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by Diana Senechal
In a recent head-scratcher of an article in Education Next, economist Eric A. Hanushek puts forth the argument that effective teachers produce higher salaries in their students.
The logic? Well, according to labor data, students whose high school test performance is one standard deviation above average (that is, students at the 84th percentile) can expect to earn 10 to 15 percent more per year than the student of average achievement. Hanushek assumes, apparently, that this high performance was the result of large gains over the years (as measured by test scores). We'll get to that in a moment.
Now, according to Hanushek, if we consider that a "high-performing" teacher (at or above the 84th percentile) produces achievement gains of 0.2 standard deviations above those of students with an "average" teacher, and if one takes into account attenuation over time, one finds that such teachers will boost their students' collective earnings by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The figure offered for a teacher in the 84th percentile with a class of 20 students is $400,000 per year; even a teacher in the 60th percentile will raise students' earnings by $106,000.
With all due respect to Hanushek, I find that his argument oscillates between the silly and the scary. The silly part is this: there is no evidence (as far as I know) that students in the highest percentiles in high school are those who made the greatest gains on their standardized tests over the years. In fact, I suspect that most of them did pretty well on those tests all along. The top level on many of these tests is not very high; once you reach a certain level of proficiency, your gains don't show. Unless it can be demonstrated that these top-percentile students did indeed have the greatest gains—and that their teachers had the highest value-added scores—the argument flops.
Also, there's no reason to assume that "high-performing" teachers—those whose students make the greatest gains—bring their students to the 84th percentile or higher. It is quite possible that the larger gains occur at lower levels. For many reasons, I suspect that they tend to cluster around the average—but whether or not that is the case, there is no indication that they continue in linear fashion up to the top.
As for the scary part, let us take the argument to its logical conclusion. Suppose teachers could "produce" higher salaries in students, and suppose the "highest-performing" teachers produced the highest salaries, on average. Wow—then you'd have a cadre of test score virtuosi churning out lawyers, CEOs, social network inventors, surgeons, and change readiness consultants by the thousands. Now, some people enjoy those professions, but not all do.
Who, then, "produces" the foresters, violinists, English professors, marine biologists, simultaneous translators, teachers, firefighters, museum guides, electricians, editors, and cabinet makers? Does this fall to the not-quite-so-high-performing teachers? If so, maybe the ultimate "effectiveness" is not entirely desirable. This does not mean, of course, that anyone should settle for so-so teaching and learning. Yet we cannot assume, across the board, that more or higher equals better.
Now, most people want a good salary, up to a certain threshold. Very few want to live in poverty, to depend on others, or to be left without choices. But beyond that threshold, many may choose a profession or job that doesn't pay spectacularly but is otherwise rewarding. Many want to keep their job low-key so that they can do things outside of work.
I realize that that isn't quite the point—that we are talking about the difference between those who reach a certain level of achievement in school and those who don't—and the consequences of such a gap. But even there, many ambiguities remain. Although high achievers tend to earn higher salaries, not all do or wish to do so, nor do lower achievers (within a certain range) necessarily end up lost and impoverished.
What do teachers "produce"? If there is free will, they produce nothing. They teach, inspire, and encourage their students; they demand the best of their students; and they point to many possibilities, through the subject matter and their own examples. They help students reach a point where they can support themselves and do something they enjoy. But it is the student who takes off and does it—often making choices that confound the teachers and parents. That is how it should be. Otherwise, for all our fanfare over the Future, we would be trapped in an eternal Industrial Age, with teachers turning out remote-control dolls.
Diana Senechal's book, Republic of Noise: The Loss of Solitude in Schools and Culture, will be published by Rowman & Littlefield Education in November 2011.


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text: blog postsBrian Dill, expert on development in AfricaDec 19, 2012 3:54 pmEconomicsGeneralShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesAfrica gets little routine attention through much of the year, but it is the focus of many year-end charity appeals for aid in dealing with hunger, disease and the ravages of war. The problems are real and the appeals understandable, but how much do they reinforce a single, gloomy view of the continent? Sociologist Brian Dill studies development and energy issues in Tanzania and in Africa generally, and teaches a course on Africa in world perspective. In an interview with News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain, Dill discusses what's often missing from the American view of Africa, its past and future. It seems we often envision Africa as one homogeneous place, and an exotic one at that. It has always struck me as odd that Africa is routinely referred to as if it were a single country rather than a large, diverse continent. This tendency to homogenize has made it possible for truly exceptional situations, such as the genocide in Rwanda or the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda, to misrepresent the reality of a place with 54 countries and nearly one billion residents. Imagine visiting inner city Detroit, eastern Kentucky, or Sioux County, North Dakota, and believing that these places represent the lifestyles and everyday experiences of most Americans. Moreover, in terms of landmass, Africa is larger than the United States, China, India, Argentina, and western Europe combined! How, then, can we justifiably view Africa as a uniform place of difference? Africa is a place of incredible diversity – linguistically, culturally, ecologically and so on. And yet it is important to bear in mind that Africans – like people everywhere – want to raise their children in a secure world with the opportunities to improve their quality of life and fulfill their dreams. Dictators and dysfunction are central to many impressions of governments in Africa, but you note that democracy is a growing trend in many countries. Since 1990, societies in sub-Saharan Africa have made steady if sometimes halting progress toward the establishment of democratic institutions. Twenty-five years ago, political rights and civil liberties were in very short supply. The vast majority of the region's residents lived under oppressive rule; authoritarian regimes were the norm; and postcolonial leaders exhibited little interest in either procedural or substantive democracy. Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization, classified only three countries "free"at the time. Today, nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa occupy this favorable category and another 21 are considered "partially free." We should also note that in Africa, as elsewhere, democracy is more than mere procedures and institutions. The advancement of democracy in African countries will require the ongoing commitment of their citizens. On this point, the trends are also favorable. Surveys conducted over the past decade by Afrobarometer, an independent research group, have consistently demonstrated that there is widespread support for democracy and a clear rejection of authoritarian alternatives. That is, the vast majority of Africans surveyed maintain that democracy is preferable to any other form of government and that they continue to support it even when they are dissatisfied with its capacity to deliver improved living standards. When judging charity appeals for Africa, what should we look for? Before sending a check to Africa, consider that similar problems and poverty exist here and elsewhere around the globe – they simply do not receive the same attention in the media. If Africa appeals to your commitment to social justice, and there are many good reasons it might, consider vetting a charity organization through givewell.org, an organization dedicated to evaluating charities and helping donors decide where to send their support. I have found that it can be difficult and time consuming to assess a charity's effectiveness, or bang for your buck, simply by looking at its website and highly polished publications. But it is important, in my opinion, to know more about how my money will be spent by an organization. For example, does the lion's share of the charity's resources pay the salaries of American or European program officers, or does it go to the projects that will have a meaningful impact on people's lives? How sustainable are these projects? That is, what will happen once the project is completed and the charity has left the scene? stats20,676 Views additional actions


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Minnesota Starvation Experiment
The Minnesota Starvation Experiment, also known as the Minnesota Semi-Starvation Experiment, the Minnesota Starvation-Recovery Experiment and the Starvation Study, was a clinical study performed at the University of Minnesota between November 19, 1944 and December 20, 1945. The investigation was designed to determine the physiological and psychological effects of severe and prolonged dietary restriction and the effectiveness of dietary rehabilitation strategies.
