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Fragilecologies Archives
11 June 1997
Black caviar. Not exactly the fare of most people. In fact, it is often eaten on buttered black bread and washed down with champagne or a fine wine. Although caviar-producing sturgeon species can be found in several countries, from Canada to China, it is generally agreed that the best and most costly caviar comes from three species of sturgeon in the Caspian Sea, which is located in southwestern Asia. These three species supply an amazing 90 percent of the world's trade in caviar.
Sturgeon is one of the oldest types of living vertebrates on earth. This fish is considered to be a living fossil, as pointed out in a United Nations report. Fossils of their species are known to go back 250 million years, to the Spielberg (oops!) Jurassic period.
In past decades, Caspian sturgeon could live to be 48 years old. Some of them nowadays survive until they are 28, but this is rare. They can grow to seven feet in length and can weigh up to 250 pounds. Females are taken for their eggs, which are marketed as caviar. A female can yield up to 14 pounds of caviar.
This sturgeon population has been slowly declining since the 1970s. Dams along the Volga River and other rivers that feed the Caspian Sea blocked the natural migration routes of spawning fish, and their ability to reproduce began to decline. Due to heavy overfishing, pollution and sea level changes have also had a negative effect on the sturgeon's ability to survive.
Until the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, the management of the Caspian sturgeon fishery was in the hands of the only two countries that bordered the sea at that time …. the Soviet Union and Iran. Then, fishing was not allowed in the central part of the sea, in an attempt to ensure that the younger fish would be able to return to the rivers in order to spawn. Spawning would ensure a healthy standing stock, enabling sturgeon to reproduce.
With the breakup of the Soviet Union, three new countries and two new autonomous republics operating within the Russian Federation were in a position to catch sturgeon and to harvest their eggs. The newly independent countries challenged the existing legal status of the Caspian Sea. Each of the new countries claimed part of the Sea as being within its territorial waters. This was an important move on each of their parts, not because of the caviar exports, but because the Caspian seabed is rich in oil and natural gas. Who owns what has yet to be determined in international law. Thus, no single country has the responsibility to monitor or to protect the sturgeon fish stock.
Caviar is a lucrative international trade item. Its major markets are in Europe, North America, and Japan. Most of what is produced is sold abroad because the countries bordering the Caspian Sea are in dire need of foreign exchange (dollars, pound sterling, yen, etc.).
But, alas, sturgeon numbers have declined sharply in the past several years. There is great concern that the species could disappear altogether — kaput, extinct, gone forever. Unfortunately, the high price of caviar, coupled with the poor state of the Caspian region economies and, perhaps most important of all, the lack of control by any single authority over the fishery, has drawn many poachers into the equation. Even if governments agree to cut catches to zero for a few years, Caspian fishermen will not obey. These fishermen are under great pressure to find creative ways to generate money in order to feed their families. For them, it is a "Catch-22" and also a downward spiral for the sturgeon population and the Caspian caviar trade. The end result of poaching will inevitably be the collapse of the sturgeon fishery.
In a unique move, Germany has proposed to save the sturgeon by putting Caspian sturgeon (and other such species around the world) on the endangered species list. If officially approved, trade in caviar would be banned or, at least, closely monitored. This idea has captured the attention of Caspian countries involved in the caviar trade. Serious international discussions about the fate of the sturgeon and attempts to control illegal poaching are now under way.
CNN recently ran a news story about the plight of the caviar-producing sturgeon and the plight of the fishermen whose families depend on catching them. The fishermen have watched their catches dwindle. But, they have also watched the region's socialist economies crumble. They are in dire need of cash to buy even the most basic food and health items. Their only recourse, they argue, is to continue to catch fish, take the roe, and sell it illegally on the black market. They need work.
Making a bad situation even worse is the fact that the money they get for caviar has declined as the quality has declined; they are catching less mature fish, in part because of the pollutants dumped into the spawning sites, and in part because of the wretched conditions in fish-processing and caviar-canning factories.
But how can they be blamed for trying to feed their families when their governments seem incapable of, if not uninterested in, helping them? They are seemingly locked on a course of destroying the fish population and industry on which they depend in order to weather short-term economic problems. In the meantime, they are destroying their future.
But what can anyone do? The situation seems hopeless — or is it? Enter CITES (pronounced sight-eze).
CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which was originally formed to protect elephants from being massacred by poachers for their ivory. It protected the rhinoceros from being killed for its horn, considered to be an aphrodisiac in several Asian countries. By banning international trade in tusks and horns, the incentive for poaching would be sharply reduced (penalties for being caught buying or selling such items were raised). Thus, the sturgeon and other endangered animals could be saved for the betterment of future generations.


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X127 was a British water lighter was one of mulitple World War II wrecks found around Maltese waters, which was sunk in 1942. It lays upright with her bow at a mere 5 metres whereas the stern lies at 22 metres. It sits on a slope and is diveable off the shore. As for it's history, it had been built in England and used by the British Royal Navy in the year 1915 in World War I. She was first transformed into a water lighter and subsequently back into a fuel lighter, before being sunk in 1942. Her specifications were as follows; 24m in lenght and had a 7m beam.
For years, it had remained unidentified, and was thought to be an ordinary barge. Divers had nicknamed it Carolita or Coralita in the time it had been unidentified. Moreover in 2003, an analysis underwater had been done to identify the wreck, and was first determined to be the X-131 and a few years later it was confirmed that it is in fact the X-127.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
A flurry of record breaking performances on both sides of the ball put an exclamation point on the first half of the GNAC season.
The first record had been on the radar for some time. Simon Fraser linebacker Jordan Herdman became the GNAC's all-time tackling leader with his 10 in Saturday's loss at Western Oregon. Herdman now has 393 career tackles, surpassing the mark of 385 set by Central Washington's Buddy Wood from 2005 to 2008.
The second record was from the man that the Clan couldn't stop. The Wolves' Paul Revis caught 17 passes for a GNAC single game record 250 yards in the victory. That surpassed the previous record of 236 yards set by Central Washington's Nate Brookreson against Carroll (Mont.) on Aug. 28, 2004.
The third record was an explosive one as Azusa Pacific's Tyree Davis returned a third quarter kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in the Cougars' 27-23 loss at Colorado Mines. That tied Dixie State's Cache Morgan, who had two 100-yard kick returns in 2011 and 2012.
The Cougars will square off this week against Humboldt State, which has faded to 3-3, 1-3 GNAC, in its title defense. The Lumberjacks compiled just 253 yards of total offense in its 42-17 loss to Central Washington.
The game of the week will be in Ellensburg, where Central Washington will host Western Oregon. The Wildcats exploded for five second half touchdowns and saw its defense allow just 68 second half yards to the Lumberjacks. The Wolves, meanwhile, finished with 396 yards of total offense against Simon Fraser.
• With the loss, the Cougars dropped nine spots to No. 19 in the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll and eight spots to No. 20 in the D2Football.com Poll.
• Cornerback Tyree Davis tied a GNAC record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter. Davis tied the mark set by Cache Morgan of Dixie State in 2011 and repeated in 2012. For his effort, Davis was named the GNAC Special Teams Player of the Week. Davis enters the week leading Division II with 44.5 yards per kickoff return and is 12th in Division II with 498 combined kick return yards.
