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HAHAHAHAHA! This was very funny. The "I can grow one" thing was so hilarious. Just imagine the face, and Sakura saying that with her "shannaro!" voice....HAAHAHAHA!
Uchiha crap, all the shame to that (jokin, but watching things like that...)
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Oilers Point Projections: Defensemen
Robert Vollman
October 26 2012 08:55AM
Every year we project how many points each of the players will score using a couple of different statistical methods, and why should a potential lockout season be any different?
If you're just tuning in, we explained our methodology in more detail in our first piece, which covered the top-six forwards. This time we'll cover the defensemen and then close up in a third and final piece that features the remaining, secondary forwards.
Unfortunately the lack of NHL experience means we don't have any data on Justin Schultz, but he ought to do very well scoring-wise in the absence of any other offensive-minded options on the team.
Ryan Whitney
Edmonton's only proven scorer on the blue line, power play specialist Ryan Whitney was acquired from Anaheim in the Lubomir Visnovsky deal, but has managed just one full season in the past four years.
Scoring between 20 and 27 points in three of the past four season, perhaps his 30-point projection should be seen as quite favourable.
GP G A PTS Last Year 51 3 17 20 VUKOTA 49.3 3.4 15.2 18.5 Best 82 13.7 32.8 46.5 Worst 82 0.9 14.3 15.2 Average 82 7.3 22.5 29.8
Four of Whitney's ten closest historical matches topped 30 points. His closest matches include two former Oilers, Janne Niinimaa (who would project to 29 points) and Tom Gilbert.
Last year was a bit of a bust for Whitney. Despite generally getting the largest offensive zone boost his team can muster (against 2nd line opponents), the team's shooting percentage when he was on the ice dropped from 12.5% to 7.2%, and consequently his personal goals-for average dropped to just 1.85 after two years between 3.12 and 3.16.
Though Whitney isn't necessarily a weak link defensively he was taken off the penalty kill last year, and threw just 1.0 hit per 60 minutes (but also cut his penalty-taking in half).
Jeff Petry
Edmonton's little secret is Jeff Petry, who few outside the province realize was a legitimate top-line defenseman last year, and who could get a lot of offensive opportunities on a team with so few options. Petry did well as a secondary power play option, and took 111 shots over-all (though scoring on just 2).
GP G A PTS Last Year 73 3 23 26 VUKOTA 68.6 4.9 19.2 24.1 Best 82 6.5 30.1 36.6 Worst 82 0.0 6.2 6.2 Average 82 4.2 18.8 23.0
His 23 points projection is consistent with the AHL translation of his 2010-11 scoring levels in Oklahoma City, and also the high water marks of one of his close historical matches, Dave Burrows. Randy Hillier, another one of his close matches, topped up at a modern-day equivalent of 17 points.
On the plus side, three of his ten closest matches managed the 30 points mark, which is within reach given enough power play time, and with more offensive-minded opportunities with Edmonton's big guns up front.
Defensively is where Petry is much better known, having faced top-line competition alongside Ladislav Smid last season, at both even-strength and killing penalties – and doing quite well in both situations. His offensive zone start percentage has been 49.1% both seasons.
Corey Potter
Corey Potter finally got his NHL shot, but isn't likely to retain it. His scoring was boosted by highly sheltered playing conditions at even strength, playing primarily in the offensive zone against depth competition, and also taking advantage of some prime power play opportunities.
His 139 points in 321 AHL games work out to about 15-16 points over a full NHL season, which is roughly where we project he'll land this year, and that's assuming he retains at least some of his advantageous playing conditions. Tellingly, five of his ten closest historical matches were in a tight band from 11-13 points, with two more not far apart in either direction.
GP G A PTS Last Year 62 4 17 21 VUKOTA 55.3 4.3 14.6 18.9 Best 82 13.6 22.7 36.3 Worst 82 1.9 7.4 9.3 Average 82 3.6 14.0 17.5
John Miszuk also got his start at age 27, scoring 22 points in 74 games for Philadelphia after failed starts in Detroit and Chicago. Miszuk played two more NHL seasons and, years later, three more in the WHA.
Ladislav Smid
Acquired in the Pronger trade with Lupul, Eberle, Hamonic and a busted first rounder, which would have been quite a deal had they kept all the pieces, Ladislav Smid has gradually evolved into a legitimate top-line defensive-minded defenseman.
Smid has been a top penalty killing option for the past two-three seasons, can be quite physical, and blocked 6.8 shots per 60 minutes last year, way up from his usual 4.5-4.7.
Unfortunately there aren't many reasons to believe his scoring will increase from last year's career high 15 points. He doesn't work the power play, has never taken more than the 53 shots her fired in his rookie season, and his even-strength scoring rate has been a poor 0.4-0.6 points per 60 minutes over the past three seasons. More tellingly, his 59 points in 409 NHL games work out to about 12 in a full 82 game season, which is where the statistical models also place him.
GP G A PTS Last Year 78 5 10 15 VUKOTA 66.8 2.3 9.4 11.6 Best 82 3.1 16.7 19.8 Worst 82 1.6 1.6 3.2 Average 82 1.8 9.6 11.4
Seven of his ten closest historical matches scored between 10 and 15 points, including his two closest matches. While it's admittedly not very interesting to project the scoring of someone like Smid, here's how his scoring compares with the era-adjusted totals of mid-80s stay-at-home defensemen Dean Kennedy of the Kings (who finished his career with the Oilers years later) and Tom Laidlaw of the Rangers.
