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October 08 2012 02:17PM
Nail Yakupov is a rookie in a very good league, the KHL. So when he's named rookie of the week, it's a pretty big deal, right? Nail Yakupov's first 4 games in the KHL saw him score 3 goals, a healthy clip at any level. How are we to compare Yakupov's accomplishments in the faraway league to past snipers?
The KHL's website has the news (wonderful site, easy to navigate, never buggers up, bet the NHL loves the traffic they're getting) and states about our guy "played in two games, scored three goals and averaged 17 minutes and 53 seconds on the ice." What they don't say is that the kid had to run the rapids caused by Sarnia, the CHL and the IIHF in order to get the opportunity. This kid really is as good as advertised. Confident, with swagger, but clearly his priority is to play hockey and earn his place in the game.
Andrey Osadchenko has been telling us Yakupov's story all along and it's pretty terrific all by its lonesome. However, add the back story to the front line performance and we're talking about a guy who is emerging as the entire package: great young player, terrific attitude and a child's passion for the game.
Yakupov's ability and charisma aside, what are we to make of this start and how do we compare it to the brilliant teenagers of the past? We can't compare him to NHL rookie seasons from Hall, Skinner and others because the KHL of today is not at the level of the National Hockey League before it went legal. The KHL of today is however better than last year's version, so a 20-goal campaign in 2012-13 for Nail isn't really comparable to last season's group.
We do have the last lockout year, and that's what I've chosen for comparables. Even at that, the KHL didn't have many 18-year olds scoring a bunch but here's a list of those who wowed Moscow in 2004-05:
- Alexander Ovechkin (18) 37, 13-14-27 .730
- Evgeni Malkin (18) 52, 12-20-32 .615
- Viktor Alexandrov (18) 50, 8-10-18 .360
- Enver Lisin (18) 53, 8-4-12 .226
Yakupov's current totals (4, 3-0-3) would have him at the top of the table, but with only 4GP that's a ridiculous claim. Suffice to say he's in good company. One quick item before we move on: Ovechkin and Malkin are listed as 18-years old above as listed by hockeydb. I am aware of the gap in their ages, but the dividing date has them both playing their 18-year old seasons at the same time on hockeydb.
This kid is like a breath of fresh air, and he's good! This season is so bass ackwards because of the lockout its easy to pass over a small item like rookie of the week in the KHL. It is early but he's tracking extremely well. I'm running out of adjectives to describe all these number one picks--maybe we should be more like the Eskimo-Aleut languages who have 50 words for snow.
No matter, it all adds up to another stunning rookie. This time, he gets to play at home. Our loss, but the quality is once again a joy to behold.
October 08 2012, 06:05PM
LT, sometimes I think you write articles as a pretense for posting pictures of Ms. Johansson.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Keep them coming!
I was in the Galchenyuk camp before the draft, but Yakupov was a second choice for me. Unless I know that the player is Chris Pronger or Scott Niedermeyer, I take the forward.
Of course you could always trade down and take the lanky center out of an Eastern high school.
I kid, I kid.
October 08 2012, 06:03PM
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Gah! All this awesome oiler rookie success. I want this lockout to end and watch the crazyness unfold in the copper and blue jerseys.
I hate the greediness, but I do like articles like these hyping up the players who will eventually return to dominate.
I was elated when they picked Yak.
I thought the scouts were going to draft for need and pick Murray the defender.After picking Yak they proceeded to draft tough power forwards which was seen to be another need.
They probably show Ovechkin and Malkin as 18 yr olds because they were both picked in 2004.Ovechkin just missed the 2003 draft by a few days and Malkin was a younger 2004.
And then Schultz signed on which satisfies a defensive need. With Kelfboms arrows pointing up as well as Musil, the D should be much improved in a couple years.
I would always rather pick the more predictable forward position than D. Worst case scenario, A Hall or Eberle could be traded for an established, young,very good D-man. In another year Nuge or Yak could provide a great defensive return once more established.
I don't want to see any of these great forwards traded but they increase the trade equity in the line-up... much better than gambling on D that is less predictable and is a much bigger gamble. I really hope these 4 stay Oilers for a long time but they are increasing the value of the franchise if a move needs to be made for back end help.
October 09 2012, 12:11PM
This made me wonder: Lowetide, how has The Nation Network's readership been affected by the lockout? Any noticeable changes?
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October 08 2012, 02:36PM
Ryan Murray has 1goal and 3assists and minus2.Twenty sixth among defenders. In fairness it's awfully early for both
October 08 2012, 02:53PM
I was elated when they picked Yak.
I thought the scouts were going to draft for need and pick Murray the defender.After picking Yak they proceeded to draft tough power forwards which was seen to be another need.
They probably show Ovechkin and Malkin as 18 yr olds because they were both picked in 2004.Ovechkin just missed the 2003 draft by a few days and Malkin was a younger 2004.
