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Skip to comments.Conditions in Nelson's navy uncovered by scientists
Posted on 09/03/2011 7:14:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Sailors in Admiral Nelson's navy were plagued by scurvy, ridden with syphilis and often mutilated by amputations but only a minority were from lowest social class, Oxford University archaeologists have found.
An examination of 340 skeletons from three 18th and 19th century Royal Navy graveyards found that a "surprisingly high" proportion suffered from scurvy and infected wounds.
The bones, excavated from sites in Greenwich, Gosport and Plymouth, also found that more than six per cent of sailors in Nelson's navy, were amputees, many of whom died as a result of operations that went wrong.
But despite uncovering evidence of syphilis, ulcers, serious tooth infections and possible malaria among the remains of the seamen, researchers said evidence indicated that only a minority came from the lowest rung of the social ladder.
The unprecedented scientific investigation into life below decks for Nelson's men, by researchers from Oxford and Cranfield Universities, will be broadcast tomorrow evening (SUN) in a Channel Four documentary, Nelson's Navy: Back From the Dead.
Individuals examined by the scientists included an 11-year-old boy who may have been a "powder monkey" transporting ammunition to gunners and a "top man" who worked at the top of the masts and most likely died by falling from the rigging during a battle.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
More than six per cent of sailors in Nelson's navy, were amputees, many of whom died as a result of operations that went wrong Photo: ALAMY
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Nelson was an amputee.
bump ya scurvy cag!
The ship was unheated save for one cook stove so it is no surprise that respiratory diseases were rampant among the crew and I would think that it was a far more debilitating cause of casualties than battle with the French or battle against the French disease (syphilis). Once impregnated with salt, the crew's clothes simply never got dry.
As one descends the decks he sees that the headroom shrinks at each level and probably explains why young boys were used as "powder monkeys", described in the article, because they could run at full speed without ducking to retrieve shot and powder from below during battle.
I recommend a visit To HMS Victory to anyone who has the opportunity.
Rum, sodomy and the lash.
I'll be the first man to admit I could have NEVER made it as a sailor back in those days. Tough bastards all.
I haven't toured HMS Victory, but seeing Old Ironsides made much the same impression. Can't imagine living like that, especially sending kids to sea. Sailors must have been short.
Maybe the lower class sailors that were pressed into service were buried at sea?
To the weevil!
didn't they also use women as "power monkeys" and who knows what else?
Just doesn't seem proper to disturb "Royal Navy Graveyards" for such..... Sort of like digging up veterans at Arlington two hundred years from now isn't it ?
"Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil."
Vice Admiral of the White The Right Honourable Horatio, Viscount Nelson, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Baron Nelson, of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe in the County of Norfolk, Baron Nelson, of the Nile and of Hillborough in the County of Norfolk, Duke of Bronte in the nobility of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Ferdinand and of Merit and a Knight of the Ottoman Empire's Order of the Crescent,Knight Grand Commander of the Order of St Joachim, Colonel of the Marines, Freeman of Norwich, Bath, Yarmouth, London, Salisbury and Exeter.
Send me a post card. (but I'm glad some of mine did)
In fact to go further, I would not have gone WEST, lol. That mode of transportation (wagons),is not for me. (but again glad they did)
Always choose the lesser of two weevils.
of course they weren't from the lower classes. The press gangs took men from all walks of life and tough sh** if they didn't like it. Probably took from the middle classes because they were better educated and on the average made better sailors than the lower classes would have.
Geeze. They needed to paw through bones to learn that? A casual search through a good research library would have revealed that.
Seafaring in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries was a dangerous trade. So dangerous that serving in the navy was probably safer than serving on a merchant vessel. With larger crews they were more likely to survive the hazards of the sea.
John Paul Jones got his first command (of a merchantman) when every officer aboard the ship he was sailing back to Britain on died of disease. No one else in the crew could navigate. Jones was a passenger, and he knew how to navigate, so the crew had him sail the ship back to Britain, and the owners made him captain when he arrived.
Thanks for sharing that. I love trivia like that. J P Jones was an interesting character.
Who said something about Sodomy, rum and the lash being the three great traditions of the Royal Navy again???
Was totally amazed the first time I crossed the continental divide...with roads some signs would still say Use 1st gear only......you could look down the side of the mountains and alway see some car hundreds of feet below that didn't make the curve....and to do it in a covered wagon.....they don't make people like that anymore....soft times make for soft people....coming down the mountain was worse than going up....and we were pulling a camper...yikes, the young are nuts....:O) That was back in the 80's.....don't know about the interstates now in that area....
"The press gangs took men from all walks of life and tough sh** if they didnt like it. Probably took from the middle classes because they were better educated and on the average made better sailors than the lower classes would have."
Ah. . . no. Not regularly at any rate. That is a myth. Bad novels and bad movies (and even a few bad history books)not withstanding, only "seamen, seafaring men, and persons whose occupations or callings are to work in vessels and boats upon rivers" were subject to impressment. And the press was only used during national emergencies, not during times of peace.
Officers did not want unskilled men on their ships. They could get enough of those. So a press gang that came back with nothing but landsmen — especially middle-class landsmen — were liable to get their grog stopped.
Pressing someone who was in the middle classes — whether a skilled tradesman or a member of the gentry — was also liable to prove expensive to the officer foolish enough to try it. If the victim could prove that he was not liable to the press, he could sue the officer for damages and generally win. A jury of that victim's peers were not likely to encourage behavior that could get *them* serving involuntarily on a King's Ship.
Yes, men other than mariners served involuntarily in the Royal Navy. But even that was "voluntary" — they were given a choice between volunteering for patriotic duty in the Royal Navy and being hung for a crime of which they had been convicted.
(And if you are wondering why — if only those liable for the impressment were 'pressed — the US got into a war with Britain over the British impressing American citizens, it is that those Americans that got 'pressed were mariners, therefore fair game in British eyes.)
I love the Age of Sail!
"We'll render passing honors, Mr. Bush!"
"Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash."
Great thread!
News flash! Skeletons reveal people living in 18th and 19th century suffer from 18th and 9th century conditions!
HOT, oh my, no a/c. Windows all down, water bottle thingy in front of the radiator. Stopping for oil, flat tires, water and to let the car cool down. Bagged Lunch in a rest stop, sleeping outdoors or in the car. If we had enough money (later trips), we would get to stay in a REAL MOTEL, & eat in a real CAFE, rofl.
Up and down those mountains on 2 lane roads,in those cars, yikes. Hold your breath and don't say a word. (Desi and Lucy comes to mind in that trailer).
