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Jason Gregor
October 10 2012 12:13PM
Just when you thought the public posturing couldn't become more frustrating/annoying/pathetic, NHLPA head Donald Fehr suggested to the Toronto Star the longer the lockout goes then the players might want to abolish the salary cap.
I'm sure we all believe the players would sit out a 2nd year just to get rid of the cap. Didn't they try that in 2004? Mr. Fehr, a quick tip, don't insult your fans. We know they ultimately don't have a say in this ridiculous lockout, but throwing out the "cap card" might have been your least intelligent statement to date.
The salary cap is not going anywhere, and any mention of that is purely a waste of time and a lame scare tactic.
Currently 127 NHL players are playing in Europe with another 40 or so young guys playing in the AHL. That is only 167 of the 720 who played last year. They might end up with a total of 240 within the next month, but that is still less than 1/3 of the union playing.
I don't see the union getting more unified while the majority sits out.
This lockout will hurt the middle and bottom tier players, who make up close to 75% of the league.
Here is a quick look at how the last lockout saw a major increase of rookies in 2006.
2003 2004
41 rookies had ten+ points. 41 had ten+ points.
46 played 40+ games. 54 played 40+ games.
112 played 10+ games. 115 played 10+ games.
2005 2006
LOCKOUT 77 had 10+ points.
79 played 40+ games.
150 played 10+ games.
2007 2008
48 had 10+ points 52 had 10+ points.
51 played 40+ games. 56 played 40+ games.
113 played 10+ games. 115 played 10+ games.
2009 2010
49 had 10+ points 40 had 10+ points.
56 played 40+ games. 44 played 40+ games.
120 played 10+ games. 102 played 10+ games.
2011 2012
57 had 10+ points 47 had 10+ points.
51 played 40+ games. 51 played 40+ games.
125 played 10+ games. 113 played 10+ games.
In the eight years, two prior and six after, around the lockout the league saw an average of:
46.8 rookies with 10+ points.
51.1 rookies played 40+ games.
114 rookies played 10+ games.
Meanwhile in 2006 after the lockout:
77 rookies had 10+ points.
79 played 40+ games.
150 played 10+ games.
I don't put much stock into the point totals being different, because scoring was up across the league in 2006, but there was a massive increase of 55% more rookies playing at least 40+ games in 2006 compared to the other eight seasons.
The longer the lockout goes the higher that number will climb. More rookies means more veterans losing their job.
Here is a list of players who will be UFAs and RFAs at the end of the season. Via www.nhlnumbers.com
Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, Toni Lydman, Nate Guenin and Viktor Fasth.
RFAs: Matt Beleskey and Dan Sexton.
Nathan Horton, Andrew Ference, Aaron Johnson and Tim Thomas.
RFAs: Tuukka Rask and Jordan Caron.
Matt Elllis, Robyn Regehr, Jordan Leopold, Adam Pardy, Alex Sulzer and John Scott.
RFAs: Cody Hodgson, Luke Adam, Mike Weber and Jhonas Enroth.
Jarome Iginla, Blake Comeau, Anton Babchuk, Brett Carson and Henrik Karlsson.
RFAs: Roman Cervanka, Mikael Backlund, Chris Butler and TJ Brodie.
Alex Semin, Chad Larose, Anthony Stewart, Tim Brent, Tim Wallace, Joe Corvo and Brian Boucher.
RFAs: Andreas Nodl and Marc-Andre Gragnani.
Viktor Stalberg, Jamal Mayers, Bryan Bickell, Michal Rozsival and Ray Emery.
RFAs: Markus Kruger and Nick Leddy.
Milan Hejduk, Chuck Kobasew and Ryan O'Byrne.
RFAs: Ryan O'Reilly. (not signed now)
Vaclav Prospal, Mark Letestu and Adrian Aucoin.
RFAs: Artem Anisimov, Ryan Russell, Colton Gillies, John Moore, Steve Mason and Sergei Bobrovsky.
Jaromir Jagr, Derek Roy, Michael Ryder, Brendan Morrow and Mark Fistric.
RFAs: Tom Wandell, Tomas Vincour and Richard Bachman. Jamie Benn (not signed)
Valtteri Filppula. Dan Cleary, Drew Miller, Ian White, Jimmy Howard and Joey Macdonald.
RFAs: Jan Mursak, Jakub Kindl and Brendan Smith.
Ryan Jones, Darcy Hordichuk, Lennart Petrell, Ryan Whitney, Ladislav Smid, Andy Sutton and Nikolai Khabibulin.
RFAs: Sam Gagner, Magnus Paajarvi, Anton Lander and Theo Peckham.
Stephen Weiss, Mike Santorelli, Jerred Smithson, Tyson Strachan and Jose Theodore.
RFAs: Peter Mueller, Shawn Matthias, Jack Skille and Keaton Ellerby. Dmitri Kulikov (not signed now)
Simon Gagne, Dustin Penner, Brad Richardson, Rob Scuderi and Davis Drewiski.
RFAs: Kyle Clifford, Trevor Lewis, Slava Voynov, Alec Martinez and Jonathan Bernier.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Matt Cullen, Stephane Veilleux and Niklas Backstrom.
RFAs: Cal Clutterbuck, Steven Kampfer, Marco Scandella, Justin Falk and Jared Spurgeon.
Colby Armstrong, Petteri Nokelainen, Francois Bouillon and Peter Budaj.
RFAs: David Desharnais, Ryan White, Michael Blunden and Yannick Weber. P.K Subban (not signed now)
Brandon Yip, Brian McGratton, Scott Hannan and Chris Mason.
RFAs: Patric Hornqvist, Nick Spaling, Matt Halischuk and Roman Josi.
Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac, Dainius Zubrus, David Clarkson, Cam Janssen, Marek Zidlicky and Peter Harrold.
RFAs: Adam Henrique, Jacob Josefson, Matthias Tedenby and Bobby Butler,
Marty Reasoner, Brad Boyes, Eric Boulton, Lubomir Visnovsky, Mark Streit and Evgeni Nabokov.
RFAs: Josh Bailey, Jesse Joensuu and Travis Hamonic.
Jeff Halpern, Chad Kolarik and Steve Eminger.
