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Since the news of Houston Nutt's dismissal was announced there have been signs of the change that is to come.
One of those, the day after, was Nutt's daughter moving some boxes out of the football building. Another came today when Tyrone Nix, with a bounce in his step, walked into the lobby, smiled real big and told us all to remain seated for the interview process. "This one's on me," he said.
It hasn't been a good year for the defense, but Nix has always been professional with us.
Nix says he has not made plans beyond Saturday's season finale at Mississippi State.
"I want to spend some time with my family. I have to reevaluate some things that I want to get right in my life to be a better football coach, be a better dad, be a better person."
Nutt also hasn't made plans, he said, in spite of internet chatter on a website devoted to coverage of the University of Memphis that had him set to become the Tigers' next coach. Larry Porter remains the coach at Memphis. No change has been announced.
"I've had no contact whatsoever. They've got a head coach. It's strictly a rumor. I have not talked to anyone there with Memphis, and that's really unfair to coach Porter. He's the coach there, and everybody needs to respect that and let me finish this game here."
While Nutt has said he wants to coach again, and he also is in no hurry to lock up the next job.
"I want a little time to disconnect after this game. Let's just see what's out there, who's interested and go from there. I'm not in any hurry at all."
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Nikon D5100 review
Externally the Nikon D5100 enjoys a redesigned shape that's noticeably shorter than its predecessor and a little lighter too. Physically the biggest difference though concerns the screen round the back: it's still articulated, but taking a leaf from Canon and Panasonic, it's now hinged at the side rather than the bottom. Nikon's also upgraded the screen from the basic 2.7in / 230k panel of the D5000 to a larger and much more detailed 3in / 921k panel here.
Inside, the D5100 inherits the 16.2 Megapixel sensor of the D7000, giving it four Megapixels more than its predecessor. It also unsurprisingly now offers Full HD 1080p movie recording, although unlike the D7000 this is offered at 24, 25 or 30fps. The D5100 also offers the Full-time continuous autofocus during movies of the D3100 and D7000 before it, along with an external microphone input. Completing the headline upgrades is a new EFFECTS position on the dial which presents a variety of special effects including miniature, sketch and selective colour, along with a Night Vision option working at up to 102,400 ISO. Let's now look at the camera in more detail.
So the Nikon D5100 essentially offers three major upgrades over its predecessor: it inherits the excellent sensor of the D7000, upgrades the screen size, resolution and hinge mounting, and borrows the core movie capabilities of the D3100 and D7000, while also offering a broader selection of frame rates at 1080p and a mic input. The much preferable side-hinging for the screen has also eliminated the D5000's disproportionately tall viewfinder head, allowing Nikon to design a shorter and curvier body for the new model. In addition to this you also get the new EFFECTS mode which can be applied to some movies as well as stills, along with an HDR option.
While the viewfinder, AF system and continuous shooting remain essentially unchanged from its predecessor, the upgrades described above add up to a much improved camera experience. Revealingly most of the core improvements are focused around the Live View and movie modes, with little other than an improved sensor to tempt traditional photographers, but that's par for the course for most new entry-level DSLRs. Canon employs exactly the same strategy, essentially leaving Sony to innovate at this price point.
If you were hoping for faster continuous shooting, improved AF or a bigger viewfinder, you'll be disappointed, but by offering the D7000's quality at a lower price point with an excellent flip-out screen and a broader selection of 1080p frame rates, there's a great deal to like here. The D5100 is destined to become another big seller for Nikon, although its rival from Canon has never been closer.
I tested a final production Nikon D5100 running Firmware versions A 1.00, B 1.00 and L 1.003. Following our convention of using default factory and best quality settings to test cameras unless otherwise stated, the D5100 was set to its best quality Large Fine JPEG mode with Auto White Balance and the default Standard Picture Control, with Noise Reduction and Active D-Lighting both enabled at their default settings; note Active D-Lighting was disabled for our High ISO Noise tests as it can introduce noise.


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A loader was taken from a construction site on I-70 over Labor Day weekend. Penhall Construction company out of Colorado is doing construction work in the area and a loader, trailer and bucket forks were removed from the construction site.
Total loss was estimated at $33,000. The construction company has a base yard just off of Milepost 131.
The equipment belongs to Sunstate Equipment rentals from Salt Lake.
Penhall has been in the area doing construction work and they were taking the weekend off for the Labor Day holiday. Emery County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case. So far they do not have any leads. A special hitch was needed to pull the trailer away from the scene so investigators speculated that someone had been watching the construction site waiting for an opportunity.
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There is an interesting article by Swizec Teller over at Business Insider talking about why programmers do their best work late at night.
This is not the case at Pivotal. Generally when we have clients committing code late at night, the team ends up having to refactor it and get tests around it the next day. Often leading to a net loss of productivity even if the amount of time invested was greater. So why then do so many developers seem to agree with the article?
The article has two general theories, and unfortunately I think they are correct for most developers. However, rather than having developers commit all their code at night, Pivotal has better solutions to problems the article talks about.
The first theory is that developers need to hold the whole code base in their head, and any interruptions will force them to start over. So late at night is the only time developers are able to get work done without interruptions.
At Pivotal, we have large open spaces that would generally provide enough distraction to keep any work from being done if this theory were always true. So how do we get anything done then? We avoid the problem altogether. We don't keep the whole code base in our heads, we simply don't have to. Since all of our code is test driven, you are focused only on making a single test pass at a time. You don't have to worry about the whole system. Once your test passes, you can run all of the tests, and they will tell you if you've broken any other part of the system. Test driving code also tends to make code that is more loosely coupled, meaning it is easier to change one part of the system without changing the others. So we don't have to worry about the other parts all at once, we can do them one piece at a time.
The second theory, is really just the first one but from the developers perspective. He says that once it is late enough, you are so tired that nothing can distract you from writing code. Essentially, once nobody else is distracting a developer, they have a tendency to distract themselves by checking email, web, IM, etc. And once it is late enough, these distractions either go away, or you are too tired to devote attention to them any longer.
I certainly agree with the problem stated here. If left to my own devices, I will often find a dozen other things to occupy my time, rather than writing code, even if I find the code interesting. This is, in my opinion, one of the biggest advantages of pair programming. Your pair is simply not interested in your email. Because of this, a pair of developers is able to stay on task all day long. The productivity boost from this is tremendous. I simply had no idea how productive I could be until I started pair programming. There are many other benefits to pairing: training of the weaker developer, knowledge transfer, shared ownership of code, better code design. If I could only pick one benefit though, keeping everybody on task would probably be it.
Unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest selling points of pairing programming. The decision of pairing or not, is usually not made by the developers. Most managers are going to see the situation of two people working on the same problem as a waste of time. Splitting them up should double the productivity right? Unfortunately it's really hard to say, "We don't actually work as hard when we are working by ourselves." It's not a proud fact, and you don't really feel that it should by the foundation of your "why we should pair" argument. So try to sell them on the other benefits first…
Since Pivotal developers are so productive during the work day, couldn't we be extra productive by going home and working late into the night? Maybe, but probably not. Working late tends to throw schedules off. It's hard to get to work at 9 if you go to bed at 4. Everybody starting at the same time means everybody pairs. It's one of the few drawbacks of working at Pivotal, your work schedule is not flexible if you are pairing.
Working at Pivotal can also be very tiring. We only work 40 hours a week, but because we are pairing full time, you can get exhausted by the end of the day. You especially see this in new Pivots. Their first couple of weeks are pretty intense. After that people seem to fall into the rhythm of things.
The original article wasn't trying to solve a problem, it was only explaining why developers tend to do their best work at night. So if you are developer, I'd recommend using the solutions Pivotal uses rather than working until 4am. If you manage developers who do this, your job is more difficult. Developers are not easy to change. The reason it works at Pivotal is we only hire people who are capable of working this way. Some people are simply not good socially, and will not be a good pair. So it will be a struggle, and may require new people, but in the end, your development will be better off.
