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Almost 100 years ago, the Army started using what is/was Fort Monmouth.
It has a police department building, a fire department building and a headquarters/administrative building, which could serve as a town hall/court.
It has buildings for schools (training classrooms), maintenance facilities, homes, a hotel, post office, library, stores, gas station, golf course, pools, parks, recreational facilities, hospital, apartment houses, and on and on.
Why couldn't the area just be made into a town of its own? Name it Fort Monmouth, N.J. (same as Fort Wayne, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Worth, Fort Collins, etc.) It already has everything a town would need.
Sorry, Eatontown, Tinton Falls, Oceanport. You gave it up almost 100 years ago. Now all you want is to grab the most you can.
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I get what you're saying but there are just too many agendas in the way - you identified many of them and there are more - including politicians at every level. But assuming that by some magic all these interests were dealt with, it will still take a couple of years to get the pipelines built and a lot can happen in a couple of years. I'm just lowering my expectations and "getting used to it".
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The Blues will be back next season. If Chris Mason continues to emerge as a true number one net-minder, St. Louis will be a force next season. It will be difficult to push around the Blues once Erik Johnson, Eric Brewer and Alex Pietrangelo return. Combine those three with this year's playoff squad, and you have a rising powerhouse in the West.
Youngsters David Perron and T.J. Oshie really seemed to find their stride in Game 4, and a healthy Paul Kariya will provide enough complimentary offense for Brad Boyes and Andy McDonald. With a defensive core that includes top picks Pietrangelo and Johnson as well as stalwarts Brewer, Barrett Jackman and Jay McKee, opposing teams will be hard-pressed to find weaknesses.
The Canucks move on to the second round. They will also have a long layoff until their next series begins. This is good news for a squad that looked banged up at the end of Game 4. Willie Mitchell, Roberto Luongo and Henrik Sedin all seemed to be hobbling slightly. Sami Salo and Mats Sundin missed Game 4 with injuries. The days off will be great for the Canucks and should leave them primed to take a run at whatever team they end up playing in the second round.
I'm a firm believer that time off in the early rounds is better than time off in the later rounds. Momentum is more important later in the playoffs.
Need Proof?
In the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs the Anaheim Ducks won the first two round in 10 games total, took six games to win the Conference Final, and then went on to win the Cup.
Last season the Red Wings took 10 games to win the first two rounds, six to win the Conference Final and they won the cup.
And in 2004 the Lightning won their first two rounds in nine games, won the Conference Final in seven and went on to win the cup.
If this trend continues, it could be a long season and a short but celebratory summer in Van City this year.
-- Deven Persaud
Thinking outside the box
The Blues' power play is being pushed to the outside. If they survive this game they will have to find a way to get the puck down low and to the front of the net. Despite handily outshooting the Canucks in overtime, they are still playing. Although they could be "not playing" for the next six months, so they can't be too unhappy.
Vancouver looks tired and sluggish. The only person showing any life is Roberto Luongo. At the beginning of the game I said Luongo had yet to steal a game for the Canucks. If Vancouver can win this and close out the series he will have robbed the Blues of a chance to continue playing this year, despite St. Louis having been the much better squad in this Game 4.
-- Deven Persaud
Getting overtime
If the Blues were facing any goaltender other than Roberto Luongo they would be winning this game, 10-2. No. 1 in white has been spectacular in the third period. If anyone wondered why Luongo is considered one of the best goaltenders in the world send them a tape of this third period.
There are a lot of Canucks in pain. Henrik Sedin was doubled over at the end of regulation play. Willie Mitchell has been skating on half a hip throughout the third, and Luongo looks like he tweaked his groin in the second. With overtime about to start it will be interesting to see how these maladies affect Vancouver in the extra frame and beyond.
-- Deven Persaud
Hustle and Flow
This series, which had been methodical and plodding through the first three games, has found a new life here in Game 4 -- thanks in large part to the character shown by the St. Louis Blues, rallying from two goals down to tie.
With the crowd back into the game, the Blues and Canucks are flying. The game has taken on a wide-open, back-and-forth rhythm which is making for an exciting tilt. With such a wide open flow, you've got to expect that the Blues' defense will continue to jump into the rush. The Vancouver D has to be careful not to get sucked into this style of play as it's what burned them on the Boyes goal and could burn them again in the third period.
That being said, the Canucks have yet to allow a third-period goal in the series, so regardless of the ebb and flow of the game St. Louis will have to do a masterful job of carrying the momentum into the third period if it wants to beat Roberto Luongo for a third time and extend its season for one more day.
-- Deven Persaud
A Tale of two defenses
Could Vancouver's Mattias Ohlund be the most underrated defenseman in the NHL? He averages more than 21 minutes a game, was a plus-14, and has at least 20 points in every one of his 11 NHL seasons. Tonight Ohlund has been a beast on the ice. In the absence of Sami Salo he's already played more than 10 minutes, averaging more than a minute a shift, while leading Vancouver in hits. Not to mention he's done a yeoman's job shutting down the Blues' top forwards for the third straight game.
Conversely, how much scarier would this Blues team be if they had Eric Brewer, Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson in the lineup. All three are solid two-way defensemen who can skate, hit and shoot. Despite the fact that St. Louis is down 3-0 in the series, all three games have been competitive. It's not a reach to think that the Blues might be tied -- even ahead -- in this Western Conference Quarterfinal series had the Blues had those three on the ice.
-- Deven Persaud
Wellwood from Colaiacovo at 5:20 of the 1st
Carlo Colaiacovo made a beautiful pass to Kyle Wellwood for the goal. Unfortunately they aren't teammates anymore. Colaiacovo has to make better decisions with the puck. If the Blues want to win this game their defense has to play above their heads. They aren't a skilled enough group to get away with poor fundamentals.
Consider this, during the regular season the Blues had 113 points from their defenseman, versus 176 points for the Canucks blue-line. So while trying to contain this high-powered team, the Blues D-line also has to match their production -- something impossible to do when you make miscues that would earn you bench-time in pee-wee hockey.
-- Deven Persaud
Desperation time for Blues
I called Andy McDonald invisible early in this series. But he has quickly won me over with his work ethic and heart. He is starting to remind me of Doug Gilmour, without the mean streak. Both are sub-six-foot speedy playmakers who come up big in the playoffs. Gilmour may have had more grit but McDonald has a set of hands like no other. Both players won a Cup as a role player early in their careers -- McDonald with Anaheim in his fifth season, Gilmour in Calgary in his sixth -- and both moved on to new clubs where they became the first-line center.
