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One of the nice things about Saturday night's thrilling overtime win is that it gets to linger in our thoughts for several days. Following the 4-3 overtime win over the Florida Panthers Saturday night the Thrashers don't play again until they travel to Carolina Wednesday night to take on the Hurricanes.
But even so, the truth of the matter is this team needed a much better showing than the 2-2-1 record the played to over this recent all-important five game home stretch. It's not just that they only procured 5 of a possible 10 points in the standing when they really needed more, but they played the role of gracious hosts far too well by allowing 8 total points to leave town with visiting teams…all of whom were Eastern Conference teams.
So for those of you who may have held out hope that a good showing in those games would possibly catapult them back into the playoff race…needless to say it didn't pan out that way. Now what you're looking at is the team needing to go something like 10-3-3 during the final segment of the schedule and pray that 88 points is good enough to somehow squeak in.
Making that mountain even steeper to climb is the fact that ten of those sixteen games will be played on hostile ice away from Thrasherville, including a five-game roadie between March 12 and April 7.
How many of the remaining 32 points will the Thrashers get?
Total Voters: 209
To put it mildly, the road has been quite inhospitable place for this team lately. They went winless during their most recent three-game road trip…losing in Phoenix, Edmonton and Buffalo without even the consolation of an overtime loser point…and have gone 0-5-1 in their lat six away games.
The last time they were able to come away two points on the road was back on January 23 when they netted a pair of late third period goals on their way to a 3-2 shootout win in Florida. And since the 6-3 win in Toronto back on December 20…a.k.a. "The High Water Mark of the Season"…they have played to a record of 3-9-2 away from Philips Arena.
Only one of those wins, the 3-2 win against the Panthers on January 5, came in regulation.
Assuming they can take care of business at home by going 6-0 from here on out…yeah, I know. I know…they would still need to go 4-3-3 in the road games to reach the 88 mark. That's a pretty tall order when you see two games in Philadelphia and one each in Boston, Montreal, Carolina, Nashville, New Jersey, Nashville and Buffalo in the slate. There is also a trip to Long Island remaining on the schedule against a team that has played better of late.
Even before we see our team in action again Wednesday night, the lanes on the Thrashers road may become tighter and narrower still. Following yesterday's action in which the Devils beat the Islanders in a shootout, Buffalo beat Minnesota in OT and Florida earned yet another overtime consolation point, Atlanta is not only chasing three teams for a possible playoff spot but they now have three more hot on their tails.
The Devils are now only a point behind us Florida trails by four points and the Islanders are but five in back of the Thrashers. All three of those teams play at home Tuesday night and if they come out victorious, Atlanta would be sitting in 12th place in the conference with 14th place not too far behind.
Therefore, the rough road ahead of us could lead to a playoff berth, another trip to Lotterypickville…or possibly somewhere in between.
March 7th, 2011
9:43 am
Look to next season-little or no chance for playoffs. Better start scouting juniors or trade the pick for veteran help at the draft.
March 7th, 2011
9:47 am
I have to take the win Saturday (which I didn't even get to see on TV) as the big positive here that I can enjoy…not as a sign for the playoffs. Seems there is no way that we will go on a big tear right now when we can just barely pull a win out of lowly Florida. I wan't to get excited and start pulling for the playoffs again… I just have been taught too well by this team.
March 7th, 2011
9:52 am
Im sorry but my heart is with the team. We can do this yall. Stop being negative, for the teams sake.
March 7th, 2011
10:06 am
88 points will not be enough to get in Play Offs. I will say that 91 points is Play Offs spot. We have 65 points and 16 games. If Thrashers like to reach 91 points, they must go as 13-3. Is it possible? Yes. Theoretically is possible. But if we reviewed game at Saturday one more time we can see that 13-3 is not easy to get it. We have 3-1 score and blew it for 3.5 minutes. We played a team who traded lot of good players. I cannot believe that we can win 3 times on Philly, one time on Boston and beat Vancouver and plus win any games against red hot NJ.
My vote is drop this season and move to Lottery pick. Send Scouts now to Europe and Juniors and watch young players.
March 7th, 2011
10:06 am
Mindset for the fans should be the same as for the Thrashers right now: Win the next game. It's no longer possible to set expectations based on the standings — so just win the next game. If you win the next game enough times, you might find yourself in a place where you _can_ set expectations… and then start thinking about that.
For now? Just win the next game. It's all they need to do.
March 7th, 2011
10:06 am
believer-it's not being negative, my assessment is the reality of the situation. The goal is not just making playoffs, it's to go deep into the playoffs. This team is 2 players away from being able to make the post season and advance beyond the first round. Being swept 4-0 in 2005 was not a victory.
March 7th, 2011
10:06 am
Rocky Road Ice Cream… mmmm…….
BTW, ice cream is much more refreshing in Atlanta than in Winnipeg.
However, I can do without ice cream or hockey as long as I never have to hear from (or directly do business with) Bruce Levenson or Michael Gearon ever again.
Happy Monday, Everyone! (Unless you are part of the Atlanta Spirit Group, of course.)
March 7th, 2011
10:07 am
also, everyone please quit saying "Lottery pick" as though it was a goal. It's physically impossible to get 97% of the players in this league to intentionally tank games. We're not going to end up that far down; I'm figuring probably 10th in the conference.
March 7th, 2011
10:22 am
I am saynig about Lottery, because 1-4 picks are very talented young players:
1. RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS C 6′0 170 L Apr. 12/93 Red Deer WHL
2. GABRIEL LANDESKOG LW 6′0 207 L Nov. 23/92 Kitchener OHL
3. ADAM LARSSON D 6′3 200 R Nov. 12/92 Skelleftea SweE
4. JONATHAN HUBERDEAU C 6′1 168 L June 4/93 Saint John QMJHL
I really like Adams Larsson. Scouts said that he can be another Nik Lindstrom.
March 7th, 2011
10:27 am
How many games do we need to lose to at least have a shot at Gabriel Landeskog at #3 or #4 of the draft? 10 losses? 12? 14?
Not a lot of RW available in the top 20 of the draft, anyone know much about Joel Armia who is playing in Finland? Doesn't sound like a Finnish name, interesting route to go if he's from somewhere else.
