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So, Furuichi did get the 0th Seal (an equal instead of a subordinate ?). Well, everyone got the seal anyway ;p.
The move reminded me rather more of one of the attacks from Saint's Seya (especially the way the hands are held).
So the Demon King actually had a reason to destroy the Earth. It was in order to erase those humans that were using demons and the Demon Lord's family as playing things and tools in order to make profit...
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Robert Cleave
December 30 2010 03:16PM
The Christmas break has come and gone, with little in the way of news while we were away. Boring, really. In this week's installment, injuries plague teams good and bad, the Winter Classic nears, and a small matter of interest occurs in Cowtown.
The neighbours took a another injury hit on Tuesday in their loss to the Sabres. Ryan Whitney's ankle gave way, with a lengthy recovery time allegedly in the cards. The Oil now have exactly one top-four NHL defenseman on the roster, which might be what, roughly three below the proper number? Give or take? They play the Avs this evening in a game that might turn into a no-defense track meet. Colorado doesn't exactly try to play things tight, and they have their own injury issues on the back end, although it appears that Kevin Shattenkirk will play despite taking a puck to the face in Monday's loss to the Red Menace. Neither of these two teams could kill a penalty if their lives depended on it, either. Seriously, tonight's game might end 7-5.
The Canucks are still cruising along, with a smoking of the Flyers in the rear view, and Sami Salo is on his way back to what passes for health on his part. I don't know if there's any market for him, but he's the pending UFA that the Dys should trade rather than Kevin Bieksa at this point. Salo would need to waive a NTC, but the guy is ridiculously injury-prone and 36 years old. If the Canucks can move him anything at all, that seems like a pretty clear move to make. Vancouver has to sacrifice someone for cap reasons. Why not him?
The Wings have continued to roll despite a series of injuries to various forwards. The Datsyuk injury is the major item of interest, but they also lost Dan Cleary this week, and Hank Zetterberg's back was acting up before yesterday's trouncing of Dallas. At some point, even a team with Nik Lidstrom playing at a very high level has to suffer a bit from losing top end talent, but there's been no sign of that from the Red Wings as of yet. The Wings also managed to get Chris Osgood his 400th win on Monday in Denver. That's a nice round number, but he's no Hall of Famer unless the voters decide that the current Wings deserve the '67 Leafs treatment.
St. Louis loved and lost this week, as they signed Marek Svatos to a contract, then had him snatched away by the Predators. He was subject to waivers after his return from the KHL, a requirement colloquially known as the Reijo Ruotsalainen rule, which was named for the Finnish rearguard that Glen Sather routinely recalled from Europe in the late 1980's. Svatos was kind of a marginal player in Denver, really, only being productive when he shot a very high percentage. He is cheap, though, and that sort of inexpensive gamble is what Nashville has to take when it can. I do wonder if that kills the market for Evgeni Nabokov, or if the normal gentleman's rules among GMs will resume. As I've mentioned in the past, Nabokov was a serviceable goalie with inflated win totals during his tenure in San Jose, but he might be better than what a few teams are sporting in net if he comes back cheap.
Being available at half-price didn't make Brian Rolston any more appealing, though. That contract is as bad as it gets, even at 50 cents on the dollar. I don't wish any actual ill-health on anyone, but I do hope Lou Lamoriello metaphorically chokes on a few of his deals, and the Rolston one is a contract he might be stuck paying in full. Elliotte Friedman suggested that the Islanders might take the plunge on the aging forward, but New York's actions this week hint at a team that isn't interested in any older players or pending UFAs. Moving James Wisniewski to the Habs for a couple of picks fits that mode as well, and although I don't mind him as a player, Wisniewski's not much more than a 4th or 5th D and PP guy on a competitive team.
The Isles were involved in last night's primary on-ice story as well, as they ended Sid Crosby's scoring streak. I watched a fair bit of the proceedings, and was left with a couple of thoughts. First, the people that don't look for nuance in the game are missing out if they ignore the abilities of Frans Nielsen as a hard minutes center. He's a player that Kent and I have discussed in the past as being as big a bargain as there is in the NHL, and he went head to head with Crosby last night, never once looking out of place. He plays on a very bad and very unfashionable team that's about 8th or 9th in its market in terms of media attention, give or take the Nets, but he's doing superb work without a lot of help.
The other idle thought that struck me was that the day that the Penguins move Geno Malkin might not be so far off, if they can find a taker for that contract. He's as physically talented as any player you might want to mention, but there's a disconnect between his style and everyone else's on that club, and he's one of those players that's gotten away with relying on his raw talent for so long that his development as more than a soft-minutes guy has stalled. He might need to move on for his own benefit, as much as anything else, and the Penguins could use a bit of variation on their roster.
It was interesting watch last night's installment of HBO's 24/7 with that thought in mind, because Bruce Boudreau went out of his way to emphasize to his club that Malkin could be goaded into stupidity, and Malkin obliged the Capitals by taking an ill-advised run at Ovechkin after they'd bumped him a bit. Last night also allowed people to hear first hand that Sidney Crosby might know a few naughty oaths, but for all the tongue-clucking about the language, I'll confess that the series, although beautifully shot, doesn't feel incredibly ground-breaking in terms of content. Maybe I'm just a terrible old cynic, but finding out that Bruce Boudreau likes Haagen-Dazs or Mike Rupp's kids had a pile of Christmas presents isn't striking me as greatly surprising.
I also notice that for all the trumpeting of raw access, the moments where the two teams are away from the rink are pretty family-friendly, or saccharine, take your pick. I don't mean to suggest anything too nefarious, but in my experience being around the odd pro athlete, they do like to get out after a game for a pint every now and then, and they might even enjoy a casual bout of flirting with an attractive young woman or two on occasion. Yet, other than Max Talbot's playful suggestion to Santa in episode one, we might presume that every last one of the 46 players on the two rosters is either a steadfast husband/boyfriend or as ascetic as a Tibetan monk. I don't doubt that there may be privacy and permission issues with players and non-players that would preclude anything too over-the-top being shown, but it still rings a bit too cutesy for me.
Oh, that:
Nothing like leaving the best for last, I suppose. I'll start by reposting the conclusion of a piece I wrote in March over at the other place:
It really is the cap space management aspect of the Staios move that gives me the most pause. I was hoping that last year's season-ending fiasco would serve as Darryl Sutter's "kid touching a hot stove" moment. He was openly contemptuous of people that questioned how he handled the team's roster last spring, and for anyone who would point to injuries or bad luck as an excuse, you'll notice he didn't leave the team in that spot this year. His cap management for this season was actually pretty reasonable for a team that had as many big tickets as this one did coming out of camp.
What he has done, of course, is ham-string himself for next year, and for a very shaky potential return in the short term. The only conclusion I can come to is he believes that every summer can be like last summer, where he managed to extract himself from a couple of self-dug holes, but that's questionable risk-management given the limited number of teams that can take on the contract of a player like Sarich, Staios or Kotalik. I can only hope that for the sake of those of us that cheer for the Flames, he actually can move the necessary pieces around this summer, because if Darryl Sutter has lost another gamble, next season will be another where the team remains mediocre at best.
