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Dave Tickner is expecting Arsenal to beat Liverpool in Wednesday night's televised Premier League clash.
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There are six games in all on Wednesday with plenty at stake at both ends of the table. Resurgent Reading take on Chelsea, and we like the chances of in-form Royals striker Adam Le Fondre adding to his goals tally in that one.
Everton are looking to get their top-four bid back on track after successive goalless draws, while at Carrow Road Norwich and Tottenham look to bounce back from weekend FA Cup shocks.
Leaders Manchester United host Southampton, while there's a London derby at Craven Cottage as Fulham take on West Ham.
- 2pts Arsenal to beat Liverpool at 29/20 (BetVictor) - Gunners sublime last time out at home against West Ham, Liverpool's resurgence overplayed.
- 1pt Victor Anichebe to score anytime in Everton v West Brom at 23/10 (Paddy Power) - Has been in decent form and should be confident given his record v the Baggies.
- 1.5pts Adam Le Fondre to score anytime in Reading v Chelsea at 10/3 (Blue Sq) - Five goals in last four, scores against the best.
- 1pt Adam Le Fondre to score the last goal in Reading v Chelsea at 23/2 (Bwin) - Royals super-sub has scored game's final goal four times this season, twice in last four.
Arsenal v Liverpool (1945 GMT)
Arsenal look overpriced here at almost 6/4. Their struggles have been overstated, as has Liverpool's recent upturn - which in any case came to a crashing halt at Oldham on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers' side are still without a Premier League victory over a top-half side this season, and they have been beaten already at Spurs and Manchester United, with draws at Everton and Chelsea. They have registered some eye-catching wins recently, but this trip marks a real step up in class from the likes of Sunderland, QPR and Norwich. There were mitigating factors for the Gunners' recent defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea and some of their football in last week's 5-1 demolition of West Ham was sublime. Theo Walcott, Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski - and, for that matter, Luis Suarez given Arsenal's current propensity for conceding goals - make appeal at prices around the 2/1 mark in the anytime scorer market, but there seems no reason to overcomplicate matters here given the price available for the Gunners. Home win the call.
Verdict: Arsenal 3 Liverpool 1 (DT)
Everton v West Brom (1945)
Both these sides have hit sticky patches of late but the rot seems to have set in deeper in the Midlands with the Baggies now withut a win in their last six. They've conceded 11 times in that run which should give Everton plenty of hope after failing to net in their last two league games. After back-to-back goalless draws, the Toffees returned to winning ways at Bolton at the weekend and should have too much for a visiting side with several injury doubts, including Shane Long, who was so dangerous during their good start to the campaign, one which saw them win the reverse fixture 2-0. However, on recent form Everton look worthy favourites, albeit slightly short ones at 8/13. A better way of getting with them would appear to be in the goalscorer markets. Victor Anichebe is the man who catches the eye here for he's impressed on his limited chances this season. He's scored five times and against Southampton last Monday he made a real difference when he came on as a substitute. Anichebe has a good record against these opponents with three career goals, including his first ever in a blue shirt back in 2006. Last season he scored in both league games and should be high on confidence. You may want to wait for the line-ups but with Kevin Mirallas injured again and Nikica Jelavic struggling for goals, Anichebe looks likely to start. He's 23/10 to net at any time.
Verdict: Everton 2 West Brom 1 (AS)
Norwich v Tottenham (1945)
Both sides head to Carrow Road on Wednesday looking to bounce back from weekend FA Cup giantkillings after Norwich were beaten at home by non-league Luton and Spurs went down 2-1 at Championship side Leeds. With Emmanuel Adebayor away at the Africa Cup of Nations and Jermain Defoe carrying an injury, Spurs' lack of striking options has been exposed. Even before Sunday's defeat, Spurs' form had flatlined rather with successive league draws after a run of nine wins in 11 games. Norwich, meanwhile, have won only once since December 15 - and that came at Peterborough. This looks a tricky one to call, and going low on goals may be the best route to profit. Since conceding two late goals at Everton, Spurs have given up just three goals in seven league games as Hugo Lloris firmly establishes himself as first choice between the sticks, while Norwich - who earned a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane earlier in the season - have often kept things tight against the division's big guns at Carrow Road. They beat Manchester United and Arsenal 1-0, and went down by the same scoreline to Chelsea (although it should be noted they also came off second-best in seven-goal affairs against Liverpool and Manchester City). Odds-against quotes for under 2.5 goals look fair, as does anything above 3/1 on under 1.5.
Verdict: Norwich 0 Tottenham 1 (DT)
Fulham v West Ham (2000)
Fulham have won one of their last seven league games; West Ham have won one of their last eight. Neither side appears to be in imminent danger of relegation but will know continuation of the current formline for much longer will lead to nervous glances downwards. This is the sort of game Fulham need to be winning against a West Ham side without a win on the road since November 11 and six defeats from seven since then. But it's impossible to construct a case for the hosts at no bigger than 5/4 and this looks like a match best left alone.
Verdict: Fulham 1 West Ham 1 (DT)
Manchester United v Southampton (2000)
Had United come up against a side in decent form (as Southampton are) earlier in the season, you may well have looked for a way of getting with the visitors, perhaps in the handicaps. Their defence was having plenty of problems and their attack was often getting them out of a sticky situation. That was summed up by the stat concerning the number of times they had won after falling behind. Significantly, though, that's happened just once in United's last 12 games in all competitions. In the league they've won nine of the last 11, the other two being drawn, and now look more ruthless. The early signs for Southampton under Mauricio Pochettino were good and they were a tad unfortunate not to beat Everton last time out. As under Nigel Adkins, they knocked the ball around confidently and it's hard to see them going to Old Trafford and not at least having a go. However, that could play into the hosts' hands. In their last 11 games, United have scored four thrice, three twice and two three times. Still, the prices about such repeats are far from mouthwatering. We'll leave this one alone.
Verdict: Manchester United 3 Southampton 1 (AS)
Reading v Chelsea (2000)
I'm not quite sure why the team with three wins in their last eight are 1/2 to win away at a team who have won five of their last six. Chelsea obviously make no appeal at the price but it's hard too to make too strong a case for the hosts who have lost all five of their games so far against the current top four this season. Happily, though, there's value elsewhere as Adam Le Fondre continues to be overlooked by the layers despite netting five goals in his last four games and six in his last seven despite often having to step off the bench to find the target. He's already scored against Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton and takes spot-kicks. Even if he starts on the bench he looks worth backing in the anytime goalscorer market at 10/3, while his super-sub status means a small play in the last goalscorer market could also pay off at 23/2. He's achieved that feat four times this season and in two of his last four - only an injury-time strike from Pavel Pogrebnyak against West Brom stopped him making it three out of four.
Verdict: Reading 1 Chelsea 3 (DT)
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According to the Prince William County Police Department, 21-year-old Jay Matthew Riley of Woodbridge, Virginia brought his computer to the station asking if he had any warrants on file for child pornography. He told police while he was looking at child pornography, an FBI warning message came on his computer, ordering him to pay a fine or be investigated.
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WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier University is one of three Canadian universities profiled by the international Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for its annual Higher Education Sustainability Review.
Laurier was profiled for its residence energy competition, a new annual initiative run by the universitys residence sustainability council. During the 2012 winter semester, Lauriers Sustainability Office and Residence Life facilitated an energy reduction competition between first-year residence buildings. The energy used by each building was measured via recently installed submeters and displayed online through a real-time interactive dashboard, which can be seen at http://buildingdashboard.net/wilfrid/#/wilfrid.
Overall, the competition saved $1,513 from an energy reduction of 15,143 kilowatt-hours, and averted 5,672 pounds of carbon dioxide the equivalent to taking 1,009 vehicles off the road.
The recognition among international counterparts is incredibly encouraging and shows the success of our collaborative culture in creating a sustainable campus environment, said Claire Bennett, Lauriers sustainability coordinator. Laurier is increasingly being seen as an innovator and leader in sustainability management, which is having direct, measurable benefits in terms of Laurier's economic, social and environmental profile.
