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BIRTHPLACE: Peterborough, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: OTT: 1998-44 overall
NHL Foundation Player Award (1)
|NHL Foundation Player Award (2012) Missed majority of 1999-2000 due to knee injury vs. Boston, December 30, 1999. Missed majority of 2003-04 due to elbow injury in practice, October 4, 2003. Signed as a free agent by Zug (Swiss), November 1, 2004. Traded to Nashville by Ottawa for Nashville's 1st round choice (Stefan Noesen) in 2011 Entry Draft and Nashville's 3rd round choice (Jarrod Maidens) in 2012 Entry Draft , February 10, 2011.
|2014-15: Led Nashville and tied for seventh in the NHL in shooting percentage with a career high (17.1)… Recorded 19 goals despite missing 23 games due to injury. Missed the first 21 games of the season due to an Achilles tendon injury sustained during offseason training. Made his season debut on Nov. 27 vs. Edmonton, and after three scoreless outings, recorded 18 points (9g-9a) in the next 20 games… Led the team in power-play goals (7), his highest total in five seasons… Won a career-high 52.3 percent of his face-off attempts… Ranked second among Nashville forwards in average ice time (18:26)… The Predators' nominee for the 2015 King Clancy Award, the third time in the past four seasons that his teammates have chosen him for the honor (also 2012 and 2014)… Tallied his 500th career NHL point on Jan. 29 at St. Louis… Suited up for his 900th career NHL game on Dec. 27 against Philadelphia… A full-time alternate captain for the third consecutive season. PLAYOFFS: Limited to three of Nashville's six postseason games due to injury. Recorded one assist
2013-14: Posted his sixth career 20-goal season (20), set a career high in assists (29) and amassed the third-highest post total of his 14-season career (49)… Ranked fourth on the team in goals, assists and points… Tied for second on the team in game-winning goals (4), and for fourth in power-play markers (4)… Led all Nashville forwards and tied a career high in average ice time (19:45) – nearly three minutes high than the next closest forward and the third consecutive season he's led Nashville forwards in the category… Ranked fourth among all League forwards in blocked shots (73), the fifth consecutive season, and seventh time in the last eight seasons he's finished among the Top 10 in the category… Ranked second among Predator forwards, and third on the team, in hits (144)… Won 52 percent of the face-offs he took (596 of 1146), just one-10th of a percentage point off his career high (52.1 percent, 2006-07)… A team-leading 31 (11g-20a) of his 49 points (20g-29a) came on home ice… Amassed 13 points (3g-10a) in the final 12 games of the season… A full-time alternate captain for the second consecutive season.
2012-13: Ranked third on the team in goals (10), and tied for third in points (21)… Led all team forwards in average ice time (19:27), the second highest total of his career and highest since 2007-08 (19:45)… Tied for the team lead in plus/minus rating (+6)… Ranked seventh among NHL forwards in blocked shots (46)… Ranked second among Nashville forwards and third on the team in hits (67)… Notched 11 points (6g-5a) in his final 12 games of the season, including an eight-game point streak from March 14-28 (5g-4a), the longest by a Predator this season, and one game shy of tying a career best… Suited up for his 800th career game on March 12 at Dallas… Scored his 200th career goal to force overtime in a 5-4 victory over Dallas on Feb. 25… Missed nine games between March 30-April 23 due to injury… A full-time alternate captain in 2012-13.
2011-12: Winner of the 2012 NHL Foundation Award, which recognizes a player who applies the core values of hockey – commitment, perseverance and teamwork – to enrich the lives of people in his community… Received the seventh-most votes for the Selke Trophy… Fell one goal (24), one assist (27) and two points (51) shy of career highs in each category. Ranked second on the team in goals, and third in points… Led the team and tied for 11th in the League, in game-winning goals (7)… Posted a career high in shooting percentage (15.3)… Nashville posted a 16-1-3 record when he scored… Amassed a team-high 24 of his 27 assists on home ice, and paced the team in home points (11g-24a-35pts)… Tied for eighth among NHL forwards in blocked shots (76)… Led Nashville forwards in average ice time (19:17)… Posted a +11 rating, second-best among Predator forwards… Paced the team in points after the turn of the calendar, with 36 (17g-19a) in 42 games… Posted his 400th career point with an assist against Los Angeles on March 6… Notched his 200th career assist with his third of the game vs. Carolina on Jan. 7… Missed nine games due to injury/illness, including the first seven of the season due to offseason surgery. PLAYOFFS: Tied for second on the team in assists (3), and tied for fourth in points (4)… Led the team in hits (33) face-offs taken (189)… Paced all Nashville forwards in average ice time (20:53).
2010-11: Played a career-high 82 games split between Ottawa (55) and Nashville (27)… Set a career high, and led NHL forwards, in blocked shots (89)… Nashville posted a 15-8-4 record after his acquisition… Ranked second among Nashville forwards in average ice time after his joining the team (18:15)… Recorded an assist in his Predators debut on Feb. 12 vs. Colorado… Was tied for the Ottawa team lead in goals (14) at the time of his departure. PLAYOFFS: Ranked third on the team in points (3g-4a-7pts)… Paced the club in points (3g-3a-6pts) during the WCQ series victory over Anaheim… Posted a playoff career-high three points (2g-1a) in Game One at Anaheim.
CAREER NOTES: Set career highs in goals (25), assists (28) and points (53) in 2009-10… Led the Senators in goals and ranked third in points during his last full season with the club… Set a career high in power-play goals (10) in 2009-10, ranking second on the Sens… Tied for 10th in the NHL in game winners (6), and tied for the League lead in overtime goals (3) in 2009-10… Set career highs in face-offs won/taken (679/1307) and winning percentage (52.1) in 2009-10… Ranked 15th in the NHL in hits (209) and was fifth among League forwards in blocked shots (80) in 2009-10… Earned a silver medal while representing Canada at the 2009 World Championships… Led Ottawa in shorthanded goals (2) and shootout deciding markers (2) in 2008-09… Ranked 14th in the NHL in hits (211) in 2008-09… Ranked seventh in the NHL in hits with a career high (234), and fourth among forwards in blocked shots (78), in 2007-08… Established career highs in shots (215), average ice time (19:45) and penalty minutes (82) in 2007-08… Scored his 100th NHL goal on Dec. 12, 2007 at Carolina… Missed the 2008 playoffs due to injury… Ranked fourth among NHL forwards in blocked shots (78), and seventh at the position in hits (195) in 2006-07… Posted 10 points (5g-5a) in 20 games while helping Ottawa reach the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals… Ranked second in the 2007 postseason in hits (73) and ninth in shots (54)… A finalist for the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward after tying for third in the NHL in shorthanded points (4g-3a-7pts) and setting a career high in plus/minus rating (+23) in 2005-06… Paced the Senators in hits (33) during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs… Ranked fourth on EV Zug (Switzerland) in points (9g-18a-27pts) during the 2004-05 campaign despite appearing in only 21 of the club's 44 regular-season games… Made his Team Canada debut at the 2005 World Championships, earning a silver medal… Ottawa's nominee for the 2004 Masterton Memorial Trophy… Missed 58 games in 2003-04 following off-season surgery… His lone goal in the 2004 playoffs was the overtime winner in Game Six of Ottawa's ECQ series vs. Toronto… Helped Ottawa reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002-03… One of just nine players in the 2003 postseason to record a shorthanded and game-winning goal. The game winner came in Game Five of the ECS vs. Philadelphia, sending the Senators to the conference finals… Tied for sixth in the NHL in shorthanded goals (3) in 2001-02… Participated in the 2002 YoungStars Game during All-Star Weekend, recording an assist… Three of his seven goals in 2000-01 were game winners… Made NHL playoff debut in Game One of the Ottawa's ECQ series against Toronto on April 13, 2001… Missed the final 45 games of his rookie campaign in 1999-2000 after suffering a knee injury on Dec. 30, 1999 vs. Boston… Recorded his first NHL point/assist on Oct. 21, 1999 vs. Colorado, then created his first career multi-point/assist performance with another helper later in the game.
