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Last week was Ryan Kesler Week, as we examined all 41 goals scored by the Canucks' second-line center. How can we follow up on that? With Daniel Sedin Week, where we examine all 41 goals scored by the Canucks' first-line left winger.
In case you haven't heard, Daniel Sedin had a pretty good season in 2010-11. In the previous season, his brother picked up the Art Ross and the Hart trophies in 2009-10 and snidely remarked on-stage at the awards show in Las Vegas that he was better than Daniel. Essentially. Understandably, this set Daniel on edge and he was clearly out for blood. He got it. There was blood all over the ice, spurting from multiple wounds in the goal line, spraying all over opposition goaltenders. Every Canucks game was like an episode of True Blood in which a vampire gets staked.
Daniel led the NHL in scoring, winning the Art Ross trophy and the Ted Lindsay award. He finished 4th in goals scored, with 41, and led the league in powerplay goals with 18. And we're about to recap every single one of those 41 goals. Here are goals 1-10. Expect wizardry. And blood. Perhaps some blood magic.
1 Oct. 11 vs the Florida Panthers
Daniel's first of the year is a poor representation of the juicy goodness that awaits. It's a classic Sedin set play off a faceoff, as Daniel and Samuelsson interchange off the won faceoff. Samuelsson, as is his nature, immediately throws the puck on net and Daniel chips in the rebound. The great thing about Daniel is that even when he just hacks at a rebound he puts it top corner. The most noteworthy element of the goal is how little effort Bryan McCabe makes. He barely moves 2 feet from his position on the faceoff, leaving Daniel with acres of room. Unlike Pierre McGuire, McCabe doesn't like to intrude on your personal space.
2 Oct. 11 vs the Florida Panthers
His second of the year came in the same game and it came again on a rebound. Here, he shows just how out for blood he is, leaping over the sprawling Tomas Vokoun to tuck the puck home. It's also another example of Samuelsson's willingness to put the puck on net, but note where he puts it: the shot is low and on the pads so Vokoun has no choice but to kick out a rebound. Henrik shovels the puck on net, Vokoun gets a piece, and Daniel pounces on the rebound like he's Maru and the puck is a box.
3 Oct. 13 vs the Anaheim Ducks
The first powerplay goal of this collection features an obscenely good pass from his brother Henrik, then a ridiculous wristshot from Daniel over the right shoulder of Jonas Hiller. As Ray Ferraro (the best colour man in the business) points out, the twins had just missed connecting on the exact same pass just a moment before. Yet another example of something that looks like improvisation clearly being a set play.
4 Oct. 15 vs the Los Angeles Kings
Should I just copy and paste "Daniel finishes off a ridiculous pass by his brother, Henrik" again and again and again? This time, the Sedins interweave nicely around Mason Raymond, forcing the back-checking forward, Michal Handzus, into trying to contain the all-star goalscorer. Well, actually, he doesn't seem to try much at all. Despite Drew Doughty pointing directly at Daniel Sedin, Handzus fails to take him. Henrik's pass is just sublime, but it's the route that Daniel takes to the net that opens up the opportunity.
5 Oct. 19 vs the Minnesota Wild
Daniel finishes off a ridiculous pass by his brother, Henrik. What is insane about this pass is that it is so clearly on purpose. Plenty of players, lacking any other option, will try an insane spinning backhand pass through the crease in this type of situation, just hoping that someone might be there or that they'll get a lucky bounce. Henrik, seeing Daniel drifting to the net out of the corner of his eye, does the same thing on purpose and it's a tape-to-tape pass. I don't think anyone else in the NHL could make that pass.
6 Oct. 19 vs the Minnesota Wild
Daniel's second goal of the game again comes on the powerplay, but it's not quite as pretty. This is just some brutal goaltending by Nicklas "Best Goalie in the Northwest Division" Backstrom. He gets overly concerned with Malhotra screening in front, then loses track of the puck at the side of the net on the original shot, then takes forever getting across the net and whiffs on the glove save. It would be laughable if it didn't come in a 6-2 thumping by the Wild.
7 Oct. 20 vs the Chicago Blackhawks
What an ugly goal. This goal is uglier than Brent Sopel in a bridesmaid's dress. It's uglier than Dan Carcillo eating blood pudding with his mouth open. It's uglier than Tyler Kennedy dressing up like a Naked Mole Rat for Halloween. Marty Turco's decision to give up the post and allow the puck to slide through the crease is just a bad, bad decision, leading to a goal uglier than Mike Ricci wearing Charlize Theron's makeup from the movie "Monster." Sidenote: how strange is it that Henrik takes the shot from the point and Ehrhoff is the one at the side of the net?
8 Nov. 2 vs the Edmonton Oilers
Not very strange apparently, as Henrik mans the point on another powerplay and finds Daniel in the slot with a slap pass. Daniel's tip from 25 feet out is about as perfect as it can possibly get. Also, keep an eye on Alex Edler sneaking in back door. If Daniel doesn't tip that one in, Edler would have had a chance to tip it himself.
