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3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: July 27
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- What's happening in small business today?
1. Famed bookstore crowd sources moving costs. The St. Mark's Bookshop, a famous New York City bookstore which was known as a hangout for literary figures such as Susan Sontag and William S. Burroughs, is turning to crowdsourcing to raise money for moving costs. The 35 year-old bookstore is looking to downsize to a smaller, more affordable rent space as the economic downturn, rise of online book buying and e-readers -- as well as spikes in its rent -- are making it difficult for the store to stay open in its current location, according to Crain's New York Business.
St. Mark's Bookshop launched a campaign on Wednesday night using Luckyant.com. It has put a goal of raising $23,000 in 25 days from supporters, but hopes to raise more than that. The goal was deliberately low because the startup crowdfunding site calls off campaigns that don't reach their goal. Supporters in return will receive gift cards and discounts at the store, the article says.
The store is also aiming to boost its online presence.
This is not the first time Lucky Ant has helped a New York City small business raise funds for rent reasons. In May, it helped the Living Theatre raise $25,000 to keep it from being evicted from its Lower East Side location.
2. eBay explores ways to allow minors to open accounts. E-commerce retailer eBay(EBAY) is looking to specifically target an untapped buyer demographic -- children who are under 18 -- by allowing them to set up accounts, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The main concerns are about privacy -- advocates worry about data tracking and targeted advertising commonly used with adult accounts -- and parental authorization is being considered by eBay as a solution, WSJ says. The site would also restrict minors from purchasing adult content and products.
eBay would be part of a growing list of tech companies targeting minors, "who are an increasingly savvy and desirable consumer segment," the article says. It may move ahead on the plan within nine months, the WSJ reports.


There are times when it is above and sometimes sometimes down, that is what is called the dynamics of life that is similar to the current competitive condition of SoC manufacturing business.
According to the latest business report launched by Nomura Securities, it has been revealed that Samsung will likely surpass Intel as the world's largest semiconductor maker in the future. Although Intel has been at the forefront of chipmaking for decades, for the last quarter Samsung is projected to reach $ 15 billion in semiconductor sales, compared to Intel's $ 14.4 billion.
While sales of Samsung's own Galaxy S fleet are still used as the biggest pedestal of revenue and profits in the past two or three years, it is undeniable now that it has diversified considerably so that more than half of Samsung's profits and revenues are reportedly coming from chip marketing and Other components. That's not because the Galaxy S8's market performance is no longer important to Samsung, but the expansion of the $ 18 billion chip-making factory reportedly has been announced recently which indicates Samsung's seriousness to increase its earnings through its ability to blend its SoC manufacturing.
Needless to say, the existence of Samsung's flagship Galaxy fleet will virtually benefit from this exciting development, considering everything will get the best and the best of its own memory processors and memory chips without any dependence on others. As for Intel itself, this is certainly going to be a bitter pill that for the first time must ditelannya since the first Pentium processor introduced in 1993.


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Louisa Johnson is a singer and songwriter born in the year 1998. Her parents are David Johnson and Lisa Hawkyard, and she has a young brother Fynn Johnson. In 2015 she won the reality show X FACTOR and later debuted with the cover of “forever young,” which was her winning song in the final episode. In the subsequent years, she has realized other songs in which two were certified by the BPI for “Best behavior.”
Maybe you know about Louisa Johnson very well, but do you know how old and tall is she and what is her net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Louisa Johnson’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.
Early Life & Biography
Louisa was born to David Johnson and Lisa Hawkyard in the year 1998. She began her musical journey in her teenage years. She dropped out of school and enrolled at a performing arts school, where she trained in dance, music, and acting.
She later auditioned for the twelfth series of the X-FACTOR and worn in the year 2015. Since then, her career picked up and has been able to realize other songs with good reception of the songs and ratings in UK charts.
Louisa is currently 26 years and is single. She broke up with her boyfriend, Daniel Elliot, after one year in 2017. They had moved in together in June 2016 and hard plenty of romantic trips abroad, including a sun holiday in the Bahamas. They mete while she was competing in the X-FACTOR competition.
Later, Louisa sparked rumors of a reconciliation with her ex- Daniel as they were spotted out in Essex after the singer bought a new pet dog.
In 2015, there was a rumor that suggested that she was dating West Ham United teenage soccer star Recce Oxford. In 2018, she became part of a controversy after her past homophobic tweets resurfaced. She later apologized for the tweets.
Louisa is active over social media and has a huge number of followers on social sites such as Facebook, instagram, and twitter.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on DOB, Louisa Johnson is 26 years old as of today’s date 21st February 2024. Her height is 165cm tall, and her weight is 52 kg.
After her training at the performing art school, where she trained in music, dance, and acting, she auditioned for the twelfth X-FACTOR competition and won it on 13 December 2015. She was the youngest winner ever of the show. She released her version of Bob Dylan’s song “Forever young” the next year. This was the winner’s single cover she sang.
In 2016, Louisa released her second solo single, “so good,” and it peaked at number 13in the UK. The single received a gold certification from BPI. Also, she was featured in a song “Tears,” a song by English group clean bandit.
In March 2017, Louisa released her third single “Best behavior,” and it charted at number 14 in the UK. The song was certified silver by BPI. She was also featured in Olly Murs single “Unpredictable,” which reached number 32 in the UK singles chart. Louisa featured in “weak(stay strong mix)” song by AJR and “Bridges over troubled water,” a song by American songwriter Paul Simon in the year 2017.
In 2018 March, Louisa released her fourth single “Yes,” a collaboration with the American rapper two Chainz and peaked number 65 in the UK. In the same year, she announced via social media she had left Syco entertainment a British entertainment company and later in August release of her new single “Between You and Me” recorded with collaboration with One Bit. In the same year, she also featured in two songs, “With a little help from my friends” song by English rock band Beatles and “999” song by Moniz.
In 2019, she released a song “Ain’t Got You,” featuring Steve Void. She also collaborated with Sigma on the single “Here We Go Again” and featured on Kream and Eden Prince’s single “Ain’t Thinkin Bout You.”
She released “As I Love Me,” a song to promote collaboration with fitness clothing brand USA Pro.
Awards & Achievements
In the year 2015, she won the X-FACTOR competition. Two of her songs received recognition from the BPI (British Pornography Industry Trade association). The song “So good” received a gold certification, and the song “Best behavior” received a silver certification from the BPI.
Net Worth& Salary of Louisa Johnson in 2024
As of February 2024, The net worth of Louisa Johnson is estimated to be over $2 million. During her contract with the Syco recording label, she was able to net 125,000 Pounds. She was able to receive 100,000 pounds as her salary in the year 2016 for the X Factor Tour. With the current collaboration with the USA Pro clothing band, she may earn more from it.
Louise has been consistent with the music career and has been able to acquire substantive wealth from it. Through hard work and support from parents, she was able to nature her talent, and by the years 2020, has been able to release several singles and been featured in other songs. With her new collaboration with the USA Pro clothing brand, her future seems bright.