AMATEUR: Captained the Sudbury Wolves during his second season with the club in 1998-99… Ranked fifth in the OHL in points (41g-65a-106pts), tied for sixth in assists and tied for third in shorthanded goals (5) in 1998-99… Sudbury's nominee for the OHL's most gentlemanly player award in 1999… Tied the Sudbury franchise record for points in a game with seven on Dec 18, 1998 vs. Barrie… Ranked seventh among OHL rookies in goals, and tied for ninth in points (24g-25a-49pts) with Sudbury in 1997-98… Posted 56 points (26g-30a) in 51 games in his final season with his hometown Peterborough Jr. Petes (OPJHL) in 1996-97.
BACKGROUND: Nickname "Fish"… Works closely with Room In the Inn, a full-service homeless facility located a few blocks from Bridgestone Arena and Cottage Cove Urban Ministries, a Nashville based non-profit organization that serves inner city youth and Rocketown, a local youth outreach facility … Released his first book – Defender of Faith: The Mike Fisher Story in August 2011. Proceeds from the book go to World Vision… An avid outdoorsman who says his greatest catches were a 100-pound marlin and a grizzly bear. Enjoys hunting, fishing and adventure sports… Favorites include The Shawshank Redemption (movie), Bass Pro Shop (place to shop), his cottage in Ontario (vacation spot), The Bible (book) and the Toronto Blue Jays (sports team growing up)… Has two dogs – Ace and Penny… Wife – Carrie.
TRANSACTIONS: Feb. 10, 2011 – Acquired by Nashville from Ottawa for a first-round selection in the 2011 Entry Draft (Stefan Noesen) and a third-round selection in the 2012 Entry Draft (Jarrod Maidens)… June 27, 1998 – Ottawa's second selection (second round, 44th overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft


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OAKLAND -- The A's finally ran out of steam Thursday night, and there wasn't enough late-inning magic in the world to compensate for it.
They were silenced 6-0 by the Detroit Tigers in Game 5 of the American League Division Series, with Justin Verlander delivering a performance that showed why he's in the running for his second straight Cy Young Award.
The Tigers ace threw a four-hitter and struck out 11, leading his team to a berth in the A.L. Championship Series against either the Baltimore Orioles or the New York Yankees.
It was a disappointing final chapter for the A's, who were trying to become the sixth team to overcome an 0-2 deficit and win a Division Series.
But players were taking a big-picture view inside the clubhouse afterward, able to reflect on a surprising 94-win season that delivered the American League West championship.
"Words can't explain how happy I am with this ballclub and what we've done this year," A's right fielder Josh Reddick said. "There were a lot of guys that came up and weren't supposed to come up and succeed, and they did that. We've come a long way."
After striking out 11 in beating the A's in Game 1, Verlander outdid that performance with a 122-pitch gem. The A's generated just five base runners and advanced only two as far as second base.
The Tigers ace put Thursday's performance atop his list of career highlights.
"The two no-hitters are obviously up there, but that's something a little bit different," Verlander said. "This is a win or go home."
As the Tigers poured onto the field to celebrate, boos were heard from the sellout crowd of 36,393. Soon they turned to loud cheers as A's players emerged from their dugout to acknowledge the fans. A loud "Let's Go Oakland" chant broke out.
And it didn't escape the A's attention that Detroit players made a point of tipping their caps to acknowledge the A's.
"That's probably one of the most professional things I've seen on a baseball field, what the Tigers did for us," A's outfielder Jonny Gomes said.
The A's were arguably the most compelling story of the 2012 season -- only the surprising Orioles could lay claim to the same title.
They simply couldn't generate any offense Thursday against Verlander.
A's rookie Jarrod Parker wasn't bad, going 61/3 innings and giving up seven hits. He was charged with four runs.
Detroit broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the third, aided by two wild pitches from Parker.
No. 9 hitter Omar Infante led off with a single and took second on a wild pitch. Austin Jackson split the gap in left-center with a double to bring him in. Quintin Berry sacrificed Jackson to third, and he scored when Parker uncorked another wild pitch.
Other than that, Parker was solid.
It was 2-0 when he left with runners on the corners and one out in the seventh, but Ryan Cook found trouble upon relieving him. Jackson lined a single to right field for his second RBI. After a walk to Berry loaded the bases, Cook hit Miguel Cabrera with an 0-2 pitch to force in a run and make it 4-0.
Jerry Blevins replaced Cook, and Prince Fielder blooped a run-scoring single in front of center fielder Coco Crisp, then Delmon Young lined a ball that shortstop Stephen Drew misplayed on a backhand for an error that brought home another run.
The Tigers surprisingly were active on the bases, going 3 for 3 on stolen base attempts against A's catcher Derek Norris. Norris also struck out twice at the plate.
A's closer Grant Balfour said he was happy with his team's season but couldn't hide his disappointment.


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Spring is busting out all over San Francisco's Presidio. From March through the end of July, this amazing urban national park sees more airborne activity than SFO. That's what 991 acres of open space in extraordinary coastal habitat will do for you -- spawn a nesting season that rivals the top birding destinations.
But it's not just the wildlife that's buzzing here. Since the old military base was decommissioned in 1994, it has attracted a new breed of entrepreneur tapping into everything from digital arts to socially responsible investing and green technology.
"I see this as the last undeveloped neighborhood in San Francisco," says chef Joseph Humphrey, whose acclaimed restaurant, Dixie, attracts crowds of discerning diners to the old Letterman Hospital site. With neighbors such as LucasFilm Ltd. and 17 acres of public open space and trails, it's easy to see why Humphrey is projecting big business going forward. His southern soul cooking clearly satisfies the neighborhood's new generation of visitors.
The best way to experience the Presidio, as with any national park, is to stay there. An overnight at the Inn at the Presidio puts you squarely at the crossroads of history and the future. But before you check in, stop by the visitor's center, in the heart of the Presidio's Main Post.
On the day I was there, park ranger Marcus Combs helped me plan a near-perfect 24 hours. It started with the Disney Family Museum next-door and ended with a bike ride along the Bay Trail that offered me views of the Golden Gate Bridge to the west and Alcatraz and the city's sweeping skyscrapers to the east.
