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you will never understand human biodiversity without first turning an hbd-eye on yourself.
before i elaborate on that, a small exercise. indulge me.
at the end of this sentence, when i ask you to, i want you to raise your eyes from your monitor (or smartphone or tablet or whatever device you're using), glance around for a few seconds, and then come back here. okay: go!
back? great.
now, i don't know exactly what you saw during your brief adventure away, but what i do know is that when you looked around your room or office or the coffee shop or your own private tropical island (d*mn you!), you experienced seeing a smooth, undisturbed, flowing picture of your surroundings — it was a video-like experience (hopefully not a shaky cam-like one! if so, get to a doctor, quick!). that experience is a false one, created by your brain to make life easier for you. what happens, in fact, is that each and every time we move our gaze from one object or scene to another, in the intervening nanoseconds, we are effectively blind. we don't "see" anything for those split seconds. the reason we don't experience what would presumably be a very disturbing and confusing one — the lights going off and on all day long! — is because our brains fool us. the brain interpolates the visual data captured via eyeballs, etc., and presents it all to its owner (user?) in a nice, even — but unreal — picture of what that individual "sees."
cool, huh? yeah.
the reason i bring this up is just to illustrate how our brains are not really to be trusted. fantastic, wonderful, unfathomable organ! — but one that fools us. a lot! it deceives us so that we don't go around bumping into things all day long (the saccadic masking mentioned above). it deceives us (deceives itself!) so that we can decieve others. it probably fools each of us into believing that we are discrete individuals — that we are or have "selves." h*ck! it even looks like our consciousness is not a stream but more like rhythmic pulses. all for good evolutionary reasons, of course. but, still, there it is: the brain is a trickster.
once you realize this about the human brain — that it's an indispensible but untrustworthy organ — all of the cognitive biases and dissonances that we suffer from start to make sense. humans are not rational creatures. we are capable of some amount of logic and rational thought (some more than others), but more often than not, our "reason" serves as an excuse generator for our innate drives, desires, and proclivities.
the next thing you need to know — and you really have to internalize this — is that all of those drives and desires and proclivities are innate. all behavioral traits are heritable to some degree or another, which means that genes are behind them, and which means that there's not much any of us can do to change our natures. for instance, there prolly aren't specific genes that will make a person a christian versus a muslim, but there are definitely genes "for" religiosity. which religion a person with "genes for" religious belief follows will obviously depend to a large degree on the culture in which he is immersed, but persons with "genes for" religious belief will tend to be religious or spiritual somehow.
all behavioral traits are heritable. and, so, you cannot change people or peoples — not fundamentally. people are what they are. you are what you are, and so most of your thoughts and conclusions and feelings about life and the world around you are expressions of your innate traits. mine, too. (don't worry. i'll get to that.) and let's be honest: innate traits and a deceiving brain are no foundations for uncovering the truth. we cannot rely on our gut instincts in trying to uncover the facts about reality or to (consciously) understand how the world works. the only way around this problem of our lyin', cheatin', no-good brains is to rely on science and its finding. of course, since science is conducted by humans, we run into all those cognitive biases, etc., again. but with enough effort, i think we can eventually discover some truths. either that or space stations will some day start falling out of the sky, and we'll know we're doing it wrong.
now back to my initial point: you will never understand human biodiversity without first turning an hbd-eye on yourself. first, learn this about yourself — that your thoughts and feeling and behaviors are heritable and largely out of your control — and then try to apply this knowledge to your understanding of other individuals and groups. examine your ideas and your feelings. your gut instincts (be especially suspicious of those!). your beliefs. you may think you have thought through the important questions rationally, but chances are you haven't. not really. be honest with yourself. and be hard on yourself. but remember to have a laugh about it all, too — how absurd it all is really at the end of the day! (~_^)
remember my three laws of human biodiversity. and don't ever forget that there are exceptions to the rules — and that you might be one of them — or your neighbor might. always — always! — keep in the forefront of your mind the concept of AVERAGE when you think about the human biodiversity between groups — and that not every member of a group will fit the average. do NOT pick and choose the areas of human biodiversity that suit your tastes and disregard the rest. you won't get any dessert if you do.
most importantly — and i can't emphasize this enough — do NOT project your innate feeling and thoughts and inclinations onto others! you might think and feel one way, but the other person sitting next to you might not. and he might really think and feel very differently from you, and have a completely different perspective on the world — different in a fundamental way — that neither he nor you can change, because he was born this way. (or maybe experienced a developmental insult that affected his biology in a similarly permanent sort of fashion.)
do not project your preferences onto other individuals or groups. just because you like to keep a super tidy house (you ocd person) doesn't mean others do. and just because you and your people feel that living in nuclear families and having loose (or nonexistent) extended family ties is a nice way to live doesn't mean that other peoples want that. and just because democracy happens to work well in your population — or autocracy, depending on where you're from — doesn't mean either of them would transfer well to other populations having different average innate characteristics from your own.
so, below are some aspects of human biodiversity you might want to run through when you're getting to know thyself. there's lots more. these are just some things i thought of off the top of my head. (if i were really organized, which i am not, i would've linked to how heritable each of these different traits is. maybe i'll go back and fill those in one of these days. for now, you're on your own — google 'em. or check jayman's blog. he's probably got a lot of the heritability figures over there! (^_^) ) try and see if identifying and recognizing any or all of your innate traits helps you to understand why you think and feel and behave in the ways that you do.
– are you male or female? men and women on average think and feel differently about an awful lot of things. don't blame me. i'm just the messenger.
– are you heterosexual or homosexual? or some other sort of sexual? heterosexual men and women on average think and feel differently about quite a lot of things compared to gay men and lesbian women et al. and i don't just mean about preferred sexual partners. remember that there are always exceptions to these rules. and remember not to PROJECT your thinking/feelings onto other subgroups here (yes, i am looking at you butch lesbian feminists!).
