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Thursday, November 29, 2012
By Thomas Sowell
If everyone in America had read Stephen Moores new book, Whos The Fairest of Them All?, Barack Obama would have lost the election in a landslide.
The point here is not to say, Where was Stephen Moore when we needed him? A more apt question might be, Where was the whole economics profession when we needed them? Where were the media? For that matter, where were the Republicans?
Since Whos The Fairest of Them All? was published in October, there was little chance that it would affect this years election. But this little gem of a book exposes, in plain language and with easily understood facts, the whole house of cards of assumptions, fallacies and falsehoods which constitute the liberal vision of the economy.
Yet that vision triumphed on election day, thanks to misinformation that was artfully presented and seldom challenged. The title Whos The Fairest of Them All? is an obvious response to liberals claim that their policies are aimed at creating fairness by, among other things, making sure that the rich pay their fair share of taxes. If you want a brief but thorough education on that, just read chapter 4, which by itself is well worth the price of the book.
A couple of graphs on pages 104 and 108 are enough to annihilate the argument about tax cuts for the rich. These graphs show that, under both Republican President Calvin Coolidge and Democratic President John F. Kennedy, high-income people paid more tax revenues into the federal treasury after tax rates went down than they did before.
There is nothing mysterious about this. At high tax rates, vast sums of money disappear into tax shelters at home or is shipped overseas. At lower tax rates, that money comes out of hiding and goes into the American economy, creating jobs, rising output and rising incomes. Under these conditions, higher tax revenues can be collected by the government, even though tax rates are lower. Indeed, high income people not only end up paying more taxes, but a higher share of all taxes, under these conditions.
This is not just a theory. It is what hard evidence shows happened under both Democratic and Republican administrations, from the days of Calvin Coolidge to John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. That hard evidence is presented in clear and unmistakable terms in Whos The Fairest of Us All?
Another surprising fact brought out in this book is that the Democrats and Republicans both took positions during the Kennedy administration that were the direct opposite of the positions they take today. As Stephen Moore points out, the Republicans almost universally opposed and the Democrats almost universally favored the cuts in tax rates that President Kennedy proposed.
Such Republican Senate stalwarts as Barry Goldwater and Bob Dole voted against reducing the top tax rate from 91% to 70%. Democratic Congressman Wilbur Mills led the charge for lower tax rates.
Unlike the Republicans today, John F. Kennedy had an answer when critics tried to portray his tax cut proposal as just a tax cut for the rich. President Kennedy argued that it was a tax cut for the economy, that changed incentives meant a faster growing economy and that A rising tide lifts all boats.
If Republicans today cannot seem to come up with their own answer when critics cry out tax cuts for the rich, maybe they can just go back and read John F. Kennedys answer.
A truly optimistic person might even hope that media pundits would go back and check out the facts before arguing as if the only way to reduce the deficit is to raise tax rates on the rich.
If they are afraid that they would be stigmatized as conservatives if they favored cuts in tax rates, they might take heart from the fact that not only John F. Kennedy, but even John Maynard Keynes as well, argued that cutting tax rates could increase tax revenues and thereby help reduce the deficit.
Because so few people bother to check the facts, Barack Obama can get away with statements about how tax cuts for the rich have cost the government money that now needs to be recouped. Such statements not only promote class warfare, to Obamas benefit on election day, they also distract attention from his own runaway spending behind unprecedented trillion dollar deficits.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com. To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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Gamma Chi brings home awards
The Gamma Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International recently brought home several awards from the 80th annual Eta State Convention in Greenville.
The theme of the convention was "Dare to be Courageous!" It was attended by Delta Kappa Gamma delegates from across the state and consisted of business sessions, workshops and various keynote presentations.
One of the awards the chapter received, the Presidential Chapter Achievement Award, recognizes exemplary leadership and promotion of the society's activities. Only eight chapters out of 106 in North Carolina have received the honor.
The chapter also received the Eta State Newsletter Excellence Award and the Eta State Website Excellence Award.
Gamma Chi member Shirley White received the Region III Golden Key Award.
Nancy Tunstall, the chapter president, gave a presentation entitled "How to Motivate Member Excellence" during a breakout session at the conference, using Gamma Chi as a model chapter.
The late Betsy Brown, a previous member of Gamma Chi, was remembered during a ceremony celebrating the lives of past society members.
Delta Kappa Gamma is a society for professional female educators. The society's network of members reaches across 18 countries. In North Carolina, the society has more than 4,500 members, organized across 106 chapters.


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Mount Vernon Nazarene University / Course Descriptions / Family and Consumer Sciences Courses (FCS)
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PwC: What benefit can software providers get from the use of social technologies?
Gupta: We see the emergence of social media as a way for doing marketing, branding, and getting customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction pulse.
PwC: What do you expect the business implications to be as more providers use the cloud as a service channel to their customers?
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Rep. B.R. Skelton wins Clemson area House seat
With 53.2 percent of the votes, GOP incumbent beats Ed Harris
CLEMSON - After months of legal wrangling over his party's nomination, Rep. B.R. Skelton has come back from losing the Republican primary this summer to beat Ed Harris in the general election.
With unofficial votes tallied Tuesday night, Skelton held onto his seat with 5,371 votes compared to his challenger's 4,675 votes.
With a total of 10,095 votes cast — including 49 for write-in candidates — Skelton, a 10-year incumbent, secured 53.2 percent of the vote.
Reached at home, Skelton credited the win to the hard work of people who supported him, especially his wife, Vickie.
"It has been a difficult election process, and we have all had to work hard," Skelton said. "I'm just right now happy that the election results are in, and it's over for right now."
Skelton lost the GOP primary in June to Harris — only to be reinstated as the GOP nominee two months later after the state party chairman revoked Harris's candidacy.
Undeterred, Harris gathered thousands of signatures in less than a week to gain a spot on the general-election ballot as an independent. Despite his lack of official party affiliation, Harris, a self-described fiscal conservative, gained endorsements from the state and Pickens County Republican parties.
Still, on Tuesday night, enough Skelton supporters turned out to give him a decisive win. Of the 13,197 Pickens County voters who cast straight-party tickets, 71 percent of them went with the GOP.
Skelton said he likely benefited from that, as well as the large turnout.
"A general election is different from a primary," Skelton said. "You have everybody participating, whereas in a primary you have just one party."
House District 3 encompasses Clemson, Central, Six Mile and Norris in Pickens County.
Harris, 70, and Skelton, 80, have been embroiled in a legal battle for months over whether Harris properly filed his statement of economic interest.
Skelton has sued for fraud, saying Harris tried to conceal the fact that he never presented the required paper copy of the form.
That case will be heard after the election.
Harris has argued he did have the form, though he later lost it, and committed no fraud in asserting his candidacy. The decision to remove him from the ballot — historically unprecedented after a candidate has won a primary — was at the discretion of party Chairman Chad Connelly, a Columbia judge ruled in August.
Hundreds of other candidates were booted from the state's primary ballots for similar problems with their filing forms.
Skelton, a retired Clemson economics professor and member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said his No. 1 priority when he returns in January to Columbia will be recruiting jobs to the state.
"I think we have a very attractive environment for attracting business," he said.
Reached Tuesday night, Harris congratulated Skelton and said he accepted the decision of the voters.
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INSA Brings Street Art to the Web with GIF-iti
Dedicated. Stubborn. Certifiable. A sucker for punishment. All ways to describe the UK-based graffiti artist, INSA, who recently gained global recognition for his new-school approach to the old-school craft of graffiti, or as he calls it GIF-iti. His approach shows a mad dedication to the traditions of graffiti, where rather than take the shortcuts that Photoshop might allow, INSA chooses to travel the long road, sometimes taking many days to complete a single 600-pixel-wide animated GIF.
He creates his labor-intensive GIF-iti by painting and re-painting the walls of buildings – each time making slight changes – and then photographing each change in order, later creating a looping sequence of images, which make an animated GIF. The biggest challenge and the key he says, is to ensure that the last image layer links smoothly back to the first, which may have been painted a week earlier. His most recent GIF-iti project was a collaboration with artist Stanley Donwood, commissioned for the album release from new supergroup, Atoms for Peace, featuring Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers.
INSA's résumé is as eclectic and interesting as his art – reflecting an equal measure of outlaw and convention. He's been commissioned by companies like Nike, Sony, Kangol and Kid Robot. His work has taken him around the globe where he's left his unique mark on buildings in Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Luxembourg, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Warsaw, Berlin, Brussels and Montreal. And he has spent his fair share of time in courtrooms and even prison, all for his art.
In part one of this two-part blog post, INSA gives us a peek into his process and the urban art culture:
What inspired you to create GIF-ITI?
I realized I was viewing more paintings online than in real life, the majority of art I was accessing was on the internet. Whether that was street art from around the world, or exhibition openings on blogs, and it disheartened me a little, because although it was great to be able to see so much work, I realized this was never the way the artist would have intended for their work to be seen. So I thought an interesting way to play with this idea was to create art specifically to be viewed online: to the point that you could not actually see it in reality. So, in fact, the internet becomes the best viewing platform for the work.
Describe your creative process and how you incorporate Photoshop into your workflow.
Do you think in terms of what you'll eventually do in the software (Photoshop), or does that come later?
