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Big Decisions: Drafting Devan Dubnyk
Jonathan Willis
May 29 2012 05:47PM
It is sometimes forgotten now, but the consensus back in 2004 was that the Edmonton Oilers were taking a real risk in selecting Devan Dubnyk 14th overall.
It wasn't just the 'it's a bad idea to take goalies in the first round' sort of reach pick either. In drafting Devan Dubnyk, the Oilers were passing on the consensus top goaltender left in the draft, a Czech goaltender named Marek Schwarz. Schwarz was very highly regarded – there were occasional whispers of the name 'Hasek' in comparisons – and the club was ridiculed in some corners for making the choice.
The Hockey News has some archived coverage from the 2004 Draft; their comments on those two goalies are well worth reading.
The Oilers reach in taking Dubnyk ahead of Czech netminder Marek Schwarz, but stick to their preference for WHL talent in the process. With another selection later on in Round 1, Edmonton may have been better off taking a forward at No. 14--then add Dubnyk. If Dubnyk becomes a better NHLer than Schwarz, Oilers GM Kevin Lowe will have the last laugh. Don't bet on it.
A no-brainer pick here. Despite adding Jason Bacashihua the day before the draft, the Blues win a lottery of sorts with the selection of Schwarz. He's arguably the best goalie available and was almost a certainty to be a top 10 pick. Don't be surprised if Schwarz moves to North America quicker than anticipated and becomes the Blues' franchise goaltender for a long, long time.
While those comments look funny in hindsight, they did represent consensus wisdom at the time. The 2004 Draft had a strong goalie class, with Al Montoya and Marek Schwarz regarded as potential franchise goalies, and Devan Dubnyk, Cory Schneider, Justin Peters and David Shantz all recognized as good prospects. All six were gone by the 40th overall pick. Four more were gone by the 100th overall selection – including future World Junior stars Justin Pogge and Jeff Glass and current Shark Thomas Greiss. Meanwhile, the best of the group today was drafted with the last pick of the eighth round – that's where Nashville selected Pekka Rinne.
But keying in those first few picks - where are they today?
|Al Montoya
|6th overall
|In the NHL after years in the wilderness; posted a 0.893 SV% in 31 games with NYI
|Devan Dubnyk
|14th overall
|Has split time for two seasons with Khabibulin; 0.914 SV% in 47 NHL games in '11-12
|Marek Schwarz
|17th overall
|Flushed by St. Louis; played 35 games in Finland last year with a 0.894 SV%
|Cory Schneider
|26th overall
|High-end goalie is the heir apparent in Vancouver; posted a 0.937 SV% this year
|David Shantz
|37th overall
|Doesn't seem to have played this season, was 2-time ECHL goalie of the week in '10-11
|Justin Peters
|38th overall
|Not toast yet but has been relegated to AHL, where he managed a 0.908 SV% in '11-12
The Oilers could have done a little better than Dubnyk, if they had been willing to gamble on Schneider – a brilliant high school goalie – but they did get the main thing right: they avoided Schwarz, a small goalie who never lived up to his elite billing.
Lots of times, teams get burned when they try to outsmart everyone else – one only needs to look back to the miserable Niinimaki selection in 2002 to confirm this. But in 2004, the Oilers bet on their view being better than the consensus, and they've been rewarded for it.
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May 29 2012, 05:57PM
So what you are saying is that we kinda got that fist round pick right?
So what does this tell you.Don't take a goalie in first round.
How about don't take a defencemen in top three unless they are all world.
Quick call the Oilers and tell them there are no all world defenders available..
Oh just forget it there no hope for those idiots.
DD is not even in the top 3 best goalies in the draft. I think most teams would rather have Schneider, Greiss and Rinne.
On the other hand, a better pick than Schwarz, Shantz and Peters.
In summary, an ok pick. Not great.
Don't be so sure about that. If you put Shea Weber and Suter in Front of DD or Vancouver's team in front of DD, do you really think his numbers wouldn't look a heck of a lot better?
I think DD is the real deal, and his work last year went a long way towards proving me right.
The Oilers deserve credit for taking Dubnyk for sure, but in light of some of your past articles (I'm thinking specifically of the humorously titled "You Can't Draft Goalies and Neither Can Anyone Else") would you say it's fair to opine that despite the fact that it was a good pick, it was in fact, a lucky one?
I've liked the pick since day one..Schwartz seemed like the real deal, I still remember Pierre Mcguirre saying how oilers had to absolutely pick Schwartz to address their goalie situation.. Two lessons learned..
1)Pierre Mcguirre has been right about hockey 50 percent of the time, right with his man crush on Zack Parise at the MAP draft..wrong with his man crush on Schwartz at the draft.
2)You do absolutely never...ever..adress a need in the first round of the draft..MAP over Parise is a living proof..as is needing big centermen and Niinimaki and the former..oh yeah, and Dubey was drafted when? 1875? BC? Or AD? Not sure, but either way it's taken many many years for him to get to over 30 games a seasom in the N. That right there shows he was a project and projects turn out slightly better than ok ohh about 20 percent of the time unless your team hails out of motor city...they've got some kind of rediculously smrt gm in that neck of the woods.
May 30 2012, 12:51AM
I think you still dont take a goalie first round as well. Unless it is all world...We could have had Travis Zajac or Mike Green...Oh Hindsight.
All in all, I like what Dubby has to offer, and think he will just get better and better as we improve the D.
I remember the Rich Winter advanced stats quoted on Stauffer's show (link anyone, JW maybe). He was raving about how Dubby is 8 overall in the league and beating out Carey Price in the weighted save percentage. I like this stat and would like to see more from our guys at Nhlnumbers.com. Basically it says that not all shots are the same. Perimeter shots and easy shots that the goalies with great D face are different from the tough shots in the slot that a guy like Dubby faces 4x more in a game. So its a weighted save percentage based on the difficulty and types of shots faced.
