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What did the radiologist see?
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Pneumopericardium. But I don't understand the etiology.
Pneumopericardium - ?possible perforation of pacemaker wire.
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You are correct: this is an example of pneumopericardium. Careful review of the lateral chest x-ray image demonstrates the pericardial drain that is in place the best.
The patient had complete heart block and was completely dependent on his dual chamber pacemaker for his heart to beat. Over the years, he developed heart failure and his LV function declined. As a result, he was recommended to undergo upgrade of his DDDR pacemaker to a biV pacemaker system. Unfortunately, a perforation of the coronary sinus occurred due to the vessel's very tortuous anatomy. (The event was recogniozed at the time of the procedure due to contrast entering the pericardium.) The patient gradually developed tamponade physiology over an hour. Pericardiocentesis was performed with removal of approximately 250 ml of blood from the pericardium and the drain was left in place connected to a 3-way stopcock and vacutainer assembly to apply continuous suction. The following morning, this chest-x-ray was obtained. It seems the 3-way stopcock was opened to air briefly resulting in air being introduced into the pericardium. The patient was asymptomatic. Suction was re-appied and the drain ultimately removed. The patient did well, but will return at another date for an epicardial LV lead placement.
Pneumopericardium as a comlpication of pericardiocentesis occurs as a result of a leaky drainage system or direct pleura-pericardial communication. Fortunately, the former etiology appears to be the cause for this case.
This is interesting even to a rookie. Thanks for the educational stuff!
I also find this blog educational
and worth a daily visit. I did try to " decipher" the last sentence and came up with cause for the pneumo..
a. malfunction of appliance or
b. doctor error
Um is definitely not a word you want to hear! I always learn when I read your posts, Thanks!


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A medical practice specializing in pain management has notified about 200 Chicago-area patients who may have received injections of a steroid medication linked to an outbreak of a deadly form of meningitis.
No one in Illinois has reported having the illness, but nationally, at least 47 people have contracted fungal meningitis and five of them have died. All received steroid injections, a common treatment for back pain, from a Massachusetts-based manufacturer.
APAC Centers for Pain Management is the only provider in Illinois known to have received the recalled product, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Three of the company's clinic sites gave injections of the drug for back pain, including two in Chicago and one in Westchester.
The company's Illinois medical director, Dr. Randolph Chang, told The Associated Press on Friday that most of the patients who've been contacted aren't worried. He said one person with symptoms went to an emergency room where a doctor ruled out meningitis.
"We contacted just about 100 percent of our patients and have spoken to them, and there's not one single case," Chang said.
He said the recalled product wasn't used at the practice's Indiana sites. A hotline for APAC patients has been set up to respond to concerns. The number is 708-699-5402.
More Illinois health care providers could be affected if any third-party distributors are identified as having redistributed the recalled product, the state health department said in a press release.
The questionable steroid was custom-made by a specialty pharmacy, New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. Health inspectors found fungus in at least one sealed vial of the steroid at the company's facility this week.
The pharmacy recalled 17,676 single-dose vials of the steroid, called methylprednisolone acetate. Shipments went to clinics in 23 states.
Chang said the APAC pain clinics were using the drug from the Massachusetts specialty pharmacy because it contained no preservatives, which could cause a reaction in some patients. The Chicago-area clinics also used conventional versions of the steroid from other manufacturers.
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Patients who've received spinal injections of the recalled drug who are having symptoms such as fever or headache should contact their doctors.
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TORONTO — At the season's midpoint, the Blue Jays were a half-game out of last place in the American League East and seemed to have little hope of doing much in the second half. Each year, us MLB.com scribes are charged with the task of making a "fearless" forecast for the second half, for our annual midterm report.
Yours truly went with this: "Fearless second-half prediction: In an increasingly tough AL East, the Blue Jays will make a push in the second half to finish in third place. Considering how the first half went, that'd be a solid placing for Toronto."
The standings back then:
And the standings today:
Jays have won six in a row — the club's longest streak since 2004 — and the Yankees are slipping. Toronto might just snag its practically-annual third-place position after all. That series against the Yankees from Sept. 23-25 is gonna be HUGE! Mark your calendars.
Today's lineups:
TAMPA BAY (85-54) at TORONTO (74-66)
at 1:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Akinori Iwamura, 2B
B.J. Upton, CF
Carlos Pena, 1B
Cliff Floyd, DH
Willy Aybar, 3B
Eric Hinske, LF
Dioner Navarro, C
Gabe Gross, RF
Ben Zobrist, SS
PITCHING: RHP James Shields (12-8, 3.66)
Joe Inglett, 2B
Marco Scutaro, SS
Alex Rios, CF
Vernon Wells, DH
Adam Lind, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Scott Rolen, 3B
Gregg Zaun, C
Travis Snider, RF
PITCHING: RHP Shaun Marcum (8-6, 3.60)
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The strike zone must be about 2 feet squar today,It's going to be a hard day for the pitchers.
square forgot the E.
Nice outing by Marcum. 7 innings, 7 k's and no runs. It's nice to have him back.
Marcum pitches a great game and all for nothing.Fell asleep after the 6th only to wake up and find the game tied and in the 11th what happend for crying out loud.
nice outing by Marcum, shaky one from Ryan
Last game was close too.. would suck to see them lose after 6 games streak 😦
I was happy to see Zaun get a start and it looks like it paid of big time.Way to go Zaun.
7 in a row best run in a long time,GO-JAYS.
Congratulations To Zaunie. Hey Bosox, where's the thank you. lol
what a game!… I agree with you garry it was nice to see Zaun come through. Hopefully he can find a backup job somewhere in the majors next year. 7 in a row. It's a real shame that this team couldn't have put it together offensively earlier in the year or they'd be in the thick of the race. What was up with Adam Lind being pulled for Wilkerson though ? I found that very odd.
Garry, sumner I owe you guys an apology, i'm sorry. I was confused as to who did what. Though I still disagree about whether or not they have a good team (they do in my opinion) the accusation I made was uncalled for.
Gregg Zaun with a walk-off Grand Slam? Who'd have thunk it! What's next, Jason Frasor makes a spot-start and pitches a no-hitter???
Accepted and forgotten. Hey, we are always going to have different opinions here; that is what a blog is for. Frankly, I was surprised at Lind being lifted as well, I was wondering if something was wrong with him.
I feel sorry for Marcum. He pitched a great game and deserved a win. He gets more than his share of no decisions with games like this.
I't looks like Cito is replacing Lind for defencive purposes in the late INN.So far Lind has done the job but Cito knows best.He said he would like to finish 10 games over 500,Looks like he will.
New York here we come and then Tampa.
Bosox where is the thanks for the blue Jays.lol.
This team is now showing us what they are made of,If JP had made the move a month earlier[Gibbons for Cito] where would we be now.But of course he can't see into the future,I can feel you smile Plus.
For sure Cito has these guys playing far better than they were before he got here. Hey, there had to be some reason he won back to back world series.
Bluejayswin What do you think of that win,To come back and win a game that I thought for sure was lost says a lot about this team. Looks like Snider has run into real Major league pitchen,but I think he will come around tomorow.
Purcey has his work cut out for him tomorow as do the rest of the Jays,It will be a tough one.
If the Sox win tonight and we beat TB tommorrow, it will be interesting to see how TB respond. Today had to be a tough loss for them, and the Sox do know how to play in September, we're about to find out if TB do.
Well, I guess we can't expect Snider to keep hitting .460, he was due for a slow down. I am hopeful we get a good start from Purcey tommorrow. He's had his ups and downs so far which is normal, but I think he's about to get more consistent.
