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Skip to comments.Its Official: CNN Names Eliot Spitzer And Kathleen Parker As 8pm Hosts
Posted on 06/23/2010 8:21:45 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
As has been speculated for about a week now, Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker will be paired up as co-hosts of a new 8pmET spirited, nightly roundtable discussion program on CNN.
The Crossfire-like show replaces Campbell Browns program which she announced she was leaving last month.
Lets take a look at the key players. Spitzer was a surprise regular guest on Dylan Ratigans new MSNBC show starting almost one year ago today. Over this past year hes risen through the ranks at MSNBC and began anchoring occasionally a couple months ago during news hours. He also, of course, is the former Democratic Governor of New York and Client 9.
Parker is a conservative columnist and regular pundit on a variety of networks. She memorably called on Sarah Palin to drop out as VP candidate during the 2008 election a column that to this day has some conservatives calling her Republican In Name Only.
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...
Dead in the water
At least Spitzer is in a place where we can ignore him. I hope the program is moderately successful enough that he spends the rest of his career there.
Communist News Network's idea of balance — Parker on the left and Spitzer on the far left.
CNN is history, as usual.
who is Spritzer???
My fisrt thought was, "this has to be from the Onion."
Give him a couple of weeks, and the show will be about him chasing RINO Parker around the desk....
Spitzer is too ugly for TV.
Resurrecting another cretin who needs to just go away.
I'd say I spitzered coffee all over my keyboard but that would sound gross.
Will Eliot be telling us how buy a real high class hooker with state funds? Anything on his love of back door action?
One hoo-er for a another hoo-er.
You have to wonder what Parker's husband and children think about her agreeing to be Eliot Spitzer's "work wife."
seriously? he's the disgraced NY governor who resigned after paying hookers for sex in a DC hotel......we now have the blind governor.
So they are going to reward this slime bag with a lucrative contract/and TV program for his whoring around, and a supposedly respectable woman has agree to co-host it. What does that say about her? What does that say about CNN? Definite shortage of shame and decency on all sides.
Will Ashley Dupre be their first guest?
Will it be called the john and the ho?
33 posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:40:56 AM by NeoCaveman
Change the name to "The Ass Clown hour."
Going Down.
These guys must think it's 1912
Break the laws you are sworn to uphold and you get a prime time slot on CNN...
What is next, the Charlie Mason Hour?
Maybe the Van Der Sloot Missing Children Update?
Oh wait, the only criminals that CNN wants to put on the air are ex-democrat office holders.
Break the laws you are sworn to uphold and you get a prime time slot on CNN...
What is next, the Charlie Manson Hour?
Maybe the Van Der Sloot Missing Children Update?
Oh wait, the only criminals that CNN wants to put on the air are ex-democrat office holders.
What? They couldn't get Blago to host the show? Not pay enough?............./s
a prime time hosting gig is worth a lot money
This will go over like a warm bowl of pus.
Another show I won't watch.
The same Kathleen Parker who regularly takes philandering male politicians to task notably Bill Clinton?
Why would she agree to be in the same room with the slimy Spitzer?
I wonder if Kathleen will let Eliot "ride dirty".
Well don't ya know this dynamic duo is just what is needed to right the sinking ship known as CNN.
Yeah, Right.
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Blair is joined on the both All-West squad by pitcher John Conquy and designated hitter Kevin Kline on the second team. On the NCBWA list, outfielder Trey Kamachi and relief pitcher Evan Parker earned Honorable Mention selections.
Blair led Dixie State in five offensive stat categories including home runs with 11 and a .622 slugging percentage. His torrent final month of the year put Blair in contention for Pacific West Conference Player of the Year consideration. He was named to the PacWest First Team earlier on Thursday after leading the league in homers.
Conquy was also named to the PacWest First Team for leading all Dixie State pitchers with eight wins and 54 strikeouts.
Kline was the PacWest's best DH this year. His 54 RBI was a Dixie State best and ranks third all-time for a single season.
Kamachi played solidly all year for DSU in the outfield. He hit .354 with 32 RBI en route to being named PacWest Freshman of the Year.
Parker has had a record setting year in the closers role for the Storm. His 12 saves thus far is a Dixie State single season record by three. Parker has fanned 23 batters in 21.2 innings and only allowed 13 hits.
Cal Poly Pomona outfielder was named West Region Player of the Year on both lists. Pitcher of the Year was split. The NCBWA gave the honor to Trevor Oaks of California Baptist while the Daktronics honor went to Chico State's Nick Baker. The NCBWA tabbed the Wildcats' Dave Taylor as Coach of the Year.
2014 Daktronics Division II All-West Region Baseball Team
Daktronics West Region Player of the Year: David Armendariz, Senior, Cal Poly Pomona
Daktronics West Region Pitcher of the Year: Nick Baker, Senior, Chico State
Starting Pitcher George Asmus Sr. Sonoma State Pleasanton, Calif.
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Starting Pitcher Brad Lohse So. Chico State Chico, Calif.
Starting Pitcher Trevor Oaks So. Cal Baptist Riverside, Calif.
Relief Pitcher Luke Barker Jr. Chico State Chico, Calif.
Catcher Chandler Tracy Jr. Saint Martin's Newcastle, Wash.
First Base Tyler Blair Sr. Dixie State Las Vegas, Nev.
Second Base Erik Lewis Jr. UC San Diego Upland, Calif.
Third Base Ruben Padilla Sr. Chico State Reseda, Calif.
Shortstop Brody Miller Jr. Montana State Billings Missoula, Mont.
Outfield David Armendariz Sr. Cal Poly Pomona Granada Hills, Calif.
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Utility (Pitcher) Croy Welch Jr. Central Washington Las Vegas, Nev.
Designated Hitter Kasey Bielec Jr. Central Washington Port Orchard, Wash.
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2014 NCAA Division II NCBWA All-West Region Teams
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NCBWA West Region Player of the Year: David Armendariz, Cal Poly Pomona
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Outfielder: David Armendariz, Cal Poly Pomona
Outfielder: Andy Crowley, Cal Baptist
Outfielder: Ethan Sterkel, Central Washington
Designated Hitter: Nick La Face, UC San Diego
Starting Pitcher: Nick Baker, Chico State
Starting Pitcher: Trevor Oaks, Cal Baptist
Starting Pitcher: George Asmus, Sonoma State
Relief Pitcher: Luke Barker, Chico State
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Catcher: Peter Miller, Chico State
First Baseman: Joshua Banuelos, Fresno Pacific
Second Baseman: Erik Lewis, UC San Diego
Third Baseman: Kasey Bielec, Central Washington
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Infield/Outfield At-Large: Kelly Starnes, Cal State East Bay
Outfielder: Kaohu Gaspar, Fresno Pacific
Outfielder: Justin Rahn, UC San Diego
Outfielder: Mark Hurley, Cal State Monterey Bay
Designated Hitter: Kevin Kline, Dixie State
Starting Pitcher: Brad Lohse, Chico State
Starting Pitcher: Brandon Williams, Central Washington
Starting Pitcher: John Conquy, Dixie State
Relief Pitcher: Cory Welch, Central Washington
All-West Region Honorable Mention
Catcher: Cody Doyle, Cal State L.A.
First Baseman: Kamron Young, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Second Baseman: Eric Tinnell, Central Washington
Third Baseman: Colton Beatty, Cal State Stanislaus
Shortstop: Clinton Harwick, Point Loma Nazarene
Infield/Outfield At-Large: Eric Ehlow, Sonoma State
Outfielder: Daniel McNabb, Western Oregon
Outfielder: Joseph Eusebio, Cal Poly Pomona
Outfielder: Trey Kamachi, Dixie State
Designated Hitter: Travis Shaw, Saint Martin's
Starting Pitcher: Wilson Ashford, Fresno Pacific
Starting Pitcher: Justin Donatella, UC San Diego
Starting Pitcher: Brennan Bernardino, Cal State Dominguez Hills
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Speaking on CNBC this morning, Windhaven Investment Management's Stephen Cucchiaro said he's watching real interest rates "like a hawk" when it comes to the price of gold. If you're interested in understanding this metal as an investment, so should you.
