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First; I thought the game was kind of a yawner and the Sioux played very sloppy at times, however, that is probably to be expected since they haven't had many practices under their belt, I was told that the Fighting Sioux hockey team had like one practice before this game. I also thought Manitoba was a bit cheap and took a lot of runs that UND's skilled players. I am not sure I would put them in the hack category but they did seem to play with a bit of a edge. It's one thing to play hard but I don't think it's necessary to try and start a brawl during an exhibition game, we would like to save the brawling for conference opponents like the Pioneers and the Gophers.
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Tags: College Hockey, WCHA Hockey
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Alright. It's the part that one or two of you have been anxiously waiting for: The top 3 preseason previews of the WCHA teams and their predicted finishes. Ok, enough of self-inflating my ego. The final three teams will be the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, the Huskies of St. Cloud, and the Sioux of Grand Forks, ND.
(the) University of Minnesota at Duluth Bulldogs
2009-2010 Overall Record: 22-17-1 WCHA Record: 16-11-1 (6-5-0 NC Record)
Key Losses: Brady Hjelle, Rob Bordson, Drew Akins
Key Returners: Jack and Mike Connelly, Justin Fontaine, Kenny Reiter, Brady Lamb, Travis Oleksuk, Mike Montgomery, and Dylan Olsen
Key Recruits: Justin Faulk, Joe Basaraba…
It's kindof telling when you are looking through the key losses and you find that, except for Bordson and Hjelle, the rest either were quiet or flat out played so little you had to double check the stat sheet to see who they even were.
Tags: College Hockey, WCHA Hockey
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We are going to delve now into the top half of the league. As I get closer to #1, the tougher it goes to determine who will finish where. For example, I'm pretty certain of UAA finishing dead last. However, I'm not certain where any of the top 6 will finish. As usual, the top 5 will be very tightly packed in terms of talent. It would not surprise me at all if my top 6 looks completely different than reality even by week 3 of the season.
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
2009-2010 Overall Record: 18-19-2 WCHA Record: 12-14-2 (6-5-0 NC Record)
Key Losses: Jordan Schroeder, Nick Leddy, Jay Barriball, Mike Carman, Ryan Flynn, Tony Lucia
Key Returnees: Jacob Cepis, Alex Kangas, Aaron Ness, Cade Fairchild
Key Rookies: Nick Bjugstad, Erik Haula, Max Gardiner(?)
Tags: College Hockey, Minnesota Gophers, NCAA, WCHA Hockey
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Adam Wodon from the College Hockey News has confirmed that Penn State University is going to form a Division I Hockey team and that the announcement will be made this Friday.
Pioneer Press — WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod said he is waiting to hear from Penn State, and subsequently the Big Ten, before making any detailed comments.
"Having said that," he added, "we're well aware of developing circumstances at Penn State, and we've definitely done our homework regarding several scenarios that could play out."
Creating a Big Ten men's hockey conference would give the fledgling Big Ten Network some live programming on Friday nights, when men's basketball teams typically don't play.
"That's some major programming on Friday nights," Lucia said.
Tags: Big Ten Hockey Conference, CCHA Hockey, WCHA Hockey
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B.C. Interrupted has an interesting perspective on PSU getting into the college hockey mix and what it would do to Hockey East.
If the Big Ten hockey schools were to break away from the WCHA and the CCHA, they would be creating a power Big Ten conference that I don't think Hockey East could compete with in terms of being the premiere college hockey conference. Over time, we might see a geographic shift in NCAA Tournament locations where more regionals are played in Big Ten markets. Currently, the Eastern hockey teams typically benefit from two of the four Regionals being played in their backyard (typically, Worcester, Manchester, Providence and locations in Connecticut). A Big Ten hockey league would also garner more revenue (through a BTN television agreement) and exposure than leagues like Hockey East and the remnants of the CCHA and WCHA ever could.
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Here is an article that someone had posted on their twitter feed. Lets hope that Vande Velde can make the Oilers roster before the end of the season.
PENTICTON, B.C. — Though later to the party than most other prospects here, Vande Velde is proving he belongs as a pro.
"I definitely think I' m ready to take the next step after a full college career," Vande Velde said. "I think UND got me prepared really well, and obviously that's a great program and I'm excited to get in here and maybe crack the big team."
Oilers center Chris Vande Velde scored a second-period power-play goal to give the Oilers a 3-2 lead.
– Ryan PinderEdmonton Director of Player Development Mike Sillinger played more than 1,000 NHL games and watched Vande Velde last season with the Fighting Sioux and followed him when Vande Velde moved to AHL Springfield when the NCAA season ended.
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Here are a couple of links relating to the PSU hockey announcement.
Penn State Receives a 88 million dollar donation to jump start Division I hockey program. [Click to read the article]
Penn State to Launch Division I Hockey Program [Click to read the article]
Coming Soon: The Big Ten Hockey Conference [click to read the article]
Persistently battling with the Canadian Hockey League for the top developing prospects, the area landscape of NCAA hockey is soon to change. Beginning with the 2014-15 season, Penn State plans to ice a full-fledged hockey program and will join the newly-formed Big Ten Hockey Conference.
Tags: Big Ten Hockey Conference, CCHA Hockey, WCHA Hockey
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Here is an interesting story written by Kevin Pates that was in today's Duluth New Tribune.
Duluth New Tribune — WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod addressed the possible changes last weekend at league coaches meetings in Bloomington, Minn., said Minnesota coach Don Lucia on Monday. The WCHA will start 2010-11 with 12 teams with the addition of Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha.
"The strength of the WCHA has been the commitment of member schools, and if Minnesota and Wisconsin were to leave, the league will still be a good, strong league. It will not be a drastic change," Lucia said. "But right now this is all speculation. Will Penn State add hockey? Will the Big Ten schools want to form their own league? Will they be interested in adding affiliate members?"
Tags: Big Ten Hockey Conference, CCHA Hockey, Dallas Cowboys, WCHA Hockey
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Jason Herter will be the third head coach in three seasons for the Fargo Force. Herter will also is the third head coach to have connections to the Fighting Sioux hockey program (Dean Blais – Head Coach UND 1994-2004, Steve Johnson – Player 1984-1988, Jason Herter – Player 1988-1991). The last two head coaches have used their Fargo force coaching position to spring board to a coaching position in the college hockey ranks. It's nice to see UND alum doing well in their hockey careers. Here is the official press release.
Fargo Forum —Former Force assistant Jason Herter was hired this morning by the Force to take over the team days before training camp starts Monday. The 39-year-old Saskatchewan native replaces Steve Johnson, who resigned Monday to become an assistant coach at St. Cloud State.
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Here is the list of the WCHA hockey officials that we will be swearing at again this this season. Do you seen any names not on the list?
3-Derek Shepherd; 4-Todd Anderson; 5-Justin Brown; 7-Don Adam; 8-Tom Sterns; 9-C.J. Beaurline; 10-Peter Friesema; 11-Tim Walsh; 12-Butch Mousseaux (R-L); 14- Brian Thul; 15-Marco Hunt; 17-Craig Welker; 18-Max Battimo; 20-Brad Albers; 22-Bill Mason; 23-Matt Ulwelling (R-L); 24-Jon Campion; 25-Mike McCreary; 27-Jonathan Morrison; 29-Scott Bokal; 31-Brett Klosowski; 33-Brad Shepherd.
at UAA: 36-Kent Asplund; 73-Scott Sivulich; 74-Steve Glines; 75-Travis Jackson.
at CC & DU: 52-Scott Staudte; 57-Bob Keltie; 67-Greg Rockenback; 80-Butch Mousseaux; 82-Stephen Stankevich; 86-Gary Pedigo; 88-Tim Swiader.
at MTU: 35-Dan Juopper; 85- Sean Jacques; 98-Damon Beirling.
at UM, UMD, MSU, SCSU: 38-Joe Harris; 44-Chris Olson; 45-Jerome Krieger; 50-Tony Lancette, Jr.; 53-Rick Nelson; 55-Jeff Schultz; 61-Luke Huggett; 62-Jarod Moen; 68-Chris Perrrault; 80-Tony Czech; 90-Matt Anderson; 91-Sterling Egan; 96-Eric Whisler.
