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Bachelor Recap- Brad is So Excited
by Greg Bauch
posted Feb 23 2011 3:32PM
Last night's episode of the Bachelor was very much like the Final Four in College basketball. It wasn't at all like the Final Four in College Basketball, but this blog is not about Terry Pegula so people are turning away in droves and I'm just doing my best to keep a couple of extra readers.
Brad Womack has narrowed his search for a temporary wife down to 3 women and Emily from Charlotte. Making it to the final four contestants in the Bachelor is very important because it gives the women a chance to drag their families into their undying lust for the spotlight.
Brad will visit the hometowns of Emily, Shawntel, Chantal and Ashley in an attempt to further find out nothing about them because people can't be themselves when 8 different cameras capture their every movement to be broadcast to millions of homes in America. (Editor's note- other countries watch the Bachelor too.)
Because ABC is incapable of filling a two hour show, for the first ten minutes, Brad gets dressed and then stands on a balcony of a New York hotel to think about his four girlfriends. Then they fill 10 minutes with footage of the season that we have already seen a dozen times.
Brad's first trip is to Seattle to visit Chantal. Chantal is very good at crying and then wiping away her tears without smearing her mascara. She is also ridiculously wealthy. Chantal lives alone in a house that made my wife make a noise. There, Brad meets her two cats and robot dog. Chantal has a tiny dog that Chantal still managed to cram into a shirt that was much too small for it.
When they're done drinking beer and petting Chantal's robot dog, they head over to her parents mansion. It's a disgustingly beautiful house. My wife makes a louder noise.
Chantal's dad is the exact same person as Brad and they get along. They share a nice talk in front of a 50 foot bronze statue located in an atrium. I can't see their feet, but I can only assume that there are one thousand dollar bills lying all over the floor.
Chantal's mom is hot. She looks young enough to be Chantal's sister. I think the bad part about being ridiculously wealthy is that people automatically assume, if you're attractive, you've had a bucket load of plastic surgery. Well, Chantal's mom has had expensive plastic surgery… and she seems "into" Brad. Just saying. Chantal's dad tells Brad that he can may his daughter.
If I were Brad, I would choo-choo-choose Chantal, marry her, and then count the dies until her parents die and I can inherit that house.
After hugging Chantal's mom, Brad flies to Maine to visit Ashley. They're in the northernmost part of the United States. They eat French Fries and gravy with their fingers at a restaurant. This show is 2-hours long. On the way home, they buy the two lobsters that ate Cleveland. I guess Maine has big lobsters.
Meanwhile, ABC producers give Ashley and her family a case of Red Bull and LSD. They are the most cheerful and annoying family in Bachelor history. (Except for the ones that had that funeral for the dead pigeon) I can't understand much of the dialogue over the next twenty minutes because everyone squeals and talks at once. Luckily, my wife fell asleep and I fast forward to the next date.
Shawntel gets totally screwed over by ABC. They make her take Brad to her Funeral home. She shows Brad cremation chambers and embalming tools. It's both creepy and boring. Brad is obviously uncomfortable. Then, she takes him home so he can watch Shawntel break her father's heart by announcing that she's not going to continue the family business so she can move away to marry a guy she met on TV three weeks ago. It's both creep and boring.
Before Brad flies out to Charlotte to see Emily, ABC shows teaser footage of Emily's daughter, Ricky, ignoring Brad and acting stand-offish. Then, they show the actual date where Ricky plays with Brad and gives him gifts. This is classic Bachelor misdirection. It's like they show you footage going into the commercial of a family being eaten by a bear, then you watch the segment and it turns out the bear is just liking raspberry jam off of the families' faces.
This entire date is just Brad and Emily playing with her daughter. For the first time, to me, Emily comes across as human and interesting. There's a nice tender moment at the end of the night where they put Ricky down to bed. Brad says goodnight and then Emily gives her a kiss and says, "Goodnight". They show Ricky hug her stuffed animal and then roll over to fall asleep. It's a nice tender moment until you realize a mother just turned out the lights and closed to the door to leave her daughter alone in her room with a camera guy and a boom mic guy so they can capture a sleeping 4-year old on film in the dark.
How long did they stay in there? Are there 8-hours of 'sleeping Ricky' footage somewhere on the cutting room floor? Did Ricky wake up in the middle of the night to get a cup of water and then scream because there were teamsters squatted in her closet with cameras? Will Ricky need therapy?
There's still twenty minutes left and Chris Harrison interviews Brad so they can roll out the footage of everything I just watched.
Then, Brad sends home Shawntel. She actually thanks Brad and tells him he's a great guy. Now, thanks to being on TV, this amazingly hot, single woman gets to go back to the small town of Chico where every psychopath stalker in the country now knows exactly where she works. I'm sure the rest of her life should be fun.
This episode was okay but I can't tell how Brad feels about the girls because he didn't base-jump off of the Space needle with any of them.
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When it comes to energy independence, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall admits there's no silver bullet.
But there is "silver buckshot," he said.
Udall, who was in Centennial on May 10 at the South Metro Chamber, said one of Colorado's most promising areas of growth will be energy, and not just in fossil fuels.
However, according to the second-generation Democratic statesman, in order to seize the opportunities that come with energy, the government must first eliminate economic barriers that hinder new product and job development.
For Udall, those barriers are immigration reform and a balanced budget.
Although statistics show unemployment is down and housing starts are up, Udall said it's not enough, and Colorado's diverse energy landscape may be the key to keeping the economy growing.
"Colorado is truly a balanced model for a national energy policy," Udall said. "Just think about it — we've got solar in the San Luis Valley, we've got wind towers on the Eastern Slope of the state, we've got natural gas and coal and oil on the Western Slope. We've got it all and we're showing the showing the nation — and literally the world — how to achieve energy independence."
An advocate for renewable energy, Udall went on to explain that innovation will play a role in maintaining balance between energy production and the environment.
"One success story is a methane capture project in Somerset, Colo.," said Udall. "And what this project does is take a waste product — which is methane — and turns it into electricity."
The project is a collaboration between Aspen Skiing Co. and Oxbow Mining LLC to explore the untapped potential of coal bed methane.
Udall pointed out that methane gas is either burned off or vented away from the mine.
"This waste product now powers all of Aspen's four ski areas, 13 restaurants and three hotels," he said. "And this is all because members of the private sector decided to come together and find an innovative job-creating solution."
But while Udall cites the Oxbow model as an example of success, he also points out that the transition to renewable resources must come gradually.
"We will eventually get there," he said. "When you think about it, fossil fuels are finite."
But in the meantime, Udall said the state should continue responsible development of more traditional energy resources.
"We in Colorado have a tremendous opportunity to lead the world in oil and natural gas production," he said. "Why? Because there have been innovations in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing and they will help fuel our economic recovery and make our nation more energy-independent."
But Udall admits development is moving closer and closer to residential areas.
"I believe that oil and gas development is an industrial process, and it can be done safely when it's done right," he said. "But the public is raising some serious and legitimate concerns about the process, specifically hydraulic fracturing."
As many Colorado communities begin to define oil and gas exploration regulations, Udall acknowledge the heated debates are just the beginning of a longer conversation.
"I know you all will agree that one well contaminated is one well too many," he said. "I want the industry to do everything possible to be transparent with the public, especially with their efforts with hydraulic fracturing."
But that comes with a caveat.
"The state has to be informed by science," said Udall, listing a number of ongoing research projects on the topic. "No rhetoric, no speculation."
Overall, Udall thinks the state's on the right track, but shouldn't rest on its laurels.
"We can't wait until the next energy crisis, natural disaster or national tragedy forces Congress and all of us to act," he said. "Investments in innovation by industry are essential to helping the United States transition to a more reliable, affordable and secure energy future."

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ApHogee Treatment for Damaged Hair 4 oz.