The difference for McDonald is that his supporting cast in St. Louis is not coming alive like Gilmour's Maple Leafs of the 1990s. For the Blues to stay alive, they need Keith Tkachuk, Brad Boyes and Patrick Berglund to show the scoring touch they displayed in the regular season.
The Canucks have played steady hockey thus far in the playoffs. I would expect Coach Alan Vigneault to shuffle his lines early. He will be trying to negate the fact that the Blues get the last change. If he can keep one of his two scoring lines away from Barret Jackman and Jay McKee and they can get a goal early in this first period that should be enough for Roberto Luongo to steal the game.
As well as Luongo has played this series, he hasn't stolen a game yet. He was great when he had to be. But the Canucks have yet to steal a game that they had no business winning, a Luongo specialty.
-- Deven Persaud
The Canucks show they're special
In what was a tense, back-and-forth game, the difference, as it so often is in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, was the special teams play of both St. Louis and Vancouver. While the Blues trailed, their best opportunity to tie the game came midway through the third period when they squandered a two-man advantage. A lack of production on the power play plagued St. Louis all night, as it went 0-for-6 with the extra man.
In contrast, while Roberto Luongo may be remembered for keeping the score close during an opening period that was completely dominated by the Blues, the Canucks shined where their opponents struggled. Vancouver scored all of its goals on the power play in taking out what was a rejuvenated St. Louis team in Game 3. The Canucks were outplayed for long stretches tonight at Scottrade Center, but they took advantage of their opportunities when they came. Barring a comeback of historic proportions, they'll be getting more opportunities in the second round.
--David Kalan
Well, that didn't take long
At the start of the third period, Vancouver has nipped St. Louis' energy in the bud quickly. Steve Bernier has potted a power-play goal less than two minutes in to put the Canucks back on top.
With multiple lead changes tonight, clearly no advantage is safe, but Roberto Luongo is an awfully nice insurance policy to have. With the clock running out and their season possibly hanging in the balance, the cards appear heavily stacked against the Blues.
--David Kalan
Reversal of fortune
To say the Blues won the first period of this game wouldn't be a stretch. For much of the second, it appeared we could say the same thing about the Canucks, who had sufficiently quieted St. Louis' energy with two quick goals in the middle of the period.
But a brilliant pass out of the corner by David Perron to a waiting Andy McDonald completely turned the tables with 3:47 left before the intermission, as McDonald deposited the puck behind a handcuffed Roberto Luongo to tie the game. Since then it has been all Blues. The energy has been back in Scottrade Center and two massive hits by Cam Janssen and T.J. Oshie have reasserted the home team's physical dominance.
With the score even as they head to the final period, it will be interesting to see if the Blues can maintain the momentum they couldn't hold onto after the first. If the Canucks hold up their end of the bargain, I'll put my money with Roberto Luongo, but don't be surprised if the Blues can duplicate the energy they had early in the night and ensure a return trip to British Columbia.
--David Kalan
I think they noticed
St. Louis spent the first 20 minutes tonight making it abundantly clear they would not go quietly. Vancouver seems to have gotten the memo.
The Canucks have certainly upped the intensity in the second period, and Blues goalie Chris Mason had held his ground through a number of flurries in his crease, but Mattias Ohlund finally hit the back of the net on a power play at 7:57. Daniel Sedin put Vancouver in front with a score on a two-man advantage moments later.
Despite the two goals, Mason has put on a performance similar to Roberto Luongo's in the first period, but the Blues will need to regroup and find both the energy and discipline that had them skating circles around the Canucks at the game's start if they are to rally for a potentially season-saving win.
--David Kalan
First period thoughts
The Blues have dominated this period end to end. The crowd has certainly played its part in keeping the energy in Scottrade Center high, but the players on the ice have responded with multiple scoring chances and by physically taking the game to the Canucks. St. Louis tripled the number of hits delivered by Vancouver in the first 20 minutes, as the Canucks struggled to keep up.
If there is anything to be learned from the opening period of Game 3, aside from the raucous atmosphere in St. Louis, it's that Roberto Luongo has continued to show throughout this series that he belongs with Martin Brodeur, Henrik Lundqvist, Evgeni Nabokov or Miikka Kiprusoff among the top echelon of NHL goalies. Luongo gave up one goal in the first period, and he did so early, but with a lesser netminder between the pipes, it could have been three or four.
--David Kalan
Come on feel the noize
It's been five years since Scottrade Center hosted a playoff game, and a lot of pent-up energy seems to be escaping from the St. Louis faithful. In the early moments of the first period the crowd has been as loud as one might typically see in the closing moments of a Stanley Cup Final. Screaming, chanting, booing and air horns have been so loud that the players on the ice had difficulty hearing the whistle at the first stoppage of play.
The Blues fans don't seem to be the only ones with energy. After struggling to score in the first two games of the series, the Blues have broken through early. St. Louis has skated with a purpose and put sustained pressure on the Vancouver net since the puck drop. The result was a score by David Backes -- the Blues' first even-strength tally of the series -- just over three minutes in.
--David Kalan
Sudin scratched groin injury
Veteran Mats Sundin, who got the game-winning goal in Vancouver's 3-0 victory in Game 2 of its Western Conference Quarterfinals matchup with St. Louis was scratched from Game 3 with groin injury. The decision was made just before game time.
Signs point to Kariya not playing
Paul Kariya did not come out for the pregame skate. It was thought the 14-year veteran might be in the lineup for the first time since Nov. 5 in Anaheim. Kariya had two goals and 13 assists the Blues' first 11 games before being sidelined for the rest of the regular season with surgery on his left hip on Jan. 5 and then the right hip in early February. The Blues have had just one goal in the first two games against Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo.
Cam Janssen apparently will get the call over Dan Hinote for Game 3.
-- Larry Wigge
Kariya's status uncertain
With just under an hour remaining before game time, the question of whether Paul Kariya will return to the lineup is on everyone's minds. The 34-year-old left wing has been out for much of the season, but while on the ice he has been productive. In only 11 games Kariya tallied 15 points, including 13 assists. With St. Louis trailing in the series 2-0, Kariya's return could provide a significant boost to an offense that, while potent late in the regular season, has only managed to put one shot past Vancouver's Roberto Luongo in the first two games.
While Kariya hasn't played since November, he participated in the morning skate earlier today and will be a game-time decision. If the veteran forward were to take the ice tonight, it could significantly change the dynamics of a series that might get away from the Blues if they can't break out and take Game 3.
