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Santa Clara, CA -- April 14, 2008 –- Kickfire™, Inc. and Sun Microsystems today announced Transaction Processing Performance Council – H (TPC-H) benchmark results that break previous price-performance records. The benchmarks were run on Kickfire's new database appliance, which is based on Sun's MySQL™ database. The Kickfire Database Appliance demonstrates the speed of high-performance commercial database systems at a fraction of the cost with an exceptionally small, low-power footprint and the hallmark ease-of-use of MySQL, the world's most popular open source database.
Kickfire has broken the dollar barrier for the first time since the TPC-H benchmarks were instituted, coming in at just 70 cents for $/QphH in the 100GB category and claiming the number one spot in price-performance. The company also takes first place as the highest performing solution at 100GB in the non-clustered category.
Kickfire achieves record-breaking performance at low-cost with its innovative database storage engine software and industry-first SQL chip, which delivers the equivalent performance of tens of high-end, general-purpose CPUs. With large on-board memory, compressed columnar storage, automatic index creation and a SQL chip-aware query optimizer, Kickfire has redefined high-performance query processing, without relying on hardware build-outs or complex tuning.
"A growing number of today's MySQL enterprise applications are focused on data warehousing," said Marten Mickos, senior vice president, Database Group, Sun Microsystems. "There is pent-up demand for innovative solutions that provide greater performance at a reasonable cost. Packaging Kickfire's breakthrough SQL chip and powerful database storage engine together into a unique MySQL-based appliance will be of great interest to users for cost-effective data warehouse and BI workloads."
"The market is full of database vendors who are pushing for higher performance, but their solutions come at a significant cost," said Raj Cherabuddi, CEO, president and co-founder, Kickfire. "Our vision calls for making high-performance data warehousing available to the mass market. Kickfire database appliances deliver higher performance than any other offering when customers are constrained by budget, disk space, power or skill set."
Kickfire is formally launching this week at the MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California.
Based on the latest 100 GB TPC-H results, Kickfire achieved 49,228 QphH@100GB, the highest reported performance result on the 100GB benchmark in the non-clustered category. The price performance of this system was $0.70/QphH@100GB USD, which is the best in the industry. Kickfire's price performance metric can be found here.
Total system price over three years is $34,425. The system configuration was 1 x Kickfire Base Server Module, running CentOS 5.0 with: 2 Intel Xeon E5540 2.8GHz processors (each is 1 chip, 4 cores, 4 threads), 16 GB RAM, 8x 73 GB (15k rpm) internal SAS disks, 1 x Kickfire Query Processing Module, with 64 GB RAM. No cluster and total storage/database size ratio of 5.44 (total storage used = 544 GB; 1 GB = 230 bytes). Kickfire's product will be generally available on October 14, 2008. Further TPC-H results at larger data volumes will be announced.
About TPC-H: The TPC Benchmark™H (TPC-H) is an industry standard decision support benchmark defined and maintained by the Transaction Processing Council (TPC). The TPC is a non-profit corporation founded to define transaction processing and database benchmarks and to disseminate objective, verifiable TPC performance data to the industry. A vendor is required to go through a stringent testing and audit process prior to officially publishing TPC-H results. More information is available at www.tpc.org.
MySQL is the most popular open source database software in the world. Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations use MySQL to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, critical business systems, and packaged software. At www.mysql.com, Sun provides corporate users with commercial subscriptions and services, and actively supports the large MySQL open source developer community.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer"™ -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
Kickfire provides the first high-performance, easy-to-use database appliance for the burgeoning MySQL market. Based on a patented SQL chip that packs the power of tens of CPUs into an exceptionally small, low-power form factor, Kickfire delivers a quantum leap in performance –- efficiency avoiding the hardware build out, power, and space costs of today's data warehouse and database offerings. By delivering astoundingly fast query performance out of the box, Kickfire enables organizations to use MySQL for demanding business intelligence, reporting, and analysis rather than migrating to costly, non-open source alternatives. Kickfire appliances scale from gigabytes to terabytes and are based on Linux and commodity hardware. They leverage existing storage as well as the openness of MySQL and its entire ecosystem to ensure compatibility and rapid deployment. For more information, please visit www.kickfire.com.


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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) - Jordan Crawford registered a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, as the Boston Celtics pounded the Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-86, at TD Garden.
Jeff Green posted 31 points and Avery Bradley scored 21 for the Celtics, who shot 61 percent in the first quarter when they raced to an 18-point lead. Brandon Bass and Jared Sullinger each had 12 points for Boston, which has won three of its last four games. The Celtics, who never trailed, snapped a four- game skid at home.
"It was nice to put everything together," Green said. "We have had our ups and downs throughout the season. We have had quarters where we play well and quarters that we didn't, but it was good to put an all-around good game together."
Dion Waiters scored 21 in a reserve role for the Cavaliers, who have lost five in a row and eight of their last nine games.
"They jumped out on us early. We can't come out like that. We've got to come out with a sense of urgency," Waiters said.
Bradley had eight points in the first quarter, including a couple of 3- pointers in the first two minutes. Crawford also helped the Celtics gain the wide margin. Boston scored 13 in a row for an 18-2 lead. Crawford drilled a jumper for a 12-2 advantage. Later, he assisted on Bass' alley-oop bucket, which capped the big run.
Boston held a 28-10 lead after 12 minutes and carried the double-digit advantage the rest of the night. It was 55-39 at the half and 79-58 through 36 minutes. The Celtics were ahead as many as 25 on a night they limited the Cavs to 37.2 percent shooting from the floor.
Kyrie Irving had 17 points for the Cavaliers, who also received 10 points and 12 rebounds from Anderson Varejao.
