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Daley looking strong in 14′ race for governor
by Russ Stewert
This week, instead of the usual lengthy “Analysis and Opinion,” how about something completely different? “Gossip and Speculation.” In bite-sized capsules, here’s what the famous, infamous and ridiculous are doing as the 2014 political season gets under way.
Governor: I’m not a spoiler — that’s my brother. The developing Democratic primary will not be a replication of the 1983 Chicago mayoral contest, in which Rich Daley was deemed the spoiler, ensuring Jane Byrne’s defeat and Harold Washington’s victory by dividing the white vote.
The field will consist of incumbent Pat Quinn, also known as “Governor Jell-o,” state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who has a “Daddy Problem,” and former U.S. commerce secretary and mayoral brother Bill Daley.
The early outlook: Daley should not be underestimated, Madigan should not be overestimated, and Quinn should start angling for a cushy job in the Obama Administration. The contest is all about positioning and defining. Daley is busily crafting an image as the grown-up — the competent, mature, nonpolitical “Mr. Fix It” who can return Illinois to the “Land of Lincoln,” not the “Land of Dysfunction.” The voters’ general impression of Springfield is of a kindergarten filled with spoiled, unaccountable political brats who will not cure Illinois’ problems.
Quinn’s problem resembles the old legal trick bag: “When did you stop beating your wife?” For him, it is, “When did you start being a competent governor?” Give us a day, time and place. Show some leadership. Give us a pension plan. Don’t just call the Illinois House, which is under Speaker Mike Madigan’s thumb, and the Illinois Senate, which is under President John Cullerton’s fist, back into session and expect them to bail you out.
Lisa Madigan’s problem is her father. As they say, if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Mike Madigan, who also is the state Democratic Party chairman, raises almost $5 million every election cycle from special interests to retain his 71-47 majority, funds and “owns” every Democratic member, and does what he pleases. He is a despot. So, for Lisa Madigan, the question is, “When do you start saying ‘no’ to Speaker Madigan?”
To win, Madigan needs bold proposals, a “change” agenda, a break with her father, and a focus on such feel-good issues as having a woman as governor. The longer she waits to differentiate herself, the worse it gets.
For Madigan, the 2014 campaign was supposed to be a coronation, not a castigation. Yet, like Quinn, she is already on the defensive. She expected a referendum, a simple Quinn-Madigan race in which voters would reject the governor and embrace her as the alternative. Now it’s a three-way choice, and she must spend her $4 million-plus war chest to persuade voters to back her, not just to oust Quinn.
Illinois is broke. Unfunded state pension debt exceeds $96 billion. The Democrats control everything, and nothing gets done. The public sector unions control Cullerton, and pension reform does not get done. Therefore, Daley will aver, elect a real governor, not a patsy or a puppet. That message will gain traction. In one-party Illinois, Daley is the “Reagan Republican” in the race — the outsider, the independent, who will cut the budget, defy Madigan and Cullerton, and not obsess on his re-election.
Can Daley win? Democratic gubernatorial primary turnout averages 1,003,000. It was 802,901 in 1990, when Neil Hartigan was unopposed, 1,099,025 in 1994, when Dawn Clark Netsch beat Roland Burris, Dick Phelan and others with 44.4 percent of the vote, 950,307 in 1998, when obscure conservative Downstate congressman Glenn Poshard beat Burris, John Schmidt, Jim Burns and others with 37.6 percent of the vote, 1,252,516 in 2002, when Rod Blagojevich, beat Burris and Paul Vallas with 36.5 percent of the vote, and 915,726 in 2010, when Quinn beat Dan Hynes by 8,372 votes, with 50.5 percent of the vote.
So which is the template for 2014? There is no African-American candidate, so Quinn presumably will get the bulk of the black vote, which is 30 to 35 percent of the primary total. There is no Downstater, but the speaker controls a network of Downstate representatives who will push Madigan. Although Daley clearly is identified with Chicago, he is the most fiscally conservative, and he will get plenty of Downstate votes. So the choice is among three Chicagoans, with almost 650,000 of the one million turnout emanating from Cook County.
The 2002 election is the template: Three Chicagoans, with 747,410 votes (59.6 percent of the total) cast in Cook County, 156,079 in the Collar Counties and 349,027 Downstate. Blagojevich got 28.5 percent in Cook County and 32.8 percent in the Collar Counties, but he won Downstate with 192,894 votes (55.2 percent), thanks to the wheeling and dealing of his father-in-law, Alderman Dick Mell. Blagojevich won by 25,469 votes.
My prediction: Downstate is the key. Quinn the budget bloater will get at least 50 to 60 percent of the minority vote. Madigan will run like gangbusters on the North Shore and the Lakefront, where it will be politically incorrect to vote against her, unless she’s isolated by her “Daddy Problem.” To win, Daley must demonize the Madigans and get 55 percent of the Downstate and Collar County vote and at least 30 percent in Cook County. There is a path to a Daley victory, which can be couched in the slogan “I don’t like Mike.”
Lieutenant Governor: Bye-bye Scotty Boy. There won’t be any Bruce Lee Cohen to upset the Democrats’ apple cart in 2014. It will be recalled that Cohen, a multi-millionaire pawnbroker, self-funded his 2010 campaign, spending close to $2.5 million and getting 26 percent of the vote (213,475 votes) in a six-candidate field.
After his upset win, it was revealed that Cohen had lots of previously undisclosed personal issues, which rendered him unelectable. Since he was bracketed on the ballot with Quinn, that also would have doomed him. Madigan, as the Democratic Party chairman, bludgeoned Cohen into quitting and replaced him with Sheila Simon.
Then, in the blink of an eye, Madigan and Cullerton fixed that political problem. Beginning in 2014, aspirants for governor and lieutenant governor must run as a team, as they do in the general election. Hence, no future Scotty surprises.
The first to bail was Simon, angling for Madigan’s job. She was not going to run with Quinn, and a Madigan ticket will be balanced by a man, most likely an African American. Running for lieutenant governor now means attaching a Gordian noose to one’s neck and a ball and chain to one’s ankle. One’s along for the ride. As if Illinois’ lieutenant governors weren’t a dull and dreary bunch, they will become more so, just an inconsequential appendage slapped on the ticket to provide gender, racial or geographic balance and to lose no votes.
If Madigan and Cullerton could cure the Cohen problem with such alacrity, why not something more critical — like the pension mess?
Attorney General: The general perception among Illinoisans is that the job is a peak of prosecutorial power, and among politicians that it is a steppingstone to higher office. Not true. None of Illinois’ 41 attorneys general since 1810 has become the governor or a U.S. senator. Ninian Edwards was elected attorney general in 1834, and that was after he served as territorial governor from 1826 to 1830.
The recent past is littered with failed attorneys general: Bill Clark (1961 to 1968) and Bill Scott (1969 to 1980) lost bids for U.S. senator in 1968 and 1980. Hartigan (1983 to 1990), Burris (1991 to 1994) and Jim Ryan (1995 to 2002) lost bids for governor in 1990, 1994 and 2002. Now comes Madigan, who won the 2002 primary with 58.2 percent of the vote and elections in 2002 (with 50.4 percent), 2006 (with 72.5 percent) and 2010 (with 64.7 percent). She has compiled an ethical and effective record. She should be unstoppable, but if she runs for governor in 2014, it will be about what she will do, not what she has done . . . and about what “Big Daddy” has done and will do.
Three Democrats are seeking Madigan’s job: Simon, of Carbondale, who, unlike Madigan, benefits from late father Paul’s name and reputation, state Senator Kwame Raoul, of Hyde Park, who took Barack Obama’s seat in 2005, and former Chicago inspector general David Hoffman, who got 33.7 percent of the vote in the 2010 Senate primary The race starts out even.
Among the Republicans, state Representatives Tom Cross and Jim Durkin are mentioned. Against Raoul or Hoffman, a Republican could win. In 2002 Republican Joe Birkett lost to Madigan by just 114,946 votes.
Sheriff: The “Polish Palka.” That’s a candidate, not a dance. Since 1990, Chicago’s Far Southwest Side 19th Ward has had an iron grip on the Cook County sheriff’s post, which controls 4,400 jobs. Incumbent Tom Dart, who was elected in 2006, was preceded by Mike Sheahan of the 19th Ward. Rumors abounded that Dart would seek Madigan’s job as a prelude to a bid for Chicago mayor (in 2015), U.S. senator (in 2016) or governor (in 2018).
That’s not going to happen. Another Beverly-Mount Greenwood-Morgan Park 19th Warder, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Kathy Meany, is retiring, and 19th Ward Alderman Matt O’Shea cannot yet win a primary, especially against a single black candidate and several white candidates, so the word came down from the ward’s bosses, the Hynes, Joyce and Degnan clans: Stay put. Dart will face primary opposition from Ted Palka, a former sheriff’s police investigator, but he will win easily.
Send e-mail to russ@russstewart. com or visit his Web site at www. russstewart.com

