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What's that old saying about Democrat voters in Chicago…that come election day, they vote early and often. Well, if that is the case then the Chicago Blackhawks showed up for game five with that same attitude, scoring early and often on the Philadelphia Flyers. They built a 3-0 lead in the first period on their way to 7-4 win.
Dustin Byfuglien scored twice for Chicago and added another pair of assists. He now has 10 goals and 15 points during the playoffs this spring.
With the win, they could bring an end to the Stanley Cup Finals…and the entire 2009-10 NHL season…Wednesday night back in the city of brotherly love.
However, Flyers fans…and for that matter, Marian Hossa… will be quick to remind us that a year ago the Detroit Red Wings found themselves in exactly the same position the Hawks are. Following a 5-0 game-five win in Motown, the Big Red Borg looked to close out the series against the Penguins in Pittsburgh, but fell 2-1 in game six. They returned to Detroit three days later where the Penguins finished off the Wings by the same 2-1 score.
But if indeed the Blackhawks do win Wednesday night on the road… something neither they for Philly have been able to do yet in this year's SCF… then it's quite possible that fans here in Atlanta can begin the Torchetti Watch. It has been widely rumored that the Blackhawks assistant coach is high on Rich Dudley's wish list for the head coaching position here in Thrasherville.
Either way, there will be something happening with the Blackhawks in Chicago Friday. It'll be a series-deciding seventh game…or a parade.
Reading Assignments
How much is a Kovalchuk worth? Dmitry Chesnokov explores that very question.
Alan Muir provides his list of possible coaching candidates for those teams in the market this summer.
Speaking of coaches, TSN.com is reporting that the Columbus Blue Jackets have extended an offer to Guy Boucher to be their next bench boss.
Adam Proteau's good and bad of NHL commisioner Gary Bettman.
June 6th, 2010
11:45 pm
First? Go Flyers!
June 6th, 2010
11:59 pm
Second? Go Hawks
June 7th, 2010
12:30 am
Third, Go Hawks!
June 7th, 2010
1:41 am
Go Hawks!!!
June 7th, 2010
5:38 am
The last game is always the toughest to win the Stanley Cup. So while the Hawks played the best game so far in the series last night, they still have to have a better game in their hockey bags to win the grand prize. Last night's game changed when the Hawks finally decided to get physical. We talked about it yesterday afternoon, the need for big Buff, Sharp, Brouwer to use their size. Philly has played alotta hockey, especially Pronger and they have to be getting tired. Chicago still needs to tighten up in their defensive zone. And the HAwks need to count their stars that Washington and Pittsburgh didn't make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, cause the Hawks' defense would have been shredded with both teams.
It will be interesting to see how well last night's TV rating were between our game and the NBA Finals.
June 7th, 2010
7:22 am
Would love to have Torchetti getting the Thrashers moving the puck around like the Blackhawks. Did you see how quickly they moved the puck on that Big Buff PP goal?
June 7th, 2010
7:24 am
WBF & Brendan: Yes,…Pronger had a tough night. I'm thinking however he goes,…so go the Flyers (or, at a minimum, he has to play well if they are to win). I'm also thinking that Chicage mgmt may want Byfuglin to repeat whatever he ate, or did, in the 24 hours prior to last night's game.
On goaltending,…I didn't think Leighton played too bad (he saw an aweful lot of rubber in the 1st period). However, on the other end Neimi made a few awesome saves. In my mind, those saves were the difference. Was it Brendan in an earlier blog that said you can't give up 7 goals and expect to win. Winning one of those comes along about as often as a 100 year flood. Doc mentioned that you had to go back 10 years to the Devils-Stars series to find a winning team that scored 7 goals in the SCF. (How often do 100 year floods come? Seems like it has been about every 5 years recently).
Vote early and often. Did anyone catch Doc's comment in game 1 when the credit for a Hawks goal was changed between periods? In telling the audience of the change he said it was changed by a vote of the city council.
June 7th, 2010
7:41 am
Hooky-what's really interesting about this series is that goaltending, overall has been pretty average. We were all raised on the power of goaltending, how a keeper can change a series or even win a Cup (as in Bernie Parent). But these keepers have had their ups and downs in the series. All of the supposed great goalies of our time, Luongo, Miller and Brodeur are long gone-their equipment has already dried and been put back in the bag. You wonder what would happen in this series is one of these guys got hot, like Halak was for the Habs.
The other thing that sticks out for me is how Philly has domintaed in the Chicago zone below the faceoff dots. Virtually all of Philly's goals are the result of winning battles down low. Even Timonen's goal last night was the result of superior Flyer play around the net. Chicago lacks a real physical defenseman that can log alotta minutes.
I think Pronger is just getting tired, he ahs carried a tremendous load in this series. The Hawks took their time getting to him physically, something they should have done in the start of Game 4. We all know the Flyers will not go quietly, Game 6 is going to be a war. Can't wait.
June 7th, 2010
8:06 am
Hey Bill, any news on the TV numbers for last night?
June 7th, 2010
8:21 am
HB – the Hawks are now between Leightons ears. He should be finished in this series. The Flyers, if they have any hope of winning the Cup, must start Boucher. A goalies, job is to read the play and prepare and react accordingly. Leighton is preparing for situations before they occur because he is fighting the puck right now. Case in point – goal #2 for the Flyers. The puck, behind the goal line to Leightons right. As a goalie, you learn that if the puck is behind the net – you play on the goal line as to not give the forward anything to bank it off of. You tuck your stick side elbow around the post so that the blade of your stick faces the puck, thus also giving no surface area to try a bank shot. Leighton was cheating out well over a foot to anticipate a shot from the low slot and was facing forward. That's why he got pulled. He was not asked to leave in shame after that, but quietly replaced between periods – classy move.
Now – of course it is not all on the goalie. There were pretty plays by the Hawks and some fortunate deflections too. Philly is lucky that the are not up against a hot goalie, so all is not lost. Niemi is giving up huge rebounds and the Flyers are taking advantage of it.
