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"Then the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.'"(Luke 2:30-33)
We have a tradition in our house that started before our boys were old enough to read. Before we open gifts, we read the Christmas story from Luke's Gospel. The first couple of years they tolerated reading the story because PRESENTS WERE WAITING! But now, they are the ones who get the reading started. It's been fun to watch this progression, and it really sets the tone for the evening.
When I hear this part of the story from Luke, I sometimes sit and wonder what it must have been like. The closest I can imagine would be the Publishers Clearinghouse showing up at my front door, but that doesn't even hold a candle to being visited by an angel to be told that you will bear a son and he will sit above all these great men of God. And, to be told that without ever having been with a man that she was going to bear a child — that must have just rocked Mary's world. She must have sat back and asked herself, "What just happened?" It kind of makes me wary to ask the simple statement, "So, anything interesting happen to you today honey?"
But Mary was chosen with the knowledge that she would be a faithful servant. God knew she was strong enough to handle the ridicule and gossip that must have circulated around town about her. It is a beautiful story and one I never get tired of hearing. I can't wait to hear my son read the story again in a couple weeks.
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The Southeast Division leading Washington Capitals came into cold, frosty, frigid Atlanta and built a snowman. No, not outside in what remained of Thursday night's frozen precipitation that blew through here…they did so inside Philips Arena by putting up 8 on the scoreboard.
And alas…the one-game winning streak comes to a crashing end.
You know things are not going to go your way when you outshoot your opposition 18-6 in the first period but go into the intermission trailing 3-0. But that is exactly what happened to the Thrashers on this night…and it looked like it took all the fight out of this team.
During the post-game interview, Caps coach Bruce Boudreau made the point that Atlanta came out playing hard…playing much of the game in the Capitals' zone. But when his team was able to go into the break leading by the margin they were, it really just took the wind out of their sail.
That, my friends, is a very polite way to say "That team over there that my friend coaches simply quit".
John Anderson's statements were very similar. "I just think we felt sorry for ourselves. That's not good. We can't stop playing no matter what. We have to help our goalies out there for Pete's sake. We can't give them point-blank shots from all over the place".
"I didn't think I would ever say this", he went on to say, "But this team is having trouble scoring goals right now…our big guns have got to start scoring goals. We've got some guys on this team who are underachieving in the scoring category so when a guy like [Ilya Kovalchuk] doesn't score in a couple of games it makes it even more pronounced. We need some secondary scoring".
Uh…yup. But how about keeping the other team from scoring goals on the other end of the ice? I think that might help too, coach.
Making matters even worse, at least for one Thrasher, is that the one goal that was actually scored by Atlanta was originally credited to Todd White… who hasn't netted one since before Halloween. However, upon further review, a scoring change gave the goal to Maxim Afinogenov, his sixteenth of the season.
So…unfortunately…White remains on the milk carton and the streak now stands at 34 consecutive games without a goal.
I guess that also means I will probably get another frosty glare from Todd during the next pre-game warm up like I did tonight…right Zoomo?
Johan Hedberg allowed the first four goals on nine shots. Ondrej Pavelec relieved him after Mike Knuble's second goal of the game put the Caps up 4-0. Opie turned aside the first 16 shots he faced but eventually gave up 4 goals as well on 28 shots.
Where's The Accountability?
Accountability. That's a word I have used quite often of late as I've discussed the management of this organization. But what about the players…where is the accountability there?
I remember back when Bob Hartley coached this team…and if a player was "dogging it" or failing to pull his weight in the defensive end of the ice, there was a special place at the end of the bench reserved for him. Hartley used the method of giving players a "time out" to let the offending party know he was displeased with the "effort".
Why, even Ilya Kovalchuk experienced this form of discipline.
Some thought coach Bob was a "hard ass" for such disciplinary tactics. But ya know what, it was a way of holding these highly paid professional athletes, dare we say, accountable for their actions. No effort on the ice equaled no time on the ice.
These days…I just do not see any such accountability for poor play.
And Finally…
I want to give a special shout-out to two little boys that I met Saturday night in section 222. They were 5-year old twins Lincoln and Joseph and they were really fun to share a game with.
They even joined in during a "Fire Waddell" chant…much to their mother's delight.
Of course, one has to wonder if these boys will be chanting the same thing 20 years from now when they are bringing their kids to games.
January 11th, 2010
8:14 am
**to Smoothie**
"Folks, Kovy is gone. It's just a matter of time now"
Why do you think so? I just try to find out any news about it. I read on 4-th period that Lambardi (GM Kings) is coming to Atlanta. I am just wondering.
**BG33Brown** said that he heard something about years and Money.
If you can share with me it will be great.
January 11th, 2010
8:16 am
Noticed Casino night photo's, Not too many people at todd whites table !
January 11th, 2010
8:22 am
Lombardi was supposedly in Atlanta on a scouting trip. Not sure how much anybody would have to scout Kovy to know what he can do in the right situation.
I hope a deal can still be done. I know Kovy has taken some hits on our blog for some time. But he is a rare talent. In the right situation, he could be a difference maker, which is what he was here earlier in the season.
Most of us were positive earlier in the season, up until the Kovy negotiation became a major distraction. The money doesn't mean as much to me as getting this over with and moving forward.
A contract is desired, but if a trade is the final outcome, then it needs to take place soon so we can move forward.
January 11th, 2010
8:26 am
I played blackjack at kovy's table for at least an hour and had a great time. I didn't talk contract negotiations with him or anyone else. He was in great spirits and seemed like he was having a great time to me. (If he dealt cards in vegas, I'd never have to work again.) I figured why bring it up when I know he doesn't want to be asked about it. I also sat with Max & Antropov who were equally forgiving with their dealing and payouts. All the players were extremely personable and I didn't see anyone appear to not be having a good time. Got lots of photos with at least a dozen players. I hope someone got video of Schubert dancing; it'd be youtube gold. Another funny thing of note… Not sure if it was the language barrier or alcohol intake but when I asked Salmela if I could get a picture, he took my camera and snapped a photo of someone else standing near him. A lovely lady in his company explained what I was asking. If you're reading this, thanks; and yes I did finally get a picture with him. Excellent Excellent Excellent evening. Always a lot of fun.
