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The Schedule
Game No. 15
Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Cal State Northridge Matadors
at UCSB's Thunderdome
Radio: KTLK 1340 AM
Game No. 16
Saturday, January 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. University of the Pacific Tigers
at UCSB's Thunderdome
Radio: KTLK 1340 AM
Game No. 17
Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 7:10 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at UC Riverside Highlanders
at UCR's Student Recreation Center
Radio: KTLK 1340 AM
The Gaucho Record
UC Santa Barbara enters this week's action with an overall record of 6-8 and a Big West mark of 3-3. The Gauchos are in fifth-place league. UCSB also enters the week with a two-game winning streak. Last week, the Gauchos topped Cal Poly (76-56) and UC Davis (67-62) to equal their longest winning streak of the season. Since opening the season at 1-4, Santa Barbara has posted a 5-4 record.
The Week To Come
This is a key week for UCSB's Big West fortunes as it hosts the first and second-place teams in the Big West. On Thursday, the Gauchos will host Cal State Northridge. Santa Barbara will be trying to avenge a January 2 loss to the Matadors in Northridge. On Saturday, UCSB hosts the defending Big West Conference regular season and tournament champion, Pacific.
Gauchos Hold-Off UC Davis To Win Second Straight
Senior guard Chrismen Oliver scored a career-high 19 points, and junior forward Cameron Goettsche added a season-high 15, to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 67-62 win over visiting UC Davis on Saturday night. The Gauchos got out of the gates slowly. When Aggie forward Ryan Moore made a short jumper from the baseline with 14:31 to go in the first half, UC Davis took a 10-2 lead. Moore finished with a game-high 25 points, but UCSB used a 22-4 over the next 11 minutes to take a 24-14 lead with 3:44 left. Oliver capped the rally with a three-point basket.The Aggies, however, battled back. Guard Fowzi Abdelsamad made a pair of three-pointers and forward Justin Stearns hit one, to as UC Davis ended the first half with an 11-5 run to close the gap to 29-25 by the break. The lead stayed between two and seven for most of the second half, but when Oliver drilled his third three-pointer of the game with 4:30 to go, the Gauchos took a 10-point edge at 54-44. But the Aggies had one more push that was capped by a Stearns three-pointer with eight second left in the contest to cut the lead to 66-62. UCSB freshman guard Derek Rasp was fouled intentionally with six seconds left and he made one of two free throws. The Aggies missed a shot at the buzzer and the Gauchos had their second straight win, 67-62. Oliver made all three of his three-point attempts on the night, finishing 7-of-11 from the field overall, and he also paced UCSB with three assists. Although Goettsche struggled from the free throw line, making just 1-of-7, he hit 7-of-13 shots from the field, had eight rebounds and blocked a career-high four shots. Junior guard Josh Davis added ten points and a career-high nine rebounds for UCSB. Sophomore forward Glenn Turner had just five points, but he had eight rebounds and four blocked shots. The Gauchos had a season-high nine blocked shots as a team, the fifth highest total in school history.
Injury Update: Rasp Sidelined With Lung Contusion
Freshman guard Derek Rasp is now officially a Gaucho. He is the latest addition to UCSB's injury list. Rasp suffered a lung contusion when he fell down hard in the first half of the Gauchos' game against UC Davis on Saturday. He has not practiced this week and he will miss the games against Cal State Northridge and Pacific. Junior forward Cameron Goettsche played both games over the weekend after missing the previous two games with a strained groin. He is expected to play this week as well. Senior forward Casey Cook fractured a bone in his right foot in a game at Cal State Northridge on January 2, and he is out for at least another four weeks. Junior guard Cecil Brown missed the first six games of the year with a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee and he mas missed the last six with a stress fracture in the left ankle. He is out for the season. Sophomore forward David Kennedy missed the first seven game of the year with a stress fracture in his right leg, played two minutes against Long Beach State in game eight, and has once again been sidelined ever since with that same stress fracture. Freshman forward Chris Devine had knee surgery before the start of practice and was expected to be ready in late-January. Now, Devine is expected to miss the remainder of the year because while the knee is healing, it has not healed fast enough. In addition, freshman forward Chris Moore, who played in the first seven games of the year, has missed the last five because he is academically ineligible. Freshman forward Todd Follmer is redshirting the 2004-05 season and will not be activated.
Possible Starters - Notes
G - Chrismen Oliver - Scored a career-high 19 points in the win over UC Davis.
G - Alex Harris - Has made 23-of-26 from the free throw line in the last seven games, 88.5%.
G - Josh Davis - Posted a career-high nine rebounds vs. UC Davis.
F - Glenn Turner - Has blocked two or more shots in seven of the past nine games.
F - Cameron Goettsche - Scored a season-high 15 against UC Davis.
Possible Reserves - Notes
G - Joe See - Has had ten assists and just two turnovers in the last three games
G - Michael Chambers - Played just three minutes vs. UC Davis, his lowest total of the year.
The Sideline - Notes
G - Cecil Brown - Stress fracture in lower left leg has likely sidelined him for the season.
F - Derek Rasp - Lung contusion will sideline him for games against Cal State Northridge and Pacific.
F - Casey Cook - Injured tendon in right foot has him out at least four more weeks.
F - Chris Devine - Knee injury has not healed enough. Will miss remainder of year.
F - David Kennedy - Persistent soreness in right leg has him sidelined indefinitely.
F - Chris Moore - Is currently academically ineligible.
F - Todd Follmer - The seven-footer will redshirt his freshman campaign.
The Bob Williams File
Bob Williams is in his seventh season as the head coach at UC Santa Barbara. On December 30, when the Gauchos defeated UC Irvine, he became the fifth UCSB coach to record 100 wins. Last year, he guided the Gauchos to a 16-12 overall record and a 10-8 mark in Big West Conference play. He has also guided UCSB to three straight winning seasons, the first time the program has accomplished the feat since 1987-88 through 1989-90. In 2002-03, Williams' Gauchos went 18-14 overall and 14-4 in league. The 2002-03 Big West mark earned Santa Barbara its first-ever Big West regular season championship along with a postseason trip to the National Invitation Tournament. In addition, the success earned Williams his second Big West Coach of the Year award, his first coming after an impressive 1999 campaign. In 2001-02, Williams guided UCSB to its first Big West Conference Tournament Championship ever and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years. Including this season, Williams' UCSB teams have posted a 102-87 (.540) overall record and a 69-39 (.639) record in Big West games. Prior to his arrival at UCSB, he spent eight years at UC Davis and in those eight years, his teams recorded 20 or more wins five times and a 158-76 record. In Williams' final season, the Aggies went 31-2, won the NCAA Division II National Championship and he was named NABC Division II Coach of the Year. Including two seasons at Menlo College, Williams has a record of 291-187 (.610) at four-year schools.
The Opponents
Thursday's meeting between UCSB and Cal State Northridge will be the second of the season. On January 2 the Gauchos experience a not-so-happy New Year when they were beaten at Northridge, 70-50. Not only did UCSB lose the game to the Matadors, but they also lost senior forward Casey Cook with a fractured bone in his right foot, and junior forward Cameron Goettsche with re-strained groin. Goettsche has returned, Cook has not. The Gauchos now have an all-time record of 21-7 against Cal State Northridge, but the Matadors have won the last three games, including a 61-58 decision in the Big West Tournament quarterfinals last year. In the last meeting between the schools in Santa Barbara, the Gauchos posted a 59-47 victory. UCSB and Pacific have played 89 times in a series that dates back to the 1946-47 season. The Tigers hold a narrow 45-44 advantage and they won both games last season, defeating the Gauchos in Stockton, 76-56, and in Santa Barbara, 61-58.
UCSB At Home
The Gauchos are 5-1 at home this season and they have won their last five Thunderdome games. UCSB was 10-2 at the Thunderdome last season. In fact, the Gauchos have gone 10-2 at home in each of the last three seasons. Santa Barbara went 7-2 in Big West home games last year, losing to Pacific and Utah State. UCSB is 61-22 at home under head coach Bob Williams.
Defending Their Honor
Overall this season, UCSB's opponents are shooting 42.0%. Through 16 games, the Gauchos have experienced either a defensive feast or famine. Four opponents have shot 50.0% or better, but seven other opponents shot under the 40.0% mark. UCSB has been particularly stingy in its last five home games. After allowing San Diego State to shoot 60.0% at the Thunderdome on December 4, the Gauchos have clamped down in victories over Montana, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, Cal Poly and UC Davis, allowing the five to make just 84-of-253 from the field, 33.2%. UC Davis actually shot the highest percentage over the five-game span, making 41.4%. Cal Poly shot an opponent season-low last Thursday, making just 14-of-47 shots, 29.8%. Santa Barbara has also been outstanding in defending the three-point arc over the last five home games, allowing just 25-of-104, 24.0%. On December 28, in the win over Long Beach State, the 49ers made a miserable 1-of-18 of its threes, 5.6%.
Getting Offensive For A Day
When a team has scored fewer than 60 points seven times in 14 games, even the slightest progress is appreciated. A week ago, UCSB exploded for 76 points in a win over Cal Poly. Well, exploded might be a little strong, but the 76 points marked the team's second-highest output of the season and just the third time the team hit or exceeded the 70 point mark. On Saturday, the Gauchos scored a modest 67 points in the win over UC Davis. The two-game total of 143 points (71.5 ppg) is the highest two-game total of the season. In fact, the only other time that UCSB scored more than 60 in two straight games was when it scored 80 in the opener at San Diego State and then 61 in the season's second game at Wisconsin. In fact, taking the offensive joyride one step further, the Gauchos have scored 60 or more, actually 67 or more, in three of the last four games, the only time this season the have accomplished the feat.
On The Rebound
In UCSB's win over visiting UC Davis on Saturday, the Gauchos outrebounded the Aggies by a 39-28 margin. The 11-rebound difference was the biggest for UCSB this season and it gave the team back-to-back rebounding victories for just the second time this season. The only other time the Gauchos had more rebounds than their opponents in consecutive games was On December 4 and December 18, when they outrebounded San Diego State and Montana. In fact, even with consecutive rebounding wins, Santa Barbara has still outrebounded only six of 14 opponents. On the year, the Gauchos are still at a minus-3.2 rebounds per game. UCSB is 4-2 when it rebounds an opponent and 2-6 when it doesn't. Finally, what a difference one player makes. When the Gauchos' leading rebounder Cameron Goettsche is in the lineup, their chances of outrebounding an opponent goes up significantly. When Goettsche, who averages 7.9 rebounds per game, plays, Santa Barbara has outrebounded six of ten opponents. In his ten games, the Gauchos have been outrebounded by precisely one rebound, 0.1 per game.
Who Took The Lid Off The Basket?
Through 14 games this season, UCSB is shooting 41.0% overall from the field. The 41.0% mark is certainly nothing to write home about, but in the last two games the Gauchos have shown improvement. In wins over Cal Poly and UC Davis, UCSB made 51-of-104 shots, a solid 49.0%. After a run of ten games in which they never shot better than 42.9%, and shot below 40.0% seven times, the last two games were a welcome respite. The 49.1% that Santa Barbara made in last Thursday's win over Cal Poly was, in fact, the second-highest mark of the year for UCSB. The Gauchos made exactly 50.0% of their shots in the opener at San Diego State and they followed that up with a 49.0% game at Wisconsin, but it had been downhill since then. Until the last two games, that is.
Nothing Is Free
While the field goal percentage was on the rise in the last two games, the free throw percentage was on the decline. In Saturday's win over UC Davis, the Gauchos made just 16-of-28 from the free throw line, 57.1%, the second lowest mark of the year. In the win over Cal Poly, UCSB was just 12-of-20, 60.0%. In the last two games combined, the team has made just 28-of-48 from the charity stripe, 58.3%. In the four games prior to the two-game dip, the Gauchos made 56-of-71, 78.9%. UCSB is now making 68.6% of its free throws this season. The Gauchos have made just 86-of-134, 64.2%, of their free throws in home games, and 82-of-111, 73.9%, in road games.
Block Party
In Saturday's win over UC Davis, the Gauchos had a season-high nine blocked shots, a figure that ties for the fifth-highest total in school history. As a team, UCSB now has 54 blocked shots in its first 14 games, an average of 3.9 blocks per game. While the 3.9 blocks per game is a modest figure, it is an increase over last year's average of 2.0 per game. Nine of the 11 players who have suited-up for the Gauchos this season have produced at least one blocked shot. Sophomore forward Glenn Turner, who had four blocks against UC Davis, is leading the block parade with a team-high 25, an average of 1.8 per game. Turner tied a school record when he swatted six shots on January 8 at Idaho. Cameron Goettsche, who has missed four games, is second on the team with 16 blocks. Goettsche, who also had four blocks against the Aggies, led UCSB in blocked shots last season with a total of 14. In fact, the Gauchos' 54 blocks through 14 games is just four shy of their total for 28 games last season.
Stolen Moments
UCSB had ten more steals in last Thursday's win over Cal Poly, marking the sixth time this season that the Gauchos had produced ten or more steals in a game. Although it tied its season-low with three steals against UC Davis, UCSB is still averaging 7.8 steals per game after averaging just 6.3 per game last season. Twice this season, in wins over San Diego State and Montana, the Gauchos have had a season-high 13 steals. If UCSB can remain at an 7.8 steals-per-game pace, it would finish with 211 steals in 27 games, the third highest total in school history. Josh Davis and Chrismen Oliver are tied for the team-lead with 27 steals apiece.
Close Encounters Of The Gaucho Kind? They Don't Exist
My apologies to Spielberg, but UCSB has had few close encounters this season. On Saturday, the Gauchos defeated UC Davis 67-62 and the five-point spread was the smallest of the season. Prior to the five-point win over the Aggies, the smallest margin in any UCSB game this season was the six-point spread in a 62-56 loss at Pepperdine on December 1. There have been eight double-digit margins in Gaucho games this season and the largest margin has been 20 points. UCSB dropped a 70-50 decision at Cal State Northridge on January 2, and won a 76-56 contest over Cal Poly on January 13.
Just Joshing
Junior guard Josh Davis has been UCSB's jack-of-all-trades this season. With the numerous injuries, particularly to frontcourt players, Davis has been forced to play out of position on more than one occasion. In fact, in the last four games, he has essentially started at the four spot on the defensive end of the court. Davis is the only Gaucho player to start all 14 games this season, and he has been the team's workhorse, averaging a team-high 31.5 points per game and playing 32 or more in ten of 14 games, including the last four. At 9.6 points per game, Davis ranks third on the team in scoring. He opened the season on an offensive role, scoring in double-figures in each of the first four games, including a career-high 20 at San Francisco on November 27, and 18 in a season-opening overtime win over San Diego State. His performance against SDSU earned Davis his first Big West Player of the Week honor ever. In addition to his 9.6 points per game, Davis is averaging 4.4 rebounds per game and he collected a career-high nine rebounds in last week's win over UC Davis. He has had five or more rebounds six times this season. He also tallied ten points against UC Davis, equaling his highest total in the last 11 games. In the win over the Aggies, he made 4-of-6 shots from the field, and in the last two games he has made 8-of-15 shots from the field, 53.3%. Davis, Josh, not UC, is tied for the team-lead with 27 steals. Last year, he had 18 steals in 27 games, and his two-year total entering the 2004-05 campaign was 40 steals in 59 games. He has had a career-high four steals three times this season, most recently in the win over Cal Poly. Interestingly, if you go strictly by the numbers, he seems to be taking a hands-off approach in recent games. In the last two contests, Davis played 65 total minutes and did not commit a personal foul. Finally, Davis' total of 12 three-point baskets, nine of which came in the first five games, are just one fewer than he had in his first two seasons combined.
Oliver's Twist
Senior point guard Chrismen Oliver entered the 2004-05 season never having scored in double-figures in a game. This year, he leads the team in double-figure scoring games with nine. In last week's win over Cal Poly, Oliver scored a career-high 19 points, nine of which came on a career-best 3-for-3 from three-point range. He has now scored in double-figures in four straight games, averaging 13.2 over that span. Also, in the last four games, Oliver has made 20-of-43 shots overall, 46.5%, and 9-of-18 from beyond the three-point line, 50.0%. On the year, he is now averaging 10.5 points per game, second on the team, but first among active players. Oliver also paces the team in assists with 44, 3.1 per game, and he is tied with Davis for the team-lead in steals with 27. Originally a walk-on who redshirted his first year at UCSB, Oliver is averaging 30.6 minutes per game, second on the team, and he has played 30 or more seven times. In his first three seasons, Oliver totaled 71 games, 595 minutes and 168 points. This year, he has scored 147 points in 14 games and 428 minutes. He has also made 21 three-pointers after entering the year with a career total of 27, and his 27 steals are just four fewer than his total of 31 over the first three seasons.
Cam I Am
Junior forward Cameron Goettsche was questionable for last weekend's games against Cal Poly and UC Davis. In the two games, he wound-up playing 56 minutes, including a season-high 35 against UC Davis on Saturday. Question answered. Goettsche scored a season-high 15 points and had eight rebounds in the win over UC Davis. He also had a career-high four blocked shots. The team's leading rebounder at 7.9 per game, Goettsche had eight in each of the games last week, and he has now had eight or more in seven of his ten appearances this season. UCSB has gone 5-2 when he does grab eight or more rebounds. On December 22 at San Diego, he had the third double-double of his career with ten points and 11 rebounds. The game against USD also started a streak of three straight double-figure rebound performances by Goettsche, including a career-high 14 on December 30 against UC Irvine, the most by a Gaucho since the 2001-02 season. While he missed the first two games of the season, and then both games on the road trip to Utah State and Idaho, Goettsche has blocked 16 shots, second on the team and two more than he had all of last season. He has blocked at least one in each of his last eight appearances and two or more in five straight. Finally, while he is shooting 48.4% for the season, Goettsche has made 10-of-19 from the field in his last two games, 52.6%.
Original Joe
Junior guard Joe See continues to have his ups-and-downs this season. He leads the team in three-point baskets with 23, and he has had at least one in each of the last four games. See is shooting just 29.1% from three-point range, but since an 0-for-16 start, he has gone 23-of-63, 36.5%. On January 6, in a game at Utah State, See almost single-handedly kept the undermanned Gauchos in a game against the Aggies. He made 8-of-12 three-point attempts, including a school-record seven in the second half, and he scored a career-high 26 points. The eight three-point baskets tied the second-highest total in school history, and it was the most by a Gaucho since Mark Hull nailed eight against Arizona in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. See has made two or more three-point baskets seven times this season, all in the last ten games. See is now averaging 7.6 points per game, not bad since he scored a total of four points in the season's first three games. In the last 11 contests, he has scored 102 points, 9.3 per game. See ranks second on the team in assists with 33, an average of 2.4 per game. He has had two or more assists in 11 games this season, including each of the last five. Last week, in the win over Cal Poly, he had a season-high five assists and no turnovers. See is one of just three UCSB players, joining Chrismen Oliver and Derek Rasp, with fewer turnovers (25) than assists (33).
The Young And The Restless
In the season opener at San Diego State, freshman guard Alex Harris scored 15 points. Through his first four games he averaged 9.2 per game. In the next four games, however, Harris cooled off, averaging just 2.2 points per game. In the last six, he has started to get back to where he was at the beginning of the season. Although he had just four points against UC Davis, Harris has scored 51 points in the last six games, an average of 8.5 per game. Twice in the last five games, including the win over Cal Poly, he has had 13 points, his second-highest total of the year. He also had a personal-best five assists vs. the Mustangs. On Saturday, he had another career-high, pulling down six rebounds. From the free throw line, Harris has been one of the most dependable Gauchos. He leads the team in made free throws with 33, and he is second in free throw percentage at 82.5%. In his last seven games, Harris has made 23-of-26 from the line, 88.5%.
As The World Turners
After going without a blocked shot in UCSB's win over Cal Poly last week, sophomore forward Glenn Turner was back on his shot-blocking rampage against UC Davis. He had four against the Aggies and now has 25 on the season, 24 of which have come in the last nine games. On January 8, in a loss at Idaho, Turner tied the Gaucho record with six blocked shots. He had five in the game at Utah State, giving him 11 in the two games on that trip, a school record. Including the seven blocks he had last season, Turner now has 32 in his career and he needs just eight more to move into tenth-place all-time. If he could block 14 more this season, an if he remains relatively injury-free he probably will, he would move into eighth on the single-season blocked shot list. In addition to blocking shots, Turner is starting to become one of the team's most dependable rebounders. He is averaging 5.0 rebounds per game, and he has had six or more in five straight games. He tied his career-high with eight in the win over UC Davis. In the game prior to that, a win over Cal Poly, Turner scored a career-high 12 points. He is now averaging 4.4 points per game, and while he is shooting 48.5% for the year, he has made 10-of-18 shots over the past six games, 55.6%.
Grasping His Opportunity
While UCSB's season has been filled with numerous bad surprises, walk-on freshman guard Derek Rasp represents a pleasant surprise. Rasp, who will not play this weekend after suffering a lung contusion in the game against UC Davis, has started the last four games, averaging 9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists over that span. Rasp struggled through the last game after falling early in the game. He missed all four of his three-point field goal attempts and was just 1-of-5 overall. In the win over Cal Poly, he had a career-high 14 points and made 4-of-5 three-pointers. Over a two-game span, including the Idaho and Cal Poly games, Rasp hit 7-of-13 shots from beyond the three-point arc. Also in those two games, he had his career-high of six rebounds. He is third on the team in three-point baskets overall with 14, and while he ranks seventh on the team in scoring overall at 5.0 points per game, he is sixth on the team in scoring in Big West games at 6.8 points per outing.
Chambers Music
Junior guard Michael Chambers played just three minutes in the win over UC Davis, his second lowest total of the season. Chambers did not play at all in UCSB's December 18 game against Montana. He is averaging 4.0 points per game overall, but he has chipped-in 5.5 per game in Big West play, including a personal best of ten on December 30 against UC Irvine. Chambers has eight three-pointers on the year, including two in three separate games.


