tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. The Lady Flames' season ends, as Liberty posted a 20-37 record. Liberty outfielder Jill Stephens went 2-for-3 in her last collegiate game, while Hanna Nichols singled and scored and Blair Lawrence recorded an RBI single. For Coastal Carolina, Morgan Noad and Jessie Winans both hit solo home runs, as two out of the Chanticleers' four hits left the park. Kiana Quolas pitched a complete-game four-hitter, yielding one run while improving to 22-10 on the season. Chandler Ball (9-18) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out five and walking three in 5 1/3 innings of work. Annah Jo Brittingham pitched the final 2/3 of an inning. Stephens singled with one out in the top of the first. She then stole second, but was left on base when Amber Donovan grounded out. Ball then struck out the side during the Coastal half of the first stanza. Ball and Quolas both pitched effectively early on, as both teams had just one hit through four innings. Cacia Pierre broke up Ball's no-hit bid with one out in the top of the fourth, but was thrown out by center fielder Katie Zavodny trying to take second on the play. The Lady Flames broke the scoreless tie with a tally in the top of the fifth. Nichols hit an infield single as the leadoff batter, and went to second on a sacrifice bunt. Lawrence hit a two-out single just inside the first-base line, plating Nichols with the go-ahead run. Lawrence then stole second, but a groundout ended the rally. Coastal quickly leveled the score at 1-1, as Noad opened the bottom of the fifth by lining a home run to right center. The Chanticleers took the lead on a two-out, opposite-field blast over the fence off the bat of Winans. Stephens led off the top of the sixth with a single up the middle. Sammi Shivock then grounded into a close 6-3 double play. Winans made a running catch on a flare by Amber Donovan to end Liberty's sixth time at bat. During the bottom of the sixth, Quolas drew a leadoff walk, and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kory Hayden. Brittingham then came on in relief of Ball. An error sent pinch runner Courtney Howell to third with two outs. Following a walk, Brittingham fanned Noad, bringing the Lady Flames up to bat. Quolas retired the side in order during the bottom of the seventh inning to close out the victory for the Chanticleers.


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Antipsychotic Medications Anti-psychotic Drugs
Antipsychotic Medications Anti-psychotic Drugs
A person who is psychotic is out of touch with reality. He may "hear voices" or have strange and untrue ideas (for example, thinking that others can hear his thoughts, or are trying to harm him, or that he is the President of the United States or some other famous person).* He may get excited or angry for no apparent reason, or spend a lot of time off by himself, or in bed,sleeping during the day and staying awake at night. He may neglect his appearance, not bathing or changing clothes, and may become difficult to communicate with saying things that make no sense, or barely talking at all.
These kinds of behaviors are symptoms of psychotic illness the principal form of which is schizophrenia. All of the symptoms may not be present when someone is psychotic, but some of them always are. Antipsychotic medications, as their name suggests, act against these symptoms. These medications cannot "cure" the illness, but they can take away many of the symptoms or make them milder. In some cases, they can shorten the course of the illness as well.
There are a number of antipsychotic (neuroleptic) medications available. They all work; the main differences are in the potency that is, the dosage (amount) prescribed to produce therapeutic effects and the side effects. Some people might think that the higher the dose of medication, the more serious the illness, but this is not always true. A doctor will consider several factors when prescribing an antipsychotic medication, besides how "ill" someone is. These include the patient's age, body weight, and type of medication. Past history is important, too. If a person took a particular medication before and it worked, the doctor is likely to prescribe the same one again.
Some less potent drugs, like chlorpromazine (Thorazine), are prescribed in higher numbers of milligrams than others of high potency, like haloperidol (Haldol). If a person has to take a large amount of a "high-dose" antipsychotic medication, such as chlorpromazine, to get the same effect as a small amount of a "low-dose" medication, such as haloperidol, why doesn't the doctor just prescribe "low-dose" medications? The main reason is the difference in their side effects (actions of the medication other than the one intended for the illness).
These medications vary in their side effects, and some people have more trouble with certain side effects than others. A side effect may sometimes be desirable.For instance, the sedative effect of some antipsychotic medications is useful for patients who have trouble sleeping or who become agitated during the day. Unlikesome prescription drugs, which must be taken several times during the day, antipsychotic medications can usually be taken just once a day. Thus, patients can reduce daytime side effects by taking the medications once, before bed.
Some antipsychotic medications are available in forms that can be injected once or twice a month, thus assuring that the medicine is being taken reliably. Most side effects of antipsychotic medications are mild. Many common ones disappear after the first few weeks of treatment. These include drowsiness, rapid heartbeat, and dizziness when changing position.
Some people gain weight while taking antipsychotic medications and may have to change their diet to control their weight. Other side effects that may be caused by some antipsychotic medications include decrease in sexual ability or interest, problems with menstrual periods, sunburn, or skin rashes. If a side effect is especially troublesome, it should be discussed with the doctor who may prescribe a different medication, change the dosage level or schedule, or prescribe an additional medication to control the side effects.