Garry-here's a thought
If the Blue Jays win all remaining 21 games they'd be 96-66 for the year. So they need a Colorado finish. lol
With Gaston and everyone saying that if Burnett opts out they want the younger guys to step up, it is pretty obvious that we are not going to try to sign Burnett, Sabathia, or Sheets. My ideal rotation for next year would be
But I dout thats going to happen, what do you guys want to see our rotation look like for next year?
The Jays' expected win/loss record is 80-61 which has them tied for 3rd in the entire league, and has us in the wildcard lead…
10 hits in normal situations throughout the year would clearly win us that many games, to bad we couldn't have pulled our bats together earlier this year.
Bluejaysfan.LOL.for sure.
Freedom if Burnett ops out I still think the pitchen will be okay.But we need at least 2 bats.Rolen may not be the right guy at third,his defence is the best but the shoulder may be a problem as it afects his bat.Overbay is playing the way he did in 06 so he should be okay,I wish they would settle the shortstop problem,Maybe they will this winter.
Personally, I expect the Yanks to sign Sabathia and one or two of Burnett and Sheets, or who else they feel are the best available. They will have at least $80 million in budget to spend and have already stated they intend to significantly upgrade their pitching next year. I expect them to hand their check book to Sabathia and let him fill out how much he wants.
I also do not expect McGowan back until late May.
That being said I think we will have to rely on our home grown guys of
and two of Purcey/Romero/Wolfe/Cecil/Janssen/McGowan
If we get lucky and Accardo, Janssen and McGowan all come back healthy and strong, then I'd like to see Janssen and McGowan fill the last two spots.
nice too see marcum back on blue jays lineup. and what"s going on bj ryan?i dont trust that guy as a closer. blue jays should move carlson as a closer instead of ryan coz ryan always mess up.how many games that he mess up. hope blue jays can find another closer.
Ryan having a bad night once in a while isn't too bad,every closer has them,even Rivera.
I think what we're seeing with Ryan is that recovery from Tommy John surgery takes a long time. His velocity is still down 2-4 mph and he hasn't yet got the control he had before the operation. Frankly, he's probably ahead of schedule in recovery which shows he really worked his training program and pressed to get back. The best medicine for his recovery is exactly what they're doing and run him out there every chance they get.
Most guys actually get more velocity once recovered, so with a good off-season program, I'm hopeful we see a significant improvement in Ryan next year. Cross your fingers. lol
BJ Ryan.He makes me nervous and I don't think he's worth the money that he was paid.BUT what do you do,if you put Downs or Carlton or League in his place and they fail you now have nothing,With BJ we at least know he can do the job,also he is very entertaining is he not.I would like to see him stay for next year.
BJ is signed through 2010. He gets $10 million for each of 2008, 2009 and 2010.
What I meant is they DON'T trade him this winter,Like I said I don't think they can replace him.The 10 mil. a year they pay him for the next 3 years may be cheap now after a certain GM raised the price on pitchers by bidding against himself.My brother went to an auction and bid 50 dollars for a half ton someone else bid 100 dollars he then bid 700 dollars for a truck he could have had for 150 dollars. that made me think of a certain GM bidding against himself.


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5 things to know following the Bengals playoff loss
CINCINNATI (AP) — Philip Rivers completed only a dozen passes all day, by far his season low. The Chargers knew they didn't need their highly efficient quarterback to do anything dramatic for a playoff win.
Just let the defense get to Andy Dalton and watch him unravel.
San Diego put the pressure on Dalton in the second half and forced three turnovers that allowed the Chargers to pull away for a 27-10 victory on Sunday, extending the Bengals' playoff drought to record levels.
The Chargers (10-7) get a rematch with the Broncos in Denver next Sunday. They've split a pair of close games with the AFC's top seed, losing 28-20 in San Diego on Nov. 10 and beating the Broncos 27-20 in Denver on Dec. 12.
That win helped boost San Diego on its current five-game winning streak.
"It's going to be a great game," safety Eric Weddle said. "We held them to 28 points and 20 points. You never know."
Fans of the Bengals (11-6) know what happens every time they reach the playoffs. They haven't won in the postseason since the 1990 season, now tied for the sixth-longest stretch of futility in NFL history.
They've lost in the first round each of the last three seasons, tying the league record. They're the ninth team in history to drop three straight.
"This one's the most disappointing in the whole time I've been here," center Kyle Cook said. "Obviously with this group, we thought we'd go really far."
They hit another dead end in the second half, when the Chargers sacked Dalton three times. The third-year quarterback fumbled and threw a pair of interceptions, leaving him with one touchdown and six interceptions in his three playoff losses.
"When things don't go right, the quarterback is going to get the blame," Dalton said. "I'm willing to take every shot at me. You've got to have thick skin."
Five things learned from the Chargers' win:
RUN WITH IT: The Chargers have won five straight by running the ball. They had a season-high 196 yards on the ground Sunday, including Ronnie Brown's clinching 58-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Rivers threw the ball less than he had all season, completing 12 of 16 for 128 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers have run for at least 144 yards in each of the last five games.
"The way our defense was playing, as long as we didn't have a disaster and we made plays when they were there, we were going to win this game," Rivers said.
ROAD WIN: The Chargers hadn't won a playoff game on the road in an open-air stadium since the 1994 season, when they won the AFC title in Pittsburgh, 17-13. They got a bit of a break on the weather — in the 40s with rain in the second half, but not too bad. Certainly not like the the time they came to Cincinnati for a playoff game — the "Freezer Bowl" with a minus-59 wind chill on Jan. 10, 1982. The Bengals won that one 27-7.
SIXTH SEEDS: Combined with New Orleans' win in Philadelphia on Saturday night, the two No. 6 seeds both won for the first time since 2010, when Green Bay went on to the Super Bowl title. The Chargers to back to a place where they won only a few weeks ago, giving them some confidence.
ALL ABOUT DALTON: The third-year quarterback has completed 57 percent of his passes in three playoff games for 718 yards with one touchdown, six interceptions, one fumble, nine sacks and a way-below-average 56.2 passer rating. With the pressure on Sunday, he unraveled in the second half. Rookie Giovani Bernard also fumbled at the San Diego 3-yard line after a catch.
WHAT NOW? Coach Marvin Lewis slipped to 0-5 in the playoffs during his 11 seasons with Cincinnati. He's expected to keep his job and get another chance under patient owner Mike Brown. Dalton set club records for touchdown passes and yards in a season, but has played poorly in the games that matter most. Do the Bengals start to question Dalton's role long-term?
"I don't have any questions about Andy's role in this thing," Lewis said. "We just have to keep working it. We've got to make sure we're doing everything to help Andy all the time. He's going to be very disappointed in himself today, obviously."


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Who: Kelly Johnson, No. 2. 2B (and maybe LF, but don't mention that to him.) 6'1, 195 LBS.
Tao-Approved Nicknames: KJ. It's not original, but it works well in Twitter. And there's something about Johnson's time in Phoenix that makes that make sense.
History: Six MLB seasons and 791 games with Atlanta, Arizona and Toronto.
Contract Status: Signed one-year, $6.75 million deal this offseason.
Career Stats: .260 AVG, .343 OBP, .441 SLG, .784 OPS in 3186 plate appearances.
2011 Stats: .222 AVG, .304 OBP, .413 SLG, .717 OPS, 21 homers and 16 stolen bases in 147 games between Arizona and Toronto. .364 OBP in 33 games after the trade.