- Overview
- Ingredients
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- ApHogee products are scientifically formulated using the highest quality ingredients
- Restores seriously damaged hair to healthy condition
- Formulated with magnesium and modified proteins which fuse into the hair with the application of heat
- The result is that breakage is drastically reduced
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- Gently cleanse hair with ApHogee Shampoo. Rinse thoroughly & towel blot day.
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ApHogee Treatment for Damaged Hair stops hair breakage and rebuilds hair structure for six weeks. Ideal for permed, tinted or relaxed hair.
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Shake well before use!
Bleaching & lifting tint: Wash hair, rinse and towel blot dry.Bleach or lift tint in usual way and rinse. Follow general directions for applying ApHOGEE Treatment.
Depositing tint: Wash hair, rinse and towel blot dry. Follow general directions for applying ApHOGEE Treatment. After ApHOGEE is rinsed out, towel dry and apply depositing tint in usual way. Place a plastic cap over hair and check every 2 1/2 minutes. A warm dryer may be used. When tint is complete,shampoo thoroughly from hair. Apply ApHOGEE Moisturizer to help restore natural moisture balance to hair. Rinse and proceed with next service or style as usual.
Permanent waves: Process perm as directed. When curl pattern is set and rinsing complete, towel blot hair on each rod. Apply ApHOGEE Treatment to each rod and dry under warm dryer. Do not use a plastic cap. Apply neutralizer and leave on hair for manufacturers suggested length of time. Removes rods without stretching hair and gently massage the neutralizer into hair and scalp.Rinse thoroughly. Apply ApHOGEE Moisturizer to restore shine and luster to hair.Rinse and style as usual.
ApHogee repairs damaged locks, restoring hair to its natural beauty. Features hair care and styling products for hair types ranging from over-processed and over-colored to ethnic, these products tend to all forms of breakage and damage.
Not As Amazing As People Have SaidI had this sitting in my bathroom for a few months. I didn't use it out of fear since I had read it could cause damage if it wasn't needed. I finally decided to use it because I have some heat damage to my hair, as well as some split ends. I was hoping to stop all of the shedding I have whenever I wash my hair and to retain length. My hair is fairly long but it hasn't been retaining any new length and I still want it to grow out a couple more inches.
Let me first say it doesn't smell anywhere near as bad as people have made it out to. It also does make the hair hard but I think you'd have to make a concerted effort to actually snap your hair off. I applied it, dried it with a hand dryer, washed it out, and applied the balancing conditioner as well as my own deep conditioner.
From what I can tell my hair is extremely soft and silky. It might be slightly less frizzy but that could also be in my head. I can't see a major difference in my curls and the parts that were heat damaged didn't magically get fixed. As I washed out the treatment and the conditioner I noticed that I was still shedding. My hair has always shed a lot and from what I can tell this didn't do anything to stop it.
Overall its ok. Only time will tell to see if it helps me retain length and my hair does feel good. I wouldn't say its a miracle product. But it probably didn't hurt either.Feb 18, 2016AncelHAIR TYPEBlack / Dry Hair / Curly Hair
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Didn't Bring Back My CurlsI have bra length thick, curly hair (3B, for reference). After going a little crazy with my flat iron I started to realize a few sections in the back were not curling back up, they were like a loose wave, almost straight. They were also very brittle and split ends were everywhere. I went ahead and cut 2 1/2 inches off but my curl pattern was still different in that section. Although my hair wasn't split or brittle anymore after cutting it, I had seen great results with this treatment and decided to give it a try.
I put the protein treatment on my hair, it's very runny and got everywhere but the smell wasn't that bad. Used my blowdyer on low speed and the highest heat setting until my hair was completely dry and rock hard. Then I slowly poured warm water into my hair to rinse the protein out, and applied their balancing conditioner. Unfortunately, this treatment did not bring my curls back. In fact, I don't think it did anything to my hair except make it super soft and shiny (which are results I can get with a conditioner). Really wanted this product to work but I guess I'll just have to cut another few inches off, heat damage really sucks!Nov 2, 2014TiffanyHAIR TYPEBlack / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Keeps My Hair HealthyI read some of the other reviews and to help those who complained about the odor and their hair being really hard, that's supposed to happen. The directions indicate that your hair will become very hard and you should not agitate or try to comb it in that condition. The smell isn't a big deal, once you wash the treatment out, the smell goes with it. As for your scalp burning, it's because your scalp was previously damaged. If you scratch before you apply, it will burn. If your scalp is in tact, it doesn't burn.
I started using Aphogee about 7 years ago and I treat my hair every three or four months. I am an off and on user. I had really bad split ends and my hair stopped growing at my shoulder blades. I cut about 4 inches off, started using Aphogee again and the difference in my hair was immediate. It's thick, healthy and retains moisture. I recommend the product to anyone with damaged hair.Jul 17, 2014Natisha T.HAIR TYPEBlack / Thick or Coarse Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Retain LengthI use this product once every 2 months. I keeps my hair strong and helps me retain length. I do not use chemicals at all. My texture is 4a 4b. I have been using aphogee for 3 years now. It is a wonderful product that gives results!!Jun 2, 2014ShannonHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Normal Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Retain LengthI use this product once every 2 months. I keeps my hair strong and helps me retain length. I do not use chemicals at all. My texture is 4a 4b. I have been using alphogee for 3 years now. It is a wonderful product gives results!!Jun 2, 2014ShannonHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Normal Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Back Again!!!!Ok. I am back again for another review. I reviewed this product back in 2010. And I still stuck by it 100%. In 2010 I was going back and forth between relaxed hair and transitioning to natural hair and then relaxing it again. In between that I would use this 2 step treatment. My hair responds very well to be using this product. It would only shed a few strands if any after just on use. I am currently natural and have been since 2011. And let me tell you that is no walk in the park. Being natural is an experimental process. You have to find the right balance between protein and moisture that will help you retain length, but refrain from being brittle and limp. I have had plenty of set backs just being natural because I was learning my hair all over again. In the process of my natural hair journey I rediscovered Aphoger again. I am thrilled to have found it and just in time. My hair was damaged due to the harsh winter that we had. I was wondering why all my friends who have been natural just as long as me were getting hair down to their backs and i as stuck barely getting to shoulder length hair. Well protective styling is they key for them. I subjected my hair to this windy weather we have here in illinois and no matter how much I moistirized my hair it was dry, brittle and weak. In January I got a sew in installed and kept that in for 5 weeks. My hair grew tremendously and when I took my install down i could see that i had length but my ends were in bad shape. I decided to trim and inch and a half off and once i did that my hair transformed. I then imcorporated this two step treatment again and my hair is thanking me. Now it will be able to retain moisture properly. I do currently take hairfinity hair vitamins as well and that is what prompted me to trim my ends because results do show better with healthy hair. I am happy that i can incorporate Aphogee into the mix again.Mar 29, 2014Toni / United StatesHAIR TYPEBlack / Dry Hair
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After Relaxer Deep ConditionerI am a black female with chemically treated hair (relaxers no coloring) I perm my hair about 4-5 times a year. Just to give you an idea of my hair texture, It's very soft fine, almost "wiggish" I've been told. I can step out the shower and put mouse in my hair and it will curl up or just put gel in it and it will be slick in a pony tail, but as soon as a couple of months pass it starts to get stiff and coarse. I have experienced breakage and split ends my whole life, my hair never grows past my shoulders, it's beyond brittle and paper thin. I used protein conditioners (redken line) in the past, but it left my hair feeling so dry and brittle that I kind of stopped using them. This past summer I just let my hair go. I was severely depressed and literally stayed in the house all day. By the time I snapped out of it (3 months later) my hair was a matted mess. I literally brushed my hair only like once a week and washed it like once a month. It was time for a perm and I knew I was going to need a serious deep conditioner, so I picked up from the beauty supply store along with hask placenta and the olive oil bamboo deep conditioner (both smell amazing). After a long fight between the perm and my hair, the perm won. It was super slick, but I did have alot of hair loss because I hadn't combed it in so long. I opened up the aphogee protein conditioner step one and it smelled like a dead body was hiding in my shower. I prayed to GOD step two would mask the smell. I put it in my hair and it stung really bad, I guess from reacting with the perm you know the pores in your scalp are wide open at that point. I cursed alot from pain, but within 2 minutes it stopped burning. I got under the hair dryer and about 30 minutes later I had "Something About Mary Hair", beyond stiff, crunchy and just defying gravity. My shoulders, neck, and back were extra crusty from the protein. I was highly confused and equally disgusted, I got back in the shower immediately. While I was rinsing it out I noticed that my hair seemed alot stronger and had more substance to it, but it was still silky in a way. Once I put step two (which literally smells like rite aid perfume) it felt even more silky and stronger. I put my hask placenta and bamboo packets on top and I am going to sleep with them in. Those really helped with the smell. All in all not bad for $3.00 I need more time to decide if I would use the product again.Sep 7, 2013DollyHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair / Relaxed Hair
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CaliforniatanAfter my hair lost it's natural glow when I dyed it blonde, I began looking for a hair oil to restore its healthy sheen. Not only does the Shielo Hair Oil have a wonderful smell, it made my hair silky soft and gave it a lustrous shine.