BUT NO, not in those Wagons, and it was very dangerous in the wild west in those times. Mine made it, as I can atest, wink. Strong women for sure. I do love to think of them often, as I do genealogy and know how they came to America and traveled West.
Very strong men as well, but I said stong women as it was much harder on them.
If anybody here hasn't read the Maturin/Aubrey series by Patrick O'Brian, you are missing out. It is a great set of books.
That was my first thought . Are they digging up graves to do tests ? If so , disgusting .
Thanks! I had little idea that there would be any kind of response at all, I surprised and pleased. :')
"You don't think we'd eat an admiral like that all at once, do ya?"
Thanks all; I've never seen HMS Victory, but have been on the USS Constitution, and the low headers would take some getting used to. I love wooden ships, but had I been in the navy, the advent of all-steel vessels would have been very welcome. Y'know, until all navies were built that way, and shooting started again. :')
then you really might not want to see this, about John Paul Jones:
The worst part of being in Nelson's navy would have had to be the weekly octopus or squid attack.
I remember hating basketball because my weekly game was the same night 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' aired.
Lord Nelson
God bless you...you saved us from being less than we are
The days of iron men and wooden ships
There is a not so subtle difference. John Paul Jones was dug out from under some shop that was built over a cemetery in Paris. His remains were moved to a new crypt in the chapel at Annapolis, where his body lies in a blue grey marble sarcophagus riding on the back of 4 marble dolphins. It is pretty awesome.
Only proves that people rise to the needs of their day. Just as our people braved the seas to come to a wilderness, fought in terrible wars, and served in wooden coffins at sea. They were made of strong stuff. If pushed, such men and women still walk the streets of England and The United States. I see in the English speaking world great strength. We are —as a group—idealists, and right thinkers who never give up. I recall what a Japanese POW on Tarawa said: "I knew we had lost when the Marine kept coming at us with there guts hanging out." (or words to that effect). We should be proud of our shared past. We can give more than we think, endure more, and fight harder than most peoples on this fair planet.
"then you really might not want to see this, about John Paul Jones:"
I just write about him. I am not emotionally invested in the man. Besides, he looks than I am likely to when my body has been around that long.
You've heard the song Naval Academy midshipmen wrote about Jones?
Everybody works but John Paul Jones!
He lies around all day,
Body pickled in alcohol
On a permanent jag, they say
I've meant to get around to O'Brian's stuff, but I have not. Mainly because I have the complete Hornblower saga in audio format and that, so far, has satisfied my desire for romanticism of the era from the comfort of my desk.
I hate to say it, but it is better than Hornblower. I think O'Brian does a better job with the details and his written dialog is extremely good. I do love both, but I enjoyed O'Brian's work more.
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UCLA's Anderson trying to make transition
LOS ANGELES – Suzanne Anderson could sense something was wrong as soon as she heard her son's voice on the other end of the phone.
She had always had that motherly intuition with Kyle. But now, with her son almost 3,000 miles away in California, she had learned to sense the little things. And on this particular phone call, he was noticeably deflated. Just a few hours before Kyle picked up the phone, he and his UCLA Bruins had lost their third of eight games to start the 2012-13 season, which continues Saturday against Texas at Houston's Reliant Stadium.
It was a much tougher start than any in Westwood had expected for UCLA. The start had been especially tough for Kyle — a New Jersey native and top-five national recruit coming into his freshman season. He was averaging fewer than 10 points per game and visibly struggling from the field. He hadn't played much point guard – his natural position – and he'd been forced to learn how to function without the ball in his hands for the first time in his entire basketball career.
He would do all of that, for the sake of the team. He had played other positions before at times in high school, and he knew his coach had the right intentions. But now, with this team, the sacrifices hadn't led to wins. And it hurt.
Kyle told his mom not to tell his dad and long-time basketball coach, Kyle Sr., what they had talked about on this particular call. His mom had always been the emotional one; his dad, the coach, would always be honest with him. Right now, he needed mom.
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Kyle had grown to be a near-folk hero in New Jersey high school basketball, as the best player on one of the state's best teams of all time. In his junior and senior seasons, St. Anthony's in Jersey City had gone 93-1. The most losses he ever experienced in a high school season was five — at his former school, Paterson Catholic, as a freshman.
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But without a winning record to match that folklore-ish identity, Kyle Anderson will have to redefine himself in his first year of college – a consequence, good or bad, that could mean the difference in UCLA's season.
Anderson is a risky player – at least that's how his mother defines him. She and his father have made it an effort to know their son's game backward and forward, and they are as familiar as anyone with how unorthodox his style is.
At 6-foot-9, Anderson doesn't look like a point guard. He's not laterally quick – his nickname in high school was "Slo Mo" – and he's certainly got some room to learn on defense. But his mind is that of a point guard. It has always been like that, Kyle Sr. says. It's what made him one of the nation's top prospects.
"I see myself as a point guard," Anderson said in November. "It's something I've been my whole life. I just happened to grow so tall, but the way I think about the game and who I watch the most subconsciously are point guards. It's just who I am."
That's why Anderson and his father searched through a sea of offers for a school that would take a risk on a 6-9 point guard. That was the hope with UCLA.
"I think he still sees himself as a point guard, but the new age basketball mind seems to think that a point guard has to be able to play defense against the opposing point guard," Kyle Sr. said. "I'm from the old school, and the point guard is a mentality. It's not a size or a quickness. ... I think a lot of people who are just starting to see Kyle and have heard about the hype, think that he was called a point guard simply because he can pass the ball and has good court vision. He's been called a point guard because, since the age of 7 years old, he's been a point guard."
Through nine games this season, the Bruins have played with primarily Larry Drew II at the point. Anderson has taken the ball up the court at times, and Coach Ben Howland insists that Anderson is still in the picture at point. But Anderson has certainly had the ball in his hands less than at any other time during his basketball career, playing mostly as a stretch forward.
"He had it in his mind that it would be a clearer path, we'll say," Suzanne said. "A much smoother ride."
With the ball in his hands, his father said, Anderson is used to being most effective. He's a distributor by nature, not a shooter, and has never really been asked to be a low post player, except against smaller competition. He has no doubt his son will get better at his current role, but there's no doubt in the coach's mind that Kyle has struggled without being the team's point so far.
"My advice to him as the season has started is scrap the point guard, you're never going to be a point guard again," Kyle Sr. said. "Focus on being a scoring four or three. ... Kyle just wants to win; he's the son of a coach. In his mind, every coach wants to win also. He believes that, if coach wants me there ... I'll do whatever the coach needs to do.
"It's been real hard. If he wasn't such a winner, I would think that he would go into a shell."
