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As each new hockey season progresses, fantasy hockey poolies are eager to dominate their pool. While the season is still young, everyone wants all of their star players and their sleepers to absolutely dominate. Despite hearing from the masses to be patient and against their better judgment, some folks pull the trigger far too early on the slower starters. Conversely, if a mediocre guy has a couple good games, their fantasy owner wants a king's ransom. Let's take a look at some of the slower or hotter performing Eastern Conference players thus far and what we can take from the good and the bad.
Alex Ovechkin, LW, WAS – After only two points in four games, it could be quite tempting to think AO isn't the dominating force he once was. Just remember that back in 08-09, Ovechkin also tallied two points in four games, while being held off the scoresheet in three of those four. Ovechkin would end up scoring only five points in October that year, but still scored 110 points on the season. Take a deep breath and make sure not to sell him low. There's a reason you took him number one overall.
Dennis Wideman, D, WAS – Wideman is off to a great start, scoring a point in each of the first four Caps games. Still, he has Mike Green taking the lion's share of the power-play time and Green is in a bit of a slow start himself (two points). As the season progresses, Wideman should still have a pretty good year, but Green will certainly be top dog in Washington. If someone is willing to overpay for Wideman, don't be afraid to pull the trigger.
Evgeni Malkin, C/RW, PIT – Malkin has only played in three of the six Pittsburgh games, but has scored four points in those games and won 22 out of 54 faceoffs. Malkin is a dangerous scoring threat, with or without Crosby in the lineup, but there is an injury risk. The reason Malkin has missed half of his team's games thus far has reportedly been due to soreness in his surgically repaired knee. Proceed with caution.
James Neal, LW, PIT – Neal is a very solid player who has a league-leading five goals early on (tied with Kessel and Tavares – both of which have played fewer games). Neal's best season came in his sophomore campaign where he posted a stat line of 27-28-55 with 200 shots in 78 games. James certainly has the opportunity for a career year in Pittsburgh as he will almost certainly be skating with one of Malkin, Crosby, or Staal. His 24 shots are on track for a 328-shot season and if he can shoot 250-275, he should have a very good chance to at least break his career-high goals number. Hang tight.
Phil Kessel, RW, TOR – Three games in and Kessel already has an impressive eight points. He and Lupul (five points) have really ignited Toronto, who has won all three of their matchups. Kessel, a guy who had 325 shots a year ago, has a 45.5% shooting percentage early on. That is extremely impressive, but unrealistic to assume it will continue. Kessel's output will have to slow down, but as long as he continues to average over 20 minutes per game and keep firing the puck, you might as well hold on to him and see how long the former Bruin can keep it up.
James Reimer, G, TOR – Perhaps the biggest key to Toronto's success is not their offense, but their goaltending. Reimer is one of my favorite goalies in the league and he is quickly proving that last season's success was no fluke. If you drafted him, you already have a shutout, three wins, a .927 save percentage, and a 2.34 GAA from Reimer. Not bad for a guy you probably drafted as your third-string goalie. Keep him.
Chris Pronger, D, PHI – Through four games, Pronger leads the Flyers with five points. Pronger is one of the guys I have been telling you guys to grab since the guide released in August. In most leagues, he went far later than he should have, thanks to a 25-point performance last season. Pronger's best year was a 62-point effort in 99-00 with STL, but his second-best was a 59-point year in his first year in Anaheim. That was 59 points in only 66 games while skating for one of the strongest teams in the league. With locker room problems gone and a captain's "C" on his chest, Pronger could very well turn in a career year. Four of his five points have come on the man advantage too. Keep him.
Jaromir Jagr, RW, PHI – Jagr has a respectable three assists (all on the power play) in four games thus far and is playing good hockey on a line with Giroux and van Riemsdyk. The problem so far though is that Jagr just doesn't have the same speed he had when he was younger. His linemates have a combined age of 45, while Jagr is 39. The bright side is that Jagr looks excellent on the power-play and of all the line combinations in Philly, the JVR-Giroux-Jagr line has been the only one to remain untouched. Jagr should still be a lock for 60 points, but it's too early to tell if he can break the 70-point barrier. If the right offer comes along, pull the trigger.
Luke Adam, C, BUF – Adam is having a tremendous season thus far, with his six points trailing only Thomas Vanek for the lead in Buffalo. The scary part? Adam is averaging only 13:41 of ice time. He's doing all the right things by staying out of the box (0 PIM), playing well defensively (plus-two rating), and burying his chances (30% shooting percentage), but it's not very easy to continue producing with under 14 minutes of ice time. Eventually he's going to need more shifts to keep his production up. One other positive to take though is that Adam leads Buffalo in takeaways, as shown in the Frozen Pool report below. He's doing great, but until Lindy Ruff gives Adam a longer leash, I would still be slightly concerned that this hot streak might not last.
Thomas Vanek, LW, BUF – Vanek is looking like the Vanek of 2006-07 recently with seven points in four games. Vanek was at his best when Buffalo as a team was well balanced. He struggled when Drury and Briere left town, but this team is very strong once again. Vanek could potentially outperform last season's tally of 73 points, but he has been known to be a rather streaky player. If you can't handle that, look to move him while he's on fire.
John Tavares, C, NYI – The Islanders are a much stronger team this year than last and Tavares is going to lead the way. He might not break out the way Stamkos did, but he is certainly going to be a player to keep on your roster.
Kyle Okposo, RW, NYI – In most water cooler discussions, Okposo is considered the most talented Islanders right-wing on the roster right now. He should be on a line with Tavares, but P.A. Parenteau just won't go away. Parenteau has seven points in the first four games and is proving to be a great setup man for Tavares. While it's somewhat disappointing that Okposo is skating with Grabner and Nielsen instead of Tavares and Moulson, Okposo and Grabner displayed some great chemistry last season. Although Grabner and Okposo have only one point each early on, they are still both solid options worth hanging on to.
