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2013-2014 Final Rankings
Before saying farewell to the 2013-2014 season in our Final Rankings, lets step back and reflect on what an unprecedented season it was. Eight prospects who appeared on our 2013-2014 Preliminary Rankings list graduated from prospect status during the season (Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson, Radko Gudas, Mark Barberio, J.T. Brown, Richard Panik, Nikita Kucherov, and Andrej Sustr), while another two overage prospects also graduated (Ben Bishop and Alex Killorn). Palat and Johnson were named finalists for the Calder Trophy while Bishop was tapped as a finalist for the Vezina Trophy.
Put simply, it'll be decades before the Lightning ever have a prospect class like this go through the system again, if ever. Remember that as you read through these 2013-2014 Final Rankings, which reflect a talent pool that has been drained of the majority of its best players. True, there are still two of the best NHL prospects in the land on the list, but the drop-off after the first half dozen or so prospects in the rankings is dramatic now, which was reflected in AHL Syracuse's showing in the standings this season. It's a top-heavy group in desperate need of an infusion of new blood starting in June when Steve Yzerman and the Lightning's scouting staff holds three picks in the top-60 of the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. So, if they don't trade any of those picks for immediate help at the NHL level, do not despair, because the need for cupboard re-stocking is real and it's immediate.
Before jumping into the rankings, of course, there's the ever-present need to clarify the site rules pertaining to prospect status. Prospects who were under the age of 24 on opening night of the Lightning's season are eligible for the list. Skaters who have appeared in 41 NHL games in a single season or 82 career NHL games are considered graduated from prospect status. Goaltenders who have accrued 30 NHL decisions in a single season or 41 career NHL decisions are considered graduated from prospect status. NCAA-based players are eligible to stay as prospects even if they are 24 years of age or older.
Yes, this means Brett Connolly is considered graduated from prospect status. No, we're not going to bend the rules on a case-by-case basis. Yes, to paraphrase the old Churchill quote, we think it is the worst set of prospect ranking eligibility rules except all the others that have been tried.
With that out of the way, let's proceed…
1.) LW/C Jonathan Drouin, Halifax (QMJHL)
Occasionally you still hear a pundit or two trot out the name Seth Jones in criticism of the Lightning's selection of Halifax magician Jonathan Drouin, but it says something about the season Drouin had this year that he got sent back to junior and still silenced most of his critics. When you average 2.35 points per game in the regular season and then up the ante to 2.56 points per game in the playoffs en route to claiming the cover of THN's Future Watch, well, the haters get a little on the quiet side. You can probably ink Drouin onto one of the Lightning's top two lines next season and the engraver for next year's Calder Trophy probably would do well to practice his J's and D's. With puck skills that have been compared to the likes of Denis Savard and Gilbert Perrault, Drouin is recognized by many as the best prospect not in the NHL today. He makes defenders look stupid with his puckhandling ability and, although an adept scorer in his own right, much of his highlight reel includes amazing plays to set up teammates for easy tic-tac-toe goals. Drouin improved his defensive play while in Halifax this year and also cross-trained at center, giving the Lightning added lineup flexibility. Minor knocks about Drouin's lack of size and top-end speed still persist, but they've been non-factors to this point given Jonathan's sturdy construction and preternatural hockey sense. Put simply, Drouin has the look of a future top-10 player in the league with the only question being whether he or Stamkos will assume the role of Batman to the other's Robin.
2.) G Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ufa (RUS)
The Lightning not only have the player considered by many to be the best prospect outside of the NHL today in Drouin, but they also have the player considered to be the best goaltending prospect outside the NHL today in Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy made the jump to the KHL for Ufa's big league squad this year and did not disappoint. Despite being just 19 years of age, Vasilevskiy had a more than respectable 2.21 GAA and .923 save percentage in 27 regular season appearances before leading Ufa all the way to the conference finals where they were cut down by eventual champions Vasily Koshechkin and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasilevskiy may be the finest goaltender to come out of Russia since Tretiak and some scouts consider him to be that nation's answer to Canada's Carey Price. Vasilevskiy combines excellent size and athleticism with calm, judicious, and nearly flawless positioning, and now that he's been signed we expect him to dominate in Syracuse of the AHL next season en route to eventually taking his rightful place someday in Tampa Bay.
3.) D Slater Koekkoek, Windsor (OHL)
If it wasn't for bad luck, Slater Koekkoek might not have any luck at all. Finally in an environment conducive to his development in Windsor, the former first rounder was blossoming this year. Koekkoek posted 15 goals and 53 points in 62 games to go along with a gaudy +44 rating en route to earning OHL First Team All Star honors. Then, unfortunately, a familiar fate ended his campaign as he suffered his third major shoulder injury in three seasons. Now he's back on the well-worn physical rehab trail with a view toward joining Syracuse of the AHL next season for his rookie pro year. Koekkoek's game blends good size and elite skating ability with excellent puck-moving instincts. He's not always overly physical, but criticisms of his defensive zone positioning were quieted this season as he started to look more the left-handed Kevin Shattenkirk clone some scouts thought he would be in his draft season. Given how thin the Lightning are at the position, keeping Koekkoek healthy and making sure he keeps ascending the development curve with Syracuse next season is a critical organizational priority.
4.) C Vladislav Namestnikov, Syracuse (AHL)
It was an up and down season for former first round pick Vladislav Namestnikov, who tasted the thrill of being one of the AHL's top players early in the season, the bitterness of injuries, and his first cup of coffee in the NHL, too. Namestnikov ended up with 19 goals and 48 points in 56 games in the AHL, doing most of his damage early in the campaign while forming a dynamic tandem with fellow Russian Nikita Kucherov and JT Brown. A broken hand then forced Namestnikov out of the lineup just before Kucherov was called up to Tampa Bay, leaving Namestnikov without the same dynamic running buddy as he had before the injury and inevitably leading to a drop in his production. That said, Namestnikov was still one of Syracuse's two best forwards and the strengths of his game are obvious. He's a plus skater with slick puckhandling ability and excellent instincts to dish and set up his teammates. Put him with a sniper on the wing like Kucherov and watch the points pile up. It's not all peaches and cream, though, as his four games with Tampa Bay revealed. Namestnikov's defensive game still isn't completely up to par and he could stand to continue to get bigger and stronger to stand the wear and tear of the pro game. That said, the Lightning always knew Namestnikov was going to be a bit of a long-term project, and nothing he's done so far dissuades us from believing he won't eventually reach his potential as a poor man's, second line version of Pavel Datsyuk.