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Katie Ridder
Katie Leede
David Netto
Amanda Peete in Domino
Jonathan Adler
Katie Ridder
Ruthie Sommers in Domino
Jenna Lyons in Domino
Katie Leede
David Netto
Amanda Peete in Domino
Jonathan Adler
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Ruthie Sommers in Domino
Thanks for sharing and make sure to keep us posted. I am really excited that you have this project.
They're all so cute that they ALMOST make me want to have little kids; the problem is they grow up into TEENAGERS! Seriously, how cute are these spaces?
Good for you! How exciting!
The yellow stripes on the ceiling are awesome!
You will make a beautiful room no doubt, but as a mother of two I can assure you that a crib really doesn't need that much linen and stuff. Both from a design and safety perspective, less is more!
Good luck. Not my department either, and unfortunately not something I could get that excited about doing. But as you note, a lucrative element of the business. Well, at least it was. Perhaps people will "make do", as in days of yore!
Green and yellow sounds like a fabulous idea! Can't wait to see pictures! :)
It's confession time. I'm a mid 30's gal (married happily for over a decade) and I've never felt the proverbial clock ticking! My maternal instinct only comes out when I view baby rooms - I want a bassinet swathed in yards and yards of fabric. I imagine how I'd decorate the room, with delicate blush and lots of lace and eyelet (maybe some pastel stripes for good measure). But here's the real confession - I don't necessarily want the baby to go along with the bassinet!!!! Tell me I'm not alone!
This is a fabulous post! I adore the Philip Gorrivan bedroom, particularly the giant houndstooth check.
My recommendation for a crib (we call them cots in England!) is from the Stokke range. It's on wheels, with brakes of course. Will adapt and grow with the kid.
Heather, sadly up at four thirty with pregancy number two (my new third trimester habit!), but it was great to open up the blog and get some inspiration for the baby's room. Good luck!
A similarity that I see in all of these rooms is that they are not too 'babyish' - just remove a few accessories, maybe paint a wall, and they can transition into a great room for the kid when he/she is no longer a baby.
Thanks for this lovely post Heather. My friend will have her first baby soon, so I know from her how difficult is to find the right crib and things for the baby (not to mention the price) :-)...I will link your post to her, these pictures are so adorable. Have a nice day.
oh baby, bet this will be a fun project.
hop on over for today is fab friday and a give-away is taking place! Perfect for a nursery too.
Lovely rooms and gorgeous photos, as always! And y'all are so right that baby rooms are less baby-like now. I helped my daughter decorate her nursery for her first baby -- a boy -- this past year. She and her husband went with blue and brown, with trees and owls as the theme and it turned out so adorable. Here in the South, it's still pink ruffles for little girls. And the poster who reminded us of safety issues is correct: When it comes to crib linens, for the baby's sake less truly is more.
Congratulations on a new project! I am excited to see your posts as you are working on it. These images are all wonderful. I love the hanging light fixtures and the other different lamps etc. Green and yellow sounds like a nice scheme. Good luck Heather! I know it will turn out fantastic! :)
Having almost 4 yr. old girl/boy twins, this is something I learned about quickly even if it is my one and only maiden voyage. One piece of advice would be to make sure to keep the room safe. The baby will put EVERYTHING in its mouth as it explores the world, especially when it begins teething - so make it as safe as possible (my son chewed on the darn plastic pull attached to the shade - broke it of course in his mouth - fortunately nothing bad happened but it was scary). Curtains are used for climbing (make them sturdy), mom's makeup makes for good artwork on the walls (make them washable below chair-rail height if you wish to wallpaper or mural) and above all make it all easy maintenance. After changing diapers, feeding, clothing another person (besides oneself), you have little energy left to tidy up. Also, I have found it helpful (having twins) to teach them early that when the day is done, things belong in their rightful place - baskets for toys, shelves for books. I'm sure you have it all under control but perhaps you wish to consult a baby proofing specialist to make sure your gorgeous room will also be safe & practical. Oh, I'm so looking forward to seeing the results of this exciting project! You go girl!
HC- Love your blog and felt compelled to leave my first comment. I have a 2 year old and one of the biggest things I learned is make sure EVERYTHING is washable when it comes to linens and any other textiles you may use, including rugs and fabric covering -babies have an amazing way of drooling, spilling, peeing, etc on everything, including things you would never think of:)
What gorgeous rooms and what fun to create a nursery - look forward to seeing what you do, xv.
I have four words of advice: make sure it's washable! Oh, and have fun!
I'm not planning a nursery either, but these were fun to look at. I love that they aren't too "baby" could easily go from baby to kid to teen with just a few changes. I think that will be important. and it sounds like you got some great advice!
At one point I had a ton of sources for kids furniture but I have misplaced the list somehow. I don't have children myself but I do have an obsession for things in miniature versions - kids tuff is just so cute!! Philippe Starck's Louis Ghost chair is now available in kids sizes and they are ADOREBLE! I saw them in a display in front of the BCBG shop at Macy's 34th St. yesterday and almost wanted one for myself in each color! Unica Home has them (http://www.unicahome.com/p43974/kartell/lou-lou-chair-by-phillipe-starck-for-kartell.html) at a very reasonable price. Verner Panton's iconic chair is also available in kids sizes (http://www.modernseed.com/pantonjunior.html). (Modern Seed also has tons of other cute kids furniture.) You can see the kids Panton chairs in person at Kid O on West 10th between Greenwich and 6th Aves, and they also have more modern kids furniture on their website http://www.kidonyc.com/about:our_store/. Hope this helps!
These bedrooms are gorgeous! I fell in love with that little owl sitting on a pink striped bed. Too bad I only have boys!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for all the great comments and suggestions! I actually have to go over to the sit in a minute but I wanted to assure everyone that safety is our number 1 priority and I'm reading up on the requirements now! I also make sure everything is washable and has slipcovers when possible.
I was noticing that for the crib there is a bumber, fitted sheet, dust ruffle, quilt and/or blanket and then for the changing table you have to buy the top separate from the bottom and then the pad and covers. There is a lot to buy and you definitely multiples of all the linens and covers since you will have to switch them out for washing on a regular basis. No wonder mothers are always exhausted! They are always doing laundry!
No kids myself so no words of wisdom, but I love the second room and the last room. They both are fun and youthful but gender-neutral (or could be easily adapted for a boy or a girl).
I agree about the Stokke crib. LOVE it, and it is being used by kid #2 now and looks totally new. And, it looks much better without a dust ruffle, and bumpers are unsafe (so that will save some money and washing, even though they might look cute. Less baby'ish too!)
What a great selection of inspirational photos. I am at the begining of a major remodel for my two little girls and this is very helpful - thank you!!
Happy Friday!!
Great post, I am designing a guest room turned nursery right now too, thanks for the inspiration!
This is such a cool selection of children's rooms.
I really like the ones by Katie Ridder and Kelly Wreastler.
wow! It has taken me years to amass the above collection of inspiration. when i was designing my daughter's nursery it was exciting as well as overwhelming. hope you have a great time!
Can anyone give a rough estimate of what those built-in shelves around the bed in the Katie Ridder photo cost? I love that and almost need it since I have my Manhattan boy crammed into a maid's room.
Anonymous - if you email me, I can give you the name of a contractor who does reasonably priced work.
Zara Home Kids has a very cute and economic line of linen and objects for babies' and childrens'rooms!
Beautiful babies rooms you have found. If you want a green, paint it BM Pale Avocado or Hawthorne yellow!
I'm loving the cute little wardrobe with all the pink stuff in it although I could see my three year old niece trashing it in seconds...look forward to seeing what you decide on...
If you need any more inspiration you should head over to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum. Over the weekend I went and saw their "Wall Stories: Children's Wallpapers and Books" and it was wonderful!
I'm so in love with that first one. Kelly Wearstler - you are one cool lady.
However, I'm also completely in love with that Philip Gorrivan room. I'd kind of like to have it now.
i love the all the yellow, especially in the last photo... so cheery for a child's room.

