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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
Where do you go to film a movie about Mars? Why you come to Emery County. John Carter (of Mars) appeared in theatres across the state on March 9. Emery County Economic Development Director Michael McCandless was instrumental in leading the Disney/Pixar filmers to Emery County. Emery County was the site in 2009 for filming of an installment of the Star Trek movie series. The filming for John Carter took place near Factory Butte. There were 200 people on site filming with 75-100 vehicles. Some locals were used in the film as extras. Film crews stayed in Green River boosting the local economy. The film is action, adventure, fantasy and science fiction all rolled into one.
McCandless described the area where the film was shot and tells why it's perfect for this type of movie scenery AKA Mars scape. McCandless said of the geology in the area, "The Factory Butte, and Swing Arm City sites are all located on Mancos Shale and it is this shale that makes the area suitable for the 'Mars' environment. The shale was an ancient sea bed and as a result, the remaining soil is grey, alkaline and not particularly fertile. The ancient 'Mancos Sea' as it is known, covered much of what is now Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. The Mancos Shale does have fossils including shark teeth, clams and ammonoids (relatives of the modern Nautilus). The Big Water site is located on the Tropic Shale, an associated marine layer that is very similar to the Mancos. Because of the dry climate and infertile soils, plant life in the area is limited. However, some key species that have adapted to the environment and now live only in this area. In particular, three species of rare cactus are present in surrounding areas. Pediocactus despainii, San Rafael cactus and Pediocactus winkleri, commonly known as Winkler's cactus and Sclerocactus wrightiae, commonly known as Wrights Fishhook cactus are very small cactus varieties that are difficult to see and therefore can be easily destroyed. These species are only indiginous to the Central and Eastern parts of Utah and are listed as threatened or endangered.
"The primary site that John Carter filmed on near Factory Butte is actually in the footprint of a small coal strip mine. The mine was active in the 1960s and 1970s, but was never a large mine. The Swing Arm City site is a very important Off Highway Vehicle area and is one of the few areas where open, cross country travel for OHV use is allowed in the region. This, combined with the areas close proximity to Capitol Reef National Park (15 miles), Goblin Valley State Park (20 miles) and Lake Powell (60 Miles) makes this a cross road for recreational use.
"The Muddy Creek area, was filmed by air, and is part of the BLM's Wilderness Study Area program. The area historically was dotted with access roads for Uranium Development during the 50s and 60s. Virtually all of the roads in the area were created for either coal or uranium," McCandless said.
The movie is based on the character John Carter, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who appears in the Martian series of novels. Though actually a Virginian from Earth and a visitor to Mars, he is often referred to as "John Carter of Mars" in reference to the general setting in which his deeds are recorded, in the time-honored tradition of other heroes (such as Lawrence of Arabia). The character is an enduring one and has appeared in various media following his 1912 serialized debut.
John Carter first appeared in "A Princess of Mars," the first Burroughs novel set on the fictionalized version of Mars that the author dubbed "Barsoom." Written between July and Sept. 28, 1911, it was serialized as "Under the Moons of Mars" in the February to July 1912 issues of the magazine All-Story and first published in book form in October 1917.
Carter reappeared in subsequent volumes of the series, most prominently in the second, "The Gods of Mars" (1918), the third, "The Warlord of Mars" (1919), the eighth, "Swords of Mars" (1936), the 10th, "Llana of Gathol" (1948), and the eleventh, "John Carter of Mars" (1964). John Carter is also a major secondary character in the fourth volume, "Thuvia, Maid of Mars" (1920), and the ninth, "Synthetic Men of Mars" (1940).
Carter stands 6'2" tall and has close-cropped black hair and steel-gray eyes. Burroughs portrays him as an immortal being. In the opening pages of "A Princess of Mars", the author reveals to the reader that Carter can remember no childhood, having always been a man of about 30 years old. Many generations of families referred to him as "Uncle Jack," but he always lived to see all the members of the families grow old and die, while he remained young.
His character and courtesy exemplify the ideals of the antebellum South. A Virginian, he served as a captain in the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. He strikes it rich by finding gold in Arizona after the end of hostilities. While hiding from Apaches in a cave, he seemingly dies, and leaving his inanimate body behind, is mysteriously transported by a form of astral projection to the planet Mars, where he finds himself re-embodied in a form identical to his earthly one. Accustomed to the greater gravity of Earth, he is much stronger than the natives of Mars.
On Mars, which its natives call Barsoom, Carter encounters both formidable alien creatures resembling the beasts of ancient myth and various humanoids and finds his true calling in life as a warrior-savior of the planet's inhabitants. He wins the hand of Martian princess Dejah Thoris of Helium, but ultimately sacrifices himself to save Barsoom. Awakening again after this second death he finds he has been miraculously transported back to Earth, and his original body. Carter then earns great wealth as a result of a find of a rich vein of gold ore. Unable to return to Mars, he spends his last years in a small cottage on the Hudson River in New York, where he once more dies on March 4, 1866.
Again, Carter's apparent demise is not a true death; rather, he is restored to Barsoom, where after more adventures he rises to the position of Warlord of Mars. He afterwards returns to Earth on a number of occasions to relate his adventures to his nephew (Burroughs), revealing that he has mastered the process of astral travel between the two worlds. During his adventures on Mars his earthly body reposes in a special tomb that can only be opened from the inside.
John Carter and Dejah Thoris become the parents of a son, Carthoris, and daughter, Tara. Carthoris plays a secondary role in "The Gods of Mars" and "The Warlord of Mars," and is the protagonist of "Thuvia, Maid of Mars." Tara is the heroine of "The Chessmen of Mars" (1922), and the mother of Carter's granddaughter Llana, heroine of "Llana of Gathol."
John Carter has appeared multiple times in other comics. He's appeared in various Big Little Books of the 1930s and 1940s, and a number of short-lived comic strips and comic books. Dell Comics released three issues of "John Carter of Mars" under its Four Color Comics banner. The issue numbers are 375, 437, and 488 and were released in 1952-1953. He has appeared in various comic book adaptations of the Martian stories, notably the "John Carter of Mars" feature that ran in DC Comics' "Tarzan and Weird Worlds" comics from 1972-1973, and Marvel Comics' "John Carter, Warlord of Mars" from 1977-1979. He also appeared, together with Tarzan, in a 1994-1995 storyline in the Tarzan Sunday comic strip,[1] and in "Tarzan/John Carter: Warlords of Mars," a 1996 four-issue mini-series from Dark Horse Comics.
John Carter was played by Antonio Sabato Jr. in the 2009 movie "Princess of Mars," which also starred Traci Lords as Princess Dejah Thoris.
In the currently released film "John Carter," he will be played by Taylor Kitsch, with the role of Dejah Thoris to be played by Lynn Collins. Information on John Carter of Mars from Wikipedia.


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Everything > Coldplay
Coldplay is so garbage IMO. Nothing special about them.
Muse & Sublime > Coldplay
Originally Posted by Moke
Everything > Coldplay
Haha so true
Let's put the women and children to bed and go lookin' for dinner
Originally Posted by Giantz4Life
Muse is awesome technically speaking, but Coldplay?!?! Come on Rudy....
Brad Nowell > Chris Martin
No love for Coldplay? sigh
John Mayer > everyone
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No love for Coldplay? sigh
John Mayer > everyone
Any band on the planet > Nickleback
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Any band on the planet > Nickleback
Nickelback freaking sucks. All of their music sounds the same. They have nice lyrics I guess, but there is nothing WOW about them.
Pepsi > Coke
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Science & Mathematics
The Museum's collections hold thousands of objects related to chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and other sciences. Instruments range from early American telescopes to lasers. Rare glassware and other artifacts from the laboratory of Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, are among the scientific treasures here. A Gilbert chemistry set of about 1937 and other objects testify to the pleasures of amateur science. Artifacts also help illuminate the social and political history of biology and the roles of women and minorities in science.
The mathematics collection holds artifacts from slide rules and flash cards to code-breaking equipment. More than 1,000 models demonstrate some of the problems and principles of mathematics, and 80 abstract paintings by illustrator and cartoonist Crockett Johnson show his visual interpretations of mathematical theorems.
"Science & Mathematics - Overview" showing 1 items.
Teaching Abacus, or Numeral Frame
- Description
- To teach children basic arithmetic, 19th-century teachers used numeral frames like this one. They resemble a Russian abacus, in that beads move crosswise. However, each bead represents a unit digit (unlike the abacus, where beads in different rows or columns have different place values).
