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"Great in theory, but there's a new Friends episode on Thursday. [...]"
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above] "Yeah, great...in theory...."
My sister, who hasn't replied back yet, will undoubtedly mention Trading Spaces or another of those TLC shows. Another friend will complain about missing NASCAR or Monster Garage or whatever...
How the hell can the kids have a hope at reducing viewing, or dumping TV altogether, when the adults around them come up with excuses to not give up the idiot box for just one damn week?
Sure, a lot of it is crap, but if you apply Sturgeon's Law, TV holds its own in its obligation to provide 5% non-cruddy content. Setting aside prime-time gems like "Alias" and the ill-fated "Firefly", several of the late-night talk shows (Letterman, Kilborn, and O'Brien) provide relaxing, disposable laugh-filled entertainment on a nightly basis.
Then there's the wonder of Japanese TV, especially anime, made available at more reasonable priced than ever thanks to the rise of DVD and cable re-broadcasts. "Last Exile" is a science fiction series which shames George Lucas's best work, let alone his recent disappointments.
So, if anything, I plan on watching even more TV next week, to pick up the slack from those of you who are taking a break.
It sounds to me like the folks from Adbusters were far more successful at brainwashing you than network TV has been with me.
The funny thing is, the way the picture is displayed seems to hypnotize people. Scientific studies have shown th
I stopped watching commercials several years ago when we got our ReplayTV. Now on those rare occasions when live TV is on, the ads are rather startling. I also find that ads on the radio feel more intrusive now that I don't put up with them on TV.
They can always tape/Tivo it."Great in theory, but there's a new (insert banal show title here) episode on Thursday."
Here's the scary thing: the longer you go without watching, the more all the shows REALLY SUCK when you try to start again. I once swore off TV for a month (the second week was the hardest). When the month was over, I found that all the shows were stupid, the laugh-tracks were annoying, and there were no good, original stories. Since then, I pretty much only watch Discovery/History channels with a rare forray into the SciFi channel. When we move in the next few months, I won't be taking cable with me (except the Roadrunner part).
Here's the scary thing: the longer you go without watching, the more all the shows REALLY SUCK when you try to start again. I once swore off TV for a month (the second week was the hardest). When the month was over, I found that all the shows were stupid, the laugh-tracks were annoying, and there were no good, original stories.
Its called "waking up" from of the trance you were in.
I had the same experience when I first went away to college. I would come home after an entire semester of not watching TV
Because it's not productive or constructive.
Incredible. So what exactly did people do before they had television? Did they just not get bored? Or did they have other things to do? Or did they find other ways to entertain themselves?
Don't you think that addiction to entertainment is harmful? It seems not. Unfortunately, it appears that most of the country agrees with you.
As for me and my family? We don't own a TV. We gave it up over a decade ago. Frankly, we don't know how TV slaves get anything done, because we still don't have enough time to do the things we want to do.
The entertainment industry is one of the biggest industries in the US (if not the biggest)
Are you sure about that? Compare it to the computer industry. The top US entertainment companies for 2003 made:
Total $163B. In comparison, look at the top computer companies:
Total $268B, in an industry that has many more small players, so the total industry revenues would be even further apart.
And even that's nothing compared to a really big industry, like the automotive industry. Ford and GM *each* made more money than the entire entertainment industry. And the oil industry makes the auto industry look small.
The entertainment industry is big, but it's not nearly as big as people think it is. It has influence that is all out of proportion with its real scale.
Yeah, give up T.V. and take up drinking
At the risk of being serious... why not? Part of the point is to spend a week doing things other than watching TV, as a learning experience. Coming back the next week and watching twice as much to make up for it might undo some of the good that accomplishes, but you'd still have that week's experience to draw upon.
And 100% successfully reduce the amount of tv they watch that week.
You mean the on-demand softcore porn on cinemax on-demand, right?By the way, HBO and Cinemax On-Demand kick ass, if you know what I mean.
In any case I tend to play video games more than I watch TV on my TV. I also watch a lot of anime DVDs. When I do watch TV I generally watch channels like Discovery, TLC, HGTV, History Channel, Animal Planet & Discovery Health. There's just not enough stuff worth watching on TV to justify being a couch potato, at least IMHO.
I can turn off the TV whenenver I want.
Maybe later...
It's not just entertainment that you'll be missing out on if you participate in thie 'Blackout'. Lots of news, current events, sports, and informational programs will be lost due to this turnoff. Do these organizers realize that? Yes, you can read newspapers to get by, but having moving pictures in your home is one of the greatest inventions of all time. Why would you want to abstain from it for some enlightend purpose?
These people just need to get a life. It's just like that don't-buy-anything blackout. Some people don't like the choices others make, and try to bust your chops to be like them.
Someone please mod this funny.
Network is simply one of the best movies ever made about TV and the News. I highly recommend it. Despite 70s dress and equipment, it manages not to be dated. All the issues it deals with are still relevant, from how sensationalism taints objectivity and values to how quickly idealists can sell-out when given the opportunity.You people and sixty-two million other Americans are listening to me right now. Because less than three percent of you people read books. Because less than fifteen percent of you read newspapers. Because the only truth you know is what you get over this tube. Right now, there is a whole, an entire generation that never knew anything that didn't come out of this tube. This tube is the gospel, the ultimate revelation. This tube can make or break Presidents, Popes, Prime Ministers. This tube is the most awesome, god-damned force in the whole godless world. And woe is us if it ever falls into the hands of the wrong people [...movie plot stuff snipped...] And when the twelfth largest company in the world controls the most awesome, god-damned propaganda force in the whole godless world, who knows what s--t will be peddled for truth on this network.
So, you listen to me! Listen to me! Television is not the truth. Television is a god-damned amusement park. Television is a circus, a carnival, a traveling troupe of acrobats, story tellers, dancers, singers, jugglers, sideshow freaks, lion tamers and football players. We're in the boredom-killing business. So if you want the truth, go to your God, go to your gurus, go to yourselves because that's the only place you're ever gonna find any real truth. But man, you're never gonna get any truth from us. We'll tell you anything you want to hear. We lie like hell! We'll tell you that Kojack always gets the killer, and nobody ever gets cancer in Archie Bunker's house. And no matter how much trouble the hero is in, don't worry. Just look at your watch - at the end of the hour, he's gonna win. We'll tell you any s--t you want to hear. We deal in illusions, man. None of it is true! But you people sit there day after day, night after night, all ages, colors, creeds - we're all you know. You're beginning to believe the illusions we're spinning here. You're beginning to think that the tube is reality and that your own lives are unreal. You do whatever the tube tells you. You dress like the tube, you eat like the tube, you raise your children like the tube. You even think like the tube.
This is mass madness. You maniacs. In God's name, you people are the real thing. We are the illusion. So turn off your television sets. Turn them off now. Turn them off right now. Turn them off and leave them off. Turn them off right in the middle of this sentence I am speaking to you now. Turn them off!
TiVo is your friend here, just like Nicorettes!
Instead of completely shutting off the tube for a week - just don't view anything for a week!
Leave the TiVo to grab those shows you actively choose to watch at a later time of your own choosing rather than the broadcasters'.
Watching less TV will decrease the stress in your life and that anxious feeling that there is never enough time.
Spend time talking to friends and relatives, reading classic books and in-depth analysis of current events, gardening, cooking from raw ingredients, or quiet time walking through natural settings.
You'll feel a lot less like an electrified monkey in a Skinner's box and much more like a human being.
The side effect is that I dont live in quite the same world as everyone else, and I am totally not influenced by televised events, so I often do not have the same reaction to things as my co-workers. I never saw the images from 9/11 until weeks afterward. Life was the same for me, before and after, but everyone else around me adopted new postures on life. It was wild. Nothing in their life had changed either, but they went mental. The iraq war did more to change actual life instead of virtual life, becuase some of them have kids over there. Thats reality.
This reality TV, this Trump thing going on - it has precious little impact on me. I know it's going on but I dont watch it, I dont see the ads, the companies paying for that ad time dont get me.
I hate TV becuase I consider it to be a tool of government and corporate control and I dont want to be affected. So I dont have a TV in my house and I dont watch. I live a different life becuase of that and my choice I've made.
It's true what you say about not living in quite the same world as others around you. There are many cultural references which have their basis in TV shows and commercials, and people act strangely when I mention I have no idea what they are talking about. And I occasionally miss out on such gems as the (Honda?) commercial with the Rube Gold
On second thought, keep on watching. Watch to your heart's content. The bike paths are already crowded enough, and I shudder to imagine what some of your kind would talk about around the water cooler if it weren't for "Survivor".