5.) RW/C Adam Erne, Quebec (QMJHL)
Before you lodge a complaint that all of the Lightning's forward prospects are on the smallish, finesse side, please consider Quebec Remparts forward Adam Erne. The Connecticut native proudly models his game after Scott Hartnell, and although it's a stretch to say he plays his game with that much edge, he's certainly no shrinking violet. Erne posted 21 goals and 62 points in 48 regular season games with the Remparts this year before an early playoff exit led him to an ATO with Syracuse where he had 1a goal and four points in eight games. Erne plays a pro-style north-south game with surprising wheels for such a squat, wide frame and he possesses a good, hard shot and soft hands in tight for finishing. He goes to the dirty areas and doesn't shy away from contact to get his points. Like Drouin, Erne cross-trained at center this season for added lineup flexibility, but we still see his future as a smash-bang winger finishing off chances from the likes of Drouin, Namestnikov, and Filppula. Given how stacked the team is at forward, he'll likely go back to junior for one more season where he could have a monster year in the QMJHL before being a serious threat to make the Lightning in 2015-2016.
6.) G Kristers Gudlevskis, Tampa Bay (NHL)
After Kristers Gudlevskis exploded on to the hockey world's consciousness when he stood on his head for Team Latvia as they almost completed an Olympics upset of mighty Canada, some drew the easy conclusion that Gudlevskis' performance was a flash in the pan. But, fans of the Syracuse Crunch and Lightning prospect followers know Gudlevskis is the real deal. An overage prospect drafted last summer out of the Dynamo Riga organization, Gudlevskis drew instant comparisons to fellow prospect Andrei Vasilevskiy in camp for his world class athleticism. And, while he may not quite have quite the same calm, efficient positioning as Vasilevskiy, Gudlevskis repeatedly showed he's no slouch in that department. Ordinarily a .901 save percentage would be considered pedestrian for a netminder, but for Gudlevskis to finish seven games over .500 in his rookie campaign with four shutouts reveals how outstanding he was behind a Syracuse defense that struggled with consistency all year long. With Ben Bishop injured and Anders Lindback struggling, Gudlevskis gave a strong accounting of himself in the series against Montreal. Time will tell if it was good enough to slide into the backup role in Tampa Bay next season. Regardless, though, Gudlevskis should now be regarded as a legitimate prospect to be a future #1 goaltender in the NHL.
7.) LW/C Matthew Peca, Quinnipiac (ECAC)
After making it all the way to the NCAA championship game with the Bobcats as a sophomore, Matthew Peca took another step forward as a junior scoring 38 points in 40 games in a more prominent leadership role that called for a stronger two-way game. Peca now has 107 points in 118 career games heading into his senior campaign, which is a testament to the package of speed and slick puck skills he brings to the table. Expect Peca to be a serious threat to win the Hobey Baker next season before he signs with the Lightning. Peca will be 22 when he does, and following the Alex Killorn career track he should receive serious consideration to make the Lightning in either the 2015-2016 or 2016-2017 season.
8.) C Cedric Paquette, Tampa Bay (NHL)
As surprising as the emergence of Kristers Gudlevskis was this season, the rise of rookie pro Cedric Paquette was almost equally unexpected. Despite having an accomplished career as a scorer in the QMJHL, many were surprised when the man we affectionately call "Dump Truck" was drafted by the Lightning as an overager two seasons ago. Overcoming his skating limitations, Paquette became Syracuse's most consistent forward in his rookie year with 20 goals, 44 points, and 153 penalty minutes in 70 games. Dump trucks aren't fast. Dump trucks aren't pretty. But, dump trucks do work, and so does Paquette, who won the Lightning over with his grit, determination, and hard work. Those traits help Paquette leverage his other assets: his quick hands in tight and his strong faceoff ability, which led the Lightning to recall Cedric for the playoffs against Montreal. Time will tell whether the Lightning, which needs more grit, elects to keep Paquette on the team next season. But, whenever Cedric finally does make it back to the NHL, it's clear he's got the ability to contribute as a solid, no-nonsense checking line centerman.
9.) LW Jonathan Marchessault, Syracuse (AHL)
Although he was quietly acquired in a minor league deal at the trade deadline, the Lightning have high hopes for diminutive scorer Jonathan Marchessault. Two seasons ago Marchessault was one of the top rookies in the AHL playing for Connecticut in the Rangers organization, but his development got off track in almost two full seasons playing in the Blue Jackets organization. Enter the Lightning, who know just what to do with speedy, diminutive scorers with high motors and great hands. Ask Tyler Johnson and Cory Conacher. Marchessault will be relied upon to be one of the catalysts for resurgence in Syracuse next season, and if it happens you'll see resurgence in Marchessault's NHL stock, as well.
10.) C Cody Kunyk, Tampa Bay (NHL)
Like Marchessault, Cody Kunyk steps into a Lightning organization that knows what to do with his ilk. After posting 60 goals and 133 points in 148 games with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Kunyk was snapped up as a sought after free agent by the Lightning. As a part of the terms of his signing, Kunyk stayed with the Lightning the rest of the season and played limited minutes in the team's regular season finale, but he should be expected to spend the season with the Syracuse Crunch next year. Kunyk fits the mold: undersized scorer with a high motor and great hands, and the Lightning are hoping he, too, can follow the Tyler Johnson/Cory Conacher path to the NHL.
11.) G Adam Wilcox, Minnesota (BIG10)
Rounding out the Lightning's prospect goaltender trilogy is decorated Minnesota goaltender Adam Wilcox. The former Tri-City Storm backstop impressively bested his gaudy freshman totals in his sophomore year, posting a 26-6-6 record with four shutouts and a .932 save percentage. He was a Hobey Baker and Mike Richter Trophy (top goaltender) finalist for his efforts. Although he lacks the ultra-high end athleticism of Vasilevskiy and Gudlevskis, Wilcox does have above average athleticism and is highly competitive, which are two traits that have made him nearly unbeatable behind an uber-talented Golden Gophers squad. The expectation is that Wilcox, who has poise similar to former Bolt prospect Dustin Tokarski, likely will play out at least his junior year of college before signing with the Lightning. When he does, he looks to be a solid prospect with the potential to, at a minimum, serve as an NHL backup.
12.) LW Henri Ikonen, Kingston (OHL)
At this point, following the rousing success of Ondrej Palat and the budding successes of Cedric Paquette and Kristers Gudlevskis, it should be noted that overage draft picks in the Lightning organization tend to be pretty good. That seems to also be the case with Finnish-born winger Henri Ikonen, who surprised many when he stayed in North America last season with Kingston of the OHL. Ikonen had 25 goals and 70 points in 54 games, finishing second on the team in scoring behind only top draft prospect Sam Bennett. A Bolt Prospects favorite, Ikonen gets our seal of approval as an Ondrej Palat-mold forward with sneaky good skill whose savvy and compete level help compensate for some athletic shortcomings. He has a fine future as a speedy, complementary winger.
