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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson talks about the 3-0 Game 3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Video by George Sipple / DFP

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson talks to the media in the locker room after practice Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Joe Louis Arena.(Photo: Julian H. Gonzalez DFP)

Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson had two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. It marked the first time this season that Ericsson had multiple points in a game.

Ericsson also had three hits, two giveaways and blocked a shot in 21:54 of ice time.

"It wasn't any backdoor open-net passes," Ericsson said today of his two assists. "Sometimes they come and sometimes they don't. Most of the times, they don't."

Ericsson did notice a difference in the way the Wings played offensively, though.

"Last night, we really spent some time in the offensive zone, put a lot of miles on their (defensemen)," he said. "They looked tired for the first time in the series last night. So that's a good sign for us. I think we got energized by that, too."

Ericsson had three goals and 12 assists for 15 points in 82 games this season. The 15 points tied his previous career high (2010-11).

Counting the end of the regular season, Ericsson has finished a dozen consecutive games without a minus rating.

"I've been feeling better," Ericsson said. "You have those times, too, where things are better on the ice. You feel more confident.

"Then all of a sudden, you can feel great and the pucks can fly into the back of your net. But right now, it's good. Everyone's getting the intensity up here and, hopefully, we can get it even higher for the few remaining games in the series."

Just as he didn't boast about his two assists, he also downplayed the plus-minus rating.

"Those are, a lot of times, a fluke," Ericsson said. "There's nothing you can do. Sometimes it could be a mistake by yourself or someone else. It's just like a roller coaster."

Ericsson also downplayed talk of a 3-1 lead in the series, which the Wings would have if they win Game 4 on Thursday (7 p.m., FSD, CBC, NBCSN).

"Well, we had that against Chicago (in 2012-13); we know that doesn't mean it's over," Ericsson said of the series the Wings lost in seven games. "It's a race to four. But it would be huge if we win tomorrow again. I think we have a good chance. We really felt good about ourselves last night. (Petr) Mrazek really played well, too."

Contact George Sipple: gsipple@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @georgesipple.

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Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes dies of cancer at age 56

NEW YORK Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes has died. He was 56.

The network said he died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

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Deez Nuts Streaming Full New Album

Germany's Deez Nuts released new album "Word Is Bond" today in North America. In celebration of the release, Lambgoat.com is hosting a full album stream. Give it a listen below.

With the release of "Word Is Bond," the band will embark on an extensive European tour with Stick To Your Guns, Trash Talk and Being As An Ocean. Dates are available after the jump.

24.04.15 (CH) Zuerich - Impericon Fest *25.04.15 (D) Oberhausen - Impericon Fest *26.04.15 (DK) Copenhagen - Amager Bio w/Madball27.04.15 (N) Oslo - Sub Scene28.04.15 (SE) Stockholm - En Arena29.04.15 (SE) Gothenburg - Arena 2930.04.15 (D) Hamburg - bel Und Gefhrlich02.05.15 (D) Leipzig - Impericon Fest *03.05.15 (NL) Amsterdam - Impericon Fest *04.05.15 (UK) Manchester - Impericon Fest *05.05.15 (UK) Glasgow - Cat House06.05.15 (UK) London - ULU07.05.15 (F) Paris - Glazart08.05.15 (F) Lyon - Longlive Rockfest09.05.15 (I) Cesena - Vidia Club10.05.15 (I) Milan - Live Forum11.05.15 (SLO) Ljubljana - Gala Hala12.05.15 (A) Vienna - Arena13.05.15 (H) Budapest - A 3814.05.15 (A) Graz - Explosiv15.05.15 (D) Wuerzburg Posthalle16.05.15 (D) Berlin - Astra17.05.15 (P) Warsaw Hydrozagadka18.05.15 (CZ) Prague - Lucerna Music Bar19.05.15 (A) Innsbruck - Weekender20.05.15 (D) Osnabrueck - Rosenhof21.05.15 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage* without Trash Talk** without Trash Talk, Being As An Ocean

Slam Dunk Festivals:23.05.15 (UK) Leeds - Slam Dunk Festival (City Centre)24.05.15 (UK) Hatfield - Slam Dunk Festival (The Forum)25.05.15 (UK) Wolverhampton - Slam Dunk Festival (City Centre)

Others:05.07.15 (UA) Kiev - Atlas06.07.15 (BY) Minsk - Re:Public08.07.15 (RUS) Moscow - Volta09.07.15 (RUS) St. Petersburg - Clubzal10.07.15 (RUS) Ekaterinburg - Ogni Fest14.07.15 (GR) Athens - Ground Zero Club15.07.15 (GR) Thessaloniki - Eightball Blub29.05.-31.05.15 (D) Gelsenkirchen - Rock im Revier29.05.-31.05.15 (D) Munich - Rockavaria **03.-05.07.2015 (D) Roitzschjora - With Full Force Festival

You can get related band news and info in the sidebar and on the respective band pages.