March 7th, 2011
10:27 am
We are not going to be in the bottom 5 in the league this year. The lottery is meaningless to us.
March 7th, 2011
10:30 am
The bottom five will be the ones who are there right now: Ottawa, Edmonton, Islanders, Colorado, and the Panthers squeaking in at #26. St. Louis may collapse and join them, and while it's perpetually spring in Toronto ("'cos the Leafs are out"), I doubt they'll fall much further. Simply put, even if we play horribly those six teams won't pass us, and we could very easily go the other way.
March 7th, 2011
10:30 am
The Lottery Pick is our destiny.
March 7th, 2011
10:35 am
We are always looking to next year.
March 7th, 2011
10:40 am
Maybe we play up to opponents and shock the world!!
March 7th, 2011
10:44 am
The sad part is, that does match our history… we routinely play up to strong opponents and down to weaker ones (cf. our performance against the Capitals and Islanders this year)
March 7th, 2011
10:45 am
I wouldn't count on NYI on being a lock for the bottom 5. Watch out for St. Louis and your Atlanta Thrashers!!
March 7th, 2011
11:00 am
Don't forget, Don Waddell told us a couple of years ago that we were relatively AHEAD of the Philadelphia Flyers at some point in our development.
How this incompetent buffoon still has a job with this organization never ceases to amaze me. There is no wonder why he never appears to the Atlanta media anymore.
Not another dollar of mine goes into his pocket. Period.
March 7th, 2011
11:16 am
sage-I don't remember that statement, but it would not surprise me one bit. major lapse of judgement to ever say we are better than philly in anything hockey-related.
March 7th, 2011
11:23 am
New Jersey is catchable. We should blow by them this week. There's always hope re. Florida, they may get hot, and Colorado has a game in hand, we may catch them as well, keep the faith!
March 7th, 2011
11:32 am
Right on Sage! Sh!t yeah! Wooo!
March 7th, 2011
11:34 am
Actually, I want to lose every game either 4-3 or 5-4…at least pad some stats and prove how miserable our defense really is. Bogosian's a bust and the future is Kulda & Postma. Not that a lottery pick will help us because Waddell will screw everything up and force him to play too soon. That son of a biatch!
March 7th, 2011
11:35 am
I am actually pretty high on Matt Puempel too. He injured his hip, but he still put up 35 goals in 55 games, so that kid can really score. Accurate shot, fast, good hockey sense; seems like he'll be a really good player. And don't forget about Sean Couturier he's supposed to be ahead of Huberdeau and Puempel. My point is that we don't necessarily have to be in the top 5 to get a good pick. As long as we don't pick a player like Saad or Biggs who are projected to be 3rd liners then I think we'll be ok.
March 7th, 2011
11:42 am
"Bogosian's a bust and the future is Kulda & Postma. Not that a lottery pick will help us because Waddell will screw everything up and force him to play too soon."
*puzzled look* Do you follow the organization or watch the games at all? Because it seems you're declaring that a second-year top pick who was thrown in too early is somehow a 'bust', and that Waddell is still the GM instead of Dudley.
Do you know why TSN and ESPN were reporting trade rumors for everyone trying to get Bogosian? Because he's a huge talent, even if he's having a crappy year. If he was a bust, he would be like Valabik; nobody claimed him even off waivers and he was a 'warm body' from the AHL in a trade deal finally.
March 7th, 2011
11:45 am
*** Bogosian's a bust and the future is Kulda & Postma.*** The same was said about Coburn, and look what happens when traded to a legitimate franchise. I am sure Bogo would be fine with a trade, then we would be laughed at once again for another blunder.
March 7th, 2011
11:47 am
Man y'all are gullible. Took the bait, hook line and sinker.
Thanks for playing!!
I joke around a lot on this here blog, but I guess y'all didn't notice.
March 7th, 2011
11:48 am
Bogo is coming around. We'll trade Oduya during the summer for a top 6 player and then bring in Kulda and/or Postma.
March 7th, 2011
11:50 am
Simply put the Thrashers have no scoring ability. Our best scorers are defensmen. Until we get a 30 goal scorer we are toast.
March 7th, 2011
11:56 am
ThrasherTim – I reckon we will, but I doubt we'll get a top 6 talent for Oduya. I wish we could, but they cost more than that I'm afraid.
If Antropov doesn't fully recover from his hip and rebound with a 50+ point season and Bogosian doesn't make serious strides next season, then we will be in pretty much the same situation we're in right now when March 2012 rolls around.
March 7th, 2011
12:09 pm
Anybody that wants to know what's wrong with this team just has to view the tape after the thrashers made it 3-1 Saturday night. The boys went up by 2 and crawled back into their cocoon, allowing a predominantly AHL team tie the game before winning in OT. You cannot play 30 minutes/game and expect to win on a regular basis in the NHL. I do like the fact that the Thrashers' goals were scored close in, which means they are still going to the net.
March 7th, 2011
12:19 pm
Correct WBF, we just folded like a stack of cards. But in OT they drove back for the win.
On zach, I really hope we move him. He is never going to be more than an average defenseman, look at his decline since rookie season. He should be progressing, not declining.
Just seems not to have good hockey sense. What would he be worth ? We will see…
March 7th, 2011
12:27 pm
LAC-I just wish the team would have left Bogo in juniors and not rushed him to the NHL. Look at Andrej Sekera, young Sabres' defenseman. The kid is finally making an impact at the NHL level, it has taken years for him to shed the nickname "Suck-era"; alotta other examples across the league too. If we are going to trade him, it will be to a team that allows him to slip into the 3-4 d-man role with veteran partner. My gut feel is it will be Philly that steps up with an offer.
March 7th, 2011
12:35 pm
WBF – Philly needs to shed salary, I would not be surprised in the least if they dangle JvR in front of Dudley's nose. At least with that swap, it's #3 overall pick for #2 overall pick. But since Duds is in a position of leverage, he might be able to pry a little bit more for Bogosian should he choose to go in that direction. Remember folks, Dudley didn't draft Bogosian so anything is possible when it comes to his maverick ways. We're talking about someone who traded Pavel Bure and wanted to trade Vinny Lecavalier. Do I want to trade Bogey? Not sure, if the price is right and JvR might be the right price. All I'm saying is it would not surprise me if Dudley did so as he ostensibly has his stud offensive D-man in Mr. Buff and Puff, who will blow your goal down with 6-9 shots per game!