Smid GP G A PTS 2008-09 60 0 11 11 2009-10 51 1 8 9 2010-11 78 0 10 10 2011-12 78 5 10 15 Kennedy GP G A PTS 1983-84 37 1 3 4 1984-85 DNP 1985-86 78 1 7 8 1986-87 66 4 11 15 Next 58 1 8 9
Laidlaw GP G A PTS 1982-83 80 0 7 7 1983-84 79 2 11 13 1984-85 61 1 7 8 1985-86 68 4 8 12 Next 74 1 10 11
It's hard to believe we're at someone as low scoring as Smid and still have four more defensemen to go.
Andy Sutton
Playing on his fourth team in the past three season, 37-year-old Andy Sutton is clearly at the end of the line. At this stage he serves mostly as a veteran third pairing presence who can help kill penalties, and use his sizable frame to throw hits and block shots – last year's 6.6 per 60 minutes was actually his lowest in a long time.
Unfortunately he takes way, way, way too many penalties – 2.0 per 60 minutes in three of the past four seasons. He has also scored just 10-13 points in three of the past four seasons, where he'll doubtlessly remain should he manage one more full campaign.
GP G A PTS Last Year 52 3 7 10 VUKOTA 46.1 1.7 6.1 7.8 Best 82 2.0 16.0 18.0 Worst 82 0.0 2.8 2.8 Average 82 2.4 8.4 10.9
Bobby Dollas was a similar though less physical third line veteran who played for seven different teams in his final four seasons (including the Oilers), but unfortunately retired at age 36. Huge Jassen Cullimore played with Chicago as recently as 2010-11, scoring 8 points in 36 games, before heading off to the German league last year. The even huger Kjell Samuelsson managed to compete right up until age 40, averaging 5 points in 43 games over his final three seasons. Should Andy Sutton's career continue, those are probably the types of numbers to expect.
Theo Peckham
Theo Peckham's 38 points (and 387 penalty minutes) in 143 AHL games work out to 10 points over a full NHL season, and his 60 points (and 618 penalty minutes) in 181 OHL games work out to about 7. It therefore shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to see our modest projection for "Teddy Peckman" this coming season.
GP G A PTS Last Year 54 1 2 3 VUKOTA 56.4 1.1 4.9 6.1 Best 82 4.7 15.5 20.2 Worst 82 0.0 4.4 4.4 Average 82 2.4 7.1 9.6
Peckham blocks a lot of shots, and throws a lot of hits, but takes too many penalties. Though a usable penalty killer these past two seasons, he doesn't score at even-strength (where he has terrible possession numbers, especially in 2010-11 when they didn't shelter him), and doesn't work the power play. All but one of his ten closest historical matches scored fewer than 13 points.
Remember Sean Brown? He was another rugged young Oilers defenseman back in the late 90s. He scored 35 points in the 269 games he wore the copper and blue, racking up 664 penalty minutes despite average about 12 minutes per game. That's pretty much what they have today with Peckham.
Colten Teubert
Acquired in Dustin Penner deal, along with Oscar Klefborn and Daniil Zharkov, Colten Teubert's 27 points in 105 AHL games work out to about 9-10 points in a full NHL season, which is roughly the same pace projected by the VUKOTA system. The Snepsts67 system, unfortunately, requires more than a single 24-game season on which to base its calculations.
GP G A PTS Last Year 24 0 1 1 VUKOTA 36.0 1.3 4.1 5.4
Like several of the defensemen we've mentioned so far Teubert plays only against the depth lines, throws a lot of hits, but his 1.8 penalties per 60 minutes is just too much. He didn't see any action on the special teams last year.
Nick Schultz
Acquired in Tom Gilbert deal with Minnesota, Nick Schultz brings some rock solid consistency to the Oilers blue line. His defensive-minded presence might open things up offensively for Jeff Petry, and relieve the Oilers of the necessity of using players like Peckham and Sutton on the penalty kill (or, indeed, at all).
Consistency is definitely the name of the game with Schultz. Consistently in the top four among his team's defensemen in Quality of Competition, and bottom-four in offensive zone starts, including a ridiculous 26.5% in 2008-09. Last year's 43.8% was actually his highest! He consistently blocks 5.3-6.1 shots per 60 minutes, throw 2.9-3.1 hits per 60 minutes, and is a top penalty killer.
GP G A PTS Last Year 82 1 6 7 VUKOTA 61.4 1.1 6.5 7.6 Best 82 1.7 10.1 11.8 Worst 82 0.0 3.7 3.7 Average 82 1.3 7.9 9.2
Unfortunately there isn't much to say about his scoring, which is likely to remain in the single digits. All but one of his ten closest matches were between 8-12 points, including one of his more intriguing matches, the more physical but quite famous stay-at-home defensemen Ken Daneyko.
Schultz GP G A PTS Career 763 26 106 132 2009-10 80 1 19 20 2010-11 74 3 14 17 2011-12 82 1 6 7 Daneyko GP G A PTS Career 529 17 57 74 1989-90 74 4 11 15 1990-91 80 3 13 16 1991-92 80 1 5 6 Next 84 1 8 9
Next Time
That's it for Edmonton's defensemen. In our final piece next time we'll look at the remaining, secondary forwards. Thanks for reading and I hope you found it interesting.
The season has to start fist. Until then, my point projections are zeros all around.
"And you get 0 points. And you get 0 points. And you get 0 points. And you get 0 points. And you get 0 points."
-Oprah Winfrey
October 26 2012, 09:20AM
That video of Peckman beating on Lemieux is my happy place.
October 26 2012, 09:44AM
I miss Teddy Peckman. What ever happened to good old #49?
