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Series : The Next Generation Rating : 3
Disc No : 3.1 Episode : 51
First Aired : 16 Oct 1989 Stardate : 43173.5
Director : Robert Wiemer Year : 2366
Writers : Hans Beimler, Richard Manning Season : 3
Guest Cast :
James Greene as Doctor Barron
James McIntire as Hali
John McLiam as Fento
Kathryn Leigh Scott as Nuria
Lois hall as Doctor Mary Warren
Pamela Segall as Oji
Ray Wise as Liko
Tim Trella as Doctor Palmer
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Progress : Progress towards enlightenment is hard won, but it can be very easily lost
YATI : Dr. Crusher pulls off an amazing job of swift-fingered surgery in this episode. When Riker escapes from the Mintakans by beaming back to the ship, he goes to the bridge to see what's going on down below. The action makes it clear that only seconds have passed, a minute or two at the most - yet Riker's proto Vulcan surgery is completely reversed when he arrives on the bridge!
Great Moment : My personal favourite is Picard's condemnation of religious belief as superstition. Yeah, I know, I'm biased.
Body Count : Picard and one of the proto-Vulcans are injured, but survive. One Federation scientist dies.
Factoid : The Mintakan surface scenes were shot at the Vasquez Rocks, where the original series episodes "Arena", "Shore Leave", "Friday's Child" and "The Alternative Factor" were filmed.

The Enterprise-D is on the way to Mintaka III, a planet which is host to a primitive proto-Vulcan species called the Mintakans. A Federation outpost there is studying a Mintakan village and is in need of supplies and help repairing a malfunctioning fusion reactor. The reactor is vital as, in order to avoid interfering with the Mintakans, the outpost is concealed behind a holographic projection of a rock face.

As the ship approaches the outpost experiences an explosion which causes the holographic "duck blind" to fail. The ship steps up speed and races to the rescue. On the planet two Mintakans, Liko and Oji, spot the outpost and go to investigate. They peer in and witness the Enterprise crew treating the outpost staff. However, Liko touches a wall and receives a large static shock which makes him fall. Dr. Crusher, rushes to help the injured man and decides to beam him up to the Enterprise sickbay - unfortunately Oji is watching as the pair beam out.

Crusher is able to treat the shocked Liko, and in order to prevent him from returning with stories of the Enterprise she tries a memory wipe on him before beaming him back down.

However, Mintakan brain chemistry is not very compatible with the memory wipe technology, and Liko retains hazy memories of the event - including "Picard" as some sort of authority figure in the magical place he was in, and the fact that they are seeking "Palmer", one of the outpost staff who is missing.

Riker and Troi are disguised as Mintakans and beam down to investigate the degree of contamination. Each has a subcutaneous communicator implanted to enable the ship to listen in on them. They arrive in the village to find Liko telling everybody all about "The Picard", who he has taken to be a supernatural authority figure akin to a god. Riker and Troi attempt to convince them it was all just a dream, suggesting that since Liko and Oji are related they might share the same dream, but the Mintakans are unconvinced by this. When some Mintakans bring the wounded Dr. Palmer in, Liko is thrilled as he thinks this will please the Picard.

Aboard the Enterprise the outpost leader, Dr. Barron, advises Picard to simply beam Palmer aboard and leave the Mintakans to make of it what they will. Picard declines, preferring to wait for some chance to rescue Palmer without compounding the cultural contamination.

The Mintakans agree to hold on to Palmer, keeping him prisoner on the theory that he might be trying to escape from the Picard. Troi creates a distraction by announcing that she has seen another, similar man nearby, and Riker overcomes the guard and carries Palmer from the village. He is seen and pursued, but manages to get out of sight for long enough to beam up with Palmer. Troi, however, is captured by the Mintakans and help prisoner. They rationalize the events by assuming that Palmer was indeed a fugitive from the Picard, and that Riker and Troi are assisting him in this endeavour - essentially, that they are enemies of god!

