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Until 5:00 pm Eastern Time today, you'll get a 50% bonus when you buy points through the Choice Hotels website. Normally, you'll pay $11 per 1,000 points. With this deal, you'll get 1,500 points for $11, or ~0.73 cents each.
I'll explain how this flash sale can help you get the best deal in domestic airfare!
The Big Secret Value of This Sale Is the Southwest Companion Pass!
Link: Choice Hotels 50% Bonus Flash Sale
Link: Choice Hotel Airline Transfer Partners
With the Choice Hotels flash sale, you can buy up to 50,000 points and get a 50% bonus. So the maximum number of points you can get is 75,000 (50,000 points x 1.5).
Choice Privileges points usually cost $11 per 1,000, or 1.1 cents per point. But with this deal, you'll pay ~0.73 cents per point.
You can transfer Choice Hotel points to various airline frequent flyer programs, including Southwest, American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and US Airways. But the transfer ratios aren't very good.
For example, you can transfer 5,000 Choice Hotel points and get 1,000 American Airlines miles. Normally, it costs ~$62 to buy 1,000 American Airlines miles (including taxes and a $30 transaction processing fee).
With this deal, you'd pay $44 for 4,000 Choice Hotel points, and get a bonus of 2,000 points (6,000 points total). So you'd pay less to buy Choice Points and transfer them to American Airlines than by buying from American Airlines directly. But you're still paying 4.4 cents per mile, which is NOT very good.
This might be useful for folks who just need a few extra points to top-off their airline account for an award ticket, but otherwise I wouldn't recommend it.
But if you're short Southwest points for the Companion Pass, this could be a VERY good deal.
To earn the Companion Pass, you need 110,000 Southwest points in a calendar year. And with the pass, your companion flies with you for almost free on both paid and award tickets! It's like getting 2 for the price of one.
Suppose you signed-up for 2 of the Southwest 50,000 point credit card offers earlier in the year. After completing minimum spending requirements, you'd have 104,000 Southwest points in your account. So you'd still be short 6,000 points for the Companion Pass.
You could spend another $6,000 on your Southwest cards to earn the last 6,000 points you need.
Or, you could transfer points from Choice Hotels to Southwest and pay much less. Points transferred from Choice Hotels do count toward the Companion Pass!
Choice Hotel points transfer to Southwest at a ratio of 6,000 Choice Hotel points to 1,800 Southwest points. So to get 6,000 Southwest points, you'd transfer 24,000 Choice Hotel points (24,000 Choice Hotel points = 7,200 Southwest Points).
Through the Choice Hotel 50% bonus flash sale, you'd pay $176 for 16,000 points ($11 per 1,000 points), but you'd also get an 8,000 point bonus, for a total of 24,000 points.
I'd much rather spend $176 to get my Companion Pass than $6,000!
You'd earn the Companion Pass (worth potentially thousands of dollars) and have 7,200 Southwest points in your account. Southwest points are worth ~1.43 cents each towards airfare, so you're getting a value of ~$103 (7,200 points x ~1.43 cents per point). And they're worth double that (~$206) if you use your Companion Pass!
That's an excellent deal!
Note: If you time it right, you can use this deal to get the Companion Pass in early 2015. There are 50,000 point offers available for both the Southwest Premier (personal) and Southwest Premier (business) cards (not my links).
You could buy Choice Hotel points now and transfer them to your Southwest account in early 2015. As long as points from the 50,000 point Southwest cards post to your account in 2015, you could earn the Companion Pass until the end of 2016. That's almost 2 full years of Big Travel with Small Money!
Is This a Good Deal for Hotel Stays?
Link: Choice Privileges
In the past, Choice Hotel points have gone on sale for less through the Daily Getaways promotion (where you could buy them for as little as ~0.41 cents per point), but this could still be a good deal for some!
Choice Hotel points can be used for stays at any Choice Hotel, which include:
- Comfort Inn
- Comfort Suites
- Quality Inn
- Sleep Inn
- Clarion
- Cambria Suites
- MainStay Suites
- Suburban Hotels
- Econo Lodge
- Rodeway Inn
- Ascend Hotel Collection
Note: Choice points expire on December 31, 2 years after the year they were deposited to your account. And you can't extend them by having new activity in your account, like you can with some other hotel programs.
Award nights cost between 6,000 and 35,000 points (except for a few hotels in the Australasia area, which can cost up to 75,000 points per night). And unless you have Choice elite status, you can only book award stays 30 days in advance for hotels in the US or Canada, and 60 days in advance internationally.
Let's see if buying points through this deal for an award night is a better deal than paying for a room!
1. Example: Quality Inn & Suites, Kissimmee, Florida
The Quality Inn & Suites is located close to Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld Orlando in Kissimmee. Breakfast is included.
A paid, refundable night in November costs ~$73 including taxes.
An award night at this hotel costs 6,000 Choice Privileges points.
Through the Choice Hotels 50% bonus flash sale, you can buy 6,000 points for $44 ($44 for 4,000 points, plus a 2,000 point bonus). So you could save ~$29 by using points for this room instead of paying cash (~$73 cost of paid room – $44 cost of point for same room)!
That's not bad! But you won't always save money this way, so do the math before you book (and make sure award nights are available)!
You can save more if you use Choice hotel points for expensive hotels in Europe.
2. Example: Clarion Collection Hotel Principessa Isabella, Rome, Italy
Located near some of Rome's main attractions, the Clarion Collection Hotel Principessa Isabella offers free Wi-Fi and breakfast.
One night at this hotel in November costs 104 euros, or ~$132.