The video of Peckham shows exactly why the Oilers keep re-signing the guy. If he could get back to his play of a couple seaesons ago he'd be our 5-6 guy for sure! Love his heart and grit, he just has to cut down on the brain cramps. At least he's willing to drop the mitts on the ice Mr. Eager.
October 26 2012, 09:49AM
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October 26 2012, 10:02AM
Это глупо. Мы хотим, чтобы фотографии Эберле без рубашки, если мы не можем смотреть НХЛ.
не гомо
October 26 2012, 10:05AM
Это глупо. Мы хотим, чтобы фотографии Эберле без рубашки, если мы не можем смотреть НХЛ.
October 26 2012, 11:07AM
Эй Wanye, что случилось с "блог так сильно, блудники матери хотят найти меня?"
Эй Wanye, что случилось с "блог так сильно, блудники матери хотят найти меня?"
That English translation is HILARIOUS!
October 26 2012, 11:57AM
Ja mislim dace oni svi dobiti isto pojena ove godine, nula.
October 26 2012, 12:59PM
I can't even describe how funny this part of teddy peckman's video is :)
October 27 2012, 08:56AM
Smid and J.Schultz will be our first d unit.Rock solid stay at home vet with wide open mobile shooter.Smid/5g10a--Schultz 20g/40a
Potter and{Petry} Schultz will be our second.Mobile and accurate passer with rock solid rink-wise vet.Potter 5g/30a--Schultz 5g/20a--our 2nd line will be dynamite and will be lighting it up IMHO.Might switch Petry and N.Schultz up.
Petry and Whitney will be our third.Mobile and young with slow and deadly accurate passer.Petry 7g/15a--Whitney 2g/20a.Our vets will produce better working off of Whitneys long passes consistantly.
Fourth line is anyones guess,I dont care as long as Peckham is in there somwhere.
I have no system and am just flat out guessing,like everyone else.


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Using ruby to fight AIDS – Jacqui Maher
Malawi based non-profit organization founded in 2000.
Baobab is a tree found throughout Africa and Australia. Local legend says the hyena that was given the baobab tree during the creation time planted it upside-down.
Baobab presented at RailsConf Europe in 2007. They knew of her interest in epidemiology, programming, Africa. She subsequently flew to africa, and visited the Kamuzu central hospital in Malawi.
She got to know the guys working there and what they do. Jeff Rafter was the main contact.
The main focus of Baobab is AIDS
What does that mean? Africa post-colonial was on the upswing, but the AIDS epidemic took a giant toll, lowering the life expectancy from about 60 to almost 40 years old!
AIDS Impact:
Malawi is a land-locked country in sub-Saharan Africa, with the 2nd fastest growing economy in Africa.
In 2002 a major famine, a major contributing factor to the deaths was AIDS.
Solution: Digitize important data:
Hardware (known as the I-Opener) is portable tablets with 56k modem. It bombed in US and Europe, but they got a bunch, and have hacked them to have Ethernet, Power-over-ethernet, Touchscreen, and a Bar code scanner.
Government has instituted a national health id as a barcode to help facilitate treatement. If you plug in a bar code scanner, you can read their data without even typing their name.
Bought I-Openers off of Ebay from the USA, the owner of which eventually donated 2000 units. Set up a wireless mesh network, which is ad-hoc node-base routing. It's also self healing – if one of the nodes is down, you just skip right over it (very good for frequent and sporadic power outages). Power was provided by rechargeable batteries which can be used when the power goes out.
The data model was complex.
The system as a whole accomplishes the following goals:
When you are making $2 per day, you cannot afford a pill that costs $100.
Presented at RailsConf in berlin, but there was not response, because they were not set up for people around the world to contribute:
electronic patient administration is possible even in the developing world
and it's better than the typical first world paper records
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If you have no existing infrastructure, you might as well start with the latest and greatest thing!
Q: Is the mesh network the same as the OLPC mesh network?
A: As far as I know, no. It is local to Malawi. It is an infrastructure mesh, not laptop to laptop.
Q: How widely is it deployed? Of the 280 doctors?
A: About 265 of them, so almost all. It has plans to go outside Malawi.
Q: How is Baobab involved with education and prevention of AIDS?
A: Baobab's main focus is to deal with doctors and patients, not directly involved in prevention and education which is done by other groups.
Q: How are the african engineers learning about ruby and rails?
A: Some of them had no programming experience whatsoever, others knew .NET or PHP. They learned everything from scratch with peepcode and other tutorials. One of the best contributions we can make is to publish information on these best practices.


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Shakespeare's Restless World is currently being broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Today's episode Sex and the City looks at the role Venice in Shakespeare's England.
Dora Thornton, curator, British Museum
In the mid 15th century, Venetian glass workers perfected a wonderful new medium: Cristallo or crystalline glass. It's called Cristallo because it has the clarity and transparency of rock crystal. Unlike rock crystal, however, it can be moulded and blown into fantastic forms and shapes. It can also be decorated, as this goblet is, with beautiful brightly-coloured enamels and gilding to make a really splendid object to hold in your hand, admire and drink from.
The making of Cristallo was a very closely-guarded trade secret. The glassmaking guilds in Venice controlled not only their workmen, but the trade and import of the raw materials for their industry. There are many materials needed to make this goblet and Venice dominated the trade in those precious commodities.
To make the glass body (known as "metal") for this object you would need ingredients from all over the world: plant ash imported from Syria; a special kind of river pebble from the River Ticino in northern Italy; and manganese as a decolourant. Analysis in the British Museum by x-ray fluorescence of the enamels used to paint the woman on the glass indicates that the striking cobalt blue is likely to come from the Erzgebirge mountains on the German/Czech border. We can also tell that the white colour, which is made from tin oxide, has probably been made using tin imported from Cornwall or Brittany. The gold, heavily used all over the rim and for touching up details and for the arms, is probably from Africa.
