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February 16 2013 12:25PM
As promised the 2012 Lockout has condensed the 2013 season and put 'er on FF. Normally as Oilers fans we are entitled to at least several weeks of unreasonable optimism, followed by about a month or so where we are confused and perplexed about the team. Are they underachieving? Is the performance we are seeing legitimate given the talent the team has? Then we turn on each other for a month or two and then finally invent snazzy acronyms for being in last place.
But with the lockout shortened season this annual dance has been compressed and months have become weeks. Weeks have turned into days. Days become seconds. It's all happening so fast.
We all have one buddy who is the eternal optimist. No matter how bad things may get the guy just has that rosy expectation that things are going to turn out ok. And often as not that is exactly what happens. We have a buddy who is like this particularly when it comes to gambling.
He will walk into a casino and expect to leave up on the night. It's just in his DNA that on the odd night when his old lady lets him go out sans leash he is going to walk away up a fat stack and then will spend the next few weeks telling us how he has spent the money secretly without the Missus finding out.
Others may sit at the blackjack table with him getting bad hands. "I never win" they will mutter under their breath. "This dealer is crooked. I can't believe casinos are legal." As the night goes on they will come up with a million different reasons for why it is impossible to win at the tables.
And all the while our buddy will keep his mouth shut, brimming with secret positivity. If he loses a few hands - fine. If the dealer makes 21 off of a 6 and screws the entire table that's ok too. Even if he has to make a few trips to the ATM in the process he is still completely confident he is walking away at some point up on the night.
And he always does.
As it goes with a guy who can't help but make a few hundy at the casino so goes it with professional athletes. Confidence is a big part of the game and an overriding belief that you are going to win goes a long way to being a winning team.
A team that is now this stocked with talented Super Kids has a major dose of individual confidence. Guys like Taylor Hall or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins didn't dominate through minor and junior hockey ranks by being fatalists. They operate on the base assumption that they are going to win - just like our buddy at the casino.
Organizationally the Oilers have about as much confidence as Lindsay Lohan on Oscar nominations day* We can't imagine what thoughts rattle around in Steve Tambellini's head while he assesses the situation for the 6907th game in a row but we can't think its "now with a couple more pieces added to the puzzle it's playoff time for Steve!"
Hardly. He has shown us beyond a shadow of a doubt that he lacks the confidence to make any major moves and put himself at the risk of being crucified by fans and media alike for doing the wrong thing. He continues to sit and be fit.
Part of the transition of this club away from the Shitanusly Bad Hockey Era (2007-2012) is removing all of the negative nancies in the room and moving towards the swagger that seeps from the pores of 4, 14, 19, 64 and 93. Think that the Nuge considers himself to be crappy now that he has been cold for a couple weeks? Please. Think King Jordan of Eberle lies awake at night surrounded by naked sleeping supermodels wondering if he will ever score again? As if.
This team is loaded to the rafters with world class talent. The pieces that need to be added - a couple role players here - a couple upgrades on the back end there - are waaaaaay easier to find than the Fab 5 that will be lacing them up for the Oil for the next 15 years.
Expectations cannot be lowered. Period.
Ask teams like Columbus and the Isles what happens when expectations are lowered and the belief in winning is snuffed out. You sit at the bottom of the league and never ever leave. Think Scott Howson came to work every day looking for ways to make big moves to get the team out of the basement? Nope.
Winners win. Losers lose. Excuses in the long run are just that. If you are paid by Kay-Z to play or work for this club and you don't think you can make the playoffs with every fibre of your being you gotta go. Yesterday.
The Oilers (5-5-3) play the Colorado Avalanche (5-6-1) tonight. A team with high expectations for its season - say the lofty goal of being the 8th best team in the Western Conference - looks to a game like this with an opponent below them in the standings as a night to score some goals and walk away with a win. The Avs are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games and there is nothing going on in Colorado that would suggest that the Mighty Oil can't break out against them tonight.
Dubnyk is starting in the next for the Oil and the lines are as follows courtesy of the Oilers twitter feed:
Leave your game day predictions in the comments below. We predict only one thing: the Oilers win. Seriously.
February 16 2013, 12:45PM
Marty Reasoner cried
Oilers will win this game. Yo can put that in writing.
February 17 2013, 01:28AM
Colorado is 4th in the league in shots/game at 30.9 while the Oilers are 25th at 26.9.
Expect Colorado to outshoot the Oilers and dominate 5V5.
If the Oilers PP isn't clicking, they will lose.
Time for a new crystal ball.
February 16 2013, 11:17PM
Hey DSF, do you like apples?...
February 16 2013, 12:34PM
...for gawds sake fire our GM ...someone please fire our GM...MacT is waiting
February 16 2013, 05:24PM
Prediction: Oilers win tonight through the power of Wanye. In this last string of games the only game we truly deserved to lose was the Columbus game. But that was the only game we won and, I think, the only game that Wanye wrote the GDB for. After the Oilers win tonight Gregor's gonna have to sit out a few GDBs until we get back on track.
February 16 2013, 06:07PM
Krueger's first line reminds me a lot of the overpaid Horcoff arguements-somebody is beating a dead horse here. I am having problems understanding why he keeps going back to that combination and why he feels it is necessary.
Ralph's 1st line centre has no goals so far this season, yet Ralph's feels that the problem is with RNH's LW. Why does he feel Eberle ad RNH are a duo that shouldn't be broken.?
Hemsky and Hartikanen with Gagner is a line that will get lit up tonight. Hemsky never much cared for defense and Gagner is Gagner. Hartikanen will have problems keeping up with their unpredictability and the fans will see that it wasn't Yakupov's inexpirience or play at LW that was responsible for that line's +/-.
Smyth goes from the pressbox to playing with Yakupov, look for Yakupov in the pressbox next. Why is Yakupov a RW tonight? Why with Belanger and Smyth?
