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FINAL: Rangers 2 Flyers 1
10:39PM: The following quotes are from the Rangers:
John Tortorella on the power play…
"The last game, going into that we had some good looks. We probably had five or six chances on the power play in the last game. Tonight, I thought Danny (Dan Girardi) and Del Z (Michael Del Zotto) did a really good job up top, and Nasher (Rick Nash) coming off the wall. We had really good puck movement on that power play. The past couple of games, we were getting much more movement out of it, and obviously we scored a big goal on it tonight."
Henrik Lundqvist on tonight's game…
"It was definitely key tonight to have our special teams play well. To kill off the 5 on 3 in the second period was huge. Obviously the last ten minutes of the game we kept taking penalties. Our guys stepped up and played really well in front. We were in a similar spot when we played in Philly [on Thursday], we had our chances on the power play but we didn't take it. They definitely had their chances toniht, but we played really well. We played smart and hard, and really aggressive, I think. It was a good game… A good win for us."
Michael Del Zotto on tonight's game…
"We're trying to keep our game consistent, and I thought last game we did a great job of trying to gain our identity back. Tonight we followed up with it. Maybe it wasn't the prettiest at times, but we found a way to win. That's one thing we did a great job with last year, sticking with our game plan, being there for each other. It was a huge two points for us."
Three Stars:
- Three: Rick Nash
- Two: Henrik Lundqvist
- One: Michael Del Zotto
Adam's Thoughts:
- Things got a little shaky in the third period but the Rangers put forth a mostly solid effort tonight to start their first winning streak of the season.
- Obviously we await word on the status of Ryan Callahan. It didn't look promising when he was hunched over and skated off the ice.
- Jeff Halpern was excellent on the PK. His role will continue to expand if Ryan Callahan is out.
- He didn't score, but again, Rick Nash was great at both ends of the ice. He is much more of a complete player than he was ever made out to be.
Team Notes:
– The Rangers won their second consecutive game with a 2-1 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden. New York has begun their current three-game homestand with two wins.
– The Blueshirts improved to 3-3-0 (6 pts) overall, including a 3-1-0 mark at MSG this season.
– The Rangers have won nine of their last 10 games against the Flyers, dating back to a 7-0 win at MSG on Mar. 6, 2011. The Blueshirts have out-scored the Flyers, 37-16, over the span.
– The Blueshirts extended their home winning streak against Philadelphia to five games, out-scoring the Flyers, 20-5, during the streak.
– The Rangers power play was 1-2 (2:29) in the contest, while the penalty kill was 5-6 (9:41).
– The Blueshirts were credited with 39 hits, with 16 of 18 skaters being credited with at least one hit in the contest. Brian Boyle led all skaters with seven hits, and has now been credited with 14 hits in the last two games.
– The Rangers won 40 of 61 faceoffs (66%) in the contest, led by Brad Richards (16-27, 59%), Brian Boyle (10-16, 63%) and Derek Stepan (8-9, 89%).
Player Notes:
– Michael Del Zotto notched the game's opening goal at 1:57 of the first period, added a power play assist, three shots on goal, and was credited with three hits and two blocked shots in 20:48 of ice time. He has now recorded six points (two goals, four assists) in the last five games, including four points (two goals, two assists) in the last two games. Del Zotto is now tied for second on the team overall in assists (four) and points (six), and leads Rangers defensemen in goals (two), assists and points. He is now five points shy of his 100th career NHL point.
– Ryan Callahan registered his 200th career NHL point with the game-winning goal, while on the power play, at 11:31 of the second period. He has now tallied two goals in three contests against Atlantic Division opponents this season.
– Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves to improve to 3-3-0 overall, including a 3-1-0 mark at home this season. He has held opponents to two or fewer goals in each of the last three contests, and is 3-1-0 with a 2.01 goals against average and a .925 save percentage in the last four games.
– Benn Ferriero tallied his first point as a Ranger with the lone assist on Del Zotto's first period goal and was credited with two blocked shots in the contest. Ferriero was acquired by the Rangers from Pittsburgh in exchange for Chad Kolarik on Thursday.
– Rick Nash recorded a power play assist, three shots on goal, and was credited with three hits and two takeaways while leading all team forwards with 22:06 of ice time. He has now tallied three assists in the last two games, and leads the team in assists (five) and is tied for second in points (six) through six games.
– Ryan McDonagh was credited with three hits and three blocked shots while skating in a Rangers' season-high, 30:09 of ice time. It is the second time in his career McDonagh logged 30:00+ of ice time, having skated in a career-high, 32:04 of ice time in a 3-2 win at Boston on January 21, 2012.


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New School "It Can Wait" Campaign Has a Surprising Target
Students in the Cleveland school district are taking the "it can wait pledge."
Hold on, it's not what you might think.
It's part of a national AT&T campaign to educate people – especially teens – about the dangers of texting and driving. Each "it can wait" pledger promises not to text and drive. Because it's really dangerous.
From this month's Cleveland's district newsletter:
Students at John Hay High School learned about the deadly consequences of texting and driving… Students soon learned what they could expect behind the wheel when they experienced the "Simulator," a real car that allowed student volunteers to simulate driving and texting in a controlled environment.
You can test out the simulator for yourself.
(Full disclosure: I crashed within a few blocks.)

