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Glossary of terms: Game Specific
Any physical contact between two or more players that results in a
penalty (or penalties) being assessed.
Play: The action of an opposition player or teammates to apply high
pressure through either physical contact or stick action to force a
turnover of the puck or to draw a penalty.
A skating pattern in which a checking
player moves towards either the puck carrier or opposing player
on an angle which forces the player to move in the direction that the
checking player intends.
Pass: Passing the puck to an area where no receiver is presently
occupying but is in the process of skating to that area.
An assist is credited to a player who sets up a goal. An assist is
awarded to the last man or the last two men to touch the puck before the
goal is scored. There is a maximum of two assists awarded per goal.
Triangle: Any offensive formation which creates a triangular formation,
therefore providing the puck carrier with two passing options; either
forward/backward or lateral thus enabling the offensive team to create
width and depth in their attack.
Zone: When your team is on the attack, your attacking zone is between
your opponent's blue-line and goal-line.
Check: Forwards in their offensive zone skate back quickly to their own
defensive zone to protect their goal and keep their opponent from
Back Door: A pass or play that is made to the far side of the net relative to puck position and to the back side of the goal-tender (off the back side post).
Side Pass: A pass back, in the direction of your own zone in order to
maintain puck control.
Defense: Balance implies defensive alignments that maintain adequate
width and depth to counteract triangulation. It requires defensive
players to read the offensive pressure and adjust their positions
accordingly to provide coverage in the area of the puck as well as in
the areas where the puck may be moved.
Specific to the goal-tender. The glove that goes on the hand that holds
the stick.
Side: The action of directing the puck to the same side as the
goal-tender's blocker.
Line: Two lines running across the width of the rink, one on either side
of the center red line.
Violently checking an opponent into the boards from behind or from the
side using excess force. The action of boarding constitutes a minor
The wall around a hockey rink.
Check: A body check is the
action of using your body against an opposition player in possession of
the puck. A legal body check must be performed above an opponent's
knees and below the neck using either the hip or the shoulder. A player
initiating a body check cannot utilize more than 3 steps or strides to
execute the check. Unnecessary roughness will constitute a penalty.
Call: A questionable penalty call made by the official that could have
been interpreted as a legal action.
Of The Puck: Slang. Denotes the action of the puck bouncing or careening
in an unpredictable manner.
A defensive alignment where two players occupy the top zone defensive
positions and two players occupy bottom defensive zone positions. Most
often used when penalty killing and is described most often as a 2 – 2
defensive system.
A player in control of the puck has a breakaway when a clear lane to the
net exists and the only opponent between him/her and the opposition's
goal is the opposition's goal tender.
The play used by the attacking team to move the puck out of it's own
end of the rink and up the ice towards the opposition' s net.
Ending: Using the top end of the shaft to stab at an opponent player.
the Play: When a team is maintaining a greater percentage of puck
possession and scoring opportunities.
Specific to the goaltender. This is the glove used to catch to puck and
goes on the non-stick hand.
Traditionally, it is the player that plays between the left and right
wings. In modern day hockey it is the player that occupies the center
lane of the ice (seam) or takes the faceoffs on a stoppage of play.
on the fly: When players from the ice surface change or substitute with
players on the bench without a stoppage of the play (while the clock is
Taking more than three strides before deliberately body checking an
opponent. This action will be assessed a penalty by the official.
the puck: The action of passing, knocking, kicking or shooting the puck
away from the front of the net or other area.
the zone: The action of passing, knocking, kicking or shooting the puck
out of the defensive zone either out of the playing area (over the glass
or boards) or over the defensive blueline.
Coverage: Defensive hockey term wherein the defensive player players
plays close or tight to an offensive player either with or without the
the Gap: The action of the a defensive player moving towards an
opposition player. For a defenseman, it is the action of adjusting the
speed and skating pattern so the distance between the defensemen and the
opposition players is lessened.
and Grap: The use of gloves/hands to impede the movement of an
opposition player by "clutching/grabbing" the arm, jersey or stick.
A coach is a person primarily responsible for directing and guiding team
play. Along with the team manager, he/she is responsible for the conduct
the team's players before, during and after a game.
The degree of puck control by the offensive player will determine
whether the defender pressures the player (commits) or stalls/hesitates
(contains). To "commit" is the final action of a defensive player on
a particular play. This includes the action of the goal tender who may
"commit" to a shot or deke by the puck carrier.
The action of a defensive player/s to stall/hesitate before committing
completely to an offensive player/s so as to eliminate an attack lane
and "contain" the player/s within a particular zone or area.
of Attack: Any action or movement in a confined area which creates an
offensive numerical attack.
Skating: Varying your speed and route to the potential pass reception
area so that you arrive there with speed at the moment of the pass.
the Net: The act of one or more offensive players attacking the net
after shooting the puck into the crease or at the goal-tender.
(Goal-tender): The semi-circular area in front of each goal is called
the crease. The goal crease is designed to protect the goal tender from
interference by attacking players.
(Referee): The semi-circular area in front of the penalty
time-keeper's box is for the use of the referee.
of Time and Space: Using technical skills such as skating, passing, puck
control skills and applying concepts like stretching, support,
overlapping, width and depth, etc.
Two offensive players exchange positions to accomplish isolation and
force a decision by a defender.
and Drop: One player crosses in front of his teammate and leaves the
puck so that it lies still for his partner to retrieve.
Checking: Hitting an opponent with the shaft of this stick while both
hands are on the stick and no part of the stick is on the ice.
A balanced rotation of players in the offensive zone to maintain puck
control and create offensive options.
zone: When the other team is on the attack, the defending zone is in the
area between your goal line and your blue line.
The term defensemen is assigned to two players who usually play on the
backside of the play who primary responsibility is to stop the offensive
forwards from scoring and act as a last line of defense between the
offensive players and the goal-tender.
Side: Establishing a position between an opposition and the net.
The action of re-directing a shot headed towards the net or wide of the
The act of faking an opponent (player or goaltender)
out of position through stick/puck movement.
and Pass: A situation where a forward with the puck in the process of
attacking the opposing goal delays his thrust towards the net by turning
towards the boards and looks to pass to a teammate who is coming into
the zone late as part of the second wave of attack.
of Game: The is called when a player purposely delays the game through
either; intentionally shooting the puck over the glass (goal-tender),
knocking the goal off its moorings in an effort to stop a goal from
being scored or by freezing the puck to get a stoppage of play without
any checking pressure.
off-side: In this situation, an attacking player has preceded the puck
into the offensive zone (normally a case for off-side), but the
defending team has gained possession of the puck and can bring it out of
their defensive zone without any delay or contact with an opposing
Depth: Is a term used most often to describe offensive attack situations (can be used to describe defensive player alignments/tactics) that deals specifically with the vertical distance between the puck carriers and/or receivers. The objective of this tactic is to open up horizontal lanes of attack above or below the puck by forcing the defending players to adjust their gap by adjusting body position opposite to the flow of attack.
A defensive alignment most often used by a team defending against a
power play and is denoted as a 1-2-1 system.
the puck: Changing the course of the puck in a desired direction through
either the use of the stick, skate, body or stick.
When a player embellishes a hook or trip in order to try and draw a
Low: The area around the net or below
the goal-line.
to the Net: Either the player with the puck or another player without
the puck skates as hard as possible toward the net during attacks. This
places great pressure on the opponent's defenders.
and Chase: Describes an offensive strategy of dumping the puck into the
offensive zone and then pursing it by skating aggressively to take away
time and space that the opposing team has to make a passing or outlet
Attack: Offensive unit has success deploying a certain offensive tactic
against the opposition defensive unit.
Using the elbow to impede or disrupt an opponent.
Net Goal: A goal scored against an opponent that has pulled their
Strength: Equal number of players on the ice from both teams. This can
either be a three on three, four on four or five on five (excluding
the action of an official dropping the puck between the sticks of two
opposing players to start play. A face-off begins when the referee
indicates its location and the officials take their appropriate
positions and ends when the puck has been legally dropped.
Describes the offensive speed of attacking players moving the puck
quickly up ice.
When a player throws a punch (closed fist) and makes contact.
The area between the goal-tenders pads when standing in the net.
Line Skating: The skating action of either defensive or offensive
players moving laterally from wall to wall across the lanes of the ice
parallel to the bluelines.
pass: A pass that remains on the surface of the ice.
Describes the bending action of the shaft upon impact with the ice.
There are varying degrees of flex from soft to very stiff. Generally,
the stronger the player the stiffer the flex.
Pass: A pass where the puck is lifted so that it goes over an opponent
or his stick.
A tactic used by the team forechecking to force the puck carrier and
passing options in a specific direction that they desire.
Outside: Any action by the defender to force the play to the outside
away from the middle lane and prime scoring area.
Play: A defending player skates aggressively at or applies high pressure
to an opposition player in control of the puck in order to force the
puck carrier to pass or get rid of the puck.
Opposition players forecheck by hurrying into the opponent's defensive
zone to either keep the puck there or to take it away or, to pressure an
opponent in order to prevent an offensive rush.
The players designated as wings and center are considered to be
the Puck: A player "freezes" the puck by holding it against the
boards using either the stick or skates. The goal-tender freezes the
puck by either holding it on the ice with either pad or glove or by
holding it in the glove or by trapping it on his/her blocker or by
kneeling on it with the leg pads.
Strength: A term used to describe when both teams are matched evenly
with five skaters and one goal-tender.
An abbreviation for "goals" scored.
Suspension: When a player, coach or team official receives a game
suspension, that person can not participate in the next scheduled game.
The space between an offensive player and a defensive player in a one on
one situation.
Open: Describes the action of an offensive player getting away from a
defensive player so as to be a possible option for a pass.
and Go: An offensive tactic where
a pass is made and then the
offensive player aggressively skates to an open area to become an option
for the player just passed to.
A goal-keeper is a person designated by a team who is permitted to wear
special equipment and privileges t prevent the puck from entering the
Receiving Angle: The optimum receiving angle occurs when the receiver is
traveling parallel with the passer. Another good receiving angle occurs
when the receiver is coming towards the passer. A bad passing angle
would be where a receiver has to look over ones shoulder to receive the
A goal is achieved when the puck passes completely over the goal line
and enters the net legally.
Judge: A goal judge sits behind each goal (off-ice) and signals when the
puck has crossed the red goal line by turning on a red light above his
station. The referee can ask the goal judge's advice on disputed goals
but the referee has final authority and can overrule the goal judge.
The goal-tender's main job is to stop the puck from entering the net.
The goal-tender is also know as the goalie, goalkeeper or netminder.
An abbreviation for "games played"
One: None other than Wayne Gretzky
A type of player known for his checking ability and work ethic; often
associated with a player who is strong defensively who doesn't score
many points.
It is a slang term that is used to describe the action of a slashing a
player with the heel end of a stick.
Trick: A player who scores three goals in one game achieves a "hat
trick". A natural hat trick is when the same player scores three
consecutive goals.
butting: The act of using the head while delivering a body check (head
first) in the chest, head, neck or back area; or the act of using the
head to strike an opponent. This is an offenseable action.
Pass: Passing the puck quickly up ice to a player ahead of the puck in a
better offensive position.
The Hockey Equipment Certification Council is an independent
organization responsible for the development, evaluation, and testing of
performance standards for protective ice hockey equipment.
Stick: Making contact with the puck when carrying the stick above the
Sticking: Carrying the stick above the shoulder to use against an
opponent. This action is a penalize able offense. Where accidental
contact is made above the shoulders, a minor penalty is assessed. If an
injury results, this offensive will result in the player being assessed
a major (5 minutes) as well as an accompanying misconduct penalty (10
Using your hands on an opponent in such as a way as to impede your
opponent's progress.
Describes the action of impeding the movement of an opposition player
through use of body position or stick from getting to a particular area
or zone. This action can be penalized as "obstruction" or
Applying the stick to any part of an opponent's body or stick and
pulling or tugging with the stick to disrupt or impede an opposition
Describes the action of working very hard by a player or group of
players in pursuit of the puck or check.
An infraction called when a player shoots the puck from his side of the
red line across the opponent's goal line. Play is stopped when an
opponent (other than the goal-tender) touches the puck. The face-off is
held in the offending team's end of the ice. A team that is short
handed can ice the puck without being penalized.
pass: A pass off the boards, glass or around the boards or glass.
Skills: Denotes all hockey fundamentals necessary to play the game from
passing/receiving, shooting, pass/receiving, stick/puck handling,
checking/hitting, and skating so as to maintain effective puck control.
Potential Penalties: Injury potential injuries include butt ending,
checking from behind, spearing, head butting, boarding, charging,
cross-checking, elbowing, kneeing, high sticking, slashing, roughing and
holding the mask. A linesman is allowed to call these infractions
occurring behind the play to the referee (following the next stoppage of
play) if the referee did not see them.
Hockey: Hockey played on "in-line" skates.
Making body contact with an opponent who does not have possession of the
puck. Interference can be called on a player who is standing in the
crease and/or interfering with the goal-tender's ability to stop the
Equipment: Any equipment that is deemed inappropriate for game play by
the country's, leagues governing body. In Canada it is the CSA and in
the U.S.A it is the HECC.
Goal: When the puck enters the net either; after a whistled stoppage of
play, after the legal limit of the game
has expired (sound of the buzzer), by directing the puck into the
net intentionally with a skate or glove, directing the puck into the net
with a high stick or, off an official.
Stick: Any stick that is deemed inappropriate for game play specific to
the guidelines set out by the leagues governing body. This may or may
not include: Blade curvature, blade length, blade width, shaft length
and stick composition.
Out: The movement of a puck or player relative to the seam (center lane
of the ice surface running vertically down the length of the rink).
Inside out is moving outwards away from the seam.
The action of a offensive player to aggressively attack up ice to join
the offensive attack.
The moderate action of "stabbing" at an opponent with the end or tip
of the blade.
Using the knee in an effort to impede or foul an opponent.
A slang term to describe the action of a puck flipping over end to end,
either the result of bad shot execution or deflection off of a stick or
player, on net.
A passing lane is an open route between the passer and receiver. A
specific section of the ice can be designated as a lane of attack or an
open lane.
Play Face-Off: The location at which the puck was last legally played by
a player or goalkeeper immediately prior to a stoppage of play.
Man: Used to describe the last defensive player closed to the goaltender
that is carrying the puck and in the event of a turnover, gives the opposition
player a "break-a-way".
Feed: An offensive tactic whereby the puck carrier maintains possession
after a cross to make a lateral pass.
Play: A term used to described a lack of effort by either an offensive
player or defensive player when making a play.
Pass: Moving the puck to a
player ahead of the puck in a better offensive position.
wing: A term used to describe a forward playing on the left side of the
ice relative to the defensive goal-tender.
Is a tactic where the left winger rarely forechecks inside the defensive
zone but stays back in a high left side lane position to help out
Two linesmen are used to call offside, offside passes, icing, and handle
al face0ffs not occurring at center ice. They can call potential injury
infractions behind the play that the referee does not see. Another
