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JP Nikota
January 02 2012 12:38PM
In my last article, I wrote about how the Leafs have allowed significantly more goals so far this season than last, but that this year, the Leafs' forwards have compensated by scoring a whole lot more. The truth is, I should have said that the team has scored more goals than last year - it isn't really just the forwards, the team also is getting much better production so far this season from their defenders than they were a year ago today.
Follow me over the jump for more.
Below is a table that shows the individual breakdown of points by defenders in this season (the white section), and points by defenders up until January 1st of last season (the yellow section). Of course, our defence corps has changed personnel a few times, so not every player shows up on both sides of the table.
It's worth mentioning, I suppose, that since I did this by date, that the Leafs had played one fewer game by this date last year as they have this year. This doesn't really detract much from the larger point I'm making here.
As you can see, although the defence has posted a similar number of shots from this year to last, there is a big jump in the total number of points. The glaring difference, of course, is shooting percentage. This season, it turns out that the bounces are going their way more often in the offensive end, and less often in their own end.
To put this defensive contribution into perspective, this season, the Leafs' defenders account for 12.7% of the Leafs' goals, while last season, they accounted for only 7.6% - despite a low team total GF.
Since the Leafs had 92 goals at this time last season, and 118 this year, a difference of 8 goals from the defence actually makes up exactly half of the goal differential between seasons. The low shooting percentages had already cost the Leafs two to three wins last season by the new year.
Also relevant? The Leafs have allowed 41 goals against on the penalty kill so far this season, but only allowed a total of 62 all of last year. Hrm.
John-Michael Liles (21 Pts.) really has made up most of what Tomas Kaberle (24 Pts.) had done to this point last season, and the addition of Cody Franson more than makes up for the remaining difference, since we're using him in place of Brett Lebda The Unfortunate.
The real value of a defenceman like François Beauchemin is neglected here, but his offence isn't exactly difficult to replace.
On a different note, if you'd have asked me to guess which of Jake Gardiner or Luke Schenn had more points this year, I would have gone with Gardiner in a heartbeat. Looks like the "poise" we keep hearing about hasn't translated to points on the board just yet.
January 04 2012, 01:37PM
Love the article, love the photo more. Also with Gunnar and Phaneuf both scoring last night things are even better on the back-end.


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Jaundice is a yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes. The yellow coloring comes from bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells. Jaundice can be a symptom of other health problems.
Conditions associated with jaundice; Yellow skin and eyes; Skin - yellow; Icterus; Eyes - yellow
A small number of red blood cells in your body die each day, and are replaced by new ones. The liver removes the old blood cells. This creates bilirubin. The liver helps break down bilirubin so that it can be removed by the body in the stool.
Jaundice can occur when too much bilirubin builds up in the body.
Jaundice can occur if:
Jaundice is often a sign of a problem with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas. Things that can cause jaundice include:
Jaundice may appear suddenly or develop slowly over time. Symptoms of jaundice commonly include:
Note: If the whites of your eyes are not yellow, you may not have jaundice. Your skin can turn a yellow-to-orange color if you eat a lot of beta carotene, the orange pigment in carrots.
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Last week I was thinking about design of the main view of a new project for a new client of ours. This application is interesting in that it can deployed as an enterprise RIA as well as a tool to be used by any consumer connected to the Internet.
The mockup of the main view looks clearly like a Web portal with a number of portlets, which can be maximized, moved around, and independently communicate with the server(s). But… This Web site has to be discoverable to bring more and more new customers.
Here comes the quiz. Can you see why the previous two paragraphs have an important logical issue, which represents a misconception sitting in minds of many creators of Web content?
Being a Java developer, the JSR 168 is always in my mind and the first annoying thought is, "I can create a traditional HTML/JavaScript Web site with portlets, some of each are Flash Player SWF's and the others are regular HTML/JS markup. This will give to search engines enough of a textual chew to digest plus the benefits of more animated, engaging, and better performing (sorry, Steve) Flash content". If some of you want to bring these dopey and groundless Adobe statements that Google is indexing Flash content with special secret, mighty, but headless Flash Player, please, get real or show me the money.
And here comes the answer to my quiz. Stop confusing Web sites and rich Internet applications! Got it? OK, let me re-phrase it. A Web site and RIA are created for different purposes. Creating an HTML/JS Web site to present, promote, and make discoverable your RIA is one independent track of your project. And a-f-t-e-r the random user somehow landed on this Web page offer him or her a little link to the real beauty – a Flash-based (sorry, Steve) portal.
That's all folks. It's Sunday morning, and I need to go out and get some stuff for the barbecue – having more than 20 people over today.
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Nearly every seat in the Edmunds Conference Center at Northern Maine Community College, in Presque Isle was filled January 5th for the USDA Community Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth in Maine's largest and most northern county. The seventeen inches of snow that fell in previous days did not dissuade from excellent attendance at the Forum. In addition to the 50 people seated at the Forum, another 15 people joined the discussion from video-teleconference sites in Houlton and Madawaska, bringing the number of participants to 65. This forum was a follow-up on the Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth held by President Obama on December 3, in Washington.
