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Rough Seas: Salmon Farming in Chile
By Julian DowlingChile's salmon farming industry nearly went belly up five years ago after the outbreak of a deadly virus, but companies have recovered and global demand is rising. To avoid future outbreaks, however, Chile needs regulations that allow the industry to grow sustainably in harmony with its environment.
Chile is the world's second largest producer of salmon after Norway. Most of the salmon eaten in the United States comes from Chile but Atlantic salmon, which is the main species farmed in Chile, is not native – it was introduced from Scotland and Norway in the early 1980s. Farmed in floating cages between Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, salmon adapted well to Chilean waters and aquaculture boomed over the next 20 years. But the industry nearly collapsed in 2007 when the virus Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) wiped out more than half of Chile's salmon stocks.
Probably brought to Chile in salmon eggs from Norway, the virus spread quickly and the result was catastrophic – salmon production fell 65% between 2007 and 2010, according to the industry association Salmon Chile, and many companies were plunged into debt as Chile's share of the world market plummeted.
Some said the industry would never recover, but it has. Five years on, production of Atlantic salmon reached 366,000 tons last year, up 66% from 2011. At the same time, exports have returned to pre-2007 levels, totaling US$2 billion last year. And Chile's biggest market is still the United States, which imported US$725 million worth in 2012 as demand continues to grow.
But many companies are still in the red. Prices fell by 28% on average in 2012 as a result of a surge in supply following the recovery of the Chilean industry, as well as warmer waters that favored faster salmon growth in Norway. But the low prices stimulated demand, especially in the United States, which combined with tighter supply this year has pushed spot market prices back up.
In June, a Trim D fillet of fresh Atlantic salmon in Miami – the most popular type of fillet – reached US$5.55 a pound, up 53% from US$3.62 in the first week of January. That's good news for the industry, says Igal Neiman, corporate marketing and planning director at Camanchaca, which produces salmon and other seafood products.
Since the life cycle of a salmon from egg to harvest is around 25 months, with the last 18 months spent at sea, companies invest without knowing the price. "Most companies were losing money last year, but now we're breaking even," said Neiman.
Beyond the numbers, however, there are fears that the industry may be on the brink of another epidemic. Earlier this year Chile's fishing regulator Sernapesca detected traces of ISA in salmon farmed in cages belonging to three companies – Multiexport Foods, Camanchaca, and Los Fiordos – in the Aysén Region. Unlike in 2007, this time the virus was detected before any fish died.
For now, it seems the threat has passed. "We are far from being in a crisis. The cases of ISA found in April and May are isolated cases," said Cristián Moreno, general manager of Salmon Chile.
He said the cases represent less than 1% of the country's total stocks. In addition, since the companies agreed to harvest the salmon in question, they shouldn't infect other fish. Moreno says that the sanitary measures introduced since the 2007 crisis have helped to detect viruses earlier and deal with outbreaks more effectively.
Even so, the sanitary conditions in the area where the outbreaks occurred are a concern, said Neiman. Levels of sea lice, orcaligus, which weaken the immune system of salmon, have reached high levels in waters off Aysén and companies, along with the authorities, are evaluating Norwegian best practices to deal with this.
But not everyone is convinced that enough is being done. According to Cristina Torres, head of markets for seafood products at the NGO World Wildlife Fund Chile, the recent cases of ISA are a sign that the industry needs to make big changes.
For example, she says the levels of antibiotics used in Chile's salmon industry to fight disease are unacceptably high. According to Sernapesca, the use of antibiotics per ton of salmon harvested has been reduced by 36% since 2007 thanks to the mandatory vaccination of smolts against ISA in the hatchery, but the industry still used 338 tons of antibiotics last year, which is far more than Norway per ton of salmon produced.
"ISA has shown that the system is not sustainable," said Torres. "Uncontrolled expansion is not the right path."
Living with ISA
ISA is endemic in Chile as it is in Norway, Scotland and Canada. Norway, for example, has had an average seven cases annually in the last five years. But, despite the recent outbreaks, Chile has learned to "manage" the virus better, says Moreno.
As with other viruses, a salmon that carries ISA won't necessarily die from it and it can't be transmitted to humans, but it is highly contagious so early detection is key. New sanitary measures adopted by Sernapesca since 2009 include regular monitoring of cages, containment in the event of an outbreak, the adoption of biosafety measures and better communication between all actors in the industry.
Sernapesca's enforcement role is also important, says Torres. Unlike countries like Norway were the industry is basically "self-regulated", she says that Chilean aquaculture companies push the limits of what they can get away with.
"If the government doesn't enforce these measures with fines, few companies will take them seriously," she said. But Sernapesca has flexed its muscles – it recently fined several companies for misreporting levels of sea lice in their cages.
Today 55 Sernapesca inspectors are working in the Aysén, Los Lagos and Magallanes Regions – the country's main salmon farming regions – which is far more than pre-2007, says Sernapesca's director Juan Luis Ansoleaga.
"In the last few years there has been a sustained and permanent increase not just in economic resources, but also human and technological," said Ansoleaga.
But perhaps the most important change is in regulations. Before 2007, Chile faced a "tragedy of the commons" with concession-holders trying to produce too much salmon too quickly with damaging environmental consequences. The new production model established by the new Fishing and Aquaculture Law is designed to change that.
Sernapesca has defined eight coastal "macro zones" for the industry (five in Los Lagos and three in Aysén) separated by corridors of five nautical miles to contain potential outbreaks. In addition, these macro zones have been divided into 35 "neighborhoods", orbarrios. Each neighborhood can only be used to farm salmon for 18 months before it must be left to "rest" for another six, allowing the environment time to recover.