- Soldiers returning from Russia after the Napoleonic Wars introduced this kind of abacus into France. In England, teacher and educational reformer Samuel Wilderspin promoted its use. Educators from both France and England brought it to the U. S., where it began to sell commercially in the late 1820s.
- Some numeral frames were purchased and others homemade. The device was used to teach counting, simple addition, multiplication, and fractions. Most early numeral frames had 12 or 10 beads in a row. This one has 8 parallel copper wires, each with 18 beads. The instrument was used in Mexico. It came to the Smithsonian in 1979. There are no maker's marks.
- Reference: P. A. Kidwell, Amy Ackerberg-Hastings, and D. L. Roberts, Tools of American Mathematics Teaching, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, pp. 87-104.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 1979.0693.01
- catalog number
- 1979.0693.01
- accession number
- 1979.0693
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Superstar Messi sets new record
A review of the weekend's action in the Spanish Primera Division.
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi broke Gerd Muller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year as his brace helped Tito Vilanova's side to a 2-1 victory at Real Betis.
The Argentina international grabbed the opener in the 16th minute with a trademark dribble and finish to move level with the German striker, who achieved the feat in 1972.
His second goal of the evening, and 86th in a remarkable 2012, came with another left-footed shot past Betis goalkeeper Adrian after he had been teed up by Andres Iniesta after 25 minutes.
Radamel Falcao gave another demonstration of his predatory instincts with a five-goal haul as Atletico Madrid crushed hapless Deportivo La Coruna 6-0.
Diego Costa headed the hosts in front midway through the first half but thereafter it was a one-man show as Falcao stroked home the second moments later before volleying in a wonderful third just before the break.
And the flow of goals for the Colombian continued after half-time as he slotted home a penalty and two more from close range to take his tally for the season to 19.
Real Mallorca's winless streak in all competitions stretched to 12 games as four goals in a 16-minute period either side of half-time saw Levante romp to a 4-0 victory at the Ciutat de Valencia.
Obafemi Martins got the ball rolling three minutes before the interval as he successfully battled with Pedro Geromel for a long ball over the top before slotting past Dudu Aouate for his sixth goal of the season.
The game was well and truly over within 13 minutes of the restart as David Navarro headed home at the back post from a corner before Ruben Garcia and Vicente Iborra also got on the scoresheet after being set-up brilliantly by Martins.
Aritz Aduriz's first-half header earned struggling Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 victory against Celta Vigo, their first win in four games, to lift them away from the Primera Division relegation zone.
The striker converted Ibai Gomez's cross for his 12th goal in all competitions this season to give the home side some welcome relief, their last three games having yielded just a single point sandwiched between 5-1 defeats to Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The result also took them three points ahead of their opponents, whose attacking threat was limited throughout a lacklustre game.
Mesut Ozil's brace was decisive as Real Madrid twice came from behind to win 3-2 at Valladolid.
Manucho twice put the hosts ahead from corners, but Madrid equalised through first Karim Benzema and then, on the stroke of half-time, Ozil.
The German then curled home a sublime second-half free-kick, his fifth goal in seven games, to seal the points.
Ernesto Valverde's first domestic match in charge of Valencia ended in a 1-0 win at Osasuna, Roberto Soldado netting the game's only goal 11 minutes into the second half in Pamplona.
The win was Los Che's first on the road in La Liga this term, Mauricio Pellegrino having paid the price for the poor form when he was sacked earlier in the week after the club picked up only two points from their first seven away games.
Malaga moved back into fourth for at least 24 hours as goals from Joaquin, Javier Saviola, Ignacio Camacho and Roque Santa Cruz saw them seal an emphatic 4-0 victory over Granada at La Rosaleda.
Joaquin opened the scoring on 26 minutes as he capitalised on a slip from Pape Diakhate to stroll clean trough on goal and slot past Tono before Saviola doubled the hosts' advantage seven minutes later with a sharp turn and finish inside the area.
Granada then had a number of chances either side of the break to get back into the game, but they couldn't find the target and were punished by two further goals in the final 15 minutes as Weligton's header deflected in off Camacho before Santa Cruz rounded off the scoring with a classy finish from Diego Buonanotte's chipped pass.
A fifth defeat in seven games leaves Granada still rooted in the relegation zone, while Malaga are now ahead of Real Betis on goal difference in the final Champions League place with Los Verdiblancos set to take on Barcelona on Sunday.
Carlos Martinez's stoppage-time header salvaged a point for Real Sociedad as they stretched their unbeaten run to five Primera Division games with a 1-1 draw against Getafe at Anoeta.
In what had been a pretty turgid encounter for the most part, the game suddenly came to life in the final few minutes when Angel Lafita looked to have set
the visitors on course for a fourth consecutive win by nodding home from Jaime Gavilan's cross on 87 minutes.
However, Sociedad responded immediately and Martinez got up above everyone at the back post to convert Alberto de la Bella's cross to register his first goal of the season.
That goal cost Getafe the chance to move into fourth for at least a few hours, but they retained fifth spot and their two-point advantage over Sociedad, who moved up to eighth.
Alvaro Negredo returned from injury to head a stoppage-time equaliser as 10-man Sevilla secured a 2-2 draw to deny Espanyol a much-needed win in their battle against the drop.
The Spain striker has been linked with a move away from Sevilla, with president Jose Maria Del Nido warning players may have to be sold to make up for a deficit in the cash-strapped club accounts.
But the 27-year-old proved his worth by coming off bench in the 65th minute, having missed the previous three games with a hamstring problem, and converting a Coke cross to silence the Estadi Cornella-El Prat.
The draw represented a huge opportunity missed for the Catalan side, who led twice through Joan Verdu's early penalty and Simao's header after an hour and were a man up from the 39th minute following the dismissal of Jose Antonio Reyes.
Ivan Rakitic's penalty midway through the first half made it 1-1 at the break, but it was Negredo's last-gasp leveller which really hurt the hosts, denying them the chance to move out of the bottom three.
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NTC/NMCs - Principle and Practice
Robert Cleave
July 07 2010 02:00AM
One of the interesting bits of news from last week's shock signing of Olli Jokinen was the fact that the Flames had included a No-Movement Clause in the Finn's two year deal. Add in Alex Tanguay's NMC, and the Flames are in a position where 10 members of their current roster have at least some restriction on their movement.
That's currently the most in the NHL, and I suspect that most of you don't consider that development in a positive light.
Before I discuss this further, I'll disclose some information up front. I currently work under a fairly lengthy collective agreement that has a good share of arcana littering the pages, although it's certainly a better-written document than the NHL CBA. That's not really much of an achievement, of course, because the NHL CBA is a mess to navigate, and not simply for us armchair non-lawyer types.
What I do recognize in the NHL's labour agreement are certain principles that are at the heart of many CBAs, and the NTC/NMCs that we see in the NHL have some comparables in certain labour agreements, including mine. With that noted, let's look at restrictions on player movements, and I'm going to look at this not so much as a fan, but as someone attempting to analyze the balance between employee rights and organizational needs.
I'll begin with the employee POV.
1. Seniority has its privileges:
The concept of allowing a player some control over their movement as they accrue seniority isn't some NHL anomaly. I work for a national organization that routinely moves people on an involuntary basis with relatively short notice to some pretty unsavory places, but we do enjoy certain protections from that upset as we move along in our careers.
The current NHL CBA restricts the granting of NTC/NMCs until a player would have been originally eligible for UFA status, which means 7 years from the beginning of seniority accrual, so the same principle (and the same sort of time frame) is at work as in my field.
A NHL NTC/NMC isn't automatically granted, of course, so that's one difference between our respective worlds. I don't have a problem with the general concept of movement clauses, though, and I hope people recognize that most players that get them are pretty accomplished.
Whatever I might think about Olli Jokinen's place on the Flames or the specifics of the NMC he obtained in his new deal, it isn't like he's not worthy of being a NHL player, or that he hasn't had a career of some note. We aren't talking about a Jon Sim or Tim Jackman or Jed Ortmayer here, so there is at least some fashion of meritocracy at work.
2. Stability now:
From a employee POV, I noted with particular interest a theme that Alex Tanguay kept returning to in his interview with FAN960 last week. He mentioned how it would be easier to find a good place to live based on his own past knowledge of the city and how it seemed like a really good fit for his family.
Family issues are a major factor that older players often have to account for when they have career decisions to make. In a pretty famous case, and for whatever people might want to say about the way he left Edmonton, it's quite clear that the primary force driving Chris Pronger away from Shelbyville was an unhappy spouse.
