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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Standing over 6 feet tall, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Nobles can look pretty intimidating. But anyone who spends a few minutes talking to him quickly finds a soft-spoken guy with a country accent.
Nobles, a radio technician assigned to Regimental Combat Team 6 here, said he grew up living mostly with his father, who worked long hours to support his son. The Marine, from Petal, Miss., said is how he learned to work hard himself.
"I've always looked up to my father," Nobles said. "He always worked shift work, ever since I can remember. He would sometimes work 12- to 18-hour shifts to provide for me."
While his father worked, Nobles said, he spent time with his grandparents.
"They were like a second set of parents," he added. "My grandfather is a real great man - he even started the school system where I [grew up]. He definitely taught me how to be a man."
Nobles said that although he was very family-oriented, he made the wrong friends for a while. He added that it took a near-death experience to make him consider the Marine Corps.
"Where I come from, people either do the right thing or the wrong thing," he said. "I got kicked out of school several times; I just couldn't get my head on straight. I was making some bad choices and some bad friends. It felt like a bad streak a mile wide."
Things changed one day, Nobles said, while he was relaxing in a canoe on a river near his hometown. Suddenly, a boat in front of him got stuck and the two vessels collided. Nobles' canoe flipped upside down and he was pinned underwater while the canoe was wedged against the boat.
"I just thought to myself 'Well, this is it, this is how it's going to end,'" he said.
Nobles said as his life flashed before him, he realized he hadn't done much with it. He said he felt God was giving him a wake-up call.
Nobles managed to get his footing and stand up underwater, he recounted, pushing the canoe out of the way and dislodging it from the boat.
"I really felt like if I died then, I wouldn't have done anything with my life," he said. "That next day I went to the Marine recruiter's office."
Nobles said he chose the Marine Corps over the other services because of a cousin who fought in Desert Storm.
"I just had so much respect for him growing up that I guess it just translated into respect for the Marine Corps," he said. "Once you get the mindset that you want to be a Marine, settling for anything else isn't something you want to do."
"I honestly didn't choose my [military occupational specialty]," Nobles said. "I thought I was coming in as infantry. I didn't even know the Marine Corps had a job like this."
Considering he didn't get the job he wanted, Nobles said, he couldn't have gotten a better one.
"I love fixing all these radios; it's just like a big puzzle and you have to figure out which piece is missing or broken," he said with a smile while updating the software on some radios.
Nobles said one of his fondest memories is of when he went to Forward Operating Base Delhi to fix a radio. When he arrived, he said, he was told to rest because he had arrived late at night. But Nobles had a broken radio and a mission to accomplish.
"That particular one had been broken since August of 2011," Nobles said, noting that people in three units were unable to fix it,. "I fixed it in five hours," he added. "I was worried there for a minute, because I thought I wasn't going to be able to fix it."
Watching Nobles on the job, it's easy to see his work ethic.
"It's really just a pride thing," he said. "There's no sense in doing something [halfway]. It's all about being a man and taking pride in what you do. That's why I try so hard to learn new things about my MOS and try and better myself."


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It's a matchup against two very different Denver Nuggets squads. One, a high-scoring team with a deep bench that pushes the tempo and uses its altitude advantage. The other, a defensive-minded underdog that shocked the basketball world after becoming the first No. 8 seed to beat a No. 1 seed.
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Point guards: Ty Lawson vs. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
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TV Preview: "Vegas" may be overloaded
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The usual complaint about flabby TV dramas is the lack of a coherent storyline, the lack of a charismatic protagonist, the need for more conflict. In the case of "Vegas," premiering Tuesday on CBS (at 9 p.m. on Channel 4), the complaint may be too much story, too many leads, an over-abundance of potential conflict. Here's hoping that turns out to be a benefit.
That's because "Vegas" could be either the Dennis Quaid show or the Michael Chiklis show; it aims to be both, a sprawling epic about the birth of the town of Las Vegas in which (literal) white hats battle black hats for control. It's all things to all demographics: A mob drama, a police story, a period piece, a romance, a conspiracy theory, all topped off with '60s-era wardrobe, big-fin cars and mod aesthetics that proved so alluring to viewers of "Mad Men."
Of course it takes more than set design and costumes to mount a successful drama. "Vegas" is likely to be successful simply because, at heart, it's a CBS crime procedural with cowboy threads. Quaid plays Ralph Lamb (based on the real person), a cranky long-widowed dad, who doesn't like the low-flying government planes that scare his horses. In fact, he doesn't like much of anything. Mostly he doesn't like Vincent Savino (Chiklis), a Chicago mobster newly arrived to get the local gangsters in line.
The second tier casting is impressive, too: Jason O'Mara plays Lamb's younger brother, Jack; Carrie Anne Moss plays Katherine O'Connell, the assistant D.A. who grew up on the ranch next door.
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Steve Ballmer's Clippers can move past Donald Sterling
After the longest and most exhausting experience, Chris Paul was relieved that it was over.
Not the Donald Sterling saga that had forever changed his Los Angeles Clippers world and exposed the ugliest of NBA owners, mind you, but the search for a new National Basketball Players Association executive director that concluded late on that Las Vegas evening of July 28. Yet before Paul and his fellow players discussed their new leader with a small group of reporters inside the celebratory hotel conference room, the Clippers point guard was informed that Shelly Sterling had won a key victory in probate court just hours before. The finish line that always seemed to keep moving was closer than ever, but Paul still wasn't ready to believe it.
"It's like over, over?" a skeptical Paul asked.
Not yet, he was informed, but it would be soon.
"Yeah, exactly," he said with a shake of the head.
Paul wasn't alone when it came to his Sterling syndrome. From April 25, when TMZ first revealed his racist comments, it seemed as if Sterling's legendarily litigious ways would mean that this unsavory subplot would have no end. Yet with the Tuesday announcement from the NBA and the Clippers that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had gained formal control of the team, Paul and the rest of the basketball world can rest easy knowing that it's, well, over, over. The wicked-witch-is-dead moment that everyone was waiting for finally arrived.
As the hashtag read on the Clippers official Twitter account not long after the announcement was made, "#ItsANewDay""
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wasn't available for comment Tuesday, which is just fine considering he showed up when it mattered most. By coming down so hard on Sterling soon after his comments became public with a lifetime ban, and by seeing his historic punishment through rather than softening his stance when the court complications came, he allowed the league to move forward with the kind of clean slate that was wholly necessary here because of the seriousness of the matter.
The players wouldn't have accepted any less, and now they'll enter next season and beyond knowing that this 52-year-old attorney who had such huge shoes to fill when he took over for David Stern in February is more than capable of defending their honor. Owners and players will always battle over business, and the inherent nature of Silver's role means he'll take the side of the men who run these 30 teams, but Silver displayed the kind of leadership and humanity in his first major challenge that won't soon be forgotten.
What a relief for the players, coaches and staff members of the Clippers, too. Rather than facing a training camp full of questions about how they could continue to work for such a widely reviled man, a man who was the league's worst owner long before he was exposed in such an unflattering light, Paul and company will be able to focus on basketball again.
Doc Rivers, the team's top front-office executive and head coach who made the best of a bad situation during their playoff run that ended in the second round, can talk about their renewed title pursuit rather than discussing his own uncertain future. And what a future it might be, what with Ballmer setting such an epic financial tone with his willingness to pay a record $2 billion for the franchise (previous league record was $535 million, when the Vivek Ranadive-led group bought the Sacramento Kings last year).
The Sterling story went well beyond sports, of course, delving deep into the discussion about equality and decency in the workplace. It was volatile because of the league's undeniable dynamic, a vast majority of white owners whose team's rosters are filled with African-American players. But the irony here is that the NBA is a better, more transparent and healthier place because of what went down with Sterling. And mercifully, meaningfully, it has finally come to an end.