• Quarterback Andrew Elffers led the APU offense by completing 11 of 14 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns. The junior leads the GNAC and is fourth in Division II with a pass efficency rating of 177.3. Elffers is also 15th in Division II with 9.13 yards per pass attempt and 22nd with a .657 completion percentage.
• Wide receiver Weston Carr had another big game, catching six passes for 177 yard and a touchdown, which included an 85-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. Carr is third in the GNAC with 78.7 receiving yards per game and is 15th in Division II with 21.45 yards per reception.
• Defensively, Mykal Walker finished with a season-high 16 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Walker enters the week fourth in the GNAC with 8.8 tackles per game. Defensively, Azusa Pacific is second in Division II in red zone defense (.474), third in team sacks (4.50 per game) and 13th in scoring defense (16.2 points allowed per game),
• Azusa Pacific enters the week leading the GNAC in pass efficiency (269.4), scoring defense (16.2 yards allowed per game), rushing defense (93 yards allowed per game), pass defense efficiency (112.9), turnover margin (1.67) and kickoff returns (30.2 yards per return).The Cougars rank second in Division II in kickoff returns, fourth in interceptions (13), fifth in turnover margin and ninth in tunrovers gained (17).
• Azusa Pacific returns to conference play on Saturday, hosting Humboldt State. The Cougars will play three of their final four GNAC games at home.
• Wide receiver/return specialist Jesse Zalk led the Wildcats with 266 all-purpose yards. He caught nine passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, returned three kicks for 61 yards and returned six punts for 34 yards. Revis enters the week leading the GNAC and ranked fifth in Division II with 189.2 all-purpose yards per game.
• Quarterback Justin Lane also performed well, completing 26 of 38 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns. Lane enters the week second in the GNAC in passing with 247.8 yards per game and total offense with 252.8 yards per game. In the NCAA Division II stats, Lane ranks 13th with 16 passing touchdowns and 22nd with 14.72 yards per completion.
• Linebacker Kevin Haynes led a balanced defensive attack with seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Defensive lineman Tovar Sanchez finished with six tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Sanchez enters the week leading the GNAC and seventh in Division II eiyh 2.17 tackles for loss per game. Haynes ranks 15th in Division II with 6.2 solo tackles for game.
• Central Washington set a GNAC single game record by forcing Simon Fraser to punt 13 times on Oct. 1. That beat the previous record 12 set on five occasions, most recently by Western Oregon at Portland State on Sept. 26, 2015.
• Central Washington enters the week leading the GNAC in total defense (345 yards allowed per game) and opponent first downs (105) and ranks second in scoring offense (36.8 points per game), rushing offense (155.8 yards per game), pass offense (278 yards per game), total offense (433.8 yards per game), pass efficiency (157.6), first downs (127), scoring defense (21.8 points allowed per game), pass defense (242.5 yards allowed per game), pass defense efficiency (125,6) and turnover margin (0.17).
• Central Washington's final four games of the season are all conference games, beginning with a matchup at home on Saturday against Western Oregon.
• The Lumberjacks were limited to 68 yards of total offense in the second half and finished with 253 yards for the game. Quarterback Robert Webber accounted for 202 of those yards in the passing game, completing 19 of 44 and throwing for a touchdown.
• Webber enters the week leading the GNAC and ranking 16th in Division II with 297.5 passing yards per game. He also leads the GNAC and is ranks 26th in Division II with 297.3 total offense yards per game.
• Webber spread the passing offense between eight different receivers. Sage Burmeister was his top target, catching six passes for 49 yards and a touchdown.
• Running back Ja'Quan Gardner had another quiet game, carrying 16 times for 79 yards and a touchdown and catching three passes for 16 yards. Gardner enters the week leading the GNAC and ranked 21st in Division II with 111.5 rushing yards per game.
• Defensive back Jeff Shott led the defense with nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Humboldt State leads the GNAC in pass defense at 224.2 yards allowed per game.
• Offensively, Humboldt State leads the GNAC in scoring offense (37.5 points per game), rushing offense (162.3 yards per game), pass offense (299 yards per game), total offense (461.3 yards per game), first downs (148), punting (37.3 yards per punt) and time of possession (31:53 per game). In the NCAA Division II stats, Humboldt State leads Division II in blocked kicks and blocked punts allowed (0), is second in blocked punts (3), eighth in fumbles lost (2) and 12th in turnovers lost (6).
• On Sept. 24, Humboldt State set GNAC single game records with 44 pass completions and 24 first downs passing. In the same game, Robert Webber set GNAC single game records with 502 passing yards and 44 pass completions and tied a GNAC record with 64 pass attempts.
• The Lumberjacks are on the road for its next two games, beginning with a Saturday matchup at Azusa Pacific.
• The highlights of the game for the Clan again came on defense. Linebacker Gabe Lopes accounted for the only SFU score of the game, returning a third quarter interception 51 yards for a touchdown.
• Linebckaer Jordan Herdman became the GNAC's all-time tackles leader with 10 in the game. He now has 393 for his career, surpassing the previous record of 385 set by Buddy Wood of Central Washington from 2005 to 2008. Herdman had five assisted tackles to add to his career record in the category, which is now at 305. Herdman leads the GNAC and is fourth in Division II with 13.0 taackles per game and is 10th in Division II with 6.5 solo tackles per game.
• Quarterback Miles Richardson completed 15 of 38 passes for 171 yards and an interception. Justin Buren caught four of those passes for 68 yards while Gavin Cobb caught five passes for 64 yards.
• Simon Fraser enters the week leading the GNAC and ranked fourth in Division II with 22.7 yards per kick return. The Clan is also ninth in Division II with 9.3 tackles for loss per game and 30th with three sacks per game.
• Simon Fraser set a GNAC record with 13 punts against Central Washington on Oct. 1, surpassing the mark of 12 set by five different teams, most recently Western Oregon vs. Portland State on Sept. 26, 2015. Punter Colin Cossette kicked the ball away all 13 games to surpass the individual single game record of 12 set three times, most recently Western Oregon's Alexander Bradt against Western Oregon in 2015. Cossette averaged 30.8 yards per punt in the game.
• Simon Fraser is idle this week. The Clan returns to action at home on Oct. 22, hosting Azusa Pacific.
• Revis caught 17 passes for a GNAC single game record 250 yards and a touchdown. The 250 yards surpassed the previous record of 236 set by Central Washington's Nate Brookreson in 2004. Revis finished with 312 all-purpose yards to earn GNAC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Revis enters the week leading the GNAC and ranked fifth in Division II with 189.2 all-purpose yards per game. He also leads the GNAC and is 17th in Division II with 107.3 receiving yards per game and leads Division II with 23.7 yards per punt return.
• Linebacker Tyler Johnson was named GNAC Defensive Player of the Week after he finished with six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception in the victory. As a team, Western Oregon is second in the GNAC in rushing defense (99.5 yards allowed per game).
• Quarterback Nick Duckworth had his best game of the season, completing 26 of 39 passes for 277 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Phillip Fenumiai completed 7 of 9 in a short appearance with 116 yards and a touchdown.
• As a team, Western Oregon is averaging 373.8 yards of total offense per game. The Wolves are fifth in Division II in punt returns (22.54 yards per return) and 16th in fourth down conversions (.667).