"This makes a lot of sense to us, it's a very good measure," said Cristina Torres. "When the density exceeds the capacity of the environment, many diseases can thrive, not just ISA."
But according to José Ramón Gutiérrez, president of Multiexport Foods, which is one of the largest producers of Atlantic salmon in Chile, the new regulations do not solve the real problem, which is the more than 1,200 concessions awarded in southern Chile that exceed the area's natural production capacity.
"There is a consensus in the industry that the approved production capacity in certain regions of the country far exceeds the real capacity determined by nature and biology," he said.
In trying to fix a "poorly designed model", he said the new regulations have imposed restrictions on the industry that in general have made salmon farming into an "extremely complex" and "increasingly inefficient" activity.
Pooling resources
That's partly due to higher costs. Although companies agree that the new sanitary measures are necessary, they have taken a financial toll on the industry.
"Instead of having 1.5 million salmon in a concession, you can only have one million but your fixed costs are the same," explains Neiman. In addition, restrictions on production density mean cages must be located further from processing plants, which in turn increases transport costs.
Companies have also invested in safe harvesting techniques. In the past, boats would drag cages with infected salmon through waters near other cages, thereby contaminating more fish. "It was like taking a kid with a cold to the school and everyone gets sick," said Neiman. Today, companies use closed boats for harvesting so the virus, if it is present, does not spread.
Meanwhile, production costs have been rising. While still competitive with Norway, prices for fishmeal, labor, and fuel in Chile have risen about 60% in the last decade. Salmon farming, which uses boats to stock cages, feed the fish and harvest them, is labor and fuel intensive. Add in the cost of exporting salmon by ship or plane, and transport costs represent as much as 20% of the retail price, said Neiman.
The price squeeze has led to a slew of mergers recently and not just in Chile. Marine Harvest, the world's biggest salmon farmer, has recently made a takeover bid for fellow Norwegian farmer Cermaq. In Chile, Mainstream, one of the biggest producers in the country that is owned by Cermaq, acquired Cultivos Marinos Chiloé for US$110 million in October.
There are currently over 30 aquaculture companies in Chile, but ten of these produce two thirds of the Atlantic salmon in the country. In addition, two companies – Marine Harvest Chile and AquaChile – hold 25% of the concessions in Aysén and Los Lagos.
But consolidation is not just a way for companies to survive financially, it also reduces the bio-sanitary risks, said Neiman. With fewer companies farming fewer salmon per square kilometer, the risk of disease spreading is reduced, which ultimately benefits everyone.
Crucially, consolidation may also be the fastest way for the industry to reach a consensus on sustainable production levels, says Multiexport's Gutiérrez. "It's very unlikely that the State will intervene and solve the structural problem in the sector," he said.
Demand and supply
Fortunately for salmon farmers, slow production growth is expected to sustain the current high prices, at least for the next two years, says Arturo Clement, founder of SalmonEx, an online salmon-trading platform focused on the US market.
"The financial conditions of the industry are very limited, companies are not in a very solid position to take risks," said Clement.
On the demand side, the world's appetite for salmon is rising partly due to its well known health benefits – rich in omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants, it's good for your heart and your head, without costing an arm and a leg, points out Igal Neiman.
One positive result of the ISA crisis has been the diversification of markets. Brazil is Chile's second biggest market for Atlantic salmon and China's growing middle class represents an important market in the future, said Neiman.
In fact, China is the focus of a new joint venture between Japan's Mitsui and Multiexport Foods to specialize in the production and commercialization of Coho salmon and trout destined for Asian markets.
For now though the US is far and away the biggest market. And Americans are eating more salmon – per capita consumption rose from 0.3 kilograms annually in the 1990s to over 1kg in 2010, according to Salmon Chile. But there is room to grow, says Bert Bachmann, CEO of Miami-based Camanchaca Inc.
The problem is that Chilean salmon doesn't have the brand image of its rivals, he said. In US supermarkets, it's around 10% cheaper than Norwegian salmon, which is considered the "premium" brand. That's mainly due to Norway's success in selling itself as a "pure, clean, cold country" rather than any real difference in quality, he said.
"There is a need to do more country promotion," said Bachmann.
But Chile does have a big competitive advantage. Despite rising costs, it has relatively cheap labor compared to Norway and Canada. Along with investment in technology, this has allowed Chilean companies to process salmon into value-added products, such as custom-sized portions, at competitive prices.
"We produce salmon portions and fillets for restaurant and retail chains prepared at our plant in Chile," explains Bachmann. "Chile has a niche in this product segment."
Salmon farming 2.0
But consumers in the US and Europe are increasingly concerned about the origin of their food. That's why certifying that Chilean salmon is farmed according to international standards is good for business, says Cristina Torres.
"Now that the industry has returned to pre-crisis levels of production, we think now is the time to implement new tools that were not available in the past," she says.
One such tool is the aquaculture certification offered by the Holland-based Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), using standards created by the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogues, coordinated by the WWF. Torres says this certification, which includes a review of the company's production practices, will help achieve "more responsible" aquaculture in Chile.
Consumer pressure should eventually force all companies to take a holistic view of their business, says Torres. "It's not just a check-list of items, it's the whole ecosystem they should consider."
This means investing more in research and training. For example, more studies are needed to determine the impact of salmon farming on local communities and training is needed to better safeguard biodiversity, said Torres.
