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What, you're saying you've had other things on your mind all summer? Shame on you! There's still time to make your travel plans for one of the upcoming SQL Server conferences, with the 2007 PASS Community Summit and DevConnections being the two major SQL Server events as measured by the number of sessions and attendees. I've played, and continue to play, various roles in some of the SQL Server shows as a community leader, but I don't have a direct economic interest in any of the shows I'll be mentioning. In other words, I don't make any money if I convince you to attend an event. Personally, I think it's great for SQL Server professionals to attend at least one major non-Microsoft show per year. I'm not going to say "this is the show for you," but I do encourage you to go to one of the events if your schedule and finances enable you to.
PASS is right around the corner (September 18-21 in Denver). PASS is the largest SQL Server show by far in terms of the number of attendees, speakers, sessions, and the size of the tradeshow. It's hard to identify just one thing about PASS that's the most exciting, but I'm going to try anyway. I'll share some of the most exciting aspects of DevConnections in an upcoming commentary, as that event gets closer.
PASS always offers a lot of high-quality content, but I encourage you to attend the six sessions offered by the Microsoft SQL Server Development Customer Advisory Team (SQLCAT). Quoting from a recent PASS newsletter, " SQLCAT is the team within Microsoft that handles some of the most demanding SQL Server implementations in the world. The SQLCAT team is also part of the SQL Server development group actively participating in developing new SQL Server releases. The team is the authority on use patterns, user challenges, real-life high-availability and scalability requirements, and end-to-end use of all SQL Server components within the Microsoft development organization."
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BOSTON -- In the not-too-distant future, Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. could well wind up as the Red Sox's version of the killer B's. They are two gifted young players who have the athletic talent to thrive in all facets of the game.
But for now, they are two rookies who are still learning how to maintain consistency at the Major League level.
BOSTON -- In the not-too-distant future, Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. could well wind up as the Red Sox's version of the killer B's. They are two gifted young players who have the athletic talent to thrive in all facets of the game.
But for now, they are two rookies who are still learning how to maintain consistency at the Major League level.
And Bogaerts and Bradley are living proof that even the most conscientious and talented players need time to get acclimated to the point where they can stand out amongst the best players in the world.
"They might not have all ended in a positive result, but you can put Xander and Jackie in a similar situation where there's been some opportunities and exposure," said manager John Farrell. "It hasn't always turned out in our favor, but we're hopeful and we're expecting that because of these challenges or experiences, they're going to pay off dividends as we go deeper in the season."
As the Red Sox spent their off-day in Texas with a 17-17 record, that .500 winning percentage mirrored the way things have gone for their rookie duo.
"Up and down," said Bogaerts, when asked for some self-evaluation. "Just trying to survive until I feel like I'm right where I want to be. Hopefully things turn around."
If they played in another environment, Bogaerts and Bradley could take their daily lumps and few might notice. But in Boston, playing for a team that is trying to defend a World Series championship, every step is magnified.
When it comes to the 21-year-old Bogaerts and the 24-year-old Bradley, it's clear they've both been able to keep an even-keeled demeanor despite the bumpy start.
"It's one of those things where you have to keep grinding and have faith in yourself and keep playing and doing the things that got you here," said Bradley. "I'll keep swinging it. Things are going to turn around. You have to have some peace in the middle of the storm."
For context, it's important to remember that even Dustin Pedroia struggled at first. En route to what wound up as an American League Rookie of the Year Award-winning season in 2007, Pedroia had a .224 average on May 1. By May 9, he was up to .387.
A similar surge could be in store for Bradley or Bogaerts -- or perhaps both. With a young player, you never quite know when it will click.
"A person like Pedroia, you definitely want to mirror the way he's played and approached the game," said Bradley. "Yes, he struggled early on, but obviously he figured it out and look at him now."
Through his first 100 at-bats of the season, Bradley is hitting .210 with no homers, 13 RBIs and a .325 on-base percentage. In isolated moments, he's come through with some big hits to help Boston win games. And in many moments, Bradley has made marvelous catches in center field and could wind up as a legitimate AL Gold Glove Award candidate this season.
"I feel like I can go get it," Bradley said. "If it hangs up in the air long enough, I'll catch it."
Once Bradley can generate similar confidence and expertise at the plate, he could become a difference-maker. The Minor League numbers demonstrate that he should hit eventually. Bradley has hit everywhere he's been, and with a keen eye that fits in perfectly with the overall approach of the team he plays for.
"It is a matter of time," said Bradley. "You just have to keep grinding. You have to stay in there. You're going to have your ups and downs and you just have to know that. As a young player, it just takes time. You can't get too frustrated because you're still learning. That's what I'm catching a grasp of."
In the case of Bogaerts, perhaps he created unfair expectations for himself by transforming himself last year from late-season callup to starting third baseman for the stretch run of the AL Championship Series and all the way through the World Series clincher.
Playing on a big stage, Bogaerts looked like a veteran. He worked a pivotal walk to help win Game 4 of the AL Division Series against the Rays. When the Red Sox were being stifled by Max Scherzer in Game 6 of the ALCS, Bogaerts lofted a double high off the Green Monster to help turn the momentum. And in Game 3 of the World Series, the nerveless right-handed hitter came up with a game-tying single.
But Bogaerts has learned that the long haul of a season is much more difficult than the short sample of a postseason run. Through 112 at-bats this season, he is hitting .268 with seven doubles, one homer and five RBIs. Bogaerts' eye has been typically excellent, as evidenced by a .379 on-base percentage.
"I feel like the most difficult part is seeing pitchers for the first time," Bogaerts said. "You don't know them. There's a lot of guys I haven't seen. I had what, 50, 60 at-bats last year? And in the playoffs, you're facing the same guys all the time. It's difficult to face guys you've never faced before."
While Bogaerts is still putting together his book on pitchers around the league, they now have enough usable video to have a book on him.
"Whatever book they have on me, it's actually working, I guess," said Bogaerts. "I kind of know what they want to do with me, for sure. It's just a matter of executing and not missing pitches. I'm missing too many pitches."