March 7th, 2011
12:35 pm
LAC-I can't handle this laying back and letting the opposing team do what they want in our zone. These guys don't even have to pay the price for scoring. And Stewart stands around like a cigar store indian.
March 7th, 2011
12:48 pm
Smoothie-wow, I mentioned JVR as a possible just yesterday. What about JVR and Coburn for Bogo and our 3rd round pick? Bogo is an RFA this year, so we may need to make a move.
March 7th, 2011
12:48 pm
**to WBF**
"Stewart stands around like a cigar store indian"
I love it.
March 7th, 2011
12:52 pm
Where can I see UFA list for summer 2011???
I checked NHLnumbers.com but they got for last year. 4-th period is not showing anything. Please let me know.
March 7th, 2011
12:56 pm
Russian – http://www.mynhltraderumors.com/2010/06/01/2011-unrestricted-nhl-free-agents/
Be warned, this pool is about as deep as a poetry reading by Paris Hilton.
March 7th, 2011
1:00 pm
Alan – thanks Alan, that pool is shockingly shallow. Everyone wants to hold onto Bogey, but the market may dictate that he's used as trade bait because there is a paucity of UFA scoring talent available this summer. Unless y'all are willing to wait another 2 years for the playoffs, we may have not choice but to trade Bogosian to get something of value (assuming Kulda is ready to play 15-16 NHL minutes next year).
March 7th, 2011
1:01 pm
WBF – that would be hilarious if we got Coburn back. At least that might get folks to stop mentioning that trade ever again! 'Cha right!
March 7th, 2011
1:05 pm
Russian-at least the cigar store indian gives out cigars.
Maybe the best Seinfeld episode is the one with the cigar store indian.
March 7th, 2011
1:06 pm
Smoothie-such a trade would make the dead rest easier.
March 7th, 2011
1:15 pm
UFA's-Steve Montador is going to cash in this summer, he has had a good eyar with the Sabres.
Oddly enough, the other player on this list that I like is Fredrik Sjostrom. He plays hard every night, did in NY and with the Loafs.
March 7th, 2011
1:20 pm
WBF – man we think alike, I was thinking Sjostrom as well for depth if we can't re-sign Dvorak. And I'm not even sure we should re-sign the aged Czech. Might as well go with the speedy 27 y/o and perhaps make Stewart expendable in a trade (sell high!!).
March 7th, 2011
1:35 pm
I'd also look towards Glencross and Leino.
March 7th, 2011
1:50 pm
Smoothie – we sure do!
Greg-agreed, I was thinking of UFAs and our usual budget.
Leino will resign in Philly, Glencross was let go Edmonton and played his way onto the Flames' roster. I think he's going to get a 3-4 year deal at about $4M, too rich for us.
2 good playes though
March 7th, 2011
2:02 pm
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Astronomy in The Hobbit
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J.R.R Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle Earth is populated by many unusual races, for which the author created elaborate panoply of languages, poetry, cultures, and back-stories. Since Middle Earth is a medieval, pre-industrial society, Tolkien did not neglect to depict pre-industrial techniques for measuring the passage of time. In our modern society, we rely on artificial clocks and calendars to keep track of time for us, but our friends from Middle Earth had to rely on those natural timekeepers used throughout our own pre-industrial history . . . the Sun and Moon.
Most people in today's modern world are not familiar with natural astronomical timekeeping, and the astronomy of The Hobbit usually goes unnoticed. The measuring of months is determined by seasonal variations of the Sun, and time of the month can be found by following the cycles of the Moon's phases. If we know what to look for, we can find quite a number of references to astronomical timekeeping throughout The Hobbit and Tolkien's other works.
We read that Bilbo and the dwarves began their adventure "one fine morning just before May." The party tramped along uneventfully for a whole month, as Bilbo remarks on the next page that "it will soon be June." Bilbo notes the time of the month by noticing that the darkness of night was falling and "a waning moon appeared above the hills between the flying rags." The seasoned observer of the sky realizes that such a waning Moon can be seen rising shortly after sunset in the days immediately following the Full Moon, a bit more than two weeks through the lunar cycle of the month.
Later on, as the party approaches the house of Elrond in the Elvish town of Rivendell, we're told that "the light became very dim, for the moon had not risen." This helps us to see that perhaps only a week or two have elapsed, since the waning Moon rises later and later after sunset with each following night, and the Moon would not be visible at nightfall.
Bilbo arrived in Rivendell to the sound of Elvish singing "in June under the stars." We're not told exactly when in June, but we are told that the party "stayed long in that good house, fourteen days at least." We are also told that "they were to go on again with the early sun on midsummer morning." According to British custom, "midsummer" is a name for the summer solstice, which falls on June 21. We therefore conclude that the party arrived in Rivendell on June 7.
On midsummer's eve, the night before Bilbo and the dwarves departed, we are informed that "the moon was shining in a broad silver crescent." This tells us that the Moon has become a waxing crescent, maybe four or five days past the New Moon. This clue lets us know that Bilbo arrived in Rivendell under a waning gibbous Moon, which would have risen a little bit before midnight. Armed with all this information, we can conclude that Bilbo likely spotted that waning Moon on about May 30.
This manner of reckoning time by Moon phases may seem strange to a modern reader, but this is how days and weeks were actually tracked throughout all history, before the development of modern artificial methods of timekeeping. While such factoids might seem irrelevant today, they point out Tolkien's attention to detail and his expertise of such matters as a Professor of Early Anglo-Saxon literature.
An interesting astronomical event occurs in Rivendell that has great importance for the entire adventure. On the night of their departure, the dwarves' map was discovered to have "moon-letters":
"What are moon-letters?" asked the hobbit, full of excitement.
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I've just completed my Pelagian MOD1 course with Andy Fritz in Thailand and would like to share my experiences with the course and the unit here.