I tried many different hair conditioning products, only to be left disappointed. Many of the other hair oils I tried either did nothing for my hair, or left my hair incredibly greasy. Shielo's Oil is the first conditioning treatment that has left my hair silky soft and shiny without weighing it down.Jul 14, 2013Californiatan C.
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Miracle For Fine Thin HairI am caucasion with fine, thin,straight hair that is resistant to perms and damages very easily. Every time I tried to do something to make my hair look better - it became severely damaged and looked worse. Perms were the only answer to having fuller hair but unfortunately they would almost always either fry my hair or fall out. A brilliant hairdresser finally got a perm to take in my hair almost thirty years ago using aphogee right on the rods. It was a miracle. I moved away and have been asking for aphogee but nobody seemed to know what it was or how to use it. I looked for it everywhere but was misspelling it.(apagee, apogee,etc.) Stumbled across it on follica and thought I hit the lottery. Without aphogee a perm is not an option for me.The results are AMAZING11 It is about a five hour process...with the wrapping, perm set time, and almost two hours under the dryer until the aphogee completely dries, then the neutralizer, the rinsing, and the moistureizer, but for me its worth it. Anyone with fine straight hair should try this because it allows you to do things to your hair that you normally couldn't do. I go back for highlights 3 weeks after the perm just like a normal person and my hair looks great. use aphogee bout once a month and get the perms 3 or 4 times a year.Jun 3, 2013Mj V.HAIR TYPEBlonde / Fine or Thin Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Lifesaver!I never write reviews but after using the Aphogee Protein Treatment I absolutely had to.
I was a little nervous about using the protein treatment at first because of some of the negative reviews, but my fears were instantly erased the moment I rinsed my hair out. My hair felt STRONG! I didn't have any breakage, no tangles, and it was SHINY.
I put the balancing moisturizer in afterwards, left it in overnight, and then rinsed it the next morning. I didn't shampoo my hair until the day after that.
Two days later I had blonde highlights put into my hair which would normally turn my hair into straw for a few days, but this didn't happen!
The Aphogee Protein Treatment is EXACTLY what my hair has needed, and it will always be a staple in my cabinet.Mar 27, 2013Mkb / Ottawa, ONHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Skip to comments.Egypt Receives First Batch of F-16s from the U.S.
Posted on 02/04/2013 8:28:01 AM PST by cornelis
Egypt received four F-16 aircraft from the United States on Sunday, the Egypt Independent reports.
According to the report, the countrys Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi praised the growing military cooperation between Egypt and the U.S. after receiving the four fighter jets.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Arming the enemy. This will come back to bite us in the butt.
Hopefully someone put sugar in the fuel tank prior to delivery.
Giving the Muzzies Hi-Tech weapons to use - not smart.
You're kidding me. It takes years for our government to agree to ship an orange squeezer to another country, but they can get F-16s to Egypt this fast? Something is rotten in Denmark.
Obama lifted the red tape.
Rewarding the Muslim Brotherhood for a job well done...and who exactly is threatening Egypt nowadays? Is there any question that the high tech weapons are meant to be used against Israel? At what point will one reporter force people who voted for this to answer why?
Rewarding the Muslim Brotherhood for a job well done...and who exactly is threatening Egypt nowadays? Is there any question that the high tech weapons are meant to be used against Israel? At what point will one reporter force people who voted for this to answer why?
"Egypts top general warned that the state was in danger of collapse as a result of the violence in three Suez Canal cities, Port Said, Suez and Ismailia. They are now under a one-month state of emergency, which gives the president and the police extraordinary powers and suspends ordinary judicial process as well as most civil rights." NYT
0bama hurried this shipment up, amidst the chatter about stopping it.. 0bama's evil really comes out through his actions, like THIS one.
1. Libya
2. Chad
3. Sudan
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Jordon
6. Syria
7. Lebanon
8. Turkey
9. Cyprus
10. Greece
Egypt has never been at war or in conflict with any of these nations except Israel. Why are we sending them F-16s??????
How do all these guys justify approval?
"Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi"
You couldn't get that name out of a comic book!
hopefully we have an embeded virus in the avionics that will crash them.
but we have a POS SOS who dealt with the enemy during vietnam and a possible POS SOD who dealt with the enemy in central america.
i used to thing the campy book series WINGMAN was never possible. now parts of it, like a traitorous regime, are coming true each day.
I corrected this in post #8.
Destroying your tourist-Brilliant move! How's those cold
camel dung paninis tasting?
Where does the New Secretary of State suggest the Muslim Brotherhood register their new F-16's?
I wonder what Obama will say when those planes are used to take out civilians protesting their oppressive government?
Oops, I forgot, media will cover it up. Never mind.
He has the wrong list of Senators
I hear Rhode Island is beautiful ... especially this time of year.
Correction in post #8.
So how long do you suppose it'll be before they use these planes against the US?
The measure (NOTto sell F16s), was co-sponsored by Mike Lee (R-UT), failed by a vote of 79-19. Seventeen additional Republicans supported it: John Boozman (R-AR), Daniel Coats (R-IN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dean Heller (R-NV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James E. Risch (R-ID), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard C. Shelby (R-AL), John Thune (R-SD), and David Vitter (R-LA). Paul then introduced the measure as a separate bill and Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) introduced similar legislation, but drew a distinction between the Egyptian government and military. Inhofe said, We need to continue to support the Egyptian military, which Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood have currently distanced themselves from Egypts military is our friend Morsi is our enemy.
Treason with a capital T.
That and software safeguards........like an "off switch".
The insanity continues.
An orderly transition in change of governing class does not come from votes, it comes thru civil war. The outgoing governing are then murdered.
F-16's don't really change much. In fact I would argue they are less a threat to our interests than shoulder fired weapons like RPG's and Stingers. Sending 240 F-16's to the Muslim Brotherhood is like reading Shakespear aloud to pigs.
The Oval Office thus gives approval to what the bearded savage does with the jets.
The planes were delivered on Superbowl Sunday. The lights and electricity going out in that dome for a half hour said a lot about where the nation and the world is headed eventually.
Amos 5:20
"Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?"
John Kerry
They delivered those planes faster than I can drive to Washington and protest the treason!
What the....????
Germany asks for their gold back and its gonna take the Feds SEVEN years to deliver it????
Congress/Ovomit required to pass a budget BY FEDERAL LAW and we haven't seen one since 2009 and it is now 2013...????
America's economy in a death spiral and record unemployment/national DEBT and these idiots are sending Sixteen F-16s and 200 Abrams tanks to Egypt as part of a $1 BILLION foreign aid package??????
For heavens sake, this foreign aid package was "decided" in 2010, and its been THREE YEARS and the Republicans can't seem to figure out how to regroup and stop this TREASON????
Yet...we can deliver ON DEMAND and within hours of a vote FOUR 17 million dollar F-16's!!!!!!