Smyth got benched for not being able to keep up with the play, and Ralph's solution is to put him with your leading scorer-who is also one of your faster skaters. For what purpose? What sense could it possible make?
Why did Paajarvi get pressboxed? Why not try him with Yakupov? Why not try him in the top 6? Let Hartikanen have a look from upstairs.
February 16 2013, 10:10PM
Colorado 3 ES goals
Oilers 1PP goal
Who could have seen that coming?
Hmm. Oilers outshooting Avs 38-19 after 2. 2 even strength goals. Who could have seen that coming? Not DSF, apparently. Now just win this so he will STFU.
February 16 2013, 10:43PM
Man this team is something else. "The most dangerous team at both ends of the ice".
February 17 2013, 07:58AM
Colorado 3 ES goals
Oilers 1PP goal
Who could have seen that coming?
not you, evidently.....again
it would be impressive to see how someone is able to sit with both feet in their mouth and their head up their a$$, all at the same time. let us know how that turns out for you
good grief
February 17 2013, 08:53AM
One more thing:
Gagner 14ga 4G 11A 15P tied for 3rd in Western Conference scoring
Wellwood 11ga 0G 2A 2P
Now I'll shutup
February 17 2013, 10:12AM
DSF has chosen trolling as his MO. The childish responses to him (the ones that target him as opposed to his arguments) are worse than his impact here. If you don't like DSF just ignore him.
can we have childish responses that target his arguments? asking for a friend.
February 16 2013, 12:37PM
I hate that Yakupov is on the third line.
February 16 2013, 05:07PM
Oilers get outshot 75-19 but win the game 6-5 in OT.
This Koolaid drinker is heard arguing with some Flames fan at a bar "If we kept them under 60 shots, the score would not have been close"
I can't believe this is happening!!! This year was supposed to be the year we took a huge step forward ,instead we are heading right back into a bottom feeder.This is brutal!!!!
February 16 2013, 09:53PM
What if DSF is really Wayne? It's just devious enough to be true, no?
February 16 2013, 10:04PM
I wasn't one to complain about the oilers but they are terrible,why oilers management never surrounded these kids with muckers and grinders is crazy,every other team that goes through a rebuild surrounds the youth with size and toughness.I wonder if this management lacks knowledge.Common Mr Katz you been spending near the cap on multiple near last place seasons it's time to get rid of this management that runs your team.
February 16 2013, 10:38PM
February 16 2013, 10:53PM
Colorado 3 ES goals
Oilers 1PP goal
Who could have seen that coming?
Yes, who could of seen this turn of events? Coming back 3 down is pretty good despite what the stats are? 2 ES 2 PP
@ DSF - don't make us wait too long ....
February 16 2013, 11:11PM
4 ES goals, hmmmmmmm Team record in shots. Come from behind from 3 goals twice. Very exciting hockey game. Woot!!
February 16 2013, 11:11PM
DSF doesn't have the honor or the guts to admit he was wrong or the nurse at his nursing home already put him to bed.
Colorado is 4th in the league in shots/game at 30.9 while the Oilers are 25th at 26.9.
Expect Colorado to outshoot the Oilers and dominate 5V5.
If the Oilers PP isn't clicking, they will lose.
Awwww, DSF. You were sooo close. Better luck next time.
I expect the first ghost ride of the season to be posted tomorrow. That was one helluva comeback.
February 17 2013, 11:15AM
Diet Coke?
You think I'm a heathen?
One ice cube.
While it may not have mattered last night you have to remember that Colorado was missing their 3 best players.
We'll see how many shots they can get against the Kings on Tuesday.
Same Colorado team that beat the Minnesota Wild....in Minnesota....3 nights ago.....But I Take your point that you can't really get a true bearing on the Oils progress by comparing them to lesser teams like the Avalanche, the Wild and the Blue Jackets. It really isn't a sound marker for measuring their progress.
As you point out, there is ONE game next week we can use as a measuring stick.....LA on Tuesday.
I like the look of the forth line, should have some good energy. I too dislike Yakupov on the third line, he won't see much ice time there if Belanger and Smyth have to kill a lot of penalties. I wish they could find a few more opportunities to play him with Nuge on the power play, set up the one-timer we haven't seen enough of yet.
Did not like this article at all. Many points simply didn't make sense, and are flawed logically. Very amateurish.
1 Nerd per tree
GDP: Oilers win 12-0
OGDP: DSF realizes the Oilers are for real, rejoins the flock, becomes the biggest dispenser of Oiler Kool-Aid in the history of the nation.
NSOGD: Wayne's buddy wins the Oilers off of Darryl Katz in a poker game, promptly loses Oilers to Wanye in a game of rock-paper-scissors.
February 16 2013, 05:31PM
I think that was actually meant to be a review of the movie "What to expect when you are expecting"...
Colorado is 4th in the league in shots/game at 30.9 while the Oilers are 25th at 26.9.
Expect Colorado to outshoot the Oilers and dominate 5V5.
If the Oilers PP isn't clicking, they will lose.
Will you come on here after the game and admit you were wrong?
...for gawds sake fire our GM ...someone please fire our GM...MacT is waiting
Remember when folks called fit Mac Ts head on a platter ? It's always fire someone around here and it just as annoying as DSF ....
February 16 2013, 07:49PM
Oiler 5v5 woes continue as COL wins 3-1. I'll be wearin' a warm parka for Alexsander Barkov. (ok it doesn't quite rhyme)
edit: Quite happy to see Yakupov playing on the right side, where he belongs.
February 16 2013, 08:09PM
Drinking the kool-aid tonight. I am in the mood to break out and have a comfortable victory. I'll say 6-2 Oilers. Smid with all six goals, unassisted. GO OILERS GO!!
February 16 2013, 09:56PM
February 16 2013, 09:58PM
nhlscap.com is a domain referral to capgeek.com, which is what I originally posted, and it clearly states 14M for the Oil.
I'm missing something. But I'll take you at your word.
