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MAASAI MARA, Kenya (Reuters) - The white sandy beaches, wildlife and tropical climate of East Africa are losing their attraction for long-distance visitors facing recession and unemployment as a result of the global financial crisis.
To Europeans and North Americans, it is a remote and expensive destination, and one of the first to be dropped from holiday itineraries when money is tight.
Tourism is Kenya's third-biggest earner of foreign exchange, behind horticulture and tea, and economists fear falling visitor numbers as a result of the downturn will hit earnings and damage local firms that provide jobs and keep people out of poverty.
Scottish student Roddy Davidson, 38, and partner Shireen McKeown, 31, agonized for months before deciding to take their dream holiday in Kenya -- a luxury safari tour in the Maasai Mara wildlife reserve.
"Who is to say we'd do it at all if we waited three or four years?" Davidson said as he sunbathed beside a pool overlooking the Rift Valley at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge.
"A lot of people I know are staying home or taking holidays at camp sites in the UK. I've got friends who, in the past few years, would have gone overseas but a tent holiday is far cheaper than booking four seats on a plane."
Kenya's Tourism Ministry says the industry accounts for at least 400,000 jobs in the formal sector and more than 600,000 in the informal sector of East Africa's biggest economy.
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The Leicester fly-half had been cited for the incident in the second half of the Tigers' 19-14 Aviva Premiership win at Sixways on Friday night.
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Flood is available to play for Leicester in their Heineken Cup fixtures against Ospreys and Toulouse and in England's RBS Six Nations campaign.
The RFU's disciplinary panel chairman Jeremy Summers confirmed Goode had been the victim of a dangerous tackle.
Flood made the first hit on Goode before he was joined in the tackle by hooker Rob Hawkins. Worcester's James Percival was also in close proximity.
Summers said: "Whilst we found that the elements of a dangerous tackle were made out, after very careful analysis we could not be satisfied, to that standard required, that the dynamics of the incident had not been caused, or contributed to, significantly by the involvement of other players from both teams."
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Earlier in the evening, London Welsh hooker Neil Briggs was suspended for three weeks for punching Harlequins wing Sam Smith.
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The Moscow Canal (Russian: Кана́л и́мени Москвы́), named the Moskva-Volga Canal until 1947, is a canal that connects the Moskva River with the Volga River. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast. The canal connects to the Moskva River in Tushino (an area in the north-west of Moscow), from which it runs approximately north to meet the Volga River in the town of Dubna, just upstream of the dam of the Ivankovo Reservoir. The length of the canal is 128 km.
It was constructed between 1932 and 1937[1] by Gulag prisoners under the direction of Matvei Berman. During the process, about 22,000 prisoners died.
Thanks to the Moscow Canal, Moscow has access to five seas: the White Sea, Baltic Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and the Black Sea. This is why Moscow is sometimes called the "port of the five seas" (порт пяти морей). Apart from transportation, the canal also provides for about half of Moscow's water consumption, and the shores of its numerous reservoirs are used as recreation zones.
One of the world's tallest statues of Vladimir Lenin, 25-meter (82 ft) high, built in 1937, is located at Dubna at the confluence of the Volga River and the Moscow Canal. The accompanying statue of Joseph Stalin of similar size was demolished in 1961 during the period of de-stalinization.[2]
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The television upfronts are underway and networks are touting some of their juicy scoops to tout both advertisers and whet the appetites of viewers. Sunday, NBC released their fall schedule with quite a few changes, a near brand new Thursday comedy block, the shift of a few dramas and more. Fox revealed their schedule Monday morning with minor changes (mostly due to football) and the announcement of a few show hiatuses.
Among them is "Glee." The music-themed show was recently renewed for TWO more seasons. This fall, "Glee" is set to kick off earlier than usual to allow for possible uninterrupted air before their usual mid-season hiatus. However, the network is touting a "creative twist" for the hiatus before the show returns in the late spring of 2014. It will then run later into the summer than usual. This will allow "Rake" to premiere. Also, "The X Factor" will also premiere earlier than usual to allow for the same schedule friendly launch. As for "American Idol," Fox is only confirming the reports that Randy Jackson won't return next season, but is not commenting on whether the other three judges will leave the panel. Fox boss Reilly did hint at a possible return to three personalities on the panel with fresh new twists to hopefully salvage the viewers recently lost.
Fox also confirmed the comeback of "24." The thriller will be revived in May 2014 and will feature 12 episodes of "24: Live Another Day." Reilly explained that "It will go chronologically over the day, but it will skip hours. It will be dictated by the plot. The spine of the original 24 episodes was about 12 hours," Reilly pointed out. "Those were when the big events occurred, and then there were little events and connective tissue in between. So [we're] taking the best 12 [of the 24]."
Meanwhile, over at the Peacock, NBC confirmed the premiere of "The Voice" cycle 5, which will kick off Sept 23. Season 4 is currently underway as the Top 12 perform LIVE Monday night. In anticipation, NBC's LIVE musical rendition of "The Sound of Music," headlined by Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, will air December 5, 2013. No other cast announcements have been made.