Yes, Chris, it's over, over.
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The Needles Climber's Log
T. White - Nov 7, 2017 7:55 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2016Too bad the lookout is gone, but...
there sure was a special feeling at the top. Maybe it was the rickety stairs that felt like you'd drop into thin air at any moment? Views were outstanding. This was the rock that made me fall in love with the Southern Sierra.
wordlessnature - Oct 24, 2014 7:12 pmStill great, after tower
I have hiked to the Needles before the lookout caught fire many times, and once after. It is a beautiful hike, and the rock post-burn allows for some fun scrambling near the top.
Bob Burd - Dec 23, 2012 8:38 pm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2012Tower visit
I wasn't here to rock climb, just to visit the site where the tower had been recently removed. Trip Report.
Diggler - Oct 3, 2012 5:29 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2012As good as it gets
Little trip w/ Faith, '12. Some of the best trad' you can find. Anywhere.
5.24.'12: White Punks on Dope- little bit of a burly approach (did from the opposite side), but a superb climb, with a sweet opening dihedral, awkward overhang, horizontal chimney, & finished off with some big runout slab. What an intro to the Needles!
5.28: Igor Unchained. Sweet dihedral(s), amazing thin, steep final pitch. I led Ps 1 & 3. FUN.
5.29: Thin Ice. One of the best 2 pitch climbs I've ever done. Didn't commit @ the crux & hung, so there went the redpoint (gotta go back!). Beginning of P2 was Yosemite (awkward, burly off-width/chimney) all the way. FUN.
5.30: Warlock, S face. Definitely not the cleanest or most sustained climbing in the Needles, but a 1st class adventure climb! Runout above the Pedestal took a number of retreats before finally pulling it (that would be a BAD place to fall), but finally did it. BIG day, a lot of fun! Great way to conclude our Needles outing!
Thanks for the beta, advice, & guide, Kris- much appreciated!
krrt2000 - Feb 26, 2012 9:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2000Lookout Trail
Great hike with my wife and two young 3 & 4 year old daughters.
fatdad - Mar 29, 2011 1:50 pmA little bit of everything
Various routes climbed over the years, mostly 80s and 90s: Thin Ice, Airy Interlude, Fancy Free, Love Potion No. 9, Innervision, etc. Some many good routes, so little time.
Deb - Aug 23, 2010 9:03 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010Strange Brew (5.8, 10 pitches)
What a long wonderful route...even the run-outs were wonderful! Great time with Dave at the Needles - our first time climbing there together.
Tom Fralich - Oct 12, 2009 2:18 am Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2009See Below
Tree Route (5.6, 4 pitches) -- October 9,2009 -- Mary and I headed to Dome Rock after a week of night shifts, planning to have an easy run up Tree Route. When we got to the base of the route, we found a group of 10+ teenagers, with 3+ guides, who were planning to take all of the kids up the route. I asked if we might go ahead and they begrudgingly agreed. So we blasted off and had a great time. The whole thing took us +/- 1 hour.
White Punks on Dope (III 5.8+, 6 pitches) -- October 10, 2009 -- Mary and I did this on our first trip to The Needles. We got a bit off-route on the approach, but we reached the base in about 1.25 hours and started up behind another group. The climbing on the first 4 pitches was stellar, but I found the climbing on the bolted pitch to be horrifying. The sparse bolting and fear-factor on this pitch detracted from an otherwise well-protected and very fun climb. The finger crack after the bolted pitch was great fun. The descent was long and steep.
hockeyman - Mar 7, 2007 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 1999Igor / Thin Ice
Good routes, magical place. Very cool. Loved it and want to go back. Had bear issues in camp but no big deal. Been there twice. One of the best places in the Sierra's.
robojeda - Sep 6, 2006 5:22 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2006The Magician "Black Magic/Strange Brew"
What an awsome place, classic climb, and Tasty cookies!
kngalaric - Aug 9, 2006 1:45 amStairs are a piece of cake
Fantastic views and Margee the host is a wonderful lady!
asmrz - May 4, 2006 5:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1991Hermit Spire, Brain Tune-Up, 5.11C
High up on the left side of the East Face of Hermit is very prominent thin finger crack. If you look up the face from the Falcon cracks area, you cannot miss this crack. It is the most prominent, visible and exciting feature of the East Face. In 1989, Miguel Carmona and I climbed up to this crack via the easy 4th class ramp that splits the lower East Face apron. We were only able to get up about 30 feet up the crack as we only had RPs for thin crack protection and this vertical crack looked totally owesome, scary and difficult. Upon return to LA I saw a TV program on brain stimulation by electrodes that provided some relief from "unreasonable" fear!? Exactly what we needed! Hence the name "Brain Tune-Up". Miguel brought Jim Mathews and my new set of Lowe Balls to the crack in June of 1990 and Jim was able to climb the 120 feet of finger crack at 5.11C. They rapped from the top of the pitch exhausted from the effort. On August 4th. 1991, Miguel and I returned and finished bolting the upper face and crack (10a) that later reaches the upper Charlie Knapp Route and follows it to the top. All bolts are 1/4 inch, drilled on lead. If you are into thin finger crack climbing, this is trully a great route that can be well protected by micro cams.
asmrz - May 4, 2006 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1990Hermit Spire, European Blend, 5.9
Miguel Carmona and I did the FA of this (dare I say) clean, smooth, fun face in 1990. Start at the wide gully that also houses the start of the Beckey South Face but after climbing the left side of the gully for about 30 feet, cross to the right and find a line of bolts (actually just three of them) going up and right on the apron. The climbing is very sporting 5.8 and ends in a small depression in the middle of the apron (50 meter rope).
The next pitch (3 bolts) continues up the narrowing apron (5.8) and ends at the 4th class ledge allowing escape right and down. Above the left terminus of the ledge is a steep and prominent buttress. Climb up the buttress (2 bolts) to reach a hand crack and 2 bolt belay above. Walk the easy but thin ledge right and climb the obvious corner up and left (5.9). Two exit pitches (5.6 and 5.6) or 10A and 10B will get you to the summit. All bolts are 1/4 inch, drilled from natural stances on the lead. The route has just enough pro to be sporting, but please be sure you are comfortable on moderate runouts at this rating.
asmrz - May 4, 2006 5:04 pmHermit Spire, The Snowman, 5.10B,
Miguel Carmona and I climbed the prominent crack and face just right of the existing Herb Laeger route "The Falcon" in 1989 (I think). Start about 15 feet to the right of the Falcon and climb knobby face (5.8) to a bolt about 20 feet up. Make a move(10A) to the left, reach the crack and climb it to a good belay and a ledge (10B). From the ledge climb slightly right and up on 10B face to the base of the apron mid way up. Climb the left edge of a serrated flake and face climb by the left side of a prominent roof spliting the face above you (tricky 10a). Another pitch or two lead to the summit. Very good, clean climbing at sustained 5.9 and 5.10. All bolts are 1/4 inch and were hand drilled from free stances on the lead.
tarol - Feb 9, 2006 2:00 pmRoute Climbed: The easy way! The stairs :) Date Climbed: November 22, 2003
This was a longer excursion than it would normally be to hike to the Needles Lookout because it was November and the Needles Road was already closed due to snow. Me and 3 friends hiked from the Western Divide Hwy to the Lookout and camped at the Trailhead overnight. It was very cold out there but we had a good time! Loved the clear winter views from the lookout...
old5ten - Jan 9, 2006 5:10 amRoute Climbed: Igor Unchained, Thin Ice, Love Potion, etc. Date Climbed: several, 1993 to present
What an awesome place. IMHO the cracks here rival anything the Valley has to offer.