Curious, are you screaming for death less now that we've tied it? I was in the depths of despair myself for about 20 minutes there.
February 16 2013, 10:58PM
Paaaaaaaaaa da man hees money!!!!!!
February 16 2013, 10:59PM
Well what do you say now?
February 16 2013, 11:00PM
@McDavid's Comet
Who could have seen that coming???
February 16 2013, 11:01PM
Well what do you say now?
"crickets", no doubt
February 16 2013, 11:03PM
Opps sorry Johe that was for DSF
February 16 2013, 11:09PM
Thank god a win on hockey night in canada and a comeback to boot.
51 shots?!?
DSF eats crow. Who could have seen that comin?
Tough to eat crow with both feet firmly planted in the old yapper.
I thought this was a very good game by 64, made some solid plays. Needs to pass that puck on the PP, but he played very well.
Can't say enough about the boys pulling that out of the fire though, 89 with his usual give one away get one back (14 PP goal was all him there, 83 scoring goals is always a good sign, 94 showed up, 4 was of course 4 and finally 93 pots one.
Whitney clearly has to go, love the guy but he simply is not keeping position....sad to see.
Couldn't disagree more on two related points....64 made an incredible one time pass on the PP. This pass was the reason 89 had so much time and space on the goal that was supposedly "all him"
I suggest you get yourself a PVR there bud
I wonder how many would have had the balls to show up and tell DSF he was right, if he was right?
"When you win say LITTLE... when you lose say nothing."
"Act like you've been there before."
(it's getting old - all the DSF bashing... from a die hard Oiler fan)
February 17 2013, 09:49AM
...but OC... i still get a kick outta some of the nations' citizens regularly spill a marble or two from their collective sacks here... from how charlie gives HUGS to oilclog or oilsomeone fights tooth and nail for every wrong turn the guy makes...i know i wanna go to Victoria (where he apparently lives) and make that trip to downtown Seattle from there in a half an hour as he suggested awhile back during the Katz pulling his team BS...his schtick only gets old if you let it get old ...the guy hangs in in spite of all the bashing ... he's not stupid OC we know that and sometimes he's knowledgebly funny albeit he gets caught more often than not when his spew gets on too many of his detractors...but here's the thing we will revel in EVERY one of his gaffs and that's a good thing ...imo he gets waaay too much attention here he gets waaay too far under the skin of waaay too many ... part of me wishes he stays forever but he won't...i wonder sometime... would he and Ender have clashed in a meteoric battle to the death here by now?
DSF has chosen trolling as his MO. The childish responses to him (the ones that target him as opposed to his arguments) are worse than his impact here. If you don't like DSF just ignore him.
February 17 2013, 10:21AM
DSF has chosen trolling as his MO. The childish responses to him (the ones that target him as opposed to his arguments) are worse than his impact here. If you don't like DSF just ignore him.
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I am not perfect and I defy you to prove otherwise
Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !
I think what we will see in the next chapter (hopefully this week) will explain why he has a dark and twisted idea of peace and will likely push him towards Madara's plans.. I also think too that his relationship with the zetsus will have a hand in it too.. I can't wait to see what happens with Rin and Kakashi this coming chapter.. Someone also asked earlier why did the zetsus know what Rin and Kakashi look like? And I too am kept wondering but again we will find out in a few days..
If Madara truly is the essence or the spiritual power behind the zetsus, as somebody mentioned, why the hell are the zetsus so chirpy and upbeat about things (still evil) unlike Madara's personality? I have always wondered about the history or the creation of these zetsu character(s) from the very time they have appeared and up to now I still have no clue as to how they were created or why? We do know that parts of them are from Hashirama culture cells but is that really what they are made of? Are they plant clones with their own personalities? I cannot wait to find out..
I also think that the personm that fought Minato was Obito/Zetsu fusion as it was the right arm that was damaged and just melted off his body. It was Obito's left arm that got crushed. This would also explain his seemingly quick physical and ability growth spurts in such a short time..
I wonder if Hashirama's personality (as a Youth) was not a Jovial quixotic one. Perhaps the Zetsus got that from him.
@ Ducky..You probably meant to say that Obito's Right arm was crushed, while his left arm was lost and discarded during his fight with Yondaime.
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Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !
yip.. the other way around.. thanks PaulBee
Ahhhh, madara, a jovial youth you say? I think so. The stress zetsu gave, "..even bring loved ones back from the dead" goes to show that madara had lost somebody he cared about. Just a hunch but I think madara was also a "good boy" like obito until he was affected by his first lost. I wonder then if hashirama was connected to that person's death and madara placed the blame on him.
Hmmm, there are bound to be one or two similarities between obito's situation and madara's past that create reminders or reflections. Did madara and hashirama fight over a girl? I doubt izuna would make the kind of impact that causes such a magnitude of change
Obito is Tobirama's great grandson. The proof is in the pudding.
@Knife eater,
As the narrative went, Hashirama and Madara were part of two seperate rival Clans and they clashed in battle several times, until the two Clans finally agreed to form Konoha. This does not seem to allow for love interests between the two of them. Also, I could be wrong, but the Uchiha of those days seem to be a rather bloody bunch. I guess I am not seeing how Madara could be motivated by loss as someone who struggled for power and leadership, and finally acquired it at the cost of his own brother's eyesight.
I am surprised that Madara would talk about love, hate and peace given his own history of seeking peace through Power and domminance Like the SO6P's older son.
I am not perfect and I defy you to prove otherwise
Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !
Inside of everyone is...poop. Unless you're Zetsu because it was worth 4+ panels to make poop jokes in the middle of what should be one of the cooler flashbacks in Naruto history...but no...we fill up a couple of pages with poop jokes. Nonetheless, it will still be fun to see Obito's reaction to Rin and Kakashi's battle. Seems highly likely that Madara specifically told Zetsu to watch them for when they were in danger to set Obito up for the emo fall into becoming Tobi.