The motivation of the study was twofold: First, to produce a definitive treatise on the subject of human starvation based on a laboratory simulation of severe famine and, second, to utilize the scientific results produced to guide the Allied relief assistance to famine victims in Europe and Asia at the end of World War II. It was recognized early in 1944 that millions of people were in grave danger of mass famine as a result of the conflict and information was needed regarding the effects of semi-starvation and the impact of various rehabilitation strategies if post-war relief efforts were to be effective.
The study was developed in coordination with the Civilian Public Service (CPS) and the Selective Service System and utilized thirty-six men selected from a pool of over 100 CPS volunteers. The study was divided into three phases: A twelve week control phase where physiological and psychological observations were collected to establish a baseline for each subject; a twenty-four week starvation phase, over which period the caloric diet of each subject was dramatically reduced causing each participants to lose approximately 25% of their pre-starvation body weight; and, finally, a recovery phase where various rehabilitative diets were used to renourish the volunteers. Two subjects were dismissed for failing to maintain the diet restrictions imposed during the starvation phase of the experiment, and the data for two others was not used in the analysis of the results.
In 1950, Ancel Keys and his colleagues published the results of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment in a two-volume, 1,385 page text entitled The Biology of Human Starvation (University of Minnesota Press). While this definitive treatise came too late to substantially impact the post-war recovery efforts, preliminary pamphlets containing key results from the Minnesota Starvation Experiment were produced and used extensively by aid workers in Europe and Asia in the months following the cessation of hostilities.
Principal investigators
Ancel Keys was the lead investigator of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. He was responsible for the general supervision of the activities in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and was directly responsible for the X-ray analysis and administrative work for the project. Keys founded the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene at the University of Minnesota in 1940 after leaving positions at Harvards Fatigue Laboratory and the Mayo Clinic. Starting in 1941, he served as a special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of War and worked with the Army to develop rations for troops in combat (K-rations). Keys served as Director for the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene for 26 years and retired in 1972 after a distinguished 36 year career at the University of Minnesota.
Olaf Mickelsen was responsible for the chemical analyses conducted in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene during the Starvation Study, as well as the daily dietary regime of the CPS subjects including the supervision of the diet kitchen and its staff. During the study he was an associate professor of biochemistry and physiological hygiene at the University of Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1939.
Henry Longstreet Taylor had the major responsibility of recruiting the 36 CPS volunteers used in the Minnesota Starvation Experiment and maintaining the morale of the participants and their involvement in the study. During the study, he collaborated with Henschel on conducting the physical performance, respiration and postural tests. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in 1941 and joined the faculty at the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene where he held a joint appointment with the Department of Physiology. His research concentrated on problems in cardiovascular physiology, temperature regulation, metabolism and nutrition, aging and cardiovascular epidemiology.
Austin Henschel shared the responsibility of screening the CPS volunteers with Taylor for selection in the Minnesota Starvation Experiment and, in addition, had charge of the blood morphology and scheduling all the tests and measurements of the subjects during the course of the study. He was a member of the faculty in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
Josef Brozek was responsible for the psychological studies during the Starvation Study, including the psychomotor tests, anthropometric measurements and statistical analysis of the results. Brozek received his Ph.D. at Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic, in 1937. He emigrated to the United States in 1939 and joined the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene at the University of Minnesota in 1941 where he served in a succession of posts over a 17 year period. His research in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene concerned malnutrition and behavior, visual illumination and performance, and aging.
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An essential ingredient to the successful execution of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment was the availability of a sufficient number of healthy volunteers willing to subject themselves to the year-long invasion of privacy, deprivation, physical and mental hardship necessary to complete the study. From the outset, the experiment was planned in cooperation with the Civilian Public Service and the Selective Service System with the full intention of utilizing volunteers selected from the ranks of conscientious objectors already inducted into public wartime service. Keys obtained approval from the War Department to select participants from the Civilian Public Service.
In early 1944, a recruitment brochure was drafted and distributed within the network of CPS work camps throughout the United States. Over 400 men volunteered to participate in the study as an alternative to military service; of these about 100 were selected for detailed examination. Drs. Taylor, Brozek and Henschel from the Minnesota Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene traveled to the various CPS units to interview the potential candidates and administer physical and psychological tests to the volunteers. Thirty-six men were ultimately selected that showed evidence of the required mental and physical health, the ability to get along reasonably well within a group while enduring deprivation and hardship, and sufficient commitment to the relief and rehabilitation objectives of the investigation to complete the study. The subjects were all white males with ages ranging from 22 to 33 years old. Of the thirty-six volunteer subjects, twenty-five were members of the Historic Peace Churches (Mennonites, Church of the Brethren and Quakers)
The thirty-six CPS participants in the Minnesota Starvation Experiment were: William Anderson, Harold Blickenstaff, Wendell Burrous, Edward Cowles, George Ebeling, Carlyle Frederick, Jasper Gardner, Lester Glick, James Graham, Earl Heckman, Roscoe Hinkle, Max Kampelman, Sam Legg, Phillip Liljengren, Howard Lutz, Robert McCullagh, William McReynolds, Dan Miller, L. Wesley Miller, Richard Mundy, Daniel Peacock, James Plaugher, Woodrow Rainwater, Donald Sanders, Cedric (Henry) Scholberg, Charles Smith, William Stanton, Raymond Summers, Marshall Sutton, Kenneth Tuttle, Robert Villwock, William Wallace, Franklin Watkins, W. Earl Weygandt, Robert Wiloughby and Gerald Wilsnack.
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The primary objective of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment was to study in detail the physical and psychological effects of prolonged, famine-like semi-starvation on healthy men and their subsequent rehabilitation from this condition. To achieve these goals, the 12-month study was parsed into four distinct phases:
Control Period (12 weeks): This was a standardization period when the subjects received a controlled diet of approximate 3,200 calories of food each day. In addition, the clinical staff of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene routinely conducted a series of anthropometric, physiological and psychological tests designed to characterize the physical and mental health of each participant under normal conditions;
Semi-Starvation Period (24 weeks): During the 6-month semi-starvation period, each subjects dietary intake was cut to approximately 1,800 calories per day. Their meals were composed of foods that were expected to typify the diets of people in Europe during the latter stages of the war: potatoes, rutabagas, turnips, bread and macaroni.
Restricted Rehabilitation Period (12 weeks): The participants were divided into four groups of eight men; each group received a strictly-controlled rehabilitation diet consisting of one of four different caloric energy levels. In each energy level group, the men were further subdivided into subgroups that received distinct protein and vitamin supplements regimes. In this manner, the clinical staff examined various energy, protein and vitamin strategies for renourishing the subjects from the conditions of famine induced during the semi-starvation period.
