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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season, bringing a close to a trophy-filled career of more than 26 years at Manchester Unitedthat established him as the most successful coach in British football history.
"The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly," the 71-year-old Scotsman said in a statement on Wednesday. "It is the right time."
The club, which is owned by the American Glazer family and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, did not immediately announce a successor, but will need to act swiftly to stave off any market uncertainty.
During 11 years at Everton, Moyes has overseen impressive consistency on a limited budget, and has a long-standing friendship with
"He is a first-class manager,"
Few managers at United — or anywhere in global football — will come close to matching
Since taking charge at Old Trafford in 1986,
"It was important to me to leave an organization in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so,"
After United secured its latest Premier League title two weeks ago — extending the club's record English championship haul to 20 —
United's last home game — a chance for fans to pay an emotional farewell to
"His drive, ambition, skill, passion and vision have not only shaped Manchester United, but in many ways the game of football as we now know it," Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said.
"His contributions to Manchester United over the last 26 years have been extraordinary and, like all United fans, I want him to be a part of its future," joint chairman Avie Glazer said.
Talk of
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Twitter that
UEFA President Michel Platini hailed
"His CV is almost unique in a results-based profession that normally focuses on short-term solutions rather than long-term vision," the former
The announcement even grabbed the British media spotlight from the buildup to the State Opening of Parliament, where Queen Elizabeth II, who knighted
"Proud man. Great manager. Staunch Labour Party supporter," Labour Party leader Ed Miliband tweeted. "Sir Alex Ferguson will never be forgotten."
Tributes crossed the political divide, with Sports Minister Hugh Robertson, a member of the Conservative Party, praising
While it took time for
With his unwavering approach,
Since then, he has turned United into a European power and one of the world's wealthiest sports clubs. In addition to Champions League titles in 1999 and 2008,United has also won four League Cups and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
"In my early years, the backing of the board, and Sir Bobby Charlton in particular, gave me the confidence and time to build a football club, rather than just a football team,"
"Without their contribution the history of this great club would not be as rich,"
Now United will have to plan for a future without
"Alex's vision, energy and ability have built teams — both on and off the pitch — that his successor can count on as among the best and most loyal in world sport," United'schief executive David Gill said.
Gill told The Associated Press two weeks ago that
"The quality of the squad, the composition of that squad, means that any new manager coming in will inherit a great squad of players," Gill said. "And yes he may, whenever that is ... clearly want to bring in one or two of his own people, new players.
"But he won't want to change the squad wholesale because he won't be our manager."
Such a vision would point to the 51-year-old Moyes being hired over another manager being tipped by bookmakers, Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho.
"What we are looking for is not someone to come in (for) 10 months or three years, we want someone to come stay there and give stability," former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel said. "When we talk about Moyes, he has been a decade at Everton and done a fantastic job on limited funds."
Before United was listed on the NYSE last year, the club warned that a successor to
"A downturn in the performance of our first team could adversely affect our ability to attract and retain coaches and players," United said in July.


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The season of giving is underway, and a feeling of cheer is splashing over Lenoir County. As cars pull into parking lots of local grocers, drivers and passengers are greeted by ringing bells and tingles of delight fight their way into their heart.
This inadvertent joy has an explanation.
The Salvation Army kicked off its annual kettle fundraising campaign on Friday.
Four famous red buckets were set up across the county to get an early start to raising Christmas donations.
"It makes people feel happy," said John Dillard of Snow Hill, who slipped a bill into a kettle as he exited the new Piggly Wiggly on N.C. 258. "It's a good cause for people less fortunate than I am."
Since 1891, the Salvation Army has placed red buckets in the front of businesses across the nation. Eventually, 11 will be set up in Lenoir County by Black Friday.
In 2011, the Salvation Army raised more than $60,000 in donations for Lenoir County families in need during Christmas.
"Last year, we helped over 1,000 families in toys and food," said Maj. Pamela Starr, who runs the Kinston's Salvation Army on North Queen Street with her husband, Robin.
She said the money from the kettle campaign will go towards food and toys for Christmas as well as the Salvation Army's year-round ministries — like social work and clothes.
"It's become a Christmas tradition," she said.
Starr said people have already begun asking when the kettles are going to be put in place so they can donate. And the wait is over.
Kinston's Adrienne Lewis said she's always wanted to help and finally got her chance this season.
"I just want to help out because I know its people out here who need things for Christmas," she said. "(They) need help with their rent and light bills."
She stood in front of Piggly Wiggly for seven hours ringing her bell as people dropped in contributions.
"I always donate every year," said Gail Beckhorn from Snow Hill. "It helps people that are less fortunate and you might be in that situation yourself one day."
She shivered in the cold weather as she made sure to continue with the giving ritual.
"It's a tradition that's been happening for over 100 years," Maj. Robin Starr said. "People see the kettle and they already know what it's all about."
Robin Starr added extra spice to the holiday tradition by having his two daughters — Jackie, 17, and Jennie, 13 — play their brass instruments near the giving bucket on Friday.
"It's a really unique way that the Salvation Army has come up with to raise funds that can go to help others," Jackie said.
Her sister added, "And we like playing our instruments."
The bucket at the Piggly Wiggly site looked overstuffed, and Friday was only the first day.
Salvation Army's goal is to match last year's total by Christmas Eve.
"People enjoy seeing the Christmas kettles," said Pamela Starr. "It's important that the locals are helping other locals."
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NHL Game Night: 11-27-13 Flyers at LightningSubmitted by pete on November 27, 2013 - 23:15
Vinny's return drowned out by the Hedmania.
Anders Lindback allowed 2 goals on 21 shots for the victory. He had the shutout working until just under 3 minutes left in the game when he was hung out to dry for two quick ones. It would've been nice for the team to stay focused and get that shutout for Anders, who has been playing better of late. He had a solid, workmanlike performance tonight, including stopping Wayne Simmonds on a penalty shot (on a terrible call on what should've been treated as an excellent play by Victor Hedman).
First Period
Second Period
9:15 TB Hedman (5), (Thompson, Johnson)
12:16 TB Palat (4), (Hedman, Sustr)(SH)
Third Period
5:00 TBL Hedman (6), (Purcell, Filppula)(PP)
18:07 PHI Lecavalier (9), (Schenn, Streit)(PP)
18:47 PHI Mark Streit (1), (Giroux)
19:26 TB Johnson (6), (unassisted)(EN)
Victor Hedman and Tyler Johnson were the game's first and third stars. Palat was robbed.
