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On this trip the most troubling issue has been, as @AlTrautwig labeled it, The Second Quarter of Doom. More:
Perhaps it should be known as The Sloppy Seconds? The Knicks had gotten through the first quarters of all three games on this trip without much trouble and early in the second quarters they were very much in the game. And then in an instant it all went horribly wrong. * - In Golden State, they trailed 26-25 early in the quarter. Then the offense suddenly went cold and the Warriors tore off a 17-4 run. Game Over. * - In Denver, the Knicks were down 33-30 early in the quarter. Then the offense went suddenly cold and the Nuggets tore off a 21-1 run. Game Over. * - In Portland, the Knicks LED 48-38 with 3:43 to go in the half. Then the offense went suddenly cold and the Blazers tore off a 13-0 run. Game Over. Well, sort of. The Knicks, playing without Melo and Tyson Chandler, trailed by 16 in the third, but managed to cut it to four early in the fourth quarter to give themselves a chance to steal this game. But as quickly as they got back into it, they fell right back out of it. The common theme in these second quarter woes involve missed shots (Steve Novak, who is on the floor to start the second quarter most games, has been ice cold) and poor transition defense. But there's also an issue of a lack of resiliency. The Knicks aren't showing much of it at all. When a team makes a run, the Knicks don't dig in. Mike Woodson didn't call a timeout during the Blazers' 13-0 run to end the half, which was curious. It also points to the difference in this team without a healthy Carmelo Anthony. When you have a scorer like that, he can counter a run with big shots. Melo hasn't been that player in almost two weeks. And let's also not overlook the fact that this is just not a good defensive team. They don't have that mentality of a team that will get into you and make you uncomfortable to get you out of that rhythm that spawns these runs by opposing teams.
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Vidisha or Besnagar as it is called in the Pali scriptures, once the prosperous capital of the western dominions of the Sungas, contains some remarkable antiquities that throw light on the considerable architectural development of the period.
Situated in the fork of the Betwa and Bes rivers, Vidisha, 10 km from Sanchi, occupies an important place amongst the ancient cities in India. In the 6th and 5th centuries BC, it rose to become an important trade centre and a bustling city under the Sungas, Nagas, Satvahanas and Guptas. The Emperor Ashoka was governor of Vidisha, and it finds mention in Kalidasa's immortal Meghdoot.
Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh extends between Latitude 230 21' and 240 22' North and Longitude 770 15' 30" and 780 18' East. The District is situated in Eastern part of the fertile Malwa Region. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the Southern stretch of the District about 2 km South of the District Head Quarters.
It is bounded in the North by Guna District in the South by Raisen District and in the East by Sagar District.is exceptionally rich in ancient monuments and historic places. A short distance to the north of the present town are the remains of the ancient town, known as Besnagar. Not far from Besnagar are the Udayagiri Caves with sculptures and inscriptions dating to the time of the Gupta Empire.
Origin of the Name :
The District derives its Name from the Head Quarters town of Vidisha. The earliest reference of Vidisha is contained in Ramayana by Valmiki. It is stated there that Shatrughna's Son Shatrughati was placed in charge of Vidisha. In Brahmanical religious observance again, the place is called Bhadravati, the residence of Yuvanashva who supplied the famous horse to Yudhishthira during his Ashvamedha sacrifice.
The historicity of the ancient city of Besnagar, three Kilometers from Vidisha and identified with ancient Vidisha, goes back to some centuries before the birth of Christ. Besnagar figures prominently in Buddhist, Jain and Brahmanical Literature in various forms such as Vessanagar, Vaisyanagar etc. Tradition connects the town with Raja Rukmangada who neglecting his own wife for the Apsara Visva named the town Vishvanagar after her.
On the destruction of Besnagar, located on the western side of the river Betwa sometime after 7th century A.D., a new town sprang up on the Eastern bank of the River. This new town was known as Bhailaswamin or Bhillaswamin, the name of the place was later corrupted to 'Bhilsa' or Bhelsa. The name Bhelsa appears to have probably been obtained on account of the famous Suryamandir dedicated to God Sun.
The Mauryas : Samrat Ashok, still a prince aged 18, was appointed as a Viceroy by his father, Bindusaar, at Ujjain. While on his way from Patliputra to that place he met Devi, a banker's daughter of Vidisha or Besnagar of the Sakya clan and married her. Her son Mahendra, and daughter Sanghmitra are famous in history as their father's religious ambassadors to Ceylon. They are known to have carried a twig of the original 'Bodhi' tree and led a Buddhist Mission to that country. Devi never visited Patliputra. She stayed at Besnagar only and embraced Buddhism afterwards. A monastery type of building has been excavated near Sanchi setup (nearly 8 kms away from Vidisha Town) which is stated to have been constructed for her residence. It is said that before sailing for Ceylon Mahendra came to visit his mother at Besnagar. The mother took her son to a " Chaitya Giri " which, by popular belief was none other than the Sanchi Stup.
After Mauryas : After the Mauryas the Sungas, the Kanvas, the Nagas, the Vakatakas, the Guptas, the Kalchuris of Mahishmati the Parmars, the Chalukyas remained in power at Vidisha. Idols regarding these regimes have been found in the Vidisha territory. Some Idols and monuments are placed in the District Archaeology office Vidisha.
Later this region remained under Mughals, Marathas and Peshwas and thereafter became a part of the Sciendia's Gwalior State and was a Tehsil of Isagarh Pargana. In 1904 Vidisha was raised to a District having two Tehsils of Vidisha and Basoda till the formation of Madhya Bharat in 1948. The District was enlarged in 1949 by the merger of small States of Kurwai. The Sironj Sub-Division which was formerly in Kota District of Rajasthan State and small pargana of Piklone belonging to the Bhopal State were added to the District with the formation of new Madhya Pradesh. At the same time, the town and the District were renamed as Vidisha. However, under the Mughals Aurangzeb tried to rename the City as Alamgiri Nagar after himself, but without success.