Laurier has also begun conducting its second Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) assessment through AASHE, which will provide the university with an updated grade on sustainability. Lauriers first assessment occurred three years ago, and earned the university a bronze grade. Laurier was one of the first five North American universities to receive a STARS rating. The assessment provided a detailed baseline of Lauriers sustainability efforts, and informed the universitys Sustainability Action Plan that continues to guide sustainability initiatives on every campus. The Sustainability Action Plan set a target of a 15 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases over a five-year period. In 2012, Laurier had reached an 11 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases.
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Skip to comments.Will Forecast of Rising Gas Price Affect Presidential Race?
Posted on 10/06/2012 5:35:18 PM PDT by Kaslin
The Drudge Report is cheekily labeling an article about the outrageous gas prices and gas shortage in Southern California the "October Surprise." While it's unlikely even $4-$5 (and up) a gallon gas prices will turn Californians into Romney fans, CNBC is reporting that gas prices are likely to keep rising in October:
"It will only take another refinery issue and a bit more of geopolitical noise to have the first U.S. election at a US average gasoline price of $4 a gallon," says energy analyst Olivier Jakob of Petromatrix
Also contributing to the problem in California were issues at different refineries.
In general, however, CNBC cautions that the prices are easily affected:
"Gasoline futures prices dropped 30 cents after the expiration of the previous month's contract, reflecting the seasonal shift among many refiners from summer-grade gasoline to a cheaper winter-blend.On Wednesday morning, the EIA reported a sharp drop in gasoline demand versus a year ago — leading futures to fall to the low of the week. But prices quickly recovered after the fire at the Exxon Baytown refinery."
Gas prices and energy production often make cameo appearances at the top of the news cycle, but it's rarely sustained long enough to have any effective change brought about. Interestingly, Rasmussen Reports shows that likely U.S. voters favor Obama on energy policy:
"Obama's widest lead is in the area of energy policy. Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters trust him more in this area, while 42% have more confidence in Romney. The candidates were tied in this area late last month."
It might not hurt Romney to get out and talk a little more about the pain at the pump. Since voters still trust him more on economic issues, framing energy policy as an economic argument could play into his favor. Obama's track record on energy (Solyndra, anyone?) really overall is very weak as one looks at the failed investment and also his waffling over Keystone.
And the fact Obama gove 2billion dollrs to Brazil to find oil.
I, as an American Californian, am willing to accept extremely high gas prices in the short term in the monumental interest of getting Obama the hell out.
Rise away!!!!
LOL! That's the spirit!
It doesn't work for me much as I usually buy a 3 month supply ... every 3 months!
Food prices will rise nationwide. Too many trucks carrying
food from CA (and from overseas via LA and Oakland ports).
We all like green energy, but only some of us are honest enough to see that short of some earth-shaking breakthrough, green energy as we know it today, cannot compete with petro or coal.
Heard from a traveler coming east from southern Cali this morning that he saw some prices around $6 there. Said commuters there are about to grab their Gucci bags and go out to riot.
yes, they should have working on green long ago. Not as a substitute but in addition.
"I, as an American Californian, am willing to accept extremely high gas prices in the short term in the monumental interest of getting Obama the hell out."
I regard it as a campaign contribution to Romney!
Logically, why would anyone favor 0bama's policies? Gas prices have been twice as high as they were when Bush left office, and now they are four times as high in California, if you can get some!
It's amazing to me that anyone would trust a green energy nut with energy prices.
The radical ones would rather have at least half the world's population purged and the remainder living in desert caves.
And with themselves in charge of the world, of course.
Rise away!!!!
You're right. We're already so screwed...
Hey, Romney - point over here! This is what happens when liberals get to run things!
Maybe we can get rid of Moonbeam too.
Rasmussen must have polled the ignorant
I have been talking to some brain dead ObamaZombies at work here in Los Angeles and believe it or not ... they are blaming the high prices on the greedy big oil companies and the Republicans.
.... I realy do wish that Mr. Romney would come to Kalifornia and stand up in a press conference and proclaim to the entire state ..... "KALIFORNIA ..... HELP IS ON IT"S WAY."
Wow! Those last two charts say SO much! What a great email/FB/post card those would make, side by side.
Supposedly the refineries have fixed the problem.
It is expected to have higher prices beginning
Of week then go back down again.
Not sure if back down means to current prices or before the issue.
Even if it went to $10/gal. California will still
Go to Obama.
High gas prices are the result of the culture of corruption of the Republican Party.
Me to. Just hurts my wife who has to commute from here in Placerville to Sac. Funny my deisel is cheaper now then regular.
Here in Central Indiana it jumped 40¢ toDAY!
didn't we read last month that the Saudis announced they were going to pump more oil and lower gas prices to help Obama's chances??
Remember all the media's stories about people vacationing close to home due to high gas prices, of of the rare times they let the man on the street comment, that was prior to 2008 of coarse.
Don't dwell on that...I mean who can afford a vacation now anyway?
Dropped by my office in Burbank today, station near there had Super Unleaded at $5.98 galLon, I filled up there two days ago @ $4.90 gal.
What could be worse is gasoline shortages caused by drivers keeping more fuel in their tanks.
I agree. I am convinced that there are many folks who are willing to pay more for "better environment"...
Clowart Piven and the housing bubble propping: you can get a new plan only if you promise to screw it up again and again.
Selfish materialist greedy communists never disliked destroying and killing around themselves if they did not get their satisfaction.
The election is over...
Hey, where did you get that gas price chart? ABC radio news is reporting gas prices this morning, but reporter threw in, "Prices we haven't seen since 2008". Now I don't remember too well, but I KNOW it was nowhere near $3.00/gallon!
Never mind, apparently it was pretty bad. Man, I'm getting old.
Can Halliburton still exist if the mainstream media no longer mentions them?
(Herr Goebbles would be proud of all those visceral Progressives who are attempting to manipulate reality.)
Can Halliburton still exist if the mainstream media no longer mentions them?
(Herr Goebbles would be proud of all those visceral Progressives who are attempting to manipulate reality.)
Great info... Thank you sir!
The reason for high gas prices is the on-going conspiracy by President Bush and Big Oil to raise prices so the oil companies can get rich.
"I personally thing the gas price spike will hurt the Zero in his chances."
Nah. They are going to repeat again and again that it was the past policies of the prior administration that directley caused oil prices to jump.
(game, set and match)
Ya think??
"-it must confine intself to a few points and repeat them over and over."
They sure have it down to a science, don't they.
Herr Goebbles must be EXTREMELY proud.
(Don't mean to yell, just emphasize.)
(Great photo of the hero of the Progressives.)
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The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum, is divided into four paired sections -- the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes. Each lobe controls a specific group of activities. The temporal lobe, located on either side of the brain just above the ear, plays an important role in hearing, language, and memory. The most common type of epilepsy in teens and adults originates in the temporal lobe, the seizure focus.
What Is a Temporal Lobe Resection?
A temporal lobe resection is a surgery performed on the brain to control seizures. In this procedure, brain tissue in the temporal lobe is resected, or cut away, to remove the seizure focus. The anterior (front) and mesial (deep middle) portions of the temporal lobe are the areas most often involved.
Who Is a Candidate for Temporal Lobe Resection?
Temporal lobe resection may be an option for people with epilepsy whose seizures are disabling and/or not controlled by medication, or when the side effects of medication are severe and significantly affect the person's quality of life. In addition, it must be possible to remove the brain tissue that contains the seizure focus without causing damage to areas of the brain responsible for vital functions, such as movement, sensation, language, and memory.
What Happens Before a Temporal Lobe Resection?
Candidates for temporal lobe resection undergo an extensive pre-surgery evaluation -- including seizure monitoring, electroencephalography (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET). These tests help to pinpoint the seizure focus within the temporal lobe and to determine if surgery is possible.
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A temporal lobe resection requires exposing an area of the brain using a procedure called a craniotomy. ("Crani" refers to the skull and "otomy" means "to cut into.") After the patient is put to sleep with anesthesia, the surgeon makes an incision in the scalp, removes a piece of bone and pulls back a section of the dura, the tough membrane that covers the brain. This creates a "window" in which the surgeon inserts special instruments for removing the brain tissue. Surgical microscopes also are used to give the surgeon a magnified view of the area of the brain involved. The surgeon utilizes information gathered during the pre-operative evaluation -- as well as during surgery -- to define, or map out, the route to the correct area of the temporal lobe.


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By LuAnn Koch - a former employee of Alco and a resident of Castle Dale.