Movement difficulties may occur with the use of antipsychotic medications, although most of them can be controlled with an anticholinergic medication. These movement problems include muscle spasms of the neck, eye, back, or other muscles; restlessness and pacing; a general slowing-down of movement and speech; and a shuffling walk. Some of these side effects may look like psychotic or neurologic (Parkinson's disease) symptoms, but aren't. If they are severe, or persist with continued treatment with an antipsychotic, it is important to notify the doctor, who might either change the medication or prescribe an additional one to control the side effects.
Just as people vary in their responses to antipsychotic medications, they also vary in their speed of improvement. Some symptoms diminish in days, while others take weeks or months. For many patients, substantial improvement is seen by the sixth week of treatment, although this is not true in every case. If someone does not seem to be improving, a different type of medication may be tried. Even if a person is feeling better or completely well, he should not just stop taking the medication. Continuing to see the doctor while tapering off medication is important. Some people may need to take medication for an extended period of time, or even indefinitely. These people usually have chronic (long-term, continuous) schizophrenic disorders, or have a history of repeated schizophrenic episodes, and are likely to become ill again. Also, in some cases a person who has experienced one or two severe episodes may need medication indefinitely. In these cases, medication may be continued in as low a dosage as possible to maintain control of symptoms.
This approach, called maintenance treatment, prevents relapse in many people and removes or reduces symptoms for others. While maintenance treatment is helpful for many people, a drawback for some is the possibility of developing long-term side effects, particularly a condition called Tardive Dyskinesia. This condition is characterized by involuntary movements. These abnormal movements most often occur around the mouth, but are sometimes seen in other muscle areas such as the trunk, pelvis, or diaphragm. The disorder may range from mild to severe. For some people, it cannot be reversed, while others recover partially or completely. Tardive dyskinesia is seen most often after long-term treatment with antipsychotic medications. There is a higher incidence in women, with the risk rising with age. There is no way to determine whether someone will develop this condition, and if it develops, whether the patient will recover. At present, there is no effective treatment for tardive dyskinesia. The possible risks of long-term treatment with antipsychotic medications must be weighed against the benefits in each individual case by patient, family, and doctor.
Antipsychotic medications can produce unwanted effects when taken in combination with other medications. Therefore, the doctor should be told about all medicine being taken, including over-the-counter preparations, and the extent of the use of alcohol. Some antipsychotic medications interfere with the action of antihypertensive medications (taken for high blood pressure), anticonvulsants (taken for epilepsy), and medications used for Parkinson's disease. Some Antipsychotic medications add to the effects of alcohol and other central nervous system depressants, such as antihistamines, antidepressants, barbiturates, some sleeping and pain medications, and narcotics.
Atypical neuroleptics In 1990, clozapine (Clozaril), an "atypical neuroleptic," was introduced in the United States. In clinical trials, this medication was found to be more effective than traditional antipsychotic medications in individuals with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and the risk of tardive dyskinesia is lower. However, because of the potential side effect of a serious blood disorder, agranulocytosis, patients who are on clozapine must have a blood test each week. The expense involved in this monitoring, together with the cost of the medication, has made maintenance on clozapine difficult for many persons with schizophrenia. However, 5 years after its introduction in the
United States, approximately 58,000 persons were being treated with clozapine. Since clozapine's approval in the
United States, other atypical neuroleptics (also called atypical antipsychotics) have been introduced. Risperidone (Risperdal) was released in 1994, olanzapine (Zyprexa) in 1996, and quetiapine (Seroquel) in 1997. Several other atypical neuroleptics are in development. While they have some side effects, these newer medications are generally better tolerated than either clozapine or the the traditional antipsychotics, and they do not cause agranulocytosis. Like clozapine, they have shown little tendency to give rise to tardive dyskinesia or other movement difficulties. Their main disadvantages compared to the older medications are a greater tendency to produce weight gain, and much higher cost.
Source: http://support4hope.com/medications/antipsychotic/index.htm#1
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For all you CIOs out there, PricewaterhouseCoopers principal Chris Curran has a message: This is your year. Curran, who also serves as chief technologist for the U.S. business consulting firm's advisory practice, called 2013 "The Year of the CIO" in one of his recent CIO Dashboard blog posts. This turning point for the CIO job is just one of the trends that Curran sees. He says CIOs must be ready to harness the power of a slew of technologies if they want to say competitive. Here Curran offers insight into his vision for IT through 2013 and beyond.
PwC has released its "2013 Top 10 Technology Trends for Business." Which of those trends are CIOs best positioned to make the most of? Pervasive computing is one that has a lot of traction and continues to have a lot of opportunities. We call it that because calling it smartphones or apps or mobile is too limited. Pervasive computing captures not just smartphones and apps and tablets but the opportunities emerging around individual devices. The pervasive computing trend is going to keep getting traction once enterprises get beyond the BYOD, the governance, the financial side of providing devices, and move into providing business applications in the mobile context. Once the platform -- the phone, the management of the phone, security -- is settled, it's "What do we do with this beyond email and calendar and the simple stuff?" That's probably the biggest opportunity.
Why is 2013 the year of the CIO? The last couple of years we've talked about the dual role of the CIO, the traditional role and a value-creating role of the CIO -- driving new business, new products and services into the marketplace. And the reason I say it's a turning point for CIOs is we're seeing several different outlets calling for an explicitly new role -- a chief digital officer -- I've heard other names for it -- that is trying to address this second role, this market-facing role. Because of this additional focus, it might be the time when CIOs finally get to make the case for taking both roles. It's an opportunity for CIOs to say, "See all that stuff they're talking about? That's my job, and here's why."
