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POSTED ON Tuesday, 12.6.2011 / 6:36 PM ET
|Matt Shepard and Larry Murphy in St. Louis. (Photo by Bill Roose/Detroit Red Wings)
Matt Shepard, the versatile radio and television broadcaster – not to mention the pride of North Farmington High School – will handle TV play-by-play tonight, filling in for Ken Daniels, who is home in Toronto for his father's funeral.
For Shepard, a huge hockey fan, who has broadcast Detroit Lions football, University of Michigan basketball and several CCHA games over the years, broadcasting the Wings' game, even if it's in a pinch-hitting role, is a dream come true.
"I'm really excited for my first NHL game ever," Shepard said. "It was interesting, I got a text from my sister today, they're big hockey fans in my family, and my sister was like, 'We'll be watching.' Usually, my family will watch stuff that I do, but they won't be sending me stuff.
"They're really excited about it because they love Red Wings' hockey and the tradition."
Shepard will be working with Hall of Famer Larry Murphy.
POSTED ON Tuesday, 12.6.2011 / 2:51 PM ET
|The Blues' Ken Hitchcock and Red Wings' Mike Babcock
Heck, Babcock even wanted Hitchcock on his Team Canada coaching staff at the Winter Olympics in 2010. The former Dallas coach who guided the Stars to the 1999 Stanley Cup accepted the invitation, and Canada won gold. Last summer Babcock asked his friend if he'd join the Red Wings' coaching staff. Hitchcock politely declined, and last month the 59-year-old Edmonton native took over the Blues' head coaching gig.
For years, the coaching friends have picked each other's brains about schemes, strategies and philosophies, so obviously they have very similar coaching styles.
"I think we are in 95 percent agreement with how the game is played," Hitchcock said about Babcock. "There's one change defensively that we did than what they did, and then offensively it's pretty close to the similar philosophy."
Since taking over for former coach Davis Payne, who was fired Nov. 6, Hitchcock has guided the St. Louis to a turnaround which has seen them vault from No. 14 in the Western Conference to a tie for No. 5. The noticeable difference for the Blues has been with their defense. Under Payne the Blues were out-scored 32-35 in 13 games. In 13 games under Hitchcock, St. Louis has turned the tables, outscoring opponents 31-23.
And 'Hitch' credits a lot of what he coaches to the things he learned from Babcock.
"I think where I learned the most was with the way they teach power play and penalty killing," said Hitchcock, who was a guest at Wings' training camp a few years ago. "I think that that really was helpful for me with going through the Olympic experience. I think you're always wondering why their power play is always so successful for so many years, and then going through the Olympic experience between what we did defensively and what Detroit did defensively and offensively was kind of the game plan for the Olympics. And then watching Mike put the power play in play there and have success was an eye-opener, to kind of see the way he did things and their kind of philosophy was very revealing. So I think that part – it hasn't shown yet – but it's been very helpful for me."
Something else that has impressed Hitchcock about the Red Wings' way is their overall sense of family. It's something that he hopes he can bring to St. Louis' organization.
"The other thing that helped about being with Detroit was, we all talk about team, we all talk about all-inclusive, but they are an all-inclusive community," he said. "When you go for dinner it's 100 (percent). The dinners are huge, everybody's involved. And when they talk about doing team-building activities during training camp it's just a massive group of people from the people who volunteer in Traverse City to everybody, and everybody is expected to be there, which for me is really impressive."
POSTED ON Sunday, 12.4.2011 / 7:25 PM ET
|Niklas Kronwall and the Red Wings have things rolling, particularly in the first period where they have out-scored the last seven opponents, 10-1.
The commitment has never been more evident than now for the Red Wings who take a seven-game winning streak into the Pepsi Center where they'll face the Colorado Avalanche tonight.
Detroit has outscored its last seven opponents 10-1 in the first period. The Wings have allowed a league-low 12 first-period goals this season.
"Even though we haven't played our best level yet, we've still been able to come up with wins," defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. "Same thing against Buffalo the other night when the first 20 (minutes) were really good then we let up a little bit."
The last time the Wings allowed a first-period goal came in Los Angeles when Mike Richards scored shorthanded at 6:37 on Nov. 19. The Wings have trailed only twice for a total of six minutes, 7 seconds during this streak. The other time was when they were down 1-0 vs. Calgary.
It's interesting to note that a month ago some in the media were ready to kick dirt on the Wings' grave after a 0-5-1 stretch while being out-scored 22-6.
"The biggest pressure that anyone puts on this team comes from right here in this locker room," Kronwall said. "We feel that we have something good going here. Obviously going without winning in six games in a row, it's tough when you're not used to it. But at the same time I feel that we did a pretty good job of sticking with the game plan, and we stuck together. There was no pointing fingers, whatsoever. We just knew that everyone in here had to be a little bit better.
"We had made some mistakes that cost us, big time. We knew that eventually, if we kept creating chances, the puck was going to go in, and it was nice to get that Los Angeles game to get us back to winning again."