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To provide consistently the safest, most efficient and friendliest Air Navigation Services of High Quality to ensure Safe, Expeditious , Efficient and Economical Flow of Air Traffic to and from BIA and across Sri Lankan Airspace / Colombo Flight Information Region (FIR).
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Being a signatory State to Chicago convention of ICAO. Sri Lanka complies with Air Traffic Rules and Procedure in conformity with ICAO standards & Recommended practices (SARPS) which are regulated by the Director General of Civil Aviation.
AASL fulfill this requirement on behalf of the Sate being appointed as the sole Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP).
Air Navigation Services (ANS) Division operates as a key player of the entire Organization of AASL in its aims and objectives, obligations and corporate strategies. The ANS Division in addition to the provision of Air Traffic Management/Control Service in accordance with ICAO SARPS is also responsible for the two supportive services namely Aeronautical Communication Service and Aeronautical Information Service as well with the objective of ensuring safe, expeditious, orderly, efficient and economical flow of Air Traffic into and out of BIA as well as throughout the Sri Lankan Airspace / Colombo Flight Information Region (FIR) in accordance with all Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPS) of International civil Aviation organization (ICAO).
The division carries out its core functions through Aerodrome Control Tower, Approach Radar Control Centre, Aero Come Centre, AIS Headquarters, International NOTAM Office (NOF) and AISAerodrome Briefing / ARO units situated at BIAC, Katunayake and the Aerodrome Control Tower, Area Control Centre, Flight Information Centre, Aeronautical Communication Centre (AMSC & Aero Mobile ) and AIS Aerodrome Unit situated at Colombo Airport, Ratmalana.
The General Offices located at BIA and Ratmalana provide supportive services in the discharge of the operational and administrative functions of the Division.
Maintaining and up-keeping the standard and the quality of these services either in par with or better than those within the region in terms of infra-structure/equipment, human resources and procedures, this division continues to provide a more than satisfactory service to airlines operating to and across Sri Lanka at present whilst attracting more and more airlines thereby directly contributing towards achieving overall long term corporate objectives of the organization.
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Australia (Melbourne)
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|BIA Control Tower
|Approach Radar Control Center
BIA Control Tower controls all aircraft departing from & arriving to BIA on ground from the Aircraft parking Stand to its Take-off from runway and vice versa after landing on Runway, on air between ground and 4000 feet within a radius of 10 nm from BIA. It not only provides separation to aircraft from one another and/or from terrain, but also vital information viz. local and en-route weather, hazardous information (if any) and alerting service if/when in distress.
Approach Radar Control Center takes-over traffic departing BIA and/or Ratmalana Airports passing 4000 feet or 10 nm or even earlier in order to provide more efficient and expeditious Air Traffic Control Service using Mono-pulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) equipment installed at BIA and hands them over to Colombo Area Control Centre when passing 15000 feet or reaching 60 nm from BIA.
Conversely the arriving aircraft are taken-over from Colombo Area Control Centre when passing 15000 feet or reaching 60 nm from BIA and handed-over to BIA or Ratmalana Control tower within the vicinity of the airport or in most instances on Final Approach to Land. All aircraft transiting the area of 60 nm of Katunayake below 15000 ft are also provided with Air Traffic Control Service. In addition to providing safety to all these aircraft an overall air surveillance across the Radar Coverage is also within its purview whilst Radar Flight Information Service and Alerting Service are also provided where appropriate.
|Colombo Airport Ratmalana
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|Flight Information Center (FIC) co-located with ACC
|Rescue Co-ordination center (RCC) co-located with he ACC
Ratmalana Control Tower controls all aircraft departing from & arriving to Ratmalana on ground from the Aircraft parking Stand to its Take-off from runway and vice versa after landing on Runway, on air between ground and 4000 feet within a radius of 10 nm from Ratmalana. It not only provides separation to aircraft from one another and/or from terrain, but also vital information viz. local and en-route weather, hazardous information (if any) and alerting service if/when in distress.
Area Control Centre (ACC) takes-over departing air traffic from Approach Radar Control Centre in order to provide separation between aircraft before handing them-over to the adjacent Area Control Centres in Chennai or Trivandrum in India, Male` in the Maldives, Jakarta in Indonesia or Melbourne in Australia. Conversely all arriving air traffic taken-over from the above adjacent ACCs are handed-over to Approach Radar Control Centre when they are within 60 nm of Katunayake approaching 15000 feet descending to approach and land at BIA. Two (02) Sectors have been identified within ACC , namely Terminal Control Area (TMA) and Oceanic Control (OCP) to control aircraft flying over land and ocean respectively.
Flight Information Service (FIC) is co-located with the ACC in order to provide Flight Information Service to all flights within Sri Lankan airspace / Colombo Flight Information Region (FIR). It constantly coordinates with all adjacent FICs in order to provide an uninterrupted service to all flights.
Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) is also co-located with the ACC and activated whenever a necessity arises for the Search and Rescue Service mission in or around Sri Lankan Airspace / Colombo FIR. SAR Activities are coordinated with local agencies as well as international organizations in order to endeavor successful rescue missions in respect of aircraft and/or vessels within the region.
|Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) Department
|Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)
|Aeronautical Information Service Headquarters
|International NOTAM Office
|AIS Aerodrome Briefing Unit
Aeronautical Information Service Headquarters located at BIA performs the functions that include the management of the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Sri Lanka, issuance of Aeronautical Information Circulars (AICs) , updatings in accordance with ICAO Recommendations, Quality Management, Data on Maps & Charts, Statistics and Library.
International NOTAM Office (NOF) located at BIA is responsible for the issuance of all NOTAMs in respect of activities in Sri Lanka under the guidance of Head of Air Navigation Services and the direction of the Director General of Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka. It also collects and tabulates all NOTAMs in respect of aerodromes and airspaces relevant to the users of BIA and Sri Lankan Airspace and make folders of same available for airlines for peruse
AIS Aerodrome Briefing Unit at BIA serves the AIS needs of all users of BIA that includes information pertinent to intended destinations and other airspaces en-route enabling them to gather all required information round-the-clock for the operation of their respective flights. An Automated Pre-Flight Information Bulletin (PIB) is expected to be available shortly.
|Colombo Airport Ratmalana
|AIS Aerodrome Briefing Office
AIS Aerodrome Briefing Unit at Colombo Airport Ratmalana serves the AIS needs of users of Ratmalana Airport who operate domestic flights to and from Ratmalana that includes General Aviation and Sri Lanka Air Force . Services are available from 0845 to 1645 hrs on weekdays where all their AIS needs outside this period are met by AIS Aerodrome Briefing Unit at BIA.
|Aeronautical Communication Department
|Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)
|Aeronautical Communication Centre
|Colombo Airport Ratmalana
|Aero Mobile Centre
|Message Switching Centre
Statistical & Administrative Units
Main objective of the Aeronautical Communication Operations Department is the provision of telecommunication services and radio aids necessary for safety regularity and efficiency of international air navigation by maintaining standards and practices recommended by the ICAO.
Primary task of Aeronautical Fixed Service is exchanging of Aeronautical messages worldwide between Aeronautical Fixed Stations nationally and internationally for safety or Air Navigation and for economical operation of air services.
Main AFTN switching center is established at Ratmalana Airport and is directly connected to worldwide through Mumbai, Singapore and Maldives and is also connected nationally to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for exchange of necessary information over the network. Messages pertaining to distress, Flight safety, Flight regularity, air traffic services, administration, over-flying, landing, refuel stops, ferry flights, ambulance flights, charter flights, aviation security, customs and immigration are received through main receiving terminals at BIA and disseminated according to priority classifications to its recipients.
Aeronautical mobile service also established at Ratmalana Airport is equipped with long range HF radio equipment for the exchange of flight information pertaining to inbound, outbound and over flying aircraft operating round the clock within and outside flight information region (FIR) assigned to Sri Lanka beyond the VHF coverage .
Head of Air Navigation Services is in charge of all three Departments
under the purview of the Division.
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Wow, its been a whopping 4 years since I was remotely active in this blog, things are changing so fast that I have stopped thinking about tomorrow these days, forget about writing about what happened in a previous trip or something.
A lot has turned around over the last couple of years, here are the most important events
- I purchased a car
- I screwed up the car
- I fixed the car
- I screwed up the car
- I fixed the car
- I wrote a book
- I screwed up the car
- The book got published
- I fixed the car
- I purchased a car for my friend
- He got a pre-screwed up car
- I purchased a car
- I got his car fixed
- I sold the car
Anybody can guess that playing with automobiles has become my new-found hobby, and well that keeps me busy indeed; except that nothing exciting. Its been a tough time all around, especially the last one year was a 'remarkable' (quote-unquote) experience, the only thing that I have learnt is that; without these challenges (can also be read as annoyances), you simply cannot determine what is good or bad for you. Hopefully the change is just around the corner, and I sincerely hope that this is not going to be one more of those hard learned lessons.
I am planning to get back to track with this and the other tech blog, will soon start posting more content.