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Surgical technologists are allied health professionals who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients in a variety of settings such as medical offices, out-patient clinics, and the operating room.
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A surgical technologist possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic techniques and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
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Jon Gilbert of Castle Dale spent the entire Olympics and Paralympics in transportation. Gilbert said, "When they put out the request for volunteers for the Olympics, I decided to apply. I am retired from the power company and I wanted to help out and get involved. I sent an application on e-mail and about a month later I had a notice for an interview.
"They did a background check and since I was going into transportation they checked my driving record. I took some training called 'Just in Time Training,' around the first of January. I went up to Salt Lake on Feb. 8 the day before the opening ceremonies. I stayed with my mother who lives in Midvale and rode Trax uptown every day. We were based out of the Little America Hotel which they called the Olympic family hotel and the Grand America Hotel.
"We met each day at the motor pool at 600 South and Main. We checked in and were assigned to a vehicle. We were searched and all the vehicles were searched before we took them out and also on our return. Police officers checked under the vehicles with mirrors.
"We drove officials, family members, news media and people with accredidation. They could request a vehicle. We drove cadillacs, buicks, suburbans and 15-passenger vans. They were all really nice vehicles. We took people shopping and to the medals plaza. We took people to the venues. I took people to Provo, the E-Center, Kearns, Park City, Soldier Hollow and Deer Valley. I drove people from almost every country you could think of. I drove some Russian officials who were upset that the other two gold medals in figure skating were awarded. Everyone was really nice and caught up in the Olympic Spirit except these officials.
"One day I took an English official to Snow Basin. He was one of the doping officials. He collected samples from the downhill skiers and had to stay with them all the time. I drove him up by the University of Utah to a lab where they were tested. A few hours later he came out of the lab and I took him back to the hotel. He dropped some pins on the floor and I picked one up to give back to him and he said, 'keep it, how many more do you need. How many wives do you have?' It was pretty funny.
"I transported Canadians and they were a lot of fun. I had a hoot with them. We were joking that since the Canadian women beat the U.S. women. The Canadian men should let the U.S. men win. But they told me they could have their women beat up our men. At the venues there was a drivers lounge where we could wait and there were closed circuit televisions where we could watch the event. While I was waiting in the car I would listen to talk radio I heard more Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura than I needed. We also played bingo or read while waiting for people who needed rides.
"I took a Greek girl to Park City and on the way up there she received a phone call from her boyfriend in Greece. He was worried about her and called to see if she was dressed warm enough. The temperatures really weren't that bad, but he was concerned about her.
"I spent six weeks up there and had 33 driving days. My most memorable experience was with a paralympian named Joseph Tompkins from Juneau, Ala. He had lost his legs in an auto accident. He took 6th place in the downhill and slalom. He was driving a cadillac with hand controls and I had his family in the 15 passenger van. After his race we had left Snow Basin and were on our way to Park City in a blinding snowstorm. There was a car pulled off the side of the road with a flat tire and the first car to stop and help her was Joseph. Even though he had lost the use of his legs and was in a wheelchair he was the first to stop and help. His parents told me that's how he was. That was really overwhelming to me.
"There's a hill by the Park City factory outlet stores where people can go tubing. Olympic athletes had signed the tubes there. Joseph also signed one of their tubes. He was a great example. The funnest thing for me was meeting the people. I hardly heard a complaint from anyone. I have nothing but respect for Mitt Romney, he did a fantastic job. I didn't trade pins like a lot of them, but I did end up with quite a few.
"I took some German athletes to their German house in Park City. A couple of them had won medals that day so they were all partying and celebrating. They invited me in to have red cabbage and brown bread. I stayed with them and then took them back to the German house in Salt Lake. I really enjoyed them. The Russian athletes were fun loving and laughed and teased except when their trainer was around then they were stoic.
"Things ran pretty smoothly I never felt uncomfortable even in the snowstorm. I really enjoyed my experience and wouldn't trade it for anything. They expected you to be there every day and I went three weeks without a day off. They gave the volunteers gifts after every 6th shift. We received pins, thermos, leather wallet, closing ceremony packets, paperweight and a watch; they were very generous.
"We ate daily at the Grand America cafeteria. The meals were great we didn't have to eat those box lunches that many of the volunteers did. The fireworks for the closing ceremonies was the most spectacular, it lit up the whole mountain. I went up behind the university to watch them. It was just beyond belief.
"I went to the opening ceremonies for the Paralympics and there was so much going on, so much to see. I'll remember my Olympic experience forever. The whole city was involved with it. The streets were packed and everyone had the Olympic spirit it was a totally enjoyable experience," said Gilbert.


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Gregor's third quarter report card
Jason Gregor
March 02 2009 02:40PM
Here's the third quarter report card for the Oilers. This is a quarterly report and not a midway ranking, and you can see their respective grade from the first and second quarters in here and here. Also read below for an update on Ethan Moreau's condition.
A+ Dwayne Roloson. The Colossal Fossil has been the Oilers most consistent player this segment. He was the either the first (4) or second (4) star eight times this stretch. His save % is now .917, he is 14th in wins and only four goalies with more wins have a better save %, Tim Thomas, Ryan Miller, Niklas Backstrom and Steve Mason. He has started 18 in a row and with no back-to-back games in their next eight games I don't see him sitting anytime soon. (B first 20, A- 2nd)
A Ales Hemsky. Hemsky scored ten goals in the 18 games that he played. He was super-star dominant in the early part of this quarter, but only had two goals and two points in the last six games. He had 17 points in the 18 games, but he leaves you wanting more. On a team starving for offence he is clearly their best player, and he has become so exciting that if he doesn't dominate a game we are disappointed. He has raised the bar, and with 10 goals in 18 games and linemates that are struggling he is deserving of this grade. (A+ first 20, A second quarter)
A- Sheldon Souray. Souray continues to be consistent physically and emotionally. His points were down a bit, 11, in this quarter compared to his 14.5 average in the first two. He played over 28 minutes in five of the games, and with the style he plays that gets taxing. The return of Grebeshkov should ease his minutes and allow him to be more effective. His point totals and +/- was down a bit this quarter, so he dipped slightly. (A in first two segments)
A- Zack Stortini. Career segment for Stortini, who didn't forget his job even though he snipped four goals in the 14 games he played. He also had five tilts, and Stortini's confidence is evident in every area of his game. He is throwing more punches and scoring more goals. Strange stat, he didn't miss the net once this segment. All nine shots of his hit the net and four went in. He has a 27.8 shooting% now. You can't expect much more from Stortini. If his more talented teammates would work half as hard as he does the Oilers would be in a much better position in the standings. (C first 20, B- 2nd)
A- Tom Gilbert. After no goals in the second quarter Gilbert was a beast offensively this quarter. He had 18 points, the most of any Oiler this segment. He only had two goals, but 16 assists for a D-man is very good. The problem was he had 21 giveaways as well. Of course not all of them resulted in goals, but his turnovers did result directly in six goals for the opposition. I would still like him to use his size a bit more, especially in one-on-one battles down low, but his offensive production was incredible. He played lots of minutes this quarter, so you would expect a bit of an increase in his turnovers. The fact is he produced offensively, and on this team offence means more. Plain and simple. (B- first 20, C- 2nd)
B Denis Grebeshkov. Nine points in the 14 games he played, a +4 and the giveaways continue to shrink. His value is even more important on a team with so many forwards who struggle to score. His return has a double positive, in that he brings more offence but also he can take some minutes away from Souray and Gilbert. He still needs to shoot more though, 38 shots is unacceptable. (C+ first 20, B- 2nd)
