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Although it may be difficult to believe, there was no such thing as designated team uniforms for players in the past. In fact, designated team uniforms are more of a modern innovation that sports teams all over the world have widely accepted and advanced over time. If you have ever wondered at the history of sports uniforms, you came to the right place. In this article, we take a trip through time to discover how uniforms have evolved since the early days of mankind.
History of Sports Uniforms
Since humans were able to stand upright, running was a requirement for survival. The first humans needed to run in order to hunt for food and escape predators, all of which has turned athletes into what they are today. It wasn't until the start of the Olympic Games that activities such as running became competitive events.
Ancient Olympic Games began as part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the king of Mount Olympus. Starting in 776 BCE, every male citizen from city-states in all corners of Greek civilization gathered in Olympia to compete in various races. Oddly enough, competing without clothes was a sign of cultivating a truly civilized society. Male athletes began competing in the nude as early as 720 BCE. Although it is unclear who the first nude athlete was, ancient records report that the first athlete to compete in the nude was a runner by the name of Orsippos. He began the race wearing traditional athletic garments of the time – most likely a loincloth held up by a band of fabric. As Orsippos ran, his loincloth fell off, he won the short sprint, and a tradition was born. In true Greek fashion, the Spartans also claim to be the first athletes to exercise naked. This was meant to distinguish the Greeks from "barbarians" who thought that nudity was shameful.
Though it took more than a millennia for the Olympic Games to return, there were many other ancient sports being played throughout the world. Soccer, for example, is believed to have begun as early as 200 BCE in Ancient China. This early version of football or soccer was used to train soldiers as part of a physical education program. In 14th century England, shepherds created the game of cricket as we know it today, playing on short grass pastures where it was possible to bowl a ball made of rags or wool at a target. Some modern sports, such as baseball, basketball, rugby, and American football, were not developed until the 1800s, but the history of their uniforms is interesting, to say the least.
Starting in the 1860s, the first modern-day soccer uniforms were primarily made of cotton or wool knickers and a knitted or woven pullover with a buttoned welt opening as well as knee-length socks, a cap, and leather work boots or metal cleats. In order to differentiate one team from another, some soccer teams utilized colored stripes while others donned badges that were sewn onto their jerseys. As the sport progressed, woven materials were used less and less, giving way to synthetic fibers. It wasn't until 1984 that shin guards became mandatory, and the earliest shin guards were made of leather and boning with horsehair stuffing. Today, soccer uniforms are generally made of high-wicking fibers with very little or no seaming at all and shin guards are made of synthetic plastics and high-performance foams.
Traditional dress for cricket players was often cream or white in color, which symbolized cleanliness and confidence on the field. Cricket uniforms usually consisted of cotton or polyester trousers and a buttoned-down shirt. Some players even chose to wear cabled or heavily ribbed V-neck vests and sweaters. When rugby began, it was primarily a sport played by upper-class university students that wore their school uniforms, which included white trousers, suspenders, a white shirt, and a tie. As the sport progressed, players began wearing knicker-length trousers in darker colors for their ability to hide dirt and stains. Rugby players also wore caps in designated team colors, badges, and collarless jerseys with numbers. The first baseball players took to wearing white flannel collared shirts, woolen trousers, straw hats, and leather shoes. However, baseball teams quickly took to wearing knickers and leagues used colors and patterns to differentiate players, positions, or teams. Baseball players also traded in the straw hat for one made of wool.
In both basketball and American football, there were no rules regarding what kind of clothing a player could wear. In fact, basketball players and football players often wore everyday clothing. Today, athletic uniforms look totally different than they did when sports were just being created. Athletes depend on top-of-the-line moisture-wicking or cooling technologies and high-quality fabrics that make uniforms more durable, aerodynamic, and easier to handle.
Now that you know more about the history of sports uniforms, it is easy to see how and why we arrived at some of the uniforms that athletes wear to compete in modern times. You probably also realize the necessity for high-performance materials and innovative technology. Dynamic Team Sports makes it easy for you to outfit your team with custom uniforms. We cater to all sorts of sports communities, including field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, track, and so much more.


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The King of the Barnyard, beloved Rootie was rescued and brought to CAPE 16 years ago! He has filled our days with so much laughter and love.
We cordially invite you to celebrate his Sweet 16 with us! ? Tag your friends so they can come too!
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The piece below is an opinion piece written by Conrad Black which originally appeared in The Hill on October 22, 2020. Check out the original here
Practically the entire issue to be resolved on Election Day is the question of whether a president who has had one of the most successful first terms has been transformed — by a combination of the less attractive vagaries of his personality and the most unrelenting hate campaign in the history of American media and politics — into someone who could be defeated by Joe Biden, a personally well-liked but partially senescent political mediocrity with a record of plagiarism, erroneous judgments on important issues, and alleged dubious financial activities by family members exploiting his office.
Donald Trump's public personality is an acquired taste — or not. Some of his antics make even his supporters wince. He turned the first presidential debate this year, where he had a winning argument, a stronger grasp of the facts and a more forceful television personality than his opponent, from a victory waiting to happen into an excuse for many people to vote against him because of his overbearing rudeness in interrupting the moderator and Biden. On points, insofar as they could be extracted from the din of contending voices, Trump won, but all polls and one's instinct confirm that he lost, entirely because of his excessive belligerence.
It is astonishing that so capable a man — who made billions of dollars in a very tough business, who devised a form of television entertainment and made a success of it for 14 years, who developed a technique of branding his name and translating it into election to the country's highest office, who utilized the social media companies directed by political enemies to end-run the serried ranks of his foes in the traditional media, and who governed effectively despite unprecedented pseudo-legal harassments — could be so slow a learner in some areas of elemental public relations.
But this is the issue: Trump attacked the entire political system and, for a long time, had no more admirers among Republican officials than among Democrats; he carried just enough of the public to be elected president. Since he was attempting to evict the entire bipartisan post-Reagan political establishment in Washington, they naturally locked arms against him and showed both talents of improvisation and great tenacity in throwing a succession of completely phony charges at him, aiming to destroy his presidency.
In these circumstances, it is difficult to understand why — since he showed such methodical suavity in taking over the Republican Party's leadership in Washington and winning over even previously severe critics in the Republican congressional caucuses — he didn't extend the effort to the public, or even to the usual posturing of bipartisan bonhomie that creates the general Washington ambience to which all factions of both parties ultimately are pledged to make the system work and serve the country. His enemies were so full of hate and fear that a few gracious gestures early on might have gone a long way to separate the Democrats from that majority of Americans that is always prepared to give a new president a chance.
The result of always counter-punching, never conceding anything and continuing his often hilarious personal attacks on his opponents, has wearied the public and enabled the Democrats to pretend that the president is responsible for the atmosphere of chaos, which they in fact generated by the incessant attacks of the rabidly pro-Democratic media. The president's irritation with the desperate hostility to him of Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans is understandable but it can scarcely have been a surprise, since he promised to evict them all. If he had managed a more philosophical response, the country would have sympathized with him over the many betrayals and indiscretions committed against him, including those from inside the White House.