Makes a lot of sense! Also, you gotta love his attitude, and his size...Hopefully we will see the "Emergence of DD as a top NHL Starter" this year.
May 29 2012, 06:33PM
Good blog and even though DD has not what one would call the standard developement plan, still to this point he looks to be the best of the Goalies drafted in this year.
Geez LB.
No wonder u get picked on for being a homer.
Uhhh Schneider?
May 29 2012, 06:45PM
I tend to forget about schnieder oh well, he plays for Vancouver easy to forget about.
Yeah good point there. I do like Duby alot though.
He may yet be the better of the 2 as well, but at this point no way you can put Duby in Schneider's class.
DD is not even in the top 3 best goalies in the draft. I think most teams would rather have Schneider, Greiss and Rinne.
On the other hand, a better pick than Schwarz, Shantz and Peters.
In summary, an ok pick. Not great.
Yeah Rinne too. The only truly establishid one yet.I agree with Bucknuck though.
Switch Duby and say Mike Smith last year.
I can confidently say thier personal numbers would have been drastically different.
How much different? Well we will never know.
The Oilers deserve credit for taking Dubnyk for sure, but in light of some of your past articles (I'm thinking specifically of the humorously titled "You Can't Draft Goalies and Neither Can Anyone Else") would you say it's fair to opine that despite the fact that it was a good pick, it was in fact, a lucky one?
I would have to say I agree with you. This is Prendergast we are talking about after all.
May 29 2012, 09:02PM
I agree with you Bucknuck. Look at the mediocre numbers Dubby puts up playing behind this defence. Imagine what he would be like on a Nashville/Vancouver team that has 6 fully capable NHL Dmen. Dubby is the real deal and he proving it
May 30 2012, 08:25AM
.914 is respectable. If we can find a second goalie that can match that then we really don't have any worries in net.
Don't be so sure about that. If you put Shea Weber and Suter in Front of DD or Vancouver's team in front of DD, do you really think his numbers wouldn't look a heck of a lot better?
I think DD is the real deal, and his work last year went a long way towards proving me right.
I have to agree 100%. Look at what happened with Bryz this year when he didn't have as good a defence in front of him. I think DD my be on par with Schnieder but the only way to find that out would be to have him play in VAN and compare numbers. If we can add Schultz,another veteran D and some consistancy in the bottom 6 this could be a very interesting season ahead.
Nail rocking a Hawaiian shirt while everyone else is in suits. I'm sold, pick him and don't look back.
.914 is respectable. If we can find a second goalie that can match that then we really don't have any worries in net.
It ranks 20th (in goalies who played more than 40 games), and there are only five goalies with a percentage over .925 (same criteria - 40 games)
Dubnyk is in the middle of the pack, and it's reasonable to think he could be one percent better if he had a better defense in front of him.
So yes... I agree.
May 30 2012, 04:14PM
I remember being furious with the pick at that time. Why, well I like to go with the established prospect more often than not and the Oilers up to that point had not established they were particularly gifted at going against the grain...to put it mildly!
I totally wanted Marek Schwartz, not that I was down on DD mind you, but I felt the Oilers missed out on the better prospect. This was one year after they passed up on Zach Parise so I'm sure that did have some bearing on what I thought of the Oilers scouting staff at the time. Dunbyk though, was the guy.
I know if we had a crystal ball Pekka Rinne would have to have be the choice, but without that hindsight I think that Dubnyk has proven to be the guy thus far of the contending prospects at that spot. (I believe Corey Schneider needs to prove what he can do in a starter's role before we assume he will keep up his same level of play. A lot of goalies have flamed out when handed the role, after starring previously.)
Bonus Question: Does anyone actually know what happened to Marek Schwartz's career? I have tried to follow it a few times and never really gotten anywhere. Can anyone fill in the blanks? Thanks...
Call me crazy but today I would pick Dubnyk over Schneider.. I think after Vancouver trades Luongo the Canucks will struggle just to make the playoffs, if they even get there again in the next five years that is..


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WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration's strategy to spur renewable energy development on public lands and reduce carbon emissions, the Bureau of Land Management will host the first competitive auction for public lands in two Solar Energy Zones in Colorado
The auction will award preference rights to submit a right-of-way application and a plan of development for commercial solar energy projects on three parcels of BLM-administered land, totaling 3,705 acres, in Conejos and Saguache counties in South Central Colorado. The auction will take place at 10 a.m. at the BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield St. in Lakewood. The public may watch the auction via a live online feed at www.blm.gov/live.
"These Solar Energy Zones (SEZs) are part of our effort to make sure that we're developing clean energy in the right places and in the right ways," said BLM's Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze. "Thursday's competitive auction is an important milestone as we seek to accelerate the development of clean energy on our public lands that hold enormous potential for the solar power and for generating jobs and revenue for local communities."
The BLM auction is the result of a two-year planning effort by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy to pave the way for utility-scale solar energy development on public lands. The Western Solar Plan, approved in October 2012, created 17 SEZs in six states where there is the greatest potential for solar energy, fewest resource conflicts and access to existing or planned transmission. Since then, two additional zones have been established, one each in California and Arizona. The competitive bidding process is required for new solar development applications in Solar Energy Zones.
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So I went out in the cold to ride some trails today. �At first I was like, SWEET WINTER FREEZE. �As you can imagine winter freeze are the trail conditions that result when ground freezes up hard, very fast riding. �I found out pretty quickly that the�conditions�weren't quite winter freeze, more of a semi-frost. �Constant freeze thaw cycles turn wet ground into a frozen sludge which felt slower and harder than riding in mud.