Save our Alco Store in Castle Dale, Utah. Our Alco store is going to close on Jan. 23.
The store has been here since March, 2004 - it will be 10 years this next March. We need this store, we don't have a big convenience store in this area. We are miles away from Wal Mart in Price and it is so convenient for residents of Emery County to drop in our local Alco. Just think of the employees that will be losing their jobs. What happens when your child comes home and needs items for a school project or you need a wedding gift, a baby shower gift, we all knew Alco was there for all of us.
Alco came into our area in 2004, our economy was the same in 2004 as it is now. Alco is number one in the Region; but the corporate office in Kansas doesn't think they are doing that good. Local citizens support this store.
We can try to do something. You can call the corporate office at 800-334-2526 or go on the web site www.alco.com and write them a note on how you feel about them closing our store.
They need to hear from us to try to keep them open. Please help to keep our store open.
I remember when we had Sprouse Reitz in the same building and they closed that store. It took them a long time to open another store, we don't want another store, we want the Alco store. Take a minute to contact the corporate office of Alco or write a note to keep the store open.


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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. - Washington County, Virginia is looking to reap some of the benefits of a Virginia law that's helping bring a development to Bristol.
Dulcie Mumpower, chair of the Washington County, Virginia Board of Supervisors, told us this year the county requested to be added to legislation to would allow Bristol, Virginia to collect a portion of state sales tax for to pay for The Falls development.
This request was denied this session, but Mumpower said the county will request it again to keep an equal playing field when it comes to recruiting new business. "We want to be a part of the bill because we border Bristol, Tennessee just as Bristol, Virginia does and we think it's fair that we be able to have the same opportunities to be able to use tax dollars to attract businesses to come in to the county," said Mumpower.
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ICS delayed. It will come on mid-april.
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The first Xperia models to receive the upgrade will be Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray. For these first models, the rollout will start mid-April and continue over 4-6 weeks.*
so that means , the wait for the second lot is more than 2 months , so sad....
and i really dont like the idea to upgrade to ICS
We are actually proud to say that our Gingerbread software is very stable and has great performance, so it's not a bad idea to stay on this platform if your top priority is extreme stability
what a joke /\....
Another interesting thing is that many apps use slightly more RAM in ICS. For example, the web browser is quite intensive, and our measurements indicate that it uses 20-30MB more in ICS compared to Gingerbread. All in all, there are a lot of changes that together result in greater RAM requirement.
we are ******... i thought ICS will use lesser RAM , but keep dreaming...
When you exit your game, there is a risk that the phone is perceived as slow, since the Home screen app will have to be restarted, just like every other activity you access afterwards.
we are aware of this and we have to keep bearing this.....
Hardware acceleration means that the GPU is used to render graphics, which enables a smooth user interface. However, it also results in at need to load additional graphic libraries for certain apps, which makes them use even more RAM.
When we performed internal tests on our applications, we saw that the Settings app consumed 1-2MB more RAM, and actually took longer time to start with HW acceleration, compared to without.
Another effect of the hardware acceleration is that it can make the battery drain faster in some cases. An example of this is video playback, where the hardware acceleration requires every video frame to be run through the GPU, thus making the system use more power than it would have without HW acceleration.
this sucks..
Yeah, I knew this was coming. Samsung did a better job. Samsung updated the software only to the phones capable of software upgrade. So did htc. They kept their promises. Anyone who read sonys latest blog article knows that sony is trying to keep there customers from updating to android 4.0. They realize their mistake. Samsung just gave a feature update to galaxy S because they knew they couldnt do it. I bet after the update, the blog will be flooded with complaints of slow sluggish UI. Thats what sony is trying to say. I totally blame Sony because they didnt renew their hardware in 2011, when all manufactures moved to dual core processors. Google came up with ICS because they knew manufactures would upgrade the mid 2011 models only. sony didnt even give the arc s a dual core processor when everyone was talking about quad core.
I was reading that and wow its quite dissapointing
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." Kurt Cobain (1967-1994)
yes it is
so what will you do..??
i'm thinking of 2...
Update to ICS and see how slow it is, if its a pain then downgrade and perhaps move on to another phone and/or brand
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." Kurt Cobain (1967-1994)
hmm... i hope there are no limitations in downgrading.. like when users downgraded to 2.3.2 they got the 0% error..
i know we'll get reviews of many users about the ICS but at the end of the day , its better to check it personally
yeah I'm also considering a custom ROM
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." Kurt Cobain (1967-1994)
Nexus S has 512MB ram and a 1GHz single-core processor but still runs great on Android 4.04.
I really hope that i'll be able to videochat in gtalk with the new ICS on my Arc S.
If not... I can possibly return to my old Nokia 5800 and use it with skype ( Why i bought this...)
Don't make me change. It's a shame that i have to use Skype when videochatting to others.
Once i had a dream about connecting my phone with the plasma via HDMI, and do videochatting 40 inch wide. Not with Gtalk, currently.
Totally different:
Do you really think that a customer uses it's phone to play, display images, videos 60 cm far from the tv??
even my 32" LCD is too big to do these.
Chinese market micro-HDMI-HDMI Cable costs 75% of yours, though it is 1,5 m long. Why make customers unconfortable?


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Ten Points: Yakupov, Musil, And Relocation
Jonathan Willis
September 26 2012 02:28PM
After the jump: Nail Yakupov can't play in Russia, Oilers' ownership hints that it might consider moving the team to Seattle, and Glen Sather trades for the wrong Marchant, eventually leading to one of the greatest goals in Oilers history.
1. Yakupov suspended in Russia. I've already written at some length on the news that Nail Yakupov cannot play in KHL games until the IIHF rules on his transfer from the OHL's Sarnia Sting to the KHL's Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, but I'll summarize my view based on talking to people with knowledge of the situation both publicly and off the record and reading the reports of media members who follow the CHL and KHL closely:
- It sounds like this action is being taken by Hockey Canada more for the sake of the CHL than for the Oilers or Sting
- Edmonton seems open to Yakupov spending the lockout in the KHL while Sarnia did not expect the player to return.
- With that said, I was told by Hockey Canada that their position is "that Yakupov has a contract with the Sarnia Sting of the OHL that runs through the end of the 2012-13 season, and should therefore be playing with Sarnia."
- Other players have made the jump to Europe without this sort of impediment. Yahoo's Neate Sager has reported that the Oilers' assignment of Yakupov to Sarnia may be the issue. While that's possible, a source with knowledge of the OHL suggested to me that the real issue is that Yakupov's profile makes him an easier target than Alex Khokhlachev or Nicklas Jensen.
As for what happens in the end? I don't know but Yakupov's been clear that a) he wants to play in his hometown and b) he wants to play against men, not junior-aged players. I expect that, irrelevant as the player's wishes seem to be in this political process, at the end of the day Yakupov will play where he wants to play. Of course, if the lockout ends then he'll just come play in Edmonton.
2. The Oilers could recall… David Musil? According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, the Oilers made a point of ensuring that 19-year old defenceman David Musil (along with, of course, Yakupov) would be eligible for recall when NHL play resumes. Lowetide commented on this yesterday, but I couldn't help including it because it really is telling as to how the team sees the player.
Musil's still extremely unlikely to make the team at any point in 2012-13, but he could challenge at the 2013 training camp, and I expect he'll be a full-time Oiler or close to it by 2014.
3. A public relations fiasco. There's a delicate art to making a threat, and the Katz group blew it badly in their latest visit to Seattle. Appearing in Seattle was not a problem. Even making sure someone knew they were in Seattle wouldn't have been a problem. Making an explicit statement that the Katz group was in negotiations with other cities – and then putting it on the team's website – was an idiotic move.
Why was Katz in Seattle? Given that the threat of relocating there is largely nonsensical, it's a bargaining ploy. It's a bargaining ploy dismissed by the majority – including the mayor of the city. Because it was a weak threat, the overarching message I've seen repeated among fans is not 'oh my goodness, the team might move!' but rather 'the guys running the Oilers are acting like jerks.' Because of that, it's difficult to see how this ploy gained the Katz Group anything other than ill will.
Had they played it more subtly – saying something along the lines of 'the Katz Group remains committed to Edmonton' while showing up in Seattle – the threat would have been implicit rather than explicit, and ill will would have been reduced. The way they actually did it was ham-fisted.