B Kyle Brodziak. Ten points in this stretch, (5th most on the team) and he had 19 hits this segment compared to 22 in the first two combined, which shows he is trying to be more physical. He is still above 50% in the draw, but if he could become 52-53% that would help. He was consistent this quarter and if he and his wingers continue to produce it could go a long way to the Oilers making the playoffs. It is sad when your 4th line scores almost as often as your 2nd line over 20 games. (C first 20, B- 2nd)
B Lubomir Visnovsky. He had six points in the six games he played before tearing his labrum. He has been very consistent this season, and before the injury you sensed his game was getting even better. His absence has been very noticeable, especially on the PP. He gets a grade because of how big his injury has been. (B- first 20, B 2nd)
B- Jason Strudwick. His minutes grew with the injuries to 71 and 37, and when paired with Peckham he was a good mentor for the rookie. He continues to fair well in most of his fights, and is one of the few signings that has worked out for Kevin Lowe. He isn't flashy, but his noticeable enthusiasm for the game is refreshing. (A- first 20, B- 2nd)
B- Ladislav Smid. Another guy who stepped up due to injuries on the backend and he played solid. Five assists, with three of them coming as he led the rush show he is trying to add more offence to his game. But he has to work on his shot, which could be the worst point shot in the league. He hasn't scored a goal since March of 2007. He doesn't take many penalties for a guy who plays physical, and the best part about his game is that you are seeing improvement as the season progresses. (C first 20, B- 2nd)
B- Erik Cole. He has been the most talked about Oiler of late, but for trade speculation rather than production. He is a tough guy to evaluate. He went nine games without a point in this stretch, but he finished with seven goals. He had 58 hits this quarter, and just when you think he is going to be a dominant force most nights he seems to disappear offensively. Brownlee and I have disagreed on whether he will be here come Wednesday at 1 p.m., but with Moreau's injury I'm more certain than ever he will be here. They need at least one forward to play physical. (F first 20, B+ 2nd)
C+ Steve Staios. After a horrendous second quarter, Staios rebounded and played much better this segment. I still think Staios plays best between 18-21 minutes, and I give him credit for play upwards of 26 and 27 during some games, but if they ask him to keep playing that much it will affect his game. He shows courage by blocking lots of shots, he stepped and in the game v. Minn after Buffalo demolished them, he crushed Veilleux with a hit, and has a spirited tilt with Clutterbuck. He leads by being competitive every game. We know he doesn't have the most ability, but he shows up and that is more than most of his teammates can say.(B- first 20)
C+ Liam Reddox. The little Red-Ox is consistent every game. He battles hard, skates hard and has fit in nicely on the 4th line. He brings energy every game, and lately has started to make good decisions with the puck. You wonder if guys like Nilsson, Gagner, Cogliano and Pouliot played with the same determination how good they would be. Many ripped Reddox because the coach put him in a bad spot for 5 games, on the first line, but it is hard to criticize what he brings to the ice now. I believe that Reddox's play might make Pisani expandable in the future. He is much cheaper, skates as well and is even grittier.
C Andrew Cogliano. He had a tough stretch with only two goals. You would like to see some improvement in his faceoffs, but there hasn't been any. He is still a woeful 38%. You would like to see him improve to at least a 45% guy the next segment. It is an element of his game he needs to work more on, because he hasn't shown any signs of improvement all year. Like many other forwards he needs to engage more, and with his speed you would like to see him draw more penalties. (B- first 20, A- 2nd)
C Steve Macintyre. He played seven games and wasn't a defensive liability, but outside of his two fights he didn't do much. Of course it is hard to make an impression in three minutes. With the games becoming even more important, I doubt you will see lots of MacIntyre down the stretch. (B- first 20, N/A 2nd)
C Theo Peckham. He played eight games, and was a +1 in these eight games. He was physical, and most importantly he played a simple game. He wasn't a major factor in games, but he never hurt himself either. He showed he can add some toughness on the backend for next year, or possibly this year if there is another injury.
C- Ethan Moreau. Moreau is an emotional player, but his emotions got the best of him too often during this stretch. Too many penalties hurt him, and he needs to be more controlled. While the penalties piss you off, at least he has produced something, scoring five goals. Only Cole and Hemsky scored more goals this quarter, so you would give Moreau an A for offence and and F for discipline. (A first 20, C 2nd).
****Update on Moreau's eye. He has a scratched cornea and there is blood behind the eye. The good news is that he is staring to see shadows, so the outlook looks good. His return date is up in the air right now, but most importantly it sounds like he should escape serious injury.
C- Shawn Horcoff. A strange quarter for Horcoff. At times it looked like he was incapable of finishing a one-timer, yet the small parts of his game improved. He was 58% in the dot during this stretch, and was +9. Hemsky was +3 and Penner +2 so it's a rare stat where he isn't being carried by Hemsky. 13 points just doesn't cut, and at the end of the day doing the small things aren't enough for your 1st line center. Horcoff better get used to hearing criticism, because when his new contract kicks in next year the expectations will be even greater. I really think MacTavish should lessen his PK minutes. I know he is in great shape, but why not use Cogliano a bit more? I know that Cogliano can only come off the bench on the fly, because he can't win a draw to save his life, but I think it might benefit both players. (D in first 20, C 2nd)
C- Sam Gagner. Two goals and four points from your 2nd line centre is horrendous. While Gagner competes hard, he is clearly struggling to play like he did last year. His ankle is still bothering him a bit, but his over handling of the puck is what has plagued him the most. Regardless of the ankle, he needs to improve his foot speed this summer. While he claims he hasn't lost any, you wonder if his confidence is where it needs to be. If the Oilers plan to finish 5th or 6th he has to start contributing. (D+ first 20, B- 2nd)
C- Marc Pouliot. Not much different from Pouliot. Rarely did you notice him in the 16 games he played. He doesn't score enough to be a top six, he doesn't play physical to be an energy guy, and rarely do you feel confident he will win the one-on-one battle for a puck. He seems to have lost the confidence of his coach, and you wonder if he will be here come Wednesday. He is the poster boy for soft, safe and unwilling to compete forward that the Oilers have an abundance of. (D- first 20, C+ 2nd)
C- Dustin Penner. More of the same from Penner. Sure he had 10 points, but do you remember a game where he took control of even a shift? It gets old to ask why he doesn't look interested, but it is getting harder watching him float through most games. I don't expect him to be as dogged as Stortini or Moreau, but being the softest guy on the ice when you are 240 pounds is embarrassing. If he gave even a decent effort I think he would score 25-28 goals easily, but he seems incapable so far of finding a consistent effort. (D first 20, C-)
D Robert Nilsson. One goal during this stretch from your supposed 2nd line LW is not good enough. The most damning stat for Nilsson is that not once in the 51 games he's played has he been named a star. Not freakin once. Not once has he been one of the best three players on the ice. With the amount of natural ability he has you would think that in one game he would be a factor. I don't expect him to be a physical presence, so all he can bring is offence, and he hasn't been bringing it. The frustrating part about Nilsson's game is that there is no middle ground. At least when Cole isn't scoring he draws penalties or hits, what does Nilsson do when he score? If you know let me know. (C first 20, D 2nd)
N/A Fernando Pisani. Only played two games, so no grade.
N/A Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers. Outside of two relief appearances his biggest contribution has been in practice. Maybe he has to let the forwards score more in practice to get some confidence. You wonder if he gets another conditioning stint, and they call up Dubynk and let him play in the one or two games that Roloson doesn't start down the stretch. If JDD does play, it will be more his mental game that he showcases. (B first 20, C 2nd)
C is for COACHING. MacTavish was much calmer this segment. He didn't call out anyone this stretch. I'd like to see him make better adjustments during the game. While it is human nature to have favourites, I wonder why Horcoff has to play as much as he does. He still can't get over mistakes players make, but I give him credit for rewarding players who give a solid effort. They actually had their best stretch this quarter going 11-8-2, but this team still can't seem to play consistent enough. At some point he needs to find a way to reach the underachievers. Saying he can't isn't an option.
