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Thursday February 20, 2003 Homily by Fr. Robert Altier Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading (Genesis 9:1-13) Gospel (St. Mark 8:27-33)
In the first reading today, we hear God making His covenant with Noah and with his sons – with all of humanity and all the animals that will follow after – that He will never destroy the entire earth with a flood again, and that the sign, as every covenant has a sign, is going to be the rainbow. "When you see the bow in the sky," He tells us, "that will be the sign of the covenant." It is a sign that the bow is pointed away from us rather than toward us and that the wrath of God has been taken away. At the same time, we see, as the Lord establishes this covenant, that He tells us that He is going to demand an accounting for life's blood, and that will be not only of the animals (if they try to do anything to a person) but of man against man.
Then in the Gospel reading, we hear Our Lord telling us that He is going to have to suffer and be put to death and rise on the third day. And since it was each one of us (as well as every other human person) who is responsible for the death of Our Lord, we have to realize that we will have to account for His Blood. We need then to ask ourselves, "When we are in the presence of the Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, what is our response?" The Lord gave Himself up freely and He offered His Blood for our lives. Are we accepting of the sacrifice that He offered? Do we recognize it and reverence it? Do we have the most profound love and gratefulness for what it is that He has done for us? Do we respond with the proper kind of reverence? Or do we just completely take things for granted? Or, even worse, just simply ignore them? We recognize the presence of the Lord in our midst but all too often it means very little or nothing to us.
As we know, everything flows from the altar of God – everything. Every good in the world flows from the altar of God, from the offering of the sacrifice of Jesus, from the reverence that we give to that sacrifice. And everything evil flows from the altar of God. Every irreverence, every sacrilege, everything that we do to Jesus flows out into the world. Now just think about how much blood has been shed upon the earth: Two babies every single second of every single day are murdered through surgical abortion – two babies every second! What that tells us very clearly is not only do we have an irreverence for the lifeblood of the human person, but it tells us that we have completely violated the lifeblood of Jesus Christ on the altar. It is because of the sacrilege that takes place when we fail to recognize the presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, when we fail to recognize what He has done for us, and therefore when we fail to have the proper reverence and love for His life's Blood that flows out from the altar of God. That is the reason for the abortions in the world.
If Catholics had the proper reverence for the Lord, if the priests had the proper reverence for the Lord, if the bishops had the proper reverence for the Lord, abortion would be ended and so would all the other violations of human dignity. But it begins with failing to recognize and reverence the dignity of Jesus Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament. It is not a universal failure because, again, we certainly see that there are many good things that are happening; and that is because of the reverence of the people of God and the priests and the bishops. But when we see all of the violations of human dignity, that flows from the violation of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. And so if you just keep that one principle in mind – everything flows from the altar of God – whatever you see happening in the world, you are going to first see happening at the altar of God. When we destroy another human being, when we fail to recognize their dignity and we fail in reverence toward that person, it is because we are failing to recognize and reverence the dignity of the Person of Jesus Christ on the altar. Any violation against human dignity begins at the altar of God, and every point of upholding human dignity begins at the altar of God.
So if we want to put an end to the atrocities that are going on in our world, it needs to begin at the altar of God. It needs to begin with prayer; it needs to begin with the proper reverence for Christ. It requires an interior change. That is the word we need to be able to get out. We need to do our part all over the place to get the word out because nobody is going to recognize the dignity of a baby in the womb until they recognize the dignity of Jesus Christ first. So we need to pray, and we need to pray hard, not only for an end to abortion and for the end to euthanasia and for the end to every other violation against human dignity, but we need to pray that the people who are perpetrating these crimes will have a conversion of heart and recognize the dignity of the Person and the Blood that was shed for us – of Jesus Christ.
* This text was transcribed from the audio recording of a homily by Father Robert Altier with minimal editing.


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Since Shiva and I are still exhausted from flyball class last night (So. Much. Fun.) instead of a real post, today I'm letting the pet blogosphere speak for me. They say it so much better than I ever could anyway. Here is some of what I've been reading:
Postive Punishment and Negative Reinforcement by Silvia Jay, which also links to a great article by Jean Donaldson on divisions within the dog training world.