It's something that I see in my working world all the time, and the money that hockey players make doesn't make that stuff disappear, no matter how much we might want it to as fans of our particular piece of laundry. To put it another way, I'm not sure I'd be that impressed if Murray Edwards took the Cal Nichols approach and advocated a player getting a divorce just so he'd want to stay in town.
Again, from a player POV, they do live a big chunk of their lives away from our scrutiny, and matters off-ice drive more of their decisions than we might care to admit. Beyond family matters, it's certainly possible that a player has begun to establish business relationships in a city, and moving might impair those relationships. NHL careers are short, so I'd applaud any player that was trying to set themselves for life away from the arena, and if staying in one particular location is part of the business plan, that's not a bad reason to seek that extra piece of mind.
So, from a player perspective, the rationale behind seeking a movement clause is pretty clear. From an organizational perspective, the reasons for granting them aren't as clear-cut.
It's easy, in fact, to argue that a team should never do it from a flexibility standpoint. So, why do they?
1. Stability now (sort of):
There's nothing wrong with letting people know that your cornerstone players are going to be around for a while. Offering long-term deals and the perk of a movement clause to those players is part of the messaging that any business might engage in with its customers and any current or potential employees.
Who you offer those clauses to and how many of them you offer is a matter of acumen, and I'll get to the specifics of Calgary's situation at the end of this piece. Giving a NMC to Jarome Iginla wasn't exactly a bad thing, though, was it? It didn't act as an absolute guarantee that he'll retire a Flame, but it did suggest that things would have to get quite bad before he'd be sent away.
We might be approaching that point for any number of reasons, but his presence has been at the heart of whatever stability the franchise has enjoyed, and the club has certainly not been shy about using his enduring presence as both a marketing and player recruitment tool. Players and their representatives also notice which teams are willing to offer an extra inducement, and it isn't just Calgary that offers them up freely. Lou Lamoriello, often reputed to be some sort of evil genius, has 8 players on the current Devils roster with sort form of movement clause, and one might suspect if Kovalchuk signs there, that number will grow to 9.
2. Salary Suppression:
This is a murky area since it's hard to put a fixed number to the savings, but there have been suggestions that a movement clause is often exchanged for a lower salary, which obviously helps the club in a cap world, at least initially.
It can certainly come back to bite a team if a player underperforms and won't waive, but the premise isn't without merit, and I might suggest that a modified NTC and a nice term kept Rene Bourque's compensation at a livable level. If he'd gone UFA in the current atmosphere, his actual value might have been a bit more than 3.3 million a year. In the case of Alex Tanguay, the NMC might have kept his price below 2 million. The loss of flexibility that a team trades to keep salaries lower is something I'll come back to in a bit, but as a tool for lowering certain players' compensation, a NTC/NMC has its place.
3. You don't operate in the market that you wish you did...
...but in the market that actually exists.
The current NHL labour landscape includes access to movement clauses for senior players, and absent a specific change in the CBA during the next negotiations, the availability of those clauses isn't about to end. The primary reason, in my opinion at least, that the Flames lead the league in movement clauses isn't merely because of some mental lapses on the part of the GM in specific negotiations.
It's also a by-product of the club's strategy of replenishing its player base via free agency and trades for established NHLers. In other words; older team = more NTC/NMCs. Detroit has 7, and their total is only that low a number because Nik Lidstrom will never be traded under any circumstances and Hank Zetterberg's contract rules out at least half the league on a financial basis because of the front-loaded nature of his deal.
In practical terms, they might as well have 9. Vancouver has 8. If the Hawks keep what's left of the core together, guys like Sharp, Seabrook and Bolland may well get clauses when they hit UFA status. It's just harder to avoid movement clauses with a mature roster.
As I said earlier, the reasons for a team to offer a NTC/NMC are rarely as clear cut as the reasons behind a player's interest in acquiring one. From a management POV, I'd be a lot less concerned about NTCs than NMCs, and that would be especially true if I were running a well-heeled outfit like the Flames.
Being able to bury a contract in the minors isn't something that a GM should abuse, largely because that's a good way to become an ex-GM once the owner gets tired of setting fire to a large sum of perfectly useful money, but it's still a option that one might like to have available if need be. Sutter might well avail himself of that option with Staios and/or Kotalik this fall. If either had an NMC, the club would be in a much dicier spot than they currently are cap-wise.
Michael Nylander spent most of this past season in limbo precisely because he exercised his right to stay out of the minors. Whether that was the right move on his part is something worthy of discussion, but he did use a tool that had been willfully offered by the Capitals, so my sympathy level for George McPhee and Ted Leonsis has its limits.
At his point, a brief discussion of the most recent movement clauses handed out by the boss seems in order. As I mentioned earlier, I suspected that the combination of term and modified NTC helped to keep Rene Bourque's price tag lower, and I've seen nothing in the last week to make me feel otherwise. There weren't many worthwhile UFA forwards that actually made it to July 1st unsigned, so it seems reasonable to surmise that Bourque might have been a sought after player that could have received offers for more than 3.3 million a season.
In contrast, Matt Stajan's modified NTC didn't seem to have much effect on lowering his contract compared to the market. Matthew Lombardi is an analogous player that got exactly the same salary without a NTC attached, which makes me think that while Sutter may or may not have overpaid when he extended Stajan, the NTC certainly didn't suppress the salary of the player. It was likely unnecessary in getting him signed.
Alex Tanguay's NMC is virtually irrelevant, IMO. He wouldn't go to the minors on a one year deal, and if he's good enough for teams to want to acquire him at the deadline, he'll likely be good enough that the Flames won't want to move him. It's cheap piece of mind for the Flames to offer, and it might have lowered his paycheque a few hundred K. No harm, no foul, as far as I'm concerned.
As always when the recent state of the Flames gets discussed, we have to talk about Olli Jokinen. I'm in accord with Kent's premise that Joker didn't exactly have a lot of leverage this summer, so the NMC seems like overkill. Again, I doubt that Joker would be buried in the minors this year, but next season might be a different matter.
Cynically, I suppose one might argue that Olli Jokinen's performance since leaving Florida acts as a de-facto limited NTC in its own right, of course. So, Bourque and Tanguay I'm good with, Stajan's isn't great but at least it isn't a full NMC, and Joker's will likely hurt more next season than this if it hurts at all, but I doubt I'd have offered it to him under the circumstances.
In fact, if I were a GM, I wouldn't offer NMCs unless I was dealing with a franchise player and by practical definition, teams only have one of those players at any one time. It's simply too restrictive to have 6 or 7 seven players that can't be moved or minor-ized without getting them to waive. I have less of an issue with NTCs that force players to submit a list of preferred destinations, because at least you have something to work with as a GM.
As a last point, I can't imagine players giving up the right to veto trades even when they request them, but if any team I ran were offering a NTC, I might insist on a player giving me a small (5 or fewer) list of places they wouldn't go to if they decide they want out. It only seems fair that the party wishing to terminate a relationship have the onus on them to be more flexible.
To end this off, I don't hate players, and my own life and work experience almost certainly makes me more sympathetic to a player that wants a bit of control over his life once he's accrued some time in the league. I don't doubt that I'm in the minority of fans on this matter, but again, I always try to remember that hockey's a job for the players, and anyone who worked in a field where they were able to use their ability and seniority to leverage a concession from their employer would likely do just that.
July 07 2010, 08:31AM
Like you, I understand the value of the NTC from both angles.
As you mention though, the Jokinen NMC makes absolutely no sense. Jokinen turns 32 in December, has 4 straight seasons of diminishing point totals, is coming off his worst season to date and was considered so detrimental to this very club just 5 months ago he was dealt for a toxic asset.
Now, I understand why Jokinen would want such a thing, but not why Sutter would grant it.
On a somewhat related note, how many NTC's did JFJ leave in his wake?
everything about the jokinen signing is suspect, IMO. as i suggested over at mine, i find it very unlikely that olli had his choice of suitors, and my guess is that sutter overpaid. the nmc seems like overkill on a deal that could have been done two weeks later.
i'm exaggerating a bit but i make my point.
as for jfj, wikipedia suggests sundin, kaberle, tucker, mccabe, & kubina. all, except kubina, could reasonably have been considered franchise guys.
July 07 2010, 09:57AM
On a somewhat related note, how many NTC's did JFJ leave in his wake?
Too many, especially for a lousy team. I can at least understand rewarding quality in some fashion, but that Leaf team was much worse off than the Flames have been under Daz, and the NTCs weren't the reason they stunk in the first place.
