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The social network says 30% of its ad revenue came from mobile in Q1.
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Facebook Inc. reported today that it generated $1.245 billion in advertising revenue in the first quarter, a 42.8% jump from $872 million during the same period in 2012 and a 6.3% dip from $1.329 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Facebook says that 30% of that advertising revenue in the first quarter stemmed from mobile ad units, up from 23% in the fourth quarter. That means mobile ad revenue increased 22.2% from $305.7 million in the fourth quarter to $373.5 million in Q1.
That shift in mobile advertising comes as the social network seeks to remake itself into a mobile-first platform. Facebook last month launched Facebook Home, a robust Android app that changes the way a smartphone looks and operates to make Facebook the preeminent mobile activity on the device.
"We know that people spend an average of 20% or more of their time in apps on Facebook," Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, said today during a conference call with analysts. "Staying up to date with the people they care about and learning about what they are doing. We may open the Facebook app maybe 10 to 15 times per day. But we probably check our phones over a 100 times a day. So with Home, you can see fresh news and content from people and topics you care about every time you turn on your screen. It really brings your phone to life and provides with a completely new experience."
Facebook has also recently released several mobile-focused tools for developers, including a tool that lets mobile developers integrate its Open Graph into apps through new application programming interfaces, or APIs. The Open Graph is the sum total of the actions a user takes on Facebook.
The social network's mobile push began in earnest when it launched its first mobile ad format, Sponsored Stories, in the first quarter of 2012. It then added multiple mobile ad units that appear in consumers' news feeds, which display updates from friends and from companies that consumers are fans of.
Overall, Facebook reported $1.458 billion in revenue during the quarter, a 37.8% increase from $1.058 billion in the same quarter of 2012. The social network earned $219 million during the quarter, up 6.8% from $205 million a year earlier.
The social network generated average revenue of $1.35 per worldwide user in the first quarter, up 11.6% from $1.21 a year ago. In the United States and Canada the average revenue per user was $3.50 per user, up 20.7% from $2.90 a year ago. Facebook calculates average revenue per user as its total revenue during a given period, divided by the average of the number of monthly active users at the beginning as well as the end of the period; that is why the average revenue per user doesn't equal revenue divided by its number of active users.
Facebook says that it had 1.11 billion active users as of March 31. It says it has 751 million monthly mobile active users, up 54% compared to a year earlier, and 665 million monthly desktop active users, a 26% increase year over year.
During the quarter Facebook launched several new advertising units, including Lookalike Audiences that enables direct marketers to target shoppers who are similar to their existing customers who shared information with the retailers off of Facebook, such as their e-mail addresses. It also enhanced its ad targeting tools to let advertisers target shoppers based on their offline behaviors.
Among the social network's most successful ad units are its app install ads that aim to drive mobile consumers to immediately download an app, said Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, today during the conference call. During the quarter, 3,800 marketers used the ads to drive nearly 25 million downloads, she said.


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Dear Fatty – Dawn French
We chose this book as a 'light read' for a change and I particularly loved the title. What I also really liked about this book was that if you are familiar with Dawn French, you can see her 'saying' everything that she says in the book-it is very real in that respect and very down-to-earth. I found the whole history of becoming a star a little boring although I can see how others would enjoy it-that's just a matter of personal interest. I did learn some new things about her marriage which I must've missed from the (tabloid) press. My disappointment came from it not being as funny as I had hoped, coming from such a successful comedienne, but as a memoir, I guess life isn't as funny as fictional comedy can be. It did however, entertain and I decided that it was a good book for that reason.

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England 2012: Joe Hart answers your questions by Aaron› 16 May 2012
On the day he was named as part of England's 23-man squad for the forthcoming European Championships, you can catch goalkeeper Joe Hart answering some of the questions you submitted to us via Facebook and Twitter .
There were some great questions from you lot for Joe, asking about why he became a keeper, his inspiration and what he thinks of the new St George Collection football boots that he'll be wearing this summer. Take a look at the video above to see what England's top goalkeeper had to say!


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Melbourne Rebels claimed a deserved 34-23 win over the Blues in their bottom-of-the-table clash at AAMI Stadium on Thursday.
The Rebels registered a deserved 34-23 win over the Blues in their bottom-of-the-table clash at AAMI Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday.
It was easy to see why these teams are struggling this season as the match was not a great spectacle and characterised by several errors.
After James O'Connor and Gareth Anscombe traded early penalties, the match came alive in the eleventh minute when Kurtley Beale intercepted a wayward pass from a Blues player close to his try-line and ran the full length of the field before scoring the opening try of the match.
That was the only try of the opening half as O'Connor and Anscombe added more penalties but the match was still evenly poised at half-time with the Rebels leading 11-9.
The visitors were first out of the blocks after the break, when Rudi Wulf got their opening try in the 43rd minute. This after latching onto a pass from Rene Ranger close to the touchline. Anscombe converted, but the Blues failed to capitalise on their lead.
The Auckland-based side were guilty of several indiscretions and O'Connor succeeded with two further penalties midway through the half which restored his side's lead.
The inside centre – who eventually scored 24 points in the match – added a try to his tally in the 65th minuter after replacement hooker Ged Robinson did well, in the build-up, by winning a crucial turnover inside the Blues' 22 before getting his pass away to O'Connor.
After landing the conversion the Wallaby added another penalty in the 72nd minute but the Blues kept their faint chances of winning alive when Chris Lowrey scored their second try from a scrum close to the home side's try-line.
However, the Rebels were not done yet and their captain Gareth Delve capped a fine performance when he scored in injury-time under a mass of bodies.
The win means that the Rebels have moved up to tenth position in the standings while the Blues – who were amongst the favourites to win the title at the start of the competition – are now firmly rooted at the bottom of the table.
The scorers:
For Rebels:
Tries: Beale, O'Connor, Delve
Cons: O'Connor 2
Pens: O'Connor 5
For Blues:
Tries: Wulf, Lowry
Cons: Anscombe 2
Pens: Anscombe 3
Rebels: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 James O'Connor, 11 Mark Gerrard, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve (c), 7 Michael Lipman, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Rodney Blake, 2 Adam Freier, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Ged Robinson, 17 Laurie Weeks, 18 Alister Campbell, 19 Tim Davidson, 20 Richard Kingi, 21 Julian Huxley, 22 Lloyd Johansson.
