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You'll have everyone whispering when you step out in the Shocker. This platform sandal by Audrey Brooke is sure to put the finishing touch on your look.
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"I bought this shoe for a wedding I was in in October. The bride specified silver and sandal-y, and typical silver strappy heels make me think junior high dance. I found these and knew they were my perfect silvery match.The bridesmaids were styled and dressed by about noon on my friend's wedding day. Long-story short, another bridesmaid and I ended up flying back to the hotel from the church, and I was literally RUNNING through the hotel and parking lot in these heels!! If I had to be running in a heel, this was a pretty good one to have to be wearing at the time!After standing through the ceremony and some pictures, I kept these shoes on well into the reception and plenty of dancing. They only came off because my husband decided to request a swing number, and I didn't want to be spinning back and forth and twist an ankle!Overall, the shoe did start out snug through the forefoot area. The ball of my foot actually didn't get TOO sore standing in these (the key is to keep shifting your weight around ever so slightly). I think after wearing them for the rehearsal the night before and then running around in them the day of the wedding really helped loosen the vamp straps, so they didn't cut into my feet once I was out on the dance floor. Definitely a great and super-stylish shoe!(I typically wear a size 6, and that's what I ordered this time.)"
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My name is Kristan T. Harris. I have run for political office and have worked a political grass roots campaign for Ron Paul. I was nominated and elected to the GOP platform committee in 2012. I am a huge advocate for liberty and freedom.I am a libertarian at heart. I am also a news junkie and love a good mystery.
Milwaukee Police Upgrade to Stingray Technology, Track Residents Phones and Associations
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The Milwaukee Police Department has upgraded to an advanced spying system known as "Stingray". Stingray is a suitcase-sized device that masquerades as a cell tower to deceive cellphones into connecting to it. It can show police phones within a mile or more and records meta data. Cell phones are constantly searching out towers in search of the strongest signal, and phones mistake the Stingray for a tower allowing police easy access to your location.
It is not certain whether Stingray has the ability to intercept the content of calls or text messages. Details on the Stingray are withheld since the manufacturer, Florida-based Harris Corp., won't discuss its technology and requires customers to sign non-disclosure agreements.
According to records the DOJ Stingray cost more than $150,000, and the DOJ and Milwaukee police both purchased upgrade packages that topped $100,000.
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State Sen. Glenn Grothman, the senate's lead sponsor of the cellphone tracking bill, said he is disturbed by the capabilities of the Stingray.
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Chief Economist Frank Nothaft Investigates "The Shadow"
Have we hit bottom in house prices or is the so-called "shadow inventory" lurking, ready to send house prices tumbling again? This is a topic we look at in greater detail in our August Economic & Housing Market Outlook.
The news on the economy has been lackluster at best, yet, for a change, the housing news has been encouraging. For example, the Freddie Mac House Price Index logged a 4.8 percent jump from March to June 2012, and a full 1 percent gain over the prior 12 months with 34 states showing higher home values. CoreLogic's House Price Index was also up June-to-June, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index posted an annual gain for the U.S. through May.
So why the hesitation with calling the bottom on house prices, and what does the so-called shadow inventory have to do with this?
While there is no generally accepted definition of the shadow inventory, various measures of the housing inventory suggest the shadow is not so foreboding. One could define the shadow inventory as the number of loans that are 90-or-more days delinquent or in foreclosure proceedings. By this metric, the so-called shadow inventory has shrunk by 1.4 million single-family loans since 2009 to around 3.6 million, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association National Delinquency Survey.1 Yes, 3.6 million is a big number. But there is an important difference in today's market compared with that of recent years – namely, the substantial reduction in the oversupply of vacant homes. As the following chart shows, the for-rent market now appears to be in good balance; rental stock is very close to overall rental demand, resulting in "normal" rental vacancy levels.
Ongoing shrinkage in the excess vacant housing stock is important because it means that in most markets – though not all – the real-estate-owned (REO) homes (homes that have gone through the foreclosure process) are not competing with an oversized inventory of vacant housing. Thus, REO homes may be more attractive to investors and first-time buyers because fewer vacant houses are available, and REO sales will have less of an effect on other home sales or values in the local market. And even if some local markets continue to be lopsided, the nation as a whole may shortly return to a healthy supply-and-demand balance.
So, even if national indexes dip in the seasonally weak autumn and winter months, the declines probably won't be big enough to erase the good second-quarter news on home values. This means the housing recovery may finally be coming out from the shadows.
1After adjusting for market coverage, the National Delinquency Survey reported about 5.0 million loans that were 90-or-more days delinquent or in foreclosure proceedings as of December 2009, compared with about 3.6 million as of March 2012.
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Happy Holidays! Rangers Beat Maple Leafs In Shootout, 2-1
Jim Cerny
Cam Talbot continued his winning ways Monday night at Madison Square Garden, and as a result the Rangers reached the NHL's holiday break on a high having won two straight following their 2-1 shootout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs 24 hours after a 4-1 win over the Minesota Wild.
Starting for the second consecutive night Talbot made 25 saves through regulation and overtime to earn his eighth victory---in ten starts---this season. He has now allowed two goals or fewer in nine of his ten starts since being called up from the minor leagues. Talbot had stopped 24 of 25 shots in Sunday's win over the Wild.
Talbot was less than two minutes away from his third shutout of the season, but an extremely controversial goal call was upheld by video review and not only cost Talbot the shutout, but nearly cost the Rangers two extremely important points in the standings. Had the Blueshirts not picked up the second point in the shootout it would have been an extremely bitter pill to swallow, especially considering how well they played Monday, outshooting the Maple Leafs 43-26 and outchancing them by a wide margin.
However Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored in the first two rounds of the shootout for New York, and those goals stood up even after Joffrey Lupul scored in the second round for Toronto. After Rick Nash pushed his third-round shot wide, Talbot secured the win and huge extra point for the Rangers by denying Nazem Kadri. It was Talbot's first ever NHL shootout, and a memorable finish in front of a rocking sold-out Madison Square Garden crowd.
After more than 47 minutes of scoreless hockey, largely dominated by the home team, the Rangers finally broke through on their 36th shot of the night against Jonathan Bernier. J.T. Miller ripped a one-timer past the Maple Leafs goaltender at 7:04 of the third period for his second goal of the season, and first in eight games, after skating into the slot to accept a perfect pass from a patient Chris Kreider who was stationed behind Toronto's net. Benoit Pouliot also assisted on the goal, extending his point-scoring streak to a season-high five straight games.
However the Maple Leafs tied the game with 1:24 remaining in regulation on a controversial goal which was upheld by video review. Talbot made a save on David Clarkson and seemingly froze the puck with his glove in front of the goal line even after repeated whacks by Clarkson. However neither referee blew his whistle and Nazem Kadri pushed the puck out of Talbot's glove and over the goal line and was credited with the tying goal, his 11th of the season, even after lengthy arguments from Talbot, Brian Boyle, Brad Richards, and Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault.
Instead of caving in after what they believed to be a bad on-ice call, the Rangers regrouped quickly and found a way to close out their nine-game homestand on a high note with back-to-back victories. They ended up 3-4-2 on the homestand, and wil next play Friday night in Washington, the start of a five-game road trip.