Questions remain about this particular glass. We do not know for certain that it is Venetian, made on the island of Murano in the lagoon. It may have been made by Venetian glassmakers who had set up a glasshouse elsewhere, as happened throughout the 1500s. It belongs to a group of rather heavy glasses all of which have full-length enamelled portraits of men and women and German-style arms. Enamelling like this was less fashionable in Venice from the mid 1500s but continued to be admired in Northern Europe. Was this glass made in Venice for a German, Swiss or Austrian customer (I have not yet been able to identify the arms) as a kind of souvenir of the city? The way the woman is presented is a picture-postcard stereotype of the beautiful Venetian lady or courtesan. Or was the glass made in a German or Austrian glasshouse by a Venetian emigrant, or by a native craftsman working in the Venetian tradition? Either way, when we're looking at this goblet, we can not only marvel at the highly-skilled craftsmanship involved in its creation but also the extensive global trade networks that were fundamental to its production.
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Washington Bravehearts, anyone?
A registration application for that name was received by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 17. The purpose, according to the application obtained by USA TODAY Sports, is "Entertainment in the nature of football games." The owner is listed as Washington Bravehearts LLC in Potomac, Md.
The NFL team in Washington said it has nothing to do with the application.
"There is no connection between the registering of this trademark and the Washington Redskins," said Tony Wyllie, senior vice president of the pro football club that has been under fire for its team name from a range of critics including the Oneida Indian Nation and newspaper columnists. Even the president of the United States said he'd think about changing the name if he owned the team.
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Binstock and Reader advance to wildcard matchLONDON (August 1, 2012)– Josh Binstock of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Martin Reader of Comox, B.C., will get another opportunity to advance to the round of 16 in men's beach volleyball following a straight sets loss to Brazil in their last preliminary round match on Wednesday night.
The Canadians fell 21-18, 24-22 to seventh seeds Pedro Cunha and Ricardo Santos. The Brazilians finish first in Pool F with a perfect 3-0 record while the Canadians take third spot in the pool with a win and two losses.
"We really thought we could win the game," Binstock said. "It was good to battle them; they are one of the best teams in the world. We didn't lose it, they took it."
Binstock and Reader will play their wildcard match, officially called the ''Lucky Loser'' match, on Thursday evening. The opponent for Canada had not been confirmed late Wednesday evening.
Four third place teams are matched up in Lucky Loser format with the two winners advancing to the round of 16 which starts Friday. The top two teams in each of the six pools and the two best third place teams earned a direct ticket to round of 16.
Also on Thursday, Annie Martin of Sherbrooke, Que., and Marie-Andrée Lessard of Ville LaSalle, Que., (0-2) complete their preliminary round against Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti of Italy (2-0). The Canadians need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Match time is noon in London or 7 a.m. EDT in Canada.
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Skip to comments.Hilton's inheritance seized by fed up grandfather (Paris disinherited)
Posted on 07/30/2007 5:04:48 AM PDT by tlb
Paris Hiltons recent behaviour has sent her billionaire grandfather into fury so much so that the hotel heiress-cum-jailbird will not see a cent of her $59 million inheritance.
The co-chairman of the famous hotel chain, Conrad Barron Hilton, has instead decided to plough his fortune into a charitable foundation in an effort to carry on family tradition.
And the 79-year-old has also cut off his 11 other grandchildren in the name of philanthropy.
"He was, and is, extremely embarrassed by how the Hilton name has been sullied by Paris," says Jerry Oppenheimer, author of House Of Hilton. "He doesn't want to leave unearned wealth to his family."
Hilton senior recently acquired a hefty $2.4 billion after selling off a massive chunk of his hotel chain to private equity firm Blackstone.
Given her grandfathers disapproval, Miss Hilton is now working hard to cash in on her fame while she can.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.ninemsn.com.au ...
That description sums up everything notable she has ever done.
What about the dough from her parents? Are they going to cut her off as well?
I think I read somewhere that old Paris made about 7-million bucks last year? If so, that works out to 140-grand a week. My word, how much do-re-mi does Paris need?
You know, I think I could manage OK on that amount!
"It is not a sin to be rich. But it is a sin to die rich." Andrew Carnegie........
Good for you Gran'pa Hilton!!!
Unlike us common folks, she has an easy opportunity to make good money, she better be wise to take advantage of those opportunities !
She won't go hungry, but it's nice to know that Gradpa has some sense and $60M will be put to good use.
As you know, I was not born an intellectual and people have been guiding my life in such a way that it has become very confusing....blah, blah, blah....
Dear Paris: Tough sh**. Get a job! Grandpa
You know, I think I could manage OK on that amount!
Yes, you and I could but, these Holly Wood elitist's can't?
Look at famous people, amazing how many of them die without a penny?? go think!/??
Conrad Hilton
Next headline: Hilton disinherited take down Paris in street brawl.
Someone must have shown him the video.
Grandpa's children will inherit the money in all likelihood. Their children will inherit that money in all likelihood. Some of the grandchildren may just have to wait a little longer to get their meathooks on it.
No one will ever have to have a tag day for Paris or any other of her cousins.
"...the hotel heiress-cum-jailbird...
That description sums up everything notable she has ever done."
Well done!
What an idiot. What a freaking idiot. Doesn't know her own grandfather and how he's going to react to all this stuff? Should have stayed in school. Should have been a serious student. Should have been a serious something.
Seems a bit odd to punish the other 11 for Paris' misdeeds.
I wonder what took him so long?
He will be sued literally to death.
