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where trust is to be committed, because I know where to have a man that hath principles. I believe if any man of you should chuse a servant, you would do so; and I would all our magistrates were so chosen, that may be some effects of this. It is our duty to chuse men that fear the Lord, to praise the Lord, yea, such as the Lord forms for himself, and he expects not praises from others. This, being so, puts mein mind of another scripture, Psal. lxviii. which indeed is a glorious prophecy, and I am persuaded of the gospel, or it may be of the Jews; also there it is prophesied, 'He will bring his people again out of the depths of the sea, as once he led Israel through the Red Sea;' and it may be, some do think God is bringing the Jews home to their station from the isles of the sea. Surely, when God sets up the glory of the gospel-church, it shall be gathering people out of deep waters, out of of the multitude of waters; such are his people, drawn out of the multitudes of the nations, and people of the world. And that Psalm will be very glorious in many other parts of it, 'When he gave the word, great was the company of them that published it; Kings of the armies did fly apace, and she that tarried at home divided the spoil; and, although ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.' And, indeed, the triumph of that Psalm is exceeding high and great, and God is accomplishing it; and the close ot it, that closeth with my heart, and I am persuaded will with yours also. That' God shakes hills and mountains, and they reel; and God hath a hill too, and his hill is as the hill of Bashan, and the chariots of God are twenty-thousand of angels, and God will dwell upon this hill forever.' Truly, J am sorry that I have troubled you, in such a place of heat as this is, so long; all that I have to say in mine own name, and in the names of my fellowofficers, who have joined with me in this work, is, that we shall commend you to the grace of God, and to the guidance of his spirit; having thus far served you, or rather our Lord Jesus Christ in it, we are, as we hope, and shall be, ready in our stations, according as the providence of God shall lead us, to be subservient to the work of God, and the authority, which we reckon, God hath set over us. And although we have no formal thing to present you with, to which the hands and outward visible expressions of the hearts of the officers of the three nations are set; yet we may say for them, and we may say also with confidence for our brethren at sea, with whom neither in Scotland, nor Ireland, nor at sea, hath any artifice been used, to persuade their approbations to this work; yet we can say, that their consent and affections hath flowed in to us from all parts beyond our expectations; and we are confident we may say with all confidence, that we have had their approbations, and full consent, unsought indeed to the other work, so that you have their hearts and affections in this; and not only they, but we have very many papers from the churches of God, throughout the nation, wonderfully both approving what hath been done in removing obstacles, and approving what we have done in this very thing. And, having said this, I shall trouble you no more; but if you will be pleased that this instrument may be read, which I have signed by the advice of the couucil of officers, we shall then leave you to your own thoughts, and to the guidance of God, to order and dispose of yourselves for further meetings as you shall see cause.
THE NEW PHYLACTERIES OF PRESBYTERY. Quarto, containing twenty-six pages.
To his excellency the Lord General Cromwell, chancellor of the famous university of Oxford, &c.
Right honourable,
I have adventured upon a stormy ocean, in the discovery of a strange people, who have a storm in their countenance, and a tempest in their tongue, with boiling billows in their breast, against all that will not sail by their compass, and take that dog-star, the directory, for the pole-star of their direction; whereas, indeed, whosoever follows them, can scarce escape conscience-shipwreck. We may as well believe, with Andradius, that Ethica virtus was enough to save the ancient philosophers, as that their discipline is the way of our salvation. In this, the foul face of vice puts on the fair vizard of virtue; and whilst the presbyterian useth the cloke of a counsellor, he is not without the poison of a killer; as I have fully declared in this little tract, which comes in all humility to kiss your lordship's hand. And as the black statue of Memnon is said to deliver an audible voice, whensoever the mouth thereof was touched with the beams of the sun; so this monument, erected to dead presbytery, will speak freely in the ears of the people, if the beams of your gracious favour do but reflect upon it. Your excellency's favour, like the vertical sun, will abate all shadows, both of envy, and detraction. Be pleased, therefore, to let this weak testimony of my service, in the church of Christ, take life from your noble acceptation, and receive this tribute from his hand, who is ambitious of nothing, but leave to wear your cognisance, and to write your renowned name in the front of his labours. Which afforded goodness will the more strongly prompt my devotion, to send up continual supplications to the throne of grace, for all blessings internal, external, eternal, upon you and yours; that you may rejoice, likeZebulun, in
your going out; and like Issachar, in your tents; and that the Lord may be the shield of your help, and the sword of your excellency. So shall the city of our God be made glad, and therein shall my heart rejoice; who esteem it no less than a triumph, to deserve the title of,
Your excellency's most humbly devoted servant,
H. Browne.
To the impartial reader.
As the poets feign, that the fair nymphs brought forth ill-favoured satyrs; and as Lodovicus Caelius writes of an ewe that conceived, and brought forth a lion; so the fair nymph of truth, in this little tract, will, lam confident, bring forth the foul satyrs of envy, hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness against me; the ewe of my innocence will bring forth lions, roaring with the loudest reproaches. So that I may say, as Leah, at the birth of Gad, venil turma, a troop commeth, which will shoot out their arrows, even bitter words, at this white and spotless mark. But, for my part, nil moror, the lion of the tribe of Judah is my defence; and altho'the kirk-crocodiles would devour me alive, yet will I fear no evil, for the Lord I trust is with me, and the blast of their fury shall be as a storm against the wall. For God is my witness, 1 honour pure religion, and undefiled, wheresoever I find it; and as for well meaning, though somewhat seduced, Christians, I rather pity and pray for them with tears, than in the least degree vilify them with taunts; hoping, that they will one day know Christ by experience, and not by tradition; own him as sitting on the throne of glorious mysteries, and not lying in the manger of human inventions. When once their eyes are anointed, with the eye-salve of the spirit, they will cast away those spectacles with contempt, which they so much adore with reverence. They will cast anchor on the rock, Jesus Christ, and not upon the quick-sands of giddy brains. They will then go boldly to Christ, that door opened in heaven, without so much seeking for false keys on earth, whether they be popes, or presbyters. Against the errors of both, auspice Christo, will I fight, but, for their conversion, I will ever pray; and herein, though their malice should at any time fail me, yet I should be more than conqueror. Altho' I may be like Abraham's ram, in a thicket of thorns, pricked on every side, and at length sacrificed; yet I will forget myself, and, as it were, forget my soul, in a fiery zeal, with Moses and Paul, for my brethren's sake. For whose better information, I have written these few lines; where, if any be oblique, I desire they should be made right, by a candid interpretation. I know, as a man, I may err; but, if once convinced, I am so much a scholar in Christ's school, as to acknowledge and amend. If I should seem planetary in this revolution, as I hope I shall not, to the best judgments, yet I am fixed in this resolution, even to be led by any star that points the way to Christ; in whom I rest
Thy friend, to serve thee,
WHEN I consider the glorious star-spangled canopy of Heaven, the uniform motion and harmony of the spheres, with the influences of those heathenish gods, the stars; I cannot but at once behold and lament the irregular motions, or, rather, commotions, of some below, who only pretend to be heavenly, how planetary they are in judgment, who judge themselves alone to be fixed in truth; as the frautick Montanists vainly held, that the Holy Ghost was not given to the Apostles, but only to them. So the spurious brood of presbytery in England account none holy, but such as are of their spirit, expelling all, by their bulls of excommunication, out of God's court, who are not of their wicked council; as if their convocation-house were the King of King's presence-chamber, and every classis his closet. These fire-spitting malecontents would fain persuade us, that now God speaks unto us only out of the flameing Scottish bush; and, as the pillar of the cloud was a cloud of darkness to the Egyptians, but gave light to the camp of Israel: so they declare, that God will be a sun and a shield to the Scots, but a black cloud of destruction to the English. Thus resembling the serpents in Caria, which kill home-bred people, but hurt not any strangers; and as we read of the dragons of Armenia, that they have cold stomachs, yet spit fire out of their mouths: so we may well conceive, that these dragons havecold stomachs to our nation's prosperity, whilst they spit out of their mouths such a fire of zeal for Scotland's glory. But no marvel, for these Hot-spurs ever opposed that present government, which might any way retard their present advancement; promoting no cause, but as it may be the cause of their own promotion; not caring for the publick treasury, so they may fill their own coffers: cuncta venafia Roma, is'now come home to their doors. And, indeed, the Romanists and presbyterians, like Sampson's foxes, may look several ways, but tied by the tails with fire-brands of sedition, able to set the whole land in combustion, both spurning at our commonwealth, as at a common football. And, oh miserable England, if either win the goal!