January 11th, 2010
9:04 am
Time to trade kovy and start the new 5 year plan.
January 11th, 2010
9:04 am
Thanks J.B. Now if we could just photo shop a picture of Rawhide sitting at White's table.
January 11th, 2010
9:11 am
kovy was my best good friend, and even i know that doesn't come along often, and thats all i have to say about that.
January 11th, 2010
9:23 am
Pleeeeeeesssseee FIRE WADDELL now. Thank you.
January 11th, 2010
9:24 am
Ahem, sorry about the spelling there, but it's so cold in my office that the "A" key is stuck.
January 11th, 2010
9:29 am
Thanks, Bill for making me laugh with your blog title. I was at the game and it was painful to watch. I kept looking for positives and the only thing I saw was that we were winning the SOG battle. My momma taught me right and told me if I don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. So I guess I'm done for today's blog.
January 11th, 2010
9:33 am
I find it interesting how much information DW is giving the press in regards to the negotiations with Kovalchuk. I wonder if he is trying to force a response so he can move forward one way or the other? If memory serves he was pretty tight lipped during the Hossa negotiations.
January 11th, 2010
10:19 am
Casino Night was awesome! I also noticed that nobody wanted to play at White's table. I played at Enstrom's, Kari's, Bogosian's, Thorburn's and Moose's tables. Moose is awesome! Just a great guy who seemed to be genuinely engaging. All the guys seemed like they were having a good time.
Kari said he thinks he'll be back in a couple of weeks.
Nobody was talking about the "big red elephant" in the room. (Kovy's contract status.) I did however notice that Kovy was noteably absent from the event. He worked his table early on, but disappeared earlier than most of the other players and wasn't around for the auctions as most of the rest of the players were. Take that for what you will, but I think it says a little something.
January 11th, 2010
10:34 am
J.B. – good to hear that Kovy was having fun and hamming it up at his BJ table. I assumed he would be in the VIP area, but didn't see him up there when we tracked down Bryan a couple hours in. I never would've guessed his table would be up towards the front of the venue. And since I bolted for the "grand ballroom" to hang with Marty, I did not get the chance to scout out the Russian contingent. Although my lovely g/friend, 10 Spot, did notice that Nik A was entertaining a large group when she passed by.
I spotted Max briefly but was too busy chatting with EK and his dad Perry (BTW, Mr. Kane could not have been a more pleasant man and his son is a damn fine young man as well) to get a photo-op. But later in the evening when we were just milling around "mixing and mingling", we pretty much noticed every player was participating but Kovy was the one notable exception (along with Max). But at least he had a good time for a little while. If he knows in his heart that his time is drawing to a close here in ATL, it must've been tough for him to enjoy it to the fullest.
Russian – it is simply my gut feeling telling me that Kovy is gone. A LOT of rumor mongering that I don't recall happening when Hossa was in this situation. Perhaps I wasn't following as closely, but Custance did a pretty good job keeping his finger on the pulse of that story. I just dont' see how a team that showed such promise slips into a deep malaise of futility for a month plus without Kovy's contract status not being the main reason. Obviously our goaltending has really taken a dive, but there's more than meets the eye here. Where there's smoke, there's fire.
On Lombardi – if this were to happen, I think it would be a great fit for all involved. I could see Kovy signing with LA come July after a successful "test drive" and hopefully a playoff run with the Kings. The Kings have a deep reservoir of assets and talent, but there are certain players who still haven't gotten to where Lombardi hoped (e.g. Frolov or even Dustin Brown). But Frolov is the most logical trade bait along with perhaps a prospect and a throw-in like Wayne Simmonds, whom the Kings may not be able to pay commensurately due to their salary cap pinch. I would be fine with a Kovy & Thorburn (and affordable replacement for Simmonds) swap for Frolov, Simmonds, Randy Jones (shed more salary) and a top prospect.
January 11th, 2010
10:40 am
I guess Dudley was not there last night?
January 11th, 2010
10:51 am
While Kovy was there, he was great. He did the same thing last year- dealt for about an hour and then headed up to the VIP area. I noticed Nicole never came downstairs at all. His table was in the exact same spot right up front also. I knew ahead of time that if I wanted to play cards with Ilya & get a picture with him it was going to have to happen at the very beginning of the night. I had a feeling he was going to vanish again last night but honestly I don't think it had anything to do with the contract thing… just par for the course for him. He, Max, and Nik were very entertaining in my opinion. All three found numerous and humerous ways for the players to cheat…uh, I mean do very well
January 11th, 2010
11:17 am
… you know I didn't think about it, but no, I didn't see Dudley last night at all.
January 11th, 2010
11:39 am
Hopefully Dudley is out scouting the pro games for the trades that are on the table. Let Don do the schmooze fest and let Dudley do the real work, that's the best scenario.
I would love a sign and trade with the Kings, that's how we could maximize the return on Kovy.
Speaking of whom, I am so over Kovy and his floating, good riddance. The guy can shoot a puck, whoopee. Hockey players need to play in all 3 zone, and he just doesn't do it. He can't even do the shootout, all he has is a wicked wicked one timer and wrister, that's it.
January 11th, 2010
11:43 am
Thank you Smoothie for explanation.
January 11th, 2010
12:23 pm
Smoothie, I see your points on Kovy. As for the multiple rumors, there are so many rumor sites and blogs out there today that did not exist before the salary cap. The cap has restricted trades so much that these sources have nothing to talk about. So when they get something that is slightly juicy, the work the rumor pretty hard. Safe to safe Kovy and his possibile availability is pretty juicy.
Who knows where we stand. I thought this was close being done in November, but here we are in January looking for answers. This is the longest courtship dance I have ever seen!
