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Man, it's a great day when I can write about The Replacements and R.E.M. within hours of each other.
Today it was announced that Rhino will release a two-disc deluxe edition of R.E.M.'s Green in May to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary and a limited-edition R.E.M. EP on Record Store Day.
Green: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will include the remastered original album as well as a disc of live performances taken from the Greensboro, N.C., stop on the band's Green World Tour. (As many fans know, Document, Lifes Rich Pageant, Fables of the Reconstruction and Murmur have been reissued as well.)
The EP will contain performances from the Greensboro concert that aren't on the deluxe edition, including I Remember California, So. Central Rain and Feeling Gravitys Pull. In addition, it will include an original patch from the tour that was "recently uncovered in the band's vault." Sew it on your jean jacket!
Green: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition goes on sale physically and digitally May 14. The remastered album with original art and packaging also will be available on vinyl.
The Live in Greensboro EP will be available April 20 (Record Store Day). Only 2,500 copies will be available at $7.98 each.


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Skip to comments.Chris Christie Wept Over Springsteen Hug
Posted on 11/07/2012 6:22:05 PM PST by drewh
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may have worked closely with President Obama in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but it appears hes more emotionally invested in a different budding bromance. Christie admitted at a Monday briefing that he started weeping after he hugged Bruce Springsteen at NBCs telethon for Sandys victims Friday night, the Record reported.
We hugged, Christie said to a crowd of relief volunteers in Monmouth County on Monday, according to the Record. Yeah, we hugged and he told me its official-we're friends!'
Christie and Springsteen had met twice before, but their interactions had been limited to formal pleasantries, the Record noted. Their previously tense relationship may have stemmed from their opposing presidential preferencesChristie campaigned for GOP candidate Mitt Romney, while Springsteen was active in fundraisers for President Obama. Hurricane Sandys devastation, however, managed to bring the two Jersey boys together.
I told the President today actually that the hug was great and that when we got home there was a lot of weeping because of the hug, Christie said. And the President said, Why? I said, Well, to be honest, I was the one weeping, everyone else was fine.
Obama gave Christie another chance to interact with his musical hero on Monday, when he handed Springsteen the phone while discussing storm relief with the N.J. governor, the AP reported.
Christie hinted at the briefing that his newfound friendship with The Boss will continue to blossom in the near future.
Bruce has said hes going to be here to help the community in New Jersey as soon as he gets off tour, Christie said. So Im looking forward to spending some more time with him as we go forward.
Christie joked it was even better to talk to Springsteen on Monday than it was to talk to Obama.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsfeed.time.com ...
Post-facto barf alert. No-talent hack "musician" and Ceratotherium governor embrace, and lacrimation ensues . . .
What is with teses weepy dweebs... first Boner now Chrispy.. must be hormones
What a disgusting disgrace that slob is. The people of New Jersey must be so proud.
Then again, when you consider that New Jersey is the armpit of America, you can't really expect any better.
This fat-slob must be peggin' the Gaydar. Good luck NJ.
Poor old Chris had a tough time of ot. Hurricane, runny mascara and I hope Obama didn't leave a stain on his nice blue dress.
So, what did the telethon with the pretentious has-been no-talent self-important mouthbreather Bruce Brainstrain do to alleviate the suffering of the storm victims?
As another storm bears down on them and the temperatures fall to freezing, they still have no shelter, no power, no gasoline, no lights, no food and no water.
This fat turd Christie gave the election to Obama , what a traitor to America Christie is.
what a joke CC is
I guess CC is one of the sheeple who don't know that "Born in the USA" is an anti-American screed
O M G, I am sick to death of men that cry.
Yeah Christie weeps and all of America will be weeping one day as we remember his effort to put Obama in good light and take Benghazi off the front page.
The irony is that Springsteen must surely loathe Christie simply because of the (meaningless) "R" after his name. And here Christie is swooning.
Maybe even tingling.
To paraphrase Lenny Bruce, "The fat man's a fag!"
Where have all the real men gone?(besides you, Ann Coulter)
Aren't you reeel proud of your fatboy, Annie?
Well I feel so much better now. Christie Kreme's happiness is everything to me.
A 400 pound weeping middle-aged Springsteen fan-boy.....you can't make this stuff up. This is what the GOP was thinking of putting on the ticket as VP ? What a joke.
"He probably would like to fellate Springsteen"
We know he did Obammy.
In 2016, if Crispy come anywhere near Pittsburgh, I'm travelling 2.5 hours to heckle his fat patoot.
So remember that, it might make the news.
Pittsburgh hecklers on Crispy. I've already got 2 takers.
Romney wept when Christy critter was hugging Obummer.
"I'll stab any Republican in the back for you.
For you. For you. Just give me more food."
Please let Christie run for the Democratic nomination in 2016
I think of the kind of leader's we used to have like: Ike, McAuthur, Patton, Reagan....and then I look at CC, man.
I don't know what's wrong with ME, but I never did get Springsteen. The ugly bastard couldn't SING his way out of a wet tissue paper teepee, to MY tastes! But hey, different strokes.....
I do NOT see what Ann Coulter saw in that fat slob of a man. I wonder what 0bama promised him if he did the huggy thingy or maybe bamster had some goods on this loud mouth gov and it was blackmail..pardon the pun...In any case that injudicious move hurt Romney badly.
They deserve each other. I am embarrassed by both of their actions. Bruce almost fainting in front of Obama. I wonder if these two knew what the outcome would be and how much involved they were.
I didn't know any man THAT fat could even fine his Peeniwinkel, as our little grandson called it when he was learning to talk.
At his wt, he won't live that long. His heart will not be able to take it.
I've wept over Springsteen ever since Born in the U.S.A. Since then, it's been varying degrees of garbage from him. He sold out, and now supports leftists like Obama to make himself feel better about it.
What a disgusting fat POS.
He as no shame.
Disgusting liberal celebrity-lover.
Christie can drop dead as far as I'm concerned...spare me the false righteousness.
same here
a male adult with rock star idolatry? How embarrassing for him. The fact that he's an elected "leader"....how embarrassing for us.
There was a time, well, never when I would cry about meeting Bruce, but maybe when I would have thought it was kind of cool, when I would have even asked him, "Courteney Cox...did you hit it?". That time is probably almost twenty years in the past, it it's not there already. Basically anything since he decided he was permanently the new Pete Seeger is not of interest to me.
Springsteen is a no-talent sweathog. He's only written about three original songs in his "career", the rest are just derivatives of those, mostly trying to relive high school and how great it was.
It wasn't. And I didn't even have to go to school in New Jersey to know that.
Fat SOB
F Christie his wife and children.
F Christie his wife and children.
f his dog, cat and any goldfish.
I hope he has a heart attack to nite in his sleep.
Pray for NJ. now, snow is falling, up to six inches in areas still without power. Others aces where power has been restored, are losing power again, as trees and branches weakened by Sandy are falling everywhere.
This is Obama's Katrina, but these folks are getting no media coverage.
It is a disaster, unprecedented in such a densely populated area.
Maybe Bruce gave him a friendly goose while they were hugging.
"...I never did get Springsteen..."
His first two (maybe 3) albums are great, after that it is all cr*p.