Even today, the antiquity and the modern historical progress of the plateau of Vidisha vividly reflects its grandeur in the form of Besnagar, Gyaraspur, Udaypur, Udaygiri, Badoh-Pathari etc.
Khamba Baba The ruins of an early shrine at Vidisha dedicated to Vishnu reveal that the foundation bricks were cemented together with lime mortar, the first known example of the use of cement in India. The ruins are of period prior to 2nd century BC.
View of Heliodorus pillar
Close to the ruins are the remains of votive pillars with palm-leaf capitals; the only one that still stands is the Heliodorus pillar, also known as Khamba Baba. A monolithic free-standing column, the pillar bears an inscription which states that it was Garuda Pillar, raised in honour of Vasudeva by Heliodorous, a resident of Taxila, who had been sent to the court of Bhagabhadra as an envoy of Indo-Greek monarch, Antialkidas. This inscription is a valuable historical record, revealing both the relations that existed between the region and the Greek kingdoms of the Punjab, and the fact that the Greek ambassador had become a follower of Hindu god Vishnu. The inclusion of the name of Antialkidas dates the erection of the pillar to approximately 140 BC
Pillar in the Bijamaṇḍal with an inscription of Naravarman
Bijamaṇḍal. Near the eastern edge of the old town are the remains of a large temple of the late Paramara period known as the Bijamaṇḍal. The building was probably started in the second half of the 11th century. That it was never finished is shown by uncarved niches and unfinished architectural pieces found round the base of the temple plinth. On top of the plinth is a small mosque made using pillars that date, primarily, to the 8th and 9th centuries; one pillar has an inscription of king Naravarman (circa 1094-1134). It is a devotional inscription recording his reverence to Carccikā (i.e. Cāmuṇḍā) [3] The miḥrāb suggests the mosque was constructed in the late 14th century. To one side of the Bijamaṇḍal is a store house of the Archaeological Survey of India containing many sculptures collected in the neighborhood. A step-well of the 7th century is in the same campus and has, beside the entrance, two tall pillars with Kṛṣṇa scenes. These are the earliest Kṛṣṇa scenes in the art of central India.
Lohaṅgī Pīr. One of the most striking features of Vidiśā is the prominent rock known as Lohaṅgī Pīr. With sheer cliffs on all sides, it towers over the town. The rock takes it name from Shāykh Jalāl Chishti, a saint locally known as Lohaṅgī Pīr. His tomb is a small domed building with ruined structures round about. Two Persian inscriptions have been found here, one dated AH 864 (CE 1460) from the time of Maḥmūd I of the Malwa Sultanate and the other of Akbar dated AH 987 (CE 1583). Also on the hill is a tank and a large bell-capital of about the 1st century BCE. Less striking are the remains of a medieval temple which survives as a pillared crypt. It is now dedicated to the goddess Annapūrṇā.
The District Head Quarters town as it stands today is different from the old town of Vidisha or Besnagar. Till 1956, its name was Bhilsa. After that it was renamed as Vidisha for its close proximity to that glorious city of great antiquity.
Places of Interest: 1. Vidisha 2. Gyaraspur 3. Udaypur 4. Badoh-Pathari 5. Sironj 6. Archaeological Places.

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They also have a youtube page. If this idiot and his 3 member do manage to do this (Which I highly doubt) you better make sure you look up the right FIM episode. And do they not think of the children who look up the episodes too? If you want to do this…make your own website…don't put it on youtube.
Why? Why do this? What is the point?
this is a whole new level of disgusting
Changes all VGPonies to have nuts.
All of them.
Oh waaaaah, you pansies. "Show for kids", oh poor children, they cannot possibly learn that living creatures have something as disgusting as GENITALIA, can they? Better wait till they discover some hardcore porn and get the wrong bloody idea instead of letting a quite innocent cartoon to introduce them to the basic nature?
Christ, you people are so fucked up.
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Look like a troll?
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God, this type of thing is the only reason I have any shame about being a brony
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I'd say "quitting the fandom" now but believe me I said that long ago
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does no one notice the 'P' swastika because wow my favorite part is "this is not a sexual project" ahhahah just wow what...
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Also worth mentioning that it's also a cartoon and that the creator was already disturbed by someone telling her that...
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Welp. This is hilarious.
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There is a warm, heart-felt, special place in the depths of hell for morons like these.
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this is what are WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING EVERYTHING YOU ARE SAYING IS CRAZY
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When it comes to fandoms, you can do worse than bronies.
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Well thanks! Even if it is common you've got a pretty name!
No problem! And it really is. It's cool, though. My name's pretty common.
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"What if Warcraft and Starcraft are taking place in the same universe?"
You might find one of those planets familiar :)
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BUT, if that were to be the Azeroth in the Warcraft universe,wouldn't Draenor(or Outland, whatever) be nearby?
This is all from memory, so trust it as much as you like, but originally Warcraft was based on the Games Workshop Warhammer Fantasy game. If you do deep enough research into the Warhammer Fantasy line, you find that both Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 are in the same universe.
Add in the fact that Warhammer 40,000's various races have a lot of analogues in Starcraft, and I think you've got a pretty good chance that Blizzard would at least jokingly make references to crossovers between War- and Starcraft.
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The consortium behind a proposed 12 MW floating wind project off Maine has filed to win a state-backed, long-term contract for electrical generation. Read more here.