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Rosemont, Ill. — Less than 24 hours after the Chicago Wolves needed a shootout to solve a scoreless game with Charlotte, goals occurred early and often Sunday afternoon as the Wolves prevailed 6-3 before 10,731 fans at the Allstate Arena.
Forward Michael Davies delivered the first two-goal game of his professional career to set the contest's tone while Mark Mancari posted a late empty-net tally for his seventh multiple-goal effort of the season. Tim Miller and Kevin Connauton added goals for the Wolves, who won for the ninth time in 11 games.
Chicago (30-18-1-3) pulled within 1 point of Charlotte (30-19-2-3) for the lead in the American Hockey League's Midwest Division and the Wolves have two games in hand.
"It was an excellent weekend for the team," said Wolves head coach Craig MacTavish. "We were tested by a good Charlotte club, but we were able to grab four points on our home ice."
Both teams went 65 minutes without a goal during Saturday night's riveting game, but the Wolves broke through quickly Sunday against Charlotte goaltender John Muse.
Jordan Schroeder raced down the left wing and backhanded a pass in front of the net to Davies, who redirected it home at the 2:16 mark of the first. Schroeder and Bill Sweatt earned assists.
Miller put the Wolves up 2-0 at 11:44 of the first as defensemen Mark Matheson and Adam Polasek worked the puck below the goal line. Miller fended off a Checkers defender to gain possession behind the net, wheeled to his right and stuffed the puck between the post and Muse's left skate for his 15th goal of the season.
Charlotte cut the margin to 2-1 at 15:28 of the first as forward Justin Shugg picked up speed at the blue line, stickhandled past a Wolves defender and slipped the puck between Matt Climie's legs. Climie got a piece of the shot, but not enough to prevent Shugg's third goal of the season.
The Checkers pulled even at the 2:44 mark of the second period as Climie stopped Jared Staal's snapper from the slot, but forward A.J. Jenks was waiting on the doorstep to tap in the rebound.
The Wolves didn't take long to regain their 2-goal lead as Davies and Mancari tallied 44 seconds apart.
Sweatt's speed got him deep into the zone, but Muse parried his shot behind the net. Davies gained control, carried back across the goal line and banked the puck off Muse for his second goal of the day. Sweatt and Schroeder earned assists again.
Moments later, defenseman Nolan Baumgartner's cross-seam pass led Anton Rodin down the left wing. Rodin fed Mancari in the slot for a one-timer at 5:47 that became Mancari's team-high 21st goal of the season.
Charlotte halved the margin at 13:54 of the second period as defenseman Mathieu Roy's slapshot from the right point deflected off Justin Soryal in the circle and eluded a screened Climie.
Connauton's slapshot at the 8:21 mark of the third period restored a 5-3 lead. Connauton's blast from the left point had Miller, stationed in front of the crease, leaping and contorting his body to avoid the shot that wound up top-shelf.
After Charlotte had a goal disallowed with 1:14 to play, Mancari zipped in for an empty-net goal with nine seconds left.
Climie (16-7-0) posted 32 saves to earn his seventh win in his last nine starts. Muse (9-3-1) had 20 saves for the Checkers.
Al Secord, a Chicago Wolves original who contributed 49 points and 303 penalty minutes in 106 games during the franchise's first two seasons, dropped the ceremonial first puck. Secord played 12 years in the NHL, including eight with the Blackhawks, prior to joining the Wolves.
The Wolves return to the ice at 7:30 p.m. Friday for an Illinois Lottery Cup showdown against Rockford at Allstate Arena. For ticket information, visit ChicagoWolves.com or call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.
Charlotte 1 2 0 — 3
Chicago 2 2 2 — 6
First Period—1, Chicago, Davies 8 (Schroeder, Sweatt), 2:16; 2, Chicago, Miller 15 (Polasek, Matheson), 11:44; 3, Charlotte, Shugg 3 (Terry, Dalpe), 15:28. Penalties—Duco, Chicago (roughing), 17:00; Soryal, Charlotte (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 17:00.
Second Period—4, Charlotte, Jenks 2 (Staal, Dadonov), 2:44; 5, Chicago, Davies 9 (Sweatt, Schroeder), 5:03; 6, Chicago, Mancari 21 (Rodin, Baumgartner), 5:47; 7, Charlotte, Soryal 4 (Roy), 13:54. Penalties—Sauve, Chicago (interference), 9:28; Chicago (too many men on ice, served by Roussel), 15:41.
Third Period—8, Chicago, Connauton 11 (Longpre, Haydar), 8:21; 9, Chicago, Mancari 22 (Duco, Reinprecht), 19:51 en. Penalties—Dadonov, Charlotte (high-sticking), 9:42.
Shots on goal—Charlotte: 10-13-12—35; Chicago: 9-11-6—26. Power plays—Charlotte 0-2; Chicago 0-1. Goalies—Charlotte, Muse (20-25); Chicago, Climie (32-35). A—10,731. Referees—Marcus Vinnerborg and Jeff Smith. Linesmen—Al Stensland and Mathieu Chenie