I'm so glad they took Yakupov. He's going to be ridiculously good, superstar potential. Murray is going to be a number 2 maybe number 3 defenseman. You can't take a number 2 defenseman over a number one winger. Plus the Oilers have a current organizational need for defenseman but won't in the near future with J Schultz, Klefbom, Marincin, Musil, Petry, and Smid plus other quality depth defenseman. So drafting a defensemen for current organizational need is not very wise seeing as how he wouldn't be into his prime for years. Yakupov is going to be awesome.
I was so happy when they picked Yak number one. The day Schultz signed was a close second this off season.
By drafting Yak perhaps it helped Schultz make his decision to sign here.
Does Schultz still sign here if they had taken Murray number one.
Guess we will never know.
October 08 2012, 05:34PM
I think its fair to say that given that he's a rookie, its quite an accomplishment. He should still play naked though :)
October 08 2012, 07:54PM
"How are we to compare Yakupov's accomplishments in the faraway league to past snipers?"
After four games? We shouldn't.
October 08 2012, 09:04PM
Robinbrownlee you wrote.."How are we to compare Yakupov's accomplishments in the faraway league to past snipers?"
After four games? We shouldn't.
While I understand what your saying, its conversation and something to be excited about. What else are we supposed to discuss? Lockout? Local minor hockey? This city is excited about our young prospects and its all we have to be excited about. How they are tracking helps us pass these days away.
Having said that, I do agree with your reasoning but we know that should Nail have no points , this city would be wondering how he compares to other prospects. When can you start making comparisons? 10 games, 20 games, 40 games? Tracking at following comparable is always a good sign however and Lowetide has done a awesome job at it.


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The new Citi Money Gallery is now open. Seeing those words in front of my eyes on the computer screen still feels a little strange! Time has flown by, and I can hardly believe that I am writing this last blog post about the redisplay project.
The objects are installed, the graphics and video are up and running, online content is live, and it's all looking stunning. There's an amazing moment as a curator when you see the display you've been working on for over a year take shape. Even more wonderful is seeing the first visitors in the gallery looking at the objects, reading the labels, and taking photos of what they see. The first reactions have been incredibly positive – and in fact one case is so popular that it's getting covered with fingerprints already, as people look at it, and point things out to the people they're visiting with. While this may not be such great news for the people who will now have to clean the glass daily, for me it's a real source of pride, and a sign that people are really looking closely at the objects on display.
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"I didn't read very much until I was twelve. Once I started to read, it became a passion. I would and still do read just about anything I can get my hands on-historical fiction, poetry, mysteries, books about medicine or the Revolutionary War or ancient Egypt or . . . well, you get the picture. If I become interested in a subject, I will read book after book about it. And every so often, all of this reading gets my gray matter really energized and results in my writing a book. For instance, one day I was reading various theories concerning the extinction of dinosaurs. One common thread in these theories is that dinosaurs did not fall over dead in a minute or two. It took hundreds of thousands, even millions of years, for them all to die out. A week or so after reading this, I realized this meant that at some point there was only one dinosaur alive on earth. Which one could it have been? I wondered. Did it feel lonely? After seven years of additional reading, plus talking with paleontologists, I wrote The Last Dinosaur."
"Something similar happened with The Great Fire. I was doing research on another book when I came across a letter written by twelve-year-old Claire Innis. Her letter was about the fire that destroyed much of Chicago in 1881. Not only did Claire see the fire, she had actually been trapped in an alley with burning buildings all around her. What a brave kid, I thought, and what an amazing adventure she had. I had no plans to write a book about the Chicago fire then, but I liked Claire's letter enough to copy it down."
"A number of years later, I was in an antique book shop in Vermont when I came across Chicago and the Great Conflagration, which was published just a month after the fire. I glanced through it and noticed it contained several firsthand accounts from survivors of the same fire Claire had written about. One of them was a young newspaper reporter named Joseph Chamberlin who, like Claire, had actually been pursued and surrounded by the flames. That's when I began to think I might be able to do a book about the fire."
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"One of my goals in writing about events from the past is to show that children weren't just observers of our history. They were actual participants and sometimes did amazing and heroic things. It's why I wrote my two Civil War books, The Boys' War: Confederate & Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War and The Long Road to Gettysburg, and why I did A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy. And it's why I am so happy that I stumbled across Claire Innis's letter about the Chicago fire. She and the other survivors of the fire are the real historians-telling us what happened to them and their families in voices that are as immediate and powerful today as when these events took place."
"I was a very bad student in grammar school (in part because I had an eye condition that went undetected until I was 9 or 10 and because I was in constant warfare with the nuns, who were always asking me why I wasn't as smart as my brother)."
"I began to read fiendishly after my father taught me to refinish furniture. Huh!? You're saying. Well, the first piece of furniture I refinished was a maple bookcase. I put it in my room and realized that as nice as it looked, it needed some books to look really finished. So I rounded up a few and stuck them in the bookcase. It all looked very nice and it sat, untouched, for a few weeks. Then, I picked out one of the books and started reading it. When I finished it, I picked out another, and another and so on. So I went out and bought a book with my own money and I was off on a reading binge that hasn't stopped. Both my parents encouraged my reading, though my mother especially. When the nuns, and later some of my prep. School teachers said that what I was reading was too adult, she made it clear to them that I could read anything I wanted."