Obviously there was a very strange dynamic at play with Vincent Lecavaier's first game back in Tampa since leaving the organization. That probably contributed to a strange First Period where neither team played terribly good hockey. The Lightning had more possession, partly because of some awful turnovers by Philly, but the Lightning also got away with some mistakes that could've gotten a lot worse for them had Philly been on. Coming out of the First Intermission, though, the Lightning took the game by the throat and dominated for the next 37 minutes of the game before some late stumbles that made the game more interesting than it should have been. I have no doubt that Jon Cooper will be pleased with the 35-21 shot advantage in the contest, and I also have no doubt he'll enjoy using those last 2 Flyers goals in garbage time as a teaching tool for his young team about making sure they finish off games. Actually, the more I think about it, Jon Cooper is probably pinching himself his team only gave up 21 shots and precious few scoring chances with Radko Gudas still out of the lineup.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Victor Hedman basically took over the middle part of this game. On both sides of the puck he was everywhere. Defense. Offense. He was the best player on the ice. I'll remind everyone that in the year he was drafted, some scouting services like Red Line Report went so far as to say Hedman was a prospect with potential that exceeded even that of Steven Stamkos from the draft class previous. It takes longer for defensemen to adjust to the NHL than it does for forwards because the position demands more maturity and a more cerebral approach than playing forward. If Hedman's starting to lift up to the lofty potential that scouts saw in him when he was drafted, watch out. If he becomes a true, dominant #1 NHL defenseman it can completely alter the landscape of the team's future for the better.
With back-to-back wins over the Rangers and Flyers coming off Bishop stealing a point in Anaheim, the Lightning checks into the 5th game of this 3rd 10 game segment of the season with 5 points, 7 shy of the 12 you want, at a minimum, in every segment. They're still a little off pace, but it's a strong recovery from the disastrous trip to the West Coast. Pittsburgh on Friday is a tall order, but if they can get a point or two out of that game, you have to like how they've kept their wits about them after their first real adversity of the campaign.
Mark Barberio was +1 with 1 shot in 14:28. I'll give Barberio credit. Yes, he made 3-4 mistakes in his own zone, but he seems to be getting away with them, and we all know he's pretty darn good in the other two zones.
Johnson had 1 goal and 1 assist and was +3 with 3 shots, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 18:28. He was also 57% on draws. His speed created the capping empty net goal in the game, and his kid line continues to consistently be a bright spot for the team regardless of how the rest of the club is performing.
Alex Killorn had 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and was 40% on draws in 17:09. Quit taking minor penalties. Bloody hell, you're a Harvard graduate. You're allegedly smarter than this.
Ondrej Palat had a shorthanded goal and was +2 with 2 shots and 1 hit in 16:12. My man deserved a star tonight. His work to hustle the Flyers under extra attacker duress created the pass/bobble that led to Johnson's empty net goal. That one of those hidden assists you don't find on the scoresheet, but it'll be there when the coach's evaluate this game.
J.T. Brown was -1 with 3 shots and 1 blocked shot in 17:08. He was absolutely robbed blind on a bid in the First Period by Ray Emery. He was less of a factor after that.
Nikita Kucherov had 6 shots, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:56. Yes, he got the goal in his first game, but that was just a decent game for Kucherov overall. Tonight, he was a whole other step above that even if he didn't get the result on the scoresheet. He had 5 scoring chances by himself, should've had a 6th on a breakaway where I think his eyes got a little big and he bobbled away the puck, and he set up 1-2 more scoring chances for linemates like Purcell passing the puck, too. I'm not sure I've ever seen a prospect come up and be this quick/decisive with the puck, offensively. He gets the puck and it's either immediately gone via a pass or gone full steam on a hard shot on net. Earlier in his career there might've been the critique that he overhandled the puck, which is a typical Russian stereotype, but I haven't detected that at all in this callup. Additionally, he seems very motivated to stay in the NHL and he's backchecking like a mad man. That last part has to make the Lightning organization the most excited of all. They've really gotten Nikita to buy into playing on the other side of the puck to win back possession and help keep it out of the back of his own 4x6, and that's how a good player becomes a championship caliber player. If he keeps playing like he did tonight, I don't see how he could, in all good conscience, be sent back down to the AHL. That's how good he was tonight.
Andrej Sustr had a helper and was +1 with 2 shots, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 18:01. I loves me some Andrej Sustr. I have to think he's one of the bigger reasons for how well the Lightning performed defensively tonight, absorbing some of Gudas' share of the ice time and looking incredibly poised doing it. The Flyers are a team that likes to run at people and that can rattle young players. There was no shrinking violet under pressure by Sustr tonight, though. He moved the puck smartly regardless of whether he was going to take a bump or not. Very mature.
Richard Panik was +1 with 1 hit in 14:02. Honestly, I thought he was a bit of a passenger tonight on the line with Palat and Johnson. You'd like to see him catch up to Palat and Johnson's level of play and start contributing, because if he does that line will go from good to great in a hurry.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
NHL Game Night: 11-25-13 Rangers at LightningSubmitted by pete on November 25, 2013 - 22:37
Tampa Bay celebrates Marty1k Night in style.
Ben Bishop stopped all 37 shots he faced for the victory. There was no doubt the Lightning were loosey goosey defensively in the First and Second Periods, due a lot to the absence of Radko Gudas, but Bishop is the big eraser of mistakes. His First Period glove stop on Stralman will make highlight reels, for sure. Another night where U of Maine Justice was served.
First Period
2:12 TB Kucherov (1), (Purcell, Brewer)
3:10 TB St. Louis (9), (Filppula, Hedman)
Second Period
3:12 TB St. Louis (10) , (Filppula, Sustr)
16:52 TB Purcell (6), (unassisted)
Third Period
18:59 TB Purcell (7), (St. Louis, Alex Killorn)
Martin St. Louis, Bishop, and Nikita Kucherov were the game's three stars.
Life is good when you have a true number one goaltender. You give Bishop a few goals of support to work with and he's going to get you across the finish line on most nights. The Lightning did a decent enough job keeping the really heinous odd man rushes and breakaways out of their game, and even though they were loose in their own end and allowed a ton of shots, it was enough. All that said, I wouldn't want a steady diet of it and I hope Gudas returns very, very soon.
The Kucherov goal was a nice story, especially on this website, but it was gravy and not meat and potatoes. The meat and potatoes story of the night was that Marty and Purcell each had a pair of goals. Those two getting on track is what has to happen for the Lightning to stay in the hunt until #91's return. Silky smooth hands by Martin St. Louis on his two breakaway goals. I'd expect nothing less if the Swedish Battletank, Fredrik Modin, made the trek down to the game, as he did tonight.
Mark Barberio was +1 with 1 shot, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot. He's not going to ever be confused for Scott Stevens in his own third, but if he cuts down the really poor turnovers, the Lightning may be able to live with him.