--David Kalan
Canucks 3, Blues 0
04.18.2009 / 12:46 am ET
If anyone was wondering why Roberto Luongo is one of the best goaltenders in the League, it's because he works harder than anyone else. Luongo spent the better part of practice this morning working on the one goal that St. Louis scored in Game 1.
With that type of work ethic, two solid scoring lines and a bruising defense, it is a testament to the will of the Blues that they've only conceded five goals throughout this series.
Despite the lopsided score, this 3-0 win for Vancouver was much closer than the score indicated. It was a one-goal contest until midway through the third period. Both teams were flying and hitting through the contest, and there is definitely no quit in this Blues squad. I wouldn't be surprised to see them take both games at home with a raucous St. Louis crowd behind them.
-- Deven Persaud
Young Guns and McDonald's
04.18.2009 / 12:16 pm ET
The Canucks are 31-0-3 when leading after two periods this season. The Blues have their work cut out for then. Lucky for them it seems Andy McDonald reads this blog between periods. He's been all over the ice this period. If one of their young guns steps up with him, it could be trouble for Vancouver. David Perron, T.J. Oshie and David Backes have to play better. The trio is not playing to the level expected after each player enjoyed sensational regular seasons.
Vancouver looks primed to take a significant hold on this series. If they can stay out of the penalty box they should be able to maintain this lead. They have a big defense corps who stick-check well and solid two-way forwards who back-check ferociously. Low-scoring games are the Canucks' forte and this is quickly shaping up to be their kind of series.
-- Deven Persaud
Quick hits after 40 minutes
04.17.2009 / 11:58 pm ET
This game is flying by, it's been two hours and we're already through two periods.
How mentally tough are these Blues? What if captain Eric Brewer was able to play? Do you think the Canucks could compete without Robert Luongo?
Does anyone have better hand-eye coordination than Mats Sundin? His redirection on the first goal of the game makes me think he could play professional baseball successfully.
How happy do you think Pavol Demitra to get an assist against the club with which he spent he first seven years of his career?
Paul Kariya must be unbelievably frustrated on injured reserve while his teammates play their hearts out in his hometown.
Steve Bernier signed an offer sheet with the Blues in the offseason. David Backes signed one with the Canucks. Would this series be any different if they had changed teams?
In the third period the Canucks will almost certainly move to a collapsing defensive scheme, while the Blues will have to open it up more. Look for Carlo Colaiacovo to get double-shifted in the third period and jump into the rush.
-- Deven Persaud
Give my back my Filet-O-Fish
04.17.2009 / 11:24 pm ET
Something seems fishy with the ice behind Chris Mason. Daniel Sedin falls and seconds later, Roman Polak loses his balance and hits the ice. It's something to keep an eye on as the game wears on. I'd hate to see this stellar game turn on a miscue caused by a warm arena.
Chris Mason is starting to remind me of an early-1990s Curtis Joseph. He is seeing the puck well and making acrobatic saves look routine. Vancouver is finding out how it feels to play against a world-class goaltender who is on top of his game.
Vancouver's defense seems more porous in the neutral zone than in Game 1. They are going to have to lock that down. The Canucks can't afford to give the Blues easy access through center ice. St. Louis generates offense carrying through the zone and across the blue line. I expect to see less dump-and-chase from the Blues if the Vancouver D remains lax.
-- Deven Persaud
First period thoughts
04.17.2009 / 11:00 pm ET
After one period we've been treated to some extremely exciting hockey. But where is Andy McDonald? The only Stanley Cup winner in this series has been ineffective thus far. His return from injury was a huge reason the Blues made the playoffs. They need him to be creative if they want to compete.
The Canucks have done an excellent job of staying out of the penalty box. No penalty minutes through 20 minutes of play. If they can start turning the puck up the ice faster, they can easily out-skate the St. Louis 'D' and take the puck to the net. Speed and aggressive play in the offensive zone seems to be the only way to generate chances against a hard-hitting, but plodding, St. Louis defense.
-- Deven Persaud
The Fast and the Furious
04.17.2009 / 10:47 pm ET
This game is one of the most entertaining I've seen in a long time. It's full of end-to-end rushes, big hits, and stellar goaltending. It reminds me of a pee-wee game with infinitely more skill. Chris Mason and Roberto Luongo have been spectacular thus far. With so many teams looking for consistent starting goaltending, it's amazing that both the Panthers and the Predators, neither of whom made the playoffs, traded Luongo and Mason.
I'm surprised the Blues' forwards aren't trying to initiate the contact with the Canucks' defense. This is the kind of contest Keith Tkachuk was built for. He needs to take the reins and show his young teammates how to take it to the net.
-- Deven Persaud
Pregame Thoughts: Blues Edition
04.17.2009 / 9:34 pm ET
What they did well -- Solid defense and good goaltending. Chris Mason didn't allow a bad goal and the defense kept St. Louis in the game. Their young blueliners played with poise in a pressure-packed situation. They went into a hostile building with two-thirds of their defense corps making their playoff debut. The back end handled the game and the Vancouver offense masterfully.
The Blues kept it close and left G.M. Place knowing they can keep pace with the favored Canucks. Despite losing Game 1, the Blues have to feel good about themselves.
What to improve -- The Blues played hard and still lost -- so even at their best, can they beat the Canucks? They'll have to take advantage of the Vancouver defense's tendency to pinch. St. Louis will need tape-to-tape passes when there's an opening. There were numerous opportunities for odd-man rushes Wednesday night that were nullified by passes that missed the mark.
Additionally St. Louis will have to do more on the power play. If the Blues can take advantage of an overzealous Vancouver penalty kill, they should be able to generate good chances against Roberto Luongo.
What to Watch for -- A looser, much more relaxed St. Louis squad that will make crisper outlet passes and forecheck harder. Specifically look for David Perron -- he looked very frustrated toward the end of Wednesday night's game, but has the skill to be a difference maker.
-- Deven Persaud
Pregame Thoughts: Canucks Edition
04.17.2009 / 9:13 pm ET
What they did well -- The unsung heroes for Vancouver came through in Game 1. Yes the Sedin twins were the most visible Canucks Wednesday night, but the game was won thanks to Steve Bernier, Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows.
Bernier was spectacular in an unspectacular fashion. He created space for Daniel Sedin on the Canucks' first goal and screened Chris Mason on the second. Kesler and Burrows kept the St. Louis defense honest with their aggressive forecheck and solid two-way play. Kesler played the best all-round game of any player -- he didn't make the scoresheet but finished with three shots, six hits and four blocked shots while taking pressure off the Sedin Twins.
What to improve -- Avoid taking needless penalties. After taking eight minors Wednesday the Canucks were able to contain the Blues eighth-ranked power play in Game 1. But they need to play more disciplined hockey.