The industry has learned important lessons, but it needs to keep improving. Although the latest outbreaks of ISA have apparently been contained, the sanitary situation remains a concern. "The industry has to keep doing more, you can't minimize the problem," said Clement.
To be sustainable in the long term, the industry needs to grow in harmony with nature. For now, it cannot afford to grow too quickly and that's not necessarily a bad thing. As the past has shown, slow growth is much preferable to no salmon at all.
Julian Dowling is Editor of bUSiness CHILE


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7 tips for social travelling
Your bags are packed, the hotel is booked, the sightseeing trips are mapped and your guide is bookmarked for all the quirky markets and out-of-the-way art galleries you want to visit while you're away. But how do you maintain a social life while abroad?
If you're travelling alone, it's especially important to find a few buddies along the way. Even if you're with a group, it's a great chance to extend your social circle while away from home, and mingling with a few new people will only enhance your experience.
Here are seven tips for how to make new friends on holiday:
How many times have you caught a stranger's eye and then looked awkwardly away? This is understandable on the bus to work, but while you're sitting poolside in Fiji, you might as well meet someone's gaze instead. You might find them meeting yours.
Sign up to activities
You might be staying somewhere offering tours, adventure activities or mixers. Join in! You could find yourself on a walking tour of the backstreets of London, discovering the untold history of the Victorians who lived there.
Strike up a conversation
Are you enjoying that book? Have you been anywhere you'd recommend? Isn't the room service here great? Try a few ice-breakers – there's nothing wrong with small talk. You may pick up a great tip about a brilliant restaurant in Amalfi.
Stay in a hostel
Hostels are built for solo travellers – they're not all for school leavers on their gap year, and some are very comfortable. It's the easiest way to meet other people in the same boat. You could find a travel buddy for the next leg of your tour to Estonia.
Singles go on holiday too
Whether you're on a dating website like eHarmony or doing it the old-fashioned way, a holiday is a great place to meet people in a relaxed setting. Plus, it will give you an idea of their taste in travel – it's no use meeting someone nice only to find they're a thrill-seeker and you prefer sitting on the beach with a good book.
Share tips
Travellers love to recommend great places and warn against tourist traps. You can bond over shared experiences of hair-raising food in south-east Asia or incredible scenery in South America.
Discover new things
Whether it's a local delicacy, an outdoor activity, or dancing before midnight, holidays are a time to strike out and discover new things. You might find someone special dating Brisbane travellers, or that you have a surprising aptitude for rock climbing.
Remember to always be safe while travelling and make sure you do some research about the local area. Let someone know where you're going if you're heading off the beaten track. Be mindful of local customs and always carry a map or smartphone, a little cash and a phrasebook. These are important elements to ensure a successful, memorable and happy holiday.

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Industrial Excellence in the United Kingdom
• AgustaWestland is Britain's only helicopter manufacturer that retains a complete indigenous design, development, production, manufacturing and support capability.
• Based in Somerset, AgustaWestland is deeply embedded in the UK's advanced manufacturing base and directly employs 3,280 people, while supporting a further 10,000 jobs in the supply chain including 650 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
• AgustaWestland's revenue in Britain during 2011 was over £1.1 billion procuring almost £1 billion of products and services from the UK supply chain.
• Aircraft production has been undertaken at the Yeovil site since 1915, both for the military and civil market, with iconic models such as the Spitfire and the Dragonfly.
• Best known for its military helicopters such as the Apache AH Mk.1, AW101 Merlin and Super Lynx 300 used today by British armed forces, AgustaWestland reintroduced civil production with the AW169 and AW189 in order to transform the business, reducing the reliance on military orders, toward a more balanced and sizeable customer base.
• The focus on developing greater civil production will mean greater retention of key design and engineering skills, the ability to increase the apprenticeship programme beyond the current 178 people, expanding links with universities and keeping the UK at the cutting edge of research and development.
• As part of the transformation strategy, AgustaWestland plans to produce the AW189 Search & Rescue variant in the UK - it is expected to create or secure 1,450 jobs at AgustaWestland and across the UK supply chain and capture over £2 billion in export revenues over 10 years. The AW189 will be the only complete civil aircraft produced in the UK for a generation.
• The Company has a proven track record of supporting the UK's armed forces by delivering helicopters to very high specifications and individually tailored – most recently the on-time and on-budget delivery of the Lynx AH Mk9 and the AW159 Wildcat.
• Over the last 4 years AgustaWestland UK has been investing significantly in civil aviation, and is extremely proud to be playing a central role in industry as part of the Aerospace Growth Partnership between Industry and Government in advancing aerospace technologies and creating high technology jobs in the UK with commercial aircraft such as the AW169 and the AW189.


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MS Govern is a leading public sector software provider with offices in five major cities. We are a team of approximately 125 employees partnered with customers who span the continent.
MS Govern recruits talented, growth-minded professionals for all aspects of the software industry. We believe our employees are our greatest asset. This belief drives our reward programs, comprehensive benefit plans, leadership camps and our continued success.
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MS Govern is seeking an Application Support Specialist to join our Montreal office.
The primary responsibility of the Application Support Specialist will be to field inbound phone and email requests via the dedicated Support and Email Lines and take all appropriate action to process and resolve the issue in a timely manner. The Support Specialist will ensure all issues are "opened, assigned and closed" within our Corporate CRM. This role serves as a primary point of contact for customer issue resolution. As a member of the Support Team, you will also assist in software upgrades and training sessions both off and onsite. This position reports to the Vice President of Client Services.