POSTED ON Friday, 12.2.2011 / 9:53 AM ET
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Justin Abdelkader is a huge football fan and an even bigger Michigan State supporter, who's excited that his alma mater is headed to Saturday's inaugural Big Ten football championship with a chance to play in the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1988.
"I hope that Michigan State can come through, but I know it's going to be a tough obstacle for them," said Abdelkader, who he'll be watching the nationally televised game with some Red Wings' teammates in Denver.
The Spartans are preparing to beat Wisconsin for the second time this fall. MSU defeated the Badgers on a Hail Mary pass by quarterback Kirk Cousins on the game's final play.
"Wisconsin is really good and it's going to be tough beating them twice in a row," Abdelkader said.
The Wings' forward and the MSU quarterback have traveled similar life paths. Both grew-up in western Michigan where they were three-sport student-athletes for their high schools – Abdelkader played hockey, football and basketball at Muskegon Mona Shores, and Cousins was a football, basketball and baseball standout at Holland Christian.
And if things go the Spartans' way this weekend, Cousins can claim to have led his team to a monumental win just as Abdelkader did when his last-second goal gave MSU a national hockey championship victory over Boston College in 2007.
Both guys know each other, and Cousins has been a previous guest in the Red Wings' dressing room at Joe Louis Arena. And though Abdelkader doesn't have Cousins' cell number, he would offer valuable advice to the MSU senior.
"Just enjoy the opportunity, I mean, win, lose, draw, just go out there and have fun," said Abdelkader, a former prep quarterback. "Obviously it's a big game, but at the same time it's the inaugural Big Ten championship game and playing in that on a national stage with an opportunity to go to the Rose Bowl. … Man, just enjoy it."
Even though MSU is a 10-point underdog to the Badgers, Abdelkader likes the Spartans' chances in Indianapolis.
"I think they have a good running game, I think they're physical up front, Kirk Cousins is a really good quarterback and he's not going to lose you the game, he's not going to make mental mistakes," Abdelkader said. "He knows the offense well and then with B.J. Cunningham they know each other well and obviously they have some threats on offense so I like them. I like their defense, I think their defense has done an outstanding job this year, but Wisconsin is really good and it's going to be tough beating them twice in a row."
Like a true athlete, Abdelkader won't look past the Badgers with the possibility of returning to Pasadena for the first time in nearly a quarter century.
"It would be nice, but it will be tough to get there," said Abdelkader, of the Rose Bowl. "I think they just have to focus on the game at hand, and hopefully we'll get a win and get to the Rose Bowl – that would be awesome.
"You're definitely think about it, but it's a big game and it isn't going to be easy because Wisconsin is a really good team. I think everyone is nervous, but excited and getting ready for the match-up."
POSTED ON Thursday, 12.1.2011 / 5:26 PM ET
|The Red Wings' Darren Helm
As Red Wings' players filed onto Red Bird III Thursday afternoon for a short flight to Buffalo where they'll face the Sabres Friday night, one thing was quite clear: Movember is over.
Several players throughout the league, including the Red Wings, participated in Movember, growing mustaches to bring awareness to men's health issues, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.
With the exception of one noticeable objector, the Wings who grew facial hair during the month-long campaign were clean-shaven on the first day of December.
Not only did forward Darren Helm grow a 'stache he let his dish-water blonde hair grow below his collar.
"I figured if I had a mustache I might as well have long, disgusting out-of-control hair," Helm said Wednesday morning. "When I get a chance I'll probably trim it up a bit and the mustache will probably go."
But somewhere along the way, Helm had a change of heart, trimming up the hair and the mustache for the Wings' road trip, which begins in Buffalo before heading to Colorado and St. Louis.
POSTED ON Wednesday, 11.30.2011 / 11:07 PM ET
There wasn't an ounce of bashfulness in him. And that's what you first noticed most when meeting Dave. He was just an openly-friendly teen with a gregarious and unflappable personality.
He made you laugh, and he made you think, whether it was about hockey, or the validity of pro wrestling or the rivalries of the sports teams in the Detroit Catholic High School League.
He had such a bright outlook on life.
Even when he discovered a lump on his right collarbone last April, and doctors told that it was acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, Dave remained upbeat and positive. Even when chemotherapy treatments kept him from attending senior prom at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School, and from walking the stage at graduation, he was optimistic.
Dave was an outstanding student-athlete. He earned all-state honors as a forward on the Cubs' prep hockey team, carried a 4.2 grade point average in the classroom, and had been accepted at the University of Michigan.
Earlier this month Dave got a dose of great news when he learned that the cancer had gone in remission.
He was so excited to share the news with everyone during the Wings' game against the Dallas Stars on Nov. 12. He ever sat in my office that Saturday night and chatted for 20 minutes, said he had one more major round of chemo starting on Monday and that he would return to the JLA ice crew by January.
He skated with his crew members that night, shoveled the ice during TV timeouts at the 14, 10 and 6-minute marks of each period. The chemo zapped his strength, and it took everything that he had to perform the on-ice duties that he loved to do so much.