The grand kids will not give up his money and wil sue and sue and sue well past his death.
Bull. Most charaties these days either support liberalism or poor life choices. What is it about people on FR that like to see rich people get the shaft. Are they really no different than the envy driven supporters of the Dmocratic party. I like rich people. When I see a rich person I think that this shows that free enterprise is still alive (although somewhat ill) in the USA. If PH inherits money, then this shows that the greedy government hasn't been able to steal everything in generational transfers.
That was my thought. Why punish the grandchildren. Why not START with his OWN kids...Obviously they've babied and spoiled their kids rotten to where they're no earthly good.
This article is in error. It's not Conrad "Barron" Hilton, but William "Barron" Hilton. Conrad, Sr. died back in 1979. Conrad, Jr. was the infamous Nicky Hilton (the one who was married to Liz Taylor and beat her up), and he died 10 years before his dad did because of his lifestyle.
She wont go hungry, but its nice to know that Gradpa has some sense and $60M will be put to good use.Actually that old bastard stole all his money by contesting *his* father's will(IIRC he invented "sweat equity") when great grandaddy hilton tried to donate his fortune to the catholic church.
That's Paris's great-grandfather. He was once married to Zsa Zsa.
"I would as soon leave to my son a curse as the almighty dollar," Andrew Carnegie
"140-grand a week. "
A weekend spree for Paris.
IIRC, his son, (Paris' dad) who is somewhat of an idiot..he never worked at Hilton, was all but disinherited when he married..she's somewhat of a Ditz..a celebrity wannabe..Yes, they'll never have to worry about $$$$, but the vast bulk of the Hilton fortune was going to skip the first generation and go to Paris et al..now they've blown it..(sorry, bad choice of words here) as well..
Good for him!
Warren Buffett has the same philosophy. I don't know if he'll leave anything to his heirs. I believe he once espoused a sentiment that when a wealthy man with no spouse dies, all of his wealth should go to the government.........
Who hasn't been?.......
Paris will be just fine. She has her own brand name and products and makes plenty of $$$ all by herself. She could be completely cut off from the family and probably not have to change her "lifestyle" a bit.
it's not about the govt. it's not about the money. It's about the lack of moral values.
Paris, you can have all the money in the world but without morals and character you're gonna end up DEAD like Anna Nicole.
I have yet to meet a person with inherited wealth who is a conservative (and I've known quite a few over the years).
It seems that if you inherit a fortune, you become a do-gooder with others' bucks.
Paris is the personification of American decadence. The Mainstream Newsmedia is its voice. The Democrat Party is its political machine.
Aren't those alimony payments a bitch ?
Definitely a Scotsman.
Replace "a" with "to".........
In all probability, she spends almost as much as she acquires and will wind up with not much. Fitting.
"A weekend spree for Paris."
Please. She can spend that much on a dress, or her STD creams.
Perhaps the other 11 are no better, just not quite so public but well-known to their own family.
Warren Buffett doesn't have to leave anything to his children. They all have nice fat trust funds. He looks great saying he is giving all his money away, but he made sure his kids were well taken care of.
Probably should put the "to" in front of the "a."
I wouldn't waste it and end up in jail.....
She's liable to be wishing she could collect royalties on those sex videos of hers.
bitter old man trying to keep control of everyone and everything.
fools fighting fools.
"STD creams."
I disagree with Gramp's decision. Let's face it, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Granted Nicky seems to work a little harder but when you are entrenched in the party lifestyle, sh*t is bound to happen. aside from the sobbing in the cop car, she took prison rather well. Nicole anorexic ritchie gets 3 days of jail with twice the charges, wtf is that?
she's obviously never going to be at a 9-5 job and shouldn't.
If she were to be totally cutoff (won't happen, she can make money breathing in public) it would be like giving an obese kid an all you can eat buffet all their life. then they get fat, immobile and you say 'oops no more food but here's a knife go catch yer own'
She's not that much of an embarassment, there's much worse.
see Lohan.
(and for god's sakes won't these people learn to hire chauffers? i take a cab if i'm too tired for a 10min walk, what about these ppl?!)
(a hollywood gossip junkie :) )
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by Joe Buscaglia
posted Feb 10 2012 1:34PM
Emmanuel Acho, #18
6'1", 235 lbs., 21 years old
Dallas, TX
2011: 117 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 3 sacks, FF
2010: 81 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, INT, FF
2009: 45 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 2 sacks, INT, 2 FF
2008: 6 tackles, FF
- A long, lean defender that can cover a lot of field in run support.
- Able to diagnose the play and fight through some blockers to get to the ball carrier. Smart player.
- A solid tackler, but won't lay the big hit.
- Brother, Sam Acho, was drafted by Arizona in the 4th round in the 2011 NFL Draft.
- Looks like he doesn't have full control over his body movements. Has a very helter skelter-ish approach.
- Takes many false steps that hurts him in both the run stuffing game and in coverage.
- Lacks in foot speed, will get beat if asked to cover a tight end or running back one-on-one.
- Doesn't impose his will on tackles. Will get knocked back by the ball carrier rather than being the one that does the knocking.
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- 2010 recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award, which is for minority student-athletes
Projection: 5th to 6th round
- Acho lacks in a lot of places, but with a solidly built frame some team will give him a shot in the later rounds of the draft to see if there's something there. Had a lot of production against a high level competition.
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Nadine Alphonse's relatives survive Haiti Earthquake
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MONTREAL – An aunt who is part of a volunteer United Nations missionary team has kept Canadian national team member Nadine Alphonse of Montreal and her family updated on conditions of their relatives in disaster-stricken Haiti. Incredibly, all are alive but they are homeless.