Photoshop generally comes in at the end, when I've done all of the painting and photographed all of the layers. I upload and overlay all of the images and create a GIF. The process is more about the physical act of painting numerous frames, and involves a lot of mental planning, every stage of painting has to preempt the next step, and the final frame needs to lead into the first in order to create a good looping GIF. The thing I enjoy about this process of painting a GIF is that it begins where most artwork ends.
What other types of art do you create and what other mediums do you most enjoy? What do you consider to be your primary/favorite medium?
I like to explore all different types of medium and try not limit myself to any one thing. Spray paint is my natural medium, but recently I've also been working with sculpture, and I've always considered photography a major part of my output.
What unique challenges do you run into when painting on a building?
It varies from building to building; accessing the surface as a whole can be problematic. Reaching different spots on a building requires balance. Sometimes I'll find myself with one foot on top of a ladder while gripping onto a brick, to finish the top of a wall. It's a much more physical act, using the whole body – stretching, climbing, reaching – compared to painting a canvas in the studio.
Has your graffiti ever gotten you in trouble with the law?
Yes. It comes as part of the territory – graffiti by definition is illegal and so most of my younger years were spent breaking the law. This inevitably ended up with numerous court appearances and a short time in prison. This was, of course, long before graffiti was rebranded as 'street art,' and artists could make money and travel the world as celebrities!
When it comes to urban artists, street credibility and integrity often seem to be top of mind. How do you reconcile the outlaw artist with the businessman who needs to make a living? Do you ever struggle with questions of selling out?
Yes, it is something I think about a lot before I take on any job. I consider the morals and implications behind it. Generally, I try not to let money be the dictating force in my work or life, but sometimes, I prefer to think of it as 'buying in' rather than 'selling out'. If corporations want to pay me to do what I already do, I am not changing what I would be putting out anyway, so I don't have a problem with it.
Do you consider yourself part of the graffiti art community? How do you feel about the graffiti art movement shifting from a fringe, outlaw movement into the commercial mainstream, with the massive attention that artists like Banksy, C215, David Choe, Dan Witz and countless others have garnered?
I do consider myself part of a generation of artists who started painting pre 'famous' Banksy, where the notion of getting paid or being famous outside of the subculture just didn't exist. Any artist who is getting paid to do what they love, more power to them. But I do think it's a shame that kids starting out today can't approach graffiti/street art with innocence, because the draw of fame and money attracts an influx of people getting involved for the wrong reasons.
Big thanks to INSA for taking the time to chat with me and give us all an inside perspective on his work. Check out more of his GIF-iti below and come back next week for Part 2 of my interview with INSA.
Photos are fantastic, perhaps some of the best examples of photos where I feel that I'm actually in the space that I've ever seen. I really appreciate your eye for light and color, I love the images where the brightest color is off-centered or balanced by very neutral colors.
With any visualization time isn't always apparent- with your work being able to see time involvement makes it more real and movement has special meaning.
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Irrelevant, but yes, I agree))
I can imagine dynamic spray paint being able to do this in the future : )
Incredibly Awesome. Great Visualization
Incredible combination of arts!
its so pretty
Wow, this is pretty impressive! I can't stop looking on the last picture – it seems to hypnothyse me! And the Photo with the van that blends in with the wall behind is awsome, too! Love it!
I love your work, you have take graffiti to a new and wonderful level. I'm looking forward to following you and your work.
All the best!
toad (chris jensen)
Vancouver BC Canada
thank you (y)
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really something,the work that has come out for us ta look at.It is incredible,it reminds me of the very first time i was shook, seein a full end to end train.thank you !


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From your L.L. Bean boyfriend to the flannel fashions of Brooklyn, Mainers seem to be having quite the moment. But that makes sense—we're a state that works hard, plays harder, and enjoys the finer things in life (like great indie music and succulent summer lobster). To celebrate the incredible talent of the Pine Tree State, we've rounded up six rising stars in the fields of fashion, music, and food. Though they're currently making waves elsewhere, these up-and-comers all have one thing in common: they'll never forget their Down East roots. Our January-February issue is all about our best export: everything that is "Made In Maine".


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Mississippi State University forms part of a cohesive town-university community with the growing agricultural-commercial-industrial town of Starkville. Located in the eastern part of north-central Mississippi, it is 125 miles northeast of Jackson and 23 miles west of Columbus; it is served by Highways 82,12 and 25 and by feeder air service through the Golden Triangle Regional Airport 14 miles east. Away from urban complexities, the community enjoys many intellectual, cultural, and recreational advantages: the MSU-Starkville Civic Symphony and Chorus; the Starkville Community Theater; the University Lyceum series, bringing professional musical, dramatic, and artistic groups and performers to the campus; art exhibits, plays, and recitals by local and visiting artists; public radio and public television programs through Mississippi Public Broadcasting performances by popular musical groups of regional and national celebrity; frequent intercollegiate athletic events in modern facilities; and a variety of recreational opportunities on playing fields and courts, in neighboring forests, fields, and lakes, and along the nearby Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
The University
Mississippi State University is a comprehensive, doctoral-degree-granting university offering to a diverse and capable student body a wide range of opportunities and challenges for learning and growth; to the world of knowledge, vigorous and expanding contributions in research, discovery, and application; and to the State and its people in every region, a variety of expert services. Mississippi State University is designated as a Doctoral/Extensive institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is representative of the American Land-Grant tradition and distinctive in its own character and spirit, born of its Mississippi heritage and the vision and loyal perseverance of those who have labored in its development. Mississippi State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Mississippi State University.
An able faculty, drawn from the best institutions in all parts of the nation, strive earnestly to demonstrate excellence in teaching, while producing in their specialized studies scholarly books, articles, and conference papers that gain respect for themselves, the University, and the state. Thus they ensure for their students instruction that is in immediate touch with current knowledge and thought. A body of energetic researchers, both faculty and other, assisted by an effective research administration, places Mississippi State among the first one hundred universities in the nation in research and development in the sciences and engineering. The University's service agencies are similarly distinguished, earning the respect and support of their varied constituencies throughout the state, as well as in other states and in foreign countries.
The History
The University began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi, one of the national Land-Grant Colleges established after Congress had passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering training in "agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts . . . without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military tactics." The College received its first students in the fall of 1880 in the presidency of Confederate General Stephen D. Lee. In 1887 Congress passed the Hatch Act, which provided for the establishment of the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1888. Two other pieces of federal legislation provided funds for extending the mission of the College: in 1914, the Smith-Lever Act called for "instruction in practical agriculture and home economics to persons not attendant or resident," thus creating the state-wide effort which led to Extension offices in every county in the State; and, in 1917, the Smith-Hughes Act provided for the training of teachers in vocational education.
By 1932, when the Legislature renamed the College as Mississippi State College, it consisted of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1887), the College of Engineering (1902), the College of Agriculture (1903), the School of Industrial Pedagogy (1909), the School of General Science (1911), the College of Business and Industry (1915), the Mississippi Agricultural Extension Service (1915), and the Division of Continuing Education, (1919). Further, in 1926 the College had received its first accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
By 1958, when the Legislature again renamed the College, as Mississippi State University, the Office of Graduate Studies had been organized (1936), doctoral degree programs had begun (1951), the School of Forest Resources had been established (1954), and the College of Arts and Sciences had been created (1956).
The College of Architecture admitted its first students in 1973. The College of Veterinary Medicine admitted its first class in 1977, and the School of Accountancy was established in 1979.
Purposes. As a Land-Grant institution, Mississippi State University is dedicated to the three broad purposes already mentioned-learning, research, and service: learning, on-campus and off-campus, to enhance the intellectual, cultural, social, and professional development of its students; research, both to extend the present limits of knowledge and to bring deeper insight, understanding, and usefulness to existing knowledge; and service, to apply knowledge and the fruits of research to the lives of people.
Fulfilling these purposes is the chief work of the large number of educational units that make up the total university, including, among others, the academic departments, schools, and colleges; Continuing Education; the Mississippi State University Extension Service, and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
The quality of the faculty, staff, and administrators ensures the high quality of the instruction, research, and service provided. The quality of the University's programs ensures that its students receive a well-designed and comprehensive education that will assist them to lead constructive lives and achieve their personal and professional goals.
The University Today
Mississippi State University now comprises the following academic units: the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences including the School of Human Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art and Design; the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Business including the Adkerson School of Accountancy; the College of Education; the Bagley College of Engineering including the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering; the College of Forest Resources; the Office of the Graduate School, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. In addition, the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, operating 16 branch stations throughout the State, conducts research in a variety of areas and assists in the University's teaching and service functions. Finally, the Mississippi State University Extension Service offers programs and services to the people of the State through campus and county offices and personnel. Supporting the academic and educational programs of the total University are the Mitchell Memorial Library and branch libraries.