RFAs: Carl Hagelin, Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh and Micheal Sauer. Micheal Del Zotto (not signed now)
Daniel Alfredsson, Guillaume Latendresse, Peter Regin, Sergei Gonchar and Mike Lundin.
RFAs: Kaspar Daugavins and Ben Bishop.
Ruslan Fedotenko, Jody Shelley, Kimmo Timonen, Andreas Lilja and Micheal Leighton.
RFAs: Erik Gustafsson.
Steve Sullivan, Raffi Torres, Boyd Gordon, Nick Johnson, Kyle Chipchura, Mike Smith and Jason LaBarbera.
RFAs: David Schlemko, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Chris Summers, Mikkel Boedker and Lauri Korpikoski.
Matt Cooke, Pascal Dupuis, Craig Adams, Warren Peters, Dylan Reese and Ben Lovejoy.
RFAs: Tyler Kennedy, Eric Tangradi and Dustin Jeffrey.
Ryan Clowe, Michal Handzus, Douglas Murray and Thomas Greiss.
RFAs: T.J Galiardi, Andrew Desjardins, Frazer Mclaren and Jason Demers.
Andy Macdonald, Jamie Langenbrunner, Scott Nichol, Chris Porter, Andrew Murray and Jeff Woywitka.
RFAs: Chris Stewart, Patrik Berglund, Matt D'Agostini, Evgeny Grachev, Alex Pietrangelo, Ian Cole, Kevin Shattenkirk and Kris Russell.
B.J Crombeen, Nate Thompson, Adam Hall, J.T Wyman, M.A Bergeron and Mathieu Garon.
RFAs: Benoit Pouliot and Brendan Mikkelson.
Tim Connolly, Joffrey Lupul, Matthew Lombardi, Clarke MacArthur, Tyler Bozak and David Steckel.
RFAs: Carl Gunnarsson and Korbinian Holzer.
Manny Malhotra, Mason Raymond, Chris Higgins, Maxim Lapierre, Andrew Ebbett, Aaron Volpatti, Steve Pinizzotto, Alex Edler and Andrew Alberts.
RFAs: Dale Weiss.
Mike Ribiero, Joey Crabb, Matt Hendricks, Wojtek Wolski, Roman Hamrlik, Tom Poti, Jack Hillen and John Erskine.
RFAs: Marcus Johansson, Karl Alzner, Michal Neuvirth and Braden Holtby.
Nik Antropov, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Kyle Wellwood, Antti Miettinen, Ron Hainsey, Grant Clitsome, Derek Meech and Al Montoya.
RFAs: Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little, Alexander Burmistrov Zach Bogosian and Paul Postma.
That is 275 players. How many of them won't sign another NHL contract due to the lockout? I'd guess at least 100.
I truly wonder how many of the existing NHL players wouldn't suit up tomorrow at a 50/50 split. I know that number isn't perfect, and it doesn't solve all the problems of the league (more on that tomorrow), but I seriously doubt the majority of the NHLPA is ready to sit out a full season.
The list below consists of veterans who have yet to sign a deal. How many would have signed if a new CBA was in place?
Dan Ellis, Marty Turco, Mike Mottau, Brian Rolston, Jason Blake, Jochen Hecht, Tom Kostopoulos, Jaroslav Spacek, Andrew Brunette, Brendan Morrison, Sean O'Donnell, Kristian Huselius, Radek Martinek, Brett Lebda, Radek Dvorak, Tomas Holmstrom, Marco Sturm, John Madden,Scott Parse, Kurtis Foster, Mathieu Darche, Chris Campoli, Petr Sykora, Milan Jurcina, Mark Eaton, Matt Gilroy, Jesse Winchester, Blair Betts, Daymond Langkow, Kurt Sauer, Brent Johnson, Brad Winchester, Dominic Moore, Jim Vandermeer, Jason Arnott, Brett Clark, Mike Commodore, Byron Bitz, Randy Jones and Mike Knuble.
Even if there wasn't a lockout some of these players wouldn't be back, but at least 10-15 of them would have signed.
Hopefully the public posturing will end soon, but keep in mind that with every passing day a few more members of the NHLPA will have played their last game in the NHL, and for many more they will have seen their final NHL contract.
Will the majority be willing to lose an entire year of salary, and possibly their final contract?
Only they know the answer.
October 10 2012, 07:37PM
After the last lockout ended. I was hoping the NHL would finally take off as a legit BIG 4 sport down in the states. And sure enough hockey as a sport began to grow. Surely the league and players union wouldn't be dumb enough to destroy any momentum they've developed over these past 7 years. WRONG. and am I ever jaded.
I sincerely hope the NHL and the PA are dumb enough to lock out the season. and NEXT season as well for that matter. and when they DO end the lockout, I hope fans in non-traditional markets and markets that are in trouble DO NOT return. I hope they too feel the anger we do and go else where. I hope the owners of teams like ANA, CBJ, COL, DAL, FLA, NYI, NJ, and PHX (dumbest owner of them all) all lose so much money that some will need to contract. Reduce the number of teams and start to raise the overall talent of the remaining teams and the talent in the AHL.
Maybe once some owners are forced to fold and hundreds of players lose their jobs, the league and the PA will learn to STOP taking the fans for granted. Both parties can say how much they "appreciate" the fan but talk is cheap and apparently that's ALL that's cheap.
Jason - in your opinion, is the influx of youth a good thing for the game? I appreciate that the older union members would be upset that they are losing jobs but shouldn't this be the nature of the beast? The best players on the planet should be in the league regardless of age/pedigree/tenure. It's a tough business but I'd rather watch Hall than Arnott. So, if youth is being served, the players actually have more leverage than ever before.
Gregor has touched base on it several times about the amount of players that never played in the NHL again after the lock out. It was over 200. Also 1/3 of the league NEVER played in the NHL again. I get they are in a union and unions are supposed to look out for the entire group. But what I would like to know is did the union do anything to help the over 200 players that never played again? If you are a 4th liner or a 6th Dman making 600-700k. Then your NHL job has been replaced and you are in the minors or playing in Europe and all of a sudden your wage is maybe 1/5 what you made in the NHL. That has to hurt big time. Where the hell are these guys? Why are they silent? One the Oilers. Where is Hordichuk, Petrell, Sutton, Potter? If the NHL loses an entire season. Sutton is DONE. This was probably his last contract. No he loses 2 mill he will NEVER get back because he's done playing. Hordichuk may never get another contract again. Does Petrell get signed again? I doubt it. Potter just signed his first EVER 1 way deal. First year down the drain. He might not even make the team next year. Even Khabbi. THis is the last year of his deal. He's going to lose a hell of a lot of money.