An award night for the same room costs 10,000 Choice Privileges points. That's not many points for a very nice hotel in Europe with breakfast included!
So if you bought points through the Choice Hotels 50% bonus flash sale, it would cost $77 for 10,500 points ($77 for 7,000 points, plus a 3,500 point bonus). You'd save ~$55 by using points for this room instead of paying cash (~$132 cost of paid room – $77 cost of points for same room)!
I'd gladly pay $77 per night for a nice, centrally located hotel in a major European city. That's a great deal.
Bottom Line
Today only, you'll get a 50% bonus when you buy points from Choice Hotels. The maximum number of points you can buy is 50,000 (plus you'll get 25,000 bonus points). The offer is only good from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Time.
Normally, you'd pay 1.1 cents a point for Choice Hotel points, but with this deal, you'll pay ~0.73 cents per point.
You could save money with this deal, especially if you use points to book expensive European hotels. But do the math 1st to see if it makes sense for you.
This could also be a very good deal for folks who need to top-off their Southwest account with a few extra points for the Southwest Companion Pass.
Will you buy Choice Hotel points through this flash sale? What's your favorite way to use them?


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Paul Surtees, 37, flashed the pensioner, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on four separate occasions, leaving her 'distressed' and unable to speak, a court heard.
You intentionally exposed yourself to her.Derek Moss
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Under examination from defence solicitor Jason Smith, Surtees said he had no idea why the victim had made the accusations against him.
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Derek Moss, chair of the magistrates, said: "You intentionally exposed yourself to her, causing her such distress she had to avert her eyes and was unable to speak.
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Paper's Answer To Air America Scandal
Rhodes, Maddow, Air America Get Soft Times Treatment
Was Sunday's upbeat New York Times piece on Air America hosts Rachel Maddow and Randi Rhodes at least partly the result of a "pitch" by the liberal radio network's public relations department?
Could that make "They Look Nothing Like Rush Limbaugh" the result of a corporate spin campaign? Is that journalism?
After receiving a document-backed inside tip, the Radio Equalizer is investigating whether Air America's Jamie Horn convinced New York Times reporter Susan Brenna to write a self-serving piece on Air America's female hosts.
Should America's third-largest newspaper allow reporters to accept story ideas from PR flaks? Or is that better suited for small-town shopper publications?
While the New York Times Ethical Journalism Standards Guide doesn't appear to directly address the issue, Section 134 does discuss potential "favoritism" conflicts related to arts and entertainment coverage. And restrictions against helping others promote "artistic, literary or other creative endeavors" apply, according to Section 135.
From what the Radio Equalizer has so far learned, the only distinction between her pitch and the ultimate Times decision was in narrowing the focus to just two Air America hosts, Rachel Maddow and Randi Rhodes. Horn pushed for something slightly broader, what she called a "women of the liberal media piece".
At this point, we've not heard back from either Horn or New York Times Public Editor Byron Calame, but any responses will be added here and included in a follow-up piece. We've asked Calame for this concern to be presented to Brenna and hope to quickly get her side of the story.
One key matter to be resolved: did Horn overstate her role in advocating for the Times profile? That's why Brenna's account will be important, it could reduce or eliminate her potential for blame.
What we can so far say for certain is this:
On September 8, in the midst of a steady stream of negative press regarding Air America's Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club scandal, where $875,000 in taxpayer grants to a Bronx-based community center were diverted to the liberal radio network, the company was in dire need of positive publicity.
Apparently, the damage-control task partly fell on Horn.
While the New York Sun had run a lengthy series of investigative pieces on Air America's troubles and the New York Post published an Op-Ed, "Money Pit" by Michelle Malkin and myself, the Times produced only one brief article.
That made the Times not only the focus of criticism by conservatives, but perhaps a potential safe haven for Air America and its supporters. It might seem logical to think the paper would continue to provide a friendly environment for the troubled firm.
Even Calame recognized the paper's slow response to the unfolding scandal. On his Public Editor's Web Journal on August 17, this admission was made:
The Times Showed Up Late to Air America Story
Readers of The Times were poorly served by the paper's slowness to cover official investigations into questionable financial transactions involving Air America, the liberal radio network. The Times's first article on the investigations finally appeared last Friday after weeks of articles by other newspapers in New York and elsewhere.
The Times's recent slowness stands in contrast to its flurry of articles about Air America in the spring of 2004, when the network was launched. "Liberal Voices (Some Sharp) Get New Home on Radio Dial," read the headline on The Times's article the morning of March 31 when the network went on the air.
The article noted that the network had a staff headlined by comedian Al Franken and hopes of establishing a counterpoint to conservative radio personalities such as Rush Limbaugh.
Two months later, The Times reported that the network had come close to running out of money in April but had received an infusion of an undisclosed amount of cash from sources that weren't identified. The article noted that Evan M. Cohen, a primary early backer and the chairman of the network, had resigned.
Yet The Times was silent as other publications reported that city and state investigators were looking into whether the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx had made improper loans of as much as $875,000 to Air America.
Mr. Cohen, it turned out, had served simultaneously as a top executive at Air America and as the club's development director. And since the club operated largely with grants from government sources, any money passed to Air America may have come from the public till.
It has become clearer in the past week or so that Air America hasn't yet fully repaid the "loans" from the club, and its financial condition remains murky even in The Times's article Friday. So the future of the radio network seems to be a key question for The Times to answer.
"We were slow in the first place and need to do more," Rick Berke, an associate managing editor at The Times, told me Monday. While it's no excuse for such a belated response to the brewing scandal, it's true that pieces of the unfolding story fell in the domains of three different parts of the newsroom: the metropolitan desk, the business desk and the culture desk. There was, my inquiries suggest, a lack of coordination and awareness of what the paper's competitors across town were writing.