Things didn't really get any better over the summer or early fall, obviously, and now Daz is gone, leaving a capped team with a questionable future as his current legacy. I do try to see things in full, though, and Darryl Sutter deserves every last bit of of the praise that Ken King lavished on him Tuesday afternoon when the subject of his role in the rebirth of the franchise came up. He was at the heart of rebuilding a moribund operation, and for all his crap depth signings in the first couple of years of the cap era he did have a pretty decent team on the ice for several years running.
It was from the first Jokinen trade onward where he began to act as if there was no cap hole he couldn't escape, and I think the last couple of seasons were proof that he wasn't immune to the realities of the modern financial era of the game. It was almost certainly past time for him to move on from the organization, and his removal might give the organization a chance to re-examine its mildewed thought processes regarding where it should scout for talent.
All that noted, I don't really wish Darryl Sutter any serious ill, because it's just a damned game and I'd like to think I can reserve my true enmity for more worthy targets, so I think it's not unreasonable to thank the man for his work and wish him well in his future endeavours. At any rate, it's time to let Jay Feaster do as he will and see where that leads us.
That's all for this time around. It will be very nice to talk about an actual hockey game tomorrow.
Great Sum up of the past week.
Its worrisome to me to see the Islanders heating up, shockingly just in time to play the flames... My guess(fear) is a 2-1 victory by the islanders, at which point, its the last game they win the remainder of the season...
Nice to see some bi-partisan comments on Darryl. I was felt that we atleast had a GM that wasn't too scared to pull the trigger on a deal to improve the team. That is until last December, and all hell broke loose. He did a lot of great things of the team, city and the fans, and that is what his legacy should be.
I haven't watched the HBO series, but I must say, the only thing note worthy about this winter classic, is that it doesn't appear that it will be played in winter. The weather seems to have dominated the game, and I'm looking forward to seeing just how bad it will get out there.
Great stuff as usual Robert!
With Whitney's injury and Tom Renney's, lets call it, optimism about his teams chances to make the playoffs do you think that they might take a chance on Ryan Parent since the (douchebag) Canucks placed him on waivers today? Parent would fit well on the Oilers.
One thing that has been troubling me (and a lot of other Flames fans) this week is the continuous march to the press box for Mikael Backlund. What is up with that? Does this not seem like such a black and white situation, yet somehow we are stuck in a grey area? Either you play Backlund if he's NHL ready (which in my opinion he is) or you think he needs more time and you send him to Abbotsford to be the teams #1 center, get him more time doing the job that he is one day expected to do at the NHL level. His growth, even from late last season till now, has been huge. Far more dependable in his own area, great PK, much stronger work ethic. I am surprised that his point totals aren't much better than they are this year.
December 30 2010, 08:13PM
What is up with that? Does this not seem like such a black and white situation, yet somehow we are stuck in a grey area?
There was an article in the Herald today talking about it. Brent said he put Backlund in the press box because he was struggling and then the team started playing well without him so whatchagonnado?
That strikes me as silly, but probably accurate. And if that's how the team is going to role, the kid should be sent down.
I read an article saying that management had told Backlund to find a place as he'd be staying with the club....
Apparently he's going to draw back into the lineup soon. My guess is he plays comes back for either Edmonton or NYI and stays.
@Kent Wilson
Yeah, quite silly. Backlund should be playing every game. Either with the Flames or the Heat. It's unfortunate that the kid is stuck in such a crap situation where he needs to wait for one of his teammates to suck or get injured or the team to start doing poorly in order to get a chance to get back into the lineup.
December 30 2010, 08:30PM
Yeah I never had the venom for Daz as a lot of citizens have but it was certainly time to go. He did bring us back from the brink of obscurity and deserves some credit. It could've been worse. Imagine Milbury?
What is needed most in this organization is a decent scouting staff with a group patient enough to let the boys develop. Draft well and let's develop from within. I know...easier said than done.
Happy New Year Y'all
When it comes to Dutter's downfall, I still wonder if it wasn't the Ferrence trade that really started it off. Up until that point it was "everything he touches turns to gold" but that trade really seemed to give everyone pause. Ferrence was a guy who negotiated his own contract and took a huge home town discount. The environment around the flames after that seemed to shift from from "this is about being a team and winning together" to "this is about winning the cup and ain't no one innocent in this." team cohesion is a huge part in just about any championship, and that really seemed to kill it, and they haven't seemed to be the same since. Obviously they were still good for some time after, but the mood was different and I wonder if that wasn't the beginning of the end more than the Jokinen trade?

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Skip to comments.Father of all humankind is 340,000 years old
Posted on 03/08/2013 7:34:13 PM PST by haffast
DNA evidence has revealed that the oldest known common male ancestor is 340,000 years old, more than twice as old as previous estimates.
New Scientist reports that the sample comes from a recently deceased man named Albert Perry. After the African-American South Carolina man died, one of his relatives submitted a sample of his DNA to a company called Family Tree DNA for analysis.
All previously compared DNA samples pointed to a common Y chromosome traced back to man who lived between 60,000 and 140,000 years ago. But Perrys DNA sample broke the trend, not matching up with this common ancestor.
"It's a cool discovery," Jon Wilkins of the Ronin Institute in Montclair, N.J., told New Scientist. "We geneticists have been looking at Y chromosomes about as long as we've been looking at anything. Changing where the root of the Y-chromosome tree is at this point is extremely surprising."
After the initial tests on Perrys DNA, geneticists at the University of Arizona conducted further tests to confirm the anomaly. The Y chromosome in Perrys test matched up with those of 11 men who all lived in one village in Cameroon.
University of Arizona researcher Michael Hammer says Perrys DNA suggests there may have been an earlier species of humans that went extinctbut not before interbreeding with the more modern version of man.
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The father of all men is 340,000 years old
"Perry did not descend from the genetic Adam. In fact, his Y chromosome was so distinct that his male lineage probably separated from all others about 338,000 years ago."
Didn't match the oldest human ancestor? Mus be descended from apes and pigs...
Whodda thunk that some guy from South Carolina would prove that men have been around for 340,000 years. It's a strange world we live in these days.
So before that they were all women?
Or all men.
Well, to track Female progenitors,
one would characterize mitochondrial DNA
You don't get that from dear ol' Dad
"When I was young, we had nothing but pinups of Helen Thomas. And we liked it!"
That's funny
There seems to be 140,000 years difference. Could this Y-Adam be linked to Neanderthals or as Genesis describes, the Giants of old, men of renown.
You poor old man, what I had was Gidget
I bet he chased women, smoked cigars and drank whiskey every day of his life too!
And he didn't have a father?
immaculate conception?
I think it has to do with Y chromosome DNA, since that's what's passed on from father to son.
Mitochondrial Eve is through the DNA in the Mitochondria.
There must me something there in the woodpile.....maybe this thing:
Green Lizard Man of South Carolina
"I looked back and saw something running across the field towards me. It was about 25 yards away and I saw red eyes glowing. I ran into the car and as I locked it, the thing grabbed the door handle. I could see him from the neck down the three big fingers, long black nails and green rough skin. It was strong and angry. I looked in my mirror and saw a blur of green running. I could see his toes and then he jumped on the roof of my car. I thought I heard a grunt and then I could see his fingers through the front windshield, where they curled around on the roof. I sped up and swerved to shake the creature off."