Every single team has guys just like them. The 6-7 dman that is easily replaced. the 4th liners. The tweeners. There are a hell of a lot more guys in the NHL making 1.2 mill and less than there are making 5+ mill yet who do you see the most of standing behind Fehr? Crosy, Ovechkin, Stamkos, etc. All the big money guys that everyone knows but who have already made more money than they can spend in a life time. Even for the Oilers you see Horcoff and his ugly mug in the background.
Where are the pluggers? The guys playing game to game, yr to yr making NHL minimum wage. At some point these guys need to sack up and ask their union. Who are you really looking out for? Everyone or the big name players?
The way I see it, the lower end guys are getting screwed. Sure taking a 7% roll back would suck when you only make 700k BUT. What's better? Making 650k in the NHL or 85000 in the AHL? A guy like Toews whos been very vocal mouthing off about Bettman. Is a 7% roll back on his 6+ mill salary really going to hurt that much in the grand scheme of things when he has sponsorship deals and endorsements that more than over it? Not a chance. But to the Darcy Hordichuks of the league, not having a job next year is a way bigger price to pay.
October 11 2012, 10:25AM
240 players did not return to the NHL after the 04 lockout. Nearly a third of the league.
I am in full agreement that there is plenty of blame to go around on both sides.
The owners are the stupid ones signing these ridiculous contracts then complaining about the economics but at the same time, the players have everything stacked in their favor. They as well as their agents are allowed to talk to eachother and they can jack the prices up for all players. Case in point Parise and Sutter. They came right out and said they were talking half way through the previous season about their contract, where they wanted to play, what they wanted to make. How the hell is that fair?
What drives me nuts about the union is their complete and utter irrational mindset on what they should make. They ar the #4 professional league in the US behind the NFL, MLB and NBA. The NHL doesn't even make close to what those league pull in, yet they make more of a percentage than all 3?? 57%??
How the hell does that make sense? How can the players go into a negotiation and say they deserve 57% of revenues yet every other league that makes double or triple what the NHL makes, gets 50% or less. I don't see how you can argue that with a straight face.
I understand that no one wants to take a cut in salary. I get it, it would suck. But the numbers don't lie. So I don't see how they have a lot of ground to stand on. 50-50 should be an easy slam dunk for them. Everyone wins.
The next thing that rattles me is their stance "oh we gave up so much the last time". I agree they did give up a lot. BUT they started at making somthing like 72% of league revevues. Did you fellas forget where you came from??
The last thing that is lost on them is even at 50-50, no other successful business operates like that. They can't to survive. So they refuse to go down from 57%. Then they want to not have to share rooms anymore on the road. These guys aren't staying at a Motel 6 here so that means the cost of rooms will probably close to double. Not to mention the team pays for all their equipment, pays for all the travelling, all the food. Do these boys forget who pays for EVERYTHING!! Maybe they should factor in the additional costs the team covers ontop of the their salaries.
This idea is totally not going to happen nor do I think it necessarily should. Maybe the owners should do this. Bring out the paper work. Show the players how much it costs the team in rooms, food, drinks, equipment, travel and say this. Show them how much approximately how much it would cost for everyone to have their own room. Tell them this. "You guys can keep the 57% this year so there are no reductions. Over the next 3 years we want the CBA to go back to 54% where it started. But since you aren't willing to help us out on your salaries and we need the money, you are all incharge of paying for your own rooms, all your own food, drinks, and travel. We will book it for you but you just have to slap the visa down at check out time or when tickets needs to be bought or when the food and drink bill comes on the road. Plus, you guys are all rep'd by a team, you arrange for your own equipment.
See how that goes over.
I don't know if you can totally blame the owners for this mess. Yes they pay the big contracts. BUT there doing so in Salary cap system. If they wish to invest 15-20% of the allotted cap on one guy, that's his and the managements prerogative. I don't see them complaining about the players are getting paid too much.
Isn't the Bigger issue HRR? And then solely paying for team financial loses, and all daily expenses?? They are the employer and paying an employee, who wants to make more money off of the owners business??
October 11 2012, 11:17AM
One positive facet of the loss of the NHL season that NOBODY has mentioned is the huge influx of hockey wives and girlfriends into free agency. We all know that when those fat cheques stop rolling in and the shopping sprees become rare, all the hot, thin, smokin companions to our favorite stars will be on the look-out for new guys to pick up the tab.
So maybe we are a little soft and round compared to Sheldon Souray. So what. In women's eyes there is no such thing as a fat or ugly rich guy, and with saving all that coin we waste on NHL hockey, and with hockey stars soon to be working stocking shelves at IGA, the time is right to upgrade what we lie next to. POWER TO THE FAN.
October 11 2012, 02:24PM
For those who choose to mock any pro-owner comments, you have your opinion and some of us have a different opinion, but I would like to ask a simple question.
If the owners actually allowed the league to continue under the old CBA while negotiations went on, (which the NHLPA refused to do all of last season and this spring), is there any doubt in your minds that Fehr and the players would have staged a strike the second they got the last paycheck in April, using the playoffs as a bargaining chip?
It is exactly what Fehr did to MLB in 1994, and in fact if you check the Wikipedia sequence of events for that strike, you would see the exact same negotiation tactics as they are using now. One proposal, and then refusal to seriously negotiate, preferring to go through the courts.
As far as being pro-owner, I have two reasons. One, I have absolutely no respect for any player continually blaming and mocking Bettman yet being too cowardly to even criticize their own owners who are Bettmans boss. Kind of like blaming your wifes lawyer for your divorce. And secondly, the players are overpaid, and I define overpaid simply as when your lowest paid players can afford to buy a brand new house for cash every year.....that is over paid.


