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Slapshot is presently available on comcast on demand for free. Watched it with my son and daughter the other night. If you have children of an age that might be appropriate, take advantage. They loved it.
If you've never seen it...WATCH IT NOW!
[Ed-S: Gee golly willickers this guy knows his hockey. Bump Elliott'd]
I know it's not about Trey Burke... but Brian suggested I post it Monday night:
Hockey Special Teams 1: Power Play Basics
Brian recently asked me "What's wrong with Michigan's powerplay?" Since that is a complicated answer, I'll answer it in a 3 part Diary. This one focuses on the Power Play, the next will be on the penalty kill, and once I've explained those basics I'll dive into Michigan's specifics. There are many situations that can lead to a power play during a hockey game:
First, my hockey resume: I've been playing hockey for 20 years. I tried out for the club team at Michigan and was told I was the 2nd best goalie trying out, but they were only taking 1 that year (they might have told that to all the goalies). I played on Sunday nights at the Cube from 2006-2009, so if you played in that student league you probably played against me. I've done some coaching since graduation but had to take a break from that when I changed jobs. OK, enough about that. There are plenty of better hockey minds on the board (JimLahey comes to mind) who will hopefully chime in and add to what I've put together here.
All powerplays have 3 parts:
1. Establish possession in the offensive zone
2. ????????
3. Profit! Er. Score.
In this Diary I'm mainly going to focus on #2. In my diary on the penalty kill I'll talk more about #1 (and how to stop it). The obvious advantage of a powerplay is that you have an extra man. The objective becomes taking advantage of that extra man and getting him a scoring change in space. It comes down to spacing and angles. Forgive the Word Art, but a basic offensive zone powerplay formation is the "Umbrella"
In this formation you have 3 players high in the zone, with one in the middle. This formation works best if the man on the left circle is a right-handed shot and the man on the right circle is a left-handed shot as seen here:
Right now the wing players are on their "opposite" sides, which allows them to be open to a pass from the middle and one-time the puck right away. We used to teach our "Quarterback" – the player at the top of the umbrella – to shoot it right away the first time he got it and establish himself as a threat. You make the PK commit to the middle player and he'll have options on either side. In the above frame against Western, the WMU penalty killer approaching the puck is doing so after challenging the QB up top.
If you've got 5 minutes, this video does a good job of breaking down the Umbrella:
In the frame above, Michigan actually ran a different set off an umbrella look that lead to a goal. Rather than just cycling the puck among the top 3 guys, Michigan flipped the puck low and took advantage of what Western gave us. The same principles apply here though – get a scoring chance to a guy in space.
Another powerplay set up I learned as the "Swedish" play. This works well if you want to have 2 defensemen on the ice for the powerplay (like Red does) and you don't want to have them switch sides (right D man is on the right side)
Again, forgive the word art. This set up lulls the defenders to sleep and sets up a quick one timer for one of your defensemen. The play starts at the top middle with a right handed defenseman. The puck should move between the top 3 players for a while until the play starts. The top defenseman passes to his partner, who passes down the wall, who passes to the man in the corner – who should be a lefty in this case. As the puck works around to the corner a few things can happen depending on what the defense gives you. The player in the corner can drive the puck to the net, look for the man directly in front of the net, or drive hard around the net and find the crashing defenseman for a one-timer. This works because the puck has been busy rotating on the right for a while, and your top left penalty killer can be caught sleeping when the defenseman crashes. Again, creates a scoring chance in space.
Those are 2 basic powerplay set ups. Now for some general powerplay non-bullets:
You have to establish possession in the offensive zone
I mentioned this above, but that is really where Michigan struggled this year. This isn't nearly as easy as it sounds, as I'll try to show you in the upcoming "Penalty Kill" diary. It's a lot like breaking a press in basketball. There are a lot of different neutral zone kills, and the offsides rule really helps the defenders out.
The powerplay is a lot like football plays – constraints are huge
This will come into view with the "Penalty Kill" diary, but depending on what the offense is doing, the defense does something and vice versa. There are ways to break kills, kills designed to stop specific powerplays, etc.
Powerplays can be very mental and high pressure situations
You're supposed to score, you can press, you can play tight, and you can fail. Especially if a powerplay is struggling. Like THJ - when he was in his slump, everyone knew it, when he was open for a 3 he should make it, and stuff like that can become a self fulfilling prophecy. That's the mental part. The physical is more akin to the red zone or goal line football. Everything gets turned up a notch. Again, you're supposed to score and the defense turns it up too. Every little mistake gets jumped on - if you don't have a perfect clean pass the D pounces and you have to try to gain the zone again. As an aside, Michigan's PK was dominant against Ohio State in Cleveland, we were on every loose puck.
5-on-3 situations
A 5-on-3 is a goal one way or the other. Everything mental I just mentioned about a normal powerplay is turned up to 11. A goal is scored, either by the offensive team or by the team that shut down the 5-on-3. The momentum swing and huge boost is as good as a goal, and I am not exaggerating. Many teams will run their normal powerplay, just condensed. So rather than the umbrella being near the top of the zone, your middle guy is even with the top of the circles and your wings are closer to the dots.
A Good goalie can muck all of this up
A team's best penalty killer is their goalie. A goalie can affect a series more than any other player in any other sport. Some nights no matter what happens you're not scoring on a goalie. Sometimes this is awesome and Hunwick takes us far. Sometimes we run into the hot goalie and can't do anything about it.
Powerplays can get too fancy
Just like a basketball team trying to get a pretty play on a 3-on-1 break, the powerplay can be over thought and fail. Sometimes you just need to make the smart pass, or throw the puck at the net. Dirty goals are still goals. On the powerplay often players will try to go for the beautiful pass for a seamless one-timer… when what they should have done is throw the puck at the net at crash it.
That's it for my Powerplay Overview. I'll try to get the penalty kill diary up within about a week, followed by a breakdown of where exactly Michigan struggles.
Slapshot is presently available on comcast on demand for free. Watched it with my son and daughter the other night. If you have children of an age that might be appropriate, take advantage. They loved it.
If you've never seen it...WATCH IT NOW!
great movie and it has Paul Newman! but it is extremely nsfmrsk. I'd recommend you watch it alone before throwing it on with kids < 13 in the room. but then again, I don't have kids, what do I know.
owns, owns!
Re: nsfmrsk...agree, my kids are 13 and 15, and both have been exposed to things such as this with parental guidance and education.
...but being an interested spectator since getting season tix from 88-89 until 92-93, I found this comment interesting:
It's a lot like breaking a press in basketball.
I played basketball as a youngster, starting at PG for my HS team, and I know that teams that are good at breaking the press use the pass, and they pass it quickly and accurately. However, if you have a guy who is an unbelievable ball handler, that helps.
It seems like the opposite is true in establishing possession on a power play: i.e., a team has a better chance of gaining the zone if it has a dazzling puck handler (or more), but if you have a team who can effectively pass the puck it helps.
Am I on to something here, or am I totally off? Inquiring mind wants to know.
Having a great stick handler helps a lot. Example, if the wings get the puck to Datsyuk in the neutral zone on the power play; he can take it in and set it up most times. But it's not needed. You can one pass your way through the penalty kill trap by just tipping it into the zone after a pass. The d on the other team may be.flat footed setting up easy control in the zone. Pro teams do this all the time and run it to perfection. Even if the D have momentum into the zone, an aggressive forecheck will be able to gain control.
to a point. Like I said, it really is a constraint-based system. If your powerplay breakout is "give it to our best guy and let him stickhandle and establish possession in the zone" I'll line up my guys 4 across and he won't have a chance. Puck movement is the best way to beat it, but again, my full breakdown of that will have to wait till later in the week.
...but I would like to say that, allowing that passing the puck is best, as the offense enters the zone it seems like it's better when a player carries it into the zone as opposed to dump-and-chase.
On a powerplay I mean that having the puck move stick-to-stick through the neutral zone is often a better means of establishing possession in the offensive zone than having 1 guy try to weave through the whole neutral zone and gain the offensive zone. That can work, but it can also be stopped.
In other, non-powerplay, hockey situations, dump and chase can work really well (for example holding a lead late in games). A lot of it depends on your teams talent level and strengths. Some of the best teams in hockey the last few years (Hawks, Wings, Canucks) have been puck possession teams. They have the talent for it.
Sometimes it's better to enter the zone like that, but other times you have to dump and chase. It's all based on what the other teams forecheck is giving you.
Michigan faced several aggressive kills this year. To go along with that, for the umbrella to succeed, you have to be patient. There were many times this year they had success, due to their patience. However, the problem they faced with these aggressive penalty kills, is it messed with there patience. To defeat an aggressive kill you have to make good, crisp, passes, along with being patient, or waiting for your opportunity. When they failed to do so, their power play failed mightily.