9 Nov. 6 vs the Detroit Red Wings
Alex Edler makes a great play to create a turnover at the Canucks' blueline and immediately takes off into the neutral zone to start a rush the other way. His timing on the pass to Daniel is ideal, taking away the Red Wings' opportunity to cut short the break by hitting him. Daniel's saucer pass is a bit too far ahead of him, but he stays on the puck and makes a great pass to Henrik who wastes no time finding Daniel at the side of the net. Howard has no chance. Three Red Wings stand around the net wondering if it might be a good idea to check the guy with 216 career goals. Probably. Now he's got 217. Good job, guys.
10 Nov. 11 vs the Ottawa Senators
22 seconds into the Canucks' meeting with the Ottawa Senators, Daniel opens the scoring on a bit of an oddball 2-on-1. Burrows starts the breakout with an aerial pass, one of many that we saw this season. Unlike the New York Jets, the Senators clearly have no idea how to defend against the long bomb, as Daniel Alfredsson gets completely discombobulated. Henrik picks his pocket, then shows his patience, passing it around Sergei Gonchar to his brother, who lifts it over the outstretched pad of Pascal Leclaire.
Part 1 ::: Part 2 ::: Part 3 ::: Part 4
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I've only got to 5, but it's pretty funny to see what effect the Sedins have on opposing fans. There's the guy throwing down his hat in Nashville and in #5 Minny at 19 second the fan behind the coach — you can just see the cartoon bubble — what the hell just happened? I missed that!


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The Department of Defense has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the December 2012 reporting period. This information is based on the Selected Acquisition Reports submitted to the Congress for the December 2013 reporting period.
SARs summarize the latest estimates of cost, schedule, and performance status. These reports are prepared annually in conjunction with submission of the President's Budget. Subsequent quarterly exception reports are required only for those programs experiencing unit cost increases of at least 15 percent or schedule delays of at least six months. Quarterly SARs are also submitted for initial reports, final reports, and for programs that are rebaselined at major milestone decisions.
The total program cost estimates provided in the SARs include research and development, procurement, military construction, and acquisition-related operations and maintenance. Total program costs reflect actual costs to date as well as future anticipated costs. All estimates are shown in fully inflated then-year dollars.
The current estimate of program acquisition costs for programs covered by SARs for the prior reporting period (December 2012) was $1,660,983.3 million. Final reports submitted for the annual December 2012 and for the June 2013 and September 2013 quarterly exception reporting periods were subtracted. Initial reports for the annual December 2012 and for the June 2013 and September 2013 quarterly exception reporting periods were added. Finally, the net cost changes for the June 2013 and September 2013 quarterly exception reporting periods were incorporated.
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Current Estimate
($ in Millions)
December 2012 (78 programs)
$ 1,660,983.3
Less six final reports on F/A-18E/F Aircraft, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS), and NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS)
Plus five initial reports on Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Block 40/45 Upgrade, B61 Modification 12 Life Extension Program (LEP) Tailkit Assembly (TKA), F-22 Increment 3.2B Modernization, Global Positioning System's Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX), and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
Net cost changes reported as of June 2013 and September 2013 quarterly exception SARs
Changes Since Last Report:
$ -3,631.8
Net Cost Change
$ -4,379.7
Plus Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) development, procurement, and construction funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019; previous reports limited total funding through FY 2018
December 2013 (77 programs)
For the December 2013 reporting period, there is a net cost decrease of $4,379.7 million or -0.3 percent for the 77 programs that have reported in previous SARs. This cost decrease is due primarily to a net reduction in planned quantities to be purchased (-$14,885.5 million), the application of lower escalation rates (-$3,631.8 million), and reductions in associated support requirements (-$2,522.6 million). These decreases were partially offset by a net stretch-out of development and procurement schedules (+$6,814.8 million), a net increase in program cost estimates (+$5,464.2million), and engineering changes to hardware/software (+$4,381.2 million).
New SARs
DoD is submitting initial SARs for the following programs as of the December 2013 reporting period. These reports do not represent cost growth. The baselines established on these programs will be the point from which future changes will be measured.
Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR)
Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules (LCS MM)
$ 13,132.6
Summary Explanations of Selected SAR Cost Changes
(As of December 31, 2013)
A. Nunn-McCurdy Unit Cost Breaches for 2013
For the December 2013 reporting period, there are four programs with critical or significant Nunn-McCurdy unit cost breaches to their current or original Acquisition Program Baseline (see below). In accordance with the provisions of sections 2433 and 2433a of title 10, United States Code, the Department will notify Congress and provide the required unit cost breach information in the SARs for these four programs. In addition, for the two of these programs with critical breaches, a certification determination by the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics will be made no later than June 17, 2014, as required by law.
Critical Breaches: (Unit cost increases of 25 percent or more to the current APB or of 50 percent or more to the original APB)
Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Increment 1A– The PAUC increased 104.3 percent and the APUC increased 129.0 percent above the current APB, due to the elimination of 10 previously required shore-based training systems. Also contributing to the unit cost increases were an extension of the development program to include capability improvements, a lower and longer procurement profile, and higher material costs.
Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV)– The PAUC increased 53.5 percent and the APUC increased 49.3 percent above the current APB and the PAUC increased 55.2 percent and the APUC increased 71.5 percent above the original APB, due to an increased requirement for warfighter capabilities of the system and an overall reduction in the total air vehicle quantities being procured by the Navy. The increased capabilities of the system allow total procurement quantities to decrease from 168 to 119 air vehicles.