Real rates — meaning interest rates minus inflation – spiked in June, coinciding with trouble for the bond market and the price of gold. But things have since stabilized.
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Turn Your Home Router Into a Super-Powered Router with DD-WRT
Wireless is everywhere and routers are the force that makes it happen, so why not supercharge yours to take proper advantage of it? DD-WRT will let you boost your router's range, add features, and more.
DD-WRT has a ton of features—more than we can cover in this guide, which is focused on helping you get your router upgraded. Stay tuned, as we'll go into more depth in a couple more days on all the great things you can do with it, but even if you don't use the additional features, DD-WRT is worth installing to make your router work better.
What Is DD-WRT?
Here's our router. Behold: the Netgear WNR2000, revision 2. It's a mighty fine one, too, but it's still not the best. Why, exactly? Your router is only as good as its firmware, the software that makes it tick. When you buy a router from Linksys/Cisco, Netgear, D-Link, or others, you're bound to their software. It's a nice arrangement; you respect their limitations, and they promise to help with your problems. But what if your warranty's expired, or you want to shuck their limitations? Maybe you want to take your hardware and push it to its most extreme limits. That's where DD-WRT steps in.
DD-WRT is an open-source alternative firmware for routers. Its software unlocks features that aren't present on all routers: static routing, VPN, repeating functions, the list goes on. It also unlocks settings that aren't accessible normally, like antenna power and overclocking.
Router Support
Turning your home router into an almost professional-level tool is a great project that has one major caveat: support. Not all routers are built or designed the same way. Even two of the same model can have different revision numbers with very different internal components. Because of this, the first step is doing plenty of research. It's best to have a router that's fully supported, so if you end up buying one, be sure to check the DD-WRT Supported Routers page first. Also make use of their Router Database, which will help you find particular instructions for your model and revision. Most devices have model and revision numbers on the back panel, and if there's no revision number, it's safe to assume that it's 1.0.
For our purposes, the important spec to consider is NVROM, or ROM. This is where the firmware is kept, so even if your router has 16MB of RAM, it won't work with a 4MB image of DD-WRT without at least that much ROM. Because of this, there are a few different versions of DD-WRT available at varying file sizes. Some are trimmed down to fit in smaller ROM configurations. Others are built with specific features in mind, like VPN, SD card support, or a Samba client. For more information, check out the File Versions table.
The most important thing in any project is research. Do all of your homework for this one, because (here it comes):
DISCLAIMER: Changing your router's firmware can result in unintentional consequences, such as "bricking." It's unlikely, and we've never had a device that couldn't be fixed in some way, but it's important to understand that it's a very real possibility. Just to be clear: you assume all responsibility for anything you do; we're not liable for anything that should go wrong.
As mentioned above, start with the Supported Devices page to see if you've got a DD-WRT-friendly router. If you don't see anything specific, or even if you do, check into the Router Database. Here, you'll find links to forum pages of those who've completed the process for specific models/revisions, as well as the setbacks and workarounds they've found. Most importantly, you'll find links to compatible versions of firmware.
The friendly forum gave us some useful info for our particular model. Our router, the Netgear WNR2000 is revision 2, which means it's compatible (revision 1 is not). It's only got 4MB of ROM, so we had to stick to the mini version. We followed the download links and read up on what to do to complete the procedure in full detail.
Almost all sources unanimously recommend three specific things:
- Do a hard reset on your router before you update. This usually requires a 30/30/30 procedure.
- Hard wire your router when you update the firmware. NEVER over wireless.
- Use Internet Explorer (or Safari) unless specifically stated that other browsers are okay.
There's a ton of reasons which the documentation will reveal to you, but the first two are written in stone, and the last has held true for almost any router, and it won't hurt either.
Most routers have a pinhole on their back with you need to push and hold to perform a hard reset. The 30/30/30 procedure is primarily directed for devices with DD-WRT already on them, but it's also required for some other models and won't hurt to do anyway. It deletes the Non-Volatile RAM. From the DD-WRT website, the procedure is as follows:
- With the unit powered on, press and hold the reset button on back of unit for 30 seconds
- Without releasing the reset button, unplug the unit and hold reset for another 30 seconds
- Plug the unit back in STILL holding the reset button a final 30 seconds (please note that this step can put Asus devices into recovery mode…see note below!) [Note]
This procedure should be done BEFORE and AFTER every firmware upgrade/downgrade.
Do not use configuration restore if you change firmware builds (different svn build numbers).
The Process
Hard reset, as outlined above, or per the instructions for your specific router.
So after our hard reset, we waited for the lights to return to normal, and we hard-wired the router to our laptop. During this phase, we turned off the wireless connection so that just the wired connection to our WRN2000 was active. This prevents any mishaps and makes it simple to connect to the web-interface through the defaults.
Next, fire up Internet Explorer and go to your router's default page, and log in.
Use the default username and password, usually printed on your device's back panel or easily found on the internet.
Click on the Router Upgrade link.
Browse to the correct image and click Upload, and wait patiently. Very patiently. You'll see the loading screen tell you to wait while the router reboots, and you'll see the lights flash on and off for a while. Wait about five minutes, and err on the longer side. When you're ready, log in to your router. DD-WRT's IP address is 192.168.1.1, the username is 'root', and the password is 'admin'.
You'll be greeted with your brand new interface.
UPDATE: Fellow How-To Geek writer, Aviad, pointed out that at this point, we need to do another hard reset/restore to factory default settings. This will solidify your DD-WRT installation and will prevent any issues that would come up otherwise. It's mentioned in the block quote above, but to reiterate: perform another hard reset NOW.
If things didn't work out, you may have had a "bad" flash. Your router may be bricked, but odds are you can recover from it in some fashion. The first place to check out is How to Recover From a Bad Flash, and the second is the DD-WRT Forum. As long as your do your homework and be precise with the instructions, you'll be fine.
Now that you have DD-WRT on your router, here are a few other things you might find interesting:
How To Remove Advertisements with Pixelserv on DD-WRT
How To Setup a VPN Server Using a DD-WRT Router
And there's more to come!
- Published 03/22/11
Comments (43)
DD-WRT is a great piece of software.
I use it for VPN and WoL at home. I'm excited to read further articles.
I don't have a Wireless router, but it sounds interesting ;)
Here's a relevant video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFdEO2VYENs
DD-WRT is the best thing for routers. Provides much more stability with respect to Peer to Peer sharing.
flashed mine a long time ago and love seeing this article….now how about another on some of the advanced features?
Been using this for years… the features you get with it are great. Very useful for filtering my children's internet traffic… Open DNS + custom firewall settings in the router make is impossible for them to bypass the DNS settings I specify on the router. Some routers also allow virtual wireless networks that can be isolated from your primary network… very handy for parties or guests who would like internet access at your place.
Too bad my router isn't supported -_-
"Next, fire up Internet Explorer and go to your router's default page, and log in."
Really ?
Is HtG getting money promoting IE ?
hi im just wundering if anyone has tried billion 7404 vgp wireless modem router with the DD-wrt and if it was compatible i didnt see any billion routers in the list for compatible or uncompatible regards alanpro
Your image showing the laptop connected via network cable is a little misleading. It appears that you have the cable connected to the WAN port of your router. This should be connected to a LAN port if you want to be able to access the router's interface with an internal address 192.168.0.1 as you suggested.
Sadly, neither of my two old routers are supported, so while functional, might as well be bricks. I was hoping I could practise with them before trying it on with my functioning router.
I have been using dd-wrt for a couple of years and its true it offers alot. I have paid for a couple of versions as well, like my routerstatio pro. But I have found it becoming more unreliable over the past year or so.
Currently running Asus RT-N16 feeding 5 F7D3301 as client bridges running a version of TomatoUSB. Toastman, Victek, and others have created some really nice builds, and they work, maintain decent connect speeds (=>270). It was getting harder for me to archive that with ddwrt.