So I struggled though a loop and arrived back at my car, my toes were telling me it was time to pack it in but I decided to ignore my toes and keep riding. �Now here comes this strange part, a dog that running about 20 meters �in front of a van, or it would be strange if I hadn't seen it almost every time I park on Gossage road. �Usually dogs are chasing cars, not cars chasing dogs, but this guy likes to take his dog on walks by driving his van while the dog runs in front of it.
The driver of the van proved to be a friendly chap who wanted to talk mushrooms. �I told him I had hunted eatible mushrooms one time and found a single mushroom in 3 hours of searching. �He told me he'd found a great deal of wood ear mushrooms the other day and gave me a couple of tips for finding mushrooms before we parted.
I did a small loop and when I got back to my car found a couple of strange fungi sitting on the roof. �Are these the Wood Ear mushrooms he was talking about? �Did he put them there? �Do I dare eat these mystery shrooms? �I want to enjoy the delicious flavor of the wood ear, but I don't want to die from eating�poisonous�mushrooms, or worse fail a drug test.
Hey speaking of drug tests, (see what I just did there) Lance popped back up in my google news headlines. �I'm sure you know he's going to Mother Opera to confess his sins and seek redemption. �Personally he'll be�redeemed�when he rats out the UCI fat cats whom he bribed and tears down the machine.
Hey speaking of machines, congratulations to Katie Compton for both winning the World Cup series of cyclo-cross and the US national championships last weekend in Wisconsion. �Congratulations also to Johnathon Page for his win on the men's side. �I tried to watch the race but the production was so bad and the track so slow I couldn't. �I switched to the Belgium National Championship.
Even though I couldn't understand a word of the Flemmish? the commentators were speaking it was still much more entertaining than the American announcers in Wisconsin. �To be fair in Belgium the National 'cross championship is kind of like the superbowl, the production is excellent, seems like they had like 10 cameras covering the race.
Production values aside it will be an epic battle in Louisville in 3 weeks when Katie Compton and Marianne Vos face off for the World Championship! �I hope I'm there.


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Turf affected: St. Augustinegrass
Symptoms: Initial symptoms are narrow, dark brown leaf spots that enlarge over time into oblong to irregularly shaped lesions with dark tan centers and dark brown to purple margins
Disease occurrence: This disease is observed between the late spring and summer
Management: Prevent the disease by fertilizing adequately, using slow-release nitrogen sources, like Milorganite. Water deeply but infrequently early in the day to allow the leaf blade to dry off. If Cercospora leaf spot is already present, the disease can be managed with the application of quick-release nitrogen. Where Cercospora leaf spot is persistent, St. Augustinegrass cultivars derived from 'Bitterblue' types offer more resistance to this disease.
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Located in the heart of Illinois' Amish country, The Great Pumpkin Patch is a working farm that features beautiful gardens, including a spectacular collection of more than 5,000 mums, and offers its heirloom seeds for sale. Known for its more than 300 varieties of rare pumpkins, squash and gourds from around the globe that are grown right on the farm and displayed in its Great Pumpkin Patch from mid-September through October 31 every year. The on-site Homestead Bakery sells made-from-scratch goodies such as pies and angel food cake during spring, summer and fall.
Amish Country Tours with ACM Tours
ACM Tours is a full service, receptive tour guide company with many special services available at no additional cost. We literally open the door to fabulous Illinois Amish Country! We are ready to assist you with meals, attractions, lodging and step on guide service. We have available trained, professional, local step-on guides who are well versed in the history, customs and folklore of this most unique part of Illinois.
Willow Ridge Vineyards & Winery
Family owned and operated on a Sesquicentennial farm. Nestled in a rural setting, there is a relaxing Tuscan style atmosphere. Facilities include a banquet room that seats 190 people and a wine tasting room with seating for an additional 40 people. Both are available to rent for special occasions.
We are very pleased to continue bringing all our valued customers the freshest, made-from-scratch delights such as caramel-iced cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, honey white and wheat breads, sweet and specialty breads, a variety of cookies, iced cut-out cookies and classic angel food cakes of various flavors. And we feature specialty pumpkin items in the fall. Load up on baked goodies, as well as all the other scrumptious items that we stock on our shelves. These include a substantial assortment of mustard's, pickled vegetables, relishes, salsas, jams, jellies, butter spreads, noodles and a generous selection of fine candies and fudge.
400 seat award-winning buffet with local recipes, Amish bread, desserts, apple butter, butcher shop meats and great Amish country decor.
This family-owned winery manages seven acres of French-American hybrid grapevines and makes eight different wines, including reds, whites and blushes. A gift shop, and complimentary tastings and tours, are available.
Vahling Vineyards has 5 acres of grapes used to make wine for the winery along with fruit wines. Vahling Vineyards is open all year Tuesday through Saturday 10 am - 5 pm. We have a tasting room with tables and chairs to sit down and relax and a patio to enjoy when the weather permits. Vahling Vineyards has a two day Spring Festival usually the last weekend in April. The Festival consist of live music, food, craft vendors, and area invited Wineries. Located near Lake Shelbyville.
At Flesor's Candy Kitchen they're just happy that warm weather prompts folks traveling up and down Interstate 57 or Route 36 to take the Tuscola, Illinois exit, stop at their great Tanger outlet mall, and then navigate a tiny bit more to their little downtown where they discover the treasure that is their store. They are also thrilled to welcome tourists to their region who have come to explore Amish Country and include in their itinerary a look at a couple of non-Amish, ½ Greek sisters who make candy the old-fashioned way, too. During summer, people flock to their hundred-year-old soda fountain (homemade ice-cream!) and are delighted that they serve good food for lunch every day from 11:00 to 3:00. They also welcome buses, and crazy Devon is almost always on hand to stand on a chair to give her "speech" about the store's history and offer big groups a tour of the candy room.
This father-son operation produces a wide variety of wines with grapes imported from throughout the U.S., including Illinois, Michigan and California. The winery features a tasting room and outdoor seating.