It's precisely that winning attitude that has Anderson determined to succeed this season. He's been the Bruins' top rebounder at 8.1 boards per game. He's still struggling from the field, but that'll improve, his dad says. You can hear the "coach" in his voice.
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Skip to comments.Video: Joseph Smith, prophet of the restoration (REAL Mormon / LDS)
Posted on 04/01/2011 7:37:54 AM PDT by Paragon Defender
People around the world now have a new way to learn about Joseph Smith, the founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A film called Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration is now available online, marking the first time the Church has shared a full-length film on the Internet.
I hope you enjoy!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand begin!
It's only 7:30 AM, way to early to watch sci fi and eat popcorn.
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Does it have the part in there about the planet Kolob and the part where Joe Smith, Jr., sits next to Jesus to determine whether we go to heaven when we die? Huh?
It's April Fool's Day!
There, fixed it.
thanks PD, it looks like a great film!
You so crazy!
Don't you know that any questions you raise about Momonism is an attack?
Also, please don't bring any proof or facts that these claims are false. That's just mean spirited. Remember, it's about feelings, not fact. FEELINGS!
Yeah, I know. But it's like 12:30am here (Aussieland), couldn't sleep, tired. What was I thinking??? Maybe if I got a soft copy of the BOM, used it as a pillow I'd absorb the truth???
This one sums it up - Praise to the Man!
Will lds ever praise Jesus Christ of the Bible?
Instead of Joseph Smith the con artist (nine versions of the first visions), the muck raker (trying to over through the US Constitution), thief (stealing land and property from his followers), the fraud (setting up a bogus bank), the adulterer ("marring" 33 women), the pedophile (taking 14 yr olds as "brides"), the murderer (shoot out at the jail he was in), the flim flam man (peep stone "Bible" translations), the deceiver (bogus Egyptian translations), secret rituals, mysterious ceremonies, polygamy...........
As long as lds worship Joseph Smith and not the Biblical Christ they will be enslaved by lies.
I'll let it go this time.
But one more slip up and you get a planet that is only moon sized when you become a spirit baby again!
When the title of the thread has in parenthesis "(Real Mormon/LDS)" what is that supposed to mean?
Are there fake Mormons or fake LDS?
Is this a Mormon/LDS only thread?
Yep, amazing how when you quote directly from lds sources it is an attack on lds. It is amazing when you provide links to these quotes, it is an attack on lds. It is amazing when you ask any question it is an attack on lds. It is amazing when you compare and contrast Bible to the BoM it is an attack.
Do you think they have a Sunday School class that teaches them that everything is an attack on lds?
Mormons are the elast of my worries, there are several other more dangerous religions who are also political movements to worry about first.
Once we start seeing white shirted tie wearing men on bicycles yelling "Joeseph Smith is great" and blowing themselves up at train stations and forcing Jell-O down the freshly severed necks of the non-believers and making their women wear tents.
Only then I start worrying about the "Mormon Menace"
Aaah SVCW... king of the Strawman Attackers Gang (SAG)today it would seem...
Do you expect people to believe that we worship Joseph Smith? It takes very little effort to learn otherwise.
You need to look here. You are being misled as is obvious by your worn out propaganda.
Heres a few links to get your started from a different viewpoint. I have found that the vast majority of the issues brought up in the anti-Mormon propaganda can be found and addressed at http://www.fairlds.org/ but heres more:
[ I'll have to view the video later - I'm off to planet Kolob for a little R&R with my main squeeze! ]
I hear Krypton is a lot nicer, but make sure to bring you SPF 1,000,000,000,000. Because having the sun explode can really give you a bad sunburn.
[ Does it have the part in there about the planet Kolob and the part where Joe Smith, Jr., sits next to Jesus to determine whether we go to heaven when we die? Huh? ]
I would rather go to Planet Vulcan to be judged, I think Mr. Spock would be very logical about where to send me after I kick the bucket....
Actually they watch videos of their leaders that are sent to their wards once a quarter or so. They also watch them at home on the net.
These videos do give marching orders for the "defence" of the cult.
They have a name for these days but I can't remember what they are.
Most of the indoctrination you're asking about happens at the college level and at mission training.
And once again you refer people to unofficial lds sources, that as we have discussed do not answer questions, which leads me to believe you have never actually looked at these links.
Point out what I posted that was wrong, just pick one. There is documentation for everything I posted, and it has been presented to you hundreds of times.
Just pick one of the things I said and prove it to be wrong.
When the title of the thread has in parenthesis (Real Mormon/LDS) what is that supposed to mean?
Are there fake Mormons or fake LDS?
Is this a Mormon/LDS only thread?
Hello there. All LDS threads I create now are open season to all attackers if you choose to do so. The "caucus" designation was shown to be sometimes ineffectual anyway.
The "REAL" designation is my attempt to convey the message that their have been some threads that may have conveyed the message that they were posted by LDS persons when they were not. that's all.
That is just creepy.
Marrying several and making them dress like extras from Little House on the Prairie is fine though.
I pray the One true God of all show you the narrow way, through Jesus Christ and no other, to salvation.
And how he spoke of false prophets who bring man-made burdensome yokes like; celestial marriages, baptism of the dead the necessity of a recommendation of any bishop or other man to enter into His divine Grace.
God is eternal, omnipotent , with out beginning or end. There is no other god-like state or world(s) we can achieve through man inspired doctrine.
In Matthew 13 Jesus explains clearly where the lost people of the LDS cult are.
Joseph Smith was a thorny weed.
I pray for the souls of those who have been deceived.
I can see what you mean.
Here's another way to look at it.
When you say worried I will assume you mean you are worried about threats to the nation. I would agree with you that Islam presents a much more immediate physical threat.
But, how much more important is a man's, or indeed a Nation's, soul than his life?
I believe that our eternal souls and the salvation of that soul through Jesus Christ is far more important than our earthly safety and security.
When I see Mormonism through that prism I see the LDS as a far greater threat to America than Islam.
No. What really happened was this: Paragon Defender got in trouble with Jim Rob for abusing the caucus label to post really inflamatory or controversial stuff without people being able to come in and debate. JR even broke the caucus label on one of Paragon Defender's threads to have a say on the inflamatory stuff PD was saying. JR then took away the Mormon caucus label.
See posts #17 and #158 from this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2650662/posts?q=1&;page=1
(the above was originally a caucus thread, but the title was altered by Jim Rob or the mods)
Thanks for posting!! I think we will watch it Monday night for Family Home Evening, since this weekend we will be too busy being "indoctrinated" by the General Authorities (as others on this website would call it!) at General Conference. Can't wait to hear the words of our Prophet!!
Looked at "promormon", no answers just a guys blog.