Blues: 15 Rudi Wulf, 14 Lachie Munro, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Brad Mika, 7 Dan Pryor, 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Filo Paulo, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Liaki Moli, 19 Daniel Braid, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Michael Hobbs, 22 Hadleigh Parkes.
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Life doesn't stop for cancer – but cancer changes life. Throughout your cancer experience, it's critical that you maintain the things in life that are important to you – your energy, your activity level, your relationships. In fact, research shows that an active lifestyle including exercise can enhance your body's recovery and contribute to a better quality of life during and after cancer treatment. That's why at the RIC Cancer Rehabilitation Program we directly address your physical, cognitive and emotional concerns caused by the disease and treatment – both during and following acute cancer treatment – to strengthen your return to full ability and enhance your quality of life.
Thanks to advances in research, new treatments and early detection, survival rates are steadily increasing. More people than ever before live through cancer – 11 million survivors in the United States alone, according to the American Cancer Society. But this fact brings with it new challenges. For many cancer survivors, including those undergoing treatment, the aggressive, life-saving interventions may take a harsh toll on the human body. So while the fight against cancer is being won, patients may experience debilitating fatigue, pain, joint stiffness, weakness, emotional strain and limited mobility. Other problems may include swallowing difficulty, poor nutrition, skin breakdown, bowel and bladder dysfunction, and lymphedema – a swelling condition.
RIC's Cancer Rehabilitation Program meets the challenges facing modern cancer fighters and survivors by coordinating physical medicine and rehabilitation interventions with acute oncologic care. Your oncology team will work closely with your rehabilitation team. We work collaboratively with the renowned Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and many other major healthcare centers to ensure the continuity of your care. This innovative approach delivers rehabilitation during and after cancer treatment on either an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on your needs. Our program is one of only a few in the country to work with patients during cancer treatment, coordinating rehabilitation around chemotherapy cycles, radiation treatments and surgery. All of our care is grounded in the most current scientific and clinical evidence. As a research institution, we are currently engaged in clinical studies on cancer rehabilitation; you will have access to the latest advances in clinical treatments to restore your highest level of function.
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Sen. Casey says he now supports gay marriage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A dramatic change of direction for U.S. Senator Bob Casey. He now supports gay marriage.
He's a socially-conservative Democrat and he was one nine Democrats in the Senate who didn't support gay marriage, until Monday.
His decision is drawing mixed reviews here in our area.
The senator says after reading several letters from people in the state he made the decision.
In his statement Casey said, "If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way?"
The news that U.S. senator Bob Casey supports gay marriage is good for some.
"I'm very much in favor of gay marriage and I commend him and support him for supporting it," said Kathy Weil, a Bethlehem resident.
For others the news is not good.
"Well my opinion is based on a higher source," said Dottie William, also from Bethlehem. "I read the Bible."
Casey originally came out in support of civil unions but didn't support gay marriage.
In a written statement released by the United States senator he says, "As part of my consideration of these issues, I read letters written to me by LGBT Pennsylvanians and their families."
"It doesn't make a difference to me," said Brian Mansfield. "I think if it is two committed people, then they should have the right to get married just as anyone else would have that right."
The announcement comes days after the United States Supreme court heard arguments on banning or allowing gay marriage on a federal level.
The issue is still one that divides the people of the Commonwealth.
"God is the one who judges in the end, but the Bible says a man and a woman are the ones that get married," said Williams.
Some say the decision will help Casey gain votes when he runs for re-election.
Others say he'll lose votes.
The senator wrote the decision is not about votes.
"Democrats and Republicans should come together and find areas of agreement to do what's best for the country, including lesbian and gay Americans," said Casey.
"I think it's about time people support happiness regardless of where it comes from," added Stacey Foldes.
Casey also says he believes the Defense of Marriage act should be repealed, but no legislation has been introduce in the Senate.
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Highlights from the Marine Programme at GRID-Arendal for January 2010:
1. Featured Project
Global Assessment of Methane Gas Hydrates
GRID-Arendal is, together with several partner institutions, undertaking a global assessment of methane gas hydrates. The 2008 United Nations Environment Programme Annual Report highlighted methane from the Arctic as an emerging challenge with respect to climate change and other environmental issues. Building upon this foundation, the proposed project aims to provide a multi-thematic overview of the key aspects of
the current methane hydrate debate for both the land-based Arctic deposits and those in the marine environment. Methane gas hydrates have already attracted the attention of governments and industry as a potential "transitional" energy source between a high-carbon and low or no carbon economy. However, as with any new potential resource development, there are several inherent environmental and socio-economic issues that need evaluating.
The Global Assessment of Methane Gas Hydrates seeks to:
The first meeting of the Steering Committee for this project will take place in Arendal, 04-05 March.
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Recent events
Seminars/meetings/conferences where representatives from the Marine Programme have participated:
Upcoming events
Paris, France: First Expert Group Meeting of the Large Marine Ecosystems Water System, and First Expert Group Meeting of the Open Oceans Water System, under the Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP). The main objective of TWAP is to develop transboundary waters assessment methodologies for the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in setting priorities and catalyse a partnership for conducting such a global assessment. GRID-Arendal is participating as an institutional partner in TWAP and will contribute to the discussions of both groups.
Tokyo, Japan: Meetings with officials from the Japanese Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation to discuss the Global Assessment of Methane Gas Hydrates project, and with the data group of the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) to determine if more recent Japanese data would be available for continental shelf issues in the South Pacific.
Sydney, Australia: Workshop organised in collaboration between Geoscience Australia, the Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the UNEP Shelf Programme (GRID-Arendal) – providing technical support to 6 Pacific Island States working to complete their full submissions delineating the outer limits of their continental shelf.
Bangkok, Thailand: 37th Session of the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) meeting.
3. Other
Did you know that…
…the total amount of carbon in the ocean is about 50 times greater than the amount in the atmosphere?
…at least 1/2 of the oxygen we breathe comes from the photosynthesis of marine plants?
Our favorite website of the month
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
Although Emery had to defeat Delta first and Carbon had to get by North Sanpete, Emery and Carbon staged another of their classic girl's basketball matchups last Thursday night in the Spartan Center.
Carbon High School had been ranked number one in the state most of the pre-season after they had won all but one ball game. Emery, although highly regarded, had played a tough preseason schedule and had won six of those 10 games. This game had all the makings of a classic contest and the fans were not let down.
