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Sergei Zubov, one of the premier defensemen of his era, has moved on to the KHL and is likely done with the NHL. And the fact that his moving on didn't garner more attention is a shame (It's also indicative of the xenophobic attitude still existent in hockey today, but that's a topic for another day.) An excellent passer with a killer slapshot and deceiving wrist shot, Zubov is 18th all time in points for a defenseman, and among the top 30 in points he's 15th in PPG @ .772PPG (just for comparison Chris Drury, a pretty good center, is at .730 ppg in his career). Making the accomplishment all the more impressive is that 13 of the 18 defensemen ahead of him on the list played in the high-scoring (i.e shitty goalie) 80's.
His place on the all-time playoff performers is even more impressive. He's 11th all-time in both points and PPG among defensemen in the playoffs. Again 9 of the 10 above him on the points list played significant portions of their careers in the 80s. And Zubov has better PPG numbers than all his contemporaries in the playoffs. That's better than these guys: Scott Neidermeyer, Chris Pronger, Scott Stevens, Rob Blake, Sergei Gonchar, and yes even Niklas Lidstrom.
In fact here's a list of all defensemen that have better PPG playoffs numbers that didn't play in the 80s:
Bobby Orr.
Unlike some of the point scoring defensemen of the 80s, Zubov wasn't a one-dimesional player. Going back to 97-98 season (the first season NHL.com has avaialable) Zubov never averaged less than 2:30 time on ice short handed per game. When Richard Matvichuk and Derrian Hatcher left the team after the lockout, he increased his role and became the team's leading penalty killer.
Somehow Zubov has been under appreciated throughout his entire career. Despite pretty clearly being on of the three best defensemen of his era (Scott Niedermeyer and Niklas Lidstrom being the other 2) he only made 3 all-star games (which is an injustice of monumental proportions.) In 2006 he received his only Norris trophy final nomination.. again another injustice in his career.
Zubov started his career in New York with the Rangers, winning a cup his rookie season, before he was traded with Petr Nedved to the Penguins for Luc Robitaille and Ulf Samuelsson. After that season the Pens traded him to Dallas for Kevin Hatcher. Both teams probably regret that trade now.
Zubov was the quiet anchor of a Dallas team that formed a big-4 of hockey in the 90s. I still maintain that the hardest loss to be a part of as an Avalanche fan was Game 6 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, in which Ray Borque hit the post with seconds to play in a 1-goal game, which sent Sergei Zubov and the Dallas Stars to the Finals, where they lost to the NJ Devils. (It was the second consecutive year Zubov and the Stars knocked the Avs out in the WCF).
His bowing out of the NHL deserves a lot more attention, but his career did as well, even when he was playing. Here's some highlights that demonstrate how good he was:
(Ed note: Edited out the Theo joke due to the horrible news about the passing of his 2-month old. Although Jokinen gets 4 goals, Zubov displays his brilliant passing skills on 2 of the goals. )
Well Done Mr. Zubov, and good luck.
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Council announces plans to freeze tax
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9:41am Thursday 24th January 2013
By Clare Hardy
An authority has announced plans to freeze its share of council tax for the coming year.
Essex County Council's cabinet will recommend the move to a meeting of all members next month, along with plans to cut spending by £55 million.
The savings would be part of plans to provide more school places across the country, invest £65 million in roads and footpaths and ensure libraries stay open.
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Pillsbury has told a New York food co-op to stop using the phrase "bake-off" because they own it. Pillsbury coined the phrase back in 1949 (according to this unverifiable web source), and then trademarked it in the early 1970s (according to another). Now you know. (Thanks to Sarah!)
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'Golda and Dado Did Not Lose Confidence'
Top aide says context needed to understand Yom Kippur War papers.
Avner Shilo, who was bureau chief of then-chief of staff David Elazar during the Yom Kippur War, told Haaretz yesterday that "it is necessary to understand the context of what happened," in reference to the release of the transcript of the emergency meeting held during the second day of the war by then-prime minister Golda Meir.
"[Moshe] Dayan had lost influence and his statements were neither orders nor instructions but things thrown up in the air...we understood that he is in a terrible mood, but this made no difference; we went back to the south and Dado [Elazar] had already pulled out a plan for a counterattack. The chief of staff managed the war with stability and confidence and brought victory. He made the most correct decisions in critical stages. The leadership was very stable, Golda and Dado did not lose their confidence," Shilo says.
Shilo was present during that meeting, to which Dado arrived after it had already began, and he describes a different picture from the one that emerged following the release of the transcript. He says that "Golda accepted the assessment of Dado, and not that of Dayan. She behaved marvelously during this war - sharp, determined, a genuine leader. Very strong, real steel. Always clear-minded. That is how she ran things... during that meeting I felt that Dayan was... not reading the map correctly. I believed that we had sufficient forces and after a bad start we will overcome and win the war. Dado radiated confidence."
On Dayan, Shilo adds: "We recognized the situation; Dayan could make outlandish proposals, he had no influence. This did not influence us. Dado was entirely confident, and as early as that morning, he had said that we would do everything to pull ourselves up from the floor. The public must appreciate the context - Golda was not affected by that mood, Dayan had ups and downs. This may disappoint many people today; after all, his legend is huge. He was very smart and charismatic, but a very complicated man. Dayan fell victim to the assessment of Eli Zeira [head of Military Intelligence] and did not dream that there would be war."
Retired Major General Amiram Levin also describes that dramatic meeting as "a meeting that was run at a very high professional level; the people realized the situation and discussed seriously, and did not just throw out slogans. There was no loss of cool. True, the situation was difficult, and the size of the arrogance and show-off was equaled by the size of the surprise and harsh reality. For example, the dilemma of the counterattack; what would happen if we failed? These are real dilemmas of generals and leaders, and I was not surprised by what I read [in the transcript.]"
However, unlike Shilo, Levin believes that "Dayan was constantly 48 hours ahead of the army in his understanding of the situation. He said: 'If it is not possible to defend the outposts, defend behind them.'"
Yair Elazar, the youngest son of Dado, following the release of the transcript, said: "Now I can allow myself to keep quiet since the [transcript] speaks for itself."
In a film that he edited on his father, Yair Elazar also addressed the anger that he felt for years following the responsibility that the Agranat Committee, investigating the war, attributed to his father, while the politicians, and especially then-defense minister Dayan, emerged unscathed.
"As far as I am concerned, there is no news here," Elazar said.
Asi Dayan, discussing his father on Channel 2 yesterday, said that "pessimism was in his veins - he was to a certain extend a cynic. He was terribly shocked by the number of dead and the surprise [combined Arab attack]."
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ABU DHABI – A global security crisis of historic proportions is raging in the Middle East, and spreading by the day, as millions of refugees flee Syria and Iraq. The crisis is now affecting not just all of Syria's immediate neighbors, straining their resources and exacerbating social and ethnic tensions; it now directly involves all of the current permanent members of the Security Council except China. It is time for all would-be permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – namely, Germany, India, Japan, Brazil, and Egypt – to step up.
The desire for a political settlement that could end the Syrian civil war is palpable; but just what that settlement would look like remains open to debate – or to further conflict. Indeed, Russia and the United States are circling each other like boxers before the contest actually begins, supporting different factions and trying to ensure that their allies in the multi-sided conflict are advancing, or at least holding ground.