On January 12, Alphonse, who is enjoying a great season with the undefeated Universite de Montreal Carabins, learned along with the rest of the world of the massive earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation which is the birthplace of her parents and still the home of numerous relatives.
"The first three days following the earthquake were horrible for us," said Alphonse, 26, who was born in Montreal. Her parents moved to Canada from Haiti in the 1970's. "There was no communication, no news. We have a lot of family that reside in Port-au-Prince where much of the damage occurred. It wasn't an easy situation at home and we were worried for our family and for the Haitian population that was suffering."
Alphonse has two aunts that live in the U.S., and one of them works as a U.N. Missionary. She was able to travel to Haiti less than a week after the disaster. Miraculously she discovered that Alphonse's relatives were O.K.
"My grandmother, uncles, aunts, cousins are alive but they are on the streets," Alphonse said. "My grandmother is in a makeshift outdoor hospital operated by the Red Cross. She was unresponsive for five days and they thought she wouldn't make it. But a U.N. doctor recently called us to say she was going to survive."
Alphonse's grandmother overcame great odds to survive the quake.
"Her house was right in front of an elementary school which collapsed. She lied on the ground in front of that school where many children perished. It's incredible she survived, her whole neighborhood was flattened."
It's an uncle who found the grandmother in the rubble and he suffered a broken arm and leg.
Alphonse still hasn't talked directly by phone or contacted via the internet any of her family members in Haiti but is provided regular updates from her aunt with the U.N.
However Alphonse plans to travel to Haiti with her parents in April.
"We are overwhelmed by the Canadian and worldwide support to help the people in Haiti," said Alphonse. "This sort of outpouring can only help bring peace to the world. It's wonderful to see how so many countries are providing immediate help on-site. It gives us a lot of hope.
"But there's so much work to do. We ask everyone to give what they can."
Volleyball Canada will be making a contribution to the cause in Haiti and we encourage the volleyball community in Canada to do the same. The FIVB and NORCECA have also joined forces to raise funds, food and medicine. More information at: www.norceca.org
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- The tub takes its name from its form in the shape of a hat. The patient sat either on the bath's ledge or on a chair outside the tub with his or her feet and legs in the center of the basin. The Dover Stamping Company, a tinware firm in Boston, Massachusetts, listed this form as such in their 1869 catalog. The spout for emptying the bath water is beneath the ledge.
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The Buffalo Bills have been at it longer than most NFL teams, but Monday marked the start to the final week of training camp for them at St. John Fisher College in 2014. The team ran on to the field for their final night practice in front of the fans at Growney Stadium and got another day of work in.
Following their third preseason game of the schedule, the Bills returned to Pittsford, NY with a lot of players back from injury, and quite a large amount of changes to first-team units. Who impressed? Who was moved where? Here are some notes from practice:
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- Those that watched the team's exhibition contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers noticed the tendency from quarterback EJ Manuel to settle down for the short attempts in the passing game. Manuel said most of it was due to the Steelers dropping seven into coverage as a very basic look. Against his own teammates, though, Manuel fell into similar tendencies on Monday. Out of an unofficial 19 pass attempts during team drills for the practice, Manuel delivered the ball past 10 yards only three or four times (one was ambiguous due to the sightline). Among the attempts was a solid 15-yard comeback to Robert Woods over the middle of the field, a pass to the deep right sideline that was behind the sprinting Marquise Goodwin that was eventually broken up and a deep throw to the left sideline intended for T.J. Graham who got derailed at the line of scrimmage by press coverage. The rest of it was short throws to running backs, tight ends and wide receivers which can move the ball, but eventually teams will start daring the Bills to beat them deep just as they did against Ryan Fitzpatrick a few years ago. They aren't the same quarterback by any means, but Manuel just needs to get into the habit of backing off the defense from time to time.
The biggest OL shuffle yet
- Against the Steelers on Saturday, the first-team offensive line from left to right was Seantrel Henderson, Doug Legursky, Eric Wood, Kraig Urbik and Erik Pears. On Monday, all but one of those positions had a different player at it with the top unit. From left to right once again, the top offensive line had Cordy Glenn, Chris Williams, Wood, Pears and Henderson. Glenn returned from his illness, Williams from a lower back injury, while both Pears and Henderson shifted positions. There was only speculation regarding Henderson switching sides upon Glenn's return, but the Bills made it a reality on Monday. The rookie seventh-round pick played right tackle in his time with Miami (FL) and could give the upgrade at the position that the team has been looking for. Both Cyril Richardson and Kraig Urbik were relegated to the second-team offense, with the latter even getting snaps at center.
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- For the first time since he's been a member of the Buffalo Bills, Erik Pears shifted inside to play offensive guard. The 6-foot-8, 312-pound tackle would likely be among the tallest interior linemen in the league if the team elected to keep things the same way, but it would allow him to potentially extend his career and not have to rely on his limited athleticism against speedy edge rushers. From one showing, Pears looked like he took to the position fairly well. During one-on-one drills with the defensive linemen, the 32-year old held his ground against Corbin Bryant, Landon Cohen and Stefan Charles during his three reps. He won all three, which might lead you to believe he's better suited against bigger, more physical players with some help attached to each side. It's too premature to anoint him the starter, but it went well enough to deserve an extended look.
