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Full TitlePhase II Study of Intrathecal 131I-3F8 in Patients with GD2-Expressing Central Nervous System and Leptomeningeal Neoplasms
Malignant tumors in the brain and/or spinal cord are life-threatening. Radiation therapy is often helpful in controlling tumor growth. This study is evaluating a new medication that delivers focused radiation to tumor cells. The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether multiple injections of this drug will be safe and effective in controlling malignant tumors of the brain and/or spinal cord.
The drug, an antibody called 3F8, is a protein that attaches to tumor cells. When radioactive iodine is attached to the antibody, it is referred to as I131-3F8. When I131-3F8 attaches to a tumor, it delivers radiation directly to the tumor. The I131-3F8 is put into an Ommaya reservoir, a permanent small plastic tube placed in one of the ventricles of the patient's brain by a neurosurgeon.
Before the I131-3F8 injection, patients will receive a variety of other medications to protect the thyroid gland from the radioactivity and to prevent allergic reactions and fever.
To be eligible for this study, patients must meet several criteria, including but not limited to the following:
- Patients must have a confirmed diagnosis of a brain or spinal cord cancer known to express the GD2 protein.
- Patients must have tumors that do not respond to conventional therapy or for which no conventional therapy exists.
- At least 3 weeks must have passed since completion of any prior chemotherapy.
- This study is open to patients of any age (both children and adults).
For more information about this study and to inquire about eligibility, please contact Dr. Kim Kramer at 212-639-3751.


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Bakuman 140: "Limits and The Phoenix"
Enjoy eveyone!
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Bakuman 140: "Limits and The Phoenix"
Enjoy eveyone!
Manga reading list: Bleach, Naruto, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, One Piece, Code Breaker, Gamaran, Kuroko No Basket, Fairy Tail, The World God Only Knows, Kimi No Iru Machi, Good Ending, Medaka Box, Nisekoi, D.Gray-Man, Ao No Exorcist, Freezing, Magi - Labyrinth of Magic, Soul Eater, Rosario Vampire Season II, Iris Zero, Ubell Blatt, Bloody Cross, Sun-Ken Rock, and Infinite Stratos,
Somehow Bakuman didn't have such a big impact on me this time. (Probably because it was about Iwase)
Ava & Sig created by Maxv Credits to IIDX v
The love triangle is reborn!
^Eh, I just think it was more like a breather before we start the new arc (Kinda like what was happening in Toriko for the past month or so).
It felt like a nice relaxing chapter and I liked it. I don't know if I'll ever not love a Bakuman chapter. Its about time Iwase joined Team Fukuda, it will only help her in the long run.
But what was said about a popular manga vs an amazing one is indeed true. Lots of people gravitate towards popular mangas but there's another one that's just amazing. For me that's Monster; no matter how much I love everything else...that remains to me, the greatest manga ever written (that I've read).
^Birthday Sig & Ava from Mikessc88 <3 v Birthday Sig from Imotochan <3Lords of the Boredom Zone: Arhazivory Redsquirrel and Crossx21
I liked this chapter Even though it was people who cared about one another, it wasn't full blown "FRIENDSHIP CURES ERRYTHANG".
lol@Eiji sagging his pants.
Hmm..so they're trying to find another story? Wonder if that one dude who was using an online team will reappear with a good story and not be a douche like before
Eiji needs Iwase if he wants to be make the greatest manga in the world.
I see the start of an addiction! Oh boy, this is gonna be a good one.
Eiji can make the best battle manga. Now it was mentioned that the best comic in the world in terms of sail is x-man and x-man isn't exactly a battle manga. If Eiji wants to make something as complex as X-men, he needs to collaborate more with Iwase and have a relationship similar to that of Muto. Iwase is a no artist, he needs Eiji. Eiji and Iwase are the chosen rivals of Muto. So I believe Iwase will play a big role in Eiji's world dominating manga.

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International Jazz Day is May 28th!
Calling Jazz Music Fans World-wide. International Jazz Day, which occurs each year on May 28th, is a great opportunity to celebrate an unbelievably dynamic music genre encompassing everything from the Bebop to the Blues, and much more!
What is Jazz?
While Jazz Music has only been around since the begging of the 20th century, it has quickly blossomed from it's humble beginnings into a wide dynamic range of sub-genres, including Bebop, Dixieland, Fusion and many more. The Jazz genre itself seems unwilling to accept a static label and it may be exactly as Jazz critic Joachim-Ernst Berendt suggests, the "spontaneity and vitality of [Jazz] musical production in which improvisation plays a role"; and "sonority and manner of phrasing which mirror the individuality of the performing jazz musician" ultimately makes it a genre that is very difficult to define.
One might go so far to say that each Jazz musician may in fact be creating a sub-genre unto themselves, as skilled Jazz performers will often interpret tunes based on their mood, experience, interactions with fellow musicians, or even the audience's response and reaction to the music. So if you've been wondering why over just the last century we've seen the creation of more than half a dozen new 'official' Jazz sub-genres, now you know. Continue reading International Jazz Day »


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From the same country that brought you the Palm Islands, behold the World Islands, a massive luxury oceanfront project. How much do you know about this extraordinary engineering adventure? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the archipelago.
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Question 1 of 30
The World Islands project is being constructed near the coast of which country?
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a tiny country with enormous financial wealth.
Saudi Arabia
Question 2 of 30
From an aerial perspective, the World Islands are supposed to look like what?
a map of Earth
However, the rendering of the world map is pretty inaccurate.
the surface of Mars
an version of the Middle East
Question 3 of 30
About how many islands make up the project?
Each of the 300 islands is man-made.
Question 4 of 30
How far off of the Dubai coast are the World Islands?
1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers)
2.5 miles
Two and a half miles is definitely too far too swim.
3.5 miles
Question 5 of 30
When did construction on the islands begin?
Construction began in 2003, but most of the islands have not been developed.
Question 6 of 30
Nakheel Properties is the developer behind the islands. What does Nakheel mean in Arabic?
palm trees
Fittingly, the company also oversees the huge Palm Island developments near the World Islands.
holy water
bridge to eternity
Question 7 of 30
What construction technique is the foundation for the World Islands?
Engineers take sand from the seafloor to create the islands through dredging.
steel reinforcing
Question 8 of 30
Why did construction on the World Islands project almost come to a complete halt?
the increase of domestic petroleum production in the United States
the 2008 financial crisis
The financial crisis spared no one, not even the oil barons.
the collapse of oil prices
Question 9 of 30
How do developers build up sand to create each island?
They use hovering cranes to place each shovelful.
They spray sand using a huge gun.
The guns are placed on large ships, and they use GPS to spray the sand accurately.
They push sand into place with a waterborne bulldozer.
Question 10 of 30
What's the minimum square footage for each island?
10,000 square feet (929 square meters)
150,000 square feet
One hundred fifty thousand square feet is more than 3.5 acres.