I my eye – Chicago worked harder and got the results they deserved. Game 6 will be CHI 6 – PHI 4. The last goal is an empty netter – and now Toronto is on the clock for extreme futility…and that makes me happy. Suffer on Toronto!
June 7th, 2010
8:37 am
Toronto on the clock-boy will that drive the Leafs' fans nuts!
St. Louis and the LA Kings are right behind the Maple Loafs.
June 7th, 2010
9:24 am
There's still hope for the "Hossa Hat Trick" – three SC losses on three teams. Go Flyers (yes, I gagged a little when I said that…).
June 7th, 2010
9:28 am
WBF – STL and LA are closer to being contenders than TOR. Like to see the Leafs beat the record of 54 years that the NYR set – and beat it handily!!!
June 7th, 2010
9:38 am
Glovesave-do you agree with my comments about the goaltending?
I hope the Leafs do not win the Cup for another 100 years. I am not a Flyers' fan, but I really respect what they have done in this season. Greater leadership and a coach that's getting another chance.
June 7th, 2010
9:44 am
"The perception of Kovalchuk not playing defense may be colored by his "plus/minus" stats, but good players on bad teams usually have some of the worst "plus/minus" stats because they want to try to score when their team is down by a couple of goals."
That's from the article on Kovy's value. His +/- is hurt by the woeful teams he played on, but 2 way player and Kovalchuk should never appear in the same sentence together, it's actually shocking that he's a minus with how many pts he's scored in his career.
Phlyers have those Blackhawks right where we want them. With two days off to rest now and coming home to the Orange Crush, I expect a big win and return to Chicago Friday, Let's go, Phlyers!
June 7th, 2010
9:46 am
And on Kovy's value, he will get paid. The idea that he missed out on a large contract when he turned ours down is just silly. He's the biggest free agent to hit the market and the bidding war will be ridiculous. Didn't the cap jump up a couple million as well? $9.5m per 10 yr. deal sounds about right.
June 7th, 2010
10:00 am
Just a brief note: Kovy will likely get a healthy salary, and here's why: In terms of free agent snipers, there's him, Marleau, and… Plekanec? Afinogenov? The point is, Marleau had 44 goals and Kovalchuk had 41, and there is a steep drop to Plekanec's 25-odd goals, and no shortage of teams looking to add power up front.
June 7th, 2010
10:12 am
Goaltending in the finals has been OK at best, WBF. No one is standing on their head right now. Niemi has the better team in front of him, but his rebound control is atrocious. He's also go to stay back in his net a bit as Philly is crashing the weak side for easy put ins. Truth be told, that is a D issue – to clog the slot and not allow those cross-ice passes…but if his D is not doing that, Niemi needs to change his tactics and play a bit more conservatively.
June 7th, 2010
10:15 am
I do not know who is going to pony up to Kovy for the big $$$. When he turned down the Thrashers' $103M, I predcted he would get $.65 on the dollar from his next team. That was if Kovy wanted to play on a winner and get a Stanley Cup. If he's looking for $$$ and long term security, he'll probably get $.85 on the dollar compared to what the Thrashers were offering.
June 7th, 2010
10:20 am
I am amazed that Gagne and Briere are getting a free ride from Chicago. You need to be banging the skilled guys more than the other teams physical players. Way too many of the Chicago forwards are spectating in their own end of the ice. Kane's play in his own end reminds me a lot of Kovalpuke, ie woeful.
June 7th, 2010
10:28 am
"I predcted he would get $.65 on the dollar from his next team. That was if Kovy wanted to play on a winner and get a Stanley Cup. If he's looking for $$$ and long term security, he'll probably get $.85 on the dollar compared to what the Thrashers were offering."
Interesting. I completely disagree but am interested in why you'd think the highest profile free agent to hit the market would get less money when the cap has gone up?
I predicted last summer that Kovy will sign with someone else July 2nd and will add now that it'll be one of the largest, if not the largest contract ever signed. Crosby and Ovy signed with their current teams without a bidding war, there'll be 10? teams in the mix bidding for Kovy, which is why I think it'll be a huge contract. Call it the eBay syndrome (ever watch people overbid for iPods, etc. and pay more on eBay than you can go down to Walmart and buy one for?).
June 7th, 2010
10:49 am
JF – I agree with WBF – I see Kovy in the $8 – $8.5M range and here is why – many GM's have learned what the huge contract does to a team. They do not have the funds available to put the complimentary pieces around that player, and thus the team suffers as a result. The huge contract becomes an albatross. Within a few years, that team ends up shedding quality talent and makes necessary trades without adequate returns based solely on money. It has nothing to do with the quality of play from Kovy.
Just my $0.02….
June 7th, 2010
10:52 am
Joe, not surprised you disagree with me, but here's my thingking. Kovy stated earlier that he wanted to win a Cup. I didn't see any contending teams that had the cap room or wanted to make such a commitment to player outside their current players. The Hawks have the same issue with Campbell with the money they are paying him and what they have had to pony up to keep their core players. Now supposedly Kovy has shifted to long term security, the kind ATL offered him.
If Kovy was a difference maker, New Jersey would have gone alot farther in the playoffs. I haven't heard of anyone that is really going to make a push for him, though no team can say much of anything yet because he's under contract with NJ.
June 7th, 2010
10:59 am
Joe Friday: As you said the Flyers have the Hawks right where they want them. The Bullies are 2-0 in this year's playoffs rebounding from a loss of three goals or more. In the Flyers history, they have lost by three goals or more in a playoff game 49 times, and have a record of 27-22 in the next game, which really isn't cause to celebrate just yet, considering they were 7-1 prior to the 1979 playoffs.
Anyone else notice that 8 of the top 11 goal scorers in the NHL playoffs are right-handed shooters?
Leino is making just $775k this year and $825k next year before becoming a UFA in 2011-12.