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Should Lowe burn Burke again?
June 19 2008 08:10AM
So you're sitting there and you're Kevin Lowe (awesome I know, but pay attention). You have a team that's looking pretty promising and adding a power player to the roster right about now without giving anything up would be sweet. You're also one of the few teams with cap space for next year. Finally, you have a new boss you're looking to impress and know that he would love to make a splashy entrance at the "NHL Owners Club."
So what should you do?
Why, you make another huge offer sheet to an Anaheim Duck, this time Corey Perry.
Corey Perry you say? How is that possible? Well, we have it on good authority that Anaheim hasn't even begun to talk to Perry about a new contract in any real seriousness. And oh yeah, the Ducks have about zero inches of cap room in which to do anything because they already have $50,028,900 committed for next year without Perry:
They're waiting for Niedermayer, who is screwing around as per usual, stroking his grey beard and going "hmmmmmmm" about returning for another year at $6,750,000.
- They have "Dink" Pronger who makes $6.25 million a year
- They have Giguere who makes too much at $6 millon.
- They have Todd "The amateur chiropractor" Bertuzzi who makes $4 million.
- They just signed Getzlaf for all the money at the end of the rainbow at $5,325,000 per year.
(All salaries taken from hockeyanaysis.com)
For them to have the cap room to make anything work they're going to have to pitch Schneider, who is older than dirt at 37 and yet still makes $5.6 million a year. While they figure out what to do with his old corpse and are running around in circles trying to find the cap room to sign Perry, K-Lowe can swoop in on the Rexall Jet, offer Perry "Getzlaf" money and fly off together into the sunset.
You want to make that big purple vein in Burke's head dance again? Seriously K-Lowe, take a run at Getzlaf and sign him up to a long term deal. Who cares what Burke says or does? Make your new boss a happy man, and usher in the Katz Era with a bang. Oh and FYI, Burke' boss in Anaheim has just been indicted for tax evasion.
It would also seem that his business partner has been maintaining a "warehouse full of cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamines" over the past few years, amongst other things too saucy for us to talk about on this site. The owner of the Ducks has bigger problems than what old Burkie has going on in his world.
Ultimately the shenanigans going on in Anaheim in the Owners' Suite might be what drives Burke to Toronto, but that's a story for another day.
Want to read some crazy stuff about the guy who owns the Ducks and what his business partners are up to these days? Read this.
I like this idea (Burke would have a stroke if K-Lowe pulled this again), Corey Perry would be great to have in Edmonton. He has good hands, good speed, and he is big enough that he can have an impact physically. He is the one guy, other than "Tall boy", that I really disliked on Anahiem because he had an edge and a nastiness to him. Hes a more offensively talented and a much, much classier version of Sean Avery. Id say do it, afterall its a fair move under the new CBA and next years draft is supposed to suck anyways, so you might as well get a proven player instead of wasting some picks. As for Burkes reaction, WHO CARES, everyone IN TORONTO knows that the egotistical Burkie is gonna be in TO next year anyway.
WTF is Burke doing?! Maybe Toronto will swoop in there and give Perry all kinds of money.... ridiculous.
jdrevenge; That is exactly what I would love to see happen as well. Imagine the outrage next summer when Burke takes the reigns in T.O. and Perry is sitting there waiting for him.
Atleast Burke covered his ass for next season, his signing of Josh Green yesterday was a pretty savvy move as an insurance policy.
Hahaha. pretty much.
They do seem to resemble one another. That linked story is crazy. How can a crazy person get so rich?
Hahaha. This would be pretty funny. Remember Corey Perry also played with Robbie Schremp in London....So put those 2 toegther on a line in Edmonton and watch them shoot the lights out. That is if MacTavish can get over his hatred for Schremp.
I agree. Perry should get an offer from the OILERS. 4 #1 picks probably would hurt less than a first,second and third in the same year. OILERS could always trade for a couple of number ones ore more number twos.
I would enjoy watching Burke sputter, stutter, spit and swear. He set himself and the Ducks up and Lowe should hammer him like he would have hammered any opponent with his head down.


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By dr156914 on May 26, 2009
Ian Glazer from the Burton Group wrote a nice blog on having a meaningful conversation around the definition of entitlement management. Ian was responding to a blog by Ian Yip and basically states we need more specificity around entitlements in the context of access controls. I agree with Ian's sentiment and thought I'd take some time to discuss how Sun thinks about entitlement management when it comes to access controls.
First, as Ian points out in his blog we agree that entitlement management is to vague a term and cuts across many facets of identity management including roles, provisioning, access controls and reporting. When it comes to access controls we've decided to refer to it as "entitlement enforcement" so that it's clear that we are talking about the run-time enforcement of access entitlements.