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Announcement: Recruitment
So, here we are with another recruitment post. If you are tired of your favorite projects from LS being slow, then don't sit there and complain, but do something about it and join us. We're in need of help.
These are the positions we need people for:
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We're not a speed group but we'd still like to release frequently, so we need fast and reliable people.
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Jade at Brickell Bay
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- Jade at Brickell Bay opened on October 8, 2004.
- The building's top four floors contain two story, 6,000 square foot penthouses.
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- 95 percent of the building's units have direct waterfront views.
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To practice strategic marketing, we integrate our collective expertise.
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Integrate services to be able to meet all your needs.
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NEW YORK - John Rutledge of Mesa shares a common bond with Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. But the Navy veteran who served in Vietnam says he and his fellow servicemen were betrayed by Kerry.
Now Rutledge, a delegate to the Republican National Convention here, is doing all he can to ensure that President Bush defeats Kerry and wins a second term in November.
Rutledge said he believes Kerry maligned Vietnam veterans after he returned from the war and became an activist in the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Recent allegations from the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ring true, said Rutledge, who has been active in Republican politics since he left the service.
"I find it hard to believe that anybody who is a veteran would vote for Kerry," said Rutledge, 63, a retired real estate salesman.
Kerry served four months as a swift boat officer in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. He was awarded three Purple Hearts for combat wounds, as well as a Silver Star and a Bronze Star for heroism.
After his discharge, Kerry became active in the antiwar movement. In 1971, he testified before a Senate committee about atrocities that he alleged occurred on a daily basis in Vietnam, war crimes that he said were sanctioned by commanders.
"I thought that was horrendous, because I knew better," Rutledge said of Kerry's testimony. "He painted with a brush. Everybody that was on the ground in 'Nam was killing women and children and babies. Come on. We couldn't believe that somebody who had been over there and was supposedly a vet would do that because we knew that they were lying flat out."
Rutledge served in the Navy from 1959 to 1963. He was on a heavy cruiser patrolling the coast of Vietnam in 1961 and 1962, when tensions were rising and some American advisers were on the ground, but before the major influx of U.S. forces.
Though Rutledge did not spend time in the jungle, he said he lost many friends in Vietnam and remained close with many who did, he said.
Kerry's war record has been the centerpiece of his campaign and dominated his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last month in Boston. Kerry made only passing mention of his time as an antiwar activist.
In recent weeks, Kerry has been dogged by allegations that he fabricated or embellished his heroism in Vietnam, charges made by members of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Many in the group say they witnessed the events that led to Kerry's decorations. The group has launched television ads in a few states laying out their allegations, which are also contained in a new book, "Unfit for Command."
Earlier this month, Kerry went on the offensive to rebut the group's charges. Kerry has attacked the veterans' group, saying it is a front for the Bush campaign.
While he was still in the Navy, Rutledge became active in Republican politics, putting on civilian clothes while stationed in California and passing out literature for Richard Nixon's failed 1962 gubernatorial campaign. After his military service, Rutledge returned to Michigan, where he grew up, and became active in Republican politics. He helped local candidates and joined Young Republicans, becoming that organization's national committeeman from Michigan in the late 1970s.
He found the ground more fertile when he came to Arizona in 1982 and stayed active in East Valley Republican politics. Rutledge is currently the District 21 Republican chairman.
"I'm a political junkie," Rutledge said. "I've been involved almost every way you can think of."
What happened more than 30 years ago is not the only reason Rutledge opposes Kerry and supports Bush, he said.
He said he is troubled by Kerry's voting record in the Senate against funding for the military and his proposed cuts to American intelligence agencies, both of which have been made an issue by the Bush campaign.
Rutledge also said that Bush has proved himself an effective leader in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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The Chicago Blackhawks avoided having contract extension negotiations with Patrick Sharp spill into the 2011-12 season when they signed their leading goal scorer from last season to a five-year $29.5 million deal (figures via CapGeek). Sharp has one year left on his current contract with a cap hit of $3.9 million, and his new deal will carry an annual cap hit of $5.9 million.
Sharp is coming off of a career high in points with 71, and he tied Dustin Byfuglien with 11-goals during the Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup championship run. He is 29-years old and has 316-points in 493 career games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Blackhawks.
There's no denying that Sharp is a valuable player to the Blackhawks with his scoring ability and versatility, but his new price tag vaults him into Mike Richards, Sedin twins and Henrik Zetterberg contract territory. Sharp's possession numbers from last season were good, not great, and he lined up in the offensive zone for a whopping 67% of his draws. The Hawks are paying him top tier money, when in reality he's a second line player that can moonlight as a top liner. For comparison's sake, both Richards and Zetterberg took less than 48% of their draws in the offensive zone. Unlike the Sedin twins, Sharp doesn't boast 100 points to go along with his offensively favourable minutes.
For the Blackhawks, it seems as though maintaining a core group factored into the decision to reward Sharp so handsomely. Vice President/GM Stan Bowman on retaining Sharp:
"Patrick is a very important member of our organization and we are looking forward to him being part of a core group that will be a contender for many years to come. Over the last several years we have seen him develop into one of the game's elite players as well as a fixture in the community and we are proud to be able to announce this news today."
Chicago now has Sharp, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith all under contract through the 2014-15 season, and beyond for all but Kane and Toews.
Sharp will be 34-years old at the conclusion of the new contract, and maybe I'm wrong here but he strikes me as a guy who wouldn't be extremely difficult to replace at a discounted rate. Anyway, it's five-years and $29.5 for a two-time thirty goal scorer… not the worst decision.