Tyler Johnson had 2 shots and 2 blocked shots in 18:38 and was 75% on draws. Home cooking agrees with Tyler's faceoff percentage.
Alex Killorn had a helper and was +3 with 4 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 1 blocked shot in 14:13. He was also 25% on draws. It's a decent stat line, but the number of penalties he's taking won't cut it.
Ondrej Palat had 3 shots and 1 blocked shot in 19:23. Excellent on the penalty kill. Excellent on one or two occasions carrying the puck for entry into the offensive zone on the PP. He's quietly a backbone type player on the lower lines.
J.T. Brown was +2 with 2 shots and 3 hits in 16:45. His speed allows him to be very active in the play and he's got a quick release that he isn't afraid to use. He's been a nice fit getting some scoring line and PP minutes.
Kucherov scored his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot on his first NHL shift. Efficiency. He was also +2 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 11:31. You got a taste of his talents tonight, with a quick, hard release on his goal and a quick, crafty setup to Teddy Purcell that nearly amounted to a helper. That was the good. The nitpick side points out he got away with one offensive zone penalty that sprung Purcell on his first goal and he probably got away with another offensive zone penalty later in the game. I don't know if the refs had great dinner reservations they didn't want to miss, but both teams got away with bloody murder in the offensive zone in the second half of tonight's game.
Andrej Sustr had a helper and was +1 with 2 blocked shots in 21:44. He recovered from a pretty terrible shift early in the First Period to have a decent night lugging big minutes in Gudas' absence.
Richard Panik had 2 shots in 14:35.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie had 5 penalty minutes in 0:38 of ice time. He left the game with an upper body injury after his second shift.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
NHL Game Night: 11-22-13 Lightning at DucksSubmitted by pete on November 23, 2013 - 01:19
A strange end to a bad trip.
Ben Bishop allowed 1 goal on 43 shots for the overtime loss, and the 1 goal was actually knocked in by Panik, otherwise Bishop would've swept it off the line. That was an outstanding performance by Bishop who turned away what seemed like a half dozen breakaways and several other quality chances once the game degenerated into glorified line rushes.
First Period
Second Period
Third Period
4:52 ANA Getzlaf (13), (unassisted)
Bishop was the game's third star.
Just a bizarre game, with the Lightning alternating moments when they looked to be forechecking well and generating chances and other moments where they displayed sieve-like defense allowing far to many breakaways and scoring chances. And, no matter how good a chance either team got, it didn't seem to matter because the goaltenders were so in command.
The Lightning really needed that second point tonight, though. They finish the trip at 0-3-1-0 with just 1 of 8 possible points. In segment 3 of the season they have 1 point after 3 games, meaning they'd need 11 of 14 possible points in the remaining 7 of the segment to hit 12. That's a tall, tall order.
Radko Gudas had 5 penalty minutes, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 7:25 before leaving the game with an upper body injury. The Lightning are in real trouble if Gudas is out for any extended period of time. It's unclear if Gudas pulled something after getting jumped by Luca Sbisa following a clean hit on Mathieu Perrault, or if he sustained it or aggravated it further after a hit on Corey Perry in the Second Period. I saw an odd play where he tried to move the puck with one arm while his other arm hung slack in the Second Period before leaving the game, but he was also seen with an ice pack on his face before the Second Period. Either way, the Lightning have nothing to replace what Gudas has meant to this team so far this year in terms of minutes, shot blocking, and physical presence. It's a straw/camel's back moment if Gudas goes on IR, potentially.
Mark Barberio had 2 shots and 1 blocked shot in 16:19. Man he's frightening in his own end.
Tyler Johnson had 2 penalty minutes, 3 shots, and was 43% on draws in 19:42. You could argue he was the Lightning's best player not named Ben Bishop tonight and he generated several very good scoring chances for himself.
Alex Killorn had 4 penalty minutes, 3 shots, and 1 hit in 19:17. He was also 50% on draws. He darn near won it in OT on a beautiful behind the back spinning shot attempt.
Ondrej Palat had 1 hit and 1 blocked shot in 22:15. His ice time says it all. He was one of the few guys the Lightning had doing all the little things right.
J.T. Brown had 6 shots, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 13:22. He was extremely active in the First Period and carried that on into the Second Period. I also don't remember his shot having such a quick release. Must come from hanging around all those Russians.
Andrej Sustr had 1 shot and 1 hit in 12:09. At one point, defending a 2-on-1, he did the old Pavel Kubina praying mantis maneuver dropping to his belly. Anaheim's forward read it and slowed down hoping Sustr would clear. He was, I dunno, 8 feet away from Andrej. With Andrej's reach, Andrey still swept the puck away from him. My goodness what reach.
Richard Panik was -1 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 17:14. He was dangerous throughout the game, but the ending was unfortunate given he knocked the puck in. Would've been nice if Bishop could've swept it off the line successfully, given the success Filppula and the team have had in the shootout.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
NHL Game Night: 11-21-13 Lightning at SharksSubmitted by pete on November 22, 2013 - 01:31
Roadie of doom continues.
Andres Lindback allowed 5 goals on 36 shots for the loss. Honestly, though, I can't fault him any of the 5 goals and he made some key stops that gave the Lightning the opportunity to make this a game. They simply could not put one in before garbage time to support their backup.
First Period
3:39 SJ Wingels (6), (Couture, Marleau)
18:03 SJ Stuart (2), (Kennedy, Couture)
Second Period
11:47 SJ Wingels (7), (Marleau, Braun)
Third Period
4:23 SJ Burns (5), (Thornton, Hannan)
4:42 SJ Marleau (11), (Couture, Braun)
7:39 TB Johnson (5), (Palat, Panik)
Well, the scoreboard isn't entirely different than what I expected. So, that's obviously a negative. Unlike the Kings game, though, there were more silver linings in this defeat. The effort level was there for 60 minutes and this could have been a game if the Lightning could've gotten a bounce or deflection to go their way. After doing nothing in LA, they did manage to outshot San Jose in this one and the line juggling by Jon Cooper did appear to have some promise. We'll see if that translates to anything against Anaheim.
Radko Gudas was -2 with 4 shots, 8 hits, and 2 blocked shots in 21:45.
Mark Barberio was -1 with 1 shot, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 18:11. I thought the game was in Spain for a moment given the matador style effort to allow Marleau the break for San Jose's 5th goal. Ole!
Tyler Johnson had a goal and 2 shot, 2 hits, and 2 blocked shots in 16:54. He was also 33% on draws. The good news is he's consistently getting scoring chances every game. The bad news is the league seems to be getting a book on him in the faceoff circles and his percentage is starting to take a beating recently.