January 11th, 2010
12:36 pm
Not to mention Bill, they are currently in 8th in a VERY competitive Western Conf race with a certain Stanley Cup contender nipping at their heels. About a month ago, the Kings had the most points in the league! Now they are fading, not as much as the Thrashers, but they are in jeopardy of losing too much ground. Perhaps desperation will set in.
January 11th, 2010
12:56 pm
Look like Chicago is out of Kovy. I just read it on Twitter.
January 11th, 2010
1:05 pm
No matter what anyone sez, Kovy is a star with rare talents that will not be seen around here anytime soon. Like Sam Pollack, the great GM of the Montreal Canadians once said – the team that gets the best player in a trade, wins the trade. 3 or even 4 players for 1 will not help this team, especially if part of the trade is prospects and picks. A pick in the 2010 draft will not be on the ice here for years, unless he's a top 5 pick and I don't see the Kings being a lottery team this year. I don't see anything LA can offer that equals Kovy in pure talent.
January 11th, 2010
1:11 pm
World Be Free- Very true that he would have no real need to scout Kovy, but he certainly would want to scout other pieces possibly on the move in the big deal.
January 11th, 2010
1:18 pm
"We felt sorry for ourselves."
Seriously? Seriously?!?! I can remember the one time in my sports career when my team played a "feel sorry for ourselves" game. The coach took every single one of us out of the game and let our last string youngsters play. The next morning, we ran monkey-drills and suicides (Herbie's); not until we puked though, we ran until we either grew some respect for our team or until we quit the team. Not a chick among us quit, and win or lose, every chick among us played our hearts out for the rest of that season and the rest of our careers.
Now I am not saying that adopting my coach's method would fix what ails the Thrashers. However, I am saying that some type of drastic action needs to be taken to make our guys start playing like they care again. I am tired of seeing our guys' shoulders slump when the opponent gets ahead. Where is the team that fought back against insurmountable odds in the third period to win time and time again? My poor fluttering heart may not have been able to handle the last-second drama that team dished out, but I'll take that team's effort any day over the give-up-and-roll-over effort I've been seeing from our team lately.
C'mon guys…you are better than this! I don't believe that any one of our Thrashers play this game for the money…Kovy included. Right, wrong, or indifferent, I believe they play for the love of the game. Losing is not fun, and it is TOUGH to keep playing hard game after game through a losing streak. But for pete's sake, play all 60 minutes as though you love the game! I certainly won't like it, but as a fan, I can swallow the bitter draught of a losing streak if our guys are at least playing each and every second on the ice like they mean it.
Now yes, I am the wife that FIF referenced above as shaking her head when Moose skated back out onto the ice to start the 2nd period. Mind you, I have always liked Moose; he was just clearly seeing the puck in slow motion Saturday night. But I am also the wife who was optimistic enough to be whispering under her breath for Opie to have the game of his life when Moose got pulled and Opie was sent in, clearly as JA's last resort. And what did I see in response? I saw Opie get smacked with three out of four goals-agaist because our defense just flat out missed an assignment and left a Cap standing wide open in front of the net. Our goalies are just not good enough to bail out our multitude of defensive breakdowns. For all the great scoring chances I am seeing us generate, our offense is having one of those runs where they simply can't put the puck in the back of the net. That type of run can happen to everyone. But for teams to ascend to greatness, the defense has got to get after it and pick up the slack when those runs come – they have to do anything and everything necessary to shut down the opposing team's offense. I am not seeing anything close to that happen though. I remember earlier in the season where, when our goalie would give up a rebound, our defense would swarm the net and fight to kick those loose pucks out of the defensive zone. I even remember a particular occasion when Opie was flopping around on a jaw-dropping multi-save sequence, and Bogosian jumped behind him into the open section of net, dropped into a near butterfly himself, and made a couple of critical saves.
Whether by playing good hockey or just by playing determined hockey, that was a team who fought for the win in every game. I want that team back again. I'll support that team all the way to last place in the league, if that's what it takes and where they wind up. I just want to see our team fight for it again.
January 11th, 2010
1:19 pm
Can we throw in don waddell in any trade ? As well as todd white…
Now that would be PROGRESS !
January 11th, 2010
1:29 pm
FYI… Check these stats, on some Kings players.
23 R Dustin Brown 45 10 20 30 -6 14
24 L Alexander Frolov 44 11 16 27 -11 20
17 R Wayne Simmonds 41 10 14 24 15 45
3 D Jack Johnson 44 4 12 16 -16 28
Those might be of some interest here, but the +/-'s are not too good.
Would these guys be enough ?
A LA first rounder would be below 20-25 most likely.
Just an observation…
January 11th, 2010
1:36 pm
If we have to trade Kovy I would prefer we trade him to the Western conf so I don't have to watch him at Phillips too often. But if DW is looking at all options wouldn't the flyers have some goodies to move? Maybe JVR plus a few others?
January 11th, 2010
1:38 pm
WBF – you make some good points about a trade involving Kovy, but I do think some of the merits can be debated. Kovy has taken his team to the playoffs all of 1 time. And he needed Marian Hossa, an overperforming Slava Kozlov, Keith Tkachuk and Alexei Zhitnik (yes, he was important after the deadline) to do it. All 4 of those players had some sort of playoff pedigree from which to draw. Not to mention Mellon-head and deVries. But it still wasn't enough to win.
My point is when you compare Kovy to a Hossa for instance, he may be a rare talent, but he may not be in Hossa's class when it comes to having a complete game. Does Kovy have that potential? Sure does. But he is not doing the little things that are just as important as scoring goals to help this team win. I'm not so sure I'm willing to concede that this team can't continue to improve and eventually start winning in 2 years with some new players and more young, drafted talent.
Yeah, take Kovy away and we might not score 3.5 goals per game, but if you address other needs, like defense and goaltending, then a paradigm shift is possible. It's just a matter of finding the right players to win games 2 to 1 and 3 to 2 in a grind-it-out, out-hustle kind of way. In my opinion, we've got some guys who can do that. But it will necessitate that the aging vets who can't play like a Mark Recchi at the age of 38 get ushered out the door.