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Police Search For Man Who Exposed Himself In Laundromat
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Monday were asking the public to help them find a man who walked into a Laundromat in Brooklyn and exposed himself.
Around 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 14, the man walked into the Laundromat at 204 Bushwick Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and exposed himself to a female employee, police said.
The suspect was described as a black male standing about 5 feet 8 inches tall. Police have released a surveillance photo of the suspect.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the NYPD.
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The bill includes several reforms aimed directly at the housing and mortgage industries.. Intended to prohibit yield spread premiums or other similar compensation based on terms including rate.
”The DPS yield spread over bonds is 2.62 per cent, which is slightly above the longer term average of 2.53 per cent. Gearing is 26.9 per cent on a simple average basis, well below pre-GFC peaks.
Freddie delinquency rate down to lowest level in nearly 3 years Though Freddie’s report was not quite as marked, it did still show declines in its delinquency rates. The single-family rate was down from 3.59 percent in January to 3.57 percent in February, and that’s a further decrease from the 3.82 percent in February 2011 and the 4.20 percent in February 2010, when, like Fannie’s rate, it peaked.Key MERS legal employees turn away from company Managing epidemics: key facts about major deadly diseases.. the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply.. Instead, the focus turned to chronic, noncommunicable diseases, which.. the MERS epidemic.
HUD and Yield Spread Premiums October 3, 2001 The recent decision of the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Culpepper vs Irwin has suddenly swung the spotlight on HUD policy regarding yield spread premiums (ysps) retained by mortgage brokers.
Why calculate Yield Spread Premium (YSP)? The YSP is the premium paid by the lender to the broker for originating a loan. mortgage loan wholesale rates are not passed to consumers directly; rather, a mortgage broker is offered the lender’s rate and brokers pass a retail price to consumers.
In 2006, Bianca Serrano was an undocumented resident who knew nothing about buying a house. She was the quintessential. you can build on. You can spread your wings and find new ways to foreclose on.
Baton Rouge lawyer Robert Kleinpeter testifies Monday, April 15, 2019, against house bill 372, which limits lawsuits resulting from car wrecks as a way to lower auto insurance premiums.
Repealing the individual mandate would result in premiums. the bill even without the abortion language, but the House is another story. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota told The Hill that it’s.
Yield-Spread Premiums Prohibited Under New Loan Origination Compensation and Steering Rules By James Nguyen, J.D. Class of 2013 | Posted on March 7, 2011 at 09:40 pm Under Loan Originator Compensation and Steering rules issued by the Federal Reserve, new restrictions on loan originator compensation and steering practices will go into effect on.
I want to see a yield curve that. Take a look at these two charts. They tell the necessary tale. This is the 10-year note.
Housing recovery evolves mortgage modification landscape First-time buyers are better positioned to take advantage of low rates and some measures to help the housing market. “Other programs such as loan modification, low interest rates and state.
Deposit Book looks to target a variety of global. “Merrill Lynch used to work on that ‘eat what you kill’ strategy, so I said let’s replicate it,” he said. “Obviously, we’ll have to have some.

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text: Golden palm, or golden cane palm, is native to Madagascar. It reaches a height of 25 feet, with several green (gray in old palms) ringed trunks up to 5 inches in diameter. The leaves are up to 8 feet long and are composed of two rows of slender leaflets. Inflorescences arise below the lowest leaf and are up to 3 feet long. Ripe fruits are golden-yellowish and up to three-quarters of an inch long. It flowers and produces fruits irregularly during the year. The meaning of the generic name is unknown. The species name means yellowish.

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In the field of food safety at the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, we investigate the cost and benefit effects of interventions to increase the food safety of animal products along the food chain. The focus is on infectious diseases that are transmissible between animals and humans, so-called zoonoses. These have gained in importance worldwide in recent years. The reasons for this include increasing mobility and growing global trade. In addition to health damage, zoonoses can also have significant economic effects.
The focus of our analyses is (initially) on bacterial pathogens, such as Campylobacter, in poultry meat. Here we work closely with the Max Rubner Institute (MRI) for Meat Safety and Quality. We are investigating the costs of preventive interventions on farms and slaughterhouses that can reduce the risk of foodborne diseases. Examples of preventive interventions on farms include increased hygiene measures and the avoidance of pre-catch or splitting fattening procedures. At the slaughterhouse level, chemical decontamination, freezing of carcasses or UV irradiation can lead to a reduction of Campylobacter bacteria.
A few years ago, in a project (ZooGloW) coordinated by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) ), we investigated possible consumer reactions during food crises and communication policy options for action to manage and prevent crises. Furthermore, the possible costs and benefits of prevention measures in relation to zoonoses were estimated with the help of a simulation model.

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Bone Suckin' Green Apple Fall Slaw
Bone Suckin' Poultry Seasoning 1 1/2 tsp.
Bone Suckin' Mustard, 3 Tbsp.
Olive Oil, 1/4 cup
Fresh Lemon Juice, 4 Tbsp.
Granny Smith Apples, 3 large peeled, halved, cored, cut up matchstick size strips
Red Onion, 1/2 cup, sliced paper thin
Green Onion, 1/2 cup chopped
Whisk first 4 ingredients together in a bowl to blend. Mix in apple, red onion and green onion. Season the slaw with salt and pepper. This is a slaw bursting with flavor and it is a perfect side for a hot afternoon picnic! Serves 4.


Spring Fling: Hutchison, St. George’s, MUS, Houston tennis teams advance
Cramps schmamps. Nothing was going to keep the Hutchison tennis team from taking its place in the finals Tuesday.
In a marathon match that lasted some three and a half hours, the Sting overcame Chattanooga Girls Preparatory School, 4-3, at Old Fort Park. The Sting will play five-time defending champion Chattanooga Baylor at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The victory was secured thanks to a gritty effort from Grace Anne Dunavant, who battled through some major muscle cramps to defeat Ellie Edwards, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. She rallied from 3-0 down in the second set.
'It's about a three right now but on the court it was a nine,' Dunavant said about her pain level while receiving treatment after the match.
'I really appreciate my teammates cheering me on. (My mindset) was win the point and die later.'
Dunavant was the heart and soul of Hutchison's big day. Before playing singles, she teamed with Grace Garrott to win a grueling doubles match, 9-8 (6). Other singles victories for the Sting came from Catherine Owen and Eliza Sims.
St. George's also had to work hard for its victory in D2-A girls play as the Gryphons overcame St. Mary's, 4-3.
Claire Sullivan, who will defend her singles championship later in the week, scored a big 7-5, 6-3 win over Caroline Culpepper at No. 1 with Hannah Grace Howell and Claire McCord winning at No. 3 and No. 5. Howell and McCord then closed out the Turkeys with a doubles victory over Grace Murray and Karen Springfield.
The Gryphons will play Knoxville Webb, which eliminated ECS 5-0, in the 9 a.m. final.
MUS will be after its fourth consecutive D2-AA boys championship following a 4-2 victory over Montgomery Bell Academy. Andres Carro, Frederick Danielson and Jack Powell won in singles for the Owls, who face Baylor at 11:30 a.m.
Houston's girls and boys will each play for AAA titles.
The girls will face Brentwood at 11:30 a.m. after a 4-1 win over East Hamilton. Menzie Montgomery, Allison Griffith, Dinobi Onyeagocha and Kelly Carney won for the Mustangs.
The boys blanked Cookeville 4-0 behind victories from Jonathan de Jesus, Joe George, Ben Leonard and Blake Boswell and will play Tennessee High at 1:30.
HAYNES, TELL STAND OUT IN DECATHLON
Central junior Rashad Hayes was the top local finisher as decathlon competition wrapped up Tuesday, finishing third in the AAA meet with 6,192 points, 376 behind winner Chase Sholl of Rhea County.
Daniel Tell of Briarcrest finished fourth in a strong field with 6,203 points. No one was going to catch George Patrick though; the University of Texas signee from Brentwood Academy won eight of the 10 events to score 7.324 points.
CARDINALS FALL IN SOFTBALL
Kendall Mills outdueled Seeley Layne as Stewarts Creek opened the AAA tournament with a 2-0 victory over Brighton.
Mills held the Cardinals to four hits while striking out 11. Layne gave up just five hits, but one of them was a home run by the Red Hawks' Loryn Sherwood.
Brighton faces Seymour in an elimination game Wednesday at 10 a.m.


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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY / Officer's Gun Still Missing Following Foot Chase
Published 4:00 am, Friday, August 25, 2000
2000-08-25 04:00:00 PDT Richmond -- A gun belonging to a Contra Costa County sheriff's sergeant remained missing yesterday, two days after it apparently fell out of his holster during a foot chase in North Richmond, authorities said.
The sergeant, whose name was not released, realized his gun was missing about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday as he was chasing one of three men who jumped out of a car he had stopped for traffic violations at Filbert Street and Sanford Avenue.
The sergeant stopped the chase and looked for the 9mm semiautomatic, but to no avail, said Jimmy Lee, a Sheriff's Department spokesman. Authorities said someone in the neighborhood may have picked up the gun.
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"Certainly, this is a concern of ours," Lee said. "We're doing everything we can to retrieve the weapon."