Still, when we last saw him at The Joe, he assured us that he would return. He was a fighter, and there was no doubt that the future was as bright as his personality.
But this week the cancer took that promising future away.
Dave died Monday with his family at his side. He was 18-years-old.
He loved life and enjoyed people, and he especially liked annoying fellow ice crew members, Brittany and Maria. He was a fan of The Rock, the pro wrestler, and had a penchant for Puma athletic shoes and anything purple.
Al Sobotka, the building manager and Zamboni driver at JLA, oversees the ice crew and often kiddingly called Dave "Jay Leno" for his likeness to the late night comic.
Last Thursday, Dave sent Al Sobotka a text message. In it he wished the Red Wings' Zamboni driver a Happy Thanksgiving, and finished the note with, "I look at you as my third grandfather".
Dave is survived by his parents, Dr. Thomas and Annita; his brother Thomas Jr.; sister Andrea; grandmother Annita; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
A visitation will be held this Friday from 1-9 p.m. at McCabe Funeral Home, 31950 West 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Mich. A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Brightmoor Christian Church, 40800 West 13 Mile Road, Novi, Mich.
Donations may be made to the foundation seventyk.org.
POSTED ON Wednesday, 11.30.2011 / 3:34 PM ET
|Growing up a Steve Yzerman fan, playing for his idol and wearing his No. 19 has been a dream for Lightning center Dominic Moore. (Photo by Getty Images)
Steve Yzerman, the last to wear the number in a Wings' uniform, is the reason so many budding hockey stars – from mini-mites to frozen pond rockets all across Michigan – still select No. 19 for their sweaters.
Now there were a lot of terrific hall of famers in the history of sports who did the No. 19 proud, from Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas to Cleveland fireballer Bob Feller, and even Colorado captain Joe Sakic. And today, there are 16 NHL players that wear the number, including Boston's Tyler Seguin, Chicago's Jonathan Toews and San Jose's Joe Thornton.
Players pick numbers for different reasons and who knows if the above mentioned wear 19 out of respect, or not, for the Wings' legend, but for Dominic Moore wearing 19 in Tampa carries a whole different meaning and responsibility.
"My two idols were Doug Gilmour, a local guy, a Toronto Maple Leaf, and Stevie Yzerman," Moore said, "because my mom would always say, 'Look at that Steve Yzerman, isn't he such a class act?' She wanted for us to look up to people like him as a role model. And obviously he was an incredible two-way player and I looked up to that."
Moore, who grew-up north of Toronto in Thornhill, Ontario, was one of the first free agent-signings by Yzerman when he took over as Tampa Bay's vice president and general manager in 2010.
The Lightning is Moore's eighth NHL team in eight seasons. But playing for an Yzerman-led team and wearing the number that he made so famous during a 22-season Hall of Fame career has been a real treat.
"Everyone knows what type of guy he is and the reputation he has," said Moore, who played collegiately at Harvard with his brothers, Mark and Steve. "He's first class all the way and his track record speaks for itself.
"I like the number, but it's one of those things that you want to carry yourself the best that you can and be yourself and play your game and nothing else."
POSTED ON Monday, 11.28.2011 / 1:48 PM ET
|The hockey careers of Steve Yzerman and Mike Babcock have crossed a few times over the years, including the 2010 Winter Olympics as Babcock coached Team Canada for GM Yzerman. (Photo by Getty Images.)
But instead of wearing a Red Wings' lapel pin on his tailored suit, the Hall of Famer who won three Stanley Cup championships as Wings' center will be sporting one with a cobalt blue lightning bolt when he accompanies his Tampa Bay squad into JLA Wednesday night.
Like Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay, who eventually left the organization to play for other clubs, Yzerman will forever be a Red Wing for helping build a hockey renaissance that brought Stanley back to Detroit after a 42-year dry spell.
But for the last year and a half, Yzerman has been the vice president and general manager for the Lightning. He also served as executive director for a Team Canada squad that won the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
While Yzerman will likely receive a lot of media attention this week, Wings coach Mike Babcock, who coached the 2010 Canadian team, said he's looking forward to it.
"I'm a big fan of Stevie's, obviously from coaching with him, from working with him, from working with him in the Olympics," Babcock said. "I talk to Steve – regularly would be too much – but quite a bit. And I think they do a good job there. I'm a fan of the coach (Guy Boucher) there and they have good players and it should be fun."
Tampa Bay plays the Minnesota Wild tonight in St. Paul and will travel to Detroit right after the game. The Lightning are taking the unusual approach and staying in suburban Birmingham and practicing at the Troy Sports Center. Tuesday the Bolts will stake from 2-4 p.m. EST, and they will have a morning skate Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
"We get to watch them on TV here tonight and see what they're more about," Babcock said. "We went through quite a bit of it today already, but we're excited to play them."
POSTED ON Sunday, 11.27.2011 / 4:37 PM ET
|Ron Duguay was a fan favorite in Detroit, and he's still No. 50 in all-time franchise scoring with 90 goals and 127 assists.