Are most CIOs up for making their case? Yes. Many CIOs are champing at the bit to bring the business more impactful and innovative ideas.
What is the biggest challenge facing CIOs this year? With all the discussions surrounding these emerging technology topics like mobility and social media, one of the big challenges is not to get caught up in the individual technology hype or the collection of these technologies, thinking these are going to solve my problems and I have to get them ASAP. One of the biggest challenges is to stay focused on the business needs and not the individual technologies.
Isn't that a lesson most CIOs already know? Many have learned this, but some can't do it on a regular basis because their business planning cycles don't include the IT planning piece early enough. [Others in the business] don't let IT help from the beginning and let IT help make the best decisions.
What is the single biggest area that CIOs need to be mindful of? Figuring out the mobile development standard for the organization is something they need to jump on, whether it's device-specific or something like HTML5, which is platform-agnostic.
You've written in your blog about CIOs breaking out of the "IT department mindset." How do you define that? The IT department mindset is that IT is largely or solely a support function. That's the old mentality. Most organizations are figuring out how to make IT a strategic creator of value. Some industries, like the large heavy manufacturing companies, think [IT is just a support function], and their mission is just to run efficiently and they just need IT to support that. But most of the clients I deal with are trying to figure out how to play both roles. Most CIOs get that, but in many organizations it's hard for them to do. And some of it requires pull-through from the CEO or others on the C-team.
What emerging technology are you personally most excited about? I think the next wave of things that we'll see is around sensors and more and varied types of purpose-built computers that people can wear or [that we can] put on a car or package. We'll see more small-scale computing that captures data, tracks positions or activities -- and [we'll see it] in a lot more parts of business. There are devices that clip to your pocket that take pictures every 30 seconds or that you wear and track your activity. We're going to see more and more of that. I think it's more about the ability to get new types of data that can more specifically allow us to learn about our environment, our products, our customers. It's bringing more refined, customized data to the table.
As someone who's seemingly immersed in technology, do you ever worry about how wired we're becoming as a society? I think emailing when they're down the hall, instant messaging, texting has helped us to be lazier about building relationships and a lot of this C-level relationship-building. It worries me that we have so much technology-mediated communication.
-- Interview by Computerworld contributing writer Mary K. Pratt (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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DISQUS vs IntenseDebate – Which Is The Better Comment System
When you're operating a blog you want to make the most of the commenting features. Many years ago when I built some of my first websites, I'd search for solutions which would allow ways for people who visit my pages to interact with me. Back then, one of the best options was to use a program called Matt's WWWBoard. When I first found this script I felt like I had landed on a goldmine. And as it had turned out, Matt had many other scripts that I started using at the time as well. FormMail, GuestBook and the Free for all Links were some of my favorites. The crazy thing is that many of these scripts is that are still used today!
A lot has changed since then. Today, we have blogs… mainly WordPress. These broadcast and publishing platforms are much more powerful, automatic, and economical compared to the methods of the 90′s (aka. NotePad.exe). Out of the box, WordPress, Blogger, and Tumblr provide a commenting system that offers more ease in interacting with site visitors. But, things have stepped up even higher. Today we have systems that enhance things even further. The question remains, which system is the best for your blog?
Two of the more popular ones that I have tested are called DISQUS and IntenseDebate. Both have the same goals in mind, but both also have their own unique flavors. I'll point out a few of their features, but in the end, it's up to you to decide which one is best for your blog. To rest your mind, I'll tell you up front that I prefer IntenseDebate. The reason why is because in my experience, DISQUS simply didn't perform well with fighting spam. That might not be the case with your blog, so if you decide you like the features offer by DISQUS better than the ones offered by IntenseDebate, you should give it a shot.
I'll start by mentioning some of the things I like about DISQUS. For starters, I really enjoy how they split their system into DISQUS Comments and DISQUS Profile. This is clever because not everyone has a blog of their own and yet these people comment on an array of others. The DISQUS Profile system keeps track of comments made on multiple blogs and the discussions within. The DISQUS Comments system is for blog owners. Inside here, you're able to moderate comments (something I found myself doing a lot), reply directly to comments made on your blog, and a few other tasks. All in all, I am impressed with DISQUS; however, their lack of support with preventing spam caused me to eventually switch to IntenseDebate.
IntenseDebate offers some very promising features unlike DISQUS. For starters, IntenseDebate offers a quick and simple way for readers to subscribe the the RSS feed and comments. Something else worth mentioning is the fact that IntenseDebate is practically native to WordPress. The Automattic team (creators of WordPress) had a hand in developing IntenseDebate. As it turns out, it works very nicely in WordPress. Secondly, it fights spam hard! When I removed DISQUS from my blog, it literally took me hours to review existing comments and remove spam comments.
IntenseDebate, in many ways, might be too strong. Meaning, I spend a little more time approving comments that I would like. But in my opinion, I would rather approve comments rather than remove comments. I feel like once a spam comment is approved, slight damage is done. While it's obvious that I like IntenseDebate more than DISQUS, don't let that influence your decision. I recommend that you try both and see which one is best. To level the playing field, IntenseDebate doesn't offer the Comment / Profile system like DISQUS. Give both a try, and then drop a comment and let everyone know which one you like the best.


