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Brian Rosborough appointed Senior Executive Officer of Lauriers Brantford campus
Apr 23/13| For Immediate Release
Brian Rosborough, Director of Government Relations
Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications & Public Affairs
WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier University has appointed Government Relations Director Brian Rosborough to the new position of Senior Executive Officer of the Brantford campus. Rosboroughs five-year term commences July 1, 2013.
I am very pleased that Brian is moving to this new role within Laurier, said President and Vice-Chancellor Max Blouw. He will bring a track record of strong accomplishments as he defines the new role of Senior Executive Officer. His skills in building substantial and positive relationships will serve the university very well in the coming years.
The Senior Executive Officer reports to the university President and represents his office at the Brantford campus. The role has two core functions: to create opportunities and strategies that advance Lauriers academic mission, and to build strong relationships with the Brantford campus partners and stakeholders. Rosborough will be a bridge between the university and the City of Brantford, the communities of the surrounding region, and Aboriginal communities including Six Nations and Mississaugas of the New Credit.
Additionally, Rosborough will support academic and administrative leaders on the Brantford campus and help strengthen the connection with their colleagues on other campuses, support Lauriers vibrant partnerships with other post-secondary institutions, and seek new avenues to grow and advance Lauriers innovative model of academic excellence.
I am delighted to be taking on a new role at Laurier's Brantford campus, said Rosborough. The university is at the heart of Brantfords social, cultural and economic revitalization. Im excited about working with our students, faculty, staff and partners in the community to build on the success of the campus.
Rosborough has served as Lauriers Director of Government Relations since 2009. In this role, he was responsible for developing and managing strategies to inform and influence public policy at the provincial and federal levels of government, and to advise Laurier on legislative matters that affect the university. He has worked in public policy and government relations in Ontario since 1991 as a policy advisor and senior manager in a number of Ontario government ministries and as a consultant in private practice. Prior to joining Laurier, Rosborough was Director of Policy and Government Relations with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), which advocates on behalf of municipal governments in Ontario. At AMO, he oversaw significant increases in provincial and federal investment in municipal infrastructure and a major realignment of provincial-municipal fiscal arrangements.
In his position as Director of Government Relations at Laurier, Rosborough was instrumental in raising the profile of the university with government and securing additional government investment in Laurier, including $72.6 million in provincial funding for the Global Innovation Exchange (GIE) project. Working closely with staff on the Brantford campus and with such partners as the YMCA, Nipissing University, Mohawk College, Six Nations and Six Nations Polytechnic, Rosborough helped secure $40 million in combined federal, provincial and municipal funding for the planned Laurier-YMCA athletic and recreation centre in Brantford. He has also been leading Laurier's advocacy with government for a new campus in Milton.
The Senior Executive Officer position replaces the role of Acting Vice-President and Principal of the Brantford campus, which has been held by Lesley Cooper. Coopers term ends June 30, 2013.
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Saturday of the 3rd Week
The Gospel according to Luke 5:27-32
At that time, Jesus went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he left everything, and rose and followed him. And Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there was a large company of tax collectors and others sitting at table with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
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OXFORD — Most visitors to the Oxford City Hall will never see the third floor — at least until it's renovated.
Mayor Pat Patterson tells the Oxford Eagle that renovations will cost about $5 million to $6 million.
"But that's just a guess," he said.
Belinda Stewart, an architect from Eupora who specializes in the renovation of historic structures, has submitted a proposal for the city hall project. If the Board of Aldermen agrees, the next step would be to seek funding.
Patterson said Oxford has two other major capital projects that need to be funded — a parking garage for the downtown area and a new Oxford Activity Center.
"We're going to have to prioritize them and go from there," he said "But this renovation needs to be done."
Built in 1885, it was the Federal Building and U.S. Post Office before it became the town's city hall in 1974.
While the main floors and basement of the town hall need some work, Patterson said the main expense would be to renovate the top floor to make it usable again, while retaining the structure's historic value
On the third floor, the walls are brick and the floors are wood with sections beginning to rot away. The large bathroom, with plumbing fixtures that appear to be from the 1950s, is covered with chips of paint and dust from the falling ceiling.
One of the rooms is empty save for bookcases that line each wall that appear to be where court or city records were stored or perhaps where mail was sorted.
In what may have been a courtroom, which now houses the air conditioning and heating ducts, a wood, hand-carved arch runs up along the walls and across the ceiling.
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Hotel Amiraute
Right in the center of Cannes, between the train station and beaches, 2 minutes walk from La Croisette, the Palais des Festivals, the Old Port and Casinos.
Hotel Amiraute offers 40 soundproofed rooms with air con, bath or shower, toilet, hairdryer, digital safe, telephone, minibar, flat screen cabled TV and free Wifi.
Hotel Amiraute, recently refurbished, is ideally located, 150 meters from La Croisette shops and sandy beaches and from the Palais des Festivals. The train station is 50 meters away from the hotel, where you'll find a public parking.
The hotel provides soundproofed rooms with air con and Free WiFi.
Each modern room is equipped with a flat screen TV, a fridge and an electronic safe. All the rooms provide an en-suite private bathroom (shower or a bathroom) with a hair dryer.
A continental breakfast is served from 7.30 till 10.00 in the cafeteria or in your room, at the same cost. Reception is opened 24 hours a day.
We offer standard and superior rooms with all the amenities described bellow. The superior rooms are more spacious. In each room, there are 2 singles beds or one double bed.
Free WiFi is available in the whole hotel and also all around the city.
Ironing facilities are available at reception.
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Check-in is from 2.00pm and check-out before 12. A storage room is available for your luggage if needed.
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Cancellation Policy: 48h.
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The hotel is at the corner of RUE JEAN JAURES (train station street) and RUE MARECHAL FOCH), the entrance is on Marechal Foch.
Take a right when you get out from the train station, the hotel is next to the change.
By taxi
By car : When you get out from the airport, take the motorway (A8) direction Antibes-Cannes. Exit number 42 'MOUGINS'. Then follow Le Cannet and Cannes direcion. Once arrived in Cannes, follow the train station direction (GARE SNCF). The hotel is situated at the beginning of RUE JEAN JAURES (the train station street) on the right side. The public parking is at the end of the same street, on the left side. The hotel entrance is on RUE MARECHAL FOCH.
By bus : Take the bus number 210 'Nice Airport - Cannes Express'. Pay inside the bus to the driver. Get out at the final stop 'HOTEL DE VILLE' (=City Hall). From there, you can take a cab or walk (10 minutes) through Rue D'antibes. then turn left on Marechal Foch.
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Hotel Amiraute is ideally located, right in the city centre of Cannes, with all the restaurants and bars, 150 meters from La Croisette, shops, sandy beaches and from the Palais des Festivals where the Film Festival stands up. The train, taxi and bus stations are 50 meters away from the hotel, where you'll find a public parking and a car rental.
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Bosses are in deep trouble according to a new research report Lessons for Leaders from the People Who Matter by Harris Interactive.
The research, commissioned for DDI talent management, concludes that "employees would rather suffer a bad hangover, do housework, or see their credit card bill arrive in the mail than face the prospect of sitting through a performance discussion with their boss. And only 40 percent of respondents report that their boss never damages their personal self-esteem, leaving 60 percent saying they do sometimes, most of the time or always."