Grade as a team: C+. They went 11-8-2 during this quarter, with eleven home games and ten road games. They still lack an identity at home, and that has to fall on the shoulders of the players. This team is where they are due to Roloson, their defence and Hemsky. It is not coincidence that almost all of the C grades and below are forwards. Currently the only playoff teams with fewer goals are Columbus and the Rangers. The fourth line has been overachieving, Hemksy is dominant, Moreau and Cogliano have produced okay, but the other six forwards are underperforming. Horcoff, Penner, Cole, Gagner and Nilsson have to improve, and if even three of them do the Oilers should squeak into the playoffs.
Solid post. It seems that one could draw the conclusion from this article is that most of the underachieving players could improve about a full letter grade simply by working harder. As for Smid needing to improve his shot, I would say yes to that, but i would also include Gagner in that category. They both have soft shots, and they are both hesistant to shoot, even from the high slot area, which i think is a result of their lack of confidence in their shooting
if you were to guess....do you think Ethan will be back this season?
Good scores, although I wonder why your grade was so low for Staios after the rave review you gave him.
March 01 2009, 09:36PM
Gregor, you are right on target. This team is just average as usually and that in itself is it's biggest problem.
10 is well in the black and he plays power vs power so I have no idea how this guy doesn't finish at B+ at the very worst.
W.T. safe in Texas tonight. Had a Longhorn already and was entertained by the links today.
Report card is solid, but J.G. forgot to provide a grade to Management. W.T. regrets if he missed this grade. J.G. maybe you could post this grade for us.
W.T. is glad to hear that Ethan is seeing shadows. That is a good sign.
W.T. is wondering that shots on goals are going to catch up to Oilers. Roli has been first star for several games now. Not sure how well Oilers are really playing.
Trade deadline coming fast, W.T. suspects Oilers won't do much now as with this report card, which team would want any player rated lower than a B. W.T. suggets that sums it up for tonight.
I didn't read your first two, but wow, Visnovsky gets B's across the board when Souray gets As? And yeah, the Horcoff rating is out of whack.
March 01 2009, 10:41PM
Great post. I recalled Brownlee a few weeks ago saying that there are some teams that would be interested in picking up Penner. I think it's time to move Dustin if there's any chance, even just to clear up some cap room. I think it's time to admit it hasn't worked out and it's time to move on. I was even one of those who thought the the Penner signing was a good one that had lots of potential but as we can see, Penner isn't and will not be a good fit in this market. I'm would be even happy content with getting picks in return just to get rid of that contract. Perhaps, Penner's good old buddy, Ryan Getzlaf, can influence the Ducks to trade for his old linemate. Any other rumblings that you've heard surrounding potential deals with the Oilers?
The prognosis on a scratched cornea is difficult to predict. Hopefully his vision comes back close to 100%.
March 01 2009, 11:32PM
@ Dennis:
In regards to your beloved #1 C... what is with you stats junkies? Do you watch the games? Better yet, do you ever even go to games and watch them play in person? You're putting too much merit into all this power vs. power nonsense.
Clearly, he is much better suited in a role as a #2 or, ideally as a #3 center. This is not a slag on Horcoff, he is a very good player. On a good team however, he shouldn't be a #1 C. Without an adequate LW on that top line, they'll never be championship calibre, cuz Horcoff just doesn't have the chops offensively to handle a role on the top line. Why? Because he has virtually no finish to his game and rarely creates anything. You can't have just 1 offensive player on a 1st line and expect it to be fully functional. In hockey, the point of the game is to score goals too, you know.
Overall however, I give Horcoff - or "10", as all you geeks tend to call the players strictly by number now - a free pass because of the boatload of minutes he's given and the effort he puts in. But let's be honest, he's been overworked, and in the long run it can only be a detriment to the team's chances. That falls coaching.
Anyways, there's my rant. And oh ya, good write-up JG, I'm on the same page as you are with this sh*t. Agree with every player grade except for Gilbert's and Horcoff's.
March 01 2009, 11:52PM
Sing A Song For SingSing wrote:
Clearly, he is much better suited in a role as a #2 or, ideally as a #3 center. This is not a slag on Horcoff, he is a very good player. On a good team however, he shouldn't be a #1 C. Without an adequate LW on that top line, they'll never be championship calibre, cuz Horcoff just doesn't have the chops offensively to handle a role on the top line. Why? Because he has virtually no finish to his game and rarely creates anything. You can't have just 1 offensive player on a 1st line and expect it to be fully functional. In hockey, the point of the game is to score goals too, you know.
Holy sweet friggin crap! Horcoff was the number one center of this team when it went to games 7 of the stanley cup final! He was a point a game player last year before he went down. He is being over used this year because he is THE ONLY PLAYER on this team that can do EVERYTHING! Horcoff is the least of the problems on this team. If he didn't have to lug around that extra 240lbs of Penner on his back then he'd be flying. He is a legitimate #1 Center. If you don't believe that then you don't know sh*t about hockey. Is he the best? No, but he is top 15 in centers of the league for sure when it comes to overall game. Don't give me that crap about just points. He does everything night in night out and if every player on this team was like him, they would win the cup. Yes I agree that he deserves a higher grade. If MacTavish didn't have to over work the sh*t out of him at every turn, he would be able to focus more on the offensive sides.
People, The problems on this team are simple... Penner, Nilsson, Pouliot. If those guys tried harder it would be different. Cole doesn't do anyting for me. Gagner is only 19, give him another year or two. The only problems with Staios and Moreau are that they make too much money (and Moreau takes a lot of penalties) but this team needs their heart, and Pisani is their best defensive forward behind Horcoff. Plese remain focused on the real issues and lay off the Horcoff bashing.
Man I wish I could flip a switch and be all positive and see the Oil through rose-soloured glasses. We are in 7th in the West at the moment but man is this team soft. I have a hard time seeing this race in the West as awe-inspiring. Not only are the Oil inconsistent but so are most of the bottom feeders that are right around them.
They can't execute plays for shit. When do they make three successive passes with out screwing it up? Not to mention a total lack of intensity with a couple of obvious exceptions.
I'm personnally having a hard time buying into this team. It isn't true parity, it's true mediocrity. I think there is a big difference.
March 02 2009, 12:42AM
"but he shows up and that is more than most of his teammates can say."
Cory from Life goes on showed up every episode too, did make him a great actor.
Staios is AHL. If the guy played with his whole heart every game, you couldn't knock him. BUT he doesn',t so his limited size ability and talent are exposed every other night.
C for coaching? Is that based on the team record?
Let me ask you this. What Craig MacTavish coached team hasn't struggled to score goals? The only way we made game 7 was playing the trap and frustrating better teams.
March 02 2009, 12:45AM
Oh BTW thank you for posting your thoughts on the Oiler team. It is soooooo easy to tear a guy down who does things like grade a team based on their observations. My cajones can't hand;le that type of absolution.
Um...so 11 players performing at C level and 11 players playing at B or A levels and we get a team score of C+. I dunno, that seems like bad algebra to me. If over half the team is playing at a C+ rate or better...shouldnt the team rate be higher?
Of course I completely agree with a C+ score for this quarter given that an 11-8-2 record is a 1.142 pt/game clip that extrapolated to an 82 game season is just barely shy of the magic 94pt number to squeek into the playoffs.
I just think that perhaps your individual scores are a little high given your opinon of the overall team score. I would suggest downgrading almost everybody a full grade.