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Seattle's Zakuani has broken leg; MLS punishment coming for Rapids' Mullan?
See more photos from the Colorado Rapids vs. Seattle Sounders game Friday.
The aftermath of Brian Mullan's misguided tackle on Seattle midfielder Steve Zakuani is just beginning.
Mullan's challenge, which resulted in his red-card ejection in the third minute, broke Zakuani's leg. The AP reported that Zakuani had surgery to repair a fractured right tibia and fibula, and he'll stay in a Denver hospital for several days under observation.
As of Saturday afternoon, MLS officials had yet to vet a punishment on Mullan. But a suspension was likely to come.
Mullan told The Denver Post's John Meyer after the game that he regretted the tackle:
"It was a tackle I've made hundreds of times, and the outcome has never been that," Mullan said. "I'm incredibly sorry he was hurt and that my team had to suffer because of it. No intent to hurt him. I'm sorry, and I hope he recovers quickly."
Mullan apologized to Zakuanki after game:
In the replay, Mullan seems upset about a challenge by Seattle defender Tyson Wahl. He complains to the referee, than gets back in the play to tackle Zakuani. Here's the video, although be warned it's a brutal exchange:
Last week, MLS suspended Seattle midfielder Servando Carrasco for one game and fined him $500 for a tackle on Chicago striker Patrick Nyarko. That tackle netted Carrasco a yellow card during the game. Also last week, Los Angeles midfielder Jovan Kirovski was suspended one game for earning red card against D.C. United, for "verbal abuse." That punishment was later increased to two games and $1,000.
Judging by the actions that drew those suspensions, Mullan is likely to get a much stiffer penalty.
The Seattle Times' Joshua Mayers on Saturday relayed Twitter messages for Zakuani, including:
@GrantWahl (Sports Illustrated senior writer) — Awful to see Seattle's rising star Steve Zakuani break right tibia/fibula on red-card challenge by Colorado's Brian Mullan.
@landondonovan (L.A. Galaxy/USMNT) — Get better buddy, we're all thinking about you


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June 24, 2010
Release #10-271
|Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 614-0557
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Child Craft brand "Crib 'N' Double Bed" full size stationary-side cribs with dowel
Manufacturer: Child Craft Industries, Inc. (Child Craft ceased operations in July of 2009 and sold the "Child Craft" name to Foundations Worldwide Inc., of Medina, Ohio) Foundations Worldwide, Inc. neither manufactured nor sold any of the cribs included in this recall.
Units: Between 40,000 and 50,000
Hazard: The cribs' stationary side can be assembled upside-down but still appear to be assembled correctly. If assembled upside-down, the crib side contains a hazardous five-inch gap at the top of the crib. Infants or toddlers can become entrapped in this gap (as depicted in the photo below), which can lead to entrapment, strangulation or other injuries.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC has received four reports of children becoming entrapped between the dowel and the crib's stationary front side. In two of those reports, the child was trapped by his/her head and was in danger of being strangled. In the other two reports, the child was trapped by his/her arm. This hazard can occur on both the front and back sides of the crib.
Description: All Child Craft brand cribs with the foot top dowel (as shown in the photos below) including, but not limited to, the following models:
|Model Number(s)
|Child Craft convertible cribs
The name "Child Craft" appears on a label on the crib's frame and identifies the place of manufacture as Salem, Indiana or New Salisbury, Indiana. These cribs were manufactured by Child Craft Industries, Inc., which is no longer in business.
Sold at: Babies 'R Us and other stores nationwide between January 1998 and June 2009 for between $600 and $650.
Remedy: The CPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to examine these cribs immediately and determine whether they have been assembled properly. The best way to do this is to measure the gap between the front and back sides of the crib and the dowel that runs parallel to the sides. The gap should be no more than two and three eighths inches (2 3/8"), as shown in the images below. If the gap is greater than 2 3/8", the side has been installed upside-down and needs to be re-assembled. Another indicator that the side has been installed improperly is the appearance of the barrel nut, as is visible in the image above showing an incorrect assembly. The barrel nut should be at the bottom of the side, not the top. If either of these conditions are present, the side of the crib has been installed upside-down and needs to be re-assembled so that the barrel nut is not visible from the top and the gap between the dowel and the side is no greater than two and three eighths inches (2 3/8"). Consumers with these cribs should contact Foundations Worldwide, Inc., to obtain instructions and decals to affix to the stationary sides of the crib to ensure proper assembly in the future.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Foundations Worldwide toll-free at (866) 614-0557 anytime, or visit the firm's website at www.cribsafetyinfo.com
Important Message from CPSC: CPSC reminds parents not to use any crib with missing, broken, or loose parts. Make sure to tighten hardware from time to time to keep the crib sturdy. When using a drop-side crib, parents should check to make sure the drop side or any other moving part operates smoothly. Always check all sides and corners of the crib for disengagement. Disengagements can create a gap and entrap a child. At a minimum, CPSC staff recommends that you not use a crib that is older than 10 years. Many older cribs may not meet current voluntary standards and can have numerous safety problems.