13.) D Dylan Blujus, North Bay (OHL)
Although he hasn't had the flashiest two seasons of development since being drafted, former second round pick Dylan Blujus has taken the slow and steady approach to earn his entry-level contract with the Lightning. Possessing great size and mobility along with the coveted right-handed shot, Blujus had a career high 30 points in 55 games this season to go along with a +12 rating. Blujus will now join the Syracuse Crunch next season where he'll add some much-needed athleticism to the team's back line. Given his considerable physical talents, don't be surprised if he logs a fair number of minutes for the Crunch in his rookie campaign as he continues to make his way toward becoming a potential third pair defender for the Lightning.
14.) RW Brian Hart, Harvard (ECAC)
The next two seasons are tremendously important in the development of Harvard power forward Brian Hart. Hart's numbers essentially stagnated as a sophomore, and as an upperclassman the onus will be on Hart to lead the Crimson in the locker room and on the scoresheet. Hart's got excellent size and a heavy, nasty shot, but there is concern about Hart's skating and, particularly, his slow first step and acceleration. That will have to improve over the next two seasons for Hart to earn his entry-level contract with the Lightning and prove that he is, indeed, the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
15.) D Luke Witkowski, Syracuse (AHL)
It was a season of hard knocks for the young, inexperienced blueline of the Syracuse Crunch. And, while some of his contemporaries withered under the pressure, rookie Luke Witkowski persevered over the course of the season. By season's end, Witkowski was nearly even with a -1 rating and had posted 204 penalty minutes, showing off the edge and solid defensive game that made him a Lightning draft pick nearly six years ago out of USHL Fargo. Witkowski's game is the antithesis of flashy, but with his jam and leadership intangibles he's developing into just the kind of lower pair, stay at home defenseman that successful franchises need.
16.) LW Yanni Gourde, Syracuse (AHL)
It might be fair at this point to say Syracuse GM Julien BriseBois has a type. The Lightning organization made another signing aimed at revitalizing Syracuse next season when they stole winger Yanni Gourde off the Worcester Sharks roster. A former QMJHL scoring title winner and First Team QMJHL All-Star, Gourde is (stop us if you've heard this one) a diminutive forward with a high motor and good hands. Just like Marchessault and Kunyk, Gourde will be aiming to follow the Johnson/Conacher path to success within the Lightning organization.
17.) C Tanner Richard, Syracuse (AHL)
Unlike Witkowski, Tanner Richard struggled with adversity in his rookie pro campaign. Coming out of Guelph in the OHL where he seemingly sneezed out assists at will, Richard learned a hard lesson this year that professional hockey requires consistent effort to obtain consistent results. Richard, at his best, has good speed and slick hands with the surprising jam that many Swiss forwards seem to possess, and in his draft season he was even compared to current Lightning centerman Valtteri Filppula. But, Richard has a lot of work to do in order to reach that ceiling after two years of tepid development.
18.) D Nikita Nesterov, Syracuse (AHL)
Here's one of those players where Bolt Prospects and the Lightning organization may have a bit of divergence. The Lightning have very high hopes for Russian defenseman Nikita Nesterov, who had an uneven rookie season with Syracuse after coming over to North America from Cherepovets in the KHL. Nesterov had four goals and 16 points in 54 games and teased the potential as a power play quarterback that, along with his work ethic, is the cornerstone of his appeal. However, there are several other elements of his game that give us pause, including some heavy, sluggish footwork and a lack of upper body strength that leads to Nesterov routinely being overwhelmed by larger forwards. Indeed, at this juncture, we look upon Nesterov as, in many ways, the Russian version of Mark Barberio. Like Barberio, the underlying question with Nesterov will be whether or not his offensive contributions will be significant enough to make his presence in the lineup a net positive when weighed against some of his shortcomings. Time will tell.
19.) D Jake Dotchin, Barrie (OHL)
One of the real pleasant surprises of this year was Barrie Colts defenseman Jake Dotchin, who earned an entry-level contract with the Lightning after posting 36 points in 63 games to go along with a nice +22 rating. That's quite the statistical improvement next to the seven goals and 41 points Dotchin had over the 130 games of the previous two seasons. Dotchin is a classic late bloomer who the Lightning likely hope is the defenseman equivalent of Cedric Paquette, whose work ethic can overcome some of his skating shortcomings. Dotchin also possesses impressive upper body strength, jam, and the much coveted righty shot, and will likely start his professional career with Syracuse in the AHL next season.
20.) G Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava (RUS)
Jaroslav Janus' swan song on our prospect rankings sees him checking in at #20 after a rough year on a talent-depleted Slovan Bratislava team. Without the services of former NHLers like Miroslav Satan in the first half of the year, Slovan toppled on the KHL table and took Janus' numbers with them, dropping his save percentage from .928 in his rookie KHL campaign to a cringe-worthy .898 save percentage. That drop-off aside, the Lightning know what Janus can do. He's got plus athleticism and pretty good positioning and his role in helping the Norfolk Admirals win the Calder Cup three years ago hasn't been forgotten. But, with the triumvirate of Vasilevskiy, Gudleskis, and Wilcox possibly ahead of him on the prospect depth chart, one has to wonder if Janus will ever see North American shores again.
21.) RW Joel Vermin, Syracuse (AHL)
Another one of the Lightning's overage draft picks, Swiss forward Joel Vermin joined the Syracuse Crunch late last season after finishing his NLA campaign with Bern. It was a frustrating season for Vermin as he toppled from 35 points in the previous year to just 18, and he'll look to turn his fortunes around with the Crunch. The scouting report for Vermin is pretty standard for Swiss wingers: he's undersized with good speed, above average hands, and a surprising amount of jam in a north-south style game. Syracuse will have no shortage of players like Vermin with Marchessault, Kunyk, and Gourde fighting for playing time, as well.
22.) LW Dalton Smith, Syracuse (AHL)
Acquired in the Marchessault trade, Dalton Smith brings added muscle to the Syracuse Crunch lineup. A former Blue Jackets 2010 second round pick, Smith has good size and decent hands in tight and shows a willingness to drop the mitts. His skating is a complication, but with the Lightning in search of more grit and last year's Pierre-Cedric Labrie experiment failing to pan out due to injuries, don't be surprised if Smith gets a look sooner rather than later. Also, we hope Lightning fans won't hold it against Smith that Red Line Report compare him in his draft year to... Chris Neil. Yep.