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text: WINDSOR LOCKS >> The New England Air Museum will re-launch its annual Women Take Flight Day on Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4: p.m. in commemoration of Women\u2019s History Month. Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate women\u2019s contributions to aerospace history through special events, hands-on activities, and three special guest speakers who have helped shape our aerospace heritage. Special guest speakers for this event include Lt. Col. Kristen Snow, C-130 pilot and Commander of the 103rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Bradley\u2019s Connecticut Air National Guard base; Duchess Harris, Professor of American Studies at Macalester College and author of the book Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA; and Lee Boulanger, who climbed the ranks from aircraft mechanic to General Manager at the Bombardier Hartford Service Center at Bradley International Airport. In addition to lectures and Q&A with these dynamic special guests, visitors will have the opportunity to meet other women pilots, engineers, and aerospace industry specialists from a variety of organizations including the New England Chapter of the 99\u2019s, the Connecticut Airport Authority, the Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol, the University of Connecticut Aerospace Engineering Department, and the Bombardier Hartford Service Center. The museum will also host military servicewomen from the Connecticut Flying Yankees 103rd Air Wing and the 337th Airlift Squadron and 439th Airlift Wing from Westover Air Reserve Base. Women Take Flight will also offer visitors a variety of hands-on activities including tours featuring the Lockheed 10-A Electra\u2014 the same model aircraft that Amelia Earhart flew during her attempt to fly around the world in 1937\u2014 as well as stories about Connecticut\u2019s real life \u201cRosie the Riveters\u201d, women WASP pilots from World War II, and more. A series of hands-on Build & Fly Challenge activity stations will also be available for younger visitors, and a variety of flight simulators will allow visitors to become virtual pilots while surrounded by the museum\u2019s collection of over 100 historic aircraft. Women Take Flight is supported in part by Atlas Stamping and Manufacturing and Phoenix Manufacturing, Inc. This event is open to the public, and all lectures, events, and activities are included with general admission. Discounted, pre-paid admission is available for groups for 10 or more. For more information and a schedule of events, please visit our website at www.neam.org. The New England Air Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day. The museum is closed on Mondays during the winter season with the exception of holidays and during school vacation weeks. Admission is $12.50 for ages 12 and up, $11.50 for seniors 65 and up and $7.00 for ages 4 to 11. New England Air Museum members and children under 3 are admitted free. For more information and directions to the museum, visit www.neam.org or call 860-623-3305. The New England Air Museum is located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut adjacent to Bradley International Airport. The New England Air Museum is the largest aviation museum in New England comprised of three large public hangars, outdoor exhibits, and more than 100 aircraft ranging from early airships and flying machines to supersonic jets and helicopter. NEAMs mission is to celebrate and preserve New England\u2019s air and space heritage. The museum offers special events and programs including open cockpits, flight simulators, and tons of hands-on family fun. The New England Air Museum is located on 36 Perimeter Road (off Route 75) on the North end of the Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. For more information please visit www.neam.org, call (860) 623-3305 or find us on Facebook.

