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Yvette Drury Dubinsky: There and Gone
Bruno David Gallery is pleased to present Yvette Drury Dubinsky's third solo exhibition with the gallery, opening Friday, May 10, 2013. The exhibition titled "There and Gone" is inspired by Dubinsky's intense reaction to the violence and destruction currently happening in Syria and in the Middle East and, presented as a mixed media installation with a group of related smaller works. The exhibition will be on view May 10June 15, 2013. A catalogue, Yvette Drury Dubinsky: There and Gone, will be published on the occasion of the exhibition.
Dubinsky traveled in Lebanon and Syria in late 2009, exploring astonishing archeological treasures and monuments and befriending two Syrian families. Since then, the historic sites she visited have gone under siege and some have been destroyed. Caught in the crossfire of Syria's war, one family was forced from their Damascus home and is now living as refugees in a mountain village. The other family, from Aleppo, fled to Turkey. Without income, the two families face a dramatic change from the middle class lifestyle they led when Dubinsky met them.
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Star Wars Celebration VI, the convention coming this August 23-26 in Orlando, Florida, will feature at least two exclusive prints that feature Boba Fett:
"A Fan's Hope, Naam's Huttese Theater, Tatooine" by Jeff Carlisle (view larger) is almost a "Where's Waldo" treatment. You can see Boba Fett's helmet and jetpack sitting on a lawn chair on the bottom right, plus Slave I flying at the top center.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2010) - The ETSU women's basketball team took time off from practice and training Monday evening as the Lady Bucs helped assist with Upward Sports evaluations at Tri-Cities Baptist Church.
Monday night was one of two evaluation periods where the Upward players needed to attend, and the Lady Buccaneer basketball team took part in the process. Members of the ETSU team and staff helped tally marks in shooting drills, while recording times at dribbling stations. The evaluations will be used to help place the players on their teams for the upcoming basketball season.
"Coach Kemp stresses to us there is more to life than basketball and participating in community service projects are something the Lady Bucs take great pride in," added senior leader Tara Davis. "We have built a relationship with Upward Sports over the years, as the teams come to the Dome and cheer us on during the season, so we like coming here and helping with the evaluation process. We know how much support the community gives us during the season, so we always need to give back to them whenever we can."
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MSN - 10 Cartoons That Should Stay Retired
There's an article at MSN.com that lists 10 cartoon seres that should stay retired. Here's what the author of the article, Nick Prueher has to say.
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10 Cartoons That Should Stay Retired
'Futurama' is back, but some animated series should never return
By Nick Prueher
Special to MSN TV
On Thursday, June 24, at 7 p.m. on Comedy Central, "Futurama" returns to television with its first new episodes in seven years. The acclaimed but underseen series was canceled by FOX in 2003 but saw a second life in syndication on Adult Swim and in four popular straight-to-DVD movies, prompting Comedy Central to order 26 new episodes for the 2010-11 season. While we applaud the resurrection of deserving shows like "Futurama" and, to a lesser extent, "Family Guy," we think this could mark a disturbing trend in animation.
Frankly, many cartoons should stay dead. The 1980s and '90s saw a glut of cookie-cutter Saturday morning cartoons that left a steaming pile of corny jokes, hackneyed story lines and shoddy animation in their wake. And no amount of nostalgia can sugarcoat the truth: These were genuinely terrible shows that in no way deserve a second chance. So, all hail the return of "Futurama"! But here's hoping the following cartoons never, ever come back.
"Snorks" (1984-89)
Fresh off the inexplicable success of "The Smurfs," Hanna-Barbera decided to cash in with "Snorks," a cartoon that added nothing new to the formula apart from setting everything underwater. Snorks even looked liked Smurfs, except instead of tiny woodland creatures with hats on their heads, they were tiny sea-dwelling creatures with snorkels on their heads. For most of the series, the writers ignored the fact that the Snorks were underwater unless it lent itself to a cheap gag (seahorse races instead of horse races!). And while there's nothing patently offensive about that (see "SpongeBob SquarePants"), the forthcoming "Smurfs" movie has us very worried that the Snorks may once again rear their ugly, snorkel-adorned heads.
"Rambo: The Force of Freedom" (1986)
Take every kid's favorite hyper-violent action hero and give him his own Saturday morning cartoon. That was the ill-conceived premise for this children's series based on the R-rated Sylvester Stallone film franchise. Though the show steered clear of Rambo's background as a disgruntled Vietnam vet, it did feature a lot of real-looking guns and military equipment that would certainly frighten younger viewers. But the most offensive part about this cartoon was the way it ended every single episode with Rambo and his group of freedom fighters laughing at some lame joke somebody made. And with the horrible animation on display, it looked more like the characters were vibrating than laughing.
"The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" (1980-82)
Many people point to "Happy Days" as a series that went off the rails and never recovered after a ridiculous plotline in which Fonzie jumped over a shark on his motorcycle. But few people remember that things got even more ridiculous in this animated spin-off that sent The Fonz, Richie and Ralph Malph into a time machine along with a futuristic babe named Cupcake and a Fonzie-imitating dog named Mr. Cool. If "jumping the shark" has become synonymous with a show that takes a turn for the worse, we'd like to coin the phrase "adding Mr. Cool" for when a cartoon piles on extraneous cute characters in the hopes of winning over kids.
"Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos" (1986)
In this action-packed series, Chuck Norris could do everything, from rappelling off helicopters to communicating with dolphins. We give Norris credit for providing his own voice for this cartoon, but did the writers need to constantly remind us of that fact by inserting the name "Chuck Norris" into almost every line of dialogue? If nothing else, we suppose it makes for a good drinking game.
"It's Punky Brewster" (1985)
For the makers of this "Punky Brewster" spin-off cartoon, it wasn't enough to follow the adventures of a spunky orphan and her golden retriever. They "added Mr. Cool" by centering the series around a magical creature called Glomer who lived at the end of rainbow. Essentially a flying rodent with a soul patch, Glomer used his special powers to get Punky and her pals into and out of various predicaments. But his real power was irritating anybody within earshot with his grating chipmunk voice.
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Here's the rest.
"Police Academy: The Animated Series" (1988-89)
Another example of an R-rated movie franchise that became a kid-friendly cartoon, "Police Academy: The Animated Series" did away with the bawdy gags from the movies and focused instead on the wacky characters. Mahoney, Hightower, Callahan, Jones, Zed, Sweetchuck and Tackleberry were all there, along with a group of talking dogs called the K-9 Corps. But the real surprise was the inclusion of Jones, the sound effects guy played by Michael Winslow in the movies. His skill seems far less impressive in cartoon form when they can just dub in the sounds of sirens and helicopters while the character moves his lips.
