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On this day the upright and righteous St. Elizabeth, mother of St. John the Baptist, departed. This holy woman was born in Jerusalem to a righteous father called Matthan from the tribe of Levi and from the house of Aaron the priest. Her mother's name was Sofia. Matthan had three daughters. The first was called Mary, the mother of Salome, the midwife who cared for the Virgin St. Mary during her virginal birth. The name of the second daughter was Sofia, the mother of St. Elizabeth, the mother of St. John the Baptist. The youngest daughter was St. Hannah, the mother of the Virgin St. Mary, the mother of the Savior. Therefore, Salome, Elizabeth and the Virgin St. Mary were cousins.
When St. Zacharias the priest married St. Elizabeth, they lived in righteousness and holiness before God, as the evangelist said, "They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless." (Luke 1:6)
This upright woman was barren. She and her husband continually supplicated God who gave them St. John the Baptist. God was slow in answering their prayers until the time when the Virgin Mary conceived with the Word of God. When they were stricken in age, God sent His angel Gabriel to Zacharias to announce to him, "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John," (Luke 1:13) and the angel told him what would become of St. John.
The Virgin St. Mary visited St. Elizabeth to congratulate her on her pregnancy. "And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit." (Luke 1:41) When she gave birth to St. John, the shame of her barrenness was lifted up from her and her people. When she completed her days in purity, righteousness and chastity, she departed in peace.
Her intercession be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
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Friday 25 January
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The small sloth bear is unique amongst the bears, as insects are its main food source (4). It has a long, shaggy, coat with particularly long hair over the shoulders (5), and is typically black, although some individuals with cinnamon or reddish coats have been seen (5) (6). A distinctive pale whitish or cream marking on the chest forms a 'U' or 'Y' shape (2), and the relatively long, mobile muzzle is also pale in colour (5) (6). The snout of the sloth bear, along with its bare lips, and lack of upper incisors, are adaptations for its insect-based diet. The front feet are turned inwards and have large and slightly curved ivory-coloured claws for digging (5).
Sloth bears are mainly solitary except for mothers with their cubs. They occupy home ranges that are marked by stripping bark from trees, although intruders appear to be tolerated. Adults are generally active throughout both the day and night, except for females with cubs, which seem to restrict their activity to daylight hours. The mating season is recorded to run from June to July, although it may run year-round in some areas. A number of males will follow a receptive female around for days, mating with her in turn, and generally lacking aggression between each other (5). Females give birth (usually to two cubs) after a gestation period of around six to seven months (5) (6), in a den located in the base of a hollow tree. She will remain with her cubs for the first three months and once they are able to leave the safety of the den they will spend the majority of the time riding on her back. Cubs stay with their mother for up to 2.5 years and females therefore only breed at two or three year intervals (5).
Sloth bears are unique amongst bears in that the majority of their diet is composed of insects, particularly termites and ants (5). Breaking open a termite mound with its strong front claws, the sloth bear will then insert its snout and blow away earth and dust before sucking the termites into their mouth (4). The lack of upper incisors creates a channel through which the bear sucks insects, and they are able to voluntarily close their nostrils, which prevents the inhalation of dust (5). Sloth bears also feed on honey, enduring the stings of bees to obtain honeycombs (2), as well as eggs, carrion, vegetation and fruits when in season (6).
The sloth bear is found on the Indian subcontinent in Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Two separate subspecies are recognised: the Sri Lankan sloth bear Melursus ursinus inornatus and the Indian sloth bear M. u. ursinus (5).
Sloth bears are found in a wide variety of habitats on the subcontinent, from grasslands and thorn scrub to evergreen forest (5).
Sloth bears are the most widespread bears in the Indian subcontinent and were once so numerous that they were easily speared from horseback. As the human population exploded, the bear's traditional habitat was cleared for timber, agriculture and development. Fragmented populations remain in protected areas. In India, bears are poached for their gall bladders and other parts which are prized in traditional Chinese medicine; it is estimated that parts from up to 1,500 bears a year were sold in Japan in the late 1970s. Sloth bears were the original 'dancing bears' and are were also used in bear baiting; the capture of live bears continues to this day. Where they come into contact with humans, these bears have an aggressive reputation and individuals may be killed in retaliation for attacks or for damage to crops (5).
Sloth bears are protected under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and although they do not receive legal protection in Nepal, the level of hunting appears to be low (5). International trade is prohibited by their listing on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (3). Sloth bear populations have benefited where they occur within reserves established to protect other more high profile species, such as tigers and elephants; they occur within Ranthambore National Park in India and the Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The conservation of these unique bears may need to be directly managed however, if their last strongholds are to persist (5).
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15W E14 Fridge Incandescent Bulb - Warm White Stock Number: ES478313
Universal spare part for all refrigerators with the correct fittings
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My fridge light does nt turn off when the door is shut - do you think this requires a replacement bulb or replacement switch? 3 Answers
Model of fridge/freezer is KGV3120GB/01
- In my Bosch classic there is an override switch next to the lamp. Switch it off and light will work
- If the bulb is staying on then it can't be a blown bulb, id replace the switch.
- What happened to me was that the door sank slightly on its hinges, so the switch wasn't being operated when the door closed. make sure that your door is operating the switch before doing anything else.
- I don't know about Neff fridges, but there is one bulb in the pack. I used mine for a Whirlpool built-under fridge and it was easy to fit.
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Repost from April 27th, 2006 . Added more scans and new rips of all the songs.
Here's one for all lovers of melodic punk rock. Floridas The Reactions extremly sought after second 7inch is good but not great. "Marianne" is the standout track. I know that japanese collectors will go ape shit over this record so if you'll have something nice to trade I might part with it. For some info about The Reactions click here.
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Year: 1981
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High-tech vehicles growing more common in region
Plug-in cars give owners a real jolt of satisfaction
Dan Davids has his own transportation infrastructure: an extension cord.
It works like a dream, he and a growing number of electric and hybrid vehicle owners exult. They juice up at home overnight, or in a pinch, at scattered locations throughout the Puget Sound area while at work, shopping or running errands.
Davids, a former Microsoft Corp. program manager and one of about 500 people who attended the "Beyond Oil: Transforming Transportation" conference at Microsoft this month that was organized by the Cascadia Center of the Discovery Institute, is an evangelist for "cleaner, cheaper, domestic" technology.
Now, with rising gas prices, and concerns about foreign oil and the effect of fossil fuels, people are paying attention to something Davids and others have advocated for decades: cars -- and even trucks, buses and boats -- that run on electricity.
"This is really happening -- now. Electric vehicles are finally hitting the mainstream," said the Woodinville resident, who owns an early Toyota all-electric vehicle. Last week he became the first private citizen in the state with a commercially -- versus experimentally -- modified hybrid Prius with a lithium battery pack. The pack boosts the miles the car can run on electricity only, he says.
"I can go 1,000 miles on a regular (10-gallon) tank of gas," Davids said of the Prius. "The gas gauge hardly seems to move."
While private companies and public entities increasingly are interested in the new technology, some private individuals already have bought so-called neighborhood electric vehicles for nonfreeway driving (they don't have air bags), and converted their own cars or scooters -- usually with lead-acid batteries instead of the more advanced lithium batteries.
A pure electric car, or EV, uses rechargeable batteries to power motors and systems instead of an internal combustion engine. Hybrid electric vehicles combine electric and fuel technology, while plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have batteries that can be charged externally. Most can be charged by plugging into a common wall socket.
"All this started as a grass-roots thing," Davids said. "We don't know exactly how it's going to shake out ... but cars, like mine and the next generation EVs, do not look like golf carts or science projects. They are fully functioning -- no compromises."