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Thank you, everyone, for the greetings you have sent by email.
I will remember especially those of you who have been benefactors in a Christmas Mass.
I wish a happy and holy Christmas to you and yours.
Thank you, everyone, for the greetings you have sent by email.
I will remember especially those of you who have been benefactors in a Christmas Mass.
I wish a happy and holy Christmas to you and yours.
Thank you, Father. A happy and holy Christmas to you and yours, too!
A Holy and Happy Christmas to you as well. Thank you for all that you do.
Felix dies Nativitatis, Father ! May God continue to bless you for your good and necessary work.
Don't know what we'd do without WDTPRS ?!!!
Merry and holy Christmas Fr Z, and everyone!
Worth a click, Fr George Beyers keeps warm on Christmas Eve, as he reverently destroys his retired Sacramentary in his cast iron stove that heats his hermitage on Holy Souls Mountain:
Everybody should read that blog, it's wonderful.
Happy Christmas, Father Z! Prayers and best wishes!
Thank you – and the best to you and all.
Oh, the Advent wreath at top looks really nice.
Thank you Father, I hope you have a holy and Merry Christmas too!
Merry Christmas my fellow WDTPRSers!
A very blessed Christmas to you, Father, and to all reading this!
Felicem diem Nativitatis! Feliz Natal! Buon Natale! Joyeux Noël!
Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
"Your Nativity, O Christ our God, has shone to the world the light of wisdom! For by it, those who worshipped the stars, were taught by a star to adore You, the Sun of righteousness, and to know You, the Orient from on high. O Lord, glory to You!" – Troparion for the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Merry Christmas to you, Father Z!
Merry Christmas to Father Z and to all my fellow readers.
Merry Christmas, Father Z! Watched the broadcast of Midnight Mass from Il Vaticano with my youngest this morning (we were up because we were hungry on our 8 month birthday, as she's our little Easter Bunny from this year), and interesting to see the acolytes were from St. John Vianney's out in your neck of the woods. Sure was different to hear a voice other than Cardinal Foley's (RIP). Stupid DVR cut off recording right in the middle of the Canon, though, so I didn't get to see Il Papa place the Child Jesus in the creche this time.
Merry Christmas, Father Z! Please pray for us, we are celebrating our first traditional Latin high mass in our parish. Deo gratias!
Thank YOU, Father! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Fr. Z. & all wdtprs'ers! God bless us, every one.
A joyous and blessed Nativity of Our Lord! In the local parish in Seattle where I am visiting family we were happy to find the formerly awful practices turned vastly for the better with a reverent young priest steering things now and a considerable dose of Latin in their Midnight Mass. I used my Christmas carol experience to carry the bass harmonies to the songs the little choir were doing. Only male acolytes, kneeling for the Credo at mention of the Incarnation, and much else good. We thanked him afterwards and told him "brick by brick", which he seemed to understand–maybe he's a reader of the blog! If it can happen so well here, it can elsewhere–Deo gratias!
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to Fr Z and all the readers of this blog!
Holy and Happy Christmas, Father. Don't know what we would do without you.
Merry Christmas Father! Thank you for everything.
A very Holy, happy and Blessed Christmas to you as well Father Z , and to all others on here.
Merry Christmas
A Happy and Holy Christmas to all!
Why Priests Are Happy: A Study of the Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests, by Stephen J. Rosetti.
From David Crumm's review on Amazon.com:
Why read this book if you're not Catholic? Many of the findings are surprising and are widely applicable to anyone interested in religious life. Here is one example among many. Rossetti asked in detail about each respondent's experience with prayer, then he compared that with other factors in the research project. He found: "Private prayer is directly correlated with improvement in both one's psychic and spiritual health." What's more, as prayer time increases, people are "less emotionally exhausted … less depressed … deal with stress in less dysfunctional ways … are less likely to be obese … are less likely to be lonely … are happier."
Christmas blessings, Father Z, and to all who drop into this watering hole!
May the holy angels keep you, and all travelers safe this Christmas season.
Merry Christmas, Fr. Z. Thank you for all that you do for us.
Merry Christmas Father! And I also thank you.
Merry Christmas, Father Z, and to all of your readers.
I'm a day late-don't have Internet at home, and I'm at the mercy of library and / or bookstore hours to obtain it-so I'm going to say, " A belated 'Mary Christ-Mass' to you, Father Z, and to all fellow readers of WDTPRS!"
And to those readers from 'across the pond', Happy Boxing Day to you!
You may be interested to know that in Ireland, Republic of…, today is St. Stephen's Day and most things, not all, and, of course, not the pubs, are closed. I forgot about this and was glad to find the SuperValu open for bread, cheese, etc. So, greetings to you from across the pond, t'other way.
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PAWTUCKET ŌĆō For St. Raphael Academy, SaturdayŌĆÖs game against Providence Country Day was merely a matter of surviving.
Playing for the third time in as many days, the Saints did just enough to squeeze out an 81-73 victory in the championship game of the Dennis M. Lynch Jr. Memorial Tournament.