Alex Killorn was -1 with 2 penalty minutes, 3 shots, and he was 38% on draws in his first game back as a center. And, he really needs to stop taking offensive zone penalties. For real. It's starting to border on Conacher-esque. That's not good.
Ondrej Palat had a helper and 4 shots and 5 hits in 17:39. The kid line was the Lightning's best line tonight, and Palat was part of the reason why.
J.T. Brown was -1 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 14:23. He was out with the first team PP unit for a First Period shift that spent nearly the full 2 minutes in San Jose's end, but they could not convert.
Richard Panik had a helper and 1 shot and 3 hits in 15:16. He had a beautiful cross ice feed for the secondary assist on Johnson's goal and he looked like he was handling the puck very well tonight (even a little overconfident at times). Kind of poor judgement moving the puck on San Jose's 4th goal, but he got it back later. Can't say the same for some of the vets on their boo boo's tonight.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
NHL Game Night: 11-19-13 Lightning at KingsSubmitted by pete on November 20, 2013 - 01:49
Lightning hit a fork in the road.
Ben Bishop allowed 5 goals on 31 shots for the loss. Unlike Phoenix, there's not a lot I would fault Bishop for. Lots of deflection goals and one breakaway goal. Oh, and Killorn deciding to go Clint Dempsey into his own cage.
First Period
14:58 LA Kopitar (6), (Doughty, Williams)
16:49 LA Frattin (2), (Voynov, Stoll)(PP)
Second Period
2:38 LA Williams (8), (Doughty, Kopitar)
15:08 LA King (7), (Vey)(SH)
16:17 TB Filppula (9), (Hedman, St. Louis)(PP)
17:15 LA Brown (4), (Frattin)
Third Period
1:22 TB Hedman (4), (Johnson)
That was a pretty disgraceful effort to put out on the ice for your captain's 1,000th NHL game. And, no, I'm not talking about the Kings' first 3 goals, 1 of which was a perfect shot, 1 of which was a perfect (lucky) deflection, and 1 of which Killorn kicked into his own net. Those things happen. What had to leave Marty lingering on the bench muttering to himself after the game was how poorly the team responded after that adversity. 9 shots on goal through 40 minutes was piss poor, especially considering how shaky Scrivens looked at times. When you compound that by not putting forth the effort on the first half of a 4 minute power play, leading to a SH goal against, and a horrendous Connolly turnover leading to the Kings' 5th goal, that's how you allow a few bad breaks to snowball into a catastrophe. And I suspect I know what Marty is thinking: if you hustle and if you don't make soft, unforced errors at your blue line, you get out of that period down 3-1, possibly. Then Hedman's semi-soft goal on Scrivens early in the Third Period would've meant something and the Lightning's push in the final frame would've been to steal a point against a quality opponent rather than to try to avoid the inevitable wrath of a Head Coach that hates to lose even more than he likes to win. Now the Lightning have dropped their first consecutive games of the season with another tough game coming up, and they're at a fork in the road. The question is, are they going to cave in here or are they going to put the effort in to stay competitive? That's what I want to see right now. The result is obviously the big thing, but let's start with the building blocks of making sure that the team doesn't look comatose for 40 minutes of a game.
Radko Gudas had 4 hits and 1 blocked shot in 21:18.
Tyler Johnson had a helper and 3 shots in 17:56. He was also 39% on draws. He was a big part of the push the Lightning put on in the Third Period and he nearly snuck one past Scrivens in the First Period.
Alex Killorn was -3 with 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 2 hits in 12:01. He and Brett Connolly were a waste receptacle conflagration tonight. I see stupid offensive zone penalties. I see sloppiness with the puck. I see very little being generated on the forecheck. I see why his ice time took a nose dive. That line needs to be broken up and Connolly may need to sit a game in the stands to think about what occurred tonight. And, Killorn may need a turn on a checking line to get reoriented on playing a simple game.
Ondrej Palat was +1 with 1 shot, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:39. Another decent night on the PK and he was helpful with his fellow kid liners in the Third Period garbage time push.
J.T. Brown was -2 with 2 blocked shots in 13:04. His line did precious little at even strength, which isn't a direct reflection on his play, but you'd like him to really be the first man in on that line with Filppula and Purcell. I understand all the early penalties really hampered the ability of that unit to get into the flow, though.
Dmitry Korobov had 1 hit in 13:04 in his NHL debut. It was a mixed bag for Dmitry. I thought he had a pretty solid little First Period at both ends. He looked pretty good under duress in his own end moving the puck out of trouble and he threw a puck toward the net (uncredited by the scorers) that led to one of the few opportunities for the Lightning in the opening frame. He got less ice time in the Second Period because of all the special teams play and a little extended Third Period garbage time against a little more quality opponents. And, that was about what I would expect from Dmitry. He put a big pop on Dustin Brown along the boards and had a nice long pass to spring an offensive chance on the positive side of the coin. On the negative side, he made an odd unforced error (Korobov does it 1-2 times a game in my experience, a la a young Kubina) to move the puck to an open point in his own end where a Kings defenseman was waiting to pounce and there was one wide rush where his slow footwork was slightly exposed. I'd say it wasn't a big net positive or negative game for Dmitry's stock. But, that said, I felt he showed he's certainly better under duress in his own end than Barberio and that he has more two-way game than Aulie ever dreamed of having. So, there's something to work with there, warts and all.
Richard Panik was +1 with 3 shots and 1 hit in 14:53. Would've been nice for the kid line to get one during that Third Period push for their confidence.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie was -1 with 4 penalty minutes and 1 hit in 8:44. I have no idea why he exists right now. He had one or two good forechecking shifts, but that doesn't offset his skating liabilities defensively, and you'll have a hard time explaining to me why Malone is running around trying to start fights when a game is out of hand like that but Labrie isn't. His whole role is supposed to be to spark the team on a night when they're flat like they were tonight, and he just didn't do anything. Again. He seems like a genuinely nice person and he's a great story. But, if the Lightning are down 4 goals and flat as a pancake, he needs to be challenging the other team's entire bench to a fight. Period. Or, he's no use to anybody. And, if that's the way it's going to be, I'd just as soon see his spot filled by someone like Philippe Paradis who might actually do something to light a fire under the butts of his teammates. I'm not saying it to be mean. The trigger has no heart, and Labrie needs some tough love right now because it feels like he's got a bit of role/identity crisis right now.
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When the Thinking Digital videos are posted be sure to watch Matt's talk, and although I can't really say much about this, Matt's next book will be out in about a year and after reading the manuscript on the flight home I predict that it will be as important as Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, and just as ambitious, covering the last 100,000 years of human history. Stay tuned…
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"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical...It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government." - Thomas Jefferson
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3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
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4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) X for Men (Clive Christian) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
Green Irish Tweed for me today once again.