Steve Lough, president of the Seattle Electric Vehicle Association, agreed. "I've had five electric vehicles, and been a builder, owner, lecturer and preacher on electric vehicles for 28 years. It finally feels like everyone is catching up."
The association has grown from 30 to nearly 100 members in the past few years, with the number of plug-in sites also growing. Electric vehicle advocates, however, are quick to point out that the available sites are an informal, voluntary network that is nothing like the more regulated plug-in network in California.
Nor is one necessarily needed, Lough said.
"There are tons of places to fuel up, but 99 percent of people recharge at home, at night," said Lough, who has been known to let SEVA members use a socket on the outside of his garage if needed. "Having plug-in sites at restaurants or parking garages is a backup comfort, like knowing you can go to Safeway at midnight to buy milk."
Lough said studies show most daily vehicle use is within urban areas, 40 miles or less, and that's well within range of an electric car, he said.
"I think the whole thing about having a daisy chain of charging places from here to Disneyland is ludicrous," he said.
Many speakers at the conference said electric vehicle technology is critical.
"The long-term solution is not to drill for more oil; it's moving away from oil," said James Woolsey, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and an energy adviser to Republican Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.
"When I started my research 30 years ago, fuel was 60 cents a gallon and there was little incentive to switch, but now the tables have turned. The next wave of technology is the plug-in hybrid," said Andy Frank, a University of California-Davis professor credited with the development of electric vehicles.
Frank said solar, wind, and even nuclear power can be added to the electrical grid, but that the U.S. needs to be more forward-thinking, such as developing lithium battery plants in this country.
David Kaplan, founder and chief technology officer for Seattle-based V2Green, said his company is developing software to ensure that future demand for electric vehicles does not max-out the electrical grid.
"This is fundamentally a neighborhood problem. If everyone comes home from work at about the same time and plugs in their EVs while cooking dinner, turning on their heat/air conditioners, it could cause brownouts or power outages. The rush hour on roads becomes rush hour on the grid."
And "clean cars don't solve congestion," said Rob Bernard, Microsoft's chief environmental strategist for environmental sustainability at the conference.
"Clean cars in and for themselves are not enough," Bernard said. "The U.S. has to lead by example" and reduce total vehicle miles traveled through telecommuting, ride sharing, more efficient scheduling and other means being researched.


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CONDON, Ore. — When the wheat market goes south or the weather turns on them, farmers working the rolling hills and draws of the Columbia Plateau don't have much choice but to ride it out. That looked to be the case here seven years ago, when the price of wheat barely covered the cost of fuel and fertilizer.
The Bates family has farmed here since 1948, long enough to have their name on the gravel county road that ducks off Oregon 206 and leads to the ranch. But Donna Bates, then an elementary school librarian, could see the poor market was taking a toll on her sturdy husband, Paul, who heads the family operation.
"My husband was so discouraged, I thought maybe there's more I can do to help out," she says.
What emerged from that simple impulse is an example of a growing trend in Oregon agriculture: Farms diversifying their revenue streams by engaging consumers directly. For some it's by selling at farmers' markets or roadside stands, or inviting visitors out to the farm to stage weddings, wander through corn mazes or hop on the hay wagon. Still others take the more complicated "value added" route of processing a product they otherwise sell as a commodity.
Donna Bates was looking for a bread recipe when she came across an idea she couldn't resist: Popped wheat berries. She handed out samples as Christmas presents and was surprised at the reaction. People told her to take the snack to market.
She explored cooking methods and flavorings: Italian and Ranch dressing, salt and vinegar, plain and a wheat berry brittle. She was adamant about not making a deep-fried product, it had to be air-popped. To cook the kernels, Paul Bates converted a used, custom-built coffee roaster he found and purchased online. They set up shop in what was the ranch's original bunkhouse for harvest crews. They experimented and solved a series of small but maddening production problems. They discovered the best wheat for the process: a variety called Super Soft.
Most critically, they took the idea to Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center in Portland. The center, part of OSU's Extension Service program and operated in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, specializes in helping entrepreneurs with product and process development and packaging, and conducts shelf life studies and consumer sensory testing.
"When we walked in there," Donna Bates says, "all we had was a product and the knowledge of how to make it."
Two days later, they walked out with a logo and name for Donna's bunkhouse business — Wheat Springs Bakery — and with packaging and labeling know-how. A family friend set up a website, www.wheatspringsbakery.com. They obtained the necessary permits, applied for grants and passed inspections. Donna Bates hits the school nutrition conferences, local stores and farmers' markets in Pendleton and Condon.
Slowly, business has picked up. The Bend-La Pine School District, which makes a point of serving locally sourced food in its school cafeterias, now serves Bates' popped wheat berries in 27 school salad bars. Kids eat them as snacks or use them in place of croutons in their salads.
"They said it's really, really popular," Donna Bates says. "We've definitely seen progress."
Nabisco doesn't have anything to fear yet. The bakery is essentially a one-woman, one-popper show and production is limited to about 25 pounds a day.
After buying wheat from her husband and paying for permits and other production costs, she estimates making about $1,500 profit a year. She also works four days a week at a pre-school in town, and acknowledges sometimes wondering if the side business is worth it.
"Am I beating a dead horse? Should I just batch it, throw in the towel?" she says. "But every year there's a little more."
Such stories aren't uncommon. Most farm and home businesses start small and struggle to overcome production problems while finding a market niche. Those that can overcome production and distribution hurdles while holding true to their founding story may find an enthusiastic and financially rewarding market response.
A 2007 study by OSU found that "first-handler" processing, handling and distribution generated an additional $2.1 billion in value to annual crop and livestock sales. The study cited Oregon vineyards as a prime example: Grapes are grown, harvested, crushed, fermented and bottled at the same location. "The raw crop goes from whole grapes to bottled wine before leaving the farm," the study said.
The impact is less dramatic in other agricultural sectors, but farms are making candy, packaging nuts, selling pancake mixes and finding other economic avenues. That works well for farms near urban centers such as Portland, where farmers can tap a population of eager foodies and families who want a taste of a romanticized rural life.
It's a different story at places such as the Bates' farm. They're 155 miles removed from Oregon's urban core and in a county, Gilliam, that has 1,953 residents.
Crop options are limited. The Cascade Range to the west blocks rain clouds arriving from the Pacific, and the landscape gets a fourth of the moisture that falls in the Willamette Valley. Wheat is one of the few crops tough enough for such conditions. Dryland farming, winter wheat and summer fallow, is the pattern that works, but margins can be tight. Working a combination of owned and leased land this summer, Paul Bates and his crew harvested 6,000 acres of wheat in 20 days.
"Basically, we've been able to survive on the ranch by getting bigger," Paul Bates says. "I guess they call that economy of scale."
Donna Bates hopes her enterprise can help the farm diversify.
"Yeah," she says, "it could grow."


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Investors favoring bonds over stocksOctober 18, 2012: 10:43 AM ET
Investors continued to pull out of U.S. stocks last week, as worries about slowing global growth and a lackluster start to the third-quarter earnings period dampened investors' spirits.
U.S. stock mutual funds lost $2.3 billion during the week ended Oct. 10, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. That was far less than the prior week, when investors yanked $10.6 billion. Nonetheless, it still marked the 12th straight week of outflows.
Pessimism toward the stock market continued as the World Bank downgraded its outlook for growth in Asia and warned that worsening conditions in Europe could add pressure to Asia's economy. Investors also geared up for a potentially disappointing earnings season, as Alcoa (AA) reduced its forecast for global aluminum demand due to the slowdown in China.