Visit CPSC's Crib Information Center for more information on Crib Safety and Recalls.
|Incorrect Assembly (~5 inch space)
|Correct Assembly (~2 inch space)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
Please use the below phone number for all media requests.
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Ducks' Boudreau deduces he's due for Game 7 success over Kings
Head coach Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks lets his views be known to the referee during Game 4 of the Ducks' second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 10, 2014.
Photograph by: Andrew D. Bernstein, NHLI via Getty Images
"I got to walk that lonesome valley. I got to walk it by myself. There's nobody here can walk it for me …"
— from Johnny Cash's The Reverend Mr. Black.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bruce Boudreau said he reached out to Todd McLellan of the San Jose Sharks a couple of weeks ago to talk over the difficulties presented by the Los Angeles Kings.
But McLellan must have had his own problems — either arguing for his job or, more likely, getting assurances that if he did come back as head coach of the Sharks, all the same suspects wouldn't be on board the ever-leaky ship — and one way or another, he didn't return the call.
Facing Game 7 now, against the team that may be the toughest "out" in the National Hockey League, Boudreau, the Anaheim Ducks' head coach, has decided he isn't going to ask any of his coaching colleagues for advice on how to get over the hump.
"Had Chicago lost, I know those coaches pretty good," he said Thursday. "But I don't think I'm going to get anything from them now."
The Blackhawks await the winner of Friday's night's Ducks-Kings finale.
So Boudreau's got to walk that lonesome valley. The 59-year-old hockey lifer — pretty much walking proof that hockey isn't a personality contest; otherwise he'd be unbeaten — has got to try to put to use whatever he has taken from the five previous Games 7 he has coached, in Washington and Anaheim.
All were as the coach of first-place teams. Only one ended in victory. Three of his first four playoff series as an NHL head coach ended in Game 7 losses — to the Flyers, Penguins and Canadiens. Last year, the Ducks lost their first-round series to Detroit in seven. His lone victory was with Washington, over the New York Rangers in the first round in 2008-09.
"You learn more every year you're in this league, every time you're in that situation. My Game 7 record wouldn't indicate that I've learned anything," he said, smiling, "but I tend to believe that I have. A couple of things that were done last year, I've already addressed, that hopefully won't happen this year."
"You're due, then, is what you're saying?" said a reporter.
"I am due," Boudreau said. "I'm 1-4 right now. So, I'm due. Because we lost all four at home."
No doubt that was why the angst was audible in his voice after the Ducks lost Game 6 in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
"You never wait until the seventh game. Look what happened to Boston," he said, post-game. "You want to win it when you can, and we didn't get it done."
But he, and the Ducks, had to move on from that thought in a big hurry, and Boudreau says he hopes all the lessons have been learned when his players step onto the Honda Center ice at 6 p.m. local time.
Not only lessons taught by the Kings, who were ferocious in defending their turf Wednesday, but by the Red Wings last spring.
"This may sound stupid, but I think we're in a different place than we were last year," Boudreau said. "We never felt we were as good as Detroit, you know. It was 'How are we going to beat this team?' They had beaten us three overtime games up to that point. I think the experience of going through it will make (the Ducks) better suited for tomorrow."
He didn't quite spill his coffee when Kings coach Darryl Sutter declared L.A. the underdog for Game 7.
"Like, you guys write that stuff?" Boudreau said. "You can ask anybody here (media) who they think the underdog is, and the underdog is us. They've already gone through (essentially) five Game 7's in the playoffs. They've been there. They've won the Stanley Cup. I thought it was pretty funny when Darryl said that, and he actually said it with a straight face. I don't know who he's trying to buffalo, but it sure isn't us."
The Game 7 losses are the hardest to get over. Harder than being swept.
"You got to have played it to understand that," the coach said. "It's not one game, it's eight months. It's a dream that's even longer, 50 years, depending on who it is. If you get swept, at least you've got preparation that you're losing. When you go into Game 7, I mean one minute you're thinking we've got a game in two days and the next minute you're done. It happens pretty quick.
"And there's not a person in either room that hasn't dreamt about if they're successful tomorrow what are the opportunities that await them?''
Ducks' Devante Smith-Pelly, ubiquitous in Game 5 but, like his linemates Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, underwhelming in the Game 6 loss, is among those dreamers Boudreau mentioned.
Growing up, playing street hockey in Toronto, he said, "I always wanted to score that winning goal in Game 7. I would pretend I was someone on the Leafs, probably Mats Sundin, getting a chance to win a Stanley Cup."
That must have been some dream.
Getzlaf, the Ducks' captain and on-ice leader, has had several somewhat closer looks at the real thing. He's won a Stanley Cup, two Olympic gold medals, and now he feels the responsibility of taking his team to the next rung of the playoff ladder.
The Ducks, with a lot of young players, are going to look to him to see how to act, how to prepare, how to calm the nerves.
"I've been in a lot different situations. I've been fortunate enough to play in a lot of big games," he said. "That's part of my job as kind of leading by example in those areas. I'm going to try to do that."
That said, it can't be all about a team's best player, or Getzlaf's fellow Hart Trophy finalists, Philly's Claude Giroux and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, wouldn't already be on the sidelines licking their wounds.