Cleveland's bench scored 56 points. The Cavs reserves have notched at least 50
points in four of their last five games ... The Cavs are just 1-9 on the road
this season.
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3/25/15: Please do not discount the Tampa Bay Lightning because they play in Florida. This is one of the best teams in the NHL and they showed it again with a solid 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings last Friday night. The Bolts are still competing for the first spot in the East, or at least the Atlantic Division. That may not happen, so there is a very good chance that they end up playing the Red Wings in the first round. For the record, the Lightning keep beating the Wings this season, and they hope that continues should they meet in the playoffs.
3/18/15: The Tampa Bay Lightning have played very well lately, though are still battling Montreal and Detroit for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Since Tampa has played a few more games than their rivals, their standing position is a bit skewed, and every point counts for playoff positioning. Captain Steven Stamkos may have cost his team a precious point when he tossed a broken stick in the crowd last week. He got a 10 minute misconduct, which ended his game. They went to a shootout against Boston, but Stamkos was out and the Bruins won. Hopefully this will be a lesson learned by Stamkos going forward.
3/11/15: The Tampa Bay Lightning will be an interesting team to watch in the playoffs. Finesse teams often struggle in the postseason when the games get tighter and more physical, though Tampa has the best offense in the NHL and averages an impressive 3.3 goals per game. Another concern is playing on the road. Tampa is only 15-14-5 away from the Bay, and successful playoff teams can win on the road. On the other hand, they are almost impossible to beat at home with a 25-6-7 record. The Lightning are home on Saturday to host the Winnipeg Jets and Monday to host the Montreal Canadiens.
3/4/15: The Tampa Bay Lightning are still playing well, but not quite as well as the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens. They earned a big win last Friday, shutting out perennial contenders Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 at home. Youngster Jonathan Drouin made the play of the night setting up the first goal. He pulled a no-look backhand pass from behind the net to the slot where Brian Boyle was set up undefended. The Lightning continue to be a monster on offense and were the first team to break 200 goals this season. The Bolts have home games on Thursday and Saturday, hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, respectively.
2/25/15: There is no team in the NHL that is so vulnerable to an injury to their starting goalie than perhaps the Tampa Bay Lightning. Everyone saw what happened last season when starter Ben Bishop missed the playoffs. The team was swept in four games in the first round by the Montreal Canadiens. First and foremost, the Bolts need Bishop healthy and playing well at playoff time. But if there is an injury, the Lightning solidified their goalie depth by signing Allen York to a two-way deal, which will allow the team to move him between the NHL and AHL as needed.
2/18/15: The Tampa Bay Lightning are a great team this season and will go as far as goaltender Ben Bishop will take them. However, they have not been able to figure out the St. Louis Blues, who have beaten them twice in 10 days. Ironically, Bishop is from St. Louis and started his NHL career with the Blues. But a bigger problem has been their road trips. The Lightning are a mediocre 12-11-5 away from Amalie Arena. They need to improve that right away as they are on a Western Conference road trip. The face Anaheim tonight, Arizona on Saturday and Colorado on Sunday.
2/11/15: The Tampa Bay Lightning play an exciting brand of hockey. This is the kind of team to take a friend who knows nothing about hockey to see. They have a young, dynamic offense that leads the league in goals scored by a large margin. Their defense and goaltending is underrated. And the team is very, very young. They will be good for a long time. That youth hurt them last week when the St. Louis Blues scored late in the third period to tie and then in overtime to win. They will learn how to close out those games in time. But the Lightning have another shot at the Blues this week, hosting St. Louis on Thursday.
2/5/15: For those who have not been paying attention, the Atlantic Division is displaying the type of top tier competition that the NHL loves. Tampa, Montreal and Detroit are all within one point of each other and take turns at the top of the standings. Additionally, all are on hot streaks with a combined 23 wins in their last 30 games. Tampa jumped back on top of the race last week when youngster Cedric Paquette notched the first hat trick of his career in a crucial 5-1 win over the Red Wings. Paquette is among several young and talented players on the Lightning which should keep Tampa near the top of the standings for several years.
1/28/15: It has been a good first half of the season for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They entered the All Star break with a 30-14-4 record, good for 64 points which leads the entire Eastern Conference and is third in the NHL. The Lightning are known for their offense and lead the NHL in goals scored with 156 and are third in the league in goal differential with +29. One of their young offensive stars is rookie Jonathan Drouin, who won the fastest skater competition at the NHL All Star Skills Contest, finishing with a blazing time of 13.103 seconds.
1/21/15: There has to be some concern in Tampa these days, even though the Lightning are at the top of the Atlantic standings. The Lightning are a great offensive force. They lead the league in goals scored and it is not really close. At the same time, they are average on defense. They are not going to win many 2-1 games, they will win a lot of 6-4 games. But their best defenseman, Victor Hedman is out with an injury and no one really knows when he will be able to return. It is possible that for the next few weeks, the Bolts are going to have to move forward by scoring seven or eight goals.
1/14/15: The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to be the cream of the Eastern Conference. The season is just past halfway complete for the Bolts and they lead the NHL in goals scored with 140 and are second in the league in the all-important goal differential at +29. The Lightning continued their hot play against the Buffalo Sabres last Friday. They peppered Sabres goalie Michal Neuvirth with 47 shots. Neuvirth was outstanding and stopped 45 of them - good enough to earn the first star of the game. Tampa is home this week to host Edmonton on Thursday, Colorado on Saturday and Vancouver on Tuesday.
1/7/15: With the majority of their roster healthy, and that includes goaltender Ben Bishop, the Tampa Bay Lightning are tearing up the NHL. They currently sit on top of the Atlantic Division (though that can change daily with the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings lurking) and have the best goal differential in the East with a whopping +27. They are an offensive force with one of the best goal scorers in the league, Steven Stamkos. But the Lightning do not have to rely exclusively on Stamkos. They have a lot of offensive depth and their best line is Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov. Even better for Tampa? All four of those forwards are 24 or younger.