Dr. Barron suggests that since the damage is done Picard should accept the title of god which has been forced on him and try to at least use it for good - recovering Troi and giving the Mintakans a few healthy guidelines to lead their lives by. Picard utterly rejects this idea and instead decides to try and show the Mintakans the simple truth. He waits until one of the Mintakan leaders, Nuria, is alone and has her beamed up to the Enterprise. She is shocked and awed to find herself in the "magical" realm confronting the Picard directly. He gently explains the truth - using the example of the Mintakan's own progress from living in caves using clubs to living in huts and using bows, he suggests that they will continue to advance and one day will have powers and abilities that they can't grasp now - and that this is all he and the Enterprise are. Nuria initially accepts the idea but quickly relapses into worship of Picard as some divine being - the gap is simply too great for her to make the mental leap. Picard takes her to sickbay where she watches one of the outpost staff, Dr. Warren die despite Dr. Crusher's best efforts. By seeing that Picard is as limited as she is in this respect Nuria finally comes to accept that he is not magical in nature, but just another person.

On the planet a large storm blows up. Liko convinces the Mintakans that it is a sign of the Picard's anger with them for not holding on to Palmer, and that they should appease him by sacrificing Troi. Picard beams down with Nuria, shocking the Mintakans. Liko begs him to restore his dead wife to life, and is blind to both his and Nuria's explanations of why he cannot. Distraught, Liko attempts to prove Picard's magical nature by aiming a bow at him, reasoning that no weapon could harm him. Picard faces the danger and says that if his death is required to set things right then he will accept it. Liko fires and wounds Picard - seeing his blood finally convinces him that he was wrong all along.

Dr. Crusher is able to treat Picard successfully and they decide to dismantle the outpost as there is little point in further studying the Mintakans from it. Now on good terms with the Mintakans, the ship proceeds on to the next mission.

Prime Directive shows can be a little preachy, especially in TNG, but I rather like this one. Everything about it flows in a pretty logical manner - if you're going to have outposts like this then sooner or later you are going to screw up, and then you are going to have to deal with that. If there's one flaw it's probably the idea that this hasn't happened before often enough that they have guidelines already in place as to how to deal with it! Still, that's a minor flaw.

It seems somewhat odd that it is Dr. Barron who says that they just beam Palmer out in front of the Mintakans, and then that Picard willingly assume the role of god to these people - you would think that as the leader of an observation outposts he would be more dedicated to non-interference than anybody else present. However, whilst it would make logical sense that he be the one advising maximum caution it would put Picard in the role of wanting to step in and act - essentially making him "the bad guy". Naturally they aren't ever going to do that since Picard is the hero. And if we have both men committed to the idea of non-interference, much of the drama evaporates.

The attitude to religion presented here is typical for Trek. Like it or not Trek has generally pushed the idea that religion and what may be termed "religious thinking", by which I mean accepting claims on faith rather than evidence, is not a good thing. This is especially so in TOS and TNG, though there are exceptions both then and more so in later Treks. It also pushes the idea that people have a right to live their own lives how they think best without interference. Is this a contradiction? Perhaps, but I don't see it that way.

In a sense, what Trek usually attacks is not religion so much as a strawman version of religion, in that the religions they tackle are generally demonstrably false. We know Picard is not a god and the Mintakan belief that he is is simply factually wrong - and a large majority of Trek stories along religious lines are like that. Vaal, Kirok, Ardra, etc - both we the audience and the characters always know, or at least suspect, that these are not genuine gods or devils, and we always turn out to be right about that. It's hardly controversial to say that worshipping a false god is a bad thing.

More controversial is the implication - or outright statement in a few cases - that what I termed "religious thinking" is bad or wrong. Does this fall in contradiction to the Trek viewpoint about tolerance and acceptance? No, I don't really think so. One can tolerate and accept an idea without believing it to be a good idea, after all. I can simultaneously believe that green is the best colour and blue sucks, whilst believing that you have the right to foolishly and wrongly think the opposite. It's not a contradiction. Kirk, Picard and the others can and have fought against false gods, but they rarely if ever take the view that a society should be forced to become secular rather than religious in overall outlook.