But it seems to me that this story is still unfolding, and The Times, for the sake of all its readers, needs to get to the bottom of any improper conduct and assess Air America's future.
There's another reason to get to the bottom of the scandal. It's the perception problem — a perception of liberal bias for which I haven't found any evidence after checking with editors at the paper.
Failing to cover the story until late last week has led numerous readers, especially those who seemed inspired by conservative bloggers, to write in saying that a liberal bias in the newsroom caused the paper to downplay the budding scandal.
One reader put it this way: "If a conservative radio network had been started with money improperly 'borrowed' from a charity like a boys and girls club, it would be front page news for weeks in your paper. Once more, your left-wing bias is showing."
If the Calame and Berke were aware of this problem on August 17, how could Horn have the ear of one of its reporters just days later? Did anyone at the Times really take Calame's piece seriously?
In Horn's widely-circulated internal memo, reprinted below, it's inferred that "pitching" had taken place for a period of time before September 8. Isn't the timing ironic?
From: Jaime Horn
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:25 PM
Subject: Good press is on the way...I hope!
Good news:
NYT wants to do a profile on both Rachel and Randi to run in the Sunday's Arts/Leisure section some time in October. I had been pitching a Women of the Liberal Media piece, I am not sure how they decided on Rachel and Randi but I want to go with it.
The reporter wants to come in an hour or so before each show, sit-in during the show, and then interview both Randi and Rachel after their shows are over.
I am setting the interviews up for late September, will keep you posted on other details to come.
Leaving no doubt they considered it to be her coup, Air America executives responded to Horn's email with virtual high-fives. One went so far as to say, "Nicely Done, Jaime!"
At the Radio Equalizer, the November 13 result is a concept we've come to call "Frankenfluffy": a special brand of puff-piece journalism meant to prop up Air America Radio at every turn, no matter how bad the situation. The Times has consistently been at the forefront of this curious mainstream media movement.
While Brenna's piece does make some attempt at balance, with brief mentions of the Gloria Wise scandal, ratings difficulties and Randi's recent run-in with the Anti-Defamation League, there's no question they both look emerge from the story looking especially good.
Here's an edited excerpt:
They Look Nothing Like Rush Limbaugh
By SUSAN BRENNA
RACHEL MADDOW is the sunny, 32-year-old early bird of liberal talk radio, who spices her pre-dawn newscast on the Air America network with news of the weird. "I have to tell you about this story, or it will possess me for the rest of my natural-born life," Ms. Maddow mentioned one very early morning last month.
Ms. Maddow's Air America colleague, Randi Rhodes, is a more political, more acidly caustic voice who calls the Bush administration "the dark side." On Ms. Rhodes's four-hour afternoon show, she's the middle-aged woman (she's 46) who doesn't have the time or patience to be nice. "You're a pig!" she cries at whatever male conservative broadcaster has angered her that day.
They are two sides of the liberal talk-radio coin. In their own small way, over at the far end of the AM dial where Air America is broadcast in most of its 72 cities, Ms. Maddow and Ms. Rhodes are changing the world of talk radio.
If the Air America network hangs on long enough to reach the next presidential campaign, Ms. Maddow and Ms. Rhodes can claim some of the credit. The network's chief executive, Danny Goldberg, calls them "exactly the two people who have emerged in dramatic fashion" from the shadows of Air America's stars, Al Franken and the comic actress Janeane Garofalo, who helped the network make a high-profile debut 20 months ago.
Since then the network has added and lost stations, dipped in the ratings, then slightly risen again, while lagging far behind conservative talk radio in popularity. Its New York station, WLIB, was ranked 24th in the city in the most recent Arbitron ratings report, compared with WABC, the conservative talk home, at No. 8. Air America's reputation was also shaken by revelations that a founder, now departed, had borrowed $875,000 from a Bronx Boys and Girls Club to finance the network. In a statement, the network's current management said that it had repaid the loan into an escrow account, "where the money will remain until the city has completed its investigation of the club."
As for its current financial outlook, Mr. Goldberg said, "We pay the bills any way we can." Earlier this fall the network started an online fund-raising drive similar to a public radio campaign.
Larry Rosin, the president of Edison Media Research, a firm that tracks the radio industry, said that Air America had done "quite a credible job of creating a brand name very quickly." Because of that, he said, the network was well-positioned in a world where "the radio dial is not the totality of the picture any longer," but where programs are also available through syndication, through podcasts and on satellite radio.
The network is expected to announce imminently a move by Ms. Maddow into a more prominent morning drive-time role. She also has a gig debating the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on his MSNBC show, "The Situation," and a contract to appear on other MSNBC programs. "Rachel is the universal donor of good chemistry," said Bill Wolff, the network's vice president of primetime programming. "You can put her on to talk to just about anybody about just about anything, and she comes across as just so cheerful and hopeful and likable," he said.
And Ms. Rhodes is collaborating with the concert promoter John Sher on a live comedy and music show that she expects to try out in New York then take on the road.
As for Ms. Maddow, her résumé before joining Air America four years ago included a job at a friend's coffee business. An honors graduate of Stanford University, Ms. Maddow identifies herself as the first openly lesbian activist to win a Rhodes Scholarship. She returned to Western Massachusetts to work as an activist on behalf of prisoners with AIDS "even though people think of that as the most marginal and obscure political issue ever - and it is. I didn't talk about it at cocktail parties."