What is funny to me is that nobody is making the connection with the name of this storm and Springsteen's song "Sandy" which I think is actually called "Asbury Park 4th of July".
It's one of his best, but even hubby wasn't getting it when I asked "do you think he'll sing "Sandy" during the fundraiser?"
Oh yeah, and to borrow a phrase from the ONION, back in the McGreevey days - it looks like we have another tearful homosexual as gov. of NJ {sigh}.
"...he decided he was permanently the new Pete Seeger..."
Seeger is a stone cold communist but he is a much better singer than Bruce could ever dream of being. I think Seeger is less of a phony as well.
I read a piece on him in the New Yorker and it told of him standing on the road by his upstate home, holding a sign protesting the Iraq war (or whatever); all alone at whatever great age he is, in his 80s or something.
You won't catch "the boss" doing that, now or ever.
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Halliburton ProMAX® Seismic Processing on Sun Blade X6270 M2 with Sun ZFS Storage 7320
By user9154403 on Sep 19, 2011
Halliburton/Landmark's ProMAX® 3D Pre-Stack Kirchhoff Time Migration's (PSTM) single workflow scalability and multiple workflow throughput using various scheduling methods are evaluated on a cluster of Oracle's Sun Blade X6270 M2 server modules attached to Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage 7320 appliance.
Two resource scheduling methods, compact and distributed, are compared while increasing the system load with additional concurrent ProMAX® workflows.
Multiple concurrent 24-process ProMAX® PSTM workflow throughput is constant; 10 workflows on 10 nodes finish as fast as 1 workflow on one compute node. Additionally, processing twice the data volume yields similar traces/second throughput performance.
A single ProMAX® PSTM workflow has good scaling from 1 to 10 nodes of a Sun Blade X6270 M2 cluster scaling 4.5X. ProMAX® scales to 4.7X on 10 nodes with one input data set and 6.3X with two consecutive input data sets (i.e. twice the data).
A single ProMAX® PSTM workflow has near linear scaling of 11x on a Sun Blade X6270 M2 server module when running from 1 to 12 processes.
The 12-thread ProMAX® workflow throughput using the distributed scheduling method is equivalent or slightly faster than the compact scheme for 1 to 6 concurrent workflows.
Performance Landscape
Multiple 24-Process Workflow Throughput Scaling
This test measures the system throughput scalability as concurrent 24-process workflows are added, one workflow per node. The per workflow throughput and the system scalability are reported.
Aggregate system throughput scales linearly. Ten concurrent workflows finish in the same time as does one workflow on a single compute node.
Halliburton ProMAX® Pre-Stack Time Migration - Multiple Workflow Scaling
Single Workflow Scaling
This test measures single workflow scalability across a 10-node cluster. Utilizing a single data set, performance exhibits near linear scaling of 11x at 12 processes, and per-node scaling of 4x at 6 nodes; performance flattens quickly reaching a peak of 60x at 240 processors and per-node scaling of 4.7x with 10 nodes.
Running with two consecutive input data sets in the workflow, scaling is considerably improved with peak scaling ~35% higher than obtained using a single data set. Doubling the data set size minimizes time spent in workflow initialization, data input and output.
Halliburton ProMAX® Pre-Stack Time Migration - Single Workflow Scaling
This next test measures single workflow scalability across a 10-node cluster (as above) but limiting scheduling to a maximum of 12-process per node; effectively restricting a maximum of one process per physical core. The speedup relative to a single process, and single node are reported.
Utilizing a single data set, performance exhibits near linear scaling of 37x at 48 processes, and per-node scaling of 4.3x at 6 nodes. Performance of 55x at 120 processors and per-node scaling of 5x with 10 nodes is reached and scalability is trending higher more strongly compared to the the case of two processes running per physical core above. For equivalent total process counts, multi-node runs using only a single process per physical core appear to run between 28-64% more efficiently (96 and 24 processes respectively). With a full compliment of 10 nodes (120 processes) the peak performance is only 9.5% lower than with 2 processes per vcpu (240 processes).
Running with two consecutive input data sets in the workflow, scaling is considerably improved with peak scaling ~35% higher than obtained using a single data set.
Multiple 12-Process Workflow Throughput Scaling, Compact vs. Distributed Scheduling
The fourth test compares compact and distributed scheduling of 1, 2, 4, and 6 concurrent 12-processor workflows.
All things being equal, the system bi-section bandwidth should improve with distributed scheduling of a fixed-size workflow; as more nodes are used for a workflow, more memory and system cache is employed and any node memory bandwidth bottlenecks can be offset by distributing communication across the network (provided the network and inter-node communication stack do not become a bottleneck). When physical cores are not over-subscribed, compact and distributed scheduling performance is within 3% suggesting that there may be little memory contention for this workflow on the benchmarked system configuration.
With compact scheduling of two concurrent 12-processor workflows, the physical cores become over-subscribed and performance degrades 36% per workflow. With four concurrent workflows, physical cores are oversubscribed 4x and performance is seen to degrade 66% per workflow. With six concurrent workflows over-subscribed compact scheduling performance degrades 77% per workflow. As multiple 12-processor workflows become more and more distributed, the performance approaches the non over-subscribed case.
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141616 traces x 624 samples
Test Notes
All tests were performed with one input data set (70808 traces x 624 samples) and two consecutive input data sets (2 * (70808 traces x 624 samples)) in the workflow. All results reported are the average of at least 3 runs and performance is based on reported total wall-clock time by the application.
All tests were run with NFS attached Sun ZFS Storage 7320 appliance and then with NFS attached legacy Sun Fire X4500 server. The StorageTek Workload Analysis Tool (SWAT) was invoked to measure the I/O characteristics of the NFS attached storage used on separate runs of all workflows.
Configuration Summary
Hardware Configuration:
48 GB DDR3-1333 memory
4 x 146 GB, Internal 10000 RPM SAS-2 HDD
10 GbE
Hyper-Threading enabled
48 GB memory (12 x 4 GB DDR3-1333)
2 TB Read Cache (4 x 512 GB Read Flash Accelerator)
10 GbE
4 x Write Flash Accelerators
16 GB DDR1-400 memory
34.5 TB RAID-Z (46 x 750 GB SATA-II, 7200 RPM HDD)
10 GbE
Software Configuration:
Parallel Virtual Machine 3.3.11 (bundled with ProMAX)
Intel 11.1.038 Compilers
Libraries: pthreads 2.4, Java 1.6.0_01, BLAS, Stanford Exploration Project Libraries
Benchmark Description
The ProMAX® family of seismic data processing tools is the most widely used Oil and Gas Industry seismic processing application. ProMAX® is used for multiple applications, from field processing and quality control, to interpretive project-oriented reprocessing at oil companies and production processing at service companies. ProMAX® is integrated with Halliburton's OpenWorks® Geoscience Oracle Database to index prestack seismic data and populate the database with processed seismic.
This benchmark evaluates single workflow scalability and multiple workflow throughput of the ProMAX® 3D Prestack Kirchhoff Time Migration (PSTM) while processing the Halliburton benchmark data set containing 70,808 traces with 8 msec sample interval and trace length of 4992 msec. Benchmarks were performed with both one and two consecutive input data sets.