Significant Breaches: (Unit cost increases of 15 percent, but less than 25 percent, of the current APB or of 30 percent, but less than 50 percent, to the original APB)
Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Block 40/45 Upgrade– The PAUC increased 22.5 percent and the APUC increased 19.3 percent above the current APB, due primarily to a reduction in quantity from 31 to 24 aircraft. There were also unit cost increases associated with a stretch-out of the procurement buy profile caused by Congressional reductions, which resulted in the loss of synergies and required an additional year of interim contractor support.
Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit Radios (JTRS HMS)– The PAUC increased 20.0 percent and the APUC increased 19.2 percent above the current APB, due to a revision in the acquisition strategy for full rate production (including a change from a single vendor per radio to multiple vendors per radio), vehicle integration requirements not previously identified as a funding responsibility of the program, and a change in the Army fielding strategy that fields fewer radios per year.
B. Other Significant Program Cost Changes
AH-64E Apache Remanufacture– Program costs increased $1,321.2 million (+9.5%) from $13,760.2 million to $15,081.4 million, due primarily to higher labor and material costs for embedded diagnostics, Link 16, and full provisions for an external fuel system (+$1,870.0 million). These increases were partially offset by lower support costs for transportability kits, helmets, radar frequency interferometer, more efficient engine procurement, and reduced crashworthy external fuel tanks (-$865.5 million).
Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2– Program costs increased $8,969.9 million (+174.6%) from $5,137.4 million to $14,107.3 million, due primarily to a quantity increase of 3,167 nodes from 2,100 to 5,267 (+$6,206.3 million), which reflected the procurement of additional training base assets and a transfer of Army assets from WIN-T Increment 3 to WIN-T Increment 2. There were additional increases in support for fielding, new equipment training, software maintenance, and initial spares resulting from the quantity increase of 3,167 nodes (+$3,015.9.0 million). These increases were partially offset by the elimination of radio antenna requirements (-$316.6 million).
Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 3– Program costs decreased $14,174.6 million (-79.2%) from $17,890.1 million to $3,715.5 million, due primarily to a quantity decrease of 2,814 nodes from 3,513 to 699 (-$10,015.3 million) and associated schedule, engineering, and estimating allocations* (+$2,003.6 million). There were also decreases related to fewer quantities of high cost configuration items being procured (-$905.9 million) and reductions in fielding, new equipment training, hardware end of life (technology refresh), and initial spares resulting from the quantity decrease of 2,814 nodes (-$5,692.6 million).
DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer– Program costs increased $2,789.8 million (+3.1%) from $91,234.4 million to $94,024.2 million, due primarily to a quantity increase of 3 ships from 77 to 80 (+$3,515.6 million) and associated schedule, engineering, and estimating allocations* (+$1,847.2 million). This increase was partially offset by revised estimates for ship construction and Government furnished equipment associated with the FY 2013-2017 Multi-Year Procurement contract and program efficiencies (-$942.3 million), decreases resulting from Congressional reductions, rescissions, and sequestration (-$706.1 million), a revised estimate to reflect actual funding in the FY 2015 President's Budget for FY 2017-2019 (-$485.6 million), and the descope of the multi-function towed array and ship's signal exploitation equipment in FY 2015 and beyond.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft– Program costs increased $1,210.7 million (+5.9%) from $20,455.8 million to $21,666.5 million, due primarily to the net stretch-out of the procurement buy profile delaying 10 aircraft beyond the Future Years Defense Program and extending the end of production two years from FY 2021 to FY 2023 (+$759.1 million). Also, there were other increases for the addition of fighter-to-fighter backlink, data fusion, integrated fire control, net enabled weapons J11 message, navigation warfare anti-global positional system jam electronic protection, and stores performance assessment requested quality (+$341.3 million).
Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)– Program costs increased $504.1 million (+20.9%) from $2,413.8 million to $2,917.9 million, due primarily to a revised estimating methodology for producibility enhanced initiatives (+$396.2 million) and a stretch-out of the buy profile for procurement of additional low rate initial production assets to satisfy testing requirements for new technology (+$46.0 million). Also, there were increases due to revised estimates for Government developmental and operational testing (+$33.2 million) and for follow-on block development and reliability growth (+$43.8 million).
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – Program costs decreased $11,332.1 million (-33.4%) from $33,955.5 million to $22,623.4 million, due primarily to a quantity decrease of 20 ships from 52 to 32. The Department of Defense has determined that no new contract negotiations beyond 32 Flight 0+ LCS ships will go forward. The Navy has been directed to complete a study to support the future procurement of "a capable and lethal small surface combatant." The Navy has also been directed to submit "alternative proposals to procure a capable and lethal small surface combatant," and the study should consider options for "a completely new design, existing ship designs (including LCS), and a modified LCS." This SAR reflects the initial estimate of a 32-ship LCS program. The results of the study, to be completed in time to inform the FY 2016 President's Budget, will determine the configuration of the ships (future flight of LCS or different small surface combatant) that will fulfill the small surface combatant requirement.