Within the framework of the University, several units perform specialized teaching, research, or service activities. Among these are the Center for Distance Education, Shackouls Honors College, the Advanced Research Projects Laboratory, the Center for Safety and Health, the Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology, the Electron Microscope Center, the High Performance Computing Collaboratory, the Institute for Digital Biology, the Institute for Neurocognitive Science and Technology, the Franklin Furniture Institute, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Sustainable Energy Research Center, the Mississippi State Chemical Lab, the Research and Curriculum Unit, the Center for Education and Training Technology, the GeoResources Institute, the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, the Social Science Research Center, the Carl Small Town Center, the Design Research and Informatics Lab, the Educational Design Institute, the Jackson Community Design Center (JCDC), the The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, the Biological and Physical Sciences Resources Institute, the Center for Computational Sciences, the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, the Institute for the Humanities, the The John C. Stennis Institute of Government, the Center for Educational Partnerships, the Early Childhood Institute, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute, the T. K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, the Center for Computer Security Research, the Center for DoD Programming Environment and Training, the Computational Simulation and Design Center, the Institute for Clean Energy Technology, the High Voltage Laboratory, and the Raspet Flight Laboratory.
Mississippi State University operates an off-campus, degree-granting center in Meridian where both undergraduate and graduate programs are offered and a program center at the Stennis Space Center. In cooperation with the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, the College of Engineering offers the Master of Science degree to qualified students in Vicksburg.
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has designated Mississippi State University as a comprehensive, doctoral degree-granting university. This designation, in concert with the University's original Land-Grant mission, make Mississippi State University a major contributor to the educational system of the State. For over a century, the State has benefited from the University and its graduates, most of whom have remained in Mississippi and aided the State's economic, social, and educational development. Through its membership in such organizations as the Southern Regional Education Board, the American Council on Education, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Mississippi State University is justly recognized for its educational and technological contributions to the national and international communities. The commitment of faculty, administrators, and staff personnel is to continue the high quality of teaching, research, and service to Mississippi.
Presidents of the College/University
General Stephen D. Lee (1880-1899)
John Marshall Stone (1899-1900)
John Crumpton Hardy (1900-1912)
George Robert Hightower (1912-1916)
William Hall Smith (1916-1920)
David Carlisle Hull* (1920-1925)
Buz M. Walker* (1925-1930)
Hugh Critz (1930-1934)
George Duke Humphrey (1934-1945)
Fred Tom Mitchell* (1945-1953)
Benjamin F. Hilbun* (1953-1960)
Dean W. Colvard (1960-1966)
William L. Giles (1966-1976)
James D. McComas (1976-1985)
Harvey S. Lewis*, Interim (Spring-Summer 1985)
Donald W. Zacharias (1985-1997)
Malcolm Portera* (1998-2001)
J. Charles Lee, President (2002-2006)
Robert H. Foglesong (2006-2008)
Vance H. Watson*, Interim (April 1, 2008-Oct. 20, 2008)
Roy H. Ruby*, Interim (Oct. 21-Dec. 31, 2008)
Mark E. Keenum* (Jan. 1, 2009 to present)
* Alumnus
The Grounds, Buildings, and Facilities
The grounds of the University comprise about 4,200 acres, including farms, pastures, and woodlands of the Experiment Station. The net investment in buildings and grounds is approximately $450 million.
Agricultural research is accomplished on the MAFES Plant Science Farm comprising approximately 560 acres of land, 10 greenhouses, and 43 structures, and on the MAFES Animal Sciences Farm, which has 1,650 acres and 52 structures.


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Know new about car's Headlight
Eyes are the most expressive and important part of a human faces same as car's headlights are its most expressive component. If there is a single car component that leaves a lasting impression more than most other components then it is the car's headlights.
Headlights are the main focus of intense creativity and innovation. This has meant over the years headlights have evolved a lot. Years ago, simple lamp decades and now a highly engineered product with diverse capabilities.
Today there are lots of colours available in the car's headlight like white, blue, yellow etc. Modern headlights now consist of more than one bulb. The beam is projected by computer designed reflector profiles for optimal illumination of the road. Today the headlights can be adjusted to customize the height at which the beam is thrown. We can see headlights as a stylist function just because of its engineering and advance functionality.
Headlights are the mainly required body part of car. Today in the world of competition and technology every company has came out with latest designed headlights which increase car's design. Wrap around headlights that dominate the front looks of the car have been the rage in the last few years. As days passed you may see changes in this also. The next big innovation is LED headlights.
Now you may have question that what is LED headlights. LED headlights have several advantages. They consume less power and they need not to be housed as a single large light. Each individual LED can be placed somewhere on the front of the car and whole new design possibilities are emerging. The other new innovation is halogen headlights, Xenon headlights which are very bright.
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OPEC Exports to Be Stable on Asian Demand, Oil Movements Says
June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Oil exports from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be little changed this month as Asian refiners increase production, according to tanker-tracker Oil Movements.
OPEC will ship 23.96 million barrels a day in the four weeks to June 30, compared with 24.06 million in the period to June 2, the researcher said today in an e-mailed report. The data exclude Angola and Ecuador. Exports in the period are 5 percent higher than a year, Oil Movements said.
"It is all going east now Asian refineries are out of maintenance," Roy Mason, the company's founder, said by telephone from Halifax, England. "The long-haul eastbound sailings are aimed at the summer peak of mid-August while westbound sailings have tailed off."
Exports from the Middle East, including non-OPEC members Oman and Yemen, will slip 0.8 percent to 17.66 million barrels a day in the four-week period, according to Oil Movements.
Crude on board tankers will average 487.76 million barrels, up 1.3 percent from the month to June 2, the researcher said. Oil Movements calculates shipments by tallying tanker-rental agreements. Its figures exclude crude held on board ships used as floating storage.
OPEC, which pumps 40 percent of the world's oil, comprises Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. The organization met today in Vienna.
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Professor Stephen Marshall publishes 'The City on the Hill from Below: The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics'
Posted: July 12, 2011
About City on the Hill from Below: The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics
Within the discipline of American political science and the field of political theory, African American prophetic political critique as a form of political theorizing has been largely neglected. Stephen Marshall, in The City on the Hill from Below, interrogates the political thought of David Walker, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison to reveal a vital tradition of American political theorizing and engagement with an American political imaginary forged by the City on the Hill. Originally articulated to describe colonial settlement, state formation, and national consolidation, the image of the City on the Hill has been transformed into one richly suited to assessing and transforming American political evil. The City on the Hill from Below shows how African American political thinkers appropriated and revised languages of biblical prophecy and American republicanism.
Praise for City on the Hill from Below
"The City on the Hill from Below is an interesting, provocative, and important project, and Marshall has engaged deeply and profitably with his primary texts. He makes arguments that bear directly on important current debates. The most original aspects of Marshall's book are its contribution to Africana political thought and its insistence on linking Africana thought to American thought. There is a laudably Ellisonian insight at the heart of this work: the idea that black thinkers were part of a quintessentially American tradition and that we can't really understand them or America until we understand this connection."
—Paul C. Taylor, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Penn State University
"The City on the Hill from Below is an engaging exploration of a great theme. Marshall provides a very able analysis of the major African American political writers he examines: David Walker, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. He unites them by interpreting them through a promising lens: black political thinkers responding to one of the central tropes of American political and religious culture, the nation as a 'city on a hill.' Greatly to his credit, Marshall highlights, throughout, limitations in the political vision of each thinker, even if he sees them as representing a tradition that we would do well to recover if we could."
—Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Stephen Marshall is Assistant Professor in the African and African Diaspora Studies Department and the Department of American Studies.


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I'm curious to know how many of us though that Howard brought hockey to syracuse out of the goodness of his heart and not for $$.. I didn't ever think he was here to break even.
I think Howard does what is best for the $$ and that includes trying to keep fans in the seats. There are many things out of his hands once the contract is signed.
He has said he hears our concerns and after speaking to him directly I know he shares them, but there is a reason he is not sharing eveything with us. As I have said previously Howard is the most open of all AHL owners and I think if he could give us more he would.
I don't have an issue with players until I hear them spout the "we wern't ready to play tonight" mantra. I knew there was a game why didn't you.. personally I think this stems from a coaching issue. I am sure Holick was an excellent JR coach BUT it is not translating to the professional level.
I will not boo the team off the ice but I cannot promise I will cheer for them either. Silence is sometimes the best indicator of your displeasure.
Yes, but is he IR'd or sitting in the stands?
The last I read he needed conditioning to come back, is it or is it not what you AHL affiliate for? And I will admit I do not read every story about Anehiem as I have no interest in the NHL team.. I guess then I have no room to complain as the feeling appears to be mutual !
I've had the opportunity to see many top players as they recondition to get back to the NHL while sitting in the crunch stands and am quite thankful for it!
I feel the need to explain for at least what I think is the vast majority of Crunch fans. Our anger and frustration comes from being lied to.
We were promised several items as per not only Mr. Dolgen but Mr. McNab as well.
Veteran goaltending, veterans in the regular line, competitive team, desire to win are all lines we were fed.
What we received is 14 rookies, two in net not including the coach, bargain basement team, players who are not prepared to play ( by their own admission, someone PLEASE explain this).
It is frustrating to watch as Anaheim sends possible playmakers to other teams no matter what the reason, see Emory be called up ( don't get me wrong most fans love to see one of our own get a shot) and then have Anaheim keep 3 goalies once Hiller is back on the ice.
Our top prospects were called up within the first couple of weeks (again good for them) and never sent back or properly replaced.
As for coaching, I personally have never seen a coach with less passion for the game. Many in my section think that he could easily be replaced with a crash dummy. The most movement you see is his chewing gum and hands from his pocket to crossed in front of him.