She made cold calls and hounded the Air America founders for a job, then moved to New York to share a program with the comedy writer Lizz Winstead and the rapper Chuck D. When that show was replaced by one with Jerry Springer as its host, Ms. Maddow took the only slot available: 5 to 6 a.m. Now she comes into the network's Chelsea studios at midnight, drills through the Web for her picks of underreported stories. "My challenge is to give you the news I think should be on all national broadcasts, but isn't," she said. At around 8 a.m. she retires to a 24-hour bistro for a Bloody Mary, since "it's your day but it's my night."
For the entire Times story, click here.
What's next? It all depends on how, or if, the Radio Equalizer's requests are met with responses. Would you like to express your concerns or questions about this piece? Write to Mr. Calame at email@example.com.
In addition, there is a great deal of excellent coverage on the fine points of Brenna's piece found at National Review Online's Media Blog and Newsbusters. Additional commentators on the subject will be noted in our follow-up.
3PM UPDATE: so far, no response from Calame or anyone at Air America Radio. Thanks to National Review and Newsbusters for their much-appreciated assistance, both have fresh Tuesday afternoon updates. Also check TimesWatch for additional comments.
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Rhodes photo: NY Times, "They Look Nothing Like Rush Limbaugh", credited to Derek Reed. Maddow: NY Times, Frankenfluff: Pete at IHillary, AAR Scandal: Darleen Click


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As with most subjects, all the experts have their own preferences for 'must read'. I have no idea who's right or more right, and it merely adds to my confusion. In a similar vein, every expert I ask or watch in action approaches the exposure triangle differently; This merely sends me back to the 'safety' of full auto, and I'm usually disappointed with the results
approaches the exposure triangle differently; This merely sends me back to the 'safety' of full auto, and I'm usually disappointed with the results
Our oldest grandson arrives with his family (including our great grandson) next month. Our grandson has a successful pro photo business in the UK, and has promised to give me some hands-on photography "lessons". As a photography neophyte, I can't wait.
What type of photography does your Grandson specialize in?
Apologies for enlarged size on screen. I put them up kind of quickly.
If you don't have a particular need for shutter speed, full auto mode will be just fine for a good 90% to 95% of your shots.
Hammster, please correct me if I am wrong. I think you are describing "Equivalent Exposure". At first, equivalent exposure was a hard concept for me to grasp. Thankfully one of my photography instructors, who is also my mentor, sat down with me until I had that "aha" moment. After that I designed my own chart which made sense to me. Now the exposure triangle and equivalent exposures are almost second nature to me but it took some studying and memorization.
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I'm not usually the worrying, stressed out type. But I have been for the last week. I gained several pounds, let my house go to shit, put off decorating for Christmas, ignored my family, deprived myself of sleep and it was all for nothing. I failed my statistics final. I won't graduate this month, I won't start subbing to help pay for my youngest daughter's dance and I won't be taking a semester off from school.
This sign has hung in my room for several years. I don't remember why or when I made it. It is a new day. I can't fix what happened yesterday but I can make changes today. I won't bore you with my to-do list but think about this; we only have one life to live and we should fill every day of it with love, joy and laughter. Worrying, stressing and being angry or resentful are horrible ways to waste what precious time we have.
I watched my oldest daughter graduate from college last Sunday. I helped heal her broken heart with a new puppy. We shared an entire day with friends and family and it was wonderful. Every day should feel like that.
I'm off to make today count. I'm going to make it amazing. I'm going to eat my leftover sandwich for breakfast because it was so good I don't want to wait for lunch (thank you Carrollwood Deli!). I'm going to make sure that my husband and kids all laugh at least once today. And I'm going to end the day next to our fire pit in Florida's 80 degree weather because it makes me happy. We all deserve to be happy.
My mom taught me how precious life is. I grew up with so much love and laughter in our home and I'm passing that onto my children. Live for today. Every day is a new day. Make each and every one count.


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- "Be Orange" - an interactive 2 hour workshop that engages participants in dialogue about the complexities of sexual violence prevention. Participants will explore what it means to be an empowered bystander. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the concept of empowered bystander to their everyday lives. This workshop was adapted from © 2013 University of New Hampshire Bringing in the Bystander.
- "Interpersonal Violence Awareness" – a workshop created to engage participants in dialogue about the complexities of sexual and relationship violence.
- "Pizza and Sex": What do they have in Common?" –this workshop is based on a new paradigm of sexuality, "pizza." The discussion focuses on how to open up communication about sex and sexuality, which in turn leads to healthy encounters, based on consent.
- "Sex Jeopardy" - this fun-filled workshop gives students an opportunity to learn about resources on campus as well as information about sexuality, sexual health, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, communication, healthy relationships, responsible decision making and tips for a safer experience as a student at SU.
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Mindfulness is the practice of focusing all your attention in the present moment. You are aware of what you are listening, thinking, seeing, feeling, tasting and smelling. You are completely aware of what is going on and yet you do not make any judgments about your thoughts or experiences.
Simple mindfulness exercises can help you lead a better, calmer and stress-free life and you will also notice improvements in your concentration, memory and decision-making abilities. Let's take a look at a few mindfulness exercises that you can easily incorporate during your daily activities.
Mindful Eating
Eating is a wonderful activity to practice mindfulness. In fact, mindful eating has actually been used successfully by many people for weight loss. Hard to believe, but it is indeed true. This involves focusing your complete attention on the food. Experience the colors, the smell and the texture of the food. Focus on how it tastes as you place a bite of your meal in your mouth. Eat slowly and focus your full attention on chewing the food.
Mindful Walking
Whether you take 30 minutes out of your busy schedule to take a walk in the park or you just practice mindfulness while walking down to your office, it is totally up to you. The idea is to just focus on each and every step that you take. You are totally in the here and now and completely focused on how the ground feels under your feet.