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Pulmonary fibrosis (or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) is a respiratory disease in which the lungs become scarred and stiff, making it difficult to breath. It occurs most frequently in patients between 50-70 years, and among some of the causes for its occurrence include the snuff, the effect of some drugs on the body, acid-gastric reflux, environmental causes and exposure to certain substances toxic. Symptoms vary widely: dyspnoea, cough, fever, decreased body mass, etc., so the diagnosis should clarify its difference from other diseases with similar symptoms. Through a comprehensive examination of the patient (complete analysis, chest X-rays, CT scans and biopsy) based primarily on corticosteroids, cytotoxic and anti-fibrotic, with satisfactory results in most cases treatment is established.
The pulmonary nodule is a spot with round or oval shape that occurs in the lungs and is detected by a CT scan or a chest X-ray. In most cases, the appearance of the lung nodule is not cancerous. Among the causes of their appearance may be scars and past infections. Their morphology is small, with a smooth edge and solid appearance and uniform. In the case of malignant, lung cancer is one of the major diseases that develop. Normally, the pulmonary nodules usually have symptoms. If the patient is a smoker, have symptoms of lung cancer themselves or nodule has grown or changed in appearance, your specialist may want to do a biopsy to rule out cancer.
Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis that can be acquired by inhaling water droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person (called Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Among its most frequent symptoms at an advanced stage of the disease include fever, sweating, weight loss, general fatigue, cough, chest pain, and bleeding in sputum. For the diagnosis is necessary isolation of these bacilli in sputum culture or through various tests or biopsies (broncoescopia, glangionar pleural biopsy or biopsy). If treatment is not done, tuberculosis kills. The usual treatment is based on the combination of at least four drugs (Isoniazid, Rifampin, Ethambutol and Pyrazinamide) or sometimes other, administered several times daily for a prolonged period of time (six months, usually). Since it is a communicable disease, follow medical advice with regard to the control of medication and initial insulation to prevent a possible spread of the disease to the rest of the population.
Sleep apnea is the cessation of breathing that occurs moments after falling asleep and loud snoring preceded by at least 10 seconds. If this process is repeated 5 times per hour of sleep we will face the Obstructive sleep apnea. Obstruction of breathing leads to lower oxygen levels in the body that makes it difficult for the person to have a restful sleep and show signs of fatigue in the morning. Moreover, the persistence of this lack of oxygen could cause pulmonary hypertension and heart failure future right or myocarditis, making it convenient to catch it early and make appropriate tests for safe diagnosis. Therefore it is conducting a sleep study to establish a treatment that includes changing some habits (diet, alcohol withdrawal, postural changes ...) and prescribing a CPAP, a pressure generator as required nasal mask that keeps the airway obstruction, obliterating snoring and promoting restful sleep. In some cases surgery may be required if there are any lesions in the respiratory tract or when use of the mask is not effective. ...
Smoking is the acute or chronic poisoning caused by the consumption of snuff addictive. It presents all the characteristics of all generated dependence disorder toxic substances, including withdrawal syndrome that occurs when they are dispensed, particularly nicotine characteristics. Smoking carries a number of health consequences that affect the body in general: abnormal pulse and breathing, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, fever, cold extremities, and in very severe cases, collapse and respiratory arrest. Among smokers are common following diseases: respiratory, such as laryngitis or bronchitis; digestive diseases, such as gastritis or stomach acid (hyperacidity); cardiovascular diseases, such as arteriosclerosis; and others such as angina or lung cancer. At present there are numerous aid smoking cessation that include some additional treatments, such as nicotine replacement therapy in patients with high physical dependence, or antidepressants programs.
Spirometry is a painless diagnostic test that measures the volume and flow rate of air into the lungs. It is done through a specialized apparatus, a spirometer or pneumotachograph, whose nozzle must place the patient's lips, while leading tweezers placed in the nose to prevent air from escaping that way. With this test three measurements are made and the best result of the three is the one deck to patient assessment. There are two types of spirometry: simple spirometry and spirometry. In the first patient, after a maximal inspiration, eject the entire volume of air that is able, using all the time you need requested. In spirometry, however, the patient expels all the air in your lungs containing after a deep inspiration in the shortest possible time. The information is obtained from each of these stress tests is different and usually do consecutively. This technique is used for early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or to control the evolution of already treated patients.
Thoracentesis is a proof point of the chest wall puncture to extract liquid and / or air in the pleural space (external space of the lungs) using a thin hollow needle or a catheter. Normally the test is performed with the aim of analyzing a sample of fluid causing excessive pleural effusions, but also other causes such as lung cancer, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, pancreatitis, etc. Thoracentesis no prior preparation is required, but the realization of a chest radiograph before and after the test. Besides, it is necessary that the patient does not cough or move during the process as this could cause damage to the lung. The test starts with the application of anesthesia in the back area where the pleural puncture takes place, which involves inserting the needle above the rib into the pleural space to remove a sample of the liquid to be analyzed in the laboratory. As the result, the treatment will be adapted to the pathology. ...
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BRETHREN, you know that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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This spectacular pair of marble and doré bronze pedestals is hewn from the finest French "Partridge eye" rouge griotte marble from the Languedoc region. Formed as Corinthian columns, these neoclassical pedestals are complete with intricate bronze doré capitals and acanthus and olive leaf bands around the base. Named for the griotte cherry for its deep, rich color, Red Griotte was the favorite marble for Royal apartments in the 18th century, and was used to create the fireplace mantel in the office of Louis XIV in Versailles. This particular type is called "Partridge eye" due to its inclusion of goniatites (small fossilized shells) full of white calcite. Elegant in their elaborate detail, these pedestals convey a sense of stately luxury, and add an air of drama and sophistication to any setting.
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Circa 1880
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Martin Lapointe and NHL player salaries
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August 15 2012 07:49AM
"Everybody but the people who run teams base performance on how many points you get [or] how many goals. Well, we don't. If he gets goals, that helps, but you have to look at the overall contribution to the team. Martin [Lapointe]'s a character person. He comes to play every night. He came from a winning program. And we needed at his position."
- Harry Sinden
The above quote tells us a lot about how the NHL's financial situation got to be where it is today.
Note: Once again, I've culled a substantial amount of this information from Bruce Dowbiggin's Money Players. Give it a read.