Junior Charles Correa stole the show at the Pawtucket Boys & Girls Club on his way to earning tourney MVP honors, registering a game-high 30 points to go along with seven assists and five rebounds.
It was a game that tested the Saints in more ways than one. Coming off a frantic 80-74 non-league win against Central the previous night, which was preceded by a victory against Central Falls in the semifinals of the Lynch Tournament, St. Raphael was forced to dig deep and summon whatever energy that remained to fend off a determined PCD squad.
The Knights were able to stay within striking distance thanks to eight makes from 3-point territory and 9-of-10 shooting from the foul line. Thankfully for St. Raphael, CorreaŌĆÖs motor was still running at a high level.
The game was close in the second half when Correa gave his team some badly-needed breathing room. First he drilled a three, one of three in the game. PCD then fouled him on the next trip with Correa making both shots.
The Saints were able to get stops down the stretch as veteran head coach Tom ŌĆ£SaarŌĆØ Sorrentine wasnŌĆÖt able to exhale until the final horn sounded.
ŌĆ£We had trouble stopping them which is why it was close all the way. PCD is a good team and played real well and gave us everything they had,ŌĆØ Sorrentine said. ŌĆ£We kind of gutted it out at the end.ŌĆØ
Senior Cesar Mejia complimented Correa with 17 points while junior Jordan Peguero provided some scoring punch off the bench with 14 points.
Matt Davitt led PCD with 24 points.
In the consolation game, Central Falls made enough big plays down the stretch to get the better of Woonsocket, 62-57. The Villa Novans took a 30-28 lead into recess behind the red-hot shooting of Cody LŌĆÖHueruex, who nailed seven 3-pointers in the opening half on his way to scoring 25 points. LŌĆÖHueruex ended up with eight makes from downtown.
C.F. enjoyed a 58-54 advantage with 3:01 remaining. No matter what defense Woonsocket threw at head coach Brian CrookesŌĆÖ club, his Warriors responded with a series of clutch baskets led by Steven Vazquez (15 points), Cliff Johnson (14 points) and Ryan Murray (14 points).
ŌĆ£I thought the guys executed much, much better on both ends of the floor,ŌĆØ Crookes said. ŌĆ£We kept our composure and passed the ball, which is a big thing.ŌĆØ
Championship game
PCD (73): Matt Davitt 10 2-2 24, Marquis Harper 3 0-0 7, Steve Coccio 5 4-5 14, Tom Horvat 7 3-3 20, Sean OŌĆÖConnor 3 0-0 6. Totals: 28 9-10 73.
ST. RAPHAEL (81): Charles Correa 12 3-3 30, Davon Roberton 3 2-4 8, Jordan Peguero 7 0-0 14, Cesar Mejia 5 6-7 17, Abdou Bah 2 1-1 5, Nick Mays 0 1-2 1, Malcolm Williams 0 4-4 4, Ben Duarte 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 17-21 81.
Halftime: SRA 42-38.
Three-point field goals: PCD 8 (Tom Horvat 3, Matt Davitt 2, Steve Coccio 2, Marquis Harper); SRA 4 (Charles Correa 3, Cesar Mejia).
Consolation game
CENTRAL FALLS (62): Ebinezer Awoyera 3 0-0 6, Elser Colindres 3 0-0 6, Cliff Johnson 6 0-0 14, Ryan Murray 5 4-8 14, Julian Soares 2 0-0 5, Steven Vazquez 7 0-0 15. Totals: 26 4-8 62.
WOONSOCKET (57): Andreas Brackett 2 2-2 6, Nick Juszczysn 1 0-1 2, Cody L'Heureux 10 0-0 25, Khalil Oliver 1 2-6 5, Juwan Simpson 2 0-0 4, Kodie Spearman 0 0-0 0, Ehibel Bonilla 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 4-9 57.
Halftime: W 30-28.
Three-point field goals: CF 4 (Cliff Johnson 2, Julian Soares, Steven Vazquez); W 8 (Cody LŌĆÖHueruex 7, Khalil Oliver).
All-Tournament Team
Charles Correa (St. Raphael), Cesar Mejia (St. Raphael), Tom Horvat (PCD), Steven Vazquez (Central Falls), Cody L'Heureux (Woonsocket).
Tournament MVP
Charles Correa (St. Raphael)
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. - He leads the Minnesota Wild's defensive corps, plays more minutes than anyone in the NHL, and on Tuesday Ryan Suter was named as one of three finalists for the league's top defenseman.
The National Hockey League (NHL) announced that Suter, Kris Letang of Pittsburgh and P.K. Subban of Montreal are the last three candidates for the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded "to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position."
Suter recorded 4 goals and 28 assists for 32 points in 48 games this season. He led the NHL in ice time with 27:16 per game, and ranked first on the Wild in assists and blocked shots, tied for second with seven multi-point games and fourth in scoring.
This marks the first time that Suter, and a member of the Wild, has been named a finalist for this award.
Members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association submitted ballots for the Norris Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. The winner will be announced during the 2013 Stanley Cup Final.
The James Norris Memorial Trophy was presented in 1953 by the four children of the late James Norris in memory of the former owner-president of the Detroit Red Wings.
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Name: Sara Staheli
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Current job: Development Specialist for the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
"I chose Southern Utah University's MFA program as a way to fuse my business background with my love of the arts. It combines theory, functional application and real-time opportunities into an educational experience that is both academic and practical. It served as a two year professional development seminar with the assistantship serving as a laboratory for the coursework. Great instructors and professional mentors helped me learn from both my triumphs and struggles."