"These findings should be of enormous concern to any business. They show that leaders are failing in their obligation to employees and, therefore, their organization. The consequences of managers and bosses with poor leadership skills are enormous," says Simon Mitchell, director at DDI UK.
There is hope. Employee motivation to give their best rose from 5 percent to 84 percent when bosses helped employees be more productive.
Here's another nugget. Writer David Woods says, "The survey also found nearly half (45 percent ) of respondents think they could be more effective than their manager, but only 46 percent would actually want to."
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Home > Multimedia Gallery > Parks Canada Heritage Gourmet App > Recipes > Soups and Starters > Fort Chambly Pea Soup
This recipe is prepared at Fort Chambly National Historic Site each time a group of re-enactors holds a military encampment representing the French period (1665-1760).
Origin: Fort Chambly National Historic SiteRegion: QuebecPeriod: TraditionalCourse: Soups and Starters
From what we know, in the 1750s French colonial soldiers received as a ration bread (1 ½ lb), lard (4 oz) and dried peas (4 oz). We have deduced that what soldiers usually ate must have resembled pea soup!
Recipe tested by Chef David Fairbanks, Algonquin College School of Hospitality and Tourism
This soup is a simplified version of a recipe found in the book Jardins et potagers en Nouvelle-France – Joie de vivre et patrimoine culinaire (p.170-171), Martin Fournier (author), published by Septentrion, 2004, ISBN 2-89448-385-6


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Home > National Parks of Canada > Wapusk National Park > Park Management
When we speak of the land, we mean all parts of the land: the rocks, the water, the fish, the birds, the wildlife, the forest. People are keepers of the land. The land is there for the use of the people, but the land must be kept in balance.– Donald Saunders, York Factory First Nation
The plan was developed in the early 1970s to provide a framework for establishing new national parks. To create the plan, scientists divided the country into 39 distinct natural regions based on landscape and vegetation. Parks Canada continues to work towards ensuring that all 39 regions will eventually contain at least one national park. Currently, there are 44 parks representing 29 regions.
To view a map showing current progress on completing the national park system, see Map - Completing Canada's National Parks System.
The Wapusk National Park Management Board was established in 1996 to consider matters relating to the planning, management and operation of the park, and to make recommendations on these matters to Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada. The ten-member board is made up of representatives of Government of Canada; Province of Manitoba; Town of Churchill; Fox Lake Cree Nation; and York Factory First Nation. The work of the Board reflects the philosophy, expressed in the Wapusk Park Establishment Agreement (PDF, 1.3 MB), that people are Keepers of the Land.» Meet the Wapusk Management Board
The Wapusk National Park Management Plan was approved and tabled in Parliament by the Minister of the Environment on October 19, 2007. This plan provides guidelines to follow and implement for visitor activities and future management.
Some changes, such as entry fees and business licensing, will be introduced over time. Certain activities will continue as they have since the signing of the Park Establishment Agreement on April 24, 1996, but the approval of the management plan allows for more visitor activities.
The Wapusk Management Board and Parks Canada are currently taking steps towards the implementation of management goals and visitor activities as they are presented in the management plan. Changes affecting people or businesses will be developed with stakeholders and decisions will be communicated well in advance of implementation.
» Wapusk National Management Plan - Summary
This is the first State of the Park report for Wapusk National Park. This report offers an opportunity to examine the successes and challenges of park management decisions that were taken in the Wapusk National Park Management Plan. The SoPR provides a context piece for both Aboriginal and traditional local use, in addition to an overview of First Nations and local perspectives related to the health of the land and their relationship with Parks Canada. With its comprehensive overview of the state of the park, the report is a key tool in the park management planning process.
» State of the Park Report 2011 - Executive Summary
Research and monitoring programs are important tools that can be used to gain an understanding of ecological resources and processes in the park. Monitoring also allows park managers to determine the effectiveness of management actions.» Learn more about Research and Monitoring
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Lansner: Is technology too smart for itself?
With the Consumer Electronics Show grabbing business buzz in Las Vegas, we figured we'd spy on some technology trends.
PLUS: Who hasn't seen technology make a dramatic shift in their industry? But think about how much things are changing within the tech business itself.
A new forecast by DisplaySearch says in just three years after Apple introduced the iPad tablet – to much initial snickering – worldwide purchases of these modest, portable computers by all makers will surpass sales of "traditional" notebook computers.
DisplaySearch estimates 240 million tablets will be sold in 2013 – up 64 percent in a year – vs. 207 million notebooks.
While this isn't a total surprise – tablets are cheaper than notebooks, and perfect for everyday computing chores – the pace of change is eye-catching. Last year DisplaySearch predicted this tablet sales accomplishment – but said it wouldn't happen until 2016.
MINUS: Apparently, despite all the buzz about gee-whiz electronic gadgets, we really don't need more.
Consumer researchers at NPD Group found in their latest innovation study that while the geeks wants newer, brighter and faster – the masses are pretty satisfied:
•68 percent of those surveyed said they were "good with the technology they had."
•Only 11 percent said "they couldn't leave home without their devices."
This could mean a rough patch for electronic makers and retailers in a niche that's been one of the shopping world's hot spots.
NPD said it found most consumers want their gadgets to help with simple chores – price comparisons and family scheduling – vs. cutting-edge applications such as virtual showrooms or mobile payments.
NPD's Russ Crupnick says: "There is a fundamental conflict between marketing to early adopters who are more profitable customers and evangelists, and the rest of us. The industry can't rely on consumers to drive innovation; it needs to give consumers a reason to want to adopt the innovation."
Exactly. Why does my smartphone make me feel dumb?
EQUALS: There's plenty of technology in today's car – some of it cutting edge, a bit of it old school.
Irvine's Broadcom is pitching carmakers to employ Ethernet – the traditional computer network cabling – as a way to speed data around a vehicle, at a price-shaving cost. Broadcom estimates that switching car cabling to Ethernet could cut a manufacturer's costs by 80 percent – and cut the weight of the cables in a car by 30 percent. Automakers BMW and Hyundai are working with Broadcom on the technology.
But it's not just about cost. Broadcom's booth at CES is heralding the promise of this technology – from added safety systems (like crash warnings) into more driving power tools (like helping you to parallel park) to better infotainment (like truly hands-free communication and music).
For this, I hope I won't have to get my kids to explain to me how to use it.
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In case you missed this wow-factor on the runway during the spring 2012 fashion week season, Manish Arora mixed in some vivid denim jeans with their avant-garde sportswear. Neon ombre, screen printed expressions of passion, and swirling psychedelic designs were just some of the elements involved. Of the eight original runway show designs, fifteen more were developed for a capsule collection release. Maurice Oyahon, founder of Notify says to Sportswear International, "We admire the work of Manish and his incredible know-how regarding colors and decoration."
Expect to pay between $620 and $1,080 for a pair of these beauties. They'll be available at Colette and L'Eclaireur, as well as Manish Arora's e-shop. Hopefully at that price, they'll fit better than the samples we saw on the runway.
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The Class of 2005 from Canyon View Junior High was honored at a closing program on May 20 at the school. Seventy-nine members of the freshman class were sent off to join the ranks at Emery High next year.