500,000 square feet
Question 11 of 30
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum holds which position?
emir of Dubai
The emir of Dubai and his government have been heavily involved in the country's audacious engineering projects
vice president of Nakheel Properties
Question 12 of 30
Developers of the European portion of the islands are selling houses called what?
diving duplexes
floating seahorses
The floating seahorses, which have windowed, underwater bedrooms, are meant to float around the European area.
bobbing buoys
Question 13 of 30
About how many research hours were put into the floating seahorse homes?
13,000 hours
Thirteen thousand research hours is certain to reassure buyers that their pricey home won't spring a leak.
800 hours
400 hours
Question 14 of 30
The island representation of which country was the first to open a nightclub?
United States
The nightclub opened in 2012 on the island representation of Lebanon.
Question 15 of 30
In addition to the World Islands, Nakheel Properties envisioned another project named …
the Moon
the Universe
The Universe was supposed to be shaped like the Milky Way but was canceled due to the global financial crisis.
the Galaxy
Question 16 of 30
The company that's building a resort on the North American section of islands is from which country?
Saudi Arabia
United States
United Arab Emirates
It's actually the same entity from the UAE (Nakheel Properties) that launched the entire project.
Question 17 of 30
In 2006, the World Wildlife Fund called the UAE's extravagance about how many times more unsustainable than any other country's?
twice as unsustainable
three times as unsustainable
five times as unsustainable
The World Wildlife Fund said the UAE's extravagance is five times more unsustainable than any other country's. Along with Greenpeace, the organization argued that the artificial islands are disruptive to natural processes.
Question 18 of 30
On average, about how far apart are each of the private islands?
95 feet (29 meters)
330 feet
Three hundred thirty feet is more than enough space to drive a yacht through.
1200 feet
Question 19 of 30
How do contractors ensure that the sandy islands are solid enough to support buildings?
They vibrate the sand.
The vibro compaction technology was also used for the Palm Islands.
They use concrete.
They inject a type of glue into the sand.
Question 20 of 30
What does "rainbowing" refer to?
the technique of spraying sand into shallow waters
The arc of the spraying sand takes on the shape of a rainbow.
the concept of borrowing money on a project that's already far over budget
the idea of completing construction projects under budget
Question 21 of 30
When completed, the project will have created about how much artificial shoreline?
150 miles (241 kilometers)
One hundred fifty miles of shoreline is a lot of beach dredged up from nowhere.
280 miles
460 miles
Question 22 of 30
How do engineers prevent water stagnation within the confines of the island group?
They leave gaps in the breakwater.
They leave gaps in the breakwater. The tide helps pull and push water in and out of the project.
They pump in new seawater.
They built a hydroelectric facility that continually refreshes the water.
Question 23 of 30
In February 2010, the Daily Mail claimed that what was happening to the islands?
Two wealthy oil tycoons were purchasing the islands.
The islands were sinking into the sea.
Considering the way the project stalled, it's likely that some erosion occurred.
The islands were facing foreclosure.
Question 24 of 30
What's the diameter of the pipe used to suction sand from the seafloor for the purpose of building up the islands?
about 2 feet (61 centimeters)
about 3 feet
The 3-foot diameter pipe is big enough to quickly suction tons of sand.
about 6 feet
Question 25 of 30
How do developers direct electrical power to their individual islands?
solar power
The cables from Dubai haven't materialized, so developers are currently forced to use huge generators.
cables from Dubai
Question 26 of 30
How deep is the water in which the project is being built?
95 feet (29 meters)
70 feet
30 feet
If it were any deeper than 30 feet, the project would be even more difficult.
Question 27 of 30
About how much sand was used to create the islands?
330 million cubic meters (11.7 billion cubic feet)
And that 330 million cubic meters doesn't even factor in the millions of tons of rock that were used.
900 million cubic meters
1.2 billion cubic meters
Question 28 of 30
About how far do the dredging ships travel from the place they dig up sand to the location of the islands they are building?
about half a mile (0.8 kilometer)
about 6 miles
The ships travel about 6 miles. They snag sand from the seafloor just outside the boundaries of the World Islands.
about 30 miles
Question 29 of 30
What prevents the sandy islands from washing away in the ocean currents?
a dike that's topped by a long bike path
a huge breakwater
The rocky breakwater stifles most incoming waves.
steel-reinforced concrete pillars
Question 30 of 30
About how long is the breakwater?
17 miles (27 kilometers)
It's abut 17 miles long. More than 30 million tons of rock were required to build this necessary feature.
28 miles
36 miles


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CA Manuals & Handbooks
California DMV manuals and handbooks are extremely useful for drivers in the state, those transferring to the state of California, or those just beginning or learning to drive. These are the publications that provide the most educational information about the state's traffic, driver, and safety laws and rules. You can get these manuals and handbooks from the California DMV by calling 1-800-777-0133 and speaking to a representative about the publications you would like to receive. There is also the option of viewing these publications online in HTML format, with the full collection of California driver manuals and handbooks found at Department of Motor Vehicles Publications.
California Driver's Handbooks
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This handbook details driving on California roadways, highways, and the freeway, giving you a good idea of what to expect on the road, in regards to other drivers, and safety expectation for California drivers. This is a pertinent publication for those that are just learning to drive and will be taking their license exams in the near future. The basic driver handbook is offered in many different languages to ensure that all drivers in the state, no matter where they are from, are able to fully understand and learn about driving in California.
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- HTML: California Commercial Driver License Handbook - Table of Contents
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To pass your commercial driving exams, you will want to study this handbook well and understand the terminology, concepts, elements, and rules of the road detailed within the handbook.
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- Motorcycle Handbook Table of Contents HTML
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There are many others that can be found at www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/pubs.htm if you know what type of form you are looking for. There are several drop down menu categories to choose from as well, ensuring that you are able to find what you need quickly and effectively.
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- Driver's License Brochure Table of Contents
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While these forms are offered to you online for convenient retrieval, you can also visit the local DMV to get these publications, or call the DMV toll-free at 1-800-777-0133 to speak to a live agent who will inform you of all manuals and handbooks you may need and have mailed directly to your home.


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1–6, The Saints should collect and publish an account of their sufferings and persecutions; 7–10, The same spirit that established the false creeds also leads to persecution of the Saints; 11–17, Many among all sects will yet receive the truth.
1 And again, we would suggest for your consideration the propriety of all the saints
2 And also of all the property and amount of damages which they have sustained, both of character and personal
3 And also the names of all persons that have had a hand in their
4 And perhaps a committee can be appointed to find out these things, and to take
5 And all that are in the magazines, and in the encyclopedias, and all the libelous histories that are published, and are writing, and by whom, and present the whole concatenation of diabolical rascality and nefarious and murderous impositions that have been practiced upon this people—
6 That we may not only publish to all the world, but present them to the
7 It is an imperative duty that we owe to God, to angels, with whom we shall be brought to stand, and also to ourselves, to our wives and
8 It is an iron
9 Therefore it is an imperative duty that we owe, not only to our own wives and children, but to the
10 Which dark and blackening deeds are enough to make hell itself
11 And also it is an imperative duty that we owe to all the rising generation, and to all the pure in heart—
12 For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are
13 Therefore, that we should waste and
14 These should then be attended to with great
15 Let no man count them as small things; for there is much which lieth in futurity, pertaining to the saints, which depends upon these things.