What nobody seems to realize is that the world needs mindless drones--lots and lots of mindless drones. I don't want a deluge of sensible, enlightened, productive non-TV watchers. For one, it'll wreak havoc with my sense of superiority. What's more, it'll mean that I'll face stiffer competition both in the workplace and in my pastimes as more and more people wake up and become thoughtful, productive individuals. What, you think I want more competition for that promotion?
If you stop watching TV, you won't be able to roll your eyes at me and my freakish, elitist, hippie lifestyle. Similarly, I'll be unable to fire off snide insults about your sedentary, mindless lifestyle. Why ruin the fun for both of us?
I encourage you to watch as much TV as you want, and to share that time in front of the tube with your children, as well. You'll be happier, I'll be happier, and everything will work out wonderfully.
Hugs 'n' kisses, AAiP
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I gave up tv several years ago.
My Mom, unfortunately, bought me a set for Christmas when I moved into an apartment. I say "unfortunately" because my wife is now addicted to tv, and I can't stand the thing, personally.
After the Army, everything changed for me. I had been there, done that in a very big way. After college, I became aware of how positively assinine the programming was:
Television really doesn't offer me anything anymore.
"We don't care. We don't have to. We're the Phone Company."


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Any chance that somebody pulls the trigger this weekend?
Thursday Recruitin' Finally Signs
It's Over
Malik McDowell will play for MSU after all. [Fuller]
Finally, the book is closed on the 2014 recruiting class:
The recruiting saga of Malik McDowell is over.
The No. 5-rated defensive tackle in the Class of 2014 delivered a signed letter of intent Wednesday to Michigan State, the school to which he committed on signing day amid a flurry of confusion.
I think everyone is happy to move on at this point, and it's nice to see that Malik ultimately got his wish—this was, after all, his decision.
Spring Game Visitors: A Legacy On Campus?
Scout's Allen Trieu caught up with Tyrone Wheatley to discuss the recruitment of his son, 2015 TE/DE Tyrone Wheatley Jr., and the elder Wheatley revealed a visit to Ann Arbor could happen this weekend ($):
"There is a good chance we might hit the Michigan spring game this weekend and this summer, we're going to go to Miami (Fla.), Florida and we will try to catch Auburn. Coming up on spring break, we're going on a West Coast trip. We're going to go out to see UCLA and USC."
Wheatley is still considering many options, and it appears his recruitment won't end for a while; Michigan is the presumed favorite, however, and could cement that status with a good visit should Wheatley make it into town for the spring game.
Tim Sullivan posted a list of other weekend visitors ($). They include:
- Four-star 2015 IL WR Miles Boykin (unoffered)
- Four-star 2015 MO TE Hale Hentges (offered)
- Three-star 2015 Northville OL David Moorman (unoffered)
- 2016 OH LB Brendan Ferns (unoffered, brother of Michael Ferns)
- 2016 Orchard Lake St. Mary's LB Daelin Hayes (offered, cousin of Justice Hayes)
- 2016 Cass Tech DB Lavert Hill (unoffered, brother of Delano Hill)
- 2017 OLSM LB Joshua Ross (offered, brother of James Ross)
It'll be interesting to see if any of the unoffered prospects picks one up this weekend. Boykin holds offers from Notre Dame, Michigan State, and in-state Illinois, among several others; at 6'5", 208 pounds, he's the type of big wideout Michigan covets. Meanwhile, Brendan Ferns recently pulled in offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, and West Virginia; if Michigan wants to get in on him early, now would be the time.
2015 Updates
Four-star FL OT Jake Fruhmorgen visited Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State last weekend, and his father told 247's Steve Lorenz that the trip to Ann Arbor impressed his son the most ($):
"Michigan was definitely his favorite visit of the three schools he saw this weekend. I think they're in it still for sure; I haven't gotten to talk to him in-depth about it because he had to get back to school today after getting home late last night. I know he really liked the Michigan coaching staff and got along with the players really well too. Of course, the Big House was impressive too."
Before the visit, insiders expected Fruhmorgen to pick Clemson, and soon; it'll be good news if he decides to wait on making a decision.
Four-star FL RB Jacques Patrick will announce his decision on October 27th, per Scout's Jamie Newberg, and Michigan is still in the running:
"I like about ten schools," Patrick said. "My favorites are Miami, FSU, Florida, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio State, UCF, Notre Dame, Auburn and Alabama. I want to go visit Auburn, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan and all the in-state schools this spring and summer."
Florida State and Florida are the schools to beat right now; the planned spring/summer visit will be huge if Michigan wants to have a real shot here.
One option that can be taken off the board is four-star Texas RB Ronald Jones II, who narrowed his list to five schools and didn't include Michigan ($).
If you missed it, Brandon posted a full update on recently offered 2015 OH DE Dre'Mont Jones, as well as a short board post on 2015 MI QB Alex Malzone.
Either Mark Richt is spending a significant amount of time hand-drawing recruits or, well, somebody in Georgia's athletic department is, and either way it's in that gray area between impressive and creepy that recruitniks know all too well.
I used to get geeked up for these and I'm sure I will soon, but man do I miss basketball. Coach B has surely built an amzing program. Hopefully basketball recruiting gets to a place close to football. As always...MOAR recruits.
I'm not sure we need to offer Brendan Ferns now to get in on him early. His brother is on the team. I think we're pretty "in on him," right? I'm sure he'll still consider us even if we wait a minute to offer him. It's not like other elite programs have offered him yet.
Isn't or wasn't his brother a huge OSU fan?
he has a brohter that's a big OSU fan. I think it's Brandon, but there is an off chance he has on older one.
I'm not saying we are automatically his favorite, but we probably don't need to offer early to be considered seriously.
That said - he's starting to get some solid offers and I wouldn't have any problem throwing one his way. He could be a recruiter like his brother was if he commits early. He clearly has the build and the genes.
Is there a Jashon Cornell update? Saw the tag but a "find" didn't yield his name in the article.
Frumorgen looks like maybe another Cole... a badass.... we don't have enough.....
Love the name.
Boykin just received an offer from Florida - I can't imagine we don't offer him this weekend.
They look like something you'd see in a Wes Anderson movie about a quirky high school football team.
Anything on George Campbell? Havent heard his name mentioned recently.
Georgia letterhead: There's plenty more where this comes from if you commit. Mark Richt spent like 3 hours on the shading on your upper lip, it's probably the best drawing he's ever done..

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Abondoned house fire deemed intentional
An abandoned house caught fire Tuesday night, and officials are seeking information on its cause.
At 10:19 p.m. Tuesday, Hickory firefighters responded to a fire in a wooded area that involved an old abandoned house at 3760 11th St. NE.
No injuries were reported in the fire, and damage estimates are being compiled.
Hickory firefighters responded with two engines, one ladder truck, one tanker, and one command vehicle. Due to the size of the woods fire, HFD called for two additional tankers.
A tanker from St. Stephens Fire Department also responded to the scene.
Fire Investigators determined the fire cause to be intentional and are asking persons with information to contact the Hickory Fire Prevention Bureau at (828) 323-7522.


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A movie sure to inspire future BGH crew shenanigans...
As sub genres reach the end of their ropes and the tropes become tired, new films have two choices to make to be successful. One, they can approach the concept with an indulgent tone and create an over the top massacre of the senses. Two, acknowledge the audiences exhaustion with the tropes and create a meta commentary concept. Last years "Evil Dead" remake opted for the first choice by making a balls out gore fest that gave a loving nudge to the cabin in the woods sub genre from where it was conceived.
I'll be upfront here. This is less of a review and more of an autopsy on "Shark Night 3D" as a film but also the critical response to it. First, Let's take stock of what all "Shark Night 3D" had going for it. You have David R. Ellis directing, someone who should know the pitfalls and perils of constructing a "deliberately bad" movie after his experience with "Snakes on a Plane" and "Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco". Like last year's "Piranha" the film is marketed as that best sort of tongue-in-cheek-title-says-it-all kind of manner.
In what looks to be another slow burn type of horror flick from writer and director Ti West, "The Innkeepers" has been creating quite the buzz around the festival circuit.
"Piranha 3D" set a new precedent, so why not copy it? That's exactly what "Shark Night 3D" plans to do while tempting us with these bikini shots of Sarah Paxton and Katherine McPhee. And James Cameron thought "Piranha" was dumb.