"My interest in history began in 7th Grade when we had Mr. Polino as a teacher. On the very first day of class he stood in front of us and announced, "Despite what you've seen on television or been told, all American Indians weren't bad people." This was back in 1957 or 58, so this came as a bit of a surprise to us, and resulted in a two day discussion on how Native Americans were represented in history books, movies and on TV, and how we had accepted this as the truth without question. Mr. P. used a similar approach with a variety of other history topics and really started us thinking. I came away from all of this feeling that if I wanted to have a real idea of what took place in the past, I had to read a lot more than one book about a subject."
"In prep. School (St. Benedict's in Newark) and in college (Rutgers, New Brunswick) I managed to lead a strange double life. I liked some subjects (history, English, geology, art history, biology, city planning, for instance), but hated others (any language, calculus to name a few) and my grades generally reflected my interest. I also ran track (60, 100, 220 and quarter mile, plus the long jump) and was pretty good at it. I was state champion in the sprints five or six times and was on the national champion 440 and mile relay teams. I even made it to the finals of the high school national 60 yard dash and came in third (the winner was a guy named Jim Gaines, who happens to still hold the world record in the dash, so I didn't feel all that bad about my performance). But all of my running was done under the name Tim Murphy. You see, my nickname when I entered prep. School was Tiny (because I weighed under six pounds when I was born), but the coach said he didn't want me referred to by that name, so he said, "From now on you're Tim." "Sure," I said, and I was Tim thereafter, even when I made it into the New York Times. Why he didn't pick Jim or JJ (for James John) escapes me. I actually liked the name Tim and used it on and off for years (my brother still refers to me as Tim from time to time)."
"After college, I worked on a variety of construction jobs in New York city and New Jersey. I was a tin knocker and we laid the corrugated metal on the open steel beams; when we were finished, concrete was poured over the metal to create the floors. I really enjoyed this work, despite the bitter cold winds you encounter at 30 and 40 stories, but I was also looking for a job in publishing, specifically in children's books. One reason I wanted to get into children's books was that I love illustrations and illustrated books. After many interviews (in the area of 30 to 40), I finally landed a position at the Seabury Press (which is now called Clarion Books). I was a secretarial-assistant and responsible for typing letters, filing and checking mailing lists. But because this was a very tiny list when I started (we were doing 5 to 7 books a season), I was able to do a wide variety of jobs-from line-editing, to rewriting text, to revising ad copy, playing with catalog design, etc. My boss, Jim Giblin, not only tolerated my dreadful typing, but he let me see sales figures, meet important illustrators and authors, interview new illustrators and participate (in a way) in the overall decision making process. Naturally, the pay was dreadful (I took home $92.50 a week when I started; my last paycheck as a construction worker was in the area of $900), but the experience was priceless. What's more, I learned how to read and evaluate a manuscript with an editor's and publisher's eye. I try to use these same standards when I write and revise my own manuscripts."
"After working at Clarion for between seven and eight years, I became a freelance writer. Why? Well, I'd helped a number of writers come up with ideas, helped them focus their texts and in some cases even rewritten them. So why not try to do it for myself, I thought. Also, I had some ideas for books that I couldn't get anyone else to do. Finally, I decided I didn't want to wake up some morning and discover that I was 65 and annoyed at myself because I hadn't taken the chance. That was 19 years ago and I'm still wondering if I'll make it as a writer!"
"Let's see, what else can I say? Hmmm. Hobbies: I love to cook (cajun/creole, Indian, some French, Chinese, pizzas, and any recipe that sounds interesting). I collect turn-of-the-century postcards of ships (all steam driven) and trains (though there has to be an engine somewhere in the picture); reading (of course) though I'm particularly fond of finding firsthand accounts from the 19th century; gardening; and searching for the perfect hamburger and french fries (no kidding). I'm married to a wonderful and very supportive person, Alison Blank (she was the executive producer of The Magic School Bus animated series, and she created and edits/writes the MSG magazine, plus creating and writing websites for New Jersey Online). I'm very proud of her creativity and accomplishments. We have two sons (Michael, who insists we call him Mike, is 5 3/4 and Ben, who is two days shy of being 1 year old). We live in an old Victorian with a wrap-around porch and Alison and I both work out of third floor offices. So far we have had no real problems with this arrangement, but I do think she takes too many pens and rubber bands out of my office! I am a confessed horrible speller and punctuator and have had many interesting discussions with copyeditors over my creative approach to both skills. Phobias: I am not at all fond of spiders or snakes, though I've learned to be a little more tolerant because I like to work in the garden. The emphasis is on the phrase "a little more" since I will never befriend a member from either group."
"That's all I can think to write, except that I never work on St. Patrick's Day. Anyway, I better get this off to you before you call me and yell. If you need any other information, don't hesitate to ask. Meanwhile, I hope this info is of some help."
The Great Fire. New York: Scholastic, 1995.