Polishing is carried out on polishing cloths (see the Polishing Surfaces Chart for a complete overview). For diamond polishing, a lubricant must be used. The choice of cloth, diamond grain size and lubricant depends on the material to be polished. The first steps are usually done on cloths with low resilience and, for soft materials, with a low viscosity lubricant. For final polishing, cloths with higher resilience and a lubricant with high viscosity are used.
In the ten Preparation Methods the most appropriate cloth for the specific materials are recommended.
Technical Data: RPM: 125, 250


Mahindra 2 Wheelers, the newest player in the vast Indian two wheeler market has started to make progress as the company witnesses a robust growth in its scooter sales. Mahindra is all set to increase the number of products in its portfolio, the company has recently unveiled the Mahindra Pantero and Centuro 110cc commuter bikes which will go sale in the months to come. The two wheeler maker also launched a no frills version of its Rodeo RZ scooter called Standard. The Rodeo RZ Standard makes do without the gimmicky digital instrument panel and also skimps on some features but retains the mechanicals. The scooter is powered by a 125cc engine which puts out 8 bhp of power. Mahindra 2 Wheelers has managed to achieve a cumulative sales figure of 92,143 units between April 2012 to January 2013. In January, the company sold 7,036 scooters. The Rodeo RZ Standard is expected to bring in more volumes in the coming months. “There is increasing preference amongst young, modern couples for our fully loaded, premium Mahindra Rodeo RZ scooter. To make the wonderful Rodeo RZ proposition accessible to more customers, we launched a more affordable variant, the Rodeo RZ Std., at a very attractive price.”, said Mr. Viren Popli, Executive Vice President – Strategy and Market Development, Mahindra Two Wheelers. Apart from the Panerto and Centuro twins, Mahindra is also expected to launch the Mahindra Mojo 300cc performance bike in the later part of this year.
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Just look at the colors; and two sizes of beads in one strand! This is such a rare and beautifully large strand of vintage Vinyl Record Beads, these are statement makers indeed! These fabulous vintage beads are made in Africa from Vulcanite, a material that was used to make vinyl records. They are known as Vinyl Record Beads, since they are made from the same material. Natively, they are called "jigida beads," which is a really fun name to say!
✨The Magic is in the Details✨
Bead Size: 12mm pink and green section, 14mm pink and blue section
Approx. Hole Size: 1mm
Approx. Strand Length: 34"
Number of Beads: HUNDREDS! too many to count!!
Color: Neon Pink, Green, Navy Blue
These beads hail from Mali, where women wear them around their waist, to help them hold their shape. This is a vintage strand. There are HUNDREDS of beads on this 30"+/- strand. These are strung in a loop, the way these beads are traditionally strung in Africa.
If you purchase, you will receive the exact strand you see here. Please note: these beads do show some dirt; no efforts have been made to clean them. You can soak them in soapy water to remove surface dirt.
Looking for wholesale pricing? We offer quantity discount on Vinyl Record Beads and have a HUGE stash that we have been collecting for years. Feel free to email us for more information.
A portion of all WSW sales will be donated to The Compassion Collective, which works to feed, clothe, shelter, and save our refugee and homeless sisters, brothers, and children in the US and worldwide.
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When Saying "I Don't Know" Is A Sign Of Strength
During one of our lunch meetings, a woman asked my colleagues and me, "What haven't I asked you that I should be asking?"
What a great question.
She was essentially saying: You're experts in your field. Illuminate the areas of knowledge that I haven't yet acquired, so that I can make a healthy decision about how to move forward in my business.
This woman wasn't acting like she knew everything (something I used to do frequently for fear of getting an answer wrong). In fact, she was showing how intelligent she was to know that there was more to know.
In the past, when people broached subjects I wasn't yet familiar with, I'd nod, smile and pretend I knew what they were talking about, especially if they pointedly questioned whether or not I did.
Instead of being honest, I would feign familiarity and say things like, "Mmmm yeah, that sounds familiar," then race home to look up the topic, so I wouldn't feel stupid the next time it came up in conversation.
Managing pretenses is exhausting. It places a shield between you you and the person you're interacting with. It takes you out of the moment. You're no longer being genuine. And, since there is no perfection, there's no point in maintaining an illusion of this... there's only practice, and practice makes living.
It's taken me a long while to understand that by saying, "I don't know," I'm actually showing strength. Adding "but I'd like to know more" to the end of the that sentence also demonstrates an admirable desire to grow.
Perhaps what I noticed most was that the way this woman phrased her question, "What question haven't I asked that I should be asking?" she was revealing her faith and trust in us. She was openly relying upon others to have her best interests at heart, and this inspired us to respond in a way with even greater integrity. She offered us the privilege of seeing a part of her vulnerability, and as interconnected human beings, we felt the desire to lend assistance.
Just for today, consider being limitless. Aim to achieve your highest potential by releasing the grip upon what you think you know, surrendering your palms, and opening up to the bounty of assistance the Universe is ready to offer.
Be discerning with who you reach out to, balanced by faith and trust in the people around you. And, be in this place of abundance where we are lifting one another up where we are constantly asking and answering for one another, "What question haven't I asked that I should be asking?"
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“But he did not know that the Lord had left him.”
This week, my seven year old son asked me if he could play a game on the wii. I told him no. He made it clear that he did not like that answer and he went and isolated himself in his room. He later came out and we had a good talk where I quoted the Rolling Stones and told him that we can’t always get what we want, but we get what we need, yeah, yeah.
This experience made me think about how I respond to the word “no”. It also got me thinking about relationships because I have seen how I can isolate when I don’t get what want. I was reminded of this when I did a Bible study on Samson in Judges 13-16.
Samson did not like to hear the word “no.” He was also a perpetual lone ranger. He did not build relationships that could influence him. He did not listen to his parents, he did not build spiritual relationships with women, and he is not described as having any real friends. His relationship with God was also very limited and superficial. He did not even notice when God had left him. His lack of desire for honest relationships and his inability to build friendships clearly led to his downfall.
The study left me examining my relationships and asking these questions:
- How do I respond to the word “no”?
- Do I have relationships that can influence me?
- How much effort am I putting into building spiritual friendships?
- Would I notice if God left me? How close to God am I? Does my relationship with God have depth?
- What spiritual failures have I had because of isolation and lack of spiritual friends?
- What can I do this week to develop deeper spiritual relationships?


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Hassle-free nationwide delivery with Free Shipping and Cash on Delivery option for all OPPO smartphones.
Manila, Philippines (June 13, 2017) — Shopee, the fastest growing ecommerce site in the Philippines is now officially carrying OPPO smartphones. Through the partnership of OPPO and Shopee, customers may avail of free shipping nationwide and cash on delivery payment option on any OPPO smartphone.
The OPPO Official Shop on Shopee will carry the complete lineup of the brand’s smartphones, including all color options such as gold, rose gold and black. These smartphones are the F3 series OPPO F3 and F3 Plus, best-selling F1s Upgrade, mid-range best-value A57, entry value A39 and A37.
At Shopee, customers can be assured of their order with Shopee Guarantee, which protects both buyers and sellers as Shopee holds payments in escrow until buyers receive their order. Only then will the payment be released to the seller — this makes buying online safer, earning an increasing number of loyal buyers at Shopee.
Furthermore, Shopee partners only with trustworthy and credible brands to establish Official Shops on the platform, further giving users peace of mind on their purchases. Aside from Shopee’s Free Shipping program, it also offers its services at no additional fees, commissions or hidden charges.
“E-Commerce in the Philippines is indeed growing and we can’t deny its potential in the future. Our partnership with Shopee will further increase our online reach and give customers more options to buy official OPPO products,” said Stephen Cheng, OPPO Philippines Brand Marketing Manager.
For more details about the official OPPO Shopee store, visit https://shopee.ph/oppophilippines and visit http://www.oppo.com/ph/index.html to know more about the smartphones. You can also download the official Shopee app for free via on Google Play and the App Store.