Dog-Dog Reactivity – Treatment Summary by Patricia McConnell. Dr. McConnell also posted a follow-up article on her website that helps clarify the subject a bit more. (The second article also a includes an adorable video of her dog Willie.)
Eight Reasons to Adopt a Senior Dog by Edie Jarolim
What Dog Owners Should Learn From Parrot's Death by Stephanie Feldstein
The Greatest Music Video Ever via Talented Animals Blog
Jack Russell Terriers Can Do It All via Life With Dogs. Okay, this isn't so much an article as a whole website based on the impressive tricks of Jesse, the JRT. With all this serious stuff, I had to put in something fun, didn't I?


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They are never ones to shy away from the spotlight, and now Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Josh Brolin and Michael B. Jordan front the The Hollywood Reporter"s Actor"s Roundtable Issue.
During their interview with the publication, the stars shared their experience in Hollywood and discussed their bad audition experiences.
Check out GossipCenter"s recapof the gentleman"s interview below. For more, be sure to visit The Hollywood Reporter!
On his worst audition:
"I remember auditioning for "The Lord of the Rings" [the role of Frodo] and going in and not being told that I needed a British accent. I really do remember Peter Jackson saying to me, "You know that you have to do this in a British accent" We heard back it was literally one of the worst auditions."
On saying no to a role:
"I"ve talked myself out of auditions a hundred times. I auditioned for [Robert] De Niro seven times, years and years ago. I remember auditioning for Terrence Malick, and the casting director upended a couch, and we were supposed to hide behind it and shoot imaginary guns! In that audition, I literally stood up, took a few imaginary bullets and shoved [the casting director]. I said, "I can"t do this. This is like bad high school play," and I walked out. And then Terrance called me – you guys I"m sure have met him; he"s the most gentle and amazing guy in the world – and he"s like, "Uh Jared I"d love you to be in my film."
On his career:
"You mentioned two types of fear, and the one that"s good is when you"re scared. You don"t know what"s on the other side, but you"re like, "I"m gonna dive in. I know there"s something out there; I don"t know how to define it yet. I don"t know the equation, but I"m gonna come up and I"ll understand it." It takes you to the cliff and you should be scared because the clip drops, and you don"t have a net."
On his biggest mistake:
"I was playing a schizophrenic [in "The Last King of Scotland"], and every night I kept working really hard, pushing my head to the point where I started to seethe things that I was imagining. I realized there is a way to screw with your brain. It took me a really long time to get myself back to thinking the way I wanted to – it almost took a year."
On his children:
"I wasn"t working a lot when my kids were growing up,so I got to spend a lot of time at home. And my kids are 20 and 25 now, so I get to work and don"t have to worry about them."
On the person he leans on for career advice:
"Honestly, I haven"t had too many people. You"re surprised when you see the older generation be very precious with information. [But] as an upcoming actor, I was lucky enough to have Forest and Pete Berg and David Simon. But for the most part, it"s been trial and error."


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First, here is a copy of The Evil Overlord's Guide. Very much useful information to be gleaned there.
One of the common misconceptions that the good have is that they will ultimately win, because they're good. Rest assured that this is nothing more than ego-stroking and can be used to your advantage.
The good often have a 'code' of honor. Ha! The fools! This is their greatest weakness, and must always be exploited and used against them. Many will constantly try to save their friends, feel the need to keep their word, obey the law, and not use any more violence than necessary. Be sure to use these weaknesses against them. i.e. "Well Jack Morgan, you can either save the city from the thermonuclear device or bring me to justice! Which will it be?" They'll choose the bomb every time. (Leaving you more than ample time to escape in your secret hovercraft and thwart him another day).
Note: Some 'evil' people are known to possess these codes of honor as well, particularly stereotypical chinese masterminds and guys with thick European accents. Try not to fall into the same trap, because it really hampers your style. For example: "You did well, MacGyver! You managed to escape my maze of death! I won't kill you... this time." I mean, what the hell is that? Kill him for god's sake! He's only going to come back next episode and thwart your plans!