It it true, though? Is Trek right to think that being secular is better than being religious? That's a question so big that I'm certainly not going to settle it here, or even outline the issue here! People can and have written books on the subject. History is certainly replete with religious people doing bad things and good things, as it is with secular people doing bad things and good things. I suppose my own views approach the line Christopher Hitchens uses occasionally - that whilst good people can do good things for both religious and secular reasons, and bad people can do bad things for both religious and secular reasons, religion can and has motivated good people to do bad things. Secularism hasn't and I don't really see how it could.

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7. Obtain other local permits (parks, police, street closures, etc)
Please contact your race management company to assist with this step – they may be
able to provide you some guidance on what forms you need to complete or at least
provide you a place to start.

8. Achieve FitPlanet Sustainability Status
FitPlanet provides customized environmental consulting and on-the-ground support to or-
ganizers of events in North America and the UK. From road races and triathlons to golf and
hockey tournaments they help you reduce your environmental footprint.

FitPlanet and Oklahoma Sports & Fitness offer event organizers the Pledge of Sustainability
so you can communicate your event’s sustainability practices to hundreds of thousands of
potential participants and fans.

FitPlanet groups the eco-Practices into required and optional practices for sustainability. To
view and achieve the Pledge of Sustainability, click here.

9. Compile results or request that your Race Management
Company/Timer send the results to Oklahoma Sports & Fitness for
publishing in the magazine and on our website
If you requested chip timing or on-the-spot computer results from your Race Management
Company or Timer, then it’s just a matter of them sending an email (with your race results
attached) to Oklahoma Sports & Fitness at:

When you advertise with Oklahoma Sports & Fitness, you automatically get your race
results posted on the website as part of the package (if
your race results are provided electronically to us). This will help promote your race
for next year!

If you timed your own race (and did not use a Race Management Company) then please
submit your race results by provide us an Excel spreadsheet with the complete
race results in columns as follows:

Attach that spreadsheet file to an email and send it to:

Race Director’s Checklist

1. Conduct a general meeting with your race committee
Utilize this checklist to decide who on your race committee will be responsible for these
various tasks. If you don’t have a race committee, then create one! It takes more than a
few individuals to host a good race. Word of advice: START PLANNING EARLY!

2. Contract with a Race Management Company to assist with course cer-
tification, sanctioning, city permits, registration, etc.

This is vital to the success of your event! Contact the following company listed below or
call Oklahoma Sports & Fitness to locate a qualified Race Management Company:

• Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa Event Management
Email Tim Dreiling at :

• Tatur Racing Event Management
Email Brian Hoover at :

• Tulsa Runner Event Management
Email Trani Matthews at :

3. Contract with a Race Timing Service to time your event and handle the
Finish Line

This is an important part of your race. Contact the following company listed below or
call Oklahoma Sports & Fitness to locate a qualified Race Management Company to
provide finish line management services and timing services for your race.

• Time Line Results
Email Joe Hughes at : or visit

• DG Productions
Email Don Garrett at : or visit

• Tatur Racing Event Management/Timing
Email Brian Hoover at : or visit

4. Decide on Publicity for your event

Advertise your race or event with Oklahoma Sports & Fitness.
This is an important step in publicizing your event. Also work with local radio stations/TV
stations to publicize your event. Submit a Press Release announcing your race or
request public service announcements, if appropriate.

5. Design your Promotional Materials
(Logo, T-shirt, Brochure, Website, etc.)

It is important to establish a strong brand and image for your upcoming event! Let a profes-
sional design your promotional materials to maximize the interest in your event.

• BlueBrush Productions, LLC
Email or visit

6. Obtain Sponsors for your event

This is one of the MOST important steps you will need to take in establishing and
coordinating your race! Don’t assume that race “entries” will cover the cost for your
event. Locate local businesses to provide financial support for your race. Inform your
sponsors that you will advertise their business and they will RECEIVE publicity for their
sponsorship (list their name in your advertisements and on your race t-shirt) – if you
have “501c3” (non-profit) status then promote this fact with your race sponsors!