Mindful Showering
A shower is the best place to practice being in the present. Just feel the water running down your body. Focus on how it feels to massage your hair with the shampoo. Take in the aroma of your shampoo and soap. Scrub your body with an oatmeal scrub or simply use a loofah. Don't rush. Instead just enjoy these few minutes to take a good shower.
Mindful Brushing
Another very easy to incorporate technique is while brushing your teeth. Just do this activity with a little focus and you will notice how different and how much calmer it can make you feel. Brush slowly and experience the taste of the toothpaste and the feel of the brush on your teeth and gums. Spend about two minutes brushing and follow it up with cleaning the tongue and flossing. End the activity by gently massaging your gums with your fingers. This whole activity takes only 5 minutes but it can get you started off to a wonderful and stress-free day.
Mindful Combing
Brushing and combing your hair is another activity that can really help release stress. Just run the comb in your hair slowly and focus on how it feels on your scalp. Work through the tangles slowly and focus on how your hair feels as you run your fingers through it. If you have time, you can also give a gentle massage to your scalp. Massaging your scalp slowly with your fingers can further get you into a good mood and relax you completely.
You don't need to take out any extra time from your busy schedule for these activities. These simple mindfulness exercises are just a different way to do your daily activities in a slower and more focused way and that's all. Remember, being mindful refers to being in the present moment as much as possible without making any judgments. Practice this approach and you are likely to have a great day as well as a stress-free life!


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Blackhawks hoping to cure power-play woesby Brian Hedger
CHICAGO -- It started fine, hit a lull, picked up at the end of the regular season and now the power play is back to troubling for the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Chicago is up 3-1 in its Western Conference Quarterfinal series against the Minnesota Wild, with a chance to close it in Game 5 Thursday at United Center (9:30 p.m. ET, CBC, RDS2, NBCSN), but getting better results with the man-advantage is on the Blackhawks' list of things to do.
Chicago has scored on one of its first 11 power plays in the series (9.1 percent) after finishing 19th in the regular season (16.7 percent).
"It's definitely something we've talked a lot about," Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said Wednesday. "The units have switched a lot throughout the season, but whoever's out there, you've just got to take pride in being out there and making something happen."
Chicago's penalty killing has balanced the power play, killing all 15 Minnesota power plays. As important as a strong penalty kill is for a deep playoff run, having a strong power play to go with it would make things a bit easier.
"I think the last team that really did it was [the Boston Bruins in 2011]," Kane said of a team winning the Stanley Cup with a subpar power play. "I know they struggled on the power play. I know the year we won [2010], we had a great power play and it was a big key to our success. We scored a lot of big goals. Sometimes you get that power play up when you've got a one- [or] two-goal lead and you get another one … it really deflates the other team. I still think we can do it, and by the end of the playoffs hopefully we'll show [it]."
Aside from wanting the team to draw more penalties in the series, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said the good news is that the power-play drought hasn't dragged down other areas of the game. He said he also hopes the combination of Kane, Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa up front on the team's top power-play unit eventually will start paying dividends.
"I'm expecting better things as we go along here," Quenneville said. "I think the personnel we had on it [Tuesday] to try and get it going hopefully can springboard it into a positive and [give us] some production. But I don't think it slowed us down in our team game. That's something we want to make sure continues … if it doesn't score."


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This is a family created and played by xLaJay. Based loosely on her life but with name changes, the wife, Celeste, is based on her.
History Edit
The Welch's are a relatively large family from Champs Les Sims. The family dates back almost six generations to Andre and Adeline Welch, who first moved to Champs Les Sims almost 200 years ago. The couple settled down on a farm and slowly started the family business that would thrive and become a multi-million business. Nowadays, all that is left of the Welch's is Justin and Branden Welch. Two brothers both trying to run the business their way.
Justin Welch, getting fed up with his brother antics, moved to Sunset Valley to start his own branch of the family business. Upon buying the land and getting ready to start, He realized that he didn't know anyone in town and didn't know who to ask to help work on his farm. Justin hired Celeste Byrd to be his secretary and help him meet the locales. Over the course of time, Justin feel deeply in love with Celeste but never realized that she was seeing someone else and already had a child named Juliette. Justin, convinced that they were supposed to be together, asked the man to leave Celeste and to take the baby with him.
Celeste, devastated at this turn of events but oblivious of Justin's role in them, ran to Justin for support and eventually fell in love with him. Justin and Celeste live in Sunset Valley. They are married, have two children and are expecting another. The children are Adrienne, and Ronnie. They are expecting another girl. Celeste's first daughter Juliette is now a teenager and is aspiring to become a singer. She will soon come to look for her mother and eventually live with them and her mother's new family.
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Justin Welch: A Perfectionist, Born Salesman, Family Oriented, French Cultured, Virtuoso. His lifetime wish is having a Bottomless Nectar Cellar. He loves making nectar but also plays guitar and piano on the side. He has long, blonde hair and blue eyes. He's tan with an average physique.
Celeste Welch (Nee' Byrd): A Family Oriented, Nurturing, Artistic, Bookworm, but Absent-Minded. Celeste does what she loves to do which is taking care of her family. Her lifetime wish is Surrounded by family. She's a little chubby with dark red hair. She has green eyes and is slightly pale.
Juliette Pandio: The teenage daughter of Celeste and her first husband, she is Artistic, Charismatic, Diva, and Social Butterfly. She's very sweet and makes friends with everyone she meets. She lightly tan and has dark brown hair. She has green eyes like her mom and is very skinny and athletic.