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Good morning! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!
I’m so excited to share some engagement photos of a fabulous couple. Alli was hoping for some nice winter wonderland photos, but the weather has been so odd here in Denver this year that we had no such luck! All the same, we ran around downtown and made it a great afternoon. Here’s a few of my favorites! I can’t wait for their big day in April!
I think our last shot, in Larimer Square, was my favorite of the day:


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Lakers Are In
Kobe being fouled by Kenyon Martin. AP Photo/Chris Carlson
In the most dominating fashion, the Lakers dismantled the Denver Nuggets 119-92 in Denver in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. They now head to their 30th NBA Finals and look to atone for their collapse in last year's finals against the Boston Celtics.
The Lakers were buoyed by Luke Walton who came in strong in the third quarter after Trevor Ariza picked up a quick fourth foul to open the frame. Walton scored 10 points and made key passes that helped the Lakers stave off the Nuggets pressure as the Nuggets cut the Lakers 13 point halftime lead to nine. Despite the foul problems, Ariza also came up huge with 17 points, 10 of them in the first quarter alone.
Kobe Bryant meanwhile willed the Lakers to this victory getting 35 points with 10 assists taking exactly 20 shots. Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol rounded out the double-digit scoring the Lakers both getting 20 points.
This victory is huge which allows the Lakers to rest until Thursday. The Lakers have been looking a bit fatigued at the end of games in this series.
And I was right. The Lakers did beat the Nuggets in six. So suck on those nuts.


India’s first indigenously developed airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is ready to be integrated with an Embraer 145 jet and could be fully operational by late 2011.
The airborne warning and control system (AWACS) and AEW&C systems are advanced radars crucial for long-range and precision engagement to neutralise hostile targets.
The system is to be equipped with identification friend and foe (IFF), missile attack warning, electronic support measures (ESM), communication support measures (CSM), secure satellite and wireless datalinks, as well as the AWACS platforms.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief controller (SI) Prahlada said the Indian AEW&C was an active phased array radar, designed with panaromic view capable of rapidly scanning the area around it for airborne and ground threats.
The Indian Navy requires varying levels of radar capabilities, from short to long-range and wide-area coverage and could acquire a number of the systems in the near future, according to the Economic Times.
India has 12 Boeing P8-I multimission maritime aircraft (MMAs) on order and is also considering the Northrop carrier-borne Hawkeye 2D, although the system requires a more indigenous capability.
The navy and the air force could require at least 20 each on different platforms and different capabilities.


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Beberapa hari ini saya keranjingan "Bad Reputation" yang jadi soundtrack-nya Freaks and Geeks. Honestly, saya baru aja menyadari kalau "Bad Reputation" tadi, "I Love Rock n Roll" dan "Do You Want to Touch" ternyata lagu-lagunya Joan Jett. Hahahahaha.. Padahal beberapa waktu kemarin saya udah pernah denger kalau Kristen Stewart memerankan sosok lady rocker ini di film terbarunya, The Runaways (2010). Cuma nggak ngeh aja kalo itu si Joan Jett. Hmmmppphhh...
She's the first female rocker to succeed in traditionally male territory, by the way. Joan with her band, The Runaways, with her solo career, and her latest project: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, is totally a bomb!
She may sing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," but the real message of her life story is that she lived rock and roll, and still does every day.
"I was Mike Tyson's wake-up call for several fights — he would have me call him on the morning of a fight. He was so sweet to me."
"Well, I found Kristen (Steward) to be through and through totally professional and just great to be around. I found us to be really, scarily similar, just in our physicality, the way we move through space. When we were hanging out together on set (The Runaways), it was like I had a mirror image. Even just sitting around, we'd do the same thing at the same time. It was just great-and it wasn't creepy. It was wonderfully special."
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Nimrat Khaira, a well-known Punjabi singer, came into limelight when she won PTC Punjabi’s popular reality show Voice of Punjabi season 3. She belongs to Batala Punjab, where she completed her schooling and graduation in biotechnology. Then, she went to Jalandhar to get a degree in music vocal too.
Recently, the singer released her song Ranihaar which sooner started trending on YouTube. This song is a peppy, romantic number from the Punjabi singer who has given her melodious voice to it. Taking it to her social media handle, Nimrat Khaira shared a video with her fans giving them behind the scenes from the shoot of this song. Along with the video she wrote,
“Behind the scenes #Ranihaar
Always fun shooting with 10+1 creation team ___
Thanku all for your immense love for Ranihaar
Agle gane vi bhut jada jaldi #Afsar __”
People posted their comments on the link of the song to show some respect towards the singer. Here are some comments posted by the fans on her social media, when she shared the link of this song:
Produced by Gunbir Singh Sindhu and Manmord Sidhu, this song was able to get 13 million YouTube views in less than a month. The immense love and support people are showering on this song has enabled it to maintain its position in the top most popular songs in the Punjabi Industry.
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The job cut would also concern 830 employees at the Ellesmere Port facility, just-auto.com wrote today, with 354 other workers to leave from the Luton plant. As for Europe, Magna would reduce workforce by around 10,500 employees.
What's interesting is that Magna mentioned in the leaked documents that it would keep the two aforementioned British assembly plants open until at least 2013 and maintain operation in the United Kingdom.
Magna last week submitted an improved takeover bid for Opel which came in the form of an ultimatum, as some media sources suggested hinting that it could leave negotiations in case GM does not agree with its terms. The Canadian manufacturer is currently fighting with RHJ International, the Belgium consortium who recently admitted that it could sell Opel back to GM after the restructuring is completed.
"If the offer is successful, any transaction between the Consortium and General Motors would still be subject to finalization of definitive agreements and other conditions, including government-backed financing. Therefore, there is no assurance at this time that any transaction will result from the current involvement of Magna and Sberbank," Magna said last week after submitting the new bid.
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(CANNINGTON) No snow is no problem for this weekend’s Cannington Dog Sled Races and Winter Festival.
While a lack of the fluffy white stuff has once again forced the cancellation of the race portion of the event, organizers have lined up an array of activities at MacLeod Park on Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 26 and 27).
“This is the third straight year that we’ve had to cancel the races,” said Alison Bennie, one of the organizers.
“I’m not really sure what we’re going to do moving forward. There’s plenty of snow 45 minutes north of us, but it’s not like we can move the event.”
The fun gets underway Friday night (Jan. 25) with a concert featuring Melissa Payne and The Stone Sparrows.
Inspired by family, friends and fiddle lessons from the internationally acclaimed Leahy family, Ms Payne -- an Ennismore native -- has been building a fan base in the Peterborough area for years and has toured with renowned fiddler Natalie MacMaster.
In the past few years, Ms Payne has been busy writing, playing and touring, including appearances at the Mariposa Folk Festival, the Boots and Hearts Festival and the Peterborough Folk Festival, where she was named the Emerging Artist of the Year in 2011.
She released her self-titled debut album in the fall of 2012.
After opening the concert at the 2012 edition of the Dog Sled Races and Winter Festival, The Stone Sparrows are headlining this year’s show. Members of the bluegrass quartet -- Meghan Patrick, Sam Balsom, James Gorry and Olivier Ward -- have combined their diverse musical backgrounds into a unique sound all their own.
In addition to last year’s gig in Cannington, the band were featured performers at the Canada Day celebrations in Oshawa this summer as well as the inaugural Boots and Hearts Festival in Clarington.
And since their last appearance in Cannington, the band has released a four-song EP of original music titled ‘Wild Spaces.’
Tickets for the concert cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show getting underway at 8 p.m. They’re available online at www.ticketscene.ca or at Judd’s Home Hardware in Cannington.
On Saturday and Sunday, the day gets started bright and early with a pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Cannington Legion.
Things get in full swing at 10 a.m. with the opening of the outdoor petting zoo, an interactive exhibit by Zoo to You in the Legion, the outdoor marketplace and the indoor entertainment area in the community centre.
Kids’ games also get underway at 10 a.m., as does the entertainment on the outdoor stage.
Members of the Oshawa Metis Council, the White Pines Dancers and Ojibway storyteller Aaron Bell are among those who will provide a glimpse of First Nations history, through authentic native foods, full ceremonial dress and a traditional smudging ceremony to open the event.
While old favourites like the dog sled rides and ice sculpture competition are back this year, there’s also several new additions this year.
GeekFreaks, a hip-hop dance troupe, will be performing throughout the day and there will be an artificial ice rink on hand for skating. Festival-goers can also test out BodyZorbs, a giant inflatable sphere that covers participants from the waist up.
On Saturday night, the ever-popular Comedy Night returns with a trio of hilarious performers.
Stephen Cox, a veteran whose career dates back to the late 1980s, will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the evening, while Andrew Chapman -- best known as one of the hosts of Crunch on YTV -- will open the show.
Headlining is Miller Crosby, one of Canada’s top comics, who is sure to leave the audience in stitches with her dry wit and deadpan delivery. The Ottawa native has been featured on a number of television and radio shows.
The doors open at 7 p.m. with the show getting underway at 8 p.m. They’re available online at www.ticketscene.ca or at Judd’s Home Hardware in Cannington.
Admission to the 9th annual Cannington Dog Sled Races and Winter Festival costs $7 for adults and $2 for children aged 12 and under. A family pass -- admission for two adults and up to four childen -- is also available at a cost of $20.
For more information on the event, visit www.canningtondogsledraces.com