Bogaerts and Bradley both have 32 strikeouts, second on the club only to Mike Napoli, the slugger who broke a team record for strikeouts last year.
Until they hit their stride offensively, Farrell might rely on them more to do the little things.
In Sunday's game against the Athletics, Bradley was twice asked to drop down a bunt in a key situation. On the first occasion, he bunted it right at the pitcher in a safety squeeze situation, only to be thrown at first with nobody advancing. In the next at-bat, Bradley didn't get the bunt down and wound up hitting a grounder to first in which Will Middlebrooks was thrown out at third.
Though the Red Sox beat the Reds on Tuesday, it was a tough night at the plate for Bogaerts, who left six men on base and struck out three times. Farrell has noticed Bogaerts trying to do too much at times in run-scoring opportunities.
"There may be a tendency to expand the strike zone at times with [Bogaerts]," said Farrell. "There's more expansion of the strike zone, particularly up with the fastball and off the plate away with the breaking ball. Where we've seen a selective, patient approach with nobody on base, there might be more of a tendency to swing the bat in those situations."
Farrell admits he's still trying to get the feel for what to ask from both players during the key points of games.
"Do you take the bat out of their hand and look to sacrifice? Maybe that's what the game might call for, just the traditional approach to it. Or is there some benefit long-term to letting him swing the bat and grow in an opportunity?" Farrell said.
Later in the season, Farrell hopes that there won't be much of a decision. At that point, it will just be a matter of two players letting their talent take over.
"It's just a matter of time when it all clicks in," said Bogaerts.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Offensive catalyst Ilya Kovalchuk skated with the Devils for the first time since injuring his right shoulder more than two weeks ago and hopes to return soon to the struggling New Jersey lineup.
Kovalchuk would not set a timetable for his return, but coach Peter DeBoer said the Russian star probably will play before he is fully recovered.
The Devils are winless in seven games (0-3-4) since Kovalchuk was hurt crashing into the end boards against the Florida Panthers March 23. The skid has dropped them out of playoff position in the Eastern Conference with nine games left.
The defending conference champions have two home games this week, facing the Boston Bruins Wednesday and the Ottawa Senators Friday.
"Condition-wise, I feel good,'' Kovalchuk told reporters in the locker room. "That was never a problem. I just want to make sure I'm 100 percent when there is contact, and I can shoot one-timers and take the hard wrist shots. It's definitely going to take a few more days.''
Kovalchuk, who has never had a major injury in his career, did not engage in contact during the practice.
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Customs' spokesman Hans-Juergen Schmidt said the man, whose name wasn't released in accordance with privacy laws, was traveling from Mexico City to Barcelona. He says the man's bag was X-rayed in Frankfurt where he was changing planes and customs officials found 55 turtles, 30 arboreal alligator lizards, four horned vipers and a five-keeled spiny-tailed iguana.
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Cirque du Soleil said it will close its production of "Iris" at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in January, saying that demand for tickets has not met expectations. The production, which opened in September 2011, had an estimated cost of nearly $100 million and had been intended to be an open-ended run.
"Iris" will have its final performance on Jan. 19.
The production was one of the most ambitious in Cirque's history. The spectacle surveyed the history of movies from the silent era to the present day.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Defending champion Saint Louis earned the top-seed in the 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championship to be held at Baujan Field on the campus of the University of Dayton Nov. 14-17.
The Billikens earn the top spot after finishing the season undefeated in league play with a 6-0-2 record. George Mason will take part in its first ever men's soccer championship as the second seed following a 5-0-3 inaugural season in league play.
VCU (5-2-1) and LaSalle (5-2-1) finished tied for third-place with 16 points. The Rams were awarded the three-seed by virtue of their 3-0 victory over the Explorers on October 25.
The host Flyers will be the fifth seed and take on La Salle at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Duquesne (4-3-1) claimed the No. 6 seed and a spot in the tournament with a win over VCU on Sunday. The Dukes and Rams will square off in a rematch Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
Saint Joseph's (3-5-0) will take on Mason in the championship opener Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Massachusetts (3-5-0) earned the eighth seed and will take on SLU at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday in quarterfinal action.
Winners of the quarterfinals will face off in semifinal action on Friday. The winner of Mason and SJU will take on the winner of VCU and Duquesne at 5:00 p.m., while the winners of Saint Louis and UMass and the match between UD and La Salle will square off at 7:30 p.m.
The two semifinal winners will play in the finals on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. The winner receives the A-10 automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


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Dear Teen: Superfan Meets Cody Simpson!
Hey! Welcome to the latest episode of Dear Teen! This week, we're surprising a very special Cody Simpson fan! Now, there are lots of Angels out there, but this one runs her own Cody fan site! Now that's dedication! We took her to a dress rehearsal, where she got to not only meet Cody, but she interviewed him, too. They talked about what songs he likes to perform, his favorite thing about his Angels, and whether or not he would date a fan. PS, she even guessed what color shirt he was going to wear — and got it right!
Watch the awesome video above, and leave a comment or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com telling us which celeb you're dying to meet and make sure you subscribe to Teen so you don't miss an episode! Byeeeeee!
Also, don't miss Cody on tour! Check out when and where he'll be playing below:
Dec 02 Air Canada Centre Toronto, Canada
Dec 08 The Midland by AMC Kansas City, MO
Dec 10 The Norva Norfolk, VA
Jan 09 BOK Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 10 Verizon Arena North Little Rock, AR*
Jan 12 AT&T Center San Antonio, TX*
Jan 15 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA*
Jan 16 BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL*
Jan 18 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN*
Jan 19 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC*
Jan 21 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Jan 22 Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC*
Jan 23 Philips Arena Atlanta, GA*
Jan 25 Amway Center Orlando, FL*
Jan 26 American Airlines Arena Miami, FL*
Jan 27 American Airlines Arena Miami, FL*
Feb 19 Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, United Kingdom
Feb 23 Alexandra Theatre Birmingham, United Kingdom
Feb 26 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland
Mar 01 Indigo2 London, United Kingdom
Mar 03 Manchester Opera House Manchester, United Kingdom
Mar 04 02 Arena London, United Kingdom*
Mar 05 02 Arena London, United Kingdom*
Mar 07 02 Arena London, United Kingdom*
Mar 08 02 Arena London, United Kingdom*
Mar 10 Lotto Antwerp, Belgium
Mar 12 Muffathalle Munich, Germany
Mar 13 Live Music Hall Cologne, Germany
Mar 14 Tivoli Utrecht, Netherlands
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Fall Membership Drive 2012 - Thank you!