(All of the other family members will be born in game and will be added here as they are born.)
Ronnie Welch: A Perfectionist, Disciplined, and Lucky. Ronnie is the first child of Celeste and Justin. He's chubby with blonde hair and green eyes.
Adrienne Welch: A Grumpy and Heavy Sleeper. Adrienne is the baby of the family. She has short red hair and blue eyes.


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Hi there, My application is uses Cassandra to store abstracted sensor data from a sensor network in large building (up to 3000 sensors). For now I am starting one node in one floor of the building, for the future it will definitely be a cluster. Some of the sensors have up 16HZ sampling rate. And now I want to make a decision if I have to focus on big RAM or large number of cores. greetings Ambes ________________________________________ From: Romain HARDOUIN [email@example.com] Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 10:57 AM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: what is more important (RAM vs Cores) Hi, Sure it depends... but IMHO 6 GB is suboptimal for big data because it means 1,5 GB or 2 GB for Cassandra. Maybe you could elaborate your use case. You really want a one node cluster ? cheers, Romain wang liang <firstname.lastname@example.com> a écrit sur 12/10/2012 10:36:15 : > Hi, Hagos, > > I think it depends on your business case. Big RAM reduce latency and > improve responsibility, High number of cores increase concurrency of > your app. thanks. > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Hagos, A.S. <email@example.com> wrote: > Hi All, > For of my projects I want to buy a machine to host Casssandra database. > The options I am offered are machines with 16GB RAM with Quad-Core > processor and 6GB RAM with Hexa-Core processor. > Which one do you recommend, big RAM or high number of cores? > > greetings > Ambes > > > -- > Best wishes, > Helping others is to help myself.
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Unfortunately when confirmed when the official TVS Apache RTR 180 slid to the market, the TVS is still not ready to give many details. But for sure this product is scheduled to present at the second quarter of 2010.
As disclosed Corporate Communications PT. TVS Motor Company Indonesia Nurlida Fatmikasari, "We can not confirm when, because, there are still many things that must be completed prior to launch Apache RTR 180. After that we can define the new right when the moon and the date.
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New engine generation Apache RTR 160, launching at the event PRJ is appropriate to provide information and new options for users of TVS Motor. Market under the 200 cc motor sport appears to be more crowded. This was evident from the data Application Status Registration of Motor Vehicle Type (TPT), the Ministry of Industry. From the data write about the petition filed by PT. Company Indonesia, as a shareholder TVS TVS brand in Indonesia.
In the list of types of motor vehicle registration application was explained, that. TVS Company Indonesia has applied for its products TVS Apache RTR 180 Transmition Manual. Petition to the Ministry of Industry was signed on 13 April 2010 satusnya yesterday and is still in process.


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Pianist Cho Seong-jin awarded 8th Kumho Musician Award
|Pianist Cho Seong-jin (left) poses with Kumho Asiana Group Chairman Park Sam-koo at the eighth Kumho Musician Award ceremony in Seoul on Friday. (Kumho Asiana)
Pianist Cho Seong-jin has been awarded the eighth Kumho Musician Award by the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation, the organization said Sunday.
"It is a great pleasure to present the award at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei," Kumho Asiana Group Chairman Park Sam-koo said during the award ceremony held Friday. "I am very proud of Cho Seong-jin, who has become a world-acclaimed pianist in such a short period of time since he made his debut at the Kumho Prodigy Concert Series in 2005."
As part of the award, Cho received a cash prize of 20 million won ($18,779), as well as other forms of support, including business class tickets on Asiana Airlines for the next two years.
The Kumho Musician Award is given annually to support talented young classical music artists aged 30 and under. Previous winners include pianists Son Yeol-eum and Kim Sun-wook; the late violinist Kwon Hyuk-joo; violinists Clara Ju-mi Kang, Lee Yu-ra and Lim Ji-young; and bassist Sung Min-jae.


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Overall, I think that we were in Vegas for about 2 and a half months. Thinking back, I can't believe that we celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas there. Time goes by so fast lately. Even though we celebrated most of the major holidays in Vegas, I think the biggest thing that happened while we were there was the arrival of Britney Spears and her new show at Planet Hollywood. They even closed down the strip when she arrived. We passed on getting tickets to that one.
But finally we decided to move on and south to warmer weather. After looking at a few options, we decided to head to Quartzsite, AZ.
We crossed the Colorado River in Parker, NV.
Quartzsite is a very small AZ town with only a little over 3000 year round residents, however in the winter months that population explodes with RV'rs. Many come for one or all 3 shows that take place on the Tyson Wells grounds. The first is the Rock and Gem Show, the second is the Sell-A-Rama and the last is the Art & Craft Fair. The first show starts January 3rd and the last one ends Feb 9th. We have been here for almost a week now and it's fun to see all the vendors who are coming to set up for the Rock and Gem show. Buyers will come from all over the country in the next few days and this place will be packed. We started walking around and checking out all the rocks, gems and jewelry..some are down right pricey, but hear that they are actually quite reasonable which is why so many people come to the show. There are other items for sale here like clothes and tools, heck you name it you can find it.
Believe it or not these big rocks sell for $300-500 a piece!
Beads everywhere…from everywhere!
Buckets of rocks..well not just rocks, but whatever they are people are buying them.
Found this cute little outdoor bar between some of the tents. Called Beer Bellies "Adult Day Care"! They have an outdoor jam session going on most of the day.
Looking for custom tables? Maybe a sink? No worries, just bring lots of cash and you'll find what you're looking for. This coffee table is a steal at $675!
Other neat stuff for sale.