On the offensive side, Mats Sundin needs to show up. He was outplayed and out worked. He is not showing any of the trademark hustle that made him a fan-favorite in Toronto.
What to Watch For -- Don't expect much change from coach Alain Vigneault. The Canucks will continue to batter the Blues forward corps often. Look for the Vancouver D to jump into the rush and for another goal from a Canuck defenseman -- maybe a wrister from the hash marks.
-- Deven Persaud
Canucks back on the ice
Vancouver's Steve Bernier hit the ice 15 minutes before the rest of the Canucks Thursday morning.
The team practiced for roughly an hour, but Bernier felt a little overtime was necessary to help him polish up his shooting from in close.
Missed opportunities from the hash marks in have plagued the first-year forward this season and he's on a mission to rectify that in the postseason.
Bernier's new routine, which started at the beginning of the week, has him rifle pucks into the net from the goal mouth, before backing up 10 feet to practice his touch from farther out.
The extra work set the stage for a light practice where the Canucks focused on their special teams play, specifically the power play.
Noticeably absent from the skate was forward Pavol Demitra -- he blocked a shot so was given the day to rest up -- and defensemen Mattias Ohlund, who was sent home when he arrived in the morning with a touch of the flu. Both are expected to play Friday.
Sami Salo will also be in the lineup, albeit a little more colorful. He took a puck to the face on his final shift of Wednesday night's game. No stitches were needed but his left eye is black and blue.
-- Derek Jory
Final score, Canucks 2, Blues 1
The main story has to be the team play of the Canucks -- nothing spectacular, nothing flashy, just a hardworking effort on the part of Vancouver, specifically the defense. Their fans have to be excited.
What a difference a year makes. Last season, the Canucks struggled down the stretch, missed the playoffs and had a tumultous offseason. This year, they're one game into the playoffs and they looked impressive in grabbing a 1-0 series lead. A great defensive effort, timely scoring and another solid effort from Roberto Luongo in tonight's victory re-affirms my belief that they are a squad to be feared in this postseason.
Not to take anything away from the Blues, who, thanks to a stellar game, were finally able to solve Roberto Luongo. But they'll have to make more than a few adjustments if they want to take Game 2 and make it a series -- the game wasn't quite as close as the final score indicated.
- Deven Persaud
Third Period Thoughts
The Canucks continue to throw bodies in front of Chris Mason. It's a testament to his skill -- plus a couple of posts hit by Daniel Sedin -- that the Canucks have juts two goals.
Now that the penalty calls have stopped, the game is finally getting into a rhythm, with both teams' defenses asserting more of a physical presence. I haven't heard much from either team's forward corps at all this period. Neither team seems able to carry the puck into the offensive zone effectively, I wouldn't be surprised to see Blues coach Andy Murray move to a dump and chase plan with Keith Tkachuk and David Backes forechecking hard.
- Deven Persaud
Second Period Thoughts
The confidence the Sedins are showing is remarkable. Two years ago in Dallas, they were getting knocked around playing against the top defense pair of the Stars. This year, with the Blues' D being forced to concentrate on two scoring lines, the twins are flying. A cheeky goal in the first period and a shot off the post in the second are evidence that the Sedins are clearly playing inspired hockey.
Speaking of inspired, a stat just came up: Brad Boyes' score was the first goal allowed by Roberto Luongo in more166 minutes of play. Does anyone think that the Blues have their work cut out for them?
-- Deven Persaud
Special Teams and Screens
You can't stop what you can't see. Steve Bernier looked Tomas Holmstrom-esque on the second Vancouver goal, blocking Chris Mason's view as Sami Salo's point shot sailed into the net.
On the next penalty kill, the Blues successfully defended against this by playing a big box and tight to the point on the power play, rushing the D-men and forcing them to move the puck before they can shoot.
However, the Canucks have proven adept at moving the puck along the side boards and into the slot -- as they did on Daniel Sedin's first period goal -- and it will be interesting to see how St. Louis is able to contain this suddenly potent and varied Vancouver power play.
- Deven Persaud
Bailouts and Leafs Stock
Roberto Luongo is in the zone, and his teammates know it. Mathias Ohlund just crept in to take a shot in the Blues' zone, knowing that even if he didn't get back in time, Luongo would bail him out. Right there is a major theme in this series: the ability of the Vancouver defensemen to cheat knowing that they have one of the best goalies in the world backing them up.
As an aside, how many former Maple Leafs are playing prominent roles in this series? It's 20 minutes into the first game and I've heard Sundin, Wellwood and Colaiacovo mentioned half a dozen times each already. Alex Steen, get in the game!
- Deven Persaud
Early Thoughts in Game 1
Three goals. That's how many Robert Luongo and Chris Mason gave up in the last week of the season, COMBINED. For anyone expecting an offensive shootout, go watch a tape of the 1980s Edmonton Oilers. Despite the lack of offense, this game already has the Vancouver crowd hyped, and they're chanting early in the game. For a province that's considered calm and serene, these Canuck fans seem like an ornery group. They've got good reason: Their big forwards are really laying into the defense. Ryan Kesler just stood up Carlo Colaiacovo.
Mats Sundin and Keith Tkachuk took a faceoff against each other. One started his career with the Quebec Nordiques the other with the Winnipeg Jets. What are the chances another faceoff happens in the entire playoffs with guys who played for those teams?
- Deven Persaud
A few more things on the 'Nucks-Blues series
Canucks: Secondary offense -- For years, Vancouver has been a one-line team, in the past with Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison and this season with the Sedin twins. But you have to think that with the acquisition of Mats Sundin and the emergence of Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows, the Canucks are finally able to roll multiple scoring lines, and that could spell trouble for the Blues. If this line's success doesn't carry into the post-season, don't be surprised to see Coach Alain Vigneault collapse the D, reel in the forecheck and try to win on the back of Roberto Luongo.
What to watch for -- The Kesler-Sundin-Burrows line will come out quickly, but look for them late in the third. If Kesler and Burrows are still banging away in the corners and freeing up space for Sundin with the same energy they had in the first period, then they haven't been neutralized by the Blues' defense and will probably be effective throughout the series
Blues: Defensive depth and experience -- Barret Jackman, Carlo Colaiacovo, Jay McKee, Mike Weaver, Roman Polak and Jeff Woywitka. Although it's not exactly Chris Pronger and Al MacInnis -- the Blues' top pairing last time they made the playoffs -- this unsung group has gotten it done all season. But as solid as they've been this season, they'll have to be even better to shut down a deep Vancouver forward corps while the offense tries to solve all-star netminder Roberto Luongo. Key for this group will be a quick turnaround in the defensive zone.