4. The Oilers television ratings are excellent. The point is often made that Edmonton lacks the kind of corporate sponsors who pay big advertising dollars, but at some point other factors – the size of the audience (big), the affluence of the audience (Northern Alberta is rich) and the passion of the audience (a hockey team in Edmonton connects more on an emotional level than it could be expected to in another city) overrule those factors. In Jason Gregor's excellent article the other day on the possibility of Seattle relocation (linked above), he used San Jose (a nearby American team) as a comparable, which seemed reasonable. According to ratings data, the Oilers averaged more than 180,000 viewers for regional games on Sportsnet West while San Jose's audience was 33,411 households - approximately equivalent to 77,000 total viewers.
5. Would the city be better off if the EIG still owned the team? I very much doubt it. At the end of the day, the difference between 'I'm unwilling to pay for a new arena' and 'I'm unable to pay for a new arena' is a small one – in either case, the city ends up footing a big chunk of the bill. I have very little doubt that the EIG would have been lobbying just as hard for public money as Katz is. As former owner Bruce Saville said in a recent interview, the arena might have been built already, "but not with our money."
6. "Fractured" ownership. Speaking of the Saville interview, his confirmation that the EIG was fractured when Katz bought the team is an interesting one (Side point: I think both the interview and the subsequent article on the Oilers' official website were in response to this story, though the radio interview cited only "some bloggers" and the web story mentioned "recent reports"). Here's the quote:
I think [Katz] used the term that it was 'fractured,' and it was. Not in public, but behind boardroom doors and shareholder meeting doors, it was fractured. There was a key problem. There were 37 owners. We got together for one purpose, and that was to save the team until we could get a new CBA and then we would either sell the team or fold it if the new CBA wasn't acceptable. We did that, we had a cash call after we put our first money in, and we got it to the CBA. We thought we got a pretty good CBA and then it seemed everybody lost their appetite to follow through and sell the team, but we didn't need to fold it then because we had a good CBA.
Three points here are worth considering: the degree of the fracture, the impact of time, and Saville's personal perspective. First off, there's no question that there were some difficulties within the EIG. Perusing both the published record and talking off the record to people with knowledge of the situation, it's clear that there were personal problems within the ownership group, among them the fact that the larger shareholders felt at times like the smaller members of the group were ganging up on them.
However, on August 7, 2007, when the EIG board met to discuss selling to Katz for $185 million, something interesting happened. Thirty-two of 34 owners – more than 94% of the group – voted not to sell. Likely not coincidentally, two owners spoke in favour of selling to Katz at the time – and one of them was Saville. From the article linked above:
Only Saville and Ed Bean argued strongly in favour of selling to Katz. Saville had been unhappy with the way the board functioned right from the start and that had soured him on the EIG. As for Bean, he said Edmonton's future was with a younger and richer man such as the 46-year-old Katz, a person with drive and vision to raise the team to the next level.
As time went on (and the price went up), more owners voted in favour of selling, until eventually Katz had the support he needed.
So, I'd make two key arguments about Saville's comments. First: the EIG had internal squabbles, but nothing that put the team in jeopardy, and it was a ton of money rather than fractured unity that ultimately led to the Oilers being sold to Katz. Second: I have no reason to doubt Saville's sincerity or honesty, but there's every reason to think that he was one of the unhappiest members of the EIG, and it's clear he was an early supporter of turning the team over. So while I take him at his word, I also think it likely that his view of the situation was more negative than most EIG members.
7. The league perspective: relocation vs. expansion. Many smart people – including Don Levin, who is widely expected to own an NHL team in Seattle when the NHL moves there – believe that the NHL will expand in the near future. Levin went so far as to say as he believed any team in Seattle would be awarded through expansion rather than relocation.
While expansion is not popular with many fans, one of the things expansion does is put more money in owners' pockets than relocation. For example, when the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg in 2011, the NHL received a relocation fee of $60 million. When the Minnesota Wild entered the league in 2000, they paid an expansion fee of $80 million – the equivalent of more than $100 million today. With franchise values on the rise, even that $100 million may be a low-end estimate for putting an NHL team in a decent market.
8. The terror of 1998. In 1998, when the Oilers were sold to the EIG and relocation was a legitimate threat and top of mind for everyone, there were two unique factors. First, the Canadian dollar was trading at an insanely low rate – worth just 63 cents against the American dollar in 1998. In the 40-year history of a floating Canadian dollar, it was never worth less than it was in the late 1990's/early 2000's. It's previous worst was in the mid-1980's when it briefly dipped to just below 70 cents on the U.S. dollar. The other issue is population: at the time of the 1996 census, the City of Edmonton had just over 600,000 residents. Today, that number is in excess of 800,000. Note: Those are city populations, not metropolitan area populations (as originally claimed and subsequently corrected in this piece). The metropolitan area has grown from roughly 860,000 to 1,150,000 today in the same time period, a nearly identical percentage increase - jw.
Combine a 33 percent spike in population with the fact that historical lows in currency are – by definition – a rare event, and it's easy to see why the current situation with the Oilers is absolutely nothing like 1998.
It's nice enough to show twice.
9. The greatest Todd Marchant story ever. According to former New York Rangers general manager Neil Smith, when the Edmonton Oilers traded for Todd Marchant (who would go on to play nearly 1,200 NHL games), they didn't really plan to trade for Todd Marchant. From Behind the Moves:
All year, I was telling Sather, 'I want [Craig] MacTavish at the deadline because you are going to miss the playoffs and I need a fourth-line, penalty-kill, faceoff guy.' So the deadline comes. And what he really wanted from me was a big, tall defenceman in the minors who I wouldn't trade to him because I thought he was a great prospect. I said to him, 'I'll trade you Todd Marchant.' So we made the trade. I swear on this: the next day, Sather called me and he said, 'You f---ed me on this trade. Marchant is f----ing 5'8".' I said, 'I know he is.'… Sather said, 'F---! It says in the book that he is 6'1".' I said, 'You're looking at the wrong Marchant. That's his brother,' because Todd's brother was in the book, too. [Glen] thought he was trading for the other Marchant, I swear to God."
Aside from the fact that it's a great story, a few points:
- Terry Marchant was drafted by the Oilers that summer. The 6'1" center bounced around the minors after college but never got close to the NHL.
- Todd Marchant was 20 at the time of the trade. I'm not sure what his height was listed at in March of 1994, but I've always seen it at 5'10", which wouldn't be surprising given how the official size of players is often reported to be exaggerated.
- It's hard to know which defenceman Smith was talking about, but the only AHL regular on the Rangers' farm team who went on to have a significant NHL career was Mattias Norstrom. Norstrom was eventually dealt to Los Angeles two years later in a deal that saw the Rangers add former Oilers Jari Kurri and Marty McSorley.
10. Calculating hockey-related revenue. It's an older column now, but I really enjoyed Elliotte Friedman's take on hockey-related revenue. One key paragraph:
It's complex stuff. But what it comes down to is that when NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr says the players don't really get 57 per cent of HRR, these cost exemptions are what he's talking about. As revenues rise to last season's record of $3.3 billion, the value of those direct costs increases as well because they're all percentage-based. I've seen the NHLPA use 51 per cent as the actual number.
The big, obvious point is that many NHL fans don't know that hockey-related revenue is calculated after a bunch of deductions are made for expenses. So when people talk about all of the expenses coming out of the owners' 43 percent, that's not entirely accurate – many are deducted beforehand. There's lots of other interesting stuff in there, though – including some points directly related to Edmonton.
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September 26 2012, 02:51PM
Regarding the FIST point: formality..... moving on.
September 26 2012, 03:03PM
I don't think I will ever forget that goal or that save. CUJO is still my favourite all time goalie
Re: point #5:
There's no way to know exactly what kind of deal might have been struck with the EIG, but the "fact" that they wouldn't have contributed a single dollar to a new (downtown, I still assume?) arena doesn't necessarily mean it would have been a "worse" deal for the city of Edmonton - it's possible such a deal would have been structured to see EDM get a portion of revenues, more more from a higher ticket tax, etc.
September 26 2012, 03:58PM
3 things; first, thanks for the article. Second, the Saville interview uses the word 'fold'. Can you elaborate on this please? I can't believe that there was ever any discussion about folding the oil, as I understand the term. Third, statsCanada lists Edmonton's metro population as presently 1.196 million.