It is our opinion and we have a right to it that this ought to be a win - win situation with any NHL affiliate. We work our guys to make them better so they get a chance in the NHL, you send us guys you are going to want in the NHL on the ice not perpetual 4th liner call-ups warming the bench or seats in the stadium.
Howard is likely the most transparent AHL owner and I believe his less than open comments about this subject means we have not heard the end of it. Before I get attacked for speculation, I am not saying we will have a new affiliation after this year.
I will once again be in the stands next year cheering for good hockey. I can only hope I'm cheering for the home team!
I read on his stats he is 20...another young guy.. starting to make me feel old when the entire team is young enough to be my kid and I'm not even 40 yet !!
As we have been told many times... Anaheim promised us a competitive team with veterans including one in goal. We have received none of that. We have 14 rookies, including 2 in net. Any business person would refuse to pay more for what was promised in the original contract. If Howard is anything it's a businessman. I never expected him to bring hockey to Syracuse just to do it, it was my assumption he was doing it for $$.
It is obvous to me McNab has never attended a game, as witnessed by his Holick comments. I feel sorry for anyone who thinks that is passion. I actually had a friend who saw him at a rochester game ask what his problem was, he was so out of touch with the game.
I will be attending next season hoping that the small spark we've seen in March is able to reheat before March next year. If not, I still will get the opportunity to see other excellent hockey clubs and future stars!
The only thing injured here were feelings. The game was getting chippy, hit was not clean, penelty needed. The nonsense after was not, at some point one of them spit at the other. As the ref took McGrattan to the box there was some continued discussion between players at that point he was hit with game misconduct. Too bad, would have been nice to see him finally drop glove!
I have NEVER been so embarrased by a team. When the fans start cheering for the opponent including the 3 strs of the game you have trouble. I have to give Green credit we thought he looked like one of the VERY few players who was"ready" to play the game.
I am so sick of hearing about how they wern't ready, should have tried harder, worked the whole game, etc..it's been 70 something games and 70 something excuses. I fully expect this team to be bood off the ice at the last game. Even with the unpleasent affiliation with Columbus the fans gave the guys a heartfelt goodbye.
Sad, that's what I am at this point. I can no longer muster anger or frustration. I will be keeping my season tickets as I truley enjoy hockey and will be happy to se some of the other teams in the barn give a good show. I no longer expect to see anything but the same old same old from this team for the rest of this season or next. I will hope that the long spring and summer off gives this team ( if it returns, I expect it will) a chance to "get ready" to play.
To Holick please if Kootenay thought you were so wonderful go back they are welcome to you. I have never seen such a passionless coach. Unless of course we boo you then it's directed at the fans. I am an avid NHL fan I have never seen a coach who never speaks to his players or the officials. Sits behind the bench with his arms crossed. I have never been in the locker room but I would guess it's continued silence from you.
Howard, thank you for trying. I can't imagine how embarrased you are to be hoodwinked by Anaheim like you were. Yet you continue to sit amongst us. Taking a beating yourself I am sure from fans who are not as undersanding that you are as disappointed and frustrated as we are. We are beginning to see it in the rest of the staff as well, from Ice girls to "big sexy" right down to the ushers.
I'll be there on Friday to see the big "change" but I don't expect I'll be in any big hurry to come back again on Saturday !
Actually it's not that far of a leap. Ducks came in with a promise of a winning, competitive team. It would seem that this could have been made part of the contract, it has not happened, therefore litigation COULD be possible. At the least it would be a breach of contract.
I do wonder about the length of contract, it is curious to me that everyone is quiet about it. Is it two years with an extention option? one year ? five years? I'd be interested to know what/if it has any bearing on what is happening now.
I don't know what to think at this point. I just went back to read what was said at the beginning of the affiliation.. How the new coach and parent club could not wait to get here and bring a winning team to the barn. Now it appears that was all for naught.
I guess I can understand putting players that need rehab or are likely to be called up as much playing time as possible, I just hoped that our team would matter at this point. I really give Howard credit, I imagine his temper is flared and would rather take some time to regroup before responding.
So if I want to come early like suggested and see the OCC game I cannot park at Manley and take the free shuttle? I don't understand the logic in that, but OK thanks for the information.
My rehersal dinner was held on the top floor. It is always a wonderful reminder to me when I see the hotel. RIP.
My daughter practically jumped out of bed this morning.. her first question was Pic's here tonight right?? So yes, we remember you and fondly too.
What a joy to see Jon's smile again !!! It's a wonderful thing for his fans here to know he is getting the chance and being appreciated for his efforts!!! Treat him well Ft. Wayne. Jon is benefit not only to the team but your community as well. He is never anything but kind to his fans most of all the kids.
We will miss him, his jersey in our house has been retired (now hanging from my daughters "crunch wall"along with "Z" her two favorite players). The plan is to continue to follow him where ever he goes, so thank you Lindsay for giving us updates.
OK I am sure this will make me the odd man here but I think the team is improving. Not by leaps and bounds but a little every game. More shots on goal,not leaving the ice before the opposing team, more bodies hitting and a little less soft. This team was a mess for the first half of the season but is improving. Will it be enough to make a plyoff run..not likely. I am going to continue to watch in hopes they keep improving. Seriously I think the best thing for this team would be some decent leadership, coach does not seem to have their respect . Not to jump on the Mirasty bandwagon but he does seem to give the team a "center", I would take anyone at this point who could do something similar. Missing "Z" yet?? hell I'd take Dan Smith right now as well...quiet and strong !
Before I get labeled as some kind of moron... the conspiracy comment was sarcasm...one reason I hate texting,blogging,e-mails.. that tends to get lost. I was serious about the rest of my question though, so thank you for the expert input !
Overall a good game, not great but good. I think we could have had a bit more of the body thrown. Maroon looked good, everytime I heard the boards crash it seemed like he was there. Officiating at the last two or three games has been....ummmm....inconsistant.....that's the cleanest word I can think of. Kramer, any thoughts as to why ?? is this a league wide issue or is really a conspiracy against the crunch ??
Seriously what reality is McNab living in?? We're not losing through effort??? Is he not at the games??? I find it hard to beleive that effort is not the problem.. 2 shots on net in 20 minutes?? That's effort?? Call the NHL teams there might be interested in the fact that you only need to attempt to put it in net twice in 20 minutes to have it be an effort.. what luck no more skating hard, taking or giving hits or even scoring goals and winning games is necessary...
When this team puts forward a reasonable effort they win or lose by a goal. Fans may be fickle but not so much if the team is really working it and still cannot get the win.
To watch our forwards wait at the blueline for the opposing team to move the puk to the neutral zone before even contemplating an attempt to gain the advantage, refusal to finish a check and our "need to work on basics" shows me we either have a team or a coach who is not ready to play at this level...most of the jr hockey teams in the area that play during the intermission show more knowledge of basics than our so-called Professionals!
By the way I'm about sick of after game interviews with players who give the... We need to try harder.. speech...REALLY???? THANKS !!! If you know it than DO IT... It's time to put up or shut up !!!
Actually I was responding to you. I must have misunderstood your post that Dr. are making choices on treatment based on the health insurance carried by a person. I agree that some of the blame ought to be placed on insurance carriers. That said I don't think that the government, on any level, is capable of correcting the situation. I don't think we should be spending ourselves out of a recession or that increasing government programs without a way to weed out fraud and waste is how I want my money spent. It's not how I handle my personal expenses I don't expect those who handle my tax $$'s to either.
It is your own post that says that the reason the death by cancer rate is higher for poor people is their lack of knowledge of preventive care and that they choose to not follow up. To me this is an issue of personal responsibility not a lack of treatment.
I am not trying to blame a "victim" nor am I saying ONLY the poor make the decision to not comply. I was only responding to your example.
I feel the need to help you recognize that your statement is true. The problem is with your context. You are blaming the Dr for the difference in treatment when the larger issue is with the patient.
Poor people receive different treatment but by your own statement it is because they fail to have the education to know preventitive care and because they fail to seek follow up care. This may be because they are poor but it is still their decision to stay uneducated about breast cancer and to not follow up as instructed!
What we are asking for is some personal responsibility. It is not McDonald's fault you are fat, it is not the fault of your Dr. if you don't do as instructed. At some point it is up to each and every person to say "I'm a grown up now and it's time for me to be a responsible, productive member of society !"
I remember Heidi well. I gave her a tour of BCHS my Senior year. She was a lovely young woman. I think of her and your family often.


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I grew up in a household dominated by strong masculine figures. My father took great pride in the fact that he couldn't cook, clean or shop. Both of my grandfathers ruled their households with an iron fist that would make any Latin American dictator envious.
We've come a long way since then. My wife and I have a real partnership. We work together on everything, and try to do the best for our kids every single day. After years of failing to find work, I grudgingly accepted the new economic reality and became a stay-at-home dad. I like to think I'm a good father, a modern man, but even I have my limits. There is one thing I absolutely will not do. I will not do a play date.
The thing is, I don't like interacting with other parents. It's enough that I shop and try to cook a nutritious meal every single night. Now I have to yammer on about my girl's love of kitties or stuffies or the Wonder Pets? That's valuable time taken away from my rapidly shrinking male pursuits.