16 You know, brethren, that a very large ship is
17 Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us


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Spanning the globe with some other notable performances with Ole Miss connections in Week 1 of college football. …
– This week's Ole Miss opponent, UTEP, was down just 10-7 after three quarters at No. 4 Oklahoma. The Sooners scored twice in the fourth quarter to win 24-7. UTEP gained just 255 yards and gave up 427. Miners QB Nick Lamaison was 6-for-23 passing for 39 yards but did not throw an interception. RB Nathan Jeffery had 21 carries for 177 yards.
– In its first game with Gus Malzahn as head coach, replacing Hugh Freeze, Arkansas State lost 57-34 at No. 5 Oregon. ASU quarterback Ryan Aplin passed for 303 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another.
– Tyrone Nix was hired as co-defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State in the off-season. Middle lost 27-21 to FCS McNeese State. McNeese outgained Middle 450-343.
– Mike Markuson landed as OL coach at Wisconsin. The No. 12 Badgers held off FCS Northern Iowa to win 26-21. Wisconsin had 387 yards, 168 on the ground.
– Tulane, the Rebels' Week 4 opponent, lost 24-12 to Rutgers in the debut of new coach Curtis Johnson. The Hullabaloo, Tulane's student newspaper, writes that the Green Wave showed promise amid sloppy play from young players.
Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Times throws its support behind Alabama as a new No. 1.
Florida struggled past Bowling Green on the opening weekend, and the Orlando Sentinel called out Gators coach Will Muschamp for a disappointing offensive performance.
Arkansas changed defensive coordinators before it changed head coaches. Quarterback Tyler Wilson was too much for Jacksonville State, as Arkansas won 49-24 and had 564 yards of offense, but there were red flags thrown up for the Razorbacks' defense.


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How not to kill a penalty
Jonathan Willis
January 23 2013 09:36AM
There were a lot of really nice goals in last night's game. On the positive side, Nail Yakupov's first NHL goal was a perfect finish to some very bright passing; Justin Schultz also scored with a wicked shot. On the negative side, the Oilers' defence and penalty kill were cut to ribbons in all sorts of interesting ways.
For my money, no single goal was more illustrative of the night it was than the Patrick Marleau goal that made the hockey game a 4-1 affair.
The Oilers start the kill reasonably well. The Sharks have gained centre, but the Oilers have Petry (2), Belanger (20), and Petrell (37) forming a solid line and Ladislav Smid (5) is well-positioned to backstop them.
This is where the mistakes start. Joe Thornton (19 for San Jose) has the puck and Petrell has oddly decided that it's more important for him to help his two teammates defend the middle than it is to prevent Dan Boyle (22 for San Jose) from gaining the Oilers zone. Notice also Joe Pavelski (8 for San Jose) lurking on that same side – Petrell's puck-watching basically cedes the zone and that entire side of the ice to San Jose.
Just to make extra sure they gain the zone unopposed, Boyle moves in tight to Petrell. Thornton passes to Pavelski, who will gain the line with speed. San Jose has gained the zone without any trouble thanks to a total absence of Oilers on that side.
Pavelski has the puck at the bottom of the screen, the Sharks have four guys in the zone, and Petrell's scrambling to get back over to that side. Also worth noting is the fact that there's a gap between Jeff Petry and Eric Belanger, and that those two players are moving sideways, while Patrick Marleau (12 for San Jose) is making for that gap at high speed.
The strange thing here is that the ratio of defenders to attackers in this shot is 4:2 in favour of the Oilers, but neither Sharks attacker is in any danger. Petrell and Smid are containing Pavelski – limiting his pass options – but he has time and space. Petry seems to have realized that he should be getting back to the net but Marleau has a step on him and worse is on the inside; with Marleau's speed that's an impossible combination to beat.
Pavelski finds a way to beat Smid with the pass, and Marleau is all alone in front; the Oilers deserve a goal against at this point.
But they're spared! Marleau tips the puck just wide of the net and into the far corner. Petry's now the closest guy to the puck, and all four Oilers are close to where they want to be to defend now that the puck is in the zone.
But the puck zips around and Joe Thornton pinches in to stop it. Still, the Oilers have more or less recovered; Smid's in front of the net, Petry's pressuring Thornton and Belanger and Petrell are in decent spots to handle any Sharks attackers coming in from the blue line.
Thornton rips the puck past Petry and back to Marleau; Ladislav Smid moves to engage immediately.
Smid isn't gentle, but Marleau had the better position and ultimately skates away with the puck. He skates to the corner with it.
Marleau passes to Boyle at the point. There are two Sharks in front of the net, being watched by Petry and Smid, so Boyle has two passing options – he can send it to the other point or back to Marleau coming out of the corner.
Boyle passes to Marleau.
Marleau cycles back toward the point and suddenly has a bunch of options. Logan Couture (39 for San Jose) has left the net and now sits squarely in the middle of the Oilers' box with nobody close to him – Jeff Petry had been covering him near the net, but has decided to stay near the crease. Smid, meanwhile, has left Joe Thornton alone in the corner to put pressure on the puck carrier – but Smid's stick can only cover one of the two lanes. Dan Boyle in the high slot has two guys on him – Petrell blocking the pass and Belanger blocking his route to the net.
Unsurprisingly, Marleau chooses Couture in the centre of the box. Couture has space but Jeff Petry is in good position to prevent him from getting to the net.
With the route to the net blocked, Couture passes the puck off to Thornton. Thornton now has three plausible passing options – Couture is closest, Boyle is in a good spot on the far side but has multiple Oilers in that passing lane, while Marleau is in the high slot with Lennart Petrell nearby.
Thornton hesitates for just a moment, and then passes in front of Marleau in the low slot. Now everything rests on Petrell; Petry has come low to challenge Thornton, Smid has cut to the net to block off Couture, and Belanger has stuck to Boyle.
Marleau, who knows what's coming, moves toward the pass at full speed; Petrell takes a moment to react and that moment makes him irrelevant. Belanger is still blocking out Boyle, which is all he can do at this point – if Dubnyk makes the initial save, keeping Boyle at bay is going to be a big concern. Smid abandons Couture at the side of the net to try and get in Marleau's shooting lane, while Petry is unable to do much of anything because he's still close to Thornton.
Marleau scores.
It's a long sequence, with a plethora of mistakes. Eric Belanger doesn't seem to make any major ones, but he's also called on to do less as the puck spends very little time in his area of coverage. Ladislav Smid fails to block a pass to Marleau in the slot, and then loses a puck battle to Marleau behind the net – small and understandable mistakes. On the initial Marleau chance, Jeff Petry is too slow to get back to the net – he needs to make a beeline back to his defensive position after the Sharks gain the zone, but he doesn't and Marleau gets a great opportunity.