Yeah, NTC's are never the reason a team is lousy...it just makes it tougher to fix things if it is.
The Leafs really fell off the map in 2007-08 under JFJ. They'd been 90+ point clubs up until then. That year, they finished 12th in the East with 83 points. The team wasn't terrible on paper (Sundin, Ponikarovsky, Antropov, Kaberle, Kubina, Blake and a still somewhat effective Darcy Tucker). The thing that sank them was the deadly duo of Raycroft and Toskala (.876 and .904 SV% respectively). TOR had a shot differential of +1.7 that season.
Then Sundin left, JFJ was fired and the dismantling began in earnest.
July 07 2010, 09:58AM
@Robert Cleave
-ugh...every time I look at this growing roster/contract mess I think more and more of JFJ....but, i'll take a deep breath and wait and see...
i've been touting the jfj leafs & current flames situation for like six months. welcome to the wagon.
July 07 2010, 12:01PM
Good read.
Remember when he signed Ference to that 4 year (I think) contract? Remember when he traded him the moment the ink dried?
I think agents notice that type of stuff. I think that is one of the reasons Sutter had to give, for example, Stajan a NTC.
Darryl has a reputation. Because of that, I think he has to give NTC's and NMC's. The players agents probably demand it, to avoid getting Ferenced.
July 07 2010, 12:34PM
Great article which got me thinking ownership, the impact ownership could have the operations of a team (including players), the various structures it could look like, the present ownership structure with Calg and the merits of a sole owner, focussed on the quality of the product vs a group of owners (all with potentially differing levels of influence and goals related to their investment).
The community ownership structure that Edmonton had wouldn't work long term...too many conflicting agenda...herding cats. Katz will rebuild this team. The Oilers are starting to remind me of the Blackhawks of a few years ago, minus the cranky old owner. They have a plan, they are executing and they are rebuilding. This concerns me as a Flames fan.
The Canucks will be a better team this coming year, stable ownership and generally a GM with a plan that he is patiently executing. As much as Cannot fans ignore it, Luongo is still a weak link for that team to take the next step. But I love the fact that Luonogo is long term with the Cannots!
Here in Calg the appearance of an ownership group's blind faith in a President and GM (that may have stayed together too long) may not work either. Many discussions in this forum relate to the pros/cons of King and Sutter, their dynamic, and view that they lack vision and a real plan.
What kind of report card should the owners get? Ignoring said Pres & GM issues, where does the accountability rest with ownership in terms of improvements / development of the Flames? They may not all be hockey guys, but they are business people with an investment in an asset that from many accounts and comments, may be eroding this value through its actions in the last 12 months.
But as King said at the end of the season, the seaon ticket renewals were strong, so where is the catylst for change?
As long as we keep paying to see marginal product, with the odd flashes of potential, then I can't see what would wake ownership up to [1] look at the management of the club and its assets and [2] look at diminished value of its overall investment. But at the end of the day, they are the owners, not us as fans, and they have more tangibly at stake then we do. But we all share emotional capital and a passion for this team that has been a great part of this city for 30+ years.
Would the Flames have more clear direction with a sole owner vs the group model in place now? The group model worked in 1986, 87, 88, 89, but is this a relevant model now?
So in all the discussions on who is / isn't signed, who is kept / let go / brought in from managemenmt, how does ownership fit in?
Very good read Robert. As DomeBeers pointed out, Darryl's reputation has taken a hit the past few years. Another thing to consider when trying to attract players is to make it appealing to come here. Just 4-5 years ago that was not much of a problem. We were still fresh off the play-off run on 2004, Darryl had a reputataion of being that guy who could find the odd hidden jem and get them for a snowball during the summer, and guys wanted to come play with Iggy, Reg and Phaneuf.
That shine the team had then has dimmed somewhat and I wonder if adding NTC's or NMC's is one of the few bargaining chips Darryl still has to get some guys to sign (see Stajan as example). It still doesn't solve the dilemma of why Jokinen got a NMC...the report I get is that Joker and his family are looking for the personal/home stability that Robert talked about. When Darryl called him so quickly on the 1st I thought Ollie would have jumped at whatever was offered.
Speaking of NTC's and NMC's, did anyone catch the interview on the Fan960 with Ian White's agent. Sound like they are having good talks and it's just a few issues that they are working out and both are wanting to avoid arbritration. Term was brough up and it was mentioned there is not worry about it being short term or long term. I don't think White qualifies for a NTC as of yet, so the term being thrown out was 2-3 years, which would put him in line after that expires to get a NTC or NMC if he choses. I think he has 2 more years before he's eligible...so don't be surprised to see that a signing of that length.
Now...can it be confirmed if we are indeed over or under the cap as the roster currently stands???
July 07 2010, 01:00PM
With the addition of Stone, the Flames have 650k in cap space currently. That's with Kotalik counting towards the cap.
What does the structure of ownership have to do with anything?
The two relevant ownership issues: do they hand out the money and do they leave the GM alone to run the hockey side?
If the answer to both is "yes, reasonably" then everything else falls at the feet of the GM and his subordinates.
Re: NMCs and NTCs.
Yeah, RCleave, it's not really a bad thing per se, certainly our GM is not alone in handing out these things to people. I do wonder about some of the smaller names like Stajan but hey, there's nothing in the rulebook saying you have to be ranked in the top 30 by TSN in order to get this clause.
In any case, the outrage about the NTC/NMCs is a bit over the top I think (and I detect that RCleave thinks the same way). Giving NMCs to bad players is just penny-foolishness on top of pound-foolishness. No sense bitching about the former if you can just bitch about the latter.
The Canucks will be a better team this coming year, stable ownership and generally a GM with a plan that he is patiently executing. As much as Cannot fans ignore it, Luongo is still a weak link for that team to take the next step. But I love the fact that Luonogo is long term with the Cannots!
Finally, I can't let this go, because it's so patently false on every level.
First: The Canucks basically have the same top-end talent as last year and moved more or less laterally in their depth, I doubt they will be any more or less truly skilled than ever before. In fact with the inevitable drop that their insane team-wide shooting percentages will take, it's hard to see how they can possibly keep scoring goals at the rate they have been over the past season.
Second: The GM basically re-signed players that the team already owned the rights to when he took over. That's like giving Sutter credit for Iginla and nobody here does that, not even me. The manager's new acquisitions had a number of decent bets (Demitra, the 1-year Sundin) but a number of stinkers and marginals (the 2-year Sundin, Samuelsson at 2.5, Malhotra at 2.5, Bernier at 2.0, Burrows at 2.0, Ballard at 4.2, the list goes on really). There's no plan there, unless it's to overpay depth. Which as a Flames fan I realize is a bit of pot-meet-kettle given Sutter's recent moves, but there it is.
Third: Luongo is the best goaltender in the league. At the very least he's top 3 and there's no if's and's or but's about it. Serious claims about him being a "weak link" are based entirely in fiction, imagination and wishful thinking.
WHAT? the Joker got a NMC? Wake me when the nightmere ends! A few years ago when the Leafs re-signed Nik Andropov the guys at The Fan590 were very curious as to the photos he had of Quinn and/or JFJ. I really want to know about the photos Jokinen has of Sutter?
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Third: Luongo is the best goaltender in the league. At the very least he's top 3 and there's no if's and's or but's about it. Serious claims about him being a "weak link" are based entirely in fiction, imagination and wishful thinking.
I curious to pick your brain RO. I don't have much contention with this statement, but I am surprised to hear you say it, especially when slagging Kipper so badly and so regularly.
Do you know something I don't know, or do you just have a bias preference for one and not the other?
You've said on select occasions that:
"I mean we pay the guy enough to be a difference-maker, he better damn well be making a difference." (per Kipper)
"I haven't seen any evidence one way or the other that minutes played or games played does anything to SV% that is outside the realm of good old-fashioned luck."
"I mean it's just tending nets, compared to any of the skating positions it's a damn walk in the park."
"Cup Wins are so much more affected by puck luck and skating strength."
"I'd like somebody cheap as well (2M range per goalie if we can swing it) to tend nets..."
"I really hate the goaltending position. It's such a volatile thing, puck stopping rate, it seems wiser to pour more money into offense."
"You know what they say though, defense wins championships! Hyuk hyuk. As if."
and on and on and on.
Anyway, we get the idea. From these comments, you've seemed to lay the framework that Goaltending is volatile, high workload and consistency over said high workload is not worth valuing, it's a position best with lower pay (~2million cap hit) and goalies really have little influence on winning compared to offense and puck possession.