Problem is, we've already waited 10 years…not sure there are too many around here willing to wait another 2 – 3 years for the transformation.
January 11th, 2010
2:03 pm
Honestly…if YOU were a GM, would you take the $2.4 mil hit to the cap for what White brings?
Hmm. Bill, let me see if I can fix that line for you.
Honestly…if YOU were a GM, would you take the 2/3rds of $2.4 mil hit to the cap for buying out White?
There. Much better.
January 11th, 2010
2:05 pm
WBF, there is, simply put, no way to replace Kovalchuk. The issue, to me, is that you get NOTHING for Kovalchuk if he's permitted to waltz out the door in unrestricted Free Agency. So, any "3-4 players for one (1) Kovalchuk trade" actually makes sense, from that perspective. The counter-argument is that it's BETTER to let Kovalchuk walk for NOTHING, (instead of the 3-4 player trade,) but reclaimed cap space. I'm not in favor of that one. I'd rather that Atlanta at least get SOMETHING for him. Even if the "something" is nothing more that a slew of "throw away" draft picks.
If the trading partner is indeed L.A., you can be SURE that Alexandre Frolov will be part of the deal. And if, by some miracle, we get Jack Johnson in the return, he'll NEVER re-sign here. He might demand an offseason trade. The Kings had to jump through hoops just to get him (the 3rd overall pick from the 2003 draft) to sign a contract through his RFA years. Jack Johnson will want to hit the open market, as soon as he possibly can. Number one, for the money, and number Two, to choose his next team. I'm not saying JJ wouldn't have ever considered re-signing in L.A., but I wouldn't be all that surprised that he didn't re-sign there, once the option of where to play was exclusively his. If Jack Johnson ever agreed to re-sign in Atlanta, I'd be stunned. We'd have to overpay him by a lot. To the point where it becomes counter-productive for the team. If JJ is part of the trade with Atlanta, I'd hope that we try to package Ron Hainsey in that deal with the Kings. I want Kubina's trade to be with another team. I hope we get a 2nd rounder for him. Waddell got a 2nd rounder out of Montreal for Matthieu Schneider, and he was 40! Kubina is only 32.
Although, I'm sure someone would say that Kovalchuk & Kubina to L.A. for the Kings' 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, plus Frolov and Johnson would be a good deal. Being a GM isn't easy. It requires a lot of thought and having good people around you, to help guide and shape some critical decisions. I hope Dudley is participating in some way, if trade talks are taking place.
January 11th, 2010
2:12 pm
LAC-thanks for the numbers, that group really doesn't excite me too much. I would like to come away with a no. 1 center for Kovy, but it's not in this group. Jack Johnson seems overrated.
The other part of this potential deal is that LA may be looking fotr a drawing card for the LA market, similar to egtting Gretzky. I am not comparing Kovy to Gretzky, but his precense would be a drawing card in Bling City.
January 11th, 2010
2:14 pm
Bill, and I quote:
"He could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves"
Does that sound like Don Waddell to you? I don't think even Tommy Callahan II could get a return on Todd White. It's a buyout and the KHL for him next year.
January 11th, 2010
2:14 pm
Rawhide, Bill, sir. I simply cannot make the following any plainer. Please bear with me…An NHL team captain (TC) is not always the most talented member of the club. A TC is not always the tallest, most muscular or highest point tabulator. A true TC virtually has to be tied to the bench so he will not join players on ice. A TC is an instigator. A TC gets on nerves of opponents from the start of a game until the final buzzer sounds. A TC is not selfish. A TC does not expect teammates to constantly feed him puck in an effort to pad personal statistics. A TC wants teammates to put puck in the net because he understands importance of being a team player. A TC knocks the Hell out of guys in different colored uniforms. A TC comes to the assistance of teammates. A TC could not skate a figure eight if his life depended. A TC takes it personally when a rival scores. A TC suffers with every defeat. A TC makes those around him play above themselves. El Kapitan Ilya "Money First, Second And Third" Kovalchuk fails every criteria a true TC must meet. What does Russian actually do well? SportSouth airs that sugary sweet fairy tale segment on overrated bum every damn day. Other that that, uh, well, eh, he is the best blasted figure eight skater in NHL. I also like the way he misfires on open opportunities that even mediocre players would put into the net. Captain? Captain my a$$! ++STENDEC++ Casino Night? Casino Night! CASINO NIGHT! Forgive me if I fail to give a damn about Casino Night when the club is playing worse than skaters from the Boom Boom (Geoff-Ree-On) Hockey School For The Blind. Whoop dee do!
January 11th, 2010
2:18 pm
Smoothie-I can't argue with what you have said. Simply put, you are right on.
Kinda reminds me of the Sabres when they let Satan and Zhitnik walk at the ends of their contracts. My Buffalo friends stated that the Sabres lost with both guys, so let's try and win without them. Both went to Long Island an wore out their welcome quickly.
Kovy is a rare talent. All I am saying is that we need guys that will make an impact now, not later. Dustin Brown will make an immediate impact, though I don't see much of an upside in him. The others are just OK.
One more thing on Hossa-he was actually my favorite thrashers while he was ehre. Marian Hossa is the complete package, I big guy that can score, setup and play defense. He is one of the best defensive forwards in the league, still is today. I had no issue getting him for scum Bag Heatly. I just wish we could have kept him.
January 11th, 2010
2:20 pm
"No matter what anyone sez, Kovy is a star with rare talents that will not be seen around here anytime soon. Like Sam Pollack, the great GM of the Montreal Canadians once said – the team that gets the best player in a trade, wins the trade. 3 or even 4 players for 1 will not help this team, especially if part of the trade is prospects and picks."
WBF, I agree. However, I am working from the assumption that Kovy is gone. So assuming they can't sign him, they have to trade him and the only way they get value for him is in a sign and trade. If they do have to trade him unsigned, then we're screwed. We'll get a middling NHLer and a prospect and pick thrown in. If he is signed, we could get some real return for him.