The consequence of his unique election, as the only president never to have held a public office, elected or unelected, or an important military command, is that we now have a contest between recognition of his outstanding achievements as a political newcomer in unprecedentedly difficult circumstances, and an attitude of often irrational hatred that has been confected against him and to which he has, in some degree, inadvertently contributed. If this were an unsuccessful presidency, the possible defeat of it would be of no great importance. But largely lost in the tremendous controversy over the Trump phenomenon are his achievements.
One of the most disgraceful bipartisan instances of protracted misgovernment in American history was the collaboration between both parties, and both Congress and the White House, in tolerating the mass entry of unskilled illegal immigration. For Democrats, that led to the "sanctuary cities" and vast numbers of people whom they could recruit as voters, even though they were ineligible as non-citizens; for many Republican employers, this illegal immigration provided a tremendous source of cheap labor. The result was the practical impossibility of the lower 20 percent of American wage-earners making any progress at all and the dangerous overloading of the welfare, health care, education and law enforcement resources of many southwestern states.
In stopping almost all of this illegal immigration while incentivizing investment in enterprise zones in low-income and largely minority areas, the Trump administration sharply reduced the numbers of people in poverty and effectively eliminated unemployment. It also became the first important jurisdiction in the world where the lowest 20 percent of income-earners were, in percentage terms, gaining ground more quickly than the highest 10 percent — a beginning, at last, to deal with the advanced world's complicated problem of growing income disparity.
The Biden candidacy is shackled to a far-left program of tax increases, ill-considered commitments to "green" goals and an assault on the petroleum industry, as well as a war on anything other than unionized public schools and another blank check to an academic community that is increasingly hostile to freedom of expression. Apart from Biden's limitations, his party is profoundly tainted by its cohabitation this past summer of riots with urban guerrillas and outright terrorists masquerading as crusaders for civil rights. The Democrats remain a party anchored in the corrupt quagmires of the misgovernment of many of the nation's largest cities — New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and many others.
We will learn on Nov. 3 (or, one hopes, shortly after) whether the greatest smear campaign in American history — even if its subject has, to some extent, encouraged it — and censorship of inconvenient political news by the main social media, will arrest Trump's pre-COVID progress toward more generalized prosperity and a foreign policy protective of legitimate American strategic interests. The United States has never before explicitly voted for tax increases and a de facto curtailment of freedom of expression; this could be a first, and not a very promising one.
Conrad Black is an essayist, former newspaper publisher, and author of ten books, including three on Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump. Follow him on Twitter @ConradMBlack.


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A neighbourhood in Basildon has a coronavirus rate twice as high as Kent.
According to the latest figures available, the Vange and Pitsea ward in Basildon, Essex has an infection rate of 591.6 cases per 100,000 residents.
The data takes a seven-day rolling average for the seven days leading up to November 22.
For those days, the infection rate in Vange and Pitsea is more than twice as high as the average rate for Kent - which has just been earmarked for a Tier 3 lockdown.
The area of Kent - which excludes the unitary authority of Medway - currently has two of the most infected areas in the country, Swale and Thanet.
The high rates of these areas, as well as Medway's high rates, have plunged the entire county into a Tier 3 local lockdown when the national lockdown ends next Wednesday (December 2), which is the strictest local lockdown there is.
It shows the danger of having certain areas with extraordinarily high Covid-19 case numbers.
Vange and Pitsea sits within the Basildon area, which currently has the highest average rates in Essex.
It's mostly residential but has a retail centre in Pitsea which includes the Pitsea Tesco, Essex's biggest supermarket.
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Over the same time period, the average infection rate in Basildon sits at 271.9, higher than many places in a Tier 3 lockdown.
When it was announced Essex would be placed into a Tier 2 lockdown earlier this week, Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan admitted the fate could have been worse for Basildon.
In a reply to a Twitter user asking him for his thoughts on the decision, Cllr Callaghan tweeted: "Basildon has the highest infection rate in Essex. I'm relieved we were not put into Tier 3."
Other wards in Essex with high infection rates include Basildon wards Barstable (400.6) and Steeple View and Noak Bridge (410.3) as well as Chigwell (466.8) in Epping Forest.


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"When we pulled in, most of the birds were on the ground, floundering and foaming at the mouth"
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Nell Jones Click Marshall Obituary
I, Charles W Marshall, am writing this portion of this entry on Mar 2, 2019. It contains the oral history I have heard growing up on Walnut Grove Farm. You should understand it may not be accurate. I hope others will review and make entries that correct, extend and clarify the life of Nell Jones Marshall.
Some of this information comes from Ancestery.com
Nell Jones Click was born on August 16, 1919, in Wayne, West Virginia, to Nell Ross Kirkpatrick, age 30who graduated from Maryville College in Maryville TN, and William Daniel Click, age 30 who was a graduate of Berea College and employed as USDA Agricultural Extension Agent for Wayne County WV.
1930 Census – Nell Jones Click lived in Wayne, West Virginia, in 1930. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Nell Jones Click lived in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1935. because W D Click have been transferred by USDA to serve as Cabell county Agricultural Extension Agent. Nell Jo attended Miller Elementary in Huntington. She was a graduate of Huntington High School in 1937, attended Marshall University in Huntington, and graduated from Berea College in 1941.
1940 census Nell Jones Click lived in Huntington, West Virginia, on April 1, 1940. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
Nell Jones Click lived in Berea, Kentucky, in 1941 while attending Berea College. Upon graduation she accepted a job as USDA Home Economist in Greenup KY.
Nell Jones Click married Charles Alexander Marshall in Cabell, West Virginia, on January 3, 1948, when she was 28 years old he was 29 years old.
Charles Jr and Nell Jo's only child Charles William was born on August 8, 1949, in Maysville, Kentucky.
Her mother Nell Ross Click passed away on October 16, 1959, in Huntington, West Virginia, at the age of 70. Her father William Daniel passed away on September 25, 1960, in Huntington, West Virginia, at the age of 71.
When Charles W started first grade in 1956, Nell Jo taught high school Home Economics in Minerva KY. The next year she transferred to teaching high school Home Economics in Maysville KY. A few years later she transferred to teaching high school Home Economics in Ripley OH. When her father died in 1960, she stopped teaching, while she settled his affairs in Huntington. After that she only acted as a substitute teacher occasionally, until the 66/67 school year, when she taught in one of Mason County's first attempts to have a classroom dedicated to special needs students. She had to many students and to few aids for the situation. She found her in-ability to serve the real need of these students, to be quite troubling. She did not teach school after that experience.
Her husband Charles Alexander passed away on November 15, 1998, in Maysville, Kentucky, at the age of 80. Due to dementia he had been unable to talk for his last 5 year. They had been married 50 years.
Nell Jo loved her church, First Presbyterian, and considered its congregation an extension of her family. During the 68 years that she made Maysville her home she was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, Bluegrass Home Economists, the Mason County Genealogical Society, the YMCA and the American Association of University Women.
Nell Jones Click died on December 6, 2014, in Maysville, Kentucky, when she was 95 years old.