Looked at "answeringantimormons", no answers, just a guy crying because no one likes him and him trashing the Bible and Christians.
It doesn't say anything about when the nephite exhibit will open at the Smithsonian.
Looked here "lightplanet", nope no answers here. Just some guys complaining about Christians.
Didn't look here "mormonwiki", anything with wiki attached is a waste of time.
I've stopped giving those sites any "hits". They do not and cannot objectively and truthfully "address" anything.
Their purpose is to sell the doctrine, to convince investigators to convert.
Not to clarify/explain/address it.
They're not official (sanitized) sources of information, they are the personal observations/opinions of men.
Wait!? Where have I heard that before?
Looked here "mormonapologetics" stopped reading after the big article about Limbaugh becoming a mormon.
Looked here "fairlds", just people complaining about Christians, no answers.
Been to both of these sites hundreds of times "scriptures.lds, and lds" no answers there either, just fluff.
You got it. It will be the last time I visit unofficial lds sites, with no answers just bashing of Christians and complaining no one likes them.
So what is a REAL Mormon or LDS, PD?
A very sugar coated version of what actually occured. No telling of multiple wives, previous history of treasure hunting, no seer stones were shown or magic spectacles. Lots of persecution scenes without ever explaning why they were chased from place to place.
In short, a very deceptive work of fiction. The LDS should be ashamed to present this as a historical piece.
Do you Mormon cultists ever think for yourselves, or do you immediately respond with links to your vile propaganda?
A trained monkey can do as much.
One of the main reasons Willard, (or any other Mormon politician), will NEVER get my vote.
Aaaaah paragon defender - worthless poster of links who do not reflect official mormon doctrines. Mind numbed robot of countless brainwashing - effectually mislead by false prophets and teachers.
We await the opening of the nephite exhibit at the Smithsonian
Mormonism cannot promise that your sins will be forgiven.
It is a good thing this is cavated "real mormon/lds", because it is clearly fake Christianity.
"If a prophet...gives you as sign...and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying 'Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,' you shall not listen to the words of that prophet...."Deuteronomy 13:1-3
"I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him...for a different gospel; which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you, and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed."Galatians 1:6-8
Do you Mormon cultists ever think for yourselves, or do you immediately respond with links to your vile propaganda?
A trained monkey can do as much.
Bahahaha one of the up and coming big posters of vile propaganda calls me out? Too much.
Sorry to break it to you friend but you are the unthinking cult member.
Excuse me, I happen to be Roman Catholic.
So don't get me started on who the ONE TRUE CHURCH really is, OK?
Smith was a charlatan, Brigham Young was a mass murderer, and the Mormons are a diabolical cult spewing blasphemy and heresy.
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The Emery County Historical Society met May 30 at the Museum of the San Rafael. Joyce Staley introduced Troy Scotter who is a member of the Utah Rock Art Research Association as the guest presenter.
Staley informed the group of the newest published version of "Explore the Roads Less Traveled in the San Rafael Swell and the Scenic Heart of Castle Country. This publication provides self guided driving tours in the San Rafael, Utah and vicinity." The special edition has a bench mark map inside and is available at the Museum of the San Rafael free of charge.
She then reminded the group that the book "Images of America the San Rafael Swell" is now in the second printing. This book contains a large number of photos from around Emery County. The response has been tremendous for this book which sells for $20 or 19.95 if you buy it from Staley at her home or at her office in the Old Court House. The proceeds of the book sales go to the Emery County Historical Society.
Scotter, from Provo, then presented a slide show of the Rochester Panel, the Head of Sinbad, the Lone Warrior and Black Dragon on the Barrier Reef in the San Rafael Swell. This slide show was in preparation for the Saturday trek to these places.
Scotter explained how many thousands of years old some of the rock art was estimated to be and the history of which Indian tribes were involved in making the rock art. He first became interested in rock art after camping out on BLM land near Goblin Valley one night. When he awoke in the morning he saw near his camp site a beautiful rock art panel. He described how the landscape in Utah changed over thousands of years from rich vegetation and rain after the glaciers receded in the North to the desert as we now know it.
He discussed the various Native Americans and the tools they used to survive. They went from growing crops to hunter and gatherer people. The horse allowed some to travel long distances to gather food and hides for clothing such as the buffalo. The Anasazi and Fremont Indians were discussed, also the Pueblo, Utes, Piutes, Arapahoe, Navajo, and the Apache.
The rock art found on the walls of canyons display the things they were familiar with. Some represent wars, some represent finding animals for food, some show snakes and some have rainbows. Many rock art displays have a large human figure which may represent their god.
The rock art in Nine Mile Canyon was discussed, and how the Utah Rock Art Research Association has been trying to preserve that area from oil and gas drilling. He also showed photos of vandalism of rock art, such as bullet holes and shot gun pellet holes. In some cases names have been written over the rock art. He was concerned that some citizens do not care enough to preserve these ancient art displays.
At 9 a.m., the following morning, the historical society met at the Moore Road to begin the trek to see the panels that were discussed at the dinner the preceding evening. Scotter led the adventurers to the Rochester Panel for the first stop.
Here, they donned their walking shoes for the half mile hike into the panel. At the panel, Scotter explained his interpretations of some of the images. He said all of the researchers do not always agree on what the images represent, but all agree they are worth preserving and protecting.
"This is the biggest site of its kind in the area. In the past, secrecy was our best line of defense to protect these sites from vandalism. But now, with the internet and GPS systems, everyone knows about and can locate all the sites very easily. We now must think differently about protecting and managing these sites," said Scotter.
Scotter told the group that education about the ancients who made these drawings is the best line of defense in their protection. He said more signage is needed to inform visitors of the value of the irreplaceable sites. "Although everyone does not always agree on the meaning of the rock art, it is very important to protect our heritage and these sites," stated Scotter.
The caravan proceeded on to the writings on the Moore cutoff road, after which they went to the Head of the Sinbad to view the Lone Warrior site and have lunch. Following the Sinbad Panel, the group then went to the Black Dragon. This trek took about 10 hours and all agreed it as well worth the trip.


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The Crusaders brought their winless streak to an end with a clinical 41-19 dismantling of the Bulls in Christchurch on Saturday.
The Crusaders brought their winless streak to an end with a clinical 41-19 dismantling of the Bulls at AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday.
After a slow start, the hosts clicked into fifth gear and outscored the previously unbeaten Bulls six tries to one for a deserved bonus-point win.
The Bulls broke one record last week by winning at Eden Park for the first time but failed to conquer new ground as the visitors went missing in action, and hardly threatened the Crusaders tryline.