This scent works quite well in the office and during these colder months.
Good morning all !. SotD is Miller Harris Citron Citron.
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Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
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"All problems are illusions of the mind."
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Creed Green Irish Tweed
SotD - Gucci Pour Homme II by Gucci (from a sample)
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2. George Sand--Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier
3. L'Ame Soeur--Divine
4. Violet Blonde--Tom Ford
5. Santal Blush--Tom Ford
Chanel Bois des Iles
Serge Lutens Chergui
YSL - L'Homme
Hermes - Bel Ami
Seasonal favorites:
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2. Creed - Aventus
3. Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver
4. The Different Company - De Bachmakov
5. Dior - Homme Sport 2008
6. Montale - Aoud Legacy
7. Creed - Virgin Island Water
8. by Kilian - Straight to Heaven
9. Creed - Original Cologne
10. Clive Christian - 1872 for Men
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Another stop in my exploration of Slumberhouse:
So far not my favorite.
Givenchy Pi
SotE - Versace L'Homme.
Kenzo Jungle PH
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
Serge Lutens Five O'Clock Au Gingembre ...And I am not liking it so far. Swamped a 10ml vial for one of my 10ml vials.
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Eau Sauvage Fraicheur Cuir
Hermès Santal Massoïa.
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Calvin Klein- CK One for day "one" hundred of my personal sotd challenge. I wore a different scent each day with no repeats. I'm running out of scents that I want to wear, so I'm going to go back to having fragrance freedom tomorrow!
Creed Himalaya - 4 sprays + 2 on shirt to extend the life at least for 6 hours
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PINEHURST, N.C. - The Miami University golf team moved up three spots on Tuesday to finish 10th at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The RedHawks shot a team score of three-over par 287, which was the third-best score by any team in round three. Miami finished the event at 71-over par overall. Ball State won the tournament with a score of 37-over par.
"I think today shows the progress we have made while we were down here this week," said head coach Zac Zedrick. "This was our first stroke play event of the spring, so there was obviously going to be a little rust. However having the opportunity play Pinehurst No. 2 yesterday in major championship conditions was an incredible experience for the boys and will help their development immensely."
Luke Shaughnessy had the best round of the day for the 'Hawks, finishing with an even-par round of 71. Brett Tomfohrde, Scott Cahill and Mark MacDonald each shot rounds of one-over par 72, while Austin Kelly rounded out the team players with a round of 78.
Tomfohrde was Miami's top overall finisher at 14-over par, he tied for 22nd place. Cahill was not far behind, he tied for 36th at 19-over par. Shaughnessy tied for 61st at 25-over par, MacDonald tied for 65th at 26-over par and Kelly tied for 70th at 27-over par.
Brantley Kushner shot a final round score of three-over par 74. He was the top finisher among all golfers playing as individuals this week, tying for 33rd at 18-over par. Daniel Schwarz had a strong round of 73 on Tuesday and finished tied for 61st at 25-over par. Jack Sparling shot a final round 76 and finished tied for 74th at 28-over par.
"We finished the week on a good note," said Zedrick. "We'll take advantage of some additional time down here during spring break to work on some things before heading back to Oxford."
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Global renewable power generation is expected to continue its rapid growth over the next five years, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2012, released on July 5, says that despite economic uncertainties, global power generation from hydropower, solar, wind, and other renewable sources is projected to increase by more than 40% to almost 6,400 terawatt hours by 2017. That amount would be roughly one-and-a-half times the current electricity production in the United States.
The study examines in detail 15 key markets for renewable energy, which currently represent about 80% of renewable generation, while it identifies developments that may emerge in other important markets. Of the 710 gigawatts of new global renewable electricity capacity expected, China accounts for almost 40%, with the United States, India, Germany, and Brazil also contributing to the growth. The report presents detailed forecasts for renewable energy generation and capacity for eight technologies: hydropower, bioenergy for power, onshore wind, offshore wind, solar photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power, geothermal, and ocean power. Hydropower is projected to have the largest increase in generation, followed by onshore wind, bioenergy, and solar PV.
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Table of Contents
I. The Basics
II. The Blessings
III. Blessing Priority for each Class
IV. How to Organize Your Paladins
V. Mods
I. The Basics
Blessings are powerful buffs that paladins can cast on allies. In raids, Blessings are the most desired contribution of paladins, and most 25-man raids bring at least 3 paladins in order to maximize the number of Blessings.
A Greater Blessing lasts for 30 minutes, costs a reagent, and is cast upon an entire class at the same time. The normal versions of the Blessings last for 10 minutes and are cast on a individual. A paladin can only cast one Blessing on a player at one time. If she casts another Blessing, it will overwrite her first one. Each player can have a blessing from each paladin. Thus, if there are 3 paladins in the raid, each player should have 3 Blessings.
There are also three "tactical" Blessings: Protection, Sacrifice, and Freedom. These blessings last for 30s or less and will overwrite other Blessings. Paladins often forget about these Blessings, but they are useful in specific circumstances. However, the rest of this guide will only consider the long-term Blessings.
I'm a firm believer that paladins are responsible for determining which Blessing should go on which player. Multiple people crying for different Blessings is tiresome. It's okay to remind a paladin if a Blessing (especially a normal one) wears off.
II. The Blessings
Blessing of Salvation reduces the threat generated by the target. Salvation is the first and greatest of the paladin Blessings and should almost always be the first Blessing cast. Salvation is not a safety net, it is a "damage-enabler". It allows DPS to do up to 42% more damage. They can start earlier, hit harder, and not waste time/energy/mana on threat dumps. Some DPS (rogues, mostly) will try and complain about Salvation, and request Might or Kings instead. My philosophy is that if you don't need Salvation, you aren't doing acceptable damage.
Blessing of Might adds Attack Power, both melee and ranged. It will generally add more damage than Kings, even accounting for the additional crit. Thus it is usually the second Blessing of choice for classes that rely on Attack Power.
Blessing of Wisdom adds significant mana regeneration. Again, the amount of mana returned is generally much more than the extra mana gained through Kings, and it is the second Blessing of choice for the mana-using classes.
Blessing of Light increases the healing done to the target by Paladins. It's usually the second Blessing placed on tanks, and the fourth or fifth Blessing placed on the raid. It does add a large amount of +healing, but only for the paladins, so it's value greatly depends on the number of paladins in the raid. As a rule of thumb for blessing tanks, if you have enough paladins to make Light useful, you have enough paladins to cast both Kings and Light.