Rileywyna - Dec 19, 2005 11:48 amRoute Climbed: Igor Unchained Date Climbed: aug 2000
Really outstanding climb. My first route after back surgery and my new partner Schaffer's first real crack climb ever...ya.he is bad ass
Kerstin - Sep 19, 2005 12:56 amRoute Climbed: Several great ones Date Climbed: Mostly mid-eighties
We climbed the South Face of Hermit Spire on August 7, 1985. A few days later we climbed White Punks on Dope, which was an incredible route. That month we also climbed the first pitch of Igor Unchained, then traversed over to Airy Interlude...We did Black Magic...a great route. I also climbed Black Magic in July of 1999 with the same partner. In June of 1986 we climbed the South Face of the Warlock. In July of 1987 we climbed Spooky, which I remember being very enjoyable. In early August of 1987 we climbed Slight of Hand and Stars and Stripes forever.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Fire History
There must be a book on the history of everything. The University of California Press Blog has a post on Neil G. Sugihara, Jan W. van Wagtendonk, Kevin E. Shaffer, Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman and Andrea E. Thode, eds., Fire in California's Ecosystems, which "includes an historical overview of fire, vegetation, and climate in California; overviews of fire as a physical and ecological process; and reviews the interactions between fire and the physical, plant, and animal components of the environment."
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ISLAMABAD (APP) - The United States and Pakistan are working together to fight foot and mouth disease, which is estimated to cause $82 million in economic damage to rural Pakistani families every year. The United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and the Government of Pakistan, is supporting this effort with a comprehensive $9 million programme to provide training and equipment to researchers, veterinarians and epidemiologists throughout Pakistan. Foot and mouth disease causes significant damage to the Pakistani livestock population and to the farmers who depend on them for their livelihood, said David Wolf, Senior Agriculture Attach at the US Embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday. This training will allow Pakistani scientists to use the latest technologies and treatments to fight against this disease all around the country. The USDA is proud to be their partner in that effort. The inaugural session this week at the National Veterinary Laboratories in Islamabad brought together 45 Pakistani scientists and veterinarians from federal and provincial agencies and universities. Over the course of four days, scientists from the USDA and the University of California at Davis will hold seminars on epidemiology, new diagnosis methods, response to outbreaks and disease control measures. This programmes will continue over the coming years as trainees of the programme will partner with provincial governments, universities and farmers to develop and deploy vaccines to inoculate livestock. Foot and mouth disease is one of the most contagious and economically devastating viral diseases in the world. It causes a high rate of sickness in cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats. Most affected animals recover, but the disease leaves them debilitated and causes severe loss in the production of meat and milk. It is estimated that there are 66 million cattle and buffalo in Pakistan and one out of four families depend on livestock for their livelihood.
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A Glamorous Wedding with White Accents at Quinta Mazatlan World Birding Center in McAllen, Texas
With white flowers and twinkling lights, Laura Corpus (30 and a nurse) and Serafin Gomez's (30 and a contractor) wedding had an ethereal, dreamy feel. Laura wore family heirlooms, including a bracelet worn by all the women on her father's side of the family. "It was an honor to wear a piece so exquisite," she says. After a traditional Catholic ceremony, guests moved to cocktail hour to sip mezcal margaritas and listen to an acoustic guitarist. Laura knew the Quinta Mazatlan World Birding Center was right for their wedding from the start. "I always wanted to have my wedding there because of its beautiful outdoor hacienda. When I saw all the décor [on our wedding day], my jaw needed to be picked up off the floor." The night ended with a buttercream cake and a plate of the couple's favorite desserts, including strawberries and Nutella.


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WATERLOO, Ont. – Shares in BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion are continuing their upward march.
RIM stock is trading up almost seven per cent, or $1.06 to $16.77 in the early going on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The stock (TSX:RIM) has gained some 14 per cent since the close last Monday, and more than 170 per cent since hitting a 52-week low of $6.10 last September.
The recent surge comes as RIM prepares to unveil its new BlackBerry 10 operating system and line of smartphones on Jan. 30.
On Monday, president and CEO Thorsten Heins was quoted in a German newspaper as saying the Waterloo, Ont.-based company is still open to licensing its new OS, but not before the launch.
The paper also quotes Heins as saying the sale of RIM's hardware production arm is also a possibility.
On Friday, Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek raised his target estimate for RIM to US$19.50 per share, from $13.
In a note to investors, Misek said he expects RIM to open its corporate BlackBerry email services to iPhone and Android devices, which would be a new revenue stream for the company.
BlackBerry 10 is widely considered a make-or-break product for the once dominant smartphone maker, which has seen its market share eroded by Apple and Android devices.


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30 in 30: Panthers have deep prospect poolby Mike Battaglino
The Florida Panthers prepared for last season expecting their overflowing pool of prospects to provide three players for the NHL roster. Turns out, five from NHL.com's top 10 list made their NHL debut in 2012-13, with a sixth playing one-third of the 48-game schedule and a seventh setting the stage to become a regular.
One, Jonathan Huberdeau, wound up winning the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year. Another, Jacob Markstrom, enters 2013-14 as the No. 1 goaltender. A third, Drew Shore, skated in 43 games.
Then, Florida's fall from division champion to last in the League gave the organization two more top draft picks to add to a collection that remains among the NHL's best.
"The overall depth and the overall size … there are a lot of players, a lot of good players," general manager Dale Tallon said at this summer's development camp. "That's what I like. I like to see that we've got a solid depth chart now in all positions."
Here's a look at Florida's top 10 prospects, according to NHL.com:
1. Aleksander Barkov, C: He'll forever be known as the player the Panthers took instead of Seth Jones, selecting the 17-year-old Finn with the second pick of the 2013 NHL Draft.
Tallon raved about Barkov (who turns 18 on Sept. 2) before and after the pick, saying a pre-draft interview, when the teenager was adamant about playing in the NHL as soon as possible, sealed the deal. This despite the fact he's recovering from shoulder surgery he had in March.
"He really wants to be a star, he wants to play here, and he wants to play right away," Tallon said at development camp. "It's a little frustrating for him right now that he can't compete with his future teammates, but he's in the gym working really hard and our trainers have worked extremely hard with him. He's excited to be here, he loves it here and wants to stay here, so that's a real positive."
Also on the plus side is Barkov's experience playing for Tappara in Finland's top league, where at a still-growing 6-foot-3 and 209 pounds he was able to more than hold his own. His 48 points (21 goals) in 53 games ranked ninth in the league.
"He's way beyond his age as far as maturity, and I'm anxious to get him playing and I'm anxious to watch him develop," Tallon said.
2. Nick Bjugstad, C: The 19th pick of the 2010 draft made his NHL debut April 6, signing after his third season at the University of Minnesota. It took him until the last of his 11 games to score his first goal.
"It was an eye-opener for me," Bjugstad told the Panthers website. "It was more so for me to learn and get a grasp of what the game is like. It was a short time, but it was a good experience for me. Probably not the best on paper, but I think it'll help me in the future and this coming training camp confidence-wise. I learned a lot and it was a good experience."
At 6-6, 215, the 21-year-old fits the Panthers' stated ambition to be huge down the middle.
"Well, Nick's a giant," director of player development Brian Skrudland said. "First and foremost, physically he's ready for the National Hockey League. We'll continue to work on the little aspects of the mental game and the challenges that he's going to face. He has such great skill and determination, as do a lot of [the prospects]."
3. Alex Petrovic, D: The 36th pick in the 2010 draft made his NHL debut April 18. He did not have a point in six games after getting 17 in 55 games for San Antonio in the American Hockey League.
"I'm ready to make that next step," Petrovic said. "Last year gave me confidence that I can play in the game and be effective too. For me it's just getting stronger in the upper body and coming in with a lot of confidence and just showing them that I'm ready to play here."
The 6-4, 206-pound 20-year-old did have 25 penalty minutes.