Each workflow consisted of:
- reading the previously constructed MPEG encoded processing parameter file
- reading the compressed seismic data traces from disk
- performing the PSTM imaging
- writing the result to disk
Workflows using two input data sets were constructed by simply adding a second identical seismic data read task immediately after the first in the processing parameter file. This effectively doubled the data volume read, processed, and written.
This version of ProMAX® currently only uses Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) as the parallel processing paradigm. The PVM software only used TCP networking and has no internal facility for assigning memory affinity and processor binding. Every compute node is running a PVM daemon.
The ProMAX® processing parameters used for this benchmark:
Maximum output inline = 85
Inline output sampling interval = 1
Minimum output xline = 1
Maximum output xline = 200 (fold)
Xline output sampling interval = 1
Antialias inline spacing = 15
Antialias xline spacing = 15
Stretch Mute Aperature Limit with Maximum Stretch = 15
Image Gather Type = Full Offset Image Traces
No Block Moveout
Number of Alias Bands = 10
3D Amplitude Phase Correction
No compression
Maximum Number of Cache Blocks = 500000
Primary PSTM business metrics are typically time-to-solution and accuracy of the subsurface imaging solution.
Key Points and Best Practices
- Multiple job system throughput scales perfectly; ten concurrent workflows on 10 nodes each completes in the same time and has the same throughput as a single workflow running on one node.
Best single workflow scaling is 6.6x using 10 nodes.
When tasked with processing several similar workflows, while individual time-to-solution will be longer, the most efficient way to run is to fully distribute them one workflow per node (or even across two nodes) and run these concurrently, rather than to use all nodes for each workflow and running consecutively. For example, while the best-case configuration used here will run 6.6 times faster using all ten nodes compared to a single node, ten such 10-node jobs running consecutively will overall take over 50% longer to complete than ten jobs one per node running concurrently.
- Throughput was seen to scale better with larger workflows.
While throughput with both large and small workflows are similar with
only one node, the larger dataset exhibits 11% and 35% more throughput
with four and 10 nodes respectively.
- 200 processes appears to be a scalability asymptote with these workflows on the systems used.
- Hyperthreading marginally helps throughput. For the largest model
run on 10 nodes, 240 processes delivers 11% more performance than with 120
- The workflows do not exhibit significant I/O bandwidth demands. Even
with 10 concurrent 24-process jobs, the measured aggregate system I/O did
not exceed 100 MB/s.
- 10 GbE was the only network used and, though shared for all interprocess communication and network attached storage, it appears to have sufficient bandwidth for all test cases run.
See Also
- Oracle Oil and Gas
- Sun Blade x6270 M2
- Oracle Linux
- Halliburton/Landmark ProMAX® Family Seismic Data Processing Software
- Halliburton/Landmark OpenWorks® Geosciences Project Database Software
Halliburton/Landmark GeoProbe® Volume Interpretation Software
- General Reading
Disclosure Statement
The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of Halliburton/Landmark Graphics: ProMAX®, GeoProbe®, OpenWorks®. Results as of 9/1/2011.


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While normal operations took place in one part of a barn at Plainville Farm, the other part housed a lively and sometimes emotional discussion about the proposed federal rules. Many growers, like John Payne of Shelburne, told federal officials they're worried about the financial impact on their farms.
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Flames Let Joey Leach Walk
Kent Wilson
May 30 2012 03:30PM
We speculated about this last week, but it was confirmed today by Pat Steinberg that the Flames have decided to walk away from third rounder Joey Leach.
Even given Leach's lack of offense and heavy feet, it's a somewhat surprising decision. The 20-year old progressed relatively well during his time in the WHL, moving from a 20-point, middle pairing defender in his draft season, to a top-pairing 40+ point guy this year.
It's unclear whether the move not to sign Leach is due entirely to his skillset, or some other factors, including whether the player wasn't entirely interested in playing for the organization. It's rare for mid-round prospects to play hard ball with the club that chose them, but it happens.
Leach will go back into the draft this June.
really, only one thing comes to mind here and it's the word "inconsequential"
Another wasted draft pick.
So he's 6'4, 200 lbs (a bit light for the height), he seems to be improving, can play shut down defense and also contribute on offense....sounds terrible (LOL).
Say What? I think the Flames could use this guy in the future....I wonder if personality or behavioral issues came into play here.
Or perhaps he seems too much like someone Darryl Sutter would have drafted because he's from Sask and plays in the WHL?
Read up on him at Hockey's Future or WHL (for counting stats) on him...does not look so bad. Whatever!!!
Leach may have been the victim of the numbers game. In terms of AHL defenders, the club has Brady Lamb, Brett Carson, James Martin, Chris Breen, Joe Piskula and Clay Wilson signed for next year (Wilson may be in Calgary), while Brian Connelly is thought to be signed (based on Weisbrod's comments on the FAN960). Jordan Henry may or may not be re-signed. That's seven or eight minor-league defenders right there.
After that, John Ramage and Tyler Wotherspoon turn pro for 2013-14 and both may have better upside than Leach.
If I'm correct in this, the Flames should get a compensatory 4th round pick this year then, something in the range of #103 overall.
Unless, of course, Feaster trades it away. ;-)
This looks like one more nail in the Darryl Sutter draft coffin. A third round pick spent on an unsigned prospect. Looking at the draft list there weren't a lot of other players in that third round range that the Flames could be said to have passed on. Not that it makes it any easier today.
I believe that compensatory picks are only for first-rounders that do not sign.
Did Joey Leach crack Flamesnation's top 15 prospects list?
May 30 2012, 04:10PM
Ryan's probably right. And I don't think they re-sign Henry.
And if the big club signs a defender or two... Babchuk may be headed to Abby, as well.
To me, not a huge loss....
May 30 2012, 04:26PM
There strike me as several possibilities;
- Flames brass didn't like him for footspeed reasons (most likely scenario IMO)
- Flames brass had some other reason for not liking him (wring friends, uncoachable, Cam Barker disease, what have you)
- Leach wanted out
- Logjam ahead of him pushed him so far down the depth chart it made sense to let him go
Or most likely of all, a combination of all of the above.
I admit to being somewhat surprised as I thought Leach's arrows were pointing in the right direction. I highly doubt that who drafted him played any role in the decision.
Clearly they don't need him in the AHL, and they don't foresee him playing in the NHL any time soon. Why waste a contract?
Could he go to another organization and make us look like fools? Sure. Is that likely? Clearly the Flames scouting staff doesn't think so.
The overall success rate for 3rd round picks is marginal at best. This isn't a huge loss.
Did Joey Leach crack Flamesnation's top 15 prospects list?
The Flames need to be realistic about their prospects, lower round draft picks are clearly on the clock. They only have a limited time to shine, show growth potential vs other picks, or its time to move on.
Nothing wrong with a regular 'pruning' to remove the marginal contracts. And in some case, nothing wrong with pruning marginal first and second rounders either. (Chucko and the numerous other marginal first round picks come to mind).