• Western Oregon plays its only road game of the month this Saturday, playing at Central Washington. After the Oct. 22 nationally televised home game with Humboldt State, the Wolves will close the season with back-to-back road games.


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Jayson Perfect joined Butcombe Brewery, part of the Liberation Group, from Palmer's Brewery as managing director in February 2017 and has since played an integral part in spearheading the Group's expansion over the past 12 months; transforming Butcombe from brewery to firm players within the boutique hotel scene in the south west.
Upon Perfect's arrival, Butcombe had recently diversified from its brewing trade with the acquisition of its first pub with rooms – The Methuen Arms in Corsham, Wiltshire – establishing what was set to be an entirely new chapter within the hotel trade for the Brewery. Perfect's vision for The Methuen Arms was clear, driving forward the importance of a complete overhaul of the popular local drinking hole to create a boutique hotel and dining destination in its own right.
The Methuen Arms reopened in November 2017 as a full-service pub, restaurant and hotel with 19 bedrooms.
The success of the Methuen's transformation was clear from the outset, experiencing a 20% increase in revenue growth on its rooms alone in the first three months following its official launch, plus a 32% growth in total revenue for the hotel overall.
Perfect quickly saw the opportunities that lay ahead for Butcombe Brewery within the boutique hotel trade, which he quickly jumped upon – pioneering the Brewery's expansion with the acquisition of six further pubs with rooms across the South West of England in his first 12 months as managing director. To date, 100 new bedrooms have been created across Butcombe's portfolio, with plans to double this number with further acquisitions in 2018/19.


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The Hotel Viva Villahermosa is one of most traditional hotels in the City of Villahermosa. Situated in the heart of the hotel quarter near to the La Venta Museum, the airport, Yumka' zoological park and the commercial and financial districts. Our accommodation features a swimming pool, business center, gym, restaurant and two bars making this the ideal selection for business trips.
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One morning routine that many men are quick to ignore is applying a daily moisturiser. It takes all of 30 seconds extra but it can create more youthful skin that you'll absolutely appreciate as the years of wear and tear start to show. Yup. Aging, folks. It's a real thing. So if you want to start treating your face with the love it deserves, read on, Puremen.
First, you want to pick a moisturiser that is right for you. Everyone's skin is different. Dry, oily and combination skin are all common and there are moisturisers that work for every type. You just have to do your homework...with which we will happily help you. Moisture helps to keep your skin protected, more supple and more youthful; the right moisturiser can help to reverse the signs of ageing and protect your skin from harsh radicals while keeping it feeling fresh, light and not greasy. Check out a few of these products to see what may suit your needs.
Anthony's All Purpose Facial Moisturizer is a lightweight formula that works for all skin types, and contains wheat protein to help improve your skin's firmness and elasticity. This facial moisturiser also helps to reduce discolouration and blotches that can appear as we age.
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Goodbye Roger Ebert
Long ago I used to trust Roger Ebert's movie reviews. I've Tivo'ed Ebert and Siskel and then Ebert and Roeper for as long as I've had a Tivo. Well, with his review of Spiderman 2, I'm done. The Jacuzzi he got for saying what he did about the movie had better be worth it.
From EBERT AND ROEPER'S TOP TEN OF 2004
Here's some exurpts from his review (this is an audio clip from the TV show)
The number 4 film on my list is Spider-Man 2… I'm as amazed as you are that spidey made my top 10 list. This was a really good film. The best super hero movie ever made…
Come on! VC and I watched it and and we've got different movie tastes but had the same problems with the movie. Comments like:
- Ok, so you spend your evenings dangling from the tops of buildings from ropes. You have a rope failure that nearly kills you. What do you do? Dangle some more! Oh no! Another rope failure! Dooph!
- Oh man, when she opens up that pizza box, the one that Spidey has been tossing around for the last 10 minutes, it is gonna be GROSS! That's gonna be pretty funny! Wait, hey…. we didn't get to see the pizza!
- Isn't conducting nuclear fusion tests in a downtown manhattan apartment just a little… unwise?
- Ok, so, you built these really friggin cool, giant mechanical octopus arms that would gleefully take control of your brain if proper safeguards weren't taken… And you're telling me that the only thing between you and oblivion is…. a little blue light on the back of your neck?!?!?!? Dude, you're asking for it!
- The entire movie was all about how Peter was totally broke, failing school, and couldn't keep a job because he was busy being a vigilante… Now that MJ and Peter are going to live happily ever after, how are they pay the rent?
- A new Green Goblin? That's coo. Wait, the movie's over. Ughf. A sequel.
Ok, enough with the critisisms… you get the idea. The important thing here is that this was not, by any stretch of the imagination "the best super hero movie ever made." A legitimate review would have been something like, "A fun ride. Peter is shown to be a real hero with real-life problems. Social elements are stressed over super-powers. Fairly true to the comic, though a lot of details are skipped over for brevity. Very nice effects, ok story, mediocre execution, somehow, it dragged a bit."
I'm taking Ebert and Roeper off my Tivo Season Pass.


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RHYNER, Theodore Anthony "Teddy"
RHYNER, Theodore Anthony "Teddy" - July 25, 1925 - April 23, 2005 Son of the late Mary Regina (Maisie Mahoney) Ott and Theodore "Dutch" Rhyner; nephew of John D. Mahoney, Edna Mahoney Hingsbergen and Deanie Mahoney Hingsbergen; one of many Mahoney cousins. Born developmentally disabled at a time when such considerations as the ADA and other programs were not available, Ted nevertheless enjoyed 22 years of productive employment with the U.S. Postal Service, aided by his late uncle Jaykee Ford and John and Phillip Burton. He was born and raised in San Francisco, where he lived up until about a year ago, before moving with his loving guardian and "best buddy," Dolores Thares, to Corning, CA. Teddy was an avid bowler and bingo player who was warmly welcomed into his new community, particularly by the gang at Java Lanes, where a memorial bash for him was held Tues. evening. Photos of Ted are now on permanent display there. There will be a Funeral Mass on Thursday, May 5th at 10:30am at St. Elizabeth Church, 449 Holyoke St, SF. Private Inurnment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma.


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Stevenage hero Ben Kennedy hails 'fighting spirit' as Swindon looms
PUBLISHED: 17:35 26 November 2018 | UPDATED: 17:35 26 November 2018
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Talented starlet Ben Kennedy hailed Stevenage's fighting spirit after his last-gasp winner in a dramatic 3-2 victory over leaders Milton Keynes.
Kennedy's sensational strike in the dying seconds ended MK's 10 game unbeaten run as they also moved to 8th place in League 2.
The Northern Ireland U21 winger grabbed his sixth of the campaign as the Lamex outfit sealed their third league win out of their last four matches.
Speaking to the official Stevenage website Kennedy said: "We knew we needed to bounce back from last week.
"We had a bad result and there is nothing better than to beat the team that's top of the league. We dominated, especially in the second half - we were the better side and deserved to get the three points.
"We know on our day we are as good as anyone in this league. We have got good players that have won promotion and there is no reason why we can't beat teams like MK.
"We are just happy enough to get the three points and move onto Swindon now."
Boro opened the scoring with a 21st minute header from Steve Seddon at the Lamex before a perfectly placed finish from Rhys Healey eight minutes later to make it 1-1.
Ryan Watson floated the ball to striker Kieran Agard who found the back of the net with a leaping header in the 68th minute for 2-1 to the visitors.