Nerd Stats: From 2007 through last season, Johnson trails only Chase Utley, Dustin Pedroia, Rickie Weeks and Dan Uggla in Win Probability Added (WPA) among Major League second basemen (5.38).
Somewhat Surprising Stat: Struck out 26.6% of the time in 2011, the highest rate of his career and the highest rate among qualified second basemen in the big leagues last year.
Aaron Who?: In Johnson's first 33 games with the Jays he posted a .781 OPS. In Aaron Hill's final 33 games as a Jay, he posted a .479 OPS.
Looking Back: The Blue Jays finally got their man when they landed Kelly Johnson after the non-waiver trade deadline, in exchange for fan favourite John McDonald and Aaron Hill. (And it really says something about the decline of Hill that the one-time All Star and Silver Slugger winner could leave alongside a bench player, and be the player whose departure the fans mourn the least.)
The Jays pursuit of KJ goes back to the 2010 offseason when they attempted to lure him to Toronto, with the condition that he would play left field. (Because apparently, you can never have too many options in left field.) Johnson rebuffed them at the time, choosing to continue to play second base in the desert of Arizona, in spite of the previous dubious reviews of his glove work.
His reputation as a fielder was established early in his career with Atlanta, where he posted negative Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) numbers in each of his three seasons with the Braves. But since leaving the land of Tyler Perry and peaches, he has put up successive seasons on the positive side of that ledger (7.1 and 2.5 in 2010 and 2011 respectively.)
Upon signing him to a one year deal this year, Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos again mused about the idea of Johnson playing elsewhere (nowhere in particular...maybe someplace that rhymes with "deft yield"), a notion at which Johnson once again scoffed.
Looking Forward: In spite of being a middle-of-the-diamond player, it's Johnson's bat that seems to preoccupy most Jays fans, and his maddening inconsistency leaves one to scratch their head when pondering what we might see from him next year. Can he replicate his 2010 season with the Diamondbacks, in which he walloped 26 dingers and posted a stellar .865 OPS? Or can we expect a sub-.700 OPS, such as he posted in an injury-shortened 2009 (.692) or his final days in Phoenix (.699)?
It's a fool's errand to look at the 33-game sample after the trade in an attempt to find something to upon which we can hitch our hopes. But if you'll indulge us as we rattle the bells on our jester's hat, we note that Johnson's strikeout rate dropped 3.9% and his walk rate went up by 3%, bringing those numbers into the same territory as his good years.
2012 Expectations: With John Farrell already angling to place Johnson in the second spot in the order, part of the Blue Jays' early season offensive success will depend on him getting on base ahead of José Bautista. If Johnson can stop channeling his inner Mark Reynolds and demonstrate a patient approach, he could be a key piece of a successful season.
But as we attempted to game our way through a number of lineup scenarios this offseason, we kept finding ways to push Johnson to the bottom of the order. It's not inconceivable to us that he might end up hitting ninth by the time they crack open the lid on the Rogers Centre.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
30 Jays in 30 Days - Will the Real Kelly Johnson Stand Up?
2 comments:
- Chad said...
I am shocked that Robinson Cano wouldn't appear in that list of second basemen with a high WPA, but he's been 4 or less.
- February 22, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- sporkless said...
Good article.
Whom do you see at the top of the lineup? I'd love to see Lawrie, Escobar, Rasmus, Bautista... But we're probably going to get Escocar, Johnson, Bautista, Lind...
- February 22, 2012 at 12:52 PM
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Kim Jong-Il is so 2009. And not just because the North Korean dictator is now poised to hand over the keys to the country to his son.
Last year Halloween trick-or-treating routes were packed with shuffling, sunglasses-wielding impersonators of the Dear Leader and perky Sarah Palin imitators. This year, expect to see that duo replaced by outrageous Lady Gagas and ... perky Palins. (Okay, some looks seem to be forever.)
"Snooki will also do well for females," notes Todd Kenig, the 46-year-old CEO of perennial costuming hot spot Ricky's NYC. "But Gaga will beat her by far. It's very easy to buy a wig, glasses and fun stuff. She's blowing Snooki out of the water."
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It's also easy enough to buy a ready-to-wear outfit Kenig dreamed up and named The Angry Steward. This costume comes replete with a navy-colored flight attendant shirt and tie, a bandage and a patch that's made to look like the gay pride rainbow flag. Yes, Kenig was inspired by the famously grand exit JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater made this summer, following an altercation with a passenger.
(Quick recap: Slater announced his departure on the plane's PA system, grabbed two beers and leaped down the emergency chute. This week he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal mischief -- he's facing a year of probation and counseling. On the box containing The Angry Steward costume, there's an airline-like diagram detailing "How to Properly Evacuate Your Job.")
At other costume shops characters from movies as disparate as "Avatar," Saw," and "Napoleon Dynamite" are doing brisk business this year. Cory Parker, assistant manager at Spirit Halloween in Conroe, Texas, says rock star and video game character outfits are also doing well.
Overall, this will be a big year for costumes of all stripes -- the National Retail Federation is predicting that 40.1 percent of the population is dressing up this year, about 7 percent more than last year and the most since 2003, when the NRF began monitoring Halloween retail trends.
At HalloweenHallway.com, which operates 7 seasonal pop-up shops in the Chicago area, they are happy to cater to Snooki-lookers, but also try to help customers use their imagination.
"On the one day that you can dress up as whatever you want, do you really want to go as everyone else?" the company's managing director, Brian Bowers, says. "And, more importantly, do you really want to go as Snooki?"
While the answer to that seems to be an overwhelming yes, Bowers says 30-something urban professionals are also considering nostalgia-fueled costumes such as Mrs. Potato Head, Gumby and the Smurfs.
Going as a Smurf makes a certain amount of sense -- they were so small! and so blue! -- but what type of person is taken enough with an airline attendant, they snap up the costume weeks before the big night?
Ricky's NYC's Kenig isn't surely exactly (most Angry Steward sales are online, not in the physical stores) but he isn't complaining about the results -- in the first 24 hours that the costume was available, 180 were sold. That's enough to rival last year's most popular ripped-from-the-headlines Halloween gear, which included a Kate Plus Eight wig and a Bernie Madoff look. The latter came with a mask, a prison jumpsuit, a bulls-eye on the back and a mallet with which to whack the mark.
Kenig says most people, when they first encounter costumes like The Angry Steward, "are amazed that there is a costume for those people -- it's more an absurdity to them, than it is cool."
That sure doesn't stop them from buying. Ricky's operates 26 stores on the east coast, mostly in New York and New Jersey, and might expand to California next year.
Of course all the Palins, Snookis and Slaters in the world are not about to unseat those well-ventilated looks that only seems to get more popular with each passing year.
"We have a lot of younger folks looking for risque costumes, " says Spirit Halloween's Parker. "Actually, we have a lot of older folks looking for risque costumes, too."


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McGrath Foundation: From humble beginnings to beloved charity
Jane McGrath was my best friend, but we didn't immediately click. It wasn't until we were waving the boys off on a tour that I looked over at her and thought, "I know how you feel."
Both from the UK, separately we'd met Australian cricketers overseas and followed these men to the other side of the world.
Almost 10,000 miles from home and with no support system in place, that day at the airport I turned to Jane and asked her if she'd like to go for a cup of tea.
She said she thought I'd never ask. From then on we were firm friends.
In 1997, we were on an Ashes tour and Jane came to my hotel room with a towel wrapped around her.
We were excited because we'd been invited on a boys' team dinner and I thought she wanted to discuss what we were going to wear.
Instead, she asked me to feel a lump in her breast – it was like a frozen pea was under her skin.
