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Originally a dancer and an ice skater, Martino Müller is a Swiss choreographer based in Amsterdam. His first professional engagement was as a dancer with the Karlsruhe Ballet in Germany. A year later, he joined the Stuttgarter Ballet directed by Marcia Hydé. His original interest in classical ballet changed when he came in contact with the contemporary work of Jiri Kylián. He then moved to the Netherlands to fill a position with the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT I). Martino ventured into choreography in 1992, when he was asked to work for NDT II, the junior group of the Dutch company.
His first choreography 'Who's Watching Who' proved to be a striking debut and received an important prize from a Dutch arts organization. That same year Martino was invited to work for the Festival der Kunste in Bad Gleichenberg, Austria. This led to a production called 'A Woman Can Take You To Another Universe–Sometimes She Just Leaves You There' – which NDT I subsequently included in its own repertoire. NDT I then asked him to create a new piece. The premiere of this creation, 'Heidi,' took place in 1994. Since then he has choreographed for various prestigious dance companies, including the Lyon Opera Ballet, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Komische Oper Berlin, the Gulbenkian Ballet in Portugal , the Stuttgart Ballet, BalletMet in Columbus , Ohio and the Göteborg Ballet in Sweden.
Müller's first choreography for a musical 'Notre Dame de Paris,' directed by Gilles Maheu, was nominated for a Canadian Theatre prize in 2000. In that show, which has toured the world, he synthesized modern dance with acrobatics for the first time and that led to his involvement with ZAIA.
"It's a big challenge to try and combine Cirque with dance," says Martino. "But dance is actually just about people who express themselves, people who have emotional energy and that actually creates a connection between the dancers and the acrobats, and it does so in a very positive way reflecting human emotions we all might have and want to express. If I feel that they're feeling something, it's valid and it works. The choreographies in this show are structured, but I also give the dancers the freedom to change things if they don't feel right about it and I encourage them to challenge themselves because they can't simply do the same thing over and over in every performance."
Martin Müller was born in 1963 in Aarau, Switzerland.