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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineTitle: "Regulation of Right Ventricular Angiogenesis in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension by MIF"Term: January 15, 2013 through January 14, 2014
Remodeling and growth (hypertrophy) of the right ventricle (RV) allows the heart to adapt to the increased workload imposed upon it by pulmonary hypertension. In some animal models of PH, growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) is an important component of RV remodeling, though its regulation has not been studied. Our preliminary work shows that a small protein (MIF: macrophage migration inhibitory factor) produced by heart cells may be an important regulator of RV angiogenesis during PH. MIF appears to prevent the formation of a natural inhibitor of angiogenesis called endostatin. We are currently investigating the links between MIF, endostatin, and RV angiogenesis in mice who develop PH after chronic exposure to low oxygen levels (hypoxia). We anticipate that MIF deficiency will lead to diminished RV angiogenesis, and therefore, impaired RV adaptation to PH in this model.
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NAME: Todd Kolb, MD, PhDPOSITION TITLE: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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ATS/PHA, 1/2013-1/2014PI: Todd M. Kolb, MD, PhD"Regulation of right ventricular angiogenesis in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension by MIF"The overall goals of this project are to: 1) provide definitive evidence that MIF is necessary for RV angiogenesis during ventricular remodeling in a murine model of chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension with unbiased stereological methods; and 2) decipher the molecular mechanisms by which MIF regulates endostatin expression in cardiac myocytes. (Mentor: Paul M. Hassoun, MD).
NIH/NHLBI F32HL110516-01, 7/2011-7/2013PI: Todd M. Kolb, MD, PhD"Regulation of Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension by MIF"The overall goal of this project is to determine whether MIF has a functional role in the regulation of right ventricular glucose metabolism and myocardial energy supply during chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. I am the primary investigator on this mentored, post-doctoral individual fellowship award (Mentors: Paul M. Hassoun MD, Rachel L Damico, MD, PhD).
NIH/NIEHS F30 ES005925, 6/2000-6/2005PI: Todd M. Kolb, MD, PhD"Regulation of Apoptotic Signaling by Tsc2"This pre-doctoral award supported my graduate and medical school training at the University of Maryland. The project focused on the regulation of kinase signaling pathways involved in renal epithelial cell apoptosis by the tumor suppressor protein Tsc2 (tuberous sclerosis complex-2) through its function as a GTPase activating protein (GAP) for the small GTPase Rap1. (Mentor: Myrtle A. Davis, DVM, PhD).
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June 27 2012 10:13AM
The Edmonton Oilers' annual development camp is underway and there are a few interesting names on the invite list.
Northern Michigan University sends two players to the Oilers' camp this year. It's hard not to think that head professional scout Morey Gare has something to do with those invites – it is his alma mater and the head coach there, Walt Kyle, was the head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs back when Gare was his assistant. Jared Coreau is a 6'5" goaltender who just had a breakthrough season; after an ugly save percentage year in the USHL and a middling one as a college freshman, he managed a 0.928 SV% this season (another odd connection – Coreau was a teammate of new Oilers' draft pick John McCarron in the USHL). Also from NMU is Wade Epp, a 6'5" defenseman who led the blue-line in plus/minus (plus-6) as well as the team in both penalties and blocked shots.
Cameron Critchlow scored 12 goals in 16 QMJHL playoff games and despite modest size has a reputation for grit. He also served as team captain in both Halifax and Lewiston. He's a long shot for a contract, but if things don't work out with the Oilers he's bound for the University of New Brunswick.
Brett Ferguson returns for his second fall with the Oilers organization. A year ago he was a graduating WHL'er with good numbers; this year he's back after stints with the University of Alberta and the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies. He picked up two points in 15 games with the latter club, and it's hard to imagine he's a guy of serious interest.
Draft pick Kellen Jones will be at the development camp, and his twin brother Connor is coming with him. Like Kellen, Connor Jones is listed at 5'9" and playing for Quinnipiac University; interestingly he's out-scored his brother for four consecutive seasons now.
Antoine Laganiere is a 6'4" forward who scored at nearly a point-per-game pace with Yale University as a 21-year old. He's studying economics, plays piano and has a reputation as an excellent student. He finished second on the team in goals with 19 in 35 games and also picked up 45 penalty minutes.
Stephane Legault is a winger with the Oil Kings, and had a bit of an offensive breakthrough this season, jumping from seven goals to 15 and 25 points to 39. The offensive production isn't overly impressive, but Oil Kings assistant G.M. Randy Hansch has about the player:
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Brandon Magee is a 5'8" centre with the Victoria Royals. He was in his first year of eligibility for the NHL Draft but went unselected despite recording 47 points in 65 games. Red Line Report had him ranked 137th in their draft list, with the following one-line description: "Tiny and talented – another 3 inches/30 lbs. = 2nd Rd."
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June 27 2012, 10:23AM
Thanks for the report. I was wondering who some of these guys were.
Let us know when you get a chance to see them how they look.
June 27 2012, 10:29AM
Magee and Legault are local kids with great stories. The game means something to them. As you say, they are longshots but you can't help rooting for them. Legault chose hockey over baseball, a sport he was very good at and undoubltedly would have had scholarship opportunities. Magee is a talented and tough little guy who plays much bigger than he is and plays with chip on his shoulder. Has overcome some health issues he was dealt as a child and competes every shift. Good on the Oilers for recognizing a couple of local kids.
Now let's see if anyone earns a contract. It would be nice if we find a gem that actually makes an impact to our team someday.
I still wish they had extended an invite to Cody Corbett.
I didn't see his name in the drafted list and I thought his quick acclimatization to the WHL and his play through the year would have warranted some attention.
Since we are in the habit of comparing current players to the dynasty years.
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Posted on 05/11/2011 10:42:16 AM PDT by library user
My address bar in Firefox has turned into a google search box.
I can't go the "about:config" route to fix since I would need the address bar to do that.