Related: Worried about the fiscal cliff: Should I sell?
So far this year, U.S. stock mutual funds have bled nearly $105 billion. By comparison, those funds lost around $57 billion during the first nine months of 2010, and $80 billion during the first nine months of 2011.>
Meanwhile, bonds continued to attract investors seeking safety.
Bond funds raked in $10.9 billion last week, up from an average of about $6 billion a week this year, and the most since the week ended Oct. 21, 2009. So far this year, bond funds have drawn in more than $270 billion.
And ICI data show that hybrid funds, which invest in both stocks and bonds, brought in $139 million.


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Variable Frequency Drives
User Manuals for LS Industrial Systems VFDs
Power Quality and "Failed Application" Issues:
Power Quality is an important factor in maintaining production output in every industrial facility. In addition to loss of production due to equipment shutdown, product quality may also be affected when equipment continues to operate under poor power quality conditions. It is therefore not sufficient to merely keep equipment operating through power disturbances, but rather, it may also be necessary for some processes to engage in an orderly shutdown when a disturbance occurs.
In addition to power quality problems, other important factors in maintaining industrial production is both the avoidance and correction of improper applications of adjustable speed drives.
An adjustable speed drive that is not functioning properly is often not in need of repair. It may be found to have some problem with the incoming power source, the signal and power wiring technique, the programming, or perhaps the drive has not been specified properly for the application.
Thus, if a drive is turning the motor and the service personnel can not effect a repair, the problem may not be a "failed drive" but, rather, it may be a "failed application."
System considerations that affect the performance of a drive are indeed often overlooked. Power Quality and Drives presents information needed to help resolve the "failed application" problem. Other power quality related topics addressed are: Starting currents and torques of reduced voltage starters are compared to those of variable frequency drives. Wiring techniques to reduce or resolve EMI/RFI problems, effects of short circuit capacity on drive application, transformer sizing, selection of current limiting fuses, and variable speed drive application for regenerative and overhauling loads.
Please return to the Power Quality and Drives LLC home page often for the latest topics.
Ride Through on Power Sag or Power Loss
Rotary power supplies for use with variable frequency drives are available that will allow ride-through of the drive for up to five seconds after power sag or power loss.
Motor Protection: Preventing the Burn-out
Enhanced motor protection will not only lower motor rewinding and repair costs but will also lower over-all down time and yield an increase in production.
Variable Frequency Drives Seminar: Problems Encountered and Basic Mitigation Techniques
A seminar on the basic problems that are caused by VFDs is offered by Power Quality and Drives LLC.
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AC Drives and EMI/RFI Mitigation
Ferrite cores, EMI filters, drive isolation transformers, insulated power cables, and proper grounding techniques are presented as solutions to EMI/RFI.
AC Drives and Radiated and Conducted Emissions
Electromagnetic Compatibility Filters and Common Mode Chokes
Short Circuit Capacity: Basic Calculations and Transformer Sizing
A simplified method of calculation will allow a facility engineer or electrician the ability to estimate short circuit capacity. The application examples utilize transformer sizing for motor loads.
Variable Frequency Drives: Motor Regeneration, Overhauling Loads, and Starting Into a Rotating Motor
Many specifications call for a drive that will re-start when the driven motor is still spinning. Techniques employed by drives are presented. In nearly all HVAC applications, it is not necessary to "catch a spinning motor." Allowing the motor to coast to a stop before re-starting may provide a lower cost solution.
VFD Ride-Through On Sag and Outage
Several techniques for ride-through on power outage are presented.
Sag Correction for Small Equipment Without Using UPS Systems
Techniques are given that will allow for ride-through without the requirement of batteries and the maintenance associated with batteries.
Transient Voltage Surge Protection
Fundamentals of surge protection are presented including suppressor ratings and lead length effects.
Generators: Standby and Co-generation
Some problems may occur when drives and UPS systems are operated from generator power.
A Cogging DC Motor
A three-hundred horsepower DC motor in the paper industry was cogging. Data collected,
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A VFD and Speed Fluctuations
A VFD in the food processing industry was giving erratic speed changes. Data collected,
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Motor and Control Burn Out Together
Two cases histories: A control failure caused the motor to burn out in one case, and a motor
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An Overloaded Dough Mixer
A variety of application considerations are presented in selecting a solution to the problem.
EMI/RFI and a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine: A problem
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Keep a look out here for major updates from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference as well as a final recap as the conference closes. Apple fans, iPhone devotees and the rest of you, it is WWDC time! If you are interested, take a look at the entire event over at Apple's WWDC QuickTime page.
- Major MacBook upgrades and Incremental MacBook Pro upgrades (all aluminium versions are now MacBook Pros)
- Snow Leopard to be sold for only 29$ USD! Microsoft's balls are in Apple's court now – They cannot afford to price Windows 7 less than Windows Vista, so upgrading to the newest from Redmond will be very, very expensive in light of Apple's supple and tidy OS.
- iPhone 3G at 99$ (8GB), iPhone 3GS 199$ (16GB), iPhone 3GS 299$ (32GB)
- Autofocus Camera @ 3 MegaPixels and new Camera software/10cm Macro
- Digital Compass to work with Core Location
- Turn by Turn Navigation and In-App Google Maps Support
- Better Language Support
- Find My iPhone for Mobile Me users
- Tethering/HTML 5.0/OpenGL 2.0
- Voice commands for phone and iPod functions
- Landscape editing
- Spotlight search for entire iPhone and all apps!
- Better Battery (iPhone 3GS)
- More Accessibility support
- iPhone users can download movies straight from iTunes (unless your mum says now)
- Cut/Copy/Paste for every app in the App Store and all Apple apps (2 years too late?)
Of course, we knew many of these functions as part of the OS 3.0 Sneak Peak back in March.


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Seven years ago today, Dark Reading made its first appearance on the Web. The publication, like the security industry itself, has changed a great deal since May 1, 2006 -- and yet, as with the industry, many core themes remain constant.
When we launched Dark Reading, our goal was to build a single website where security professionals could go to find all of the information they needed about new threats and methods for stopping them.
In those days, nobody was talking about the cloud or advanced persistent threats or bring your own device. One of the biggest breaches that year was at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where an employee brought work home on a laptop that was subsequently stolen. One of our most popular stories was a penetration test by blogger Steve Stasiukonis, who put a benign infection on a bunch of thumb drives and placed them all over a company headquarters site (almost all of them were plugged into company computers).
Over the years, businesses have been inundated with new attacks ranging from Stuxnet to Storm, from Anonymous to Zeus. And yet, those lost laptops and infected thumb drives continue to be a problem for most enterprises.
In 2006, we were writing about the features of antivirus and IPS products, noting their particular flaws and inability to prevent attacks from penetrating. The integrity of the security perimeter was at risk.
Since then, we've seen the launch of a wide range of technologies and strategies, from next-generation firewalls to data leak prevention to threat intelligence services. And yet, experts are still complaining about the failure of AV technology, and most have all but given up the idea of maintaining a secure perimeter.
Perhaps the lesson we're taught from the past seven years is that while attacks and technology change, the nature of security itself doesn't. We may be dealing with an unprecedented volume and sophistication of malware, but that doesn't change the fact that humans are at the heart of most of our defenses -- and most of our compromises. And security, like everything else that's human, is a work in progress.