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Homicide investigators at missing woman's NW Harris Co. home
Updated 2:52 pm, Friday, November 8, 2013
Homicide investigators Friday morning were at the northwest Harris County home of a missing 44-year-old woman who apparently disappeared more than a week ago.
Investigators were dispatched about 8 a.m. to execute a search warrant at the home in the 11200 block of Fleur near Montaigne, said Thomas Gilliland, a spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Gilliland said the homeowner is Wende Marshall, who was reported missing on Sunday after she was last seen Oct. 30. It was unclear who reported her missing, Gilliland added.
Gilliland said he was uncertain about what had prompted the search warrant but investigators were at the home on Thursday as well. Investigators have gathered several pieces of evidence that must be analyzed to determine exactly what they are, Gilliland said. He said the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences was at the scene and was expected to analyze some of the material. He declined to disclose what was found.
He acknowledged that other media sources have indicated bones may have been discovered outside the house, but he could not confirm those reports or reveal what was found until a thorough analysis of the items is completed.
So far, Gilliland added, the case is being investigated as if no foul play is involved in Marshall's disappearance. Investigators have interviewed a man who may have dated Marshall, but he has not been detained.
Neighbors were rattled by Marshall's disappearance and the investigators searching the property.
"It's sad to hear," said Teresa Martinez. "It's too close to home."
Chronicle photographer Johhny Hanson contributed this report


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Today is Veterans Day. The remembrance began in order to mark the date that an armistice was signed at the end of World War One in 1918. Since then, countries around the world that were involved in that war have recognized November 11 as a day to remember those who were killed in military duty. In the United States, the day became known as Veterans Day after the Korean War in 1954, as a day to remember all veterans.
Tonight, dinners for veterans and their family and friends include the Keota V-F-W starting at 5. And the American Legion Post 351 will have a dinner at the Ainsworth Opera House at 5. Ceremonies in Washington are tomorrow, starting with an event at Blair House at 11 a.m.
Because Veterans Day falls on a weekend this year, many government offices are closed tomorrow. State offices, the Washington County Courthouse, and City Hall are closed tomorrow. The Washington public library will also be closed. Those offices will re-open on Tuesday.


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Human remains found inside crocodile
Northern Territory police have found human remains inside a crocodile at a remote waterhole where a seven-year-old girl was reported missing.
A ranger shot the three-metre saltwater crocodile near a billabong at Gumarrirnbang outstation, about 110km south-west of Maningrida and 340km east of Darwin.
Police say the remains have not been identified and investigations into the girl's disappearance are continuing.
The girl was reported to have been taken by a crocodile while swimming with her family at Gumarrirnbang outstation yesterday afternoon.
Senior Sergeant Shaun Gill said the crocodile was shot just before noon.
When it was examined, police found what it thought to be human remains inside the crocodile's stomach.
"Further forensic testing will be conducted in Darwin to determine if the remains are human and, if found human, the identity of the person," Sgt Gill said.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner and an investigation will be launched.
Sgt Gill said officers had worked under difficult conditions.
"This is a heartbreaking outcome for the family and the community," he said.
Earlier Senior Sergeant Geoff Bahnert said extra officers had joined the search, after efforts by police and volunteers last night failed to find the little girl.
"A full search of the billabong and the area where she went missing will be conducted today," he said.
"We have members that have travelled overnight from Darwin, members of the Territory Response Group, members of the Marine and Fisheries unit, as well as Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife rangers who ... [will] join Maningrida members who remained on site overnight."