September 26 2012, 04:22PM
On point 7 I HATE the idea of expansion because it has been bad for the game in many ways. The owners love it because it puts millions in their greedy pockets and the players like it because it means more jobs.
Fans should hate it because it waters down the quality of play and because initially it created too many loser franchises in non-hockey markets such as Phoenix, Florida, Nashville and Columbus, which is part of our current problems and more expansion will also prevent moving some of these hopeless franchises to more promising markets such as Quebec City, greater Toronto area and possibly Seattle, making for a healthier league.
Of course the other push behind expansion was the dream of a massive US national TV contract with the $200 million per year they get does not represent.
A question JW. Do you think there is ANY way the Oilers, possibly by partnering with the Flames and maybe even the Jets as well, could create their own pay subscription TV channel like MSG, showing all the games, repeats of games, historical games after purchasing the rights, regular shows devoted to the teams, plus odds and ends related to hockey. Theoretically they could make a lot more money that way than with Sportsnet and TSN, while still partnering with HNIC.
I am NOT saying this viable. I don't know. Presumably if it was it might well have been tried. I am just asking what you think.
September 26 2012, 04:37PM
Regarding the threat about moving the Oil to Seattle being a PR disaster for Katz & company... in hindsight, should we have expected more from the same management team that brought you these famous and very public gems:
Spend your Summer Begging for Dany Heatley while Three Players Wait in the Balance for a Decision on the Trade?
Let's Fight with Sheldon Souray and Banish Him to the Minors While Paying Him Millions?
Let's Trade Ryan Smyth Over a Difference of $100,000 per year?
Let's Fire MacT and Replace Him with Quinn Because He Lost the Faith of the Players?
Let's Fire Quinn and Replace Him with Renney Because Quinn's Coaching from 1974?
Let's Take 4-6 Weeks to Decide if We Should Let Renney Go?
Let's Rehire MacT Because Although He Can't Be Our Coach, He Can Help Us Manage the Team?
Why Won't Any UFA's Sign Here (2007 to 2010)?
Why Won't Any Good UFA's Sign Here (2011 to Present)?
So, adding "Hey, Let's Piss Off Thousands [Millions?] of People By Threatening To Move One of the Few Money Making NHL Franchises to Seattle Over a Lease Dispute" should be no surprise at this point.
Clowns. All of them.
September 26 2012, 04:45PM
Willis do you ever take a day off. Thank you sir for your hard work and dedication.
September 26 2012, 05:20PM
RE: The greatest Todd Marchant story ever...LOL! And that 5'8" guy went on to have a very nice NHL career. So Slats was thinking that size is all that matters at centre, and got proven wrong. At least everyone that complains about having small centres will be in good company.
You have totally misrepresented what Levin said.
He said and I'm paraphrasing, "there are currently no teams for sale so I expect expansion will be how we get a team".
All that changes if there IS a team for sale.
The Hansen group in Seattle has a HUGE motivator to get an NHL team sooner rather than later since a part of their agreement with the city of Seattle and the county is that funding for a new arena increases by $80 million if an NHL team is part of the package.
Money talks.
Also, Gregor's estimates comparison of San Jose and Seattle for television markets is hugely skewed.
A Seattle team would draw interest from BC, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
San Jose is in competition with LA and Anaheim.
The Seattle-Tacoma TV market is 14th in the U.S. but, if you add Portland (22nd) and some interest from the Lower Mainland and Idaho, you're looking at a top 10 market.
Seattle-Tacoma alone is about on par with northern Alberta but with the Flames in the south, the Canucks to the west, and Winnipeg to the east, the Oilers television market is puny by comparison.
Levin: "I can tell you there are not teams for sale that are available to move."
He then went on to rule out the New York Islanders (saying the team would "never" move) and the Phoenix Coyotes. But, yeah sure, the Oilers are *totally* going to move.
As for that $80 million, it gets a lot less impressive when you realize that Katz won't have any control over a Seattle arena and that Edmonton's already putting up $150 million ($125MM for the building, $25MM for the land) to pay for the new arena, plus cost overruns, plus taking out the loan on the $225 million that Katz/ticket tax will repay over time, plus the 10 year/$20 million advertising deal, plus whatever else Katz is able to squeeze them for in coming days.
To quote a guy who shows up in this comment section sometimes, "money talks."
Neither you nor I have any idea what kind of deal Katz would work out with Hansen and his partners.
You're making a lot of assumptions based on smoke.
If the the city of Edmonton accepts Katz' s terms, he would be a fool to leave.
But, if they don't, he would be a fool not to explore other options.
Then, there is the pesky riddle of the missing $100 million.
Mandel seems confident it will be forthcoming but there has been zero evidence that that is the case.
September 26 2012, 07:44PM
You have totally misrepresented what Levin said.
He said and I'm paraphrasing, "there are currently no teams for sale so I expect expansion will be how we get a team".
All that changes if there IS a team for sale.
The Hansen group in Seattle has a HUGE motivator to get an NHL team sooner rather than later since a part of their agreement with the city of Seattle and the county is that funding for a new arena increases by $80 million if an NHL team is part of the package.
Money talks.
If Katz had any legitimate reason to be in Seattle, it was to pitch Hansen on buying the team. It's the only reason he would have brought along those fabled players.
September 26 2012, 07:46PM
The Edmonton metro population was from 2011 census . As our population has increased at about 2 percent a year since 2006 we are probably about 1225000 in 2012. We have busloads of people coming in for games from places as far away as Ft Mac and grande prairie .Our hockey metro area is all of Alberta from Red Deer north.
September 26 2012, 07:59PM
Speaking of official stats exaggerating the height of players, who's witnessed this in real life?
I remember when Taylor Hall was listed as 6'1 1/2", then it went down to 6'1", and at one point I read 6' 1/2". I met him at prospect camp in 2010 and given my height of 5'10", I'm sure that Hall is 6', maybe 6' 1/2", but not 6'1 or 6'1 1/2".
Also, 5'11" Joe Sakic and I bumped into each other and looked the other square in the eye at the Staples Center back in 2001 or 2002, so I'm pretty sure he's only 5'10.
If Katz had any legitimate reason to be in Seattle, it was to pitch Hansen on buying the team. It's the only reason he would have brought along those fabled players.
The most likely scenario, after spending 4+ years of dealing with the phlegmatic burghers of Edmonton is that Katz would just say screw it.
Levin wants a team, he, Hansen, Steve Ballmer and the Nordstrom family could buy the team out of petty cash.
We're not talking Hughes Petroleum and Mister Lube here.
Do you know how many teams in the U.S. drew more eyes than the Oilers last season? I'll give you a hint: you can count them on one hand.
Among the markets that didn't draw more eyes than the Oilers are Phoenix (12th-best TV market in the U.S.), Detroit (11th-best TV market in the U.S.), Atlanta (7th-best TV market in the U.S.) and Los Angeles (the 2nd-best TV market in the U.S.).
Do you know how many teams in the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver to Portland to Boise drew more fans than the Oilers last season?
No you don't.
Do you know how many Oiler fans in the Pacific Northwest, especially in the lower mainland of BC and Vancouver Island there are?
Hundreds of thousands.
I expect it would take a few years to build viewership but the potential is enormous while the Oilers are pretty much at the limit.
And, of course there is the issue of corprate sponsorships which are a key element of profitability.
Mr.Lube and Microsoft might seem like equals to you but I'm guessing that one of these is not like the other.
Sure we do. We know it won't be more generous than the deal Hansen worked out to build the Seattle arena in the first place - a deal decidedly less generous than what Katz has been offered here in Edmonton.
Hansen is working on 2 teams.
He has offered nothing to the Oilers, that we know of.
Drawing conclusions based on what you know is just ridiculous.
September 26 2012, 08:27PM
haha I love angry Sather
September 26 2012, 08:34PM
They aren't going to draw viewers from Vancouver. Those viewers are already watching Vancouver. You also didn't follow JW point of how those huge TV markets don't watch hockey at all, if they did Pheonix wouldn't be in the situation they are and the Thrashers wouldn't be Jets.