Second, when we refer to entitlement enforcement we believe that we are discussing the fine-grained access controls around resources. That is, rather than protecting "doorways" or coarse-grained access we provide authorization decisions around all the "objects" within an application or resource (often referred to as fine-grained authorization). For example, a common scenario we see is in the financial services area and the need to provide entitlement enforcement around specific fields within a banking portal. For instance, a banking portal may want to provide access controls that limit the amount of money that subjects such as individuals, roles or groups can transfer. I may have the ability to transfer $1 million dollars and Ian may have the ability to transfer $5. Note that the access controls I'm talking about are not only specific to urls, but also other resources such as fields, calendars, etc.
Third, entitlement enforcement requires policy enforcement points that are easy to deploy and scalable. Sun is approaching this in two ways. 1) OpenSSO can be deployed as a policy enforcement point or 2) we will be offering a Fedlet policy enforcement point, a lightweight method for embedding policy enforcement points within applications. The key to this effort is making it lightweight and performant at the same time. Basic jist is if you have all the capabilities to implement entitlement enforcement but it isn't repeatable and scalable in terms of deployment then it won't be practical to implement and could hinder adoption.
Four, Sun believes that all aspects of an entitlement enforcement solution imply scale. Your policy store needs to scale. The user interface needs to scale to allow people to manage lots o' policies and the entitlement enforcement solution needs to be performant to ensure it can handle lots and lots of authorization transactions.
Five, auditability and simulation of policies is important as well. Entitlement enforcement needs to fit in to the development process so that administrators and developers can work together to define applications, develop policies and test policies throughout development, QA, staging and production. Providing tools to do this and ensuring that admins can export policies from the entitlement solution so that they can develop error free scripts as they move from environment to environment is critical.
Six, identity services are key to entitlement enforcement. The fine-grained nature of entitlements means there is a much larger burden on developers to tie policy to a centralized system. There needs to be several options that developers can use to handle embedding entitlements in the application or container. This includes lightweight identity web services such as OAUTH/REST, standard protocols such as SAML/XACML and complete abstraction via agents. Depending on the customer, we believe you need to support multiple options. Whereas a Web 2.0 company may be very excited about REST a financial services company may be more focused on agents and completely abstracting authorization from the developer. As Gerry points out, there are many ways to do this whether it be using XACML, WS\*, OAUTH, etc, etc, etc.
Finally, Sun has a unique belief that entitlement enforcement should be part of your web access management solution. This is not specific to the definition of entitlement enforcement, but rather our belief around how to pragmatically implement it. Deploying separate WAM solution and entitlement enforcement solution adds unnecessary complexity to your identity infrastructure and vastly increases the TCO. It means that organizations have multiple products to maintain and upgrade. It also means that customers will likely have multiple policy stores within their organization. From our perspective, WAM solutions were built to handle entitlement enforcement and it is a natural extension of web access management that is more likely to lead to customer adoption rather then requiring someone to license and deploy a separate component in their environment.
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The old fashioned auction where potential buyers would check out the items in a specified location and formulate their bids just may be a thing of the past for the county. The Emery County Commissioners approved the participation of the county on the auction site publicsurplus.com.
Commissioner Jeff Horrocks said the clerk/auditor's office will be in charge of placing items on the auction site. The department heads will be responsible for getting the information to the clerk's office where they will submit it to the site. Pictures of the items can also accompany the information on each item. Currently the county has vehicles, fire trucks, a microwave oven and other items that will be placed on the site. Items will be placed on the site as they become surplus and no longer needed by the county.
"It's a good idea to get rid of these items, before they sit for a year and lose their value. There is no expense to the county for listing," said Commissioner Horrocks.
The purchaser of the auction items is responsible for payment to the site and for pick-up or shipping of the item they have purchased. The county reserves the right to hold on-site auctions in the future if they choose.
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The county approved the transfer of their prescription plan from Med Impact to Caremark Pharmacy Network Prescription plan. Personnel director, Mary Huntington said the county is planning a benefit fair on May 2 and they wanted the switch in place by then so the new network can come to the fair to explain and present information. The switch in plans will reduce costs to the county.
The commission approved Al Shakespaere to be a member of the Emery County Council on Aging. Jeff Tuttle will fill the vacancy on the Castle Valley Special Service District board. Ted Curtis will be the newest member of the North Emery Water Users special service district board.
The commission approved the request from Mike McCandless to get the paperwork going for a grant to the Economic Development Administration to construct the road to the new Conductive Composites building near Cleveland. The company is currently working out of the Green River airport building. This new facility will employ approximately 50 people in the county with good jobs. The company will put half the money for the project in an escrow account. The road will be a county road when it's completed. The road will be bid out. No county funds will be used in the building of the road. The grant application needs to be submitted by March 15.
Commissioner James Nelson reported the pool users had submitted a petition to him with a list of items they would like addressed. He said most of their concerns have been mitigated. The automatic door has been fixed. The lifeguards all have uniforms now.
He attended the Governor's Energy Summit held in Salt Lake and he listened to a presentation by the nuclear power company and it was very informative. He also attended elected officials day at the legislature.