Carbon plays an aggressive, physical attack game while the Spartans concentrate on a good full court press and then a good man-to-man defense.
Emery scored the first four points of the game but the Dinos scored the next eight points to grab a lead that they would hold for three quarters.
Carbon led 13-11 at the end of the first quarter and 24-22 at the half. The second quarter was not good for Emery. Emery went four for 11 at the free throw line. They had too many turnovers and seemed to make one too many passes as they stayed in the game but most fans didn't know how.
The turnovers continued in the third quarter as the Carbon defense continued harassing the Emery ball handlers. Emery did tie the score at 28-28 before the Dinos would score the last five points of the period.
Emery was down 37-31 after Coach Steven Gordon picked up a technical foul that fans thought had doomed the team. Emery scored the next five points of the game to trail 37-36. Frankie Komar hit a pair of free throws to give Emery their first lead since early in the ball game with less than two minutes left in the game. With 1:29 left, Carbon turned the ball over and Emery proceeded to run time off the clock. With 1:01 left, Jodi Robertson was fouled and she made one of two and Emery led 39-37. After a missed Carbon shot, Jodi was fouled again and she made both free throws with :42 left. Frankie then added two free throws and Jodi added two more free throws as the Spartan scored the last 14 points of the contest and grabbed the win.
Robertson led the team with 13 points including her last 5 free throws. Jodi also had three assists and three steals. Komar scored six points in the game, all at the free throw line, and had three assists and two steals.
Sophomore Jessica Murray played probably her best game as an Emery Spartan as she played a steady game throughout and scored 10 points. Her five points in the first quarter kept Emery in the game. Jessica also had four steals in the game as she defended pretty well.
ShiAnne Allred only scored two points but she led the team with seven rebounds. Abbie Kay scored seven points, Taylor Mann scored six points and Tiffany Tuttle scored one point.
Before the game, Emery Coach Gordon stated, "the team that takes care of the ball will win this game." Carbon did the first three and a half quarters but Emery did at the end.
After the game Coach Gordon talked to his players, "That was a good job, we played scared most of the game but we showed character, we showed guts in the end. For most of the game we didn't execute well, we didn't rebound well but we got the win, good job. That was an intense ball game. Congratulations."
Against Delta, Emery took an 18-11 first quarter lead despite having seven first quarter turnovers. The second quarter was all Emery as they won the period 23-7 to open up a 23-point lead. Jodi hit three 3-pointers in a row in about a 28 second time frame and Abbie had four baskets and a free throw as both players finished the period with nine points.
Abbie led the team in scoring with 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Jodi scored 11 points and had five assists. ShiAnne scored seven points and had four rebounds. Frankie also scored seven points, had three rebounds and sixassists. Tiffany scored four points and had five rebounds and Taylor scored two points and had four rebounds. Jessica had four points and Markette Tanner had a 3-pointer.
Emery was 19 for 34 from the field and five for 11 behind the arc. Emery was also seven of 14 at the free throw line. Emery travels to North Sanpete Tuesday and hosts Salem Hills this Thursday in the Spartan Center.


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The aim of these materials is to help you increase your skills in using regression analysis with Stata. This web book does not teach regression, per se, but focuses on how to perform regression analyses using Stata. It is assumed that you have had at least a one quarter/semester course in regression (linear models) or a general statistical methods course that covers simple and multiple regression and have access to a regression textbook that explains the theoretical background of the materials covered in these chapters. These materials also assume you are familiar with using Stata, for example that you have taken the Introduction to Stata class or have equivalent knowledge of Stata.
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All data files used in the book are available as Stata (.dta) files. The files can be downloaded from within Stata. The general form of the command looks as follows:
use http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/webbooks/reg/filename
where filename is replaced by the name of the file. Once you have loaded the data file into your computer's memory, you should save it to the local hard disk so that it will load faster when you use the file in the future. For convenience, here is a link to a zipped file which contain all the data files used in the book.
Stata Manuals. It is important to have Stata manuals to learn about the Stata commands. We hope these chapters will introduce you to a number of new Stata commands, however it is important to have the manuals to show you the detail of the syntax of the commands, examples, and technical explanations of what the commands are doing. (The help command is very useful as a quick reminder about how to use a command, but is no substitute for learning fine details of Stata commands).
For the economy minded, the Stata Reference Manual Extract is a condensed version of the reference manual that covers most of the important material for the most commonly used commands. However, if you are a serious Stata user, we recommend that you have the Stata Reference Manual (volumes 1-4) which cover all of the Stata commands in great detail. Stata manuals can be purchased at reduced rates (GradPlan pricing) for UCLA students and employees. Orders should be placed directly with Stata (how to purchase) and will be available for pick-up from Software Central within 2 business days--you will receive email notification when your purchase is ready.
There may be a number of regression concepts introduced in the chapters that are new to you. Since the chapters focus on how to analyze your data using Stata (and not the underlying concepts) you may want to have a good regression textbook to help explain such concepts. Below we list a number of regression books that we would recommend. Each of these books is very good in their own way and yet, each one of them is different. Different individuals prefer different books from the list, and some of them may appeal to your learning style more than others. If you are interested in acquiring one of these books, we would invite you to preview them via our Statistics Books for Loan program.
Chatterjee, S., Hadi, A., & Price, B. (2000) Regression analysis by example. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-31946-5
Fox, J. (1997) Applied regression analysis, linear models, and related methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN 0-8039-4540-X
Hamilton, L.C. (1992) Regression with graphics. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. ISBN 0-534-15900-1
Pedhazur, E.J. (1997). Multiple regression in behavioral research, third edition. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers. ISBN 0-03-072831-2
See the Stata Topics: Regression page for additional readings and resources on regression analysis in Stata.
We welcome you to cite our web book as you would cite other books or journal articles. Here is the recommended method for citing this book.
Chen, X., Ender, P., Mitchell, M. and Wells, C. (2003). Regression with Stata, from http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/webbooks/reg/default.htm .
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Biological machine fueled by hatred eh? I like that. Kinda cruel what they did to Rin but surely there would have been easier ways to stop the sanbi from going berserk besides killing her right? Considering what a plan that was I'm surprised Konoha only sent Kakashi.
Also like mentioned I think Obito deserves more credit than most of us gave him, thinking that he became the way he did because of Rin.