The real goat on this particular penalty kill is Lennart Petrell. Petrell's weird decision to cut to the middle rather than hold his side of the line gave the Sharks an easy zone entry. Once in the defensive zone, Petrell just doesn't defend; the most glaring example being on the eventual goal where he seemingly has no idea that Patrick Marleau is right behind him and picking up speed, but he also spends most of the time prior to that moment chasing the play – the puck keeps rotating through his zone of the ice and he keeps going to where it just was.
The point here isn't really to pick on Petrell, who (rightfully) earned plaudits for his work on the PK last year. I chose this goal because it did a good job of demonstrating the kind of things the Oilers were doing on the penalty kill last night. The Sharks have a collection of great talent that executed well, but too many of the goals against were a direct result of unforced errors by the Oilers.
Twice on the night the Oilers faced 2-on-2 situations at their own blue line and played them terribly – on both occasions, the Oilers ended up with two guys on one Shark, with the other Shark free to do whatever he wanted. Even the Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal was less a result of Ryan Whitney's poor speed than it was his decision to pivot and see what was happening rather than skating hard after the puck; he was beat on the ensuing foot race because he then had to turn back around and by that time Tommy Wingels was past him.
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The fist period made me want to cry.
let me be the fist to say (or second or third) that the breakdown of that play was well executed by you JW, great job, do more of that, I like pictures.
January 23 2013, 09:55AM
Can't wait to see Potter in the pressbox rather than Fistric...
Also on display last night:
- How not to sing a national anthem. I don't care that Paul Lorieau retired, Mario even made a comeback to help the struggling franchise. How about it Paul? Hopefully she's not the new regular.
- How not play goal. I don't care that the defense was horrible, it would have been nice to see one shot either saved or the rebound controlled. Just a horrible effort. If Dubnyk plays like that the Oilers will be requiring a new starter real quick. Just please not anyone that rhymes with Bluongo
The team showed how not to kill a penalty fist and foremost last night
Edit: Oops missed it by that much
My first fist! And it actually applied to the game. Sorry, it will probably never happen again.
January 23 2013, 09:46AM
This is an excellent analysis, Willis.
This stuff can happen really quickly at game speed, so it's nice to have someone to break it down. I really appreciate it.
January 23 2013, 09:52AM
Not to sound too much like a star-crossed, dreamy fan - but if you look past the first period shellacking (awful PK)... the team was plucky. They pushed back and never looked like a team that had resigned itself to losing. They were a goalpost and a couple of saves away from tying it up. This team has the skill - finally! They just need to quit reading their press clippings, and get to work.
January 23 2013, 10:03AM
I concur, seems like for almost every goal against he is seen sulking back to the bench to analyze what went wrong. Let's give Fisty a chance.
January 23 2013, 10:10AM
I'm still chapped at the Anthem singer.
I thought for sure you would have looked at the sequence that allowed 2 Sharks completely unattended in the slot. This one is good because it's more likely to happen again.
January 23 2013, 10:32AM
Great analysis on one event.........maybe you should consider doing play by play analysis for the Oilers JW?
Any ways, beyond the obvious, me thinks that the real issue last night was men playing agains boys. The sharks are big and can skate, we can skate but are small. There were too many plays where we could not contain their size and will and they made us pay. We can blame this on first period penalties but those were an indication of our inability to handle their size. WHen we finally figured this out we started using our speed to nuteralize some of their size.........which we shoud have done all along.
I for one would move Hartikinanen up to the first line who can help create some time and space for Ebs and RNH. Let Hall play with Gagner and Hemsky. Yukapov ned to play with a couple of veterans until he figures out how to position himself and they could use some break out speed on their line.
We need some top six size and until we get it big teams will feast on us. If I were Tamby I would be looking for that type of player in the draft. Russia had a player ( very big, strong and fast) in the world juniors,.........I forgot his name? He played a very strong game with his size and skill and scored a highlight reel goal against us........I would be scouting this kid as he would be a great fit with Yukapov and our small forwards.
January 23 2013, 10:41AM
I think this game is the perfect example of why the Oiler's won't make the playoffs this seasons or be very successful in following seasons unless they make some moves. I can't fault Dubby for many of the goals. You can't expect you goaltender to play well all the time if you throw him under the bus and in this case a 100 car freight train.
First off, and I'm not making excuses, the refs were full of all kinds of BS right from the start. Three high sticks all got missed among other BS calls all night. That Second penalty on Potter was all kinds of crap especially considering the Sharks did the same thing a little later and didn't get call for it. Don't get me wrong the refs had nothing to do with the Oiler's losing this game. The entire team is at fault including the coaching staff. You'd think after the second or third goal you might want to call a time out and get the guys all settled down but what do I know.
As to all the people that say size doesn't matter if you have skill, well this game is a clear example that that line of thinking is a load of crap. The Sharks are a big team that doesn't hit. Well that my friends is because they realize they don't have to hit to use their size effectively. All they had to do was push the Oil players off the puck and get control or use their size to shelter the puck. This game needed a crazy a$$ after the third goal to send a message and nothing happened. That crazy Finn on the Barons has a spot on this team no doubt about it.
You know every teams has nights like this but at least they show they are going to fight for respect in any way they can get it. The Oilers still look like a team of small high skilled pu$$ys and that doesn't cut it in todays NHL.
Dump Bulin's contract, find a way to get Dubinsky, and then trade Gagner to Van in some way for Lou. Find a replacement for Petrell(Angry Finn please) and someone you can swap Horcoff and Smyth out for every other game or two that brings some crazy fight to the team. This Sh*ts getting embarrassing.
@Rama Lama
Valeri Nichushkin
This is what will desperate you from other bloggers Jonathan...great job. Ok so all summer long all you hear is how good eberle is, but in my opinion hall makes this team tick, his play last night was full of passion, alot of people seem to undervalue him, he's the best player on the ice 90 percent of his games. He needs to be the captain.
The anthem singer was just plain terrible. Hope to never have to hear her again - hurt the ears too many times. Is there no one in Edmonton that can actually sing them? I miss Paul!
January 23 2013, 09:44AM
It's O.K. Spydyr, you were like 1 nanosecond too late. I hope this was a big wake-up call and a good lesson learned by the team to be ready to play every night in the NHL or get eaten alive. They should be better from here, fortunately this game wasn't at a critical time in April, and they may have lost to the Sharks anyway, if by 1 goal or 5 it really doesn't matter.
January 23 2013, 09:58AM
Winnick plays for the Ducks.
January 23 2013, 10:09AM
I think that that the first period was a good eye opener and a reminder to the fellas that they can't just waltz in to a game thinking that anything is going to be handed to them.
On this particular power play goal, Lennart Petrell simply needs to be better. Stay in his lane from the get go, and the rotation for the rest of the PK isn't compromised. After over-committing initially, he had an opportunity to get back on the puck when Pavelski was coming down the wall — but being out of position he was more worried about blocking the passing lane than trying to retain puck possession.