Commissioner Laurie Pitchforth said she attended the energy summit as well and they had lunch with the people from Blue Castle Holdings and they learned a lot. They are a group of hard working dynamic men trying to get the nuclear power plant near Green River from a dream to a reality. She attended the legislature where Sen. David Hinkins and Rep. Christine Watkins, Rep. Kay McIff joined the elected officials for lunch and visited with them concerning legislation affecting rural counties.
Commissioner Pitchforth invited everyone to the March Lunch and Learn for the Emery County Business Chamber. Tyler Wilkinson will be the speaker and he is a motivational speaker from St. George who will speak on positive outlooks in business. It will be on March 21 at noon at the Museum of the San Rafael.
Commissioner Horrocks said they are watching HB 176 which passed the House yesterday. It is Rep. Mike Noel's bill on public land. Commissioner Horrocks said it could possibly affect the county's land use bill and they are watching it carefully. The Association's of County Governments is watching House Bill 139 which could affect them and also the CIB.
The emergency preparedness fair for Carbon and Emery counties will be held on April 28 this year at the Carbon County events center.
The commission approved the consent agenda which included: out of state travel for Brent Langston to attend the national district attorney's association forensic evidence course in San Francisco, Calif; out of state travel for Bret Mills to attend the 2012 national translator association annual meeting and convention in Albuquerque, N.M.; approval of 3 percent pay increase for Cheryl Cox after successful completion of six month orientation period as a court clerk and the 3 percent COLA increase other employees received the first pay period in 2012; hire of Dell Mead as a full time with benefits, corrections cook; appointment of Annette Allen as a full time with benefits, Department of Motor Vehicles branch manager; approval to recruit for a part-time no benefits, DMV technician.


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In Defense of David Moss
Kent Wilson
August 27 2010 11:02AM
In the wake of a disappointing season, a lot of Flames players have become targets for fan angst - some deservedly, others not-so-much. David Moss has become one such target for a variety of reasons.
Perhaps primary amongst them is the fact that he just isn't all that compelling a player upon inital inspection. A former seventh rounder with mostly nominal counting stats under his belt, Moss isn't overly big, can't skate all that fast and doesn't have an impressive shot. He's a player that can fade into the background of many a game.
Moss has a spot on the Flames roster because he's a smart player, however. He garners results because he simply doesn't do a lot wrong. He's one of those rare, low-priced players whose weaknesses don't wholly compromise his game in any one area. That's one of the reasons he along with Conroy and Glencross combined to form perhaps the most formidable third line in the NHL during the 2008-09 season - the trio managed 127 points and were amongst league leaders in terms of possession, despite the fact that many of the other, higher priced Flames players started more often in the offensive zone (including Iginla and Cammalleri). That line drove the bus against similar competition that year and their success may ironically be another reason that Moss has fallen out of favor recently.
After tallying 20 goals and 39 points, Moss' 2009-10 was obviously a let down. With just 8 goals and 17 points in 69 games, it's hard not to see David as expendable on a club seraching for offense going forward. His struggles sprung from a number of factors:
1.) He began the year on the wing of the ill-fated Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla line. It seemed like a big step forward for Moss; a reward from the coaching staff for his break-out the year before. Of course, in retrospect, nothing could be further from the truth. Brent Sutter sent that line out against the big boys and they got trounced in terms of possession and scoring chances in the early going. No winger outside of Alex Ovechkin was saving that unit.
2.) He injured his shoulder in January and missed 13 games. Moss didn't look quite right for awhile after returning and it wouldn't surprise me if it took him some time to get back on the horse after the injury.
That said, if you inspect this scoring chance post, you'll notice David landed on the positive side of the ledger this season at even strength. His SC ratio of 52% was fairly strong and would have been better had he not spent the first week or so with Jarome and Olli (scoring chance ratio for 12, 21 and 25 = 45.5%). So what depressed his scoring so much? Besides playing just 64 games, Moss had a rotten PDO (96.4), one of the worst on the team in fact. His on-ice SH% in isolation (5.0%) was in fact the very worst on the club (as compared to 8% and 7% the two seasons previous). So the hockey gods weren't kind to Moss last year.
To add further meat to this defense, I decided to compare Moss to Ales Kotalik - a player with whom he is ostensibly battling for a roster spot in the minds of many. Here is their gross point totals over the last 3 seasons:
|11 points
|39 points
|17 points
|43 points
|43 points
|27 points
Seems like a slam dunk, really. Although he's pricier, the points totals suggest that Kotalik is the superior player. Especially since the Flames are looking to increase the GF column. Always remember, though, that all things must be considered in context: here are the pertinent games played and ice-times for each guy.
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PP ice
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PP ice
The difference in offensive totals becomes less authoritative when the context of each players ice time is added: Kotalik has appeared in 39 more games and played 632 more ES minutes the last 3 seasons. The real major difference between the two comes on the PP though - Kotalik's 691 minutes is 2.5 times more than Moss' 274 total. It's no coincidence, therefore, that the one season the two players were within spitting distance of each other points-wise (2008-09) is the lone year Moss is anywhere near Kotalik in terms of ice.