It's never too late to become an official 'OZillian and WWOZ member, but our Fall 2012 pledge party has wrapped up. It was a wonderful 11 days here at the station, and the membership staff (Crystal Gross, Molly Cobb, Lauren Del Rio, and Lindsey Darnell) extends thanks to the many volunteers, musicians, food donors, photographers, and 'OZ staff members who made it happen. This station really does rely on every one of you to continue sharing this fantastically unique programming that you won't find anywhere else. So thank you from the bottom of our syncopated hearts!
Musicians: Dr. John, Dana Abbott, David Paquette, Dave Jordan, Mark Mullins & Dave Ferrato, Irma Thomas, Matt Lemmler, Rex Gregory, Jayna Morgan & The Sazerac Sunrise Band, Debbie Davies, Mia Borders, Big Daddy O, Khris Royal & Dark Matter, Kermit Ruffins, Nayo Jones, Zena Moses & Rue Fiya, Saint Cecilia's Assylum Chorus, Alvin Youngblood Heart, Reg Gregory, Schatzy, Colin Lake, & Sharon Martin, The High Ground Drifters, Sasha Masakowski, Ceasar Elloie Quartet, Lena Prima Quintet, Stooges Brass Band, Bobby Lounge, Lee Boys, Shotgun Jazz Band, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Walter Wolfman Washington, & The Will Wesley Band, Topsy Chapman, John Boutte, Ernie Vincent, & Mario Abney, Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet, New Orleans Suspects, Kim Carson, & Todd Clouser's Love Electric
Providers of food: Crescent Pie & Sausage, Mother's, New Orleans Cake Cafe, the Country Club, Parkway Bakery, Cafe Amelie, Whole Foods, Magnolia Grill, Crabby Jack's, Laurel Street Bakery, Taj Mahal, Big Shirley's, Pizzacare, Slim Goodies, The Joint, Rio Mar, CC's Community Coffee, Croissant D'Or Patisserie, Fatoush, La Boulangerie, Juan's Flying Burrito, Mona Lisa, Martinique Bistro, Oceana Grill, Tee-Eva's Pralines, Reginelli's Pizzaria, Satsuma, Carmo Cafe, Nirvana, Santa Fe Tapas, St. James Cheese, Bayou Brew, La Divina, Loretta's Authentic Pralines, and George's Produce
Show Hosts & Pitchers: Raymond Kent, Renee Dodge, Keith Hill, Jodi Brown, Black Mold, Scott Borne, Eric Ward, Sally Young, James Henderson, Sherwood Collins, Andrew Ward, David Torkanowsky, Johnny Woodstock, Jack Lyles, Suzanne Corley, Jorge Fuentes, Missy Bowen, Linda Santi, K. Balewa, Crystal Gross, Dan Myer, Leslie Cooper, George Ingmire, Big D, Jordan Stuart, Maryse DeJean, Rick Wilkof, Bob Murret, Tommy Lyons, Bob Rodrigue, Mark LaMaire, Cousin Dimitri, Ben Jaffe, Lindsey Darnell, Danielle Small, Russell Shelton, Marc Stone, Lisa Williford, T.R. Johnson, Jivin' Gene, Neil Pellegrin, Clarence Frogman Henry, Jeff Greenberg, Murf Reeves, Renard Poche, Andrew Grafe, David Kunian, Sondra Bibb, Gentilly Jr., Lauren Mastriogiavanni, Linda Wright, Hazel, Charles Laborde, Jim Hobbs, Jerry Lenaz, Elizabeth Meneray, Molly Cobb, Kathleen Lee, Stacey Morigeau, Matt Knolls, Peter Kastle, Sean O'Meara, Matt Murphy, Melanie Merz, Yolanda Estrada, Ariana Hall, Zach Young, Chris Dunn, Brice Nice, Duane Williams, DJ Soul Sister, Bill DeTurk, Lauren Del Rio, Valerie "The Problem Child" Kacprzak, Vin Chary, Chessa, Jason Miner, Marc Paradis, Ron Ringenberg, Christy Carney, Veronica Cromwell, Anastasia Shaw, Ms Smalls, AJ Roderigue
Phone Bank Volunteers: Jimmy Morrissey, Duane Williams, Gregory Sclama, Grace Perrine, Corey Collins, Jon Ottersrtrom, Frances Davis, Eliza Llewellyn, Cheryl Balalong, Carol Badilla, Judith Thigpen, Leslie Cooper, Steve Walden, Luis Capuchina, David Stafford, Gerry Christoff, Monique Hamilton, Jon Otterstrom, Elizabeth Laird, Frances David, Andrew Monson, Mike Dill, Sheryl Diane, Dames de Perlage, Francis Davis, Alicia Wozniak, Cheryl Balolong, Doyle "Red" Cooper, Tim Caldwell, John Titsworth, Lisa Bacques, Rory Collins, Matt Devitt, Pamela Legge, Joel Nitzkin, Dames de Perlange, Pamela Legge, Elizabeth Wotawa, Michel Gagnier, Karen Scott, Dennis Good, Laura Lodato, Mike McAndrew, Anastasia Shaw, Adriana Battista, Betty Jane Schlater, Clay Colton, Clarissa Koederitz, Bobby Vallecillo, Austin Allen, Trixie Levins, Ruth Marinello, Bobby Vallecillo, Remee Dodge, Philip Stelly, Tracy Norwood, Karen Scott, Corey Collins, John Salomone
We have some fabulous photo slideshows from each day of the membership drive. Down below are picks from Day 11 (a humdinger!), check 'em out!