A University of Maine-led consortium has released the public version of its proposal to develop Maine Aqua Ventus I, a 12 MW offshore floating wind pilot in the Gulf of Maine. The project is Maine's only still-active offshore wind project, following Statoil's recent announcement that it was abandoning its own 12 MW Hywind pilot due to uncertainty and regulatory issues. Read more here.
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Maine has an incredible opportunity to lead the world in offshore wind technology, foster a Maine-grown industry, and cultivate a renewable form of energy with long-term environmental benefits. Its getting closer to doing all those things after a consortium of energy, technology, construction and marine-related firms called Maine Aqua Ventus GP LLC submitted an offshore wind energy pilot project proposal to the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Some of its proposal was made public Wednesday. To read more, click here.
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This morning, Maine Aqua Ventus GP LLC released the public version of its proposal to develop a groundbreaking offshore wind project in the Gulf of Maine, called Maine Aqua Ventus I. Maine Aqua Ventus I is the states only still-active offshore wind opportunity and is competing nationally against projects in five other states for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The PUC power-purchase agreement is the next step in securing the DOE grant, which is critical for the success of this important project for our state, said Jake Ward, speaking for Maine Aqua Ventus I. The project is Maines entrant in the competition against other projects located in New Jersey, Virginia, Texas, Ohio and Oregon. [Full list provided below as Appendix A]
In a unique opportunity for the state, Maine Aqua Ventus I was designed in Maine specifically to be deployed off the coast of Maine and will be built by Maine institutions and workers. As is clear from this newly-released proposal, the project represents a historic opportunity for Maine to be the leader of an important new offshore wind industry. This public version of the Maine Aqua Ventus I proposal is another step in the Maine Public Utilities Commission process for approval of a power-purchase agreement. It does not contain technically-sensitive information or information reserved for the forthcoming Term Sheet, in compliance with PUC precedent. The Term Sheet will be released in the next few weeks after Maine Aqua Ventus I GP LLC and the PUC agree on terms, which are still in the final stages of negotiation. The document released today describes:
Additional information about the project will be released following the completion of a Term Sheet with the Maine PUC which is expected to take place mid-November. The Term Sheet outlines the structure of the power-purchase agreement and the commitments Maine Aqua Ventus makes in order to be allowed to sell power to the grid. The new information that will be available in this document includes:
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The US team has a proven record of serving a diverse client base including industry, government, utilities, and affiliated organizations as they respond to the demands of a changing energy environment. Maine Maritime Academy. Maine Maritime Academy is a maritime career-oriented college and globally recognized leader in providing the highest quality maritime, engineering, engineering technology, marine science, and logistics education. Its facilities and laboratories are at the leading edge of technological innovation. Maine Maritime and its faculty and students will continue to assist with deployment planning and in scale model testing. National Renewable Energy Laboratory and its National Wind Technology Center. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the only national laboratory solely dedicated to advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies from concept to commercial application. For 35 years, NREL innovations, analysis, and expertise have enabled the emergence of a U.S. clean energy industry. NREL's 327-acre main campus in Golden, Colorado, is a living model of sustainable energy. The laboratory also operates the National Wind Technology Center on 305 acres located 13 miles north of its main campus. The Laboratory and the Center will combine analyses and type certification of turbines, if needed. AWS Truepower will lead metocean data collection for the Project. Approaching three decades of service in the industry, AWS Truepower (AWST) continues to be a leader and innovator in renewable energy consulting. Its skilled team of approximately 75 meteorologists, engineers, and environmental specialists are field-oriented and fully conversant with large commercial Projects, utility electrical systems, remote field measurements, and distributed applications. AWSTs core leadership team, consisting of the founding principals, directors and senior staff, drives the company to constantly examine processes and establish best practices. This commitment to making energy smarter is how AWST ensures science is delivering the performance its clients need. AWS will continue to be key to assessing and efficiently using the wind power potential of the Gulf of Maine. Ershigs is the largest composite materials fabricator in the United States Ershigs designs, manufactures, fabricates and installs corrosion-resistant products made of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics (FRP) such as process and effluent piping, abrasion resistant piping, storage and process vessels, stacks and chimney liners, duct systems and valves. Ershig will assist in the further development of composite materials in the pilot Project. Vryhof Anchors is a world leading drag anchor designer-supplier that has provided anchors for the Hywind and Principal Power floating turbine projects. Since offshore oil and gas drilling and production moved into water depths where fixed platforms could not be used and floating structures became necessary, anchoring technology has taken a new and dramatic importance. Vryhof Anchors supplied anchors for University of Maines VolturnUS 1:8. Kleinschmidt Associates. Since 1966, Kleinschmidt has focused on the needs of energy and water resource clients throughout the United States. Kleinschmidt specializes in the integration of engineering, regulatory, scientific, and planning disciplines to create solutions to complex regulatory and management Projects. Outstanding communication and collaboration, coupled with strong technical expertise lead to success for our clients. The Kleinschmidt organization,with its Maine office in Pittsfield, offers a depth of experience typically found in large organizations, while retaining the project control, communication, response time, flexibility, and personal attention that characterize smaller firms. Kleinschmidt works with HDR/DTA to compile the Projects permit applications and helps organize consultations with agencies. T.Y. Lin International is the most experienced pre-stressed concrete design firm in the world, and will be a key part of the Consortiums cost-saving reliance on concrete. With over 50 years experience in the field, 50 offices and thousands of professionals worldwide, T.Y. Lins enduring values and commitment to excellence remain steadfast. Ever mindful that its work has a significant impact on people's daily lives, as well as on the lives of future generations, T.Y. Lin ensures the success and sustainability of client Projects by strategically mobilizing the collective power and diverse expertise of its global organization; assembling multi-disciplinary teams; leveraging experience and state-of-the-art technical solutions; and sharing knowledge among regions. This value-driven approach and unwavering commitment to excellence consistently results in award-winning Projects, delivered on schedule and within budget, for satisfied clients. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will conduct visual impact and noise studies for the Project. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is among ten DOE national laboratories managed by DOE's Office of Science. PNNL research strengthens the U.S. foundation for innovation and helps find solutions for not only DOE, but for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the National Nuclear Security Administration, other government agencies, universities and industry. Gulf of Maine Research Institute. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) catalyzes solutions to the complex challenges of ocean stewardship and economic growth in the Gulf of Maine bioregion. Its dynamic fusion of science, education, and community gives it range to effect change from multiple directions, while their objectivity and commitment to collaboration make them the go-to organization for marine communities grappling with contentious issues, management transitions, and new business systems. GMRI will assist in environmental monitoring and data collection. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will conduct third-party evaluation of the design, fabrication, and deployment of the Consortiums pilot Project. The mission of ABS is to serve the public interest as well as the needs of its clients by promoting the security of life, property and the natural environment, primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine-related facilities. ABS recognizes that the classification world is changing with more emphasis on complex structures, life cycle management, unified standards and safety equivalencies. ABS is dedicated to providing leadership in the development of new technologies intended to improve the safety standards for the marine and offshore industries. Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and offshore construction for the energy industry, who manufactured Hywind, the first floating wind turbine hull in the world. From the deepest subsea oil and gas developments to the largest and most complex offshore and onshore infrastructures, Technips team of 26,500 professionals are constantly offering solutions and innovative technologies to meet the worlds energy challenges. Present in 48 countries, Technip has state-of-the-art industrial assets on all continents and operates a fleet of specialized vessels for pipeline installation and subsea construction. In the United States, Technip has engineering and project centers in Houston (Texas), Claremont (California) and Monterrey (Mexico), design and build hydrocarbon production facilities, processing plants and infrastructures, from offshore oil and gas developments to onshore refineries and petrochemical plants.
Join the Offshore Wind Accelerator Project (of the Clean Energy States Alliance) for a 60-minute webinar with Dr. Habib Dagher, Founding Director of the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and Principal Investigator for the DeepCwind Consortium. Dr. Dagher will discuss the VolturnUS 1:8, its launch and progress to date, and how the project is supporting and growing the U.S. offshore wind industry through technological innovation. Dr. Dagher's presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.
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The VolturnUS technology is the culmination of more than five years of collaborative research and development conducted by the UMaine-led DeepCwind Consortium. The DeepCwind research program is a unique public-private partnership funded by the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation-Partners for Innovation, the Maine Technology Institute, the state of Maine, the University of Maine and more than 30 industry partners.
Data acquired during the 2013 deployments off Castine, Maine will be used to optimize the design of UMaines patent-pending VolturnUS system.
The first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine in the United States is now afloat, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Ema Gajic attends the University of Maine as part of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program for Serbia. This program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, provides scholarships for talented students from Serbia to attend U.S. universities for one academic year. The University of Maine provides her the opportunity to do research, an opportunity that is not available to her at the University of Belgrade in Serbia.
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With a new season comes a new feature. Every Thursday, Inside Hockey will be featuring a Throwback Thursday column on the New Jersey Devils. Stories from times long past, cherished memories and a few growing up hockey pieces will be featured of past and current New Jersey Devils.
Starting off the series is a growing up hockey piece on the childhood and hockey career of Mike Peluso.
Growing Up Hockey with Mike Peluso
One of the most defining moments in the Stanley Cup final game of 1995 was a big tough guy sitting on the New Jersey Devils bench weeping. The tears just came pouring out of him uncontrollably as he wept.
He wasn't crying because the Devils were losing. He was crying because he was thinking at that moment that the original New Jersey Devils, Ken Daneyko, Bruce Driver and John MacLean, were about to win their first Stanley Cup. This moment was the moment these original Devils had been waiting for and Mike Peluso was witnessing it firsthand.
To him, it was the most beautiful moment he had ever experienced. He wasn't thinking about how his team was winning the Stanley Cup in that moment. He was thinking about the original Devils winning their very first Stanley Cup. He became so overcome with emotion, he couldn't leave the bench.
Before that moment on that bench in 1995 when Peluso's emotional outburst of tears made Devils history, he was just a kid growing up in Minnesota…never believing that he would one day be sitting on the bench crying his heart out watching the New Jersey Devils win their first Stanley Cup.
He didn't grow up watching NHL moments on television. He wasn't like most kids that grew up idolizing certain NHL stars. He grew up idolizing his older brother, Gino.
"He was not a good skater like Niedermayer, but he was gifted," Peluso said of his older brother. "I looked up to him at the start. In Northern Minnesota, we only got three channels, so we didn't get the game. Once in a while on Sundays, we got the Flyers game. Bob Kelly did the games. I don't know if you remember Peter Puck. He'd come in with his cartoon."
It was Peter Puck that he said was his favorite. That's as close as it came to what made him fall in love with the game as far as stars were concerned. When it came down to an actual person, he responded, "Doug Wilson for me and my brother. I didn't get a lot of channels."
This was also the 1960's and early 1970's. Cable and satellite TV didn't rule evenings at home. Out in northern Minnesota, life was really about the community.
"We didn't have cable TV. I don't want to sound like a hardship case. We only got three channels. Every once in a while we got Channel 8 out of Midgie, and that was Sesame Street. We did get on Sunday Bob Kelly. We got the Flyers game and Peter Puck and that's when I watched some games on TV.