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A welcome change from your typical pancake. The ricotta cheese gives it a very creamy, velvety texture and precludes the need for eggs (which may please your doctor). Serve with pancake syrup or rhubarb sauce (recipe follows).
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Combine ricotta cheese, milk, lemon juice, and peel in a small bowl. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and stir just until combined. Drop batter by two tablespoonfuls onto a greased, hot frying pan. Fry for two minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to cool. Serve hot or warm. (My kids nosh them straight from the fridge too!).
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A little mini brush-up on color theory and its uses in animation, by way of Bill Melendez' beloved 1966 TV special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: this essay, written by L.A.-based animator Justin Hilden, contains a scene-by-scene analysis of the use of color on the special, focusing particularly on its emotional and dramatic effects. Read more


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Anyone else think the whole thing was one of Aizen's illusions and the whole fight thing was also an illusion. Don't forget it tricks all of your senses once you see his (bankai or shikai cant remember). But possibly Aizen is just following them knowing they will try to figure out how it works so he himself can learn the true way to use it.
And yes I know none of this in manga so it was pointless for me to think this so much lol
Hey fine, believe what you want.
I'll just rub it in your face next week when we find out you're wrong.
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I miss them too, I'm just glad they have a better opening for this arc, it makes it slightly less painful...
for the past weeks i've been scanning through the anime just to see if it's a filler or not. when looking through this episode i saw aizen and ulquiorra then instantly thought bleach may be off fillers. man i was wrong. this had to be the most confusing and totally far away from the story line. to see that the episode was still going to continue was even more disappointing.
the drawing of ulquiorra in this episode is an insult to ulquiorra
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Ammon, Son of Mosiah
In the Book of Mormon, a son of King Mosiah. Ammon served as a missionary whose diligent efforts helped to convert many souls to Christ.
- Was an unbeliever who sought to destroy the Church:Mosiah 27:8–10, 34;
- An angel appeared to him and his companions:Mosiah 27:11;
- Repented and began preaching the word of God:Mosiah 27:32–28:8;
- Refused to be named king and went instead to the land of the Lamanites to preach the word of God:Alma 17:6–9;
- Fasted and prayed for guidance:Alma 17:8–11;
- Was taken bound to King Lamoni:Alma 17:20–21;
- Saved Lamoni's flocks:Alma 17:26–39;
- Preached to Lamoni:Alma 18:1–19:13;
- Thanked God and was overpowered with joy:Alma 19:14;
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How I learned to stop worrying and fix the draft
John Lofranco
April 16 2012 10:09AM
Now that the draft lottery is done with, and the playoffs have begun, talk has shifted from how the draft is broken to how the Canucks and Penguins are broken. Fair enough. But the draft system is still the same. If you believe that teams should not be rewarded for poor performance - even if there was not really any tanking this year - then you think the system needs a shake up.
The solution is out there, but it's going to take a mad scientist to come up with the right combination of give and take to make this thing some to life. Come and watch!
It seems to be the place of fans of non-playoff teams to look for ways to change the way the NHL is run, be it the number of points awarded each game, or engineering the way the draft order is determined. Funny that fans of playoff teams aren't too worried about these sorts of things at this time of year... Sad, they are missing out on some interesting discussion!
I think that there is an interesting and fair way to determine draft order. It is a bit of a fantasy though, as it involves quite a bit of juggling with the schedule. But I think it would be fun. Follow closely.
The first thing I would do is reduce the number of games each team plays in the regular season down to about 70 games. How you want to distribute them is up to you. One possibility is 4x14=56 in conference, and then 15 out of conference for 71, but it really depends on the impending realignment.
Sort that out.
The main obstacle to this is of course that more games mean more money for the NHL teams. The NHL makes $1096.6 million per year in gate receipts (based on 2009-10 numbers), which works out to about $36.5 million per team, or $891,544.71 per game. So cutting 6 games would cost each team, on average $5.35 million. Of course, this is different for each team (e.g. Toronto makes over $90million at the gate, while Phoenix makes about $18million!), but looking at the average can give us an idea.
So how can we save the NHL teams just over $5 million each, to help them buy in? (I realise that there are more sources of revenue per game, but I don't have access to all the numbers, so I'm just ballparking it. Bear with me). Well here is an idea that will not only save the owners money, but improve the quality of the game.
There were 7961 man games lost to injury in the NHL this season, for an average of 265 per team.Average NHL salary is $2.4 million which is $110,564.46 per game. Players, generally, are still paid when they are on the DL. Average injury cost to an NHL team then is $29,299,581.90.
That's almost half the salary cap! I don't have the numbers on this, but I wonder if playing fewer games in the same period of time, or maybe shorten the season by a week or two (which is normally 4-6 games) (i.e. decrease schedule density) would result in fewer injuries. If the number of man-games lost to injury can be reduced by 50 (18%) by reducing the schedule by 12 games (14%), then it would make financial sense to play fewer games.
I also think the quality of hockey would rise, if teams have more practice time and more recovery time. Again, I don't have the numbers, but this seems like basic exercise physiology. Less load=less risk of injury=higher quality performance. Someone should do a study of rates of injury vs schedule density.
So! If we can get the owners to agree to play fewer games in the season, then perhaps perhaps? Have you seen the playoffs this year? Damn skippy!.
We have an appetite for more post-season games. That's how we can fix the draft system. In the two weeks that we've saved, there is time for a home-and-home, single elimination tournament among non-playoff teams, the results of which determine draft order. Win the tournament, win the first pick overall. Fans can cheer for a draft pick and wins at the same time!
Financially, everyone wins, since all 30 teams will get "playoff" revenue. Making the tournament a home-and-home (total goals or something, like in soccer) 24 extra games will be played. That's an extra $20million, or almost $1.5million per team. Add that to the injury savings, and your're good. Plus, playoff games are at a premium, so there may even be more money there.
This is, I realise, quite an elaborate plot to help make the draft order more fair. But, while the lottery is simple, it's also rewarding failure, and, even if teams don't actually tank, it's less fun for the fans to be hoping for losses than wins. This way, every team has an incentive, both competitive and financial, to win every last game.
One last point, since we are dealing with a pure hypothetical here. I would love to see the NHL go to a soccer-style relegation system. The end of season elimination tournament would be the relegation tourney as well. The top 6 teams in the AHL could then come up and replace the first 6 teams out of the elimination tournament.
That would be cool.