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I am part of an organization that has recently made decisions that are discriminatory towards LGBTQ people, decisions I would not personally make, but are being made by people higher up than me. Also, in the past, this organization has taken stances alienating mothers who work outside the home, and even continues to perpetuate such stances, even if it's not as often or as blatant as before. These things taint the label of the organization, and affect how I define myself, and what assumptions people make about me when they discover my affiliations.
Strike that. I am a part of 2 organizations that do this. I am both a Mormon and an LLL leader.
LLL is short for "La Leche League," and is a non-religious breastfeeding support organization that was created in 1956. It is now an international organization and is well-known in the breastfeeding community for the research it has supported and literature it has produced that has helped breastfeeding rates world-wide. While big and far-reaching, its main purpose is mother-to-mother support and all LLL leaders are volunteers. Some leaders lead support meetings, others take phone calls or emails to answer questions and give support, still others will take time from their dayand go do home visits, helping latch a baby or otherwise support breastfeeding moms.
And as with many large organizations, both LLL and the LDS has a history of discrimination.
In the 1970s and 80s, while LDS Church Presidents Kimball and Benson were asking mothers to come home, LLL would disallow a woman to become a leader if she had a job, even if she was home with a Tupperware business. While we Mormons haven't heard a "Mother Come Home" talk in a couple of decades, the effects are still around in places like the YW manuals. And while LLL does now allow working mothers to become leaders, some women are still denied leadership if their childcare arrangements don't allow enough access between mother and baby.
And just as LGBTQ issues have become a hot topic in the LDS Church, LLL is facing similar criticism. Last week, Trevor, a transgendered man who has birthed and nursed his son, asked LLL Canada if he could undergo the application process to become a La Leche League leader.
LLL Canada responded that they would not allow Trevor to pursue leadership. As of writing this blog post, LLL International, headquartered in Schaumberg, Illinois, has not made a statement, though they have stated that there will be one forthcoming.
I spent some time last week reading the reactions of bloggers and breastfeeders I respect and the subsequent comments. I understood, but was still dismayed at the comments of people saying they wouldn't refer parents to LLL in the future. I tried very hard not to take it personally on behalf of myself and my co-leaders who volunteer their time and energy to reach people who don't have money for lactation consultant or who can't wait 9 days for an appointment with an IBCLC. I look at the people on the ground level and think, "These people want to help everyone despite the politics of the larger organization, please be understanding of that!"
And it was then that I realized I was having a very Mormon experience. I was asking myself the same questions many of my fellow Mormons ask every day: What do you do when you are part of an organization but don't agree with all the politics that comes out? Is it worth it to stay and change from within? Would it be better for your integrity and mental sanity to leave? What if your friends and family are there?
I love the Church and have a testimony of the gospel and feel like it's where I belong. I insist on belonging despite being told by others I don't.
I also really love LLL. It's one of the few ways I can volunteer while I have small children at home. I particularly love home visits because I get to really be with the families and help in a physical and emotional way. I give support over the phone and email, but it's not the same as helping a baby latch on for the first time in days or weeks. I fill in the gap where families can't afford lactation consultants.
It is not only the LDS Church that comes with mixed PR. I think a lot of us are affiliated with organizations that are struggling to deal with new ideas and ethical issues: from businesses to PTA and scouts, sports teams and the stores and brands we shop. How are you balancing these sorts of issues? I know I often boycott and letter-write. But also, I sometimes stick around and hope for change.


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MORE than 100 motorists a week are being fined for illegal parking at congested Melbourne Airport.
And the cost of flouting no-go zones has just got steeper, with the Federal Government bumping up penalties by 55 per cent.
Under changes to federal legislation late last year, the penalty for common offences such as parking in a no-stopping zone at the airport jumped from $110 to $170.
Motorists ignoring no-parking zones are now slugged $102, up from $66.
The increases come amid anger over Melbourne Airport's costly short-term parking and clogged one-minute public pick-up area.
From March a new lane will be added to the busy pick-up zone to reduce the number of drivers doing "laps" as they wait for passengers.
Parking offences at eight airports around the country pumped almost $2 million into federal coffers in the past two financial years.
Most was returned to the airports to cover costs.
Melbourne Airport spokeswoman Anna Gillett said it was vital to keep traffic flowing and pedestrians and drivers safe given that 1.1 million cars a month entered the terminal forecourt.
"These rules are there for a reason. We generally give warnings and ask people to move on, and if they consistently decline they are given a ticket," Ms Gillett said.
A free or cheap "Ring and Ride" parking section in the long-term carpark set aside for drivers waiting for passengers was "under-used", with some motorists instead stopping dangerously on roadsides.
Airport parking penalties rose on December 28 due to the first changes in penalty unit values for a swag of Commonwealth offences since 1997.
Melbourne Airport issued 12,100 parking infringement notices for various breaches in the past two years.
Ms Gillett said motorists risked tickets for a range of offences including stopping in taxi, bus, loading and other no-parking zones; double parking; overstaying at the public pick-up area; or abandoning cars.