"Anyone will tell you, your best players have to be your best players and your other guys step up in different situations," Getzlaf said, but added: "It's usually not the top goal scorer in the league that scores the Game 7 winner, if you look in history. Our depth has been our strength throughout the whole year and we're going to use that tomorrow."
If the Ducks win, the conference final begins here Sunday. If it's L.A., it opens in Chicago. Either way, it will be about a 36-hour turnaround.
Boudreau knows, and all his players, too, that it's going to take something extraordinary to penetrate the aura the Kings have about elimination games.
"Well, somebody is going to have to," said the coach. "Why not us?"
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (EWTN News/CNA) — We need to make time for silence in our lives if we are to pray and listen to God, said Pope Benedict XVI in his weekly general audience on Aug. 10.
"Silence is the environment that best promotes recollection, listening to God, meditation," he told pilgrims gathered at his summer residence in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, 15 miles south of Rome.
"The very fact that a taste of silence leaves us, so to speak, to 'fill' the silence predisposes us to prayer."
It is for this reason, noted the Pope, that monks and nuns have traditionally established their communities "in particularly beautiful places, in the countryside, in hills, in mountainous valleys, along lakes or seas, or even on small islands."
"These sites combine two very important elements for the contemplative life: the beauty of creation, which refers to that of the Creator, and the silence guaranteed by their remoteness from the cities and highways of communication."
The Pope charted the history of man's quest for God — and God's quest for man — conducted through silence and prayer.
From the Old Testament, he noted that God spoke to the prophet Elijah on Mount Sinai in "the gentle breeze" rather than through wind, earthquake or fire.
He then highlighted the 13th-century life of St. Clare of Assisi, whose feast day is Aug. 11, observing how she created a community at San Damiano on the outskirts of Assisi, "living on prayer and small jobs."
"God speaks in silence, but you need to know how to listen," said the Pope. "For that, monasteries are oases in which God speaks to humanity; in them one finds the cloister, a symbolic place, because it is an enclosed space but open to the sky."
Hence, when we are "looking at things from a spiritual perspective," the spirit of monastic places actually provides the "backbone of the world," he said.
Pope Benedict suggested it was "no coincidence" that so many people, especially during times of rest, choose to stay for a few days in convents or monasteries, since "the soul, thank God, has its own needs."
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) — Plenty of working parents can relate to the dilemma Debra Harrell faced when her 9-year-old daughter asked to play unsupervised in a park this summer. How do you find the time and money for child care when school is out?
Harrell's answer to that question got her arrested. She spent the night in jail, temporarily lost custody of her girl for 17 days, thought she lost her job, and still faces 10 years in prison if convicted of felony child neglect.
The decision of this 46-year-old single mother and McDonald's shift manager has been picked apart since police were called when Regina was spotted alone in the park.
But some of their neighbors tell The Associated Press that Harrell shouldn't be vilified, because many nearby families also leave their kids at Summerfield Park. In the South Carolina summer, the park has obvious appeal to kids: there's cool water on a splash pad, a playground and basketball courts, and a volunteer comes by with a free breakfast and lunch. Plenty of friends and some parents and caretakers also are around to keep an eye on things, they say.
"Her child is not the only one at that park without a parent. There are children all over this neighborhood. They hold the feed-a-child program. There's that splash pad too," said Angelina Scott, who lives one street over from Harrell and has a daughter in the same grade as Regina.
South Carolina criminalizes leaving a child at "unreasonable risk of harm affecting the child's life, physical or mental health, or safety." But the law offers no specifics on when a child can be left alone without supervision, giving police and prosecutors wide discretion to decide whether a parent's actions have been criminal, or just unwise, said Harrell's lawyer, Robert Phillips.
Nationwide, about 5 percent of elementary school-aged children living just with their mothers are left alone at some point during a typical week, according to 2011 report from the U.S. Census Bureau, which notes that the percentage likely increases in the summer.
For the libertarian Reason Foundation, Harrell's arrest is an example of how the government thinks it knows better how to raise a child than her mother. An opinion piece in The Los Angeles Times suggested it shows how society is predisposed, without evidence, to think black women are worse mothers. Bloggers cite her case in online duels, with some railing against "helicopter parenting" and others saying it's just too dangerous for a 9-year-old girl to venture out into today's world alone.
In Harrell's North Augusta neighborhood, people are talking more about the struggles of low-income parents to find safe places for their children when school's not in session.
Despite the sweltering heat, Trina Thomas brings her children to the park for the free lunch and the playground. Her kids are 3, 5, and 11, and she can't imagine leaving her oldest alone.
But she is fully aware of the pressure of summer care: Because she watches her kids herself, she has fewer hours at her cosmetology job. Her clients also must spend more for child care, so their every-two-week trip to the beauty shop becomes once a month.
"Summer costs me money," she said.
Regina stayed at the McDonald's each day at first, passing the summer hours with her mother's laptop on the restaurant's wireless connection. But it was stolen from their home in June, the second burglary in less than a year, according to Aiken County Sheriff's Office reports.
Without the computer, she "sat there and was bored to death. She simply asked her mother if she could drop her off at the park rather than drop her off in a McDonald's area all day," Phillips said.