primary responsibility is to break up fighting altercations that break
out between players.
On: Identifying a person to cover and staying with that player tightly
in a one-on-one fashion.
Control: A player in an altercation that is becoming overly aggressive
to the point that further physical action will happen.
Shot: A shot directed at the bottom area of the net.
Depth: Keeping maximum distance between supporting players in a vertical
sense (up ice or back side).
Width: Keeping maximum distance between supporting players in a lateral
sense (across ice).
Ice: Using the space within
a player's territorial responsibilities effectively.
Advantage: Having a one, two or three (goal-tender pulled) player
advantage (on the power play) because the opposing team has been
assessed one or two penalties.
Down (1): A slang term that describes an injured player on the ice where
the play is called and the player needs bench assistance from the team
Down (2): Having a one or two player disadvantage (short-handed) because
your team has been assessed one or more penalties.
Coverage: Each defensive player is responsible for an identified
offensive player.
Man: A slang term used to describe a player on the opposite team that
who is "marked" for retribution from a previous altercation.
Side: The hockey ice is divided into 3 lanes that run up and down the
length of the ice from one end to the other. The lane closest to the
puck is called the near side.
Zone: Is the area or zone designated between the two bluelines.
Advantage: Good support can contribute to the pressure applied on the
defense by creating numerical advantage and outnumbering the defenders
in a confined area.
(Minor) Official: officials appointed to assist in the conduct of
the game including the official scorer, game time keeper, penalty time
keeper and goal-judges. The referee has supervision of the game and full
control over all game officials and in the case of a dispute the
referee's decision shall be final.
A team is offside when a player crosses the attacking blueline before
the puck does. A face-off then takes place just outside that blue line
(in the offending player's defensive zone). The determining factor in
most offside situations is the position of the skates; both skates must
be completely over the blueline ahead of the blueline ahead of the puck
for the play to be offside.
Pass: An offside pass (also known as a "two-line" pass) occurs when
a member os the attacking team passes the puck from behind his own
defending blue line to a teammate across the center red line. If the
puck precedes the player across the red line, the pass is legal. Also,
an attacking player may pass th puck
over the center red line and the attacking blue line if the puck
precedes that teammate across the blue line. The face-off after an
offside pass takes place at the spot where the pass originated.
The act of shooting the puck immediately upon receiving it without
stopping it first.
Touch Pass: The act to shoot or pass the puck off the pass without
stopping it first.
More Than Once: Continually offer offensive support to the puck carrier.
Thus, if you don't receive the pass in the first potential pass
reception area, visualize another reception area and work to arrive on
In: The movement of a puck or player relative to the seam (center lane
of the ice surface running vertically down the length of the rink).
Outside In is the movement inwards towards the seam.
An overlap occurs when either a defensive player or an offensive player
unnecessarily occupies the same ice as a team mate. This is evident when
two players check the same puck carrier without knowing that the other
is there.
Having one player skate through an area, hopefully clearing out the
opposing checking players and then having a second player into the
recently vacated area. The most common example of this is cycling in the
corner of the offensive zone.
(1): A defensive player intentionally plays tighter on a player than
normally in order to take away time and space. Similarly, an offensive
player can also overplay a situation or an area in order to take a
calculated risk to heighten the pressure on a defensive team.
(2): The action of passing the puck laterally across the seam to the
wide side of ice.
and Follow: A tactical application of passing whereby the player who
passes the puck skates behind the receiver of the pass.
A penalty is the result of an infraction of the rules by a player or
team official. A penalty
usually results in the removal of the offending player (or team
official) for a specified period of time. In some cases, the penalty may
be the awarding of a penalty shot on goal or the actual awarding of a
Killing: when a team is short handed and attempts to prevent the
opposition from scoring, this activity is known
unit: The group of players
brought onto the ice surface to defend against a power play unit.
Shot: A penalty shot is awarded to an offensive player who – on a
breakaway – is illegally checked or impeded. The puck is placed at the
center face-off spot, and the player has a free opportunity to try and
score on the opposing goal-tender with no other defenders to impede
him/her except the goal-tender. A penalty shot is awarded when a puck
carrier is pulled down or tripped from behind and denied a breakaway
scoring opportunity, the goaltender displaces the goal post during the
course of a breakaway or when a defensive player falls on and holds the
puck in his/her own crease.
To interfere with an opposing defender in an effort to create space for
a teammate.
An abbreviation for accumulated "penalties in minutes".
Technique: The defensive technique utilized to pin or secure an opponent
against the boards.
The pipe is the goal post and if you put the puck between the
"pipes" you score a goal.
Member of a team physically participating in a game.
A statistic used to analyze the differential between the
goals/points scored for and the goals allowed against. Designated as (+)
or (-). For example; a
player may be on the ice for 2 goals for but has been on the ice for 3
goals against. He/she would then have a "plus/minus" of -1.
A slang term used to denote the slot. Getting open for a pass in the
"sweet" spot in the slot – between the hash marks.
The is the area just inside the opposition blueline close to the boards
on either side of the rink.
Check: Trying to knock the puck away from an opponent by stabbing at it
with the blade of the stick.
and Control of the Puck: The last player or goalkeeper to make contact
with the puck and who also propels the puck in the desired direction.
of the Puck: The last player or goal tender to make contact with the
puck is the one who possession. This definition includes a puck that is
deflected off a player or any part of his equipment.
Pass Reception Area: An area on the ice which a passer and receiver
visualize as a possible location for a pass completion.
Forward: A player that utilizes skating skill, size and/or strength to
aggressively check opposition players and/or consistently drives to the
Play: When a team has more players on the ice than the opposition due to
one or more penalties against the opposing team.
(Defense): Defensive speed creates pressure on the offensive players.
This results in reducing the time and space available to the attackers.
(Offense): Quick player and/or puck movement which causes the defense to
react more quickly than they may be capable of doing.
Practices: When teaching a skill or concept in progression, begin by
demonstrating the entire drill. Then slowly have the players execute one
component of the drill (allowing them to gain confidence and use proper
technique). Gradually, accelerate the players to a higher tempo, more
complex components. Once the skills have been mastered, encourage
execution of the complete drill at top speed. The final stage of the
drill is to design game situations (with resistance) where players need
to execute the new drill.
Equipment: Equipment worn by players for the sole purpose of protecting
them from injury according to governing body guidelines and
Control: Involves a variety of skills such as basic stickhandling, dekes
or fakes, puck protection, etc.
the Goalie: Removing the goal-tender from the ice in order to gain an
extra attacker. This is usually done when a delayed penalty is being
called or when a team is losing late in a game.
An abbreviation for "total points".
of the Goalie: A team that is losing will sometimes take their own
goaltender off the ice for an extra attacker. See "pulling the
Up: Moving the puck quickly
up ice to an available receiver. Usually describes the action of
a defenseman moving the puck quickly up ice to an available
forward off a breakout play.
Zone/Dead Zone: Space in
the corners and behind the net in the offensive zone which is generally
uncovered. These can be used when under pressure to maintain puck
Counterattack: Starting an attack immediately after the opponent turns
the puck over. The opponent is in a vulnerable position for a second or
tow after the turnover because its team members are caught in an
offensive puck side position leaving lanes to their net open.
Line: The line that divides the rink into two equal parts. This area is
denoted as center ice.
the referee supervises the game, calls the penalties, determines if
goals are scored, and handles face-offs a center ice at the start of
each period and after goals. The referee has the final decision over all
other officials.
The usually occurs in the neutral zone. It means that players who are
back checking from the offensive zone suddenly find that their team has
the puck. Due to game
circumstance they are unable or do not wish to counter attack suddenly
but instead retreat passing back to their defenseman to create open ice
inside the neutral zone. The concept of regrouping is to give your team
time to reorganize their offense.
of Time and Space: When a team is without the puck, they attempt to
limit the time and space the opponent has with which to advance the puck
or create a scoring chance. This is done by skating, angling, checking,
and the use of concepts like defensive support and proper positioning.
the Flow: A player carries the puck in one direction then throwing the
puck back towards the area he has just skated from.
Your Check: The defensive player stays with an offensive player in order
to prevent an offensive play; for example, the defensive player rides or
sustains the check on a player who passes the puck, so that this
individual cannot get open for a return or give and go pass.
the Puck: Getting the puck into the top part of the net quickly. A
technique used when a goaltender is either down on the ice or when
performing a deke on the goaltender when attack speed has the goaltender
backing into the net to far.
Engaging in fighting or shoving. Can
be a penalized offense.
the Puck: The act of an offensive player carrying the puck up the ice
with speed. Most often describes the action of a defenseman carrying the
puck up ice off the breakout.
Sagging: Defenders away from the puck, adjusting their position to support defenders playing the puck carrier.
Save: A shot blocked by the goal-tender. A shot that otherwise would have gone into the net.
Saving Ice: When a player reduces his speed, to conserve the ice between himself and the potential pass reception area. By "saving ice" the player keeps some ice in front of him/her so that he/she can accelerate into the passing area.
The act of standing in front of the opposition goal-tender so as to take
away his/her clear view of the puck.
Shot: When a goal-tender's view is blocked by players between himself
and the shooter.
When a player covers an opponent one-on-one everywhere on the ice in
order to limit the effectiveness of this opponent.
Some minor and international leagues define the overtime situation by
having their teams play a five minute (or greater) sudden death period,
and if no one scores, the game is decided by a shoot-out. Each team
picks five shooters and each one of them takes a penalty shot on the
other team's goalie. Which ever team scores more goals out of the five
shooters wins.
Shorthanded means that a team is below the numerical strength of its
opponents on the ice. A short handed situation results from a team being
penalized. If the opposition scores on the short handed team, the
penalized player may return to the playing surface unless a major
penalty (5 minutes) or consecutive penalties have been assessed to which
the penalty clock must expire.
Shot: Describes the action of a player taking a back swing then swings
the stick quickly forward slapping the puck with the blade of the stick
propelling it forward.
When a player swings the stick at an opponent. Slashing merits a
penalty, whether contact is made or not. Tapping an opponent's stick
is not slashing.
The prime scoring area up the middle of the ice between the faceoff
circles in front of the net.
Games: The playing of small, compact games at one end of the rink. This
helps players to develop their skills, game strategies and creativity.
the Puck: When a goal-tender or other player falls on the puck.
Smothering the puck is legal when done by the goal-tender or
accidentally by another player.
Slang term for a player who is a gifted goal-scorer.
Poking or attempting to poke an opponent with the tip of the blade of
the stick while holding the stick with one or both hands.
The quickness to attack that will limit the reaction time of the
defender (stress the defense) and force defensive error.
Training: Working on skill development at high speeds, exceeding the
comfort level of players.
An evasive skill where a player skating backwards with the puck executes
a reverse pivot. Player pivots from backward to forward skating and
executes a quick turn to lose checker.
the Defense: When a player in possession of the puck goes between two
opposing defenders while attacking.
The defensive team will attempt to force an opponent t stop or slow down
the speed of an attack to provide time to set up better defensive
coverage. This can be accomplished by pressuring the puck carrier or
deflecting the attack to outside lanes.
Describes the action of a defenseman pivoting from a backward skating
position to a forward skating position so as to close the gap on an
offensive player.
the Line: Stretching one leg across the blueline in an attempt to stay
on side until your teammate carriers the puck into the offensive zone.
Sending a player up ice to drive the opposing defenders back in an
effort to create open ice for teammates to use underneath.
Goal-tender: A designated goalkeeper on the official score sheet who is
not then participating in the game.
Players away from the puck make themselves available as a passing option
in the attack. Players away from the puck are active by positioning
themselves in a manner which provides options.
Check: Using the entire length of the stick with a sweeping motion along
the surface of the ice in order to dislodge the puck from an opponent.
The forward crossover skating action of an offensive player getting into
open ice.
Exchange of defensive responsibilities between two defensive players.
Back Ice: When a player lengthens the route to the potential pass
reception area. By taking a less direct route a player delay from
arriving too early and maintains skating speed.
Official: A person responsible for the operation of a team, such as a
coach, manager or trainer.
Goalkeeper: A player not designated as a goalkeeper on the official
score sheet who assumes that position when no designated goal-tender is
able to participate in the game. He is governed by goal-tender
privileges and limitations and must return as a "player" when a
designated goal-tender becomes available to participate in the game.
Gap: When players, especially defensemen, play very close to the
opposing team's attackers on the rush. It means that the space between
the offensive and the defensive players is as small as possible.
The ability to arrive at the right place at the right time.
Up: A term used to describe a player who, on a delayed offside call, has
to get both feet "on-side" before entering back into the
opposition's defensive zone.
Shelf: Term used to describe when a player shoots high in an attempt to
beat a goal-tender. To put the puck into the top part of the net.
A condensed area on the ice that has a high concentration of players
both offensive and defensive.
A teammate supporting the puck carrier from behind.
The ability of a team to quickly move from offense to defense or from
defense to offense.
Traps are defensive formations designed to minimize the opposition's
scoring opportunities and keep its offense from functioning. The idea is
to trap the puck in the neutral zone by angling the offensive players
towards the wall and forcing a turnover.
Any offensive formation which creates offensive triangles, thus
providing the puck carrier tow passing options and enabling the
offensive team to create width and depth in their attack.
using a stick, arm or leg to cause an opponent to trip or fall.
Back: A puck protection tactic where the puck carrier suddenly stops,
turns and skates back in the direction he came from, always keeping the
body between the checker
and the puck.
Losing control of the puck to the opposing team.
Pass: An offside pass (that actually crosses two lines in an offensive
The action of moving the puck up ice to a better passing option.
Tactics: This term applies to either an offensive player or players
tactical offensive strategies where predictability becomes defendable.
Change type and manner of attack to keep opposition of guard.
The side of the ice opposite to where the puck is being controlled.
Pass/Widewing Pass: To use width of the ice to change the point of
Width: Is an offensive term used to describe the distance laterally between the puck carrier and/or receivers. The greater the distance between the players, the greater the adjustment necessary for the defensive players to play one on one. This objective of this tactic is to open up the seam (center lane running down the length of the ice) in the offensive zone which is the highest percentage scoring area in the game.
This term describes the left and right wing players which move up an
down the length of the ice. In modern day
hockey the term "winger" most often describes those forwards
in the defensive zone that play wall positions in their own zone and
outside faceoff positions in the neutral and offensive zones.
The "Zamboni" is a very popular brand of ice resurfacer. The Zamboni
resurfaces the ice by shaving off a fine layer of ice and snow and then
laying down a film of water (hot, warm or cold) over the ice grooves
which will freeze creating a new layer of ice. The original Zamboni was
invented by Frank Zamboni in 1940.
Tolerance: A USA and CANADIAN Hockey policy that sets standards for
officials in dealing with verbal abuse direct to them, and in their
conduct towards all team personnel. No one element (player, coaches, and
officials) is exempted from the policy. The policy is based on the fact
that without understanding, respect and cooperation from each other we
will have a difficult if not impossible task of creating an environment
for hockey which is safe and fun.