It's been a frustrating trend to watch the last few seasons, they always try the finesse play instead of the easy one.
Against Cornell the pass across the crease was not an option because they covered crease and backside, which gave the puck handler space to work. We sent passes through the middle, knocked away and sent down all night. I liked the decision to use the formation late in the season but we just didn't have the QB, or the pointman to do it.
And in no way shape or form am I qualified to criticize Red, and he might not have felt comfortable doing this... but at some point I say "screw it" and just throw the 2nd or 3rd line out there - guys who don't usually play powerplay. Get the workers on the ice to try to get a dirty goal. If I were coach of a team in an 0-fer slump, that's what I'd try at some point.
Another University League alumnus makes good. Which team did you play for? Ive been playing since 2007 with D5.
We always came up 1 goal short against you guys... - Ice Elephants
White helmet, kelly and navy pads. Looking for a picture, I know I have some somewhere...
EDIT: found some pictures
Dude, looks like you sucked. They scored twice on you and you didn't even know it!
In all seriousness, thanks for your analysis. Interesting read.
and warmups for a goalie can be terrifying.... I dunno who took the pictures, but that's the best one of me in the set
Moving the puck is probably the most important part of the power play. The PK can always cover the shooting lanes and high-quality passing lanes if you give them a second to get set, so you have to constantly change what those lanes are, and hope that you can take advantage of one before they have time to get in position.
You left off the give-and-go out of the corner from the "Swedish" setup (I've always heard it called the "overload"). Forward on the boards passes to guy below the goal line and drives the net, functionally creating a 2 on 1 between them and the opposing defenseman covering the corner. Either the forward driving the net gets a quick return pass in the slot, or sometimes the defenseman sells out to cover the pass and lets the guy behind the net walk out front unobstructed.
This is very nicely put together and dummyed down for those who don't understand all of the smaller important aspects of whats going on here. The important thing is to generate shots. Generally shots from the PP are close goals or rebounds because the shooters have more time and space to set up. The power play has to be as willing to battle for loose pucks as the PK is. A lot of times the PP is too passive and doesnt match the intenseity of the team that is short handed. All this is a wash if you cant set up in the zone.
Dude, what team did you play for at the Cube? I have ran the Ice Elephants team for the past 7 seasons (4 years) as a goalie myself.
As far as the powerplay goes, it was so frustrating to see guys trying to come out from the corner and bring it into the crease. All I want on a PP is point shots with lots of traffic in front.
Thank you.
BTW that Slap Shot clip is awesome, great movie!
I have been looking for something like this for a while, so thank you for writing it.
I have been a hockey fan for a long time, but only casually, and never played, so I don't really know the detail in the game other than what I've picked up from Mickey Redmond, Brian, and my own eyes. However, I would like to learn more so I can better understand the game I'm watching, and this is a start.
I know you just want this diary to be 3 parts focused on the powerplay, but if you could, I am looking for some more general hockey strategy to be explained to me. For example, how are lines put together? What is the strategy behind line match-ups? Also, from a tactical standpoint, what are the offensive and defensive formations teams can adopt, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
This blog is so great because both the headline authors and community contributors share their knowledge so that I can become more educated. If someone will step up and do this for hockey, I'm sure it would be highly appreciated.
If I forget, just remind me. Here's a quick version:
Lines are put together with a "whatever works" mentality. Typically you have 4 lines of forwards, 3 pairs of defense. Your "1st" line is your best scoring line, best puckhandlers and natural scorers. This is where the Datsyuks, Toews, and Gretzkys of the world play. Your 2nd line is the poor mans' version of the 1st line. Your 3rd line is your best defensive line. You'll match them up against the other team's best scorers (if you're a coach who plays matchups) They're gritty, defenders first, and will frustrate the other team. Look at Dave Bolland's line in Chicago - especially any time they go against the Sedins. Your 4th line is your checking line, or the (relative) goons. If things are getting chippy or out of hand, send them out there (this is more true in the pros where there are fights). If you want to send a message, send them out there. The 4th line are hard workers who aren't there for goals, but are there to help impose your will on the other team.
Ideally all 4 lines have 2 very talented guys and at least one "grinder". Just like how a basketball team needs someone to get rebounds, play D, be the glue and be unselfish offensively (think Novak) hockey lines need the same.
Offense and defensive "strategies" are much more fluid in hockey than in football or basketball. As far as I know there aren't real "offensive sets" other than powerplay type stuff. Most teams either dump-and-chase or try to puck possess. The quickest way to explain this is: dump and chase teams gain the red line, dump the puck in, and go get it in a variety of ways and with varying degrees of aggression (anything from a 4-1 forcheck if you need a goal at the end of a game to a neutral zone trap which is almost like a prevent defense). On defense, you keep them out of the middle and try to clear the zone. I'll try to have a longer, real post once I finish the diary set.
In regards to your comment about the studs and goal scorer's playing on the first line, and then sort of a drop off through the other three lines: Is this why the all-star games are always such high scoring affairs? Because all four (or however many) lines are stacked with all-star talent, and everyone has the ability to put the puck in the net, and thus every line is a threat to score?
nobody plays defense worth a damn. No one wants to get hurt, so there is no checking, and no defense in general. It's played just like the NBA allstar game or the probowl
This is really fantastic, insightful content. Thanks for writing it up and posting. And thanks to Seth for front-paging it, as I might not've noticed it otherwise.
Excellent job, JeepinBen, and I appreciate the shoutout but I think you know more about this stuff than I do. I meant to post earlier but I've been busy with OHL draft stuff and trying not to fail out of school.
Anyways, you give a great breakdown and there isn't anything to correct so I'll just add a few thoughts I had.
- Generally, powerplays in Div 1 NCAA differ from those of the CHL because the quality of d-men is very comparable, but the quality of highly skilled forwards is not. There are no Taylor Halls, Steve Stamkos', Tyler Seguins, etc, running around the NCAA because forwards that good are usually in their rookie NHL season when most college players are freshmen. Which brings me to my next point...
- A powerplay's greatest asset is a sniper or a very skilled offensive defenseman. If you don't have one in the elite category, you're powerplay will likely have trouble. Drew Doughty, Shea Weber, Nick Lidstrom, fall into that category. They are quarterbacks. Stamkos, Crosby, Malkin, Datsyuk, Illya Kovalchuk and many others, are forwards in this category. These guys get paid the big bucks for a reason. Michigan's powerplay struggled, IMO, because they had a great team all around but lacked an elite goal scorer or elite mobile d-man. This is why the team spent so much time waiting for perfect shots and failing, because there are only a handful of guys who can pull that off consistently (this involves being skilled both with and without the puck). Which brings me to my next point...
- "Throwing pucks at the net" is not a good strategy when you get to the NHL level. The entire strategy of a penalty kill unit is to keep the offense on the outside and force them to take bad shots i.e. shots your goalie can just cover or easily save. Goalies in the NHL are too good for that shit and will welcome a team throwing pucks at the net. Too easy. If you perceived Michigan as just "throwing pucks at the net" this was probably due to their inability to execute Red's plan, not because he told them to. Which brings me to my next point...
- The entire point of an NHL level powerplay is to get 1 or 2 PREMIUM scoring opportunities. If you have adequate goal scorers on your team and you generate 1 or 2 PREMIUM scoring chances on every powerplay then you will have an excellent PP scoring percentage. Like I said, goalies are too good now, the idea behind a powerplay is to exploit the man advantage by getting your best players in space and letting them do what they do. D-men are taught to let it go from the point when A. The lane is open B. They are at least close to the top of the circles or closer. C. They can keep the shot low. Not adhering to those rules will often result in breakaways in the other direction, forfeiting puck possession (THE cardinal sin), hurting your teammates, or an easy save for the goalie.
- As for getting the puck in the zone, that is probably the hardest part. I'll save my comments on that for your diary on Penalty Kill since this post has been way too long.
- Finally, I think Trouba is going to help the PP for Michigan. He may not be Drew Doughty, but he's quick, smart, big, and has a killer shot. Those are all ingredients for a premier powerplay Quarterback. Also, Steve Stamkos was the most frustrating player I ever played against. If he got the puck on his stick anywhere within an 18 foot radius of the net he was just automatic. He has his corner picked out before he even gets the puck. Very hard to defend. Obviously, that trend continues with his NHL career.
and Excellent point regarding the importance of a defenseman. A lot of NHL pps will use only 1 "true" defenseman and have 4 forwards on the ice with him. and you really do want a defenseman to be your QB for any turnover situations.
I'm going to disagree a little bit about "throwing pucks at the net." It is bad if you're shooting on a goalie who can see the puck.. Don't do it then, because most NHL goalie's will make the save on a puck they can see. It is also bad if a team is good at blocking shots, and if you're winding up to take a slapshot, it's easier to block, and the puck gets send back down the ice.