They both play the game, yet intend, at last, to part stakes; the effecting of the one being the effecting of the other. So that we may well behold their harmony, tending to our discord; and, to shew their mutual vote for England's ruin, I shall only declare these instances:
First, As the papists are great zealots of their law, yet the bow of their mind is only bent at their gain and domination, desiring to setup their trophies on the ruins of flourishing states: So the presbyterians, pretending a zeal of God's glory, seek only their own profit and supremacy; Res ipsa clamat, non tarn pro arts ipsos, quam pro foris pugnare: Maintaining presbytery, as the pope doth purgatory, only to keep their kitchin warm. They nosooner find that to cool, but they are hot with indignation against such as withdraw the fuel. Whilst the lightning of their rage lasts, they thunder forth ireful execrations against that state, that shall eclipse their glory, or any way mince their upstart majesty, which they intitle to God's throne, under a specious pretence of Jus divinum, which they buz in the people's ears, and keep such a noise, as if they were the geese that kept our capitol.
Secondly, As the pope curseth all by bell, book, and candle for
hereticks, who abhor his conclave, so the presbyterian, all for sectaries, who contemn his classis; calling them enemies of the truth, atheists, haters of good men, soul-murderers, &c.
Thirdly, As the people must believe as the church, the church as the pope, and the pope as he list; so here, the people must believe as the church, the church as the presbyterian, and this popeling as he list; saying, as Constantius, that Arian emperor. Quod ego volo pro canone sit, making his will the measure of their actions, and his idle fancy, the rule of the people's faith; thus making the commandment of God of no effect by their tradition. So that, had this malignant planet heen in the ascendent, Nimio traditionum onere gravata esset ecclesia, as Augustine once complained. Their mouths, therefore, must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre's sake.
Lastly, As the pope declares it piety to establish his religion by fire and sword, setting up his idolatrous images, by destroying God's image in man: So the presbyterians, both by preaching and practice, strive to write their religion on the tables of men's hearts, in the bloody characters of their brethren's ruin: as if faith were not rather to be persuaded palmd expansd, than compelled pvgno contracto: Or, as if a crown of glory were set on the head of the prince of peace, by setting a crown of thorns upon his people. Indeed, the blood of holy martyrs, shed by the hand of infidels, was the seed of the church; but, I am sure, it was ever an antichristian tenet, to sow the seed of the gospel, by making deep furrows on our brethren's backs, or by beating our plough-shares into swords. Esay, prophesying of Christ's kingdom, saith, 'Heshall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.' The sword of the spirit must be the spiritual man's weapon, else he can be no true commissioner of God's militia, in the advancement of Christ's kingdom, by a blessed reformation. God is not in the strong winds, that rend the mountains, and break in pieces the rocks; not in the earthquake, that shakes the foundations of a settled faith; not in the fire of cruel persecution for tender conscience sake, butin the still small voice of an holy and humble admonition. Therefore, saith the great doctor of the gentiles, (who was Oceanus Theologiw, as Theodoret of Moses:) ' Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.' We ought to have an especial care of tender consciences, for to wound such is to sin against Christ. Wherefore, saith St. Paul, 'If meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother Ui offend.' And the wise-man seems to give the reason, saying, A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, and their contentions like the bars of a castle. Yet, horresco referent, these presbyterians, like the scribes and pharisees, bind heavy burthens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. Witness the presbytery in Scotland, where they make a man an offender, and lay a snare for


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A cocktail reception, music and dance by talented young people, and awards in the fields of art and education are highlights of Young Audiences WNY's annual "Goes to Town" fundraiser from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 16 in Town Ballroom, 681 Main St.
Honorees will include curator, teaching artist and collector Gerald Mead; philanthropists and retired educators Jerry McGuire and Fay Northrop; Casimiro D. Rodriquez Sr., chairman and founder of the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY; Edmund Cardoni, executive director of Hallwalls; and Cheryl Jackson, art educator at Bennett Park Montessori Center School 32.
The second half of the evening will feature all-star performances by Young Audiences artists, led by Van Taylor of Taylor Made Jazz. An appetizer buffet will be provided by Current Catering. Tickets are $50. For information, visit www.yawny.org.

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Donate Blood, Save Lives & Send Children to SchoolNovember 12, 2013 by Diana Coombs
On Sunday, November 17, North Hills Community Church is hosting a blood drive through Blood for Missions. This blood drive will benefit ELI's ministries because for every pint donated, $20 will be given to sponsor a child for 2 months in ELI's South Sudan School! For more details, visit northhills.us or call 909-945-5440.
Date: Sunday, November 17
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Preventing Child Victimization Associated with Technology
Laurie Nathan - 2010/6/16
Do you think predators use the friends list to connect to new victims on social network sites? Now that facebook allows users to hide friends, do you recommend this setting for minors? What about adults using it if they have friends who are minors, such as their children?
Laurie Nathan
I recommend that youths and adults use the Facebook privacy settings that limit the exposure of personal information and inappropriate contacts. The only friends setting helps to protect minors from meeting potential predators. Of course, this only works if their friends use this setting as well. Keep in mind that privacy settings are not foolproof if youths dont use their discretion about who theyre accepting as a friend.
Laurie Nathan
Online predators can potentially use friends lists on social networking sites to connect with teens. We do know that some youth use their friends lists to look more popular and may accept any friend request thats offered, including a friend request from a potential predator. Online predators seek out youths willing to make these connections with people they dont know and willing to meet offline for sex. However, most young people use social networking sites to socialize with friends they already know. Therefore, most teens would ignore sexual solicitations from online friends.
Statistically, what is the age and gender of the victim that is most likely to be targeted by internet predators? Is there any prevention programs specifically targeted towards this population that has been developed and is evidence based?
Laurie Nathan
Girls between the ages of 13-15 are most likely to be solicited by an online predator. Prevention programs typically target all youths, regardless of age or gender for several reasons. First, 25 of reported victims were male and males are less likely to report their victimization. Second, prevention should begin at an early age so that children can develop the skills to protect themselves online. However, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children offers specific resources for teen girls including public service announcements (Think Before You Post) and NetSmartz Real-Life Stories videos (Julies Journey, Amys Choice).
