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Bears Bites: McCown's Return to Chicago Will Be Welcomed by Trestman
Also, could the Bears be losing a critical depth piece at the cornerback position?
Published Mar 24, 2014 at 3:00 PM
In this Monday edition of Bears Bites, we have quarterbacks on the brain as Marc Trestman discusses Josh McCown's new gig, and one beat writer has an idea for the Bears to consider at back-up quarterback.
We start out with McCown, who signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when the free agency period started. McCown (and head coach Lovie Smith) and the Bucs will come to Soldier Field at some point this season, but when they do, Trestman won't be upset that the quarterback left town. In fact, he's ecstatic for the veteran that he will finally get a chance to start. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Speaking of quarterbacks, the Bears could potentially look at former Jets hurler Marc Sanchez, who was released by the team when they signed Michael Vick to a contract. It may be a low-cost, low-risk play for the Bears as they look for a replacement for McCown behind Jay Cutler. [CSN Chicago]
What can the Bears do to build their defense through the draft? Bob LeGere had some thoughts on the matter on Sunday. [Daily Herald]
Another Bear could be on his way out of town, as it's been reported that cornerback Zack Bowman is close to signing with the New York Giants. [ESPN Chicago]
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson could be on the trading block for the Eagles after they re-signed Riley Cooper, but the team may end up having to cut him if they can't find a trade offer that suits their needs. [Shutdown Corner]
Finally, the NFL Owner's Meeting is this week, and one of the items on the docket will be a discussion about either eliminating the extra point kick after touchdowns, or potentially modifying it. [Chicago Tribune]


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Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on international events
Kidambi Srikanth pulled out of the upcoming Premier Badminton League to focus on international events ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Kidambi Srikanth is currently enduring a winless streak since claiming four titles in 2017. - AP Photo
Kidambi Srikanth pulled out of the upcoming Premier Badminton League (PBL) on Monday to focus on international events ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The 26-year-old from Guntur, who had guided Bangalore Raptors to their maiden title win in the last PBL, will not feature in the fifth edition scheduled to be held from January 20 to February 9.
"It's a tough road ahead. Need to go full throttle and fulfill the expectations that lie on me. Hence, I won't be playing PBL this year to focus more on International events. Wish @blr_raptors all the very best and hope for a smashing season this year as well," Srikanth tweeted.
Srikanth is currently enduring a winless streak since claiming four titles in 2017. He had reached the finals of India Open earlier this year.
Read: Saina Nehwal pulls out of PBL Season 5
He has been battling form and fitness issues and has slipped to world No. 11. He made it to the semifinals of Hong Kong Open earlier this month.
Earlier, Saina Nehwal, who is also going through a bad patch, had withdrawn from the PBL on Sunday to prepare herself for the next international season.
Being the pre-Olympic year, shuttlers across the world are trying to stock up ranking points to make the cut for the Tokyo Olympics to be held from July 24 to August 9, 2020.
The Olympic qualification period is between April 29, 2019 and April 26, 2020 with the ranking list published on April 30 to be used to decide the spots.