Even the concept of the "play date" rubs me the wrong way. When I was a young boy, you went over to your friend's house and hung out, until you heard your mom yelling down the street to get your you-know-what home. The moms and dads were never involved in this activity. Why would they be? I wouldn't have wanted Mrs. Krula on my dirt-bomb team for all the Fantastic Four comics in the world.
Unfortunately, that's gone the way of the three cocktail lunches. Now what we have in its place is an appointment made between parents. It's a testament to how busy we are that we need to set a date just to play.
As it turns out, I have a beautiful 4-year-old girl who is embarrassingly popular at her preschool. During the mad rush that is drop off and pick-up at her daycare, the other parents make it a point to tell me just how much their kid loves playing with mine. Which is great. I'm happy for her. But the problem is that it doesn't stop there.
Lucky for me I've developed a series of maneuvers that work on any parent when the dreaded "P word" is thrust upon me. It can be a faked illness, like my daughter having a bout of nasty diarrhea the night before. Or, if I'm in the mood, I'll use the distraction technique, which involves me telling said parent that my mother or father is in the car waiting to see their granddaughter and that I really should be going. Sometimes I'll just say, "You know our schedules are kind of wonky." I've always gotten out of it. That is, until recently, when I met that parent. The uber-mom who finally broke me.
I was collecting my daughter and the junk from her overcrowded cubby one afternoon, and I was using my standard "I'm a selfish, bumbling, incompetent dad who can barely manage raising kids" routine, which usually keeps parents at a distance. I dropped her clothes, her artwork, spilled a little of her snack to sell the schtick.
But this particular mom took it all in stride. Leaning over to pick up my girl's clothes, she said, "It sure is hard to keep everything together, isn't it?"
This mom had some game in her and wanted to play in the big leagues. Fair enough. But she didn't realize I was a pro.
The next day came, and here she was at my daughter's cubby again. Only on this day she decided to ramp up her play. She kept her son Max beside her:
"Please, mommy, can Sally come over to play, please, mommy, can she please please?"
But then I played my seasoned hand.
See, whenever I pick up my child, I always hold her close to me — tight. Sure, it's to show some love and say hi after being apart, but the truth is my kid will bolt if I let her go. So that's what I did. In the middle of the chorus of pleases, I subtly let my hand go limp and gave my wee one the slightest of pushes. And bam! She was off like the track star I hope she'll one day be.
It's my "break in case of emergency" action. Every parent, by sacred unwritten decree, cannot dispute you dropping everything when your child runs away from you. Conversations are stopped in mid-please, and it is now your parental duty to run like a fool to collect your fleeing spawn.
It was so sublimely natural that no one would ever suspect it wasn't genuine. "I'm sorry, she's just so silly sometimes, sorry," I stammered. "Oh, and we'll talk! Come back here, Sally!"
By the time I caught up to my girl at the bottom of the stairs, she had this anxious look on her face. She thought she had done something wrong, so I completely baffled her when I swooped her up and told her how much I loved her. A second later she was in the car with me drinking her juice box and eating her cheese string like it was just another day. She gave no thought to the fact that only a day ago her daddy told her never to run away and now he was strangely happy that she had.
I drove home confident the matter had been settled.
But I was wrong. The mom was all laughs and smiles the next time we met over cubbies, and I had no choice but to promise to look at my calendar and let her know soon.
The next few days were ridiculous, even by my standards. Instead of dropping my daughter off at 8:30, as usual, I acted like some drive-by dad who drops his kid off as soon as daycare opens. And at night, I replaced my leisure drop-in times at 5 or 5:30 and now waited until the last possible moment to collect my daughter, in the hopes that no one else would be around.
My play date phobia was getting the better of me. Even worse, it was messing with my little girl, who through no fault of her own was losing out on every social invite because of her dad's silliness.
The next afternoon I happened to arrive at the daycare early, and before I could rush in to pickup my girl I saw her laughing and playing with the little boy whose mom had been so relentless. It was time for me to toss in the proverbial towel – again.
"Uh, how's this Sunday for a play date?" I offered the mom when I saw her the next day.
Of course the mom accepted. Of course my daughter had a great time. And of course this woman made me pay for my previous games. And so it was that when I arrived to pick my girl up, Mrs. Play Date walked onto the porch and said, in full view of my daughter and her son, "Well these two little darlings played like two peas in a pod and had a lovely time, but I think your girl wants to ask you something."
"What's that sweetie?" I asked.
"Daddy, can Max come over to our house for a play date tomorrow — please Daddy?"
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Would love to hear what you think?
8 comments:
- Asha said...
Sexism was always there and always will be in the World! It's up to us to grow, look beyond that, do our best and achieve, no matter what they say or do.
I heard in Bill Mahler (HBO) show that US is more Sexist than it's racist! Look at how they are ridiculing Hillary! Sad but true!
- March 19, 2008 at 9:00 AM
- Dee said...
sexism is very much a reality although most of the times in disguised forms. I have a 3yr old niece that wanted to know why there is only one girl 'Zoe' in Sesame street video...what do I say ? :)
I also go to this mommy group. When I introduced myself and my heavily technical profession, the first thing a mommy asked was, why did you choose a profession where there are only men!..what do I say ? :)
as with all things else, we as women should start looking beyound restrictions first for the lines to blur....
- March 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM
- indosungod said...
Sexism is up there among the things that make me hate going to work and to deal with it everyday subtly and overtly is draining. Sad! I want Hillary to win for the symbolism that it will carry and probably help a generation of women overcome sexism. It is time can't wait till 2081 :)
- March 19, 2008 at 2:51 PM
- Sandeepa said...
Sexism is very much there and starts at a very young age.
Right at birth branding clothes by colors pink & blue itself is very sexist I feel. Same goes with some of the kids shows and the brands. This really puts a distinction in tender minds even at their diaper age where Diego pull ups are for boys and Dora pull ups for girls
That exists at the work place is very true. I have a friend whose husband is an partner of a Management Consulting firm and they were hiring grads from top colleges. It seems they had an unsaid rule about not hiring women who are Moms, grads who were above 30 and such. Ridiculous but...
- March 20, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- MahaVishnu said...
"[Hillary Clinton]was the "inevitable" Democratic candidate—until she wasn't. Once there was a charismatic male contender, we as a nation had to once again face our true feelings about gender and power. "
And the journalist who wrote the piece is doing it too - being Sexist. In her opinion, Obama is just charismatic and male? How about qualified and worthy? Hillary is, no doubt, a force to reckon with. But let's not elect her because she is a woman. Sexism exists but it is only detrimental to people who get bogged down by it.
- March 20, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- Sandeepa said...
I agree with Mahavishu, lets not get bogged down by Sexism.
Indo, I know you really want Hillary to be there :-D, but again rooting for her just because of her gender is being sexist, isn't it ?
- March 20, 2008 at 10:17 PM
- Roopa Unnikrishnan said...
It's a tough one - Hilary vs. Obama. Having worked in a firm that had only men in the most senior ranks, and now being in one that has quite a few senior women of substance, i certainly feel that having a woman in a significant, senior role makes the daily battle a little easier....
- March 20, 2008 at 10:44 PM
- S said...
The issue of women in workplace goes deeper than just man vs women.The recruiting company would like an individual who can work with the org for a long period of time.
Now as per nature women have kids .They may be taking time off ,cut down work hr etc to raise their kids .So when seen alongside a male with the same skill set the company sees a better investment opportunity in him(wouldn't you).The question of companies having social responsibilities etc doesn't make a cut .For them it
is a Return on investment decision .Until the society changes and incentivizes the companies hiring moms/grad's above 30 etc(as mentioned ) it is foolhardy and naive to expect companies to hire people who may not be productive (comparatively ) in the short to medium term.
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Is there a way (preferably in Excel) to calculate the distance (based on lat, lon) between two lists of points? My end goal would be, for example, to have a list of Starbucks and a list of McDonald's, and then show the nearest neighbor, if you will.
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I went to a truly uplifting event last Saturday called LaidOffCamp Phoenix. Before you ask — No, I haven't lost my job. I am, however, trying to learn as much as I can about entrepreneurship in case that ever happens… and in case I ever want it to happen.
The LaidOffCamp Phoenix website describes it this way:
"Laid Off Camp Phoenix is an extension of a national effort to help people find work — full-time work, freelance work, volunteer work, or whatever's next for them. Like other LaidOffCamp events, it is a locally-based, community-supported effort to offer resources and reassurance to job seekers."
Over 200 people attended LaidOffCamp last weekend. At first, I felt a bit funny going to something called that, but it was a great experience. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting many new people and getting some new ideas. Everybody there was friendly, helpful, and excited about being there. I definitely felt uplifted by the day, even though I was exhausted by the end of it.
Amazingly, the entire thing was free to all participants. The City of Chandler graciously donated facilities. Local businesses donated food and drink. The speakers all spoke for free. Many volunteers kept things running smoothly. Susan Baier coordinated the entire thing and did an awesome job. Many kudos to Susan for a job well done. If you're on Twitter, search for the #locphx hashtag to see what people are saying about it.
We were treated to a wonderful array of presentations and discussions. There were sessions for job seekers, budding entrepreneurs, and anybody who is wondering what to do next (which is or probably should be most people). I had no trouble finding sessions to attend and had to make some difficult choices between ones happening at the same time.
In addition, several highly qualified people offered their time and energy to help people one on one in a variety of areas, such as with resumes, insurance options, taking photos for avators, and signing up for Twitter and Facebook.