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As you all know, Dolphin Research Center is featured in a spectacular new documentary series called Dolphin Days. It is already airing in the United Kingdom and Italy, and is slated to premier in the coming months in Singapore and throughout Europe and we're receiving wonderful viewer reaction. However, Animal Planet in the United States has not yet acquired the series and we don't have any assurances that they will do so.
We think it can't hurt to let them know that there are thousands of people in the U.S. who want to see Dolphin Days and would be glued to Animal Planet if they air the show. If you'd like to join the effort to bring Dolphin Days to a television near you, please email or write to Animal Planet and let them know how you feel.
To email them directly, go to the Viewer Relations page of the Discovery (Animal Planet's parent company) website. To access that page directly, go to http://extweb.discovery.com/viewerrelations.
Once you are on the page, please fill in information in the required fields. When asked to select a network, choose "Animal Planet". When asked for the Program/Show, scroll down the list and select "Other". For the Last Watched field, pick "Unknown". On the next page, select "Primetime" and "General Comment or Question". You will then be able to leave a comment in the box provided. (When you're actually doing the steps, it isn't complicated.)
To send a letter, please write to: Discovery Communications, Viewer Relations, One Discover Place, 5th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
Thank you in advance!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Help Convince Animal Planet!
As you all know, Dolphin Research Center is featured in a spectacular new documentary series called Dolphin Days. It is already airing in the United Kingdom and Italy, and is slated to premier in the coming months in Singapore and throughout Europe and we're receiving wonderful viewer reaction. However, Animal Planet in the United States has not yet acquired the series and we don't have any assurances that they will do so.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Manatees Visit DRC!
These manatees were definitely on the move going from one side of DRC to the other!
Executive VP Mandy Rodriguez observes the manatees in action. You can see by the manatee's tail paddle that he must have had a run-in with a boat at some time in his life.
Love was definitely in the air, or at least in the water, recently when a group of manatees visited DRC. At this time of year, mating herds are common and three or four males were in hot pursuit of a lovely female. Possibly tired of the relentless attention, she swam under the buoy line on the west side of DRC and headed for the shoreline. The males obviously followed.
The dolphins in the front lagoon were about to do a session when the manatees arrived on the other side of the fence. Picture a group of large manatee bodies rolling around together. As you can imagine, this was a huge distraction and the dolphins just had to swim over and take a look.
DRC staff members did our best to get a look, too. When we did, we saw that some of the manatees sported scars and healed gashes that indicated previous injuries – most likely from boat strikes!
At one point, the female manatee pushed against the lagoon fences, possibly looking for someplace where she could get a break from her amorous companions. Concerned that she could hurt herself, we decided it would be safer to coax her to leave. Executive V.P. Mandy Rodriguez, who is also the leader of DRC's Manatee Rescue Team gently paddled around in a kayak while other team members slowly walked through the water and pulled back the buoy line. Without rushing, or harassing the manatees, the team maintained a presence and, finally, the animals turned around and departed.
A few moments later, we spotted them swimming toward the other side of the facility where they briefly slipped under the buoys and swam along the fences where the big boys live. Perhaps the lady manatee decided that the last thing she needed was more guys around because she turned around almost immediately and, you guessed, returned to the other side of DRC!
Eventually, they must have realized that this was not the ideal courtship spot. The manatees left without assistance and swam off to explore elsewhere in the Keys.
In the meantime, while all of this manatee melee was underway, we looked off the end of the causeway and spotted dorsal fins. Seems like a small pod of dolphins decided to drop by and feed in the waters around DRC.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
So You Think YOU Can Dance?
When it comes to shaking his groove thang, Kilo's a dancing star. He already does his regular style, where he alternates picking up his front flippers. Now he's adding more cool moves. Kilo lies down and spins around in his version of a sea lion break dance. He boogies by keeping his front flippers on the boardwalk but wiggling his hind quarters. (Very cute!) Now he's also learning a cool sway, rhythmically swinging his long neck and head from side to side.
We think the television judges would give him a perfect 10!
Posted by The DRC Family at 11:59 AM 2 comments
Thursday, June 4, 2009
See a Clip From Dolphin Days!
Sky Entertainment has a clip from the first episode of Dolphin Days up on the Internet. Here's the link to watch!
Posted by The DRC Family at 11:16 AM 1 comments
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Dolphin Days in Italy!
For all of our friends and members who live in Italy, we just received word that Dolphin Days will begin airing in your country this Thursday, June 4th at 11 pm. Check your local Animal Planet listings in Italy because often an episode airs more than once.
We hope you enjoy Dolphin Days.
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Moral Quandary Redux
Despite any protestation that Mr. Lung may have to the contrary, I have always been and always will be a one team man. My team has always been the Detroit Tigers and always will be the Detroit Tigers. Granted, they could shake my faith by trading for A-Rod or by signing Barry Bonds but even in those extreme cases, I will still find a way to love and stand by my team. And this is why I don't support Hillary Clinton or Bill Richardson.
The other day as I sat checking my email, my muse (no, not Jeff) sent me a link to an interesting article. As I relished the thought of a Chavez-Richardson brouhaha, I remembered an airing of Meet the Press from earlier this year where Gov. Richardson tried to explain how he could be both a Yankees and a Red Sox fan. Now, although I realize that only a man who could try to logically justify the dialectical tension of simultaneously supporting the Red Sox and the Yankees could possibly have a chance at outwitting Senor Presidente himself, I myself am not so skilled as to be able to champion two forces so in opposition to each other. Perhaps I am just a simple man but I feel that truly supporting any team but the Tigers is a moral quandary to which I simply cannot subject myself.
Likewise, when the junior senator from the great state of New York claimed to equally support the Cubs and the Yankees, I failed to understand how this was possible. How can one person cheer for both the ultimate loser and the ultimate bully at the same time? It once again defies logic and leads to a moral quandary beyond the realm of my rationale.
However, my choice crystallized soon thereafter and as the baseball and campaign seasons rev up into full swing, I find solace in knowing that are still people out there who think like we do. There are people like my friend Jeff who will support the Cardinals even when they have dopers of historic proportions enshrined in their hallowed halls. There are people like myself who still love the Tigers despite their embrace of small-minded, bigoted, dirt base-stealers. And there are politicians who realize that you can't have it boths ways and to truly support the people, you have to make decisions like the people. And that is one of the many reasons that I whole-heartedly support Barack Obama. He may be a fan of the White Sox, a team that holds dear a man who conspired to throw the event we hold most sacred, the World Series. But, he made that decision and refuses the moral quandary. That, my friends, is a leader.


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STORM CORROSION is the long-discussed and highly anticipated collaboration between two of the modern progressive rock scene's most innovative and multi-talented artists: Mikael Åkerfeldt of OPETH and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson. The pair will release "Storm Corrosion" on May 8, but you can pre-order it in two deluxe packages starting today.
The "Storm Corrosion" Special Edition Blu-ray/CD Set & Collector's Edition Double LP Bundle (pre-order link) is $50, and includes the album on 180-gram black virgin vinyl, in a gatefold jacket with exclusive artwork; a digital download of the entire album in high-quality FLAC files; the Blu-ray/CD version of the record, which offers the album on CD; a Blu-ray disc containing a 5.1 audio mix of the entire album, two exclusive demo tracks, and five instrumental tracks; a 24" x 36" fold-out poster; and a separate 12" x 12" poster autographed by both Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steven Wilson.
The "Storm Corrosion" Collector's Edition Double-LP Set (pre-order link) is $35, and includes the vinyl version, the digital download, and the two posters.