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US to extend transit mask mandate through mid-March – sources
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MASKS ON. US President Joe Biden removes his mask to deliver an update on the Omicron variant at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on November 29, 2021.
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President Joe Biden plans to discuss the US strategy for fighting COVID-19 this winter on December 2, with the transit mask extension expected to be part of his remarks
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – President Joe Biden's administration will extend requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and buses and at airports and train stations through mid-March, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters, amid concerns about a new COVID-19 variant.
A formal announcement extending the requirements through March 18 is expected on Thursday, December 2, the sources said. The White House and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) declined to comment. The TSA in August extended the transportation mask order through Jan. 18.
Biden plans to discuss the US strategy for fighting COVID-19 this winter on Thursday and the transit mask extension is expected to be part of his remarks.
The White House also plans to announce stricter testing rules for international visitors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed late on Tuesday it is working to impose stricter COVID-19 testing rules for air travelers entering the United States amid concerns about the Omicron variant.
The first known US case of the Omicron variant was confirmed on Wednesday – a fully vaccinated person in California who returned to the United States from South Africa on November 22 and tested positive seven days later.
On Monday, the United States barred most foreign nationals who have been in eight southern African countries. The CDC told airlines late on Tuesday it would require them to turn over passenger contact information for all travelers who have been in those countries – and will forward that to state and public health agencies.
The current CDC order, which has been in place since soon after Biden took office in January, requires masks to be worn by all travelers on airplanes, ships, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares and at transportation hubs such as airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, and seaports.
His predecessor, Donald Trump, rejected requests from US public health agencies to impose the requirements in transit – even though airlines and some other transportation modes had required masks.
Government agencies briefed industry officials about the change late on Wednesday, sources told Reuters.
Cause of friction
The mask requirements have been the source of friction, especially aboard US airlines, where some travelers have refused to wear masks.
The Federal Aviation Administration, which has instituted a "zero tolerance" enforcement effort on unruly passengers, said on Tuesday that since Jan. 1, it had received reports from airlines of 3,923 passengers refusing to wear masks.
In some US states, transportation hubs are among the only places where masks are still required.
The White House has been debating a number of changes to strengthen international testing.
Currently, vaccinated international air travelers can present a negative test result obtained within three days from their point of departure. Nearly all foreign nationals must be vaccinated to enter the United States. Unvaccinated travelers currently must get a negative COVID-19 test within one day of arrival.
The CDC plans to announce a new one-day testing requirement that would apply equally to US citizens as well as foreign nationals and could take effect as early as next week. – Rappler.com
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Parish and Other Organizations
Initially, the population of Sudbury was very transient, but as the economy diversified, people settled more permanently in the area. The Jesuit priests could now count on devoted lay people for help in their missions. It was then that a number of religious, charitable, cultural or social associations were created with youth organizations resulting from the Catholic schools.
The Ligue du Sacré-Coeur and the Enfants de Marie brought the youngest parishioners together. Older students in Central School were Cadets du Sacré-coeur or Cadettes de Marie. Their parents were members of Société St-Jean Baptiste, Apostolat de la prière, Conférence St-Vincent-de-Paul, Union St-Joseph, Fédération des femmes canadiennes-françaises, parents' committees, or Dames de Sainte-Anne. The young people belonged to the Club Saint-Louis, Cercle Lallement or Jeunese Ouvrière Chrétienne.
Parish halls were the scene of unending activities including bowling tournaments, literary study groups, concerts, amateur theatre, dances, distribution of relief to the poor, bazaars, card tournaments, distribution of awards or graduation ceremonies, chat sessions, conferences, meetings and assemblies of all kinds. All of these activities were done for the benefit of parish projects.
Other associations whose centre of activity went beyond the parish setting originated with an idea put forward during a parish meeting. These ideas resulted in the creation of the Société historique du Nouvel-Ontario, from which the Centre franco-ontarien de folklore would later come.
When the co-operative movement developed, the priest of the time invited Alphonse Desjardins, founder of the Caisses Populaires, to open a Caisse in Sudbury. The parish hall would be used for study groups on the co-operative movement.
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The situation is escalating along the entire perimeter of the borders of South Ossetia, - Dmitry Medoev
In South Ossetia, Georgia's actions near the borders are regarded as a deliberate and demonstrative escalation of the situation in the border territories, fraught with serious destabilization of the situation not only in the territories of South Ossetia bordering with Georgia, but also on the scale of the region as a whole, "said Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev, speaking at the international conference "The Image of Russia and South Ossetia in the Information War" held on Friday at the South Ossetian State University..
Foreign Minister of South Ossetia focused on Georgia's provocative actions against South Ossetia, threats to the security of its territory and citizens.
"So, in the immediate vicinity of residential buildings in the village of Tsnelis of Znaur district of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Georgian side, using its armed forces, began the illegal construction of fortified military facilities and engineering structures in South Ossetia. In all respects, it is absolutely obvious that this provocation was prepared in advance with the tacit participation of the western patrons of Georgia, "Medoev emphasized.
Medoev has added that on September 17 of this year, President Anatoly Bibilov addressed the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, representatives of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, urging them to take decisive measures to influence the Georgian party in order to neutralize the real danger of armed confrontation and stop further tension.
"There is a direct threat to the lives of citizens whose homes are located 150 meters from the new Georgian military engineering facilities, and the fact of the opening of fire deep into the territory of South Ossetia in the direction of the settlements located there, is extremely worrisome and alarming. The situation is escalating along the entire perimeter of the borders of South Ossetia. Additional forces are gathering, the work is underway to create a new military infrastructure in other places. We regard these provocations as a consequence of the aggressive policy of the Georgian authorities towards South Ossetia and the desire to foment a new round of confrontation. Declaring a decisive protest, the government of South Ossetia blames the consequences of these dangerous provocations on the Tbilisi regime and its Western patrons," the Foreign Minister concluded.
Elbrus Kargiev was a true patriot of Russia and Ossetia, - Anatoly Bibilov
The situation with Gaprindashvili showed Georgia that a full-fledged state was next to it, - Medoev
The border violator Gaprindashvili failed to create the image of a victim, - an expert
Murat Dzhioev about the skirmish in the Georgian Koda, the situation in Tsnelis and the next technical meeting
It is hoped that the situation in Koda will receive a proper assessment from the international community, - expert
Georgia has lost the right to lament over the architecture of Tskhinval
Anatoly Bibilov congratulated the Orthodox on the feast of the Epiphany
Anatoly Bibilov presented awards to the Russian border guards
Singer from South Ossetia told about the world talent contest in France
By the centenary of the Ossetian genocide, it is planned to publish books in many languages of the world
The Bolshoi or Mariinka: participants of the South Ossetian festival will visit the theater in Russia
Dmitry Medoev met with the head of the Vladivostok Duma
Universities of South Ossetia and the LPR intend to create a scientific community
Tskhinval and Vladivostok will become twin cities
The Embassy of South Ossetia took part in the farewell ceremony with the first Ambassador of Russia to the Republic Elbrus Kargiev
Murat Gassiev will make his first heavyweight debut in the USA
Bibilov called on Abkhazians to seek a solution in the legal field
South Ossetia will take part in a workshop on Lake Baikal
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Mellencamp performs the song Longest Days from his album Life, Death, Love and Freedo on The Late Show.
John Mellencamp: "Longest Days" – David Letterman
John Mellencamp interview
Esquire interviews Mellencamp about his evolution as an artist over the years.
Well, you're right. And there's been such a paradigm change in our culture. Music actually meant something when I started doing it. Too bad I wasn't mature enough to write anything that meant anything [laughs]. I wrote some songs that connected with some people and, as a friend of mine said, "John was very fortunate to be a big pop star and that's also a very unfortunate thing." As early as '88 I wrote a song called "Pop Singer," and man, did I catch shit for that. But I was still a kid. I don't mean to call you a kid, but you'll find out that you get to be a certain age and it's like "This stuff just doesn't interest me anymore." I mean, I can't even imagine writing a song like "Hurts So Good." I don't even know who that guy was who wrote that song.
Ryan, Mellencamp break up
Ryan and Mellencamp break up after dating for three years. They broke up because Mellencamp lives in Indiana and Ryan lives in New York. A source says:
The distance got to be too much.
Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Mellencamp is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 23rd induction ceremony.
There's no doubt that anybody's who ever stood up here to accept this award, nobody has put themselves behind the eight ball more than I did.
Induction of John Mellencamp
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Bangladesh decides to keep all educational institutions closed till Dec 19
Mamun Abdullah
Published at 09:00 am November 12th, 2020
They have been closed since March 17 because of the Covid-19 pandemic
The government has decided to extend the ongoing shutdown on schools and other educational institutions of the country till December 19 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
MA Khair, public relation officer of the Education Ministry, confirmed the development to Dhaka Tribune on Thursday. The ministry has also issued an official notice in this regard.
On November 9, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam had told the media that the decision on whether educational institutions will reopen after November 14 or not will be taken in the "next couple of days."
The government had announced general holidays in late March in the wake of the pandemic and shut all the educational institutions from March 17.
Although activities at both government and private offices were gradually restored, educational institutions have not been reopened.
Last month, shutdown on all educational institutions, except Qawmi madrasas, were extended till November 14.
Meanwhile, the country's health authorities on Thursday reported that 1,845 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 427,198.
Besides, 13 more patients died from the virus infection during the same period, which took the death toll to 6,140. On the other hand, 344,868 patients — 80.73% — have recovered so far.
No annual exams
Recently, the government has also decided not to hold any annual examination for secondary school students this year because of the pandemic.
Besides, the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will not be held this year.
"No examination will be held this year and the students will be promoted to the next class without facing any examination. A decision about certificates will be taken later," said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on October 21.
Talking about the evaluation process, she said: "The evaluation of their mark will be done with their previous results as the teachers have the idea about their students."
The decision on enrolling class VIII students in Science, Humanities and Commerce sections will be taken later, she added.
The National Curriculum Board will prepare a syllabus for completing it within 30 working days for upgrading them to the next class, the minister said.
Referring to extending the academic year, she said: "We'll keep it in mind and whether it's needed or not to be decided later."
About the next year's admission process, she said no decision has been taken yet in this regard.
No HSC exam too
Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic has also led the government to not take the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year.
Besides, there will be no Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee examination and the students will be promoted to the next class through class assessment instead.
The education minister on September 30 said they were making plans considering various alternatives since experts have warned about the possible second wave of the novel coronavirus during winter.
On May 7, the University Grants Commission (UGC) also published a guideline on conducting courses online in light of the prevailing pandemic, including teaching, taking exams, their assessment as well as admission for private universities.
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We live and die at the cellular level. All the cells (billions of them) that make up the human body are slightly alkaline, and must maintain alkalinity in order to function and remain healthy and alive. However their cellular activity creates acid and this acid is what gives the cell energy and function. As each alkaline cell performs its task of respiration, it secretes metabolic wastes, and these end products of cellular metabolism are acid in nature. Although these wastes are used for energy and function, they must not be allowed to build up. One example of this is the often painful lactic acid which is created through exercise. The body will go to great lengths to neutralize and detoxify these acids before they act as poisons in and around the cell, ultimately changing the environment of the cell. Most people and clinical practitioners believe the immune system is the body's first line of defense, but in actuality it is not. It is very important, but more like a very sophisticated clean-up service. We must instead look at the importance of pH balance as the first and major line of defense against sickness and disease and for health and vitality.
The human body is very intelligent. As we become more and more acidic the body starts to set up defense mechanisms to keep the damaging acid from entering our vital organs. It is known that acid gets stored in fat cells. After all, if the acid does come into contact with an organ the acid has a chance to eat holes in the tissue. This may cause the cells to mutate. The oxygen level drops in this acidic environment and calcium begins to be depleted. So as a defense mechanism, your body may actually make fat to protect you from your overly-acidic self. Those fat cells and cellulite deposits may actually be packing up the acid and trying to keep it a safe distance from your organs. The fat may be saving your vital organs from damage. Many people have found that a return to a healthy inner biological terrain helps them to lose excess fat.
Today's lifestyle causes a multitude of disorders and malfunctions in the metabolism of our bodies. Despite the efforts of the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, our food supply, drinking water, air and soil are becoming increasingly contaminated with toxic chemicals. Never before has the human body been presented with such a heavy burden of foreign substances to metabolize and eliminate thus taxing the body beyond its natural capabilities of detoxification.
Many people just don't feel good anymore. Some find themselves being much more susceptible to colds, or to whatever "bug" is currently going around. Much more serious are the increasing cases of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia. "Health" and "wellness" have become relative terms.
Low-level toxicity from many sources can be very difficult to detect. The combined action of all these toxins creates a "toxic cocktail" effect which can seriously weaken the body and the mind through a process we call "fermentation" or the over-acidification of the blood and tissue as a result of the proliferation of yeast, fungus, and bacteria.
Yeast and fungus are single cell life forms which inhabit the air, soil, water, and many of the foods we eat. They are more highly developed than the intermediate states of bacteria or the early stages of viruses. Over the years, they have developed into over 500,000 different species. They are opportunists and survivalists. They are constantly looking for new places to house themselves where they may begin to colonize and proliferate. Being that they are single cell life forms, they can only be seen under a microscope but once colonized, these cells make a visible presence in the form of mushrooms, and molds on food.
Yeast, fungus, bacteria, mold, and viruses tend to house themselves in very specific sites in the body, depending on their particular requirements for nutrients and colonization conditions. All are capable of causing severe fermentation through the by-products of their metabolism, which enter the extra cellular fluid or the blood and then are distributed throughout the body. This culminates in the over-acidification of the blood and tissues which systemically poison and destroy the cells of the body. This condition we call over-acidification is a direct result of an inverted way of eating - the abundance of animal protein, especially red meat and pork, dairy products (milk, cheese, ice cream), sugar in any form (sucrose, fructose, glucose). Therefore, there is only one sickness and one disease.
An ideal diet should consist of dark green and yellow vegetables, soy beans, sprouted grains and nuts, and essential fatty acids. This ideal way of eating would reduce our susceptibility to toxins, detoxify the body, and reduce or prevent future exposures allowing for cellular regeneration leading to "health" and "wellness."