Or we could throw those AHL teams into the tourney, expand it, and see how they did. I can see how that might embarrass some long-standing NHL franchises and of course the issue of "farm teams" would complicate the transition. Still, it's fun to dream.
Maybe that way, Mike Zigomanis would get his shot in the NHL.
I like the Draft Tournament", but I doubt that relegation is practical. Still, not bad for a Leafs fan. ;)
April 16 2012, 10:20AM
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April 16 2012, 10:24AM
A simpler system was presented at this year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
The full details are here, but basically what would happen is that once teams were eliminated from the playoffs they'd start collecting points toward draft position. The worst teams would be eliminated first, and thus have more time to collect points. Every team would have an incentive to win every game.
April 16 2012, 10:25AM
You know how bad teams can stay bad forever? By making Draft Order dependent on WINNING something.
Christ. Pittsburgh, Washington, and Chicago would still be mired in the basement of the league. Columbus would never have a shot of coming out of their slump. Going back to Pittsburgh, they might have actually lost their team in the early 2000's if not for the draft bringing them Marquee players to market to the fans.
The Rich get Richer, the poor get poorer under your new approach. Or at very least, the poor get poorer.
The Draft is not broken. It works to create competitive balance. It isnt a reward for failure. It's a measure to prevent perpetual failure. For the most part it's done a solid job when combined with competent leadership.
April 16 2012, 10:27AM
This sounds similar to Bill Simmons' "Entertaining as Hell Tournament", only the prize is the number 1 pick, instead of the 8th playoff seed.
The major problem is that this issue would probably have to be collectively bargained between the owners and the players. As it would likely also lead to a reduction in players salaries either directly (we pay less as you play less), or indirectly (as a percentage of revenue), it might take more than promising players a little bit less wear-and-tear on their bodies to get them on board.
And does it make sense to have a home-and-home for one tournament while having a "best of seven" for another tournament, in the same league?
Also, in regards to revenue, from what I understand, a team tends to lose money when it has a playoff round and doesn't advance (travel, bonuses, stadium costs, and so forth), so I'm skeptical about the math.
I'm not saying that you idea is incorrect, but I believe that there's major holes that would have to be plugged up before it could be viable.
April 16 2012, 10:28AM
The big problem with a playoff round is that the NHL cares a lot more about competitive balance than it does about rewarding winning.
With a post-season draft tournament, teams that stink will probably lose (just like they do during the regular season). Then they won't get a top draft pick. Without a top draft pick, they will continue to lose. They'll keep missing out on top draft picks. Pretty soon, instead of a team like Pittsburgh returning to form, they're relocating to Kansas City.
The NHL doesn't like relocation. They like market stability. From their perspective, it's far better to ensure bad teams get good players than it is to ensure every team does its darndest over the season's last 10 games.
I see two flaws...
1) "the two weeks you save" what do the playoffs teams do during this time? Or why can't this elimination tournament happen as the same time as the NHL playoffs?
2) This sort of elimination systems favours the stronger non-playoff teams. The teams that are weaker and have trouble attracting free agents on their own will truly become 2nd tier teams in this system. Rather than a team hitting rock bottom and knowing there is some light at the end of the tunnel, they can now hit rock bottom and keep on digging. That's not exactly a good formula for keeping bums in seats for struggling franchises.
April 16 2012, 10:29AM
how long before everyone starts complaining about the 17th overall team getting the #1 pick 3 years in a row.
I always thought the answer that would solve a lot of these issues would be to base player salaries on performance... no gauranteed salaries... that would create more incentive for all players and teams to do well in the regular season.
As far as the draft is concerned... the only thing I would change is to limit the first 5 picks to be un-tradable. So a team picking in the top 5 would be forced to commit to that player through their entry-level contracts..
Also, add a rule that no team can have the first overall pick for more than one year in a row.. (Edmonton! cough! cough!)
If your team picks first overall, the following year you get bumped back to 30th no matter where you finished in the standings!!
This makes no sense to me, and i'll tell you why.
1) Shortening the season only to take on a playoff scenario would lead to just as many injuries imo. Playoff situations are tough on players: look at how things have gone so far this year.
2) I am not convinced that the money lost in concession (going to the governing party of the arena and/or the owner of the team) and ticket sales (going to the NHL) is even remotely made up for in this additional playoff tournament you've suggested. Take, for example, any team(s) that flunk out right away. 4-7 games played (in a best of 7 scenario), 11-12 games missed on the short season. Perhaps I've misunderstood a key point here but as it stands in my head, this wouldn't be favored by the rich fat man in the press box.
3) The idea of having a playoff scenario for the draft doesn't sit well with me. I don't mind the worst place team having the best chance at the #1 overall. If the system you presented had columbus coming last in the regular season and last in the draft playoff, year after year they would not be able to draft anything of value to help dig themselves out of the gutter. I fear that this model you've suggested only benefits teams like TO or Calg - people who are near misses. The teams who near miss have an option: rebuild. The teams who are already at the bottom have no options: cannot draft anyone good and they cannot trade for anyone good (afterall, who wants to play for a last place team so they can lose for the next decade).
I quite like the draft lotto system as it stands. It's a numbers game that is also heavily padded by how poorly a team does in the regular season. Should a team decide to tank so they can draft #1 overall, FINE, let them do it. The consequences of purposely sucking are far greater than having Yakupov on your right wing somewhere.
The crappiest teams need to draft the best players in order to keep a healthy cycle of up and down amongst teams. I don't think we should mess with this model.
Competing for draft position is fine, but I am sure the NHL would look forward to the day that Montreal and Toronto are relegated into the AHL. Dumb idea.
April 16 2012, 10:37AM
I just wonder how much the players actually care about where the team drafts? Especially if it means they're playing themselves out of a job (see Yakupov and the Oilers wingers).
The draft system works fine. Unless you have a GM that thinks Kessel > Seguin + Dougie Hamilton and has the patience of a 2 year old.
If the Oilers want to draft #1 for 10 years and suffer the economic impacts of that, why should anyone else care?
If you have a tournament for the #1 pick and you have a bad team, how will you ever improve?
If you are in Toronto you can just try and sign a big name FA. Lots of markets don't have that luxury. They either don't have the $ or the market that attracts Free Agents (especially when the team is lousy).
And did you know that the AHL teams are owned by the NHL teams? You would relegate the Oilers and promote the Barons? So you would have the Barons in the NHL playing in front of 8000 people and the AHL team playing in Edmonton? Maybe you could relegate futher and the demote teams to the ECHL?