Also, when revealing your complete master plan to the 'good' heroes, who happen to be struggling against your bonds frantically while you deliver one long big soliloquy about how well things are going exactly according to plan, don't be too surprised if they escape and then use that information against you. I mean, come on, what did you expect?
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Becoming a Child and Youth Worker in Canada
Child and youth workers in Canada have been involved in growth and development of children and youth, and their families in a variety of ways. They promote education, offer children and adolescents support and care, empowering them to fight against injustice, inequalities and build positive relationships.
The professionals have excellent conceptual and theoretical knowledge coupled with practical understanding of the various systems, including social, psychological and economic, which may be affecting the lives of youngsters. They also have abilities and competencies to develop therapeutic relationships with them, push the social boundaries and employ effective intervention strategies and communicate with the government and various ministries, in order to provide support for the children and youth.
Becoming a Child and Youth Worker in Canada
In order to become child and youth care workers in Canada, interested individuals need to fulfill following requirements:
Formal Education
Aspiring professionals need to complete a post-secondary course in child and youth worker in Ontario. They need to have a thorough understanding of developmental issues in childhood and adolescence, human psychology, child and adolescent mental health, group dynamics, and working with traumatized children and youth.
In order to enrol in a three-year post-secondary program, students will need to submit a secondary school diploma certificate or equivalent and scores of English Grade 12 C or University or equivalent.
Practical Training
Job readiness plays a crucial role in building a career in this field. Hands-on experience is a necessary condition to enter the world of work. So, it's important to choose a college program that offers extensive hands-on skills and industry field placements. Centennial College's program in child and youth care worker is recognized for because of its high quality standards and industry field placements.
The college provides students of this course in all three years; however, it may vary between two and four days per week. In addition, supplemental training is also provided to students in Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour (UMAB).
The course focuses on helping students develop diverse skill sets that permit movement across multiple roles and various contexts in a variety of settings. They can work with crisis centres, shelters, education institutes, residential and day treatment programs, young offender programs, hospitals and community-based programs.
Skill Set and Emotional Competencies
The professionals should be able to assess individual children and adolescents and understand their issues and unique requirements. In addition, they are expected to design, implement and evaluate interventions to ensure support for traumatized or underprivileged children and youth.
They must also be able to counsel them and build therapeutic relationships with them. They should also be comfortable in providing counselling and support to the families as well. As the job of child and youth care worker is extremely challenging, the professionals need to be emotionally stable yet sensitive towards the needs of children and youth. They are expected to be committed, innovative, proactive and hard working.
The employment prospects for child and youth care workers are bright. However, they need to fulfill the above mentioned criteria to enhance their employability.
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Pakistan to send 397-member contingent to Asiad
LAHORE: A big contingent of 397 members will represent the country in the 18th Asian Games to be held in Jakarata from Aug 18 to Sept 2, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) announced after a meeting to finalise the contingent here at the Olympic House on Wednesday.
Pakistan will compete in the following 36 sports, including eight which are not affiliated with the POA, including archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball (3x3), boxing, bridge, equestrian, fencing, football, golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Ju-Jitsu, kabaddi, karate, kurash, paragliding, pencak silat, rowing, rugby, sailing, sepaktakraw, shooting, soft tennis, sport climbing, squash, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu.
The eight sports — fencing, bridge, kurash, paragliding, pencak silat, sepaktakraw, soft tennis and sport climbing — which are not affiliated with the POA will meet their own expenses at the Games.
The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) will bear the expense of 300 men and women athletes and officials while 97 athletes and officials will bear their own expenses.
The training camps for all the sports will be set up in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi from June 20.
Published in Dawn, June 14th, 2018


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Anuncios : Thai and Spanish law firms are working together to provide services to Spanish companies in Thailand and Thai companies in Spain
Antonio Viñal & Co. Abogados (AVCO), a well-known Spanish legal consulting firm based in Madrid, has recently signed a professional cooperation agreement with JNP Legal, a Thai legal consulting firm in Bangkok with Spanish speaking staff. Under this agreement, they will cooperate in providing legal advice to Spanish speaking companies operating in Thailand and Thai companies operating in Spain.