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Bolt Prospects 2008-2009 Final Rankings
With the elimination of Rimouski in the Memorial Cup tournament, the 2008-2009 season has finally come to a close for all of the prospects of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. While the Lightning's record in 2008-2009 at the NHL was disappointing with the team finishing second to last in the league, the play of the team's youth was a bright spot. The team graduated three prospects this season: star center Steven Stamkos, physical defenseman Matt Smaby, and athletic netminder Karri Ramo. In addition, several other prospects made their NHL debuts this season, and most did not look out of place at hockey's top level. As a result, even with the graduation of three prospects, our Final Rankings for 2008-2009 reflect a solid roster of talent among the team's top prospects, which will only be added to in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft where the Lightning will hold three picks in the top sixty of the draft including the second overall pick.
As is customary, for those who have never read our rankings reports before, Bolt Prospects' rules are fairly simple. For skaters, a player is considered a prospect if they are less than 24 years of age on opening night of the Lightning's season and if they have not played 41 or more NHL games in a single season or 82 or more career NHL games. The same age standard applies to goaltenders, but their thresholds for graduation from prospect status are different: 30 or more NHL decisions in a single season, or 41 or more career NHL decisions. NCAA players are still considered prospects at the age of 24 or older for as long as they remain in school. Bolt Prospects will issue a Supplementary Rankings Update in late June after the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Without further ado, here are Bolt Prospects' 2008-2009 Final Rankings:
1.) D Matt Lashoff, 6'2" 205 lbs, Tampa Bay (NHL)
In a unanimous decision, Lashoff becomes only the fifth player in the four years Bolt Prospects has been online to hold the top spot in our prospect rankings. The American-born former first round choice of the Boston Bruins was acquired at the trade deadline in a multi-player deal for veteran Mark Recchi, and did not disappoint Lightning fans by racking up 7 points in his first 12 games with the club. The speedy defenseman looks like a lock to make the team next season.
Chad: "The former Kitchener Ranger excelled on the power play given ample ice time in Tampa down the stretch."
Tim: "The last time the Lightning had an offensive defenseman prospect like this was Paul Mara. He'll be a short-lived #1 (until the 2009 draft), but until then he is the best prospect in the system at this point."
Pete: "Athletically, he's every bit the equal of blueliners like Paul Ranger and Andrej Meszaros: an incredible skater with a high skill level. However, Lashoff failed to break through in the Boston organization due to injuries and a reluctance to play physical hockey in his own end of the rink. Both might be solved by the change of scenery and a new commitment to training and approaching the game with the requisite level of ferocity necessary to become a top-four defenseman."
2.) RW Steve Downie, 5'10" 192 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
Like Lashoff, Downie found his way to the Lightning organization this season via a trade. Downie came over from the Philadelphia organization in a trade for Matt Carle with a reputation for vicious on-ice incidents and suspensions. Downie's first few months with the Lightning went well as he tore up the AHL with Norfolk and had solid recalls to the big club. However, his season was marred by a 20 game suspension for slashing an official in the shins on a faceoff in a game while with the Admirals. Despite his colorful history, Downie is likely a lock to make the Lightning next season.
Chad: Although it's debatable if Downie will end up on a scoring line or be an agitator on one of the lower lines, he has a lot to offer the club when he's focused. An under-reported story this year was the fact Downie was a great teammate in Tampa and did whatever he was asked.
Tim: Saw lots of jam and moxie, and is at least an 2nd/3rd line NHL tweener. While improving, still has anger management issues.
Pete: Athletically, Downie has what it takes to be a good NHL second line player. He's a good skater with an underrated shot and excellent vision and playmaking ability. He's also surprisingly strong on the puck for such a small man, which will get even better as he learns to train and condition like an NHLer. But, if Downie can't stay off suspension, does any of it really matter?
3.) D Ty Wishart, 6'5" 203 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
Ty Wishart quietly put together a very solid rookie season for the Norfolk Admirals in the AHL that bodes well for a great future for the young blueliner. The big defenseman is the last remaining piece from the Dan Boyle deal with San Jose, and after an awful first NHL game, he showed a lot of poise in subsequent call ups to the big club. Wishart will compete for one of the Lightning's final defenseman spots in training camp in the Fall.
Chad: Wishart has much more offense to give, and that started to come out gradually at the end of the season. It often takes a year or two for defenseman to learn the pro game. Wishart has enough raw talent that he should be a strong candidate for a breakout season in 09-10. He still projects as a strong top-4 defenseman.
Tim: Had hoped to see more offense his rookie year. If so, he'd have given Lashoff a run for the #1.
Pete: My new nickname for Ty Wishart is "Bob Seger," because the big defenseman is, indeed, like a rock. He finished his rookie season with a very respectable +5 rating, which ended up being the best mark among the team's regular blueliners. He's supremely calm in his own end and, most of the time, seems fairly unflappable. Those aren't bad traits for an NHL defenseman to have.
4.) RW/C Dana Tyrell, 5'10" 185 lbs, Prince George (WHL)
One of the real question marks of the rankings is Prince George forward Dana Tyrell, who lost half of his season to a knee injury suffered half way through the season just before the World Junior Champioships. Tyrell is known for his incredible speed and tireless work ethic. Both qualities should be on display in Norfolk of the AHL to start the 2009-2010 season.
Chad: Tyrell was on pace to destroy his previous career marks in the WHL, while being a high character team leader and playing a strong 2-way game. He also earned rave reviews in the limited time he was on the ice for Canada in the WJCs. One has to wonder if Tyrell didn't sustain the injury and the season progressed as it was, would he be No.1 on this list right now?
Tim: Next season playing against men will shed some better light on Tyrell's recovery from knee surgery. He looked poised to be an impact player for Canada at the WJC's before the injury.
Pete: Unsurprisingly, Tyrell has approached rehabilitation with the same fierce determination he shows on the rink. If the Lightning get back the same Tyrell they had before the knee injury, they'll get a player with speed and almost ridiculous acceleration: the kind of game breaking speed that backs off opposing blueliners and makes opposing coaches sweat. Had he not gotten hurt, he might have been challenging for one of the top two spots in these rankings. In many ways, he's a less stupid version of Downie.
5.) LW/C Johan Harju, 6'3" 205 lbs, Lulea (SWE)
Harju broke our hearts by signing with a Russian league club rather than coming to North America this season, but we still have plenty of love for the Swedish power forward. The young winger finished seventh in the Swedish Elitserien in points, tied for second in goals, and fourth in power play goals. He also earned a spot on Sweden's World Championships roster, and helped win a bronze medal in Switzerland. The Lightning have already sent strong signals they intend to bring Harju over next summer after he banks close to a million dollars for Moscow Dynamo in the KHL.
Chad: A late round gem that has done nothing but improve as a pro in Sweden. Harju should arguably be higher on the list considering priority Tampa Bay will put on signing him next year.
Tim: Despite the uncertainty of his North American career, he is quite possibly the best Lightning forward prospect.
Pete: When they compare you to Detroit star Johan Franzen, that's never a bad thing. Harju has good size, a hard, accurate shot with a quick release, and he isn't afraid to go to the net. He's also versatile and can play both the wing and center positions. The only knock is that his skating is fairly average. In 2010-2011 Harju will be 24, so it'll be a hit-or-miss proposition if and when he ever decides to join the Lightning. However, all the tools are there for him to be a hit, and the odds of him becoming a good NHL player might go up if the Lightning can acquire the rights of his life long teammate Linus Omark from Edmonton.
6.) G Riku Helenius, 6'3" 205 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
Patience finally paid off for Riku Helenius in the second half of this season. After missing the entire season as an 18 year old in Finland to a shoulder injury and splitting time in Seattle of the WHL last year, Riku again found himself in a bad position playing goal for an ECHL club in the processof folding, the Augusta Lynx, behind AHL level netminders Karri Ramo and Mike McKenna. However, when injuries forced Ramo and McKenna up to Tampa, the former first round pick seized the opportunity and posted very solid rookie numbers for Norfolk with a 2.72 GAA, 1 shutout, and a .918 save percentage. After losing ground to some of the other netminders in the organization, Helenius seems to have played his way back into the conversation and looks like he could be the starting goaltender in Norfolk next season.
Chad: Riku finally was able to show what the sum of his parts will look like late in the year for Norfolk.
Tim: A candidate for the comeback prospect of the year.
Pete: Helenius doesn't possess quite the same level of athleticism as fellow Finn Karri Ramo, but he plays pretty well positionally and, when he's on his game, is very hard to beat down low due to his size. Helenius' emergence has made an interesting goaltending situation in the Lightning organization that much more interesting moving forward over the next two or three seasons.
7.) C Paul Szczechura, 5'11" 175 lbs, Tampa Bay (NHL)
Szczechura, an undrafted free agent who came into the Lightning organization in a minor league swap with the Dallas organization, has come out of nowhere to become a serious contender to hold down an NHL job next season. Szczechura's only roadblock now may be the injury problems he has struggled with over the past two seasons. But, when he's on the ice, the heady Western Michigan product has shown he belongs.
Chad: He entered the NHL with a bang, but fell back to earth as time went on – mostly due to injury. He may have come back too early as he was largely ineffective aside from a game or two down the stretch. He has the hockey smarts Lightning GM Brian Lawton is looking for.
Tim: Displayed flashes of his early season luster in the waning days of the Lightning season. Tops out as a 3rd line center.
Pete: He's just one of those players whose brain fires a split second or two ahead of everyone else's, which helps him get in quick on the forecheck and establish good body position, and helps him get back in the right spots in his own third of the ice. He thinks the game so well it allows him to play faster than he is, athletically. The injuries are troubling, and I suspect they also had an impact on his conditioning later in the season, but if he commits to training properly to avoid those injuries he's got the look of a very solid NHL player.
8.) G Dustin Tokarski, 5'11" 185 lbs, Spokane (WHL)
Tokarski was golden this season, literally, backstopping Team Canada to the gold medal at the World Junior Championships this season. The accomplishment was the cherry on top of a prestigious junior career than included a Memorial Cup championship and statistics so gaudy they almost seem unreal. The Lightning organization has sky high hopes for Tokarski, who will likely be learning the pro game in Norfolk of the AHL next season.
Chad: Can you have a growth spurt at age 19? The Lightning may take their pinched pennies to a wishing well this offseason and hope that wish becomes a reality. Unfortunately it's part of the business to still think of Tokarski's future with skepticism despite him being one of junior hockey's most accomplished goaltenders. He improved his rebound control this year and nearly single-handedly beat the highly favored Vancouver Giants in the WHL playoffs. One scout used Cam Ward as a projection – and both are one inch from being 6-foot. Game intelligence and the ability to read plays are off the charts.
Tim: Winning the #1 job for Canada in the WJC's from Pickard was a real feather in the hat. Like Tyrell, next season as a rookie pro will begin to answer some lingering questions about his size.