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HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — Seven men were shot to death in an apparent ambush by rival drug traffickers near the Mexico-Arizona border, authorities said Thursday.
An eighth man was found wounded on a hill in an area called Ejido Los Ejemplos near Sonoyta, Mexico, Sonora state police said in a statement. Sonoyta is close to the U.S. border crossing at Lukeville, Arizona.
The bullet-riddled bodies were found inside a pickup truck Wednesday night, authorities said.
Sonoran police said the survivor of the Tuesday attack told investigators that he and the other men had just dropped off marijuana when gunmen opened fire with automatic rifles on their pickup truck.
All of the men are believed to have been from the state of Sinaloa, home of the drug cartel by the same name.


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Wow - one month of 2013 already gone. How does that even happen??
After getting back into the post-holiday day-to-day schedule of my job, and recovering from being sick for an entire week, let's see how I'm doing with my 2013 goals so far:
1. Complete the NGS Home Study Course by June. This is by far my most important goal for this year.
Lesson 6 has been submitted and Lesson 7 is underway. I just have to find time to get to one of the local churches to do the hands-on survey so I can submit the lesson. Will need to complete through Lesson 10 by the end of February in order to stay on schedule.
2. Attend IGHR in June. I want to finish the NGS-HSC before I do this.
I got in!! I registered for Course 2 on January 22.
3. Attend FGS in Ft. Wayne in August.
Registration doesn't open until some time in February. But I already have my hotel room reserved! (Fortunately, I'll have until July 1 to register with the earlybird discount).
4. Get into a ProGen Study Group by July.
I was informed that the waiting list is around 4 months right now, so I went ahead and put my name on the list. I received my confirmation email this past Wednesday. I'm already scared!
5. Perform a census survey/census search for each direct-line individual on my tree through my 2nd great grandparents. (See this post for explanation)
I'm systematically working backwards through my pedigree chart, and so far I've done two. Good thing I gave myself a year to finish this one.
6. Obtain DNA tests for my maternal uncle, my maternal grandmother, and my father.
7. Double-check source citations in RootsMagic for accuracy. I'd like to get through my 2nd great grandparents on this one too.
I tried to work this one in with my census survey, but was quickly reminded that I really can't do more than one thing at a time.
8. Blog at least twice per week. I've really fallen off on this and I want to get back on track.
Well, I only have 3 blog posts for January. I really need to stay on top of this.
9. Add 5 new ancestor biographies to my website and update WikiTree accordingly.
10. Contribute at least two articles to society quarterly.
11. Transfer website and blog to new host. This will involve a complete redesign of my website, relinking of all my toolbox links, and transferring my blog to WordPress.
So far, so good. Domain transferred (as of January 1, mind you), and all pages have been transferred! Take a look here. I'm still having a very hard time letting go of my Blogger site and posting solely on my self-hosted WordPress site. For one thing, I can't easily change the color of my fonts, and that is kind of important for me. (So if anyone has any helpful hints, I'd love to hear them!)
12. Join APG - probably the Second Life chapter.
Done! Now if I can just figure out how to resolve the scheduling conflict so I can attend the meetings in Second Life ...
13. Continue my indexing efforts for FamilySearch. I'd like to index a minimum of 100 records per month. (I know this seems low, but in light of goals #1-4, I'd like to actually be able to meet this!)
Hmm ... so far, NOT so good. I haven't indexed at all this month.
Do we share any ancestors?
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Four Monarchs score in 4-1 win over P-BruinsSpecial to the Sunday News
November 02. 2013 11:10PM
MANCHESTER – Left wing Andy Andreoff, right wing Sean Backman, right wing Brian O'Neill, and defenseman Nick Deslauriers each scored goals and right wing Brandon Kozun picked up two assists as the Manchester Monarchs defeated the Providence Bruins, 4-1, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday night.
Manchester (8-1-1-2) leads the Atlantic Division with 19 points. Providence (4-4-0-2) is ranked third in the Atlantic Division with 10 points.
"(Martin) Jones has been great; we've had timely scoring," said Monarchs Head Coach Mark Morris. "Every game has been nip and tuck, and this one too, even though the score was 4-1, it was a lot closer than that. We had some key penalty kills in the second period. I thought we were really (relaxed) in the second and we opened the doors for them. We had a lot of giveaways and turnovers but we challenged the guys between the second and third, and they responded well."
Jones (8-1-2) earned his eighth win of the season stopping 30-of-31 shots. Subban (0-3-0) took his third loss of the season making 30 saves on 33 shots.
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Notables: Manchester leads the American Hockey League with a record of 8-1-1-2 for 19 points…The Monarchs have a record of 4-0-0-0 against the Providence Bruins this season…Left wing Andy Andreoff scored his second power play goal in as many games…Andreoff (2-1=3) and left wing Tanner Pearson (2-3=5) are on a three-game point streaks…Right wing Brandon Kozun is on a four-game point streak with seven points (1-6) dating back to Friday, October 25…Defenseman Nick Deslauriers (4-4=8) has scored a point in seven of his last eight games. . . . . The Monarchs travel to Canada to play the St. John's IceCaps at the Mile One Centre at 6 p.m. on Friday.


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Update 5/17 - Funcom will be giving away the FULL VERSION of the game PLUS the expansion upgrade to FIVE lucky winners!
Hey guys,
For all you gamers out there, Funcom is launching "Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer" which is the expansion to the critically acclaimed, best-selling massively multiplayer online game 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'. 'Rise of the Godslayer' is now available in retail as a combined package that includes the original game and the expansion, and is also available for purchase online for players upgrading from the original game. 'Rise of the Godslayer' not only introduces countless hours of new adventure through the addition of new lands and dungeons, it also adds all-new gameplay features such as the faction system.
Funcom is also giving away FIVE full versions of the game PLUS the expansion upgrade FREE to five lucky Crunchyroll users.
All you have to do is become a fan of their page and write a comment on their page - http://www.crunchyroll.com/ageofconan. One minute of your time could win you hours and hours of adventure in the Age of Conan - Rise of the God Slayer.