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text: Lillet (pronounced lee-lay), is a French Aperitif made from a blend of wine, liqueurs, fruits and herbs. It originated in the French village of Podensac and has been made since the late 1800s. Lillet Blanc is made from white wine and is drier than Lillet Rouge, its red-wine counterpart. Both are classically served over ice with an orange twist.Lillet is a blend of rigorously selected wines and fruit liqueurs, aged in oak vats for around 12 months, during which it is given the same care as the Grands Crus (great wines) of Bordeaux. Lillet Blanc has a golden color with candied orange, honey, pine resin, lime and fresh mint aromas.Full and rich on the palate with a lovely, long aftertaste. Always serve well chilled in a Bordeaux wine glass... zest with a slice of orange or lime. Perfect with snacks and desserts! Lillet blanc is the key ingredient in James Bond's Martini derivative, the Vesper, a drink created in deference to the beautiful double agent in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale and reffered to as Kina Lillet.


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Rabbi Challenges Right to Anonymity on Internet
The latest chapter in an ongoing saga pitting an Orthodox rabbi from Monsey, N.Y., against female former congregants who have accused him of sexual harassment is raising broad legal questions about the right of free speech in cyberspace.
Rabbi Mordecai Tendler, who was accused of sexually propositioning women who came to him seeking spiritual guidance, petitioned a California court May 24 to force Google — the Internet giant that hosts electronic message boards through its Blogspot division — to disclose the identities of four anonymous writers who post comments to Web journals, known as blogs. Tendler, the scion of a storied rabbinic lineage, has fiercely denied the allegations of sexual harassment since they first surfaced in 2004. He claims that the bloggers have posted "false, misleading, and defamatory materials" about him on their Web sites.
In response to the petition, Public Citizen, a national public interest group whose litigation group has played a lead role in defending free speech on the Internet, filed motions on July 6 to throw out Tendler's case and reimburse the defendants' attorney fees, saying that the request violates the bloggers' First Amendment rights to free speech.
The newest development in the controversy surrounding Tendler, who was expelled from the Rabbinical Council of America in 2005 and was later sued for sexual harassment by one former congregant, is part of a growing body of court cases that are grappling with how to balance the rights of those who say they are being libeled with the rights of their anonymous critics, legal analysts said.
"Our interest is in the problem of balancing the right to speak anonymously on the Internet against the right of someone who has been harmed by unlawful speech to get redress," said Paul Levy, the Public Citizen attorney who filed the motion in response to Tendler's petition. Levy leads the group's Internet free speech project. "For ordinary people, the only effective way to reach the community at large is through the Internet, which provides a voice and an opportunity to speak," he said.
Tendler is seeking to learn the names of those who operate the blogs Jewishwhistleblower.com and rabbinicintegrity.blogspot.com, among others.
The issue of anonymous free speech on the Internet is particularly salient in the Orthodox Jewish community, where electronic message boards have often served as a safe space for airing allegations and discussing claims of sexual abuse by rabbis. Fearing both retribution by the accused clergy and ostracism from their communities, many Orthodox victims of sexual abuse have sought refuge in cyberspace. Jewish-themed blogs, which have proliferated in recent years, have also served as an effective means for victims to take action when allegations of sexual misconduct have gone unheeded by rabbinic authorities, some critics said.
In response to Tendler's petition, Rabbi Yosef Blau, a spiritual adviser at Yeshiva University, filed a three-page affidavit with the Superior Court in San Jose. Calif., arguing that it is important to maintain the anonymity of the bloggers. "The potential consequences of speaking out can be especially severe when the target of the criticism belongs to an influential family, as is true of Rabbi Mordecai Tendler," wrote Blau, who has himself been the subject of attacks on blogs and in the print media from critics who accused him of organizing efforts to oust Tendler.
Tendler is the son of Rabbi Moshe Tendler, a prominent Talmud instructor and bioethicist at Yeshiva Univeristy, and the grandson of the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, widely considered to be his era's preeminent decisor of biblical and rabbinic law.
In 2005, Blau was attacked in a series of articles published in two Orthodox newspapers, the Jewish Press and the Jewish Voice and Opinion, as well as on a now-defunct Web site that was created to discredit him. Blau said that he was never able to prove that Tendler's associates were behind the Web site and that he eventually gave up his efforts to expose them. "The supporters of Tendler have never revealed themselves, but no one is suing on the other side," he added.
Lawyers for Tendler did not return repeated calls from the Forward seeking comment.
While a strong precedent for cases involving free speech on the Internet has yet to be established, in previous cases that have come before state courts — most recently in a 2004 state Supreme Court ruling in Delaware — judges have placed the burden of proof on the plaintiff to prove defamation before they are willing to force an Internet host to reveal a blogger's anonymous identity.
"The First Amendment reflects an understanding that sometimes the most valuable speech is uncredited," said Jonathan Zittrain, a professor of Internet governance and regulation at Oxford University. Zittrain cited as a historic example the Federalist Papers, which were written anonymously by the authors of the United States Constitution. "And no one would call the framers cowards," he said.
Some advocates for sexual abuse victims contend that anonymous blogging is necessary not only to shield accusers from potential harassment, but also to help them through the process of healing.
"One of the things most healing to any victim of a serious crime is to talk about it," said Vicki Polin, founder of The Awareness Center Inc., a volunteer organization that maintains a Web site on sexual abuse in the Jewish community. "When people start blogging, they realize they're not alone," she said.
But some Jewish bloggers expressed disdain toward those who remain anonymous. Stephen I. Weiss, who operates the religion blog Canonist and founded one of the first Jewish blogs to host discussions on sexual harassment by rabbis, said that while anonymity may be legally justified, it can't be morally justified. Many blogs "claim to bring down abusive rabbis when they don't," Weiss said. Still, Weiss added, "legally, the potential ramifications for what Tendler is proposing are horrendous."
Meanwhile, an Israeli Knesset member, Yisrael Hason, was set this week to introduce a bill that would require Internet sites to only post comments from participants who identify themselves, according to Israeli news reports. That bill was sparked by similar cases in Israel of public officials who were anonymously criticized by Internet bloggers.