And nobody does anything but chase photo ops, cry, and do exactly what Ovomit and Reid and the Muslim infiltrators and Marxists want...which is to endanger our country and our alli Israel....
I am royally pissed. Just sick. These SOB's want us to wait weeks or months to PASS and most likely pay for a background check intended to curtail our 2nd amendment rights...and can ship four jets to the tune of $68 million in mere days?????
God have mercy on us.
Drones to Iran, F-16's to Egypt, arms to Jihadists.
What difference it will make!
While some Victims of Hurricane Sandy are still without Power.
That John Kerry sure works fast. Better send him to New Jersey.
We sent F4s and napalm to Turkey in the late 60s both of which they used to put down the riots in Ankara ...
Are we also furnishing Star of David "kill" emblems for them to put on the side of the cockpit?
They have been making M1A1 bodies and turrets in Egypt almost since they came about under US licence. The latest shipment of M1A1 parts will bring the total to about 3,300. I believe we can thank B. Clinton for his foresight.
A lot of turbulance out there.
Hopefully we rigged them to be remotely destructed so we won't have to waste precious ammo on them later.
Egypt could crumble tomorrow.
Just like Obama armed the Mexican drug cartels, now he's arming the terrorist muslim brotherhood.
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Rezina Habtemariam, a 2009 Shoreline Community College graduate transferred to Seattle University with a 3.75 GPA and a scholarship. During her first year at Seattle U, she was awarded another scholarship which provided funding for an internship position in Washington, D.C.
This past spring, Habtemariam found herself in the nation's capitol working behind the scenes as a research intern for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which is responsible for international broadcasting. Her job involved working in the new media arena where she looked at new innovative technologies in the context of meeting the needs of the countries they served.
"For example, not all places across the globe have internet and text messaging capabilities," Habtemariam said. Her research was critical at helping the BBG determine what countries/locations needed the help of innovative technology to access international news.
Habtemariam found strong support from Shoreline faculty and administrators in her scholarship pursuits even after graduating and moving to Seattle U. They were not surprised to hear that she got the internship.
"Her passion and enthusiasm for international studies, deep interest in working in the political sphere, enjoyment in learning new things, intelligence, determination and interpersonal skills made her a very competitive and deserving candidate," said Samira Pardanani, Assistant Director, International Admissions and Immigration, International Programs at Shoreline.
The internship also provided an opportunity for Habtemariam to attend classes at Georgetown University where she completed classes in Comparative Economics and Transformation of American Politics.
At Shoreline, the 19 year-old found the one-on-one mentoring and supportive atmosphere she had hoped to find after experiencing none of it at the four-year university she had begun her college education at. She found the faculty at Shoreline to be engaging, supportive and challenging, and these human characteristics were what motivated her to learn more, to ask herself questions that she had not thought about before.
Ernest Johnson, Habtemariam's Multicultural Studies professor at Shoreline credits her as an exceptionally hard working and gifted young person and someone who deserved the scholarship.
"She was literally the driving force behind the BSU, which I advised, while she was President. Rezina's dedication to maximizing her learning during the study abroad experience paid dividends with the other students."
The 21 year-old doesn't believe she would have gotten the internship had it not been for the letters of recommendation she got from Johnson and Samira Pardanani, Shoreline's International Programs Assistant Director of Admissions and Immigration. "I believe his letter and Samira's really helped me," she said. For her application, Habtemariam said her paper on American healthcare challenges also helped catch the judges' attention.
The knowledge and personal growth she experienced at Shoreline took Habtemariam into roles that provided her more opportunities for growth, including leadership skills. Her role as president of the Black Student Union was an experience she will always remember as influential as did her work on the college student newspaper, 'The Ebbtide.'
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"I formed my world view here. I have Shoreline to thank for that," Rezina said. es who encouraged me to think about who I am, who I want to be," she said. Her study abroad experience with Dr. Johnson in South Africa was another level of discovery for which she thanks Shoreline.
Although Habteraiam had thought about a career in international studies previously, it was her study-abroad experience that refined her commitment to African Studies and foreign policy. She plans to attend graduate school and commit her work to the challenges faced in Africa.
The Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship made it possible for her to study abroad again, this time in Senegal, where she took classes in French language, the native language of Senegal, African Literature, Culture & Society and African Development.
There is no turning back now. Habtemariam plans to study African Studies at graduate school before applying for a fellowship to live in Africa to complete research. Her last stop will be a career focusing on Africa and foreign policy.
"I want to help Africans have as good a life as possible," she said.
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Often imitated but never duplicated, the Rebel Pop-R is the standard by which all other top water poppers have been judged for over three decades. Slowly chug it along the water's surface or retrieve it quickly like a skittering shad, during certain times of year bass can't resist blowing up on the Rebel Pop-R. Available in a variety of sizes and colors to match your fishing situation, only the original Rebel Pop-R has the faith of America's top water master, Zell Rowland.
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Comments: Gotta give this lure 5 stars, I was a young boy when my dad bought me my first lure and it happened to be a Rebel Pop-R. I still have the same exact lure in Bone color. The only thing that has been changed over the years are the hooks. I have to say this is by far my favorite top water bait of all time. I fish a ton of tournaments now including the Bassmaster Northern Opens & there is nothing that a smallmouth wants more of than a bone colored popper. They will crush it in almost any condition and all year round. For the price this lure is a steal!
From: John: NY 6/6/16
Comments: silver black color is the best fish em early in the morning & you'll get explosive strikes when you least expect them they are great
From: Frankie: Uvalde, TX 6/2/16
Comments: Best topwater bait bar none. I've lost count of the Largemouth Bass & Chain Pickerel I've caught on the magnum size in ole bass and silver/black colors in the creeks & rivers that feed the Albemarle sound here in northeastern NC. One tip, apply some clear nail polish to the red thread before use, otherwise it will unravel fairly quickly. It's 3/12/16 and I've caught over 70 bass on this lure in the last 4 days. If I could have but one bait to bass fish with for life this would be it!
From: Bill: Elizabeth City, NC 3/13/16
Comments: I really enjoy to fish with this top water bait. I Have used the same standard size in Silver-Blue for 3 years now and I have never had trouble catching fish with it. Bass seem to love it poped real slow and left it sit for a few seconds before popping it hard again. I actually caught two bass at once on it this weekend which was a first for me and man was it fun.
From: Mitch: Brownsburg, IN 6/8/15
Comments: buy this popper I cought my first popper bass with it 5 lbs! There's nothing like a top water blow up! Don't be fooled by the more pricey baits this one is affordable and better, trust me I got a bunch of different poppers that never produced.
From: Erb: Bakersfield, CA 4/16/15
Comments: Classic lure. Always throw this on early warm mornings or late evenings when the sun goes down. Overcast days there is nothing like throwing an old favorite. Definitely consider changing out the hooks because the ones they offer are small and bend easily. That would be the only downside to the lure but a great lure none the less. Caught plenty of largemouth, bronze backs, and even rock bass will hit these.
From: Pat: Worcester, MA 12/31/14
Comments: The pop r is a classic! Great popping action and walks with ease. Change out the hooks though. Bought a new one the other day and have only caught about 7 one pounders on it and the back hook has already opened up.
From: JC: USA 5/6/14
Comments: When I bought this lure in the foxy momma color and also another color that I did not see on here was the white belly with the lime green top. I went to my local ponds and tested them out and was very pleased with the action on these lures. My second cast out and bam got one and the bass just keep on coming towards the lure and taking it down with em. Very good quality and very good clear coat. Ive used a lot over the last summer and man am i sold on the these top water lures. You wanna catch bass you must have this lure in your tackle box.
From: Sonny: NY
Comments: These lures are great for post spawn, summer, and fall fish! cast it parallel to exposed weeds or cover and pop,pop, pause for 2 seconds theyll crush it. I had one from the 90's that had well over 500 fish caught on it but a toad took me into the weeds and it snapped off these are durable and quality!!