We stood there for what felt like forever, crying. At 32 years old, my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Jane chose to go through her treatment alone. My role became what we called "bra watch". Jane had a chicken fillet in her bra to fill out the side where she'd had a mastectomy and my job was to let her know when it was peeking out. We had a little wink and everything.
When she was five years into remission, Jane's cancer came back.
And again, she chose to go through treatment alone, preferring to call Glenn and me afterwards.
One day she called me and said "Hello Darl," and I thought "She's not had chemo, that's not a chemo hello."
Instead she said to me, "today I met an angel." I told her to call me back once she'd had a lie down.
She said to me, "no, today I met an angel; her name's Alison and she's a breast care nurse. I now know what we need to do with our little charity."
Jane told me that the breast care nurse helped her understand her treatment, explained the side effects and could help her access services she didn't even know were available.
She said, "We're going to raise funds for breast care nurses. I know the difference the nurse makes to my life and I want that for every Australian family."
When we started, Jane hoped that if by sharing her story she could help one family by providing them access to a McGrath breast care nurse, we would have done a wonderful thing.
Today, the McGrath Foundation supports more than 64,000 families through the work of 120 McGrath breast care nurses.
Even though the idea came from Jane's personal experience, we've only be able to do what we do because of the incredible support we've had from communities right across Australia.
This year, we have more than 20 towns taking part to raise funds and awareness for families experiencing breast cancer. It's a beautiful, tangible way local communities say 'we're with you, we support you', and I know Jane would love it.
One such community is Mudgee. Thanks to the wonderful work of local real estate agent Hugh Bateman, the town has been fundraising since 2015.
After seeing the wonderful support of the Mudgee community, I suggested to Hugh that he might like to turn Mudgee pink in October (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month).
It was so successful, that this year we asked Hugh if he would be an ambassador for the campaign and pass on his knowledge of what works and what didn't.
He was thrilled, and the Pink Up Your Town campaign was born.
This year, we have more than 20 towns taking part to raise funds and awareness for families experiencing breast cancer.
It's a beautiful, tangible way local communities say "we're with you, we support you", and I know Jane would love it.
I am so incredibly thankful to all the communities involved.
Without your amazing work and support, we couldn't continue to work towards Jane's vision, to place McGrath breast care nurses in communities across Australia.
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|[OPEN]Optionality of interfaces?
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I might be controversial here: I'm wondering if it would be possible to get rid of the interfaces in AT, at least optionally?
IMO this is one of those concepts that is nice in theory but in practice it's a bit boring/tedious and with little gain in most of the cases.
From what Benoit told me, the reason they're in place now is the customization and sandboxing. So we can't completely get rid of them then. But we can at least try to make it less painful for the devs (hint: they don't like it, like any other boilerplate).
The first step could be to automagically create an ad-hoc interface for the controller which doesn't have the interface specified (for instance, iterate over public methods of the controller, i.e. ones not starting with an _underscore, and make all of them part of the interface). This gives a lightweight start for people who don't need this initially, and makes it possible to add it easily at a later point. I think this would be feasible and not so complex.
However what's another thing about the interfaces is that they're adding one more execution layer hence making stack traces more complex (especially painful when you're trying stepping into in a function call in the debugger and need to get step through all the fwk boilerplate). So it'd be great to have some kind of interface-less mode of execution - but I'm not sure if it'd be easy to do so without complicating the fwk code way too much.
Looking forward for the discussion.
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Sidney Crosby named finalist for Hart Trophy
Penguins captain tallied 36 goals, 68 assists during regular season
Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf and Philadelphia's Claude Giroux are finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy.
The NHL announced the finalists Thursday for the trophy, which essentially serves as the league's MVP award. The Professional Hockey Writers' Association submits ballots.
Crosby scored 36 goals and led the league in assists (68) and points (104), guiding the Penguins to their second consecutive division title.
Getzlaf scored a career-high 31 goals and ranked second in the League with 87 points, leading the Ducks to the top record in the Western Conference for the first time in franchise history.
Giroux matched a career high with 28 goals and finished third in the NHL scoring race (86 points), helping the Flyers rally from a 3-9-0 start.
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Since Thierry Henry's handball on Wednesday, the former Arsenal striker's reaction has gone from arrogance, to indifference to being contrite. From where I sit, this simply proves that Henry is a Public Relations driven phony. He's cultivated an image for over a decade in conjunction with his handlers and now sees the possibility it can all come undone.
While several of my followers on Twitter yesterday felt I was crazy to even discuss the idea of a boycott of those companies that use Henry as a spokesman (Gillette, Pepsi and Reebok among others), I maintain that thought was in order given the extreme consequences of Henry's action, and his subsequent story. The above listed corporations cannot afford to be associated with someone so unwilling to show contrition for an obvious mistake, be it intentional or inadvertent.
This story now seems to be evolving, presumably as his handlers gauge the public reaction, particularly in the British Isles.
At first, Henry said he handled the ball but it was not intentional, and had not curtailed his celebrations after William Gallas' goal and after the victory
Then, Henry changed his story to claim that he had told Ireland Defender Richard Dunne after the match that he had handled the ball and he did not celebrate with his team mates.
Then, Henry claimed he had told the official it was a handball, but the official told him that he was the referee and the decision was final.
Now, Henry says a replay is in order.
This evolution of positions has taken place in rapid succession, over 36 hours as many British writers have continued to pour scorn on Henry's actions.
Regardless of what Henry's handlers do and how his image suffers the ultimate outcome is what will not change thanks to FIFA's decision to rule out a replay, even though a precedent, albeit not this close to the draw does exist.
The Republic of Ireland, whose fighting spirit and incredible traveling fans would have livened up the World Cup have been eliminated in favor of a group of players who interest appears to be more centered on club football. And who can blame them? World Class players making lots of money from their clubs whose nation is only partly interested in their football exploits leads to a strong club over country attitude.
The World Cup has lost a tactical genius in Giovanni Trapattoni, in favor of a manager in Raymond Dommench, whose main guide is astrology and superstition. We have not seen Henry's former Arsenal team mate Robert Pires in France colors for five years, because after all he is a Scorpio and Dommench does not trust Scorpio's.
The scenes of French ticket holders gladly selling their tickets to Irish fans for a few Euros before kickoff in Paris should reinforce the reasons why I wrote this piece earlier this week, before the match. Ireland has been deprived a World Cup trip by Thierry Henry's handball, while much of France may not even be in the slightest bit interested that their nation actually qualified for the World Cup.
That's then ultimate legacy of this shameful two leg tie. World Football was the loser. Henry handball, or no handball, the wrong side advanced to South Africa.


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John Goodman has admitted he thought he had "kissed goodbye" to ever starring in a war movie at this stage in his career.
The 61-year-old actor plays one of the soldiers helping to recover art stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War in George Clooney's new comedy The Monuments Men, based on a true story.
John said of playing a soldier: "I'd just kissed it goodbye a long time ago. I never figured I'd be in a war movie.
"Everybody at the time wanted to serve the war effort and to be asked to put on a uniform to go to the front and try to save this art was a way of using your special talents to help the war effort. I'm very grateful to have been asked and it was so much fun to put on a uniform every day. Except for the boots, I had trouble with the boots.
"But it was like playing. It was like being 12 years old again, out in the yard."
George directed the film, which he stars in with John, Jean Dujardin, Matt Damon, Bill Murray and Bob Balaban. But John revealed in between takes George was able to joke around like one of the guys.
"We were part of a team," he said. "We all had great respect for each other, and once the cameras stopped rolling, once he finished his shots, then we would laugh, until the next set up. We just sat around telling jokes, swapping lines and just having the best time."