Perhaps Kotalik gets more ice simply because he's the superior player? Well, not really. Here's each players pertinent underlying numbers at ES over the last 3 seasons:
|Qual Comp
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Moss was the more efficient producer of points at 5on5 each year and was far superior in terms of moving the puck north, even though they started from the offensive end about the same amount. The qual comp suggests Kotalik was facing tougher minutes, but the truth is both landed in about the middle of the curve for each team(s) they played for over the selected time period. The only place Kotalik has consistently outplayed Moss is the power play, where he's averaged over 3.5 PPP/60. Moss crested 4.00 PPP/60 in 2008-09 (the only year he spent significant time on the man advantage), but was sub 2.00 in both the other seasons. We should also keep in mind that Kotalik has probably spent a lot of time on primary power play units over the last three years, while Moss has mostly been relegated to second-unit duty.
In the overall picture, Moss is the superior player at ES and probably slightly worse on the PP. At a cap hit of $1.3M, his value is hard to beat - Kotalik at $3M/year doesn't come close. What's more, because of his lackluster counting stats, Moss' trade value is probably minimal at this point, meaning the club won't be gaining by moving him, even if it's just for cap space - there's a sizeable chance his replacement would either be worse or more expensive (or both).
August 27 2010, 11:28AM
Great read Kent.
I would be seriously sorry to see Moss go anywhere. Super valuable player, and really just had a bad season (along with the entire club) last season. I fully expect a return to form come next season.
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I would be seriously sorry to see Moss go anywhere. Super valuable player, and really just had a bad season (along with the entire club) last season. I fully expect a return to form come next season.
Return to form? I don't think that Moss has had enough of a career to determine his form. Really even if we could determine it in all rational likelihood at this point in time we would have to determine that his true ability is probably closer to 09-10 Moss then 08-09 Moss (Meaning that we would have to consider his 20G year the outlier rather then the standard).
Not to say that I think last year was the best that he could do but I don't think he's a legit likely perienniel 20G scorer
I think Moss could return to a 30 point guy. Maybe not 20 goals, but I think him & Glencross bring it when they play together and would love to see them on the 3rd line. Seeing as we have 3 2nd line centers I don't know who'll play with them but.....
Moss did benefit in 2008-08 from his linemates as Ken says. I don't see 20 goals again unless he plays more PP or top line/2nd line. I believe his averages will be 15 goals, 15 assists per season long term. But, remember that darn Salary Cap...so for around 30 points his current salary is good and comparatively beter than Kotalik who may end up an average 20 goals and 20 assists lifetime.
I think based on his 08/09 season, expectations rose to unreasonable standards. I thought he may be on his way to being a legit 2nd line secondary scorer. In reality, he's more likely a solid 3rd line guy in the Fernando Pisani mode (when he was healthy) - big guy that plays a solid two-way game and can chip in offensively here & there; not flashy or overly noticeable, but not a liability.
I'm one of the guys that was disappointed in him last season and would have been willing to move him... still would be, perhaps. BUT, as Kent points out, given his boxcars, he's not likely to fetch much, and with his contract, any replacement would either be worse or more expensive (or both).
August 27 2010, 06:53PM
If he sticks to a relatively inexpensive contract, I would enjoy having Moss as one of the Flames' 3rd line wingers for another few years.
I like Moss a ton. The teammate question is a good one, he did play a bunch with Conroy who anybody reasonable would know is all that and more.
Still, Moss contributes to winning games, plain and simple.
I thought that was all that mattered, but some fools still feel the need to pigeonhole players into nice and neat categories.
This AFTER they watch all 82 games and see these players more or less for what they really are. Damn. It'd be funny if it weren't so goddamn sad.
August 29 2010, 08:25PM
Isn't it a bit apples to oranges comparing Moss to Kotalik. Different roles, teams, line-mates, expectation, etc. Wouldn't a comparison to Glencross (or someone playing a similar role) be better to determine Moss' value? Kotalik has been in a different role. There appears to be too many variables.
That said, I get that Sutter may need to choose between the two players. I admit that Moss is generally not a liability on the ice. However, a third line needs to put up some points.
If you believe that 08/09 is reflective of Moss capabilities then I agree he is the better of the two players. However, if you take 08/09 out of the equation Moss really doesn't stand out as a point producer.
Kotalik is a PP specialist and a proven 20-goal scorer. Looking at ES chances is all fine in dandy. However, the Flames need a few players that can actually capitalize on some of those chances.
August 29 2010, 09:34PM
Kotalik's PP abilities are on the point, though. The Flames already have at least 2.5 solid point d-men (Gio/White/JBo), as well as the Joker.
Holy crap there it is again! The 20-goal-scorer pigeonhole!
August 30 2010, 09:18AM
"the world needs ditch-diggers too". I've got no problem with Moss - no high expectations, so at his price point, there's nothing wrong with him. Some guys are meant to be there to give the stars a breather....now, those stars need a swift kick in the butt though!
Holy crap there it is again! The 20-goal-scorer pigeonhole!