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News: Fabolous Tied To Lamborghini Heist, Rapper Asked To Snitch
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 11:05AM
Fabolous has reportedly become involved in a high-profile stolen Lamborghini heist which took place earlier this year and is being requested to give up names to other individuals who took part in the incident.
Reports claim Fab and his entourage were reportedly at the scene of the crime last January in Georgia.
Channel 2 Action News consumer investigator Jim Strickland, who first broke the story last year, obtained surveillance video from the Intercontinental showing how the 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, one of only two brought in the United States, was taken. "The bellman gave the keys to the wrong person. It was a mistake," said an attorney representing Eric Vargosko, the car's rightful owner. Vargosko said he learned that his car was missing from the hotel's valet lot when it came time to check out. Sources confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that around 5 a.m. on Jan. 31, rapper Fabolous and his entourage left the Intercontinental. (WSBTV News)
A statement regarding the case has been released from attorney Paul Howard.
"We were informed by the Atlanta Police Department that detectives gained information regarding the location of this vehicle by promising counsel for Fabolous that if he told them where the vehicle could be found, the State would not pursue charges. The District Attorney was not a party to this agreement. We have never spoken with this individual or anyone connected with him, including his counsel. We were only made aware of this agreement by APD after they located the vehicle. After discovering the vehicle, the police, in direct contradiction to the promise that was made, asked our office to assist them with this criminal investigation by obtaining certain Grand Jury testimony. To ask my office to participate after the promise was made, in my opinion, directly violates the agreement made to the party who provided the information. (Statement)
The Intercontinental Hotel has also released a statement regarding the car being taken from their building.
"The InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta has accepted responsibility for this unfortunate incident from its inception and has always been willing to provide fair and reasonable compensation for the damages caused to the vehicle by the incident," said Caroline Counihan in a statement to Channel 2. "We hold the safety, comfort and well-being of our guests and employees as our top priority and concern. We have taken several measures, including heightening security, so that a repeat of this incident does not happen." (Six Shot)
While not directly speaking on his name making headlines, Fab resorted to Twitter to reveal his current frustration.
"Un-f*ckin-believable & In-f*ckin-credible...," he wrote Friday (November 20) morning. "2 words to describe my mood." (Fabolous' Twitter)
No further details have been released as of now.
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Round 1: Fletcher Cox DT Mississippi State... I think that if nobody trades up that this will be our pick and a good push up the middle is what is most lacking in our pass rush. Our ends were turning the corner just to have the quarterback step up in the pocket.
Round 2: Kelechi Osemele G Iowa State... He is a massive guards with a wingspan of a 7 foot man. He is an excellent drive blocker and I have heard that he most resembles our own Jeff Otah. With those two next to one another it could be the most dominate right side in football if Otah can stay healthy.
Round 4: Bruce Irvin DE/OLB West Virginia... He is a bit of a tweener but is truly a gifted pass rusher and those are difficult to find later in the draft. With his size and 4.4 speed the panthers may even give him a try at WLB where his ability to run and chase could be utilized and could be a dominant blitzer off of the edge.
Round 5: Ryan Broyles WR/PR... The Panthers have been scouting the WR position heavy and get a receiver that falls a little due to a knee injury that he is still recovering from. The added PR value is great since all Armanti Edwards seemed to do was catch the ball and fall down. But he's showing improvement at least he's catching the ball now.
Round 6 pick 1 : Bryan Anger P California... Best punter in the draft with a huge leg for a team with no punter. Easy Pick
Round 6 pick 2: Isaiah Frey CB Nevada... A good developmental prospect that could see the field
Round 7: Markus Zusivecs OT Iowa... More Depth along the line and another player coming off of injury... The way that I see it is if he can recover he could be a very good depth player.
How did I do Poll after the jump...


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On April 16, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in US Airways v. McCutchen, resolving an important monetary issue in which plan sponsors, on one hand, and plan participants, on the other, had significantly opposing interests.1 The issue the court resolved was whether and how a medical plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act could obtain reimbursement for its payments for a participant's injuries from the total amount that the participant recovered from a third-party tortfeasor, even if the reimbursement exceeded the participant's net recovery after expenses. In its ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed its long-standing view that the actual terms of the plan will apply in governing the rights and obligations of the plan and its participants.
Many observers had hoped the court would provide meaningful guidance on the proper interpretation of ERISA's provision authorizing recovery of "appropriate equitable relief." This expectation appears to have been frustrated, as the court refrained from any sweeping pronouncements. However, the McCutchen decision does provide greater clarity in the resolution of plan reimbursement claims and—depending on how lower courts choose to apply it in other contexts—may have a major effect on defining the equitable remedies under ERISA.
As an overarching background matter, all reimbursement and recovery cases are brought under, and need to be viewed in the context of, Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA.2 That section only permits orders providing "appropriate equitable relief." Thus, the issues are (i) what is the type of relief available in equity and (ii) whether it is "appropriate."
James McCutchen, a participant in US Airways' medical plan, suffered serious injuries in a car accident. The US Airways plan paid $66,866 to cover medical treatment for McCutchen's injuries.3 The summary plan description4 required McCutchen to reimburse the plan in full if he was to ever recover any money from third parties for the same injuries:
"If [US Airways] pays benefits for any claim you incur as the result of negligence, willful misconduct, or other actions of a third party,…[y]ou will be required to reimburse [US Airways] for amounts paid for claims out of any monies recovered from [the] third party, including, but not limited to, your own insurance company as the result of judgment, settlement, or otherwise."5
McCutchen brought a personal-injury suit and ultimately settled his claims, including claims for medical expenses, for a total of $110,000. After satisfying his attorneys' contingency fee, McCutchen received $66,000 in satisfaction of his injury claims. US Airways, as the plan administrator, then demanded reimbursement of the $66,866 it had paid in medical expenses, citing the plan's reimbursement language.6
When McCutchen refused, US Airways brought suit to enforce its reimbursement rights under the plan terms.7McCutchen raised various equitable defenses to this claim. First, McCutchen argued that the principles underlying ERISA's equitable-relief provision (i.e., Section 502(a)(3)) would not support plan recovery of the entire amount of its claim, when McCutchen himself had not been made whole. McCutchen also argued that the plan would be unjustly enriched if it were allowed to recover its medical costs without sharing in the costs of the litigation that yielded the third-party recovery.
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of US Airways, holding that the plan "clearly and unambiguously provided for full reimbursement of the medical expenses paid." The court rejected McCutchen's contention that equitable principles shielded him from the reimbursement claims.8
The Third Circuit vacated this ruling, holding that suits for "appropriate equitable relief" under ERISA Section 502(a)(3) are subject to traditional equitable doctrines and defenses that might limit the claimant's relief.9 The court further reasoned that the principle of unjust enrichment should serve to limit the plan's reimbursement provision. In reaching this conclusion, the Third Circuit reasoned that US Airways would realize a windfall if it were allowed to tap into McCutchen's personal-injury recovery without bearing any of the associated costs; similarly, McCutchen would actually be in a worse position than if he had not filed suit. With this guidance, the Third Circuit remanded the case for a determination of the "appropriate equitable relief" to be awarded the plan.10
US Airways appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court accepted the case to decide "whetherERISA Section 502(a)(3) authorizes courts to use equitable principles to rewrite contractual language and refuse to order participants to reimburse their plan for benefits paid, even where the plan's terms give it an absolute right to full reimbursement."11
Writing for the majority, Justice Elana Kagan rejected McCutchen's contention that equitable principles such as unjust enrichment or common-fund doctrine can be applied to override the express terms of an ERISA plan. Instead, the court held that the express terms of an ERISA plan will control, in spite of competing equitable considerations, at least in an action predicated on an equitable lien created under the express terms of the parties' agreement—here, the plan itself.12 Neither general unjust enrichment principles nor specific doctrines reflecting those principles—such as the double recovery or common fund rules invoked by McCutchen—can override the applicable contract.13 The Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the plan agreement itself "becomes the measure of the parties' equities."14
Specifically, Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA does not authorize "appropriate equitable relief at large; rather, it countenances only such relief as will enforce the terms of the plan or the statute."15 The court unanimously agreed that the terms of the plan control and that equity principles, including the common-fund doctrine, may be applied to unclear plan terms.