Like many other people, I have dreams of someday being my own boss, of managing my own destiny, and of following my own passions. I feel encouraged by the many examples of other people here doing that, and I am grateful for their willingness to share.
Are you interested in moving out of a corporate job and working for yourself? What are you doing about it? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
P.S. I realize I have been a total slacker with this blog for the last couple of months. Life has been pretty hectic lately. More about that later.
I see people write this over and over again, "I want to loose weight." You may think I'm crazy, but I really don't want to loose weight myself. I want to lose it instead.
Confusing the words loose and lose is a very common mistake. I don't want to offend anyone, but this has become a pet peeve of mine. The idea of "loose weight" brings horrible images to my mind. I imagine fat getting all lumpy and muscles hanging loose. Not a pretty picture, is it?
The dictionary defines the verb to loose as "to make less tight; slacken or relax." That's the last thing you want to do when you want to reduce your weight. I think what we really want to do is to lose weight so we end up with loose clothes.
Often when people cut their calories but don't work out, they lose muscle as well as fat. Their bodies end up looking very loose and even gaunt. The right kind of exercise can counteract that and make you look firmer and slimmer.
Tighten Up, Not Loosen Up
You should have the three following components in your plan to get to a healthier, fitter you:
- Cardiovascular exercise, such as jogging or aerobics, is important for burning fat and losing weight. Most people seem to know that.
- Strength training is also very important, but it seems to be more controversial, especially among women. Strength training builds lean muscle tissue, which is much more active than fat. Muscle burns extra calories even while you sleep. Women don't have enough of the hormone called testosterone to get bulky (unless they take steroids), so you don't need to worry about that. Instead, it will give you a tighter, more defined look, especially once you've gotten the extra fat off your body. Michelle Obama is a good example.
- Proper nutrition is the third leg of this stool. As I've stated in other articles, you need to eat a well-balanced, calorie-controlled diet, too.
In summary, you need all three of these components–cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and proper nutrition–in the proper amounts to lose fat, get stronger, and improve your health.
So, please watch what you wish for and watch your language. Don't say you want to "loose weight" when you really want to "lose it." In fact, you should actually say you want to "lose fat." You don't want your weight loss to include muscle loss. In fact, gaining muscle is a good thing. However, realize that you're probably not going to gain a lot of muscle, so don't use that as an excuse if the scale doesn't budge.
What language do you use when talking about this? What do you think about strength training? Please let me know in a comment bleow.
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Usually, we think of hitting a weight plateau as getting "stuck" for a while in your weight loss efforts. In this case, however, I'm talking about a plateau in the obesity rate in the United States. Finally, there seems to be some good news. The rate of increases in obesity appears to have leveled off. Unfortunately, the bad news is that 1/3 of Americans are now classified as obese, and another 1/3 are classified as overweight. Those are staggering numbers.
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced publication of a study about
trends in obesity among US adults between 1999 and 2008. The study states that the prevalence of obesity was fairly stable from 1960 to 1980, but it showed striking increases in the 1980s and 1990s. This current study indicates that we may have entered another period of relative stability, perhaps with small increases in obesity, although future large changes are still possible.
The study uses a common measure called body mass index (BMI) to classify people as normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), or obese (BMI 30 or more). BMI is a calculation based on a person's height and weight.
The obesity rate for women has remained fairly level over the last 10 years. For men, it has been steady for about the last 5 years. Another study showed that the incidence of high-weight children and teens has also stabilized, with one exception. The data showed a still-increasing rate among boys ages 6 to 19 at the very heaviest weight levels.
Even though this is good news for most U.S. adults and children, it doesn't mean we can relax. The rate needs to go down significantly.
"We're at the corner with obesity, but we haven't turned the corner," said Dr. William Dietz, director of the CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. He said the data may reflect increased awareness of the problems caused by obesity. As a result, people may be adopting healthier habits. On the other hand, he also said, "I don't think we have in place the kind of policy or environmental changes needed to reverse this epidemic yet."
As I mentioned in a previous post, like most studies, this one has some limitations. The data was obtained through surveys, which could be subject to errors. However, this analysis is based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is considered the gold standard for evaluating the obesity problem in the U.S. It is an extensive survey of people whose weight and height are actually measured rather than being self-reported.
For me, I'm willing to be cautiously optimistic based on this information. But there are still a lot of really heavy people out there. I know it's just a TV show that's designed for ratings, but if NBC's Biggest Loser is any indication, this country has a lot of work to do.
What do you think? Is this good news, or not-so-good news? Please leave a comment with your thoughts.
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I assume that if you want to lose weight, you want to keep the weight off too. Otherwise, what's the point of doing all that work? The secret is changing your lifestyle, not just "going on a diet." I'll talk about that today.
In the previous post in this series, Learning What Works, I talked about sorting through all the conflicting advice to figure out what works for you. This post discusses the last of the five phases I went through. It's the phase I still consider myself to be in–a new way of living. As a quick recap, here are the 5 phases I've identified:
- Gain the weight.
- Understand the impacts.
- Get on the path to weight loss.
- Learn what works in losing weight.
- Find a new way of living.
You May Not Want to Lose Weight Quickly
You can find a lot of people selling you ways to "lose weight quickly," but you're probably wasting your money. As frustrating as it may seem, the real key to a more permanent weight loss is to lose weight slowly and consistently. Many studies have shown that slower weight loss is more likely to be lasting weight loss. Rapid weight loss often leads to rapid weight gain shortly afterward.
You can't maintain your loss if you can't integrate the changes into your normal lifestyle. Both your body and your mind need to get used to a new way of living.
Studies say you should aim to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, on average. Some weeks may be a little more; some a little less. When I was losing weight, I consistently averaged 1.5 pounds per week. That seemed very reasonable, and I looked forward to getting it off safely but fairly quickly. In hindsight, however, I wonder if that was still too fast, even though it fell within the "recommended rate." In some ways, I might have been better off losing it even more slowly.
Get It and Forget It?
Getting to your goal weight isn't the end of the line. Losing weight isn't a one-time thing. You can't just assume that once you lose it, you can go back to your old habits and be fine. It doesn't work that way. It really doesn't. You have to remain aware of what you're doing every day.
It's like decluttering your house. You can go through a big effort and get rid of all the excess junk in your house that has accumulated over time. However, if you're not careful about stopping clutter from piling up again, you'll soon find yourself in the same mess. Yo-yo decluttering in your house is bad enough, but yo-yo dieting is much worse. It puts a real strain on your body and makes it harder to lose weight in the future. It can really mess up your metabolism.
Change Your Likes. Change Your Life.
Changing my likes and dislikes is one of the major secrets to my success at losing weight and keeping it off. I didn't just "go on a diet." That phrase implies a temporary change that you put up with for a while. To most people, the very notion of a diet conjures up images of deprivation and pain. It's not fun. No wonder we "go off our diet" so often. Then we wonder why it's not working.
Instead, work on changing your lifestyle. Develop new likes and dislikes for food and physical activity. That way, you don't need to think so much about being "on a diet." For example, I made the following changes in my life:
- I used to eat snack chips and white bread. Now, I eat fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains instead, because they make me feel better and they're more satisfying.
- I used to drink a lot of Coke and Diet Coke. (I hesitate to admit how much I loved Cherry Coke. I would drink one every morning instead of coffee.) Now, I drink water instead of soda because I prefer it. I can't even touch a Coke now because it tastes awful to me.
- I used to sit on the couch and watch TV. I couldn't even walk around the block. Now, I exercise because I love it and I can. I'm even a triathlete and runner.
You definitely need to eat better and exercise more in order to lose weight. However, when I say diet and exercise are important, I really mean improving your nutrition and the amount you eat on a regular basis. I found the following two dictionary definitions of the word "diet" as it relates to food:
- what a person or animal usually eats and drinks; daily fare
- a special or limited selection of food and drink, chosen or prescribed to promote health or a gain or loss of weight
The second definition of diet is what helps you learn discipline and how to eat a new way. However, it ultimately comes down to changing your diet as defined in the first entry. It just becomes the way you like to eat.
What are you doing to develop a new lifestyle you love? Please let us know by leaving a comment.
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Articles in the Series:
Losing 100 Pounds – The 5 Phases
Losing 100 Pounds – Gain It First
Losing 100 Pounds – Waking Up to Weight Gain
Losing 100 Pounds – On the Path to Weight Loss
Losing 100 Pounds – Learning What Works
Losing 100 Pounds – Finding a New Way of Living
Now that the holidays are over, it's time to get back to my story about how I lost and have kept off 100 pounds. In the previous post in this series, On the Path to Weight Loss, I talked about how I started out my weight loss program. I made some fairly simple changes to begin with. Over time, I added other techniques.
This post discusses the fourth of the five phases I went through. As a quick recap, here are the 5 phases I've identified:
- Gain the weight.
- Understand the impacts.
- Get on the path to weight loss.
- Learn what works in losing weight.
- Find a new way of living.
Conflicting Advice
How do we learn what works? Unfortunately, when it comes to losing weight and getting fit, there must be a million or more suggestions. You need to sort through it and figure out what works for you.
Have you ever thought, "Why can't the scientists ever make up their minds? Why are there so many diet plans out there? How can I know what will work for me?"