12/3/14: The Tampa Bay Lightning only had two games last week, but Ryan Callahan played big in both. He posted three goals and two assists in those games, which moved him up to third in goals and fifth in total points this season. The Bolts won both games and share first place in the Atlantic Division with the Montreal Canadiens. The Lightning continue to be an offensive powerhouse and have registered a whopping 85 goals in just 24 games, which is four more than the next team - the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tampa hosts Buffalo on Thursday and Columbus on Saturday.
11/19/14: Tampa is so much better than people give them credit for. It is not a fluke that they are 11-4-2 after 17 games, and trail the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens by just one point. Tampa can score. They already have 61 goals to their credit, which is about 15 more than the league average. On top of that, they have only surrendered 46 goals, which is about average. They could be a dangerous team later on the season and especially in the playoffs. They are on an East Coast road trip for most of this week but are back in Tampa to host the Wild on Saturday.
11/12/14: Don't forget about Tampa, everyone. The Lightning are not only at the top of the Atlantic Division (tied with Montreal at 21 points, though having played one fewer game), but they are simply lighting it up offensively. After chasing Blue Jackets goalie Anton Forsberg from the game after the first period with four goals, and putting up seven goals, the Bolts are averaging nearly four goals a game. Only the Pittsburgh Penguins are scoring more. This is a team that everyone should be mindful of. Tampa returns home on Thursday to face San Jose and then the New York Islanders on Saturday.
11/5/14: The Tampa Bay Lightning are rounding into shape. They are playing winning hockey and have put themselves near the top of the Atlantic Standings. Sniper Steven Stamkos continues to wreak havoc on opposing goaltenders. He netted two more goals against Philadelphia last week in a 4-3 win. Rookie Jonathan Drouin was dropped to the fourth line so he can learn to play without the puck. He may not put up huge numbers this season, but the experience will be invaluable and he will develop into a solid player over time. Tampa hosts Calgary on Thursday before heading out on a tough road trip.
10/29/14: There was a line on Twitter about how updating the Lightning's injuries was becoming a full time job. More than a little hyperbole there, but the sentiment is true. Tampa has been plagued by injuries already this season and lost Brett Connolly and J.T. Brown last week in a game at Winnipeg. The Lightning would go on to win the game 4-2, and it is a good thing they have some strong offensive weapons like Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Drouin and Ondrej Palat. That was their fifth win of the season and put them within a point of Montreal. Tampa has nice homestand this week with Philadelphia on Thursday, Washington on Saturday and Calgary the following Thursday.
10/22/14: It is impossible to figure out how good the Tampa Bay Lightning would have been last season if star sniper Steven Stamkos has not missed four months to a broken tibia. Or how far they could have gotten in the playoffs if goaltender Ben Bishop had been healthy. Both are back now and the difference shows. Stamkos scored a hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens - the same team that swept them in the first round last season. Meanwhile, Bishop, through three games has two wins and an overtime loss to go with a 1.61 goals against average and a very solid .931 save percentage. If both stay healthy, then the Bolts will go far this season.
10/15/14: The NHL would like for a real rivalry between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers to develop. It is there, but throughout the history of both franchises, they really have had nothing binding a rivalry except geographic location. That may soon change after the big hit the Lightning's Radko Gudas put on Florida's Scottie Upshaw. It was an elbow to the head that kept Upshall down for a few minutes. The NHL initially did not schedule a disciplinary hearing. If nothing else, it should get the blood boiling between the two teams. Tampa won the game 3-2 in overtime.
10/8/14: The Lightning won the Stanley Cup a decade ago, which was a tremendous shock to the established NHL franchises. Since then, they have been up and down. They have put together some good teams, even made it to the Eastern Conference Finals a few years ago, but have not been able to seal the deal. Last year looked promising until goalie Ben Bishop went down with an injury at playoff time. The Bolts are back this season and have all the ingredients to win the division. And don't think this is an apathetic fan base (as the Rays are considered), Lightning fans are some of the most passionate around.
10/1/14: The Atlantic Division should be on notice. The Lightning took second in the division to the Boston Bruins last season (notching 101 points in the regular season). Unfortunately, an injury to starting goaltender Ben Bishop essentially kept him out of the playoffs, and led to a quick first round sweep. But Tampa is back this season and looking for some vengeance. Bishop is healthy, and when he is healthy, he is one of the better goalies in the league. Martin St. Louis is gone after a bitter divorce from the team, but Ryan Callahan should be able fill those skates. Tampa starts the season at home against in-state rival Florida Panthers on Thursday, October 9th.
2/28/13: The Lightning are in a tough fight for the Southeast division crown. Currently, they are tied with Carolina at 19 points, and just beat the Hurricanes with a late flourish from some of their youngsters. Tampa has had most of their games at home, and won for only the second time in six tries on the road with the 5-2 victory over Carolina. The upgrade in goaltending and defense is making a definitive impact on this team. The Bolts could always score, but now the can defend as well - and that makes them very dangerous as the playoffs approach.
2/21/13: At one game above .500, the Lightning are ahead of last year's pace and just a win behind the Carolina Panthers for the top spot in the Southeast. However, this has to be a frustrating time for fans. The team can score - as expected. They lead the league with 55 goals in 14 games; an average of almost four goals a game. But they have also given up 45 goals, so they find themselves in shootouts. The upgrades in net and at the blueline have made a difference, but not enough to separate themselves from the pack . Don't be surprised if GM Steve Yzerman makes a move for another defenseman before the trade deadline.