Now that the league has instituted a senior game, Wings' fans get a chance to see a handful of old-timers with ties to Hockeytown back on the ice when the puck drops on the Winter Classic Alumni Game set for New Year's Eve at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park.
The New York Rangers and Flyers each have six former Wings on its rosters or acting as coaches, or in the case of 72-year-old Hall of Fame goalie Eddie Giacomin, who is representing the Rangers as an ambassador.
The game, which can be seen live on Versus, will feature a pair of former Wings' draft picks in Rangers forward Adam Graves (second-round, 1986) and Flyers center Keith Primeau (first-round, 1990). Of the dozen former players, Primeau lasted the longest in Detroit, amassing 97 goals, 133 assists, 781 penalty minutes and a plus-61 rating in 363 games in a Wings' uniform.
Primeau will be an assistant coach on the Flyers' bench, while former defenseman Colin Campbell will be on the Rangers' bench. Campbell is among three alumni participants whose final NHL games were played with the Red Wings. Giacomin and Mark Howe are the others.
Besides Primeau and Howe, Philadelphia's other Wings connections will be goalie Mark LaForest, and defensemen Terry Carkner, Derian Hatcher and Brad Marsh.
Meanwhile, the Rangers will deploy former Wings defenseman Mathieu Schneider, and forwards Ron Duguay and Kris King.
POSTED ON Saturday, 11.26.2011 / 5:52 PM ET
|Sure it's frustrating, but Patrick Eaves remains positive and prepared for when he's called upon to play, as he will Saturday against Nashville. (Photo by Getty Images)
"There's not really much to talk about. I've been waiting to get this opportunity," said Eaves, who will play tonight against the Nashville Predators – his first time in the lineup since Nov. 15 in St. Louis. "I've just been staying in shape and keeping my mind in hockey mode; that's all you can really do. You can only control what you can control."
There was a time in Eaves' career when he was considered a top-six forward. The Wings even tinkered with the idea in training camp of moving him up to the top forward line with Pavel Datsyuk and Danny Cleary.
And despite signing a three-year contract worth $3.6 million last July, Eaves has appeared in just nine games with one assist and an even-rating.
But coach Mike Babcock says don't read anything into Eaves' situation that isn't there.
"Eaves has been fine. The reality is the way our lineup is setup this year, I like Patty to play with two skaters," Babcock said. "So he's been the odd man out, not because of things he's done. He played great in St. Louis. Other guys who aren't quite as mobile have been using those two skaters. That's just the way it goes."
Against the Preds, Eaves will be paired with a pair of elite skaters in center Darren Helm and forward Jiri Hudler.
"As a player you want to play, so it's frustrating in that sense," Eaves said. "I'm getting better every day (in practice). That's the beauty of the situation. Even though it's not what I want exactly, I'm getting better every day, I'm working hard and I'll be ready."
Eaves replaces rookie Cory Emmerton in Saturday's lineup. Emmerton was shaken up a bit in the third period of Friday's 3-2 shoot-out win at Boston when he collided with Dennis Seidenberg, who received a kneeing penalty.
Emmerton said that he felt good enough to play, but Babcock made a decision to move Justin Abdelkader to the fourth line center role.
"It's didn't feel very good, obviously, at the start but I was fortunate," Emmerton said. "I feel fine."
Watch for Eaves to possibly play a physical role against Nashville. In 14 career games against the Preds, he has 23 hits, the most he's had against any NHL opponent.
"I know the kind of player I am and the way I need to play," he said. "That's what I try to focus on and I try to do my best at what I do."
By the way, in case you're curious about the other eight players who have been healthy scratches, they are Fabian Brunnstrom (13), Mike Commodore (10), Emmerton (3), Drew Miller (2), Jakub Kindl (2), Tomas Holmstrom (2), Hudler (1), and Brendan Smith (1).


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"You've got to calm down and let nature take its course."
If you've been trying six months or more to get pregnant, you've probably lost count of the number of times well-meaning friends and family offered this or similar advice.
Though the idea that "trying too hard" was once a popular notion, dramatic advances in infertility treatments -- particularly in the past decade -- all but did away with that idea.
Now, however, the wheel has turned yet again, and doctors are once more looking to the idea that stress -- and sometimes "trying too hard" -- may actually play a role in up to 30% of all infertility problems.
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"What we do know now is that when stress-reduction techniques are employed, something happens in some women that allows them to get pregnant when they couldn't get pregnant before," says Allen Morgan, MD, director of Shore Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Lakewood, N.J.
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Morgan says that it's also possible that reducing stress may help enhance proteins within the uterine lining that are involved in implantation. She says that stress reduction may increase blood flow to the uterus, which also affects conception.
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Krishnan previously served as Egencia's VP/strategy and business development. In her new role, Krishnan will help Egencia continue to advance the company's worldwide corporate travel services.