Pete: The new hockey operations people with the Lightning love Dustin Tokarski like a fat kid loves chocolate cake. And, really, what's not to like? Tokarski is strong positionally and rises to the occassion to make key saves at key times. Put simply, whatever his athletic limitations, he's a winner, and he's a winner who plays the position that matters the most in this sport. The next step is for Tokarski to prove he can be a winner in the AHL, too.
9.) LW Radek Smolenak, 6'3" 203 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
Smolenak is yet another Lightning prospect who seems right on the cusp of becoming an NHL player. The feisty Czech power forward made his NHL debut in a brief callup this season and also led all Lightning prospects in goals down in Norfolk of the AHL scoring 24 goals and 49 points in 71 games to go along with a hefty 165 penalty minutes. Given his affordability and his grit, we like Smolenak's chances of making the Lightning out of camp next season.
Chad: If there is a way to get Smoke to combine his sniper abilities with his feisty side, the combination could result in more than a lower line audition next fall for Tampa.
Tim: He's close to being a NHL 4th liner -- perhaps after the 2009-10 trade deadline?
Pete: He's not a fleet skater, but in a brief stint in the NHL at midseason he showed he is capable of getting in on the forecheck, and he's not afraid to use his size to cause havoc in front of the opposition's cage. He still has some learning to do in terms of the defensive side of the game, and his scoring tailed off when he lost Paul Szczechura as his center. Still, there's a lot to like about his game, and his physical bravery makes him the kind of player you want down in a foxhole with you.
10.) D Vladimir Mihalik, 6'8" 241 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
Falling several spots over the course of the season has been defenseman Vladimir Mihalik. The big Slovakian started with the big club on their nightmare roadtrip to Prague, but seemed to pout when he was sent down to Norfolk after the trip, and just generally didn't seem to improve over where he was at the end of last season. As big as he is, if he just plays good positional hockey and makes decent decisions with the puck, he can be an NHLer. But, the hope was that he'd be so much more. He has an outside shot at earning a job in Tampa at camp in the Fall.
Chad: Unfortunately, when current management spoke of the previous regime drafting big players who lacked hockey sense, most eyes moved in Mihalik's direction. He's the epitome or a size pick at 6'8†and his struggle to grasp responsibilities points to the latter comment. Mihalik has another year of an entry contract to show his ceiling remains high.
Tim: Took a disappointing step or two backwards this season. Physically, he still has NHL upside, but he's a long-term project with lots to learn. Rumble is key.
Pete: After a horrific first half of the year, Mihalik got back to playing some decent positional hockey late in the season, and even looked somewhat servicable in a late recall to Tampa. That said, you can't like how slowly Mihalik's game is progressing. He's still seemingly allergic to physical contact and his decision making is poor enough that he hasn't gotten much opportunity to flesh out the offensive side of his game on the power play with Norfolk. He looks more like Marek Malik than Zdeno Chara at this stage of the game.
11.) C Mitch Fadden, 6'0" 174 lbs, Tri-City (WHL)
Despite our fears that a deal might not get done with Fadden, the Lightning finally got around to signing the talented WHL star within the past couple of weeks. The offensively gifted centerman drips talent, but still needs to show a commitment to defense and the physical game in order to become a good pro. He'll get the opportunity next season with Norfolk in the AHL.
Chad: Fadden yawned his way to another gaudy statistical year in the WHL, and despite being hurt in the playoffs continued to produce. Unfortunately, he was not able to lead his team past Kelowna in the second round of the playoffs – and therein lies an overarching issue with this super-talented playmaker. Can he be a leader and strong compliment to a team, or will past character issues continue to haunt him? Based on talent alone, he is a high-priority prospect in the system.
Pete: Fadden's a great skater with fantastic offensive ability. The puck seems to follow him around the attacking third of the rink, which is generally the mark of a great scorer. That said, throughout his junior career, Fadden has never committed to playing much defense and he lacks the size and guts to compete along the wall. It will be the coaching staff in Norfolk's mission next season to make sure Fadden plays an honest, all-around game.
12.) C Alex Killorn, 6'1" 195 lbs, Harvard (ECACHL)
The secret weapon of the Lightning prospect system is center Alex Killorn of Harvard. Killorn quietly finished his final season of high school hockey last season at Deerfield Academy and had a solid freshman season for the Crimson in a very down year for the program. We think he probably still has a couple of years of college hockey left to go before the Lightning move to sign him, but when they do Killorn has scoring line upside.
Chad: Killorn showed some grit with his offense for the Crimson this year, and come next year we could be talking about moving him to the pro ranks. Killorn may be the most underrated prospect on this list.
Tim: Not many true college freshmen impact their teams. Just a matter of time before this one is a Top 10 prospect.
13.) D Kevin Quick, 6'0" 175 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
2008-2009 was a season of redemption for Quick, who has rebounded from his dismissal from the University of Michigan to reclaim a spot as one of the Lightning's most talented young prospects. Quick shot back into the club's consciousness in his NHL debut where his skating and decisiveness stood out in stark contrast to the timid play of some of the club's other recalls. We just hope the potential finally leads to production. Quick only managed 9 points in 49 games with Norfolk this season, and will be counted on to pick up the slack offensively if and when Mike Lundin leaves the club. We project his full time NHL arrival date to possibly come during the 2010-2011 season.
Tim: As a high school senior, he was NHL ready with the exception of his shot and his size/strength. There was development made in Norfolk and didn't look out of place in a few NHL games, but Quick needs to bulk up more and start bringing some offense to the rink.
Pete: Quick showed he is no longer a defensive liability at the AHL level this season, with a solid even rating in his first full pro season and he's one of the best skaters in the organization, with a good level of skill, and a gambler's willingness to take chances on the attack. What I'd like to see next from Quick is a nice, solid 30-40 point season in the AHL where he proves he can be the kind of defenseman who can carry the puck and be a one-man breakout on his own and help anchor a solid power play. That's a lot to ask of a 21 year old, but Quick has the upside to do it.
14.) RW Martins Karsums, 5'10" 192 lbs, Tampa Bay (NHL)
Karsums was the other half of the return from the Mark Recchi deal with Boston and managed a modest 5 points in 18 games to close the season. For a small man, the Latvian has a powerful base and shows a lot of willingness to take the body. But, he needs to show more focus in both ends of the rink to make the NHL. He'll battle for a job in training camp this Fall.
Chad: Hand-picked by Lawton, Karsums is likely valued higher by the NHL club than he is here. He excelled in the open ice of the World Championships this year, but had difficulty staying on his feet trying to play the same style game for Tampa Bay late in the year. He has skills to offer, but is it enough to keep him a long-term piece to the puzzle?
Tim: Despite throwing his body around, he was both physically and offensively ineffective for the Lightning after being acquired at the trade deadline.
15.) C/RW Blair Jones, 6'2" 193 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
The development of Blair Jones has been slow and steady for the first three years of his pro career. He set personal marks this season for goals (20) and (54) while playing in all 80 of Norfolk's regular season games. He also added a new trick to his arsenal, a laser-like shot that earned him Norfolk's righty point position on the power play. The Lightning will decide whether or not to bring Jones, a restricted free agent, back into the fold. He's an average skater and his defensive and physical play have been consistent throughout his career. But, we like the fact he's improved statistically each and every season and hope he sticks around at least one more year.
Chad: Time is running out on Jones, but he turned his game up a notch and continued to get better as the year went on. A product of the previous regime, he appears to have the traits desired by Lightning coach Rick Tocchet – but will he get his chance?
Pete: He has good size, is strong on the forecheck, and used his ever-improving shot with brutal effectiveness from the point on Norfolk's power play all season long. But, inconsistency remains the roadblock to the NHL for Jones. He doesn't always make the right play defensively and he doesn't bring the same intensity level every night on the forecheck. When he's on his game, though, he's capable of being a very good NHL checking line player.
16.) LW Luca Cunti, 6'1" 190 lbs, Rimouski (QMJHL)
After losing half of last season to an NCAA Clearing House fiasco that cost him a spot at St. Cloud State, Cunti played his first pro season in North America with Rimouski in the QMJHL. Results were mixed. Cunti put up decent numbers for a rookie but much more was expected of a player who was once touted as having first round caliber offensive skill, especially one with the supernatural skating ability Cunti possesses. We'd like to see Luca go back to junior for one more season and, this time, focus on the things that make North American hockey what it is: getting your nose dirty and showing some jam. He's a real project, but oh that skating ability.
Chad: Cunti took a loooooong time to get acclimated to the Rimouski environment – both on and off the ice – but once that took hold 2/3 of the way through the year, his game took off. He finished the regular season with back-to-back hat tricks and has become a dangerous weapon for the 'Nics. Now, about that 2-way game and play in the corners…
Pete: I'm torn. There's not a softer player in the organization. It's not that Luca is in terrible position, because he's generally not. But, he just absolutely refuses to make contact with anyone. He's so soft he makes Vlad Mihalik look like Attila the Hun in the aggression department. He's so soft you could spread him on a bagel with a butter knife. He's so soft former Lightning winger Mike Johnson called and told me that even he thinks he's soft. And yet, his skating is absolutely world class. It's breathtaking to watch: smooth, powerful, and effortless. If I could move like that I'd never leave the rink, and I'd sleep with my skates on. He's also a very good passer and his stickhandling ability made him a one-man breakout many times for Rimouski this season. You don't jettison athleticism like that because it's almost impossible to find, but it's going to be a challenge to get him to make an NHL career out of it.
17.) LW Justin Keller, 5'11" 182 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
If Keller wrote a book about the 2008-2009 it would be a self-help titled, "Out House to Penthouse in Three Months." The diminuitive sniper began his season by getting bounced down to the ECHL, but after struggling in the early going he reemerged in Norfolk and became a regular offensive contributor finishing with a career high in goals with 18 in just 58 games. Keller is in the same boat as Blair Jones, and the Lightning must decide whether or not to re-sign the former WHL star. We're not sure he has true NHL upside, but we'd like to see him stick around for Norfolk's sake.
Tim: One of two prospects not invited to Tampa's camp, but by season's end had become a clutch player for the Admirals.
Pete: The same knocks on Keller still apply: he's a small, average skater who doesn't possess NHL athleticism. That said, he's incredibly smart and has a good shot and has gotten a little bit better every season.
18.) C James Wright, 6'3" 175 lbs, Vancouver (WHL)
Wright, a former first round WHL Bantam Draft pick, played a solid supporting role on a stacked Giants club this season. The big center set career highs in goals (21) and points (47) in 71 games, but he still has yet to realize his full potential. Wright has at least one more year of junior hockey to go before the Lightning make a decision on whether to sign and place him in their system.
Chad: Wright settled into his checking role with Vancouver and played it to the best of his ability. Scouts knew he had more to offer and he finally had the opportunity to show it when he was moved to the Giants' top line in the Spokane series. He responded with strong play and was one of the few Giants to put up points on Tokarski.