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Dentsu Aegis Network announces exclusive industry partnership with York Butter Factory
23 May 2016
Dentsu Aegis Network today announces the formation of a partnership with Melbourne-based, startup community and innovation hub, York Butter Factory (YBF), giving its staff and clients access to a new stream of innovation, creativity and industry connections.
Established in 2011 inside an 1850s heritage-listed space, YBF is the destination point and growth platform for Australia’s most innovative technology startups, corporates and early-stage investors with bold local and global ambitions. Alongside the 50+ startups YBF currently hosts in the space, they have an extended network of alumni companies who have raised millions of dollars and have exited to top-tier international companies such as, Apple, Delivery Hero and BigColors.
Dentsu Aegis Network’s partnership will provide its staff and clients with access to YBF’s innovation hub and connect them to the creativity and innovation that exists within this space. In partnering with the YBF, they join an impressive collection of Australian and international organisations who are supporting the YBF community, including; Qantas, Coles, ANZ Bank, EY, IBM and Salesforce.

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Firstly, this post is not about how to make Ezekiel Bread, per se, but more about how to incorporate bread making into the rhythm of your daily life rather than upsetting it. I have always thought, and still do, that the bread mostly makes itself, we simply provide the correct conditions and guide it along. And while this can be applied to any of the bread recipes on this blog it just happens that I was making Ezekiel bread. There is a recipe for Ezekiel bread below, but if you’d like more detailed instructions with additional photos–and to read about my views on this bread–click here and here.
Anyhow, the reason it took me 48 hours to make this bread is not that it is any more difficult to make than other breads, it’s just that, well…sometimes life gets in the way of your plans. Here’s a quick story and an example of what I mean.
Two evenings ago I thought I’d start a batch of this bread and let it ferment overnight, so I boiled the grains and beans in the evening. After they were boiled I shut them off on the stove to let them cool and forgot about them. Literally. So I just put a plate over the pot and went to bed for the evening. I had to work yesterday evening but thought I’d make the bread prior to going to work so I started the preferment and autolysis first thing in the morning. Well, you guessed it, time slipped away from me and I never even mixed the dough let alone baked the bread. So I covered the bowls of preferment and autolysis and placed them both in the refrigerator, and then went to work. This morning when I initially woke, I took the bowls out of the fridge to let them come to room temp for about an hour or so. Then–finally–I combined the two bowls and mixed the dough. After placing the dough in a rising bucket I returned it to the fridge and went to church. When I came home the dough had risen so I pushed it down and replaced it into the fridge while I did some yard work. Later, I removed the dough from the fridge, cut it into three pieces–two for bread and one for pizza–and panned all of them up. After allowing them to warm a bit again, I returned them to the fridge while I did some errands and stopped at the grocery store. When I returned, I removed the doughs from the fridge for the last time and preheated the oven while I made the pizza. By the time I put together the pizza the oven and pizza stone was hot enough so I baked the pizza. After removing it, and allowing it to cool for about 5 minutes, I baked the bread while I ate the pizza. All-in-all, it was about 48 hours from boiling the beans until the bread came out of the oven and–while the above text may make it sound complex–it barely disrupted my life. One can postpone the dough from rising and fermenting it by refrigerating it, thus controlling how it progresses.
This recipe in general is delicious, but because of the long slow fermentation it tastes especially full-flavored. And yes the pizza was/is delicious as well. Now if you’ll excuse me I think I’ll go grab another slice.
2 tablespoons white beans
2 tablespoons red beans
2 tablespoons lentils
2 tablespoons barley
2 tablespoons millet
2 tablespoons bulgur wheat
1/2 cup cooking water
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons instant yeast
4 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup olive oil
3 teaspoons sea salt
3 teaspoons instant yeast
Boil the grains in the water in logical succession according to cooking times: first the white and red beans (about 60 minutes), when they are soft add the, spelt berries, lentils, and barley (about 30 minutes); lastly, add the millet and bulgar (about 10 minutes). The key is that after each addition the previous grain must be soft enough so that when all of the grains are in the pot they will all be equally soft; undercooked grains (especially the beans) can really ruin this bread. And as the grains cook add more water to the pot as necessary because the cooking liquid, which is full of nutrients, will become part of the recipe (keeping a lid on the pot will slow it’s evaporation). After the grains are cooked allow them to cool in the liquid to room temperature, refrigerating if necessary. After the grains are cooled drain them, squeezing them with your hands or the back of a spoon, reserving the cooking liquid.
Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and cut it into 2 or 3 pieces. Shape into loaves and place into lightly oiled pans. Loosely cover the loaves with plastic wrap and allow to ferment for 30-60 minutes, or until double in size and when gently touched with a fingertip an indentation remains.
Bake the breads for about 30-40 minutes, adding steam to the oven a few times (either with ice cubes or a spray bottle) and rotating the breads every ten minutes. The breads are done when they are dark brown and sound hollow when tapped upon. Remove the breads from their pans and allow them to cook on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