:: The Monuments Men is in cinemas now.
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Window Replacement Plan 2018, Part 3: What to Expect During an In-Home Consultation
Making the choice to replace your home windows is a big step. But if you've been following along with our "Window Replacement Plan 2018" series (Parts 1 and 2), you've already come up with a idea for when to replace your windows and learned which kind of windows are best for your home.
Visiting your Ketchum Pella showroom can help you learn how replacement home windows not only bring a new style to your home, but also can help save you money with improved energy efficiency.
So, what's next? Scheduling your in-home consultation.
It's an important step in your window replacement plan. The best part: An in-home visit costs you nothing.
During your in-home consultation, a sales representative will visit your home, talk with you about your wants and needs, help narrow your window selections and give you a price estimate.
Taking some steps now to prepare for your in-home consultation will help assure you the best replacement home window experience for your home.
How can I get ready for my in-home consultation?
If you were to meet with an interior designer, you'd probably be prepared to share some looks you've seen that caught your interest. The same goes for the window consultation.
Having an idea of the looks you like will give your representative a beginning point to identifying the windows that are fit for you. Look for ideas of what you want your new windows to look like. If you can't provide pictures, be ready to talk about how you want your new windows to take shape.
You should also take a minute to write down questions for your representative to help prepare for your consultation.
What can I expect during my consultation?
The target of an in-home consultation is to help you find the windows that suit your home, meet your desires and budget, and highlight your home.
That means your window representative will be focused on learning as much as they can about what you need and want. They'll ask you to point out where the replacement windows will go and show you different design, material and color options that may work for you. They'll also discuss pricing and the installation process for each option.
When helping you identify the best windows for your home, your representative will take a variety of factors into consideration, including:
- Which materials (vinyl, wood or fiberglass) are suitable for your home's area?
- Which window functions and features are important to you?
- What type of energy efficiency will be best for your home?
- Which colors work best with your home's style and architecture?
It's one thing to see a window display in a showroom. But in order to make the most insightful decision about your replacement windows, it's important to imagine what those windows will look like in your home. That's why your representative will also offer window style and color samples for you to look at in your home.
Your pro will also measure the areas where the replacement windows will be installed and give you details to prepare for your installation day.
Once you've decided on the best windows for your home, your representative will work out an estimate that gives as complete a picture as possible of both the price and time required to replace your home windows. Your pro can also provide payment options, including financing, to get your home window replacement process rolling.
Pella offers no-cost consultations. So, if after the visit you decide to hold off on starting your window replacement, the visit costs you nothing.
How long will a window consultation take?
Typically, your representative will visit between 90 minutes and two hours for the consultation. This will give your representative enough time to adequately assess your needs and give you an accurate estimate.
What happens next?
Once your representative goes over your estimate with you, you'll schedule your installation time. Both prices and installation availability can fluctuate greatly, depending on the style of windows, materials purchased, type of installation and openings in the showroom's installation schedule. Most likely, your installation date will be scheduled four to six weeks after your consultation. That allows for the exact windows to be shipped to your local Pella showroom.
Next month, the ending installment of our series will look at what you can expect on your window installation day and how you can best prepare to make the process go smoothly for you and your installation team.


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Subdued and speechless for the moment, and at the very least smart enough to not engage his mother in further conversation, Little Frankie trudges out of the room to find
YOU! I hate you! You are BORING!
Umm....are you worried? I asked her, when she told me the details of the conversation Little Frankie had with the lamp.
Naaawwww, said my best friend; mother of three boys.
It's not like he called the lamp a little cocksucker. I don't see anything wrong with 'baby butt sniffer'.


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British Towns Battle for Mayflower Bragging Rights
A battle is brewing between two seaside towns in the U.K. over the true home of the Mayflower, the ship that carried the Pilgram fathers to America in 1620. WSJ's Peter Evans reports.
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Wreck deprives Key Westers of phone for days
Imagine being without a phone for 24 hours. Now picture William and Marjorie Raney– who do not own cell phones– without a landline for five days.
Sprint successor Embarq estimates that over 350 houses, mostly in the Key West neighborhood, lost phone service when a car accident took out over 300 feet of cable around 2am Friday morning, according to Tom Matthews in Embarq media relations.
"We had people working around the clock, and all of the cable was reconnected by Saturday morning," Matthews says.
That apparently didn't apply to the Raneys. Their phone is still off the hook.
"It's a major project when you reconnect and basically reinstall a line," Matthews says. "We have to send people back in to check individual lines."
Leslie Dawley, the Raneys' daughter, says she discovered her parents' phone line was dead when she tried to send a fax from their home Friday morning.
Concerned for the safety of her parents, who are both in their 80s, Dawley called Embarq and was assured their line would be working by Saturday night.
"It's the only way to reach them," she says. "If something happens, they're a little isolated up on the hill, and my father, with advanced Alzheimer's, wouldn't know what to do."
At press time late Tuesday afternoon the Raneys were still without phone service.
The couple seem to be an exceptional case, Matthews says; service was restored to most Key West homes within 12 hours.
"We noticed our phone wasn't working around 8:30 in the morning," Key West resident Ann Pax says. "It came back on at approximately midnight."
As for the Raneys?
"People are working on that as we speak, and relatives were notified," Matthews says.
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The whole idea of land lines seems a bit outdated these days, don't you think? I can't understand why sons and daughters of elderly parents don't make sure that they have multiple methods of communication available to them in the case of an emergency - at the very least a cell phone and some sort of home phone, whether it's old-fashioned land lines or VoIP.
Having been a resident of Key West for the last sixteen years I can report that cell phone service is very hit or miss in Key West. Adult children of eldery residents in Key West are not being negligent. The truth is that giving thier parents cell phones will not guarantee that thier parents will be able to reach the outside world.


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An ardent fan of Indian cuisine and also of Madhur Jaffrey, I couldn't wait to try out her new cookbook, Curry Nation, which was the latest addition to my ever expanding collection — Imelda had shoes, I have cookbooks! Rich and diverse, Indian cuisine is a jewel among the world's culinary empires, with flavours as exotic as its climate and as varied as its people. Throughout history India has been invaded and occupied by others, which not only had a major influence on the nations culture but also on its cuisine. Inspired by the fabulous recipes and gorgeous photography of Madhur Jaffrey's most recent cookbook, which pays homage to Britain's love affair with Indian cuisine, I decided to combine two of her new recipes to create Punjabi Fish Curry with Bengali-Style Marinade.
The doyenne of Indian cuisine, Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffreys newest cookbook, and the latest addition
to my ever expanding cooking library - Curry Nation
Starting with the Bengali-style dry marinade of ground coriander, turmeric, salt, lemon juice, and red chilli powder, I then added two tablespoons of plain yogurt and used the mixture to coat a pound of fresh hake cut up into large bite-size chunks, although any firm white fish would do. The fish is covered and refrigerated for at least an hour, allowing the marinade to work its magic.
A Bengali-Style dry marinade of ground coriander, turmeric, salt,
lemon juice, and red chilli powder
The hake is cut up into large 1 1/2-inch bite size chunks
The hake is tossed with the marinade plus two tablespoons of plain yogurt,
then covered and chilled for at least one hour
When you're ready to cook the curry, two onions are finely chopped and added to 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds which have been sautéed in a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. The onions are cooked for about 15-20 minutes, until they become nicely browned. A tablespoon of chopped garlic is then added, the heat is reduced to low and cooked for 2 minutes. A teaspoon of turmeric is stirred in and the mixture is allowed to cook for another minute.