Daniel Stamm saw box office success with "The Last Exorcism" this past weekend and he's already looking ahead to future projects. While not yet certain, the director has said that his next film may be "Twelve Strangers", a supernatural thriller. This film is slated to be the second entry in the M. Night Shyamalan "Night Chronicles" trilogy.
There has been some confusion on the announcement of Dimension revealing their plans for a ninth "Hellraiser" film, planned for direct to video release instead of the rumored remake of the original film. Finally revealing their plan, the studio cited the ticking clock on their option to the franchise forcing them to move ahead on "Hellraiser: Revelations" since concrete plans for the remake were no where near coming to fruition.
The crew takes a visit to The Last House on the Left, and decides whether or not we would stay there again. Plus, the return of Louis Fowler!


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DARTMOUTH (0-0) vs. YALE (0-0)
• Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 • 4 PM • Providence, R.I.
• Meehan Auditorium (2,495)
• All-Time Series: Yale, 106-87-13
• Last Meeting: Feb. 18, 2012: W, 4-1 • Streak: 0-10-0
DARTMOUTH (0-0) vs. BROWN (0-0) or PRINCETON (0-0)
• Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 • 4/7 PM • Providence, R.I.
• Meehan Auditorium (2,495)
• All-Time Series: 73-63-8 (B) and 93-82-15 (P)
• Streak: 8-0-1 (B) and 4-0-1 (P)
Radio: WFRD 99.3 (Friday Only)
Play-by-Play: Chris Garrett Color: N/A
Live Stats and Audio: DartmouthSports.com
Live Video: BrownBears.com
Twitter: @Dartmouth_MIH and @DartmouthSports
Game Notes: Dartmouth • Yale • Brown • Princeton
For the third straight year, Dartmouth will start the season in the Ivy Shootout. Brown hosts for the first time and will take on Princeton in the Friday night game following the Big Green and Yale squaring off in the opening game of the weekend. Regardless of Friday's outcomes, Brown will play the 7 p.m. game on Saturday in either the championship or consolation game. In each of the first two Ivy Shootouts the last two Octobers, Dartmouth has won its first game before falling to the Bulldogs in the second. Yale hosted the first tournament in 2010-11, while Thompson Arena was the host site a year ago.
Dartmouth returns five of its top six scorers from a season ago. Included in that mix is sophomore Tyler Sikura, who finished tied for the team lead with Doug Jones '12 with 25 points a season ago. Now juniors, Eric Robinson and Matt Lindblad were statistical factors a year ago. Robinson led the Big Green with 12 goals last winter, while Lindblad's 18 assists in just 26 games were also a team-high.
This year's team will be one of the largest Dartmouth squads in recent memory, earning the team's namesake. The collection of 28 players average just shy of 6-foot-1 in height and right at 200 pounds in weight, proving to be one of the largest teams in ECAC Hockey.
At the end of the 2011-12 regular season, no other freshman class in the league had accumulated as many goals as Dartmouth's first-year players in league contests. The seven players combined for a total of 25 goals in the 22 ECAC Hockey games. Leading the way was Brandon McNally, a player that scored all 10 of his goals against conference foes, a figure that led the league. In the four postseason games, the then-freshman class also posted impressive numbers, totaling four goals and 10 assists for 14 points.
No other team in ECAC Hockey will have as many returning forwards that have scored 10 or more goals in a season during their career than Dartmouth's five this year. Robinson, Sikura and McNally all reached double-digit goal figures in 2011-12, while Lindblad and senior Dustin Walsh each did so the year before. As a freshman, Lindblad netted 13 in 2010-11 with Walsh scoring 10 that season as well. Princeton also has five players coming back with 10 goals or more in a season, but that figure also includes defenseman Michael Sdao.
Teams with 10+ Goal Scorers
Dartmouth - 5
Princeton - 5
Harvard - 4
St. Lawrence - 3
Yale - 3
Quinnipiac - 3
Union - 2
Colgate - 2
Brown - 1
Cornell - 1
Clarkson - 1
Rensselaer - 0
The 2011-12 season was one to forget for the younger Walsh brother. Dustin played in the first five games of the year, scoring seven points (2g/5a), before suffering an injury that sidelined him for the next six. A return to the lineup in late December resulted in three more games and three more points (1g/2a), but was once again cut short with a re-aggravation of the same injury that ended his junior season altogether. In all, Walsh had 10 points (3g/7a) in just eight games for a 1.25 points-per game average.
Three incoming players will not need to work very hard on developing on-ice chemistry, as they were teammates on last season's Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League. Freshmen Tim O'Brien, Geoff Ferguson and Brett Patterson all suited up for the team in 2011-12. Senior captain Mike Keenan played for Sioux City from 2007-09, registering 43 points (7g/36a) in 107 games with 222 PIM.
Freshman Nick Bligh was the lone ECAC Hockey representative and just one of 10 NCAA student-athletes to be featured on NHL Central Scouting's Preliminary List for the 2013 Entry Draft. The list is comprised of players from the major junior leagues across the continent, high schools and colleges that are eligible for the upcoming draft entering the 2012-13 season. Once completed the list is sent to NHL team scouts for the purpose of tracking those top prospects throughout the course of the year. A product of the South Shore Kings (EJHL), Bligh scored 22 goals and had 65 assists for 85 points in his lone season of juniors (43 games), helping him earn an invite to the Winnipeg Jets Development Camp this summer.
The league's preseason coaches and media polls were released in late September. While the 12 head coaches from across the conference voted the Big Green seventh, the media tabbed the program to finish 10th in the upcoming regular season standings.
|Coaches Poll
|Media Poll
|1. Union (8)
|1. Union (18)
|2. Cornell (3)
|2. Cornell (11)
|3. Harvard (1)
|3. Harvard
|4. Quinnipiac
|4. Quinnipiac
|5. Yale
|5. Yale
|6. St. Lawrence
|6. St. Lawrence
|7. Dartmouth
|7. Clarkson
|8. Rensselaer
|8. Colgate
|9. Colgate
|9. Rensselaer
|10. Clarkson
|10. Dartmouth
|11. Princeton
|11. Princeton
|12. Brown
|12. Brown
This year will have a different look for the team's back-end pairings with the departures of Connor Goggin '12 and Jim Gaudet '12 to graduation. Goggin paired with Keenan for all but one game last season, while Gaudet and now-junior Taylor Boldt were a fixture for all 33 games. The lone pairing that returns intact from a year ago are sophomores Rick Pinkston and Andy Simpson. Pinkston returns to the lineup after suffering a season-ending arm injury in the playoff round with St. Lawrence. Also making a return of sorts is junior Nick Lovejoy who joined the N.H. Junior Monarchs midway through last season for the opportunity to gain more playing time.
Gone are James Mello '12 and Jody O'Neill 12 and in their places are freshmen goalies Charles Grant and James Kruger. Those two goaltenders will join junior Cab Morris, a player that made six starts a year ago, posting a 3-2-1 record with a 3.10 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage.
When the 2012-13 NHL season gets going, seven former Dartmouth players will appear on league rosters. No other team had more former student-athletes suit up for NHL teams last season than those seven former Big Green players. Clarkson and Cornell tied Dartmouth for the league lead as both also produced seven players. Union's Jeremy Welsh became the first former Dutchmen to make the league, signing on to play the final game of the season with the Carolina Hurricanes at the conclusion of his team's run to the Frozen Four. Quinnipiac remains the only program in the league without an alum to skate in the NHL.
Dartmouth's NHL Players:
Lee Stempniak '05 - Calgary Flames
Ben Lovejoy '06 - Pittsburgh Penguins
Tanner Glass '07 - Pittsburgh Penguins*
David Jones '08 - Colorado Avalanche
T.J. Galiardi '10 - San Jose Sharks
Nick Johnson '08 - Phoenix Coyotes*
J.T. Wyman '08 - Tampa Bay Lightning
* - Signed in the offseason, yet to play with team
^ - Assigned to Syracuse (AHL) during lockout
ECAC Hockey Programs Former
Players in the NHL in 2011-12
7 - Dartmouth, Clarkson, Cornell
4 - Harvard, Brown, Colgate, Princeton
2 - St. Lawrence, RPI, Yale
1 - Union
0 - Quinnipiac
After a season that saw 10 seniors on the roster, the 2012-13 team features just five players in their final year of eligibility. Keenan and Walsh are joined by classmates Jason Bourgea, Mark Goggin and Alex Goodship, three players that can both score and play on the team's grind lines, pick up on the penalty kill and against some of the other team's top talent.
