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New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils: Predictions, Odds and Roster Notes
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Ryan Bristlon - January 28, 2019
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Where: Prudential Center – Newark, NJ.
When: Thursday, January 31st, 7PM EST.
How (TV/Radio): MSG, MSG+ | WFAN
New York Rangers (Away)
Head Coach: David Quinn {All-Time 21-20-7 NYR}
The New York Rangers have been up and down all season long. They rode a 3-game winning streak into the all-star break but don't let that confuse you – they went 4-6-0 in that final ten game stretch.
Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is expected to start this game for the Rangers, and although his numbers are better than New Jersey's Keith Kinkaid (also expected to start), there are some concerns with this potential match-up. Lundqvist is going up against one of the highest-shooting teams in the league and he has yet to register a single shutout this season. His 3.01 goals against average and .908 save percentage should raise an eyebrow or two for those thinking a Rangers victory is a sure thing. The Rangers are also ranked 28th in the league in shots against – averaging 33.3 shots allowed per game.
The other glaring concern is how poorly the Rangers have played on the road this season – and how well the Devils have played on home ice. New York is 8-14-2 on the road this season. Trying to pick up two points in the standings against a divisional rival that is 13-6-4 at the Prudential Center will prove no easy feat.
New Jersey Devils (Home)
Head Coach: John Hynes {All-Time 128-128-38 NJD}
The glaring concern for the New Jersey Devils is the health of superstar forward Taylor Hall. After missing out on the all-star game, there is still no official word on an expected return.Hall has yet to even hit the ice for practise or any optional skates with the team. This absence could be seen as a major reason why the Devils went into the all-star break in the opposite fashion as their opponents; with a 3-game losing streak.
Against any other team, the Rangers' powerplay would be a concern. But as long as the Devils stay composed, their second-place ranked penalty kill should be good enough to spoil what is almost the only advantage the Rangers have heading into this game.
Although goaltender Corey Schneider is skating again and newcomer Mackenzie Blackwood has been playing well as of late, it is expected that Keith Kinkaid will get the start for this game. Kinkaid's numbers have been lacklustre, with a record of 13-14-6 and a save percentage of .899. The absence of defenseman Ben Lovejoy (still on IR) may play a big factor in this game.
All in all, by the numbers, the slightest edge goes to the New Jersey Devils in this matchup.
These two teams last met back on April 3rd, 2018 where the Devils won with a score of 5-2.
Points! Big points. Most refer to the all-star break as the midway point of the season and both of these teams, especially being in the same division, need every point they can get to crawl into playoff contention. The New York Rangers currently find themselves in 11th place in the East with 49 points. The Devils sit in 15th place in the East with 43 points. Both teams still have the chance to find themselves in a wildcard position by the end of the season.
Will the special teams of the Rangers and Devils cancel eachother out?
Can the Rangers lock down their blue line and not allow the Devils as many shots? If they can't, how will goaltender Henrik Lundqvist handle the pressure?
Will their bye-week as well as the all-star break have given the Devils enough time to rest and focus on breaking their losing ways?
New York Rangers Injury Report
D Neal Pionk – day-to-day (lower-body)
D Fredrik Claesson – IR (shoulder)
F Kevin Hayes – day-to-day (upper-body)
New Jersey Devils Injury Report
D Ben Lovejoy – IR (upper-body)
F Miles Wood – IR (lower-body)
F Stefan Noesen – IR (lower-body)
F Taylor Hall – IR (lower-body)
F Joey Anderson – IR (fractured ankle)
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils Predictions and Odds
The New Jersey Devils (-155) are the favorites over the New York Rangers (+130).
Ryan Bristlon
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Ryan Bristlon is a Canadian writer currently residing in Hamilton, Ontario. He studied print and broadcast journalism at Humber College and has been a lifelong fan of the sport of hockey and the NHL.