Unrestricted Rehabilitation Period (8 weeks): For the final rehabilitation period, the caloric intake and food content was unrestricted, but carefully recorded and monitored.
During the starvation period, the subjects received two meals per day designed to induce the same level of nutritional stress for each participant. Since each subject had distinct metabolic characteristics, the diet of each man was adjusted throughout the starvation period to produce roughly a 25% total weight loss over the 24-week period at approximately the same loss rate tracking the prediction weight loss curve defined by the equation:
Wx = Wf + K (24 - t)2 ,
where Wx is the subjects weight at time t and Wf is the final target body weight after 24 weeks. For each subject, the individual factor, K, is determined by the formula,
where W0 is the subjects initial weight at the beginning of the starvation phase and P is the total desired target weight loss. This quadratic formula for determining calorie intake is called the Keys Formula and is still used today in the therapeutic treatment of nutritional disorders.
Throughout the duration of the study, each man was assigned specific work tasks, was expected to walk 22 miles each week and required to keep a personal diary. An extensive battery of tests was routinely administered including the collection of metabolic and physical measurements, X-ray examinations, treadmill performance, and intelligence and psychological evaluation.
The full report of results from the Minnesota Starvation Experiment was published in 1950 in a two-volume, 1,385 page text entitled The Biology of Human Starvation (University of Minneapolis Press). The fifty chapters of this treatise contain an extensive analysis of the physiological and psychological data collected during the study together with a comprehensive literature review.
Among the many conclusions from the study was the confirmation that prolonged semi-starvation produces significant increases in depression, hysteria and hypochondriasis as measured using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), a standardized test administered during the experimental period. Indeed, most of the subjects experienced periods of severe emotional distress and depression. There were extreme reactions to the psychological effects during the experiment including self-mutilation (one subject amputated three fingers of his hand with an axe, though the subject was unsure if he had done so intentionally or accidentally).[1] Participants exhibited a preoccupation with food, both during the starvation period and the rehabilitation phase. Sexual interest was drastically reduced and the volunteers showed signs of social withdrawal and isolation. The participants reported a decline in concentration, comprehension and judgment capabilities, although the standardized tests administered showed no actual signs of diminished capacity. There were marked declines in physiological processes indicative of decreases in each subjects basal metabolic rate (the energy required by the body in a state of rest) and reflected in reduced body temperature, respiration and heart rate. Some of the subjects exhibited edema (swelling) in the extremities, presumably due to the massive quantities of water the participants consumed attempting to fill their stomachs during the starvation period.
One of the crucial observations of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment discussed by a number of researchers in the nutritional sciences including Ancel Keys is that the physical effects of the induced semi-starvation during the study well approximates the conditions experienced by patients afflicted with a range of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Indeed, it has been postulated that many of the profound social and psychological effects of these disorders may actually result from symptoms of undernutrition and that recovery depends critically upon physical renourishment as well as psychological treatment.
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School Dress Code Writing Prompt
Just about every school has a dress code of some kind. Some schools have uniforms and are very strict about them. Some schools have uniforms, but there is room for some creative expression as long as you follow the rules. Some schools don't allow tank tops or shorts. Some schools don't allow hats.
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FDA to Investigate Risks Related to Testosterone Therapy
On January 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is investigating the risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in men taking FDA-approved testosterone products. This decision follows the recent publication of two separate studies that each suggested an increased risk of cardiovascular events among groups of men prescribed testosterone therapy. see more>>
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Another Code Change for Zometa
On January 31, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will delay enforcement of the 2-Midnight Rule; the new effective date is October 1, 2014. Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2014, a hospital admission is assumed to be appropriate for Medicare Part A payment if the physician expects a patient's treatment to require a two-night hospital stay and admits the patient to the hospital under that assumption. A hospital stay less than two nights is presumed to qualify for payment under Medicare Part B.
In September 2013, CMS released guidance instructing Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to delay review of short inpatient stay claims until December 31, 2013, as previously reported in Health Policy Brief, to give providers more time to adjust to the new rule. Enforcement of the rule was postponed a second time to March 31, 2014, following complaints from providers. The most recent delay extends the Inpatient Hospital Prepayment Review for probe and education period through September 30, 2014. According to CMS, this means that:
New EHR Attestation Deadline for Eligible Professionals: March 31, 2014
CMS is extending the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program 2013 reporting year from 11:59 pm ET on February 28, 2014 to 11:59 pm ET March 31, 2014.
This extension will allow more time for providers to submit their meaningful use data and receive an incentive payment for the 2013 program year, as well as avoid the 2015 payment adjustment.
In March 2014, the AUA and AACU will hold their 9th annual Urology Joint Advocacy Conference (JAC) at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. This conference is attended by more than 150 urologists, residents, and other healthcare professionals, and focuses on urology's top legislative priorities. We recently spoke with AUA Legislative Affairs Committee (LAC) Chair Dr. James Ulchaker, who helped develop and plan the JAC, to talk more about the event and its relevance to the urology community.
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Pinarello -- an obvious legend, a continual innovator, and a true pillar of Italian cycling. It's only fitting that its likeness grace a fellow legendary Italian's jersey, the Giordana Trade FormaRed Carbon Pinarello Jersey.
Starting with the bulk of the jersey's construction, Giordana went with its slightly compressive and incredibly soft Asteria 2.0 fabric. With a nylon/Lycra composition weight of 140g/m2, the FormaRed Carbon (FRC) jersey provides a high-level of muscle support, nearly approaching the medical compression level (240g/m2). So, at FRC's denier, you can't expect much promotion of blood flow to the heart, but your muscle groups will receive some assistance at resisting road vibration and oscillation. Additionally, the material's threads per centimeter (TPC) is among the highest available on the market. In fact, prior to Asteria 2.0, the highest thread count hovered around 36 TPC. This means that, compared to most competition, the FRC is softer, more conforming, and has a higher level of wicking capability. And remarkably, Asteria 2.0 achieves this at a lighter weight than most Lycra blends. Why is this important? Well, if you've worn compressive fabrics, you'll have notice that their heavy in comparison to traditional Lycra. So, this fabric encompasses their key traits without the detriment of a weighty, poorly-breathing composition.
For moisture management, Asteria 2.0 features a honeycomb knit construction that rapidly pulls moisture away from the skin. From there, the moisture rapidly evaporates at the surface due to the fabric's new treatment. However, with Asteria's breathability being coupled with the ultralight Micro-mesh panels at the underarms and inner-collar, thermo-regulation and core temperature are so well managed that your perspiration will greatly reduced. But, should you need to perform an on-the-fly heat dump during an HC, the zipper is equipped with a full-length camlock zipper.
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For housing your ride essentials, the jersey features three rear cargo pockets and a zippered security pocket, as well.
The Giordana Trade FormaRed Carbon Pinarello Jersey is available in six sizes from Small to XXX-Large and in the colors Pinarello Black/white/red, Pinarello Black/white/sky blue, Pinarello Black/white/red, and Pinarello Blue/green/white.