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Skip to comments.Islamists Ready To Pounce As U.S. Lowers Flag In Iraq
Posted on 12/15/2011 5:04:32 PM PST by Kaslin
Mideast: Our premature departure from Iraq tells the world that the U.S., as in Vietnam, can't finish big jobs. But far worse, it opens the door to a nuclear-armed, pan-Islamist empire led by Iran.
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Remember, Tom Clancy wrote about an Iraq/Iranian anschluss..could happen...we forget that TRIBES, not nationalities, are the prime movers in the middle eats..
Islamists aka the Muslim Brotherhood.
"Why, as Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Thursday, did Iraqi leaders opt out of the official end-of-war ceremony in Baghdad?"
Because they knew that attending was a death sentence. Mookie will go wild first. Then Iran. The country is screwed.
Could happen? Try "will happen" now that the US is leaving. There were Iranians attacking US troops in Iraq for years. That was more than enough impetus for the US to finally deal with Iran.
This GUARANTEED that Iraq would never be a true ally and NONE of its peoples would ever enjoy what he pined for ("democracy") any liberties, freedoms or rights!
Of ALL of his screwups (and there were MANY) this was his worse.
I predict (in fact some of my Guard friends who served in one theathre or both, are already expressing this sad commentary) much as we Nam Vets did and that is: What did we accomplish and was the sacrifice and expenditure of so much blood and treasure worth it?
I suggest they will say the same as we did: A resounding NO; not because we ever lost ONE SINGLE major military engagement in Nam, but the politicians (both R's and D's) has NO intent on even trying to prevail (i.e. win) which we could have easily accomplished if we had wanted to.
Iraq (and Af-Gan, after we "Bug Out" of it) will end up being 2 more "Islamic Republics" and don't be surprised if some day they end up as our sworn enemy.
Less anyone think we could not have FORCED both countries to forsake Islam, do a little due dilligence as to what we did after defeating Japan and INSISTING they form a new gov't absent ANY connection to Shinto and we should have done the same when we had the opportunity to insist both countries form "Secular" governments.
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Watch sloth and heathen Folly
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Why would anyone ever trust America again? Sad.
Lets see,
9 years trying the help them get their act together.
9 days for the whole thing to come unglued once we leave.
9 months for another 100,000 Iraqis to die.
That's what they asked when Saigon fell and it fell for much the same reasons.
The same traitorous Liberals pulled the rug out from under our efforts and undermined all our hard won gains and the Communists poured in and took over the place.
The same thing will happen in Iraq.
Color it "gone".
We were there for 9 years. It was way past time to say Buh bye. Iraq is going to do what Iraq is going to do. It does not matter if we stayed 10 days or 10 years. They are a bunch of tribal muslims. Iran will grab their oil fields and then they will be a bunch of poor tribal muslims.
Get ready for Iraqi boat people.
Indeed why?
Hmm that is very interesting
Not as bittersweet as pulling out of Iran is gonna be.
But Hey!
Look on the bright side.
After we withdraw from Iran in ten years we will need to conquer Iraq again!
We knew it would eventually come to this again.
We could have put the Iraq war in the same category as our wars with Germany, Japan, and South Korea but I think it now more properly belongs in the category with Vietnam, Somalia and Haiti. Trust us, we're here to help. See ya later suckers!
Obama's tribe.
Someone suffers from BDS and needs help
I am afraid you could be correct
Have you read this?
Once again, history will repeat itself. We end the war in Iraq/Vietnam and and within a few years the Islamists/Communists will take over.
We didn't win in Iraq/Vietnam, we left. If we don't go to war to defeat the enemy and win it's a waste of time, money and most importantly our soldiers lives.
"The same traitorous Liberals pulled the rug out from under our efforts and undermined all our hard won gains and the Communists poured in and took over the place."
That deserves an additional comment. Right now, as we speak, the commie butcher Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's No. 2 man in the Khmer Rouge, is standing trial in Cambodia for crimes against humanity, torture, mass murder and genocide. He and two other mass murders in the Khmer Rouge are charged with murdering 3.3 million Cambodians.
I don't see this story getting coverage anywhere except Southeast Asia and foriegn editions of the American press.
The Khmer Rouge were the commies American leftists cheered on back in the 1970s. If you run into an American hippy leftist that's older than 55-years-old, ask the SOB to explain himself concerning his support of mass murdering communism, and then smash him in the mouth.
Thank you.
I've concluded that gratitude is not a trait common in Islamic societies. Especially toward Infidels.
I do - and have been doing that since my return from Vietnam in 1969. I find they are mostly abysmally ignorant or willfully stupid. In most cases, their mindset is irrational and impervious to facts.
...and then smash him in the mouth.
I haven't done that (although the temptation has at times been nearly overwhelming) because on occaision I have been able to bring them over to the side of reason. It is usually not a rapid progress but a slow and patient slog to win them over.
Those 10%-15% we win over are worth the cost of not taking out some teeth which badly need rearranging. But, that's my opinion.