Antonio Viñal & Co. Abogados was established in 1986. It specializes in various areas such as rules and regulations concerning trade, investment and taxation in Spain, Spanish labor law, advice on setting up a company in Spain, and has vast experience in providing consulting services to Spanish companies interested in doing business in Southeast Asia including Thailand. The company has offices in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malaysia and has an extensive network of law firms, chambers of commerce and business associations around the world. More information on the company can be found at http://www.avco.legal/en/
JNP Legal, established in 2009, provides legal advice to Thai and foreign companies. It specializes in commercial and corporate laws, litigation, arbitration, real estate legal services and notarial services. More information on the company can be found at www.jnplegalthailand.com
This partnership is a good foundation which should lead to further expansion of the business cooperation between Spain and Thailand.
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Jerry Silk is "Principal For A Day" at the Elizabeth Barrett Browning High School in the Bronx
April 6, 2005"PENCIL" – Public Education Needs Civic Involvement in Learning – was founded in 1995 to develop meaningful civic involvement in the New York City public schools. Through a variety of initiatives and system-wide projects, PENCIL creates a critical bridge between the civic community and the school community.
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In the past week, you may have noticed a new emoji reaction on your Facebook timeline.
This new rainbow emoji will be available on the social media platform throughout the month of June to mark pride month for the LGBTQ community.
In a recent post, Facebook said: "We believe in building a platform that supports all communities.
"So we're celebrating love and diversity this Pride by giving you a special reaction to use during Pride Month."
However, the new feature isn't available immediately to all Facebook users. To unlock and access the Pride reaction, simply 'like' the LGBTQ@Facebook page. The rainbow flag emoji reaction will then appear alongside the six standard emoji reactions - Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry.
You may have to update your app or log out before logging back in for this to show up. You will then be able to use this on all posts and comments.
Why not try it now on some of our Facebook posts here?
You can also join in and celebrate love by adding a Pride Profile frame this month, just click here.


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Unsettled Paris Saint-Germain star Marco Verratti would be a perfect fit for Barcelona, according to Neymar.Arsenal to submit bid for £30m winger as Man Utd won't make offer
Chelsea have been linked with an interest in the £88million-rated Italy international this summer, but recent reports claimed the classy midfielder has agreed personal terms on a move to Barca.
Verratti has long been regarded as one of the best midfield playmakers in Europe, and PSG are determined not to lose him this summer despite his own desire to move on and Neymar belives the 24-year-old would represent a brilliant signing.
'Of course I would like [Verratti] to come to Barcelona. I would love it,' Neymar said.
'He's a top player with incredible technical quality. He has the profile and the right qualities to play with us at Barca.
'If we sign Verratti, I'm convinced that the whole team will be delighted to welcome him because he's an amazing player.'
Neymar also talked up a move for Lucas Lima, his fellow Brazilian who appears destined to complete a move from Santos to Barcelona.
'The only person who knows the truth is Lucas and the people he works with,' he added. 'I hope everything works out. Besides being a good friend of mine, he's a great player.
'If it works out and he joins Barcelona, he'd be received with open arms and I'm sure he'd be able to bring joy to the club. If I could suggest a lot of people, I'd have done by now, but that's not a thing I did.
'There are so many rumours out there. I'm just hoping he joins us [at Barcelona]. If I had actually suggested his name, he'd be already signed.'
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The UDC is open to women age 16 and up who are descendants of Confederate soldiers who served honorably in the War Between the States or who gave civil aid.
Associate membership is available for ladies who believe in our Judeo-Christian principles but have no ancestry in the Confederacy.
If you are interested in joining our chapter, or if you have any questions, please contact us.
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My name is Sven Eden, I was born in 1976 and am working as a software developer. For me, being "proud of your work" began with realizing what Martin Fowler put in perfect words:
"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand."
Software development is more than artisanry, it is an art. I am not talking about ui design, but about how to write source code.