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ROYAL OAK (WWJ) – Americans spend almost $7 billion a year on Halloween costumes and masks — but just trying one on may leave you with the kind of chills you'd rather avoid.
California researchers studied swabs of about a dozen rubber Halloween masks, finding a plethora of bacteria, mold, and fungi.
Beaumont Hospital infectious disease expert Paula Keller said the problem starts when you put on a mask that's already been tried on by someone who's sick.
"Of more concern would be if someone had the cold or flu, tried it on, and left respiratory secretions on the inside," Keller said "This wouldn't be a problem until you got it inside you nose or mouth."
Keller urged that if you're mask-shopping, wipe the inside of the mask with a sanitizing wipe before you try it on.
She also said that you may also want to carry hand sanitizer while you're costume shopping, and avoid touching your face as much as possible.
"Just be prudent, be cautious," Keller advised. "We all go to try on clothes and most of us don't know if the person that tried it on before us had the flu, a cold, or head lice, or something."
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Five goalies, 17 defensemen and 25 forwards will battle for an opportunity to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The men's hockey tournament begins Feb. 12 and concludes with the gold-medal game Feb. 23 at 7 a.m. ET.
According to Canada executive director Steve Yzerman, the management team will need to pare the roster to the required 25-player Olympic roster maximum approximately five to six weeks before the start of the Games. Yzerman said he expects the final breakdown to include 14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goalies.
"We're not putting together a team for an NHL All-Star Game … we're putting together the best possible team we can to compete against the best players in the world and try to win a gold medal," Yzerman said during a conference call. "Part of that comes with players that can do specific things for us."
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will join four of his teammates at the camp. Three Staal brothers will be there, as well as four players each from the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins, including captain Sidney Crosby. The Canadians, who defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime to win gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, will be in a pool with Finland, Norway and Austria in Russia.
Earlier Monday, it was announced Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings will return to coach Canada's Olympic team. Joining him on the coaching staff are St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock, Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff and Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien.
Babcock, Hitchcock and Ruff were behind the bench for Canada's 2010 Olympic championship.
"I think the big thing for our coaching staff and players is that they understand how we're going to play and understand that the players aren't going to play as much as they normally do on their [NHL] teams," Babcock said. "That will be a different adjustment.
"It's accepting the role and playing the best you possibly can. The players we choose must be able to skate and be willing to play without the puck. It comes back to playing for Canada; it's not going to be about any of the individuals. It's about Canada and executing our plan, so we have to find their game within our game."
Crosby will be joined at the camp by Penguins teammates Kris Letang on defense and forwards Chris Kunitz and James Neal. From the Blackhawks along with Toews will be defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook, forward Patrick Sharp and goalie Corey Crawford.
New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal will accompany his brothers, Carolina Hurricanes forwards Eric Staal and Jordan Staal. Representing the Sharks will be defensemen Dan Boyle and Marc-Edouard Vlasic, and forwards Logan Couture and Joe Thornton.
The average age of the camp roster is 27 years, six months and 25 days. But just because the camp roster trends young, some veteran players still could make it onto the final roster.
"I found over the course of my time, whether it's Stanley Cup Playoffs or international events, that in these big games, a lot of those veteran guys are guys you rely on," Yzerman said. "You look back to Vancouver, and when it came time for the guys to step up, the [Chris] Prongers and [Scott] Niedermayers were important. We want to put the best team on the ice, but there is great value in that veteran leadership.
"Having said that, we've got to make room for some of these younger players to come in."
The oldest player invited is 37-year-old right wing Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning. St. Louis last season became the oldest player in League history to win a scoring title after totaling 60 points in 48 games. The youngest player named is Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall, who turns 22 in November.
Yzerman said he isn't concerned over the fact the team has invited an excessive amount of centers to camp.
"We'll have 14 forwards [in Sochi], not 14 centers," Yzerman said. "I can't say how many centermen we'll have. In the past we've moved centers to wing, if necessary. The reality is, we will be forced to do that because we're deep down the middle. We have no specific number, but we're comfortable moving a few guys. It's not a big concern for us."
Canada opens round-robin play at the Olympics on Feb. 13 against Norway at noon ET. The Canadians also will compete against Austria and Finland in round-robin competition. The team closes its preliminary-round schedule in Group B on Feb. 16 against Finland.
"Each country is loaded and we understand that, so we're going to have to choose the right balance, but I really like our group," Babcock said. "Up front we have a whole bunch of guys who can skate, move the puck and are dangerous offensively. On the back end, we have a group of solid skaters that can be active, so our defense can play with and without the puck."
The NHL will pause its regular-season schedule from Feb. 9-25, 2014, while the Olympics are played.
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A lot of people keep waiting for the Democratic Party to jump into the deep end. Pew Research Center pollster Andrew Kohut produced the latest installment in this vein with a Washington Post essay, "Are the Democrats Getting Too Liberal?"
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All of the medications, treatments, procedures
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Recently, a clinical trials participant said
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He bit a couple kids. Daycare's sweet to say he was trying to hug; he doesn't know better at this age. He even bit Mommy -- try to explain questionable hickeys in your 30's!
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Recently, President Obama has come under fire for flip-flopping on the issue of the prosecution of the sale of medicinal marijuana. As a candidate for President in 2007, Senator Barack Obama made the following statements on his position on the use of marijuana in medical treatment and the protection of the right of states to pass laws permitting such use:
My attitude is if the science and the doctors suggest that the best palliative care and the way to relieve pain and suffering is medical marijuana then that's something I'm open to because there's no difference between that and morphine when it comes to just giving people relief from pain. But I want to do it under strict guidelines. I want it prescribed in the same way that other painkillers or palliative drugs are prescribed.
Then, during the run-up to the New Hampshire primary that same year, Obama promised not to "have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users."