"Life With Louie" (1995-98)
When FOX scored a hit with Howie Mandel's "Bobby's World," they attempted to catch lightning in a bottle a second time by giving a cartoon to an equally unlikable comedian. After all, they reasoned, what kid doesn't love the whiny observations of portly funnyman Louie Anderson? This show actually had some modest ratings success and won two Daytime Emmys, but we'd be fine if we never heard or saw Louie Anderson in cartoon form again.
"Gilligan's Planet" (1982-83)
The original "Gilligan's Island" was about as cartoonish as a sitcom could get, with its bumbling lead character and wacky plot contrivances (The Harlem Globetrotters!), so it was only natural that the castaways would eventually make the leap to an actual cartoon. It first happened in 1974 with "The New Adventures of Gilligan" and again in this 1982 series set in outer space. Both versions were nearly identical to the live-action show, except for the addition of an adorable sidekick for Gilligan (Snubby the Monkey in "New Adventures" and Bumper the Alien in "Planet"). And in case you couldn't figure out where the jokes were, they added a laugh track, suggesting that a live studio audience was somehow watching the animation as it happened.
"Rubik, the Amazing Cube" (1983-84)
Most Saturday morning cartoons were intended to sell toys, but at least He-Man and G.I. Joe were humans that could do things. "Rubik the Amazing Cube" was an inanimate Rubik's Cube. The gimmick was that, when solved, Rubik would sprout a blue face and use his magical powers to help a trio of Hispanic siblings foil bad guys. Menudo did the theme song, which was a major coup at the time, but this cartoon suffered from the same crappy animation and recycled story lines typical of most Ruby-Spears Productions (the same company responsible for "Rambo," "Chuck Norris," "Police Academy" and "Punky Brewster"). Luckily for us, Ruby-Spears folded in 1996.
"New Kids on the Block" (1990-91)
Cementing their reputation as the biggest (and most overmerchandised) boy band in history, the New Kids on the Block got their own cartoon in 1990. Producers envisioned the show as a hip, MTV-style amalgam of live-action interviews and animated sequences of the New Kids on the road. What they ended up with was a truly unwatchable mess of frenetic editing and nonsensical story lines, complete with a husky bodyguard named Bizcut and the requisite animal companion, Nikko the shar pei. With three sold-out comeback shows at Radio City Music Hall last weekend, we hope the New Kids aren't getting any ideas about a cartoon comeback as well.
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14th Annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
Come take part in a celebration of America's Highway, Route 66, at the 14th Annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival. More than 1,000 cool cars will roll into the heart of Springfield's historic downtown this September. Enjoy music, entertainment, great food and a great time, as well as visit some of the nation's most popular automotive aftermarket vendors. It's a wonderful event for the whole family!
27th Annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair
Shop the fine art and ware of artists from around the region. Enjoy a park-like atmosphere on the grounds of this restored Antebellum mansion while perusing artists' booths. Includes a children's area, live music, food, and tours of the home as well as a used book sale.
6th Annual Springfield Oyster & Beer Festival
Join us for the 6th Annual Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival for Charity. In the first 5 years, the event has raised over $30,000 for area charities! Sample upwards of 100 fine craft beers and ciders from local, midwest, and even some national breweries. Tantalize your taste buds on a variety of oyster dishes as well as several food vendors while listening to live bands. Having a good time is that much easier when it's for a great cause! For more information, visit sobfestival.com or facebook.com/sobfestival.
Abe's Trail Trek
Trail run consists of a 5k, 10k and 15k run on trails through Lincoln's New Salem. In addition to the terrain of the 5k course, the 10k and 15k courses will take you past an 1800's reproduction flatboat, grist mill, up and down more than 150 steps, past a pioneer cemetery and on to the Finish Line at the museum.
Annual Chili Cookoff
The Annual Chili Cook-off is a popular fall event that features area chefs preparing their favorite chilies. The celebration gives patrons the chance to sample some great chilies and vote for their favorite, while enjoying live music and locally produced wines. Enjoy a hot bowl of chili on a colorful fall day at Hill Prairie Winery.
Annual Harvest Fest - Downtown Petersburg
Harvest Fest is a major fall festival in the heart of Petersburg, IL on the historic square and features a huge parade, street vendors, live music, a large antique car show, games, contests, children's attractions, fresh food and BBQ and much more.
Candlelight Tour
Candle lanterns illuminate the 1830s village while fireplaces entice visitors to step inside many of the log buildings along Main Street during the annual Candlelight Walk at Lincoln's New Salem pioneer village.
Candlelight Tour of New Salem
Bring the family to experience New Salem village after dark. Interpreters in period clothing will welcome you into the reconstructed log homes of the historic village where Abraham Lincoln lived for six years.
Clayville Fall Festival
Tour the early 19th century Broadwell Inn, listen to period music and watch artisans demonstrate pioneer crafts at this former stage coach stop on the Illinois prairie.
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Clayville Historic Site
The centerpiece of Clayville is the Broadwell Inn, the oldest brick building in Sangamon County, built in 1824 by the Broadwell family as a stage coach stop between Springfield and Beardstown. The Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is surrounded by numerous other historic buildings from Central Illinois moved to Clayville in the 1960s to recreate an early frontier pioneer village. Come see a unique piece of Illinois history.
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Clayville Spring Festival
Pioneer artisan and craftsman demonstration, historic building tours, kids activities, craft vendors, with food and refreshments. Enjoy period music and audience participation entertainment throughout the weekend in an 1820's pioneer village.
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Fall Festival & Fish Fry at Hill Prairie Winery
The Fall Festival & Fish Fry is the perfect way to kick off fall in the beautiful rolling hills of Hill Prairie Winery. Enjoy the spectacular fall colors while enjoying fresh fried fish along with your favorite wines. Two great bands play each day. Check out their website for a full calendar of festivals and live music on Sundays at Hill Prairie Winery.
Fall Festival at Lincoln's New Salem
Come and see what a typical autumn life was like on the 1830's Illinois prairie. There will be costumed interpreters demonstrating daily tasks such as candle dipping, butter churning, soap making, basket making, spinning wool, gardening, natural dyeing, and fishing with nets. As well as a demonstration of meat smoking that will take place in one of the log village's period smokehouses. Wild game cooking will be demonstrated in the log homes and you are also welcome to step down into the cellar at the tavern to see how fruits and vegetables were preserved during the winter.