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Brief description 'Digital Natives': Growing up with new and old media in Australia. Developing a sophisticated digital literacy is important for both the future of children, the cultural, social and economic well-being of the nation. Digital literacy requires not only communications infrastructure but targeted investment in human skills. Investing in the development of a digitally literate Australian population has become an explicit means for promoting the future economic and social well-being of the nation. The information provided by this project has the potential to contribute significantly to giving children 'a healthy start to life' in their early years.
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- Mini Lemon Cupcakes
- Sissy Wommack
- 1 18-1/2 oz (518 grm). package yellow cake mix
- 1 3-1/2 oz (98 grm). package of Instant lemon pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup (175 ml) vegetable oil
- 4 cups (950 ml) confectioners sugar (powered sugar)
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) fresh lemon juice
- Zest of 1 or 2 large lemons (your choice)
- 3 tbsp (45 ml). vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp (45 ml). water
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
- Spray miniature muffin tins with vegetable oil cooking spray.
- Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs and the oil, blend well with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. (Note: the batter is thick) Fill each miniature muffin tin cup about 1/2 full.
- Bake for approximately 12 minutes. (Note: if you bake them a little past the golden brown stage, they will come out of the muffin tins easier)
- Turn them out onto a tea towel, or waxed paper.
- Glaze as set out below.
- To make the Glaze:
- Mix until smooth, the confectioners sugar with the lemon juice, lemon zest, the oil and the 3 tbsp (45 ml) of water.
- With your fingers dip each of the WARM cupcake into the glaze, covering as much of the muffin as possible. (or spoon the glaze over the warm cupcake, turning them to completely coat.
- Place cupcakes on a wire cooling rack, which you have put paper towels or waxed paper underneath to catch any drips.
- Let the glaze set thoroughly, about 1 hour, before storing them in containers with tight fitting lids.
- My Daughter, Kandi, is NOT a cook. She is a better chiropractor than a cook (thank goodness) so when I went into her house the Saturday before Easter and she had these cooked, I was impressed. And then when I tasted them, I was really impressed. ha. So I ask her for the recipe and when she gave me a copy, I was not surprised to see that it was one of Paula Deen's. MY FAVORITE SOUTHERN COOK. I've seen her in person 2 times in Nashville, and she is just as down to earth as she seems to be on the TV.
Note: I found that if you turn the cupcakes out on Waxed Paper, instead of the tea towel, it works better, and then you can glaze them over the waxed paper and it is easy clean up. Also, if you heat the Glaze a little it is easier to work with, I used the Microwave to do that.
As Paula would say, "I Send ya'll Love and Best Dishes From my Kitchen to yours" Enjoy!! Sissy


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IG (Law and Order) R K Vishwakarama told reporters here that the ‘mahapanchayat' was called to protest against alleged implication of “innocent” persons in Muzaffarnagar riots at Harauli village in Bhaurankalan area.
People were demanding that those guilty of inciting the riots and organisers of all religion ‘panchayat' at Sardhana, despite a ban, “should be nabbed and innocent should not be harassed”, the officer said.
Vishwakarma said that the administration knew about the gathering in advance and the officers requested people not to go ahead with the plan.
He said that on the assurance of the administration the people dropped the idea of holding ‘panchayat'.
The officer said that the DG and Principal Secretary (Home), while appealing the people to keep patience, have assured that no innocent person will either be named or send to jail.
The IG also said that some leaders have announced not to hold ‘panchayat' of 84 villages, which is proposed on October 10 at Kotwa village.
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The iPhone 6 release is off to a rough start as Apple iPhone 6 live stream issues are plaguing those interested in the new iPhone release. Apple today announced the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, though many consumers did not catch the announcement live during Apple’s iPhone 6 live stream due to technical difficulties. Instead of watching the announcement unfold, users instead were greeted with a frozen iPhone 6 live stream, glitches, and even a loud Chinese translation of Tim Cook’s initial speech that kicked off the event.
Some users are reporting that the live stream is restarting over and over, back to the opening credits. Users are also saying that the live stream is telling them that they do not have access to the live stream. We’re also seeing load failures and other assorted issues as users try to follow all of Apple’s big announcements live.
My iPhone 6 live stream was completely frozen on an iMac and the only way I was able to fix it was by refreshing Safari. After refreshing, the live stream is still experiencing issues and I’m unable to watch the event inside Safari on my Mac. On my MacBook, Apple is giving me an “Access Denied” error. That error has plagued my feed for 20 minutes now. Many of my friends, average consumers that are excited about the iPhone 6, are reporting similar issues.
While there isn’t a permanent fix, the Apple live stream is currently working on the iPad though its not perfect. Those that are in possession of an iPad might want to pull it out and attempt to follow along though it’s not a guaranteed fix.
At this point, it appears that that is the only way to temporarily fix these iPhone 6 live stream issues as they appear to be on Apple’s end and not on the user end because both Mac and Windows users are reporting Apple live stream problems.
At least I can see that I’m not the only one having problems with this live stream from Apple. 😞
— Joe MuscaraJoe Stone (@jmuscara) September 9, 2014
Both Apple and Windows users having problems with the live stream… They literally had one job today.
— Muzzy (@Muzzy_Jay) September 9, 2014
Problems with the Apple live feed. French, color bars, hmmm… — Heath McKnight (@hmcknight) September 9, 2014
Apple’s live stream problems are crazy annoying and embarrassing right now.
— Benjamin Kruse (@BenjaminKruse) September 9, 2014
Too many problems with Apple’s live stream. Hopefully I’ll be able to watch the presentation in full later today post-event.
— Zac Szewczyk 石志力 (@zacjszewczyk) September 9, 2014
Apple’s live stream is expected to last for two hours as the company runs down all of the details pertaining to the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, new wearables, iOS 8, and more. It’s not clear how long these live issues will persist though it appears that Apple is not slowing down its announcements which means some users could miss vital information.
Fortunately, there’s a good chance that Apple will post the live stream, in its entirety, later today. The company typically offers a full length video after the event concludes which means that those who do miss the event due to Apple live stream issues should be able to catch up later today.
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Interviewing Strategies for Today's Hiring Market
Published: Dec 16, 2010
You finally got a call for an interview. With so many applicants in the job market, that’s quite an accomplishment. But you have only cleared the first hurdle; you haven't completed the race. Today’s interviewing process is longer and more complex. Companies can afford to be choosier with so much talent available. “Good interviewing skills are paramount to your success in landing a job,” said Wally Boehm, vice president of consulting with Talent Connections, an Atlanta-based recruitment and professional services firm.


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Due to a maritime pilot strike in Oslo, Norway, Royal Caribbean has been forced to adjust Vision of the Seas' itinerary slightly.
Vision of the Seas will call at Geiranger, Norway, today as planned, then spend Friday at sea and conclude its sailing in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Saturday. Vision was originally scheduled to end its cruise in Oslo but passengers will instead transported by bus to Oslo.
Brilliance of the Seas will call on Bergen, Norway, today as scheduled, spend Friday at sea and conclude its sailing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Saturday as scheduled.
The strike impacts cruise ships because pilots boats are not able to go out and meet ships, and thus ships that require a compulsory pilot to navigate within local waters cannot sail into the Norwegian ports.