2/14/13: Nail Yakupov was the number one overall pick and is contributing in Edmonton. Fellow Russian Vladimir Tarasenko started out on fire and is a must-watch every time he touches the puck. Justin Schultz spurned the Ducks, got to Edmonton and is showing he can play. But the guy who may win the Rookie of the Year is in Tampa - Cory Conacher. Conacher had five goals in his first 10 games and is showing he is a complete player. The Lightning struck gold with this youngster, though the league should be proud of all of their talented rookies.
2/7/13: At 6-3, the Lightning are atop of the Southeast Division by three points over Winnepeg. Give GM Steve Yzerman and the front office credit, they identified their biggest need and filled it. Although anyone could see they needed defensive help. Last season they were among the best on offense and Steven Stamkos led the league with 60 goals. But the defense and goaltending let the opposition pass through like a turnstile. Yzerman convinced Matt Clarke and Sami Salo to come to Tampa and traded for goalie Anders Lindback. So far the results speak for themselves. Tampa should win their division this season and can make a run for the Cup.
1/31/13: Its only been a few games but it looks like the Lightning learned from last season. It is no secret that the team has as much offensive fire power as any in the league, led by Steven Stamkos who led the league with 60 goals last season. But the defense was awful last year. The addition of goaltender Anders Lindback, as well as defensemen Sami Salo and Matt Clarke seems to have bolstered the group, as evidenced by the 5-1 thrashing on the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. If this trend continues, expect the Lightning to be playing deep in to the post season.
1/17/13: The Bolts will open the shortened NHL season against the rival Washington Capitals on Saturday, January 19th. Tampa made the Eastern Conference Finals two years ago as goaltender Dwane Rolloson had a remarkable resurgence. But he could not duplicate his work last season, so even though the Lightning could score with any team, they simply could not stop anyone on defense. This season, former Nashville backup Anders Lindback takes over between the pipes. He has impressed so far in informal practices. If he is anywhere above average, then Tampa will be a force in the East.
11/29/12: Most of the focus in the Lightning organization these days is on the Syracuse Crunch. The Crunch, whose players comprised the Norfolk Admirals last season and won the Calder Cup while sporting a record 28 game winning streak, are showing their strenght again, continuing to give hope to the Tampa fans who follow the prospects. Brett Connelly is a very interesting prospect. The big center is back from knee injuries and is making his mark in the AHL along with goaltenders Riku Helinius and Dustin Tokarski. Connelly has a chance to make the Lightning roster this season, that is, if there is a season.
11/22/12: Sad news for the Lightning family, as word is out that former defenseman Kaspars Ashtashenko has died. Ashtashenko only played in 23 games for the Bolts between 1999 and 2001. He played for the Latvian Olympic Team in 2002 as well. He was only 37 years old. Meanwhile, the lockout continues in the NHL, and many NHLers have transplanted themselves to European and Russian teams. Tampa fans are getting restless, and desperately want to fill the Forum this season. Tampa may not be a traditional hockey hotbed, but the fans are loyal and abundant, and can't wait to get back to the games.
11/15/12: With the NHL on hiatus (read: owner-imposed lockout), it's a good time to check in on some of the Lightning's prospects. Tampa's AHL affiliate is the Syracuse Crunch. Most, if not all of the players, were on the Norfolk Admirals last season, which was then Tampa's AHL affiliate. the Admirals cruised to the AHL championship, setting records by dominating the league. The Crunch this year are leading the AHL East division, ironically, by two points over the Admirals. Former first round pick Riku Helenius notched his first shutout since 2009 in a 3-0 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs, who are the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens.
11/8/12: Putting aside all of the hand wringing about Tampa's defense and goal tending concerns, Lightning fans can appreciate their hoards of riches when it comes to offense. Sure, there are the usual suspects such as Vinny Lecalvalier, Marty St. Louis, Steven Stamkos, and Teddy Purcel. But the Lightning may have another blue chip prospect in the pipeline. Cory Conacher was the AHL MVP last season and should make a strong push to join the NHL club soon. Though not big (5'8, 175 lbs), he can score - and would make a great addition with St. Louis and Stamkos.
11/1/12: This could be coach Guy Boucher's make or break year in Tampa, should there be an NHL season. The Lightning invested heavily in improving their back half by acquiring defensemen Sami Salo and Matt Carle. More importantly, GM Steve Yzerman pulled the trigger and traded for Nashville backup goalie Anders Lindback to be the starter in Tampa. The Bolts are already loaded offensively, and now believe they have the defense and goaltending to compete. All that is left is to actually have a season so the team can prove they belong in the contenders bracket, rather than play golf early again.
10/18/12: The Lightning players, through their own dedication, managed to keep practicing together during the lockout. In recent weeks, the numbers have dwindled as several players have gone back to their summer homes or opted to play overseas. But those that stayed should be commended. This is now Steven Stamkos' team, even though Vinny LeCalvalier and Martin St. Louis are still on the roster. And Bolts fans should expect a significant improvement over last season now that Anders Lindback is between the pipes. Considering the dedication of the players, the strong young talent, and an improved netminding situation, Tampa should be on the road back to the playoffs.
10/4/12: Lighting players are still trying to skate together, despite the lockout. But numbers are dwindling, and recently, only 11 players showed up for player-organized workouts. To make matters worse, defenseman Eric Brewer took a puck to the face and had to leave for medical treatment. And since it is a lockout, the treatment would have to be by a regular hospital/doctor, rather than team-provided personnel. Players and fans are getting frustrated by the lack of progress in the CBA negotiations and a perceived unwillingness by the owners to negotiate, but hopefully it will get settled soon and the games can begin.