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Are you worried every time someone coughs or fearful crowds will make you sick? You're not alone. Diseases are endemic. We are always advised to use universal precautions such as washing hands, using hand sanitizer, cleaning well, and wearing masks around those who may be ill. However, what do you do when there are no Lysol, Purrell, or mask products for miles around? For many this causes increased stress and anxiety that can significantly impact both their personal mental health and their family relationships. This scarcity of common items signals that world anxieties may have reached peak levels. Around the world, people are canceling conferences and events in panic over the COVID-19 pandemic. As we can observe with the current events, people are bombarded 24/7 with news of vast infections and deaths. Our brains react to this perception of a crisis and our levels of fear-based anxiety increase. This can be the start of a vicious fear driven cycle, which causes people to react more, get more anxious, and become even more fearful and unable to function effectively and logically. While there are benefits of the anxiety caused by pandemics, such as:
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Questions from the Field is a selection of questions NPCA Technical Services engineers received from calls, emails and comments on blogs or magazine articles on precast.org.
If you have a technical question, contact us by calling (800) 366-7731 or visit precast.org/technical-services.
Paul writes:
What factors could cause bugholes? How does aggregate gradation affect bugholes?
NPCA Technical Services engineers answered:
There are many different variables that could affect the surface finish of hardened concrete and cause bugholes. For conventional wet-cast concrete, the consensus is that the primary culprit is improper vibration, but that's true even with self-consolidating concrete. The rapid placement of SCC could lead to entrapped air and, if procedures to remove the air aren't in place, bugholes could form. Try to slow down the placement of fresh SCC into the form to see if this provides beneficial results. Also, you may need to reevaluate where the concrete is being placed in the form. The concrete may be getting pushed too far and trapping air on tricky corner sections or in areas with heavy reinforcement congestion. Other factors, including not properly applying form release agent, could also promote bughole development.
Your suggestion of aggregate gradations certainly can contribute to surface defects, including bugholes. The Portland Cement Association states, "Mix design can also be considered a significant contributor to bughole formation. Mix designs vary widely in their use of aggregate type, size, and grading and their use of admixtures and air-entrainment."
PCA also states, "Workable, flowing mixtures are easier to place and consolidate and therefore reduce the risk of bughole formation. Concrete with an optimally graded aggregate that avoids excessive quantities of fine aggregate, properly proportioned cement content, and any admixture that provides increased flow, workability, or ease of consolidation contributes to bughole reduction."
Another item to look into is the gradation of the fines. Very fine sands tend to hold more water, increase bleed water and add to the potential for trapped water, all of which could lead to bugholes. Also, sands that are very coarse without uniform gradation have been known to trap more air and, consequently, form bugholes. The best solution is to set up trial mixes to optimize the best results.
Jason writes:
Is there a specification regarding the exposed ends of supporting reinforcement in precast concrete? For example, exposed longitudinal ends in a precast concrete pipe.
NPCA Technical Services engineers answered:
Yes, there are provisions that address these situations. ASTM C76, "Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Culvert, Storm Drain, and Sewer Pipe," Section 8.2, "Longitudinal Reinforcement," (and the equivalent U.S. transportation standard AASHTO M170) states, "Each line of circumferential reinforcement shall be assembled into a cage that shall contain sufficient longitudinal bars or members to maintain the reinforcement in shape and in position within the form to comply with permissible variations in 8.1. The exposure of the ends of longitudinals, stirrups, or spacers that have been used to position the cages during the placement of the concrete shall not be a cause for rejection."
Similar language can be found within the standards for precast concrete manholes and box culverts. The industry and owners recognize through decades of in-ground performance that these minimal areas of exposure have not shown to provide durability concerns or increased corrosion conditions. Forensic review of buried pipe or other precast products shows the oxide formation on these small steel ends is skin deep. It is believed the pH conditions of the surrounding concrete prohibit continued corrosion.
With respect to pipe and manholes which may be exposed to highly corrosive effluent conditions such as sanitary sewage or other special waste, it is considered a best practice to use non-corrosive spacers (coated steel or plastic) on the effluent side of the formwork. However, even in this case their exposure or presence is not a cause for rejection,per the standard or accepted production practices.