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I don't think that should be a top priority of us, raiding people who are using ... medical marijuana. With all the things we've got to worry about, and our Justice Department should be doing, that probably shouldn't be a high priority."
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A Denver pub has discontinued a "Theology on Tap" series, saying that a recent talk on religious freedom by Bishop James Conley roused undue controversy among patrons.
Stoney's Bar and Grill hosted a lecture by Bishop Conley on January 26, which was attended by hundreds of young people. After the event, the proprietor informed the archdiocese that he would not host such events in the future because of disputes that arose among patrons and members of the staff.
The owner of Stoney's left open the possibility that the series could resume there, however. He told Catholic News Agency that there has been a "misunderstanding" about scheduling future events, and "we hope to be able to work with the group again in the future."
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The second game will begin approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first game.
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Nanasaki Ai: the most boring Amagami girl…in the world. /Clarkson, cue the music.
So we're back to Ai, my least favorite girl and arc from Amagami SS. Last time her arc was so horribly written and planned, I wasn't sure if it was written or planned. At all. Fortunately with Ai's afterstory arc in Amagami SS+ the writing seems to be coherent and there haven't been any randomly appearing talking bowls of ramen…yet. Though better writing has exposed the other big weakness of the Ai arc: she's dreadfully dull. I know there are lots of Ai fans out there, and I really did try and find the appeal of her character. But I just can't. Come at me, bro-tachi.
Yes, it's almost as if something stirred them…
Junichi Mark IV is probably the worst of the Junichi variants, so he's lucky to have any girlfriend at all.
Seems that BROMANCE is still alive in SS+
I don't even know Kaoru. Umehara Mark VI seemed to be the only sensible version. (Btw, can't wait to see if Kaoru's afterstory ends up a bit more interesting than her main arc.)
So it's one year later and Ai and Junichi have continued on as a couple. The anniversary of their Christmas Eve date is approaching but Junichi attending cram school so he can get into a university is taking up a lot of his time. Ai, for her part, has become the captain of the swim team after Hibiki retired to a life of yuri bliss with Haruka. Umehara seems especially desperate to complete the Amagami Challenge and find a girlfriend by Christmas, which sets up a small subplot for the arc. With their anniversary coming up, Ai is wondering a lot about where to go and what to do for their anniversary. There is also the lead-up to the Founder's Festival keeping Ai busy, and the couple don't get many chances to spend time together. This leads Junichi to stop by the pool near the end of swimming practice and caught undermining Ai's authority with a personal visit.
So, Junichi's punishment for suspected peeping is to…be brought in front of the whole team so he can leer at them up close!
Miya is not so forgiving. She tricks him into covering his face when she said he had a pervy look to it, a nice troll. She'd make a good Baltimore homicide detective.
Later on, Umehara seemed to be trying to appease Miya into releasing Sae to him…
And now it's time for the weird affection scene, straight out of the first season of Amagami SS. Junichi has been spending all his time studying, to the point of staying up late into the nights to study. Or so he says, we all know from the previous arc that he's been up studying some less-than-academic materials. Whatever the case may be, he's been in the infirmary a bit lately and Ai finds him one day. She straightens out the blanket and tucks him back in, which wakes him. He then gets the weird idea into his head that since Miya fell asleep on her dad's stomach when she was really little, that he would sleep well if he did the same with Ai…while she sings a lullaby. And if that wasn't creepy, Freudian-mother-issues enough, by 'sleep with his head on her stomach' he means 'sleep between her legs.' Freudianisms don't seem quite as creepy when they're the usual drills or swords as penises thing, but this return to the womb thing is SUPER CREEPY. After…this…things move forward towards the day of their anniversary. Junichi makes a simple mistake on his practice exam, probably because of all that lack of sleep, so he will have to attend a special study camp on the 24th. There's still time, and Ai keeps planning for them to spend time together on the 23rd, but it's clearly something she'd rather not have to plan around the inconvenient study camp. But then things change again when Junichi is told he has to attend the extra special camp that starts a day earlier because he messed up his practice exam so badly. Ai is then left worrying about what, if anything, they'll be able to do together anytime near their anniversary.
It should be plenty embarrassing that you see it.
Junichi Mark IV, you've got some issues, dude. Seek professional counseling.
I like the idea of Tsukasa as evil taskmaster of the cram school.
Ah, Takahashi-sensei. It's a crime that there isn't more screentime for you.
Looking good, Hibiki.
Ask Kaoru out! I'd ship it.
Midnight raid, forced impressment. Seems that the Taliban runs the local cram school.
Final Thoughts: - Yeah, still can't get into Ai as a character. She just doesn't seem to have much personality other than that she worries over Junichi and kind of takes care of him like he's a little kid. Though to be fair, this iteration of Junichi seems the dumbest of the lot.
- At this point I'm more interested in the Umehara subplot. I wish him well. On another Umehara note, either he's not aiming for college or he's smart enough not to need cram school. Hmmm.
Crusader's Come On Man
So after rectifying the crime of the century it falls upon Ai-chan to carry two episodes by herself. Fortunately for her while her Junichi is of an inferior grade she has plenty of support from her true love Miya Miya. While I am left thanking Zeus that Ai uses contraception and that Junichi isn't an STD carrier, all is not lost as Miya Miya will always go into the breach and prevent Junichi from sinking this arc. I don't understand the quaint and licentious habits of Junichi, but since Ai seems to like him for the lecherous toad he is I suppose I can't be too harsh. Such is the necessity of covering every path even if some paths are invariably superior to others. Miya Miya might not be able to shack up with Ai but at least she had the foresight to join the swim team and be the power behind Ai-chan's captaincy, so even if Ai-chan and Miya Miya are not meant to be for this arc Miya Miya can make up for in quantity. I must applaud her for throwing Junichi under the bus and casting herself as their heroic defender, and even better she goads Ai into delivering a more heavy handed punishment.
Junichi seems to be less dedicated than other iterations and it was pretty pathetic of him to flub his test and let cram school eat up his time. I am an advocate of "do it once and do it right" which sadly is not something Junichi cares much for, I hope he regrets his lack of studiousness when he realizes he could have done more queer and curious things with Ai-chan. Instead he got to go on a midnight ride to a re-education camp where he will study all the things that are expected of him for his rehabilitation while he kneels on broken glass. I hope he did not impart to Tsukasa that he thinks her a taskmaster otherwise she will gladly accept the role of camp Kommandant and make him pay dearly. While Ai probably the least adventurous of our heroines, at least Haruka and Kaoru are having fun with their chosen life partners and are out and about. Seriously though Junichi wants us all to believe that his lousy test scores were due to a column shift? Come on man…