The need for broad cooperation – and the support of the entire UN Security Council – is apparent. That is why US Secretary of State John Kerry is talking to the Russians, the Saudis, and the Turks to build support for a new round of international talks. And the UN and Arab League's special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has created a set of working groups, chaired by Europeans, to "create a framework for concrete talks between Syria's government and opposition."
In enabling a peace deal, a coalition of countries that are not yet directly involved in the crisis could be very helpful. Such a coalition – involving, say, Germany, India, Japan, Brazil, and Egypt – could increase the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to negotiate by convincing Russian President Vladimir Putin that the world is watching his deal-making efforts closely and that his prestige is on the line.


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The phrase "under God" was added in the 1950's as a form of religious indoctrination for school children. Children already have the freedom to pray in school anytime they want. There is no mention of "God" anywhere in the Constitution-it was left out intentionally due the Founders' detailed knowledge of the abuses of past theocracies. George Washington added the phrase "so help me God" to the Oath of Office on his own and it has been repeated since by other Presidents. The concept of separation of church of state was expressed by Thomas Jefferson in his Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. Peace to all.


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Twice before, Rick Dial has entered the Realm as a Mind Warrior and come back alive. But now, something has gone terribly wrong. A connection has formed in Rick's brain that sends him hurtling into The Realm without his consent—and brings the Realm's monsters into the Real World.
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The Hobbit: How to Play — Kingsfoil for guitar (The Desolation of Smaug)
Posted on 28. Dec, 2013 by Evan Handyside in Easy to Play, Film Score, Free Tabs
I hope you're enjoying your holiday. Hopefully you'll get a chance to be with your family, catch a few movies, and play some guitar.
Rather than a substantive post this week, we'll get right to it.
How to Play Kingsfoil for guitar, by Howard Shore, from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The music I interpret for Intellimusica happens spontaneously, so I was happy to do a short and easy song this week.
After previewing the entire score from The Desolation of Smaug, I settled on Kingsfoil. The melody was simple, and I knew I could come up with a meaningful arrangement fairly quickly (10 minutes actually).
Kingsfoil is easy to play, short in duration, and a perfect song for beginner and intermediate guitarists. Kingsfoil is in standard tuning, and played with a capo on the 3rd fret. Enjoy, the tab is available below:
Please comment to let me know what you think or if you have any questions. Also, check my version of Misty Mountains from last year.
2 Responses to "The Hobbit: How to Play — Kingsfoil for guitar (The Desolation of Smaug)"
Joe M.
21. Dec, 2014
Will you do something on the Hobbit:Battle of the Five Armies?
22. Dec, 2014
Maybe,. I have to see it first to see what song jumps out at me.


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This Is What Kurt Cobain's 'Montage of Heck' Mixtape Looks Like
Remember a few weeks ago when everyone — including us — was talking about Kurt Cobain's "mixtape" from the late '80s, called 'Montage of Heck'? Well, while we were surfing around on Twitter recently, we came across an actual photo of what that tape looked like. Check it out below:
Here's a picture of the original #KurtCobain #montageofheck tape used in our upcoming film. @RollingStone @guardian pic.twitter.com/Ayai1LC5YA
— Brett Morgen (@brettmorgen) November 5, 2014
The label on the tape is as sporadic and confusing as the audio itself; from Jimmy Buffett to James Taylor, Cobain's eclectic (maybe brilliant) taste in music is on full display. And for hardcore fans, you'll notice 'Skid Row' written on the label — this was, of course, a name Cobain considered for the band before settling on Nirvana.
This photo of 'Montage of Heck' comes courtesy of Brett Morgen, a filmmaker who is creating an "untitled Kurt Cobain project." Morgen, who directed the Rolling Stones film, 'Crossfire Hurricane,' has been working on the doc on the late Nirvana mastermind since 2007. "We're hoping the Cobain film … will be this generation's 'The Wall' — a mix of animation and live action that'll allow the audience to experience Kurt in a way they never have before," he told NME magazine in 2013. "It's very ambitious."
Talking about the subject of the movie, he noted that Cobain was a "contradiction," calling him "sincere, sentimental, ironic and sarcastic" — as well as "sweet and sour" and "incredibly funny." While he intended to release the movie this year, it looks like it's been delayed until 2015.
If you haven't listened to Cobain's 'Montage of Heck' yet, check it out below:
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Muzik is an iOS multimedia player that offers a wide range of capabilities such as inbuilt search engine, increasing and decreasing of the sound volume through gestures, supports themes, provides Album Shuffle and Self-Contained Media Library (for iPad). All these capabilities make Muzik a suitable alternative to the inbuilt iPod application in iOS for all those people that feel tired of the way it looks.
Besides music the current 3.4.1 version of Muzik can play video clips with different extensions - the program recognizes MP3, MP3, MOV and M4V files.
The program costs $0.99 and in order to install it on your device you need to have iOS 4.0 operating system or higher available.
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Pistons Backup point guard Will Bynum will recieve a one-game suspension from the NBA, without pay, for his punch to the stomach of Indiana Pacers big man Tyler Hansbrough. Bynum struck Hansbrough in the fourth quarter of the Pistons' 90-72 loss to the Pacers on Saturday night.
Bynum will serve his one-game suspension tonight, Monday, when the Pistons host the Atlanta Hawks. The game tips-off at 7:30pm.
See Byum's punch on Tyler Hansbrough below (Youtube)
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Our annual report for 2014-2015 is available here. We had another great year, reaching more people than ever before through our work with local partners in the UK, Africa and Asia.
You can download the report, or please email contact @ tbalert.org if you would like us to post you a hard copy.
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TB Alert's Strategic Plan April 2012 – March 2017 sets out five key objectives to:
- meet the needs of individuals and communities affected by TB for information and support, and raise awareness of TB among health professionals
- strengthen collaboration between health and social care systems and civil society, for the care of patients and the prevention and control of TB
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Visteon Avtopribor Electronics, a new joint venture between Visteon Corporation will supply a wide range of cockpit electronics products to the growing Russian automotive market including audio, infotainment, driver information and controls electronics.
Based in Vladimir, approximately 105 miles (170 kilometers) east of Moscow, Visteon Avtopribor Electronics is centrally located to support both domestic and global vehicle manufacturers in Russia.
The new joint venture has full manufacturing and product development capabilities and will supply leading Russian vehicle manufacturers including AVTOVAZ, GAZ and Sollers, as well as Ford.
The joint venture is also engaging with global vehicle manufacturers located in the country in support of its growth objectives.
Combining Visteon's global cockpit electronics technology platforms with Avtopribor's strong position in the Russian market, the joint venture is set to become one of Russia's largest automotive electronics suppliers.
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POLYFLOW: Waste-to-energy conversion technology utilizing unrecyclable plastic and rubber wasteComments Email Print
To create fuel, the Polyflow process relies on the availability of mixed-polymer waste, of which there's no shortage. The United States produces about 41 million tons of mixed polymer waste each year, according to the nomination.
"The Polyflow technology ensures price and supply stability to petroleum and petrochemical manufacturers as its production is not dependent on traditional sources of crude oil or natural gas to produce end products," the nomination said. "Simply stated, Polyflow utilizes a low-cost raw material and produces a high-value end product."
The fuels produced through the Polyflow process have the same properties as conventional fuels. They can be blended with traditional gasoline and diesel to create transportation fuels that would lower dependence on foreign oil sources.
Polyflow also suggests its technology could alleviate the pressure facing the nation's landfills. For example, 93% of all plastic and rubber ends up in landfills.