It can be very tough to know. You often see advice on diets, fitness, and health that is completely contradictory. You can read one article that says one thing. Five minutes later, you read another article that says the complete opposite. This is true whether it comes from the popular media or from so-called "diet experts."
For example, I've seen some articles that say what you eat is the most important for weight loss, and exercise doesn't really matter. Others say exercise is more important. How do you choose between the two? Personally, I believe in a third choice, you need both nutrition and exercise together.
The Harvard School of Public Health has some great tips for cutting through the confusion about various studies reported in the news. In Nutrition Research and Mass Media: An Introduction, they describe how and why researchers often come up with different conclusions when studying a particular issue. The media often makes matters worse by reporting on a single study, usually one that runs counter to current recommendations. Controversy sells, and the media knows it. They give advice to help you decide how important an article is for you. For example, are they reporting on only a single study? How does it fit into the bigger picture of recommendations about the topic?
Weight loss science is very complicated, and researchers discover new information every day. They have looked at questions about how genetics, medications, types of food eaten, blood types, and even viruses can impact your ability to lose weight. I caution you not to get too bogged down in all of this confusing information, especially when you're just starting out. You'll make yourself crazy. Keep it simple.
Try Different Things
My best advice is to keep trying different things out until you find what works for you. Just be sure you're trying out reasonable ideas, not crazy off-the-wall ones. For example, decreasing the amount of sugar you eat is a good idea; eating only cabbage soup is not.
There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of diet plans out there. The same with exercise plans. Each one has probably worked for somebody, and now some self-proclaimed expert thinks they can make money by selling it to you.
It may not matter what the diet plan is. You could pick one of several that would work. In fact, it could work for reasons that have nothing to do with what it claims. Have you seen how many expensive machines, pills, and powders you can buy that promise amazing results with little or no effort? Have you looked at the fine print that says "when combined with a good diet and exercise plan"?
Why don't you just eat better and exercise more, and save your money for new clothes in a smaller size instead?
Some Common Recommendations
Even though you can find people who will argue about anything, a lot of sources do agree on some common recommendations:
- Combine changes in eating habits with exercise. Exercise, including both cardio and strength training, is critical when trying to lose weight. Cardio helps burn calories and improve your blood circulation. Adding muscle raises your metabolism and reduces "jiggle."
- Reduce the number of calories you eat, but not by too much. (see below)
- Choose a diet you can live with. Most people who lose weight will gain it back, especially if they lose it by following a diet they can't live with in the long run. Eventually, they will break down and slip back into old habits. Can you imagine living the rest of your life without any ice cream or chocolate at all? Learn to allow some in moderation, so you don't go on a binge someday.
- Avoid crash diets. The recommended rate of weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds per week. This rate is the most likely to result in sustained weight loss. If you lose more than this, chances are you aren't making sustainable lifestyle changes. Don't get too anxious.
- Work on your mindset. Thoughts and emotions surrounding food have a huge impact on your weight loss efforts. For example:
- get support from other people who understand
- identify "food triggers" and emotional eating situations
- focus on the positive aspects of improving your health, not on the restrictions and deprivations
Your Calorie Deficit
To lose weight, you should reduce the number of calories you eat and increase the calories you burn. The total is called your "calorie deficit." If your deficit is 500 calories per day, you should lose approximately 1 pound per week. A pound of body fat equates to 3500 calories. Don't attempt to lose more than 2 pounds per week (a 1000 calorie-per-day deficit).
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that you never drop below 1200 calories per day for women or 1800 calories per day for men. In fact, these could be too low based upon how active you are. Therefore, cutting down to 1000 calories per day is probably counter-productive. Reducing calories by 15 to 20% below your daily calorie maintenance needs is a useful starting point. Use these as very general guidelines. You will need to experiment to determine what calorie level works best for you. Also, realize that they will change over time as you lose weight and get stronger.
Determine how many calories you are eating now, by checking your intake on a few typical days. You can get information about the calories in your food from nutrition labels (watch the serving size!) and several websites. You can also get information about calories burned based on the amount and type of exercise you plan to do from websites.
To Summarize
The bottom line is use some common sense. Don't get caught up in the latest fad, figure out what works for you as an individual, and make a series of small changes in your lifestyle that you can sustain over time. You should do fine.
Please remember that I am not a doctor and not a source for medical advice. Check with your own doctor before starting or changing any diet or exercise plan.
photo credit: alancleaver_2000
Articles in the Series:
Losing 100 Pounds – The 5 Phases
Losing 100 Pounds – Gain It First
Losing 100 Pounds – Waking Up to Weight Gain
Losing 100 Pounds – On the Path to Weight Loss
Losing 100 Pounds – Learning What Works
Losing 100 Pounds – Finding a New Way of Living


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Game Results
KHL Playoff Game Day: 2-28-15Submitted by pete on February 28, 2015 - 22:04
KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
(3)Magnitogorsk 2 vs. (6)Ufa 0
Magnitogorsk Leads the Series 1-0
Vasily Koshechkin, Magnitogorsk, Win, SO, 24/24, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Playoff totals: 1 GP, 1-0-0, 1 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Regular season totals: 51 GP, 32-10-6, 5 SO, 1.86 GAA, .934 sv%
Vasily Koshechkin and Magnitogorsk started their title defense off in style with a 2-0 shutout win over Ufa. Koshechkin stopped all 24 shots he faced. The eventual winner came from ex-Blue Jackets pick Sergei Mozyakin.
Juniors Game Night: 2-27-15Submitted by chad on February 28, 2015 - 10:02
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sherbrooke Phoenix 4 @ Victoriaville Tigres 7
C Cameron Darcy, SHR: 1-1-2, +1, 0 PIM, 4 SOG, 18/26 FO, 1 Hit
With Sherbrooke: 29 GP, 18-22-40, -8, 30 PIM
With Cape Breton: 19 GP, 1-13-14, -6, 14 PIM
Season totals: 48 GP, 19-35-54, -13, 46 PIM
2013-2014 Season: 65 GP, 35-47-82, +3, 51 PIM
Sherbrooke continues to struggle on the road, losing big to the Tigres Friday. The Phoenix is 12-15-0-3 on the road, but 20-8-1-1 at home. Undrafted overager Angelo Miceli had a hat trick for Victoriaville.
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 5 @ Quebec Remparts 6 (OT)
W Adam Erne, QUE: Did not play
Season totals: 52 GP, 37-38-75, +18, 89 PIM
2013-2014 Season: 48 GP, 21-41-62, -3, 65 PIM
Erne missed his second-straight game due to injury. He was a game-time decision earlier in the week, but apparently the injury is worse than the team first thought.
Ontario Hockey League
Windsor Spitfires 3 @ Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6
W Cristiano DiGiacinto, WSR: 1-1-2, +1, 0 PIM
Season totals: 53 GP, 18-20-38, -8, 91 PIM
2013-14 totals: 50 GP, 17-11-28, +8, 101 PIM
D Anthony DeAngelo, SOO: 2-1-3, +2, 0 PIM *First Star*
With SSM: 19 GP, 8-26-34, +21, 39 PIM
With Sarnia: 29 GP, 10-28-38, +1, 64 PIM
Season totals: 48 GP, 18-54-72, +22, 103 PIM
2013-14 totals: 51 GP, 15-56-71, -34, 90 PIM
DeAngelo was first star, scoring twice and adding an assist to extend his point streak to 18 games. The streak is the second-longest active streak in the league behind Connor McDavid's 24-game streak. It's the longest streak by a defenseman this season in the OHL. DeAngelo also set a new career high for points in a season tonight. The Soo was missing five veteran players in Friday's game, but extended their win streak to eight games.
Meanwhile, Cristiano DiGiacinto scored on a 2 on 1 to establish a new career high for goals in a season. He's been a consistent scorer this year even without the traded Josh Ho Sang beside him.
Western Hockey League
Saskatoon Blades 1 @ Moose Jaw Warriors 3
C Brayden Point, MJ: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 28-37-65, +10, 40 PIM
2013-14 totals: 72 GP, 36-55-91, -27, 53 PIM
Point scored a power play goal on a one-timer from the left wing circle, not unlike Lightning captain Steven Stamkos.
Calgary Hitmen 2 @ Everett Silvertips 7
D Ben Thomas, CAL: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 50 GP, 6-23-29, +15, 20 PIM
2013-14 totals: 72 GP, 7-24-31, +11, 39 PIM
Radko Gudas' former junior team snapped Calgary's six-game win streak with a thrashing of the Hitmen Friday, 7-2.
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NCAA Game Night: 2-27-15Submitted by chad on February 27, 2015 - 23:58
Northeastern Huskies 6 @ No. 4 Boston University Terriers 5
D John MacLeod, BU: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 29 GP, 2-6-8, +13, 46 PIM
2013-2014 totals (USHL): 19 GP, 1-4-5, +1, 36 PIM
BU beat Northeastern earlier in the week for the Beanpot title, but fell to the Huskies on Friday. Clay Witt stopped 19 of 24 shots for Northeastern. Evan Rodrigues (undrafted free agent) had a hat trick for BU.