He watched his first hockey game in the late 70s. Possibly some time between 1976-78.
"Bob Kelly was actually announcing and then they'd have the Peter Puck guy come out on the ice."
"We had college hockey and high school hockey. We followed that. There wasn't really that much pro-hockey until the Stanley Cup. With 3 channels, hockey really wasn't a big sport. We followed the North Stars. I've been a big North Stars fan my whole life. I'd go down once and a while. My Dad would take me to Met Center and watch the North Stars play. But it was mainly college hockey that I followed.
"Minnesota is kind of environmental. Everyone is kind of raised on skates, snow and ice so everybody plays hockey. We had a lot of outdoor rinks. All of the northern Minnesota's little small towns had big ice rinks, so it's kind of environmental where you grow up. People are born with skates on their [feet] so that's how it all began there."
"I started when I was about five," he said of his early hockey beginnings. "I was a short, fat kid. I liked playing in my boots because I was always better in my boots, but then guys got a little quicker so I switched to skates."
"We had youth programs…house league programs. I think it's just Minnesota. You're just born in the environment of hockey. It's just part of your life."
"We all played [hockey]," Peluso said of his family. "Dad was real supportive. We had mite hockey, pee wee hockey. The parents are just very influential. First of all, putting equipment on you and then hockey is somewhat like Canada in Northern Minnesota…the environment, the cold weather and the ice rinks…it's just part of life. It's part of what we are. Everybody plays."
Peluso always looked up to his brother as a hockey player. His brother had a lot of talent. So why didn't he end up playing in the NHL?


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News about Tsmc
Low-power IP for ROM and RAM in eFlash process at 90 nm
Xilinx lays grounds for 16nm FPGAs with new architecture
TSMC preps Apple's next finger-print sensor, says report
Xilinx 20nm All Programmable UltraScale portfolio shipping now: plans for 4.4M logic cell device
28nm CoWoS-based all programmable 3D ICs reach volume production
TSMC and OIP Ecosystem partners release 16FinFET and 3D IC Reference Flows
Altera aims for 3D chips with 14nm FPGAs
Xilinx and TSMC team on 16-nm FinFET FPGAs
Following 80% of growth in 2012, TSMC passes specialty MEMS players in Yoles annual ranking
First ARM Cortex-A57 processor tapes out on TSMCs 16nm FinFET technology
Power Line communication analog front end reduces PLC bill of material
ARM rates FDSOI process as 'good technology'
MediaTek has eight-core apps processor
TSMC next for New York fab?
Atrenta and TSMC announce SpyGlass IP Kit 2.0 availability
TSMC taps ARM's V8 on road to 16-nm FinFET
Imagination tools graphics cores for 28 nm
20nm and CoWoS reference flows enable next generation chip designs
Intel looks to beat ARM on power consumption beyond 20 nm
Samsung to take 3% stake in ASML
TSMC to invest $1.4 billion in ASML
ARM signs 14nm deal for TSMC's FinFETs
ADI teams with TSMC on 180nm precision analog process
Renesas, TSMC tout licensable MCU platform using 40-nm eFlash
Intel exec claims fabless model collapsing
3-D FPGAs enable silicon convergence
TSMC to offer only one process at 20-nm
Major chip maker orders optics for EUV lithography
Dialog Semiconductor and TSMC to create a process platform to advance BCD power management
TSMC, Altera team on 3-D IC test vehicle
DesignWare embedded memories and logic libraries for TSMC 28-nanometer processes
Movidius teams with Toshiba on 3-D camera system
Intel, Samsung 'smell blood in the water'
TSMC goes it alone with 3-D IC process
TSMC breaks ground for Phase 3 of its Fab 15 GigaFab
TSMC's R&D chief sees 10 years of scaling
TSMC announces 28nm in full production
ARM and TSMC tape out first 20nm ARM Cortex-A15 multicore processor
Cadences library characterization scripts now available in TSMCs reference kit
New TSMC reference kit features Cadence Library Characterization scripts
TSMC says equipment vendors late for 14 nm
TSMC's A6 processor to respin, says report
TSMC test runs Apple processor, says report
Synopsys collaborates with TSMC to develop custom design solution for 28 nm Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0
Apache reveals power, noise, and thermal solutions for TSMC Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0
Mentor Graphics delivers new capabilities in TSMC Analog/Mixed Signal Reference Flow 2.0
Magma supports TSMC 28-nm process technology through Reference Flow 12.0 with improved power optimization
TSMC joins Sematech, cites 450-mm R&D
Intel tips 22-nm tri-gate, but mobile is MIA
TSMC spins out solar, LED units
TSMC to expand IC-packaging efforts
TSMC sees some impact from quake
Chipmakers 2011 capabilities ranked
Altera announces 28nm portfolio
Samsung rolls 20-nm process
TSMC vaults into top 10 in R&D spending
Globalfoundries to double capex
TSMC to reportedly boost capex, build new fab
TSMC could make solar modules in Europe
TSMC funds fabs, tips EU solar unit
Mentor and ARM link for memory test
MIPS joins TSMC IP Alliance
SandForce rolls out SSD processor line
LSI debuts 28nm chip design service
TSMC gets nod for 130-nm production in China
TSMC's August sales show little growth
GlobalFoundries to make big MEMS push
Red flags seen as TSMC, UMC post monthly sales
Renesas moves to fab-lite strategy
ARM, TSMC ink strategic agreement
TSMC and ARM extend optimisation agreement for 20nm
TSMC qualifies one-time-programmable IP for automotive use
Samsung, TSMC hit by ITC complaint
TSMC enters solar biz, invests in startup
TSMC, Tela trim logic die area by 15 percent
TSMC selects EdXact Jivaro for 28nm analog and mixed-signal reference flow
Integrand's EMX validated for TSMC's RF reference design kit 2.0
TSMC rolls two reference flows
Imec's Europractice IC service extended to TSMC's 40nm technologies