The Kurds and the Sunnis must be united to stop Iran from taking over in Iraq and alQaeda in Syria
By Ted Belman
With the looming American withdrawal from Iraq, Caroline Glick, in Naming things by their name, summarizes Americas failure in the ME and the reasons for it. First and foremost it refuses to name the enemy but rather made war on a tactic. In its desire not to be identified with dictators because they are hated by the people, America helped to bring down allies of the US, Quaddafi and Mubarek (the enemy of my enemy is my friend) and choose instead to align with her enemies, made easier by having not named them.
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I already have another car seat, the bigger one like that, that was given to me by a family member who doesn't need it anymore, I know that my son is technically able to go in it now however I'm still constantly taking the carseat out of the car(if hes sleeping when i go in the store, everytime i go in the house) and with those big straight up and down ones that'd be very hard to do, when is everyone changing car seats? are you not taking them out of car when you are changing them?
Jayden 4/9/10
I never take the car seat out of the car so im just switching them out. She rides in the buggy or her stroller and I just take her inside the house without the car seat.
so has everyone already switched seats??? am i way behind?
Jayden 4/9/10
I haven't switched yet - still trying to figure out what's best for us. What kind of seat is that? I didn't see the name anywhere. We are looking at Safety First Omega (something or other). It reclines in 4 positions and you can adjust the straps from the front. I'm just not sure about the arm rests. They look cheaply made and I wonder if they will hold up. The seat is for 5-100 pounds. I just want her to be safe and comfortable when we travel long distances.
I switched over 2 months ago, but that is because my son grew out of his infant seat. Ours only went up to 22lbs and he was over 20lbs at 4 months, so for us we just had to, for safety sake.
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I'm a C# developer and working on a project where I need to make a call out to a Java webservice that is expecting a Long value as a property on an object that I am passing to a method. It looks like this:
public long routeDocument(long sDocID, string sRoutee)
DREService.QueueDocument newQDoc = new DREService.QueueDocument();
newQDoc.documentId = sDocID;
newQDoc.routee = "tracyr";
DREService.dre oSoapClient = new DREService.dre { Url = _URI };
oSoapClient.createQueueDocument(ref newQDoc, null);
catch (Exception ex)
//return "ERROR: " + ex.Message;
return newQDoc.id;
With that said, when I step through the code and I look at the object property "newQDoc.documentId" it is being set properly, but in Fiddler the property is not showing up at all on the post and the Java service never receives it. We wrote a small test harness and we have the same problem. I'm guessing that .net doesn't know what to do with the complex type Long, and the xsd for the service is defining it as long so it is trying to send the long data type to a Long complex type. My question is is there a trick to be able to send a long from .net to a Long in Java? (Keeping in mind both developers are in house, so if something needs to change on the Java end we can do that as well).
We already changed the test harness set to a long and it does box it to a Long properly but the Java person thinks that change would cause problems in his application for other calling clients.
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Oregon Tradeswomen
|Grant will provide low-income women "Ready to Work" safety gear, including measuring tapes, hard hats, safety glasses, rain gear, gloves, tool belts, and bus passes to prepare pre-apprenticeship students for employment in high-wage construction trades careers as well as transportation assistance for access to job interviews and job sites.
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The mission of Raphael House is to engage the entire community in non-violent living through advocacy, education, and community outreach, and by providing a safe haven from domestic violence. Each year nearly 100 families are served in the emergency shelter, more than 2,000 callers utilize the housing access line, an additional 400 survivors receive non- residential services, and over 3,000 people are served by the organization's education program.
|Grant funds will create an outdoor structure and enhance the courtyard at the emergency shelter for women and children, providing spaces where families can safely enjoy being outdoors, together.
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Store to Door
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Feral Cat Coalition
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Overview: Ethics focus on what should be done, in a moral sense, and not necessarily on what must be done, in a legal sense. Sometimes ethics and legal requirements coincide. However, ethical principles, especially in evolving areas of the law or industry, are not always clear. Employers that tend to push ethical boundaries may soon be faced with hefty fines and penalties from evolving case law or from emergent legislation that abruptly outlaws a morally questionable, but previously legal, practice.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) grew out of just such a situation. SOX set enhanced standards for public companies, executives and accounting firms in response to the collapse of Enron and other business giants due to questionable corporate practices.
Best practices in ethics encourage employers to adopt an internal ethics program that is consistent throughout all levels of the organization. However, certain employers may be legally required to do so in order to satisfy the Federal Acquisition Regulations mandate to compete for a federal contract, or to satisfy standards under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Ethics programs should include a code of ethics and a communications plan, and be accompanied by adequate staff training.
Trends: Regulators have been focusing on global employers' anti-bribery compliance. In addition, various federal and state agencies have created internal Offices of the Whistleblower in order to process complaints and offer rewards. The adoption of adequate corporate ethics programs is essential to managing these organizational risks.
Author: Marta Moakley, JD, Legal Editor
Updated policy in light of ongoing scrutiny by the National Labor Relations Board.
Updated to reflect whistleblower immunity protections under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, effective May 11, 2016.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has addressed court remedies for employers in duty of loyalty cases.