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Barbie wrote:We headed down to L.A. from Victoria BC Canada JUST to see Elvis (as we had done the previous year March 27/67 & met Elvis by his house while he was filming Clambake-we kinda hung out there the weekend & had lots of adventures there!)...........anyway in April '68 we went to MGM Studios for a tour (also to see if we could see Elvis there but no luck!) I got my picture taken by Elvis' bus (which was parked at MGM) the riverboat in Frankie & Johnny, we toured all around the soundstage where Elvis sings A Little Less Conversation - the pool area-that was neat to see but no Elvis!.......and I also walked on the stairs from Gone with the Wind (where Clarke Gable and Vivian Leigh also walked on)....it was a great tour but then we were off to Elvis' house to see if we could seeHIMthat evening.................after waiting awhile here comes Elvis and Joe - Elvis gets out of the car and says HI to about 10 people hanging about the gate..................we took pictures and someone asked what he's been up to................he talked about the movie he was making and also about how great Tom Jones was the previous weekend..........I remember when he signed my autograph - he was singing "Little Green Apples" the Roger Miller song.............."god didn't make little apples and it don't rain in Indianopolis in the summertime" that was KOOL!!!...............my girlfriend Brenda & I mentioned that we had come down from Canada to see him................and he said "you came all that way to see me?" and we both said "YES!" He was really very friendly to all the fans around signing autographs and posing for pictures............when it was time to take pictures of us Brenda took a picture of Elvis & I (I remember he squeezed my side when he had his arm around me and of course I had my arm around him (yikes I can still feel that squeeze!) and then I went to take Brenda's picture with Elvis and the camera jammed so I took a picture with my camera and yikes it double exposed...(remember it was '68 and I didn't have an instamatic like Brenda did)...........BUT.it's still a neat picture and you can see us clearly with Elvis....................he said he had to go in for supper and said goodnite to everyone! Of course after that happened we could hardly walk or talk - we were SO in shock after seeing our guy!!!! Our idol since we were kids...... Wow it was such a wonderful experience for us fans..........I know you want to see pictures.......I'll get them and put them on the site................don't have time right now.....................
I could have gone to the '68 Special but I was getting married Aug.3/68 and didn't have enough money to fly to L.A. again right after seeing Elvis in April...........what a disappointment for me.......missing one of the biggest events ever and a turning point in Elvis' career.........my girlfriend Brenda got to sit right by the stage for the stand up show....................I'm still so jealous....................it drives me krazy because of the lack of money I missed it!!!!!!!!!!..........................by the way my husband & I were in Vegas in Aug/69 and then I got to see many many more shows up until November '76...........................I do know that I was and am a lucky fan................................
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Wibi08 wrote:Do you reckon Elvis had a man crush on Tom Jones?
Read some stories.......
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drjohncarpenter wrote:Wibi08 wrote:Do you reckon Elvis had a man crush on Tom Jones?
Read some stories.......
In 1968, everyone had a mancrush on Tom Jones.
Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:03 am
Chris Roberts wrote:drjohncarpenter wrote:Wibi08 wrote:Do you reckon Elvis had a man crush on Tom Jones?
Read some stories.......
In 1968, everyone had a mancrush on Tom Jones.
Not all of us!
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Mamelodi Sundowns confirm that they have parted ways with assistant coaches Harold "Jazzy Queen" Legodi and Jan Dirks
Posted: 18 January 2013 Time: 16:28
Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed that they have parted ways with their two assistant coaches Harold "Jazzy Queen" Legodi and Jan Dirks.
The Brazilians say the parting was amicable and at this stage, the remaining assistant coach is Alex 'Barnes' Bapela.
Head coach Pitso Mosimane has not named any replacements and it is unclear at this stage whether he intends to bring his own man.
Ironically, Legodi announced in July that he was leaving Sundowns because his "contract with Sundowns expired in January", which means he had been working without a contract.
But Legodi later apologised and returned to the team, but now Sundowns confirm he is gone.


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One remarkable student with progressive ideas can elevate an entire class.
"....It is not uncommon for true visionaries to perform poorly in the constraints of a classroom. No matter how progressive the teacher, a classroom has a certain level of restriction. Teachers have preconceived notions about what students need to learn and how they should learn it. The most forward-thinking, creative students often tend to be frustrated by those restrictions. As a result, they are limited by instructors who cannot accept, or do not want to accept, new possibilities.
Shortly after Sir John Gurdon won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine this year, a report circulated that had been written by one of his high-school biology teachers. The report lambasted the young scientist, stating: "Several times he has been in trouble, because he will not listen, but will insist on doing his work in his own way." This perfectly illustrates how teachers can fail to recognize a new way of thinking. In our most obstinate moments, the mere suggestion that a student can do something contrary to the way we teach it and still become successful is inconceivable.
The list of visionaries who struggled academically or dropped out altogether is a long one. Thomas Edison left school after his teacher described him as "addled," and his mother taught him at home. Winston Churchill and Bobby Fischer were restless students who received poor grades. More recently, being a college dropout seems to be part of the formula for becoming a successful tech innovator.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company developed an Entrepreneurial Quotient (EQ) Test to determine if individuals had the skills to become successful entrepreneurs. The test says: "Successful entrepreneurs are not, as a rule, top achievers in school." Being a top student costs the test-taker four points from her overall score. Another question reads: "Stubbornness as a child seems to translate into determination to do things one's own way—a hallmark of proven entrepreneurs. If you were stubborn as a child, add one. If not, subtract one."


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Making A Easy-To-Setup $50 Linux Multi-Seat Computer: While it's improved a lot recently, in the past setting up a multi-seat computer has been a pain in the ass with a lot of manual configurations needed and other peculiar steps to get the hardware/software combination working right. What if the process were a lot simpler? What if new seats could be added to a computer at a very low cost and the setup was effectively "out of the box" to the point that it's truly plug-and-play? Well, we are now effectively at that point on the Linux desktop and there is a new Kickstarter effort to help in that initiative.
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Submission + - Game on War in Syria Explores Ongoing Conflict (gameswarp.com)
arclightfire writes: "So while games have come under spotlight via the debate about the causes of the tragic school shootings in the US, it is worth remembering that games are now a broad medium and far from all games are FPS games. Even those about war arre not now just about shooting as the Endgame:Syria shows by covering an ongoing war; 'The subject matter for Endgame: Syria should not however be looked on from a trivialized angle; people and civilian casualties are dying everyday over in Syria. Hopefully with this unique gamification approach, it will make more people aware of what is happening today in the beleaguered country of Syria.'"