From: Anthony: Battle Creek, MI
Comments: Had a giant bass on with one of these. Took out drag and fought for a minute and came right off. My front treble double ring lock came undone and my treble popped right out in the fish's mouth. Piece of junk hooks. Bait works great though.
From: Tyler: Parkersburg, WV
Comments: This is a very effective popper that catches a variety of species, including largemouth bass. I replace the rear hook with a VMC X-Rap Tail Treble Hook and the middle hook, too, with a Gamakatsu Magic Eye Short Shank Round Bend Treble Hook. When replacing hooks, be careful not to upsize to the point where the lure rides too low in the water and impairs its action. Also, if you tie directly to the lure, add a split ring so the popper can swing around more readily on the pause.
From: Vince: Tucson, AZ
Comments: I've been fishing Rebel Pop-Rs for years and they are great lures, especially for the money. Spits and pops great. The hooks aren't the greatest, I usually replace them. I can't see spending $25 on a similar lure, this $5 model works just fine.
From: E: GA
Comments: The Ladyfish or Herrings love them
From: Carmela
Comments: Catches fish? Yup. Junk hooks? Yup. WIll it get out fished by cheaper costing baits? Yup. See, the same applies for your more expensive japanese baits, Mr. Meatwad ;) I buy my fair share of lucky crafts and Megabasses, but you have to give credit where credit is due.
From: David: Murrieta, CA
Comments: For us fisherman who cannot afford to buy a $20 popper, this is our bait. Its been a round so long, pops great, walks well too, and just plain works. I mean, c'mon, its a Rebel.
From: Scotty: VA
Comments: Who ever says junk hooks, well mine are sharp and last a few weeks. Also, they catch fish well. It comes down to the action you give it.
From: Joe: OH
Comments: Catches fish? Yup. Junk hooks? Yup. WIll it get out fished by more costly baits? Yup. If you are dealing with pressured, weary fish, go ahead and throw this while I whoop your buttocks on something made in Japan. Sorry, truth hurts.
From: Meatwad: pop lock n drop it
Comments: Fantastic popper. Catches bass with the best of 'em, and only five bucks. Great deal.
From: Jeremy: Tampa, FL
Comments: Why Anyone would look any further and pay 10$ for one of these, I don't know. These are Great poppers! Extremely durable, and have awesome action. Dont ignore them because of the price. These are the real deal!
From: Cobi: MI
Comments: Love this popper! And so do the bass! I don't do a ton of topwarer but when I do I've got this tied on. A good pop pop and dying retrieve works really good. Get one they are only $5 and worth every cent.
From: Mat: Ohio
Comments: I love this topwater always catches me fish in summer and fall. Silver black gets the job done for me. Caught countless numbers of fish on all the sizes and a few other colors
From: MN
Comments: I just bought one of these the first day i used it i caught 10 fish. I love these poppers they are the best simply because they are very affordable. also if you take care of them they keep going and going.
From: Garrett: USA
Comments: I've always loved these topwaters, especially with all the new ones on the market, you can still afford these. I usually change the hooks on them but the other day I had a factory split-ring break when swinging a fish. I will definitely still use the Pop-R but I am letting everyone know to take care of them, they'll pay you back!
From: Luke: Lake Charles, LA
Comments: The ole bass popper works like magic in missourri on small farm ponds super durable i have caught probably 25 fish on one lure and it still works like new all i did was put new hooks on it i have 16 of these poppers 6 in the ole bass color
From: Austen: Cottonwood, AZ
Comments: Timeless. For a wonderful price of $5, you get a fish catching machine. The hooks on these are super sharp, get yourself one, or 2, or 3... A+ Color: Ole' Bass and Silver black, Magnum size for magnum sized bass!!!! I like to work this lure with a pop, count to three, pop pop retrieve.
From: David: Murrieta
Comments:By far the best topwater popper for the money that you can buy. You can pay more but you won't get a better bait. The Pop R in the blue and chrome will catch bass when nothing else will. Don't break the bank get you a couple of these and go fishing.
From:William: Hohenwald, TN
Comments:These topwaters are really nice. They are very durable and they catch a lot of fish.
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There's no business case for NFC, one expert says.
Ah, the future. Flying cars, robot maids and a cashless society. One of these—the cashless society—at least has a chance, if only because so many financial services companies are hard at work figuring out how to replace cash and payment cards with smartphones.
In the world envisioned by backers of such schemes, especially those using Near Field Communication technology, which lets two NFC-enabled devices communicate with each other wirelessly, consumers and retailers would have little need for cash. In some cases consumers tap their smartphone against contactless readers at the checkout to make a payment.
In such schemes, retailers can offer consumers special offers via the smartphone, potentially encouraging loyalty, which might mean more visits and more transactions for the retailer.
Google Inc.'s Google Wallet and the Isis wallet, from a consortium backed by AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, each offer NFC-based smartphone payment apps. Financial services companies are involved in both schemes, providing the payment processing connectivity.
But even with these heavyweights chipping in, mobile payments have yet to gain widespread retailer or consumer adoption. Why is that? Among major reasons simply is the lack of demand from consumers and retailers, suggests Rick Oglesby, senior analyst at consulting firm Aite Group LLC. And without that demand, banks are reluctant to issue NFC payment credentials in addition to credit and debit cards, he says. Because about only 2% of merchant locations accept NFC, card issuers also must continue to issue a plastic card in addition to the digital one necessary for the NFC chip, Oglesby says "Therefore the cost of the NFC card is 100% incremental cost. At a time when there is very limited adoption on both the consumer and merchant sides, there's no real business case for it."
The situation is somewhat similar to a push in the mid-2000s by payment companies, like Visa, MasterCard and American Express, to get consumers to use, and retailers to accept, contactless cards that use a wireless technology from which NFC evolved. But persuading card issuers to issue credit and debit cards with embedded wireless chips took more than slick commercials, of which there were quite a few. The issuers had to bear the cost of the cards, which, if memory serves me correctly, was akin to 25 cents for a conventional magnetic stripe card and as much as $1 for one with a contactless chip inside it.
A similar price difference between magnetic stripe cards and mobile payments using NFC exists today, says Richard K. Crone, CEO of payments advisory firm Crone Consulting LLC. Generally, the cost to issue NFC payment credentials is about twice that for a conventional payment card, he says. That's because of the costs associated with multiple parties required to issue NFC payment data, such as the card number, he says."
A bank has to use an organization called a trusted service manager that actually loads the payment data, like the card number, expiration date and cardholder's name, onto a sequestered area called the secure element on the NFC chip. But the complexity, and cost, increases when the trusted service manager used by the bank is not the same as the one used by the mobile payment organization, Crone says.
Despite these impediments, mobile payment backers must be getting their message across to consumers. More than 60% of U.S. adults believe payments made with smartphones will replace credit card and cash transactions at some point, according to a recent poll by market research firm Harris Interactive. Tellingly, only 30% of them think that will happen within the next five years.
The easier, and cheaper, path for mobile payments may be to rely on existing technologies that retailers and consumers are familiar with, Crone says, like bar codes and bar code scanners. And as these existing technologies can be hosted on remote servers—in the cloud—retailers need do little other than add a bar code scanner and update the software on their checkout systems to accommodate this type of mobile payment, Crone says. Merchants need the latest in bar code reader technology, optical scanners, to read bar codes on smartphone screens. More big chains have been adopting these new scanners.
For example, Starbucks Coffee Co.'s mobile app uses a bar code that identifies the consumer. When scanned at the checkout the code triggers the checkout system to deduct the payment from the consumer's Starbucks account. "Bar code and bar code presentment have taken off," Crone says. "They have proven to be far easier to deploy in a cloud-based environment."
If cash is to be displaced at the checkout with mobile payments, much work needs to be done. Perhaps the days of using a smartphone all of the time at the checkout will coincide with the advent of the flying car.