@ RexLibris and @Ryan Pike
as per 8.3(b) of the CBA Ryan has it right:
In the event a Club loses its draft rights to an Unsigned Draft Choice drafted in the first round of the Entry Draft (except as a result of failing to tender a required Bona Fide Offer (as defined below)), who is again eligible for the Entry Draft or becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent, a Compensatory Draft Selection shall automatically be granted to that Club
I also wouldn't be surprised if number of contracts comes into play here. Why waste a contract on a guy if you think he has little hope of beeing more than a tweener. Especially if you are having a personality conflict or something.
@Tach and Ryan
I stand, thankfully, corrected.
So, failing to sign that vaunted 7th round pick doesn't result in keeping the whole draft class around for one more extra draft inning the following June? Darn.
That would have been a good draft strategy: draft some fictional "Tsujimoto" character, fail to sign him, then get another pick in the next draft. Scouts could even fabricate a FB page to make it appear as though the "prospect" existed.
Sounds like something Burke might try.
YAY INTELLECTUAL HONESTY! (on a 20yr old yet to be given a pro opportunity versus an older player already given that opportunity and yet to make anything of it COUGH*BREEN*COUGH)
I think attitude and Leach's own view of his spot on the depth chart factored in. The Flames acquired a ton of defensemen in the past year and a half (Connelly, Smith, Carson, Martin etc)
Its spilled milk. We didnt sign Jarret Stoll either. No use overanalyzing it as it happens to every team in the league. Looking at Leach's draft year, the Flames still look like they could have made out like bandits with Reinhart, Ferland, and turning Holland into Cammalleri.
If I remember correctly, didnt FN do an article on Todd Button recently and the percentage of his picks that turned pro with the organization? Even losing Leach this percentage from the draft two years ago seems very respectable.
I mentioned as much to Steinberg on Twitter, but I imagine this is a combination of the sheer amount of low tier D-Men in the AHL and the 50 contract limit.
May 30 2012, 05:41PM
Could they not have traded his rights to someone, possibly for a 3rd or 4th rounder?
likely not.
Most GMs are probably indifferent between trading a late-round pick to get Joey Leach and USING a late-round pick to get Joey Leach.
I disagree with this move. We have 35 total contracts for next season, PLUS 8 RFAs(5 of which should be resigned, MAX). So we have about 40 players under contract. We are going to need to pick up 5 or so forwards probably so 45 total contracts at the most as of UFA period, yeah it would suck going into the year with 46 or 47.
Feaster wants his own prospects I guess, but really James Martin? Turner Elson? and other guys he signed last year, I'd rather have a try on Joey Leach.
For Leach's sake I hope he gets picked up somewhere and becomes an NHLer and sticks it to the Flames.
Why let Joey Leach go, a guy who has shown improvement in his time in the WHL, and keep a similar player like Chris Breen? Leach projects to be a defensive depth defenseman if he ever reaches the NHL (which isn't a lock by an means, but still...) while Breen projects to be the same thing, but is a couple years older than Leach. It doesn't make sense to me. Why is Leach losing a potential contract anyways? Sure, he hasn't been the Brayden Mcnabb replacement that Ice desperatley needed, but he was still played like their top defenseman. I know it's not that big a deal, since Leach isn't a blue-chip prospect, but he was still a prospect that had shown growth in his development and earned a ELC, IMO. I'd rather have a guy like Leach in the system than guys like Piskula, Breen, and Brady Lamb.
probably because Breen still has a year left on his contract. I expect that July 1st next season, Breen will be gone. Unless he somehow has a mind-blowing season, that is.
May 31 2012, 09:35AM
If Feaster were to trade a high priced player or 2, the assets that would be coming back to the Flames would surely eat up more then the one or two outgoing contracts. I'm hoping that this is one reason for trimming the numbers.
Really puzzling the direction the team is taking with prospects. They seem to be gravitating toward mid to late 20 players Connelly, Wilson, Piskula who cannot play ain the NHL and have little upside development given their age or college players who at 22 have 2 years of development above the oldest junior player.
By all accounts Leachis a good character, one of the top shut down defensemand with a high +/- with a bit of offense.
I guess the Wilson's and Connelly's etc make your AHL team look good but doesn't stock the prospect shelves.
We will see I guess but confused and puzzled.
@John F
see, but the thing is that leach is probably going to be one of those guys - an ahl/nhl tweener that'll never take a big step forward.
why waste development space, time or money on a player like that? may as well sign guys who can play at that level right now for cheaper and shorter periods of time, because they're a bigger benefit to the team as a whole while also being less "costly".
Can't really buy that thinking. A 20 year old who is big and defensive can still take strides and develop and become a Hal Gill type. Stocking your development system with good AHL 26-28 year olds who have no more upside seems counter intuitive to developing players. Those types are a dime a dozen.
June 01 2012, 08:30AM
Anyone wanna make a bet Leach doesn't even get drafted again?
After watching him play, Leach should get drafted again, he is a sound defensive prospect, that yes may be a step slow, but is always in the right position. I think he will make it to the NHL one day as a depth defenceman.


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Filed under Happy Trails · Tagged with Anna Frost, Dakota Jones, Florent Troillet, Ian Sharman, Julia Böttger, Kasia Zajac, Kilian Jornet, La Palma, Marco De Gasperi, Sebastien Chaigneau, Transvulcania
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This is an instant classic!
I like the Ian Sharman depiction.
The guy is fast but kind of inmature. He contradicts himself, his life style and his writting do not match. He will learn like we all did.
He's probably kind of immature because he's still a kid and acting appropriately. I for one hope he never grows up, the kid's a gem.
You spelled New Zealand wrong!!!!!!! But I like the cartoon – and the unnamed certain ultrarunner's sentiments. It is, after all, just running.
Hahaha. Too funny.
What's up with Pepe Le Snooze? :)
I'm also questioning the German–Polish relations as they are both female and way to close at the table! Grrrrrr…meow. Just having fun:)
I'm not sure he's still a kid. I hope he grows up and acts appropiately like an adult. ;-)
A couple thoughts on "Growing Up."
1. Take your time – It will take you the rest of your life becoming an adult.
2. Maintain the ability to laugh at yourself. It separates the men from the boys.
3.I will be 50 this year! My wife of 25 years still tells me I need to grow up! But that's what she digs about me…:) I hope to be an adult one day.. but only for a day…
Well said Mark.
ps – Dakota is still college age, he's a kid. There's so much more (worse) he could be doing at this age. For reference, I direct you all to watch Van Wilder. ;)
Grow up Mark!
"Grow up Mark!" Is that you honey??
Grow uo Mark!
Would you buy that I thought "New Zealand" would be funnier with only one "a"? OK, actually my "spell checker" was busy covering a race on a volcanic island somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean so I guess I only have myself to blame. Thanks for pointing that out and glad you like the cartoon otherwise;-)
A little collaborative effort between myself and Bryon. He had a vision of a U-shaped table and a UN type ultrarunning meeting and I RAN with it so to speak:-D
What a wierd men's podium at La Palma, where only 1 of the guys was old enough to have a beer afterwards. ;)
Pedro! Can I get a "C'mon mang!" You don't know him
The Hype Machine had a bit of "The Emperor Has No Clothes" irony to it which I'm glad you point out.