Firstly, thanks to Andy and his family for being so hospitable during my stay there, the whole experience was a pleasure. Although it would be remiss of me to not warn any prospective Pelagian divers about the Fritz household guard parrot. You have been warned :)
As a new CCR diver, I had nothing to compare against in terms of other units, other than my own rudimentary understanding of the philosophical differences between the various rebreathers available. However, as a student of many different open circuit classes over the last few years, I am familiar with what constitutes quality when it comes to instruction, and I was pleased with the level of engagement and the information that was conveyed, with clear and logical justifications for why things should be done a certain way.
Diving with the unit was difficult at first, and a number of the concepts that were introduced were completely alien to me coming from open circuit world. However, after many hours discussing theory and spending time in the pool, I was finding myself able to execute the basic skills a little more naturally.
To our dismay, Andy seemed to do his very best to get us to flood our loops and flail around in the water like the novices we are during failure simulations, generally quite successfully. That said, I don't begrudge him inflicting that level of stress on us - even if he does seem to enjoy it more than he should.
After finishing the course I feel that I've really just been given training wheels, and there is so much still to learn. I found the whole experience very demanding, but ultimately very rewarding, and I'm really looking forward to getting some more time under by belt on the unit, starting Saturday :)
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Welcome to the world of the Pelagian...its a great unit. After around 20 more hours you will get more comfortable with the unit. Dive it as much as you can and have fun
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Well said James,
Take it easy at first & it all becomes easier with time.
Let the fun begin from now without the torture tests.
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Welcom to the Pelagian family!
Wish I had been in Thailand diving. Here in Sweden is 40 cm of ice and 50 cm of snow al over the place
Best regards!
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Great unit and pleased to hear you had fun during training... thanks for the warning about the guard parrot.
Now start logging the hours... that's the fun part.
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Congratulations!Kolsva, 28 mars, I´ll be there! (If the weather is good, no rain)
Welcom to the Pelagian family!
Wish I had been in Thailand diving. Here in Sweden is 40 cm of ice and 50 cm of snow al over the place
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I'll bet CC etc are sharing a big collective sigh of relief for escaping the nonsense of the Jumeirah panel.
Just an observation, but Jumeirah neither have the quality of work nor the budget to sustain or warrant a panel of international law firms.
BTW - the conference that was organised for Jumeirah's original legal panel was cancelled (by Jumeirah). The Lawyer ought to check its facts! So much for them getting closer to their panel firms etc.
If a firm wants off a panel, there are two ways to go about it:
1) Wait to get kicked off; or
2) Take yourself off.
Seems like option 2 is much easier. Why would these firms wait to get kicked off if they wanted off so badly? Did they have a gun to their heads?
Because the firms had to go through the motions and play the game for wider political and PR reasons.
Jumeirah, though a commercial non-entity, is still a Dubai government company.
Fairly obvious, Captain Obvious....
That's utter nonsense. There are plenty of graceful ways to remove oneself from a panel that you no longer find profitable or worthwhile. If you handle it correctly and professionally, nobody would blame you. Clifford Chance won't feel much pain being removed from this panel but you can't tell me DLA Piper sees it as a blessing in disguise.
Heh at Jumeirah for calling a CC partner some years ago to complain that their secondee wasn't wearing a tie. It's been a joke at CC ever since.
Meanwhile, Jumeirah still struggles to open hotels...but that's apparently not a problem as long as its people are immaculately turned out!
The secondee in question has fared well since then, while the smartly dressed buffoons have not really moved their business forward.
Field Marshall Common Sense - are you a Jumeirah clown in disguise? DLA will miss having Jumeirah as a client about as much as they miss having Nakheel as a client... At least Nakheel was actually worth a few bob as a client, notwithstanding they went bankrupt and didn't pay their bills lol.
Anonymous from Sep 16 @ 3.09pm is 100% on the money.
BTW, Simmons and CC are still high fiving each other following the news.
The comments are rather revealing. I in fact worked as a 'member' of the Jumeriah legal team around this time and I have to say, it was an entirely regrettable experience. Regrettable because the 'team' (and I use that term loosely), driven by ineffectual 'leadership' (again, I also use that term loosely) was more about rhetoric than substance. The head of legal clearly didn't understand the market, or his team, and his side-kick (an on odious lickspittle of an individual) was embarrassingly and cringe-worthingly trite. They rarely outsourced work, so why on earth they had the number of firms on the panel that they did is anyones guess. Quite frankly - if you weren't selected, then you were the lucky ones - believe me!
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In episode 52 of Carnagecast, Robert Dijkman Dulkes and Matt Golec, friends of Carnage, Upper Valley residents, creators of Penny Press and co-winners of Tabletop Deathmatch's design competition visit to talk about their game, the journey from design to publication, their experiences with the Deathmatch web series and raising funds to make the realization of […]
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In episode 51 of Carnagecast, Alex Clay of the Green Mountain Gamers joins us to talk about the group's upcoming game day, the MEGA Meltdown in Fairlee, Vermont on April 12th, 2014. The Meltdown, like Green Mountain Gamers' other events, is a day of open gaming, this one running from 9am to midnight at the […]
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In episode 50 of Carnagecast, we kick off with breaking news about Carnage on the Mountain 2014! Then, in our regularly scheduled episode, John joins us to talk about Paizo's Pathfinder role-playing game. Branching out from the d20 era of Dungeons & Dragons, made possible by the open game license, Pathfinder carried on that style […]
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In episode 45 of Carnagecast, board game field marshal Rod Sheldon returns to talk about what we've been up to this summer. Triple Play's hosting a lot organized board game play lately. There's a Twilight Struggle league and a series of board game challenge tourneys, in which contestants play a variety of games and accrue points […]
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Carnagecast 44: Running Role-Playing Games at Conventions
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The Hershey Bears (23-19-3-2) topped the Eastern Conference leading Binghamton Senators (28-13-1-3) by a 4-3 score at Giant Center Saturday night, hanging on in the third period for their 11th home win of the season. The Bears' power play tallied two goals, breaking through against the Senators' penalty kill, which entered the game second in the AHL at 88%.
"It was a little hit or miss at times," Hershey coach Mark French said of facing the Senators penalty kill last time. "When we had the opportunities to attack seams, we weren't aggressive enough in those seams, we didn't take advantage of times when we could really bring the puck to the net, I thought we did it better for the most part today."
Philipp Grubauer (4-3, 2.03 GAA) earned the win in net for Hershey, recording 23 saves on 26 shots.