A bit of background first:
Back in 2001, when Sinden made these remarks, most players didn't hit free agency until their early thirties, but there existed a clause in the CBA that any player could become an unrestricted free agent if, after ten years in the league, if said player's salary remained below league average. Because Martin Lapointe had signed longer term deals through the earlier part of his career with the Detroit Red Wings, his services had remained cost-controlled in an era when player salaries were rising dramatically. Thus, at what was then the relatively early age of 28, the two-time Cup champion was free to test the open market.
The end result of this situation is that Lapointe was signed to a $20-million, four-year deal with Sinden's Boston Bruins. Then as now, for a third-line player that had only once exceeded the twenty goal mark, this was a heck of a lot of money for the Bruins to pay (click here to see how you could make some money). Since this deal was something of a landmark, this caused a lot of people trouble.
A sign of things past:
Perhaps I should adjust this title to read "things that should have been left in the past", but the reality is, any GM that was (or continues) building a team with this intangible approach to team building was left in the dust long ago by other, more business-like (read: competent) managers around the league.
Look, knowledge of intangibles is critical to your ability to manage people in any capacity—believe me, I get it, I'm a teacher—and managing a hockey team is no different. Knowledge of a player's habits and pastimes can be critical when you make all kinds of decisions for your team, and I don't only mean trades. How is this player's young family doing? How have they been fitting in socially with the other players in the room? How is their work ethic?
When push comes to shove, however, the numbers have to come first. Signing a player to a ridiculous multi-year deal based primarily on intangibles will almost certainly lead to ruin. Some general managers put more weight on numbers than others, but it's only become more and more true that monetary investment in a player has to be tied to more concrete benchmarks.
Did Martin Lapointe turn the Bruins' franchise around by being "a character person" or "coming to play every night"? He most definitely did not, but he can't be blamed for that.
A sign of signings present:
There were a lot of factors that contributed to the spiraling player salaries throughout the 90's and early oughts: players began to disclose and compare their salaries, which brought about changes to salary arbitration, the nature of free agency changed, offer sheets were introduced, and the league owners were getting temporarily fat with the money from relocation and expansion fees. There were other factors as well, but landmark deals played a big role in ramping up the salaries of not just the Gretzkys and Lindroses, but the Martin Lapointes as well.
When a GM goes hog wild for a player that doesn't have the concrete numbers to support the financial investment, he is inflating the value of every player of the same ilk. Sure, Jaromir Jagr might have been worth 9-10 million dollars in 2001, but that deal wouldn't help player agents of middling NHLers nearly as much as when Lapointe signed this offer.
Ever wonder how a guy like Brendan Prust gets $2.5M from Marc Bergevin and the Montréal Canadiens? This is a similar, if not causally related situation. You would think, since Bergevin also signed Colby Armstrong, a player that was an overpaid, bottom-six player, that it would occur to him that it was a bad idea to give Prust that kind of money, but here we are.
Boo hoo, my players are costing me too much:
Well of course they are, idiot. For two decades, players were well-paid on the basis of intangible nonsense, and then everyone absolutely peed their pants when a player finally hit free agency under the age of thirty, causing things to get crazy for a couple years until the league wound up cancelling a whole entire season to try and fix their mess with a salary cap.
Another eight years later, general managers still become so desperate to add one "key" enforcer or a "specialist" for the PK or faceoff dot that they continue to make poor financial decisions for the sake of a player who is willing to "go to the tough areas of the ice" or "raise the compete level".
Stop signing Martin Lapointe.
August 16 2012, 04:15PM
I like Tanguay because he played with Forsberg and Sakic... Yeah, that's what it is. NBA allows offensive charging, so you either take the 3 or jog holding the ball to the hoop. There is no slow war-like penetration because you can just knock over the defender. Ontario and BC are like that too, with 4 down football in schools. They wanted more pts instead of a superior product generating those pts. I'd be curious about why NHL Franchise values have been increasing; Wings won the Cup after "losing" M.Lapointe. Boston had 21 yr old Raycroft in net during Thornton's prime. That was weird trading at the deadline for Gonchar while leaving a prospect in net. It is weird to see Washington do the same...
August 16 2012, 04:18PM
That year Boston lost with Lapointe to Mtl, Det had Hasek, Joseph, Osgood and Legace...IDK why T.O. gifted them the Cup last year, Racoon could've made a more exciting offensive attack; Boston was bringing it in the zone like they didn't have thumbs.
August 16 2012, 04:28PM
Bruins didn't pay for Thornton after and got nothing in the trade. If it wasn't for Ottawa letting Chara get away and 3 trades with Toronto, the Lapointe deal would've maimed their franchise. The value of sports franchises has gone up 5x since the 1990s. I'm guessing this is because the NFL has turned sports into entertainment, so games get viewers that theatre, concerts and movie goers once got. Boston also signed a bunch of players for under the average salary. They wouldn't pay Thornton (who got slow) or Allison (who got slow), so don't seem like a good poster child. There was something personal between Boston and Det there; Boston was happy to sign away a Wing; forget why.


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Vital Economic and Environmental Role of Wetlands Must Be Recognized to Avoid Further Degradation and Losses
Hyderabad (India), 16 October 2012 - The key role that rapidly diminishing wetlands play in supporting human life and biodiversity needs to be recognized and integrated into decision-making as a vital component of the transition to a resource-efficient, sustainable world economy, according to a new TEEB report released today.
Water security is widely regarded as one the key natural resource challenges currently facing the world. Human drivers of ecosystem change, including destructive extractive industries, unsustainable agriculture and poorly managed urban expansion, are posing a threat to global freshwater biodiversity and water security for 80 per cent of the world's population.
Global and local water cycles are strongly dependent on healthy and productive wetlands, which provide clean drinking water, irrigation for agriculture, and flood regulation, as well as supporting biodiversity and propping up industries such as fisheries and tourism in many locations.
Yet, despite the high value of these ecosystem services, wetlands continue to be degraded or lost at an alarming pace, according to The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Water and Wetlands report, released for consultation today at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention for Biological Diversity.
Half of the world's wetlands were lost during the twentieth century - due mainly to factors such as intensive agricultural production, unsustainable water extraction for domestic and industrial use, urbanization, infrastructure development and pollution. The continuing degradation of wetlands is resulting in significant economic burdens on communities, countries and businesses.
