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Opinion: Lightning at the Halfway MarkSubmitted by pete on January 5, 2018 - 22:04
Forty games into a historic 2017-2018 season, let's take a moment to pause, step out of the moment, and take stock of where the club is. Sitting halfway through the campaign expectations for the team, which missed the postseason just a year ago, are sky high for good reason. Not only is the Lightning atop the NHL standings a full 13 points ahead of the pace they need to be in order to make the postseason, but the team leads a bevy of organizational and individual statistical categories.
Let's pump the breaks on prematurely planning a Stanley Cup championship parade, though. There's still half of the regular season and the postseason left to play, and as good as the team is, it's not without blemishes. How General Manager Steve Yzerman addresses those blemishes (or doesn't) and how any potential changes alters team chemistry (or doesn't) will have a lot to say about whether the team lives up to its perceived potential. So, with all of that in mind, let's look at how the team got here, what its weaknesses are, and what might happen next.
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10 Things to Watch for this Prospect SeasonSubmitted by pete on September 29, 2013 - 18:00
- North American Juniors
- Syracuse Crunch
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Barberio, Mark
- Blujus, Dylan
- Drouin, Jonathan
- Erne, Adam
- Gudas, Radko
- Hart, Brian
- Johnson, Tyler
- Koekkoek, Slater
- Korobov, Dmitry
- Kucherov, Nikita
- Namestnikov, Vladislav
- Nesterov, Nikita
- Palat, Ondrej
- Panik, Richard
- Sergeev, Artem
- Sustr, Andrej
- Vasilevski, Andrei
- Killorn, Alexander
Ten questions for this year's Lightning prospect season...
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2013 NHL Entry Draft Preview: Rounds One and TwoSubmitted by pete on June 29, 2013 - 12:39
Here we are about 24 hours away from a pivotal draft in Lightning history, and I just wanted to post a few of my thoughts heading into the event. It's been a strange, strange week with the release of captain Vincent Lecavalier and the gesticulations of Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy for top pick holder Colorado. So, it's forced people looking at what the Lightning will do with their 3rd overall pick to re-evaluate what impact current events will have on the selection. In the end, I'm guessing very little.
Taking Colorado at their word, the top pick in tomorrow's draft will be Halifax centerman Nathan MacKinnon, who probably has the best straight line speed and shot of any player in this draft. He's very similar to the Lightning's Steven Stamkos or current Avs forward Matt Duchene with the added element that he likes to engage physically, sometimes to his detriment because he does have a propensity to get his clock cleaned every once in a while. Still, he's a player with the potential to become one of the top-10 goal scorers in the NHL. If the Lightning were to get MacKinnon, which looks like a very low likelihood now, it would give them the option to put a Grade A sniper on each of their top-2 lines, making it virtually impossible for opposing coaches to effectively line match against them. The same would be true with how the Lightning would be able to approach assembling their power play units. The Lightning would become the ultimate conundrum to defend.
But, that's probably not happening. MacKinnon likely goes off the board at the top pick leaving the Florida Panthers to choose between, probably, the next 3 top prospects in this draft: defenseman Seth Jones of Portland, left win Jonathan Drouin of Halifax, and center Aleksander Barkov of Tappara in the Finnish SM-liiga. My guess is Florida, already having center Jonathan Huberdeau in the fold, may not be considering Barkov quite as closely. You might argue a similar, roster-based approach when considering they have Erik Gudbranson and Dimitri Kulikov in the fold. That might make them willing to pass on Seth Jones, who was the consensus top pick up until the Memorial Cup Finals, in favor of Jonathan Drouin. But, I still think Florida is probably 70/30 likely to take Jones for the simple fact that, if you look at how current Panthers GM Dale Tallon constructed the Chicago Blackhawks, he's a man who understands the need for depth on defense. When you consider the Hawks have won 2 Cups in 4 years with goaltenders who aren't the ilk of the Patrick Roys or Martin Brodeurs of the world, a lot of credit has to go to guys like Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Nick Leddy, and the veterans that have been put around them. But it's not a certainty, so lets consider the Lightning's options:
D Seth Jones, 6'4" 208 lbs, Portland (WHL)
Jones is the son of former NBA player Popeye Jones, and has a level of athleticism that makes it easy to project him as a 15-20 year NHL stalwart. He's got decent size, strength, and supreme mobility. He's also the coveted righty shot, which is something the Lightning organization needs. He does almost all the intangible things you want from a defenseman in terms of puck protection, decision making, and his first pass out of the zone ability. He's probably in the same class as current Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman in terms of how you should slot him as a potential, long-term #1/#2 defenseman in the league with the knock being, like Hedman, that Jones doesn't always engage in the physical game. He was the top prospect for this draft almost wire to wire until the Memorial Cup Finals when Halifax strafed the Winterhawks, and I think were he to drop to the Lightning they'd be hard pressed to pass on him. Championships are won from the blueline out, and the opportunity to add Jones to what little the team does have between Hedman and Radko Gudas is probably too good to pass up. Steve Yzerman would solidify the future of at least half of his blueline corps for the future and could shift his strategy on the blueline to finding players to bridge the next 1-3 years, possibly with a handful of grizzled veterans available at a cheaper price in the post-compliance buy-out era. With all that said, and as much sense as that all makes, Jones may not be the best player available when the Lightning pick at 3.
LW Jonathan Drouin, 5'11" 185 lbs, Halifax (QMJHL)
The best player in this draft may be Jonathan Drouin, who may not have all the measurables of a MacKinnon or Jones, but pop in a tape of his play and you'll begin to drool uncontrollably. There's a game we play every summer where scouts give their stock comparisons of player X to a current or former NHLer. So, if it's a really tall defenseman, here come the Chara or Myers comparisons. For a long time it was fashionable to compare power forwards to Cam Neely. Etc, etc. These are safe, accepted comparisons for scouts to make, and a few of those have been made in comparing Drouin to the likes of Patrick Kane or Claude Giroux. But, your ears should perk up when he is also compared to NHL legends like Gilbert Perrault and Denis Savard. Scouts don't like to walk the plank like that and utter the names of legendary, revered players unless a prospect truly has a special "it". Drouin may have that. He's a good, but not great straight line player, but what begins to set him apart is his lateral mobility. There hasn't been a player with nearly the amount of wiggle in Drouin's game to come out in a long, long time. He can stop on a dime and move 2-3 strides to the left or right in a blink and his puckhandling ability is world-class, often looking like he has the puck tied to his blade with a string. That's one way Jonathan Drouin can kill you. He's also got Brad Richards-like vision, hockey sense, and passing ability making him one of the best playmakers to come out in quite some time too. And, oh by the way, he's a heckuva goal scorer to boot. More than that, Drouin's known to be one of the fiercest competitors in the junior hockey world today. He hates to lose and although he's not the type to physically bludgeon you, he will risk life and limb in high traffic areas to make a play to win games (and much like Marty St. Louis, is smart and quick enough to get in and out with out having to actually sacrifice life and limb). With the exit of Lecavalier and the age of St. Louis, the added intangible of Drouin's compete-level may be a critical consideration in setting the culture for the next generation of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
C Aleksander Barkov, 6'3" 209 lbs, Tappara (FIN)
Here's the safest pick in the draft. Barkov's father was a Russian hockey player who settled in Finland where Barkov grew up and plays in the country's top league and is one of its leading scorers despite his young age. He's just a good, all around hockey player with good size, skill, hockey sense, and above average defensive abilities for a young forward. He's been compared, a lot, to Anaheim' Ryan Getzlaf and Minnesota's Mikko Koivu and he seems to be moving up late in the draft process, probably due to positive news teams are getting regarding the shoulder injury Barkov suffered late this season. For a team with a gaping hole at center with Lecavalier's departure, this might seem a little too good to be true. But, fans should recognize that it's unfair to expect a player like Barkov to fill someone like Lecavalier's shoes at 18 years old, and the Lightning should look at whether their needs at center will be this pronounced 3 years down the line once Barkov begins to truly come into his own. I would argue they won't be because I expect Vladislav Namestnikov to continue to develop along the same rapid decent we saw in the AHL playoffs. Along with Stamkos, Namestnikov could fill the Lightning's top two center spots in 3 years, making a center like Barkov less valuable to the team. All that may be a moot point anyway if rumors are true that the Nashville Predators are so enamored with Barkov they may swap picks with Florida to move up to the 2nd pick to get him. I'd be ok with that, because the choice between Jones and Drouin would be a #goodproblemtohave.