That may be why Lombardi was rumored to be here along with Kovy's agent. They may be seeing if the Kings will pay him the money and I can see Kovy and his wife wanting to be out in LA. That scenario is the best we can hope for at this point. Kovy isn't taking us to the promised land, he's not a guy you can build a club around. Hossa is the kind of guy you can build a club around, as he plays well in all 3 zones. Only way Waddell can save this now is to orchestrate a sign and trade.
January 11th, 2010
2:30 pm
I really think Boston may be the best trading partner available for three reasons: 1) the 2010 1st rounder from Toronto and 2) their glut of high-paid players and need for relief under the cap and 3) their need for additional scoring (see Satan signing). Throw in the fact Savard is hurt and Boston could get very desperate in a couple of weeks if they hit a rough patch.
Who would like this trade?
BOS gets: Kovy, Finny and our 2nd round pick in 2010
ATL gets: the prized 2010 pick from TOR (BOS retains their own), Derek Morris (pending UFA), Mike Ryder (only 1 year left), Daniel Paille (RFA) and Mark Recchi (UFA).
Not ideal but we're probably dreaming if we think we can get a Blake Wheeler or Mark Stuart in the deal. The fact that Boston probably won't be able to retain any of the guys I listed would make this work. Paille would be a nice addition to our bottom 6 as Kane will move to the Top 6 next year when Slava moves on. Ryder gives us "specialty" scoring on the PP and would be a nice complement to Pevs at LW and Little at C.
Pevs – Little – Ryder
Kaner – Antro – Army (hopefully)
Paille – Reasy – Recchi / Thorbs
Boults / Macho – White – Slater
Kubes & Hainsey
Bogo & Enstrom
Morris & Schubes
January 11th, 2010
2:41 pm
no way recchi ever plays in atl again ever. he talked a bunch of crap about how bad it sucks here after he went to TBL.
January 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
J.B. is right – Recchi didn't have much good to say after he left.
I hope, amidst all the Kovy insanity, DW is finding time to evaluate our other UFAs. In addition to Kozlov I believe Armstrong, Hedberg, Kubina, Schubert and Slates are UFA. Prob missing a few others as well…
January 11th, 2010
2:55 pm
Max is UFA too.
January 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
In my less-than-humble opinion, it's time for a new topic Bill!
We've swung at this more often than a Swedish divorcee does a PGA Tour star.
January 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
January 11th, 2010
3:01 pm
Like Recchi would have a choice…play or "quit"…that would go a long way towards getting a new contract as a 42 y/o FA. You are probably right that DWad may not be inclined to trade for Recchi, but he would be a salary shaving throw-in that we would simply waive and hope someone claims on re-entry.
January 11th, 2010
3:05 pm
Yeah, let's talk about what a great hockey team we've been over the last 20 games!! By my count, we have these great accomplishments:
A record of 5 – 12 – 3 and a point percentage of .325
A combined GAA of 3.85 along with a collective SV% of .881 (surprised really that it's THAT high)
A goal differential of -27, or -30 if you include EN goals
I'd say we're headed in the right direction!
January 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
based on what he said, i'd bet recchi would opt to retire if he did get traded here
January 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
Thanks Smoothie – I just vomitted in my mouth a little
January 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
smoothie, Recchi has already announced this is his LAST season and he will retire, so why would we want that guy for pete's sake ?
Not much to show on LA roster I'd say… Brown's numbers were a lot worse that I expected.
Were any of the WORTHLESS owners at the thing last night ?
Where are they ? Why do they continue to hide like the little WIMPS they are ? Why do they not come forth to address THE FANS ????????
Just Where are they hiding ? Bet they are all drunk by this time every day !
Also where is the NHL ? Why are they turning a blind eye this way ?
I thought Gary Bettman wanted Southern franchises to make it, can't HE or Daley see what is taking place here ? They need to step in and take over this team NOW !

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Bought this a few months ago and used it to dig 30 holes for retaining wall posts. The 4" auger is the perfect size for 4 X 4 treated posts or fence...Read complete review
Bought this a few months ago and used it to dig 30 holes for retaining wall posts. The 4" auger is the perfect size for 4 X 4 treated posts or fence posts. The soil where I live is very rocky so it was rough going. I had to use a bar many times to help break the rocks loose. There was an area that was excavated down to about 4 feet. That soil was pure clay and the auger cut through it like butter. I drilled those holes in under a minute each. The choke on my unit was labeled wrong ( off is on and visa versa ). A little annoying but no big deal. It has a primer bulb in addition to the choke. A couple squeezes of the primer and full choke and it always started on the 2nd or 3rd pull when cold. Usually started on first pull after warm. Bottom line...how well this works for you depends largely on what type of soil you have. Rocks are the enemy. But even in rocky soil this thing can help save your back.
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I purchased this because I had a lot of holes to dig and was too lazy to dig them by hand. I looked at several others and they were all way more then I wanted to spend (I'm not that lazy).Anyways, hwen I got it home, I assembled it and got ready to start it. That's when I found I needed 50:1 gas/oil mix. I also found that I needed 75-90w Gear oil for the gear box. So off I went, back out to the store for this stuff.Once I finally got everything filled, I went to start it, it is really hard to pull. Don't know it's this is normal for this machine or not.Once I got it started it dug into hard clay like a knife through butter. Dut the hole with no problems at all.This machine will probably not hold up to the day to day use of a contractor, but for use around the house it is great.