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The Ins And Outs Of Speedometer AdjustmentPosted in How To: Transmission Drivetrain on July 1, 2012
If it were up to us, we wouldn't even have a speedometer in a Jeep. You don't need a speedometer off-road and many of our Jeeps feature a self-limited top speed that will keep us out of the sights of Johnny Law. Whether it is from chunked and out-of-balance tires, or gearing, or lack of power, we often find our comfort level on-road is somewhat slower than many posted speed limits.
That said, if your Jeep isn't a clapped-out pile and it does see on-road time, you should pay some attention to your speedometer. In carbureted rigs, an out-of-tune speedometer can get you in trouble with the aforementioned copper. In a fuel-injected-rig you've got that issue as well as possible issues that an out-of-whack speedometer might cause with your fuel injection. The fuel-injection system takes information from the same place your speedometer does to determine a slew of things that help the computer figure out if the Jeep is running right. Parameters such as the fuel map, shift points, and check engine lights are but a few of the items that might be impacted.
If that weren't enough, you are lying to yourself about your real mileage. Lifted and re-geared? You are putting fewer miles on your Jeep than you think. Lifted with bigger tires and stock gears? More miles than you think. This can affect your perception of everything from fuel economy to how often you do oil changes and more. It is simple, and in many cases cheap, to adjust your speedometer to read correctly. So follow along as we nail down the pertinent points of adjustment, no matter what Jeep you have.
Spicer 18 ('40-'71), Dana 20 ('62-'79), and Dana 300 ('80 only) (BW1305 and BW1339 '73-'79)
In the speedometer adjustment game, the further back you go, the harder it can be to find parts, and the harder it is to get to them for swapping. Spicer 18 and Dana 20 T-cases have a speedometer drive gear (A) and a driven gear (B), which is a light press fit on the output shaft (C). The Dana 300 was the bridge between the old and new styles of speedometer gearing. If you've got a short-output unit from a '80 Jeep, the gears can be hard to find, but most of the driven gears and speedometer drive gears that work with a Dana 20 or Spicer 18 will work. Herm The Overdrive Guy has both driven gears and drive gears and Quadratec has driven gears.
If you can't find the driven gear and drive gear that you want, Performance Automotive and Transmission Center (PATC) is a great resource. Not only does the company offer speedometer head calibration, but it offers these ratio adjusters that go in line with your speedometer cable and aren't that much more coin than a speedometer gear.
NP231 ('91 only) and NP242 ('91 only)
In 1991, things got weird again. Jeep switched over to the Bendix HO-style multiport fuel injection for the YJ and XJ/MJ. The Bendix system wanted to see some kind of VSS input. If it doesn't see it, the check engine light comes on and the zombie apocalypse is unleashed. The big housing with two wires coming out of it is your clue that zombies might be in your T-case. We've seen '92 Jeeps go both ways, so check before you go crazy figuring "Well Jp said I had a '92 so I could use this." This is kind of a bad news/ good news kind of thing. You can't use the electric doohickeys we talk about elsewhere in this article, but it isn't as weird as an '87 YJ with an NP207. You can use the same gears we talk about above for the earlier NP231 and NP242. Seen in the foreground are 32-tooth and 38-tooth gears we got from Quadratec.
Dana 300 ('81-'86), NP208 ('80-'87), NP219 ('80-'82), NP228 and NP229 ('80-'84), NP231 ('88-'90), and NP242 ('87-'90)
Finally we hit normalization. Starting in 1981 the tailshaft on the Dana 300 grew to eliminate the driven gear setup. The output shaft grew an inch or two and the "gear" was cut right into the output shaft. Some claim that made the shaft weaker, but we don't really know either way. What we do know is that if you have this aluminum elliptical speedometer gear holder, your life just got easier. Gears are widely available and there are many tooth counts to better fine-tune your speedometer's reading.
Speedometer Gears ('41-'90 Jeeps)
If you have a Jeep made in 1990 or before, you have two basic speedometer adjustment options: either pull the speedometer out and take it to a speedometer shop to have it recalibrated or swap the speedometer drive gear in the tailshaft of your T-case. Of the two choices, we go with the speedometer gear every time. There was a time not too long ago that the only way to get a new speedometer drive gear was to visit the dealership and lie to them about what year, make, model, engine, and transmission you had. Different Jeeps over the years came with different axle gears, engines, and transmissions, and you would need to know which one had the right number of teeth for whatever gears and tires you were actually running. Today, it is easier. Call up either ATV Manufacturing or Quadratec, tell them the year and tooth count, and you are good to go. The readily available aftermarket gears are usually less expensive than getting the speedometer itself recalibrated.
NP231 ('92-'06), NP242 ('92-'06), and NP249 ('93-'98)
Then, in 1992 we saw another change in how the speedometer was driven. The speedometer itself was still electronic, but the sender changed a bit. This stubby black housing with three wires coming out of it replaced the longer silver housing that came before. The speedometer gears themselves also changed. They, too, became stubby. The loose gears shown here are 30-tooth and 37-tooth units from Quadratec. Quadratec also suggests new O-rings and at just $4.99 for the Mopar part, we agree. Speedometer gears are relatively inexpensive, but there are no half-tooth numbers or partial ratios, so if you have a slightly off-spec tire or out-of-whack gear ratio, they will get you close, but maybe not close enough. If you prefer more control, you can also adjust these electronically with a device such as the Superlift TruSpeed.
Some Jeeps don't use any speedometer gear. Instead, the signal for the speedometer is generated with a tone ring and a magnetic pickup. You can have the dealership reprogram your speedo, or you can pick up a SpeedoHealer from Blue Monkey Motorsports for just a bit more than the price of two speedometer gears. It features plug-and-play installation on most Jeeps so easy, even a teenage girl can do it. It is waterproof, and offers -99.9 percent to 9,999.9 percent adjustment in 0.1 percent increments for the biggest range of adjustment with the finest incremental change available. If you wanted to, you could even readjust your speedometer for tire wear. It will work for all three-wire Jeeps, not just the Rubicon.
Aftermarket Electronic Speedometer
Most aftermarket electronic speedometers will run off of your Jeep three-wire sender, you just have to program them. We have this one running off the factory sending unit in a '94 Wrangler with an NP231. For this AutoMeter Phantom electronic speedometer, press and hold the button, release, drive a measured two miles, press and hold the button, and then release. No numbers to deal with no dials to turn. Sure, the electronic speedometers are more money than the mechanical ones, but for any gear or tire change, an accurate speedometer is just two button pushes away with no gears to buy and nothing to swap.
The NP207 is such an odd duck, we didn't have any pictures of the speedometer gears. It was found in the YJ, and some MJs and XJs of that year(rare). However, PATC offers 18-through 22-tooth units for this oddball, although a ratio adjuster might be easier to find.
The JK ('07-and-up) Wrangler
Newer Jeeps no longer take any information about vehicle speed from the tailshaft of the T-case. With proliferation of next generation safety (read:nanny) systems, the on-board computer needs to know what each wheel is doing so that independent control of each is possible during extreme maneuvers. Gone are the days of just swapping a gear or putting a simple inline adjuster in the Jeep. Your dealership could recalibrate your speedometer for you, but depending on what kind of a relationship you have with them, this can be anything from free to really expensive - not to mention all the time wasted waiting in a dealer. This applies to '99-presnet Grand Cherokees as well as the above mentioned Wranglers. Hands-down, our favorite method of adjustment comes in the form of an aftermarket programmer. There is one available for just about any budget, no waiting in lines, and you can recalibrate as often as you need which is great for tire or gear swaps. Check with your manufacturer to see if the programmer will work on a Grand. There are numerous programmers out there for your JK that will allow you to adjust your speedometer (and so much more). Here are some of the ones we know of:
GPS-driven Speedometer
When we think GPS, we think of the slow responding navigation systems that we have on our windshield or in our dash. We can be accelerating for 3 to 5 seconds before they respond. This GPS Speedometer Interface from AutoMeter is not at all slow, and is said to work with all electronic speedometers. That means, boys and girls, that if you wanted to drive your existing (even factory) electronic speedometer off of it and never change or adjust anything ever again, this is your baby. It is highly water resistant, but shouldn't be submerged. It comes calibrated for an AutoMeter electronic speedometer out of the box, but can be recalibrated very easily if your speedometer is off after you hook it up.


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Future of business cyber security tied to US election result
31 Oct 2012
Sydney Morning Herald
By Philip Seltsikas and Max Soyref
The Australian business community must remain acutely aware of cyber security developments in the US and be prepared to take an active role in any government-led response, write Associate Professor Philip Seltsikas and PhD candidate Max Soyref.
Hacker attacks targeting Gulf oil and gas companies and some of America's largest banks following September's political instability in the Middle East highlighted the cyber-security challenge facing businesses not only in the US but around the world.
Not surprisingly, the two US presidential candidates differ in their response to this challenge. The outcome of the election will, therefore, have a strong bearing on the direction the US takes in relation to cyber security and the impact it will have on allies such as Australia.
The Australian business community must remain acutely aware of developments in the US and be prepared to take an active role in any government-led response.
In the US, President Barack Obama has supported stronger partnerships between private companies and government agencies when it comes to the detection and elimination of cyber threats.
Writing in The Wall Street Journal in July, the President referred to cyber security as ''one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face''. He went on to call for a unified standard that would set minimum cyber-security requirements for critical infrastructure companies such as those in telecommunications, transportation, banking and finance industries.
Mitt Romney, while much less clear on cyber security, has pledged to conduct a review of cyber-related policies in his first 100 days in office. Following the review, Romney says he will formulate a ''unified strategy'' to deal with cyber attacks, cyber terrorism and cyber espionage.
Republicans and Democrats have major disagreements around standards, information-sharing networks and mandatory breach disclosure related to critical infrastructure.
Both parties have bills before Congress with the Republicans calling for the government to be a facilitator of the information exchange between businesses and the Democrats aiming to create a much more regulated cyber security space.
The US Chamber of Commerce opposes the Democrat stance fearing that it may impede business.
Of course, if Obama wins we might never see Romney's policy in action. Indeed, there are signs that the President may act in the days immediately ahead of the election.
The White House has been preparing an executive order that will pave the way towards voluntary cyber security standards and information-sharing rules for critical infrastructure companies.
Here in Australia the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, which is responsible for Australia's cyber-security policy, called at the end of 2011 for submissions to inform a white paper on the future of ''Australia's relationship with and approach to cyberspace''.
The government received nearly 130 submissions from agencies and companies including the Australian Federal Police, Telstra, IBM, Google, McAfee, eBay and many others.
Despite some differences in the specifics, the submissions tended to focus on the need for stronger partnerships between the government and the private sector, data breach disclosure rules and voluntary or mandated security standards legislation.
The white paper was due in the first half of 2012, but has not yet appeared, perhaps because Canberra is waiting for the outcome of the US presidential election. If Australia follows an Obama-led US, businesses can expect greater government involvement in cyberspace, e-commerce and cyber security.
It is quite likely that following the rhetoric of a ''shared'' approach to an Australian digital future, the government will aim to create information-sharing infrastructure focused on cyber-security threat detection and prevention. Businesses need to become part of this conversation with the government to provide leadership and support in shaping this regulatory space.
If the government mandates public breach disclosure, companies need to prepare for the impact on their bottom line and public image. Instead of arguing about how this might impede competitiveness, businesses need to revisit their security investments and aim to avoid breaches by improving their existing defences.
Industry-wide standards similar to the Democratic platform in the US would provide businesses with an opportunity to ensure a baseline level of security and learn from best practice. Many Australian firms are already using internationally developed standards and new rules would not involve a painful transition. Those that are not need to consider future implementation costs.
Following the US election, Australian businesses should actively prepare for greater legislative activity around cyber security in the next year. Engaging in a thoughtful dialogue with the Australian government will help businesses avoid unnecessary surprises and contribute to consensus-based legislation that can protect the country's digital future.
Philip Seltsikas is chair of business information systems at the University of Sydney Business School.
Max Soyref is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney business school.
First published in Sydney Morning Herald
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TOKYO - Amateur astronomers tracking a North Korean satellite launched into space last week say that although it appears to be malfunctioning it could remain in orbit around the Earth for several years.
Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said Tuesday that data from trackers in South Africa and Britain show the brightness of the satellite has been fluctuating, which indicates it is tumbling as it orbits. That suggests a malfunction in the probe's stabilizers because it was designed to constantly point toward the Earth.
Even so, McDowell said the probe is continuing to complete orbits and will "be up there for years."
Since the cause of the malfunction remains unclear, he said it is still possible North Korea could determine how to fix it and regain control.