With 20% of teens reporting that the internet is safe, somewhat safe or very safe to share personal information on networking sites or blogs; as well as 37% (13 - 17 yr.olds) reporting that they are not very concerned or not at all concerned about someone accessing their personal information they've posted on line (according to the National Teen Internet Survey), has there been any recent studies conducted that focus 'only' on the psychological aspects of teen internet use, and the self-development process of internet behaviors in terms of identifying those factors that cause teens to develop a false sense of safety while engaged in cyberspace.
Laurie Nathan
Another source you may be interested in is the Pew Internet & American Life Project, which offers quality research focused on the Internet behavior of 12-17 year olds. For example, this specific report on privacy and social networks found that Most teenagers are taking steps to protect themselves online from the most obvious areas of risk. You can find the full report here: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports2007Teens-Privacy-and-Online-Social-Networks.aspx. And while not a study or survey, the PBS Frontline documentary Growing Up Online is a compelling look at online youth behavior and gives some background into the psychology of youth today. The documentary is available online at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline.
Laurie Nathan
The 2006 Cox Communications survey that you have referenced above did provide some interesting insights; however, they have just released a survey titled Teen Online Safety and Digital Reputation that may be more relevant to the questions you have posed. Of particular interest is the finding that 47 of teens surveyed believed they had complete control of the content they posted online. Please visit their report for more information: https://www.cox.com/takecharge/includes/docs/2010-Online-Safety-Digital-Reputation-Survey.pdf.
The Youth Internet Survey was designed to assess how often young people come into contact with unwanted sexual solicitations, pornography and harassment. Can you please share with us the benefits/advantages and disadvantages of the design of this study.
Mike, can you give us the information to find that survey?
Mike Pesce
I saw a recent survey that stated 97 of all middle school students have been bullied online. This same research also said that about 37 of teens have received unwanted pornographic images.
Laurie Nathan
The Youth Internet Safety Surveys were conducted in 1999,2000 and 2005. These surveys were instrumental in providing law enforcement and prevention programs with a clear view of what was happening to youths online. For example, one of the most important findings to emerge from these surveys was a profile of the typical victim of online solicitation. Additionally, the five-year gap between the two surveys was especially eye-opening in evaluating how youth Internet use had changed over time. Since 2005, the Internet has changed dramatically with more youths having Internet access. Usage of social networking sites and cell phones is up, while usage of e-mail, instant messaging, and chat rooms is down. Therefore, it would be beneficial to see how often todays youths encounter sexual solicitation, pornography, and harassment online.
Laurie Nathan
If you are asking specifically about methodology for the Youth Internet Safety Surveya telephone survey there are a number of schools of thought on this type of research. Some think that youths are more guarded in their responses over the phone than they would be answering similar questions online or in a traditional paper and pencil survey. However, others feel that a telephone survey is best for random sampling and gives you a better representation of the general population.
Some states have enacted mandatory Internet safety training as part of their public school curriculum. What efforts have been made to ensure such training is required in all schools nationwide, as well oversee the effectiveness and consistency of such training?
Frank Williams
Excellent, thank you so much for this information. I will follow-up on these efforts as well as Florida's compliance, or non-compliance. Mandatory training is our best bet to get the word to kids.
Laurie Nathan
At this time, schools that receive federal E-rate funding are required to employ filtering mechanisms and develop school policies that include measures for educating minors about appropriate online behavior. For more details about E-rate and CIPA requirements, visit http://www.e-ratecentral.com/CIPA/cipa_policy_primer.pdf. Recently, the Online Safety Technology Working Group (OSTWG) which was established by the Broadband Data Improvement Act, concluded that there needs to be a coordinated federal educational effort. They also recommend an evaluation component of all federal and federally funded online safety education programs.
What reporting options are available for youth who are victimized online?
Laurie Nathan
I recommend youths and trusted adults report online victimization either to the CyberTipline (www.cybertipline.com or 1-800-THE-LOST) or directly to local law enforcement. If a report is made to CyberTipline, the analysts at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children will do an initial analysis of the report and direct it to the appropriate law-enforcement agency.
How can we better partner with local eduators/school districts to increase awareness?
Laurie Nathan
There are several ways in which you can increase awareness of online child victimization by partnering with educators and school districts. I recommend the following approaches: implement an Internet safety program for use in grades K-12, work with local PTA/PTO to set up parent presentations, speak with school administrators about offering educator online safety training, host an Internet safety week featuring student online safety projects, or play safety videos and public service announcements on local cable television networks and closed-circuit television in schools.
Who is educating parents about teen/tween safety? Is there a main program or group?
J mac Wg
There are websites such as netsmartz.org that provide information to parents about internet safety. The trick is how to get the parent(s) involved and engaged prior to their children becoming a victim? Most parents work full time and are more likely to tell their children that they can't go on the websites. This makes the child do it behind their parent's back and are less likely to report any solicitations.
Laurie Nathan
There are several prevention programs that provide education to parents about protecting their children online. Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org) and NetSmartz Workshop (www.NetSmartz.org) offer a wealth of resources to answer parent questions and provide advice about their childrens online experiences. Additionally, NetSmartz offers resources geared specifically for tweensteens that can be found at www.NSTeens.org. Parents can utilize these materials as conversation starters with their kids.
What are the key components of an education program targeted at teens/tweens surrounding internet safety?
Laurie Nathan
First off, the resources used for tweens and teens must be geared specifically for this age group. A good education program will use a multimedia approach to engage children in the learning process. The key lessons include cyberbullying, online predation, and online privacy and should not use a fear-based approach. Incorporating a peer-to-peer component can significantly increase the efficacy of the program. Ultimately, the goal should be to empower children to use the Internet responsibly.
Cell phone use and social networking is happening at younger and younger ages. Are there reputable and effective presentations/trainings available for youth about how to protect themselves.
Laurie Nathan
NetSmartz Workshop offers tween and teen presentations that address social networking and cell phone safety. These free presentations, complete with a presenters guide, utilize videos and real life stories to encourage youths to make responsible online decisions. You can find these presentations at www.NetSmartz.org/Presentations.
How does NCMEC define peer-on-peer predation?
Laurie Nathan
NCMECs response: NCMEC defines peer-on-peer predation in relation to child sexual exploitation and the online enticement of children for sexual acts. Like adult-on-child predation, it is a serious problem. Youth should be taught how to deal with online sexual solicitations, whether they come from adults or other youth.
Can you tell me what your views are, in short, on how to prevent children from being victims online. Specifically what would you advise those who educate youth on these topics?
Laurie Nathan
I would advise those who educate youths to take a two-part approach to prevent children from being victimized online. First, children need to be educated on the actual risks and empowered to make responsible decisions about their online behavior. Too many messages exaggerate the online risks, but children cannot be scared into making wiser decisions online. Programs that empower children and teach them to take responsibility for their actions are more effective.The second aspect is the necessity for parent involvement and monitoring of childrens online behavior. This does not necessarily mean installing filtering and monitoring software, which can only protect your children so much; it requires active parental supervision. Encourage parents to establish guidelines for Internet use and have an ongoing conversation with their children about their online activities.