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One cool feature of AngularJS is that it allows you to create custom HTML elements. You can achieve this by writing directives which are invoked when a certain DOM element is created. In other words, you get to intoduce your own HTML elements and attributes. Before we jump into the code, however, here are 4 different types of restrictions that you can apply to AngularJS directives (otherwise known as EACM):
- restrict: 'E' – a DOM element with a certain (custom) name, e.g.
- restrict: 'A' – a DOM element containing a custom attribute, e.g.

- restrict: 'C' – invocation via a class, e.g.
- restrict: 'M' – invocation via a comment:

Pretty cool huh?
Before you begin, please download the code, so you can run these examples while reading this tutorial.
A basic directive
Here is the Javascript of a basic directive:
angular.module('ng').directive('testElem', function () { return { restrict: 'A', template: '

hello...

{{obj}}

', //templateUrl: '/partials/template.html', link: function (scope, iterStartElement, attr) { $(".mydirectiveclass").css({'background-color' : 'yellow'}); scope.arr = ["mikhail", "is", "the", "best"]; } }; });
I know what you are thinking. Whaaaaat? Let me explain:
- First line declares the directive "testElem". See how E is capital. This means your element or attribute name will be "test-elem". That's right the
- restrict: see explanation above. By the way, you can combine them too, for instance "EA".
- template: an HTML string of that the directive element will be replaced by.
- templateUrl: optionally you can have the template HTML inside another file, especially it is a long one.
- link: the linking function. After the template has been loaded, this function is called to establish the AngularJS scope and any last-minute effects such as jQuery animation or other logic. You may call this the heart of the directive, eventhough, in my humble opinion the heart is the template.
And here is the HTML code that would use this directive. Notice that you have to add ng-app in the body so that AngularJS knows to do its thing.
<!doctype html>   <title>Directive Test</title>

Compile function
If you need to grab the content of your original funky elements such as
<funky-element> Parse me... come ooooon! Just parse meee! </funky-element>
… the linking function will not allow you to do so. This is because, once again, linking happens AFTER the template has been applied. Solution: instead of link: function you need to specify a compile: function. Here is the kicker: when you define a compile function in your directive definition, the link function is ignored. Instead the link function will be assigned to what compile function returns. In other words, you need to return the linking function from the compile function. Wait… those are the same words… LOL! Here is the code though
angular.module('ng').directive('funkyElement', function () { return { restrict: 'E', transclude: true, scope: 'isolate', template: '
gonna parse this: {{orig}}
... and get this: {{obj}}
', //templateUrl: 'template.html', compile:function (element, attr, transclusionFunc) { return function (scope, iterStartElement, attr) { var origElem = transclusionFunc(scope); var content = origElem.text(); scope.orig = content; scope.obj = my_custom_parsing(content); }; } }; });
Assuming my_custom_parsing sticks stars between each character, the result HTML will be as follows:

gonna parse this: Parse me... come ooooon! Just parse meee!
 ... and get this: P*a*r*s*e* *m*e*.*.*.* *c*o*m*e* *o*o*o*o*o*n*!* *J*u*s*t* *p*a*r*s*e* *m*e*e*e*!* *

Now what the hell is transclude: true? And what is scope: 'isolate'?
… is a funky word for "get my content into the template… HERE". Actually its even simpler… It means define transclusionFunc. Like so
angular.module('ng').directive('testElemTransclude', function () { return { restrict: 'EA', transclude: true, scope: 'isolate', template: '
heading 3

preface... blah blah

', }; });
And then the content of the directive's element will be shoved into the div that has ng-transclude. Its just a move function. In my humble opinion it is pretty useless. I write way cooler apps 😛
scope: true
Guess what? All the directives within the same app share the same scope. This means if one of them changes scope.obj the "obj" property will change in ALL the widgets. We will always see changes of the latter widget that applies them. To prevent this rather odd behavior we add scope: true to our directive definition and thus avoid scope clashes. Now each directive is separate from the other. I think AngularJS did this to allow directives to collaborate. But in most of my cases I follow the each man for himself philosophy. Just like good old America.
scope: {…} or 3 types of scope parameters: @, &, =
You don't have to do scope: true, you can also do scope: {}; just as long as scope is defined (i.e. if (scope) is true). Thus, scope: true is just a shorthand to force the directive's scope to be isolate. EACH MAN FOR HIMSELF! The scope parameter is actually what enables the directive to communicate with the outside world. Here is what I mean:

 somevar:
 somevar2:

 <my-control param-str="control 1" param-callback="callback()" param-var="somevar"></my-control> <my-control param-str="{{ titleControl2 }}" param-callback="callback2()" param-var="somevar2"></my-control>

And the corresponding JS:
angular.module('ng').directive('myControl', function () { return { restrict: 'E', transclude: true, scope: { paramStr: '@', // pass as a string paramCallback: '&', // pass as a function and call with brackets () paramVar: '=' // double binding! }, template: '
{{paramStr}}
' + '
<button class="btn" ng-click="paramCallback()">clickame</button>
' + '
<input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="paramVar" />

' //link function ($scope, iterStartElement, attr) {} }; }); function MyController($scope) { $scope.somevar = "somevar...rrrr"; $scope.somevar2 = "somevar...2!"; $scope.titleControl2 = "Control 2 you beeches!"; $scope.callback = function () { alert('callback called'); } $scope.callback2 = function () { alert('callback2 called'); } }
Will produce the following HTML:

 somevar: somevar...rrrrdsdsa
 somevar2: somevar...2!