Source: http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid%3D112721

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

3 ways to show your love to Mother Nature this Earth Day

It's that time of year to honor Mother Nature in celebration of Earth Day.

Earth Day is celebrated April 22 and was established in 1970.

"Earth Day has grown to be one of the most widely celebrated events officially recognized by nearly all the world's countries," Dr. John Hasse, Rowan University Department of Geography & Environment chair, said Tuesday.

Earth Day was the result of growing awareness of the major impact that industrial society had on the global environment, according to Hasse.

"The first Earth Day was also related to the shifting vision of planet earth as the Apollo astronauts provided the first photographs of the whole earth in all of it's delicate beauty," Hasse said.

Earth is home, so why not take time to celebrate? Here are three ways you can get involved throughout the week in the celebration of our planet:

1.) Give back to the planet and partake in Arbor Day tree planting

Yes, Arbor Day and Earth Day are two separate things. But why not celebrate Earth Day by showing love to the trees?

"While Earth Day and Arbor Day are both about environment, Arbor Day is more specifically focused on the importance of planting trees and actually began in the early 1800s," Hasse said.

Arbor Day is Friday and there are several tree-planting events scheduled in Cumberland and Salem counties.

Millville Shade Tree Commission will host an Arbor Day tree-planting ceremony and park cleanup on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Waltman Park, located on Route 49 and Brandriff Avenue.

For Salem County residents, Woodstown Open Space Committee, Shade Tree Committee, and Woodstown-Pilesgrove Joint Environmental Committee will hold an Arbor Day celebration at the borough's Memorial Lake.

Starting at 6 p.m., a proclamation will be read by the mayor and trees will be planted locally.

2.) Keep the earth healthy with simple, every day tasks

Shop in your own backyard. Instead of running to the nearest chain grocery store, stop by a local farm market and purchase your fresh, homegrown vegetables and fruits.

For example, buying locally produced foods and patronizing locally owned stores minimizes the amount of energy expended for production and helps to keep the local economy more vibrant, according to Hasse.

"Thinking about the ecological footprint of our day to day lives can motivate one to be more resourceful in choosing alternatives to things that have a large ecological impact," Hasse said.

During Earth Day, a small and practical thing to do is reflect on how everyday lives are connected to the earth's ecosystem.

Spend the day tracking down where everything used throughout the day was created, tracing it back to where raw materials came from, how much energy it took to make the item, ship it, and actually function.

Be mindful of recycling and trash separation. If trash is spotted while taking a walk, spare five seconds to pick it up and toss it in the nearest waste can.

Rutgers Professor of Geology Alexander Gates also suggested to avoid dumping liquids on the ground, rather if necessary, flush it down the toilet.

"We all live as one big system. If we start destroying parts of the earth, sooner or later it's going to come back to us," Gates said.

It's also important to try and stay away from spraying pesticides due to their poisons.

"We are having a real issue with the loss of bees and butterflies, which pollinate the plants. We have to try and save the pollinators. If not, we can't generate fruits and vegetables because there's not enough bees. That's even more urgent," Gates added.

Also, don't toss cigarette butts out the window or on the ground. Take a few extra steps and place it in an ashtray.

Save energy and in country settings, create a compost pile instead of dumping in a landfill.

Or, visit www.earthday.org and check out the "Billion Acts of Green Page" to take action on an international level.

3.) Attend an Earth Day event.

From clean-ups to festivals, areas throughout South Jersey will be the spot to go for any Earth Day events this week.

Not only can families and neighbors give back to the earth, but they can also have fun through these festivities.

Here are some spotlight events coming this weekend:

Cape May County will be the site for the Earth Day and Marine Debris Cleanup at the Nature Center of Cape May from 9 a.m to noon.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about gardening and wildlife, as well as cleaning up the local gardens at the center along the harbor.

Cherry Hill, in Camden County, will be hosting the Sustainable Cherry Hill Earth Festival at Croft Farm from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Also, in Voorhees, an Earth Day kite flying even will be held at Eastern Regional High School from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Beach sweeps are also planned for various locations throughout South Jersey. For more information on Earth Day events,click here.

Brittany Wehner may be reached at bwehner@southjerseymedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @brittanymwehner. Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook.