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This charming apartment sleeps up to 6 people and is tastefully furnished throughout.
The kitchen is fully equipped and comes with a range of appliances to suit all your needs. You can relax and unwind in the living room after a busy day visiting a variety of local attractions. Facilities include comfy sofas and a TV.
Three well appointed bedrooms are available. Some rooms come with a desk and a chair. There are two showers, one bath, two WC's and two basins.
Tring is a historic market town and is recorded as far back as the doomsday book. It is in a beautiful part of the Chiltern Hills, which are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town was built up in the 1800's utilising the canal, which to this day remains fully functional for narrowboat accommodation and minor boat building industry.
Waddesdon Manor - Only a 20 minute drive away, Waddesdon Manor is visited by over 500,000 people a year and is probably the most popular manor house mansion and ancient residence in the UK.
Berkhamsted Castle - This was built around 1085 and is part of the National Trust. It was the first building ever to be fully protected by heritage legislation from the UK government and was the venue where William the Conqueror was given the English Kingdom. Berkhamsted Castle also has the honor of being the best surviving motte & bailey castle in the UK.
Ashridge Park - Full of ancient trees, rolling chalk downlands and lush meadows, this huge park makes for a wonderful day out.
Natural History Museum - The Natural History Museum was built in 1889 and houses a collection of wonderful artefacts. The local history museum is a great place to learn about the history of the area.
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WBS Penguins Gameday: Penguins vs. Admirals
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Ali Myers
Last Game Recap:
The Penguins dropped their second straight game with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Adirondack Phantoms on Sunday.
After a scoreless first period, Mika Pyorala scored just 56 seconds into the second period. Mark Letestu evened the score at 8:28 on a 5-on-3 power play, and the score remained tied at 1 at the end of regulation.
In overtime, the Penguins failed to convert on a 4 on 3 power play chance. 37 seconds after the Phantoms penalty expired, Konstantin Pushkarev was called for holding at 2:57 of overtime. During that power play, former Penguin defenseman Joey Mormina scored the game winning goal at 3:37 of overtime. Johan Backlund stopped 35 of 36 Penguins shots; while Brad Thiessen took the loss with 22 saves on 24 shots.
Three Stars of the Game:
3. Brad Thiessen (WBS): 22 saves
2. Joey Mormina (Adirondack): game winning goal
1. Johan Backlund (Adirondack): 35 saves
Scratches:
Jesse Boulerice
Eric Tangradi
Ryan Bayda
Keven Veilleux
WBS Current Record: 33-29-2-3 (71 points; fourth in East Division)
Scoreboard Watch: The Penguins are three points behind Norfolk in the race for the third and final guaranteed playoff spot in the East Division. They are two points behind Bridgeport for the fourth playoff spot. If Bridgeport, who is fifth in the Atlantic Division, finishes with more points than the Penguins, they will cross over and play in the East Division playoffs.
Tonight's Scenarios: A win will tie the Penguins with the Sound Tigers for the final playoff spot. A win will also put the Penguins one point behind the Admirals for third place. The Sound Tigers do not play tonight.
News and Notes:
Steve Wagner returned to the lineup on Sunday after missing nine games with a broken jaw.
Eric Tangradi had no problems after participating in a full practice yesterday, but will sit out tonight's game. He should be ready to play this weekend.
The Stanley Cup will make its second trip to Wilkes-Barre for tonight's matchup. It was first in Wilkes-Barre for the Black and Gold game back in September.
Next Matchup:
Who: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. Norfolk Admirals
When: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7:05 p.m.
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Last Meeting Recap:
The Penguins took a 4-2 victory from the Admirals on March 3rd in Wilkes-Barre. Alex Grant, Tim Wallace (power play), Konstantin Pushkarev, and Dustin Jeffrey (empty net goal) scored for the Penguins. Wallace had a two point night (1+1) and Eric Tangradi finished with a +2 rating. John Curry stopped 27 shots for the win.
About the Admirals:
NHL Affiliate: Tampa Bay Lightning
Key Statistics/Rank in AHL:
Record: 34-28-3-3 (74 points; third in East Division)
Power Play Away: 13.6% (25th)
Power Play Overall: 12.8% (29th)
Penalty Kill Away: 86.3% (1st)
Penalty Kill Overall: 86.8% (2nd)
Goals For/Against: 181/182
Last Game: Norfolk lost their third straight game on Saturday with their second 3-2 shootout loss to the Sound Tigers. Ty Wishart led the Admirals in regulation with two assists, but the Admirals could not generate any shootout goals against Bridgeport goalie Nathan Lawson.
Ali's Analysis:
Both teams will come into tonight's game looking to bounce back after disappointing play over the weekend. The Penguins' power play, which went 1-for-10 over the weekend, will need to work hard and get plenty of chances against a top Admirals penalty kill. The Penguins will also have to go the extra mile to secure the win because although getting one point is better than getting zero, it is not good enough at this stage in the season.
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With the chillier weather here, we are plugging in our kettle. Warm your hands on this little toddy.
clove simple syrup Combine equal parts sugar and boiling water. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into a jar or bottle with a lid and drop in a pinch (5-6) of cloves. Let cool and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
This tea is organic, uses sustainable aluminum, comes in many great flavours and makes a really cool gift! It comes in green tea (lemon grass, peppermint, ginger), black tea (english breakfast, apple cinnamon, earl grey), red tea (vanilla peach, jasmine lotus, strawberry), caffeine free fruit berry and herbs n' honey.
Bistrotea uses tea leaves. Most traditional tea bags contain floor sweepings and tea dust. The TPOD concept favours the pouching of premium tea leaves which can be enhanced with natural tea extracts or FTNF flavours. Tea leaves absorb the fragrance and flavour from its natural surroundings, therefore to enjoy a fine cup of tea always use neutral utensils.
Bistrotea is simply smart ...it enables proper dosage without wastage, it doesn't drip neither does it need wringing! It is also a perfectly well designed stirrer.
We searched for other cool tea accessories and this is what we came up with. Most of these would make great stocking stuffers. Robot tea infuser, tea sub, tea missile, bodum stainless steel infuser www.amazon.ca, glass teapot with infuser, pantone mugs, sugar bowl, creamer, tea pot www.givesimple.com, mister tea www.perpetual kid.com, bubble cups, agave sticks, flavoured agave, glass travel cup www.davidstea.com london telephone booth www.urbanoutfitters.com fortune tea cup, owl mug, monogrammed mugs www.anthropologie.com Davids Tea also has a cocktail collection. Check it out on their website.
Happy US Thanksgiving! Don't forget to skip off work today to watch the 86th Macy Day Parade.
Thinking of getting the bros (or sisters) together on Sunday for the 100th Grey Cup in Toronto? We have a couple of hot new recipes to take you through halftime.
Pour all ingredients into a shot glass. Knock it back.
Pour all ingredients into an ice-filled glass. Stir and garnish with pickled pepper.
pepper-infused proof coarsely slice one jalapeno pepper. (or other pepper of choice) Remove seeds. Add to a new bottle of proof whisky. Let sit 4-12 hours. (depending on how many taste buds you want remaining afterwards – you can taste it after 4 hours) Try a variety of peppers, depending on the heat and flavours that you like. We also like smokiness of the chipotle pepper.
bell peppers, which can be red, yellow, green or orange, aren't hot peppers. They are very common sweet peppers.
cherry pepper (also known as pimento peppers) are heart-shaped and are about four inches long and three inches wide. These peppers are actually very mild. Cherry peppers are perhaps best known to be the red filling that can typically be found inside of olives.
ananheim pepper is another mild type of pepper. This pepper is usually maroon in color and has a long, skinny body. Relative to the rest of this list, this pepper is not very hot.
jalapeno pepper is one of the most common types of peppers in North America. Many people like this type of pepper because of its spicy yet not overwhelming taste. Jalapeño are usually either red or green and are about two to three inches long. These peppers, when used sparingly, add just the right amount of spicy flavor to most Mexican dishes. The chipotle pepper is actually a smoked or dried jalapeño pepper.
serrano pepper is similar to the jalapeño in its look, but this pepper is much hotter. This pepper is usually small (around two inches) and green in color. As a general rule of thumb, the smaller the Serrano pepper, the hotter it will taste.
cayenne pepper is another hot pepper that is popular with those looking to add heat to food. Red in color, the Cayenne pepper is generally dried and used in powder form.
tabasco pepper is used to make Tabasco sauce. If you've ever tasted how hot Tabasco sauce is, you won't be surprised to learn how hot the Tabasco is. The actual pepper is less than two inches long and can be green, red, yellow or orange in color.
thai pepper Grown in Thailand and neighboring countries, the Thai pepper is a type of pepper that can be classified as "very hot". These peppers are sure to leave your taste buds wanting relief. The Thai pepper is one of the smallest peppers, measuring in at less than an inch. It's used in many spicy Thai dishes.
rocoto pepper While Rocoto peppers look somewhat like bell peppers, it can be dangerous to get the two mixed up. While bell peppers aren't hot at all, the Rocoto pepper is extremely hot. This pepper is about the size of a bell pepper but is rounder and is typically only red or green.
habanera chili pepper The Habanero chili is recognized as the hottest. This pepper, which can be any color from green to yellow to pink, is usually only around three centimeters in length.
ghost pepper Also known as Naga Jolokia, this pepper is literally the hottest pepper in the world. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized the Ghost pepper in 2006. If you get your hand on a Ghost pepper, be sure to be extremely careful because one seed from this pepper will have your mouth burning for up to thirty minutes.
Try serving something other than pizza or subs this year. These empanadas are great because they are make ahead, versatile and easy to eat if your guests do not want to leave the La-Z-Boys.
Whisk together milk and melted butter in a bowl. In a second bowl, sift all dry ingredients. Pour butter mixture in with dry mixture and stir with wooden spoon. If sticky, add a little extra flour. Batter should not be sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour or overnight. When filling is ready and cooled, remove dough from fridge. Roll out and cut into 3" - 4" rounds. Scoop 1 - 2 tbsp of filling in centre. Brush edge with beaten egg yoke and fold in half. Crimp edges with fork. Place on baking sheet and brush with egg yoke. Cook for 25 minutes or until golden brown at 350 degrees.
Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add in onions, chilies, paprika, cumin and honey. Sauté for 10 minutes until onions become translucent. Add in chicken, olives, eggs, water and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 30 minutes before adding to empanada dough circles.
Fill empanada dough with 2-3 tablespoons of mixture for small and 1/4 cup mixture for large empanadas. Bake at 350º F for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Makes filling for 16-20 small or 10 large empanadas.
Join proof whisky, starting tonight, at Steam Whistle Brewery for a weekend-long party!! From November 23 thru to November 25, meet and mingle with CFL Legend CONDREDGE HOLLOWAY as he plays host to a Star-Studded line-up of CFL greats, including TONY GABRIEL and WARREN MOON, who will be making his ONLY SCHEDULED appearance in Toronto. More special guests will be announced daily.
Afterwards, head downtown for more festivities at the 100th Greycup Celebration.
The 100th Grey Cup Festival is excited to announce a line-up of free concerts taking place on the OLG Stage smack in the middle of all of the action at the TELUS Street Festival. With over 20 bands performing over three days from Friday, November 23 – Sunday, November 25, the Festival Committee is thrilled to give back to the fans and the City of Toronto by presenting such a high calibre of talent, including OUR LADY PEACE!! Grey Cup Lineup!
Several weeks ago, we asked you to submit your favourite proof concoctions – thank-you so much, for sharing your great recipes. Today, we are featuring our favourite drink submission. This awesome recipe and photo were lent to us by a very loyal proof whisky customer. Thank-you Jean François Pagé, for this, and many other delicious contributions. You chose Michael's favourite food as your ingredient – bacon.
Jean François - "Here's the cocktail I make with proof"
the applewood 2 oz bacon-infused proof whisky • 1/2 oz of pure Canadian maple syrup • 2 dashes Angostura bitters • 2 - 3 crunchy bacon crisps & an apple slice.
Mix all ingredients in an ice-filled glass. Garnish with bacon strips & apple slice.
bacon-infused proof whisky Jean François - "so it's pretty simple, actually. Prepare 6-8 strips of thick-cut applewood smoked bacon, remove bacon and pour the drippings straight into the Proof bottle (a funnel comes in handy here). Use bacon for whatever you like (attached pic is a goat cheese stuffed date wrapped in bacon) or overcook it and let dry for garnish. Should be, roughly, 1 part bacon fat 10 parts whisky. Stick the bottle in the freezer, upside down. The fat will separate and rise to the top (bottom) of the bottle overnight. Then simply pour whisky through a thin mesh strainer (might have to double strain to get rid of residue) and into a spare proof bottle and voilà, proof bacon. It's got a sticky but not fatty mouthfeel, and adds a real pop."
We had bacon on the brain this past weekend, so we decided to hit a few specialty shops in Toronto to find some bacon products. We were most successful at McEwan's (http://mcewan.mcewangroup.ca), where we found Mark McEwan's very own delicious bacon jam. Unlike the President's Choice bacon marmalade (which is still pretty good), this one is chock full of bacon and has very few other ingredients.
McEwan's also carries a great selection of quality pork from www.thislittepig.ca.
William will be serving his delicious All Natural cider.
Today, we are paying tribute to the world's most iconic movie brand and its influence on art, music, lifestyle, automotive design, travel, technology and fashion over the course of five decades.
Add proof rum, lime juice and sugar to an ice-filled shaker. Shake until icy cold. Strain into a collins glass. Top up with soda.
The buzz right now is all around the latest Bond film, Skyfall. Check out the trailer and more (http://007skyfall.com) Skyfall opens across Canada tomorrow.