Thanks to Funcom for sponsoring Crunchyroll! Good Luck!
This contest ends on Friday, May 21 at 9pm PST.
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awsome i'll try the contest
why not i suppose ill try it ... i like winning free stuff
Conan was a shitty MMo. I won't recommend paying $15 a month for it, it sucks hard.
If by "critically acclaimed, best-selling massively multiplayer online game" they mean shitty game that failed, then I suppose that's accurate.
I played the game, it was pretty cool and the combat system is unique. Reason why I stopped play was that it just got boring, happens to me on most MMOs.
Yeah but it failed to WoW because at the beginning there were tons of players on Conan and then they went back to WoW. I never played it but maybe I'll give it a shot.
Gaming on my PS3.
i was really excited about the game on release date and even pre ordered the collector's edition before. i really liked the game but around lvl 60s i start to find the lack of balance in pvp so it end up making me quit the game. The past year or so ive been hearing about the developers revamped the whole game and made it a lot better, ive been interested in going back but didnt really want to fork over the cash for something im not so sure about. Hopefully i get really lucky and win a copy of this expansion so i can give AoC another shot for redemption.
The characters doesnt look right. And i haf a feeling it'll be like World Of Warcraft., which i hate.
Nuking acc!
Unexpected to see Funcom and Crunchyroll in league..
but AoC with the expansion is currently the best MMO out there. And we still don't want kids there; this is a game for adults. Teenagers and trash can go back to WoW and stay there or roll on Fury...
MMOs are in a state of constant development. If not, they fail. The game you tried at launch might seem more refined three months later. All you can do is hope they learned their lessons from it's original launch.
That game is BOOOORING... 15 bucks a month its a joke.
bored as hell
Holly was here.. Randomly ._.
The only MMO I'm slightly interested in DCUO. But I'm still not going to get it.
Ya age of conan was totally not worth what i paid and definatly not worth $15 a month...........................But someone esle should enjoy it...
MW3 - Who wants some..?


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March is finally here, so you know what that means? It's time for Zap2it's Celebrity Social Media Showdown!
We love following our favorite TV stars on social media as much as the next person, but there's no denying that some celebrities take their dedication to communicating with their fans to the next level. Whether it's Misha Collins' epic tweets, Patrick Stewart's hilarious Facebook posts, Chloe Bennet's on-point Instagram photos, or Orlando Jones' amazing Tumbling skills, these people make keeping up with them on the Internet a pure joy.
In honor of their dedication to the fans, we decided to honor them in return. For this month, we're holding a March Madness-style showdown to determine who is the king or queen of social media — and your votes are going to decide the winner.
In this post, you're voting on the Tumblr candidates who will move on to Round 2. This round begins on March 5 at 10 a.m. ET, and will end on March 9 at 10 a.m. ET. Vote as many times as you want, and be sure to spread the word to make sure your favorite TV stars move on to the next round.
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WASHINGTON - There are various reasons you might not care about the Obama administration's spying on journalist James Rosen and labeling him an "aider and abettor and/or co-conspirator" in an espionage case.
Liberals may not be particularly bothered because the targeted journalist works for Fox News. Conservatives may not be concerned because of their antipathy toward the news media generally. And the general public certainly doesn't have much patience for journalists' whining.
But here's why you should care - and why this case, along with the administration's broad snooping into Associated Press phone records, is more serious than the other supposed Obama administration scandals regarding Benghazi and the Internal Revenue Service. The Rosen affair is as flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush's administration, and it uses technology to silence critics in a way Richard Nixon could only have dreamed of.
To treat a reporter as a criminal for doing his job - seeking out information the government doesn't want made public - deprives Americans of the First Amendment freedom on which all other constitutional rights are based. Guns? Privacy? Due process? Equal protection? If you can't speak out, you can't defend those rights, either.
Beyond that, the administration's actions shatter the president's credibility and discourage allies who would otherwise defend the administration against bogus accusations such as those involving the Benghazi "talking points." If the administration is spying on reporters and accusing them of criminality just for asking questions - well, who knows what else this crowd is capable of doing?
When Rosen and I covered the Bush White House together a decade ago, I knew him as a scrappy reporter who had a fascination with Watergate trivia. He later wrote a sympathetic biography of John Mitchell, Nixon's disgraced attorney general. Now he's learning just how abusive a Justice Department can be, from an administration that has launched more leak prosecutions than all previous administrations combined.
My Washington Post colleague Ann E. Marimow, who broke the Rosen story, obtained the affidavit by FBI agent Reginald Reyes seeking access to Rosen's private emails. In the affidavit, Reyes stated that "there is probable cause to believe that the reporter has committed or is committing a violation" of the law against national security leaks. The affidavit detailed how the FBI had monitored Rosen's comings and goings from the State Department and tracked his various phone calls with the suspected leaker, analyst Stephen Jin-Woo Kim.
Rosen's supposed crime? Reyes got his evidence from an email from the reporter: "I want to report authoritatively, and ahead of my competitors, on new initiatives or shifts in U.S. policy, events on the ground in (North Korea), what intelligence is picking up, etc. ... I'd love to see some internal State Department analyses. ... In short: Let's break some news, and expose muddle-headed policy when we see it, or force the administration's hand to go in the right direction, if possible."
That is indeed compelling evidence - of good journalism.
And how did Rosen commit this crime? Kim told investigators Rosen is a "very convincing, persistent person" who "would tell me I was brilliant and it is possible I succumbed to flattery."
Only in this Justice Department could flattery get you a prison term.
President Obama's spokesman, Jay Carney, told reporters that there must be a "balance" between a free press and leaks that "can endanger the lives of men and women in uniform and other Americans serving overseas."
True, but the 2009 reports that prompted the probe confirmed what was already conventional wisdom, that Kim Jong Un was likely to replace his father, Kim Jong Il, as North Korea's leader, and that there were worries that North Korea would respond to new sanctions by launching a third nuclear test. As it happens, the intelligence was wrong, and Pyongyang didn't launch another test at the time.