Although I wrote my first BASIC program in 1986 on a Commodore C16, and my first C program in 1990 on an Amiga 500 using Aztec C 5, I didn't publish my first Public Domain project before 1998. Unfortunately only its latest incarnation, Demolition Man V1.5 for Quake, SpeakersII Edition, is still available.
Since then a lot of projects followed. Some were cool, some were just for the sake of themselves, some were outright idiotic. But over the years something became clearer and clearer: "Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand."
How it began
In 2006 I had a look at a game called "Atomic Tanks". I found several game playing issues that I fixed and sent patches in. Sorry, but the old Atomic Tanks forums are long gone. Although I later rewrote the AI and the in-game menu system, plus adding a tiny physics engine for debris rendering, the important detail here is a mistake. At one point a value, that ought to be random, was always the same. I simply had initialized the (pseudo) random number generator with a zero before getting that value.
To remedy this, and to help with all the cases where you need random numbers in a small range only, I wrote a tiny helper class: CRandom. Although it wasn't really needed for Atomic Tanks, it helped me elsewhere, and it grew.
Until December 2007 I had added a few more tools and decided to create a header based library. However, I needed a name for it. That's when I started to use the term "PrydeWorX". The simple reason was, that I was damn proud of that first incarnation of my pwxlib. And as my most successful Battletech Clan Warrior just earned his blood name "Pryde", I found it appropriate to use that one to express my feelings.


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Ayer, Mae Jean – Onslow Mountain. The passing occurred on December 8, 2016, of Mae Jean Ayer, Onslow Mountain. Born in 1940, in Alberton, PEI, she was the youngest daughter of the late George and Eleanor (Dyment) Marchbank.
Mae will be dearly missed by her partner and childhood sweetheart, Odin Otterson, Onslow Mountain; granddaughter, Jennifer Chidiac (Ray Bickford); great-granddaughter, Eden Bickford; stepsons, Kevin (Tammy) and David Otterson; step-granddaughters, Kayla, Kaitlyn and Kourtney Otterson; sisters, Isabelle MacLean, Mary Nieforth; brothers, Jack (Colleayn), Alan (Verna); many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by son, Douglas; siblings, Jim, Margaret, Anne and Arnett.
There will be no visitation or funeral at this time. A family service will be held at a later date.
Special thanks to the doctors and nurses on the palliative care unit in Colchester East Hants Health Centre.
Arrangements are under the direction of Arimathea Funeral Cooperative, Upper Musquodoboit.
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Assembly Bill 1266 passed out of the Assembly floor on a party-line vote this morning. AB 1266 forces all California schools to allow students to participate in sex-segregated school programs, activities, and facilities consistent with his or her gender identity.
"This bill allows children of any gender to participate on any sports team, and enter into locker rooms, showers and bathrooms of their choice based on that student's private sense of their own gender regardless of their biological gender at birth," said Karen England, Executive Director of Capitol Resource Institute.
"By imposing this radical policy on all schools in California, the Legislature seeks to take away local control from the school districts, parents, and communities. What this bill is saying is the rights of a few students supersede the rights of all other students. AB 1266 will bring many unintended consequences for students, school districts and communities," said England. "No student should be forced to share bathrooms or change clothes in front of members of the opposite sex. AB 1266 mandates San Francisco values on all California schools."
AB 1266 will now move to the California Senate.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Agrees to Deadline to Approve or Disapprove State Implementation Plans for Twenty States
As reported elsewhere in this issue, upon promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS, states are required by the Clean Air Act to address SIP requirements for implementation, maintenance and enforcement of the new or revised NAAQS. Such SIP submissions are known as "infrastructure" SIPs. Earlier this year, WildEarth Guardians and Sierra Club filed separate lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that EPA has failed, among other things, to take final action on infrastructure SIPs for twenty states, including Kentucky, regarding the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. On September 1, 2011, EPA filed notice of a proposed consent decree that would resolve the lawsuits. The proposed consent decree would set a schedule for EPA to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, Section 110 SIP submittals for the twenty states. The proposed consent decree also provides a schedule for review and publication of final actions in the Federal Register. According to the proposed consent decree, final action on the Kentucky infrastructure SIP will be signed no later than September 30, 2012.
