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The intricacies of investor psychology shed light on what people are doing to miss out on long-term opportunities—and on how advisors can help them overcome those behavioral hurdles, according to a recent report from Franklin Templeton Investments.
Behavioral phenomena can have a negative impact on investor psychology, says Franklin Templeton in a wide-ranging "thought leadership" comment, "2020 Vision: Time to Take Stock," on its public website.
Investors experienced loss during the 2008-2009 financial market crisis, and much of their negative perceptions of market growth stems from that time. As a result, many investors are afraid of experiencing the same sort of loss now.
With the help of Predictably Irrational author and behavioral economist Dan Ariely (left), Franklin Templeton pinpoints three behavioral reasons why investors may be missing out on opportunities for the long term:
1) Loss aversion. The fear of losing even more after suffering a loss paralyzes investors and prevents them from taking risks. This can cause investors to become overweight in perceived "safe" investments, according to Franklin Templeton. Unfortunately, this fear of any type of risk can lead to loss of potential gain.
Franklin Templeton Investments' Beyond Bulls & Bears editorial team spoke to Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, who has studied people's often irrational behaviors and actions, including the concept of loss aversion.
"He shared some insights with us about his experiments and findings about how we experience the pain of loss, and how it often overrides the reward felt from gain," Beyond Bulls & Bears reports. "People hate losing much more than they enjoy winning. How happy are investors when they make 3% on their investments and how miserable are they when they lose 3%? There is a tremendous asymmetry."
2) Availability bias. In a comment titled "When Do You Ignore Your Gut?," Beyond Bulls & Bears describes how a person's perceptions are shaped by environment and experience. For example, Franklin Templeton's Global Investor Sentiment Survey found that investors currently believe the market was either down or flat in 2011 when in reality the S&P 500 saw gains.
"As humans, our thinking is strongly influenced by what is personally most relevant, recent or dramatic," says the Beyond Bulls & Bears comment. "As investors, this can translate into perceptions colored by personal experiences that likely represent only a fraction of the complete economic picture. As an example: availability bias means that a person whose home has lost 20% of its market value and whose spouse endured a long period of unemployment is less likely to see or feel an economic recovery even while housing markets show signs of recovery and unemployment ticks down."
Beyond Bulls & Bears goes on to quote Ariely, a Duke professor and author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape our Decisions, who asserts that a financial advisor could create different biases, depending on how he or she might frame a discussion about risk.
"Imagine if I was a financial advisor," Ariely says, "and you came to talk to me about your risk attitude, and I started the discussion by asking you to describe how you felt in the last three years on the days when your portfolio lost 5% of its value. Then I asked you what your risk attitude was. Most people would say they don't want to ever experience days like that again. On the other hand, what if instead I talked about people I knew who were retired and living in the Bahamas, fishing and golfing? Now your risk attitude would probably be different."
3) Herding. Many consumers assume the consensus view is the correct one and follow the crowd whether they're looking to buy a new phone or to invest money for retirement, Franklin Templeton's Beyond Bulls & Bears editorial team notes in "Getting Trampled by the Herd."
Chasing the market can lead investors to buy when prices are too high and sell when prices are too low. But on the flip side, value hunters can often find bargains if they move away from the crowd.
"The word 'contrarian' has a surly ring to it, but the idea of zigging when others are zagging is actually the foundation of the basic buy low/sell high investing strategy," Beyond Bulls & Bears says. "The late Sir John Templeton had plenty to say about this type of behavior. One of his more famous lines: 'Avoid the popular. When any method for selecting stocks becomes popular, then switch to unpopular methods.'"
Read The Upside of Irrationality, Investment Advisor's cover story on Dan Ariely, at AdvisorOne.


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That's right, it's been 10 years since the start of the HPI Challenge in Germany, organized by LRP and run by dozens of RC clubs across the country! The LRP-HPI Challenge promotes fair racing with equally-powered cars on the same tyres and chassis of similar capability in each class. It's a series designed for fun, not big budgets, and is the ideal starter race series for drivers of all ages! Last year, 107 races took place, with over 1000 entrants in total. With several racing classes from Junior drivers, Classic (vintage/retro), Stock and Super Stock Touring Car, and even Nitro Stock to choose from, it's a weekend of fun and excitement that the entire family can take part in.
The new year's LRP-HPI Challenge includes the all-new Formula Ten class, featuring one of the hottest new platforms released by HPI in recent years. With realistic looks, open-wheel design and RWD power, this is sure to be an interesting class to watch and totally fun to take part in! Other popular classes include opportunities to race the Hot Bodies Cyclone TC and Cyclone S cars, as well as popular HPI models such as the E10 and Sprint 2! LRP offers opportunities for racers to use LiPo batteries and brushless motors as well, plus drivers of other brands of touring cars are welcome to have fun too! The biggest single LRP-HPI Challenge event is at the LRP Touring Car Masters, where over 200 Challenge racers get to drive on the same track as the top touring car racers from around the world!


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This study proposes to explain the puzzling identities of the six figures standing on Nicola's pulpit through a fresh survey of the whole monument. Reasons are offered to show that the Presentation in the Temple, the center scene of the five, is the theme on which the whole focuses. Its unique double image of Simeon refers to his two speeches, about Christ's recent birth and future redemption of man, and the six statues support these references. The unique hexagonal pulpit claims importance for the Baptistery as another temple where we enter the church.
This essay considers the unusual variety of ways in which Rogier van der Weyden conceived text as a lively agent of pictorial meaning. It represents a new approach not only to the problem of interpreting this artist's work (which has most often been analyzed for matters of style, attribution, and patronage), but also to fundamental dynamics of text and image in fifteenth-century panel painting. Among these exceptionally pliable manipulations of text both in form and content, which are compared selectively to Eyckian counterparts, there emerges a distinctive impulse toward cultivating an observer's role in the creation of meaning.
A broad overview sums up the personality and artistic evolution of Abraham Bloemaert, comparing and contrasting him with Cornel is van Haarlem, the brilliant competitor and at times model of his early maturity, and with Bloemaert's foremost pupil Honthorst, on both of whom monographs have recently appeared. A dozen unknown or little known paintings are discussed: Cupid and Psyche, tentatively ascribed to Bloemaert as his probable earliest known work, several characteristic mannerist works from the 1590s (two Bacchus, Cain Slaying Abel), Moses Striking the Rock of 1611, two landscapes of nearly the same date, and a late masterpiece of the early 1630s, Angelica and Medoro.
Jean Pillement is generally regarded as the heir to Watteau and Boucher in the field of rococo chinoiseries. He went further, to become a leading exponent of the genre, the most prolific and successful designer of patterns for the decorative arts of his times whose ornaments were adopted by countless artistic manufactories. The reasons for his remarkable popularity were twofold. The first was his talent as an artist of unbridled fantasy, imagination and spirit which breathed into his ebullient microcosm of would-be Orientals. The second was his extensive propagation of published engravings in the eighteenth century, thanks to which Pillement's designs could potentially reach any artist or craftsman in need of a model. This two-part essay describes and illustrates Pillement's distinguishing imprint upon representative fields of applied arts.
Few examples of modern painting provoke as many passionate discussions and disputes as Rembrandt's Lisowczyk, which is known under the title "The Polish Rider" and with such a label exhibited in the Frick Gallery in New York. In 1944 Julius S. Held, outstanding American art scholar published his treatise in Art Bulletin in which he admitted Rembrandt's authorship of the painting but refused to perceive the rider as Polish. He saw the rider as an allegorical figure of the Christian knight (Miles Christianus). Zdzisław Żygulski, Jr., Cracow art historian contested this opinion. He carried out a detailed analysis of the costume,arms and riding style of the youth and came to the conclusion that Rembrandt could not base his work on any iconographic material, e.g. della Bella's etching, but around the year 1655 must have had a real Polish rider for a model. In the subsequent years there was published a number of different articles by Dutch, English, American, German and Polish scholars. They recognized the Polish character of the rider but reflected on his identity, pondering whether he was a portrait of a real or imaginary Pole or an allegorical figure. The critical moment came in 1984 when Joshua Bruyn, member of the Rembrandt Research Project, which was formed to redefine Rembrandt's oeuvre, called in question Rembrandt's authorship of the painting, suggesting that it should be ascribed to Willem Drost. His opinion was shocking and it sparked off a serious objection, most strongly expressed in Anthony Bailey's book "Responses to Rembrandt. Who painted the Polish Rider?" (New York, 1993). The painting was examined again. This time the RRP team was headed by Ernst van de Wetering, the Project's chairman. As a result of this research Rembrandt's authorship was confirmed and a suggestion was made that the painting bore traces of later additions painted by someone else's hand. The former identification of the rider as a Pole was recognized by the team. And so it was by Julius S. Held in the interview that Bailey had with him. The painting has always been a source of inspiration for Polish artists, e.g. Juliusz Kossak in the 19th c. and Jan Lebenstein in the 20th c.