The same couldn't be said of the red and black army, who dominated territory and possession as the match progressed, running strongly and building phases with superb support play.
After Dan Carter and Morne Steyn exchanged early penalties, the tries began to flow once the Crusaders made their passes stick.
Robbie Fruean touched down first after a sustained forward build-up. It was a confidence-boosting try for the centre, whose four previous touches of the ball had either gone to ground or been followed by misdirected passes.
With the Crusaders forwards dominating the Bulls pack, Kieran Read was driven over for their second try and Johnny McNicholl touched down on the stroke of half-time for their third to lead 22-9 at the break.
The Bulls had kept their side of the scoreboard moving with Steyn penalties and he added a fourth immediately after the resumption of play to briefly narrow the gap before the Crusaders scored their bonus-point fourth try.
Wing Tom Marshall – who was a standout for the Crusaders – cut through the Bulls midfield and outpaced the cover defence in a 40-metre dash to the line.
Marshall was also instrumental in the next try, with a 50-metre break from turnover ball which resulted in prop Wyatt Crockett crashing over out wide.
Deon Stegmann drove over from a line-out for the visitors' sole try of the match before replacement scrum-half Willi Heinz crossed for the Crusaders' sixth try and hammer the final nail in the Bulls' coffin.
The scorers:
For Crusaders:
Tries: Fruean, McNicholl, Read, Marshall, Crockett, Heinz
Cons: Carter 4
Pen: Carter
For Bulls:
Try: Stegmann
Con: Steyn
Pens: Steyn 4
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Johnny McNicholl, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Dominic Bird, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Joe Moody, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tyler Bleyendaal, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jürgen Visser, 10 Mornè Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandrè Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Mornè Mellett.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Jacques Potgieter, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 Jan Serfontein.
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SPRINGFIELD – May 2, 2012. In his keynote address at the Illinois Retail Merchants Association's annual business day, Governor Pat Quinn called on Illinois business leaders to push for solutions that rescue Illinois' Medicaid and public pension systems this legislative session. The two fast-growing areas of state spending are on unsustainable paths, jeopardizing their existence, those who depend on them, and the state's ability to fund core services like education and public safety. Uncertainty caused by inaction on these two critical issues makes it more difficult for businesses and the state to plan for long-term needs and growth.
"The best thing we can do for businesses right now in Illinois is restore fiscal stability to our state," Governor Quinn said. "I urge you to advocate for solutions on pensions and Medicaid like never before and make sure your voice is heard these next few weeks by the members of the General Assembly."
Governor Quinn recently proposed a plan to fundamentally restructure the Medicaid system and save it from collapse by creating $2.7 billion in savings. The governor's Medicaid plan cuts waste, fraud and abuse, and raises the price of cigarettes to bring back dollar for dollar federal matching funds and help make people healthier. The governor also recently proposed a bold plan to stabilize the pension system, which is expected to save taxpayers $65 to $85 billion, eliminate the unfunded liability and allow public employees who have faithfully contributed to the system to continue to receive pension benefits.
This week Moody's Investors Service commended Governor Pat Quinn for his proposed pension changes calling them a "credit positive." The Civic Federation also endorsed the Governor's pension plan as well as his call to reduce Medicaid spending, saying these proposals "would put Illinois finances on the road to recovery."
Together, Medicaid and pensions now account for 39% of state general revenue spending, putting a tremendous squeeze on the rest of the budget. Illinois is expected to end this fiscal year with almost $2 billion in unpaid Medicaid bills, caused in part by rising medical costs, increased enrollment during the Great Recession and a deferral of $1.9 billion in last year's bills to this fiscal year. Without immediate and fundamental restructuring of the Medicaid system, the non-partisan Civic Federation projects that Illinois' unpaid bills will rise to $21 billion by 2017. According to the PEW Center for the States, Illinois' unfunded pension liability is the worst in the nation. Governor Quinn warned business leaders in attendance today that unless state lawmakers address pensions and Medicaid this spring, the consequences of inaction will hurt the state's economic recovery and ability to provide basic services.
Ratings agencies have repeatedly cited continued inaction on Medicaid and pension reform as potential reasons to downgrade Illinois' bond rating, which could effectively halt critical capital improvements and road safety projects. Stabilizing these systems is also necessary to ensure the continuation of the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction plan, which has benefited businesses across the state through modern infrastructure that increases efficiency and keeps them competitive.
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Hey there, I'm blud, you may remember me as the guy who cleaned, typeset and released massive amounts of One Piece, D.Gray-Man, Naruto, Bleach and other series very quickly after the raws became available. I've written a guide for you, aspiring scanlator. This is a full step by step recount of how I do scanlations, a lot of the techniques are controversial and can destroy lineart if not done properly, use with caution!
Let's put our cards on the table first, shall we, Do not use this guide if you:
To use this guide to its full potential you'll need...
- Want to make High Quality scanlations, this is purely intended for the best quality in the shortest amount of time. If you're looking to learn how to make HQs, there is no quick way to do it, and there are other guides out there if one was so inclined to seek that knowledge.
- Want to preserve lineart exactly how it appears in the magazine / tankobon, expect to lose some quality, but also expect that its quality will conquer the quality of other scanlations released at the same time... unless of course they used similar methods.
- Enjoy nice gray tones. Grays will be abused badly by these techniques and there's not much you can do about it, luckily, fans expect this and don't really care unless they're looking for a HQ scanlation.
- Don't have high resolution raws available to you (I mean 2500px+ heights). You can size up a low resolution raw a good height and follow the steps below, but the quality won't be as good as it could be, up to you my friend.
Now that we're interested in making some good speed scanlations, let's get on with it shall we?
- A modern version of Adobe Photoshop. You don't NEED cs3, but it's a nice program, earlier versions will probably work as well. I don't have a tutorial for GIMP nor do I plan on one at this time.
- Neat Image, or a similar denoising program. I highly recommend this one though, and can't provide support for others... if you're looking to download it, you could accidentally click here or here.
Step 1: actions, Actions, ACTIONS!
Scanlating can be a repetitive and dulling experience. Luckily for us, Photoshop has a powerful macro tool that allows us to automate any task that's the same across all the pages. This can shave a lot of time off of the production of your scanlation. You'll find it under Window >> Actions if it's not already on your screen. One important thing to remember is that the quality of scans can change from chapter to chapter, but it's a pretty safe bet that you'll get the same scan quality when you use the same raw provider, as they are using the same scanning machine every time. This lets us action script one of the most crucial parts of making a scanlation, leveling.
Leveling is where we can adjust the brightness/contrast/tones of a scan, attempting to make the whites as white as possible, and the blacks as black as possible. This is where most beginning scanlators go horribly wrong. If a scan is under leveled it will appear dull and grainy, and if a scan is over leveled, the grays will look awful and the lines will look jaggy.