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Dawn Musil at Temple of The Way of Light, with Brugmansia. Photo by Tracey
Women's Empowerment Through Entheogens
Spirit Plant Medicine Conference
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"The medicine taught me who I can be, and to know that my voice has as much value as the voices of men in the plant medicine space."
Dawn Musil has a passion for environmental conservation, women's rights, and plants. She earned a bachelor's of science in Biochemistry and Ecology from Ohio State University and is completing a Venture for America fellowship in business development with Sema, a Baltimore-based biotech startup, where she develops sustainable ag-tech solutions through AI software. She is also supporting her mother, who recently left the same oppressive community she was born and raised in, a keystone issue that psychedelics helped her overcome.
Dawn was raised in a Christian cult that arranges marriages, maintains strict control over higher education choices, conditions women to be "subjects to their husbands," and shuns members when they leave. She escaped the cult after she lost a close friend to suicide and found a way to open her mind through science and travel. She earned a Semester at Sea Presidential Scholarship to do research in 13 countries to help break down the gender gap in STEM fields. Wherever she went in the world, Dawn found medicine women whose spirits touched her life, like the women of Inle Lake who showed her the magic of kun-ya for upset stomach in Myanmar and the Ghanaian grandma who wove wild tales of Iboga ceremonies.
Last March, Dawn received Cosmic Sister's Plant Spirit Grant, and she traveled with psychedelic feminist leader Zoe Helene, ethnobotanist Chris Kilham, and a diverse (mostly female) group to the Peruvian Amazon, where she participated in traditional sacred plant medicine ceremonies with indigenous Shipibo healers at Temple of The Way of Light. "The medicine taught me who I can be," says Dawn, "And to know that my voice has as much value as the voices of males in the plant medicine space."
Dawn's primary intention in the maloca was to find forgiveness and help others. "Others can learn and relate, and I want them to know that they are not alone," she says. "More than anything else, I want a chance to forgive the religion and resulting guilt that caused a dear friend to take his own life." While in the medicine, she also confronted a man who raped her.
"Mama Ayahuasca taught me that my power and strength as a female reflects the feminine power of ayahuasca as a plant spirit, and that through plant spirit, we will find our voice and power as females to lead the fight for the future of human rights, and the rights of the rainforest and all living beings," Dawn says.
Dawn has been awarded Cosmic Sister's Women of The Psychedelic Renaissance grant to present "Women's Empowerment Through Entheogens—A Psychedelic Feminism Liberation Story" about how she found healing, self-liberation, and empowerment through journeying with entheogenic plant medicines, at Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, in Vancouver. She believes society is ready to embrace feminism as a powerful movement that drives positive change through individual and collective action, where women are empowered to take control of their own destiny—and perhaps even society as a whole. She cites Psychedelic Feminism and la medicina as helping her heal.
Dawn is proactively seeking the right mentor and program to pursue a PhD in ethnobotany with a focus on sacred plants, and her Cosmic Sister grants will allow her to meet several plant spirit heroes—Wade Davis, Dennis McKenna, and Paul Stamets—at the Spirit Plant Medicine conference.
"Each step," she says, "has been a piece of a puzzle tied together by a red thread" that "empowers female spirit," and "gives voice to women who might otherwise be left out of conversation, and encourages women to support one another and to protect the natural world."
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Newsletter subscribers & current students of Design House Prep School will receive some digital pretties such as printables and wallpaper backgrounds for their smartphones a few times throughout our holiday celebration.
Today, we are celebrating with line botanicals! We absolutely love how gorgeous and versatile this style can be, especially when combined with other styles of art. We have incorporated our line botanical technique into our invitation work alongside watercolor florals, minimal type, calligraphy both modern and traditional, and loved it more every time. We hope you enjoy this line botanical piece and--pssst! If you are interested in making some yourself, we have a Line Botanical course available with DHPS Semester III! So check your inboxes and get downloading!
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Tuleta es un lugar designado por el censo ubicado en el condado de Bee en el estado estadounidense de Texas. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 288 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 24,86 personas por km².