P-8A – Program costs decreased $1,865.8 million (-5.4%) from 34,395.0 million to $33,069.2 million, due primarily to a decrease of 8 aircraft from 117 to 109 (-$1,560.4 million) and a revised estimating methodology for labor hours and rates and adjustments to commercial aircraft pricing (-$548.0 million). There were additional decreases for revised escalation indices (-$255.8 million) and reduced estimates for business base benefits created by the Royal Australian Air Force aircraft procurement (-$184.8 million). These decreases were partially offset by increases in other support due to updated actuals and a revised interim support strategy (+$289.1 million), revised estimates to reflect the application of outyear escalation indices (+$136.0 million), and a net stretch-out of the procurement buy profile (+$121.7 million).
Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM)– Program costs decreased $1,832.1 million (25.8%) from $7,109.0 million to $5,276.9 million, due primarily to a decrease of 1,161 TACTOM missiles from 4,951 to 3,790 (-$1,249.2 million) andassociated schedule, engineering, and estimating allocations* (-$586.2 million).
Air Force:
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)– Program costs decreased $3,062.7 million
(-4.3%) from $70,685.1 million to $67,622.4 million, due primarily to savings realized in the negotiation and award of the new 2013-2017 Phase 1 contract (-$3,770.7 million), revised cost assumptions based on the negotiated contract (-$1,511.5 million), and net decreases from a change in launch vehicle configuration requirements (-$411.3 million). These decreases were partially offset by a quantity increase of 11 launch services from 151 to 162 (+$2,505.0 million).
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)– Program costs increased $788.0 million (+12.2%) from $6,441.8 million to $7,229.8 million, due primarily to a quantity increase of 30,758 tailkits from 181,830 to 212,588 (+$712.6 million) and associated schedule and estimating allocations*(+$68.0 million).
KC-46A– Program costs decreased $2,181.5 million (-4.2%) from $51,642.1 million to $49,460.6 million, due primarily to lower construction estimates based on site surveys of initial bases (-$715.4 million), funding reductions in FY 2015-2018 given stable program execution and no engineering change proposals to date (-$655.6 million), and the removal of construction planning and design funding from FY 2014-2024 budgeted elsewhere (-$268.8 million). Additional program cost decreases included the application of revised escalation indices (-$222.7 million), accelerating the procurement buy profile (-$157.7 million), and sequestration reductions (-$142.9 million).
MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (MQ-9 Reaper)– Program costs decreased $1,451.8 million (-10.9%) from $13,318.2 million to $11,866.4 million, due primarily to a quantity decrease of 58 aircraft from 401 to 343 (-$962.1 million), associated schedule, engineering, and estimating allocations*(+$66.9 million), and areduction of initial spares and support equipment related to the decrease in quantity (-$432.9 million). There were additional decreases for the removal of the Airborne Signals Intelligence payload 2C (ASIP 2C) requirement (-$280.1 million) and sequestration reductions (-$142.5 million). These decreases were partially offset by increases for a warfighter requirement for extended range retrofits and communications requirements (+$138.9 million) and the addition of production line shut down costs that were not previously estimated (+$132.7 million).
Space Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High)– Subprogram costs for the Block Buy (GEO 5-6) decreased $460.9 million (-11.9%) from $3,869.3 million to $3,408.4 million, due primarily to a reduced estimate to reflect a fixed price contract proposal for GEO 5-6 (-$362.4 million) and Congressional and sequestration reductions (-$118.5 million).
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter– Overall life cycle costs for the F-35 program decreased $89.4 billion. Although acquisition costs increased +$7.4 billion (+1.9%) from $391.2 billion to $398.6 billion (see details below by subprogram), operating and support costs decreased $96.8 billion (-8.7%) from $1,113.3 billion to $1,016.5 billion, due primarily to cost data updates including the application of historical cost escalation and an update to the Spare Parts Unit Database, revised labor rates, and updated technical inputs to include increased fuel efficiency.
F-35 Aircraft – Subprogram costs increased +$3.1 billion (+1.0%) from $326.9 billion to $330.0 billion, due primarily to the incorporation of the latest prime contractor and subcontractor labor rates and exchange rates for the Air Force and the Navy (+$5.1 billion). These increases were partially offset by net decreases for updated cost estimating methodologies, decreases in material costs, and adjustments to the learning curve used for recurring production (-$1.9 billion).
F-35 Engine – Subprogram costs increased +$4.3 billion (+6.7%) from $64.3 billion to $68.6 billion, due primarily to increases for updated exchange rates for the Air Force and the Navy (+$1.7 billion), increases due to actual cost realized from recent low rate initial production contract lots (+$1.7 billion), and increases due to reduced production rates (+$0.2 billion).
* Note: Quantity changes are estimated based on the original SAR baseline cost-quantity relationship. Cost changes since the original baseline are separately categorized as schedule, engineering, or estimating "allocations." The total impact of a quantity change is the identified "quantity" change plus all associated "allocations."


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Today, Dennis Kucinich appeared at a rally with President Obama in Cleveland, despite the fact that the White House sent MoveOn to picket and threaten him if he honors his pledge and votes against the health care bill with no public option.
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Senate candidate Robin Carnahan didn't have an airport construction check to deliver, but she also had a scheduling conflict when the President came to Missouri to campaign for his health care bill last week. So did her brother, Congressman Russ Carnahan. Ike Skelton couldn't make it either.