Let's start by making a new set. You'll want to make a new set for each raw provider for organization, here I'm making a new set called "kylara raw" by clicking on the little folder icon at the bottom of the panel.
Now that we have our set made, let's make an action. First make sure the page you want to record your action on is open, then click the icon to the right of the folder icon we clicked above, called "Create new action". Below I am calling this action "kylara levels" and assigning it to the function key F3. This is so that I can easily call the leveling action from pressing F3 at any time.
Now that our action is made, it will automatically begin recording, you'll want to go to Image >> Adjustments >> Levels, or press CTRL+L. The leveling screen appears, pull the white point slider to the left of the first big curve, or until the whites look white on your raw. Now pull the midtone slider (the gray one) close to the white one. This will darken the blacks. You might want to try a few times to make sure that the action you're recording is perfect for the raw you're working with, because we'll be using it as a template for all future raws from this provider.
Once you have a satisfactory level recorded, press the stop button (the square) so that no further actions you take are recorded. Your final result should look like the following.
Step 2: Cleaning up the Page!
Now let's fire up Neat Image. If you installed it correctly, you'll find it under Filters >> Neat Image. NI is very fast and very good, so I would recommend using it if you want to get the most out of this guide. Anyhow, let's take a profile of your raw to get started, this isn't a step you'll need to do often as your settings are remembered. Pick a selection that has some white and black in it, something like the following is perfect, and click the "Auto Profile" button.
Now that we have that done, click on the "Noise Filter Settings" tab and select a piece of your scanlation to preview. On the right you'll notice some sliders, you'll want to make "Luminance Channel" under "Noise Reduction Amounts" 100%, and then adjust the "Luminance Channel" under "Noise Levels" accordingly. Once you have something similar to the following, click the "Apply" button.
Here's a close up of what the ensuing image will look like. Very nasty! but we can fix it up
Open up the Levels window again (press CTRL+L). You can choose to action script this but I find my profiles are changing constantly so this step can be pretty dynamic. Pull the white slider all the way to the end of first rise, and then pull the midtone slider close to it once again. You should see something like this. Most of the nasty blur is gone! But we still have a lot of white specs.
Now we'll crop and resize the image. First select the "Rectangular Marquee Tool" (Shortcut key is M), select the area of the page that you want to keep, excluding the border around the edge of the page if applicable, then go to Image >> Crop to hack out the edges you don't need. Now we'll go to Image >> Image Size and push it down to about 1800 pixels height (constrain the proportions so it doesn't look squished). It looks slightly better now, but still pretty grainy! Let's fix that.
Now here's where we pull out the tool that will make or break the scanlation depending on your skill. It is the burn tool, you'll find it on your toolbar as seen below.
Run over the black areas and lines on your scanlation a few times to get a result similar to the following. The most important thing to remember is to never run over a gray area with the burn tool, it will destroy the gray. Try and keep the amount of times you run over an area to a minimum, it can give it an 'over-leveled' jaggy appearance. Especially avoid running over white line art too much (like I set a poor example by doing below, on her butt), white lines will fade away and eventually disappear under the power of the burn tool. Your end result at 1800px should look like the following.
Now we move into your final release dimensions. A good size to take your page to is 1200px height. As you might have guessed, resizing adds anti-alias to the artwork, and makes it look sexy.
Step 3: Putting Words in the Bubbles
Now that our clean is done, let's typeset it. Grab an appropriate sized white brush and eliminate the Japanese text. I use AnimeAce 2.0, a freely usable comic font from BlamBot.com. Pull out the character window and make sure your text is centered, "All Caps" mode is on, and typeset in the middle of the bubble.
Step 4: Immortalizing Your Masterpiece
When you're done typesetting, it's time to save your page. There are several ways to go about doing this, but I prefer the following to achieve the standard 16 color PNG page. Open File >> Save for Web & Devices (this will just say Save for Web on previous versions of Photoshop).
This brings up a window with the following options on the right side. If you copy the settings below you should be good to go. Since PNG is a lossless file format, it provides the best quality with the lowest file size, if your pages aren't coming out properly (too many tones of grays perhaps), you can adjust the colors to 32.
Important: Always pages with color as JPG, around 70 quality. Saving color pages in PNG format is a very bad idea, you'll either destroy the color quality or end up with a 2 MB page.
Step 5: Breathe Easy, One Down, 16+ to Go!
We're done! Your page is ready for release, and when you've practiced enough you'll be able to do all of the above in a matter of minutes. Your final result should be comparable (maybe even better!) than the following.
If you end up using these techniques, awesome! Let me know by posting your scanlations on MangaShare (PM me if you need scanlator status).


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There's no shame in being wrong
"Once we realise that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes". - George Soros.
So simple, yet so many people feel that being wrong is one of the biggest catastrophes in life. So much so that there is a need to hide the error or mistake at all costs.
Many think that to let the error of their ways be discovered will blemish their reputation. So to cover up the error they insist on lying, hiding the facts or doing everything in their power to cover up. Is it better to admit the error or to lie?
Politicians the world over are experts at this. It becomes a game for them. There's nothing wrong as it is part of the political arena they live in. It's an integral part of their lives so they can see no harm in it.
To lie is to fail to tell the truth and failing to tell the truth has consequences. We are all responsible for what we do and say and to utter an untruth means we have failed in our responsibility to be honest. Dishonesty cannot be condoned and a dishonest person is not to be trusted.
When people lie they must be aware that the lie may have consequences for themselves or for others. These consequences can have lasting effects on the lives of others and could even have catastrophic consequences.
Why do people lie when they have done something wrong? Why must they cover up their actions?
Unfortunately being dishonest and failing to admit an error has been made, has a compound effect. What starts out as a little lie grows and grows until it becomes a major problem.
People lie all the time and in most instances this has to do with self esteem. They have a reputation to uphold or an image to maintain. "It's tied in with self-esteem," says University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert Feldman. "We find that as soon as people feel that their self-esteem is threatened, they immediately begin to lie at higher levels."
Some researchers say, "Not all lies are harmful. In fact, sometimes lying is the best approach for protecting privacy and ourselves and others from malice. Some deception, such as boasting and lies in the name of tact and politeness, can be classified as less than serious. But bald-faced lies (whether they involve leaving out the truth or putting in something false), are harmful, as they corrode trust and intimacy which is the glue of society".
When leaders tell bald face lies they demean themselves as leaders and destroy the trust relationship. Blatant lies in business break down a trust relationship and can lead to dismissal.