7. Decide on Pre-Registration

• You will need a race flyer to promote your race and to use as an entry form (or
you can use the Generic Race Entry form on the Oklahoma Sports & Fitness website).
• What will your Entry Fee be? Will it include a t-shirt? Will you have an entry
fee with a “no t-shirt” option?
• Where do the runners Mail their race entry form?
• Will you have a location for Pre-Registration? When and where will you
have this Pre-Registration and at what time? (evening is preferred)
• Will you do Online Registration? If interested, contact Oklahoma Sports & Fitness
 and we will put you in touch with a company to conduct your online
registration. Your race will tie in directly (and automatically) with our online race
calendar. The website, along with the magazine is THE
source for upcoming running and multi-sport events around the region.

8. Other preparations needed for RACE DAY:

Who will be in charge of:
• Race Day Registration
• Split-callers (need to have someone calling times at each km marker)
• Water Stop/Aid stations
• Finish chute volunteers
• After-race Refreshments (beverages, fruit, other snacks…)
• Awards Ceremony
• Cleanup (trash pickup, collection of leftover snacks/fruit/beverages)

9. Decide on awards

• Are you going to award PRIZE MONEY to the winners? If yes and the prize
money exceeds $500 for an individual, then please contact Oklahoma USATF:
(918) 832-9820 or because you will need to complete specific forms.
• What type of awards will you have for the winners? For what age-categories do
you need awards?
• Age group awards are usually given “3 deep” for each age category listed below:

Standard Age Groups for Awards (men & women):
8 & under   30 – 34      60 - 64
9 – 12      35 – 39      65 - 69
13 – 15     40 – 44      70 - 74
16 – 19     45 – 49      75 and over (men) or
20 – 24     50 – 54      65 & over (women)
25 –29      55 – 59

You can also give awards for the following categories (if tracked for your event –
please be sure to tell your Race Management Company if you wish to recognize
these categories because they will need to be tracked):
Clydesdale (male runners over 170 lbs) Standard weight categories are as follows:
      MALE Clydesdale Weight Group 170 - 184 Lbs.
      MALE Clydesdale Weight Group 185 - 199 Lbs.
      MALE Clydesdale Weight Group 200 - 214 Lbs.
      MALE Clydesdale Weight Group 215 - 229 Lbs.
      MALE Clydesdale Weight Group 230 - 999 Lbs.
Filly (female runners over 145 lbs) Standard weight categories are as follows:
         FILLY WEIGHT GROUP 145 - 999 Lbs.
Male Walkers (usually recognize Top 3 only)
Female Walkers (usually recognize Top 3 only)
(Walkers are usually on the “Honor system”, which means there are no official judges).

If you have questions on “standard age groups”, please contact Oklahoma USATF:
(918) 832-9820 or

10. Decide on prizes or “give-aways”
• What kinds of prizes will you be giving away?
• Ask your sponsors for items that can be given away in your “prize drawing”.
• If a sponsor cannot provide financial support for your race, then request a
donation in the form of something for your “prize drawing”.

11. Organize Packet Pickup for those Pre-registered
Partner with one of your sponsors or local running specialty store to have packet pickup.
Have a location for “pre-registered” runners to come pickup their “packets”.
It’s best to have these “race packets” ready to go and have them alphabetized by last name –
this will make the process go smoother.

Race Director’s Checklist

Race Day:
1. Race Day Registration
Make sure you have enough volunteers to assist with registration. Most runners register
on race day, so be ready EARLY! Do your volunteers know how to complete a RACE
NUMBER? If not, ask your Race Management Company how this process works
because it will make their job easier.

      • Are Race T-shirts organized by size and ready to go?
      • Are the Race Numbers (and safety pins) ready to go?
      • Do you have plenty of Pens and Race Entry Forms available?
      • Is your Registration Area clearly marked so that runners can locate it?

2. Administrative
• Where are the rest rooms? (did you rent port-a-johns)?
• Where is the start line?
• Do you have pre-race water/beverages available for the runners?

3. The Details
Many of these details are handled by the Race Management Company that you contract
with to manage your race, but ask to make sure this is covered.
• Rest rooms (port-a-johns)
• Pace vehicle/bike/car
• Start line/starter
• Course markers/cones
• Timing
• Start/Finish Line banner

4. Aid Stations/Water Stops
Is there plenty of water? Cups? Do you have enough volunteers to hand out water?

5. Split Callers

Work with the Race Management Company to synchronize the stop watches with the
start gun. Tell your “split callers” to speak LOUDLY and CLEARLY when calling out
times! Runners are listening for their times.