Adam Larsson, D, NJ – Larsson is still looking for his first NHL point, but is only minus-one thus far, and is still getting time on the top power play. The 18-year-old Swede has been averaging over 24 minutes of ice time and has 7 shots thus far. The regular season is proving to be a bit more challenging than the preseason, but Larsson is still a rock solid defenseman that is being treated as one of New Jersey's top defensemen.
Martin Brodeur, G, NJ – Brodeur has played in only two of New Jersey's games thus far, leaving one early due to wear and tear. It doesn't sound too serious, but as long as Johan Hedberg continues to play well in Brodeur's absence (3-0 record, .945 save percentage, 1.41 GAA), we might see even fewer games out of Brodeur than expected. If the right deal comes along, pull the trigger on old man Marty.
Eric Staal, C, CAR – Staal has had a hard time getting going early on, scoring three points in five games and having a team-worst minus-eight rating. Carolina is trying to split up Staal and Skinner at even strength, but the coaching staff might finally be realizing that there aren't that many talented forwards in Carolina. The great thing about Staal is that he can score with just about everyone he's paired with, so don't get too worried. Historically, they've waited until the second half of the season to bring in a talented winger. If the trend continues, we could see a stronger second-half performance out of Staal.
Kris Versteeg, LW, FLA – Offense has been hard to find in Florida thus far, but Versteeg is tied with Brian Campbell for the team lead with three points. Versteeg seems to have found a strong role with the Panthers, averaging 20:02 per game, which is only two seconds fewer than Stephen Weiss, the forward with the most ice time thus far in Florida. Whether or not Versteeg can score 50 points again is yet to be seen (FLA's top scorer last year had 49 points), but the 5'10" forward is definitely getting opportunities. For now, he is worth holding on to as a depth forward.
Jose Theodore, G, FLA – For a goalie that everyone was saying to stay away from, Theodore has had a pretty good start to the year. Thus far, Theodore has two wins (one being a shutout), a 1.97 GAA, a .930 save percentage, and most importantly, has been one of Florida's strongest players. While I feel Theodore is going to have a strong season, the GM's in your league might not share that view. Florida's first back-to-back is this Monday and Tuesday, but after that, they don't have another back-to-back until November 25th, meaning they can give Theodore plenty of time. If you don't want to hold on to Theodore the whole season, at least hang on to him for another month and if he is still playing just as strong, start to dangle him in trade negotiations.
Tyler Seguin, C, BOS – With a center overload in Boston, Seguin was being experimented on the right wing. Similar to the Jeff Carter experiment, it was evident that Seguin was better suited at center. As fate would have it, David Krejci was injured and Seguin has been filling in with Lucic and Horton on the top line. The result? Seguin leads the team with five points. Seguin's production will almost certainly reduce when Krejci returns. The Bruins are being very vague with the extent of Krejci's injury, so we don't really know how long it will be before he returns to action. Krejci is an RFA in a contract year, and the Bruins already have Peverley, Bergeron, and Seguin all under contract for next season, so something will likely have to budge. As long as Seguin's getting top-six minutes, he is definitely worth holding on to.
Marc-Andre Bergeron, D, TB – For those who didn't notice, Bergeron leads the Lightning with five points in five games. Although he has little competition on the blue line, it's not likely that Bergeron posts fantasy-relevant numbers for most of the season. If any of the guys in your league are willing to take a gamble on Bergeron, sell away.
Vincent Lecavalier, C, TB – Lecavalier (two points in five games) isn't the superstar he once was, but he still managed to score 54 points in 65 games last season after getting settled on a line with Simon Gagne and Teddy Purcell. Lecavalier and Purcell are now skating with a different #12, Ryan Malone, but should have positive things in store for them in 2011-12. Don't give up on Lecavalier yet.
Scott Gomez, C, MTL – For those rolling the dice hoping Gomez would turn it around this year, things are looking bleak thus far. Gomez, who is coming off of a career-worst 38-point season, has only one assist through four games. While the Alaskan native will almost certainly score more than he did a year ago, he holds little (if any) trade value. It's probably best to move on if you haven't already.
P.K. Subban, D, MTL – Subban is a talented player and one point early on is not an accurate indicator of how he will perform. Despite being one of the youngest players on this team (22), Subban is averaging almost 25 minutes of ice time per game, by far the most on his team. Subban also leads the team in penalty minutes with six, and I think it's safe to say that his points and PIM will both be on the rise. Yes he is young and is in a sophomore year, but Subban should be in store for a good year.
Brandon Dubinsky, LW, NYR – Dubinsky has only one assist through three games, but did manage 20 PIM in that span. Dubinsky is a guy who has improved his point totals each year he's been in the league and fans were looking for big returns after hearing that he was going to start the year with Richards and Gaborik. Alas, Dubinsky is now skating with Anisimov and Callahan, but is still getting just under 20 minutes of ice time per game, which is a strong sign that he will have the opportunities to put points on the board.
The New York Rangers – If you add up the total points from each player on the New York Rangers through three games, you would get 12. That is pathetic. To put it into perspective, Buffalo's Adam, Vanek, and Pominville had a combined 13 points through two games. If you own just about any of the Rangers, you're probably experiencing some frustration. Sometimes it takes time adjusting to the addition of a star player like Brad Richards though, and the Rangers have certainly been tweaking their lines a few times, still looking for the right fit. Eventually they'll find it and things will start to balance itself out.
Milan Michalek, LW, OTT – Who knew Milan Michalek could still score? Michalek is firing at a point-per-game pace thus far and looks great on the left side of Daniel Alfredsson. Michalek has only averaged 33.5 points per year in Ottawa, so it's a long shot that his strong production continues. Play it safe and look to trade him if anyone expresses interest.