First look of Graham at safety
- Leading up to the start of voluntary workouts one of the hot topics of the offseason revolved around the defensive secondary, and more specifically, what the Bills would do to fill the Jairus Byrd void. A free agent acquisition this year, Corey Graham has some experience all over the backfield and was one of the rumored players to help out at safety. That never ended up happening for Graham and the Bills. Since practices have started Graham has exclusively been a cornerback… until Monday. With Jonathan Meeks still sidelined and a returning Leodis McKelvin, the Bills moved Graham to the back end and had him play safety on either the first or second defensive units, depending on the period in practice. It could just be a reaction to losing one safety to an injury for practice and having the flexibility to move the versatile player back there for a day. However, with the way both Da'Norris Searcy and Duke Williams played against the Steelers, perhaps the Bills are just seeing exactly what they have before they make a final decision on a starting job.
Dareus limited; someone not named Branch gets his reps
- With all the returning players from injury, the Bills couldn't sign off on a full practice from one of their top young players. Defensive tackle Marcell Dareus had to be limited throughout the session, only taking part in positional drills near the beginning. When it came to one-on-one's and team drills, Dareus was kept away from the action due to undisclosed reasons. A rest day isn't out of the question at all considering he is one of their better players, but it's also worthy of an effort to monitor on Tuesday and beyond. Without Dareus, his first-team reps didn't go to Alan Branch as some would expect. Instead, it went to both Corbin Bryant and the upstart Landon Cohen, who might just be playing his way on to the roster. Branch is stuck on the third-team defense just as he has been all throughout training camp and in the preseason games. He's battling to make the 53-man roster, and right now he might just be on the outside looking in despite signing a three-year extension this offseason.
Bills' Day 18 MVP: OT Cordy Glenn
- It was quite the return for Glenn to team drills where he was able to match up against a player that had been having one of the strongest training camps this summer. Lined up against Jerry Hughes for much of the day, Glenn turned in an A-plus performance to solidify MVP honors. Hughes has not been accustomed to being thwarted the majority of the time, often taking advantage of rookie Seantrel Henderson. Hughes learned that Glenn is not a rookie, and the left tackle won all three matchups on the edge during one-on-ones. Head coach Doug Marrone said they wanted to see how he looked this week before deciding on his status for Saturday's game. He certainly looked ready on Monday.
Bills' Day 18: LVP: C/G Kraig Urbik
- You've got to feel for Urbik in this training camp, heck, even dating back to last December. The Bills have tried just about everything to find a replacement for Urbik at right guard. In December, it was all about J.J. 'Unga (who is likely a roster cut in September). Then, fifth-round rookie Cyril Richardson started getting more and more first-team reps at right guard, but Urbik withstood that pressure as well. Now with Glenn back at left tackle they moved Erik Pears inside to right guard, and to make matters more dire, they used Urbik as a center with the second-team on Monday. The veteran offensive lineman still has the opportunity to stick on the roster, but it doesn't look like the Bills really want him to be a part of their opening day starting lineup. The actions speak too loudly to indicate otherwise.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The most hyped freshman in the nation had completed the most anticipated debut of the 2012-13 college basketball season, but he wasn't happy.
Shabazz Muhammad walked into the postgame news conference and sat between his coach and a teammate, keeping his gaze down on the table in front of him.
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As part of Muhammad's reinstatement, the NCAA required Muhammad to sit out three games (retroactively applied to UCLA's first three games of the season) and pay back approximately $1,600 of what it deemed impermissible benefits related to unofficial visits he took to Duke and North Carolina during his recruitment.
But the week's worth of games isn't all Muhammad has missed. He couldn't practice with the team most of the summer because of a high ankle sprain. He wasn't allowed to go to China with the team in August because of eligibility concerns. And he strained his shoulder in late October.
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UN Environment Programme Report Launched on International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nairobi, 6 November 2009 - Strengthening, enforcing and clarifying existing laws protecting environment in times of conflict could go a long way towards protecting a country's natural assets during wars, says a new report by legal experts released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
While laws such as Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions do address environmental protection, their wording remains too "stringent and imprecise" it says.
The report's experts recommend that greater precision could be adopted, so that the threshold for environmental damage would be defined as severe environmental impacts over several hundred square kilometers and damage that persists for a period of several months or over a season.
Other recommendations include a new legal instrument that will 'demilitarize' and protect important locations and economically central ecosystems such as groundwater aquifers, agricultural and grazing lands, parks, national forests and habitats of endangered species.
"At the outset of any conflict, critical natural resources and areas of ecological importance would be delineated and designated as 'demilitarized zones" says the report, Protecting the Environment during Armed Conflict: An Inventory and Analysis of International Law.
The report, based on the expertise of 20 leading legal specialists, also underlines pressing new legal challenges.
International law regulating warfare was developed in an era of state-to-state conflicts.
Today the overwhelming majority of conflicts are internal, meaning that many environmental provisions - weak or otherwise - are not applicable.
In a message released today, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says: "I call on Member States to clarify and expand law on environmental protection in times of war. Existing legal instruments should be adapted to reflect the predominantly internal nature of today's armed conflicts".
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: "Destroying and damaging the natural assets and ecological infrastructure of a country or community should be an issue of highest humanitarian concern. The loss of freshwaters and grazing lands to croplands and forests not only leads to direct suffering, but also undermines the survival, the livelihoods and the opportunities for people to recover during and after a conflict".
"I therefore welcome this report, which is among the most comprehensive legal assessment of its kind, as well as its recommendations. I hope it will spur the international community to bring a modern perspective to bear on enforcing, clarifying and enhancing existing laws while focusing on the outstanding and emerging legal gaps linked with armed conflict," he added.
The report calls on the UN General Assembly to request the International Law Commission to carry out a review of the existing laws relating to the environment and conflict.
A permanent UN body, perhaps under the UN General Assembly or the Security Council, to monitor violations and process compensation for environmental damage may be necessary.