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Mr Liaquat H. Merchant, the grandnephew of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Executive Trustee of the Quaid-e-Azam Aligarh Education Trust, the President of the Jinnah Society, and the recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, gave an engaging talk on Jinnah's vision for Pakistan as part of Aga Khan University's Special Lecture Series. Through his speech and visual presentation, Mr Merchant reminded the audience of the Quaid-e-Azam's strong belief in democracy and a representative government, his confidence in the supremacy of the rule of law, his faith in the freedom of speech and the protection of human rights. Though it was a misfortune to lose Jinnah one year after the creation of Pakistan, he is the figure around whom "Pakistanis can rally to achieve national unity and progress in the modern world". Mr Merchant reminded the audience that if this country is to be "Jinnah's Pakistan", then there is a need to revisit and recover the Quaid's vision for this nation. The talk was followed by a lively question-and answer session.
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This skeleton crew sails on, on this ghost ship of DREAMS.
LYRICS ARE IN THE DESCRIPTION apparently.
If you didn't know this boogie was for real without lyrics, you don't need to be listening to this song.
Pittsburgh was suffering some major oxygen deficiencies this evening.
At least that's the impression everyone got when they realized that they couldn't fucking breathe for several hours this evening.
Get Barry on the horn. We need FEMA in here with some major emergency relief.
Better yet, let's just get Marc-Andre Fleury, who has never let hordes of desolate individuals lay to waste in the raging tides of HORRENDOUS POTENTIAL DISASTER.
But really guys, it's been awhile.
Anyway, what the hell happened tonight.
It's all a blur.
You have the most stressful first period ever, to start with. Hopefully no one following the series was too unsettled by the fact that the Flyers drew first blood, because the official theme of this series is to NEVER DRAW FIRST BLOOD EVER WHAT ARE YOU THINKING DO YOU WANT THE GODS OF HOCKEY TO REIGN PUNISHMENT DOWN UPON YOU COME ON SERIOUSLY. (TM).
But going into first intermission down can really get you to hit a little too hard into the moonshine. Which is okay. As long as it is what you did last time we won. If you aren't following through on wearing the same clothes, drinking the same drink, and sitting the same way you sat the last time we won/scored, you are simply not doing your part as a Penguins fan.
The second period was a fucking whirlwind.
Can you remember a faster period in a first round series, ever?
It's all love and hope and weird Scottish lawn care commercials in retrospect.
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You can never go wrong with the classics.
Agreed upon by that amazing lady with the tallcan of Miller.
And that dude who may or may not be every human's sophomore year of highschool chemistry teacher.
Then we get to the third, which was just hanging on for dear life.
Once again, may we say
Hanging on tonight was a Big Deal.
We all know that it was just Hanging On, though.
We've got two more games here, and it's do or die, every night, every period, every play. There is no room for error.
Luckily, this is playoff hockey and history means nothing.
Each game is a new day. The only carry over is momentum, and we've got it.
So we have to beat the Flyers two more times. Who cares if we had to beat them five more times?
We play the way we have to, every single time. There is no other answer. There is no other way. The only alternative is crying silently to yourself and watching repeats of Swamp People, telling yourself that it didn't have to be this way.
Tyler Kennedy does not understand Swamp People. There are no ponies.
Jordan Staal is from a fucking sod farm. His official view is "what is a gator and why do we need it?"
Sidney Crosby does not own a television with any sort of cable package that allows heathen nonsense to appear on it, only closed circut television that plays repeats of his every mistake and success.
Neal…well. He kind of likes SwaMp People, but ONLY IN THE OFF SEASON COME ON.
Moving on.
Here are some photos that Define Our Generation, in no specific order….
Snuggles. Brooks looking weirdly unmurderous.
Don't dislocate a shoulder on the glass, boys. Fair warning.
Kunitz looking casual after destroying a life or five.
Seriously all of the cutest photos came from this moment.
We can't get over it.
The reason 10+ girls are already one chapter into Jordy/MAF slash at this exact moment.
And, most importantly, the greatest omen:
Pepper Staredown.
We have an uphill battle in front of us, folks.
But really, half the fun is in the struggle.
Let's make this a series we talk about forever. Let's make ourselves revel in the fact that we let Philly get so close to victory that they could taste it, and, knowing them, already started celebrating it, before taking it away.
Here in Pens land, we know it ain't over till it's over.
I didn't hear the final buzzer of the series yet, did you, Philadelphia?
Keep working hard, Pens.
Keep striving.
Keeping believing.
Go Pens.


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on November 27, 2012Today in general ruggedness news: Filson teams up with Harris Tweed for a couple of stylish (and by the looks of it, tough as nails) new briefcases. You can choose between green with tattersall tweed accents (above), and black with herringbone tweed. Both feature the classic Filson finishings bridle leather, brass hardware that the all-American company is known for, but with a bit of Scottish charm thrown into the mix. Call it a geo-sartorial meeting of the minds (that you can carry to work with you).
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Kent and Surrey, England: "Police have told residents to stop putting wire mesh on their garden shed windows – because they could be sued if a burglar is injured." [Telegraph]
UK: "Shed owners warned wire on windows could hurt burglars"
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- 1 02.12.11 at 9:29 am
frankly, i am amazed that people in England are allowed to have sheds. Just leave the stuff outside in view for the goods to be stolen.