23.) LW Nikita Gusev, Khanty-Mansisysk (RUS)
After bouncing around from the CSKA organization to the Khabarovsk organization, highly skilled mite Nikita Gusev finally found a KHL home this season with Khanty-Mansiysk. He played sparingly in the first half of the year due to his defensive shortcomings, but Gusev saw more ice time as the year wore on, and his statistics followed suit. By year's end he had a fairly respectable eight goals and 14 points in 44 games. Gusev put up ridiculous numbers as a junior in CSKA's organization as Nikita Kucherov's linemate, and if he's discovered the link between competent defensive play and more ice time, he might turn the corner and put up good numbers in the KHL, too, paving the way for the Lightning to show interest in bringing him to North America. The onus is on Gusev, though.
24.) D Artem Sergeev, Syracuse (AHL)
The last of Syracuse's rookie defensemen in our rankings, former Val-d'Or Foreur Artem Sergeev struggled through the adversity of a campaign where he finished with a -11 rating. It's too early to give up on Sergeev, though, who also had three goals and 10 points in 68 games. He has good size and plus mobility with the much coveted righty shot. Now that he's had a first taste of the AHL level, next season will be a good gauge to see whether North American pro hockey is really going to be his cup of tea. The key for him will be holding on to a roster spot in Syracuse, who suddenly has a hoard of young defensemen.
25.) LW Danick Gauthier, Florida (ECHL)
After languishing without much of an opportunity in his rookie season, opportunity knocked for Danick Gauthier last year. With Vladislav Namestnikov injured and Nikita Kucherov recalled to Tampa Bay, Gauthier got the call to fill in on the scoring lines for Syracuse in the AHL, but could not deliver the goods consistently to stick in that role. Gauthier was eventually returned to Florida of the ECHL where he had five goals and 17 points in 30 games after posting three goals and seven points in 19 games with the Crunch. Gauthier is a bit of an enigma. He's got decent size, but isn't overly physical. He's got decent hands, but outside his final season with Saint John in the QMJHL, when he had 47 goals and was subsequently signed as an attractive free agent, he's never posted big numbers anywhere he's been. The final season of Gauthier's entry-level deal is next year, meaning it's about to be now or never for the Quebec native.
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Juventus forward Alessandro Matri has quashed rumours linking him with a move to Arsenal and insisted he's happy with life in Turin, according to talkSPORT.
The 28-year-old striker has fallen out-of-favour at the Juventus Stadium this season, and has made just 16 Serie 'A' appearances for the defending champions.
Arsenal were thought to be monitoring his availability, but the Italy international has pledged to fight for his future at Juventus.
Speaking to Italian news site TuttoSport, Matri said: "It's clear that I want to play in every game, but I've always felt like the club have backed me, that they have always been close to me. That's a nice thing for players who are not used all of the time.
"When I've been called into action I've been ready and the side hasn't missed who I have replaced. If I am made to feel like an important player then I would prefer to stay at Juventus, rather than join another club who could perhaps offer me more playing time."
Matri has six league goals and two Champions League strikes this term despite his limited playing time, and plenty of suitors would be interested in signing the forward should he become available.
But the Italian conceded he could reassess his options at the end of the season - if his playing time continues to slide in Turin.
"If the time comes where you start to lose faith then it is better to change clubs," Matri continued. "Yet that moment hasn't arrived yet. If it does then it will be me who asks to leave."
Matri joined Juventus initially on a loan deal from Cagliari and nine goals in 16 league appearances convinced the Old Lady to bring him on a permanent basis.
He signed in 2011, but has since struggled to hold down a first-team place, with Sebastian Giovinco, Fabio Quagliarella and Mirko Vucinic all preferred to Matri this season.


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In addition to crime prevention and investigation, the Icelandic police are responsible for public security and maintaining law and order. Iceland has no armed forces and the police force is organized along non-military lines with members having civilian status. Police officers have authorized powers in all parts of the country but, for operational purposes, Iceland is divided into 15 districts, each headed by a District Commissioner.
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held a press conference on Friday morning on Capitol Hill, on Dec. 21, 2012, a day after Boehner was forced by his Republican members to abandon legislation that would have raised taxes on incomes over one million dollars (which he called 'Plan B'). He stated that he would continue to work on legislation to avoid a fiscal crisis, but indicated that President Obama and the U.S. Senate must now lead the way. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) also spoke. (Photo by Jeff Malet).
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George McGovern
George McGovern (1922-2012) was a former university professor who became an outspoken liberal Democratic Congressman and Senator from the ordinarily conservative South Dakota. A decorated World War II veteran, McGovern served in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as a B-24 pilot. He flew 35 missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. But as a leftist anti-war candidate who won the Democratic nomination for president in 1972, McGovern lost in a landslide against the incumbent Richard Nixon. In 1980, McGovern also lost reelection for the U.S. Senate in a landslide.
Many liberals blamed McGovern's defeat on the fiasco surrounding his initial running mate, Thomas Eagleton. When it emerged that Eagleton had a history of mental disorders and electro-shock treatment, McGovern initially stuck by his running mate, only to change his mind and force Eagleton off the ticket days later; Sargent Shriver was the eventual replacement running mate. However, McGovern had been behind Nixon in the polls for virtually the entire campaign - the Eagleton affair certainly didn't help McGovern and contributed to Nixon's lopsided win, but the real damage was done by McGovern's overly liberal (even by Democrat standards) viewpoints and policies, and failure to make clear what he would have done as president. The Democratic Party subsequently changed its procedures for nominating presidential candidates in order to give about one-third of the nominating (delegate) power to existing office-holders, in order to make it more difficult for a populist but unelectable candidate like McGovern to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
Despite his distinguished military record, McGovern was a notorious flip-flopper on military issues. He was an outspoken critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, once saying "I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in." However, by 1978, McGovern was a leading advocate for U.S. military intervention in Cambodia. He was highly criticized for his inconsistent stance on foreign affairs.


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An invitation from her friend Viola to "come and take Xmas with us" was included in the message to my grandmother, Miss Nora Inman, in Llano, Texas. Viola also states, "I went to church yesterday and had a nice time. [can't read the name] and Virgia started school today."
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This card was sent by Emett Handy on Nov 19, 1908 from Pilot Point which is in Denton County, Texas. I do not know how he and my grandmother knew each other, but found on the 1910 Lampasas County, Texas census, the families of William H. and Jefferson D. Handy near her and her husband, Frank Conley on Hamilton Road.