"I get no respect I tell ya''. "You know you're old when your kids talk about ya right in front of ya''. "What are we gonna do with Pop, Pop can't stay here'' "Mean while Pop's in the corner drooling''. No respect I tell ya.'
I wonder what Mr. Albert Perry looked like?
The Lizard-Man of Bishopville, South Carolina
I'm sorry but Pop's gotta go. I've been listening to him tell me I'll never amount to anything for the last 339,940 years and enough is enough! I'll get a job when I'm ready to.
This thread is killing me.
That didn't take long.
Oddly worded, yet bizarre association
Bad reporting.
Every man now living on earth is descended from this individual male who lived 340,000 years ago. Of course he had parents, grandparents,uncles, cousins and lots of other relatives. But the descendants of all of his uncles and brothers have died out by now. (I'm sure in your family tree there are collateral relatives who either died without children or whose children have no descendants living now.) He is the last, not the first, common ancestor of modern humanity.
We only have a minuscule percentage of the puzzle pieces on the table.
There are a lot of pieces between this guy and any of the known founding Eves.
We know roughly where the pieces need to be to put the puzzle together, but we also know there are a lot of blank places on the table, we know the missing pieces are scattered in various boxes in the attic, the basement, next door and that well over half of them got lost in various moves from here to there.
We know it's a family portrait, we have a vague idea of the background, we don't know exactly which family members sat for the portrait, and there are enough puzzle pieces in the boxes to make a couple dozen portraits, landscapes, pictures of trains and Parisian cafés.
Other than that, it's a simple matter of putting the puzzle together...
Oh, please.
The pieces are buried in backyards. Random backyards. All over town. And no one thought to mark the locations at the time of burial.
That too.
It still doesn't explain why there are gaps between the pieces we do have now does it???
Apparently, science hasn't learned enough to know they ain't seen nuthin' yet.
I guess I could "stair" at the sun instead.
Thanks for the help.
They never cease to amaze, these 'scientists.'
Truth is, man has only been on this earth for a little over 4000 years - per a book called the Bible.
First thing I thought of when I read this.
"Father of all humankind is 340,000 years old"
So who is he, Connor MacLeod? Suppose they mean he lived 340,000 years ago, not that he's that old?
Is the author suggesting there was an intermediate progenitorto NOT include Neandertal?
No immaculate conception at all. It just means that the descendants of any other male humans perished without contributing their Y-chromosome to any of the males in today's world. All present males have inherited the Y-chromosome of this single human male who lived in the distant past. The date is surmised by relationships to surviving DNA and time periods required to accumulate changes in the genes due to natural causes over time.
Aarrg, my eyes.
Just imagine all the civilizations that could have arisen, fallen, and all remains disappeared it that time frame (our current civilization is at best only 6K old, although Hindu literature would put that date back an additional 16K).
If each civilization lasted just 10K and it took an additional 10K for all remains to subsume to Nature, then dividing by 20 we get something like 17 prior civilizations. No need for Aliens to explain the oddities and anomalies found in various places.
Humans (but not necessarily Homo sapiens) have been around for millions of years.
What happened here is what another poster said above. The male chromosome is lost whenever a man does not have sons. So, in a small population (as humans were that long ago), it is conceivable that there is only one unbroken line of male ancestry. As the population grows larger, with more males carrying that variant of the Y chromosome, the chances of that specific chromosome surviving are greater; other Y chromosomes have a larger chance of disappearing.
This story is a bit misleading. The ancestor 340K years ago is not the source of Y chromosomes for the entire population. That specific Y variant only exists in one village in Africa. All other men tested have a newer Y chromosome variant from an ancestor who lived around 200K years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if other families with variant Y chromosomes are found as time goes on. We are still a long way from knowing the genome of every single person, or even a statistically relevant number of people.
Or 'we are still a long way' from knowing just how little of what we think we know is actually true.
I'll be the first one to tell you that we barely know anything, and I'm a scientist.
What does it suggest about the history of a wrecked car when the 'car'cass is in Los Angels and in the glove box are gas station receipts from NYC, a later one from Cleveland, and a still later one from Tulsa?
Can you determine with certainty from this that the car passed through Phoenix or Las Vegas or Reno?
New headline: Missing Link Discovered in South Carolina!
So this guy might have lived to 350,200 years if he had just cut back on strips of bacon.
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Thanks haffast.After the African-American South Carolina man died, one of his relatives submitted a sample of his DNA to a company called Family Tree DNA for analysis... All previously compared DNA samples pointed to a common Y chromosome traced back to man who lived between 60,000 and 140,000 years ago. But Perrys DNA sample broke the trend, not matching up with this common ancestor.It means that the earlier studies suffered from severe constraints of data.
The Y chromosome in Perrys test matched up with those of 11 men who all lived in one village in Cameroon. University of Arizona researcher Michael Hammer says Perrys DNA suggests there may have been an earlier species of humans that went extinct...No, it shows, once again, that the reason for apparent greater genetic variability in Africa isn't due to it being the oldest, it shows that populations are genetically narrowed by isolation.
The Neandertal Enigma"Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]
by James Shreeve
in local libraries
Hard times for sure.
Bacon DNA isn't that old.
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Recent employee commentary: "Excellent benefits, pay higher than others in the area, happy coworkers, work flexibility." – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Phlebotomist (New York, NY)
45. Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "TI is an older company with great values but still has the expertise to be a great competitive technology company. TI is a huge company and has a foot in many areas, so there are good opportunities." – Texas Instruments Senior Software Engineer (Dallas, Texas) Next
44. NBCUniversal, New York City
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Incredibly large organization with endless opportunities for growth across different platforms, channels, and teams." – NBCUniversal Production Coordinator (New York, NY) Next
43. Chick-fil-A, Atlanta, Ga.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Awesome management that treats us like real people! I love that the company puts its people before profit and that they are closed on Sunday. I know this would be a great place to start a career!" – Chick-fil-A Team Member (Nashville, Tenn.) Next
42. Disney, Burbank, Calif.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Free park admission, working for one of the best companies in the world. Making a difference in people's lives. Making people happy all day every day." – Disney Resort Operations Assistant (Orlando, Fla.) Next
41. NetApp, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Great co-workers! There are tons of opportunities here. The company makes you feel important and goes out of the way to make you feel comfortable and enjoy coming to work. There are always activities and events to take part in." – NetApp Technical Support Engineer (Wichita, Kan.) Next
40. Wegmans, Rochester, N.Y.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Culture is great—the team that you work with is passionate about what they do. Everyone seems to be super nice and always understanding about the job." – Wegmans Customer Service Employee (Allentown, Penn.) Next
39. Starbucks, Seattle, Wash.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Starbucks takes great care of all of its employees from Barista to the higher level employees. If you want a company with morality and a conscience with a strong opportunities for advancement this is a great place to work."– Starbucks Shift Supervisor (Bangor, Maine) Next
38. Citrix Systems, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Awesome team dynamics. Great work life balance. Awesome team level management." – Citrix Systems Software Engineer II (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Next
37. CareerBuilder, Chicago, Ill.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Your career at CareerBuilder is what you make of it. There are many opportunities but you have to go get them, nothing will be handed to you. I love that I have worked here for many, many years yet I still continue to learn and grow every day. The people I work with are wonderful for the most part and we all truly care about this organization." – CareerBuilder Employee (Norcross, Ga.) Next
36. FedEx, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Beyond a team environment, the culture at FedEx is like my extended family. Strong leadership and a management philosophy that puts employees first. Excellent healthcare benefits and college tuition reimbursement opportunities!" – FedEx Operations Specialist (Memphis, Tenn.) Next
35. Apple, Cupertino, Calif.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Large stable company. Good compensation and stock bonuses (RSUs). Diverse set of challenges and products to work on. Many opportunities for career growth: technically and managerially." – Apple Employee (Cupertino, Calif.) Next
34. Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "Smart people, interesting projects, promote-from-within culture. Move roles every two years, never have the chance to become complacent. Everyone is valued. P&G puts a lot of time and energy into training, mentorship, networking." – Proctor & Gamble Finance Analyst (Cincinnati, Ohio) Next
33. Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif.