Hynix raises capex, breaks with Numonyx
Counterpoint: 450-mm era still remote
TSMC announces 0.18-micron automotive grade embedded flash IP
TSMC-based turnkey and partial turnkey ASIC services open to EMEA
AMD to use TSMC for Fusion processors, says report
TSMC approves $1.6 billion capex plan
IMEC forms 'more-than-CMOS' alliance with TSMC
IMEC appoints former TSMC boss to business role
TSMC skips 22 nm, rolls 20-nm process
Virage's AEON MTP parallel NVM made available in 130 nm G process
PowerCentric clock tree synthesis tool included in TSMC's 65nm ISF
TSMC's March sales help it beat guidance
Next fab wave: LEDs
TSMC breaks ground on LED lighting wafer fab
Chip market to slow in second half, says TSMC's Chang
Price hikes, shortages hit chip market
Tabula launches the ABAX family of 3-D PLDs
GlobalFoundries plans for 2010 capex of $2.5 billion
TSMC, UMC see flat sales
Abu Dhabi boosts stake in GlobalFoundries
Technical papers
- Solutions for Millimeter Wave Wireless Backhaul
- Enter Linduino
- Advancing the smart factory through technology innovation
- A Novel Approach to Industrial Rectifier Systems
InterviewCEO interview: AMS' Laney on driving a sensor-driven business
Kirk Laney, CEO of Austrian mixed-signal chip and sensor company AMS, wants to leverage the opportunity that technology affords to create new markets for sensors and sensor interfaces.
Filter WizardCheck out the Filter Wizard Series of articles by Filter Guru Kendall Castor-Perry which provide invaluable practical Analog Design guidelines.
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Legwand, 33, has appeared in 62 games with the Predators this season, scoring 10 goals and 30 assists.
In the final year of a six-year, $27 million deal ($4.5 million AAV), he is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
Legwand was selected second overall at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Predators and has spent his entire 16-year NHL career in Nashville.
In 956 career games with the Predators, Legwand has scored 210 goals and added 356 assists.
Eaves, 29, has scored two goals and three assists in 25 games with the Red Wings this season.
Originally selected 29th overall by the Ottawa Senators at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Eaves has scored 74 goals and 72 assists in 439 career games with the Senators, Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes.
Eaves is in the final year of a three-year deal he signed prior to the 2011-12 season worth an average annual value of $1.2 million.
Jarnkrok was selected in the second round (51st overall) by the Red Wings at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
In 53 games with the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins, Jarnkrok has scored 13 goals and 23 assists.
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Our Favorite December 2011 Birchbox Un-Boxing Videos!
January Birchboxes have shipped! While lots of them have already arrived in homes across the country, we know many of you are still waiting for that pretty pink box to land in your mailbox. Pass the time by watching some of our favorite December un-boxing videos! We subscribed to all three of these lovely ladies and hope you will too!
We love MissVickybee's holiday-themed music and animation! Hank is cute too ;) She is looking forward to using her L'Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil and says she'll let us know how it goes. Can't wait!
December was CandyCane9717's first box! We're happy to report she gave it a great review. She is as excited as we are about her Birchbox Pink Jour Lip Gloss. Also, we're jealous that she is able to shoot her video outside in December!
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Alkaline Trio will be stripping down fan-favorites for their new album.
In celebration of their 15th year as a band, high energy melodic cult rockers Alkaline Trio have announced they will enter the studio in late February to re-imagine and record a collection of songs from their celebrated catalog for a new album to be released this summer on Epitaph/Heart & Skull. The threesome will be stripping down fan favorites from their coveted seven studio albums, which include Goddamnit, Maybe I'll Catch Fire, From Here to Infirmary, Good Mourning, Crimson, Agony & Irony and This Addiction, and re-recording the songs under new visions with the accompaniment of a variety of instruments at Hurley Studios in Costa Mesa, California. Additionally, the band will tantalize fans with new tracks as well, making this a must have for both old and new fans alike.
Known for well-crafted hook filled songwriting and poetic tongue-in-cheek lyrics, Alkaline Trio have amassed a diehard cult following around the globe in the last 15 years. Comprised of guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba, bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano and drummer Derek Grant, the group has composed some of punk rock's most memorable songs with hits like "Nose Over Tail" from their 1998 debutGoddamnit, "Radio" from 2000's Maybe I'll Catch Fire, "Private Eye" from 2001'sFrom here to Infirmary, "We've Had Enough" from 2003's Good Mourning, "Time to Waste" from 2005's Crimson, "Calling All Skeletons" from 2008's Agony & Ironyand the title track from 2010's This Addiction among others. With so many classic tracks to choose from, anticipation for this release amongst the band's fans is sure to be huge!
In other words, they realized how awful This Addiction was and decided to do something people might care about. Being homeless must suck.


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by David Fiedler
If current plans for digitizing and automating the Army are to succeed, a more effective electrical ground system than currently used will be essential for every tactical-operations center shelter, communications vehicle, equipment installation, antenna mast and power source in the architecture.