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Philippines: Indigenous advocate resigns over mining legislationPublished by MAC on 2012-08-28
Source: Manila Standard, Malaya, Reuters, Mindanews, PDI
There are still repercussions from the President's Executive Order (EO) on mining (see: Philippines: The President finally publishes, but arguments continue...)
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Aquino's mining EO - Photo by Jhun Dantes / bulatlat.com
The Chair of the Government's National Commission on Indigenous People has resigned, primarily over the EO's laissez faire attitude to mining - though it looks like internal politics may also have played a part.
Meanwhile, the President's Office is already lining up privatisations to 'cash-in' on the supposed revitalisation of the industry.
The fall-out from the killing of a small-scale miner by TVI security at Balabag continues. Recent police evidence challenges claims by Canada's TVIRD that it was the small-scale miners themselves attacked the firm's security guards - seven of whom have been arrested.
Xstrata plc has reluctantly admitted there will be delays to the schedule for its proposed Tampakan mine.
Rather ominously, a local mayor has requested the army come in to suppress community members who have taken up arms against the project.
The company is also widening its search for a site for an accompanying coal-fired power plant and port facilities - acts which can only stir up more local antagonism.
Pawid quits tribal commission
By Manila Standard
24 August 2012
Chairman Brigida-Zenaida Pawid has announced her resignation from the National Commission on Indigenous People during last week's en banc meeting.
Pawid, a staunch anti-mining advocate, however, has yet to relinquish her post pending appointment of her successor, said sources who asked not to be named in the absence of a designated spokesman.
Lawyer Percy Brawner, one of the commissioners, is seen to replace her.
Malacañang is expected to act on the vacancy in time for the next NCIP en banc meeting on August 29.
Other commissioners are Roque Agton, Dionisia Banua, Conchita Calzado, Cosme Lambayon, Santos Usad and Executive Director Basilio Wandag.
Employees who were told earlier of her plans to quit would not discount the fact that Pawid's position became untenable following the mining policy enunciated by the Aquino administration.
NCIP sources said Pawid, who has been campaigning against mining particularly in Palawan together with Banua and ABS-CBN Foundation Managing Director Gina Lopez, found Executive Order on mining guidelines, contentious.
The EO would allow mining in certain areas which to her personal belief should not be allowed at all. The directive has delineated places exempted from mining operations but has allowed mining firms that already hold contracts with the government before the issuance of the order.
Not a few employees have learned from white papers and postings in the social network about Pawid facing charges before the Office of the Ombudsman.
A protégé of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and cabinet oversight of the NCIP, Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles, she was appointed on June 7, 2011 to replace Agton.
She was a member of Cordillera People's Forum and was involved in the Social Reform Agenda that crafted the Indigenous People's Rights Act which created the commission.
Pawid was a member of the government peace panel that negotiated with the National Democratic Front during the Ramos administration, earning her a nomination alongside 26 Filipino women and 1,000 others from all over the world for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.
NCIP head quits
by Ducky Paredes
24 August 2012
'It does not necessarily follow that the President not tippimg me off means a loss of trust. If that were so, the President would have told me so directly."
During the en banc meeting in Quezon City last week Chair Brigida Zenaida Pawid of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) announced her irrevocable resignation effective immediately.
Although she did not explain the reason for this, Pawid is known to be a staunch anti-mining advocate and it is believed that she disagrees with the President's EO 79, that sets the guidelines for mining activities.
She will have to talk to Malacañang, however, before actually relinquishing her post. It is expected Atty. Percy Brawner, one of the current NCIP board members, will replace her. Other members of the Commission are Roque Agton, Dionisia Banua, Conchita Calzado, Cosme Lambayon, Santos Usad and executive director Basilio Wandag.
The next NCIP en banc meeting will be next Wednesday, August 29.
Pawid has been actively campaigning against mining, particularly in Palawan, together with Banua and ABS-CBN Foundation Managing Director Gina Lopez, has shown her disappointment with the issuance of EO 79.
The EO allows mining operations in certain areas (such as Palawan) where, Pawid believes, should not be any mining. While the EO has delineated areas exempted from mining operations, it adopts the grandfather rule that allows mining firms which, before the issuance of the EO, had already secured a mining contract with the government, before the issuance of the EO, to continue in their concession areas. Pending and new applications are automatically disapproved.
NCIP sources say Pawid was pressured to resign because she failed to get the support of NCIP employees including mid-level executives and bureau directors. She has also been the subject of poison pen letters and "white papers."
In one instance, Pawid placed two NCIP officials on suspension for one year without pay allegedly on order of the Ombudsman even if she could not present any suspension order from the anti-graft body.
The field officials, a regional director and provincial officer questioned Pawid's suspension order. Other NCIP regional directors and provincial officers rallied behind the victims of Pawid's alleged illegal suspension order.
Philippine Army defends small-scale miners; denies mining firm claims of Balabag gun battle
Mindanao Examiner
20 August 2012
PAGADIAN CITY - The Philippine Army on Monday rejected claims by an affiliate of a Canadian mining firm operating in Zamboanga del Sur province that illegal miners attacked its security guards that resulted in a gun battle.
Major General Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, said one person Wilfred Catampungan was killed and six others wounded after security guards of the TVI Resources Development, Inc. opened fire on a group of small scale miners. The incident occurred on July 25 in Bayog town.
He said police filed criminal charges against 7 private security guards working for TVIRD.
"Using the pieces of evidence gathered to include accounts from several witnesses and sworn statements of the complainants, cases of two counts frustrated murder and six for attempted murder have been filed at a local court against the seven security guards of the TVIRD who are all under the Big JR private security agency," Cruz said in a statement sent to The Manila Times.
Cruz branded the security guards as members of a "pseudo-organization employed by the said mining company to execute dirty works" commonly known among miners in Balabag area as 'K9'.
He also quoted Police Senior Inspector Eilen Fermindoza, chief of the Provincial Investigation and Detective Management Branch in Pagadian City, as saying that "there was no actual gunfight between the two parties. Majority of the firearms used by the TVIRD security guards were 12-gauge shotgun and, surprisingly, only spent cartridges of the same firearm have been found at the crime scene. Furthermore, all the involved guards' firearms yielded positive on gun-powder residue upon examination."
According to Cruz, soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Battalion led by Captain Rafael Balincamaya also confirmed that all the spent cartridges they recovered in the area were from a 12-gauge shotgun. They cartridges, he said, were just a few feet from the security post where the laborers were situated and that Balincamaya did not find any bullet holes at the outpost, denying the allegation of the TVIRD those laborers fired at its security guards.
"Indigenous people of Bayog and Sindangan town in Zamboanga del Norte province condemned the illegal actions of the TVIRD management that resulted to the unjust killing and wounding of the Subanen small-scale miner-laborers. The truth shall always prevail," Cruz said.
"In the spirit of Bayanihan (cooperativism), we will always support whatever investigation will be undertaken by any investigative bodies such as our Philippine National Police counterparts when needed. Every Tabak trooper should remain vigilant and at all times be protectors of the people in our communities," he said.