Similar scheduling snafus plagued congressmen Patrick Murphy, Tim Holden and Chris Carney when Obama came to Pennsylvania last Thursday to campaign. In a state that Obama carried in 2008, suddenly they didn't snap at the opportunity to be seen with him.
Why was Boccieri suddenly so consumed with an extension of the local runway? Well, maybe because Boccieri is in a GOP-leaning district, the top of the ticket in Ohio is a disaster for Democrats in 2010, and his well-funded GOP opponent Jim Rennacci is already up on the air with ads slamming Boccieri for voting for health care:
The reason Kucinich is taking so much heat from the White House is because he's one of the only Democrats left who can take this vote and survive in the fall. They're at the point where every vote they pull either has to come from someone who is retiring, or is willing to retire for a fat appointment in exchange for their vote, or they flat-out torpedo the seat.
The White House is telling people that if they don't pass this bill, it will be a disaster for Democrats in the fall. That's abject nonsense — their "fallback plan" for health care doesn't have the toxic mandate that makes the IRS the collection agency for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, or any of the abortion issues that inflame both pro- and anti-choice groups. And most of the country wouldn't know the difference over a bill that doesn't kick in until 2014 anyway.
But the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate have made the decision to start firing on the troops in the trenches to force them onto a suicide mission. Washington DC has a pall over it as Democrats are forced to make a Jonestown-esque choice between having their own party target them for elimination, or cast a vote that will do it to themselves.
If Democrats in the House cast this vote, Republicans will take them out from the right, and single payer activists are lining up to run against them outside of the party on the left. They are the most electorally vulnerable, and they will be the sin-eaters for the entire party.
It's all come down to threats and intimidation in order to pass the health care bill. It's all they've got left. Because "having the President come and campaign for you" seems to be of dubious value these days — most endangered Democrats are fleeing when the President comes to town.


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Semmel gives Crusaders upset victoryJunior midfielder Kyle Semmel took a pass from sophomore midfielder Gannon Keller and buried it in the back of the net in the 73rd minute to give the Crusaders a lead.
The goal from Semmel turned out to be the only goal the Crusaders needed, winning 1-0 to upset the fourth-ranked York Spartans.
Semmel was quick to praise freshman midfielder Garian Lashley, who he said played a role in the eventual goal.
"He made a really nice pass. It was real quick-up to Gannon Keller who kind of did all the work and passed a perfect ball to me right through a little hole in the defense, and all I had to do was get my foot on it and score," he said.
Senior goalkeeper Matt Salsman was forced to make two key saves in the final 15 minutes of the game to preserve the victory.
With senior midfielder Chris Weaver bearing down on him, Salsman made a sprawling save. Then, in the waning seconds of the game York senior midfielder Daniel Baxter was able to get a shot off, but Salsman was able to push the shot outside of the post, ending the game and giving the Crusaders the victory.
Coach Jim Findlay was full of praise for his goalkeeper.
"Obviously, the year that Salsman had last year, for him to come up and make those two big saves, that's why he comes back for his extra year and that's the leadership he provides back there as the last line of defense... then the save at the end. I mean, you watch the video, that had a legitimate chance of going in and he pushed it wide past the post," Findlay said.
Susquehanna immediately pressured the York defense, creating three chances within the first 10 minutes.
"To win a game like that against a traditionally strong, highly ranked team was great," Findlay said. However, Findlay said he hopes it has become an expectation to win every single game based on last years success.
Semmel agreed with his coach, "I think we go into every game expecting to win and with York, with that big game, we were kind of just expecting to play as well as we have been, if not better and see what happens. We definitely had expectations to win the game."
Susquehanna 1, Lebanon Valley 1
Coming off of a win against nationally-ranked York, Susquehanna played Lebanon Valley to a 1-1 tie in front of a home crowd on Wednesday night.
Susquehanna took the lead in the first half, scoring within the first 30 minutes of the game when senior midfielder Andrew Murphy found sophomore midfielder Samuel Tana for his first goal of the season.
Susquehanna had several more chances throughout the half, including a chance in the 26th minute by Murphy that forced a save by the Lebanon Valley goalkeeper, denying Susquehanna their second goal.
Down 1-0, Lebanon Valley forced the pressure early in the second half, converting in the 66th minute when freshman midfielder Alex Detweiler put a shot on goal that hit the cross bar.
Unable to clear the ball on the ricochet, senior defender Jim Fisher was able to take advantage for Lebanon Valley, putting it in the back of the net and tying the game at one.
For the rest of the half and the two overtime periods, both teams were unable to find the back of the net, and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
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Allison: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Allison
Origin of the name Allison:
Matronymic meaning "son of Alice."
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This name fits in anywhere - it's not trendy, it's not old, it's just right.
Allison is a nice name. It caught on and got popular because of Allison Mackenzie in Peyton Place. Actually, if you read the book. Allison Mackenzie was named after her father - this was his name. Evidently it started out as a male name and was taken over by the girls. It's still a really nice name, and I wouldn't mind having it myself.
A modern alternative to Alice.
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All the Allisons that I have known have been exceptionally vibrant people from babies to 50 year olds! They're fun, happy, excited about life kind of people and often go by Allie as well! Definitely individuals with boldness!