The report also highlights that the restoration of wetlands and their water-related services, also offers significant opportunities to address sustainable and cost-effective solutions to water management problems.
"Policies and decisions often do not take into account the many services that wetlands provide - thus leading to the rapid degradation and loss of wetlands globally," said UN Under-Secretary General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner.
"There is an urgent need to put wetlands and water-related ecosystem services at the heart of water management in order to meet the social, economic and environmental needs of a global population predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050," he added.
The report - initiated by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands with financial support from the Norwegian, Swiss and Finnish Governments and developed by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), together with the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Wetlands International, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - lays out a raft of recommendations that would slow and ultimately halt the degradation of wetlands.
Taking account of the value of water and wetlands in public policy and private decisions; fully integrating the management of wetlands and securing their wise use in water management; and prioritizing the further loss and conversion of wetlands through strategic environmental assessments are among the many steps that must be taken, according to the report.
"In 2008 the world's governments at the Ramsar Convention's 10th Conference of Parties stressed that for water management carrying on 'business as usual' is no longer an option", said the Ramsar Convention's Deputy Secretary General, Nick Davidson.
"This report tells us bluntly just how much more important than generally realized are our coastal and inland wetlands: for the huge value of the benefits they provide to everyone, particularly in continuing to deliver natural solutions for water - in the right quantity and quality, where and when we need it. If we continue to undervalue wetlands in our decisions for economic growth, we do at our increasing peril for people's livelihoods and the world's economies," he added.
Rapid Wetland Loss
Inland wetlands cover at least 9.5 million km² (about 6.5 per cent of the Earth's land surface), while inland and coastal wetlands together cover a minimum of 12.8 million km².
Between 1900 and 2003, the world lost an estimated 50 per cent of its wetlands, while recent coastal wetland loss in some places, notably East Asia, has been up to 1.6 per cent a year. This has led to situations such as the 20 per cent loss of mangrove forest coverage since 1980.
The main pressures on wetlands come from:
Such pressures threaten wetlands' natural infrastructure, which delivers a wider range of services and benefits than corresponding man-made infrastructure at a lower cost.
The Benefits of Wetlands
Wetlands are a key factor in the global water cycle and in regulating local water availability and quality. They contribute to water purification, denitrification and detoxification, as well as to nutrient cycling, sediment transfer, and nutrient retention and exports. Wetlands can also provide waste water treatment and protection against coastal and river flooding.
For example, The Catskill / Delaware watershed provides about 90 per cent of the water used by New York City citizens. In 1997, a study showed that building a new water treatment plant would cost between US$6 and US$8 billion, whereas ensuring good water quality through measures to reduce pollution in the watershed would only cost US$1.5 billion. This study led to programmes to promote the sustainability of the watershed.
Food Security
Wetlands play a key role in the provision of food, and habitats and nurseries for fisheries. One example is the Amu Darya delta in Uzbekistan where Intensification and expansion of irrigation activities left only 10 per cent of the original wetlands. Yet a pilot restoration project initiated in the delta - with the support of community, government and donors - led to increased incomes, more cattle, more hay production for use and sale, and an increase in fish consumption of 15 kilogrammes per week per family.
Job Security
Wetlands can be important tourism and recreation sites and support local employment. For example In the Ibera Marshes in Argentina, conservation-based tourism activities have revived the economy of Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, near the Ramsar Site "Lagunas y Esteros del Iberá", creating new jobs and allowing local inhabitants stay employed in the town rather than migrate to cities to look for work. Around 90 per cent of the population now works in the tourism sector. In order to favour local employment, the site managers provide local rangers and guides with training on working with guiding tourists. In addition, local communities receive support to establish municipal nature trails.
Wetlands are some of the most important biologically diverse areas in the world and provide essential habitats for many species. Coral reefs, peatlands, freshwater lakes, waterbirds, amphibians and wetland-dependent mammals such as hippopotamus, manatees and river dolphins are among those examples of biodiversity covered by the global Ramsar Convention network of "Wetlands of International Importance", which comprises over 2,000 sites covering over 1.9 million km.
Examples of major wetlands in the Ramsar network include: the Danube Delta in Romania and the Ukraine; the Pantanal wetlands across Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay; and Lake Chad across Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
Climate change
Wetlands provide climate regulation, climate mitigation and adaptation, and carbon storage - for example in peatlands, mangroves and tidal marshes.
Peatlands cover 3 per cent of the world's land surface, about 400 million hectares (4 million km2), of which 50 million hectares are being drained and degraded, producing the equivalent of 6 per cent of all global Carbon Dioxide emissions. While vegetative wetlands occupy only 2 per cent of seabed area, they represent 50 per cent of carbon transfer from oceans to sediments, often referred to as 'Coastal Blue Carbon'.
At the global level there is a need to ensure that the role and value of water and wetlands are integrated into implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, the Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2015, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Millennium Development Goals, among other international agreements.
The report also issued specific practical recommendations for actors at all levels, some of which are detailed below.
National and international policy makers should:
Local and regional policy-makers should:
Researchers should:
The development cooperation community should:
Businesses should:
About TEEB
The UNEP-hosted Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward. TEEB is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
About the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) - called the "Ramsar Convention" - is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the "wise use", or sustainable use, of all of the wetlands in their territories.
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"Something Is Better Than Nothing, Right?"
Shortly after auditioning one of our Repossessing Virtue interviews a few days ago, I was catching up on reading my RSS feeds when I happened upon a poignant post from Alanna at the Blood and Milk blog:
Bad development work is based on the idea that poor people have nothing. Something is better than nothing, right? So anything you give these poor people will be better than what they had before. Even if it's your old clothes, technology they can't use, or a school building with no teacher.
But poor people don't have nothing. They have families, friends – social ties. They have responsibilities. They have possessions, however meager. They have lives, no matter what those lives look like to Westerners.
And Glenna at the Scarlett Lion puts a finer point on this as she observes Liberian girls in Monrovia passing over Nancy Drew books donated by Americans. Of course I immediately hear Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina telling Krista that foreigners should just "leave us alone."