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By JPariz
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Comments about Predator Outdoor Power Equipment HP Gasoline Auger Powerhead with 4 in. Bit:
I Bought this during a parking lot sale after most of my holes were dug. I just couldn't pass up such a good deal and I knew I'd need it someday.I ended up using it almost immediately. It worked great except that I ended up bending over farther than I wanted to and with only a 4" bit I had to open up the hole by hand for a 4x4 post. I don't think HF sells an extension yet however they are available elsewhere or you can easily make your own if you have a welder, metal saw and drill. After all it's not rocket science. I made two extensions, one 12" long and the other 18" long. They work great and could be added together if you want to drill to the other side of the planet. HF aso sells a 6" auger bit. I plan to buy one on my next visit. I haven't used the 6" bit yet but here are my thoughts... Use the 4" first then enlarge the hole with the 6" to prevent excess load on the unit. Use fresh premium fuel and completely drain the tank prior to storage. Prior to long term storage I'd suggest a light squirt of oil thru the sparkplug hole, then pull the starting rope a few times to coat the cylinder. This is a great tool, with proper care it should provide many years of use.
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Performed well!
By Marky Mark
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I used this auger for the first time today planting almost 80 - 1 gallon plant containers and around 25 - 5 gallon containers and it worked extremely well. It took about a half an hour to dig over 100 holes!!!This hard dry clay soil was no match for this auger. Minimal effort was used to complete the digging. My workers who never used an auger before has fun and it was easy for them to operate it. I bought the 6" blade and used it primarily. We never had one problem starting it or using it.
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Great Hole post auger!!!
By dc1236
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I bought this 2 years ago and finally got around to using it this weekend. I used the auger in the Central Montana mountains - I gave it a try to dig a 12" dia. hole for 8" gate posts. Surprisingly, this auger worked awesome. I was able to ream the hole and save a ton of labor. The soil was very rocky, but I was patient and let the auger do the work for me and it turned out amazing. I need to admit, I bought the auger originally to dig 4" holes for fence posts, but thought I'd finally try out the auger. I should say also, I used the optional 6" dia. auger that is available. Make sure you buy that! What a great product! I followed other reviewers advice and ran the gas dry after I was done. I hope that helps. Go buy one!!!!
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By scott the soldier
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About Me Homeowner, Pet Owner
Item works perfect for home use. I did 800 ft of fence and it didnt have any problems cutting thru clay! Recommend you buy the extender if you have back issues! Getting ready to do 2000ft of horse fence!
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This things is great
By wirewalker
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I am a retired lineman that as used just about every 1 and 2 man power augers. Air, hydraulic, gas and diesel. This little auger is easy for this old man to use. Light weight, digs very fast. Just wish I could find a 18" extension
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Buy auger, bury posthole diggers!!
By Dad
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About Me 56 Yr Old Male, Country Mountain Home, Parent, Thrifty
I dug 5 post holes in about 30 minutes but I let the machine cool off between each hole. This auger has a lot of power, just let it do the work for you. Make sure to mix the gas and oil exactly as it instructs and use the higher octane gas. Clean after each use. This is one of the better tools I have purchased. I really enjoyed using this auger, lots of fun!!
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By Bill
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About Me Doit Youselfer
Purchased to install fence posts (about 100) started with a post hole digger. Yeah that got old after a few weekends. I went to HF and bought this Auger and I'm sold on the product. You defiantly have to take care of it when storing it. Drain the gas and run it till its dry just like the weed wacker. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. The gas left in it will destroy the fuel lines and you'll take it back because you bought the warranty. Sound familiar. I've had the auger now for 4 years and it still works great. I used it last summer to dig holes for a chain link fence I put up.
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well worth the money
By ice.fishing
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I have been using the auger for 3 years now. I am using it for.a ice.auger. I adapted my hand auger to.fit the shaft. I have drilled hundreds of holes. I am very pleased with it.
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easy start did the job
By Solar Shabby
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About Me Determined Go-getter
Made use of the hill side in the back yard. Cleared the ground cover (plants) and installed a Solar Array. To my surprise was the coast of copper wire.. Yek.. Needed an auger to set the foundations for the Solar Array, only have one complaint about the auger? Wish they had a choice to purchase it with either the 4' or a 6" bit as required for my project. Now I have two bits a 4 and 6 inch bit. Had to spend extra. Out of the box did as instructed added gear oil and proper pre mix to the gas and primed. It started easily. Had the power to drill with the 6 inch bit all the way down the length of the bit on 3 holes. The top two I ran into solid granite 2 feet down. Could not get through it but this is like bed rock did not need to. Set my forms and I was done. This tool was well worth the money for time saved and ease of use.
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By Lots of Drilling
from Sosuthern, New Jersey
About Me Small Farmer
Have 45 Fence Posts to Drill...out of the box Started Right up did 11 holes in Clay, Sand, Reg Dirt in less than 30 min.
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City of Heroes had something like this, universal friends. You had your normal buddy/friend list, but if you wanted to (and they also confirmed) you could add them as a universal friend and no matter what character your logged onto, you could see that they were on and talk to them. There's alot of simple UIish things that CoH did better than WoW, and I really think they should take their advice.


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Foreclosures sink back to 2007 levels
Filings fell 26 percent in 2013, and they may decrease even more this year.
By Brian O'Connell, TheStreet.com
It has taken more than six years, but the foreclosure market has slid back to pre-Great Recession levels, with foreclosure filings down by 26 percent in all of 2013.
Expect that to continue, as the housing market seems resurgent in the new year.
In a Jan. 19 USA Today interview, Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf offered an optimistic outlook for the entire housing market in 2014.
Stumpf called for continued growth in home values, along with a conga line of buyers waiving their checkbook at sellers.
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"I think you are going to see increases in the value of homes by between 3 percent and 5 percent year over year," Stumpf said. "I think we will see a mortgage market that is largely dominated by purchase money. It would not surprise me if we were in a $1 trillion to $2 trillion mortgage marketplace."
If that occurs, nationwide home foreclosures should continue to fall.
That's because a healthier housing sector raises the value of virtually all homes, leaving more cash value in residential homes. In addition, a stronger jobs market puts more cash in the pockets of Americans, further reducing foreclosure pressure, while the market may have seen most of the problem home mortgages already fall off the market.
All of that adds up to an increasingly thinned-out foreclosure sector and a healthier housing market.
According to RealtyTrac, nationwide residential home foreclosures have fallen by 53 percent from the market peak in 2010, and the foreclosure level of 1.4 million total last year just about matches 2007s total, when 1.3 million foreclosures hit the market.