"He's a big, lanky guy who can really skate and move the puck; it's rare," Bryan McCabe, manager of player development, said. "He's got a little edge to him; he plays with a little grit. ... He's really coming into his own here."
4. Vincent Trocheck, C: Though one of the few who did not reach the NHL, Trocheck had the most successful season of anyone on this list.
The 64th pick of the 2011 draft was named Most Outstanding Player in the Ontario Hockey League after scoring 50 goals and a league-high 109 points in 63 games with the Saginaw Spirit and Plymouth Whalers, ending with a 21-game point-scoring streak. He had 24 points in 15 playoff games for Plymouth, and helped the United States win gold at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship.
"My mindset is I'm coming here to try to make the team and I'm going to do whatever it takes to wear that [Panthers] jersey," said Trocheck, who turned 20 in July.
At 5-10, 182, he, along with Rocco Grimaldi, provides a different look among the Panthers' hulking forwards.
"They're going to be surrounded by tall trees to play with them and protect them," Tallon said of Trocheck and Grimaldi. "Those guys are really good hockey players. They have good hockey sense, good quickness and they know where to go; and both of them are fearless, so it makes up for their lack of size."
5. Colby Robak, D: Drafted No. 46 in 2008, Robak made a three-game NHL cameo in February 2012 before returning a year later. He played 16 games, shuttling back and forth from Florida to San Antonio.
"It's every kid's dream to play in the NHL as quickly as possible," Robak said. "To have the opportunity to do it and try to make an impact and show you want to stay here as a young guy, it's something you have to take full advantage of."
Robak (6-3, 194) had one point for the Panthers, and 23 in 63 AHL games. The season prior he had 39 points in 73 AHL games and was a plus-15. The 23-year-old signed a two-year contract this summer.
6. Quinton Howden, C: The 21-year-old made a one-game NHL debut Jan. 26, then returned March 21 to play in the final 17. The 25th pick in the 2010 draft did not score a point.
"I was frustrated at the time," Howden said. "Everybody wants that goal. But I was helping the team, contributing in ways, and that's all I really wanted to do. As long as I can come back and contribute in those little ways, then that's all I want."
Howden (6-2, 189) did have 209 points in 177 games in his final three Western Hockey League seasons, and had 30 in 57 games with San Antonio last season.
7. Michael Matheson, D: The 19-year-old is bound for his second season at Boston College, but seems ready to graduate to the NHL.
"He's a great skater, everyone knows that. He's just got to mature and get some more experience," McCabe told the Miami Herald. "As a freshman at BC he played a lot of minutes. He had a great season. This year, we're looking for him to hopefully make the [Canadian] World Junior Championship team. It would be a great experience for him to play internationally."
Matheson (6-2, 180) had eight goals and 17 points for the Eagles. The 23rd pick of the 2012 draft will be college teammates with Ian McCoshen, chosen by Florida with the 31st pick in 2013.
"Both of us going through the same situation will help both of us, hopefully, get to this organization," Matheson told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "Definitely, in the next year or two, I'll try to make this team. I don't think I'll stay at BC for all four years.''
8. Rocco Grimaldi, C: He responded after missing almost all of his freshman season at North Dakota with a knee problem by totaling 13 goals and 36 points in 39 games as a sophomore.
At 5-6 and 160 pounds, the 20-year-old is an annual attention-getter at development camp.
"I like playing like a big guy, I guess," Grimaldi said. "I'm not going to throw my body around all the time, but when the opportunity presents itself, that's what I'll do. So it's no big deal. I just like playing hard, I like being hard to play against, I like annoying the guys, come out of nowhere because I'm small. I use my size to my advantage, and I love giving defensemen a hard time when they're playing against me. It's one of the fun parts of the game for me."
The 33rd pick of the 2011 draft will return to school as MVP of the gold-medal game at the World Junior Championship, when he scored two goals in the Americans' 3-2 win against Sweden.
9. Jonathan Racine, D: A rare stay-at-home defenseman in the system, the 87th pick in the 2011 draft played eight games for San Antonio last season after accumulating 138 penalty minutes with the Moncton Wildcats in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
"I work hard in practice; I'm a tough guy," Racine told the Sun Sentinel. "I'm not a skilled guy like those guys. … This is why no one talks a lot about me. I don't care. I do my thing on the ice. I think I will have my time.''
Racine (6-2, 202) was plus-36 in 122 QMJHL games the past two seasons. He turned 20 in May.
10. Michael Houser, G: It is almost impossible to believe the 20-year-old is on the brink of playing in the NHL.
Houser was born with bilateral club feet, had 15 surgeries on each foot before he turned 4, then two more when he was 12. Passed over in three NHL drafts, he attended 2012 development camp as a tryout and was given a three-year contract.
With Jose Theodore not expected back, Houser (6-1, 185) sits third on the organizational depth chart behind Markstrom and Scott Clemmensen.
"It's exciting, but at the same time it forces you to work that much harder," Houser said. "You know you could get the call at any time to come up. It's exciting, but at the same time you want to stay level-headed and work your way up, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get here."
The 2012 OHL Goalie of the Year, Houser was 17-10-2 with a 2.55 goals-against average for Cincinnati in the ECHL last season.
NHL.com correspondent Alain Poupart contributed to this report.
For all 30 in 30 stories go to NHL.com/30in30stories and for the full 30 in 30 schedule visit NHL.com/30in30.


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Before we had the iPod or the television, people gathered around the radio for their music and entertainment.
Then along came the transistor, the walkman and eventually, our mp3 players that all made our music mobile.
Fast forward half a century from the transistor days and here we are again, sitting around the radio, listening to music and entertainment. Only now, it's Internet radio, and there's no limit on what you can hear.
Whether it's a broadcast of what you might hear on the AM or FM dials or something else entirely, Internet radio serves a wide variety of tastes, from mainstream material to a vast selection of niche genres. And many of the services that let you stream music online are free.
For a long time, users had to sit at their computers to reap the benefits of Internet radio. But, now, a crop of new devices let you listen to Internet radio without tying up your computer.
The new generation of players, like the Logitech Squeezebox Radio, for $199, use Wi-Fi to bring in Web stations from all over the world. Or, if you want to follow local news and sports while you're far from home, you can listen to your hometown radio stations live streams, no matter where you are.
You can also listen to thousands of Internet music stations and access music services like Rhapsody, Napster, and Pandora. And on the Squeezebox, you can also stream your own mp3 collection.
As you listen, many of these devices feature a bright color screen that can display album art as well as artist and track information.
The Livio Radio, another new player in the market, also leverages the power of music services, like Pandora and Slacker, to learn your taste in music.
Like the Squeezebox as you stream services like Pandora on the Livio, you can indicate with thumbs up and thumbs down controls whether or not you like the selection.
If you like it, give it a thumbs up and the service will play that song more often, and other songs just like it. Give it a thumbs down and it won't play that song for you again. (If you're ambivalent, you can just skip the thumbs up/down feature)
The music services learn your tastes, and soon, you've got your own personalized radio channel going.
The Livio Radio ($149) is designed to work with Pandora's customized controls, both on the front panel or by using the included remote.
Livio Radio: Old-Fashioned Looks, New-Fangled Function
The Livio looks a lot like the old-fashioned radios, and its small rectangular shape means it fits nicely onto a bookshelf. It's a table-top unit with a single speaker and a round knob that activates the controls. You can also connect the Livio or the Squeezebox to a larger sound system using their line out jacks.
When you hook these radios up, they search for available Wi-Fi networks that make connecting to the Internet very simple. Once paired with your music account, your stations load onto the device and personalized music ends up at your fingertips.


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Is the priest shortage a good reason to close parishes?