Now it's been awhile since we had Fair food, and there is quite a bit of it set up here, but I don't think I would ever spend $30 on 6 cinnamon rolls!
So this building is where we are going to spending a lot of our for the next few months. We were able to find some decent work out here to keep us busy through March. Great people, lots of shopping, nice weather…can't ask for more than that.
Lastly, a picture of our site..minus one bike…someone in Vegas had a good Christmas when they cut through the lock and stole Steve's bike. But, I am sure we'll find him a new one at the Sell-A-Rama! ;0)
Happy New Year to all our friends, family and blog followers. We hope that 2014 brings you much success and happiness.
Until next time…still Living the Dream!
Steve, Patti, Sami and Ozzie


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Bank of America released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility report Monday, focusing on the company's financial accomplishments and its activities worldwide to help communities and the environment in 2012.
The bank also points out in the report some of the challenges it is facing in trying to reduce its impact on the environment.
"I'm proud of the impact we make each day through volunteering and philanthropy, the revitalization of our neighborhoods and our involvement in so many important issues, including hunger relief, education, job training, the environment and support for our military and veterans," CEO Brian Moynihan says in the report.
Some Bank of America 2012 highlights, according to the report:
- Extended $475 billion in credit to individuals, businesses and nonprofits.
- $19.6 billion to U.S. small businesses, up from $17.7 billion in 2011 and $18.7 billion in 2010.
- $75.1 billion in U.S. first mortgages, including $15.5 billion for roughly 96,500 people of low- and moderate-incomes.
- Set a goal to invest $50 billion globally over the next 10 years in business activities that address climate change and demands on natural resources. That's in the wake of completing a $20 billion similar initiative.
- By the end of 2012, 53 banking centers, totaling 266,000 square feet, had achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
- Contributed roughly $200 million toward a 10-year, $2 billion philanthropic investment goal. Of that, more than $187 million was in cash giving, and $36 million was in-kind.
- 1.5 million volunteer hours.
- Reduced long-term debt to $276 billion as of Dec. 31, from $372 billion in December 2011.
- Completed a three-year divestiture of more than $60 billion in noncore activities that didn't have "meaningful" impact on the bank's core earnings.
"While many of our landlords have extensive sustainability programs, this transition of operational control occasionally presents challenges to our efforts toward reducing our environmental footprint," the report says. "Among these challenges is decreased transparency in utility usage and reduced opportunities to generate measurable returns on our environmental efficiency investments.


text: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact information: Rauni Kew 207-602-8500 Greg Dugal Executive Director Maine Innkeepers Association (207) 865-6100 Joshua Ouellette of Sanford Awarded Maine Innkeepers Association Education Foundation Scholarship Freeport ME – June 19 2013 – Joshua Ouellette of Sanford was awarded a scholarship by The Maine Innkeepers Education Foundation affiliated with the Maine Innkeepers Association (MEIA) at the ninth annual Tees & Textbooks event held at the Fireside Inn and Suites in Portland on June 3rd 2013 announced Greg Dugal Executive Director at MEIA. Ouellette is attending the University of Southern Maine in Portland. He works for Lafayette Hotels at Lafayette's Oceanfront Resort and hopes to remain in the hospitality business when he obtains his degree. Ouellette accepted the Jedediah Scott Award ($1000 Award) from Peter Daigle which was sponsored by Peter Daigle of Lafayette Hotels The Maine Innkeepers Education Foundation has awarded 260 Maine students with over $168800 since the scholarship program began in 1984. The program was designed to inspire Maine students pursuing hospitality careers and this year 11 more students were presented with scholarships totaling $11000. "The Maine Innkeepers Association is pleased to be able to continue to offer annual support to these great Maine students "stated Dugal. "Hospitality is the economic driver for the state and creates good career opportunities in a number of areas. We hope that many of the recipients will be inspired to stay in Maine and pursue their careers here in the state." Scholarships are awarded after review by a selection committee who consider scholastic records financial need extracurricular activities and a desire to work in hospitality to Maine students enrolled at fully accredited schools with specialties in culinary arts or hotel administration. This includes hospitality schools in the State University System private Universities or Colleges and Maine Community College Systems. Non- hospitality awards may also be available to employees and their families or family members of innkeepers. All contributions made by the sponsors are donations to the Maine Innkeepers Association Education Foundation and are tax deductible as the Foundation is a 501c3 organization. Photo: Joshua Ouellette accepts a Maine Innkeepers Education Foundation scholarship Award from Peter Daigle of Lafayette Hotels. About the Maine Innkeepers Association The Maine Innkeepers Association a leading provider of tourism information to both Maine's lodging industry and its visitors represents nearly 700 B&Bs camps cottages hotels inns motels and resorts across Maine and their suppliers. Through communication education promotion and government affairs the Association helps its members achieve prosperity and deliver a quality product to the consumer. Maine Innkeepers Association is located in Freeport ME and can also be found at www.maineinns.com ###


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This post would talk about Mozilla Service week and Social Engineering.
About couple of weeks back Mozilla Service week was held. As part of hours donated, I was supposed to talk to youngsters about Mozilla and share some of the finer points and do also some installations of the browser at 2-3 cyber-cafes I know around my area.
So while the college thing didn't happen, I did however go to three cyber-cafes and saw and observed some very interesting things. While I'll not be taking the names of the cyber-cafes it would be nice to know if people have had similar experiences around themselves.
First of all lemme give little background details about the cyber-cafes themselves. The typical cyber-cafe around here is something like 8-16 nodes (or sometime even less) charge around Rs. 15/ ~ Rs.40/- per hour or $0.30 ~ $0.80 hr./ The machines were typically P3-P4 based, around 256 MB RAM and running windows xp + IE 6 . Most of them were using the home unlimited plans in these environments.