Pete: He's big and strong and although he's not wildly skilled, he does possess better skill than most players his size. But, he still only managed to finish 8th on his team in scoring. Athletically, he's got what it takes to be a solid checking line player in the NHL. Will he ever put it all together to reach that potential? Unclear.
19.) LW Juraj Simek, 6'1" 189 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
Simek, who was acquired from the Vancouver organization in the Shane O'Brien deal, turned out to be a nice complimentary AHL player for the Admirals this season. Despite missing about a month due to injury in December, Simek impressed the Ads coaching staff with his speed and all-around play. We're dubious about his NHL future due to his lack of size and his modest offensive contributions, but he'll be a solid member of the team for Norfolk next season.
Tim: The organization thinks Simek is one of the best skaters in Norfolk. He's another project.
Pete: He's small and he still has yet to crack double digits in goals in an AHL season. Next season will be critical for Simek to try to prove he can be more than an AHL filler player.
20.) RW Lauri Tukonen, 6'2" 200 lbs, Rauma (FIN)
There's a decent chance that Tukonen, who was spotted in Tampa rehabbing an injury toward the end of the year, may be signed for depth in Norfolk next season. The former LA Kings first round pick never really grew into the power forward they were hoping he would become, and we doubt he will now. If he signs, we'd just a like a nice, solid 20 goal season for the Admirals. Anything else would be gravy.
Chad: New regime remains interested in Tukonen, but even if he does come over, what kind of an impact is he capable of?
Pete: By my math, he could fill the role of Norfolk's sixth veteran, but I suspect that's about the extent of his utility. Tukonen never scored more than the 36 points he put up in the AHL as a rookie with the Manchester Monarchs and he still doesn't seem to have the commitment and talent to get to the next level.
21.) D Mark Barberio, 6'0" 201 lbs, Moncton (QMJHL)
It was a roller coaster season for Barberio who started off very hot, cooled toward the middle of the year, and finished off the season about halfway in between. Barberio is a good two-way defenseman in the QMJHL, but he'll need to show more consistency next season in junior to earn an NHL contract.
Pete: 15 goals and 45 points in 66 games is nothing to sneeze at, but it's never a good sign when a prospect vanishes from the score sheet for what seems like months at a time. We see a pattern of inconsistency forming, considering he also tailed off at the end of last season, so it's critical for Barberio to not only get off to a good start next year, but he needs to stay solid over the full course of 60-70 games.
22.) G Torrie Jung, 6'1" 170 lbs, Edmonton (WHL)
Perhaps no Lightning prospect benefitted more from a change in scenery than Torrie Jung did after getting dealt from Kelowna to Edmonton. The athletic netminder became the clear number one in Edmonton and put up very good numbers in the role. The Lightning have until June 1st to sign Jung, and it is our hope they will. We see him as a strong candidate to return to junior next year and if he improves as much as he did this season, he could become a heck of a player.
Chad: Jung stood on his head for Edmonton in the playoffs and became THE story of the Hitmen-Oil Kings series. His consistent play throughout the year, combined with his natural skills, should be enough for a contract, but depth chart issues could mean he goes back in the draft.
23.) RW Matt Marshall, 6'1" 175 lbs, Vermont (HEAST)
Marshall played sparingly for Vermont, who made it all the way to the NCAA finals this season. The program has high hopes for the speedy winger, but he is definitely a project. We expect Marshall to remain in school another three seasons before any signing decision has to be made.
Tim: Sophmore season should shed more light on Marshall's upside.
24.) RW Chris Lawrence, 6'4" 217 lbs, Norfolk (AHL)
Things started off so well for Chris Lawrence. He had a strong Lightning prospect camp and was named captain of the club's prospect team at Traverse City. Somewhere along the way, though, it all came off the rails. Lawrence is entering his third pro season next year and in order to stick around he has to prove that not only can he be an AHL regular, but that he can also be an AHL contributor. It's a tall order for a big power forward.
Pete: Athletically, Lawrence is a beast. At 6'4†217 lbs he practically blots out the sun, but he rarely seems to be around the puck enough to use his size to his advantage. Does Lawrence have the potential to make Smolenak-like strides in his third pro season? Sure. Have we seen any indication he actually will? Nope.
25.) LW Justin Courtnall, 6'0" 185 lbs, Victoria (BCHL)
Courtnall was much like the tortoise this season: slow and steady finally won him a spot in the Top-25. It was rare that Courtnall racked up big multi-point nights for Victoria, but he was consistently racking up a goal here and an assist there. That's not terribly reassuring considering the BCHL is often dominated by players who are a year or two younger than Courtnall. But, it was enough to earn a spot with Boston University next season, and that's not shabby.
Chad: Courtnall put up lofty stats as expected for Victoria, but once again was rather silent in the playoffs. He had a strong RBC Cup and can use the momentum to take his game to the defending NCAA champs next year. How much he's able to play for BU next year remains to be seen.
Honorable Mention: D Michael Ward, 6'3" 196 lbs, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
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Real Madrid have announced that French football legend Zinedine Zidane will be coaching one of the club's youth teams whilst taking his coaching badges.
The 40-year-old playmaker retired in 2006, leaving the game in acrimonious circumstances after getting sent off in the World Cup final. His head-butt on Marco Materazzi was the last thing he'd ever do on a pitch.
However, the former Cannes, Bordeaux and Juventus star is eager to get back into the game in a coaching capacity, and appears set to move on from his role as Director of Football with Los Blancos.
"Zinedine Zidane will begin training to become a coach, while at the same time coach Real Madrid's youth academy," read a statement on the club's official website.
"This year he will also complete his team-management qualification, which he started a few months ago.
"That will allow him to formalise his knowledge and training, which will enable him to fulfill an aspiration that he made public in the press conference in which he announced his retirement as a player in April 2006: to work with Real Madrid's youth academy."
Zidane is expected to replace Alberto Giraldez as head of Madrid's youth sector, although that is currently unconfirmed at this stage, and his first task will be to work specifically with one of the 'cantera' sides in the Spanish capital.
The three time FIFA World Player of the Year has always stated his intention to work in football management one day, and will have a great mentor in the shape of Jose Mourinho. It was also reported last month that Zidane 'dreams' of managing the French national side in the future.
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|[Dawn] At least nine people have been killed and several others injured in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
in a fresh spate of violence on Sunday, a day after 20 people bit the dust in similar incidents in the port city, DawnNews reported.
Unidentified gunnies on cycle of violences shot up an automobile workshop in Bloody Karachi's Orangi Town area, killing three people -- a father and his two sons -- on the spot.
Another man was bumped off in the city SITE industrial area, while a a perforated carcass was found early Sunday from Meethadar's Sarafa Market area.
Three people were killed in firing incidents near Martin Quarters and Soldier Bazaar. Unknown Orcs and similar vermin opened fire in Manghopir, killing one person.
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a clash between two rival gangnull>s left eight people maimed, including a news hound for a local television channel and an ambulance driver. The incident happened near the Edhi centre in restive Sohrab Goth area of the city.
Sunday's bloodshed followed in the wake of one of the city's deadliest days in the recent past, with at least 20 killed -- almost half of them victims of sectarian killings -- on Saturday.
The deadliest episode occurred when six students of the 'Madressah Ahsan-ul-Uloom' seminary -- all in their early 20s --were bumped off by at least six men in an armed attack on a roadside tea shop in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. Among other deadly incidents, a worker of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat was also bumped off in North Nazimabad.
"On the face of it, there is no other reason than tit-for-tat killing on sectarian grounds," DIG east Shahid Hayat told Dawn on Saturday, when asked about the suspected motive behind the day's killings. "Unless other aspect is proved, we believe there is sectarianism behind the recent killings carried out in different parts of Bloody Karachi."
It was unclear whether Sunday's killings were also linked to the recent wave of sectarian bloodshed.
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has taken notice of the deteriorating situation in Bloody Karachi
In various areas of Bloody Karachi police and rangers have now started carrying out search operations.
Two extortionists were enjugged
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
in Quaidabad, DawnNews reported. Rangers have arrested the head of a terrorist group in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
Four other people have been arrested in Qayyumabad and North Nazimabad after rangers carried out a search operation.
Two people were arrested in Machar colony, while nine suspects have been arrested in Sohrab Goth.
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The Paterno and Nixon comparison is great. Both had blind spots that are almost hard to wrap your mind around.
It can't be illegal if the president does it.
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The kids that were victims or whatever they want to say...Everything's great, all right./ know
I know you just alluded to the kids having tough lives, but no, everything is not great. You apparently allowed several children to be raped/molested over the course of several years. That is a f*cking travesty, you absolute twat.
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An analysis of cloud services used in more than 100 large businesses found most employees had the ability to access Web-based file sharing, data storage and other services that introduce serious risks to security and privacy. The company found that employees used second- or third-tier services often containing deficient security controls, said Rajiv Gupta, founder and CEO of Skyhigh Networks.
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Quitman, Miss. Governor Bryant says the major step to success in Mississippi is through manufacturing. He says lawmakers also don't have a choice but to address the state's failing education system.
It was hard to find an empty seat inside of First Baptist Church in Quitman as Governor Bryant spoke on the issues of up most concern to those in our area and around the magnolia state. The governor tells Newscenter 11 the key to future growth is creating more jobs. This week, he announced the state's unemployment rate has dropped from 9.3 percent to 8.4 percent since he took office two years ago.
"Finally, I think people are hoping the economy is getting better," Governor Bryant says. "We've had a really aggressive workforce training system. JCJC just has one going in in Stonewall, so it's a combination of things."
Governor Bryant says he hopes to get the state's unemployment level to at least the same level as the national average of 7.5 percent. In Meridian, the Air National Guard base and Naval Air Station both provide many jobs to people in east Mississippi, but Bryant says he is hoping for more manufacturing as well.
"Our military is strong and we've got to keep those missions here," Bryant maintains. "And we worked hard through our military communities council to do that, but it's in manufacturing. And so, this of course is the automobile corridor for the southeast. We're talking to manufacturers each and every day."
Health care is another topic of concern for people in our area and across the state. He tells us investing billions in medicaid expansion right now would be a big mistake.
"Now, we can expand our community health care centers," Bryant adds. "I have a plan to do that. Yesterday, we announced an aggressive telemedicine plan with GE Healthcare for the state of Mississippi. There are way to help cure this problem without just pouring more money into it."
Governor Bryant says right now, the state's education system is "broke." He tells us the state needs to be focused on implementing charter schools, a pre-k program, and merit pay for teachers.