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Manna Pro Products Issues Limited Voluntary Recall of Chick Starter Medicated Distributed in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Hawaii
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Florida Panthers top scorer Nick Bjugstad has season-ending back surgery
The Panthers' run to the playoffs will come without their leading scorer after Nick Bjugstad had season-ending lower back surgery on Friday.
"After consulting with Nick and thoroughly evaluating the extent of his injury, we mutually felt it was important to have this procedure done as soon as possible," Florida general manager Dale Tallon said in a release put out by the team Friday night.
Bjugstad had 24 goals and 19 assists in 72 games this season but had been hampered by a mysterious lower-body injury over the past few weeks.
In last Saturday's win over Boston, Bjugstad's shifts were limited before he determined he couldn't go any more.
Coach Gerard Gallant pulled Bjugstad from the game in the third period, and he hasn't been on the ice since.
Bjugstad had his surgery at the Mayo Sports Clinic in his hometown of Minneapolis.
"It has been an issue for a while and got to a point where he couldn't do it anymore,'' Gallant said on Monday.
Added Tallon: "Nick showed a tremendous amount of character over the past month, playing through an injury, while helping our club compete down the final stretch for a playoff spot. He will be closely monitored by our medical staff during his rehabilitation process and will be ready for the start of training camp in September.''
Bjugstad, who centers Florida's second line, has been replaced in the lineup by Vincent Trocheck.
Although Bjugstad's size and skill has been missed the past two games, Trocheck and former San Antonio teammate Brandon Pirri definitely show some chemistry. Of Pirri's three goals in the past two games, Trocheck recorded the primary assist.
"We're all buddies off the ice so I think that really helps with the chemistry on the ice,'' Trocheck said Tuesday.
"Our line just happens to work. I'm a passer, [Pirri] is a shooter and Jimmy [Hayes] gets to the net. We all bring something different to the table, but it works out. This is an exciting run we're on right now. We want to help this push to the playoffs.''
Florida held a full workout Friday morning in Montreal with Gallant calling it "the best practice of the year."
After Thursday night's results, why not?
Florida is back within three points of both Boston and Ottawa. As the Panthers were beating the Maple Leafs 4-1, Boston lost in overtime and Ottawa got blown out by the visiting Rangers.
"We finally got some help for the first time in a while,'' Gallant said. "We're in the battle right now. We're in the fight."
Jonathan Huberdeau said getting "the two points in [Toronto] was huge, now Montreal is going to be huge, too.''
Florida embarks on a tough four-day stretch in which it plays three playoff contenders — including both the Senators and Bruins.
The Panthers visit Montreal on Saturday with a quick turnaround in Ottawa on Sunday evening then plays their final road game of the regular season Tuesday in Boston.
Wins in all three and the Panthers could be in a playoff spot by the time their charter plane touches down in Fort Lauderdale.
"The issue isn't playing three games in four nights because these games are so much fun right now,'' Gallant said.
"We are playing very well right now and just want to see where we end up when it's all said and done. We're just trying to get to that goal.''
▪ Roberto Luongo will try for his 400th NHL victory Saturday as he will start in his hometown against the Canadiens.
Who starts Sunday in Ottawa is up for debate, although it sounds as if Gallant is leaning toward riding Luongo down the stretch.
Backup Dan Ellis is the only goalie to play on consecutive days this season for the Panthers.
"Louie will play Saturday, for sure,'' Gallant said, "then we will see after that. He's been good, very solid. We'll make a decision after the game Saturday."
▪ Pirri (17 goals in 22 games) joined Bjugstad as 20-goal scorers for the Panthers this season. Last year, Brad Boyes' 18 goals led the team.
Saturday: Panthers at Canadiens
When, where: 7 p.m., Bell Centre, Montreal.
TV, radio: FSFL; WQAM 560.
Series: Canadiens lead 38-37-6.
Noteworthy: This is the fourth of five meetings between the teams, with the Canadiens winning both games in Sunrise and Florida winning the lone game in Montreal.