I am curious about whether predators are truly targeting kids via the online gaming systems the way I have heard.
Laurie Nathan
Yes, there have been a few reported cases of children victimized through online gaming systems. As far as we are aware, this has not occurred frequently. There are no specific studies focused on online gaming systems and solicitation.
Don Earl
Whether predator are or aren't, the potential still exists for them too. Kids need to be aware that any online space could be dangerous. Kids should never give out personal information online. Someone could be lurking in the online space waiting for that information.
What percentage of adult females use the internet for the purpose of online solicitation of minors?
Laurie Nathan
According to Internet Sex Crimes Against Minors: The Response of Law Enforcement by Janis Wolak, Kimberly Mitchell, and David Finkelhor from 2003, 99% of offenders who were arrested for Internet sex crimes against minors were male.
Do social networking sites actively look for predatory type behavior, or do they typically only react when something is brought to their attention?
Laurie Nathan
In general, social networking sites have reporting mechanisms that allow users to report online solicitations. By law, the social networking sites are required to report these incidents to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Childrens CyberTipline. These kind of self-regulated online communities heavily rely on users to flag inappropriate content and contact. Conversely, virtual worlds for younger children have safety measures in place, including active monitoring and limited chat with pre-selected text.
do you think kids in urban areas are more victimized than kids in suburban areas?
Laurie Nathan
I am not aware of any research that clearly indicates a discrepancy between the victimization of youth in suburban vs. urban areas. What we do know is that girls are most likely to be solicited online, especially those who engage in a combination of risky behaviors, such as friending unknown people and talking with them about sex. Additionally, boys who are gay or questioning their sexual identity are more likely to be solicited online.
What are the potential consequences of sexting and how do we talk to teens about the repercussions?
Laurie Nathan
In addition to public humiliation, teens who have been caught sexting have been kicked off of sports teams, suspended or expelled from school, and faced criminal charges for child pornography. It is important to note that, to date, no minor (i.e. under 18) has been convicted on child pornography charges and registered as a sex offender. When talking to teens about sexting, ask them to think about these consequences before hitting send. Teach them to never take and send pictures they wouldnt want everyone to see because they cant control where the image may travel. NetSmartz offers Tips to Prevent Sexting for parents, which includes discussion starters they can use with their children. You can find the document here: www.NetSmartz.org/sexting. Also, the Ad Council and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children have developed a new public service announcement focused on this issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?vcBkZkf2Vmdw.
In my work as Risk Manager for a state Department of Development Services we are increasingly aware of our young individuals ( under age 25) engaging in chat sessions and other internet activity with suspected predators. Due to their cognitive disability an adult may present as a likely victim. We have had a few occasions when the predator has tried to contact/ visit the victim. Luckily, in these cases of which we have been aware...we ( or guardians) have been able to intervene. I am not familiar with prevention materials for teens, as I work with adults, Do you think these video materials may be appropriate for adults w/ an intellectual disabilites, who can use the internet.
Laurie Nathan
Yes, resources intended for teens may be appropriate for adults with disabilities. The important thing to remember is that these resources are created specifically for teens, so you will want to employ your expert opinion before using it with an adult audience. You may want to look at the NetSmartz Real-Life Stories videos for teens that feature real teens talking about their victimization online. They are located here: www.NetSmartz.org/resourcesreallife.htm.
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Obamacare for Fun and for Profit
By now, it should be well established to all but the most entrenched conservatives that the Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, is not a socialist political program in nature.
What has not been nearly so well established in popular discourse is just how inaccurate its name is. The ACA, or "Obamacare", is not a bill designed to provide necessary care to the working class, nor is it a dramatic assault on for-profit medicine. In actuality, it is a massive injection of ever-decreasing working-class wealth into the already bloated coffers of the predatory health insurance industry — the same insurance industry made up of private corporations that were the driving force behind its creation.
A recent Wall Street Journal article detailed just how insurance companies and private employers will manipulate the law they had a heavy hand in creating. While some large employers are simply dropping employees from coverage and taking millions in savings after paying the inconsequential legal penalty for doing so, others are exploiting a nefarious and under-reported loophole that reeks with the stench of corporate lobbying.
Under the ACA as it is currently written, employers can continue to offer inadequate health care plans to poverty wage employees, so long as they provide an option for more comprehensive insurance. The fact that many workers cannot afford these more expensive plans is hardly mentioned by the WSJ, and the "choice" between risking impoverishment or risking health is macabrely presented as a choice workers are happy to make.
Many of these bare bones plans set limits on the amount of money the insurer will pay per month or per year for every aspect of health care, as well as limits on how many times the insured can see the doctor. Most plans don't cover essential services such as mental healthcare, prenatal care, or routine care for newborns. Once again, women, children, and the working poor are left out in the cold and insultingly told that getting to choose their sacrifice in the name of corporate profit is an empowering economic choice in a "free marketplace." One would think the least a company could do is to stop charging a worker after they have reached the arbitrary dollar limit of care they can receive. An arbitrary profit- driven limit the worker had no choice in setting.
The creation and exploitation of these loopholes shines a glaring light on the purpose of 1,500+ health care lobbyists still prowling Capitol Hill more than three years after the ACA was signed into law. It also demonstrates why the Congressional Budget Office estimates that more than 30 million Americans will still lack access to health care after the ACA has run its course.
Capitalist heath care is a pursuit of capital and offers nothing to those who lack the green-backed lifeblood of a system that glorifies greed and exploitation. So long as we lack a Single Payer system viewed as a social necessity by the rest of the industrialized and post-industrial world, a health mind, body, and family will increasingly become a luxury of the fortunate instead of a fundamental right of every man, woman, and child.


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A Moron - But 30% Bigger
"Do you live in that house?" he asked.
"Sort of," I said because massive paranoia kicked in and I imagined that he was from the FBI or CIA or something and wanted to investigate me.
Not that I've done anything wrong ever, but I'm just kind of paranoid for no reason. It's kind of like if I'm in a group of people and someone passes gas but it wasn't me and then someone asks who farted I will immediately get all embarassed as if it actually might have been me, although it wasn't and then I'll act so guilty that everyone thinks it really was me. I was like this as a child too. Whenever someone misbehaved and got caught I always felt like maybe I had really been the guilty party even though I wasn't. To this day I still feel terribly about putting Metamucil in the coffee maker, except I didn't do it. It was my cousin.
"Didn't I see you outside the other day cleaning the birdbath?" the man asked.
Did I? I didn't recall.
"Are you the housekeeper?"
This is not the first time someone has asked me this. The other day two guys selling fish out of the back of a pickup truck rang the doorbell and asked if I was the maid and if the lady of the house might be interested in buying fish from the back of a pickup truck. I'm starting to worry here. Do I look like hired help? Is it really that hard to believe that someone like me lives in a house like this? I can't figure it out.
"Umm, no. I'm not the housekeeper. Can I help you with something?"
"Yeah, I came by over the weekend with my girlfriend Tiffany. We were in the Lotus and I asked your dad, or whoever that guy is, your dad right? I told him I was building the same house as this one across the street, only 30% bigger. I really like your birdbath fountain and I want one for my house. Do you know where you got it?"
This was ridiculous on so many levels. First of all, it was the same guy from the other day except now he was wearing a toupee. Over the weekend he was letting his scalp feel the breeze and I suppose this was because he was in a convertible and the toupee might blow away or God forbid, flap up and down in the breeze. Second of all, the guy he thought was my dad was actually my husband, which is hilarious because my poor husband doesn't look old at all, and is really five months younger than me. Last, the birdbath fountain contraption in front of the house isn't particularly unusual and in fact, came from the Target garden center. I remember when my mother ordered it. She wanted a fountain that circulated the water and made pleasant splashing sounds. It is kind of big though, so she ended up not being able to fit it in the car and had to order it online and then when it was delivered the pieces were really heavy so she couldn't put it together and my parents had to call everyone they knew to come help them assemble the thing. Now the fountain mechanism breaks constantly and the whole thing gets clogged with leaves and algae and won't work, which is why Husband and I were out there with the kitchen sieve in the first place.
"It's from the Target Garden Center," I told him.
"Yeah, I really it," he said, "You know, I'm building that same house, only 30% bigger, and I want a fountain."
"I know, you've now told me that your house is 30% bigger three times."
I wonder why that's so important for him, because I can assure you the house across the street is massive already. Maybe he has a complex about his possessions being small. Hmmm.
"Yeah, it is," he said.
"Ok, so the birdbath fountain came from the Target Garden Center."
He looked at me quizically. He scratched at the skin in the place where the seam of his toupee met his forehead.
"I don't know if I've heard of that nursery before. Did they have to import the stone, do you know?"
"It's TARGET. You know, TARGET, the store with the big red bullseye. They have a gardening section. It came from there."
"Yeah, no. It's not ringing a bell. Target? No. Never heard of the place."
How is this possible being that in South Florida there is a Target at every major intersection?
I tried for another minute and a half to explain to him what Target was and finally I gave up.
"Where are you building your house?" I wanted to know.
"At the Basura del Este Beach and Sailing Club, right on the golf course. Well, its a links really since it's directly on the ocean."
I understood then. The Basura del Este Beach and Sailing Club is a super exclusive spit of land on an adjacent island a little North of here. It's connected to my island with a drawbridge and sometimes I like to drive down there to look at the houses, which are indeed, 30% bigger and look like movie sets instead of actual homes.
"Ok, so the fountain came from Italy and was chiseled from marble that was actually excavated from Greek ruins on the isle of Thera which was the lost continent of Atlantis. They shipped the marble to Sicily where it took Sicilian fountain artisans seventeen years to fashion and it's one of a kind and you can't get another one unless you're willing to pay a lot of money. I heard there might be another one almost just like it, but I don't know if you could afford it, I mean, it's a lot of money."
"No shit," said the man, "How much?"
"Oh, in the six figures definitely."
"Can I make you an offer on that one?"
"Sure, but this is my parents' house and they aren't here so maybe you could give me your card or something and I could talk to them and see if we could get you one too."
"Yes! Yes, you have to. Please, as soon as possible!"
The man was very excited. He gave me his card, which did not say what he actually did on it. I certainly wanted to know. His name is Ronald.
Do you people even know how proud my parents would be if I sold their fountain which probably cost only a couple hundred dollars, for a couple hundred THOUSAND dollars? Maybe I should give this poor moron directions to Target or the nearest Home Depot or Lowes. They all have similar birdbath fountains.
Except 30% bigger.
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A fool and his money are soon parted, at least I hope so in this case :)
- Sassy Pants said...
You SHOULD sell it! What a pretentious idiot!
- Eric said...
Well, you certainly showed a great deal more patience with this yahoo then I would have.
I am very disappointed in you. You should have immediately told him how it is a one of a kind item and you could never part with it. Let him come up with a dollar figure and then take the money. I thought you would have jumped on this after dealing with people like him for so long.
OMG You HAVE to sell yours to him, you simply must! for hundreds of thousands of dollars! After all it's from Atlantis, you can't find stuff like that anymore.
- Reb said...
Oh my, you really need to call him up and ask what he'd be willing to pay for it! Go 30% higher as a counteroffer. Then you can have a new one from Target delivered & installed, maybe then it will work properly! Of course, you would have to arrange for an installer on his end to not let the cat out of the bag.
- Nikki said...
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE tell this fucker how to get to Target!!!
Get as much money from him as you possibly can.
And when he hires people to set it up in his yard for a small fortune, and then tells everyone he knows that it came from where the hell ever, it'll be like getting paid for it all over again!!!
I suggest you part this fool from his money at the earliest opportunity.
Thanks for yet another chuckle! :)
- booda baby said...
That would the kind thing, to point him to Home Depot. The smart thing would be to take his cash.
I say go for the smart thing.
- Hilary said...
I laugh 30% harder when reading your blog entries.. thanks for that. :)
- misha said...
i cant you believe you didnt sell it on the spot. Living w/ rich people creeps me out, but once in a while you find someone wonderful...until they want you to go Kansas City where it is, um - 14! Is a good friend worth going from 80 to 14? yeah :)
As much as I would love to see you get the money and get him, I really don't think you are the type of person to do it. I just don't think you could live with yourself.
Just remember that your heart is 30% bigger.
As much as I would love to see you get the money and get him, I really don't think you are the type of person to do it. I just don't think you could live with yourself.
Just remember that your heart is 30% bigger.
No WAY GIRL! We taught you better than that. You sell that beast! Then you go buy yourself some fabulous shoes or something.
- MP said...
OMG..how do you wear a toupee one day and not the other..I don't get that, it's not like it's an accessory.
- our little world said...
Do it!!!! Stupid ass needs to cough up major money for it.
I recall being at work one day and having gas pains, *knowing* I had to fart. In a group of five I confessed, "I'm scared to even blink my eyes as any movement may cause a fart."
I no sooner had the words out of my mouth than the gal next to me let loose a ripper so amazing that it registered on seismic scales 20 miles away.
Of course, nobody believed me when I pointed the finger at her. What a tremendously dirty trick to pull.
Of note here is that we "girls" are true hotties - we have hot flashes 24/7.
I say sell it to him, take the money, buy yourself some gorgeous shoes, then something fabulous for your parents and then donate the rest of the money to a homeless shelter.
- nicrogers said...
Girl friend, you should sell that sucker! I am sure you could even get your parents a new one. Maybe they wouldn't even notice! lol So funny. I want to see a picture of this fountain.
While you may worry about the "nice factor" in taking this guy's money, just think what you could do with it! You could replace the busted fountain, (with a bigger one of course, so next time Mr. 30% comes by, he'll want to buy that one too) AND donate money to your favorite charity, AND get yourself a pedicure and some new shoes. Maybe even a ginormous, tacky handbag to go with it!
- Southern Doll said...
You have GOT to follow up on this. You should have said Tar-JJJAY.
- basteine said...
how does one come to have so much money yet be so out of touch with the world around them? perhaps he will require a bird bath that is 30% larger to go with his 30% larger house. Maybe he can get a30% larger toupee. see folks, size does matter.
- Michelle said...
Relieve this man of his money without any qualms. That money will do much more good in your hands. Selling things for more then they're worth is called capitalism, and it's the American way. So you're doing this for America! For truth, justice, and liberty!
Invest 30%, spend 30% with wild abandon, and give 30% to charity. (Yes I know there's 10% left... 30% is just the number of the day!)
Sell it him for $150K (discount) tell your parents after the fact and that you are taking a 25% broker's fee.
Sell it to him, SNM! Sell it. If he's got his head so far up his gold-plated butt that he doesn't know what Target is, you won't be doing your karma any harm. Besides, you already told him the truth; he wouldn't believe you.
- Curlatini, Esq. said...
What a jackass. He'd never heard of Target??? I guess he's one of those really dumb rich people. because the smart ones have heard of Target, that's how they got so rich, by saving money!
- JoeInVegas said...
Maybe you can get him one 30% smaller.
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Jensen: Prepare for the Whole Foods Market sales tax bonanza
The grand opening of Whole Foods Market in Frisco is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29. To quote an Aspen Times article on the opening of the Whole Foods in Basalt: "In the year since Whole Foods Market opened in Basalt, it's almost singlehandedly reshaped the midvalley retail scene." Some of the many significant benefits quoted include a tremendous increase in sales tax revenues, a spurring of additional development, and a challenge to "existing stores to improve their game plans." In the first 6 months of the opening in Basalt, sales tax revenue rose 21 percent. Retail food sales went up 34.2 percent. Some businesses in Basalt, particularly sporting goods, experienced their best year for five years.
I suggest we citizens and property owners in Frisco remain open minded. Shall we not start off with a negative bias, but instead sit back, give it a year, and then measure the effect on the town of Frisco's revenues and growth? I trust the citizens of Frisco to be fair and reasonably assess the effect of this change on our community.
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Just this last month I received a comment on that article from the daughter of one of those fine goaltenders, Jacques Marcotte. She mentioned that her father had indeed made it to the NHL, contrasting the information I had found. Well, her father did indeed get the call up to the big time and got just about as close as one could get to playing in the NHL before tragedy struck.
The 1957/58 Toronto Maple Leafs were a poor squad and would finish the season sixth and last place with a record of 21-38-11. By February 23, 1958 in fifth place and six points shy of a playoff spot, the Leafs attempted to change their luck with a change in the nets. Ed Chadwick had played every game in net for the Leafs when Jacques Marcotte was obtained from New York Rangers that day. The Leafs gave up $5,000, the rights to ex-Toronto Marlboro star Bill Kennedy and a player to be named later. 22 year-old Marcotte had been named Rookie of the Year and 2nd Team All-Star the previous season with the Trois-Rivieres Lions of the QHL.
Coach Billy Reay planned to insert Marcotte on Feb. 27 in Montreal against the Canadiens. During his very first practice with Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens on Feb 25, Jacques Marcotte was hit under the right eye by a puck shot by rookie Frank Mahovlich, and his start was given back to Chadwick who would play as usual, losing to Les Habitants 4-1. Chadwick and the Leafs lost their final 8 games of the schedule to solidify their last place finish.
By the end of April , 1958 it was reported in a Quebec newspaper that Marcotte had regained only 40% of his eyesight and even he admitted his playing career may be over. He was quoted, "Hockey has been my life and everything looked promising until the accident." Indeed, his career had been promising prior to the accident. What would have happened if young Marcotte had played and performed well down the stretch for Toronto? On June 3, 1958, just over three months after aquiring Marcotte, the Leafs would claim Johnny Bower from Cleveland Barons of the AHL, a player 10 years Marcotte's senior.
After two years away from the game, with his eyesight improved enough to play, Marcotte joined coach Fred Shero with the St.Paul Saints of the IHL. He posted a 2.97 goals against average in 69 games and led the Saints to the Turner Cup championship. Marcotte played three additional seasons in the International League before retiring after the 1963/64 season.
Jacques Marcotte would return to Grand-Mere, Quebec with his Minnesota born wife and ran a successful Pepsi-Cola franchise until his death due to a brain tumor in June 1994 at age 59.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Brian Campbell, a True Gentleman
Florida Panther defense man Brian Campbell is a finalist for the Lady Byng Award as the NHL's most gentlemanly player. A defender has not won the award since 19534/54 when Detroit's Red Kelly won. This past season, Campbell collected 53 points and a mere 6 PIM's and really should win the award. Through the history of the NHL, Campbell is in fact the ONLY defense man to ever have a season of at least 50 points and under 10 PIM. In fact, only two other guys have had even 40 points and under 10 PIM, Red Kelly (twice) and St. Louis Blue, Jack Brownschidle in 1979/80.
As for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, in my opinion it should be Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, hands down. With 52 points in 62 games, he had a Point per Game Average of 0.84. He becomes only the 10th 18 year old rookie to have at least 0.80 Pts/GP in NHL history. In order of Points per Game:
- Dale Hawerchuk 1.29
- Sidney Crosby 1.26
- Ron Francis 1.15
- Steve Yzerman 1.09
- Jimmy Carson 0.99
- Dan Quinn 0.96
- Phil Housley 0.86
- Bob Carpenter 0.84
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 0.84
- Brian Bellows 0.83
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Team Canada officially born 40 years ago today.
Sinden also announced John Ferguson as his assistant coach this day. As for player selection, Sinden said he was in the process of contacting NHL general managers "to get the official word that, so far as they're concerned, their players are available". He added, "I'm about two-thirds of the way through the list and have had extremely good co-operation. I will have spoken to all of them by end of week, then I'll go about checking the players."
Sinden also discussed the proposed size of his roster of "35 or 36" players. He said he was planning a large squad because "four games in the first week of September are too many to ask anyone to play after so short a training period. I don't want to have any players playing all four games. All 35 or 36 players will go to Russia and all will play in at least one game and possibly in as many as seven."
Of course these plans all changed after losing 7-3 in Game One. Although he may not have intended on using players in all four early matches in Canada, a total of eight guys played in all the four of the home games.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Bryce Salvador, Coming out of Nowhere.
Lowest Career High Points among D-men who scored at least 14 pts in one playoff.
(Previous career high)
- Nicklas Kronwall 2008, 15 pts (35)
- Dmitri Mironov 1994, 15 pts (36)
- Dustin Byfuglien 2010, 16 pts (36)
- Tim Horton 1962, 16 pts (38)
- Larry Goodenough 1976, 14 pts (42)
- Jason Wooley 1999, 15 pts (43)
- Ewe Kruup 1996, 16 pts (44)
- Jaro Spacek 2006 14 pts (45)
- Pierre Pilote 1961 15 pts (45)
- Tom Kurvers 1988 15 pts (45)
- Eric Desjardins 1993 14 pts (45)
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
1972 Summit Series, 27 Days in September... and November?
Forty years ago today on June 7, 1972 the Canadian Press reported on a proposed postponement of the upcoming Summit Series between Canada and Russia. Apparently, NHL President Clarence Campbell had taken issue with Hockey Canada's original timetable of having the Canadian portion of games played in early September. The NHL's desire was to keep the Russian games as scheduled for September 22, 24, 26 & 28 while bumping the games in Canada to November 7, 9, 13 & 17.
The NHL's proposal would also make it certain that none of the Canadian pros would miss a game with their club team. By mid June however, Campbell was admitting, "Nobody wants the Sept. 1-8 dates which have been proposed, but if it proves impossible to change the dates, we may have to accept them." Of course, in the end the NHL had to give in to the predetermined dates and their fears were realized. With only a few weeks of training camp, Canada was able to win only once on home ice against a Russian team that trains almost year round. Perhaps the series would not have been as close as it was if Clarence Campbell had his way and the Canadian players had been given an extra two months of prep time.
The NHL's proposal would also make it certain that none of the Canadian pros would miss a game with their club team. By mid June however, Campbell was admitting, "Nobody wants the Sept. 1-8 dates which have been proposed, but if it proves impossible to change the dates, we may have to accept them." Of course, in the end the NHL had to give in to the predetermined dates and their fears were realized. With only a few weeks of training camp, Canada was able to win only once on home ice against a Russian team that trains almost year round. Perhaps the series would not have been as close as it was if Clarence Campbell had his way and the Canadian players had been given an extra two months of prep time.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Jonathan Quick, Breaking Records
One victory away from the Stanley Cup, Jonathan Quick's .950 Save Percentage and 1.36 GAA are in record setting territory. Among goalies that played at least 10 games in a single playoff season only Frankie Brimsek's 1.25 GAA in 1939 can beat Quick. His Save Pct. would also be the best ever among goalies playing at least 10 playoff games. It would however not be the best ever if we look all the way back to 1950 and goalies who played less than 10 games, if only because they won the Cup too quickly.
All-Time Save Percentage Leaders - Single Post-Season (Saves/Shots, Save Pct.)
- Terry Sawchuk 1952 (8gp) - 217/222 .978
- Johnny Bower 1963 (9gp) - 271/284 .954
- Rogie Vachon 1969 (8gp) - 245/257 .953
- Jacques Plante 1960 (9gp) - 211/222 .951
These shots on goal numbers were gathered from both The Hockey Summary Project and Google News Archives. From 1951 and prior, shot totals are far more difficult to confirm from newspaper reports.
As far as only speaking of the Stanley Cup Finals, Quick still rates with the All-Time greats with this year's performance. His .972 (70/72) is tied for third best since 1951.
All-Time Save Percentage Leaders - Stanley Cup Final (Saves/Shots, Save Pct.)
- Terry Sawchuk 1952 - 105/107 .981
- Patrick Roy 1996 - 147/151 .974
- Rogie Vachon 1969 - 104/107 .972
- Jonathan Quick 2012 - 70/72 .972
- Tim Thomas 2011 - 238/246 .968
- Jacques Plante 1960 115/120 .960
- Jacques Plante 1957 97/101 .958
- Billy Smith 1983 121/127 .953
- Bill Ranford 1990 148/156 .949
- Johnny Bower 1963 119/126 .944
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Lidstrom or Bourque?
Now that Niklas Lidstrom has hung up the blades and retired the axe, the debate will rage as to where he ranks among all-time defencemen in NHL history. Bobby Orr is the undisputed greatest d-man ever. The general consensus has Eddie Shore and Doug Harvey among the top five. My belief is that the rest of the top five is occupied by Lidstrom and Ray Bourque. I'll look at only these two for now, as their careers overlapped for a full ten seasons. Who should rank higher? Bourque or Lidstrom?
Hockey-reference.com is an invaluable resource, and on top of all the standard numbers they have a category called Point Shares. Based on the baseball rating Win Shares originated by Bill James, it basically estimates how many team points in the standings each player contributes in any given year. Point Shares is a combination of Offensive and Defensive contributions as well, so mathematics aside it is a terrific tool to use when comparing players. First, let's look at the first 12 seasons of Bourque's career and see just how much better overall he was than everyone else. (OPS= Offensive Point Shares, DPS=Defensive Point, PS= Total Point Shares)
Bourque 870 68.6 70.3 138.9 1st All-Star (8), 2nd All-Star (4) Norris (4)
Coffey 809 79.8 37.1 116.9 1st All-Star (3), 2nd All-Star (4), Norris (2)
Robinson 830 35.8 62.4 98.2 2nd All-Star (2)
Wilson 805 50.1 44.4 94.5 1st All-Star (1), 2nd All-Star (2), Norris (1)
Howe 702 39.7 52.3 92.0 1st All-Star (3)
Murphy 780 42.2 48.9 91.1 2nd All-Star (1)
Housley 686 46.8 37.1 83.9
As we know, Bourque was head and shoulders above all others during the 1980's. Using Point Share totals, Bourque was 20% better than his nearest rival Paul Coffey and almost 50% better than anyone else. Ridiculous.
Then, along came Lidstrom. He entered the league as a 21 year old while Bourque was 31. The two were contemporaries for the next 10 seasons. Here's how they stack up with the other leading defenders.
Bourque 742 55.2 48.6 103.8 1st All-Star (5), 2nd All-Star (2), Norris (1)
Lidstrom 775 47.2 52.6 99.8 1st All-Star (5), Norris (1)
MacInnis 656 49.7 45.3 95.0 1st All-Star (1), 2nd All-Star (1), Norris (1)
Leetch 702 54.7 36.1 90.8 1st All-Star (2), 2nd All-Star (2), Norris (2)
Murphy 755 43.3 42.6 85.9 2nd All-Star (2)
Amazingly, Bourque is still at the top of the heap right through to his retirement. Lidstrom was a close second in total Point Shares even with the relatively slower start to his career. He didn't make a year-end All-Star team until his 7th season. The top five was a lot tighter grouped than had been in the 80's but Bourque and Lidstrom were a clear 1 & 2 over the time period.
After Bourque retired, Lidstrom really stepped forward as the undisputed premier defender in the game. His lead over second place Zdeno Chara is substantial but not quite as dominating as Bourque was over his first dozen seasons.
Lidstrom 711 46.0 55.5 101.4 1st All-Star (6), 2nd All-Star (2), Norris (6)
Chara 701 36.1 50.3 86.4 1st All-Star (2), 2nd All-Star (3), Norris (1)
Boyle 663 39.6 37.6 77.3 2nd All-Star (2)
Rafalski 604 30.0 43.1 73.1
Gonchar 616 40.0 28.8 68.8 2nd All-Star (2)
When push comes to shove and a choice has to be made between Bourque and Lidstrom, I believe Bourque's relative dominance over his peers and his quicker ascent to the top tier makes him the one I would select.
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Walder Wyss Ltd's 'reputable, experienced and well-connected' practice 'has the right mix of seniority, experience and work dedication to handle complex matters' and is particularly 'experienced in transactions' for the financial services, life sciences, real estate and logistics industries. Securitisation matters form another key area of expertise. Alexander Nikitine acted for underwriting banks Zürcher Kantonalbank, Bryan Garnier and Kepple Cheuvreux on Medartis Holding's CHF700m IPO on SIX Swiss Exchange, while the 'calm and focused' Theodor Härtsch assisted Athris with its IPO on BX Swiss. Lukas Wyss advised Glarner Kantonalbank on placing additional Tier 1 bonds worth CHF100m.
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With approximately 50 M&A professionals, sizeable firm Walder Wyss Ltd is renowned for its 'deep commercial understanding, excellent regulatory relationships, as well as its extremely practical and business-oriented advice'. Major highlights include Urs Schenker's assistance to the Burkard family with the CHF3.22bn sale of all shares in Schenker-Winkler Holding to Saint-Gobain, as well as Markus Pfenninger advice to 40 North Latitude Master Fund on its acquisition of a significant stake in Clariant . Practice head Urs Gnos, Alexander Nikitine and banking M&A specialist Patrick W Vogel, who 'demonstrates outstanding commitment, sound judgement and a deep legal understanding', are other names to note.