Two small onions finely chopped
In a large saucepan, cumin seeds are sautéed in four tablespoons of oil for few seconds
The onions are added and cooked until they become browned all over, about 15-20 minutes
Garlic and turmeric are added once the onion has browned
Although the recipe calls for two tomatoes to be roughly chopped, I used a handful of Campari tomatoes instead, which are larger than cherry tomatoes, but smaller and rounder than plum tomatoes. They held their shape nicely as the curry reduced. Two or three hot green chillies are then seeded, chopped and added to the curry, which continues to cook for another two minutes. I always use surgical gloves to seed and chop hot green chillies as they can sting and irritate skin. Scraping out the seeds and pith makes a curry less powerful, but if you like heat, go for it.
Fresh tomatoes and two hot green chillies are chopped - I always use plastic gloves
to chop chillies so it doesn't sting if I touch my mouth or eyes
The chopped green chillies are added to the onion mixture
Some garam masala is then added and cooked for one minute
Chopped small Campari tomatoes and half a teaspoon of chilli flakes
are added and cooked for two minutes
The tomatoes are cooked for about two minutes
The sauce evolves in complexity so quickly as it cooks
Some boiling water is added to the tomatoes as they cook down,
and it's beginning to look like a curry - the aroma is wonderful!
The sauce becomes much richer and develops into a thick sauce
The hake and marinade are added to the curry and cooked until the fish is cooked though
As the sauce continues to cook, the flavour becomes much richer and more complex. The hake and Bengali-style marinade are then added and cooked over a medium heat until the fish is cooked through. Before serving, a sprinkle of garam masala and handful of chopped cilantro are added to the curry, which is then transferred to a decorative bowl or for an extra flourish, traditional Indian copper serving dishes. A bowl of steamed basmati rice and easy Eggplant Bharta are a great addition to this delicious Punjabi Fish Curry.
The fish is cooked and the curry is complete
Sprinkled with the remaining garam masala and chopped cilantro,
the Punjabi Hake Curry is ready to be served
Aged Basmati rice with a dollop of ghee and chopped cilantro
Eggplant Bharta with chopped cilantro - healthy, flavourful and delicious
And dinner is served!
Hot Punjabi Hake Curry with Bengali-Style Marinade
Serves 2
Adapted from a recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's 'Curry Nation'
2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp mild red chilli powder
2 tbsp plain yogurt
For the curry:
1 lb hake, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 medium onions, finely chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
1 tsp turmeric
2-3 hot green chillies, seeded and finely chopped
2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp salt
2 medium tomatoes, or 8 Campari tomatoes, roughly chopped
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
4 tbsp finely chopped cilantro leaves
Mix together all of the ingredients for the marinade. Coat the hake chunks in the marinade, then cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
When ready to cook the curry, pour the oil into a karhai, wok or large heavy saucepan, and set over medium heat. Spoon in the cumin seeds, swirl and brown for 10 seconds. Add the chopped onions and sauté for about 15 minutes or until brown all over. Add the garlic, reduce the heat to low and stir for 2 minutes. Mix in the turmeric and stir for another minute.
Now add the green chillies, increase the heat to medium and stir for one minute. Mix in 1 1/2 teaspoons of the garam masala and stir for one minute. Add half the salt and all of the tomatoes and the chilli flakes. Cook for two minutes, then add 4 fluid ounces of boiling water, stirring to combine to make a thick sauce. Allow to simmer for three minutes, then add the remaining salt.
Stir in the hake and its marinade and cook over a medium heat until the fish is cooked through. Sprinkle in the remaining garam masala, fold in the chopped cilantro and serve.


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Please welcome Gabrielle back to my blog today as she shares her novella, Love's Master with you! If you missed Gabrielle's post about her adventures in the world of self-publishing, be sure to check it out! A very well-written article, just like her work!
Book Specifics -
Genre - Historical Romance
Length - 28k (novella)
Heat Level - 4 of 5 (erotic)
Sexual Orientation - M/F
Content Warnings - Contains elements of light BDSM, which include blindfolding, spanking and whipping. Not suitable for audiences under the age of 18
Blurb -
23 year old Lily finds herself widowed and forced to live with her brother and his family, including his eight year old son William, who is nothing short of a terror. Sure she cannot go another day with his behavior, she begins to search for a new nanny and tutor for her nephew with little success. But when she happens across an advertisement in the Times that seems to be the answer to her problem, she is set on a path that will take her where she's never been before. Victorian England is a place of strict social codes, and the sensual world she enters is strictly forbidden for a woman of her social stature.
Her guide in this world is a man named Kadar, and the feelings he stirs in Lily threaten to change her forever. However, Victorian society is never far away, and her brother intends on seeing his sister remarried and settled into a home near him in Regent's Park. Lily will have to choose between Kadar,who makes her feel more alive than she ever believed she could and Captain Mason Danvers, the gentleman who can offer her security and comfort for the rest of her life.
Her guide in this world is a man named Kadar, and the feelings he stirs in Lily threaten to change her forever. However, Victorian society is never far away, and her brother intends on seeing his sister remarried and settled into a home near him in Regent's Park. Lily will have to choose between Kadar,who makes her feel more alive than she ever believed she could and Captain Mason Danvers, the gentleman who can offer her security and comfort for the rest of her life.
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"Lily," he whispered against her lips barely touching them.
In her desire, she craned her neck, desperate for the kiss he knew she waited for. Unable to deny her any longer, he greedily took her mouth, running his tongue over hers. Her lips urged him on to satisfy her need, and he began to lose himself in the warmth of her. A quiet moan passed between her lips and he took it inside him, like a pledge she offered.
Before she could try to wrap her arms around his neck, he broke off the kiss and pulled out the ropes. He placed them in her hands, and confused, she dipped her head as if to look at what he'd just given her.
Tenderly stroking her check, he asked, "Have you ever been tied up?"
As the velvet ropes sat in her trembling hands, she silently shook her head. He had to carefully introduce restraints or he'd risk losing her right here.
"Follow me," he ordered as he began to back up toward the couch. As he sat, she remained standing in front of him.
"Turn around, Lily."
Lily rotated for him and returned to face him.
"You look beautiful. Blue is my favorite color."
Smiling broadly, she fidgeted over her dress, smoothing it from the waist. "Thank you! I'm so happy you like it."
Her words were met with silence. Kadar sat back on the couch and gazed up at the innocent creature in front of him. Now it would begin.
Standing up, he kissed her lips softly and quietly announced, "I want to see what you are under this pretty blue dress."
He saw her stiffen in fear and whispered, "I would never hurt you, Lily. Trust me."
"I do," she said softly.
Kadar made swift work of her dress and undergarments and in seconds Lily stood before him naked. His breath caught in his chest, and he had to restrain himself from opening his trousers and pulling her down on his lap to bury himself as deeply as possible inside her.
Astonished by her beauty, he muttered "lovely" as he softly kissed her, explaining, "I'm going to bind your wrists together. Hold your arms out in front of you."
Taking the ropes from her, he expertly wrapped them around her wrists, making sure she wasn't hurt. Restrained, she was forbidden from holding him.
Slowly, he lowered himself to sit on the edge of the couch and pulled her to him. Unable to hold back any longer, he took a nipple in his mouth and gently sucked, feeling the tender skin harden into a peaked point against the flick of his tongue.
Pulling away, he looked up into her face now full of desire. "Beautiful Lily."
He moved to the other one and began giving his attention to it, eliciting a soft moan from her. Just as with the other nipple, it grew hard in his mouth and he tenderly fastened his teeth to bite down, knowing he had to take care not to frighten her.