Bernier was the sole reason the Rangers found themselves in a scoreless tie through two periods of play. After making nine saves in the first period, Bernier stopped all 22 shots he faced in the second period as the Rangers established a new single-period high for shots on goal this season during an utterly dominating middle stanza.
It was the second straight game in which the Blueshirts thoroughly outplayed the opposition in the second period. On Sunday night the Rangers outshot the Minnesota Wild 17-5 over the middle 20 minutes of play, scoring twice to turn a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 lead en-route to a 4-1 victory. On Monday, however, try as they might, the Rangers could not solve Bernier in the second period no matter how many shots they fired on net, and no matter how many quality scoring chances they produced.
Tenacious on the forecheck and winning battles all over the ice in the middle period, the Rangers forced the Maple Leafs into their first penalties of the game, and the ensuing power plays helped contribute to their dominance. Nash had a string of high quality chances to score with the man advantage, but was held off the scoresheet time and again by Bernier; and perhaps the best chance on the power play, when Kreider faced an empty net after gathering the rebound of a Nash drive, was shot off the side of the cage as Bernier dove in vain to cover his crease.
Ryan McDonagh was the lone Blueshirt to beat Bernier in that second period, but his left point drive hit the far post and bounced out, with the rebound slipping past Miller in the slot.
Nash had six shots on goal through two periods of play, while Richards had four, and all but three Rangers recorded at least one. However Bernier stopped them all and the two teams headed to the third period in a scoreless duel.
At the other end of the ice Talbot was solid, calmly holding the visitors off the scoreboard, as well. He was forced into making more saves---and more difficult saves---in the first period as Toronto outshot New York 10-9 and generally used their speed and size to create several high quality scoring chances. Talbot denied Mason Raymond on a partial breakaway at 11:50 of the first, his best save until late in the second period when he flashed his glove to snag a wicked left-wing shot from Phil Kessel with the Maple Leafs skating on a power play.
Less than five minutes into the third period Talbot made a pair of huge saves during a scramble by his crease, and then caught a break when Nikolai Kulemin's shot hit the post with the puck rolling along the goal line--though never crossing--before he fell on it prompting the whistle from the referee.
Of course that same whistle was nowhere to be found late in the same period, but that became a moot point when the Rangers snagged the 2-1 victory in the end.


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|Modernist Architecture on St. Charles Avenue: A Bicycle Tour
|New Orleans, LA
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DOCOMOMO NOLA is proud to partner with AIA New Orleans to present Modernist Architecture Along and Around St Charles Avenue: A Bicycle Tour.
This unique architecture tour of notable and noteworthy Modern architecture buildings along Saint Charles Avenue will begin at 2pm at AIA New Orleans Center for Design, on Lee Circle, and culminate with a reception at the residence of architect Marcel Wisznia - a House of Tomorrow (1936, Moise Goldstein, architect, Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis, designer).
Visitors and locals alike appreciate the Gilded Age architecture along the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line. This bicycle tour narrated by Tulane School of Architecture professor John Klingman will introduce the very fine St. Charles modernist buildings that the guidebooks omit and many locals ignore. Featured architects include Charles Colbert; Curtis & Davis; Favrot & Reed; Moise Goldstein & Associates; August Perez; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Leonard Spangenberg; and Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth. Some of the tour's highlights are included on the DOCOMOMO NOLA iphone app.
Note - this is a 'one-way' tour, beginning at Lee Circle and ending in Uptown, by Audubon Park. AIA Center for Design, 1000 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130 Registration: This tour is limited to 50 people. Continuing Education Credits Apply.
|$35 General Public/ $25 AIA New Orleans/Docomomo NOLA members
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The Flames and Rick Dipietro
Kent Wilson
June 12 2013 11:12AM
A few weeks back, Elliotte Friedman noted that the New York Islanders are making it known around the league that they are willing to give up "something" to any team willing to trade for Rick Dipietro's contract (and presumably use a compliance buy out to make it go away).
The Flames are uniquely positioned to pull something like that off. The organization has deep pockets, no cap concerns (in case they want to keep the guy on the roster for some reason) and an urgent need for whatever futures the Islanders would be willing to give up.
On the other hand, Dipietro still has 8 years left at $4.5M/year. His compliance buy out would cost 2/3 of his remaining deal, which washes out to a $24M hit. Ouch.
Now, Murray Edwards is a very rich man, but he was also one of the owners on the front lines of the recent lock-out, so it's not like he lets his money run through his fingers like sand. The team has certainly been willing to spend money to try to win since about 2004, but setting fire to north of 20 million bills is something else altogether.
Is it worth it?
In terms of dollars and sense, probably not. Basically, New York would have to send over a package of players/futures that would ensure an additional $24M (adjusted for inflation over the long term) in revenue while Edwards owns the team to even make it a break even proposition for him.
If we assume the demand for Flames tickets during the regular season won't meanginfully change during a rebuild (it didn't in Edmonton), then there's not much room during the regualr 82-game schedule to make up that money. We'll ignore merch sales since those are probably a drop in the bucket. The Flames are likely close to saturation when it comes to advertising/sponsorship and TV rights deals as well, so the only true, incremental revenue available is playoff games.
The common rule of thumb for post-season revenue is every home game is worth about $1M. So if acquiring Dipietro = getting kids who ensure 24 or more playoff dates, then it might be worth Calgary's time financially.
Of course, the chance of NYI offering players of that value is slim-to-none. You can likely count on your hand the number of players in the league who have that kind of impact. Likely the only one on NY potentially capable of that is John Tavares and he's not going anywhere.
Let's pretend for a second that Murray Edwards is suddenly completely unconcerned about the bottom line. What do the Islanders have to offer to covince the Flames to sacrifice $24M?
Nino Niederreiter usually comes up as the most obvious choice. Sven Baertschi's countryman and former teammate, Niederreiter shot up the draft charts a couple of years ago after a dominating performance for the Swiss team at the World Juniors. The Islanders chose him 5th overall in 2010, despite that fact Nino only scored 60 points in 65 games in his draft year (NHLE of about 23), which is usually the production of late mid-to-late first round forwards.
Niederreiter managed 70 points in 55 games in his draft+1 season, including 41 goals, but then he was playing on a dominant Portland Winterhawks team. Nino was 4th on his team in scoring and even the yet-to-be drafted Sven Baertschi outscored him by 15 points that year (albeit in 11 more games played). In typical Islanders fashion, the club rushed Niederreiter to the NHL the very next season, where through a combination of legit struggles and bad percentages, Niederreiter had one of the worst rookie efforts in recent memory: 55 games, 1 point and a -29 rating.
the 20 year old winger spent the entirety of this past year in the AHL as a result, where he garnered good, but not great, numbers (28 goals, 50 points in 74 games). Brock Nelson, who was chosen 30th overall in the same draft and is the same age, managed 25 goals and 52 points in 66 games, for instance.
Niederreiter is a big guy at 6'2" and 205 pounds who is willing to crash and bang with the best of them. He also has decent enough hands to score 40 in junior and 20+ in the AHL, but I wonder just what his ultimate upside is. His overall production in the WHL was never outstanding and one wonders how much damage the Islanders did by sticking him in the NHL as a 19-year old.