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Over at RandomHouse.com, there’s a new release date for Dan Wallace and Jason Fry’s The Essential Atlas – February 25, 2009. (It was previously in for this September.) On the plus side, we learn that it will total 256 pages, just a tad heftier than Wallace’s New Essential Chronology.
Looks like the big announcements from the Star Wars publishing panel was not only the anticipated Star Wars Atlas by Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace, but also new edition of the Star Wars Encyclopedia from Steve Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo. There have been rumblings about the latter, but I believe this is the first official word on the matter. Both books are due out in 2008.


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Moomin Song Composer Seiichirō Uno Passes Away
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Uno was born in Hyōgo Prefecture, and he graduated from Waseda University. While he was still in college, he began composing music for stage plays. He then moved into television and composed theme songs for Moomin, Andersen Stories, Ikkyū-san, Marvelous Melmo, Sarutobi Ecchan, Fables of the Green Forest (Yama Nezumi Rocky Chuck), Vicky the Viking (Chiisana Viking Vicke), Chibikko Kaiju Yadamon, and several other anime series.
Uno also composed music for the anime films Puss 'n Boots (Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko), Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Alibaba to Yonjubiki no Tozuku), Shōnen Jack to Mahōtsukai, and Manga Kodomo Bunko. He worked on the puppet series Hyokkori Hyōtan-jima and its cel-animated film remakes, as well as Kamiya-chō Sakuran Hotel and other stage productions by the late playwright Hisashi Inoue.
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Critical security vulnerabilities have been discovered in a globally-used GPS tracker, equipping hackers to track and remotely cut the engines of at least 1 million vehicles around the world.
The GPS tracker in question, Micodus MV720, has been shipped in over 1.5 million devices across 169 countries, and is used by a range of critical infrastructure suppliers, including Fortune 50 energy, oil and gas companies; a South American national military; and a nuclear power plant operator.
BitSight, the cyber security startup that discovered the vulnerabilities, claims there are six total security exposures which allow cyber criminals to "track individuals without their knowledge, remotely disable fleets of corporate supply and emergency vehicles, abruptly stop civilian vehicles on dangerous highways, and more."
BitSight further issued a notice to the public in an Executive Summary, warning users to immediately cease using any Micodus MV720 GPS trackers until the issue has been fixed by the manufacturer.
In similar vehicular security incidents, such as Tesla's notorious remote hacking exposure, fixes were prioritised and applied as a matter of urgency.
However, Shenzhen, China-based manufacturer Micodus shows no signs of patching its critical vulnerabilities any time soon.
In spite of the major individual and national safety implications surrounding this discovery, Micodus has remained staunchly silent thus far, leaving countless MV720 users in the dark.
A closer look
The product description for the MV720 details a range of features, including real-time location tracking, historical route playback which stores travel data for 180 days, and a remote-control feature that enables disconnection of a vehicle's oil circuit.
These features are accessible via SMS commands and a mobile phone app, which hackers can now use to execute malicious commands via the average smartphone.
Of the six Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) identified, two have been allocated a CVE score of 9.8, making them critical.
These critical CVEs entail severe credential and authentication flaws that enable fraudulent SMS commands to be sent to the GPS tracker, which can then execute the aforementioned remote-control features.
Pedro Umbelino, principal security researcher at BitSight, revealed in a report, "The vulnerabilities we discovered affecting the Micodus MV720 would allow for many possible attack scenarios."
One of these scenarios is an 'Authentication Bypass Attack' which involves a way to directly send SMS commands to the GPS tracker under the guise of the intended administrator, and "would give an attacker complete control of the device".
Furthermore, a range of potentially dangerous SMS commands work without requiring any password whatsoever, indicating a series of major security oversights in Micodus' system architecture.
While security professionals have routinely voiced concerns regarding the safety of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the seemingly lackadaisical security behind this Micodus has led to healthy questioning of its other GPS models as well.
In the Bitsight report, Umbelino went on to stipulate a range of potential risks associated with the devices' vulnerabilities, including "national security breaches", "supply chain disruption", "surveillance and tracking (personal, business, political)”, and even "injury or loss of life".
Given the cascading number of critical infrastructure cyberattacks as of late, governments and security vendors across the globe are investing heavily in cyber security and the protection of infrastructure assets.
Vulnerabilities such as these garner more scrutiny and attention than ever before, as they have the capability to massively disrupt public safety, national security, and the ongoing operations of critical services.
"Repeated attempts" to share information regarding this discovery have been made by BitSight and the US Department of Homeland's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, but were reportedly disregarded by Micodus


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People are also fond of cats because they are incredibly independent. They can virtually manage themselves, and don't need a complete great deal of work. In fact, mostly of the complaints a cat owner will make is the fact their cat will not appear to want anything regarding them! It is merely the nature of most cats, though, to would prefer to be independently. Each of them have their lovable, moments though cuddly, so when those arise they could be wonderful absolutely.
One of the key reasons that more and more people love cats is merely because they're cute. They're usually relatively small, and generally have fluffy hair that will come in a number of styles and colors. If they are kittens particularly, cats are incredibly adorable and entertaining to watch scamper around. Many cats are very playful, too, which increases their appeal given that they provides amusement because of their owners.
Some felines have long, puffy and lustrous fur. Others have short, spikier varieties of fur. It could be striped, patchy or spotted depending on breed of cat. One drawback to cats is that some individuals are highly allergic to their fur - or, more particularly, their dander. If someone is allergic to pet cats, they could even have trouble being in a residence where felines live, aside from in the same room. For this good reason, if you possess cats and expect company, you want to ensure that nothing of your expected friends is allergic to your animals. Otherwise, they might be set for quite a distressing delight.