The US Supreme Court has confirmed that plan fiduciaries have a continuing obligation to monitor investments in a plan under § 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Plan fiduciaries need to take concrete steps to minimize liability risks.
This section assists HR professionals in developing a strong organizational ethics program that includes reporting, training and investigation procedures. Ethics focus on conduct that is morally acceptable in a specific sector of society, rather than legally required conduct.
Employers seeking to inform employees what may constitute a conflict of interest and that they have an obligation to disclose potential conflicts of interest and avoid financial dealings that present a conflict should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Employers seeking to encourage open communication and effectively resolve disputes or tension in the workplace before they escalate should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
The Supreme Court has issued a decision interpreting requirements regarding the administration of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, the Court eliminated the special presumption of prudence to which ESOP fiduciaries had been entitled.
A unanimous Supreme Court in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer has reversed the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals - with ramifications for employers that offer a defined-contribution retirement savings plan with investment options in an "employee stock ownership plan" (ESOP). In its decision, the Supreme Court resolves a split among the federal circuits by eliminating the special presumption of prudence to which ESOP fiduciaries had been entitled.
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Before UT alumnus and NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore turned over the command of the International Space Station in preparation for his return to Earth, he issued a good-bye message that included some love for UT.
Alumni News
Another Engineering Grad Finds 'Shark Tank' Success
Taylor Gwiazdon, a 2008 graduate in civil engineering, recently appeared on Shark Tank, a show on ABC in which aspiring inventors have a chance to pitch their ideas to four experts, dubbed sharks.
Mark Dean Profiled by Engadget
Engadget spoke to UT alumnus and current professor Mark Dean about computing, his role as a pioneer in the PC revolution with IBM, and about overcoming racism.
Political Science Alumna Surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Michelle Johnson, an alumna of the Department of Political Science was surprised last week with a $25,000 national award for excellence in teaching.
Haslam College of Business Honors Alumni at Annual Gala
The Haslam College of Business recognized the accomplishments of two alumni and one corporation during its sixth annual Alumni Awards Gala on November 14.
Hawaiian Tropic Founder Ron Rice to Visit UT, Receive Alumni Award
Hawaiian Tropic Founder Ron Rice, a 1964 UT alumnus, returns to campus this week to talk to students, meet with alumni and receive an Accomplished Alumni Award.
Award-winning Cartoonist, Alum Marshall Ramsey Presents CCI with Drawing
Twenty-three years ago, Marshall Ramsey was a UT student, drawing cartoons for The Daily Beacon.
Alumna, Build-A-Bear CEO Sharon Price John to Get Hileman Award
Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. and a proven expert in corporate turnarounds, will receive the 2014 Donald G. Hileman Alumni Award from the College of Communication and Information at its awards and scholarship donor appreciation banquet on Friday, November 14.
Businesswoman, City Official Receives UT Accomplished Alumni Award
Christi Branscom, a City of Knoxville official and noted businesswoman, has been honored with the Accomplished Alumni Award from UT.
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MLB's Opening Day Produces Some Pretty Spectacular Images (Gallery)
I'm pretty sure football is the most popular sport in America these days, which I guess makes it America's real pastime. That being said, the NFL can't hold a flame to MLB when is comes to the pageantry of Opening Day. The cynic, of course, would say that all the hoopla that goes on at […]
Ryan Braun Gets Standing Ovation from Brewers Fans in First Game Back from PED Suspension (Video)
Yesterday in Milwaukee, Brewers slugger Ryan Braun appeared in his first game since being handed a 65-game PED suspension for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal. How did the hometown fans react? They gave him a standing ovation when he came to the plate for the first time. Take a look: So what's the reaction […]
Bryce Harper Takes a Kick to the Face on Opening Day (GIF)
Through eight innings of play, the Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper has a hit and a walk in four at bats. Oh, and he may also have a bit of a headache after taking a kick to the head from Mets second baseman Eric Young Jr. Check it out: Hat Tip – [@cjzero]
11 Most Memorable Moments in the History of MLB Opening Day
The start of any new season, regardless of the sport, brings feelings of joy and optimism for sports fans. However, nothing compares to the magic of MLB's Opening Day. You see, the NFL, NBA, and NHL all start in the fall, as the good times of summer fade away and we brace ourselves for winter. […]
San Diego Padres Ball Girl Makes Great Catch to Kick Off the MLB Season (Video)
The San Diego Padres' 2014 season may be just one day old, but judging by what we saw last night on ESPN, the right field ball girl at Petco Park is already in mid-season form. The home team got shut down through seven innings by the Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu, then staged a clutch eighth-inning comeback […]
Munenori Kawasaki in Mid-Season Form: Three Awesome GIFs to Prove It
Last year, Munenori Kawasaki burst onto the scene as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays due to his wacky, attention-grabbing antics. This year, during his spring training stint with the Jays, he's been able to pick up right where he left off. Check it out: This was Kawasaki's reaction after scoring a run during […]