Senators' goalie Robin Lehner opposed Grubauer, and entered the game with the AHL lead in save percentage, at an exceptional .948. Lehner turned away 25 of Hershey's 29 shots on goal, in his eighth loss of the season.
"They had a few big forwards up front," Hershey forward Jeff Taffe said of Grubauer's performance in net. "Obviously a top team right now, they know how to get pucks to the net and how to win. Overall he stood his ground tonight and they didn't have too many second chance efforts."
"We wanted to maximize our shots," said French. "We average the least shots on goal in the league, so we wanted to make sure they were quality. When we had opportunities, we wanted to make sure we had traffic."
The Bears grabbed a 1-0 lead 6:22 into the first period, scoring on the power play, which entered at 16.3%, 17th in the AHL. Hershey Captain Boyd Kane tallied his 10th goal of the season, scoring in his second straight game. Kane netted a power play goal against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last Sunday, but he was a healthy scratch in the Bears last game, on the road against the Lake Erie Monsters.
The Senators answered back on the penalty kill, tallying their 12th shorthanded goal of the season, tops in the AHL. Following Garrett Stafford's turnover at the blue line, Binghamton forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau raced down the ice for his 3rd goal on the season, beating Grubauer on a breakaway.
The Bears took back the lead with 6:09 remaining in the first stanza, converting on Cameron Schilling's fifth goal of the season, following a great setup by AHL assist leader Jeff Taffe. The assist was Taffe's 30th on the season.
"He scored two Saturday nights in a row now by activating," French said of Schilling's recently play. "We want our d to play defense, we want to play the blue line. But if they're going to go, we want them to be decisive about it and go at good opportunities."
Hershey's fore-check played a big role in the first period, helping the Bears maintain possession in the offensive zone for numerous stretches through the first frame. Both clubs registered ten shots on net apiece.
The second period featured four goals, two for each club, in a highly intensified battled. Binghamton Forward Derek Grant tallied his 14th goal of the season 2:29 into the second period to open the scoring in the second stanza, and defenseman Brett Lebda closed out the scoring in the period with 1:49 remaining in the period.
Hershey tallied their two goals in in between Binghamton's makers, scoring first on even strength and then on the power play. Forward Jeff Taffe tallied his 10th goal of the season on a scramble in front of Lehner 4:20 into the frame, and Jon DiSalvatore banked in his 13th goal of the season of a Senators defenseman , set up by Taffe's league leading 31st assist.
Taffe's goal came only 16 seconds after Danick Paquette's fight in his first game as a Hershey Bear. Paquette fought Binghamton forward Darren Kramer, as both players landed big punches in the bout.
"It was a pretty special night," Paquette said. "It was my first call up actually, I was pretty pumped up. I knew my teammates needed a little bit [of energy], so I asked him at the faceoff. I just made trouble out there with everybody and he had no choice to ask me to fight."
The Senators outshot Hershey 12-8 in the second frame, but entered the third period trailing 4-3.
The Bears shutdown Binghamton in the final period, improving to 17-0-2-1 when leading after two periods.
"We're a good defensive team," said French. "We've got good goal-tending. We play a ton of one goal games and maybe we're getting comfortable in those situations, in those tight moments because we're so familiar with doing it. I think the framework of our defensive game has been pretty good."
Hershey returns to Giant Center for a matchup against the Norfolk Admirals, AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks.
Game Notes
1. Attendance: 10,368
2. Bears Injuries: Dmitry Orlov and Mattias Sjogren
3. Hershey Healthy Scratches: Evan Barlow, Matt Clackson, Patrick Wellar and T.J. Syner
4. The Hershey Bears recalled T.J. Syner prior to Saturday's game
5. With the win, Hershey improved to 3-0-1-0 in the month of February
Three Stars
1. Jeff Taffe(one goal, two assists, plus one, three shots on goal)
2. Jon DiSalvatore (one goal, one assist, plus one, three shots on goal)
3. Boyd Kane (one goal, minus one, one shot on goal)
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There should be a shortcut for Raster on the desktop. I would turn off UAC before installing the software.
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E. Edward Murray, Jr.
Rick Moore
Moore Bass Consulting, Inc.
Winston Howell
Immediate Past Chair
Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A.
Kathy Bell
Coloney Bell Engineering
Sue Dick
Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce; Economic Development Council
Executive Committee
Terrie Glover Ard
Chair, Communications Committee
Moore Communications Group
Reggie Bouthillier
Chair, Advocacy Committee
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Park Broome
Chair, Access Tallahassee Advisory Council
First Commerce Credit Union
David Coburn
Florida State University
Brian Cook
Capital Regional Medical Center
Beth Corum
Chair, Membership Committee
Capital City Services Company
Thomas Haynes
Florida A&M University
Masoud Karimipour
Tallahassee Builder Association
John Medina
Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Six Pillars Financial Advisors
Bill Moor
Chair, Accreditation Review Committee
Capital City Banc Investments
Kimberly Moore
Tallahassee Community College
Julie Moreno
Tallahassee Democrat
Jim Murdaugh
Chair, Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County
Tallahassee Community College
Mark O'Bryant
Tallahassee Memorial Health Care, Inc.
Michael Roberts
Chair, Governance Committee
Roberts Sand Company
Ron Sachs
Chair, Fundraising Committee
Sachs Media Group
George Smith
Chair-Elect, Leadership Tallahassee
Bryant Miller Olive P.A.
Board of Directors
Donny Barstow
Aaron Boyette
Monesia Brown
Elaine Bryant
EW Bryant Associates
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Seminole IMG Sports Marketing
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Kalo Restaurant Group
Laurie Dozier
Mad Dog Construction
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The Edmond Group, LLC
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Coldwell Banker Hartung & Noblin, Inc.
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Shane Lambert Construction
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The moralist on the mountaintop
The cap gun cowboy caught playing dress up
Patrols his cartoon beat with his costume clothes
The damn fool with his ten-top chip
His bourgeois blues and his heartbreak habit
Slings his lightening bolts, his arrows & stones
Well, you could do it forever
It won't make it better
Cause you won't find your mark
You could use a mirror
To see your target clearer,
All the bad blood that hijacked your heart
But you got what you asked for, so don't even start:
You were never a victim.