Fall Festival at New Salem
Typical autumn life on the 1830s Illinois prairie will be demonstrated. Costumed interpreters will demonstrate daily tasks such as candle dipping, butter churning, soap making, basket making, spinning wool, gardening, natural dyeing, and fishing with nets. Demonstrations of meat smoking will take place in one of the log village's period smokehouses, and wild game cooking will be demonstrated in the log homes. Visitors can step down into the cellar at the tavern to see how fruits and vegetables were preserved during the winter.
Fall Foliage River Float
Take in the rich fall colors and enjoy a gentle float down the beautiful Sangamon River. Food, music and entertainment.
Indian Summer Festival
Enjoy peak fall colors at this lakeside garden and nature area while listening to music, enjoying refreshments and participating in family friendly crafts and activities.
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular
The sparkling splendor of over 2,000 hand-carved, illuminated jack-o-lanterns will surround the Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon at Washington Park at this annual Halloween festival.
Lincoln's Ghost Walks - Legends and Lore
Take a 90-minute nighttime tour of sites throughout Springfield that are linked to spirited stories about Lincoln's life and death. Founder Garret Moffett based the tour partly on local lore about Lincoln's visions and dreams, as well as on reported ghost sightings.
Memorial's Festival of Trees
A nine-day holiday event featuring more than 200 trees and wreaths decorated with exquisite creativity. Features an elaborate hand-crafted Gingerbread Village and entertainment featuring dozens of musical performances. Please visit website for prices ~ www.MemorialsFestivalofTrees.com. Event is held at the Orr building in the IL State Fairgrounds.
Old Capitol Blues and BBQ
Live Blues from regional and national acts, a BBQ competition, vendors and other entertainment make this street festival one fun party.
Rib Festival
The Annual Rib Festival is a time to wrap up another great summer season and enjoy fresh grilled ribs, along with live entertainment. Add your favorite wines and drinks to the mix and you'll have a great afternoon of fun in the sun at Hill Prairie Winery.
Traditional Music Festival
Performers from all over the Midwest will entertain on such instruments as mountain and hammer dulcimers, concertinas, bones, autoharps, fiddles, banjos, and guitars. There will be a large clogging platform provided outside the village, which will be filled with cloggers starting at noon on Sunday.
Traditional Music Festival
Listen to bluegrass and folk music played on traditional instruments as you stroll among the log cabins and garden paths of the reconstructed pioneer village where Abraham Lincoln lived and worked as a young man.
Undying Words 1858-1865
A powerful look at Lincoln's greatest words and how they helped end slavery in America. "Undying Words" explores the most important speeches of Lincoln's career, showing how his views on slavery evolved as he sought to hold the country together. One hundred fifty years after the Civil War ended and Lincoln died, this exhibit shows what was at stake for the slaves, soldiers and families caught up in the crisis Lincoln devoted himself to ending.
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A diaphragmatic hernia is a birth defect in which there is an abnormal opening in the diaphragm, the muscle that helps you breathe. The opening allows part of the organs from the belly (stomach, spleen, liver, and intestines) to go up into the chest cavity near the lungs.
Hernia - diaphragmatic; Congenital hernia of the diaphragm
A diaphragmatic hernia is caused by the improper joining of structures during fetal development. As a result, the abdominal organs such as the stomach, small intestine, spleen, part of the liver, and the kidney appear in the chest cavity. The lung tissue on the affected side is thus not allowed to completely develop.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is seen in 1 out of every 2,200 to 5,000 live births. Most affect the left side. Having a parent or sibling with the condition slightly increases your risk.
Severe breathing difficulty almost always develops shortly after the baby is born, because of ineffective movement of the diaphragm and crowding of the lung tissue, which causes collapse.
Other symptoms include:
The pregnant mother may have excessive amounts of amniotic fluid. Fetal ultrasound may show abdominal contents in the chest cavity.
Examination of the infant shows:
A chest x-ray may show abdominal organs in chest cavity.
A diaphragmatic hernia is an emergency that requires surgery. Surgery is done to place the abdominal organs into the proper position and repair the opening in the diaphragm.
See: Diaphragmatic hernia repair - congenital
The infant will need breathing support until he or she recovers from surgery. Some infants are placed on a heart/lung bypass machine, which gives the lungs a chance to recover and expand after surgery.
If a diaphragmatic hernia is diagnosed during pregnancy (around 24 to 28 weeks), fetal surgery may be considered.
The outcome of surgery depends on how well the baby's lungs have developed and also on whether there are any other congenital problems. Usually the outlook is very good for infants who have enough lung tissue and have no other problems.
With advances in neonatal and surgical care, survival is now greater than 80%.
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911). A diaphragmatic hernia is a surgical emergency.
There is no known prevention.
Ehrlich PF, Coran AG. Diaphragmatic hernia. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 101.
Keijzer R, Puri P. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug; 19(3): 180-5.
Puri P, Nakazawa N. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. In: Puri P, Hollworth M, eds. Pediatric surgery: diagnosis and management. Springer, 2009: chapter 31.
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Winged Creatures
A moment of random violence erupts in an ordinary Los Angeles diner. The survivors find that the meanings of their lives have changed. No matter how much their families and friends attempt to understand, these individuals must follow their own paths to recovery seeking to regain trust in a world that now seems chaotic. A story of tragedy and hope for our times, Winged Creatures is a powerful ensemble drama that explores the notion that our lives are fleeting, like birds in flight, like winged creatures.
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, Kate Beckinsale
Produced by: Robert Salerno
Directed by: Rowan Woods
Written by: Rowan Woods, Roy Freirich
Running time: 1hr 40min
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The Stormwind Vault is a prison within the human capital city of Stormwind City, designed to contain extremely dangerous entities: demons, rogue mages, ogre mages, necromancers, and other nightmares, anyone or anything else that could not be held by manacles or iron bars. Similar in many ways to Tol Barad, the Vault is kept secret from the public.
It is a prison that houses those who have no right to live, but Alliance has no means to kill easily.[1]
The Vault is located opposite the Stockade, and mirrors that other prison in most ways, except that the Vault is completely surrounded by water and does not have a clock on top of it. It is currently inaccessible, gated off by a portcullis with two guards.
Although there were guard NPCs there and the geography apparently matches the entrance to the Stockades, the Vault has never been officially accessible, not even in alpha or beta.
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The Rangers currently have five defensemen under the age of
28 on their roster and two more top prospects on the way, so it's very likely
New York will be looking to add some offensive firepower with its first-round
pick, No. 15 overall in the NHL Draft.