RW Valeri Nichushkin, 6'4" 196 lbs, Chelyabinsk (RUS)
Here's the wildest of wild cards: Traktor Chelyabinsk power forward Valeri Nichushkin. On his best days he looks every bit like Alexander Ovechkin or Evgeni Malkin, and he string together two weeks of his best days in an early 2013 tournament that darned near shot him up to #1 on many scouts' lists. Since then, though, he's failed to sustain quite that level of dominance. He had a good but not sparking KHL regular season and playoffs as Chelyabinsk eventually fell in the Gagarin Cup Finals, and he had a good but not sparkling U18 World Junior Championships where he showed flashes but eventually wound up third on Team Russia in scoring for the tournament. He's big, strong as an ox, handles and protects the puck well, and has a sharp, quick release. Hockey sense may be a question as he likes to often go it alone and carry the puck rather than give and receive a pass from his linemates. But, the allure is there and reportedly the Lightning do have a bit of an affinity for Nichushkin. He might be the perfect linemate to Namestnikov and Nikita Kucherov 3 years down the line, and I suspect he'd have been the pick if the Lightning were sitting at 4th or 5th. At 3rd, though, I'm not sure he is in any way, shape, or fashion the best player available and those peddling Malkin comparisons would be wise to look back and see what Malkin was doing at the same age: dominating U20 World Junior Championships, not finishing 3rd on Team Russia at the U18's. Compounding matters for Nichushkin is the Russian Factor, which may be a legitimate concern this time around given pre-draft contractual maneuvering between notorious agent Mark Gandler (see, Alexei Yashin, Evgeny Artyukhin, and just about every other Russian player who has enraged an NHL team with contract messes) and Moscow Dynamo, who acquired Nichushkin's rights for a boatload of rubles. Dynamo supposedly will allow Nichushkin to go to the NHL with no entanglements, but they won't allow him to go to the AHL, which is a league Nichushkin has said he has no interest in playing in. I smell a bit of a prima donna in that whole arrangement, which might be ok from a more finished product, but there are aspects to Valeri's game that need more development. That development would ideally take place in Syracuse alongside Namestnikov and Kucherov, giving the Lightning the opportunity to groom them together as a unit for 1 season before bringing them up to Tampa Bay. If that's not an option though, I'm less sold on the whole Nichushkin experiment.
Beyond the first round, the Lightning also hold the 3rd pick in the 2nd round, 33rd overall, which in a deep draft like this should yield an NHL player. A wide range of possibilities exist for the pick, but lets narrow them down with some assumptions. Lets play the odds and say Colorado takes MacKinnon and Florida takes Jones, leaving the Lightning to select either Drouin or Barkov (presuming Steve Yzerman elects not to give me nightmares by selecting Nichushkin). In the event the Lightning don't get Jones, they're almost compelled to take a defenseman at 33rd overall. Preferably, they'd get a righty shot, 2-way guy with some edge to play more of the physical style Jon Cooper is trying to install in his quest to make the Lightning harder to play against. So, let's consider what the options might be:
D Steve Santini, 6'2" 205 lbs, USNTDP (USHL)
If he somehow lasts to 33, I view Santini as the ideal fit for the Lightning's needs. He's got decent size, excellent poise and positioning, and he's nasty around his crease. He's a good passer and decent puck carrier, too, and protects the puck like the Secret Service protects the president. I'd be shocked if he slipped to 33, but a lot of mock drafts I see have Santini going in the 2nd round. If he's there, the Lightning may need to pounce.
D Tom Vannelli, 6'2" 170 lbs, Minnetonka (USHS)
U.S. high school star Tom Vannelli is extremelyy raw but has a ton of upside for a team looking for a righty shot, tempo-pushing defenseman. He's got excellent skating ability, loves to carry the puck, and is a solid passer and puck distributor. He's a bit of a greyhound though and needs to bulk up to compete as he begins to move up against higher levels of competition. He probably doesn't have the nasty streak Santini has, but he does look like a guy who can develop into a minutes-chomping two-way defender in the NHL.
D Shea Theodore, 6'2" 182 lbs, Seattle (WHL)
He's not a righty, but Shea Theodore is an offensive defenseman who may still catch the Lightning's eye. His game is very comparable to Vanneli's with the exception that Theodore's defensive positioning is probably more advanced at this stage. He does need to bulk up and he's not a bone cruncher, but he's one of the best power play quarterbacks in this draft and those are never bad to have around.
D Madison Bowey, 6'1" 201 lbs, Kelowna (WHL)
There's a wide disparity of opinion about where righty defenseman Madison Bowey will go in Sunday's draft, but there's not a wide disparity of opinion about his game. This is one of the best skating defensemen in this draft, but unlike Vannelli or Theodore he uses that ability more in the defensive third as more of a shutdown defender. That's been to the chagrin of many scouts who see Bowey has a cannon shot and good skill but possibly lacks the confidence and offensive hockey sense to use them at this stage in his career. There's also probably some concern about Bowey's mediocre-sized frame. No, he's not a dwarf, but he's a shade smaller than the NHL ideal. So, it's a glass half empty/half full proposition. Do you view Bowey as a guy who already does well at elements of his game that are typically harder for an 18 year old to excel at and assume the offense will come around? Or, do you worry the things he's good at now might not translate well to the league against bigger, stronger men and that his offense will never come around? If you're in the former camp, Bowey's a first rounder. If you're in the latter, Bowey may be around to take at 33.
D Robert Hagg, 6'2" 204 lbs, MODO (SWE)
Here's a riddle wrapped in an enigma. Athletically, many argue Hagg should be a first rounder and THN has him as high as the 12th best prospect in the draft. But, he's wildly inconsistent to the point that many teams may stay off of him until the second round. He's got most everything you want from a defenseman. He's got good size and strength and will engage in the physical game. He's got one of the hardest shots in this draft and distributes the puck well. And, he's got excellent straight line speed. Where he lacks is in his focus, which leads to poor decision-making on when to jump into plays and he may have some tightness in his lateral skating and pivots which lead to poor gap control and getting beat wide too much. He's a lefty, which is another minor scratch against him, but he does come out of the same program as Victor Hedman so, do the Lightning roll the dice if Hagg falls that far?
D Ian McCoshen, 6'2" 207 lbs, Waterloo (USHL)
A lot of mocks have McCoshen going in the late 1st round, and he's a lefty, but a lot of his game would appear to be a good fit for the Lightning. Like Santini, he's going to Boston College next year, and he's doing so with the reputation of being a solid stay-at-home defenseman who plays with some edge. He does possess a big shot and some puck distributing savvy on the PP, but that may not be his game in the NHL. But, with that aside, to me there's nothing wrong with a minute-eating 20 point a year type guy if he can help shut down the opposition's scoring lines and shows some edge to protect around his crease.
Other options certainly exist for that pick, but there's six names to look for in the second half of the first round tomorrow as, hopefully, a couple of them survive to the Lightning's pick at 33rd overall. With any luck, I suspect the Lightning may have a franchise forward and future top-4 defenseman when the dust clears.
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Looking Back on 8 Seasons That Built GreatnessSubmitted by pete on June 10, 2012 - 15:51
It's been a day since the Norfolk Admirals hoisted the Calder Cup for the first time. The amazing thing about championships is that they're a shared milestone in the lives of, really, thousands, between the players, coaches, staff, and fans. Those journeys often contain compelling stories that make the triumph worth that journey. For Jon Cooper, it was about closing down his law practice to coach his way from Michigan high school hockey, to the USHL to working with Hockey USA, to a 2 season sprint to glory in the AHL. For Cory Conacher, it was about not being drafted and playing hockey at off-the-beaten path Canisius, dealing with diabetes, and earning an NHL contract in March of an MVP season before posting 4 assists in the championship clinching Calder Cup Finals game.
The stories of the players and the coaches are the ones we'll read about in the coming months and years, and they should be. When the Lightning made their Stanley Cup run in 2003-2004 and were playing the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals, John Tortorella refused to fire back at Ken Hithcock's remarks about "Italians from Boston," because Torts rightfully understood, "It's about the athletes." Ultimately, they're the ones who score the goals and make the saves. They sacrifice their bodies and take the stitches and they take the slings and arrows if they lose. Ultimately, it's their moment, and to a lesser extent the moments of their families who supported them in the journey up to those moments. The hockey moms and dads who woke up at 6:00 am to drive their kids to games. Scratching together money for skates and ridiculously expensive composite sticks. The wives and significant others who live with the players and coaches through the disappointments and the frustrations, and live in fear of moments when things can go wrong, like when slap shots can hit a man in the ear at 90 miles an hour, similar to what happened to Scott Jackson.
Less compelling, perhaps, is the story of an organization, but, these are stories can be worth telling, too... especially in this case. We started beta testing Bolt Prospects in 2004-2005, one year after the Lightning's Cup win, in the heart of the NHL lockout. That year was also the first year since the Detroit Vipers of the IHL folded after the 2000-2001 season that the Lightning had a full-time minor league affiliate: the Springfield Falcons. Absent a full-time affiliate, it became clear the Lightning would struggle to maintain their spot on top of the hockey mountain, because split affiliates would not give prime ice time and coaching help to another organization's players. That problem prompted the start of an 8 year process for the Lightning that ended in building what must be considered the sport's preeminent developmental apparatus with the Norfolk Admirals' Calder Cup championship and the Florida Everblades' Kelly Cup Championship.
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Cleaning Up Hockey's Future
Dear Hockey's Future,
Some thoughts about your new prospect rankings for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the overall shape of your coverage:
There are things we can have subjective differences about, and those are OK. Time will bear out the quality of a writer's subjective opinions. But then there are things that are objective facts, like who an organization still holds the rights to, that aren't up for debate.