Kipper and Luongo aren't that different. Both play a ton of games, both have had much consistency over their careers and are top 5 ev sv% goalies with large samples 9000+ ev sa:
1. Luongo: 13588 - .928% 4. Kiprusoff: 9321 - .924%
and both make huge dollars with long contracts: Luongo - 5.33, 12 more years, 10mil real, NMC Kipper - 5.83, 4 more years, 7mil real, NMC
As well, Kipper's best 4 years have been better than Luongo's best, as has his most recent season: 2. Kiprusoff - 4968/5316 - .935 ('10,07,06,04) 3. Luongo - 5189/5560 - .933 ('09,08,04,01)
So, I'm curious why you seem to refer to Luongo with such value, and contend that he is not a weak link and then Kipper with disdain, and constantly request his trade.
I understand you said "Luongo is the best goaltender in the league." , which perhaps is said as a truism, and doesn't change you views of goalies, as he's just the best of the same 'problem'
BUT, then you say..."Serious claims about him being a "weak link" are based entirely in fiction, imagination and wishful thinking."
I wonder why, when he sucks up so much money and cap hit, he's not a weak link? They got similar performance from Raycroft .911sv% (.913% ev), Luongo .913sv% - 17th in the league (.925%ev - 12th in the league) and Raycroft cost 500k. about 10% what Luongo cost!
Wouldn't it be better to have a ~2 mil goalie or less, and invest in forwards?
Doesn't that make Luongo a weak link, like you've eluded to so many times of Kipper?
You wrote about 9000+ EV shots against goalies a few weeks back and I didn't respond, but the first thought that popped into my head was "how many could there be"?
Assuming about 22 EV shots against per game started (that's based on around a 30 EV/60 rate, perfectly reasonable) it works out to 410 games played which is the equivalent of five Dryden seasons or 7 seasons of 60 starts each, more or less.
When I try and think of how many goalies today there are that actually meet this requirement... I'm not too impressed by Kipper's ranking there.
But, Kipper's EV SV% does look decent as a raw number, so I'll give you that point. Maybe he's not as bad as I thought.
Though I don't know. His established level at even strength according to you is 4 points lower than Luongo and the latter has basically been established that # for about 8-10 years now and the former only about 5 years really.
Regarding this:
Anyway, we get the idea. From these comments, you've seemed to lay the framework that Goaltending is volatile, high workload and consistency over said high workload is not worth valuing, it's a position best with lower pay (~2million cap hit) and goalies really have little influence on winning compared to offense and puck possession.
Indeed. Most NHL goalies' true skills don't exert influence on the game (more than any other NHL-calibre goalie, that is) - the biggest part of it is just dumb luck.
But with a guy like Luongo - he's established superiority in that area, and for so long, that you pretty much know that he's an above-average goaltender. He is as affected by puck luck as any other goalie, in that the range of reasonable expectations is wide. But, I'm pretty sure he can provide you with league-average puck-stopping even at the very extreme low end of his range of reasonable outcomes. None of these $1M goalies can do that, league average is their midpoint.
I think that when you're a GM and you're planning for an upcoming season, eliminating potential season-ending outcomes by guaranteeing league-average goaltending at the very minimum, then you should do it. The thing is, most of the goalies making $5M+ aren't this type of goalie, so the next best thing is just to cheap out on goaltending (i.e. setting the midpoint of your goaltending expectation to league-average) and then trying to compensate with better skaters. The Detroit model, so to speak.
Where you and I differ, is that you think Kipper is in Luongo's league in this. I don't, but the number is nice-enough looking that I'll look into it further, when I'm inclined
"You wrote about 9000+ EV shots against goalies a few weeks back and I didn't respond, but the first thought that popped into my head was "how many could there be"?"
I thought this was a good thing, the largest sample as possible? There are plenty of goalies with over 9000 ev sa, and many of them are highly regarded:
Turco 8811/9552 = .922 Brodeur 14584/15829 = .921 Biron 9054/9838 = .920
and there are plenty worse.
We could take a lower ev sa number, where you could include Thomas for example 5710/6163 = .926, but how low do you want to go? Thomas dropped from .929 to .926 in one season! now they can't get rid of him fast enough although he just won the Vezina the season before this. Will he even see 9000 ev sa?
"But with a guy like Luongo - he's established superiority in that area, and for so long, that you pretty much know that he's an above-average goaltender...where you and I differ, is that you think Kipper is in Luongo's league in this. I don't, but the number is nice-enough looking that I'll look into it further, when I'm inclined"
No, RO, this isn't true. I'm not trying to convince anyone that Kipper's career is equal to Luongo's, but you often seem to try to convince us that Kipper is equal to Raycroft. In fact, that comparison was thrown around a hell of a lot after the 08/09 season.
When I try and think of how many goalies today there are that actually meet this requirement... I'm not too impressed by Kipper's ranking there."
Kipper is basically the same degree better than Brodeur than Luongo is Kipper, and most of Luongo's truly great numbers came in the dead-puck era. I think people put too much weight on one poor season by Miikka.
And you know something, Brodeur is pretty darn good. The list I show aren't flash in the pan goalies, they are a list of the elite, consistent performers, who have had long careers and Kipper ranks pretty high on that list.
I guess where you and I differ is this:
I could be wrong, but it seems you think if your goalie is the very best, the number 1 on the list then he is worth 10million dollars and 12 year contracts, and anyone else ain't worth much, and that if someone thinks so, they only think about "video games and fantasy hockey."
I can tell you this.. a .004 career difference doesn't change the fact that I would currently take Kipper on my team with 4 years left on his contract and two years until the NMC is done vs a goalie who is signed with a NMC for the next 12 years, until he is 43, and costing 64million dollars, who comes with his own serious question marks.
NMC's and NTC's are what they are... but having 10 or so limits flexability.
I expect we'll have 11 with White.
they only think about "video games and fantasy hockey."
who comes with his own serious question marks.
When I talk about the obsession with the video-game or fantasy model of hockey I talk about this latter comment.
There are, as I see it, two legitimate (i.e. based in reality) complaints about Luongo. One is his 08/09 injury, which has a very real chance of affecting his future performance. Though you'll have to pack a lunch to convince me of that, I'll listen at least.
Two is that he won't be good in the last four or so years of the contract, and I'm with you on that brother. But, it doesn't stop him from being the best goalie for the relevant future. Certainly over the remainder of Kipper's contract.
The other complaints as I see them are usually classified either as "inconsistent game-to-game" or "not clutch in big games" which as I am sure we all know is a pair of gigantic loads. The fantasy model of hockey may very well pay attention to big games and wins and particularly high-GA games but here in the real world it looks an awful lot like the clattering of dice.
So, I'm pretty harsh with goalie pontification but to be fair a lot of it is junk. I like your approach Lawrence, and it is informative (maybe I'll be less pessimistic about Kipper and contrary to what you might think I'd rather he be an elite goalie than the alternative) but I still want to know what the "serious question marks" are w.r.t. Luongo.


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Prospect Profile: #5 Hunter Shinkaruk
Dimitri Filipovic
August 26 2013 10:47AM
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Back in June, I took in the 2013 NHL entry draft from the confines of Cam Charron's dimly lit basement (*). I was covering the event for Canucks Army, while he was covering it for our sister site, The Leafs Nation, so we were both refreshing our Twitter timelines feverishly while waiting for something worthwhile to happen. We didn't have to wait all that long, as it only took a few picks for news to break that the Vancouver Canucks had traded
Roberto Luongo Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils for the 9th overall pick.
(*) It was actually a nice little apartment, and Cam isn't doing all that bad for himself, but people seem to enjoy the whole 'blogger lives in his mother's basement' thing. Having had my heart broken by finding out that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy didn't actually exist once upon a time, I don't want to shatter anyone else's dreams.
It definitely caught both of us by surprise, but we reached the same conclusion - the Canucks are doing this to draft Hunter Shinkaruk (I would've personally taken Valeri Nichushkin there, but figured the team wasn't going down that path). I saw Shinkaruk play three times this past year in person, and had read a lot about him, so I was pumped up about the idea that the Canucks were making a splash to insert such a highly gifted offensive prospect into their system.
And then the Canucks used the pick to select Bo Horvat, which left me more than perplexed. Why would they do that when a better prospect (in my mind) was available? But then, somehow, seemingly against all odds, Shinkaruk fell to the team's original pick at 24, where they snatched him up. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than to be good, right?
Read on past the jump for more on Vancouver's other first round pick from this summer's entry draft.