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1. Simplified protocols for the measurement of insulin resistance will facilitate studies of this potentially important variable.
2. Using the euglycaemic clamp as the reference technique, we have assessed the validity of the insulin sensitivity index (inversely related to insulin resistance) obtained using a high-dose (500 mg/kg), unmodified intravenous glucose tolerance test with a 16 point sampling schedule and analysis using the minimal model of glucose disappearance. The two methods were compared in 10 clinically normal subjects and five patients with severe heart failure secondary to coronary heart disease.
3. The insulin sensitivity index of the minimal model was compared with four clamp-derived measures. Correlation coefficients of 0.72–0.92 (P < 0.01−P < 0.001) were obtained between the two methods over a wide range of insulin sensitivity [model values 1.03–14.63 min−1/(pmol/l) × 10−5]. Patients with heart failure had the lowest measures of insulin sensitivity.
4. The high-dose, unmodified intravenous glucose tolerance test with minimal model analysis is a straightforward and economical clinical procedure and provides a valid measure of insulin sensitivity, in health and disease.

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POSCO Dreams of 500 Billion Dollars in Sales
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SEATTLE — A recently introduced bill would require all public schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to any K-12 student who requests them.
The meals were free of charge during the pandemic, but federal lawmakers didn’t extend the nationwide program, and it ended this fall.
That means about half of all public school students statewide have had to pay for school meals for the first time in more than two years.
If the bill is passed by lawmakers, each public school would be required to provide meals regardless of a student’s eligibility for federally funded free or reduced meals.
About 46% of students in Washington state were eligible for meal waivers in 2021, a 3% increase from the year before.
However, because the federal program ended this school year, there is now a nationwide problem with school lunch debt.
State Superintendent of Schools, Chris Reykdal, spoke about the issue last year and said it would take an additional $86 million in funding to provide universal free school meals.
In Bellevue, school officials say the district has more than $30,000 in unpaid meal charges.
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Prepublication comments and reviews
Pastor Joe Boot
“Carl Wieland’s new work, One Human Family is an excellent and wide–ranging contribution not just to the science and scripture debate but to critical socio–cultural questions of our time that naturally arise from it. His incisive analysis combined with thorough research makes him a welcome voice of clarity amidst a culture of ambiguity and confusion. He successfully combines lucid arguments with readable brevity without overlooking scholarly details. He unapologetically tackles controversial subjects head–on without being dismissive and is careful to defend his views with solid logic–his chapter on slavery and white guilt being an excellent example. These factors make Carl’s book a persuasive and informative read.”
In a separate email to the author, Pastor Boot wrote:
“Sorry [my review] took a while … . My problem was in finding undivided time to relish every chapter of your book. You have explained and articulated the application of Genesis truth so excellently. Christians, preachers and teachers can easily draw from your work to support belief and explain why things are the way they are in the world today. This is one publication to look forward to.”
Joe Boot is an apologist, educator, author and senior pastor of Westminster Chapel in Toronto. He is also founder and President, Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity, and the former Executive Director of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) Canada.
Dr Felix Konotey–Ahulu
“… the best in–depth account of racism I have ever read. The book has information that will surprise, if not amaze, most readers.”
Felix Konotey–Ahulu, M.B., B.S., M.D., F.R.C.P. (London), Hon. D.Sc. (UCC), F.R.C.P. (Glasgow), F.G.A., F.G.C.P., F.W.A.C.P., F.A.A.S., F.T.W.A.S., D.T.M.H. (Liverpool), is Kwegyir Aggrey Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana and a London consultant physician who is a world authority on sickle cell anemia.
(To see Dr Konotey–Ahulu’s enthusiastic and Gospel–promoting 6–page review of One Human Family in the secular magazine The New African [2 Mb pdf], click here.)
“Great reading, with lots of research … simply explained, yet very substantial. The sheer breadth and number of issues covered … many of the topics would pique the curiosity of even today’s ‘sound–byte’ youth… . I relished every chapter.”
Bessie Lee is a deaconess in Singapore at St Andrew’s Cathedral (Anglican).
Dr John Hartnett
“Excellent … well written … weaves together the big picture that is often hidden by the politically correct establishment today.”
John Hartnett, Ph.D., is a Research Professor (physics), University of Western Australia.
Pastor Bruce Clacher
[In an email responding to the chapter titled ‘Apartheid: color and conundrum’]
“Thank you so much ... . You have taught me so much about my own country and I am deeply thankful for the lesson.”
Bruce Clacher once served in the South African Police Force. He now pastors a Church of the Nazarene in Queensland, Australia.
Dr Jerry Bergman
“Dr. Wieland has clearly done his homework; although I have spent almost three decades researching the subject of racism and evolution, he has managed to come up with much new material. No advocate of the single causation theory, Dr. Wieland covers the many social and economic factors that influence racism in his well–reasoned and balanced approach. He also covers the science of genetics in such a way that a layperson can follow, yet informs and adds insight to keep a professional interested in his writing.”
“In short, it is superb!!”
Jerry Bergman, Ph.D., is a biologist, social scientist and US college professor who holds 9 degrees (7 of them graduate degrees).
“Awesome book… fascinating and deeply informative read … it’s seriously good! … I’ve been around creation ministry a long time and I thought I’d heard all of the arguments… . I was wrong… given that race and its various implications for society is such a hot–potato issue that shows no sign of abating, this must be one of the best evangelistic tools you’re likely to come across.”
Kym Holwerda is a freelance proofreader from Brisbane, Australia who has worked on many creation apologetic materials.
Dr. David Christie
“This is one of the most interesting, insightful and well–written books I have read in a very long time. … forthrightly tells it how it is but with sensitivity and understanding. … For many it will make the lights go on.”
Dr. David Christie, Ph.D., is a retired management consultant and former Papua New Guinea patrol officer.
Mrs Louise Bevin, USA, December 2013
Carl Wieland’s book is a gem. It is so comprehensive in that he presents basic ideas and then develops them, revealing clearly how an underlying false premise (i.e. evolution) spreads like a virus to a culture that can end up infecting even the ‘church’!
A book like Dr Wieland’s would have been a wonderful gift to me at age 18, a serious kind of person—who then, in addition to the biology major, got involved in civil rights. Maybe “political change” would be the answer I thought. Well, no..... The Lord is the answer, His WORD a precious gift.
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A Scots bridge team is making waves at the prestigious world championships in Bali, where they have reached the quarter-finals.
The squad, who are all in their sixties, won 15 of 21 round-robin matches to qualify for the last eight in seventh position.
Countries competing at the event include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Monaco, Poland, Canada, the US, Australia, South Africa, England and Guadeloupe.
The team, coached by Rhona Diamond, came third at the European Championships in Dublin last year.
They are putting in some of the best performances for Scottish players since the 1990s, when the team was part of the British team.
Bill Richardson, the membership secretary of the Scottish Bridge Union, said: "I am delighted. They are an experienced team."
A statement on the organisation's website summed up their hopes with the words: "The dream continues."