"What are the options that are the best for the child? And are certain options criminal?" he asked.
On June 30, a woman approached Regina after seeing her alone for five hours. Regina said her mother dropped her off while she worked at the nearby McDonald's, and that she had spent plenty of time there by herself, according to the police report.
The arrest warrant accuses Harrell of abandoning her child numerous times at the park between June 6 and June 30, without providing specifics. A worker for the charity that feeds needy children said she often saw Regina there and knew she wasn't with her mother, but apparently didn't think it necessary to call police. The witnesses' identities have been withheld by police and prosecutors, who said it would be improper to try the case in the media.
Harrell's next court appearance is scheduled for September.
Scott says the arrest is already having an impact: Neighborhood kids left alone at home don't go to the park as often, and aren't even congregating outside as much.
Harrell has no criminal record in South Carolina, where property records suggest she moved about three years ago, and the state's child welfare agency said she wasn't under investigation until now. She had a string of arrests in Florida, for drug possession, bounced checks, driving without a license and "nude or semi-nude acts." But her last brush with the law outside of a traffic violation came in 2006, when she was found guilty of cocaine possession.
People sympathetic to Harrell's plight have donated nearly $40,000 through an Internet site to a trust fund set up for the girl's education.
Regina wasn't harmed the day police picked her up in the park, or apparently any day this summer. The girl who made the A-B Honor Roll at her elementary school came outside with her mother when an AP reporter stopped by. She smiled and nodded, hugging her tiny dog Roscoe, when asked if she's happy to be home.
Harrell referred questions to her lawyer, and her co-workers said they've been told not to talk. But she said she's going back to work at McDonald's, where she said supervisors told her she's still welcome.
"I'm just happy she's back," Harrell said, standing next to her daughter outside their small home.


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In case you couldn't tell by the title, this episode is about dreams–Finn's dream of becoming a teacher (yes, that Finn); Rachel landing a role on Broadway; and Marley becoming a singer-songwriter, much like Taylor Swift, but not nearly as annoying.
So we start with Finn in college, at Miami University to be exact. And then we experience not one, but three Harlem shakes. It never gets old! So Finn's loving the college life and finds Puck, who isn't actually enrolled in classes, but he's just there anyway. Go figure.
At William McKinley, everyone seems to be experiencing a bit of PTSD because of the shooting-that-wasn't-really-a-shooting last week. Sam invented a twin brother. Younique is taking birth control pills. And Tina has discovered steampunk.
During show choir rehearsal, Mr. Schu informs the glee club that the theme of this year's regionals competition is "Dreams," a theme he is taking quite literally. Marley, however, is trying to muster up the courage to tell everyone about her plan for them to sing one of her original songs at regionals. But Mr. Schu isn't having it.
The students meet behind Mr. Schu's back to discuss an alternative plan for the competition and Marley suggests her idea. Kitty promptly shoots it down like the little snoot she is. Gosh, I really can't stand her sometimes!
Back at Miami, Finn and Puck are really living the college life–complete with iron-griled cheese sandwiches and (topless) Slip 'n Slide. Mr. Schu visits to apologize to Finn, with Coach Beiste's encouragement, but Finn's not having it. Later, Finn and Puck rescue a frat party with a rousing rendition of (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) when a speaker blew out. As a reward for their efforts, the frat boys offer them membership, haze-free.
In New York, Rachel is preparing for her audition when Shelby (her biological mom, geniously played by Idina Menzel) makes a guest appearance. She encourages Rachel to be different and not sing a Barbara Streisand song for her audition. And then they sing one of their duets, which I love so much. This time is "Next to Me" by Emeli Sande, which I also love. And, like of their duets ("Poker Face," anyone?), it's pretty good. They should have their own CD complete with Rachel-Shelby duets...I would buy it.
Meanwhile, back at William McKinley, Coach Roz is taking over the Cheerios and even launching her own Cheerios Network with Oprah. Get it, Coach Roz! In the auditorium, the glee kids are singing one of Marley's originals: "You Have More Friends Than You Know."
Rachel calls Finn for encouragement before her audition, where she sings the "Glee" classic "Don't Stop Believin'" and has a sort of out-of-body experience. We can see her reminiscing about singing the song with the old school glee club members. The judges, however, cannot and one asks her what happened to her in the middle of the routine. She responds that she was thinking about her friends–without whom she wouldn't be there...and I get a little emotional. Why, "Glee," why do you always do this to me?!
Apparently Finn's been skipping class lately, but he doesn't think it's a big deal. Puck surprisingly does think it's a big deal and gives Finn a pep talk, which seems to work because later we see Finn returning to Wiliam McKinley to work with Mr. Schu as a co-teacher of sorts.
In other news, Coach Roz is suspicious that Sue left "Adult Baby Robin" (aka Becky) and "Fruity Fonzie" (aka Blaine) as the co-captains. She makes them take an oath that they won't place a vex on her, like she assumes they did to Sue, which made her bring a gun to school and drop it twice, causing it to go off (or something like that). Becky says that's not what happened, but denies being there. Hopefully the truth will come out sooner or later (it has to...there are only three episodes left this season!).