However, Red Wings coach Babcock often talks about throwing more pucks at the net (not necessarily related to the power play), because the Wings get too cute and pass too much, looking for the perfect setup, rather than shooting more. More pucks at the net means more rebounds, and sometimes you need to get a gritty goal by going to the net and knocking in a rebound, because waiting for the pretty shot isn't working.
On the PP Tomas Holmstrom is very important, because he is willing to take punishment (less nowadays compared to earlier in his career, when they didn't enforce the rules as much*) to stand in front of the goalie. If the goalie can't see the puck, he probably won't make the save unless it hits him. Also Homer is good at tipping pucks.
Which leads to having a good QB on your PP, like Nick Lidstrom, and good "throwing pucks at the net." Faking a shot is important, becuase that can get a PK man to commit to the block. If he goes all the way down to the ice, now you can shoot over him. If he commits one way, then you can shoot around him the other way. And if the goalie is looking around Homer to one side, that leaves an opening on the other.
Also the point man may do a shot-pass. Looks like a shot, but you take something off, and you're really passing to an area where your man in front of the net can tip the puck. (Of course in the NHL there is ample time to practice tipping pucks.) And if you're at Joe Louis Arena, which has boards that give big rebounds, you actually send the puck past the net and off the boards. If the goalie is high up in the crease, he has to scramble back to cover the post, and maybe he can't get back in time before the man at the side of the net shoots the puck in off the carom.
I get frustrated when the Wolverines have a lot of shots blocked. It's incumbent on the point men to get the puck past the high players on the PK. That may mean using the quicker wristshot more than the slapshot. That may mean shooting around a defender and hoping your forwards can get to the puck and do something. Of course with time limits on practice, you can't practice everything.
*Once upon a time in the NHL, if you were on the PK, you could crosscheck, interfere and slash with near-impunity. Try to get to the front of the net, and a defenseman would interfere with you and crosscheck you multiple times to clear the area. (Which is why Homer wears extra padding). If you did get to the front of the net, the goalie would slash you - chop at your ankles, the backs of your legs, even give you an uppercut to the groin (ouch!).
Don't know how you learned all of this strategy as a goalie. The only tactics I ever bothered learning was the breakout so I knew where I could blindly fling a puck when I needed to.
and had the same (very good) high school coach for Jr and Sr years. We ran 4 different penalty kills and we all had to know them. In addition to that, I got into coaching after graduation, so I learned that way too.


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Hi! I'm KingAragorn and I was born in J.R.R. Tolkien's home city of Birmingham, United Kingdom. I'm fascinated by the entirety of Tolkien's works and therefore I can't really pinpoint any specific areas of interest. However as Locations Supervisor I am interested in ensuring that we have high-standard articles for every location mentioned in Tolkien's works. I am proud to have initiated Tolkien Gateway's meetings, something which has proved essential in getting important and long-term decisions made.
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Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Refereeing — And Why Nevada Needs "Big" John McCarthy
(We're going to have a clean, fair fight. Obey my commands at all times. If you don't, I'mma jam this mic so deep in your eye socket you can hear yourself think. / Pic Props: The Fight Network)
By: Jason Moles
There are only three certainties in life: Death, taxes, and dreadful refereeing in mixed martial arts. With tax day behind us and a clean bill of health from the doc, the only thing left to avoid is blunders like those that occurred this past Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The offenses ranged from unrepentant fence-grabbing to controversial stoppages. (Surprisingly, we're not talking about Steve Mazagatti this time.) Sadly, this might have been prevented if Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer would squash his beef with the godfather of MMA referees, "Big" John McCarthy.
What's the beef about, you ask? To hear McCarthy tell it, Kizer got upset and took his ball home when UFC's first head referee said the same thing the fans have been saying for years. Via MMAFighting:
"I thought he was putting some people in positions to judge fights that didn't understand actually what the fighters were doing, and that's wrong," McCarthy explained. "I said that and I stood by it. He got mad, and from that, he has never licensed me again. And that's okay. That's his choice. I'm not going to cry about it and worry about it."
McCarthy apologized publicly to Kizer and three years ago resubmitted his application for licensure. Not surprisingly, he hasn't heard back, other than an ominous note stating that his "application will stay on file."
That's funny; Dana White told CagePotato the same thing about my press credentials. Fast forward to this Saturday, and instead of sitting on press row in sunny California for UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez, I'll be sitting in Ben's living room with a bunch of boxercisers. [Ed. note: How. Dare. You.] Where was I? Oh yeah, most MMA refs are incompetent and terrible at their job.
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You're a sneaky person. You've snaked your way through terrorist infested islands and helped save the world from nuclear annihilation countless times. Don't just sneak around these message boards. It's time to be heard.
OK, name your favorite boss from each MGS game here. Pick only one, please...
MGS1: Metal Gear Rex
MGS2: Fatman
MGS3: The Fury
MGS4: Liquid in Metal Gear Ray
"Whoever wins, the battle will not end.The loser shall be freed from the battlefield, but the winner stays.He'll be a warrior until his death."
Revolver Ocelot is my overall choice.
The End
yeah but what about the other games? I mean ocelot is in all of them so it's acceptable, but what about the rest death?
1 - Raven on Extreme
2 - Vamp
3 - The End (especially if you're trying to get the moss camo)
4 - REX v. RAY, Liquid Ocelot and Vamp
See that sexy list above this post? That is what I'm talking about!! ^_^
MSG3: The Boss
MGS3: The Pain
MGS4: Laughing Octopus
MGS4: Praying Mantis
Reality is Nourishment...
MGS1: Cyborg Ninja
MGS2: Solidus Snake
MGS3: The Boss
MGS4: Ocelot
Overall Favorite Antagonist from the Series: Revolver Ocelot
Favorite Boss Battles:
MGS1: Psycho Mantis
MGS2: Vamp
MGS 3: The End
I've only played Metal Gear Solid 4
MGS4: Liquid
MGS3: The Sorrow
MGS4: Screaming Mantis
If you bred HK-47, Shale, Chai Ka and Wrex, the gaming world would explode from sheer badassery.
I agree. The End is one of the best boss battles of all time of all time, not just Metal Gear.
I need a cigarette...
1: Psycho Mantis
2. None of the fights really appealed to me
3. The End
4. Crying Wolf
"Destiny shall draw the lightningDown from heaven, roll it's thunderFar across the sea to where I waitUpon the Shore of Wonder onThe day the sky is Opened andThe tree is torn asunder."-Epitaph of Cygna Threadbare
2 : Vamp
3: Colonel Volgin
4: Didn't play it yet
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A Colorado Springs-based conservative organization is targeting Boulder City Councilman Macon Cowles with automated phone calls spotlighting his vote in favor of making the Palestinian city of Nablus a Boulder sister city.
In the so-called "robocalls," which appear to have started Thursday evening, the caller identifies himself as "Kevin" from Colorado Liberty Alliance.
"Boulder means something special, but Councilman Macon Cowles doesn't understand it," the recorded call said. "Are honor killings of women, jailing journalists for what they write and oppressing gays Boulder values? Of course not. But Councilman Macon Cowles voted to make Nablus, where these atrocities are routine, Boulder's sister city."
The recording ends by telling the listener to call Cowles at his home number, which is public record and listed on the city website, and "tell him it's about time he stood up for human rights."
The robocall does not mention the election.
Colorado Liberty Alliance's website identifies its mission as reducing the size of government and preserving conservative values. The only contact information is a post office box in Colorado Springs, and the phone number listed at the end of the recorded call was not answered Friday. The voicemail box was full.
No group by that name is registered as a political committee with the city of Boulder or the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.
Andrew Cole, a spokesman for the secretary of state, said groups using language that avoids "express advocacy" for candidates or ballot measures do not have to register as political committees, and many groups will use the formulation "call so-and-so and tell him to" for just that reason.
Contentious vote
The Boulder City Council rejected a request in June from a community group that includes many pro-Palestinian activists to make Nablus a sister city of Boulder. Cowles was one of three "yes" votes, along with Suzanne Jones and Lisa Morzel.
The lead-up to the decision was contentious, and the City Council set a special meeting just for that topic.
However, it's largely been a non-issue during this fall's City Council campaign. A question about Nablus was asked at a candidate forum earlier this month hosted by Elephant Journal, and it came up at a candidate event at the Jewish Community Center as well.
Cowles said he supported the sister city proposal because he believes personal interactions can promote understanding that can move the conflict closer to resolution and that the proposal met the criteria of the sister city program.
"Our sister city programs are people-to-people, not government-to-government," he said Friday.
Cowles said he always has been a strong supporter of human rights, and he is being targeted for that support and for opposing money in politics.