Drivers could park free for up to 20 minutes at the "Ring and Ride" area, while the cost to wait an hour was $4.
Instead, motorists regularly queued at off-limit areas such as the side of Terminal Drive off the Tullamarine Freeway, then dangerously pulled into traffic as they left.
A Department of Infrastructure and Transport spokesman refused to divulge revenue raised specifically from Melbourne Airport parking infringements, claiming confidentiality.
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On Feb 13, 2008, at 4:14 AM, David Park wrote:
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I would add that, since Mathematica has become so large (and dynamic)
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Wilder, please don't be bitter that you've been called out on several lies, it's unbecoming.
And it's not the women I called bloodthirsty, it's the folks in OT that are bloodthirsty because they resist any attempt to reduce abortions in this country. It sheds light on the lie that liberals put forth that nobody is in support of abortions and that everybody would like to see them decrease.
As for women knowing what they are killing. No, I don't think many women do... besides, I think it's only fair people look into the eyes of the person they are about to murder.
Remember Roe v Wade? Here is what change "Roe's" view on abortion -
"I was sitting in O.R.'s offices when I noticed a fetal development poster. The progression was so obvious, the eyes were so sweet. It hurt my heart, just looking at them. I ran outside and finally, it dawned on me. 'Norma', I said to myself, 'They're right'. I had worked with pregnant women for years. I had been through three pregnancies and deliveries myself. I should have known. Yet something in that poster made me lose my breath. I kept seeing the picture of that tiny, 10-week-old embryo, and I said to myself, that's a baby! It's as if blinders just fell off my eyes and I suddenly understood the truth that's a baby!
I felt crushed under the truth of this realization. I had to face up to the awful reality. Abortion wasn't about 'products of conception'. It wasn't about 'missed periods'. It was about children being killed in their mother's wombs. All those years I was wrong. Signing that affidavit, I was wrong. Working in an abortion clinic, I was wrong. No more of this first trimester, second trimester, third trimester stuff. Abortion at any point was wrong. It was so clear. Painfully clear."
A similar story follows Bernard Nathanson, Co founder NARAL -
Bernard said that the development of quality ultrasound technology and a class in perinatology brought him face to face with the personality of the pre-born child. Then he knew abortion is the murder of an individual human being. He said, Even as an atheist I knew that it was just wrong.
Again, the sad truth that is now coming to light is that pro-abortionists want to keep women ignorant of what they are about to do in order to ensure the killing of babies continues.
Many blessings,
What are these lies? False accusations JIMP, when did Jesus do that?
signatures are annoying, right?
Wilder, I don't see much of a benefit in rehashing your false quotes from Santorum, claims and quotes from the founding fathers regarding deism or any other false claim you've made. I can only assume you're either lying again or you suffer from some form of amnesia (which would explain your poor understanding of history, though you claimed to be a history major). Feel free to have the last word on this issue, I won't engage.
I'd rather forgive you for your mistakes and pray we all move forward with a spirit of truth seeking. After all, and to pull this conversation back on topic, Santorum and Romney actually say and do plenty of stupid things without your help.
Ah the self righteous Jesus. Which book of the bible was that in?
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Women know exactly what they're doing when they walk into a place looking to have an abortion. The laws in some states that force women to view an ultrasound, hear the doctor describe the fetus, and waiting periods for having the procedure are just ways to try to shame women out of having an abortion.
If anti-choice people were truly concerned about the number of abortions in this country, they would go to the root source of the issue: the pregnancy itself. Reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, and you will reduce the number of abortions. Unfortunately, the same people who claim to be vehemently opposed to abortion are also the ones blocking sex-education courses in schools, and against the distribution and use of contraception.
Seems to me there are a large number of people in the anti-choice camp that aren't concerned so much with reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies (and by extension, the number of abortions). Rather, they're just looking to punish women for having sex.
10,000 inside, 2000 who couldnt get in.
Information shouldn't be a problem. Requiring a transvaginal ultrasound, which involves sticking a wand up the woman's vagina, seems extraneously invasive and possibly unconstitutional. It's also hypocritical of the supposedly 'small-government' party to advocate for as a requirement.
If the ultimate choice is with the woman, more information can't do any harm, but requiring extraneous steps to the process seems like an unreasonable barrier to the woman after she has already made her decision - right or wrong.
Personally I think more effort should be placed to encourage adoption, and the process itself could probably be streamlined both for the adoptive parents and birth mother. If half the energy spent on "abortion kills babies" protests outside of clinics, and on political efforts such as these bills or defunding of women's health clinics, was instead spent towards a 'pro-adoption' campaign, I think results might organically materialize.
Of course, an ultrasound isn't rape.
It really isn't. A small government isn't no government and even making this procedure entirely prohibited has been the law for most of the legal history in many states. So far as I am aware, every state imposes some conditions on legal abortion, foremost that it be performed by a medical doctor.
Coming to some sort of political accommodation in which any woman can have an abortion following an ultrasound isn't exactly the horror represented here.
I don't see how a greater demand for adoption would materially change any of this except to increase the demand for imported children.