The study of 17th-century Dutch art in America is remarkable for its variety and abundance. This reflects the nature of American universities and museums. Interest in the subject, however, is much older, going back to the American Revolution when analogies between America and the Dutch republic were drawn. In the 19th century many American writers compared the supposedly Protestant democracy of Holland with that of the United States. Dutch art was collected steadily from about 1800 onward and often served as models for American painters. The author reviews the most influential scholars of Dutch art in America and cites numerous publications and other contributions to the field.


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Jamil's nickname is "Jam-Jam". She does not have a stylist, choosing her own clothes from fashion designers including Olivia Rubin, D&G, Urban Outfitters, and high-street brand Topshop. Her style has been described as "unique looks that both reflect and inspire the UK's young, fresh fashionistas". She is fond of 1950s and 60s vintage dresses.


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The final of Latvia' Supernova competition was held earlier this evening and saw crowned Justs as the winner. The 'Heartbeat' singer will represent Latvia in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in May.
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Sunday night saw the semi final of Latvia's Supernova Selection Show, which will decide who will represent the nation at Eurovision in 2016. Eight acts battled it out, but only four of the songs could advance to this weekend's final on Sunday. Read on to find out who the final four are!
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Latvia staged their second heat of Supernova on Sunday night and four more acts advanced to the semi final stage. Read on to see the results and if your favourite made it through…
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Latvia's Supernova launched tonight with ten acts performing in the first of its live shows. Only four of the competing entries made it through to the semi final which will take place in a fortnight's time. Read on to find out who progressed and who were eliminated.
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Latvia have competed 16 times at Eurovision since their 2000 debut. It was two years later in 2002 that Latvia won the Contest for the first time with Marie N's 'I Wanna'. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Latvia qualified for the final between 2005 and 2008, however from 2009 and 2014, Latvia failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive years. This bad streak was shirked in 2015 by Aminata's 'Love Injected' which finished in sixth place.


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My very first kids fashion and design feature for this blog was about upcoming Australian talent that I had discovered. I wrote the post for Australia Day 2014 which is celebrated on 26th January every year.
I needed to have this post on my new blog as I love and adore these brands and so excited about how far they have all come in the last year. Luckily for me, this was one of the only post I ever had saved in MS Word. After losing my blog last September, now ALL my posts are backed up in Word.
I feel so proud to be Australian when I see how brilliantly these companies are doing, designing, creating and making on the shores of this country. It just goes to show that if we support small business, it can and will go far.
Read on to be blown away by 4 labels which were definitely my Australian "Kids labels to watch" out for in 2014. They have diversified, grown, developed and become even bigger a year on. They are truly blitzing the kids world at this time!! Huge CONGRATS and well done you inspiring Mumpreneurs!
Having been established for less than a year, KaPow Kids has found itself a loyal following amongst Australian parents looking for "kool threads for little people".
KaPow Kids produces a range of clothing and accessories for 0-2 years which includes: gorgeous dribs (dribble bibs), headbands, onesies, tees, harems, leggings & the cutest little shorts. Focusing on bright graphic prints & bold designs like super hero masks, ice creams, bats, clouds, lightning, unicorns and more; this is one label for parents who don't want their child looking like all the others in the playground! With an emphasis on FUN, these designs look amazing but with the added comfort and functionality required for babies and toddlers.
The label started in 2013 as hobby by comic book lover and architect, Andrea Goulding. Having loved fashion since she was a child, but following her childhood dream of becoming an architect, all that changed when she became a mum to one little superhero boy! Now her focus is on kids fashion and having received well deserved press from around Australia, this fabulous gem of a kids label is certainly one to watch this year.
Kapow Kids products are all unique, handmade & produced in limited editions in her Melbourne studio.
NB: – the onesies are not made in Australia but are customised in Australia. "Meet the Maker" session with Andrea Goulding aka "KaPow Kids":
What is your favourite "KaPow Kids" product you love seeing being worn on little ones? When I see a photo of someone's little one wearing a KaPow piece I get so excited! I love that mums and dads like to share their KaPow photos, makes it a lot of fun. My favourite KaPow design that I like seeing on kids would have to be the appliqued onesies and tees. These were the first things I made so they mean a lot to me.
Where do you see your company in 5 years' time? My tiny business is growing every week. I get many emails about collaborations and requests from stockists to stock my range. At the moment I am making wholesale orders for several little Australian boutiques but in 5 years' time I hope to be able to have stockists worldwide and have a few more people helping me with the business and production side so that I can focus more on designing.
How are you celebrating Australia day today? At the beach with my family
What was your favourite toy as a child? I hated dolls when I was a little girl. I was a bit of a tomboy. My favourite toy as a child would have to be a yellow singing teddy that my mum bought me. I still have it.
Ever since she was a little girl selling freshly picked flowers, baked cookies and self-designed & created magazines in her street, Sasha Deacon has always had a business head on her.
With 2 boys to style as her inspiration, this kids label started in 2013 and was developed to provide accessories that are stylish & fashion oriented yet super comfortable.
With the name of her company coming from the middle names of her two young boys, Sasha takes her inspiration to design from the adult fashion world alongside the kid's street style so prevalent on social media networks like Instagram. However, not wanting to spend huge sums of cash on kitting out her gorgeous kids, Sasha looked to create her own label of cool and on trend accessories and the kids fashion world love it!
Garnering a large social media following, this is one label to look out for and snap it up fast before all those other savvy parents get in!
Beau Hudson is your "go to" place for beanies, bandini's, bow ties, suspenders, cardigans and bando's.
"Meet the Maker" session with Sasha Deacon aka "Beau Hudson":
What is your favourite "Beau Hudson" product you love seeing being worn on little ones?
I would say our Bandit Beanies! They have been so popular, and when I see a customer post a photo of their child wearing our Beanies, I still have to pinch myself that it's actually our product! In saying that, anytime I see any of our products on kids, I love it!
Where do you see your company in 5 years' time?
We have massive plans for the future of Beau Hudson…the sky is the limit in our eyes! There will always be kids being born and parents who love fashion! We'd like to continue to expand our range with cool new products, and be recognised around the world. Our vision is to grow Beau Hudson to a level that we can one day pass down to our boys.
What do you enjoy most about living in Australia with a family?
I love the weather! In Queensland specifically our winters are mostly sunny and fresh so you can still be out enjoying the parks and even beaches in the winter! We have great theme parks and have year passes so can take the kids anytime! I still feel like a big kid going to them and love that they never get old for my boys!
What was your favourite toy as a child?
I so badly wanted a Baby Alive doll and finally got one on my 7th birthday!! I thought it was SO cool that you could give it a bottle and it would pee, and give it solid food and it would poop! I loved changing its nappy and making my dad be "grandpa" and babysit it! haha! It was the most like a real baby you could get when you were 7! If only the love for changing nappies carried on until now!
This Sydney based label was started in 2013 by Danielle Bailey after the birth of her son Ledger and her inability to find any cool and hip clothes for him that were affordable and most importantly "Made in Australia".
Specialising in baby and toddler leggings, it was with a little help from her sister who lent her a sewing machine, some inspirational vintage fabrics and positive encouragement from her loving husband, that has enabled her business to grow and gain a loyal customer base.
In bold, bright patterns, stripes and animal print teamed with basics on top, she has certainly created a go to label for hip & wallet conscious parents. A far cry from her childhood dream of being an archaeologist!
Leggings are $18.00, shorts are $15.00, beanies are $12.00, Pockerchief tees and singlets are $10.00. NB:- the tees and singlets are not handmade "We don't make the singlets, we just make them cool".
"Meet the Maker" session with Danielle Bailey aka "Ledger's Legs":
What is your favourite "Ledger's Legs" product you love seeing being worn on little ones?