Into the Deep Forest. Illus. by Kate Keisler. New York: Clarion Books, 1995.
Night Terrors. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Across America on an Emigrant Train. New York: Clarion Books, 1993.
Backyard Bear. Illus. by Jeffery Greene. New York: Scholastic, 1993.
Dinosaur for a Day. Illus. by Mark Alan Weatherby. New York: Scholastic,1992.
The Long Road to Gettysburg. New York: Clarion Books, 1992.
The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War. New York: Clarion Books, 1991.
The Call of the Wolves. Illus. by Mark Alan Weatherby. New York: Scholastic, 1989.
The Last Dinosaur. Illus. by Mark Alan Weatherby. New York: Scholastic, 1988.
Custom Car: A Nuts and Bolts Guide to Building One. New York: Clarion Books, 1988.
Guess Again: More Weird and Wacky Inventions. New York: Bradbury Press, 1986.
Baseball's All-Time All-Stars. New York: Clarion Books, 1984.
Tractors: From Yesterday's Steam Wagons to Today's Supercharged Giants. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1984.
The Indy 500. New York: Clarion Books, 1983.
Two Hundred Years of Bicycles. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1983.
Death Run. New York: Clarion Books, 1982.
Harold Thinks Big. Illus. by Susanna Natti. New York: Crown Publishers,1980.
Rat's Christmas. Illus. by Dick Gackenbach). New York: Prentice-Hall, 1979.
Weird and Wacky Inventions. New York: Crown Publishers, 1978.
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Explore the highlights of Greece, Bulgaria and Macedonia
Journey through eastern Bulgaria, northern Greece and Macedonia to uncover the lost empire of Alexander the Great. We explore a range of cultural landmarks including the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Lake Ohrid and the Rila Monastery. We also take a boat trip along the Mediterranean coast to the fabled Mount Athos, visit the mosaics of Pella and walk in the pretty Pelister National Park.
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- Lake Ohrid - Enjoy a truly stunning lake and mountain setting; tour the historical buildings situated around the lake
- Rila Monastery - Spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site with its brightly coloured frescoes
- Matka Gorge - Experience the natural wonder of Matka Gorge; chance for a boat trip
- Sofia - Old town sightseeing
- Vergina - Visit the ancient capital of Macedonian Kings
- Mt. Athos - Boat excursion along the coast of Athos to reach 'the holy mountain'
- Thassos Island - Day trip by ferry to visit its Roman remains and Medieval fortress
1Join tour in Sofia (Bulgaria)
2City tour of Sofia before travelling to Macedonia for our overnight stay in a monastery
3Sightseeing in Kratovo and Skopje including Kale Fortress
4Excursion to Matka Gorge with the chance for a boat trip
5Drive to Lake Ohrid via Mavrovo National Park
6Guided walking tour of Ohrid and an afternoon to relax beside the lake
7Chance to enjoy a walking tour around the lake or maybe a boat trip
8Visit to Saint Naum Monastery en route to Pelister National Park
9See the ancient sights of Heraclea and Pella; arrive in Thessaloniki (Greece)
10Guided tour of Thessaloniki and visit to the UNESCO site of Vergina
11Drive to Kavala via the Halkidiki Peninsula; boat trip to see Mount Athos
12Excursion to Thassos Island to explore or relax on the beach
13Explore historical Philippi before driving on to Bansko in Bulgaria
14Visit to the beautiful Rila Monastery; afternoon free in Sofia
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Announcing the new partners, Virgin Blue Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey, said, "We are delighted Velocity has been well received in just 12 months. When we launched Velocity we promised there would be no such thing as blackouts, and that every seat on any Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue or Polynesian Blue flight, every day of the year would be available for redemption.
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Edinburgh coach Michael Bradley has named a strong side to tackle Treviso as the club target a return to winning ways in the PRO12.
Edinburgh coach Michael Bradley has named a strong side to tackle Treviso at Murrayfield as the club target a return to winning ways in the PRO12.
The Italians have taken notable scalps this season, stunning the division with their opening defeat of champions, Ospreys, followed by last week's win against the then pace-setting Scarlets.
Both successes have come at their Stadio Monigo home, with the green and whites arriving in Edinburgh seeking to add the capital club to the list of conquered sides so far.
After back-to-back losses to Leinster and Dragons on the road, the game presents Bradley's men with the last opportunity to improve their RaboDirect PRO12 standing before the group stages of the Heineken Cup get underway next week.
The Murrayfield men made many fond memories in last season's cup campaign, en route to the semi-final in Dublin, however thoughts of the competition are far from the coach's mind as he named five returning Scotland internationalists in a strong selection.
"We always enjoy playing at home, and played well against Treviso here last season [Edinburgh won the match 44-21], so we're looking forward to the match and the opportunity to get our campaign back on the front foot for our home fans," said Bradley.
"Treviso are a strong, physical, team and have more than half the Italian national side, so we certainly don't want to get into an arm wrestle with them.
"Our focus will be on retaining our shape and our width and putting pressure on them in the wide channels, something which characterises our style of play.