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For every pro-life group there are probably 100 adoption agencies. I'm not sure why you believe the effort is balanced in the anti-abortion movement, it's not.
I'm also not sure why people think this somehow relates to big government. We have many protections against the murdering of people outside the wombe, this is an effort to protect people inside the wombe. Otherwise I guess the Trayvon Martin case isn't about race, it's conservatives fighting for a small government.


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Ground loops and containment
This thread is the beginning of a discussion on what ground loops are and how to avoid them. The three areas to be discussed will be the external environment, the internal, and later, how to force ground currents as well as measure them.. While centered on grounding and hum/noise, the concepts are fully applicable to the actual wiring within the components.
I hope everybody chips in, it should be a good learning experience for all.
I've posted a pic of three different system configurations. The assumption is 3 prong NEC type units. (two prong applies as well, but the freq response profile will be different, dependent on the impedance to chassis..)
A. This is the typical home setup. The user buys a source and an amp...connects em together with one or two IC,s then runs with it. Notice the ground loop. Any magnetic flux that goes through that loop will create a voltage (current) around that loop. If it's the romex in the wall, oh well.. If an appliance, motor, dimmer circuit goes near that loop, it will make current flow within the ground loop.
It is not obvious how to make either component impervious to that ground current. But nonetheless, current will flow through them. If they are not designed to pass that current without creating magnetic fields inside the chassis, then it will come out in the wash as non-music..
B. This is the same setup, but the pre cord has been moved to wrap around first the IC's, then the amp line cord. Notice that the big loop "antennae" is now missing. If the cords are twisted well, there is nothing an external device can do to generate ground currents in this setup.
C. This is a small varient of B, one I used for a 450 seat venue. I ran a 100 foot extension cord from the stage to the pre/mixer, and wrapped the single ended stereo pair around that cord. Both amp and pre were using the same outlet strip. This prevented the house lights dimmers, AC unit, everything external, from putting any noise into the system.
Note that both B and C are basically limited to 15 or 20 amps worth of equipment. If one requires more, a dedicated group of outlets with one common ground from the outlets back to the breaker panel is needed...one ground only. More than one ground will setup a huge loop to the service panel.
Option B or C will reduce significantly, most hum issues in the home. (not cable, that is a different nut...)
But neither will address well, currents formed by the guts of the equipment. This includes 60 hz, odd harmonics from the line side of the bridge rectifier, even harmonics from the load side of the bridge, nor actual musical content magfield generation on the supply rails back to the line. That's stuff to play with farther down the thread.
Cheers, John
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Here's the test setup.
I have the toroid for the current sense pickup, it's a secondary core from an old ATX supply, so it'll definitely have the bandwidth. Center hole is .550 inches, so I figure it'll take most rca's.
Gonna have to wind some copper through that puppy, see what I need to view 20 to 20K down to about 10 microamps. It'll probably require several different windings to do that sensitive at such a range..and I'll have to pickup some kinda preamp circuit also.
Don't know what to use for the drive core yet, I'm scrounging up. I was thinking of cutting one of my plitron 225 va toroids in half, I have eight more..
My intent is to use the drive core also as a test for ground loop susceptibility over the entire audio range....I'll have the amp on, the pre on but not playing anything, and then bring the drive toroid around the line cord slowly...gotta be careful of course, in case the amp is really susceptible..
Cheers, John
ps....btw, this setup is what is needed to verify that an amp design has been made to reject ground currents..it'd be silly to just post pics and verbage...gotta have some data, and heaven forbid.....graphs...
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I think ur in the wrong section?
Maybe... thought this was mostly about parts and electronic parts and their application.
Although your post pertains to all types of circuits, I think it is better placed in the solid state section... fwiw, imho, etc...
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Tube circuits also suffer ground loops. I figured that for the external loop issues, here was most logical...Once I get into the internally generated magfields, then of course solid state low impedance circuits are the most susceptible.
For a discussion that uses "black boxes" without regard to the inner workings as my diagram has, I thought this place was best.
I wonder if perhaps a new forum under other stuff...grounding and noise perhaps...
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|9th December 2008, 12:54 PM
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Cable wrapping doesn't help with this.
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What you are speaking of is something entirely different, but one which will be important to the equipment design aspect, which is making it ignore the current while still allowing it to flow (the NEC defines this as unintended current, and they provide almost ZERO assistance in working around this).. This is also what happens when one connects to the "cable", as they wreak havoc with grounding because they are required to protect against lightning..independent of the power company.
I am the first to admit that what I've stated, that of wrapping the power cables together, or even the pre cable wrapped around the IC's, seems counterintuitive..but it is not. It works, and works very well
But as you point out, it will not counter a hard leakage path, that must be addressed seperately. I started this thread with a basic description of the magnetic coupling effect, so that I could detail the method and equipment necessary to measure the equipment's ability to reject the ground current regardless of the inducement methodology. I chose magnetic induction to create the ground current BECAUSE trying to inject it via wiring means connecting to the circuit, and given the low resistances involved, I prefer the drive NOT alter the loop which we are trying to measure.