The Big Green went from two pairs of brothers and a father-son player/coach combination in 2011-12 to no family ties this year. With the graduation of Connor and subsequent move to the AHL, younger brother Mark is left as the lone Goggin on the roster, with the same said for Dustin as older brother Nick graduated and now plays in the ECHL. After six straight seasons of coaching at least one of his sons, head coach Bob Gaudet is now the only member of the family on the current roster with Jim's graduation last June.
Tim O'Brien finished his final season with Sioux City strong, scoring 10 points in his final 11 games. In that stretch, he scored eight goals and had two assists. His eight goals were the result of four two-goal games against Waterloo, Dubuque, Fargo and Sioux Falls. He was also a +12 in that time.
No other ECAC Hockey team scored as many even-strength goals as the Big Green did in 2011-12. In 22 regular season league games, the team scored 51 of its 63 total goals (11PP/1SH) while playing even. That figure equates to 81.0% of their final total. Dartmouth needed to be good while even as its 71 power-play opportunities were the least in the league; 13 fewer than the next closest team (Cornell - 84). The Big Green not only saw the fewest PP chances go their way in ECAC Hockey, but their 117 power-play opportunities were the fewest in the nation over the course of the year, 10 fewer than the closest team (Alabama-Huntsville).
Top-Five Teams
|Even-Strength Goals
|1. Dartmouth
|T2. Union
|T2. Yale
|4. Cornell
|5. Colgate
Top-Three Teams - EVG%
|Special Teams Goals
|Even-Strength Goals
|1. Dartmouth
|2. Clarkson
|3. Princeton
NOTE: Special teams goals are power-play goals and shorthanded goals combined.
Although the pundits don't see Dartmouth making a run to Atlantic City this year, no one should be surprised to see the Big Green at Boardwalk Hall in March. Since the 2000-01 season, Gaudet and his staff have led Dartmouth to nine top-five finishes in the league standings, second only to Cornell's 12. When it comes to advancing in the conference tournament, the Big Green's seven appearances in the final weekend of play again rank second to the Big Red's 10 trips.
Since the turn of the century (2000-01), Dartmouth has not had back-to-back losing seasons. Just three times (2007-08, 2008-09 and 2011-12) have the Big Green been saddled with more losses than wins. In each instance (excluding last year), the Green and White have bounced back by finishing .500 or better the following campaign.
Playing alongside a wealth of linemates for a good portion of his freshman season, Sikura proved to be one of the team's best surprises. His first collegiate game against Brown saw the Ontario native score the game winner late in the third after picking up an earlier assist. He would eventually finish the year as the team's leader in game-winning goals and ranked second with five multi-point efforts.
After a freshman season that saw him score three goals and record 11 points, Robinson stepped up his game in his second go-around in Hanover. As a sophomore in 2011-12, he led the team with 12 goals and was second on the team in total scoring with 24 points. Robinson finished the regular season strong, scoring in the last four games, including a three-point night at Brown (2g/1a) On Feb. 18.
The Big Green will look to have a better first weekend of action than last year. Despite splitting with the Bears and Bulldogs, no Dartmouth player recorded points in both games.
AGAINST McGILL
The Big Green knocked off McGill, 2-1, in their preseason opener on Saturday afternoon at Thompson. A late goal from Eric Neiley proved to be the difference as he snapped the 1-1 tie with 7:53 remaining in the third.
Dartmouth took on local rival Norwich in a formal scrimmage the day after its opener with McGill. An early-game barrage was enough to help the Big Green earn the 'W' as they scored three times in the first 6:36 and held on for the 4-3 win.
The coaches and media polls have Dartmouth in the bottom half of the ECAC Hockey standings at the end of the year, but the good folks at U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO.com) and Inside CollegeHockey.com (INCH) think a little more highly of this year's Big Green. USCHO has the team sixth in its rankings and dubbed them the league's 'wildcard'. INCH went even further, picking Dartmouth to finish fourth and have tabbed the Big Green as ECAC Hockey's 'Breakthrough Team' of 2012-13. INCH went a step further and honored Dustin Walsh as the Best Player in the League.
|1. Union
|1. Cornell
|2. Harvard
|2. Union
|3. Cornell
|3. Harvard
|4. Dartmouth
|5. Yale
|5. Quinnipiac
|6. Dartmouth
|6. Yale
|7. St. Lawrence
|7. Rensselaer
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|8. Colgate
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|9. St. Lawrence
|10. Princeton
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|11. Colgate
|11. Clarkson
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GUYS WITH A's
In the final days leading up to the season, Gaudet announced that Lindblad, Robinson and Walsh would all join Keenan as the team's leaders. The three new assistant captains all had 'A's' added to their sweaters just in time for the two preseason tilts.


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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected an appeal by prosecutors against the release of a Congolese man acquitted this week of leading rebel fighters responsible for massacring some 200 villagers in eastern Congo.
Mathieu Ngudjolo was cleared Tuesday of charges including murder, rape and pillage at the end of his trial. He is the first suspect acquitted by ICC judges.
Prosecutors have appealed the acquittals and sought to have Ngudjolo kept in custody, arguing that if he is released he may never return to court.
The court said in a statement Thursday that arrangements are now being made to release Ngudjolo to a country that agrees to accept him.


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By Jeff Caplan, NBA.com
VIDEO: Serge Ibaka does it all in Thunder's Game 3 win
OKLAHOMA CITY — On the morning of his remarkable return to the Oklahoma City Thunder lineup, a 6-foot-10, 245-pound warrior admitted, through deep, dark brown eyes, that he had cried.
Doctors had told Serge Ibaka that his left calf was so badly damaged that he would not be able to play anymore. As the Thunder moved on to the Western Conference Finals, Ibaka sat alone, contemplating what all the hard work had been for, as tears streamed down his cheeks.
It was then that Ibaka determined that what the doctors say does not have to be. He decided the physical pain could be dulled by ice bags, by gnashing molars, by his strong faith and stronger will. The mental anguish of sitting it out would leave a much longer-lasting scar than any injury could.
"Pain is pain," Ibaka said after the Thunder's 106-97 Game 3 victory sliced the San Antonio Spurs' series lead to 2-1. "I don't want to be here talking about the pain."
And so Ibaka, 10 days after sustaining a Grade 2 strain of his left calf, nine days after being ruled out for the entire postseason and five days after not even being able to walk on his own, barreled through the Spurs and in 29 minutes, 36 seconds of action transformed a series.
Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook fed Ibaka on the team's opening possession. He rose from 19 feet and swished it. Then again from 20 feet. And again from 18. And then he put it on the floor, drove and dropped in a feathery floater. The crowd roared with raucous approval as Ibaka exited at the seven-minute mark with eight points, three rebounds and two blocks.
"Oh, man, I was so nervous, but you can't really tell because I was on the court," Ibaka, his voice full of emotion, told a throng of reporters after receiving 45 minutes of treatment. "I just want to thank my teammates. Thank Russ, he got me going early in the game, Kevin [Durant], Perk [Kendrick Perkins], Reggie [Jackson], and I will never stop thanking them for tonight. I will never forget it. It was very special tonight."
Just like that, an Oklahoma City team adrift found its bearings and was humming again. Ibaka would finish with 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting, seven rebounds, four blocked shots, many more altered, and even a steal.z
With 3:17 showing on the clock and the Thunder up by 18, Ibaka would leave the court pointing his right index finger high toward the sky all the way to the bench, absorbing deafening adulation from a crowd that greeted and left him with a standing ovation, and then finally walking into the open arms of awed teammates.
"When you talk about a teammate, that's everything you want your teammate to embody … a guy who gives himself up for the team, gives his body up for the team," said Durant, who had 25 points on 8-for-19 shooting and 10 rebounds. "No matter how this game would have went tonight, I gained so much more respect for Serge for laying it all on the line for us, putting his body out there and sacrificing his health for the betterment of the team."
Ibaka worked out on the practice floor with teammates Sunday morning for the first time since suffering the injury on May 15. He warmed up during pregame, testing the calf, but said he wasn't sure he'd make it in the game until he started running and feeling it out.
When he subbed out, he kept the muscle warm by riding a stationary bike and on occasion retreated to the locker room with medical staff for additional work to avoid stiffness.