TVIRD has strongly denied Cruz's allegations.
"We do not have pseudo organizations in our company; much less people whose responsibilities resemble that of 'K9' dogs. Instead, we have functional departments carrying out specifics tasks and duties for our operations and our sustainable development work for the communities and the environment," said Yulo Perez, TVIRD's Vice President for Operations and Chief Operating Officer.
Perez added that Jungoy, a native of Bayog town, is tasked to report and carry apprehended illegal mining equipment of illegal miners and to support tree-planting activities carried out by the Security Force Department.
"The group of Catumpangan carried sacks of cyanide, blasting caps, illegal toxic chemicals, and diesel fuels. Police authorities and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau personnel are tasked to apprehend illegal miners who smuggle these restricted materials inside TVIRD Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) site in Bayog's Balabag mountain.
The TVIRD executive was deeply concerned by Cruz's irresponsible statement which described Jungoy as a member of an illegitimate organization that does "dirty" works for the mining firm.
"Before issuing libellous statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines should have read the police report on the Balabag incident. They could have known that the suspect was just defending his life against his attackers and that the company does not condone criminal acts," Perez said.
"We brought Jungoy to the police immediately after the incident. We did not hide him because we trust our law enforcers so justice can take its course. Instead of making irresponsible statements, authorities should stop these unprovoked acts of unlawful aggression," he added.
According to TVIRD, Jungoy told police that he and his team where on a routine inspection inside the MPSA when they ran into some 20 laborers engaged in illegal mining activities carrying cyanide, activated carbon and diesel fuel use in their outlawed gold processing plants.
"Jungoy related to the police that he was attacked and mauled when he tried to stop the group of laborers. He fired a warning shot, but the group ignored it and continued their attack. Sensing serious danger to his life, Jungoy fired another shot that unfortunately hit one of his attackers," TVIRD said.
TVIRD - an affiliate of TVI Pacific - said the company finds it necessary, together with local government and police authorities, to set up security checkpoints and patrols in Balabag due to the dangerous operations by illegal miners in the area.
It said even Zamboanga del Sur Governor Antonio Cerilles and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ordered a stop to all hazardous and illegal mining operations in Bayog town, particularly in Balabag.
Most of the miners operating in Balabag belong to the Monte de Oro Small Scale Miners Association, but the Provincial Mineral Regulatory Board recently passed a resolution denying MOSSMA's application to have the area declared as "peoples' mining area' because it does not comply with the requirements set forth by law to conduct mining activities.
Illegal miners have been operating in Balabag for more than a decade now and were largely blamed for the destruction of the mountain and environmental pollution in the town, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau. (Mindanao Examiner)
Xstrata unit may delay start of $5.9bn Tampakan project
23 August 2012
MANILA - A unit of global miner Xstrata Plc warned on Thursday it may delay the start of production at its $5.9-billion Tampakan copper-gold project in the southern Philippines as a result of regulatory and security concerns.
Until now, Sagittarius Mines has said it was confident it would be able to start production in 2016, despite being denied permission to start building the mine, which is believed to contain one of the world's biggest copper-gold deposits.
The firm had wanted to obtain environmental clearance early this year but the government refused, meaning mine construction -- expected to take 2-3 years -- is unlikely to start in 2013 as planned.
"Our project has experienced a number of challenges, particularly in the past twelve months," Sagittarius spokesman John Arnaldo said in an e-mailed statement.
"Until we have addressed these challenges, and obtained the necessary approvals from the government and community, it is difficult to nominate a definitive production date," he said.
The mine is estimated to contain 15 million tonnes of copper and 17.6 million ounces of gold. It is the biggest of several mining projects expected to bring in up to $12 billion in new investments to the Philippines in the next five years.
A provincial ban on open-pit mining has been in effect since 2010. South Cotabato's governor Arthur Pingoy told Reuters last month that the mining ban in his province, which is home to Tampakan, could be lifted only by a court order.
Citing that ban, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has not issued environmental clearance for the project sought by Sagittarius, which is also part-owned by Australian miner Indophil Resources NL.
Security problems around the project site have also restricted Sagittarius' field activities, Arnaldo added. Local media reported that a security guard at the site was shot dead in June, about a month after another security guard was injured also in a shooting incident.
Tampakan, which will have a 17-year lifespan, is believed to be potentially the largest mine in the Philippines, a country that sits atop an estimated $1 trillion worth of mineral wealth.
Mayor says soldiers, not cops, should secure Davao del Sur mine
By Orlando Dinoy
Inquirer Mindanao
16 August 2012
KIBLAWAN, Davao del Sur, Philippines-Kiblawan Mayor Marivic Diamante said Thursday she has asked for the pullout of policemen helping secure the facilities of Xstrata's Sagittarius Mines Inc. here and their replacement by the Army.
Diamante made the announcement barely a week after another policeman was killed in an ambush allegedly by B'laan natives opposed SMI's presence here and in nearby South Cotabato.
P01 Rommel Paccial, a member of the Kiblawan police, was escorting Insp. Efren Luzon, the Kiblawan police chief, to the provincial police headquarters in Digos City when they were ambushed on August 9.
Luzon escaped unscathed but Paccial was critically wounded and died while undergoing treatment at a hospital.
The ambush was the latest attack blamed on a group of armed B'laans, allegedly led by the brothers Dagil, Kitara and Batas Capion, whom Diamante described as plain bandits.
On June 26, retired police Supt. Villamendo Hectin, a security consultant of Sagittarius Mines Inc., was killed in a similar attack. A few days after Hectin's death, suspected B'laan natives ambushed another convoy of vehicles associated with SMI, wounding a police officer.
The attacks prompted SMI to suspend operations in the area last month.
"This time we have to be tough," Diamante said, vowing to pursue the perpetrators. "My patience has run out."
Diamante said she has met police and military officials to draw up a plan on how to suppress the armed men. She said a meeting with village officials of Kimlawis, Balasiaw, Bololsalo and Tacub was also held in connection with the plan, which she declined to elaborate on however.
Diamante said she was asking for military intervention because the town's police force had no capability to run after the armed men.
"I don't want this incident to happen again," she said.
Meanwhile, Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez of the Diocese of Marbel said an investigation into the cause of the problem should be conducted instead of dismissing the attacks as plain acts of banditry.
Rita Dialang, a sister of the Capions, said earlier her brothers were not bandits and that they were making "a sacrifice in defense of the tribe's ancestral land and in defense of our way of life."
"Forest, to us, is like a vast market. We get everything we need out there. It is our hunting ground, our drugstore, our farmland and our sanctuary. Destroy the forest and you also destroy our lives," she said. With a report from Eldie Aguirre, Inquirer Mindanao
Tampakan miner now eyeing Sarangani town for power, docking facilities
By Bong S. Sarmiento
17 August 2012
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/16 Aug) - Foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. is now considering Maasim town in Sarangani as a potential site for its coal-fired power plant and port facilities in support of its Tampakan copper-gold project, a company official confirmed on Wednesday.