"Storm Corrosion" track listing:
01. Drag Ropes (9:52)
02. Storm Corrosion (10:12)
03. Hag (6:28)
04. Happy (4:53)
05. Lock Howl (6:09)
06. Ljudet Innan (10:20)
01. Drag Ropes
02. Storm Corrosion
03. Hag
04. Happy
05. Lock Howl
06. Ljudet Innan
07. Drag Ropes
08. Storm Corrosion
09. Hag
10. Happy
11. Lock Howl
12. Ljudet Innan
13. Drag Ropes (demo)
14. Hag (demo)
A little background information on the genesis of this project: Åkerfeldt and Wilson have been friends since the late '90s, when Wilson co-produced OPETH's revered "Blackwater Park" album. Over the years, they'd often spoken of working on a project together, but it wasn't until recently that they managed to make something happen, when Mikael flew over to visit Steven in the U.K. and they ended up in Wilson's home studio throwing ideas around. That visit was the nascence of a whole self-titled album, written and produced by the pair, and mixed by Wilson.
The sound of STORM CORROSION can best be described as enchanting, orchestral, ambient, epic (half the album's tracks clock in around the 10-minute mark) and nothing short of surprising to the new ear. However, the musicians' respective fanbases will be primed to appreciate the new output, with Wilson's recent solo album, "Grace For Drowning", and OPETH's "Heritage" having brought them to a logical place to understand STORM CORROSION. This eponymous collection is almost viewed as one side of a musical triangle.
Says Wilson, "If you'd asked me three months ago about the music, I would have said, 'Expect the last thing you would expect.' But actually, now that 'Heritage' and 'Grace For Drowning' have come out, I don't think it's going to be that much of a shock to people, because it's almost like a third part of the trilogy, in a way. If anything, it's even more orchestral, even more stripped down, even more dark, twisted and melancholic… but it certainly feels like it comes from the same place as 'Heritage' and 'Grace For Drowning', which indeed it does because it was written during the same period."
"Some of the music on this record I think is the most beautiful music I have participated on ever," adds Åkerfeldt. "There's some magical sections on there. Musically, I think we've created something earthy, a bit frightening, exhausting, profound and rather intense. All at the same time. I can safely say I don't know any other band or artist that sounds anything like STORM CORROSION. I guess that was also one of our goals, so to speak."
Roadrunner Senior VP of A&R, Monte Conner, welcomed STORM CORROSION to the Roadrunner family, commenting, "I am honored to have the Roadrunner logo on the STORM CORROSION album. Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt have demonstrated time and time again that they are two of the truest and most important artists working today, and it is not often that I get to work with musicians of this caliber. This album is a beautiful piece of work that will appeal to fans of Steven and Mikael's past records, while at the same time exploring new avenues for both artists."


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And on we go into Year Three! Let's just hope it's as "catastrophically successful" as the first two!
A dose of reality for those who've been told that a Runaway Bride was the most newsworthy item this week.
(Seriously, I hate this shit.)
Front Page » Archives » May 2005 »" Celebrating Two Years of Mission Accomplished... "
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BMDs pose a new threat to democracy in all 50 states...
VIDEO: 'Rise of the Tea Bags'
Brad interviews American patriots...
'Democracy's Gold Standard'
Hand-marked, hand-counted ballots...
GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal 2012...
The Secret Koch Brothers Tapes...
And on we go into Year Three! Let's just hope it's as "catastrophically successful" as the first two!
A dose of reality for those who've been told that a Runaway Bride was the most newsworthy item this week.
(Seriously, I hate this shit.)
"Celebrating Two Years of Mission Accomplished..."
(27 Responses so far...)
COMMENT #1 [Permalink]
... Harvey said on 5/2/2005 @ 9:07 pm PT...
Great Post!
COMMENT #2 [Permalink]
... Peggy said on 5/2/2005 @ 9:40 pm PT...
Yes, great, sad post. Justice...Justice...Justice...
COMMENT #3 [Permalink]
... understandinglife said on 5/2/2005 @ 10:07 pm PT...
MNA 1608: Day 2 of MissionNOTAccomplished
COMMENT #4 [Permalink]
... Nana said on 5/3/2005 @ 6:00 am PT...
COMMENT #5 [Permalink]
... Shadowtwinchoas said on 5/3/2005 @ 8:09 am PT...
I sit at my computer and weep this morning as these images flash before my eyes. I cry and am glad that my 8 year old son was not reading with me as he does sometimes. Because how could I explain this to him. How could I explain that we have little or no control over our government who is wrecking this pain and destruction onto another country for nothing more than money. How can I sit here and calmly type this post as my heart feels like it's being ripped from my chest. I cry and wish I could change the world. How could I explain to him that his world is safe and that I can keep him safe when there is useless destruction everywhere. Where death and pain are strewn about like napalm because of money. In this world I call myself a mother, a Liberal, and an American. But what good does any of that do when I can't stop things like this. And I feel hopeless and lost this morning. For all that I can't do. All that I can't change. I weep for the people's country that we are destroying. I weep for a government out of control. I weep for my son who feels safe because I am here. But how can I keep him safe when we have a government who kills and maims without thought. How long before Americans will wake up? How long before people see the truth? How can I save the world?
COMMENT #6 [Permalink]
... Nana said on 5/3/2005 @ 11:49 am PT...
Shadow #5
I felt the same way. The only thing that works for me, is to channel that pain into rage. After I break a few things and the rage cools to anger, I do my most critical thinking. Thats when I get active.
I use it .
COMMENT #7 [Permalink]
... Joan said on 5/3/2005 @ 11:52 am PT...
Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, who's been working & writing to expose election fraud, war profiteering & many other issues, may be at a crisis point since his work has generated alot of rightwing attacks & more than one lawsuit. Go to
and scroll down to
Palast Investigations Under Attack for more info and/or to donate...it's tax-deductible and he is certainly a warrior-for-the-cause!
COMMENT #8 [Permalink]
... mbeau said on 5/3/2005 @ 12:13 pm PT...
This made me cry and mourn for Peace. Not only does it illustrate the irresponsible silence of the MSM, it is also the legacy of Bush's Presidency, his administration, and all who support him. It defines him.
Thank you, Bushwacker, Buzzflash, Winter Patriot, and as always, Brad, for your dedication to truth, hard work, and Bradblog.
COMMENT #9 [Permalink]
... Im with Rosey said on 5/3/2005 @ 12:21 pm PT...
I am searching my brain, my soul to find the depth of my sorrow. I cannot. How can we ever forgive? How can we ever be forgiven? How can we blast this everywhere? This is so powerful, please Brad, send this to everyone, msm, senators, representatives. Please send to Kerry, Michael Moore.
You have something here that can't help but make an impact on even the most hardened heart, the emptiest soul.
Thank you for reminding us all of what is truly important.
COMMENT #10 [Permalink]
... Peggy said on 5/3/2005 @ 1:16 pm PT...
I sent an email to Jon Stewart at The Daily Show and asked him to run BUSHFLASH at the end of one of his shows. Probably he won't...but maybe he will.
COMMENT #11 [Permalink]
... Joan said on 5/3/2005 @ 8:05 pm PT...
ah, god. I didn't go to that link right away. Just did now.
I don't want to give in to despair. Don't want to Don't want to.
Nothing to say after watching that. Just nothing.
If they saw it, would they be moved? Are they that dead inside?
COMMENT #12 [Permalink]
... Kira said on 5/3/2005 @ 9:27 pm PT...
Joan #11,
They're too busy yukkin' it up over Lump's racy jokes at the White House Correspondent's Dinner on Saturday night. About as funny as the WMD "not under here .." jokes her Sh* for brains husband cracked.