A Brit representing the US in an Elvis costume? Ok. That works I guess. :)
Say what you will, its a cartoon afterall…its meant to be funny. Thanks EJ, your cartoon has definately made its point! In reference to a "certain unnamed" elite ultrarunner, whether I agree or not with his statements, he deserves to speak his opinion, afterall, he runs with the "BIG" boys, he deserves his right to speak. I hope I dont step on anyones toes as this is not my intention, maybe some of this "tastesless" criticism is maldirected because some of us wish we could run as fast, or in exotic places as La Palma, whos immature now?!
OK, sorry I'm out of the loop…What happened?
Check it out: http://www.irunfar.com/2012/05/the-hype-machine.h…
Bryon, I believe this is the page you had in mind: http://www.irunfar.com/2012/05/the-hype-machine.h…
BTW big thanks to Meghan and yourself for the great Transvulcania race coverage.
Thanks. You are right. I've corrected the link… such are the perils of working so late at night! :-)
Or maybe this one : http://www.irunfar.com/2012/05/the-hype-machine.h…


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Most of us visiting here are avid gamers but not everyone in the world understands us. We know. It's difficult to believe. In today's Pokket Says, we take a look at the everyday gamer and what that is and why we are sometimes misunderstood. Keep reading and then leave your thoughts in the comments.
A lot of this will seem obvious to a great chunk of people, but not so obvious to an even larger majority who may or may not game, but are familiar with this sect of entertainment. While you can sum up the latter as trolls, jerks, uneducated morons, or immature 12 year olds, I think the problem goes beyond name calling. What am I talking about? The perception of the average gamer.
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Thank you Pokket!
Its good to see an article of this type come up. I lurk these pages every day but rarely post, however this time the article was so close to home I just had to post. I'm an internationally touring dj / producer and I game. In fact any time im not eating, sleeping, performing, or standing in airport security lines I am gaming. Many of my peers question my "lifestyle" choice and its actually pretty simple, albeit difficult for many to grasp. I dont like to get messed up every night (something that is always readily available in this industry), I dont want to go home with strange females, and being in a different city every 3 days means any type of normal friendship is basically out of the question. So, gaming is both something I enjoy and actually allows me a somewhat stable social life. Granted I cant sit down and have coffee with my friends, but they are basically always there and ready to have some pixel fun. Anyway... again, thank you. It made my morning.
you have to make a difference between gamers and gamers. i think it also depends what kind of game you playing.
imo its never right to spend all your freetime gaming and that is probably what a lot of mmorpg gamers do. the so called nerds.
i guess one big part of that whole problem is, that gamers themselves have problems committing to non-gamers, that their hobby is gaming.
me for example i am a casual gamer, and i played quite a lot when i was younger. started with atari and c64. i had always problems telling girls that i like to game.... :-). but now i guess its better to just say "hey, i have a blast gaming, its great fun for me" than to hide it...
in 20 years it will be the most normal thing, perhaps already in 10y
I know people who like whips and chains but doesn't understand me gaming. I don't worry about others opinions and just enjoy myself. I never think about what others think. Nice read still.
"If you're one of the judgmental majority you probably wouldn't be reading this site, let alone this column. However, I am willing to bet you do know some people that are guilty of this. The point is short and simple: It is not only in your best interest to correct them, but it is in everyone else's best interest as well. Down with stereotypes and people making others feel not welcome for superficial and shallow reasons! I say the more the merrier."
Unfortunately, people seem to need stereotypes both to assert themselves ("I am different from group X, and therefore I am better") and to make dealing with judgement calls easier.
I know that in my country (Germany), gaming is still seen by the general public as one of the shadiest ways to spend your free time. We even have a censorship bureau that gets to decide if any game is available in Germany at all or maybe only severely 'de-brutalized'.
And almost any time you get to hear about games in the media, they're called "Killerspiele", "Killer Games". it's just as unclear in German if they're meant to be "games for killers", "games about killing" or "games killing something", which is very much intentional, and helps in keeping games and gamers demonized.
Even our politicians will refer to any video game this way. There's surprisingly little "research" done. Media will happily refer to World of WarCraft as "KIllerspiel-FPS", will illustrate articles about Mass Effect with Counter-Strike screens and captions like "In Mass Effect 3, the player character can have sex with any alien he meets".
Heck, even an article about a popular actor doing a dub for CoD had the lead-in as "A chat about Killer Games, his time in the military, and where real life takes place".
And I'm not writing this to garner sympathy points, this is just the situation here. You will find it very hard to meet other gamers, because people are very reluctant to mention this past time preference in fear of being labelled a murderous sociopath or hopeless loser.
Sadly, the VG industry does little to alleviate the situation. Almost every bigger ad campaign for a VG draws on the lowest common denominators: Sex and/or violence.
That said: It's just that much harder for many girls to admit they're gaming (if they're not part of the "lookit, gamers with boobs! We have gender diversity!" efforts of the industry). That said: Personally, I don't care if the person gaming with me is male or female. If I enjoy gaming with you, it's all good. If you're an ass about it, I'll be disinclined to play further gaming sessions with you - regardless of you having boobs or balls. Or both. Or neither.
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And I always have hot female avatars in games.
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I can tell you right now I dont share my passion for gaming with any one of my co-workers. They absolutly look down on it and even though it would be discriminatory I know if they knew I "played games" Im sure if a posotion came up it may end up going to the "more serious" person who doesnt play kids games, (although most of them still play with model trains, hypocrites).
And in truth I dont see myself as a gamer but more of a hobbiest. I dont rush out and buy the newest games or even rush home and game-up. Hell I spend about 1-2 hours every night reading forums like this. For the most part I dont even game during the week, or even on the weekends if I end up having other plans.
For me gaming and MMO's in particular a just one part of my life. One Im passionate about, yes. But in the end I am just an average guy, who just happens to have liked video games (and PnP RPG's) for a long time.
Oh and Pokket, dont you worry. You'll get your big break in this industry one of these days. You give steller top-notch interviews. You know what your talking about you avoid all the stupid questions the "hacks" ask as filler. Your passion for gaming and knowledge cant be faked.
There is a reason why MMORPG.com lets you conduct, sends you out for these interviews, its because you damn good at them. I know you dont need my affermation, but hey, well-deserved praise is still nice to give.
"I understand that if I hear any more words come pouring out of your **** mouth, Ill have to eat every fucking chicken in this room."
There are a lot of comments regarding just ignoring this, but I don't think ignoring is the right answer.
It may be easier, but it doesn't cause change. I'm not talking about getting out your torches and pitchforks, but I am talking about being more vocal towards a gaming lifestyle. It's a personal choice and many can maintain gaming for freetime and still have friends and a decent social life and/or relationships.
It's an unkind and bitter stereotype and isn't the only one that societies across the world embrace. I guess I am just one of the few that think action is better than no action.
How can you expect change if you don't put in your two cents?
According to the picture - what society thinks you're doing - sitting in front the keyboard and staring at the screen is different how from what you actually do? Sorry, couldn't resist .
On a more serious note - my friends that are heavy gamers (no pun intended), are pretty damn close to "what society thinks" in reality.