Between now and June 24th, we'll take a look at some of the
forwards that the Rangers might be thinking about taking on draft
day. Today, we look at…
Joel Armia
Pos: RW
Shoots: R
Birthday: 5/31/93
Team: Assat, SM-liiga
2009-2010 stats: 15g, 6a, 27gp, 32PIM (Assat, Jr. A)
2010-2011 stats: 18g, 11a, 48gp, 24PIM
2010-2011 playoffs: N/A
NHL.com profile >
The Hockey News: 15
CSS: 4 Midterm Rank: 2 (European)
TSN: 14 Midterm Rank: 16
TSN (Craig Button): 19
The Scouting Report: 11 Midterm Rank: 9
Bruins 2011 Draft Watch: 21
Corey Pronman: 15
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What They're Saying:
THN – "After a blazing start to his first Finnish SM-liiga
season, there were a lot of expectations placed on Joel Armia to continue his
prodigious ways at the world juniors in Buffalo. The opportunity was certainly there, but
Armia couldn't get on track as the Finns bombed out of the medal round. Experts weren't too concerned. 'People expected him to carry that team,' one
scout said. 'But sometimes goal-scorers
go into a slump and when they do, it looks awful.' Fortunately for Armia, he looked good playing
against men back home. 'He's 6-foot-3
and a pure goal-scorer,' the scout said. 'The biggest thing with him is, he gets the puck to net.' It's not uncommon for the big power forward
to throw six or seven shots on goal in a game and there have been double-digit
totals, too. Despite the world juniors
hiccup, Armia was one of the top goal-scorers on Assat this season and is especially
lethal on the power play."
The Scouting Report – "After climbing the rankings early, it seems like Armia's
stock may have tailed off a bit the past few months in the eyes of most.
Despite going under the radar at the U20's in Buffalo, Armia still had a
productive first season in the SM-Liiga and went on to lead Finland in scoring
at the U18's. The Finn is still pretty raw, but a winger with his size and
skill is an attractive package and it's hard to imagine him slipping much
further than 11."
Bruins 2011 Draft Watch – "Another toolsy prospect that B2011DW will no doubt be
second-guessed on, we've seen him live and we've seen him on video and sorry to
all the Finnish hockey fans out there, but we just can't get on board with this
guy in the top-20. We suspect an NHL club will jump on him in the top-15
because of his intriguing mix of size and scoring upside. That said, he's risky
because to us, he looks a lot like a more skilledMikko Lehtonen, who scored
goals, but also went through the motions for two seasons as a member of the
Providence Bruins before tearing it up in the Swedish Elite League this past
year. The Bruins traded Lehtonen's rights to the Minnesota Wild, but like
Lehtonen, Armia is an alternately a dazzling and frustrating player to watch.
Whenever the puck is near him in the offensive zone, he's a threat to put it in
the back of the net. He uses his large frame to fight off checkers and has a
quick stick with laser-like release. However, when you watch the rest of his
body of work, you keep wondering: "Where's the beef?" He doesn't
backcheck much and just looks lazy skating up and down the wing at times.
There's no denying the killer instincts offensively, but he's not nearly as
talented as he and his fans think he is that he can get away with his
lackadaisical approach to play in the neutral zone or his own end. Armia has
the potential to blow this scouting report out of the water, but we gave him
the benefit of the doubt several times. In the end, his uneven compete level
and a lack of seeing him ever really take charge in any game we watched him
play has him just outside the top-20."
Corey Pronman - "The top prospect out of Finland this season comes in the
form of a tall right winger. Joel Armia has plus puck skills and is well above-average
for a 6'3", 190 lb. forward. Armia is very confident with the puck on his
stick and he has good reason to be. He is able to execute above-average dekes
with regularity and is very good in open ice. On more than occasion I've seen
him execute a stick-handling move or a mid-distance pass through a tight space
that left me saying "wow". He has an above-average shot with the
ability to score from notable distances with the tool's accuracy and power.
While the frame and his natural offensive tools are a great package, there are
quite a few areas of concern with Armia. While he is a tall player, Armia still
has a ways to fill out and loses a fair amount of battles that a man his size
shouldn't. His hockey sense is decent in regards to his positional play in all
zones, however his decision-making with the puck is poor and he too often tries
to force the big play with cross-seam passes, deking in dangerous locations, or
will chuck the puck at the net with no traffic. His stride is good, but Armia's
feet are heavy and the skating tool grades as fringe, but likely could get up a
notch with attention to that area. Armia's intangibles and more specifically
his consistency are also a question mark. He has one of the best upsides of any
forward in the class, but there's a fair amount that he needs to work on."
NHL.com – "'He did not play quite as well as I expected (at
WJC),' said one NHL scout from a Western Conference team. 'I was hoping to see
more; he's been scoring unbelievably good in the Finnish league. Obviously he's
big, but needs to fill out. His skating is good and he goes to the net well.
Maybe I expected him to do a little more with the puck, be a little more
creative. He's a solid draft pick and he'll go high in the draft. It might have
been a bit of culture shock for him playing in a big tournament in North America. Armia will be back at World Juniors next
year, though, and be much improved.' While
not flashy, Armia usually is in the right spot at the right time. 'He's big and tall but surprisingly mobile for
a player of his size,' NHL Director of European Scouting Goran Stubb told
NHL.com. 'He's a sniper with a good selection of shots. You might have to look
for him during some shifts, but then, suddenly, he scores the winner.'"
THN.com – "'I am sure he is going to be a great player and
he will have a chance to play in the NHL,' said Finnish coach Lauri Marjamaki.
'But there are steps to take. His skating has to be better and in 1-on-1
situations he has to be better. But he is a young player and I think this was a
great experience for him.' Armia was a
force for the Finns at the Ivan Hlinka tournament (under-18) over the summer
and that started him on a track that led to the 6-foot-3 winger being a fast
riser on NHL draft charts. 'I really
liked him this summer,' said one NHL GM. 'He had a really great tournament in
Piestany in August and I think he struggled a little bit in this tournament,
but he has tremendous upside; a big kid who can skate with good hands.'"
Mock Drafts:
Adam Kimelman, NHL.com – 12
Mike Morreale, NHL.com – 14
Steven Hoffner, NHL.com – 23
Deven Persaud, NHL.com - 14
TSN.ca – 22
Gary Joyce, ESPN – 20
Mark Seidel, CBC – 29
Hockey's Future - 10
The Hockey News - 15
Thoughts: It's curious that scouts and mock drafts have
Armia all over the board. No one can
deny his goal-scoring ability, but it sounds like he's a bit one-dimensional at
this point. He clearly has a tendency to
disappear at times, a maddening trait among goal-scorers that the Rangers have
experienced first-hand with Marian Gaborik. Still, Armia is a big man and has shown plenty of ability. He has the potential to be the top line
winger the Rangers are lacking.