Principal Larry Davis and teacher Reed Fehlberg handed out the graduation certificates as the students were introduced to the audience. Ninth grade Class President Mallorie Mason welcomed school board members, faculty, parents, and visitors to the ceremony.
Mason said, "Canyon View has prepared us well for what's coming next in our lives. We appreciate the family and friends who have helped us this far. We are all looking forward to new friendships in high school."
Scotty Phillips and Stacy Villa led the crowd in a stirring rendition of the National Anthem, followed by a few words from Principal Davis. "I want to recognize the faculty here at Canyon View. They are the finest people on the planet. We also thank the city council members who are here tonight.
"These students are a diverse and talented class. We have had 59 students of the week, and many have earned special awards," said Davis.
The outstanding students in each area were then awarded plaques. They were: Nick Oviatt, male athlete; Meagan Pearson, female athlete; Kyle Holmes, Top Cat, science and math; Scotty Phillips, chorus, yearbook; Blake Tucker, computer technology; Steve Maxfield, computer technology; Jalee Jensen, family and consumer science; Keven Jensen, family and consumer science; Billie Jean Reed, language arts; Tamra Luke, math; Austin Young, keyboarding; Wyatt Jensen, social science; Carson Fillmore, band; Cally Collard, band; Whitney White, art; and Booker Erickson, tech.
"Next, I want to recognize a truly remarkable human being. She is totally committed to Canyon View Junior High. She will be leaving the district, but not the field in which she excels," said Davis. Nancy Karpowitz was given a plaque, a 2005 yearbook, and a bouquet of flowers.
"I've been here for seven years. I may be leaving, but a piece of my heart stays behind. This night is all about the kids," Karpowitz said.
The ninth grade band, led by Fehlberg, then entertained with a song titled Pirates of the Caribbean. Principal Davis then awarded the trophies and a cash award (donated by an anonymous donor) to the students who have maintained a 4.0 grade point average for the entire three years at Canyon View. They also earned almost straight "H" in citizenship, and were very active in extracurricular activities.
Those students were: McKay Allred, Holly Hatch, Kyle Holmes, Madison Jensen, Wyatt Jensen, Tamra Luke, Meagan Pearson and Billie Jean Reed. These students addressed the class with a few words of advice and memories.
McKay Allred spoke of the importance of getting good grades in all schooling. This will help in the future with college and scholarships.
Holly Hatch gave some advice for the future. Her first rule to live by was a quote from Bill Gates, "Life is not fair, get used to it." "Our future is up to us and we should seek every opportunity," said Hatch.
Kyle Holmes spoke of the changes that occur in everyday life. He advised the students to keep up with those changes, continue to learn, and utilize those changes in education. He quoted Mark Twain by saying, "I never let school interfere with my education."
Madison Jensen said that Canyon View has high standards, and it has built a good, solid foundation for their continuing education. She advised the graduates to know their path and stay true to that path.
Wyatt Jensen recalled the good times at Canyon View. He noted the many field trips and service projects in which he had participated. "These experiences have made us better people. I also enjoyed a short football career here. I broke my leg in practice before the season started," said Jensen. "I have great memories of junior high, and have made great friends. I will miss the teachers here."
Tamra Luke acknowledged that the class of 2005 has progressed a long way during the past three years. "I like to think that we have matured also," she said. She recounted the seventh grade year and being a "twinkie." Eighth grade is when everyone became more confident, and now, leaving as ninth graders, they are totally different people.
Meagan Pearson related a story of being a little girl and wanting to fly. An older woman told her that "If you want to fly, you must first spread your wings." She ended with the advice, "Know what you're doing, love what you're doing, and believe in what you are doing."
Billie Jean Reed said that their time at Canyon View has been a time of growing and learning. She stated that they have all learned something about what they want to do with their lives. "Shoot for the moon," she said. "Even if you miss, you'll land in the stars."
Principal Davis closed the ceremony with thanks to everyone for the support through the year. Refreshments were served in the commons area and the students in good academic and citizenship standing were treated to a dance.


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Spring Style Guide: Perfect Pastel Palette Designs
Bring the warmth and splendor of springtime into your home with Balsam Hill's Spring Style Guide. Our design and lifestyle series provides you with helpful home décor tips and unique ideas to infuse your home with the zest of this beautiful season.
The perfect way to celebrate National Decorating Month this April is to redecorate your home and infuse some much-needed life into your indoor space. One of the best ways to do that is by incorporating a touch of pastel in your interior design. Here are some suggestions on how to bring some lively and serene color into your humble abode:
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1. Yellow Curtains in your Living Room
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A living room is supposed to be a peaceful setting where loved ones can relax. Keeping it humble and light is the key to making it comfortable. One way to achieve that mood is by using light yellow curtains on your windows. Not only will it add character to the room, it will also beautifully complement the sunlight streaming inside your home , filling your space with a youthful glow.
2. Light Blue Walls in your Kitchen
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A touch of sky blue is the right palette for your kitchen walls. It is easy on the eyes and conveys a soothing and cool ambience perfect for the hectic preparations and warm culinary creations that happens within its small space. At the same time, it is reminiscent of the sky, which gives the room the delightful feel found in wide open spaces.
3. Green Tiles and Purple Walls in your Bathroom
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Every bathroom should have a calm atmosphere. It's where most people try to wash away the troubles and stress of their daily life. It's also the venue for intimate evening regimens. Painting your walls purple and adding green tiles will convey tranquility, making it the perfect backdrop for relaxing soaks in the tub.
4. Pink Sheets in your Bedroom
Finally, adding a touch of pink to your bedrooms is also a wonderful way to infuse any room with a quiet but whimsical attitude. Enjoys hours of quiet sleep while lying on this lovely and cozy sheet.
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The Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department will recognize several local businesses for their outstanding environmentally responsible business practices and receive an Emerald Award trophy for their exceptional efforts in protecting the environment.
The trophies will be presented at a special ceremony during Water Matters Day on Saturday, March 10, beginning at 9 a.m., in the Sabal Palm Pavilion at Broward County Tree Tops Park, 3900 S.W. 100 Ave., Davie.
Water Matters Day is Broward County's signature water conservation event where residents can learn about our local and regional water resources, how water is managed and how we are planning for the future. Residents will receive tips on water conservation, find out about rebates and incentives for upgrading to water-conserving devices and learn how to create "Florida friendly" and drought tolerant landscape. Highlights include a tree and plant giveaway and raffles and other prizes throughout the day.
The Emerald Award Environmental Excellence program recognizes businesses for their voluntary efforts in four areas: hazardous waste reduction, recycling, green products and practices or innovation and climate change. Both large and small businesses are eligible. One business is also honored with the title "Environmental Business of the Year," which will be announced at the ceremony.
Receiving an Emerald Award can help companies boost business. Research has shown that a company's environmental reputation will rival quality and brand name as criteria used by customers. Environmentally-friendly business practices can help companies attract new customers, encourage repeat customers and boost employee morale.
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Children ages 2-3 and their caregivers. This program can accomodate 45 people. Tickets are available on a first-come, first served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. This program starts promptly, and unfortunately we cannot accommodate latecomers. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
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BLM Seeks Public Input on Snake River RMP Amendment
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposed amendment to the Snake River Resource Management Plan (RMP) to allow the sale of three parcels of public land in Teton County, Wyo.