Also, the company suggests that using 100% of the nation's available polymer waste through the Polyflow process could reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil up to 13%.
"At a time when there is an increasing concern over the negative environmental effects of landfilling or incinerating plastic waste, Polyflow removes the recycling industry's tallest hurdle while offering a consistent, stable and profitable source of energy for the economy," the nomination said.


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I have a Bass Pro Shop Dogwood Canyon 5wt. The reel just broke when I dropped it I guess it cracked. I was gonna use it the other day, pulled it out, and the reel seat was broken off. I went to Cabelas in Ft. Worth *)never again though because the traffic was horrible) I bought a Redington Crosswater 8wt rod, with a Ross Flystart reel. So far I like the reel a lot. The rod is good I think, but much heavier than my five wt. So I cannot cast too long with it without getting a back ache. I heard an 8wt was the best for largemouth bass, which I was targeting. I think maybe a 7wt would of been a better choice, but don't want my rod to break with a big largemouth. As far as other gear, it is not expensive stuff, but gets the job done. I use a BPS vise that came in a Bass starter kit for fly tying. It gets the job done, and tells you if you are gonna like fly tying, but I will have to invest in a better vise one day when I can afford it. I have not made any cool fishing trips to speak of. I just got back from camping and fishing at Johnson Creek at Lake O' The Pines in Texas. The fishing was extremely slow. The kids had a good time tubing though. (they also got a nice sunburn for the effort despite using tons of sunscreen) I usually go to Lake O' The Pines, or Tyler State Park. Lake O' The Pines is a decent lake, with stained water though. I usually do not fly fish there because I go to the spillway/dam area there. Sometimes the fishing is good, sometimes it stinks! This year the fishing has not been too good. A couple of weeks ago though I went and caught the most fish ever.....17....but the size of most fish were small, and not keepers. I usually keep some, and let others go. I eat many of the fish I catch, but it depends on the size too. I will usually let a fish go if it is my only keeper. I hate to clean just one fish. So if I have two keeper sized fish I will usually keep them. I wish there was a stream to fish in close by, but there is not. It is usually lake fishing for me. If I had a boat I could go to a couple of rivers nearby...but there is not bank access for people who don't own adjacent land. Sometimes, usually in the winter I go to Hawkins Lake. I caught some decent sized chain pickerel there with my son. They put up quite a fight. I have been to Caddo Lake at the state park pier, but usually don't do well there. I also have gone to a couple of community lakes nearby...and they are okay now and then to go to. I wish I knew some people who owned land and had ponds on there that had some fish. One friend of mine has a small pond, with mostly sunfish. I fished there a while back, and it was fun. I don't think her fish had ever seen a fly, so they were easy pickings! I released all of them back though.
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Editor's note: In our "Friday Faceoff," ESPN.com NHL writer Scott Burnside (based in Atlanta) and Toronto Star columnist and frequent ESPN.com contributor Damien Cox (based in Toronto) duke it out over any given hockey topic. Let the games begin!
This week's topic: It's down to the nitty-gritty for teams with playoff dreams and it's crunch time for folks who vote for end-of-year awards. Tough decisions or clear as glass?
Scott Burnside: Hello, Damien. Are you able to sleep with all the worry about what will happen to poor Mats Sundin?
Damien Cox: Funny you mention Sundin. After wrestling with the issue for a couple of days, I finally reached the correct answer: It matters not whether he comes back to the Leafs. Now we can all move on.
I think, arguably, this could be the toughest season for trophy voting in a long, long time. You and I have talked about the Hart -- and received much mail from the D.C. area for our discussion of one Alexander Ovechkin -- but I think the other trophies are just as contentious. It's like we've had nine different seasons, each featuring different stars at different times.
Burnside: I don't want to get sidetracked on Sundin, whose name will come up in no discussion for any postseason award (unless they have one for abstinence, in which case he's in), but I agree, it doesn't matter what he does. End of story. And it's funny how so many good players, young and old, have had up-and-down seasons. I think the Vezina Trophy will be fascinating given that the perennial favorites, Roberto Luongo, Miikka Kiprusoff, Henrik Lundqvist and even Martin Brodeur, to a much lesser degree, have been all over the map.
Cox: Good place to start. Why? Well, I don't even think Luongo is a finalist this season. The Canucks have been an enormous disappointment and, frankly, he just hasn't been as dominant a performer as he was a year ago. The asterisk that goes with his marvelous talent (* -- has never won anything in the NHL) seems destined to stick for at least another season. You left out Evgeni Nabokov. I think the three finalists should be Nabokov, Brodeur and Lundqvist, and until somebody says they'd pick either of the others over him, I think it's still Brodeur. And yes, I suppose I am slightly biased.
Burnside: I wasn't even going to note that you authored, with Mr. Brodeur, a fine book about the best goaltender of this generation (and a much nicer man than Patrick Roy -- I thought I'd just throw that in). And I agree with Nabokov being in the top three with Lundqvist and Brodeur. I have Brodeur at the top of my list as well, given that the Devils once again think hockey is a game to be played while scoring as few goals as humanly possible. I think Luongo's mediocre (by his standards) season is more a reflection of GM Dave Nonis' failings in building a team that can take advantage of Luongo's skills rather than leave him all by his lonesome.
Cox: I think the Devils and Canucks suffer to some degree by building around their goaltender without adequate resources to provide enough in other areas, like scoring. Maybe the same goes for the Rangers with Lundqvist. The Sharks are a more balanced team; but, for me, Nabokov has to do it for more than one season, although I know that's not the way the Vezina works. But tell me this: If you were GM Doug Wilson, would you trade Nabokov straight up for Brodeur? Of course you would. And, amazingly, Brodeur's cheaper!
Burnside: It's hard to argue with GM Lou Lamoriello's record of success in New Jersey; but if, as I predict will happen, the Devils go out in the first round, likely to New York, it may force the Devils to reassess how they build their teams. The Rangers play pretty close to the vest, too, but I don't think you can say they're built "around" Lundqvist, not with Scott Gomez, Chris Drury, Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan in the lineup.
Cox: I agree with you on the Rangers; as for the Devils, I don't think Lamoriello's changing anything. That said, at some point, Brodeur's going to wonder why he took less to leave more for others under the cap as the roster keeps getting weaker.
Burnside: That hometown discount is only available for so long, no? Hard to imagine Brodeur in a jersey other than that of the Devils, though. So if the Vezina is a tough one (but not really all that tough), what's the most difficult? I think the rookie of the year may end up a bit of a surprise for all of those who assume that young Patrick Kane in Chicago is a sure bet.
Cox: Well, we'll get to coach of the year in a bit. But the Calder race is tough, and I usually find it tough because, to me, you have to assess not just which freshman has played the best as a first-year player, but also, to some degree, which one is simply the best player. Kane has all the points, sure. But to me, Jonathan Toews looks like the best player even though he has played fewer games. And might not Carey Price be better than both?
Burnside: Like any of these awards, it's hard to pick out who is the best player as opposed to who has had the biggest impact. I also think, with the rookie award especially, it's about a progression or evolution. That's why I like Nicklas Backstrom in Washington. Yes, he's playing with the game's best player in Alexander Ovechkin, but I don't think the Caps get back into the playoff race if Backstrom doesn't raise the level of his game from the first month or so on. And I'm with you on Toews. He's a stud. Plays both ways like a veteran, and the only reason the Blackhawks were still thinking playoffs at the start of the week was because of Toews' play. I don't think Price has enough starts to win the hardware, but he might well be on the final ballot. And, of course, he may also be looking at a Conn Smythe Trophy if Habs fans thinking of Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy are right.