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Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Sneaker - Womens
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The nostalgic retro styling of the low-top classic Converse® Chuck Taylor® All Star sneaker will never go out of style. Incorporate the vintage shoe into your casual wardrobe and make it your own, footwear for ladies in awesome lime.
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Live blog... NHL Draft Day 2 - Tambellini on Brodziak trade!
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Day two doesn't have the same build up as day one, so I wouldn't be surprised to see more trades today.
And just like that the Day starts with a bang. And it is a piss in your cornflakes day for Oiler fans.
The Flames have acquired the rights to Jay Bouwmeester for Jordan Leopold and a 3rd pick. When the Flames sign him, they will have to trade some big contract away, and that would seem to be either Regehr or Phaneuf. We will watch with interest.
8:12 a.m MST
Six minutes in and we already have seven picks, it's amazing how much faster it goes. Landon Ferraro goes 32nd to the Detroit Red Wings, a big relief after sitting here for four hours yesterday without hearing his name called.
With the 40th pick the Oilers take another Swede, Anton Lander a 6'0" 194 pounder. Here is the scouting report on him.
"Great two-way player, plays as both a center and left wing, has decent faceoff skills as a center. A gifted playmaker, but also with some ability to score, will be known more for his passing skills however. Good gritty and physical player in the J20 in Sweden, battles well in the corners. Plays with great emotion and comes to play day in and day out, however this competitiveness has led to him taking unnecessary penalties at times. Hasn't adjusted to playing with men in the Elitserien yet, but they may happen over the course of the 08-09 season."
There is lots of talk on the floor about what this Flames deal means. Early speculation is that Dion Phaneuf could be dealt. The Flames don't have the cap space to keep Bouwmeester, Phaneuf and Regehr so one of them will move.
8:24 a.m. MST
The St. Louis Blues take Beaumont boy Brett Ponich, a 6'7" 210 pound giant. He is tough and physical D-man playing for the Portland Winterhawks. His stock kept rising all year and he is projected to be a solid D-man in a few years, as long as he improves his foot speed.
Darryl Sutter is now working the phones. You wonder how long he will wait to make a deal, because everyone knows he can't keep all three D-men. If the Human Rake can get you two players, and two first rounders, what do you think Phaneuf will attract?
8:38 a.m. MST
Round two is already over. This will be over quickly.
More on Lander. He played with MPS in Timra, and was his centreman. He's been the captain of the under 18 national team, and is very competitive. He admits he needs to improve his skating to play in the NHL, but like MPS, he will play in Timra again this coming season before heading over to North America.
Not a lot on the Heatley front right now. but the fact that Calgary took J-Bo has everyone talking. This muddies the waters, because it mean another big name, either Phaneuf or Regehr, is now on the block.
With the speed of the picks today, you don't see managment leaving their tables as often as yesterday.
I just had a brief talk with an eastern conference asst. GM and he said the interest level in one of the Flames D-men will be intense. He said Phaneuf might fetch more than the Human Rake. We will see.
8:50 a.m MST
With their third pick, 71st overall the Oilers took high schooler Troy Hesketh. He wasn't ranked anywhere by Central Scouting, in fact, he didn't even have a name card to slide in right away. They had two other name bars in below him, before they finally got a name plate for him on the big draft board.
He is going to Wisconsin next season. He is 6'2" and 185 pounds and is an offensive d-man. He had seven goals and 21 points in 25 games for the Minnetonka Skippers and was an impressive +23.
9:02 a.m. MST
A quick recap of yesterday's trades in case you missed them.
Ducks traded the Human Rake and prospect Ryan Dingle to the Flyers for Lupul, Sbisa, the 21st pick yesterday, a 1st rounder in 2010 and a conditional pick in 2010 or 2011.
Columbus traded picks #16 and #77 to the Islanders for #26, #37, #62 and #92
Minnesota traded #12 pick to Islanders for #16, #77 and #182.
Calgary traded pick #20 to New Jersey for #23 adn #84.
Anaheim traded #21 to Columbus for #26 and #37.
Detroit traded #29 to to Tampa for #32 and #75.
9:04 a.m. MST
The Oilers take from Everett in the WHL Cameron Abney. He is a tough as nails but the scouting report is he needs to improve a lot as a player.
9:13 a.m MST
Round three is over, and both Oiler picks weren't rated in Central scouting.
Abney is 6'4" 195 pounds who is tough as nails, but won't bring much offence. He had 1 goals and 4 points in 48 games with Everett this past year. He is a great fighter, but hasn't shown an ability to do much else.
This is a pick to toughen up the minor system down the road.
9:20 a.m MST
Now we start to see the GM's interacting. Most GM's don't know any of the players past the 3rd round and can now move a bit more freely to discuss possible moves. I don't see Sutter on the floor right now. He has been receiving a lot of calls, and now some are speculating that he will try to keep his big three for one run, before the cap goes down. But Even if they get Jay Bo signed to a $6 million cap hit that puts them around $53.4 million with six D-men, two goalies and nine forwards signed. They would need to sign four more players just to get to 21. It will be interesting to see if he can balance the books to keep the big three on the backend.
9:28 a.m MST
9:34 a.m MST
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9:55 a.m MST
The Oilers dealt Brodziak for the 99th pick and swamped late picks with Minnesota. The Oilers then took Kyle Bigos a 6'5" 230 pound, 20 year-old D-man who played in the BCHL for Vernon.
Brodziak's departure opens the door for Gilbert Brule to slide into his 4th line centre spot. The Oilers wanted Brodziak to be grittier and got tired of waiting it seems.
Then with the 101st pick the Oilers took talented finnish forward Toni Rajala. He was ranked 11th amongst European players. He broke Ovechkin's record at the under 18 championships, when he scored ten goals, and had 19 points in six games. He is small at 5'10" 165 pounds but he loads of skill. He was ranked the 2nd best play maker behind Duchene and third best puck handler behind Duchene and Glennie according to Central Scouting.
10:03 a.m MST
Oil Kings prospect Tomas Vincour goes 129th to the Dallas Stars. They butchered his name, but he could be a sleeper for them. He was rated way higher to start the year, but slipped due to injury. If he can stay healthy he might turn out to be a decent mid round pick.
10:07 a.m MST
The Oilers pick Olivier Roy. The netminder was ranked 2nd amongst north american goalies by central scouting. ISS had him ranked second amongst every goalie in the draft. The crowd gave the pick a huge ovation, since he played in the QMJHL.
10:43 a.m. MST
Just spoke with Ken Holland. He and Rich Winter, Hossa's agent, are talking to see if they can find a cap number that fits into Detroit's plans. Hossa isn't completely out of their plans but he'll have to take a pay cut to stay there. I'd bet he needs something around $5.5 cap hit to fit in.