John Arnaldo, Sagittarius Mines external communications and media relations manager, said they have commenced early this week the public consultation for its off lease infrastructure projects that also include the concentrate pipeline and the filter plant.
Sagittarius Mines earlier identified Malalag town in Davao del Sur province as the site of its power plant and port facilities.
"Maasim is now part of the option although we are not abandoning Malalag. What we are doing is assessing which is the best option," he told MindaNews after the company's launching of its interactive Community Information Resource Center here.
Maasim is also the site of the $450-million, 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant of the Alcantara-led Sarangani Energy Corp., which is now gearing for the construction phase.
The town hosts one of the country's best scuba diving spots, and critics, including the local Catholic Church, have feared that a coal power plant would destroy the diverse marine ecosystem and will endanger human health.
MindaNews sources said that officials from Sagittarius Mines have been holding meetings in Maasim town in line with its planned infrastructure projects there.
Sagittarius Mines had disclosed that it needs some 500 MW to support its Tampakan copper-gold project. At least $900 million have been allotted for this dedicated power station.
The company plans to go on commercial stream in 2016 but the environment code of South Cotabato that bans open pit mining poses a hindrance to this target.
Sagittarius Mines' application for an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) had been trashed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, as well as its ensuing appeal for reconsideration, on the basis of the open-pit ban.
The company has already appealed the DENR decision to the Office of the President.
Arnaldo said they have started the public scoping or consultation as part of the firm's environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the firm's off lease facilities.
Results of the EIA will form part of the document that will be submitted when the mining company applies for a separate ECC for its off lease infrastructure projects.
From the mining site in Tampakan, South Cotabato, Arnaldo said they will build an underground pipeline that would ferry the minerals towards Maasim for loading to the ships.
Alongside the pipeline, which will be one meter deep from the surface, will be the transmission lines of the power plant, he added.
This would span a length of 100 kilometers, Arnaldo said.
The Tampakan project is touted as the largest known undeveloped copper and gold reserve in Southeast Asia.
The estimated contained copper at Tampakan in total resources has risen from 13.9 million metric tons to 15 million MT while estimated contained gold has risen from 16.2 million ounces to 17.9 Moz, according to a company study. (Bong S. Sarmiento / MindaNews)
No such thing as 'responsible large-scale mining' - Cordillera Peoples' Alliance
By Kimberlie Olmaya Ngabit-Quitsol
Northern Dispatch
14 August 2012
BAGUIO CITY-The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) reiterates call for a total mining ban saying that the recent leakage of toxic waste from Philex Mining Corporation's tailings dam 3 during the onslaught of incessant monsoon rains in Luzon is enough proof that responsible large-scale mining is a myth.
On August 4, Philex Mining Corporation announced that they were able to plug the leak from tailings dam 3 after affected residents of Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet reported that mine wastes were flowing down Agno river. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Cordillera ordered Philex to stop operations pending the repair of the dam. As of press time Philex operations is still on hold.
CPA Chairperson Windel Bolinget in an interview stressed that Philex and other mining firms have been boasting that their tailings containment facilities could withstand any weather condition but the leak of tailings dam 3 says otherwise. He said the collapse of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company's tailings dam 5A is yet another incident that belies the myth of responsible mining.
"The leakage of Philex dam 3 is a warning especially to government officials to muster enough political will to stop the onslaught of large-scale mining. They should act now before a disaster happens. Should we wait for the collapse of mine tailings dams of Philex and Lepanto before we say enough to mining?" Bolinget asked.
He added that the experience of the people of Itogon with the Benguet Corporation, and the people of Mankayan with Lepanto, give enough lessons and solid proof of how devastating and detrimental large-scale mining is to the environment and to people's lives.
The CPA chairperson reiterated that Benguet Corporation's century-old mine operations ravaged Itogon and the continuing operations of Lepanto resulted in the destruction of rivers and agricultural lands due to toxic waste contamination from the mining operations wastes or mine tailings.
"Let us also not forget the Marcopper mining tragedy in 1996 that killed the Boac River in Marinduque," he added.
The Marcopper mining tragedy is considered to be the most dreadful legacy of large-scale mining in Philippine history.
Bolinget challenged the provincial officials of downstream communities affected by the flowing of mine wastes of Lapanto, Philex and other mining companies in the Cordillera into the Agno and Abra rivers to step up and join the fight against destructive mining. He pointed out that the San Roque Dam serves as a catch basin of toxic wastes that flow down the Agno river. He explained that when the dam releases water just like recently due to incessant rains, contaminated water also flooded adjacent communities of Pangasinan and Tarlac.
In the same manner, he said the recent Philex dam 3 incident should serve as a wake-up call to downstream communities of Ilocos Sur that serve as repository of toxic wastes.
"Local government units of affected communities should take a more active role in the fight against large-scale mining before it is too late. They should act now before the whole of Central Luzon and Ilocos is covered with mine waste," he stressed.
Bolinget also urged concerned government agencies and officials to make these erring mining firms pay for their crimes. He stressed that the royalties these firms are paying, which are only 1-percent of the total revenues they get out of the country's resources, are not enough to pay for the long-term environmental devastation and damage to people's lives.
"Mining companies should be punished for their crimes against the environment and the people. The government must close down these large mining firms to stop further devastation and give time for impartial investigations," he said.
The CPA chairperson also highlighted the impact of large-scale mining on the current climate change and climate disasters the country and the whole world is facing. He emphasized that the region is identified as among the most vulnerable to climate change and disaster.
He added that the tailings containment areas of these dams were built years back when the problem of climate change was not yet evident. He said it is logical to assume that these tailings dams are not made to withstand the impact of climate change.
"Philex dam 3 was damaged by monsoon rains alone. With the erratic weather brought about by drastic changes in our climate, how can we be sure that the tailings dam will be able to withstand upcoming typhoons?" he stressed.
He further said that should the tailings dam collapse the owners and top officials of these mining companies are not the ones who will suffer. "If only the silt and mine toxic wastes could be directed into the homes of mine firm officials so that they will experience firsthand the devastation their operations cause," he said.
"This is a challenge to government at various levels - to declare a moratorium on mining, scrap the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, EO 79 and all other mining laws that serve the interest of corporate greed and pass the peoples mining bill and reorient the mining industry to be more environment-friendly and adaptive to climate change," he said.
Philippines Agency Plans to Sell Mining Assets: Southeast Asia
By Karl Lester M. Yap and Norman P. Aquino
Business Week
14 August 2012
The Philippines will sell stakes in mining holdings as President Benigno Aquino seeks to nudge forward efforts to boost investment after two years in office.
The government will auction stakes in four nickel, copper and gold mines, as well as shares in Semirara Mining Corp. (SCC), said Karen Singson, executive director of the Privatization and Management Office, one of several state agencies managing asset sales. She declined to give the potential value of the disposals.
"We're lining up the projects we plan to privatize in the near- and medium-term," Singson, 33, said in an interview in her office in Manila yesterday. "There are more foreign investors talking to us because of improvements in governance and transparency."