I'm an Allison too, best name in my personal opinion (maybe I'm a little biased haha). I've never met anyone my age with this name, and I'm always complimented on how beautiful my name is. I've even had a friend of mine name her first daughter Allison because she liked it so much. My middle name is Margaret for my grandmother, and I think my names have a nice "flow" to them. There hasn't been a single day where I've ever regretted having the name Allison.
I'm an Allison as well, and I've always liked my name. I go by Al with family and friends and Allison to everyone else. My family went with Al instead of Allie when I was younger because I was a bit of a tomboy. : )
My name is Allison and I've always loved it. It always fit in with the Jennifer's and Lauren's in school, but stood out (I was born 1980). I was able to have a cute nickname (Alli) in school, but had the more sophisticated Allison to use once I was an adult. It's a great name choice!
My name is Allison also, and I've never liked it. It has always struck me as bland, and there were too many others named Allison/Alison in my classes (born 1987).
Another Allison here! I have ALWAYS loved my name, I was born in 1970,there were very few "Allison's" growning up,enough so it wasn't strange,but few enough that it was still special.
I do go by "Ali" in my everyday life,I think it sounds fun & bubbly.I have been told by guys that they think the name "Ali" is sexy too.
Allison works great for my professional life & works well with almost all middle & last names.
My name is Allison, and I have never really liked it. I do not ever go by Ally--I picture Ally as a bubbly, blonde, cheerleader type, which is definitely not me! People do sometimes assume I go by Ally. I was born in 1987, and since Allison was moderately popular I have always known a few other Al(l)isons. Other names my parents considered for me were Rebecca, Claire, and Whitney.
This is my daughter's name, who is going on 12 years old (born in 1997). I really didn't think it was as popular at the time as it was, but I still feel it's a beautiful and classic name. Her name fits in with those of her classmates and peers (i.e. Taylor, Dakota, Madison, Emma) yet it seems like a name with more staying power than the trendier ones. Her friends call her "Alli."
I am also an Allison. I love the name! I only know 2 other Allison's(born in 1996) but they are a year older than me. People call me Allison, Alli, and Alli-son. I wouldn't change my name. I might stabd out but why would I want to be another Michaela(there are 4 in my grade) or Haley(3)!? I love the name and would reccomend it!
Power to all the Allisons out there. I'm an Allison too. I love my name, it fits me perfectly. It's different yet normal all at the same time. I go by Allison most of the time, only my family and closest friends are allowed to call me Al or Ali.
Ditto. Her birthstone represents beauty, health and friendship. Sits a horse well, too. Lucky girl!
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Allie, Al, Alice, Lissy, Alls, Allsie, A, A-bomb, Sonny, Ally
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Alison/Allison has two etymologies. Alison and all of its variations are from Alicen, a feminine French diminutive of Alice. However, the name also derived as a masculine English matronymic meaning "son of Alice." Alice derives from the Greek "aletheia," meaning "truth."
Allison can mean "Little Alice."
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Allison Baver (born 1980), American speed skater
Allison Cameron (born 1963), Canadian composer
Allison Crowe (born 1981), Canadian musician
Allison Fisher (born 1968), English snooker champion
Allison Harvard (born 1988), American model
Allison Holker (born 1988), American jazz dancer
Allison Iraheta (born 1992), American singer
Allison Janney (born 1959), American actress
Allison Mack (born 1982), American actress
Allison Moorer (born 1972), American country singer
Allison Munn (born 1974), American actress
Allison Scagliotti (born 1990), American actress
Allison Smith (born 1969), American actress
Allison Tranquilli (born 1972), Australian basketball player
Allison Wolfe (born 1969), American musician
Allison Schmitt (born in 1990), American Olympic swimmer
Allison Hayes (born in 1930), American actress & model
Alison Arngrim, American actress, stand-up comedian and author
Allison Balson, American actress, singer and songwriter
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Allison Argent - From MTV's Teen Wolf (Played by Crystal Reed.)
"Alison", song by Elvis Costello
The female lead in Nicholas Sparks's "The Notebook" is Allison "Allie" Nelson
Allison MacKenzie, a character in Peyton Place, was played by Mia Farrow
"Hello Allison", by Scapegoat Wax
"Allison's Starting to Happen" by The Lemonheads
"Alison Road" by Gin Blossoms
"Alison" by the Pixies
Allison Cameron, a character in the television series House
Allison Taylor, cartoon character in the television series The Simpsons
Alison DiLaurentis played by Sasha Pieterse on the television show "Pretty Little Liars"
Allison Taylor, fictional President of the USA in the television series 24
Allison Vernon-Williams, female lead character on the movie Cry-Baby
Allison Reynolds; a character in The Breakfast Club (1985) played by Ally Sheedy
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I love all the people on here who expect wegmans to stay open and cater to people without cars, even if it means the store isn't profiting. I feel bad for the elderly/disabled people in that area, but it's a busness not a charity. If it was your own money you were losing, I'm sure all you complaining would keep it open...right-haha
For the former employees on here complaining about Wegmans...you probably were just the typical lazy employee who didn't really want to do any work or be held accountable. I've worked for Dewitt Wegmans for the last seven years. For the last two years they've let me cut my schedule down and work one day a week, maybe two since I have a full time job somewhere else. They used to cut me a check each semester that I went to college, they worked around my schedule, and have never once given me a hard time about getting time off. I'm not drinking the Wegmans Kool Aid here-I make $10/hour at a grocery store when I'm working there so I take it at face value-but Wegmans runs a profitable company that takes care of its employees, and is dispersing the employees to other stores when almost any other company would have fired them... Perhaps North Side residents should be more concerned with making that area half way decent, and not blaming Wegmans for the plight of your community, which is already well under way (and before I'm accused of being a snob, I too am a city resident)
Seems like this story shouldn't be tucked away in the crime section...move it to the front page
If you cant pass a civil service exam you are a failure at life. End of story
A month old story about four teens getting appearance tickets is news why???