6. Refreshments

• Are your “after race” beverages ready? Iced?
• Are your “after race” snacks ready for the runners? Is the fruit sliced?

7. Awards Ceremony

• Are your awards organized for after the race?
• Who will be your “Master of Ceremony” for the awards presentation?
• Obtain the race results from the Race Management Company
• Are your prizes organized? (do you have tickets you need to hand out to the
runners right after they finish? Or will you hand out prizes based on race
numbers that are randomly selected?)

Race Director’s Checklist

Post Race:
1. Send Results to Oklahoma Sports & Fitness!
Be sure to send your race results to Oklahoma Sports & Fitness as soon as possible after
your race. Oklahoma Sports & Fitness will post your race results on the web (www.oksports- if provided electronically and in a timely manner.

• If you hired a race management company to “time” your race, it is just a matter of
them emailing a file to Oklahoma Sports & Fitness:

If you timed the race yourself, please email to request an
Excel file sample for the appropriate format.

2. Send Pictures to Oklahoma Sports & Fitness!
If you took digital pictures at your race then please send them to us for posting on the web
and possible publication in the magazine.

3. Complete the USATF “post-event” form
Complete within 15 days AFTER your race/event. If you have questions, please
contact Oklahoma USATF,

4. Conduct a follow-up Meeting with your Race Committee
Review the success of your race and followup with your race committee for
improvements for next year. Do this within one week of your event, so the event is still fresh
on the committee’s mind.

5. Send THANK YOU notes to your Race Sponsors
Thanking your sponsors for their support will go a long way toward making your race a
success for the future and will provide you a “head start” on obtaining sponsors for next

6. Send your suggestions to Oklahoma Sports & Fitness
Now that you are a seasoned race director, take a few minutes to jot down your
suggestions and comments for improving this Race Director’s Guide. Send your
feedback to:

Race Promotion Ideas
Listed below are some ideas and suggestions on how to promote your race within your local
community to increase participation:

1. Advertise in Oklahoma Sports & Fitness Magazine. This publication carries a readership
just over 18,500 throughout the region through: paid subscriptions, free distribution, and an
online version of the publication.

2. Advertise on the Oklahoma Sports & Fitness website, This
website features our popular online comprehensive regional event calendar and averages
48,030 pageviews per month and 9,854 unique visitors per month.

3. Drop your race flyers at area running specialty stores.

4. Approach the schools in your area. Contact the Physical Education Teachers
and/or track coaches and encourage them to get their students to attend your
race. Request permission to distribute your race flyer at the area schools.
Consider incorporating a FUN RUN (see below) into your race/event and award a
prize for the school with the most entrants.

5. Contact the local media. Persuade them to become a sponsor of your event.
Radio stations are usually good at assisting small town races with race

6. Approach your local dignitaries (mayor, chief of police, etc) and gain their support
for your event/race.

7. Tie your race in with a special event in your area! This is becoming very popular
and successful and gains a broader base of support for your race!

8. Donate the proceeds of your event to a non-profit which directly benefits your
city/area. This non-profit agency may even be able to assist you with obtaining
sponsors for your race.

9. If you tie your event in with a festival or special event, then promote this fact in
your advertisement!

Fun Run vs. Race

What is a “Fun Run”? It is just what it implies: a fun run!

• It is for the novice runner/walker and is usually a distance of 3 km or shorter.
• It is a confidence builder for those who aspire to run a longer distance in the future
• It can be a “great addition” to your race day festivities, since you can encourage the
entire family to participate!

Here are some suggestions from Race Directors
on conducting a Fun Run at your event:

• Provide some sort of award for EACH finisher of this Fun Run – a ribbon is the
standard for many races.
• Provide an award for OVERALL MALE and OVERALL FEMALE winner.
• Do not give age bracket awards.
• Do not advertise this Fun Run as a “race”.
• Do not advertise your “Race” as a Fun Run.
• Most Fun Runs are not timed, so there are no results to post or publish. Make this
clear to your Fun Run participants.
• Race numbers are preferred, so that overall winners can be recognized.
• Start and finish the Fun Run while your other race is in progress OR run your Fun
Run prior to your regular race.
• Make sure your Fun Run distance is less than 3 km.