Carney told the White House press corps Tuesday that Obama doesn't think "journalists should be prosecuted for doing their jobs" (perhaps he could remind the FBI of that), and the administration has renewed its support for a media shield law (a welcome but suspicious gesture, because the White House thwarted a previous attempt to pass the bill).
If Obama really is "a fierce defender of the First Amendment," as his spokesman would have it, he will move quickly to fix this. Otherwise, Obama is establishing an ominous precedent for future leaders whose fondness for the First Amendment may not be so fierce.
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Raidmax Vampire Case Review
Raidmax Vampire Introduction:
Today we are taking a look at one of Raidmax's newest chassis in its ever expanding lineup. Raidmax was founded in 1988 with the mission of providing innovative design, excellent performance, and quality products. Its biggest market is gamers that are on a budget, but will not compromise for quality. The Vampire chassis itself falls under the top tier and one of the more expensive chassis Raidmax has to offer. This of course comes with the goal in mind to bring the quality with a low price tag.
During the early years of my computer obsession, the Raidmax Scorpio chassis was everything I wanted and idolized anyone who owned one. While to this day I have never been able to get my hands on one, I have owned my share of chassis created or influenced by Raidmax. Raidmax does not only specialize in chassis, but a wide range of case accessories, along with power supplies, and it's about time for Raidmax to bring another innovative design to the market. Let us take a closer look.
Raidmax Vampire Closer Look:
This time around I am going to try something a little different by jumping right into the juicy part of the review, rather than talk about the box it comes in. Once the packaging is removed and the chassis is revealed, you can see that the Vampire isn't like anything else on the market. The front has five 5.25" expansion bays along with a 200mm fan covering the lower half. The materiel itself is a mix of plastic and off-black rubberized paint along with angled edges to give it that unique look. On the back of the chassis is supplied what should be standard for a full tower. These items include a 140mm fan, ten PCIe expansion slots, and spacing for a bottom mounted power supply. Moving on, the left panel includes a large tinted window with slits to mount up to two 120mm fans on the window; it came as a bit of a surprise, considering very few companies lately have been releasing chassis and options to mount fans on the side panels. Once you flip the chassis around, you can see a clean design brought out by the black paint and front panel adding the third dimensional feel.
The top of the Vampire chassis has a few hidden gems, which become more present after the initial glance. It not only contains all the I/O buttons, but an assortment of other features like a 2.5" hot swap bay, fan controller, and hidden USB and audio ports. The real prize comes when two screws are removed holding the top panel on, which was very simple to remove. Pulling the panel off reveals support for a 240/280mm radiator, two 120/140mm fans, or one 200mm fan. The panel itself acts as a large fan filter and a unique way to hide LED fans, if installed, to give it a nice glowing effect. By default no fans are included on the top, but for anyone who wants to light up the chassis with good airflow, this is the way to do it.
The bottom of this chassis isn't anything to get excited over, but has some redeeming qualities. Once flipped over the Vampire is held up by four little feet; in fact they are large enough to handle a chassis this size, just small in comparison to the chassis. Under the power supply mount, Raidmax included a detachable fan filter to keep all the dust from entering. Until now I did not realize the importance of having a filter over the power supply. I recently replaced my friend's power supply because of dust build up; it's rare, but the power supply can die or at least break the fan from an unchecked clog. If you happen to have a shorter power supply and are in need of a bit of extra airflow, a 120/140m fan mount has you covered. In all likelihood, even with a shorter power supply, the cables end up blocking this extra fan mount from my experience.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. stock market closed lower, dragged down by sharp declines in momentum stocks after the Federal Reserve suggested valuations on biotech and Internet stocks may be stretched.
A positive start early in the session on better-than-expected results from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and generally positive economic data fizzled out when Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen began her two-day congressional testimony.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.43% recovered some of the losses, but closed 3.78 points, or 0.2%, lower at 1,973.32. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.50% ended the day 5.3 points higher at 17,060.75, after setting an intraday record in the morning. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.26% dropped 24.03 points, or 0.5%, to 4,416.39. The Russell 2000 RUT, -0.16% fell 11.5 points, or 1%, to the preliminary 1,154.18.
The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF IBB, -1.44% was hit hard, falling 2.2%, while the Global X Social Media Index ETF SOCL, +1.08% gave up 1.1%.
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"Investors are particularly interested to see proof that earnings did bounce back in the second quarter. If we do not see solid growth and positive outlook for the rest of the year, we might see some repricing, as current multiples without growth are not sustainable," said Drew Wilson, investment analyst at Fenimore Asset Management
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen told Congress the Fed could act sooner on interest rates if the labor market keeps surprising. But, she added, that time is not yet here.
Yellen never mentioned the stock values of social media and biotech companies in either her prepared remarks or answers to the questions from the senators. That reference to valuations, which hit the Nasdaq, was in a separate Fed monetary policy report submitted to Congress along with Yellen's testimony.
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Among the day's economic news, Empire State manufacturing activity picked up in July to its highest reading in four years. While retail sales in June rose less than expected, most stores except for auto dealers and home-improvement outlets boasted an improvement in revenue.
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Goldman Sachs GS, -2.36% reported second-quarter earnings of $4.10 a share and revenue of $9.13 billion, beating Wall Street estimates. Goldman shares rose 1.3%. Recap: Goldman Sachs CFO says environment mixed with historically low volatility levels.
As high-growth momentum stocks were hit, Tesla Motors, Inc. TSLA, +0.37% shares dropped 3.1%, Twitter, Inc. TWTR, +1.21% and Facebook Inc. FB, +0.47% fell 1.1%.
Yahoo Inc. US:YHOO shares rose over 3% in after-hours trade after reporting second-quarter results that were in line with expectations. Intel Corp. INTC, +2.30% also rose 3.4% after-hours, following quarter reports. Read more about the day's notable movers here.
Gold recovers, pound rallies
Asian markets did build on those gains, with the Nikkei 225 index NIK, -2.67% settling at a more than one-week high. Gold US:GCU4 fell for a third session on Tuesday on the back of dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen. Crude oil futures CLQ4, +0.00% futures succumbed to renewed selling pressure Tuesday, pushing the U.S. benchmark back below $100 a barrel for the first time since May.