The proposed RMP amendment would identify and allow for the disposal of 2.01 total acres of public land. To resolve unintentional unauthorized uses, 0.13 and 0.82 acres are proposed for direct sale at the appraised fair market value to Sewell Partners and Evans Land & Cattle Company. The parcels are the minimum size possible to include all improvements while ensuring that they cannot be resold or used as building sites unto themselves. A very narrow 1.06 acre parcel unsuitable for a building site is proposed for direct sale at the fair market value to TSR Limited because it is surrounded by private land and its inaccessible location makes it difficult and uneconomical for the BLM or any other agency to manage.
Mail or deliver written comments to Field Manager, Pinedale Field Office, PO Box 768, 1625 W. Pine St., Pinedale, WY 82941; or email comments to email@example.com with "Snake River Amendment" in the subject line. Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 6.
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Still quite warm - a little rain earlier
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I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
It's sunny and 20c so doing some more laundry...
Merry Christmas to all...
Chilly this morning...but warming into the mid 70's today. BEAUTIFUL!!!
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
Torrential rain storm this morning. We are under a tornado watch - one was spotted about 15 miles from us. Tornadoes are rather uncommon around here!
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We get tornados a lot around here! Be safe!!
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
Weather has calmed down, had very high winds and heavy rain around 4pm - lost power for an hour or so - no tornadoes!
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It's lovely again although a bit cool at 18c but at least the washing is getting dried..
Merry Christmas to all...
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Skip to comments.Can Joel Osteen Help You Pay Your Bills?
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Houston, Texas (CNN) -- Joel Osteen strides into the former Compaq Center. Some 20,000 people are standing and singing. Purple lights softly pulse across the ceiling, and mist floats around two giant screens flashing words to the songs.
It's not a pulpit but a podium. It's not an altar but a stage. There is no cross. Instead a huge globe spins, and two massive bubbling creeks flank the stage. A lighting system softens distant corners of the massive arena and spreads colored light and smoke in strategic spots. Somehow, the space that will hold 40,000-plus on Sunday morning doesn't feel like a sports arena.
In the control room, producers watch multiple camera angles and feeds.
Smiling broadly, Osteen bounds up the few stairs to the stage, closes his eyes, lifts his hands and leads a prayer.
"God, I'm going to start this week off in faith. Expecting your goodness. Expecting to have a blessed and a prosperous week. Amen. Well, God bless you. Give him your very best today."
Welcome to Sunday morning at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. It's reportedly the nation's largest congregation and probably one of the most diverse places in America. One third of these churchgoers are Hispanic, one-third African-American and a quarter white. There are dozens of nationalities.
Osteen will give this sermon twice. He later said he knows immediately which segments to edit together into a sermon that will air on television to millions three weeks later.
Between services, he is signing his most recent book in the lobby, just past the bookstore that is one of the highest-grossing Christian bookstores in America.
His wife, Victoria, is co-pastor of the church and a best-selling author in her own right. In fact, the Osteens are not paid to be pastors at Lakewood, according to .............
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What I have been trying state from the very beginning has to do with God blessing a person financially for the greedy selfish purposes of being wealthy. I believe God blesses us all in His own way, whether is be financially, spiritually, health wise etc.. And that we are to use these blessings to help those who a not as fortunate as we are.
I have a mentally handicapped child that I consider a blessing, as he has thought me more about love and acceptance than any one else could have possibly done which has made me much more sensitive to others with disabilities, so instead of my son being a burden I consider him a a blessing! And God has blessed much more than I deserve!
"By your logic God should have set an example to all of us and had the Son of Man born as a wealthy King and generously distributed his goods to the poor."
Nope. Not at all.
I grew up in churches where they preach the stuff you are asserting here. I'm glad I don't go there anymore.
You can laugh yourself all the way to hell. It happens, sweetie.
"I agree. I made the mistake of buying one of his books once but no more. Its amazing the number of books he and his wife manage to write and publish every year"
I know his wife, and she couldn't write an intelligible sentence , let alone a book
"But our rewards will be eternal not temporal. "
Yes and no. The primary rewards are eternal.
But don't forget Matt 19 where the disciples told Jesus they had given up everything to follow Him. He said they would receive all that and much more, in this life and the next. This was a consistent theme in the OT as well.
As for the widow, she gave out of her poverty, but we are promised that God would open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings when we give tithes and offerings.
God does not like to be in debt to anyone. The OT says, "Who has ever given to God and God has owed him the debt?"
You think if God blesses you then it would be for greedy selfish purposes of being welthy ..?? Sorry, but I just don't believe that.
God blesses us ACCORDING TO HIS WORD. If we want to know how he's going to bless us, all we have to do is read the Bible. There are tons of promises (somebody actually counted them), but what they tell me is that God will go out of His way to bless us.
The only people who can be greedy and selfish is us. God has nothing to do with that. He may bless us because He is able to read our heart and He's sure we will do His Will with the finances.
You're right .. God's many blessings far exceed the financial ones .. and spending time with the Lord is probably the most special blessing of all .. but when God trusts you to bless others, it's very special .. it's not greedy or selfish at all.
Those people who get blessed and then act foolishly with the finances .. are soon parted from their finances. That isn't God's purpose of the blessing. His purpose was for them to bless others.
A lot of people don't want God to bless them because they're afraid they won't be able to handle it. But .. if people are connected to God .. and are willing to do HIS Will and not their own .. then the amount of the finances has no bearing at all.
Remember this .. God gave to man the greatest gift - the power to choose. He loved us so much that He allowed us to NOT CHOOSE HIM. But .. when we do choose to follow HIM, then it's his voice we'll listen to when it comes to using the finances we're given.
God bless you and your special child.
Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God (Luke 6:20).
Can't do that...Already got a place staked out in Heaven...
Don't say that! Never agree w/the enemy.
KING: Because we've had ministers on who said, your record don't count. You either believe in Christ or you don't. If you believe in Christ, you are, you are going to heaven. And if you don't no matter what you've done in your life, you ain't.OK, a "minster of God" who denies that Christ is the only way?
OSTEEN: Yeah, I don't know. There's probably a balance between. I believe you have to know Christ. But I think that if you know Christ, if you're a believer in God, you're going to have some good works. I think it's a cop-out to say I'm a Christian but I don't ever do anything ...
KING: What if you're Jewish or Muslim, you don't accept Christ at all?
OSTEEN: You know, I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know ...
KING: If you believe you have to believe in Christ? They're wrong, aren't they?
OSTEEN: Well, I don't know if I believe they're wrong. I believe here's what the Bible teaches and from the Christian faith this is what I believe. But I just think that only God with judge a person's heart. I spent a lot of time in India with my father. I don't know all about their religion. But I know they love God. And I don't know. I've seen their sincerity. So I don't know. I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.
It wasn't a hard question. This is what the Bible teaches. The same B ible he waves in the air during his weekly production and claims to believe every word.
You just keep sinking deeper and deeper. (James 4:1-4) Besides, I was just being glib about M.Teresa because your original comment was so overstated.
Your remarks on Deut. don't pertain to us. We're not Jews, under the law given to Moses (Levitical Priesthood), nor are we living in the promised land.