Please contact USATF Oklahoma or RRCA about obtaining the proper Certification forms.

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MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announced a $550 million joint, state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer SunTrust Mortgage Inc. to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses.

The three-year settlement with Wisconsin and 48 other states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides direct payments to borrowers for past foreclosure abuses; loan modifications and other relief for borrowers in need of assistance; tough new mortgage servicing standards; and grants oversight authority to an independent monitor.

“This settlement will provide much needed relief to hundreds of SunTrust consumers in Wisconsin who have lost homes to foreclosure or who are struggling to make mortgage payments,” Attorney General Van Hollen said.

SunTrust Agreement Closely Mirrors National Mortgage Settlement

The agreement’s terms emulate the 2012 National Mortgage Settlement (NMS) reached in February 2012 between the federal government, 49 state attorneys general, including Wisconsin, and the five largest national mortgage servicers.  Wisconsin consumers have reaped more than $197 million in benefits from that settlement, and nationally, it has provided consumers more than $50 billion in direct relief to consumers.  Additionally, the SunTrust agreement, like the NMS, will implement new servicing standards and independent oversight.

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Saturday Paper Reading

Reading the paper, yo. These are the things I wanted to comment on.

Randy Sportak sounding the clarion bell about a month before the trade deadline. Which I like, obviously, but would have liked even more last year. The notable thing to take away from the thang is this juicy stat: The  Flames probably need to have 56 points to make the playoffs, and that would require them to go 19-10-4.

So is it true? Because shit unless the Flames trade for Rudy Gay that aignt happening.

Last year eighth place team had 95 points. 48/82= ~58% (I'm using the real number not the rounded in the calculations) * 95 = 55.6.  So yeah, 55 or 56 points seems like a reasonable number based on last year (and taking the three year average it is 55.99).

And Flames currently have 13 points. Not good. So what about this 19-10-4 ish? Well, 48-15=33. 19+10+4 =33. And that indeed equals 55 points.

We are fucking doomed, homie.

Can I provide the weary masses any hope? I can try. What Sportak's math depends on is the pace of point accumulation being similar to what is is in a 82 game season. What if it isn't?

Points per game? I'm dumb, so that's what I'm going to go with as a proxy for pace. 09-10 is 95/82 = 1.1585. 10-11 it's 1.1829. In 11-12 it's 1.1585 again. So average that jazz and we get 1.1666.

Currently (this year) the team occupying eighth place is on a 18/16 = 1.125 pace. If we translate that, I think we get (1.125*48)...54 points. (For those curious, the team is on a 0.8666 pace, good for ~42 points.)

Good on Sportak for bringing this to our attention.

George Johnson calls someone with zero points a rocket ship.

Actually if you can stomach your way past that Johnson calms us all down and reminds us that Cervenka was hit in the throat with a puck last game, which is why he was sat in the third period. You can choose to buy it or not.

And SVEN is back so Cervenka is getting sat for him, not Aliu. Which makes it easier to swallow.

Odland/Hall get a good quote from the coach:

 “We’re talking about a game of passion that world-class athletes play,” Hartley said. “You need a certain size. I think Akim brings that size.”

Which is exactly the problem. I get it looks bad when the team lets a guy check their goalie. I do believe it speaks to the group dynamic as a whole, and I do think it is reasonable for people to suspect there is something wrong with a team that doesn't stand up for individual teammates. But the real issue is the team is too small. (And they are losing, which could go along way to explaining their bad group dynamic we are all speculating they have.)

Vicki Hall uses GAA, like it's a stat that can convey meaning.

Odland. Best writer they have on their staff.

Furthermore I think the genius behind the goal song should be fired.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Cervenka Benched For Aliu?

Fire everyone. Why? Read the title of this post. QED.

Seriously...they are benching a guy who can play in the top six for..Akim Aliu.?

They are benching a guy who's contract is up at the end of this year for...Akim Aliu.