"Quite a few of the bike paths are flat," he reassured me. He highlighted the routes on a map of the Presidio that included several other must-see sites such as the Army's old pet cemetery and the Chapel of Our Lady (reminiscent of the Little House on the Prairie).
"There are something like a thousand buildings in the Presidio -- half of them historic," he said. "It's because of the infrastructure that our budget is the size of Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks combined."
The most prominent buildings are the redbrick colonial revivals that line two sides of the green belt (the old Parade Grounds) in the Main Post. The Inn at the Presidio was once the Bachelor Officers' Quarters and you can feel the elegance of the bygone era the minute you roll in your suitcase. Yet, the property also has a very down-home feel, with free Wi-Fi and bike rentals, access to the Presidio gym and pool (now run by the YMCA), and free breakfast and evening managers' receptions.
"We don't want this to be a playground for the rich," says the Inn's general manager, Terry Haney. "We want everyone to feel welcome."
In many ways, the Presidio is like Anytown USA. People live there, but it's quiet -- especially in the Main Post and surrounding residential neighborhoods. And like most national parks, spring is the ideal time for a visit -- when the hubbub around you is just birds "feathering" their nests.
What are your favorite local adventures? Drop me a line, and I'll share them with readers. You can reach me at email@example.com or online at www.ginnyprior.com.
The Inn at the Presidio (www.innatthepresidio.com) has rates ranging from $195 to $350.
The Walt Disney Family Museum (http://www.waltdisney.org) is featuring Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Dixie (http://sfdixie.com) is open Mondays through Sundays.


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To be a dedicated fan of NBC's "Community" is to live in a state of near-constant anxiety. OK, so maybe that's kind of a stretch, but you know what I mean.
The wacky, low-rated sitcom about a gang of study-group misfits at fictional Greendale Community College has spent its life on the proverbial "bubble," forever coping with the threat of cancellation. Moreover, it's routinely treated like an ugly stepchild by NBC, which has bumped the show around its schedule. Case in point: This week's Season 4 opener was originally set to debut in October, but at the last minute, it was unceremoniously yanked and shelved.
Most alarming was last year's messy firing of "Community" creator and showrunner Dan Harmon. His ouster sent a big jolt of dread through devotees, who were left to wonder if their delightfully kooky show would now tone things down and lower its freak flag to half-mast.
The good news is that "Community" is finally back -- albeit for a shortened 13-episode season -- and if Thursday's opener is any indication, it's as boldly absurd, trippy and adventurous as ever.
The episode has Jeff (Joel McHale) and the gang returning for their fourth, and presumably final, year at Greendale. (Do students really attend community college for that long?) But soon, there's trouble.
A highly coveted history class (the history of ice cream) has been overbooked, which prompts Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) to hold an outrageous "Hunger Games"-style competition to determine who gets in. How outrageous? Well, let's just say that it features buff shirtless guys rocking unicorn costumes.
Meanwhile, Abed (Danny Pudi) is experiencing high anxiety over the fact that this could be the last year the gang is together, so Britta (Gillian Jacobs) suggests he go to a "happy place" in his head. The result is typical "Community" meta fantasizing: A warmhearted sitcom involving all his pals, with a jarring a laugh track, plays out in Abed's mind. At one point, we're treated to an animated sequence presenting Greendale folk as babies and they're oh so adorable -- even Pierce (Chevy Chase).
The funny thing is, although the episode contains sight gags galore, it didn't exactly have me doubling over in mirth. Perhaps I was just expecting too much after such a long wait, but the dialogue seemed to largely lack that smart, sly edge, and the overall half-hour just felt too busy.
Fortunately, any doubts I harbored were eased by a second episode provided for review that I found funnier. It focuses on a fan convention for "Inspector Spacetime" -- an affectionate nod to "Doctor Who" and its rabid devotees.
The event brings out the worst in Troy (Donald Glover), whose fledgling relationship with Britta is putting a crimp in his long-running bromance with Abed. In fact, when the latter meets a supremely nerdy "Inspector Spacetime" fan at the convention, freaked-out Troy worries he's being replaced.
"Community" can be too consciously zany at times and occasionally misses more than it hits. But from the early looks of things, it seems to be holding up just fine.
CRUNCHING NUMBERS: When Kiefer Sutherland's "Touch" returns for its second season on Friday (8 p.m., Fox), it will try to get back in touch with more viewers.
The drama about a single father and his numbers-obsessed son (David Mazouz) started strong when it debuted in March, but lost nearly three-quarters of its audience by season's end. Executive producer Tim Kring has promised to crank up the tension and infuse the show with "a much more highly charged danger" in hopes of keeping fans hooked.
In addition, Maria Bello joins the cast full time, and the action shifts from New York to Los Angeles. The show also has enlisted several of Sutherland's old pals from "24," including Mykelti Williamson, D.B. Sweeney and Annie Wersching
Still, it might be difficult to attract more attention now that the series has been moved to Fridays, typically a night of lighter viewership. "Touch" kicks off with a two-hour opener.
WORKING FOR A LIVING: Sutherland will find himself pitted against "The Job" (8 p.m. Friday, CBS), a new reality series that is kind of like "The Apprentice," but not.
On "The Job," contestants compete for actual positions with prominent companies, including Cosmopolitan magazine, the Palm Restaurant Group, Major League Soccer, Epic Records, Live Nation and Zynga. Hosted by Lisa Ling, each episode will feature five candidates participating in several rounds of elimination challenges before a panel of executives.
In addition to the episode's featured company, representatives of three guest companies from related industries will have the chance to make an immediate offer to one of the candidates, who must decide if they will accept the offer or stay in the running for the main job.
THE 'DEAD' LIVE AGAIN: The weekend's main TV attraction is, of course, the 55th annual Grammy Awards (8 p.m. Sunday, CBS). But for many of us, the sound of moaning zombies is music to our ears.
Yes, "The Walking Dead" (9 p.m. Sunday, AMC) is back to resume its gripping third season. The action -- and we do mean action -- picks right up from where we left off in December with reunited brothers Merle (Michael Rooker) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) locked in a fight-to-the-death brawl that has been orchestrated by the very angry and very vindictive governor (David Morrissey).
Meanwhile, the bloody battle in Woodbury has left nerves frayed and tensions simmering among our fragmented band of gutsy survivors. And it doesn't help matters that Rick (Andrew Lincoln) appears to be on the verge of an emotional meltdown.
Contact Chuck Barney at firstname.lastname@example.com. Read his TV blog at http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/tv and follow him at http://twitter.com/chuckbarney, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.ChuckBarney.
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One year after crews began to take down two obsolete dams on Washington state's Elwha River, the unprecedented restoration is already yielding such signs of life as fish hatchlings, tree saplings and the beginnings of beaches for ongoing study by US Geological Survey scientists and their state, federal and tribal partners.