Maybe you're right!
I've got a crazy idea: let's start Moss on the first line with Iggy. His lack of skill will keep him humble and his hard work will make him likable. Humble, nice guys always win right? Kane who?
I've got a crazy idea: let's start Moss on the first line with Iggy. His lack of skill will keep him humble and his hard work will make him likable.
Do you one better, let's give Iggy a linemate who can't be bothered to give strong support to the D even though his position calls for it, who can't win a puck battle to save his life, who can't keep half the plays in the offensive zone alive due to poor vision and haphazard shot selection, and whose idea of neutral zone transition is to attempt - and fail - to mow his way, 1on1, through prepared defenders.
Man that would be senseless and stupi - oh wait! The fans have *already* penciled in Jokinen as our #1 centre beside Iginla!
August 30 2010, 04:43PM
Holy crap there it is again! The 20-goal-scorer pigeonhole!
Seriously? We want to play the definitions game. I have a better one for pathetic: Spending time insulting people on the internet for using a common hockey term on a hockey site.
If it helps you a good one for 20-goal scorer would be: A player who has scored 20-goals or more in 4 of his 7-seasons, and been on a 20-goal pace for 2 more. Its much faster to just say 20-goal scorer though.
Bottom line is Moss' defensive results are as much a credit to his line-mates as they are to him. He doesn't kill penalties (odd for a guy supposedly so effective in a D role). He is ineffective on the PP. He lacks the physical tools (speed, shot, hands).
The comparison is limited to three seasons and includes Kotalik's worst year (09/10) and ignores his previous 4 seasons of good production. It also includes Moss' best year (08/09) which appears to be abnormal production. Mitigate those to abnormalities and Kotalik is by far the superior point getter.
Moss' line mates further corrupt the comparison. We have seen on this site how much of an impact your line-mates have on these numbers.
I have no illusions that Kotalik is an ideal player. I am perfectly aware of his liabilities. I don't know who I would pick between him and Moss.
But there is no denying that the Flames need goals and in my opinion Kotalik is better at providing them then Moss.
Since you undoubtedly do not know anything about the actual effect of context of icetime on results such as goals scored, it suffices to say that your opinions on this matter lack value.
August 30 2010, 05:43PM
Since you undoubtedly do not know anything about the actual effect of context of icetime on results such as goals scored, it suffices to say that your opinions on this matter lack value.
Undoubtedly. No idea. I disagree with you. Must be a moron. You seriously refer to other people as pathetic? Really??


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Sue, you and I had almost identical experiences. I also got a hypo and had an easy time. I thank God for it today. I gained 14 lbs and exercised every day. my son is 36. I don't believe labor should be an endurance contest when pain meds are available.
i have read all the information given in your site, which is very useful. thanks for all this
I am a very lucky Mom. Our first born was 3 weeks early, my water broke @ 5:30am,got to the hospital at 6 and he was born at 6:32am. One push! Our daughter was 2 wks early, got to the hospital @ 12:20pm and she was born @ 1:15pm. No labor pains with either child, which can be scary since you don't know you are in labor because there is no pain. I exercised with both preganancies and truly believe that helped. Like I said, I'm a lucky girl. Good luck ladies.
I am due in 2 weeks! I am planning on having a medication free labor. I don't want to be like some mothers who can't recall their labors at all. It would be like waking up at the end of your wedding or some other life alternating event. I am not too posh to push. And I can't wait to see my little one come into this world!
I think we live in a good time. If medical pain management is needed, it is available. If women want to expereince all of their labor without medication, that is supported also. We have some great options open for us. If I could preach one thing it would be that our bodies know how to have a baby. We have to learn how to let our bodies do their job. Letting go is never as easy as it sounds.
I'm due in about a week and a half and I'm striving for an all natural labor. I keep reminding myself that women have been doing this for millions of years... before drugs! It's just the way nature intended. I have a positive attitude and a pretty good tolerance for pain. Wish me luck!!
I am like Sue. When I got to the hospital (baby number 1) the nurse at an Army hospital gave me a shot. I slept through all my labor. My husband said the last 30 minutes or so, I was only awake for the contractions and would go back to sleep after each one. My first baby was born less than 4 hours after I got to the hospital. Baby number two and baby number 3 were very easy and came three hours after being admitted to the hospitals - three different hospitals. I gained 21 lbs. with each pregnancy and walked daily lots of miles. All three deliveries were wonderful.
Labor can be an amazing and awesome experience, especially if you prepare ahead of time. I love how Mary talked about a "mantra" and saying the same positive thing over and over, as women usually need some form of ritual to help them cope with the contractions. Some people say that a positive attitude is 90% of how women do in labor. I agree with Mary that position changes and movement are always great to help baby move through the pelvis and out into the world, and help women cope and can even shorten labor time. Good support from a caregiver, doula, and loved ones are also essential, as is learning about the process and what is typical and natural for women and babies in labor. Of course, keeping upright pushing positions and especially ones that work with gravity for pushing are the best. We have also learned that keeping routine and unnecessary medical interventions to a minimum are of benefit to not only the mother and baby, but usually also to the progress of labor. Medical Interventions have their place and time, but come with some implications too. One resource you might want to check out is Lamaze International. They have some articles called "The Six Healthy Birth Practices", that give you relevant, sound information on how to achieve a natural, safe and healthy birth.