Subtract Laperriere, Pronger and Timonen from the roster, and all others on the Flyers roster are 32 or younger, including 12 regulars under the age of 27, and the Hawks are even younger.
To World Be Free's point: Anyone care to guess who has the best plus/minus rating of all defensemen in road games during the playoffs? No cheating please!
June 7th, 2010
11:01 am
"They do not have the funds available to put the complimentary pieces around that player, and thus the team suffers as a result. The huge contract becomes an albatross."
Really. Kinda like I hear people around here talk about the Campbell contract being an albatross. Chicago is just getting killed suffering with that one, I see.
WBF, not sure what you're saying, but I see you're concerned about the Campbell contract as well. How "bad" is that contract, and the ones they doled out to Keith, Toews, and Kane, if they skate the Cup later this week?
As usual, it's fun to speculate, but why don't we take a look back here and see what's what come July 2nd?
June 7th, 2010
11:03 am
AWW BABY!!! GO HAWKS! Unfortunatly, with the rowdy crowd, the Flyers with force a game 7….
June 7th, 2010
11:05 am
oh, and Let's go, Phlyers!
June 7th, 2010
11:12 am
Joe – they are managing the contract now…but the Hawks cannot keep the team in tact over the years with a contract like Campbells. They WILL have to jettison talent that they would prefer to keep. It's inevitable…
June 7th, 2010
11:22 am
"They WILL have to jettison talent that they would prefer to keep"
Sure, but if they skate the Cup, I'm sure that given their druthers, they'd do it again and prefer to keep the Cup . . .
June 7th, 2010
11:32 am
Joe, we will see what comes on July 1. Some teams have done well with free agency, complimetning their roster with players that fit with the core. It is worth it all if you can carry the Cup.
Can't believe how bad Bobby Hull looks there days. Stinks getting old.
June 7th, 2010
11:46 am
All players who earn less than $1 million per year, complementary players, are even more valuable in today's NHL than those who make the big money because that's the only way a team can fit everyone under the cap. That's why we see so many young players getting an opportunity to play under the age of 21 because of the nature of the entry-level contracts that keep the cap in check. The more teams pay on the top end creates those opportunities for guys like Blair Betts for instance, who will pocket $800,000 and be happy with it.
That's why professional and amateur scouting is so crucial, more than ever, because you need value players.
The Plus/Minus leader in road games by a defenseman? Brian Campbell!
June 7th, 2010
12:09 pm
The viewship is definitely up. From my anecdotal experience, ever since Sydney Crosby departed my TV screen – and it took a few weeks worth of inertia by the Hockey Central to catch up with the fact that the Pens had been REALLY eliminated – I enjoy watching the Cup so much more. And guess what – the quality of this final is definitely better than those of the past few years.
June 7th, 2010
12:12 pm
I can't see how basketball is so exciting. Yeah, okay, it's a good sport, but it's nothing amazing, and people are like YEAH GO CELTICS!!! FIGHTING IRISH!!! I don't know….I just don't think it's that great…
June 7th, 2010
12:27 pm
Rawhide… Actually, by the end of the game, it looks like 6 million tuned in. Look at the 10:30pm breakdown at the bottom of your link.
June 7th, 2010
1:18 pm
Why is everone saying go Hawks??? They were eliminated by the Magic, 4 zip…..
June 7th, 2010
1:18 pm
Rawhide thanks for the update on viewing and the reading assignments.
June 7th, 2010
1:32 pm
WBF – Stinks getting old? Beats the alternative.
As for Kovy – everyone's right. Depends on what Kovy really wants – if it's the SC then he'll have to settle for the 6.5 – 8.0 range. Wants to be the big/only fish in the tank then he can get the 10-11.
June 7th, 2010
1:50 pm
If Kovy gets record money it is bad for the game IMO. Is he a star? sure, is he a goal scorer? sure, do you make him the center of your hockey world? no way! I think he has shown what he has to offer. A shooters touch with zero to add to the team other than that. Don't see him doing the little things that make a complete player, don't see him rallying and leading. He is an asset, not a fixture or a building block. 6-7 MIL is my hope, because hockey is not an individual sport, it is a TEAM game. just my opinion, but I'm not the guy who's gonna throw the money at him so….
June 7th, 2010
1:51 pm
Kovy and his next deal are so far off my radar of things right now. Truthfully, I hope Kovy takes his $14-15 million and plays in Russia. He'll get paid, for sure. The thing I've never understood is why Thrasher fans are so hung-up on the money? What flippin' bit of difference does that make? If Don Waddell and the Spirit had offered $22 million-a-year, Kovy's answer would still be, "nyet." It's not about, nor was it EVER about, the money. It's entirely about wanting to play for a team that is well-run, that intends to play for Championships. And that's not Atlanta. Not here. Not now. Not yet.
Chicago, as I've said numerous times, was every bit as horrible as the Thrashers were during Atlanta's rebirth in the NHL. This is only Chicago's 4th .500 or better season in the past decade, and only their 3rd playoff appearance since Atlanta entered the league in 1999-2000. So? What's the point? Well, the point is that when old man Wirtz kicked the bucket, policies and ownership changed. Suddenly, free agents the caliber of Havlat, Campbell, and Hossa were attracted to their market. On the very same day, Duncan Keith, Jonathan Toews, and Patrick Kane's MEGA YEAR, MEGAMILLON-dollar contracts were announced. I should correct myself. Chicago announced that they'd be winning Cups, in the future. If they don't win this year, can you say that you DOUBT their chances for another berth in the Cup Finals next year?? I don't, even with the inevitable loss of certain players that they'd otherwise never jettison, due to the salary cap.
Folks, the Atlanta Thrashers will get their day. It will happen, I believe. But not until Atlanta undergoes what Chicago went through, and what Tampa Bay went through in the early part of this decade, and so forth. It all starts from the top, and the top is ownership. I can only hope Dudley is in charge. And I can only hope the Dudley will educate the ownership and change the 'minor league' culture that exists in this dressingroom.