– what is your racial and, to my mind more interesting and important, ethnic background? what other sort of population or subpopulation might you belong to (eg. siberian peoples or sicilians)? are you a person of mixed heritage? plenty of average differences in all sorts of directions here.
– how intelligent are you? what's your iq? try to remember that people of much lower intelligence than you will have a very hard time understanding a lot of the things that you do, and that you will find it difficult, if not impossible, to grasp the ideas and concepts that people more intelligent than you can. be humble (if you're able).
– what personality traits characterize you? both big 5 and hexaco. are you open to experiences? people who score low on openness are generally conservative. are you conscientious? in other words, are you efficient and organized or more easy going and (*ahem*) disorderly? are you an extravert or an introvert? if you're an extravert, you're probably not enjoying this exercise at all. sorry. (in my experience, extraverts are not very introspective.) are you agreeable? kind, sympathetic, warm. or are you angry all the time? are you neurotic or emotional? or are you more stable? and from the hexaco scale, where do you rank when it comes to honesty-humility?
– how old are you? if you're under, say, 24, keep in mind that your brain hasn't finished developing yet. your frontal lobes are incomplete, so you've got very little sense. (~_^) if you're a young male, between say 16 and 24, you might be quite aggressive (although not necessarily violent) and risk tasking. be careful out there! if you're (*ahem*) older, remember that everything slows down with age. (sorry to remind you of that!) it does get harder to teach old dogs new tricks. and everybody, remember that, in general, each of us becomes more like our true selves as we get older, because we get to choose our preferred environments once we grow up.
– are you religious or areligious — or even irreligious? remember that religiosity/spirituality is highly heritable.
– are you conservative or liberal or something in between? or something more extreme? or apolitical? remember than political orientation is also highly heritable.
– are you an optimist or a pessimist? is the glass half full or half empty? are you a depressive, emo kid or are you one of those always-chipper people? again, all highly heritable.
– are you a follower or a contrarian? i haven't seen much research on this (i know there is some, but i wish there was more), but i'd bet a ton of $$$ that these traits are highly heritable, too. prolly tie in with all the personality traits above.
– are you on the autism spectrum somewhere? one of simon baron-cohen's systemizers or empathizers? do you have adhd? ocd? a touch of paranoid schizophrenia? (just because you're paranoid….) all of these conditions can — and do! — obviously strongly affect the way individuals think and feel about the world around them.
– what about your personality and the dark triad? are you a psychopath? narcissist? machiavellian in your nature? again, all of these relate back to the personality traits above. are you histrionic?
– what's your 2d:4d ratio? no one's sure what's behind the differences of these, but the ratio does correlate with all sorts of traits and behaviors.
– are you from what i call a "clannish" population or not? from a population that historically was located behind the hajnal line or not? you may disagree with me on why i think "clannishness" exists as a set of behavioral traits in different populations, but there's not much disagreement on the fact that the behaviors do exist (and are measurable): individualism/collectivism vs. familism/non-collectivism; universalism vs. particularism; civic-minded/commonweal oriented vs. not civic-minded/not commonweal oriented; low corruption vs. high corruption; etc. again, you might be an exception to your population's rule. then again, you may not be.
– do you think like a westerner?
– and, a special shout-out to one super-group: are you eastern european? if so, you might prefer authoritarianism (especially left-wing authoritarianism). keep in mind that others of us don't.
that's it! that's all i've got for now. (^_^)
see also: me, myself, and i
previously: what is human biodiversity (hbd)? and hbd chick's three laws of human biodiversity and you and me and hbd
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Freshman Jamonte Graham finished with a season high 12 points including nine in the second half in a 79-64 loss to Miami (OH).
Senior Patrick Miller scored 15 points in the first half and finished with 26 in the game for his 24th straight double figure game to lead TSU. Miller added six assists and five boards on the night to pace a well-rounded effort for the point gaurd.
The Chicago native was joined in double figures by junior Kennedy Eubanks (11) and Graham's 12 points. It marked the fifth time the Tigers have finished with three players in double figures.
Eubanks nearly finished with his first career double double pairing nine boards with 11 points.
Miller opened up the scoring for Tennessee State (1-12) in the opening frame, hitting an inside jumper at 19:42 in the first. Miller proceed to score six out of the Tigers next eight points, as the home team raced out to a 10-6 lead.
By the first media timeout both teams were shooting 75 percent from the floor with Tennessee State holding a narrow 13-10 advantage.
A 9-0 run propelled Miami (OH) (3-6) to their first lead, which extended out to 17-13.
Big Blue returned the favor with an 8-0 push of their own, to reclaim the lead, 21-17. During the spurt junior Jay Harris tallied five points and senior Jacquan Nobles nailed a 3-pointer to regain the lead for the Tigers.
The Redhawks retook control of the game with a 7-0 run to take a 29-24 lead before a Miller and-1 trimmed the lead back down to two points.
Both clubs traded baskets to close out the opening frame with the visitors on top 37-32.
Miller led all scorers at the break with 15 points. The senior point guard went 6-for-9 from the field and dished out two assists for TSU. Junior forward Kennedy Eubanks added six points going a perfect 3-for-3 on his field goal attempts, with a team high four rebounds.
Neither team was able to convert a field goal in the early moments of the second, junior forward M.J. Rhett's jumper broke the cold spell with a layup at 17:21. The Redhawks then ripped off the next six points of the game in a 1:16 of game time to extend the lead out to 43-35.
The Redhawks lead extended out 11 at 51-40 after a Jaryd Eustace layup.
TSU wouldn't go away, as freshman guard Jamonte Graham connected on the Tigers next six points to keep his team within striking distance. Graham's three with 11:46 on the clock cut the Redhawks lead to eight, 54-46.