Aquino has struggled to accelerate asset sales and bidding of infrastructure projects, with the government awarding just one project under its private-partnership program since he took office in 2010. The momentum may be aided by rising investor confidence after credit rating upgrades from Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings, as the nation takes steps to reduce corruption and contain the budget deficit.
Ayala Land Inc. was the highest bidder in an auction of 74 hectares of state-owned Food Terminal Inc.'s property in Manila, Singson said today. The company bid 24.33 billion pesos ($580 million) compared to a reserve price of 10.25 billion pesos set by the government, beating offers from rivals including Robinsons Land Corp. and Empire East Land Holdings Inc.
The nation aims to raise about 2 billion pesos each in 2012 and 2013 from privatization. The government is seeking more than $16 billion of investments in roads, schools and airports, with the goal of boosting growth to as much as 8.5 percent by 2016.
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"Management of the economy and fiscal consolidation have paid off with a lot of inflows," said Trinh Nguyen, a Hong Kong-based economist at HSBC Holdings Plc. "The Philippines has become a favorite among investors. The fact that the government is taking steps to improve investment bodes well for growth."
The peso has risen more than 4 percent this year, becoming Asia's best performer among the 11 most-traded currencies tracked by Bloomberg. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PCOMP) surged to a record in July.
The $225 billion economy expanded 6.4 percent in the first quarter, the fastest in Southeast Asia and the most since 2010. S&P in July raised the country's credit rating to one level below investment grade, its highest since 2003.
The Privatization and Management Office plans to sell three or four entities to net 500 million pesos in 2013, excluding the mining shares, said Singson, who previously managed $2 billion of emerging-market stocks at Boston Company Asset Management.
Hiring Advisors
The government plans to hire financial advisors to assess the value of the mining stakes, said Singson, declining to provide any further details on the timing of the sales or the size of stakes being sold.
The only private-partnership project awarded in Aquino's term was a contract to build a four-kilometer (2.5-mile), four- lane paved toll road to provinces south of the capital. It was won last December by a consortium led by Ayala Corp. that bid 902 million pesos.
The country's last big asset sale was the 2007 auction of a 25-year contract to operate and expand the nation's power transmission system, which was awarded to a group that included State Grid Corp. of China after it offered $3.95 billion.
The Privatization and Management Office owns 769,450 shares in mining company Semirara, according to Singson. That is about 0.2 percent of the company and amounts to 171 million pesos, based on today's prices as calculated by Bloomberg News.
Neighbors including Vietnam and Indonesia have also stepped up plans to sell state assets and lure more foreign investors.
Investor Confidence
Vietnam has made the restructuring of state-owned companies one of three areas of focus through 2015 as it tries to revive a more than decade-old share-sale program known as equitization. In Indonesia, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's efforts to fight corruption and spend more on infrastructure have helped restore investor confidence.
The Philippines climbed to 129th place on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index in 2011 from 141st in 2008, below Thailand at 80 and Indonesia at 100, according to the Berlin-based watchdog's website.
The Philippine Senate in May ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona for concealing his wealth. Aquino had sought to remove the judge as a crucial step in ridding the nation of corruption.
The nation is seeking to harmonize national and local mining policies, even as Xstrata Plc, which is pursuing a $5.9 billion gold and copper project in South Cotabato, is appealing the government's denial of an environmental permit.
Aquino last month unveiled a new order expanding a mining ban and extending a moratorium on project approvals until Congress legislates a higher government share in resource contracts. The privatization office has implemented rules to prevent irregularities including collusion among bidders, Singson said yesterday.
"We're asking them for a lot of paperwork," said Singson, a graduate of Harvard Business School. "We want to check the financial strength of the bidder. We don't want bids from black- listed companies. Everyone is on equal ground; we're making it a competitive process."


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NYC Mayor Eric Adams considers moving Madison Square Garden
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he would be willing to move one of the city's most iconic venues: Madison Square Garden.
New York is trying to redevelop Penn Station, which, for years has sat below MSG, "the world's most famous arena."
But The New York Post reported Adams "opened the door" to conversations with MSG owner James Dolan about a potential move.
"I am open," Adams said Wednesday at the Crain's New York "Power Breakfast."
"The Penn Station project is a crucial one.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"And if that fits into Madison Square Garden moving into another location, maybe we'll help the Knicks win," he added.
"So we should be willing to speak with Mr. Dolan and see how it fits into the overall scheme of that area."
The main reason Adams brought it up was due to the city's need for housing, which has become a top priority on his agenda.
RANGERS NAME DEFENSEMAN JACOB TROUBA CAPTAINThe Metropolitan Transit Authority approved a contract worth $57 million for Penn Station's renovation, architectural and engineering designs.
Fans of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers might not be too happy if a move were to happen.
The first two were located on Madison Square on East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in 1879 and 1890.
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Simon Steen-Andersen is one of the pioneers in a generation of composers that since the turn of the millenium have incorporated the world around them into their music and given it a more extrovert and contemporary form of expression. In his music the idea is always clear and directly present as something we can experience without preconditions. At the same time the thorough and imaginative exploration of his ideas lends the works a depth and complexity that holds our fascination throughout.
Steen-Andersen's works live in the passages between the simple and the complex – in a field in which orchestral music, video art, choreography, performance, music theatre and installation are mixed with sampling, pop-culture references and game-aesthetics in surprising and thought provoking ways. His works therefore present a pronounced expansion of music, where no material is too fine or too simple to be given careful attention, taken apart, and assembled anew.
When, for example, he deconstructs both conductor, orchestra and puppet theatre (Black Box Music 2012) or investigates a radical piano preparation (Piano Concerto, 2014), it is done with a musical surplus and critical-humoristic love of tradition. Whether he investigates the choreography of walking (Walk the Walk, 2020), or uses the architecture of an opera house as an instrument (The Loop of the Nibelung, 2020), it is done with a precise sense of both the music of movement and the ever-present logic of contemporary mediatization.
Simon Steen-Andersen lives and works in Berlin. Since 2018 he has taught composition and music theatre at the Bern University of the Arts and is also an associate professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus. He has studied with Karl Aage Rasmussen, Mathias Spahlinger, Gabriel Valverde and Bent Sørensen in Aarhus, Freiburg, Buenos Aires and Copenhagen.
He has received a number of prizes and honours for his work, including the Carl Prize (2020, 2015), SWR Orchestra Prize (2019, 2014), Mauricio Kagel Music Prize (2017), Siemens Composers' Prize (2017), the Nordic Council Music Prize (2014), Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl Nielsen's Honourable Grant (2013), The Art Prize of the German Academy of Arts (2013), first place in the International Rostrum of Composers (2010), DAAD Berlin Artist Residency (2010) and the Kranichsteiner Music Award (2008). He is a member of the German Academy of Arts and The Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
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Tyler Yaremchuk said something that struck a chord with me a few days ago on TSN 1260's Low Down With Low Tide radio show. What he reminded all of us was that the main difference between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks in the playoffs wasn't player talent, coaching, or the Connor McDavid/Leon Draisatl duo playing below par (They scored 15 points in 4 games between them! Sheesh!). It was goaltending. Add in a lacking sense of urgency outside of a few elite Oilers players and I'd agree with that. While the duo of Thatcher Demko and Jacob Markstrom stole multiple games for the Canucks, Mike Smith and Mikko Koskinen barely tread water for the Oilers.