They aren't going to draw viewers from Vancouver. Those viewers are already watching Vancouver. You also didn't follow JW point of how those huge TV markets don't watch hockey at all, if they did Pheonix wouldn't be in the situation they are and the Thrashers wouldn't be Jets.
Yes they are.
There are tens of thousands of Oiler fans in the lower mainland and on Vancouver Island.
I would be interested in seeing what team Edmonton hockey fans would adopt if the Oilers left Edmonton.
1) Calgary Flames
2) Winnipeg Jets
3) Vancouver Canucks
4) Toronto Maple Leafs
5) Montreal Canadiens
6) Seattle Totems
September 26 2012, 09:02PM
Yes they are.
There are tens of thousands of Oiler fans in the lower mainland and on Vancouver Island.
I would be interested in seeing what team Edmonton hockey fans would adopt if the Oilers left Edmonton.
1) Calgary Flames
2) Winnipeg Jets
3) Vancouver Canucks
4) Toronto Maple Leafs
5) Montreal Canadiens
6) Seattle Totems
I'd be interested who Edmonton fans would cheer for in roshambo contest between Daryl Katz and Lauren Pronger, but that's not going to happen either.
What, did your estimate just drop from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands?
Gosh, I don't think anyone would want to park a team in a market that shifts on a ten-fold scale between comment #22 and comment #26.
You really are thick.
Try and read more closley
September 26 2012, 09:57PM
You really are thick.
Try and read more closley
Please lets just play hockey.
September 26 2012, 10:21PM
@Jonathan Willis
Curse you for posting a video showing:
a) The Oilers playing hockey
b) The Oilers winning a playoff series
c) An Oilers goalie making a game-winning save
That one cut man. Cut me deep.
September 27 2012, 12:14AM
I'm in Victoria, I'm a oilers fan. But no, I would want nothing to do with them if they moved out here. DSF you're a bit foolish to believe Oiler fans would follow them to Seattle... Or that Seattle would draw in outside viewership. This isn't baseball and this isn't the annual blue jay trip ;)
September 27 2012, 02:40AM
If the oilers moved so would my loyalties.( maybe out of hockey all together.) I use to be an Expo fan. I sure don't think of the nationals in the same way. Or baseball. I would probably cheer for the Jets.
September 27 2012, 05:43AM
Also, Gregor's estimates comparison of San Jose and Seattle for television markets is hugely skewed.
A Seattle team would draw interest from BC, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
San Jose is in competition with LA and Anaheim.
The Seattle-Tacoma TV market is 14th in the U.S. but, if you add Portland (22nd) and some interest from the Lower Mainland and Idaho, you're looking at a top 10 market.
Seattle-Tacoma alone is about on par with northern Alberta but with the Flames in the south, the Canucks to the west, and Winnipeg to the east, the Oilers television market is puny by comparison.
Err, do you know how many Canadians live in Silicon Valley? Or how many Americans from northern states live there? Do you realize the proximity to San Francisco, of the U.S.' largest and most affluent cities? Or that the surrounding N California micro-region boasts about 10 million tv sets?
Seattle boasts the Microsoft and Boeing campuses, a 45-minute drive to downtown, or the same distance from SFO to the campusues of the mighty Cisco.
They're highly comparable markets. In fact, comparison with San Jose is being generous to Seattle.
September 27 2012, 06:25AM
Bettman has ties his wagon to a more lucrative deal than Seattle. The Southern Ontario market will see an expansion fee in the 300-400 million dollar range. The Quebec City deal is a go once the Arena is built. It would be foolish to think that the Florida Panthers will remain in Florida once that arena in QC is built. The Panthers are DOA when that becomes a reality. Seattle is pie in the sky. Where will the Revenue streams come from? The ownership would need to own both the NBA an NHL franchise and the Arena to make a go of it in Seattle. Not going to happen anytime soon. Quebec City will be ready 2015. Southern Ontario? Who wouldn't write that cheque in Southern Ontario.
Lastly. The NHL has once again tarnished its brand with this lock out. The stupidity of this situation is mind boggling.Its like 2 kids saying My Dad is tougher than your dad an then finding out that neither Dad is what they think they are. It really sucks to be a fan and be subjected to these childish antics every few years. Bettman is a Lawyer for goodness sake.You'd think he would show more intelligence when dealing with the NhLPA.As it is he is no better than a first year graduate at his first court appearance. He looks inept and appears to not know what he is doing. Sad.
September 27 2012, 07:25AM
Dear god I cannot believe I'm about to do this.
Everyone rags on Bettman and its stupid. Sure he is a arrogant smarmy ass headbobbing worm. Disliking him is easy as hell. But saying he sucks at his job is just false. For a guy who largely follows what he clients (29 owners) want he sure gets credit for being the mastermind behind the lockout from everyone that hates him.
Bettmans job is to get them money, (long term sustainable money and if losing a few months of the season gets them more of that then the owners love him. Just because we dont like what he does doesnt mean he isnt good at it.
Grow up people, if were going to bash him, do it because he does that weird creepy thing with his eyes, not because hes "like a first year lawyer"
September 27 2012, 08:59AM
Remember when that goal was scored that awesome spring day in 1997. I just got back from a baseball game and I was 14 and I saw we were in OT and I was so excited.
Back then I didn't even think about the business of hockey... I just wanted to put on my Weight jersey, sit on the couch and cheer for the copper and blue.
Now... I'm not even sure I want to do that anymore after all this garbage coming from Katz.
A few random thoughts;
On Saville, I wouldn't question his take on the situation. That said, the funny thing with having so many owners is that it isn't that hard to come accross one. Be it socially or in business so getting an insight to behind the the scenes isn't quit difficult as it is when there is only a single guy in charge.
From other perspectives, Saville's accounting of it seems fair with the exception of the implied or interpreted impression that a sale or even a shake up of significant proportions was imminent due to some group discontent.
The bottom line still remains that until Katz started making offers for the team, things were pretty much proceeding with business as usual. Internal disagreements included.
Just as an add on, another item that I have heard expressed is that some owners never could understand why once Katz started making public offerings that the result was a public that effectively turned on the EIG. That suddenly the EIG was seen as a clumsy hinderance where as Katz was seen as a saviour. A needed one or not.
Perhaps it's a case of the fans now getting what we asked for?
On the EIG negotiating on an arena;
One thing that I think tends to get overlooked is that when the EIG took over the team the Oilers very much felt like a community owned team.
There is always a segment of people/fans/bloggers who tend to believe it is their job to disect and critisize but in the halls of Rexall the EIG was generally considered a saviour of the Oilers and they managed to create a connection of good will with the fans that never existed before and hasn't existed since.
So the big question probably isn't If the EIG would have negotiated or needed a sweet heart deal but moreso If there would have been more of a public appetite to give them that sweet heart deal.
I am thinking there would have been, but that's just me.
The one big sacrifice probably being the all in one entertainment district that Katz is proposing.
On the TV markets;
Has anyone seen what Phoenix draws for viewers?
I want to think that the main reason that Phoenix was ever pushed as an NHL location in the first place was because they were one of the largest TV markets in the States.
Taking a look at those numbers could be all telling in terms of how the small media market/die hard fan market VS fair weather fan/big media markets shake out.
September 27 2012, 10:18AM
I never once compared their TV numbers. I compared their ticket prices, and I think San Jose would likely be comparable to what Seattle will charge. Seattle won't be able to charge the same price as Edmonton.
September 27 2012, 10:46AM
Just wanted to drop by and say thanks to DSF. Despite there being no hockey to amuse ourselves, he's doing his best to keep things interesting here.
At this rate Oilersnation may soon need to sponsor some sort of padded weapon street brawl. Much like the Road Hockey for Cancer gig. Many a feathers would be ruffled during an event such as this, maybe even knock Newages pop bottle glasses off.
Padded jousting poles from 50 yds on tricycles, Brownlee would be going down quicker than pancakes with Penner.
*looks in the garage for Gladiator helmet*


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PRICE-Rachel Mary Salazar Laws, age 48, passed away March 21, 2004 at her home. She was born Oct. 27, 1955 in Kenilworth, to Antonio "Joe" Salazar and Rachel Vigil.
Rachel enjoyed collecting antiques and working on her arts and crafts. She loved the outdoors, animals and especially her cat, Patches. She will be dearly missed by her family and many dear friends.