I checked for viruses and get none.
I unlocked the toolbars, thinking maybe the address bar was hidden and could be dragged out. No dice.
Any suggestions most appreciated.
Here's a screen cap. Hopefully it shows up.
Do a System Restore.
Go to your Start Menu or Button, click Mozilla Firefox (safe mode) click restore original firefox settings and restart session.
Select VIEWS-—>TOOLBARS——>NAVIGATION TOOLBAR (make sure it is checked)
I did. Working on somebody else's computer. Apparently it's been this way for months.
I upgraded to the latest Firefox and that didn't fix either.
Press the F11 key.
There is no folder for Mozilla Firefox in the Start menu. Weird. It's on my own home PC, I know that. When I go to Start, the only thing Firefox related is just "Mozilla Firefox" but when you clicked on it, it launches Firefox only. There is no folder. It's basically just a link to launch the regular mode.
Yep, it's checked.
LOL. Full screen. Yes. Did not change anything, though. :O)
I managed to try that by holding down the SHIFT key while launching firefox. I put a tick mark in the box you said, but I still have google for the address bar.
Hover your mouse over the left end of the google search box and see if the cursor changes to a slider arrow. The search box is width adjustable, maybe someone just adjusted it all the way to the left to take up the entire width.
Be back in a bit. Going to run a scanner. Thanks for the replies thus far.
Nope, no dice.
Do you have ANY toolbar displayed?
1. Go to Menu —> View —> Toolbars —> Customize...
2. In the dialog that comes up, choose Create New Toolbar or restore defaults.
Create such using any name, anything.
3. Click Done
The new toolbar shall be perched beside the Menu bar, you can leave it there or drag it elsewhere. But it doesn't matter.
Once you have any toolbar, just right click in a blank area of the toolbar and select Customize... you can then select anything you want to rebuild the toolbar.
the officially supported way :
What you are showing is the Google Search function.
Go to 'tools' add-ons and remove 'Google search'.
Restart Firefox.
I didn't notice the picture you posted.
Someone simply removed the address block from the address toolbar.
Each piece of a toolbar in FF is modular, you lost that module.
right click on any empty space in that toolbar, click "Customize..." then select the "restore default set" then click "done".
You should be good to go.
When I put my mouse cursor in between the Google box and the address box, I see a double-ended arrow for resizing the Google box.
If you put your mouse cursor in the small space to the left of the Google box, do you see an arrow? If so, drag to the right.
Nah, it couldn't be as simple as that.
Try going to View-Toolbars-Customize and select Restore Defaults. Will remove other custom toolbar setup.
If not, may have to uninstall Firefox to remove registry artifacts and then re-install.
Okay. Go to All Programs, scroll to Mozilla Firefox, click and a drop down menu will have Firefox (safe mode). Click that and your menu should have the Return to all Original Settings. Let me know.
If you still want to get to about:config, just create a shortcut that contains:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" about:config
Assuming of course, you have firefox in that particular path otherwise point it to where you have firefox installed.
Switch to MS Internet Explorer.
Dump the Google toolbar.
Any suggestions most appreciated.:-)
Will remember that for the future.
Yours was the only suggestion I hadn't tried (I didn't see it before I re-installed FF).
Used Revo Uninstaller and totally removed Firefox. Then re-installed it.
We lost some bookmarks but other than that all went well.
Thanks to everyone for their knowledge and tips!
This may help you get your bookmarks back:
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by Howard Simon
posted Oct 29 2012 6:00AM
Amidst the optimism and high expectations as Bills training camp opened back in July, players were wearing T-shirts with a picture of Head Coach Chan Gailey on it. Under Gailey's face was the phrase "YES WE CHAN".
But a 3-4 start has included blowout losses to the New York Jets, New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers as well as horrendous play from the defense and a regression in Ryan Fitzpatrick's game.
You can now add Gailey to the list of issues thanks to some questionable play calling in the last two games, roster decisions that haven't worked out and some of his philosophies.
One wonders if we are about to see updated T-shirts from disgruntled fans with Gailey's picture and the phrase "NO THEY CHAN'T".
Let's take a look at the big picture first. Gailey, in year number three, is 13-26. His .333 winning percentage is the sixth worst in franchise history among coaches who worked at least a full season's worth of games.
Harvey Johnson (.080) 26 games
Jim Ringo (.130) 23 games
Hank Bullough (.190) 21 games
John Rauch (.250) 28 games
Kay Stephenson (.277) 36 games
Chan Gailey (.333) 39 games
Now let's compare Gailey to his recent predecessors after the 39 game mark:
Gregg Williams 15-24
Dick Jauron 19-20
Chan Gailey 13-26
Mike Mularkey left after 32 games.
Under Gailey's leadership, the Bills are 8-11 at home(including the Toronto games), 5-15 on the road and just 2-12 against AFC East competition. Through the first two seasons, the Bills were 2-12 against teams that made the playoffs and 8-10 against non playoff teams.
When the Bills lose, they have a tendency to get blown out. 12 of the 26 losses have come by 20 points or more including three of the four this season.
Gailey was hired in part to resuscitate what had been a lifeless offense and develop a quarterback. The grades are mixed since the offense is better but as far as the quarterback goes, it looks like the Bills still don't have an answer at the critical position.
In Gailey's first season(2010), the Bills were 28
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in rushing and 24
in passing. In 2011 the offense exploded out of the gate, slumped in the second half of the season but still jumped to 14
in scoring, 13
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As far as this season goes, scoring is slightly better(2 more points a game on the average), the running game has taken another giant step(4
in the NFL) but the passing game has plummeted, dropping to 30
in yards per game.
Gailey tried to make his offense work with Trent Edwards but quickly realized that was a mistake. Ironically, Fitzpatrick is now exhibiting perhaps the worst part of Edwards game, a reluctance to throw down field.