We're getting off topic here. Prosperity ministries should be our focus.
Whoops,..my post #133 was meant for you.
Matt 19 is pretty clear. Jesus answered His' disciples by telling them to forsake all their worldly things and they'd be rewarded with spiritual things. Jesus certainly didn't tell them to go and build mega-churches and keep the doors locked 5 days a week.
"but we are promised that God would open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings when we give tithes and offerings."
It seems as though you and CyberAnt (who quoted Deut 28) are hung up on the "conditional & temporal" promises God made solely to the nation of Israel. We are not Jews, we don't live in the covenant land, we're not under the condemnation of the law given to Moses, and we certainly have a perfect Priesthood compared to the Levites. (Heb 10:1-10)
The Israelites were not able to receive the promises/blessings because of their disobedience. What makes you think we would fare any better under the conditions of the old covenant? If you are trying to receive the blessings God promised Israel (by quoting Malachi) then you must also partake of the curses, too.
The parallel verse to that is in Matthew 5.
It says, ""Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "
The New Testament is replete with "poor in spirit"- The widow's mite; the outcast lepers; the blind beggars; and of course the poor and helpless infant born in an animal manger.
By no account can one reach the "prosperity gospel" of the Osteens, Schullers, and Benny Hinns of this world as they decor-project with Hollywood vulgarity their version of the Bible and of course, truth be told, enormously enriching themselves and their families in the process.
God gives us gifts and also blesses the work of our hands to multiply what we do.
"Matt 19 is pretty clear. Jesus answered His' disciples by telling them to forsake all their worldly things and they'd be rewarded with spiritual things. Jesus certainly didn't tell them to go and build mega-churches and keep the doors locked 5 days a week."
You can take any example to a ridiculous conclusion if you try hard enough.
Saying that God is only concerned with spiritual things is such a mistaken attitude. There are so many teachings in the OT and NT concerning money and how we will be blessed or cursed depending on how we handle it. I can cite those but I bet you are familiar with them already.
"We are not Jews, we don't live in the covenant land, we're not under the condemnation of the law given to Moses, and we certainly have a perfect Priesthood compared to the Levites. (Heb 10:1-10)"
Nope, we are not Jews. But we are ingrafted in the vine. And Jesus came to fulfill the Law, not to destroy it. We have a better covenant.
"The Israelites were not able to receive the promises/blessings because of their disobedience. "
Not true. They went through many periods where they rec'd the blessings because they were obedient. They lived by God's principles and prospered during those times. There are many examples of people who prospered because they followed God's laws of handling their finances. The times they were disobedient were the times where they were taken into captivity and they became a debtor nation.
"What makes you think we would fare any better under the conditions of the old covenant? "
We aren't, both as a nation and as individuals in this day right now. Look at the current crisis we are in. If people (and our leaders) had stayed true to biblical principles of not going into debt then we wouldn't be in this position now.
"If you are trying to receive the blessings God promised Israel (by quoting Malachi) then you must also partake of the curses, too."
As I said, Jesus came to fulfill the Law, and not one jot or tittle has been replaced. Right now we are suffering as a nation (and will suffer even more) because of us turning our back on those principles laid out in the OT. We have experienced the blessings in the past and right now we are enduring the curses.
All the promises/blessings come via Abraham. There was only ONE promised Seed (Jesus) of Abraham, and through Him all the nations would be blessed. The nation of Israel was only the vessel.
Gal 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
The law given later at Sinai do NOT affect the promises made to Abraham.
Gal 3:17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
3:18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Thus, our justification comes solely by faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
I disagree that Israel ever prospered in a secular way. Solomon called his own accomplishments vanity. (Eccl 2:10-11)
Anyone who's eyes are constantly blinking is lieing. That's a fact.
The guy talks about nothing but money and if people didn't give him their money he'd find another way to get it. And if it isn't about money why does he pass the hat? I have a problem with any so called man of God taking a 12 million dollar advance. Give it all away, Joel, and I might believe your b.s. P.T. Barnum would be proud of him. This way to the egress!
In fact, Joel, give me a million bucks of your money and God will bless you! What's that? It only works one way?
The founder of the SLA said "If you want to get rich don't start a business. Start a religion."
A blind man wants links. No matter what proof you give him he wouldn't believe it. "Blinky Eye" Osteen's followers are no different from Obamabots. Blind as bats and brainwashed.
First of all, Satan has been granted authority over the earth.
Second, he does not preach the plan for salvation. He preaches "give your money to me and be happy."
Obviously I feel very strongly about this. His wife pitched a fit on the airplane and said "Do you know who I am?" The flight attendent lost the suit because she didn't have a suit. You can't sue someone for being a fraud unless you have been defrauded. The flight attendent was simply offended. And Victoria did what it was said she did. She was upset because of the alcoholic drink she spilled. Joel calmed her down and got her off the airplane. He was trying to avoid the obvious.
I haven't heard brother Joel say anything about charity. If he told his followers to give to charity they wouldn't have anything left to give him.
These people actually put Osteen on the same level as Jesus. They defend him and call those of us who suspect him Pharasees. I'm sure a lot of them only "think" they know Jesus. I thought I knew Him for years until my eyes were actually opened. That's the day I stopped watching Schuler.
You sound like one can't make it to Heaven without Joel. I don't need someone to tell me what's in the Bible. I can read. And I wonder about T.V. evangelism. I think if Jesus wanted it on T.V. He'd start up KGOD on Mt. Ararat.
Allot of what you say are promises might be better understood as possibilities.
When John was deep in the dungeon of prison Jesus's deciples told him about it, Jesus did not rescue him rather he told his deciples to..." go tell John "...you can read the rest. But Jesus did not go to him, nor rescue.
The point I'm making is Christ has never been a magic genie bottle you rub for Him to do your magic. There are certain things in life that are only learned by experience and sometimes we have to be in a dungeon or other difficult places in life. He will see us thru...but we do go thru.... Even His deciples were not men of wealth.
"I've never seen a poor person help a poor person"
Widow's mite.....Jesus had much to say about her and less of those who gave of their wealth.
Typically churches don't talk a lot about giving to other charities because usually, as with Lakewood, the church itself is involved in a a lot of charitable works. And He does teach and write about the value of giving in general. So you've got a false premise and a false witness here.
If he told his followers to give to charity they wouldnt have anything left to give him.
Sorry to see you taking the Pharisee road of accusation and condemnation. Have you never read what the Lord says about passing sentence on another brother?
Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Romans 2:1 Therefore thou are inexcusable, O man, whosoever you are that judges: for wherein you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you that judge do the same things.
Romans 2:3 And do you think this, O man, that judges them which do such things, and does the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
God instituted prophets teachers and pastors in the church to exhort, comfort and strengthen, not to read the Bible for us.
You sound like one cant make it to Heaven without Joel.
Whoa, that's a stretch. I was talking about spiritual warfare. In fact that's what a lot of this discussion is really all about. Satan (and the Pharisees) hate effective, joyful, powerful Christians (many besides Joel - Osteen just happens to be the latest lightning rod) who are effectively helping God's people to to have faith, hope, love, and joy in their lives as they overcome the world, the flesh and the devil.