Researcher Uncovers Rare Video Footage of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig (Video)
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Does Getting Hit With a Baseball Really Hurt?: A Korean Special Report (Video)
Here in the Western Hemisphere, we like to think of ourselves as leading the world in the area of broadcast journalism. But I just watched a video that proves we've got a little bit of catching up to do compared to our friends in South Korea at the Korean Broadcasting System. The video shows a […]
Twins Prank Mike Pelfrey into Making Hilariously Awkward Motivational Call to Wichita State Basketball Team (Video)
The Wichita State Shockers were bounced from the NCAA Tournament on Sunday when they were upset by the No. 8 Kentuaky Wildcats. They probably could have used a real motivational pep talk from Wichita State alum and current Minnesota Twins pitcher Mike Pelfrey. But despite the loss, I'm sure at some point they'll be able to […]
Kid Goes Nuts For Baseball During Dodgers Game in Australia (GIF)
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Reds Pitcher Aroldis Chapman Takes 110 MPH Line Drive to the Face (Video)
Last night's Cactus League contest between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, was called off after Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman took a 110 mph line drive to the face and had to be stretchered off the field. The play took place during the sixth inning, as Royals catcher Salvador Perez […]
Minnesota Twins Mascot Catches Ball in Mouth (GIF)
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MLB Umpire Brad Myers Takes Scorching Line Drive to the Nuts (Video + GIF)
The vast majority of the time, you really don't even notice where the umpires are on the field during a baseball game. They just kind of blend in and do their jobs. Unfortunately, during yesterday's spring training game between the Reds and Indians, everyone noticed where third base umpire Brad Myers was. And that's because […]
Close Call After Dad Leaves Child Unattended in a Wagon While Chasing Souvenir Baseball (GIF)
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Slimmer, Juice-Free Barry Bonds Shows Up to Giants Spring Training
The final contract that MLB home run king (with an asterisk) Barry Bonds signed with the San Francisco Giants included a 10-year "services" deal, meaning the guy would have to earn some of his millions by serving as a spring training instructor after his playing days were done. Well, now his playing days are done, and […]


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I'm working on a jquery-mobile app and have run into a bit of an issue; I'd like to use jquery's animate() for a gentle scroll "back to top" of my app's pages.
The following code snippet works great in all but one of my test browsers. Chrome & Firefox on desktop, Safari on iPhone, and Firefox Beta on Android are all good. The default Android Browser (webkit-mobile IIRC) scrolls back to the anchor when the animation is complete.
$("a[href='#top']").live('click', function() {
$("body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, "slow", function() {
// anim complete
setTimeout(function() { // not needed, attempt to brute-force
alert('foo'); // <- Android scrolls back to anchor after showing alert
}, 50);
Can anyone suggest a) what's causing the Android Browser to scroll back and/or b) suggest a workaround? If it makes a difference the device I'm testing with at the moment is running Android 2.3.2.


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U.S. Plans For Iran Examined
This week's New Yorker magazine reports on increased covert operations against Iran. The U.S. says no talks with Iran are possible before Tehran suspends its nuclear program. That is unlikely to happen, leaving Washington's plans open to question.
MICHELE NORRIS, host:
Leaders from neighboring Iran are addressing the talk of a possible U.S. military action there. Today, Iran's foreign minister called it craziness. President Bush, on the other hand, did not call it crazy. But today, he once again sought to play down the possibility.
President GEORGE W. BUSH: I have always said that all options are on the table, but the first option for the United States is to solve this problem diplomatically.
NORRIS: NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr takes note of two articles this week that address what the current or future administration might do about Iran.
DANIEL SCHORR: Seven and a half years into the Bush presidency, two-thirds of his nuclear axis of evil countries have been delisted - Iraq by invasion, North Korea by negotiation. That leaves Iran, and the prospects that Iran will give up its nuclear ambitions are dim. It seems clear that the Bush-Cheney administration is intent on doing something to eliminate the Iranian threat, and the constant reiteration that all options are on the table is chilling.
An article by Seymour Hersh in The New Yorker magazine titled, "Preparing the Battlefield," describes a major escalation of covert operations against Iran. Authorized by a secret presidential finding, $400 million are being spent according to Hersh on activities in Iran designed to destabilize the leadership and to gather intelligence about Iran's nuclear program.
Iranian commandos have been seized and brought to Iraq for interrogation. Senator Obama calls for direct talks with Iran without preconditions; Senator McCain denounces him. I don't know what President Ahmadinejad will make of all that.
Brookings Institution scholars Ivo Daalder and Philip Gordon, who are also unpaid advisors to Senator Obama, have had intensive discussions with officials in Western Europe, Moscow and Beijing. They write in the Washington Post that these capitals would universally welcome the idea of an America willing to talk to Iran.
So far, the Bush position is no talks before Iran suspends its nuclear enrichment program. Judging from the Iranian reaction, that will not happen soon. And so, stand by if diplomacy fails for the administration to take the next of those unspecified options off the table.
This is Daniel Schorr.
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