A Detroit archdiocesan planning commission made up primarily of laypeople released a report today recommending that Detroit's bishop close nine parishes and consolidate 60 parishes into 21 over the next five years, according to the Detroit Free Press. Archbishop Allen Vigneron will now compare that report with recommendations from parishes as he weighs the next steps for the 1.4 million Catholics of the Detroit archdiocese.
As often is the case, the commission notes that the shortage of priests is the primary driver of parish closings, rather than the financial stability of any parish. One third of Detroit's 293 priests are expected to become inactive in the next decade. (Even the current number of priests yields a staggering ratio of 1 priest to every 4,700-plus Catholics.) The current uptick in seminary enrollment isn't going to make a dent in that number.
The priest shortage is a challenge for many reasons--see the ratio above--but it shouldn't be a primary reason for closing a parish, as if a parish's only purpose was the celebration of Sunday eucharist. A parish is an organization of the baptized for the sake of their ministry to the world; a parish is more than Sunday Mass. While it is desirable that every parish have a resident priest, it isn't necessary, and there are many possible solutions to the problem of a parish without a priest.
The decision to close a parish is a serious one, and it should be based on the viability of the community gathered: Can it preach the gospel, carry out the works of mercy, and gather for liturgy, as well as support itself? If the answer is yes, then some creative solution must be sought to keep it open, even if that means someone other than a priest leads its pastoral life. The shortage of priests is another ball of wax entirely.


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Signs of dehydration and over-watering Stem and leaf wilt signal dehydration, but you should avoid waiting for this sign. In addition, the soil mixture may pull away from the side of the pot. At this stage a plant is stressed, and repeated treatment of this sort is ill advised. Watch for these signs of dehydration: Leaf growth is slow. Leaves become translucent. Leaves or flowers drop prematurely. Leaf edges become brown and dried. Lower leaves curl and yellow. Frequent watering with small
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If you've enjoyed indoor houseplants for any length of time, you've probably lost a plant or two. Insufficient and excessive watering are among many reasons a plant might fail despite what seem like pampered conditions. In some cases, pampering may be precisely the problem. Water serves as an important transport medium, allowing nutrients to travel from soil to plant cell. But too much water in the soil layer forces air from the root zone, reducing the plant's oxygen supply. Unfortunately, there
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SICILY, SOTTO VOCE: Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are planning a clients-only couture presentation in Taormina, Sicily, on July 9. It'll be a far cry from their usual paparazzi-popping, starlet-populated, multimedia runway blitzes. In fact, no press are invited.
The designers have been warming to the idea of exclusive, unique gowns, not unlike those spotted in May on Scarlett Johansson, Bianca Brandolini d'Adda and Andrea Dellal on the red carpet at the Costume Institute gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dolce and Gabbana reportedly have been mulling a couture line for some time. Word has it that the July presentation on their home turf is an experiment to see if the designers want to take the concept further into a full-fledged business.


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This T-Shirt by Milton Carter is a bit grim if you think about it, but I am sure that it is all in good fun. Some might even think of Faces of Death 2010 as an homage to some of the celebrities that we looked up to. The T-Shirt features a wide collection of celebrities and pop culture icons who passed away in the 2010.
The T-Shirt features "a collection of recently dead celebrities ranging from cultural lumiaries (Lousie Bourgeois, Dennis Hopper, Alexander McQueen, Lena Horne, J.D. Salinger) to musical greats (Guru, Ronnie James Dio, Alex Chilton, Solomon Burke, Malcolm McLaren) to pop culture icons (Tony Curtis, Corey Haim, Jimmy Dean, Gary Coleman, George Steinbrenner)."
Faces of Death 2010 is available now from Milton Carter's Etsy site for $20.
The concept of a The Faces of Death T-Shirt originates way back in 1997, when M. Carter published an image of the deceased from the year (1997) in a zine called Gank. The series then continues in 2002 when Carter screen printed a T-shirt featuring 2002 deaths in his kitchen. Following 2002, Carter went on to make versions of Faces of Death for 2009 and 2010.
I actually think these are pretty neat. It is at the very least an interesting way to remember people that we may have admired. Below you'll find some images from the 1997, 2002, and 2009 versions of Faces of Death.


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If you commute a lot a good bike rack can be a huge bonus. A backpack or specially designed messenger bag can be great ways to haul stuff around, but it often turns into a sweaty and uncomfortable circumstance. A particularly heavy bag can also cut off circulation to your hands which can be a major discomfort.
There are special panniers you can buy for use with bike racks and plastic buckets can also be used. A guy I ran into this summer modified old kitty litter buckets to fit on his rack. With a drill and a trip to the hardware store, the buckets can be modified to hang from your rack. You can also buy them built to go on the citybikes website.
I decided that I wanted my own "glove compartment" of sorts and a trip to The Container Store inspired me to create this:
I found a rather sturdy box with a lid that was the perfect size. I drilled a few holes it the bottom, screwed it on to the rack with some wing nuts so that I could easily take it off at any time without tools, and a bungee cord ensures the lid stays on tight.
It's water proof and if you want, it can even be used as a cooler. Simply toss in some ice and whatever needs to be cooled, and you're set. The only thing to be aware of is the "vibration factor." Whatever you put in such a storage device is going to get shaken up quite a bit. There are ways to dampen the effects. Some loose newspaper for example.


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I signed up as a volunteer, will I be automatically assigned to one of the volunteer activities?
We are thankful for every single volunteer, therefore we can ensure you that you will be assigned to one of the volunteer activities. Moreover, we do our best to allocate based on preferred volunteer activities. In case we cannot fulfill your wishes, we will contact you to find the best possible solution.
Are special skills required?
Volunteers, who have signed up as team leader or volunteer coordinator will be invited to a short interview just to get to know each other and to explain all tasks. All other volunteer activities do not require any special skills besides of being open minded and enthusiastic about the race weekend.
Will there be a volunteer meeting?
2 weeks in advance there will be a volunteer meeting of the Mainova IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt for all volunteers introducing the different activities.
What do I get for volunteering?
All volunteers will receive a volunteer shirt, cap and volunteer bag, as well as a small surprise. Moreover, you will get a lunch package including water, fruits and sandwich.
When will I receive detailed information about my volunteer schedule?
All information regarding your volunteer activity will be send to your email-address three weeks prior the event. This e-mail will contain your volunteer activity, working shift and working place. Additionally, a monthly newsletter will be send to all volunteers informing them about current topics.
Who needs to be contacted, if I have further questions?
Your contact person at IRONMAN Germany GmbH will be Cindy. She is responsible for all volunteers, hence you can send her all your questions to [email protected].


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Lindsay Lohan Released From Hospital After Bad Car Accident
Lindsay Lohan has been released from the emergency room at an LA hospital after a terrible car accident. She is already back to work!
Lindsay Lohan was in a bad car accident on the Pacific Coast Highway today when her car collided with an 18-wheeler, reports TMZ.
Lindsay was driving a rented black Porsche on the PCH when she crashed into an 18-wheeler, and her car was "totaled".
An ambulance was called to the scene, but she was reportedly taken to the hospital by other means. Initial reports are saying she "seems ok" and doctors are performing tests. Our sources say she was taken to Santa Monica's UCLA Medical Center.
Update: A rep for Lindsay says she was brought to the Santa Monica UCLA hospital as a precaution and she, and her assistant, have no serious injuries. She is already on her way back to the set of her Liz Taylor Lifetime biopic Liz and Dick. She had been on her way to work when the accident happened.
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Cold War comes back to life at times in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia -- Every now and then, the Cold War comes back to life at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games.
Its distant strains are faintly heard, but they are there: in a resurrected and hauntingly familiar national anthem; the roar of a Russian figure skating crowd; a black-and-white photo of a triumphant Soviet Olympic moment hanging on a wall in the massive Main Press Center; and a terrible, five-month-old racist tweet against the American president from one of the legendary former Soviet – not Russian, but Soviet -- athletes chosen for the great honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron.