The triple marked Graham's ninth point of the second half and 12th point of the game. Coming into the contest the Nashville native's season high for an entire game was nine points at USC Upstate.
Miami (OH) lead ballooned back out to 13, 61-48, after another Eustace layup.
Both teams kept pace with each other, with the Redhawks maintaining a double digit advantage.
Miami (OH) closed out the game, 79-64, to improve to 3-6 on the year and drop Tennessee State to 1-12.
TSU will be off for the winter holiday before returning to action on Dec. 28 at Eastern Illinois. The contest will mark the start of OVC play for both clubs, with tip-off slated for 2 p.m. CST in Charleston, Ill.

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Review: Oppo BDP-95 Universal 3D Blu-ray player
It's not cheap, but considering its performance and versatility, it's a bargain
Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
About a year ago I started shopping for a new Blu-ray player. I have a nice basement theater setup and I wanted a player with top-notch picture and sound quality. Actually, sound quality was my number one priority. There were a couple of worthy contenders among the players we carried. But I ended up buying a player we didn't carry at that time: the Oppo BDP-95.
Jumping on a bandwagon
The BDP-95 had already been available for several months, and received glowing reviews from home theater and audio publications as well as the A/V forums I occasionally hang out at. Another reason I was interested in the BDP-95 was that I'd had a chance to audition its predecessor, the BDP-83. This particular player had had its audio section modified — basically "hot-rodded" — by NuForce. Its picture quality was great, but it was the sound quality that really grabbed my attention. That and the exceptionally well-designed user interface and remote control. All of this convinced me that Oppo's flagship BDP-95 was the player for me.
The "Oppo experience" started when I took the player out of the box. The BDP-95 has a reassuring heft and solidity about it. It is extremely well packed, and all the accessories most folks will need are included: Wi-Fi® dongle, HDMI cable, USB cable, and a printed manual, which is becoming a rarity. (Note to manufacturers: Not everyone has a laptop PC on hand for downloading a manual or playing a CD-ROM when setting up a new component.) The BDP-95's manual is easily the best-written and organized manual I've ever used. Similarly, the player's menu only has a couple of levels so you don't have to drill down several layers to make an adjustment. The remote control has a logical button layout and is fully illuminated.
Making the most of every video source
My old Blu-ray player was a Samsung BD-UP5000, which had one of the best video processing chips available when it was introduced (2007). I've had no complaints about its picture quality with Blu-ray and DVD. The BDP-95's picture quality is terrific, but I'll admit that I often don't see significant differences with Blu-ray playback — even today's inexpensive players do a great job. I will say that the Oppo's picture seems to have a bit more dimensionality on some discs. Even fairly minor differences in picture quality are visible on my setup, which is a Sony SXRD projector and 84" fixed-frame screen.
When I switched to standard DVDs the Oppo (pronounced "Oh-poh") really pulled ahead. The BDP-95 uses Marvell's advanced Kyoto-G2 video processor with the second-generation suite of Qdeo™ technologies, which includes video scaling, noise reduction, and some enhancement capabilities. This system delivers superb DVD upconversion. The Oppo can't perform magic on older DVD titles that look soft or grainy, but some high-quality DVDs look surprisingly close to HD via the BDP-95. The Oppo also does a great job with streamed Internet video. Lately, I've been watching more movies and TV shows streamed from Netflix® and some of the HD material looks surprisingly good.
I recently borrowed an Epson Home Cinema 3010 projector so I could try out its — and the Oppo's — 3D capabilities. I watched a handful of 3D Blu-ray movies and found Avatar and Tangled to be especially enjoyable. In fact, Avatar in 3D was the most immersive movie experience I've ever had, whether at home or in a theater.
|The BDP-95's audio board is packed with high-quality parts.
Better sound by design
As impressive as the BDP-95's picture quality is, it's not the primary reason for the Oppo's rave reviews, and you don't have to spend $1000 to enjoy a picture this good. In fact, if you'll be using an HDMI connection to send audio from the player to a receiver or preamp-processor, you can get Oppo's BDP-93 for $500 and enjoy identical picture quality to the '95 (Crutchfield doesn't currently sell the BDP-93). The primary reason to get the BDP-95 is its sound quality. When the player was being designed, the engineers' goal was to build a player with such extraordinary sound quality that even demanding audiophiles would have no reason to invest additional dollars in aftermarket modifications to improve the sound.
The company's hard work paid off in spades. The BDP-95 is a fantastic-sounding player, both for movies and music. But to experience this extraordinary sound you have to use the player's analog outputs. Using the analog outputs is the only way to experience the Oppo's exceptional audio section, which is packed with carefully selected parts that you'd typically find in components costing much more than the BDP-95. The player's digital-to-analog converters (DACs) are the top-performing model in the acclaimed ESS Sabre DAC family (model ES9018). There are two of these 8-channel DACs: one handles surround sound via the 7.1-channel set of RCA outs, while the other is configured to provide four stacked DAC channels for each stereo channel, feeding the dedicated sets of unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR connections.
I don't own an A/V receiver; instead I use a PS Audio PCA-2 stereo preamp with a factory-installed multichannel input/output section that allows me to hook up one home theater source. The preamp feeds two amplifiers: a PS-Audio GCA-500 stereo amp and a Carver AV-806x multichannel amp. My connections for 5.1-channel sound are a little complicated, but they work well. I use RCA connections for 5.1-channel surround sound from the BDP-95 to the preamp, but I also use the Oppo's stereo XLR outputs to connect to the preamp for 2-channel sound. (I always use XLR connections if they're available because they sound noticeably better than RCA connections, with lower noise and greater dynamics.)