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Students who wish to make a difference in the organizations of the future are well served by advanced business degrees. The Master in Management (MiM) and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees create an environment where students can reach their full potential and learn life changing skills that can be immediately applied.
Both programs feature small class sizes, taught by well qualified faculty who combine both industry experience and academic theory. Flexible course schedules make these programs well suited for both the full time student and the working professional.


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First Look: Reyn Spooner Spring/Summer 2012
Last week, Hawaiian label Reyn Spooner held a presentation for its Spring/Summer 2012 collection at Polynesian-themed restaurant Lani Kai located in the heart of SoHo. Before the steak burgers and wonton hors d'oeurves had even made a full rotation around the room, the venue was flooded with some of menswear's most familiar faces including top editors, bloggers and stylists. Situated before a background of lush greenery and a lit fireplace, the models sported looks from the upcoming collection that included printed shirts, shorts, tees and linen bottoms. Paired with cool, stylish accessories from the likes of Garrett Leight and Miansai, the mixing and matching of the tropical-inspired casual pieces produced a solid collection that's just as perfect for the sidewalks of NYC as it is for a day at the beach. – Adrian Brinkley


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Art and Design is the study of the various forms of visual communication. Art and design covers the expressive arts, design and the ability to understand the work of other forms of art. This gives students an insight into how art and design influence their lives and it gives them the skills to interact with these disciplines. In Pakistan you can find thousands of Arts and Design vacancies in chichawatni Pakistan, by the time people are more convinced towards this concept of adopting the new designs which are being made by the art & design industry of the Pakistan. By considering the art & design field is very vast and the artist can show their work or express their talent in many different ways and they don't have to restrict to a specific item to express their talent, as other people are forced to do who are working in other fields. This is the reason that there are a lots of Arts and Designing related opportunities in chichawatni Pakistan are available at RightJobs.Pk because it is a multi-directional field.
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If you have good command in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, you can get a job in Arts and Designing field. You may get a job as a creative designer. You may also require strong technical & creative mind, you should also have the personality to pay attention to detail. In Pakistan Arts and Design industry normally the job role of a creative designer includes the following things. You need to create new design and you also need to look up it till the end until the product is ready. A creative designer should have strong Interactive Visual design sense and excellent visual, verbal and written communication skills. If you want to do job as creative designer you should have expert Knowledge of anatomy like vector and character designing. Typographic, motion graphics and info graphics. Companies in Arts and Design are also looks that does the candidate have excellent cartoon and character illustration skills or not. Designing is a creative process and you have to discuss your designs with others and they might have their own ideas/views about a specific design there you need excellent problem Solving ability to become on the same page. Along with animation you may also require to have extensive experience with 2D art tools.
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Clues continue to surface at every turn that Apple is tablet-bound.
Overnight, several media outlets picked up on the news that Michael Tchao has been brought back on board Apple. Tchao, of course, is one of the founding fathers of Apple's Newton personal digital assistant. If Tchao was to be useful enough to put back on the job at Apple, it would likely be to capitalize in his "genius" in order to successfully roll out a new Apple tablet.
Our friends at CNET picked up on the development late last night with word that Tchao has been reinstalled at Apple in the capacity of vice president of product marketing.
Rumors of an Apple tablet have been swirling for a couple of years, but speculation has ramped up in recent months, including reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been focusing intensely on a tablet device since returning to work in June after a liver transplant.
It is believed that Tchao could be exclusively assigned to the eagerly anticipated Apple Tablet, which could arrive as soon as early 2010. For now, rumors continue to paint a picture of the new Apple tablet as a 10-inch, 3G-enabled touchscreen that could best be likened to a large iPod Touch.
Apple has apparently been laying the groundwork for a tablet PC for years. The company was granted a patent in 2005 for tablet PC design, and the company was granted a patent last year for a tablet-like device that incorporated a touchscreen. Apple has also long had some of the key technologies for a tablet computer with Inkwell--a handwriting recognition feature having been in Mac OS X for some time.
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Adeline Hornbek and the Homestead Act: A Colorado Success Story provides a look at one woman pioneer who braved the Western frontier. Below are materials for further exploration of the experiences of women who traveled West.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
The Hornbek Homestead is one part of this unit of the National Park Service. The park's web pages focus on the the natural history of the area, including photographs of 35 million year old fossils and information about environmental education.
National Archives
The Archives has placed on its web site a number of items about Western Expansion, including copies of the original Homestead Act and original maps of western areas that were being settled. To find them, use the NARA search engine.
Library of Congress
The American Memory collection offers a wide variety of resources, including photographs and first-hand narratives, about the history of women in West. Start with Women Pioneers in American History, which tells the stories of different women who headed West and provides information about using their search engine.
West Web
Professor Catherine Lavender of the College of Staten Island-CUNY web site provides a collection of resources about the West. Making It Their Own: Women in the West includes primary documents, biographies, photographs, references for teachers and students, and provides links to many other related sites.
Godey's Lady's Book
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CHICAGO (MCT) — Hundreds of miles from the shale oil of southern Illinois, nearly 300 people jammed into a hearing room in Chicago this week in an attempt to turn the tide against horizontal hydraulic fracturing.
"This is where the majority of the people are. This is where the majority of the legislators are. There is a lot of political weight in this area," said Tabitha Tripp, who drove six hours from southern Illinois to speak for two minutes at a pre-hearing news conference.
Though the law regulating fracking passed months ago, opponents hope to pressure the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to strengthen proposed regulations that they believe significantly undercut the law or to reject the rules altogether, in effect, forcing a moratorium on fracking.
On Nov. 15, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted its proposed fracking rules, the beginning of a public comment period of more than 45 days. The agency must respond to every comment, hold hearings, hash out new draft regulations and send them to the committee, which has the final say over wording of rules. None of the members of that committee lives in the southern part of the state, where fracking is expected.
Less than two weeks after the proposed rules were posted, downstate anti-fracking groups mobilized so many people from the Chicago area that some had to stand outside. Many who attended the hearing at the University of Illinois at Chicago admitted never having traveled to the areas where fracking would occur but carried banners and hissed at lawmakers who passed the fracking law. Most were affiliated with large activist organizations like the Sierra Club and National People's Action.
Tom Wolf, executive director of the Energy Council at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, part of a broad coalition that supports fracking for the jobs and economic benefits it would bring, said his group doesn't plan to pack hearings with union members or other vocal supporters.
"We are focusing on the draft rules, not the politics," Wolf said. "We're no longer debating whether or not hydraulic fracturing comes to Illinois. That ship has sailed."
Dawn Dannenbring, a lead organizer with Illinois People's Action, explained why her group pushed for a hearing in Chicago and is asking for one in Bloomington. "The law has passed and now we obviously want to minimize what we can," she said. "We've had a lot of people in Chicago say they're against fracking on the basis of climate change. It might not be in their backyard, but they've just had enough of the fossil fuels."
Dannenbring's organization has been emailing 2,000 people each day to urge them to post a "comment a day" on the proposed rules. Suggested comments are scripted by a team of lawyers and activists, and People's Action gives step-by-step instructions on which sections of the proposed regulations to cite when posting to the website. The strategy has already helped add three more hearings to two that were scheduled. The opponents also hope to lengthen the public comment period.
"We are getting comments every day from dozens and dozens of people," Dannenbring said. "We're guessing that at least 200 people are participating on a daily basis."
The Sierra Club was part of a coalition of environmental groups that sat across the table from industry representatives to hash out the state law governing fracking. On Tuesday, it joined anti-fracking groups at a news conference, upset about proposed rules that they say weaken or undermine key provisions of the law, including those dealing with fines, containment of fracking liquids and emergency situations.
"The Sierra Club is opposed to fracking. We wish it wouldn't come to Illinois at all," said Jack Darin, director of the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter. Fracking proponents are concerned that the opposition's tactic of drawing out the public comment period could force oil and gas companies to abandon the state.
Michelle Mejia, IIRON Student Network and Fair Economy Illinois leader, said the fines the state Department of Natural Resources is proposing for companies that break the law are less than she has paid for a single parking ticket in Chicago.
Every four minutes another speaker would lambaste the proposed rules, voicing concerns that fracking would cause earthquakes, expose people to radiation and poison groundwater.
"There's a certain drama going on about how these DNR rules are great or terrible or criminal," said Wolf of the chamber. "It's a draft."
Wolf said the chamber's concern is that language in the rules might open every application to drill to similar protests from environmentalists who don't live near proposed fracking operations.
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Pittsburgh -- Azar Nafisi, best known as the author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh as part of the Pittsburgh Speakers Series presented by Robert Morris University.
Reading Lolita in Tehran electrified its readers with a compassionate and often harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran and how it affected one university professor and her students. Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, the book is an incisive exploration of the transformative powers of fiction in a world of tyranny. It has spent over 117 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Reading Lolita in Tehran has been translated in 32 languages, and has won diverse literary awards, including the 2004 Non-fiction Book of the Year Award from Booksense, the Frederic W. Ness Book Award, the 2004 Latifeh Yarsheter Book Award, an achievement award from the American Immigration Law Foundation, as well as being a finalist for the 2004 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Memoir. In 2006 she won a Persian Golden Lioness Award for literature, presented by the World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media. In 2009 Reading Lolita in Tehran was named as one of the "100 Best Books of the Decade" by The Times of London.Nafisi is a visiting professor and the director of Cultural Conversations at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC, where she is a professor of aesthetics, culture, and literature, and teaches courses on the relation between culture and politics. Nafisi held a fellowship at Oxford University, teaching and conducting a series of lectures on culture and the important role of Western literature and culture in Iran after the revolution in 1979. She taught at the University of Tehran, the Free Islamic University, and Allameh Tabatabai before her return to the United States in 1997 — earning national respect and international recognition for advocating on behalf of Iran's intellectuals, youth, and especially young women. In 1981, she was expelled from the University of Tehran for refusing to wear the mandatory Islamic veil and did not resume teaching until 1987.
Nafisi conducted workshops in Iran for women students on the relationship between culture and human rights; the material culled from these workshops formed the basis of a new human rights education curriculum. She has lectured and written extensively in English and Persian on the political implications of literature and culture, as well as the human rights of the Iranian women and girls and the important role they play in the process of change for pluralism and an open society in Iran. She has been consulted on issues related to Iran and human rights both by the policy makers and various human rights organizations in the US and elsewhere. She is also involved in the promotion of not just literacy, but of reading books with universal literary value.
Nafisi has written for The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Her cover story, "The Veiled Threat: The Iranian Revolution's Woman Problem" published in The New Republic (February 22, 1999) has been reprinted into several languages. She is the author of Anti-Terra: A Critical Study of Vladimir Nabokov's Novels. She also wrote the new introduction to the Modern Library Classics edition of Tolstoy's Hadji Murad, as well as the introduction to Iraj Pezeshkzad's My Uncle Napoleon, published by Modern Library. She has published a children's book (with illustrator Sophie Benini Pietromarchi) BiBi and the Green Voice (in Italy with Adelphi, as BiBi e la voce verde). Nafisi's new book, Things I Have Been Silent About: Memories, a memoir about her mother, was published in January 2009. She is currently working on a book entitled Republic of the Imagination, which is about the power of literature to liberate minds and peoples. Nafisi's book That Other World: Nabokov and the Puzzle of Exile (Yale University Press) will be published in Spring 2011. She lives in Washington, DC.
ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITYRobert Morris University, founded in 1921, is a private, four-year institution with an enrollment of approximately 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university offers 60 undergraduate and 20 graduate programs. An estimated 22,000 alumni live and work in western Pennsylvania.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The defending national champion Yale women's crew team will kick off the new season on Saturday with the 16th installment of Head of the Housatonic. The Bulldogs will host teams from throughout the Northeast at their home course on the Housatonic River, in Derby, Conn. The Head of the Housatonic is now the second largest fall race in New England, after the Head of the Charles. Participating in the race will be boats from Fordham, Radcliffe, UMass and Williams.
"Head of the Housatonic is our first race every fall season, which couldn't be more convenient, as it's at our home course," noted captain Caroline Nash. "This way, we get a taste of competition without having to worry about unfamiliar traffic patterns or courses. There are always obviously things still to iron out coming into the first race, so we're definitely going to be using this as a trail by fire."
This regatta will be the Yale's first since winning the national championship for a third time in the past four years last season. Thus, it will be the first in a series of tune-ups as the team tries to build towards the same caliber of performance that it has achieved in the past. It will also be an opportunity for the Elis to compete as a full team for the first time, against some high-caliber competition.
"There has obviously been a lot of talk about how different this year is going to be than last year," said Nash, "that's the case for just about any college sport, every year. I really like this year's team so far. The freshmen have really stepped it up and found their place on the team in just a matter of weeks."
As the Bulldogs progress through the fall season, they will hope to build towards a successful spring. In the fall, the main goals are to reintroduce technique after a summer of training, and work on collectively honing a competitive racing spirit.
"If nothing else, we're hoping to practice performance with our fall season, and see where the chips fall," said Nash.
"This season is shaping up well so far," she added. Its hard though, especially in crew, to forecast past a couple of weeks. People get injured, others step it up, boats catch a rhythm, and fitness marches on as the 'be all end all.' Crew is a sport that moves very slowly, so its hard to say where we will be, even in a week, which is what makes it so exciting."
Racing begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
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1620s, "abatement," alteration of 16c. French descompte, from Medieval Latin discomputus (source of Italian disconto), from discomputare (see discount (v.)). Meaning "deduction for early payment" is from 1680s; meaning "reduction in the price of goods" attested by 1837.
1620s, "reckon as an abatement or deduction," from Old French desconter (13c., Modern French décompter), from Medieval Latin discomputare, from dis- (see dis-) + computare "to count" (see count (v.)). Hence, "to abate, deduct" (1650s), and figurative sense "to leave out of account, disregard" (1702). Related: Discounted; discounting.