- 2 02.12.11 at 12:06 pm
In that in the Restatement (Third) Torts or will we have to wait for the Fourth Restatement
(November 5 roundup) - 3 02.12.11 at 12:07 pm
I'm meant February 5 roundup
- 4 02.12.11 at 2:04 pm
I guess that's it for glass, too, huh? Sharp, pointy, nasty glass.
I wonder what the Guild of Glaziers will have to say about that?
- 5 02.13.11 at 3:45 pm
Doug, it's not so different in the USA. Did you know Arnold Schwarzenegger, back when he was a starving wannabe actor, worked as a builder? One story of that time was when he was working on a tall wall around some estate. This wall was something like 10 feet tall, clearly meant to be unclimbable – and to ensure that it stayed so, he mortared broken glass on the top of it. He was reportedly shocked when he was told that he couldn't do this, as trespassers might hurt themselves and sue the owner.
There have also been less egregious cases, where suits did happen. Seems to me that there should be clear legislation: upon criminal trespass, the criminal surrenders their right to bodily safety. Castle doctrine is one aspect of this – wire mesh, broken glass and other passive defensive measures are another.
- 6 02.14.11 at 8:45 am
" upon criminal trespass, the criminal surrenders their right to bodily safety"
I am curious as to why it is not already so? - 7 02.14.11 at 2:11 pm
I could see an argument against setting "traps" or other somewhat dangerous configurations, although I'm not sure where barbed wire would fall into the mix. However, the wire mesh on the windows is totally baffling to me. If anything, it makes things safer. The authorities seem to be saying that you cannot have unshuttered windows. It is certainly a topsy turvy world they're describing.
- 8 02.14.11 at 3:22 pm
Traps are unlawful because they're non-selective, they'll hit anybody that trips them. I suppose you could apply the same "non-selective" criteria to wall-top glass and barbed wire. But you'd be an idiot to do so, in my opinion. Passive deterrence is not the same as active but non-selective defense.
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Even back in his days as a mild-mannered high school teacher and car wash employee, Walter White had a bunch of people who weren't crazy about him. Now that he's a tyrannical, murderous, psychologically abusive drug lord who will expend his wife, children, and closest friends to feel the slightest bit of glory, his popularity has sunk even further. We already know that Walt has a pretty good chance of biting the dust at the end of Breaking Bad's five-season run. But what we don't know yet is who will take him down once and for all.
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Hugo the Janitor
The good deeds of the closed-mouthed custodian at Walter's high school did not go unpunished. Walter refused to come forth after Hugo was implicated for Walt's crime of stealing the school's chemistry equipment and then prosecuted for marijuana possession. The good-hearted man went out of his way to take care of Walt when the chemotherapy was waging war on his immune system, and Walt still let him take the heat.
Motive: We don't know how much trouble Hugo got in for his stash of pot, but we're pretty sure he faced jail time. That could warrant some revenge.
Means: Hugo was a pretty big dude, last we saw him. He could easily handle himself against the diminutive Mr. White.
Murderous: Here's Hugo's downfall: he's too good a person. The sweet, sensitive, stoic man embraced Walt when he needed it most not out of personal affinity, but just out of an appreciation for kindness. Hugo wouldn't kill Walt... but should he? The first of Walt's victims returning to exact justice. Now that'd be an ending.
Gretchen and Elliott
Walt isn't exactly on great terms with his ex-girlfriend and old college buddy and Gray Matter co-founder after involving the former in the web of lies surrounding his meth operation. We haven't heard from or about Gretchen and Elliott in a while, but that doesn't mean they're not fostering a good deal of resentment for the nefarious Mr. White. He did, after all, only give a box of Ramen to Elliott for his birthday...
Motive: Meh, they'll get over it.
Means: Boundless; they're filthy rich.
Murderousness: We don't know too much about Gretchen and Elliot, except that they're intelligent, a bit pompous, and that one of them got married to Ross' ex-wife on Friends. They don't seem capable of murder, but then again, neither did Walt. Maybe Gray Matter does something to people...
Mrs. Ortega
Although Walter wasn't directly responsible for the death of Jesse's friend Christian Ortega, better known as Combo, he still played a large part in getting the young man to the point of taking a bullet from a rival drug gang. Combo's mother, Mrs. Ortega (or Mombo), met Walt shortly after her son's passing, and might be able to piece together some semblance of a theory that he is the very same Heisenberg who was using her family's RV to run a meth business, and maybe use this theory to seek vengeance for her son.
Motive: Pretty strong.
Means: She didn't seem all that nimble...
Murderousness: Mrs. Ortega did come off as more of the forgiving type than anything else. She knew her son was in with some bad activity, but how could she turn against him? Of course, this attitude might only be reserved to her own offspring.
Donald Margolis
Donald is another parent who could blame Walter White for his child's death, and one who took the whole thing a hell of a lot harder than Combo's mother did. Donald's daughter Jane died choking on her own vomit right in front of Walt, who refused to help her in order to limit her obstruction of his and Jesse's business. After losing his daughter, air traffic controller Donald inadvertently caused two planes to crash into one another, and then shot himself nonfatally.
Motive: He surely blames Jesse for Jane's death, and would, by proxy, Walt, once the nature of their relationship goes public.
Means: As long as he still has that gun (or knows of a flight Walt plans on taking in the future), he's good to go.
Murderousness: Mr. Margolis was not a patient man with anyone who seemed to be problematic for his daughter. It wouldn't be difficult to imagine him imparting his wrath on the man responsible for her demise.