What never ceases to shock and amaze me is the rate at which politicians throughout the world continuously lie to cover up transgressions but remain in power. Their lying is condoned by their followers. Ethic and ethical behaviour goes out the window and societal standards go for a ball of chalk.
There appears to be no consequences for lying and most certainly in many instances there is no accountability. What a shame, we have permitted our standards of behaviour, our standards of honesty and integrity to drop to such a low level. This needs to be addressed and must change in South Africa if we are to be respected as an honest and trustworthy society.
It starts with a few very simple beliefs
There is no shame in being wrong, the shame lies in lying
There is no shame in making a mistake, the shame is in failing to correct it
There is no shame in not knowing something, the shame is in failing to admit to it
There is no shame in doing what is right, the shame is in casting values aside
We must all strive at all times to do what is right and to do it because it is the right thing to do
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Hi Des,
I don't know who said this, but it's one of my favourite quotes
"To be right, I don't have to make you wrong."
Hi Tim, thank you for the comment. At this point in time it is so apt for Soouth Africa. Unfortunately to my way of thinking this is the climate that prevails in certain quarters. I would love some more comment from Skills Universe members????
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January 28 2012 07:47AM
Blake Wheeler: Team's Leading Scorer Needs Help Up Front.
Even if you haven't watched a Winnipeg Jets game this season, all you need to do is look at the numbers to know what this team needs.
At the All-Star break, the Jets are 22nd overall in goals scored at 2.45 per game. The team's leading scorer, Blake Wheeler, has nine goals and 33 points. He is 81st in scoring in the NHL. The team's leading goal scorer, Evander Kane, has 18 and is tied for 28th in the NHL but was in the midst of a 10-game goal scoring drought when he suffered a concussion (Last Friday? No one is quite sure) and was lost indefinitely.
The Jets have scored 124 goals in 50 games this season. Only the Panthers (122 in 48 games), Islanders (115 in 48) and Sabres (119 in 49) have scored fewer, but as you can see, the Jets have played more games. Of course, while the Jets have 124 total, they scored nine in one game against Philadelphia. The Jets are actually one game away from being the lowest-scoring team in the Eastern Conference. As a group the Jets are also a minus-19.
In the month of January, the Jets are 3-8-1 with one game remaining, Tuesday night in Philadelphia. To date, the Jets are 22-22-6. Last season, as the Atlanta Thrashers, they were 23-18-9 after 50 games. In 11-plus games (counting two overtimes) this month, the Jets have scored a meagre 20 goals.
Now, to be fair, they played part of the month without Kane, Zach Bogosian and Alex Burmistrov and they have played the entire month without their all-star, Dustin Byfuglien. At the start of the season, everyone knew this team was thin, but January has proven that little nugget beyond a shadow of a doubt.
As February approaches, it has become quite clear that the Jets need scoring help. This is not a team that takes nights off. It's work ethic is pretty much beyond reproach. Still, the people who run this team know it can't score. And it becomes especially weak up front when certain players -- like Byfuglien, Kane and Burmistrov -- go down with injuries.
So as the 2012 trade deadline looms (Feb. 27), what should Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and his brain trust do? Does he move his veteran grinders and build for the future? Or does he deal prospects and draft picks, try to find a scorer and take a run at the playoffs?
Right now, the Jets could use three things:
1. A scorer, obviously, but that's not an easy thing to acquire. For example, if Ryan Getzlaff or Bobby Ryan are actually available in Anaheim, who could the Jets trade to get them? Who would interest a team like the Ducks? Making trades are an art AND a science and big ones don't just happen over a glass of cognac at the all-star break.
2. A tough guy. The Jets don't always open up enough space for the guys who can put the puck in the net. They're also at a point where they need Chris Thorburn and Mark Stuart to fight for them. Yes, yes, we all want fighting eliminated from hockey, blah, blah, blah, but the fact is fighting has not been eliminated and the Jets don't have a guy who can stop a player like Shawn Thornton of the Bruins from running their goalies and punding the crap out of defensemen they need in the lineup.They also need a guy who can drop the gloves on the road, win a fight without getting hurt and pick up the team.
3. Depth. Two injuries and this team can't recover. The Pittsburgh Penguins have the personnel to stay in the hunt without Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. The Jets lose Dustin Byfuglien and Zach Bogosian and it's downhill all the way.
When the team in Winnipeg at the start of the 2011-12 season, Cheveldayoff and company made it clear that the new organization would be patient. They would not do anything rash and would build with youth and draft picks. After all, they had 3-5 years of sold-out buildings and they knew their fans would also be patient and wait for them to build a legitimate contender.
Trouble is, they've talked all year about making the playoffs. The two aren't necessarily exclusive, but...
@The Keystone Garter
Buff was solid in the playoffs. He was firmly mediocre for 3 regular seasons though. What is likely a more accurate sample?
So many people saw one playoff run and think it is representative of Buff as a forward. It is not. As a forward he would often go a month between goals.
So they need to add scoring and a pylon who can fight and won't score. Team is plenty tough.
January 28 2012, 05:39PM
Who do they like in the draft and who do they like as FAs? If Kane doesn't come back soon it looks like you try to dump Antropov and Oduya's salaries. Repeating what someone else said here earlier but recommending keeping +/- king Hainsey. Jeff Carter for two first rounders is appealing if no 1st round gems being eyed. Oduya, Antropov for Bouwmeester and 3rd rounder is some pointless salary churn for 10th place teams. Why are goons in the All-star game? Lucic is great playoff performer...
January 28 2012, 05:54PM
Price's upside-down goalie stick is the perfect goalie handicap for breakaway competition. Goalies should have useless goofy sticks.
@The Keystone Garter
Do you think a contending team really wants to spend 4.5 mill on Antro next year? Hainsey is stuck here one more year for the same reason.
+/- is a stupid stat. Hainsey is a mediocre D man.
January 28 2012, 10:47PM
Better than +/- would be measuring +/- and dividing by team minutes average. Antropov has size. If he stays healthy is moveable at deadline at least.
I dunno about Hainsey vs his salary. I just think he is better than other D. Buff wants to be a D. To me, we need him up front with deep D and Kane out. Everyone says how good Bogosian is. They are rushing him on purpose behind his goal-line when he has possession, hoping he turnsover. If he can move it rapidly and learn quick, it isn't a weakness (and is still young)... Flood has good stats. Measured against salary is best. Oduya has playoff experience and was on tail end of Devils teams, but no offensive upside. I guess the plus minus acid test is if it remains when you juggle the lines. A defensive presence with Enstrom makes sense. Maybe Oduya qualifies if not Hainsey. I liked Enstrom best until watching him screw around with it at own blueline for ten seconds with goalie pulled. Who do you think are better Jets D than Hainsey? Losing Pavelec or Kane obviously bad.