I absolutely love seeing little girls in their Ledger's legs because I found it really hard to find fabrics that I liked but weren't overly "girly", and also, I have a little boy, so girls are a little foreign to me! I also just introduced a new range of matching T-shirts and singlets and I love seeing little LL lovers in them!
Where do you see your company in 5 years' time?
I see 1000's of smiling Ledger's Legs customers, a sewing room, designing my own prints, a couple part time mumma's working with me to help get my hundreds of orders out (a week), and a little sibling chasing Ledger around the house… that is the dream.
What do you enjoy most about living in Australia with a family?
The weather here is amazing, the people are nice (most of the time), you can buy fresh produce straight from the grower and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I love that we are surrounded by water and I can walk down to the beach with my family and go for a swim on a hot summer's day. I consider myself very lucky to live in such a beautiful and safe place, I wouldn't live anywhere else 😉
What was your favourite toy as a child?
Humphrey B Bear went with me everywhere!
After deciding not to return to the corporate craziness of the design world with the birth of her first daughter, Jacinta Weir created this AHH-mazing stationery and educational toy company in 2012. which has
As is the case with many mums, Jacinta refocused her design aspirations and her passion for branding and illustrative logos after the birth of her beautiful daughter and created "Two Little Ducklings".
"Two Little Ducklings" produces stunningly gorgeous personalised birthday invites, greetings card & birth announcement cards. She also creates custom orders for other events you may require. You can also buy custom name charts, ABC, 123 & colour wall charts.
The products which caught my eye amongst Two Little Ducklings fabulous range were the ABC flash cards. Starting at $8.00 these cards are a great way to start teaching your children all about animals, counting, colours, shapes & their ABC's. However, my personal favourite is Jacinta's new "Australian Animals" flash cards which launches today! Get in fast as these will surely fly off the shelves.
All handmade in Melbourne using FSC certified silk layered premium paper for all products. This is one kids company that is producing some visually beautiful pieces that are must for any nursery or play room!
"Meet the Maker" session with Jacinta Weir aka "Two Little Ducklings":
As you have so many fabulous products, what is your favourite to work on?
By far my favourite things to work on are my Custom Name Charts. I developed these at the beginning of 2013, my cousin had a little girl and I wanted to make her something. There are so many lovely things for children's rooms that display their name, but I wanted to go further than that, I wanted to educate along with having something beautiful to look at. I haven't seen anyone else do anything similar to this, so I feel quite proud of these and they seem to get a great response when someone gives one as a present or orders one for their loved one.
Where do you see your company in 5 years' time?
At the moment my focus for this year is to get some stockists. At the end of last year, I met the lovely Lisa from Room 99 and she stocked some of my Christmas tag range, I had great feedback that they flew out the door, so I'm really hoping other shops take a chance with me and my little business. As for five years, I would love to have my own little shop, where I can stock my own products along with other work at home mums with beautiful handmade products. Doing everything by hand, can be very time consuming, but you can see the love that goes into the products.
How are you celebrating Australia day this year?
This year we are celebrating with friends down by the Yarra River. It is one of our friends little boys first birthday, they asked me to design a dinosaur themed invite, with a matching bunting and t-shirt for the little man to where on his big day. Triple J Hottest 100 will be the backdrop to what I can imagine will be a fantastic day. What more could you want: sunshine; great friends; and great music.
What was your favourite toy as a child?
My favourite toy by far was my two Cabbage Patch Dolls (Paul and Fabian), I have just handed them down to Lexi, they were my first babies, I would strap them into the car and pretend to take them for a drive. I absolutely loved them (and still do) although they are in desperate need of some new clothes.


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Recently, I was reminded that if I don't follow my own advice and best practices, computer issues will happen to me, too. However, what was a little surprising is how fast it happened. I let my guard down for only two days, and within that time a virus infected my computer. I hope this month's article will help you learn from my mistake and provide some guidance on how I solved the problem, in case you also have a lapse in judgment like I clearly did.
My computer issues started when I let my anti-virus software expire. I knew that it had expired on my laptop, but I didn't renew right away because I was considering using another program—a fairly innocent move, and I was overconfident that waiting a day or two wasn't that big of a risk. I was wrong. A simple act of researching some information using Google led me to click on various links, one of which appeared to deliver the Trojan virus. I knew immediately that it was a bad link, and if my anti-virus program had been up to date, it would have blocked it. The damage was done, though.
My next step was a no-brainer: I needed to get my anti-virus software working again. I renewed the license and immediately ran a scan of my laptop in order to locate the virus. It did find it, but was unable to remove it. I began to try other ways to remove the virus, including running my laptop in Windows safe mode and re-running the anti-virus scan. I also attempted to do a system restore from a previous date. Unfortunately, neither of these options worked. This was a nasty virus that had more than nine lives!
Now, some of you might be thinking, "Dan, just call your IT firm and let them deal with it." I certainly could, but then I thought, there are a lot of people in this world (advisors included) who don't have access to IT resources specifically for their needs. Therefore, I had to figure it out. I conducted research using several technology websites including Cnet.com, Answers.Microsoft.com and the anti-virus software company websites. On each of these websites there were a number of great suggestions on how to remove the virus. However, it was also clear that there wasn't a single process or solution that worked for everyone. Again, this type of virus doesn't give up easily.
While I was doing my research on the McAfee website, I was reminded of their virus removal services. For $89.95, a McAfee expert will connect remotely to your computer and work with you on removing the virus. I decided to give it a try. Within just a couple of minutes of calling their toll-free number, I received support from their security expert who quickly understood the type of virus and was ready to remotely connect to my laptop. He was very good at explaining everything he was doing on my laptop, and was also quick to point out exactly where the virus was located and how it had imbedded itself successfully in several processes. After about 45 minutes, the virus was removed and my laptop was back to its normal state. In order to ensure that everything was in good order, I tested a couple of processes and programs that I regularly use. We ended the call, and he closed by sharing a link of McAfee's top security tips. Overall, I was very impressed with the service and thorough approach to removing the virus on my laptop. Furthermore, at no point did I feel like he was trying to rush the call or was not interested in my detailed questions. Remember, you pay a flat rate for the service; you're not charged by the minute or hour.
Overall, this was a very humbling experience: not that I was overconfident in my technology abilities—trust me, I'm humbled every day—but more related to how quickly my laptop was infected by a virus. It is not like the anti-virus software was not working for weeks or months. Bottom line, it wouldn't have happened in the first place if I remained true to following the best practices for protecting my computer. That is the most important message.


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Greenwich Ave store unveils latest 3-D printer
Greenwich Avenue retailer MakerBot on Tuesday unveiled its first 3-D printer designed to be used at home rather than in an office.
The device, which is called the "Replicator Mini Compact 3-D Printer," is now on sale at the Brooklyn-based company's three retail stores in New York, Boston and Greenwich. It can also be purchased online at makerbot.com.
Buyers of the device, which costs $1,375, will be able to download 3-D designs to print at the website Thingiverse.com, which has over 300,000 free downloadable digital designs, or through MakerBot's digital store, said a release announcing the launch.
Several models were on display Tuesday at the store on 72 Greenwich Ave., which opened last fall. But store personnel were not authorized to comment on sales at this point.
The new model was introduced at January's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There, it garnered several distinctions -- such as the "Editors' Choice Award" from Popular Mechanics and the "Best in Show" award by Digital Trends and ZDNet. It also qualified for the PC Pro's "Greatest Hits: the Best of CES 2014," according to the release.
"We see the MakerBot Replicator Mini as a turning point in the 3-D printing industry," CEO Bre Pettis said in a statement. "Much like the transition of the computer moving into the home 30 years ago, the MakerBot Replicator Mini is one of the first 3-D printers to shift from the office to the home."
Since its inception, MakerBot's role in the marketplace has been to provide an affordable 3-D printing option, Prettis said last fall. Some of its clients include NASA and Lockheed Martin. NASA used MakerBot printers to make prototype heat shields for the Mars Curiosity Rover and the James Webb Space Telescope.
The Replicator Mini has an on-board camera to monitor its 3-D printing via a forthcoming MakerBot mobile app, according to the release.
Founded in 2009, MakerBot is a subsidiary of Stratasys, a publicly traded company headquartered in Minneapolis.