"Why is a political hit group in Colorado Springs interested in Boulder politics?" Cowles asked. "I've stood up for the rights of women, of gays, of people who are economically stressed, and I've stood up for getting money out of politics.
"Then here comes an outside group targeting voters on this issue."
'Councilman Nablus'
Cowles said Nablus came up last weekend when he was at a fundraiser for farmers affected by the flooding. Cowles said he was going to get a glass of wine when Eric Weissmann, a failed Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, the seat held by Boulder Democrat Jared Polis, said, "After you, Nablus."
Weissmann exchanged words with Cowles' wife, Regina Cowles, at the fundraiser, and Weissmann then started tweeting extensively about Cowles' vote and urging people not to re-elect Cowles, who is one of two incumbents running for re-election.
The other is Mayor Matt Appelbaum, who voted "no" on making Nablus a sister city.
Weissmann disputed Cowles' description of their interaction. He said he had been bothered by Cowles' vote, and when he saw the councilman, he asked him why he voted the way he did.
Weissmann said he didn't find Cowles' answer "satisfactory," so he started tweeting about it. In some of the tweets, Weissmann refers to Cowles as "Councilman Nablus," but he said he did not call Cowles "Nablus" at the fundraiser.
The tweets use the same language as the robocall about Cowles not understanding Boulder values.
"Persecuting gays-not a #Boulder value, yet Macon Cowles voted to make #Nablus a sister city," says one tweet from Weissmann. "Don't reelect him to Council. #copolitics #jcot."
Weissmann said he had been bothered by Cowles' position for months, but he decided to speak up after running into him at the fundraiser.
"I think his vote to make Nablus a sister city of Boulder was an endorsement of the anti-Semitic rhetoric used by the proponents of that relationship and in complete disregard of the human rights situation in Nablus," Weissmann said. "I'm sure I disagree with him about many things, but my tweets were directly about that issue."
Weissmann thanked the Colorado Liberty Alliance on Twitter for the robocalls, but said he did not organize the calls.
Weissmann said a Twitter exchange with Regina Cowles in which she referred to his tweets as "conservative lies" may have drawn attention and ire from conservatives in other parts of the state, leading to the robocalls.
'Not the kind of thing we would do'
Cowles said that, so far, the only phone calls he has received at home are from friends warning him about the automated calls.
He said that indicates that everyone understands the real message is to not vote for him, rather than engage him in a debate on Nablus. Cowles said he suspects it will have an impact on voters who are highly motivated by that issue.
Weissmann downplayed the impact of the calls, noting that many people already have voted in the mail-in local election.
Bill Cohen, a Boulder resident who was active in opposing the Nablus sister-city proposal, said he received the call at home and was upset by it. He called Cowles to tell him that no one in the local Jewish groups active on the Nablus issue organized the calls.
Cowles said he appreciated that Cohen reached out to him.
"It's not the kind of thing we would do," Cohen said. "We're not endorsing or opposing any candidates. The idea that they would single out a particular candidate for council and challenge them on this thing, it just doesn't seem to be a productive thing."
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India plans to cut its fertiliser subsidy bill by at least 15 percent for the fiscal year 2013-14, four sources told Reuters, a move that takes advantage of a fall in international prices to help narrow the country's fiscal deficit.
Fertilisers, after oil and food, account for the third-biggest share of India's total subsidy bill, which is expected to rise to 2.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal 2012/13.
The government had estimated the fertiliser subsidy at 609.7 billion rupees for the fiscal year ending next month, but it is likely to be much higher than the target.
Based on the estimated subsidy level for 2012/13, a 15 percent cut would save the government nearly 91.5 billion rupees. Calculating from the projected fiscal deficit for this year, this would narrow the deficit by as much as 0.1-0.2 percentage point.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has staked his reputation on lowering the deficit to 5.3 percent of GDP to improve the investment climate following ratings agency threats to downgrade India's sovereign debt to junk if action was not taken.
Reuters reported exclusively last week that, after small steps to reduce fuel subsidies, Chidambaram is now putting welfare, defence and road projects on the chopping block in a last-ditch attempt to hit his deficit target by next month.
A senior official at the fertiliser ministry with direct knowledge of the plan said the subsidy bill would be reduced by at least 15 percent or more in the next financial year, though the actual cut will depend on the views of the agriculture and finance ministries.
"Since international prices have fallen, obviously, (the) subsidy will go down," Junior Fertiliser Minister Srikant Jena told Reuters separately, adding that a final decision on the extent of the cut was yet to be taken.
The move is unlikely to trigger opposition from farmers as the government plans to leave unchanged the subsidy for urea, the most-used fertiliser, an official with a Mumbai-based state-run fertiliser company said.
A senior official with the country's leading co-operative fertiliser company said most of the subsidy reduction would come from potash and phosphate-based fertilisers as import prices have gone down.
India imports all its potash and about 90 percent of its phosphate requirement.
India imported muriate of potash (MoP) at an average price of $490 a tonne in 2011/12, while prices of diammonium phosphate (DAP) hovered around $580 per tonne.
This week, India agreed to buy MoP at $427 a tonne for 2013/14 while global DAP prices have fallen to about $525 a tonne, giving the government much-needed leverage to cut subsidies without raising retail prices and angering farmers.
Shares of the top North American potash sellers, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc, Mosaic Co and Agrium Inc were mixed in early trading.
The three producers, through their offshore sales agency Canpotex Ltd, struck a potash supply contract with Indian buyers this week, following India's similar deal with Russian producers Uralkali OAO and Belaruskali.
"Indian importers, such as IPL (India Potash Ltd), would likely only agree to new potash contracts once it had an idea on the government's views on 2013/14 subsidy levels, so the pricing/volume agreed to would likely have already been factoring in where the subsidy levels are going," said analyst Joel Jackson of BMO Capital Markets.
Potash Corp said on January 31 that it expects 2013 to be a more profitable year than 2012, but Chief Executive Bill Doyle said he wasn't expecting India to drive global potash demand this year.
Potash producers have long criticized India's government for slashing subsidies for the crop nutrient. Farmers do not generally apply potash to soils every year, unlike nitrogen, but going too long without it can lower yields and crop production.
The state-run fertiliser company official said the government wants companies to lower retail prices of potash and phosphate, cushioning the impact of lower subsidies.
For the current fiscal year, India slashed subsidies for DAP by 27.4 percent from the previous year, while subsidies for MoP were cut by 10 percent. This forced fertiliser companies to raise retail prices, angering farmers, who cut consumption.
"Higher fertiliser prices and drought in some areas cut consumption this year. Consumption is unlikely to revive next year, if the government decides to cut subsidies further," said the fertiliser company official.
Weak fertiliser demand can hit the profitability of Indian firms such as Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, Tata Chemicals, National Fertilizers, GSFC, Coromandel International and Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals.
It can also reduce India's DAP and MoP imports.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson went two years without a title and suddenly became an afterthought at the Daytona 500.
All the attention went to Danica Patrick and a handful of other drivers.
Not that it mattered Sunday, because look who pulled into Victory Lane.
Five-time is back. Not that he ever went away.
Johnson won his second Daytona 500 on Sunday, a year after he completed just one lap in the race and three months after falling short in his bid for a sixth Sprint Cup title. That so-called drought had made him something of a no-name during Speedweeks.
"In my mind, I didn't feel like I was under the radar," he said. "I felt like we were working hard to put the best product on the track. I guess I was quiet in the overall spectrum of things from the media side. I think people in the garage, people knew we were sitting on a lot of speed and had a very good race car."
But in winning the biggest race of the year, the No. 48 team wasn't sending a message to the competitors.
"I don't think we went anywhere; anybody in the garage area, they're wise to all that," Johnson said.
Johnson's win came on the same day that Patrick, who became the first woman in history to start a Sprint Cup race from the pole, again made history as the first woman to lead laps in the Daytona 500.
She ran inside the top 10 almost the entire race, kept pace with the field and never panicked on the track.
Her only mistakes were on pit road, where she got beat on the race back to the track, and on the final lap, when she was running third but got snookered by the veterans and faded to eighth. That's going to stick with Patrick for some time.
"I would imagine pretty much anyone would be kicking themselves about what they coulda, shoulda have done to give themselves an opportunity to win," she said. "I think that's what I was feeling today, was uncertainty as to how I was going to accomplish that."
There were several multicar crashes, but no one was hurt and none of them approached the magnitude of the wreck that injured more than two dozen fans in the grandstand at the end of the second-tier Nationwide Series race on the same track a day earlier. Daytona International Speedway workers were up until 2 a.m repairing the fence that was damaged in the accident, and track officials offered Sunday morning to move any fans who felt uneasy sitting close to the track.