Haha nice touch...never figured anyone here would reference 'Hypnotize' so it went right over my head
my car goes 250 MPH
Love the people on here commenting on their own BMW's and fast cars that go 175...Everyone on this forum is very impressed that either a) you feel the need to brag on this anonymous forum that you own a fast expensive car or b) are lying on an anonymous forum that you own a fast expensive car, and it's more than likely "b"
Sarcasm my friend. We are all VERY clear on your stance
I wonder what crysania's stance is on this topic???... Look most of us personally know great Pit Bulls who wouldn't hurt a fly. Problem is (and yes I myself am a city resident) half of the city owns pit bulls, (it's probably partly for safety and partly for image) and-just like with their own children-have no control or any basic feeling of resposibility towards training their dogs. Since so many people in the city have Pits you hear about it more, especially since pit bites/attacks are typically more vicious than your basic lab/shepard bite that wouldn't make the news
^^Apparently one of these four knockouts has a syr.com acount^^...
It's almost comical to argue about his salary being high. He brings in more money to the school than anyone on that cash cow that is SU...I do have to laugh though about him making $194,000/year off his camp. For anyone who's been there, Jim literally shows up the first day and answers questions for half an hour, and then is never seen the rest of the week. Not a bad gig
Normally Fitzpatrick sounds like an idiot, but gotta agree with him that this is one of the dumbest criminals in history
I saw this guy last night. I was on my way to western lights wegmans, and driving up Geddes St. Had to be him since its hard for me to imagine anyone else walking down Geddes st dressed in suit and hat like that. Guess he didn't use the money to buy any new threads
Yep he sure is
In other breaking news the spider thats in my bathroom looks like its going to lay eggs in the next day or so. More than likely it wont get the chance though, as I will kill it with a tissue
You do run this risk when you have unprotected sex with someone from Kellog St. just sayin
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Habakkuk, Titus, and Nathan are all Bible names. There are really only three names on here out of eleven that aren't either Bible names, or ones commonly used by all different races
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich, 37, of Bartonville, Ill., died April 9 in Iraq when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Goodrich was assigned to the Army Reserves 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville, Ill.
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On April 15, 2014, the University of Michigan Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR) will host a symposium and dialogue on restorative practices from 1-5 p.m. The purpose of the symposium and dialogue is to introduce campus and community allies to the philosophy and applicability of restorative practices. In lieu of a traditional panel, the event will include break-out dialogue sessions on restorative practices in different sectors (schools, courts, universities, community, etc.).


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In the 1950s at Minimata, Japan, 900 people died and 2 million suffered life-long injury, in the form of birth defects to incapacitating neurological and muscular deformities, after swimming in and consuming fish from the bay nearby.
The disaster was caused by the dumping into the bay of mercury compounds, including methylmercury. When ingested, this lethal toxin crosses the blood/brain barrier, with catastrophic results.
Not all mercury is as lethal as is the killer methylmercury. And there is a broad federal effort that includes the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to understand the chemistry of mercury poisoning and to clean up mercury-polluted sites.
Researchers at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the ORNL Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) are using the ultrahigh-resolution Neutron Spin Echo (NSE) instrument to study the internal dynamics of a remarkable family of bacteria that eats its way into mercury in nature, transforming it into less toxic forms, without itself being killed in the process. NSE was built by and is operated by FZ Jülich in Germany.
Alongside a large collaboration of researchers, Alex Johs, a young biophysicist, and Melissa Sharp, a young instrument scientist for NSE, are studying this bacterium that in nature sniffs out the presence of toxic mercury, latches onto it, and breaks it down.
Johs, of ESD, works with group leader Liyuan Liang, who four years ago pulled together divergent lab research efforts into a mercury science focus area for DOE's Office of Biological and Environmental Research.
"We look at the fundamental molecular mechanisms of these proteins to understand how these bacteria are able to deal with high levels of toxic mercury without getting poisoned and killed in the process," Johs said.
The bacterium is able to motor through mercury like a mini Pac-Man because it has a set of genes that is regulated by a protein called MerR that looks like a metal staple and acts like a traffic cop. This regulator/cop first enables the mercury processing bacteria to detect traces of the metal and then switches on genes in the bacterium's DNA. Those genes are the blueprints for other proteins and enzymes that protect the bacteria from the toxic effects of mercury and can even help remove it from its environment.