Let me put my money where my mouth is: I had Hunter Shinkaruk as the top ranked prospect in the team's system when we compiled our rankings, but was unfortunately outvoted by the others. That's not to say that I'm right and they're all wrong, because that's hardly the case, but I feel pretty strongly about what the Medicine Hat Tigers standout could do one day at the NHL level. His upside is off the charts.
I think Corey Pronman agrees with me. When he released his Top 100 draft-eligible prospects back in June, he listed Shinkaruk as the 10th best prospect on the board (with Bo Horvat coming in at #14). He also published a mock draft, in which he had Shinkaruk being selected 14th overall by the Blue Jackets (Horvat was taken 19th in that particular mock, by the way). Pronman had quite a thorough scouting report on him in there, too:
"Despite being a little on the smaller side, he deserves a top 10 ranking, as he possesses an immense amount of unique offensive talent. He moves effortlessly as a skater, showing the ability to gain power from each stride. That allows him to divert more energy to playmaking. His agility makes him tough to check in open ice. He turns his hips a lot, and his wide skating stance makes it difficult to predict where he will move. That said, his speed only ranks as good, not top end. Shinkaruk has rapid hands, and he can be very dangerous due to his creativity and coordination. Shinkaruk's physical game is his main issue. He is a small player, but he does work hard. He shows the ability to grind for the puck, but he will need to become stronger to keep it at the next level."
Below is his year-by-year production as a Junior:
Simply put, his offensive output over the past two seasons in the WHL were mouth-watering. As you probably noticed, though, he took a slight step back in the goal scoring department this past year, scoring 12 fewer goals. What happened there?
I spoke to Cody Nickolet, who's my go-to guy when it comes to all things WHL, about Hunter Shinkaruk's performance, and what he expects from him in the future:
DF: Describe Shinkaruk's game for fans that may be somewhat unfamiliar with it.
"He's not the biggest guy and doesn't have the prettiest skating stride, but he gets the job done thanks to his large assortment of tools. He's so offensively skilled. He's got great hands as I consider him to be both a quality goal scorer and above-average playmaker. He's got great vision and very good instincts in all three zones of the ice. He's got a different way of skating, relying on both his inside and outside edges much more than most top prospects. But, it doesn't really change the result in regards to his top speed as a skater or his mobility around the rink."
DF: Why do you think he slid in the NHL draft? And how do you think his game projects at the NHL level:
"He's a confident individual and I know that confidence has been sometimes been seen as arrogance. That might be a reason why he "slid" a little bit in the draft, at least relative to where some scouting agencies had pegged him to go. With that being said, it's an inexact science and pretty hard to name reasons why a certain player might have dropped a bit in the draft.
As for how he projects, I really think he has what it takes to be a very solid top 6 forward. He's got the skill and versatility to fit in to the Canucks system very nicely. He's played both center and the wing in the past, although I think his game is better suited on the wing. I expect him to have another big offensive year with Medicine Hat in 2013-14. After that, I think his transition to the NHL is bound to go through the AHL. That's not a knock against him, I just think a year in the AHL will greatly benefit his growth as a young player and as a person. I don't expect his stay in the AHL will be much longer than one season, but we'll see."
I have a few points to make on Shinkaruk before we finish this profile off with some fun videos of what he can do out there. First off, just keep in mind that he's still just 18 years old, and doesn't turn 19 until October 13th. He has plenty of room for growth - both as a hockey player, but also in the literal sense when it comes to bulking up and getting stronger - over the coming years.
I certainly wouldn't mind seeing him go back to the WHL and run roughshod over the competition. Especially since I'm at the Pacific Coliseum quite a bit during the fall and winter, and would love to see him come to town on November 15th and January 22nd. It has been a while since such a hyped Vancouver Canucks prospect was available to be seen in action like that. Plus, I'm sure we'd be able to wrangle in an interesting interview or two for you guys.
I think he did just fine last year all things considered. I remember getting into the pressbox for his first visit to Vancouver last year, and hearing how much buzz and chatter there was about him being a potential Top 5 pick. Everyone had their eyes on him, and I'm sure the pressure he faced and the attention he received was something he hadn't experienced before (to that degree, at least). Especially since his running mate from the previous year, Emerson Etem, had left for greener pastures (the Anaheim Ducks).
Finally, in my discussion with Cody, he also mentioned that the coaches were praising Shinkaruk for how he had made a point of making the players around him better (went up from 42 to 49 assists) and how he had assumed a bigger leadership role as the captain of the team.
Without further ado, here are some of his highlights. Some of these moves are absolutely filthy, and that shot is wicked. Enjoy, but please, keep your hands where I can see them:
Other Prospect Profiles in This Series:
I asked you once how you decide if a player has fallen in the draft and you said a player would need to fall "maybe 5 picks minimum? 8?", which I would agree with.
In my opinion, at the top of the draft, a player would need to fall about 4 to 5 places to be considered a player that has fallen in the draft and that that number should increase further down the draft board as the picks become less certain.
Depending on how you do this, I believe that you could make a reasonable argument that Jensen and Gaunce were selected close enough to their projected positions that they wouldn't be considered to have fallen.
TSN's (Mckenzie) list had him at 15. The Hockey News had him at 9.
"For the record, I'm not completely against selecting falling forwards per se.
I'm just not sure the same strategy should be used over and over again with little evidence that it is working.
And it also seems to fit in with Gillis's overarching philosophy of getting "something" from draft picks as opposed to taking on more risk with boom or bust types.
A philosophy which I consider to be completely backwards for a big market cap team."
I know, I hear ya. You've been pretty consistent on this.
I'm still taking it all in before I pass judgement on Gillis' drafting record but I understand where your coming from.
Fair point on Gaunce & Jensen.
They didn't fall far enough to categorize them with Schroeder & Shinkaruk.
then why did you compare him to RNH?
To highlight the risk you put a player under when he's physically not ready. I figured it was a recent enough case study for everybody to understand the point. Why did you use Patrick Kane?
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Now that the dust has settled in the southern hemisphere, we thought it only right to give praise to the stars of Super Rugby, Round Six.
Now that the dust has settled in the southern hemisphere, we thought it only right to hand out praise to the stars of Super Rugby, Round Six.
So without further ado, herewith our selection.
Super Rugby: Team of Round Six
15 Ben Smith (Highlanders): Now this was a much-discussed decision as on the one hand Israel Folau scored two tries, running 114 metres while Smith was up on 110. However, Folau's tries were free run-ins to the line from 20 and 35 metres out while Smith was absolutely superb in all aspects for the Highlanders. The All Black didn't put a foot wrong and could soon be first choice fifteen for head coach Steve Hansen.
14 Cornal Hendricks (Cheetahs): What a finish his try was at the Blues. From an outstanding flat pass from Willie le Roux, who continues to shine when he moves up to the first line of attack in the second-half, Hendricks did the rest as he wrong-footed the final defender Frank Halai superbly at Eden Park. A couple of other players to mention here and they are Alapati Leiua and Alofa Alofa.
13 George Moala (Blues): The find of this season Malakai Fekitoa almost got in on this tackle alone, but Moala edges him for this spot after his performance against the Cheetahs. The centre has been a devastating runner so far in 2014 – the Blues will hope it continues.
12 Kurtley Beale (Waratahs): What a response from both team and player from their loss to the Brumbies. Beale was highlighted as being a weak defensive link in midfield in that Canberra clash but there was no such concern in Round Six as he was 100 percent in the tackle. What made him stand out though were two assists for Folau as he sliced through the Rebels and ultimately was the difference between the sides. Such an attacking threat.
11 Robbie Coleman (Brumbies): For a long time he has been a versatile option for the Brumbies, but this year the injury to Joe Tomane and now Henry Speight sees Coleman continue in his wing spot. He's taken to it pretty well hasn't he with another two tries claimed on Saturday, which takes him up to four this season. A mention for returning Highlanders winger Patrick Osborne here who also went well, grabbing himself an opportunistic try.
10 Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders): First off we have mentions for Reds playmaker Quade Cooper and Hurricanes fly-half Beauden Barrett, who each scored a couple of tries for the respective team over the weekend. However, for his game management, decision making, kicking in front of goal and running game, Sopoaga gets the nod at 10. Nine kicks out of ten attempts from the Highlanders fly-half in an assured showing at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
9 Aaron Smith (Highlanders): One commentator put it simply on Friday when he said Smith is so far ahead of his All Black rivals. We agree to a point as he seems determined to avoid his mini Super Rugby slump of 2013 when he was benched. Another fast-paced showing from Smith saw him get the better of two-assist man TJ Perenara before coming off.