Source: http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/04/3_ways_to_show_your_love_to_mother_nature_this_ear.html

Celebrate Earth Day 2015 with NASA

Image credit: NASA

There are (so far) 1,800 known planets beyond our solar system, but among all of them, theres no place like Earth. To celebrate Earth Day, April 22, NASA is asking you to share pictures and video of your favorite places on Earth to all your social medi with hashtag #NoPlaceLikeHome.

Meanwhile, NASA is sharing its views of Earth from satellites, research aircraft, and scientists at work in the field. Look for NASAs posts on Twitter, Vine, Instagram, Facebook and elsewhere. Theyll all be tagged #NoPlaceLikeHome.

Remember last years cool Global Selfie? To celebrate Earth Day 2014, NASA asked us to take pictures of ourselves wherever we were on Earth, then post to social media. See the result below.

View larger. | This is a massive, 3.2 gigapixel mosaic of us. And we look good. NASA made this image of 36,422 individual images that posted to social media sites on or around Earth Day, April 22, 2014. Image via NASA.

To see the individual selfies, click into the big, zoomable version of the global selfie here.

This year NASAs opening up the request to include Vine and Instagram videos. Just be sure to include the hashtag #NoPlaceLikeHome no matter what social media platform youre posting on.

Check in on Earth Day to see what people around the world are sharing. After Earth Day, NASA plans to compile a video that includes some of the best posts.

Bottom line: To celebrate Earth Day, April 22, NASA is asking you to share pictures and video of your favorite places on Earth to social media, tagged #NoPlaceLikeHome.

Jimmy Fallon Plays Pictionary with LL Cool J, Rose Byrne and Big Sean (VIDEO)

By Alex Heigl

@alex_heigl

04/21/2015 AT 07:30 AM EDT

LL Cool J is good at many things. Rapping, working out, acting take your pick. Pictionary, however, is apparently not one of them.

J visited The Tonight Show Monday, and, along with Rose Byrne and musical guest Big Sean, played a game of Pictionary with Jimmy Fallon. He began by saying, "I cannot draw at all," and ... well, he was right.

Turns out the partnership of Fallon and Big Sean was a lot more formidable than that of Byrne and J. Though we do have a quibble with making "teaspoon" a pick instead of just "spoon." Come on, Tonight Show.

Of course, Fallon plays a lot of Pictionary, so he should probably start the game with a handicap of some kind, next time. Maybe cover one of his eyes?

Source: http://www.people.com/article/jimmy-fallon-pictionary-tonight-show-ll-cool-j

Twitter fans take on the #KylieJennerChallenge after the reality star bares ...

Twitter has been dominated by photographs of young fans of Kylie Jenner today as they try to recreate the reality star's plump lipped look under the guise that it's for a social media challenge.

Under the hashtag #kyliejennerchallenge, the participants have been posting images of themselves subjected their lips to pressure by sucking into something plastic, for example a bottle causing their mouths to balloon to twice their size.

Despite her lips being the focus of many of her Twitter followers, the 17-year-old wasn't just showing off her pout when it came to partying in Coachella at the weekend.

Kylie Jenner looked like Catwoman, alongside a more casual Khloe Kardashian and Tyga(Instagram)

Enjoying the second weekend of Coachella, 17-year-old Kylie wore a sheer, panelled cat suit to her older sister Khloe Kardashian's party on Saturday (18 April). The lacy outfit clearly displayed Kylie's black underwear underneath. She finished off the look with laced-up, peep-toe ankle boots and mirrored sunglasses.

Evidently moving on from the turquoise and baby pink hair which she'd previously debuted within the last week, the teenager also showcased her new grey hair on Instagram which was tied in braids for the party.

It seems as if the teenager is rivalling Kim Kardashian in the daring fashion stakes these days.

The party was being thrown to coincide with Kanye West's set at the music festival as well as to celebrate the launch of Khloe's new group messaging app, Regroupd.

Kylie Jenner posted a photo of her and sister, Kendall Jenner relaxing at the party(Instagram)

Kylie was there with her boyfriend Tyga, who looked considerably more casual in black jeans and a vest topped with gold chains to complete his outfit.

Also at the party was Kylie's older sister Kendall, who opted for a more traditional festival look wearing a Megadeth tank top, black hot pant shorts and a statement necklace.

While some of the clan partied away at Coachella, eldest sister Kourtney Kardashian was seeing celebrating in her birthday in Las Vegas. The family reunited on Sunday for a get-together to mark her turning 36.

Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/coachella-kylie-jenner-bares-all-sheer-bodysuit-khloe-kardashian-regroupd-party-1497341