Satan (and the Pharisees) also hate effective means of communicating God's message. If you don't think God, in these last moments before his coming has not ordained mass media in his mercy to spread the good news of the Gospel ans far and as wide and as quickly as possible, then I think you serve a fairly weak God.
You tell me not to judge and right after tell me I serve a weak God. I serve Jesus Christ-WHO WAS AND IS GOD.
You came very close to calling Joel Osteen a profit.
Sorry, but I see no difference in the Osteen cult club members than the Obama cult club members. They both start with an "O" and the members follow blindly on words they think they here.
My mother supported Jim Bakker when she could barely buy food. I tried to tell her he was a phony. She lived to see what he was. The same with Jimmy Swaggert. He could cry when he needed to. They taught the plan of salvation and it was still all about the money.
If you want to hear a real man of God listen to Pastor Johnny Hunt from the Woodstock Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia. He's also president of the SBC. He's been offered T.V. and radio shows and he's turned them down. He has nothing to do with the money collected at the church. In fact he will tell you the only check he sees is his own. He preaches the plan of salvation and tells you when you're wrong. And he has stated that Olsteen is not from God. (I'm paraphrasing but I was there when he said it.) With Joel Osteen you can never do wrong. If he told you that you did wrong you'd stop buying his books. He doesn't want to offend anyone. And that "world" he stands behind is his marketing area.
And again, what about those eyes blinking 80 times a minute? He's a liar.
I pray someday you will find a real church.
Very true!
I believe,too, the end is near. And I don't see Osteen helping anyone find salvation. There is one way to the Kingdom of God and that's by acccepting Jesus Christ as Lord. Osteen is making people feel good about the here and now. I'm not worried about the here and now. I'm worried more about the there and then. I can get what he's selling in an anti depression pill. And he is selling. He buys time on T.V. then sells his wares. No different from Robert Tilton. They tell you if you give you'll be happy. And they all get around to that eventually. It's called an infomercial. No different from Ronco. In fact, it's almost identical. SET IT AND FORGET IT.
Nice communicating to you.
Sorry .. you missed the point.
Fine, you can read my experiences in my book, "Miracles Upon Miracles.
Sorry to disappoint you .. but Jesus death on the cross cancelled the devil's authority. It's just that most people who claim to be Christians have never been taught what their rights are as Christians .. so the devil continues to beat them up.
Jesus told us, "My people perish for lack of knowledge".
Excuse me .. Abraham's Blessings are mine. You need to study Paul's teachings more. While we have a better covenant with Jesus, a covenant based on better promises, the blessings God gave to Abraham were given to us.
If you don't know that .. I'm sorry for you.
So, the curses and blessings are still available to every man. Now, YOU choose (and that's the part you don't like).
Oh .. and I wasn't being "glib", because I don't consider discussing the Gospel and Jesus as something I'm "glib" about. If you didn't want to have a serious conversation, then you should have just avoided by post. You know, it was another one of those "YOU" choose moments.
Great comments, thank you!
I wish he could. :)
Man, you are so brainwashed. I was going to try to be nice but this takes the cake. "Claim" to be Christians? You should know. That describes scam artist Osteen to a "T".
Jesus died on the cross for mankind's sins. Not to take the devil's authority away. If that was the case everything would be hunky dory. Oh, wait, in the Osteen cult world everything IS hunky dory.
Need to be taught? Oh, yeah, that's the case in your cult, too, isn't it. You need to be taught. You're lucky Osteen got hold of your brain before David Koresh.
So, finally, one last chance to help you out: "Beware of wolves in Sheep's clothing" and "Many will come in my name". Think about that or don't waste your time responding to me. Waste your time worshipping at the cross of Osteen. Oh, I forgot. He doesn't have one. Worship at the GLOBE of Joel and Victoria.
And Merry Osteen!
"I'm only taking issue with your mindset that God's covenant with the nation of Israel somehow affects you as a Christian."
The covenant with Israel doesn't specifically affect us. It was a type and shadow of what was to come. Each Christian has a covenant, a better one, now instead of the covenant for the nation.
"through Him all the nations would be blessed. The nation of Israel was only the vessel."
Yes, Israel was the covenant nation where the savior was born. But it is much more than that. God wanted Israel to bring the rest of the nations to jealousy, i.e., they would become jealous because of Isral's prosperity as a nation and Israel could teach the other nations that the prosperity was a side benefit of obedience to God (see Deut. 28, Deut. 8).
"The law given later at Sinai do NOT affect the promises made to Abraham. "
I don't know what your point is here.
"Thus, our justification comes solely by faith in Christ Jesus."
"I disagree that Israel ever prospered in a secular way. Solomon called his own accomplishments vanity. (Eccl 2:10-11)"
Go back and read the part where God says that he would give Solomon great rewards of wealth because he asked first for wisdom. How much more specific can you get than that? Solomon decided that all the wealth was vanity after living in disobedience but that doesn't change the fact that God blessed him with it.
I can't imagine how you could possibly say Israel never prospered in a secular way. Are you saying they were poor? The only time they were ever poor in the OT was when they had disobeyed and they became a debtor nation, and then they got conquered and taken into slavery.
There are tons of examples of people prospering in a secular way in the OT (and NT). There are many instances where it specifically says that God blessed them and prospered them. It's part of the promises of the covenant that God made with them. He said that they could choose blessing or curse, life or death, and then He went on to explain the physical (secular) blessings available in very specific terms. I could point all this out to you but you seem to have a good knowledge of the scriptures, so I imagine you are familiar with many of these.
As a father, I like to give good gifts to my children — as long as they are not living in rebellion. As a heavenly father, God gave the gift of His Son, but also said He delights in giving good gifts to His children.
Why are so many Christians afraid to believe that God wants them to prosper in EVERY area of their life? There are so many verses in the Bible which state this as a desire of God. It seems so obvious that it is one of the characteristics of our heavenly father.
And there is no such thing as ONLY being prosperous financially. People who only prosper financially without having their soul prosper in the same measure wind up hurting themselves and others.
"So, the curses and blessings are still available to every man. Now, YOU choose (and thats the part you dont like)."
I can't understand why people who don't accept that God wants to bless them financially are wasting time discussing it. They aren't going to receive anything anyway.
Maybe they just don't want anyone else to receive anything, either. If you can have a 'Prosperity Cult' does that mean you can also have a 'Poverty Cult'? It's for people who believe that God expects for you to take a vow of poverty in order to be a Christian, because it's more spiritual to be poor (shh. Don't tell any of those rich men of God who were held up as examples in the Bible that they weren't poor enough to really be spiritual).
Interesting you should say that (I've never heard it before).
Several years ago for about a year, I attended a Baptist church that a friend encouraged me to join. Other than the occasional funeral or wedding, I had never had any affiliation with religion in my entire life.
The one thing that was most noticeable at this church was that there was no cross inside......I asked my friend why and he tried to explain to me that the church worshipped Jesus and not a symbol which he said the cross was.......
After seeing all the scandals within the Catholic churches, the money grubbing Baptist televangelists such as Jimmy Baker, Swagert and all of them, there is a lot of doubt and cynicism in my mind about the legitimacy of churches........I met the pastor of my friend's church once and would watch him leave the stage after his sermons. There was something about his eyes that just wasn't right and sorta creeped me out........