P.S. yes, i know im criticizing a very arbitrary ranking system. the nit in me couldnt let it go.
Right on Jason but I know people will laugh at me for what I am going to say,but I don't care it's the truth. I am sorry the Oilers need to trade Ales Hemsky while we can get someone for him.As I am sick and tired of everyone saying they need to find the right players to play with him.Could the problem be him and not the other players? As after being here this long I believe you will agree with what I am saying. We can really get a few good players for him if we trade him today.I am dead serious he shows up every once in awhile,he is soft on the puck and you can take the puck off his stick like you can a kid with a piece of candy as the saying goes. I hope and pray they see this as there are some players in Ottawa and around the NHL who would give up a lot to get Ales.And if we can trade him Penner,Shremp and Fernando Pisani. for some size grit players that can play here now a goalie.We should have one hell of a hockey team come next season.And with MacTavish gone a coach I can see this team going somewhere in the next 2 years.As we have to get everything I listed above for this to work.And if we can get some of the players listed here would really help this team out come next season a Mike Fisher,Jason Spezza or even Dany Heatley Chris Neil and one player we could really use from Ottawa is Jarkko Ruutu.As we need someone like that.I just made a list of Ottawa players because there are so many good players that are worth trading for.If you all here can add more players to my list I believe we can turn this team around in a very short time.And if needed Kevin Lowe may have to go too.So laugh or make fun of me but if you see what the Oilers need I will get the last laugh.As if it stays the same we are in a lot of trouble for seasons to come.I like Ales but he is not as good as the media and people keep saying he is our best player.He is not and if he goes some where else and does better there good for him as he is not doing anything for us here in Oiler Country.This team and coaching staff needs a complete work over.As McTavish wants his players to all play like he did.And it is hurting who I believe is one of the best Oilers givin the chance to play more by using his speed is Andrew Cogliano.This kid should can be good enough to be a first or second line center .But the coach has to let the young kids play the way they should and stop worrying about getting caught up ice from time to time.As in the past we had speed and size and we need that again or I am sorry to say we will be no better then 8th place every year or lower. Thank you everyone for taking the time to read this post.I did not make this up over night I see it coming along time ago and my view has not changed all year. To bad the people in charge can't see what I see and I have many friends who also feel the same way as I do. Have A Good Day THEBIGD
March 02 2009, 03:05AM
March 02 2009, 05:46AM
Hemsky for one of Ottawa's coach killers? Seriously?
I'm sorry dude, but with Hemmer's contract at such good value we would be retarded to trade him now.
Sing A Song For SingSing wrote:
In hockey, the point of the game is to score goals too, you know.
In hockey the point is to score more goals than the other team. I swear, some people would be happier losing 8-6 than winning 3-2.
March 02 2009, 08:05AM
Seriously people need to stop referencing the past.
Certainly the NEARLY TWENTY FRICKIN' YEARS since the last Cup (Attention Jake Daniels and other 80's mullet-wearing losers), and even the 'amazing run'.
Once again....if I drive 17 balls in a row off the tee into the woods or the drink, then on 18 I knock it straight down the middle 275 which was the accident?!
Oilers had the best player in the world at the time. A goalie playing out of his head, and an INCREDIBLY storybook parting of the waves of decent playoff teams.
Live in the now - for what that's worth.
THEBIGD wrote:
...To bad the people in charge can't see what I see and I have many friends who also feel the same way as I do. Have A Good Day THEBIGD
Jeebuz! Not even a space between the sentences. You may have had a point in there somewhere D, but I don't think anybody could read it.
If Sam Gagner was scoring, Horcoff gets a B. Because none of the forwards are scoring and Horcoff is the #1C he has to share part of the burden for the lack of scoring up front. PVP or not the Oilers forwards havent scored enough this year so the C is fair - maybe a C+. Travis Moen can prevent goals, Horcoff sees himself as a PPG player and he hasn't been close. Our defense and goaltending is good enough to win the div. Horcoff is part of the problem.
Travis Dakin wrote:
Holy sweet friggin crap! Horcoff was the number one center of this team when it went to games 7 of the stanley cup final!
Why is this piece of history enough to give Horcoff a free pass and not a guy like, oh say, MacT?
It's a what have you done for me lately business and until Horcoff adds consistent production to his resume it doesn't matter what little things he excells at.
If you're playing on the first line, it demands that you put up the points accordingly.
@ THEBIGD: Hemsky makes the players around him look good. He gets a point a game with second line linemates, and this is with the defense keying on him more than the other two. The reason they speak about finding someone to play with him isn't because he is a problem... he produces no matter what. It is because he could really do some magic with another first line player, and this year Horcoff and Penner aren't quite there (although I need to say that Horcoff played like a first liner last year).
Good write up Jason. I agree with everything, which is kind of weird.
Another black eye for the vaunted Oil machine. Check out the Journal article on Disappointed fans from Cold Lake. Who knows why these folks were snubbed but it sure doesn't look too flattering for the team.
March 02 2009, 09:06AM
RE: Horcoff
I think the reason people reference the Cup run when talking about Horcoff is because of one statement:
"You can't win the Stanley Cup with Shawn Horcoff as your number one centre."
That statement is wrong - and people reference the Cup run to prove it.
Normally I'm the first guy to defend Horcoff, for all of the reasons Dennis stated - he does an incredible job adding all the little things, and is really a hell of a player.
This season, though, Shawn Horcoff has not been a number one centre. His PTS/60 is only 1.39 - and that kind of even-strength offensive production is not good enough. He's done absolutely everything right except score, and unless he can get his scoring back up to the level it was at last season, where he led the team in scoring relative to ice-time (2.59 PTS/60, nearly double his number this season, on pace for 33 goals before injury, just a hair below a PPG) he deserves criticism. It's been going on long enough that it can't be written off as just a slump.
Unfortunately, few of his critics site this kind of proof and say things like "Horcoff is a third-liner" or similar nonsense.
I do wonder how much of Horcoff's struggles have been because of the rather bizarre load he's been carrying (MacTavish has been leaning on him to an incredible degree since game 1, because he's the only veteran centre on the team), but that doesn't give him a free pass.
It's also worth noting that both Lowe/Tambellini (for failing to provide any veteran depth up the middle) and MacTavish (for being unwilling to try his young guys) deserve some blame in this instance, but Horcoff does too.
And this is coming from an unabashed fan of his game.
Jonathan Willis wrote:
I do wonder how much of Horcoff's struggles have been because of the rather bizarre load he's been carrying (MacTavish has been leaning on him to an incredible degree since game 1, because he's the only veteran centre on the team), but that doesn't give him a free pass.
I wonder the same thing. The guy has done damn near everything for the Oilers this year and surely some of that is affecting his production.
However, going back even beyond this year, enough of a pattern has emerged to indicate that although he is capable of putting up points, it takes everything he has to do so.
In essence you're gambling that things will all break in the right direction for him to live up to the role. That's huge gamble when you consider the importance of the position.
That does not make for the type of first line center you need if you're trying to assemble a perennially contending team.
Cogliano rates higher than Horcoff because he... I don't even know. I guess he's really fast and totally won the fatest skater contest at the All-Star Game!
If only Horcoff does the big things like Cogliano does, like... get scored on a lot. But instead he's out there doing the little things, like taking face-offs for Cogliano, oh, and SCORING MORE THAN THE OTHER TEAM.
March 02 2009, 09:34AM
Kai wrote:
Um…so 11 players performing at C level and 11 players playing at B or A levels and we get a team score of C+. I dunno, that seems like bad algebra to me. If over half the team is playing at a C+ rate or better…shouldnt the team rate be higher?