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With a strong reputation for merger filings and appeals, Walder Wyss Ltd is one of the best known practices in Switzerland. In a recent highlight, Reto Jacobs acted for Swisscom in the appeal against ComCo's fines imposed for an alleged price squeeze in the broadband market. Other recent work includes handling the competition aspects of Tamedia's acquisition of Basler Zeitung. Ticketcorner, Starticket and their three parent companies are also active clients.
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Walder Wyss Ltd houses 'a technically excellent, internationally experienced, strategical and collaborative' arbitration team that operates in 'a no-fuss, cost-sensitive' way. Key areas of strength include commercial, infrastructure, engineering, construction and M&A disputes, as well as awards enforcement. 'Stand-out practitioner' Michael Feit, who is recommended for his investment arbitration expertise, acted as arbitrator in the €330m ICSID dispute between claimant ACP Axos Capital and the Republic of Kosovo concerning the failed privatisation of Kosovo's postal and communications company. Michael Buhler, who is 'calm under pressure', and 'diligent' counsel Marco Stacher, who is 'excellent in cross-examinations', are also recommended.
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With multiple offices in every region of Switzerland, Walder Wyss Ltd focuses on commercial litigation, the enforcement of foreign judgement, as well as infrastructure, construction, engineering, banking, post-M&A and shareholder disputes. Team lead Dieter Hofmann is representing Eurobank Ergasias in its asset recovery claim against one of its former managers, who was charged with embezzlement via unsecured loans. Counsel Urs Schenker acted for the Burkard family in the £2.5bn dispute over the Sika takeover and the sale of a controlling stake in the company to Saint-Gobain. Michael Buhler and Oliver Kunz are other names to note in Zurich, while Rodolphe Gautier is the key partner in Geneva.
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Walder Wyss Ltd houses 'one of the best employment teams in Switzerland' and offers 'a fast and uncomplicated cooperation' in addition to 'a very high professional level and a consistently good advisory service during complicated cases'. Its full-service approach includes employment litigation, regulatory compensation advice, as well as immigration and transactional assistance. 'Sharp and fast thinker' Philippe Nordmann advised Equatex on its restructuring, which involved a mass dismissal, and represented the company in a dispute against an ex-employee claiming unlawful and discriminatory termination of their employment. The team also comprises compensation and collective bargaining expert Ueli Sommer and Olivier Sigg, who made partner in January 2018.
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Walder Wyss Ltd engages in international bankruptcy and insolvency matters, with a particular focus on the representation of creditors, such as Swiss subsidiaries whose parent companies face Chapter 11 proceedings in the US. The practice also assists cross-border businesses with their restructuring needs. Counsels Christoph Stäubli and Dominik Hohler acted for the board of directors of Toys'R'Us in Switzerland during its US debtor-in-possession proceedings. Mark Reutter is another main practitioner.
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The 'diverse team' at 'experienced and reliable firm' Walder Wyss 'practises at the top end of the legal spectrum' and provides a 'hands-on and personalised service to clients'. It is highly recommended for its private client and tax departments, while also handling banking, corporate and litigation matters. 'Highly regarded stand-out partner' Philippe Pulfer manages the Geneva office. Banking and corporate lawyer Patrick Vogel, litigator Rodolphe Gautier, 'rising star' Olivier Sigg, Hubertus Hillerström and recent arrival Fouad Sayegh, who is a tax expert, are other key names.
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With offices in Zurich, Bern and Basel, Walder Wyss Ltd provides superior advice on capital markets, employment, competition, litigation, real estate, tax, intellectual property and TMT matters. Luc Defferrard, Ueli Sommer, Philippe Nordmann, Markus Frick, Magda Streuli-Youssef, Hans Rudolf Trüeb, Mark Reutter and Thomas Meister are the core partners.
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Walder Wyss Ltd's Lugano office impresses with its 'practical, commercial and strategic' approach to corporate, commercial and M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, TMT, real estate and banking matters. IP specialist Stefano Codoni is noted, while the team also comprises corporate and banking partners Davide Jermini and Karin Valenzano Rossi.
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The 'commercial, realistic and responsive' team at 'well-known firm' Walder Wyss Ltd has 'a real strength and depth across the private client space' and 'works well on international matters'. It is renowned for advising entrepreneurs, including their families and businesses, in trust, estate and succession planning, relocation, tax and philanthropy matters. Clients recommend 'engaging, pre-eminent private client lawyer' and 'excellent tactician' Philippe Pulfer, 'strong' co-lead Kinga Weiss, 'knowledgeable and savvy' Olivier Sigg and 'competent and reactive' managing associate Robert Desax. Tax specialist Fouad Sayegh joined from Oberson Abels Ltd in May 2018.
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Public law - ranked: tier 1
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Walder Wyss Ltd is best known for advising the Swiss government and its state-owned enterprises on national, federal and cantonal level. The team has experience in procurement, energy, environmental, data protection, infrastructure, healthcare and telecoms matters. Hans Rudolf Trüeb acts for SBB in collective appeal proceedings concerning the operating permit for newly procured double-decker trains relating to alleged non-compliance with the Disability Equality Act. Thomas Müller and healthcare specialist Daniel Staffelbach are other names to note.
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Real estate and construction - ranked: tier 1
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Walder Wyss Ltd's 'knowledgeable and trustworthy' team 'provides clear and practical advice'. While mainly focusing on real estate transactions, the practice also engages in niche sector-related crowdfunding work. Francis Nordmann assisted Luxembourg company Propz with the $65m sale of a property in Winterthur, while the 'reassuring and pragmatic' Johannes Bürgi, together with Thomas Müller, advised the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on the development and letting of a shopping centre outside Lucerne. Lugano-based Davide Jermini acts as a regular adviser to various divisions of Artisa Group.
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TMT - ranked: tier 1
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Walder Wyss Ltd 'has a strong data privacy team', while also dealing with fintech projects, outsourcing and technology transfer, as well as licensing, transactions, insolvency matters and TMT litigation. Michael Isler advised the joint venture structure of insurance consortium B3i, which aims to develop a blockchain, while 'exceptional' counsel David Vasella, who 'combines an outstanding level of expertise with creativity and professionalism', is assisting Galenica with its GDPR implementation. Mark Reutter acts for Zurich Insurance company on the re-negotiation of an existing global outsourcing agreement. Didier Sangiorgio is another name to note. Former managing associate Dirk Spacek joined CMS as partner in February 2019.
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Tax - ranked: tier 1
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'Engaged and collaborative' firm Walder Wyss Ltd 'has a comprehensive, solution-driven and strong tax team offering services regarding structuring, transactions and litigation'. The client base consists of domestic and multi-national companies, entrepreneurs and financial institutions. 'Reputable market leader' Maurus Winzap advised 40 North Latitude Master Fund on the acquisition of a significant stake in Clariant and the subsequent partial sale to Saudi Basic Industries, while the 'detail-oriented and very responsive' Thomas Meister handled the tax aspects of client JAB Holding's sale of control in Bally International to Shandong Ruyi Investment. 'Very professional' Bern-based restructuring partner Samuel Dürr and 'great VAT knowledge resource' Jan Ole Luuk are also recommended. Fouad Sayegh joined from Oberson Abels Ltd in May 2018.
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