I don't know if I've stereotyped gamers? I guess maybe I'm guilty of stereotyping...... the female gamer. I'm really not sure, I haven't given it much thought.. I've honestly never looked at what I consider to be a beautiful, charismatic woman and thought to myself "I bet she's a gamer" Or "I wonder if she is a gamer". But I don't know that I've ever looked at a woman that might have a 'techy' look or one that I personally didn't find attractive and think "Look at her, I bet she's a gamer"... I don't know!
Sadly I'm probably a hypocrite because do I stereotype male gamers?, no. I know from my circle of friends and family that are gamers that the stereotype on gamers is incorrect as those close to me are, most often, your normal every day person, not overweight/hideous basement dwellers, relatively good looking, often times charismatic, and athletic to boot.... So I guess it shouldn't be too hard for me to apply this same thinking to the female gamer.
While I wholeheatedly agree with everything written in Pokket's post I will also add, just like anyone who has posted similar "what I do, what everyone else thinks I do" pics, if a gamer girl was to give a gamer guy what is presented in the "What guy thinks I do" pic there is probably no better gift in the world! Just sayin ladies, think about your fellow gamer guys. We are primal species at heart in the end. Games just let us exercise our inner beast that society insists we don't let out.
Are you Deadmau5? @ComputerJuice
Ever been to a SF convention? This sort of "omg I've been typecast" nerdery lament has actually been going on since (officially) 1939.
But I'm sure if you research nerd pre-history even further back, you'll find the same complaint in the last century, too.
Just embrace it and have fun.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
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I wish, I wish, I wish, Sigh
Might wanna research where it's been, before you touch that. Heh.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
Originally posted by Jakdstripper
"what guys think i do".....you know it Pokket
The fact is a lot of places that you apply for will ask you if you game, and what you game. If you say you do, then the next question is do you raid? If you answer yes to the raid question, then you are not getting the job, as they view gamers and raiders the type of folks who will not show up for work, or will be late or even sleepy. There has been a few articles the past couple of years about that. So never ever talk about gaming at work, unless you really know who you are talking too. That is unless you work for a game company.


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Mr. Moore nodded to his outspoken reputation, saying, "I know what you're thinking, Here I am on the Oscars stage, so you're about to get a 10-minute rant on the fiscal cliff." After pledging to do otherwise, he added, "By the way, there is no fiscal cliff."
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"Jeffrey has no problem asking for way too much money," Mr. Smith said of the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. chief executive. Mr. Smith explained the difference in Mr. Katzenberg's phone manner when he calls to offer a film role and when he calls with a charitable request.
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Mr. Hanks described his own experience with Mr. Katzenberg's legendary persistence.
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A routine traffic stop for speeding on east bound I-70 on March 23 turned into a drug bust. Cpl. Shawn Alton was patrolling on I-70 when he stopped a Kia Sorento SUV at milepost 142. The vehicle was headed eastbound at the time. During the traffic stop, Cpl. Alton said the subject acted extremely nervous and gave conflicting stories concerning his destination.
Cpl. Alton said there was also a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Upon searching the vehicle, four large duffle bags were found in the rear of the SUV containing 75 pounds of marijuana. The subject was traveling from California to Denver.
The vehicle was a rented car. The car was apparently rented for a month.
The subject was taken to the Emery County jail for booking. Also found with the marijuana was a small baggy for personal use mixed with coffee grounds to mask the odor of the drugs. A marijuana crusher and a pipe was also found. The subject was in possession of a large knife. Cpl. Alton said the marijuana confiscated was of a high quality packaged with buds and stems attached, fresh off the farm. It was loosely packed in large plastic bags. Cpl. Alton gave estimates on the value on the street of the product, saying it can go anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 per pound depending on where the drugs are going. Denver is a hub for drugs and they could be repackaged in Denver and then travel to points eastward from there. The suspect picked up is a drug runner and was going to drop the drugs in Denver and then fly back to California after making what he thought would be a quick buck.
The 43 year old subject was from Auburn, Calif.
Sgt. Steve Salas is doing the investigation on the case. He is trying to discover where the drugs came from and where they were headed for in Denver. Cpl. Alton said the subject was not cooperating with the investigation. Sometimes in order to try to get the people higher up in the chain of command at the drug operation, a controlled delivery will take place with warrants for the people involved who show up to receive the drug shipment.
Cpl. Alton said marijuana is so prevalent now that even though 75 pounds seems like a lot it is just a drop in the bucket. FBI studies indicate that of all the drugs transported nationwide that only 3-5 percent are ever caught. Approximately 95 percent of all drug transports pass through undetected. The people who are caught are the exception not the rule. Cpl. Alton said that's what makes drug trafficking so attractive to people. It's a quick buck with a small chance you will be caught. Once a drug runner is caught, then he is on his own as far as the drug organization higher ups are concerned.
This subject is now facing felony charges which include possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; possession of a deadly weapon, possession of personal use marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding. The subject is now being held in the Emery County jail until his court appearance unless he bails out prior to his court appearance.
The going rate for marijuana in Denver is approximately $3,000 per pound giving this drug bust a potential of $225,000 value on the street.
Bradley Gerald Harsh DOB 9/21/67 is the suspect in this case.


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This 500-acre park offers vast formal gardens, picnic grounds, a top-ranked public golf course and two museums: Robert R. McCormick Museum and First Division Museum. Enjoy a wide variety of programs and events throughout the year, such as festivals, lectures, concerts and workshops.
Historic Vaudeville Movie Theatre listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wide variety of performances.
Naper Settlement welcomes visitors to explore our outdoor history museum that features fun, immersive learning experiences for all ages. Engaging exhibits, professional educators and hands-on activities teach visitors about the history of Naperville from the pioneer times to present day. Our 12-acre museum campus features: award-winning Brushstrokes of the Past exhibit, the Martin Mitchell Mansion listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Harvard Early Learning Playscape, Century Memorial Chapel, Blacksmith Shop, Log House, Paw Paw Post Office and more!
The Egyptian Theatre hosts film festivals, special movie screenings, and live entertainment events. This theatre is a 1929, fully restored Egyptian Art Deco movie palace and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The Egyptian is also available for rentals, tours, weddings, graduations, parties and receptions. Capacity: 1,419 Raised stage with dressing room below; balcony and lobby space. - New Google Maps 360 tour of the theatre is now available http://bit.ly/1TJnAdb
Travel through time and space! Walk through a replica of the I & M Canal, window shop on a turn-of-the-century street, take a virtual ride on a replica trolley, live the legend of Route 66, land on the moon in a walk-in simulator, and experience space exploration and the Apollo missions. Temporary exhibits change often in our Special Exhibition Gallery. There's always family fun in our discovery room, and remember your visit with a souvenir from our Gift Shop.
Come tour the Northern Illinois University, catch a show preformed by their Theatre or Dance department, or explore one of their Art Galleries. There is much to do on campus including their new Anthropology Museum, an Observatory, the Huskies Den or take in a game! Their Museums are free to visit, some fees may apply for shows or School of Music Concerts. There is never a dull moment on campus!
Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook
Providing the nation with access to the rich history of aviation in Illinois, the Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook focuses on technology, research, education and community service.