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Not far from downtown Amherst, there's a military bunker. It was built during the height of the Cold War, as a secret Air Force command post…. This year marks the 20th anniversary of an event that was a harbinger to ending the Cold War — the fall of the Berlin Wall. As WFCR's Tina Antolini reports, one of the things that bunker is now being used for is keeping alive this significant time in history.
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The pelican is an awkward looking bird with an incredibly long bill and a pouch. Take this quiz to find our more about that curious pouch and how it's used.
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Question 1 of 20
What is the most distinctive feature of the pelican?
pouch under jaw
This is the bag of skin stretching from the lower half of its jaw to its neck, called a gular pouch.
long beak
Question 2 of 20
How many species of pelicans are there?
seven or eight
Scientists say that there are seven or eight species. Some want to classify the Peruvian pelican as a sub-species of the brown pelican.
10 or 11
12 to 14
Question 3 of 20
How much can a large pelican weigh?
10 pounds (4.55 kilograms)
20 pounds (9 kilograms)
30 pounds (13.61 kilograms)
Their weight can reach 30 pounds (13.61 kilograms).
Question 4 of 20
On which continent do pelicans not live?
They live everywhere except Antarctica.
Question 5 of 20
Why is the brown pelican unusual?
dive headfirst into the water to feed
It is the only species to feed by plunge diving or diving headfirst into the water.
swoop down and snatch fish with their claws
stand on one leg
Question 6 of 20
How do most other pelicans hunt fish?
by chasing the fish until they are tired
by grabbing them with their claws
by herding them into shallow water and scooping them up
Working together, they herd fish into shallow water then duck down and scoop them up.
Question 7 of 20
What distinguishes pelicans from other species of bird?
six toes
four webbed toes
They have four webbed toes.
two large webbed toes
Question 8 of 20
What is another distinctive feature?
breath through their mouths
They breath through their mouths instead of nostrils.
270 degree field of vision
teeth in upper jaw
Question 9 of 20
What is the hook at the end of the upper mandible (jaw) used for?
feeding its young
essential part of courting
grabbing slippery fish
It helps grab onto slippery fish.
Question 10 of 20
After scooping up fish, what does the pelican have to do before eating?
kills the fish
empties water from pouch
It opens its bill and contracts its pouch to empty out the water. It can't eat or fly with a pouch full of water.
creates vacuum in pouch to avoid swallowing air
Question 11 of 20
What does a pelican do with a particularly large fish?
maneuvers fish to go down head first
The fish is maneuvered so that it goes down the throat head first, keeping it from getting stuck.
splits fish in half with its hook
squeezes fish until its bones break then swallows it
Question 12 of 20
Which pelican has the largest bill?
Dalmatian pelican
Australian pelican
Texas blue-breast pelican
The Australian pelican has a bill up to one and a half feet (half a meter) long.
Question 13 of 20
Which has a greater capacity, the pouch or stomach?
The pouch can hold about three times the capacity of the stomach.
about the same
Question 14 of 20
What is the capacity of the pouch?
1 gallon (3.78 liters)
2 gallons (7.56 liters)
3 gallons (11.36 liters)
It is about 3 gallons (11.36 liters).
Question 15 of 20
Do pelicans eat anything besides fish?
mostly fish and other water creatures
While they sometimes feed on other water creatures like frogs and crabs, pelicans have been observed eating smaller birds.
eat anything they find
only fish
Question 16 of 20
What caused some species of pelicans in the U.S. to dwindle?
polluted drinking water
pesticides harmed the eggs
The pesticide DDT had made the eggs' shells too fragile to survive.
too much hunting
Question 17 of 20
How does a pelican become a victim of piracy?
The pelican with a pouch full of water and fish can be knocked off balance and have the fish snatched.
A bird can peck the pelican on the head and grab a fish when the pelican protests.
During the process of emptying water from the pouch, the bill is open.
Since it takes a few seconds to empty the water from its pouch, a gull could dart into the pouch and steal a fish.
Question 18 of 20
What do pelicans do during courtship?
The males bring offerings of fish.
Males flap their pouches and clap their bills.
The males often stretch out and flap their pouches and clap their bills repeatedly.
Females and males rub pouches together.
Question 19 of 20
Where does the pelican store excess food?
recess in the pouch
Excess food is stored in the pelican's esophagus.
Question 20 of 20
How do pelicans feed baby chicks?
cut up fish with their hooks
regurgitate partially digested fish
They regurgitate partially digested fish for the chicks.
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Now that the dust has settled in Cardiff, Rome and Paris, Planet Rugby has settled on its Team of Round Five AND the Championship.
Now that the dust has settled in Rome, Cardiff and Paris, Planet Rugby has finally settled on its Team of Round Five AND XV of the Championship.
Before we get to our final weekly pick, let us first give you our Six Nations XV of the Championship. Selection for this side was based on totting up the numbers from past Team of the Weeks in 2013.
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Team of Round Five
15 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) – Kicked well off the tee, returned with interest in yet another solid performance at the back for his country. We recall just one mistake being made from the number fifteen in a no nonsense performance that takes him clear of his British and Irish Lions rivals.
14 Alex Cuthbert (Wales) – Finished the Six Nations as top try-scorer on four, two of those coming at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Mike Brown will want to forget Cuthbert's first score but in truth, many an opposition would have struggled to stop this potent finisher. It is worth mentioning he is also top try-scorer in the Heineken Cup, despite being in a Cardiff Blues side that won just one of their five Pool games.
13 Jonathan Davies (Wales) – Up against England's main threat, Davies more than held his own alongside Jamie Roberts. Both were solid to give Mr Gatland a welcome headache to battle with over whether to choose Tuilagi, Davies or Brian O'Driscoll in the Test series.
12 Wesley Fofana (France) – He played every minute of every game this Six Nations, two of those matches being out of position. But since moving back into number twelve, Fofana has been superb. His try against Scotland in the wet of Paris on Saturday oozed class.
11 George North (Wales) – Growing into a high class international wing. Amazingly still only 20 years old, Wales again have themselves a quality player wearing their eleven jersey.
10 Dan Biggar (Wales) – It is always good to see someone silence their critics and boy has Biggar done that in the past few weekends. He's gained in confidence over this Six Nations Championship and his drop-goal and all-round organisation proved just that in Cardiff.
9 Mike Phillips (Wales) – Seemed to salivate over the title decider and definitely got the better of Ben Youngs. He made 65 metres, beating three defenders, while his big hit on Geoff Parling made a statement. Thankfully he mixed the physical with quick service.
8 Sergio Parisse (Italy) – At the core of Italy's stellar championship, Parisse constantly lives up to his billing. Italy's top metre maker with 82 against Ireland and by some distance, Parisse did it all – winning line-outs and causing Ireland problems on the deck. It has been one of his better Six Nations, which in many ways tells you everything about Italy's success. Credit to Toby Faletau and Tom Wood.
7 Justin Tipuric (Wales) – Outstanding. Made his mark in a Wales shirt on the biggest of stages, proving that whilst renowned for his work at the breakdown he also has a significant turn of pace. Left Mike Brown spinning for Cuthbert's try and combined well with Sam Warburton. Now a contender to start for the Lions.
6 Sam Warburton (Wales) – The number of people queuing up to apologise to Warburton should just about stretch around the Millennium Stadium. Since coming back into the side against Scotland, the Blues flanker has been electric. Ten tackles against England and the initial burst for Cuthbert's second score dictated the game, along with four line-out takes and plenty of metres made.
5 Geoff Parling (England) – One positive for England on a tough afternoon. Parling has improved on a game-by-game basis and deserves to start for the Lions against Australia based on his current form. There was little left in the legs by the end, but after 18 tackles, a fine break and crucial turnovers in the first half, the Leicester lock can hold his head high.
4 Quintin Geldenhuys (Italy) – Close competition here for the Italian from Welsh lock Ian Evans, but Geldenhuys was a rock for the Azzurri against Ireland, capping a good championship with another solid defensive showing and doing his bit at the breakdown. Combined well with second-row partner Joshua Furno.