Boy howdy, that would teach them and make the NHL stronger, eh?
Relegation only works where you have an excess of places that can support a franchise. You may have noted that the NHL is having trouble finding homes for the ones they have.
Typical center of the universe thinking.
I don't think Ive seen a post so unanimously shut down by the community. *chuckles*
The current draft system is fine. It was fine in the late 90's / early '00s when the Oilers were drafting 13-22 every year, and it's fine now that they've had the top pick 3 years running.
April 16 2012, 10:59AM
My solution:
Positioning for a NHL draft ends at season's end.
Playoff is a whole new animal and a 8th seeded team should not be penalized for a playoff push with a lower draft pick.
Keep lottery format: The number of balls you get is based on your season's end standings. (i.e. 30th place gets 30 balls, 15th place gets 15, president's tropy winner gets 1)
President's trophy winner: don't get eliminated 1st round because you still only get 1 ball.
Then, pick one ball at a time for positioning. This way, no one knows where they will end up, it gives the lower seeded teams a decent chance to get high picks and every team wants to continuously compete. Thoughts? Criticism?
Who is this guy writing this blog, what a dumb idea, the funny thing is you put so much thought into all this, I like Guy Demore's idea of the 30th place team getting 30 balls and the 29th team gets 29 balls ...etc
In the 30 balls for the 30th place team model, the last place team only has a 6% chance of getting the number 1 pick and a 94% chance of not getting it. Odds are the 30th place team will not get a very good pick and hence continue to be a 30th place team for years. Until there is evidence that teams are "tanking" on purpose, I don't see a need to change the current format.
A simpler system was presented at this year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
The full details are here, but basically what would happen is that once teams were eliminated from the playoffs they'd start collecting points toward draft position. The worst teams would be eliminated first, and thus have more time to collect points. Every team would have an incentive to win every game.
I heard about this before and just re-read it. There is a lot of merit to it. St. Louis with the first last year (yikes) probably wouldn't have happened if this was in effect though.
I love the title of this article, and I like where he's going with less games played (it'll never happen though).
But 30th + 1st OA = improvement, and I don't see the benefit of giving the first pick to the 17th place team .
Hmm thats not very good odds if your a bottom team, what if you only include the non playoff teams ?
April 16 2012, 12:33PM
No more articles by Leafs fans!!!
Sorry but that whole idea is just awful. The teams that finish at the bottom need to draft at the top or they would never have a chance to get better.
All moot anyway as the NHL will never reduce the amount of games.
Wow that was so bad I took the time to sign up. Just terrible for all the reasons people have already said in the comments
With a hard salary cap, guaranteed contracts (like the NHL has), a rookie salary cap, and a 50-contract limit, there is absolutely no need for an entry draft.
The draft could simply be eliminated.
April 16 2012, 01:56PM
How do you figure that? Is this some kind of excercise in The Free Market that you think will work out positively?
Will the Invisible Hand of the hockey Market magically even everything out the same way de-regulating electricity has made my Power Bill smaller (tongue firmly in cheek)?
The Draft helps clubs overcome barriers like City Location, Payroll, and On-Ice performance when building a team. Everybody is equal at the draft. You take a player, his rights are yours whether you're Columbus or New York it doesnt matter. If player X wants to play in the NHL soon then 9.5/10 times he's reporting to the club that drafted him.
Getting rid of the draft would be potentially catastrophic to the parity in the league.
April 16 2012, 02:09PM
I don't think the draft is broken. I see the argument of "Fail for Nail, Fall for Hall," but it helps to ensure teams can compete and do not toil in the proverbial desert.
Are you a Calgary fan? Calgary would have first overall for the last 3 years instead of Edmonton, since they LOVE the 9th place spot.
You just want "to steal our essence," don't you. (Just a little Dr. Strangelove back at you ;) )
April 16 2012, 02:11PM
With a hard salary cap, guaranteed contracts (like the NHL has), a rookie salary cap, and a 50-contract limit, there is absolutely no need for an entry draft.
The draft could simply be eliminated.
where do new players come from? All free agents out of junior?
that wouldn't work either. Where would you rather live? Dallas, LA, San Jose, New York, Vancouver, Anaheim, Tampa Bay, or...... Calgary ... Edmonton... Toronto .... Phoenix. .....
Teams would have too much of an advantage based on location.
April 16 2012, 02:41PM
Awful idea and even the premise is flawed.
1) how are teams supposed to get more rest and reduce injuries if they need to finish those games 2 weeks earlier? For this to work the season would have to end in early April as it currently does
2) Now instead of a fight to get into the playoffs, you will have teams on the bubble tanking to miss the playoffs as they have a much better chance to get the first pick in the draft. Would you rather play the Rangers and likely be done in 5 or 6 games or have a chance to get a top pick?
3) teams will much more likely jump from 17th in the league to top 8 in the league with a number 1 pick and 30th place teams get a complete toss up 17th pick. That just creates greater disparity between teams.
To me this is a terrible grasp of a fan of the Leafs that has a GM that wont rebuild but will not make the playoffs and get picks from 8 to 17 forever. I guess Leaf fans will try anything to see their team have a chance to actually win something..........anything..........just one little thing.........they can't even win any respect!!
How do you figure that? Is this some kind of excercise in The Free Market that you think will work out positively?
Will the Invisible Hand of the hockey Market magically even everything out the same way de-regulating electricity has made my Power Bill smaller (tongue firmly in cheek)?
The Draft helps clubs overcome barriers like City Location, Payroll, and On-Ice performance when building a team. Everybody is equal at the draft. You take a player, his rights are yours whether you're Columbus or New York it doesnt matter. If player X wants to play in the NHL soon then 9.5/10 times he's reporting to the club that drafted him.
Getting rid of the draft would be potentially catastrophic to the parity in the league.
When you have a 1) an overall hard cap 2) a 50-contract limit 3) guarenteed contracts 4) rookie salary cap.
Players will go where the opportunity is.
Places like Toronto and New York would likely have little cap room because they would have star players on big long contracts, and couldn't compete for emerging young talent, or would have to trade off a star player to compete for an emerging star.
Weaker teams would have cap room and opportunity for players to play immediately.
If you have the 4 things, which I listed, the draft really isn't necessary.
There are only 23 jobs on the Rangers.