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Zwelinzima Vavi, the Secretary General of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The organization claims two million members., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Vavi defends 'attacks' on ANC
When Cosatu speaks out about problems in the country, this should not be seen as an attack on the ANC, Zwelinzima Vavi has said.
17 Dec 2012 10:03 - Sapa
"I engage with public debates and will never take internal debates to social media. I will not be gagged, mightier ones failed in the past," the union federation general secretary said on Twitter on Monday.
He was reacting to statements by the ANC that the Congress of South African Trade Unions attacked its alliance partner in public.
On Sunday, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe told delegates at the party's national conference in Mangaung that Cosatu often came across as being in opposition to the party. "Tensions [between Cosatu and the ANC] arise around the federation's public posture," Mantashe said.
On Monday, Vavi posted several tweets indicating he did not believe he was attacking the ANC when speaking out about some public policies. "Yes I attack corruption, mediocrity, bad policies such as etolls, POIB [Protection of Information Bill], privatization [sic], etc. When Cosatu is misrepresented I correct that."
Mantashe criticised Cosatu for focusing too much on the ANC. "We made an observation that half of the time it gets too pre-occupied with analysing the ANC, and not on its own internal analysis."
In a tweet on Monday, Vavi said the ANC was "an instrument to build a better South Africa, that is what it was created for - nothing else!" He added in a different tweet, "[The] basic lesson we must teach all blind loyalists is that political parties are extremely important but not one of them more important than SA".
On the weekend, Vavi announced he had declined nominations to the ANC's national executive committee.
On Monday, he seemed pleased with his decision, suggesting that people that criticised him on Twitter for appearing harsh towards the ANC would further attack him if he had made it onto the party's NEC.
"Imagine if I was in the NEC, fellows who think like this would attack me every time I articulate Cosatu positions, saying I am ill-disciplined."
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According to a leak from the GL Benchmark database, it looks like Acer is working on the successor to the Iconia Tab A210. The model revealed in the benchmark, the A220, will be powered by a quad-core Tegra 3 processor clocking in a 1.3GHz. Granted, it's a bit lower by today's standards, but this may be a move to squeeze more battery life out of the device. It also looks like the device will run Android 4.1.2. Since it's only a benchmark leak, we obviously can't tell much more other than what was revealed in the actual benchmark, but we'll let you know as we learn more.
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Hey people! I am updating my band's website and I am trying to implement a javascript css lightbox style photogallery that I took from dynamic drive http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/thumbnail.htm It works fine except if you check my site there is a space below the image. I use firebug to debug my site and I discovered it was the anchor tag sticking out below the image. On the dynamic drive demo page the anchor tag lines up perfectly.
I tried disabling many different styles on my page but I couldn't figure out why this shows up. If anyone can take a look and let me know what you think that would be great. the problem shows up on the thumbnail image and on the full size one it shows up as a white bar. The site link is http://thesoundfoundation.ca/test/media.html
oh yeah I should note that I haven't tested in IE yet and I'm sure the 24bit pngs I used are probably going to look weird
actually it looks like the bug is only on firefox mac and windows.. another issue has popped up however.. I'm also trying to keep the menu on the bottom in the middle but it breaks in IE