It's been almost three hours since the Bouwmeester deal to Calgary and the rumours are wide ranging. Some think Phaneuf is gone for sure, while others think Sutter wants to make one great run, and then when the cap goes down next year he will move one or two big tickets. Early speculation is that Jay Bo will sign a long term deal to get a lower cap hit, some where around $6.3 to $6.7.
10:51 a.m MST
The Flames just traded Jim Vandermeer to the Coyotes for Brandon Prust. That opens a spot on the backend and brings in another NHL forward. That just saved them 1.75 in cap space. Vandermeer was making $2.3 while Prust is a .525 cap hit.
10:58 a.m MST
The seventh round is under way. There are 25 picks left and it is painful to watch the handful of kids that are still sitting in the stands waiting for their name to be called. I have no idea what parents are thinking when they agree to let their son come here, unless he is rated in the top 60. Those guys do drop, but normally not all the way out of the draft. If you son is rated in the 4th or 5th round, don't bring him.
You can see the frustration, sadness and humiliation in their body with ever pick that passes them by.
There is no need for them to be here and I think it is on the shoulder of the parents and agents to convince them not to come. Some might be motivated by it, but many never recover from not getting the call.
11:15 a.m MST
The Oilers just traded their 7th pick for a pick next year.
Many have asked how many contracts the Oilers have now that Brodziak has been traded.
Starting July 1st they will have 33 contracts, but I'd expect Hrabel to go back to Europe, or they buy him out and they will be down to 32. Three of those include Eberle, Plante and Kytnar, so if they go back to junior they don't count. I'd guess Plante might go to the minors so lets say they are at 30.
The Oilers will add Smid, Grebeshkov and Brule for sure so that puts them at 33. They have room to move, but moving Brodziak was for a few reasons. They had too many forwards under contract, and they like Brule's grit better.
11:20 a.m. MST
The Nashville Predators use the first time out of the day...ohhh...and after the break they choose Cameron Reid from Westside in the BCHL....we"ll see if that time out pans out in a few years. Remember the name Cameron Reid, that timeout might have been the best 30 seconds the Predators took...or maybe not.
11:45 a.m. MST
Tambellini talks about Brodziak trade
"We do need to change our line up a bit. We have too many bodies at forward. We are willing to give some people a chance that haven't had a chance before."
Is Brule that guy?
"He'll get a very good look this year, there is no question about it. But I'm not sure if that's exactly what's going to happen with that position."
How aggressive do you expect to be on July 1st and what areas do you need to upgrade?
"I think most teams, regardless of what they are looking for will be aggressive. A lot of the times it is first what you have to MOVE in order to bring something in. And that's very difficult right now and that's why there is a lot of hesitation in the market. There are great players out there, but it is difficult at times to move contracts. I think that aggressiveness will depend on what happens prior to July 1st."
Do you feel pressure to keep pace with the Flames after they added Bouwmeester?
"Every day you try to make your own team better, you can't control what other teams do. They're in a different situation than we are with our roster. We are a little bit younger than they are, but they have a good hockey club and we know that, but I have to do what is best for our team."
Tambellini made it clear that some people will get a bigger chance this season. Brule and Pouliot will be the two that battle for Brodziak's opening, they also want to give Jacques a legit shot on the wing. He also hinted that he'll make another move before July 1st to free up some space and a body. They still have too many forwards, so don't be surprised to see another one moved soon.
12:04 p.m. MST
That wraps up the 2009 Draft and the first OILERSNATION live blog from the draft. It was a great experience and I'm looking forward to hitting the town this afternoon. Thanks again to all of your donations and for following the blog from Montreal. Next year's location hasn't been announced yet, but we'll be there and we will find a way to make it even better.
Now we can turn our focus towards free agency.
RossCreek wrote:
dunciano wrote: Blair Betts is coming. 4th line C. Penalty killer. Played for Tom Renney Possible.
did he not hurt his knee really bad in the playoffs ?
June 27 2009, 10:11AM
So now Rajala and Omark can duke it out with Schremp for the "Best Oiler Prospect Youtube Highlight" corwn, I guess...
One of these fliers HAS to pay off eventually, right? Right?? RIGHT????
***watch alarm goes off - time for more meds***
Brodziak played for Todd Richards and Chuck Fletcher in Wilkes-Barre for a season, did he not? And was he not Richards' Captain?
nice to see them clean out someone from the bottom 6. IMO brodz was grooming for that 3rd line role, and his faceoffs and defensive game were improving. on top of it, he was cheap. so im a little sad to see him go, but i imagine tambi has a plan for replacement.
now if only he can clean out one or two more.
June 27 2009, 10:18AM
Harlie wrote:
@ Clarkenstein: Tune into the TEAM 1250. That's where Jason is at.
I only did one hit with them.
Hemmertime wrote:
@ Jason Gregor: So the atlanta talks are completely defunct now?
Yes. It was only for the pick that started the discussion, but the price was too high.
Won't really get to talk to anyone until draft is over, because it moves so fast that rarely does someone from management leave the table.
I'm sure we will hear more rumblings in a few hours. I'd expect talks between GMs to heat up once the draft is over and they have more time.
ESPN's Pierre Lebrun reports that the Pronger deal was goin down whether Niedermeyer returned or not. He also predicts JS Giguere to land in Toronto. sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4291206&name=lebrun_pierre
June 27 2009, 10:20AM
@ Jason Gregor: thanks for the update. I would think if both sides were close to something, it would be easier and cheaper to do the supposed deal when ATL didnt have to move down to 10th.
June 27 2009, 10:21AM
Gregor, are you surprised by the Brodziak trade? Are you surprised it did not involve Harding?
I already feel sorry for Olivier Roy. Prepare to have your development ruined, kid.
June 27 2009, 10:23AM
I should not paid attention yesterday,just today no anticlimx today.
June 27 2009, 10:23AM
Victoria wrote:
I already feel sorry for Olivier Roy. Prepare to have your development ruined, kid.
Brodziak is an rfa. We can do better than him. His trial period with us is over. He's 25
June 27 2009, 10:33AM
Victoria wrote:
I already feel sorry for Olivier Roy. Prepare to have your development ruined, kid.
June 27 2009, 10:36AM
Just had a convo with a friend riddle me this Nation who was the best goalie which was developed through the oilers system not including the 80's....not really a riddle since I am drawing a complete blank only nbame which comes to mind is Conklin.
also Brodziak was one reason why our PK was poor.
June 27 2009, 10:39AM
Bob Sacamano wrote:
Gregor, are you surprised by the Brodziak trade? Are you surprised it did not involve Harding?
Not really. I've said all along I don't think the Oilers would go after Harding because they have JDD. I don't see them going into the season with no real NHL experience between the pipes. Unless a team shocks me, I don't see Roloson getting the two year deal he wants, and might come back to the Oilers for a one year deal worth $2.5 to $3.5.
June 27 2009, 10:41AM
Darn it there goes Jaroslav Janus...what the heck draft two goaltenders. Too bad he didn't slip to the 7th.