I think he'll be an NHLer down the line, but I doubt he's destined to be a true high impact guy. Meaning, from my perspective, Nino alone wouldn't be enough to justify setting fire to such a large pile of money.
Other options
- Ryan Strome: Another 5th overall draft pick, Strome ran in place in the OHL after scoring 106 points in just 65 games his draft year. He managed 94 points in 53 games as 19 year old this season and he's a 6'1" centerman, but it's never a good sign when a dude peaks as a 17 years old in junior. Still, Corey Pronman ranks him as Islanders best prospect and a potential first line center.
Most people scoff at the idea of Strome being available, but again we're talking about a $24M gift here.
- 15th overall: The Islanders own the 15th pick in the draft this June, which could yield them a decent player (although probably not a future star). The draft pick alone wouldn't be enough to trade for Dipietro, but it could sweeten the pot. Another first rounder in the Flames coffers would also given them significant bargaining power in their quest to move higher than 6th overall as well.
- Brock Nelson: The aforementioned 2010 first rounder is a 6'3", 205 pound center tore up the WCHA in his sophomore year (28 goals, 47 points in 45 games) before turning pro. Described as a big guy who thinks the game at a high level, Nelson's only knock is his skating.
Nelson probably won't be a high-end scorer in the NHL either, but could develop into a useful possession guy if his skating doesn't hold him back significantly.
- Kyle Okposo: Picked 7th overall in 2007, the 25 year old Okposo has established himself as an NHLer at this point, although he has never been able to really live up to the high expectations his draft position engendered. He faced the toughest competition on the Islanders this year on Frans Nielsen's wing and managed to keep his head above water, so he's probably a useful guy, but I doubt he'll score more than the 24-goal, 45-point peak he managed in 2011-12.
- Josh Bailey: Another top-10 pick (9th overall in 2008) who has yet to score at a high level in the NHL for the Islanders, there actually isn't much to recommend Bailey. He was also rushed to the show by NY and has settled into a bland, 30-point, middle rotation forward. He's only 23 years old so maybe he'll take another step forward soon, but there hasn't been any indication in his performance that he's suddenly going to figure things out and become a true top-6 player down the road.
The Islanders have a few pieces that may be of interest to Calgary, especially Strome, Niederreiter, Nelson and the 15th overall pick. It's doubtful almost any combination of the above assets could financially jusitfy the Flames spending $24M to buy-out Dipietro, but if Feaster and Edwards are more interested in speeding up a rebuild than they are in making sure the debits and credits match-up, there could be a deal to be done.
Well, seeing the Islanders have taken that next step & made the playoffs, it should be easier to sell them as a destination. Now $24mill plus Nino & that 15th overall pick as sweetners, may not be worth the 1.5mill over the next 16 years to Edwards. So, how could Feaster mitigate the hit for Edwards. Well its simple mathematics, add/subtract. We eat $24 mill, lets get rid of some $$$ the NYI may find useful. So, we throw in Cammi. Cammi is not about to be a difference maker here next year & probably gone. He could be useful to the Islanders top 6 for 1 year. Suddenly, that hit is only 18 million over 16 years. Maybe Tanguay who has a softer cap hit at 3.5mill, would like to go to a playoff team & could fit nicely in the top 6 over there. Theres 10.5mill Edwards doesn't have to deal with, so the hit 13.5 mill over 16 years. How about Cory Sarich, 1 year left for 2.0mill, wont hurt Calgary to punt that contract. So Sarich, either Tanguay or Cammi & maybe Joey Macstarter(dump another mill) for Dipietro, Nino & the 15th overall, boom, suddenly the contract doesn't look so toxic. Just need to get creative & think out of the box. This is definitely a deal that could speed up our rebuild & get us back to the playoffs sooner.
What about Griffin Reinhart? They probably wouldn't trade anybody from their core like Nielsen or Moulson.
Don't really care what Edwards does with his money in this regard, it's his choice. However my only curiosity in this matter is, would the NHL stop it? Or the NHLPA for that matter. A team using it's assets to simply make a very expensive problem go away. Would the deal even RESEMBLE a hockey deal, or will they do away with all the smoke and mirrors and the Islanders trade Nino+1st+Dipietro to Calgary for like Greg Nemisz?
Also it would be 24 Million, but I think that gets spread out of double the length of the contract, no? So they would be paying 1.5 million a year for the next 16 years, which is more doable, but damn that would suck for 16 years.
June 12 2013, 11:46AM
meh - i'd take a pass.
Great article Kent!
I have the same general feeling about the likelihood of DiPietro as I do about Lecavalier, it just doesn't seem all that likely to happen. As you rightly pointed out, buying out either guy likely won't even come close to paying for itself and Edwards just doesn't strike me as a guy who lights his money on fire.
That being said, this is the type of deal that any team making a profit should look at doing. Acquiring assets in the capped NHL is difficult. Between the salary cap and the existence of a draft you cant really buy assets and therefore it is very difficult, unlike say in european soccer, for richer teams to really use their financial muscle effectively. Rich terms can really only exercise their competitive advantage is resources when it comes to off the ice stuff: facilities, coaching, management, scouting, ect. In these areas rich teams dont seem to have figured out how to exercise an advantage and therefore there really doesn't seem to be much correlation between financial resources and winning in today's NHL.
Knowing both of these things: that assets are hard to acquire and that it seems difficult for rich teams to use a competitive advantage when it comes to off the ice resources, the chance to, in essence, buy assets should be leaped upon by any team. Trading for a player and assets and buying him out could be one of the few ways rich teams can actually use their advantage in resources effectively. For a team like the Leafs, where money is no object, this type of move should be a complete no brainer.
In the Flames case, a team with a healthy market but not obscene amounts of money, it all comes down to the rich owners willingness to spend money to get assets. It's easy for us to tell Edwards how to spend his money but I would really hope that he seriously considers the move.
If I was the Flames brain trust I'd feel comfortable going to Edwards with a package that included DiPietro, Nino/Strome and their 1st.
Is there any chance Dipietro could serve some kind of quasi-useful role on the Flames? Could he be a backup at a higher level than MacDonald in our potential 3 goalie trifecta? If he could be a useful player for a number of years (working under the assumption that he would probably retire after a few more injury-ridden seasons) then paying 4.5 million a year for a functional if fragile piece and receiving a collection of picks and prospects in return seems like it could be an awfully good deal.
Looks like Mark Streit has been traded to Philadelphia. Guess it's time to re-think that Gio for Coutourier deal.
Really difficult to figure out what would be worth a buyout of that magnititude. I'd say you can't even use playoff game revenue given that making the playoffs is a team result and you'd have to determine that what you received from the NYI was directly accountable for 24 of them.
If someone could be so kind as to establish a hockey version of WAR (I guess it would be PAR in the NHL given that points and not the win are the basic unit of team measurement in hockey unlike baseball) then we could more easily establish what it would take to make that transaction worthwhile. My guess would be a lot... like Strome + Reinhart + Nino + 15th Overall.
Nemisz is easily a 90 point player. He just needs to drink more Beaver Buzz b4 he plays.
Also, if I had to bet money on which goalie the Flames trade for, I'd go for Ryan Miller. He can help their mandate of making the playoffs, and he's a proven commodity that they can waste more 2nd rounders on.