 <my-control param-var="somevar" param-callback="callback()" param-str="control 1" class="ng-isolate-scope ng-scope">
control 1

<button ng-click="paramCallback()" class="btn">clickame</button>

<input type="text" ng-model="paramVar" class="form-control ng-pristine ng-valid">

 </my-control> <my-control param-var="somevar2" param-callback="callback2()" param-str="Control 2 you beeches!" class="ng-isolate-scope ng-scope">
Control 2 you beeches!

<button ng-click="paramCallback()" class="btn">clickame</button>

<input type="text" ng-model="paramVar" class="form-control ng-pristine ng-valid">

 </my-control>

So what we have in "scope" is a bunch of fields that you want to expose to the HTML. There are 3 types:
- name: '@' – this means in your directive you can use scope.name and access the value as a string.
- name: '&' – this is a callback, which means the parent scope will pass in the function as parameter in HTML
- name: '=' – double binding! The parent scope will pass in a member to it. Any changes the directive does to this object, including assignment are reflected in the parent scope. Any changes done by the parent scope are reflected in the directive. Read about it's perils here.
Thus, each <my-control> element here has his own scope. And whenever changes are made to paramVar (directive scope) they propagate to somevar and somevar2 respectively in the MyController scope that houses these directives. The converse to also true. Any changes done to somevar, for instance will reflect in <my-control>'s paramVar. And of course they do! After all "=" means, they share the same object. But be careful with nulls!
Replace: true – getting rid of <my-control>
Let's agree <my-control> is not a usual HTML element. We can get rid of it and just have the contents of the template replace it by specifying replace: true in the directive. Like so:
angular.module('ng').directive('replaceTest', function () { return { restrict: 'E', replace: true, template: '
' + '
AAAAA
' + '
BBBBB
' + '
' }; });
But beware! If your template has the more than one root element you will see the following error: Error: Template must have exactly one root element. The following directive will produce this error:
angular.module('ng').directive('replaceTest', function () { return { restrict: 'E', replace: true, template: '
AAAAA
' // one root element is OK + '
BBBBB
' // 2nd root element... this is too much! }; });
Precaution: IE8 compatibility
If you have constrained your directive to attribute or a class you should be fine. However if you want to create custom elements in your HTML, such as <mikhail-is-the-greatest /> or if you plan on using AngularJS's custom elements such as <ng-switch>, then you need to call document.createElement for each funky element out there.

For IE7 I have only figured out this much: it is not compatible! Hence I always precede my directives with

Bonus: $http in my compile or linking function
If you want to access the $http module from within the directive you can achieve this quite easily by adding $http parameter to the directive defining function itself:
angular.module('ng').directive('directiveWithHttp', function ($http) { return { restrict: 'A', ... }; });
Bonus: ng-repeat without an element
Consider that you want to have an ng-repeat to split out multiple elements for each iterations. For example

Title 1

...

Title 2

...

Title 3

...
 ETC!!!
KnockoutJS allows you to have an iterator in comments. AngularJS does not. Solution? create your own element <ngrepeater> with the ng-repeat. Like so: <ngrepeater ng-repeat="row in rows">…</ngrepeater>. Don't forget to add IE8 compatibility code discussed above. Also note that with does not work for tables when you want to spit out groups of
. For tables use tbody, like so

..

..

Tables can handle multiple tbodies… Just not some other weird elements… Cry babies…
Download the code
- AngularJS official directive guide page
- Transclusion
- A good video tutorial: part 1 and part 2


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Davidson can help break Lamont's Trident silence
Labour MP Ian Davidson has been challenged to make clear his views on the future of Faslane naval base, following his committee's visit to the site this week.
Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee met this week at Faslane naval base, and Ian Davidson MP – who previously voted against the then Labour Government policy of replacing Trident with new WMD – outlined how an independent nuclear free Scotland could lead to the UK having no capacity for a nuclear arsenal.
Mr Davidson was an outspoken critic of nuclear weapons and has publicly supported the scrapping of Trident weapon systems, but in recent times – much like Joanne Lamont – has been less vocal about his views on Trident.
The SNP has consistently outlined its vision for Faslane to be operated as a major conventional base in an independent Scotland, and is now calling on Ian Davidson to speak out against some of the ludicrous scaremongering which members of his party have engaged in over the future of the base.
Commenting, SNP MSP Paul Wheelhouse said:
"Ms Lamont's continued silence on Trident is getting ridiculous. She was the only candidate in Labour's leadership election last year not to give her position, and still hasn't told us whether or not she thinks the UK Government should be spending £100bn on a new generation of weapons of mass destruction.
"As Ian Davidson also believes in removing nuclear weapons from the Clyde, presumably he also believes that Faslane should continue to be a major conventional base without the presence of nuclear weapons – and he should outline the case to Ms Lamont.
"Perhaps that way – if she agrees or disagrees - she can end her sponsored silence on Trident and let everyone know exactly where she stands on the issue.
"Given some of the ludicrous scaremongering that his party colleagues have engaged in, I think Ian Davidson has a clear duty to put on the record whether he agrees that Faslane would have a successful future as a conventional base.
"The SNP is giving a cast-iron commitment to both end the presence of weapons of mass destruction on the Clyde, and from Scotland as a whole, and to operate Faslane as a major conventional naval base. In an independent Scotland, Faslane will be home to Scotland's naval forces within a well-resourced, professional and entirely conventionally armed Scottish Defence Force."