"I just want to give a big shout-out to all the fans, and I also want to send my thoughts and prayers out to everybody that was injured in the grandstands," Johnson said.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., whose father was killed in this race 12 years ago, was involved in Saturday's accident but refocused and finished second to Johnson, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate.
"Me personally, I was just really waiting to get the news on how everybody was, how all the fans were overnight, just hoping that things were going to improve," Earnhardt said, adding that he "wasn't really ready to proceed until you had some confirmation that things were looking more positive."
The race itself, the debut for NASCAR's new Gen-6 car, was quite similar to all the other Cup races during Speedweeks in that the cars seemed to line up in a single-file parade along the top groove of the track. It made the 55th running of the Daytona 500 relatively uneventful.
When the race was on the line, Johnson took off.
The driver known as "Five-time" raced past defending NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski on the final restart and pulled out to a sizeable lead that nobody challenged over the final six laps.
Johnson and Keselowski went down to the wire last season in their race for the Sprint Cup title, with Johnson faltering in the final two races as Keselowski won his first Cup championship.
Although it was a bit of an upset that stuck with Johnson into the offseason, it gave him no extra motivation when he found himself racing with Keselowski late Sunday for the Daytona 500.
"As far as racing with Brad out there, you really lose sight of who is in what car," Johnson said. "It's just somebody between you and the trophy. It could have been anybody."
Once Johnson cleared Keselowski on the last restart he had a breakaway lead with Greg Biffle and Patrick behind him. But as the field closed in on the checkered flag, Earnhardt finally made his move, just too late and too far behind to get close enough to the lead.
Earnhardt wound up second for the third time in the last four years. But with all the crashes the Hendrick cars have endured in restrictor-plate races — teammate Kasey Kahne was in the first accident Sunday — team owner Rick Hendrick was just fine with the finish.
"We have a hard time finishing these races. Boy, to run 1-2, man, what a day," Hendrick said. Jeff Gordon, who was a contender early, faded late to 20th.
And Johnson considered himself lucky to be the one holding the trophy at the end.
"Man, it's like playing the lottery; everybody's got a ticket," he said. "I've struck out a lot at these tracks, left with torn-up race cars. Today we had a clean day."
Mark Martin was third in a Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. Keselowski, who overcame two accidents earlier in the race, wound up fourth in Penske Racing's new Ford. Ryan Newman was fifth in a Chevy for Stewart-Haas Racing and was followed by Roush-Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle, who was second on the last lap but was shuffled back with Patrick to finish sixth.
Regan Smith was seventh for Phoenix Racing, while Patrick, Michael McDowell and JJ Yeley rounded out the top 10.
Patrick was clearly disappointed with her finish. When the race was on the line, she was schooled by Earnhardt, who made his last move and blocked any chance she had.
Still, Patrick became the first woman in history to lead laps in the 500 when she passed Michael Waltrip on a restart on Lap 90. She stayed on the point for two laps, then was shuffled back to third. She ended up leading five laps, another groundbreaking moment for Patrick, who as a rookie in 2005 became the first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500 and now is the 13th driver to lead laps in both the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500.
"Dale did a nice job and showed what happens when you plan it out, you drop back and get that momentum. You are able to go to the front," Patrick said. "I think he taught me something. I'm sure I'll watch the race and there will be other scenarios I see that can teach me, too."
Earnhardt was impressed, nonetheless.
"She's going to make a lot of history all year long. It's going to be a lot of fun to watch her progress," he said. "Every time I've seen her in a pretty hectic situation, she always really remained calm. She's got a great level head. She's a racer. She knows what's coming. She's smart about her decisions. She knew what to do today as far as track position and not taking risks. I enjoy racing with her."
Johnson, one of three heavyweight drivers who took their young daughters to meet Patrick — "the girl in the bright green car" — after she won the pole in qualifications, tipped his cap, too.
"I didn't think about it being Danica in the car," Johnson said. "It was just another car on the track that was fast. That's a credit to her and the job she's doing."
The field was weakened by an early nine-car accident that knocked out race favorite Kevin Harvick and sentimental favorite Tony Stewart.
Harvick had won two support races coming into the 500 to cement himself as the driver to beat, but the accident sent him home with a 42nd place finish.
Stewart, meanwhile, dropped to 0-for-15 in one of the few races the three-time NASCAR champion has never won.
That accident also took former winner Jamie McMurray, his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, and Kasey Kahne out of contention.
The next accident — involving nine cars — came 105 laps later and brought a thankful end to Speedweeks for Carl Edwards. He was caught in his fifth accident since testing last month, and this wreck collected six other Ford drivers.


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Raiders stay hot
The Raiders continue to roll as they tamed the Mountain Lions on Thursday and followed up by dehorning the Mountain Goats on Saturday as the team's winning streak reached nine straight.
Ty Egbert was the Raiders' rock, and from his great performances both nights scoring a total of 52 points over both nights.
Thursday's game against Liberty Bell did not start as many Raider fans thought it would. The Mountain Lions came out attacking Egbert and grabbed the early lead, hanging on to it for two minutes. Egbert and the Raiders found their groove and took the lead back and held onto it for the rest of the game.
Even so, Liberty Bell hung around in the first half because of mistakes made by the Raiders, whose lead at halftime was less than 20 points, 37-20.
"We rebounded extremely poorly and without enthusiasm in the first half Thursday," Head Coach Brad Wilson said, "but came out with a 29-5 third quarter in which we showed much better effort and focus, rebounding and otherwise."
The Raiders exploded in the third, with Egbert having full control of the key. At the end-of-quarter buzzer, Egbert threw up a shot from NBA three-point range and nailed it to practically seal the win, with the score 66-24.
During the fourth, LR set the cruise control, playing the second five and scoring only four points to Liberty Bell's seven, for a final score of 70-31.
The game against the Mountain Lions was very similar to the Pateros game of the previous Friday, LR starts sluggish and the opponent tries to shut down Egbert or rattle the backcourt with a new defense or press scheme. The Raiders make mistakes and the other team uses them to stay in the game through the first half. Then in the third quarter the Raiders kick it up a notch and explode out of the locker room to put it out of reach by the fourth quarter.
The formula was repeated against Chelan on Saturday. The Goats played like offensive linemen on Ty Egbert in the first quarter to shut him down.
Keith Rosenbaum filled the void and scored eight points in quick succession in the first quarter, forcing Chelan to lighten up on Egbert.
With the score LR 20-Chelan 4 at the end of the first period, Egbert finally had some breathing space to perform.
Egbert regained control of the key in the second and began to take on his usual role as enforcer. Jesse Adkins' and Kramer Carlson's shooting from the outside prevented Chelan from collapsing quickly on Egbert. With multiple points of attack established, the Raiders went to the locker room up 37-20.
The Raiders, for the sixth game in a row, put on the cruise control in the fourth. Cody Laplante in his second varsity game scored his first two points of the season.
The final was LR 69 Chelan 29.
"We must continue to have a defensive mindset, with Brewster and Oroville both having many capable scorers," Coach Brad Wilson said, when asked about keeping the boys focused down the stretch. "We must also compete well with one another in practice consistently and focus on getting better at skills like free-throw shooting."
After three weeks of blowouts, the Raiders sat atop the Central Washington North going into last night's scheduled game against the Brewster Bears at Brewster, for the last regular-season league matchup between the two squads for the near future. The Raiders also travel to Manson this week for a 7:30 p.m. showdown on Friday. The last time the Trojans and Raiders met, Manson left with a 90-40 blowout loss. Manson is 7-7 and 4-5 in Central Washington League play.
LR 70 - Liberty Bell 31
Williams 5, Garvin 4, Adkins 12, Rosenbaum 4, Saxon 4, Carlson 12, Egbert 29 points 16 rebounds 10 blocks
LR 69 - Chelan 29
Williams 8, Garvin 5, Adkins 4, Rosenbaum 15, Black 4, Kohler, Saxon 4, Carlson 4, Egbert 23, Piccolo 2, DeWinkler 2.


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So, my buddy managed to solve the problem! This Transistor was damaged:
It's original a NPN transistor, type NEC 2SC2719, and this type isn't in production any more since several years. But you can just use a more common type with the same or better technical datas, so my buddy choosed a BD139 as replacement.
This is a very standard type and available from nearly every semiconductor company, for example Texas Instruments, STM, Motorola/Freescale, Fairchild, Siemens, Philips and so on. Here are a few datasheets for BD139: http://www.alldatash...earchword=BD139
Anf here is a document which describes the original one: http://www.datasheet...article=3746501
As you can see, the BD139 is far better, but because it's such a common part, it's really cheap. One piece cost about 0.50 US$ here in Germany. The replacement is easy, you can do it with basic soldering knowledge.
So, the ECU now works fine as it should! I write an article for the USRM in within the next hours!
AND: My problems regarding acceleration are gone!! So it seems that the ECUs interchangeable to some degree and the engine should run, but it runs bad. The test drive was a real pleasure
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Posted 02 July 2007 - 11:28 PM
Thanks for the update. That is the same exact thing that happened to mine though I had a different model ECU. Glad you got it corrected. This will help some others that have the same problem.
Can you tell us what the Q number is of the transistor? You can't see what the number is in the pictures.
Can you tell us what the Q number is of the transistor? You can't see what the number is in the pictures.
Posted 04 July 2007 - 05:35 AM
Of course: It's Q701! I forgot to mention it...
I made the article: http://www.ultimates...ead.php?t=76906
I hope this will help other people, too
I made the article: http://www.ultimates...ead.php?t=76906
I hope this will help other people, too
Posted 04 July 2007 - 11:14 AM
that is awesome! thanks for posting all of that information. based on the all that i've read and we've talked off-line i can almost gaurantee this is my issue as well with mine. thanks! that is a fantastic write up! i'm an electronic idiot and it all made perfect sense! thanks again.
Posted 04 July 2007 - 04:43 PM
Sweet man! This is a hugely valuable addition to the USRM
Posted 04 March 2012 - 01:58 PM
Do you have a pic of where that transistor is located? I'm having the same problem with my ECM.
Posted 04 March 2012 - 02:28 PM
Just follow the link to the USRM (http://www.ultimates...ead.php?t=76906) and download the attached file "ECU_repair.zip". Extract that ZIP file and you'll find a PNG picture wichich shows Q701!
The number is printed on the circuit board, so you should find it.
The number is printed on the circuit board, so you should find it.
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It only takes one moment to make a mistake, but it can take a lifetime to make up for it. Those are the words of a Greenville man still trying to right the wrong of his past.
Terrence Lamont Clemons was "B" and "C" student in high school and had aspirations to go to college for political science. But when he was in 11th grade his life would change forever.
On June 28th, 1992, Clemons walked into the Foodland grocery store on Memorial Drive in Greenville where he used to work. After losing money playing cards the night before, he was looking to score some fast cash. He cut the phone lines, pulled out a knife, and robbed the store of nearly $30,000.
Clemons says, "It did get violent. One of the managers ended up getting hurt, getting stabbed. From what I was told, if he would've sneezed, he would've died."
Clemons was arrested the next morning and charged with armed robbery. He says he wrote letters of apology to the man he stabbed. He also spent ten-years behind bars.
Clemons says, "When my world started crashing down right before my eyes, then I realized what a big mistake I made."
Clemons knew he had two options. He could spend his prison sentence mad at the world, or spend it trying to change.
Rev. Dr. William Neely of First Presbyterian Church says Clemons attended two different community colleges while he was behind bars. Neely says that got him ready to have a productive life when he got out of prison.
Reverend Neely met Clemons six years ago. The longtime custodian at the First Presbyterian church was retiring Clemons interviewed for the job.
Neely says, "Five or six people were interviewed and he was by far the best candidate. We were just overwhelmed."
When Neely told Clemons the church would be doing a background check, Clemons came clean. Neely decided to grant him a second chance.
Neely said, "Our feeling was he had paid his debt to society, why would we hold that against him?"
So from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, Clemons works as the church's janitor, and then does the same thing at nights at the C.M. Eppes rec center.
Travis Clemons at C.M. Eppes says, "It's good to have someone that has been through that fire and can come back and let everybody know, especially the kids that's the wrong way to go, that's the wrong path to take."
Today, Terrence Clemons is 38, and lives on Latham street with his wife Teresa and her three kids. He also has two biological daughters of his own.
Terrence says "I made a mistake, I paid for it, now I'm trying to do what's right so my kids can look at me and have that respect for me."
His kids look, and listen. He wants other kids to do the sam because one mistake is all it takes. Clemons says, "Your whole life can be wiped away just in a matter of a blink of an eye."
While it's not the life he envisioned, Clemons got a second chance. "I had to change old habits, friends, all of that. Because at one time, I didn't have nothing. Nothing."
Clemons wants others who have spent time in jail to know there's always a way to put your life back together. "If it's raking yards, if it's cutting grass. I did it, I did it. Because I didn't want to go back. So if you're determined not to go back, you have to do what it takes."
Now in 2012, he has two jobs, five kids, and a clean slate. For Terrence Clemons, it doesn't get any better than that.


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Thea Musgrave
Two's Company (2005),
This work was commissioned by the BBC for Evelyn Glennie and Nicholas Daniel. It was an exciting challenge to write a dramatic work for two such dissimilar instruments. I decided that I would strongly dramatize this difference before bringing them harmoniously together. Thus at the beginning of the work the two soloists are standing as far apart from each other as possible: the percussion downstage right, behind the celli, and the oboe off stage left. For each of the four ensuing sections the soloists move around the orchestra to different positions and these changes are always dramatically motivated. Throughout the two soloists are aware of each other and play with each other's attention, but only come together musically and physically in the very last section.
The slow first section is marked Desolate, lonely: When the oboe first enters he responds initially to the cor anglais, and then later to a solo clarinet. This encourages him to go on stage and take a position near his fellow woodwinds which precipitates the second movement. The solo percussion, hoping to attract the oboe's attention moves to the vibraphone which is set closer at hand.
The second section, Frivolous, playful is a jaunty scherzo, mostly in 5/4 rhythm, and for a time it seems that the oboe responds favourably to the percussion, but then the horns attract his attention and he eventually moves so as to be close to them and the harp.
In frustration the solo percussion moves to the drums [congas, tomtoms and bongos]. The third section Dramatic: furioso/espressivo is a series of confrontations. Aggressive music for the percussion [supported by strings and brass] alternates with an expressive solo oboe [accompanied by horns and harp]. These alternations come closer and closer together ending in a big climax. The oboe finally turns to the percussion and "invites" her to listen. The percussion responds and so sets the scene for both soloists to come down stage center and bonding for the final section: Warm leading to Passionate and finally Exultant a whirling coda.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Lisa Milne, soprano; Evelyn Glennie, percussion
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Two's Company
BBC Proms 2007
Royal Albert Hall, London
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Evelyn Glennie, Percussion; Nick Daniel, Oboe; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
Musgrave's take on concert music has often been theatrical, and mobile performers were [a feature.] Evelyn Glennie began half-hidden behind the chimes, bells and gongs at the back of the cellos, looking like Trilok Gurtu at the start of one of his improvisations. Nicholas Daniel appeared from the stalls opposite, and moved hesitantly towards the orchestra in response to plaintive calls from the woodwind. The music then proceeded as a choreographed flirtation. As Daniel came into sight, Glennie ran away to another island of percussion at the rear. When he got too close, she moved to mroe aggressive instruments and drove him back. Finally, a melting, lyrical line lured her to join him near the conductor, where a marimba awaited, and the music emerged from its anxious, restless state into a vigorous fandango. Far from being imposed on the piece, this little drama was the outward expression of what was going on within the music. Musgrave's writhing counterpoints, with their restless, post-Debussy harmonic flavour, reached several crises that articulated the 25-minute span. Players from the orchestra stood up from time to time and engaged in secondary conversations. The whole work, scored with delicacy and grace, swept forward with a gathering momentum, and the total experience was captivating.
Robert Maycock, The Independent,04/09/2007
There is a gentle element of spectacle to Thea Musgrave's new work, Two's Company, written for the odd soloistic couple of oboist Nicholas Daniel and percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Unattended clusters of percussion instruments are ranged at various points around a chamber-sized orchestra. Glennie begins stage right, adding low chimes and sweeps of glittering bells to an elegiac, deep-breathing opening. When Daniel joins in, duetting with cor anglais, viola and clarinet in turn before settling on a dialogue with Glennie, it is from up the steps on the other side. The rest of the piece sees the two moving to different stations around the orchestra - …while getting ever closer, until Glennie lets Daniel lead her to the marimba at the front, where they combine in more conventional duet. It works, just about, though in the context of a space this vast the distances between the two soloists never seem that great. At 20 minutes the piece is hardly insubstantial….. And Musgrave's musical style, tonal but never obvious, remains intriguingly and appealingly her own.
Erica Jeal, The Guardian,03/09/2007
……Thea Musgrave's new piece is a charmer, starting with shimmer and bells over dark murmurs, a sun-dappled Mahlerian forest. Playfulness and aggressiveness are kept within decorous limitations, controlled, lyrical and - is this why she has to live in America? - attractively tuneful. An immediately accessible work, it makes one wonder why Musgrave is heard relatively rarely in Britain. One of our few composers who tackles big works (what on earth happened to Covent Garden's co-commissioned 1985 opera on anti-slavery campaigner Harriet Tubman, an obvious choice for this year's abolition celebrations?), Edinburgh-born Musgrave deserves pride of place in a national opera company. But then the Scottish government's attitude to the arts makes John Knox look as hedonistic as Pete Doherty.