June 27 2009, 10:42AM
Oilers blew it again. Taking a Minnesota high school player instead of Tomas Vincour. Yes, he had an injury this year, but he has played in your own backyard for two years. You know he will recover and you had to know that this kid has enough grit AND SKILL to make it to the bigs. Great first round pick, but my grandmother could have made that one - and she could not have cared less about hockey.
@ Jason Gregor: RossCreek wrote:
Brodziak played for Todd Richards and Chuck Fletcher in Wilkes-Barre for a season, did he not? And was he not Richards' Captain?
@ Hemmertime:
Can't think of any either, most of the Oil goalies have come via trade route, but when you look around the league how many teams are actually sporting goalies which they developed and have been successful long term? Brodeur in Jersey, you could make an arguement for Turco in Dallas though he doesn't really have the long term success yet.
Most goalies don't seem to come into their own until their mid ot late twenties so they become a huge investment for a team and I would think it would be very difficult to wait on a guy that might not ever come through.
How many contracts do we have now? If we were at or close to 50, maybe they were clearing one off, instead of "dumping salary"? Looks like Brule moves into that spot on the 4th line too, I like it.
Hemmertime wrote:
Just had a convo with a friend riddle me this Nation who was the best goalie which was developed through the oilers system not including the 80's….not really a riddle since I am drawing a complete blank only nbame which comes to mind is Conklin.
Jason Gregor wrote:
10:51 a.m MST The Flames just traded Jim Vandermeer to the Coyotes for Brandon Prust. That opens a spot on the backend and brings in another NHL forward. That just saved them 1.75 in cap space. Vandermeer was making $2.3 while Prust is a .525 cap hit.
What about Fernandez?
Flames dumped Vandermeer, so that will help them lots with cap space. $2.3 was way too much for him. Favorite Vandermeer memory: when Big Mac beat his face in after he fought Pouliout last year.
@ RossCreek: dammit, you beat me. Maybe they can keep them all. I really hope not.
c'mon Tambellini...do something! We want to hear a big splash.
I hate seeing all this flames action happen and all we do is trade Brosziak.
another draft and another year of the oilers doing jack ...
June 27 2009, 11:14AM
@ Harlie:
i shoulda recorded the draft beer and nachos induced big "splash" from this morning....
thats probably about all you are going to get today from the oilers
June 27 2009, 11:14AM
RossCreek wrote:
@ Jason Gregor: RossCreek wrote: Brodziak played for Todd Richards and Chuck Fletcher in Wilkes-Barre for a season, did he not? And was he not Richards' Captain? ?
Brodziak wasn't the captain under Richards in Wilkes Barre.
is JW gonna do up a stats and player comparison for the Oilers 1st and maybe 2nd or 3rd rounders? For some reason I don't remember much talk about Magnum leading up to the draft.
Jason Gregor wrote:
RossCreek wrote: @ Jason Gregor: RossCreek wrote: Brodziak played for Todd Richards and Chuck Fletcher in Wilkes-Barre for a season, did he not? And was he not Richards' Captain? ? Brodziak wasn't the captain under Richards in Wilkes Barre.
He did play under him though? Who was the Captain. Wasn't Brody a captain one year in the A?
oil just traded with OTT whats the return?
Why must our division rivals continue to make moves and improve while we sit back in a holding pattern!??!
ground hog day
cm wrote:
oil just traded with OTT whats the return?
Traded 7th rounder this year for 6th rounder next year. If nothing changes, they are now done. Guess they wanted to hit the links early.
Blockbuster nice
June 27 2009, 11:22AM
BigE57 wrote:
@ Hemmertime: Can't think of any either, most of the Oil goalies have come via trade route, but when you look around the league how many teams are actually sporting goalies which they developed and have been successful long term? Brodeur in Jersey, you could make an arguement for Turco in Dallas though he doesn't really have the long term success yet. Most goalies don't seem to come into their own until their mid ot late twenties so they become a huge investment for a team and I would think it would be very difficult to wait on a guy that might not ever come through.
i mean any, whether we drafted and traded or noit
We have faith in Oilers Nation
That pic of Snow and Tavares on the front page of TSN is just begging for a quote contest. I don't know why I find the expression on Tavares so funny.
If nothing, I'm excited for this organization to make room for Brule.
June 27 2009, 11:31AM
[...] Every year that goes by, I wonder how many kids showed up to the NHL draft in hopes of being drafted, but never do. Just read this over at Jason Gregor's draft live blog, [...]
Is this really a case of the Oilers not doing anything or more along the lines of everybody asking for too much in return. Who doesn't think Philly overpaid for Pronger? All the Flames gave up for Bouwmeesters rights is a draft pick as Leopold is an FA anyway.
I think a guy like Bryan Murray will be pretty realistic on June 30th when he's on the verge of having to pay Heatley 4 mill, I bet his asking price comes down considerably.
The worst thing a GM can do for his team is go to the draft make some big trade and end up looking like he got fleeced, bad for the team, bad for the fans and bad for possibility of long term employment. I'd rather see Tambelinni wait for the right deal then pull the trigger on something he will regret just because all of us have been clicking refresh for a day and a half.
June 27 2009, 11:44AM
tkap84 wrote:
I hate seeing all this flames action happen and all we do is trade Brosziak.
I guess one perspective is that's what everyone said at the trade deadline when the Flames picked up Pumpkinhead, and look how that turned out. There's no guarantee that Bouwmeester will help them out, as he's never actually been part of a decent team.
@ Gregor: Jagr's name came up again. Did you hear anything about him?
@ Librarian Mike:
I'd guess they're going to move more into the realm of Anaheim with 3 steady D that take up most of the minutes and some fillers thrown in there for good luck. Smart move once again by the Sutter.
Dirty effing btards this was our day, OUR DAY GDAMMIT!
I agree about the flames comment, it looks good, but who says they sign him, what does it do to the rest of the D? I want tambo to make a deal, but at the same time, it needs to be the right deal. I get the fealing from seeing him, that when he makes a move, it will make sense for where he see's the team going.
there is no way calgary trades for J bow and doesnt sign him
tkap84 wrote:
I hate seeing all this flames action happen and all we do is trade Brosziak.
What do you think this is checkers?I'd rather see the right deal made not "action" because of what the shames or anyone does. The off season just begun we got time. let them do there job RIGHT!


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"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten," Rudyard Kipling once observed. The same could be said for science. Biologist Sean B. Carroll from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute cited the power of storytelling during a daylong Summit on Science, Entertainment, and Education last Friday, organized by The Science & Entertainment Exchange with funding provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The room at The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles was filled with leaders from all three sectors, brainstorming ideas on how best to combine their efforts to transform U.S.
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Finally it is all over. That had to be the hardest, most painful election cycle in my life and I am really grateful that it is over. I fear that the future may be even worse.
It seems to me that the motivation to run for national office today is much different than yesterday. While today's local elections appear to still be about what one can do to better the local environment, the national election seems to be about something much, much different.
In past elections, even the Bush-Gore election, it seemed that people after the election went about their business but not today. I know it hasn't been very long since the actual vote day but still the atmosphere feels strange. One can sense hostility. One can be despaired.