Geografía
Tuleta se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Tuleta tiene una superficie total de 11.59 km², de la cual 11.58 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0%) 0 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 288 personas residiendo en Tuleta. La densidad de población era de 24,86 hab./km². De los 288 habitantes, Tuleta estaba compuesto por el 92.01% blancos, el 0% eran afroamericanos, el 0.69% eran amerindios, el 0.35% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 2.78% eran de otras razas y el 4.17% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 38.89% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Kitt, this was a great post, I know for me it's one of the hardest things to recognize when I need to apologize or sometime what I'm apologizing for. I think the part that say it doesn't mean your wrong, has huge value. For me it does . Thanks for the wisdom.
Thanks, Ben. There have been several times that my apologies have been because of how I made someone feel…not because I was wrong in what I said. I was simply wrong in how I chose to handle the situation.
She either opens up and discusses, or I learn there's something going on in her life that has her out-of-sorts.
It's true. I do wish him peace and happiness. I used to go bonkers trying to talk him 'round. I know he has to verbalize his fears to someone. I just wish he'd have those chats with his dog. Me? I've had to embrace that I own my mood. He owns his. God did not die and put me in charge.
That usually opens the lines of communication, too…. And I try never to push that trigger again. If they won't discuss it, there's not much I can do to avoid repetition….and if their friendship is so conditional that they're unable to forgive one honest mistake, I move on. I feel bad, but I move on. Love and friendship should not feel like a constant high wire act where you're constantly afraid of taking a wrong step.
Siblings…ugh. It's complicated when we get angry with each other. I'm grateful every day for the relationship I have with mine, but I see a lot of what you mentioned.
Somehow I doubt your apologies to your husband were in the same spirit as his where he was basically saying "I'm sorry you're an idiot". I sense yours were more of the "I'm sorry you feel that way and I know nothing I say can fix it" variety.
*Chuckles thinking how much practice she's had apologizing* LOTS of practice! Sincere, heartfelt apologies. When graciously accepted I am thrilled. When not, I accept the consequences of my actions and move on, a little sadder, a little wiser.
Regardless of the outcome, there is a second step to apologizing — forgiveness. Forgiving oneself for the action prompting the apology. As one who's struggled with forgiveness of self, I can see this being a deterrent to apologizing (even if on an unconscious level).
That's a very astute point. If one has been unable to forgive themselves for their actions, it could definitely make asking forgiveness from someone else very difficult. Of course, sometimes, gaining forgiveness from those you've wronged can also help you begin to forgive yourself. Talk about complex.
If only men knew how to use this term. The world would be a better place.
Love this! It took me a long time to admit when I am wrong and an even longer time to actually apologize, then an even longer time to apologize when I know I am right! Truth be told, my relationships really ARE more important than my pride. Sorry goes a long way!
Yup. It can definitely be a humbling experience…but the reward makes it all worthwhile.
That's awesome. Apologies, especially when I was technically right was something I had to learn. Once I understood the value of an honest, sincere apology…and the impact my language & actions could create, it got easier.
I can so relate to that teen-hood story, Kitt. It's tough to beat sincere apologies – same for forgiveness. I dig what you said about there being no room for foolish pride in love. Amen, sister!
Mmm, the over-sized ego and pride; something I'm fortunately keeping in-check most of the time. Emphasis on "most". The Apologizing poster said it perfectly. I've learned the hard way that I do better, well…actually I NEED someone who can put MY (temporary) feelings aside, and put my ego in-check when it needs it.
I'm perfectly okay with helping put egos in check…except my own! 😉 Shoot. I'm far from perfect…but I'm also good with owning it when I'm wrong. Of course often MY wrong comes not with the facts, but rather the delivery… I hate to hurt people unnecessarily, so when I realize my choice of words have had that effect, I'm happy to apologize & beg forgiveness.
You sound as if you're a fan (like me) of "flint sharpens flint"?
LOL! Thought you might appreciate that.
They're difficult words to say. Admitting you were wrong and swallowing your ego and feeling embarrassed are all unpleasant emotions. No wonder we often seem to choke when attempting to say "I'm sorry".
True, but when people matter, swallowing pride is worth it.
Oh, she felt bad… That's why she bought me the hair clip. She was hoping to get out of the apology part. Sometimes learning goes both ways… And you're so right about lowering the defenses & modeling behaviors.
As I have gotten older I notice it has become easier to say I'm Sorry when definitely in the wrong. I think people fear saying those words as it admits wrong doing, guilt, or shame. As we get older and wiser many of us lose that need to be right all the time and feed our ego. So may of life's problems would be eased if we learned just a bit of humility.
If someone can't apologize, to me it's a refusal to take responsibility, to admit mistakes and to ever change behavior. It's a dealbreaker.
It's important to have standards.
I think I'm getting better at sorry (at least I hope). Sorry seemed much more difficult when I was younger. My husband was the same, he used to apologize by saying, I'm sorry you feel that way. Ha ha. He knows that's not an apology now.