I would be more on board with trading for Lecavalier than DiPietro. At least Lecavalier plays a position at which the Flames are weak.
You wouldn't be trading for them to keep... you'd be trading for them to buy them out while the window is open for them to count for nothing against the cap. If you keep them you're on the hook for every dollar they're owed and if you later decide to buy them out anyways the price get's put on the Cap.
June 12 2013, 12:02PM
I'll stick with my trade offer of a couple weeks ago:
DiPi, Nini, and all NYI 2013 picks for Joey Mac.
Standings points are really expensive to buy, so we can look at it from that viewpoint to. It takes about a +3 GD to get a point and that costs about $1M to buy in terms of UFAs.
So if the Flames can acquire a GD of about +24 versus threshold, they probably get their money's worth.
So in other words they'd basically need to trade us a Sidney Crosby working on the NHL minimum salary for a year before it'd be worth it... good luck with that fella's.
That's a simplification of course, you can get that value spread out over a longer period so long as what you acquire continues to have surplus value on top of it's actual worth.
We basically gave up a second rounder to move Kotalik's one year three million dollar salary, what on earth would a 8 year $4.5 million salary have to return... two or three first rounders?
June 12 2013, 12:16PM
I'd take Strome + the First, over Nino + the First. Just me though.
I agree with KevinR (see above). If we can move a contract that doesn't really add much to our team over the next few years (cough Tangs cough), it will mitigate a reasonable (although small) amount of the cost to Edwards.
I am also of the mind that Edwards wouldn't go for this (or Lecavalier) - he seems like a shrewd fellow. I would like to know if it is being considered at all though; a fourth 1st would be amazingly useful.
Madness. Beyond Tavares, no thanks.
'The common rule of thumb for post-season revenue is every home game is worth about $1M. So if acquiring Dipietro = getting kids who ensure 24 or more playoff dates, then it might be worth Calgary's time financially.'
You mention inflation, I think it will play a really big role in this. This is spread out over 16 years with a cost of $1.5M per year. The buyout value stays the same, but in 16 years from now, heck, even 10 years from now, the revenue per game value will be likely be elevated considerably from $1M. Revenue over the past years has risen steadily, not? Would it be reasonable to assume that over the 16 years the revenue averages out to $1.5M per home playoff game? Or is that stretching it? If that was reasonable then we are only talking about one extra game per season.
Getting a few decent players might tip the scales enough to accomplish that over 16 years. I guess the thing is, no player will be with us for that long, unless we can get another Iginla.
That's an interesting notion Kevin. If the Flames could get rid of Cammalleri or Tanguay in the deal then that would at least partially mitigate the financial hit.
Tanguay would be the best in terms of impact: the Flames owe him $10.5 million over the next 3 years, or a buy-out of $7M.
Now, that still leaves the Dipietro buy out a big pill to swallow, but admittedly not quite as big. Of course, the big if there is would Alex accept a trade to NYI (I honestly doubt it)?
There is no doubt Feaster would really have to sell him on the benefits of the extra assets we are getting in that deal & how that equates in recapturing some of those $$$. But that's his job. He may have a deal where he can get the 2nd oval out of Florida for our 6th & 15th picks & parlay that into a franchise player that will equate into nothing but $$$$.
As for Cammi & Tanguay, I think it has already been mentioned that these 2 are exactly enamoured about a rebuild at this stage of their careers. Islanders were a playoff team & have some pretty decent young players. May not be as tough as a sell as we might think after last years blowup. Maybe NYI take both these players & I still think that would worth the Strome/Nino & the 15th overall + the buyout. I don't think Tanguay or Cammi get us sweet all in trade value at this draft. Cammi may have more value at next years TDL, maybe not.
It's hard to get into, but I assume if Murray does something like this it will be for a much more immediate return - say within 5 years.
Fair enough, but then again, in the five year span he only has to recoup $7.5M. Hmmm, that's less then we'll have to pay Tanguay ....
Reinhart, their 1st pick this year and as Kevin R suggests, NYI takes some sort of salary back. And even then......
Tanguay requires a replacement though... and not just a warm body replacement an actual contribution to the line-up replacement. As much maligned as he is around these parts lately he's not replacement level talent.
Tanguay requires a replacement though... and not just a warm body replacement an actual contribution to the line-up replacement. As much maligned as he is around these parts lately he's not replacement level talent.
Your right. It would take a while for any of these prospects or picks to contribute at the level that he does, so the math is not quite as simple as that.
June 12 2013, 01:03PM
Could you not make the argument to Edwards that the acquisition of Nino/Strome/pick at 15 will not only speed up a rebuild, but put us in a position to be competitive for a while? He wouldn't make his 24 mil back right away, but what about the possibility of 5+ years of playoff hockey?
On Reinhart: I am completely underwhelmed by him as a prospect, at least in terms of his chances of being anything more than middle rotation defender.
If that is the case, and I can't claim to be completely familiar with the player, more just going on draft position, than it's back to your statement about NYI not having much to really offer.
Is there a worse team for drafting and development than NYI? CBJ?
To Calgary
Rick Dipietro
Nino Nieddereiter
Griffen Reinhart
2013 1st round pick # 15
2013 3rd round pick # 76
2014 2nd round pick
To NY Islanders
Leland Irving
Greg Nemisz
2014 4th round pick (conditional if Irving or Nemisz dont play in the NHL this year)
If I am an owner that can get 3 young prospects in return for $1.5M a year than I do it without a doubt. If you believe that the 1st round pick and two prospects are all going to be in your top 9 next year and for the next six years as opposed to spending another three years worth of first round picks to gather those assets than you have to make the deal.
Look at it this way. Give Edwards a choice between two options.
First is the Islanders deal which could net them Neiddereiter, Reinhart, and Domi/Lazar/Gauthier/Mantha. Those three players will be in the Flames line up next year. The cost to acquire those players is $24M.
Second, we go out and we try to sign Stephen Weiss to a five year $5M dollar deal that will cost him $25M.
Which option makes the most sense for the Flames going forward?
In the short term you tell Feaster that he has to stay at least $3M under the salary cap for the next eight years in order to help offset the potential cost. Expecting that the team will be trying to win and will most likely be a cap team going forward.
First of all... lets take DPs tarnished name out of the equation. essentially we would be buying players for 24 million... if this could be a straight up possibility in the league we would see GMs like philly and NYR doing this. we should jump at this opportunit and if we can getReinhart +NIderreiter+ another asset. We could throw in gio to replace streit or the 28th overall pick to give the islanders something in return. we need to be somewhat reasonable with our trade demands as i imagine the bigger markets like philly nyr mont etc would be in on this. we would likely have to take back less to win the deal but we wouldnt need to give up anything of real value l... just cash for players.
I would send Max Reinhart and either Cammalleri or Tanguay to the Islanders, for Dipietro, Niedreitter and there 15th.
@ shutout
i lake the weiss comparison... if feaster can justify throwing 25 mill at wideman then DP buyout shouldnt be that much of an obstacle
June 12 2013, 01:44PM
i like this idea if they could ge the first, if you have four firsts, then trade the 6th to buffalo and get their two firsts, boom got 5 first rounders that should jumpstart the rebuild. i really like the idea of trading our bad contracts to make the dp contract not seem so bad. seems like nhl 13 here but could be done.