"We'd certainly prefer to go into the Heineken Cup having won our previous match however this game's importance lies with the RaboDirect PRO12 and our ambition to climb the table and make the play-offs."
Alongside the returning David Denton are openside flanker Roddy Grant and number eight Dimitri Basilaia, who gets his first start for the club.
Hooker and Scotland captain, Ross Ford, comes back into the squad with tighthead prop WP Nel, to join forces with Allan Jacobsen in the front-row, while lock Grant Gilchrist reforms a familiar second-row partnership with Sean Cox.
Fly-half Greig Laidlaw returns to captain the side and partners scrum-half Chris Leck, who gets his first start of the season, while Matt Scott returns to partner Ben Atiga in midfield and Lee Jones comes on to the wing.
Meanwhile, Treviso have made several changes to their XV as Alberto Sgarbi and Tommaso Benvenuti are at centre while Tommaso Iannone and Tobias Botes start on the wings.
Luke McLean is playing full-back this week, while Fabio Semenzato and Alberto Di Bernardo are at scrum-half and fly-half respectively.
Simone Favaro, who was down with the flu last week, is back as flanker and in front of him, captain Antonio Pavanello locks in with Francesco Minto.
Enrico Ceccato, Alberto De Marchi and Giulio Toniolatti return on the bench.
Form: Edinburgh have slipped to successive defeats to Leinster and the Dragons although both encounters were played away from home. Edinburgh have won four of their last five games at Murrayfield in all competitions and have never lost to an Italian side at the iconic venue. Treviso gained a second victory of the RaboDirect PRO12 season, both of which have been gained at home at the expense of Welsh opponents. Treviso have won just once on the road since last December: 33-32 at the Dragons on 13 April. The Italians' only previous win on Scottish soil in the PRO12 came at Glasgow in September 2011. Edinburgh have lost just once before to Treviso: 6-31 at Stadio Monigo on 6 May 2011.
The teams:
Edinburgh: 15 Greig Tonks, 14 Lee Jones, 13 Matt Scott, 12 Ben Atiga, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Greig Laidlaw (c), 9 Chris Leck, 8 Dimitri Basilaia, 7 Roddy Grant, 6 David Denton, 5 Sean Cox, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 WP Nel, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Andy Titterrell, 17 John Yapp, 18 Lewis Niven, 19 Netani Talei, 20 Ross Rennie, 21 Richie Rees, 22 John Houston, 23 Dougie Fife.
Treviso: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Tommaso Iannone, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Tobias Botes, 10 Alberto Di Bernardo, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Robert Barbieri, 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Simone Favaro, 5 Francesco Minto, 4 Antonio Pavanello (capt), 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Michele Rizzo.
Replacements: 16 Enrico Ceccato, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Pedro Di Santo, 19 Valerio Bernabò, 20 Dean Budd, 21 Paul Derbyshire, 22 Kristopher Burton, 23 Giulio Toniolatti.
Date: Friday, October 5
Kick-off: 19:30 BST
Venue: Murrayfield
Referee: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Assistant referees: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
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Glad to hear you liked this one so much! I am excited to venture into the steampunk world, and will add Avalon Revisited to my To-Read list. 🙂
I'm very excited about this book. : ) I'd love to win it, but if not, I might have to get a copy of it myself, lol.
Thanks for the giveaway.
At first when I saw the title I thought it had something to do with King Arthur. This kind of reminds me of the Parasol Protectorate series. I will have to add it to my TBR list. Great review!
Yes, it is similar to the Parasol Protectorate series. Quite similar, in fact. The names Avalon and Arthur are explained in the book and yes, they connect to the whole King Arthur thing, but no, it's not really anything to do with King Arthur other then the name.
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Chapter 23
Jesus pronounces woes upon the scribes and Pharisees—They will be held responsible for killing the prophets—They will not escape the damnation of hell.
1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2 Saying, The
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they
6 And love the
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi,
8 But be not ye called
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master,
11 But he that is
12 And whosoever shall
13 ¶But woe unto you,
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell
16 Woe unto you, ye
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of
26 Thou blind Pharisee,
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which
32 Fill ye up then the
33 Ye serpents, ye
34 ¶Wherefore, behold, I send unto you
35 That upon you may come all the righteous
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this
38 Behold, your house is left unto you


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In the ongoing battle of VOD between Hulu, Amazon and Netflix in the USA, Netflix likely delivered a digital Coup de grâce yesterday with a $200 million dollar deal with CBS, making it the only online and Connected TV premium subscription service with shows featured on all four broadcast networks and dozens of cable TV's biggest brands. The deal arrived in the mayhem of rights issues - as media companies tackle how far they will push the envelope in seeking additional revenue from online video upstarts that can cannibalize their offline advertising business, their DVD sales and traditional pay-TV providers, like cable and satellite companies, which have become an increasingly important contributor to the media and entertainment industry's revenue mix.
CBS Corp. and Netflix have announced a two-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement that allows select U.S. shows from CBS's library to be streamed on Netflix.