One funny note: When I first began using the BDP-95 I noticed that the player produced a series of audible clicks when it was switching audio formats, like from multichannel to stereo. When I spoke to an engineer at Oppo about it, he explained that the BDP-95 uses "relays" to mute the audio output when switching formats, and it's these machanical relays that make the clicking sounds. Most players, including Oppo's lower-priced BDP-93, use transistors to do the muting, and they make no mechanical sound. The BDP-95 uses relays because they are sonically superior. You'll often hear this clicking when you switch on a high-end A/V receiver. And in fact, my Carver power amp makes the same clicking sounds whenever I fire it up. Mystery solved!
Listening impressions
I'd been using my Samsung Blu-ray player's multichannel analog outputs for surround sound on movies. For 2-channel listening, I used the Samsung as a CD transport to feed a PS Audio Digital Link III DAC, which was connected via coaxial digital cable. The Oppo's multichannel sound was dramatically better than the Samsung's, which came as no surprise. The front soundstage was huge yet fleshed out in rich detail. I also noticed more details in the surround channels — not just the obvious stuff like ricocheting bullets, but subtle ambience sounds like barking dogs, street sounds, and muted conversations from adjoining apartments. There was more of a sense of a wraparound soundfield, with a seamless sound from front to back.
I probably spend at least as much time listening to music as I do watching movies, so the BDP-95's performance with CDs and other music discs was crucial. Even cold out of the box the Oppo sounded very promising, and the sound improved a bit over the next few weeks. (I'm convinced that some of the perceived improvement attributed to component break-in is simply becoming acclimated to a slightly different sonic presentation). Despite all of the rave reviews and other praise lavished on the Oppo, I wasn't really expecting it to sound better than the PS Audio DAC, but I ended up preferring it. Both presented a big, detailed soundstage with plenty of warmth and energy. The Oppo's state-of-the-art DACs consistently resolved more detail, and I felt that the player's bass extension went slightly deeper, while the PS Audio DAC had a bit more bass weight and dynamic slam. For me, the Oppo won out because it sounds fantastic with CDs as well as SACDs, DVD-Audio discs, and high-res downloaded files.
One of my favorite surround music discs is Jorma Kaukonen's Blue Country Heart SACD, a beautifully recorded collection of country blues nuggets performed with the assistance of ace acoustic players like Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush. The soundstage on this disc was wall to wall, and on several cuts, the wiry whine of Jerry Douglas' dobro seemed to float in the far right corner. Each instrument could be clearly heard, but they all gelled as a seamless whole, too.
My introduction to web streaming
My Samsung player lacked any web video streaming ability, so I was very happy to have options like Netflix® and Vudu™ available. I wasn't expecting to be bowled over by the picture quality on my setup's 84" screen, but both video services looked crisp and clear, especially Vudu. And even Vudu's high-def formats didn't look as good as a Blu-ray, but I was nonetheless very impressed. I used the supplied Wi-Fi dongle to connect to my home network, and it was the easiest wireless setup I've done.
For audiophiles looking for one disc player that does it all, Oppo's BDP-95 should be a top contender. And for videophiles who demand great sound and can take advantage of the BDP-95's analog outputs, the list of comparable players is even shorter. You might think that working at Crutchfield, I'd be prone to changing equipment whenever the mood strikes. But when I find something I like, I hang onto it for a long time. I've had my speakers for 15 years and my PS Audio electronics for 7. The BDP-95 is probably the most reliably enjoyable component I've ever owned. It has worked flawlessly, playing every disc I've thrown at it, including a few that caused other players to stumble. I plan to immerse myself in its vivid picture and sound for many years. It's not cheap, but when you consider how much it can do, and how well, it's one of the best bargains I know of.
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ShiftDiary.com necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 64 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Catering Mentor
Develop a logo for a new start-up company, based in the UK.
CateringMentor.co.uk/ Catering Mentor.com is an online resource for small-to-medium sized independent restaurants, bars and hotels.
Users of the site will be able to download Forms, Checklists, Calculators, Spreadsheets, Articles and Templates to help grow sales, cut costs and increase profits in their business.
Our demographics are small business owners, managers and chefs, most of whom are non-techies.
First time visitors need to see the logo and understand instantly that the website is targeted at those in the catering industry looking to improve their businesses performance. This could be done by incorporating an image to represent the catering industry perhaps a chef's hat and an image to represent growth perhaps an upward pointing graph or a pie chart. But I am not a designer, so feel free to introduce anything that you have in mind when thinking of restaurant management.
Clean, simple, professional and eye catching - web 2.0 feel
The logo will be featured on the website and also on excel spreadsheets, downloadable guide books and manuals.
The words catering and mentor should be different colors.
Option to include a tag line "Grow your profits"
Perhaps the image and logo type could be used independently of each other when needed.
We would like the logo to stand out on a white background as well as a dark background as our website and most print material will have a colored background but spreadsheets will have a white background. I have attached a jpeg to illustrate.
We like bold colors perhaps red and blue but we're open to ideas.
It would be great if the design had a visual element that could be pulled out for use as our flavicon.
The Logo can't be, too childlike and please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
Competitor's sites include
I have also attached some examples of logos that we like and some examples of jpegs of competitors software boxes.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Note: This opportunity MAY also lead to further work in the future, designing jpegs for software boxes etc.
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UH Manoa ocean scientist awarded Leopold FellowshipUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Margaret McManus, assistant professor in the UH Manoa Department of Oceanography, is one of 18 academic environmental scientists from the US and Canada awarded a 2006 Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship. As a Leopold Fellow, McManus will participate this year in intensive training that includes sessions on how to communicate science effectively to non-scientific audiences, including media and policy makers.
The 2006 fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds, including atmospheric sciences, tropical forest ecology, oceanography and anthropology. They will join a network of 100 past fellows who are active in outreach to policy makers, journalists and other non-scientific audiences.