8 Peter Saili (Blues): Another tough call as there were plenty of candidates, including Nasi Manu who made 19 tackles and Scott Higginbotham who carried well in the loose but was guilty of a few too many offences and getting on the wrong side of the official. Saili though was a carrying threat throughout for the Blues as their back-row again impressed.
7 Matt Hodgson (Force): Another big day at the office for the Force skipper, who crossed the whitewash twice and led the way in a massive defensive effort. A mention to for Highlander Shane Christie who made a whopping 29 tackles in victory over the Hurricanes.
6 Steven Luatua (Blues): A handful of players worth mentioning here with Jacques Potgieter doing well for the 'Tahs and Willem Alberts scoring again for the Sharks. But the Blues flank stood out, touching down his team's first try, making seven carries and was the game's top line-out target. Perfect timing from a personal point of view too on Jerome Kaino's return.
5 Brodie Retallick (Chiefs): Still just 22, Retallick is playing like he's been around for a decade. Impressive carries while he is working his way through masses of rucks each game, he deserves his spot here even if the Chiefs lost. Mention for James Broadhurst.
4 Lood de Jager (Cheetahs): With injuries hitting the Springboks' second-row stocks, De Jager is certainly putting his hand up to Heyneke Meyer. His strong showings – the latest coming against the Blues in Auckland – saw his abrasive style do damage. Big potential.
3 Ben Alexander (Brumbies): Another big game from the Brumbies front-row forward, especially at scrum-time where Alexander did a lot of damage. He carried very well too.
2 Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks): Not a lot of standout candidates but a mention for Stephen Moore, who is having another excellent season. Bismarck's value in getting 'go forward' ball is invaluable though and the Sharks set-piece was solid as ever in Round Six.
1 Sekope Kepu (Waratahs): Hard work is what you want from your props and the 'Tahs loosehead made an impressive 13 tackles. A mention too for the Highlanders' Kane Hames, who also put in a big effort around the field in that high-scoring Dunedin clash.


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Father Accidentally Shoots Seven-Year-Old Son Outside Gun Store
A seven-year-old boy was killed over the weekend when a handgun his father was trying to sell accidentally discharged in the parking lot of Twig's Reloading Den, a gun store in East Lackawannock, Penn.
Craig Loughrey was sitting in his booster seat in his father's truck on Saturday morning when his father's gun went off, hitting him in the chest. A few minutes earlier, he and his dad, Joseph, had been inside Twig's, unsuccessfully trying to sell a rifle and the 9mm handgun that killed Craig. Paramedics attempted to revive the seven-year-old, but were unsuccessful.
Craig's mother, who is divorced from his father, was out shopping with her partner Heather Groeger, when the state police called.
"He loved his mom more than anything," said Ms. Groeger. Craig would tell his mom, "When I turn 18, I'm going to move to China and become a ninja," she said. For practice, he'd dress up as Batman around the house.
Ms. Loughrey didn't like her son to be around guns, said Ms. Groeger. He was on the autism spectrum, and she worried that he'd confuse reality with his superhero fantasy.
No charges were filed.


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- 1 inch micro-porous, scratch resistant, floating titanium plates lock in moisture and seals the cuticle
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No Complaints!As advertised, this is the best flat iron for all hair types. My hair is somewhat wavy and very long. I was looking for a flat iron that would not only straighten my hair, but do it in a short amount of time. This product is perfect for that! It leaves my hair silky, shiny, and perfectly straight. Not only does it work for my hair, it provided the same results for my friend Taylor's thick curly hair. I would recommend this Ozon flat Iron to anyone in the market for a high quality appliance.
On a side note, I have dropped my flat iron on the floor multiple times and it has not cracked or chipped once. I've also owned it for 3 years now & it works just as well as the day I got it. It really is worth the money!Nov 10, 2012KailynHAIR TYPEBlonde / Normal Hair
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Tops All Others I've HadI like the Ozon even better than the last one I had that was listed in your top 10. It softens, straightens, curls (a bit), and gives my thin, fine hair much more body. Am definitely happy with the product.Jul 25, 2012MarilynHAIR TYPELight Brown / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Fantastic Straightening IronI love this straightening iron! It is sturdier than the chi irons and heats up so much faster and hotter. I have thick hair and I can still straighten my hair with one pass. I also don't feel like I'm going to bend the iron in half when I clamp down on my hair like I have with other brands.Jul 3, 2012Heidi / United StatesHAIR TYPEAuburn / Thick or Coarse Hair
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I've Loved ThisI have had this straightener for 3 and a half years. Unfortanutely it is now starting to crash on me :( it won't heat up unless in the upright position. But it has been great for me the past 3 years! I have curly hair and this straightens it super gast. Takes me 15 mins to straighten my long, thick, curly hair. I have and will definitely reccommend this to friends.May 30, 2012Markie / NevadaHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Best Straightener Ever.I've had this for about three years now so I know what I'm talking about. I read other reviews on this and have no idea what people are talking about. I've used this almost everyday for 3 years and it still works as well as the first day,even after dropping it millions of times. It heats up within 3 minutes,and my hair never gets caught in the edges of the plates. I use this on my moms hair,my sisters,and a few friends,all with different hair types ranging from oily to dry,thick to thin,frizzy,and straight to CRAZY curly,and they all love it. It doesn't dry out your hair,and actually makes it smoother and shiny without it being oily. Best decision I ever made when I ordered this.Jan 28, 2012Farwa H. / United StatesHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Curly Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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So Amazing!I have had this flat iron for almost 3 years now, and I cannot tell you how much I LOVE it! It still works like the day that I got it. It heats up fast and my hair stay straight or curly forever! I can straighten my hair in the morning, go to class all day, put my hair up for work, and when I take in down it is still as straight as when I first did it. This also my be do somewhat to my hair spry, but lesser straighteners did not do the same. LOVE LOVE LOVE this straightener!Nov 19, 2011SarahHAIR TYPEBlonde / Color Treated Hair / Relaxed Hair
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Pretty Decent IronI had the Ozon for about a 1 1/2 years. I really liked it, its glides smoothly down your hair. It does get super hot, my daughter actually burnt the tips of her bangs with it. The only problem I've had that its broken already. The flatiron was dropped several of times so maybe that was the cause of why it isn't working however the warranty is only for a year and this is why I am not giving it a 5 star rating. I now have to buy another iron but am willing to pay a little more and get an iron with a 3 to 4 year warranty. Needless to say I've had to go back to my old iron (which is a Herstyler) that one was been dropped much more times than the Ozon, one of the plates is chipped and it still works but I could definitely feel the difference in the smoothness of the plates. Ozon is much smoother - the Herstyler feels very rough.Jul 30, 2011Nancy C. / North CarolinaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Normal Hair / Curly Hair
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Decent But Not Worth The 100 Bucks.I ordered it after carefully reading many reviews, considering I'd somehow maintained a Chi for about 2 years and, fearing that it was going to die soon, decided to buy a new flat iron. The reviews made it sound fantastic but unfortunately I've come to find it to only be mediocre. I have normal hair that can be very curly and untamed when air-dried and straight but frizzy when I blow-dry it, so having a straightener really helps to keep my hair sleek, shiny and smooth. The ozon tit. flat iron does an OK job with it, but my problem is that it doesn't feel like it gets hot and it takes about 5 minutes for it to get to a decent level where it can straighten my hair out. Obviously no flat iron is perfect but I was expecting it to be better than this, especially considering my last Chi heated quickly and got the job done quickly. It's probably just my hair since everyone else seems to love the product and the odds that it's a defect is low, but I don't think I'll reorder another one any time soon and will probably just look for another brand when I have the money/run out of patience with this one. It's okay, and it gets the job done, but it's not what I had expected. So if you're expecting an amazingly hot iron to keep your hair in place for +12 hours or more, I'd suggest moving on from this one if your hair sounds like mine.Jul 28, 2011Katie / United StatesHAIR TYPELight Brown / Normal Hair / Oily Hair
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Not Worth Iti have had this for a year and a half it is terrible my hair is ruined because of it and i dont even straighten my hair everyday... i wish i didnt waste my money on itJul 13, 2011Not ImpressedHAIR TYPEBlonde / Dry Hair
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Best Flat Iron Ever!!Humidity makes my hair frizz like crazy! I have a thick head of hair, but the strands are thin. I also color my long hair and am afraid of "frying" it. I had tried a $30 flat iron with so-so results. It also took a long time to straighten my hair. I was looking into buying a PM flat iron, but saw this one was rated higher so I bought it. What a difference the plates make on gliding over my hair!! It also takes much less time to so my hair. Its adjustable thermostat is wonderful! I only need to put it to 320 degrees to get my hair to be straight and shiny. I would recommend skipping less expensive flat irons and just purchase this one.May 15, 2011Diane B. / Pittsburgh, PAHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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- No drying time–The imPRESS Press-On Manicure delivers an instant salon-perfect manicure without the drying time of polish or nail glue.