The Rangers have only used two first-round picks on
Euro-league forwards in the last 17 years. They last took a player from Finland in 2004 when they chose
Lauri Korpikoski at No. 19.
Season Review:
Breaking Down The Defense >
Breaking Down The Goalies >
Breaking Down The Offense >
Breaking Down The Prospects >
How Three Free Agent Signings In 2007 Have Shaped The Eastern Conference >
Spotlight On Glen Sather >
Spotlight On John Tortorella >
Player Reviews:
Spotlight On Mats Zuccarello >
Spotlight On Brian Boyle >
Spotlight On Matt Gilroy >
Spotlight On Ruslan Fedotenko >
Spotlight On Brandon Prust >
Spotlight On Bryan McCabe >
Spotlight On Alex Frolov >
Spotlight On Michael Del Zotto >
Spotlight On Martin Biron >
Spotlight On Brandon Dubinsky >
Spotlight On Marc Staal >
Spotlight On Steve Eminger >
Spotlight On Henrik Lundqvist >
Possible First Round Pick:
Zack Phillips >
Sven Bartschi >
Mark Scheifele >
Mika Zibanejad >
Mark McNeill >
Brandon Saad >
Joel Armia >


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Are you concerned about the spread of invasive species?
Invasive species are non-native species that have a negative impact on their introduced environment. Invasive species are a huge issue not only due to their environmental impacts, but their economic ones as well. According to the National Invasive Species Information Center, there are currently about 50,000 invasive species in the United States alone that cost over $138 billion annually to manage. invasive species have a number of distinctive traits, including A general diet, large amounts of genetic variation, the ability to survive in a wide range of climates, a continuous breeding season, and the production of many offspring every year. What role do these versatile organisms have in a world where many species and ecosystems potentially lack the diversity required to survive rapid changes in their environment? Is it possible that, in the face of global climate change and biodiversity loss, invasive species can contribute something positive to biological systems?
Mar 16 2012: I live in Hawaii, where invasive species is almost an everyday topic. I've seen first hand that not all species were invasive at one point. Hawaii has an endemic hibiscus, among many other plants. Very little grows on fresh lava flows. Ferns and Ohia are the first things to grow. It is possible to have only native plants in an area, but humans have to leave that area alone. Humans, birds and the ocean are the great seed carriers. I live in one of Hawaii's last rainforests and when I look out into my yard, I see a variety of native, indigenous, endemic and invasive. The strawberry guava is one of the worst. Not only does it canopy and spread like fire, but it's leaves also add acid to the ground, so that nothing can grow in it's place. Hawaii has struggled for decades, if not centuries, to preserve the native flora/fauna. You can look at the history to see how things have been bio-controlled here with little success. Usually what ends up happening is, whatever thing you bring to control the invasive thing, becomes invasive itself (i.e. mongoose). Kipuka are a great example of endemics. There's a hau variety that lives only in one kipuka near Kilauea. So what do we do to keep the invasive species down? I think we should study these plant more and maybe we could find a use, then encourage exploitation in the areas where they're invasive, creating benefit out nuisance.
Mar 16 2012: I like your point about finding benefits of invasive species. I also agree that in a lot of situations, the best thing is for humans to leave well enough alone. However, as humans how often does that actually happen? For some reason we always feel the need to fuss with our environment.Mar 17 2012: I enjoyed reading your post. Biological control is a popular method of curbing the growth of invasive species. Using a predator to target the invasive species is generally more preferable than using a pesticide or some other immediately destructive method of control. Pesticides affect other plants, species that eat the target plant, and they also contaminate the ground water and thus pose a threat to the entire ecosystem.
However as you have indicated, introducing a predator has a huge drawback in that this predator will naturally have a bountiful food resource since the invasive species is so prevalent. The predator will experience a high rate of growth. Quite often it consumes other resources other than just the original invasive species. By these means, the predator which was intended to control the invasive species becomes an invasive species itself.
If introducing a predator is the preferred method to control an invasive species, we should introduce a predator that is as species-specific as possible to the invasive species, in order to limit the damage and disruption it will have on the native species.Mar 17 2012: I really like your idea that we should find a use for the invasive species, so that we can make it a resource rather than a problem. It would take research to see where it would benefit, but if you could find a use for an invasive plant or animal then you could reduce the population size and benefit our own population. That is a great suggestion versus other methods that might not be as effective.Mar 15 2012: Are there any native species so to speak?
Was the ecosystem ever stable, like in the Old Testament?
Mar 16 2012: "native species" are called endemic. There are many.
Some even very local like the fish in the great African lakes: Victoria, Tanganyka and Malawi.
Also among others Madagascar, Australia, New Guinea have their own species and evasive plants and animals are of great concern for those countries.
In W. Africa you often find species of fish that are local to only a part of one river system, endemic to that area.
Mar 16 2012: informative
But my point is that everything, at some point, has invaded an ecosystem, thrown everything off balance and caused massive extinction of something else.
it's a jungle out there
Lucy Irons
Mar 16 2012: A good example, I think is cyanobacteria. As the first oxygen-creating species, it could have potentially destroyed everything. As oxygen levels rose, organisms struggled to survive in the new environment. However, without cyanobacteria, life as we know it would not exist. Oxygen breathing humans would not exist. The history of life on earth is littered with stories of upheaval and the subsequent quest to restore balance.Mar 17 2012: Hi ya all! It is a total jungle out there. ( thanks Gerald ) We as humans, will be our, own down fall. We cannot learn from history , present, OR future. If there is a god, she or he, is laughing at us. :(Mar 17 2012: This is a great question. What exactly is "native"? How long must a species exist in an environment to be deemed native to that area? Where do we set the baseline for determining what really "belongs" in an environment? I don't think there is any one answer that will satisfy all of these questions.
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Mar 17 2012: Cuteness is involved as well, it seems. No one gives a damn about invisible natives.Mar 17 2012: I think there are definitely possibilities of invasives that can have positive effects on their ecosystem, especially given some time for the ecosystem to adapt. If ecosystems are given time to adapt, it seems to me like eliminating them could create even more problems, and may be a waste of money to remove. A quote from an article in Penn State Science (http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2011-news/Carlo2-2011) sums up this idea well:
"Nature is in a constant state of flux, always shifting and readjusting as new relationships form between species, and not all of these relationships are bad just because they are novel or created by humans...We need to be more careful about shooting first and asking questions later -- assuming that introduced species are inherently harmful. We should be asking: Are we responding to real threats to nature or to our cultural perception and scientific bias?"