If you wanted to write something satrical about the Flames poor roster choices, this would be it, wouldn't it? But its not satire. Its real. Really, really, real.

Someone needs to get Bob Hartley on camera saying "I think taking Cervenka out of the lineup and putting Aliu in the lineup will increase our teams chances of winning."

I'm sure the problem here is that he thinks its a good idea, but he just hasnt said it out loud yet. I think once he is forced to say it out loud his brain will kick in and he will realize what he is doing is bad.

Maybe Hartley and Feaster are trying to tell us something about their job security. As in, they have enough faith in it they would bench a top six guy for an AHL third liner.

Just amazing.

Furthermore, I think they should all be fired. Im going to stoke out if this is true. Why wont they get O'Reilly?

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Regurgitation On Hope

I had intended to write about Rudy Gay and the general situation revolving around the Raptors (hack allegories are fun!) but when I plopped down into my chair an anecdote popped into my mind, and I'll start by sharing that:

Some measure of time ago I had a twitter exchange with (memory fuzzes) Kent Wilson about the difference between the teams of the 90's and the Salary Cap era teams, regarding the level of hope a fan could feel towards the teams chances to win (and by extension, how disappointed a fan in each era could feel about not winning).

My argument was that it was it better to be a fan in the 90's. The team couldn't (or wouldn't) compete with the big money teams for free agents, and as there was no salary cap, big money teams often loaded up on the best available hockey talent. It was difficult to field a team on $30 million dollars that could beat an $80 million dollar one. Because of this the expectation to win could never realistically be entertained, and therefore the fan was inoculated from being too disappointed. (And if the team did happen to catch lightning in a bottle...)

The formulation of No Chance = No Hope = No Worries, if you will.

Contrast that with the situation of the Salary Cap Era. High payrolls means the team has the chance to acquire the best hockey talent available. That in effect translates into hope. There is always the chance to improve. Not only that, but the fans of the Flames find themselves rooting for a big money team, a team that spends close to the cap maximum every year. Now the expectation to win is not only entertained  it is demanded. Far from being inoculated from disappointed, the population is now susceptible.

Chance = Hopes = Worries.

Today, looking at the standings, there are plenty of things to be worried about. The team has more games played then it does points; the team has the second worst goal differential in the West. The team has let in the most goals in the West; The team is 2-6 at home, the worst home record in the West.

The team has a top ten payroll, and it is looking like it will miss the playoffs. Again. So people are worried.

I think what worries people the most, or at least what worries me the most, is the lack of direction. The Flames season is well over a quarter of the way over. The team has flaws; generally it needs centres and it needs a goalie. #34 may come back in time, and start playing well enough, to alleviate us from the latter problem. Backlund could be out until at least mid-March (could be longer) and that translates into 10 - 12 more games without him in the lineup. Over half of the season could be gone, and any realistic chance to make the playoffs could be gone by that time as well.

I think the time for evaluation, if not over, is quickly approaching the terminal deadline. If the team wants to make a push, it's gonna need to bring in some horses from elsewhere, which means dealing draft picks and potentially young prospects. The team is going to have to apply some cost benefit analysis to that scenario to see if the potential to maybe dig its way out of from a hole and make the bottom half of the playoff tournament is worth spending draft picks and young players on.

Or it can go the other way. The team can look itself in the mirror and decide that it maybe has a better chance of missing the playoffs than making it. The team could decide to trade away it's useful pieces (all of the wingers not named SVEN, for an example), restock the cupboard, and lay the foundation of the next iteration of the team.

Either move would represent action. Lack of action in regards to this under performing (remember kids they spend to the cap ceiling) and underwhelming team is killing the hope. And the Flames should realize that eventually lack of hope will lead to lack of ticket sales.

Furthermore, I think Ken King should be fired.


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      Makes your child think about the implications of choosing a pet.

      Lauren Child is well known for her series of Charlie & Lola, which is available in the written form as well as being on the Cbeebies channel. This book is a one off, rather like Beware Of The Storybook Wolves and features her unique style of illustrations.

      ***The Story***

      It starts with a little girl, who says,

      I really want a pet.