Currently Fiztpatrick is on pace to throw for about 550 fewer yards than last season although oddly enough, he's also on pace to throw for ten more touchdowns than he did last season.
Gailey has decided the Bills offense will sink or swim with Fitzpatrick at the helm. You may or may not find fault with that plan but you can definitely blame Gailey(and General Manager Buddy Nix) for not having a legitimate Plan B, if Plan A failed.
The Bills have four quarterbacks on he roster but three of them essentially can't play. Gailey and company took a flyer on Vince Young and while he didn't look that great in the pre-season, he decision to cut Young was a head scratcher since it gave the backup job to Tyler Thigpen who the Bills clearly don't want on the field(and for good reason).
Buffalo then traded a seventh round draft pick for Tarvaris Jackson but he does the same thing on game day that you and I do, watch the game as a spectator. Brad Smith is the fourth quarterback but he isn't an option outside of the occasional wildcat play and a very small body of work shows he shouldn't be throwing. More on that in a moment.
Some of Gailey's recent decisions and his philosophies have brought a greater focus on his performance.
As unbelievable as it may seem, this years defense might actually be worse than last year's. Gailey's first Defensive Coordinator, George Edwards, was fired after last season and now Dave Wannstedt is under fire for the unit's continued failures.
Gailey has given Wannstedt complete control and despite the troubles on that side of the ball, Gailey says he has no plans to get involved. The Head Coach is responsible for the entire team, offense, defense and special teams. He needs to find out what the problems are and help come up with a solution rather than just step aside and say "Dave can handle it".
Don't expect any staff changes as a way to fix the mess. During a recent interview on WGR, Gailey said he doesn't believe in making in season staff moves, saying "its not the right way to do business".
Gailey's play calling has come under scrutiny the last two games. We really didn't have to analyze it much over the first five games because they weren't close but the last two have come down to the end.
Gailey has drawn the ire of many fans after deciding against going for a two point conversion with a 33-28 lead in the Tennessee game and calling for a Brad Smith pass out of the wildcat with a 16-13 lead late in the game at Arizona. It was intercepted. The pass attempt by Smith was his first of the season and only his second as a Bill. The other pass was picked off as well.
In regards to the two point try, Gailey said he didn't like to consider those until 10 or 11 minutes are left in the fourth quarter. The Bills took the five point lead with five seconds left in the third quarter.
In both games, Gailey has gone mostly conservative on his play calls at the tail end of the both the second and fourth quarters.
Gailey has also said he's not a fan of 50+ yard field goal attempts but they aren't the daunting challenge they used to be and Rian Lindell is thought to have a strong enough leg to make them. Its possible Gailey became "less of a fan" after watching Lindell go 2-5 from that distance in 2010. Lindell has not attempted a single field goal from 50 or beyond since that season. Which would beg the question, if Lindell's leg isn't strong enough any more why not get a new field goal kicker?
John Potter has a powerful leg but he isn't accurate enough to kick field goals. Gailey kept Potter on the roster though as a kickoff specialist. Potter was very successful at getting touchbacks during he pre-season but his touch back rate in the regular season is only 50% and Potter was inactive for the last game. The Bills are one of only three teams that have two place kickers on the roster.
Gailey decided to make an in season change at punter, releasing veteran Brian Moorman for Shawn Powell who was with the team in camp. Powell's net yardage(38) is only slightly better than Moorman's(35). Powell's lone punt against Tennessee traveled a mere 22 yards and almost landed in the stands behind the Bills bench. He also had a bad punt late in the game at Arizona.
Personally I like Gailey and you have to give him credit for making the Bills offense better than it was before he got here. But Gailey has really made me wonder about his future based on many of the things I've seen over the last two games. If the Bills don't start playing better defense and win their fare share of games over the second half of the season, those "YES WE CHAN" shirts will be pa
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Cook time: 1 hour
- 2 tsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. French shallots, chopped
- 1 cup pearled barley
- 12 oz. La Fin du Monde beer
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 8 salmon fillets (2 oz. each)
- 1 tbsp. French shallots, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup La Fin du Monde beer
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 tsp. flour
- 1 tbsp. chives, chopped
- 1 tomato, seeded and diced
- Melt butter in a saucepan and sweat shallots. Add barley, beer, chicken broth, and parsley. Season and simmer covered over low heat for around 45 minutes. Keep warm.
- Melt butter in a large pan and fry fillets 1 minute on each side. Season to taste.
- Remove from pan and keep warm. Pour beer and broth into the pan and reduce by half. Thicken slightly with a mixture of butter and flour.
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Lady Pirates struggle in region play
Although the Green River Lady Pirates are 3-2 in region volleyball, Head Coach Kayce Fluckey is not content with the level of play of her team. Much was expected of the team this season but the players have not had the resolve to be consistent and every game they should have.
According to Fluckey, "We have the ability on this team to beat anybody we play but for some reason we have a mental block that keeps us from winning. Physically and talent wise we are as good as anybody, we are there but mentally we keep ourselves out of games."
The Pirates have had key player McKenzie Spadafora out all season with mononucleosis and is just now coming back to play. Although she tried to play in August, McKenzie just had no energy and could not do it. She feels she is ready now.
Charle Vetere has been the strongest player for the team so far this season as she moves very well on the floor and does everything asked of her.
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Adriana Cordova has not had the season that the team hoped for. She was switched from outside hitter to setter this season and has not responded to the demands of the position. Her inconsistency and the return of McKenzie will let her return to her previous position.
Looking ahead, Fluckey is optimistic for the rest of the season. "Our goal is to finish in the top five in state. The key is our region placement. First place has no play-in game, second and third place plays at home for the play-in games and fourth place travels. We do not want to travel, we want to play at home."
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The formula is painfully obvious by now: Fear that a crime had been committed and the police were going to be of no help, combined with feeling of individual empowerment led to action before all the facts were known. I'm speaking, of course, of the rallies calling for George Zimmerman's arrest and conviction.