It wasn't as if there weren't other oilers failing to skate though (IE Whitney and Hartikainen), but Petrell needs to get his ass in gear and move his feet. If he doesn't, there isn't much of a point to having him in the lineup. Granted, it's one bad game in which almost every Oiler had a poor performance, but this power play left me yelling at my tv for about a minute.
January 23 2013, 10:20AM
The breakdowns on the PK were bad but what concerns me is breakdowns in defensive coverage at ES.Two defenceman together behind the net or in the corner chasing the puck isn't tolerated at the midget level.Yet in both of our games I have seen this happen a number of times.
This is a either lack of communication between players or poor coaching.They had better figure it out fast or it will get uglier than even that mess last night.
Good breakdown of the play.
And I hated the anthem singer also. On the plus side, she is cute as a button, but the songs. Went. On. For. Ever.
January 23 2013, 10:49AM
Nice Breakdown Jonathan...It looked like a Firedrill out there even in still pictures -- everyone chasing. The other notable thing is the "Timbit" coverage. In MANY of the photos all 5 players on the ice were focused and moving toward the puck carrier.
January 23 2013, 10:50AM
@Rama Lama
I remember it starting with a K. Give me a sec and I'll find it. I believe this was the guy Yevgeni Kuznetsov
My observation was the same as Archaeologuy's. The Sharks were able to establish a controlled presence right in front of our net multiple times. Oilers on the other hand had nothing like that until a scrambled attempt after the game was out of reach. Now, whether this is a function of size, awareness, or game plan is arguable, but it's a serious problem. Defending the cycle is a related issue. The play of Whitney and Potter has to be looked at closely. Fistric must have been really out of shape to have sat so far. Hope this changes.
January 23 2013, 11:10AM
Not to sound too much like a star-crossed, dreamy fan - but if you look past the first period shellacking (awful PK)... the team was plucky. They pushed back and never looked like a team that had resigned itself to losing. They were a goalpost and a couple of saves away from tying it up. This team has the skill - finally! They just need to quit reading their press clippings, and get to work.
You're dead on. After the first period, I wanted to see if the team was gonna call it a night or keep fighting. What I saw was, the kids, especially Hall kept fighting. The Horcoff/Smyth line though all but disappeared.
January 23 2013, 11:11AM
Valarie Nachuskuin
Big, strong, soft hands! Will probably go late in the first round. I would move heaven and earth trying to get someone like him.
January 23 2013, 11:12AM
You're dead on. After the first period, I wanted to see if the team was gonna call it a night or keep fighting. What I saw was, the kids, especially Hall kept fighting. The Horcoff/Smyth line though all but disappeared.
Don't forget MPS, that kid showed up to play.
January 23 2013, 11:12AM
Valeri Nichushkin
January 23 2013, 11:18AM
On the plus side, schultz is looking like a stud, not that that wasn't expected. Also, was anyone else watching the game caught off guard by hall's goal?
January 23 2013, 11:19AM
@Rama Lama
Looks like he'll be around 7th in the draft. Not too sure if we'll be there or not at this point. Sure looks like the season could go either way.
January 23 2013, 11:35AM
Looks like he'll be around 7th in the draft. Not too sure if we'll be there or not at this point. Sure looks like the season could go either way.
We will be better than last year and maybe move up a couple of spots..........too many small forwards, no top goalie, will hurt us.
Either way I hope that the Oilers can get at least two first round pick so we can finally draft some size with skill.
January 23 2013, 11:40AM
We will be better than last year and maybe move up a couple of spots..........too many small forwards, no top goalie, will hurt us.
Either way I hope that the Oilers can get at least two first round pick so we can finally draft some size with skill.
It this point I'd be ready to see a trade for some proven size and skill guys. Draft picks are always ? until they prove it and this team doesn't need ?. They need guys that can play, that's why I wouldn't mind seeing a trade for Dubinsky.
January 23 2013, 11:41AM
Any video of this anthem... I keep hearing about it, but missed it last night...
JW... great break down... you really could have picked any 30 sec. window in the first to showcase Oiler malfunction (with the exception of the yak goal).
One thing that hasn't really been addressed yet is the total lack of discipline on the Oil. I don't me the defensive/structural breakdowns (those have been tackled), I mean the inability to stay out of the box.
12 penalties in 2 games... not good. not good at all.
January 23 2013, 11:47AM
If the Stars can't get Benn signed and have to trade him, does anyone think Gagner and pick(conditional 2nd this year or 1st next if the Oil make the playoffs) and a prospect would get the job done?
January 23 2013, 11:49AM
Home opener, national TV, big hype and talk by all in the media, and these guys pull this stinker? I hold Kruger responsible, yet,again, the team comes out not ready to compete. Surely there is talent on the team. AGain, Still, the defense is a MESS..still no system to get the puck out quickly and always beat by the forecheckers... Whitney tells you he's healthy, I doubt it very much... not mobile at all, even his passing is not great.I would say Smith is not the answer as a defensive coach... we are watching the same nonsense year after year, with Smith as the maestro.And, you can t go change up 4 guys on defense, when you can't even get one decent vetern guy signed up or traded for.
January 23 2013, 11:53AM
@Romulus' Apotheosis
The singer had a nice voice but looked like a deer in the headlights with a weird haircut.
January 23 2013, 11:54AM
Enjoyed the photo-breakdown! If only our actual PK was as well executed as your synopsis :(
January 23 2013, 12:38PM
Rama, I'm normally a proponent of size but last night's result had nothing to do with size and everything to do with a team that's too stupid to wake up and start skating from the first puck drop. For the second game in a row they started the game as if it was practice.
The second and especially third periods were much better. No doubt the sharks let the foot off the gas and sone of our improvement is due to that but most of it came from realizing they are in an actual game, stopped taking stupid penalties and playing.
We even had a better cycle than the sharks in the latter frames - and that's something big teams typically do better.
Yakupov has to go back to the right wing. He wandered to the right on many occasions, especially last night, and he played right point on the power play. He looks lost on the left side and is denied his biggest advantage there - that blistering snapper/one timer.
January 23 2013, 12:42PM
And who will be our second line center? Where will yakupov fit? Third line? Fourth?
January 23 2013, 12:42PM
Yeah, both Schultzes behind the net wasn't nice to see.
Maybe it was where they were holding the Schutz family reunion?
But seriously, I think that almost every Oiler in the first period looked horrible and certainly, the PK was butt ugly. Also, the best way to defend a PK when your defenders are all off is to simply not draw a penalty-- especially making it a 5 on 3.
The first period was like watching 20 men collectively dig their own graves, turn their backs, shoot themselves in the head and fall backwards. It was probably the worst single period of Oilers hockey that I've seen in three to five years.
We need to aquire Evgeny Kuznetzov. There would be zero goals against when he is on the ice kuz netz ov.
Yes the anthem went on for too long, but that gal was nervous as hell. You could tell by her breathing. Give her a break! I doubt anyone of you could step up on national TV in front of 17000 crazy fans and both teams and nail it. As for the game....yeah they s@#t the bed in the first but it's the second game of the season with 2 more rookies and a loooong layoff, new coach/system. I fully expect a better effort going forward. You guys need to calm the hell down! None of you could carry the jock strap of an NHL'er but you are all experts.