Me and Mickey met online completely by chance that he was in the area as he worked away as a diver. We spoke for around 7 weeks before finally arranging a date when he was home. We went out for food, as I'm not the most lady like I was eating slightly uncouth and Mickey decided to ask me if I needed a trough with my meal, to which I just replied yes and carried on scoffing my face. I think then we both knew then we were going to get on fine. Fast forward to 17 months later on our first family holiday Mickey asked my daughters permission to ask me to marry him on our last night in a lovely surrounding. It was incredibly sweet and I obviously said YES!
Nervous yet excited. One of my best friends had recommended YAP to me as Joanne is a close family friend of hers. I had already been to 2 other bridal stores to no avail and right before my appointment at YAP I was at another bridal store so felt slightly deflated.
It was cosy but elegant. An immense family feel as soon as you walked in. The girls were incredibly friendly and helpful and you could tell they knew what they were talking about.
I knew in my head what I wanted in a dress but began to think it didn't exist after already trying on 10+ dresses! I knew I wanted lace, A-line style and no straps which sounds like it would be incredibly simple to find!
I looked through the racks myself and selected 2-3 dresses I thought looked nice and to my style. I then had a dress chosen for me by Heather going off what features I wanted in a dress. In all honesty that dress didn't look much at first glance but I knew I'd try anything on just in case as I felt I trusted Heathers expertise.
Heather was my bridal stylist and she was just lovely, Very helpful and honest which is exactly what I wanted. Heather recommended things that I probably wouldn't have considered and helped me to style my dress with a veil and belt that suited just perfect! Heather made me feel incredibly welcome and part of the YAP family from the get go and it was a lovely feeling.
My dream gown was the last gown I tried on at YAP and the dress Heather had actually picked for me. Before trying it on I felt it was a lost cause but as soon as it was on and I walked out to the larger mirror I felt the biggest lump in my throat! I just knew that was my dress and it felt amazing, I felt amazing in it and I started to cry uncontrollably! It was exactly what I was looking for and even more! I loved how it had the fitted fabric underneath and then the A line lace draped over the top giving a kind of 2 in 1 style and feel. I felt so feminine but not too over the top!
I would recommend Jo and the team to absolutely everyone I come into contact with. There is so much meaning and reason behind YAP which makes it feel so much more special than other bridal boutiques. To add to that they go above and beyond to help and please you and they are all fantastic in what they do! The boutique itself is beautiful and full of sentiment, so elegantly lay out yet cosy and gives a homely feel. Finding a huge part of your love story in a place where love is the basis for everything is so empowering and knowing how much it means to all of the staff there adds that little extra special meaning to your day.
I had beautiful grey satin Jenny Packham open toe heels encrusted with gems/jewels. My veil was a shorter veil but had beautiful sparkle throughout which helped compliment my belt which also added some sparkle to the day!
We had a church service followed by our reception at Beamish Hall. We wanted a day where we could just enjoy ourselves with all of our nearest and dearest there. We laughed from start to finish and I think that's reflected in the photos as we are both pretty goofy in the sense that we don't take life too seriously! We wanted photos which were relaxed and captured us all in the moment and also a few of the more formal style photos with our parents and bridal party and groomsmen.
The theme we had was Scottish with Mickey being born in Scotland and sporting a kilt in his family clan Ferguson Tartan. The Bridesmaids were in Navy which suited the time of year and paired lovely with the greens and blues in Mickeys Kilt. Our daughter's flower girl dress was ivory finished with a satin tie and tartan bow made out of the same fabric that made Mickeys Kilt. In essence that day we were brought together as a family and all had some of the Ferguson tartan on/with us to symbolise that.
On the day of my wedding actually putting my gown on that had been altered to fit me like a dream by Anne over at Diva Designs was an amazing feeling. It fit every inch of my body perfectly and I felt absolutely amazing in it. I couldn't wait to show it off! I also didn't want to take it off!
Our amazing florist was Lorna at The design studio – No ordinary floral designer and she was amazing from the start. Lorna created our perfect yet simple flower arrangements. We incorporated blue thistle into the bridal bouquet which added an extra Scottish feel yet it still followed with the colour scheme. My bouquet was also tied with the same fabric used to make Mickeys kilt.
Our photographers were Gem and Chris from GSStudios. They were fantastic and captured out day perfectly. The photos play such a big role as in years to come we can look back at the memories and relive the day.
Our videographer was Marc Trotter from Inspired Wedding Imagery and he was so great just fitting into the background but getting the footage we wanted. Watching our highlight reel was amazing and we feel Marc really outdone himself. The full video was perfect and we relived the whole day again but from a different perspective.
My amazing sister in law Rachel Twist worked endlessly all morning to create all of our hairstyles and I couldn't have thought of anyone I trusted more with the responsibility. Not having much time to get ready herself she done my bridal, 4 bridesmaids, flower girl and mother of the brides hair all in the nick of time!
Marta from Marta Make Up who is a freelance make-up artist made me and my bridesmaid's look and feel amazing on the big day! I had a make-up trial with Marta and she was so lovely to talk to and I felt very relaxed. She knew a lot about how to look after skin and really knew what she was talking about, as well as having amazing skills with a make-up brush! Marta came bright and early to transform us and was great!
We used Lovedubcars for our wedding transport which consisted of a VW Camper Van and a bug car! This was perfect to tie in with Mickeys roots again as he was raised the majority of his life in Plymouth. The staff was great and incredibly helpful! Me and Mickey went for a photoshoot in the woods at beamish hall after the ceremony and our driver gave me her boots to wear so I didn't have to wear my heels in the mud with it having snowed a blizzard all morning!
For our reception room décor we used Beamish Extras who decorated the room brilliantly.
Deluxe extras provided us with some 4ft LED wooden initials for décor in our main reception room and a photo booth for the evening, which was great fun filled with props and even a marry-oke option for everyone to have a sing along to our chosen song – Queen -You're my best friend!
Anne at Diva designs done the alterations for my dress and she was lovely from start to finish. Anne was really helpful and reassured me the whole time. I took my dress back to Anne after the wedding to be professionally cleaned and boxed to preserve the dress at its finest. Brilliant service and my dress came back looking so fresh – even after being trailed through woods during and after a snow storm!
Thank you girls from the bottom of my heart – you are all fabulous!


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(CNN) -- Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson ended with figures of 6-73 as Australia beat New Zealand by 176 runs in the second Test in Hamilton to claim a 2-0 series win.
New Zealand collapsed as Martin Guptill, Brent Arnell and Tim Southee were dismissed in successive overs, meaning the Kiwis could only reach a score of 302 in their second innings in response to Australia's total of 511.
Brendan McCullum top scored for the hosts with 51 before his wicket fell to a Michael Hussey catch off the bowling of Doug Bollinger. Following the loss of McCullum, New Zealand could only add another 63 runs.
Left-armer Johnson finished with match figures of 10-132, and claimed the wicket of Arnell for a duck to bring the match to a close shortly before lunch.
Australia's recent form has included clean sweep victories over Pakistan and the West Indies and, after sealing the win against New Zealand, captain Ricky Ponting claimed his team are in good shape ahead of the forthcoming Ashes series against England.
"There's a great confidence in the group," Ponting told reporters. "We can look forward to the Ashes knowing we've done most things as well as we can."


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Finally, some good news for hedge funds
Published Tue, Jan 24 201711:24 AM EST Updated Tue, Jan 24 201712:55 PM EST
Jeff Cox@jeff.cox.7528@JeffCoxCNBCcom
Hedge funds in 2017
Hedge fund performance suffered over most of the bull market, burdened by poor decisions, a bad reputation and the rise of passive investing. Hope, however, may be on the way.
A factor often overlooked in how hedge funds have managed during the market and economic recovery is that interest rates have been at historic lows.
The Federal Reserve dropped the rate it sets for banks to borrow from each other to near zero amid the financial crisis, and left it there for seven years. Even now, the U.S. central bank has enacted just two quarter-point hikes since December 2015.
Looking out over time, there has been a direct correlation between monetary easing and poor hedge fund performance. Analysts at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute mapped it out in a note sent to clients.
Source: Wells Fargo Investment Institute
Before the easy money that central banks began delivering after the financial crisis, the correlation was almost exact. During the era of zero-interest policy, hedge funds' performance, as measured by the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, consistently underperformed the market benchmark.
That could change this year.
The Fed is expected in 2017 to make significant strides toward normalizing policy. According to the most recent projections from the Federal Open Market Committee, the bank's policymaking arm, 2017 could see three interest rate hikes. Traders in the fed funds futures market expect no more than two.
"Interest rates, specifically the federal funds rate, may be a more pernicious, yet often overlooked, influence," Justin Lenarcic, global alternative investment strategist at Wells Fargo, said in the note. "We anticipate an improvement in hedge fund performance as the federal funds rate moves higher."
Tourists pose in front of the iconic Wall Street Bull near the New York Stock Exchange.
History bears out that line of thinking.
During the January 2001-May 2004 easing cycle, the HFRI index saw four-year annualized returns fall from 13.4 percent to 6.4 percent. Similarly, the most recent easing cycle saw four-year returns drop from 11.5 percent to 4.5 percent, as measured from September 2007 through November 2015, Lenarcic said. Four-year annualized returns were used because that is the average length of the most recent monetary policy cycles.
By contrast, the hiking cycle from June 2004 through August 2007 saw hedge fund returns almost double, from 5.7 percent to 11 percent.
"We believe that there may be multiple reasons why hedge fund performance improved as the federal funds rate rose," Lenarcic said. "For instance, managers likely benefited from stronger economic growth, higher inflation, more carry (or yield) from fixed income positions, and an increase in both volatility and trends in global credit and equities."
Those conditions sound an awful lot like what many on Wall Street are expecting ahead.
Though Fed expectations for growth are fairly muted, many economists have been ramping up their projections to see gross domestic product jump to 3 percent or more after nearly a decade of sub-2 percent growth. Inflation is supposed to pick up as well, and government bond yields have been on a consistent climb since bottoming in early July.
Volatility is expected to pick up as well. The Fed-induced low-volatility climate has made it difficult for stock pickers to find mispricing opportunities as correlation in stock movement has been high and dispersion, or the difference between returns for various sectors, remains comparatively low.
"While it may be tenuous to claim that a rising federal funds rate can lead to greater dispersion in equity-market returns, we do believe that (loose) monetary policy has the tendency to reduce return dispersion and partially mitigate the benefits of security selection," Lenarcic said.
The potential for more favorable conditions comes at a crossroads for hedge funds.
The industry just passed the $3 trillion mark for total assets under management, even though investors pulled more than $100 billion during the year. Positive performance, with the HFRI index notching a 5.5 percent full-year gain, helped nudge total assets higher.