I find it amusing that you find that cash is apparently not anything of value.
Tanguay requires a replacement though... and not just a warm body replacement an actual contribution to the line-up replacement. As much maligned as he is around these parts lately he's not replacement level talent.
Seriously? We are worried about replacing Tanguay? I was at the games near the end & after the Iggy trade he mailed it in. He just pouted. Personally, name me how many games last year he was a difference maker & we thought, geez, if we didn't have Tangs in the lineup we would have been hooped in that one? I would rather pay a kid $900K on the last year of an ELC than pay 3.5mill for what he brought to the team. At this stage, we are rebuilding, we have no recognized elite players, only potentials in the likes of Brodie & Sven. You have to draft these guys & therefore, Tanguay, Cammy just don't fit in the longterm of this team. & you even have to consider Wideman/Gio Or GlenX as a way to increase your chances at drafting an elite future player. If Philly thinks Streit is the answer without having to part on one of their future potentially elite young centres, then we need to target Carolina with their 5th overall.
So you give Cammi or Tanguay & maybe Sarich +$$$ to get that 15th & Nino. You turn around & you offer Carolina Gio or Wideman, Nino & maybe our 22nd for their 5th overall. I call that going all in but to pick 5th & 6th in this draft gives you that potential for 2 more elite players. Just promise Edwards you wont spend stupidly on any UFA's & run 5 or 10 mill under the cap for the next 2 years & there's his money back. Feaster needs to have a plan & sell this to Edwards. I could do it, but I cant seem to get him to call me back :)
June 12 2013, 02:41PM
If I am an owner that can get 3 young prospects in return for $1.5M a year than I do it without a doubt. If you believe that the 1st round pick and two prospects are all going to be in your top 9 next year and for the next six years as opposed to spending another three years worth of first round picks to gather those assets than you have to make the deal.
Look at it this way. Give Edwards a choice between two options.
First is the Islanders deal which could net them Neiddereiter, Reinhart, and Domi/Lazar/Gauthier/Mantha. Those three players will be in the Flames line up next year. The cost to acquire those players is $24M.
Second, we go out and we try to sign Stephen Weiss to a five year $5M dollar deal that will cost him $25M.
Which option makes the most sense for the Flames going forward?
In the short term you tell Feaster that he has to stay at least $3M under the salary cap for the next eight years in order to help offset the potential cost. Expecting that the team will be trying to win and will most likely be a cap team going forward.
This is line of thinking that the Flames (Edwards) need to use when evaluating whether a RDP buyout is worth it or not. If I was Feaster I would also expand the argument into including the fact that we no longer have Iggy, JBO, or Kipper on the team either which has already saved Edwards $18million for next year.
June 12 2013, 02:48PM
@Kevin R
Yes exactly, I think the idea of a self imposed internal salary cap of $5-$10 million under the real cap is the best way to recoup any buyout cash for Edwards. And since we're a rebuilding team anyways it shouldn't be a problem, it also keeps us from grossly over-paying any UFA's for the next couple of seasons. Sounds like a win-win-win to me.
@shutout - I really like the Weiss comparison as well. Blow the bank on a UFA or invest in 3 extra solid young prospects. Interesting way of looking at it.
June 12 2013, 03:01PM
Can they park his salary in the AHL somehow? Could he actually play for Abbotsford for a season? Just thinking out loud here - I know it's about a buyout.
This could be an opportunity for immediate defencive depth. I like Travis Hamonic.
Niederreiter and Strome are "the obvious", but you can't get both. Or could you? They also have Johan Sundstrom on the farm, as well. Another centre....
Could you get Neiderreiter and Nelson? Or Nelson and Sundstrom??
Okposo's a nice 3rd line grinder. I'll assume Grabner's not on the table. To me, Josh Bailey sort of equals Matt Stajan. I'd pass. Matt Martin's another Prust/Dorsett type. I like him.
Anders Lee is another big, young centre they have that could be useful depth.
An interesting discussion, gentlemen!
June 12 2013, 03:04PM
Inflation has been mentioned a few times with regards to how much revenue the team will generate down the road/in the playoffs etc. Keep in mind that inflation also affects how much Edwards will be paying for Dipietro down the road.
If he is paying $1.5 million/year for 16 years, 16 years from now he will not be paying even close to the equivalent of 1.5M in today's dollars. Based on current inflation estimates, 10 years from now $1.5M dollars will only be worth $1.1 million in today's dollars. That will continue to decrease year over year.
So Edwards will not be paying the full $24 million as it is worth today. Since it is spread out over such a long period of time, it will actually be much less than that (I assume that is why owners agreed that buy-outs could be paid out over twice the number of years remaining on contracts). If he is earning more money 10 years from now as a result of this deal, and he is paying less than $1.5M a year in today's dollars, he may see it as a worthwhile transaction.
@shutout - I really like the Weiss comparison as well. Blow the bank on a UFA or invest in 3 extra solid young prospects. Interesting way of looking at it.
I think calling them extra solid young prospects is really pushing it. Really, I wouldn't trade 24M dollars for Nino, Reinhart, and a middling first round pick... Niederreiter has falling prospect stock for a reason, Reinhart isn't a surefire bluechip top pairing guy, and the 15th overall could be nothing... I don't think those guys are a good enough bet to collectively return 24M worth of surplus value. They'd have to throw Strome on to that pile before I'd do it.
Does this 24M count go towards the cap or is just to pay Dipi? If none counts towards the cap why would anyone be against a deal?(other then Edwards)
June 12 2013, 05:36PM
Does this 24M count go towards the cap or is just to pay Dipi? If none counts towards the cap why would anyone be against a deal?(other then Edwards)
Compliance buyouts don't count towards the cap for this year and next season. Which is why the flames have the opportunity to take advantage of Edwards deep pockets and acquire some good talent without sacrificing our few stars ( I use stars loosely)
Yes exactly, I think the idea of a self imposed internal salary cap of $5-$10 million under the real cap is the best way to recoup any buyout cash for Edwards. And since we're a rebuilding team anyways it shouldn't be a problem, it also keeps us from grossly over-paying any UFA's for the next couple of seasons. Sounds like a win-win-win to me.
That's a good point. It's almost expected that they should spend the cap limit, but who says they have to? Not all teams do. If you want to save $1.5M per year, just don't spend it!
Apologies... when i say the 24 Mill is nothing of value... i mean to say that it is nothing of value as it relates to the team in terms of draft picks or players. Assuming that this cash would be used in this deal as an investment in the players we would acquire with no ecfect on the scouting budget etc... and assuming that the people who are interested in purchasing sports teams get involved in these businesses because of a passion for the sport and intend to do what it takes to win championships. As a purely business investment pro sports ifor many reasons is not a wise investment.
I think calling them extra solid young prospects is really pushing it. Really, I wouldn't trade 24M dollars for Nino, Reinhart, and a middling first round pick... Niederreiter has falling prospect stock for a reason, Reinhart isn't a surefire bluechip top pairing guy, and the 15th overall could be nothing... I don't think those guys are a good enough bet to collectively return 24M worth of surplus value. They'd have to throw Strome on to that pile before I'd do it.