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Bitcoin's Tokyo whale sold $400m and he's not done yet
BY Go Onomitsu	< 1 MINUTE READ
He's not your typical Bitcoin whale, but Nobuaki Kobayashi has become a force to be reckoned with in the cryptocurrency world.
The Tokyo attorney and bankruptcy trustee for the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange disclosed on Wednesday that he sold about $400 million worth of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash since late September. Kobayashi is sitting on another $1.9 billion of the tokens and will consider offloading those too as he raises cash to distribute to Mt. Gox's creditors.
Once the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy protection four years ago after disclosing that it lost 850,000 Bitcoins, then worth about $500 million. The company, which later said it recovered about 200,000 Bitcoins, blamed hackers for the loss.
While Kobayashi didn't provide details on his strategy for offloading the coins, he said he tried to get "as high a price as possible." Disclosures in his report on the Mt. Gox website suggest his Bitcoin sales since September fetched the equivalent of $10,105 on average. The cryptocurrency was trading at $10,554 as of 10:17 a.m. London time on Wednesday.
– BLOOMBERG


For well over 50 years, Bob Cranshaw's blend of groove and swing have been part of the public consciousness. He's recorded alongside such master musicians such as Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery, Stanley Turrentine, Bobby Hutcherson and Grant Green, and he's been the house bassist for Sesame Street for over 40 years. In this interview, Mr. Cranshaw reflects on his career and his main idea/motivation for playing — to make an audience (and his fellow band mates) feel the groove. In addition to having been in the Sonny Rollins' touring ensemble since 1959, Mr. Cranshaw is a frequent sit-in guest at Smoke Jazz Club's (NYC) Tuesday evening performances with Mike LeDonne's Groover Quartet.
Mike LeDonne has never been one to hold his tongue, and today's interview is no exception. The pianist/Hammond organist discusses how he was first drawn to his instruments, and how he ascended to become one of the most in-demand jazz musicians working today. If you haven't had the chance to hear his Groover quartet on Tuesday nights at Smoke Jazz Club in Harlem, NY, make that a priority.