Bea Gurler was nine years old when her father George moved his family into the house in 1893. Her cousins, the children of her father's brother Henry, had been living since 1888 in the Ellwood Mansion. Everyone said it was magnificent. Bea's parents George and Zillah, evidently shared a taste in homes that favored the elegance of simplicity. It was the unimposing yet dignified structure on Pine Street–where the back door was always open. George and Henry Gurler were both prominent businessmen, and joint owners of a number of dairies. They quickly became world-famous and respected by many dairy farmers. Bea eventually made it a goal of hers to renovate The Gurler House to be the home that she once new and loved. The Gurler House hosts an annual Folk Music Festival every summer, where people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music. While you are at The Gurler House, make sure to take a walk through their beautiful garden.
Features 15 historic buildings that trace the history of Kendall County plus an 1819 Chicago Burlington & Quincy caboose, a fully-stocked general store, an 1840s schoolhouse, town hall, a working blacksmith shop, the Plano Train Depot, (c. 1850s) and Yorkville Firehouse (c. 1888).
Illinois Lincoln Highway Interpretive Gazebo - DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition presents 16 Interpretive Gazebos along the Lincoln Highway, a 179-mile National Scenic Byway in Northern Illinois. The DeKalb gazebo offers a unique and interactive way for visitors to learn the significance of the highway in DeKalb while enjoying stories of the early Lincoln Highway and its other Illinois communities.
Elegant National Historic Landmark offers unique Victorian setting for weddings/receptions. Groups and tours welcome.
Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower
The Millennium Carillon, a unique musical instrument consisting of 72 bells, is one of only four Grand Carillons in the world. Carillonneurs from around the world perform during the summer concert series. Climb 253 steps to the observation area to marvel at the views.
Dedicated on February 12, 2009, Lincoln Landing is Lockport's newest attraction. This park, located on the original Public Landing platted as a dock area by Canal Commissioners in 1836, features a unique bronze statue of a young Abraham Lincoln created by artist David Ostro. Interpretive signage through the park highlights the history of the I&M Canal, its impact on the Lockport community, and Lincoln's connections to both. This open-air museum is self-guiding, but is enhanced by a website with school lesson plans.
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago
This temple is one of only three Sri Venkateswara Hindu temples in the United States, constructed by Native American artisans.
The Gladys Fox Museum is located in the beautifully restored Old Congregational Church, which is the oldest surviving building of its type in Illinois. The building was constructed in 1840 of native limestone on land donated by the Illinois & Michigan.
A "living history" farm depicting life in the 1890s DuPage County. Original structures, authentic recreations and livestock combine to make a realistic 1890s working farm.
Experience railroad and war history alongside Batavia-related exhibits. The original bed and dresser from Mary Todd Lincoln's room at Bellview Sanitarium are displayed here.
Aurora Historic Districts/Aurora Historic Preservation Commission
Tour the Near Eastside (350 homes dating from the 1800s), Stolp Island, Westside and Riddle Highlands, two of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Jacob Henry Mansion Estate Dinner Theatre
Located on the Jacob Henry Mansion Estate, guests are greeted with our famous family hospitality, homemade meals and heartwarming musical productions. Lunch matinees and dinner shows are complimented by itineraries that include tours of our other historic properties, or excursions into Joliet's vibrant downtown. The Jacob Henry Mansion Estate Dinner Theatre welcomes groups with onsite motorcoach parking and handicap accessibilty.
Edman Memorial Chapel - Wheaton College
This large auditorium, seating more than 2400 people, is the site of campus chapels, concerts, commencements, and various community-related events such as the Artist Series.
This museum located on the campus of Wheaton College is devoted to the history of Christian evangelism and its influences on society. View rare artifacts, art and displays that include a powerful 3-D presentation of the gospel message.
Enjoy a culinary and cultural walking experience through Naperville's historic neighborhood. One delicious taste at a time! Sample some great food and drink tastings from family run restaurants and shops. Along the way you will discover beautiful downtown Naperville, the Riverwalk and fun facts on the rich history that makes Naperville amazing.
Take a self-guided tour of Aurora's historic downtown. Tour brochures are available at the Aurora Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
Air Classics Museum of Aviation
Air Classics is an aviation museum located at Aurora Municipal Airport - ARR where the aircraft actually fly. You can climb into the pilot's seat of a UH-1 Huey helicopter. The museum's collection includes aircraft, vehicles, uniforms and other aviation memorabilia from the 1930s to the present time. General Admission: Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Group Tours: Tuesdays through Fridays by appointment.
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Currently, State Routes 29 and 31 are shut down, as well as Cottonwood Canyon. Some residents near Joe's Valley Reservoir are currently stranded in their homes, though they are not in danger. The Sheriff's Office is maintaining contact with people who are stranded up there.
Cottonwood Creek, which flows out of Joe's Valley Reservoir through Orangeville and Castle Dale, is currently running higher than locals remember. Emergency crews are on scene with heavy equipment and are sandbagging to protect homes.
The Emery County Sheriff's Office urges motorists to avoid canyon roads.
"If you don't have to travel, stay out of the main drainages," said Capt. Kyle Ekker, the Emery County emergency manager. The Sheriff's Office has not closed all roads in all canyons. But danger can still exist. "Motorists should use caution traveling up any canyon, as hillsides have become saturated from these storms."
The Utah Department of Transportation, county road crews and Orangeville city is on scene removing debris from the roads.
The following closures are in effect until further notice:
SR 29 -- In Straight Canyon from Orangeville to Joe's Valley, residents currently have no way to come down the canyon. One of the residents is a search and rescue team member and has placed barricades to warn motorists of dangers down the canyon. Residents who live in the Joe's Valley subdivision are not in current danger. The road is currently impassible.
Cottonwood Canyon Road -- The road is currently covered in car and truck-sized boulders. The area is popular for bouldering and rock climbing, and emergency workers are assisting climbers and campers with getting their equipment out of the area.
SR 31-- Huntington canyon is closed. One vehicle was caught in a debris flow, but passers-by helped get the motorists out and emergency workers have pulled the vehicle out of the flow so it wouldn't be swept away.
Residents should continue to stay informed by watching and listening to local news reports, checking http://weather.gov and watching social media.
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PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with other agencies within the Department of the Interior, will waive recreation-related day-use fees for visitors to the National System of Public Lands for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (January 20); Presidents' Day weekend (February 15 – 17); National Public Lands Day (September 27); and Veterans Day (November 11) in 2014.
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The entire downtown of the city of Davenport in Iowa fronts the Mississippi River, with a slew of waterfront parks connected by its Riverfront Trail.
A view of Davenport's skyline during a festival. Summer music events like River Roots Live are a big draw, especially when they coincide with food fairs like Ribfest.
You might forgive New Orleans for turning its back to the water, but the Mississippi River will forever be part of the city's blood. Later this fall, a mile-long riverside greenbelt is slated to be unveiled, with jogging paths, concert venues, and unsurpassed views.
Another view of the New Orleans riverwalk.
Over the past decade, Minneapolis's Riverfront District has blossomed from a hodgepodge of abandoned flour mills to a magnetic cultural center in its own right—from the Jean Nouvel-designed Guthrie Theater to innovative green spaces like Gold Medal Park.