8/16/12: Outside of lottery draft picks, rarely ever does an 18 year old prospect have a chance to make the NHL. However, the Sabres have two young guns with a legitimate shot of making the team. Buffalo selected Mikhail Grigorenko (No. 12) and Zemgus Girgensons (No. 14) with their two first round picks. Both centers are under contract and will compete for a job with the big club. Grigorenko was the third rated skater going into the draft, but fell due to concerns that he wanted to return to Russia and play in the KHL. The Sabres believe he is worth the risk and expect him in the NHL soon.
8/2/12: While some teams (the Islanders come to mind) are fighting for a new arena to call home through public and private financing, the Lightning are getting some upgrades at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The Republican National Convention will use the facility for their political convention in late August, and has run of the joint from mid-July to mid-September. Some improvements include better cell phone coverage and an enhanced audio system. The Times Forum underwent a major renovation a year ago, which amounted to a much better fan experience as well as a more aesthetically pleasing look.
7/26/12: The Lightning underachieved last season mostly due to shaky goaltending throuhout the year. GM Steve Yzerman filled the void by trading for Nashville backup Anders Lindback, who gets rave reviews among NHL players. The Bolts also re-signed Riku Helenius, presumably to be the backup. Which poses a problem for young Jaroslav Janus, whom the team qualified but not re-signed. Tampa has hinted that he would be the odd man out in Syracuse (AHL affiliate) and he is far too good for the ECHL. A loan to a European club is an option, but it is very possible the team coul lose the talented young netminder.
5/22/12: The Tampa Bay Lightning have fifteen players signed to play the next season in self-proclaimed 'Hockey Paradise'. Cornerstones Vinny LeCalvalier, Martin St. Louis, Teddy Purcell, Steven Stamkos, and Victor Hedman are locked up - which is a good start. Those are players who can lead a team to a Championship. But aside from Eric Brewer, the Bolts really need to work on getting some defensemen on the roster. Of course the white elephant in the room is goaltending. Play between the pipes ultimately doomed Tampa in 2001-12, and an upgrade is deparately needed. Only Matieu Giron is under contract today.
5/15/12: Offense is not a problem in Tampa. The Bolts boast four prolific talents in Marty St. Louis, Vinny Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos, and Teddy Purcell. However, lackluster goaltending and defensive play doomed the team to a finish out of the playoffs, just one year removed from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. Head coach Guy Boucher believes over-confidence at the beginning of the season, combined with injuries were the major causes for the team's decent. At onetime, the Lightning were last in the East, but rallied to get within three points of the playoffs. Unfortunately, a 1-5-1 slide to finish the season ultimately ended any postseason hopes.
5/11/12: Tampa's goaltending problems highlighted its fall from Eastern Conference Finalist in the 2010-11 season to missing the playoffs outright in 2011-12. Veteran Dwane Roloson could not recapture his magic from the previous season, leading to a tough first half of the season. Tampa did have an opportunity to make a move mid-season and passed. St. Louis Blues' minor-league goaltender Ben Bishop was available at the trade deadline. Bishop was a top minor league goalie but not likely to play in majors behind the top league's goaltending tandem. Tampa stayed pat while Ottowa made the trade - and then the playoffs.
5/3/12: While the Tampa Bay Lightning missed the postseason this year, some players are invited to the World Hockey Championships. Nate Thompson and JT Brown will join Team USA and Teddy Purcell, who enjoyed a breakout season with 24 goals and 65 points, will play for Team Canada. Team Canada will also have Lightning coach Guy Boucher serving as an Assistant Coach, offering Purcell the chance to continue his growth as a player over the summer. Purcell was one of five Bolts players to score at least 20 goals, joining Steven Stamkos (60), Martin St. Louis (25), Vinny Lecalvalier (22), and Ryan Malone (20).
4/25/12: The Bolts showed they can score, finishing 8th in the NHL in scoring and owning the league's only 60-goal scorer in Steven Stamkos. Additionally, they have Vinny LeCavalier, Martin St. Louis, and Teddy Purcel, making this a very potent offense. But defense/goaltending and special teams were an issue this past season. The club allowed a league-worst 3.4 goals against per game, and ranked 25th and 26th in penalty kill and power play, respectively. Lightning fans are already clammoring to acquire either Roberto Luongo or Cory Schnieder from Vancouver to replace Dwayne Roloson in net, though Tampa would probably have to pay heavily for either one.
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From 2012: Many secular and many evangelical voices agree on one 'truism'—that if you are an orthodox Christian with a high view of the authority of the Bible, you cannot believe in evolution in any form at all. New Atheist authors such as Richard Dawkins and creationist writers such as Ken Ham seem to have arrived at consensus on this.
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I participate/read 3 political forums, this, the corvette forum, and the turbo buick forum. This one is certainly more left leaning with the other two certainly more right, someday maybe I can find one that has a good balance.
For the most part they have threads on the same topics, just vastly different content. The left can't believe all the stuff the right did to TRY to steal the election, the right can't believe all the stuff the left did to STEAL the election.


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Tell ya what Barry, i'll go all in with you. Disarm the guards and the Secret Service that protect your kids at school. Take all the auto and semi automatic weapons from the ATF, FBI, Homeland Security and every other domestic agency. The founding fathers did not specify arms for hunting or sport.....they regarded well armed peoples to be able to defend themselves from an oppressive government. Has anyone in the Obama camp even looked at Ruby Ridge or Elian Gonzalez to see how reckless and overbearing the government is to Joe Citizen?
Oh yeah, hows your conscience with all the innocents killed in drone strikes? Drones have killed more innocent people than a Bushmaster, but Damned if you're going to stop drone attacks. And how many murders were commited in Chicago and Detroit last year with "assault rifles" versus other forms of firearms. I bet you'd be surprised.