YMMV, it might be my environment just can't handle ddwrt.
Thanks !!! HTG . How does a DSL work into this? I have an AT&T 2wire956,
I have a Linksys router flashed with dd-wrt since a lot time ago and I love it. Then I change my ISP and they gave me an other router that works great. Now I change my ISP again and have to use my Linksys router again andI found a problem with my network. I use a lot a WOL to turn on my server but with the linksys router assigns dynamic ip to my computers so I can't wake up my server and also my wireless printer wont print. I have tried to assign static IPs but do not work, but I guess is because is a Linksys router.
Great article! I bought a Blu-Ray player that was capable of internet access but needed an access point. Took my LinkSys wireless router and modified it to connect to the BD player using DD-WRT. Works fine! No need for a cable to run to the player.
I have a WNDR3700 router and a Zoom bridge modem. Is the modem not hooked up to the computer when doing all of this?
I prefer the Tomato firmware more, DD-WRT has to many features that 90% of the population wont use anyway. Tomato is less bloated and has a much nicer with ajax. Also Tomato seems to be updated more often while dd-wrt has been on the same unstable release for around 18 months
GREAT HowTo Article and Timely !!
I've been using my old Linksys with DD-WRT for many years now.
We were just discussing DD-WRT on the Forum the other day.
I anxiously wait for them to add support for D-Links DIR-655 still. =(
DD-WRT is an excellent choice. Still hoping for Linksys e4200 support.
I am with verizon Fios, does anyone have their system with them set up on this firmware? I have an Actiontec router that they supplied,so don't know if they allow????? Do you
That was my bad – I took the pictures before he started messing with the router so we could get that stuff out of the way
Apparently my router isn't supported either.
Maybe it's time to buy a new one ;)
Just recently installed Tomato with USB on my older Asus 520GU. Easier to use to than DD-WRT (DD-WRT does offer more options for tweaking) in my opinion for general and business user. With the USB support I have a hub connected to the router that provides faster printing than stock firmware (and DD-WRT firmware I used didn't have USB functionality for this router) and a USB hard drive for storage. Tomato also does not need to reboot with every change as it uses AJAX and appears to be super stable. It may be limited in the models that can use it though.
Not sure if the previous firmware was throttling my bandwidth but I am also getting faster downloads rates now.
Super happy with this upgrade!
The Billion 7404VGPX is nothing but trouble, it seems its issues are quite widespread.
I too was wondering if anyone had tried any mods too it.
We bought one for a customer and one for ourselves, the customers works faultlessly.
Our drops its internet but maintains the DSL connection!
We tried the latest firmware upgrade with little or no effect, the VOIP volume adjustments need the mic level reduced so low to fix 'echo' that its barely useable, yes we tried QOS and all other settings our provider and Billion suggested. we also tried a corded handset.
Dont contact Billion though with a 'ticket' through the website, they simply dont respond and when you do ring up they require that ticket number to assist.
'Assist' does not mean they will acknowledge the product is faulty.
Our Billion is only 3 months old.
Lucky our brilliant supplier "CORMAIN",will! (great people there)
If no one has any suggestions I think I might move to Draytek! we do a lot of P2P but we utilize the VOIP.
Not sure I want to go down the road of DD-WRT as it seems that we wouldnt use half the features. I do welcome any suggestions.
Tried this on my Linksys WRT54GS (v7.2, broadcom chip) router, and it gave some trouble.
Followed the instructions, tftp'ed the new firmware, and when it would start up, it wouldn't show any lights except for the currently connected port. It would respond to pings to.
I was reading through the comments on a article on how to un-brick a Linksys router, and found that all I had to do to get it working perfectly is load a different version of the same firmware. Turned the old Linksys into a DD-WRT powerhouse!
I've been running Tomato/MLPPP for about a year know on a Linksys WRT54GL. It's unclear after searching Google and DD-WRT's web site as to whether or not DD-WRT supports MLPPP? I'd like to upgrade to a newer "WiFi – N Type" router but still need the ability to use MLPPP. Does anyone know if MLPPP is supported on DD-WRT?
This article motivated me to take a chance on my extra Linksys WRT54G Ver. 6 and setup DD-WRT. I was a little worried at first because of the things I was reading about this router being considered "Neutered" but I am happy to report that my venture with DD-WRT was a SUCCESS! Just finished it about an hour ago. We will see if I run into any "Out of memory" errors. If so no big deal, at least I still have my primary router available.
@Blueeyce….I noticed the same thing when I was looking at the images above about showing the laptop connected via network cable through the WAN port. I used one of the LAN ports for my install.
I took a shot and successfully got DD-WRT on my Trendnet TEW-652BRP. The configuration is a bit complex for me but I was able to set the basics and can access the router wirelessly. Would love to see a tutorial as to how to configure all the other settings.
I was wondering if this can be done tagging on to a Verizon FIOS router. Verizon brings in their own routers for their service. The house is big so I wind up having two of their routers which then don't talk to each other so computers on one side of the house are on a separate network from the other side. Can you take a Linksys or some other router and plug it into the port of the FIOS modem to extend the network signal throughout the house?
Hi Everyone:
I really, really want to try this out. But afraid of bricking router. I have downloaded these two files, dd-wrt.v24-14144_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_wrt610nv2.bin & dd-wrt.v24-14144_NEWD-2_K2.6_big. Has anyone used these on a Linksys WRT610N? How did it go?
I have a spare router, but unfortunatley it is on the blacklist. Shame.
I do want to try this, i need wireless coverage for the BBQ season, i simply must have it! Is it worth buing a cheap wireless router to try DD-WRT? Is it that effective?
I actually have 2 spares, a Belkin F5D7632-4 and a Linksys WAG160N, but none are on the good list.
I have been using "tomato" firmware for years. It can be had at polarcloud.com .
Its a good system similar to DD-WRT
Is this site only for "comments" and not questions?
Has anyone tried this on the Belkin Surf N300 router?
Yes.. I just flashed my new wrt610n with dd-wrt.v24-16754_NEWD-2_K2.6_big.bin which is newer than your version. Worked like a charm.No issues.
Too bad that my router isnt supported. I hope that they will realase a Linksys e4200 support.
I see someone plays super metroid. Excellent. Cool article too, will be trying this with my old router if i can manage to find it.
Tomato firmware is 10X better, and supports more routers than DDWRT can shake a stick at.
Thinking about this… Musicians need to live just like us…at the same time I can understand unantunoob re Itunes
Here's the real question. Does it really increase the wireless range of your router significantly? I think that is the main thing that most people are trying to achieve here. From what I've read it can either be a miraculous increase or a negligible one. I know it depends on your setup, where the router is located, building construction etc., but can anyone chime in here and tell the average what to expect as far as an increase in range is concerned?
I have a Netgear WNDR3700, which has several nifty features such as two different wireless bands, guest wireless accounts, and a few other tricks. Will I lose these features by installing DD-WRT? Is it possible to go back to the manufacturer's firmware, if you get buyer's remorse after installing DD-WRT?
I also have a Netgear WNDR3700, which totally refused to work after a firmware update….no wireless, no wired. If I plugged directly into my modem, no problem, but as soon as the router was connected, game over. I tried everything….rollback, factory reset, reflashing the original firmware….no success. In all the forums the problem was known,but no real solution other than taking the router back to the dealer if still in guarantee. One poster suggested DD-WRT, which I thought I would try before returning the router. I flashed it…..it works like a dream! There are more features, and the DD-WRT forum explains how to rollback to factory settings if necessary.
I used DD-WRT as alternative for my router (RT-N16). It became slow and unstable and I wished I hadn't touched it. Then after reading the above posts I also tried a Tomato build from Toastman. What a breath of fresh air. Finally a firmware that works and plenty of support.
My router works fine, is there some outstanding benefit to using this? Does it have the ability to make splash pages? For example, making a default page for people who get on my wireless to use a credit card for daily access.