The postmark looks like TIOCA, Nov 24. The rest is too faded to read, but the last number of the year is an 8. It was addressed to my grandmother in Llano, Texas and signed "guess who". Other postcards to her from Emett E. Handy from TIOGA, Texas solved that mystery. In 2008 I contacted one of Emett's descendents through Ancestry and sent images of the postcards, but neither of us knows what their relationship might have been.
|My grandmother's sister, Earl Ophelia Inman Myers, sent this one to my grandmother some time after my grandmother's marriage to John Franklin Conley on 23 December 1908. The top part of the postmark shows Llano [Texas] and the one cent stamp is still attached.
|This was to my mother from her "granmama". Unfortunately I do not know which one. There is no date, but it was after 1911.


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Candidates in Massachusetts' second special U.S. Senate election in four years made a last dash across the state Monday to court primary voters, though few were expected to turn out in a state that has spent the past two weeks transfixed by the Boston Marathon bombings and their aftermath.
BOSTON — Candidates in Massachusetts' second special U.S. Senate election in four years made a last dash across the state Monday to court primary voters, though few were expected to turn out in a state that has spent the past two weeks transfixed by the Boston Marathon bombings and their aftermath.
Two Democrats, both members of the state's congressional delegation, and three Republicans are vying for their parties' nominations in the special election for John Kerry's former Senate seat in the heavily Democratic state.
Even before the bombings, the campaign had failed to capture the attention of voters compared with the 2010 special election following the death of longtime Sen. Edward Kennedy. Former Republican Sen. Scott Brown won the seat but was ousted last year in another high-profile race by Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren, now the state's senior senator after only a few months on the job.
A win would help Senate Democrats maintain a caucus edge of 55-45 as they press forward on major issues including immigration and an effort to gather additional votes on a gun control proposal that failed this month.
The marathon bombs disrupted the race, forcing the candidates to suspend their campaigns for about a week heading into the primaries. The bombings have also brought national security and terrorism issues to the fore in a race that was expected to turn on questions of the economy, gun control, taxes, immigration and abortion.
The Democratic primary pits U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, 66, who has staked out more liberal positions, against fellow Rep. Stephen Lynch, 58,a former ironworker who has tried to appeal to the party's working- and middle-class base.
Lynch, 58, has had to explain why he was the only member of the state's House delegation to vote against President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law, while Markey, who won his first elected office while in law school, has had to fend off efforts to portray him as a Washington insider.
Markey is better-funded, having raised $4.8 million through the end of the last reporting period, compared with $1.5 million for Lynch.
Markey, 66, has also benefited from outside spending. Of the more than $2.2 million spent by outside groups, nearly 84 percent went to Markey, an Associated Press review of Federal Election Commission reports found.
The GOP primary race is pitting three candidates: former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Michael Sullivan, 58, businessman Gabriel Gomez, 47, and state Rep. Daniel Winslow, 54, former legal counsel for ex-governor and 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Whoever wins Tuesday's primaries will compete in the special Senate election June 25.


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As any graduate of Alcoholics Anonymous knows, the first step to setting out on the proper path is admitting your weakness.
In that spirit, I'm writing about my biggest mistake during this bear market. Here. Publicly. For the whole world to see.
After all, if legendary investor Peter Lynch of Fidelity Magellan fame could publicly admit to holding AIG and Fannie Mae at the end of 2008, what's an analyst like me got to lose?
I hope two things come of my story:
1. Someone, somewhere out there learns something from my mistakes. Feel free to consider me a sacrificial teacher.
2. Having studied psychological commitment and consistency in Robert Cialdini's classic work Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, I hope that my public commitment to avoid repeating these mistakes prevents me from falling victim to them again.
Mea culpa
My greatest investing failure of the past year has been my investment in Allied Irish Banks. To date, I'm down 66% (not long ago, I waved goodbye to more than 90% of my initial investment, but the stock has recently inched upward).
True, it's not quite as big a loss as those suffered by investors in YRC Worldwide
And yet, painful though that loss is, seeing how avoidable this was in hindsight hurts even more.
Perhaps the only comforting thought is that in Warren Buffett's most recent Berkshire Hathaway annual report, he writes that he also suffered a significant loss by investing in Irish banks. Some have speculated that AIB was among them. So at least I was fooled alongside a much better investor.
Following the crowd
I first went wrong in falling prey to social proof. I put too much weight on the research, opinions, and actions of others, without thinking through my investment decision for myself, and deciding whether it made sense in my portfolio.
Prior to my purchase of Allied Irish Banks, it had been recommended in our Global Gains newsletter service and purchased by the team heading up our real-money Million Dollar Portfolio real-money service. Advisors in both services wrote that the stock was trading with low historical and relative multiples, a very attractive dividend yield, and a significantly undervalued price.
While they made compelling arguments, I failed to carefully evaluate whether I agreed with their assessments. And I became even more hooked as these fellow analysts also began purchasing Allied Irish Banks for their personal portfolios.
As a result, I also began to give in to confirmation bias -- where I sought out opinions that further confirmed my buy decision, rather than seeking a contrarian opinion that might indicate danger ahead.
Seth Jayson, co-advisor of our Motley Fool Hidden Gems newsletter service, recently shared with me that confirmation bias is one of the most common predispositions investors face. He explained that truly great investors develop an ability to honestly look at both sides of an investment thesis.
Anchoring in loose sand
As if those errors weren't enough, I also became anchored to the price at which each service recommended the stock. I fixated on those price points; in my mind, anything lower than their entry prices became a clear bargain.
So, when Allied Irish Banks fell another 50% from the most recently recommended price, the stock became twice as attractive to me, as did the doubled dividend.
These mistakes fed off each other, collectively convincing me to overlook my normal investment process. I took shortcuts. I failed to perform as much research as I typically do. I fell in love with the stock, viewing it as mostly upside, without truly understanding the risks and pressure points. And I didn't even consider the possibility of a suspended dividend (which later came true).
The company -- which, hurt by the falling Irish economy, needed to boost its construction and development loan reserves -- was much more complicated than I originally thought. Andy Cross, also co-advisor at Hidden Gems, recommended to me that investments should always pass what he calls "Einstein's razor," which dictates that an investment thesis "should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." The complexity of Allied Irish Banks forced me to look to other investors, bypassing my own investment process.
Lessons learned
The key takeaways from my mistakes, then, are:
1. While it can be helpful to look at the opinions of others, you still need to carefully consider whether you agree with their investment theses. Even if Allied Irish Banks had risen 66%, it still would have been a mistake for me to buy it, because I hadn't sufficiently examined the reasons for owning it. You must be able to distance yourself from the positions of people you respect.