Comedian Alexei Sayle confronts attitudes towards terminal illness and society’s last taboo in the short film Last Laugh, which was produced as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week, which ran from 14 - 20 May 2012.
Watch 'Last Laugh'.
In the film, the veteran stand-up talks to four people whose life expectancy is less than a year, discovering how humour not only helps them to manage their illness but breaks down the isolation and frustration they feel when professionals, friends and even family treat them with kid gloves.
The six-minute film was commissioned to encourage people to talk more openly about dying and bereavement, and to help educate health professionals involved in end of life care.
Last Laugh was made by PictureWise Productions with the support and advice of the Bolton Dying Matters Group, Bolton Hospice and St Ann’s Hospice, Greater Manchester. PictureWise also produced Dying for a Laugh, featuring comedians including Ardal O'Hanlon and Jenny Eclair, for Dying Matters Awareness Week 2011.
As well as producing the film, Manchester-based documentary maker Kathleen LaCamera is personally involved in supporting people with terminal illness through her role as health care chaplain for the Royal Bolton Hospital and Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
She said: ‘‘Whether I’m on a hospital ward or out in the community, what people tell me over and over is that they don’t want others to become overly cautious around them or simply avoid them for fear of saying the wrong thing because they are dying.
"What they do want is to do the things they’ve always done for as long as they can: talk to friends and family, complain about what’s bugging them, laugh at a good joke, feel useful, get the help they need on a bad day and most of all connect with those things that have always made them feel most like themselves.
"As a healthcare chaplain it is a privilege to be supporting and learning from people at this time of their lives.”
Eve Richardson, Chief Executive of the National Council for Palliative Care and the Dying Matters Coalition, added: “As a film, Last Laugh is tremendously important because it helps to break down the stigma and isolation that many people feel when diagnosed with a terminal illness."
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While at the park, match the number posted on the display item at the White Water Bay Mini Museum to the number in the Mini Museum Key below for more info about that item.
The White Water Bay Mini Museum is located in the windows of the old Radio Ranch building located across from the waterfalls in the Crackaxle Canyon section of the park.
Mini Museum Key
- Crackaxle Canyon uniforms/costumes: When you came to visit Crackaxle Canyon in the park’s early days, you would have seen a few team members wearing these festive ensembles.
- Photos of performers in Sundance: These framed photos showcase an original entertainment show in Sundance Theater, which is now the future home of Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger.
- 1992 Ol’ Waterin’ Hole Original Park Map & Guide: In 1992, this park map and guide of the Ol’ Waterin’ Hole, which is now White Water Bay, was used to detail the waterpark’s rides and attractions, as well highlight its key features and amenities.
- Train Plaque: This plaque, with the original Fiesta Texas logo, was once a featured piece of the park’s beloved train.
- Superstar Concert sign: Country superstar Brad Paisley was a featured artist at this concert series in Lone Star Lil’s.

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In 1999, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) adopted a grooming policy that forbid prisoners from wearing beards. The policy stated that "beards ... could conceal contraband; promote identification with gangs; create a health, hygiene, or sanitation hazard; or could significantly compromise the ability to identify an offender."
If a Virginia state prisoner grew a beard in violation of the policy, he was first ordered to shave. If he refused, he was placed in segregation and then transferred to a different facility where he suffered the loss of privileges, including "access to personal property, movement rights, the right to eat and associate with others, recreation time, and visitation time."
The only exception to the VDOC's beard ban was a medical exemption, which allowed prisoners with a physician's "No Shave Pass" to maintain a one-fourth-inch beard.
VDOC prisoner William R. Couch, a Sunni Muslim, claimed that "his religion requires that he grow a beard." Prior to 1999 when the grooming policy went into effect, "he continuously maintained a beard in compliance with his faith." However, Couch apparently complied with the beard ban between 1999 and 2009.
In December 2009, "Couch requested permission to grow a one-eighth-inch beard in order to comply with his religious obligations." He cited the one-fourth-inch medical exemption as evidence that a one-eighth-inch religious exemption would not cause any problems.
After VDOC officials denied Couch's requests and grievances, he filed suit in federal court, alleging that the beard ban violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and his First Amendment free exercise rights. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants and Couch appealed.
Relying on Couch's testimony "that the primary religious texts of Islam command that he grow a beard and that the refusal to maintain a beard is a sin comparable in severity to eating pork," the Fourth Circuit found "that maintaining a beard is a qualifying religious exercise under RLUIPA."
Although RLUIPA does not define the "substantial burden" that prison officials may not place on a prisoner's religious exercise, the appellate court determined that the consequences of non-compliance with the VDOC's beard ban "fit squarely within the accepted definition of 'substantial burden.' ... Therefore, Couch has satisfied his obligation of showing a substantial burden on his religious exercise."
As a result, the burden shifted to prison officials to "prove that the challenged policy is the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling governmental interest."
Giving deference to the "experience and expertise" of VDOC Deputy Director of Operations John M. Jabe, the Court of Appeals found "that the Policy, which prohibits Couch from growing a beard, is in furtherance of compelling governmental interests," citing DeMoss v. Crain, 636 F.3d 145 (5th Cir. 2011) (prison grooming policy furthered compelling interests based on security concerns such as easy identification of prisoners, gang affiliation and the ability to conceal contraband within a beard).
However, the Fourth Circuit noted that prison officials "must also establish that the Policy is the least restrictive means of furthering the compelling governmental interests that they identify," under 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-2(a)(2). And citing its decision in Smith v. Ozmint, 578 F.3d 246 (4th Cir. 2009) [PLN, Feb. 2011, p.42], the appellate court observed it has "required that the government, consistent with the RLUIPA statutory scheme, acknowledge and give some consideration to less restrictive alternatives."
The Court of Appeals explained that in Smith, it had found an affidavit filed by prison officials "to be deficient, in part, because it was general and did not indicate consideration of less restrictive alternatives." It also "failed to explain how the prison could accommodate other exceptions to the grooming policy but could not accommodate a religious exception." In Couch's case, the Fourth Circuit found that the defendants' affidavits "suffer from many of the same deficiencies identified in Smith."
Ultimately, the appellate court held that the defendants "did not satisfy their burden of showing that the Policy was the least restrictive means of furthering the identified compelling interests." As such, the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants was reversed. See: Couch v. Jabe, 679 F.3d 197 (4th Cir. 2012).
Following remand, the case settled in September 2012 with the VDOC agreeing to make changes to its grooming policy. Couch was allowed to "grow and maintain a ¼ inch beard consistent with the provisions of [VDOC] Operating Procedure 864.1 effective October 1, 2012." The amended grooming policy allows all Virginia state prisoners to maintain a beard of ¼ inch maximum length, and "no prior approval or shave pass is required."
Further, the VDOC agreed to pay $28,562.97 in Couch's attorney fees and expenses. He was represented by Charlottesville, Virginia attorney Jeffrey E. Fogel. See: Couch v. Jabe, U.S.D.C. (W.D. Vir.), Case No. 5:10-cv-00072.
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The paper demonstrates a procedure for generalising hypotheses from evidence based modelling. Starting from an empirical agent based social simulation model of the village of Ga-Selala in South Africa, a more abstract and more general implementation of the model is implemented and run to assess a hypothesis about the process of breakdown of social support networks as a result of HIV/AIDS. The empirical model is already well validated. The abstract model is shown to yield similar results and to lead towards a more general theory of the social impact of epidemics such as HIV/AIDS.