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It is the last day of summer lab work for the Archaeology in Annapolis project. Out of the sun of the field and into the air conditioning, volunteer undergraduate students Bill and Ryan wash the artifacts gathered from this season's efforts. Toothbrushes in hand, they dust off the delicate or brittle artifacts made of bone or iron and scrub the hardier finds with water. Free from dirt, the ceramics and glass pieces sometimes reveal maker's marks and unseen decorations. These features will be eventually cataloged and aid in the analysis of the site as they can provide relative dates for the levels in which they were found. Under the guidance of graduate student Kate Deeley, the volunteers learn the basics of laboratory methods, while she and the other graduate students work on their own research—independent but each related to the Archaeology in Annapolis collective.
This Summer's Work
Archaeology in Annapolis is a 30-year project, run out of the University of Maryland, College Park. Under the direction of Dr. Mark Leone, a staff of graduate students—Jocelyn Knauf, Amanda Tang, Kate Deeley, Benjamin Skolnik, and Beth Pruitt—manages annual field schools and lab work, which contribute to their individual dissertation research. In the summer, the field school spends three weeks in urban Annapolis, Maryland and three weeks at the Wye House plantation on the Eastern Shore. As Archaeology in Annapolis learns about the lives of past people, we strive to explore the stories of those whose names haven't always made it into the history books, including enslaved African Americans and working class individuals.


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ECDC and EMCDDA technical guidance on prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs
The content of this joint guidance was developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) with the support of a technical advisory group composed of policy makers, service providers, civil society representatives and preventative health experts from throughout the EU/EEA.
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Homelessness and other risk factors for HIV infection in the current outbreak among injection drug users in Athens, Greece
Sypsa, V., Paraskevis, D., Malliori, M., Nikolopoulos, G.K., Panopoulos, A., Kantzanou, M., Katsoulidou, A., Psichogiou, M., Fotiou, A., Pharris, A., Van de Laar, M., Wiessing, L., Des Jarlais, D., Friedman, S.R., Hatzakis, A.
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Human immunodeficiency virus in injecting drug users in Europe following a reported increase of cases in Greece and Romania, 2011
Pharris, A., Wiessing, L., Sfetcu, O., Hedrich, D., Botescu, A., Fotiou, A., Nikolopoulos, G.K., Malliori, M., Salminen, M., Suk, J.E., Griffiths, P., van de Laar, M.J.
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Mapping HIV-related behavioural surveillance among injecting drug users in Europe, 2008
Hope, V., Jeannin, A., Spencer, B., Gervasoni, J.P., van de Laar, M.J., Dubois-Arber, F., Dubois-Arber, F., Spencer, B., Hope, V., Elford, J., Lert, F., Ward, H., Low, N., Haour-Knipe, M., Jeannin, A., Gervasoni, J.-P., Pellaz, M.-J., Graz, B., van de Laar, M.J.
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HIV-1 outbreak among injecting drug users in Greece, 2011: a preliminary report
Salminen, M.
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Human immunodeficiency virus among people who inject drugs: Is risk increasing in Europe?
Hedrich, D., Kalamara, E., Sfetcu, O., Pharris, A., Noor, A., Wiessing, L., Hope, V., van der Laar, M.
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National income inequality and declining GDP growth rates are associated with increases in HIV diagnoses among people who inject drugs in Europe: A panel data analysis
Nikolopoulos, G.K., Fotiou, A., Kanavou, E., Richardson, C., Detsis, M., Pharris, A., Suk, J.E., Semenza, J.C., Costa-Storti, C., Paraskevis, D., Sypsa, V., Malliori, M.M., Friedman, S.R., Hatzakis, A.
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Design and baseline findings of a large-scale rapid response to an HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in Athens, Greece: The ARISTOTLE programme
Hatzakis, A., Sypsa, V., Paraskevis, D., Nikolopoulos, G., Tsiara, C., Micha, K., Panopoulos, A., Malliori, M., Psichogiou, M., Pharris, A., Wiessing, L., van de Laar, M., Donoghoe, M., Heckathorn, D.D., Friedman, S.R., Des Jarlais, D.C.
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HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidance
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Thematic report: People who inject drugs, 2014 progress report
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Anybody wanna go in on a bodybuilding.com order? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Anybody wanna go in on a bodybuilding.com order? Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message DemonicatJoined: 18 Nov 2004Location: Suwon Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:23 pm Post subject: Anybody wanna go in on a bodybuilding.com order? It appears from previous posts that more than a few people here use bodybuilding.com to get their dose of supplements, proteins, caffiene, and what-have-you's, and why not- its CHEAP. The thing that kills is the shipping; your $15 protein becomes $45 quick. Of course, the more yu buy the cheaper it gets (Shipping $25= 1item/$25 2 item/$12 5 item/$5, and so on). So if we all make one order we can pay much less in shipping, per person. Anybody interested in making a group order? Back to top HollywoodactionJoined: 02 Jul 2004 Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:44 pm Post subject: Go to auction.co.kr, or gmarket.com if you want whey protein powder or weight gain formula. It's roughly 10000 won a kg for the protein, and 7000 won a kg for the weight gain formula. http://www.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_category/category_small_s.asp?gdsc_cd=300003338&link_type=LIST Back to top DemonicatJoined: 18 Nov 2004Location: Suwon Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: Two things: 1) its all in Korean, so I have no idea on the protein vs. Carb ratio or what else is added. this is a big deal as Koreans tend to put laxatives in the darndest places. 2) I'm not Korean, so I can;t but things online Back to top white_shadowJoined: 28 Mar 2005 Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:44 am Post subject: I'm interested in getting some whey. How much is it gonna be? How much compared to Costco? Will you deliver? I start work in Incheon soon, so getting around will be difficult. There was a post by Itaewon or someone asking about supplements at Costco. You might want to hit him up as well. Back to top gmatJoined: 29 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:54 am Post subject: Demonicat: I will be making an order in August, but it will probably be near $150 before shipping so won't be able to join up. Back to top Horangi MunshinJoined: 06 Apr 2003Location: Busan Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject: How much can the value of your order be before you have to pay duty on it? I made an order last week for just under $100. Back to top DemonicatJoined: 18 Nov 2004Location: Suwon Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:17 pm Post subject: I believe its $150. A friend of mine ordered a Gucci watch last month and had to pay duties/get it inspected. She said that was becasue the value was waaaay over $150. Her watch was $450, and the tax was $80. Back to top CustomXJoined: 25 Aug 2004Location: Seoul Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:52 am Post subject: i just ordered a 4.5kg container of protein that has 37g of protein per serving. it was 32,000W , with a free shake mixer and free 1-2 day delivery. I ordered it from Gmarket with the link provided above. The protein I ordered has really good reviews. I'll let you know how it works. Back to top gmatJoined: 29 Jan 2003 Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:01 am Post subject: customx: was it a Korean brand or made in the USA? If American, what was the name of the brand? TIA Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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The green movement continues to move in new directions and find new voices. Thanks to "Life is Living," urban communities are being heard in the ongoing conversations on environmental pride and awareness.
Led by spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, "Life is Living" is a national campaign exploring the changing perspectives on environmental justice. During the past year, Joseph has been serving as artist-in-residence at the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. He also is the spark behind the Nov. 6 "Life is Living" festival in Houston's Emancipation Park (3018 Dowling St.).
This free community event will run 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and feature a host of events and performances including:
- Change Sounds Like This: Spoken word and music performances including hip-hop star Talib Kweli
- Emancipation Exchange: A vintage clothing exchange for recycling and repurposing goods
- Sports Zone: Basketball and soccer workshops and tournaments for all ages
- Health screenings
- Contemporary dance performances including renowned break dance and hip-hop group Havikoro
- Live street and urban arts demonstrations provided in part by Aerosol Warfare
- Gardening and cooking demonstrations with Chef Tarsha from Ecotone
- Urban Eco-Justice in Action: A bike parade, presentations and booths from environmental organizations
The "Life is Living" festival is supported by the city of Houston Mayor's Initiative Program through the Houston Arts Alliance. For more details, visit http://www.mitchellcenterforarts.org/2010_lifeisliving.php.