Survived by her son, Kent C. Mills, Price; daughter, Mary Jo Laws, Price; granddaughters, MiKell and Hailey Mills, Price; father, Antonio J. Salazar, Wellington; sister, Lori Mutz, Durango, Colo.; brothers, James Salazar, Grand Junction, Colo.; Joseph Salazar, Ogden; and many loving uncles, aunts and cousins.
Preceded in death by her mother, Rachel; brother Claude Salazar; and sister, Helen Salazar.
Funeral service was held March 26, at the Mitchell Funeral Home. Interment, Price City Cemetery.
LAYTON - Our father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Jay Charles Lake, age 85, returned to his Father in Heaven and his sweetheart, surrounded by his family, Sat. March 27, 2004.
Jay was born July 22, 1918 in Castle Dale, a son of Asa Robert and Clarissa Williams Lake. He was married to his sweetheart, Elma M. Cox, June 16, 1939 in Castle Dale. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on July 10, 1959.
Jay belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many positions throughout his life.
Jay served in the Army during WWII and he retired from Hill Air Force Base.
He loved his family and spending time with them was his greatest joy.
He was preceded in death by his wife Elma, his parents, and one grandson, Kevin Dale Goede.
Jay is survived by his seven children Gaylene (Dale) Goede, Dee J. (Susan) Lake, Jack R. Lake, and Wendy (Greg) Fairless, all of Layton; Julie (Craig) Page of Syracuse; Darlene Lake of Liberty; Karen (Mark) Mabson of California; twenty grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Thurs,, April 1, 2004, at 11 a.m. at Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Rd. Friends and family may call Wednesday 6-8 p.m. and Thursday 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Interment, Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Rd, Ogden, Utah.
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HUNTINGTON-Our beloved Helen J. Rasmussen, 82, passed away March 23, 2004 in Ferron.
She was born Sept. 2, 1921 in Hiawatha to Rulon Aurelius and Pearl Ferneth Ungerman Hardee. She married Bruce William Lott Feb. 9, 1937 in Castle Dale and later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple in May, 1958. He died Jan. 10, 1980 and she then married Arthur Rasmussen Aug. 23, 1984. He passed away in May 1998.
Helen enjoyed reading, traveling, sewing and quilting, embroidery, gardening and canning. She also worked for the Red Cross, civil defense, Huntington Library, Castle Valley Credit Union, electronics and teachers aid.
She was a member of the LDS Church and served in many callings, including a mission in the Washington D.C. LDS Temple and the Manti LDS Temple.
She is survived by children, Don (Helane) Lott of Kearns; Fern (Derald) Oliver of Castle Dale; Ramona (Kim) Sherman of Salt lake; Dennis (Pauline) Lott of Escalante; and Billie Jean (David) Raisanen of Greshem, Ore.; 21 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Helen is also survived by sister, Donna (Len) Anderson; and brother LaVoy (Marilyn) Hardee. She was preceded in death by parents; spouses; son, Rulon Ray; brothers, Kenneth and Jack; sister Roylance; granddaughter, Sharon Oliver; and great-grandsons Christopher A. Cooper and Austin W. Grevstad.
Graveside services were held on March 27 at the Huntington Cemetery.
GREEN RIVER/PRICE-Katherine Ann Mahon Bailey, age 72, passed away March 28, 2004 in a Price Hospital.
She was born April 2, 1931 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Frank and Esther Opperman Mahon, she was their only daughter.
Katherine was raised in the Catholic faith and would in her later life be a practitioner in the full gospel of Jesus Christ. She was the consummate of motherhood, supportive and inspirational even up to the last day of her life.
She married Robert Lee Bailey, March 1, 1952 in Los Angeles, Calif. and they were only separated by his death in March of 2000. He was the love of her life and she never fully recovered from his loss. From this union they had one son, Patrick F. Bailey, born in November of 1953 and one grandson, Sean R. Bailey.
Katherine was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, sacrificing her wants and needs for that of her family's. Beautiful in life both spiritually and physically you were the wind under our wings.
Survivors include her only son, Patrick, and his wife Betty Jean; grandson, Sean Bailey, all of Price. We love you Yah Yah now and forever.
A family graveside service will be held in the Price City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to the Price York Rite.
CARBONVILLE-Our loving sister, aunt and friend to many, Eva "Teta" Perla, age 78, passed away March 26, 2004, in the arms of her loving niece Patty.
She was born Feb. 15, 1926, in Aspen, Colo. to John and Amelia Miljavac Perla.
Eva attended schools in Kenilworth, Notre Dame and later graduated from Carbon High School. She worked in the banking industry for many years prior to her retirement in 1981.
She is survived by her sisters, Annie Peczuh and Rose Koran; sister-in-law, Merena Perla, all of Carbonville; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by parents, sisters, Mary and Molly; brothers, John , Frank and Joe.
Funeral Mass, Tues., March 30 at 10 a.m., Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church. Vigil service, Monday evening 7 p.m. Mitchell Funeral Home, where friends are welcome daily. Committal service, Price City Cemetery.


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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
On Tuesday April 20, Emery hosted the only track meet of the season that would take place in Castle Dale. Twelve schools from around southern and eastern Utah attended. Besides Emery, region 12 teams Delta, Manti, Juab and North Sanpete were there. Also competing were Carbon, Gunnison, Monticello, Wayne, San Juan, Union and Altamont.
Here are the results of each event with the winner listed first and then the Emery competitors.
Boys 110 hurdles won by Cropper of Delta in 16.9. Spencer Fehlberg of Emery was third in 18.97 and Tyler Rowley of Emery was fourth in 19.0. Boys 100 meter was won by Williams of Delta in 11.59 and Scott Jackson of Emery was third in 12.34.
Boys 1600 meter was won by Howell of Manti in 4:54.1. Cort Jensen of Emery finished in 5:17, Jesse Malan of Emery in 5:18, Caleb Woolsey of Emery in 5:49, Conner Benson of Emery in 5:59. Boys 300 meter hurdles was won by Linton of Juab in 44.29. Fehlberg of Emery was second at 45.83 and Rowley was seventh in 48.42. Jesse Hunsaker of Emery finished in 56.29.
In the boys 400-meter race, Williams of Delta won in 51.95 and Scott Jackson of Emery was second in 54.19. Nathan Thompson ran the race in 59.9, Malan ran it in 1:01, Keith Bird of Emery ran it in 1:02 and Lance Sitterud of Emery ran it in 1:03.
In the boys 800-meter race, Orme of Juab won in 2:08.16. Jensen of Emery ran it in 2:20.05; Weston Allinson, Michael Nelson, Conner Benson and Randy Allen also all competed. In the 3200-meter race, Nielson of Delta won it in 11:00.35 and Jace Faucett was Emery's lone racer. He finished in 13:42.06.
In the discus, Shurtz of Delta won with a throw of 134'8". Clements of Emery threw it 111'; Wilcox of Emery threw it 105'. Taylor of Delta won the shot put with a throw of 42'11". Kalin Reynolds of Emery threw it 32'9".
Williams of Delta won the 200-meter race in 23.07. Dillon Walls of Emery ran it in 27.1. Emery finished fifth in the medley relay behind Juab.
In the girls events at the track meet, Lyon of Manti won the discus with a throw of 116'10". Cammie Whittle of Emery threw it 68'11" and Whitney Withers of Emery threw it 68'1". Nay of Manti won the javelin with a throw of 116'10". Withers threw it 78'11".
In the long jump, Anderson of Delta won with a jump of 16'8.5". Nikki Rogers of Emery was second with a jump of 15'7" and Hailee Rogers was third with a jump of 15'6". Delta won the 4x100 relay in 51.39 and Emery was second in 53.13.
In the 200-meter race, Nelson of Delta was first in 28.7 with Nikki Rogers of Emery third in 29.4 and Hailee Rogers fifth in 30.01. Barbie Powell of Emery ran it in 31.3 and Tennyson Fauver of Emery ran it 32.63. In the 300-meter hurdles, Nelson of Delta won in 48.2. Blayr Jeffs of Emery ran it in 52.36 and D'Lee Gardner of Emery ran it in 56.92.
Cook of Delta won the 400-meter race in 1:00.8. Anna Turner of Emery ran it 1:12.5, Keyara Elliot of Emery ran it in 1:17.9 and Melanie Frisbee of Emery ran it in 1:23.3. Diaz of Delta won the 100 hurdles in 17.48 with Jeffs of Emery finishing in 18.47. Morgan Thompson of Emery ran it in 25.3.