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Picture Pages: Odoms Way Down In The Hole
Last time on Picture Pages, Denard Robinson got Roy Roundtree killed against UConn by being too impatient to throw on a curl-flat combo. This time things will go a bit better.
The setup has Michigan in a four-wide formation with ND in a two-deep shell and a 3-4 defense—this is slightly unusual since ND spent most of the day in a 4-3:
Michigan starts the play with a zone stretch fake, pulling Schilling around to act as the lead blocker Shaw was on the previous play:
Roundtree's come in like he's going to block as Odoms heads upfield:
Roundtree then breaks outside as Walls rubs Odoms, pushing him out of bounds briefly. If this was man coverage Roundtree would be open, but if it's zone it'll be Odoms, or you can also take a look at Grady running well behind the linebackers, all of whom have sucked up to either the zone stretch fake or the threat of Robinson on the edge:
It was right about here, if not earlier, that Denard threw the ball against UConn:
But as you can see from the downfield perspective, that would have been a bad idea since the corner is disconnecting from Odoms and coming upfield. If he had thrown it above, the ball would be about halfway to Roundtree right here:
This probably would have led to another decleating hit. But Denard sees the play developing and waits. A split second later Odoms sits down on a fifteen-yard hitch. He's wide open:
ND's Harrison Smith doesn't know what to do with both Grady and Odoms open in front of him. Robinson zing:
Odoms picks up some YAC…
…and it's 21 yards.
Object lessons:
- Most of the same stuff from the last post. Michigan will see a lot of zone. Most of the routes they run will be designed to beat it. Robinson is going to be expected to high-low cover two corners a ton, not least because a hard cover two corner gives the defense much better containment on the edge than a cover three where the corners bail out into deep zones.
- Holy pants wide open receivers again. The Roundtree and Odoms catches were more spectacular and the end result of this play had nothing to do with the linebackers, but Kelvin Grady is screamingly wide open on this play too because Manti Te'o is hurtling towards the line of scrimmage and Calabrese sucked in towards the zone stretch fake. Michigan should have run more play action, though I guess it's hard to criticize what the offense did when it wasn't getting flags in its face.
- Denard is learning stuff. Obviously. I haven't gotten through everything yet and do remember a period in the fourth quarter where he was looking pretty wobbly, but the coaches probably spent a bunch of time this week working on Denard's mistakes and getting his patience right for various plays. So far there haven't been any plays against Notre Dame where I thought "that throw is way too late/early" except one on which Robinson dodged a blitzer and had his timing disrupted.
- Odoms is just fine as an outside receiver. It would be nice if he was a towering colossus of speed but given Robinson's strengths it's better to have a reliable mountain goat and experienced route-runner who can sit down in the right spots and catch the balls zinged to him. It seems clear that going over the top is not one of Robinson's strengths, at least not right now.
Picture Pages: You're Killing Roy Roundtree
This is from the UConn game and has been discussed previously, but here it is in glorious coughing-up-blood Picture-Page-O-Vision. It's pretty simple but I don't think I've spent much, if any time, on the site discussing making reads in the passing game.
It's the start of the third quarter and Michigan is facing second and eleven. UConn comes out in their two-deep look with corners playing off. Unless the Huskies are disguising a coverage this is likely to be two deep, and since opponents are almost forced to play zone against a spread attack featuring one Denard "Shoelace" Robinson, Esq., Michigan has a pretty good idea that UConn is either going to play a standard cover two defense or a cover four "quarters" look.
The setup:
On the snap Michigan does a half-roll of the pocket, which gets Robinson closer to his intended targets, can delay linebackers uncertain whether it's a run or pass, and opens up lanes for Robinson if his receivers are covered:
At this point it's obviously a cover-two zone with the two deep safeties and the corner sitting about seven yards downfield looking in the backfield. Roundtree breaks well outside of the playside LB, who was held inside by the threat of a run. That guy's not going to prevent him from turning upfield if the ball is accurately thrown.
This is a curl-flat package where the inside receiver runs a very shallow out and the outside receiver heads about ten or fifteen yards downfield, then sits down in what should be the hole between the corner and the safety. The cover-two corner then has to pick whether to sink deep to take away the curl, opening up the flat, or come up on the flat, opening up the curl:
Robinson cocks to throw, but there's a problem:
He's throwing the ball too soon, before the corner has been forced to make a choice. Stonum's not even five yards downfield. The corner is is looking directly at what's going on and can jump up into the route…
…and it's never good when you're catching the ball with your back turned to a blur…
…so Roundtree is daed:
Video of what went down:
Object lessons:
- Opponents are going to have to play a lot of zone against Michigan this year. Anyone intent on having base personnel on the field—which both Notre Dame and UConn did the entire game—will be putting linebackers in space against slot receivers if Michigan goes to man, and possibly opening up big plays when those guys read run incorrectly. Also, man coverage against four verticals means a lot of guys are running downfield with their back to Denard. This is not good for a defense.
- Most of Michigan's routes will be zone beaters, then. This may be the source of criticism about Rodriguez's fairly primitive passing packages, but if you've forced the defense into a limited subset of available coverages you can get away with this, as Michigan did all day against UConn and on the final drive against ND, when Michigan ran several variations on curl-flat to march down the field.
- Zone-beating routes endeavor to make one particular zone defender cover two guys. Here it's the outside guy on Stonum and Roundtree. In the snag package Michigan ran all day against UConn it's the playside linebacker and sometimes the playside corner.
- Most of Robinson's reads are simple "if this one guy does this throw it here, otherwise throw it there" things.This is the privilege afforded him by his running ability. Exotic coverages are difficult to get away with unless you're really good. I expect Ohio State to be able to confuse him. Maybe Iowa, Wisconsin, and Penn State will be able to do this as well, though PSU and Iowa are replacing lots of linebackers and are dedicated to base defense, too, so man coverage will be hard to get away with.
- Here Robinson lacks the patience to let the play develop. If he just waits a second or two it will be clear which option is open.
Later today: Robinson learns from his mistake to Notre Dame's detriment.


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Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9th, afternoon (and only) practice.
I have my pad and pen and camera (and backup camera) and realize that writing play by play takes a lot of work, I miss a lot of action, and I don't even know which method of reporting people like. So I mixed it up today, some of one, some of the other. Hey, it was ON THE SUN and it was HOT, okay?!
First, I'm there early, maybe 15 minutes before practice "officially" starts. Half the team is out there doing stuff. Jason and Nick are kicking to a group of players on one side of one field, the QBs are talking over to the right. There are other groups scattered about doing various things ON THE SUN before practice even starts. Dedicated players they are.
So anyway, the one player I thought I saw practicing catching kick offs was Bullocks. Now I thought he was hurt, and I couldn't figure out why he was trying his hand at catching kick offs. In fact, it wasn't until 10 minutes ago that I figured it out. Bullocks is number 27, the number of the player I thought I saw, then I realized a few minutes ago that maybe it was a 21, which would've been Aaron Brown, and DING, I figured it out!!! It's those stupid, retarded, fonts they are using for the numbers. The 1's look like 7's. Especially on the Sun!
So, anyway, Bullocks was no where to be seen, but Aaron Brown was practicing along with 5 others before practice started.
So the horn blows, they all start to do their stretching, and I'm wondering if that pool of water by my feet was because they had watered the grass just before I got there, or if I was really sweating that badly. (Turns out… both).
After the stretching, those players still alive took to the fields into their position groups. This time I was nearest the wide receivers. So whoever Ernie Sims growled at today I do not know.
First thing I notice about the WRs is that B. Johnson is there, helping out the coaches with the drills. Most injured players don't do that… or at least I hadn't seen it in the past. I thought is was interesting. After a while the QBs quit their drills with their coach and joined the WRs. Crossing route practice ensued. From there various other drills commenced, with a coach here and there flipping over their clipboards from time to time to see what drills they were to cover that day.
As the other position groups finished they joined in, eventually there were fullbacks, tightends, running backs and all those coaches there too. I saw Stafford hitting about 3 out 4 nice throws with the other being quite a bit off (75% isn't bad though). Culpepper was hitting about the same. Stanton has some work to do still. When they started doing something that looked like a spread offense drill (5 wide, but 1 or 2 might be a RB, or FB, or TE, or combo) the press started to wander over from where they had been. I had never seen this drill before so I'm hopeful someone in the press can fill me in on what I was watching.
When they did some special teams work I noticed that the rest of the players were not drilling… but standing and watching. I took it that the coach was giving them a break since it was so hot and that long hot trip to the sun probably tired them out some. I also noticed that Colbert was playing gunner on special teams. More and more I saw players taking it easy watching this or that drill, I thought it was pretty nice of the coach to only drill some of the team at once and give the other time to acclimate to the conditions on the sun, being none of them were any more used to it then I was.
I saw Salaam get hurt, and Gandy (a center) took his place playing LT. I thought that was odd. But I have checked and I can't figure out how the numbers 6 and 5 could be anything but a 65 even with those horrid fonts. Later I saw Salaam playing again, so it must not have been serious.
They did some kind of 11 on 11 drill. Heller dropped a pass. Someone else then dropped. To the ground. Wet towels were rushed to him, a whole wagon load of gatorade was driven there (where it had to be unloaded so they could load the guy on the wagon to take him inside). He had wet towels draped all over him so I could not tell if it was a player, a coach, or someone from the press (or someone visiting). Never did find out. Stafford then threw a ball that was way off. I think it was way off, maybe someone didn't go towards Mars when they should've, can't ever be sure of these things. I did see Henry make another defensive play.
Later they worked on punt returns, again resting players not involved. Buchanan was still working punt returns. Then Williams caught one, side note… When he threw the ball back to a coach it was a good 30 yards and he threw a perfect spiral. Can you say "wildcat"? Delmas was watching punt coverage, as was Henry when he joined them… not saying others weren't watching, but they were on my side of the action watching something specific, and I do not know what. Colbert was again working as a gunner on punt coverage. A bit later Ken Harris took his place to give him a rest. Suddenly someone didn't get into position and the coach flipped. No more of that drill. He was hot!!! Of course, he was on the Sun, so what do you expect, but still, that player must have really done a no-no!
Later on, Levy made a nice move on D to break up a Stanton pass. Then I think I passed out… as I recall picking on the Killer for a minute or two, and he picking on me, then next thing I know practice is over. ¾ of the people never made it that far, so the lineup for autographs was short, and most of the players probably appreciated that. Some still came over to sign or talk, including Larry Foote, Gronkowski (he was actually first over), and some others who's names I didn't write down but pictures I have. They will be up later, if I can get either camera working again. They do not like the Sun.
For that matter, neither do I… at least… not visiting it.
Ps. On the way home I think I drove through a tornado. The car tried to take flight into a field quite suddenly, but I managed to stay on pavement. A bit up the road there were trees down blocking one lane or the other, leaves and twigs and branches everywhere, several of those very large very heavy signs that light up were upside down, one smashed to very small pieces, and right after that was a truck with a chain trying to pull a full sized tree off the expressway so everyone could stop having to drive the shoulder to continue on down the road. What a mess. I blamed it all … on the sun. (departs whistling a Stevie Wonder tune).
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- Derek said...
GREAT post man. We had that lovely weather here in Seattle a few weeks ago....Sorry it moved over to you guys after completely owning us for a week or so.
And about DW and his QB skills - that was another reason why I started grinning from ear to ear when I saw that we had selected him.
I'm sure you know this already, but the player who Schwartz blew up at was Aaron Brown.
I also read that they're gonna 'get after it pretty good' today with full pads and stuff. Can't wait for that.
Thanks again for the laugh this morning man....Much appreciated. =D
- August 10, 2009 at 11:12:00 AM EST
- NetRat's Lions Blog said...
Yeah, I found out in Tom's article that it was Brown who got yelled at. They want him to excell, not get lax and screw up, I think they have big plans for him.
As for the heat, it wasn't a dry heat. I worked up such a sweat picking up the gatorade bottle and opening it that I needed another gatorade. I couldn't imagine running for 1.75 hours in it.
- August 10, 2009 at 11:19:00 AM EST
- Derek said...
Ya I hear ya man. It was a dry heat here....Can only imagine what it's like there with a 'wet' heat.
I'm REALLY starting to get pissed off with the Injury Bug. It's taken out almost 10 of our players and even a few starters....Not good, not good at all.
I like how Schwartz and the rest of the staff are being as precautious and mindful about the players and their health tho.
Man I can't wait to see how we do against the Falcons on Sat.
Next football game is on Thurs and I'll be all over it. =D
- August 10, 2009 at 11:40:00 AM EST