A good earth-grounding system is necessary for both tactical and fixed-station equipment to:
|Maintain electrical contact with the earth so that non-current-carrying metal components are maintained at ground or zero volts potential for soldier safety;
|Provide multiple direct-current paths to earth for high currents caused by lightning, short circuits, atomic weapons or power-system surges to dissipate unwanted energy into the earth as quickly and safely as possible before surges damage equipment or endanger personnel; and
|Provide a low-impedance path to the earth for low-level radio signals on power lines, control lines or antenna lines caused by radio-frequency interference, static or cosite interference before it disrupts system operation.
Reason No. 3 is perhaps the most critical operational reason for good electrical grounding of tactical equipment in the modern digital Army. It's important to remember that any electrical conductor with an alternating current traveling through it is essentially an antenna that will radiate electromagnetic energy. If the current has a frequency in the range that will interfere with nearby automation or communications equipment, the effects can vary from minor – such as static heard on a telephone – to major – such as causing a computer to dump its memory.
Poor electrical grounds, bonds and shields are a major contributor to the generation and propagation of broadband noise into TOC-mounted communications equipment such as combat-net radios. Once in the receiver, this noise affects the signal-to-noise ratio and "desensitizes" the radio receiver. This in turn reduces the distance over which the radio can communicate. One look into any of our modern TOC facilities, particularly those that are shelter/armor vehicle-mounted – and their mass of radios, telephones, computers, electronic displays, monitors, printers, routers, etc., and associated cabling all packed into a small space – should tell you they are a stray RF nightmare. The monumental self-inflicted cosite-interference problems TOCs present if not handled properly can degrade operations just as severely as an enemy electronic or physical attack.
The Army's project manager for TOCs takes great pains to ensure that grounding provisions internal to shelters and vehicles are done correctly during manufacture. Most grounding problems usually occur when multiple shelters, antennas or power generators are cosited to form a TOC. Poor connections between shelters, internal equipment and the earth are usually the beginning of grounding-related system problems.
The first step in building a good ground system is to bond together electrically all electrical equipment in the TOC with each other and with the earth. This will keep all equipment at the same (earth) electrical potential and direct any stray RF/DC currents present on equipment structures to the ground, where they will dissipate. These connections inside the TOC shelter are done via a master ground bus, which is usually a heavy copper conductor designed for this job.
Depending on the specific TOC-shelter configuration, the MGB can also be the "ground" conductor of the power system or the shelter structure itself. MGB will safely conduct any fault current likely to be imposed on the TOC shelter or equipment to the earth ground system. Due to the nature of TOC functionality, however, many operators fail to assure that electrical continuity between equipment and MGB is well maintained. In many cases, the connection between MGB and the equipment is via compression connection (grounding screw) and a wire that's often forgotten or lost as the equipment in the TOC is configured or moved during operations. For tented TOCs, a MGB is almost always not installed, which leads to an array of interference and safety concerns.
To avoid both electrical shock and RFI problems, operators must assure that an MGB exists, frequently test connections to it for continuity and inspect the connection for breaks or corrosion. This should be done both visually and with an ohm meter. Operators must also be certain to connect equipment located in shelter-tent extensions to the MGB inside the shelter via the shelter's ground terminal.
Another consideration is the physical length of the electrical ground connection. Some TOC components are notorious RF radiators. These include computer monitors, processor clocking circuits and large screen displays. If the distance between a radiating-device ground connection and the ultimate ground point (usually the earth ground) approaches ¼ wavelength at the radiating frequency, the ground connection will act as a classic antenna. Since the grounded end of the wire is at a very low impedance point and the equipment end is at a higher impedance, RF "hotspots" are created around the TOC. While usually not strong enough to cause physical "RF burns" to personnel, this radiation adds to background radio noise that degrades tactical communications and may cause sensitive circuits in computers and other equipment to malfunction.
In extreme cases, it may be better to have no ground connection at all or a local ground, rather than deal with RFI problems created by antenna-like radiating equipment grounds. In some cases, grounds that form antennas can be detuned into inefficient radiators by lengthening or shortening the ground conductor or by putting tuning components in the ground circuit (sometimes called artificial grounds). The effect is the opposite of tuning a radio antenna for peak efficiency with an antenna-matching unit. When using these techniques, RF currents are dissipated in the ground conductor or the circuit components, not the antenna field, so interference is eliminated.
Current Army TOC designs don't include provisions for detuning RF radiators. In extreme cases of RFI, constructing shields may be necessary on conductors carrying an RF current. A shield is simply a conductor that surrounds an RF radiator and is connected to the earth ground (DC) system. Currents are induced in the shield by the radiation field and taken to the earth ground before the energy can reach sensitive locations in the TOC. If the offending radiator is wiring, shielding is usually a simple metal pipe, or more commonly a wire braid, similar to the outer conductor of a coaxial cable grounded on both ends.
When constructing shields, care must be taken to get the shield up to the connectors, since even a small length of uncovered wire will radiate effectively, particularly if the interference's RF is very high. Sometimes, metal connector covers called "backshells" are needed to cover the space between the wire shield and the cable connector. Backshells are commonly found in aircraft wiring and may not be seen normally in TOCs. Other common RFI producers such as computer monitors require a more complicated wire screen shield. This gets difficult, since the screen must be very fine to allow the monitor to be viewed and yet also be an effective RFI reducer.
An easy method of locating RFI in the TOC is to use a cheap amplitude-modulation transistor radio as a detection device. Cheap radios have no filtering on the receiver so a broad band of energy is detected. Simply by tuning between AM stations and then moving the radio near equipment, interference can be detected and heard as an increase in radio-noise level as the receiver approaches the source of interference. Some may argue that checking electrical bonding and tracking down sources of RFI is not the job of TOC Signal personnel. I maintain that keeping the TOC operational is the job of the G-6/S-6, and these actions must be taken as part of normal installation and operations. Obviously, once a source of interference is identified, it then needs to be suppressed.