Belly up to this old-time soda fountain that serves up ice cream treats. The marble-topped counter was moved here in the 1930s and is surrounded by 600 vintage soda bottles and photos of the town of Arthur's yesteryear.
Pick your own strawberries in season, and buy fall apples, Indian corn, pumpkins and gourds. Providing locally grown fruit since 1925.
Sandwiches, soups, cheese, quilts & crafts. An excellent variety of cheese!
Located on a serene wooded hilltop, gently slopes into a full-service marina and restaurant situated on Lake Shelbyville.
Prairie Hill Blueberry Farm began almost 20 years ago when a local couple made a commitment to do the nearly impossible: grow blueberries in Illinois corn country where the alcaline soils were anything but blueberry friendly. Pickers often ask where to find the sweetest fruit. Our answer is always the same, "Eat your way through the berry patch until you find the flavor you like best. And besides, if you eat a pound for every pound you pick, it's like getting the berries for half-price!"
Check out the store and bakery, where you can buy apples, peaches, cider, jams, jellies and apple butter. A playground and picnic area is available. An apple festival is held over Columbus Day weekend.
Amish/Mennonite homestyle cooking. Lunch/dinner buffet, full menu, homemade pies and rolls. Be sure to visit our new gift shop. Let us serve your next banquet. Enjoy a unique dining experience in our relaxed friendly atmosphere.
Discover one of Illinois Amish Country's most popular dining spots; breakfast, lunch and dinner daily in our nostalgic Main St. setting.
Burgers, tacos, and more. Special soft serve flavors of the week.
Charming restaurant in a restored turn of century building located on the south side of monument square in a historical section of downtown with unique storefront columns. Serving breakfast all day long. Salad Bar, Senior Discount everyday.
Pulled Pork, Ribs, Chicken and Smoked Sausage. Udder Blasts, Ice Cream. Catering available.
Recently opened after doing extensive construction and renovation in the historic downtown Shelbyville, The Iron Keg is a friendly spot to relax and enjoy a frosty beverage Check out the daily specials and try Butch's Pizza and Burgers.
Fine Dining at It's Best. Serving appetizers, soups, & salads, steaks, pork, chicken, seafood, pasta, desserts, sandwiches.
Amishland's Country Restaurant
Enjoy Atwood's meat services, award winning meats. Home cooked meals include drink and dessert. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Enjoy the "best steak and prime rib dinners in Central Illinois". Try their ribs, chops and seafood.
Daily specials, lunch buffet with good home-cooking and friendly service.
This Steakhouse sits in Downtown Findlay, "the Heart of Lake Shelbyville". Serving American style foods from chicken, steaks, and fish to homestyle lunch specials.
Family friendly atmosphere with homestyle pizza and italian foods.
Located in the sleepy town of Casey, IL, Richards Farm is a classic American style restaurant. There is a picturesque 1930's barn with quaint dining areas and even a 300 banquet room. Delicious food, country ambiance and excellent service. Open Daily for lunch and dinner. Sunday buffet from 10:30am to 2:00pm. Check out our menu online! Gary and Diane Richards have owned the historic farm since 1972.
Opened up in an old lumber yard. This unique dining experience serves grill specialties and pizza in downtown Findlay.
Family owned and operated restaurant. Dine In, carryout, or enjoy the buffet.
Family owned pizzeria serving homemade Italian favorites such as: pizza, pasta, Italian beef and other various items.
A baker's delight, this small cafe offers different flavors every day of the week. With unique cupcakes such as banana split, orange dreamsicle, margarita, along with everyday flavors. There are also unique cookie bars, cookies, cakes, and more along with coffees and teas. They will design unique creations for your party or get together or they can host your party right there in the shop.
We offer select cuts of prime rib, steaks, veal and seafood. Since 1993 Binion's Steakhouses have tantalized tens of thousands of steak-loving casino enthusiasts. Everything is prepared by master chefs, plated with impeccable attention to detail and complemented with an extensive wine list. In Horseshoe Casino.
The Farmhouse Family Restaurant
The Farmhouse seats 92 people and has a reputation in the area for "down-home" cooking. There are lunch buffets daily and Friday and Saturday breakfast and dinner buffets.
Jitters and Bliss Coffee and Treats
Large selection of coffees and teas, coffee drinks, home made ice-creams. Fresh baked breads and pastries. Sandwiches and soups. Gift baskets available.
Breakfast and lunch, coffees, ice cream and pastries.
Small town restaurant featuring American & Mexican food.
Authentic Mexican restaurant. Enjoy the finest Mexican food in Illinois. Call ahead for carry outs and check out our other locations.
Specialized in casseroles, quiches, soups, salads and desserts all made from scratch on premises. Setting: a 1901 Sears-Roebuck ordered catalogue house.
Located one block east of historic Courthouse Square. Large selection of coffees and coffee drinks. Pastries. Salads. Entertainment. Next door to and communicating with Calliope Court Boutique.
Newly opened restaurant-bar located in completely remodeled, renovated downtown building. Serving everything from appetizers to dinners, salads, burgers, kids menu, pizza, hotdogs, soft drinks, and alcohol. Lots of TVs to watch your favorite sport teams.
Take a break and enjoy a full-service espresso bar, premium wines, and craft beers. Treat yourself to a selection of pastries and appetizers after a busy day shopping in Amish Country.
Located next door to the World's Largest Wind Chime in Casey, Whitling Whimsy is a cafe specializing in fresh deli sandwiches and yummy baked goods. Offering sweets, sandwiches, specialty teas and coffee and souvenirs.
Friendly convenience store with pizza, hot dogs, chicken and deli type items.
Mexican Cuisine in a comfortable atmosphere.
Hand-Pattied Burgers, Daily Plate Specials, Pizza, Salad Bar, Kid's Menu. Hometown, friendly atmosphere.
Rocs is celebrated for its baby back ribs and original 'Norm's nirvana barbeque sauce.