3 Adam Jones (Wales) – Ruthlessly took apart Joe Marler on his side of the scrum and sent a message to Lions rival Dan Cole over on the other. Showed little respite when Mako Vunipola arrived later on as Wales won nine penalties in total at the scrum. A world-class performance from a player who many have tried to sign over the years. Also made his share of tackles.
2 Richard Hibbard (Wales) – A late contender for the Lions hooker slot. Hibbard, a son of Ospreylia, has made his name in this Six Nations and will now certainly tour to face the Wallabies. Against England he was bullish, carrying into double figures and difficult to contain. Only one stolen line-out to boot.
1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales) – Captain for the day, Jenkins had one of his best games in recent memory. He dominated Cole, which not many people can say they have done in his fledgling international career, and led by example in the loose. After an unhappy season with Toulon in the Top 14, this was just reward for man set to return to Cardiff.
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GDB: Battle of Alberta, AHL-Style
Jonathan Willis
November 10 2012 03:31PM
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Abbotsford Entertainment Sports Complex
Broadcast: SNET
Edmonton/Baron view (courtesy Jonathan Willis)
The Oklahoma City Barons enter tonight's contest reeling from consecutive shutout losses, most recently on Friday at the hands of the Abbotsford Heat.
Todd Nelson entered Friday's game attempting to diversify his attack - splitting the trio of Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall over three separate lines. Ultimately, rather than diversifying he diluted; Hall's still well back of his form from previous years, Nugent-Hopkins proved unable to turn Tyler Pitlick and Antti Tyrvainen into scorers, and even Eberle's line struggled to generate offence depsite strong efforts from himself and Teemu Hartikainen.
Special teams, as they have been all season, were a problem for the Barons. They allowed three power play goals in nine shorthanded situations, while failing to tally a single goal in five attempts of their own with the man advantage. It's been a trend this year; the Barons' penalty kill ranks 29th of 30 AHL clubs, and despite a wealth of talent, their power play has been just average.
There's no questioning the team's talent, but it hasn't clicked yet this season. Tonight would be a good night for them to find their rhythm; it's the first televised game of the year, and the opponent is Calgary's farm team. They should be plenty motivated anyway: they are on a season-worst three game losing streak, and doubtless they will be looking to even the score against Abbotsford after last night's humiliating loss.
Lines are unavailable at this point in time but will be posted later.
Update: Lines, as per the Barons Twitter feed:
- Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle
- Paajarvi - Lander - Hartikainen
- Hamilton - Arcobello - Pitlick
- Byers - VandeVelde - House
- Fedun - Schultz
- Zahn - Teubert
- Plante - Henry
- Danis
The Fedun/Schultz pairing is a new one, and one that makes a good deal of sense; it will be interesting to see how they work together tonight. The VandeVelde line is likely to get defensive zone work.
Calgary/Heat view (courtesy Kent Wilson)
The Abbotsford Heat's season has been the exact inverse of the Barons so far: despite entering the year with only moderate expectations, their goaltending has been above average and their special teams are the best in the league. Last night's victory was a microcosm of their first 10-games: a shut-out from current incumbent starter Danny Taylor, three power play goals and a perfect 5-for-5 on the PK.
Abby has been paced by a couple of the Flames more notable prospects in Sven Baertschi and Roman Horak, who are currently 1-2 in Heat scoring. Baertschi's performance isn't terribly unexpected given his break-out season in the WHL last year, but Horak's goal per game output is a pleasant surprise for the club.
Troy Ward never tips his hand before the game, but we can guess at the Heat's possible lines based on past contests.
- Baertschi - Horak - Walter
- Kolanos - Byron - Sylvester
- Ferland - Reinhart - Street
- Olson - Laing - Bancks
- Brodie - Piskula
- Breen - McCarthy
- McKelvie - Lamb
- Brust
It's probable Barry Brust will be the Heat's starter tonight. The Flames former first rounder Leland Irving has only played two of the Heat's first ten contests and has the worst SV% of any of the Abbotsford puck stoppers so far. I've said it before and I'll say it again: don't pick goalies in the first round.
Other players the Barons defense will have to be aware of are AHL vets like Krys Kolanos (Heat's leading scorer from last year), Ben Walter (tied for the team lead with Baertsci) and Ben Street, who managed 27 goals and 57 points for Penguins farm team last year.
Sum it up
So that's how things stand heading into tonight. This article has been posted to both FN and ON, so make sure to stop by to talk some smack tonight.
can we put the Barons scores on the sidebar until the NHL season starts? I'm tired of seeing the 3-0 loss to the Canucks from last season
Can't help but sound snarky with this one... but... rather than the Oil Patch kids learning to win in the AHL, they've instead taught the farm team how to lose. Can't blame Renney on this one, Steve.
This sucking with a lot of talent on the team is a great experience for these guys. The lesson that effort and teamwork matters is a good one that will play dividends when they find themselves in the same situation in the NHL.
^ Mother of god.
November 11 2012, 08:10AM
Also, Teubert facewashing Baertschi straight to the ice was great, even it was worth 2 minutes.
Fist GDB of the year.
Good to see the battle of Alberta on TV.
Looking forward to seeing Schultz & Fedun tonite.
November 10 2012, 04:17PM
I guess no Hall tonite as its a back to backer .
Barry Brust eats people.
November 10 2012, 04:31PM
I expect the Barons to play much better tonight. No Hall? Yikes, he was the one I was expecting to have a big game.
November 10 2012, 05:19PM
Id rather trash talk the nhlpa
I was at the game last night. Score was totally indicative of the game. Barons totally flat. I don't get Eberle on the point for pp, why is your sniper on the point?
November 10 2012, 06:25PM
Hope Hall gets his skating legs back quickly.
Looks like all the Barons were starting to believe all of their good press. I haven't seen any highlights or anything but the results are disappointing to say the least. Pretty tough to make the argument that the play is too scrambly when they are all playing together (not last night) and are not producing. They should be all near a point a game pace I would think. The most disturbing is the brutal power play. This is basically the unit that the big team would throw out there.
November 10 2012, 06:57PM
Looks like all the Barons were starting to believe all of their good press. I haven't seen any highlights or anything but the results are disappointing to say the least. Pretty tough to make the argument that the play is too scrambly when they are all playing together (not last night) and are not producing. They should be all near a point a game pace I would think. The most disturbing is the brutal power play. This is basically the unit that the big team would throw out there.
The play is indeed quite scrambly. It takes more than 3 forwards and 1 defenseman to create the flow. The play is affected by the other Barons, the other team's players, and the brutal refereeing. Watch one period of any NHL game then compare to the AHL. It is vastly more scrambly.
I get that there are more players on the ice but in the case of the power play you would think with that group they should have the puck 90% of the time so I don't care what the opposition or the referees are doing at that point. Going ofer on the PP is downright inexcusable.
November 10 2012, 08:07PM
Any online streams ppl have found?
Any online streams ppl have found?
Dude. It's on SNW. Channel 223 on the SHAW HD dial.
Something's fishy here. Sportsnet is showing highlights from last night's game in HD! So obviously they had decent cameras covering the game. You have to wonder why the heck the online feed is so bad...unless it's intentional.
November 10 2012, 08:18PM
Yeah, not near a TV tonight :( Oh well.
November 10 2012, 08:39PM
Dude. It's on SNW. Channel 223 on the SHAW HD dial.
Channel 23 on peasant cable.
November 10 2012, 09:11PM
Channel 23 on peasant cable.
It's like farmer vision, but for cable.
I only have TFC, but found a FIRST ROW seat to watch the SPORTS eh!
Damn Harti and parvi look good
November 10 2012, 09:35PM
Just holding them off for now I guess?
November 10 2012, 09:42PM
Geez you Oiler fans are really something else. So is this the official narrative, that the play in the AHL is "too scrambly." Can't wait to hear the new excuses for why your team still can't get out of the basement in the NHL. Oh wait, yes I can. Oh snap!