Dino Maamria's men regrouped and equalised after a well worked free-kick into the box was parried to Scott Cuthbert who lifted the ball into the net – to set up the Lisburn-born attacker's exceptional finish to devastate MK.
Kennedy said: "Once I saw it go over the wall I hit it sweet enough and I thought 'this can go in' and it did. So, happy days.
"We have had this at home a few times where we have gone behind. Against Oldham we went down 2-1 - we've got good experience with people who know how to react.
"We have promotion winners in our team. We reacted well again and once we got the second goal I knew we were going to win it."
Stevenage will look to make it four wins out of five games when they face Swindon Town on Tuesday evening.
Kennedy added: "We're thinking of our next game. MK's behind us, It's rest, recovery and Swindon on Tuesday."
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Saturday, December 31, 2016
Man of the Year (and goodnight, 2016)
Honestly, in my world, who else could it be? The sweetest swan song of all.
Thanks, Vin Scully, for everything you taught me, and for demonstrating grace. Long may you live and may a microphone wind up in your hand again.
We'll see you in 2017...wherever you may be.
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Labels: Baseball, Broadcasting, radio, sports, TV, Vin Scully
It's Just Another Day
|Onto '17 we go (Charleston, SC. 2012)
There's also no point in dwelling on 2016. It had highs. It had lows.
I mean, that's simply life.
I'm saddened that I only posted 44 times this year, but all I can do is just move on.
I'd rather just look forward. To that end, I have a resolution!
I'm going to wake up tomorrow.
That's probably the best approach.
When you get right down to it, this is a similar post to what I wrote a year ago tonight.
In a lot of ways, not a thing changed. In others, they most certainly did. I wish for the same things that I've been wishing for some time. I wished the same when I blew out the candle on my 48th birthday cake in November (of which I was touched by).
But I learned more about myself. I learned more about how I have to be in certain ways.
It was an eye-opening year. It is what it is, as the saying goes.
I'll endeavor to keep waking up every day. Simply put, as always, to keep moving forward.
We need unity. We need peace. I'm quite doubtful we'll find either, so getting excited and optimistic about the flip of the calendar is sort of difficult.
My apologies for the cynicism, but I'm a realist.
Sean and I wish you well - tomorrow and each ensuing tomorrow.
I'd like 2017 to be a big year.
Beyond that, it's just another day.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Celebrities and Grief (RIP, Carrie Fisher)
|Tough but tender. Princess Leia. Though there was that "kiss her brother" thing.
Carrie Fisher, the iconic Princess Leia of my youth, died today at the age of 60, after suffering a heart attack last week.
And we grieve for these people. Many don't understand why.
Look, I get seriously tired of the martyrdom for Prince, George Michael, etc.
But I get why it happens. I get why there are those who mourn.
Because it's a loss of our innocence. It's a reminder of our past, to a large degree.
For me, Carrie Fisher takes me back to being a kid. It takes me back to the first move I ever saw twice -- called Star Wars (not "Episode IV" or "A New Hope" or whatever). It reminds me of driving down the Taconic Parkway with my cousins -- me, the oldest of the kids in the car -- as my dad teased us about the names of the Star Wars characters.
Princess Leia was Princess Lulu.
This is why we mourn. Not because we think we know them. We don't. I'm somewhat certain I've never been in the same zip code as Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, or Carrie Fisher.
But I think my point is clear.
Anyway, I'm babbling.
Without being cheesy, may the force be with Ms. Fisher.
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Saturday, December 24, 2016
Mel Stottlemyre is 'Fighting For His Life'
Off the news of Carrie Fisher having a massive heart attack (USA Today) comes word that Mel Stottlemyre, once the heart and soul of the Yankees' late-60's/early 70's pitching staff is "fighting for his life."
Mel's son, Todd Stottlemyre, passed along the news early today on social media (ESPN).
Mel came to the Yankees in 1964 and went 9-3 before losing to Bob Gibson (hardly a crime) in game 7 of the World Series. Gibson pitched on two-days rest and went the distance. Different times. Stottlemyre threw a complete effort to win game 2, beating Gibson 8-3.
Sadly that would be Mel's only postseason, as the Yankees faded badly over the next decade.
Mel would remain the ace of the staff, and become a five-time All-Star. In 11 seasons, he pitched to a 2.97 ERA, while winning 164 games. Unfortunately, he led the league in losses twice (1966, when he dropped 20 decisions, and 1972, when he lost 18).
His best years were clearly 1968 (the year of the pitcher), when he went 21-12 with a 2.45 ERA. But 1969, with the change in mound height, was his absolute best. Mel went 20-14 with a 2.82 ERA and a league-high 24 complete games.
Mel had arm problems that ended his career at just 33. He was released in early 1975, and eventually reemerged as one of the best pitching coaches in the game. It was Stottlemyre who was alongside Davey Johnson as the Mets won it all in '86. Then Mel went to the Astros and before he rejoined the Yankees. There, with Joe Torre, the Yankees had one of their best runs in history, grasping four more rings between 1996 and 2000.
Mel was a favorite of mine, along with that Murcer guy in the early 70's.
|Mel and Bobby Murcer, Old Timer's Day.
I don't have words without being trite, other than best wishes. I wish I had more.
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Monday, December 19, 2016
Public Service Announcement
|The County Line (courtesy Google)
I can remember - barely - when there weren't traffic lights there. That would be in the early 1970's. Then they put lights up, and the movement meant leaving Baldwin Place Road, making a left onto US 6, and then bearing right onto NY 118.
That's just an example, and this stayed as so for a long time. Minor adjustments were made over the years, but the problems remained.
I remember the family friend who got knocked off his motorcycle in an accident there.
Of course, commerce necessitated the measures to keep things safe. Our "mall," THE Baldwin Place Mall was right there. Our McDonald's was there. The Mobil station that, so long as your horn worked, you passed your NY state inspection (minor exaggeration, but not by much). The County Line Pub (now PJ's) was nearby. Kinney Shoes, Robert Hall, Sears (the catalog store!), Book and Record, Studio Deli, Embassy, ah...the memories!
Up the road was another shopping center, with Shopwell, Arthur Treacher's, King's (a brief Caldor-type knockoff), and more.
The shopping centers are all still around, but things have changed.
And so has the corner of Baldwin Place/6/118.
Including the pattern of the traffic lights.
The intersection was reconstructed over the summer, eliminating the necessity to make the left from Baldwin Place Road before turning onto NY 118. It's now a straight movement. New traffic lights were installed.
And a new traffic light pattern was put in place last Monday.
So as I'm driving to Greenwich this morning, I moved along Baldwin Place Road, and had the foresight to recognize that not everyone got the traffic light change memo.
It's a simple concept: for you to turn left on US 6 West (from 118), you need an arrow. Or no oncoming traffic.
Like me.
Had I not been at least a little smart, a young lady driving a small SUV would have given me a holiday gift. The sound of my horn (a rarity) did nothing to deter her.
I growled and moved on.
She's undoubtedly impervious to her utter stupidity.
Thankfully, all is well.
But look out, should you travel through the area.
The preceding has been a public service announcement.
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Saturday, December 17, 2016
An Embarrassing Admission
Thanks to the snow, freezing rain, and anything else hitting the Pac, I'm chilling out.