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With one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world, Tsodilo has been called the ''Louvre of the Desert''. Over 4,500 paintings are preserved in an area of only 10 km2 of the Kalahari Desert. The archaeological record of the area gives a chronological account of human activities and environmental changes over at least 100,000 years. Local communities in this hostile environment respect Tsodilo as a place of worship frequented by ancestral spirits.
Avec l'une des plus fortes concentrations d'art rupestre au monde, Tsodilo est parfois appelé le ''Louvre du désert''. Plus de 4 500 peintures sont conservées dans une zone de seulement 10km2 dans le désert du Kalahari. Le site renferme la mémoire de l'évolution humaine et environnementale sur une durée d'au moins 100 000 ans. Les communautés qui vivent encore dans cet environnement hostile respectent Tsodilo en tant que lieu de culte peuplé des esprits ancestraux.
يحتوي موقع تسوديلو على أكبر مجموعة من الفن الصخري في العالم لدرجة أنّه يُطلق عليه أحياناً لقب "لوفر الصحراء". وهو يضم أكثر من 4500 رسمة في مساحة لا تزيد على 10 كم٢ فقط في صحراء كالاهاري. ويختصر هذا الموقع ذاكرة التطور البشري والبيئي على مرّ100000 سنة على الأقل. ولا تزال المجتمعات المحلية التي تقطن هذه البيئة المعادية تحترم تسوديلو كمكان عبادة تسكنه أرواح الأجداد والأسلاف.
source: UNESCO/ERI
被誉为"沙漠卢浮宫"的措迪洛山是世界上岩石艺术最集中的地区之一。在卡拉哈里沙漠(Kalahari Desert)仅10平方公里的地方就保存了4500多幅绘画作品。这个地区的考古发现按年代顺序记载了至少10万年间的人类活动和环境变化。恶劣环境中生存的当地居民十分敬畏措迪洛山,将其作为对祖先神灵的膜拜之地。
source: UNESCO/ERI
Наскальная живопись в районе Цодило
Район Цодило, обладающий одним из самых значительных в мире собраний доисторического наскального искусства, называют «Лувром в пустыне». Свыше 4,5 тыс. изображений сохранилось на территории всего 10 кв. км в пустыне Калахари. Археологические находки этого района отражают хронологию деятельности человека и изменений природной среды на протяжении периода, по крайней мере, в 100 тыс. лет. Туземцы, проживающие в трудных условиях пустыни, считают Цодило священным местом и верят, что его посещают духи их предков.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Llamado a veces el "Louvre del desierto", Tsodilo cuenta con una de las mayores concentraciones de arte rupestre del mundo. En una zona de unos 10 km² escasos del desierto de Kalahari se conservan mí¡s de 4.500 pinturas. Este sitio conserva la memoria de las actividades humanas y las mutaciones del medio ambiente de los últimos 100.000 años por lo menos. Las comunidades que viven hoy en día en este medio hostil veneran Tsodilo por considerarlo un lugar de culto habitado por espíritus ancestrales.
source: UNESCO/ERI
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Met een van de hoogste concentraties van rotskunst in de wereld is Tsodilo ook wel het 'Louvre van de woestijn'. Meer dan 4.500 schilderijen zijn bewaard gebleven in een gebied van slechts tien vierkante kilometer van de Kalahari woestijn. De heuvels van Tsodilo liggen in het noordwesten van Botswana in de buurt van de grens met Namibië en boden mensen meer dan 100.000 jaar onderdak en andere middelen. De archeologische vondsten van het gebied geven een chronologisch verslag van de menselijke activiteiten en milieuveranderingen gedurende deze lange periode. De lokale gemeenschappen in deze vijandige omgeving beschouwen Tsodilo als een plaats van voorouderverering.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Located in north-west Botswana near the Namibian Border in Okavango Sub-District, the Tsodilo Hills are a small area of massive quartzite rock formations that rise from ancient sand dunes to the east and a dry fossil lake bed to the west in the Kalahari Desert. The Hills have provided shelter and other resources to people for over 100,000 years. It now retains a remarkable record, in its archaeology, its rock art, and its continuing traditions, not only of this use but also of the development of human culture and of a symbiotic nature/human relationship over many thousands of years.
The archaeological record of the site gives a chronological account of human activities and environmental changes over at least 100,000 years, although not continuously.
Often large and imposing rock paintings exist in the shelters and caves, and although not accurately dated appear to span from the Stone Age right through to the 19th century. In addition, within the site sediments, there is considerable information pertaining to the paleo-environment. This combination provides an insight into early ways of human life, and how people interacted with their environment both through time and space.
The local communities revere Tsodilo as a place of worship and as a home for ancestral spirits. Its water holes and hills are revered as a sacred cultural landscape, by the Hambukushu and San communities.
Criterion (i): For many thousands of years the rocky outcrops of Tsodilo in the harsh landscape of the Kalahari Desert have been visited and settled by humans, who have left rich traces of their presence in the form of outstanding rock art.
Criterion (iii):Tsodilo is a site that has witnessed visits and settlement by successive human communities for many millennia.
Criterion (vi): The Tsodilo outcrops have immense symbolic and religious significance for the human communities who continue to survive in this hostile environment.
The boundaries contain all the main sites. Three basic long-term facts have contributed to Tsodilo's outstanding state of preservation: its remoteness, its low population density, and the high degree of resistance to erosion of its quartzitic rock. The considerable archaeological evidence is generally well preserved. All excavations are controlled in accordance with the national legislation. Previous excavations have been properly backfilled and, in most instances, leaving intact deposits and strata as a resource for future research.
The property attracts increasing visitor numbers, resulting in the need to manage the threat of increased litter. Despite these increased visits, there have been limited reports of vandalism and graffiti due to the compulsive guided tour regulations put in place.