I know that's not a fair thing to say but nevertheless that's how I felt and one of the reasons I stopped going to that church.
I don't know what a good church is or what to look for in a church. Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists,....I know people in all of them and they're all good people.....I just don't know what's right for me or even if a church is the answer for me.
....I forgot to mention that the best manager I ever worked for who not only had great managerial skills but compassion for his employees was a Mormon....not that that matters any.
Swaggert and Baker were not "Baptist".
Looks like your thoughts have "legitimacy" issues.
Hmmmm ..?? Looks like you forgot, "... and Jesus took back the keys of hell and death."
Who did Jesus take the keys from - THE DEVIL.
Guess you missed that scripture.
And ... just because I believe differently than you, you have to claim that I'm "brainwashed" .. just to excuse your unbelief ..??
Forgive my error, I always thought they were.....
The real problem is that this "poverty mentality" has been preached from the pulpit for years. If you are properous, then you can't be HOLY! Some people have never heard about Henry Ford, and other notables who helped to build America - who were devout Christians. They certainly prospered mightly. Maybe they didn't do all they could have with their monies, but that's not for me to decide - God will be their judge.
I thank God everyday that I believe God sent Jesus to, "... give life and that more abundantly". Abraham was blessed "abundantly" .. because he simply believed God. Abraham wasn't perfect, and he failed many times, but Abraham just picked himself up and went on with God.
And .. when I read, "... above all that you may proper and be in health, even as your soul prospers", I took that scripture for myself and I have received 2 fairly major healings in my life: removal of eye tumors (without any kind of surgery or medical intervention), and a complete healing from hypoglecemia (low blood sugar). I even heard a preacher say that he'd never heard of God healing that affliction. It's these kinds of statements that cause people to put God in a box and inform God what He can and cannot do.
I know that's what offends people about Joel Osteen - when all Joel is trying to do is get people to have faith in God's ability to help them - no matter what their issue - and that God WANTS TO BLESS THEM - instead of squish them because they're not perfect.
And .. one of the real problems is that people don't know how to talk to God. But that is what God really wants .. He wants us to communicate with HIM.
" The best way to help the poor is not to be one."
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Bouw knows defence . . . probably
Jean Lefebvre
July 03 2009 12:34AM
So far, the war that was furiously waged in baseball between statheads and "stats?-we-don't-need-no-steenking-stats" traditionalists has been a relatively under-the-radar skirmish in hockey. Because of the comparative number of stats in each sport and the disparity of number-crunchers doing baseball compared to hockey, we'll likely never see anything in the shinny world along the lines of the Sabermatricians' revolution and the Establishment's stick-that-abacus-where-the-sun-don't-shine resistance movement.
Hopefully that means the two sides in hockey will be able to find a middle ground, because that's really where everyone needs to be. For the most part, advocates of advanced stats have been frustrated by the stubborn refuse of old-school types who believe only what they see with their own eyes and refuse to consider such, to them, outlandish factors such as Corsi numbers.
On the flip side, there are proponents of advanced metrics who will steadfastly cling to a notion based on statistics while ignoring anecdotal evidence and, to a certain degree, common sense.
Now to be absolutely clear about this, colleague Jonathan Willis was NOT guilty of the latter transgression in a piece that filled this space on Tuesday. The esteemed Mr. Willis was in fact very careful to footnote his point about the respective save percentages behind Jay Bouwmeester in Florida and Dion Phaneuf in Calgary was far more involved than a cursory glance at the numbers might suggest. That example is brought up only because the naked statistical citation, sans the caveat, is a perfect demonstration of what can happen when advanced metrics are taken too far and taken too far out of context.
The save percentage stat is a useful complement to the notoriously inadequate plus-minus statistic because it brings into the play the possibility a skater plays in front of a leaky goaltender. But as Herr Willis alludes to in his article, it's overly simplistic to declare that if Bouwmeester and Phaneuf had swapped places in 2008-09, the difference in goals against can be calculated to within a fraction of a puck.
This, ladies and gentleman, is where common sense comes in. For most hockey fans in the Western Conference, Bouwmeester the NHLer is a little like the Yeti. We've heard a lot about him and he sounds awfully impressive, but relatively few of us on this side of the Mississippi can provide eye-witness accounts of his post-Medicine Hat existence, let alone his rumoured awesomeness. That's what happens when you play for a Southeast Division club that hasn't been active in the spring since the Florida Panthers goaltending tandem consisted of Mike Vernon and Trevor Kidd.
On the other hand, Flames fans this past season got a real good look at Phaneuf's defensive flaws, his tendency to stand around while pucks were centred to opponents camped just a few feet away from him, his habit of moving back into defensive position after an offensive rush with the alacrity and swiftness of a constipated octogenarian wearing shoes on the wrong feet and his insistence on playing neither the shot nor the pass when defending two-on-ones and, well, they can't help but wonder if those operating practices might have had a little something to with the puny save percentage when No. 3 is on the ice for the Flames.
All of which is an incredibly long-winded way to say that the save-percentage hypothesis alone shouldn't deter anyone from believing that the Bouwmeester isn't a better defender than Phaneuf. Really, unless you believe that the NHL's version of the witness protection program is preventing us from finding out that 2008-09 Panthers netminders Tomas Vokoun and Craig Anderson are the second coming of Ken Dryden and Bernie Parent, it's reasonable to believe that Bouwmeester's defensive acumen deserves some credit for the credit for the spiffy save percentage behind him. At least, that makes for an acceptable working theory until more empirical evidence can be gathered now that Bouwmeester is within range of the Canadian network cameras.
Not having been present to look for a possible tongue in cheek when Jonathan typed that the arrival of Bouwmeester might be a good news-bad news scenario for the Oilers in that it might necessitate the jettisoning of Phaneuf, it's hard to know how much credence he himself puts in that theory. I'm guessing relatively little, but then again I was the idiot who thought until very late Oleg Saprykin's hockey sense would finally kick in, so who am I to question hockey judgment?
That won't stop me from declaring that for Flames fans, the bonus good news about Bouwmmester's signing (and the subsequent free-agent additions) is that there's not enough money left for Todd Bertuzzi, even at a discount. Bouwmeester's arrival, Bertuzzi's apparent departure and the possibility that the hiring of his former junior boss will get Phaneuf's career back on the rails may be the best bets to improve Calgary's goals-against numbers until somebody at the Saddledome figures out how to turn the hands of Miikka Kiprusoff's clock back a half-decade.
The problem with your argument Jean is that everyone in Florida had high EV SV% figures behind them. Bouwmeester's .936 looks gaudy until you notice that the team number was .932. Vokoun and Anderson were terrific last year, regardless of who was out there. Bouwmeester played about 40% of the EV ice time. If you don't think that it was goaltending, then you're almost forced into arguing that the other Florida defencemen were exemplary as well. Either that, or Bouwmeester was able to influence the 60% of the EV ice time he was on the bench via mind control. If so, Darryl Sutter is a genius for signing him ;)
FLorida's EV SV%, via Vic Ferrari's excellent timeonice site.
For comparative purposes, here's Calgary's.
Point taken, Robert.
It may have not been clear from the piece, but I really tried to avoid talking in absolutes when talking about the Panthers situation because like so many others who follow the Western Conference, I just didn't see Florida play enough.