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I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Cudahy Community Movie Night Turnout
I have to say I was saddened by the abysmal turnout of the Cudahy Community Movie Night!
This is an event for people to get together in a fun family situation and the turnout was dismal. 42 people showed up!
This is a large expense for a nothing turn out.
Yes the weather was not the greatest and the indoor location needed to be changed to a location not far from where in and outdoor was, but still 42 people!?!
How can the City of Cudahy justify the cost of this community event with so few showing up?
We will see how many show up for the next one, the future of the 2015 Cudahy Community Movie Night rides in the balance.
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Prochoros, Nicanor, Timon, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70
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These Apostles of the Seventy are mentioned in Acts 6:5. Saint Prochoros became Bishop of Nicomedia and reposed in peace. Saint Nicanor was stoned to death in Jerusalem. Saint Timon became Bishop of Bostra in Arabia and ended his life in martyrdom by fire at the hands of the pagans. Saint Parmenas died in peace in Jerusalem.
Apolytikion of Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon & Parmenas of the 70 in the Third Tone
O Holy Apostles, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
Kontakion of Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon & Parmenas of the 70 in the First Tone
By faith ye were shown forth as the Word's hallowed deacons, His ven'rable eye-witnesses, and chosen vessels, Nicanor and Prochoros, glorious Timon and Parmenas; hence we celebrate today your sacred memorial, and with joy of heart, we keep the feast now in gladness, whereon we all call you blessed.


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Adam Yoder, right, waits patiently while the instructor from Wildlife Encounters explains to elementary students about the snake. The students had an assembly last Friday morning as a reward for being "respectful, responsible and ready". The students were able to see a tarantula, a skink, a snake, a sugar glider, a black frog and a red kangaroo.
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Illinois Research - Anyone know about the Fayette County Genealogical Society?
The Decatur Genealogical Society will also get a visit! Last time I was there I found the librarians to be a wonderful resource. Best of all I am looking forward to visiting with family both old and recently found.
I am hoping that the genealogy discoveries will out weigh the emotions of the trial involving the man that killed my Uncle Bruce Clark. Perhaps one door will finally close and many more doors will open.
Anyone have any suggestions about resources in the area of Springfield/Decatur to utilize? Thank you for any suggestions.
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- Thomas MacEntee said...
Good luck on your trip to Illinois! Here are some resources:
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Illinois State Archives
Illinois State Genealogical Society
IRAD University of Illinois Springfield
National Archives – Great Lakes
National Personnel Records Center
Sangamon Valley Collection
- November 15, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- Amy Urman said...
Thomas you are the bomb!
- November 16, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Amy Coffin, MLIS said...
Ha! I was just going to suggest you ask Thomas, but I see he's already been here. Hope you have a great trip!
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The towns and cities in Emery County will be participating in municipal elections with the primary election being held on Oct. 7 in the communities where it is needed. The general election will be held on Nov. 4.
Registration opportunites for those unregistered voters will be held at the Emery County Courthouse, 95 East Main in Castle Dale, Huntington City Hall, 20 South Main in Huntington and the Emery County Sheriff's Complex on 48 Farrer St. in Green River. These locations will register people from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 26 and Sept. 29.
The following city council and mayoral candidates are listed for the cities involved. In order to require a primary election be held, there must be twice as many candidates running as there are open positions.
Clawson Town
Bryant Glade Nelson, Clay R. Gasser, Jon Keith Sorenson-each are on the ballot for the four year term councilperson. No one filed for the two year term also open on the council. In the four year council person election, two will be elected.
Castle Dale City
Kollette K. Cologie, Joel S. Dorsch, Bradley H. Giles, LaMont Gordon, Bret Mills, Brad Peay, Edward Rasbold, Douglas H. Weaver.
There are three positions open, a primary will be held Oct. 7.
Kirt Rasmussen, Betty Labrum, Elroy Mortensen. Two four-year positions are open.
Kelly Alton, James W. Fauver, Randall C. Stilson, Jeff Tuttle. Four year council person position. Three positions open.
In the Mayoral Race; Kent Larsen and Bryon Rollins. This is a two year term position. In the two year council person position; Jo Sansevero and Joe Trenery. For the four year term positions; Gordon S. Bennett, Orville Derrick, Randy D. Fox, Phil Jay Funk, Melinda H. MECCAriello, Lou Sansevero. There are three positions open in this race.
For the two year council person position; Jim Gordon, Ramon Martinez, and Bob T. Mills. There will be a primary for this position on Oct. 7. For the three positions as four year council person; Gary Arrington, Norman Dingman, Hilary Gordon, Tom Grimm, Julie Jones, and Chris Rowley.
Green River
For the two year term with one position open, Blaine F. Evans is running. For the city council candidates with three four year terms open. Those running include: Kerry Bigelow, Patrick M. Brady, Mindy Cassingham, Connie Copenhaver, Michael R. Dunwoody, Trent Fluckey, Dan Harrison, Norma Dean Hawkinson and Douglas Richards. Primary Election in Green River will be held on Oct. 7 for the four year position.


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This is the third Impact Seminar convened by GRID-Arendal to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on the impact of environmental information on decision-making. This seminar aims to address the issues of how GRID-Arendal and UNEP can enhance their activities in the areas of communication and campaigns. The seminar will explore new possibilities that modern information technologies offer for communicating environmental information to decision-makers, the potential for cooperation with the media and publishers, and the ways to measure measure impact.
Speakers will include:
Satinder Bindra, Director, UNEP's Division of Communications and Public Information (DCPI);
Alex Kirby, free-lance journalist, author and environmental correspondent for BBC News Online;
Klaus Liedtke, Editor-in-chief, National Geographic Germany and GA Board member;
Dr. Ashbindu Singh, Regional Coordinator, UNEP Division of Early Warning & Assessment, Regional Office for North America;
Dr. Dmitriy Kavtaradze, Chief of the Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Moscow State University.
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If you haven't read the article yet, the basics are simple: Anheuser-Busch InBev recently trademarked the name "215" (as well as a slew of other area codes). It appears that Budweiser will be brewing a bunch of of area code-named beers in the coming months. The locally focused names are likely an attempt for the big guys to tap into craft beer enthusiasts and supporters of local products.
Personally, we are confident that residents of Chester County, Pa. and the surrounding areas won't be fooled. Being locally focused is more than just a name or a location. It is about action. Lucky for us, we have nothing to prove. As many of our t-shirts and branded items say, Victory is "Locally Brewed, Locally Loved." The reason for the local love? We give love to get love.
If you head over to Philly.com to read the article, you'll see dozens of great comments. One comment from AreaMan summed it up well: "I'll gladly pay for a local beer that will reinvest that money back into the local economy and community. Think of all the tax money generated when you buy local- the tax you pay on the beer, the tax the brewers pay on the beer, the taxes the brewery employees pay and so on. It just makes sense to buy local."
He's absolutely right. Victory Brewing Company has always believed in reinvesting and give backing. Please allow us to toot our own horn for a moment…Back in May, we launched our Headwaters Grant program. A portion of every bottle of Headwaters Pale Ale sold is collected and distributed to environmental advocacy groups through the Headwaters Grant. Our first recipient is The Guardians of the Brandywine who protect the creek that directly impacts our beer and our community.
Victory Brewing Company also works to sustain local agriculture and promote animal welfare. We sponsor a number of events that benefit local farms and growers. We bring our beer to, and share our proceeds with, events like like Bike Fresh, Bike Local and Maysie's Farm Fest. Similarly, we participate in numerous events to support the Chester County SPCA like our BrewBQ and Forget Me Not Gala.
Another fun fact: both the spent grain from our brewing process and the unused non-consumer food from our restaurant (for example: prepped potato chips that are never served) are donated to local farms to feed the cows and pigs. Later, we buy those same cows and pigs back to serve some great, locally raised dishes.
As you can see, Victory really does support the "215" (and 610 and 484 for that matter). If you are looking for support for your community outreach effort, complete a Community Stewardship Form to let us know how we can help. We want to be involved where we can and consider each and every request we receive.