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This report inventories and analyses the range of international laws that protect the environment during armed conflict. With a view to identifying the current gaps and weaknesses in this system, the authors examine the relevant provisions within four bodies of international law - international humanitarian law (IHL), international criminal law (ICL), international environmental law (IEL), and international human rights law (HRL). The report concludes with twelve concrete recommendations on ways to strengthen this legal framework and its enforcement.
A joint product of UNEP and the Environmental Law Institute, Protecting the Environment during Armed Conflict: An Inventory and Analysis of International Law was co-authored by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema of UNEP's Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, together with Carl Bruch and Jordan Diamond of the Environmental Law Institute. It is also based on the outcomes of an expert meeting of 20 leading international legal specialists held by UNEP and the International Committee of the Red Cross in March 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. The report was produced and coordinated by the Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB) of UNEP's Disasters and Conflicts Programme, and co-financed by the Government of Finland.
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About the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
In declaring 6 November of each year as the International Day, the UN General Assembly aimed to draw attention to the fact that damage to the environment during armed conflict impairs ecosystems and natural resources long after the period of the conflict, and extends beyond the limits of national territories and the present generation.
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Wanye Gretz's Stanley Cup Analysis: Comparing Hometown Actors
May 23 2008 09:19AM
They say that you can judge an NHL team by the actors born in that city. That's why the Oilers won so many cups when Michael J. Fox was hot. Let's look at our Finalists this year shall we?
Detroit: Dave Coulier
David Lee Coulier was born in Detroit September 21, 1959. His realistic portrayal of a baby during those first few months is arguably his best performance as an actor, and his career immediately began to slide into the vortex that is Full House, America's Funniest People and eventually the Surreal Life.
In addition to being a Red Wings fan, he did the hockey world a disservice by introducing fellow Full House star Candace Cameron to Valeri Bure after an NHL game, and they later married in 1996. Bure's career was never the same, and the Dave Coulier Curse later spread to Valeri's brother Pavel who was forced to retire from the NY Rangers because "he couldn't stand his brother in law."
In 2006, Coulier appeared on the reality show Skating with Celebrities on FOX, where he was paired with Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan. This marked the end of his career, though he continues to employ an agent for reasons unknown.
Pittsburgh: Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson is not only one of the original action stars in film, but he is also one of the toughest men to call Earth home in the last 10,000 years.
Bronson's father died when he was only ten, and he went to work in the coal mines like his older brothers until he was drafted for World War II. He earned $1 per ton of coal mined. His family was so poor that, at one time, he reportedly had to wear his sister's dress to school because he had nothing else to wear. No one made fun of him for it. By the way, this is completely true. Bronson later went on to star in Death Wish V: The Face of Death, possibly the greatest film in the history of modern cinema.
Bronson's connections to the Penguins are shaky at best, but we're sure that at some point he must have heard of them. It probably went like this:
Random guy: Hey Charles, want to go see a Penguins game? Bronson: I can't, I'm scared of Steve Staios.
You wouldn't catch Charles Bronson dead in a show called Skating with Celebrities. You wouldn't catch Charles Bronson dead introducing Valeri Bure to Candace Cameron. Bronson would karate chop Bure in half and rub his tears on Pavel's knee, immediately curing its ails and allowing him to return to the NHL. Bronson has been dead for five years, and he could still beat Coulier to within an inch of his life. As a result, the Penguins shall rain blows upon Detroit in the Finals as well.
Advantage: Death Wish V or Muppet Babies the Movie? You decide.
Penguins win again.
I agree whole-heartedly with your analysis, but it does beg the question: Who is Chuck Norris cheering for?
good god, the penguins ARE going to win
Steve Staios would scare Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson rules, the baddest architect ever!
Chuck the Texas Ranger is heartbroken his Stars lost. He will suggest next year the team grow Norris beards instead of playoff beards.
Norris beards have tiny fists and roundhouse kicks hiding behind the hair.
Sorry, I'm giving the "rage causing" catergory and therefore the win the Dave Coulier. For the simple reason that his former relationship with Alanis Morisette caused her so much rage that she made "Jagged Little Pill", launched her career and began a new movement in music culminating with the abomination that was "Bitch" by Merideth Brooks. She was never the same after overcoming that rage, and, ultimately neither was Coulier. Bronson on the other hand causes no rage in others, except for maybe the producers of Death Wish 4 - who likely lost a ton of money on that venture.
Advanatage Coulier ... and therefore Detroit wins the Stanley.
Chuck Norris doesn't cheer for the NHL, the NHL cheers for Chuck Norris
The best celeb from Detroit you can come up with is a spank-off like Coulier? Talk about stacking the deck to get the result you want. That's shabby journalism.
I know you were still soiling your diapers when Bronson was in his prime, but give him some credit and some real competition.
Why not Jack Kevorkian? Dr. Death, even dead, is more threatening than Coulier. Even Motor City Mama Pam Dawber, the understated hot chick from Mork and Mindy, would give Bronson more of a run than Candy Ass Coulier.
While I'm at it, it's BS Bronson never got an Academy Award for Death Wish. What, some panty waste like Sir Laurence Olivier win it that year?
...and remember, Chuck Norris, unlike Mark Messier, CAN eat just one Frito-lay.
Jack Kevorkian was born in Detroit? They don't put that onto the welcome sign when you are driving into Rock City I bet.
We thought Coulier deserved a mention because of that bizarre hockey card picture of him with an Olsen Twin in Red Wings jerseys. What a decade the 90s was!
PS If anyone isn't part of the 0.04% of the population old enough to know who Pam Dauber is, we looked her up:
She is hot actually. We think she is the girl on the right in the pic and not the girl on the left with the hairy chest.