Cheers, John
Oh, btw. Within the home, if you measure the safety ground to safety ground potential between two outlets in one room, you will find a voltage. You will find this occurs even if there is no current draw in the wires or the ground...it is because the 60 hz magnetic field in your house (or 50 hz) is coupling to the loop you form when you measure from one ground to the other. Voltages in the 1 to 2 volt range are not uncommon, but for a daisy chained outlet string that would be an IR drop consistent with half a kiloamp or so...which is of course not the case. It is magnetically induced, which is what this thread is all about... my office has two outlets currently unused, on two adjoining walls, they daisy from one to the other, and they run 400 mV to 1.5 V differential depending on the time of day..again, unloaded..
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The point is, faraday's law of induction essentially guarantees that if you enclose time varying magnetic field lines with a conductive loop, there will be currents.
The goal of the thread is to figure out how to reduce the currents that will be generated, and how to reduce the equipment sensitivity to those currents.
And even that case can be dealt with once it is understood w/r to e/m theory. It's trivial to run the shield current over all the IC's with a cylindrical braid, bond that to each chassis, and remove the magnetic coupling.. But I fear I'm jumping the gun with that solution, it'll be along soon enough.
You did notice that I specifically address standard NEC grounded chassis equipment, right? I'm trying to remain specific.
Cheers, John
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|9th December 2008, 05:44 PM
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obviously we are talking about different things. The balancing currents due to construction of power supply sections, can't be adressed by better shielding.
It is not about fields, antennas and these things.
I don't think the usual hum problems can be solved that way.
I believe this is the main cause of hum in consumer audio.
|9th December 2008, 07:06 PM
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But as you can see, I am discussing the safety ground wire and the current caused by induction within that loop. Where did "power supply sections" come from?
There are certainly cases of your scenario.. What is of concern is when that leakage current is travelling along an IC shield, and what both the source and sink equipment does with it.
As I stated several times now, using test equipment to force and measure the impact of shield currents on the audio equipment without altering the paths is the best way to find and fix ground current sensitivities.
There are no good designers out there who intend to design their equipment to hum as a result of those currents..some try to eliminate the sensitivity by trial and error, some ignore it and blame the consumer.
Whitlock has the right idea...force the current into the ground, then fix the problem.
My methodology goes a tad farther, and is applicable to single ended equipment as well as balanced. And it provides insight into the mechanism of magnetic induction coupling..
Cheers, John
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Lightning defenseman Sami Salo evened it up after getting the puck off the faceoff from Valtteri Filppula and blasts one from outside the circle at 5:38. But 12 seconds later, Quinton Howdens went five-hole with a wrister to regain the lead.
Mike Kostka knotted the game back up with a one-timer from the slot to make it 2-2 with nearly 12 minutes left to play in the first. Combined, Bishop and Panthers netminder Dan Ellis allowed four goals on 13 shots in the opening 8:18.
Bishop and Ellis settled in their respective nets, stopping 19 shots in over 24 minutes combined before Ryan Callahan picked up his first goal as a Bolt 12:04 into the middle frame to put the Lightning up by one. Callahan, who was acquired from the Rangers in exchange for Martin St. Louis, had recorded two assists in his first three games in Tampa Bay.
After almost seven scoreless minutes went, Tyler Johnson broke through off a feed by Steven Stamkos, who picked up his first point since returning to the ice from a broken tibia suffered on November 11.
Stamkos added his first goal since November 9th in Detroit off another fantastic pass from Filppula while having the man-advantage as Dylan Olsen was called for interfering with Pyatt. The assist on Stamkos' goal was Filppula's third of the game as he extended his career-high points total to 46.
With 1:03 remaining in regulation and Tampa Bay leading 5-2, Scottie Upshall and Brandon Pirri both scored 38 seconds apart as Peter Horachek opted to pull Ellis in favor of an extra skater, but the Lightning were able to hang on for the final 27 seconds to pick up their first win in six games.
To relieve some pressure on his right leg, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper moved Stamkos from his natural center position to right wing tonight and put him with Johnson; a move that clearly worked out well for Tampa Bay - at least on Thursday night.
With the two points, the Bolts move back into third place (fourth overall in the Eastern Conference) in the Atlantic Division, tied in points with Montreal with 77.
Scoring Summary:
First Period -
1. FLA - PP: Fleischmann (Kulikov, Bjustad) 1:44
2. TB - Salo (Filppula) 5:38
3. FLA - Howden (Hayes, Pirri) 5:50
4. TB - Kostka (Purcell) 8:18
Second Period -
1. TB - Callahan (Palat, Filppula) 12:04
2. TB - Johnson (Stamkos) 18:53
Third Period -
1. TB - PP: Stamkos (Filppula, Hedman) 10:47
2. FLA - Upshall (Bjugstad, Boyes) 18:55
3. FLA - Pirri (Petrovic, Campbell) 19:33
Shootout Tally: N/A
Shots On Goal:
FLA - (1) NONE; (2) Huberdeau - Slashing; (3) Olsen - Interference, Petrovic - Boarding
TB - (1) Pyatt - Hooking; (2) Gudas - Interference; (3) NONE
Next up for the Bolts: The Lightning will play their fifth contest of a six-game homestand Saturday when they host the Devils at 7:00pm. Tampa Bay has lost both meetings in New Jersey, but hope to get the win at the Forum to close out the season series. You can catch all of the action on sister station 970 WFLA with Hall of Famer Phil Esposito and Dave Mishkin giving the call with coverage beginning at 6:30pm.


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Today, U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) released following statement in response to this morning's report from the Labor Department that the unemployment rate increased to 7.9 percent. The uptick in unemployment comes just days after the Commerce Department reported that America's GDP growth collapsed in the fourth quarter of 2012, posting negative growth numbers for the first time since 2009.
"For the past four years, President Obama and some in congress have whistled past the economic graveyard, glossing over the realities of our crumbling economy while recklessly pursuing flat-earth fiscal policies that have left millions of Americans without work and rendered our nation trillions further in debt. With his own job secured for the next four years, some thought the President might finally start to focus on our economy and offer hope to the American people who are desperate to find work of their own. Instead, he's turned his back on any hope for economic recovery and now seems blindly fixated on change -- changing the subject, changing our constitution, even changing the weather.
"While our nation faces many challenges today, there is no taller task or greater imperative than restoring strength to our economy and fiscal sanity to our government. And that challenge will not be met with four more years of hollow speeches, finger pointing or disbanding the "White House Jobs Council' after only four meetings. At a time when millions of Americans remain shackled by poverty and joblessness, it should not take an inconvenient report from his Commerce Department or another uptick in unemployment to remind the President of the economic crisis that is crippling our country. It's time for this Administration to ditch the distractions, cease the sideshows and join with both Republicans and Democrats in advancing policies that will allow our private sector to grow, balance our books and get the American people back to work."
Rep. Renacci is serving his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he is a member of the Financial Services Committee and the Budget Committee. Prior to his election he worked as a Certified Public Accountant in the health care industry, and owned and operated over 60 other businesses in the automotive and sports management fields.
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Relatively strong performers included Royal & Sun Alliance, which moved from 9th to 5th place with $170 million of inflows, mainly into its Connelly Temple master trust. But the Tyndall funds management division has also produced good investment performance.
Commonwealth-Colonial suffered net outflows in the June quarter and was still suffering from large flows out of the old Commonwealth business despite a $953 million inflow to Colonial First State - aided largely by its new master trust product, First Choice. The group did not make the top 10 because of outflows related to its Commonwealth cash management trust, according to Colonial's general manager of distribution, Michael Cant.
The group would have shown inflows of $433 million if the bank's cash management trust outflows, some of which would have flowed back into bank deposits, were excluded.
Mr Cant said about $600 million of the money flowing to Colonial, or two-thirds, was from First Choice. He also expected a soft December quarter for the industry as a whole.
"It's still a nervous climate for investing," he said.
Westpac suffered $930 million of flows out of its newly acquired BT operation, while ANZ, which has formed a joint venture with ING, was also absent from the top 10 for inflows (despite ING being the fourth biggest in funds under management).
Despite turmoil in the group, Tower did well to garner net inflows of $72 million, putting it in 10th place, from 17th.
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As I mentioned, BackTrack 5 is very much a specialist distribution, probably not the kind of distro you would use on your main desktop (that may apply if you are professionally dedicated to security, though). As a result, I think the most convenient way to experience this Revolution is to either run it Live or install it on a USB, which is exactly what I did. In case you want to do the same, you will find the necessary instructions in the BackTrack website (it's all very easy thanks to UnetBootin).
Once installed, the specialist vibe is made evident from the first minute, as Revolution boots to a command line by default. This is probably the best option for those experienced with the tons of tools included in the default image, but if you are new to BackTrack and its applications, it's probably best to start X Windows, as follows.
1.- Login as root using the provided default password (Change it to your own right after your first login!!).
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startx to get to the GUI.
3.- Feeling right at home by now? ;-)
The default BackTrack 5 desktop was an interesting déjà vu experience for me. Even with the distro's own Look&Feel, the reminiscence to Old Ubuntu is more than evident. I wasn't uncomfortable with that, though, just switched to Faenza icons (so used to them by now...) and adjusted fonts to my liking.
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Other than that, I have to say I loved the default set of wallpapers (saved under
/usr/share/wallpapers/backtrack/, in case you want to get to see them all) and icons. The overall vibe is serious and professional.
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The set of applications available for penetration testing activities is overwhelming. I was both smiling in awe and feeling a bit intimidated, to be honest.
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Categories include Information gathering, Exploitation tools or Forensics, to name about a few.
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Yup, you are right, these tools could potentially be used for some wicked ends on the wrong hands, but the distro is aimed at security experts and enthusiasts who need them to audit their systems. Use these tools responsibly!
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Some other applications include Firefox 4.0.1. One thing I missed myself when putting together this article, though, was the GNOME application to take screenshots. I found that odd, because I could see use for screenshots in the context of a distro of this kind.
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KeepNote is an interesting little application that does exactly what its name says, certainly handy in a distribution such as BackTrack.
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Around the Village: Christmas Home Tour Edition
It had only been the weekend before that I went on the Christmas in Salem home tours. I loved that tour so much, and was thrilled that my own village was doing it as well.
On this tour no indoor photography was allowed, so you'll just have to trust me when I say that the homes were gorgeous, and the holiday decor was impeccable. Not to mention, it was a bit of an inquisitive thrill to look into the lives of my neighbors, some living only down the road from me.
Strolling through the village, as we walked from house to house, brought me to a place of awe and serenity as it often does as I walk through the place I call home. There is peace both natural and purposeful in this village, a place that has strived to keep unnecessary business away from our town center, letting those build up instead on the big highway running through town, a few miles away. This village has been preserved with great care by those with a love of history, of New England, and of small town charms, and there is a special feeling that runs through this place.
The preservation of the past obviously reigns supreme here, and that brings a sense of consistency to the environment. There's a feeling that what one saw here a hundred years ago would not be much different than what one would see here today. It is a big, comfy security blanket in a fast paced world.
There's a slow, steady gait to this village, and that slowness is never more keenly felt than after snow has fallen and the world has gone quiet. Winter is like a whisper and one must be still to feel its power and peace.
The grey, quiet world, was punctuated here and there by brightly painted homes and the dazzling reds of winterberries and holiday ribbons, and the vintage gas pumps at Mike's Auto. The soft crunch of new snow underfoot was deeply satisfying as we walked from one merrily decorated home to another.
The village's history is felt most pensively in our old burying ground, where our founders, both virtuous, and not so virtuous all rest side by side; where soldiers from our country's first battles find their well-deserved peace. And nearby an ancient stream flows in pleasing and consistent curves through thick New England vegetation.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas home tour in my village, and hope they do it again next year. It gave me a moment to pause, to think, and to savor the beauty and peace that is winter in my village.
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What lovely words and photographs. I'm happy to see others letting the joy and magic of Christmas live on just a little bit longer.ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous town, beautifully captured. I love the gurgling brook best of all. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful post! It's so nice to know that places like this still exist. It must be a lovely place to live.ReplyDelete
WOW!!!!! Those homes look amazing, shame there were no indoor photos allowed but it doesnt take much imagination to guess they were pretty fabulous. The whole scene is set of course with the snow. I love New England but havent seen it at that time of year. I can well imagine it is beautiful anytime of year though.ReplyDelete
You said it so beautifully - the stillness and power of winter in New England. Your village is gorgeous. Enjoy our January thaw and keep those words and photos coming! :)ReplyDelete
Where is this beautiful, gorgeous village ? I would love to visit.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos, gorgeous colors, gorgeous everything! Can't wait to come and visit it (and you!) again. :)ReplyDelete
Ah yes, Amherst NH, beautiful!ReplyDelete
I have been to the Christmas home tour here in Essex but I've been compiling a list of other village's home tours to check out and Amherst may be top of the list for 2014. Ever since I stumbled across Amherst I've wanted to be there for the Christmas tree lighting! The thing i love the most about Amherst is that it is a village of families...and like you said in this post, they don't try to turn it into a tourism instrument, they just quietly let those lucky enough to discover it step softly back in time.ReplyDelete


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By Michelle Edelbaum, January 21, 2010 - 11:51am
Michelle asks: Are you worried about BPA when it comes to your family's health? What are you doing about it?
We use glass or wood whenever we can. Our 1-year old daughter has stainless steel sippy cups (Safe Sippy), and whenever she drinks breastmilk from a bottle it's out of glass (Dr. Brown's). I bought a case of 8-oz Ball jars, and use those to serve her food that I make myself. They're so handy because if she doesn't finish her sweet potatoes or yogurt, I just put the lid on and save it for later! Also, instead of buying plastic dishware, I serve her food in a small wooden salad bowl. Although I know it comes in handy for a lot of things, I just don't like the feel or smell of plastic, especially for eating or drinking.
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03/21/2010 - 9:43pm
I enjoyed your article and have been concerned about BPAs after reading all about it in Nutrition Action a couple of years ago. I now microwave in glass containers now. I use plastics for storage, but I wait for the food to cool before putting it in plastic. Thank you for all the good tips which I intend to incorporate.
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03/04/2010 - 11:05pm
BPA not only should be a major concern for kids but it should be for the average adult. I've been doing personal research on BPA and it is showing clear signs that it could be the cooperate for many of our increasing cancers of the world. It has to do with the DNA triggers. Also these changes can be passed down 3 generations. And a bunch of other stuff. (Not going to type my thesis paper on here) So next time you look at plastic or do anything unhealthy to yourself not only you have to think about your own health but the health of Child, grandchild, and great grandchild that you pass on. That's why taking responsibility of being healthy is so important.
Personally I call the product companies 1800, of the products I use and ask them really nicely not to use BPA in there products. It just takes a min. to do so. Some products surprisingly are starting to take out the chemical b/c via request of consumers. :) Now only if we can ask companies to make Affordable natural ingredients in the products and leave out all the sugar/ sweeteners, msg's, chemicals, dies, and " chemical preservatives." We will be set. :)
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02/20/2010 - 2:03pm
What on earth did people do before plastics happened? Why are we so happy to accept "convenience" over what may be our health?
Maybe the healthiest way to go is with glass which can be sterilized and sometimes re-used. I buy my beans dried and can them myself. Tomatoes, also. If I use plastic for freezing, it's the hard stuff that is made for that (though I have my doubts about it, freezing is most likely the best use of plastic).
I am thankful for the information this site is putting out. Information and education is everything. We are blessed to have this in our country.
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02/15/2010 - 5:40pm
Buy dried beans and cook-up a batch to use later. Not only are dried varieties less expensive, they're just as handy pulled right out of the freezer (or thawed for some recipes) and don't have all the added sodium of canned beans. I've been using the EatingWell recipe for beans that I found on this site!
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I am worried about BPA, so much is unknown and other countries and cities have banned it. I use glass bottles and food starage containers and I switched from a plastic water bottle to a stainless one. I read in Consumer Reports that BPA can leach from the lining into the food so now I try not to use as many canned foods although it's hard with tomatoes and beans....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
DinnerDate.com Launches Group Dating Service In San Diego
Are you single, but really hate setting up those one-on-one dates? Wish there were a more relaxed way to meet people? That's the idea behind DinnerDate.com, a new service which looks to connect singles with others in informal, group dinner dates. The startup recently launched a beta of its service in San Diego, hoping to allow local singles to meet each other in a group environment over food and drink. The service helps to arrange gatherings of six to 12 singles at top restaurants in a city. San Diego is the startup's first major market, and it hopes to expand the concept nationally. Among the firm's executives is former eHarmony executive Grant Hosford, who is heading up the firm's efforts to launch the service. The startup has operations in both Los Angeles and Orlando, Florida.


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Why Selfie Olympics Is The Latest Viral Meme
In the lead-up to Sochi, people the world over have taken to the Internet to one-up each other with extreme selfies.
Planking. Tebowing. Athletic Selfies.
The latest in a long line of growing viral memes, the Selfie Olympics are setting the bar – and phone – high with the first Internet craze of 2014.
Inspired by the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the Selfie Olympics have taken over social media by challenging participants to upload self-taken pictures of an extreme, athletic, or just absurd poses. Judged on originality, difficulty, and in some cases danger, the Selfie Olympics are seeing participation from around the globe on Twitter (#SelfieOlympics), Facebook, and Instagram.
While there's no clear way to "win" the Selfie Olympics, submissions are starting to be tagged with captions like "gold medal" and "game over." Whether or not you deem these designations official, it's clear that in an attempt to take the most ridiculous selfie possible, everyone wins.
Participants seem to have taken bits of both the Olympic slogan ("Faster, Higher, Stronger.") and mixed them with Sochi's ("Hot. Cool. Yours."), as most of the selfies are definitely "higher" and "yours." Interestingly enough, while not a requirement, a general standard for the Selfie Olympics has emerged in which the shots are all taken in a bathroom.
In less than a week of action, the Selfie Olympics have garnered widespread attention and even the participation of celebrities, including Bob Saget. Check out the gallery below for some of the best shots so far from the #SelfieOlympics.
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On the first play of the second quarter, Grossman connected with junior running back Ran Carthon for a 51-yard pass, setting up one of back-to-back touchdowns by senior back Earnest Graham to give Florida a 13-7 lead. With 27 seconds remaining in the half, the Wolverines completed an 80-yard drive as Ronald Bellamy caught an eight-yard pass from quarterback John Navarre to give Michigan a 21-16 lead at the half.
Cornerback Keiwan Ratliff had his first career touchdown reception with 10:31 remaining in the third quarter. His 33-yard catch capped an 80-yards drive to give the Gators a 23-21.
Michigan's Chris Perry rushed for consecutive touchdowns to build the Wolverines lead to 12 at 35-23.
Midway through the fourth quarterback Florida regained momentum, sparked by a 27-yard catch by tight end Ben Troupe, to set up a touchdown by Aaron Walker on a three yard pass from Grossman. On the next drive, Michigan drove 50 yards to set up a 33-yard field by Adam Finley to put the Wolverines ahead 38-30 for the final score of the afternoon.
Florida out rushed Michigan 183-104 as Graham ran for 120 yards on 22 carries. He became the first back in school history to rush for over 100 yards in three bowl games during his career. Finishing his career with 3,065 rushing yards, Graham became only the fifth Gator in school history to rush for over 3,000 yards in his career and also ranks third in school history with 33 career rushing touchdowns.
Carthon combined for 121 total yards with six carries for 56 yards and a career-high 65 yards on three catches. The 51-yard catch that began the second quarter established his career-high.
"I thought we ran the ball extremely well," head coach Ron Zook said. "We had 180 yards rushing. Usually when you have 180 yards rushing, you feel pretty good about that. We played an awfully good football team, and when you play a good football team you can't make some of the mistakes we made. There's a lot more positive out there for us than negative. We've got a lot of work to do, we'll start right away and go from there."