The Elwha River runs through Olympic National Park and empties into the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Port Angeles, Wash. Its sand and gravel beds and swift currents historically combined to make the Elwha an unusually diverse and productive fishery — with 10 runs of anadromous (freshwater-to-sea migration) fish, including all five species of native Pacific salmon and steelhead — until two hydroelectric projects dammed its flow in 1913 and 1927. The Elwha and Glines Canyon dams collected not just water but the large amounts of sediment that would normally have been carried downstream, providing habitat for many species and counteracting coastal erosion. The dams thus changed the watershed's physical and biological character and with it the kind of species that could thrive there, from microbes to black bears. By 2011, the Elwha's fish population had dwindled to less than 5 percent of its historical levels; the now-outmoded power plants had long been closed; and 19 million cubic meters of sediment – enough to fill Seattle's NFL stadium eight times – had accumulated behind Elwha and Glines Canyon dams.
In 1992, the U.S. Congress authorized for the Elwha what would become the largest river restoration through dam decommissioning ever attempted in the United States. The USGS and many partners were called in to study the entire process, beginning with establishing baseline conditions for hydrology, geomorphology, biology and ecology.
"We have had the opportunity to gather a lot of data and information as the Elwha story unfolds. Our job is to provide a technically accurate scientific narrative of the ecosystem response, which will provide a baseline to help us understand the changes that occur over the short- and long-term," explained USGS research ecologist Jeff Duda.
In just a year, USGS and scientific partners including the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe have observed:
About half a million tons of sediment — about 50,000 dump-truck loads — have exited the project site from the natural flow of the river. Though seemingly a large number, this winter's river flow conditions were relatively mild and much greater sediment releases are expected in the coming years. The sediment releases to date represent only about 2 percent of total sediment trapped behind both dams and only about 5 percent of the total expected to move downstream in the next three to six years.
The USGS and collaborators collected detailed beach topography and nearshore bathymetry around the Elwha River mouth in May and August 2012 to document the initial delivery of sediment down the river to the Strait. Sand has already made its way to the lower beach in some places, but not yet in enough volume to stop the shoreline erosion. Roughly 90,000 cubic meters of sand has accumulated offshore and directly east of the river mouth in areas that USGS models predicted.
The changes in sedimentation, in turn, have begun to change the ecology of the river and its estuary in ways USGS and partners will continue to observe. For example, three river otters have been equipped with radio telemetry transmitters by Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and USGS and NPS cooperators, allowing researchers to monitor movements of otters and begin illustrating how otters will use the changing river.
Willow and cottonwood saplings five feet high have naturally sprung up on parts of the newly exposed riverbed. This was aided by the timing of the dams' removal – in June, when these species release their seeds, the silt-rich beds were newly exposed. Most of these deposits and associated seedlings are situated at relatively low topographic positions and so may be vulnerable to erosion or potential winter and spring floods. The areas are also highly vulnerable to invasive species. Because parts of the watershed are remote, USGS is deploying unmanned aircraft carrying remote sensing equipment to cost-effectively plot how vegetation in these areas responds to natural processes as well as to the NPS' and Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's extensive revegetation plan.
As river water and sediment mix into the coastal waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a large, turbid river plume was created. The plume led to reduced light levels on the seafloor near the river's mouth, in turn likely leading to negative effects on photosynthesizing organisms such as phytoplankton and kelp. Decreases in annual seaweeds were documented by ongoing USGS-led scuba dive studies, but nearshore invertebrates and fish were still abundant during the first season of post-dam removal monitoring.
In what Duda calls a pleasant development, Chinook, coho, and pink salmon, as well as native steelhead, have begun to swim through the turbid waters to search for mates in waters that have been blocked by the dams for 100 years, including stretches inside of Olympic National Park. This natural recolonization, in addition to the biologist-aided relocation of coho and steelhead from this past winter, has resulted in the first cohorts of juvenile salmon to emerge from the gravels above the Elwha Dam site.
The increased turbidity and sedimentation observed by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and USGS scientists at the Elwha River estuary is renewing important habitat for juvenile salmon. The news of their first natural passage in nearly 100 years is just a first step in restoring the Elwha's uniquely productive fisheries. It is also highly symbolic to the Lower Klallam people, who for years saw reduced salmon runs in the fisheries that had nourished their ancestors. In fact, tribal tradition holds that life itself began for the tribe from within the Elwha River, at a site that was submerged by the reservoir behind Elwha Dam and restored to view only this year.
"There's a bowl in the rock. That's where the Creator created the Elwha people," Lower Elwha Klallam chair Frances Charles told filmmaker John Gussman as he pointed out the once-again-visible spot. "It was life. Life-giving water."
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Met Opera Cancels 'Klinghoffer' Broadcast
The Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday canceled its plans for a live, global broadcast of next season's "The Death of Klinghoffer," amid concerns that it could fan anti-Semitism.
The company's general manager, Peter Gelb, said Tuesday that he had received hundreds of emails over the past 10 days calling on him to cancel the transmission of the controversial opera by American composer John Adams. "The Death of Klinghoffer" depicts a 1985 cruise-ship hijacking and the murder of a Jewish passenger, Leon Klinghoffer, by Palestinian terrorists.
Mr. Gelb said he didn't believe the 1991 opera was anti-Semitic but added that he was aware of "great concern, which I think is justified," about "anything that could be interpreted or misinterpreted as pro-terrorist."
"I have to be sensitive to that," he said.
The show will go on as planned at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, with eight performances in October and November.
The Met this season beamed transmissions to more than 2,000 theaters in 67 countries. The canceled November transmission will be replaced by another production that hasn't yet been selected, Mr. Gelb said.
The decision followed discussions between Mr. Gelb and the Anti-Defamation League, which represented the concerns of Leon Klinghoffer's daughters, Lisa and Ilsa Klinghoffer. The Met agreed to include a message from the daughters in its playbill and on its website.
In a statement posted on the Anti-Defamation League's website, Lisa and Ilsa Klinghoffer said the opera romanticizes the murder of their father. "We are strong supporters of the arts, and believe that theater and music can play a critical role in examining and understanding significant world events," they said. "'The Death of Klinghoffer' does no such thing."
Mr. Adams, in a statement, called the broadcast's cancellation "a deeply regrettable decision," and said it promoted "the same kind of intolerance that the opera's detractors claim to be preventing."
"My opera accords great dignity to the memory of Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer, and it roundly condemns his brutal murder," he said. "It acknowledges the dreams and the grievances of not only the Israeli but also the Palestinian people, and in no form condones or promotes violence, terrorism or anti-Semitism."


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|2002 Inductee (Basketball 19481951/ Assistant Basketball Coach 1957-1961)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has named former University of Corpus Christi Basketball and Baseball player, Kenneth Maroney, as its 2002 inductee into the Athletic Hall of Honor.
Maroney was born in Ben Franklin, Texas in 1929. He made his way to Corpus Christi in the late 1940's.
Maroney was a member of the University of Corpus Christi Basketball and Baseball teams from 1948-1951. He graduated from University of Corpus Christi in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Education and English as well as a minor in Speech. After a successful career in the classroom and on the court at UCC, he joined the United States Air Force and served from 1952-1956. While serving our country he earned a Master's Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Texas (1956). Maroney earned his Ed.D. in Counseling and Professional Administration from North Texas State University in 1962.