To be fair, I missed the comma. "extra, solid," not "extra solid." My bad. Still unsure on what I'd accept as the exact package, but I like the philosophy.
On Reinhart: I am completely underwhelmed by him as a prospect, at least in terms of his chances of being anything more than middle rotation defender.
That's interesting. A big, mobile defenseman who was good enough to play on the World Junior team written off at 19? he had a bit of a rough year this year at times but I wouldn't say he is a bust just yet.
Reinhart? Mobile? Um. no.
He reminds me of Keith Aulie. Enough said.


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Williams sounded almost matter-of-fact about her ankle ailment and its potential to affect her play in the rest of a Grand Slam she has won five times.
"I've played this tournament with so many injuries and was able to come off pretty on top," she said. "So for me, it's just another page and a great story to tell the grandkids one day."
Williams is favored to win the season's first major, coming into Melbourne with 35 wins in her previous 36 matches, including titles at Wimbledon, the London Olympics and the US Open.
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"Today's jobs report is further evidence that our economy continues to grow stronger," said Gov. Gary R. Herbert. "With each new month of strong job growth and low unemployment, Utah further solidifies its position as the nation's premier economy."
Utah's economy continues to outperform the nation as a whole. The U.S. unemployment rate is 6.7 percent, 2.6 points higher than the Beehive State. Utah's job growth rate is also 1.2 points better than the national rate of 1.6 percent.


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Electrode force gauge for robotic resistance welding machines introduced
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Ltd. (HFT) has introduced the KR1000 robot cell resistance welder electrode force gauge, designed to obtain correct weld parameters for standard and critical welds in automotive manufacturing. The gauges can be mounted in robotic cells used by car manufacturers and their Tier-1 and -2 suppliers to check weld gun electrode force automatically.
The force gauge head is intended to work only with robots that have Bosch welding controllers. It also is intended to be a direct plug-and-play replacement for other electronic force gauges.
This instrument is certified as Class III and calibrated to National Physical Laboratory Standards using traceable equipment with an accuracy rated as typically 0.5 percent or less of the 1,000-kg full scale. The NBT 1000 interface allows operators to attach the gauge to any robotic cell.


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The Cross-Section and Time-Series of Stock and Bond Returns
Ralph S. J. Koijen
New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Hanno N. Lustig
Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
New York University Stern School of Business, Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
January 2010
NBER Working Paper No. w15688
Value stocks have higher exposure to innovations in the nominal bond risk premium, which measures the markets' perception of cyclical variation in future output growth, than growth stocks. The ICAPM then predicts a value risk premium provided that good news about future output lowers the marginal utility of investors' wealth today. In support of the business cycle as a priced state variable, we show that low value minus growth returns, typically realized at the start of recessions when nominal bond risk premia are low and declining, are associated with lower future dividend growth rates on value minus growth and with lower future output growth in the short term. Because of this new nexus between stock and bond returns, a parsimonious three-factor model can jointly price the book-to-market stock and maturity-sorted bond portfolios and reproduce the time-series variation in expected bond returns. Structural dynamic asset pricing models need to impute a central role to the business cycle as a priced state variable to be quantitatively consistent with the observed value, equity, and nominal bond risk premia.
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The biggest roars can start from the smallest of meows. This hip kitty is ready for you to reach out, act, and respond. Animal Planets ROAR is dedicated to improving the lives of animals all over the world. You can help by wearing this soft ROAR Cat T-shirt to get out the word that animals big and small can benefit from your help. The Animal Planet ROAR grants use proceeds from this and other Animal Planet products to donate to organizations that take the lead in giving animals a voice.
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Bristol Rhythm & Roots helps local businesses
BRISTOL, Va./Tenn. - The 13th annual Rhythm and Roots Reunion is in full swing in downtown Bristol, and it's drawing a large crowd of people from all over.
The streets in downtown Bristol have been packed all weekend for Rhythm and Roots, "We have visitors from over 40 states and several foreign countries," says Kimberly Leonard with the Bristol Chamber of Commerce.
We spoke with one lady from Morristown, Tennessee and she tells us she's been to Rhythm and Roots several years and keeps coming back because of all Bristol has to offer, "We get to go to all the antique stores and we definitely love the stores to be open and love the music and the food and everything," says Barbara Hess.
The stores along State Streets are also seeing an increase in business, "The past four years Rhythm and Roots has been amazing there's been so much foot traffic downtown," adds the manger of Shoozies Kristen Hess.
Hess tells us the rain actually brought more people into shop, "So many people have came in wanting rain boots and we've had a lot of business from it," adds Hess.
Businesses in Bristol aren't the only ones seeing an increase in business. Leonard tells us there has been an increase in the use of hotels, "Most of the Bristol hotels have been booked in advance and sold out for months in advance this year. We're starting to see the others fill up and reach out to the region," adds Leonard.
Meanwhile, Simmons tells us she wants to come back to Bristol for more than Rhythm and Roots and encourage others to do the same, "If people have never been here they need to come," says Simmons.
We learned the festival has grown over the past 13 years, and this year it's expanded to 21 stages.
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You don't have to go all the way to South Moravia for good quality wine. According to preserved documents, the history of winemaking in the area around the municipality of Velké Žernoseky on the right bank of the Labe reaches back at least as far as the 10th century. The Cistercian monks established extensive wine cellars here in the 13th century, which have been preserved until this very day. You can taste the wine, which matures in traditional oak casks, on the spot or buy some to take with you in the Žernoseky Winery in the local chateau. A grape harvest festival is also held in the municipality every year, which is visited by people from the surrounding areas and even from abroad. Use the ferry when taking romantic walks through the landscape along the Elbe.
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An important pair of Old Paris platinum-ground and gilt-trimmed porcelain vases with classical figures on each of the panels. Excellent condition.
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Reality Check: Magnum Challenging Baldwin's Record
Magnum's Claims Are A Mixed Bag
MADISON, Wis. - In our Reality Check series, News 3 examines two TV ads from Republican Dave Magnum challenging Democrat Tammy Baldwin on her record.
Magnum has two TV ads dubbed, "Did You Know?" Armed with claims about Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and a clipboard, Magnum goes up to people on the street.
In the TV ad Magnum states, "Did you know that Tammy Baldwin has voted for massive defense cuts?" "No, I didn't but I wouldn't be surprised. That's horrible. That's not keeping us safe," said people in the ad.
However, News 3 found the ad needs clarification. Magnum cites the National Defense Authorization Act of 2003. Baldwin did vote against it, but she voted against increasing defense spending. It was not a vote to cut defense.
"I have had some votes to point out my objections to new weapons systems that I don't believe are warranted in our post-Cold War period, but I support the troops and I have voted time and time again to make sure they are equipped," said Baldwin.
Later in the TV ad, Magnum makes a similar claim.
"Tammy Baldwin voted for massive intelligence cuts before Sept. 11. That is very scary. Why would she do that? That's not helping us at all," Magnum said.
The claim is misleading. Baldwin did vote for an amendment to cut intelligence spending in 1999. However, to say it's "massive" is misleading because intelligence budget numbers are secret.
"Did you know that Tammy Baldwin has never passed a bill or amendment in Congress? Why is she there, what is she doing? What's the point of her being there," Magnum said.