Fellows are chosen for their outstanding scientific qualifications, demonstrated leadership ability and strong interest in communicating science beyond traditional academic audiences. Each fellow participates in two, week-long training sessions that include practice interviews with journalists and a mock Congressional hearing at which they practice giving testimony. The fellowship also offers peer networking and mentoring through the Aldo Leopold Leadership Network of program advisors, trainers and past fellows.
McManus is the second UH Manoa scientist to receive a Leopold Leadership Fellowship. Robert Richmond, researcher at the Kewalo Marine Laboratory was a 2004 Leopold Leadership Fellow.
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Named for environmental scientist and writer Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, the program was founded in 1998 by Jane Lubchenco, distinguished professor of zoology at Oregon State University, and is funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
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ninjayong had een nieuw logo ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit33 ontwerpen ingezonden door11 freelance designers.
I've just had my site designed but don't like the logo or colour: it desperately needs some warmth ! Am looking for new logo in web 2.0 style which will also be used in full colour on business cards etc. The winner will be asked if they would like to take on job of changing colour for non-coded template.
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I will be including a Flash header similar in size to http://www.adobe.com and http://www.cpanel.net. The logo would ideally fit over the Flash header, next to the menu either left or right. Am not fussy, am just looking for a striking design !
I really like shiny effects, drop shadows and reflections so a hint of any of those (not all !) would be cool.
These are the kind of colours I like but please don't feel restricted to using just these. I think a very light blue background looks striking with this kind of blue:
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All riders have the right to compete in cycling knowing that they, and their competitors, are clean.
British Cycling believes in clean cycling and works in partnership with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) and the UCI to ensure that the integrity of our sport is protected.
The use of performance-enhancing drugs and other doping behaviour severely damages the legitimacy of cycling and undermines the integrity of clean riders.
The fundamental anti-doping principle of strict liability means that a rider is responsible for their conduct, the decisions they make and the results of any test they undergo regardless of whether or not they intended to cheat.
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Week 176
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Hoo boy! Lousy result, but a tough workout.
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Raleigh Henry, president and CEO of Southern Rivers Energy, retired January 31 after nearly 37 years with the local electric cooperative.
He began his career as a power use advisor in 1976, became office manager in 1982 and succeeded the late Tom Weldon as general manager in 1990.
Raleigh and Patty Henry (seated) were feted during a retirement ceremony last week at Southern Rivers Energy. He spent nearly 37 years with the cooperative. Standing are (left) secretary Harry Park of Yatesville and SRE chairman William Averett of Lizella (right). SRE presented Henry with a unique lamp that is based on an operating electric meter.
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Being snobby East Coast elites, we've never understood the people of Wisconsin and their Packers. I guess the public owns the team, so that's something. Even so: These folks love the Packers even more than the team's shared ownership would dictate. The people consider every last Packer a beautiful soul, an angel descended to the frozen tundra. Especially Donald Driver. He was the local face of Time Warner Cable and McDonald's. He somehow landed on Dancing With the Stars. And he has, as his biggest fan, this lady, 78-year-old Angie LeRoy of Bellevue, Wis. She had struggled trying to find tickets for Driver's retirement ceremony, and the local Fox TV station aired her story.
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"Since we're just starting this today, we chose the very first question: What's Your Favorite HD Collection?"
I wish I had time/money to play all of the HD collections out there right now.
Jak and Daxter and Sly
I haven't played the Ratchet one yet :/
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The Cataclysm expansion added eight new reputation factions, four that are shared between the Horde and Alliance, and two more for each. The purpose of this guide is outline the methods of gaining reputation with each faction, as well as describe the faction rewards available by gaining reputation with them.
The four factions that both Alliance and Horde members can gain reputation with are:
The Earthen Ring, a Shaman-based organization dealing with the aftermath of the Shattering and attempting to defeat the plans of the Twilight Cult and their master Deathwing.
Guardians of Hyjal, a Druid-based organization defending Mount Hyjal and the world tree Nordrassil from assault by the Twilight Cult and the elemental lord Ragnaros.
Therazane, the Earth Elementals who reside in Deepholm and aren't very happy to see the players until they demonstrate their usefulness.
Ramkahen, denizens of Uldum who are descended from the Tol'Vir and still share their antecedents' mission to protect the Titans' secrets.
In the Twilight Highlands, there are two factions:
The Alliance struggles to unite The Wildhammer Clan, Wildhammer dwarves dealing with internal dissent, the depredations of the Dragonmaw orcs, and making sure they have enough ale to drink.
The Horde seek to free The Dragonmaw Clan from the control of Mor'ghor and his fel orcs while making sure the Wildhammers don't get too rambunctious.
In Tol Barad, the Alliance aids the Baradin's Wardens in defending the prison island from the Horde-assisted assault team of Hellscream's Reach.
Very Short Summary of Faction Rewards (details available in their respective faction discussion)
Guardians of Hyjal, The Earthen Ring, Ramkahen, and Wildhammer/Dragonmaw clans provide lvl 83 i333 blues at Honored, lvl 85 i346 blues at Revered, and lvl 85 i359 purples at Exalted. Each of these factions also provide a Helm enchant at Revered.
Therazane provide Shoulder enchants, Lesser ones at Honored and Greater ones at Exalted. At Revered, the Therazane have several i346 rings available for purchase.
Baradin's Wardens and Hellscream's Reach provide trinkets and weapons available to purchase with Tol Barad Commendation badges, which are awarded with daily quest completion. There is an i333 trinket available for 40 badges at Honored, i346 weapons available for 85 badges at Revered, and i359 trinkets available for 125 badges.
And for those looking for something besides slot gear, Ramkahen has camel mounts available at Exalted, while Baradin's Wardens and Hellscream's Reach provide an assortment of mounts, pets, battle standards, and other battle-appropriate gear.