The Soviet Union is long dead. It has been gone for 22 years. And yet that word – Soviet – bubbles to the surface in conversation now and again here at Russia's first-ever complete Olympic Games, following the massive disappointment of a boycotted Summer Olympics in Moscow in 1980.
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It's a slip of the tongue. Or a reference to an athlete from a former time. It's one of those pictures of a long-ago Soviet men's hockey triumph, or another photo of the moment in Munich in 1972 when the Soviets were given three chances on the clock to beat the Americans in men's basketball, and finally did.
Or, it's the continuation of the USA-Russia men's ice hockey rivalry on Saturday, even though the hopes of the home team are riding on men who mostly earn their livings in North America, which would have been unthinkable in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Sochi Winter Olympics are a week old now. They so far are a successful and safe festival of sports and color and exuberance and joy and snow and ice that could be taking place almost anywhere.
Except we are not almost anywhere.
We are in Vladimir Putin's Russia, guests of a former KGB officer and a nation at loggerheads with President Obama and the USA over, among other very significant issues, Edward Snowden and gay rights.
We are in an old Soviet resort city, remade, at the cost of $51 billion, for a new century, a new era. We are in a hardscrabble nation striving to reintroduce itself to a watching world.
So it should come as no surprise that some last Soviet vestiges are present at these Games, and with them, those lasting memories, especially for the West, especially for Americans, of a bitter time long gone now, but so easily remembered.
There was that tweeted picture of Obama and the First Lady, with a photoshopped banana in the foreground, sent by Irina Rodnina, a Russian parliament member who also happens to be one of the most decorated Soviet sports legends in history, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in pairs figure skating from 1972-80.
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She was one of two former Soviet stars – the other was Vladislav Tretiak, the old Soviet hockey goaltender who was benched during the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" loss to the USA -- to light the caldron at Friday's opening ceremony. She has apologized, kind of, mentioning that her Twitter account was hacked, but there can be no denying the tone that was set from these Games' very first moments:
It was not love at first sight between the Russians and the Americans.
And what U.S. sports fan of a certain age doesn't hear the name "Tretiak" and smile, if not a lot, certainly a little? His spotty play in the first period of that hockey game 34 years ago in Lake Placid made possible the greatest upset in American sports history.
And there he was, back on American television, lighting that caldron?
If that doesn't scream out "Do you believe in miracles," I don't know what does.
It is at the Iceberg Skating Palace, the figure skating venue, where the USA-Russia rivalry is most alive and well, even if it's only in sports these days, and mostly a friendly competition at that. It's figure skating; of course the Cold War comes back to life there, in the sport's arcane and often controversial judging, where 31-year-old Russian legend Evgeni Plushenko was wildly over-marked by a judging panel with its share of Eastern Europeans last weekend in the team event.
And of course it reappears in the raucous roars of the home crowd for their Russian skaters, with polite to almost-nonexistent applause for all the others.
"People can't really prepare you for how that feels having the entire audience chanting 'Russia' as you're warming up," said U.S. Olympic figure skating team bronze medalist Ashley Wagner.
PHOTOS: 1980's 'Miracle on Ice'
New Olympic pairs gold medalist Maxim Trankov was a beneficiary of that massive support.
"For us, it was a very special moment," he said Thursday, "because we did it in our country, on our ice, in our beautiful Sochi and in front of this amazing people."
I don't know if you're counting the figure skating medals back at home, but he sure is. For a nation that was shut out of the figure skating Olympic golds in 2010 for the first time in 50 years, that's two skating events down, two gold medals won.
"We're very happy to get a second gold in figure skating," Trankov said. "We only have two (gold) medals, and both of those are from figure skating. Now all the young skaters, the young pairs, must believe in themselves. They must understand their big power in the world, that they're elite citizens in figure skating. We're very happy to give back the gold to Russia."
WHAT'S IT WORTH?:How much is a gold medal worth?
It's understandable nationalism and pride. And it all makes sense. For the first time since 1980, the athletes of the world have gathered for an Olympic Games in the old Soviet Union. And, for the first time ever, it's a complete Games, not fractured and less than the whole, as were those Olympics boycotted by the USA and most of its allies in 1980.
That means the United States is competing in an Olympics in the former Soviet Union for the first time ever. Every sporting team needs a rival. Russia's is right here.
Contributing: Nancy Armour
WATCH: Will hostile crowd foil U.S. hockey?
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I used to wonder where my da was at night when him and ma would start to fight. Out soaked in 95th street beer, it was the strap I had to fear as he would prowl around the Southside at night. I'm old enough now in these places to be seen with every gobshite fuckin tinker and jackeen to Christina's place. I'm drunk as hell or even the Ashford house as well. There was always one place that kept me in. You're always welcome at Teehans. any time of the year. You're always welcome at Teehans, and I wish you were here. While Shawn was outside pissing in the row, Regis was in the back counting her dough and Sue and Eileen were there without a bother or a care. Linda had your last shot before you'd go. Now our resident philosopher is Noel and soon enough it's two and time for him to go. But we're not done, no fucking way. It's back to the west side where I stay and the four o'clock bars that never close. I've shook hands with city fathers and with cogs and simple men that climbed in from the bogs. That said that music is a higher call than philosophy and art and all. The wisdom that's created by these dogs. Now when I left home the fire it was lit to keep the faeries out my ma went into fits and it was way down in Berlin they cursed me for an Englishman. But to tell the truth I cannot give a shit.


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"Mad Men" season 2
Darker and more mysterious, season 2 of the phenomenally rich "Mad Men" is hitting new notes while carrying the familiar story elements forward.
Sunday's episode 3 might have been subtitled "Girls and Their Horses" –one of many great lines from the most shocking hour so far. Did you make the connection when Betty tugged on the reins
to show her would-be suitor how to handle the horse at the stables and, later, when Don dominated the wife of the insult comic by yanking her mane? The hour was about who controls whom, how forcefully: the client and the advertiser, the advertiser and the actor, the actor and his wife, the mid-level managers and the bosses, the bosses and their secretaries. The lies and the liars.
It's not about "covering," Don tells his secretary, it's about "managing expectations."
Series creator Matt Weiner is doing a fine job of managing our expectations, confounding us when we think we see where he's headed.
It used to be high praise to call novel-like television "Dickensian," as many of us did with "Deadwood," "The Sopranos" and "The Wire." And network shows like "Once and Again," "My So-Called Life" and "Homicide." Here, the novelistic approach is more existential; it has less to do with colorful quirky characters and more to do with their internal terrain. Think less Dickens, more American cinema. Maybe Scorsese. Okay, laugh at the pretention, but take an hour off from the Olympics and watch "Mad Men"!


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banzai can you get a cap of t/j holding the green route marker by the cow lips?
Every second counts as several teams run neck-and-neck in a race to the mat.
They all share the same cab so it's a foot race to the mat
For some reason I think since they are competing for the FF as a "joined team" per the instructions (all 4 members of the joined team must eat a serving), then they should be handed a clue to go straight to the pitstop when finished. Unless the clue states that they now dismember the joined team then they will remain one team until they check in.
Thanks Banzai. I only got a few dozen hits on "vavan'omby." Clicking the translate button doesn't work because Google thinks it's French. :hallo2
LOL Sups I read "dismember the joined team" ! I like it !