That said, "Go Flyers!" Even though my pick was Chicago. I'll remind all Blackhawk fans that … you didn't have to see Detroit this year, so you better win this thing. It was the San Jose Sharks who eliminated the Big Red Borg for you. Chicago's route to the Finals went through Nashville, Vancouver, and San Jose. I like the Blackhawks. I think it's darned shame they've had to wait 49 years for a Cup, but if the Flyers win … it'll be that "once in a generation" Cup that we'll talk about for decades. The 2010 Flyers would be the baseball equivalent of the 1969 "Miracle Mets."
June 7th, 2010
1:55 pm
Oh and I hope someone got the game puck last night and gave it to Pronger!!!! HAHAHA -6 that is awesome!!!!
June 7th, 2010
1:57 pm
I loved Midfield's comments, about Hockey Central needing a good week to realize that the Penguins were really eliminated. Good stuff.
HookyBob, yes that was me. It's amazing that seven goals, even if one was an empty-netter, can happen in the Finals. But then again, we do have two rookie goalies in the mix. I don't think Boucher will start Game Six. I think Laviolette will go with Leighton. Boucher's probably a bit tired of getting tagged with losses in the Finals, in relief of Leighton. If the Flyers do go with Boucher, I don't think it's a horrible move. Both goalies have been more than adequate throughout these past 7 weeks of playoffs.
June 7th, 2010
2:15 pm
I saw Chicago player pick up the puck and give it to Niemi yesterday night. For some reason, Pronger had been in the tunnel by then. I think that the Hockey Central should concentrate on precisely this kind of stuff: sand in the Montreal Forum tunnel for visitors, stolen game pucks, refs arguing with coaches and players between periods, etc, etc. Instead, we're getting a steady does of who's the better master of the obvious.
June 7th, 2010
2:17 pm
Joe Friday, I think what people mean when they talk about Brian Campbell is that … well … for a guy whose cap hit is $7.14 million, he shouldn't be 5th on your depth chart. But I certainly get your point. Campbell was a big-time free agent, probably the most coveted blueliner to hit the market in 2008, and Chicago got him. However they managed to do it, they got him. If Brian Campbell is 5th on your depth chart, your blueline should be Stanley Cup-ready. And it is. Which is your point, if I read your meaning correctly.
If I read WBF, Hokie, Red Light and others correctly, it's their position that Chicago will be forced to do one of the following, before Campbell's contract expires: (1) jettison other players, in order to afford to keep him, or (2) trade him, waive him, rid themselves of his services, due to the cost of his contract. I do agree with that viewpoint. I would think that, eventually, Chicago will move Campbell. Not because they don't like him, or because he lacks ability, but because of the cap hit parameters of the contract. Chicago overpaid to get him. But that's what teams committed to winning the Cup, sometimes have to do. With a Cup win in 2010, "mission accomplished." Such teams need depth on the blueline. Campbell is fantastic depth to have. If Seabrook and Keith are their plan moving forward, great! If they plan on keeping Sopel and Hjalmarsson, that's their call to make. If they plan on trading Campbell, it does free up money to keep those previously mentioned players. I would think J. Hendry would be the oddman out, in Chicago.
It'll be interesting to see what happens to the cap, beyond this current CBA, set to expire in June 2011. Are we headed for another work stoppage? Will the NHLPA and owners agree to an extension? How much will the cap rise between 2011 and 2018? I don't know. If the growth is substantial, Chicago can keep Campbell, without too much worry. If the cap were to remain between $58 to $65 million for the next six years, then that changes the landscape of what Chicago can do, as it attempts to retain key personnel for the future.
June 7th, 2010
2:20 pm
I hope Torchetti and Sharp bring much of what they learned this series when Torchetti signs and Chicago has to trade Sharp to us stay under the cap.
June 7th, 2010
2:21 pm
"The Plus/Minus leader in road games by a defenseman? Brian Campbell!"
Well, lookie there. Still think Campbell is "barely the 5th best dman on Chicago", WBF? And please don't think I'm just picking on you, the Campbell subject is long a thorn in my side . . . when Waddell tried to sign him, I highly advocated it and it still burns me that because of what Waddell had done to our team and reputation, that he wouldn't sign here. Lots of folks said oh well, he's not worth the money, but yes he most certainly is and I tell you, he is a key cog in Chicago's offense. They were hurting big time when Ovy mugged him and they really picked up their play when he got back in the lineup.
"I hope someone got the game puck last night and gave it to Pronger!!!! HAHAHA -6 that is awesome!!!!"
I think it was Eager that went and picked up the puck quick and tried to skate it over to Pronger, that was classic, but a linesman cut him off. I'd have loved to have heard what he was going to say to him "for your mantle, Chris?"
That's ok, Let's go, Phlyers, Game 6 is all orange!
June 7th, 2010
2:22 pm
Go Hawks. The sooner this is over, the sooner Dudley can snag Torchetti.
June 7th, 2010
2:30 pm
I second Brendan on goaltending. There were a few moments of confusion on both ends, but the pace and chaos around the net sometimes looks impossible to keep up with. This is why I am glued to tv this year. Great, great stuff.
June 7th, 2010
2:31 pm
In Muir's article, it floats the possibility of the Lightning thinking of trading Marty St. LePuke…
Would Yzerman consider trading St. LePuke to Atlanta? I'm sure Dudley would love to have him here.
June 7th, 2010
2:39 pm
"I think what people mean when they talk about Brian Campbell is that … well … for a guy whose cap hit is $7.14 million, he shouldn't be 5th on your depth chart."
Brendan, please don't suffer under this fallacy that WBF keeps saying. Campbell is not 5th on Chicago's depth chart, he's their second best dman after Duncan Keith. He rates 2nd amongst all skaters in this year's playoffs with a +9 and his 23:39 of ice time in last night's pivotal game was second only to Keith's 27:11. Check out his shifts here: http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/TH030415.HTM
Don't get caught up in the minutea of #s that you lose sight of the big picture. Campbell's 7m per year is chump change if it brings them the Cup.