Why not take advandage of the pain relief meds that are available now? I don't think labor should be unduly painful but leave the mother with a wonderful birth experience.
I had a baby almost 35 years ago. When I got to the hospital, the nurse gave me a hypo. I don't even remember labor because I slept through it and my baby was born with just a couple of pushes four hours later.
To this day, I thank the Lord for m awesome experience. What a kind, compassionate doctor I had!
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Former Mississippi State pitcher and first-round draft pick Chris Stratton has been hospitalized after being struck in the head by a line drive during batting practice, according to a report by CSNBayArea.com.
Stratton, a Tupelo native, is playing for Salem-Keizer of the short-season Northwest League. He was hit during batting practice and taken by ambulance. According to the report, Stratton is in stable condition with a concussion, and doctors are evaluating him to see if there is any further damage.
His father, Lee Stratton, told the Journal tonight that Chris is doing OK. "He is staying in the hospital tonight for observation," Lee said.
Stratton posted an 11-2 record and 2.38 ERA for MSU as a junior, earning consensus All-American honors. San Francisco drafted him 20th overall in June, and he's been in Oregon with Salem-Keizer the past several weeks. In eight games (five starts), Stratton is 0-1 with a 2.76 ERA. In his last outing, on Monday, he tossed four shutout innings.
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Skip to comments.Entergy investigating Super Bowl blackout
Posted on 02/04/2013 9:41:44 AM PST by thackney
The Super Bowl power outage on Sunday happened after electrical monitoring equipment sensed an abnormality in the system, according to the power provider for the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Entergy, which provides power to the Superdome, along with 2.8 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, said in a statement Monday that the change triggered a partial electrical shutdown. Entergys service area includes 400,000 customers in southeast Texas, including homes in Beaumont, Port Arthur, The Woodlands, Huntsville and Conroe. The only customer affected by the problem was the Superdome, Entergy spokesman Michael Burns told FuelFix.
Shortly after the beginning of the second half of the Super Bowl in the Mercedes Benz Superdome, a piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system, Entergy said in a joint statement with stadium operator SMG. Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue.
The outage partially darkened the stadium when half the lights shut off and scoreboards went out throughout the arena. It caused a 34 minute delay in play that was credited with shifting momentum in Sunday nights NFL championship game. The partial blackout was followed by an offensive surge from the San Francisco 49ers, who lost to the Baltimore Ravens in a game that came down to the final seconds.
Entergy and SMG said backup generators kicked in immediately as designed and that full power was restored.
It was not clear what caused the abnormality. CBS broadcasters initially reported that the NFL suspected a power surge was the problem.
The fault-sensing equipment activated where the Superdome equipment intersects with Entergys feed into the facility, the statement said.
The FBI does not suspect any kind of attack played a role int he partial blackout, Mary Beth Romig, a spokeswoman for the bureaus New Orleans field office, told FuelFix.
We have no indication that last nights power outage in the dome was ever a result of a threat of terror or a cyber attack, Romig said.
The outage occurred shortly after an energy-intensive halftime performance from Beyonce, involving light displays, video boards and fireworks.
The companies said they are still investigating the incident to determine the root cause of the abnormality.
Were conducting a root-cause analysis to determine exactly what happened, Burns said. Were obviously trying to do it as quickly as possible.
The companies said no additional issues were detected in the electrical system.
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NO one here was surprised. You'd have to understand how completely INCOMPETENT Entergy La is. We waited 8 days after Issac for power- while convoys of repair trucks sat idle waiting for instructions. We BROILED in 90+ degrees,lost all our food and complained. Other areas served by Cleco etc were back in service in a couple of days. Entergy + N.O. lazy maintenance led to this. My question is- since Mercedes Benz now underwrites the Dome-why didn't that company make sure it was in 100% working order,complete check of everything. They can certainly afford it.
Can't help but think of Nicolae Ceausescu and the constant power outages throughout the 1980s in Romania.
The cynical side of me says that the NFL sanctioned the partial and temporary sabatoge because it looked like a runaway game almost from the git go. They were probably afraid many on the East Coast would shut it off and get some sleep before work on Monday morning. Bud and Coke won't pay full price for that.
Gotta keep those eyes on the tube to see the advertisements in order to collect the ad revenue.
Nothing will come of this 'investigation'. It will be dropped and people will forget. Sandy Hook, Benghazi, the slain Navy Seals are but a memory already...
I kept thinking of Steve from Journey.
So let me get this straight there is an investigation on a blackout - which for my part should happen during half-time. Yet no investigation on BENGHAZI.
Beyonce's sexy halftime performance must have blown a fuse;)
I think it was the spirit of Dandy Don singing 'Turn out the lights, the party's over.'