"When I started running, I started feeling, getting a lot better," Ibaka said. "I started moving a little bit better early in the game so I told coach, 'Yeah, I can keep going.'"
Another alteration to the starting lineup paid dividends as well. Jackson, the backup point guard, replaced slumping shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha in the starting lineup, giving OKC another quick attacker. He posted 15 points, five assists and four rebounds in a team-high 36:56. Little-used Jeremy Lamb contributed 15 solid minutes, providing OKC yet another long, athletic body to throw at San Antonio.
But this night was all about Ibaka and his value to his team against this particular opponent.
The oldest adage in the NBA says the playoffs are all about matchups, and suddenly with their defensive anchor again patrolling the paint, it was as if a totally different series had broken out. Tim Duncan, no longer free for walk-up layups, was 7-for-17. Tony Parker, who finally found resistance awaiting him in the lane, was 4-for-13 for nine points, four assists and four turnovers.
Ibaka's presence fueled his entire team. They were active defensively, aggressive offensively, shooting 22 free throws in the third quarter alone. The Spurs, who had run a layup line in the first two games for 120 points in the paint, got 40. They shot 39.6 percent from the floor after shooting near 54 percent in Games 1 and 2. They had 16 turnovers after averaging just 11.
"Serge is always great in the paint," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He blocks shots. He changes shots. He did a fine job."
Thunder coach Scott Brooks was asked if one player can really make such a profound difference, turning two losses by a combined 52 points into a blowout the other way.
"You didn't watch the last three minutes of the game?" Brooks deadpanned, referring to an 11-2 finish by the Spurs' bench players after Ibaka finally subbed out. At the morning shootaround, Westbrook laughed at a question asking if Ibaka could help if he played, and he shot back: "What was our record when we play with him?"
When Ibaka plays against the Spurs, the Thunder have now won six in a row and 11 of the last 13 games going back to the 2012 West finals when Oklahoma City won four straight after falling into an 0-2 hole in San Antonio.
Ibaka was asked if he believed he lifted his team.
"You tell me," he said. "I was just trying to do my job, stay focused and do the best I can do to help my team. So you tell me."
VIDEO: GameTime's crew discusses Serge Ibaka's impact on Game 3


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Oh my god I can't wait......
Oh my god I can't wait......
Love that planet it seems to be set on. Is that Earth? Dubai in 10 years, tbqh
Can't wait!!
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Looks absolutely brilliant! I can't wait! Great to see the lens flare has been turned down!
Gah .. they need to officially reveal who the villain really is now ..
J. J. Abrams can go sodomize himself with a spaceship made out of rubik's cubes as far as I'm concerned. Let the franchise die already!
The HOBBIT in IMAX 3D will have a 9-minute STAR TREK 2 trailer: the first nine minutes of the movie!
Apparently the director just wanted to do IMAX 2D, the studio wanted 3D, so this was the compromise
OMFG I cant wait for this movie. Sci-fi is just non existent on tv these days just wished they have a good sci-fi show on but I guess just have to wait for the movie to get my fix.
I know what you mean. I wish there was more science fiction on the telly too but it's too expensive when shows about teenage girls talking about their mobile phones for hours is more cost effective and gets better ratings.
Plus, science fiction fans are probably far more likely to pirate television shows so they can't make a profit.
Except Doctor Who of course. I love that.
^ they only pirate the shows because its not available world wide some country has to wait for years.
Dr who is the only great sci-fi show available but its way to short and now with the stupid season split in to 2 is even worse.
I saw the 9-minute trailer before the HOBBIT, and am now inclined to think it is NOT Khan, but Sybok, Spock's brother. No vulcan ears, but he could be a totally human half-brother through Spock's mother.
The bit about helping the girl, and the resemblance to Spock . . . and of course Sybok would have a little grudge about Vulcan being destroyed and his mom dying.
Yet, admittedly, the trailer gives very few clues. I will say that the effects, maybe because I wasn't used to the format yet, outshone those of the HOBBIT in certain ways. Apparently it was shot in 2D and the 3D was computer-generated afterwards, unlike the HOBBIT. Not sure of the frame rate, though. I found the HOBBIT to be beautiful! I usually "tear up" at movies, not for emotions, but eye strain, and the IMAX 3D faster frame rate didn't seem to bother my eyes at all, even after three hours.
Yeah I saw the Hobbit (again) last night this time in Imax, and was totally surprised by the long Star Trek trailer. It was more like a mini-movie. When I saw the Hobbit the first time (HFR version) they showed only the short trailer.
I don't think the main antagonist is any character we have seen before; it think he is new.
I saw Star Trek:Into Darkness last night & it was Excellent...I originally planned to see the Friday midnight Showing but they moved the showing to Freaking Wednesday...
2hrs-10Min of Good action & Drama...We get to see more Tears from Hottie Captain Jimbo this time around...The guy delivered in those scenes and didint come across as some Spoiled Punk...The whole Crew got decent Film time and worked great as an ensemble...I like that the 2 Leading Starfleet Admirals were Tv/Movie Sci-Fi Heroes...That was a nice touch by the Casting Director...
I would have preferred at LEAST 1 or 2 Ass-shots but the Director didnt give us ANY booty...Star Trek is def Family-friendly & a Pre-Summer must-see.....
And a Note to the Director for Star Trek 3..Please ask the other Star Trek Legends to appear..
I'm not going to lie, I'm not a huge Star trek and I am seeing this just for Sherlock... I'm worried I'll end up rooting for the villain. Can't wait until tomorrow.
I just saw this movie, and it was AWESOME!!!!!
I think that it's about the best Star Trek movie EVER !!!
... and that's saying a lot for me because I was ready to hate the new Treks.
I'm not a fan of prequels, or remakes, or rewriting Trek history - but THIS movie is the way Trek movies should have always been.
I also loved the nods to the past they put in.
I even cried. LOL
Young Kirk & Young Spock had NO idea had they dealt with The Villain a certain way Kirk's Future Son would STILL be alive in the Future...So nothing was altered because their battle with The Villain played out the way it was suppose to.......
Had Young Kirk known that the Villains Life or Death would determine his Future son's Life or Death, Young Kirk would have done the unthinkable for the sake of his ONLY child...I would have..
I laughed at what they did with Sulu
And yep, I really liked it, too. But I didn't like the final "duell" .. that really had a starwards feel :-/
watched it and YES
it got me pumped along the movie
and it's still better than the overhyped Ironman 3
the villains I love him so much
so psycho and sleek and CRAZY!!!
I cant stop starng and wondering how perfect Chris Pine is and too bad theres only one shirtless scene of him and thats quick snap
One funny thing I missed that my friend pointed out was that other shuttle they had, had I guess Kirk said they picked t up during the "Mudd incident".
There are some points I could nit pick about, but I doubt most care about continuity issues like that as much as do.
Because of the timeline being changed by Nero, virtually everything held sacred canon to the original Trek is now free to play around with, or ignore. I'm glad they didn't just kill off the villain, and that in the end the essential humanity of the Trek message remained intact, if not shining out clearer than ever. The reversal part could have been a complete cheesefest, but it is basically nitpicking at an otherwise really entertaining film that keeps to the Trek traditions while boldly going towards an appealing re-imagining of its own. Loved how they even snuck in a tribble to help save the day... I can't wait for another entry to hit theaters. Even more, it's about time the franchise get its own television makeover too and return to series form, whether it's from the original series era or later times.
So I finally saw it, and watched the first of Abrams Star Trek last night to catch myself up to speed. I really enjoyed the movie, it was easily better than IM3 and the 1st Star Trek reboot. The movie had its flaws like the pointless, maybe not pointless, but obviously he wasn't going to remain dead, and weird revival, but other than that I didn't have any major complaints. The villain was awesome, and Cumberbatch did an incredible job like always, and I'm happy he survived, just so Cumberbatch can maybe be in another Star Trek in the future. How ironic was the fact that the destruction occurred in London. Sherlock destroyed his home and also sort of saw him as an evil version of Sherlock.
I didnt question the shuttle Jimbo, Spock, Uhura & the Arms team used to seek out the Klingons..I'd expect the Enterprise to have several shuttles that can carry at least 10 Crew members...Come on Man this is America in the Future..We are still the Shit and gotta represent above the other Planets...
I Love Nimoy but he appeared in the 1st one and he Narrated the closing theme in the first one...Wouldnt you like to see Nichelle Nichols come Face to Face with Young Lieutenant Uhura?