Alex Burmistrov, C, WPG – Burmistrov is a very skilled center who is now skating with Antropov and the newly claimed Brett MacLean. Burmistrov has one point in three games (which actually ties him for third in team-scoring) and is seeing 17:06 per game, with time on the penalty kill and the power play. There isn't likely to be much offense going around in Winnipeg, but Burmistrov's line could turn the corner and start finding the back of the net. He's certainly worth keeping an eye on.
There are certainly others to look at as well, but my list was already getting pretty long. If you have questions on any Eastern Conference players, feel free to fire them over to me on twitter @tlucarelli.
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Just wondering what your thoughts are on PA Parenteau? Seems to not be getting a lot of attention, but playing alongside JT could make him this years Jonathon Cheechoo! Plus he's also in a contract year.... Thoughts on him going forward??


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The Wiiware version of Excitebike: World Rally plays almost exactly like the original Nintendo Entertainment System and arcade versions of the game. You will see the same style of graphics, hear the same style of music, traverse the same obstacles on the courses, and race in the same manner (control wise) as you did 20+ years ago. Everything just has a slightly updated look. Graphics wise, Nintendo opted to keep the same artistic design as the original game and simply up it to a 2.5 dimensional style rather than the basic 2 dimensional look. This creates a very simple yet cool look for the game and sort of looks like a (really, really good) Lego / stop animation video. The characters all look like little plastic figures, which fits the mood of the game.
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Another new feature that Nintendo has brought to the game is the addition of online play. Players have the option of either racing against registered friends or searching for random, open matches with various players across the world. The process for the latter can be quite lengthy at times, but I have found that once you connect to a game, the players involved usually stick around for quite a few races. This means that you won't have to repeat the search following every match and it can also create some heated battles that stretch across numerous tracks. I have not experienced a single instance of lag during my time with the game, making it one of the most enjoyable online experiences that I have had with the Wii thus far. Oddly enough, Nintendo neglected to include a local multiplayer mode for the game, so don't expect to race with your friends on a single console.
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Darth Cheney is on The View right now. :eek::D
His wife is kicking ass!!!
Lynne Cheney is funny. I'm not watching The View, but she was great a while back on The Daily Show. She brought him a Darth Vadar doll (or is it still an action figure when it is 12 inches high?) and told him it was a present from her husband.
She'd be a better president than most of the idiots running in this cycle. She's smart, quick on her feet and she's not a fanatic, politcally or religiously.
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The Los Angeles Angels signed outfielder Mike Trout to a one-year, $1 million contract on Wednesday and hope to reach agreement on a long-term deal by the end of the spring, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
According to the report, a proposed extension would be for approximately six years and $150 million. With Trout under contract for the 2014 season, the Angels would be able to sign him to a new long-term contract and not have it count against their luxury tax until 2015.
Trout finished as the runner-up in the American League Most Valuable Player voting each of his first two seasons. Last year, the Angels renewed his salary at $510,000 -- just $20,000 over the league minimum. Because the 22-year-old has fewer than three years of major league service, he is not eligible for salary arbitration until 2015.
In 157 games last season, Trout batted .323 with 27 home runs and 97 RBIs. Trout's numbers were even better in his first full season in 2012 when he hit .326 with 30 homers and 129 RBIs.


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According to a team of U.S. researchers, women who drink red wine are less likely to raise weight than abstemious women.
Although wine has calories, according to these scientists they replace those in other foods which are not consumed, since wine would partially satisfy the appetite.
The research, published in Archives of Internal Medicine followed over 19,000 women for 13 years. At the time of starting the study, all were 39 years or older and normal weight. The participants reported how many alcoholic drinks consumed per day, and during the 13-year study, all of them gained weight progressively.
The study, conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, analyzed the consumption of 4 alcoholic beverages: red wine, white wine, beer and liquor.


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A witness statement by a Mr. Lewis taken from a report by the Metropolitan & City Police Fraud Department into threats against tenants who applied to rent tribunals in respect of accommodation rented from Perec (or Peter) Rachman, 27th July 1959 (MEPO 2/10077)
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[Mr.] Lewis - ...W.2, a man of colour, born ... March, 1924, West Indies.
62. Lewis states that he occupies two furnished rooms on the ground floor of that address, for which he paid £4 a week, until his case was heard by the Paddington District Rent Tribunal on 12th May, 1959, when this was reduced to 30/- [shillings] a week, with three months security of tenure.
63. He says that he knows the landlord of the premises to be Rachman, with offices at 91, Westbourne Grove, and he pays his rent direct to that office, usually to one of Rachman's staff, known to him as 'Serge' (Paplinski).
64. The accommodation was in ill repair and badly furnished, and on advice from De Freitas he decided to make an application to the Rent Tribunal, which he did on 1st May, 1959.
65. He says that about two weeks before the Tribunal hearing he saw 'Serge' at 91, West Bourne Grove, in order to pay his rent, and the latter told him that he understood that he (Lewis) had made an application to the rent Tribunal for a reduction in rent. According to Lewis, 'Serge' told him that he could have him evicted and would no longer be allowed to live under the roof of any of their premises again.
66. On Saturday, 6th June, 1959,- some three weeks after the case had been heard before the Tribunal- Lewis again went to 91 Westbourne Grove as his electric light had failed. He started to tell 'Serge' of this when the latter commenced to shout and stated that he didn't want to hear about it. 'Serge' is then alleged to have jumped up from the chair and say something to an Alsatian dog which was sitting close to him. Both the dog and 'Serge' went towards Lewis and 'Serge' pushed him, causing Lewis to fall on the stairs.
67. During the course of the struggle 'Serge' punched Lewis in the ribs. The struggle was only interrupted by the intervention of another Pole (Szymon) who works in the office. Lewis ran out of the building with 'Serge' and the dog after him, but no further injuries were inflicted.