In the 100-meter race, Cook of Delta won it in 13.34. Jeffs of Emery finished third in 13.55 and Nikki Rogers was fourth in 13.69. Hailee Rogers of Emery finished in 14.17, Barbie Powell of Emery in 14.78. In the 1600-meter race, Randall of Monticello ran a 5:59.5 with Jacee Bird of Emery finishing in 6:25.8. Tiffany Funk ran it in 7:02.6
In the 800-meter race, Jewkes of Carbon won in 2:36.3. Kim Oldroyd was Emery's best finisher in 2:47.4 and Davi Bosshardt ran it in 3:40.7.


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Julie Anderson, Assistant Keeper (curator), British Museum
People are often surprised to discover that two of the largest Christian kingdoms in the medieval world were in Sudan in northeast Africa. Ibn Selim Al-Aswani, an Arab traveller, visited Sudan in the 10th century AD and described the region north of Old Dongola, capital of the medieval kingdom of Makuria, situated roughly 750 kilometres upstream of Aswan Egypt, as an area of 'about thirty villages, with beautiful buildings, churches and monasteries, many palm-trees, vines, gardens, cultivated fields and broad pastures on which one can see camels'.
Further to the south, Soba East, capital of the medieval kingdom of Alwa, located near modern-day Khartoum, was said to have 'fine buildings and large monasteries, churches rich with gold and gardens'. This conjures up quite a romantic picture of medieval Sudan and provides us with an insight into the world in which the Sudanese female mummy, now in the exhibition Ancient lives, new discoveries, had lived. Was medieval Sudan as idyllic as it sounds?
I am captivated by the medieval wall-paintings of saints, apostles, bishops, royalty, biblical stories and archangels, particularly those unearthed by the Polish archaeological mission in the Cathedral at Faras, Sudan, a site situated near the modern Sudan/Egypt border and now beneath the waters of Lake Nubia/Nasser. The paintings were discovered and rescued during the 1960s UNESCO salvage campaign to save the monuments of Egyptian and Sudanese Nubia threatened by the creation of the Aswan High Dam reservoir, and it is their singular beauty that inspired me as a student to focus on Sudanese and Nubian archaeology. To this day, I remain entranced by the richness of Nubian culture. The portrait in the Sudan National Museum of a Nubian queen or noblewoman, held within the protective embrace of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus, is particularly striking. Splendidly attired, the queen bears a small cross on her forehead demonstrating her Christian faith to the viewer whom she gazes directly at. The age at which she was depicted is perhaps close to that of the Sudanese mummy, who would have been between 20 and 35 years old at time of her death.
The Sudanese mummy was very likely not a queen, but in death rich and poor alike received similar burials. The conversion to Christianity in the 6th century AD by missionaries from the Byzantine Empire brought about one of the most profound changes ever experienced in the Middle Nile Valley. Churches and cathedrals herald the arrival of Christianity as they replaced the earlier temples to pagan gods. The traditional system of rites and beliefs was swept away and, in its place, totally different attitudes towards death and the afterlife were introduced. Unlike earlier burials, those of the Christian period were not provided with sumptuous grave goods or food offerings. They were sparsely endowed, if at all. Death was a great social equaliser.
Christian graves were simple tombs with small, flat-topped rectangular superstructures of brick or stones that covered a narrow grave shaft. The deceased was wrapped in a shroud, and the head was often protected by a brick or stone. Bodies were placed on their backs in an extended rather than crouched or contracted position. More elaborate tomb superstructures were plastered white; they might be cruciform in shape or have rounded tops. Graves were orientated east–west, though in some places this was done according to the orientation of the Nile rather than true north. The west end of the tomb, the end which corresponded to the location of the head of the deceased, was sometimes equipped with a lamp-box, a small niche which provided protection from the wind for a lit lamp.
One such lamp (EA51771) was excavated from Faras Cemetery 4 early in the 20th century by the University of Oxford Expedition led by Francis Llewellyn Griffith, and is now in the British Museum's collection. The disc on the top of the lamp is decorated with a rosette, and a retrograde Greek inscription reading 'Great is the name of God' adorns the shoulder.
Artistic expression was not restricted to wall-paintings or ceramics (though traces of wall-paintings have so far been found in over 50 medieval churches), but also encompassed many minor arts such as basketry, leather and metal-work and textiles. Architectural elements were often embellished with Christian motifs. Such powerful religious symbolism is evident in a 7th-century decorative sandstone frieze (EA 606) from the First Cathedral at Faras. It depicts an eagle or dove surmounted by a cross, standing between columns and altars with its wings spread. This piece, originally part of a sequence of 24 birds, may have adorned the cathedral's apse. Its yellow background with the relief features highlighted in black would have created an eye-catching, yet pious band of decoration which alluded to the resurrection of Christ, and it may have been something upon which our Sudanese mummy or her contemporaries gazed during their lives while contemplating salvation and paradise.
Ancient lives, new discoveries is on at the British Museum until 30 November 2014.
The exhibition is sponsored by Julius Baer. Technology partner Samsung.
The exhibition catalogue, Ancient lives, new discoveries: eight mummies, eight stories, is available at the Museum's online shop for £15 (£13.50 for Members).
Filed under: Ancient lives: new discoveries, Archaeology, Alwa, Ancient Egypt and Sudan, Aswan, British Museum, burial, Byzantine, Christianity, death, Faras, Makuria, mummies, mummification, Nubia, Sudan, Sudan National Museum


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
If you travel at all over the mountain from Huntington Canyon to Fairview you have no doubt seen the snow kites, snowboards, skis, tubes, and snowmobiles that dot the mountain on any given weekend.
Snow kiting is a relatively new activity on our mountain but top athletes say it is the most exciting and most dynamic winter sport ever. Snow kiting can be done in the mountains and on frozen lakes or parks. They say very little wind is needed to keep the kite up and keep you floating over the limitless snow available in the Manti-LaSal forest. The area at the summit is basically treeless and makes ideal terrain for the snow kiters. They compete for space with the snowmobilers who also use the popular mountain destination.
One of the best things is the fun is free, that is after you purchase your kite. Most of the people interested in the sport already own the snowboard or skis required and they add a kite and they are ready to hit the snow.
Experts say that snow kiting is pretty easy to accomplish and you just need a little air and you're off and flying. They urge everyone to stay clear of roads, telephone lines and anything hard which you could collide with on your ride.
The snowmobilers can be found every winter weekend in this same area traversing the snow covered slopes with their mighty machines that seem to get more powerful every year.
The machines take the riders deep into the backcountry where peace and beautiful scenery abound. It's quite the social event with the snowmobilers gathering with family in the parking lots to share a hot lunch and then it's back on the snowmobiles for more exploring.
The mountain clears off around dark as there is a steady stream of large trucks pulling large trailers leaving the white stuff to return back to civilization.
The snowboarders hit the run farther west of where the snowmobilers congregate. Boarders are dropped off and then they board down through the trees and slopes to where they are picked up at a location near the bottom of the hill. They get in and throw their gear aboard to be transported back to the top where they start over again. If you can drive you're enlisted to help transport the boarders and the drivers trade off so everyone gets a chance to enjoy the fresh powder.
If you're in the junior high set then you con your parents or your friend's parents into taking you to the run and they act as chauffeur for this activity. This will last for a few hours until the parent becomes dizzy from going around in circles. If you pay attention you can even survive this outing without serious injury. There are a number of vehicles in the roads and parked alongside the roads at any given time and the utmost care must be given to driving through these situations. Add the snowmobile traffic to the boarder traffic and the situation can be a bit dicey at times.
On a recent weekend this driver watched the vehicle behind me spin around a few times before it returned to its correct lane of travel. Things turned out OK because luckily no one was using the lane headed up the mountain. Another vehicle looked like it had just driven off into the snow and he had to be pulled out. I'm sure he didn't just drive off into the snowbank, but it appeared that way, as luck would have it some guys from state parks were there that day and helped pull him out.
The mountain does become a winter wonderland and also a great playground for those not afraid of getting a little cold. This playground can turn a dreary winter day into a magical event of fun and games.