Cox: Interesting point about Price because it will impact one of the other awards. See, I think 39 games is enough, particularly for a goaltender who, if he's playing on a good team, might only be required to play half the games.
Burnside: I know we're not talking "GM of the year," because there really isn't such a thing (at least not a league-sanctioned piece of hardware, even though there should be), but that leads nicely into a discussion of coach of the year. Is Guy Carbonneau the front-runner?
Cox: Hang on now. Just because the league doesn't have an executive of the year trophy doesn't mean we can't have a say. I like to call it The Sam (after Sam Pollock), and I'd be torn between Ducks GM Brian Burke (I guess he gets some carryover from last season) and Nashville's David Poile. Who would have thought the Preds would be able to stay competitive, let alone make the postseason?
Burnside: No doubt, Poile has done wonders, although I think Bob Gainey -- who made his roster decisions on his own as opposed to being hamstrung like Poile was in Nashville by the disgraceful exit of former owner Craig Leipold (did I just say that?) -- deserves The Sam. And Paul Holmgren has turned a last-place club in Philly into a playoff contender in less than a year. Pretty good work by my accounting.
Cox: And the aforementioned Doug Wilson? Didn't he get the biggest bang for his bucks at the trade deadline? Or was it Washington's George McPhee? More than a few guys doing good work this season. Another tough, tough category in which to pick the best.
So Carbonneau, huh? Hard to differ. This was a Montreal team that finished behind Toronto last season, don't forget, and the pressure on the coach in Montreal is absolutely excruciating at the best of times. Moreover, Carbonneau and Gainey aren't always on the same page, but they seem to make it work. Two other good candidates: Michel Therrien in Pittsburgh for making that team better even without Sidney Crosby for chunks of the season and Joel Quenneville in Colorado, a team battered by terrible injuries all season but now destined to make the playoffs.
Burnside: I think what's interesting is some of those names that will be in the mix -- Carbonneau, Therrien, John Stevens in Philly (hey, he went from 30th overall to playoff contention), even Quenneville -- were guys whose jobs were in jeopardy (at least in the eyes of the media). Here's another one: Ron Wilson. He was, again according to the media, hanging on by a thread before January and will hit the postseason with the best team in the NHL. How does he not get a shot at the Jack Adams?
Cox: Yeah, he does. OK, we're doing a great job of listing candidates, and just so the readers know, it's the broadcasters who vote for coach of the year. So pick a winner and get off the fence.
Burnside: Darn, I knew you were going to do that. OK. My Jack Adams pick would be Carbonneau, Ron Wilson would be my runner-up and Therrien would be my runner-runner-up. You?
Cox: Carbonneau. Therrien. Quenneville. So let's move on to the Norris: the best defenseman who hasn't stomped on anyone's leg so far this season or taken more than one suspension in the most recent set of playoffs.
Burnside: All of a sudden you're trying to exclude Chris Pronger? Even without the stomping, I don't think Pronger's been up to his usual Norris Trophy-nominee standards. And Scott Niedermayer doesn't get enough at-bats to qualify in my book. And, really, is there much of a discussion at all about whether Nicklas Lidstrom is in line for yet another Norris? I think the issue is who else gets on the ballot and, for my money, Sergei Gonchar is Norris ballot worthy and not just because of his point totals.
Cox: Looks like we're going to argue again, although Lidstrom is certainly the favorite and the likely winner. But I do think Niedermayer has played enough (46 games) to be eligible, and there's no question the Ducks have been much, much better with him than without him. The point is whether the man is one of the best defensemen in the game, and he is. Period.
My other candidate with a qualifier is Brian Campbell. For much of the season, he was pretty good on a so-so Buffalo team. In San Jose, however, he's been terrific, a difference-maker. Doesn't that warrant him serious consideration for the Norris?
Burnside: I like Brian Campbell, too, but he's a world away from Lidstrom. Are you ignoring Gonchar just to annoy me?
Cox: Yes.
Burnside: OK, so give me your top three. Me? Lidstrom, Gonchar and Boston's Zdeno Chara (somebody's got to get credit for a pretty impressive showing by a pretty unimpressive squad).
Cox: Lidstrom, Niedermayer, Chara (forgot about him for a minute). So that's the Hart, Norris, Calder, Adams and Vezina. We know who will win the Art Ross and Maurice "Rocket" Richard trophies (Ovechkin), and I don't care much about the Lady Byng and the Selke, and I'm guessing, unless you have a Thrasher in mind for one or the other, neither do you. Does that mean we're done?
Burnside: Put a bow on it and send it to Gary Bettman. Now, the playoffs. Can't wait. Until next time, my friend.
Cox: Can we have a revote tomorrow if I realize I was completely off in every category? Talk to you later.
Scott Burnside is the NHL writer for ESPN.com. Damien Cox, a columnist for The Toronto Star, is a regular contributor to ESPN.com. He is the author of "Brodeur: Beyond The Crease" and "'67: The Maple Leafs, Their Sensational Victory, and the End of an Empire."


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"Since our last AGM twelve months ago, we have seen another year of improvements to the business and strategic progression for Source BioScience. Our strong business foundations have enabled us to introduce additional technology platforms and access new markets, increasing the capability and geographic reach of the Group.
The recently issued Interim Management Statement reported a strong start to the current financial year, with revenue demonstrating double digit growth compared with the same period in 2011.
In LifeSciences we have forged a leading position in the UK and Continental Europe for the provision of DNA sequencing services, including both conventional and next generation sequencing technologies.
The launch of the Overnight Service for DNA sequencing was a key initiative for our LifeSciences division. As a direct result, sequencing volumes have increased by over 50% in the year to date, compared with 2011, and Source BioScience is now the only company offering a UK-based sequencing service.
GenomeCube®, our proprietary search engine and bioinformatics tool, continues to deliver commercial advantage for the Group and our customers. The enhanced functionality that the platform provides enabled us to appoint the first franchise distributor for our genomics products portfolio, supported by a local language version of GenomeCube® for the Japanese research market which we announced in May.
As the next step in accelerating the globalisation of our products business, we appointed our second franchise distributor to address the expanding life sciences research community in Korea and South East Asia.
The robust performance of our Healthcare division continues to be underpinned by our Cytology business which provides vital systems for the preparation and analysis of cervical smear samples in support of the NHS Cervical Cancer Screening Programme.
Demand for smear tests during early 2012 has been exceptionally strong due, in part, to the scheduled three year recall of women who underwent tests in the same period of 2009. Throughout the remainder of the year, we would expect demand to return to more normal levels.
The implementation of the BD FocalPoint™, the only NHS-approved, automated imaging solution for cervical cancer screening, has been an important focus for the Group. Access to this technology was the determining factor in winning the liquid based cytology supply contract for the University of North Staffordshire NHS Trust. This was a significant win for the Group and it represented the first time that an NHS Trust has switched liquid based cytology technology provider.
Molecular diagnostic testing continues to gain momentum within the NHS and especially gene-based companion diagnostic testing. One of the most widely utilised tests is the K-RAS gene test for colorectal cancer and demand during 2012 to date has increased by over 80% compared with 2011.