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I believe that all the little things in life add up to one’s life. So, it’s important to get them right; otherwise, nothing else matters. I’m here to tell you that Ken and Mary Harris have been getting it right for a long time.
They love people, and they love the Blues, and for years now have been doing a lot of little things that have been adding up in the form of the “Blues Project.”
Several times a year, Ken and Mary open their home to friends and their guests to experience the best in blues music this side of Texas. Sadly, many have no idea what they are missing, and sometimes it can get lonely in the promise land by yourself.
Even so, Ken and Mary’s Blues Project remains a portal to the Blues, through which many enter in their East Texas travels. One recent traveler (November 14, 2009) was an eclectic singer-songwriter, Ray Bonneville. I use the word eclectic, as in free, simply because there is something about Ray and his music that causes one to recoil at the thought of putting him in a box.
Just as Ray may write about a place he has lived, e.g., New Orleans, he is not from there. He is a traveler in other people’s reality, writing stories that serve as a portal to his existence.
“Firefly comin’ this way
a flickering light is to say
time ain’t but this long
here tonight, tomorrow gone.”
— from “Goin’ By Feel”
As a fellow traveler in the reality of others, I hope our paths will cross again soon.
(Oh, I almost forgot — HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Ken!)


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Roblox needs to play with the tremendous youthful colleagues on Wall Street. The American affiliation address broad master in the arrangement of PC games for youngsters introduced the IPO report on November 19, as shown by Reuters. This IPO could bring the valuation of the youthful shoot to 8 billion dollars, she who needs to raise in any event a billion dollars, as indicated by the press affiliation.
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A Collaborative And Premium Model
Made in 2004 by David Baszucki, Roblox envisioned a total stage for the making of PC games. Its demeanor is to give the huge instrument compartment through programming to download to make games and play them on the web. Every client can get to the summary of games made by outcasts. Its allowed to-play, and basically multiplayer, content is open on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Android, iOS, macOS, Fire OS and Mac OS.
Its gathering is principally contained kids and vigorous adolescents, the two young ladies and youthful colleagues, and plebiscite the utilization of flexible. Roblox claims 31 million bit by bit clients (up 82% in one year), a fourth of whom are 9 years of age and half are 9 to 12 years of age. The client makes a picture, which he utilizes as his individual in all of the games he plays. The personalization of this virtual twofold isn’t free.
Roblox likewise chooses part of its compensation from its freemium model, with paid choices in explicit games, which pay content makers. Another wellspring of change, affiliations, besides with Disney in 2019 around the last scene of Star Wars . CHINA
It has been accessible to French and German clients starting around 2019 and the European market now weighs pretty much a third in number of clients. The affiliation confirms that it needs to resuscitate in general, especially in Asia, and that it is right now in conversations with Tencent to attack the Chinese market.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been absolutely incredible for Roblox, which has recorded a 90% skip in pay in one year, to $ 589 million, since the beginning of 2021. As a sign, the merged absolute accommodated the makers who keep up with the stage adds up to 250 million dollars in 2021, with notwithstanding solid abnormalities inside the association. 1,000 of them have gotten more than $ 10,000, 250 have beated 1,000,000 and 3 fortunate victors have won more than $ 10 million, as exhibited by Techcrunch .
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In two years, the affiliation will no doubt more than twofold its compensation. It made $312.8 million out of 2018, and in the fundamental nine months of this current year, the affiliation revealed $588.7 million in pay. Amazingly more extraordinarily, it has broadened free compensation from $34.9 million of each 2018 to $292.6 million in the fundamental nine months in 2022.
In the last quarter of 2018, the affiliation had 13.7 million reliably exceptional clients, so in under two years, it has basically extended the measure of players. The more individuals who utilize the association, the more it attracts clients, as new players an enormous piece of the time get their partners attracted with the games.
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Roblox, the PC game stage valued by young people, obtained close $1.2bn from offering virtual cash to its clients in the hidden nine months of the year as gaming flooded under Covid-19 lockdowns. The figure was related with an arrangement chart for the affiliation passed on Thursday night, where the affiliation spread out its case for financial specialists before a first proposal of stock.
What the affiliation marks “game plans” — deals action that isn’t yet completely recorded as pay — was generally acquired out of virtual money buys. The $1.2bn figure tended to a 171 percent expansion from a tantamount period in 2019. Roblox sees pay from game plans of the electronic monetary constructions, known as Robux, over the common lifetime of a playing client, which it now overviews at 23 months.
Completed time inside has lifted the whole gaming locale, however Roblox has loved obvious achievement. It has additionally drawn pressure from parent groups over its potentially propensity framing nature and compromising substance on the stage. Roblox recorded its capacity to “give a safe internet based climate to young people” as a danger factor in the course of action.
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Roblox said it had expanded spending on foundation, trust and security and innovative work, and was paying more application store charges since a more imperative proportion of its players were on cell phones. Roblox said it would raise as much as $1bn in its public responsibility, with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan going about as lead loan specialists.
Its valuation at IPO was bad, but rather the beginning up was most really respected at $4bn when it brought $150m up in a financing round drove by sponsoring pack Andreessen Horowitz in February.
Roblox’s prosperity has been set up in its model as the “YouTube of the gaming scene”, said Matthew Warneford, a maker of youths’ electronic consultancy Dubit. Maybe than making games, Roblox offers fashioners instruments to make their own game universes.
“That considers movement in a manner that can’t exist [in conventional gaming] considering the cost it takes to fight,” he said. “All of the enormous studios are . . . investing a couple millions into a game, ideally having a huge success . . . [whereas] it costs Roblox nothing to welcome another game ready.”
The 18m “encounters” accessible on the stage stretch across types, going from easygoing kinds of different titles, imitated with Roblox’s particular blocky characters, to computerized pet get-together test systems and virtual metropolitan districts where youthful clients can gather homes, acquire occupations and mix.
While a subset of most standard games get the majority of players on the stage, there is now potential for new games to become famous on the web, said Mr Warnefood. Diligence loathsomeness game Piggy was made in January in any case has been played more than 6.5bn occasions, making it the fourth-most eminent game on the stage, as indicated by information from Dubit.
Despite these mind boggling markers, the affiliation neglects to accomplish value. The one which has raised $ 335 million since its creation keeps on broadening its misfortunes, adding up to $ 206 million since last January, against $ 46 million out of a basically undefined period. ” It is conceivable that we will not at any point accomplish convenience, ” notes Roblox clear in its IPO account.
The stage is also analyzed for the overall thought of its substance and the possibilities taken concerning copyright rules. More valid: she has been examined multiple times for having uncovered her young gathering to compromising and sexual substance. In 2018, she took an interest, with The Meet Group, Kik and Thorn, , which accomplished an affirmation contraption applicable to informing associations, made by Microsoft to work on the attestation of young people on the web.