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Dietmar Hamann thinks Liverpool have not signed a better player in the last 15 years than Sami Hyypia, haling him as a 'fantastic' player and person.
Hyypia, who currently manages the German outfit Bayer Leverkusen, arrived at Anfield in 1999 for a mere £2.5 million from the Dutch side, Willem II Tilburg.
The former Finland International became an immediate hit at Liverpool, winning a stack of trophies with the Merseyside club during his ten year-spell in the Premier League.
Standing tall at six feet five inches, the 39-year-old was once considered as the strikers' nightmare and had earned himself a reputation for his effective aerial battles and strong headers.
And though the Reds have been mesmerized by the likes of Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez, Xabi Alonso and many others, it is the towering defender which Hamann rates as the best Liverpool signing over the past 15 years.
Hamann, who played alongside Hyypia for almost seven years, praised his overall contribution towards the team, but underscored that winning the headers was his specialty.
He told the club's official website: "He is Liverpool's best signing of the last 15 years.
"Heading was obviously a big aspect of his game, but at the same time, his positioning, technique and the way he passed the ball, was great. A fantastic player and fantastic person as well."
Another former Liverpool defender, Gary Gillespie seconded Hamann's opinion of Hyypia.
He said: "I've been fortunate to play alongside Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen, two of the very best, but I'd put Sami up there alongside them."
Hyypia, who retired as Bayer Leverkusen player, made a staggering 464 appearances for Liverpool, before making a switch to the Bundesliga in 2009.
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Jake Long is ready to go and will start at left tackle.
Brian Hartline is ready to go and will play.
Koa Misi is healthy and will start at outside linebacker.
John Jerry is healthy and will start at right guard.
That's the good news as delivered by the Dolphins injury report today. Long (knee), Hartline (calf), Jerry (ankle) and Misi (back) had all been limited in practice earlier in the week. All practiced full, the team reported today.
Miami did list defensive Tony McDaniel (toes/knee) as questionable. He was limited in practice Friday after practicing full the past two days. It is unclear if McDaniel was being rested or he had a setback. Either way, he seems the most banged up Miami player right now.
For the Texans, much has been made of injuries to running back Arian Foster (knee) and outside linebacker Brookes Reed (hip). Neither practiced today. Both are listed as questionable.
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The transformation is complete... Our buddy Micah is no longer a pitcher.
The transformation is complete... Our buddy Micah is no longer a pitcher.
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He would have had to change his bail and wail approach to be an everyday player.
Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
I'll be very interested to follow this story. Good luck to Micah
He posted a 1.000 OPS in AAA last year as a position player.
Did I forget to mention he only had 9 trips to the plate? Whoops.
Where's Dontrelle Willis, first baseman?
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
Me miss the Micah. I wish him the best except against us.
* Attended the 1990 and 2010 Reds Division clinchers *
Watched the 2012 Clincher on FOX.
Girlfriend is a UK fan
GO STEELERS - Go Buckeyes - Go SIXERS
Micah was one of my better Facebook friends, athletically speaking, and I wish him well !!
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England have had Ashley Cole as their first-choice left-back since he made his debut all the way back in 2001.
Cole has been a very loyal and a good servant to the England side whenever he has played. He has 106 caps for the Three Lions and was voted England's best player in 2010 following a disappointing World Cup campaign.
The Chelsea star has always been the first-choice left-back and has never seen a challenger to his place. But Leighton Baines' stock has risen in the last three seasons and starting to give Cole a run for his money and is starting to overtake the 32-year-old in Roy Hodgson's eyes.
Now as Cole gets older, Baines is starting to push Cole harder and harder for the left-back spot and now a large percentage of people believe Baines will get the starting role ahead of Cole for the Brazil World Cup.
As Cole has also gotten older he has also had newer competition added to face him such as Arsenal star Kieran Gibbs and the young, but already experienced Luke Shaw, who does have an outside chance of getting on the plane to Brazil this summer.
But anyway, once again I have picked just two players for the fullback positions as England do not need their team congested with loads of players for just one position.
Unfortunately, a couple good players will be missing out on the opportunity to play in this World Cup, but hey that's the way it is when it comes to these major tournaments.
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As negotiations continue between the White House and House Speaker John Boehner, leading economist Dean Baker joins us to discuss the myths about the so-called fiscal cliff. With little more than two weeks before the deadline, President Obama insists on an immediate increase in the top two income-tax rates as a condition for further negotiations on changes to spending and entitlement programs. But Boehner said Washington's "spending problem" is the biggest roadblock to reaching a deal and has urged the White House to identify more spending cuts. "This idea that, somehow, if we don't get a deal by the end of the year we're going to see the economy collapse, go into a recession, really that's just totally dishonest," says Baker, the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "The basis for this is that we don't have a deal all year. And the fact that you don't have a deal December 31st does not mean you don't get a deal by December 31st, 2013." [includes rush transcript]


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"Eyes are the window to the soul"
Ever notice how conduct disordered kids do NOT want to look you in the eye?
Yes........They run from eye contact, cuz they know. You see their soul in those eyes. They can run their program minus guilt if you don't make eye contact.
Forcing eye contact is vital with these kids for so many reasons:
Before you speak to them, make sure you have their eyes. Take their chin and find it. Ask for it. What you say will matter more.


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(New York City Municipal Archives). The two brownstones on right were built for the Piccirillis in 1893. The one on the very far right was the family residence.The brownstone with the arched doorway was actually the studio. Behind the arch was a huge freight elevator used to lift marble blocks up to the second floor and finished work back down to the street.The roof of the second floor was actually a skylight that ran the length of the building and and flooded the top floor with sunlight which was crucial to the work of sculpting and carving. The wide low building behind the two men was the second studio built in 1905. This photo was taken in about 1940 as part of a program to record real estate property for tax purposes. The numbers on the sign identify the location of the buildings.
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Building a strong community
Enjoy these quick glimpses of Merrimack life. Or, maybe you want to submit a photo of your own? Email photos to email@example.com or add #macksnap to your social media uploads!
November 26, 2012
A group of Alternative Break Students participated in a Spider Web activity which demonstrates that the spider web symbolizes the strength of community when many individuals all fully participate together.


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The news is mixed on the injury front for the Cowboys heading into Thursday's game against the Redskins.
Running back Felix Jones, left tackle Tyron Smith and defensive tackle Jay Ratliff are all listed as questionable. For Smith in particular, that's a positive sign, considering that earlier in the week the team wasn't expecting him to be able to go.
Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray is doubtful, and he will almost certainly miss his sixth consecutive game with a foot injury. If Jones can go he'll start in place of Murray. If not, the Cowboys are down to Phillip Tanner and Lance Dunbar at running back.
Redskins linebacker London Fletcher and receiver Pierre Garcon were limited in practice and are questionable. Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen, offensive tackle Trent Williams and cornerback Josh Wilson were all full participants in today's practice and are probable to play the Cowboys.


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Aggie Football Hosts Weber State in Annual Homecoming Game Saturday Night
Thursday, Sep. 12, 2013
Football Game Notes
WEBER STATE at (RV) UTAH STATE
Date: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013
Kickoff: 6:04 p.m.
Location: Logan, Utah
Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium (25,513)
Series: Utah State leads, 12-1
TV: ESPN3, Joel Meyers (Play-by-Play), Kevin O'Connell (Analyst),
Radio: Utah State Sports Network, Al Lewis (Play-by-Play), Craig Hislop (Analyst)
Live Stats: UtahStateAggies.com
Twitter Updates: /USUFootball
YouTube: /USUAthletics
Facebook: /USUFootball
Tickets: 1-888-USTATE-1
- Utah State is in its 116th season of football and is 507-509-31 (.499) in its previous 115 seasons. USU has nine nationally televised games on ESPN, CBS Sports Network and Fox Sports 1 in 2013 and two more that will be broadcast regionally on ROOT SPORTS.
- Utah State has won eight-straight home games, the longest home winning streak since the 1966-68 teams combined to win eight-straight home games and that eight-game home winning streak ranks as the seventh-longest in school history. The school record for consecutive home wins is 17 set from 1959-63. All-time, USU is 120-96 (.556) at Romney Stadium.
- Utah State has won five-straight home games against in-state opponents as it defeated Southern Utah (34-3) and Utah (27-20 OT) in 2012; Weber State (54-17) in 2011; BYU (31-16) in 2010; and Southern Utah (53-34) in 2009. USU's last home loss against an in-state opponent was on Oct. 3, 2008, when it lost to BYU, 34-13.
- Utah State has won each of its last four home openers and is 76-38-2 all-time in its first home game of the season, including a 25-20 record at Romney Stadium.
- Utah State is 8-1 at home in its last nine non-conference games dating back to the 2009 season as it has posted non-conference wins against Southern Utah (34-3), Utah (27-20 OT) and UNLV (35-13) in 2012; Weber State (54-17) and Wyoming (63-19) in 2011; Idaho State (38-17) and BYU (31-16) in 2010; and Southern Utah (53-34) in 2009, while its only loss during that stretch was a 35-34 double overtime loss to Colorado State in 2011. During its last nine non-conference home games, USU is out-scoring its opponents 41.0 to 19.3.
- Utah State is 50-30-2 (.622) all-time during Homecoming, and this will be USU's first Homecoming game against Weber State.
- Utah State has won 17 of its last 21 games, which is USU's best stretch since going 18-2-1 during the 1960-61 seasons. USU's four losses during its last 21 games have been by a combined 10 points as it lost to Ohio (24-23) in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, at No. 22 Wisconsin (16-14) and at BYU (6-3) in 2012, and at Utah (30-26) to open the 2013 season.
- Utah State has 58 players in its program from the state of Utah, while Weber State has 25 players on its roster from the Beehive State.
- Utah State has won four of its last five games played during the month of September and is 4-2 all-time in games played on Sept. 14.
Utah State (1-1, 1-0 MW) continues its 2013 season with its first home game of the year as it hosts Weber State (1-1) in its annual Homecoming game Saturday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m. The game will be carried live world-wide on ESPN3 with Joel Meyers (play-by-play) and Kevin O'Connell (analyst) on the call. Live audio of the game is also available on www.UtahStateAggies.com. Live stats will also be available through GameTracker, while Twitter updates — @USUFootball — will also be a part of Utah State's Game Day coverage.
Read much more in the full game notes at the Athletics website.
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The lights are on
I just can't help but laughing that the one console they pick is WiiU, that's sure to get them a ton of sales
I remember playing the original game back on PC. Was the only "racing" game I really cared about.
No way I am going to donate if their priority is WiiU. So far not impressed by that system at all.