"Life is Living" partnering organizations include Aerosol Warfare, The Awakenings Movement, the Bush Cares Project, CKC StART Street & Urban Arts, Community Artists Collective, Dance Houston, DiverseWorks, Ecotone, GreeniRecycling, Houston Community College, Houston Green Scene, Houston Museum of African American Culture, the Last Organic Outpost, Meta-Four Houston, Museum of Cultural Arts Houston, New Living, One Green Street, Project Row Houses, Sew Sew Crafty, S.H.A.P.E. Community Center, 3 Sisters in the Spirit Theatre Ministry, SPACE Solar Powered Adaptive Containers for Everyone, SPAMMO, Studio Enertia, The Tipping Point, The Dawn Project, Tour de Hood, Yoga One Houston, Youth Advocates, Workshop Houston and various programs at the University of Houston including the School of Theatre & Dance, Community Learning Agricultural Sustainability Program, Metropolitan Volunteer Program and the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture.
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Assassin's Creed Anthology confirmed by Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Anthology, posted earlier by Amazon France, has been confirmed by Ubisoft with details expected later this week, according to Eurogamer.
The massive bundle of games and DLC posted via the Amazon France listing, states that the 150 Euro anthology is due on November 29and will include the following five games:
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- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Assassin's Creed 3
The pack also includes every piece of multiplayer DLC released, Assassin's Creed 2's missing chapters, the Leonardo Da Vinci add-on for Brotherhood and bonus Animus puzzle stages from Revelations.
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(Pocket-lint) - Monster has announced a new set of premium headphones, the Monster Inspiration, and we've already managed to get hands and ears on with them.
The name, Inspiration, comes from a design quirk that will let you change the appearance of your 'phones, thanks to a magnetic headband cover.
You simply peel off the magnetic cover and you can replace it with whatever you fancy. There are a range of designs on offer, with different colours, materials and motifs.
But far from being cheap and tacky, the headbands have a premium feel to them, and the magnets keep everything very securely in place.
These are over-the-ear headphones, offering both active and passive noise cancellation, which in our quick ears-on test, really seemed to work.
Although we haven't worn them for extended periods, our first impression is that the Monster Inspiration are really comfortable, finished in soft leather.
You get all the cables in the box, so whether you're an Apple or Android user, you'll get controls and a mic. A straight cable is provided for regular music players too.
The headphones fold up, with a neat case, making them a great choice for travellers.
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Jeter placed on 15-day DL with right quad strain
Yanks captain injured during return to team on July 11; Lillibridge added to roster
BOSTON -- As they have nearly all season, the Yankees will continue to play without Derek Jeter on their active roster.
Jeter was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Friday, retroactive to July 12, with a Grade 1 strain of his right quadriceps. Jeter has missed all but one of the Yankees' 96 games -- and counting -- this year, and will be sidelined until at least July 27.
"I don't like watching games, period. It's been kind of odd," Jeter said. "We've played almost 100 games and I've played one. It doesn't sound right."
Jeter suffered the strain in a July 11 win against the Royals at Yankee Stadium, making his season debut on a day that saw the 39-year-old captain log both an RBI and an MRI.
"I think we've been tested. We've been tested and we have to pass the test," Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said. "We have our captain, and the first day he comes back, he goes down the same day. It's like a teaser. You give your kid a toy, and in the afternoon, you take it back."
Jeter felt the tightness in his quadriceps during his third at-bat, a groundout to second base, and had an exam on July 12 that revealed the strain. Jeter was hoping that some days off, plus the All-Star break, would permit him to resume playing on Friday.
A follow-up MRI performed on Thursday in New York, however, did not show enough progress for Yankees doctors to clear Jeter to play. Jeter has not run since and was limited to a stationary bicycle and playing catch on the field at Fenway Park on Friday.
"It's tough to tell time-wise, but I think we kind of felt like it would be a DL," Yankees GM Brian Cashman said. "Derek wanted to see if we could take advantage of those four days with the break and then re-evaluate. I think the MRI showed some minimal healing, but he's not ready to jump off that training table and come back in this series.
"He has reported to me that he doesn't feel it walking anymore. Obviously that's a plus. Normally, how you handle a progression on this stuff is you to go to a bike and then a light jog and then full run, and eventually baseball activities."
Jeter said that he expects to continue to travel with the team while he is on the disabled list. The earliest possible date Jeter could return is July 27 against the Rays at Yankee Stadium, but there is no guarantee that he will be ready.
"Your hope is that it's the 15 days, but I think it's hard to put a timetable on a strained quad," manager Joe Girardi said. "We'll continue to evaluate him every few days to see where's he's at. He did start riding the bike today, which is more than he's done the last few days, and we'll take it day by day."
Girardi said that he was told Jeter will need at least another week from Thursday. Jeter expressed confidence that he will be ready to play when eligible.
"Why not? I was hoping to play today," Jeter said. "If you ask me, I want to play."
To fill Jeter's spot on the 25-man roster, the Yankees signed infielder Brent Lillibridge to a Major League contract and selected him to the 40-man roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In a corresponding roster move, the Yankees unconditionally released outfielder Brennan Boesch.
The last nine months have comprised the most frustrating time period of Jeter's career. He fractured his left ankle in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, requiring surgery, and rehabbed the injury with hopes of playing on Opening Day.
That did not happen, as Jeter fractured his ankle again in a different spot while playing Grapefruit League games this spring. Jeter said that he might try to "run under control" more when he is activated, not showing maximum effort on ground balls to the infield, but said he otherwise will not change his approach on the field.
"It's not like I want to play any more now than I did before," Jeter said. "I want to play every single day that I'm here. I don't like sitting games out. I never like sitting games out. I look forward to getting out there."


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There are few local government actions that raise the ire of citizens more than sidewalk repair. When a city or village council starts talking about sidewalks, it's a sure bet there will be some angry talk from residents.
Considering the cost of the work, you can't blame property owners for feeling miffed about being told to fix their sidewalk. On the other hand, they really do need to fix their sidewalk.
These days, complaints often mention intrusive government telling citizens what they must do—and in many cases, how they must spend their money.
Unfortunately for those people, choosing to live in a community also brings responsibilities. There's a municipal sewer and water system to maintain. There are roads to fix, trees to trim, walks to shovel, lawns to mow—and sidewalks to repair.
Sidewalk maintenance isn't a matter of making things look nice. That's the bonus. The crux of the issue is safety. In Fayette, there were complaints about being unable to push a stroller through some parts of town. Concerns about tripping while out for a walk or run were expressed.
There's one basic fact about sidewalk repair that critics tend lose sight of, and it has nothing to do with a push for sidewalk repair such as what's going on now in Fayette. Whether or not council decides to focus on an area of town for sidewalk work, an ordinance lies behind it.
Most communities—Fayette and Morenci included—have a law in place governing sidewalk maintenance. It's written for the safety of all residents.
If you want to get government off your back, and save council the trouble of demanding, there's a simple solution: Just fix your sidewalk. It's the law.


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Who knew doing a "burnout" (term used very loosely) after being pulled over was a bad idea? Next time you are tempted to hoon during a 200 foot drive across a parking lot post traffic stop you might want to keep this footage, taken at a car meet in Anaheim, Ca, in mind. Otherwise, you too could end up with an officer of the law threatening to "stomp your ass" like this genius.
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Stanford is implementing a new printing and copying payment system during Fall Qarter of 2015.
There is no charge for printing and copying during the transition to the new system. Procedures will be revised, and the page below will be updated, as that new system is implemented.
From library computers:
Send your document to a printer, then:
- If you're using your Stanford card:
- Go to printing.stanford.edu and login with your SUNet ID and password.
- Select the printer you sent document to and verify that you're ready to print.
- If you're using a prepaid card:
- Go to the release station associated with that printer.
- Choose your job, swipe your copy card, and verify the charge.
NOTE: Beginning August 17, 2015, you will no longer be able to use cash to purchase printing and copying credit. Credit cards will be required.
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Stanford community members can print to library printers from their own computer, as long as it is registered for use on the campus network. Follow the Printer Setup Instructions, then select the appropriate library printer.
Non-Stanford visitors must use library public computers for printing.
Self-service copiers are available in most libraries.
Self-service scanners are linked to workstations at most libraries. In some libraries, access to the scanner requires a SUNet ID. Scanned files can be saved to your AFS space or your USB drive.
No refunds or credits for bad prints, except in cases of printer failure. See Residential Computing Web-Based Printing: Policies for details.