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|Mark Recchi scores game-winning goal in final 20 seconds to lead Bruins past Lightning||12.28.10 at 10:12 pm ET|
Mark Recchi sent a wrist shot past Dan Ellis with 19.7 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Lightning on Tuesday night in Tampa.
Recchi’s goal was the B’s second power play tally of the night, as the Bruins were on the man advantage late in the contest thanks to a Steven Stamkos boarding call for a hit on Gregory Campbell.
Michael Ryder, Steven Kampfer, and Brad Marchand scored in the first, second, and third periods, respectively to give the Bruins leads in each period. Kampfer’s second-period tally was his first career NHL goal, while Marc Savard got his 700th point in assisting it.
The Lightning were able to tie the game following each of the B’s first three goals, getting tallies from Stamkos, Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis.
Tim Thomas made 31 saves on the night and improved to 18-4-3 on the season. The Bruins will travel to Atlanta to face the Thrashers on Thursday.
WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR THE BRUINS
- Kampfer’s goal was the latest reminder that he has been just what the Bruins needed when they traded Matt Hunwick. Monday night’s blunder that led to David Booth‘s was the only time the 22-year-old’s style of play has cost the B’s, and he remains their best (and only) puck-moving D-man.
- The Bruins got Brad Marchand back. After missing three games with soreness caused by the crushing hit he took from P.K. Subban. Daniel Paille filled in admirably, but Marchand’s return to the lineup saw him grab his fifth goal, giving him as many as Tyler Seguin.
- The Bruins were able to draw penalties early on the penalty kill twice. With Milan Lucic in the box for hooking in the first, the Lightning power play lasted just five seconds before Stamkos went off for tripping Zdeno Chara.
In the second period, Blake Wheeler went off for high-sticking Dominic Moore, but Teddy Purcell was in the box 16 seconds later for holding. On the night, the B’s were 2-for-6 on the power play, while the Lightning went 1-for-5.
From the WEEI.com Stat Truck: In firing the shot that’s rebound led to Marchand’s goal, Shawn Thornton picked up his second assist of the season. That ties him with Thomas, who also has a pair of helpers.
WHAT WENT WRONG FOR THE BRUINS
- Milan Lucic has now gone five games without a point. Prior to this stretch, which began Dec. 18 against the Capitals, Lucic had only gone two games without a point once. Lucic is a minus-2 throughout the streak. His linemate isn’t faring much better, as Nathan Horton had a season-low 11:36 of ice time, including a 3:09 first period.
- While a couple of rookies shined in Kampfer and Marchand, Seguin has been very quiet. He failed to get a shot on goal, and has now gone 10 games without a goal. He has just two points in those games.
- The B’s blew three leads in the game. The game featured plenty of back-and-forth, but the Bruins had the opportunity to close it out following Marchand’s goal in the third and failed to do so until the Stamkos penalty.
The Bruins, fresh off of jumping into first place in the Northeast division with their 3-2 shootout win over the Panthers on Monday, will take on the Lightning, who lead the Southeast division, on Tuesday night. It’s the second of five straight road games for the Bruins, and the second of three games in four days.
The last time the Bruins faced the Lightning, they won in blowout fashion, crushing Tampa Bay, 8-1, at TD Garden on Dec. 2. The two teams have split the season series thus far, as the Lightning grabbed a 3-1 win at St. Pete Times Forum on Nov. 22.
The Lightning have won six of their last seven games, while the Bruins are winners of their last two.
Tuukka Rask and Brad Marchand were the only Bruins to take the ice on Tuesday morning, suggesting it will be Tim Thomas in net.
WHERE IT’S AT
- The Lightning are 10-2-2 in Tampa and are a perfect 4-0-0 in home games this month.
- The Bruins are 10-5-1 on the road this season. Their shootout win on Monday was just their second road victory of the month, the first of which came on Dec. 1 in Philadelphia.
- Steven Stamkos is back on track following his statistical hiccup that lasted from late November into the beginning of the month. He has scored seven goals in his last eight games and has 28 on the season.
- Milan Lucic‘s scoreless streak has now reached four games and he has one point in the last six contests. Lucic had two points when the B’s faced the Lightning on Dec. 2.
- David Krejci and Michael Ryder starred in that 8-1 Bruins victory over the Lightning earlier this month with three points apiece. Both Krejci and Ryder had a pair of points in Monday’s win over the Panthers, and with their line with Blake Wheeler clicking, they’re certainly a couple of players worth keeping an eye on.
- After having three goals entering last Thursday’s game vs. the Rangers, Vincent Lecavalier has doubled that in his last two games. He has a pair of goals in Sunday night’s 3-2 overtime victory over the Thrashers.
- After Monday, it’s now been five straight games without a start for Rask. If Thomas starts against the the Thrashers on Thursday, Rask will have gone more than two weeks without seeing any playing time. Thomas has been stellar in his last two starts, so the Bruins face some serious difficulty in trying to get Rask game experience to keep him sharp.
STORLYLINES GOING IN
- The Lucic – Savard – Horton line has not produced a goal in either of the two game s since it came into being in last week’s line shuffle. In fact, of the four non-special-teams goals the team has scored in the last two contests, half have come from Krejci, with Shawn Thornton scoring the other two.
- Will this one go to overtime, too? Judging by the opponent, it wouldn’t be surprising. The Lightning’s last three games have been decided either in overtime or a shootout. They’re 2-0-1 in that stretch.
|Marc Savard knows there’s nothing worse than being stale during the holidays||12.21.10 at 10:44 am ET|
It was supposed to be a festive night, featuring Rene Rancournaments handed out to 10,000 fans, the Bruins wearing their white home jerseys and the Bruins and Ducks on national TV.
Instead, it turnout out to be one big dud, filled with nothing for Boston hockey fans except the proverbial lump of coal in their stockings – and stale coal at that – which could never light a fire under the Bruins.
The Bruins got 45 shots on Anaheim’s Jonas Hiller but none of them found the back of the net. The Bruins were done in by the Jonas smother.
“You can say we had forty-something shots, but a lot of them were one shot and out,” B’s center Marc Savard said. “We’ve got to dig down. I think the intensity level was lacking tonight on a lot of us and coach switched the lines there for the third. We seemed to have some more jump a bit, just to try and get some energy on the team because like I said, we were getting stale there a little bit.
“We created chances, but bottom line is that you’ve got to come to the rink and want results and I think, including myself, I’m probably top of the list right now I’m not getting any and then therefore, that’s not helping the team at all. So we’ve all got to look in the mirrors here. We’ve got one more before Christmas, it’s huge, and we need it.”
While their coach was ripping them moments later, Savard acknowledged that Claude Julien can’t do much more screaming at them.
“Claude is trying,” Savard added. “I mean, he can’t yell at us every single night. It gets long on him too, so it comes with the guys in the room here to pick up the slack and right now, that’s what we’ve got to do. Like I said, this one more before Christmas here, we’ve got to have a huge effort.”
Savard agreed with Mark Recchi, who told WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan show Tuesday morning that Thursday’s home finale before Christmas has turned into a must-win for the fragile psyche of the team.
Savard said he has no answers right now but knows they better appear Thursday against Atlanta.
“Well, yeah, I mean, I don’t have the answer for it,” Savard said. We’ve all just got to be that much more intense. Like I said, this one before Christmas is huge. We need it.”
Many people have been wondering about the near-term fate of Julien. But just as many – if not more – have wondered if the lineup and roster need a shake-up.
“No, I don’t think the lineup needs a shakeup,” Savard said. “We’ve got a good hockey club. We’ve just got to get it going here and work together as a unit and we’ll be fine. Our goalies are battling for us every night back there and we’ve just got to give them some support.”
|Bruins at Sabres preview||12.15.10 at 12:14 am ET|