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Ask yourself what you can do and then help do it. President Kennedy's famous line of "Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what you can do for your country" still applies, at least to some of us. It needs to apply to all of us.
After the past several months where it seemed like everything was about what this country should do for you, from health care to birth control to making sure we all have equal opportunities, it is time to revisit history and get a new perspective on life. It is time that we do for ourselves.
It is true that there truly are some that need our help continuously but the majority of us need to give much more than we take. Each of us needs to take the responsibility of taking care of ourselves. While we do a good job of that here in Emery County and even here in Utah, as a nation we do not.
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Sole was an eager participant in the Challenge. "So many competitions these days are smackdowns or showdowns. I don't care for the gladiatorial aspect of those competitions. I don't think there is such a thing as bad mac and cheese, customer interaction is always a great idea and business stimulator, so any way you looked at it, you couldn't lose," Crawford said.
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Skip to comments.DRUDGE STREAMING CELEB CELEBRATION FROM THE WH...LIVE. GET IT BEFORE IT'S SHUT DOWN
Posted on 04/09/2013 5:30:40 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
Sequester? What sequester?
Oh, I love seeing the Marxist and the Mooch pissing away my money.
The feed is from PBS.
How many Air Force jets were grounded for this?
I hope the celebration gets hit by a 2-ton meteorite.
I just saw the royal couple nodding their heads to the beat, and then two extremely 1%er looking buckteethed people with them! Man of the people... haha
actually it was a link to a USA Today story
I turned the crap off. couldn't stand it. It's done to say 'screw you' to rational thinking Americans.
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I don't think the royal couple really intended for the public to see this.
Let them eat cake.
ooops didn't wait for the slow buffering to finish but the live stream is still there
"make it hurt"
This is what we used to call a target-rich environment....
Freaks, absolute freaks.
I just threw up in my mouth.
They don't care, they know we won't/can't do anything. It is a PBS feed.
Millions of people had to give up the Blue Angels in 2013 for this bunch of crap???
I use IE 10 and have Drudge as one of my home tabs, so whenever I turn on IE I start hearing that gang automatically.
I actually have to proactively close the Drudge tab, to get rid of them.
Obama administration is the only one to close the White House to the people.
1%'s only.
And better if you meet the DNC race requirements.
Lauper is just grotesque! Yikes.
Let them eat cake!
Instead of watching Bambi, Moochie, and their friends, I'm going to go make myself a hot fudge sundae.
I'd say these performances are representative of the people who put 0bama in office. A big whopping 13% of our population, voting 5 times or more each.
I double dog dare KimJong Un to nuke the White right now!
Lordy, I wish it were THAT SIMPLE!
I didn't expect it to be left up this long....sorry about your problem with the IE setting.
Obungo girls look bored as hell & Hussein chewing gum (probably Nicoderm)...so unbelievably classless. He and Mooch are despicable beyond belief.
oops, it's coming directly from the White House.
I guess this is what they used to do in the USSR: private parties for the big shots, favors for their friends just because they could (Cuba), and aw ain't that a shame, no money for Blue Angels and school tours of the WH.
Wow...Cyndi Lauper was AWFUL.
These classless, godless grifters party with our money while the rest of us try to figure out how to survive. I have to put deep thought into spending $20 on entertainment and often opt 'not'.
And April 15th, that most loathed day, is just a few days away. That must be the reason for the celebration. I hope Moochelle eats too much and her boob belt busts while she's out on the dance floor. That's Moochelle, that hard workin' single mom.
Agreed. Who are those piggish slime there?
(but at that speed, a couple hundred pounds would do the job nicely w/o spewin' crap all the way over here to PA 8^)
Drudge is brilliant showing this. These people are an effing disgrace.
And Cyndi Lauper sucks more than words can describe.
Why would I want to watch that crap...or the show?
To renew your disgust. To awaken that spirit of revulsion that can lead to action.
Crap, BO is thanking all the acts. WTH, I guess he thinks he's an MC now.
I will say Moochelle is looking well fed.
I hope North Korea nukes it..but considering how bad their aim is, I bet they would miss
To get a little taste of Zimbabwe-on-the-Potomac??
At least on Drudge.
However the PBS logo was included, so they are involved somehow.
This is meant for public viewing.
NO thanks.
They don't know the words, the timing nor the rythym of "Midnight Hour" ???
Ain't NONE of 'em black.
Hysterical. Drudge rocks. Everyone will be talking about this tonight and tomorrow.
Well, THAT part worked like a charm!!
I might need to spew if I watch any more! :)
Bump what you said!
I've had quite enough of their shenanigans without having
to watch their painful attempts to be one of d' peoples!
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Preview: Game #26 Penguins @ Leafs - Return of the Matt
Cam Charron
March 09 2013 02:14PM
A slight hiccup for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Boston the other night, but Toronto have still won more than they've lost over this recent stretch of games, and have won more than they've lost on the season. They currently sit 15-10-0 in the Eastern Conference, good for 5th, and presumably need 12 more wins in the next 23 games to make the playoffs. Good news, Matt Frattin is returning to the lineup tonight.
It's a tough task tonight against Pittsburgh. I hate to use this word, but the Penguins may be the most enigmatic club in the National Hockey League. Their +15 goal differential is 2nd in the conference, they're 2nd in the conference in points and have scored more goals than any team in the NHL. They also, however, have given up a tonne of goals, found themselves down 4-1 to Philadelphia on Thursday before coming back and last Saturday blew a one-goal lead and a two-goal lead in a wild 7-6 game against Montreal.
Pittsburgh is a team that looks like they could win the Stanley Cup easily one night, then come out the next night and give up six goals in a loss against Florida. Such is life for a team built on offence and shooting talent and not much else.
Broadcast Information:
Puck Drop: 7 PM EST
By The Numbers:
|Fenwick Close
|51.55% (12th)
|45.16% (26th)
|5v5 GF/60
|5v5 GA/60
|5v5 GF/GA Ratio
|1.15 (9th)
|1.10 (13th)
|Team Shooting %
|Team Save %
|Team PDO
Special Teams:
|PP Success
|25.8% (4th)
|17.0% (14th)
|5v4 GF/60
|8.7 (5th)
|5.3 (17th)
|5v4 SF/60
|51.0 (11th)
|47.8 (14th)
|PK Success
|79.6% (20th)
|83.5% (10th)
|4v5 GA/60
|6.3 (13th)
|5.5 (10th)
|4v5 SA/60
|51.5 (23rd)
|43.8 (9th)
Numbers via Behind the Net's Team and Fenwick pages and NHL.com
Pittsburgh ranks a lot lower in puck possession than you might expect. Their top three lines are very, very good. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby centre the top two lines while Brandon Sutter centres an effective checking unit similar to what Toronto does with Mikhail Grabovski. That said, they're still a top-half team, and they have a lot of players with tremendous talent and shooter ability. Overall they're a bit liable to take risks on defence and leave their shaky goaltenders open to abuse.