For instance, Johan Harju is playing for Lulea in the Elitserien this season. He doesn't have an NHL contract and he won't be knocking on the door of cracking the Lightning out of camp. Mitch Fadden has been completely cut loose by the organization since his "automobile incident," shall we say? Martins Karsums isn't playing in the NCAA, although we do hear that Dynamo Riga of the KHL does have an excellent Latvian Studies program. And, Levi Nelson did not receive a qualifying offer from the Lightning this summer and will not be back with the team.
These are objective facts, and when you can't get basic objective details correct, you undermine your credibility from the beginning when the time comes to shift gears to subjective evaluations.
Speaking of which, we also have subjective points of disagreement with those rankings, which we would argue are the worst Hockey's Future has put out in about 5-6 years when you guys were leaving prospects like Karri Ramo out of your top-20 altogether.
Is Dustin Tokarski a worse prospect than Harju, after his return to Europe, or an undrafted free agent signee like Tyler Johnson? Erm, no. That's not to say it's a total stretch to put Johnson in the top-10 (we have him at 11 right now), given his junior and Team USA plaudits, but anyone who saw Tokarski in the second half of last season after Cedrick Desjardins went down saw a young, workhorse goaltender who had even better plaudits in junior hockey and with Team Canada. This young man's a heartbeat away from being on the Lightning roster should anything happen to Dwayne Roloson or Mathieu Garon, and it seems bizarre to have him at just 13th in the organization behind a player like Harju who statistically is unlikely to come back to North America now that he's gone back to Lulea.
Should Adam Janosik and Geoffrey Schemitsch really have been held out of the top-20 of their list in favor of a marginal checking line prospect like Brendan O'Donnell, a guy who was a USHL backup last season in Adam Wilcox, and an overage draftee like Ondrej Palat? That's not to say these three prospects don't have the opportunity to be more, particularly Wilcox, in the future. But, Janosik's been a top pairing fixture for Slovakia in recent junior tournaments and played well in those tournaments and in the QMJHL and Head Amateur Scout Darryl Plandowski called Schemitsch one of the Lightning's 10 best prospects in THN's last Future Watch issue despite his injury-plagued 2010-2011 campaign. As with most things we have subjective disagreements about, you don't have to take our word for it. There are scouts and scouting services who have the same opinions.
We'd also make the argument that Matthew Peca is a better prospect in his sleep than O'Donnell is awake after 3 cups of coffee (hence why multiple OHL and QMJHL teams fought for the right to add him to their rosters), but I understand the appeal of O'Donnell's situation at North Dakota over Peca going to a marginal ECAC program at Quinnipiac. Still, Peca falls into the same category of guys with Tokarski and Janosik who were rated around 100 in their draft seasons by, for instance, Red Line Report who HockeysFuture seem to discount because they went in the 5th round or after. These prospects clearly have more upside than the typical late round draft pick, though, and deserve a more critical eye in evaluation, and, again, you don't have to take our word for it because at least one scouting service also says so.
Bottom line, you guys need to step up your game. Part of the reason BoltProspects was founded was that we felt fans were getting poor information from Hockey's Future and there needed to be some other outlet to keep you accountable. At the risk of giving you something that could be interpreted as praise, which we're loathe to do, there's been improvement over the years. But, this last round of rankings is the worst I've seen since about 2005 and is a huge step backwards and the team page on Hockey's Future just continues to get worse with its lack of updates and corrected information. When people Google the name of a Lightning prospect, the links to both our websites come up toward the top in the search, and we're never pleased if your link has incorrect information. We want Lightning fans to be the best informed fans in the NHL about their prospects, and because we can't force everyone who hops on the internet to come here, we have to push other major websites like Hockey's Future to improve their quality, too, if we're going to meet that goal.
Take this as an honest critique and not a personal attack, and make it right.
Your Pals at BoltProspects.com
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Prospect Season Starts Next WeekSubmitted by pete on September 2, 2011 - 16:53
With the passing of August, the summer is on its decline, and hockey season is almost here in North America. But, in Europe, preseason games are already being played and the regular season is set to begin next week. On Thursday, slick scoring prospect Nikita Kucherov and CSKA will square off against perennial league power Magnitogorsk in their season opener in the Russian KHL. A week later, on 9/15, action starts in the Finnish SM-liiga where Riku Helenius and JYP will open against KalPa. That day also marks the start of the Swedish Elitserien where Johan Harju and Lulea will face Vaxjo.
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Congratulations to the Boston BruinsSubmitted by pete on June 15, 2011 - 20:56
Congratulations to the Boston Bruins on their victory in Game 7 tonight. I didn't think the Bruins had much of a chance going into this season and, on paper, their victory certainly seemed an impossibility once they lost one of their top line forwards, Nathan Horton, to injury for the series. But, games aren't played on paper, and the Bruins were able to get the Canucks so far out of their character that by the end of the series the Canucks looked like a shadow of the team that won the President's Trophy.
As a Tampa Bay Lightning fan, it makes the 1-0 Game 7 loss in the Eastern Conference Finals sting that much more. I'll probably go to my grave believing that with one more day's worth of rest the Lightning would've had enough in the tank to take the Bruins out. And, to see how poorly Vancouver played in this series, it's hard not to think the Lightning might very well have been the team lifting the Stanley Cup at the end of this series had they just had the chance to play for it. It's a thought that hurts badly, but it's also a thought that makes me anxious for next season and I suspect will motivate the Lightning's players returning for next year to know it was that close and to take care of the business that was left unfinished.
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Former Lightning Forward Fredrik Modin Retires
The only other player even close to as underrated in Lightning history is probably Jassen Cullimore, in my humble opinion.
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Congratulations, Jay
The Calgary Flames today decided to remove the "Acting" tag from former Lightning General Manager Jay Feaster's title, naming him the team's full-time General Manager. BoltProspects has been very fortunate over the years to have the support and cooperation of many wonderful people in the sport of hockey, but none was as important or as generous in the early years of the website as Jay Feaster. He truly is one of the nicest and most honest people in professional sports today, and we wish him all the luck in the world in Calgary, with the obvious caveats when the Flames play the Lightning.
Congratulations, Jay.
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Bruins Organization Stays ClassySubmitted by pete on May 13, 2011 - 19:39
Nevermind the fact the Lightning beat the Bruins in attendance 5 out of the last 8 seasons. Nevermind the fact the attendance spread was less than 300 per game between the two teams this year (yes, yes, we know the Bruins play their games in a shoebox that doesn't seat nearly as many people as the Forum). Nevermind the fact tickets for Game 3, Game 4, and Game 6 in Tampa sold out in minutes today. Congratulations to the Bruins marketing department for racing head long into the gutter by playing the elitist Northern hockey fan card, thereby reducing a proud Original Six franchise to the level of a third rate sports radio lunkhead trying to drum up ratings by appealing to the lowest common denominator.
No wonder Phil Esposito doesn't give a damn about Boston anymore. And remember, his sandwich has capicola on it, dirtbags, because he's the best.
It's on, now.
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The Rector's Dinner is one of the events of the year at the Pontifical North American College. It's a fund-raiser, but it's much more — for an evening, the college is a crossroads for seminarians and alumni, benefactors and Roman Curia officials, diplomats and Italian nobility.
Msgr. James F. Checchio, the current rector, was able to report that this year's dinner was the most successful ever. It was a record crowd, which was fitting, because the college itself is enjoying a renaissance.
Enrollment is at a 40-year high, with 225 students at the seminary on the Janiculum Hill and 72 priests at the Casa Santa Maria in downtown Rome. A sabbatical program is about to move into a newly refurbished Casa O'Toole on the grounds of the seminary, which can accommodate 35 priests each semester.
And in these days of seminarian soccer tournaments, one should not overlook installation of the new and safer artificial turf on NAC's impressive practice field.
The dinner featured the presentation of the 2010 Rector's Award, which is given for dedication and devotion to the faith and support of priestly and religious vocations. There were three recipients this year:
— Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, who was rector at NAC from 1994-2001.
— Francis and Kathleen Rooney, strong supporters of the college and other religious organizations. Francis Rooney was U.S. ambassador to the Vatican from 2005-2008.
As usual, the seminarian students did usher and waiter duty. Then, at the end of the evening, they wowed the crowd with a singing performance of classic American popular music. The rendition of "Duke of Earl" by the seminarians' Doo-Wop Octet was a real slice of Americana.

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Wednesday October 3, 2012
Tests have confirmed that TV entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne did not suffer a heart attack in a health scare which saw him rushed to hospital, a company spokesman has said.
The 63-year-old Dragons' Den star fell ill while at the headquarters of his gym business in Darlington and was taken by ambulance to the town's Memorial Hospital yesterday.
After an overnight stay, he was expected to be allowed home for a few days rest later today.
A Bannatyne Group spokesman said: "Everyone at the company is relieved that tests have confirmed Duncan's health scare was not a heart attack and he will be discharged from hospital later today.