@The Keystone Garter
Who is better than Hainsey?
Enstrom is one of the best D men in the league. Period.
Buff is an all star for a reason. He wasn't close to an all star as a forward.
Bogo has improved a lot and will be a force.
Oduya is maybe a little stronger defensively than Hainsey, but not as strong offensively. They aren't far apart IMO.
I don't like +/- because it doesn't take into account who a player is facing or the pure number of chances for / against. If a player is on the ice for a tonne of offensive chances, but his line mates shoot wide it doesn't show up in +/-. http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?ds=30&s=13&f1=2011_p&f2=5v5&f5=WPG&f7=20-&c=0+1+3+5+4+6+7+8+13+14+29+30+32+33+34+45+46+63+67#
This is "Atlanta's" team....they sucked there they suck here in River City. I would 'BLOW IT UP'...time for Chevy to make it HIS TEAM. A team with a Winnipeg identity going forward. A "Blockbuster" trade is needed by the deadline...with at least 5 starting Jets players involved. It is the only way to go forward with a new team in a new city. For one thing there are way too many U.S. players of this team...time to build the Jets with WHL kids! The "Honeymoon" is over...time to build a winner.
January 29 2012, 10:00AM
Buff should've got the Conn Smythe in 2010. How they hand it out is garbage. Ward wasn't as important as Staal or Brind-Amour for Carolina. For instance, Roloson was clearly better. In 2010, Toews wasn't as physical as he is now and P.Kane was a shrimp. Buff cleared them a path. I get the impression when he wants to turn it on he can. He needs to relearn hockey as a D. He turns it over as much as Bogosian. Ice time and slapper as D are important. We need offence and would get more from Buff as a FW. But it doesn't seem like coach is in charge of that...
January 29 2012, 05:31PM
...but P.Kane was the best slasher I saw in a long time. He slashed almost as good as Vincent Damphousse could in Vincent's mid 30's slash prime. I'd toughen up my wrists with karate before playing either in a playoff series. The Leafs Oilers super trade in the radio thread looks too big to be realistic.


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No freakin' way this chick is only 16! She has more wrinkles than I do!
I hope she gets some psychiatric help. *smh*ReplyCancel
I got the same.ReplyCancel
@staple611/ same trouble
the girl is idiot (some years ago we had the same problem in France)ReplyCancel
Same here, Staple. I'm on a MB Pro using Chrome, but it's the same on Firefox. {shrug}
This gives me rage face. If people knew the number of resources that go into a single 911 call, much less the number of resources that go into a search, maybe they wouldn't do stupid crap like this.
Oh, who am I kidding. Stupid is as stupid does. Not sure if this is a cry for help or a stupid person just wanting attention.ReplyCancel
It doesn't even show up on mine.ReplyCancel
According to the sheriffs office, the cost was not a lot and will not be passed on to her or her parents.
This girl sent out a twitter message saying she was being kidnapped and to call 911. The sheriffs dept received over 6,000 calls to report it. I don't know how to do the link thing but the story is on the DM.
And if you check out the pics, she is actually at the train station and what is she carrying? Her purse and a larger bag.ReplyCancel
Wow, just wow. Are her parents ignoring her completely? Like Miley, and this girl I did stupid shit at that age, but faking kidnapping takes it to a whole new level. I agree that she should do community service for missing people orgnaization/rape centers. What the hell is wrong with this gir?ReplyCancel
What a d-bag.ReplyCancel
didn't she pull this in early fall? why are they just now releasing the 911 tape? it only gives a little bit more attention nowReplyCancel
there needs to be some sort of repercussion here beyond community service. even tho the (monetary) cost may not have been great, it was still a tie-up of resources and diverting attention from agencies/responders that need to be available for real emergencies. this really bothers me. i've seen the asshat peta people do it when they're protesting (fake 'abuse' from police/security guards, call 911) and while this isn't on the same scale, it's the same thing: needlessly diverting and tying up first-responder resources…what if they're/her closed loved one needed emergency services at that moment? so…point of this rant is, this young lady needs to learn a lesson now, before her behavior leads to peta-like disregard of the law.ReplyCancel
Here, a local teen faked her kidnapping. She was looking at jail time, but got community service IIRC. I agree she should have to do something involving work with Center of Missing and Exploited Children. Hearing the horror stories, and speaking with families whose children are still missing could be a major wake up call.ReplyCancel
Is this a gender thing?
That black girl who lied about being burned by the KKK
The lesbian who lied about being attacked and now this…
There's clearly something wrong with her. Maybe it was a mid life crisis!ReplyCancel
A college student in MN did this awhile back. She even duct taped herself. She was caught on a video surveillance camera purchasing duct tape and rope.ReplyCancel
Well, she is underage, for one thing. I know the police generally don't release even the names of minors, though in this case her photos and name have been out there because of the search. Still, if this were your underage daughter you might think twice about demanding her head; this will already haunt her for life, with the Internet and now the police releasing the tape of the call.ReplyCancel
That'd what I was thinking! She looks my age and I'm in my 30s!ReplyCancel
@goes – holy crap I forgot about that! Here's a brief article of the Audrey Seiler debacle for anyone who's interested.ReplyCancel
Not her head. But she needs perspective and some serious character building. This is obviously not happening at home. Seeing that there are real people who actually do need emergency services and the grief and work surrounding that environment might just do that
For the record, she should be thanking her lucky stars she is not my child. Not only would she volunteer but say goodbye to going out because i will remind her that she could get "kidnapped" again.ReplyCancel
Thanks Amber. I couldn't remember her name.ReplyCancel
The ultimate fame whore.
Amber I giver her until 18.
I think the only reason you could think this a gender thing is because to some people it is more believable that a woman is being kidnapped and in danger then a man, simply because those are the most publicized cases/most common (idk for sure, didn't do research, just guessing).
I wonder what other tricks this chick has up her sleeveReplyCancel
Maybe she's just jealous Kimyane are "pregnant" (in the Beyonce way of course)ReplyCancel
It happens to me too.ReplyCancel
I'm sorry, have you never been on Facebook? Or Twitter? Instagram? It's a surprise to you that some young women and girls like to whore for attention? We don't all do it, but the ones who whore, whore hard.
Tweeting that you're being kidnapped reminds me of when Perez Hilton was "attacked" by Will.I.Am outside of Cobra here in Toronto, and he tweeted for his fans to call the police. The good news is that Cobra was part-owned by a friend of mine and that was right after they opened. You can't buy that kind of publicity.ReplyCancel