The Bruins will take on the Sabres for the third time this season as the two teams face off in Buffalo on Wednesday night. The Bruins have points in their last six games (4-0-2) and have taken both of their meetings with the Sabres. Their most recent win over Buffalo came last Tuesday when Mark Recchi tipped a Dennis Seidenberg shot past Ryan Miller to give the B’s a 3-2 win in overtime.
Tuukka Rask was first off the ice for the Bruins, an indication he’ll be between the pipes come game time.
WHERE IT’S AT
- The Sabres are a sub-.500 hockey team (12-14-4) because of their struggles at home. Nine of their 14 losses this season have come in Buffalo, as they’ve posted a 6-9-1 record at HSBC Arena. They are 3-3-0 in their last six home games.
- The Bruins remain a more dangerous team when playing away from TD Garden. They’ve posted a 9-3-1 road record. They took a shootout loss to the Maple Leafs in their last road game.
- Fighting majors aside, the Bruins have been avoiding the penalty box as of late. They had just one penalty in both Saturday’s game and last Tuesday’s Buffalo game, both of which contests went into overtime. The B’s are 15th in the league in penalty minutes per game (12.9), though that is helped by their 26 majors, a number that puts them fifth in the league despite tying seven teams for playing the least amount of games.
- Milan Lucic is on pace for 44 goals. Does anybody truly see him as a 40-goal-scorer? Variables such as empty netters and a couple softies have been on his side thus far, so while he may eventually slow down, he still figures the finish the season as the team’s top goal-scorer if he remains healthy.
- David Krejci has three points (all assists) against the Sabres this year. He’s only had three points against one other club, and he knocked that out in one game when he scored two goals and tallied an assist in the team’s 8-1 win over the Lightning. Krejci is also on a three-game point steak that began with his two assists last Saturday against the Sabres.
- Marc Savard and Tyler Seguin have combined for just two points — an assist apiece — since Savard made his return to the lineup on Dec. 2. One would have to assume the two will get going and that Seguin will eventually be big asset for Savard, but it simply hasn’t happened yet.
Savard’s ice time has generally been anywhere from 13:15 to 16:26, and he’s averaged 15:01 per night.
- Here’s a totally useless and hardly telling stat from the good ol’ WEEI.com stat truck: The Bruins have won the first game of a three-in-four stretch every time this year. In those games, they’ve grabbed wins in Buffalo (5-2 on Nov. 3), Pittsburgh (7-4 on Nov. 10), New York (3-2 over the Rangers on Nov. 17), and Philadelphia (3-0 on Dec. 1).
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- Tim Thomas has started and won both of the team’s games against the Sabres thus far. It’s quite remarkable that Tuukka Rask is on pace for just 26 starts this season, but he’ll get his first crack at the Sabres Wednesday.
- Miller was dealing with a groin injury when the Bruins beat up on Jhonas Enroth and Patrick Lalime on Nov. 3, but he manned the pipes last Tuesday vs. the B’s. It wasn’t his best showing, as he allowed a bit of a softie to Lucic — letting a shot from a tough angle just sneak between his leg and the left post.
Miller is coming off a rough loss to the Penguins on Saturday. He allowed four goals on just 23 shots.
- It is up in the air whether the B’s will dress Tyler Seguin or Daniel Paille. Seguin didn’t play Saturday with what the team called flu-like symptoms, and Paille played well. Claude Julien told reporters that it would be a game-time decision.
- Adam McQuaid, who could have been badly injured on Jody Shelley‘s cheap shot Saturday, is also fine. Both players practiced Tuesday.
|Bruins lead Islanders, 1-0, after one||12.09.10 at 7:46 pm ET|
Milan Lucic scored his 14th goal of the season, a power play tally, and the Bruins lead the Islanders, 1-0, after a period.
It appeared that Lucic’s shot actually hit the right post, bounced of New York goalie Rick DiPietro and into the net. Marc Savard got the assist on the goal, registering his first point since his return from post-concussion symptoms.
DiPietro had the save of the period on Dennis Seidenberg. After giving up a big rebound off a shot from Nathan Horton, DiPietro had to lunge to stop Sedidenberg on the rebound.
The Bruins outshot the Islanders, 16-7, and Tuukka Rask didn’t really face much pressure. The Bruins are 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Islanders are 0-for-1. The Bruins will begin the second period on the man advatnage, as P.A. Parenteau went off for boarding with 10.2 seconds left in the period.
Adam McQuaid and Zenon Konopka squared off in the only fight of the period.
|What the return of Marc Savard really means to the Bruins||12.03.10 at 11:08 am ET|
Less than an hour after the Bruins croaked the Tampa Bay Lightning, 8-1, at TD Garden, Bruins coach Claude Julien was asked if the team was given an emotional boost by the return of Marc Savard after a bout of post-concussion syndrome.
“Boy, you’re giving him a lot of credit, aren’t you?” Julien quipped in his classically wry sense of humor. “It’s nice to have him back, obviously everybody’s happy to have him back, but you know, I think our players, as a whole, even yesterday when he wasn’t in the lineup, decided that they were going to play hard and play well and they did. So he just added to that, I guess, fuel for tonight.”
Savard skated 21 shifts in 15 minutes and 45 seconds, taking one shot while winning 5-of-10 face-offs on the night. But his impact was felt early when he got into the fray early with a fore-check. He played on several combo lines and everyone thought he didn’t miss a beat.
“I mean, he brought a lot of offense today,” two-goal scorer David Krejci said. “He wasn’t on the score sheet but he had a lot of last minute chances. We have big depth now with him and all four lines can score goals and it’s hard for their top defensemen to defend our top guys. So, it’s good to have him back and it’s good to see him and hopefully we will keep doing the same thing we did tonight.”
And that can only help this Bruins offense. It certainly appeared that way Thursday night.
“I think that’s the first eight goals the team has scored that I haven’t had anything on it, but I kept telling Claude I was a presence tonight,” Savard said BEFORE Julien’s post-game observation. “I felt good, obviously had some shifts where I felt a little tired and as the battles wore on, I just stood in front of Timmy [Thomas], so hopefully he can stop it. It was great to be back. The fans were fantastic. I got a little emotional there. It was a little tough to go out on that shift there, but it was special.”
Tim Thomas set the tone for the night, stepping aside before leading the team on the ice for pre-game warm-ups. Instead, Savard had that honor against Tampa Bay.
“I didn’t know what he was doing there. I didn’t even realize. I just thought he was stepping aside, that’s maybe what he does now. I just kept skating, then I looked over and no one was there, so it was kind of nice of the guys, I think they did that on purpose, but it was funny.”
Still, for skating in a game for the first time since May, it was quite the adjustment for Savard.
“I mean, it’s been six months, so it’s been a long time,” Savard said. “Shaking off a bit of rust, but you know, I felt I made some good plays. I felt there’s some stuff I can build off of, some things I can work on still, obviously. Battles I had a little trouble as the shift wore on in our zone a couple times, but I felt good, I felt strong. I got in there a couple times, tried to bang around, didn’t really move anybody, but it was a lot of fun.” Read the rest of this entry »
|Looking back on a busy day of Marco Sturm comings and non-goings||12.02.10 at 11:11 pm ET|
The Bruins came right out and said it on Thursday night: Marco Sturm is not a member of the Los Angeles Kings. The same day that he reportedly waived his no-trade clause to facilitate a deal to LA, health issues held up the trade and kept him in Boston for the time being.
Amidst all the uncertainty, the Bruins went out on Thursday night and gave the Lightning a thorough beating, running up the score on Mike Smith and Dan Ellis to the tune of an 8-1 victory. It was a long day for the Bruins, and they end it with a big win in hand and Sturm still on the roster. Here’s a look back at the day:
11:00 a.m.: Sturm is one of five Bruins to take the ice at TD Garden, as he skated with Marc Savard, Daniel Paille, Jordan Caron, and Tuukka Rask.
Noon hour: Darren Dreger of TSN reports via twitter that a deal was struck between the B’s and Kings that would send Sturm to LA. The deal seemingly would end the team’s salary cap woes, as Sturm, who is in the final year of his contract, has a $3.5 million cap hit.