      Please Mum, can I have a pet?
      Mum says, Well  perhaps something with not too much fur.
      Dad says, Maybe something that lives outside.
      Granny says, Nothing with a buzz. It interferes with her hearing aid.
      Grandad says, Stuffed pets are very reliable.
      The pet shop lady says, Goldfish can be fun.

      Each adult then asks the little girl what type of pet she would like but each time she suggests something, one of the other adults comes up with a good reason why she shouldnt get it.

      She suggests all sorts of animals including a lion, a wolf and even an octopus but each time she is told it wouldnt be a good idea.

      Eventually the pet shop lady suggests the ideal solution, as it doesnt leave footprints, eat, move or squeak. The little girl is delighted as the pet she gets is an egg. The story ends with,

      No ones exactly sure what it is, because its not quite a pet yet

      but it will be soon.

      ***The Illustrations***

      The pictures are of the same style as in the Charlie and Lola books. Drawings that have been cut out are stuck on brightly coloured backgrounds. Unlike the writing in some of her other books, this time it doesnt go round in circles or sit in wavy lines, but instead is just made up of clear black print.

      ***My Thoughts***

      My son has been a bit of a fan of the Charlie and Lola series on the telly for quite some time now and loves the little animated figures that come directly from the books. Weve managed to get quite a few of the stories from the library over the past year and he recognised the pictures on the cover, as instantly being Lauren Childs work. At 5 he is really beginning to notice the styles of different authors and series of books.

      He originally thought that this was another one in the series but was happy enough to see that it was in fact a totally different character. The little girl is very cute in the pictures and they clearly show what her thoughts are when being told what would happen with each of the suggested pets.

      Luckily we havent really had a problem with my kids asking for pets because of asthma and allergies in our house and they were all told from an early age that it just wasnt fair to go and get a pet and then find out that one of the family suffered because of it. I can just imagine though, some children getting ideas for all sorts of pets after reading this book and what their parents excuses might be.

      What I love about Lauren Childs books is that they are always about using your imagination, something that is so important for children. It fuels their thoughts and makes them think about the consequences of actions in a funny way. This story is both funny and shows that careful planning is needed when considering getting a pet. It is maybe a little bit unrealistic but there was a time when my son wanted to get a real koala, after getting a stuffed toy as a gift. We had to explain to him that koalas liked to live in trees and had very sharp claws so it wasnt such a good idea. He seemed to think that we would be able to buy one at the local pet shop too.

      All in all, this book is another hit with me and Im off to look for some more of this fantastic authors books.

      ***Other Lauren Child Books***

      Beware of the Storybook Wolves
      Charlie & Lola series
      Clarice Bean series
      Whos Afraid Of The Big Bad Book
      That Pesky Rat
      Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent

      ***Price & Availability***

      This paperback is available at the purchasing price of £5.99 but can be found cheaper at Tesco for only £4.49.

      ISBN No. 0711213399

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Nimble Quest is an iOS game presented by NimbleBit LLC., which is already renowned for Pocket Planes and Tiny Towers.

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Since getting my D600 back from Melville this week, I've been putting it through some paces and after over 1000 actuations on the new shutter:

1) It's very clean - no "megadust".

2) It behaves as it should with respect to normal amounts of dust. The self clean and/or a few blasts of the blower were effective on the few spots I did get.

3) The location of any spots that do appear is random and not clustered in the upper left corner of the image.

My experience exactly except substitute LA for Melville.

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FZ200 Does Air Show

Started Apr 30, 2014 | Discussions thread
Ron Linz
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Re: FZ200 Does Air Show
In reply to windmillgolfer, Apr 30, 2014

No did not use polarizing filter. I tried to keep speed at 1/1000 and shot in 12fps burst mode. I think I need some tips in panning technique. Most of the time, the first shot in the burst was the sharpest. Maybe some of you that have shot air shows before can chime in and share some tips. I did some research before the show to get some idea on settings. I used the full grid AF and it did a good job locking on the planes.

There was noise in almost all the images that I had to cleanup in Lightroom that was maybe caused by shooting into the sky at full zoom.  I had the camera set at sharpness (-1) and NR (0).

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