I stopped reading David Corn back in Nov. when he wrote that there was no election fraud. Traitor. But, I did read his column today. Here's the LINK in case you haven't read it.
The Bushes Offer a Horse Jerk-off Joke But No Words for the Troops...and Other Impolite Observations From the White House Correspondents' Dinner
COMMENT #13 [Permalink]
... Brad said on 5/3/2005 @ 10:14 pm PT...
I'm With Rosey -
I can't do everything! (especially right now) So please use that "Email it to Someone" button at the bottom of the article to help send it far and wide!
(Same goes for anything else you guys ever find here, of course!)
COMMENT #14 [Permalink]
... Teresa said on 5/4/2005 @ 1:17 am PT...
Jose Chung #14
The people here will never agree with your point of view. I hope you can accept that. Your enthusiasm for the war in Iraq is remarkable. It would be a wonderful thing if you volunteered your services and went over there to assist with the effort. You could feel courageous and proud of yourself. You could go and confront evil and fight it where you really think it is. You could put your energy into a cause which you think is great. Maybe you could comfort the wounded soldiers. And you could make a sacrifice for this fine country.
COMMENT #15 [Permalink]
... Nana said on 5/4/2005 @ 8:01 am PT...
Liberals don't lie to their children.
COMMENT #16 [Permalink]
... Torqued said on 5/4/2005 @ 8:11 am PT...
Jose #14 --
We will leave the lying to bush and repugnant boot-lickers like yourself. We love our kids. Get your ass on a plane if you believe in the phony war on terror. Put out or shutup motherfucker.
COMMENT #17 [Permalink]
... Shadowtwinchaos said on 5/4/2005 @ 9:13 am PT...
Jose #14 - they are right. I don't lie to my son. I would never tell him that we are over there fighting for what's right. This isn't about fighting evil in Iraq - this is about stopping evil in our government. I don't just weep for my son - I weep for people like you who don't see the truth. I weep for those too blind to see the truth. Didn't you read about the memo saying that the govt. was looking for a reason to be over there. We aren't there for freedom. We aren't there to stop the violence. We are creating it. Did you watch that video? Did you see the children hurt and bleeding? Do you honestly believe that those children are evil? Do you believe that this is about bringing them freedom? Did they ask us to come over there and destroy their country? Did they ask that we kill their families? Did they ask us to come over there and burn their towns?
I don't want you to go over there and fight for what you believe in. I don't want anyone to go over there and fight. WE DON'T BELONG THERE!! WE ARE WRONG TO BE THERE!! And we have to put an end to the violence. We have to end this. My son will never sleep safely until the government stops being about money and power and starts being about the people of our country.
COMMENT #18 [Permalink]
... Kira said on 5/4/2005 @ 11:14 am PT...
I am Soooooo Impressed!
Are you a pro-lifer? Are you one of those screaming thumpers who want to save a single stem cell and take away a woman's right to make decisions about her own body and life (quality of life for herself, her family and her children), yet care less about the child --- the actual human being --- after it is born?
Are you a pro-lifer? Are you a Christian? Do you condone the way this war is being managed (and that it is an act of aggression, not in response to a real threat)?
Have you read reports out of Iraq --- have you taken time to know what has happened to the innocent children, mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts, grandmothers and grandfathers who have been slaughtered --- whose innocent families have been gunned down right in front of them?
Do you know about depleted Uranium - what it does to the land --- our soldiers --- innocent Iraqis those you claim are being liberated? Do you know what it does to the world?
Are you a chicken hawk like the ones who gleefully started this war?
COMMENT #19 [Permalink]
... MAXIE said on 5/4/2005 @ 11:24 am PT...
People are blind,aren't they?I think they want to keep their heads in the sand,then they don't have to take responsibility for doing nothing.My heart aches each time I hear of another death,their's or ours.I really wish I could go to each funeral of our soldiers that come home in a box,to represent each one of us,to tell them how sorry and hurt we feel.I wish I could tell the Iraqs how sorry I am for the way our people have treated them,how we are all trying to stop this war,but we seem to be getting nowhere.What will it take?
COMMENT #20 [Permalink]
... Jose Chung said on 5/4/2005 @ 12:06 pm PT...
Why don't you tell your 8-year-old son this: That we are fighting evil in Iraq, that we have liberated 25 million people, that our soldiers are dying for the most just and moral war since World War II where we defeated Hitler and his Nazis, and that he is safe in his bed thanks to George W. Bush.
COMMENT #21 [Permalink]
... Teresa said on 5/4/2005 @ 3:34 pm PT...
Maxie #20
I think many of the people in Iraq understand more than we think. I think they know that many of the people here are ashamed of this government. They are an educated and well informed country.
As sorry as we feel for the soldiers, they volunteered to go into a killing machine. That's what the military is for even though this war is illegal, and they couln't have anticipated this. It was so different in Viet Nam when guys were being drafted.
The situation in Iraq is very complicated. They have a huge history of outer conquest and inner conflict. Much of the violence now is within as well. A civil war has been brewing for a long time.
There is absolutely no justification for what we have done... it is as evil as a country can get... and we will pay for it, but many parties are partly responsible for what is going on now. There are even those who believe that we were manipulated and used by the Shiites to gain control.
As long as we remain strong in our opposition to man killing man we are OK. But we can't stop it yet and shouldn't feel TOO guilty.
COMMENT #22 [Permalink]
... Dredd said on 5/5/2005 @ 3:12 am PT...
And it isn't getting any better fast. One of the Abu Garib perpetrators of torture was too sick mentally to enter a guilty plea.
A hundred or so have been killed in the past few days, and hundreds more injured or maimed.
The sicko leader has dropped to an unusual low in the ratings after stealing the election.
Yep the exit polls and the ratings are in sync. We have criminals in high places and there is a great disturbance in the force.
COMMENT #23 [Permalink]
... Teresa said on 5/5/2005 @ 5:24 am PT...
Some are predicting that Iraq will be the graveyard of this administration and their dreams of empire.
COMMENT #24 [Permalink]
... Dredd said on 5/5/2005 @ 11:00 am PT...
The "baby-boomers" brought the advent of oil addiction to the western economies. It is said:
"The global economy today now uses more than four barrels of oil for every new one discovered.
In fact, according to a report by the industry consultants, IHS Energy, only 50% of the world's oil production has actually been replaced by new field discoveries. Annual discoveries have now fallen behind total consumption every year for the past 20 years. The consultants reported that all but three of the top-20 non-OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil-producing countries failed to replace their production with new discoveries. Russia and Mexico - the top-two non-OPEC producers, which together accounted for over 12 million barrels of daily production in 2003 - replaced just 11% and 10% respectively in the past 10 years. The report also shows that the percentage of discovered oil brought into production has steadily risen since 1975, which means that more and more of the legacy of past discoveries is being consumed. In 1975, about 65% of total discoveries were in production. Through the end of 2003 that figure had risen to 85% of all the oil ever discovered. In total, about 45% of all the oil found worldwide had been consumed by the end of 2003, according to the IHS data."
(italics added, link here).
This same baby-boomer generation also had the hippies who advocated a return to natural ways.
The next generation may have no choice, the status quo still being the holy grail of the "mission accomplished" neocon conspiracy to destroy.
COMMENT #25 [Permalink]
... Teresa said on 5/5/2005 @ 3:41 pm PT...
Dredd # 24
They all know this. The writing is on the wall. That's why I think they are making this big grab now, knowing it will end soon. Alternative fuels are coming big time. That's why the overpricing now.. to get all they can out of their investment.