St. Cloud State Huskies 2 @ No. 1 North Dakota 3
F Brendan O'Donnell, UND: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 3 SOG, *Third Star*
Season totals: 28 GP, 10-5-15, +8, 27 PIM
2013-2014 totals: 34 GP, 7-11-18, +7, 10 PIM
North Dakota skated out to a 3-0 lead, then held on to defeat SCSU, 3-2. O'Donnell had UND's second goal, and was a tap-in away from another late in the game on the power play. He missed on a quick centering pass that ended up in his skates and out of harm's way. He skated to the bench shaking his head.
No. 10 Quinnipiac Bobcats 5 @ No. 16 Harvard Crimson 2
F Matthew Peca, QU: 0-2-2, +1, 2 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 33 GP, 5-27-32, +1, 25 PIM
2014-2015 totals: 40 GP, 12-26-38, +4, 16 PIM
F Brian Hart, HAR: 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 27 GP, 6-5-11, -2, 17 PIM
2013-2014 totals: 30 GP, 7-8-15, -8, 20 PIM
Quinnipiac had a 5-1 lead before Brian Hart assisted on Harvard's second goal. Matt Peca had two more assists to give him 27 for the season. His career high is 30, set in his freshman season. Hart, meanwhile, notched his first point in about a month.
Michigan State Spartans 4 @ No. 15 Minnesota Golden Gophers 2
G Adam Wilcox, MIN: Loss, 26 saves on 30 shots
Season totals: 31 GP, 17-10-3, 2.55 GAA, .906 sv%, 4 SO
2013-2014 totals: 38 GP, 26-6-6, 1.97 GAA, .932 sv%, 4 SO
Wilcox missed Thursday's game with an injury, but was back in the nets on Friday against Michigan State. The junior, who was named a Mike Richter Award nominee for the second-straight year, allowed four goals in the loss. Wilcox was a finalist last year for the award, which is given to the nation's top goaltender.
*USCHO poll used
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Devils Use Special Teams to Down CrunchSubmitted by jghoughtaling on February 27, 2015 - 22:58
Syracuse tied the score three times and briefly led in the second period, but Albany's special teams play proved to be too much.
The Devils went 4-for-5 with the man-advantage and added a shorthanded marker in the third, as Albany powered past the Syracuse Crunch, 7-6, at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday.
While Crunch head coach Rob Zettler saw some things he liked, the overall game was frustrating.
"We have work to do," Zettler said of the Crunch, who sit in first place in the Northeast Division and third in the Eastern Conference. "We're not where we want to be in a lot of ways, but the bottom line is we continue to work hard and continue to compete. We just have to clean up some of the mess in front of our net and some of the discipline."
AHL Game Night: 2-27-15 Devils at CrunchSubmitted by pete on February 27, 2015 - 22:31
Crunch cut their kicker after he misses the extra point?
Kristers Gudlevskis allowed 7 goals on 23 shots for the loss. Shot his season save percentage all the way down to .896 in the process. Freshly signed Allen York stopped 4 in mop up duty in relief.
First Period
ALB Sislo, (15) (Hrabarenka, K. Zajac), 5:33 (PP)
ALB Timmins, (7) (Boucher, Scarlett), 10:22 (PP)
SYR Namestnikov, (14) (Marchessault, Koekkoek), 11:55
SYR Kunyk, (7) (Ashton, Gourde), 16:57 (PP)
ALB Sislo, (16) (Boucher, Helgeson), 17:17
Second Period
SYR Gourde, (20) (Ashton, Namestnikov), 2:58 (PP)
ALB K. Zajac, (3) (Helgeson, Sestito), 8:30 (PP)
SYR Marchessault, (14) (Koekkoek, Vermin), 9:55
SYR Kunyk, (8) (Broll, Dodero), 10:33
Third Period
ALB Wohlberg, (5) (D. Zajac), 1:03 (SH)
ALB Matteau, (6) (K. Zajac, Hrabarenka), 3:20 (PP)
ALB D. Zajac, (5) (Helgeson, Wohlberg), 6:51
SYR Marchessault, (15) (Vermin, Dotchin), 9:45 (PP)
Cody Kunyk and Jonathan Marchessault were the game's second and third stars.
I'm trying to imagine what an ex-defenseman like Zettler is going through having given up 10 goals in one game and 7 in another over the last month or so. I suspect it makes him want to peel the paint off the walls with his fingernails. The good news was Syracuse actually got 3 PP goals, but they ultimately lost the game because they were -2 on special teams including surrendering a SH goal. 1/5 on the PK and giving up a SH goal is just awful. There's no sugar coating it.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
NHL Game Night: 2-27-15 Blackhawks at LightningSubmitted by pete on February 27, 2015 - 22:22
As close to perfect as it gets...
Ben Bishop stopped all 26 shots he faced for the shutout and the win. He didn't face many quality chances, but he was solid as a rock when he did, including turning aside a breakaway bid by Saad. In a battle of two ex-Black Bears, it was Bishop who got him some #UofMaineJustice.
First Period
Second Period
8:27 TB Boyle (13), (Drouin)
17:53 TB Stamkos (33), (Garrison, Nesterov)
Third Period
7:37 TB Callahan (19), (Filppula, Johnson)(PP)
17:15 TB Stamkos (34), (Garrison, Hedman)(PP)
Bishop, Steven Stamkos, and Brian Boyle were the game's three stars.
That's probably the most complete game the Lightning have played all season. True, the Hawks played last night and the Lightning have just been relaxing at the crib since returning from their West Coast trip, but that was just a good old fashioned butt whipping. When you have that long of a layoff, maybe you worry about rust and your timing and passing being off, but that wasn't the case tonight. I thought the breakout was as crisp and efficient as it has been all season, and when the Lightning get out of their own end that cleanly and quickly and get to use their skating ability, they're more than a handful for the opposition. They built the 2 goal lead headed into the Third Period and then, my goodness, they finally figured out how to put a game away on the power play. Yes. That's how it's done.
Don't be coy, Rick Peckham. You know where the Dump Truck nickname came from.
Nikita Nesterov had a helper and was +2 in 14:21. It was a good recovery game after the debacle against the Avs. He got back to being smart with the puck and he was assertive when the times came to jump up and hold pucks in the offensive zone.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
Extraliga Game Day: 2-27-15Submitted by pete on February 27, 2015 - 18:49
Litvinov 5 vs. Sparta Praha 3
Jaroslav Janus, Sparta Praha, Loss, 26/31, 5.00 GAA, .839 sv%
Season totals (CZE): 4 GP, 1-3-0, 0 SO, 4.41 GAA, .856 sv%
Season totals (KHL): 25 GP, 6-12-5, 2 SO, 3.01 GAA, .891 sv%
Jaroslav Janus struggled in his 4th decision for Sparta Praha. His club fell 5-3 to Litvinov Undrafted 21 year old defenseman Tomas Pavelka had a pair of helpers in the match for Litvinov.
Liiga Game Day: 2-27-15Submitted by pete on February 27, 2015 - 18:42
JYP 4 vs. HPK 1
Saku Salminen, HPK, DNP
Season totals: 32 GP, 3-4-7, E, 4 PIM
Undrafted 21 year old forward Markus Hannikainen had 2 goals and 3 points for JYP in their 4-1 thumping of HPK. Ex-Leafs player Darryl Boyce also had a goal in the match for JYP.
Juniors Game Night: 2-26-15Submitted by chad on February 27, 2015 - 08:38
Ontario Hockey League
Ottawa 67's 3 @ Windsor Spitfires 4 (OT)
W Cristiano DiGiacinto, WSR: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM
Season totals: 52 GP, 17-19-36, -9, 91 PIM
2013-14 totals: 50 GP, 17-11-28, +8, 101 PIM
DiGiacinto opened the game's scoring with his 17th goal of the season, tying a career high. Defenseman Trevor Murphy (passed over in 2014 draft) scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Spits the win. The 5-10 defenseman exploded for 59 points this year and is unlikely to get passed over in June's draft.
Sudbury Wolves 3 @ Peterborough Petes 4
D Dominik Masin, PBO: 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 48 GP, 7-19-26, -13, 68 PIM
2013-14 totals (Czech U20): 39 GP, 2-19-21, +6, 102 PIM
Peterborough broke a 3-3 tie in the third period with a power play goal.
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Juniors Game Night: 2-25-15Submitted by chad on February 26, 2015 - 09:03
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sherbrooke Phoenix 2 @ Shawinigan Cataractes 7
C Cameron Darcy, SHR: 1-0-1, -2, 2 PIM, 1 SOG, 8/13 FO, 2 Hits
With Sherbrooke: 28 GP, 17-21-38, -9, 30 PIM
With Cape Breton: 19 GP, 1-13-14, -6, 14 PIM
Season totals: 47 GP, 18-34-52, -14, 46 PIM
2013-2014 Season: 65 GP, 35-47-82, +3, 51 PIM
Darcy's second period goal cut Shawinigan's lead to 4-2, but that was as close as the Phoenix got.
Western Hockey League
Calgary Hitmen 5 @ Portland Winterhawks 4 (OT)
D Ben Thomas, CAL: 1-0-1, +2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 6-23-29, +17, 20 PIM
2013-14 totals: 72 GP, 7-24-31, +11, 39 PIM
Portland had a 4-1 lead before Calgary came fighting back to force overtime. Thomas's sixth goal of the season came in the second period and made the score 4-3. Defenseman Jake Bean (2016) scored the overtime winner to give Calgary its sixth straight win.