"He is now to spend a few days recuperating from his chest pains away from the stresses of his busy life.
"He has asked us to thank the many hundreds of people who have contacted him to express their good wishes and support and to thank the dedicated staff at Darlington Memorial Hospital for the kindness and care."
He was well enough this morning to tell his 540,000-plus followers on Twitter: "Just waiting for Doctors rounds but am sure I will get all clear to go home soon."


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Built: 1912-1916
Houses: Supreme, County, Surrogate, Commissioner of Jurors & County Clerk
Judicial District: Third
The Albany County Courthouse on Eagle Street in Albany is a large neo-classical building built during 1912-1916. Its main feature is the large central atrium and monumental stairways in its interior.
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The vision of Henry Ford Allegiance Health is to create Michigan's healthiest community through exceptional health care and inspiring a passion for wellness. There are two primary ways in which we seek to achieve this vision:
- Supporting programs and services that address Jackson's health issues through community-wide actions
- Developing a network of integrated services to address a full range of health needs with the goal of reducing medical costs
Working to Improve Community Health
Henry Ford Allegiance's Department of Prevention and Community Health (PCH) provides dedicated resources to support collaborative community health assessment, action planning and program implementation to address Jackson's highest priority health issues. PCH provides leadership and support for a number of community-based health improvement initiatives, including our local Health Improvement Organization, and works closely with the Jackson County Health Department and Jackson Health Network to create links between clinical and community-based services.
Reducing Costs & Improving Care
Henry Ford Allegiance Health collaborates with health care leaders, community leaders and physicians to improve patient outcomes and experience of care while reducing overall costs of care. Known as the Jackson Health Network, the goal of the venture, which functions as a clinically integrated network, is to build an integrated system of health care delivery for the Jackson community and beyond. Learn more about the Jackson Health Network.
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Henry Ford Allegiance Health's commitment to improving the lives of the most vulnerable members of the community was recognized with the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service in 2010. The award is one of the most esteemed community service honors in health care and is presented each year to a single health care organization that provides innovative programs that significantly improve the health and well-being of its community. The Foster G. McGaw Prize is sponsored by The Baxter International Foundation, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Health Research & Educational Trust.


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The Aberdeen Plant Materials Center (IDPMC) provides plant solutions for the diverse landscapes of the Intermountain West including areas of southern Idaho, northern Nevada, eastern Oregon, western Utah, and western Wyoming. The Center is located in the Snake River Plain in southeastern Idaho. Land use in the PMC service area is diverse with native and seeded pasture, rangeland, irrigated and non-irrigated farmland, mountain valleys, foothills, and forestlands. Because of increasing human population in the region, land use is changing to urban areas, hobby farms, and recreational areas for hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities.
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The Robe: Special Edition
One disc; 20th Century Fox; $19.98
By Michael S. Gant
Back in the day, Catholic-school kids spent a few hours every Easter season watching The Robe projected on a sheet hung on the back wall of a classroom. Presumably, the miraculous nature of the story trumped the technical miracle that was CinemaScope. This 1953 tale, the first in the new widescreen format, kicked off a decade or so of widescreen sword-and-sandal epics, most of them offering more in the way of action, location shooting and sinful pagan rites than the original, which is pretty dull fare, even in this painstakingly restored version. Based on the morally uplifting novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe tells the story of a proud Roman tribune, Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton). Having bearded the unstable Caligula at a slave auction, Gallio is sent to a backwater posting in Galilee, where he is assigned the task of carrying out the crucifixion of a certain bearded trouble-making Jew.
Surrounded by wind, rain and lightning on Golgotha, Gallio ends up with Jesus' cloak. He is driven first to madness and then to conversion by the experience of donning this fraught vestment. It takes a lot of convincing to get Gallio onboard with the austere new religion—Victor Mature helps with the cause as Demetrius, a proud and hunky Greek slave-turned-believer; Michael Rennie and Dean Jagger as stiff-necked homily-intoning Peter and Justus; Broadway actress Betta St. John as Miriam, whose brother was cured by Jesus while all she got was a lyre and an interminable song about the resurrection, which she performs for a strangely unmoved crowd of new Christians. And, in what may be the earliest known Simpsons sighting, Harry Shearer turns up as a young boy on crutches.
For the Romans, Richard Boone makes a cameo as Pontius Pilate, and Jean Simmons looks shell-shocked as Gallio's childhood sweetheart. This leaves plenty of room for another Broadway player, Jay Robinson, to dominate the Forum and Senate as your usual loony Emperor Caligula, stamping his feet, thrusting out his neck at an odd angle and sibilantly demanding his way. Burton's voice rumbles beautifully, but he and Simmons both look lobotomized by the time they ascend into the clouds of martyrdom at the end.
The film suffers from a lot of cramped sets (the Simi Valley stands in for the Levant) and weird, lurid lighting effects. Weirdly, there is almost no action in this epic—just one sword fight and a comic rescue party tiptoeing along a studio prison wall like the Marx Brothers, followed by some Errol Flynn dueling set to utterly out-of-context swashbuckling soundtrack music.
The restoration is excellent, although the power of the CinemaScope format can't be appreciated on any home screen. The disc comes with an interactive press book that reproduces the pages from the first-run souvenir book (remember when big movies came with those glossy hardback programs?) and a making-of documentary that is far more interesting than the film. The feature covers the complicated story of who actually wrote the script, the development of the new widescreen process, the rivalry between producer Frank Ross and Darryl F. Zanuck of Fox, and the fascinating tidbit, recalled by a still spry Robinson, that the original actor playing Caligula freaked out on the set, tore off his clothes and had to be replaced.
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G2083, New April 2006
Most cattle maintained on pasture receive supplemental feed during some portion of the year. Supplements are commonly fed to grazing cattle when pasture forage quality and quantity are below animal requirements. The availability of low-cost grain milling byproducts has encouraged some producers to expand the use of supplemental feeds. Examples of grain milling byproducts that have become popular for use as supplements include condensed distillers solubles (CDS), dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS), corn gluten feed, and soybean hulls.
The value of grain milling byproducts as cattle feeds is well established. An often-overlooked aspect of supplementing grazing cattle with hay and grain milling byproducts is the additional mineral nutrients that pass through the animal to the pasture in the manure. The objective of this guide is to help calculate the value of supplemental feeds as a fertilizer for pastures.
Table 1 provides estimates of the fertilizer value of the nutrients fed a cow for 100 days. Capturing the fertilizer value in supplemental feeds is particularly important with rising fertilizer prices and the need to protect water quality by using fertilizer nutrients efficiently. The fertilizer value of these materials also can offset some of the cost of purchasing supplemental feed.
Well-managed, intensively grazed pastures already have lower fertilizer maintenance requirements than hay fields because so many of the nutrients in the forage are redeposited onto the pasture. Nutrients in supplemental feeds can reduce or eliminate the need for maintenance fertilizer applications on pastures. Table 2 summarizes the annual phosphate and potash removal rates for pasture and hay fields. These removal rates for pastures can frequently be met or exceeded with typical supplemental feeding strategies.
Some typical nutrient concentrations in feedstuffs are reported in Table 3. Cattle do not use the nutrients in feed with 100 percent efficiency. The majority of the nutrients consumed by cattle are redeposited on pasture in the urine and feces. Table 4 summarizes the percentage of consumed nutrients excreted by cattle. Mature cattle use the nutrients in feed to maintain the tissues of their bodies; however, they usually excrete about as much protein and minerals as they consume.
Supplemental feeds can provide an important source of nutrients for pastures.
Table 1Estimated fertilizer value of selected supplemental feeds fed to one cow for 100 days.
Table 2Estimated annual phosphate and potash removal from cool-season pasture and hay fields.
There are three steps in determining fertilizer nutrient value of supplemental feeds.
The most convenient way to estimate the amount of supplemental feed consumed by animals is to estimate the daily intake of the feed by the animals grazing the pasture and the number of days feed was provided to the animals. The amount of supplemental feed (SF) consumed, in pounds, is equal to the number of animals fed (A) times the amount of feed each animal receives per day (Fd) times the number of days (D) the animals are on feed:
SF = A x Fd x D
Table 5 includes typical values for the daily intake (on an "as-fed" or wet basis) of specific supplemental feeds. The number of days animals are fed over the course of a year typically ranges from 90 to 150 days. These values are provided as guidelines; use the actual numbers for your farm.
The objective here is to estimate the amount of supplemental nutrients excreted onto pasture and, therefore, available for use as fertilizer.