Whether the plan terms in US Airways' were clear was a topic of a close call amongst the justices. The court was split 5-4 in Parts III and IV of the opinion, in which the majority applied the common-fund doctrine to interpret plan terms that it thought were unclear. The majority found the plan was silent with respect to attorneys' fees and therefore, equitable principles ought to be used to interpret the parties' intent. It also found there was a "contractual gap" and that the common-fund doctrine would be the best indicator of the parties' intent.16
Justice Antonin Scalia dissented, joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. Scalia would have reversed the Third Circuit decision and disagreed whether the terms of the plan were "not plain" in the first place. The dissenting justices insisted that certiorari was granted "on a question that presumed the contract's terms were unambiguous—namely, "where the plan's terms give it an absolute right to full reimbursement."17 The dissenting justices stated, on technical grounds, that the majority, in dealing with the issue of ambiguity or omission of a term, had decided an issue that was not properly before the court and should not have been decided.
In Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services Inc., 18 the Supreme Court allowed a health-plan administrator to bring a reimbursement suit similar to McCutchen under Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA under principles of "equitable liens by agreement."19 Relying on Sereboff, McCutchen argued two specific equitable doctrines meant to prevent unjust enrichment and defeat the reimbursement provision of the plan.20
First, McCutchen argued that, in equity, US Airways should not be able to recover more than the amount the insured has received from a third party to compensate for the same loss the insurance covered. This would limit the recovery to medical expenses; in other words, McCutchen would keep any tort recovery for loss of future earnings or pain and suffering; importantly, the order of recovery would be that McCutchen would first recover for his tort-type losses, the plan only recovering secondarily from what remains after.21
Secondly, McCutchen argued that the equitable common-fund doctrine would reduce any recovery by US Airways.22 Under this rule, "a litigant or lawyer who recovers a common fund for the benefit of persons other than himself or his client is entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee from the fund as a whole."23 McCutchen argued that common-fund doctrine required apportionment of a share of attorney's fees to US Airways, regardless of the plan language.24 Because of this, McCutchen took the position that the contract-based relief that US Airways sought was not "appropriate" under Section 502(a)(3) under ERISA because it contravened equitable principles.25 However, in the end, the court rejected the claims in Sereboff and further rejected the claims in McCutchen.
The court concluded that Sereboff's logic required rejection of McCutchen's arguments, because US Airways sought to enforce a claim in the nature of an equitable lien by agreement.26 The court reasoned that this lien serves to carry out a contract's provisions, in that it "hold[s] the parties to their mutual promises."27Accordingly, the court concluded, confirming both parties' rights to the clear terms of the plan was both "appropriate" and "equitable." Thus, the court held that it must reject equitable principles, even well-established ones, that conflict with the parties' express commitments.28 The court did not stop there, however.
In a portion of the opinion that commanded only a 5-4 majority, the court held that equitable rules can be applied to interpret unclear plan terms.29 The majority opined that the plan language was unclear because it did not directly state whether US Airways should be reimbursed on every dollar received by the beneficiary from a third party or whether US Airways ought to be reimbursed on the "net proceeds."30 Using this as its rationale, the majority then applied the common-fund doctrine to resolve the ambiguities it found on the question of attorneys' fees.31 The court insisted that third-party recoveries do not come free—the insurer must contribute something to the labor. Here, US Airways will be expected to contribute its fair share to the total costs of recovery before claiming their reimbursement for all monies received from a third party. The court then remanded for further proceedings.
The court's decision establishes firmly that the clear terms of a welfare, e.g., medical, plan covered by ERISA will supersede general equitable principles, even when the relief sought is equitable in nature, as in suits for "appropriate equitable relief" under Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA. However, when plan terms are ambiguous or unclear, courts may apply equitable principles to interpret the plan, or otherwise determine what form of equitable relief is "appropriate."
Thus, plan sponsors and insurers, the parties that control plan drafting, can also structure the nature and extent of the plan's reimbursement through clear and precise drafting of reimbursement provisions.
The court's endorsement of the primacy of plan language, however, appears to go farther than only reimbursement claims.32 Sponsors of ERISA plans may consider opportunities to expand plan-recovery rights or limit the nature or extent of equitable claims against plans or plan fiduciaries.
In the short term, sponsors of welfare plans should consider revising their plans to ensure that reimbursement language clearly disclaims application of common-fund principles. As a practical matter, this may force plans to negotiate fee arrangements with personal injury attorneys representing injured participants. Otherwise, those attorneys might simply exclude recovery of medical costs in the language of any settlement or forsake such a recovery altogether. After all, if a reimbursement provision eliminates any incentive for participants to seek recovery from a third party, plans may see their aggregate reimbursement revenues diminished over time. A "lose-lose" situation may entice alternative fee arrangements from plans and attorneys to incentivize any recoveries for the insured and the plan.
In the longer term, lower courts will continue to define the meaning of "appropriate equitable relief" underSection 502(a)(3) of ERISA. Although McCutchen likely provides greater of clarity in reimbursement claims, the courts will have to extrapolate these concepts into various other types of ERISA litigation seeking equitable relief. For example, the extent to which this case permits plan recovery of overpayments from pension plans is unclear; however, logical extension of the case is that a plan provision expressly creating a right of recoupment may well be enforceable. Amara, McCutchen, and their progeny leave open the possibility of varying results. In this regard, the full impact of McCutchen may not be understood for some time.
Charles F. Seemann III is a partner in the New Orleans office of Jackson Lewis. His practice emphasizes ERISA and employment law, including the representation of ERISA plans and plan fiduciaries at both public and private companies, multiemployer plans and plan fiduciaries, and financial institutions providing services to ERISA plans. Hasnain Valika is an associate in the Houston office of Jackson Lewis, and works on various pensions and benefits matters.
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Karen Finley, the "notorious performance artist", 80's erotic art queen, and winner of a National Endowment for the Arts grant has recently launched a controversial play (now a book) entitled George and Martha.
All that drama has led to some heat in the kitchen. This interview explains how The Nation "backed out" of an interview with Karen because of some of the play's reference's to anal sex. But even with all that heat Karen still isn't cook'n. As she mentions in one interview, "Yes, I can cook, though right now I'm into raw food."
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You may have escaped from Thanksgiving unharmed, but another holiday meals is coming up. That means many will be hunkering down once again, trying to cook for friends and family. Luckily, there are ways to host a successful and stress free holiday meal.
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Terre Sisson, the owner of Charlottesville Wine and Culinary, said that you should make simple meals on holidays, so you can spend more time on what really matters.
"Because your focus is really your family, or for many people it's their faith," she said. Sisson often prepares meals the day before, so that there is only simple cooking to do on holidays.
She also said to engage everyone to make cooking fun.
When NBC29 cooked with Sisson, she prepared Scotch eggs, a family tradition.
"My daughter and I make these on Christmas Eve," she said. "Part of the tradition is we cook together, and it's always nice to bring people in your kitchen because that's where you are and that's where you want to be."
Registered Dietitian Rita Smith, from NBC29's Rita's Lunchbox, said you should trim out a dish or two to save time and stress. No one will notice, and she said usually people make too much to eat at one meal anyway.
"So you might think about having just your very favorite at your main meal, and then if your family is going to be there for additional meals pull out some of the other recipes," she said. "In other words, just spread those dishes over several days and don't cram them into one meal, if you can do that."
You can give the gift of learning good cooking skills for Christmas: Charlottesville Wine and Culinary has classes throughout the year for both groups and private parties.
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Sup fellow mock draft readers. I would like to start off by saying this is not a mock draft. We can spent all our time predicting what the FO will do in the upcoming draft but we will never get it right. Frankly we don;t know what Fisher and Co has plan. And we have no idea how other team draft strategy might alter the FO draft plan. With that being said i decided to take the time to come up with a list of players at each position. Positions on the rams team that requires attention. I will try to predict where each prospect can be selected.
I am not going to spent a whole of times talking about each prospect. I do not have the time for that. my apologies.