This claim is false. First, Magnum is arguing Baldwin has never written a bill that's become law. That is true, but News 3 found one amendment that Baldwin authored that became law. It requires Immigration and Natural Services to provide legal council for alien children.
"To me the goal is success, achieving a victory for the people I represent. I don't necessarily need to have my name on the marquee," Baldwin said. "I'm not going to have to try to grab onto the tail of somebody else's comet and have that pull me through to re-election."
Baldwin's campaign pointed News 3 to four laws in which Baldwin "co-authored." Her name is not at the top of the bill, but she had a hand in crafting it.
It's also worth pointing out you can have influence over legislation without having your name at the top of the bill. Think about McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform. Only McCain is listed as the author, yet obviously Feingold played a big part in that law.
In the second TV ad, Magnum makes a startling claim.
"Did you know that Tammy Baldwin voted against tax cuts 100 percent of the time," Magnum said.
This statement is false. News 3 found at least five cases and there are others. In addition, Magnum has even admitted he's wrong, sort of.
"Where I come from, I learned rounding in grade school for one thing. Whether it's 100 percent or 99 percent, we can't count on Tammy for tax cuts," Magnum said.
However, Magnum's final claim in his TV ad is true.
"Tammy Baldwin has never passed a bill to cut health care costs," Magnum said.
It's true because no Baldwin bill to cut health care costs has ever become law. However, Baldwin's campaign points to a 2000 bill, in which the congresswoman offers an amendment to expand a children's health care program to low-income families, but it never became law.
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Work Handling's Final Step
28. February 2013
Machine tool accessories supplier Royal Products manufactures centers, but the company was damaging some of these parts because of its approach to work handling. Like many CNC lathe uses, Royal used a bar feeder to precisely load the stock, but relied largely on gravity to transport the part after machining. Parts would drop into a bin. The damage from centers hitting centers demonstrated to the company that a complete work handling system has to address not only loading and unloading the part, but also carrying the part safely to its final stopping place.
The video above describes the solution that Royal invented and now sells. The Rota-Rack slowly indexes as workpieces are delivered to it, allowing parts to accumulate with no collisions as the lathe runs unattended.


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Speaker: D. B. Hardeman
Date: January 19, 1977
Served two terms in the Texas state legislature. Manager of three state-wide campaigns and founder of public opinion survey and public relations service in Texas. Involved in the Adlai Stevenson campaigns of 1952 and 1956. Worked for the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell and Speaker Sam Rayburn (1953-1954). Discusses Johnson?s involvement in Texas politics.


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MISSION MATTERS: Some Words to the Wise
Good morning, I am so excited to be here! As an engineer, I enjoy challenges, so I have one for you this morning. Try to describe what you love most about Saint Louis University in only one word. It's a difficult task. Is it the campus? The people? The Billiken?
Well I took on this challenge myself. I think you can describe Saint Louis University in one word. And I will show you how that single word is the most important thing SLU can offer you, how you can use it and how it will prepare you for the future.
You see, if I had to describe the SLU experience in only one word, I would choose opportunity. College campuses are exciting places that offer plenty of opportunities. But when you place a beautiful campus in the center of a vibrant city, create a mascot called a Billiken, mix in a diverse and passionate student body and build the school on the Jesuit principle of finding God in all things, you are faced with a multitude of exciting opportunities — the kinds of opportunities that can shape your SLU experience.
So how do you navigate such an overwhelming amount of opportunities and make something of them? I have two words for you: show up....show up.
I received this advice from my dad, and like much of the advice he's shared with me, I didn't think much of it. I did not understand what the purpose in showing up was. My parents are with me here today, and this is very tough to say but, Dad, you were right. Thanks for that.
When he told me to show up, he was challenging me. And as I started using this advice, I began to see its value. I attended lectures by noted speakers, took new classes and introduced myself to teachers. Once, after a chemistry class during my first semester, I wanted to ask my professor a question. By the end of our conversation, I had been offered a job as a teacher's assistant for the following year.
What an opportunity! In short — I sought out interesting opportunities and simply showed up. Thanks to my dad's advice, I played soccer with my floor's intramural team, slept in a cardboard box to raise awareness for homelessness and went on a spring break service trip — all during my freshmen year.
Every one of those experiences was memorable on its own, but the really exciting thing is when you begin to see how all of the opportunities you've embraced come together to shape you into a unique person. Once you find the opportunities and show up, you discover how you can make a difference in the world. Let me give you an example.
On a whim, I took a course called Introduction to Global Health. I was the only engineer in the class, and a class with more girls than guys was quite a relief. Throughout the semester, I had the opportunity to learn how public health and engineering were woven together in many ways, and it brought a new perspective to my engineering discipline. I soon discovered how both public health and engineering played roles in Habitat for Humanity, an organization I joined freshmen year after showing up and sleeping in that cardboard box. Now, as I enter my senior year, I will be able to mold all of these experiences into my senior design project — a real world, student-led project with the goal of improving society through civil engineering. You see, by seizing opportunities and then showing up, you learn more about yourself, and begin making a difference.
Opportunity is a great word to describe the SLU experience. But above all else, the people within this community will impact you the most. In each person around you today you will find an opportunity for a teammate, a classmate, or a friend. Embrace your fellow Billikens. They will be by your side as you find opportunities and as you show up, and as you make a difference in the world. Class of 2016: Congratulations and good luck.


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ORANGEVILLE/PAONIA, Colo - Donald W. Davis (Don or D.W., emphasis on dub-yah as he would say it) died on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 surrounded by his family at his home in Paonia, Colo. He was 91 years old.
Don lived a colorful, full life. He was born on Sept. 2, 1919 in LaGrande, Ore., and spent most of his childhood in that area. Between the ages of 9 and 12, he looked for work by riding freight trains, eventually ending up at a ranch near LaGrande when he was 13. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at the age of 16, working with them until he joined the U.S. Army at the age of 18 in 1938. After a tour in Alaska, he moved to Idaho but was recalled in 1942 and sent to Fadella, French Morocco. He was wounded near Casablanca later that year, and the hospital ship he was on was torpedoed and sunk. He was sent back to Walter Reed Hospital and awarded the Purple Heart. He was discharged from the army in 1944, and married Ann Ruth Upchurch later that year. They divorced in 1951.
Don drove commercial trucks for a living, and he met Lorna Lorraine Fail at a transfer company in Salt Lake City. They were married on June 9, 1956 and made their home in the Salt Lake City area. They moved to Orangeville in 1974, where Don continued to drive trucks for Savage Brothers. Don retired in 1994, and he and Lorna served two missions for the LDS church, a welfare mission in Burley, Idaho and a family history mission in Salt Lake City. They also served as temple workers in the Manti Temple for several years. They moved to Paonia, in 2006; that is where Don lost Lorna to cancer in 2007.
He was a hard worker who loved his family and who lived his entire life on his own terms. He is survived by 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and his children: Sharon (Scott) Morley of Paonia, Colo; Brent (Collette) Davis of Lehi; Garth (Debbie) Davis of Superior, Wyo; and Jennifer (Steven) Staheli of Goshen.