Zimmerman is likely guilty of manslaughter, if not murder. I am NOT arguing that he is innocent. Nor am I arguing that he is guilty. Zimmerman killed because he believed that he was right and didn't need to wait for the authorities to do what was needed. This is a form of vigilantism. But many in the nationwide rallies are doing the same thing.
I am not surprised that there are people like George Zimmerman around. That's not the issue in this case; the issue is the failure of a police department to act in a responsible manner, and the drumbeat for Zimmerman's "arrest and conviction" at rallies around the United States. Calling for arrest, while premature, is understandable. Calling for a conviction is vigilantism. The facts are simply not known. As an FBI agent, even when I knew every fact there was to know; the court still decided whether the person was guilty; not me. This case has become tragically polarizing. It's like the O.J. Simpson case, where evidence inexplicably appeared to break on lines of race. Both sides are suffering from extremism at their fringes. This case pushes all the standard liberal v. conservative buttons: Guns, race, the South, police, and prejudice. It's an absolute goldmine for people like Al Sharpton and Rush Limbaugh.
While it APPEARS to me that Zimmerman killed Trayvon without any real legal justification, I am troubled by the calls (from people like Al Sharpton) for Zimmerman's conviction and punishment. There is one incontrovertible, undeniable and obvious fact when any person calls for Zimmerman's "conviction": The person who uttered those words has prejudged the case. Prejudge is, of course, the root word for prejudice.
From a law enforcement point of view, it is hard to argue self-defense when Zimmerman appears to have chased down an unarmed man and confronted him in what appears from the phone tapes to be a very aggressive manner. Why he was allowed to possess a concealed weapon after an arrest for assaulting an officer, why he could carry a gun after domestic violence allegations is incomprehensible to me. If I had to make an educated guess, I'd say he's guilty of at least manslaughter and possibly 2nd degree murder. But that's why we have courts and juries. All the facts are not in yet, it has not been before a judge or a jury (all of the things we fight and die for), and nothing is certain. O.J. Simpson was exonerated on much more substantial evidence of his guilt than exists for Zimmerman's guilt.
The point is this: WE JUST DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS YET! Even if we did, we're not the jury.
That said, it would be hard to mismanage a case worse than the Sanford Police Department has this one. A man was killed; and there is ample evidence that Zimmerman may have committed a crime, yet nothing was done--not even a cursory investigation, it appears. Even if the police had been pursuing an indictment or arrest, they told nobody. When a case begins to have a life of its own and the public has been given enough facts to feel resentment (justified or not), it is incumbent upon the authorities to completely inform the public on their actions and the reasons for their actions, if for no other reason than to prevent frustration, outrage and mass demonstrations.
However, with the exception of the shooting itself, there is nothing more troubling about this case than the demands from some immoderate people (e.g. Al Sharpton) for Zimmerman's "arrest" and "conviction." Not a thorough investigation; an "arrest and conviction." In the late 1800's and early 1900's, some white Americans in the south, with some regularity, decided that a certain person was guilty of a crime because of half-truths, rumor and skin color. If the police didn't do anything about it, they went out and lynched "the guilty party." These are some of the darkest and most repulsive acts in American history. And they all started with someone deciding on guilt before the courts had a chance to.
If you are right now searching for a label with which to brand me in order to marginalize the value of my words and are considering "racist," let me remind you that I spent nearly half my investigative career on civil rights and hate crimes squads. I was for several years the Los Angeles FBI coordinator for all white supremacist crimes. I was for many months the acting supervisor of all white supremacist investigations in Los Angeles. I lived among the Aryan Nations in Idaho and Washington in the mid-80's during a particularly violent period in their existence.
If you think my rhetoric hyperbolic; know that today, March 27, 2012, the New Black Panther Party has offered a $10,000 reward for the "capture and citizen's arrest," of George Zimmerman, "dead or alive." Mikhail Muhammad, Southern Regional Director of the New Black Panther Party said today; "It's time for us as black men to take justice in our own hands," said the voice of moderation, "You kill mine god-damn it I got to kill yours." Don't forget the rope, Muhammad.
The NBPP are sick, hateful people. But when people like Al Sharpton call for Zimmerman's conviction, he has in my humble opinion crossed a line into the very reasoning that was so prevalent in the south at the turn of the last century. The formula is the same: You have at least half the facts, a crime was committed wherein a person of your race is the victim and a person of another race is the perpetrator; therefore the alleged perpetrator is convicted in your mind. What else do you need? With few exceptions, the raising of a lynch mob certainly started with the phrase: "We all know he's guilty!" Al Sharpton says all he wants is "justice," which he defines as Zimmerman's conviction. This is frightening to me, but not surprising, as I have long been convinced that Sharpton a racist and an opportunist.
I do not think the rallies per se are problematic. When they simply demand a full and complete investigation they are in the greatest tradition of America. But there is a fine line between a 'rally' and a 'mob.' And it is this: When the rally demands an arrest, they presume to know all the facts. When they demand a conviction, they presume to be judge and jury. Sharpton has called the crime "murder," a legal term which presumes Zimmerman's guilt, and when asked to define what he means by "justice," he said that it included, "arrest," "a fair trial," "conviction," and "punishment" for Zimmerman. Calling for a "fair trial then sentencing" is a self-contradicting statement that originated in the days of the gulags.
In reality, Sharpton has shown himself to be a clone of Zimmerman. Zimmerman made assumptions based on race. Sharpton is making assumptions based on race. Zimmerman may have believed in his mind that he was doing what was best for society, that he was an avenging hero, and that he was ensuring justice. Sharpton seems to believe the same thing about himself. The allegations against Zimmerman are that he thought he knew all the facts he needed to make a life and death decision, that he was a person who had the delusional believe that he was the final arbiter of "justice," and because of that, acted before he really understood the truth.