Do you see how most of the guys with C or below play way more minutes than the entire 4th line guys, or 3rd pairing D-men. Most of the first and second line forwards got C or below, hence a team wark of C+. I didn't think it was that hard to figure out since I explained it in the paragraph. But to clarify that is why, and if you look at 11 wins and out of 21 games, that is just above .500. To me a C is .500 and thus C+.
Fiveandagame wrote:
Staios is AHL. If the guy played with his whole heart every game, you couldn't knock him. BUT he doesn',t so his limited size ability and talent are exposed every other night.
Staios is not an AHLer. YOu might hate him, that's fine, same as Wanye hates the GOAT, but Staios is solid. My point was he gives you a solid, although unspectacular effort most nights. Considering how bad he was in the second quarter I liked how he played better with more minutes than he should be playing.
Horcoff's job is too produce. Yeah he plays a lot, but he gets ample time to produce. With all of the chances he gets, four goals in 21 games is not enough. Stortini had as many goals in this quarter, and while that is great for Zack, he shouldn't have as many goals as your first line centre. No chance.
March 02 2009, 09:41AM
B-rad wrote:
if you were to guess….do you think Ethan will be back this season?
I am going to practice right now, but I doubt they will have an update. I did talk to team optometrist and he said a scratched cornea can heal in 24 hours, if it is just an abrasion. It is the blood behind the eye that is the issue. Only a guess, but it sounds like it shouldn't be season ending.
March 02 2009, 09:46AM
Quain wrote:
Cogliano rates higher than Horcoff because he… I don't even know. I guess he's really fast and totally won the fatest skater contest at the All-Star Game! If only Horcoff does the big things like Cogliano does, like… get scored on a lot. But instead he's out there doing the little things, like taking face-offs for Cogliano, oh, and SCORING MORE THAN THE OTHER TEAM.
The notion that at this moment in time Andrew Cogliano, in his entirety, is a better hockey player than Shawn Horcoff, in his entirety, is ludicrous.
He's a second year player with nice wheels and offense, but he still has some flaws that need correcting. I'm sure he'll get there, but he isn't there yet.
On the other hand, I'm quite certain that Gregor is grading them vs. their individual expectations; in other words, he doesn't actually believe Zack Stortini is the second-best forward on the team, just that he's played above expectations.
Personally, I think he's got Horcoff rated a little bit low, but that's quibbling.
March 02 2009, 10:15AM
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Staios is not an AHLer. You might hate him, that's fine, same as Wanye hates the GOAT, but Staios is solid. My point was he gives you a solid, although unspectacular effort most nights. Considering how bad he was in the second quarter I liked how he played better with more minutes than he should be playing.
You're right, he's not an AHL'er BUT how much playing time does this guy get based on loyalty. And is just being unspectacularly consistent enough to warrant his position/minutes on this team?
I do agree with you though that he has played much better the last 20 or so games. His play early in the year had me wondering if he had an injury he was hiding or personal issues effecting his game. When he plays with heart and fire he valuable for any team. When he just shows up he doesn't have the other assets in his game to make up for it.
As the games get more intense down the stretch I hope the fired up win at all costs Staios shows up.
March 02 2009, 10:24AM
Incidentally, it's nice to see the plaudits coming Roli's way the last little while. He's been great this season.
March 02 2009, 10:29AM
If anybody's interested, David Staples also has his grades up for the third quarter.
It's a different system (based more strictly on performance rather than performance vs. expectations), and an interesting read.
When I complain about what a player brings to the rink vs the cap hit; I'm placing 99% of the blame on management. Horcoff is not at a stage in his career where you will see improvement in his game. What you see is what you get: an incredibly solid, hard-working, two-way centerman with a big contract. If you were Horcoff would you turn down millions to avoid criticism on a blog-roll? Fact is, Horcoff is one of the Oilers most important roster players. Every single team in the league would want him... but maybe not the contract.
March 02 2009, 11:28AM
Horcoff is great. He's just been handling the puck like it's a live weasel this year.
You can't knock how hard the guy works.
JW exactly what I said you just say it better...
March 02 2009, 02:28PM
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When I complain about what a player brings to the rink vs the cap hit; I'm placing 99% of the blame on management. Horcoff is not at a stage in his career where you will see improvement in his game. What you see is what you get: an incredibly solid, hard-working, two-way centerman with a big contract. If you were Horcoff would you turn down millions to avoid criticism on a blog-roll? Fact is, Horcoff is one of the Oilers most important roster players. Every single team in the league would want him… but maybe not the contract.
His value is very important, but his production is no where near what is what two of the last three years, and in this segment he only had four goals, which puts him on pace for 16 in the season. Not good enough. I don't mind Horcoff as a player, but due to his minutes and the situations he is put in, he underproduced again this segment.
Gregor: I guess I just have a problem with this rating format in the first place.
Everything should be judged on what a guy's making relative to the budget or cap.
89's only 19 years old but I'd give him the boots for not doing more with the soft min that's being afforded him.
Sing: I don't have the time to really get into it but match-ups matter.
March 02 2009, 03:08PM
You're grading Strudwick and Staios way too high for this and previous quarters. They're both D or F, even if you just expect them to be solid defensive players.
Both play weak opposition and get killed. Our eyes show us this -they're both slow, behind the play, and rarely physical enough- and the numbers , e.g. Corsi, GFAON, qual comp., etc., all agree that these guys suck.
The only thing they have going for them is MacT's approval, which I would think is part of the reason the coaching gets a C- a failure to single out poor play.
(I haven't even brought up that they're supposed to be leaders on a team that too often seems lazy and leaderless.)
Thus, I give your grades a C+.
March 02 2009, 03:20PM
@ Dennis: There is no such thing as soft minutes in the NHL.
yo wrote:
Another black eye for the vaunted Oil machine. Check out the Journal article on Disappointed fans from Cold Lake. Who knows why these folks were snubbed but it sure doesn't look too flattering for the team.
Article is flawed by lazy journalism, no comment from the mall or the oil - this is a smeer on the team in a no win situation - in business sometimes it's great to fire the customer and lower your risk.
Katz is paid by the mall to practise and have the autograph session. The mall charges the stores by the player for 90 minutes of service (corp prostitute) to smile and interact with the common fan. Overall, more people attend the mall and shop creating a buzz for the retailers for a slow weekend in retail....
A time cutoff is needed otherwise the players with their pen stained suits would be there for 9 hours and you would have the same complaint..... 90 minutes no guarantee's - move on.
Note to the Cold Lake family for next year - get there earlier and avoid this story.
yo wrote:
Another black eye for the vaunted Oil machine. Check out the Journal article on Disappointed fans from Cold Lake. Who knows why these folks were snubbed but it sure doesn't look too flattering for the team.
Why don't we pool our Edmonton Oiler credit card points to have Charlie Huddy and Kelly Buchberger to visit this family in Cold Lake and play some shinny.... then these kids will not go to the dark side and end up on flamesnation.ca
March 02 2009, 04:21PM
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"but he shows up and that is more than most of his teammates can say." Cory from Life goes on showed up every episode too, did make him a great actor. blockquote> You need to update your pop culture references - that show's been off the air for over 15 years. At the very least, I think the guy's name was Corky. We could try to move things ahead a few years and say, "Erkle showed up every week on Family Matters, but that didn't make him a great actor".
March 02 2009, 04:36PM
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Fiveandagame wrote: "but he shows up and that is more than most of his teammates can say." Cory from Life goes on showed up every episode too, did make him a great actor. blockquote> You need to update your pop culture references - that show's been off the air for over 15 years. At the very least, I think the guy's name was Corky. We could try to move things ahead a few years and say, "Erkle showed up every week on Family Matters, but that didn't make him a great actor".
You're right, it is a little dated isn't it? How about?
Charlie Sheen has shown up on every episode of Two and a Half Men, but doesn't make him funny.