When your heart has been torn apart it is pretty difficult to put rational thoughts onto paper and after finishing this book and then coming to terms with the fact that the series is now over, I have to tell you, I may need some sort of readers counselling- I'm sure there is a Beaumont survivors group out there somewhere because if not there is going to have to be one fairly soon.
This book is devastating, not in content but in the fact that Heidi has drawn one of the best series around to a conclusion.
I am officially in mourning!
So what about the book.
Well for a start this won't give you any spoilers- really where is the fun in that, you've come this far you need to read it for yourself, heck even I would lynch me is I gave anything away, so this is a brief meander through what I got when I took a dip inside the covers of My Kind of Forever.
Well it is no great shakes to tell you that the guys are all still living in Beaumont, busy with family life and trying to do what they do best… make music. But with the relaxed setting that may be conducive to the family life they want, comes downside… they are out of the scene and appear to be out of favour.
If they want the glory days back they have to take the bull by the horns and that means stepping back into the vipers den that is the LA music scene.
I have loved Liam since the first page of the first book and in this I have to say I lost a little bit more of my heart to him all over again.
He is a musician to the very fibre of his being but in his soul he is a family man and that is where his sanity lies but to the unscrupulous he is nothing more than a cash cow.
A star that they can exploit, after all a star and their stories make money, well for other people they do but I could have screamed when he discovered that someone was ready to upset his life and possibly rock his marriage with an unauthorised autobiography, I mean who wants their wife and kid to read that sort of bull!
So despite the fact that he knew the book was about to hit the shelves he buried his head in the sand – Liam,Liam,Liam you fool!!!!!
Needless to say that the existence doesn't stay under the radar for long and once it is out the paparazzi are out in force, being in LA just might be enough to have this star heading right back to Beaumont.
The events around the guys are mad to say the least but they have a reason for being in LA other than to get themselves back in the music groove again, they are there to help a friend but is it enough?
Will all the Westbury secrets finally get aired?
Will Josie, see through the lies and trust her man?
So many questions that at one point I thought my head might start spinning!!!!
Oh and on top of all that the rest of the Westbury Family come to play – you have been warned there is more going on there than I had ever imagined!!!!!
I loved the book, but then again I was never not going to but objectively I have to say that this was a sensational way to say goodbye to 4225 West, to Liam, Josie and Noah, to Harrison (still my favourite drummer ever!!!) and the rest of this amazing and eclectic family.
I cried, I sighed, I cursed and I smiled but most of all I admired, I admired the story, I admired the characters, I admired the sentiment that family comes first and I admired Heidi McLaughlin for the creativity that supplied some of my favourite characters with a story that they deserved.
Sorry to see them go but what an awesome journey!!!!


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In 1924 a German psychiatrist, Hans Berger, author of a book on telepathic phenomena, decided to develop his theory of differing brain waves, which he firmly believed in after performing various experiments on paranormal phenomena. He measured the electrical impulses emitted by an accident victim whose skull had been partly removed. His work showed that brain cell activity, far from being random, was organized into distinct patterns, in the form of waves. The first type of wave to be explored were those with an average frequency of 8 to 14 hertz (cycles per second), and an amplitude of around 100 microvolts. Berger, astonished by their regularity, called them alpha waves.
The discovery was ignored for some years. Then, in 1934, two British Scientists, Lord Edgar Adrian and B.C.H. Matthews, confirmed Berger's findings - regular brain activity could also be measured in normal, conscious subjects that was identical to the alpha frequencies detected by Berger. Persons emitting these waves were in a state somewhere between waking and sleep, both physically and mentally relaxed, with all neurons emitting the same frequency of brain wave.
Berger, meanwhile, had discovered beta waves, with a higher frequency (14 hertz) and a lower amplitude (10 to 50 microvolts). These waves corresponded to a state of vigilance, attention and concentration on exterior objects, while alpha waves, as mentioned earlier, correspond to a state of interiorization. The perfection of the electroencephalogram allowed researchers to measure other types of brain waves:
• theta waves (4 to 7 hertz, 200 microvolts) which are emitted during certain phases of sleep or under certain emotional conditions;
• delta waves (3 hertz or less, 200 microvolts to 1 millivolt amplitude) which characterize deep sleep or a state approaching death.
EEG's provide us with a very general idea of brain activity. W. Grey Walter, who has been conducting research on EEG measurements for years, compares the information provided by an EEG readout to that of a deaf-mute Martian trying to understand human language by examining the grooves in a record.
Nevertheless, alpha waves have attracted particular attention over the last few years. Over 30 kinds of portable bio-feedback devices have appeared on the market, and various fields of study, including medicine, parapsychology, pediatrics, and pedagogy, have been experimenting with ways to use alpha waves for therapeutic purposes.
The media has also done its part to stir up the controversy over alpha waves. Why are people so interested?
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The Bangor MudDogs have been forced out of the 2018 BUCS playoffs after their away semi-final fixture against the Coventry Jets was cancelled due to weather just six hours before the game was due to kick off. The MudDogs were ready to set off to Coventry when the confirmation that the game had been cancelled came through.
Although this fixture was not played, current BUCS regulations have led to Coventry advancing to the North Conference Cup final as the higher seed and the Bangor MudDogs being eliminated despite no game being played.
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The 2014 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL)  season, and the culmination of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. The League realigned its divisions prior to the season, and changed the structure of the playoffs, but the championship series remained the same. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers four games to one to win their second championship in franchise history, marking the first time since 2007 that the championship series was determined in fewer than six games. Their Stanley Cup–winning run of 26 playoff games was later tied by the 2019 St. Louis Blues for the longest of any Stanley Cup–winning team in history.

Los Angeles had home ice advantage in the series, as the Kings finished with a better regular season record than the Rangers. The series started on June 4 and ended on June 13 with the Kings winning their second Stanley Cup in three seasons. It was the first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series. Coincidentally, 1981 was also the last time the Rangers and the Kings had met in the postseason; that was the last season where the league did not use a geographical based playoff format and as a result any two teams could meet in any round of the postseason regardless of geography. In 1981 the Rangers eliminated the Kings during the first round of the playoffs.

Paths to the Finals

New York Rangers

This was New York's 11th appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, and they were seeking their fifth Cup championship overall and their first one since , 20 years earlier. Since their win in 1994, their only other post-season highlights were reaching the Conference Finals in 1997 and 2012.