Oilers Goalie History
Fifty-eight goalies have suited up between the pipes in the Oilers' 40-year NHL history. Some have been great (Grant Fuhr, Billy Ranford), some very good (Tommy Salo, Curtis Joseph), some have had great short-term runs (Dwayne Roloson, Cam Talbot), some had teams that could never quite put it together in front of them (Devan Dubnyk), some were dogs (Marco Baron, Steve Valiquette) and at least one (Ilya Bryzgalov) was certifiably crazy.
The others can be personified by Koskinen and Smith. Smith had a .783 save percentage (SV%) in his one playoff game this year and Koskinen had an .889 in his three games. In a year when the top-five goalie playoff SV% were .985 (Demko), .946 (Elvis Merzlikins), .941 (Joonas Korpisalo) and .936 (Carey Price and Frederik Andersen) at the time of this writing, that is just not good enough. With free cap space being the league MVP this year , not Draisatl, how can Oilers general manager (GM) Ken Holland, a former NHL goalie himself, snag a goalie good enough to help the team's goaltending problems?
Complications, or How to Never Waste a Good Crisis
TSN's Frank Seravalli recently told Allen Mitchell on Low Down With Low Tide that GMs around the league are "incredibly busy and active," and that some have told him "you can't believe how much chatter is out there." He's also stated elsewhere that at least 17 NHL teams have reduced non-player salaries or the number of positions they will carry forward into next year. You can bet they're looking to do the same with player salaries.
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Besides the unexpected salary cap freeze resulting from COVID-19, promising a large amount of movement in all positions this offseason, we have the added complication of teams with two or more top goalies not wanting to lose one for nothing to the Seattle Kraken in the upcoming expansion draft.
With such a large goalie market to choose from this year, put on your goalie mask, I'll start the music, and it'll be a game of musical chairs. The first player, Jake Allen, previously of the St. Louis Blues, has already filled the chair with the Montreal Canadiens logo on it.
Available Goalies
At least 23 different goalies have been identified as being on the market or possibly moving this offseason.
" … 23 different goalies… could have new homes before the beginning of next season. Not all of them are going to move and some of them likely won't even have NHL jobs next season. Goalie talk is making the League go crazy…"Sean Maloughney, Hockey Buzz
I count a few more than 23.
Unrestricted Free Agents:
|Braden Holtby
|Corey Crawford
|Robin Lehner
|Craig Anderson
|Jimmy Howard
|Jacob Markstrom
|Thomas Greiss
|Cam Talbot
|Anton Khudobin
|Brian Elliott
|Aaron Dell
|Ryan Miller
|Philipp Grubauer
|Devan Dubnyk
|Alex Stalock
|James Reimer
|Peter Mrazek
|Anders Nilsson
|Keith Kinkaid
Restricted Free Agents:
|Matt Murray
|Tristan Jarry
|Alexandar Georgiev
|Linus Ullmark
Under Contract but Rumoured to be on the Trade Block:
|Marc-Andre Fleury
|Frederik Andersen
|Joonas Korpisalo
|Antti Raanta
|Darcy Kuemper
|Elvis Merzlikins
|Martin Jones
Current Rumours Connected to the Oilers
The Oilers have reportedly asked the Pittsburgh Penguins about Matt Murray, rightly balking when the Penguins supposedly asked for a first-round pick in return. Not only is the price too high, the Oilers are already without second or third-round picks this year and would be loathe to go into the draft without their first pick, especially for a goalie with frequent injury issues. Besides this, Murray is eligible for restricted free agent arbitration, and with multiple Stanley Cups under his belt, will very likely win his argument for a hefty raise on his current $3.75 million salary.
According to Elliott Friedman, the other goalie the Oilers are reportedly kicking tires on is Darcy Kuemper of the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes have the same problem with lack of first-round draft picks (none this year or next) as the Oilers, and are reportedly trying to trim $10 million off their current cap hit. Therefore, they might be thinking of trading one of the top NHL goalies over the past two years. This makes much more sense. Under contract for two more years at $4.5 million, Kuemper has salary certainty.
Again, the Coyotes will probably be demanding the Oilers first-round pick for Kuemper, but Holland has shown in the past that he is not averse to trading down in the draft. Holland could flip the Oilers' current 14th-overall pick to another team for a lower first-round pick and a high second-round one, making the trade possible. Kuemper would be worth it. Holland would probably like to send the Oilers' Kris Russell back the other way, as well. While Russell has a high salary cap hit, his actual 2020-21 salary is only $1 million.
Rumours also have the Toronto Maple Leafs making goalie Frederik Andersen available in trade. The Oilers and Maple Leafs have long been thought to be courting each other in trades. The Oilers have defencemen, which the Maple Leafs need, and the Maple Leafs have a few attractive bottom-six forwards the Oilers would love. Throwing Andersen into the mix could make this work. Andersen has just one year left on his contract at $5 million, but only $1 million in actual salary.
Relying on the Draft
One other option Holland could choose to make is drafting Russian goalie Yaroslav Askarov at No. 14 in the draft if he is still available. The Oilers did just that with Dubnyk in 2004 and he turned out pretty well. Complicating this is the fact that the team drafted Russian keeper Ilya Konovalov last year. Konovalov has already won a Rookie of the Year award in the KHL and is currently sporting a lofty .950 SV% after four games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl this year. Would the Oilers be wise to make the same bet on Russian goaltenders twice? Besides, as this year's playoffs starkly showed, they need help now.
The Decision
The high-end goalies available (Robin Lehner, Marc-Andre Fleury, Braden Holtby, and Murray) are too rich for the Oilers in a cap-strapped world. Taking Keumper or Andersen in a scenario outlined above might work well. If the Columbus Blue Jackets move one of Merzlikins or Korpisalo to avoid losing one to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft, the Oilers should put a bid on either one.
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The Oilers current giant goaltender, Koskinen, is not a bad goalie, just not a very good one. Nor can he play large numbers of games without tiring and his game breaking down. The Oilers need 1A and 1B goalies if Koskinen remains on the team. It shouldn't be too hard for Holland to find one this offseason.


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History buffs seeking outdoor adventure will believe they've struck gold when visiting the city of Alpena on Michigan's east coast. Alpena is rich with both -- many times in the same activity or attraction.
The perfect description for this quaint community on the edge of Lake Huron comes by way of Mary Beth Stutzman, longtime resident and CVB president. "Alpena is that place where history and heritage collide with relaxed outdoor adventure," Mary Beth says.
Such glowing words are to be expected from the gal charged with promoting her community, of course. But after spending several days in Alpena last month -- courtesy Pure Michigan and hosted by Mary Beth and her endlessly informative assistant, Jessica Smith -- I second Mary Beth's spot-on statement.
As Alpena is 66 percent water, with Lake Huron on the east border and myriad lakes and rivers throughout, water-based adventure and maritime history serve as the primary components of the collision of which Mary Beth speaks.