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NCIC Tribal Gathering
In November 2009, the Northeast and Caribbean Implementation Center (NCIC) hosted a Tribal Gathering in Portland, Maine. Forty-nine participants attended the Gathering: twenty-five participants representing five tribes in regions 1 and 2, four ICWA liaisons from state child welfare agencies, and two representatives from the Children's Bureau (CB)/ ACF regional offices, five T/TA network members, ten NCIC team members, and three guest speakers.
The theme for this Gathering was Learning & Leading Together. With that theme in mind, NCIC identified two goals for this Gathering:
1. To have conversations about effective ways to move the child welfare service delivery system forward with a specific focus on small tribal communities. How do we plan for, implement and sustain change that results in improved outcomes for children, youth and families? What are some internal strengths as well as challenges that need to be attended to in order to move forward? How do you engage the key stakeholders? How do we measure and evaluate the impact of the change?
2. To become acquainted or, in many cases reacquainted with, the multiple resources available to help achieve organizational and family outcomes. Some of those resources are within the Children's Bureau T/TA Network. Other valuable resources, and perhaps the most important resource available, are the people who attended this Gathering together- members of neighboring tribes, peers and colleagues.
Over the course of the three days, participants had many opportunities to network with peers, to explore proven success factors for moving tribal communities forward through presentations, small and large group discussions, and to share what has worked for them and what has been challenging as they have undertaken child welfare practice and organizational improvements in their communities.
The remainder of this report provides highlights of the Gathering as well as handouts and power point slides organized by the agenda.
Click here to download a full PDF version of this report, or you may search the menu below to go directly to the following sections of the agenda:
Day 2:
Opening, Introductions & Sharing Successes
Common Themes: What NCIC Learned from Outreach to the tribes
Moving Your Community Forward; Dr. Eddie Brown
Small Group Facilitated Discussions
Wrap up Evaluations/Suggestions
Day 3:
Introduction to the Children's Bureau Training & Technical Assistance Network
Intensive Project Application and Timeline
Wrap up Evaluations (Tribal Outreach & Gathering)
Day 1
The Gathering began with a Welcoming Gathering which offered the participants an opportunity to meet and/or renew acquaintances before the start of the more formal agenda scheduled for the following day and a half.
Day 2
Opening, Introductions & Sharing Successes
The morning began with a traditional tribal ceremony followed by introductions and opening remarks. Each Tribe then shared a success story related to implementation or change within their child welfare program. The successes shared the common themes of: importance of children as the future of the communities, value of building relationships (Tribes w/other Tribes, and Tribes w/States), sharing values, and progress in tribal court development.
Common Themes: What NCIC Learned from Outreach to the Tribes
NCIC shared what we learned from our site visits and phone calls with each of the tribal child welfare agencies and organized small group discussions around three common themes that emerged from these visits: Tribal Court Development/Enhancement; Foster Family Recruitment; and Data & Information Systems.
Power Point Presentation by Julie Atkins and Penthea Burns: Common Themes: What the NCIC Learned from Outreach to the Tribes.
Moving Your Community Forward: Internal Readiness to Make Changes:
Dr. Eddie Brown, Director of American Indian Studies and Co-Executive Director of the
American Indian Policy Institute at Arizona State University
Dr. Brown joined us to share his knowledge and perspective on how communities and organizations prepare for change and growth. Dr Brown prefaced his remarks with the words of the Dutch scholar, Fred Polak saying, 'Nations with vision are powerfully enabled. Those without vision are at risk.' He outlined the characteristics of successful social service programs. Finally, Dr Brown provided an overview on the dimensions to assess and plan for preparing communities for change. These dimensions include identify current community efforts, the communities knowledge of these efforts, leadership, climate, knowledge of the issue at hand and current resources related to the issue.
Power Point Presentation by Dr. Eddie Brown: Moving Your Community Forward: Internal Readiness to Make Changes.
Small Group Facilitated Discussions
In each of the small groups, participants addressed four questions:
1.What is the status of this issue in your community and how does it impact your work – what are the challenges, strengths, solutions?
2. Did Dr. Brown say anything in his discussion this morning that is applicable to this issue?
3. What idea/question/ breakthrough do you want to take back to the group to for potential solutions?
The following summarizes highlights of the rich discussions that occurred in each small group.
Tribal Court Development / Enhancement: Facilitated by Carrie Garrow, Craig Dorsay
- It's important to develop tribal codes that keep the cultural perspective and can be revised over time. It may be possible to modify state codes or use tested models from other tribes. A resource is NARF.org.
- Build a coalition among the tribes and develop a multi-disciplinary team to create a code framework.
- Create a unified voice among the tribes regarding ICWA and other concerns to learn from each others' experience.
- How will court development impact Tribal State agreement?
- How do you get community involved in developing codes? Constant" taking temp". If we want to be a nation we have to write our laws to reflect who we are. It is a never ending process.
- How to deal with cases with disputed ancestral claims?
Foster Family Recruitment: Facilitated by Kathy Deserly, Stephanie Boyd-Serafin
- Solutions offered included both systemic and more case specific examples. In Maine PL1999 specifies the process for tribal licensing and the Wabanki Coalition has been active in trying to address issues related to child welfare in general.
- Increased communication with the State including developing direct relationships with area directors, a greater investment by Tribal social services, an increased share of funding, continuous recruitment, more prevention efforts, and the increased use of family group conferencing would all be positives steps.
- In the legal arena applying for intervener status in all cases, actions to vacate adoption orders and an increase in permanency guardianship would be beneficial.
Data & Information Systems: Facilitated by Debbie Milner, Tom Pomonis
- Can the Tribes and States collaborate to develop information management systems or can the Tribes be integrated into the state system? Pooling funds could be helpful.
- It is necessary to know specifically what is needed before developing system – is that different than what you want.