Mar 17 2012: I think that if an introduced organism has a positive impact on its new location then it is very well may not be an invasive species. IN this case we would need to look at the actual definition of an invasive. Is it non-native? IN this case yes. Does it do harm to its introduced environment? If the answer is no then we need to define it has something else. The negative connotations carried with invasive species would not apply this is "positive" organism. And if in time the species and ecosystem adapt to one another then it can in no way be called an invasive species.Mar 17 2012: I don't know if invasions will necessarily contribute to increased biodiversity. In many cases, invasive species can decrease the diversity of an environment because they either out-compete everything else or they alter the environment so much that other organisms can't live there anymore. If anything, I'd say that biological invasions have the potential to homogenize ecosystems around the world.
I do think that introduced species are capable of driving evolution and speciation. And I'm sure that past invasions are responsible for the biodiversity we see today. In the past, however, invasions occurred at a vastly slower rate than the rate at which they occur today. This increased rate of introductions has been largely facilitated by human activities (e.g. shipping, travel, etc.). At the present rate of introductions, evolutionary adaptations cannot arise quickly enough for populations of native species to keep up with their rapidly changing environments.Mar 17 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ENUqV5-bw
Not particularly relevant to the question at all, but as the description says, "just a [flippin] awesome animation".Mar 17 2012: It has been argued throughout this thread whether or not invasive species are doing more harm then good? There are many great supporting claims for each side. Invasive species can be seen as contributing to the overall biro diversity of that community. They can also be seen in a negative light if they disrupt the natural 'native' life. Perhaps they are doing more harm then good...What would be the best way to eradicate them (if necessary at all..)?
The options could include: genetically modified virus that would wipe out the population, a naturally occurring virus that would wipe them out, species specific predator, isolate the community so no dispersal or migration could happen, or propaganda.
I was thinking that the first step in the efforts to get rid of any invasive species would be to give information to the local people of that area to give an awareness. I have heard that in Napa County, CA the glassy winged sharp shooter is decimating many vineyards. Many fliers and informational ads were circulating around the community advertising ways for farmers to control the pest. The efforts eventually payed off and there has been quite a reduction of the shooter. Educating people on the way invasive species travel, or hitch a ride, could force traveling regulations to be more strict for carrier ships. After educating the general public I think that if the plot of land where the invasive species was taking over, with negative consequences, should be isolated and controlled. If this area is too big then I would say to introduce a natural virus that would only harm specifically the invasive population. It is tough because each solution seems to come with its own repercussions. Is there one answer to this?
Mar 17 2012: I know this was a small part of your comment, but non-native species don't necessarily contribute to biodiversity. In many cases, the introduction of non-native species decreases biodiversity. If there is no predator (or other limiting factor) in the new environment to keep the population of the invasive species in check, it can quickly overrun an entire community and essentially create a monoculture. This can cause local extinctions of native species and could also alter the environment enough that re-establishment of these species is nearly impossible.
As for eradication, I completely agree that education and fast action are the best route. If you know something about the biology of an invasive organism, it may be easier to control its spread. A great example of fast action within a community occurred in New Zealand, where an invasive tunicate was quickly overgrowing shipping vessels and hugely impacting the local mussel industry. The community worked very fast to eradicate the invader before spawning season, and were very successful. Here's a link to a report about this eradication: http://www.nzmfa.co.nz/assets/PannellCoutts07.pdfMar 17 2012: In relation to your last question, I think that it's completely possible for an invasive species to contribute both positively and negatively in the environment. Because somethings are changing rapidly, it might be possible for an invasive species to fill in an ecosystem service gap that is created by a species that can't adapt as quickly, especially if the invader is a strong competitor. What is hard about this type of situation is trying to determine if the negatives outweigh the positive contributions. I think it would take a great deal of time and study to determine that, and unfortunately, in that amount of time, it might then be too late to control the invasive.
Mar 17 2012: I agree. I think that trying to weigh out the benefits vs the bad contributions that an invasive species can be a time consuming period. Implementing goals, strategies, and actions can be even more time consuming. What is important though is prevention in the first place. If educating people to become more weary of what they are bringing with them when they travel, and how invasive species can affect our environment hopefully some of the species that have potential to invade, will not have the opportunity to.Mar 17 2012: Education is an important aspect of combating invasive species. When the general public becomes aware of what an invasive species looks like and how it negatively affects the environment it is in then people will be more obliged to contact local officials who can deal with the invasive. But when people are unaware of an invasive that is where the real danger comes from, when an invasive unknowingly wrecks havoc on an ecosystem. So then what is the best method toward educating people?Mar 16 2012: Change is always hard, and it is difficult for us to "let go" of certain species that we might be losing, but I think each case needs to be looked at individually. For example, it seems that zebra mussels can in fact be eliminated with the bacterial remedy that by all accounts seems not to harm the ecosystem in anyway. Other measures against invasives seem likely to cause more harm than good. So I guess I agree with both sides - I think sometimes it is in everyones best interest to try to remove the species if this can be done effectively and without negative impact, and sometimes we all just have to learn how to get along and adapt to the new situation, and that goes for other species that might be negatively impacted by that invasion.Mar 16 2012: Invasive species are of great concern everywhere over the world.
Life has developed and built ecosystems to benefit maximal from the local available energy.
This happened over many millennia sometimes split up and divided by the movements of the earth.
If plants or animals are introduced that aren't fit to sustain the local equilibrium the ecosystem will collapse.
In Australia there's one island where up till today the complete original fauna still is present. They have a hard job to keep it that way.
An example of the deliberate ruin of an ecosystem by ignorance.
http://www1.american.edu/ted/victoria.HTMMar 16 2012: When I think about invasive species I think about a harmful species that has a huge negative effect on its ecosystem and surrounding ecosystems. This is true, but I also think that the degree of negativity of the invasive species needs to be consider in answering this question. An invasive species that does not kill everything it comes into contact with is going to be less of a threat and could potentially be a benefit when looking at the adaptation that is necessary with the overall loss of biodiversity and climate change in today's world. In this case we could let evolution run its course and only mediate when problems arise. On the other hand invasive species that has negative effects that would wipe out an entire ecosystem would not be beneficial to us and would definitely need to be eradicated. So overall, I think that to determine whether or not we should be concerned about an invasive species lies within the degree of detrimental effects that the invasive species has on the ecosystem.
Mar 16 2012: I totally agree that there are different degrees of invasiveness. An interesting question that I think is relevant both in biology and in global politics at the moment, is whether or not we, as humans, have the right or responsibility to "fix" things that we deem as problems with our environment? Is it about what's beneficial to US or about what's beneficial to the planet? Humans are special in that we can think outside of our own survival and try to look at what would make ecosystems better as a whole and sometimes I think we'll see that those two goals oppose each other.