For starters, historic lighthouses -- one famously haunted -- dot the surrounding community, providing unrivaled experiences for those who enjoy history as well as adventure. The structures are majestic sites to behold from afar, of course.
Additional treats lie inside, where the bulk of the history -- and aerobic opportunity -- await, particularly for folks willing to climb the sometimes hundreds of stairs up to the tower. And who wouldn't be willing when rewarded with awe-inspiring views?
How do lighthouses and outdoor recreation meld? Because you can hike, bike, and picnic on their impressive grounds, many with multiple outbuildings. Plus, you can't get outdoorsier than touring the towers by kayak. Kayaks can be rented from numerous shops in the Alpena area, all more than willing to provide maps of where to go and what you'll see.
A top spot for kayaking -- and biking and canoeing and hiking and birdwatching and fishing and snowshoeing and more -- is Island Park, sometimes called Sportsmen's Island. The 17-acre nature park in Thunder Bay in the center of the city is the former home of Alpena's last Native American tribal chief, Sah-gon-ah-ka-to. The park, surrounded by a 500-acre wildlife sanctuary, provides unmatched scenery and solitude throughout the year for outdoor adventure.
Avid bicyclists will appreciate not only the trails on historic Island Park, but along the Alpena Bi-Path, too. bikeThe paved path of more than 18 miles that offers access to all the waterfront parks throughout the city, wends through downtown, has an impressive stretch running along the the Thunder Bay River -- with unobstructed views of Lake Huron along the way. Bikes can be rented at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage center, but runners, walkers (of the non Walking Dead sort), rollerbladers, and skateboarders are welcome on the path, too.
Speaking of the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, it's the visitor center of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and yet another Alpena destination that epitomizes the combination of history and outdoor adventure. The northeast coast area of Lake Huron has been dubbed "Shipwreck Alley" due to the numerous shipwrecks lying at the bottom of the waters there. Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary -- the nation's only freshwater Marine Sanctuary -- protects the collection of more than 200 ships, from freighters to schooners and many in between.
The 10,000-square-foot Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center provides information and interpretive exhibits on -- as well as artifacts from -- those amazing vessels now perfectly preserved underwater.
Many of those underwater ships can be viewed -- and extensive history of them learned -- by hopping aboard the glass-bottom Lady Michigan offered by Alpena Shipwreck Tours to experience Shipwreck Alley and the treasures beneath the surface. An even more up close and personal option is to scuba dive to the deeper ships or snorkel, kayak, paddleboard, or canoe around those in more shallow waters.
Historic treasures of a geologic sort can be found without getting wet at Rockport State Park Recreation Area. There, 400-million-year-old fossils from the Devonian Period stretch as far as the eye can see in the park's abandoned limestone quarry -- and visitors are invited to take home up to 25 pounds of the treasures.
Rockport visitors are also invited to investigate -- from a safe distance -- the many geologic wonders known as sinkoles on the grounds; fish and launch kayaks from the deepwater port and pier; hike and bike the property's more than 4,000 acres; brave a peek at the bat hibernaculum where three species of bats hibernate; and spot planets, stars, meteors and more in the certified "Dark Lands" where light emissions provide unmatched darkness for celestial viewing.
Of course, all the adventure and exploration of historic Alpena works up an appetite. Not too surprisingly, even the dining options provide heaps of history on the side.
One of my favorites while in Alpena was the John A. Lau Saloon -- Alpena's oldest historical saloon. Not only did the delicious pub-style food hit the spot, the goosebump-inducing tales the current owner told me of resident ghost "Agnes" regularly visiting the saloon originally owned by her husband satisfied my appetite for Alpena's haunted history.
Alpena satisfies appetites of all sorts, especially hankerings for history and outdoor recreation. Details on Alpena's offerings for buffs of both (and more) can be found at VisitAlpena.com.
Pure Michigan sponsored this press trip to Alpena.
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Don't you DARE act shocked— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) August 7, 2020
Of course Minnesota AG Keith Ellison-Muhammad withheld the George Floyd video footage - his goal is to keep radicals rioting & destroying America
I have been warning you about this Muslim Brotherhood/Communist Shill for YEARS
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so we destroyed large portions of the country because???....— Bill Bateman (@BillBateman1) September 6, 2020
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VIDEO of #GeorgeFloyd swallowed the drug bag and dropped another one on the ground. He was confused when asked to put his hands on the wheel because he was hiding something. His death was due to drug overdose (confirmed) pic.twitter.com/u6E8hwEDq5— Zindo (@Zindo76641969) August 26, 2020
Ilhan Omar presents at HAMAS-linked CAIR-LA Conference— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) March 24, 2019
Ilhan takes the worst attack on U.S. soil carried out by Jihadists & dismisses it as "Somebody did Something".
IIhan than whines about how the loss of American lives affected HER & why Muslims now need HAMAS to protect them pic.twitter.com/qVDXRNB17Q
TGP EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ilhan Omar's Full CAIR Speech -- She Calls on Muslims to 'Raise Hell' and 'Make People Uncomfortable,' Discusses Israel https://t.co/kTM2Sa6rRZ— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) March 24, 2019
Bright Start News published March 23, 2019: GATEWAY PUNDIT EXCLUSIVE AUDIO! ILHAN OMAR SPEECH - CAIR FUNDRAISER 3/23/2019
This was the first thing Islam did when they entered US Congress. Imposed Islamic sharia law by getting Congress to remove a law that stood for 181 years because Ilhan Omar wears a Islam hijab. 👇
— Wayne Dupree 🎧 (@WayneDupreeShow) November 20, 2018House of Representatives to ease ban on head wear due to two new elected Muslim women.
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Then Speaker Nancy Pelosi thinks it's fitting to put Freshman Representative Ilhan Omar on the Foreign Affairs Committee immediately upon taking over U.S. Congress majority. 👇Then stuff like this happens. Nancy Pelosi turns a blind eye. 👇
UPDATE 9/11/19 at 2:22pm: Added tweet below.President Erdogan of Turkey had a closed door meeting w/Rep Ilhan Omar.— Jessie Jane Duff (@JessieJaneDuff) April 17, 2019
In the same hotel room, either just before or after this meeting, Erdogan met top leadership of the US Muslim Brotherhood.
It appears a hostile foreign power collaborated on US soil. https://t.co/AGmT9g6csz
While wearing a "Some people did something" shirt, Nicholas Haros Jr., who lost his mom on 9/11, went after Rep. @IlhanMN.— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) September 11, 2019
"We are here today congresswoman to tell you and 'the squad' just who did what to whom. Show respect in honoring them, please."https://t.co/OBgTJWy2aV pic.twitter.com/QzpkbS3ypE
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Man Who Lost Mom on 9/11 Destroys @IlhanMN:
"Some people did something? Why the confusion? 19 Islamic terrorists killed 3000 people. Is that clear? I was attacked. Our Constitution was attacked. Our Judeo-Christian founding was attacked. That's what some people did!" pic.twitter.com/pZ6aDX0YQC
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