Peter Kafka from All Things Digital made some great points:
This is the best-case scenario for the networks and studios: That Netflix, and now competitors like Amazon, and likely Microsoft, Apple, etc, line up to write big checks for stuff the networks and studios have already sold a couple times before. So it's all found money, and doesn't conflict with their core businesses.
The flip side, of course, is that the more video you consume over the Web, the more likely you may be stop watching conventional TV. So long-term, it's possible that CBS and the other networks are helping to hasten their demise.
But that's a tomorrow problem. Today, big media is getting paid
The deal pertains to episodes of the dramas"Medium" and "Flashpoint," as well as full seasons of sitcoms such as "Family Ties," "Frasier" and "Cheers." Installments of the original "Hawaii Five-0" are included in the package, as are episodes from all generations of the sci-fi series "Star Trek" and the cult favorite, "Twin Peaks." Installments of '60s classics such as "The Twilight Zone" and "The Andy Griffith Show" will be available, too.
In December 2010, Netflix closed a deal with Walt Disney for inventory from its ABC network as well as cable channels ABC Family and Disney Channel. That pact, which was for one year with options, was valued at between $150 million and $200 million. Unlike the CBS deal, it includes access to more current programming, including recent episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Brothers & Sisters."
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A Comfortable and Affordable Lodging Experience The Guesthouse Inn & Suites Salem IL hotel offers the convenience of a Denny's Restaurant and Cocktail lounge on site. Our Salem Hotel offers a 24 hour front desk service, free local calls, parking, USA Today Newspaper, coffee, hot chocolate, tea, and complimentary popcorn. We are a pet friendly Salem Inn, pet fee apply.
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Welcome to the Days Inn - Vandalia. A Chairman's Award winning hotel with Robbi's Restaurant and Lounge on premises, just off I-70 at Exit 63, and just minutes from Lincoln Historic Sites, the Oldest standing state capitol building, the Fayette County Museum, the National Road Interpretive Center, Archway Skydiving, Keck's Marsh, Buckstop Archery, Antique Shops, and restaurants. Minutes from Carlyle Lake, & Cahokia Mounds.


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By WADE ALLINSONEmery County Resident
Congressman Hinchey's (NY) "rebuttal to wilderness" should serve as stark reminder of the arrogance of Eastern politicians beholden to special interests.
Hinchey correctly states that his Red Rock Wilderness bill deals with public land that belongs to all Americans. But he conveniently leaves out the rather important point that this bill hasn't been supported by any of Utah's politicians. That is precisely because the economic and cultural impacts to Utah's rural communities will be profound.
Also profound will be the impact on the ability to view and enjoy these lands. In the name of "protection" almost 50 percent of all BLM lands in the state will be off limits to motorized and mountain bike recreation. Now, I'm not 100 percent against wilderness, but to lock up 50 percent of our scenic public lands is just too much.
After watching Hinchey's Wilderness bill increase in size every year, I'm convinced it is nothing more than a political land grab that wins him votes within his district and keeps money flowing to his campaign from environmental groups. Perhaps the next time Congressman Hinchey entertains us with his words of wisdom he will also disclose just exactly how much money these environmental groups contribute to him.


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Wouldn't it be nice if instead of toys and clothing this holiday season you could give your family and friends the gift of health and wellness? If you could wave a magic wand and rid the planet of heart disease, cancer and diabetes?
It may be wishful thinking, but it's at the core of what several of the borough's health and fitness leaders said they would give Island residents if they possessed some of Santa's magic.
Both Anthony Ferreri, president and CEO of Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), and Dr. Joseph McGinn, a cardiothoracic surgeon and medical director of The Heart Institute, wished Islanders would take better care of themselves.
"At the SIEDC health conference, Dr. Cynara Coomer, head of our Comprehensive Breast Center, said something I hadn't heard before," Ferreri said. "Staten Islanders tend to go to their doctors later rather than sooner and, unfortunately, certain diseases are caught when the disease has progressed."
Dr. McGinn knows it is a pipe dream to believe there won't be a need for physicians like him in the near future, but hopes people will heed his advice for taking better care of themselves, especially during the holiday season.
"Stop overeating," he warned. "Heavy meals are associated with precipitating heart attacks, and people around the holidays tend not to pay attention to the amount of food they're eating. Another risk is snow and snow removal," Dr. McGinn said. "We all think we're in great shape, but as we reach middle age, we can have underlying heart disease and not know it."
Dr. Theodore Strange, Richmond County Medical Society past president and vice president for medical operations at SIUH South, wishes Islanders access to the best care they can get and hopes they'll be more mindful of prevention.
"It will help them save money, and the [healthcare] system save money, because they are not going to the emergency room and will not need more specialized care if they can catch it early," he said.
Over at Richmond University Medical Center, senior vice president Richard Salhany spoke of a hope that Staten Islanders will look out for their neighbors.
"Especially when the weather starts to change, we need to be mindful of the elderly who live alone," he said. "There are people on the Island who don't have heat in their home, people who may need food, help shoveling themselves out, getting groceries or taking them to the hospital."