Mar 17 2012: Here's a good example of humans attempting to "fix" something: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48_X6gA8S18
Because the cane toad has already established and is hard to remove these folks have targeted one of the negative effects that it has and is trying to alleviate it. Some may say that they are unethically interfering with the quoll's behavioral evolution, but I believe it can actually be for the better because we have the capability to recognize if things are heading in a bad direction and we can "nudge" other species towards different evolutionary paths.
Mar 17 2012: Much can be learned in the case of the introduction of the cane toad. When researchers developed a plan to protect sugar cane plantations from cane beetles, they failed to look at seemingly obvious factors, such as where the biological range of the cane toad actually is. They implemented the plan thinking that the toad would specialize in the beetle on the sugar plantations without realizing soon enough that the habitat is unsuitable for amphibians. It was too hot and dry in the fields, and the cane toads preferred the shaded regions of the ecosystem. They effectively invaded a region of the landscape other than where they were meant to stay. What's more, their toxic bodies, as you have referenced, became devastating for the native populations of species that were ill-adapted to consuming the toads.
The good news is that we are actually witnessing involuntary natural evolution in conjunction with human-induced adaptation. Not only are researchers catalyzing the adaptation of threatened species to avoid eating the cane toad, other species are learning on their own how to handle the toxin. Some bird species, including the black kite, learned to consume only the belly of adult toads, which do not contain the toxin. Certain species of aquatic frogs can consume the tadpoles of the cane toad before they develop the toxin glands.
I agree with you that we should use our power to help "nudge" species in a direction that stabilizes their populations, but it is conditional. We should not interfere before we have a proper understanding of the ramifications of our experimentation. The cane toad implementation is an example of how interference can go wrong and how it can be righted.Mar 16 2012: Invasive species are determined invasive and of concern based on the negative effects they cause on humans. Therefore, they have a negative connotation that is based on the way we perceive them. But we forget that habitats are constantly changing, having one species dominate over the others and that qualities of invasive species have driven evolution. It seems like the more our lives have become more structured and less nomadic, the more certain species become a threat to our budget and the biodiversity we associate to particular habitat. The more structured we become, the less adaptable to change and therefore the more susceptible to damage cause by invasive species. This issue is essentially one that we brought upon ourselves and are continuing to do so since we are most often the cause for introducing new species into an area. If we were removed from the situation, the introduction of non-natives species to an area would be much harder to. So now, there really is two things we could do, and that is to either attempt to completely remove all invasive or understand that they are not going anywhere and we need to adapt. We need to think of innovative ways we could deal them and perhaps use them to our benefit somehow ,such as by eating them in some cases. Or we could completely reconstruct the way we live, but that probably won't happen. My best idea is to prevent further human-dispersal of species to avoid all the negative effects that come with them.Mar 16 2012: Yes we are the carriers for invasive species even today,alot of them get by our countries containment measures because it's too big a job to properly police/investigate/decontaminate every product being imported by our countries.i.e Harbour ports that stack containers,perfect hiding places for insect tourists.
One only have to look at my country to know that it's us that has caused the damage.
Rabbits are a major blowout species especially in an environment that has no natural predators to counter them.We tried a disease that brought their numbers down but it shot back up not long after,we only have ourselves to blame.Mar 16 2012: Yes, humans seem to be invading everywhere.
Mar 16 2012: I've always considered humans as sort of the ultimate invasive species. Not only have we spread far from our original range, but we tend to destroy biodiversity and ecosystems as we go. It's a cynical view, but I believe there is some truth to it.
Mar 16 2012: totally agree.Mar 16 2012: Aren't we as humans an invasive species? I know we don't meet the criteria as a one with short generations, but we make up for that in our ability to adapt through technology. We need to fuss with our environment in order to stay fit due to our long generations. While other species become more fit by evolutionary methods, we become more fit through fussing with the environment.Mar 16 2012: Invasive species is a subject that I have come across a lot. Invasive species are localized to one area. what is invasive in one area may not in another. We think of rabbits as cute and cuddly, but in Australia, they are considered a vermin. This is because we have to negative effects from them, so it comes down to definition. to be invasive, you must be non-native and have negative effects. That being said, I find that invasives are a huge problem, but the only thing we can really do is destroy what they live in, unless preventative measures are used. But even preventative measures are hard to put in place. Thus, we need to just educate the whole population on the ramifications of invasives, so they won't track native species to non-native areas where they could become invasive.
Mar 16 2012: Why must we take preventative measures or destroy these invasive species? Isn't there a way to be passive or embrace these invasive species. Sure Cane Toads and Zebra Mussles are invading habitats right now, but this has happened over and over again throughout history, one species dominating another. The chances of another species invading Austrailia and killing all the cane toads is bound to happen, be it a virus/bacteria/bird etc. What would happen if we actively transported a bunch of species, wouldn't the ones that were most suitable for that particular environment thrive and those that weren't just die out. Perhaps its time we figure out how to utilize invasive species instead of holding on to the ones existing now.
I found this site with some myth debunking:
So we lose old Austrailian Toads and now we have cane toads. We lost mammoths and sabre tooth tigers and dinosaurs and Dodo birds, we're bound to lose more.
Mar 16 2012: We are bound to have loss, this is true, but within the last century it as been measured that the rate of extinction is much greater than that of the background or natural extinction rate. That is why some scientist are referring to this as the holocene, which is the next great extinction. And yes some species dominate others, but these cases of dominating species are not natural. they are human cause, and that is why they need to be fixed by humans, if at all possible. And ass for the utilization of invasives, that already happens just see the link below for that.
There are many more articles and papers on this throughout the web.
Also, I find that it is not the invasives that we hate, but moreover we hate the fact that we allow them to hitchhike via us humans. We try to eliminate them, because as i have said, it is our fault that the invasives are there.
Mar 17 2012: Clinton brings up a great point, that since we have become the dominant species of the planet, we have brought with us an unprecedented level of extinction. I agree with Rishi, that it is not that different from the extinction of many species, such as the mammoth and sabre tooth tiger, but that will soon include us if we are not careful. The distinction needs to be made when dealing with human-induced invasion.