2. It's much better to leave a stock's price history out of your analysis, so that you're not tricked into a value trap. Companies can, and often do, change. KeyCorp
(NYSE:KEY)might have seemed like a bargain at the start of 2009, when it was down more than 60% from the previous year. But it wouldn't have been wise to buy -- the stock is down more than 20% from the beginning of 2009. OceanFreight (NASDAQ:OCNF)shared a similar fate.
3. It's best to simply bypass investments that are too complex, or that you don't believe you solidly understand.
These takeaways -- and countless other investor psychology topics -- are heavily studied by Hidden Gems advisors Seth Jayson and Andy Cross as they seek out the world's top small-cap companies. That has now become an even higher priority for them as they construct a real-money portfolio of their best small-cap ideas for our Hidden Gems newsletter service.
Not only can you see their buy guidance right now, but they're also offering you the chance to read their research so you can see if you agree with their analysis. Click here for a free guest pass -- there's no obligation to subscribe.
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This article was originally published April 14, 2009. It has been updated.
Adam J. Wiederman owns shares of Allied Irish Banks and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool used to own shares of Allied Irish Banks, which is a former Global Gains recommendation. It owns shares of Berkshire Hathaway, an Inside Value and a Stock Advisor recommendation. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy likes to learn from its mistakes.


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How Fukushima Is Containing Radioactive Water
A large part of the battle at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is preventing radioactive contamination from spreading out from the plant. The WSJ's Michael Arnold and Phred Dvorak discuss the challenges for containment.
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The download store for Nintendo's new home console will be morphing next week, alongside the long-awaited firmware update for the Wii U. [Update: Videos of the upcoming Virtual Console games are now below.]
The new software will let you move data from one USB drive to another and supports automatic update downloads while in standby mode. As previously mentioned, Virtual Console games will be playable off-tv on the Wii U gamepad and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that the company's looking to bring GBA and N64 games coming to the Wii U virtual console, as well.


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Poet's Son Says No One Can Quote Father Without Paying Up... Even Academic Dissertations...
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"I hardly give a damn what is said about my father (I am far more protective of my mother) as long as the name is spelled properly, and the fees are paid."The full copyright notice is quite a doozy, where the son basically seems to think copyright law means he alone gets to determine what is acceptable and what is not -- and, for the most part, his view is that he doesn't want you ever quoting or discussing his father, but if you must, then he wants money. He also seems to think that fair use is as he defines it, rather than what the law actually says.
All Louis and Celia Zukofsky is still copyright, and will remain so for many many years. I own all of these copyrights, and they are my property, and I insist upon deriving income from that property. For those of you convinced that LZ would find my stance abhorrent, the truth is that he kept all copyrights (initially in his name) as he had the rather absurd idea that said copyrights would be sufficient to allow for the economic survival of my mother, and their son. My stance is congruent with that hope.Except that, no, fair use is somewhat broadly defined under the law, and just because Paul wants it narrowly defined, it does not follow that this is the case. As Paul's father, Louis Zukofsky once wrote: "The best way to find out about poetry is to read the poems." Apparently, Paul would like to make that a lot more difficult and a lot more expensive. And, yes, Paul, quoting that was fair use.
Despite what you may have been told, you may not use LZ's words as you see fit, as if you owned them, while you hide behind the rubric of "fair use". "Fair use" is a very-broadly defined doctrine, of which I take a very narrow interpretation, and I expect my views to be respected. We can therefore either more or less amicably work out the fees that I demand; you can remove all quotation; or we can turn the matter over to lawyers, this last solution being the worst of the three, but one which I will use if I need to enforce my rights.


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Fuji's latest point and shoot isn't anything particularly jarring—a 16 MP sensor, 15x optical zoom, and 1080p video capture—but the inclusion of built-in GPS navigation sounds pretty neat. Find great new vistas, and record your secret favorites.
The Landmark Navigator GPS tech offers a collection of around a million spots, allowing you to trek to those nearby with the aid of the camera. Or if you stumble upon a great scene, you can add to the list. Even cooler? The FinePix F600EXR will record the route you took on any given photo outing, showing your path, the pics you took along the way, and letting you plot the whole trip to Google Maps. Geotagging is only becoming more and more fun. [Fujifilm]


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Leaner Fleetwood Eager to Please Buyers
January 10, 2011 by RVBusiness · 2 Comments
Sometimes things are so bad, it seems they can only get better. That's how it was two years ago for RV makers, the Fort Wayne, Ind., Journal Gazette reported.
At the depth of the recession, most consumers were too worried about losing jobs and homes to consider spending thousands of dollars on a recreational vehicle. So Northeast Indiana felt the shockwaves of the RV industry's collapse as well-paying manufacturing jobs evaporated.
This is the story of one company – Fleetwood RV Inc. – that rose from the ashes to create a leaner organization with updated product designs and an improved way of filling orders.
The business is smaller than its bankrupt predecessor, Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. But CEO John Draheim said the reorganized Fleetwood is more stable.
"We're still dealing with a flat retail market," he told The Journal Gazette, "but we've restructured our company to be profitable at the current (sales) volume level."
A fresh start
In June 2009, New York-based American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV LP paid $53 million for Fleetwood Enterprises' brand, the Decatur operations and some equipment in the company's California plant.
The company consolidated in Decatur, where Fleetwood has eight buildings: two for motorhome production, one paint shop, three for fiberglass production and two for service and parts.
When Fleetwood Enterprises filed for bankruptcy in March 2009, it simultaneously closed its travel trailer business and began steps to close its motorhome plant in Riverside, Calif. The company still operated one motorhome production plant in Decatur and had 12 manufactured housing plants in 10 states.
Fleetwood Enterprises' total employment, which was once 2,000, dwindled leading up to the bankruptcy filing. A company spokeswoman didn't have a definitive number for how low it dropped.
With the sale, Fleetwood Enterprises ceased to exist. As spokeswoman Heather Everett explained, Fleetwood RV is a 16-month-old company with a 60-year-old brand legacy.
The new owners consulted Draheim on how to structure the company before closing the deal.
Draheim has worked in the RV industry since 1997. Before joining Fleetwood, he worked for Monaco Coach Corp., National RV Holdings Inc. and Thor California Inc.
The workforce now has grown to 1,200, but the corporate staff still includes only four positions: chief executive officer, chief financial officer, vice president of operations and vice president of engineering.
Corporate staff members own a stake in the company. The remaining employees are in business units, which are responsible for their own profits and losses.
A new structure
Although the name switch might seem like a minor technicality, the ownership change carried major implications. Fleetwood RV had no debt and no employees when it was formed; 450 were quickly hired for service, parts and warranties.