What to watch for -- Watch for the quick outlet pass out of the zone and to the forwards. If the Blues' inexperienced D can stay calm and make the safe tape-to-tape play under pressure it will kick-start the forecheck and lead to chances. If they can't, watch for turnovers in front of Chris Mason and a quick series.
- Deven Persaud


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Microsoft IT's Journey to the Cloud: An Application View
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Microsoft IT (MSIT) currently uses mostly conventional on-premises products, but is moving rapidly to a mixed-use environment in which it utilizes some combination of on-premises software, software as a service (such as Microsoft® Exchange Online), and Windows Azure products. Microsoft developed the Windows Azure platform as a foundation for developing applications that run in the cloud. Approximately 20 million businesses and more than a billion people use Microsoft cloud services, which are the products, services, and customer experiences that Microsoft offers through hosted and online services. The Windows Azure platform provides a group of cloud technologies, each providing a specific service set for application developers, and both applications running in the cloud and on local systems can use it. MSIT's cloud-services strategy is consistent and highly complementary with the Microsoft on-premises offerings. Rather than an all-or-nothing approach, MSIT (and Microsoft customers) can leverage new cloud technologies and existing capabilities. MSIT estimates that by moving applications to Windows Azure, an enterprise can save between 35 and 40 percent of overall addressable expenditures for support; application development and maintenance; and hardware, hosting, and software licenses. MSIT has a three-prong approach to developing applications in Windows Azure:
Identify existing applications that are not mission-critical, that have solid fallback positions, and that have workload patterns that are suitable for the cloud. These are the first applications that MSIT migrates to Windows Azure, and are used to develop best practices and reusable components for other, more-complex migrations.
Ensure that new applications that developers can write or deploy on Windows Azure indeed are written and deployed on Windows Azure. Make Windows Azure the default application-development platform.
Create multiyear plans, and then begin moving some of MSIT's biggest and most-critical applications to Windows Azure. This enables the leveraging of experience gained from earlier, less-complex migrations.
Moving Existing Applications
When an organization moves existing applications to Windows Azure,it is important to remember that it:
Can be more complex than building new applications designed for Windows Azure or cloud computing.
Is better to choose applications with lower risk and complexity for the first migration, to become familiar with the process. Enterprises then can attempt migration of more complex applications that have regulatory exposure, integration issues, downstream dependencies, or other complicated attributes.
Helps to understand an migrating application's technical aspects and how the enterprise is utilizing it before migration.
Helps to understand the application's monitoring implications and its life span, to ensure alignment with the Windows Azure solution plan.
Is beneficial to understand workload patterns, which indicate suitability with Windows Azure. The following table illustrates these patterns:
On and Off
Typically includes seasonal or time-bounded workloads that have processing requirements only during certain periods.
Predictable Bursting
Includes predictable bursts of activity during certain days of the week or times of the year.
Unpredictable Bursting
Typically includes unpredictable events that trigger heavy usage requirements. Therefore, the enterprise must scale design considerations to predict.
Growing Fast
Typically associated with new development, and in particular, with startups or specific groups in larger companies.
Windows Azure Projects
Moving a Low-Risk Application: the Auction Tool
The Auction Tool is a component of the Microsoft Annual Giving Campaign. The tool experienced very high spikiness (Predictable Bursting workflow pattern). Usage was low for most of the month, and then inadequate for the last-day spike, as 20 percent of all bids were made on last day. This left many bidders unable to contribute because the Auction Tool was unavailable due to heavy last-day usage. This roject had three sets of Internet Information Services (IIS) and Microsoft SQL Server® virtual machines.
Solution Highlights
Utilized a hybrid Windows Azure cloud and on-premises architecture.
Utilized single sign-on (SSO) through Active Directory® Federation Services (AD FS).
Auction Tool Results
The solution scaled easily from four to 24 instances for last day's high traffic.
Every user that wanted to bid could actually do so.
It was a record year for the Microsoft Annual Giving Campaign, with approximately $500,000 U.S. dollars raised.
Lessons Learned from Moving and Using the Auction Tool
Learning curve for development was relatively small, because the Windows Azure development tools are similar to the current Visual Studio development environments.
Scaling the environment to meet demand is a strong point of the Windows Azure platform, and the process was straightforward and easy to implement.
The Windows Azure platform is consistent. Development, preproduction, and production environments are the same and allow for a smooth path to production.
New Application—Social eXperience Platform (SXP)
The Video Showcase site on Microsoft.com provides access to more than 8,000 marketing videos. Personnel used the previous on-premises solution to manage the site's comments and ratings, filter profanity and spam, and perform site moderation. However, there were problems with scalability, maintenance costs, upgrades, performance, and availability.
Solution Highlights
Utilized a hybrid Windows Azure cloud and on-premises architecture.
Enabled multitenant capabilities. Any subsite on Microsoft.com can use SXP. The first tenant was the Video Showcase site, and as of mid-2011, the service has 57 tenants.
Utilized a separate SQL Azure database for each tenant, in which to store comments and ratings.
Utilized the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Connector to provide alerts and notifications via Systems Center Operations Manager.
SXP Results
Reduced monthly costs from $15,000 USD to $45 USD.
Increased availability from 99.1 percent to 99.997 percent.
Improved the speed of new releases dramatically. Previously, issuing new releases could take as much as six weeks, but was reduced to 45 minutes.
Facilitated easy push-button upgrades that had no planned downtime. Ten upgrades have occurred, and no transactions have been missed.
Enabled 10,000,000 error-free transactions since December 2011.
Reduced the average response time to less than 10 milliseconds (ms). MSIT's service-level agreement mandates 250 ms.
Enabled MSIT to replace more than 37 separate instances of a third-party competitive product with a Microsoft cloud-based solution that operates at enterprise scale.
SXP Lessons Learned
Windows Azure greatly decreases the time and developer participation necessary for application maintenance and upgrades.
Engineering and operations departments must partner early to ensure that application development includes operational integration, such as monitoring and maintenance.
Windows Azure presents a fundamental shift in how IT departments approach the spending and resource allocation on which cloud computing is based. Spending patterns now focus on operational costs and not capital expenditures, while resource allocation now focuses on development and innovation, rather than maintenance and operations.
To learn more about how Microsoft IT established and implemented segmentation and Azure migration strategies across its application portfolio watch the video -
How Microsoft IT Built Application Segmentation and Migration Strategies for the Cloud
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"Both the business world and the ministry world are looking for a combination of competence and character, not just a talented teacher and not just a dedicated Christian," seminary President Tony Blair said in a news release. "The world is in search of leaders who are authentic, who value what is true and good, not just what 'works.'"