Magic Wok serves a wide array of Chinese specialties. Check out our website.
Located in Historic Downtown Shelbyville, this family-owned restaurant has unique clockwork decor, original tile ceiling and exposed brickwork walls. The Longbranch Grill pride itself on its homemade food and casual atmosphere.
Lincoln Garden Family Restaurant
Family restaurant and 24 hour weekend diner. Skillets, gyros, pita wraps, salads, soups, pastas, omelettes, steaks,chicken ribs, sandwiches, seafood and childrens menu
Chinese restaurant with full menu - dine-in, carry-out or delivery.
Chinese buffet and extensive menu
Burgers, sandwiches, wraps, chicken entrees, pasta dishes, Mexican selections, salads. Home of Charleston's famous Strawberry Bread. Catering available.
A family style restaurant with great burgers, steaks and sandwiches to help you unwind after a busy day in Amish Country.
A student coffee house and entertainment. A non-alcoholic venue for college students.
Pizza, Dine in or carry out
TNT takes great pride in the fact that almost everything we serve is hand made right here in our store. We're up early every day making everything from scratch to make sure you get the finest products available. From the bread and pizza dough we mix, to the meats, cheeses, and vegetables we slice right here. You won't find a fresher product anywhere else. A great product is guaranteed every time.
Open Air Market outside of Community Building. The market has local produce, flowers, & baked goods. As well as homemade products such as wood carving, local honey, and more. Thursdays from 4:30-6 pm
Open Air Market located outside of County Market on West Route 16. Purchase local produce, flowers, and baked goods along with homemade products such as wood carvings, metal flowers, signs, and more. Tuesdays from 3-5:30 pm.
Historical building in downtown Shelbyville that has been restored. Original murals from Ford Motor Company line the walls. Coffee Shop, Ice cream Parlor and Gift Boutique with soups, sandwiches, and salads. Unique items for your home and unique clothing and jewelry. A specialty children's department and a book section. Coffee Shop, Ice cream Parlor and Gift Boutique with soups, sandwiches, and salads. Open 8a-5p Mon-Thur, 8a-9p Fri & Sat, 12-5p Sunday.
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Early U.S. models included the Audi 50 compact (the forerunner to the Volkswagen Golf), and the Audi 80 and 100 sedans. The company shifted focus to performance with the 1980 introduction of the Audi Quattro turbo coupe, one of the industry's first sports cars to feature permanent AWD. The Quattro brought racing success, winning numerous rally victories throughout the 1980s and cementing the brand's image as makers of true performance vehicles.
Today, Audi offers luxury cars in every segment, from the inexpensive A3 compact hatchback to the R8 lineup of V8 and V10-powered supercars. Some models come standard with FronTrak front-wheel drive, though Audi offers Quattro AWD on every model it sells in the United States. Passenger cars include the compact A3 and A4, the sporty A5 coupe and convertible, the A6 executive sedan along with its sleeker sibling, the A7 hatchback, and the A8 large flagship luxury sedan. Audi also offers the midsize Q5 and larger Q7 SUVs, as well as specialty vehicles like the TT coupe and roadster and world-class R8 sports car.
Several models receive comprehensive performance and visual enhancements from the brand's S-Line division, often employing supercharged V6 engines. The TT and A5 come in even sportier RS variants, representing the top sports car technology Audi has to offer and competes admirably with BMW M and Mercedes-Benz AMG.
The A3 and Q7's efficient TDI turbo-diesel engines have won over scores of buyers, and will come to the rest of the Audi lineup in the next 2 years. A focus on interior quality and technology has set Audi apart of late, with its MMI with Audi Connect navigation and infotainment platform featuring Google Earth maps and a built-in high-speed data connection usable as a WiFi hotspot.


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I'm looking to upgrade my IBM ThinkCentre S50 8183-32U;
Here is what I know:
333Mhz DDR SDRAM (PC2700)
184 pin DIMM sockets (2GB Max)
What I don't know is if the RAM that is compatible with this machine is High Density, Low Density, or both... Could someone please explain and fill me in?
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Oh come on! No one knows for sure? So far I have verified that low density memory will work, however I haven't verified high density yet. I've asked multiple webstores about the compatibility but the response is always either verifiying what I already know, or linking me to "IBM tested and compatible Memory" that they sell for 80% more money than normal memory. Ugh! What is this crap!?
Did you ever figure this out? I have the same question. Where did you find out that low density is compatible?
In the following link, it appears that low and high density are used to refer to the amount of RAM on each chip.
On wikipedia, density seems to relate to chip configuration and high density is only compatible with 10% of motherboards.
I guess the answer is here where it says that IBM only uses low density:
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This is also why almost all Branded-Name systems such as Apple/MAC, Compaq/HP, Dell and IBM only uses LOW DENSITY modules."
In this case it seems it's not worth gambling on the cheap price that high density always seems to have.


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What's up dirty dancers? This week Teki Latex & Orgasmic aka The Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team are flying in from France for a whistlestop tour of North America. A group of my buddies saw them play at Fabric a month ago and I never heard the end of it; they really throw down live, so don't miss it. Here's some tuneage to get you started:
Sound Pellegrino in North America
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Village of Albany Historic Indian Mounds
View these historic Indian mounds located in Albany.
Paulson's Agriculture Museum of Argyle
Home of the largest and best collection of farm equipment and antiquites of yesteryear. Over 700 cast iron implement seats, 50 antique tractors, windmills, windmill weights, and antique washing machines. Wagons, spreaders, cultivators, planters, and the most extensive collection of Rockford, Illinois-made Emerson Brandingham equipment. A model tractor and toy collection is as large as it is unique. Individual tours available. The main building is heated and available all year round for weddings, birthdays, social gatherings, or auctions.
Southern Illinois University Animal Science & Nutritional Department
Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers guided field trips of its farms, conducted by student agri-ambassadors.