When it comes to fitness, Tony Books Avilez, co-founder of the Staten Island Slim Down, is wishing borough residents will get active.
"The most prevalent things I hear are people don't have the time and don't know how to get started. Experiment," said Avilez, who also runs Staten Island Boot Camp. "One of the things we really prided ourselves on with the Slim Down was that it got people to experiment with different [exercise] modalities. Some people found Zumba or yoga or t'ai chi. That's the most important thing, they found something."
Finally, Jeannine Marotta, regional vice president for the Staten Island American Cancer Society, wants to see Islanders make choices that will lead to a healthier lifestyle.
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There are a variety of ways you can search for events on our website including by keyword, date, event type and venue. You can also browse highlights, Sydney Opera House and Resident Company programs.
1. Choose a date
Once you are on an event page, you will see a calendar on the right-hand side. If a performance season spans more than one month, you can change which month you're viewing by clicking the down arrow next to the month. Select your chosen month and click GO.
The dates that are highlighted in the calendar are dates performances for this event are taking place. Note that some performances (in particular ballet and opera) have seasons that span multiple months. Use the month drop-down selection and click go to change months (see above).
Select your preferred date by clicking on it.2. Select the performance time
Once you have selected and clicked on a date, performance times for that date will appear underneath the calendar. Select your preferred performance time. Note you need to click on the performance time even if there is only one performance time for that day.Once you have selected your date and time, click the BUY TICKETS button below the calendar and time selection to continue with your purchase.3. Select your seat/s
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Like I wrote, from what I experienced with Harman Netherlands is nothing but sorrow. I am going to try to visit one of the mega electronica stores up here in Rotterdam soon and see what they have to say. I know they sell AKG, many of their products, but they dont offer demo for every hp's out there, however I have not visit them for a while, so, maybe I will be more lucky this time.
I just sent another e-mail to Harman, lets see what they have to say.
Ok - thanks for looking into that. Price kind of steep though.. maybe very limited supply.


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The Blog Hop is hosted by Crazy-For-Books and the Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View and they are where we get to have one big blog party! We get to meet new bloggers, find new blogs, and have FUN FUN FUN!
Each week Jenn asks a question. This week it is:
I know that I don't do as well as I should on visiting blogs, but I try to check out as many as I can everyday. Posting on twitter helps cause I find myself linking to reviews more that way then when I look at my overwhelming google reader.
Now the blog hop is to find new blogs. It's NOT all about getting as many followers as you can get (at least not to me!). It's not nice to sign up and go to as many blogs as possible, follow them, leave a comment with the link to your blog and not even look to see what the blog is about. My opinion is that you visit a blog. You look around. You find out if they like the same kinds of books and you follow them if you'll be interested in their reviews. Now don't get me wrong, I love having followers, YES, I do. But I don't want a bunch of people that never look at my blog again and are only following me to get more followers themselves. So if you follow me and I check out your blog, I'll only follow you if you have content that interests me. NOT because you follow me.
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So the holidays have come and gone, and you're left with a bunch of quirky gifted items that don't really fit into your wardrobe. While we all appreciate presents given from the heart, our loved ones don't always know how to keep up with our on-trend fashion sensibilities! Luckily we whipped up a list of gifts you can buy for yourself, because we know you've been verrry good this year.
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National Gallery of Australia announces online access to its collections of European and American painting and sculpture
As part of the National Gallery of Australia's 20th birthday celebrations detailed information about the Gallery's collections of paintings and sculptures by European and American artists - more than 400 works of art - has been published at nga.gov.au/international.
Online publication of the Catalogue of European painting and sculpture in the NGA, Canberra and the Catalogue of American painting and sculpture in the NGA, Canberra will allow art historians, art museum professionals, students and enthusiasts across Australia and around the world to explore the range of work held by the Gallery, some of which is rarely seen.
The catalogues will include each artist's name, nationality and years of birth and death, as well as details relating to each work of art, such as titles, dates, inscriptions and sizes. Known provenances (histories of ownership) will also be listed. Searching will be possible in a number of ways, including alphabetically by artist, chronologically by work, and by title.
Quality images will accompany the text. In addition to brief artist biographies, exhibition histories, related literature and many discussions of individual works of art will be available. The catalogues have been edited by Christine Dixon, Senior Curator, Research and contain entries written and compiled by the curatorial staff of the Gallery's International Art Department. The Gallery's Multimedia Section has developed the catalogues following dedicated work by a range of past and present Gallery staff.
The entire contents of the authoritative 1992 printed catalogue of European and American paintings and sculptures 1870-1970 in the Australian National Gallery, by Michael Lloyd and Michael Desmond, with its extended discussions of works of art, their exhibition histories and related literature, is also available online at nga.gov.au/international.
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Dany Heatley: next steps and options
Jason Gregor
July 02 2009 12:37PM
The Oilers haven't backed off from acquiring Dany Heatley, but it sounds like they will have to sweeten the pot if they are going to get him out of Ottawa. The price has just went up according to Sens GM Bryan Murray.