So own what you did, son, admit what you are.
Dead weight in a tightrope trance
The pain pill preacher astray in his wasteland
Clenched teeth and a canyon he can't close
But there's me racing right along
The jukebox jester, stuck on the same song
A mouthful of lies, a head full of holes
Until I got worried
And saw the life I could lead
If I backed up off that rope
And let the ground come to me
Steady under my knees
I let my anger burn into hope
I asked for perspective, and it untied my hands
I see the role I played. I chose my own way.
I can't blame you for that.
So when you're sorry
And one day you will be
I wish you all the best
And hope that you drop softly
And it don't end too badly
And your raging head can finally rest
And you can be honest and rescue yourself
But I'll walk my own road. I'll go where you won't go.
You won't put me through hell.
Cause now I see through you. Believe what you need to.
Go haunt someone else.
"I've climed down a dark ladder and finally found the one back up. This past Wed. night the Devil came to my door offering "free" drugs. My heart and brain were tempted but my soul saved me and I sent him away. It's a daily battle, some good days some not so hot (today) but I show up and try."
It hurts and makes me proud and concerned and confused all at the same time but either way I will always remember him the way I know he really is.


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Why Should You Be Bullish on Expedia?
Kiran is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Growth in the U.S. online travel market has witnessed a slowdown, which resulted in online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) exploring other profitable markets. The Asia-Pacific region is a rapidly growing market, especially for the online travel industry. At present, Expedia possesses a 4% market share in the Asian-Pacific online travel market.
It must be noted Expedia's revenue generated from international markets increased from 35% during 2008 to 45% in 2012. Going forward, one would expect it to draw more than 50% of its revenue through international markets.
In order to successfully expand its international footprint, it must have a long-term vision and a superior growth strategy for unexplored markets. I believe the underlying growth potential in the Asia-Pacific region can certainly drive Expedia's revenue in the future. Hence, I have a bullish view on this stock.
Asia Pacific offers plenty
According to a research offered by eMarketer, online travel sales from the Asia-Pacific region are expected to increase 15% to $91 billion during 2013. Furthermore, the market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 18% until 2016. This underpins my belief that Asia-Pacific is one of the fastest-growing online travel markets in the world.
In addition, the entire region reported robust economic growth despite the global meltdown of 2008 and 2009. It is noteworthy that from 2007 to 2012, the average per-capita disposable income in the Asia- Pacific region grew 19%.
Moreover, per-capita consumer spending from this region is expected to grow by around 37% during the next seven years. The travel industry in this region has flourished primarily due to relatively higher consumer spending. It is well comprehended that discretionary spending has a direct relationship with disposable income.
A recent research published by Internet World Stats revealed that broadband penetration in Asia is relatively lower than in Europe and the U.S. At present, Asia stands at 27.5%, while Europe and the U.S. are at around 63.2% and 78.6%, respectively. However, the constantly growing demand for broadband from the the Asia Pacific region will enable Expedia to penetrate newer markets and expand its global footprint.
Initiatives to bolster market share through local partnerships
Expedia's presence in the Asia-Pacific region so far has been fairly limited. However, forming strategic partnerships with local players will enable the company to enter newer markets with a better understanding of local preferences.
Recently, Sabre and Expedia took their global technology partnership to another level by expanding into Asia in order to provide Expedia's users a wide range of travel options at extremely competitive prices.
Further, during July 2012, Expedia partnered with Thomas Cook India in an effort to provide end-to-end visa services to its customers. India is a fast-growing outbound market with an estimated growth rate of 16%. Thomas Cook's strong presence in India will help Expedia to gradually capitalize on the rapidly growing Indian market.
Expedia also entered into a knowledge-sharing agreement with China's leading OTA eLong, in an attempt to grow its presence in China. Expedia is a major shareholder in eLong, and the new agreement is expected to improve the relationship. With a massive population and a rapidly growing economy, China is a highly lucrative market for Expedia. According to Expedia's internal estimates, the Chinese online travel market is expected to surpass the $100 million mark by the end of this year.
Competitive landscape
Expedia competes directly with Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN). So far, Priceline has relied on strategic acquisitions in order to expand its footprint in the U.S. market.
At present, Priceline faces a serious threat from Expedia, although it surpassed Expedia in terms of revenue during 2010. Nonetheless, Expedia still dominates the U.S. market with a staggering 43% market share relative to which Priceline only holds 11% share.
Recently, Priceline completed its acquisition of Kayak for a whopping $1.8 billion. The company plans to strategically leverage this acquisition, similar to what it has consistently done in the past. With more than a 50% share in the meta-search market, Kayak's acquisition is expected to facilitate Priceline in penetrating deeper into the U.S. market
Currently, the company is completely dedicated to capitalizing on the rapidly growing travel market in Asia. Nonetheless, so far it has experienced maximum traction from the European region.
Priceline reported a revenue growth rate of 33% in the last fiscal year. The staggering increase in revenue was primarily underpinned by strong growth witnessed in the European travel market.
The online travel agency has successfully created its presence in the large European market; nonetheless, with rapidly rising competition, it faces a serious threat of losing ground to more accomplished local players. Therefore, it becomes essential for the company to consistently develop on its existing presence in Asia in order to sustain overall growth.
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) is another direct competitor to Expedia. As the industry is rapidly growing, thus, TripAdvisor also posted a 20% increase in its 2012 revenue. The strong growth was predominantly through increases in hotel shoppers and consistently growing international users.
The steady increase in revenue can be attributed to the growing traffic on its website through international markets. It is noteworthy that approximately 60% traffic on its websites is through international markets and only the remaining 40% comes through primary markets such as the U.S. and the UK.
To further bolster its presence in the international markets and enhance overall user engagement, TripAdvisor has started to produce website content in local languages. Going forward, this will provide the company with a distinct competitive advantage over its peers.
TripAdvisor launched its mobile website approximately three years back, in addition to offering mobile apps on several Internet-enabled devices. It is noteworthy that TripAdvisor's app is the second most downloaded app after Google earth. To further bolster its revenue, TripAdvisor entered into a contract with Samsung, enabling its offering to be the only standalone pre-installed travel app on mobile devices.