Nutrient availability in supplemental feed is affected by the concentration of nutrients in the feed, the percentage of those nutrients excreted by the animals and the availability of the manure nutrients as a fertilizer source. For the amount of supplemental feed (SF) calculated in Step 1, use values in Tables 3 and 4 to calculate the amount of nitrogen, in pounds, available as fertilizer (Na) as follows:
Similarly, the amounts of available phosphate (Pa) and available potash (Ka) can be calculated as follows:
(SF x potassium concentration (percent)/100)x excreted potassium (percent)/100x 100 percent fertilizer availability/100x 1.2 pounds potash fertilizer per pound potassium
Use Table 3 to estimate the nutrient concentration in the supplemental feed. Use Table 4 to estimate the percentage of nutrients excreted by the animal. Note that phosphate and potash in manure are 100 percent equal to fertilizer nutrients. However, nitrogen in manure is substantially less available than fertilizer nitrogen. An estimated 35 percent of the nitrogen in excreted urine and feces is available as fertilizer. The rest is lost to the atmosphere as ammonia or tied up in unavailable forms in the manure.
Table 3Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium concentration of selected feedstuffs. All values are reported on an "as-fed" basis.
Table 4Percentage of consumed nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) excreted by cattle.
Table 5Typical daily intake (on an "as-fed" basis) for selected supplemental feeds.
The rate (Ra) at which nutrients are applied to a pasture is affected by the availability of nutrients in the manure (Calculated in Step 2), the proportion of the supplemental feed fed in a particular pasture and the size of the pasture:
Unrolling hay is one strategy for increasing the distribution of nutrients on pasture.
A farmer feeds 100 cows (A) 30 pounds fescue hay per day (Fd) from mid-December to early April (D = 110 days). The winter pasture is 100 acres. What is the fertilizer value of the imported hay to this pasture?
Step 1
Amount of supplemental feed (SF) = 100 cows x 30 pounds hay per cow per day x 110 days = 330,000 pounds feed
Step 2
Step 3
NoteThe phosphate and potash application rate is more than double the annual removal rate for most pastures, so soil test levels for these nutrients will increase over time if this pasture is used annually for winter pasture. The available nutrients in the manure are worth $2,967, or $29.50 per acre or $18 per ton of hay if one assumes fertilizer value of $0.40 per pound nitrogen, $0.30 per pound phosphate and $0.20 per pound potash.
A farmer feeds 40 cows (A) 8 pounds of dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) per day (Fd) from January to early March (D = 60 days) in a 25-acre pasture. What is the fertilizer value of the imported feed to this pasture.
Amount of supplemental feed (SF) = 40 cows x 8 pounds DDGS per cow per day x 60 days = 19,200 pounds feed
NoteThe nitrogen application rate is close to the spring nitrogen needs of many pastures and the phosphate application rate is nearly the annual removal rate for most pastures. The available nutrients in the manure are worth $194, or $7.75 per acre or $20 per ton of DDGS if one assumes fertilizer value of $0.40 per pound nitrogen, $0.30 per pound phosphate and $0.20 per pound potash.
With manure nutrients, cattle are the fertilizer spreader. Urine typically contains more than 50 percent of the total nitrogen and potassium excreted by cattle. Conversely, feces contain 80 percent of the total phosphorus excreted by cattle.
The nutrients in supplemental feed are only valuable as a fertilizer if you take steps to ensure that they are spread evenly around the whole field. Animals typically do a poor job of distributing nutrients around a pasture; nutrients tend to concentrate near feeders, water and shade areas. The bulk of the pasture often gets only limited benefits from manure nutrients unless steps are taken to improve manure distribution by grazing animals.
Through management farmers can improve nutrient distribution in pastures. Managing animals so they do a better job of distributing manure in a pasture makes their manure more valuable as a fertilizer. Recommended steps include:
Missouri research shows that moving the hay feeding area every two days resulted in higher pasture yield and higher phosphorus and potassium soil test levels in the field. Feeding hay in one spot resulted in similar yields in most of the pasture as importing no hay.
These results emphasize that capturing the fertilizer benefit of nutrients in supplemental feed requires moving feeding areas on a regular basis. You cannot fertilize a field with a manure spreader by just running the spreader in a corner of the field. Similarly, you cannot benefit from the fertilizer nutrients in your feed supplements if you always put the feeder in the same spot in a pasture.
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Bloomberg wrote an article January 16 this year, in which they state that "Steve Jobs is considering a liver transplant as a result of complications after treatment for pancreatic cancer in 2004, according to people who are monitoring his illness." This sounds rather serious, but anyone who has been on the internet for longer than, say, three minutes will immediately have a little red flag going up when they read "according to people [etc]".
The little red flag is completely justified in this case, as the "people" amount to Steven Brower, professor and chairman of surgery at the Mercer University School of Medicine in Savannah, Georgia. While I'm sure that Mr Brower is very competent at what he does, he has absolutely no relation to Jobs whatsoever. He has not treated Jobs, he has not seen any medical records, no nothing.
It is to be noted, however, that Bloomberg may have very well taken Brower's remarks out of context - I can imagine Brower saying something along the lines of "it is sometimes necessary for pancreatic cancer survivors to undergo a liver transplant", and Bloomberg turning that into the absolute statement that appeared in the final article. As you read further down the article, it appears that this is actually what happened: "One option doctors have in these cases is to perform a liver transplant," Brower said, "It's one of the tumors for which transplantation can be considered. It's rare, but it's sometimes done."
When Bloomberg confronted Steve Jobs with these "findings" over the phone, Jobs replied in a direct tone and understandable manner: "Why don't you guys leave me alone -- why is this important?" Jobs said. Apple also declined to comment any further.
While I agree with Adam that the interest in Steve Jobs' health is justified, with it being a direct consequence of Jobs' and Apple's own decisions and actions, I do believe that journalists should have certain ethics when it comes to these matters. I think that contacting a random doctor, who has not treated Jobs in any way, and ask him to make comments on Jobs' possible health situation, and then grossly exaggerating these doctor's findings for nothing but hits and clicks is far beyond my personal boundaries of what's ethically acceptable and what isn't. Pedestal or not.
I'm sure there are journalists out there thinking about taking this even a step further, by directly contacting the doctors who are treating Jobs. This is something that I find even more deplorable, because it puts doctors in the awkward position of having to invoke doctor-patient confidentiality. I personally have minor experience with this, as I studied "real-life" patients when I studied Psychology at University. I've read patient files of some pretty seriously ill people, some of which easily kept me awake at night. When friends and family asked me about what I was studying, I couldn't tell them anything. While this is hardly comparable to 'real' doctors' experiences, I do know what it's like when people push you to reveal information you're really not supposed to give out. It's very unpleasant.
I hope our colleagues at other websites do not stoop this low, but I'm afraid that there's little stopping them.


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Auburn's offense exploded out of the gate, scoring 21 first-quarter points on 237 total yards of offense as it cruised to a 51-7 win over Alabama A&M in the final regular season home game of the 2012 season. Running backs Tre Mason (181) and Onterio McCalebb (104) each rushed for over 100 yards, the second time in the last three games the duo has both topped the century mark.
Auburn's rushing attack gained a season-high 341 yards, marking the second time this season Auburn (3-8) has rushed for over 300 yards in a game, the other coming against New Mexico State in a 42-7 Auburn win two weeks ago. The team also finished with 512 total yards of offense, which was the most since the National Championship Game victory over Oregon (519).
Alabama A&M (7-4) was held to just 208 total yards.
Freshman quarterback Jonathan Wallace was 10-of-18 on the afternoon for 171 yards with a touchdown for Auburn. His touchdown toss was a nine-yarder to Sammie Coates with 23 seconds left in the first half that put Auburn up 35-0.
After back-to-back 19-yard touchdown runs by Mason and McCalebb put Auburn up 14-0 with 4:31 left in the first quarter, Mason went 86 yards over right guard for Auburn's longest run since Brent Fullwood rumbled 88 yards against Mississippi State back in 1986 to put Auburn up 21-0.
A Jay Prosch three-yard touchdown run made it 28-0 on Auburn's first possession of the second quarter as Auburn scored on each of its first four possessions en route to its largest margin of victory of the season. The score, his second of the season, capped a 91-yard drive, which was Auburn's second longest of the season.
After Coates' touchdown catch made it 35-0 at the half, Alabama A&M scored on its first possession of the second half to avoid the shutout as Deaunte Mason scored from a yard out to finish a 10-play, 88-yard drive.
McCalebb's second score of the day came just 50 seconds into the fourth quarter when he ran it in from 14 yards out for a 42-7 lead.
Auburn's defense scored twice in the final quarter to provide the 44-point final cushion. The first points came on a safety on an Alabama A&M punt attempt when the snap went over the head of the punter, who then swatted it out of the back of the end zone. Trent Fisher then intercepted an Alabama A&M pass attempt and ran it back 60 yards for the score.
Dee Ford finished the game with both of Auburn's sacks while Jake Holland, Joshua Holsey and Chris Davis each had five tackles.
Auburn's 51 points were its most since it scored 56 against South Carolina in the 2010 SEC Championship Game.
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CRESTVIEW � Eight teams will be on hand when the Crestview High School baseball team hosts the Justin Richards Scholarship Baseball Tournament June 13-15. Play starts at 9 a.m. June 13 and wraps up with the tournament championship game at 7 p.m. June 15.
CRESTVIEW � Eight teams will be on hand when the Crestview High School baseball team hosts the Justin Richards Scholarship Baseball Tournament June 13-15.