Blessing of Kings increases all stats by 10%. It is the 11-point talent in the Protection tree. Most healing paladins will dip into Protection to pick up Kings. Kings is the first Blessing placed on tanks because it increases the tanks' health. It is generally the third Blessing placed on the raid. Kings is a very powerful Blessing, and is the reason most raids use at least 3 paladins. Unlike the other Blessings, Kings scales with your gear. At the very high end, it may be a better choice than Might or Wisdom.
Blessing of Sanctuary reduces incoming damage by a small amount, and deals Holy damage on a block. It is the 21-point talent in the Protection tree. It is important to note that Sanctuary's damage reduction comes before armor. Usually, only a Protection paladin picks up Sanctuary, though a Holy paladin will sometimes go 40/21/0. While it isn't a bad Blessing, it isn't as useful as the other Blessings. It is helpful on a tank handling adds that are to be AoE'd. I also prefer Sanctuary over Light as the fourth blessing on the raid, as it helps dampen the effect of splash damage, which non-paladins are usually healing.
II. Blessing Priority for each Class
Warrior (tank) - Kings, Light, Sanctuary, Might
Warrior (DPS) - Salvation, Might, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Druid (bear) - Kings, Light, Might, Sanctuary
Druid (cat) - Salvation, Might, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Druid (other) - Salvation, Wisdom, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Warriors and druids usually cause the biggest hassles when organizing buffs. DPS warriors do not have ways to drop threat, so Salvation is very important to them. At the same time, putting Salvation on your tanking Warriors ends extremely badly.
As for healers, I generally prefer to put Salvation on them first. It's safest, and you don't want to lose your healers to adds, or if the tank gets incapacitated.
Hunter - Might or Wisdom, Wisdom or Might, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Hunter (Survival) - Kings, Might or Wisdom, Wisdom or Might, Sanctuary, Light
Because Feign Death is a complete aggro wipe available every 30s, hunters do not need Salvation. Additionally, not having Salvation will give them more control over trapping and improve the effect of Misdirect. Might will usually do more damage on short fights, but Wisdom will do more on long fights.
Hunter pets get the same Greater Blessings cast on the Warrior class. This is a source of great amusement to paladins.
If you have a Survival hunter with Expose Weakness, Kings can provide more DPS for a 25-man raid. The hunter needs at least 800 Agility for this to be the case.
Mage - Salvation, Wisdom, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Paladin (tank) - Kings, Light, Sanctuary, Might
Paladin (DPS) - Salvation, Might, Kings, Wisdom, Sanctuary, Light
Paladin (healer) - Wisdom, Kings, Salvation, Sanctuary, Light
Paladins are all over the map as well. Since paladin heals are innately low-threat, you can get away without Salvation. As well, paladins wear plate, so if a healer must pull aggro, it's better to let a paladin do so.
Priest - Salvation, Wisdom, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Shaman (healer/caster) - Salvation, Wisdom, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Shaman (Enhancement) - Salvation, Might, Kings, Wisdom, Sanctuary, Light
Rogue - Salvation, Might, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Warlock - Salvation, Wisdom, Kings, Sanctuary, Light
Warlock pets get the same Greater Blessings cast on the Warlock class. If the warlock uses an Imp, make sure that Phase-Shift is turned off while Blessings are being cast. A phase-shifted Imp will not receive any Blessings.
IV. How to Organize Your Paladins
Given all the conditions in the last section, setting up paladin blessings can seem like a daunting task. This is the system that I use to assign paladin blessings. You don't need the full 5 paladins. If you only have 2 or 3, just drop the remaining Blessings.
Paladin 1 (should have Kings and Improved Wisdom)
- Greater Kings on the Warriors. If you have a third paladin, cast Greater Light instead.
- Greater Wisdom on Hunters.
- Greater Salvation on everyone else.
- Cast individual Salvation on the DPS warriors.
- Cast individual Kings on the paladin or druid tanks. Again, if you have a third paladin, cast individual Light instead.
- Cast individual Kings on Survival hunters. If you have a third paladin, stay with Greater Wisdom on all hunters.
This position is the most annoying one in the raid, as you have to make sure that the DPS warriors have Salvation but the various tanks do not. If necessary, you can use Blessing of Sacrifice or Freedom to "clean off" Salvation. If you don't have any tanking warriors, you can cast Greater Salvation on the warriors.
Paladin 2 (should have Improved Might and Wisdom)
- Greater Might on Hunters, Rogues, and Warriors.
- Greater Wisdom on everyone else.
- cast individual Might on Retribution Paladins, Enhancement Shamans, and Feral Druids.
Paladin 3 (should have Kings)
- Greater Kings on everyone.
Paladin 4 (should have Sanctuary)
- Greater Sanctuary on everyone.
If you don't have a paladin with Sanctuary, just use Paladin 5
Paladin 5
- Greater Light on everyone.
If necessary, paladin 4 or 5 could also cast individual Wisdom on Retribution Paladins and Enhancement Shamans.
This system makes it easy for paladins to buff. There's only one complex buffing strategy, that of Paladin 1. All the other paladins are responsible for one or two Blessings at most. So give the extra responsibility to your paladin who is best at remembering to rebuff.
Finally, remember that Blessing priority can also change on specific fights. If there's a lot of splash damage, you might want to prioritize Kings over Might/Wisdom. If threat is not an issue in the fight, you should drop Salvation to the bottom of the priority list.
V. Mods
I recommend the mod PallyPower to keep track of your Blessings. You can assign Greater Blessings by class, see the time remaining on each Blessing, and the range of people in each class. You can also see the Blessings being cast by other paladins who are using the mod. You can cast individual Blessing by right-clicking, allowing you to easily rebuff people who die.


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Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is an antibody that is produced by the body's immune system in response to a perceived threat. It is one of five classes of immunoglobulins (A, G, M, D, and E) and is normally present in the blood in very small amounts. This test measures the amount of IgE in the blood.
Immunoglobulins are proteins that play a key role in the body's immune system. They are produced by specific immune cells called plasma cells and respond to bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms as well as substances that are recognized as "non-self" and harmful antigens.
Immunoglobulin E is associated with allergic responses including asthma and to a lesser degree with immunity to parasites. With allergies, the body overreacts to one or more substances in the environment called allergens that do not typically cause a response in other people. A person may develop an allergy when they are exposed to an allergen, which is then perceived as a threat. Allergens may include plant pollen, peanuts, eggs, strawberries, bee venom, and hundreds of other potential substances. During an initial exposure, also called sensitization, an allergic person produces an IgE specifically directed against that allergen. IgE binds to specialized white blood cells, resulting in the release of a number of substances, including histamine. In allergic/asthmatic people, this can cause constriction of the bronchi in the lungs. These substances are also responsible for the running nose, itchy eyes, and skin itching that occur in people with allergies.