The Zebra Mussels will cause a change in the aquatic environment, as they have for the Great Lakes and associated rivers, which on its own (without putting human needs on the table) is not good or bad for the environment. The effect on the human environment, however, is potentially devastating. Since we are attempting to prolong our existence as a species indefinitely, we must understand that invasions like this one work against that.Mar 17 2012: This sort of debate reminds me a lot of a movie by Kiyoshi Kurosawa entitled Charisma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_(film)), which portrays the conflicting views that humans tend to have toward nature. In it, the protagonist encounters a mysterious and toxic tree over which different parties are quarreling over. One man wants to preserve it, even if it means the death of all the rest of the trees. He wants to step back and let nature take its course. Another woman, a biologist, wants to remove the toxic tree as soon as possible before the rest of the trees become dead from it. She wants to protect the current forest.
I think that both of these conflicting views equally value nature, but their differences stem from a difference in definition of nature. One view defines nature as this on-going and continuously changing process, while the other view defines it more as a certain point along the timeline of evolutionary history. In a sense these two perspectives are the same thing, only in different dimensions.
Do you choose to define yourself as who you are this very instant, or as the culmination of all your experiences- past, present, and future?
Mar 17 2012: Zane,
I have seen Charisma and I think you make a valid point. There are always conflicting views, especially in issues incorporating invasive species.
In this situation, I would consider myself as someone who has accumulated my past experiences. It is difficult to predict the future, but I like to think that I am openminded enough to be prepared for what could happen.
For Charisma, I believe the I would have wanted the tree removed as well. Even though it may have cultural and personal meaning to the main character. If it is hurting more than helping, I would want it gone. Cultural significance is important and I respect that, but from a biology perspective, there was nothing but hazard for that invasive tree.Mar 17 2012: What a great example Zane! I think this such a good way to frame the two sides of the debate. Not only do we have different ways to define nature, but different perspectives as well. Of course we are going to naturally take the human perspective, but doesn't that tree have a right to be there also? Maybe the other trees in the forest would die initially, but perhaps those with some kind of resistance to the toxin would survive and repopulate that area of the forest. We fear the unknown consequences of our actions, but nature can also be surprisingly resilient, and is in constant flux - I think we need to have a little faith in mother nature!Mar 17 2012: One argument for taking preventative measures is that certain invasive species have harsh economic ramifications. When the tansy ragwort was rampant in Oregon during the 1970s and 80s, farmers incurred annual losses of $ 4-5 million due to dead cattle, horses, and lost crops and pasture. This is just one example, there have been many other instances of invasive species causing economic hardship. Clearly, preventative measures need to be taken to prevent financial losses.
But if we are not affected by an invasive species taking root in an environment and it only affects other species, should we spend the time and financial effort to solve this problem? This is an ethical issue - we have to decide whether we are morally responsible for the survival of endangered species.Mar 15 2012: We are suffering, and I do not use the term lightly, under the invasion of stink bugs. They are doing enormous amounts of damage to our crops and our house. On a global scale however, aren't all species invasive at one point or another? Don't invasions drive evolution?
Mar 15 2012: This is a good point. What defines a native species? They have always been moving and migrating around the globe both with and without the help of humans. This spread of genetic information is incredibly useful and has been in the past. A question to think about is, are humans causing this phenomenon to occur too quickly? Are we moving species around faster than the ecosystems can adapt and recover? It's definitely interesting to consider.
Mar 16 2012: Lucy I think these are great questions! On some level I do agree with Sharon, all species are invasive at one point or another. I mean this is really a fundamental idea behind immigration, emigration, and migrations. A species will move around until they find an environment that is suitable and where they can be successful. However, they move around on their own time by their own means in a natural way. With the industrial revolution and other large developments in the world wide trade industry species are more easily moved from their original habitats to entirely different ones. By these means they could conceivably be moved whole new sides of the plant, and are forced to adjust and thus compete with the native species of that new environment. Is this avoidable at all? Is there any way to ensure that no species will hitch a ride on products that are sent around the world and land in a non native habitat?Mar 16 2012: Defining a native species is certainly hard since it depends on when one sets the starting point. such as a plant is native to the Willamette Valley if it grew here prior early settlers bringing with them several European plants. But if we think before that, it is true that native species have been moving around and migrating but never as far as humans have been able to take them through boats and airplanes. Plants and animals do disperse but at a much slower rate, therefore altering ecosystems slowly and progressively, not like species that are considered invasive now.
Mar 16 2012: Most of the iconic plants associated with Hawaii, are not native to those islands.
Humans have been moving plants around for centuries. Just ask Australians about the issues related to introducing a species to handle another problem with another human introduced species....
Is it happening faster? Is it happening with more deleterious effect? Good questions. With climate change throwing all species a curve ball I suspect we'll be seeing many species moving pretty rapidly to locate more hospitable locales. I think the issue of invasives will be overwhelmed by species attempting to survive.Mar 16 2012: There was a lady on one of our talkback shows years ago that was promoting earth worm revival and she stated that when you add fertilizer you are effectively adding cream to the pie, somewhat as farmers are growing maize for cows but if you promote more worms in the fields you will find less predation than the current system.


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Good day all! As you can see, this is my first post on this forum. I was referred by a member of another forum, but I don't know his handle here. He goes by Grumpyvette over there. Quite knowledgeable, I might add...
Anyway, I'm beginning to get into road racing, so as a result, I find it necessary to do a bit of welding now and then. Most of my projects are probably simple to all the experienced welders on the board, but as a novice, I'm having some difficulty. I am working with 20 and 22 ga sheet metal right now and am having a tough time keeping a consistent bead. I may go an inch or two with a reasonable result, then another inch with a sloppy, irregular weld. Since I'm working with mild steel, I figured I could get by using flux-core in my MIG. It's one of the small, hobby type 110V units, but I would think it is good enough for some occasional sheet metal work.
I haven't been getting any burn-through OR spatter, so I'm starting to think I'm just sloppy. I tend to do a better job when I'm working with thicker material.
Since I have basically been learning all this on my own, several people have recommended I take a welding class to develop the skill. I'd appreciate any input you all have. Thanks.
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06-26-2007, 08:58 AM #1Junior Member
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Welcome. Do yourself a favor and get some C25 and .023 wire for that mig to do 20-22ga MS with. Fluxcore is really too hot to use for anything thinner than 16-18ga IMO, and besides cleanup will be lots better without having to clean up all that slag. Also I try not to do longer beads on that thin of MS as the chances of warpage is much greater, widely seperated spot welds and 1/2-3/4" welds between the spots work better for me.Regards, George
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Thanks for the advice, Sundown. I'll head up to my local welding supply and get some fresh spools today. Hopefully I will have better luck with it this time around.
welcome to the site. sundown prity much coverd it. get some C-25 and stick to small beads moveing them around to keep stuff cool.thanks for the help
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