November 10 2012, 09:57PM
Oh and the flameouts are such a good team give me a break buddy will see who win the next cup between the two I kno.w who my moneys on
November 10 2012, 10:09PM
Oh and the flameouts are such a good team give me a break buddy will see who win the next cup between the two I kno.w who my moneys on
November 10 2012, 10:11PM
Flameouts will be the ones in the basement very shortly and with only Sven and MAYBE Horak coming I got a real good feeling they will be there for a helluva long time.
November 10 2012, 10:14PM
Put it this way it sure as hell won't be the flameouts.
November 10 2012, 10:16PM
Yeesh, Baertschi's not having the best game tonight. Then again, most of the team is struggling a little.
November 10 2012, 10:17PM
Haha ya Hallsy
November 10 2012, 10:17PM
What a shot roof daddy
I'm Oilerguy, and I want to put my money on the Flames winning the cup before the Oilers.
November 10 2012, 10:21PM
Roof daddy indeed, it was a nice shot. So just to confirm, we are planning the parade, right?
November 10 2012, 10:21PM
Really like the way the boys are hammering on them.
November 10 2012, 10:38PM
Boo Yah! Let me say it again. BOOOOOO YAAAAHHH!
November 10 2012, 10:38PM
Tweety bird
November 10 2012, 10:45PM
Haha just like that flameout boys lol
November 10 2012, 10:46PM
So what's your guys excuse oh yeah right..... You guys suck that's right.
November 11 2012, 12:24AM
Geez you Oiler fans are really something else. So is this the official narrative, that the play in the AHL is "too scrambly." Can't wait to hear the new excuses for why your team still can't get out of the basement in the NHL. Oh wait, yes I can. Oh snap!
The Oilers were not in the basement last year...the Blue Jackets finished last.
The future Oilers will be SOOOOO much better than the future Flames.
Now hang your head.
November 11 2012, 12:27AM
Lord god, I was there. Ebs' 'stache... ack... can't handle the glory... the majesty..'
November 11 2012, 08:07AM
I hate to be that guy, but Ebs curling like that and feeding Schultz kind of reeked of Gretzky and Coffey...
I had the good fortune of attending the game.... Hall sure ripped that goal and missed on a couple other chances. He looked a little rusty at times and gave the pic away a couple of plays. He doesn't quite have his legs back yet. Shultz shot was a perfect wrister in ot. Hard and high and on net.... He beat the goaltender clean. Harti was interesting to watch.... A couple of nice plays and he likes to hit..... Paajarvi looked big and raw. Nuge and Ebs made a couple of nice plays.... Ebs was all over the puck and Nuge quietly made a couple of beauty passes to hall. A great game to see live.... That rink in Abbotsford is nice.... Like the lower bowl in any given NHL rink. Nice screen and good beer. It was a full house which always makes it loud and fun. Really glad I saw the boys live, the one good thing about he lockout I guess.
November 11 2012, 10:51AM
Also, Teubert facewashing Baertschi straight to the ice was great, even it was worth 2 minutes.
Don't worry, once Bouma gets back I'm sure the baby Oil (or big ones when the NHL gets going again) will experience sweet justice. ;)
November 11 2012, 12:44PM
I was only able to watch the last 10 min of the 3rd period.
The OKC defense was playing very well together last night from what I saw.
The first transition is starting from really high in the defensive zone,and this looks to me like a hurry-up type of first transition,which I am all for,however in the interests of mixing it up and remaining unpredictable maybe its time to look at a second approach or maintaining two basic gameplans,opposition teams are keying in to our transitions so we need to scout them better and develop an alternative look so we can begin to mix it up from period to period and game to game.
We might want to start our transitions deeper in our own zone and compensate for the transition start position change by having our d-men wait for the forcheck to clearly engage then after they are committed and spread out we threaten with the straight up the ice sprint --just ten or twelve feet-- to back the forcheckers off,this mean good communication between the d-men,try Fedun and Schultz,let them work a short sprint off the end boards backing the forcheck down and turning it into a give and go but dont let the forcheckers engage,thats why we need to head straight at them right off the hop------forchecking is most sucessful if the d-men are on their heels and try to pass the puck--------if the d-men immediatly come at you full speed for ten to twelve feet you are forced to reset your onice timing,and you lose the momentum you were trying to generate with the forcheck.However if the d-man sprints to far into the forecheck and engages he risks getting burned ,hence the ten to twelve foot limit and the give and go--this is important so the speed generated by the short sprint is utilised and not wasted,this first short sprint changes the face of the give and go with the defense partner --it makes it a very high speed neutral zone exit play,the difference seems small and it is but it is also critical. We need to focus on the speeds our forwards are exiting the zone at as well because they are the ones setting the opposition defenses initial posture and positioning until they again key on the puck carrier--we need the forwards to not use top speed as they get set up around the neutral zone do a little East/West cycle or a criss-cross--hang it up a wee bit and make the opposition d-men slow down their backwards movement and posture dont let them get set so early and so far back or they will be in a set zone position when our offense arrives .
This is to set up the opposing d-men better for our coming offensive transitions,remember to note WHEN the opposition defense is forced to make their first assesment and adjustment of the developing play and then use the forwards to dictate how the opposition defense makes that critical first choice.Draw the opposition defense into a longer more drawn out backwards posture so when our high speed offensive transition hits them they are out of position and flatfooted.
I dont know what to change if anything,this is just an adjustment suggestion.
This should bring our initial shots and our rebound recovery a bit closer in timing and give immediate second shot results.We just have to remember to allow Schultz to decide when we use this tactic----we must remember to key OFF OF HIM ,let him communicate with his guys make a code word or a certain sign he can use to let the boys know when he wants to bust it through and then they can hang the defense up for him to burst through on his way to the net.
I just think we need to see J Schultz starting to catalyse his plays from deeper in his own zone as he will be forced to do by the speed and elite forchecking at the NHL level.And because of the way he can control the game at the level he is at he isnt learning everything he needs right now.We shouldnt change anything maybe ,but we should have an option to our current first transition of the puck wether it starts in the neutral zone or behind our net---yes we want a lot of shots but its easier to generate elite shot numbers when half are rebounds you recover after initial shots---this is where we have been lacking.
I only watched ten minnutes of the third and the OT so how much can I really be seeing eh??
Besides if we pay more attention to using three distinct zone transitions our passes shorten and our speed increases and our communication is better because of all the give and goes,three transitons will force better teamwork and set a slightly slower more controlled pace that will give us room for another gear change at a different time,instead of coming out full speed we sprint--pause-and let the give and go recipient blast through the neutral zone at exceptionally high speed .Its a varient to the upspeed man setup we are already using successfully.To be blunt we have been using the upspeed man a wee bit incorrectly--not wrong just for the wrong reasons--we are trying to use the upspeed man to scoe on a rush play,when we need to use that man and that dynamic as a second shot generation dynamic,we need to use the upspeed man to penetrate a spread out opposition after the initial shot has been generated--UNLESS Schultz lets the boys know he wants to steamroll it through---we keep using the upspeed man but we change the man to a d-man and the timing and dynamic result from rush type scoring chances to rebound recovery and second shot generation--.We lose nothing we simple add to what we are doing.A baseline for Schultz to work off of and to keep the rest of the guys focused,everyone needs to know when Schultz is going to bolt and they all need to help him set it up upice---so so moma2 says we need a stable steady three transition approach using the upspeed man to generate second shots UNTIL J Schultz signals the option play,or any d-man decides to signal the option play.We just need to add another level of communication.
Good thing I didnt see the entire game eh???
Also, Teubert facewashing Baertschi straight to the ice was great, even it was worth 2 minutes.
what makes me chuckle about this is that it was the Edmonton writer who was already whining about how rough and mean the boys are in the AHL, picking on the oilers' "stars" hahaha
so typical of edmonton - trys to dish it, but definitely can't take it without whining! hahaha
November 12 2012, 01:43AM
Good game...I hope they show more AHL games (Not Leafs affiliate only!)