I was at the game. I think the Oiler's came out psyched with all the hype around here these past few days. Forgot the basics and forgot how hard they had to work. They were trying to impress the fans and weren't focusing on the defensive responsibilities.
San Jose is maybe a big soft team, but they're going to outdo a small soft team 9 out of 10 times. Joe Thornton did as he pleased.
On JW's breakdown, it looks like Thornton beat Petry to puck from further away. I think this is typical of how the first period went. And I think SJ eased up after the first, though the Oiler's did pick it up.
Duby didn't play great but he can't be faulted for most those goals.
I liked the anthem singer. I'd give her a couple more tries to fine tune her presentation.
I just love these breakdowns Mr. Willis.
January 23 2013, 01:25PM
Not to sound too much like a star-crossed, dreamy fan - but if you look past the first period shellacking (awful PK)... the team was plucky. They pushed back and never looked like a team that had resigned itself to losing. They were a goalpost and a couple of saves away from tying it up. This team has the skill - finally! They just need to quit reading their press clippings, and get to work.
I'll play devil's advocate:
The Sharks stopped trying after it was 6-1. They did the Oilers a favour if you ask me. They could have kept their foot on the gas and really embarrassed the Oilers for 60 minutes if they wanted to.
They were never close to tying it up -- that is true homerism.
Overall, it was a truly pathetic performance. By my eye the worst offenders last night were:
All the defensemen. They all made crucial errors at one point or another. Whitney and Potter are not NHL quality defensemen at this point. If management would please wake up and get rid of these two, the team would be better off.
Dubnyk. Let in a real stinker on the 2nd goal. Did not get any help, but certainly did not prop the guys up when he had to. Not good enough.
Gagner. Completely unaware of what is going on in the defensive zone. Got caught puck watching instead of covering the trailing opponent.
Hemsky. Looked lost out there. Put his linemates offside on a few occasions when they had dangerous rushes.
Petrell. If he is there to penalty kill, and he cannot do the job because he is puck-watching, then he has to go. Not good enough for NHL.
Smyth-Horcoff-Hartikainen. Appeared that they were skating with sandbags attached to their legs. Second game into the season? This was very alarming to me. The two veterans were supposed to be the top penalty killing option and they were both awful.
Krueger. Why would you not take a timeout after that 3rd San Jose goal? Or the 4th goal? The Oilers did not appear to be ready or properly prepared to play last night. Coach's responsibility.
This is what will desperate you from other bloggers Jonathan...great job. Ok so all summer long all you hear is how good eberle is, but in my opinion hall makes this team tick, his play last night was full of passion, alot of people seem to undervalue him, he's the best player on the ice 90 percent of his games. He needs to be the captain.
Hall is One Hall of Player. His speed is sick, or phat or whatever the good thing is nowadays.
It is possible to think Eberle and Hall and RHN and Hemsky and Nail are all good, and still think Hall is the guy that's making things work. They really missed him last year after he got hurt. No one makes the defense back up like he does.
I'm cheering for Gagner but other than that 'sick' pass to Yakupov, he was pretty well non-existant.
I think that everyone needs to grab a cold one, sit back, and relax. It looked like the players were too amped up for the game from the get go, which happens. FWIW, I think it was good to take a loss like this to bring everyone down a notch after reading all of the pre-season press clippings and then playing a cream puff first game of the season.
Yes the anthem went on for too long, but that gal was nervous as hell. You could tell by her breathing. Give her a break! I doubt anyone of you could step up on national TV in front of 17000 crazy fans and both teams and nail it. As for the game....yeah they s@#t the bed in the first but it's the second game of the season with 2 more rookies and a loooong layoff, new coach/system. I fully expect a better effort going forward. You guys need to calm the hell down! None of you could carry the jock strap of an NHL'er but you are all experts.
She's in a band, if she's nervous to sing in front of a big audience then I think she's in the wrong profession. That being said, I was at the game last night and thought she was pretty good.... maybe tried a little too hard to 'showcase' herself.
She's in a band, if she's nervous to sing in front of a big audience then I think she's in the wrong profession. That being said, I was at the game last night and thought she was pretty good.... maybe tried a little too hard to 'showcase' herself.
singing in an indie band in front of 50 potheads is not the same as performing in front of thousands of people
Found a link for those who are interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODNOMjpEjh8
Anthems start at the 6:56 mark. I wasn't particularly impressed, but I like the fact that she gives fair effort to both anthems (not like that bas--rd in Philly). Paul Lorieau's beauty was that he sang both anthems well and didn't hot dog it at the end, he just sang the song as it was written. Anyone who's going to replace him will need to do that as well.
January 23 2013, 02:15PM
thanks for the link.
she's not terrible... but it's still cringworthy... your empathy kicks in when you watch someone not excel at an anthem and it's just too awkward.


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Skip to comments.AMERICAN RIGHT TO LIFE REJECTS RON PAUL'S PLEDGE
Posted on 12/29/2011 8:10:29 PM PST by mnehring
American Right To Life calls it politics as usual when Ron Paul tried to mislead pro-life voters by signing a pledge that he actually rejects. Just in time for the 2012 Iowa caucuses Paul pledged that he will "endorse legislation to make clear that the 14th Amendment protections apply to unborn children." But then he contradicted his pledge by stating, "I can't agree that the Fourteenth Amendment has a role to play here."
"Shockingly, Ron Paul agrees with the central finding of Roe v. Wade itself," says Darrell Birkey, director of research for American Right To Life, "that the constitutional protection of human rights does not apply to unborn children." And Birkey adds, "Ron Paul as president would defend a fictitious right of states to legalize the murder of children, but any country that permits kids to be intentionally killed is not even civilized."
"Ron Paul is not who he claims to be," says Lolita Hanks, president of American RTL. "Paul is pro-choice, state-by-state. He believes states should be allowed to keep abortion, which is like allowing states to keep slavery." Thus as president, Paul would refuse to enforce the 14th amendment, which declares, "No State shall deprive any person of life without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." (See more at AmericanRTL.org/constitution.)
"Today's pro-life movement is strong and growing, not weak and willing to accept whatever we can get," says Hanks. "We're not going to swoon because Ron Paul or any other candidate merely claims to be pro-life. Either Ron Paul will use governmental authority to stop the slaughter of children, or he is just another worthless politician." SOURCE American Right To Life
This in and of itself is enough for anyone to back away from him. I think he is dangerous!!!!
I always thought that the Dennis Kucinich nuts were bad but it seems we have far more of them on our side.
RON PAUL! RON PAUL!!!!!!!!......Yea right you frigging morons.
Ross Perot, Ross Perot!!!!
Now you just know that one or more of paul's great defense team is gonna say exactly that. And after that, we'll be told that we are simply to stupid to understand a great conservative mind like ron paul's.
ron paul, streetcorner gynecologist.
and too too
".......he is just another worthless politician."
That is exactly what he is.