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement. It's distinguished by the breadth of their programs, broad academic excellence and internationally renowned faculty. This Big Ten school offers rich experiences beyond the classroom from the best in performing arts to world-class sports. Discover the scenic campus through tours of the historic buildings and those that are pushing the envelope in technology.
October brings pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze, train rides, farm animals, and fun. Also come see our Civil war reenactment the third weekend in October. Warrior Dash Midwest in June. On site gift shop.
Barn quilts of DeWitt County is a project designed to celebrate Clinton and DeWitt County's rich agricultural history, showcase our rural areas, promote agritourism, the arts, and create a sense of community pride. Throughout the county, vibrant, hand-painted 8'X8' quilt blocks on 'wooden canvases' adorn numerous barns, making a drive through the countryside all the more enjoyable. Barn quilts are on display June through August.
Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery
Rock Springs Center is the largest park in the Macon County Conservation District properties with a total of 1,343 acres in the southwest area of Decatur, IL. The Sangamon River runs through Rock Springs and several small ponds dot the landscape. A wide range of terrain including forest, wetland, grassland, and restored Illinois prairie make Rock Springs a destination for nature lovers. Rock Springs is also home to a large nature center, a museum, a restored farmhouse, nearly nine miles of hiking trails, and a paved bike trail. Rock Springs is a favorite for families all year round. Rooms and pavilions are available for rent for meetings and events.
Joseph Farwell Glidden's invention of one of the most widely-used types of barbed wire in 1873 helped change the history of the American West and had far-reaching impact throughout the world. His Homestead, a Victorian Mansion, in DeKalb, IL, is being preserved and restored by a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995. Both the home and the barn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We welcome your visit and encourage your membership!
John Deere Harvester Works Combine Factory Tours
Tour Deere & Companies largest combine factory and Visitors Center. Minimum age 13, closed toe shoes required, tours subject to availability and factory production schedules. Watch combines made from beginning to end. Watch them dipped in the famous green paint and watch workers and machines create these amazing agricultural machines. To Schedule a tour call 800-765-9588. Tours are Monday through Friday at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. by appointment. Tours are guided and take place aboard motorized vehicles.
CITY:East Moline
Twin Groves Wind Farm features 240 turbines across 22,000 acres of land. The wind farm generates 396 megawatts of affordable, pollution-free wind energy, which is enough to meet the annual energy needs of about 120,000 homes. Learn more about this exciting new facility with a guided tour which begins at the Twin Groves Lookout Visitor Center.
Franklin Creek Grist Mill & Interpretive Center
This four-story, reconstructed 1847 grist mill features a four-ton waterwheel and displays of 1800s milling equipment.
CITY:Franklin Grove
A visit to Wagner Farm affords you the opportunity to take part in and experience first-hand the workings of a genuine American farm. Wagner Farm is an 18.6 acre farm preserved for the educational and recreational enjoyment for all. See how bread was made in a wood cook stove, hear the rooster making time with his crow or milk one of the farm's many cows. Explore the world of agriculture and rural life as it existed in 1920-1950's.
Ocean Farm is working to make a harmonious place where nature and agriculture complement each other. A contour strip rotation uses corn, soybeans, oats, alfalfa, and buckwheat. 56 acres are used in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.
John Deere has a presence around the world, but it all started right here in Grand Detour, Illinois. When you step foot on these grounds, it will feel like taking a step back in time. Hear the floorboards creak as you walk inside John Deere's home. Take in the beauty of the picturesque landscape. And feel the heat of fired steel inside the replica blacksmith shop. Whether you're a school group, a John Deere fan or a history buff, it's an experience you just can't miss.
CITY:Grand Detour
Fulkerson Mansion and Farm Museum
Colonel William H. Fulkerson's mansion and farm museum contains many rare agricultural items and equipment with emphasis on large, rare farm steam traction engines, utilized for plowing the prairie, threshing the grain, and for powering early sawmills. The estate is 14-room Southern-style Victorian mansion that has remained virtually unchanged to this day. It was placed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Tour this centennial barn, one of the largest in the country and one of forty-two left in the State of Illinois. It stands 80 feet high and 85 feet in diameter and features a 16-foot diameter floor to ceiling silo. A farm implement museum in on the main floor. Tours are provided by Friends of Johnson's Park Foundation and groups of ten or more asked to call ahead. Open the first, third, and fifth Saturday beginning May through October. Hours: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Western Illinois University Agricultural Department
Explore the Allison Research and Demonstration area, which has historically been farmed without the use of pesticides and limited amounts of commercial fertilizer. The university also has a bull and ram test station.
Great River Road in Illinois National Scenic Byway
Explore the heart of America! Follow the Mississippi River as it winds its way along Illinois' western border from Galena to Cairo. Experience over 550 miles of small towns, big cities, historic sites, recreational areas, cultural attractions and museums. Follow the green and white paddle wheel signs as they guide your next adventure!
Hundreds of interesting items amassed over a lifetime are housed in this unique gallery that was formally a working farm barn.
A producer of milk, vegetables and grains since 1977, the farm offers tours, and presents the annual Shades of Autumn festival during the month of September.
Experience innovations of the present and the future while appreciating the heritage of the past at the free attraction in downtown Moline, Illinois. See vintage machines and climb aboard new ones, operate a simulated excavator or dozer, explore exhibits on how technology helps people shape and care for the land and enjoy interactive ways for kids to learn about farming and infrastructure. The John Deere Store stocks a large collection of genuine John Deere merchandise.
You're welcome to visit the Monsanto Facility at Monmouth, home to many exciting facets of agricultural research and training.
Tour this farm, which is a commercial embryo transfer station that uses donor cows.
This museum features exhibits of local history and antique farm tools.
This mill produces everything from animal feed ingredients to cake, biscuit and organic pastry flour.