Rating: 3.8
Recent employee commentary: "2 month paid sabbatical every 7 years. Flexible work from home policy. Incredibly smart colleagues. Opportunities for international assignments. Easy to switch roles/divisions. Lots of great free classes for career development." – Intel Senior Financial Analyst (Santa Clara, Calif.) Next
32. Publix, Lakeland, Fla.
Rating: 3.9
Recent employee commentary: "Promotion from within policy. Dedicated to developing younger employees. Great culture." – Publix Grocery Clerk (Tampa, Fla.) Next
31. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Rating: 3.9
Recent employee commentary: "A company that truly respects and cares for both their patients AND employees. Plenty of PTO, good pay, excellent job security, good growth, good benefits. Many career options and the bosses will help you achieve your goals, every step of the way." – Mayo Clinic Supervisor (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Next
30. Rackspace, San Antonio, Texas
Rating: 3.9
Recent employee commentary: "Strong sense of culture, laid-back work environment, upward mobility, strong support system from managers. Leadership demonstrates sincere interest in individual employees." – Rackspace Cloud Acquisitions Employee (San Antonio, Calif.) Next
29. NIKE, Beaverton, Ore.
Rating: 3.9
Recent employee commentary: "Always moving forward & looking toward the future. Amazing campus, culture, benefits, food, workout facilities. I've always been treated very fairly and respected. There's always something to learn." – NIKE Apparel Employee (Portland, Oregon) Next
28. National Instruments, Austin, Texas
Rating: 3.9
Recent employee commentary: "Great place to start a career, lots of options and opportunity for growth. It's easy to find roles that stay interesting. Work-life balance is encouraged frequently." – National Instruments Applications Engineer (Austin, Texas) Next
27. H E B, San Antonio, Texas
Rating: 3.9
Recent employee commentary: "Pay is wonderful, and pay raises often. Management is understanding of life events and company values employees greatly." – H E B Cashier (Kingswood, Texas) Next
26. Hyatt, Chicago, Ill.
Rating: 4.0
Recent employee commentary: "There are a lot of wonderful benefits for their full time employees, ranging from comp & discounted rooms, great retirement plans, health insurance, paid holidays, etc. I enjoy the environment I work in as well!" – Hyatt Front Desk Agent (Long Beach, Calif.) Next
25. Genentech, South San Francisco, Calif.
Rating: 4.0
Recent employee commentary: "Great co-workers, nearly unlimited resources, many opportunities for scientific collaboration and to learn new technical skills, excellent company to develop your early career as a scientist." – Genentech Employee (South San Francisco, Calif.) Next
24. Cameron, Houston, Texas
Rating: 4.0
Recent employee commentary: "Cameron demonstrates that they care about every employee. Cameron also has nearly an endless opportunity for learning and mobility within the company. They are focused on the employee's career and give plenty of opportunity for growth." – Cameron International Engineer II (Houston, Texas) Next
23. Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C.
Rating: 4.0
Recent employee commentary: "Transparent work environment; very talented and hard working workforce; strong culture; employees care about company success; approachable leadership team; minimal politics." – Red Hat Manager (Raleigh, N.C.) Next
22. MathWorks, Natick, Mass.
Rating: 4.0
Recent employee commentary: "Lots of interesting projects, collaboration with other teams, and an opportunity to shine. A culture of respecting and investing in each other. Great work environment with individual offices, new facilities, and many perks." – MathWorks Marketing Manager (Natick, Mass.) Next
21. Southwest Airlines, Dallas, Texas
Rating: 4.0
Recent employee commentary: "Salary and benefits are among the best in the airline industry. Free travel on Southwest and huge discounts on other airlines. Company culture that has been legendary in the airline industry." – Southwest Airlines Operations Agent (Raleigh, N.C.) Next
20. Gartner, Stamford, Conn.
Rating: 4.0
Recent employee commentary: "Great leadership, incredible people, strong working relationships, flexibility and opportunity—plus work that is challenging and rewarding." – Gartner Operations Employee (Ft. Myers, Fla.) Next
19. Intuit, Mountain View, Calif.
Rating: 4.1
Recent employee commentary: "Customer focused. Innovative. Respect and appreciation for work well done. People are very smart and nice to each other. Salary and bonus are excellent. Work life balance." – Intuit Staff Software Engineer (Mountain View, Calif.) Next
18. SolarCity, San Mateo, Calif.
Rating: 4.1
Recent employee commentary: "They keep safety in mind and value our work that will be long term maintained. Everyone is willing to share information to help others find a better way to get the job done in an efficient manner that is courteous to the customer." – SolarCity Installer (Cranbury, New Jersey) Next
17. Riverbed Technology, San Francisco, Calif.
Rating: 4.1
Recent employee commentary: "A work-life balance that's truly achievable and a workplace with no egos or politics. Our leaders are not only super smart/dynamic but also very down-to-earth, approachable, and fun to be around." – Riverbed Technology Senior Director (San Francisco, Calif.) Next
16. Costco Wholesale
Rating: 4.1
Costco Wholesale saw the most improvement from last year's Top Places to Work list, climbing 30 spots from number 46 in 2013.
Recent employee commentary: "Good starting pay. Great benefits, even for part timers. Clean and comfortable environment to work at. Paid vacation and sick days. On Sunday Costco pays you time and a half." – Costco Wholesale Cashier Assistant (Fullerton, Calif.) Next
15. Slalom Consulting, Seattle, Wash.
Rating: 4.1
Recent employee commentary: "Compelling projects that allow you to showcase and grow your skills. A senior leadership team that makes time and effort to get to know consultants both personally and professionally. A culture that provides a fun environment and leads to people that enjoy spending time together in and out of the office." – Slalom Consulting Consultant (Atlanta, Ga.) Next
14. Chevron, San Ramon, Calif.
Rating: 4.2
Recent employee commentary: "They truly care about their employees. The work/life balance is great, and there are opportunities for growth all throughout the company." – Chevron Lean Sigma Facilitator (Houston, Texas) Next
13. Qualcomm, San Diego, Calif.
Rating: 4.2
Recent employee commentary: "Visionary leader, great technology portfolio and offers opportunities to work on many different projects, rewards performance well, wide access to learning and development opportunities, very good IT systems and support, family-oriented company, good benefits, just a great company to work for filled with smart, innovative, nice humble people." – Qualcomm Senior Learning & Development Specialist (San Diego, Calif.) Next
12. Edelman, Chicago, Ill.
Rating: 4.2
Recent employee commentary: "Lots of opportunities to create your own path. Great at knowledge management & sharing resources. People are smart, and collaborative. Great benefits, and very fair review system in place and helps you see a clear path forward for your career." – Edelman Senior Account Executive (New York City) Next
11. John Deere, Moline, Ill.
Rating: 4.2
Recent employee commentary: "Great workplace with fantastic culture of enabling teams to do what's necessary to succeed. Coworkers are intelligent and great to work with. Company has been around for 175 years and has great business prospects for the future." – John Deere Software Development Engineer (Urbandale, Iowa) Next
10. Nestlé Purina PetCare, St. Louis, Mo.
Rating: 4.3
Recent employee commentary: "People are smiling, happy, always willing to help lend a hand or share knowledge to help you do your job better. The health benefits are top tier, the work is challenging, yet energizing." – Nestle Purina PetCare Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer (Saint Louis, Mo.) Next
9. Orbitz Worldwide, Chicago, Ill.
Rating: 4.3
Recent employee commentary: "Great people—smart, friendly, and willing to share their knowledge. The work atmosphere is fantastic—very energetic and exciting to be at work each day. A place where diversity and unique qualities are praised and wanted."– Orbitz Worldwide Inside Sales Associate (Chicago, Ill.) Next
8. Google, Mountain View, Calif.
Rating: 4.3
Recent employee commentary: "Lots of smart people, fantastic perks. I learned more here than I have anywhere else in my professional history. The older teams, such as infrastructure and apps have people that can teach you more in an hour than you learn many places in your entire tenure." – Google Software Engineer (San Francisco, Calif.) Next
7. Interactive Intelligence, Indianapolis, Ind.
Rating: 4.3
Recent employee commentary: "Flexible environment, high-caliber personnel, competitive compensation, strong leadership, company has solid finances and is in high-growth mode. Interesting technology and challenging problems to solve." – Interactive Intelligence Lead Software Engineer (Indianapolis, Ind.) Next
6. Guidewire, Foster City, Calif.
Rating: 4.5
Recent employee commentary: "Smart people, good salary and benefits, fast-paced, lots of opportunity to see that something needs to be done and do it. Recognition for good work or good efforts." – Guidewire Technical Writer (Foster City, Calif.) Next
5. Facebook, Menlo Park, Calif.
Rating: 4.5
Last year's top winner, dropped four places to number 5. This is the first time in four years that the social media giant has not been among Glassdoor's top three winners.
Recent employee commentary: "Excellent benefits and employee perks—onsite healthcare, chiropractor, acupuncture, gym and many others I haven't tried out yet. Another huge bonus for me is the support I have here as a woman in the tech community, it's pretty amazing." – Facebook Program Manager (Menlo Park, Calif.) Next
4. Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tenn.
Rating: 4.5
Recent employee commentary: "Eastman cares about its people through open communication, training opportunities, career advancement and work-life balance—SAFETY is a top priority." – Eastman Chemical Global Product and Pricing Manager (Saint Louis, Mo.) Next
3. LinkedIn, Mountain View, Calif.
Rating: 4.6
Recent employee commentary: "LinkedIn is a great company and has a strong brand, but what I love more is the environment I get to work in every day. Scooters, cube decorating competitions, fund raising events for charities, hilarious and brilliant coworkers, food, group fitness classes, etc." – LinkedIn Manager (Chicago, Ill.) Next
2. Twitter, San Francisco, Calif.
Rating: 4.6
In its Top Places to Work 2014 debut, Twitter rose to one of the top spots on Glassdoor's list.
Recent employee commentary:"It's the ideal balance of fun and very cool work. You got all the resources to be awesome. Food, tech giants, drinks, unbelievable perks!" – Twitter Software Engineer II (New York, New York) Next
1. Bain & Co., Boston, Mass.
Rating: 4.6
Boston-based Bain & Co. was able to reclaim its spot as the top company of 2014. It previously took the number one spot in 2012.
Recent employee commentary: "Interesting, impactful work: There is rarely a boring day, much less a boring project. The problems we're solving are usually what's written in the WSJ about our client—big, complicated challenges, often challenges that are leading issues for that entire industry." – Bain & Company Principal (San Francisco, Calif.)
"The best part about working at Bain is the people. The people make the fantastic culture, provide wonderful professional development and coaching opportunities, and make the job fun." – Bain & Company Case Team Leader (Boston, Mass.)
"Interesting work. Smart people. Change-oriented clients. Collaborative atmosphere. Best colleagues. In general, I have found Bain to be a great place to build my career over the past five years." – Bain & Company Manager (Chicago, Ill.)


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Yes WoW is somewhat a sandbox. Most if not all MMOs are sandboxes to some extent. People just want to pretend there is a hard and fast line of what is and what is not a sandbox and move it wherever it suits them. A sandbox is a game with nonlinear gameplay. Questing does not make a game a theme park. Sandboxes can have quests just not quests that must all be completed in a specific order without skipping any. Sandboxes can have zones and instances. Even zones and instances designed for particular levels. It just can't have all content locked off until you reach a certain level and zones that can't be skipped. See how that works? Nonlinear. It's a simple concept.
Is WoW a sandbox is a meaningless question. How much of a sandbox is WoW is a much better question. The answer is not that much. Here's something to boggle your mind. A perfectly nonlinear game can't have character progression, rules, or limitations of any sort. Every MMO is a compromise between linearity and nonlinearity.
"Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause" ~Victor Hugo
Crikey this thread is scrapeing the barrel for credibility take every update for say The Repopulation and put them side by side for comparison now compare Themepark WOW,to massive sandbox like features of Repop and especiallly the latest updates.
Me lords ladies and gents of the MMORPG jury I now present my case for the prosecution.
Originally posted by ShakyMo
If wow isn't a themepark, what is?
Basicly if you are insane enough to consider wow a sandbox in anyway what so ever, what goes in the themepark category? Err.. swtor and I'm struggling for something else, maybe tsw?
All MMOs I can think of are themeparks. Just because a virtual world is partly sandbox that doesn't mean it can't be partly themepark and vice versa. It's like saying and grapefruit is a fruit therefore an tangerine can't be a fruit. If that were true what is a tangelo?
"Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause" ~Victor Hugo
It is the opposite of a sandbox actually. Here's an example of a sandbox:
Played: AA, AC1, AC2, Aion, AO, AoC, CO, CoX, DAoC, DCUO, DN, EVE, EQ1, EQ2,
ESO, FE, FFXI, FFXIV, FF, GW1, GW2, Istaria, L2, LoTRO, MO, MxO, NW, Rift, RoE,
Ryzom, SB, SWG, SWTOR, TERA, TSW, WAR, WoW, WURM...
"It's a sandbox, if you are not willing to create a castle then all you have is sand" - jtcgs
It gets too difficult to try and define a sandbox style MMORPG these days, people sometimes water down the term so much that we have some posters arguing that all MMO's are themeparks, and if you've ever played a more sandbox styled MMORPG you can certainly tell the difference in play style. (Go try Xyson if you want to see a more extreme example of a sandbox by the way.)
Sure, the lines can be blurry, and you really can't define sandbox style MMO's by the features they may or may not contain, because features (such as quests) can cross the lines for both style of games.
One thing I'm sure of, when I'm in a sandbox style game such as EVE or Xyson, I'm know it and am quite aware of the difference in design approach compared to a more theme park style design such as Aion, a title I recently became reaquainted with over the holiday break.
On hiatus from EVE Online since Dec 2016 - Screw off-grid PVE boosting changes
Pouring on extra "Salt" for 2017
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
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Sandbox Features: 1/10
Themepark Features: 8/10
Originally posted by Ramanadjinn
Originally posted by Loktofeit
Originally posted by Dauntis
I don't see why people say a "Hybrid" is impossible.
Can you link to where someone said it was impossible?
While I doubt he is referring to me I have made that claim.
I don't feel a hybrid themepark/sandbox is possible just as I don't feel a hybrid amusement park/roller coaster is possible.
Themepark and Sandbox are two of the various elements that are part of every MMO. Another element is Social. It would be hard to find an MMO that doesn't have some combination of at least the first two elements. Amusingly, in massively multiplayer games, Social is the element that is often so miniscule it almost seems left out but it is usually there in some form.
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Google to Prove You're a Sex-Fiend In Court
This is why Google has spent a decade collecting and preserving all the information it can gather about everyone on Earth: so it can prove in a court of law that your neighbors are perverts. There's an obscenity trial going on down in Florida, where life itself is generally obscene, against an icky hardcore pornographer (first they came for CumOnHerFace.com, and I said nothing, because I preferred alt-porn). In an obscenity trial, the prosecutors must prove that the material is in violation of "community standards." This is, obviously, a ridiculous yardstick. Everyone who watches movies knows that just below the friendly surface of American Suburbia lies violence, depravity, secret gay neighbors, and Dean Stockwell in eyeshadow. But jurors like to pretend that they've never enjoyed a little Skinimax. This is where Google—and your deepest, darkest secrets—come into play!
In the trial of a pornographic Web site operator, the defense plans to show that residents of Pensacola are more likely to use Google to search for terms like "orgy" than for "apple pie" or "watermelon."
Well yeah, the people into "apple pies" and "watermelons" are the real sickos. An orgy is harmless family fun compared to that shit.
The whole thing really makes you think, though, because the ACLU is all "yes we shouldn't throw pornographers in jail" but also "oh wait you're giving up search data to subpoenas should we be concerned?" Thankfully the tactic won't work anyway. In a federal obscenity case earlier this month, the defense proved conclusively that porn is more popular than college football but the pornographer was convicted on all counts.


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Skip to comments.High praise, indeed: Mitt Romney banner hung on Willis Tower [by 74 year-old ironworker]
Posted on 10/16/2012 1:17:22 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
.........John Rukavina, 74, a Local 1 ironworker who claims to have put up every antenna and tower in Chicago since Marina Towers in 1974 affixed a Romney banner as well as an American flag on the ABC antenna on Willis Tower minutes after it was completed Sept. 30.
The flag is a symbol an old ironworkers custom which is hung if the job went well, said Rukavina, who said he worked on the Sears Tower antenna in 1978. Hes also worked on the John Hancock Center and New Yorks World Trade Center.
I promised my sister, Anna, a year ago I would use the burial flag of her husband, a World War II Navy veteran, when we topped off the antenna, he told Sneed.
But I didnt tell anyone I was going to put up the Romney poster. I did that on my own and it was hard going. The wind was blowing like crazy that day, he said. But I wanted to make that gesture the last thing I did.
(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...
Ironworker John Rukavina, 74, put a Romney banner on top of the Willis Tower. Photo by Stephen Brown.
So is he 74 or 60? Sneed seems to be a bit confused
Bravo !
That is the American Spirit that the loathsome muslim puppet hopes to destroy, ladies and gentlemen !
No confusion. He's 74 and has WORKED for 60 years as an ironworker.
The Great Loss of What It Means to Be an American [We're not what Obama sees and thinks of us]
"A 60-year ironworker..."
Poorly constructed phrase, but pretty sure he has been an ironworker for 60 of his 74 years.
Nice. Bless him.
The amazing shots were taken by tiny cameras on the ironworker's helmets, the antenna sections themselves, and another helicopter. The video features Local 1 ironworkers John Rukavina and his nephew Bob East.
Director Stephen Brown and Zoo City Productions were filming the entire event for a documentary entitled "Cowboys of the Sky", which chronicles the journey of 74-year-old Local 1 ironworker John Rukavina..........."
Use FULL SCREEN on the video link in post #8.
It's the Sears Tower!
In 1969, in honor of the return of Apollo 11, John Rukavina hung an American flag on the Hancock antenna.
I'm in awe of this man!!! This IS the American spirit, isn't it.
I just hope the union doesn't send a couple of thugs to beat him up.
Your tag line.
Eggs - cellent!
"Originally sold as a boot for hunters, the 877 soon gained popularity among skilled craftsmen. An ad from 1970 shows John Rukavina, a Chicago iron worker, atop the Sears Tower in his 877."
Amazing! I am several years younger and I can't even climb up on my step stool! LOL.
Thanks CW. That was very cool!
According to Obama, he didn't do it. Someone else did it for him.
Wow. Quite a feat..and quite a statement.
Ironworkers have no fear.
Now that is a man right there.
Great video of him and a coworker atop the tower here.
Only a malignant narcissist would name his dog after himself.
The irony of a union ironworker hanging a Romney banner on the Willis(Sears) Tower in Chicago, Obama's Town, is not lost on the union workers in the MidWest.
The irony of the use of the word "irony" in a sentence about an ironworker would be ,though.
God bless and keep safe John Rukavina!
"The Taliban is on the inside of the building." E. Nordstrom 10-10-12
(Thank you for your tagline. It needs to go viral.)
You're darn right!
-— An ad from 1970 shows John Rukavina, a Chicago iron worker, atop the Sears Tower in his 877." ——
Wow! Great find.
A great final, defiant act. Hopefully it won't be our swan song.
Final thought...
John Rukavina.
Obamaphone lady.
Thanks Twinkie—to me, Eric Nordstrom and Lt. Col. Wood are heroes for speaking out. They are doing the right thing at great personal and professional risk, because the fate of the highest officers of our government will be affected by their words. That is a fearsome position to find oneself in.
The truth is, the Taliban and Al Qaeda ARE inside the building. As a closet Muslim and American-hating Communist, Obama is the enemy inside the gates, although with his entire Administration.
The least we can do for the patriots like Nordstrom and Wood is to boot this lawless President and Administration out of DC in three weeks.
And then prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law for their many misdeeds.
May God grant it to be so.
CW— just wanted to say thanks to you for all the great articles you post.Keep up the good work.
Thank you. :)
The Rukavinas grew up in the same neighborhood as I did. They were well known in their field then. I didn't know this guy but I knew his sons.
I hope that guy is the highest paid guy in the world......
My palms are sweating.
That guy is an American treasure. We need more of him!
I wonder some times about these daredevils and how they think. I can't imagine being a mother of one of these brave souls.
My conversation with him would be: "YOUR GONNA DO WHAT?, OH NO YOUR NOT!!!"
Awesome too that he put up the ROMNEY banndr, hoorah for him. Whose gonna make him take it down??? hahaha
banndr......banner. dumb fingers, it was the altitude.
I LOVE your tag line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"""affixed a Romney banner as well as an American flag on the ABC antenna on Willis Tower minutes after it was completed Sept. 30."""""
TAKE THAT ABC............woooweee sweet, live with it. rofl
I loved that! :) :) :)
HEADLINE: ABC now endorses ROMNEY......ROFL
lol, you did better than I did. I had to stop watching.......it was making me sick.
I confess, I stole it from another FReeper. I'm so ashamed of myself.
My Dad was topping trees at this same age. This guy tops that of course for height.
A new hero. I'm impressed and that only happens once in a great long while.
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November 25 2010 09:32AM
(Puck Prospectus' Robert Vollman tries to distract us all from the Flames lousy November with his recent numbers-based offering)
Down in the dumps about the losing skid and need some good news? After the downright heresy of suggesting that Lanny McDonald's and Mike Vernon's numbers shouldn't have been retired, I felt I owed you one, so I'm going to share two pieces of good news.
Today I'll be talking about individual scoring, for which I like to use a player's even-strength scoring rate, or ESP/60 (even-strength points per 60 minutes). There are two things to know about ESP/60: it tends to be relatively consistent year-to-year, and the magic number of 1.8 keeps popping up.
We first discovered the magic number a couple of years ago in a study of top-six forwards. With surprisingly few exceptions, forwards that consistently scored above 1.8 earned top-line duty, whereas those that fell below were either traded, sent down, or converted to checkers and grinders. That magic number pops up all the time, including again recently in Tom Awad's "Good Players" series, as a common trait of the league's best forwards.
Which brings me to my point – how many top-six forwards do the Flames have? To answer any question like that, I like to take as large a sample size as possible. Even over 82 games, a single hot stretch can considerably skew a player's statistics, so I've taken the past four seasons instead.
With that in mind, the NHL has 160 forwards that have averaged 1.8 ESP/60 over the last four seasons, having played at least 100 games. You'd expect there to be 180 of them (because 30 teams x 6 top-six forwards = 180), but the other 20 are rookies and sophomores who haven't yet played 100 games. Of those 160 established top-6 forwards, the Flames have 10. That's right, not 6, but 10.
Player - GP - ESP/60
Jarome Iginla - 316 - 2.65
Jarome Iginla - 316 - 2.65
Alex Tanguay - 289 - 2.40
Alex Tanguay - 289 - 2.40
Mikael Backlund - 24 - 2.23
Mikael Backlund - 24 - 2.23
Rene Bourque - 237 - 2.12
Rene Bourque - 237 - 2.12
Olli Jokinen - 322 - 2.09
Olli Jokinen - 322 - 2.09
Daymond Langkow - 306 - 2.04
Daymond Langkow - 306 - 2.04
Curtis Glencross - 212 - 2.03
Curtis Glencross - 212 - 2.03
Craig Conroy - 304 - 1.91
Craig Conroy - 304 - 1.91
Matt Stajan - 322 - 1.87
Matt Stajan - 322 - 1.87
Niklas Hagman - 311 - 1.84
Niklas Hagman - 311 - 1.84
Brendan Morrison - 276 - 1.80
Brendan Morrison - 276 - 1.80
David Moss - 227 - 1.61
David Moss - 227 - 1.61
Ales Kotalik - 291 - 1.35
Ales Kotalik - 291 - 1.35
Tom Kostopoulos - 303 - 1.31
Tom Kostopoulos - 303 - 1.31
Ryan Stone - 35 - 1.27
Ryan Stone - 35 - 1.27
Tim Jackman - 164 - 0.97
Tim Jackman - 164 - 0.97
Raitis Ivanans - 276 -0.61
It's true that Daymond Langkow is injured and it would be laughable to include Craig Conroy because of the contributor he used to be – but what about Backlund, or David Moss, whose 2.23 so far this season will soon lift him above the threshold?
In the end it doesn't matter if the Flames have 8, 9 or 10, the point is that they have a solid depth of forwards who consistently score at the top-six level, a lot more than they've had in a very long time.
I promised you two pieces of good news, which brings me to our defensemen, and the newly acquired Anton Babchuk. Did you know that over this same period (the past four seasons) he leads all Flames defensemen in scoring rate both at even-strength and on the power play?
Defenseman - G - ESP/60 - PPP/60
Anton Babchuk - 124 - 1.04 - 3.86
Anton Babchuk - 124 - 1.04 - 3.86
Mark Giordano - 188 - 0.91 - 2.93
Mark Giordano - 188 - 0.91 - 2.93
Jay Bouwmeester - 328 - 0.86 - 2.95
Jay Bouwmeester - 328 - 0.86 - 2.95
Adam Pardy - 117 - 0.69 - 0.00
Adam Pardy - 117 - 0.69 - 0.00
Steve Staios - 278 - 0.67 - 1.63
Steve Staios - 278 - 0.67 - 1.63
Cory Sarich - 295 - 0.57 - 1.18
Cory Sarich - 295 - 0.57 - 1.18
Robyn Regehr - 316 - 0.57 - 2.11
Robyn Regehr - 316 - 0.57 - 2.11
Brendan Mikkelson - 62 - 0.29 - 0.00
For reference, Ian White is 1.00 at even-strength and 2.12 with the man advantage – and had a much larger cap hit. Babchuk should help elevate the Flames offense from the blue line.
The acquisition of Brendan Mikkelson isn't nearly as exciting, but he's at least doing better than his father Bill Mikkelson, who has the NHL record for the worst single-season plus/minus, a whopping -82 for the Washington Capitals in 1974-75 (the same season Michel Belhumeur played 35 games in nets without posting a single victory).
The point is that while the Flames have hit some hard times and had some hard breaks, there are still at least a few things going their way. It'll be an uphill battle, but the season is far from over.
November 25 2010, 10:22AM
Interesting, I didn't think Backlund and Moss were thought of so highly by the numbers.
However, I think the average Flames Nation commenter will probably wil be confused. BLAME HOTCHKISS.
So Babchuk has a good scoring rate? What does that mean if his plus/minus is upside down?
I understand why he's here but when you're playing 2-1 games you can ill afford to have an individual on your team who can't keep up with the opposition.
Thanks for the stats, they are interesting however I suspect at the end of the year, if you just took the last two years, you'd see something very different.
So Babchuk has a good scoring rate? What does that mean if his plus/minus is upside down?
I understand why he's here but when you're playing 2-1 games you can ill afford to have an individual on your team who can't keep up with the opposition.
Thanks for the stats, they are interesting however I suspect at the end of the year, if you just took the last two years, you'd see something very different.
You understand why Babchuk's here? That makes one of us. A couple of days ago (or was it yesterday) there were rumblings in Twitter-verse that the Flames were disappointed with his play thus far. And that confuses me, because he's pretty much exactly what I thought he'd be.
Don't get me wrong, he's an utter failure. I just believe he was brought here to be the heavy shot and the scoring punch on the blue line.
If this is how Michel Goulet scouts, I am sorely disappointed.
November 25 2010, 11:56AM
Very interesting to say the least... but I think we're beating a dead horse here. You can analyze all the stats you want but the Flames still aren't winning games. Does anyone else feel like Bill Murray in the movie 'Groundhog Day'? Then again, I guess the only way to get through this season is to look at the positives, and just ride it out... Hopefully soon, the God's will look on Calgary's favor and we will start to get the "lucky bounces". That makes about as much sense as any of these stats...