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Keeping it Live, Blackpool
Start:18 January 2016
Finish:20 January 2016
Time:13.00 - 17.00 & 20.00 - 23.00 daily
LocationBlackpool Pleasure Beach
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Professional cabaret, variety and light entertainment artists showcase their acts to an invited audience. Equity staff will be there to meet with our members and recruit new ones and to meet the agents, bookers and employers who will be attending.


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By Sam Mamudi
Shares of McGraw-Hill (MHP) dropped sharply this afternoon after a Wall Street Journal report that the Justice Department and several state attorneys general could take action this week against the company relating to Standard & Poor's mortgage-bond rating model prior to 2008.
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McGraw-Hill's stock is down about 12% at the latest. Shares of rival rating firm Moody's (MCO) also tumbled on the news and are now down 10%. Before today's drops, both firms were at multi-year highs though still below their mid-2007 peak levels.
As WSJ reports, any action against McGraw-Hill, which owns S&P, would be the first enforcement by the US against a credit-rating firm. Ratings firms have been under fire in recent years for perceived flaws in how they rated mortgage bonds in the lead up to the financial crisis.
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission concluded two years ago that the top credit-rating agencies were "key enablers of the financial meltdown."
The Justice Department and other law-enforcement agencies have long been investigating whether the rating firms broke securities laws or simply failed to predict the housing crisis.
The Wall Street Journal has reported that former S&P analysts were questioned by U.S. prosecutors in 2010 and 2011 as part of the sweeping probe. Former analysts told the Journal that the investigation focused on whether S&P managers ignored the firm's own standards when assessing mortgage-backed securities in order to cater to investment banks.
Investment banks paid S&P to issue ratings on mortgage bonds created by the banks and then sold to investors. The "issuer pays" model is standard practice in the credit-rating industry.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 19th Mar 2011 00:06 UTC
"A commercial ZFS solution is (still) coming to Mac OS X, thanks to former Apple filesystem and OS engineer Don Brady (who previously worked on the abandoned internal Apple project to port ZFS). Brady and his company, Ten's Complement, just launched a limited private beta in hopes to have the software polished and ready for a summer launch this year. Ars spoke with Brady, who has a long history engineering filesystems for Mac OS and Mac OS X, to find out a little about his previous work with ZFS at Apple, and what Mac users can expect to gain from Ten's Complement's port of ZFS."
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RE[3]: Will definitely buy...
by tyrione on Sun 20th Mar 2011 02:01 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Will definitely buy..."
"OS X server is part of Mac OS X Lion (there won't be a server version)
http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/ (At the end of the page)
http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/ (At the end of the page)
I am aware of that but its is still a separate install option. Apple could change the license to state that when using the server option it is permissible to run OS X in a VM on non Apple HW. "
And pigs fly. Get it through your head. Apple isn't supporting 3rd party systems, period.


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I really am just flipping ************.
But that statement was from my heart.
I spent the ENTIRE day in the mudpit area aside from bathroom breaks.Literally needed more help.
Tosh helped out alot, and a few others were around at different times.I really, really appreciated all the help I DID get.
Folks were kind enough most all day long.
Just need more help sometimes.
Love it and will work it until I am not needed/wanted...
It's not really practical for me to get involved in the planning and such but I'm ALWAYS willing to give a hand whenever you guys need it. Just say the word. It's rarely apparent to me when help is required but I'm happy to give it when it's asked for.


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a sanchez thread? get out!
anyone who watched buttgate and last weeks game against the cardinals and is still defending sanchez is f#ckin clueless.
If what you say is correct the jets have the worst collection of QB's ever in the nfl and please for the sack of my and everyones elses brain cells never use Hof and Martk Sanchez in the same sentence every again.
tebow isn't playing b/c he wasn't brought to the jets to throw. mcelroy isn't playing b/c it would be very difficult for rex to bench him once he starts playing b/c fans, players and the media would all see how a poised, mature, confident qb can run the offense much better than sanchez, with the same personnel. that would be the final nail in sanchez's coffin, moreso than sanchez sucking against the jags or kc. you think rex doesn't know that mcelroy can run the offense better? of course he does.
Mark is actually very lucky. On all NFL teams other than this one..he would have been backup to GMac this Sunday
after their relative performance since Thanksgiving.
He is even more lucky in that before the season ends and Mark is finally Alex Smithed for Greg because on 31 other teams he would have fallen to scout team-inactive but with the horror lurking of having to put the hopelessly inadequate Teblow on the field..they need to keep Mark as backup thru 2013
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That has been shut-out twice this year, and on his way to a third last week.
That was bailed out by someone else that came in a won a game because he couldn't....
To say you think he gives us the best chance is your opinion and I can accept that but to call everyone else "MORONS" is, well, moronic.
Also, am I the only one who takes issue with the phrase "best chance to win" being used in conjunction with the Jets QB position?
What gives us our "best chance to win"? Our defense.
What gives us our next "best chance to win"? Our running game (see Colts, Rams, Cards games).
I'd phrase the QB position as "who is least likely to throw the game away?" If Rex is selling me that as Sanchez, I'm not buying. Sorry Rex, I have eyes, I've had them open for 4 seasons. Either McElroy is a god-awful turnover machine in practice, or he is less likely to throw away the game than Sanchez. Which means he should start in my eyes...
I know I'm speaking for the majority of Patriot Nation when I say I'll be rooting for Mark this weekend AND the next AND the week after that. Actually, 3-1 down the stretch would be a huge gift to all Pats' fans.
Go J-E-T-S!


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i installed debian and hadn't checked the box for a nice gui, so installed fedora and it worked fine, until i tried to install debian as well, then i couldn't keep fedora - it's still there but i can't make it boot it because of debians install, which even after definately checking the box, still didn't load me a desktop.. if that makes sense..
How can i install both, so they work, both with desktops? (i don't mind deleting all my partitions)
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well i've got debian 'setting up', but i'd still like to know how to get fedora to install without losing debian? (supposing it works that is..)


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TV star tweets on guns, loses half her following
Quick comment triggers exodus from Twitter
Merely tweeting about guns these days can prove to be volatile, especially for those in Hollywood.
Case in point is actress Katee Sackhoff, best known for her TV roles as agent Dana Walsh on "24" and pilot Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on "Battlestar Galactica."
After having seen a news report about a four-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed his father with a loaded gun that was left unattended at a friend's house in Prescott Valley, Ariz., the action star tweeted Monday: "Please practice gun safety. This is horrible!"
It didn't take long for the powder to ignite as Sackhoff's Twitter feed was targeted by followers voicing support for gun control instead of gun safety.
"Here's a radical idea folks. How about NO gun?" wrote Johnny Dosh.
Robin Plomp claimed, "Guns and kids don't mix. I've got two kids at home, just thinking the trouble they can get into WITHOUT a gun."
Sackhoff, 33, received support from some fans including Steven Schaufler, who tweeted: "No guns? Yeah, that'll work … but only in Fantasy Land! Decent people need the ability to protect themselves from evil."
She responded to her opponents' push for no guns in America, saying, "Never gonna happen in the US. Proper gun safety is a necessity though."
Sackhoff added: "Well I guess I just learned talking about #GunSafety inspires a massive debate. Pro-Gun or Anti-Gun SAFETY should be unanimous!"
She concluded the discussion by noting: "On a lighter note since I've lost half my followers due to talking about gun safety … the sun is shining and Happy Monday. Love your neighbor today."
Fox News reported Sackhoff's initial comment "apparently cost her about 100,000 Twitter followers," as she was left with some 98,000 followers on Monday.
But her following appears to be on the rebound, having surpassed the 119,000 mark on Wednesday.
Mark T. Clemente tweeted to her: "Real fans won't leave you for wanting people to handle firearms in a safe, responsible way."
Another fan, Carrie Dufresne wrote that Sackhoff had no cause for concern.
"You've lost the crazy people," she tweeted. "The logical people stick around and understand what you're saying."
Johnny Dosh, who initially tweeted Sackhoff to suggest guns be outlawed admitted he was personally thrilled by the end of the conversation because the actress actually responded to him.
"My heart has just skipped a beat. I've had a tweet from Starbuck," he wrote. "I can die a happy man. I feel like a star struck kid."
Video of the news report about the fatal shooting can be seen here: