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You're probably nothing like Josh Hamilton. A 28-year-old elite athlete, Hamilton looks like someone who is living the "American Dream." A former top draft pick who now earns millions as an All-Star outfielder for the Texas Rangers, Hamilton is among the most well-known players in one of the nation's most popular sports leagues.
He has been featured on ESPN, he has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and he has seen his name mentioned as a candidate for the league's Most Valuable Player award – successes he has been able to share with his wife of five years and their young daughters.
But there's more to Josh Hamilton's story than just home runs and huge contracts.
Hamilton has also struggled with alcohol abuse and drug addiction, come close to losing his career and his marriage, and suffered a very public relapse after years of sobriety.
On second thought, if you're trying to overcome an addiction or are working on your recovery, and you've experienced a setback or two along the way, you've probably got a lot in common with Josh Hamilton.
Fighting the Pressure to Use Again
Whether you're one day into recovery or you've gone decades without a drink or drug, you know that everyday life is filled with threats to your sobriety – challenges such as work-related stress, financial pressures, get-togethers with friends, even going to a ballgame and having to navigate a parking lot full of trailers.
But you probably don't know what it's like to stand on a field surrounded by tens of thousands of fans, many of whom are drinking and heckling you about your struggle to stay sober.
"If you could stand out in right field with me last night, you would have heard them," Hamilton told Orange County Register reporter Mark Saxon after an Aug. 8, 2009, game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. "People always wear me out about drugs and stuff. It will happen my whole career. Some people are just like that."
Though the vast majority of recovering alcoholics or addicts will never experience this type of public pressure, everyone who is working to stay sober is challenged to resist temptations and triggers. The following are among the most common threats to continued sobriety:
- Being in situations where alcohol or other drugs are available, or visiting places where you formerly used.
- Emotional lows such as those that may result from a failure at work, problems in a personal relationship or financial difficulties.
- A success (such as a promotion at work or a big win in your weekend softball league) that would have once called for a celebration with alcohol or other drugs.
- Complacency, or a feeling that you've got your addiction beat, and that having a drink or two won't pose any danger to you.
- Events, experiences and emotions such as these may threaten to overwhelm a recovering individual's ability to stay sober. But while some people mistakenly believe that a relapse means that a person has "failed," the more informed viewpoint is that relapses are merely temporary setbacks on the road to recovery.
"Relapse should not be viewed as a failure; it is part of a learning process that eventually leads to recovery," reported Susan Merle Gordon, Ph.D., author of Relapse & Recovery: Behavioral Strategies for Change.
Taking Responsibility, Moving Forward
Many addiction recovery professionals advise clients to treat relapses the way they do other challenges they encounter in their lives – assess the problem, take responsibility and devise a plan for a healthier future.
Josh Hamilton appears to be following this advice. Last summer, photos that appeared to depict Hamilton drunk in a bar began to circulate on the Internet. In an Aug. 8, 2009 press conference, Hamilton acknowledged that the photos were real – taken during a one-time slip-up in March – and expressed both remorse for his actions and dedication to his continued recovery:
"I'm embarrassed about it, personally, for the Rangers, for my wife, my children and my family. It reinforces one of the things that I can't have is alcohol. It's unfortunate that it happened. I was out there getting ready for the season and took my focus off the number one factor in my recovery – my relationship with Christ. I hate that this happened …
"I wasn't mentally fit or spiritually fit. It just crossed my mind, 'Can I have a drink?' Obviously, I can't. One drink leads to two and two drink leads to 10 or 12. When I was in AA, one saying I heard was one drink is too many and 1,000 is never enough. Alcohol just doesn't mix well with me."
Hamilton's relapse resulted in much more publicity than most recovering alcoholics or addicts experience, but his response is worthy of emulation by anyone facing a similar situation.
In a Dec. 30, 2008 article in Time magazine, writer Maia Szalavitz explored the matter of how best to respond to a relapse:
Most people who try to change problem behaviors – whether it's overeating, overspending or smoking cigarettes – will slip at least once. Whether that slip provokes a return to full-blown addiction depends in large part on how the person regards the misstep. …
For starters, don't berate yourself for being weak. Instead, tell yourself, "'I made a mistake. What can I do differently next time? How can I learn from this?'" says [Alan Marlatt, director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington]. "This happens to almost everybody. It's not just you."
The Time article reported that Marlatt uses the acronym SOBER (Stop, Observe, Breathe, Expand, Respond) to help recovering alcoholics and addicts both resist relapse and deal with the aftermath when they do slip up:
Stop – Pause for a moment and consider what you are doing.
Observe – Think about what you are sensing, feeling and experiencing, and what events led to the situation.
Breathe – Pause for a few deep breaths in order to assess your situation in as calm a manner as possible.
Expand – Expand your awareness and remind yourself of what will happen if you keep repeating the unwanted behavior (and how you will feel afterward).
Respond mindfully – Remember that you have a choice, that you are not powerless and that you don't have to continue the undesired behavior.
Accepting responsibility for your actions is essential, as is acknowledging that one relapse does not signal a return to addiction or a failure of your efforts to stay clean.
The problem may be a one-time slip-up that will cause you to recommit yourself to your recovery support network, or it may be a signal that you need to seek additional professional help.
Preparing for Relapse, Planning for Success
Because relapse is such a common occurrence in recovery, the most effective addiction recovery programs address this matter during treatment. For example, some programs incorporate role-playing activities so that clients can practice how to avoid or extricate themselves from situations that may trigger a relapse. Others emphasize the establishment of an effective recovery support network so that clients know in advance who they can turn to when times get tough.
Finding the best addiction recovery resource for you is a matter of identifying which program offers the services that most closely meet your specific needs. When you are considering drug rehab programs, be sure to evaluate their ability to provide relapse-prevention instruction and other types of aftercare services.
Hopefully, you've already begun to realize that addiction does not doom you to a life of frustration. By getting help that will support you through your future efforts to stay sober, you will soon realize that relapse is not the end of your journey – it's just a brief detour.
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Thought that I would add my two cents worth since it seems that no one else is willing.
I think that the post is spot on. And I think that each of the "Principles" warrants its own thread and discussion, for those so inclined.
But, might I offer a thought as to why no one has responded before now? I think that the "Five Principles" are a high-level philosophy governing map making--and they are absolutely correct, as far as my limited brain can fathom when thinking about it. Because, however, most of us are struggling cartographers still learning our craft (and always trying to learn more, with different techniques, using new software, and trying to emulate "that cool map that was posted last night"), we aren't yet ready for a philosophy of map making. We are still at Maslow's survival level of mapmaking vice the self-actualization at top of his pyramid. Put another way, we are still learning how to feed ourselves with the spoon, vice asking ourselves if the spoon is really there.
With all that being said, I am more than ready to engage in a discussion of any of those principles.
Again, great post. Philosophy of anything is interesting.

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looks like we offered, did he humor isu or even iowa? or was he seeming going to one of the big dogs of CBB from the get go? dude looks solid. shame to let talent like that leave the state.
IIRC he was an early UNC commit and stayed solid the whole time.
I think he was a lot closer to going to Iowa than he ever was Iowa State.
Hawks claim they almost had him. Have to think if he was a senior in HS now it would be a real battle between us for him
He was UNCs but if anyone was second I would have said Iowa.
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I think he was a lot closer to going to Iowa than he ever was Iowa State.
From what I heard from someone that went to high school with him it was actually the opposite. But he never really seriously considered either.
Besides North Carolina he put down Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Virginia. I think he mentioned Iowa just to be respectful since he was from Marion. No ISU wasn't an option. Going to the NBA D-league North Carolina Tar Heels was a smart move.
Do you 'spose UNC would trade Paige for the Iowan who picked the Hoks instead of them ?
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He was UNCs but if anyone was second I would have said Iowa.
They could have used him last night.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
North Carolina was his dream from the time was a little kid. Literally took the offer the same day Roy made it.
Both teams had sucked for a while and had new coaches that hadn't proved themselves yet. So, even if he wasn't always going to UNC, there wasn't much reason for him to stay in state if he wasn't a crazy fan of either team.
I always got the feeling Paige never considered us early on because we had G Mac. I think you could say the same for Iowa before Fran. I think had Fred and Fran been in place when he was in 8th and 9th grade might have been more of a battle, but who knows.
I believe GMac offered him when Paige was in 9th grade, but nothing ever transgressed
We don't recruit Iowa very well.
Paige was a lifelong UNC fan, other schools only would have been considered had there not been a UNC offer. He has been on record saying he cheers for Iowa over ISU.
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The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
Please remember to print out your confirmation and take it with you to the attraction, as proof of purchase.
The World of Beatrix Potter™ Attraction in Bowness-on-Windermere is a vibrant visitor centre offering a unique experience for all the family.
Explore a magical world where all 23 enchanting tales are brought to life, recreating the beautiful Lake District countryside complete with sights, sounds and smells. There's chance to meet your favourite characters including Peter Rabbit, Mrs Tiggy-winkle and Jemima Puddle-Duck. Visitors can step into Peter Rabbit's Garden to see the cos lettuces that Benjamin Bunny nibbled on and the gooseberry bush where Peter got caught in a net as he tried to escape Mr. McGregor!
There's plenty to do to keep everybody happy: kids can explore with a free activity booklet and play puzzles and games whilst adults reminisce and absorb themselves in Miss Potter's history in the fascinating virtual world and interactive area.
There's also a superb themed family friendly café where you can treat yourself to a scrumptious High Tea and a Peter Rabbit Picnic Basket for the kids. On the menu too are delicious fresh soups and salads with ingredients grown in our very own kitchen garden. And don't forget you can take a bit of Beatrix Potter magic home with you at the end of the day from our famous gift shop.
With plenty of great events to take part in through the year, a fun time is guaranteed whatever the weather!
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Korey Keith Josjor - October 23, 2011
Korey Keith Josjor was born on Feb. 28, 1984 in Ogallala, Neb. He was the second of three children born to Michael and Catherine Ogg Josjor.
He grew up in the Madrid, Neb. and Ogallala communities before moving to Kearney, Neb. in 1998. He attended high school in Kearney, graduating from Kearney High School in 2003. He moved to Grant, Neb. in 2008 and began working for Valley Pro Irrigation in 2009.
He was married to Heather Lewis on June 16, 2009 in Grant.He died at his home in Grant on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. He had reached the age of 27.
He is survived by his wife, Heather; two sons, Dakota Josjor and Anthony Uptergrove and one daughter, Mia Uptergrove; his father, Mike and wife Sharee Josjor of Kearney; his mother, Cathy and husband Damon Medina of Madrid; four brothers, Dustin Michael Josjor of Minden, Neb., Bryan and wife Brandi Josjor of Kearney, Dustin Lee and wife Tammy Josjor of Lincoln, Neb. and Brandon Josjor of Kearney; one sister, Haylee Mason of Kearney; special friends including his employers, Tom and Sue Kimball, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be Oct. 27, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grant Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Russ Gaar officiating. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery in Ogallala.
A memorial has been established to the family. Donations are being accepted at Valley Bank and rust in Grant.
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HEDIGER, Walter, entered into eternity to be with Jesus and his wife, Zelda, Sunday, January 13, 2013.
Walter was born July 30, 1923, in Wheeling, son of the late Herman and Ida Hediger.
He was a member of Bridgeport United Methodist Church and a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a retired machinist from Bethlehem Gear and Machine Company.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Olga Brockardt.
He is survived by a niece, Louise Casto and her husband Jim, of Wellsburg, WV, and a nephew, Frank Brockardt and his wife Jamie, of Fair Oaks, CA.
Friends will be received Thursday, January 17, 2013 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Kepner Funeral Home, 166 Kruger St., Elm Grove, Wheeling (304-242-2311), where friends will also be received Friday, January 18, 2013 from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Birth Name: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Born: 05/22/1859
Death Place: Crowborough, Sussex, England, GB
Died: 07/07/1930
Born: 05/22/1859
Death Place: Crowborough, Sussex, England, GB
Died: 07/07/1930
Born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Doyle was raised in poverty by his alcoholic father, Charles, and his mother, Mary, both of whom split temporarily before reuniting in 1867. Luckily, Doyle had a wealthy uncle who paid his way through Jesuit schools Stonyhurst College in Lancaster, England and Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria. From 1876 to 1881, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, where he also began writing short stories. During that time, he published his first fictional short story "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley (1879) in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, while also publishing non-fiction pieces in the British Medical Journal. But most importantly... Continue Bio >>
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New Year to look different? Here we present a selection of celebrity-style hair styles that can be replicated during 2012.
What's On?
Still continued success in 2011, then the hair trends for 2012 will not undergo drastic changes. Which distinguishes it from previous years is the geometric style pieces on the left and the right hair, is now preferred for the bangs.
Then, long hair volume is still favored. For those who enjoy a super short haircut, you can choose a hair style chop, which is an extreme haircut with layers at the edges. As for the hair texture, style spiral curls that had hits in the early 90's now again present.
Color of Your Hair
For hair color, black and shiny still a prima Donna. While the paint with brown hair, brunette, charcoal, and other warm colors still remain popular. If you want to appear different, try a touch of style Sun kissed highlights, namely young burst of color that is applied only on a few strands of your hair.
Meanwhile, if you want to experiment with bright neon colors, you should apply on a few strands of hair on the front as an accent highlights.
Hair Style
Long and Curly style of Rihanna
Model super curly hair that resembles a spiral may seem messy. To avoid the impression of weight, hair cut accidentally by layer technique that can make hair look thinner still.
To look up, you can apply wax or gel on the edges only. The result, the hair looks neater without leaving the impression section.
Short and Volume ala Nirina
Of the hair shaft which tends to coarse texture, makes hair look more volume. While the lack of this type of hair is an easy scalp sweat, it was easy automated oily hair.
In order to look still look chic, for this type of hair you should choose a hair style with a bob. Because cutting hair is too short, can make the hair look stiff and unnatural.
Super sleek style of Anggun
As if enduring era, the style of one-length cut looks very classic. You can choose to have the texture of coarse or fine hair.
While the problems that often occur in the long hair is fragile hair shaft with hair tip branching (split ends). To overcome this, we must be diligent to straighten the hair regularly, at least 3 months.
Jessica biel hot Wavy style
The first impression when I saw women with curly hair is sexy seductive Nan. To maintain the impression of sexy, long hair should be no less than your shoulders.
To keep the hair moist texture like this should be more diligent in performing maintenance such as a hair mask. If not, then your hair will look dry and stiff.
Big Bangs ala Rooney Mara
Ponytail hairstyle will still bloom in the year of 2012. Can be cut with straight bangs style or to the side for those of you who have oval face shape, can choose a straight cut bangs.
Conversely, for those who have a round face shape, you should choose the side bangs. That must be considered for ponytail hair is facial skin especially on the forehead area is always tut-tut for acne-prone skin.


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Address: 509 fisgard street
Phone: (250) 590.8795
Website: http://ulla.ca/
Price: ~$20-25 for a main
Notes: A fine dining experience of gastronomic proportions
When ulla joined the Victoria restaurant scene several years ago I heard exquisite details from locavores and food lovers about the tender loving care with which their food was prepared. Although a fancy restaurant by Victoria standards, Ulla still has a comfortable feel. The space is small and intimate, with high ceilings and lots of light. Bright, whimsical artwork and a bookshelf chock full of cookbooks (including the Star Trek cookbook!) line the walls.
The food here certainly is prepared with a monumental amount of effort. Plates come adorned with gastriques and flourishes carefully executed to accentuate the other flavours on the plate. They are one of the only restaurants in Victoria who uses molecular gastronomy in their food, which creates a finished product that is very precise and technical. The only "criticism" I have is that I find that everything I put in my mouth is of such intensity and richness that there are no sensory peaks and valleys. Eating at ulla is like putting your pedal down to the floor at the start of your meal and not taking your foot off until the coffee...
There is no doubt the food at ulla is amazing! I have thoroughly enjoyed everything I have consumed. However... I think the fact that each dish comes with an explanation of what you are eating is either something you love or you hate, so if that's not your thing then this is not the restaurant for you. This is definitely somewhere to come if you're a fellow food nerd or just want to expand your palate a bit and order things you probably can't make at home.
March 29th, 2014
giant pacific octopus, grilled potato, herb puree, olives, pickled chili, squid ink cracker
This was my Partner-in-Food-and-Life's choice. We were all curious to see how giant the giant octopus was going to be, but in the end it wasn't hilariously massively giant. Our table of self-proclaimed comedians was slightly disappointed, but the first bite wiped that all away.
stillmeadow farm pork, roesti, smoked cheddar, celery root, sauerkraut, crab apple sauce
I opted for the pork 3 ways! They really like their 3 ways selections here (I also could have had lamb three ways). The little pot contained a kind of a crab apple gravy which was unexpected and interesting (but makes much more sense now that I re-read it... at the time I was confused as by the time I took the first bite the description had gone entirely out of my brain). This was a super rich plate! I was so full by the end... delicious. Each bite worked well on its own, but became a different flavour altogether when combined with another one of the plate items. Again - very intentionally constructed food.
Okay, the one surprisingly off-note moment was the coffee. They didn't have anything other than drip to offer... no americano option. I was kind of surprised and disappointed. Without a little bit of espresso crema to balance out the richness of my meal it didn't feel quite as luxurious... (yes, I am Such a coffee snob!)
March 29th, 2014
The service is fantastic at ulla because it's so small - there are really only a few tables for each server to focus on, and they had a fine tuned set of staff who clearly know their roles. We did comment afterwards that our main server was like a ninja! He must have had feedback on this before, as he would often touch us firmly on the shoulder before he refilled your glass to warn you that he was there, but there were several times when I would turn around and discover plates whisked away or drinks topped up without even realizing someone had come near me.


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5 Important Work-Life Lessons from Les Miserables
Reading has been become a chore in our digital age. We want information broken down into instagrams or at the very least 140 characters. However, I discovered the beauty of reading. Forget skimming through the dailies or watching E! to see what Lupita Nyong'o wore to the Met Gala. I mean relaxing on your favourite couch with a nice cup of tea while you get engrossed in the story.
I know the word "classics" brings to mind, dusty old books that would fall apart with the slightest turn of a page and the Shakespeare English does not help the situation. Les Miserables has changed my perceptions of classics. Just to bring you up to speed, the story centres on the life of Jean Valjean who is released after being incarcerated for 19 years. He breaks parole and begins a new life as Monsieur Madeline but his former prison warden, Javert makes it his life mission to hunt down and bring him to book. Victor Hugo weaves in the life of single working mother Fauntine, who tries to support her daughter, Cosette whom she left under the care of the greedy Thenardiers.
After watching its 2012 movie adaptation, I am convinced this story has a wealth of lessons not only for literature geeks, but also for the Career Girl:
- It is important to have someone in your corner: In the story, Bishop Myriel prevents Jean Valjean's arrest after stealing his silver candlesticks because he believes in giving people second chances. Valjean uses this chance to make a fresh start and eventually becomes town mayor! Find someone who will empower you to reach the next level. Let's demystify these three terms. Mentors focus on the continuous development of a person. Sheryl Sandberg in Lean In emphasizes on building natural and mutually beneficial relationships. Coaches provide short term interventions to achieve a desired goal. For instance, losing weight or achieving work-life balance. These days, there are coaches for hire. Sponsors are people who use their power for the benefit of their protégées. Normally, a sponsor would reach out to a Career Girl that reminds her of her younger self.But do not be afraid to approach someone with the potential to propel your career in the right direction.
- Have a voice of reason. Enjorlas was there to show Marius that he needed to have realistic goals especially after discovering that he was in love with Cossette. Every Career Girl needs a friend who will give her a (friendly) smack down when she is not staying on the straight and narrow. This friend will provide her honest opinion with your best interest at heart. Here, I am not talking about those frenemies, but discovering rather someone in your circle of trusted friends who can keep you accountable.
- It is important to forgive yourself: Through the years, Valjean tries to move on under various aliases but he is haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Do not let your past define your future. Career Girls can make mistakes even when they have the best intentions. However, we need to need separate ourselves from our actions and remedy the bad situation. Otherwise, we will always suffer from the Imposter Syndrome. You know, feeling like a phony and that you will be exposed despite actually being intelligent and highly successful. Isaiah Hankel, author of Black Hole Focus offers some remedies.
- He's just not that into you: There's nothing as painful as unrequited love. From poor Eponine, I learnt that there is no need to stay glued to someone who does not add value to your life. In an article, Jason Womack provides tips on when to fire your mentor. I have encouraged you to get someone in your corner, sometimes relationships do not work out. There is nothing wrong with that. That person may have been in your life to help you go through a particular phase. So move on.
- What are your values? Let's also look at the Thenardiers. They milked Fauntine dry while mistreating her daughter Cossette. A few years down the line, the tables are turned and they end up as common thieves while Cosette finds a father-figure in Valjean and marries the man of her dreams.
The accounts of these universe are probably well kept; everything finds its place in the long run. -C.S. Lewis
Be careful not to burn bridges and always treat people fairly regardless of their social status. You never know whether the girl you bullied in high school will become your boss in your future and have her revenge.
About the author:
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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other ID: 75-4
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): David W. Folger
Affiliate Investigator(s): J. Pesch - EPA; D. Lear - EPA
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Data Type(s): Sonar: Sidescan, Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Environmental Data: Current, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: The main objectives of the cruise were to assess biologic, geologic, and hydrologic characteristics of the Philadelphia sewage and Dupont acid dump sites. Bottom sediments and organisms were to be selectively sampled with respect to microtopography. The surficial flocky layer was to be sampled if possible. Bottom current direction and velocity were to be measured, and the temperature, salinity, and oxygen distribution of the water column assessed. These data were to assist in evaluating the effects of the wastes on water column and bottom. The USGS objectives were to assist in the assessment of waste impact on geologic phenomena and to evaluate the character of the bottom with respect to microtopography, sediment texture and mobility.
Start Port/Location: Cape May, NJ
End Port/Location: Cape May, NJ
Start Date: 1975-08-17
End Date: 1975-08-21
Equipment Used: Grab sampler, Grab sampler - Shipek, Current, Niskin water sampler, Rocking Chair Dredge, O2 sensor, Seabed drifters, Benthos model 372 camera and strobe, Smith-MacIntyre grab, Bathythermograph, ORE sidescan, Salinometer, Plankton nets, Nephelometer, Loran-A
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: A USGS observer aboard the submarine for one dive at each of the 5 EPA stations acquired TV, 35 mm color and black and white photography, and sediment samples. From the ADVANCE II, bottom photos, BT lowerings, nephelometer lowerings, sediment samples, suspended matter samples, and sidescan sonar data were collected. Bottom photos at 3 stations; BT lowerings: 10; Nephelometer lowerings: 5; Sediment samples: 25; Suspended matter samples: 12; Sidescan sonar data: 30 km; Dive observation transcripts: 6 (Dives #437, 443, 448, 454, 459, and 462).
Staff: Susan Barton, David W. Folger, Dennis Edwards
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Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Folger, D. Edward, L. Morse, S. Purdy, P. Cousins, and S. Rindge.
Philadelphia sewage and Dupont acid dumpsites, Baltimore Trough, Middle Atlantic continental shelf, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
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He has also surprised a few with his transfer activity so far. While many expected high profile signings such as Adam Johnson and Stevan Jovetic, Rodgers has gone about his work with a single minded assurance. He knows who he wants to bring in to the club and he won't be swayed by others' opinions on the matter.
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Time to think about summer for the remaining fashion designers on NBC's brand new reality TV series, Fashion Star. Tonight, the clothiers design looks forecasted by retail-store reporters for summer. Keep reading to find out what stores decide to buy their hot summer trends!
The 12 designers include Orly Shani, Edmond Newton, Nikki Poulos, Barbara Bates, Ross Bennett, Sarah Parrott, Ronnie Escalante, Luciana Scarabello, Lizzie Parker, Lisa Vian Hunter, Nzimiro Oputa and Kara Laricks.
The three mentors are Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos. The buyers are Nicole Christie from H&M, Terron Schaefer from Saks Fifth Avenue and Caprice Willard from Macy's.
LMFAO kicks off the summer-season show singing their party anthem song. Host Elle Macpherson announces that this week, the designers will create fun summer looks. Week in and week out, the designers have been presenting their showcases to the buyers. If the buyers want to purchase the collection then the designers' creations will be sold in their stores and on-line along with earning a spot in the competition moving forward. But, for those who do not make a deal–they're at risk for elimination.
First up, Orly, Ronnie and Barbara show their collections to the buyers. Orly gets an offer from Saks Fifth Avenue for $120,000; but no offers are made for Barbara and Ronnie.
Next, Nikki creates jumpsuits; Sarah shows sexy dresses with high slits and Nzimiro designs summer-wear for men. H&M offers Sarah $50,000; Nikki receives $50,000 from Macy's and Nzimiro gets $50,000 from H&M.
Luciana, Ross and Lisa face the buyers. Unfortunately, no offers are made for Luciana and Lisa but Ross gets an offer for $120,000 from Macy's.
Lastly, Edmond designs Maxi dresses; Lizzie makes sheath dresses and Kara steps out of her comfort zone and uses bright, bold colors. Kara gets a $50,000 offer from Saks Fifth Avenue while Lizzie and Edmond didn't make a sale.
The six designers who didn't make sales are Barbara, Ronnie, Luciana, Lisa, Lizzie and Edmond. The designers in the bottom three facing possible elimination are Lizzie, Edmond and Luciana. The mentors choose to save Edmond and the buyers decide to send home Lizzie Parker.
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Two lucky individuals won $587.5 million last night by matching all six numbers in the Powerball lottery. This represents the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
To put this amount in perspective, and to shed light on the United States' spending problem, the math below shows that the federal government's pace of deficit spending would consume this amount in just four hours.
In fiscal year 2012, the debt of the U.S. government increased by $1,275,901,078,828.74, according to the Treasury Department. That equals about $3.5 billion per day, or $2,430,555.00 per minute.
Based on these numbers, the federal government would blow through the lottery winnings in just 4.0 hours.
Even the largest jackpot in history would only buy the government an extra half-hour of deficit spending.
The largest lottery ever won in the U.S. was $656 million on March 30, 2012. Even with these winnings, the federal government could fund itself for just 4.5 hours.
It's a lot like trying to come to grips with the process of evolution: our minds cannot conceive of the actual duration involved, just as we cannot conceive of just vast is the trillions of dollars in debt we are as a country.
Ironically, if you don't believe in evolution, you're a knuckle-dragging Christer. But if you don't believe the enormity of the debt is cause for concern, you're a Nobel Prize winner in economics!
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But if you don't believe the enormity of the debt is cause for concern, you're a Nobel Prize winner in economics!
Strictly speaking this may be a necessary condition for winning a Nobel Prize but it isn't a sufficient condition. However, the contrapositive: If you believe the enormity of the debt is a cause for concern you cannot win a Nobel Prize in economics" would seem to be a surefire winner.
Ack, missed the html close tag after the closing the parens. Sorry.
English. It is Greek to me.
LBascom says November 29, 2012 at 11:25 am
Well, the good news is the feds will confiscate enough of that money to run the government for 2 hours, so there's that.
I think that's just enough to finance the deficit for two hours, not actually run the government for two hours.
Squid says November 29, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Math is hard. Let's go shopping!
Jim in KC says November 29, 2012 at 12:55 pm
I'm in, Squid. Let's see if we can find a solar panel manufacturer to buy!
We should call scientific notation "legislative notation".
Another irony is that the former members of the Confederacy form the largest block of states most interested in preserving the founders vision of the Union, while the principal members of the Union (New York, Illinois, and California) are the states most interested in throwing off liberty and embracing the tyranny of permanent servitude.
Yuri says November 29, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Actually, it was only $384 million. Split by two people, that's $192 Million per.
Not sure the exact taxes; but I think roughly 40%. So, really it's only a paltry $115 million for each winner.
The odds, by the way, of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175 million, or (if such things were only based on chance) roughly twice as good as the odds of becoming President.
Of course, if you become President, you can — apparently — spend a literally infinite amount of money. It makes $115 mil look like chump change.
Libby says November 29, 2012 at 1:40 pm
How many Solyndras would this lottery payout fund? probably not even one since the winners have to pay taxes on this, right?
Yuri says November 29, 2012 at 1:52 pm
I've recently had a change of heart, an epiphany of sorts, about the Civil War. I'm not so sure that the "Union" wasn't interested only in tyranny even back then.
Should things collapse, and some northerners move south/west and try to secede (or do some similarly crazy thing); I'm guessing that they, too, might begin to see the "Union", the Civil War, and Abe Lincoln in a new, less flattering, light.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one." – Malcom Reynolds
Roddy Boyd says November 29, 2012 at 2:23 pm
All: Respectfully, let's ease up on the union collapsing talk.
It's not going to happen.
Slow growth? Very probably
Higher tax/Higher spend? Bet on it.
National pride swallowing, a la getting the hell out of Afghanistan via massive troop drawdowns (read:defeat)? Possibly within the year, maybe sooner.
All bad, very much so, but not a societal collapse.
Frankly, I'm surprised. An economic contraction looming–but by no means certain–and people are conceding a social framework one standard deviation north of "The Walking Dead."
We made this bed, so we all get to lie in it, one way or another.
Jeff G. says November 29, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Sorry Roddy, but we aren't buying it. The society is already in a post-Constitutional phase. The rule of law is used indiscriminately. The center will not hold. And I suspect without some major course correction, you'll see it implode sooner rather than later.
All: Respectfully, let's ease up on the union collapsing talk.
It's not going to happen.
It may or may not happen, but no one can say for certain that it won't.
How much do we need to ease up to satisfy you? Make your arguments, but please don't dictate the terms of discussion.
All of the things you mentioned are very likely going to happen, at a minimum. However, our society is very fragile and is full of people who cannot and will not take care of themselves, and never have. No one knows what they will do, but we can guess, and it won't be pretty.
Roddy Boyd says November 29, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Cranky: I concede to speaking in the authoratative voice and I retract that.
I won't concede that it's wrong and wrong-headed. But i'm no better or worse than anyone here, so wrong-headed is something that I've been, more than a thousand times.
I've been hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.
The other day I was hoping for the breast and got the wurst. Limped for a week. Now I prepare.
For the worst wurst.
I'm hoping for a long, slow slide and sort of preparing for the zombie apocalypse. I still haven't moved out of the city, though.
You could get a long slow slide of wurst. It's happened to me.
Merovign says November 29, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Roddy – there is little worse than going to a person who has consistently argued against an idea and telling them, "well, we did this together, so we have to suffer the consequences."
Losing a vote one time or 100 times does not make you morally responsible for the outcome. It's imposed on you.
Life isn't fair, but lying about why it's not fair makes it worse.
Merovign says November 29, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Also I know someone is going to say I'm rejecting the principles of representative government. There's a difference between voting whether or not some kids will get school vouchers and whether or not to run the ship into the rocks. Everything has limits.
But in either case, blaming the person who voted against the idea for the bad consequences of the idea just reeks.
Roddy Boyd says November 29, 2012 at 6:29 pm
I see some wisdom in what you say. I definitely don't want to heap any ashes on anyone's head here–a lot of solid people, bright and decent. Injury is not my intent.
My point is that many on the right–myself, to varying degrees, included–supported our own foolish candidates and backed their own appalling prescriptions and ideas, implicitly or explicitly, without ever stopping and pondering where the end of the line was.
I count myself among that number because, in the end, there is no such thing as a qualified vote for a war or a candidate that supports a war, or a candidate that supports suspending meaningful financial reform or regulation. There's only yes or no. You remember how many blogs on the right had eloquent and serious defenses of Bush's foreign policy or his management of the economy?
When JHoward, Jeff et al write "That how we get there matters" (I think JG coined the phrase viz. PW first though) I agree. But how we GOT here matters as well. You simply cannot get Obama as POTUS unless you have Bush and all that he brought to bear on the electorate. The natural candidacy prescriptive for GWB–a southern country club republican and not a conservative–is Al Gore and John Kerry, rich preppies from Yale/Harvard. But as we reaped Bush's whirlwind, we got Obama.
This year, faced with another four years of Obama, the GOP (absurdly) reached for Romney, a Wall Street hack technocrat who was in many ways, merely a more verbal GW Bush. Many of you have been eloquent and forceful in sussing out the rot in the GOP. What has been missing, I respectfully submit, is the recognition that what Carter was to Democrats, Bush was to the GOP.
We voted for and defended him and the key intellectual forces that he championed, so-called "compassionate conservatism", hawks and social conservatives, will take some time to sort themselves out, before–I hope–re-assuming their more productive roles as appendages to a GOP committed primarily to a rationally smaller government, much lower taxes, strong defense and an intelligent fiscal policy.
But that might be in the past and I could be wrong.
I still can't get to a divided collapse into…what? But again, many of you apparently can.
Yuri says November 29, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Roddy Boyd,
As I was the only commenter who mentioned the word "collapse" prior to your comment; I feel that I should respond, though I'm not sure how. So this is just off the top of my head.
I wrote "should things collapse". In other words "IF things collapse," or, "IN THE EVENT THAT things collapse". I did not say that they would. Nor did I say why they would, if, in fact, they did.
Personally, like you, I don't believe that the "Union" will collapse. However, I think we differ as to what "things" (to use my very descriptive term) might collapse, or why.
I believe that the "Union" will NOT collapse. That is, I believe that to be the most likely future. At the same time, I believe that the potential for collapse is greater than at any time since the Civil War. I also believe that the "Union" NOT collapsing — repeat, NOT collapsing — is the worst possible future.
I find your idea that "society" = "economy" to be, frankly, bizarre. As is your contention that some form of economic collapse is "by no means certain". This may be strictly true in purely metaphysical sense, because I cannot actually see the future. However, if I see a boulder rolling down a hill towards a cliff (regardless of how the rock got a-rollin'), and there is nothing to stop it, and no sign that anything will miraculously appear to stop it; then I STILL know what's going to happen, even though I STILL cannot actually "see" the future.
This is what's known as cause-and-effect. (or inertia, momentum, gravity, inevitability, etc.).
I find it strange that, despite your centering on the economy (measured how?) as the end-all and be-all of "society", you make no mention of the National Debt. (please see the post on the debt regarding Krugman's statement)
There are other things besides the economy that have the potential to cause "things" to collapse — with or without help from a faltering economy.
Lastly, in response to your respectful request to "ease up" on the "things collapsing" talk.
I respectfully refuse.
It takes along time for empires to collapse. There is a great deal of wealth to burn through first and a not insignificant number of shepherds. It will take quite some time, much longer than many here imagine.
It's a lot like trying to come to grips with the process of evolution
There is no theory of evolution, there is only a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.
There is a great deal of wealth to burn through first and a not insignificant number of shepherds.
Not any more there isn't.
BTW: Mero, Roddy – you're both regulars. Howzabout you kick your shoes off and set a spell. By which I mean, "head over to gravatar.com and put a face (or whatever) to your name".
As it stands, I've been trained by slipperyslope et al to skip over all comments coming from the "no icon" people. You're in with a bad crowd!
Roddy Boyd says November 30, 2012 at 8:54 am
Things aren't going to collapse for social reasons.
Gay marriage, rubbers in the HS nurse's office, abortion, shitty congresses, crime and another SEC college football champion aren't remotely going to cause a possible dissolution of the Union. None of these are good for us, and they might be leading indicators of cultural rot, but they aren't the reasons this caboose goes off the tracks.
So there's the economy. It's not great, and there's way too much Keynes in it for my tastes, but it's not in collapse and nowhere near it. As to a default, if we got near it, then we default. Ok. Sucks for us, they'd have to cut defense and a dozen other programs to the bone, but again, no societal collapse. There's a really easy and obvious remedy for default and that's negotiating with creditors, who usually take 80 cents on the dollar or extended payback periods over, say, nothing.
A national black eye, to be sure, but those have been coming fast and hard these days. We're pulling out of Afghanistan where we have spent a fortune, lost thousands dead and wounded and within months a Taliban oriented government will be in force (or something damned close to it.) That's a black eye. A debt default would be more ugly, screw up capital markets and currencies hither and yon (seeing the liklihood of it happening now?) but nothing that couldn't be handled
A societal collapse comes from a concentric series of political and economic calamities that have no apparent remedy–not a remedy that one side or another finds unpalatable or abhorent–but quite literally, no remedy.
We have plenty of remedies, just no national willpower to take the medicine nor the leadership to discuss it.
Yuri says November 30, 2012 at 9:17 am
We have plenty of remedies, just no national willpower to take the medicine nor the leadership to discuss it. …
no national willpower to take the medicine nor the leadership to discuss it.
I'd say you've identified at least one "calamit(y) .. that has no apparent remedy."
Slartibartfast says November 30, 2012 at 9:23 am
The sun never sets on the British Empire.
Yuri says November 30, 2012 at 9:50 am
"A debt default would be more ugly, … but nothing that couldn't be handled"
If you say so.
I'm not fully conceding the point; but, I can't effectively argue against it, either. So, I'll concede the point for the time being, while reserving the right to argue it later.
I brought up the debt only to bring up the potential for default, which some people (I think) see as having worse consequences than you think it will. Nevertheless, it was an ancillary point. We still haven't gotten to what I think might (not "will") increase the potential for "collapse".
First, "collapse". I used the word too loosely (both because I expected little argument, and because I was speaking hypothetically).
Many people talk of "collapse" these days and, frankly, I don't really know what it means, nor what people who use the term intend it to mean. Economically, I really don't know what it means, other than "really bad things" (unspecified).
I also cannot imagine what "social" "collapse" could possibly mean, given the way you've defined "social". You are right that those things you mentioned (gay marriage, abortion, etc) are not things that lead to "social" "collapse", almost no matter how you define "social". Unless, of course, you define "social" as "cultural" or "moral", which are more subjective than I care to discuss right this moment.
But, and here's the point (I know you were wondering when I'd get to it), you mentioned something else: ….. "dissolution of the Union".
That's about what I meant by my off-handed use of the word "collapse".
So, if the economy won't "collapse", and there will be no "social" "collapse" (using your definition of "social"), AND, if the the "collapse" of one or both wouldn't necessarily lead to the "dissolution of the Union"; then, what would? What could? What possible reason would there, could there, be for the "Union" to dissolve?
At this point, I'd like to (for now) concede your points on "collapse", and focus on "dissolution of the Union", and my question above. You know, pretend I could actually make points clearly and use the right words for what I mean: i.e. "collapse" = "dissolution of the Union."
After all that excessive wordiness to isolate the point, I still haven't made any point. That is, I haven't made a good argument for what might cause the "dissolution of the Union."
And, I'm not going to.
Unfair (and possibly stupid) as it may be, I'm simply going to leave you with the question(s) I posed above.
If the economy won't "collapse", and there will be no "social" "collapse" (using your definition of "social"), AND, if the the "collapse" of one or both wouldn't necessarily lead to the "dissolution of the Union"; then, what would?
Ponder it, …. or don't. It's still a free country. ;)
RI Red says November 30, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Let me throw out the obvious, yurt. We have two recent historical examples to use. What caused the "collapse" of the British colonial system in the American colonies? What caused the "almost-collapse" of the Union in 1861-1865?
At the risk of over-simplification, each came about when a group of peoples became sufficiently dissatisfied with actions and governance that were not in their perceived best interest.
No one event makes that happen, but add up all of roddy's examples above and then keep an eye out for some straw that breaks the proverbial camel's back.
Roddy Boyd says November 30, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Yuri: Points acknowledged.
RI Red: Just so.
Squid says November 30, 2012 at 1:46 pm
I maintain that the money is running out. How many states are functionally bankrupt already (though they pretend otherwise)? How many other states are going to be willing to force their citizens to pony up the dough to keep the prodigal states in the manner to which they are accustomed?
I still think the day is coming when the EBT cards suddenly show a zero balance. I sure as shit don't want my kid working in a supermarket that week. And I'm also sure as shit that my neighbors won't be commuting into a city where food riots and national guard barricades abound.
Cities on fire are nothing pleasant to contemplate, especially when one lives in the middle of one. But then, I'm not the one stoking class warfare with rhetoric about one-percenters and Occupy Whatever and "fair share" and fatcats. Not that blame for what's to come will ever fall on those who've laid the groundwork…


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Can the Kings win a 10th road game in a row?
Kopitar is a top player, and the goal he scored was awesome if you consider that it was in overtime. That being said, the move itself wasn't spectacular, and any top butterfly goalie would have stop it. He wouldn't have do the same feint against a butterfly goalie tho.
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Kings and Devils into overtime yet again? Would would have guessed it?
Kings will likely lose tonight unless they figure out that they need to put shots on goal to win. Every shot that Jersey makes is one more chance Quick wont make the save.
Kings win in OT once again!
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ima devils fan.
at least LA is getting a run for there money, no doubt they will win, just pisses me off fucking NHL is pay to win no skill NO SKILL
Original six teams and their join date:
Montréal Canadiens 1917
Toronto Maple Leafs 1917
Boston Bruins 1924
Chicago Blackhawks 1926
New York Rangers 1926
Detroit Red Wings 1926
PS: Other teams were in the NHL before but that's the name of the six teams that are still in the NHL to this day from before the expansions.
But hey there's the american hockey league(AHL 20 to retirement) which is a minor professional league affiliated to the NHL(18 to retirement) and there's the CHL which is for teenagers (16 to 20). The AHL is basically for bad players, goons and the such. sometimes players from the CHL go there when they still suck too much for the NHL but cant keep playing the CHL.
A lot of them make their career in the ahl because they couldnt make it in the NHL.
but hey, the league is definately an american league.
http://www.quanthockey.com/TS/TS_Pla...ionalities.php There's after all only 22% canadians players in the NHL compared to 53% americans... oh wait.
So the original six teams were 4 US and 2 CAN teams? Okay.
most of american nhl teams are in the red. Luckily they have canadian teams to save their asses.
13 of the nhl teams are in the red. And as far as I know none of them are from Canada. The only exception may be the Jets. The Trashers were in the red deep. I'm not sure if it's going to be in a good spot in the first year.
DURING THE EARLY ROUNDS OF THE 2010 PLAYOFFS, CANADIANS OUTSIDE OF QUEBEC WERE 40 TIMES AS LIKELY AS AMERICANS TO HAVE BEEN WATCHING HOCKEY. QUEBECERS WERE AS MUCH AS 90 TIMES AS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN WATCHING HOCKEY.sourceAMERICAN TEAMS ARE ENTITLED TO AT LEAST 80% OF THE NATIONAL TV BROADCAST FEES PAID BY TSN, RDS AND THE TAxPAYER-SUPPORTED CBC. AND AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT REVENUE SHARE PAID TO POOR US TEAMS, THE PERCENTAGE
The NHL is thinking about at least 1 team in Mexico City?
When most people think of sports in Mexico, the first images that come to mind are baseball and soccer. Although the nation has 18 ice rinks and 2,200 registered players, including 1,800 at the junior level -- respectable participation for a non-traditional hockey country -- few people outside its small hockey community even know the sport exists in the country. However, Mexico has been part of the world hockey community for a quarter-century, gaining membership in International Ice Hockey Federation in 1985. The country made its international tournament debut at the 2000 Group D (now Division III) World Championships.
Mexico currently plays at the Division II level and is No. 38 in the world, according to the most recent IIHF international rankings. That is up nine spots from its ranking five years ago. The Mexican hockey community has no pretensions of becoming a Division I-caliber country anytime soon. Instead, the goal is to build participation by providing more people with access to the game. Apart from the ups and downs of the national teams' performances at the senior and junior World Championships, Mexico's program faces significant ongoing challenges in continuing to build the sport.
On the bright side, the top junior clubs -- such as the ones based out of Lomas Verdes and San Jeronimo in Mexico City -- have access to quality coaches and have produced some youngsters who have gone on to play Junior B hockey in Canada. Unfortunately, club hockey in Mexico typically has been based around Mexico City with only minor participation elsewhere, primarily centered in Guadalajara, Monterrey, Toluca and Leon. Six of the country's rinks are located in or around Mexico City.
Toward this end, the most recent Azteca Tournament and the Division II Mexican national league featured a record number of teams (11) participating, and there were concerted efforts to increase players' access to the Olmeca, Tolteca and Maya tournaments.
Providing youngsters and interested adults widespread access to the game has been an ongoing challenge in Mexico. The costs associated with the game -- ice time and equipment -- traditionally have limited participation to higher-income families. While some Mexican rinks charge fees as low as $70 U.S. per month, others charge as much as $150 per month. Some leagues and rinks offer rental equipment at a nominal cost per use (less than $3), but the expense adds up fast for the lower-income population. Add in factors like the Mexican climate and lack of mainstream visibility of hockey within the country, and the challenge of building the sport becomes even more daunting.
The majority of players in Mexico are those who can afford to buy their own equipment. In a country where hockey has to be sought out by those who want to play -- and in which few private or public sponsorships exist to defray operating costs for hockey clubs -- the task of increasing Mexican hockey's visibility and participation has proven quite difficult -- but not impossible.
The Mexican Hockey Federation has taken significant steps recently to increase the domestic and international visibility of its national program. Earlier this year, Mexico hosted two IIHF-sanctioned international tournaments. At the senior level, the Division II Group A World Championship took place in Mexico City. Several weeks earlier, Monterrey hosted the Under-18 Division III Group B World Championship. In recent years, the country has hosted the men's Division III World Championship (2005) and the 2008 U-18 Division III Group A Worlds.
Mexico's men's national team won one of four games in the Division II Worlds, finishing fifth in the six-team field. While these results may seem modest, Mexico threw a scare into eventual gold medalist Spain before losing 4-2; the Mexicans also dominated cellar-dwelling Turkey by a 9-2 score. Also encouraging was the attendance. Several games drew 3,000 fans to Lomas Verdes in Mexico City. In the U-18 tournament, Mexico finished second, losing only to undefeated New Zealand (5-4) in the final game of the competition.
Things did not go nearly as well as the U-20 Division II Group A World Championship in Debrecen, Hungary, in December 2009. Mexico finished last and was relegated to Division III after scoring just 4 goals and allowing 77 in five games. In the most lopsided games of the tourney, Mexico lost 28-0 to Hungary and 25-1 to Great Britain.
Moving forward, the key to building hockey in Mexico will be to expand the existing infrastructure of its program. The natural inclination is to wonder if Mexico can follow a similar model to the one Spain has used to win the recent Division II tournament in Mexico City and earn a promotion to the Division I level next season. Earlier this year, Spanish IIHF Council member Frank Gonzalez said there can't be a direct parallel, but there are some common themes that Mexico and other non-traditional hockey countries can glean from one another.
"Each country is so unique in their way of life, traditions and their day-to-day activities. Even though it might sound that Spain and Mexico are very alike because of the language and our history, we are completely different from each other; our ministries of sport work completely different, the funding is different, our targets in the long and short run are different. But what makes us so similar is that we are starting from zero when it comes to the infrastructure of our federations. Although we in Spain have the base, the employees, volunteers and technical staff to start the process," Gonzalez said.
In Mexico, there have been steps taken to get the process moving. The challenge will be to follow through on the progress that has been made over the last few years.
Hockey is gaining some popularity in Mexico as kind of a rich persons' sport. Enrolling your kid in it is kind of a status symbol.
I'd say the Devils have somewhat outplayer the Kings on the open ice, but Quick has been the more effective goalie and is basically carrying the Kings. .945 save percentage is insane, he is basically a lock for playoff MVP at this point, even if the Kings lose the series.


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Mother's Day – Part III
Monday, May 06, 2013
We are concluding our Mother's Day series with James of gorgeous lifestyle blog, Bleubird. A mix of great photography and thoughtful musings, Bleubird is the perfect mix of all the things we love in a blog. Learn more about this stylish blogger and her adorable brood below.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your website.
My name is James Kicinski-McCoy. I have four children that drive me crazy in the best way possible. I embrace the chaos and cherish our days spent together as a family. At any given moment you can find us hiking in the woods behind our house, baking a cake in the kitchen, building block towers as tall as possible or dancing to music in the living room. I write a popular lifestyle blog called Bleubird that is centered around my family and our day to day happenings along with doing freelance styling and merchandising work from time to time.
What are your Mother's Day plans this year?
Every year, my family takes me out for a delicious brunch and then we head over to the nursery to buy plants and flowers to plant in our garden. Then we spend the rest of the day repotting and planting in the yard. It's become a tradition over the past few years that I treasure.
What are your essentials as a mother? (beauty products, style essentials, tech accessories, etc.)
I live in Ace&Jig dresses, and am addicted to Rosebud Salve, iced soy lattes, dry shampoo, Minnetonka Moccasins, my Clarisonic and my record collection. Some of my favorites to listen to are Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Sam Cooke and Fleetwood Mac.
What website or mobile app is your secret weapon for helping you get through the day?
I love Instagram. It's really the only thing that I religiously get on on a daily basis. It's fun to scroll through and see what friends and inspiring people are up to.
What are some RM products you are eyeing for this Mother's Day?
I love the Knocked Up Baby Bag, Floyd dress, Cruz pants and the Becky Jacket.
Don't forget to check out our giveaway with Bleubird here.
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Very cool game day video on cyclones.com
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Bump, this video is awesome, Especially the Kansas game.
I can't watch it right now, otherwise I would know, but is this the last installment of the inside men's basketball series? I've really enjoyed watching these
is this the last installment of the inside men's basketball series
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Jerry Lambert, best known among PlayStation fans as the actor who portrays marketing maestro Kevin Butler, is being sued by Sony for breach of contract.
The news comes as Lambert was featured in a commercial for Bridgestone's Game On promotion, where he is seen playing Nintendo Wii in a similar style to his Sony executive alter ego.
As a result, Sony has launched a lawsuit against Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek Inc., the latter being Lambert's own production company, citing intellectual property and trademark infringement.
Writing in a statement to Kotaku, Sony commented: Wildcat Creek Inc. claiming intellectual property and trademark infringement.
"The claims are based on violations of the Lanham Act, misappropriation, breach of contract and tortious interference with a contractual relationship."
"We invested significant resources in bringing the Kevin Butler character to life and he's become an iconic personality directly associated with PlayStation products over the years.
"Use of the Kevin Butler character to sell products other than those from PlayStation misappropriates Sony's intellectual property, creates confusion in the market and causes damage to Sony."
Lambert has since been edited out of the commercial in question and the footage was later reissued. The original advert featuring Lambert can be viewed via GoNintendo.
Sony's attorney's told the Northern District of California court on September 26 that both parties were close to resolving the issue. The console maker has until October 12 to either withdraw or continue through to a hearing.
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Hi there
Is it Possible to stream audio from any Streaming Server?
This i found in the API Doc.. but with this i can only play audio files:
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Thanks for your Help
3 Aug 2011 12:52 AM #2
? Not possible ?
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Check out Jplayer (http://www.jplayer.org/) its an HTML5 audio/video player with a flash fallback. It can be configured to steam audio although not all browsers support html5 streaming. theres some talk about it on the google group http://groups.google.com/group/jplayer


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Neptune Ngorongoro is located not far from the entrance to the Ngorongoro Crater.
Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge: Our full report
Formerly Exploreans Ngorongoro, which opened in January 2012, this lodge became Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge in May 2015. It has 20 cottages situated on a virgin-forest hillside in some 50 acres of land on the doorstep of Tanzania's UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Crater.
With wooden floors and beamed ceilings throughout, each cottage at Neptune have been created in the style of a log cabin, with a lounge, sizeable bedroom, dressing room, en-suite bathroom and private terrace. In the lounge, a roll-arm settee and two high-backed armchairs are set around a coffee table near a fireplace. A cushioned day bed in one corner could be converted into a child's bed, and there's also a writing desk, stocked minibar, and tea/coffee facilities.
The bedroom has twin four-poster beds, or a double bed, hung with mosquito nets, an armchair with matching ottoman near a fireplace, and a day bed that can convert into an extra bed for a child. The effect of the room's fairly masculine furniture is softened by cushions in richly coloured fabrics and vibrant African artworks. As Neptune is part of a chain with several lodges in Kenya, much of this artwork is Kenyan, but we look forward to a time when it will be replaced by the work of Tanzanian artists.
Leading off the bedroom is a dressing room with luggage rack and large wardrobe, and a smartly tiled bathroom with twin basins, a walk-in shower and a separate flush toilet. Double doors open out from both the lounge and the bedroom onto a private furnished terrace with views over the wooded valley below.
Every requirement seems to have been thought of at Neptune Ngorongoro, with a hairdryer, torch, telephone, digital safe, WiFi connection, battery-charging points, ceiling fans, hot-water bottles, umbrellas, bathrobes, slippers, toiletries, alarm clock and even the option of a shoe-shining service in each room.
Neptunes' main area is a makuti-thatched, T-shaped, timber building, with a veranda wrapped around much of it. The relatively sizeable interior appears more spacious because of high A-frame ceilings with exposed beams, although on a dull day it can seem rather dark. At one end of the 'T' is the reception desk and curio shop; at the other, the very good Acacia Restaurant. At the top of the 'T' is the bar, with a wall-mounted TV, and the tail incorporates the lounge, furnished with leather-backed chairs and comfortable sofas. Double doors lead to an outdoor terrace. Large glass windows allow for a lot of natural light, and make the most of the pretty views.
Neptune can arrange safari excursions for their guests into the nearby Ngorongoro Crater through a third-party supplier, but most travellers arrive with their own private guide and safari vehicle. When you're not out on safari, there are options to relax by the swimming pool, read a book from the library, indulge in a treatment at the Mvua African Rain Spa, browse in the small safari boutique, or enjoy a cocktail on the veranda, served from the Zebra Bar. For something a bit further afield, the choices include guided nature walks, village and plantation visits.
Our viewThe location of Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge is excellent for relatively quick access to the Ngorongoro Crater – it's a short five-minute drive from the lodge to the entrance gate of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We expect that this, combined with smart, spacious accommodation, very good food using fresh ingredients, and considerable attention to detail, will make this a popular choice for many travellers.
Location: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Ideal length of stay: We recommend a stay of at least two nights at Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge, to allow a full-day safari to the Ngorongoro Crater.
Directions: Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge is situated about three hours drive from Arusha, or about a one-hour drive from Lake Manyara airstrip.
Accessible by: Fly-and-Transfer
Key personnel
Owner: Plan Hotel Group
Food & drink
Usual board basis: Full Board
Food quality: Meals are served in the Acacia Restaurant, either within the formal dining room, or on the outdoor terrace. We found the food here to be fresh and delicious because many of the ingredients are locally sourced; meat, fruit and dairy comes from the surrounding communities, while many of the vegetables and herbs come from the lodge's own garden.
Your breakfast table will be set with a mouth-watering basket of assorted filled danishes, croissants, doughnuts and rolls fresh from the oven, a fresh-fruit platter and chilled, freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juice. You'll then have the choice of cereal, muesli or porridge with full-fat, low-fat or soya milk, a cold-meat platter with crackers and fig jam, egg dishes such as eggs benedict with hollandaise sauce or scrambled eggs on hash browns, cinnamon French toast, pancakes or waffles.
Lunch usually comes in the form of a lunch box sent with you on your day's activity. You'll typically have three choices of fillings to choose from: meat, chicken, or vegetarian and a choice of a pasta or rice salad. On our most recent visit here (July 2013) we had Thai-chicken noodles, which were delicious, and came with a tomato pasta salad, a piece of fruit, a pastry, and a fruit juice.
Your dinner table will be set with a basket of fresh bread served with tasty dips such as spicy aubergine, guacamole and white lentil. You'll then choose your dishes from an à la carte menu. During our visit, there was a choice of five starters, including soup, salad, antipasti meat platter, pasta or risotto, five main courses, including red meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian option, followed by a choice of three desserts and coffee or tea.
Dining style: Individual Tables
Dining locations: Indoor and Outdoor Dining
Cost of meal e.g. lunch: Included
Drinks included: Juices, soft drinks, Tanzanian beer, selected wines, tea and coffee served during meals and at the bar are included. All other drinks, including cocktails and selected spirits, incur an additional cost.
Further dining info: Yes, a room service menu is located in each cottage.
Attitude towards children: Children of all ages are welcome at ENeptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge.
Property's age restrictions: There is no age limit
Special activities & services: Child minding is available at a cost of U$10 per evening. Parents must be aware that these are not professionally trained child-minders, but members of staff from the lodge.
Equipment: All the cottages have two day-beds which can be converted into extra beds for children. The lodge can arrange baby cots and high chairs on request and games and drawing books are available in the main area.
Generally recommended for children: Although Neptune does accept children of all ages we found it to have quite an adult atmosphere. The lodge is located on quite a steep site with lots of stairs and some of the rooms, despite having a solid balcony, had some steep drops to the ground below. We would recommend it for children aged six and above and that they be supervised at all times.
Power supply: Mains Electricity
Power supply notes: A generator, in case of a power failure, backs up mains electricity, while solar power is used to heat the water.
Communications: Each cottage has a telephone and WiFi is available free of charge. There is no computer available, so guests must bring their own device to access the internet.
TV & radio: The lodge's bar has a wall-mounted TV.
Water supply: Mains
Health & safety
Malarial protection recommended: Yes
Medical care: Neptune Ngorongoro's manager is trained in first aid, and there is a first-aid kit available at the lodge. The nearest doctor is in the small town of Karatu, about 15-minutes drive away.
Dangerous animals: High Risk
Security measures: All of the cottages have a safe in which to store personal belongings. A guard (askari) man's the lodge gate, while others discreetly patrol the grounds on a 24-hour basis.
Fire safety: A detailed fire evacuation plan is included in each of the cottage's room information pack. Fire extinguishers are fixed to the exterior of each cottage.
Disabled access: On Request
Laundry facilities: A full laundry service is available for an additional charge. Costs vary from about US$2–5 per item and clothes to be laundered are usually collected in the morning and returned at the end of the day. An express service is available, but may incur a 50% surcharge depending on what time the request is received.
Money: The lodge will normally exchange small amounts of currency.
Accepted payment on location: Payment in Tanzanian shillings, US dollars and euros is usually accepted, as is payment by Visa or MasterCard.


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Future of fire service considered (From This Is Wiltshire)
Future of fire service considered
11:39am Tuesday 29th July 2014 in
A WIDE ranging consultation to consider options for the future of Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service started last Monday.
Between now and October 20, local people will be able to have their say on options including closer working with local authorities and the police through to a possible merger with Dorset Fire Authority.
A parallel consultation is being held in Dorset during the same time period. In both counties, local residents will be able to access further information and complete an on-line questionnaire.
In addition, a random selection of 12,000 households across Wiltshire and Dorset will receive the questionnaire directly.
Simon Routh-Jones, Chief Fire Officer of Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service, said: "We are keen to know what local people think about our options to strengthen our fire and rescue service.
We have a number of potential ways forward including a potential merger with Dorset Fire Authority.
"We are consulting widely on this important issue and we would encourage any views as no decisions have yet been made."The consultation portal is accessible via www.wiltsfire.gov.uk/stre ngtheningourfrs
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Cut them down to half a dozen "regional unit" across England with single HR, Purchasing, Administration etc and save £millions in back office costs to fund front-line services.
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They are the members of our local school boards - elected officials who are entrusted to uphold the public trust as a check and balance on district administrators. This year, 41 seats are at stake in the 10 Luzerne County school districts The Citizens' Voice regularly covers.
More than half of the candidates - 25 of 48 - are incumbents and, in many instances, with so few candidates beyond the number of available seats, the Nov. 5 election amounts to a fait accompli.
The candidates in five districts - Dallas, Hanover Area, Lake-Lehman, Northwest Area and Wyoming Valley West - face no opposition after securing nominations on both major party ballots in the May primary.
In the Valley West district, each candidate also has a professional connection to a school in the district.
In three districts - Crestwood, Greater Nanticoke Area and Wyoming Area - the race involves one candidate more than the available number of seats. In two - Wilkes-Barre Area and Pittston Area - six candidates are fighting for four spots.
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