Results for the year ended 31 December 2011 demonstrated another year of improvements for the business. Revenue and operating profit, before the impact of non-recurring items, increased again and the Group is in a strong financial position.
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"4 by Poe isn't going to be yet another cinderblock tome, printed on crummy paper, typeset by a designer who dares you to actually read the text, and embellished by an illustrator who operates from a safely detached position of irony. This is going to be an illustrated collection for us grown-ups. One that approaches Poe's stories of murder, mystery, and mayhem on their own beautiful, sensationalistic terms. One that highlights the black humor, celebrates the philosophical insights, and yes, revels in the violence ... Poe's deviants lived in the real world, and that's how I'm going to show them."Subscribe. I just did. 4 by Poe: A collection of four short stories by Edgar Allan Poe Read the rest
"A $6,000 insulin pump with an on-board computer chip is not alluring. Neither is the white mesh adhesive patch on my naked abdomen or the length of nylon tubing that connects the patch to the pump. There is only illness, and there is no way to make that sexy. After several years as a medical device wearer, I know."Those are the opening sentences of "Tethered to the Body," an essay the writer and teacher Jane Kokernak wrote about her adjustment to wearing an insulin pump and its affect on her sense of sexual self. It connects disability and sexuality in novel and moving ways (it also introduced me to the term "disability erotica"). The essay, which originally appeared in Bellevue Literary Review, has been reprinted in A Sweet Life, a site for the "healthy diabetic." The story is close to me for many reasons. I'm diabetic, too, although I am not insulin-dependent, and, more important, Jane is my wife, so the sex she's talking about in the essay is with, well, me. You may wish to consider my recommendation with that in mind, but I guarantee you that this will be the only piece you ever read in which the two tags are "Insulin Pump" and "Sex." Read the rest


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ABOUT an hour and a half after the final whistle had blown, while the celebrations in Twickenham's Spirit of Rugby room were in full swing, Trowbridge head coach Steve Ojomoh excused himself from proceedings.
"It was weird. After the game, when the (final) whistle went was fantastic, but after all the speeches, I just went and sat on the bus by myself for 40 minutes,'' said the former Bath and England man.
"I was actually exhausted and just needed to switch off and take stock of what had happened.''
You might think 'taking stock' would include a few well-earned drinks off the back of his club's memorable journey through seven cup rounds and, finally, a gloriously successful afternoon at the home of English rugby.
Not in Ojomoh's case.
"I drank water all Sunday,'' he explained. "I just wanted to have clear memories of the whole day.
"I was so proud of what these guys have achieved. When I came to the club I asked the question, 'could the club match my ambition?'
"Trowbridge is a town that reminds me of Gloucester (a former club of his playing days). If you give people something cheer about they will do.
"To get to the final, they beat five champions (in their respective areas) and now for them to give Wiltshire something of their own makes me really proud.''
Earlier, as referee Luke Haskins blew the final whistle to start unbridled elation, those heroes were strewn across the Twickenham turf.
It was a final totally befitting its grand surroundings and entirely appropriate that the outcome was in doubt until those very final seconds – augmented by a cacophonous noise from the 2,000 or so Wiltshire supporters matched by their counterparts from Staffordshire.
This match simply had everything – a thriller from start to finish.
A fairytale ending? Well how about bulldozing prop Sean Jones, signing off the final match of his playing career with what turned out to be Trowbridge's crucial third try.
Individual brilliance? You'd be hard pressed to beat the score by full-back Jackson Szabo, who ran fully 60 metres to score in the second half.
What about centre Joe Knight, who feared he might miss the final after being sent off in the semi-final, but returned from a two-week ban to tackle himself to a standstill in alongside Dan Smith and wings James McFarlane and James Davies?
Half-backs Lloyd Davis and Kyle Knight meanwhile, marshalled their men forward and Lee Fairclough and Dave Martin joined Jones for a supreme scrum effort, with the second row of skipper Matt Howard and Scott Williams.
The back row of Adam Sullivan, Barry Coombs and, in particular, Shane Johnstone, were in rampaging form, while the bench of Sam Edwards, Karl Parry, Mark Durant, Tom Coombs, Alan Chadwick, Ashley Chalk and Tom Weaver manned the barricades as Leek surged forward late on.
Gallant Leek were not with their heroes either, in fly-half and skipper Gary McDermott, rampaging back row Sokoniaia Narawa and dangerous full-back Samuel Hunt.
Davis landed the first blow with a penalty after 20 minutes, but as became the theme of the match though, Leek roared straight back and scored the opening try as hooker Luke Granger ploughed over.
McDermott missed the conversion and Trowbridge regained the initiative as the forwards rumbled up to the line and replacement Parry burrowed his way over. Davis added the extras.
Leek's Thomas Sims dropped the ball with the line beckoning before wing James Floyd was scragged by Szabo in a threatening position.
But ten minutes into the second half, Trowbridge moved further ahead with a stunning score.
Szabo fielded a loose ball in midfield and set off on a meandering run, beating several opponents and breaking the final tackle before sensationally charging over the line.
Back came Leek once again as McDermott charged over from close range, before adding the conversion.
The tension only ratcheted up further heading into the final 20 minutes, although Trowbridge were handed a boost when Leek lock Edward Harrison was sin-binned for a tip tackle on Jones.
They took advantage as, after a series of drives close to the line, Jones barged his way over near the posts for a fairytale try, Davis adding the two points.
With a 10-point lead, Trowbridge looked in command but Leek's Floyd scampered behind the posts, the conversion making it a three-point game again.
The final five minutes brought almost unbearable scenes of tension as Leek hammered away at the Trow-bridge line.
Trowbridge simply refused to wilt, though, and when Leek dropped the ball three metres out, Haskins' whistle started the party.
Trowbridge: 15 Jackson Szabo, 14 James McFarlane, 13 Joe Knight, 12 Dan Smith, 11 James Davies, 10 Lloyd Davis, 9 Kyle Knight, 1 Lee Fairclough, 2 Dave Martin, 3 Sean Jones, 4 Matt Howard, 5 Scott Williams, 6 Adam Sullivan, 7 Barry Coombs, 8 Shane Johnstone.
Replacements: 16 Sam Edwards, 17 Karl Parry, 18 Mark Durant, 19 Tom Coombs, 20 Alan Chadwick, 21 Ashley Chalk, Tom Weaver.
Leek: 15 Samuel Hunt, 14 James Floyd, 13 Nicholas Palmer, 12 Liam McDermott, 11 Jack Newton-Taylor, 10 Gary McDermott (captain), 9 Ian Harris, 1 Tom Hine, 2 Luke Granger, 3 Robert Cheadle, 4 Edward Harrison, 5 Thomas Sims, 6 Luke Staton, 7 Adam Nettel, 8 Sokoniaia Narawa.
Replacements: 16 Luke Hardern, 17 James Wilson, 18 Andrew McFadden, 19 Daniel Needham, 20 Jason Wilson, 21 Shane Dicker, 22 Daniel Cooper.
Referee: Luke Haskins Assistant referees: Leo Burton & Glenn O'Hara.
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Sean Hubbard, one of four Democrats vying for the nomination to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate, said he's picked up strong support for his campaign in Bexar County while traveling across the state. We caught up by phone late last week while Hubbard was at home in Dallas between campaign trips.