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First, a note from Izorline's Wendy Tochihara, a stakeholder, about tomorrow's commission meeting and vote on the MLPA:
"As you may or may not know December 15th & 16th will be the final SC MLPA Fish & Game Commission meeting and it is imperative that we attend. "Those of us who served as Southern California Regional Stakeholders tried to work within the process, we sacrificed time with our families, some where in jeopardy of losing their jobs and some were even on the verge of divorce. Our grass roots fishing, kayak, dive, spear and fishing industry did a great job attending the meetings and it's critical we attend this last meeting but it seems everyone has run out of steam. She continued: "I am asking you to please contact your fishing buddies and urge them to attend this meeting. If each industry member would send at least 4 employees, friends and even family members we might be able to get enough speaker cards for three minutes of time, if not each of our speakers will probably have .30 seconds to speak. "Please let your friends know if they do not want to speak we will need them to fill out a speaker card and cede their time. I will be there early to collect speaker cards from people that want to cede their time, so please have them find me. I will distribute the ceded time cards to ASA, PSO, UASC Attorneys, UASC and other industry and fishing friendly speakers. "Carpool, bring friends, neighbors, co workers, your employees etc...WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT."
SANTA BARBARA -- Surprising no one familiar with outgoing Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger's heavy-handed MLPA politics, the California Fish and
Game Commission is expected to vote in new Southern California ocean
fishing closures when they meet tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec.15 in Santa Barbara.
vote is expected to pass 3-2, with 'see no environmental evil'
commissioners Michael Sutton of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, seat warming
Heal the Bay board member Jack Baylis, and Richard Rogers in favor. It
should be the latter's final meeting.Rogers,
apparently atoning for past personal indiscriminate fishing practices
including the then-legal spearing of a black seabass, is expected to
lose his commission seat when Governor-elect Jerry Brown's
administration appoints a replacement. Baylis, who many political
observers believe was appointed to deliver this particular vote, has not
been confirmed by the state Senate. He, too, is operating on borrowed
president and labor advocate Jim Kellogg and outspoken critic of
unfunded mandates and private control of public policy Dan Richards are
expected to vote no.
vote will be recklessly rammed through despite an estimated $40 million
annual statewide implementation cost to a state facing cuts in basic
services. Let's not forget apparent conflicts of interest, the best
science private money can pay for, suspected closed-door dealings on the
South Coast MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force, flaws in the environmental
documentation, pending legal action, and so on, in the name of greening
an unpopular governor's legacy.
three commissioners are going to vote to adopt. We know that. Their
minds are made up. They don't want to be confused with facts. They just
have to go through the administrative motions. It's a farce," said Bob
Fletcher, past president of the Sportfishing Association of California, a
founding member of the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans, and winning
plaintiff in a recent Public Records Act lawsuit directed at the BRTF
and MLPA Science Advisory Team.
Public Records Act (lawsuit) was a first salvo. That's not the end of
it," Fletcher added. PSO attorneys representing over a million anglers
will attend the hearing, where they point out the glaring shortcomings
of the South Coast MLPA planning process – presumable vulnerabilities
for future legal action. Meanwhile, the BRTF and SAT have yet to produce
their internal communications, which could prove or disprove
allegations of back-room dealing.
the outcome at the commission a foregone and predetermined conclusion,
anglers are understandably ambivalent about attending. "People are
disillusioned, disappointed, frustrated, they see the fix is in,"
Fletcher acknowledged.
not so fast. "Going does support the two guys (Kellogg and Richards)
who have heard us," the politically savvy Fletcher said, encouraging the
fishing community to mobilize and show in force. At a minimum, anglers
should shower the commission with letters protesting a disgustingly
flawed process. Sample letters are available at KeepAmericaFishing.org.
of any December South Coast implementation vote, the MLPA's ultimate
fate remains uncertain. Expected turnover could produce a more
open-minded commission as soon as February. The legal wrangling is still
in the early stages.
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Tibet Autonomous Region is situated at the southwest border, southwest of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, longitude 78 ° 25 'to 99 ° 06 ', latitude 26 ° 44 'to 36 ° 32 ' between. It is bounded by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, northeast connecting the east of Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, south-east and connected; south and west with Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Kashmir and other countries and regions bordering China and the formation of national and Border lines of all or part of a total length of 4,000 kilometers. Tibet, with its magnificent, magical magnificent natural scenery known. Her vast territory, spectacular landscape and abundant resources. Since ancient times, people of this land to create a rich and splendid culture.


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Burlesque gets beefed up
SHE'S a storyteller and comedian.
But what sets Rita Fontaine apart from the crowd is that she also takes her clothes off while on stage.
The Sydney-based entertainer will travel to Toowoomba next month with three other burlesque performers for a one-off afternoon event.
"It will be an old-fashion style of revue," she said.
"A classic tease with lots of feather boas and crystals."
Ms Fontaine said the show would appeal to both sexes.
"It just very glamorous, beautiful and a little bit naughty," she said.
"Men love it, but I encourage women to come along as well.
"Women enjoy the shows and some even aspire to do burlesque classes.
"Women enjoy seeing other natural women of all sizes and body types."
Ms Fontaine has been a performer for six years and started her career in Brisbane.
"I got into it when a bar opened in Fortitude Valley," she said.
"It gave a lot of artists the opportunity to get on stage.
"But after it closed, some of us sank and some of us swam."
As it turns out, Ms Fontaine proved herself a swimmer and collected the inaugural title of Miss Burlesque Australia in 2010.
Ms Fontaine also wanted to let the uninitiated know that the show will not feature full nudity.
The Beef and Burlesque lunch will be held on Friday, September 14 at the Cube Hotel.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory: Controller helps development of lens to focus X-rays
Brookhaven National Laboratory uses a Galil motion controller to control the velocity of a linear stage that moves a silicon substrate during the development of a Multilayer Laue Lens (MLL), according to a release from Galil Motion Control of Rocklin, CA. The lens focuses synchrotron X-rays. Working with CVD Equipment Corp. of Ronkonkoma, NY, and Galil, Brookhaven developed a magnetron sputtering system that deposits thousands of ultra-thin layers of two materials (WSi2 and Si) onto silicon substrates to create the MLL. Coating thicknesses range to 100 micrometers with up to 62,000 layers in a stack, with the thinnest layer less than 1 nm.
During production, the substrates are loaded onto a linear-translation stage or "transport car" that rides on a stationary base and rail assembly, and is controlled by Galil's DMC-4020 2-axis motion controller. The controller sends signals to a Trust Linear Amplifier and receives feedback from a high resolution encoder to move the car one-dimensionally back and forth throughout the 23-foot, ultra-high vacuum chamber that contains nine magnetron sputtering guns and four cryogenic pumps. The car travels at defined speeds from .01"/second to 9"/second, with maximum acceleration reaching and maintaining no less than 5"/second2.
Typically, the coating process involves the deposition of several thousands of layers over as many as 100,000 nonstop cycles over a period of six days. A critical specification of the MLL deposition system called for a smooth, reliable and repeatable velocity stability with less than .01% ripple. The Galil controller beat the specification by four times.
It did so with its sinusoidal commutation mode which assured that a smooth sinusoidal signal (resolved into a full 16-bits) was sent to the amplifier. This, plus the incorporation of a linear amplifier instead of a switching one, enabled the DMC-4020 to reduce the velocity ripple to 0.0025%.
The engineers at Brookhaven appreciated the position mode of the Galil controller which allowed for easy programming of the back and forth linear motion of the transport car.
Another key feature is that all communication between the DMC-4020 and the host computer is via Ethernet. This enabled the host computer to send commands to the controller to commence a new cycle the moment after receiving signals from the controller announcing the completion of a cycle.
To ensure accuracy and repeatability, the DMC-4020 recorded actual position, position error, velocity and torque every twenty seconds of each cycle to provide data logging and check for system errors.
The National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is located in Upton, NY. It allows scientists to probe nanostructures as small as a few atoms using the powerful, fast and bright infrared, UV and x-ray light produced by a synchrotron.
The NSLS produces such light by accelerating electrons inside one of two football-field sized rings at close to the speed of light. When the light is focused on a specific sample—like a human cell or a speck of interplanetary dust—it produces an image of its most minute properties on a detector for analysis.