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Anthony DAmato releases his new album, The Shipwreck From The Shore - a riveting 10-track collection. The NYC-based songwriter is growing from his early homespun self-recorded solo acoustic work to a more ambitious, full-band sound. The album was recorded at The Great North Sound Society, an 18th Century farmhouse-turned-studio deep in the woods of Maine, and features Matt McCaughan of Bon Iver on drums, Brad Cook of Megafun on bass, and producer/keyboardist Sam Kassirers (Josh Ritter, Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim) rich production. D'Amato's songs are self-mined, wailing tales of moving past life's dramas bolstered by waves of drums and guitars.
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They want me to kill it. And a part of me wants to kill it. I can imagine the space I would have to myself if it were gone. I can imagine the quiet and the safety, but I can't do it. I love my table saw.
It's funny how the voices change. When I started out in the world of woodworking every piece of advice about purchasing tools said to start with a table saw. At 13 I was young and impressionable; this piece of advice stuck. I dreamed of having one of my own and of all the things I would make when I had it. Somehow, I ended up with a tiny Craftsman saw. It was so small that when you attempted to make a cut it would dance across the garage. The fence was a pain to get set. It was under-powered. And capacity was minimal.
The saws in my middle and high school shop classes were different. They were lower to the ground, had plenty of power, and a sturdy fence. I fell in love with the cabinet saw. I began dreaming of an upgrade. When I got a job at a lumber yard, the saws got bigger. In the custom shop where I worked we had three 10-inch cabinet saws; one of them with a power feed. I literally spent hundreds of hours in front of a table saw, enough to get comfortable with them.
One afternoon, close to quitting time, one of the salesmen had a rush order for some small glass bead. We would run two edges through the shaper, cut it off on the saw, and repeat. The thin pieces would flap all over the place. Instead of taking the time to get a proper hold down on it, I just reached behind the blade and held it in place. At one point I went to reach behind and pushed my thumb into the blade. It was a stupid move. And it wasn't the fault of the saw. Thirteen stitches later I was back to work.
I was a little nervous at first, aware that my relationship with a table saw had changed. But I had developed a healthy respect for the saw. I knew that it could kill me or be my best friend, but the choice was mine. Throughout the decade that I worked in that custom shop I watched as others donated fingers to the equipment– all of them were doing something stupid.
Even with all the blood loss, after I left that job I still wanted a cabinet saw of my own. I bought a Delta contractor's saw that had a decent fence but was under-powered. It served me well for years but, ironically, I wanted a Powermatic 66 just like the one that bit me. I finally found a used one on Craigslist at a price I could afford. It sits at the center of my shop; a dream come true.
The voices have changed for good reason. There is much to be gained from a slower pace in the shop. Old skills that might be forgotten need to be rekindled. But it is hard to let go of something that has been front and center of your mind for years. The things we love the most often leave the deepest scars.
I want to kill it. But I'm not just killing a saw, I'm killing a dream.


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U.S. 'Propaganda' Influenced Russian Elections, Putin's Party Claims
After months of reports and investigations into Russia's potential attempts to sway the direction of the 2016 U.S. election, Vladimir Putin's ruling party struck back with an accusation of its own Friday. The U.S. media, according to a member of the United Russia party, used "propaganda" to try to influence Russia's parliamentary elections last year.
Related: Russia responds to Trump impeachment question in the most Russian way possible
The accusation came in a report commissioned to examine U.S. media influence in the elections. Presenting the report to lawmakers, Leonid Levin, chair of the legislative Committee on Information and Communication, said there is a "large-scale system the U.S. [used] to influence domestic politics in Russia," according to The Moscow Times. He pointed to the U.S.-government-funded media outlets Voice of America and Radio Liberty, as well as CNN, as being part of the effort.
"During the parliamentary election campaign last year, radio stations funded from the U.S. state budget, under the pretext of performing journalism, carried out propaganda and distorted the election process in Russia," Levin said, as reported by Tass, Russia's state news agency.