I've shoveled the snow, and I can hear the ramblings of Sean and his friend Will, who are playing some computer game...and have been since yesterday.
With Sean and Will both here, I decided to give my up room to them. So that has me in a room of a distant lifetime. Or a glass case of emotion.
With no TV, but of course, in modern-day times, if one has technology, one can survive nicely.
(Or read a book, but let's not lose the point.)
OK, I'm burying the lede (or lead - your call).
So onto Netflix I went. I looked around and came across a classic.
Which I've never totally seen.
And that embarrasses me.
I thought about why. For one, horror never did a thing for me. Until I read the great works of Susan whats-her-name, horror wasn't something I'd read. Like. Ever. It normally took friends to get me to watch a horror flick. So, sure. I've seen Freddie and Jason, etc. I remember having a sleepover at Jeff Terranova's house, circa 1984, and we watched...something.
We also watched Scarface. "Say hello to my little friend," indeed!
More than that, the movie came out in 1975. My siblings, assuming they saw it, were both teenagers, and they wouldn't have dragged their dopey little (six-year-old) brother.
Therefore, a combo of circumstances led us to this.
So let's grab out bigger boat, and jump in the water while listening to Olivia Newtown-John sing "I Honestly Love You!"
Incidentally, I did have the 45 (and still do) of Mr. Jaws. So I've got that.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Write The Story, Rob
I'm sitting here with a story to write for the Greenwich Sentinel. It's nice and pleasant and will (hopefully) be enjoyable to read.
And I can't seem to get started.
I will -- I always get the job done -- but I'm dragging.
The Rangers lost.
Alan Thicke died.
Paul is texting me and we're reciting Big Bang Theory lines to each other.
So I thought I'd throw a blog post together.
Back in the days of writing for the Wilton Bulletin, I would write a blog post to get my creative juices going. Someone I knew questioned why I would do so, and where did I find the time? The truth though is that the blog gave me the kick to get the story done.
It was a win-win.
Anyway, back to the story. I've conducted my interviews, sent a picture in to be used, and have my quotes ready.
Now I just need to write.
In other news, John Nash posted a heartbreaking story.
We still see, all too often, that life is way to unfair. Constantly.
OK, now I have a story to write.
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Labels: General, Greenwich Sentinel, Rangers, TV, Writing
Monday, December 12, 2016
2016 CTHSFB: Fin
|Greenwich warms up before their tilt with Darien in September.
Chris Erway and I were back in Greenwich on WGCH and, with the help of Shawn Sailer, Matt Hamilton, Sean Kilkelly, Ian Barto, Phil Giubileo and others, we brought the sounds of Cardinals football to the radio. I'm grateful to each person who helped make the broadcasts palatable. It's always been a labor of love.
Thanks to GHS head coach John Marinelli and his team for welcoming us, and coming on the air whenever I asked. A special nod to Connor Langan, who I talked to off the air a few times, especially after hearing a knucklehead bad-mouthing him. Not cool.
I also did a bunch of games for Brunswick, and thank Joe Early, coach Jarrett Shine, and their team (and fans) for welcoming me -- along with the aforementioned Shawn Sailer, as well as Sean Adams, and AJ Szymanowski. A shout out to Camille and Carlos, who ran things for us from Bleachers.
We battled bad wifi, lack of internet connections, occasionally failing equipment, cold weather, rainy weather, a wobbly scissor lift, and so on. In other words, it was an average season.
In the end, Darien won a thrilling FCIAC...er...Turkey Bowl* game. New Canaan raced back to tie that game. I only wish they could have met again for a state title, like they did in 2014.
* I still think it should have been called the FCIAC Championship Game because, in the end, they really were the two best teams. But I like traditions.
Once again we saw countless outstanding athletes, and really good people. We laughed with the fans and hopefully demonstrated that we love what we do.
As always, every broadcast went through the ringer that is my brain. Overall, I walked away content from 2016.
Onto winter.
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Labels: Broadcasting, Football, Greenwich, High School Football, radio, WGCH
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Happy 87th
|Father and son. Best Western Tahitian Gardens, Holiday, Fl. Feb. 1986.
Then yesterday happened. The less said, the better.
Then yesterday afternoon/evening happened, and I attended my cousin Ron's 70th birthday party (his birthday is actually in January, but oh well). Ron's father -- my Uncle Bill -- would have been 92 today.
We wound up spending just a moment talking about it, and pondering how strange it would be. To us, my dad ("Uncle Don" to him) is always going to be frozen in time in his late 50's. My Uncle Bill will be frozen in his 60s, at least to me.
It was a passing thing. Then he began looking forward to strawberry shortcake.
Which I don't eat. Not surprisingly.
Anyway, I digress. No matter what, they would have enjoyed the party. At least I think so.
We never really know, do we?
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Thanks, Shawn
|A Sailer Selfie at WGCH.
Yes. I quite get that.Writing/blogging would be easy and fun if I could figure out what to write about.— Shawn Sailer (@ShawnSailer) December 12, 2016
Shawn started his own blog a few weeks ago and, in the grand Exit 55 tradition, we will write about it here. Now we hope that, unlike myriad other blogs that we've promoted here, Shawn will stay with it.
I've needed to remind myself that there are no rules about how many times one must post when doing this, unless you're getting paid for it. I'm not -- and have never made a dime off this effort -- so I shouldn't put the pressure on me that I have in the past.
Therefore if, oh I don't know, a blog (Creative Conjurings, for example) is quiet for a stretch, fear not. They'll be back. Too smart. Too talented. Too many things to say still.
The creation of Shawn's blog, coupled with his writing over at The Spectrum (Sacred Heart University's newspaper) has encouraged me to ramp things back up here. Every now and then, we get a friendly reminder. I'm glad.
Oh. Wait. I didn't use the "ramp" line with the intention of it being a road metaphor. You know: ramp. Exit 55.
No. I'm not that smart.
OK, digressing badly.
Getting into this kind of writing -- the very kind I've always wanted to do (that is, columnist-style writing) -- is fraught with peril. When I started here in August, 2007, I was largely fearless. I used (generally) common sense and had a lot of fun with it. The topics were all over the place, because I wanted to be more than a one-note band.
We're still that way, but things have changed. The topics are often running around in my cranium. Steelers, Yankees, music, politics (very little politics, but still), roads (and travel), pop culture, and on and on and on.
Along the way, my voice has had to adjust. I realized that that more people read this than I ever thought, and while I want discussion and even debate, I left things open to interpretation.
Am I still willing to tell you that, for instance, American Idol destroyed American popular music? Why yes. Yes I am, though I don't know if I want it to be at the cost of hurting those close to me. Anyway, that's the minefield we traverse.
Early on, I got a private message from someone who thought I was writing about...someone else. Truthfully, I wasn't. In fact, whenever I really wanted to dig in with something, I posted a video. Thus Rule 55 was created (thanks, Sean Kilkelly, for the name).
But back to Shawn (Sailer, that is). This guy has a voice (and he's among the best Twitter follows you'll find), and he's figuring out that he's not afraid to use it. We have talked various and sundry topics, and I hope he starts writing things like that for you. Yes, that's me in the picture on his Nov. 30 entry, but this is not about me.
I promise.
OK, so we need to ramp up Shawn's non-sports interests (he knows I'm slightly kidding as I write this), but I know you will enjoy his thoughts.