I think this empire building was largely a game to them. To see if they could pull it off. I'm sure it's no surprise to them that it has failed.
COMMENT #26 [Permalink]
... Jose Chung said on 5/6/2005 @ 10:03 am PT...
ALL WAR IS WRONG. We ought never of fought World War II, the Civil War, or even the Revolutionary War.
After all, the Revolutionary War was an illegal war that smacked of empire building and that was done mainly
for the money and for the tea.
COMMENT #27 [Permalink]
... Kira said on 5/6/2005 @ 2:05 pm PT...
Jose Chung #26
Are you the same Jose Chung who posted #14 --- "our soldiers are dying for the most just and moral war since World War II" ?
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NHL Game Night: 11-7-13 Oilers at LightningSubmitted by pete on November 7, 2013 - 22:34
Bishop is the truth.
Ben Bishop allowed 2 goals on 38 points for the win. He absolutely stole the game for the Lightning, stopping multiple breakaways and robbing Boyd Gordon going post to post to stop a 2-on-1 chance late in the Third Period. As lousy as I thought the Lightning were in front of him, Bishop was that much more excellent.
First Period
7:37 TB Stamkos (12), (unassisted)
10:11 EDM Fedun (2), (Eberle, Hemsky)
19:07 TB Stamkos (13), (unassisted)
Second Period
18:33 TB Johnson (4), (Panik, Gudas)
Third Period
10:22 EDM Hall (4), (Eberle)(PP)
Bishop and Steven Stamkos were the game's first and second stars. It's a short list of Lightning players you could say had a good game after those two.
Maybe it's a function of the long layoff, but I'm disappointed by the effort from the team tonight coming off their best all-around game of the season against St. Louis. I get that you're going to have clunkers over the course of the year and good teams find ways to win games like these. But, to go from their best game of the year to one of their worst shows a level of inconsistency that is very worrying. That's not a recipe for sustainable success, and you worry about a hangover from this game. When you make that many mistakes and exhibit that many bad habits and get away with them, without the negative consequences, they have a way of lingering for a game or two afterwards. It happened after the game in Sunrise and I worry about it happening here.
On the bright side, the Lightning check into the midpoint of this second 10-game segment of the season at 8 points. That's a good spot to be, 4 points back of the minimum 12 you want them to get out of every segment. So, 5 games to get at least 4 points is good position, but I'll tell you: they'd be hard pressed to win a dog show most nights playing as poorly as they did against the Oilers.
Radko Gudas had a helper and was +4 with 3 shots, 3 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 22:42 to go with 2 PIMs. That's a hefty stat line, no doubt about it.
Mark Barberio had 1 blocked shot in 15:33. Probably his second best game of the season. He was very active offensively in the first and had some nice breakout passes throughout the game. The flip side is that he still is terrifyingly soft along the wall in 1-on-1 battles.
Tyler Johnson had the GWG, 2 shots, 1 hit, and was 45% on draws in 17:43. He's on pace for about 22 goals now, which is pretty darned good. That said, I'd like to see him shoot more.
Alex Killorn was +2 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 19:10. He hit the post trying to score on a gaping cage on a First Period PP.
Ondrej Palat had 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 13:32. And, he had at least 2 really good defensive plays that I noted that cancelled out Edmonton scoring chances. He's on that short list of guys I'd say had a good game.
Richard Panik had a helper and was +1 with 3 shots, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 14:43. Skill. He's got it. He had a very quiet night and then all of a sudden he breaks an Edmonton defender down scientifically 1-on-1 and dishes to TJ for the game winning goal. Was it a good game for Panik? Maybe not, but they don't win tonight without that single individual effort.
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NHL Game Night: 11-2-13 Blues at LightningSubmitted by pete on November 2, 2013 - 21:13
The Lightning are becoming more than the sum of their parts.
Ben Bishop allowed 2 goals on 30 shots in another masterful performance. He makes big saves when the team needs them, and he made sure he kept the Lightning tied long enough for them to take over the game in the Third Period.
First Period
7:50 STL Pietrangelo (4), (Backes, Steen)
10:44 TB Killorn (4), (unassisted)
Second Period
1:43 TB Stamkos (11), (Killorn, Barberio)
03:45 STL Schwartz (3), (Shattenkirk, Berglund)
Third Period
8:37 TB Connolly (1), (Gudas, Filppula)
16:01 TB Filppula (5), (Killorn, Brewer)
Alex Killorn and Bishop were the game's first and second stars.
What a fantastically entertaining game between two of the better teams, record-wise, in the NHL. More to the point, the Lightning went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the league in a real heavyweight match that was neck and neck through 40 minutes before absolutely pulling away in the Third Period. The Lightning probably were ahead 60/40 or 65/35 in scoring chances by night's end, and that's no small feat against a really great Blues team that has a fantastic record so far this year. In the Third Period, it really appeared that the Lightning's ability to skate and crisply pass the puck was starting to wear out St. Louis. They clutched. They grabbed. The Lightning finally got a PP out of it, and although Connolly's goal came just after the PP expired, it was a goal where the Lightning made the Blues pay for the infraction.
I've talked about looking at this year in 10 game segments, and the Lightning really would benefit in not looking at where they are in the standings and just focusing on these little seasons within the season. 4 games into segment #2 of the season, they're 3-1-0 with 6 points, which is halfway to the minimum 12 you want in each of these sets. It's a good spot to be in heading into Thursday night's matchup against a struggling Edmonton club.
Radko Gudas had an assist, 5 hits, and 3 blocked shots in 21:21. Nice, low, tip-able shot on the game winner. He made it easy for Connolly to get a stick on that one.
Mark Barberio had a helper, his first NHL point, and was +1 with 3 hits and 1 blocked shot in 12:57. He also took an ill-advised tripping call after which it seemed like he got a lot less ice time. The same Barberio critiques apply. He looks great on O. He looks scary on D.
Tyler Johnson had 3 shots and 1 hit in 14:20 and was 43% on draws. He really seems to be settling into that third line utility role. If you need some offensive energy, he can do that. If you need a solid defensive shift, he can do that, too. Such a luxury for Cooper to have.
Killorn had 1 goal, 2 assists, and was +3 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 19:30. He could've easily had 2 goals as he posted an empty net attempt. For any of the remaining Ryan Malone dead-enders, it's over. He's your first line left winger. That line looks to have another gear or two with Killorn on it, and the puck handling and passing play he made to set up Filppula's insurance goal was the very definition of outstanding.
Ondrej Palat was -1 with 1 shot, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 13:48. You can more or less cut and paste my comments about Johnson here. The two players do seem to be joined at the hip.
Richard Panik had 2 hits and 1 blocked shot in 10:52. You'd almost like Panik to get as basic as getting pucks on net right now, and go up from there. He better be nervous Connolly had a goal and 3 shots in about the same ice time tonight. That's a mano a mano competition.
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NHL Game Night: 11-1-13 Lightning at HurricanesSubmitted by pete on November 1, 2013 - 21:14
Lightning solve a dilemma en route to victory.
Ben Bishop stopped all 31 shots he faced for the shutout. He didn't have much work until the last 5 minutes of the game when, inexplicably, the Lightning became sieve-like and were allowing the Canes to run Bishop. Shame on the skaters, and good on Bishop for keeping his goose egg in tact anyway. That there was some (U of) Maine Justice!
First Period
Second Period
9:54 TB Hedman (2), (Thompson, Crombeen)
Third Period
11:38 TB Stamkos (10), (Killorn, St Louis)
17:14 TB Killorn (3), (St Louis)
Steven Stamkos, Bishop, and Victor Hedman were the game's three stars. Again, if these three guys are the ones driving the truck, playing well, the Lightning will be in great shape all season.