68. Lewis has obtained a summons against 'Serge' for assault and the case is due for hearing on 28th July, 1959, at Marylebone Magistrates' Court.


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Rod Lazo
"I decided on Union College because of the Christian-focused education I knew I would be receiving. After meeting with the staff during my first visit to Nebraska, I was reassured of this fact. Every single person that I met with emphasized the mission of the program, which is to keep Christ first in our lives and in our future practice. My expectations for the quality of education that I would be receiving was definitely exceeded in my first year of class work. Going into my last year clinical rotations, I feel confident that the instruction I have received has prepared me for what is ahead. I daily remind myself of how much of a blessing it is to be in this program and I constantly thank God for making His presence felt here."
Jenni Bolejack
"I chose to come to Union's PA program because I want to learn to practice medicine as a Christian. My goal is to reach people spiritually as I treat them physically. For this reason, Union was my first choice. Now that I've been in the program for a year, I am more sure that I made the right choice. I am thankful for the opportunity I have had to learn from Christian practitioners and to see medicine from that point of view. Talking to students from other programs at the state and national PA conferences, I have found that Union's program is very comparable academically to many of the other programs. The major difference is that we have wonderful spiritual leaders teaching us, encouraging us and praying for us."
Eric Harl
"I have gone to the universities and the community colleges. I've seen that they have a good education to offer. However, it stops right there. Union college has given me a mind for medicine and, just as important, a heart for medicine. Through the incredibly caring faculty and the familial student support, I have felt like an individual who matters. I now know how important it is to be treated with Christ-like love and respect and I will give that to my patients daily. That is what my patients deserve, and that is why I came to Union College."
Stephen Yost
"I visited Union College and found the student support by faculty and administration to be far beyond what I had hoped for. While this is a family practice focus, there was the flexibility to meet my interests and practice. I found the instructors and administrators willing to go far beyond the extra mile. The small intimate atmosphere in the college and the program are a very positive factor. My classmates are well grounded and supportive of one another. My entire class bonded into a close knit, mutually supportive group that worked hard for each other. While I'm not Adventist, I have enjoyed the spiritual aspects of the campus and the PA program. I have grown spiritually through my time at Union. In all aspects I am very pleased with Union College and the Union College PA Program. I feel God brought me to this place for a purpose and it has enriched my life, beyond just gaining this education."
Brad Seltmann
"The reason I was primarily interested in the Union College PA Program was because I had met some of the staff and saw that they had the vision of helping the whole person, not just the chief complaint. I feel that I will be a better, more effective PA because of this approach. The extent to which we as students have come to know and appreciate our instructors is something that I feel very few students in other programs experience (They are probably the most patient group of faculty I have ever known!). I think it makes learning medicine not easier, but more enjoyable and natural."
Brad Schauer
"I am thankful I chose Union's PA program for my education. I have found the program faculty to be very supportive and willing to consider and accommodate individual needs. The Christian atmosphere is refreshing. It was encouraging to receive a note in my box on one occasion saying that the staff are praying specifically for my success during that day. I have also been impressed with the guest lectures and support from the local medical community, which I feel have prepared me for my career."
Alma Linda Acuna "Though Union College was far from all my friends and family in San Diego, California, I truly felt God leading me to this PA program. It had always been my desire to go to a school that could train me to become a high quality health care provider, able to meet the demands of this modern society, while simultaneously learning how Christ would have handled things. I didn't really think a school like this existed until I heard of Union College. One of the best parts for me is all the great classmates we have. I love it here!"
Carrie Kleinschmidt
"The PA program had many components that influenced my decision to apply and accept the position. Having a husband and child, I knew any PA program would be challenging not only scholastically, but also from a family dynamic perspective. Union's program places very high regard to students with families and strives to help students balance the life of school with home life. The Christian atmosphere has such a positive influence on the attitude of students. It promotes healthy discussion in the classroom and is directing us to become more sensitive Christian health care providers."
Michelle Thompson
"I chose Union for many reasons. The Christian atmosphere was a big factor. The smaller class is wonderful. The individualized attention means a lot. You're not known as just a social security number here. Everyone knows your name within days, whether it's financial aid, billing or yes, the wonderful instructors. Being a nurse for 12 years, I've came to know a lot of physicians and the PA program has a lot of excellent physicians to precept with. Union College is the place to go, no question about it."
Doug Phelps
"The reasons I chose Union are many. One of the most important reasons has to do with the Christian atmosphere found at Union. Teachers demonstrate a Christian example everyday, and saying a prayer is the norm and not the exception. Also, the small college atmosphere was important. Teachers not only know your name while you are in their class, but even after you do not have that teacher for a class anymore they still know who you are and will come up and talk to you. The quality of instructors is great, and they all are willing to go out of their way to help you. These are only a few of the many reasons I chose to attend the Union College Physician Assistant Program."


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FORT WAYNE – Mike Vaskivuos first stint with the Komets was short but historic.
He had two goals and nine points in six regular-season games, then totaled 10 goals and 24 points in 18 playoff games en route to the 2012 CHL championship. He was selected as the leagues Playoff MVP.
Now hes coming back.
The Komets re-signed Vaskivuo on Monday, while also inking forward Jake Hauswirth and trading all-star defenseman Daniel Maggio to San Francisco to complete the July 26 trade for defenseman Simon Danis-Pepin.
Im definitely excited (to be coming back), especially with all the memories I made there last time, said Vaskivuo, a 27-year-old forward. But its a whole new season, a whole new team and a lot of new faces.
After a tumultuous 54-game start to the 2011-12 season with Rapid City, Vaskivuo was released and brought in off waivers to Fort Wayne, which had lost playmaker Artem Podshendyalov to Russia.
Vaskivuo said the guy who got him to come to Fort Wayne back then was assistant coach Gary Graham, hired this summer to be the Komets head coach after the retirement of Al Sims.