As in Wrath of the Lich King, players can wear tabards for the respective factions in order to gain reputation in Cataclysm Level 85 Dungeons, which includes Lost City of Tolvir, the Halls of Origination, and Grim Batol in addition to all Heroics. The tabards are available at Friendly reputation, and can be purchased from the faction quartermaster. The exception is the Baradin's Wardens/Hellscream's Reach tabards, which are simply ports to Tol Barad base camps and will not earn reputation when worn.
Administrative note
In the descriptions below, reputation gained from dailies and questing may be noted. The numbers listed are before any racial or guild rank bonuses; having those bonuses will accelerate your reputation gain accordingly.


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MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, July 15, 2008 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today introduced the SanDisk® SD™ WORM card, a Write Once Read Many (WORM) digital memory card intended for professional uses such as police investigations, court testimony, electronic voting and other applications where data files must be protected from alteration or deletion.
Analog recording media such as film and audio tape are rapidly becoming obsolete, driving demand for a solution suitable for today's digital devices. But conventional rewritable memory cards do not meet legal requirements to prevent data tampering.
Digital data written to SanDisk SD WORM cards is effectively locked as soon as it is recorded; there is no physical way to alter or delete individual recorded files. Yet viewing the data is simple, because the cards are readable in any standard SD slot attached to a computer or other SD-compatible device.
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For example, the benefits for photography in these applications include eliminating the expense and delay of film processing, as well as subsequent scanning of negatives into digital files. With voice, in-field recorders become more reliable because they no longer have moving parts, and there are no more tapes that can tangle or break. SanDisk SD WORM cards also open up the possibility of unified storage, with all case data – text, photos, voice recording, etc. – stored on a single durable card that can be easily shared.
SanDisk is now partnering with manufacturers of cameras, digital voice recorders, medical equipment, electronic cash registers and other digital devices to add the firmware required for recording to SanDisk SD WORM cards. SanDisk is also working with the SD Card Association for approval of this new specification as an industry standard.
In addition, third-party resellers of SanDisk SD WORM cards can develop security enhancements for the cards, such as password protection and encryption. One enhancement now under development for the cards is the addition of TrustedFlash™ security technology developed by SanDisk that securely stores sensitive digital data and applications on digital media.
Pricing and Availability SanDisk SD WORM cards are available now worldwide in 128-megabyte2 capacity and are expected to be available in higher capacities later in the year. Pricing is available on request.
About SanDisk SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory – from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded from http://www.sandisk.com/corporate/media.asp SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. The TrustedFlash mark is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. The SD mark is a trademark. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder (s). This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for new product introductions, applications, markets, and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these products in new markets that we are targeting, our products may not perform as expected or may not be available at the prices, in the regions or in the capacities expected and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.


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If you are a Windows 10 user, we have a great set of apps that can help you customize and enhance your user experience. The best part is, this can be done for under $10 each!
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FencesFences lets you organize your icons and shortcuts by placing them into fences, which are customizable shaded areas located on your desktop. You can even create folder portals, which gives you easy access to frequently used folders without having to hunt around for them. Fences can also be rolled up to create an even cleaner looking desktop.
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WindowBlindsWindowBlinds lets you change the complete look and feel of your user interface by applying custom skins. There are thousands of skins available for download from WinCustomize.com in a variety of styles that can fit just about any style you might be looking for. These skins can also be customized further by adjusting transparency, applying different colors and textures, and much more.
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DeskScapesDeskScapes is a very cool app. It puts animated wallpapers right on your desktop and works great with other applications, such as WindowBlinds. You can use animated videos and pictures - DeskScapes even has over 40 special effects that can be applied to your wallpapers. Wallpapers can also be customized with animations and the animated wallpapers can even be used as a screensaver.
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These are just a few examples of the many desktop enhancements we have available for Windows users. You can see all the rest of our apps here. I also recommend taking a look at Object Desktop, the suite of desktop apps which include everything mentioned above, and many more.
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Three men are in custody after Greensboro authorities said they linked them to a series of burglaries from local storage facilities.
The suspects have been connected with the burglaries of more than 500 rental units in 20 incidents at multiple storage facilities throughout the city, police said Friday.
The burglaries began about six months ago, city police said. Among the items stolen were 30 weapons that were featured in a CrimeStoppers bulletin in January, police said.
Irving Emanuel Boone, 31, was charged with 11 counts of burglary from Public Storage on Randleman Road. He faces 10 counts of felony burglary and two counts of felony larceny, among other charges.
Tyrone Sintell Cartwright, 32, faces 11 counts of felony burglary from Public Storage and two counts of felony possession of stolen goods, among other charges.
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Not a day goes by when Onslow County doesn�t miss Louis Shields.
Not a day goes by when Onslow County doesn�t miss Louis Shields.
It was just a couple of weeks ago when Shields passed away while trying to recover from a fall. His absence will be felt for many years to come, just as his presence in the community during the past 60 years left an indelible mark on the quality of life in the region and, in fact, the entire state.
Onslow County will have to dig deep to find someone to replace him as a true servant leader.
Not only was Shields a giant in the local business community, he was a champion of community-based education whose gentle temperament belied a steely resolve to make things better for the next generations.
His own professional success was also a product of his personal commitment. As he advanced in his chosen career as a pharmacist � from Dee�s Drug Store in Burgaw, where he doubled as a soda jerk, to managing and later owning Johnson Drug Co. here in Jacksonville � he never looked back, only ahead to brighter days.
He felt strongly that education was the key to a better future, and he worked tirelessly for that cause throughout his life.
He pushed for the establishment of the Onslow County Industrial Education Center in 1967, and the school eventually grew to become the formidable institution now known as Coastal Carolina Community College. He led the school�s board of trustees for more than three decades.