The authenticity of the rock art in terms of materials, techniques, setting and workmanship is impeccable and, other than some impact caused by natural deterioration and visitors, it remains as original as the time of its creation. Conservation work has been limited to preventive strategies without altering the art and its substrate.
The intangible values of the site continue to be practiced thereby authenticating them as sacred and relevant to local communities. This approach ensures their continued evolvement in line with traditional protection systems.
Protection and management requirements
The site owned by the Government is currently protected in terms of the Monuments & Relics Act 2001, and by conditions of the Anthropological Research Act 1967, National Parks Act 1967, and Tribal Act 1968.
Declared a National Monument in 1927, the responsibility for looking after Tsodilo Hills rests with the Department of National Museum and Monuments in collaboration with the Tsodilo Management Authority, an independent advisory group comprising the Tsodilo Community Trust, community based organizations, NGOs and selected critical government based Departments.
To ensure the conservation of all the site attributes, in 1997, a revised Integrated Management Plan was developed and approved by stakeholders. An Integrated management Plan detailing community initiatives was developed in 2007 and currently being implemented in the buffer area of the site. With the assistance of the African World Heritage Fund, a Core Area Management Plan was developed for the site in 2009.
The main objective of the previous and the current management plans is to ensure the conservation of the values of the site. In addition to the existing site office, and the Tsodilo Management Authority Trust, the Government has opened a regional Monument office to directly oversee the implementation of the management plan for the site.
Long Description
For many thousands of years the rocky outcrops of Tsodilo in the harsh landscape of the Kalahari Desert have been visited and settled by humans, who have left rich traces of their presence in the form of outstanding rock art. The outcrops have immense symbolic and religious significance for the human communities who continued to survive in this hostile environment.
Tsodilo is situated in the north-western corner of Botswana near the Namibian Border. Its massive quartzite rock formations rise from ancient sand dunes to the east and a dry fossil lake bed to the west. They are prominent isolated residual small mountains surrounded by an extensive lowland erosion surface in a hot dry region, known as inselbergs. Their height, shape and spatial relationship have given rise to a distinctive name for each: Male, Female, Child, Grandchild.
Caves and shelters are one of the main resources of the rock outcrop from the human point of view. Where excavated, they show a long sequence of occupation beginning in some cases as early as 100,000 years ago. They indicate repeated use thereafter, the artefact densities appearing to reflect visits, perhaps seasonal, by small mobile group of people. Divuyu and Nqoma are two excavated settlements of particular significance in the 1st millennium AD. Divuyu lies in a saddle at the top of Female; Nqoma is on plateaux below. A general pattern of public housing and living space, flanked by communal middens and perhaps burial areas, seemed to be the settlement plan, suggesting similarities with the spatial patterning of villages of central Africa.
The rock-art paintings are executed in red ochre derived from hematite occurring in the local rock. Much of the red art is naturalistic in subject and schematic in style, characterized by a variety of geometric symbols, distinctive treatment of the human figure, and exaggerated body proportions of many animals. In terms of style and content the art has much in common with paintings of similar antiquity in Zambia and Angola rather than neighbouring Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. A distinctive series of white paintings occurs at only twelve sites: animals in white are rarer and include more domestic species than the reds. Human figures are common, as are geometric designs.
The art is not well dated, although some of it could be more than 2,000 years old. Pictures with cattle are regarded as 600-1200, following the introduction of cattle to Tsodilo after the 6th century AD; geometric art is generally regarded as about 1,000 years old. The latest paintings date to the 19th century on oral evidence. Some white paintings appear to be riders on horses, unknown until the 1850s.
Cup- and canoe-shaped hollows in rock, a common phenomenon throughout the continent, are particularly numerous at Tsodilo. One group, interpreted as a trail of animal footprints, is spread over several hundred metres and is one of the largest rock pictures in the world. These hollows may have been made in the late Stone Age, about 2,000 years ago.
The extent and intensity of mining activity on the mountains to recover ochre, specularite and green stone, used for decorative purposes, is impressive. The mines are clearly pre-colonial.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Present evidence indicates the earliest occupants at Tsodilo probably in the Middle Stone Age, perhaps around 100,000 years ago or earlier. A Late Stone Age cultural presence is dated around 70,000 years ago. In general, repeated use over an extensive period of time appears to reflect small mobile groups of people camping briefly, perhaps on seasonal visits, for example when the fruit of the mongongo tree, Ricinodendron rautanenii, ripens. Local quartz as well as exotic stone were used for tool-making in both the Middle and Late Stone Ages. The use of non-local raw material suggests that contact and some form of exchange have existed at Tsodilo for tens of thousands of years. The Middle Stone Age is marked by the appearance of large stone blades. Tsodilo is unique in demonstrating an extensive record of freshwater fish exploitation in a now arid landscape where rivers formerly flowed. Barbed bone points were probably used to tip fish-spears; bone toolmaking at Tsodilo may well go back 40,000 years.
Fishbone and stone artefacts decrease in the Late Stone Age (c 30,000 BP). The appearance of ostrich eggs in archaeological deposits around that time indicates the development of a new strategy for acquiring a new resource for food and artefact-making. In particular, a tradition of making beads of ostrich egg-shell began then and continues today. Until as recently as c AD 600, the people of Tsodilo lived entirely by hunting, fishing, and foraging for wild food.