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text: Share email folder_shared Analyst Content 2019 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Data Management Solutions for Analytics As a companion to the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Data Management Solutions for Analytics (DMSA), Gartner's Critical Capabilities report identifies four major data warehouse use cases — Traditional, Real-time, Logical, Context-Independent — and ties them to 12 of the most imperative functional capabilities that data and analytics leaders should consider when evaluating a data management solution for analytics. Teradata received the highest scores for all four use cases with Teradata Vantage! Download this Critical Capabilities report to read what Gartner says about Teradata. With Teradata Vantage, we provide you with a unified, integrated environment that delivers the best analytic functions and engines at scale. Teradata Vantage supports multiple data types, formats, and heterogenous data stores, and allows you to work with the tools and languages you prefer to quickly build and deploy the analytics you need – so you can operationalize analytics on an enterprise-ready platform and drive crucial business outcomes. *Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Data Management Solutions for Analytics, Adam M. Ronthal, Rick Greenwald, 18 March 2019 This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Teradata. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. file_download Download Analyst Report Topics IntelliFlex Vantage


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a beautiful boutique B&B that's been magnificiently restored to the essence of yesteryear, with all modern conveniences.
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yet you're just steps away from the historic village center. Total relaxation and lasting memories await you. We invite you to be our guest!
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My Happy Monday Morning Story
Lucci wanted to thank me for the ways I've helped her through my makeup channel. This went far above and beyond. But it made me realize just how much those random notes and thank-you's can mean. How far a simple compliment to someone can go. Often times, you don't know exactly what kind of circumstance someone is in, or what kind of day they've been having. Just making a nice, out of the blue gesture can make more of a difference than you realize.
So thank you, Lucci. Not just for sending me nice gift- but for being such a great example to me and others about what it means to be selfless. We are living in a fast-paced world, where, from time to time we all get caught up in our own problems and needs. I would challenge everyone to learn from Lucci's example, and try to do a good deed for someone. When you catch someone else in a bad mood and find yourself starting to make a judgement- stop and realize that you may not know exactly what they're going through. Always be kind, and if you have the opportunity to go above and beyond for someone, take it.
I realize this is a non-makeup related post, however it does apply to becoming a more beautiful person on the inside. So thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!


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Justin: It's a different kind of Austin because he's kind of pinned against a wall given everything that happened right before the holidays with him and Holly so he's got to fight for Naomi in a different way. You also get to see see a roommate relationship which the audience has not seen. So those are the two biggest things that you'll see in January from Austin.
17: It's interesting that your character, Austin, has to fight for love this time around. Have you ever had to fight for love in real life?
JD: Yeah, kind of. I think that everybody does it whether or not they would admit it - guys, anyway. If you really like somebody you're going to find yourself doing things that make you go, 'why am I doing this? Oh yeah, because she's going to be there'. I think most guys would probably tell you no but, I'm telling you, every guy has done it.
17: And what about the flip side to that? How can a girl grab your attention?
JD: I find it very endearing when a girl is dorky because it takes a very brave person to act that way in front of people. And in every girl that I've been attracted to, I recognize the dorkiness about her because I think I have some in me. That makes me feel a lot more comfortable with her. I feel more inclined to be myself and it usually works best that way. So I would say the number one trait that I find endearing and wonderful in a girl is a dorky quality, like
Harry Potter and all that stuff.
17: So, you got to hang out a lot with Billy Ray Cyrus. What was your relationship off set like with him?
Justin: I was very struck by how genuine of a person he is. He's a guy that looks you right in the eye. He's so kind and I mean that in every sense of the word. That's the perfect word to describe him. He sits down, he looks you in the eye and he's just a wonderful person.
17: Were there any off set country jam sessions?
JD: No, unfortunately, because first of all, I'm a terrible singer. I love to sing but I'm just terrible. I play guitar and I play enough where I can play most country stuff and I'll sing when it's just me.


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My kiʻi is now dressed appropriately with malo groin covering and lei niho palaoa. He was in an excellent mood today. When he is angry, I leave him alone...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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A beautiful huewai, or water gourd with coconut sennit netting and coral stopper. The pattern is made in the traditional way of cutting off the green skin in the lights parts and leaving the green skin on where you want the dark pattern to emerge. Tannin from Koa tree bark is put into the gourd and where the skin is left intact, the tannin canʻt evaporate and thus makes the darkened area. Ingenious...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Love Birds...
These birds at Koʻolau Pets in Windward Mall were parakeets, not lovebirds. But you certainly wouldnʻt know the difference with all the kissing, nibbling, nestling, and longing looks they were giving each other. Oblivious to the outside world I might add...
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Part of the Great Wall at Honaunau on Moku o Keawe. I spy many things. Including the head of the Niuhi, or man eating shark. Great White to be exact with the black eye of death...
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Ke Akua...
I had the feeling Ke Akua was watching me very closely the other day. I have been thinking not so very kind thoughts lately...
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Cheap cardboard Tombstone Pizza. Adding a little extra pepperoni and mozzarella cheese makes it taste pretty good and palatable for the boys...
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Monday, September 28, 2009
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Elliott practicing his violin. You donʻt know how beautiful the sound of his playing is to my soul. One day, I know he will play a profound piece with such emotive finesse, that I will gladly pour forth immense tears...
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Dad shows that the simple beautiful hands of a woman can become a beautiful ephemeral work of art...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Kanaka ʻOiwi...
Bruddah Keale. Always smiling. Such a beautiful spirit. I had to tell him to look serious. If only for a brief fleeting moment...
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Shave Ice...
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Kamoa made some beautiful ʻohe pu and ʻohe hanu iho, or nose flutes. He stamps them with his own designs which have kaona, or hidden deeper meaning like piko, the moʻo scales, kalo, and other Hawaiian motifs...
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Collateral Damage...
Koa quickly learned that the ice cold spray of the shower water at the beach and a quick dog shake made for lots of excitement at Pokaʻi Bay...
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Ua Hala...
Hala. To pass. Elapse. To pass away. Die. This pandanus, or hala tree certainly has passed. Ua hala...
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Friday, September 25, 2009
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Hoa Aloha...
Beautiful hulu kupuna Pops Kamakakehau Fujishiro and Kahu Tom Lenchanko. Mahalo for sharing the day with me. Mahalo for sharing your ʻike Hawaiʻi. Your manaʻo pono. I am truly proud to be on this journey, in this life, at this time, with incredible kanaka ʻoiwi like you...
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My beautiful kanaka ʻoiwi hoa aloha, Kamanaʻo. He has been increasingly spending time in the powerful ocean. We spent years together working on some of the most intense spiritual missions full of kaumaha and ʻeha protecting the precious remains of our beloved kupuna. He has really blossomed lately. Truly talented. His friend captured his love of the ocean in a beautiful way. Aloha pumehana my brother. I am proud to know you...
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Dad sent me a photo of me when I was small at a beach along the Waiʻanae Coast. I try to remember that day, laying there. But I canʻt. As hard as I try. But I know it happened. Because of my dadʻs photo. Thatʻs why I take pictures of my boys. To help them remember. I was so small and skinny. I think I was eating the fresh bowl of sand soup in front of me...
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Dad caught a beautiful couple in love at the Volcano. I can just feel the intense euphoric desire...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I saw a simple sign in the sky today. While I was driving with an awesome warrior from Kaua'i. It was a simple reminder to me, with the Roman nose, to not forget the multitude of ancestors I have on the European side. Good formation too. Forehead. Eyes. Brow. Pupils. Nose. Nostrils. Mouth. Lips. Teeth. Jowls. Jawline. Awesome!
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Koa enjoying his dinner and a little television. I have seen this scene 100's of times. But I am always amazed and humbled at the blessings of my beautiful sons, the abundance of food, and Cartoon Network...
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Yesterday's sunset was truly beautiful. The presence of Ke Akua's unconditional love and forgiveness pervaded the onset of twilight...
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Korean Chicken...
Korean Chicken from Zippy's. I am not supposed to eat this decadent juicy stuff. But I wanted to take a picture to share it with the world. Then of course, you should never waste food...
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I went to Kukaniloko in Wai'anae uka with Koa and his classmates. The sacred piko, or center of O'ahu and birthing place of the chiefs. Beautiful Kumu Snowbird taught the children the immense value of the pohaku. A light blessing female rain fell when we arrived and the children chanted in unison to the kupuna kahiko. Then it cleared up into a beautiful day. When we left after about an hour there, the children did their oli mahalo. Then the light rain fell again. It was simply awesome...