I lived near Jackson, MS for a few years and Entergy tore up my front yard. After they sent some half-a$$ed help to patch up the lawn, I threatened them with court. They finally paid up.
It was merely a carbon time out period.
***Beyonces sexy halftime performance must have blown a fuse;)***
I did not see it but from what I've heard it reminds me of the treasonous Jane Fonda in BARBARELLA destroying the sex machine with the vibs she created.
Only in the chocolat city.
The Superdome probably uses a 'smart-meter'
Anyone who's worked in a warehouse/shop area knows that if you turn out the highbay lights, even for a moment, it'll be 20 minutes before they'll come back on. The bulbs have to cool off before they'll restart. That's one reason they're probably not installed in newer buildings.
I wonder if the reports that say a "power surge" was the problem are simply using that term becuase the people who know what happened think the rest of the populace is too ignorant to understand what actually happened.
1. Global warming.
It was Bush's fault.<> FYI..MB doesn't "underwrite" the SuperDome..they just pay for "naming rights"..they have nothing to do with the running/maintenance of the place. However, if the SuperDome is NOT run properly, then MB can cancel the deal, take their name off the place....too bad Yugo isn't around anymore.
I certainly hope you have since installed a backup generator in advance of the next hurricane.
I don't think MBZ has any control over anything other than the color of the logo painted on the ceiling. They bought naming rights, and nothing more.
I apologize if I missed any sarcasm that may have been intended in your post.
I'll vouch for that. I live in Conroe and I didn't lose power.
Half-time show should have been during the blackout! What a waste stomping around a stage....she has no talent!
Instead of opening her stupid mouth wrt politics, she should have just continued to make Barbarella movies!;)
Planning on being an Atlantan before the next hurricane. Evacuating is no way to live-and N.O. is doomed in many ways. I'm done.
No sarcasm-just didn't know what Mercedes Benz paid for. Hate football-glad its over.
# 1 - A backfeed from auxilliary generators from the halftime show.
# 2 - A cyberterrorism hack of the grid.
# 2A - caused by Anonymous. Motive-hurt the team from California (whose sidelines were the dimmest) in revenge for SOPA. It backfired.
# 2B - caused by the AQ. Not likely because there were no simultaneous attacks elsewhere, which is AQ's preferred M.O.
# 2C - caused by the Chicoms. Motive-a warning shot.
# 2D - caused by DHS to generate fear and anxiety and make the case for more TSA type security anywhere and everywhere.
By a small quirk of geography, I dodged the Entergy bullet and hae SLEMCO. I've been very satisfied with their service through several hurricanes.
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What Is The Worst Song You Ever Heard In Your Life ??
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What Is The Worst Song You Ever Heard In Your Life ??
This Thread Is Simple ..
Hmm...So many to choose from...
Any and all songs by the Jonas Bros., "Lipgloss" by Li'l Mama, Anything by Post-Rihanna Chris Brown(Well, maybe not everything...)
If I think up some more, I'll post again.
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anything from hannah montana, jonas brothers, my chemical romance, brokencyde and more
Whats the latest Disney remake? I pick that one.
I Love You!
Any Aaron Carter songs that ever came out. I mean single last one.
Manga reading list: Bleach, Naruto, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, One Piece, Code Breaker, Gamaran, Kuroko No Basket, Fairy Tail, The World God Only Knows, Kimi No Iru Machi, Good Ending, Medaka Box, Nisekoi, D.Gray-Man, Ao No Exorcist, Freezing, Magi - Labyrinth of Magic, Soul Eater, Rosario Vampire Season II, Iris Zero, Ubell Blatt, Bloody Cross, Sun-Ken Rock, and Infinite Stratos,
to me that is kind of a dumb question cause it the first 10 second of the song or beat suck i wont even listen to the rest.. but damn there any songs they play on the radio suck ass like 50cent eminem jay z kanye west they all suck hardcore
I'm in hate mode today, so...
1. All Techno. XKCD says it best. "Couldn't you just download the free sample, and then loop it 40 times, and you'd get the same thing?"
2. All Gangsta Rap. Heck, all rap that talks about getting girls. By extension all Hip-hop and R&B that talks about getting laid.
3. Lady Gaga's songs (I think she can probably sing though. Give her a good song).
I'd rather listen to Jonas Brothers before I listen to any of those.
kuroihikari@ =O....u have a hate mode?...oh god...save us..
Apparently my "today" only lasted all of 1 minute I was writing that post .
I had to bear 8 hours yesterday at work listening to the only decent radio station and all they had playing was those stuff.


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TOMS is well-known for their One for One™ movement, providing people in need with a pair of TOMS shoes or eye care with every corresponding purchase made. The brand features numerous styles and colors in footwear, and has seen increasing popularity amongst consumers worldwide, both online and in stores.
To support its rapid business growth and international expansion, TOMS is using Oracle Commerce to personalize its online customer experience by delivering relevant content and recommendations to customers, providing a faster, easier checkout and a more visual, content-rich shopping experience with integrated ratings and reviews.
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