Brookhaven is building a new synchrotron, the NSLS-II which, when completed, will be capable of producing X-rays more than 10,000 times brighter than its cousin. To achieve this, the specially coated Multilayer Laue Lens will be used for precise steering and focusing of the X-rays to about 1 nm of the item being analyzed.
Galil said it is the first company to produce a microprocessor-based servo motor controller without tachometer feedback. More than 500,000 Galil controllers are installed in machines for the medical, semiconductor, machine tool, food processing, and textile industries, and other applications. Recent Galil introductions include motion and I/O controllers for the Ethernet including the high-speed Accelera motion controllers, lowest cost Econo motion controllers and the RIO Pocket PLC series.
National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory, www.nsls.bnl.gov, in Upton, New York, is a national user research facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Science. NSLS operates two electron storage rings: an X-Ray ring and a Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) ring which provide intense light spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from the infrared through x-rays. More than 2300 scientists from universities, industries and government labs perform research at the NSLS. In construction is the new NSLS-II, a medium-energy electron storage ring (3 billion electron-volts) designed to deliver world-leading intensity and brightness, and will produce x-rays more than 10,000 times brighter than the current NSLS. It is expected to be fully operational in 2015.
– Edited Mark T. Hoske, CFE Media, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com
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What if Romney's wrong? A look at renewable energy dollars and cents
The problem with renewable energy is that it just costs too much ŌĆō everyone knows that. Really it is just pie in the sky.
ŌĆ£The ŌĆśgreenŌĆÖ technologies are typically far too expensive to compete in the marketplace,ŌĆØ says the Romney campaignŌĆÖs energy policy statement. ŌĆ£The failure of windmills and solar plants to become economically viable or make a significant contribution to our energy supply is a prime example.ŌĆØ
And so we are left with the vision of a quixotic Barack Obama tilting for wind mills, with Joe Bidden as Sancho Panza?
But is the Romney narrative true?
It really depends on how you count up the dollars and how far down the road you look. Do you include all the subsidies and tax treatment for each technology? Do you look at future costs and future performance? Even the interest rate on money borrowed to build a project can make a difference.
So letŌĆÖs put aside saving the planet or energy security or any Kumbaya moment and letŌĆÖs just look at the dollars, cents and performance numbers.
Once again IŌĆÖve written a wonkly-long, numbers-infested blog, so I offer a few best hits as an easy out:
ŌĆó When it comes to building and operating a new power plant in 2017 on-shore wind, geothermal and hydropower are cost competitive with nuclear power and coal, according to federal Energy Information Administration projections. Natural gas is the cheapest.
ŌĆó If the cost of carbon is added, granted an unlikely occurrence, onshore wind becomes the cheapest and solar gets close to coal.
ŌĆó ŌĆ£CleanŌĆØ coal is not cheap. The 2010 capital cost of building a pulverized coal-fire plant was $2,890 a kilowatt-hour, with carbon capture it almost doubles, according to analysis by the engineering firm Black & Veatch. Just adding S02 controls boosts the cost 12 percent.
ŌĆó While the Romney campaign opposes extending the 2.2 cents per kilowatt production tax credit for wind power, saying all sources of energy should stand on their own, there is no mention of the 1.8 cents production tax credit for nuclear power which continues until 2022.
ŌĆó Utilities have announced plans to close about 300 coal-fired units and the National Energy Technology Laboratory doesnŌĆÖt project any new coal plants after 2018.


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Butter is one of those foods that can turn bland meals into masterpieces.
But in the past few decades, it has been blamed for everything from obesity to heart disease.
Recently, butter has been making a comeback as a "health food."
Here are 7 reasons why butter is good for you.
1. Butter is Rich in Fat-Soluble Vitamins
There are a lot of fat soluble vitamins in butter. This includes vitamins A, E and K2.
I'm not going to make a big deal out of A and E. If you're eating a healthy dietthat includes animals and plants then you are probably getting enough of those already.
But I do want to talk a bit about Vitamin K2, which is fairly rare in the modern diet and many people don't know about.
Vitamin K2 can have powerful effects on health. It is intimately involved in calcium metabolism and a low intake has been associated with many serious diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis (1, 2, 3).
Dairy from grass-fed cows is particularly rich in Vitamin K2 (4).
Bottom Line: Butter contains a lot of fat-soluble vitamins. Grass-fed butter is particularly rich in Vitamin K2, which can have powerful health benefits.
2. Butter Contains a Lot of Healthy Saturated Fats
The "war" against saturated fat was based on bad science.
It was never really proven that it caused any harm.
In fact, recent studies suggest that there is no association at all between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease (5, 6).
Saturated fats raise HDL (the good) cholesterol and change the LDL from small, dense (very bad) to Large LDL… which is benign (7, 8).
Additionally, butter contains a decent amount of short and medium chain fats… which are are metabolized differently from other fats. They lead to improved satiety and increased fat burning (9, 10).
Bottom Line: New studies show that there is no association between saturated fat and heart disease. Butter contains short- and medium chain fats.
3. Butter Lowers Heart Attack Risk Compared to Margarine
Mainstream nutrition guidelines tend to backfire and have the opposite effect of what they were intended to do.
A prime example of that is the recommendation to replace butter with margarine… which is something our beloved authorities have been telling us to do for a long time.
Well, what happened is that we replaced butter, a healthy food, with something containing highly processed trans fats… which are downright toxic and cause all sorts of diseases.
In the Framingham heart study, they examined the effects of butter and margarine on cardiovascular disease (11).
Photo Source: Stephan Guyenet.
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Margarine significantly increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, while butter had no effect.
Another study revealed that high-fat dairy consumption reduced the risk of heart disease by a whopping 69%, most likely due to increased Vitamin K2 intake (12).
Bottom Line: Margarine raises heart attack risk, while natural butter does not. Grass-fed butter may even reduce heart attack risk due to the high Vitamin K2 content.
4. Butter is a Good Source of The Fatty Acid Butyrate
The 4-carbon fatty acid butyrate is created by bacteria in the colon when they are exposed to dietary fiber.
This may be the main reason fiber has health benefits for humans.
But there is another good dietary source of butyrate… butter, which is about 3-4% butyrate. In fact, butyr-ate derives its name from butter.
In rats, butyrate supplementation prevents weight gain on an unhealthy diet by increasing energy expenditure and reducing food intake. It also improves the function of mitochondria and lowers fasting triglycerides and insulin (13).
In humans, butyrate is anti-inflammatory and has powerful protective effects on the digestive system (14, 15, 16, 17).
Bottom Line: Butter is an excellent source of the 4-carbon fatty acid butyrate, which can have various health benefits.
5. Butter is Rich in Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Butter, especially grass-fed, is a great source of a fatty acid called Conjugated Linoleic Acid.
This fatty acid has powerful effects on metabolism and is actually sold commercially as a weight loss supplement.
CLA has been shown to have anti-cancer properties as well as lowering body fat percentage in humans (18, 19, 20).
However, some studies on CLA show no effect on body composition (21).
Bottom Line: Grass-fed butter contains Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) which has been shown to improve body composition in several studies.
6. Butter is Associated With a Lower Risk of Obesity
The nutrition authorities often recommend that we choose low-fat dairy products.
That way, we can get the calcium we need without all those "bad" fats and calories.
But despite the higher calorie content, eating high-fat dairy products is NOT associated with obesity.
In fact, a new review paper came out in 2012 that examined the effects of high-fat dairy consumption on obesity, cardiovascular disease and other metabolic disorders.
They discovered that high-fat dairy did NOT increase risk of metabolic disease and was associated with a significantly reduced risk of obesity (22).
7. Butter is Delicious
Butter… yummy! Nuff said.
Original Source: Authority Nutrition via http://livingtraditionally.com/7-reasons-butter-good/
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