I don't wanna see Old Spock in Part 3..I wanna see other legends...
I am curious if the actors of the original crew, TNG, Voyager, ... have watched these new Treks and what they think about them.
It will probably never happen, but I've always wanted a Voyager movie too.
spoiler alert...im a really harsh critic for star trek films apparently.
saw the movie last night in imax 3d, paid 17.50 for that and was a little let down. it played more like a wannabe superhero movie, the scene where they start talking about dismantling one of the torpedos was pretty lame, i got up at that point for more popcorn, when i came back they were still talking about dismantling one of the torpedoes. the use of the warp core death scene from star trek 2, and using the blonde chick, carol marcus? was completely random, shes a scientist not a weapons expert. the ending scene that reminded me of nemesis with kirk and khan jumping from the enterprise to the enemy ship that had to 'deploy' weapons to destroy the enterprise.
watching the villain negotiate with spock made no sense, it essentially just gave spock an opportunity to play his hand. if khan wanted his people back why didnt he just carry out his threat? the whole movie used old borrowed ideas from previous star trek movies. i cant believe they spent $190 million on this for two outer space fight scenes between two federation vessles that are right above earth, and starfleet is nowhere to be found. at various points in the movie the crew is spelling things out for the audience, and the main theme behind the movie that a starfleet admiral is trying to start a war by killing the enterprise crew is far fetched.
I found it enjoyably sleek and exciting. As it's not the kind of movie I expect more from than that, I was satisfied.
Some of the things I thought about...
...The character of Carol was introduced because this is the super-slashiest homosexual Kirk-Loves-Spock script ever. Gazing into each other's eyes, saving one another, making passionate declarations of "friendship." Geez, just get married already. If Kirk didn't have Carol "on board" and Spock didn't have Uhura, it'd be easy to spot where the real romance lies...
...9/11 imagery. Will it ever end?
...And Dr. McCoy!Spoiler: (Highlight this box to see the hidden message.)
Shall we re-name thee Herbert West, Re-Animator?
Somali OstrichThe worst thing...is not energy depletion, economic collapse, conventional war, or the expansion of totalitarian governments. As terrible as these catastrophes would be for us, they can be repaired in a few generations. The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.--e.o. wilson
ya mccoy would never go for that shit: Your dead Jim..... oh wait never mind.
Honestly, I saw a video interview of Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto and it set my gaydar off (and I'm not even good at spotting gay stuff). All I could think of was Zachary making Chris bend over a few times!


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The child labourers previously employed to stitch Sherrin footballs have been abandoned by the company, and their families left with no compensation and no source of income, critics of Sherrin's sudden pull-out say.
Since Wednesday, Sherrin has not allowed any ball-stitching work to be subcontracted out of its supplier Spartan's factory, in the Indian Punjab city of Jalandhar, after it was revealed the company was using child labour to stitch junior Auskick and corporate promotional balls.
The Age revealed last Saturday that children as young as 10, and almost always girls, were being pulled out of school and put to work, stitching Sherrin balls for as many as 10 hours a day, seven days a week.
Stitching a junior Auskick ball, or a promotional ball for the North Melbourne Grand Final breakfast, took a child more than an hour and earned them seven Rupees, or about 12 cents.
Every child stitcher The Age spoke to also had at least one parent who worked stitching the same balls. In most homes, ball stitching was the family's only source of income.
Children will no longer work on Sherrin balls, the company has promised. No balls will be stitched outside the walls of Spartan's factory. But Sherrin has offered no alternative for the families of those child workers, welfare activists and unions say, accusing the company of simply abandoning those communities for public relations benefit.
They argue that withdrawing the families' only source of income, without offering a replacement, will leave them even worse off than before.
Daniel Mackey of Fair Trade Australia said it was the "worst thing" that could happen for stitching work to be simply taken from families who had become dependent on it.
Instead, he said, the adults in those households should be paid better wages so that their children weren't compelled to work and would instead go to school.
"We see this as a missed opportunity to work with the suppliers to ensure that fair and equitable working conditions are established for the parents of these children, thus helping to remove the conditions that allow child labour to persist."
Campaign director for the International Trade Union Confederation Tim Noonan said the AFL and Sherrin should not have "cut and run" from vulnerable workers.
"What the AFL has done is deal with a short-term public relations problem rather than take responsibility for Sherrin's production chain," Mr Noonan said.
"Walking away from the contractor when a negative story breaks is easy for major sports and brands but all that does is leave the workers they say they care about out of a job."
The sub-contractor, whom The Age understands Sherrin has blamed for all of its child labour, said while he knew child labour was banned, it was an accepted, even necessary practice, and common amongst other contractors.
"Out here, in the houses, children are working, if they want to help out their family, they can," Rajkumar, who gave only his first name, told The Age in Jalandhar.
Rajkumar said his production line was a "spillover" operation for when Sherrin's manufacturer, Spartan, was too busy at its main factory in Jalandhar.
"They are always busy," he said.
Pictures of Rajkumar's "factory" — he would not allow his face to be photographed — show thousands of pre-cut Sherrin panels stacked across the floor of his two-room operation.
From here the panels were distributed, along with needles, wax, and thread, to homes in neighbouring slums, where the balls would be stitched by women and children.
Hundreds of finished "stitched" balls were strewn across tables and the floor at Rajkumar's premises, waiting to be returned to the factory.
Rajkumar warned public attention on the issue of child labour would cause brands to simply pull out of the market, and that they would leave nothing behind.
"You will affect the families, which completely depend on football stitching. You are snatching their livelihood."
While Sherrin says the use of child labour making its footballs was the work of one rogue contractor, The Age's 12-month investigation found that the use of child labour in the sports-ball industry in India was widespread and systemic.
The Age found child stitchers, as young as seven, in both the cities of Jalandhar and Meerut, stitching not only Sherrins, but other international sports brands such as Canterbury, and balls for India's domestic market.


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Had our pomegranate steak dinner tonight. It was so good! I even tried to make a fancy presentation (except I don't have fancy plates). It was still far more impressive than my usual meals.
Brie with mushrooms and arugula on olive oil flat bread, white wine and a naga bar for dessert.
I'll admit I didn't cook a thing. I bought everything at Central Market. I may finish the Naga bar with my morning coffee. And mushroom studded Brie is very tasty.
Mongolian Hot Pot with lamb, chicken, vegetables, a soup with cellophane noodles at the end and Tahitian Vanilla gelato for dessert. Gotta get us some berries to go with it.
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Connecticut's top energy official on Monday heaped praise on Norwich Public Utilities, saying the city-run agency has done "systemically better" than its peers across the state in developing a comprehensive strategy that lowers costs while investing in new forms of power production.
Connecticut's top energy official on Monday heaped praise on Norwich Public Utilities, saying the city-run agency has done "systemically better" than its peers across the state in developing a comprehensive strategy that lowers costs while investing in new forms of power production.
"This was a chance to see a community that has moved out in front on every one of those elements that make for a thoughtful, systematic 21st-century energy policy," Dan Esty, commissioner of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said after a tour of NPU's wastewater treatment plant.
Esty's visit to Norwich came days after Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reiterated in his State of the State address a commitment to a revised energy policy that includes a newly created $15 million Microgrid Grant and Loan Program.
Esty said on Monday up to a dozen projects may win funding through the initiative and referenced a pending application by The William W. Backus Hospital that seeks $1.5 million to construct a microgrid on Matlack Drive.
NPU already operates two microgrids — one in the Stanley Israelite Business Park and another at the treatment plan, which covers much of the downtown sector.
"We're very eager to learn how this community has launched two microgrids, and how they've been financed," Esty said. "I think this utility has taken a lead in that breakthrough as well."
Microgrids are small-scale versions of the centralized utility grid that can disconnect and operate independently if need be.
During his brief tour of NPU's 44 Falls Avenue wastewater treatment plant, Esty stopped at a micro-turbine that uses captured methane gas to produce electricity and was shown a recently upgraded, $7.3 million digester used to break down biodegradable material.
"I think what we really got today was a confirmation that NPU is doing things right, and we're anxious to continue to expand," NPU General Manager John Bilda said.
Esty said much of this year will be spent translating the state's new energy strategy "into on-the-ground results."
"The fact that it has been done here on a number of fronts was something I wanted to see firsthand," Esty said. "Good policy is hard to do. It requires people to stand up and make the case, and these guys have done it."