Maroney migrated back to South Texas upon completion of his Master's Degree and military service. His first experience in the classroom came as a Junior High teacher at South Park Junior High from 1956-1957. In 1957 he began a career at then the University of Corpus Christi that would evolve into many leadership roles including serving as the University's president (1969-1973). His career has spanned 45 years and counting. In a 16-year period from 1957-1973, Maroney served in many different administrative roles including: Dean of Men, Dean of Students, Academic Dean, Assistant Basketball Coach, and Director of Student Personnel. His professional experience has spread beyond South Texas. He was active in the Professional Staff NDEA Counseling and Guidance Institute at North Texas in the summer of 1963 and 1964. Additionally, he served as a consultant for the United States Office of Education from 1965-1967 on the issue of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
As a player, coach, and University president, Ken Maroney has influenced college athletics on Ward Island at every level. He was a member of the celebrated 1949-1950 UCC Tarpon Basketball team ended the season with an incredible 25-1 record including wins over then NCAA powerhouses Oklahoma City University and Southwest Texas State University. Many of the former athletes coached by Maroney considered him family rather than a coach. One can't spend much time talking sports around him before you hear a story about a 'young man' that he once coached. During his presidency, Maroney was instrumental in landing UCC in the NCAA ranks in 1970, which is the equivalent to NCAA Division I membership today.
Maroney's professional activities and membership of professional, civic, and community organizations are too long to list. He is probably most proud of his role in converting UCC into a state university and the leadership role he has provided in developing school counselors throughout the educational ranks in South Texas. Several articles authored by Maroney from 1965-1975 were published on topics such as "Building a Better Self Concept", "A Procedure for stating Counseling Goals and Objectives", and "Effectiveness of Short Term Group Guidance with a Group of Transfer Students admitted on Academic Probation".
Maroney and his brother Robert remain very active with the Islander Athletic Department. Both are Men's and Women's Basketball season ticket holders and Tarpon Foundation donors. Ken can be seen either on campus or at the Memorial Coliseum with his notorious tan felt Cowboy Hat. A few minutes in his office and one will undoubtedly come to know him as a fishing enthusiast and a family man.
Maroney and his wife Betty Burney Maroney, who graduated from UCC as well reside in Corpus Christi and are the parents of two sons, Mark and David and four grandchildren.


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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Monterey's Nick Cunningham didn't have the Olympic start he had hoped after finishing 13th in the two-man bobsled competition Monday night at the Sanki Sliding Center.
But as he prepares for the four-man competition this weekend, the former Monterey High track star remained upbeat.
He was the first to give teammate Steven Holcomb a bearhug after the Utah driver won a bronze medal to break a 62-year drought for U.S. bobsledders in the event.
"He just showed again why he is one of the best in the world," Cunningham said. "He has elevated U.S. bobsledding. To be able to do four more years with him, it is incredible."
Alexander Zubkov of Russia won the gold medal while Beat Hefti of Switzerland the silver. Holcomb held on by .03 of a second for the historic bronze medal despite suffering a calf strain Sunday night in the second of four heats in the two-day event.
"I got chills being up there to celebrate," Cunningham said. "To break that medal drought is huge.
"He can read the ice. To listen to him do that, to hear concepts I never would have even thought of" makes Cunningham better.
Cunningham and partner Dallas Robinson got out of their sled with smiles because they had done their best. Ranked sixth in the world, the duo couldn't find the speed they needed on the unfamiliar Olympic track.
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Orlando television station WFTV reported the child's mother called authorities Tuesday after she noticed the burn marks on his mouth and nose. She told police the boy was staying with Thomas and Bianca Vacek.
According to Osceola County Sheriff's deputies, the child said Bianca Vacek burned him with a lighter while she was drunk. Both resisted arrested when deputies tried to take them into custody.
WFTV reports the Vaceks are teachers at Poinciana High School. She faces aggravated child abuse and other charges. He's charged with failing to report the abuse.
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Good pagan that I am, I don't darken the door of my local church from one end of the year to the next. But Christmas is different.
You need the little bit of religion at Christmas time. There's something about going to church on Christmas morning that makes the day complete, even for us atheists and agnostics.
For my teenagers it's a glimpse into a weird world of ritual, of men in frocks and old folk on their knees mumbling strange incantations. At least that's how they see it. It's like stepping into Harry Potter, one of the teens told me last year.
But for me it's a nostalgic journey into the past, evoking deep memories from boyhood days in a small country town, memories of the way we were way back when everything was simpler and somehow more alive.
It all comes flooding back, the early start, the crunch of feet on the icy path, the crib in the nave of the church, the Happy Christmases in the church yard afterwards as neighbors shook hands, and then the quick walk home and opening the door to the smell of the rashers already spitting on the pan.
We used to do midnight Mass when I was a young teenager, but my mother disapproved because a few of the congregation always went straight from the pub to the church and then lacked the requisite reverence.
I can remember at one Christmas Eve midnight Mass the priest intoning the line about the Lamb of God and being answered by a chorus of Baa! Baa! from the boyos in the balcony. A few minutes later someone dropped a bottle of beer at the top of the balcony staircase and it slowly rattled its way down every step to the bottom. The priest paused the ceremony, turned around and glared, and you could have cut the silence with a knife.
We thought it was brilliant drama and wanted to go back the following year. But from then on it was Christmas morning Mass for our family.
Eventually, of course, we all left home and lost our religion. As students in the radical sixties and seventies, all that crazy stuff about the immaculate conception and transubstantiation was too ridiculous to be taken seriously.
But every Christmas, when we all gathered at home, we went to Christmas morning Mass like true believers because it was part of our growing up, part of what we were.
So for old time's sake -- and to give my own kids the experience -- I still insist on going to church on Christmas morning. We don't limit ourselves to the local Catholic Church. The Protestant Church of Ireland service is much better.
Instead of the muttering and moaning of an interminable mass, the Protestant service is all joyful hymns and carols, with a few prayers in between the singing. It's lively and uplifting.
Mind you, the kids this year say they want to go back to the Catholic Church this Christmas. The Mass is much more mysterious, they say. And you can get Communion!
Maybe we'll go back this year. Because the way the Catholic Church is going here, it may not be around much longer. If it's not gone altogether, it could well be reduced to a small rump by the time my kids have kids of their own to bring to church on Christmas morning.
The recent publication of the state commission of inquiry into the behavior of priests and bishops in the Dublin diocese since 1975 has been a tipping point as far as the Catholic Church in Ireland is concerned. The outcome has rocked the church, not just in Dublin but throughout the country.
It is the second inquiry of its kind here, since the accusations about clerical sexual abuse in Ireland started to snowball about 10 years ago. The first was the inquiry in Wexford and that was shocking.
But the scale and depravity and then the cover-up revealed by the Dublin inquiry is far worse. Dozens of priests were implicated, successive bishops knew what was happening, yet it went on and on.
The numerous abusing priests were shifted from one parish to another when complaints arose, leaving them free to abuse again.