Cupping her full breast, he latched on and softly bit her nipple as he gently squeezed the supple skin around it.
Looking up, he saw a frown on her face. "What did you say?"
"That hurt, Kadar."
He slowly stood and stroked her face. "You told me you wanted to submit to me, Lily. Do you?"
Nodding, she bit her lower lip nervously, and he knew she feared she'd done something to displease him.
"It's all right. But you will have to be punished now."
Instantly, he saw a look of terror cross her features. How wide her beautiful green eyes must have been when she heard she was to be punished!
"Please, no, Kadar."
Cradling her face in his hands, he felt emotion tug at him. Most of the time when he announced to a woman that he intended to punish her, he had to fight to ensure he was seated before they flung themselves across his lap. Lily simply stood trembling in front of him.
"I promise it won't hurt for long, love."
Reaching down behind her, he ran his hand over one cheek, then the other, loving how full and firm they felt under his palm. Then he drew back his hand and let it land with a hard slap on her skin.
Kadar held her upright as the shock of his slap wore off, leaving only the warmth growing where his hand had landed. Although he couldn't see her eyes, he was sure tears began to well up in them.
Gently, he rubbed his hand over the skin, soothing her. "See? Not so bad."
"That hurt!"
Again, he pulled back his hand and smacked her skin just as loudly. He knew she wanted to fight as every muscle in her body tensed, but with her wrists bound and his arm holding her, all she could do was bury her face in his chest and whimper.
He soothed her skin with the hand that had just reddened it, whispering, "Someday you'll ask for this, my Lily."
Holding her to him, he began to repeatedly spank her, ignoring her soft cries and pleas to stop. Each time he inflicted pain, he followed it with the loving caresses she needed to know he cared. Slowly, she stopped protesting and pressed next to his body, grasping at his shirt to find the closeness she craved.
Finally, she reached up to kiss him, aroused by the sensations he was inflicting on her. Unable to hold him, she tugged desperately at his shirt to bring his mouth to hers.
Kadar let her devour his mouth as she pressed against his swollen cock, grinding against it with her moist cunt. She was reacting just as he'd hoped—even more so, to his surprise. She was opening for him, her body begging his to fill her.
But he wasn't ready for that yet. Her body may desire him, but her mind still didn't trust him. He needed her body to convince her mind, and that wouldn't happen if he took advantage and merely fucked her.
He stopped the spanking knowing that one or two more would send her over the edge, and he wanted to prolong this moment. Gently, he stroked her skin with his hand, easing the sting out.
"That's my Lily," he cooed in her ear.
"Please, Kadar," she begged.
"How quickly someday has come," he teased.
She was so responsive that he didn't want to stop. But he could give her what she wanted and still be in control. Sitting on the couch, he guided her onto his lap.
"Sit on top of me, legs apart."
She did as he commanded and positioned herself on his legs, straddling him. His hands glided up and down her sides and over her back, carefully avoiding her still pinkened cheeks.
Just as she became relaxed, he landed his palm on her warmed skin, harder than before. She didn't cry out or plead for him to stop but returned to kissing him, her mouth desperate to express her need. Sure she was close, he caressed her and then slapped her skin one last time.
Then he waited.
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Spread the Fire!
"Families are struggling.
This inspiring, out-of-this-world
book offers fresh hope."
~ Dr. Kevin Leman,
author of The Birth Order Book
Autism stole his words, God gave him a voice.
First-time parents Joe and Tahni Cullen were thrust into the confusing world of autism when their toddler, Josiah, suddenly lost his ability to speak, play, and socialize. The diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder. In their attempts to see Josiah recover and regain speech, the Cullens underwent overwhelming physical, emotional, and financial struggles. While other kids around him improved, Josiah only got worse.
Five years later, Josiah, who had not been formally taught to read or write, suddenly began to type on his iPad profound paragraphs about God, science, history, business, music, strangers, and heaven. Josiah's eye-opening visions, heavenly encounters, and supernatural experiences forced his family out of their comfort zone and predictable theology, catapulting them into a mind-blowing love-encounter with Jesus.
"You will be encouraged, compelled, and deeply moved to see God's love and power in and through little Josiah. As you ponder this young autistic boy's amazing visitations and revelations, heavenly dimensions and mysteries of the kingdom of God will be revealed to you."
~ Patricia King, author, television host, Patricia King Ministries
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about my new favorite little boy, Josiah.
This book shouts from the mountaintops
that nothing is impossible with God!"
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The message was just the healing my heart needed."
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Step-by-Step Guide for AAD Connect Custom installation + Federation with AD FS
When setting up an Office 365 environment and you want to use your own Active Directory domain you definitely need to setup synchronization services with Azure AD. Where we needed to setup DirSync in the past we now need to install and configure the successor Azure AD Sync or the Azure AD Connect synchronization service. You can do this by downloading this tool or by downloading Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect a really great job in simplifying the setup process. Let's have a look.
Overview of AAD Connect
Azure AD Connect is a single wizard that performs following steps automatically
- Install pre-requisites like the Azure Active Directory PowerShell Module and Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant.
- Install and configure Azure AD Sync, as the sync engine, and enable directory synchronization in the customer's Azure tenant
- Configures either password sync or AD FS, depending on which sign-on option the customer prefers, and includes any required configuration in Azure
Different Synchronization Tools
With the release of Azure AD Connect we now have three tools that will provide directory synchronization to Azure AD / Office 365.
- Microsoft Azure Active Directory Sync tool (DirSync) – This sync tool will eventually retire but there is no ETA at this time.
- Azure AD Sync – The "stand alone" version of this tool will retire when Azure AD Connect goes GA.
- Azure AD Connect – This sync tool will be the only tool available once DirSync is retired. It includes Azure AD Sync as the synchronization engine.
Azure AD Connect with additional sync options, seamless migration from DirSync,
There will no longer be separate releases of Azure AD Sync and Azure AD Connect. And we have no future releases of DirSync planned. Azure AD Connect is now your one stop shop for sync, sign on and all combinations of hybrid connections.
When stating the setup the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect tool assist you by installing the prerequisites that are needed to be able to synchronize users and groups from your on premise AD to Azure AD. It will automatically install the following products if they do not exist;
- Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant for IT Professionals
- Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package
Install the prereqs
After getting the prerequisites ready the Azure AD Connect synchronization service will be installed. Azure AD Connect synchronization service needs a SQL database, you can configure an existing one or a SQL Express version will be automatically installed. Next we need to provide the username of a Azure AD user that is a member of the Global Administrator role.
Connect to Azure AD
After the synchronization service installed and connected with Azure AD we are able to customize the configuration of Azure AD Connect synchronization service, and more So if we do not choose to use the express settings as shown below we are able to
configure Single Sign On via Password Synchronization, Federation with AD FS.
Use customize option
Custom options
I will choose Federation with AD FS and connect my Active Directory. Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect allows you to synchronize more than one directory, which is really cool if you ask me.
Add your on premise AD
The next step is that you are able to filter users and groups by DN or Group Membership. So no hacking in FIM (which is not part of this solution anymore) anymore.
Filter or synchronize everything
Next you need configure how the user in on premise directories is identified. Is a user represented only once across multiple directories or does user identities exist across multiple directories. Based on attributes you are able to configure how a user must be matched. If you only use one Active Directory as a source, you can easily use the defaults as shown below.
Select the attributes
As you see the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect tool assist you heavily in setting up the synchronization service. But is does more, optionally you are able to configure the following features:
Exchange hybrid deployment
The Exchange hybrid deployment features allows co-existence of Exchange mailboxes on both on premises as in Azure by synchronizing a specific set of attributes from Azure AD back to your own Active Directory.