- Is it possible to reuse the state system
- Small tribes working on systems in other parts of the country – might be able to peer network. The Mandan and Turtle Mountain tribes in North Dakota went in together and had issues the first time around, but they are making it work the second time. Also the Tlinget- Haida tribe in Alaska are working on this.
- Feds should be developing a system for Tribes as they have for the states in child support.
- Tom suggests planning for about a year on what system you need, what info, etc. Then go look for a solution.
- Hidden costs of NOT having a system include: shredding, storage, lost office space, not having all information on kids, not having data for grants.
Small Group Reports: How to integrate ideas and think concretely about moving forward
Following the small group discussions, Dr. Eddie Brown facilitated a discussion based on the reports from the groups.
- Tribes need to be able to do their own licensing, they need increased resources and emphasis needs to be on developing a higher level relationship with federal government and removing the state partnership.
- In order to build relationships with the State/ICWA there must be active participation in developing the 5 year service plan and annual progress reports. There are few ways to monitor the actual implementation of ICWA making increased involvement of the tribes and the development of measurement very important.
- States should focus on efforts to meet with ACF representatives and tribes to promising practices… the diversity of tribes result in lack of "best" practices. The federal and state liaisons play a critical role in type and flexibility of services provided to children.
- Legislative reform should be enacted to require states to comply.
Wrap Up Evaluations/ Suggestions
A "quick evaluation" was done after the first full conference day to determine how the program was being received and to make adjustments for the following day. Overall the feedback was positive, with Dr. Brown's participation being a highlight. He was seen as inspirational and knowledgeable. The small group format was effective. The need for and benefit of broadened and enhanced relationships with the States and the Children's Bureau was identified with some skepticism based on history. The advantage of coalitions was recognized. There is a need for a better understanding of federal funding formulas.
Day 3
Introduction of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network:
Linda Mitchell, Federal Project Officer
NCIC, and our four sister Implementation Centers, are members of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network. Information about the T/TA Network and its services was presented at the Gathering to ensure that participants are aware of the full array of services funded by the Children's Bureau.
Power Point Presentation by Linda Mitchell: The Children's Bureau Training & Technical Assistance Network
Handbook: 2009 Children's Bureau T/TA Network
Video: Child Welfare Information Gateway
Intensive Project Application and Timeline
One of the ways in which NCIC supports systemic change is through supporting long-term intensive implementation projects with selected tribes. During this session input was sought from the Tribes regarding the timing, content, and response time for a Request for Applications in addition to the kind of assistance from NCIC that would be helpful during the application process and the selection criteria that should be used.
During the ensuing discussion questions were raised about the criteria and the possibility of going through a lengthy application process only to be denied. Hopefully support during the application process would minimize that possibility. The general sense was that the Tribes are not ready to provide input at this point. They will need to talk as individual Tribes about the issues related to applying for a project including the resources they have to invest in a project. They will need to consider what areas they might want to pursue, whether to apply as individuals or coalitions, the impact on future IV-E eligibility etc. NCIC offered to visit the tribes over the winter to continue this conversation, giving each community time to sit down and think about where they are and what they need.
Document: Request for Application and Timeline
Moving Ahead:Tribe specific work planning and next steps
NCIC left time at the end of the final day for each of the states and territories to do work planning and then to share with the group their next steps as well as some requests of NCIC.
As a gift for their participation in the Gathering, the NCIC provided each tribe with a copy of Remember Me: Tomah Joseph's Gift to Franklin Roosevelt, a children's book written by Donald Soctomah (a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe) and Jean Flahive (consultant for the Passamaquoddy Tribe). It can be ordered at: Amazon.com
Wrap Up Evaluations (NCIC Outreach to the Tribes & Tribal Gathering)
The Gathering ended with participants completing evaluations of the Gathering and NCIC outreach to the tribes.
Document: NCIC Tribal Gathering Evaluation


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1. At The Water's Edge is currently free everywhere. Last week, it moved up as high as #72 in the whole Romance category in the Apple iBookstore. This weekend, it went free on Amazon and is doing well there. It's also free on Kobo, Sony, and BN.com but it won't stay free for long.
2. Beneath the Crashing Waves is available at Smashwords, Amazon, and BarnesandNoble.com.
3. I decided to jump into working on Starfire Angels: Revelations Book 2 after an idea sparked from writing Deception (coming in May 2013), which is a short story taking place right after the action at NeoGen Labs at the end of Soriel (Starfire Angels: Revelations Book 1) and leads into the opening of Book 2. Book 2 now has at least a working title–Phantoms. With luck, Phantoms will be out before Christmas and I will be using the same cover image with a few small differences, besides the title.
4. My oldest daughter and I will be working on a collaborative project this summer with magic and shapeshifters. She's only nine and has big ideas but she is only learning about the elements of writing and story structure, so I'll be doing the writing. We're working on the details of the story so I can start writing when I finish the first draft of Phantoms, hopefully before school gets out. This will be a summer project for us. I might seek a traditional publisher on this, because it will be a middle grade novel, but that would delay a release. If I self-publish, it will be available by next spring.
I would likely put the royalties into a college fund for her. She's a bright girl and a VERY advanced reader. She's been asking me to write a book she can read. I won't let her read my other books, since I feel that she's too young. Then she wants to do something with mom, so I think this will be good for her.
5. I have two sick cats. One was already back to normal with the first antibiotic treatment, but the other isn't doing as well. They have different illnesses. Just like seeing your kids sick, having sick pets is as hard on a caretaker. We love them all.
6. I will be at Fargo Corecon (in Moorhead, MN) May 3-5 and plan on attending ValleyCon (in Fargo, ND) in the fall. I'll be hosting different panels at each and selling my books. I wish I could afford to make the trip to UtopYA this year, but self-employment taxes suck (at least 30% of income). Maybe next year.