At some point we should stop looking at the "potential" of the team and discussing what they could be, because the "what if's" don't really mean anything. This sub 500 team, clearly is what this team is. Like it or not.
Even if the bounces go our way and we start winning some games, we are still only a fringe team. At best we sneak into the playoffs with most likely a burnt out Kipper. History speaks for itself on how we have fared in these situations.
Daz has possibly failed on capitalizing on our 'star' players prime by surrounding them with a solid team. Every year it's a different excuse from this guy.
When he came to Calgary he was our saviour ending a seven year post season drought. Even then it may have been picking up Kipper that is the biggest factor for our marginal success. You have to give him credit for finally getting a good goalie but he has had substantial time to improve further. He has not done this nor does it seem likely in the near future.
Stats are good for scouting purposes and planning your fantasy pools. They do little to assist the current personel on the ice.
I applaud the effort to try and shine a positive light on this team, as finding any type of positives is about as easy as Darryl spitting out a coherent sentence at a press conference!
Does no one else sense there is trouble when for the past couple of years Darryl and Ken have been spewing forth rheteric about fielding a "competetive" team, yet should we not be hearing them talk about putting together a "contending" team. They were doing it after the lock-out...does this not seem like we're going backwards??
Sorry, I have now killed any positive vibes this blog was intended to generate. Not my intention but my negativity as it pertains to this teams management runs deep!
I thought I might-as-well throw this out there, since we're talking about reasons for hope. Our goalie should warm up as usual. Compiled from 03-04 up to date as of today (ev sv%) Some guys have much longer careers, like Brodeur (but I'm trying to get an even distribution of SA in the 6000-9500 range.) Half the goalies in the league have seen too few shots to make the list.
1. Vokoun, 0.932, 9260
2. Luongo, 0.929, 9725
3. Thomas, 0.928, 6447
4. Kiprusoff, 0.926, 8895
5. Lundqvist, 0.926, 7499
6. Brodeur, 0.925, 9168
7. Bryzgalov, 0.925, 6056
8. Lehtonen, 0.925, 5352*
9. Giguere, 0.924, 6672
10. Backstrom, 0.924, 5432*
11. Miller, 0.923, 7521
12. Turco, 0.919, 7989
13. Roloson, 0.919, 7487
14. Fleury, 0.916, 6725
15. Ward, 0.916, 6182
It's a minimum 6000 sa but I squeezed in Backstrom and Lehtonen, they'll be there before year's end. Honourable mention to Jonas Hiller who sports a .930 but has faced less than 3300 shots. I may have missed a few guys, but that's the most of 'em that have seen a bunch of shots. Nabakov would be at .922 and 7400 SA if he was still in the league.
November 25 2010, 04:21PM
I wish people would consider statistical analysis. I personally thought it was retarded until Kent, RO, etc all predicted Jokinen failing as a Flame when we got him from PHX. That was enough to convert me. Some of these other people should consider looking into them.
It takes some effort and work to enter these stats and share this with everybody and they are an interesting read. Most fans have been calling for sutters head going into the 3rd year now. People have talked about our lack of talent in the farm system,bad trades, hefty contracts, and bad signings. Why is he and his sidekick king still here and how much longer is this BS going to continue before something happens????
November 25 2010, 05:12PM
So Babchuk has a good scoring rate? What does that mean if his plus/minus is upside down?
I understand why he's here but when you're playing 2-1 games you can ill afford to have an individual on your team who can't keep up with the opposition.
Thanks for the stats, they are interesting however I suspect at the end of the year, if you just took the last two years, you'd see something very different.
That is a good point. Although this article was informative, ESP/60 is only part of the story. Additionally, an important consideration is how much more than 1.8/60 a player scores, and there are temporal considerations. Iginla and Jokinen, for example, have both been scoring at a level below their average ESP/60 rates in the past two years, and are not likely to swing back.
I don't have the info, but I'd say it's a good bet that the 2-3 highest ESP/60 players on most good NHL teams are scoring at a notably higher rate than the Flames' current top 3 ESP/60 players. Take that into consideration, along with the lack of Langkow, and things look a little less rosy. The stats are still nice to see, but I think the raw numbers lack very important contextual considerations. In fact, I would wager that the ESP/60 rates of Iginla, Jokinen, Conroy, and Tanguay all look notably worse if only the last three seasons are used instead of the last four. It might be unfair to Tanguay since he fell off an unexplained cliff in TB, but I think a three year averaging is probably going to provide a more accurate number for the other three players than the four year average.
Thanks for reading guys. Great comments!
You have all done a great job putting the work in context, while acknowledging that I was merely trying to be positive.
As for Babchuk's defense, I'll be the first to admit that it's harder to rate. Here's a look at a few stats.
Defenseman | +/- | PCD | GVT-Def
Regehr | +50 | 191.01 | 19.0 Bouwmeester | +12 | 153.12 | 14.6 Sarich | +12 | 122.22 | 11.3 Giordano | +26 | 72.96 | 10.8 Staios | -51 | 73.93 | 2.6 Babchuk | +7 | 56.19 | 7.1 Pardy | 0 | 30.87 | 3.4 Mikkelson | -5 | 16.58 | 0.5
Remember these aren't rates, they're totals, so factor in GP when reviewing them.
Based on these quick summary statistics (this isn't the whole picture!) Babchuk isn't horrible but yeah - not exactly a guy you'd put on the ice with a 1-goal lead late in the game.


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Fan Belt? Alternator Belt? Serpentine Belt? Similarities and Differences
Look up "fan belt" in any modern automotive dictionary, and you'll typically find a definition that reads, "An endless belt used to transmit power from a crankshaft-driven pulley to a pulley driving the fan, alternator, or other engine accessory. It is usually V-shaped in cross section with the point of the V fitting into a groove in the pulley".
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SM The Grass Residences Located in Nueva Viscaya Street, North Edsa, Quezon City Studio 1- Bathroom No Car Parking Slot 23- Square Meter Floor Area Condominium Furnishings are Bed, Sofa, Air-con, Electric Fan, Dining Table, Refrigerator, Stove, Television, Microwave, Oven Condominium Amenities are Function Room, Swimming Pool, Gym, Condominium Balcony . Rental is 28,000.00 Philippine Pesos per month.INCLUSIVE of condominium association dues EXCLUSIVE of all utility bills. Terms are One Year Contract. 2 Months Advance. 2 Months Deposit. 10 Post Dated Checks. Looking for a place to stay in the middle of the Quezon City? Starting up a business or looking for investment? Whether you are single, just married, starting a new family or a businessman, we ve a perfect place for you to enjoy the comforts of your lifestyle. We've a 23sqm studio/condo unit, semi-furnished, located at the ground floor of Grass residence Tower 1 developed by SMDC. Our place is very accessible to public transport (EDSA MRT station, Mindanao Avenue and North Avenue) and just a walking distance away from the two (2) biggest mall in Quezon City which are SM North and Trinoma. NOTE: The unit is complete with cabinets, shower door, electric stove, range hood and aircon. For further inquiries, please contact Joseph Calaranan REBL PRC number 0015347 Landline# :(+632) 9558331 Globe +6391654303030 +639161970000 Smart +639184045888 Sun +639327527757 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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