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Hi ladies! My little one will be 9 months old next week and has been co-sleeping with us since birth. It isn't something that we initially thought we would ever do but it just made it easier to take care of those middle of the night issues when he was a newborn. We have tried a few times to move him to the crib but he screams for HOURS on end! He can be dead asleep and the minute he hits that mattress he screams. He has also been napping on our bed because he wont sleep in the crib. We did pretty good once he went mobile lisitening to the monitor for any indication that he may be moving or rolling and we would go in the room to make sure he wasn't going to roll off the bed. Well, last night he moved quick and rolled right off the bed. Lucky he wasn't hurt but I was terrified and felt so guilty. We both agree that it is time to move him to the crib but we don't know how. My family and friends gave us a lot of guilt for co-sleeping to begin with so we don't discuss sleeping issues with any of them now. I am so emotionally torn and stressed over this because I feel like it is time for him to move to his crib but don't know how to do it. I think we would all sleep better as he is a restless sleeper. Also, he will not sleep at daycare because they put him in a crib. So he comes home exhausted and grumpy. He wants to be held when he naps and obviously they can't do that. What do I do? I tried to follow friends and family's advise before and let him "cry it out." We put him in there, let him cry for three minutes, then five, then seven. He NEVER went to sleep! After three hours of non-stop screaming we gave up. I'm afraid we have created a situation that we will be unable to fix! Please, is anyone has any suggestions of things that have worked for them I am all ears! Should we have stuck out the CIO method longer? How long does it take for the baby to finally fall asleep? Is there another way? How do I handle the fact that he still wakes up nightly for feedings? We usually feed him in our bed but do we do it elsewhere now? Is it too late to sleep train him at 9 months? Please, help me!!
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Have you thought of a middle ground between bed sharing and gentle sleep guidance and crib plus CIO? There has to be a middle ground for your family because either one is not working for you!
Alternatives to to the above choices-
Futon or other bed on the floor of his own so he is safe from rolling hazzards, you have the ability to lay with and comfort him, he does not feel 'trapped' by the crib rails.
This can be in another room or in the same room with your bed. This would be my choice!
Some children feel less fearful of a transition to a portacrib because it is fabric and closer to the ground. Your child seems very sensitive to being moved and left alone suddenly in a new space. He might need more of a gradual adjustment. How would you feel if someone picked you up in your sleep and put you in a place that was unfamilair and restrictive? Possibly lay on a mattress next to the portacrib (so he can see and feel the side of it) so he gets used to that sensation and it is not scary. His experience the past couple of weeks with you trying the crib and then at day-care trying the crib MAY have set him up to respond fearfully. He may need to be reset in his attitude that cribs are OK...that Mommy does come back and love him, not just leave him alone to cry. I can imagine that it has affected him. He may think "If this is what cribs are about, I want no part of them" Show him that you will be avalible regardless of location.
Maybe during the day have a practice session to show him you will come back. Put him in for a minute to play (If you can even do that at this point) and as soon as he requests you take him out right away. As soon as you can entice him back in and do the exact same thing. Show him that he can still trust that you will come back. Show him that it is OK to relax and rest in this new place.
I don't know how to aproach the daycare issue exactly but think if his home sleeping is less anxiety producing he will feel better there. Remember, it takes kids some tiem to adjust to the daycare enviroment EVEN if they sleep dandy fine in a crib at home. I assure you he has more going on then just that. Has he developed a secondary attachment to any of the staff?
We are here for you! Let us know what you try!
The strange thing is that he will play in his crib with no problem at all. He sits in it a lot while I get ready for work. As for the attachment to the daycare provider. It is a home daycare and the provider is my husbands Aunt, so she is family. So he may be closer to her than he would be to a non-family member.
I'm sorry that i can't give you solution because i'm in same situation. My daughter (91/2 months) is awake if i try to put her down no matter if it is crib, bed or mattress on floor. She can sense me leaning down and she is up. I also have guilt trip as a parent when talking to other moms who have their kids in cribs from day one because their babies seem to know how to fall and stay asleep while my coosleeping baby doesn't know any of this. Is she going to learn this on her own or i have created lifelong problem? Please if you find something working for you please share, i would appreciate it a lot.
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Do you find your main goal is -have child fall asleep and like it in the crib-?
By Lifelong problem...I hope you don't intend to keep your child in a crib their entire life? (just being silly with that -he he) I assure you that many of us who avoid CIO do it because we believe that it does effect lifelong sleeping habits (in addition to other issues).
My 2 yr old has never been in a crib and sleeps all night and (mostly) alone in a single bed. Cribs do not equal happy sleepers for every child, they certainly can but it is not required.
I'm sure everyone you are talking to you is telling you it is your fault that your child does not like the crib because you did not start them there as infants. Sure, they might of liked cribs better if that is all they had been exposed too, BUT your child got many months of closeness and attentiveness at nighttime those other babies did not. Don't forget that!
Now you may wish you would of done it the other way simply from ease and comparison to the people you talk to but go back to when you had a newborn....would you do it then?
If either of you decide to go mainstream in nightime parenting that is your choice but CIO is not AP. Please think of other middle grounds to get your and your child's needs met. Have you thought about a mattress on the floor? Do you have any AP people nearby so you can get some real life support (I know there is a few AP groups near Baltimore!)
It is a balancing act for sure. You are both good moms thinking about what is best for your child but not avoiding your own needs! Don't let Mommy peer pressure guit you into doing something you don't agreee with!
Thanks Naomi! I do wish I had another AP mommy around to talk to in "real life." I DO NOT believe in CIO and I have allowed mommy peer pressure to get the best of me. I think the solution to my problem lies in finding a safe "napping place" for my little one. I love to sleep with him. I have thought long and hard about this all day and I don't want to make him afraid at night by trying to force the crib. My only fear is that he will fall off the bed while napping again and really hurt himself. Any suggesstions on naptime safety?
Thanks Naomi for your words of wisdom
Most of time i belive it's ok what i'm doing because i'm responding to my child needs and try to give her as much love and comfort she wants and need, but sometimes there are those "bad" days when i doubt myself as a mom and all choices i've made
Originally posted by NoahsMommy View PostThanks Naomi! I do wish I had another AP mommy around to talk to in "real life." I DO NOT believe in CIO and I have allowed mommy peer pressure to get the best of me. I think the solution to my problem lies in finding a safe "napping place" for my little one. I love to sleep with him. I have thought long and hard about this all day and I don't want to make him afraid at night by trying to force the crib. My only fear is that he will fall off the bed while napping again and really hurt himself. Any suggesstions on naptime safety?
If you already have a crib, pull the matress out and put it on the floor... baby proof his room and go from there. Daycare can do this too! My DD has never been in a crib, our bed is a matress on the floor with rails on either side. At daycare she is getting a crib mattress on the floor in a babysafe room...
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Good idea AmandaS We have also used the crib mattress on the floor.
This is a thread where we talked about making the bedroom safe for naps.
She was also very concerned about safety. I know some people very into the look of the home and get very upset when it does not look 'regular' like with a mattress on the floor. You can work with that if you don't like it...push it uder the big bed, put it upright behind something....if that is important to you.
Hello Jessup!
Here are two groups near Baltimore. They are not affiliated with API but are AP based with some natural parenting. I don't know how you feel about the natural side but for AP connection thease might be a good start. Frederick is an hour away from you too if you want an daytrip!
Baltimore AP - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baltap/?yguid=264691946
NAP (Natural Approach to Parenting) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAP-MD/
Of course when your babies get a little older I encourage you both to start your own API groups!
Let us know what happens!
So, I think I found a solution to our little napping problem. We have a travel bed (basically like a littlw box that fold open). I put him to nap in that on the floor. Worked like a charm, he slept better than he does while he was napping on the bed alone. I do think we will try removing the crib mattress though (I have no idea why I never even thought of this). This seems to have solved our safe napping situation and still allows us to co-sleep at night! Thanks ladies!!
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Great news! Creative problem solving!!!! yeah!