..but, but, Ron Paul was a combat OBGYN in Vietnam who delivered the only bi-racial baby in the history of the universe.
".......he is just another worthless politician."
That is exactly what he is.
I believe that the 14th Amendment should be construed to protect the unborn.
The question I have is this. How can the Supreme Court prevent states from allowing it?
It's not like an unborn child can take the mother and Dr. to court to get an injunction.
The only way to do this is for Congress to make it a federal crime to violate the civil rights of the unborn.
A reversal of Roe would essentially leave it up to each state absent protections for the unborn passed by Congress.
Makes me wonder how pro-life conservatives can support him?
More from the Americans for Life site:
Ron Paul wants to be pro-life but is officially pro-choice state by state, and so contradicts himself and wrongly assumes that states' rights supersede human rights, concluding that a state like California has the right to permit abortion. But the right to life is God-given so there can be no 'right' to decriminalize child killing.
Now come on, the central (made up) find of Roe was that the freedom to have an abortion is a US constitutional right. That is why it nullified all state abortion laws on the books. If all it did was what was stated above abortion would still be illegal in many states.
Ron Paul is a right-wing Lyndon Larouche.
10,000 dollars Right to life is backing Romney.
You can pay that bet to the next FReepathon, I'll ping Jim so he can follow up with you on payment. American Right to Life has also failed Romney. They have Bachmann and Santorum as the best candidates.
zot. you lose.
Another WRong Paulist bites the dust. ZOT!
To be added or removed from the Viking Kitty/ZOT Ping List, FReepmail Darkwing104 or 50mm.
Ron Paul is a feeble-minded boob who thinks the world of himself. His worshippers commonly say things like "If you support the Constitution you HAVE to support Ron Paul," which is a non-starter.
I can't stand him.
I've lost count of lefty Paultard zottings...
There have been so many the last couple of days, FR has tilted a little more over to the right.
And don't forget "Ron Paul is the ONLY one who can save us. Everyone else is just a neocon."
His fans certainly are absolutists. It must be comforting to live in such a simple world.
I just can't figure out how they think Paul is going to win when most people think he's just plain nuts, and if he somehow did win, how would he achieve anything? By the sheer force of his winning personality, ala Reagan?
Copying from myself, Paul is the Republican version of Obama—a stupid person's idea of a smart person.
I went back and read through some of their posts. I now have a headache from trying to follow their convoluted logic. I don't recommend anyone else try it, there is no logic. Woody Woodpecker and Screwball Squirrel make more sense.
Back in '07, I naively tried to have logical discussions with some of them and my head would start hurting.
I eventually realized the futility of that endeavor and just started making fun of 'em. ;-)
Yep....a room in Mom's basement, nice little job at Starbucks to pay for the weed and resulting snack food....ahhhh, the simple life!
I went back and checked my pings, with the Paultards and Mittbot zots I counted 11 VK list pings just today.
I've got to tip my hat to the Mods and the Zot Ping List folks for all the hard work they've done over the last few days.
That's a good observation. Paul's fortunes seem to have risen as the Occupyists have gone back to mom's basement and been available for phone polls.
U R NUTS too, and need to go to other web sites.
Between the Paulturds and the mitten backers, we've had plenty of VK activity.
Agreed....Hats off to those V.Kitties!
This particular Right to Life group would greatly benefit from a Ron Paul presidency, because the stuff they are smoking (illegal now) migh become legal with Ron Paul as president.
Changes to current situation, in order from least effective to most effective) would be:
- act of Congress (might be iffy constitutionally)
- overturning Roe vs. Wade (back to the states)
- Constitutional Amendment
Notice that president is not really involved here (apart from signing an act of Congress).
I am fine with any of the current GOP candidates, including Ron Paul. I am just a little sick and tired of all this in-fighting. It is making Obama look good in comparison... I am just hoping that the GOP nomination will be decided quickly and decisively so that this infighting ends.
The disagreement really is over where the pro-life position is properly regulated. Paul believes this is a state issue, and on this point I agree with him.
The closest analogy I can find in relation to this is that murder is not against federal law.(with some unconstitutional (IMO) exceptions). Murder is a crime properly dealt with by the states. So, if a candidate doesn't support a national law against unjustifiable killing, does that make them supportive of murderers?
Article One, Section Eight of the Constitution sets forth the delegated powers of the national government. I find no mention of abortion or anything related there.
We are on Christmas Break from the colleges. All the paultards and Mittbots have the extra time on their hands to spam the forum.
Talk radio is getting spammed, too. The Paulbots are reading off of 3X5 index cards with their talking points and jamming the hosts.
Yep...Paultards excel at swarming and spamming.
They're quite annoying.
Yep, paragraphs would have been nice. That's what I get for posting without previewing. The nice paragraphs in the post all disappeared... (:
I'm sickoflibs too, but it seems that you're straining at a gnat. At 32:30 into American Right To Life's documentary, Focus on the Strategy 2, you can hear Notre Dame law professor Dr. Charles Rice, constitutional expert, make the same point, that the non-personhood of the child is the central finding of Roe v. Wade, that the baby is a "non-person." The Roe decision itself admits that its own finding about "privacy" would be falsified if the "personhood" of the fetus were established. Thus Ron Paul agrees with the fundamental finding of Roe, that constitutional protection of the rights of persons do not apply to unborn children. It's tragic.
The right to life is a fundamental federal issue. Not an area where Ron Paul, or anyone running for public office, should shrink from exercising authority. There is a rub, however, when it comes to practically exercising that authority, namely building enough prisons for all the baby killers and their proponents.
Would Ron Paul be in favor of federally funded abortions? No. Would he be in accord with legislation preventing people from exposing abortion for what it is? No. What is the track record - either by intent or effect - of other Republican Presidents when it comes to arresting baby killers?
Ron Paul's core cult following hates the lip-service he plays to defending the unborn anyway. Never does it occur to these idiots that the little man is every bit as duplicitous and slimy as Mitt Romney.
Any serious pro-lifer who is even considering this lunatic needs to have their head examined.
They're taking advantage of all the guest hosts. Totally organized effort. Paul's really putting all that Putin moneybomb cash to effective use.
Already zotted. The Paulestinian Purge I've been anticipating for four years appears to be on. About time.
I don't know about now, but I recall that Paul's pro life voting record was not very good because he felt that states should set their own limits on abortion such as abortion funding, parental consent, taking underage girls across state lines for abortions, etc.
Rick is staunchly pro life and led the fight to ban partial birth abortion. However, he needs to return to Pennsylvania, run for office there and win. He should run against Casey Jr. again. Casey is a disgrace to his father's name. He has no right to call himself pro life.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The annual Emery Telcom meeting was held in Huntington on May 8. This annual meeting of the members of Emery Telcom was conducted at the Canyon View Junior High by Chairman Kendall Mortensen. He said they missed Paul Crawford who always conducted the meetings and hadn't left any notes. Crawford passed away last year.
Each year the meeting is held in the municipality for which a board position is open. This year also an at-large position was open.