With this powerful arsenal of enzymes on hand, these bacteria can break down the highly toxic methylmercury (CH3Hg+) to methane (CH4) and mercuric mercury (Hg2+), which is subsequently turned into relatively harmless mercury vapor (Hg0).
"The reason why we like to have these bacteria around is because they have the potential to remove significant amounts of methylmercury from the ecosystem that would otherwise enter the food chain and accumulate in higher organisms such as fish," said Johs. What the researchers are looking at is the special dynamics inside the regulator (MerR) protein that allows the bacteria to detect mercury and initiate the production of the molecular defense machinery that enables it to break down the contaminant."
Enter the NSE instrument at SNS. The protein is prepared in a buffer solution and then placed at 10°C inside a quartz cell. The cell is then placed in the neutron beam, with a superconducting magnet placed before and after the sample.
The instrument makes use of a neutron property called "spin" to label the neutrons, indicating their velocity. By changing the magnetic field in the superconducting magnets, researchers can measure any change in the neutron velocity caused by the sample, which in turns reveals the motions taking place in the sample. The researchers focus on measuring the motions of the protein on different length scales.
"The measuring times are quite long on spin echo, so we must work to preserve our sample from degradation," said Sharp. "It is quite complicated for we must subtract the bigger diffusive motions that the protein has from the dynamics inside the protein itself."
The measurement requires what neutron scientists call a wide Q range. Q is the momentum transfer (kick) the neutron gives to the sample when it scatters off it and is related to the lengthscales probed in the sample.
The Q range indicates the distances over which the dynamics are taking place. A larger Q means a harder kick, which is used to see smaller distances. A small Q sees larger structures. It's like changing the magnification scale on a microscope.
The team measures a wide time range, from 100 picoseconds (trillionths of a second) to 100 nanoseconds (billionths). "The combination of the different length scales and those time scales enable us to see the protein's internal motions, the domain motions," Sharp explained.
Anne O. Summers, a University of Georgia microbiologist who has been studying mercury-resistant bacteria for almost 30 years, is the main external collaborator.
When the experiment is completed, University of Tennessee/ORNL Governor's Chair Jeremy C. Smith will provide computational simulations of the experimental data.
"The supercomputer will be used for the simulation of slow, large-scale molecular motions to interpret the data collected on the NSE instrument. The simulation of very long timescales requires a lot of processing power."
In recent work, Smith and his computational colleagues have been interpreting data from the NSE instrument, simulating the slow, large-amplitude motions inside biological macromolecules. They identified types of motion that dominate the spin echo signal in the enzyme phosphoglycerate kinase.
"This work demonstrates that the combination of NSE with molecular dynamics code is useful for determining the nature of functional domain motions inside proteins," said Smith. "It may presage wide application of these techniques in interpreting large-scale motions in biomolecules."
Collaborating with Sharp [European Spallation Source (ESS AB), Sweden, and the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, SNS Outstation, USA] and Johs (ORNL) are S. Tomanicek, Z. Yi, H. B. Guo, J. Parks, L. Liang, and J. C. Smith (ORNL), M. Ohl (Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, SNS Outstation, USA); R. Biehl, M. Monkenbusch, and D. Richter (Jülich Centre for Neutron Science & Institute for Complex Systems, Germany); and A. Summers and L. Oliff (University of Georgia).
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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release its next-generation Windows 8 operating system next year in hopes of offering an OS for tablets and desktop devices alike. But can Windows 8 really be a formidable rival to Google's Android and Apple's iOS in the mobile arena while still keeping Microsoft's lead in the desktop computing market?
Microsoft has lost a lot of ground in this so-called post-PC era as users have migrated from desktops and laptops to tablets and smartphones. Windows 8, with its Metro interface, was meant as Microsoft's foothold in the tablet market. But this double-duty platform is facing a lot of obstacles right out of the gate.
For one thing, having a platform that works for both tablets and desktops isn't going to satisfy users of either device. Desktop users will find it hard to justify upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 if the software doesn't offer any additional benefit aside from access to the Windows app store.
"Windows 8 will be largely irrelevant to the users of traditional PCs, and we expect effectively no upgrade activity from Windows 7 to Windows 8 in that form factor," IDC reports according to a ZDNET article.
Another problem facing Microsoft is its own success with its previous operating software Windows 7. Microsoft sold 450 million licenses for Windows 7 as of September. These new users will not upgrade to a new OS so soon. Enterprises who shelled out money to upgrade their systems to Windows 7 will want a break before migrating to another OS.
Despite the bleak outlook for Microsoft 8 in desktops there is still some light for Microsoft in the tablet market. If Microsoft can convince developers to build apps suited for Windows 8's user interface, the OS has a chance. Another point in Microsoft's favor is that a cross-platform OS will be more efficient for companies who want software that could work in both tablets and desktops. As more and more users flock to tablets and smartphones, software that can integrate both desktop and mobile devices will be the software to have for users and businesses.
Microsoft may be facing an uphill climb convincing users to adopt Windows 8, but it doesn't mean the new software is irrelevant. While the software is largely incompatible with current desktop hardware, it doesn't mean that desktops and laptops can't evolve to incorporate touch screen technology. Microsoft is betting on that future and the new version of Windows only reinforces that.
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