Key takeaway
With markets such as the U.S. and the UK nearing saturation, several OTA companies are targeting international markets in order to sustain a healthy growth rate. In the present scenario, Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing market, hence, several OTA companies are attempting to enter the growing market by forming strategic alliances with local players.
I believe the initiative to form strategic partnerships will enable Expedia to deeply comprehend the local markets and augment its services accordingly.
While entering the fast-growing markets will help Expedia in the long run, the heavy investment required to sustain such a move may impact its margins and cash flow in the near term.
However, in the long term, Expedia seems primed to develop the underlying growth that Asia-pacific offers, hence, I advise investors to be patient and hold on to its stock.
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International Institute for Environment and Development
|Barbara Ward
|Registered charity
|Sustainable development
|Area served
|World wide
|Research, policy, advocacy
|Key people
|Camilla Toulmin, David Satterthwaite, Lorenzo Cotula, Diana Mitlin, Saleem Huq, David Dodman
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent policy research institute (think tank) whose stated mission is to "build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others."[1] Its director is Camilla Toulmin, an economist and expert on development challenges in African drylands.
IIED is one of a small group of independent, not-for-profit organisations which has provided core concepts and methods for thinking about sustainability and social change. Its main way of working is through partnership with like-minded organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Institute's work is currently divided into five main areas: Natural resources;[2] Climate change;[3] Human settlements;[4] Sustainable markets;[5] and Governance.[6] Its internal organisation has changed over the last few decades to reflect research and policy priorities.
IIED is based in central London on Gray's Inn Road, and has a smaller office in Edinburgh. It formerly had offices in Dakar, Senegal (now an independent organisation IED-Afrique) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (also an independent sister institution, IIED-America Latina). There was also an office in Washington DC, USA (until IIED North America merged with the World Resources Institute in 1988). The International Institution of Environment and Development has over 90 employees and researchers from 16 countries. They are hired on experience and skill sets that help toward the mission of the IIED, to create a fairer, environmentally healthy global community. The organizations Board of Trustees are all volunteers, currently 14 representative from 10 different countries. They serve on the board for three years, however are able to serve consecutive three year terms. The Board's duty is to oversee all cases of the IIED to ensure laws are being followed, standards of the IIED are being upheld and take legal responsibility when necessary. The working budget of the IIED,£20 million,is achieved through donations, grants and mutually beneficial partnerships.[7][8]
IIED was set up in 1971 with backing from industrialist Robert O. Anderson and was originally called the International Institute for Environmental Affairs. In 1973, its first director Barbara Ward moved the organisation to London and changed its name to IIED.
Ward's book Only One Earth (co-authored with René Dubos) was the key text for delegates at the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference), which led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). At that conference Ward introduced the term sustainable development to a global audience and highlighted the links between the environment and human wellbeing.
In the 1970s, IIED carried out research and lobbying work on a range of contemporary environment and development topics, using funds obtained from donor organisations and occasionally from corporations and foundations. It held its first symposium at the 1974 UN World Food Conference and in 1975 joined forces with UNEP to create Earthscan, an information service for media. In 1976 was heavily involved in HABITAT, the first UN Conference on Human Settlements.
In 1985, IIED and the World Resources Institute (WRI) began to produce an biennual World Resources Report, which today is solely a WRI publication. In 1987, the Brundtland Report, also known as Our Common Future, cited IIED's contribution to creating "a global agenda for change".
The institute's staff published a series of landmark books[10] in the 1980s. These include Africa in Crisis by Lloyd Timberlake (1986), The Greening of Africa by Paul Harrison (1987), and No Timber Without Trees by Duncan Poore (1989) and Squatter Citizen: Life in the Urban Third World by Jorge Hardoy and David Satterthwaite (1989).
IIED played an important role ahead of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, or Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by mobilising civil society and raising international attention to the summit. For this, IIED was awarded the Blue Planet Prize in 1992. One of IIED's major projects of the 1990s was called "Towards a Sustainable Paper Cycle".
In 2001, IIED set up a climate change programme, led by Dr Saleemul Huq. He and several other of IIED's researchers have served as lead authors or coordinating lead authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. IIED was active at Rio Earth Summit's follow-up conference, the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. Between 2000 and 2002, IIED led the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project, a global review of the impacts and practices of the mining sector that engaged industry players and recommended improvementst to their operations. In October 2008, The Independent cited IIED's director Camilla Toulmin as one of Britain's top 100 environmentalists.[11]
Current work[edit]
IIED continues to both conduct research with partners in dozens of countries and act on a global stage through processes such as the various multilateral environmental agreements. In 2012 it will hold an major conference ahead of the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil. Its individual research groups focus on varied topics that include:
- Natural Resources (Group head: James Mayers)
Includes research on large land acquisitions in Africa (land grabs), on improved governance in the forestry sector in Africa and Asia, on how to share the benefits of large dams with local communities, on the connections between poverty and conservation, and on agroecology, food sovereignty, biocultural heritage and agricultural biodiversity.
- Climate Change (Group head: Simon Anderson)
Includes research on community based adaptation to climate change, strengthening the capacity of the Least Developed Countries in UN climate change negotiations, the role of pastoralism as an adaptive strategy in drylands. It is by initiating the adaptations of the societies that the poor are less stricken by the harshness of climate change. (a former group on Drylands has been subsumed into this group)
- Human Settlements (Group heads: Gordon McGranahan and Cecilia Tacoli)
Includes research on rural-urban migration, urbanisation, the role of slum dwellers in improving urban environments, the contributions of cities to climate change, how urban areas can adapt to impacts of climate change, improving water and sanitation in deprived urban areas.In connecting the settlements of the local people to the natural resources and climate of the land can the quality of life improve.
- Sustainable Markets (Group head: Steve Bass)
Includes research on environmental economics, energy, business and sustainable development, direct investment and market governance. Building an independent market based on the skills of the people and resources at hand ensure the growth of the society at whole.
IIED's founding director Barbara Ward died in 1981. She was succeeded by William Clark, Brian Walker, Richard Sandbrook, Dr. Nigel Cross, and currently Dr.Camilla Toulmin.