Former State Rep. Paul Sadler is the best known of the Democratic Senate candidates. Daniel Boone, a retired Air Force colonel, is campaigning little but expects to pick up a number of votes because of his name. In 2000, Gene Kelly got the Democratic nomination because of his famous name, but was trounced in the general election. A fourth candidate is Addie Dainell Allen.
Jason Gibson withdrew from the race on Feb. 3 and endorsed Sadler. Gibson said he's a strong union supporter and didn't want to run without AFL-CIO support. Hubbard said that Gibson's arrest record had become public, forcing him from the race. Previously, Gen. Ricardo Sanchez withdrew from the race.
Hubbard rushed back to Dallas on Jan. 27, missing an endorsement meeting to attend the demonstration in front of Dallas City Hall calling on Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings' to sign a pledge in support of same-sex marriage.
"Standing up for folks being discriminated against is more important than campaigning," he said.


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Maybe you don't currently have staffing software in your office. Maybe you have a program, but it doesn't meet all your needs. Maybe you're just wondering, "What else is out there?"
No matter why you're looking at staffing software, here are some features that you should be looking for:
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Back to basics. Tools like employment agency software and mobile devices are great, but top-notch staffing still relies on word-of-mouth more than anything else. And great word-of-mouth only happens when there are a lot of mouths willing to pass on…
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Myth: no one hires during the holidays.
Fact #1: Lots of companies fill jobs during the second half of December and the first half of January. In December, many look to spend budgeted money before a new fiscal cycle kicks in, and in January, many look to spend money that just kicked in with the new budget.
Fact #2: The staffing agency that knows this will probably have a great month.
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I'm not prone to feel sorry for people who don't put together a good resume and complain about not finding a job, just like I don't feel sorry for recruiters who complain about bad applicant tracking software but who never took the time research such a crucial purchase.
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Please join us for the Spanish film festival called Cinematic Scars / La cicatriz del cine.
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Six months after the death of his wife in a car accident, Roberto and his teenage daughter Alejandra set off from Puerto Vallarta for a fresh start in Mexico City. Alejandra finds her feet more easily than Roberto but she soon arouses the baser instincts in her classmates. Ashamed and unable to tell her father about the escalating bullying at school, Alejandra's silence ultimately takes a dreadful toll.
An unflinching reflection of upper middle class youth in Mexico by one of the country's most promising filmmakers, the film has been a box office success since its release.
After Lucía's intense and shocking exploration of the violent effects of bullying is essential viewing for all students. The film earned the prestigious Un Certain Regard prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival and was the Mexican submission for the 2013 Best Foreign-Language Academy Award.


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After missing most of last season with a rare and serious sinus infection that began affecting him last October, UCLA cornerback Marcus Rios is likely to miss most, if not all, of the 2013 season because of the same infection.
Rios told the LA Times at yesterday's spring game that the infection is so rare that only 12 cases have ever been reported, eight of which were fatal. Since last October, Rios has spent time in and out of hospitals, as doctors have attempted to treat the infection, which is behind his eye and sits below his brain. He is currently taking antiobiotics by way of a catheter in his arm, according to the report.
Rios will have another surgery soon to hopefully help the serious infection, but the dangerous ailment will likely cause him to miss all of the 2013 season — a year that started with him atop UCLA's depth chart at cornerback.


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It's a complicated dispute – especially now that the lawyers are involved – but it can be reduced to two main elements.
1. An international mining company that is partly Canadian-owned wants to dig for gold in the Central American republic of El Salvador, something the government of El Salvador flatly opposes;
2. As a result, the Canadian-Australian mining venture is suing the Salvadoran government, seeking not just a little but a lot.
"A lot," in this context, works out to a significant portion of El Salvador's U.S. $24 billion gross domestic product – or, in round numbers, about U.S. $300 million.
The mining company in question is called Pacific Rim, a Canadian-based operation that was purchased last year by OceanaGold, an Australian-Canadian partnership.
Along with Pacific Rim's other assets, the new owners inherited a legal dispute that dates back to 2009, when Pacific Rim decided to sue the Salvadoran government for failing to issue a mining license that would have enabled the foreign company to start digging for gold at El Dorado, a mining site in northern El Salvador.
The Salvadorans replied with a series of counter-arguments, insisting that Pacific Rim lacked title to much of the land it wants to mine and had failed to comply with a number of requirements, including an environmental assessment.
The dispute is being played out before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, an agency of the World Bank. This is a source of controversy in itself, or it is for some. They ask: why is the World Bank getting involved in this?
Unlike several other Latin American countries – including neighbouring Guatemala, for example, and Peru – El Salvador is not a big player in the mining field, but rising gold prices have fueled international interest in the country.
Up until a few years ago, the Salvadoran government, then controlled by the right-wing ARENA party, was keen to facilitate the operations of foreign mining ventures. In 2009, however, a left-leaning political outfit took power. Known as the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, the organization was then and is now largely made up of former armed rebels who waged a bloody civil war against the U.S.-backed army and the land-owning elite from 1980 to 1992, when they laid down their weapons. The one-time guerrillas have proved to be far less favorably disposed to the mining business than their predecessors were and much more concerned about the industry's environmental hazards.
A small country, already largely deforested, El Salvador already faces serious contamination threats. According to some estimates, 90 per cent of the country's surface water is polluted even now.
Meanwhile, the dispute continues to wend its way toward a conclusion at the ICSID, which is based in Washington.
The decision on the El Dorado case – "The Golden One" in Spanish – is not expected till sometime next year.


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The temperature outside our twin-engine survey plane was 30 degrees below zero. The overcast sky had merged with an endless expanse of ice, and there was no visible horizon--just white in every direction, as if we were flying inside a light bulb. It was March 1995, and we were over the Bering Sea, 120 miles from the nearest piece of land. We--two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and a pilot--were searching for what no one had ever found: where spectacled eiders spend their winters.
As recently as 1992, biologists knew little about these mysterious sea ducks. We did know that some "specs," as we often call them, nested on Alaska's North Slope and in Siberia, but we had no clue how many. We also knew that in the birds' only well-studied nesting location, western Alaska's vast Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, numbers of specs had plummeted in recent decades. When the species officially was listed as threatened in 1993, a recovery team was formed, and scientists stepped up research to learn about the bird. Some of the main questions in this detective story have been where the birds winter, what has caused the Y-K Delta decline and whether other spec populations also have declined.
On that 1995 flight, in hundreds of miles of jumbled ice, the only signs of life we saw were polar bear tracks. We had one clue for our search: a set of coordinates. Two weeks before we began our survey, a transmitter implanted in an eider had let out a freakish beep. Silent for six months, the transmitter had suddenly come back to life just as my colleague Bill Larned and I were preparing for our search.
Only when our low fuel supply forced us to turn homeward did a curious brown smudge appear on the horizon. We expected it to be perhaps a walrus haul-out site. When the smudge resolved itself into about 500 spectacled eiders crammed into a tiny ice hole, we whooped victoriously. Minutes later, we saw another 50,000 birds packed into a small lead. We flew back to our fuel cache awestruck.
We spent the next day holed up in an Alaska Native village on St. Lawrence Island, watching a blizzard through tightly shut windows. The following day, the plane's heater malfunctioned, and we were grounded again. We were so anxious to return to the eiders that one more delay may have found us walking out to them.