Play starts at 9 a.m. June 13 and wraps up with the tournament championship game at 7 p.m. June 15.
Joining the Crestview Red and Gray teams will be squads from Baker, Niceville, Fort Walton Beach, Choctawhatchee, Marianna and Northview.
The Crestview Gray team won the 2012 tournament and will try to defend the title for the Bulldogs.
The tournament is the primary fundraiser for the Justin Richards Scholarship. Roman Donofro was the 2013 winner of the $1,500 scholarship.
In the past, out-of-state teams have comprised a large part of the tournament field. Last year, the team took on more of a local flavor, and the trend continues this year.
"We did it last year with more of a local thing and it kind of worked out," Bulldog Tim Gillis said. "We didn't go out searching for it that way.
"It makes it easier because if you have rain or something like that. You aren't sitting there saying, 'This (out of state) team has to leave tomorrow so we have to try and get this done.' It gives you a little more flexibility (working around bad weather)."
Having more of a local flavor gives the team a chance to play against teams that will be in its district next spring, Gillis said.
The Bulldogs are losing seven key starters and several backups to graduation, so this year's tournament and summer program are especially crucial for the team.
"I think it's (the tournament) always important, but this year you've got some guys that are unproven in game situations," Gillis said. "I have been pleased with the way they have worked the last year or so. Even not getting into a game situation, they have been mentally prepared, and physically at practice, they have really worked hard.
�This is an opportunity for them to get better and that's what it is all about in the summer. Summer for me is a tool. It's a tool to get better and prepare us for what's down the line."
Gillis is looking for a good turnout from local residents
"Our community support has been tremendous," he said. "I don't know that there is a better community around for support.
"The community support is critical not just to athletics, but to all of high school and the positive reinforcement that sports can have on high school, and it means a lot to our program."
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.


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1. Re: Basic authentication for gwt-console-serverJeff Yu Jun 1, 2011 1:16 AM (in response to Serkan Kasapbasi)
Sure, you need to update the form authentication to 'basic authentication' by yourself then.
You can look at the web.xml file here. https://github.com/bpmc/bpm-console/blob/master/server/war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
2. Re: Basic authentication for gwt-console-serverSerkan Kasapbasi Jun 1, 2011 2:56 AM (in response to Jeff Yu)
Thanks Jeff,
But unfortunately I couldn't find this web.xml, I don't have the code, I just used jbpm-5.0.0-installer-full.zip and followed its instructions.
I checked almost every possible location in installation folder, but couldn't find. Can you help me to locate it in an installed jBPM.
3. Re: Basic authentication for gwt-console-serverJeff Yu Jun 2, 2011 7:00 AM (in response to Serkan Kasapbasi)
I haven't installed the jbpm 5.0.0, but I believe you can find the jbpm-gwt-console-server-5.0.0.war in the deploy folder.
You'll have to unzip the war to see the web.xml in the WEB-INF/ folder.


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Deer hunting: Three women share rituals
Three women from the Bemidji, Minn., area are preparing for rifle season, which begins Saturday at dawn.
For these hunters, preparing for a hunt is not so much a routine - it's a ritual.
It starts with a list
George-Ann Maxson, 58, was not raised to be a hunter. In fact, she grew up in Chicago.
"I was totally an urban kid growing up," Maxson said. "But I liked nature; I read my share of Jack London novels."
Eventually, Maxson and her husband, Stephen, from Park Rapids, found jobs in the fields of wildlife and plant ecology in Bemidji.
"It was a family tradition for Steve to go hunting at his uncle's camp. Only males went to the camp and I would wait for him to bring back a deer," Maxson said.
It wasn't until 1985, after she and her husband bought a 40-acre parcel of land, when Maxson went deer hunting for the first time.
"My mother was a Chicago city girl all her life and she could not imagine her properly raised daughter was in the woods hunting deer," she said.
Throughout her hunting experiences, Maxson says she's never been hesitant to remove the entrails from a deer by herself or help butcher the deer.
"We eat a lot of deer meat," Maxson said. "Hunting my own deer is a way for me to be in total control over what I eat. I know where my food comes from and how it was processed."
The hunting ritual for Maxson starts with an "ancient" yellow piece of paper with a list of things to do on it.
The list includes all of the essentials needed for hunting, such as a knife, a compass, hunting licenses, scarves, etc. But close to the bottom, the list reads:
- Leave house at 6 a.m.
- Get to stand by 6:30 a.m.
- Shoot deer at 7:05 a.m.
- Go home.
While her list sets somewhat high expectations, Maxson said, "Some years, it has worked out that way."
Waiting for a deer to come into her view has tested her patience at times, but Maxson said being alone in the woods has enabled her to see other wildlife, as well.
"A couple years ago I saw a male wolf about 20 yards away from where I was sitting," Maxson said.
Today Maxson continues to hunt with her husband on land near Turtle River Lake. Many of her hobbies include being in the outdoors throughout the year, so for her, hunting is more about using her senses.
"To sit quietly and have that stillness, focus, and alertness on the same level as the deer, that is what makes it novel," she said.
Books, candy, deer
Chris Weir-Koetter, now in her mid-fifties, has more than 30 years of hunting experience. Growing up, her parents never hunted, but her brother found interest in it.
She recalled her first hunting experience when she was 22 years old and hunting on county land in Hubbard County.
"I remember it being really cold. I was also getting a little sleepy," she said. "I had my .30-30-calliber rifle with me, which I named Bessy."
After she got married, she and her husband bought a piece of land in Turtle River Township, where they hunted.
"After I got my first deer, I got more serious about hunting deer. I found good spots and was patient," Weir-Koetter said.
She says she and her family eat venison all winter, and usually have enough of it to last them all year.
"My mom was always very proud of my hunting," Weir-Koetter said. "She was always keeping tally of who was successful in the family. As a family at the end of the season, we help each other out by cutting the meat."
Weir-Koetter's hunting ritual begins by going to the book store with her best friend, whom she often hunts with.
"First we go to the book store. You have to get good books to read to combat the boredom," she said.
Her next stop is for candy.
"We buy chocolate to eat in the deer stand - it's instrumental in getting a deer. We usually find the cheap candy left over from Halloween," she said.
Last on their list of things to bring to the deer stand is a sleeping bag to keep their legs warm.
"I've spent a lot of time sitting in trees. I used to stay out all day. But now, I take a break around noon. It's a lot more casual now," Weir-Koetter said.
Weir-Koetter says there are a variety of factors as to why she hunt, but one of the main reasons is doing her share to control the deer herds in heavily populated areas.
"There's nothing about hunting that says it's a male thing. It's meant to be a fun activity and a way to get meat," she said.
On the lookout
Kelli Montgomery, 16, can't remember the first time she went hunting.
When she was little, she remembers tagging along with her father. At the time, she said, she cared more about the chance to sit with her dad for a day, than shooting a deer.
"I would go and sit with him," she said. "I'd be really cautious about being quiet because I didn't want to mess it up for him."
Since she's been old enough to hunt alone, Montgomery says she has depended on her dad to find her spot. Months before the hunt, her dad spends weeks scouting for signs of deer, and eventually assigns a spot for her, she said.
"He knows where the deer are," Montgomery said.
Montgomery's hunting ritual starts early - whether she wants to or not.
"My dad is always up at 4:30 a.m. He can't sleep on opening day, so he turns on radio really loud to wake me up," she said.
After getting their clothing and equipment ready, Montgomery, and her grandfather, father, both uncles and a few others meet at Country Kitchen for a hearty breakfast.
"Over breakfast we look at maps, and we are told where we are going to be hunting," Montgomery said.
As the only girl in her hunting posse, she said she likes it that way.
"It's also good to learn from seasoned hunters," she said.
Throughout the beginning of the rifle season, her family holds a friendly competition to bag the biggest buck. The later part of rifle season is dedicating to harvesting antlerless deer.
Although she hasn't had a good shot at a buck yet, Montgomery is hopeful she will see one this year.
"I usually fall asleep out there," she said. "Porcupines always seem to walk up to me while I'm out there. Four or five times now I've woken up and had them walk across my feet."
The greatest challenge about deer hunting for Montgomery is controlling her excitement of seeing a deer while concentrating on getting a clean shot.
"I anticipate the kick of the gun, and I'm nervous, which is hard," she said.
When asked why she enjoys hunting, Montgomery answered by saying, "It's really about the family thing."
She also mentioned she enjoys eating venison jerky and homemade stew her father makes.


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WINCHESTER – After years photographing disease, famine and war around the world, Dominic Chavez returned home to find himself "drawn to places without people'' where he sought solace in a different kind of landscape.
In his suggestively titled exhibit "U-Turn,'' the award-winning conflict photographer has captured natural drama in black-and-white images of serene and stunning beauty.
Seemingly bereft of people, Chavez's outdoor scenes seethe with primal forces colliding beneath outwardly harmonious surfaces.
At first glance, his "Wrinkles'' from 2012 might be another pretty panorama of a vast range of mountains, rising from a rocky plain up to cloudy skies.