(Graham is) the guy who kind of found me before I got to Fort Wayne and gave me the opportunity, said Vaskivuo, who scored the overtime series-clinching goal at Rapid City, S.D., in the second round of the 2012 playoffs.
(Graham) holds a special place for me and its why Im coming back. It looks like a good team, on paper.
The Komets have signed 13 forwards and seven defensemen so far.
This season opens Oct. 19 at Memorial Coliseum against the Toledo Walleye.
Vaskivuo played last season in France for Grenoble, scoring 15 goals and 28 points in 23 games.
It was definitely something new. Id never really played over there, he said. Socially, it was kind of awkward because they didnt speak English. Hockeywise it was a different game and an eye-opener.
Vaskivuo is embracing the heightened expectations for his second stint with the Komets.
Absolutely, thats what Ive always been as a player, is a guy who looks to score and produce that way, Vaskivuo said.
Its a good opportunity for me to help the team obviously and help myself and maybe get some looks at the higher level. Im ready for the expectations but its about having fun. As long as Im having fun, itll be great.
Hauswirth, 25, played six games with Ontario of the ECHL last season, scoring one goal, and he was in 44 games with Arizona of the CHL, tallying 15 goals and 28 points.
Jake is a big, steady centerman thats reliable in all three zones, Graham said. For a big guy (6-foot-5, 215 pounds), he skates very well and Im looking forward to working with him.
Maggio, 22, played 43 games last season with the Komets, totaling five goals, 18 points and 147 penalty minutes, and he played 26 games in the higher-level American Hockey League with Lake Erie and Bridgeport, scoring one goal, four points and 110 penalty minutes.
He also helped the Komets to the 2012 title, playing 15 playoff games after his junior career for Oshawa.


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1. Wake up, take a pill for joint health. Wait 30 minutes before taking anything else.
2. Take a pill for stomach issues. Wait another 30 minutes before eating.
3. Eat breakfast like a hungry wolf.
4. Take a multivitamin.
5. Take a couple of extra B vitamins to aid in the absorption of the pill for joint health.
6. Take a teaspoon of cod liver oil. (Yes, I've turned into my grandmother.)
7. Here, I should also take a teaspoon of local honey for my allergies, but I never remember to do that. Maybe I should start taking ginkgo biloba as a memory aid.
I have been trying to get more probiotics into my diet throughout the day. Probiotics are good bacteria that aid in digestion and all sorts of other good-for-you things. They can be found in fermented foods like yogurt.
They're are all the rage these days. Every carton of yogurt in the store screams "probiotics!!" on the label. I even saw a jar of pickles that advertised "probiotics inside!!!"
But I'm bored with yogurt. And I don't want to eat that many pickles.
I could take my probiotics in pill form, because I'm already taking enough pills (see Nos. 1-5, above) but I'd probably forget to take them (see No. 7).
So I've been trying to get my probiotics from fermented foods. In the winter, I would have a cup of miso soup — Japanese seasoning made from fermented soybeans — for lunch. But now it's too hot for soup.
Then my grocery store started carrying kefir — fermented milk drink. And that was good, until I realized that, for what I was paying for a quart of kefir, I could buy a gallon of buttermilk, another fermented milk drink.
I started drinking a buttermilk-strawberry smoothie for breakfast every morning. Until all that dairy started to bother my stomach. (See. No. 2.)
Next I tried kimchi (very spicy Korean fermented cabbage). That didn't work, because somebody didn't notice the warning sign on the top of the jar that said, "CAUTION: Contents under pressure. Open carefully," and inadvertently exploded stinky kimchi juice all over the kitchen.
Sauerkraut is also fermented cabbage, but I can only stomach it layered with pastrami on toasted rye, which would seem to defeat the purpose.
Most recently, I discovered bottles of a drink called kombucha, a Chinese fermented tea, at the store. It smells a little like apple cider vinegar but actually tastes pretty good.
I was swigging a big bottle of kombucha every day, and feeling fine, when I noticed the fine print on the label: "Contains a trace amount of alcohol." I've been drinking 1-proof sweet tea.
Hey, wait a minute. Wine is fermented, isn't it? And beer?
Silly me. I don't need sauerkraut or kimchi to get my probiotics. I'll just drink my vitameatavegamin.
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I lived in Gulf Shores when the city council rammed a Wal-Mart Supercenter down our throats in spite of a petition signed by nearly every registered voter in town. Congratulations, Oxford. With the destruction of the state's largest Native American stone mound just so Sam's Club can have fill dirt, you have taken the cake.
It is hard enough already for an expatriate Alabamian like me to defend what scraps of my home state's honor are left.
But it is impossible to defend the willful destruction of an irreplaceable historical site in the name of the lowest form of crass commercialism.
I will not only agree, but insist, that people such as Mayor Leon Smith deserve scorn and ridicule for daring to say that the site "ain't never been a burial ground," despite compelling expert opinion to the contrary.
I'm sure Smith's constituents are pleased to know that, in the Internet age, people as far away as Oregon know what type of person Oxford has for a mayor. Anyone who supports this travesty should be ashamed.
I hope supporters of this project sleep soundly at night knowing that they've committed an offense in the eyes of God. May God have mercy on the residents of Oxford, if these are the kind of leaders they elect for themselves.
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Bloodless medicine and surgery. Bloodless Surgery website. Available at: http://bloodlesssurgery.org/ . Accessed May 6, 2011.
Bloodless medicine and surgery. Trinitas Regional Medical Center website. Available at: http://www.trinitashospital.org/bloodless%5Fmedicine.htm . Accessed May 6, 2011.
Bloodless Surgery Center. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt website. Available at: http://www.slrctsurgery.com/bloodless.html . Accessed May 6, 2011.
The Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital. Penn Medicine website. Available at: http://www.pennmedicine.org/bloodless/ . Accessed May 6, 2011.