Some states still face a struggle with foreclosures, with Florida, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland and Ohio topping RealtyTrac's "severely troubled" mortgage list. In fact, New Jersey, Maryland and New York all saw increases in foreclosures from 2012 to last year, as most states saw decreases.
A big part of the foreclosure hangover in New York and New Jersey is that the legal wrangling between lenders and struggling homeowners in those states takes so long -- 1,0129 days and 999 days, respectively.
Still, the bigger picture reveals a sunnier homeownership climate, especially compared with the dark days of 2009 and 2010.
"Millions of homeowners are still living in the shadow of the massive foreclosure crisis that the country experienced over the past eight years since the housing price bubble burst -- both in the form of homes lost to directly to foreclosure as well as home equity lost as a result of a flood of discounted distressed sales," says Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac. "But the shadow cast by the foreclosure crisis is shrinking as fewer distressed properties enter foreclosure and properties already in foreclosure are poised to exit in greater numbers in 2014."
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Second, the banks now own so many foreclosed properties that are impacting their reserve rations with the (non federal) federal reserve (it's a private corporation).
Third, the over abundance of homes that the banks have stolen from the American public are becoming dilapidated and moldy because they are un-occupied. The banks have to hire third parties to check on empty houses and do any necessary repairs for upkeep, an expense the banks hate. The banks, therefore, are allowing people to stay in their homes longer as long as they keep the heat and water on, and keep the property maintained.
This story is as erroneous as the false unemployment statistics propaganda put out by the government. There are around 90 million unemployed Americans. Eventually, the banks will own everything. Thomas Jefferson warned us about this, but we allowed the take over in 1913.
More people are using the short sale now versus just walking away from homes.
Additionally, there are a number of current homeowners upside down in their mortgages so they cant sell or use the house equity if they have a life changing event and need to liquidate for cash.
Granted most people that got in these positions did it themselves
Foreclosures appear to be going down, and I do emphasize "appear," but short sales are going up. Homeowners are being talked into short sales by the mortgage banks to avoid foreclosures, but then the banks are reporting the homeowners to the credit bureaus as foreclosures. The housing market is NOT getting better and everything is NOT as it APPEARS!!!!
Subprime homeowners, as I use that term loosely, have finally been weeded out. The days of having a $250,000 house on a McD's income has passed by. The homeowners and soon to be homeowners like ourselves will reap the benefit of having homes being purchased for values much more reasonable to what they are really worth not what they are worth in some a-holes portfolio.
My sympathy to all those who lost homes, but a good % of those that lost knew they should not have been in the home in the first place.
Many people are forced into foreclosure because they can't sell their home before the foreclosure proceedings begin, and many people can't sell their homes because they don't have enough equity or cash to pay a real estate agent to get it sold fast. Of course, fees that listing agents charge to sell real estate are negotiable. This problem (of real estate agent affordability) has triggered a few places online where homeowners can let real estate agents compete for listings, such as RateBid. The website even keeps the homeowners anonymous while they can sit back and enjoy the "fight" between the real estate agents. If a homeowner can get a $500K house sold for a 5% fee, rather than a 6% fee, then there is $5,000 in savings right there (not to mention the fact that a professional and experienced real estate agent can probably sell the home for a higher price).
Actually, RateBid lets people do the same thing for mortgages, meaning borrowers stay anonymous while mortgage lenders bid their rates and fees against each other. All of this allows homeowners to avoid a bunch of sales calls and uncomfortable negotiations over the phone; the power of competition drives down rates. I have referred people to the website with highly unusual refinance mortgage situations because borrowers can describe their "issue" that they may be having in an optional comments box, and you never know what type of portfolio or hard money lender may be willing to take the risk and lend the money, since these "posts" are delivered to an endless supply of mortgage lenders.
Hopefully these types of places can prevent some additional foreclosures from occurring this year.


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OWENSBORO, Ky. - David Wayne Horton, 44, of Utica, Ky passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at the Heartford House. He was born in Daviess County to the late Archie Horton.
David was employed by Tire Recycling. He enjoyed yard work and spending time with family.
David is survived by his wife of 21 years, Teresa Sanders Horton; children, Kevin Sanders, Michael Horton (Alexandria) and Sarah Arntz (Kenneth); his mother, Lillian Horton; grandchildren, Tierra Sanders, Triston Sanders, Kelsey Sanders and Koda Horton; brothers and sisters, Robert Horton, Rodney Horton (Melissa), James Horton (Sue), Joan Horton and Tony Horton; and several loving nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory on Monday at noon with David Coleman presiding. Burial will be at New Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 till 8 on Sunday and after 9 on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Heartford House. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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Australia has become a unique market for American automaker Ford and it's no more evident than in the growing popularity of the Falcon GT (the Mustang representative in the Land Down Under).
Now it appears that Ford has a surprise for its Australian customers because the fastest Ford Falcon GT ever created is set to debut at the upcoming Australian International Motor Show in October.
No technical details have been officially announced, but it's expected that the car, which has been codenamed as "Panther," will carry a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine that produces an impressive 449 horsepower at 5,750 rpm and 420 lb/ft of torque at 2,200 rpm. This allows the car to hit 0-62 mph in just five seconds with a top speed of 155 mph.
The Falcon GT Panther is also looking at carrying a set of 19" wheels to go with tuning work done on the suspension to make it sportier, as well as stability control systems, and an upgraded transmission to improve its overall handling.