With that in mind, here we go.
Offensive Line.
RT position can be solved by signing Jake Long and moving Rodger Saffold over to RT.Saffold would be an upgrade. I don;t think he is as dominant in the running game as it requires for that position.
Prospect to fill the RT position.
Manelik Watkins.
Projected Round: 2
I am predicting he goes in the second round. Although i would not be happy if the rams select him on day 2. I would be extremely happy if he was selected in the third or fourth round.
DJ Fluker
Porjected round: 2
He might be selected in round 1 giving the fact that there are not many elite prospect for the offensively line in the draft after Luke Joeckel and Eric Fisher.
Fluker is a road blocker. has the strength to move bodies to open running lanes. He is a bit slow with his footwork working against speed rushers on the edge. Would hate if the rams drafted him in the first round.
Dallas Thomas OG/T
Projected Round: 2 - 3
Don;t have a whole lot on this guy.
Guard Prsopects
Chance Warmack
Projected Round: 1
Jonathan Cooper:
Projected Round: 1
Would be happy if these 2 prospects were selected on day 1.
Larry Warford
Projected Round: 2
Kyle Long
Projected Round: 2-3
Moving on to the WR position.
Personally, with the signings of Jared Cook i do not think Fisher and Co will spent a pick on the TE position.
Here we go
Tavon Austin
Projected Round: 1
Cordarrelle Patterson
Projected Round: 1
Deandre Hopkins
Projected Round: late first - early second
Robert Woods
Projected Round: early second - mid second
Justin Hunter
Projected Round: early second - mid second
Ryan Swope
Projected Round: mid second
Personally would be happy if he was selected by the rams in the third or fourth round. Unfortunately i believe his performance at the combine could cause him to be selected in the second round.
Ace Sanders
Projected Round: 4
Connor Vernon and Marquise Wilson
Projected Round: 5
I am not going to take time on the running back position. I believe Fisher and Co are happy with the current guys on the roster.
Area of Need
LB and Safety
LB Prospect that i would love to see in a rams uniform
Alec Oglegree
Projected Round: 1
Ogletree is my favorite LB prospect
Jarvis Jones
Projected Round: 1
Dion Jordan
Projected Round: 1
Zaviar Gooden
Projected Round: 2 - 3
Would be fine if the rams pick him up in the second. But i would be estatic if he fell to the rams in the third round
Khaseem Greene
Projected Round: 3
I am stopping here. Personally i do not think this position is deep with a ton of talented prospect.
Safety Prospect that i would love to see in the rams uniform next season
Eric Reid LSU
Projected Round: late first - mid second
would be happy if he was selected in the second round
Jonathan Cyprien FIA
Projected Round: 2
Personally, i hate the fact that many are projected him in the first round. would be happy if he fell to the rams in round 3. but be fine if drafted round 2
Baccari Rambo UGA
Projected Round: 3 - 4
DJ Swearinger NC
Projected Round: 3
Phillip Thomas Syracuse
Projected Round: 2 - 4
Tony Jefferson OU
Projected Round: 4
Shawn Williams UGA
Projected Round: 4 - 5
As i stated in the beginning, this is not a mock draft. these are just a list of players that i like personally whom i believe can help improve the Rams
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Yes, it is both incredibly overwhelming and exciting, but I'm ready to make this big move {no pun intended} in my life and relationship. Plus, I would be lying if I said I wasn't overjoyed to leave my teeny, tiny studio apartment for something a bit more spacious. And with this decision, like every major decision in life, comes a hurdle to overcome. The issue? Creating a home together that combines both of our unique personalities and tastes that will be reflected throughout the overall home design and decor.
Although opposites may attract in relationships {and believe me, we are the exact example of this rule} I'm not quite sure if this also pertains to building a home. Let's face it, our tastes are completely different. His ideal home is cozy, casual and filled with rustic, wooden furniture, animal-figurines and classic decor in shades inspired by nature. As for myself, I lean toward an all-white canvas filled with sleek furniture, chic artwork with hints of gold, black and pink.
So, how in the heck will we combine the two into one home? The answer is still unclear. But, as we are in the early stages of this process, I'm thinking compromise and a little creativity is going to be key. Starting with the living room, here are a few homes I'm taking inspiration from:
Based on my research and a lot of time spent on Pinterest, here is my first mood board for a "Rustic Chic" living room that combines our polar opposite design tastes into one space.
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Two final slaps for the A's on Wednesday after being an afterthought to the Red Sox all week: The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by Ryo Ishikawa, a teenage Japanese golfer wearing a Red Sox jersey - and because the A's were the home team, Oakland catcher Rob Bowen had to run out and catch the pitch.
Giants h8 Bonds. This article is about how they removed all the Bonds stuff from the Booth (now in a truck heading across the bridge?????):
I asked team president Peter Magowan if management considered some kind of visible tribute to Bonds and his record. "No," Magowan said, eloquently.
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Originally posted 07/28/2010 07:05PM
Just two months after burying her 40-year-old son, Linda Monjack is now defending him against allegations that he withdrew large sums of money from Brittany Murphy's account.
In the wake of claims by Murphy's former business manager Jeffrey Morgenroth that Simon drained Brittany's bank account and left her mother Sharon in a state of financial uncertainty, Linda is fighting back.
"I think there were financial problems [before their deaths]," Linda said from her home in England. "They were certainly acting like there were problems. Sharon was asking friends for money and I don't know why."
Originally posted 07/28/2010 09:00AM
The sad saga of Brittany Murphy is growing even more grim.
Six months after the 32-year-old actress's death in December from pneumonia, anemia and multiple-drug intoxication, new allegations are surfacing about her controversial husband, the late British film producer Simon Monjack.
Murphy's former business manager Jeffrey Morgenroth tells PEOPLE that Monjack drained his deceased wife's cash reserves by 80 percent before his own death from anemia and pneumonia in May.
As a result, Murphy's mom Sharon, 57, is facing financial uncertainty, says Morgenroth.
Originally posted 07/26/2010 11:30AM
Brittany Murphy's mother, Sharon Murphy, says reports that a toxic mold may have contributed to the premature deaths of her daughter and of Brittany's husband Simon Monjack are "absurd."
"I have never been personally asked by the coroner or anyone from the Health Department to come and inspect my home for mold," Murphy told PEOPLE. "In the last eight months, I have been through the most unimaginable events, which no one could ever fathom. I have and will continue to be very cooperative and fully comply with any such request."
As for the speculation that has surfaced, she says, "It's absurd that this kind of misinformation is being reported by the media."
Originally posted 07/22/2010 12:45PM
The mother of Brittany Murphy says she's grateful her son-in-law's preliminary autopsy findings have been released, so that "the media speculations can stop."
"As I was sure of, just like my daughter Brittany, there was no kind of drug overdose [for Simon Monjack]," Sharon Murphy said in a statement Wednesday.
The Los Angeles County Coroner found that the May 23 death of Monjack, 40, was caused by acute pneumonia and severe anemia – the same two causes of Murphy's death five months earlier, CNN reports.
Originally posted 07/21/2010 07:10PM
Simon Monjack died from acute pneumonia and severe anemia – the same two causes of wife Brittany Murphy's death – the Los Angeles County Coroner has found.
The British screenwriter, 40, was found dead May 23 at the couple's Hollywood home, five months after Murphy, 32, died.
The coroner's office said pneumonia was the primary cause of Murphy's death but anemia and multiple drug intoxication were contributing factors.
Asked for the cause of death for Monjack, Coroner Assistant Chief Ed Winter told CNN, "Just like Brittany." Winter added that some prescription drugs were found in his system but not in lethal levels.
Originally posted 05/27/2010 08:25PM
About 75 friends and family members gathered in Los Angeles Thursday to bid farewell to Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack, who died Sunday.
The private orthodox Jewish service, presided over by Rabbi David Baron, took place in the Chapel of the Hills, the same memorial chapel where Murphy was eulogized in December after her death. Monjack was then buried next to his late wife at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
"It was Simon's wish to be laid to rest next to her," says family spokesman Roger Neal, who described the memorial as "celebratory and healing."