Glossary of terms. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Southern California website. Available at: http://www.cts.usc.edu/zglossary-cellsaver.html . Accessed May 6, 2011.
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy process and applications. Englewood Hospital Medical Center website. Available at: http://www.englewoodhospital.com/pdf/HBOProcessandApplications.pdf . Accessed May 6, 2011.
Mizuno J, Ozawa Y, Arita H, Hanaoka K. Anesthetic management of a Jehovah's Witness for pancreaticoduodenectomy. Masui. 2011;60(3):383-386.
Nonblood management techniques. Bloodless Surgery website. Available at: http://bloodlesssurgery.org/index.php?/Techniques.html . Accessed May 6, 2011.
Stuart A. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy. EBSCO Health Library website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/healthLibrary/ . Updated December 1, 2010. Accessed May 6, 2011.
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Welcome Andy, my wife's family lives in the Constitution state. East Lyme/Niantic, maybe I'll come check out your farm when we visit this summer. Well, Firebox first, other field trips later!
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I haven't lived the life I wanted, just the lives I needed too at the time.
Thanks guys. Knyfeknerd - if you're up from Niantic to got to Firebox, you're going right by me. Come on by!


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Blokes, don't be afraid of a bit of man grooming
Here's the thing about men and pedicures. Actually scrap that, here's the thing about men and massages, moisturiser, Pilates and yoga classes and manscaping, it's all totally fine. In fact, it should be encouraged.
It doesn't mean you're a lay-about with too much time on your hands, it just means you care about your appearance. Plus, it feels great.
So why do men feel the need to vehemently deny that they dabble in a bit of self-care every now and then. And what makes massages more acceptable than pedicures?
Before Abbott was snapped with his trouser legs rolled up, Anthony Mundine's doppelganger was spotted getting what look suspiciously like a pedicure.
When asked to comment on the photograph, Mundine firstly denied it was him before adding petulantly, "I don't get pedicures - that's girl's stuff."
But that's just ridiculous. With all respect to you Mr Mundine, and Mr Abbott the only thing silly about this whole business is refusing to admit that you're up for a bit of man grooming in the first place.
As has become quite clear, everyone is doing it.
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M says:
Come now lucy, you should be perfectly aware of why men don't admit to it. As soon as they jump up on the metrosexual bandwagon all the women bitch and whine about how they want a rugged man who doesn't look like a pretty boy, or how they don't want a boyfriend with a more onerous beauty regime than themselves, or how they don't want to date a narcisist, or, etc etc etc.
The moral of the story is never listen to a woman about what she wants in a man.
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Hear ye! Hear ye!
I am sick to death the of the constant reinforced traditional gender roles in our society. None of us should bat an eye at a man who loves to bake or a woman who loves to rebuild engines.
Thanks Lucy. I never thought I'd be defending Abbott, but here I am…
Tator says:
MMMM, I reckon I could do with a good pedicure, nothing like looking after the old toenails, prevention is better than having to cure a ingrown toenail. BTW enjoy a good massage, need one every week basically to keep moving otherwise after spending up to 40 hours a week driving long distances, my arms and back tend to seize up. One more thing I have noticed is the resurgence of the Barber shops for men. Nothing like going in and having the indulgence of having a hair cut and beard trim/shave.
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Abbott is smiling as he anticipates a 'happy ending'.
to the upcoming election, that is!
Tim says:
Massages can have a happy ending, pedicures can't.
Seriously, the only grooming a man needs is some aftershave and deodorant.
Give Me A Break says:
I wish I was a women so I could tell men all about how to be a better man and all the stuff associated with being a man, like supporting Germaine Greer.
andrew says:
i think the line needs to be drawn somewhere, and for me that is DIY. I can operate a razor / nail clippers / tweezers to a reasonable standard, but i'll leave the visits to the salon to my girlfriend thanks.
Dick says:
I had a pedicure about two years ago (I'm 50). Made a huge difference to the health of my feet. Stopped all the cracking that usually happens in the summer when I go bare-foot at the beach. Should have done it again last year. And a massage is great. I don't drive for a living like Tator, but spending 40 hours a week in front of a computer screen certainly doesn't help posture and stiffness in the back and neck.
Jock says:
Nope, this article is just another example of the feminisation of men being forwarded somehow as a good thing. It isn't.
Yak says:
As stated in another column, I received a manicure & pedicure voucher for Xmas. Highly recommended. Not so much the manicure, but the pedicure was wonderful. It comes with a leg and foot massage. I can't believe it took me 49 years to discover this pleasure.
It's not poofy. It's not feminisation. It's just common sense to look after your feet. And if you can get your wife to pay for some young girlie to rub her hands up and down your legs, that's a win. As long as you have hair on your arse, you can feel confident about your manhood.
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I'm not of Scottish heritage, so I don't wear a Kilt, I'm not of the female gender, so I don't need their assistance or advice in what I wear or whatever I might spray on or how I preen my body. Free the man….......free the man.
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That woman in the picture should get danger money for touching Abbott's nasty feet with her bare hands.
andye says:
I am a male who has paid over $200 for a haircut before. This was met by some small amount of wide eyed confusion by some of the males in my office. Others were like yep, where at? good?
I grew up in a very Aussie, very anti-intellectual culture in a coastal town. Bikie goatees, f***en being used pretty much in place of commas in conversation, and enunciation is for poofters. I had to learn that gay people were just people by meeting them and becoming friends with them once I escaped. Sharing a house with a gay couple in the 90s in Sydney was a great experience. They knew how to have fun without watching the footy, for one thing. They were just two people in love and I enjoyed their company very much.
Since escaping my white homophobic cultural heritage I have danced in gay clubs (sure, you get hit on but just explain you are straight, smile and have a boogie with them), got female priced haircuts, dressed in drag (this was pretty amusing), and never been afraid to camp it up for comedy value. Not once have I worried about anyone thinking I was gay. Except if they tried to hit on me, then its just ethical to tell them.