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Oh, diving's amazing. I love both the individual and the synchronized diving, though a more diabolical sport than synchronized diving I can't imagine. Not only do you have to be perfect in midair, but you have to match someone else in midair...even heavyweight weightlifting has to be easier than that. Stupendously beautiful when done right, in the bargain.
I also find that Cynthia Potter's commentary adds immeasurably to my appreciation and understanding of what I'm watching with any diving.
As for water polo, if ever there was an unsung sport...I don't know anyone who plays it in the U.S., whereas all the other team sports are played in some venue or another over here, in a high school gym or field at least. (We used to play field hockey and volleyball where I went to school.) I mean, they dropped softball because it wasn't popular enough, but they kept water polo....there must be countries where it's huge, but it isn't known much in the U.S. Interestingly, it's been around in the Olympics for quite some time. In the 1956 Melbourne Games, the Hungarian team famously went after the Soviet team to vent their emotions about the Soviet invasion of Hungary that year.
Me on the other hand, I saw softball and baseball in 2004 and had no idea what I was looking at, I cheered when people next to me cheered, it was part of my quest to find out about all the Olympic sports
I love softball! And water polo is one of those prep school sports - or at least that's what it seems to be - here in the US... very *exclusive*... kinda like (or more so) than figure skating or gymnastics.
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Well, at least I learned something about field hockey. Namely, that there is a position called the pusher-outer.
Not to be confused with the drag-flicker.
Now, see, Seniorita, softball/baseball is the only major team sport I actually understand. I can even follow a game on the radio. I know why a player scores, and why he/she is out. It's a function of culture, not of any sports smarts on my part. I grew up listening to the game on the radio. Don't ask me about any of the other games, though.
I do know that the American women won the water polo gold, but I have no idea how players in this country get introduced to the sport.
Olympia, soon you'll be familiar with another Olympic team sport: team figure skating!
Wow, you're right! What fun to contemplate.
It would be more fun if it made any sense.
The concept of "team" as we see in gymnastics and most other sports is not about one participant in an event.
A team event could be more meaningful if they let three skaters per event compete.
Ah....then the problem becomes more clear when we get to Pairs and Dance as certain federations are non-competitive.
Does anyone wonder about how much lobbying went on to keep Dance and Pairs down? Or maybe even the Ladies?
In addition to having an actual team competition with three skaters/teams per discipine (with medals awarded) the cumulative scores could then be totaled up to determine who actually had the best overall team.
This format would be great for fans not to mention a few skaters whose lifetime dream it was to compete at the Olympics but never had the chance.
The gymnastic team event is wildly popular because it is exciting and dramatic.
Why are skating fans going to be robbed of the chance to see one of their skaters or teams come up with a "skate of their life" helping the TEAM onto victory or the podium?
To be clear I am not talking about Patrick who is expected to shine but perhaps one of the other Canadian Men. Think more like Kyla Ross scoring a 15.1 on the beam which was so crucial at the time for Team USA.
Or Keri vaulting on an injured leg for the team...... stuff of legends,no?
Seems that the adopted format will be lacking anything close to the drama we have seen at other team events.
ETA: Check this out........it was for the TEAM.........
I don't recall ever seeing anything like this in skating.
I think it is long overdue for ISU (and US Skating) to purge themselves of the out of touch geriatrics that control this sport.
Last edited by janetfan; 08-18-2012 at 02:14 PM.
^ I agree that the team concept has great potential for generating excitement about Olympic skating.
As for having only one performer in each discipline, I wouldn't be surprised if that is strictly an economic decision to hold down expenses for this trial event. I think I am remebering right that when the ISU first proposed the team event, the proposal was that a country could send a skater to the team event who was not also scheduled to skate as an individual. It was the IOC that shot this down. Under the IOC rules, there will not be any additional skaters to feed and house in the Olympic village.
To me, it seems possible that the team competition could be the most popular skating event, like it is in gymnastics. (OK, Gabby won all-around as an individual , but...USA! USA! USA! )
I agree that the problem is pairs and dance. Not many countries can field three competitive pairs teams (or even one). Maybe a better team format would be just men and ladies, say three of each per team. It could create some great Cinderella stories. "Oh no, Michelle and Sasha both fell! But here comes 15-year-old Kimmie Meissner representing our last chance....YES!"
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Why would you need 3 competitive pairs for team competition?
Maybe I should go to read again the team event? Anyway it feels strange to see it first time in Olympics.
Wouldn't it seem that figure skating could have more than just one skater/team per discipline in a team event?
And oddly enough the individual skating competition can have two or even three skaters/teams from the same federation competing in some of the disciplines.
Go figure........
It would be fun if we saw the individual skating competiton right at the start of the games to be finished the first week.
The second week we could see four consecutive nights of team events by discipline with medals awarded each night and the team medal ceremony after the last event was concluded.
I think we could see some fierce competitons. I for one would like to see the Japanese Ladies go head to head with the Russian babies.
I also see the possibilty of something nice here as both Japan and Russia have some awfully good skaters that would normally not get to compete at the Olympics.
Mao, Miki, Akiko, Kanako or others might all get to compete at the Olympics if we added a true team event.
Same for the very deep field of Russian ladies.
Same for the Men....and yes, why not let more Pairs and Dance teams get to experience skating at the Olympics?
Why not give the fans more skating at the Olympics?
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President Obama Pardons the White House Thanksgiving Turkeys – Peace & LibertyWednesday, November 23rd, 2011
President Barack Obama, with daughters, Malia and Sasha, pardons 'Liberty', the National Thanksgiving Turkey, in a ceremony on the North Portico of the White House, Nov. 23, 2011. At left is National Turkey Federation Chairman Richard Huisinga. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
As promised, this morning, President Obama pardoned two more turkeys — Liberty and Peace. The ceremony was held on the North Portico of the White House, and the president received a bit of help of his daughters, Sasha and Malia.
This year's turkeys are both 19-weeks old and weigh 45 pounds. They were raised by a group of students from Willmar High School in Minnesota.
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