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GENEVA (AP) — Shareholders in Glencore International PLC, one of the world's biggest commodity traders, have voted to approve a merger with Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata PLC.
The company says the deal won approval from 99 percent of Glencore's investors. Xstrata shareholders will vote later Tuesday.
However the merged company, which would have a $70 billion market capitalization, still requires antitrust approval from regulators in the European Union and China.
Glencore already is the largest shareholder in Xstrata, with a 34 percent stake. The next biggest shareholder is the sovereign-wealth fund Qatar Holding LLC, with a 12 percent stake.
Glencore is based in the Swiss town of Baar but has its main stock listing in London. Xstrata is based in the neighboring city of Zug.


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Guidelines for Multiple Joint Replacements
Topic Overview
Some people may need to have more than one joint replaced-for example, a shoulder and an elbow, a shoulder and a knee, both knees, or a hip and a knee. Doctors have different opinions about what is best, based on their experience and your specific situation. Your doctor will consider many things, but the following are some general guidelines.
- If you need both a shoulder and an elbow replaced, your doctor will probably replace the more painful and disabling joint first.
- If you need a shoulder and either a hip or knee replaced, your doctor usually cannot replace the hip or knee until at least 3 months after the shoulder. This is to give the shoulder time to heal before you need to use crutches or a walker after the surgery on your hip or knee.
- If you need both a hip and a knee replacement, and you are not sure how well you will tolerate rehabilitation (rehab), most doctors will recommend having surgery on the hip first. Recovery after hip surgery doesn't require as much rehab, so if you do well, you may also do well with the more intensive rehab required after knee surgery.
- If both knees or both hips need replacement, some doctors recommend doing both knees or hips at the same time during the same surgery. Others may recommend doing two separate surgeries during a single hospital stay.
- If you need hip and knee
replacement surgery on the same leg, doctors will usually replace either the
most painful joint or the hip first. There are two reasons for this:
- Pain from arthritis in the hip joint can spread to the knee (referred pain). Replacing the hip first gives you a better idea how much of your knee pain is actually from arthritis in your knee.
- The hip surgery usually is done first, because a painful knee will not interfere too much with successful rehab after hip surgery. On the other hand, a painful hip may interfere with successful rehab after knee replacement surgery.
- If you do have two surgeries at the same time or very close together, your recovery is likely to take longer than if you had a single surgery. But it is still likely to be shorter than the total recovery time for one surgery and recovery followed by a separate surgery and recovery.
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As Florida lawmakers consider beefing up the ethics laws that govern them, they could learn a few things from their counterparts at the county level, a new research report shows.
Florida State University's LeRoy Collins Institute and Integrity Florida released the report, titled "Tough Choices: Florida Counties Bridge the Ethics Policy Gap," to highlight some of the ethics ordinances in place at the local level.
In many cases, county officials have tougher ethics laws than the ones on the books for state lawmakers.
"This is what counties in Florida have been doing that really makes us proud," said Dr. Carol Weissert, director of the LeRoy Collins Institute. "We actually are leading the nation in some of these county efforts. We're also talking about a promising conversation that is going on at the state level."
Weissert said many of the county-level reforms—including tough laws on campaign finance, gifts from lobbyists, ethics training and voting conflicts—were sparked by Florida's infamous reputation for government corruption. Between 2000 and 2010, Florida led the nation in federal public corruption convictions, with many of the convictions at the county level.
Counties like Miami-Dade, Broward and Orange have taken steps to try to tamp down on the corruption, launching new ethics commissions and requiring ethics training for elected officials.
Dan Krassner, who advocates for stronger ethics laws as the director of Integrity Florida, said the report could provide some good ideas for the state Legislature, as it plans to do ethics reform next year.
"We'd encourage all county officials that have been involved at the local level to bring your ideas to Tallahassee," he said. "Come before the Legislature and share your experiences of what's working and what's not at the local level."
House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) and Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) have each expressed interest in making state government more ethical. The push comes at a time when there is a record amount of special interest money flooding into the political process.
See the full report here.


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MASHKEL, Pakistan – Zar Bibi's 7-year-old son was napping when a massive earthquake demolished this small Pakistani town earlier this week near the Iranian border. The mud walls of the family's home were no match for the tremor that destroyed the house and, within seconds, buried the sleeping boy in rubble.
"I called for his father and his elder brother," Bibi, a resident of Mashkel, said Thursday. "They came with the relatives and removed the debris and pulled his body from the debris."
The boy, Abdul Salam, was one of 35 people killed in Pakistan when the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Tuesday on the Iranian side of the border. Authorities fear the death toll could rise once rescuers reach other villages and towns in this desolate area far removed from government infrastructure and aid.
Mashkel and its roughly 20,000 inhabitants bore the brunt of the earthquake that shook buildings across Pakistan and the Gulf region. The remoteness of the town has made delivering aid a challenge. Mashkel is closer to Iran, just 20 kilometers (12 miles) away, than it is to the Pakistani provincial capital of Quetta.
During a trip to Mashkel on Thursday, which the Pakistani military arranged for the media, many residents complained to reporters that help has been slow to arrive.
Bibi said she and her husband and remaining two sons have been sleeping outdoors because their house was totally destroyed and they had no tent.
"We are sleeping on this open ground, this open sky," she said. "We are just waiting for assistance from the government. No one has come here to check on our condition."
Roughly 1,000 of the 1,200 homes in Mashkel were demolished in the quake, said Col. Saqiv Elahi of the paramilitary Frontier Corps, which has a base in the town and has been providing some aid to residents. Elahi said many of the houses that did not collapse have dangerous cracks in the walls and roofs that make them uninhabitable.
He said they had about 300 tents for residents, but that 700 more were needed.
Elahi said 35 people in Pakistan died in the earthquake but cautioned that the death toll could rise because authorities have yet to reach some of the even more remote villages affected by the quake.