The Lightning managed to turn this from another clunker into something extremely positive to build on. They were flat as a pancake again in the First Period and half of the Second Period until Justin Peters decided to kick a Hedman shot that was wide off the end boards into his own net. And, then it was on, with the top line leading the way with the notable change of Alex Killorn running with the big guns instead of Ryan Malone. The impact of that change was obvious, and that should seal Malone's fate from here on out. He's too slow for the top line and that needs to be Killorn's spot. Malone needs to embrace what he is this season. I'd like to see him start to take on more of an Andreychuk-type spot with the team. Commit to being a strong checking liner. Try to get your points when you can on the PP. Let the young guys who have wheels get the big minutes.
Radko Gudas was +2 with 3 hits and 4 blocked shots in 21:08. He was much more under control in this game than against New Jersey and the results of that were obvious. He was solid as a rock tonight.
Mark Barberio had 4 penalty minutes, 1 shot, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:17. I liked the decision to spot him in this game. It gave Sustr the chance to settle down a little in the press box and Barberio a chance to get some playing time in a game where any mistakes he made weren't going to necessarily be fatal. There was bad and good. I thought the was excellent offensively in the first half of the game. Early in the Second Period, he was about the only Lightning player taking shots (had 4 blocked and 1 missed the net) and he nearly had an assist on one play in the First Period. The critique, though, is the same. He terrifies you in his own end because of how soft he is on the puck. A stiff breeze gets him off the puck clean. A stern look gets him off the puck clean. And, then, obviously there's the issue of the two penalties taken in a close game. It was his best game of the year so far, in my opinion, but there's still considerable room for improvement.
Tyler Johnson had 2 shots and 1 blocked shot and was 30% on draws in 15:26. He was guilty of overpassing in the First Period. It's just that simple. He's got one of the best shots on the team. If I had his shot, you couldn't stop me from shooting the puck. I'd start shooting the puck from the parking lot. I'd be shooting pucks from the bench. There's be pucks going on net from the restroom in the intermission. If I had a shot as good as Johnson's, there's nothing in the world that would make me give up a clean look and pass it off. He's got to get greedier.
Killorn had 1 goal and 1 assist and was +2 with 3 shots and 1 hit. 3 takeaways for Killorn, too. That spot on the top line needs to be his. Period. The discussion ended tonight.
Ondrej Palat had 1 shot, 3 hits, and 2 blocked shots in 13:04. That's a great stat line for a guy that didn't seem to do much other than squander a 2-on-1 shorthanded in the First Period with Johnson.
Richard Panik had 1 shot and 1 blocked shot in 11:01. My thought was Cooper's decision to put him on the fourth line was an attempt to get Panik to play chippier. One of the problems with Panik's game so far is he's not being the instigator he was at times in the AHL. Ultimately, it doesn't pay that Richard looks like a Bond villain if he plays like a Bond girl. Unfortunately, I didn't see that edge. He's lucky Connolly didn't set the world on fire tonight, but the Lightning have his spot under the microscope. They have to.
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NHL Game Night: 10-29-13 Lightning at DevilsSubmitted by pete on October 29, 2013 - 21:31
Lightning take their first bad loss of the season.
Ben Bishop allowed 2 goals on 22 shots for the loss.
First Period
Second Period
1:36 NJ Henrique (4), (Elias)(SH)
10:54 NJ Jagr (3), (unassisted)
15:23 TB Stamkos (9), (Purcell, R. Malone)(PP)
Third Period
When I say "bad loss", I mean a loss against a team you expect to have a good chance to get a point or two against. Yes, the Lightning played poorly getting beat 5-0 by Boston and they left at least a point on the ice with their late loss to Pittsburgh, but this was the first time they really allowed themselves to fall behind schedule by losing to a team they could've gotten points from. You hate losing games like this because it starts to put pressure on you to steal more points out of games against top flight opponents, and that's a dangerous spot to be in.
The energy level was pretty poor. The puck handling and passing were pretty clumsy. Just a soft effort where the team really didn't appear to be bearing down and focused on the task at hand. At best, that led to an anemic 17 shots on goal. At worst, that led to turnovers, and turnovers by Carle and St. Louis led to New Jersey's two goals. Two flat games in a row now (I partly blame the Panthers game hangover for this one), and they should consider themselves fortunate to have gotten 2 points out of the 2 games, to be honest.
Radko Gudas had 3 shots, 2 hit, and 2 blocked shots to go with 2 penalty minutes in 23:05. I really didn't like his game tonight, although the coaches rewarded him with some late PP time. Got caught out of position more than once, took one bad penalty, and I didn't like the incident at Brodeur's cage at the buzzer. That's pointless and stupid when you just beat the wrap from the Panthers game incident. Cooper's got to calm him down, because he's getting out of control again.
Tyler Johnson had 3 shots and was 41% on draws in 16:30. He was stopped on a breakaway and had another clean look from the RW circles later in the game where he missed the net.
Alex Killorn had 2 shots in 15:45. This, actually, might have been one of his better efforts. He got robbed on one chance by Brodeur.
Ondrej Palat had 1 hit and 1 blocked shot in 13:49. He made an amazing pass to spring Johnson on his breakaway and got stung blocking a shot on a pretty big Third Period PK.
Andrej Sustr was -1 with 2 penalty minutes in 12:30. After a very good game against Florida, he might've been a little too big for his britches in his approach tonight. Not as much care with the puck in his own end and maybe a little out of control jumping into the play on the offensive end.
Richard Panik had a hit in 13:12. He had a couple of looks in a Third Period power play and he just didn't do anything with them. I worry about his confidence getting shot at some point.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie was -1 in 7:16. I'm going to ask an honest question and leave it right here. Two straight games where the team came out flat. Did anyone see Labrie trying to get in a scrap? I didn't. I question the logic of having a guy on the roster that's there for an obvious reason, dressing him, and then not seeing that role carried out. I saw Crombeen trying to get something going. Maybe I've missed it, but I haven't seen that from Labrie.
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Kent McManigal's longtime girlfriend, Lisa, gave birth to a healthy baby girl at 12:20 pm today. She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz., and is 19 inches long. Her name is Emily Sage McManigal.
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Lodging tax revenues project an upbeat picture
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Lodging tax revenues for the month of August were up from July county-wide according to the latest report from the Cook County Auditor-Treasurer's office.
Lutsen-Tofte revenues for the year-to-date are up 7.2%. Grand Marais year-to-date revenues are up 4.6%. The Gunflint Trail revenues for the year so far, are up 4.1%. Overall, lodging tax revenues county-wide are up 6.2% for the year-to-date. Historically, August is the busiest tourist month in the county.
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I considered making a suggestion on Ministry, but figured I'd post here first in case this has come up before (a search did not turn up anything, bit that might just be me).
I am not so sure about this part because the looting of a wreck , etc must often be done while watching your back.
Proposed solution: destroyed ships and stations collapse into un-dockable rubble some brief time after being disabled. Voila: no more using them as erstwhile loot stashes.PM wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:46 pmLooting wrecks is mostly useful when player stashes all accumulated loot into one wrecked station that no one will disturb. (Except Salvagers, which is why they are kill on sight for players.) I have screens and screens of loot when I manage my stuff, and if I accidently drop my military id or other important item into the loot haystack, it is a pain to find it again. Also, it is annoying when I have to scroll through pages of weapons, devices, and armor before I see and get to commodities I want at the bottom of the list.


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