His wisdom and influence were felt statewide. Shields felt the state�s community colleges had many common interests, and he was instrumental in the formation of the North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees.
He later became active in national organizations, and in 1989 was named the recipient of the I.E. Ready Award, the highest honor for service to North Carolina�s community college system.
That�s not too bad for a former soda jerk.
Louis Shields drew people to him in a crowd simply because others were honored to be in the presence of his grace and intellect.
He was a man of honor and character. He did not spend a lot of time talking about his own achievements � though he certainly could have � but instead preferred to turn the focus on others.
There�s a building on Coastal Carolina�s campus named in his honor � the learning resource center. It stands as a fitting brick-and-mortar tribute to a man who was a true founder of Jacksonville and Onslow County.
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The episode begins with Tyra and some guys in hazmat suits coming to the models' house to quarantine it on account of extreme nastiness. There are dirty dishes and clothes everywhere and ants, and Tyra tells the models that it's condemned and they can't live there anymore. But this is okay, because they're going to be moving to the fashion capital of… Hawaii? In some ways it's kind of refreshing that they're not even trying to appear legitimate anymore. It also seems like this all might just be an excuse for Tyra to show off her new bikini body in a backyard luau.
Once in Hawaii, the girls move into yet another amazing house. Newsflash: Erin is incredibly annoying. This of course must come as a shock to you. The girls head to the beach to meet surfers/models Sofia Beschen and Buzzy Kerbox. They will get surfing lessons, which ostensibly will help them with balance and body awareness. They manage to ride some waves fairly capably, and sadly there are no sharks in sight.
As the models ruminate on their beachy fun, Jay shows up to remind them that they're not on vacation. It's time for a photo shoot challenge. The girls will have to surf in tandem with a couple of hot dudes, and must try to work it on the waves. Poor Laura burns to a crisp like a piglet in a skillet (her own words! Who fries a piglet?) before our eyes, despite wearing SPF 80. Generally, this challenge is a very wobbly affair, and it is Erin who deservedly wins. She gets a helicopter tour of the island of Maui, and chooses Brittany and Nicole to accompany her despite hating both of them. The tour looks pretty awesome, but Erin is disappointed that she hasn't won "a thing." She annoys everyone by saying this, because of course she comes off as a spoiled brat. Nonetheless, she maintains that she'd rather have jewelry.
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Against his will, Pope John Paul II's notes in print
WARSAW, Poland -- Pope John Paul
II's secretary "did not have the
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after his death, and is now having some of them published, he said Wednesday.
The book, "Very Much in God's Hands. Personal Notes 1962-2003," comes out Feb. 5 in Poland, where the pope is still a much-loved authority. It contains religious meditations that Karol Wojtyla recorded between July 1962, when he was a bishop in Poland, and March 2003, when he was pope.
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz told a news conference that in preserving some of the notes he was motivated by the "despair of historians" when the letters of Pope Pius XII were burned after his death, as he had wished.
In his last will, John Paul commissioned Dziwisz, his personal secretary and closest aide of almost 40 years, to burn his personal notes. Instead, Dziwisz kept them and is having them published before John Paul is declared a saint April 27 in Rome. They were made available to the Vatican in the pope's fast-track beatification and sainthood processes.
In his notes, contained in two bound notebooks, the pope "reveals a part of his soul, of his meeting with God, contemplation and piety and that is the greatest value," Dziwisz said in the southern city of Krakow, where he is archbishop and where Wojtyla was also bishop and cardinal.
He said he burned "those letters and notes that required burning," but said it would have been a crime to burn all the notes which give insight into the pope's soul.
"In keeping them I respected his will," he insisted.
At first, Wojtyla made notes only in Polish, but later also in Italian and Latin with Greek and Spanish inclusions, according to Henryk Wozniakowski, head of the Catholic publishers Znak.
The book's editor, Agnieszka Rudziewicz, said the notes are an "extraordinary record of a spiritual path" and a record of Wojtyla's "self-development and road to sainthood," but readers should not expect "sensation."
John Paul died in 2005 at the age of 84, after 26 years as pope.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 8 secondsSo once we settled in Exeter we had a very good relationship with Professor Hattersley. And he contacted us to let us know that there was a potential for a diagnosis, and that they felt that they had discovered a genetic root cause, if you like, for my syndrome.
Skip to 0 minutes and 28 secondsOriginally, I didn't really know what to feel about this, because obviously, we'd been sort of shuttled back and forth from doctors for much of my life, really. And nobody's ever really given any convincing argument or convincing case for, first of all, what this condition was, what it was named, what it meant for me in the future, was there any cure as such, or treatment plan for this condition? And then out of the blue, we heard this, oh, yeah, so you've got this. There it is. We don't really know anything about it yet, other than the name. And there are a couple of other people that have it.
Skip to 1 minute and 12 secondsAnd that was the interesting thing for me, is that, on a day-to-day basis in my life, a diagnosis means absolutely nothing to me, because I've never been somebody who lives by labels. And it's not something that, as I say, has an effect whether I have this syndrome or another syndrome on a day-to-day basis has no effect. It's more about the treatment, and what, perhaps, this diagnosis may mean for me in terms of ongoing care, ongoing maintenance, what could potentially be around the corner. And at the same time, all of a sudden, there are now people like me, even if I never meet any of them, ever.
Skip to 2 minutes and 7 secondsObviously, I would like to. I have no idea if they would like to meet me. But if I never meet any of them ever-- and we never have any sort of interaction or contact-- obviously, again, it's not really going to change my life either way. But just knowing that there are other people out there, and that we share this genetic root cause, if you like, is quite-- I wouldn't say it's comforting-- but it's quite reassuring to know that they are out there. There are people who potentially may be struggling with many of the issues I do. And more importantly, that gives you a tremendous body of information and a body of knowledge.