Originally posted 05/26/2010 05:00PM
Though family members are still finalizing burial plans, Simon Monjack will most likely be buried next to his late wife Brittany Murphy, PEOPLE confirms.
"That was definitely his wish," says spokesman Roger Neal. "It's safe to say that wish will be fulfilled."
Originally posted 05/25/2010 09:50AM
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Originally posted 05/24/2010 02:55PM
Simon Monjack, who was found dead in the Hollywood home where he lived with Brittany Murphy's mother Sharon, had suffered heart trouble but had been putting off surgery.
"Simon needed a [heart] bypass," according to Roger Neal, a spokesman for Simon, Sharon and the Brittany Murphy Foundation. "I was told he needed a bypass, and I said to him, 'Simon, you have so much going on, let's keep you healthy.' I said, 'You want to be healthy. Don't you?' He said yes, but he said, 'The bypass can wait.' "
Originally posted 05/24/2010 01:45PM
Just before he died, Simon Monjack was making plans for a European getaway and a new book project.
Speaking to PEOPLE on May 14, just nine days before his death at age 40, the onetime screenwriter said he hoped to travel to Europe with Sharon Murphy, the mother of his late wife Brittany.
"Of course I'll take her with me – I can't leave her, " he said of Sharon. Planning to begin work on a photography book about ballet, he said he hoped the project would be therapeutic given Brittany's love of ballet. "It seems fitting to do it," he said.
A friend of Sharon's confirms that it was she who found Monjack dead in the Hollywood home where the pair continued living after Brittany's death. Already fragile in the wake of her daughter's death five months earlier, a devastated Sharon is "not well at all," says the friend.
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I just wanted to give all of you a heads up that FSN is debuting the 2009 Mariners commercial series tonight on "Mariners Nightly" at 5 pm. This year the team created their 100th commerical, and it features former Mariners Jay Buhner and Edgar Martinez. The other commercials feature Ichiro, Felix, Ryan Rowland-Smith, and Don Wakamatsu.
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January 16th, 2012
CNN Photos: Inside MLK's newly renovated church
Martin Luther King Jr. was born just blocks east of Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta, where he joined his father as co-pastor in 1960. Were he still alive, he would have turned 83 on Sunday. For the first time on this national holiday, Ebenezer church visitors will be enjoying the newly renovated landmark.View more pictures of Ebenezer Baptist Church at CNN Photos.
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First there was Georgia, now there's Willard supporting Georgia, by saying he thinks drug testing welfare recipients is "a great", no, even better, "an excellent idea."
Civil rights advocates, meanwhile, have been quick to challenge the constitutionality of drug testing bills that were passed last year, and courts blocked similar bills from being implemented in Florida and Michigan.
Civil rights aside for just a moment, not only is the number of people who use drugs and who also benefit from government assistance extremely low, it's not exactly cost effective either. So, the "They're all addicts!" talking point has been debunked, and the program is costly.
And Wise Man Willard thinks this is a "great" idea. Of course, he thinks outsourcing is too, along with "personhood," corporate personhood, marriage inequality, and abusing his dog.


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I realise this might be stating the obvious, but I have seen articles out there the Giants can still make the playoffs if they lose to the Jets but win against the cowboys.
For this to happen though, Dallas would have to lose to Philly, who in turn would have to lose to the Redskins.
Is either of these two a given? I would think not.
If the Giants lose on Saturday , and the Cowboys win, thats it, Cowboys win the division. The Giants can finish 8-8 at best, well outside the wild card race.
Should the Giants lose and Cowboys lose their last 2, the Giants Cowboys and Philly(assuming they beat the redskins, which should be automatic for most teams not named the Giants) will end up in a 3way tie at 8-8, with Philly taking the division on a better conference record.
I have spent the last 2 seasons , agonizing over how inconsistent the Giants have been. If in 2008 and 2009 the problem was we took care of business against the weaker teams only to be beaten soundly by better ones.... this time the problem is we seem to drop games to the likes Seattle and Washington.
Just like last year the second game against Dallas , proved to be very expensive, so it looks like this year, the 3 loses against Seattle , Redskins and Philly seem to be impossible to overcome.
I am not entirely despondent, though. Mostly because, I believe this will lead to a change at coach, and a turnover in player personnel. Something thats long overdue..


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Well, I added a couple of more cadets to my collection yesterday. A lady from work is going though a rough patch in her life and needs to clean up her place in order to sell it. She sent me an email at work asking if I knew anyone who would be interested in some cub cadets. She said one was a 100 and the other was a 122. I went up to her house with the though that I was going to find a couple of well used pars machines. When I walked in the shed I saw a CC 100 with 4 brand new tires (rear ags), nice straight round fenders, lights, deck, creeper gear, and hydraulic lift . It is the exact setup I have been wanting to make into my plowing tractor. All I need is a pair of weights, and the rear parts of the lift. The other is a reasonably nice 122. The S/G from it is on the 100, so I will need to find one for it. I will likely sell the 122, or trade it for some parts I am in need of for the 100 or the Wife's Original.
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When we get the word about someone selling some tractors(cubs/cadets) we just have to go and look we never know what we will find. I picked up a 108 cadet with a 42" mower from the orginal owner that looked like new for $150 running and i been running it for 3 years now. I put seafoam in it because of blowby but after running it and changing the oil the blowby is normal now so far. Like i said we have to go and look we never know what we will find. Its better than a box of chocolates. There are still great buys out there waiting for us.
Think about the 122 before you part with it. I picked up a 122 with a replacement 12hp and a 42" deck. I found a 48" deck and swapped it out. The 48" deck is awesome on the 12hp.
I'm technically misunderstood at times i guess its been this way my whole life so why should it change now.
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Congrats on the new ones. Have some fun. Nice to have a mate for your mate
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Good morning, Carolina Panthers fans. Sorry for not posting yesterday and posting up late today. The family and I went to Wilmington for the day. A handful of good articles on the D-Line, Goodson & Jarrett. I am so excited for football season this year. I can't wait. Here are your links for Monday June 7, 2010:
Ok, so, I have been a member of Hulu pretty much since the beginning. How could I not know about this? There's a handful of complete Panthers games, season highlights from 1994-2005 and highlights from the 2004 Super Bowl.
Team Highlights: 1994 Carolina Panthers. (Hulu.com)
Carolina Panthers Welcome to the NFL.
More after the jump.
An article about the defensive line coach and all the new faces on the line:
Panthers defensive line is starting from scratch. (CharlotteObserver.com)
Johnson believes one of the advantages is Baker's aggressive, highly motivational style, which could be just the spark the young players need. "He gets a kick out of it," Johnson said of Baker trying to mold such a young defensive line into a winning group. "He wants to prove himself, too. He doesn't have any big-time players, so he needs us to step up. "He's going to bring his A-game for sure."
Yasinskas back talking Panthers for the first time in a few days:
NFC South mailbag. (ESPN.com)
Nate in Rock Hill, S.C. writes: Do you see the Panthers going after John Henderson? It's not looking like he's getting much interest on the FA market. Do you think they could ink him to a short, relatively cheap deal and see what happens? I know Jerry Richardson isn't writing checks this offseason, but isn't worth the small risk for a formerly dominant DT for a team that needs help at the position?
Pat Yasinskas: I follow your logic and it makes sense. But it's not going to happen and it's not just about money. The Panthers are very serious about going with youth. Besides, I think general manager Marty Hurney still has nasty flashbacks to when George Seifert made him work contracts for Reggie White and Eric Swann.
Donny in Jacksonville, Fla. writes: Up to this point, I agree that Dwayne Jarrett has been a major bust for Carolina. However his whole time had been with Jake Delhomme at QB and we all know he only locked on to Steve Smith and forced it or took a sack if he wasn't open. Do you think that with Matt Moore or Jimmy Clausen at QB he has a chance to at least do a little something? Moore has shown the willingness to spread the ball so theoretically it could happen (I'm not counting on it though).