Once he starts writing them.
And boom. As I write, he has just posted something about his beloved Packers.
In which he referenced Green Bay's Super Bowl XLV victory.
Over the Steelers.
My Steelers.
Forget everything I just wrote.
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Monday, December 05, 2016
What a Picture Says
|The meeting point of three states. Sort of. Not really. But go with it.
My mother and sister wanted to do a shopping trip over the weekend in Pennsylvania, and as I enjoy such things (and like to drive), I was drafted as chauffeur. It's a good gig. Rounding out our foursome was the always-affable Sean Adams. Yes, a fourteen year-old boy enjoys such goofiness.
We went last year and had just a great time. We grabbed a hotel room at the last minute off of Priceline and made a weekend of it. To be honest, a repeat in 2016 looked unlikely, mostly due to the still-not-so-grand economy (yes, I understand the unemployment rate has dropped. That doesn't mean we're all rolling in money). To be honest, things are...well...that's not why you're here.
However, things improved enough to where, with some savvy budgeting, the trip could take place. We shopped, we Christkindlmarkted (if I can create such a word), we laughed, we ate.
|Later in the day, one of us would be happen (answer: me)
We teased Sean. Lovingly.
My boy continues to grow and, truth be told, I suspect he will surpass me in height if there is a 2017 trip. To that end, I had to buy him no jeans to replace the ones that had become "capri-length."
We meandered a bit over the two days, going through a few different antique stores before moving back towards New York. For Sean, our beloved son, grandson, nephew, I made good on a tradition: visiting the old Erie Turntable in Port Jervis, NY.
It's a small thing, but something that train fans like. It costs nothing and sits in back of a Rite Aid, Burger King and (currently) abandoned plaza. But there's always hope!
To an extent, I think Sean liked playing tour guide to his aunt. He also wanted to check on his rock that he left outside of one of the old trains that sits on site (he's convinced it's still there, and I think he's right).
Then we moved over to Tri-States Monument, a spot where an honorary marker notes the meeting place of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
No, it's not the actual tri-state point (that would be in the Delaware River, but why ruin this with facts?). Still, after driving through a cemetery and parking underneath the dual bridges of Interstate 84, and weaving around the trash, can you blame us for wanting the monument to be THE point?
Anyway, I'm babbling along. I've taken Sean a few times to the point, and I've been there on my own as well. I find it enjoyable, especially when it's quiet. Laura wandered around, taking pictures, and Sean and I found ourselves in our own world.
In fact, I realized that I didn't take a picture of him "standing in all three states," as I did in previous trips, dating back to when he was quite young. So, a failure on Dad.
As Laura returned to the car to rejoin Mom, Sean and I stood on the edge of the Delaware, skimming stones. Sean struggled to find the arm angle, but instead of getting frustrated, he took some of my instructions and practiced.
Years of imitating Dan Quisenberry and Kent Tekulve paid off for me.
Unknown to us (until later), Laura took two pictures of us as we finished up by throwing larger rocks into the river. The goal, of course, was to have a large splash as we climbed back to the car (and reality).
The anatomy of the picture is basic: father hurls rock into river. Makes fool of himself (as usual) by mock-showboating for his son to further mock him. Thus the outstretched arms in the first photo, and the fully-victorious "touchdown" pose in the second. Also, the boy reaches for another rock in the second photo so that he may try to create his own splash (while saying "Kobe" as an exclamation point, even if he has no clue who Kobe is).
It's the very essence of Sean and his proud/loving dad, with the hope that the sun isn't setting on anything.
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Dutch anti-piracy group Brein continues to put pressure on pirates all over the internet, including those on YouTube.
Brein's policy against illegal uploaders also targets established parties notably YouTube. Despite Youtube's Notice & Takedown policy and their fingerprinting technology, there remain uploaders that place unauthorised content on the site.
So last week in response to a report of an rights observant holder, Brein identified an uploader of Dutch films. The young man promised every week a new movie. Brein forced him to cease its infringing activities.
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Amarnath yatra terror attack: Delhi on high alert, Kanwarias to get security cover
Pilgrims returning from Amarnath shrine were attacked by terrorists in Anantnag, J&K, on Monday. Delhi police declared high alert in the Capital and increased security at vital installations across the city.delhi Updated: Jul 11, 2017 22:52 IST
Within hours of terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir that left seven pilgrims dead and several injured, the Delhi police issued an advisory putting the Capital on high alert and advising security cover for Kanwar Yatra. The yatra started on Monday where thousands of devotes will undertake the annual pilgrimage on foot from Haridwar and pass Delhi till July 21.
Read: Amarnath yatra terror attack LIVE: High-level meet chaired by Rajnath Singh underway
According to the advisory issued by anti-terror unit special cell's DCP, Pramod Kuswah, 'special anti terror' arrangements have been advised for Kanwar Yatra. "In view of the terrorist attack at Anantnag on pilgrims and security forces during the Amarnath Yatra, it is advised that proper anti-terror arrangements should be put in place at all vital installations, business establishments and other vulnerable targets, including crowded markets, malls, religious places, metro stations, airport, railway stations..." the advisory reads.
The DCP has also instructed the local police to put quick reaction teams on the route.
Police sources said commandos will guard the routes across parts of north and north east Delhi, from where Kanwars enter the city. Temporary towers with snipers will also be placed on the route along with SWAT vehicles, which will be able to deal with any situation.


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Louisville, Kentucky – Collingwood Blended Canadian Whisky released its new package, with a bottle design that will increase consumer appeal through a new screw cap.
In an effort to improve overall functionality and increase sustainability of the Collingwood bottle, the extra black cap from previous packaging has been removed. The new front and back labels display a premium appearance that complements the liquid inside the bottle while focusing on the brand name. The new Collingwood package design reflects the premium essence of this finely crafted whisky.
"We are very excited about the new package design and believe the increased impact on the shelf will give consumers the opportunity to find and try this hidden gem of a whisky" said Collingwood Brand Manager, Heather Howell. "In conjunction with the new package, we've completely repositioned the brand to focus on craftsmanship, the vigor of the Canadian landscape, and the artisanal world."
Collingwood is a super-premium whisky made at Canada's longest continuously owned and operated distillery, in the town of Collingwood, Ontario. Made using water from the pristine Georgian Bay and fine grains sourced primarily from Canadian farms, Collingwood is uniquely crafted and finished with an extra maturation step of resting with heavily toasted Maplewood staves.
The new Collingwood package is hitting shelves nationwide in select retail locations with a suggested retail price of $28.99 for a 750ml bottle.


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I need some emergency care for my turtle, looking for home remedies because vet service is really inaccessible where I live. Here are the details - Someone please tell me if this is normal or if if's a problem?
How big is your turtle?
4/4.5 inches
How long have you had it?