Why is it that so many guys are SO concerned about appearing feminine? When I do gay it up a bit and some guy throws a mocking comment, it can be rather disconcerting for them when I go along with it. I have also got no small amount of pleasure from suddenly becoming very camp when I come across someone who is being homophobic. This throws them, and I haven't been punched yet.
I am a guy with a strong feminine side. Not really metrosexual, just not afraid to show it.
Maybe I am just weird, though.
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Hell yeah there is something deeply wrong with a man getting a pedicure, manicure, moisturiser, or anything like that. Even the thought of it is just wrong…massages are fine but none of that other crap.
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I was pleasantly suprised. – The bf and I came down here for a friend's wedding and I was pleasantly surprised. Our room was great - good sized and had a wall of windows with a great window seat under it. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The wedding was in their courtyard on Saturday night and I liked the set up. They did the ceremony in a little fountain area and then the cocktail hour was around the pool - the downfall was that the pool was occupied by kids and guests of the hotel. That took a little away from the ambiance. The dinner and dancing was in a great location with a beautiful lantern/lights for the dance floor
Hotel is gorgeous.... – Hotel is gorgeous- we stayed in the historic part and the room was great- peeked into one of the rooms in the newer part and the rooms were beautiful also. Full bar and wine cellar a plus, and the location to wine country was perfect for us. Did not eat in the Hotel restaurant but heard its wonderful. Will absolutely stay again.
Everything was wonderful. Whatever you guys are doing... keep doing it!!! You guys are awesome!!!
I enjoyed the weekend emmensely and look forward to returning!
Elegant and clean – Very elegant and clean. We shopped around and this was absolutely the best deal for the best price. If you stay in the Designers Suites you have a patio (Stay in Betty Davis or John Wayne for the patio access). The staff was overwhelmingly helpful and attentive. Very high class and "old world Hollywood". You'll feel the glamor of the 50's with an LG flat screen with tons of channels (but who's watching with the pool and multiple fountains?) the best of both worlds.
Thank you for response during our stay. We enjoying staying there. We recommend the Santa Maria Inn to all our friends during their travels down south along 101. We come down to stay and visit family in the area. We shall be down again during the Holidays and we will be staying there.
We just loved Frederick and "In-Training." They were kind, welcoming, and made our stay just divine. We appreciated the wi-fi very much, also.
The best hotel in town and the best staff.
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Europe Airpost is the first French airline to receive the approval to operate its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft with a paperless cockpit based on a NavAero Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) that features Lido/eRouteManual, the electronic navigation chart solution from Lufthansa Systems, and other applications such as a performance software.
This will enable the airline to eliminate most of the paper documents used in the cockpit. Company forms, operations manuals, technical documentation and up-to-date navigation charts will then be available electronically. The software of the EFB solution also handles connections between applications on board and on the ground, automatic updates and reliable data synchronization.
"As the person responsible for our flight operations, I can be certain that the EFB 2 solution from Lufthansa Systems gives every crew member instant access to reliable documentation and the latest operational data," said Philippe Lonnoy, Director of Operations at Europe Airpost.
Lido/eRouteManual is structured clearly, is very reader friendly and at one glance provides pilots with all the information required for safe flight operations. The navigation charts are generated directly from the Lido navigation database. The solution optimizes the information processes in the cockpit, which reduces the crew's workload and contributes to flight safety. More than 24,000 pilots already benefit from Lufthansa Systems' navigation charts when planning their flights.
The use of the EFB and the corresponding elimination of weighty printed manuals in the cockpit helps Europe Airpost save fuel. At the same time, printing and logistics costs are eliminated, which also eases the burden on the environment. The nearly paperless cockpit therefore is an important step towards efficient, environmentally friendly flight operations.
"As the crews have been using our paper-based navigation charts for quite some time, they benefit from the identical structure and layout of the electronic charts, which facilitates the migration. This integrated approach underlines our drive to best assist our customers in optimizing their business processes," said Marco Cesa, SVP Regional Management EMEA at Lufthansa Systems.
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Europe Airpost, a French airline member of the ASL Aviation Group, is a unique airline company that operates in two distinct segments: leisure and charter flights for passengers and freight transportation for mail and express freight operators in Europe. It is the world's largest operator of Boeing 737-300 QS, convertible aircraft that operate as passenger aircraft by day and freighter aircraft by night. Europe Airpost is also the first French regional charter company. It transports annually 660 000 passengers and 76 000 tons of freight. The airline has around 600 employees and operates a fleet comprising 16 Boeing 737 aircraft. In 2012 Europe Airpost posted a turnover of EUR 236 million.
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73's eh, how nice...
88's? lol...
73's eh, how nice...
88's? lol...
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I made a crystal radio from a kit back in the '50s, and I even wrapped the coil and then used insulators to stretch an antenna wire.
"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and small minds discuss people." --Eleanor Roosevelt
I should have said 73s and 88s.
Sorry Cookie, I missed You.
Have a great day.
Sure, ham it up!
I am definitely not a pro plumber, but I am a pro crastinator
Thank You Bob.
Glen Zook, K9STH, posted this to the Heathkit mailing list:
Many amateurs already know that "73" is from what is known as the "Phillips Code", a series of numeric messages conceived for the purpose of cutting down transmission time on the old land telegraph systems when sending text that is basically the same.
In the April 1935 issue of QST on page 60 there is a short article on the origin of 73. This article was a summation of another article that appeared in the "December Bulletin from the Navy Department Office of the Chief of Naval Operations". That would be December of 1934.