I had to feel sorry for the specs riding out the weather at sea, but I knew they were equipped. The well-insulated, 3-pound birds are sea ducks in the truest sense of the word, spending nearly all their lives riding the waves. The male is on land only about three weeks a year, when he stays close to his mate. Soon after she begins incubating, he heads back to sea, where food likely is more plentiful. Females with broods follow along a few months later. We'd love to know what the birds eat far offshore; our guess is they consume clams or shrimplike invertebrates.
When we took to the air again, we returned to where we had found the flocks. Birds were crammed into tiny holes and cracks in the ice, their only windows to the presumably invertebrate-rich waters below. In three hours, we found two dozen flocks, totaling about 150,000 birds. Surveys in 1996 led to a "wild guess" of a quarter million for the number of wintering eiders, according to biologist Larned. He adds, "All I'd officially say at this point is that we estimate there were at least as many as we saw in 1995."
The flocks were always within about 20 miles of each other. We almost certainly still would be looking for them had it not been for work that took place in a tent on the Y-K Delta the previous summer. There, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) veterinarian Dan MulCahey and biologist Margaret Petersen, then of the National Biological Service, implanted transmitters and battery packs into 26 specs. (That agency is now the U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resource Division.)
The transmitters sent information every few days, and biologists tracked the birds from Anchorage. But their high body temperature unexpectedly shortened the lives of the battery packs, and the radios went silent after a few months. Were it not for the reactivation of one transmitter, the ducks' winter location might still be unknown.
When the spectacled eider was first listed as threatened, the best estimate of its global population was only 50,000. With our team's discovery, the species appeared to be in considerably less danger of going extinct than scientists had thought. Still, eider numbers on the Y-K Delta have declined a shocking 96 percent in the past 25 years. The causes appear to be several pressures on the region's breeding birds.
Waterfowl harvest on the Y-K Delta is difficult to measure. Alaska Native hunting of waterfowl has been, for all practical purposes, unregulated--except in cases of serious conservation problems. However, many Native subsistence hunters do voluntarily report their harvest to FWS. Such reporting by Yup'ik Eskimos on the Y-K Delta indicates they take fewer than 300 specs each year. "Most spectacled eiders are taken incidentally by seal hunters in the spring, before the geese arrive," says Chuck Hunt, Native Liason for the Y-K Delta National Wildlife Refuge. But with the delta's spec population severely depressed, many biologists feel any harvest is unwise.
Due in large part to decades of overhunting at both ends of the flyway, the delta's brant, cackling Canada geese and greater white-fronted geese populations crashed in the mid-1980s. That could not help but disrupt the food web, and waterfowl predators such as the Arctic fox may have begun to prey more heavily on eiders. That idea is conjecture; there are no data to support it. But nearly every one of a dozen experts I have asked has agreed that shifting predator pressure likely has been responsible for some of the eider decline.
On the brighter side, harvest restrictions along the flyway are helping some Y-K Delta goose species rebound. (For more about the Y-K Delta Goose Management Plan and Chuck Hunt's role, see "Saving Geese, Saving Himself," National Wildlife, June/July 1995.) And recent surveys suggest the region's relatively few remaining spectacled eiders may be slowly growing in numbers by a few percent each year.
Another hazard for the birds comes in the form of lead. As in other cases around the world, hunters have unwittingly put tons of lead shotgun pellets where birds can eat them. On the large, remote Y-K Delta, however, the accumulations of lead in permafrost-bottomed wetlands came as a fairly recent surprise to scientists.
Although lead shot was banned nationwide for waterfowl hunting in 1991, understanding of the problem and conversion to steel shot have come slowly to the Y-K Delta. Using available harvest figures and educated assumptions about typical ammunition loads and marksmanship, I have estimated that Y-K Delta subsistence hunters may be putting a minimum of 47,000 pounds of lead pellets into the environment each year. That's 83 million pellets, which waterfowl often mistake for grit that their gizzards use to grind up food. Ingestion of just a few lead pellets can kill a bird--though specs are apparently somewhat more tolerant of lead than other species.
To address the lead-shot problem, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Yup'ik leaders and Y-K Delta National Wildlife Refuge staff launched a public-education campaign in recent years to show that non-toxic steel shot is the better way to go. "Once the Natives understand the lead-shot problem," says refuge manager Mike Rearden, "and see for themselves that steel shot is effective, they are happy to cooperate." By March 1998, there will be active enforcement for prohibitions on the use of lead shot on the refuge.
Still, the lead already there will be a problem for many years. At the two Y-K Delta sites that have been studied, federal biologists estimate that a fourth to a third of adult females that come ashore each spring to breed ingest one or more lead pellets before they leave. Of five deaths among 87 radio-marked eiders in the summers of 1993-95, two were due to lead poisoning and a third may have been.
Happily, spectacled eider nesting grounds in Alaska's North Slope and Siberia don't seem to share these pressures. Since 1992, we have found that an apparently stable population of 7,000 to 9,000 pairs of the birds nest on the North Slope. In 1994, surveys by FWS biologists in Siberia discovered that the majority of the world's specs nest along the region's northern fringe. To our limited knowledge, that region has not experienced large-scale changes that could cause the kind of decline seen on the Y-K Delta.
We may never know exactly what caused the eiders' precipitous drop in numbers in western Alaska. Most likely, it was a combination of factors. The species is long-lived and slow to reproduce, so population recovery will take many years. But with luck, perhaps biologists not yet born will fly over the Bering Sea and continue to be blown away by the spectacle of vast wintering eider flocks.
Wildlife biologist Greg Balogh wrote this while sampling life in the lower 48 after 10 years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska. He is now back in Alaska.


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Chief executive Grant Harrod said Salmat would spend $2 million on the marketing campaign, which would start in late February and "ramp up" in early March.
The company ran some radio ads for Lasoo in December, but Mr Harrod said the new marketing campaign represented the first serious promotion of the website to consumers.
"Lasoo is now a big, well-used site and it's time to promote it more aggressively to consumers," he said.
The Lasoo site now includes about 370,000 products and offers each day. In December it had 2.5 million visitors, up 46 per cent from about 1.7 million in December 2009, and 5.6 million "offer interactions".
The mobile version of the site had more than 200,000 hits in December and accounted for 8.2 per cent of Lasoo's total traffic.
The marketing push was part of a $3.5 million investment in Lasoo during 2010-11.
Mr Harrod said about $1.5 million was spent in the December half to "build out its functionality".
Examples of that work included the daily deals section that was added to Lasoo in January and a fashion portal called 565 Lasoo that will be launched later this month. The portal is named after a menswear store that Salmat founders Peter Mattick and Phil Salter owned at 565 George Street, Sydney.
Other new features would be added to the site before June 30, including – Mr Harrod said – "enhanced mobile functionality, new specialist portals and a whole range of new interactive consumer elements, such as the ability to post product reviews".
"We've put additional resources into the sales team to capture new retail clients and continue to target our existing clients," he said.
"Our marketing investments scheduled for the second half will focus on branding, increasing registered user numbers and launching our new products and features."
The investment means Lasoo was not expected to break even until 2011-12, a year later than Salmat executives had previously indicated. Mr Harrod predicted Lasoo would account for 10 per cent of earnings in Salmat's targeted media division by 2013.
Lasoo is part of the "one Salmat" strategy the company has launched to generate client referrals between its various divisions.
Mr Harrod said about 50 per cent of the customers of its three key divisions – targeted media, call centres and business process outsourcing – were now buying at least two services from Salmat.