CITY:Mount Olive
Opened in October 2012, this new visitor's center celebrates the long history of the Caterpillar Company. Visitors can explore the past by taking a journey back in time via historic photos and antique equipment. Visitor favorites include a 24-foot tall 797 mining truck that doubles as a movie theater and a product floor complete with simulators to explore its world-famous product line.
Barnacopia is a farm museum, events venue and Bed & Breakfast featuring two fully appointed guest rooms with full bathrooms and hot tubs all located in a silo next to the barn and the top floor of the silo is a library.
This privately owned museum houses forty-two John Deere farm implements manufactured in the late 1920's through 1940. Showcased is a 1936 Model B John Deere Tractor, fully restored. The Ag Museum also features an antique horse equipment collection and period farm house furnishings, as well as equipment and hand tools found on a 1930's farmstead. All free of charge, open by appointment, located on the northern edge of Quincy.
Tampico Area Historical Museum
This museum that focuses on the Tampico area features exhibits related to schools, agriculture, prominent families and businesses. Items on display include newspapers, funeral records and memorabilia.
Take one-hour seasonal tours through Syngenta Seeds, a soybean processing plant.
The Lewis Seed Company presents seed processing and sales operations during group tours.
A "living history" farm depicting life in the 1890s DuPage County. Original structures, authentic recreations and livestock combine to make a realistic 1890s working farm.
The now renovated Old School Museum offers visitors a view of the history of Scott County and Winchester. This museum preserves and displays artifacts related to local history, agriculture, transportation, communication and public education. Also included is a collection of interesting/unique artifacts from the businesses and society of early Scott County. The Romanesque style building was Winchester's public elementary school from 1901 through 1958.
Features 15 historic buildings that trace the history of Kendall County plus an 1819 Chicago Burlington & Quincy caboose, a fully-stocked general store, an 1840s schoolhouse, town hall, a working blacksmith shop, the Plano Train Depot, (c. 1850s) and Yorkville Firehouse (c. 1888).
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LONDON/NAIROBI, November 2002 - The new report by the Tour Operators Initiative (TOI), a global network of tour operators supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in liaison with UNESCO and the World Tourism Organization, is helping to promote environment friendly and socially responsible tourism. The indicators, in the form of recommendations, represent one of the first "sectoral supplements" to the already established Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (see below).
"The Tour Operators' Sector Supplement is a testament to the dedication of a diverse range of stakeholders," said Jan Jackson, Chair of the TOI, and Environmental Manager at British Airways Holidays. More than 30 organizations, from civil society groups to trade unions, local tourism boards, suppliers, and tour operating companies collaborated on the supplement. "This diversity enhances the credibility of the document," added Jackson. "It will lead to continued mutual learning in the tour operator sector as we begin to prepare sustainability reports."
By reporting on actions they have taken on the ground, the tour operators hope to help prevent the negative effects of tourism on local peoples. They also hope to encourage responsible use of natural resources, and prevent pollution and waste at travel destinations around the world.
"Virtually all dimensions of the tour operating business have environmental, economic, and social impacts," said Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, UNEP Assistant Executive Director. "What gets measured - and reported - gets managed," she said. "Through improved disclosure, tour operators can help transform an industry that is often the largest employer in some countries into a more sustainable enterprise."
The performance indicators released are divided into categories that reflect the life cycle of the 'holiday product'- from the planning stage to the development and delivery. They ask tour operators to describe joint actions taken with suppliers to support improvements in their environmental and social performance. Also, ways in which they raise consumer awareness of sustainable holiday-making, recruitment of local residents for management positions, and positive cooperation with concerned organizations and groups at the destination.
Through a feedback process, this pilot supplement will provide the GRI with valuable experience on how to incorporate sector-specific issues into its broader reporting framework.
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The GRI Guidelines contain the core indicators for sustainability reporting by all companies. They are designed to enable companies and other organizations to prepare comparable reports across the "triple bottom line" of their economic, environmental, and social performance. Recognizing that one size does not fit all, sector supplements are designed for use in combination with the Guidelines, to go beyond general sustainability issues and cover those issues specific to a particular sector. Both the Guidelines and the tour operators' supplement are being developed and field-tested within GRI's multi-stakeholder process, which includes business, finance, accountancy, non-governmental organizations, organized labour, and others.
The GRI was established in 1997 with the mission of designing globally applicable guidelines for preparing reports on the environmental, social and economic impact of corporate activities. More than 150 pioneering companies from around the world have already undertaken sustainability reporting using the GRI Guidelines. The GRI is an official UNEP collaborating centre
The tour operators' sector reporting supplement and a list of project participants are available online at www.toinitiative.org. The 2002 version of the GRI Guidelines is available at www.globalreporting.org.
Information about UNEP's work on tourism can be found at http://www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/
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At UNEP, contact Robert Bisset, press officer, on +33.1.44371441, email: email@example.com, or Giulia Carbone, UNEP TOI secretariat on tel +33-1-4437-1468, email firstname.lastname@example.com. In London from 11 to 14 November on +33-6-612-494576
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Mother of Atrocities: Pauline Nyiramasuhuko's Role in the Rwandan Genocide
Carrie Sperling
University of Wisconsin Law School, Frank J. Remington Center
Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 33, p. 637
As Pauline Nyiramasuhuko stood trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the media seemed more focused on her gender than on the significance of her prosecution for crimes against humanity and genocide. As the first woman brought to trial for her role as a high-level organizer of the Rwandan genocide, Pauline was accused of ordering the rapes and murders of countless women and men. The press remarked on her appearance – that of "school teacher" or someone's "dear great aunt." Underneath these remarks was an assumption that women are purer, weaker, more subservient than men and therefore less capable of committing the kind of atrocities for which she stands accused.