Former employees who hired on with the new, consolidated operation accepted 10% pay cuts and started over earning vacation time and other benefits. The owners estimated that hourly employees would make as much as they did before the wage reductions, however, because work would be steady rather than punctuated by the layoffs that happened frequently at the former company because of insufficient customer demand.
The company also started from zero when it came to selling its products.
Fleetwood RV had to sign up independent dealers because it doesn't own any and couldn't use agreements negotiated by the previous company. Many dealers left the industry in 2009. The smaller group that remains is stronger financially, Draheim said.
With a sales network in place, the company had to recreate a supply network for parts needed to build motorhomes and campers. The previous one, Draheim said, was "fractured" by the recession.
Various suppliers couldn't keep their companies going when orders dried up. Fleetwood RV had to find reliable suppliers who make the necessary RV components.
A slim operation
Fleetwood RV has a "lean" culture, which means the company actively eliminates waste and inefficiency while stressing continuous improvement, Draheim said.
"We're able to produce more than we could a year ago," he said. "If it weren't for lean, we wouldn't be where we are today. We wouldn't be a profitable company."
Just how profitable, he won't say. Fleetwood RV also doesn't release sales figures, but the amount is "substantially higher than a year ago," the CEO said. And the company still has zero debt, he said.
Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) data from October found that Fleetwood RV ranked third in the industry in overall retail sales.
Because of lean business practices, the company is now taking ideas to market in just a few months, Draheim said.
Fleetwood has changed the production process and flow at least six times in the past 16 months, Draheim said. Changes have freed up floor space, leaving the manufacturer enough room to more than double capacity on a single shift, he said.
Making those changes has been a joint effort.
Draheim has read about lean practices, visited other lean plants and completed lean training. The vice president of operations has lean experience. And the equity firm lends expertise in financial and engineering matters, Draheim said.
The most significant change has been in how the plant builds RVs. Previously, workers manufactured in batches, making 10 identical motorhomes before switching to make 10 of a different model.
The process led the company to build more of some models than needed. Fleetwood Enterprises used to pressure dealers to take models they didn't really want as a result. But Fleetwood RV, the new company, can switch models with each individual RV it builds, Draheim said.
Fleetwood RV builds more than 50 different floor models.
Pent-up demand
One major challenge is designing those models to fit consumers' wants and needs.
The company keeps up with the changing marketplace by doing year-round grassroots research. Fleetwood staff goes to more than 200 RV retail shows to conduct focus groups, gathering feedback. The manufacturer recently surveyed more than 2,000 owners and one-third of its dealer network.
The company also seeks input from the more than 4,000 members of its RV owners club.
Customer feedback prompted Fleetwood to launch a product that combines aspects of a Class A design with a Class C. Class As have a front that looks like a bus, carry more water and have more towing capacity. Class Cs have a front that looks like a van, sleep more people but have less water capacity.
"Both products have their strengths and weaknesses, so we created a crossover," Draheim said.
The resulting RV costs from $80,000 to $100,000. The vehicle sleeps four to eight people, depending on whether they are adults or children. The breakfast dinette converts to bunk bends, and a "hide-a-loft" is a platform that pulls down from the ceiling and holds an air mattress. The idea for the loft came from the sales staff. Fleetwood engineering group made it work.
The model is shorter and gets better fuel economy than other models that sleep the same number, Draheim said.
"That's one of our highest-volume products over the last year," he said.
Mac Bryan, vice president of administration for the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), said several RV makers are offering more stripped-down models to appeal to money-conscious shoppers.
RV sales grew 45% industrywide in 2010, "but, obviously, from very low levels," he said.
The Virginia-based industry group expects sales will increase 6% to 8% this year, a more sustainable level of growth for models that can range from $5,000 to $500,000. Luxury options include gas fireplaces, Jacuzzis and patios that slide out 3 feet above the ground with canopy overhead and a railing around the sides.
"It's almost like anything your imagination can conceive, they can build," Bryan said.
The association expects RV sales will grow faster than some other discretionary spending because, as Bryan put it, "Many people are passionate about the lifestyle. We build family memories."
The recession was devastating for the RV industry.
October 2008 though June 2009 was the 100-year-old industry's toughest stretch since major oil embargoes in the 1970s, Bryan said. He expects it will take longer for the industry to recover this time because unemployment rates will probably take longer to fall than gas prices.
Getting a loan
Lending is a major factor in the sales equation. Some prospective buyers have had trouble getting approved for loans, Draheim said. But that's starting to ease, with some lenders once again approving loans for consumers and dealers, he said.
During the recession, some people ended up buying smaller RVs because that's all they could get loan approval for or that's all they felt comfortable spending. But that's changing. In the past six months, they've started buying bigger models. Draheim thinks these owners are rewarding themselves for making it through the recession.
When Fleetwood Enterprises was selling 50,000 to 60,000 units a year, most of the sales were in the mid-priced range, he said. Now, with the market at less than 20,000 units a year, most of Fleetwood RV's sales are split between the top and bottom of the market.
RV demand is picking up, however. Statistics from www.gorving.com verify increased interest. Traffic to the website has increased more than 40% this year, spokeswoman Christine Morrison said. The site is run by the industry trade association.
Some consumers who postponed purchases during the recession are now looking to buy, Draheim said. He thinks the company is well-positioned for when the market recovers.
Until then, if Fleetwood RV sells more vehicles, it has to take market share from a competitor.
Draheim plans to continue innovating and running a lean operation.
In the short term, he said, "We're just going to keep doing what we do."


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Two Touchdowns for Morris
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - An early 14-0 deficit proved too much for the Yale junior varsity football team to overcome, and the Bulldogs fell to Harvard 35-26 in The JV Game Friday afternoon at Clint Frank Field. Sophomore wide receiver Chris Morris had a pair of touchdown catches for the Bulldogs.
The Crimson's first score came on a busted trick play for Yale, as freshman tailback Javi Sosa's pass wound up in the hands of Harvard Aaron Thomas at the Yale 17 and he took it in for a touchdown at 5:42 of the first quarter. Ironically, the Yale drive had started with an interception by Yale sophomore outside linebacker Matt Battaglia.
Harvard scored again at the end of the quarter after denying Yale's attempt to convert a fourth-and-one at the Harvard 45. Colton Chapple's 24-yard pass to wide receiver Curtis Ross capped the drive and made it 14-0.
Yale began rallying with a 49-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter. Freshman tailback Taylor Stib got the drive off to a good start with a 12-yard run on the first play. Freshman quarterback Dez Duron had a key third-and-six conversion with an 18-yard toss to Morris, and that same duo capped the drive with a five-yard touchdown.