In the elections, United Russia won a majority in the parliament, or Duma, with 54 percent of the vote. At the time, Putin said his party had "achieved a very good result." Levin, however, said U.S. media coverage in the country had not only clearly favored rival parties but also called into question the "democratic nature" of the elections by suggesting the results had been predetermined. Turnout for the elections was just under 48 percent—a record low.
"Only 2 percent of the articles [painted 2016 Duma elections] in a positive light," he said. "Forty-three percent were openly negative, and 55 percent were neutral. Only two parties—[liberal] Yabloko and [the opposition party] PARNAS–were covered positively. Sources of information included mostly opposition politicians and experts who saw the election process negatively, which led to providing only one point of view."
The report was commissioned shortly after U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen introduced a bill in March to investigate Russian government "propaganda" outlet RT News.
This week it was announced that former FBI Director Robert Mueller had been appointed special counsel in the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Trump has called investigations into the matter a "witch hunt."
Despite his findings on U.S. influence, Levin stressed that Russia does not impose restrictions on the media or freedom of speech. Russia was ranked 148th out of 180 countries in the 2017 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index.
"Leading independent news outlets have either been brought under control or throttled out of existence," the report on Russia said.


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Where music is prepared on the 5 collections and 4 areas. Employed for single line devices. Sign which goes at the beginning of the treble stave in the staff that is lavish to point enjoying notes with the right-hand. Warning which goes at the start of lower or the bass stave while in the lavish staff - enjoying notices to be indicated by sign using the left hand. When you are understanding how to study records from piano sheet music it's crucial that you determine what there is a note first.
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And Justice For All Metallica Box Set released in November 2018
Steve Thompson, was quite pleased to receive this box set so he sent over some photos of the new
'And Justice For All' Box Set, by METALLICA
with my pretty much all time favorite song 'ONE' included.
Listen to this recent interview with mega producer Steve Thompson:
Here's the actual interview printed in the Box Set:
From the box set – Steve Thompson
"I remember getting the call to mix Metallica's …And Justice for All album. the call came from Cliff and Peter at Q Prime to our managers, Andy Kipnes and Mark Beaven at AAM. I was so blown away to get this chance. I read an article that the reason they hired us was because of the work we did with Madonna.
That, to me, was shocking!
Metallica was my favorite band at that time. They set the bar very high for other bands of that genre; they were second to none. So my partner Michael Barbiero and I headed up to Bearsville Studios in upstate New York. We did a lot of work there at that time. It was a residential studio which worked great for us, because there were no time restrictions.
Metallica was playing the Monsters of Rock tour at the time and James and Lars would fly up to the studio during the mix sessions. The first day Lars came in with pictures of EQ for how he wanted his drums to sound. Michael worked with Lars to get the sound he was looking for. Michael and I would tag-team the mixes so we could stay fresh.
We mixed on a SSL G series console with ultimation. It was a pretty new console at that time. We also had towers of outboard gear to play with. Understand that at that time there was no Pro Tools, and everything was recorded to 48-track, 2-inch analog tope. I felt Flemming did an amazing job producing this record. During the mix we had creative differences between us and the band. But there is a big difference when you are hired as a producer compared to being hired as a mixer. When you are hired as a mixer, your job is to fulfill the artists' vision on how they want it to sound.
These guys knew exactly what they wanted; they left no stone unturned.
It was great to have Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch come up to the sessions. I had a new car at the time with the most kick-ass sound system. I called it Studio C. I think after they heard some of the mixes in the car it made their ears bleed. We would check the sound out in the car with Lars. If the speakers were ready to blow up, Lars was happy.
I loved the tightness of the band's performance on this record. They were meticulous in their approach. To me, these songs kicked ass and definitely stood the test of time. I thank the guys for allowing us to be a small part of the Metallica legacy!"
Here's some of the photos he sent -AK
And Justice For All was highly controversial as there were many discussions about why there was literally no bass on the album. And there's a lot of opinions out there online.
Here's Steve's reaction to the set arriving:
See the last Metallica show I saw and filmed with my phone (thank god for stabilization in iPhone 7) for my eGuitarists.com website.