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Skip to comments.Inside the Ring: New al Qaeda threat (Lone wolf attacks in the heartland)
Posted on 01/30/2013 6:56:03 PM PST by TSgt
A jihadist website posted a new threat by al Qaeda this week that promises to conduct shocking attacks on the United States and the West.
The posting appeared on the Ansar al Mujahidin network Sunday and carried the headline, Map of al Qaeda and its future strikes.
The message, in Arabic, asks: Where will the next strike by al Qaeda be? A translation was obtained by Inside the Ring.
The answer for it, in short: The coming strikes by al Qaeda, with Gods Might, will be in the heart of the land of nonbelief, America, and in France, Denmark, other countries in Europe, in the countries that helped and are helping France, and in other places that shall be named by al Qaeda at other times, the threat states.
The attacks will be strong, serious, alarming, earth-shattering, shocking and terrifying.
Under a section of the post on the method of the attacks, the unidentified writer said the strikes would be group and lone-wolf operations, in addition to the use of booby-trapped vehicles.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
As a parent I fear this more than I do hijacked airplanes.
Beslan school hostage crisis
385 dead 783 injured
The First Moslem, with the Blessing of Congress,
has meticulously kept the borders open for al Qaeda,
while the DO"J" has armed them under Holder.
Americans are in peril like never before.
You can bet if they hit schools there will be MASSIVE backlash not just against Muslims but the government. You know damn well they won't react in any beneficial way. We may yet get to see what post-9/11 would've been like if Al Gore was president.
I fear that too. Almost as much as I fear the aftermath.
We could capture a half dozen of the miscreants, find that they don't speak English, converse amongst themselves in Arabic, and CNN would still blame bitter Bible clinging TEA Party members.
Congress would respond by outlawing the Bible.
Well if they do pull one of those off it may stop any talk of more gun control in its tracks.
Al queda always announces their plans.
Yet another reason to be a sheepdog. "if you are legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step out your door without it, you have chosen to be a sheep" - Lt Col Dave Grossman.
If al-Qaeda harms a single American child, it will be the fault of Obama, the TSA, the DHS and the liberals in congress who push their damn diversity agenda.
Any attack on the USA by al-Qaeda will the event that brings down the Obama Administration. The Conservatives will no longer tolerate this stuff.
Check this sign an Egyptian is holding up as a message to the U.S. media and Obama regarding the Muslim Brotherhood:
What Conservatives? The ones that voted for Romney or the ones that stayed home? My faith in the American people is not as strong as yours my FRiend. Obama will arrive to comfort the victim's families and say, "See, this is why we need to ban guns."
This was their MO for Fast and Furious.
Bill Gertz ping.
Booby trapped vehicles.......my nightmare is school buses. In my area shortly after 911, I noticed that bus drivers left their buses unattended in the far end of a Kroger parking lot, maybe upwards of two dozen. They parked them there after school drop off until afternoon pickup very close together, rows and rows, many with doors open. It would have been so easy to put bombs on or under these buses, all set to go off at the same time while kids were on them. I had to call the school district multiple times until they reluctantly listened. They stopped doing it for a while but right back to the same procedure. So to hell with it.
Why would any terrorists waste their time on airplanes when they are practically impenetrable and there are easy soft targets like the one you describe?
The DHS, CIA and FBI are incompetent if they can't figure this out.
Much as I hate to say it but it will probably take attacks inside the borders for folks to wake up and realize we are at war and these folks want to kill us all...
They really are a little on the impatient side. Every day our "leaders" are destroying America just a little more without a single Al Queda operative needing to lift a finger.
If they do this, Sandy Hook will disappear from everyone's minds, and we will remember that muslim terrorists don't need to buy guns in our stores, or obey our gun laws.
If they hit a school Obama will declare martial law and the backlash against the government will have to be Civil War II.
This is why he's making sure the military leadership has no qualms about ordering troops to fire on Americans. That is the next war he plans to wage. He's got his bunker set up underground now, and he's got his agencies well-armed. The border is wide open so operatives flown on direct unchecked flights from Iran to Venezuela can easily come wherever they want in the US to await the signal to attack, using whatever WMD's they may have brought with them.
Those could be the attacks to trigger the martial law, or they could be to hinder patriots when CWII hits in full, or they could be used in conjunction with an Iranian EMP launched from Venezuela in order to complete the full communist-Islamist coup begun in 2008 with the Sept run on the bank.
As of right now our southern air defense to detect breaches of US airspace is spotty because the blimp force has not been maintained, and as of March 15th (?) they will not be in use any more. Drones have not provided the protection they were billed as providing, and provisions have not been made for drones to replace the blimps, according to a representative from Puerto Rico, who is concerned about the security lapse. That security lapse covers that altitude at which an EMP attack would occur, if I understand correctly. The very place and altitude needed for an Iranian EMP attack launched from Venezuela. And IIRC that is the altitude for which Iran has been testing its missile delivery systems.
So the stage is almost entirely set for a massive coup. Exactly how and exactly when is still open.
It would have to be more dramatic than 9/11/01. Most Americans just hit the snooze button and rolled over; within seven years, they elected a guy named "Hussein."
Amen, jag! Every one of us needs to become a sheepdog. Always carry, if you can.
I drive a special-needs school bus but there's a little problem. It's illegal to carry on school property.
Um, yeah ... so what?
It's only illegal if you're frisked. And why would they frisk a school bus driver?
I'll take my chances.
Since Sandy Hook the after-school program keeps the fire doors to the educational wings locked. But they can't do that during the school day. And I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I see the sign that says that all visitors must report to the office. I guess that'll stop a Muslim terrorist, all right. Just like the Gun-Free Zone sign.
The day of the Sandy Hook attack, some of the kids wanted to talk about it. I was talking with them and my boss came and said that the kids should hear about this from their parents. My daughter later said that the teachers talked about it with the kids and that was fine. My understanding was that there is not supposed to be a discussion of how safe schools really are, because it might scare the kids. Better for nobody to think about it and hope everything is fine.
I don't know. I think this country is suicidal, to be truthful. And they're not going to be talked out of it either.
Sad but true
"Well if they do pull one of those off it may stop any talk of more gun control in its tracks."
No, liberals will say we need EVEN MORE gun control so the terrorists wouldn't have any weapons. You know for sure if we had even more gun laws, the terrorists would get rid of their weapons. /s
On what do you base your claim that martial law would be declared if terrorists hit a school?
On what do you base your claim that martial law would be declared if terrorists hit a school?
I went to an assembly at a school recently. They had sent invitations for this assembly. They wanted everyone to sign in at the office and to get a sticker so that everyone knew you were ok. I was a little obnoxious about how stupid it was. The girl who was trying to control this was unfamiliar to me, and she was frantic trying to yell at parents coming through the front door while she was behind a counter in the office. She yelled for the school nurse to help her. There was a long line of adults with toddlers. I loudly asked how signing in for an assembly and wearing a sticker was gonna stop a crazy person from shooting up the place. The nurse just shook her head at me and said, "I know. But this is what they said we have to do." When I had my official sticker, I proceeded down the hallway and noticed multiple people with no ID. I think they are playground monitors. But they were not wearing ID. I looked around during the assembly and observed several teachers who did not have visible ID. My children's teachers were wearing theirs. The high schools are more vigilant about visitors. You have to sign in at the gates. But once you are in is another story. Those places are zoos.
I just think that's what they would do, because they know that the public would get serious about security. It's obvious (by the regime's focus on arming government agencies and requiring military leadership to be willing to fire on Americans) that they are preparing for a martial law situation. And IIRC they've been carrying out martial law training for local police departments as well. (Maybe somebody can direct us to information on that). And history supports this too. The Reichstag Fire comes immediately to mind.
We all need to realize that Obama told the Egyptian ambassador in January of 2010 that he was and still is a Muslim who supports the Muslim agenda. This guy is self-admittedly on the same team as both Ahmadinejad and Morsi. He can order something from the US military and he can order something from his Islamist allies such as AQ or Ahmadinejad, and he can order something from his communist allies such as Chavez, Castro, China, or Putin. I call that "flexibility". Lots of Reichstag Fires that can be used.