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As a link in the Lowcountry's food chain, one that gets local produce into the hands of chefs and into stores, Sara Clow knows the rigors of farming more than most people.
At a time in her career when she decided to get back into food, she left her job as a statistical analyst for a small hedge fund in California and took off for New Zealand. There, she labored on small farms for six months as part of the international WWOOF program: Willing Workers on Organic Farms.
What did she learn?
"How hard it is. Digging potatoes by hand was one of the harder things," says Clow, 39. "The smell. Kiwis use a lot of kelp compounds for fertilization, and they stink to high heaven!"
The experience was a puzzle piece in what eventually became Clow's big picture, moving to Charleston two years ago to become the first manager of GrowFood Carolina.
Conceived by the Coastal Conservation League, GrowFood is a wholesale produce distributor that started up in October 2011. The idea seemed sort of pie-in-the-sky when the league first announced the plan, but by the numbers, the operation is proving its worth.
GrowFood has grown from five farmers to more than 30 in just 17 months. Produce is being shipped out to nearly 100 restaurants, caterers and food trucks. Whole Foods, Earth Fare and Harris Teeter are among its customers.
Culinary partner
Outside its warehouse on Morrison Drive — the building with the big farming mural painted on its side — GrowFood has built a large demonstration garden, thanks to a donation from Weight Watchers.
It also is installing a second large walk-in cooler that gives the warehouse another temperature zone for storage.
This week, GrowFood has been on public display as part of the 2013 BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival. The festival selected the nonprofit as its Community Culinary Partner, which gives GrowFood's mission exposure to thousands of people.
Dana Beach, the league's executive director, says Clow has been the "perfect person" to get GrowFood off the ground. "If she did not exist, we would have to invent her."
Building a sustainable local food system as GrowFood is trying to do may be a great idea, but if it's not successful financially, "all we're doing is subsidizing local farmers," Beach says.
Clow was able to execute the idea in fully realized form, he says. "What she brought to it was passion and charisma but also the ability to work on the fine details. … She is a workhorse, over there 10 to 12 hours a day, taking phone calls from farmers at 6 in the morning."
She herself gives much of the credit to her small staff, especially warehouse manager Benton Montgomery. "I can't say enough how awesome the team is."
Building blocks
Clow, who was raised in the New York City suburb of Berkeley, N.J., has a background and an unusually varied career that have given her the tools to run an operation like GrowFood.
For one, her mother is a caterer. Clow came up in the business and once had her own catering outfit after college while living in Telluride, Colo. Her father, who sold fine china, is an amateur mixologist.
Cooking is a passion. "I would've loved to be a chef," Clow says, but she is neither a night owl nor a person who likes cooking under pressure.
Still, she's a junkie of the food and beverage culture. "I love to waitress. I love the idea of giving people a fabulous experience through food."
A 1995 graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., with a double major in psychology and sociology, Clow is a self-confessed "statistical geek" who gets turned on by a Bloomberg financials machine.
The former all-state soccer player managed the office of a sporting goods company, worked for a general contractor and started a business providing marketing and accounting services to small companies.
And she is a master networker.
Living in San Francisco a decade ago, she found her way back into the food business from the hedge fund through her landlord. The landlord had a friend who had a friend who was a chef (still a friend today), whose mother-in-law was a consultant in the organic food industry. She became Clow's mentor.
Diane Joy Goodman worked as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., during the setup of the National Organic Program. "She pretty much knew everyone in the organic world," Clow says. "I would not be who I am without her."
Landing a job in 2006 with an organic grower, Lagier Ranches in Escalon, Calif., provided an entree into the agricultural world. That eventually led Clow to Pacific Organic Produce, the largest organic tree fruit market in the world at the time. Clow worked with growers across the world and major retailers such as Whole Foods, Safeway and Kroger. She started as a sales assistant and ended up as domestic commodity manager and heading up the company's new juice company.
Then former college roommate and Charleston native Sarah Hamlin Hastings got in touch. Hastings' brother, William Cogswell, was on the board of the Coastal Conservation League. He began picking Clow's brain informally on the GrowFood concept.
"He asked me to help him create a job description and send it out to my network," Clow says. Once the league finalized it and sent the description back to her, "I literally had a physical reaction to it.
"The most appealing thing to me was getting back to working within a radius," she says, referring to GrowFood's 120-mile sourcing territory. "I am entreprenurial. It was an opportunity to start something from the ground."
Arriving here in June 2011, her first impressions of Charleston were good, starting with the restaurant food and culture. She also found a comraderie that appealed to her.
"I liked how tight-knit the food community here is, especially the chefs," Clow says.
People also made it easy for her to connect with producers, giving her names of those to contact.
She says she had an "incredible feeling of support" for the GrowFood project.
Clow sees three ways that GrowFood can have the biggest impact on the community: by contributing to the economic health of local farmers, the health of the environment and physical health of the community.
"The thing I'm most proud of is when one farmer refers us to another because we're doing a good job."
Carol Williams of Millgrove Farms in Georgetown, who runs the farm with her husband, Ben, says working with GrowFood has been positive all around.
The farm, which specializes in heirloom vegetables and is transitioning to organic growing, was one of the first farmers to get on board with GrowFood.
"Sara's contribution has been fabulous. She came with a great deal of knowledge, especially in organics. She's been helpful with that. She has fabulous marketing experience," Williams says.
While an initiative like this doesn't sprout overnight, "Sara has really put it together and made it work."
by Teresa Taylor, Post & Courier, March 2, 2013
Source: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130302/PC12/130309930


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Julian Kudritzki has more visibility than most into how the Uptime Institute's data center tier system is being used around the world, and according to him it's become a useful tool to help businesses find a reliable hosting provider for their applications.
Kudritzki, a vice president with the Uptime Institute, travels to South America, Europe and other regions explaining the tier system to prospective clients and supporting them while they get certified. This year he's opening an Uptime office in Sao Paulo.
The tier system ranks data centers into four tiers according to their expected levels of uptime and availability, based on how much redundancy is built into the infrastructure. A Tier 3 data center has a high level of uptime, and a Tier 4 is about as bulletproof as they come.
One of the trends Kudritzki has seen is more businesses asking their collocation facility or managed hosting provider to become tier-certified. As businesses start to put more applications in third-party data centers, the tier system can provide them with assurance that they're getting the level of service they pay for, he said.
One week before the Institute's symposium in San Jose, California, Kudritzki talked to IDG News Service about this and other trends. Following is an edited transcript:
IDG News Service: What's the purpose of the tier system, why is it useful?
Julian Kudritzki: The tier system serves to take data centers, which are by definition highly customized, unique facilities, and compare them using a common set of concepts. We look purely at the design and its implementation, we don't look at what kind of building you have or how you staff it. Not that those aren't important but we start by asking, what are the maintenance opportunities and what is its fault response.
IDGNS: Meaning, how often do you have to take systems offline for maintenance?
J.K.: Right, or do you have to take them offline at all. One of the big leaps is between Tier 2 and Tier 3, because when you introduce Tier 3 you introduce maintenance opportunities across all the infrastructure without influencing your IT operations.
Then fault response, which comes with Tier 4, is the ability for the infrastructure in and of itself to rectify a fault, contain it and sustain the IT operations without any adverse impact.
IDGNS: What trends have you seen in the past few years?
J.K.: One of the interesting phenomena is the emergence of higher tiers in the third-party industry (e.g. collocation and hosting providers). For a while, the third-party industry was focussed mainly on lower-tier business cases. Now, as the cost of data centers has become so exorbitant, enterprises are reticent about putting their money into a data center. We see more enterprises that typically ran large, high-availability data centers going to the third parties. So we see more certifications for collocations, hosting environments, managed service providers, whatever term you prefer.
IDGNS: A couple of years ago Mike Manos [a well known industry figure who currently manages AOL's data centers] was critical of the tier system, saying people adhered to it "dogmatically" instead of thinking about what are their real data center needs.
J.K.: We wrote a public response to Mr. Manos. We acknowledge his point. What we heard him say is that tiers are not the be and end all, which we agree with. The system, like any system, can be abused. You don't have to put a 600 horsepower engine in a car to go to the grocery store. We agree that a comprehensive and coordinated planning process is key to a project's success and effectively utilizing the tiers.