The Rangers entered the season after essentially swapping head coaches with the Vancouver Canucks: the Rangers and the Canucks fired John Tortorella and Alain Vigneault, respectively, and then coincidentally hired the other's former coach. While Vancouver, under Tortorella's first year, failed to make the playoffs, Vigneault guided New York to 96 regular season points and second place in the new Metropolitan Division. En route, the Rangers made a major trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 5, acquiring Tampa Bay's captain Martin St. Louis in exchange for their own captain Ryan Callahan. The transaction happened as Callahan and the Rangers were not close to terms on a new contract, while St. Louis was unhappy at his initial omission from the Olympics by Steve Yzerman (general manager of both the Lightning and Team Canada).

In the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games. Then, in the second round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York overcame a 3–1 game deficit to win the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to capture their first Eastern Conference championship in 20 years. In the process, the Rangers became the first team ever to play two full seven-game series in the first two rounds of the playoffs and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, a feat later matched and exceeded in the same postseason by the Kings.

Due to trading away captain Ryan Callahan and not naming a successor for the remainder of the season, Rangers were the first team since the 1972–73 Chicago Black Hawks to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals without a captain.

By reaching the Finals with the Rangers, Mats Zuccarello made history when he became the first Norwegian to play in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles made their third appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals and sought to capture their second Cup championship after winning it in .

Much of the core from the Kings' 2012 championship remained on the team. Los Angeles made a late regular season trade on March 5, acquiring former Ranger Marian Gaborik from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Matt Frattin and two draft picks. The Kings then finished the regular season in third place in the Pacific Division with 100 points.

The Finals were the only series in the 2014 playoffs in which the Kings had home ice advantage. Los Angeles needed three consecutive game sevens to advance to the Cup Finals (breaking the aforementioned Rangers' game sevens record just a couple of days later), winning all of them on the road. The team became the fourth team in NHL playoff history to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games, defeating the San Jose Sharks in the first round. The Kings eliminated their local rival Anaheim Ducks next, despite squandering a 2–0 series lead and then facing a 3–2 series deficit. In a rematch of the 2013 Western Conference Final, the Kings defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final who had forced a seventh game after trailing the series 3–1.

Like their 2012 championship series, the Kings' 2014 Cup Finals was marked by a 3–0 series start of winning the first two games in overtime and the third as a shutout. With their 2014 Stanley Cup win, the Kings have the distinction of winning the first championship after the League's realignment. Their 2012 championship made them also the final team to win the Cup in the League's last full season before the realignment, as the 2012–13 season was shortened by a lockout. The Kings played a record 26 playoff games to win the Stanley Cup, the most ever for a champion (the St. Louis Blues matched this feat in 2019).

Game summaries
 Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the entire four rounds of the playoffs

Game one

The Kings overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Rangers 3–2 in the first game. New York built their 2–0 lead in the first period by scoring 1:42 apart. Benoit Pouliot scored first on a breakaway after stealing the puck from Drew Doughty, then shooting past Jonathan Quick. Carl Hagelin then recorded a short-handed goal, as his shot was initially blocked by Quick but then rebounded off of Slava Voynov's skate into the net. The Kings' comeback began with Kyle Clifford's goal late in the first period. Clifford shot it in from near the left post after receiving a pass from Jeff Carter. Doughty tied the game in the second period, beating Henrik Lundqvist from the left circle. In the third period, the Kings outshot the Rangers, 20–3, but neither Lundqvist nor Quick allowed any goals. In the final minute of regulation, Quick stopped Hagelin's shot on a breakaway, and seconds later Lundqvist barely kept Carter's wrap-around shot from crossing the goal line. In overtime, Daniel Girardi turned over the puck in the New York zone, leading Mike Richards to pass the puck to Justin Williams, who then put the puck over Lundqvist to win the game.

Game two

The Kings overcame three two-goal deficits to defeat the Rangers 5–4 in double overtime. Including their game seven victory in the Western Conference Final against the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles became the first team in Stanley Cup playoffs history to overcome three consecutive two-goal deficits. With the first game also going to overtime, it marked the third consecutive year that the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals went to overtime. Ryan McDonagh and Mats Zuccarello scored in the first period to give the Rangers a 2–0 lead. Jarret Stoll then cut New York's lead in half at 1:46 of the second period. The teams then traded power play goals with Martin St. Louis scoring for the Rangers and Willie Mitchell for the Kings. Eleven seconds after Mitchell's goal, Derick Brassard gave New York a 4–2 lead after miscommunication between Mitchell and Jonathan Quick behind the Kings net lead to a turnover. Dwight King's goal to cut the Rangers' lead to 4–3 early in the third period was controversial. King and McDonagh were fighting for position in front of Henrik Lundqvist when Matt Greene shot the puck from the right point. King made contact with Lundqvist in the crease as he touched the puck before it went into the net but no goaltender interference was called: the referee ruled that the contact occurred after the puck already sailed past Lundqvist. Marian Gaborik then tied the game with an unassisted goal at 7:36 of the third during a scramble in front of the New York net. At 10:26 of double overtime, Dustin Brown deflected Mitchell's shot from the left point into the net to give the Kings the 5–4 win. This gave the Kings a 2–0 series lead as the series shifted to New York City, despite never leading in either game during regulation time in Los Angeles.

Game three

This was the first Stanley Cup Finals game played in the state of New York since Game 6 of the 1999 Finals in Buffalo. The Kings won 3–0, led by the goaltending of Jonathan Quick, who shut out the Rangers on 32 shots. The first period was marked by tight checking, and only nine shots were recorded by the two teams. Mats Zuccarello nearly scored for the Rangers at 12:37 of the first, but his shot went off the post and Quick's stick to stay out. With one second to play, Jeff Carter's shot from the slot deflected off a Rangers defenceman past Henrik Lundqvist to put the Kings ahead by one. In the second period, Jake Muzzin scored from the point on another deflection off a Rangers player. Mike Richards scored later in the period, on a two-on-one, his attempted pass deflecting off a Rangers player back to him, leaving Lundqvist out of position to make the stop. Meanwhile, Quick stopped all 17 shots the Rangers put on the net in the second, including a stick save on Derick Brassard when he appeared to be well out of position to make the save. There was no scoring in the third and the Kings took a three games to none series lead, putting the Rangers on the brink of elimination.

Game four

The Rangers avoided becoming the first team since 1998 to get swept in the Finals by defeating the Kings 2–1. In a turn-around from game three, the Kings outshot the Rangers and lost as Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist saved 40 out of 41 shots. Like games one and two, the Rangers scored the first two goals, on goals by Benoit Pouliot and Martin St. Louis. Dustin Brown scored for the Kings in the second period to cut the margin to 2–1. In the third period, the Kings put pressure on the Rangers and nearly tied the score when the puck slid past Lundqvist to rest on the goal line before being cleared away. Earlier, in the first period, another shot by the Kings also rested on the goal line and did not go in. In all, the Kings outshot the Rangers 15–1 in the third, but did not score.

Game five

The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, their first since 2012, by defeating the Rangers 3–2 on home ice. This was the first Stanley Cup–clinching game since 2010 to be determined in overtime, and the first time that the home team had the overtime Stanley Cup winner since 1980. The Kings played 26 playoff games on their road to the trophy, more than any previous Stanley Cup–winning team.