Each time an allergic person is exposed to a specific allergen(s) after the initial exposure, IgE is rapidly produced, increasing to levels that trigger an allergic reaction. The severity of the reaction and symptoms associated with each episode can range from a localized reddening and itching of the skin, to respiratory distress, to vomiting and diarrhea, and in some cases to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Severity will vary from person to person, can vary from episode to episode, and may worsen over time.
The total IgE test measures the overall quantity of immunoglobulin E in the blood, not the amount of a specific type. It can be used to detect an allergic response in the body – rather than a specific allergy. This test may compliment the information provided by allergy tests that detect allergen-specific IgE.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
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In December of 2001, Charles McKee McKee and his wife Sandra, started construction on their dream house, situated just thirty miles south of Dallas Fort-Worth on the outskirts of the small Texas town of Waxahachie, the instantly recognizable home of televisions most fiendishly funny and 'abnormal' monster family stands forebodingly. Owned and built by Sandra and Charles McKee, the Munster Mansion (as it is now known) is a 5,825-square-foot Victorian style house, with a shockingly accurate interior that matches the set used on the series, complete with a staircase that opens and a dungeon trap door in the living room.
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Onslow County commissioners have approved a $40.5-million loan agreement to pay for four major construction projects across the county.
The county will borrow funds to pay for the construction of the Onslow County Environmental Education Center and Public Library in Sneads Ferry, a countywide 800 MHz trunked radio emergency services communication system, a new terminal at Albert J. Ellis Airport and the new county government center in Burton Park.
No one spoke at last week's public hearing on the matter, and no written comments were submitted to county staff. The measure was passed unanimously by the four attending commissioners. Outgoing commissioner Bill Keller was not in attendance.
Construction of the four projects is estimated to cost $73.5 million. The county has received federal and state grants that reduce the amount the county will have to pay. Although approved for a $50 million loan, the county is selling installment financing on the market of around $40.5 million. Of that amount, the following is a rounded breakdown of the loan. The library: $2.8 million; Airport: $8.3 million; 800 MHz: $8.8 million; and government center: $20.4 million.
The numbers are dollar amounts of the loans for each project, not the budgets for each project.
"It should be noted that the debt on these four projects will be paid for from the existing capital reserve fund with no tax increase required as a result of issuing this new debt," County Manager Jeff Hudson said. "We have applied for a credit rating review for Onslow County based on recent history of strong commercial and construction growth as well as the heavy investment of the Defense Department in our local military bases."
Library costs include construction of an 11,073-square-foot building with library areas for book stacks, computers, reading, meetings and staff work spaces. A portion will house an environmental education center, including areas for exhibit displays, meetings and storage, and the construction of an outdoor deck, wetlands trails and an outdoor classroom, according to information from county staff. The county is using $1 million in occupancy tax funds to cover a majority of the EnvironmentalEducationCenterexpense without having to borrow money. Located near NorthTopsailBeach, the new library and environment education center will be an added draw for tourists to the area, Hudsonsaid.
The 800 MHz project includes the construction of five-site communication system interconnected by a digital loop microwave system to support public safety and public safety support agencies operating within the county, including the construction of three towers, equipment shelters and facilities, as well as the acquisition of equipment, according to county staff reports. The radio system is a joint project between the City of Jacksonvilleand OnslowCountywith the city paying 30 percent of the cost and the county paying 70 percent, based on anticipated use.
Airport improvements include the construction of a two-story, 58,000-square-foot passenger terminal and associated roadways and airfield to replace the existing main passenger building, as well as the construction of facilities to replace those that will be demolished to make way for the new terminal building and associated improvements, said Dave McCole, county finance officer. A federal grant is in place to pay the lion's share of construction costs at the airport.
Construction of the county government center in Burton Park includes building a three-story, 89,000-square-foot center and a 10,00-square-foot storage building, around 490 parking spaces, sewage disposal facilities and auxiliary facilities, County Manager Jeff Hudson said. The construction cost for the new government center is $14.2 million.
"That is construction only," Hudson said. "We have developed a project budget that takes into account everything from professional services — architecture, engineering, wetlands delineations and surveying — to purchases of necessary computer equipment and communications equipment."
Since the building is also being designed as an alternative emergency operations center, the budget includes a communications tower.
"Basically, we have factored everything that our engineers, architects and staff know into a 'Total Project Budget' which is $20,450,000," Hudson said. "This is less than the first projection of $22 million."
Hudson said he is hopeful the county will receive low interest rates on the $40.5 million loan.
"We are also pleased that the bids for the projects came in below initial projections," he said. "Coupled with federal and state grants received, we are confident that Onslow County Government's infrastructure will be improved in a responsible and conservative manner."
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|Roy Schmidt
|Michigan House of Representatives District 76
|In office
|Term ends
|January 1, 2013
|Years in position
|Base salary
|Per diem
|$10,800 yearly expense allowance
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 2, 2010
|First elected
|Next general
|November 6, 2012
|Term limits
|3 terms
|Prior offices
|City Commissioner, Grand Rapids
|Aquinas College, 1976
|Date of birth
|October 4, 1953
|Place of birth
|Grand Rapids, MI
|Roman Catholic
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Issues
- 2 Previous offices held
- 3 Political campaign history
- 4 Voting record
- 5 Committee assignments
- 6 Elections
- 7 Campaign donors
- 8 Campaign contributions
- 9 Recent news
- 10 Scorecards
- 11 External links
- 12 References
Rep. Schmidt received his bachelor's degree from Aquinas College. Schmidt and his wife, Donna, live in Grand Rapids. They have three sons, Eric (and his wife, Kim), Ryan (and his wife, Lisa) and Tyler.
Campaign Themes
Schmidt's website highlights the following campaign themes:[3]
- Excerpt:"Job creation is the number one issue facing our state right now. We need more jobs, and Roy Schmidt has voted for several new bills designed to create a stronger environment for jobs."
End Youth Violence
- Excerpt:"Children are the key to our future, and creating a safe environment for them to learn and grow is the key to theirs. We have an alarming rate of violent crimes against children, all too often committed by other children."
Education for All
- Excerpt:"We must dig deeper into the education status quo to end the disparity between children from Grand Rapids and their counterparts in the surrounding area. Schools must receive the support they need to succeed."
One City – One Voice
- Excerpt:"Because of the way the 76th District is now configured, we have a tremendous opportunity to unite people throughout the city. The new boundaries of the district appear to divide the city, but Roy believes he can bring people together."
Previous offices held
He was elected to four consecutive terms as Grand Rapids City Commissioner, where he served for 16 years. He was elected president of the City Commission in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
Political campaign history
Voting record
Key votes of 2009-2010
- Click below to see how this representative voted.
- Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
- Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
- Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
- Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
- Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
- Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
- Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
- Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
- Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
- A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
- It's From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
- Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
- First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
- Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
- Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
- Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
- Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
- Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
- Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
- Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.