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Purpose: This call for proposals solicits applications for research grants to conduct research related to obesity. The goal of the Pilot and Feasibility Program is to provide seed money to attract new investigators, junior or established, into the study of obesity in association with the Minnesota Obesity Center with the intent that the recipients use these monies to further develop their research and to achieve extramural funding in obesity research.
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Selected applications will be funded up to $25,000 Direct Costs per year for one year, with an option for a second year dependent on demonstrated productivity and need. Recipients will have access to additional technical support through the Core System of the Minnesota Obesity Center. Four research cores are funded by the Center to provide services to Center investigators: 1) the Disordered Eating Assessment Core, 2) the Epidemiology & Intervention Core, 3) the Metabolic Studies Core, and 4) the Molecular & Cellular Basis of Obesity Core.
Examples of Core Services Provided Include:
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• services provided by the Data Collection and Services Center, the Nutrition Coordinating Center and the Laboratory of Physical Hygiene
• state-of-the-art methods for studying energy metabolism and nutrient partitioning at the whole body level
• gene expression analysis, quantitative PCR analysis, animal physiology and energy metabolism, and adipocyte cell biology
Who is Eligible: 1) Junior Investigators beginning their research career focusing on obesity, or
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Application Deadline: June 1, 2013
Funding Date: October 1, 2013
Proposal requirements: (Arial font, 11 point, 0.5" margins),
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a. Statement of Hypothesis and Specific Aims
b. Background, Significance, and Rationale
c. Preliminary Results (if applicable)
d. Research Design and Methods
e. Optional expanded description of methods (not to exceed 1 added page)
4) Budget and justification for the entire proposed period of support by year.
5) Biosketch for the Principal Investigator on standard NIH PHS398 forms
6) Letters of support from collaborating investigators
7) References (need not be included within 2-3 page limit)
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Budgetary Restrictions: Funds may not be used for the following: salary support for Principal Investigator, secretarial support, travel, publications, service contracts, and equipment. Budgets should include direct costs only. Do not send the proposal to Sponsored Projects Administration.
Research Subjects: Use of research subjects requires the approval of the appropriate institutional research subject committees (IRB, IACUC or ICB). An application will be accepted if approval is pending, but funds will not be released until approval has been confirmed
Proposal Review: The Review Committee is comprised of nationally recognized obesity experts, as well as Minnesota Obesity Center Participating Investigators. The NIH scoring scale will be utilized as outlined:
1.0 - 1.5 Outstanding
1.5 - 2.0 Excellent
2.0 - 2.5 Very Good
2.5 - 3.5 Good
3.5 - 5.0 Acceptable
Requirements if Funded: Awardees will be expected to present their work at Center meetings periodically during the funding period and prepare annual progress reports.
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Opel has added a new member to it's OPC family. It's called the Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition and will be limited to around 500 units. The difference between the Nurburgring Edition and the Corsa OPC will be an engine that will deliver 210 HP, instead of the standard 192 HP, and a peak torque of 169 lb-ft, as opposed to the standard 184 lb-ft. This new engine will sprint the Corsa from 0-60 mph in 6.8 seconds and will allow it to hit a top speed of 142 mph.
For the new Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition, Opel offered a specific 10,000-kilometer test program under the toughest conditions on the Nürburgring's Nordschleife to validate the car's endurance and to fine-tune the chassis and drive components. Additional traction and drive stability is ensured by a mechanical multi-plate limited slip differential, a newly developed sports chassis by Bilstein, and a high-performance braking system by Brembo.


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my cute eighty-something year old grandpa and my two and a half year old nephew were singing a song together tonight…"Red Solo Cup" by Toby Keith…and they both knew all the words… i wish i had a camera with me.
11:30 am, Christmas brunch: family members having debate about religion.
2:30, home, in between brunch and dinner: family members discussing how annoying they find the other family members that are coming over later, and how they want to sit at the opposite end of the table.
5:15ish: rich/stuck up second cousin arrives, looks at tree, compliments it. Looks closer, and finds the grape that i had thrown at phil (that he missed and deflected into the christmas tree) and never found…
starting yesterday and going till about 8 tonight: heated debate about whose house we had Christmas dinner at last year…my uncle tom and i won that bet!
haha i really do love my family and loved seeing everyone today! they can definitely be a very entertaining crowd.
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During the 2011 USTA JTT 14 and under National Championships held at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex on Oct. 20 - 23, 2011 the fourth place winner was Pacific Northwest Robinswood Hu. The team includes: Ryan Hung, Rachael DeCaires, Megan Bastian, Rachel Bear, Stuart Toda, James Wu, Cameron Coe and Melanie Lee.
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Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE In-Ear Headphones Review
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- Published on 04 August 2014
The Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE is a well-crafted, well thought-out dynamic driver in-ear headphone at a good price, voiced with an intense low end.
Polk Audio Nue Voe In-Ear Headphones (Earbuds) Review
- Written by Don Disbennett
- Published on 09 June 2014
The Nue Voe in-ear headphones (earbuds) are long-time speaker manufacturer Polk Audio's new entry into the hot headphone market and represent the top model of the Heritage series of in-ear headphones (earbuds).
HiFiMAN RE-600 In-Ear Monitors (Earphones)
- Written by Stephen Hornbrook
- Published on 02 December 2013
After reviewing the excellent HiFiMAN RE-400 Waterline in-ear monitors (earphones), I was graciously sent the RE-600 Songbird, a higher-end model offering better performance, for a price. At $399, the RE-600 are a serious investment into music playback and more than most want to spend.
OPPO PM-1 Planar Magnetic Over-the-Ear Headphones Review
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- Published on 21 April 2014
OPPO, known for their very high quality universal players, including the latest OPPO BDP 105 Blu-ray player, has now ventured into another arena: headphones. Their first model, just released, is the OPPO PM-1, which is an over-the-ear design, using planar magnetic drivers. At a time when everyone seems to be offering headphones and/or earbuds as part of their product portfolio, only a handful really stand out as top notch performers. The PM-1 is destined to join that group. NOTE: INFO ON THE NEW OPPO PM-2 HEADPHONES IS POSTED AT THE END OF THIS REVIEW - APRIL 29, 2014.