The priority of the church was always to protect itself, even if it meant children continued to suffer.
In the Dublin diocese, which is so big that it has an archbishop at the top and auxiliary bishops as well, meetings between the bishops were held on a monthly basis, and it is hard to believe that the problem of abusing priests would not have been discussed.
The report makes clear that all the archbishops over the past 30 years or more knew what was going on, yet did nothing effective to stop it.
The present archbishop is in the clear because of the new procedures put in place in the recent past for protecting children, part of which means immediate reporting of accusations of abuse by priests to the police. That's a big change from previous decades when the church dealt with these matters itself, under canon law.
But the present archbishop's predecessor, still alive but now retired, is implicated in the cover-up, as are the auxiliary bishops who served under him and are now full bishops in other dioceses around Ireland. One of them has already resigned, after a trip to Rome to consult the Pope, and the other three are hanging on by their fingertips.


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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Meszaros Given "A" Over Roberts
This will probably give Ottawa fans apocalyptic seizures, but the Tampa Bay Lightning have named Andre Meszaros an assistant captain, along with Martin St. Louis. That's right. They chose Meszaros over Gary Roberts, Mark Recchi and Ryan Malone.
I'm one of the only people left in Ottawa who think the Meszaros trade was terrible, but even that's a bit much for me.
How do you not give an "A" to Roberts?
Regardless, Meszaros will probably grow into that leadership role in two or three years but I'd bet Barry Melrose will be long gone by that time.
With so many fringe players publicly unhappy (Christoph Schubert, Alex Nikulin and the now AWOL Brad Isbister), it may be time for GM Bryan Murray to bring down the hammer and squash the kind of dissent that seemed to permeate last years team.
I'm not saying that Ottawa should trade Schubert, but sitting him out for making public his unhappiness seems like a prudent thing to do, especially when there's a lot of other players who would be happy to play his minutes on the fourth line.
If that type of attitude is allowed to fester, how long before other players start bringing their grievances to the press? As the guys over at Sens Army pointed out, Nikulin is actually blogging about the fact he wants out of town and even dragged his innocent teammate Ilya Zubov into the fray.
I really like Schubert as a player, but this whiny act is somewhat sickening to see, especially on a team that is so obsessed with "character" and "chemistry".
Schubert should realize that the team is only one injury away from him being a full-time defenseman anyways. His agent should kick his balls off for pouting publicly like that.
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- Peter said...
This Meszaros thing reminds me a bit of The Chara Saga. A guy wants more respect and thinks he's a leader, leaves, and gets rewarded. Pretty coincidental considering their chemistry in Meszy's rookie year.
And I totally agree on Schubert. No matter how useful he is as a forward/defenceman, no sense allowing someone who's a fourth-liner winger/fifth-defenceman spoil a team trying to re-establish credibility. Especially with Dean McAmmond, Shean Donovan, Luke Richardson, or Brendan Bell anxious to fill his shoes.
- October 2, 2008 at 8:18 PM
In my opinion dean mccammond and donovan are far better 4th line players than shubert, I dont see him on this team. If someone gets injured on the blueline how much of an advantage is shubert over richardson? Definately not much in the leadership or "character" catagory. Not sure about the difference in the cap hit though.
- October 2, 2008 at 10:57 PM
- Ben said...
I agree with you very much Jeremy. A swift kick in the balls.
- October 3, 2008 at 2:11 PM
'kick his balls off' . . . hee hee
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PHOENIX, Ariz. -- It's a spring tradition of sorts, the veteran nonroster invitee who comes out of nowhere to top leader boards and open eyes.
In 2009, Andres Torres hit .400 in Cactus League play and become a Giants fixture. Three years later, Gregor Blanco hit .333 and stole 13 bases in 27 spring games to kick off a season that ended with Blanco starting in the World Series. This year's surprise has been Brandon Hicks, a 28-year-old infielder who is hitting .381 in 22 Cactus League appearances, with three homers and seven doubles. Those gaudy stats came as a surprise to Hicks.
"I don't like looking at my numbers," he said, smiling.
In that regard, Hicks stands alone. Teammates have marveled at his hot spring and management has taken notice. With Marco Scutaro virtually guaranteed to start the season on the disabled list, Hicks is in line to make the opening day roster, along with 24-year-old Ehire Adrianza. The two have outlasted several minor leaguers and veteran Tony Abreu, who was released over the weekend.
Scutaro underwent another procedure on his bad back Tuesday, adding a diagnostic nerve block to the two injections he has already had this spring. Giants trainer Dave Groeschner said he would update Scutaro's condition Wednesday.
Hicks is hesitant to talk about his current spot, but the spring certainly has validated the offseason decision he made as a free agent. The Houston native said four or five clubs offered to bring him to spring training -- including his hometown Astros -- but after conversations with Giants assistant general manager Bobby Evans, Hicks' agent suggested that San Francisco could provide the greatest opportunity.
"He thought it would be a great place for me," Hicks said. "And I felt this was the best spot."
Hicks has been a perfect fit, and not just because the Giants seem to have a thing for bearded infielders named Brandon. Scutaro's absence has allowed Hicks to play 1011/3 innings this spring, 50 of them at second base.
"He has played well," manager Bruce Bochy said. "He has got experience and power. He lets it go (with the bat)."
Hicks has 90 big league at-bats with the A's and Atlanta Braves but has never stuck in the big leagues. He knows the 42 strikeouts in those at-bats are emblematic of a problem that always has held him back from reaching his potential as a power-hitting infielder. This spring, Hicks has worked on staying short with his swing and being more selective.
"I've always been able to hit the ball out when I'm not chasing bad pitches," Hicks said. "That's been my issue. I struck out a lot early here, but I've tried to work on it."
The results have been impressive, so much so that Hicks might find himself back in the big leagues on opening day.
"There must've been a home run derby I didn't know about," Bumgarner deadpanned.
Bumgarner was actually kind of relieved by the semi-rough day.
"In a way, I feel better now," he said. "You don't want to give up runs, but it's kind of a relief to give some up before the season starts, I guess, if that makes sense. There's a weight on your shoulder even if you didn't know it was there."
Bumgarner still finished his spring with a 1.19 ERA and gave up just 15 hits in 222/3 innings. He had 22 strikeouts and just two walks. His next start will be opening day against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"Regardless of what I did give up or didn't give up," Bumgarner said, "I feel ready to go."
The Giants rallied for a 5-4 win after Bumgarner departed, with Pablo Sandoval hitting a homer and Mark Minicozzi driving in the winning run on a one-out sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth.
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3,016 words (≈ 12 minutes)
a collection of short stories to be read while alone at night. the author can not guarantee enjoyment if read during the day.
Language: English
Written in: 2012
Published: 2012-04-16
Word count: 3,016 words (≈ 12 minutes)
License: Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (cc by-nc-nd)
Tags: short stories, short story, flash fiction, gothic, horror, strange, dark, weird, fiction, bizarre, quick, love, death, Lovecraft, demons, Scary, alone
Christopher Cruz is a graduate student of International Relations living in Richmond, Va. He writes short fiction in between term papers.