Mr. Schu apologizes to the glee club for being snippy about them not wanting to sing his set list and he asks Marley to teach them one of her original songs. In New York, Rachel's waiting not-so-patiently to receive news about her audition and, lo and behold, she gets a callback. Yayyy!!! See? Dreams do come true!


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Chicken Dinners: Caprese Chicken Pasta
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I grew up in a pretty rural area in Dutchess County, New York. Our house was stuck between an interstate highway and a local farm. Every spring I'd suffer through the stank of fertilizer wafting in from the field behind our backyard, but all summer long I'd reap the benefit from a fantastic roadside farm stand called Dale's. For the summers that we were too lazy to plant (and weed) our own garden, my mom would always make sure to stop on her way home from work, say hi to farmer Dale, and pick up paper bags full of sweet white silver queen corn and bulbous beefsteak tomatoes. Once you get a taste of juicy sweet farm tomatoes, no supermarket tomato ever tastes the same again. All summer I'd stuff myself silly with tomato-mayonnaise sandwiches and all kinds of tomato salads, my favorite being the tasty Italian Caprese salad. Slices of juicy tomato layered with milky mozzarella, basil leaves, and doused in a zingy-sweet balsamic dressing. Mmmm!
For this recipe, I wanted to turn the simple and classic Caprese salad into a satisfying main course that would be simple enough to do as a quick dinner. How to do it? I'd add pasta and chunks of white meat chicken. To make sure that the lean chicken breasts would be moist, flavorful, and easy to cook, I decided that poaching would be the best way to go. Before cooking the pasta, I gently simmered the chicken for about 10 minutes in a flavorful broth of chicken stock, basil, black peppercorns, and lemon. After, I coarse shredded the chicken into bite sized pieces and put it right back in the cooking liquid—the perfect way to keep the chunks of chicken succulent.
And that's the most difficult part of the dish. All of the other ingredients (outside of the pasta) are fresh, so it's really just a matter of chopping it all up and assembling. When tossed together while the pasta is still warm, the tomatoes and mozzarella soften just a touch, and the balsamic dressing soaks into everything just so.
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About the Author: Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide To Easy Artisan Bread. You can also watch her culinary stylings on the America's Test Kitchen television show. She presently lives in Singapore as a freelance writer for Time Out Singapore. Check out her blog: shophousecook.com . Follow Yvonne on Twitter.
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Why Windows 8 remains vulnerable to new attacks
- Windows 8 touted as most secure Microsoft OS yet
- $100 million poured into security improvements in 11 years
- More mobile uses of Windows foreshadows wider attacks
(Editor's note: Nearly 11 years ago, on Jan. 12, 2002, Bill Gates did the unthinkable. Gates, then Microsoft's CEO, ordered the software giant's 8,500 software writers to halt what they were doing to focus exclusively on finding and fixing security flaws in Windows products. That stop-gap maneuver evolved into an ongoing, $100 million campaign aimed at imbuing major security improvements in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and, most recently, Windows 8. In this guest commentary, Mark Austin, co-founder and CTO of Avecto, outlines why Windows 8 remains profoundly vulnerable, despite that Herculean effort. Avecto helps large organizations deploy secure Windows desktop and server computers.)
Windows 8 is touted, rightfully so, for being the most secure Windows operating system yet. However, it would be a mistake to believe that Windows 8 does not require external security enhancements.
In fact, the need for large Windows-centric organizations to implement a comprehensive security plan has never been more important, especially considering how Windows 8 veers into so much uncharted usage territory.
For instance, Microsoft customers have never really been exposed to the types of threats now plaguing Android users. Until now, there were no widely-available, consumer smartphone apps that Windows system administrators needed to worry about. With Microsoft's recent launch of the Windows 8 App Store, a whole new set of vulnerabilities could emerge that Windows-centric organizations haven't faced before.
Certain security risks inherent to the Windows 8 platform could very well allow malicious applications to slip through the cracks, ultimately infecting a company's entire network. Just because an application has been allowed into the app store, does not necessarily make it suitable for business use.
The transition to Windows 8 will take time. But once the shift gains traction, employees will be looking for a more integrated experience between their desktop PCs, notebooks, tablets and smartphones. Employees will expect a smooth transition for running Windows 8 apps on their personal devices and having access to these on their professional machines.
Organizations will be expected to oblige to this demand. IT administrators will be most concerned with how apps from the Windows store are sourced and run in the new interface. And as Surface touch tablets gain in popularity, organizations will need to place added emphasis on securing corporate data on these devices.
Microsoft deserves credit for embedding both versions of Surface — Windows RT and Windows 8 — with basic antivirus protection, Windows Defender, that can be managed through Windows Intune.
However, security flaws that enabled piracy shortly after the release of the new operating system underscores why these embedded features aren't entirely foolproof. Furthermore, Windows Defender lacks centralized management and reporting capabilities that most large organizations will demand.
There is no question that Microsoft has enhanced Windows 8's security. But it is still inadequate in providing a complete solution for dealing with advanced attacks — which are likely to continue as part of our ever-evolving threat landscape.
About the writer: Mark Austin leads Avecto's technical strategy and research and development activities. Prior to co-founding Avecto, Austin was CTO of AppSense for eight years.