"About 80 per cent of our new business activity is coming out of the 'one Salmat' strategy," he said.
In the three months before Christmas, about 257.8 products were viewed on Lasoo every second. According to Lasoo's research, more than 2 million of the visitors to its site during that three-month period went to a physical store following their Lasoo research, with 75 per cent subsequently making a purchase.
Lasoo's users spent an average of nine minutes researching on site, which according to Salmat was about three times the average time spent on retail sites.
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Actor Russell Crowe and his youngest son, Tennyson, 4, headed to a park in Sydney, Australia for a little soccer on Wednesday (September 14).
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Mayor Tim Howe has proclaimed April community scholarship month and encouraged businesses, institutions, organizations and residents to support the Coon Rapids Community Scholarship Association's (CRCSA) annual fund drive to provide scholarships to graduating Coon Rapids High School seniors.
"I encourage people in the area, not just in Coon Rapids, to consider scholarship donations to CRCSA," Howe said as he presented the proclamation to Nick Braschayko, CRCSA representative.
According to the proclamation, the CRHS class of 2012 was presented with 140 scholarships totaling $136,800 and since it was formed in 1966, the CRCSA has presented $2,960,730 in scholarship dollars to 4,829 students.
The CRCSA will exceed the $3 million mark in scholarship fund-raising this year, Braschayko said.
But while 140 students were awarded scholarships last year, there have been 189 applications this year, he said.
"Our need is even greater," said Braschayko, who was wearing a T-shirt from a Coon Rapids Middle School program titled "Mission Possible."
"Any help that can be given will be much appreciated."
Scholarships are awarded to students who will be attending four- or two-year colleges, according to Braschayko.
Donations are tax deductible, he said.
To donate or for more information, contact Braschayko at 763-427-3036, Bruce Frank at 763-755-5550 or Howard Helgen at 763-717-4811.
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Kecksburg 'UFO' continues to draw interest
After nearly 45 years, the interest has not waned but actually increased as more and more people are wondering what landed from the sky into a wooden area in Kecksburg on Dec. 9, 1965.
Known as the "Kecksburg UFO Incident," at approximately 4:45 p.m. Dec. 9 a fiery object was spotted over parts of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania and was reported to have crashed in a wooded area in Kecksburg, a small village in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
Written off by officials as a large meteor, many eyewitnesses claimed that what fell was instead an acorn-shaped metallic object that bore a series of symbols resembling hieroglyphics on its rim.
Witnesses stated that the object was removed by military personnel who covered it and transported it from the area on a flat-bed truck.
"Witnesses are still coming forward today to tell me about the incident," said Stan Gordon, Kecksburg incident and UFO expert. "I just recently had numerous people speak to me about the incident."
Kecksburg celebrated the anniversary at its annual "Old-fashioned Days and UFO festival" in September, featuring Gordon and other speakers who did presentations and offered informational materials.
"The crowds were huge this year in Kecksburg," Gordon said. "They are talking about finding a larger location for next year."
Gordon said many witnesses come forward after long periods of time because they feel he may already be aware of any information that they may be able to provide.
"People just think that I already know what it is they saw and that they didn't have to say anything," Gordon said. "But the more witnesses, the better. Their stories help, and all of the information collaborates with what we have."
A UFO expo was held recently at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood, too. In addition to paranormal activity information and Bigfoot displays there, Gordon and others were on hand to discuss the Kecksburg incident with visitors.
Paranormal investigator, consultant and speaker Michael Rambacher of Ohio spoke to the expo visitors about his experience with the Kecksburg UFO.
Rambacher was with the Air Force security unit at Wright Patterson Air Force base where the Kecksburg object was reportedly transported when taken from the area.
"I was in security and we were instructed about it," Rambacher said, adding that he arrived at the base in 1966, one year after the incident. "They talked about the item that was brought there on a flat-bed truck and was said to be from Pennsylvania. At that time, there was no access to it, and we were told that it was being studied.
"We put two and two together and figured it was the Kecksburg object," he said.
Although Rambacher himself never saw the object, his roommate and others in his bunk reportedly saw it and described its shape and markings.
"My roommate said that it was acorn-shaped and about 3 feet high and 2 feet in diameter," Rambacher said. "He said that it had a rim about the bottom and what he noticed was that there wasn't a seam or any signs that the rim was added. It appeared to be one solid piece."
The Air Force security guard, who Rambacher could not name, reported seeing markings on the rim of the object.
"He said that it had lines and circles and squiggly-looking markings on it," Rambacher said.
Rambacher left the base the following year. He never saw the object but is certain of its existence and that it is not of this world.
"I think that it's there," Rambacher said. "They move it from building to building for security reasons because of what it is and where it came from, but it's there, and I also think that all the Roswell material is there, too."
According to reports, the "Roswell UFO Incident" was the alleged recovery of extra-terrestrial debris, including alien corpses, from an object that crashed near Roswell, N.M., in June or July 1947.
Since the late 1970s, the incident has been the subject of intense controversy and conspiracy theories as to the true nature of the object that crashed. The U.S. military maintains that what was actually recovered was debris from an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to a classified program titled "Mogul." However, many UFO proponents maintain it was a crashed alien craft and bodies were recovered, and that the military then engaged in a coverup. The incident has turned into a widely known pop-culture phenomenon, making the name Roswell synonymous with UFOs. It ranks as one of the most publicized and controversial alleged UFO incidents.


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Dominion Resources (NYSE:D) is the perfect winter-weather stock. Its customers in Virginia and North Carolina are cranking up the heat as the temperature continues to drop, which means increased profits for its Dominion Virginia Power segment. This makes conditions ripe for stunning Q4 earnings. One of the reasons I added this company to my buy list in December is because this company is incredibly resilient. In Q3, Dominion weathered not only Hurricane Irene, but also a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck its North Anna nuclear power station. Despite the combined $87 million cost from these natural disasters, the company still managed to grow earnings more than expected.
Looking forward, management expects higher revenues for Q4, as well as an increase in earnings per share thanks to the company's aggressive stock buyback programs. The company doesn't report earnings until Jan. 23, so there is plenty of time to load up on this stock in anticipation of the earnings report.


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A wine baron (Harsh Chhaya) is scouting for Super Models to endorse and launch his new wine brand in the market. He recruits a photographer (Ashmit Patel) to organize a talent hunt in Fiji for the same. Amidst this backdrop, an upcoming model (Veena Malik) faces competition from other beauties for the endorsement deal until the contestants mysteriously start getting murdered one by one and the needle of blame seems to point towards her!
The movie Supermodel is a failed attempt. Apart from the hottie Veena Malik's sexy avatar, there's nothing worthy enough to watch in the flick. And when we talk about Ms Malik, please do not expect any good acting. Instead, it's all about sleaze, sleaze and sleaze for the hot babe!
Veena Malik once again proves that she's unbeatable when it comes to unneccessary sleaze and skin shows. On the other hand, Ashmit Patel's wooden expressions can be termed as yet another spoiler in the film.
Super Model fails in almost all aspects, whether it be acting or plot. The movie is more a headache, rather than any sort of entertainment. So, you can easily give a miss to this one, since it's not worth at all.


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So how do you work with your meters????
Me washing at 10.30pm will be impossible as each load generally take 50 mins and then beeps until it is turned off.
I dont want to be up at that hour turning things off and the laundry is less than 5 meters away from Jack's bedroom, so even with doors closed chances are he will hear it.
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