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The search for potential donors is a task that never ends. No matter how big your current donor list is, there's always a need for more.
Common nonprofit marketing strategies can get the job done, but which tactics bring in long-term contributors? With good, targeted research you will uncover those reliable supporters while creating a solid base with which to find even more.
Conducting sound potential donor research may seem like a daunting task but it is invaluable in the time, money, and effort it can save you in the long term. Brush up on the facts of targeted research and what it can offer before you begin your next search for donors.
What information is uncovered when conducting donor research?
Along with basic information, like names, addresses, and phone numbers, a search for potential donors should also provide information directly related to their involvement with charitable institutions. Good research will include their giving histories, wealth markers, and philanthropic motivations, too.
From the information gathered you will get a better understanding of the candidate's wealth and his or her fondness for organizations like you're your own, as well as their readiness to donate. All this data leads to better predict who will most likely be an active donor.
Once you've received the results of the research focus your attention on those people who share one or more of these traits.
Donors who care and have the money to show it.
Major donors, whether that be in money, property, or other valuable gifts.
Planned giving or legacy prospects.
Donor behavior in regards to how they engage with fundraising efforts.
Get the most out of your prospect research to raise more at every event! Using a three-phased approach, you can stay in contact with prospective donors before, during and after every event so your relationship continues to stay active throughout the year.
Here are three ways to research potential donors, and each one carries with it pros and cons.
In-house research provides the most cost-effective method, but results rarely provide the same level of verifiable, quality information that professional research can offer. It can also steal valuable time and resources away from other areas of your organization.
Prospect screening consultants can offer advice, research tools, and screening services to support a nonprofit's efforts to gather, verify, and synthesize their own researched data. However, they can only work from an outsider's view of your organization and you are taking a chance on getting valuable leads for the cost of the service.
Research companies are experts in acquiring and digging into in-depth prospect research. They carry with them the expertise and experience to prioritize their efforts and locate the best profile matches for your requirements. Along with that, they may understand the search tools better and have access to databases you may not be aware are available. Also, this is the best option if you can't sacrifice your daily workflow to accommodate your research. On the flip side, they are most likely to have restrictions around the work that could limit the amount of information they find or the avenues to explore and their services are often costly.
Which research method to employ?
Determining which method to employ has as much effect on the outcome as the data you glean from the research. Consider what each method can offer and what information is most valuable to your mission as you consider which method to employ. Cost considerations are always a factor and review the past successes of any outside help you receive.
Who are the subjects of your research?
The big three of potential donors are the big gift givers, loyal donors, and event attendees. They all share a history of active engagement with nonprofit organizations and have proven they have resources to contribute.
Now that you have are ready to begin your research you need to examine your process to make it efficient and effective. Using this five-step approach you can be assured that you are getting the most out of your search for new donors.
There are seven indicators of a likely donor that should come to light in your research.
Giving history – According to statistics, donors who gave between $5k-$10k were about five times more likely to donate to another nonprofit. Donors who contributed between $100k+ were over 32 times more likely to donate elsewhere.
Wealth – It's no surprise that those have the resources to give often contribute more consistently and for a longer period of time.
Nonprofit involvement – Not all giving is monetary. Look into the personal involvement of a donor beyond the financial backing they've provided to find the big gifts or valuable connections they can offer.
Business life – There is much information that can be found in the type and activities of a person's business life. Who are their associates, where is their business most active, and do they donate through their business as well as personally?
Business investment activities – Delving into the history of a donor's history of giving through their business can provide you with another avenue to understand their giving records.
Real estate ownership – Donors owning highly valued real estate ($2 million or more) were over 17 times more likely to give to a nonprofit.
Political giving – While this is out of the scope of a nonprofit, donations to political campaigns indicate a donor who is willing to put money out for projects they believe in purely based on good faith in the organization.
Once you've identified your target list it's time to go after those new donors! Divide potential donors into groups that reflect who would most likely contribute and consider how best to approach them. Maybe through a fundraising event, traditional marketing, or through your already established network. Keep your eye out for anyone who has contributed to your organization in the past and maps out ways to rekindle relationships with them or cultivate a strong rapport with new prospects.


Which of these 4 toxic states are burning you out at work?
Here's something I know about you, simply because you've found your way to this blog: any old office job won't keep your attention for long, because you want MORE.
You want to feel connected to your work on a deeper level, and you want to feel like you're contributing something worthwhile while you're paying your bills.
You aren't in this just for the money, dammit!!
Which is how you ended up in the job that you're in. Whether you chose this gig because the work itself was meaningful to you, or whether you wanted to use it to support another meaningful part of your life, you signed up for this thing with only the best of intentions.
So how did you end up here, feeling less-than-awesome, and maybe even feeling kinda burnt out?
If you're in the caring or helping professions, you probably already know the answer. It takes a BRICK-TON of energy to make a living by giving to others.
Empathic fatigue is a very real thing. It's equivalent to a corporate office drone saying that she's "overworked", shuffling mountains of paperwork until 10:00pm every night - except the helping professional is also overworking her emotional, mental, psychological, and sometimes spiritual capacities, in addition to working overtime.
But empathic fatigue isn't the only thing that can make a once-meaningful job into a painful, soul-sucking energy drain.
Even the most rewarding and satisfying job can drain you if the surroundings aren't supportive of your potential or natural way of functioning.
All living beings are naturally attuned to their environment; we absorb information from our surroundings 24/7 because this is how we survive and thrive. This is why we have our senses! We need to sense when there's danger, opportunity, or sustenance nearby.
But for those of us who are highly sensitive, the environment can be an even more intense influencer of our well-being - in both a negative and positive way. A toxic or overstimulating physical environment can affect us a LOT... and a nourishing or supportive environment can affect us a LOT.
Draining workplace surroundings might consist of distracting noise, abrasive urban sounds outside your window, fluorescent lighting, areas that feel unsafe, temperatures that are too cold or too hot, yelling or screaming, lack of air flow, broken or damaged furniture, lack of privacy, strong perfumes or air fresheners, lack of physical space... I can go on and on.
For those of us who are more intuitive or sensitive, these types of environmental triggers can cause a significant decrease in work satisfaction, especially if they're experienced all day, every day. They're an assault on our senses, which is an assault on our physiology as a whole.
Empaths and heart-centered introverts everywhere know how painful it is to deal with ongoing drama, conflict, negativity, inauthenticity, or passive aggression at work.
But here's the truth: social interactions don't even have to be NEGATIVE persay to be draining! Maybe you have coworkers or clients who are especially long-winded, or "use a lot of words", as I like to say. Or maybe they're frequently talking about themselves, to the point where you feel like you're just listening without having a chance to contribute anything. Or maybe they talk really FAST and it's a struggle to keep up with what they're trying to say when you're already tired from a long day.
Introverted empaths can physically feel the intense emotions of those around them AND feel the draining effects of oversocializing. If you've ever felt on edge AND exhausted at the same time... this is probably why!
Absorbing the energies of the folks in your work space every day can be overwhelming, even if the rest of your job is not.
Okay, my friend. This is the hardest one to hear, in my opinion: maybe you love the IDEA of your job more than you love actually DOING it. The mission is meaningful, but your job tasks are not.
I've had a ton of personal experience in this area. I had to experience many meaningful but draining jobs before I learned to listen to my gut instincts instead of the "nice ideas" in my head.
Like, yes, supporting older adults to walk down to the Bingo game more independently is a nice idea. And yes, doing anything involving young people sounds great. And getting more money for a non-profit to continue their great work in the community is super honorable.
These are all really nice ideas that I can get behind. In fact, I absolutely LOVE all these ideas and I think they MUST be done!
Just because you believe in your work does NOT mean that you have to (or should) be the one to do it.
Just because a job is meaningful to you does not mean it will also be enjoyable for you to do it - and that's okay. It just means that it's time to get behind that mission in a different way.
If you're feeling drained and burnt out from a job that was once meaningful to you, what do you think is the biggest factor: empathic fatigue, toxic surroundings, the social environment, or disillusionment?
Maybe you've even experienced all of these to varying degrees, like I have.
But here's the good news: there's hope!!!
It is 1,000% possible for you to find, create, or re-ignite the type of work that lights you up and that frees you to be your true self at your core. You can absolutely have a worklife that allows you to thrive and succeed beyond your wildest dreams, making an impact in a way that makes you feel good - and that doesn't burn you out.
What if I told you that your current draining job might actually be the key to the worklife of your dreams?
Sign up for the FREE audio training, 3 Secrets for Turning Your Soul-Sucking Job Into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You, to find out how.