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I know that is not the intent of this thread but it could be the outcome, at least in some parks and that would be a positive thing.
I know that is not the intent of this thread but it could be the outcome, at least in some parks and that would be a positive thing.
John aka Suede
Alright! Finally getting something solid out of Louisiana. NOW I get visit next month and take my hammock gear for. Looking forward to it.
NOTE: Table updated up to this point.
50 State Project:US State Parks & Hammocks Table
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Well Missouri is okey with it but I also have a property that I have no problem with you using and a perfect set of trees ready for use.
Your question below was referred to me for response, I apologize for the delay in getting back to you, but I have been at Big Bend Ranch State Park, which has very limited email access.
Texas State Parks do not specifically prohibit hammock camping in our sites and we have campers using hammocks currently. With that said, please note the following clause in our Rules of Conduct (Texas Administrative Code, Title 31, Chapter 59, RULE §59.134):
"It is an offense for any person to willfully mutilate, injure, destroy, pick, cut, remove, or introduce any plant life except by permit issued by the director."
As you noted, modern hammocks are available that can be used with little or no impact to trees. However, improper installation of a camping hammock or attaching a hammock to tree of insufficient size or strength could damage or otherwise endanger the tree. While the park system strives to be consistent in our operating procedures, assessment of these impacts is left to the discretion and judgment of individual park management. These staff members will base their decisions on specific local conditions including the size and species of tree, as well as stress factors such as drought or other conditions.
I encourage you to visit with park staff prior to installing a hammock if you have not previously hammock camped at that site to avoid any complications.
Thank you for your interest in Texas State Parks!
Kevin Good
Special Assistant to the Director
State Parks Division
Give a man fire and he's warm for the night.
Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. Dante
That's probably the most thought out, intelligent response from any of the park representatives.
That's Texas for ya.
JaxHiker aka Kudzu - WFA
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This is awesome, REV! Thanks for all the information.
Have you heard any follow up on the Virginia 1.5" strap policy? I am thinking of emailing them myself with a request for 1" as the minimum.
Come on, Colorado...
Give a man fire and he's warm for the night.
Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. Dante


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May 11, 1942 - April 19, 2013
Livingston Manor, NY
Barry B. Foster, 70, of Livingston Manor passed away on Friday, April 19, 2013. He was born on May 11, 1942 in Liberty, NY to the late Arnold and Joan Foster.
Barry's passionate personality was infectious. His love for educating children, for baseball, for his lifelong hometown and most of all, for his family, shone through in all he did in his life. His dedication to others through service was where he found his true happiness. He was quick to laugh and more importantly to make others do the same. He was a kind and gentle man who proudly wore his heart on his sleeve. He was a good friend to many and strived to bring joy to all who came into his life.
Barry graduated from Livingston Manor Central High School in 1960 where he was a star basketball player. He served our nation in the Army from 1963 to 1965. In 1968, Barry graduated from Emporia State University of Kansas with both a Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
He had a long and influential career as an educator in both Sullivan and Orange Counties, teaching high school English at Livingston Manor, Delaware Valley, Hancock and Fallsburg Schools. Barry became assistant principal and later principal in the Pine Bush School District. Later in his career he moved to Fallsburg High School retiring as principal in 1997. During his time as an educator, Barry coached girls and boys basketball, cross country, and swimming.
He was the past president of the Livingston Manor Central School Board of Education, as well as the past president of the Livingston Manor Rotary Club and past assistant director of Rotary Club. Barry was a member and past master of the Livingston Manor F&A Masons Lodge #791. In his retirement years, Barry being the avid sports enthusiast, he opened Hot Corner Sports Collectables and ran it for over 10 years.
Barry leaves behind his loving wife, Diane; his two sons, Ryan and his wife, Claudia and Corey Sims and his fiance, Kirsten Harlow, along with three grandchildren: Ayla, Arley, and Sorin. He is predeceased by his sister, Nancy Jane Foster.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 22nd at Herbert C. Bryant Funeral Home, 29 Pearl St., Livingston Manor, NY from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at Agudas Achim Synagogue on Rock Ave., Livingston Manor, NY on Tuesday, April 23rd at 3 p.m. Interment will follow at Lew Beach Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Livingston Manor Ambulance Corps and Agudas Achim Synagogue.
For further information or directions please visit www.colonialbryantfuneralhome.com or call 845-439-4333.


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A lot of French people joined marched for the traditional family on February 2.
Estimates of the numbers of marchers vary so widely that it appears the estimators were either at different marches, or they are deliberately giving politically-slanted numbers.
Despite this, a few things seem clear. There is little doubt that large numbers of French people are continuing to resist government-mandated changes in the family.
It also appears that French government officials have no problems disrespecting their own citizens by labeling them "dark forces" and "far-right zealots." That seems to be going a bit far, considering that the protestors are asking for the preservation of the same family structure that has been prevalent throughout all of Western society for the past 2,000 years.
I do not know where this will end. But I don't think it is a one-off event in one country. It is, rather, a harbinger of things to come. We are at the same place with the destruction of the family that we were with the destruction of the sanctity of human life that occurred at Roe.
That is to say that those who support traditional marriage are confused, baffled and unsure what to do next. At the same time, many in the larger culture have been successfully propagandized into a naive and false view of the issues.
From Reuters:
(Reuters) – Over 100,000 conservative French marched through Paris and Lyon on Sunday accusing the government of "family-phobia" for legalizing gay marriage and other planned policies they say will harm traditional families.
The marchers, expressing growing frustration with the unpopular left-wing government, denounced new sex equality lessons in schools and urged the government not to legalize medical procedures to help same-sex couples have children.
Most demonstrators were middle-class families, some pushing little children in prams, posing no apparent risk of violent confrontation with the police that Interior Minister Manuel Valls had said would be dealt with severely.
The government of President Francois Hollande, suffering poll ratings near record lows, has delayed further social reforms until after next month's municipal elections following massive protests against legalizing same-sex marriage last year.
One Paris protester, Severine Chevrier, said: "Mr Hollande doesn't listen to us or want to talk to us (and) Mr Valls … will do everything to shut us up."
"We have the same message (as last year), we just want it to be heard," said Michel Girard, also marching in the capital. "It's the defense of children and the family."


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To the Editor:
I'm a 78-year-old man who writes occasionally to the Downers Grove Reporter when something bothers me.
Looks like Obama and Holder want to get involved, shame on them. All the hate from Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, NAACP, various black commentators and Hollywood nuts – black and white.
We Americans, black and white, will never get along as long as they preach hate.
George Zimmerman was called a white Mexican by a few blacks. George was found not guilty of the shooting of Trayvon Martin who was, I guess, at the wrong place at the wrong time.
I feel sorry for both parents. George and his family are in hiding. What kind of life will they have?
Now the hate mongers will try and convict if possible, stalking or discrimination, etc. I'm not saying Trayvon was a bad boy, but seeing George's wounds, I have some wonder what really happened.
The loss of life of so many blacks and whites is a shame.
What I would like to see happen before I leave the good ole USA is for God-fearing blacks and whites who love our country, teach all the children from birth that love is colorless.
I was born in America. My heritage is Austrian-Croatian. America is first, never second.
Let's forget African, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Chinese, Japanese, etc. Call yourselves Americans first, then your ancestry.
We should know our family history.
Bill Cvitanovich, Downers Grove