April 16 2012, 03:26PM
I dunno, Godot.
European soccer sucks in terms of competitive balance. The elite teams just pay for and sign the world's best players, and the lesser teams can only sit back and dream.
Sure there are only 23 roster spots on the Rangers, and some of them are still occupied by Brandon Prust and Mike Rupp instead of Steven Stamkos and Taylor Hall.
You want to take the competitive balance out of the NHL - you're going to lose a ton of fans.
April 16 2012, 03:54PM
I agree with Archeologuy. Imagine being a bottom feeder team for years, and constantly losing this mini-tournament for draft position so you're always drafting in the mid-teens. That's brutal.
I do support a full weighted lottery for those teams that don't make the playoffs (each draft position is determined by the lottery, with all teams having some chance of #1 overall), though. It still gives the worst teams the best chance at picking high (and it would only apply to the first round), but it makes things more interesting for all of the fans whose teams miss the playoffs, rather than just the top 5ish. It also gives a minor boost to the NHL's poor middle class - always stuck in the middle with a difficult road to getting out.
April 16 2012, 04:00PM
Players WILL go where the opportunity is. The opportunity to live in large metropolitan cities, the opportunity to play in places with no State Tax, the opportunity to play close to the family, the opportunity to play on contenders, the opportunity to play with friends, etc.
Lots of opportunities to overcome when you have the sh*ttiest team in the league and no talent to speak of coming up in the system like the Oilers did pre Hall. Try pitching that to a hypothetically Unrestricted Free Agent Taylor Hall.
Tambellini- "We're terrible, live in a frozen waste land, have almost no prospects, just hired a geriatric as our coach, but you will make the team and get the rookie max."
Hall- "Actually Nashville can fit me under the Cap and I'll pay way less taxes, its warmer, Shea Weber just sent me the Keys to his 3rd home, and I can make the playoffs."
Tambellini- "We have the Octane..."
April 16 2012, 04:06PM
Players WILL go where the opportunity is. The opportunity to live in large metropolitan cities, the opportunity to play in places with no State Tax, the opportunity to play close to the family, the opportunity to play on contenders, the opportunity to play with friends, etc.
Lots of opportunities to overcome when you have the sh*ttiest team in the league and no talent to speak of coming up in the system like the Oilers did pre Hall. Try pitching that to a hypothetically Unrestricted Free Agent Taylor Hall.
Tambellini- "We're terrible, live in a frozen waste land, have almost no prospects, just hired a geriatric as our coach, but you will make the team and get the rookie max."
Hall- "Actually Nashville can fit me under the Cap and I'll pay way less taxes, its warmer, Shea Weber just sent me the Keys to his 3rd home, and I can make the playoffs."
Tambellini- "We have the Octane..."
Hall- "Ummmm.... Fumblellini, have you SEEN the Predator Ice Girls???"
The guy who wrote this has too much time on his hands or is a depressed Leaf or Flames fan. One other idea the writer forgot, was that the bottom eight teams have to wear pink frilly uniforms the next season... to attract more fans and to give them insentive to get back into the play offs. Sort of mentioned here, but off topic... how do you feel as a Leaf fan, paying $200 bucks per game , and out of the play offs, and Coyoets pay $20 bucks a game and are in the play offs most years...
Just because a smoked salmon nutella sandwich sounds good to me doesn't mean I should tell others about it. It's a silly idea.
April 17 2012, 04:06AM
~Hey let's privatize the universal health care system and eliminate social safety nets such as welfare! Those bums with no money don't deserve cancer treatment anyway, since they were probably just tanking their lives this year just to get a new pair of lungs!~
April 23 2012, 08:57PM
I don't think Ive seen a post so unanimously shut down by the community. *chuckles*
What a shock that Edmonton fans love a draft system that rewards failure.


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The condition of the Manti-LaSal forest is a concern to everyone who uses the forest and especially those whose job it is to protect the forest. Federal regulations have tied the hands of those working in the nation's forests and for great periods of time. Such is the case with the Lake fuels project. Work began on this project eight years ago; but the original decision document did not disclose the affects of the project on wildlife cover and because of that the decision was overturned. But now in light of the beetle killed trees the project will move forward and into the public comment phase.
On Wednesday, a field trip was held on the proposed project site in the Huntington Reservoir area. A map has been prepared which shows the areas suitable for logging by ground and by helicopter.
Diane Cote, forest service project manager, estimated there are 100,000 acres of dead trees in the Manti-LaSal forest and of those only 3.5 percent have been sold for logging, last year this number was 300 acres. This leaves a large percentage of dead forest. Cote explained this is not a logging project, but a fuels reduction project. The Lake area is a highly popular recreation destination of locals as well as visitors from the Wasatch Front and other areas. An extensive ATV loop system and numerous dispersed campsites have been improved over the last few years to add to the attraction of the area.
One not so attractive feature of the area is the number of dead and dying spruce that dot the mountainside. "This area fits the criteria for the Healthy Forest Act, it can't be old growth and it can't be in a roadless area. This area is a watershed for the town of Huntington. This area is also heavily used by ATVs. The US Forest Service has done a lot of hazard tree removal from the campsites. We have also sprayed for the bark beetle in campgrounds with some success. We still have some trees that are alive," said Cote.
Cote pointed out some areas that were logged years ago, "It's hard to tell these areas were ever logged. The Lake project is designed outside roadless areas. This project was delayed eight years and tied up with the roadless rule and other political things......so it took awhile. We were not aggressive with the spruce beetle but these political delays were beyond our control. This Lake area has been identified as an area of concern in both the Sanpete County wildfire protection plan as well as Emery County's plan," said Cote.
The planned logging areas would be accessed by former roads and when the logging is complete they would be returned to trails. These former roads are now used as trails for foot and horse traffic.
The scoping process will last until June 20. Because this project was started before and then delayed most of the paperwork has been completed unless anything new needs to be addressed from public comments received. After the public comment period is complete these comments will be compiled into a final report. The environmental assessment will come out sometime in August.
Michael Davis from the Price Forest Service Office said the process for the Lake project cannot be appealed, but those commenting can voice objections and the reasons behind such objections. Revisions to the plan can be made based on these objections, and negotiations can occur, but not appeals.
After this point, the plan will be implemented immediately and the parcels of trees would be available for sale in fall of 2008.