There was a report (though it was still being investigated because the reporter of it was Alex Jones, I think) that the regime had talked about plans to use a chemical attack in Syria in order to blame Assad and justify booting him. That's the kind of "false flag" stuff we know this regime does. Fast and Furious is just one example of that. They do what they want to do, for their own purposes, blame somebody else for it, and then trample the Constitution in response. The Reichstag Fire. As predictable as can be.
al Zawahiri's (Ben Lady's brain) little bro spoke out a couple of days ago
Most of the posts were ridiculing.
"If al-Qaeda harms a single American child, it will be the fault of Obama, the TSA, the DHS and the liberals "
No, it will be Bush's fault because he made them hate us even more.
Frankly, I've been waiting for a Beslan style massacre. Luckily (or maybe thanks to US intelligence agencies) we haven't had one here.
LOL. This will be just the excuse Obama is looking for to institute martial law. Never let a billion hollow-point bullets go to waste.
I remember Beslan well. Most people on the street have never heard of it. Beslan cemented my negative views of muzzies. The 9/11 attack was one thing but attacking a School on it's first day knowing that entire families would be there is beyond comprehension to any person with any kind of civility in them. Barbaric animals these muzzies were.
After 9 11 I started collective articles dealing with terrorism in the US.
Check out my blog: War News Flash for more.
>Any attack on the USA by al-Qaeda will the event that brings down the Obama Administration.<
Be serious.
The MSM and the administration will blame the GOP and conservatives (notice that I make a distintion between the two) for being an obstruction to efficient government.
And the GOP will just slink back silently.
That would pretty much answer the question 'why do you need an "assault" weapon?'
I don't own an assault weapon.
Those were tightly restricted by the National Firearms Act of 1934.
I do own a Tyranny Response Rifle. aka a Homeland Defense Rifle.
Brian Lilley: The MSM is lying about the muslim riots video 12:01
Live interviews with Cairo activists from the 9/11/12 protests who say 'anti-Muhammed video' had nothing to do with protests there.
"....folks to wake up and realize we are at war...."
How can anyone expect the country to realize that we are at war with AQ when the muslim brotherhood is wined and dined in the WH and the country re-elects the host?
Aren't we also sending them F-16s?
Kind of hard to top that, or they would have already.
And the feds would treat them like Nidal Hassan, removing all info they view as "politically incorrect" from leftist media propaganda about the incident, while protecting every last alleged "right" of the miscreant.
It's not a question of "if" it's merely "when" and "how bad".
We completely agree on that point, butter.
Hear, hear. I'm licensed to carry anywhere, but not allowed to bring it onto a military installation. Noted.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) released a report today entitled Turning Necessity into Virtue: Pittsburgh's Experience with a Federal Consent Decree. COPS funded this report to document the five years that the Pittsburgh Police Bureau spent under a federal consent decree.
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"Turning Necessity into Virtue documents how the Pittsburgh Police Bureau worked through its consent decree," said COPS Director Carl R. Peed. "This comprehensive report helps illustrate a law enforcement agency's transformation while being monitored under a federally imposed consent decree. It will prove very helpful to other law enforcement agencies, whether those agencies are trying to address similar issues or prevent them entirely."
The Vera Institute of Justice compiled the report by conducting a series of structured interviews with law enforcement and local government executives, other law enforcement professionals, community activists, and 400 residents. Researchers conducted all of these interviews during the final year of the consent decree.


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Martin was having a hard time catching his breath. He was standing on the landing of a flight of stairs. Shortness of breath had caused him to stop before he had climbed a single floor. His labored breathing was accompanied by a fast heart rate. As he slowly regained his breath, Martin instinctively felt for his pack of cigarettes in his breast pocket. Forty years of smoking had taken a toll on his body, but all attempts to quit in the past had been unsuccessful. Climbing the remaining stairs seemed as daunting as scaling a high mountain peak. With deliberation, Martin grasped the hand rail and started once again.
Emphysema (also known as COPD) is a common lung condition which is most often associated with smoking tobacco. Over time, the condition often worsens, rendering the lungs less efficient. Many patients with emphysema become dependent on supplemental oxygen to meet their body's needs.
Normal lung function
Healthy lungs are the site in the body where oxygen is taken into the bloodstream, and waste products (mainly carbon dioxide) are expelled from the body. To accomplish this task, the lungs are equipped with an immense internal surface area, which measures about the area of a tennis court! The lungs also have a wealthy supply of blood from the heart. In fact, half of the blood pumped by the heart passes through the lungs to be replenished with oxygen, before being sent out of the body to nourish the cells of the body.
All about alveoli
The gas exchange that occurs in the lungs is completely dependent on a small structure called alveoli. Alveoli are small air sacks that branch off the smallest of airways in the longs. Alveoli are similar in appearance to a cluster of grapes, with the grape stems representing airways, and hollow grapes representing the alveoli. An average adult has about 300 million alveoli total, if the lungs are healthy.
A ghost in the machine
As the alveoli become damaged, there is a gradual loss of lung function, and a decreased ability for the body to supply the needed oxygen to the bloodstream. The most common cause of lung damage is tobacco use. Tobacco targets the very heart of the lung by damaging the alveoli. Let's go back to the example of a cluster of grapes. With the persistent exposure to tobacco smoke, the alveoli start to combine together with their neighbors, making for larger and larger air spaces. Each time an alveoli merges with another, critical surface area is lost. Over time, the lung develops large air pockets that cannot allow the transport of oxygen efficiently. Soon the lung develops a 'honeycomb' appearance on cross section, with a substantial decrease in the number of alveoli.
The airways delivering air to the alveoli also are affected in emphysema. The air passages become limp and flabby, and can collapse easily, blocking airflow out of the lungs. The result is poor lung function, 'air trapping' in the lungs, and symptoms of shortness of breath.
Symptoms of emphysema
As the lung damage progresses, worsening shortness of breath becomes apparent. At first, this is most noticeable with exercise. Over time, even low intensity exercise leads to shortness of breath, such as walking around inside the home. To compensate for the lack of oxygen in the blood, the rate of breathing increases. Because air is being trapped in the lungs by the small airways that collapse easily, the chest expands in diameter. A deep cough is also common, especially in the early morning hours. Lung infections can become frequent.
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Training Camp Rosters - Comparing 2010 With 2013
Ryan Pike
August 22 2013 11:21AM
Awhile back, I took at look at the Calgary Flames' prospect depth by comparing the roster at 2010's prospect camp to this year's probable roster. Now let's do the same thing with the main training camp rosters.
First and foremost, bear in mind that the training camp rosters are ultimately a combination of (a) guys under pro contracts, (b) guys on professional try-out deals, and (c) really great junior kids from prospect camp who get a taste at main camp. Since we don't know who's getting a try-out from the Flames – and recent history suggests that we'll likely see a couple – this may slightly under-represent the 2013 group.
2010: John Armstrong, Mikael Backlund, Carter Bancks, Lance Bouma, Rene Bourque, Bryan Cameron, Hugo Carpentier, Kris Chucko, Craig Conroy, Cam Cunning, Curtis Glencross, Ryley Grantham, Niklas Hagman, Ryan Howse, Jarome Iginla, Raitis Ivanans, Tim Jackman, Olli Jokinen, Ales Kotalik, Daymond Langkow, Logan MacMillan, Stefan Meyer, David Moss, Greg Nemisz, Gaelan Patterson, Jon Rheault, Matt Stajan, Ryan Stone, Brett Sutter, Alex Tanguay, Mitch Wahl and J.D. Watt.
2013: Mikael Backlund, Sven Baertschi, Carter Bancks, Lance Bouma, Paul Byron, Mike Cammalleri, David Eddy, Turner Elson, Michael Ferland, T.J. Galiardi, Curtis Glencross, Markus Granlund, Ben Hanowski, Roman Horak, Ryan Howse, Jiri Hudler, Tim Jackman, Blair Jones, David Jones, Corban Knight, Brian McGrattan, Sean Monahan, Greg Nemisz, Max Reinhart, Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak and Ben Street.