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This is what a good part of my every evening looks like:
Cocco blends in but you can make out his ear by my face. Doesn't get much better.
~ Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
This is what a good part of my every evening looks like:
Cocco blends in but you can make out his ear by my face. Doesn't get much better.
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Last night, 43-year-old Yankees legend Mariano Rivera made his final All-Star Game appearance. He entered in the 8th inning from the bullpen to a standing ovation with a familiar tune blaring from the Citi Field speakers — "Enter Sandman."
The Metallica anthem has been synonymous with the greatest closer of all time for well over a decade. Rivera's jog from the outfield is undoubtedly one of the coolest traditions in baseball, but is it the best use of "Enter Sandman" in sports?
5. Billy Wagner
Wagner became back-page fodder in New York when the closer continued to use "Enter Sandman" as his entrance music when he moved to the Mets. Fans and sports writers in the Big Apple considered it borderline heresy for someone to tread on Mariano Rivera's territory. Wagner never backed down — in true closer fashion — and recorded 101 saves a Met, though he was always in the shadow of his cross-town rival.
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Yes, Rivera's use of "Enter Sandman" predates Virginia Tech, but there is nothing more chilling than everyone in Lane Stadium jumping up and down with this song blaring under the lights in Blacksburg. And before you lambast my decision…watch the video.
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(I do not know the lady in the video below, but I love how she sings one of my favorite hymns!)
(I do not know the lady in the video below, but I love how she sings one of my favorite hymns!)
I agree that our world is a mix of secular and religious. Our behaviour must please the Lord, but it is not wrong to participate in secular music, movies, books, sports and activities that are wholesome. We must be gentle as we share the gospel and allow our light to shine out into our world. May we always allow God to do the changing of our secular reach, for we are helpless to change anyone. Lovely post and song.
Yes, we are called to bring restoration and express His redemption in every area of life and society. It all flows from our relationship with Him as we're led by the Holy Spirit. Thanks Helen!
We need to be the light, I agree. The hard part is being sensitive to the direction of the Lord, knowing when to move along serve the others for the Lord and when to pull back and focus only on the Lord, resting in Him. We live in a challenging day and age… but Jesus seemed to, also.
Joanne I read the press release of your prayer vigil for violent neighborhoods where a murder has been committed. I do know that prayer changes things and it is apparent that a difference has been made in these secular neighborhoods.


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I've been going to Dr. Hill since 2005. As a doctor he is excellent. He listens to your concerns, spends time discussing your medical situation and is always upbeat and smiling.His staff, on the other hand, is atrocious. Constantly blaming errors or miscues on their equipment or each other, while not addressing the patient's question. I see Dr. Hill every 6 months. In 2009 his office "faxed" my prescription to my pharmacy on a Tuesday. On Thursday the pharmacy still had not received it. On Friday the pharmacy still hadn't received it and when i called the office they "blamed" the fax machine and said it would be taken care of before the office closed. They did not. I had to call the on call doctor to have my insulin prescription filled. What Dr. Hill's staff could not do in three days, the on call physician did in one hour. I thought this was an isolated incident, until my next appointment. In January 2010 I saw Dr. Hill and left with a prescription. Due to my current economic situation I discovered that I was eligible for patient prescription assistance from the manufacturer of the insulin I use. On March 8, 2010 I dropped off the forms for Dr. Hill to review and submit,as required. I also was given some insulin samples to tide me over until the assistance program kicked in for me in 7 to 10 days. On March 15, 2010 I called Dr. Hill's office to check. The receptionist said the paperwork was faxed on March 8, 2010. On March 15, 2010 I called again and was told they had not recieved anything since faxing the paperwork on March 8, 2010. On March 22, 2010, concerned that I had not heard anything, that I was being given the same "it was faxed" response and running low on insulin, I called the manufacutrer to check on the status of my application. They told me the paperwork was incorrect and that it had beenm sent back to Dr. Hill's office for correction the week of March 15. Livid I stopped by Dr. Hill's office and told them that the paperwork had been sent back for correction. I asked, that because of their mistake, io was again low on insulin and did they have some samples to tide me over until the patient assistance product, which was delyed due to their error, was received. The receptionist came back and said they only had a sample of Levemir and were out of Novolog flexpens and that I'd have to pay for the Novolog when they had it. This crossed the line. First it is unethical, maybe illegal, to tell a patient they have to pay for drug samples. Second, the delay was due to their error not mine. Frustrated and angry I left and decided to fill the January 2010 prescription I had, while waiting for the patient assistance program to kick in. When I went to fill my prescription, the prescription was incorrect. I use, and have always used,Levemir and Novolog flex pens in the 5 pack. The prescription was written as saying I was to have 5 insulin viles of each at twice the cost of the flexpens. Now I was to the point of screaming. I told the pharmacist I'd be back. I called Dr. Hill's office, told them they had filled out the prescription incorrectly and that I would be by the office to pick up the prescription. when I arrived the receptionist then had the nerve to tell me there was no prescription. i told her I had just talked with their office and was told it would be ready for my pick up. She then had the audacity to say "...we can fax it and it takes 48 hours to fill..." I told her I was no leaving until, as promised, I had my prescription in hand. And spend 30 to 45 seconds telling me it wasn't her I talked with. I said find my prescription pleae, I will not leave without it. She went to the back and handed me my prescription with the correct medicine, dosage and in take product, i.e. flexpens not viles.After the above events, I would have left Dr. Hill for another doctor, if it were npot for the fact that he is an excellent, caring doctor; who probably is unaware of how terrible and unprofessional his receptionist and staff are.Stay tuned the patient assistance program takes 7 to 10 days to fulfill and later this week it will 7 to 10 days from the resubmission.
Dr. Hill is an outstanding physician. He takes the time to explaine the diagnosis and has wonderful bedside manner.
Doctor Hill is a great doctor. he has a great bedside manner even joking around. Dr. Hill listens and doesn't blow off any of your concerns and because he studies your file even brings up issues you may not have considered. In my family we have experienced doctors who didn't take my family members seriously or diligently due to age or weight. This doctor is attentive. It is hard to "shop" for doctors, but if you're looking for a doctor who is "human" and not always in a tremendous hurry this is a great and highly qualified doctor to try.


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William Robinson has consented to act as a director of Snowfield Development Corp. effective immediately. Mr. Robinson brings over 30 years of experience in building and financing venture capital companies.