At the same time, it's important always to go back to the business case. If your business is not significantly hampered by your data center going down for maintenance on a regular basis, by all means don't spend a bunch of money on a Tier 3. A Tier 4 data center is not the 'best' data center, it's just the right decision for some organizations.
IDGNS: The data center business has seen some big changes in the last decade -- capacity constraints, higher costs, pressures to go green. Has the tier system changed to keep up?
J.K.: It has not changed and I think that's attributable to the foresight of its developers. It was never a check list or a design manual, they knew that what was true in the mid-90s would change radically in three years and even more in 20 years. We stick to the performance concepts. When we evaluate a design for a particular Tier the question is, show us how the maintenance opportunities are satisfied, show us how you do the fault tolerance.
We have a certification going on in Oregon right now with the Kyoto wheel (an efficient cooling technology starting to be used in data centers), and in and of itself there's no reason that couldn't be a Tier 3 facility. As these technologies emerge, even for free cooling environments that have little or no mechanical systems, the response is, show us it can work in these conditions.
IDGNS: Why do organizations want to be certified?
J.K.: There are three main circumstances. The team that's responsible for the data center and has been entrusted with this massive amount of money wants to be able to say, "We reached our project goal and here's someone who had no vested interest affirming that for us."
The second main reason is colo providers who are in a highly competitive environment where everyone is claiming a lot of things. They can say, here's an unbiased third party that says we're capable of high availability. It can also shorten their contract cycles because they don't have to redo the due diligence exercise each time, it's been done in the form of our certification.
The third main reason is folks compelling their third-party providers to get certified. We're seeing more and more of that, and quite a significant uptick in the last 18 to 24 months.
IDGNS: Why do you think that is?
J.K.: As more and more critical computing goes to third parties, there's more and more at risk, and there's more need for an affirmation.
IDGNS: So the tier system becomes more important for businesses as they put more workloads in third-party facilities?
J.K.: Agreed.
IDGNS: What's happening internationally?
J.K.: I just got back from 11 days in Brazil. In these rapidly emerging marketplaces, the data center industry and the IT industry are experiencing the last 20 years of evolution in a matter of months. We were talking to one of the biggest banks in Brazil, they experienced 28 percent growth last year. It puts them in the top 10 banks in the world and they're suddenly thrust onto the world stage. The tiering system is desirable because maybe the in-country experience isn't there, and they need to know a project is going to meet their needs.
IDGNS: How many data enters have you certified there?
J.K.: We've completed five in Brazil, and there are at least that many in the works right now.
IDGNS: So the tiering system is just ramping up in emerging markets?
J.K.: Yes, we see rapidly growing markets in Brazil and Russia. The Middle East is still experiencing a massive amount of data center construction, and then of course Asia, China specifically.
IDGNS: What about India?
J.K.: We have a client there, Datacraft, which is building six data centers right now, all over India. All of them will be certified as Tier 3. That will make them the owner and operator of the single largest portfolio of tier-certifeid data centers in the world.
IDGNS: Who are their customers?
J.K.: Datacraft is a third-party or colo environment. It has a whole variety of customers, it can be cloud based services for private industry, government.
IDGNS: What other trends are you seeing internationally?
J.K.: What could bear improvement is how planned these initiatives are. There's always the issue of speed to market, and you don't want to impede that. But I think what's going to shake out the quick-to-markets versus the long term players is how well they plan, how well they balance IT demand against data center infrastructure capacity.
In Russia the demand far outstrips the supply because of issues around getting public power utility to data centers. So whoever gets to market first is going to be full in a snap of the fingers.
IDGNS: So they're in a hurry and not planning as well as they could?
J.K. And planning in terms of what is actually needed, and frankly if they're building what they say they're building.
IDGNS: There's a big emphasis on "green" data centers in North America. Is that as prevalent in emerging markets?
J.K.: We see that emphasis for the most part in America and Western Europe. In Brazil there was a lot of talk about outside-air cooling even in fairly humid environments. But it seems less of a driver in some of the emerging markets because of that rush to market. They need to get that data center up and running to meet the demand.
IDGNS: And it can take longer to choose a green solution and design the data center around it?
J.K.: Yes, and the operational experience might not be there for some of the emerging technologies.
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Anderson, strong 3rd period lift Sens past Habs
Montreal, QC – Jakob Silfverberg and Marc Methot scored in a 1:53 span early in the third period and Craig Anderson stopped a season-high 48 shots as the Ottawa Senators took a 4-2 decision over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal from Bell Centre.
Erik Karlsson and Guillaume Latendresse also lit the lamp, while Mika Zibanejad added a pair of assists for the Senators, who face their Canadian rivals in the postseason for the first time since 1927.
"The third period I liked. The second wasn't something I'd be fond of. They dominated us, but he (Anderson) has been there for us lots of times," said Senators head coach Paul MacLean. "Our goaltender gave us the chance to win. The 5-on-3 late in the second, our penalty killers all contributed. It gave us energy coming into the third."
Rene Bourque and Brendan Gallagher scored 59 seconds apart in the second period for the Canadiens, who lost the game and forward Lars Eller to a head injury late in the second period on a hard hit from Sens defenseman Eric Gryba.
"We had 50 shots on goal and attacked their net the whole game. I'm pleased with the way we played," noted Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien. "Anderson was there to stop almost everything. The only reason we lost was because of their goaltender. I couldn't ask for a better game from my team."
Carey Price surrendered all four goals on 31 shots in the loss, but Montreal has a chance to square the series in Game 2 on home ice Friday.
Silfverberg's first career playoff goal knotted the game with 3:27 played in the third, then Ottawa led 3-2 with 5:20 played when Price couldn't snare a rising Methot point drive.
The Habs had a goal waved off with 8:06 remaining, as forward Brandon Prust's stick impeded Anderson's ability to stop a shot from the right-wing boards. It was an inauspicious omen.
It was 4-2 for the visitors with 6:05 to play. Price turned away a blistering Silfverberg shot from the point, but the rebound caromed off the body of an onrushing Latendresse and into the net. A review confirmed there was no illegal action related to the score.
Price was pulled for an extra skater inside of a minute left, to no avail.
Despite pressure from the hosts from the drop of the puck, the Senators notched the game's first goal with 2:35 remaining in the opening period.
Karlsson weaved his way up ice from the right wing to the left, then dished for Kyle Turris at the Montreal blue line before tipping Turris' shot between Price's pads from the slot.
Anderson closed off the five hole on a Bourque chance following a Habs power play early in the second, then made three more stops on Montreal's second advantage.
The Canadiens had two more opportunities on an Ottawa power play, but finally broke through on their 34th shot of the contest when Bourque lifted a backhander under the crossbar from Anderson's left with 6:51 on the second- period clock.
Gryba was then given a major for interference and a game misconduct for his high, blindside check on Eller just 19 seconds later. The Danish winger left the game on a stretcher and reportedly lost several teeth in addition to suffering a broken nose and other facial fractures.
"I had my shoulder down when he (Eller) received the puck. It's just one of those plays at the blue line," Gryba said in his defense. "I'm not out to hurt anybody. There was no point in arguing with the refs when they came to the box. They made up their minds and told me I was gone."
It took only 40 seconds for the hosts to take the lead, as Gallagher deflected a cross-crease pass from Tomas Plekanec at the left post. Ottawa managed to limit the damage, including 81 seconds of a two-man disadvantage after rookie forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau was sent off for tripping.
"The 5-on-3 gave us the momentum, and it would have been nice to get a second goal," admitted Habs captain Brian Gionta. "We got away from our game in the third, but we have to continue the pressure and the work down low.
Game Notes
Anderson's previous high in saves was 42, in a 2-0 shutout of Buffalo on Feb. 12 ... Montreal set a franchise playoff record with 27 shots on goal in the second period ... Coming into the contest, Gionta had tallied the most career playoff points amongst the Habs' current roster with 31 goals and 60 points in 93 postseason appearances ... The Senators scratched center Jason Spezza and defenseman Patrick Wiercioch, while the Canadiens played without defenseman Davis Drewiske ... Ottawa won a two-game, total- goals series by a 5-1 total back in the clubs' last playoff matchup ... The Canadiens haven't recorded a playoff win against the Senators since 1924 .. Actors Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman were two of the 21,273 in attendance.