More voting record details
- List of all of Roy Schmidt's roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site's "advanced search" to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
- List of Roy Schmidt's 2 missed roll-call votes
Committee assignments
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schmidt has been appointed to these committees:
- Energy and Technology, Vice Chair
- Insurance
- Transportation Member
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Schmidt served on these committees:
Schmidt was initially unopposed in the Republican primary on August 7 in District 76, but was eventually challenged by write in candidate Bing Goei. Schmidt narrowly defeated Goei.[4] He had initially filed as a Democrat, but withdrew and filed again as a Republican candidate. The general election was November 6.[5]
The only opponent that filed to run in the Democratic primary, Matt Mojzak, withdrew from the race prior to the primary.[1]
Schmidt found himself embroiled in controversy when a press release from Kent County Prosecuting Attorney William Forsyth revealed that Speaker of the House Jase Bolger and Schmidt were involved in a plan to tilt the election in his favor. Schmidt had defected to the Republican Party just before the primary, and made an arrangement with Bolger to pay 22 year-old Matt Mojzak to run as a Democrat in the election, but not actually conduct a real campaign. On this move, Forsyth claimed, "it is clear that the only logical reason for his [Mojak's] recruitment was to prevent the Democratic Party from mounting a viable write-in candidacy."[6]
Forsyth deemed that no laws were broken, stating, "Although this scheme by Rep. Schmidt and Speaker Bolger was clearly designed to undermine the election and to perpetrate a 'fraud' on the electorate, it was nonetheless legal...While Mr. Mojak ill-advisedly agreed to participate in this misadventure, it is clear that he was duped into doing so and is the least culpable of anyone involved in this fiasco."[1][2][7]
In an apology to the people of the district, Schmidt stated, "It's something that's been digging in my mind and my heart for over two months. I should've consulted. I should've said something. In hindsight, I think about it every day, about every hour – why I did this. It was a mistake. It was a poor political decision."[8]
Schmidt won re-election to the District 76 Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Marc Tonnemacher in the general election on November 2, 2010.
|Michigan House of Representatives, District 76 General election (2010)
|Roy Schmidt (R)
|Marc Tonnemacher (D)
|Matthew Friar (L)
|Bill Mohr (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
On November 04, 2008, Roy Schmidt ran for District 76 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Marc Tonnemacher, Bill Mohr, and Matthew Friar. [9]
Roy Schmidt raised $109,751 for his campaign.[10]
|Michigan House of Representatives, District 76
|Roy Schmidt (D)
|Marc Tonnemacher (R)
|Bill Mohr (UST)
|Matthew Friar (L)
Campaign donors
In 2010, Schmidt received $121,684 in campaign donations. The largest contributors are listed below.[11]
|Michigan House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
|Top contributors to Roy Schmidt's campaign in 2010
|Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association
|Michigan Association Of Health Plans
|Michigan Automobile Dealers Association
|Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan
|Fifth Third Bancorp
|Total Raised in 2010
In 2008 Roy Schmidt collected $109,751 in donations. [12]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
|Roy PAC
|Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association
|United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
|Michigan Chamber of Commerce
|Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Campaign contributions
Contributions Report from Michigan Secretary of State
Rep. Roy Schmidt
N1095 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
(517) 373-0822
Recent news
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Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on "core tea party issues" in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[13]
January 2011 - March 2012
Roy Schmidt received a 24% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[13]
External links
- Roy Schmidt's personal website
- Michigan Legislature - Representative Roy Schmidt official government website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Votes - Roy Schmidt
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michigan Live "Democratic opponent calls on House Speaker Jase Bolger to apologize for role in election scandal," Accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Live "Bill Forsyth: Roy Schmidt election scheme is a 'travesty'," Accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ "royschmidt," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Freep.com "Grand Rapids state rep in party-switching furor wins GOP primary," Accessed August 16, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Live "Prosecutor: Roy Schmidt tried to 'undermine' election, did not commit crime," Accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ Daily Kos "Jaw-dropping election fraud by Michigan GOP House Speaker Jase Bolger," Accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ [http://www.michiganradio.org/post/rep-roy-schmidt-gop-leader-apologize-recruiting-fake-democrat-party-switch Michiganrado.org "Rep. Roy Schmidt, GOP leader, apologize for recruiting fake Democrat in party switch," Accessed July 23, 2012
- ↑ Michigan House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Schmidt's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributors to Roy Schmidt
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 25, 2012
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This is an exciting time at TSU and the College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences is at the forefront of this renaissance. Central to our mission is working with students to prepare them for the next stage of their lives, be it work or graduate school. We pride ourselves on the rigor of instruction and the myriad of opportunities for students to work closely with scholars and professionals in the social sciences, humanities and arts. In our nine departments and twelve undergraduate degree programs you will find dynamic programs that continue to evolve. We will be opening a Confucius Institute that will expand our language offerings to include Chinese. We have study abroad programs, public performances and engage our communities in a variety of ways. Our partnership with the City of Houston and the 5th Ward CDC will establish the first community theatre site for a university in Houston. These are our most recent achievements and we have many more to accomplish. In COLABS, we are also bullish about technology and each discipline has access to their own computer labs where students will learn and use cutting- edge technology for their field.
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Rich in Natural Treasures
Latest News & Features
Have You Seen This Lizard?
Contact us if you have photos or field experience with reptiles and would like to volunteer to participate in upcoming spot-tailed lizard surveys.
San Antonio Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Continuing the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program
Together with partners, we've secured a 1,521-acre property in Comal County that represents a trifecta of conservation success for the entire region!
Powderhorn Ranch
The 17,351-acre Powderhorn Ranch along the Texas coast in Calhoun County is one of the largest remaining tracts of unspoiled coastal prairie in the state.
Latest Photos
Slideshow: Texas Milestones
Watch a beautiful slideshow of places we've protected throughout Texas.
Slideshow: Half Moon Reef
View a slideshow documenting the construction of Half Moon Reef.
Slideshow: Protecting Texas' Water
Our projects benefit nearly a dozen different waterways around the state—browse these spectacular images to discover how we're working to protect Texas' water.
Latest Videos
Watch this amazing video footage
See aerial video footage of our Independence Creek Preserve in West Texas!
Constructing Half Moon Reef
Watch a video about Half Moon Reef, one of the largest and most innovative oyster reef restoration projects in the country.
Urban Strategies
Our Urban Strategies Initiative recognizes two key facts: first, that increasingly crowded urban environments will require, above all else, reliable sources of food, water and energy; and secondly, that the health and viability of those areas will depend on a strong connection to, and understanding of, natural resource management both inside and outside of cities.