The project would entail the removal of all beetle kill spruce 12 inches in diameter and above on approximately 805 acres; plans are to rejuvenate aspen on 145 of these acres and to replant spruce on approximately 660 acres.
Fuels reduction activities will occur on approximately 805 acres using various methods to include piling and burning, broadcast or jackpot burning or chipping.
Also along on the field trip was Bill Snow who is a log buyer for a home builder in the area. He expressed interest in the log sale, particularly the trees that can be logged with line equipment. He said the price of fuel would probably make the helicopter only sites unfeasible.
Cote said it costs approximately $500 an acre to replant. Small seedlings are put into the areas to be replanted. Cote explained that clear cuts are harder to regenerate. She likes some cull trees to be left so she can hide the seedlings around them to give some cover as they become established. The seedlings are planted at a ration of 426 per acre. It is the goal after five years to have 70 percent of the trees still alive. It is proven that the more specie diversification an area has the more resistant those species are to insects.
The areas which have beenpreviously logged or disturbed have a better chance at regrowth. An area which has been scorched by fire has a difficult time reestablishing itself. Everywhere in this Lake area which has been logged has a significant aspen regrowth. Cote is proud of this fact.
"There has been some discussion that this forest won't burn, but that's not true. There have been some areas we have let burn. With the right weather conditions, any forest will burn. This area has developed recreation sites and a scenic byway running through this canyon. We don't want a fire here to damage this area. It is prudent to manage this landscape so any damage by fire would be reduced. When a fire gets going in the tree tops there's not much you can do but watch it burn. A scarred earth takes 50-100 years to come back. Where spruce areas are scorched by fire, it's hard to come back. Logging is site protection. The spruce will come back from a logged area, but in a scorched black area regrowth is tough," continued Cote.
"We will never be able to treat all of this forest, but where we can we will treat which will accelerate recovery of this ecosystem. Approximately only 25-30 percent of what's dead could be logged. It isn't feasible to log everything. Some places you just can't get to and some places are unstable. We try to select the areas that would be good selections for the logging," said Cote.
Davis said, "We do our very best to manage this land for multiple resources. Things go so much better when everyone works together on a project. Wildlife, recreation; everyone working together on a project can accomplish so much more. We want to hear both sides from people. Those who support the project and what they like about it and those who object and why they object. It's helpful to be specific in your comments."
Approximately 98 percent of the spruce over 16 inches in diameter are dead from the forest boundary to Fish Lake to Scofield and Gooseberry.
Comments can by made to: Manti-LaSal National Forest, Price/Ferron Ranger District, Box 310, Ferron, UT 84523, phone 636-3320 or fax 435-283-5616.


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Skip to comments.Briton snaps pic of 'Bownessie'
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WINDERMERE, England - A British man said he used his cellphone to snap a picture of what he said is "Bownessie," a legendary creature in England's Lake Windermere.
Tom Pickles, 24, said he snapped the picture of the creature, known as the English counterpart to Scotland's Loch Ness monster, Feb. 11 while on a kayaking exercise with his company, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
Pickles said the creature was the size of three cars and was visible for about 20 seconds.
"Its skin was like a seal's but its shape was completely abnormal -- it's not like any animal I've ever seen before," Pickles said.
Locals said the picture represented the eighth Bownessie sighting in five years.
David Farnell of Farnell's Photographic Laboratory in Lancaster, England, said the picture appears real but is difficult to verify due to its small file size from being taken on a phone.
Ian Winfield, a lake ecologist at the University of Lancaster, said the sightings may have been large catfish and the viewers are "misjudging" the size. He said there are no known creatures in the lake matching the reported size.
"We run echo sounding surveys every month and have never found anything," he said.
The image of 'Bownessie' taken by IT worker Tom Pickles on Lake Windermere
The northern basin of Windermere
It is hard to get a sense of size from that image. It could simply be an otter.
So it HAS TO BE!!!!!!
I'm convinced.
I am afraid to look. It doesn't have anything to do with a pleasure seeking MP hanging himself by his braces does it?
100 lb test ?
Nice beaver!
It looks like several other photos I've seen of it. It does not look like it was taken by someone sitting in a kayak. It looks like it's from a more elevated position than that.
How did I know what this picture was going to look like...typical BS picture and story!!
Looks like muskrat love...
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I think there's supposed to be one of these creatures in Lake Erie as well. I keep watching for it, but nothing so far.
Hubby and I didn't see anything like that in Lake Windermere when we stopped there. We hiked all the way up to Alcock Tarn, too. Plenty of view from up there.
We didn't see the Loch Ness Monster either, unless you count the giant plaster statue of it outside the local restaurant and tourist trap at the loch.
I'm LOLing out loud!
If a Nessy-like creature weighed a couple of tons and ate only 1% of its body weight daily, that would be 400 lbs a day (or a whopping 144,000 lbs a year).
That's a lot of trout!
It's a selkie!
Alcock Tarn in February, one of the many walks from Titteringdales with some spectacular views of the village, Windermere Lake and the surrounding fells.
Tarns look a lot like lakes, it seems.
BEATRIX POTTER 1866-1943 Most know Beatrix Potter as creator of Peter Rabbit; fewer know that for more than three decades she was, as Mrs. Heelis, a sheep farmer in the beautiful Lake District of England. This article is more from the point of veiw as the latter, and hopefully will give a more pastoral view of the artist and her portrayal of the shepherd's dog
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We ate a brown-bag lunch at the tarn when we got to the top. It is spectacularly beautiful, as your picture shows.
Hubby was born in Barking (suburb of London), and we used to vacation back at his "roots" from time to time.
He's an American citizen now. I'm so proud of him.
A tarn is a high-altitude lake, so yes, you're right. :-)
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two more children have died of the flu in Louisiana, bringing the total this season to four pediatric deaths, state health officials said Friday.
One child died in Southwest Louisiana and the other in the southeast, Department of Health and Hospitals Ken Pastorick said in a news release. One death was in early January but was only reported to the state this week, he said.
The earlier pediatric deaths were in southeast and northwest Louisiana. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define pediatric deaths as those of children less than 18 years old.
The state health department says tests have confirmed at least 53 deaths from influenza statewide since Oct. 1. But officials say that's low, because hundreds die in Louisiana each year of the flu or conditions made worse by influenza without a flu diagnosis.
The CDC estimates that as many as 600 people may have died in the state since Oct. 1, with up to 520,000 cases and 5,200 hospitalizations.
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