6 years
What is the water temperature? 70-80 degrees
Did you use a thermometer? In the beginning - we put him near a window so natural sunlight gets through - we live in a really warm climate
Are you using a water heater? No
How much water is in there? 50 gallons
Are you using a water conditioner? No
Are you using any filtration? Yes - mechanical (foam for the poo) and machine(?) three step
What is the basking temperature? Not sure
Is there a basking light? Yes
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? Yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? Glass
Is there a UVB light? Yes
What have you been trying to feed it? Pellets and lettuce
When was the last time your turtle ate? Yesterday
How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? Enough to hold 50 gallons and a long platform
Is the tank near a window? Yes
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? Yes
Have you read the Basic Care section? Yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? Yes
Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? His arms don't really move over his head


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Maple Leafs Top 10 Prospects
1. Tuukka Rask, G
2. Justin Pogge, G
3. Carlo Colaiacovo, D
4. Aleksander Suglobov, RW
5. Robert Earl, LW
6. Jeremy Williams, RW
7. Ian White, D
8. Staffan Kronwall, D
9. Dmitri Vorobiev, D
10. Jay Harrison, D
In the "old" NHL, the Maple Leafs viewed their minor-league system as a bargaining chip with which the future could be bought. In the "new" NHL, the minor league system has to be the foundation upon which NHL success is built. With a renewed focus on the draft and a solid organization left behind by current NHL bench boss Paul Maurice, the Leafs minor league system is no longer the laughing stock it once was.
An unmistakable display of this new philosophy came at last year's trading deadline when the Leafs were at least partial sellers for the first time in years, obtaining talented, but mercurial, forward prospect Aleksander Suglobov from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Ken Klee. Unfortunately, when you treat your minor leagues as a white elephant, it takes a while to turn it around and steer it in the right direction. The Leafs hope to continue to move in the right direction with this year's draft.
Team Needs
Youth — but not just any youth. In truth, the Leafs are in dire need of top-end, young talent to prepare for the eventual decline of their current top-end talent. While players like Kyle Wellwood and Alexander Steen performed well last year, they don't project to be the top-line players to replace the Mats Sundins of the organization.
The problem is that the Leafs face not just a lack of top-end talent, but also the pressure of Father Time. Many of the Leafs' marquee players are reaching the age where productivity tends to drop off precipitously. No longer able to shore up a declining roster with expensive aging veterans, the team must replenish from within – and that means that the team's prospects need to grow up fast to fill the void.
On defense, the NHL club boasts an impressive top-two pairing, but the rest of the blue line crew falls squarely in the journeyman category. There are no big bodies with talent clearing the crease, nor is there that shut-down rearguard that can be counted on in defensive situations to eat up minutes.
Goaltending is in a state of transition and currently offers more questions than answers, but none of the minor league talent is ready to step into the No. 1 role.
Organizational Strengths
The Leafs boast a pair of goaltenders that most teams would love to have in their system. Tuukka Rask and Justin Pogge are legitimate future NHLers and could make a goaltending tandem that's the envy of the league. However, neither is legitimately ready to step into the role of an NHL No. 1 goaltender, and the team should resist rushing them into the fray.
The team's minor league system is also rife with depth players – guys that project to third and fourth-liners or fourth, fifth, and sixth defensemen. In the short term, that offers the big club the flexibility to bring young guys up to fill roles, but only of the plugger and lunch-box variety.
One advantage that last year's injury-riddled season has given the team's prospects is that several of them saw game action in the NHL. In fact, last year six defensive prospects were able to play at least one game at the top level last year and that experience, along with the first-hand understanding of what it takes to make it in the NHL, could prove invaluable long term for the team.
Organizational Weaknesses
The Leafs minor league organization can be described as being a mile wide, but an inch deep. While there may be a couple of attractive prospects at every position, the reality is that there's a huge drop in the quality of players from the top names to the next few on the list. There's more to a building than just the façade, and the Leafs need to ensure that the entire structure is solid with multiple quality prospects at each position.
Beyond top-flight goaltending, none of the Leafs' prospects fall would be considered the can't-miss variety. Up front, the team has a plethora of second, third, and fourth-liners waiting in the wings, but there's nobody that appears to have the lightning in a bottle needed to be a true first-liner. On defense, other than Carlo Colaiacovo, the organization's defensemen are more impressive in quantity rather than quality.
Even prospects who may have the ability to become game-breakers come with more than their fair share of question marks. For example, Suglobov was obtained from the New Jersey Devils for the paltry price of Ken Klee. The fact that the Devils, a team with a history of building through youth, was so willing to give up on the enigmatic winger should raise some flags about his long-term projections.
Draft Tendencies
Thanks to a combination of trading early-round draft picks and a succession of solid, but not outstanding, seasons, the Leafs haven't had many high picks to play with. However, as of late the team's been able to make the most out of its draft position.
Four of the team's last five first picks appear to be legitimate long-term prospects: Rask (21st overall, 2005), Pogge (90th overall, 2004), Steen (24th overall, 2002), and Colaiacovo (17th overall, 2001). The team has also been able to mine the later rounds for solid, but not spectacular, prospects: Chad Rau (228th, 2006), Robbie Earl (187th, 2005), Jeremy Williams (220th, 2003), and defensemen Ian White and Staffan Kronwall (181st and 285th respectively in 2002).
Having gone with goaltenders with their first two picks over the last two drafts, it's safe to say that the team probably won't be going that route again. However, with the decision to draft Rask with his first pick in his first year as GM despite having Pogge in the system, John Ferguson Jr. showed he's willing to go the best-player-available route when it comes to drafting.
This year, the team holds the 13th pick in the Entry Draft.
Hockey's Future staff mock draft result: James Sheppard, C, QMJHL Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Copyright 2006 Hockey's Future. Do not reprint or otherwise duplicate without permission of the editorial staff.


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Crown Vic Royal "Prayer For Summer"
Crown Vic Royal recently released their latest single, "Prayer for Summer". This is the first new music from the Psych Rock quartet since the release of their 2019 debut EP "Turning This Thing On".
The group will be performing a live stream concert from an undisclosed location of September 20th to celebrate the release of their new EP "There's Still Time".
Black Magick Marching Band "Unseelie"
"Unseelie" is the debut single for the retro Psych group Black Magick Marching Band. Little else is known about the group, but the sound is a little vintage Bowie and a little vintage Pink Floyd.
We are excited to see what may be coming next from this new group.
Spun Out "Off The Vine"
Spun Out has released the second single, "Off The Vine", from their forthcoming LP, Touch The Sound, which is due out August 21st via Shuga Records.
This is the Psych Rock group that was formed from the ashes of the now defunct band NE-HI by Mikey Wells, James Weir, and Alex Otake.
The Cuckoos Add Some Color to Quarantine with "I'll Be Ur Tramp"
While many things in the city of Austin have been placed on hold because of the ongoing pandemic, The Cuckoo's have released a bit of hope for us all, in the form of a new video for their song "I'll Be Ur Tramp". The Cuckoo's have been a staple among band names, in the Austin live music scene for a few years now. Front man Kenneth Frost, along with his motley crew of band mates, Dave North, Eric Ross, and Cole Koenning offer up a chemistry that is impossible to ignore within the electrifying almost synth pop originality of the music they have created and released, untamed and unapologetically, into the streets and ears of both local and national fans.
"I'll Be Ur Tramp" is the band's first video release for their upcoming EP "Honeymoon Phases", with no set release date, as off yet. Both song and album come after the fantastic success of "I Hate Love", the bands first self titled album. Songs like "Lady Boy" and "Why Don't You Call Me Anymore" give a funky twist on familiar inspirations from bands like The Talking Heads and Pink Floyd, while paying tribute to artists such as David Bowie.