Look again, perhaps as Chavez did, not long after returning from Afghanistan or Eritrea where men fought and died for their faith or fled famine that turned them into scavengers.
Eons of flowing water have worn rutted channels through the rocky slopes. Countless ages of winds have worn the mountainsides smoother than any human machine could.
Don't imagine there's no people in these photos.
First, Chavez is there, waiting with a camera, looking at a field of dying sunflowers or a lightning-blasted tree through the same eyes that artfully composed scenes of gaunt orphans or children mourning in a graveyard.
In his stark and lovely "Self Portrait'' from 2011, a wind-twisted pine thrusts skyward from the barren crest of what might be the rocky coast of Maine.
A visitor wondered where was Chavez in his own self-portrait.
Perhaps, he's the solitary pine, bent but still standing between the stony slope and the mist obscuring the horizon. Or maybe Chavez identifies with the broad breadth of rocky ground, cloudy sky and the gnarled pine that seems to hold them together.
At first, the exhibit's title, "U-Turn,'' seems an obvious signifier of a seasoned photographer who has spent more than a decade in 50 countries documenting the human cost of disease, hunger and conflict especially on women and children and finally returned home to his family.
Introducing the show, Chavez wrote: "As the years passed it became difficult to distance myself from their stories when I returned to the United States. Almost unconsciously, I made a U-turn, I found myself again drawn to places without people as I was when I was a young man."
As visitors follow his photos around the gallery, Griffin Director Paula Tognarelli invites - maybe forces - them to make their own U-turn by placing two piles of Chavez's color images from abroad on a table in the center of the room.
Rejecting a suggestion visitors should wear gloves to protect the photos, she insisted on working prints they could handle to get the feeling of holding these dramatic photos of poverty, disease and death.
"I didn't want a linear exhibit. We wanted to put a separate spin on it,'' she said. "Handling those prints is integral to viscerally understanding Dominic Chavez's own U-turn.''
Brian Alterio also changes direction dramatically in a companion exhibit in the adjacent Atelier Gallery.
After a 30-year hiatus from photography, he has made a brilliant comeback with "Human Nature,'' a lovely exhibition that juxtaposes black-and-white images of the human figure with flowers and plants that share structural similarities.
A successful photographer in England in the 1970s, Alterio moved to the U.S. in 1979, spending three decades at the forefront of the digital technology movement.
At first, visitors might not notice that a delicate image of a lily's twisted petals is displayed next to a finely-detailed photo of the intertwined fingers of two hands.
Look again at the words in the title – "human'' and "nature'' – and everything pops into focus.
A photo that captures the composed muscular tension of a female nude slightly bending at her waist hangs next to an image of the interwoven roots of a banyan tree.
Describing the show, Tognarelli wrote Alterio's "years spent as a digital scientist coupled with his poetic soul'' helped him create a visual narrative "about beauty in living objects.''
"There is an elegance and grace to how a flower shares a gesture with the human body,'' she said.
It's far more than an artsy gimmick. Fusing botany and physiology, Alterio seems to have captured in images of startling elegance the laws of form infusing organic life.
After his long absence from photography, Alterio wrote he began a series of floral images in 2011 when he "observed the slow magnificent blooming of an amaryllis.''
He has said witnessing a flower's "changes as it declines,'' evokes parallel changes in humans that remind him of "of the inevitability of life, decline and mortality itself.''
While initially drawn to the contrast of the pale petals against an "accidentally dark background,'' he came to find the "coincidences of the human form and lines in space played against the floral images infinitely compelling.''
Viewers will be similarly moved.
Chris Bergeron is a Daily News staff writer. Contact him at email@example.com or 508-626-4448. Follow us on Twitter @WickedLocalArts and on Facebook.
"Dominic Chavez: U-Turn'' "Human Nature: Photographs by Brian Alterio"
WHEN: Through June 8 WHERE: Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road, Winchester INFO: 781-729-1158; www.griffinmuseum.org
At Griffin Museum, photographer and scientist discover solace in nature
WINCHESTER – After years photographing disease, famine and war around the world, Dominic Chavez returned home to find himself "drawn to places without people'' where he sought solace in a different kind of landscape.


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Quarterback Mike White is putting up startling passing numbers, but Cornwall has a signal caller with an even more recognizable name.
Quarterback Mike White is putting up startling passing numbers, but Cornwall has a signal caller with an even more recognizable name.
They call him Tebow.
Actually, it's "Tiny Tebow" — the nickname given to 5-foot-6 backup quarterback Klayton Kelly by Cornwall coach Marcus Hughes. With Cornwall routinely blowing out teams during the regular season, White many times played just three quarters, and sometimes only a half in games. Kelly then drew the assignment of running the ball and the clock down.
If it weren't for White's short outings, he likely already would have broken the Section 9 record for passing yards in a season, set last year by Warwick's John Garcia (2,754). White, a junior, can break that mark and three others in Cornwall's state Class A semifinal against Burnt Hills (10-1) on Friday night in Kingston.
"I'm happy Klayton got time, I'm happy he played," White said. "To have a chance at the records is exciting. I would like to break them, but I also want to go to the Dome and play for a state championship. Right now, I'm really just worried about Burnt Hills."
White needs 264 yards to break Garcia's record. Against Burnt Hills, White also can break the Section 9 record for touchdowns thrown in a season, 31, set by Warwick's Rian White in 2009. White has 28, although Burnt Hills giving up four passing touchdowns seems like a long shot. The Spartans (10-1), making their fourth straight trip to the Class A semifinals, have allowed just 100 points this year. White completed 10 of 30 passes for 149 yards with a TD and two interceptions in a 35-14 loss to Burnt Hills in last year's quarterfinals.
Still, White will likely break the Section 9 record for passing yards in a career, set by Kingston's Scott Ricketson (1996-98, 4,680). White has 4,605. He also could beat Ricketson's Section 9 mark of 52 career touchdowns. White has 51. Ricketson now serves as Kingston's offensive coordinator.
"I congratulate Mike, he's having a great year," said Garcia, now playing at Hartwick. "Especially as a junior. Most people have a breakout year as a senior. He's keeping Section 9 on the map, like Chester and Newburgh did last year. It was cool to have the record last year, but if he takes it, he takes it. Good for him. If not, he gets another shot next year."
White has thrown for 933 yards and seven touchdowns over the last two weeks in wins over Wallkill in the Section 9 Class A championship and Somers in the state quarterfinals. His 500 yards against Wallkill was a Section 9 single-game record, and the 433 against Somers were the third highest.
"I guess I'm on my game, I feel good," White said. "I'm lucky. I have great receivers and great offensive linemen. Everyone on the offense is doing the job for me. Without them, I couldn't do any of this."
"We are pretty confident right now. Actually, we're on a roll, we're pretty hot. Coach told us we needed to take it up a notch in the playoffs. We have worked hard and stepped it up and that's what we've done. We are playing real well right now and feel good." – Cornwall backup quarterback Klayton Kelly, referencing coach Marcus Hughes
"I had some doubts at the beginning of the season. I didn't know if our line was going to be big enough. It shocked me that we went undefeated. But Mike has more experience and he is getting great protection. Our linebackers are all stepping up and (Anthony) Vega Island has been shut-down lately. We have just gotten stronger and stronger and, hopefully, we get stronger on Friday night." – Cornwall lineman Connor Staudle
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"We caught them when they started to ignite. To see what they turned around and did to Wallkill and Somers after us, I was very impressed. I know Somers was a good team, big and physical, and they beat them easily. Cornwall is the real deal. I would love to see a Section 9 team win it all. With a team throwing like that in high school, they will be tough to stop." – Goshen coach Ed Killenberger


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Detroit Preview: Infiniti Teases New Q50, Replaces G37
A new video from Infiniti teasingly reveals the brand's upcoming Q50 sedan. Set to replace the G37, the new Infiniti Q50 will be unveiled later this month at the Detroit Auto Show. While the video only shows the Q50's headlight, it gives a glimpse into the sedan's bold styling.
In the 30-second clip, entitled "Catch a Glimpse," an LED light strip is shown above the sedan's headlight. A second LED strip, which forms a half circle around the headlight, is also shown. In the video, each light brightens in sequence. Afterward, an engine is revved and text appears announcing the Q50's debut in Detroit.
While the video doesn't show much of the Q50, the headlight reminds us of the brand's LE Concept sedan. That model made its debut earlier this year at the New York Auto Show as a fully electric concept car based on the Nissan LEAF. We certainly don't expect the Q50 to offer an electric drivetrain, but we do think the sedan may sport some of the flowing lines seen on the LE Concept.
Based on the video, it's also likely the Q50 will inherit the sporty character of its G37 predecessor. The video focuses on the sedan's narrow, pointed headlights and the revving engine, which are likely designed to entice buyers looking for a high-performance car. That means the Q50 will likely pick up right where the G37 leaves off, fighting the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Lexus IS.