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To bring people the internet, first you have to figure out where there is no internet.
That's why Facebook this week released a series of maps that begin the process of charting the gaps in access and connectivity around the world. The first set of maps, made available on Nov. 16, include Pretoria in South Africa, Lilongwe in Malawi, and the Ghanaian capital Accra, as well as cities in Haiti and Sri Lanka. The social media giant hopes to increase connectivity around the world by collecting data to better understand the challenges facing unconnected communities.
The open-source maps were created in collaboration with the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network and World Bank statistics to create datasets that incorporate population demographics, infrastructure development and existing internet penetration to identify the connectivity gaps and how to fix them. Making them open source means NGOs, innovators or companies can access them. They plan to release more maps over the coming months.
To create the maps, Facebook's Connectivity Lab started by layering detailed satellite images and using computer vision techniques to identify physical infrastructure like buildings, then Columbia University researchers applied census data and population estimation. The data is made more precise and insightful with findings from the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study.
In the countries they've analyzed so far, the project has found that about 50% of the population lives in cities. But almost everyone—99% of the population—live within 63 kilometers (nearly 40 miles) of a city. That could mean infrastructure developments to create internet access should be done with cellular services (rather than, say, wifi) which is better suited to connecting people who live far apart. The maps could also help identify natural or existing features that could help or hinder point-to-point links for scattered communities, for example a road or river.
Some might say Facebook's determination to bring internet to the disconnected in the developing world is all about accessing more customers. Initiatives like its Free Basics program have had a mixed reception, but Facebook is pushing ahead with data-speeding projects like Voyager and nurturing a crop of African developers. Still, the social network does seem genuinely interested in connecting more people around the world, and whatever its intentions are, Africa is likely to benefit from that.