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Mineral and amino acid composition of wool from New Zealand Merino sheep differing in susceptibility to yellowing
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AbstractThe susceptibility of wool to yellowing was determined on samples from fleeces of 36 Merino wethers by a laboratory procedure involving incubation at 40¦C for 5 days. The sheep, although originating from several different flocks, had been grazing together for 6 years. These susceptibilities were compared with the concentrations of suint and wax in the fleece, with fibre diameter, and with mineral concentrations in suint or yolk from the greasy wool. While the susceptibility of the fleeces was correlated with suint content (r = 0.852), the highest correlations were with the potassium concentrations in either suint before (r = 0.947) or yolk after (r = 0.938) incubation. There were significant differences in the concentration of potassium in the wool after washing, between the four most resistant and the four most susceptible fleeces, and in the effect of incubation on these potassium concentrations. No differences were detected in concentrations of other minerals in the clean wool nor in the relative proportions of amino acids.
Keywords: wool colour; propensity; suint minerals; potassium concentration
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Norwich MP backs cancer campaign
Norwich MP Simon Wright has backed a campaign to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lung cancer.
This month is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and celebrities such as The Office star Ricky Gervais is among those supporting the call for better awareness.
Norwich South Liberal Democrat MP Mr Wright has added his support to the campaign.
He said: 'Each year nearly 40,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK. The disease is the largest cause of cancer fatalities in the UK with someone dying from the disease every 15 minutes.
'Tragically for two out of every three people diagnosed with lung cancer it is too late for life saving treatment to be given. That is why a greater awareness is crucial to saving more lives.
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'That's why I am backing this campaign and want to commend the work of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation in it's effort to help save lives through raising awareness, supporting suffers and research into the disease.'
Dr Rosemary Gillespie, chief executive of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation said she was delighted with Mr Wright's support.
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Benn, Lehtonen savor Sochi experience but ready to get back to business
FRISCO, Texas - Earlier this week, Jamie Benn and Kari Lehtonen both returned to Dallas as medalists from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Benn of course won a Gold with Canada while Lehtonen a Bronze with Finland.
Both Stars regulars realize their memories of Sochi will remain with them for the rest of their lives. However, Benn and Lehtonen also both realize that now that they've returned, their focus must shift to the task at hand, helping their club end a playoff dry spell that has now reached five straight years.
"I came back with confidence," Benn said. "I want to definitely keep it rolling into the last 24 games here with the Stars. I want to be the leader here. I want to be the go-to guy and definitely get our team into the playoffs."
Through 58 games, the Stars captain was second on the club with 51 points (22-29-51), but what he did before the Olympics is of little consequence to the new Gold medalist.
Benn returns to the NHL a much more confident and assured player after skating alongside the likes of Sidney Crosby and Corey Perry among others.
"You can take away a lot of things from a tournament like that, being surrounded with so many high-end players and guys that have played a lot of big games-Stanley Cup Finals and Olympic Final games," Benn said. "I definitely learned a lot. There's a lot of great leaders on that team and hopefully I can bring that back to these guys."
As for Lehtonen, the affable goaltender who was stellar in net for the Finns is glad to be back in familiar surroundings and see plenty of smiling and familiar faces.
But that doesn't mean he didn't relish his first experience as an Olympian.
"It was a great experience. It was lots of fun and a lot better experience than what I expected. It was good to be in like in a big situation there playing. I think that's going to help me in the future," Lehtonen said.
And it wasn't lost on him just how big the Winter Games are in his home country, especially when it comes to how many of his countrymen were watching him and his teammates hit the ice.
"Olympics are such a huge thing in Finland. Our semifinal, we had 2.5 million people watching out of the five million we have in Finland, so that shows how big it is there and how everybody cares about the national team," Lehtonen said.
But now that the Sochi Games have been over for a few days and Benn and Lehtonen have a few practices under their belt with their full-time club, they're both ready to begin what they hope is a 24-game stretch run that will end in a trip to the postseason.
The first step of that possible march to the playoffs starts on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes at American Airlines Center.


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