"I am looking forward in assisting Snowfield and their various projects, some of which, after a small amount of work, should be ready to drill," commented Mr. Robinson. The Nahmint property and the Snow property in the Port Alberni mining district are the company's current properties of interest
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Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: Electronics Guide comparing the hottest gaming consoles
CLEVELAND - Retail stores are reporting one of the biggest items people want under their trees this Christmas is a video gaming system and the new Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are hotter than ever.
In our search for good information, we found Katie Linendoll, who's a nationwide tech expert with RetailMeNot.com.
"I've been following the two gaming consoles (that have been) really in a console war for months now," Linendoll said.
She really likes the new Xbox One as a centralized entertainment hub.
"You can actually do live voice commands. You can turn your TV on and off. (The box) plugs right into your cable box," she explained. It also lets you do Skype calls.
"It's cool. Its connect sensor is better than ever. It's a completely upgraded unit. And it will actually follow you around the room when you're making calls," she told us.
Linendoll said the enhanced gaming immerses you into the video experience.
"You feel like you're there in the battlefield. I'm not sure when I want to come back to reality," she said with a laugh.
Speaking of being immersed, tech experts told us the new PlayStation 4 is better than ever. You feel like you're in the game. Plus, online gaming is better.
"So (you) get upgraded servers now. You're not looking at the PlayStation network being down half the time like it was with the PlayStation 3," explained Justin Reed from Best Buy.
He also told us the controller is more responsive and has a new rumble feature. The unit has a 500G hard drive, a quad core processor, and 1080p compared to 720p on PlayStation 3.
"(It's) really, really detailed when it comes to player movement and like facial recognition as well," said Reed. "So, if you're comparing facial recognition from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4, it's got about 10 times the amount of detail," he added.
Bottom line: if you want more overall entertainment from your gaming system, get the Xbox One.It's 500 bucks.
If you want really good gaming for less, get the PlayStation 4.
It's 400 bucks.
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Cabbage & Meatballs Recipe
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I think the dill pickles are the secret to this simple yet hearty recipe. When our children were small, they were not too fond of cabbage, but they loved this dish.
- 3 cups chopped cabbage
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped dill pickle
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- Place cabbage in a large saucepan; add tomato juice. Cover and simmer over low heat. Meanwhile, combine the egg, onion, chili powder, vinegar, pickle, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 2-in. balls. Add to cabbage mixture.
- Cover and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Yield: 2 servings.
Originally published as Cabbage & Meatballs in Reminisce December/January 2011, p44
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"Very good! I used vegetable juice instead of regular tomato juice to give it a little more kick! I will definitely be adding this to our menu."
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"I added more sauce to the cabbage mixture after adding the meatballs, this will become a favorite, go to recipe for my husband and I!"


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Eat a Healthy Diet
Eating a high-fiber diet has been associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer. Fiber is found in all plant foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. You may also benefit from eating less red meat.
Specific foods may help to lower the risk of colorectal cancer. These foods include onions, garlic, and cruciferous vegetables like kale, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and radishes.
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Regular exercise has been shown to reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Even moderate exercise for 30 minutes per day is beneficial.
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Obesity has been found to increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Doctors recommend losing excess weight to reduce colorectal cancer risk.
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To reduce your risk of colorectal cancer, stop smoking . Smokers are more likely to develop and die of colorectal cancer than nonsmokers.
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Colon cancer can run in families. If more than one close relative has developed colon cancer before age 60, you may be at increased risk. You may also be at risk if anyone in your family has been diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC).
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OTTAWA LAKE — Jordan Kiefer pitched a five-inning perfect game Wednesday as Whiteford's softball team beat Whitmore Lake 11-0 and earned its first Tri-County Conference win.
Becky Worden led the offense with a home run and single. Gabriella Lanz contributed a double and a walk, scored twice and drove in a run for the Bobcats, who are 1-1 in the TCC and 6-3 overall.
Summerfield 12, Sand Creek 0
SAND CREEK — Emily Puterbaugh worked a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts as Summerfield mercy ruled Sand Creek in six innings.
Ellen Gregory drove in three runs with a double off the fence at the 215-foot mark and a single. Masako Inoue had two hits and plated two runs and Olivia Ostrosky had a pair of singles and two RBI.
Summerfield improved to 3-0 in the Tri-County Conference and is 5-1 overall.
Flat Rock 3, Jefferson 1
Angie Pavilanis struck out 12 and gave up three hits for 5-0 Flat Rock.
Sydney Frazer pitched for Jefferson and shut out the Rams until the sixth when Breanna Keethler doubled and Haley Boyer singled her home. Sam Dymon also had an RBI hit for the Rams.
SMCC 7, Grosse Ile 0
Jessica Haynes pitched a one-hitter with seven strikeouts and also drove in three runs with a pair of hits. Gabby Gray stole three bases for the 1-2 Kestrels.
SMCC ruled the JV game 13-3 as Katie Geiman had three hits and Awbreigh Slagle was the winning pitcher.
Bedford 4-8, Dexter 0-3
DEXTER — Jess Werner tossed a complete game shutout and struck out eight in the first game and hit a two-run homer in the nightcap for the Mules (3-1, 2-0 SEC).
Freshman Hannah Foreman was the winning pitcher in the second game and struck out four in a complete game effort.
Mallory Rinckey went 4-for-7 for the day with a triple, and Kara Fox went 4-for-8.
Bedford swept the JV games 8-6 and 13-9. Morgan Foster was 3-for-3 in the second game.
Riverview 2, Airport 0
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"She pitched a great game. Both runs were unearned," Airport coach John Warren said.
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The new restaurant, which specialized in American, Mexican and African foods, just opened about two months ago inside the Southgate Plaza along Sandy Hollow Road near 11th Street in Rockford.
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If I where king of the NCAA this is how I would fix the BCS and Conference Realignment...
First things first - Conference Issues:
1 - The maximum size for any conference is 11 teams, and they must play all sanctioned sports in that conference. For example, Notre Dame would not be allowed to play in the Big East in everything but football, however Temple would be able to play Football in the MAC and other sports in the A-10 since the A-10 doesn't play FBS Football.
2 - No conference championship games allowed.
These two rules affect the SEC the most. I would force the SEC to become 2 seperate conferences. I'll leave the partitioning up to them. From now on I'll refer to them as SEC 1 and SEC 2. The MAC would also have to drop 2 teams, and the Conference USA 1 team. The 2 new SEC conferences and the Big East would have slots to take extra teams out of those conferences. The ACC would have to chose between Pitt and Syracuse.