"A funky soulmate diddy about finding a partner in crime to walk through life with," Kenneth tells me, is the feel he was going for with writing " I'll Be Ur Tramp". The video is simple yet enticing, inviting you to stay and watch the eccentric frontman dance and sing alone next an old TV flickering clips from previous Cuckoo's music videos and live performances. Frost also conceived and directed the video himself, proving he's more than just a pretty voice wielding a keytar!
With the success of their last album, there has been pressure to produce equally ear catching tunes and barbed hooks with new music for the band. The Cuckoo's don't seem to be letting the pressure get to them, and keep on hammering out smooth and funky acid pop hits like "I'll Be Ur Tramp". If anything is apparent, it's that this band is here to stay, and they are going to keep putting out songs and videos that make you feel good and remind us all that "it's ok to be a little sexy and dirty sometimes."
-Michael Lee
Faux Furrs "Worlds Made of Words"
Psych Rock group Faux Furrs recently released a new single called "Worlds Made of Words". This is the first new music from the group since 2018's "Canopy".
All proceeds from the sale of the single will be donated to the local charity Assata's Daughters.


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Written by Anton Constantinou on 16th November 2018
Category: Business Travel
By Anton Constantinou
As business travel markets go, China is currently the largest out there in terms of spend, having previously overtaken the US in 2015. This year alone, China business travel spend is set to hit a staggering US$30 billion, led by technological developments and rising labour costs.
According to a new report, 45% of businesses in China expect their business travel spend to rise next year, following an increase in the country's international business activity and outbound direct investment.
Driving this growth are Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in China which have benefitted directly from improvements to the country's infrastructure as regards transport and housing options.
News of China's growth comes following the announcement that business travel in Asia-Pacific is growing at twice the speed of the rest of the world, with the region set to double its corporate spending to $645 billion by 2027.
As a leading provider of serviced apartments in China, we recognise the great value this country brings to the sector and thought we'd take a look at how it's shaking things up. Read on for four examples of…
What China is bringing to the business travel market
New luxury accommodation
With an average occupancy rate of over 75%, China remains a top priority for property operators, who are expanding their reach in the country as we speak. Operators including The Ascott, ONYX and Rosewood Hotel Group have either opened new apartments recently or have further properties on the way in the years to come.
In 2024, Rosewood will be unveiling a new Shanghai property which is set to boast an impressive 220 rooms and 83 luxury residences. A similar build by Rosewood in Shenzhen will arrive in 2022.
Meanwhile, The Ascott has partnered with the development firm, Riverside Group, who are helping to develop serviced residences in the Chinese travel cities Chongqing and Zhejiang.
A demand for serviced apartments
Right now, China is one of the most important overseas markets for the UK serviced apartment sector, with some operators witnessing as much as a 50% rise in bookings from Chinese guests. A survey earlier this year revealed that an increasing number of Chinese people are travelling for leisure purposes and, with that, investing in quality serviced accommodation in Britain.
The rise of independent Chinese travellers seeking authentic "local" experiences is partly responsible for this trend. Such travellers are drawn to the space and flexibility you get with serviced apartments, including kitchen facilities – which enable you to cook your own meals.
A focus on cost-saving and compliance
Cost-saving and compliance are two key considerations for Chinese companies offering travel programmes. An increasing number of Chinese business travellers say their travel reimbursement processes are too complex and their pre validation processes too convoluted, which has put strain on travel managers to offer simpler more efficient processes.
As Kevin Tan, Vice President of CITS American Express Global Travel notes: "If a company's travellers cannot understand or effectively navigate their company travel processes, there will be decreased compliance, leading to greater costs."
A growing aviation market
The Chinese aviation market is currently on course to overtake the US as the world's biggest by 2022. In a bid to keep pace with the booming business and consumer demand for air travel, Chinese airlines are forecasted to buy some 7,700 new planes in the coming decades worth a staggering $1.2 trillion.
Under current plans, the country has ambitions to supply 20% of the world's jetliners, and 10% of the domestic market's commercial aircraft.


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Kentish Town's Oxford Tavern set to re-open in April despite flat conversion fears
PUBLISHED: 12:52 27 March 2018 | UPDATED: 12:54 27 March 2018
The new manager of Kentish Town's Oxford Tavern has said the pub will reopen at the start of April, allaying fears it was going to be turned into flats.
Aaran Tipping, 40, who previously managed pubs in south west London is currently leading refurbishment at the pub on Kentish Town Road.
It had previously been run by Greene King and was bought in January, sparking fears it was going to be turned into housing. However, Mr Tipping wants to reassure former drinkers, and promises that the new venue will be cheaper to drink in than other pubs in London, without cutting on the quality.
He told the Ham&High: "Everyone I bump into keeps saying that it's being turned into flats. That's just not the case.
"The only person who will be moving upstairs is me."
"People always talk about how expensive to drink in London it is," he added.
"However it doesn't need to be, and we've got some really good deals agreed on the drinks, including craft beers from West Berkshire Brewery.
"For food, we will be getting our meat from HG Walter which is absolutely exceptional.
"We're going for premium quality food and drink with the same overheads as everyone else."
Work is currently underway to transform it from its "drab and brown" decor to a "rich and eccentric family member's lounge" atmosphere, according to the new manager.
The previous dining area at the back of the pub will also be taken out, and Mr Tipping has plans to add an unconventional feature into the pub.
"I've always wanted to get a tuck shop into a pub, with Pop Rocks, Space Invaders and sherbert, and we're hoping to do that here," he said.
The pub was bought by Maverick pubs and West Berkshire Brewery in January, sparking fears that it would be turned into flats.
However Mr Tipping is currently taking on staff, ahead of a soft launch in April and aims to make the venture a lasting success.
"It's saved and we are investing a lot of money to keep it as a pub," he said.
Since 2001 Camden has lost 70 pubs – with The Black Cap, the Victoria and the Prince Albert pubs calling last orders in recent years, as reported in the Ham&High.
There are currently 225 pubs left in the borough, down from 295 nearly 20 years ago.
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Become A Fairtrade School
The Fairtrade Schools Award is about learning, fun and action. It involves the whole school community and puts young people at the centre of the activities.
The scheme has three levels -
- FairAward – Register, complete the learner and teachers audits and a Learning Challenge, and your school will be ready to get its FairAware Award.
- FairActive – Take on two more Challenges with help from your school's Fairtrade Steering Group and your school will be working towards its FairActive Award.
- Fair Achiever – Do three more Challenges, and adopt a Fairtrade policy along with further learning activities, and your school will be getting ready for its final stage – assessment for the FairAchiever Award. This Award is the equivalent of the old Fairtrade Schools Award.
The first 2 levels are self assessed via the website. The third level, FairAchiever, is assessed electronically by an trained volunteer assessor.
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Today the guys remember 9/11, have first date advice, and ruin children's television.
Sarah Hughes & Lacey Taylor work actively in the Omaha / council bluffs area helping the homeless find shelter, food, jobs, and a better way to live. They are better than us but talked to them anyway. Lots of great insight on a problem that effects us all.
Straight outta Kanesville !
If you see or know of someone that needs help you can call 402.889.5505 for Street Outreach
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I am a 27 year old budding author who has a wide range of ideas and projects on the go and hope the first one proves successful.
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These multi-functional, outdoor-inspired pouches from Lowepro are colourful, versatile, lightweight and protective.
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