Password write back
If the password changes in Azure AD, it will be written back to your own Active Directory.
User write back
If a user is created in Azure AD, it will be written back to your own Active Directory.
- Azure AD app and attribute filtering
- Group writeback
- Device writebrack
- Device Sync
- Directory extension attribute sync
Selecting two options as shown below allows us to configure the writeback location in the on premise Active Directory.
Additional options
Next you need to configure a new AD FS Farm Windows server 2012 R2. Specify the SSL certificate used to secure the communication between clients and AD FS. The certificate file should be in pfx.
Since ADFS leverages SSL, we need to have a SSL certificate. You could try three options, but only one will work:
- Self-signed certificate
- Certificate issued from internal PKI
- Certificate from 3rd party public CA
Office 365 needs to see a valid Service Communication Certificate on your ADFS infrastructure, so you are going to have to buy a certificate from a public CA. Office 365 will not trust a service communication certificate that is either self-signed or from your internal CA, which results in tears. We can use self-signed certificates for the Token Decrypting and Token Signing Certificate. These are separate from the service communication cert.
Please follow the documentation from your chosen CA to request, install and complete the certificate. The steps required vary from vendor to vendor and also over time. Make sure you are not missing any updated intermediate certificates! How would you know? Follow their process!!
For the purposes of this post we shall deploy the initial ADFS server, and in the future add another ADFS server for redundancy.
Add Federation Servers On Windows Server 2012 R2, specify where to install AD FS services
Add Proxy servers On Windows Server 2012 R2, specify where to install Web Application proxy servers name
Next specify proxy trust credentials. The web application proxy requires credentials to request a certificate from federation server.
It is possible to use a GMSA as the ADFS service account. GMSA will automatically update the service account's credentials and administrators will also be oblivious as to its password.
In this case a standard service account was used.
Select the Azure AD domain to federate with your on-premises Directory. The managed domain will be converted into a federated domain
The Final step in the really great wizard is to install and configure the synchronization services, AD FS and WAP servers.
At this time please make sure that you have created DNS records that allow clients to resolve your federation services from both internal and external.
All done,
Additional Steps
This topic covers additional steps to configure AD FS after you install the first federation server, including:
- Opening the ADFS Management Snap-in
- Configuring Name Resolution for AD FS Services
- Adding nodes to the farm
- Adding a Web Application Proxy
- Enabling Device Registration Service
For more information about how to deploy AD FS, see How to deploy AD FS in Windows Server 2012 R2.
Verify Federation Service Metadata
Open Internet Explorer and navigate to your ADFS server's federation metadata URL.
This will be something like the below, just change the FQDN to match your environment.
The result should show this:
Verify ADFS Sign-In Page
Browse to the ADFS sign-in page and test that you are able to authenticate.
The URL will be similar to the below, again change the FQDN to match your organisation's.


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Hurray! I just finished Great Irish Tales of Horror a few minutes ago. A perfect read for Halloween. Lots of spooky stories from great writers. Arachnophobia was a particularly good one. There's a story for every taste, from the realistic to the silly.
So I'm officially done the RIP2 Challenge. Here's how I did:
- The House on the Strand by Daphne DuMaurier
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System Shock 2 begins with you being unfrozen from a long cryogenic sleep aboard the Rickenbacker, a security spaceship assigned to tail the Von Braun on her maiden voyage. Apparently, the Von Braun has been infested by an unknown alien race and has converted the crew into relatively intelligent zombies. You must gather bits of audio clips along the way to figure out what happened to your crew and, more importantly, how you can rid the ship of the aliens. Rely on your skills training from either the Navy, Marines, or OSA to guide you on this difficult path. This 3D title offers unbelievable graphics, as the Thief engine is utilized to provide mouth-watering environments and character skins. The astounding graphics, varied RPG elements, and fluid action make this title worthwhile.
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Is Taylor Momsen the next Lindsay Lohan?
The "Gossip Girl" actress-turned-rock star is only 16, but she's already been spotted smoking cigarettes, embracing punky fashion and giving decidedly adult interviews, prompting some to worry about the teen's future.
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On "Gossip Girl," her character, Jenny Humphrey, ran away from home and dated a drug dealer, among other darker deeds.
In real life, it's her words that have been shocking.
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She told Disorder magazine that she was "bored of men," following comments to Entertainment Weekly that she wanted to "be [late Nirvana frontman] Kurt Cobain" and defiantly told Parade, "I smoke, so what? Why do people give a s*** about what a 16-year-old girl who they've never met does?"
"I'm sort of terrified that it's just going to be thigh highs and a bra as soon as she turns 18," Heather Cocks, a style blogger at GoFugYourself.com and NYMag.com, told ABC News. "There's not much real estate left that we haven't already seen."
Cocks also wondered where the star's parents are amidst her recent transformation from demure teen to makeup-doused rocker.
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"One of our favorite lamentations is, 'Who is putting the 'mom' in Momsen?'" she questioned.
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"It's not so different from other 16-year-olds in the sense that it's all about them," the professor said. "Of course, she lives in a dangerous environment and she has access to dangerous people and dangerous drugs."
Shwartz added that edgy young stars like Lohan and Momsen might go through life too fast.
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Although it is not set to be released until April 18th, Roxette's second single from their eighth studio album Charm School is destined to become a worldwide hit mainly because it reminds faithful fans of the band's most famous songs from the 80s namely, It Must've Been Love and other songs from the Joyride age.
Many fans, like myself, have taken to the internet to express their desire of having this song released as a single and thankfully, the duo have listened. No word on when and if a video will accompany the release, but regardless, this is a flawless song that can stand on its own, and can directly attract listeners despite its placement as the fourth track on the album, right after the very weak but enjoyable She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio).
The Swedish duo, formed of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle have been making music for a while now but took a long, well-deserved ten-year break to work on their own projects and sadly, because Fredrikssion had brain cancer and has suffered some permanent damage to her cognitive abilities. Thankfully, she's all better now and her vocal abilities are still intact, as demonstrated throughout the album.
Written and composed by Gessle, who is known to be a musical mastermind, this song follows the tradition of vocals alternation that Roxette have been known for. Per's smooth, lower register singing opens up the track, with Marie slightly doing back-up duties before the whole thing is transferred to her on the bridge. She does a stellar job here, with her contrasting high notes and incredible power in delivering the most important lines of the song. They continue to go back and forth, joining their voices together on the chorus to bring the whole song full circle.
Gessle does a great job in putting the music together. It's definitely a rock song, with elements of electric guitar- especially at the end of the track as Fredriksson belts out the last note- drums, and some piano. The way he puts these together to make a fantastic rock-pop ballad is undoubtedly one of the strengths of this song. It's no Listen to Your Heart however, but they're not trying to do that anyways.
As for the lyrics, it's about finding that one person who can be your consolance and hear you in times of distress, thus the speaker calls out to be spoken to about the significant other's problems, with love, as the refrain keeps saying. Even though that person wants to hide, Fredrikission, in her very mighty voice, draws him near and eases him out of his vulnerability.
Would I recommend this song to someone who is just getting to know Roxette? Yes and No. Yes because the song is magnificent and such a breath of fresh air from everything we're exposed today but no because they simply would not get what we're all raving about. I would instead recommend that they take a listen to my ultimate favorite by this duo Listen to Your Heart or anything from their 80s body of work.
For fans of Roxette, this song will just reaffirm why we've fallen in love with Marie and Per and appreciate that a rare few make music like this today.