A viewing will be held on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 in the Paonia LDS Church (511 Oak Avenue, Paonia, Colo.) at 1 p.m., with a funeral to follow at 2 p.m. Services will also be held in the Orangeville LDS Church (45 W. 100 S., Orangeville) on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 with a viewing at 12 p.m. and a funeral service at 1 p.m. Interment will be at the Orangeville City Cemetery. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary. Family and friends may share memories of Donald and sign the guest book at www.fausettmortuary.com.


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When looking at new places to move into, it can be confusing to decide between house and an apartment. This article will highlight the pros and cons of apartment living in contrast to living in the house.
Living in a house means you will have more space and capacity. You will have various places to accommodate your belongings. As houses tend to have more rooms than the apartments, it means you can have more space for your beds, cooking utensils, sofas and refrigerator. You can even keep a pet if you are interested. This is not the case with the apartments where you have to "improvise" to create the room you require with the help of building closets and hanging chests.
Houses also make much better places for partying. There is more room available which means you can have more guests. You donot share a common wall with your neighbors usually, therefore, you have the freedom of singing out loud without your neighbors even knowing of any sound. The apartments get cramped when parties are held there which creates an uncomfortable atmosphere for the guests. Also, you cannot make too much noise or the neighbors can even call the police to handle the situation. You will have the freedom to renovate your house in any way you want. You can even built higher floors which you can give on rent and can have an extra source of income.
On the other side, apartments also have numerous advantages. You do not have to worry about the property tax and other legal dues. This can be a great merit especially for those who do not earn healthy incomes. Apartments in downtown Nashville TN offer greater security than the houses. There are security guards on the entrance of every community which keep an eye on every entry. Then, there are security cameras fitted at various places within the community analyzing even minor movements. You can fearlessly move in the community streets with your dog, and you can have fun with your family in the park without the tension of the security of your car parked outside.
Apartment communities offer many services to their residents. There are swimming pools, basketball and badminton courts, a multi functioning shopping wall where you can buy everything. This cuts down the transportation costs you had to bear while living in the house where you had to go to a separate place to get the respective items. The trash truck visits the whole community twice a day, the staff comes to you after every month to collect your bills, and the administration provides specials on events like Christmas and Easter. You can participate in the social events organized by the community nourishing your social skills. In addition, if you share your apartment, your rent will be divided and you can use that money for other activities. Roommates can be a big source of help in your problems and tragedies. The responsibilities like laundry, washing dishes, preparing food get divided too which saves time as well.


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Cameo Glass Bowl by Daum Nancy
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Leafy pendants adorn this fine cameo glass bowl by Daum, known for their singular pieces of art glass of the utmost quality. Daum has remained an important name in French glass production since the late 1800s and their style is distinguished by their remarkable acid etched decoration. Signed in cameo, "Daum Nancy France" with the Cross of Lorraine. Excellent condition.
Circa 1915
11" diameter x 3 1/4" high
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Cancer patients, donors, scientists, and other supporters all stand behind the Cancer Research Institute. Read their stories and learn about what motivates each of us to keep fighting against cancer.
By running in a marathon or hosting a bake sale, you can make a real difference for our scientists in the fight against cancer and allow them to bring newer immunotherapies to more patients.
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When the Cancer Research Institute was founded in 1953, we knew then that immune-based treatments would transform cancer medicine. In more than six decades since, we've made numerous groundbreaking discoveries that have given more patients new hope today.
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Some cancers are known to be highly immunogenic—that is, able to provoke an immune response. Melanoma, kidney cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer are three such immunogenic cancers. Not coincidentally, these are also the cancers that have responded most dramatically to existing immunotherapies, such as checkpoint inhibitors. Because the immune system has already recognized these cancers, this pre-existing immune response can be strengthened with immunotherapies, generating a more powerful anti-cancer response.
Other tumor types are notoriously resistant to immunotherapies, pancreatic cancer being the prime example. Researchers have shown, for example, that treating pancreatic cancer patients with the checkpoint inhibitor ipilimumab (Yervoy®) as a single agent does not improve survival—in striking contrast to the situation with melanoma and other immunogenic tumors.
But what if there were a way to jumpstart an immune response to pancreatic cancer? Could this cancer type then become a potential target for immunotherapies—in particular, the promising anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors that are currently making such waves in the oncology community?
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have now begun to crack this nut. In a paper published today in the journal Cancer Immunology Research, Lei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., CRI Scientific Advisory Council member Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., and colleagues show that administering a therapeutic cancer vaccine known as GVAX to patients with pancreatic cancer can trigger an immune response to the cancer. In particular, the authors show that the vaccine triggers recruitment of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) to the site of the tumor.
Normally, in unvaccinated patients, pancreatic tumors have very few lymphocytes present; indeed, this immune ghost town provides the explanation why the tumor is non-immunogenic. But just 2 weeks after a single intradermal injection of GVAX, pancreatic tumors show populations of TILs. Moreover, these TILs show molecular signs of being activated against pancreatic tumor antigens. In effect, the researchers have shown that pancreatic cancer can be converted from a non-immunogenic tumor type to an immunogenic one. As the authors note, these promising results raise the possibility that pancreatic cancer could be treated with immunotherapies that combine, for example, cancer vaccines and checkpoint inhibitors.
In fact, such clinical trials are already under way. At Hopkins, a phase 1b trial combining GVAX and ipilimumab showed that the combination was more effective at improving survival than ipilimumab alone (which was without benefit). What this new study does is provide a clear explanation for this clinical picture.
"Our study shows for the first time that treatment with a vaccine-based therapy directly reprograms the pancreatic cancer microenvironment, allowing the formation of lymphoid aggregates, which are organized, lymph node-like, functional immune structures, and which convert an immunologically quiescent tumor into an immunologically active tumor," Zheng said.
There were other noteworthy findings. In particular, the team discovered that GVAX stimulated not only cancer-fighting "killer" T cells to migrate to tumors, but also recruited regulatory T cells (Tregs) to the tumor battleground. Tregs are a type of immune cell that serve as checks and balances on the immune response. It is the balance between killer T cells and Tregs, in part, that determines the strength and durability of an immune response. The presence of Tregs in tumors after GVAX treatment suggests why vaccine therapies do not by themselves lead to dramatic therapeutic effects in pancreatic cancer—the incipient immune response is prematurely squelched.
What if Tregs could be removed from the tumor site? To test whether the immune response against pancreatic cancer could be enhanced by removing Tregs, the researchers administered the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide (Cy), known to preferentially kills off Tregs. They found that Cy indeed shifts the balance of T cells in the tumor microenvironment toward killer T cells, suggesting that this drug might be combined effectively with GVAX to enhance an immune response.
The third piece of the puzzle, needed to fully unleash a powerful immune response against cancer, would be an immune-modulating agent such as a checkpoint inhibitor (anti-CTLA-4 or anti-PD-1, for example) that would "take the brakes" off the T cell response. Then, researchers hope, we might see in pancreatic cancer what we have seen so far in melanoma and other cancer types: dramatic tumor regressions and durable, life-saving remissions.
To learn more about immune therapy for pancreatic cancer, tune in to a Twitter chat on the "Promise of Immunotherapy," Wednesday June 18, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT hosted by CRI, Mayo Clinic, AACR, and TIME magazine.