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When I began writing, I came across the statement: "Write what you know." Wise, but severely limiting if you've led a sheltered life. I reversed the adage to read, "Know what you write." Even if I don't know something from firsthand knowledge or experience, I can find out about it.
What's our best source for research? Depends on what we're looking for. The basic understanding for my stories is derived from books, but when it comes to filling in details or answering specific questions, I use the internet. How far can an average man walk in a day? How far could a horse go, and how fast? Where did the railways run? What points of interest existed in St. Petersburg in 1914? What do they call streets and avenues in China? I had endless questions and found many answers on Google.
But the best source of research is people. Who lives in the place you're writing about? Who has memories about historic events? These are the people who will help us make our stories credible, and usually they are more than willing to share their knowledge/experience.
How do we go about researching? Research is an ongoing, step-by-step process. We can't know all the questions before we get into the story. They'll keep coming up as we write.
Abraham Lincoln said, "Don't believe everything you read on the internet." Nuff said.
Sources won't always agree. At times I've had four books open on my desk, each one touting a different "truth." Then it's up to me to decide on the most probable scenario.
Research is for credibility, not to show off what we know. Only include what's necessary.
This post is designed for "My Process Blog Hop" hosted by Travis Perry http://travissbigidea.blogspot.com/2014/03/sharing-my-writing-process-experiment.html, which I've joined with several other authors.
The project taking most of my focus right now is my historical novel Other Side of the River, which is coming out in installments—volumes—as a Kindle and Kobo read. Six volumes are out, three more to go. I wrote this story a couple of years ago, but am now dividing it into segments, each with its own sub-title.
On the organize-and-edit plate is my partially completed sequel to River.
I recently signed a contract to collaborate with a number of other authors on a historical series, but it hasn't started yet. I have a Scrivener folder earmarked for this project with and filled with as much info as I can scrounge up without knowing the specifics.
Besides the historicals, I have a cozy mystery that's been sitting impatiently on my computer, awaiting publication. I'm currently going through it with my local writing group and appreciate their critique.
My blogsite is another project that's always underway. Until late last fall, www.janicedick.com was a wasteland hardly anyone ever ventured into. However, due to a push from my publisher, I've been putting more time, energy and creativity into my site, with positive results.
Recently, thoughts came to mind for another historical series. I've been planting seeds for this story in my Scrivener folders, and have experienced some sleepless nights thinking about all the elements that need to be figured out.
My published historicals—Calm Before the Storm, Eye of the Storm and Out of the Storm—are based on family history from the Russian Revolution era, so I have access to family documents, letters, diagrams, maps and drawings, as well as incidents and themes that spark the writing.
My current historicals loosely follow the real experiences of a young man in Manchuria who finds himself and his family caught in a country in the midst of drastic change—for the worse. Truth is stranger than fiction, so I use fictionalize the truth to fit it into the required novel elements. I think this true personal angle adds a unique perspective to the books.
I grew up hearing stories of times in southern Russia, a once-bountiful land spoiled by war and political greed (sound familiar?). The tales teased my imagination, as did reading classics like War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, etc.; and watching movies like Nicholas and Alexandra. When I came upon the documentation mentioned earlier, I felt the time had come to convey these stories of faith under pressure in story form, because that's how some of us learn best.
My contemporary cozy is a fun attempt at mystery writing, because I love to read mysteries, especially gentle ones.
Some days I wish I knew. I long ago switched from pen and paper to keyboard, whether for better or worse. I'm always fighting with my internal editor, since I am (she is) somewhat OCD, but I take comfort in the fact that there is no right way to write.
I need an outline, a general idea of how the story will be set out. It may not follow the outline, but I need a realistic goal. If I don't have that, I feel I waste a lot of time writing things that will never fit.
I use Scrivener to write my books, so I begin by filling Research files, Character and Setting Templates. There will always be more research to do as I go along, and many adjustments, but I need to start by knowing something about the time, place, political situation, world events, etc. I have to find the mood of the piece.
There are numerous rewrites and edits, the earlier ones resembling a bland soup where I almost throw it down the drain, only to realize that this has happened before and will eventually work out. What's required is a lot of muddling, organizing, messing around with index cards and lists and story/character arcs. Then a printout.
Then it's back to the grind of re-reading and editing, going through the manuscript many times with a specific goal each time: character arcs, spicing up word usage, literary devices and symbols, consistency of facts, and so on. And eventually I have something I feel good about. Then more polish, and deciding when it's done.
Why do I keep doing this day after day? Because I can't not do it. My name is Janice and I'm a writer.