In the Huntington district Kendall Mortensen, incumbent, Nancy Martinez and Tab Weihing ran for the open spot. In the director at large position Kathy Justice, incumbent, William Dellos, Richard Fairbanks, Richard Brent Gordon, Ira Hatch, Jordan Leonard and Kent McKell were in the election.
Board members include: Olive Anderson, Tom Hansen, Jed Jensen, Kathy Justice, Kevin Tuttle, Todd Huntington, JR Nelson and Morris Sorensen. Each board member represents their area of residence except for Justice who is the at large director.
Mortensen said all voters must be present as the bylaws do not allow proxy voting. There were 145 members in attendance. Tom Hansen acting secretary read the notice of meeting which was sent to all members.
Members include those using Emery Telcom within Emery County, it doesn't include users within Carbon County or Hanksville users.
Brock Johansen, CEO, for Emery Telcom read the minutes from last year's meeting. CFO Darren Woolsey presented the financial picture for Emery Telcom. Woolsey said the company is doing well and 2006-07 have been some of the best years to date. Sales have been $16-17 million for the last five years. There has been a small decrease over the past years in the telecommunications industry. The concern has been the decrease of land lines due to cell phones and that is part of the reason, but Woolsey said they have also experienced a decrease in state funding to rural areas.
Woolsey showed a pie chart with the breakdowns of revenues for the company. Local revenues sources from local services make up 27 percent, internet-14 percent, long distance-7 percent, call center-5 percent, access and regulated-43 percent, other sources-4 percent.
The company has increased its internet speeds to 3 megabit. All base speeds are up. The cost of long distance has gone down to 4.95 cents per minute. Emery Telcom prices are very competitive nationwide. Another project which has far reaching dividends is the fiber from Grand Junction to Salt Lake. This enables Emery Telcom to see increased revenues from the big players in the industry. "We are excited about that," said Woolsey.
Woolsey showed the balance sheet which lists the company's assets at $41 million. The cooperative owns the company. Since 2003 the company has worked to decrease the debt load acquired with the acquisition of Carbon and Hanksville. "We have made significant headway in paying down debt and we're excited about that."
In 2007, $4.3 million was invested back into local service. A portion of profits went to pay down the debt and the other portion went back to the patrons. The company has $2.6 million available cash and a $10 million line of credit.
The company sponsors many community projects including scholarships, T-ball and a monthly contribution to each school. Patronage distributions began in 1991 and since that year annual payments have been made to patrons of Emery Telcom.
Johansen spoke next saying the company appreciates the support of the community. Emery Telcom is a non-profit corporation formed because the big telephone companies wouldn't come down and serve the rural areas of the state, they said there wasn't any profit in it. So the Emery County residents formed their own company. The original company has grown to include Huntington, Green River, Carbon County and Hanksville. It is an Emery County only membership with 4,600 owners in Emery County. The company employs 95 people.
Johansen said, "Our biggest asset is our employees. They care about the company and believe in what we're doing. While access lines have been declining, DSL has been going up. One of our biggest customers is Verizon. They pay Emery Telcom to get their traffic out. People talk more on cellular now than on traditional land lines. We have more internet subscribers here than across the nation. We invest in our company and in the community. We put money back into the plant."
Johansen explained the whole network now is almost installed with digital. The employees have spent numerous hours working on this. Only about 2,000 customers are left to bring onto digital. The company is also working on its redundancy. The company is redundant to Cleveland and this year will be installing along the back side of Cleveland all the way to Castle Dale this year.
The fiber lease is complete from Grand Junction to Salt Lake and the company owns their own band width and doesn't have to buy. They now have 10 times the capacity they had a year ago. "We are fighting to keep our rates low and to get revenue from other sources," said Johansen.
Prior to the lease of bandwidth from Grand Junction to Salt Lake, Qwest got 52 percent of the access and now Emery Telcom has been able to take back 85 percent of that.
Johansen told of new projects for Emery Telcom including the Western Fibernet and the UFN-Utah Fiber Network. When the smaller companies band together they have more fiber than Qwest. At 136 South Main, Emery Telcom has a switch network. These banded companies are going to bid on a statewide project soon.
Another project is the introduction of a new product, digital TV. It will have 200 channels and a local Emery channel. TV access can be bundled with other Emery Telcom services. Echostar is the company that will provide the signal.
A number of representatives from Echostar and Latens were introduced by Johansen. He encouraged those present to talk to the representatives and find out more about the digital TV. The company hopes to launch the digital TV by the third quarter of this year.
The door prizes were given and the elections held conducted by Olive Anderson. In the Huntington district, Kendall Mortensen retained his seat as did Kathy Justice, director at large.


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The Angels' No. 2 prospect went 4-for-6, hitting two home runs and two doubles to drive in five runs as Class A Advanced Inland Empire beat Bakersfield, 16-6.
Cron also scored three times and his Minor League-leading RBI total to 121 for the 66ers this season.
"I got some good pitches to hit, and fortunately, I got a good part of the bat on the ball," said the 17th overall pick in the 2011 Draft. "I've been seeing the ball well lately. It's always nice, obviously, [to have that kind of game]. Every time you're at the plate, you want to try to hit the ball hard."
The four-hit effort was Cron's first of the season, and for a player who's made a habit of hitting for extra bases this season, all were extra-base hits. The game brought the first baseman's slugging percentage up to .518 for the year, good for ninth in the California League.
"I'm a middle-of-the-order guy. My job is to drive the ball and bring runs in and get extra-base hits," he said. "The guys in front of me have been doing a great job getting on base."
The 22-year-old is now hitting .297 this year, with a .332 on-base percentage and 25 homers -- third-most on the circuit -- and 31 doubles.
After playing all of last season with Rookie-level Orem in the Pioneer League, Cron jumped Class A Advanced. With the production he's shown, it's not out of the realm of possibility that a similar jump could be in order when next year rolls around.
Cron, of course, said he's only concerned with what he can control.
"I'm just trying ot make it as tough on the organization as I can, to get as high up there as possible," said the University of Utah product. "I try to do my best and they try to make the best decision. There's always room for improvement. Overall, I can't complain too much, but you have to try to improve every day.
"They all think I'm doing well. The hitting coach [Paul Sorrento] and manager [Bill Haselman] tell me to stick with what I'm doing, and baseball kind of takes care of itself. I'll get to where I need to get to if I keep working hard the same way."
Cron's roommate Jose Jimenez also homered twice and plated three runs as well.
"He hit two and I told him I would have to get two, won't let him show me up like that. I was just joking and it kind of came true," Cron said. "He did awesome, hit both of his to dead center on very good swings, gave us a lot of momentum."
Top Angels prospect Kaleb Cowart went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs, and No. 3 Los Angeles prospect Taylor Lindsey added two hits out of the leadoff spot for Inland Empire.
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Looking good. Your coat has divots, which are a long-debated hot-button issue on this forum. Perhaps there is too much padding in the shoulder, or it needs to be slightly reduced?
No one other than us would see this issue, so it's not a real world problem.