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The pharmaceutical industry has used fluid-bed granulation extensively for several decades to improve powder properties (e.g., flowability and compressibility) for downstream processing. During this two-phase process that includes spraying and drying, the addition of a binder liquid causes primary particles to aggregate and form granules (1). The granule size distribution (GSD) is of major importance to the final quality of the granulated product because it influences density, flowability, and dustiness. Hence, the understanding and control of granule growth during manufacturing are of major importance to the delivery of a high-quality end product.
Sieve analysis, image analysis, and laser diffraction are common off-line particle-size determination techniques. These methods are usually time-consuming and labor-intensive because they require sample preparation. In recent years, interest in real-time process analysis has increased, partly because of FDA's process analytical technology (PAT) initiative. Several studies have examined at-line, on-line, and in-line particle-size analysers. The application of image analysis, near-infrared spectroscopy, acoustic-emission spectroscopy, focused-beam reflectance spectroscopy, and spatial-filter velocimetry for real-time granulation monitoring has been investigated (2–24).
The authors applied spatial-filter velocimetry (SFV) in-line during top-spray fluid-bed granulation to obtain GSD information continuously. During SFV measurements, particles pass through a laser beam, and the corresponding shadow thrown onto the detector helps determine the chord-length distribution of the measured particles. The measurement zone at the probe tip is equipped with sapphire windows that are kept clean by an internal compressed-air supply system, thus preventing window fouling. A two-level full-factorial design was used to examine the influence of process and formulation variables on end product GSD, measured in-line with SFV and compared with off-line laser diffraction (LD) results. The granule-size data obtained continuously in-line were analyzed in detail to improve understanding of the influence of the examined process and formulation variables on the granule growth mechanism. Furthermore, the in-line quantified GSD was related to the off-line-measured tapped density using univariate, multivariate, and multiway models, thus allowing early estimation of this end-product property during granulation.Materials and methods
Fluid-bed granulation set-up. Granulations were performed in a laboratory-scale fluid-bed granulator (GPCG 1, Glatt). An SFV probe (Parsum IPP 70; Gesellschaft für Partikel-, Strömungs- und Umweltmesstechnik) was installed in the fluid-bed granulator at a height of 200 mm above the distributor plate and at approximately 50 mm from the side wall of the granulator. Granules passed through a 4-mm aperture, and an internal and external air connection prevented fouling of the measurement zone and ensured the dispersion of the powder mass. SFV data were collected every second during the entire granulation processes, but an average granule-size distribution was saved every 10 s. The granulation process finished when an outlet air temperature of 37 °C and a product temperature of 45 °C were reached.
DOE. A two-level full-factorial design was applied to study the effects of HPMC concentration, Tween 20 concentration, inlet-air temperature during spraying, and inlet-air temperature during drying (see Table I) on the end-product's GSD. Three design center point repetitions were performed (i.e., 19 experiments in total).
Off-line granule characterization. For each DOE granulation experiment, the end-product particle-size distribution was determined with LD (Mastersizer S long bench, Malvern Instruments). Average D10, D50, and D90 values were determined based on three measurements of each batch.
End-product tapped-density measurements (1250 taps, J. Englesmann) were performed in triplicate, and the average tapped density was used.


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Just wanted to point out to everyone that proxikal is the only person to have encountered this bug that I am aware of and it's likely that it's caused by him being a complete idiot.SubJunk wrote:proxikal wrote:This software obviously wasn't tested very well before release. it won't open after you run it a few times, it just makes a Dong noise and hides.
your best bet is too stick with 1.2x until this company gets bought by real coders


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OAKLAND -- It was a beautiful day to bicycle across the bay.
On a floating bicycle that is.
Judah Schiller, of Mill Valley, who just may be the first person to ride a water bike across the San Francisco Bay, pedaled his pontoon bike boat from Port View Park in Oakland to Pier 1 in San Francisco in about an hour.
"No buses, no taxis, no cars, no pedestrians," Schiller, 41, said to a throng of media he invited to his San Francisco arrival in order to publicize alternative forms of transportation. "If someone gives me a better way to get across the bay on a bike, I'd like to see it."
Timing his ride between the end of high tide and the start of low tide gave him a window with no current. And on a day with no wind, it was like riding on Lake Tahoe on a hot summer day.
Schiller, who runs a San Francisco design firm, said he doesn't want to wait "10 years and another $500 million" for a bike path to be completed on the Bay Bridge.
Next week he plans to bike across the Hudson River from Hoboken, N.J., to Manhattan.
Schiller's public relations team, which organized media at his departure in Oakland and his arrival in San Francisco as well as a tagalong boat with his own video and still photographers, insists he's not trying to sell the $1,000 to $2,000 bike boats manufactured by just one company in Italy. Nor, do they say, is his design firm planning on designing or manufacturing its own bike boat.
He simply wants to "show the world that biking across bodies of water is possible even where there are no bridges or bike lanes," according to a news release announcing the BayCycle Project, which is "introducing Bay Area residents to the new sport of water biking, an aquatic biking frontier for sport recreation and transportation."
Upon arriving in San Francisco where his two children were waiting with their uncle, Schiller said he had a fine time on the bay.
"There were a handful of boats within about a mile of me," Schiller said. "It was majestic going under the Bay Bridge. I bet nobody has ridden under the Bay Bridge before. Anyone can do this."
Asked what she makes of her dad bicycling across San Francisco Bay, 11-year-old Naomi Schiller said, "It's cool." Then she elaborated. "Well, I guess it's pretty hard to do it, but he's been practicing in Sausalito," she said, adding, "I'm proud of my dad."
Contact Doug Oakley at 510-843-1408. Follow him at Twitter.com/douglasoakley.


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by John Riggle
It's never good when a wingshooter takes a young retriever duck hunting for the first time and then doesn't understand why their pride and joy is picking up sticks in the water and bringing back decoys instead of ducks. If that dog has never been in a duck blind before, it's understandable to me, but hunters are always asking themselves, "Why isn't my brand-new, well-bred, super-expensive retriever sitting there like he's supposed to, and retrieving like he's supposed to? Heck, he does it perfectly in the backyard!"
Often, the reason the dog is not performing up to an owner's standards on the first hunt is that the owner never exposed the dog to actual hunting conditions before he took the dog into the field.
Too often we don't think ahead and expose our dogs to these normal hunting conditions. And it costs us. You don't want to be training during a hunt. You want your dog at peak performance at all times during the hunt.
The easiest way to prepare a dog to ignore a floating decoy is to condition the dog before the hunt to leave decoys alone. For starters, take the dog out after you have set out a small spread of decoys - let's say five to seven - on the lawn and walk the dog through them. Let the dog know you don't want him to pick up these decoys. They are taboo.
After we make the dog comfortable around the decoys to the point that he's not picking them up, we can start throwing the training dummy into the decoys and have him retrieve the dummy out of the decoys until he's very comfortable with the concept. You must also be careful that you don't make the dog afraid of the decoys (for example, by applying collar stimulation when you shouldn't). You want to make sure the dog is comfortable moving around amid the decoys and not trying to retrieve them for you.