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Lorso gigante dal muso corto (Arctodus simus, Cope 1879), noto anche come orso gigante americano oppure orso corridore, è una specie estinta di orso del genere Arctodus. Visse nell'America del Nord preistorica all'incirca tra gli  e i  anni fa.

Sottofamiglia
Gli orsi dal muso corto appartenevano al gruppo di orsi noto come orsi tremarctini od orsi corridori, che ebbe origine nel Nuovo Mondo. Il membro più antico dei Tremarctinae fu Plionarctos, che visse in Texas durante il Pliocene (5-2 milioni di anni fa). Si pensa che questo genere fosse l'antenato di Arctodus, così come del moderno orso dagli occhiali (Tremarctos ornatus) e di altri orsi sudamericani estinti quali lArctotherium ed il Pararctotherium. Nonostante la storia più antica di Arctodus sia scarsamente conosciuta, si ritiene che si diffuse in Nordamerica a partire dal kansaniano (circa  anni fa).

Fisiologia

Sulle quattro zampe Arctodus simus raggiungeva un'altezza al garrese di 1,8 m. Ritto in piedi, quest'animale superava i 3,5 m. È stato stimato che pesasse fino a 900 chilogrammi, più dell'orso grizzly e dell'orso polare dei giorni nostri. Gli esemplari più grandi sono stati trovati in Alaska e nello Yukon. I maschi erano più grossi delle femmine del 20%. In America del Nord fu il più grande predatore terrestre dell'era glaciale. Il cranio era insolito a causa della mancanza di una fronte ben definita e della presenza di un muso largo e corto, che ricorda più quello di Panthera che quello di ogni altro orso moderno. I muscoli che passavano attraverso l'osso zigomatico per dare potenza alla mascella inferiore erano estremamente sviluppati e si ritiene che fossero atti a frantumare le ossa allo scopo di estrarre il ricco midollo. La mascella inferiore di un Arctodus simus si può distinguere da quella dei membri del genere Ursus per una cresta obliqua che divideva le zone di legame dei muscoli.

Piuttosto che avere un'andatura trotterellante come le specie di orso moderne, Arctodus simus teneva le dita distese in avanti ed era presumibilmente in grado di muoverle con grande facilità. Inoltre, diversamente da Ursus, Arctodus simus aveva sulla porzione interna inferiore dell'omero un passaggio in cui correva un fascio di muscoli (forame entepicondilare). Le zampe anteriori avevano la stessa lunghezza di quelle posteriori e probabilmente poteva correre a 70 km/h.

Il muso di Arctodus era largo e molto corto ed il cranio aveva un'area olfattiva di dimensione doppia rispetto a quella dell'orso grizzly, la quale permetteva a quest'animale di identificare una carcassa da una distanza di 10 km. La posizione dell'osso mascellare era più arretrata che negli orsi moderni e questo consentiva ad Arctodus di rompere e mangiare facilmente ossa e midollo.

Finora ne sono state riconosciute due sottospecie; i grossi esemplari di Alaska, Yukon, Nebraska, California (Irvington) e, forse, dello Utah, sono noti come Arctodus simus yukonensis, mentre i più piccoli esemplari di Rancho La Brea appartengono ad Arctodus simus simus.

Questo animale si differenzia dal suo cugino e probabile antenato Arctodus pristinus per i denti più grandi, più larghi e muniti di più cuspidi, per il muso più corto e per gli arti relativamente più lunghi.

L'analisi delle ossa di Arctodus simus ha mostrato che soffriva occasionalmente di malattie come l'osteomielite, così come di infezioni simili alla tubercolosi ed alla sifilide.

Areale
Arctodus simus era originario del Nordamerica, dove abitava nelle pianure centrosettentrionali, dall'Alaska e dal Canada fino al Messico, alla California ed alla Virginia. Era il più comune tra gli antichi orsi nordamericani ed era particolarmente abbondante in California.

Biologia alimentare
L'analisi degli isotopi stabili nelle ossa di Arctodus simus ha mostrato alte concentrazioni di azoto-15, un isotopo dell'azoto accumulato dai divoratori di carne, con nessuna prova di ingestione di vegetali. Arctodus simus era prettamente carnivoro ed un adulto, per sopravvivere, doveva consumare giornalmente 16 kg di carne.

Una teoria sul comportamento predatorio di Arctodus simus lo ritiene un predatore brutale che dominava sui grossi mammiferi pleistocenici grazie alla sua grande forza fisica. Quest'ipotesi, però, viene ritenuta problematica, dal momento che Arctodus simus, sebbene fosse molto grosso, era di costituzione molto fragile. Per uccidere i membri della megafauna, Arctodus simus dovrebbe essere stato una creatura più robusta con una struttura ossea più possente. Altri esperti ritengono che Arctodus, grazie ai suoi lunghi arti, fosse stato in grado di inseguire gli erbivori pleistocenici più piccoli, come i cavalli della steppa e le antilopi saiga, un po' come fa il ghepardo.

Comunque, in questo caso, l'enorme massa fisica di quest'orso avrebbe costituito un limite. La struttura scheletrica di Arctodus simus non è articolata in maniera da permettere a quest'animale di cambiare direzione rapidamente, un'abilità richiesta ad ogni predatore che sopravvive uccidendo prede agili. Paul Matheus, professore dell'università dell'Alaska di Fairbanks, ha ipotizzato che Arctodus simus si muovesse all'ambio, in modo simile al cammello, andatura che avrebbe permesso a questo animale di essere un corridore resistente, piuttosto che veloce. Arctodus simus era male equipaggiato per essere un predatore attivo, caratteristica che ha portato certi scienziati a concludere che fosse un cleptoparassita che usava le sue enormi dimensioni per scacciare dalle prede uccise i predatori più piccoli, come il lupo terribile, lo Smilodon e il leone americano.

Sebbene Arctodus simus venga da alcuni ritenuto un divoratore di carogne, secondo Greg McDonald, un paleontologo del National Park Service, avrebbe potuto attaccare animali dai movimenti lenti, come Megatherium. La battaglia tra i due animali poteva andare a favore di entrambi, a seconda di quanto veniva sfruttato l'effetto sorpresa. Nonostante fosse un erbivoro, Megatherium potrebbe anche essere stato un divoratore di carcasse, il che ha permesso a certi esperti di ipotizzare che fosse stato un competitore di Arctodus.