After Harvard scored another touchdown with 3:39 left in the half, the Bulldogs made the Crimson play for some failed trickery. Harvard tried a surprise onside kick, but the ball began rolling to a stop well shy of the necessary 10 yards before anyone from Harvard could touch it. Sophomore offensive lineman Jeff Fell fell on it to start the Yale offense off at the Harvard 34.
Yale's offense struck quickly after that. Stib took the handoff right and then pulled up to toss a pass down the sideline to a wide-open Morris for a 34-yard touchdown. The Bulldogs later got a 42-yard field goal from freshman placekicker Philippe Panico to make the halftime score 21-17 Harvard.
The Bulldog defense denied Harvard's fourth-down conversion attempt from the Yale 46 on the first drive of the third quarter, and the Yale offense then marched down field for another Panico field goal, this one a 33-yarder, to get within one. But two plays later, a 65-yard pass from Chapple to wide receiver Alex Sarkisian gave the Crimson some more breathing room, 28-20, with 8:05 left in the third.
Panico helped the Bulldogs gain a field position edge late in the quarter by racing back to grab a bad snap on a punt attempt, dodging the Crimson rush, and getting off a punt that pinned Harvard at its own 11. The Yale defense forced a three-and-out from there, and the Crimson punt set up the Yale offense at the Harvard 31. Sosa had five carries on the drive, the last a three-yard touchdown run. The Bulldogs went for two, but Morris was brought down shy of the goal line and Harvard maintained the lead, 28-26.
A 75-yard touchdown run by tailback Rich Zajeski with 9:59 left gave Harvard a 35-26 lead. The Bulldogs' next drive ended with an incompletion on fourth-and-six at the Harvard 41, and the drive after that ended with an interception that enabled the Crimson to run out the clock.
Report by Sam Rubin '95 (email@example.com), Yale Sports Publicity


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Episode 11 - "Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson - Fight the Perfect Fight" (Airs November 30, 10:00 pm e/p) - Quarterfinal action continues as Nelson teammates Joey Rivera and Jon Manley face-off to stay in the competition. The tension builds between fellow Canadians Michal Hill and Mike Ricci before they enter the Octagon to unleash their aggression. Then the last two match-ups before the finale are revealed when Dana makes his Semifinal announcement.


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ArseneHodali needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 45 freelance designers.
"Quotes" Clothing is a clothing line which features well known quotes on apparel, designed exceptionally well.
The quotes are timeless and thought provoking.
High end target audience... No age specifications (just not kids).
The logo needs to be simple, scalable, and versatile (can be used for more than just the website).
Being able to change the colour of the logo is a must... Keep it simple though.
Quotation marks around "Quotes" are a must. And If you can find someway to nicely incorporate clothing into the logo, then do so.
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Working for the most renowned Speaker in decades, Blankley became one of the leading spokesmen for the Contract with America. Prior to his career on Capitol Hill, Blankley served President Reagan as a speechwriter and senior policy analyst.
After leaving Gingrich's office in February 1997, Blankley joined the staff of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s George magazine. As a contributing editor, Blankley's monthly column "Between the Lines" featured his inside-the-beltway insights. Blankley also appears regularly on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, as well as CNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Rivera Live, The News with Brian Williams and MSNBC. In June 1999, Blankley joined The Washington Times as a weekly political columnist. In June 2002, he was named editorial page editor.
The same depth of knowledge and sharp wit that kept reporters turning to him during his time on Capitol Hill have made Blankley one of today's leading media commentators. His opinions and analysis of political events have been featured on the front pages of The New York Times, USA Today, and other major publications, and he was a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
Executive vice president of Edelman Public Relations in Washington, DC and a visiting senior fellow in national security communications at the Heritage Foundation, Blankley is also the author of The West's Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations and American Grit: What It Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century, both published by Regnery.
In his business life, Blankley serves as advisor to various financial organizations, including The National Association of State Insurance Commissioners; S & P, Proshares Fund; Magnetar Fund.
He has quickly become a favorite speaker of corporate and association audiences around the country. He uses his background in both the executive and congressional branches to design speeches which provide insight into today's headlines, and the issues that will fill tomorrow's.
In addition to being a popular speaker, Blankley is an accomplished debater. Clients have paired him with the likes of Bill Press and Bob Beckel, among other noted Democratic pundits, to create a uniquely informative and provocative program. Whether delivering a keynote or debating, Blankley gives his audience more than just analysis. Focusing on the personalities and stories which make politics interesting, he helps audiences remember the information long after they leave the event.


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Cisco's Security Advocates
How do you build good, secure development practices into the DNA of a company with over 40 different business units, an incredibly diverse set of product lines, and employees distributed around the globe? One of the things you need is a virtual community of sharp, knowledgeable people who understand network security and secure product development (and testing), and who can share and evangelize that knowledge with their peers, their colleagues, and their management.
That virtual community is a reality at Cisco. Today, the Security Advocates program numbers over 100 members from 40 different business units, representing diverse product lines ranging from small SOHO devices to core routers and switches to SaaS applications. Testers, tech leads, developers, and architects learn together, share their knowledge and expertise with one another and with their business unit colleagues, and provide valuable feedback to centralized security teams. In a decentralized environment like Cisco, this is an incredible boost to the time-to-adoption of new secure development tools and processes.
Security doesn't "just happen." It takes dedicated voices to get and keep development teams focused on producing more secure products, especially when resources are focused on other, often more marketable customer requirements. Product teams inside Cisco show their commitment to security by designating a security advocate for their business unit. Bringing that message inside the development teams literally brings the information "inside," with insider credibility from someone who understands the peculiarities, design features, history and market segment for a particular product — a major win when working with widely divergent products, markets and business realities.
So what do we get? We get informed, passionate, security-aware developers and testers throughout our business units, leaving a wake of secure development practices, improved tools and testing, training for their peers, and fewer vulnerabilities in their products. The business units stay in tune with the centralized security teams, and have contacts through which they can go when they need answers or need to raise issues. Similarly, the centralized security teams have contacts within the business units whom they can leverage when they need information about a product or need to provide information about a vulnerability. The Security Advocates get to expand their knowledge and expertise, and gain recognition from their management and peers as well as from executive management. And customers get more secure products and more secure networks. It's a win/win/win/win situation for all involved.
Like the network itself, the Security Advocates community is a distributed system that permits the flow of knowledge and experience through the company, and leverages expertise in product security for greater impact and scope. The work of the Security Advocates is helping us to build more secure products so that our customers' networks can be more secure and resilient. At the end of the day, that's really what we strive for.
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