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Skip to comments.Hurricanes [Katrina & Rita] produced largest forestry disaster [AND GW!!]
Posted on 11/16/2007 7:36:51 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
New satellite imaging has revealed that hurricanes Katrina and Rita produced the largest single forestry disaster on record in America - an essentially unreported ecological catastrophe that killed or severely damaged some 320 million trees in Mississippi and Louisiana.
The die-off, caused initially by wind and later by the pooling of stagnant water, was so massive that researchers say it will add significantly to the greenhouse gas buildup - ultimately putting as much carbon from dying vegetation into the air as the rest of the American forest takes out in a year of photosynthesis.
In addition, the downing of so many trees has opened vast and sometimes fragile tracts of land to several aggressive and fast-growing exotic species that are already squeezing out far more environmentally productive native species.
The new assessment of trees killed or severely damaged comes from a study to be released today in the journal Science, written primarily by researchers at Tulane University in New Orleans who studied images from two NASA satellites.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Somebody ping Drudge...
Women, minorities and poor hit hardest.
Bush's Fault!
'...it will add significantly to the greenhouse gas buildup - ultimately putting as much carbon from dying vegetation into the air as the rest of the American forest takes out in a year of photosynthesis.'
So in other words, the forest and nature are in balance in only one year, great, thanks for the update Mr. Science
Perhaps the firewood business will BOOM and pull the US out of the MAJOR EConomic DEPRESSION that the Media has been telling us about..the northeast could heat their homes with wood and cut oil imporst in Half...
"In addition, the downing of so many trees has opened vast and sometimes fragile tracts of land to several aggressive and fast-growing exotic species that are already squeezing out far more environmentally productive native species."
And these exotic species don't need CO2 to grow, right?
~sigh~ the sky is truly falling~
Turn Kudzu into ethanol!
The city of LA just completed a 40 million tree planting campaign.
Of course, they cannot account for where the trees are or who got them.
Did anyone count the number of trees killed when Mt. St Helen blew?
They got a REAL twofer there... Tons of ash and CO2 along with, God only knows, how many dead trees.
Gee, it is so amazing that we are still here despite the death of a tree.
I am now waiting for a study on the CO2 impact of mowed grass, and my nightly snoring.
"catastrophe that killed or severely damaged some 320 million trees in Mississippi and Louisiana"
That's funny, it seems that Texas was not affected by Rita vis a vis omission in this article. You'd never know that if you drove around the Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange area. The folks were evacuated for weeks and blue tarps were on roofs crushed by falling trees for more than a year as people waited for insurance settlements. But there were no Aaron Broussards, Ray Nagins, or Kathleen Blanco's encouraging unrest or a populace bent on looting for the media to champion. Only a community working hard and pulling together to put the pieces back with little help from outside forces but a significant effort from local and surrounding churches who made more difference in peoples lives than FEMA cards could.
The average forest has 820 trees/acre which means 320 million trees lost should represent an area of 610 sq. mi. of forest.
In all, 2100 sq. mi. were under water at one point in both states, most of it (1700) in Mississippi.
So I suppose that the trees in question were more likely the sort of trees you see driving along the highways and city streets at about 160 trees/acre.
This year's fires out west stripped the land over a 1,200 sq. mi. area to the Mexican border releasing most of the CO2 in that short of a period of time while the downed and rotting trees in the hurricanes' path will take many years to rot, releasing their carbon slowly over time.
How can one be qualitatively defined as "worst?"
Excellent point. The hype is appalling and comes from not knowing basic facts and failing to do some simple arithmetic.
Question: What area of forest are we talking about with 300 million trees?
Question: What % of the total forest area of the US is that?
Question: What is the annual net growth of forests in terms of carbon sequestering?
Question: What is the annual rate of actual carbon release of these impacted trees?
Given reasonable estimates of the above I believe the hype in the article is grossly exaggerated. I will wait for the article before revealing my calculation.
Prof: You may be right on your estimate of 820 per acre but that translates into 1 tree for roughly 5 sq yds ( approx 7' x 7' )which means we are talking about some pretty small or tightly packed trees.
Would you agree to an estimate of about 1000 sq miles which gives approximately 500 trees per acre - all of which needed to die off!!
I do not see how the numbers make sense.
Bingo! The old trees will decay at, oh, just about the same rate as the new ones grow.
And how many trees in Mississippi do they think were killed by Rita?
It opens a moral dilemma for liberals who by carbon offsets. The theory of carbon offsets is to plant a tree that will take carbon out of the atmosphere and store its wood. In theory, a gian Redwood could store the carbon for 1000 years.
But what happens when a tree dies, or even worse, is burned in a CaliforniKA wildfire. All that carbon is released!!
My answer is to sell these stupid liberal Carbon offset insurance.
Just great ! Frickin Great!
Just how many times do we all have to die before we die!
We're all going to die ! Again!!!
This just in...."If you've ever lived ....you're going to die"
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Globalization is not good news for Pacific Island fisheries and the people who depend on them, says Martin Tsamenyi.
Howhere in the world have the negative aspects of globalization on marine fisheries been more pronounced than in the Pacific Islands region which encompasses some of the world's smallest and most vulnerable States and ecosystems.
The coastal and marine ecosystems of these island States are extremely important for sustaining the livelihoods of the Pacific Islanders, providing food and nutritional security. The region supports the world's largest tuna fishery with an estimated value of almost US$ 3.1 billion. For many Pacific Island States, foreign fishing access agreements in their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) provide the main source of government revenue. Other important economic activities such as tourism depend on a healthy marine environment.
But globalization has led to the region becoming home to fishing fleets from every corner of the globe—from Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. This has resulted in indiscriminate and uncontrolled licensing of foreign fishing vessels, pressure on already weak governance systems and corruption. Increased foreign fishing is threatening key tuna species, particularly bigeye and yellowfin.
Many distant water fishing fleets, both licensed and unlicensed, have exploited the lack of enforcement capabilities of Pacific Island States by engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This takes many forms including fishing without licenses, false reporting of catch, unauthorized transhipment of catches and failure to activate vessel monitoring systems.
Globalization in the marine fisheries sector began with the doctrine of the "freedom of the seas" propounded by the Dutch lawyer, Hugo Grotius in the 17th century, under which fishing fleets roamed much of the world's oceans unregulated. The declaration of EEZs under the 1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention, rather than curtailing the expansion and global reach of the world's distant water fishing fleet, accelerated it. The Law of the Sea requirement that coastal States grant access to surpluses of their allowable catch in their EEZs has allowed the global fishing fleet to move freely from one jurisdiction to another.
Opening up of coastal States' EEZs under access agreements has brought some benefits such as increased access to fisheries technology, capacity building for developing countries through foreign bilateral trade partnerships, and access to world markets for fish products. The globalized international institutional and legal framework for fisheries provided by the UN system, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) and the myriad NGOs active in marine conservation have led to international norms and best practice on sustainable fisheries management. These include the precautionary approach, the ecosystem approach to fisheries management, technical assistance and capacity building for developing countries.
These positive aspects of globalization have been equally matched by the negative, particularly on marine ecosystems and food security in many developing countries. These include harmful subsidies, use of 'flags of convenience' (where ships register in a foreign country to reduce operating costs or avoid government regulations) resulting in IUU fishing, the availability, through international trade, of destructive fishing technologies, and 'commodification' of new species such as reef fishes for export to restaurants and aquariums inWestern countries. All these factors have had a severe impact on marine ecosystems and on the food resources of coastal communities.
Globalization and its impacts on all facets of human activity including fishing are unavoidable. Urgent and concerted regional and international action is needed to ensure that the negative aspects of globalization, particularly on marine biodiversity and the people who depend on it, are properly managed. There are many items on the priority list. One is the creation of a global record of fishing vessels and more transparent disclosure of ownership. Global efforts need to be stepped up to combat IUU fishing through for example, harmonization of IUU listing criteria by RFMOs. Better coordination is needed at the international level among institutions that have an oceans mandate. Rules need to be developed further to ensure transparency regarding fishing vessel registration and ownership. Codes of conduct for good governance would help tackle corruption in fisheries. And governance capacity building for developing States and the promotion of community-based or participatory management, particularly in coastal fisheries, could bring much needed change to regions such as the Pacific Islands.
Many of these activities are already being addressed in various regional and international fora principally through inter-governmental institutions.To be effective, it is important that they are implemented in partnership with the wider conservation community. With the proper controls and safeguards in place, there is no reason why globalization and stewardship of the marine environment cannot coexist.
Martin Tsamenyi is Professor of Law and Director at The Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security, University of Wollongong, Australia. He is a member of IUCN's Commission on Environmental Law and works with IUCN on the PROFISH Law Enforcement, Corruption and Fisheries, and the Global Environment Facility Pacific Islands Oceanic Fisheries projects.


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|Dave Donatelli
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Group Executive Vice President Dave Donatelli said the computer giant already is seeing "encouraging early results" from dramatic changes made to give partners the pricing firepower they need to win against Dell.
"We are taking a lot of action," said Donatelli in an exclusive interview with CRN at HP's Discover conference in Las Vegas, where the company introduced new HP ProLiant servers. "We have seen encouraging early results. And at the same time, we are going to continue to look where else we should take action in order to continue to improve."
HP released a number of the new tools in just the past two weeks and has put in place a "very detailed road map" of additional offerings aimed at improving HP server competitiveness, he said.
[Related: HP Partners: Excited About Moonshot Servers, Not So Much MicroServer Gen8 Servers]
"We actually just did an internal review just the other day on this, and you'll see things like quoting [tools], pricing [tools] -- all the things that will lead to speed and agility in terms of selling servers have improved," he said. "We believe we are going to make significant improvement over the short term."
HP partners said they already are seeing the impact of HP's aggressive moves to stem the server share gains made by rival Dell in the first quarter.
Chris Case, president and CEO of Sequel Data Systems, an HP enterprise partner based in Austin, Texas, said he has seen HP get more aggressive in helping him win deals with quick pricing actions. Just this week, Case said he had HP get more competitive on pricing in a sizable server-storage deal.
"We're looking to get into the account and HP showed it was willing to do what it takes to win," Case said. "Already we can tell with this opportunity that HP is making the commitment to get us to where we need to be to win against Dell. It's a significant deal and Dell is being very aggressive. HP is providing the discount firepower. Now it's up to us to win it."
Sequel Data Systems also has seen HP put changes in place that have dramatically reduced how long it takes to get a pricing action in a competitive situation. "We don't have to escalate as many deals [to get HP pricing approval]," he said. "It's great to see HP being more competitive against Dell. We lost a deal last quarter where we had a perfect opportunity to unseat Dell and couldn't get where we needed to be on a server-storage deal."
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