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From Joe Gonzalez at Comic Art Ink:
Hope everyone saw my last posting regarding Eddy Barrows (Nightwing, Superman, Teen Titans) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/eddybarrows.html> and that he was accepting commission requests for the upcoming NYCC show. He still has a few spaces left. Now, Daniel HDR (Green Lantern, Lady Death, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/danielhdr.html> will also be attending the show in October and is willing and ready to take on your requests for commissions. If you are interested in getting something from either artist please drop me a line and let me know.
Secondly, I am in the process of uploading a large number of pages to the website. Pages included are from Rodney Buchemi (FlashPoint: Legion of Doom, X-Men Forever, Marvel Adventures) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/rodneybuchemi.html> all three issues from DC Comics "FlashPoint: Legion of Doom" (some pretty violent stuff!), and "JLA 80 Page Giant" with a story featuring John Stewart and Zatanna! And from Marvel, Rodney did a great job on "Marvel Adventures: Heroes" featuring Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers! Also being uploaded are all three issues of "Batman and Robin" by Greg Tocchini (Batman and Robin, Fantastic Four and Marvel Cover artist) <http://www.comic-art-ink.com/gregtocchini.html> , also his two issue fill-in on "Fantastic Four" featuring the Inhumans and the Kree! Lastly I am uploading some of Eddy's final pages from his spectacular run on Superman, Issue #'s 709 – 711. There will be more coming including covers for Eddy's latest assignment, the relaunch of the DC Universe with "Nightwing". I will have more updates as they occur, until then if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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was travelling with some companions,
where birds filled the trees on either side.
while I go to preach to my sisters the birds.'
intrigued by the power of his voice,
and not one of them flew away."
The little Blue Tit landed on the chair
next to me during lunch in the Lainzer Tiergarten
in Vienna's 13th District
and Restaurant at Empress Elisabeth's Hermes Villa
Lainz Game Reserve
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-> Lainzer Tiergarten (Lainz Game Reserve)
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Turning prospects into happy, satisfied clients has not always been easy for me. When I first started in the industry, my closing ratio was an abysmal 20% to 30%. In fact, it was so bad I had to take a salaried job as legal counsel to a mutual fund board, just to make ends meet.
Fast forward to today. It still amazes me that getting and keeping beloved clients is now the easy part of this business. Here are some of the steps we took to go from 20% of our prospects engaging us and following our advice, to over 90%:
1. We found a great niche that worked for us. If you have been reading these articles, you know that I started working with professors at Brown University and have since expanded the practice from there. All of our clients have doctoral degrees. Young professors, with lots of needs and no other financial advisors, turned out to be a good fit for us. They like that I have a degrees after my name and we can relate to each other.
2. We approach all of our client interactions from an educational perspective. I frequently will tell our clients: "You are very smart. My job is to show you the pros and cons of your options. Once you have good information, you can make good decisions for yourself." Professors really like this approach, and it also shows them that they are in control, so it reduces a lot of the pressure.
3. We are exceedingly patient. One thing I discovered about professors is they need a lot more information than most clients before they can make a decision. More than once, I have had 12 meetings with a client before they pulled the trigger on anything! Many advisors would have given up at meeting two or three.
4. We design the entire sales process (which I call the WOW client experience) for the decision style of the client. The important lesson here is to target your client experience to your ideal client. Once in a while we will work with a business owner. This group likes to make decisions quickly and move on. Most business owners don't need a lot of information or meetings to move ahead. They are the opposite of a research-loving professor. For business owners, we cut to the chase, use bullets and then only go in depth if they need more information.
5. We tailor the solution to the client. Six months into my great experiment, I noticed that about 95% of our clients really liked a particular product. It addressed their desire to reduce taxes in the future and had some downside protection. It also had good after-tax returns. It was the 5% who didn't like it that really troubled me.
I looked at the few cases who turned this product down and noticed a similar theme. Some were older, some younger. Some married. Some single, but all of them had trouble saving money. In fact, they were in debt, and living very hand to mouth. When I noticed that, it became clear to me, the clients recognized something that initially escaped me: The product would have been a very bad choice for them, because they would have had to commit to an inflexible funding level for many years. It simply was not something they could do in their current circumstances. Each client had made the right short term decision: decline this opportunity and focus on something that was both more liquid and more flexible.
Now, I never recommend this product to a client who can't save. There is no point. We select a solution that has more flexibility, more liquidity and a better chance of success. Result: more yeses, more often.
6. We are tenacious about setting up first meetings. Once someone joins us for one of our educational briefings and indicates that they would like to meet with us, we just keep reaching out until we can finally connect. We have one client who took us two years to get on the books and another who took nine months. One of my rules is we don't say "no" until the prospect says "no." The only time I take them off of our call-back list is if they ask to be removed.
7. We provide services that other advisors don't. We opted for the concierge-level practice early on. Yes, this does take a lot more time on our side, and it does require a bigger staff, but the results have been well worth the investment.
One of the many things we do for our clients is create an individual debt plan. Many professors finish their training owing hundreds of thousands in school loans. They have no concept of what this will actually cost them when they finish training and have to start paying these loans back.