Pat Yasinskas: I saw a story somewhere the other day about Jarrett and the theme of it was how this might be his breakout year. Funny, but it seems like that story gets written every year and I know I've written a time or two. Is this year any different for Jarrett? It might be. Your point about the quarterback switch is a good one. More than anything, I think the coaching staff needs to turn Jarrett loose and give him a chance. There are some people with the Panthers who believe Jarrett is talented, but has been held back by a coaching staff that's too conservative to allow him to just go out and play.
So, on behalf of "STEVEN 785" on Saturday @ 3:03 PM I asked Darin Gantt on Twitter, "How is Mike Goodson looking? Did he put on that extra weight that he wanted?" Later on Saturday came this article by Gantt. (I guess he was listening):
RB Goodson looks to have even better season in 2010. (CharlotteObserver.com)
The 2009 fourth-round pick dazzled in all the practices of May and June, and all but disappeared once the season started. He's still got the same kind of explosive ability, but he said last week he's better able to take advantage of it now.
A pretty good article from the Falcons blog on SBNation. See where the Panthers rank:
Madden 11 Team Ratings: Who's Improved The Most? (TheFalcoholic.com)
This year's Madden team ratings have been released. Today I present you with charts comparing this year's ratings to last year's. We can see which teams EA thinks made great strides since last June... and which took tumbles... -- and which teams they whiffed hard on last year and are thus overcompensating for this year (most of the teams previously listed in this paragraph's parentheses).
Dwayne Jarrett seems to attract these articles every offseason, but I hope they're right this time:
Prediction: Dwayne Jarrett Set to 'Bring It' in 2010. (CatCrave.com)
After seeing that goal line grab made by Jarrett to seal the win for the Panthers over the Saints, I had an odd feeling that perhaps this is the turning of a new leaf for him. In only three starts of his entire three year NFL career, Jarrett has scored one touchdown. Is it still too early to proclaim Jarrett a bust? It's far too early to say Jarrett's going to be a solid No. Two receiver. For now, the heat is on. The Panthers are chock full at the receiver position, so there will be plenty of competition, with only a few spots for those who want it enough. In the meantime, I'll stand behind and root for the resurgence of Dwayne Jarrett.
Let me start by saying that I am not the world's biggest Steve Wyche fan, and I might list this as the most ridiculous 2010 NFL power-ranking list I've seen:
Rankings: Things seem to line up for the Chargers in 2010. (NFL.com)
30. Panthers -- There is bad karma in Carolina. There is still talent and a lot of gritty players, but a lame duck coach and underlying morale issues could undermine this season.
Added 10:28AM 6/7/20: I missed this link this morning. It's a webcast with Gaston Gazette writer Steve Reed. It didn't make a headline on CarolinaGrowl.com, it's over in the "Reeder's Take" section so I missed it:


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One thing I've come to learn about BSH's membership is that most people are younger than me and became fans during the Lindros era. If you became fans during E's first or second season, you'll remember that things weren't pretty around here back then. However, things started looking up in E's third through fifth seasons, when the team went to the conference finals, were seeded first in the East, and went to the Cup finals. While many were quick to credit the dominance of Lindros and the shrewdness of Bob Clarke, the Flyers' showing in the mid-late 1990s could not have happened without Clarke's one-time successor (and future predecessor), Russ Farwell.
Farwell was hired to replace Clarke as Flyers GM after a disastrous 1989-90 season in which the Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time since 1971-72. The team had been on a decline throughout Clarke's tenure, going from 53-20-7 in 1984-85 (a team largely shaped by Keith Allen and Bob McCammon) to 30-39-11 in 1989-90 (a team which bore Clarke's full imprint viz. trades, drafts, and coaching decisions). According to Gene Hart in his book Score!, Clarke was fired by then-president Jay Snider primarily because of philosophical differences. Snider wanted the team to improve through signing free agents (a process which was MUCH different in 1989-90 than it is today), while Clarke wanted to build through the draft. While we here at BSH are all about building through the draft, let's look at Clarke's notable draft picks (in order selected) during his first tenure:
- 1984: Greg Smyth, Scott Mellanby, Jeff Chychrun (all 2nd round), John Stevens (3rd round), Brian Dobbin (5th round). Mellanby had a long, successful career; Smyth was a minor-league call-up at best; after two healthy seasons for the Flyers, Chychrun battled injuries and was largely absent from teams' lineups; Stevens and Dobbin combined for 116 NHL games and 25 points.
- 1985: Glen Seabrooke (1st round), Tony Horacek (7th round), Gord Murphy (9th round). Of these, only Murphy went on to have a steady NHL career with over 800 games played. Tony Horacek played 154 NHL games for some reason.
- 1986: Kerry Huffman (1st round), Murray Baron (8th round). The Flyers also drafted a very promising Finnish forward in Jukka Seppo who never came to the NHL. This was Clarke's most successful draft in terms of selecting steady NHL presences (Huffman played 401 games; Baron played 988).
- 1987: Darren Rumble (1st round), Jeff Harding (2nd round), Martin Hostak (3rd round). Those three combined for 263 NHL games, 13 goals, 37 assists, -72 plus/minus, and 287 PIMs. Darren Rumble was responsible for most of everything here.
- 1988: Claude Boivin (1st round), Pat Murray (2nd round), Craig Fisher, Dominic Roussel (both 3rd round). Boivin, Murray, and Fisher were all forwards. Since Murray and Fisher combined for a mere 37 games, let's focus on Boivin: 132 GP, 12 G, 19 A, 364 PIM. Roussel was a serviceable backup goalie who played over 200 NHL games.
- 1989: Greg Johnson, Patrick Juhlin (both 2nd round), Reid Simpson (4th round). Johnson developed into a decent defensive centerman who spent the longest stretches of his career in Nashville and Detroit; he never played a game for the Flyers. Juhlin played all of 56 games for the Flyers before having a solid season with the Phantoms in 1996-97, then returning to Europe. Simpson was a journeyman replacement player who played one game in Philadelphia.
With this in mind, it's easy to see why Jay Snider didn't want to build through the draft with Clarke at the helm. So along came Farwell, who was touted as an "expert evaluator of talent" (see the article linked from Farwell's name above). What did Farwell's expert talent evaluation skills get the Flyers during his drafts?
- 1990: Mike Ricci (1st round), Chris Simon, Mikael Renberg, Terran Sandwith (2nd round), Kimbi Daniels, Chris Therien (3rd round), Dan Kordic (5th round), Viacheslav Butsayev (6th round), Tommy Soderstrom (11th round). Of these, only Sandwith and Daniels had zero staying power in the NHL.
- 1991: Peter Forsberg (1st round), Yanick Dupre (3rd round), Aris Brimanis (4th round), Dmitry Yushkevich (6th round), Andrei Lomakin (7th round), Neil Little (11th round). Dupre, of course, died of leukemia at age 24. Brimanis was a replacement player and Lomakin didn't pan out for anyone despite a high pedigree.
- 1992: Jason Bowen (2nd round), Chris Herperger (10th round). Notably missing from this list is first-round selection Ryan Sittler (son of Darryl) who never even got a whiff of the NHL. This was Farwell's one bad draft, especially considering he could have chosen Sergei Gonchar, Martin Straka, Valeri Bure, Michael Peca, Mattias Norstrom, or Nikolai Khabibulin instead of Sittler.
- 1993: Janne Niinimaa (2nd round), Vinny Prospal, Milos Holan (both 3rd round), Mike Crowley (6th round), Paul Healey (8th round). Niinimaa played 741 NHL games; Prospal has played 1090 and is still active with Columbus.
When we think of the Flyers of the mid-late 1990s, we think of players like Mikael Renberg, Chris Therien, Dmitry Yushkevich, Janne Niinimaa, and Vinny Prospal. All of them (except Yushkevich) were on the Eastern Conference championship team from 1997. Of course, we also think of Eric Lindros, John LeClair, Eric Desjardins, and Rod Brind'Amour, among others. These players were all acquired via trade. While Farwell's real strength lie in the draft, he also had some trades which helped to shape the Flyers' future.
- 1991: Traded Scott Mellanby, Craig Fisher and Craig Berube to Edmonton for Dave Brown, Corey Foster and Jari Kurri; Traded Jari Kurri and Jeff Chychrun to LA for Steve Duschesne and Steve Kasper; Traded Ron Sutter and Murray Baron to St. Louis for Rod Brind'Amour and Dan Quinn.