Young Brock probably doesn't know the truth about what Walter White tried to do to him (after all, it wasn't Walt himself who imparted the poisonous Lily of the Valley flowers into the little guy's diet). But Brock did seem a bit unnerved by Walt's presence as the meth king sat next to him on Jesse's couch. Maybe the kid just has good intuition.
Motive: At Brock's age, "He started it!" is a pretty popular maxim.
Means: Being so young, Brock wouldn't really be a pro at the killing game just yet. Although his uncle Tomas might have taught him a thing or two...
Murderousness: He does love playing video games. Don't those turn you into a cold-blooded killer, or is that just something parents say?
Ah, Bogdan. Walter White's angry, intolerant old car wash boss who was stripped of his business by his old lackey. Now, Bogdan himself is not the most sympathetic figure on Breaking Bad. We all rooted for Walt when he finally told Bogdan off, insulted his eyebrows, and perhaps even when Walt ousted the man from his longtime job in an effort to manufacture a front for his drug ring. But if Bogdan ever found out about this last ordeal, he might hope to get some revenge.
Motive: His life might well have been ruined by Walt; his career sure was.
Means: He's not exactly doing too well financially at this point, nor does he seem to be the most fit or youthful figure on the show.
Murderousness: Well, he's kind of a prick. So that's a start.
So many have been wronged by Walter White, but only one can take the man down (unless they do some kind of elaborate team effort, where they take turns... you know what? No. Only one). So who will it be? Only a year until we find out... ugh.
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Owens Strikes Out 8 In Tribe Loss
Watching from the dugout: Pedro Alvarez, Tom Filer, Dusty Brown, Jordy Mercer, Kris Watts
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Indianapolis Indians 1
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The Indianapolis Indians must have used up too many of the hits in their bats in yesterday's 10-4 win, because today they were back to scoring just one run, as they did in the two previous games against the Toledo Mud Hens. Tonight at Victory Field, the Tribe posted just 4 hits on their way to their lone run, while the Mud Hens stacked up 12 hits and 5 runs.
Rudy Owens (photo) struck out a season-high 8 batters in his start for the Tribe, but he also gave up 8 hits and could not get through the 5th inning. He was charged with his 6th loss of the season, giving him a 6-6 record.
The game began with LF Will Rhymes lining a double into right field for a double. Owens struck out the next two batters, 3B Danny Worth and rehabbing 2B Carlos Guillen. DH Ryan Strieby lined a single into left field, and Rhymes raced around to score from second base. Owens struck out former Indy Indian CF Jeff Salazar to end the inning, then began the 2nd by striking out 1B Scott Thorman. RF Ben Guez doubled into center field with one out in the 2nd, but a fly out and another strikeout left Guez on base.
(Photo: Pitching coach Tom Filer, Rudy Owens, Dusty Brown, Corey Wimberly)
Owens also worked around a one-out hit by Worth in the 3rd — a bloopy hit that fell into no-man's land behind first base, out of reach of Tribe RF Miles Durham, 1B Matt Hague, and 2B Corey Wimberly. Salazar struck out again to lead off the 4th inning. Thorman singled into right field, then with two strikes on Guez, Thorman took off to try to steal second base. Guez swung and missed on strike three, and as he finished his swing, he stumbled a bit, causing his bat to come around and hit C Dusty Brown. Brown was in the middle of throwing to second base as he was hit by the bat, and it caused his throw to go off-target. Guez was out on the strikeout, and since he was already out, the penalty for the batter interference ruling was that the base runner Thorman was also called out at second base.
Wimberly, Watts, Brown, And Bowker Spark Tribe Outburst
Corey Wimberly congratulates John Bowker on his 2-run homer in the 4th inning.
Indianapolis Indians 10, Toledo Mud Hens 4
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It was a good night for hitting, at least for the Indians, tonight at Victory Field. The Tribe posted 13 hits, 10 more than they allowed the Mud Hens, as they easily defeated Toledo to even up this 5-game series at 2 games each. The Indians had scored only one run in each of their last two games, but tonight, all but one member of the Indians' line-up scored at least one run, and all but two had at least one hit. SS Jordy Mercer (photo), who did not have a hit, scored one run. CF Anthony Norman, who had neither a hit nor a run scored, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. 2B Corey Wimberly and DH Dusty Brown each smacked 3 hits, while LF John Bowker and C Kris Watts had 2 hits each.
The Tribe scored in each of the first 5 innings:
In the 1st — Wimberly led off with a double down the left field line, which landed about a foot inside the foul line and continued down to the left field corner. Toledo LF Timo Perez had to fight the sun a bit, and had a little trouble tracking it down, so Wimberly made it into second base easily. Mercer was hit in the back as he ducked away from the first pitch from Toledo starter LJ Gagnier. A ground out to first by Bowker pushed Wimberly to third and Mercer to second. Then rehabbing Pedro Alvarez, who played third base today, snuck a single between the Mud Hens' first- and second-basemen and into right field, scoring both Wimberly and Mercer for a 2-0 lead. Two fly outs ended the inning.
In the 2nd — RF Miles Durham led off with a blast into the right-center field gap, past the diving Toledo CF (and former Indy Indian) Jeff Salazar. Once the ball got past Salazar's desperate reach, it bounced to the wall, and Durham had all the time in the world to motor around and into third base standing. Brown ran the count full, fouled off five more pitches, then doubled down the left field line to almost the same spot as Wimberly hit in the 1st inning. That brought in Durham to boost the lead to 3-0. Norman bounced back to the mound, where Gagnier whirled and caught Brown in between second and third bases. Brown dodged back and forth long enough so that Norman could reach second base before he was tagged out. Norman reached as far as third on Wimberly's ground out, but a strikeout ended the inning.