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Special Guest: Lee Caraher, Founder & CEO of Double Forte, Speaker and Author
Lee is the author of The Boomerang Principle: Inspiring Lifetime Employee Loyalty (April, 2017 Routledge) and Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work. She is a sought-after speaker where she shows leaders how to create the best possible workplace culture and talent brands so that their best employees with Boomerang, perhaps returning for a second tour of duty, becoming strong business partners, or referring customers and future employees. The founder and CEO of Double Forte, Lee is a recognized Communication Strategist known for her practical solutions to big problems.
Join us as we talk about how to build lifetime loyalty from employees – not just when we're paying them; how the most loyal act an employee can do is to leave when they're no longer interested in their work and how to build an alumni club for your former employees and why this is one of the most strategic things you can do for your business.
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These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 65!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live just outside Chicago, the best city in the world. I'm an aunt and a friend. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.
Monday, March 18, 2013
How I'm loving it!
When I was a kid, it was like a radio play because when it was originally aired, I wasn't allowed to watch it. Forbidding it made it my little first grade obsession. The livingroom tv was pushed up against the wall, and on the other side of the wall was my bed. If I laid on my bed and stayed very still and quiet, I could make out most of the dialog. This was how I came to know the two sets of characters had inhabited this steamy New England town: The grown ups (Constance MacKenzie, Elliott Carson and his father, Leslie Harrington and my favorite, Dr. Rossi) and the young people (the Harrington brothers, Allison MacKenzie and beautiful bad girl Betty Anderson). Every time we went to the drugstore, I'd run to the magazine rack to see which Peyton Place stars were on the covers. That way I could examine their faces and then imagine them as they acted out their small town dramas on the other side of my wall.
By the second season, the ban had been lifted and I was able to watch with my parents. I'm surprised by how many of the storylines I still remember. Some of it is still new, but the love triangles (Rod/Betty/Allison and Constance/Elliott/Dr. Rossi and Rod/Betty/Steven) are as indelibly, intractably embedded on my brain as cement.
Of the grown ups in the cast, I loved Dr. Rossi most. I thought he had the kindest eyes and I remember him being forever unlucky in love. He was played by Ed Nelson (shown). I wouldn't say I had a crush on him -- that wouldn't be accurate. As a little girl, I saw him as the perfect doctor and confidante. The kind of grown up every girl longs to turn to and trust with her secrets.
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Shopping trips require a good shopping buddy and for me that buddy often is my mom. She is supportive, honest and objective and I appreciate her opinions because we worked to develop a cohesive relationship around shopping. I got the amazing opportunity this weekend to speak with a great groups of high school gals about how to buy clothes that meet their family expectations, but are still cute and trendy. In that vein, here are my top 4 tips for mother-daughter shopping trips.
1. Shop often and shop hard: The easiest way to keep up with the most current trends is to shop a lot. I don't mean to say that you have to go twice a week, for hours and hours to the most expensive stores, but a stroll through the clothing section at Target when you are getting your groceries won't hurt anything. This way, for mommas, you can see the latest stuff that your daughter may want to purchase and for gals, you can affordably keep up and up on the latest trends. If you are frustrated by how a new trend looks, you just have to shop hard to find a piece that fits your body type properly, but that is still in the style category that you want. For example, shopping for denim often frustrates women of all body types. Fit, length, color, material, and pocket shape all factor in to how a pair of pants fit you and that can be exhausting. But if you are persistent, and have an open mind about what stores you will buy from, the quest will be completed because there are pants out there for everyone. Which is why I love Levi's new line called Curve ID, they have a body shape guide and measuring technique that gets you a perfect fit for a pair of jeans.
- Mommas: Have patience and build clothes shopping into your routine during other shopping trips to see what your gal is leaning toward.
- Daughters: Be willing to expand the list of places you will look for clothes. Some of my best finds came from the most unlikely of places
2. Too low, too short, too tight, (too much effort): How many of us remember the parent-child conflict that can arise when you don't see eye to eye? It happens over clothing all the time with a mother and a daughter and I found it utterly exhausting when I was going through it. When I was a freshman in high school, it felt like the spaghetti strap tank-top had just been invented. Gap launched a whole new line of tanks that were so cute and so popular. My mom let me buy some before school started, but every morning when I would come out wearing only a tank with my jeans she would say, "Nope, try again." So, fuming, I would head back in my room and cover myself up with another top and she would say thank you to me. After several weeks of this interaction, I asked my mom if we could go to the store and buy a strapless bra for under my tank-tops, she was thrilled to help me accomplish this goal! The next morning I came out of my room with two tanks layered on top of each other and my strapless bra on, and I didn't have to change! I had worked hard to meet my mom in the middle, to understand what she thought was appropriate and to shape my wardrobe choices around that and the current fashion trends. Mission accomplished. I discovered with my mom that if I worked really hard to please her, I would earn more freedoms and this held true to the way I dressed as well. Learning how to communicate with your mother/daughter with a level of maturity and respect will help your shopping trips be more peaceful.
- Mommas: Have an open-mind when your daughter shows you what she would like to wear and remember to communicate your expectations clearly.
- Daughters: approach your mom with your ideas of the latest trends you'd like to try out and be open to her response and expectations.
- For both of you: With a little work, you can find trendy pieces that will be appropriate to the expectations of your household.
3. Size doesn't matter – Life is all about fit: I know this can be a horrible one to go through for girls of all ages, but the real thing to focus on is how a piece fits. Like pencil skirts, I have to buy up a size so that they don't ride up in the back or front and so that they are not super tight over my hips. My worst encounter with this demon was the first time that I went into Aeropostale. Note to self: Their clothes are made for tiny little preteens that don't have hips yet. I had to keep going up and up and up and up in size until I thought I would melt with embarrassment. What I had to realize is that I have hips and curvy parts that are meant to be on my body so that I can be called a woman! Better to embrace them, leave a store and eat some ice cream then let that battle consume me.
- Mommas: You need to help your daughters understand how to embrace their curvy parts to avoid making her feel like her new curves are "bad." The issue is not her body. God made it and it is beautiful! The issue can be the clothes.
- Daughters: Embrace your body and your curvy parts because they are not bad! The issue is how you can present them to people around you can change the way you are viewed: as an object or as a confident woman.
4. When in doubt ask for help: A lot of stores offer personal shopping experiences where mothers and daughters can go in together, have a guidance meeting and someone will pre-shop for you to make the adventure a little less stressful. Personal shoppers know their stuff, love shopping and most likely you can find one that will be a part of your team to accomplish the looks you are after. A second opinion can always be helpful too when trying to decide on what pieces to buy.
- Mommas: Meet with the personal shopper and your daughter to lay out your expectations before the trip.
- Daughters: Come with trend ideas that you want to purchase and see how those can fit into what you buy.
Rebecca Alexander Pickrel, Fashion Contributor
Rebecca can be contacted for personal shopping trips, closet assessments and styling tips by email: email@example.com


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Watchmaking services
Eckcells's staff provides the following services:
a. Full service watch repair for most brands including, Omega, Rolex, Cartier, Tag Heuer, and many others. Just call or email to ask about your repair.
b. Partial services including crystal and battery replacement
c. Trade services for watchmakers including, balance staffs, jeweling, ball bearing replacement, etc.


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Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, is author of the popular free iPhone & Android application "Cures A-Z," and of the best-selling book From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain-Free 1-2-3—A Proven Program for Eliminating Chronic Pain Now, Beat Sugar Addiction NOW! series, and Real Cause, Real Cure. He is the lead author of 4 studies of effective treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, and a recent study on effective treatment of autism using NAET.
Dr. Teitelbaum does frequent media appearances including Good Morning America, CNN, Fox News Channel, the Dr. Oz Show, and Oprah & Friends. He lives in Kona, Hawaii. Web site: www.EndFatigue.com


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Safety switches for the packaging and food industries are often exposed to harsh conditions. Aggressive cleaning agents, acidic liquids and high-pressure cleaning devices can wear out parts faster and shorten the safety switch replacement interval. This is expensive and time consuming for the company operating the machine.
EUCHNER therefore relies on robust, tough and largely corrosion-resistant stainless steel for guard locking devices used in such applications. Critical components such as plugs, cover screws and guide bushes, etc., consist of high-quality stainless steel in the new CTP variant.
Like all safety switches from the CTP series, the stainless steel CTP achieves category 4/PLe in accordance with EN ISO 13849-1, without additional fault exclusion. It complies with all the requirements of EN ISO 14119. With its high degrees of protection IP67 and IP69K and a locking force of 3,900N, the CTP is an all-rounder for demanding Environments.


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Accessibility Awareness for Your Courses (LC)
January 24, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Creating online courses that are accessible to all students regardless of age, ability, or life situation can be challenging. In this TechShop you'll learn how to design an ADA compliant course.
- Review online course design
- Get practical advice for making courses more accessible
- Identify modifications you can make when creating and sharing content.
- Identify various technologies that enable access and barriers that inadvertently block student engagement
You'll also see specific examples of accessibility for creating and managing online content in Blackboard, Fordham's learning management system.
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Though there is some uncertainty in the date (June 6th is the date on the death certificate), today is the day on my calendar for remembering the death of my husband-equivalent, Jacques Transue, who died ten years ago after twelve years of terrible decline from radiation-caused dementia. There's a lot I could say about Jacques, our life together, and the appalling course of his death — a posting of mine on aphasia links to a brief medical history here and to notes on Jacques's linguistic abilities from 1998-2002 here, and has some telling of the last things he was able to say — but here's a story about his final days.
The miracle of those last days was that, through a complex history that isn't relevant here, my grand-daughter Opal was conceived then. When Jacques's family heard the news that our daughter Elizabeth was pregnant, they were delighted; his sister-in-law Virginia said at the time, with pleasure, "In the midst of death we are in life".
This is a word transposition of a line from the burial service in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, a line that Virginia and I were well familiar with. From Wikipedia:
Media Vita In Morte Sumus is the title and first line of a Latin antiphon, which translates as In the midst of life we are in death. It was erroneously attributed to Notker the Stammerer late in the Middle Ages, but was more probably written around 750 in France. Especially popular in the Baroque period, it was also used in Hartmann von Aue's Middle High German narrative poem Der arme Heinrich (V.93f.).
It has been translated into the vernacular several times, such as in 1524 by Martin Luther as Mytten wir ym leben synd (now in the Evangelischen Gesangbuch hymnbook as number 518, or 654 in the Gotteslob hymnbook) and by Thomas Cranmer (whose version became part of the burial service in the Book of Common Prayer).
Jacques's parents, Bill and Monique, celebrated Opal as their first great-grandchild (or, I guess, great-grandchild-equivalent). There are now two more, though Bill and Monique are themselves gone now.
Opal has been learning about her grandmother, Ann Daingerfield Zwicky, who died 25 years before she was born, and also about her step-grandfather Jacques, who died nine months before she was born. Ten years ago.


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KANDUNGAN ASAM AMINO, TAURIN, MINERAL MAKRO-MIKRO, DAN VITAMIN B12 UBUR-UBUR (Aurelia aurita) SEGAR DAN KERING
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Th e purpose of this research was to determine the composition of nutrition, amino acids, taurin, macro and micro mineral, and vitamin B12 in fresh and dried jellyfi sh. Th e essential amino acids were arginine, leucine, ...
SINERGIS TAURIN LINTAH LAUT (Discodoris sp.) DAN TEMULAWAK (Curcuma xanthorriza Roxb.) DALAM SERBUK MINUMAN FUNGSIONAL
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Aquatic resources such as sea slug (Discodoris sp.) can be processed into functional beverages. Sea slug has been reported as antioxidant containing taurine. Th is study was conducted into 2 steps: 1)preparation of raw ...