In addition to updated styling, the Q50 is the first Infiniti to use the brand's new naming scheme. The new strategy sees Infiniti dropping old names like EX, M, and G in favor of the letter Q for all of its cars and QX for SUVs. A number indicating each vehicle's relative size will follow the letters. That means the G37 will become the Q50 for sedan models and Q60 for 2-door variants, while the M will be renamed Q80. The compact EX37 crossover will soon be renamed the QX50, while the JX35, FX37 and QX56 will become the QX60, QX70 and QX80, respectively.
We'll have more details on the new Q50 when it breaks cover later this month at the Detroit Auto Show.
What it means to you: We're expecting the Infiniti Q50 to replace the G37 with style -- and substance -- later this month in Detroit.


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Figure 19. Gonorrhea—Rates by State, United States and Outlying Areas, 2011
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Ottawa's rout of the New York Islanders earlier today put the heat on the Bruins to win the Northeast Division title without backing into it.
On the strength of Patrice Bergeron's power-play goal and Tim Thomas' 33 saves, the Bruins did just that by beating the New York Rangers, 2-1, at Madison Square Garden. It was Boston's first win in four tries against Eastern Conference-leading Rangers this season.


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For the average American, a home alarm system may be the extent of his or her security detail. But for the super-rich, it's another story. They're taking security to a new high in technology and price.
With billionaires worried about protestors, pirates and kidnappers, they're fortifying their homes, yachts and even private jets with high-tech security. The price tag to equip homes of the super-rich can be as cutting edge as the technology.
Entry-level protection for such homes routinely easily reaches $150,000, but it can also be "fabulously more expensive," said Al Corbi, president of Safe,a firm which designs custom security for the ultra-wealthy. It all depends on the amount of security, size of the home and the specific details involved.
One of his latest projects has a price tag of $10 million. What do you get for that kind of money?
"It would be full life-support systems that would keep these people and sustain them for generations, even if they were the last two people on earth," Corbi said.
Those seeking top-level protection on the high seas can expect to spend 7 percent to 8 percent of the yacht's total value, according to retired Coast Guard Vice Admiral Brian Peterman, now with Command at Sea International.So, a $54 million dollar super-yacht security retrofit would cost between $3.7 million and $4.3 million.
Here we take a look at some of the unbelievable lengths billionaires can go to in their quest for the ultimate protection, as well as the costs associated with the various security measures.
Because prices can range widely when it comes to securing a house, the prices quoted here for home security are based on Safe's show home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles.
Click ahead for a peek at how a security-conscious billionaire can purchase peace of mind.
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Thomas leads Kings past Warriors
Oakland, CA – Isaiah Thomas poured in a game-high 31 points to go along with seven assists to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 105-98 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
Thomas went 7-for-12 from 3-point range, and 10-for-18 from the field.
DeMarcus Cousins added 14 points and Marcus Thornton finished with 13 for the Kings, who have taken three of four from the Warriors this season.
David Lee and Stephen Curry both recorded double-doubles for the Warriors, who had won two straight entering the contest.
Lee finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Curry had 17 points and 12 assists in the setback.
Golden State jumped out to a 27-24 lead after the first 12 minutes. The Warriors pushed their spread to nine, 33-24, following Harrison Barnes' layup just under two minutes into the second.
The Kings, though, opened a 13-1 burst to take a 37-34 lead with just over seven minutes to go. Golden State regained the lead following a Lee dunk at the two-minute mark, but a Cousins layup, followed by a Thomas jumper, gave Sacramento a 47-44 lead at the break.
The Kings used a 17-8 surge to push their spread to 64-52 with just over five minutes to play in the third, but the Warriors countered with a 14-7 sequence to cut the lead to five. The Kings, though, scored the final six points of the quarter, including a deep Thomas triple with 3.6 ticks remaining in the period.
"Guys made a lot of plays in that third quarter, finding each other and knocking down shots," Thomas said.
Barnes' layup with 3 1/2 minutes left pulled Golden State within 93-88, but the Kings pushed their edge back to eight, 100-92, with 32.8 seconds left.
Curry's layup made it a six-point game. Curry then stole a wild pass from Patrick Patterson, and layed it in to make it 100-96 with 20.1 seconds left.
Thomas split a pair of free throws to make it 101-96 two seconds later before Jarrett Jack cut the lead to three with 14.9 seconds remaining.
It would be as close the Warriors would get, as Golden State was held scoreless the rest of the way.
Game Notes
Thomas's seven 3-pointers mark a career-high ... The Warriors outscored the Kings 68-38 in the paint ... Curry tied a season high with 12 assists.


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Andreas Massarsch needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 117 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Underskrift.se (english translation "signature".se)
Underskrift.se is a startup based in Sweden, Europe.
We are developing a solution for digital signatures over the internet to be launched this spring.
The company name "Underskrift" translates "signature" and is a web based solution for digitally signing files over the internet. Using a unique combination of digital certificates and cryptographic hash functions any type of digital file can be signed with our service. A key feature is the possibility to - at a later point in time and independent of our service - validate the signature.
The service has high demands on security and operations. The company has to convey a sense of professionalism and credibility. People need to be able to rely on the service and feel safe using it.
The company will initially only operate in Sweden and the target group is quite large - more or less any individual or company that needs to sign documents such as:
- contracts
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- company documents
- other legal documents
The most common scenario is that more than one person will be signing the file.
Another important segment/target group are third party businesses who frequently need signatures. Companies such as auditors or real estate agents.
The service will initially be accessed through our company's website as a subscription service or pay-per-signed document. Later on, it will be available through third parties using an API solution.
As a first step, we need a logo for Underskrift.se. We want something that conveys professionalism and credibility and guaranteed safety and security.
The logo should be simple and relate to documents, signing and identification.
The logo needs to include the name of the company "Underskrift.se". We would like an icon/symbol to go with (or be a part of) the logo. A symbol that we can use both with the company name and as a stand alone.
With this in mind, we are open to new ideas - we will try to be very active with feedback on submitted designs.
For some background information - companies/websites providing solutions in the same area are:
This is our first contest on 99 designs - so bear with us if we make some updates/additions to the breif.
1. The signature is a fundamental part of the service - but equally important is the document or file that is signed.
So keywords/concepts to keep in mind are:
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2. General "style"
We want the logo to look sleak & modern and we like the simplicity that is typical of many web 2.0 logos, for example http://web2list.com/logos/
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Matt Iseman
Although he always loved being the center of attention, Matt started down a very different road. After graduating with honors from Princeton University and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he received his MD, he returned home to the University of Colorado for his residency in Internal Medicine. Then, in a move that shocked patients and parents alike, he quit his job as a doctor and moved out to Hollywood to pursue stand up comedy and he never looked back.
Matt quickly began headlining clubs across the nation and was selected as one of 10 comedians to perform at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. His world experience did not stop there as he made his first overseas trip to entertain the troops on 9/11 of that same year to perform in South Korea. Since then, he has bunkered down with the troops sharing his comedy in Kosovo, Bosnia, Croatia, Germany, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Around that time, Matt also started appearing in commercials for Pontiac, Dodge, JC Penney, PlayStation, Bank of America, Off! and Lamasil. He fulfilled a life long dream to be a superhero when he was featured in a campaign for Net10 as Captain Obvious. No, he didn't get to keep the suit. And, no, you can't visit the Fortress of Obvioustude.
You may also recognize Matt's voice from campaigns for Six Flags, Land Rover and as the voice of DirecTV for three years. He also voiced his first video game, Command & Conquer 3, which thrills Matt as he finally can now write off playing video games as business research.
Matt began his hosting career with the show Scream Play on E! which allowed Matt to combine his love of movies and dangerous stunts. While the audience of his mom and 2 people in Fremont, Nebraska was not enough to keep the show on the air in the states, it became an international hit and you can still catch it when you visit Australia or Tuzla... if you're lucky. He then got lucky as he ran the streets of Las Vegas hosting Casino Night for GSN.
But then he got a call to fill in on a lil show called Clean House. His role as the Goto Guy has now brought him into his 3rd season as a host on the #1 show on the Style Network. He also hosts a spin-off show called Clean House Comes Clean that is the #2 show on the network. Matt has seen enough clutter to last ten lifetimes, but there is no end in sight. Well, one person's trash is another person's job.
And now Matt's lifelong passions of sports and laughing are coming together as he now hosts Sports Soup on Versus. He gives thanks to Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Manny Ramirez and all the other athletes who make his job easy. He's also glad that he has a job where he gets Olympic Gymnasts to visit him at work.
Matt also made his movie debut in Transformers 2, which pretty much meant that Matt's childhood dreams about playing with Robots came true while being directed by Mike Bay (he told Matt to call him that).
Matt has also made appearances on the Drew Carey Show, NCIS, Courting Alex and had a recurring role on General Hospital. No, he did not play a doctor. He's appeared on Premium Blend on Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen and he's a regular panelist on RedEye. His CD, I Want a Happy Ending, has become an iTunes sensation and his DVD, (Almost) All Growed Up, will drop later this year. You can also hear his comedy on XM and Sirius and countless radio stations around the nation.
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