Carry-Overs: Backlund, Bancks, Bouma, Glencross, Howse, Jackman and Nemisz.
There's obviously been a bit of turn-over in the forward ranks. The most prominent guys who have been retained are Backlund, Glencross and Jackman, each of whom brings something different to the table. Arguably Jackman is the most surprising hold over, but it seems that management (and teammates) value what he does.
The roll-over in prospects and complementary players continues to be felt here, as bodies such as Armstrong, Grantham, Ivanans, Patterson, Cunning, Chucko and Sutter are gone, replaced with younger players with less physicality but more offensive upside. There's also veteran bodies like Bourque, Iginla, Jokinen, Langkow, Moss and Tanguay – fairly useful players – who have been flipped for (or replaced by) guys like Cammalleri, Galiardi, Hudler and Stempniak. It does appear that there are fewer of them on the roster, which would be explained by the whole "rebuild" thing.
It'd be remiss if I labelled the changes from 2010 to 2013 as a clear upgrade. The forward ranks are a bit smaller and faster than they were three years ago, but thus far they haven't proven that they're appreciably better. However, the presence of more prospects and a generally younger bent in the group suggest that more future upside exists in the 2013 group that wasn't quite there in 2010.
2010: Gord Baldwin, Jay Bouwmeester, Chris Breen, T.J. Brodie, Mark Giordano, Staffan Kronwall, Josh Meyers, John Negrin, Giffen Nyren, Adam Pardy, Matt Pelech, Robyn Regehr, Cory Sarich, Keith Seabrook, Steve Staios and Ian White.
2013: Chad Billins, Chris Breen, T.J. Brodie, Chris Butler, Mark Cundari, Mark Giordano, Drew MacKenzie, James Martin, Shane O'Brien, John Ramage, Kris Russell, Patrick Sieloff, Derek Smith, Dennis Wideman and Tyler Wotherspoon.
Carry-Overs: Breen, Brodie and Giordano.
The defensive group displays much of the same trends as the forwards. Lots of turnover, with names like Baldwin, Meyers, Negrin and Pelech replaced with names like Billins, Martin and Smith. There are still quite a few replacement-level defenders here, but I'd argue they're more competent than the 2010 class.
As for NHL regulars, Bouwmeester, Pardy, Regehr, Sarich, Staois and White are replaced by (essentially) Brodie, Butler, O'Brien, Russell and Wideman. The loss of Bouwmeester is huge, and the 2013 crew is definitely softer than the 2010 bunch, having lost Regehr, Sarich, Staois and White. The 2013 corps are arguably better puck-movers, but again, it's hard to conclude that the 2013 roster is an upgrade.
2010: Henrik Karlsson, Miikka Kiprusoff, Leland Irving, Matt Keetley and J.P. Lamoureux.
2013: Reto Berra, Laurent Brossoit, Joey MacDonald, Joni Ortio and Karri Ramo.
Carry-Overs: None (assuming Kipper retires)
The Flames had one known quantity in 2010 (Kiprusoff) and four question marks. Now they have one known quantity in MacDonald and four question marks. I don't think it's disrespectful to MacDonald to say that he's a bit of a downgrade from Kiprusoff.
Whether or not the 2013 goalie crop is an upgrade is entirely dependent on how well Berra, Brossoit, Ortio and particularly Ramo do this season.
The 2013 Calgary Flames training camp roster probably won't be hugely different than the 2010 roster. The team will probably have a very similar talent level, but the composition is entirely different. Large, physical players of the Darryl Sutter regime have been swapped out for smaller, faster, puck-moving players. And, of course, previous cornerstone veterans have almost all been liquidated.
It's yet to be seen if this change in approach will result in meaingful a change in results.
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August 22 2013, 11:29AM
Hahahah. Not one goalie from 2010 is around in 2013. That's kind of impressive.
Looks like Grabo to the Caps according to Twitter, so he won't be at CGY's training camp.
I for one am excited to see all the new guys, not just the young guys like Sven and Brodie taking their next steps but Jones, SOB and Galiardi. The rookies too in Monahan and Knight.
Go Flames
Washington looks to have signed Grabowski inking him for at least 1 Year @ $3 Million Per Season. Which means they are only going to have $2,665,605 to sign RFA Marcus Johansson.
It's interesting some of these young RFA holdouts are not going to be signed for what they want. Now that teams are so close to the cap look for some trades to be made shortly involving some of these RFAs. The Leafs have $4.9 Million Open to sign both Kadri & Franson not going to happen.
Remember when 960 was obsessed with : John Negrin,Ryan Howse ,Mitch Wahl, and Jon Rheault?
Remember when 960 was obsessed with : John Negrin,Ryan Howse ,Mitch Wahl, and Jon Rheault?
could it be cause that's all that was around?
August 22 2013, 11:15PM
Remember when 960 was obsessed with : John Negrin,Ryan Howse ,Mitch Wahl, and Jon Rheault?
In fairness to Negrin and Wahl, they both looked like they would end up in the NHL until severe injuries derailed their development.
You missed the Staj in your forward carry-overs
August 22 2013, 01:00PM
There's a lot of them still out there too...Stepan, Kadri, Franson, Johansson, Henrique, Bancks.......
@Kent Wilson
quit teasing!
There's a lot of them still out there too...Stepan, Kadri, Franson, Johansson, Henrique, Bancks.......
Obviously the solution is to trade Bancks for Stepan. That seems reasonable.
August 22 2013, 01:46PM
Then we are all in agreement. Bancks for Stepan. Or Kadri.
Then we are all in agreement. Bancks for Stepan. Or Kadri.
Huzzah the Flames are saved!
August 22 2013, 04:36PM
@Ryan Pike
"The 2013 Calgary Flames training camp roster probably won't be hugely different than the 2010 roster. The team will probably have a very similar talent level, but the composition is entirely different. "
Composition being completely different - for sure. Similar talent level - no way. If the 2013 players reach their ceilings, then over time okay maybe, but this coming season the same talent level: not even close.
In fairness to Negrin and Wahl, they both looked like they would end up in the NHL until severe injuries derailed their development.
I remember being a big fan of John Negrin. Sigh. Simpler times.
Brett Kulak actually reminds me of Negrin sometimes. Maybe that's why I like him so much.
Hope his career goes better...
August 23 2013, 01:33PM
Negrin was a huge fave of mine. But his knee is/was done. Poor kid.


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Danica Patrick could have a long day ahead in her Martinsville debut on Sunday
On Sunday, Danica Patrick will become the first woman in Martinsville Speedway's 64-year history to drive on the half-mile in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
"Well, between that and never having a Martinsville hot dog, I guess there is probably going to be lots of firsts there (this) weekend," she said.
Wait a second. Is the health-conscious Patrick really going to sample one of Martinsville's famous pink Jesse Jones hot dogs?
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"I will at least have half of a hot dog," she said. "I'm a half person. I have half of a cookie, half of a brownie, half of a hot dog."
But when she arrives at the track Friday, hot dogs and history might be the furthest thing from her mind. Patrick faces her most difficult challenge of the season this weekend: Trying to get up to speed on a track known for making rookies look foolish.
Adapting to a full-time Cup schedule has been a struggle for Patrick so far. Since finishing eighth in the Daytona 500, she hasn't had a result in the top 25.
Martinsville, where close quarters and short tempers are the name of the game, figures to make her life miserable. Though team owner Tony Stewart selected 10 difficult races for Patrick last season, Martinsville was cut due to a scheduling conflict.
"As an owner, I'm going to be very nervous," Stewart said. "As a driver, I'm going to be laughing a lot, because I remember my first time here."
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. said during his first several races at Martinsville, "I ran into everything."
"I ran into other race cars, walls, pace cars," he said. "Just about everything that could be ran into, I found it."
That included an ambulance, which was blocking Earnhardt's way. He "had to give him a bit of the bumper," Earnhardt said.