Jim Sullivan, chairman of the city's Public Utilities Commission, said officials also spoke privately with Esty about Norwich's natural gas pipeline, which will expand into a dozen neighborhoods following voter approval of an $8 million bond in November.
"It just simply validates for us the strategy we've allowed our employees to pursue over the past several years," Sullivan said of Esty's time in Norwich. "It's proof positive we're on the right track."
Esty agreed.
"It really is a learning trip for the entire team that's here. What you see is a community that works together. You see a commitment of resources and education as a core element," he said. "I'm stunned by the broad base of support for what's been done."


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haha im just kiddin i cant wait to get my diff im in love with it... but i think ill get some bad horsie grease for my spare stock diff.
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Well my FLM diff arrived today and I threw it on the heap of parts for my Slash lcog track build. I ordered and paid for it April 29th and here it is May 29th. I think 30 days to drop-ship an item is pretty ridiculous. FLM is built in Gray Summit MO (near St. Louis) and who knows what took so long. So, expect a 30-day delivery if you order from RC-Monster. As Mike said in the email: "Your order was sent to FastLane machine for direct shipment (drop ship) – they are taking about 2-3 weeks on average for drop ship orders(as stated on our website)."
Blame the victim Mike!! I don't remember seeing a 2-3 week delivery time but I guess it's my fault...
Just as a test, I'm ordering a sealed diff from Swami-RC and I'll see how long it takes to arrive. I'll keep you posted.
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
Ok I ordered it today so we will see how long it takes to ship!!
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
i ordered mine may 2nd and still nothing so dont feel so bad! haha ok keep us posted
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Here is a quote from their website. I hope it applies to the differential:
If you bend it, break it or break off a screw in it we will replace it for a fraction of the cost.
Generally only the cost of shipping and handling.
All warranties are covered only through Fast Lane Machine. You must send in the damaged part along with a check or money order to
Fast Lane Machine
209 Lake Dr.
Gray Summit, MO 63039
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
I assembled the differential (no directions provided) with all new internal gears and shafts and it went together pretty well but took some time to get everything in place.
The LHS had 7,000wt diff fluid in stock so I bought it for the diff, but it is wayyyy too light. It practically makes no improvement versus light grease on the internals. So I'll order some heavier stuff. I'll post pics Friday when I'm off.
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
I have seen people say 30,000 to 50,000 is the range you want.
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
I'm in with 100k and IMO that feels light, there is still plenty of diff action that there is no bind.
Outdoor temps of 80+ degrees I expect will also effect the viscosity of the lube used.
7,000 was the heaviest he had in stock so I'll have to order something heavier. Because the new fluid won't be in till next week I'll run it like it is Friday night at the races and see how it handles.
Sent from the cockpit of my Jeep Wrangler
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
The diff itself felt very loose compared to what I had before - when I broke down the transmission to swap in the FLM diff, I found I had done the lock washer mod on this truck. Talk about a tight diff. So I replaced all the gears and adiosed the washer.
Now it's too loose for my taste so I ordered 30,000k and 60,000k fluid.
Sent from the cockpit of my Jeep Wrangler
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
Just sharing an inside update from Proline............Possibly look for an announcement around the 15th of this month on the Proline racing transmission for the 2WD Slash!
I am unaware of any suggested MSRP pricing at this point.
Not good enough kwitty! Get that msrp!
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Hi Karl,
MSRP on the transmission is $134.95 I think?
So Rag6 at least it is a current update coming from Customer Service at Proline and I must say that their helpfulness and follow up on a very small detail I inquired about and some previous assistance has been more than I expected and that makes me happy Thanks to Aaron and Jill @ Proline
Price gouging? That is really steep. To me anyway. Can you tell my heart is breaking? Oh well my trans runs great so its not broke and I will not fix it. Not for that price anyway jeeeesshhh!
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
There are a few perhaps overlooked benefits too of this trans, aluminum motor plate mount, a much easier removal of trans from chassis as the plate with hinge pins and arms stays in the chassis too! Makes sense to getting to the diff to change up lubes far easier and do maintenance.
Proline has released two YouTube and on their website video updates, so far the one thing that startled me was that one gear is metal and the rest are plastic in the driveline setup? However less mass to get into motion is a good thing.
The real test is really going to be how good and tuneable is the diff action as that is what is seems we all want better control of.
Just my thoughts and observations on it so far.
Update on the one Slash I put Bad Horsie grease into, the diff actions seems to have already gotten much looser? I didn't really want to have to tear it down and repack it already but..................I'll have to take a look see
Hmmm, maybe time to devise a spool with shear pin that can easily be replaced?? Or a spool with a friction lock that is adjustable??
Usually grease will loosen up way before diff oil will. Even the thickest stuff...
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
Kwitty... Are you talking about a spool split down the center with a friction plate sandwiched between the two halves? I like that idea. And make it adjustable.
Sent from the cockpit of my Jeep Wrangler
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
Tamiya anti wear grease. Gets 20 runs before it gets thin. It does not leak into the gearbox(+).
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
Proline Update on Transmission............I see Stormer Hobbies has it on their homepage and for $99.95!
I think tomorrow is an expected press release and lets hope for availability, must be a Fathers day promo
Email link showed up today for introduction of new Proline Transmission:
Looks pretty sweeeeet
The diff will not fit into a stock gearbox. It requires a different size output bearing...
If you want to use the diff, you need the entire trans.
1 previously unmentioned feature. Adjustable toe and squat options coming in the future... Cool.
Last edited by rag6; 06-16-2012 at 10:48 AM.
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
So we are still talking about a 'sealed differential' discussion LOL!
So only two choices so far, add an FLM diff to your existing stock Traxxas trans or.........do an entire upgrade to the new Proline Racing Trans with a 'sealed differential' FLM upgrade about $45, Proline upgrade about $100 but includes several other beneficial features.
Thanks O.G. for letting this thread roll on..........
hey O.G. I ordered My FLM diff May 2nd and it finally arives September 6th! a hole summer of bashing wasted!! thats what i call service!!! Does any one else have a beef with FLM/
Slash 2wd Vxl, ERBE; Crash N Learn
BT: sorry about reving old threads i havent been on here in a while.
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Will the next version be Firefox64 ?
When will we go back to Firefox ONE ?
Firefox 360?
Firefox 360?
If they stay with the every 6 weeks release schedule, Firefox 360 should be out sometime in 2052.
Just installed the latest Firefox and did a bit of random surfing. First impression: noticeably faster than before, probably even on par with Chrome.
How does it compare to Pale Moon, though? Performance and not liking Australias was my main reason for changing to Pale Moon.
Since Pale Moon can no longer sync with my Firefox on other machines (one of which is my laptop I cannot use Pale Moon on), and the Classic Theme Restorer undoes most of the UX damage, I'm wavering to dropping Pale Moon.
Just realized that Pale Moon now has a release for Linux...compiling that now. I'd always been interested but left out b/c I'm a Linux user.
Not sure what platform you're using, but Firefox is (or, was) slow on Mac as well. Chrome was obviously faster, and that's my impression -- someone who rarely uses Chrome.
Oddly enough, on my slower machines I find Firefox runs all that much faster than Chrome. It's definitely a case where certain hardware and software configurations will lead to varying results.
While Firefox is fast when it's fast, unlike Chrome a single tab can bog down your entire browsing session since it's only using a single process.
The same single process also runs out of memory if there's a crappy javascript on a page, and closing the offending tab does not help. For example FinalBuilder build overview page leaks about 2GB per day on my machine, taking Firefox with it if I don't remember to restart it before then. Quite tedious.
I strongly dislike Chrome for other reasons and have stuck with
I use SeaMonkey (and PaleMoon when something insists on Firefox) and frankly it has a lot of the same problems. The newest incarnation of Google maps in particular has regularly stalled and crashed it, and run memory up over 1GB which it does not always return when the page is closed. It appears in part a byproduct of the cache structure (with no cache, the problem isn't as bad), and that may be filesystem-affected.
I'm certainly no fan of Google nor Chrome/Chromium. However, it's ALWAYS been very obviously faster than Firefox, in my experience. FF caught up (as far as my perception goes, anyways) with the release of Australis -- it's now about on par with chrome though still slightly slower. Just an opinion from someone who's not a fan of either browser.
This stuff looks interesting. I can't wait until they fold it into Palemoon.
Because coolness of the technology aside, everything else about Firefox is increasingly pissing me off.