March 02 2009, 04:41PM
APE - FMNF wrote:
@ Dennis: There is no such thing as soft minutes in the NHL.
There's a hell of a lot of difference between lining up against Alexander Ovechkin and lining up against Donald Brashear.
That should be readily apparent to anyone.
Team and or individual ratings don't count for squat. Its all about the wins and losses and charity points. And the grade on that is a D. D for for do not think for a minute that faliure is an option!!!!!11
March 02 2009, 04:52PM
Fiveandagame wrote:
the Menace wrote: Fiveandagame wrote: "but he shows up and that is more than most of his teammates can say." Cory from Life goes on showed up every episode too, did make him a great actor. blockquote> You need to update your pop culture references - that show's been off the air for over 15 years. At the very least, I think the guy's name was Corky. We could try to move things ahead a few years and say, "Erkle showed up every week on Family Matters, but that didn't make him a great actor". You're right, it is a little dated isn't it? How about? Charlie Sheen has shown up on every episode of Two and a Half Men, but doesn't make him funny.
That's fantastic. very hip and current. and very true.
March 02 2009, 04:55PM
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APE - FMNF wrote: @ Dennis: There is no such thing as soft minutes in the NHL. There's a hell of a lot of difference between lining up against Alexander Ovechkin and lining up against Donald Brashear. That should be readily apparent to anyone.
So who are these "soft minutes" against when we refer to Sam? It's not like he's on the 4th line and plays against plugs. Just because he isn't putting up numbers doesn't mean he isn't on the board in the away dressing room before games as a player to watch.


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Tianjin (China), 4 October 2010 - The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Christiana Figueres has called on governments meeting in Tianjin, China, to accelerate their search for common ground to achieve strong action on climate change. With less than two months to go before the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Ms. Figueres said that a concrete outcome in December was urgently needed to restore faith in the ability of Parties to take the negotiations forward."Governments have restored their own trust in the process, but they must ensure that the rest of the world believes in a future of ever increasing government commitment to combat climate change," she said. "Governments need to agree on what is doable in Cancun, and how it will be achievable in a politically balanced manner," she added.Ms. Figueres said there is a growing convergence in the negotiations that Cancun could deliver a balanced package of decisions that define the pillars of action to address climate change.This could include a new global framework to help countries adapt to the already inevitable changes to the climate system, the launch of a new mechanism to drive faster deployment of technology to developing nations, a decision to establish a new fund to oversee the long-term money raised for the specific climate needs of developing nations and a decision on early and large-scale action to protect forests and the livelihoods of those who live in them."The agreements that can be reached in Cancun may not be exhaustive in their details, but as a balanced package they must be comprehensive in their scope and they can deliver strong results in the short term as well as set the stage for long term commitments to address climate change in an effective and fair manner," Ms. Figueres said.Ms. Figueres acknowledged there were areas of political disagreements, mainly over how and when to agree on a fair share of responsibilities of present and future action on climate change, but said they were not insurmountable."Governments seem ready to discuss difficult issues. Now they must bridge differences in order to reach a tangible outcome in Cancun," she said.For example, governments can formalise the many pledges and promises they have made to cut and limit emissions, along with providing clarity on the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol.During the next six days of the Tianjin climate meeting, government delegates will discuss negotiating text under the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA). This negotiating group, comprising all 194 Parties to the UNFCCC, is tasked to deliver a long-term global approach to the climate challenge.The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) is meeting in parallel to discuss the emissions reduction commitments for the 37 industrialised countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol for the period beyond 2012.Ms. Figueres said that this year's floods in Pakistan, fires in Russia and mudslides in China had been a wake up call to the dangers of extreme climate."The bottom line is that it is in no one's interest to delay action. Quite on the contrary, it is in everyone's ultimate interest to accelerate action in order to minimize negative impacts on all," she said.The UN Climate Change Conference in Tianjin is being attended by around three thousand participants from more than 176 countries, including government delegates, representatives from business and industry, environmental organisations and research institutions. The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, will take place from 29 November to 10 December.About the UNFCCCWith 194 Parties, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) has near universal membership and is the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol has been ratified by 191 of the UNFCCC Parties. Under the Protocol, 37 States, consisting of highly industrialized countries and countries undergoing the process of transition to a market economy, have legally binding emission limitation and reduction commitments. The ultimate objective of both treaties is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.


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Gregg and Darcey Powell of Cleveland announce the marriage of their son, Trevor Sean Powell to Brittany Elgan, daughter of Greg and Diane Elgan of Providence.
The couple will be married in the Logan Temple on Oct. 7. A wedding dinner at the Copper Mill Restaurant will follow the ceremony, and the couple will be honored at a reception that evening at the Bullen Center in Logan.
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The McAllen Community Garden was formed by a small group of USDA employees to bring community gardening to the people of McAllen, Texas. McAllen is located on the border with Mexico near the southern tip of Texas. This area along the Rio Grande is prime farmland. The year round frost free climate and deep sandy-loam soil makes it one of the best in the nation for gardening and commercial production of winter vegetables, citrus, avocadoes and other crops.
The water from the Rio Grande irrigates many acres of winter vegetables, citrus, sugarcane, sorghum and cotton. The McAllen Community Garden is a subtropical vegetable and fruit garden. 22 gardeners plant more than 54 types of winter vegetables here. We're unique because it is flood irrigated like a commercial farm. This ample supply of irrigation from the river allows us to grow lots of vegetables.
We use organic methods including lots of manure and compost at the start of each season. During the hot summer we don't garden. We plant a cover crop of lab-lab, a tropical forage legume like a pea or bean. The lab-lab is shredded in September and disked into the soil as a green manure making it more fertile. John Goolsby, the President and founder of the MCG saw this method during his USDA travels to southern India.
The City of McAllen, especially our City Commissioner, John Ingram is very supportive of the garden. Some of the gardeners work for USDA. John Goolsby, Alex Racelis and John Adamczyk work for ARS, the Agricultural Research Service. ARS is the in-house research agency for USDA. Don Vacek, Vice President, works for USDA-APHIS, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS is the regulatory branch of USDA .
Each garden has their own plot that they are responsible for planting, cultivating and harvesting. We share the pecans, mangoes, avocadoes, olives, grapes, and passion fruit grown at the MCG. This year more than 54 different kinds of vegetables were harvested. This bounty was shared with the community.
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Dr. Alan Kirk (USDA-ARS) and a McAllen fireman admire a large turnip that was harvested from the garden.
McAllen Community Gardeners. This photo shows some of the gardeners aged 8 to 80+. The gardeners have just finished spreading manure and compost on the garden.


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Jake Garn visited Emery High on Friday and Endless Possibilities was the theme of his presentation. Garn was at the school by invitation of the Emery County Youth Councils. Garn wanted everyone to know he is a rural boy and not a Salt Lake City boy. He was born in Richfield. "I cannot describe what awaits you in the future. I could not have guessed my own life," said Garn.
Garn said he was a navy pilot for five years and with the Utah Air National Guard for 20 years as a pilot. He retired as a Brigadier General with 10,000 hours flight time. He was qualified to fly a space shuttle mission, although the media failed to mention all that they just said a Senator was forcing his way on a space flight. He said flight has come so far in the time he has been alive and his father was 10 at the time of the Wright Brothers first flight.
Garn said no matter what changes are in store for the future, the students must be trained to take advantage of whatever the future holds. They must train their brains for an uncertain future. "If someone had told me while I was in high school that I would one day fly in space, I wouldn't have believed them. I couldn't have planned for it, it didn't exist at the time. Push yourselves. Teachers who pushed me made it possible for me to take advantage of those opportunities as they came up. I was the 104th person in space. I recently attended a space convention with my friends who have shared that experience. There are less than 500 people who have been in space.