- 1992: Traded Rick Tocchet, Kjell Samuelsson, Ken Wregget, and a draft pick to Pittsburgh for Mark Recchi and Brian Benning; Traded Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, Peter Forsberg, Kerry Huffman, Steve Duschesne, Ron Hextall, draft picks, and cash to Quebec for Eric Lindros.
So we have Farwell to thank for Lindros, Brind'Amour, Renberg, Recchi, Niinimaa, Therien, Yushkevich, Prospal, and Soderstrom. I added Recchi and Soderstrom to this list because Bob Clarke 2.0 traded them for valuable returns. Clarke got Ron Hextall 2.0 and a draft pick (Dmitri Tertyshny, again RIP) from the Islanders for Soderstrom, and he acquired Eric Desjardins, John LeClair, and Gilbert Dionne from Montreal for Mark Recchi and a draft pick. Are those moves possible if Farwell hadn't made his prior? Maybe, but probably not.
So if Russ Farwell was so wonderful, why isn't he still here? Despite his success in the draft, Farwell's ultimate undoing happened due to poor personnel decisions and bad trades. While Farwell made a number of acceptable lateral moves (i.e., trading Gord Murphy for Garry Galley, trading Murray Craven for Kevin Dineen) and gave us the first "Lindros" line (the Crazy Eights with Lindros, Recchi, and Brent Fedyk), all too often he acquired marginal players via trade or free agency who failed to help the Flyers into the playoffs. Mark Pederson, Mark Lamb, Rob DiMaio, Andre Faust, Rob Zettler, Greg Hawgood, Stew Malgunas, Yves Racine, the end-of-the-road versions of Rob Ramage, Dave Tippett, and Ric Nattress, and countless others come to mind here.
Furthermore, Farwell forced the the Flyers to start over from scratch after gutting them with the Lindros deal in the summer of 1992. They had a decent, young, up-and-coming team at the end of the 1991-92 season. After a horrendous start, they went 18-16-2 after the All-Star break; their 18 post-ASB wins were tied for the league lead with Chicago. Not only that, they had Peter Forsberg waiting in the wings and would have had their first-round picks from 1993 and 1994 available. Those picks were eventually used on Jocelyn Thibault and Nolan Baumgartner, respectively, but who's to say whom the Flyers would have selected? Kenny Jonsson, Adam Deadmarsh, Todd Bertuzzi, Jason Allison, and Saku Koivu were also available in 1993, and Jeff Friesen, Mattias Ohlund, and Patrik Elias were there for the taking in 1994. The team would have been radically different, but they might well have done something great. At least they would have had the extra pieces / draft picks / prospects to trade to fill certain needs (like goaltending), which they essentially lost with the Lindros deal.
In addition to bad trades, Farwell made a huge mistake at the end of the 1992-93 season by firing well-liked head coach Bill Dineen and replacing him with Terry Simpson. In essence, Dineen was the fall guy for Farwell's gutting of the team to acquire Lindros. As for Terry Simpson, he will always be remembered for the quote, "All they have to do is dump the puck in, and the dumb (expletive)s won't do it!" The players all hated the coach that year, the two goalies (Roussel and Soderstrom) hated each other, and both were terrible. The defense was terrible too. The Flyers could score at will but could not stop the opposition. It was a mess, and Farwell had done his part to create it. So after moving slowly but steadily forward for his first two years, he hit the reset button in 1992 and made a bunch of lousy moves in 1993 and 1994 to try to save his job. Hence, he was axed.
With all of that said, Russ Farwell's work in the draft is one of the primary reasons why the Flyers were eventually competitive in the mid-1990s. Clarke 2.0 helped by being more adept at trades than Farwell, and by being better at the draft than he had been during his previous stint at General Manager. The man bought Simon Gagne to Philadelphia. I rest my case.
The point of this long post is to compare the Flyers now to where they were at the end of 1991-92. They had a good core with help on the way through the draft, but then a BIG SPLASHY MOVE forced them to start all over again. While they still had a solid core, they no longer had the assets to get over the final hump and take home the Cup. Now the Flyers are in a similar place with a good young core and help coming through the draft but lots of questions heading into the offseason. Whoever is in charge needs to make like Russ Farwell and focus on the draft, but also make like Clarke 2.0 and improve the team through effective trades and free-agent signings. It won't be easy - especially with the salary cap - but the Flyers have come out of this situation on the winning side before, and I believe they'll do it again.


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We've reached the end of season ten, Trashii!! Can you believe it? I'm always happy AND sad to see the seasons come to end; happy because I get a break from Nigel's annoying perviness, and sad because I have to wait a long time to see awesome dancing on my TV every week. And then….sometimes….there's rage at the end of a season……
Still red hot after all these seasons
But the red hots are for my mommy!!!
Fuck! How the hell did he get over here? Get back in your spun glass cage, Seth!
Sorry about that; I guess sugar bars aren't as sturdy as I thought they were. Better rethink those cages…..
Anyway, one thing that makes me VERY happy this year is knowing that no matter who the winners are I will not have a stroke or throw something at my TV. It's an almost Zen like moment for me, and believe me when I tell you, my life is not full of too many of those!
As always, this finale show is going to be FULL of filler. We'll get a bunch of redos of routines, a little presidential speech, and some moments that may want to make you barf. So let's jump in, shall we?
Is this the real Cat or has she been replaced with a Catbot?
Cat asks us to welcome back our top twenty dancers, but only eighteen of them show up. Who is missing? Jade. But no one says anything, so maybe he is hiding out somewhere
My guess is he's camped out in Paula's hair.
Damn! You could hide a whole village in that 'do!
Of course her appearance here means she is hanging out at the judges' table this evening, along with Nigel, Mary, Shankman, and Twitch.
I hope they bring Twitch again next year both as an all star and a judge. I can't help but smile when he's around. I guess I'd also give him another chance as a choreographer, but he better bring it next time!!!


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October 25, 2010
The cholera epidemic has killed 250 Haitians and over 3,000 more are infected and may die. This cholera is caused by drinking dirty, toxic water. According to Haiti's health minister, cholera "can kill in three hours because once the diarrhea starts it doesn't stop."
March 13, 2009
I recently received a phone call from an investigator for the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, and I shared my uncertainty about the ethics of collaborating with an "International Criminal Court" that was only indicting Black Africans.


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Thanks everyone. I will not let wait list discourage me. I will continue to stay focus and keep my head in the books. My day will come.
Has anyone been put on a union wait list? If so, who long before you get a call for work.
Just had my interview. Im waiting for the letter in the mail about 10 days.
Thanks. Congratulations to you.
Yes, I received the letter last week saying passed and I have a interview scheduled. What is a conditional acceptance letter?
Hvacpilot - It should be soon I was told 10 days from the test date.
Thank you.
hvacpilot - it was just like you said the weather was freezing and there was about 50 ppl on line already when I got there! Just took the math and reading test. Hope I pass!
Thanks for the great info. Is it hard to get in?
Thanks for the info. What your thoughts on the apprentice program in nj?
Thanks guys for your thoughts. I'm living in lower Westchester, NY and considering UA local NY and NJ which is pipefitter, steamfitter and hvacr. If you get in a UA local in one state can you...
I'm interested in join UA local apprenticeship for HVACR and want to get some thoughts on the training, employment, recruitment, etc.
Thanks for the advice. Have a question about the union........ How is UA locals?
Hello from New York. New to HVAC and want to make it a career.
I read your post about taking a higher paying job over an apprentice program. I'm a new guy considering an apprentice program with ua and your post help me put it into prospective.
Day classes included everything. The cert is from boces.
I took day classes instead the nights. Less time and schedule conflicts.
That's last post is for cavalieri85.
As a new guy trying to find more about union apprentice, your story will go a long way with.
Thanks firebird a/c.
I agree. Scheduled for retake in January.
Thanks. What is Type four?
Thanks for the advice. I have read getting into union apprentice program is more likely for long term career. Any thoughts?


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