This stuff looks interesting. I can't wait until they fold it into Palemoon.
The funny thing is, I've got plenty of RAM. I got more consistent performance out of Firefox 3.6 (without Flash installed, Javashit disabled for 99% of my web browsing, and yes, I know the Javashit engine for 3.x was teh suck) than I have out of recent Firefox builds. Currently on Palemoon 24.x, and noticed it lagging when paging up/down through static text content after about 2-3 days of continuous use. Firefox 3 never had
I post in EVERY Slashdot firefox article, whining for the same thing.
LESS focus on UI / features, MORE focus on stability / performance.
I've been using FireFox since the name it had before FireFox (I've forgotten it) - I think I used it since version 1 or god knows what.
For about the last 12 months, maybe 18, Firefox has become completely unstable for "extreme" browsers like me. I run anywhere from 30 to 150 tabs open at a time. I'd say a nice average would be around 60 tabs. When I'm researching something (often multiple things) I like to google what I'm reading, middle click open in the background the first 5 results. Then when on a forum, I'll middle click open 5 more results and so on. I like having those tabs queued up in the background for me to read.
You might think "well there's the cause of your stability problem!!" except this never used to happen. 18 months ago you could hit 200 tabs without FF crashing. Now, I'm scared to open more than 60. This is across multiple machines too.
I've even tried switching to WaterFox, no dice - I'm still able to crash FF regularly and I run very few addons either.
It's good to see the http cache changes, so they are working on performance but stability should be the #1 focus.
Oddly enough, I get exactly the same symptoms in Firefox for Android as I do Windows for fucks sake. If I hit enough tabs (about 8 on my Galaxy S3) - FF for Android shits the bed, presumably because it's out of ram and can't page well or something. Worst part is FF for Android doesn't remember my open tabs either. Miserable.
They've fiddled and fucked with the UI, replicating Chrome as much as they can (ugh!) for years, now can they stop? If I wanted ugly goddamn chrome I'd install it.
PLEASE fix the stability, PLEASE make it faster. I don't care how much ram it uses, I just want a modern experience with my browser.
I have a similar amount of tabs as you and have no issues.
I've noticed them working hard to improve all of the things you complain about in every damn thread that has even the more remotely tangential association with Firefox. I honestly can't tell why you would STILL be using Firefox if you're this upset about it.
I say this because for a lark, I tried to use Firefox 3 the other day, for the full day. It crashed. A lot. It was slow. It used quite a bit more CPU and RAM then Chrome or even the latest Firefox and could barely handle some modern web apps, if at all.
If you have that man tabs open at the same time, you don't need a better browser. You need to learn to focus.
He needs to learn to use Google. If he has to open so many results, and then follow so many links in forum threads to find the information he wants then he needs to use better search terms. That's what Google is for, to reduce all the leg work.
Have you tried creating a new profile and comparing speed? There have been a number of Firefox issues caused by certain profile data. How about disabling all addons and trying again? Do both of those things and see how that compares, then narrow down the options.
Yep done the new profile thing, no luck. As for the dude asking about FlashBlock and AdBlock - of course, I only run about 5 addons and that's 2 of them.
"extreme" browsers like me. I run anywhere from 30 to 150 tabs open at a time. I'd say a nice average would be around 60 tabs
It's not Firefox and that's not extreme. I was just doing some Javascript profiling this weekend on slow performance with 1630 tabs (Tree Style Tabs, of course), with the winners for CPU eaters being HTTPS Everywhere 4.0's SSLObservatory and SessionRestore.
As much as I appreciate the EFF's efforts, I wound up disabling 4.0. Maybe 4.0.1 will be back with a vengeance.
Anyway, Firefox wasn't crashing, it was slow. Probably one of your in-profile databases got corrupted at some point ('restore from backup' is the most likely "fix"). I'm on Fedora 20, running stock Firefox.
Were you doing that for testing purposes or do you actually have that many tabs open on purpose?
Since there's no way you could actually look at all of them in a single day, perhaps you'd be better off with bookmarks than actual open tabs. What benefit do you get from having the actual pages loaded and running their rogue javascript in the background? Have you downloaded the entire web to your hard drive, too, instead of just fetching the relevant pages as you need them?
Genuinely curious... (though that last
Well, I do use the session restore functionality, perhaps that's the problem? Maybe I can manually adjust some settings on the frequency of session saves or the amount of back pages it remembers?
I never understand how people manage to keep that many tabs open because Firefox regularly corrupts its own session and refuses to restore the previously open tabs. Routinely.
So every couple of weeks I "get" to reset all my tabs back to nothing when Firefox corrupts its own session and refuses to restore the original settings.
And this is on every OS I've used Firefox: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X; it makes no difference, Firefox regularly refuses to restore tabs.
I never understand how people manage to keep that many tabs open because Firefox regularly corrupts its own session and refuses to restore the previously open tabs.
People manage to do that because for most of them firefox does not regularly corrupt its own session.
You've got something weird going on, if you want it fixed you should try to narrow it down to the minimum configuration necessary to repeat it and then submit a bug report explaining how to repeat it.
Try a nightly desktop build with electrolysis enabled.
It's supposed to isolate each tab.
I run anywhere from 30 to 150 tabs open at a time. I'd say a nice average would be around 60 tabs.
I really cannot think of a reasonable workflow where that would make sense but I'm not trying to judge. As long as you are aware that you are doing something that almost nobody else does or even thinks is a good idea then go for it. Could be useful as a stress test I guess. I've been using Firefox (and Mozilla and Netscape before that) for a long long time and I've never seen behavior like what you describe but then I never thought it was a good idea to have 150 tabs open at once either.
My question would
I've isolated the problem perfectly, through a decade of exactly the same behaviour and the issues have only been serious for 12 months.
Across multiple machines.
I'm very boring, I've run the same addons for the best part of 3 years to boot as well.
The problem is firefox.
I've isolated the problem perfectly
I'm dubious given the vague description of how to reproduce the problem. (open lots of tabs is not a lot of detail) However if so then then can I assume you have reported the problem to the folks at Mozilla with appropriate step by step details on how to reproduce the exact problem? It's not clear to me that they would worry much about running 200 tabs at once since almost nobody actually does that but there certainly could be a problem worth fixing.
I'm very boring, I've run the same addons for the best part of 3 years to boot as well.
And those addons have never been updated or changed and
I think the thing people are questioning is the "It's when I open a lot of tabs" comment.
Here's the thing. It may not be. I know this because every now and again I too prune the tabs. And for a while, it looks like that's solved the problem. Only the memory issues suddenly flare up again. And usually they do when I open lots more tabs... but sometimes not.
After a long while I tried using about:memory and looking at the reports it gave. This showed me that many web pages I'd assumed were problematic, fo
The goal of the project is to run web content in a separate process from Firefox itself. The two major advantages of this model are security and performance. Security would improve because the content processes could be sandboxed (although sandboxing the content processes is a separate project from Electrolysis). Performance would improve because the browser UI would not be aff
Since these updates became more about upping the version number than adding anything really useful and substantive, they should seize this golden opportunity to call it Firefox 100000. Then as the updates roll on from here
Just a guess, but probably would require too many changes to their build infrastructure and associated tooling to be worth the while, since version numbers aren't surfaced that much to the average user anyway.
Firefox mobile: Android 2.2 and ARMv6 processor chipset no longer supported
Yup, from secuty point: something is wrong with the pinning CA, drop a fatal error message and you are ready.
But: No option to handle the connection as a unsecured connection. If you simply want to watch the intercepted information about funny cat video, the fact that there is a man in the middle attack is not interresting.
And: Something is alarml wrong error message. Nope, just that the connection might be intercepted, or not be from the original site. Nothing wrong with the PC of the user, but nothing he
It's not the first time they've done this "we know best" thing, unfortunately. There are cases involving HTTPS/HSTS where Firefox literally will not let you view a page it has decided is insecure, even if you explicitly want to ignore whatever the security problem is (for example, because it's a site you work on, and it's in active development and currently not fully configured).
Security warnings when encountering a likely threat = good. Overriding the user's explicit wishes = bad, always.
Yup. Then developers all move to Chrome. And we all know how that ends. Oh wait, they already did, lol!
R.I.P firefox.
Unfortunately, I think your post is too close to the truth the be funny...
When all the developers move to the same platform with its non-standard implementations of everything, you get IE6.
If they are trying to keep up with Chrome, they better start adding those new HTML 5.1 features too.
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