The Kings grabbed the lead in the first period with an even-strength goal by Justin Williams. In the second, Chris Kreider converted on a Rangers power play before Brian Boyle scored a short-handed goal to put the road team up by one with 30 seconds left. In the third, Marian Gaborik tied the game at two on a Kings power play. No more goals were scored in regulation and the game went to overtime. The first overtime period featured one penalty for the Kings, but the Rangers were unable to score on the ensuing power play. With five minutes to go in the second overtime period and the Kings on a 3-on-2 breakaway, Tyler Toffoli fired a shot that Henrik Lundqvist kicked out directly to Alec Martinez, who fired it into the open net to win both the game and the series for the Kings. At that time, the Kings had outshot the Rangers 51–30. It was the longest game in Kings history until 2018.

Team rosters
Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

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Note: ''Brad Richards served as the Rangers unofficial team captain during the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. Richards was the alternate captain with the longest tenure in the league on the roster at the time of the playoffs.

Stanley Cup engraving
The 2014 Stanley Cup was presented to Kings captain Dustin Brown by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Kings 3–2 overtime win over the Rangers in game five.

The following Kings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

2013–14 Los Angeles Kings

Television
This was the last year under the League's current Canadian TV contracts with CBC (English broadcasts of the Finals) and the cable network TSN (English broadcasts), and RDS (French broadcasts). The NHL's twelve-year contract with Rogers Communications would then take effect beginning next season, with English-language national coverage of the Finals being sub-licensed to CBC, and French-language telecasts being sub-licensed to TVA Sports. TSN will only be showing regional games for Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg starting the fall of 2014

In the United States, NBCSN broadcast games three and four, while NBC televised the remaining games. NBC Sports originally planned to repeat its coverage pattern from the last few seasons: NBCSN would televise game two and three, while NBC would broadcast game one, and then games four to seven. After the League scheduled game two on the day of the 2014 Belmont Stakes, coverage of games two and four were switched so NBC's telecast of the horse race would serve as lead-in programming to game two. Due to the death of a family member, NBC lead play-by-play announcer Mike Emrick missed game one. Kenny Albert, who was also the Rangers radio announcer for WEPN and announced several national games (including the Western Conference Finals) for NBC/NBCSN, filled in for Emrick in the first game.

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Title: Chaplains
Waters, Sydney D.
Ross, Squadron Leader J. M. S.
Underhill, Rev. M. L.
Winhall, Rev. N. E.
Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1950, Wellington
Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945
This text is the subject of: 'Something of Them Is Here Recorded': Official History in New Zealand
All the chaplains were tired in this last battle in North Africa, but many were refreshed by a welcome visit from Padre McKenzie who searched them out in the front line and comforted them. For a year the Division had endured constant action, movement, and stress, and it was only natural that the men should be thoroughly tired at the end although some of the chaplains considered that more could have been done to keep them fresh. The chaplain was in an ideal position to know what the troops were thinking, for like the civilian policeman he appeared to wander around and watch people working. He normally enjoyed the confidence of senior officers, and thus knew the inside story of many matters of policy and strategy; his daily visiting and personal interviews made him well acquainted with the hopes and fears of the other ranks, while his frequent contact with brother chaplains gave him a good general picture of the life of the Division.
Many chaplains considered that morale was a subject that did not receive proper attention, believing that the spiritual and mental happiness of the men were sacrificed for physical health. The welfare services supplied by the YMCA and the Church Army were excellent and owed much to the splendid co-operation of the Army authorities. The Army Postal Service delivered mail with unfailing regularity to all places and on all occasions, and letters from home, whether received at Base or in the middle of a battle, were very important in maintaining morale. The supply of radios, army newspapers, bands, and concert parties did much to keep the men bright and alert, but more could have been done. The modern civilian soldier has a background of education and mental activity unknown in earlier wars, and unless these intellectual appetites are satisfied he will become a prey to boredom and fear. Air Marshal Tedder. Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East, was thinking of this when he asked for the formation in Cairo of that successful club known as 'Music for All'. where cultural magazines and classical music were avidly sought by his Royal Air Force sergeants and other servicemen.
In the 2nd NZEF periods between battle were devoted almost entirely to training and physical exercise. The chaplains believed that no daily training syllabus was complete without one period page 75 specially designed to exercise the mind. Quizzes, spelling bees, and cultural lectures would have been better than nothing, and the chaplains believed that such periods could have been arranged with valuable results.
Some of the following suggestions could have been put into practice, but the suggestions are not as important as the implications behind them, namely that the soldiers should have been given much more mental exercise and that this could have been supplied quite easily:
Reinforcements in Maadi should have had some teaching on battle psychology in which some of the following points could have been emphasised:
Most men are frightened in battle, but you don't look as frightened as you feel. It is a man's duty to disguise this fear and keep high the morale of his friends.
The longer you stay in a trench the more frightened you get The best cure for fear is activity.
Night attacks usually appear at the time to be complete failures but next morning things often look a lot better. First reports of an attack are usually absurdly false and pessimistic.
A man has usually greater reserves of nervous energy than he thinks and the use of this extra bit wins battles.
Training should include one or two lectures on Army organisation so that the soldier could appreciate what contingencies cause the normal and infuriating succession of cancelled orders. It is hard to see what danger there would be in Base officials and administrators having an opportunity of 'putting themselves onside' with the fighting soldier, and it would be invaluable if some exaggerated ideas of muddle and silly 'red tape' were thus removed.
Time should be set aside for frequent lectures on war aims and world events. It was frequently said that the New Zealander is too wise to be fooled by propaganda, and this is largely correct: but this very wisdom would have helped him to enjoy the truth when it was ably expressed. Such lectures would depend for their success upon the right men being found to give them: those who possessed the two essential talents—knowledge of a page 76 subject and the ability to speak in public. Men of this type were rare, very rare, but they did exist and with care a good team could have been found. For example, there was in the Division a history lecturer from Otago University who could give really inspiring lectures on the growth and constitution of the British Empire, lectures which crowds of men attended in their spare time. There was a foreign correspondent from a great newspaper who could speak on world affairs, and an Artillery officer who had worked in a Russian factory. These men could always get packed audiences for evening lectures, but their talents should have been used throughout the whole Division in the daily syllabus. Their success would have depended entirely upon their gift for public speaking for the soldier had his fill of dull instructors, though one brilliant exception was Major Jasper Maskelyne, of the British Army, a well-known figure on the London stage. His lectures on security to New Zealand troops were extremely witty and packed with valuable information.
There was room for a system of informal talks describing the different aspects of the war effort. In this instance a high standard of public speaking would not have been necessary, provided there was an opportunity for questions. The ordinary soldier would have been interested and cheered if he could have heard something of the work of a fighter pilot, of a man serving with the Commandos, the Long Range Desert Group, or with submarines —just to mention a few.
The system of Padres' Hours would undoubtedly have been of benefit to morale.
Urgent overhaul of British Broadcasting Corporation news bulletins should have been demanded, with one programme designed for civilians and another for soldiers. The Libyan debate which followed the fall of Tobruk suggested that we had everything save good Generals. This may or may not have been the truth but it was discouraging information for the troops. Later the BBC set about preparing the civilians for the possible loss of Alexandria and Egypt. Perhaps civilian morale needed such preparation, but it was depressing for the soldiers, fighting in the Alamein Line, to hear that the BBC half-expected them to lose the battle.
The chaplains were convinced that the men should be given some mental training for battle, that they should know what they were fighting for, and that they should enter an attack not only with knowledge of their weapons and physical health, but also with alert minds stimulated and strengthened by regular mental exercise.


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