1 p.m. hour: ESPN.com reports the Bruins would receive a conditional fifth-round pick for Sturm.
7 p.m. hour: After crickets from the Bruins regarding an announcement, TSN’s Bob McKenzie tweets that “medical issues” had complicated the deal and that there was “uncertainty” as to whether it could get done.
9:43 p.m.: Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli issues the following statement on Sturm:
“I am aware of the various media reports today regarding Marco Sturm. I can confirm that I spoke to Marco about waiving his no trade clause and have had discussions regarding Marco with other teams. I can also confirm that there is no trade in place with Marco. At this time, Marco is a member of the Boston Bruins and will continue to train with our team.”
11:20 p.m.: McKenzie tweets the following:
“Final word on aborted Sturm deal: LAK were furnished with player’s medical records. They had concerns with what they saw.”
POSTGAME: Teammates acknowledge an odd day in which they thought Sturm was gone, only to learn he would stick around.
“It was a little different, that’s for sure,” Savard said. “Especially a good friend like that.”
Savard, who made his season debut on Thursday night, had done much of his on-ice rehabbing with Sturm, as the two would take the ice together before they were cleared to practice with teammates.
“We’ve had a tough run together, that’s for sure,” Savard said. “We’ve supported each other along the way, so when the news came that he was getting traded, it was tough for both of us, because we’re good friends, obviously. I’m going to see him tomorrow, and be happy he’s still there.”
Shawn Thornton noted that until Sturm is a member of another team, he is going to continue to embrace him as a teammate.
“I really don’t know what’s going on, except that he’s still part of our team,” Thornton said. “He’s a good friend of mine. Our families get along really well. As far as I’m concerned, he’s still here, so I’m going to continue to treat it as such.”
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Here are a few suggestions to help individuals and parishes to help promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Those who often feel they might have a vocation sometimes hesitate before answering the Lord's call. These ways provide opportunities to dialogue with those considering a vocation to priesthood or religious life, and to support them in as many ways as possible.
Holy Hours for Vocations – begin Eucharistic Exposition for Vocations in your parish. Prayer before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is particularly fruitful for vocations. A parish rosary for vocation intentions is also very fruitful.
Encourage Prayer for One’s Own Vocation – encourage and lead young people to pray to the Lord for discernment in their vocation. Is the Lord calling me to priesthood, religious life, married life, or the single life?
Mass Intentions for Vocations – Offer Mass on a regular basis for the intention of increased vocations to priesthood and religious life.
Ask – Tell promising young boys and men who show interest in truth, compassion for others, and an aptitude for the spiritual life that they would make a fine priest. Ask them to pray and consider the priesthood. Likewise, ask promising young girls and women to pray and consider religious life, and tell them they would make a fine sister or nun.
Work with the Parish Priest – Work with the pastor at your parish on vocation awareness activities. The priest is a primary influence on young people considering priesthood and religious life. For example, the priest at confirmation interviews can ask the candidates if they’ve considered priesthood/religious life.
Encourage Parents – Invite parents of vocation sons and daughters to give a talk at the end of Mass about the joy of being a parent of a priest, seminarian, or religious brother or sister. Parents need to here other parents speak on vocations. Speak to parents groups and parish organizations about the parents’ role in vocations.
Celebrate Vocation Dates – Have special Masses, talks, or events during National Vocation Awareness Week, World Day for Consecrated Life, and World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Make use of materials provided by the Office of Vocations of the diocese.
Parish Bulletin Articles – Provide a weekly or monthly article or “corner” in the parish bulletin on vocation reflection or vocation prayer. Place a vocation prayer card in the hymnals or parish missalettes.
Parish Mission or Retreat – Host a parish mission or retreat. Prayer often brings discernment and conversion.
Recognize Altar Servers – Recognize servers with a reward night or an outing.
Invite the Vocations Director to Speak – The Director of Vocations can be invited to speak about vocations at weekend Masses or at other events. It is a nice way to give the local pastor some time off.
Vocations Committees – Start a vocations committee at your parish to encourage young people to consider vocations.
Vocations Presentation at Parish Schools and Religious Education Classes – periodically talk about vocations to students in parish schools or religious education programs. Often a panel format with priests, religious sisters and brothers, and others is a great way to show the unity of the Church in vocations. Ask TEC members or those particularly skilled in youth ministry to speak on vocations. Also, highlight the lives of saints in religious education classes – they are the heroes and models for young people.
Vocations Literature – Put up pictures of diocesan seminarians and make available other vocation literature from the Diocese of Madison Office of Vocations. Have pictures of priests, brothers, or sisters who came from the parish displayed with a short biography in the parish hall.
Sponsor a Visit to a Seminary, Monastery, or Convent – Having young people visit religious houses and seminaries provides tangibility to priesthood and religious life.
Youth Ministry and Young Adult Discussion Groups – These ministries are the seedbed of vocations. Youth ministry and young adult groups allow young people to consistently pray and examine issues of faith that help them grow in the spiritual life.
Prayer by Shut-Ins, Elderly, and the Sick – Ask those who may be physically limited to offer their prayers and suffering for vocations.
Host Catholic Movie Nights – Ask youth or young adults to attend a Catholic movie night at the parish. The night could consist of prayer, a meal or refreshments, a Catholic movie, and discussion.
Host Parish Youth or Discernment Nights – Invite youth, high school students, or young adults to separate or combined discernment nights. Possible components could include prayer, socials, panel discussions from priests and religious, meet the pastor sessions, question and answer sessions, movies, trips to cathedrals or other churches, book reviews or discussion groups, etc…
Host the Chalice/Cross Program – Work with your parish priest to have families gather (perhaps for a meal) to pray for vocations, and then circulate the chalice or cross from family to family as each family prays for vocations. This chalice or cross is then given to the member of the parish who becomes a priest, brother, or sister. This gives each family a wonderful opportunity to talk about vocations and their role in fostering vocations.
Invite Candidates to Speak to the Vocations Directors – Invite those showing interest in priesthood or religious life to speak to the Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Madison. You can call him at 608-821-3095. We never pressure young men or women, but rather help them to grow in their spiritual life and discern and pray about their vocation, and encourage them to learn more about possible vocations. The Lord wants a free response from those whom He calls.
Visit the Vocations Website of the Diocese – Young people and young adults in parishes can access the diocesan vocations website at www.madisonvocations.org. It is an easy and exciting way for Catholic school students and religious education students to interactively learn about vocations.
Vocation Prayer in Parish Hymnals – This vocation prayer can be used as a regular part of parish worship – whether at Masses, at Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, or at private or communal prayer. The Office of Vocations has sample prayers and prayer cards available for parishes.
Support Our Seminarians – Parishes can write letters to our seminarians, especially on their birthdays. Catholic school children often write beautiful letters that seminarians find touching. The Office of Vocations will happily supply contact information for our seminarians.
Seminarian Journal – Ask one of the seminarians to keep a journal of his seminary experience and submit a summary periodically in the parish bulletin. Parishioners can get a peek at seminary life through his writing.