4 - There are currently 11 FBS conferences, with the SEC being forced to become 2, in this system I would have 12 conferences. Under this plan each champion from those 12 conferences would have an equal opportunity to play in a Championship Playoff Series.
5 - Any team wishing to change conference affiliation must sit out 1 full season in all sports just like players have to when they transfer to another school. I would allow a 1 time grace period for teams to realign out of the current mess they have gotten themselves into. Hopefully this would encourage conferences to return to historic rivalires and geographic sense.
Next - Bowls and Playoffs
I would have the four "traditional" Bowls revert back to conference tie-ins. Every year these games would feature the following match-ups:
The Sugar Bowl - SEC 1 champion vs. SEC 2 champion
The Orange Bowl - ACC champion vs. Big East champion
The Rose Bowl - Big 10 champion vs. PAC champion
The Fiesta Bowl - Big-12 champion vs. At-large team #1
The winner of each bowl would win a playoff spot in an 8 team bracket. In addition the winner of the following 4 bowl matchups would win a playoff spot. It doesn't matter to me if these are newly created bowls or existing bowls:
Bowl A - At-large team #2 vs. At-large team #3, possibly in the Gator Bowl
Bowl B - Conference USA champion vs. MWC champion
Bowl C - MAC champion vs. WAC champion
Bowl D - Sun-Belt champion vs. At-large team #4
The at-large teams would be based on standings in the polls. I would then seed the 8 winners according to rankings in the polls. I don't care if it's human polls or computer polls or a combination thereof.
As I said before this gives each conference champion plus 4 additional teams an opportunity to make the playoffs. This would provide a true champion who earned it on the field in a do or die scenario. It also makes the bowl games very relevant and should make for exciting and highly contested games. I also think it would return most teams to their traditional conferences, especially the recent movers.
Here's how it most likely would have looked this year:
Sugar Bowl - LSU vs. Georgia (same as the SEC championship game)
Orange Bowl - WVU vs. Clemson
Rose Bowl - Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Fiesta Bowl - Ok. State vs. Alabama
Bowl A - Stanford vs. Arkansas
Bowl B - TCU vs. Houston (with no championship game, Houston would have been the Conf USA champ)
Bowl C - Northern Illinois vs. La. Tech
Bowl D - Arkansas St. vs. Bosie St.
Some may complain about including the Mid-majors, but I happen to like the way NCAA basketball throws a bone to all the conference champs. Why not include them? If one of them goes on cinderella run through the playoffs, wouldn't that be a great story? The way I see it, all but maybe one of those are great bowl matchups and would make for exciting games. TV ratings would be off the charts. Why the NCAA and all those involved can't figure this out is beyond me.
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How I would fix NCAA football
Posted on: December 16, 2011 10:09 am
Edited on: December 20, 2011 9:18 am
Category: NCAAF
Tags: BCS, Bowl Games, Conference Realignment
Since: Jan 22, 2012
Posted on: January 26, 2012 7:42 pm
How I would fix NCAA football
Ya my boyfriend makes me wtach college football, or at least he used. I'm hooked now. Its so much more fun to watch than pro football now that I know the teams and players and stuff!! I like the bowl games but I didnt understand what the BCS and all that stuff meant before.... now that I do, it seems so ridiculous!!! They need to start a playoff system!! PLAYOFFS PLAYOFSS PLAYOFFS!!! bASICALLY SOUNDS LIKE EVERY YEAR THE SAME FEW TEAMS ARE AFFORDED ONE OR 2 LOSSES AND REMAIN AS CONTENDERS FOR THE cHAMP. GAME AND EVERY YEAR THE SAME FEW TEAMS GET SHAFTED IN THE RANKINGS BECAUSE OF THEIR SCHEDULE OR CONFERENCE!! sO YA TIME FOR SOME COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS!!!
Since: Jan 15, 2012
Posted on: January 25, 2012 6:08 pm
How I would fix NCAA football
That is an impressively thorough format!!! At first read I have a hard time imagining exactly what this reformed conference and setup would look like BUT I like the concept. Clearly you've done your research and I'm not arguing any of it. It sounds legitimate and the best part of it.... A PLAYOFF!!! If teams and fans want impartiallity a merit based playoff system is the only way to truly call a team THE NATIONAL CHAMPS!!! Plus a division of the SEC would certainly shake things up. As much as its been argued, the SEC handles the BCS system like a black jack game. They are just trying to beat the dealer(BCS), so long as their conference reps the #1 spot everyone wins!! I gotta say one thing I like about the "lesser" bowl games is getting to watch some smaller schools make a name for themselves. I dunno what the consensus is but I like the Bowling Greens, the kent states and the Idaho's of college football. I digress.... great article, and I love the playoff concept. Hopefully we get what we want!!!
Since: Jan 23, 2012
Posted on: January 24, 2012 8:51 pm
How I would fix NCAA football
An interesting idea for sure. I think it would work and would be better than the current BCS system. Ultimately the fans will get whatever they want. If fans want a playoff then we'll get a playoff.
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Beloved neighborhood institution Little King Jewelry closed their doors last week. It was a case of yet another favorite local shop having to re-think their business strategy in this current economy.
Co-owner Jennifer OSullivan stated that they made the difficult decision to close in order to redirect their funds. We will now focus on selling online, wholesale and also to private clients, which will allow us to do more custom work, she said.
Jewelry designer Regan and gemologist OSullivan first opened Little King Jewelry in the East Village in 2001, at 319 East 9th Street. After 10 years in a basement space, which was prone to flooding, they moved to bigger digs at 177 Lafayette Street in 2011. Which was also the day before Hurricane Irene.
Little Kings jewelry is a mix of stylishly creative jewelry, ranging from classic to indie, rock & roll to one-of-kind, and couture jewelry for all occasions. One can find an art deco inspired engagement ring just as easily as a pair of skull cufflinks with black diamond accents. Regan and OSullivan describe their jewelry as 21st Century Heirlooms. They also use eco-friendly materials in their work.
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It saddens us to announce our departure from Lafayette Street. Your ongoing support is deeply appreciated and is what has kept us committed to being your jewelers for life. That being said, we will be at the same phone number and the same email address. To all of you with jobs in progress, we will contact you very soon to provide an update on your piece and schedule a preview/pick up date. We will also be reaching out to others who have expressed interest but have not yet confirmed.The website is undergoing a major renovation as well, so please check in for further updates and online shopping.
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But when these miscarriages result in an innocent person facing death at the hands of the state, a reconsideration of the righteousness and relative merits of the death penalty might well be in order.
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