Those who view Pauline's actions during the genocide as somehow inexplicable because of her gender ignore history and engage in the stereotypical thinking that perpetuates the special victimization of women. Women are subjected to especially heinous violence during conflict because of their otherness, their difference from the patriarchy that perpetuates conflict. Women and girls are violated to denigrate the men of another racial or ethnic group, to attack their perceived purity or the purity of their ethnic group, or used as a warrior's reward. Pauline's case shatters the myth that women, by their very nature, are incapable of being warriors. Perhaps her case can also shatter the myths about women that have left them especially susceptible to the kinds of violence carried out against women in the Rwandan genocide.
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Keywords: crimes against humanity, sexual violence, international tribunals
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Fayetteville, Ark., faces conflicting food fortunes. On one hand, the state is impressively productive (second in chicken production, third in turkey and catfish, and home to food giants Tyson Foods and Walmart). "Fayetteville is in one of the state's most prosperous regions," juror Sasa Radulovic said, "but it also has the highest rate of childhood hunger in the U.S." As a way to reconcile this disparity, the University of Arkansas Community Design Center (UACDC) came up with Fayetteville 2030, a set of planning guidelines that would introduce urban agriculture at scales that benefit local communities. The plan would complement the city's growth projections by including a food-production program into yet-to-be developed land, merging agriculture with infrastructure, transportation, and housing. Strategies would include community gardens, composting networks, greenhouses, aquaculture facilities, and edible parks. Unlike the larger-scale industrial food production that ships food out of Arkansas, Fayetteville 2030 would distribute crops locally through exchanges, hubs, and markets. UACDC conceived the plan in such a way that it would meet other municipal objectives, too, including economic development, energy conservation, and resilience.
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Project Fayetteville 2030: Food City Scenario, Fayetteville, Ark.
Client City of Fayetteville—Matthew Petty (alderman and community organizer)
Architect University of Arkansas Community Design Center (UACDC), Fayetteville, Ark.—Stephen Luoni, Assoc. AIA (director); Jeffrey Huber, AIA (assistant director); Cory Amos, Assoc. AIA, Meredith Hendricks, David Jimenez, Allison Thurmond Quinlan, Assoc. AIA (project designers); Linda Komlos (administrative specialist)
Funding Decade of Design Grant Program, the American Institute of Architects, and the Clinton Global Initiative
UACDC Students Jonathan Elmore, Jacob Larison, Kimberly Murray, Ryne Pruitt, Richard Adam Stowe, Patrick Templeton, Leniqueca Welcome, Geronimo Debeza-Rodriquez, Jacob Drew Short, Timothy Patterson, Rachel Raben, Sarah Evans Jones, Paul Mosley
University of Arkansas Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability Marty Matlock (area director); Nick Stoddart, Ben Putman, Lori Silva, Aaron Thomason, Barb Lombardi, John Beyers, Katie Whitbeck, Paige Heller, Jaime Gile, Nick Lombardo, Mike Crouse (students)
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University of Arkansas School of Law and LL.M Program in Agricultural and Food Law Susan Schneider
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The Emery High Spartans finished both the football and volleyball seasons last week with losses to the Delta Rabbits. The girl's volleyball team traveled to Delta and lost in four games 25-19, 21-25, 25-23 and 25-20. The football team hosted the Rabbits and lost 45-14.
The Rabbits took the early lead in the football game as Emery threw an interception two plays into the game and Delta returned it to the Emery nine yard line. They scored on fourth down from three yards out. The Spartans next possession started at their own 17 yard line and they marched the length of the field to have first and goal at the two yard line before they self destructed.
Bowie Jeffs' quarterback sneak for 13 yards, Jeffs to Mike Blomquist for 22 yards, Jeffs to Zeke Atwood for 18 yards and Spencer Cook to Matt Stucki for 25 yards were the big plays in the drive. With first and goal, the Spartans then marched backwards with a five yard motion penalty, a 15 yard offensive pass interference penalty, a 10 yard holding penalty and a fumbled punt snap and the Rabbits took over at the Emery 49 yard line. Not only did we not score, it seemed like the wind was taken out of the Emery sails. The Rabbits then scored four times in the second period to put the game away with a 38-0 lead.
The Spartans did outscore Delta in the second half 14-7 as Emery scored on their first and third drives of the half. Cook scored from three yards out after Emery marched down the field 81 yards with the big play being a 39 yard pass from Jeffs to Isaac Bawden. Jeffs 22 yard pass to Blomquist was the Spartans last touchdown.
The Spartans now travel to Bear River High School for the first round of 3-A playoffs this Friday at 4 p.m. The school is located in the town of Garland, which is just north of Tremonton. The address is 1450 South State.
The girls volleyball team finished the season at 2-6 in Region 8 play and will play Morgan at 12:30 p.m. Friday at UVSC. This is a double elimination tournament so the Spartans will also play later in the day. The tournament wraps up on Saturday with the championship game that evening.


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Benjamin, Walter, 1892–1940, German essayist and critic. He is known for his synthesis of eccentric Marxist theory and Jewish messianism. In particular, his essays on Charles Baudelaire and Franz Kafka as well as his speculation on symbolism, allegory, and the function of art in a mechanical age have profoundly affected contemporary criticism. Benjamin was influenced by his close friendship with the historian of Jewish mysticism Gershom Gerhard Scholem. In 1933, he moved to France because of the rise of the Nazis. When the Nazis invaded France, he fled to Spain, was denied entry, and committed suicide.
See collections of his essays edited by H. Arendt (1968, 1978); his Moscow Diary (1986); The Correspondence of Walter Benjamin, 1910–1940 (1966, tr. 1994) edited by Manfred R. and Evelyn M. Jacobson; Walter Benjamin: The Story of a Friendship (1981) by G. Scholem; studies by R. Wolin (1982), S. Handelman (1991), and B. Witte (1991); essays by G. Scholem (1965, 1981).
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