The quotation from the Navy is as follows: "It appears from a research of telegraph histories that in 1859 the telegraph people held a convention, and one of its features was a discussion as to the saving of 'line time'. A committee was appointed to devise a code to reduce standard expressions to symbols or figures. This committee worked out a figure code, from figure 1 to 92. Most of these figure symbols became obsolescent, but a few remain to this date, such as 4, which means "Where shall I go ahead?'. Figure 9 means 'wire', the wire chief being on the wire and that everyone should close their keys. Symbol 13 means 'I don't understand'; 22 is 'love and a kiss'; 30 means 'good night' or 'the end'. The symbol most often used now is 73, which means 'my compliments' and 92 is for the word 'deliver.' The other figures in between the forgoing have fallen into almost complete disuse."
One of the chief telegraphers of the Navy Department of Communications, a J. L. Bishop, quoted from memory the signals that were in effect in 1905:
1 Wait a minute
4 Where shall I start in message?
5 Have you anything for me?
9 Attention or clear the wire
13 I do not understand
22 Love and kisses
25 Busy on another circuit
30 Finished, the end-used mainly by press telegraphers
73 My compliments, or Best Regards
92 Deliver
Now days, 22 has become 88 (love and kisses). I don't know when this came about. 30 is still used in the newspaper and magazine business to indicate the end of a feature, story, or column. And, of course, 73 is still used by amateur radio operators to mean "best regards".
Making any of these numbers plural (73s, 88s, etc.) is incorrect since they are already plural. 73s would mean best regardses and 88s would mean love and kisseses. Those make no sense.
Anyway, the subject of where 73 came from comes up periodically and this article reinforces the "Phillips Code" origin.
Jim, N2EY, adds:
Some other related stuff:
Phillips Code "19" and "31" refer to train orders. They were so well known that the terms "19 order" and "31 order" were still in RR use in the 1970s, long after the telegraph was gone.
The abbreviation "es" for "and" derives from the Morse character "&". The prosign "SK" with the letters run together derives from the Morse "30".
The numeric code is a small part of the abbreviations outlined in the Phillips Code (developed by telegrapher Walter P. Phillips). Here are the numbers as referenced:
WIRE Preference over everything except 95
1 Wait a moment
2 Important Business
3 What time is it?
4 Where shall I go ahead?
5 Have you business for me?
6 I am ready
7 Are you ready?
8 Close your key; circuit is busy
9 Close your key for priorit business (Wire chief, dispatcher, etc)
10 Keep this circuit closed
12 Do you understand?
13 I understand
14 What is the weather?
15 For you and other to copy
17 Lightning here
18 What is the trouble?
19 Form 19 train order
21 Stop for a meal
22 Wire test
23 All copy
24 Repeat this back
25 Busy on another wire
26 Put on ground wire
27 Priority, very important
28 Do you get my writing?
29 Private, deliver in sealed envelope
30 No more (end)
31 Form 31 train order
32 I understand that I am to ...
33 Car report (Also, answer is paid for)
34 Message for all officers
35 You may use my signal to answer this
37 Diversion (Also, inform all interested)
39 Important, with priority on thru wire (Also, sleep-car report)
44 Answer promptly by wire
73 Best regards
88 Love and kisses
91 Superintendant's signal
92 Deliver promptly
93 Vice President and General Manager's signals
95 President's signal
134 Who is at the key?
Call me on 10.7 MHz IF you have time.
Enjoy Your Day.
I am definitely not a pro plumber, but I am a pro crastinator
You were a nice looking baby.
I guess in the 50s it was cheaper to build things.
To build a Crystal radio now ? Maybe $20 US Dollars.
To Buy a built in China Crystal radio now ? $5 US Dollars.
Do You build or do you buy ?
I build, Using parts made in the USA, if possible.
The problem is that very few electronic parts are still made in the USA.
Do you still have the Radio ?
Bob... isit eerily quiet... spooky... wait, it is almost Halloween, that is why! I drove home in a monster fog by the way... Couldn't see 10 feet in front of me.
I was born to late, I would of loved to play around with a heathkit.
I've never even had the chance to play on a tube amp, Just new school solid state with no character. Any of you ever play around with Guitar Rig or AmpliTube?, Sorry if that isn't what this thread is about, i seen guitar talk and came runnin
I used to spend all my money on Heathkits. Actually, feel free to talk about anything you want here except to compain about the USA; that is reserved for IAN's Corner, where he does the complaining, and we do the rebuttals
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The Gators swept top-ranked UCLA 4-0 on Tuesday in Athens, Ga., to win the NCAA women's tennis title. A year ago, they beat Stanford 4-3 for the championship on the Cardinal's home campus.
"It is harder to win the second one," junior Lauren Embree said. "We've had our struggles and it hasn't been easy. Our goal from the beginning was to try to get back into this position and give us the best chance we had to win."
Florida now has won six national championships in women's tennis, which is the highest number in any of the university's programs. Men's golf has won four times, followed by football, women's swimming and diving and men's indoor track and field with three each.
Florida's 10 NCAA championships in all sports since 2006 are the most in the SEC, ahead of Auburn with nine.


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Over at Fred Wilson's AVC blog, he writes about the gangbusters success of the Raspberry Pi, a very rudimentary Linux-based $35 computer that has no display or keyboard but can be plugged into a TV. And he comes to two striking conclusions, in as few words as possible:
When the cost of tablet displays comes down, which they will, I think we'll see sub $100 tablets. And I suspect that will happen in the next 3-5 years.
For markets that can be end to end digital, like education, this is a game changer.
Let's tackle his first point: a sub-$100 tablet. This is a disaster for Apple (keep an eye out for my post later today about how Apple can and can't get to $1,000 a share). Cupertino needs to defend its pricing model at all costs. As I've written before, price is the most important thing for Apple — not innovation or design. In fact, I'd argue that pricing, specifically pricing for a 30-percent profit margin, is Apple biggest innovation. At least of the Steve Jobs Second Act Apple.