Traditionally, the method for providing an earth ground for TOC facilities (to include communications and power equipment) has been to insert a 6 ½-foot ground rod, usually made of copper-plated steel, at each TOC component (shelters, radio-antenna masts, power generators) individually. The ground rods themselves were always as long and as thick as practical, since physical contact between the surface area of the ground rod and the earth provided the low-impedance electrical path for both DC and RF currents to be dissipated into the soil. Connections to the ground rod were made with a heavy copper cable, copper strap or braided cable and wingnut fasteners. This worked well enough when TOCs contained much less electronic equipment than today in areas where the soil was uniform and fairly conductive. The problem with a rod system is the installation process. As rods are driven into the earth, the copper plating is chipped or scratched. The steel underneath usually corrodes, reducing the rod's ability to conduct current.
In Vietnam, Signal soldiers of 1st Signal Brigade devised more elaborate grounding provisions to improve the poor conductivity of the grounds in many areas. In 1969 inadequate grounds were significantly affecting the quality of communications the brigade provided. Poor soil continuity and a separate ground rod at each communications shelter caused equipment to be at different potentials even on the same tactical site. This degraded equipment performance and in some cases became a safety hazard.
These more elaborate provisions usually consisted of five 6 ½-foot ground rods interconnected with heavy copper cable in a star configuration. The earth around the rods was usually packed with rock salt and kept wet to make it more conductive. Attached to the star was a cable that ran around the entire facility forming a grounding ring or halo. To this cable ring all equipment grounds, shelter grounds and power grounds were connected, also with heavy copper cable and compression nuts. If possible, the cable was buried to provide more surface contact with the earth.
Star grounds were effective when properly constructed but were difficult to employ at other than fixed locations because some shelters, like modern TOCs, were moved often. The rods themselves tended to corrode quickly due to the rock salt.
Over the last 10 years, the Army has modified some shelter grounding provisions to follow a more ring-like concept such as 1st Signal Brigade used. Many TOC shelters now carry a multipoint surface grounding kit containing about 12 15-inch grounding spikes. The spikes are of galvanized steel to improve electrical conductivity and have an X-shaped cross-section to increase surface contact. The spikes are placed at eight-foot intervals around the shelter in a ring and connected with a cable. Ground connections from shelters and equipment are tied to this cable via short lengths of cable and alligator spring clips.
The multipoint surface kit has had both its good and bad points. Inserting/removing multiple shorter rods is easier than trying to insert one long rod in many areas. The rods' shape does provide more surface area in contact with the earth than single ground rods do. At the same time, the short ground spikes are not optimal conductors because they aren't copper-plated. Performance is further degraded by the way the spikes are connected to each other and by the use of spring-clip connectors to connect to the shelter and the ground ring. The multipoint ground kits also have no chemical means built in to increase soil conductivity near the ground spikes. This considerably reduces the capability to transfer electrical current from the ground system into the earth in soil that is not naturally conductive.
Only some TOC shelters are currently equipped with multipoint kits. Power generators, tented equipment and communications shelters are all still provided with the old-style long, single-ground-rod system. Both systems will function under circumstances where the soil chemistry and electrical connections are favorable and well maintained; however, under many conditions these systems aren't adequate and may actually degrade operation of communication and automation equipment within TOC facilities.
An excellent alternative to both types of driven rod systems the Army now uses is what is commercially known as an electrolytic ground-rod system. This type of ground system, while intended for fixed-site operation, can also be easily adapted for use in tactical facilities. The actual ground electrode (rod) is a "hard-drawn" copper pipe that's filled with a mixture of nonhazardous salts to increase electrical conductivity to the earth (see figure below). When commercially installed, the soil around the electrode is usually packed with dense clay called bentonite. This improves contact between earth and electrode even more, and also prevents the earth around the electrode from drying out and becoming less conductive.
|Common electrolytic grounding system, manufactured by Lyncole Industries for the Defense Department.
While extensive ground preparation with bentonite may not be practical for tactical operations, it could be useful at many fixed and semifixed site locations the Army now uses. For tactical facilities such as TOCs that are often located over poorly conductive earth, such as arctic permafrost or desert sand, the electrolytic grounding rod is a vast improvement (ground five to eight times more conductive) when compared current rod or spike systems. If just two or three electrolytic rods and a ring-type ground system are installed in a typical Army TOC (see figure below), grounding performance in terms of the ability to provide a low-impedance path for fault DC and RF currents to earth will improve manyfold. The creation of this improved low-impedance path will also provide better protection from lightning, electromagnetic pulses and transient power surges.
This safeguards both the communications and automation equipment and enhances the chances of TOC survival under adverse operational conditions. Also, the more effective ground system will do a better job in keeping all non-current-carrying metal objects such as shelter structures and equipment enclosures at the same electrical potential. This will reduce cosite interference, an ever-present problem in Army TOC facilities.
As the automation of the tactical Army becomes more and more of a reality, we can see from the experiments conducted so far that good electrical grounds for tactical facilities are an important issue. Historically we know that poor grounds degrade system performance even in systems far less complex than those we're planning. Both the battle labs and development centers need to pursue a better approach to system grounding, such as tactical use of electrolytic ground systems, now before we begin deploying the Army battle-command system on a mass scale. This will assure a better final product to the units in the field.
Retired LTC Fiedler is an engineer and special assistant to the project manager, operational tactical data systems, Fort Monmouth, N.J. He has served in Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard Signal, infantry and armor units and as an Army civilian engineer. He holds degrees in both physicals and engineering and an advanced degree in industrial management. He is author of many articles in the fields of combat communications and electronic warfare.
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