But, perhaps more importantly, I need to remember to apply these lessons closer to home as we encounter more suffering and job losses and homelessness during these tumultuous economic times. When I start to pity the bearded man who sits on a 5-gallon bucket at the off-ramp of Penn Ave and I-394 in sub-zero temperatures, I need to remember he has a life. To pity him is to judge him. That's not helping him; it's not helping me; it's not helping teach my boys in the back seat each day we encounter him.


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CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that will establish a revolving loan program to increase minority- and female-owned business participation in state construction projects. Governor Quinn made this issue a priority in his 2013 State of the State address, and the new law is part of his agenda to make business opportunities available to everyone in Illinois and drive the state's economy forward.
"Small, minority-owned firms often don't have the necessary resources to bid on state construction projects, and this new law helps them get a foot in the door," Governor Quinn said. "As the loans are paid back, those funds help other firms who are in the same situation, which grows our economy and creates jobs."
House Bill 3267, sponsored by State Representative William Davis (D-Homewood) and State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago), creates the Disadvantaged Business Revolving Loan Program and allows the Illinois Department of Transportation to make low-interest loans to certified minority- and female-owned businesses that have construction contracts with the agency. Many of these firms are small and lack the ability to obtain the lines of credit necessary to secure the bonding and capital equipment financing needed for state construction projects.
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"The contracts awarded by our state departments should reflect the diversity of Illinois," Representative Davis said. "This measure helps to provide equal opportunities for firms owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals."
"I have worked tirelessly to create a state financing program that will level the playing field for all businesses by providing working capital to contractors who are shut out by the banks but, are qualified to successfully complete state construction projects," Senator Hunter said. "A subcontractor's inability to attain lines of credit severely hinders them from attaining bonding or becoming prime contractors. This legislation works to eliminate one of the major barriers to meeting those goals."
The new law will help these firms take part in Governor Quinn's $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! program, which is supporting more than 439,000 jobs over six years. Illinois Jobs Now! is the largest capital construction program in Illinois history, and is one of the largest capital construction programs in the nation.
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CASTLE DALE, UTAH :- Albert Vernon Oman Jr., 80, passed away peacefully July 4, 2012 in Castle Dale, Utah. He was born May 5, 1932 in Moroni, Utah to Albert Vernon Oman and Mary Dorthea Larsen. He married Naoima Mills in April of 1955, later divorced. He married Anita Cox in Dec. of 1979, later divorced.
He served his country in the U.S Army.
Dad served in many LDS church callings and was a former Mayor of Castle Dale. More than anything in his life, Dad loved scouting. He served the young men of scouting tirelessly. Dad could tell a good story, you just never knew if it was true or not.
He is survived by: children-Jackie DeFriez, Elaine (Kerry) Lake, Barbara Moore, Sherrie (Todd) Stone, Candy (Kurt) Price, and Summer (Joe) Clark. He has 22 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 9, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Castle Dale LDS Stake Center (35 E. Main Street). There was a viewing Sunday from 6 - 8 p.m. at Fausett Mortuary (720 N. Center Street, Castle Dale) and on Monday at the Stake Center from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. prior to the services. Interment was in the Castle Dale City Cemetery.
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A NEW deal for a former youth centre looks set to net the Isle of Wight Council close to an extra £20,000.
Shorwell Youth Centre was due to be sold for £180,000, following a deal agreed last November, but the purchaser withdrew.
The property was put back on the market and the council has now had an offer for £199,950.
An overage clause, which could entitle the council to additional cash if the property value increased has however been reduced from 50 per cent to 20 per cent.
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Visit Superman Square in Metropolis to have your picture taken with the 15-foot-tall statue of the Man of Steel. A statue of Lois Lane is located nearby. Across the street is the Super Museum, showcasing rare Superman memorabilia and selling superhero souvenirs.
The Super Museum houses the mythical caped hero from the big green planet. The museum is filled with a $2.5 billion collection spanning 60 years, honoring the most famous hero of all time.
An amazing tribute to America's most famous Hollywood icons, features life-size figures, wardrobes, costumes, movie props, posters, dolls, statues and celebrity collectibles from around the world. Americana Hollywood is a museum dedicated to Hollywood of yesterday and today. Located 2 blocks from Harrah's Casino you will find collections from Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Pamela Anderson and Angelina Jolie, just to name a few. Come stroll through the outdoor statues and have your picture taken with the Blues Brothers or on the set of a Western ghost town. There is so much to see and do at this museum!
Located at Lincoln Memorial Park, visitors can "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" by following the presidents footsteps from Jonesboro Square to the park.
Site of one of the historic Lincoln-Douglas Debates, this park features picnic shelters, walking paths and hiking trails.
State park and historic site. October's big Fort Massac Encampment and several other living history event weekends scheduled throughout the year bring the past to life for American history buffs. The visitor center offers exhibits, information & a short film.
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Kincaid Mounds Archaeological Site is 4 miles south of Unionville Road on New Cut Road, Brookport, IL Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site is a nationally significant Native-American archaeological treasure. From about 800 AD to 1500 AD it was the 'capital' of a chiefdom that stretched from Brookport to Hamletsburg along the Ohio River. Large flat-topped mounds were erected on which the houses and temples of civil and religious elite stood. Today, the mounds still exist and a constructed overlook platform and interpretive panels tell the story of the significant contribution and historical value of this Native American culture.
Step back to Civil War days when "pig iron" was smelted at this, the first coal-fired iron furnace in Illinois, now on the National Register of Historic Places. Restored structure is in a beautiful park with fishing, hiking, and picnicking available.
Presbyterian church in continuous operation since 1850 and the site of a winter encampment during the Trail of Tears. Only site certified by state of Illinois and Cherokee Nation.
General museum featuring local history, Kirkpatrick Pottery, Native American artifacts, pioneer items and other unique collections.
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The National Gallery of Australia is celebrating its 21st anniversary since opening in 1982. To mark the occasions some of the Gallery's most treasured works have been travelling.