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My girls are blessed with the best possible people on this earth that love and care for them. Grammy, Grandma, Aunties, Uncles, Guncles and 2 of the best cousins ever! But sometimes I feel as though they're missing out.
Not on love, affection or good role models as we have plenty of those, but someone else for them to love. Both (Wayne & I's) dads have passed away - long before these sweet girls were even a twinkle as they say. Wayne lost his Dad (who we refer to as Papa Norman) when he was only 11, and there are so many ways that he misses his dad and things he didn't learn from him. My dad passed away suddenly when I was in college, 3.5 hours from home. It was 17 years this past March and I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was devastated and scared and numb for what seemed like forever after he died. Later that year, I met Wayne and finally someone understood me - and not only did he understand me, he understood my little brother as well - win, win. I struggle with my emotions on a regular basis, and sometimes the littlest things, like a freakin' Hallmark commercial will make me sob. Any movie about fathers and daughters makes me a crying mess - I used to love Father of the Bride with Steve Martin, but cannot even fathom watching it now.
Back to our daughters....they are loved by just about everyone that they spend time with. They are sweet and goofy and respectful (most of the time, ahem) and genuinely the best thing we've ever done. But I witnessed something a few days ago that made me feel guilty. Guilty for something I cannot change or every explain to them. We have family in town for Thanksgiving, my sweet aunt and uncle from IL. My girls have very fond memories of spending time with them over their short lives - they are fun and kind and full of hilarious (or not so much) stories of me as a little girl. They teach my girls something new every time they see them and it's so nice to see them develop this sweet relationship with another generation.
They arrived this past Sunday and from the minute they entered the house, Little G followed my uncle around. If he went to the restroom, she stood outside until he was done. She asked to sit next to him at the table. She brought all of her books to him to read to her. And then she put her sweet head on his chest and laid down while he rubbed her back. I had to excuse myself. I was shocked at how that image upset me. Something so "everyday" that had the power to turn me into an emotional boob. What was even more upsetting was that in my head I kept thinking "it shouldn't be my uncle doing that, it should be her Papa or her Grampy doing that".
I have wonderful memories of quiet moments like those with both of my grandfathers. I lost one of them when I was quite young, but still hear from him every now and then in my dreams. My other grandfather I had longer than I had my own father and I remember so much laughter and silliness and knowledge shared at his table.
Ms. J was named after my dad, which has become tradition in my family. I wish she could know how much he would have loved her and how he would have spoiled her and enjoyed her. And for my Little G, he would have loved the fact that she looks just as I did when I was little, crazy hair and all and how she laughs with abandon and is fearless like my brother.
What do you tell your kids when it becomes obvious that someone is missing? For now we say that they are angels who watch over them. How do you share the sweetness of having a grandfather when they'll never know theirs? How can we talk to them about our fathers without scaring them about the idea of death? So many questions that I may be getting ahead of myself on, but I think I need to start figuring out some answers.


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SQL Saturday #28: Baton Rouge
This Saturday (August 14th) LSU will be hosting SQL Saturday #28. The all day event will feature a number of great sessions and speakers. If you're a technology professional in the Baton Rouge area, this event is a must. Along with the speakers and sessions, there will be plenty of local technology professionals attending (close to 600 registered attendees) which should make it a great event for networking.
The local user groups will also have a table setup to help spread the word. If you're interested in getting involved with the .NET, SQL, or SharePoint user groups, please stop in and say hello. I'll probably spend most of the day at the table talking up the New Orleans SharePoint User Group.


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This much you know:
for every positive number,
there's a negative
stretching to infinity
in either direction
and in between:
cero, nol, nothing.
Of course, there's a question
as to whether it really exists.
It's there because we put it there.
We like the idea
as long as it doesn't apply to us.
Anyway, it's necessary.
If you take one away from one, what's left?
Look, you have to start somewhere.
This is what comes
before the beginning
and at the end: 0
Or maybe it's where
we come from and go to—
where we go through.
Nowhere we know
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t was the 80's. We were younger then, and anything seemed possible. So it all seemed part of Destiny when my very first screenplay was bought and produced; fame and fortune was surely just around the corner. HA! Fat chance. For a couple of years afterwards, I told the sad tale to anyone who would listen - now it's your turn.
Left, My own little thalidomide baby, Forever Evil.
Right, Red Mitchell, the star of Forever Evil, and one of my closest friends. Red died in a tragic car/train collision in 1994, soon after co-starring with Luke Perry and Stephen Baldwin in 8 Seconds. It's a poor memorial, but this section of The Bad Movie Report is dedicated to his memory.
THEN, as they say, things happened. J.C. Matalon, the head of makeup FX for Forever Evil, died of heart failure due to a congenital defect in December of 1998. It's one of life's ironies that the man who was responsible for bringing to life all manner of monstrosities and atrocities was himself one of the kindest, gentlest creatures ever to walk the earth. His ashes were scattered over the California beaches near a wildlife rescue station, where he spent much of his free time working to save animals enmired by oil spills and other manmade disasters. Red would not mind sharing this section with him.
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New Life 798 – Differences In Sensory Perception
New Life 798 – Differences In Sensory Perception
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel
There are differences in people's perception of reality, as there are differences in tastes.
The five senses are characterized by the distance from what is perceived: sight is the sense that perceives from the greatest distance and touch is the sense that perceives from the closest distance since it involves contact.
There are waves beyond what our senses perceive. We are surrounded by infinite Light, by unlimited waves, but we perceive through the limitations of our senses.
Our instruments of perception are operated by our desire, by a sense of lack. We can develop our desire to unlimited dimensions by changing our attitude to other people. If reality becomes more important to me than myself, my perception expands, just like a mother who feels her baby. What we feel through our senses operates on our desire, and this is how an experience is created.
It is impossible to penetrate another person and to feel how he actually perceives reality since our internal nature is concealed from us; a person doesn't even really know himself. No matter how much we try, we have no access to a person's internality; we don't know how and there is nothing to investigate about ourselves. We have to study the upper nature, the upper operating system, and to be like it.
Even if we could assemble all the senses of all the animals together in ourselves, we would end up with nothing more than an elaborate animal.
The method of developing our perception is called the wisdom of Kabbalah; it teaches us how to perceive unlimited waves. To perceive the unlimited reality, a person needs a new receiver to receive what is external to him, not what is inside him.
From KabTV's "New Life 798 – Differences In Sensory Perception," 12/6/16
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This 2004 Information Brief examines state legislation addressing methamphetamine production and cleanup. In addition, the Brief outlines state efforts to punish child endangerment stemming from methamphetamine, and state laws restricting the sale and possession of precursor chemicals.
Original Publication: October 2004
Download the PDF: Methamphetamine and State Legislation: State Legislative Actions Targeting Methamphetamine


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Behavior Treatment & Training Center (BTTC) Residential Community Program
Behavior Treatment And Training Center
Main Number: 281-239-1140 or 1-800-304-6047
Tracy Woods – Manager: 281-239-1128, email@example.com
The Behavior Treatment and Training Center (BTTC) is a short term residential treatment program for children and adolescents ages 8-17 with diagnoses of intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism) that exhibit challenging behaviors such as:
- self injurious behavior
- aggression toward others
- property destruction
- or other behavior which puts their continued residence in the community at risk
This short-term residential program assists families in maintaining their children in their family homes and avoiding placement in long-term care residential facilities. By using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), the intensive treatment and training serves the children in the program as well as their families and other providers. The goal for the program is to return the children successfully to their own communities. As a condition of admission, families must agree to participate in training and to accept their child back into their home upon discharge from the program.
The Behavior Treatment and Training Center believes that problem behaviors can be changed and that appropriate behavior can be developed and increased.


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1930s Art Deco Seth Thomas Catalin wind-up, working alarm clock in caramel-coloured Bakelite. In fabulous used condition with. There is a very tiny chip on the back/top right corner, and a barely imperceptible scratch on the front. Approximately a cm below the 5 oclock number. These small imperfections do not.
Detract from the overall appearance. The item "Art Deco Seth Thomas Catalin Bakelite Wind Up Working Desk Alarm Clock" is in sale since Saturday, December 21, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Vintage, Retro, Mid-Century\Bakelite". The seller is "mycatsapartment" and is located in INNISFIL, ON. This item can be shipped to Canada, United States.