Martin Hoyle, The Herald,03/09/2007
This is a musical courtship, with the orchestra acting as friends and facilitators in a romance between a pair of seemingly incompatible instrumental forces. [...]Beautifully played here, Two's Company had at its root a cunning idea that married music to an eternal emotional conundrum, and with the orchestral commentary and encouragement, was acted out with poignancy that will have brought a smile of recognition or rememberance to many a listener.
Geoffrey Norris, The Telegraph,01/09/2007
…Musgrave has been a Proms favourite for years and this new commission could have been tailor made, so well did it succeed. …. The basic premise of this piece is a dialogue between percussion and oboe, the two instruments physically moving closer together around the stage as the piece progressed. This is a Musgrave speciality, and contributes greatly to making the piece work…. Two's Company is a pleasant sequence of sounds, with some bright jazzy touches…. Certainly this was a huge hit with most of the audience…. Anne Ozorio. Music-Web
Anne Ozorio, MusicWeb International,01/09/2007


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I used to collect your smiles. I would tuck them away and keep them for days when the rain beat down on the world.
I used to collect your kisses. Each one was so gentle and tender; I would keep them in my pockets and relive the moments, cherishing the fact that I had them.
I used to collect your hugs. I would neatly hang them in my closet, where they would stay until one of those dreadful nights when I woke up scared of the dark and craving you. I would just pluck one out of the closet and wrap it around myself, relishing its warmth and comfort.
I used to collect your wishes. They were so shiny and beautiful, almost as gorgeous as you. Every night I would add my own – only mine weren't for grandeur or fame, but rather for all of yours to come true.
I used to collect your sighs. I would catch them in a bottle as they drifted from your mouth while we sat on the couch, just admiring each other.
I used to collect your touches. Whether it was a little brush of the arm or a timid caress, I would keep it and store it away in a drawer so I could always have you close at hand, even when you were miles away.
Yes, I used to be quite the collector, but not anymore. Not since you left me alone with nothing new to collect.
Now the smiles have cracked, and the kisses are meaningless. The hugs are wrinkled and eaten away by moths. Your wishes have grown dim and are covered with dust. The sighs have gone stale, and the touches have faded.
I used to collect things, but now I just keep them cluttered together in the bottom of my closet. Sometimes I still take them out and turn them over in my hands, remembering days that are no more – but not often.
I used to collect things, you know. But not anymore. Now I'm just a pack rat, with drawers and closets stuffed with useless mementos.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.


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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Anthony Spencer is doubtful for Sunday's game against the New York Giants due to a knee injury.
Spencer, who was given the Cowboys' franchise tag during the offseason, underwent knee surgery at the end of July. Spencer experienced swelling in the knee last weekend and did not practice this week.
The 2007 first-round Purdue product registered 11 sacks and 95 tackles last season as the team's 3-4 outside linebacker opposite DeMarcus Ware.
In addition, running back Lance Dunbar (foot), safety Danny McCray (hamstring) and defensive end Ben Baas (shoulder) have all been ruled out.


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Senate Bill No. 195
(By Senators Stollings, Jenkins, Kirkendoll,
Laird, Miller, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso,
Tucker, Yost, Boley, M. Hall and Beach)
[Introduced February 18, 2013; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §11-27-38 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to health care provider taxes; and removing the expiration date for tax rate on eligible acute care hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §11-27-38 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§11-27-38. Contingent increase of tax rate on certain eligible acute care hospitals.
(a) In addition to the rate of the tax imposed by sections nine and fifteen of this article on providers of inpatient and outpatient hospital services, there shall be imposed on certain eligible acute care hospitals an additional tax of eighty-eight one hundredths of one percent on the gross receipts received or receivable by eligible acute care hospitals that provide inpatient or outpatient hospital services in this state through a Medicaid upper payment limit program. For purposes of this section, the term "eligible acute care hospital" means any inpatient or outpatient hospital conducting business in this state that is not: (1) A state owned or designated facility; (2) a nonstate, but government owned facility such as a county or city hospital; (3) a critical access hospital, designated as a critical access hospital after meeting all federal eligibility criteria; (4) a licensed free-standing psychiatric or medical rehabilitation hospital; or (5) a licensed long-term acute care hospital.
(b) The provisions of this section are intended to maximize federal funding for the purpose of implementing a hospital Medicaid upper payment limit program as described in this section. The taxes imposed by this section may not be imposed or collected until all of the following have occurred: (1) A state plan amendment is developed by the bureau of medical services, as authorized by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources; (2) the state plan amendment is reviewed by the Medical Fund Services Advisory Council; (3) a comment period of not less than thirty days for public comment on the state plan amendment shall have passed; and (4) the state plan amendment is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The state plan amendment shall include all of the following: (1) The provisions of the proposed upper payment limit program or programs; (2) a state maintenance of effort to maintain adequate Medicaid funding; and (3) a provision that any other state Medicaid program will not negatively impact the hospital upper payment limit payments. The taxes imposed and collected may be imposed and collected beginning on the earliest date permissible under applicable federal law under the upper payment limit program, as determined by the West Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
(c) There is hereby created a special revenue account in the State Treasury, designated the "Medicaid State Share Fund". The amount of taxes collected under this section, including any interest, additions to tax and penalties collected under article ten of this chapter, less the amount of allowable refunds, the amount of any interest payable with respect to such refunds, and costs of administration and collection, shall be deposited into the Special Revenue Fund and shall not revert to general revenue. The Tax Commissioner shall establish and maintain a separate account and accounting for the funds collected under this section, in an account to be designated as the "Eligible Acute Care Provider Enhancement Account." The amounts collected shall be deposited, within fifteen days after receipt by the Tax Commissioner, into the Eligible Acute Care Provider Enhancement Account. Disbursements from the Eligible Acute Care Provider Enhancement Account within the Medicaid State Share Fund may be used only to support the hospital Medicaid upper payment limit program described in this section.
(d) The imposition and collection of taxes imposed by this section shall be suspended immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) The effective date of any action by Congress that would disqualify the taxes imposed by this section from counting towards state Medicaid funds available to be used to determine the federal financial participation; (2) the effective date of any decision, enactment or other determination by the Legislature or by any court, officer, department, agency of office of state or federal government that has the effect of disqualifying the tax from counting towards state Medicaid funds available to be used to determine federal financial participation for Medicaid matching funds, or creating for any reason a failure of the state to use the assessment of the Medicaid program as described in this section; and (3) the effective date of an appropriation for any state fiscal year for hospital payments under the state Medicaid program that is less than the amount appropriate for state fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. Any funds remaining in the eligible acute care provider enhancement fund upon the occurrence of any of the events described in this subsection that cannot be used to match eligible federal Medicaid funds, shall be refunded to eligible acute care providers in proportion to the amount paid by each eligible acute care provider into the fund.
(e) The provisions of this section are retroactive and shall become effective on the first day of the quarter in which the state plan amendment is submitted.
(f) The tax imposed by this section shall expire on and after June 30, 2013, unless otherwise extended by the Legislature.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove the expiration date for the tax rate on eligible acute care hospitals.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
This bill has been recommended for passage during the 2013 Regular Session by the Joint Committee on Health.


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Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:36 am
drjohncarpenter wrote:Daryl wrote:drjohncarpenter wrote:Nice conjecture, but without any facts that's all it is.
The Bear Family CD might list a specific recording date for "Crawfish," and that would be a start.
The Bear Family CD does list a specific date: June 30, 1958 (14:00 - 15:30) RCA Victor Studio A, New York City; Producer: Herman Diaz Jr.
Leader: Jesse Stone
Vocal: The Stone Crushers
Electric Guitar: Everett Barksdale
Electric Guitar: "Wally" Richardson
Bass: Doles Dickens
Drums: Joe Marshall
Bongos: Walter Spriggs
Piano: Burt Keyes
Saxophone / Contractor: King Curtis Ousley
J2PB-5064-5 Crawfish 47-7309
J2PB-5065-9 Tadpole Wiggle 47-7309
Thanks for getting this information.
The legendary King Curtis on sax, how cool!!
The track was taped five months after the Presley master, and a July-August release date seems likely for this version of "Crawfish."
Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:26 am
Daryl wrote:Don't forget too that Burt Keyes did the arrangement of Chuck Jackson's 1962 hit, "Any Day Now."
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:16 pm
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:43 pm
Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:42 pm
mysterytrainrideson wrote:Another GREAT thread! Never heard of "The Stone Crushers"thanks for that info. But Jessie Stone, akso came under the name Charles Calhoun-what a guy he was!! He wrote many a classsic songs. This iis the sort of info i love reading, thanks Doc.
Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:13 am
mysterytrainrideson wrote:Another GREAT thread!
Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:25 am
elvisalisellers wrote:mysterytrainrideson wrote:Another GREAT thread!
Keep digging, son!
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A pet left home less after the murder of her owner faced an uncertain fate until our story aired Thursday. By Monday, that precious pet had a new home.
14-year-old Petunia's owner, Kim Flournoy of Jacksonville, was murdered December 30th outside the TNT Bingo.
Petunia was abandoned after Flournoy was killed and no family members were able to take her. We're told Monday this kitty got a new home and is no longer living at the PetSense store in New Bern that took her in.
Previous Story
A cat which belonged to a grandmother who was gunned down a month ago is looking for a new home.
Kim Flournoy of Jacksonville was murdered December 30th outside TNT Bingo and her 14-year-old cat was abandoned because no family members could take her.
Petunia, who is 14-years-old, eventually made her way to the PetSense store in New Bern and is now up for adoption through the Colonial Capital Humane Society.
The pet store says Petunia has no teeth and is not cat-friendly, but she is a very loving feline.
If you are interested in adopting Petunia, the cost is $125 and you can fill out an application at PetSense, 2025 South Glenburnie Road in New Bern. Their phone number is 252-636-0460.
Colonial Capital Humane Society can be reached at 252-633-0146.
There is a $22,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest in Flournoy's murder. Crimestoppers can be reached at 910-938-3273.


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By Sam Mamudi
Maybe Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX) stock finally got too cheap to ignore. After losing $7.1 billion in value since Tuesday's close — largely thanks to the ire provoked by its deals for McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR) and Plains Exploration & Production Co. (PXP) — Freeport's stock is bouncing back this morning, up 5%.
That's a tidy gain, but even with that rise the stock is still down 15% since announcing the acquisitions.
It's worth noting that McMoRan Exploration and Plains are also back up today, 2.3% and 3.7% respectively. Both fell yesterday, McMoRan by 5% and Plains by 3%. Of course, both have seen big rises this week, with McMoRan Exploration up 80% and Plains up 25%.


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Skip to comments.Lincoln Screening At White House Tomorrow; Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis & Tommy Lee Jones
Posted on 11/14/2012 6:09:17 PM PST by Third Person
Abraham Lincoln is returning to the White House tomorrow Lincoln the movie that is. The White House press office announced today that President Barack Obama will be hosting cast and crew members from the Steven Spielberg-directed film for a screening at the Executive Mansion on Thursday evening. DreamWorks had no comment on the screening. However, Deadline has learned that Spielberg, DreamWorks co-Chair and CEO Stacey Snider, producer Kathleen Kennedy as well as actors Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field, Gloria Reuben and Tommy Lee Jones will all be there with the President and First Lady. Day Lewis plays the 16th President of the United States. Field plays his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, Reuben plays a former slave who is Mrs. Lincolns dressmaker and Jones plays abolitionist Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. Director Spielberg, who was a big contributor to the Obama reelection campaign this year, has repeatedly said that he delayed the film coming out until after Presidential election to avoid Lincoln becoming a political football. The DreamWorks Studios/Fox/Disneys Lincoln opened in limited release on November 9, bringing in $900,000 that weekend from 11 theatres.
I hope all three of these clowns get the opportunity to kiss Barry Benghazi's @$$ at the screening. It shouldn't be too tough now that Barry is in a good mood after having the entire state controlled "media" line up to kiss his @$$ at the commies' so called "press conference" today. The only thing missing was Big Bird and Tickle Me Elmo.
They waited until after the election? So they knew the FIX WAS IN?
just ruined it for me.. Now I can't see it.
The Lincoln Lie, directed by Stevie Spielberg.
They ALL knew.
Leftist propaganda—like just about everything that comes out of the entertainment complex.
If all the conservatives stay home do they really think liberals/Dems will show up to see the movie? I have no intention of spending any of my money on a Spielberg movie.
I just love how Lincoln is now a liberal progressive in this new flick.
I've heard Day-Lewis gives a great performance, but I won't see it, since I've also heard the actual history has been so twisted and massaged.
What we are seeing is the rewriting of history, same as the communists did in Soviet Russia years ago.
Lincoln was a Republican. Period. The Republicans were responsible (good or bad) for the massive federalization that happened during the Civil War. And with that, no matter how much Lincoln objected (and he did) came emancipation. The Emancipation Proclamation itself freed a very small number of slaves. Slaves in the North were not included in the decree, and slaves in the South were not affected because their states were in rebellion.
The Civil Rights Act of the 60's was also passed by Republicans, against the wishes of a Democratic South. But no one even remembers that anymore.
History has been whitewashed, and Lincoln has become Obama.
What happened to this country?
Spiel;berg: "Yes sir, vampires would make for a more interesting movie."
Spielberg is the keynote speaker on the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address on Monday, Nov 19. I will be in Gettysburg this Saturday for the Day of Remembrance and the Illumination at the National Cemetery.
Lincoln and Obama are btw great achievers, Lincoln helped end slavery and also successfully prosecuted the civil war. Obama....I'll think of something.
Maybe 0bama will learn something, despite the revisionist history.
Tickle Me Elmo? You are a little behind the times. Latest are Fondle Me Elmo and Fist Me Elmo.
If Spielberg made it, I'll probably skip it. I hate to give him any money. Someday, I'll find a used copy at Hastings and buy it so he doesn't get any royalties if the movie isn't progressive garbage.
...and Bugger Me Elmo.
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By RAELYNN RICARTE
News staff writer
August 9, 2006
Hood River residents will soon begin paying a $2.50 monthly fee for maintenance of stormwater drains.
The new service charge takes effect on Sept. 1 and an explanation is being mailed out next week with the water/sewer utility bills.
"We thought that it would be a good idea to anticipate the questions that people might have and then try to answer them," said Bob Francis, city manager.
The fact sheet covers 10 issues related to the user fee, including how stormwater runoff can cause flooding, pooling, erosion and water pollution.
The City Council approved the fee in July to cover the cost of unfunded water quality mandates set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Francis said the $30,000-$50,000 generated from the user fee will finance the costs incurred by the city to control stormwater runoff in compliance with federal and state regulations.
"The City of Hood River is striving to protect its infrastructure, businesses and homes from damage due to flooding. It is also working toward improving the water quality of streams and rivers so that residents and visitors may boat, fish, swim, windsurf and kiteboard in clean water. A stormwater service charge is a fair and equitable system to support stormwater management activities," states the fact sheet.
The new storm water charge is temporary and could be increased in 18 months when City Engineer Dave Bick has completed a study of impervious surfaces.
Francis said the current fee amount was set in the city's capital facilities plan adopted in 2001. He said the same charge instituted by other cities at that time is now higher due to cost of living adjustments.
When the issue was revisited in May, Francis said the extra funding could be essential if the city loses $200,000 from its share of funding for the maintenance of roads within the county.
Those dollars were previously brought in by timber receipts from the Mt. Hood National Forest. However, the county is preparing for an end to the compensation paid by federal officials following drastic reductions in harvest level due to environmental restrictions. For more information on the new stormwater service charge call City Engineer Dave Bick at 387-5200.
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For Veterans Day
Randy Mciff signed up at age 17 to join the U.S. Military. Randy became a Marine serving in the infantry, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Marine Randy Mciff did three tours of duty in Iraq and one tour of duty in Afghanistan. With eight years of active duty, Randy in now a Veteran. He is back in the United Sates and reunited with his family, employed in Moberly and working towards becoming a Probation and Parole Officer.
Tucker Burton, North Park kindergarten student in Aundrea LeGrand's class, was proud to have his brother-in-law, Randy, visit North Park School. Friday afternoon Kindergarten students gathered in the gymnasium to meet Veteran Marine Randy Mciff. This young veteran impressed students with his uniform. He talked about his stripes, and what it takes to earn them, his medals, and bars.
Students raised their hands so their questions could be heard. Mciff explained the importance of dogs in the military, and no, there are no cats (that he knows of), in the military.
There are a number of different vehicles used in the military and Mciff named and described a number of them for the youngsters. Mciff did not talk specifically about his duties, but did share he rode in a helicopter, slid down a rope while flying around and held on until he was safely delivered to the ground.
He endured the weather being terribly cold and in other areas it was terribly hot.
Food? Well, what he described, it sure it wasn't what mom makes.
Veteran Randy Mciff has returned to the United States. He was together this Veteran's Day with his wife, Leslie, and daughters Lillie, 2, and Addie, six weeks, as we celebrated the freedoms brave United States soldiers like Mciff have secured for us all.
Any day is the right day to… "Thank a Veteran".