Skip to 2 minutes and 46 secondsAnd it may be that, in future, as relations develop, we might be able to say, well, hang on, I've got very sore feet. Do you have sore feet? And they might say, someone in Venezuela-- I think there's someone in Venezuela-- might say, yes, actually, I do have sore feet. And I go, what do you do for your sore feet? And it may be that he's discovered, I don't know, calcium tablets, or some bizarre, completely inconsequential trick or hack. And that's the term that they use nowadays, isn't it-- life hack-- some life hack that he's discovered that actually helps him manage that aspect of his condition.
Skip to 3 minutes and 26 secondsAnd then I might try it and go, actually, because we've got the same genetic root cause-- we have essentially the same condition-- that improves my life. And then maybe you can pass it on to someone else. And before you know it, all of the little tribe, if you like, have shared their knowledge and essentially benefited as a whole from simply just knowing that there are other people out there with this condition.
Skip to 3 minutes and 53 secondsIn terms of my parents' reaction to the diagnosis, I think theirs is quite similar to mine, in that it had less of an effect, simply because they were more interested in my treatment and ongoing care rather than an actual diagnosis or a label or a specific name for the condition. Of course, they were very pleased to have this diagnosis, so that we knew more about it. We had a name. So of course, the moment you name something, it means that now you can actually start investigating it, and researching it, and perhaps learning more about this condition, which obviously in future is going to, hopefully, benefit me a great deal.
Skip to 4 minutes and 35 secondsBut on a day-to-day basis, they were, like, good, there's a name. There are other people-- interesting. But that's as far as it went, really. I do remember that Professor Hattersley was given permission to send me some photos of other people with the condition, which is very interesting, because we all look really, really similar. We're like clones. And I certainly notice a similarity. But it was really underlined when my dad saw some of the pictures. And at first glance, he thought the picture of one of the chaps was actually me. And he didn't realise that it was some chap in-- I think he's the Venezuelan patient, again. He didn't realise that it was the Venezuelan patient. It wasn't me.
Skip to 5 minutes and 28 secondsAnd that's what underlined the incredible similarities between us as a group of people. And I think that had more impact, really, on their understanding of the diagnosis than the actual diagnosis itself, because it really underlined, to them, they hadn't done anything wrong as such. And the condition wasn't caused by them or by their genome. They were in no way responsible for what's essentially a spontaneous mutation. And seeing these other people who all are, if you like, struggling with the same issues I have, but living very happy, productive lives as far as you know-- and I think in particular, I think that two of the patients are quite advanced in years now.
Skip to 6 minutes and 27 secondsSo it's reassuring for my parents, more than probably it is for me, that we can live long, productive, healthy lives. And we're not going to keel over at 40 or anything like that. Which whilst they would never, and they never expressed this concern to me, of course, it's always been an underlying fear, is if you have something-- you have the condition that people know nothing about, then obviously, you always tend to fear the worst. And just knowing that they're out there, and they're happy, and they're healthy, and they're still, at 65, getting on with their lives, then that's obviously reassuring for them.
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Bolts aim for fourth straight win against improving Devils
(SportsNetwork.com) - The Tampa Bay Lightning take aim at a fourth straight victory on Tuesday night as they visit a New Jersey Devils squad looking to put its slow start in the rearview.
The Lightning are coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday. Steven Stamkos has a goal and an assist in regulation before notching the game-winner in the fourth round of the tiebreaker.
Valtteri Filppula also scored in the shootout and Anders Lindback stopped three of the four skaters he faced after posting 29 saves through overtime. It was his third start of the season.
Martin St. Louis and Radko Gudas netted regulation goals for the Bolts, who are tied for first place in the Atlantic Division.
"We probably have the quietest 8-3 record in the league," said Stamkos. "And we like it that way."
Stamkos has been anything but quiet over Tampa Bay's three-game win streak, notching three goals and seven points. He was named the NHL's First Star for the week on Monday.
Ben Bishop could return to net tonight for the Lightning. He is 7-1-0 with a 2.47 goals against average in eight games this season and 2-1-0 with a 2.17 GAA in three meetings with the Devils lifetime.
New Jersey has gone 2-1-1 in four games since starting the season with seven straight losses (0-4-3). The Devils notched a big 4-3 win over Boston on Saturday, getting a pair of power-play goals in the last 68 seconds of the game.
Marek Zidlicky tied the game with 1:08 remaining while the Devils were skating 6-on-3 and Andy Greene scored the game-winner on a 5-on-4 advantage with 44.1 seconds left.
Jaromir Jagr assisted on Greene's game-winner, his second helper of the night, giving him six assists over his last four games.
"We were due for some good fortune," Devils coach Peter DeBoer said. "I mean, we haven't had a lot of it through the first 10 or 11 games. And I thought the guys continued to work hard.
"We dug ourselves a little hole early and considering the circumstances, it would've been easy to pack it in and we didn't. We kept chipping away and like I said, we were due for some good luck."
Adam Henrique and Damien Brunner had the others and Martin Brodeur made 25 saves, including 18 total in the second and third periods, as the Devils snapped a two-game slide with their first road win of the campaign.
Brodeur should get the start again tonight after Cory Schneider was placed on injured reserve Monday due to a lower-body injury. Keith Kinkaid will serve as the backup again.
Brodeur is 37-16-3 with a five ties, five shutouts and a 2.14 GAA in 63 career meetings versus the Lightning.
New Jersey captain Bryce Salvador was also placed on IR Monday due to a foot injury. He blocked a shot against Columbus last Tuesday and has missed the previous two games for personal reasons.
The Lightning have won five of their last eight versus the Devils, but have dropped nine of the last 12 in New Jersey.


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