Throughout history artists have gained inspiration from others who have preceded them, (examples include: Willem de Kooning's Woman V—possibly based on Rembrandt's A Women bathing in a stream; Claude Monet's Haystacks, midday—possibly influenced by Hokusai's South Wind, Clear Dawn; Lucian Freud's After Cézanne—a variation on the theme of Cézanne's Afternoon in Naples; and Andy Warhol's Elvis—based on a publicity shot for the film Flaming star).
noise—the national youth media arts festival—invited young artists to find inspiration in the iconic works of art featured as part of its RE|MASTERS Out and About project, and has encouraged responses to the works. Go to the noise.net.au website for further details.
RE|MASTERS Out and About underscores the Gallery's ongoing commitment to providing access to its collections through its outstanding Partnership, Outward Loan and Travelling Exhibitions programs and has been made possible by the Australian Government's national touring exhibitions grant program Visions of Australia.
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Behind a stellar performance in the cage by sophomore goalie Frank Piechota, the University of Hartford men's lacrosse team held off Brown, 8-6, earning the program's first-ever win over the Bears in a series that dates back to 2002.
In a game that opened with nearly 25 minutes of scoreless lacrosse followed by six ties and four lead changes, Hartford managed to take the lead and hold on to it for good with 9:40 remaining on the scoreboard. With the win, the Hawks snapped a seven-game losing skid against the Bears and improve to 2-2 on the season. Brown falls to 1-2 overall.
Piechota turned away 17 Bears' shots, a career-high, to earn the second win of his collegiate career. Leading the Hawks' offense was junior Martin Bowes and sophomores Rory Nunamacher and Jared Franze who each scored twice. Rounding out the Hawks' scorers were seniors Tim Fallon and Conor Flynn who contributed one goal apiece. Andrew Feinberg contributed on five of the Bears' six goals, finishing with four goals and one assist.
Both Hartford and Brown's sticks were kept silent through the first 24:49 minutes of the game until Andrew Feinberg broke open the stalemate with 5:11 remaining in the opening half. Franze answered with his seventh goal of the season, knotting the game at 1-1 before Flynn put the Hawks ahead at the halftime break when he broke loose on a clear attempt and delivered a hard ball past Brown keeper Matt Chriss with six seconds on the scoreboard.
Brown outscored Hartford, 4-3, in the third quarter, sending the game into the final 15 tied for the fifth time. Bowes connected with Nunamacher on the man-up to put the Hawks ahead at 6-5 with 12:23 left to play however Brown responded just 17 seconds later with Parker Brown's unassisted score. Nunamacher delivered the eventual game winner with 9:40 remaining and Bowes put the game out of reach for the visitors at 8-6 with 3:26 left to play.
Hartford's defense held Parker Brown, the nation's fifth best scorer, to just one goal while forcing the Bears into 17 turnovers. Fallon lost just five duels in the contest, finishing 13-of-18 at the face-off X. The senior, who was 5-of-5 in the first half, also recorded a game-best eight ground balls.
The Hawks play host to the Bellarmine Knights on Sunday, March 13 at 1:00 p.m. Last year's match-up with the Knights was decided by a single tally as Sean Doyle scored the final two goals of the contest to lift Bellarmine to an 8-7 victory on Al-Marzook Field.


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A Steffan Jones penalty denied Zebre their first-ever RaboDirect PRO12 win as Newport Gwent Dragons narrowly edged their clash in Parma.
A Steffan Jones penalty denied Zebre their first-ever RaboDirect PRO12 win as Newport Gwent Dragons narrowly edged their clash in Parma.
The Welsh side were shellshocked as Zebre built up a healthy 10-3 lead going into the break, thanks to a try from Matteo Pratichetti and the accurate kicking of Alberto Chillon.
Jones had put three points on the board in the first half, though, and his kicking proved key in boosting the value of a solitary touchdown from Jevon Groves in the 61st minute.
Pride was realistically the only thing at stake for the Italians, who still prop up the table with a meagre haul of seven points.
But when home stand-off Chillon kicked a penalty in the 21st minute there was cause for cheer and centre Pratichetti duly went over seven minutes after Jones had levelled the scores from the kicking tee. That try was converted by Chillon and the Parmesan club held a sizeable advantage at the interval.
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Jones' second penalty brought the Dragons within sight of victory in the 56th minute and back-row forward Groves dotted down to narrow the deficit to just two points with 19 minutes to play.
The Italian crowd cheered when the subsequent penalty was missed but Parma fell silent when Jones steered his third and final penalty through the sticks to win the game in the 69th minute.
Newport close to within a point of 10th-placed Edinburgh, who lost at Ospreys on Friday, with reigning champions Leinster next up at Rodney Parade. Zebre, meanwhile, are 15 points adrift at the bottom of the table.
The scorers:
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Try: Pratichetti
Con: Chillon
Pens: Chillon 2
Yellow Card: Benettin
For Dragons:
Try: Groves
Pens: S Jones 3
Yellow Cards: Price, Buck
The teams:
Zebre: 15 Alberto Benettin, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Samuele Pace, 12 Matteo Pratichetti, 11 Sinoti Sinoti 10 Alberto Chiesa, 9 Alberto Chillon, 8 Andries van Schlakwyk, 7 Josh Sole, 6 Filippo Ferrarini, 5 Marco Bortolami (capt), 4 Michael van Vuren, 3 Luca Redolfini, 2 Carlo Festuccia, 1 Matias Aguero.
Replacements: 16 Andrea Manici, 17 Andrea de Marchi, 18 Carlo Fazzari, 19 Emiliano Caffini, 20 Filippo Cristiano, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Paolo Buso, 23 Andrea Bacchetti.
Dragons: 15 Dan Evans, 14 Adam Hughes, 13 Pat Leach, 12 Ashley Smith, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Steffan Jones, 9 Wayne Evans, 8 Phil Price, 7 Hugh Gustafson, 6 Nathan Buck, 5 Ian Nimmo, 4 Adam Jones, 3 Lewis Evans (capt), 2 Nic Cudd, 1 Ieuan Jones.
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Owen Evans, 18 Dan Way, 19 Rob Sidoli, 20 Jevon Groves, 21 Jonathan Evans, 22 Tom Prydie, 23 Jack Dixon.
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Illinois health officials are offering safety tips for cooks preparing food for holiday parties. The Illinois Department of Public Health hopes to prevent some of the estimated 250,000 cases of foodborne illness that occur each year in the state.
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