In the 3rd — With one out, Alvarez worked a walk, as ball four bounced about two feet in front of the plate. 1B Matt Hague hit the Indians' third double down the left field line, just barely fair, which ducked under the bullpen bench so that Time Perez had to dig it out. Alvarez was running "carefully" on his pretty-much-healed-up quad (photo), but manager Dean Treanor did not want to take any chances, so he held Alvarez at third. Watts followed with a single lined into center field, picking up his first two AAA level RBI, as both Alvarez and Hague scored. Durham hit a sharp bouncer toward third base, which bounced off former Indy Indian 3B Argenis Diaz's glove and into left field. It was a 2-base error, putting Durham on second base and moving Watts to third. Brown's long fly ball into right field became a sacrifice fly, bringing in Watts from third, as the throw in from Hens' RF Ben Guez was way wide of the plate. Indians up, 6-0.
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Toledo Mud Hens 2, Indianapolis Indians 1
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3B Pedro Alvarez (photo) arrived in Indianapolis today to continue his rehab work, after suffering a strained right quad muscle while playing for the Pirates. He has had some set-backs in his rehab program, but has been on rehab assignments with both the GCL Pirates (1 game) and the A+ Bradenton Marauders (6 games). Tonight Alvarez contributed 2 hits as the Designated Hitter in the Indians' loss to the Toledo Mud Hens in front of a sold-out crowd at Victory Field.
Tribe starter Sean Gallagher made the start, but suffered his 9th loss of the season. He pitched into the 6th inning, and allowed 2 runs on just 3 hits and 2 walks, with 4 strikeouts. Gallagher had only one inning in which he retired the Mud Hens in order (the 5th). He allowed a line drive single into center field by LF Timo Perez in the 1st inning, then walked DH Scott Thorman to open the 2nd inning. RF Ben Guez followed the walk with a grounder back through the middle. The ball glanced off Gallagher's glove then on to 2B Brian Friday, who flipped the ball to SS Jordy Mercer at second for the force out on Thorman. The Indians were hoping for a double play, but Mercer's throw to first base was wide to the infield side, pulling 1B Matt Hague off the first base bag, and Guez was safe. Gallagher ended the inning with a tapper back to the mound by former Indy Indian Argenis Diaz and a pop out by C Omir Santos.
Indians Wrap Up Road Trip With A Loss In Toledo
Toledo Mud Hens 7, Indianapolis Indians 1
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Former Indy Indians Argenis Diaz and Jeff Salazar gave the Mud Hens both offensive and defensive boosts to help defeat the Indians at Fifth-Third Field in Toledo, Ohio tonight.
Brian Burres (photo) suffered his of the season, going 7 innings and allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, with no walks. He began his evening with 4 scoreless innings, giving up just 2 hits — a double to CF Salazar in the 2nd and a single to C Omir Santos in the 3rd.
The Indians put runners on base in each of their first 5 at-bats, but could not get any of them around to score. DH Corey Wimberly opened the game with a double into left field and stole third base. LF John Bowker walked to put runners on the corners. 1B Matt Hague bounced into an around-the-horn double play, started by 3B Diaz, to end the inning without a run scoring. SS Jordy Mercer reached base on Diaz's fielding error in the 2nd inning, but was immediately erased when 3B Andy Marte bounced into a double play, again started by Diaz. RF Miles Durham also walked in that inning, and was left on base.
2B Brian Friday doubled with two outs in the 3rd inning, then Mercer walked and Marte lined a single into left field in the 4th inning. The first two Tribe batters reached base in the 5th, CF Gorkys Hernandez on a throwing error by Toledo SS Cale Iorg, and Wimberly on a fielder's choice by Toledo starter Fu-Te Ni. Wimberly moved to second on the fielders' choice as Hernandez was out at third. Wimberly stole third base and Friday walked, again giving the Tribe runners on the corners. And again, a double play ended the inning without a run scoring.
Bowker's Clutch RBI Gives Indians Extra-Inning Win
Indianapolis Indians 4, Toledo Mud Hens 3
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After 5 scoreless innings with a tie score, the Indians pushed across a run in the top of the 12th, then held on for the win over the Mud Hens at Fifth-Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
With two outs in the top of the 12th, 2B/3B Brian Friday worked a walk. LF John Bowker (photo) lashed a double into the right-center field alley, over the head of Toledo RF Ben Guez, and off the wall. Friday was off and running with the pitch, and he rounded third and headed for the plate as Guez chased down the ball. He crossed the plate well ahead of the throw, scoring the go-ahead run for the Indians.
The Mud Hens jumped right on Tribe starter Justin Wilson in the bottom of the 1st inning. Lead-off batter DH Will Rhymes with a single, and LF Timo Perez doubled, putting runners on the corners. Rhymes scored on an RBI single into right field by rehabbing 2B Carlos Guillen, and Perez came in on an RBI single by 1B Ryan Strieby, for a 2-0 lead. Strieby stole second base and 3B Danny Worth walked. Wilson got out of the inning when he struck out RF Scott Thorman, and C Kris Watts fired down to third base, throwing out Strieby trying to steal third. SS Cale Iorg added a run in the 2nd inning on a solo homer, giving the Mud Hens a 3-0 lead.
Wilson went on to pitch 4 more innings, scattering 3 more singles (by Rhymes, Iorg, and Strieby) and two walks (Guillen and Strieby), but he did not allow another run. He threw 91 pitches, with 52 strikes.