By the 7th century AD, however, the pace of change in technology, subsistence, and settlement organization increased as iron and copper metallurgy were introduced. This phase is also marked by the introduction of cattle. Interaction between Late Stone Age foragers and Early Iron Age agro-pastoralists occurred. Settlement took the form of apparently unique social structures. Divuyu itself is the richest site yet discovered in southern Africa for this period. Copper and iron beads, bracelets, and other ornaments became common. All the metal was imported - the copper probably from southern Zaire or north-eastern South Africa, the iron perhaps from only 40km distant - and worked locally. Nqoma at the end of the 1st millennium has the richest variety of metal jewellery of any known contemporary site in southern Africa.
The same two sites in particular, Divuyu and Nqoma, have indicated domestic herding and a settled lifestyle as early as the 7th-8th centuries AD from evidence of middens and house foundations. Cultivated crops such as sorghum and millet were added to the diet. Sheep and goats augmented the few domestic cattle kept by earlier foraging communities. Pottery was produced for a range of domestic purposes and personal adornment became common and often elaborate. Mining for specularite was extensive in 800-1000, and continued into the 19th century. The output was enormous, doubtless contributing to the amount of jewellery and cattle owned by the Nqoma people. The rich elements of Tsodilo Iron Age culture continued well into the 13th century when Nqoma declined, possibly because of drought or war. No further durable exotic objects seem to have entered the Tsodilo region until the effects of the European Atlantic trade began to be felt in the 18th century. Tsodilo became part of the Portuguese Congo-Angola trade axis.
Historically, the Tsodilo area was occupied by the N/hae, who left in the mid-19th century. Its first appearance on a map was in 1857, as a result of information collected by Livingstone during his explorations in 1849-56. In the 1850s the earliest known horsemen, Griqua ivory hunters, passed through the region. The !Kung arrived in the area and made at least a few of the paintings, possibly some of those showing horsemen. The rock art was first sketched and brought to Western attention in 1907 by Siegfried Passarge, a German geologist.
The two, present-day local communities, Hambukushu and !Kung, arrived as recently as c 1860. Nevertheless, they both have creation myths associated with Tsodilo, and they both have strong traditional beliefs that involve respect for Tsodilo as a place of worship and ancestral spirits. The spirituality of the place has become best known to non-local people through the writings of Laurens van der Post, notably The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958). Today, local churches and traditional doctors travel to Tsodilo for prayers, meditation, and medication. Most visitors arrive for religious reasons.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
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I am a 17 year old boy from Essex who is into all genres of music from classical to heavy metal but my favourite band of course is Incubus!! I have listened to Incubus since i was just ten years old…Continue
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I am a 17 year old boy from Essex who is into all genres of music from classical to heavy metal but my favourite band of course is Incubus!! I have listened to Incubus since i was just ten years old through the DVD my Dad brought me as a birthday present...'Alive At Red Rocks' which i can watch over and over again as loud possible!
From a young boy i have had concentration problems and fortunately from being introduced to Incubus i was able to plug in my headphones and get on with work without a problem. The best song i believe to listen to concentrate is 'Aqueous Transmission'.
4 years after discovering Incubus i got diagnosed with a mental illness called Psychosis and bad depression which led me into bad situations. For the first two years of having the two illnesses I got to the point where I could not cope and resorted to plan suicide at the age of 16, which was what i wanted going through my mind that early in my life. For months i thought about killing myself and finally came to the thought that i was going to.
As always i listened to my music to calm me down. I put my iPod on shuffle and out of over a thousand songs' Incubus - Drive' happens to come on. When i listen to songs i relate myself to the lyrics if i can. As the song gets to the chorus the vital line that has kept me here today was sung and made me realise i shouldn't give up and showed me actually 'how much i let the fear, take the wheel and steer', . That same very line i now have tattooed across the top of my back because of it which you may guess is.... 'Whatever Tomorrow Brings I'll Be There'. From then on I became an even bigger fan purchasing all Incubus albums, even the live sessions with 10 different versions of the song Drive which i listen to all the time!
I wanted a way to say thank you to Brandon Boyd for practically saving my life and writing Drive so i got the Om Mani Padme Hum which is tattooed on Brandon's right outer forearm. I got it tattooed on my right ribcage. (Hurt alot but was worth the pain) So in a non weird way I have a part of him with me to keep me to my normal self and to remind me that i can get through it!
I'd also love to thank my Dad, Russ Coleman for introducing me to Incubus!!!
I love the fact that whatever mood i am in i can listen to Incubus as there is a song that suits every mood of mine.
With all the songs i have from Incubus i happened to go onto you tube and listen to 'I Miss You'. Even though i have two versions of it on my iPod. Anyway by chance i read the little advertisement box at the bottom of the clip ,and instead of closing it as i would usually do it came up with 'INCUBUS UK TOUR TICKETS ON SALE NOW'. I've always been told 'if its too good to be true, it most probably is'. Regardless to that i still had to investigate just in case.
The link page opens up and what i thought were tickets going for £350( but ended up being something else which later on my dad explained).Then i thought to myself i sure wont be allowed to go!
Luckily i just browsed through other ticket websites to see if i could find any tickets cheaper..... £27.50 for a ticket at Alexandra Palace standing and honest to god my heart skipped a bit a like the big boy i think i am just cried! I have not been so happy before within a short amount of time. I had been waiting for Incubus to go on a UK tour for years and by chance i find tickets! It made my day, week, month and year, especially when my dad and i see Incubus Live on the 4th November.
i just want to say thank you to Brandon, Mike, Jose, Ben and Chris for making Incubus and the songs you play are truly amazing! Sorry for going off track a little but just wanted to write about how much Incubus means to me! I would also like to say if by any chance anyone reads this and knows Brandon and the boys and could possibly see if they will read this and hopefully reply it was just make me the happiest kid alive! Also one little favour could you give my dad (Russ Coleman) a mention when playing at Alexandra Palace just to say hello, something like that!
Last paragraph i promise, but if anyone knows how to get hold of backstage passes i'd love to know.