"Those first few trips were a real eye opener," he said. "The racing there is nothing what you imagine, even coming up through those style of racetracks. It's just really tough and hard racing, and you've got to pick your battles.
"But it's a long race and you can really just take yourself out of it early if you're not careful."
One of Patrick's greatest challenges may be staying calm. She's shown a tendency to bristle when other drivers bump her, and that's standard at Martinsville.
"The hard part will be pulling the reins back," Stewart said. "Somebody will bump into her and she'll want to knock them through the fence. It'll be like, 'Wait a minute, it was probably just an accident!' "
Patrick, though, is maintaining a positive attitude for now.
"I am actually really excited about Martinsville," she said. "I like the little short tracks. They are fun."
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Skip to comments.Dick Armey resigns from tea party group (FreedomWorks)
Posted on 12/04/2012 10:11:25 AM PST by GVnana
One of the most influential - but behind-the-scenes - leaders of the tea party movement has left the organization he helped to build. Former Rep. Dick Armey, R-Tex., resigned from the tea party umbrella group FreedomWorks at the end of last week. A spokesperson for FreedomWorks confirmed to CBSNews.com that the organization "accepted his letter of resignation."Mother Jones Magazine first reported the story and obtained a copy of the letter Armey sent to Matt Kibbe, the president of FreedomWorks.
The separation appears to have been tenuous and Armey told Mother Jones that the organization was taking an "unproductive" direction.
When asked by Mother Jones if the election results played a role in Armey's dissatisfaction with the organization, Armey said, "Obviously I was not happy with the election results," adding, "We might've gotten better results if we had gone in a different direction."
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$8MM severance check, according to sources.
He is a senile rino.
Dick Armey — Most masculine name in the history of man, IMHO.
The President and the Liberals are going in a "PRODUCTIVE" direction?
Don't let the screen-door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!
The only Tea Party victory will be found in the total failure of the "modern-day" ideal of the Constitution. America's true survival will be found in the ideology of 1776 originalists. We ^must^ codify the Federalist Papers.
The Tea Party is NOT an organization. It is a Constitution based movement! There is no 'umbrella group' or leader. The Tea Party is a movement. Not GOP - Not Libertarian. Politicians only like 'organisations' they can either control or be elected president of. /Rant off
hmmm....so the GOP has a bus too, and this is what the underside looks like...
All of Newts old guard suck on ice, the only one worth a hill of beans and he stuck to his word and retired after 6 years was Bill Archer.
Now we are stuck with bleeping Boenher, who was one of the suck on ice team...
Freedom Works, however, is.
I personally think localized leaderless tea party action is most effective anyway.
Larger national groups are fine for some things but local groups have been very effective here in Michigan where we get virtually no outside help.
Tea partiers are taking "Right To Work" action today in Michigan.
Dick is named correctly.
Whenever I see the name Dick Armey, I visualize row after row of penises marching and all with their German helmets on.
Most masculine name in the history of man
He let his Lance Rentzel!
"...the organization was taking an "unproductive" direction."
Don't know much about Freedom Works" ....but I suspect a lot of the "old guard" have been sent out to keep the peons and peasants comprising the Tea Party from burning down the house.
Most of the Tea Party would deconstruct DC back into Constitutional Government...the bane of BOTH the Dems and Repubs...and especially of those who have bought the them ..and expect them to stay bought!!
Dick Armey Most masculine name in the history of man, IMHO."
...while Dick Butkis includes most of the human anatomy.
Freedom Works spearheaded the 9/12 March on DC.
Too much time in committees. Too much time squabbling over "leadership." Too little time on the street.
I was at his retirement party at the TX GOP Convention in 2000.
He did contribute a lot to the Conservative Movement during the Reagan era.
He gave a lot of effort to the advancement of the 2010 tea party exposure.
I am sure there are things to criticize, but he is head and shoulders above many GOP POLs.
Hilarious! I've read that name oodles over the last 20 years, but never with the power of observation you brought to it.
It would have been nice to know specifically the problems with the relationship, and how it could effect in Mr. Armey's perspective the future of that group, or say any further spontaneous TEA Party movement.
To state simply it could have gone in another direction leaves us all hanging.
What specifically was the problem. I don't follow Freedom Works as I don't believe any organization under the guise of the title of TEA Party is legitimate, nor do I follow Dick Armey since his retirement from Congress.
Freedom Works was founded before the modern Tea Party movement of February 08.
Agree 100%. Tea Party rallies that are truly "grass-roots" and leaderless are the most effective. Hoping there will be a resurrection of spontaneous tea-party rallies in the days ahead. Though on same days I feel like it, we must not give up the fight.
Ok, Thanks for that, but I still don't know why Armey has quit. For what reason is more important than that he quit.
As I said I don't follow Freedom Works (I understand due a mistaken impression), but I still haven't followed the organization, therefore I don't know if they too are members of the RINO class of 2012, or if they took a turn, or are in the process of taking a turn toward the RINO pens, or has Dick Armey become a barker for the RINO circus?
Curious. What the "H" is going on? Need reasons, not inuendo about a different direction.
As I resign from all board positions and duties, please see below a list of dispositions on outstanding issues: I expect to be fully compensated through the expiration date (December 31, 2012) of my current consulting contract with FreedomWorks, he wrote. Henceforth FreedomWorks shall be prohibited from using my name, image, or signature in any way or for any purpose without my written permission or in the event of my death, without my heirs written permission.
He asked for his name, image, and signature to be removed from all FreedomWorks materials letters, print media, postings, web sites, videos, testimonials, endorsements, fund raising materials, and social media.
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The Associated Press reports that he is leaving under a secret deal that will pay him $8 million, representing consulting fees paid in annual $400,000 installments, a payout backed by a conservative financier Richard J. Stephenson, founder and chairman of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Stephenson serves on the FreedomWorks board of directors, and the AP reports the secret deal was cut in September and requires Armey to resign by the end of November.
Armeys Nov. 29 resignation memo, obtained by Mother Jones, reflects serious unhappiness. He demands the group immediately stop using his name in any way, removing him from all letters, print media, postings, web sites, videos, testimonials, endorsements, fund raising materials, and social media, including but not limited to Facebook and Twitter. He also wants his official congressional portrait delivered.
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SeeBS will always report on any news item reflecting dissention and division in the GOP ranks (even if and when it doesn't really exist). In fact, they cackle gleefully whenever that happens.
Rush has been shilling for these clowns at Freedomworks. Army is slimy.
under a secret deal that will pay him $8 million,
Well, we know what his incentive was to be at Freedom Works and so, what did he do exactly to merit such a high sum of money?
Henceforth Freedom Works shall be prohibited from using my name, image, or signature in any way or for any purpose without my written permission or in the event of my death, without my heirs written permission.
And why would they want to use any part of his persona for any reason? Why all the fanfare?
Dick Armey created FreedomWorks.
"Dick Armey created Freedom Works."
Awwww, okay, now I get it.
Thanks for the information.
Lets be realistic......the Tea Party has become a noose around the Republican's necks. Remember the MSM, well they immediately declared a racial war between America and the tea party, aka the KKK. How about all the violence that took place at the rallies and town hall meetings? Well it worked and now the tea party is considered a far right wing fringe kook group. If there is to be war, it needs to be against the real enemy, not Dick Armey.
Follow the money.
Because the tea party was only a (sputtering) movement in 2012, it was powerless in getting us a conservative president.
It can, and needs to, do more.
Armey's a bit like Newt in that way—flawed, but has made some real contributions.
I know a Dick Posthumous. He now goes by Diane.
Since rush admitted on the air after the 2006 elections that he is compelled to carry water for whoever he is told to carry it for, if he's been supporting army it's because the establishment has told him to do so.
Yeah, I know, criticizing limbaugh here is tantamount to painting a pentagram on the Vatican, but I don't have a lot of trust in him.
I too met him at a breakfast talk, when asked about some of the stupid comments and laws proposed by the Democrats - while they still cotnrolled the Senate, he said, "Oh they will never pass that stuff, no neeed to mention it in the press." A real defender of the right - not. (that's my rant)
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