IIED publishes a variety of reports, working papers, books, policy briefs and opinion papers, most of which are free to download as pdfs from its website. It has expanded to include social media application sin recent years. The Institute also runs a free dissemination scheme that provides hard copies of publications for no cost to residents of non-OECD countries.[12]
Its long-standing series include the international journal Environment and Urbanization, Gatekeeper, Participatory Learning and Action and two discontinued series: Haramata (dealing with drylands development issues) and Tiempo (dealing with climate change impacts, long before interest was widespread).
Until 1986 IIED, also ran Earthscan Publications, which was independent until 2011 when it was taken over by Taylor and Francis. It has published many of IIED's books.
Barbara Ward Lectures[edit]
IIED has organised a number of 'Barbara Ward Lectures' in memory of the Institute's first director, who died in 1981.
- 2007 Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland[13]
- 2008 Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Housing of the Republic of South[14]
- 2010 Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action.
- 2012 Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.[15]
IIED is generally acknowledged to be a successful organisation - its ideas are pragmatic and pro-poor, and it has reached the ears of major organisations including the World Bank, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the Department for International Development of the UK government, and Scandinavian aid agencies like SIDA and DANIDA,. For example a former staff member, Gordon Conway, was partly responsible with Robert Chambers for developing participatory rural appraisal, a suite of largely visual techniques widely used in international and community development to elicit public views and ideas. IIED's Environmental Economics programme helped to develop some of the first 'green accounting' and eco-taxation techniques now used in government and industry, while Richard Sandbrook lobbied some of the world's largest corporations to improve their environmental performance - notably in the mining sector.[10][16]
IIED's Annual Report[8] lists its sources of financial support.
- Governments and government agencies
Including: AusAid, GTZ, DFID, DEFRA, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IrishAid, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
- International and multilateral agencies
Including: African Development Bank, European Commission, European Parliament, World Bank
- Foundations and NGOs
Including: African Centre for Technology Studies, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Comic Relief, Ford Foundation, Hivos, Oxfam UK, WWF UK
- Corporate
Including: The Cooperative, Indufor Oy, Price Waterhouse Coopers Service, The British Petroleum Company, The Policy Practice. Work on Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development in the 2000s was operated separately from IIED offices to avoid corporate influence.[17]
- ^ http://www.iied.org/about-us
- ^ Natural Resources
- ^ Climate Change
- ^ Human Settlements
- ^ Sustainable Markets
- ^ Governance
- ^ http://www.iied.org
- ^ a b IIED Annual Report 2010/2011 http://www.iied.org/ar2011
- ^ http://www.af-info.or.jp/en/blueplanet/doc/list/1992essay-iied.pdf
- ^ a b c Batterbury, SPJ. 2004. The International Institute for Environment and Development: notes on a small office. Global Environmental Change 14: 367–371.
- ^ The Independent on Sunday Green List: Britain's top 100 environmentalists
- ^ free dissemination scheme
- ^ Video of Mary Robinson delivering Barbara Ward Lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK0SeUZuQiM
- ^ Address by LN Sisulu, Minister of Housing of the Republic of South Africa, at the third Barbara Ward lecture, Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08071716151007.htm
- ^ Barbara Ward Lecture: Implications of the Durban outcome for enhancing action on climate change on the ground towards a more sustainable future. London, 9 March 2012. http://unfccc.int/files/press/statements/application/pdf/120309_barbara_ward_lecture.pdf
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-sandbrook-519285.html Richard Sandbrook obituary, the Independent
- ^ http://www.iied.org/mining-minerals-sustainable-development
Further reading[edit]
- Cross, N. (Ed.), 2003. Evidence for Hope: The Search for Sustainable Development. Earthscan, London. (collection on IIED to mark its 30th anniversary)
- Crump, Andy (1993). Dictionary of Environment and Development. MIT Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-262-53117-8.
- Brock, William Ranulf (1988). Welfare, Democracy, and the New Deal. Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-521-37992-X.


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- "All of our electronic devices can be charged as we drive including batteries for cameras and phones." – D. L. Rotner
- "The fan stays on continually but it's not particularly loud, the radio or even engine noise easily drown it out." – sunandshorts
The Worlds Smallest Cup Inverter This 180W modified wave power inverter model will allow you to power your mobile devices in your car, boat or RV. This cup inverter is ultra compact, plugs into your vehicles cigarette lighter socket or attaches to a car battery and fits securely in most vehicles cup holders.
- "Fits perfect in my cup holder." – Michael G. Nienaltowski
- "The device has 4 USB charging plugs as well." – Russ Emrick
- "Awesome for camping trips or long road trips." – A. Boston
The 1000w inverter converts DC power stored in 12-Volt batteries or other DC power sources into the AC electrical power that many home appliances and tools need.
- "It can run your refrigerator during power outages with power to spare for some lights plus your TV." – C. Saraceno
- "Heavy duty construction, I like the color too, (easy to find) and looks cool." – Michael J, Zwicky
- "It obviously won't do everything a generator can, but it's a lot cheaper, and can handle a lot of the basics." – IAMSLICK
12V DC to AC 1100 Watt modified wave Power Inverter. This inverter plugs directly to a 12 Volt DC battery to power laptops, televisions, gaming consoles, small refrigerators, micorwaves and other electronics and small appliances in your vehicle.
- "I would shut unit off, turn back on. then alarm again." – Acres Mowing
- "You can buy upgraded "ultra flexible" ones but IMHO they should ship with that." – Brody Avalon
- "The description was deceiving." – dan
RV Converters/ Chargers – 60 Amp – The Inteli-Power 9200 series converter/charger with built in charge wizard will maintain the RV battery for longer life.
- "Always good to have a brand new spare of everything." – dve peck
- "A great replacement for the original POS that was installed in my motorhome." – EW
- "Can monitor the charge of the battery or manually boost it, too!" – P. Sweeney
The PROwatt SW Series feature True Sine-Wave AC output with 600 1000 and 2000 watts respectively. With high surge capability the PROwatt SW Series provides the necessary current to startup demanding electrical loads.
- "So far it's working well for me." – Tony
- "I'd have to say that even the negative ones often helped me because I think it helped me to slowly learn how to make this thing perform like it has for me." – Milton P.
- "Only used it a couple of times in new RV that didn't come with an inverter, but seems to work well." – Alan K. Brown
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