"On launch day we sat on the launch pad for nearly four hours, we thought we might not go because the window of opportunity was almost closed, but then we launched. I have a resting heart beat of 48 beats per minute, but with one million pounds of thrust my resting pulse at takeoff was 137. The space shuttle is powered by rocket boosters made in Utah. Within 8.5 minutes we were 125 miles above the earth and traveling 25 times faster than the speed of sound. Speed is amazing in space. In the 169 hours I spent in space I flew more miles than in my 10,000 flight hours on earth. This is a beautiful planet. I just don't have the words to describe how it feels looking back at earth. You can see the continents, the rivers, everything. It seemed unreal. It was a life changing experience. The Russian cosmonauts are my brothers and sisters. There are more galaxies out there. Earth is just a spec of dust. When you have looked back at earth then war just doesn't make much sense. We are all children of God and how we treat each other doesn't make sense. Space travel changes you, it just makes you feel fortunate to be a human being.
"Zero gravity and weightlessness is amazing, I blew myself across the cabin and almost went through the wall. Weightlessness is fun. In space you cannot drink without a straw. To prepare for reentry you have to drink a lot of water," said Garn.
Garn said one of the problems with long term space travel is maintaining the human body. Upon his arrival back on earth, he had trouble readjusting to gravity and even walking was difficult for a time. He still dreams about his space flight. "If a little kid from Richfield can have that experience then it wouldn't surprise me if some of you live on Mars. Opportunity will come if you prepare. If you can say, I can do that, you will be ready when opportunities come," said Garn.
Garn says he will never grow up and he can still do more pushups than his four sons combined, he recently rode his bike for 100 miles. He rollerblades with his grandkids to prepare for the ski season which he loves."I'm 76, but so what," said Garn.
Garn is also an organ donor and told of his kidney being in Washington DC with his daughter.
Garn answered questions from the students. Colton Judd wondered how Garn became involved in politics. His boss one time in the National Guard sent him to the Salt Lake commission to work out some problems the commission had been giving the guard concerning their base. One of the commissioners wasn't very helpful and told Garn, well if you don't like the job we're doing maybe you should run for commission and Garn being a little annoyed with the commissioner said, "Well maybe I will because any damn fool could do a better job than you guys." Garn was quoted in the press and he received a call from his mother who wasn't happy with Garn for swearing. But, he did end up running and defeated that commissioner and later became the mayor of Salt Lake and eventually ran for the senate where he served three terms.
Garn said he is disgusted with the current political climate in Washington with partisan politics. "We ought to be Americans before we are democrats or republicans. If I had hair I would tear it out," said Garn.
He stressed the need for term limits, he said politicians are so worried about their political future they don't do anything for the country. He said some people say why waste money in space and Garn tells them they haven't spent a penny in space, there aren't any stores there. All the money and jobs is put into the economy on earth. Without Thiokol where would Brigham City be. America has many inventions and basic research and development that came about because of the space program. One invention is Velcro. NASA is only 6/10ths of 1 percent of the nation's budget. "If we had term limits Congress would vote for the future. They need to shutup and sit down together and solve the problem," said Garn.
He said his father was is hero because he taught him to be honest. His father was a pilot and his pilot's license was signed by Orville Wright. Garn's father built most of the airports around the state. "I am successful because of what my father taught me," said Garn.
While serving in the Senate, Garn's wife died in a car accident and left him alone with four small children. He remarried and has been married 32 years and had three more children with his second wife.
Garn told the story of Hubert Humphrey who took Garn's two month old baby around and showed him off to the Senate and Congress. Humphrey was a great human being, even though Garn and Humphrey differed politically it didn't matter. They were friends.
Garn said he has always set goals for himself even if no one else knew about them.
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Leinster are still on track to defend their Heineken Cup title after beating Clermont 19-15 in Sunday's semi-final in Bordeaux.
Leinster are still on track to defend their Heineken Cup title after beating Clermont 19-15 in Sunday's semi-final in Bordeaux.
Leinster will now face Ulster in an all-Irish final at Twickenham on Saturday, 19 May – the team from Dublin's third final in four years.
The match was billed as the 'game of the season' in Europe and the capacity crowd at the 34 500-seater Stade Chaban-Delmas were certainly treated to a tussle of the highest quality.
Clermont led 12-6 at the interval of a cut-and-thrust encounter but Leinster ruled in the second period and took control thanks to a try set up by Rob Kearney and scored by Cian Healy.
The French side looked to have snatched victory in the dying moments however but Wesley Fofana lost control of the ball in the act of crossing the try-line.
The game ended with les Jaunards camped under the posts but referee Wayne Barnes handed a decisive penalty to Leinster, much to the displeasure of the booing French fans, who felt that the Englishman already owed them two yellow cards.
Glorious sunshine had replaced the rain of the earlier in the day and Jonathan Sexton put Leinster on the board first from the kicking tee. But his effort was cancelled out by a penalty from opposite number Brock James to leave matters all-square at the end of the first quarter.
Leinster skipper Leo Cullen was lucky not to see yellow after landing a punch on Lionel Faure. If anything referee Barnes's decision to let Cullen off the hook was probably influenced more by theatrical manner in which the loosehead went to ground rather than the weak punch itself.
Clermont enjoyed a strong 15 minutes but their only reward was another penalty from James to which Sexton replied three minutes later.
But the French side were slowly but surely beginning to control the tempo of the game and were enjoying the lion's share of field position. Clermont finished the half the stronger of the two teams and two more penalties gave l'ASM a deserved six-point lead at the break.
Europe's defending champions started the second period in perfect fashion however as Kearney burst through a gap in the inside channel from Richardt Strauss's clever pass to set up a try for Healy.
Sexton's conversion put Leinster one point ahead before Kearney stunned Clermont when he slotted a long-range drop goal!
Almost immediately James had a chance to cut the lead to a single point but pushed his penalty attempt wide to awaken the ghosts of that fateful day in Dublin two years ago. The Australian didn't waver with his next kick though, leaving the scores at 16-15.
Sexton held his nerve to split the uprights from out wide going into the final quarter to restore the four-point gap as Leinster plied the pressure.
The closing stages were filled with drama and the TMO was called upon when Sexton sent a penalty attempt directly over the top of the outside upright. Leinster were denied the three points, setting up a grandstand finish as Clermont went in search of what would surely be a winning try.
Fofana and Clermont celebrated what they considered a five-pointer, but the video referee correctly ruled against them.
With just seconds left, Leinster survived a monumental final assault to advance to Twickenham after an epic battle.
Man of the match: The best full-back in Europe at the moment, Rob Kearney didn't put a foot wrong and produced a seven-minute spell that changed the complexion of the game.
Moment of the match: In an extraordinary finale, Fofana thought he had scored two minutes from time as he twisted out of Gordon D'Arcy's tackle, but as he landed on his elbow he lost his grip on the ball, which squirmed out of his hands as he tried to ground it.
The scorers:
For Clermont:
Pens: James 5
For Leinster:
Try: Healy
Con: Sexton
Pens: Sexton 4
The teams:
Clermont: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Julien Malzieu, 10 Brock James, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Elvis Vermeulen, 7 Alexandre Lapandry, 6 Julien Bonnaire, 5 Nathan Hines, 4 Jamie Cudmore, 3 Davit Zirakashvili, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Lionel Faure.
Replacements: 16 Ti'i Paulo, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Daniel Kotze, 19 Julien Pierre, 20 Julien Bardy, 21 Ludovic Radoslavjevic , 22 Regan King, 23 Jean-Marcel Buttin.
Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Isa Nacewa, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Sean O'Brien, 5 Brad Thorn, 4 Leo Cullen (c), 3 Mike Ross, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Nathan White, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Kevin McLaughlin 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Fergus McFadden.
Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Referee: Wayne Barnes