Whether that means the Oilers have to add in some prospects, or take another salary off the books of the Senators is unclear. The unique thing about this deal is that even though the Sens have paid Heatley $4 million, if they trade him before the season starts that money won't count against their cap.
The team that gets Heatley will only have to pay him $4 million in salary this year, but he is a $7.5 million cap hit on their books.
"Edmonton is the only option that has been presented to us, and you can't tell that there aren't more," J.P. Barry told Sportsnet.ca.
Well I'm not sure how many other options they truly have. The Rangers aren't interested now that they have Gaborik, and supposedly Glen Sather had targeted Gaborik over Heatley anyways.
The Canucks can't take him now that the Sedins' have re-signed for a combined cap hit of $12.2 million per year, and the Wild landed Havlat.
So who are the other options?
I'm betting you think it's the Kings. They have lots of cap space, are stacked with young players Ottawa would like and are a sexy location for Heatley.
Does that sound like the Kings are interested?
I don't think so. Sorry Dany you won't be living the life in LA.
I've been told that Heatley has seen this, and it is clear that the Kings are an unlikely destination.
So who else is there?
The San Jose Sharks possibly. But they have 15 players signed for $51 million already. Patrick Marleau has one year left on his deal, the Sens aren't in love with Cheechoo, and so will the Sharks give up Clowe, Setoguchi and a D-man for Heatley? That would be pretty steep.
The Coyotes and Predators won't be in the mix, so that doesn't leave him many options.
Heatley needs to decide today, and so do the Oilers. I think it is time the Oilers ask for a decision from his camp. Is he in, or out?
And then the Oilers need to live with the decision, move on and look at other options to try and improve their team.
They offered a great deal to Ottawa, and the Sens wanted it — for a moment even Heatley seemed like he was willing to come, but he got cold feet and now he is dragging them on the beach in Kelowna.
Enough is enough. Make a decision a move on.
The decision needs to come today, and I think the Oilers need to make it, because it is evident that Heatley can't make it himself.
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So smyth gets traded to la, so this means that they don't want Heatly either, I can't see any other options for Heatly except Oilers.
This trade is interesting as it moves out Tom Preissing, who was one of LA's more recognizable offensive D-men. Add to this trade the rummblings that J.J. wants out and could be moved and suddenly the Kings look VERY interested in Souray (If you believe earlier rumours). I wonder if there is a trade in the works.
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How would you like to have 3000 acres of crop which you have $150 an acre worth of crop inputs into getting worse and worse every day and $80/acre worth of crop insurance. How would like to have 100 cows eating tree leaves because the grass is gone and having to spend $100 a bale to feed them? But who cares about that, as long as the grass on the golf course is a-ok, things are great according to your information station.
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This trade is interesting as it moves out Tom Preissing, who was one of LA's more recognizable offensive D-men.
He only played 22 games last season, so I don't think they'll miss him too much. Think he was more of a salary dump in this deal that Colorado HAD to take back for getting Smyth off the books.
I just thought I'd add that I am sooooo sick of sub par players being made captains of the Oilers. These hack third stringer defensemen as captains are insults to our history. It's time for a player with actual passion AND skill to head the Oilers say someone like Souray.
And Horcoff, I love him but he is no first liner by any standards. Time to let him go, maybe if we are very lucky we will get someone descent for him.
anybody think smytty to la, then edmonton flips LA a d man like souray to aquire a scoring left winger?
conspiracy thory or not?
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I just thought I'd add that I am sooooo sick of sub par players being made captains of the Oilers. These hack third stringer defensemen as captains are insults to our history. It's time for a player with actual passion AND skill to head the Oilers say someone like Souray.
Uhhh...Moreau is a forward. But yes, he's a hack when you look at alot of other captains. I'd love to see Souray as our Captain, but it looks like he won't be around too much longer.
@ David S:
"Moreau is a forward" Haha my bad! I'll be choked if we lose Souray.
July 05 2009, 05:54PM
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HockeyFan? How about greasy little dweeb hiding behind a fake name? Listen up, Poindexter. Next time you drive by to deliver a rip job intended to draw a reaction, come up with some better material.
Thats funny, you are sounding and acting exactly like how your ripping him for sounding and acting. Funny how life works like that.
Gregor that original deal can still work if Heatley decides to come here, Daly and the NHLPA said it would let the team aqiuring Heatley to pay back that 4 mil to the Sens as it's part of his salary and not a bonus so there is no reason for it not to work.
I can't see the Sharks going after Heatley. At this point, I think it will take one of a select few extremely desperate teams to put up a trade of worth to land this head-case 50 goal guy. If Buffalo was not so cheap they might try, but the Oilers are the most desperate team in the league with the apparent rampant diseases and radiation keeping other high end talent away. It seems we will take anything with top end talent, regardless of the ramifications. I am really on the fence with this one, but I do believe with the likes of Quinn and Renney behind the bench that they could help make the Oilers look like genius' and the real winners of this potential trade... Or am I thinking wishfully?