While none of the cyber-cafe wallahs didn't have any issue with me installing the software on their computers almost all the systems had two softwares which I found interesting.
a. There was a toolbar. Unlike the typical google/yahoo toolbar this I suspect these ones had spyware written all over it.
Asking the cyber-cafes wallah casually about the toolbar they mentioned that it was a toolbar that made them a little bit of money. Somehow I suspect that this has something to do with the IT Amendment Act 2008 which was passed around 10 months back without any discussion.
b. The second bit of software was a software which locks down the system. The name escapes me but its known in the technology circles. Even if you install some software, it would work this particular session, if you restart the system it would go back to the default state. Also the software works in stealth mode so as a user you wouldn't know about it.
Even after installing them and coming back 2-3 days later they went back to only giving IE to their users. Most of these cyber-cafe owners want to short-change the customers as in use only 1 browsing window. If you try putting up 2-3 the system crashes and they have no problem with that. The only one system which the cyber-cafe owner has he would be downloading stuff for his own use or downloading something for somebody on commercial terms.
At the end was very disappointed to see this kind of things going on near my neighborhood 😦


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2001-05 Chrysler PT Cruiser Headlight Pair - 1ALHP003531ALHP00353
Part Details
- Quantity: Pair
- Comes as a PAIR
- Fits both LH (Driver Side) & RH (Passenger Side)
- Replaces dealer part numbers: 5288764AH, 5288765AH
- Includes side mounted parking/marker lights
- Includes lenses, housings, and mounting panels
- Bulbs not included
- This pair of headlamps will install just as your originals do. You can use your existing hardware and wiring harnesses.
- Save time and money with a direct fit. No trips to the hardware store or extra time trying to get the wiring to hookup.
- 1A Auto has the most comprehensive warranty.
- If this headlight set should fail to provide satisfactory performance you may exchange it.
- 1A Auto Headlights are guaranteed to pass inspections in all 50 states. DOT (U.S. Dept. of Transportation) and SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) approved.
- Replacing discolored, scratched, dull or damaged headlights with a new pair from 1A Auto can increase your resale value by up to 10%.
- A new pair of headlights can provide you with up to 50% more illumination than a dull, yellowed, sandblasted, broken or scratched headlight.
- 1A Auto headlights can help you see farther at night and in poor driving conditions.
- A new pair of headlights from 1A Auto can make you more visible to other traffic during heavy rain or wintry weather.
Direct fit replacement for OEM assemblyTrouble-free Installation
Uses same wiring as original assembly. No cutting or splicing required.DOT and SAE Compliant
Meets federal regulations for on-road use
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Chromium (Hexavalent Compounds), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Lifetime Warranty
This item is backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty. In the event this item should fail due to manufacturing defects during intended use, we will exchange the part free of charge (excludes shipping charges) for the original purchaser.
Bulb Note:
These lights do not include bulbs. If you happen to receive a product with bulbs, the bulbs are for testing and not covered under our warranty. Our warranty applies to the light assembly only.
step : Remove the Wheel (Only if Replacing the Headlight Assembly) (1:10)
- Using a tire iron or 19mm socket loosen the lug nuts.
- Lift the vehicle and remove the lug nuts.
- Pull the wheel off.
step : Changing the Headlight Bulbs (1:20)
- Turn the wheel to allow access to the small panel inside the inner fender.
- Push the panel towards the car and down to remove it.
- Twist the bulb you want to change counterclockwise.
- Push the tabs on the socket and pull the bulb free.
- Push the new bulb into the socket.
- Twist the socket clockwise into the assembly.
- Replace the panel.
step : Removing the Inner Fender (3:32)
- Follow the instructions in Step 1.
- Remove the pin under the bumper holding the lower plastic panels together using a screwdriver or pliers.
- Remove the three 7mm screws at the front of the inner fender.
- Remove the three push pins in the inner fender.
- Remove the five other 7mm screws in the inner fender and under the inner fender.
- Pull the inner fender down and out.
step : Removing the Headlight Assembly (5:10)
- Unplug the bulbs.
- Remove the two 10mm bolts that secure the fender to the bumper cover.
- Remove the four 10mm bolts around the headlight.
- Push the bumper cover down and work the light forward and down.
- Pull the headlight free.
step : Installing the New Headlight Assembly (6:44)
- Line up the light, putting the outside edge and top in first.
- Rotate it into place.
- Reinsert the four 10mm bolts around the headlight.
- Reinsert the two 10mm bolts securing the fender to the bumper cover.
- Plug in all the bulbs.
- Replace the inner fender. Push the pins into place.
- Reinsert the five 7mm bolts.
- Replace the front inner fender close out panel.
- Reinsert the three 7mm bolts.
- Reinsert the push pin underneath.
step : Putting the Wheel Back On (9:42)
- Put the wheel into place.
- Thread the lug nuts and tighten.
- Lower the vehicle and tighten the lug nuts to 100ft/lbs.
Tools needed for replacement:
- Jack Stands
- Needle nose pliers
- Socket Extensions
- Ratchet
- Flat Blade Screwdriver
- 10mm Socket
- 19mm Socket
- 7mm Socket
General Tools
Pliers, Cutters & misc Wrenches
Ratchets & Related
Screwdrivers & Related
Sockets - Metric
|PT Cruiser
|Chrysler PT Cruiser Headlight Pair
Part #: 1ALHP00353
Order must be placed by 4pm ET
Get it in: 2 - 4 Business Days
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