Many of the people in this area hold both Pakistani and Iranian citizenship, and some might have taken their injured relatives to Iranian hospitals on the other side of the border, he said.
The Pakistani military has evacuated 23 injured quake victims to Quetta and Dalbandin, another city in Baluchistan province. The military also has sent food, medicine, blankets and tents, the military said in a statement Thursday. They've also set up a field hospital and dispatched 550 troops to assist.
Still, many residents complained that prices at the local shops had shot up in the days after the quake and that there was a shortage of drinking water. Tankers usually bring in drinking water because their local well is salty, but the water tanks were damaged by the earthquake.
"We have no money to construct the tank or buy the water," said Ali Ahmed Raiki, another local resident. "We are compelled to use this salty water,"
In comparison to the devastation in Mashkel, the Iranian government has reported only one person killed and 12 injured on its side of the border. Iran's state-run Press TV initially reported a much higher death toll in Iran, saying 40 people had been killed, but later backed away from that figure.
Iran lies on seismic fault lines and experiences one slight quake a day on average.
On Thursday afternoon, a moderate, magnitude-5.2 earthquake rattled the town of Tasooj, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) northwest of the capital, Tehran., Iran's state TV said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that it was a magnitude-4.8 quake. There were no immediate reports about any damage or casualties.
Last week, a magnitude-6.1 quake struck another part of southern Iran, killing 37 people and injuring hundreds.


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LOCAL LEADER SUPPORTS NEW BUSINESS PLANNING COMPETITION AT CWRU'S WEATHERHEAD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT TO HELP SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NORTHEAST OHIO B. Charles Ames commits $1 million gift
CLEVELAND – B. Charles Ames has chosen to lend his management expertise and financial support to Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management by making a $1 million commitment to implement the B. Charles Ames Business Plan Competition and the B. Charles Ames Distinguished Speaker Series in Corporate Governance and Creating Shareholder Value.
The Business Plan Competition will commence this fall with the goal of attracting 25-35 top student participants in the Business Planning and Entrepreneurship tracks at Weatherhead. As stated by Mr. Ames, "The Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management is uniquely qualified to lead these two areas in a way to spur economic growth in northeast Ohio." The focus is to create shareholder value and to develop a viable business plan for a northeast Ohio startup company or improve the competitive position of an existing small to mid-sized firm. Students will have two semesters to research and implement their potentially award-winning breakout strategies. A broad range of judges from industry, venture capital, and economic development organizations will rate the projects on success of execution, the enhancement of competitive vitality, and how well each plan would contribute to economic growth in the region. A strong incentive for student success will include prizes awarded at the $25,000, $15,000, and $10,000 levels to those creating the most successful business plans. Mr. Ames' gift comes at an appropriate time as Cleveland continues its quest to retain young professionals.
Mr. Ames served on several Boards of Directors, chairs for two, has published eight articles in the Harvard Business Review, and served until the end of 2007 as the Senior Operating Partner and Vice Chair for Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), one of the most respected private equity investment firms in the world. In addition to his senior position at CD&R, Mr. Ames' professional resume spans more than 35 years at both Cleveland-owned and international Fortune 500 companies. From 1972 to 1979, he served as the Chairman and CEO for Reliance Electric. He was a Partner at the Cleveland offices of McKinsey & Company, Inc. as well as former Director of The Progressive Corporation and Diamond Shamrock. In 1991, Mr. Ames became the Director of Lexmark International, Inc., most known for its visibility in the consumer printer industry, where he served until April 2007. He is the co-author of numerous books including Market-Driven Management: Creating Profitable Top-line Growth and has had his works – Vital Truths About Managing Your Costs and Straight Talk from the New CEO – featured in the Harvard Business Review.
Mr. Ames strongly believes that most business schools overlook or minimize the importance of developing breakout strategies that will drive a business ahead and create shareholder value. He also believes that there is not enough focus on business ethics and corporate governance in business schools. He believes that CWRU is uniquely qualified to take a leadership role in these areas.
The Weatherhead School of Management is excited to work with Mr. Ames to ensure a practical learning experience for both students and local businesses while improving economic growth in Cleveland. Dean Mohan Reddy comments on the collaboration, "On behalf of Weatherhead, I would like to thank Mr. Ames for his commitment to our students and the northeast Ohio business community. Both his involvement and insights strengthen our ability to marry the learning of our students with the needs of local industry. With Mr. Ames' support, we are able to continue engaging our biggest asset – our students – by letting them have direct access to real-life businesses and help influence positive change."
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BOLTON, Mass. — If Michael Ryder's reduction in scoring from the '08-09 season to last year was his first production dip, he might be more discouraged entering into this season.
But you'll remember that the year before he joined the Bruins, Ryder had followed a 30-goal campaign with a 14-score season. So before today's charity golf tournament, Ryder was brimming with confidence that he'll erase the evil memories of his 18-goal campaign in black and gold this winter.
"You've just kind of got to forget about it and think about things why you didn't have a good year and try to fix that. That's what makes players get consistent and I've got to try and work on that and try to get better," said Ryder, whose first Boston season featured 27 goals before his nine-goal decline.
The Bruins' offense was last in the NHL last season, and Ryder knows that as one of the players with a goal-scoring pedigree, and the owner of a contract that pays him $4 million, a lot of the onus for turning things around rests on his shoulders.
"The whole team didn't score goals last year. We had a hard time putting the puck in the net in the regular season. When you're looked at to score goals and the team's not scoring, you're kind of one of the guys that's under the gun," he said. "And I kind of accept that I've just got to try and find ways to make that happen."
It was thought that Ryder might not get a chance to turn things around in a Boston uniform over the season. By the looks of the comments on this blog, you'd have thought Ryder had changed his first name to Buyout. But general manager Peter Chiarelli told Ryder the winger he would be back in exit meetings last spring, and that's how things played out over the summer.
Ryder said he ignored the trade rumors and, although he only skated a couple times over the summer, he focused on what he has to improve on to make his mark with the Bruins this season.
"For me personally, I know the things I have to get better at from last year. And I expect to try and shoot the puck more and try and put the puck in the net," he said.