Audeze LCD-X Over-the-Ear Headphones
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- Published on 18 November 2013
Audeze has been a rising star in the headphone arena for several years, making their name with extremely high quality planar magnetic over-the-ear designs. Their latest model is the LCD-X, which touts a thinner diaphragm for improved transients.
NAD HP20 In-Ear Headphones (Earbuds)
- Written by Stephen Hornbrook
- Published on 17 March 2014
The HP20 is a welcome addition to the in-ear (earbud) headphone family from none other than NAD. These little guys pack a lot of punch into a small package and at $169 they cost almost half as much as the $299 NAD HP50 headphones. Like the HP50, the HP20 also takes advantage of the years of research spent at the acoustic labs of Canada's National Research Council. This research is what Paul Barton utilized to create RoomFeel, the concept of making a headphone sound more like listening to a pair of speakers in a room.
HiFiMAN RE-400 Waterline In-Ear Monitors (Earphones)
- Written by Stephen Hornbrook
- Published on 21 October 2013
HiFiMAN unveiled the RE-400 Waterline In-Ear Monitors back in January at CES. Their goal was to set a new standard for high-performance, yet affordable, in-ear monitors and the name Waterline implies just that. With a low $99 price tag, that is not an easy goal to achieve.
NAD HP50 Viso Over-the-Ear Headphones
- Written by Stephen Hornbrook
- Published on 19 February 2014
The NAD HP50 is the latest headphone design from Paul Barton, founder of PSB, a sister company of NAD, and features a new trademarked concept called RoomFeel. RoomFeel attempts to recreate the sound of listening to high-end speakers in a room. Most listening rooms add a low frequency bump to the sound that is often not taken into account when designing headphones. A room gain compensation transfer function was developed to add a +3 dB per octave boost from 200Hz down to 50Hz in order to replicate the fuller, warmer sound of a room. Clearly a lot of time and engineering has gone into the development of these headphones, the only question is, did it pay off? Yes it most certainly did.
RBH EP2 Noise Isolating In-Ear Earphones
- Written by Stephen Hornbrook
- Published on 15 October 2013
RBH Sound is no newcomer to the audio market. They began in 1976 as an OEM manufacturer for companies including McIntosh, JBL, and Parasound. Since then, they have built up their own brand name; one of quality high-performance loudspeakers. Now they have started to produce their own line of earphones. The RBH EP2's, reviewed here, are in-ear earphones.
RHA MA750i In-Ear Earphones (Headphones)
- Written by Mark Vignola
- Published on 16 December 2013
British maker RHA has been in the headphone game for some time, mostly focusing on the lower-end market. The MA750i is the company's first foray into a higher end model: coming it at a list price of $129.99, it enters a crowded space of $100-150 units and I was eager to see how they'd stack up.
Paradigm H15NC Noise-Cancelling On-Ear Headphones
- Written by Stephen Hornbrook
- Published on 05 September 2013
The new Paradigm H15NC Noise-Cancelling Headphones are the latest foray into the lucrative headphone market and part of the Shift line of Paradigm products. They feature a noise isolating on-ear design along with active noise cancellation which utilizes a microphone paired with processing to analyze the noise around you and filter it out. Paradigm believes that sound quality trumps celebrity endorsement, and I couldn't agree more. Let's see if the H15NC headphones are up to snuff.


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Smart Aviation Airlifts Russian Shark Attack Victims in Egypt
When the Russian tourists who were attacked by sharks in Egypt last week needed emergency medical aid, Cairo-based charter operator Smart Aviation came to the rescue with air ambulance-configured Citation Sovereigns.
"We took the people from Sharm el-Sheikh to Cairo, and we're going to be taking them back to Moscow," said Tarek Fouad, Smart's manager, commercial and sales, at the company's stand here at MEBA (Stand C100).
Since its founding in 2007 as what Fouad termed "the first private jet company in Egypt," Smart has grown from two Cessna Citation Model 680 Sovereigns to a fleet of five Sovereigns and a recently delivered King Air 350i. The company is hoping to build on that growth at MEBA.
"We are here seeking cooperation with other private jet companies, because sometimes I don't have [charter aircraft] availability," Fouad said. "So they can take our aircraft [when they need additional lift to meet demand] and we can take theirs."
Smart is also looking for medical transportation companies seeking an air ambulance partner in Egypt. Two of the Smart Aviation's Sovereigns are configured for medical flights.
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What are 5 things you have learned that has completely changed your life?
I am still a kid, And I love asking questions, cause I believe that the best way to learn is through asking questions. And I love the TED community, its full of amazing individuals. So, What are 5 things you have learned that has completely changed your life?
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Jun 27 2012: *) There is only one God and that's one undeniable truth
*) Sometimes some people might feel disappointed, different and complete failures but the truth , and the reason for that, is that they are the only ones who are right, when everyone else is wrong, and facing everyone could become a painful journey. That's the point where either a great person is born to change the humanity lives, or a very sad story is born.
*) Some might overlook this but, parents are the key for happy successful life, and I strongly believe that the thermometer of people happiness would stand at the same degree of their parents satisfaction on them as their children. And obeying doesn't always mean doing what they say but it means being always there.
*) Confidence and faith in oneself potential is the turning point of someone who could be a scientist or the archive worker of scientific research labs, the pilot or just a passenger on that plane, and most painfully the lawyer or the prisoner.
*) The most important one is to put your trust in God and always have good faith in God's plans for you whatever happens because in my religion Allah the Almighty said:" I am as My servant thinks I am" if you believed good things will happen they will, even if they apparently look bad or harmful for example accident or someone's death but with good faith you will eventually realize that it happened for a wise reason it was for your favor and best interest. Always pray and seek guidance from God and God shall guide you.
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