An aerial perspective of Minneapolis's Riverfront District. For the river's full effect, cross the pedestrian-and-bike-only Stone Arch Bridge for a close encounter with the St. Anthony Falls.
Cincinnati has taken an especially hands-on approach to reclaiming its waterfront, clearing a path through old highways and industrial parks. This fall, it's slated to open the first phase of a $120 million, 45 acre riverfront park at its center.
One of the first American cities to fully realize its river's potential, San Antonio created River Walk, an otherworldly oasis with tiny waterfalls, quiet reflection pools, and arched bridges all set one story below street level.
Visitors to the San Antonio River Walk enjoy a boat ride down the river.
Just an hour and a half north of NYC, Beacon's Hudson Riverfront was long dominated by scrapyards and oil tanks. But thanks to a 20-year restoration effort, a prime parcel at Long Dock Park opened to the public in July 2011.
Sporting an outdoorsy, Oregon appeal, Hood River is probably best known for its wind- and kitesurfing—considered by some to be the best in the world. But the temperate climate and fertile orchards that surround also make for ideal farm-to-table dining.
Straddling one of the widest points along the Mississippi, Memphis has a rich history of riverboat commerce that dates back centuries. This July, the Beale Street Landing project will begin to open up its waterfront even more, creating additional room for outdoor activities like walking, jogging, and cycling.
The city of Augusta, Kentucky, has a riverfront setting so idyllic that a movie adaptation of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn was filmed here.
Great Falls' ties to the Missouri River go back to the days of Lewis and Clark, when they portaged up the namesake waterfalls on their journey west. Trace their route along the River's Edge Trail, beginning in the historic downtown and passing through gorgeous prairie canyons.
Hermann's riverside perch along the Mississippi makes it the most scenic of Missouri's Wine Trail towns.
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The day that changed Grantham
'Within two minutes it went from being no water out in the street to being waist deep inside the shop.' When Queensland went under water in January this year the tiny town of Grantham suffered the greatest loss of life: 12 people died. The locals clung to fences, floated on top of cars and supported each other to survive the unexpected and sudden wall of muddy water and debris that inundated their town. You'll hear tales of fear, bravery and loss in this moving radio feature.
This program won the 2012 Walkley Award for radio documentary.
- Image: Torrent: Suburban Railway Street in Grantham becomes a waterway.
- Image: Sudden Rise: The river gauge in Lockyer Creek at Helidon shows the 'moderate' flood on Sunday 9 January and the sudden rise to 13 metres on 10 January, well beyond the major flood level. Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland.
- Image: High and Dry: Grantham's old timber railway bridge over Sandy Creek. This is what it looks like normally. By Amanda Gearing.
- Image: Pile Up: This is the same railway bridge during the flood. Cars and a boat smash into the bridge before being sucked underneath. By Geoff Purton.
- Image: Escape: Residents run to safety across the railway bridge as a car is washed down Railway Street by the flood. By Geoff Purton.
- Image: Roof Rescues: Emergency Management Queensland's Rescue 500 helicopter crew scan Grantham for survivors in the torrent. Source: Helmet cam, Emergency Management Queensland.
- Image: Rescue: Emergency Management Queensland senior pilot Mark Kempton with Rescue 500.
- Image: Destruction Trail: Timber, vegetation, twisted metal and household goods lay tangled along the railway line at Grantham after the floodwaters receded.
- Image: Foundations Rocked: The huge force of the torrent swept houses from their stumps.
Further Information
- Grantham Community Flood Fund
- This is an incorporated fund for Grantham property owners and tenants affected by the floods. It has already distributed more than $900,000 in public donations to affected residents.
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jack :
16 Oct 2011 7:51:04pm
Excellent program! Thanks to those who put it together and to those survivors who have the guts to tell their stories to the public in general. It sounded horrific when it was actually happening but to hear it from the those who were involved first hand was amazing and deeply emotional for me.
May all who suffered loss and grief find some kind of valuable meaning from the experience. May you also find a good deal of peace and understading within your hearts!
Nonya :
17 Oct 2011 6:50:04pm
Did anyone wonder why the insurance companies wouldn't pay out fully and quickly? Why don't we know those fact? Did Queensland rain Cloud Seeding have anything to do with this? If it did, it is criminal manslaughter by government. Is that the reason the government had closed meetings with insurance companies when they say it is not a natural cause. Ask more questions. So sad. Terrible losses.
Lesley Moseley :
19 Oct 2011 2:00:48pm
One of the most sensitive and heart-wrenching stories I have ever listened to. A credit to the whole team.
J. Gibson :
19 Oct 2011 3:38:09pm
I heard the second half of this documentary on the radio and went immediately to the website to listen to it in full. I found it incredibly moving and my heart goes out to all who were, and I'm sure are still, affected.I found myself crying as I listened to your stories which were both heartbreaking and uplifting. I had listened to the coverage intently at the time as I was worried about my family in qld and thought I knew what happened but hearing it told through your personal stories was even more powerful. I hope that telling your stories helped in some way - it must have been hard and taken a lot of courage to do so, thank you. And thank you to the people who put the program together, you have done a great job.
margaret Millar :
21 Oct 2011 8:59:13pm
I thought that the programme on the Grantham floods was superb.The honesty and courage of the people in facing death, danger and terrible losses was really heart wrenching. It was a greatly effective use of radio to depict suffering and tragedy.
The people spoke of tumult and disaster in matter of fact tones. What else could they do? It happened and they were there so they tell it simply as it was. Their humanity shone through. thankyou
Ben White :
24 Oct 2011 1:16:09am
This was an excellent presentation of these people's stories, I was on the verge of tears at times. Thank you very much for this piece. This is community story telling at its most important.
Ben :
27 Oct 2011 1:47:02pm
I agree with the other comments totally, this presentation was an incredibly moving experience and it was really well pieced together to create the story.
George Woodley :
10 Sep 2012 10:46:12pm
I first heard this when I was driving home from Brisbane CBD one Saturday afternoon. IT was so captivating that I had to pull over and listen to it in its entirity.
IT pulled the audience into the story - captivating everyone with the personal accounts of the impact on their lives ...
Totally moving - and worthy of listening to it again- as I just have.
More soul searching in this, than worrying about whether the dams were full or overflowing and who opened the valves....... There was no human control over this Grantham "experience" or "tragedy".
George Woodley :
04 Nov 2012 7:23:57am
Just finished the book "The Torrent" (Amanda Gearing) and it is one of those books which will captivate the reader or for some, they will only be able to read short sections then have a need to pause and reflect.... Very good read about the experiences during the tragedy.
For those who want a read, go to theABC Shop - http://shop.abc.net.au/products/torrent-the-wall-of-water-tpb
suzy :
08 Jan 2013 1:53:29am
I brought the radio into my bed on Sunday morning and listened half awake to this amazing doco. I'll never forget the little boy standing on the taps holding on to the shower rose. I cried my eyes out. No wonder it won the Walkley Award. Well deserved.
theodora :
19 Jan 2013 8:38:00pm
This documentary definitely deserved the Walkley Award. What a remarkable production - utterly heartbreaking and astounding. Thanks to all the brave survivors who told their stories and shared such horrifying memories. To think that a 30 minute warning could've saved all those lost souls. Very, very sad.


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