Recentemente, il problema è stato sottoposto a riesame, ipotizzando tra l'altro che l'analisi degli isotopi presi solo ad esemplari dell'Alaska fosse metodologicamente limitata, poiché in natura tutti gli orsi più vivono a nord più tendono a far affidamento sulle proteine animali per sopravvivere. Analizzando anche esemplari messicani la dieta tipo parrebbe più varia e onnivora, gli orsi bruni ad esempio si cibano al 60% di vegetali, e per il resto di pesce, miele, animali (carcasse, caccia, insetti, ecc.), mentre l'Arctodus si sarebbe cibato al 60% di proteine e al 40% di vegetali. Più che un orso carnivoro in senso stretto, potrebbe essere stato un orso normale, con una maggiore propensione per la caccia attiva.

Estinzione
L'orso dal muso corto si estinse circa  anni fa, forse un po' a causa dell'estinzione delle sue prede e un po' a causa della competizione con i più piccoli ed erbivori orsi bruni, che raggiunsero il Nordamerica dall'Eurasia. Questa estinzione coincise con l'introduzione in Nordamerica da parte dell'uomo della tecnologia Clovis e di altre tecniche di caccia più evolute che avrebbero contribuito all'estinzione di questo animale, sia direttamente che attraverso la diminuzione di altri grossi mammiferi da cui dipendeva per l'alimentazione.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Ursidi fossili
Megafauna estinta
Taxa classificati da Edward Drinker Cope

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Times public editor: The readers versus the masthead
By Gabriel Snyder
Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The New York Times, was at home on Monday night—as was the rest of the paper's senior leadership (referred to internally as "the masthead")—when the next day's front page was being composed. Soon, it would turn into a public disaster.
At 9:13pm, Nate Silver, editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, the statistical news site once published by the Times, sparked a social media furor with a tweet of the front page. A banner headline appeared over a pair of stories on President Trump's White House speech addressing the weekend's two mass shootings; Silver commented, "Not sure 'TRUMP URGES UNITY VS. RACISM' is how I would have framed the story." Not long after, Joan Walsh, of The Nation and CNN, tweeted that she had canceled her Times subscription and urged others to do the same. "I know a lot of folks will tell me I'm wrong. I will miss it. But I can't keep rewarding such awful news judgment," she wrote. "'Trump Urges Unity Against Racism' is almost as bad as their full-page Comey letter coverage just before 2016 election. Nobody learns." (A spokesperson for the Times declined to say how many cancellations the newspaper has seen, but acknowledges, "We have seen a higher volume of cancellations today than is typical.")
Within an hour, Tom Jolly, the Times print editor, tweeted an image of the second edition with a rewritten headline: "ASSAILING HATE BUT NOT GUNS." But by that point, the firestorm had spread, with readers, journalists, and politicians taking to Twitter to attack the paper for failing to call out Trump's racism and accepting "his narrative" that he opposes racial discrimination.
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"People think the leadership of the New York Times sat down and tried to come up with a headline that mollified Donald Trump and that's just not the case," Baquet tells me. Trying to make the best of a social media dumpster fire, he goes on, "People think we are an important and necessary institution and they hold us to a high standard."
There was a time when A1 of The New York Times was one of the most scrutinized parcels of journalistic real estate on earth; the process of choosing each word and image that appeared on it defined the daily rhythm of the entire news organization. But the old "Page One meeting," in which the executive editor would hear pitches for the front page from various desk editors, was discontinued in 2015, and—in an effort to reorient the newsroom away from print and to its digital platforms—the entire function of producing papers was placed in a separate department, called the "Print Hub," a 56-person team led by Jolly, which assembles and packages the stories produced across the newsroom into the editions the paper still prints each day.
"The print hub is not right in the middle of the news desk anymore," Baquet tells me. "I don't lay out the page. I don't pick the front-page stories. I don't think that's the role of the executive editor anymore." Nevertheless, he says he does take responsibility for what he calls a "bad headline": "It's important for me to say, if anyone is at fault, the executive editor is at fault." For that reason, he would not name the person who wrote the original headline. He says only that "It didn't have enough skepticism of what the president said."
As Baquet tells it, "the cascade of things that led to this headline" began with the layout that was given to the print hub to fill in. The space for the main headline could fit about two dozen characters, and that was not enough space to "allow for a subtle headline," Baquet says. "We tied the poor print hub's arm behind its back because it was too small a space. This is a story with some subtlety to it. It needed to do three things: convey what Donald Trump said, the reasons to be skeptical of what Donald Trump said, and white supremacy as an evident problem."
While Baquet and the masthead no longer write or approve front-page headlines before they go to press, he says, "The masthead and senior leadership get the front page at night, and I think we've gotten casual about when we look at it." On Monday, the uproar had already begun after Jolly tweeted the front page—at 9:05pm, just eight minutes before Silver's viral tweet. "We would have recognized this was a bad headline even before we got killed on social media," Baquet says. After not very long, he and other editors began to write new display copy for the second edition, which he admits was also not perfect: "I think we came up with a headline that was better than the first one but didn't capture the sweep of the day the way our readers expect."
All of that is a fair explanation of how a bad headline happens. But it's almost irrelevant to the bigger problem at hand, which is how reader expectations of the Times have shifted after the election of President Trump. The paper (a term I still use primarily due to the force of habit) saw a huge surge of subscriptions in the days and months after the 2016 election. Why that happened is still a subject of debate within the Times. I think that subscribing to the Times was something actionable for people who were afraid of Trump, much like signing up for email lists, volunteering for political campaigns, or donating to the American Civil Liberties Union. The Times has since embraced these new subscribers in glitzy commercials with slogans like "The truth is more important now than ever."
Yet there is a glaring disconnect between those energized readers and many Times staffers, especially newspaper veterans. Baquet doesn't see himself as the vanguard of the resistance. He takes a much more traditional view of journalists as objective chroniclers of the news, leaving it to readers and pundits to decide what the facts mean. "I don't believe our role is to be the leaders of the opposition party," he says.
He acknowledges that people may have a different view of what the Times is, but he doesn't blame the marketing. "It's not because of the ads; it's because Donald Trump has stirred up very powerful feelings among Americans. It's made Americans, depending on your point of view, very angry and very mistrustful of institutions. And some may think newsrooms like the New York Times and the Washington Post are supposed to be Donald Trump's adversaries or the leaders of the adversarial movement to take down Donald Trump." The loudest proponent of that theory is, of course, Trump—which, oddly, aligns the president with some of the people who are most opposed to him.
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So how does the Times negotiate the disconnect? "It is difficult," Baquet says. "I think the way you do it is you just keep working, you keep trying to break stories, you try to do analysis that explains the moment we're in, you try to diversify your staff to include different viewpoints. You just try to work very hard."
If that sounds unsatisfying, it's because Baquet, the first African-American executive editor of the Times, doesn't see this moment in American history as particularly aberrant. "I get that people see the phenomenon of someone who says inflammatory statements as a new thing," he says. "I grew up in the South. I covered Edwin Edwards." (Baquet was a reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune when a candidate for Louisiana governor told him famously: "Only way I lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.")
"Americans have a way of thinking that nothing like this has happened before," Baquet says. "Picture what the newsrooms of the New York Times and the Washington Post were like when people thought the draft and Vietnam meant that they were literally going to have to fight a war. The New York Times has a strong view about its role. We are not The Nation, even though I have deep respect for them. I think it's healthy for each generation to come in and discuss what the rules are. You have to accept that there's something at the core of the New York Times and the Washington Post that won't change, but there's a lot that can change at the edges."
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Editors note: CJR has appointed its own outside public editors for four vital news outlets — The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC — that currently lack any public ombudsman. You can reach them at [email protected] (Any messages will be treated as off-the-record unless otherwise agreed.)
Gabriel Snyder is a contributing editor to CJR.
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In a strange move, a brewery in Australia has chosen Lance Armstrong to take part in a new ad campaign, which experts say, could prove to be a risky proposition.
However, Evolve Marketing's Brandon Wilcox, feels that Armstrong is an excellent choice to act as a brand ambassador for Lion Brewery's latest campaign, as its new ad is aimed at showing how "the consequence of standing to lose when one pursues excellence at all costs".
"We wanted to highlight that actions have consequences and we couldn't think of anyone better to demonstrate that," Wilcox remarked.
As most people are aware, after admitting to doping during all seven of his Tour de France victories, Armstrong was subsequently stripped of his titles and banned from participating in any organized sports event for life.
Yet, according to Wilcox, Armstrong's spectacular fall from grace has not made him an untouchable figure in the marketing world, just a controversial one.
"His New Zealand visit has generated lots of comment, lots of exposure, and lots of PR that is now associated with the Lion brand", he said.
"Amongst all the cheaters he was the world's best cheater, and amongst all the cheating cyclists he was the world's best cheating cyclist", Wilcox added – admitting that Lion's decision to hire Armstrong was "risky but calculated".
"The sort of people who are probably going to scream about how terrible it is and wring their hands are not the sort of people that are going to drink our brand anyway".
"[Lion is] not necessarily endorsing what he's done and they're not necessarily commenting negatively on what he's done, all they're doing is shining a light on it for people to make of it what they will."
In addition to the ad campaign, Lion Brewery has also organized a group ride with Armstrong, for which they say hundreds of local cyclists have expressed their desire to participate in.


