kickingfrog

Fires don't need gasoline. Five outs to go, you've got to go with the big guys. I'm more concerned that he apparently has never heard of a safety squeeze (Post game he gave some canned answers as to why you don't suicide squeeze). You had the bunter from the national league at the plate and a runner on 3rd and 2nd. Tie the game at home first, then worry about winning it.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/even-bears-annoyed-drones/ Does the buzz of a drone overhead make you nervous? Does it strike fear in your heart? You’re not alone. The heart rate of a black bear spikes dramatically when drones fly overhead, according to a new study in the journal Current Biology. But these cardiac changes don’t always accompany obvious changes in behavior. This raises the question: could drones could be causing severe distress to wildlife without our knowledge? Some nature lovers embrace drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are great for scoping out rare scenes like giraffes strolling across the Serengeti or providing rare views into inaccessible places like an eagle’s nest in a tall redwood tree. “Drones are being used more and more for research purposes. Ecology, wildlife and geology, anywhere with rugged terrain,” said wildlife biologist Mark Ditmer of the University of Minnesota. “They’re also being used to prevent poaching. If there’s a camera around a rare rhino, a poacher would be less likely to kill it.” Last year, Ditmer and his colleagues began to study whether the growing popularity of these aerial vehicles could have unintended consequences toward animals. t the time, the researchers were in the midst of a study on black bear hibernation in northwestern Minnesota. Bears sleep for months during the winter, but then rise in the spring without any serious health consequences. “We wanted to understand how bears are able to take long periods of dormancy, with the idea being that we could then help humans recover from long hospital stays or prep astronauts for lengthy space travel,” Ditmer said. So Ditmer joined forces with cardiologists at his university and biotech company Meditronic to design a set of heart monitors for black bears. The heart trackers took a reading every two minutes, meaning the team could make 720 estimates of heart rate per day. The bears were tagged with GPS trackers too, so the team “could see how things influence their heart rate, such as crossing a road or moving across an agricultural field,” Ditmer said. “And then some Ph.D. students thought that it’d be cool if we could track the bears with drones and look at bear behavior.” Ditmer saw an opportunity to take this even further and study whether the drones caused physical stress to the wildlife. The researchers obtained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct 18 drone flights over four adult bears — one male and three females. The flyovers occurred sporadically over a three-week period — each lasting five minutes and typically soaring 60 feet above the ground. The team observed a sharp rise in bear heart rate with every single flyover. In many cases, cardiac pace doubled, and in the most extreme instance, the heart rate for a mother bear with cubs hopped from 41 to 162 beats per minute. Another mother bear experienced a similar incline, suggesting moms are extra sensitive to drone intrusion. The bears seemed more startled in windy conditions, suggesting that they couldn’t hear the approach of the drones until very late. It took about 10 minutes for bear heart rates to return to normal, though in one case, the bear’s heartbeat didn’t relax for 3.5 hours. “The incredible change in heart rate is by far the most interesting result of the study,” said University of Wyoming zoologist Jerod Merkle who specializes in bear behavior but wasn’t involved in the study. “An increased heart rate is indicative of bears getting themselves ready for a fight or flight response.” Merkle says when this happens, an animal’s body is secreting stress hormones, like adrenaline, into the blood, so the animal can act fast if necessary. However, just like with humans, he continues, persistent exposure to stress hormones can be detrimental to health. The bears didn’t often exhibit fight-or-flight behavior. Only two flyovers caused the bears to dramatically shift their movements. In one case, a bear ran faster than the scientists had ever seen her move at any other time period, Another bear wandered beyond her typical home range, invading another bear’s territory. “If you completely bolt from an area that you’re used to living in, it could open you up to forms of mortality, whether it’s crossing a bunch of roads or a competitor. In future studies, Ditmer’s team plans to examine if bears in captivity can physically acclimate to drone exposure.

Having the yanks closer throw 28 pitches might factor in the next 2 games.

Sorry, my bad. I was using smurfs for bait. Ya, it's the same blue algae that some walleye have.

Meh, tiller.

I think black would block out the sun's rays better, but either way, I don't think heat is as much of a concern as evaporation.

California has a higher population than Canada but only about the same amount of water as I like in my drinks.

In an effort to reduce the amount of water loss to evaporation California has resorted to this. Millions of plastic balls are dumped into a reservoir. more info: http://gizmodo.com/la-dumps-millions-of-plastic-balls-in-city-reservoir-to-1723433243

Not sure it ever was like that. I believe if you contact the company that issued your card you can pay a fee for a replacement card. Some people get 2 cards (for a extra fee) so that they have a backup.

They've only got a wildcard spot right now. Unless you win the division it's a one game "series" and anything can happen. A good, deep team is more likely to win a 7 game series but one game is a toss up.

Yep big and shallow. Nipissing, Lake Winnipeg etc. Any water can get nasty in a hurry but big and shallow just adds to it.

Does any game with the yanks ever take less then 3 and a half hours?

You could listen to the game on a radio.

Hey, it wasn't me that touched the ball.

Ya that's a sucky MLB rule. Don't have a radio?

A Blue Jay is better than 9 yanks every time. NY scored 1 run in 3 games and it was from a fan interfering with a ball that was called a homerun in the 2nd inning of the first game.

Our very own version of Dick Proenneke. Amazing to watch.

Hard to believe it's been 23 years since baseball felt like this and I still can't quite wrap my head around there being people in their mid-late 20's that have no idea how things are going to be if there is a long play-off run for the Jays... I'm too immature to feel that old.

You think that cowlick of a hairstyle just happened all by its self?

Geez, I get a couple of hooks that don't bite and I start talkin' to the screen.

Out in the boat with my brother and son today. Topwater bass was the plan but the bass missed the memo. Ryan was the first one with a fish in the boat... His biggest yet, although he was accused of cheating because he switched to a crankbait. "Black" bass for my brother I found some pike as well We even got some pike back in the slop with the rubber frogs.. My first though was I had a really solid bass, then i figured it might be a bowfin but once we got it out of the weeds it was another pike. In the end we caught a few more bass than pike but considering we hadn't caught/seen any pike in these spots for 6 weeks it was a bit of a surprise.

Lunkerhunt has a lunker frog and pocket frog. Most natural looking rubber frog out there and most durable I've used yet. My son caught a small pike on the weekend and the rubber looks fine. My brother and I have used them this summer and the legs have lasted so far. Had a few gar swipe at them as well.

No, his outfit is a solid medium spinning rod. Eight pound nanofil and a 20lb flouro leader now that he's fishing pike/bass in the weeds.

lol It was the city kids that were concerned about the toothy critters.