If you know you're hunting out of a particular boat, be sure to load the dog in and out of the boat a few times so he's comfortable with it. If you can work it out, take the boat to a lake or pond and let the dog make some short retrieves so he knows where he's supposed to sit and his entry and exit points. After you have done some of that initial work, it's time to take the dog out to a pond. Spread out six or seven floating decoys and make sure the dog will retrieve through the decoys.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
Prairie drought peaks.


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Photos: Daredevils
Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk on a 2-inch steel cable over a section of the Grand Canyon on June 23. Wallenda, the self-described "King of the High Wire," took 22 minutes and 54 seconds to walk 1,400 feet across the crimson-hued canyon with just a distant ribbon of the Little Colorado River beneath him. The event was broadcast live around the world. Here are some images of Wallenda and other daredevils in action.
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What was the first Christian album that you bought or were given?
I inherited [a nice word for "stole"] the Amy Grant "Age to Age" album when I was really little. I used to dance around to "Fat Baby"-it was my favorite!
What was the most influential person in your life during your High School years?
David Mann was my high school band teacher and a very godly man. I played bassoon and was the drum major in the marching band, so I was always in the "bandroom". I remember being in his office and doing Bible quizzes with him on his computer. Mr. Mann really showed me how to love music and Jesus at the same time.
How hard is it to manage your life on the road vs. your life at home?
Well, it can be pretty challenging at times. It seems when I get home, I have just enough time to take my clothes out of my suitcase, throw them in the wash, them fold them and put them right back in my suitcase! But, luckily, I have a pretty clean-conscious husband. He does a good job at keeping the house in order while I'm gone, so I don't have a ton to do when I get home!
What is the funniest thing that has happened you while on the road with Casting Crowns?
Hmmm…I almost fell off the back of a 6 foot stage in the early years. I felt myself falling backwards, so I panicked and started flailing my arms around and screaming in the middle of a song. Luckily, I just looked like a crazy person and didn't actually fall off the stage!
Who is your favorite super hero?
You know, I've never really been into the super hero thing, but if I had to choose, it'd be Batman. He's just a really cool, smart, normal dude who does some pretty incredible things.
Who is your current favorite musical artist/group? Why?
Watermark has always been my favorite group. Christy Nockels has an amazing voice and gift at leading worship. And I love the husband/wife duo thing.
What is a largely unknown skill that one of the other Crowns member that should be shared with everyone?
Well, Melanie (Mark's wife) ALWAYS has lipstick on. She has them stuck in every pocket, drawer, folder, sleeve, etc… And she likes to make sure I have it on too :o)
What is the best advice someone has given you about working with youth groups?
My husband says to never waste the opportunity to challenge and encourage kids in their faith. Kids are lied to everyday at school, then at home through the tv, internet, and sadly, sometimes parents. When I am around my students, I show them Jesus. I might be the only one who is pouring into them and helping them grow in their faith.
Who do you enjoy following on Twitter?
I really enjoy following Mandisa. She is a really sweet, honest, and sensitive person.
If you weren't in Casting Crowns, what would you be doing now?
I would be doing exactly the same thing I am now. My husband is a youth pastor, so I'd still be neck-deep in ministry, but only home on the weekends!


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ONTARIO -- After more than a month of private workouts and closed training camp practices, the new-look Warriors were finally revealed to the public in Saturday's exhibition opener. And immediately, Golden State -- which lost 104-95 to the Kobe Bryant-less Los Angeles Lakers -- provided something to chew on for one of the biggest questions facing this team.
Coach Mark Jackson started newcomer Andre Iguodala in place of Klay Thompson, who has started every game for Golden State since it traded Monta Ellis in March 2012. This was the first sign of Jackson's thinking in regards to his starting lineup.
Stephen Curry, David Lee and Andrew Bogut are locks, Jackson said. That leaves Iguodala, Thompson and Harrison Barnes vying for the last two spots.
"Don't read anything into it," Jackson said. "It's just the way we're starting (Saturday). You could go either way. ... All those guys are going to play a lot."
After Saturday's game, it's hard to see Iguodala as anything other than a fourth lock. The dimensions he brings to the lineup -- size, athleticism, skill and versatility -- were on full display in his one half of action.
Iguodala had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in 21 first-half minutes. He also had three rebounds and two steals.
He twice turned post-ups into easy baskets. Two other times, he finished at the rim with the authority, one of them a spinning drive in traffic he created on his own.
Barnes was the only one who provided that element for the Warriors last season, and he doesn't have Iguodala's ballhandling and court vision. Plus, Iguodala is a top-notch defender, as evidenced when he picked the pocket of Lakers guard Xavier Henry at half court and soared in for a tomahawk dunk.
"He's multifaceted. He's got a lot of strengths," Bogut said of Iguodala, who signed a four-year, $48 million deal in July. "He can push the ball. He can rebound. He's very, very active defensively. He's a welcomed sight for us at the three spot, and I think he's really going to help us."
Still, Jackson said Iguodala and Barnes starting together, with Thompson coming off the bench, is just one of three options he's investigating in the exhibition season. He said Thompson will get his chance to start and suggested Iguodala would get a look coming off the bench.
Playing Barnes and Iguodala together fits with Jackson's desire to pick up the tempo. Both are explosive athletes with good size. With them flanking Curry, that figures to be a boon to Golden State's transition game.
Plus, Thompson is the only of the three with experience coming off the bench. Thompson has 37 such games under his belt and looked comfortable Saturday, leading the Warriors with 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting in 38 minutes off the bench.
"His mentality remains the same," Jackson said, "so there is no concern with him."
Some other things we learned Saturday night:
"I felt great out there," Bogut said. "I felt like I was moving well, more active than I've been since I've been with the Warriors. Felt in great condition. Wasn't tired out there."
Bogut said that although most vets take it easy in the exhibition season, he can't afford to coast. He's going hard to knock off the rust, especially on offense. He was aggressive on that end but never able to find a rhythm. He had seven points on 2-of-8 shooting, several of his misses up close.
"I need to get back to the way I know how to play," he said. "I'm trying to make sure when that first ... game comes, I'm 100 percent ready."
Apparently, that will be a featured part of the offense.
"We were trying to exploit different matchups," Curry said. "You've got to be able to throw it in the post if it's a half-court game, execute that way. ... Once guys get their timing down and get their rhythm, they should be good looks for us."
"Both of those guys are big-time defenders," Jackson said. "Jermaine gives us a post presence. They're great guys to set screens and create openings. We will go to that lineup at times."
O'Neal, like Bogut, stood out for his edgy play. He blocked a hook at the rim by the Los Angeles big man Robert Sacre and proceeded to strut down court barking. Midway through the third quarter, he took away an easy layup with a hard foul on Lakers' forward Jordan Hill, shooting Hill a stare.
It's clear the Warriors have two centers willing to mix it up and capable of protecting the rim. And it appears their training camp battles with each other have them primed for the season already.
Sacramento at Warriors,
7:30 p.m. CSNBA