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Q: converting between const wchar_t* and const char* and the reverse using macros I'm trying to make my win32 program interchangeable between character sets (Unicode and Multi-Byte) the macros such as CreateWindowEx() use wchar_t* and char* depending on the set and for my class name I have it stored in a variable in a windowClass Class.
static constexpr const wchar_t* wndClassName = L"windowclass";

at the moment for other functions I've been using macros I have created defined in a header file
#pragma once
#include <sstream>

#ifdef _UNICODE

#define ConstString(constStringIn) (std::wstringstream() << constStringIn).str().c_str() //used as arguments in functions
#define STRINGALIASMACRO wchar_t* //Used as function return tpyes and wndClassName

#endif // _UNICODE

#ifdef _MBCS

#define ConstString(constStringIn) (std::stringstream() << constStringIn).str().c_str()
#define STRINGALIASMACRO char*

#endif // _MBCS

when trying to replace the wchar_t* with STRINGALIASMACRO and ConstString("windowclass") for the wndClassName variable value the error expression must have a constant value
What could I do to fix this and is it good practice to use macros as type definitions and return types instead of e.g typedef wchar_t* STRINGALIAS I did try this and I got a whole bunch of other errors.

A: The Win32 API (and the C runtime library) already provide their own sets of preprocessor macros for this exact purpose.  Look at:
TCHAR/_TCHAR = char or wchar_t
LP(C)TSTR = (const) char* or (const) wchar_t*
TEXT("literal")/_T("literal") = "literal" or L"literal"
TEXT('literal')/_T('literal') = 'literal' or L'literal'
For example:
#pragma once
#include <windows.h>

#define ConstString(constStringIn) TEXT(constStringIn) //used as arguments in functions
typedef LPTSTR STRINGALIASMACRO; //Used as function return tpyes and wndClassName
typedef LPCTSTR CONSTSTRINGALIASMACRO; //Used as function return tpyes and wndClassName

static constexpr CONSTSTRINGALIASMACRO wndClassName = ConstString("windowclass");

Or simply:
static constexpr LPCTSTR wndClassName = TEXT("windowclass");

See the following for more details:
Win32 Data Types
Working With Strings
Generic-Text Mappings in tchar.h
What are TCHAR, WCHAR, LPSTR, LPWSTR, LPCTSTR (etc.)?


The young brand has just released its third collection, the sporty and edgy LA-03, which comes in a variety of colours that can get some attention in a crowded market.
If you haven't heard of watchmaker Lornet just yet, that might be because the brand has only been in operation for less than a year. And to be fair, its watches have only been available at about a dozen outlets so far.
Nevertheless, the independent brand based out of Besançon, France, already has two collections under its belt. The first was the LA-01, which featured a stainless steel tonneau-shaped case shape with an angular look. The second, the LA-02, was the equivalent ladies' model.
As you might have guessed it, the LA-03 is the third collection for the young brand. Retailing for about €9,600, the watch features the same basic architecture as the LA-01. That is, a large, curved case with two reworked brancard side pieces and an exclusive movement featuring extensive openwork.
The idea behind the design was to highlight the various angles with different finishes and colours, to bring out the architecture of the movement. And the overall result looks quite sporty and technical.
Moreover, the movements used here are modular, which allows the relatively straightforward addition of various complications for future series releases.
In addition, the movements are mostly made out of aluminium, and combined with the use of grade 5 titanium it brings down the overall weight of the timepiece to just 65 grams.
The first model available from the new limited edition is the Full Black model, released in just 25 pieces. The darker tones of the model give it an imposing look, while the orange and blue variations highlight its sporty vibe.
To match the edgy watches, Lornet has also developed a whole range of silicone straps along with a variety of leather straps with top-stitching options that can be chosen to match the dominant colour of the watch.
What I like about the independent company is that it designs, manufactures, and assembles over 98% of its components regionally, which allows it to boast a "Made in France" label without any objections (as is the case with some Swiss models).
The structure and design of their watches also allows the brand to stand out a bit within an already crowded marketplace. Watch out for their sporty designs to reach international markets soon.


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