It's a weird team. Here are the expected lines:
Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Beau Bennett - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal
Matt Cooke - Brandon Sutter - Tyler Kennedy
Tanner Glass - Dustin Jeffrey - Craig Adams
Matt Niskanen - Kris Letang
Paul Martin - Brooks Orpik
Simon Despres - Deryk Engelland
Marc-Andre Fleury
Tomas Vokoun
The first question you'll ask is "what kind of a name is Beau?" Mr. Bennett turned pro this season, scoring somewhat regularly on the farm before coming up. That Bennett-Malkin-Neal line is a bit of a puck-possession dynamo.
The second question you'll ask is the matchup problem this posits for Toronto. Dan Bylsma isn't keen on the hard match ups as Toronto is. Sutter sees a lot of top competition, but last time the Leafs played the Penguins, even though the game was in Pittsburgh, Randy Carlyle got the match ups he would have wanted as Bylsma just gave them to him. Kessel skated against Crosby, Malkin skated against Grabovski and Sutter was for some reason matching up against Nazem Kadri. If the Leafs got those match ups again this time around, it'd be a good thing, and the fourth line can play in situations where the other three lines are tired and the Pens' fourth is on the ice.
Toronto will get Matt Frattin back in the lineup, but we won't know who has come out of the lineup until a bit before puck drop. I'd be worried if Randy Carlyle wants to keep his fourth line together and dropped Leo Komarov out of the lineup, but some of me thinks he's a tad more sensible than that and it will be Frazer McLaren's turn to sit. You could make a case that Colton Orr should be flipped out because of the penalty he took last game:
James van Riemsdyk - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel
Clarke MacArthur - Nazem Kadri - Matt Frattin
Nik Kulemin - Mikhail Grabovski - Jay McClement
??? - David Steckel - ???
The other issue is on defence. Apparently John-Michael Liles is coming back in. Probably a good thing, as I've liked his game better than Korbinian Holzer's this season. We don't know who will come out, but Jonas Siegel referred to "various and bruises to group" which makes me worried Carl Gunnarsson will have to sit again. Liles and Mike Kostka haven't been too bad of a unit, but Gunnarsson's been the only Leafs defenceman to play significant minutes this year without being in minus territory with regard to scoring chances.
James Reimer to start. He was the clear first star against the Penguins last time out. For a refresher, here's our recap from the last Penguins-Leafs game, where Toronto won 5-2.
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France followed up last weekend's drubbing of Australia with another convincing display as they beat Argentina 39-22 in Lille on Saturday.
France followed up last weekend's drubbing of Australia with another convincing display as they beat Argentina 39-22 in Lille on Saturday.
With England, Wales, Scotland and Italy losing to southern opposition this weekend – Ireland were playing in a non-cap international – the French confirmed their status as the top European team in the world rankings.
France led 24-13 at the end of an action-packed first-half that saw the momentum and the lead swing back and forth.
Argentina were 13-3 head after 15 minutes but two Vincent Clerc tries in the space of two minutes handed the initiative back to the hosts, who went into the interval with their tails up after Yannick Nyanga added a third try just before the break.
The second period proved much tighter with Fred Michalak's boot securing the win.
France showed their intentions to get the ball wide at pace early on and Michalak could have opened the scoring from the kicking tee when the Pumas were caught offside.
But the visitors were first to cross the whitewash after a brilliant break in midfield that saw Nicolas Sanchez and Gonzalo Tiesi switch the angle of attack twice before putting Marcelo Bosch away to score under the posts.
Sanchez added two more penalties to stretch the lead to ten points and the Pumas were looking dangerous as they regularly broke up the centre of the field, just like they did against Wales a week ago.
Les Bleus would have the better of the second quarter though with Louis Picamoles once again at the heart of their forward momentum. The big number eight and Pascal Papé combined to send Maxime Machenaud down the touchline, the scrum-half threw a wild pass inside but Clerc could pick it up to score.
Moments later Florian Fritz's neat chip ahead sat up perfectly for the racing Clerc and the wing could sprint home.
Off the back of a French maul, Nyanga handed off two defenders before using his pace to bolt home for a brilliant solo try and give the hosts an 11-point lead at half time.
The second half was more of a dog fight as Sanchez and Michalak traded penalties and drop-goals to leave the status quo with 15 minutes left.
The French fly-half broke the pattern in the dying minutes however as the Pumas ran out of steam, adding two more penalties to secure the win.
Man of the match: Plenty of candidates with the French back-row looking particularly good. We'll go for Yannick Nyanga whose blistering pace earned him a try, but he put in plenty of hard graft too.
Moment of the match: France never looked back after Clerc's second try.
Villain of the match: A few handbags emerged, but nothing too rough.
The scorers:
For France:
Tries: Clerc 2, Nyanga
Cons: Michalak 3
Pens: Michalak 5
Drop: Michalak
For Argentina:
Try: Bosch
Con: Sanchez
Pens: Sanchez 4
Drop: Sanchez
France: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Wesley Fofana, 13 Florian Fritz , 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Vincent Clerc, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 6 Yannick Nyanga, 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Papé (c), 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Yannick Forestier.
Replacements: 16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Thomas Domingo, 18 Vincent Debaty, 19 Jocelino Suta, 20 Damien Chouly, 21 Morgan Parra, 22 Francois Trinh-Duc, 23 Yoann Huget.
Argentina: 15 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Marcelo Bosch, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 5 Julio Farias Cabello, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guinazu, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Nahuel Lobo, 18 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 19 Tomas Vallejos, 20 Tomas De la Vega, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Gonzalo Camacho, 23 Joaquin Tuculet.
Venue: Stade Lille Metropole
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)


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Interpretation and Construction
Randy E. Barnett
Georgetown University Law Center
March 13, 2012
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 34, 2011
Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 12-034
In recent years, it has become apparent that there is a difference between (a) discovering the semantic meaning of the words in the text of the Constitution, and (b) putting that meaning into effect by applying it in particular cases and controversies. To capture this difference, following the lead of political science professor Keith Whittington, legal scholars are increasingly distinguishing between the activities of "interpretation" and "construction." Although the Supreme Court unavoidably engages in both activities, it is useful to keep these categories separate. For one thing, if originalism is a theory of interpretation, then it may be of limited utility in formulating a theory of construction, other than in requiring that original meaning not be disregarded or undermined.
This essay elaborates and defends the importance of distinguishing interpretation from construction for the benefit of those who may not be entirely familiar with the distinction between these two activities. Although the author begins by offering definitions of interpretation and construction, the labels are not important. Both activities could be called "interpretation"— for example, something like "semantic interpretation" and "applicative interpretation." Still, the terms "interpretation" and "construction" are of ancient vintage and, although not always precisely defined in this way, were traditionally used to distinguish between these two different activities in which courts and other constitutional actors routinely engage when dealing with authoritative writings, be they contracts, statutes, or the Constitution.
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Keywords: interpretation, construction, originalism, Constitutional interpretation, Constitutional theory
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