My conclusion, subject to review and reconsideration, is that Bouwmeester's defensive ability must be a contributing factor to the elevated save percentage behind him. How much of a factor is it compared to the quality of the Panthers' goaltending and the DeBoer/Martin influence on the team's playing style? I'm all ears as far as that goes, but the fact Bouwmeester's save-percentage number is a little higher than the team average despite the fact Bouwmeester's qualcomp number was highest on Florida might be evidence he knows what he's doing in his own end.
Meanwhile, if it's important to hedge your bets when discussing the Panthers, it's somewhat easier to be more assertive when speaking to the Flames' situation. Yes, Miikka Kiprusoff is not the man he used to be but I feel pretty confident in saying that Phaneuf was the author of a goodly portion of his own poor save percentage figure because of various issues. The save percentage numbers for guys like Sarich (.929) and Regehr (.922) and even the much-maligned Aucoin (.908) would seem to support that contention, especially since those three (as well as Mark Giordano in 58 games) all had higher qualcomp's than Phaneuf.
Bottom line, it's not my intention to completely dismiss the difference between the Bouwmeester and Phaneuf numbers, but I find it hard to believe that Vokoun/Anderson are that much better than a lower-quality Kiprusoff.
but I find it hard to believe that Vokoun/Anderson are that much better than a lower-quality Kiprusoff.
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that, Jean, at least as far as Voukoun goes.
Since Kiprusoff became a starter full time in 03/04, here are their overall SV%:
Kiprusoff .933 .924 .917 .906 .903
Voukoun .909 .919 .920 .919 .926
What's that line from Planes, Trains and Automobiles? "You're going the wrong way!" In 02/03, Voukoun's first full year as a number one goalie in Nashville, his SV% was .918, BTW. The guy's been good since before Kiprusoff came to Calgary, and he's markedly better now.
For a bit of context, here are their teams' Shots Against league rankings and shots for/against differential numbers over the same 5 years:
03/04 CGY - 5th SA, +1.9 SD NSH - 17th SA, -1.3 SD
05/06 CGY - 6th, +0.4 NSH - 26th, -3.2
06/07 CGY - 21st, -3.2 NSH - 24th, -3.6
07/08 CGY - 13th, -0.3 FLA - 29th, -2.5
08/09 CGY - 16th, +2.4 FLA - 30th, -5.3
Voukoun has played for teams that have given up a very high number of shots relative to the league, and have been regularly outshot by significant margins. Florida had the worst shot differential in the league last season as well. If there's some evidence of a great defensive system in Florida, I guess I'm not really seeing it. Kiprusoff has had better team defence in front of him, and since 05/06 has done less with it.
Look, I certainly expect Jay Bouwmeester to make the Flames better, and Dion Phaneuf was very poor last year, as well as injured. Those points are completely correct. I just think that if Miikka Kiprusoff has a better SV% next season, almost all of it will be up to him.
The preliminary stuff done on this subject suggests that individual players don't exert a lot of influence over their goalie's SV% - it's in the +/- 0.001 area I believe. Team effects, goalie quality and just plain old randomness are apparently far weightier factors (which is, I admit, counter-intuitive).
As an illustration, the Flames player who had the best SV% @ 0.956 last year was #27...Andre Roy.
Kent wrote:
Jean, The preliminary stuff done on this subject suggests that individual players don't exert a lot of influence over their goalie's SV% - it's in the +/- 0.001 area I believe. Team effects, goalie quality and just plain old randomness are apparently far weightier factors (which is, I admit, counter-intuitive). As an illustration, the Flames player who had the best SV% @ 0.956 last year was #27…Andre Roy.
I would not argue for one second that randomness is a huge factor in that category. In fact, I would be surprised if it was anything but. I guess the point I'm labouring to make is that I can't accept that any negative Phaneuf defensive numbers can be explained away merely by poor goaltending behind him. We've also seen enough anecdotal evidence of Phaneuf's defensive lapses to know better. That's why the after-the-fact injury excuse rings hollow -- somehow Phaneuf had enough steam to rush the puck up ice, enter deep into opposition territory and get a good scoring chance but he didn;t have enough to take one more stride and tie up the guy loose in the slot?
Just you wait till Jonathan Willis wades in on this argument. He is currently powering up his array of Cray Supercomputers and formulating a dizzying algorithmic response.
btw What's it like signing a free agent?
*leans on hands and wonders*
@ Robert Cleave: I'm not prepared to claim Kiprusoff is better or even the equal of Vokoun at this stage of their careers. The numbers you cited say otherwise and I simply haven't seen enough of Vokoun as a Panther to make an intelligent claim one way or another.
That said, for whatever it's worth, I do recall Vokoun briefly lost his No. 1 job this past season and I did see enough of him when he was Nashville that I can't bring myself to believe that there's enough of a difference between he and Kiprusoff to adequately explain a .040 difference in save percentage, which is the only reason the comparison was brought up in the first place.
Anyway, it looks like we have enough common ground in this discussion that I don't think the various details matter too much.
Just thinking though, if Bouwmeester and Phaneuf get paired together and are never separated for even one shift, how is anyone going to debate their relative defensive merits in a year's time if their numbers will all be exactly the same?
Willis and I parsed some of the distinctions you guys are talking about in this thread. Short version is, OF COURSE players can and do have an impact on a goalie's expected save percentage, but that effect is bloody tough to discern from actual save percentage, because so many other things (mainly puck luck) drown out that impact.
@ Lefebvre:
I think we're pretty much in agreement, actually.
One thing I'm realizing is that I'm a fence-sitter when it comes to making hockey conclusions, which I suppose is the height of weenie-ness. I don't mind resorting to statistics (especially if it helps my argument) but there are instances where I fall back on "I know what I know and no number-crunching is going to convince me otherwise."
Not sure how much of a hockey fan Aaron Levenstein was but his line, "Statistics are like a bikini -- what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital" contains an important lesson for all of us.
July 03 2009, 04:09PM
Lefebvre wrote:
Just thinking though, if Bouwmeester and Phaneuf get paired together and are never separated for even one shift, how is anyone going to debate their relative defensive merits in a year's time if their numbers will all be exactly the same?
We won't be able to, so we'll arguing over semantics again ;)
Thanks for the replies, Jean.
July 03 2009, 04:10PM
"be arguing", that is.
July 06 2009, 04:33PM
Here's the link that Kent was referring to above (I think he was, anyway).
Jean, you're right when you guess that I was talking a little bit tongue-in-cheek; I'm fairly confident that Bouwmeester's a better defender than Phaneuf is by a fair degree, particularly given that he didn't have the luxury of Robyn Regehr going out to play the real bad guys most of the time.
Mostly, my point was that if Calgary needs to move Phaneuf to get this deal completed, they'll be selling at a really low price. Phaneuf had a rough year, but at least some of it was attributable to the goaltending behind him, and with even league-average tending while he was on the ice he would have put up substantially better numbers in the +/- department. My other point was that Jay Bouwmeester got outshot by a ton in Florida - probably because he was the best defenseman on a lousy team - but that this sort of thing can't continue on a stronger Flames squad.
And I can't complain about my treatment here - somehow you saw what I was trying to say despite the poor way I chose to express it.


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