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Those who have been largely caused the problem, developed countries, there will be those who suffer the most in the short term. The most vulnerable are the poor (Figure 4), and many of them do not currently contribute in the past contributed significantly to the emission of greenhouse gasesFigure 4. Developing countries have a higher risk of disastersSource: Unidas13 NationsTo date, people in developed countries have simply adjust the thermostat, endure long, hot summers and observe changes in the seasons to tackle climate change. By contrast, in developing countries, global warming alters weather patterns, causing crop failures and famine, or that women and girls have to put in long hours a day to fetch water when the people of an American city kindle European air conditioning or drive their cars, their actions have consequences that relate to rural and poor communities in the world.The current state of international cooperation and multilateralism in the area of climate change do not fit this purpose. The world needs an international agreement binding on all to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases over a9/11horizonte chronological spread, but with strict goals in the short and medium term. This is a priority. The larger developing countries must be part of this agreement and commit to reduce their emissions.ArmamentismArmed conflict blights the lives of millions of people, are a source of systematic violation of human rights and impeding the progress towards meeting the MDG 2. It is estimated that world military expenditure in 2007 was 1 339 billion dollars which is equivalent to 2.5 percent of gross world product (GWP) and $ 202 for every person in the world. The U.S. military spending accounted for 45 percent of the world total in 2007, followed by the UK, China, France and Japan, with 4-5 percent each.The progress made to date in each of the MDGs are weakened by the violence of the armed forces. In This occurs in regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Some of the reasons are irresponsible arms transfers that depletion of public resources and fuels violence.Between 1990 and 2005, spending on armed conflicts in 23 African countries amounted to about 284 000 million. These conflicts were fueled by transfers of ammunition and armas14. Arms embargoes imposed by the UN armed non-state actors have failed to prevent the acquisition of weapons. In Burundi, a country with a public health expenditure per capita of $ 5, each firearm wound causes some costs to the health system of $ 163. Ever since the 2006 ceasefire, the treatments due to firearms injuries accounted for 75 percent of medical spending in violentos15 acts injuries.Rich countries must fulfill their promise of aid. One key way to achieve this is through tighter controls on the arms trade. Transactions irresponsible increase defense spending of developing countries and divert resources that could otherwise increase spending on education, health care and social development. Some middle-income countries, will have difficulty in achieving some of the MDGs, such as reducing child mortality, in part, to the high debt due to arms imports.10/11It should also take initiatives to address power supply and the availability of weapons. The control arms transfers should become a fundamental part of development efforts. The lack of standards and global measures agreed on how to implement the transfer of conventional arms, makes compliance with them is uneven and inconsistent, or even nonexistent. To address this deficiency, are urgently needed Arms Trade Treaty rigorous, to be negotiated as soon posible14.ConclusionsThere has been significant progress in some areas, the global rate of infant mortality has been declining steadily. The millennium goal of reducing absolute poverty by half is within reach. Deaths from measles fell. Malaria prevention is expanding, with widespread increases in the use of insecticide-treated nets among children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of substances that deplete the ozone layer has been almost eliminated and this has contributed to the effort to reduce global warming. The Commission on Social Determinants of Health, in its final report asks the question: Can we really address health inequalities in the space of a generation?, Also points out that if we continue business as usual, we have no chance of doing. It needs to act on the social determinants and eliminate structural inequalities, to achieve a more immediate welfare, and reevaluate some processes that harm the disadvantaged, as globalization shredder, the arms race and climate change.
Since 1972 the World Bank addressed the issue of poverty. Next to the International Monetary Fund drew the path to poverty reduction, based on integrating the poor into the market, making them able to sell their labor power, transforming them into small entrepreneurs. This idea is apparently generous liberal, but is seriously contradicted by the social relations of a market where the strongest wins, sometimes making it difficult to access education, health, water, electricity and even the information because the documentation even international organizations are seldom translated from English, in Sri Lanka the government document is written in inglés11. Social policies are but a right, to be undermined by the provision of privatized services and macroeconomic policies have the effect of increasing the precariousness of workers, concentrate wealth, breaking social protections, eliminate collective heritage.Action is urgently needed to create a process of globalization fair and inclusive, based on universally shared values and respect for human rights and dignity. There is also a shared responsibility for the provision of assistance to countries and people excluded or disadvantaged by globalization, which should help to remedy the inequalities between countries and within them, and to eradicate pobreza12. In rich countries, sometimes wrongly conceived assistance as an act of charity unidirectional. Attendance is an investment, shared prosperity, collective security and common future. Do not invest a sufficient scale today involve mañana2 costs.While the governments of rich countries publicly acknowledge the importance of aid, its actions to date have failed to back his words. In recent years, net flows of official development assistance, have been declining in most countries are well below the target of 0.7% of PIB12. From the "Development Round" of Doha, 2001, in the negotiations of the World Trade Organization, which raises the reforms necessary to countries7/11pobres real opportunities, not achieved anything substantial. The trade policies of rich countries continue to deny poor countries a fair share of global prosperity. Restrict that potential through trade policy is not consistent with the commitment made in the MDGs and moreover, it is unfair and hipócrita2.Today seems to be a growing consensus that globalization is a fact, is there and it is not about to change it but confront it. Alternatives exist, considering the economy and human activity. At the international policy response is required, by instantiating different global market. Refocusing policies and ensure the rights of each person..Climate changeGlobal warming is exposed to the planet may jeopardize meeting the Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality. The effects of climate change are beginning to affect some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the world. Increased droughts, generates extreme weather events, tropical storms and sea-level flooding in large parts of Africa, small island states and coastal areas. These impacts occur and most go unnoticed, and hinder the efforts of the world's poor to improve their lives and those of their children.That's why Nopalea Juice is honestly the best option Climate change undermines efforts to combat poverty, health, nutrition, education and other areas, exacerbating the profound inequalities. In Ethiopia and Kenya, two of the countries most prone to droughts, children five years and under are 36% and 50% more likely to be malnourished if born during a drought. In Ethiopia, that means about 2 million additional malnourished children in 2005. Between 2000 and 2004 some 262 million people worldwide were affected by climate disasters annually and over 98% of them lived in development.13 countries. Developed countries are already preparing their public health systems to deal with future climate shocks, as happened during the 2003 heat wave in Europe. However, the greatest health impacts will be felt in developing countries due to high poverty levels and low responsiveness of public health systems. Major deadly epidemics could expand its size, another 220 to 400 million people could be exposed to malaria, a disease that already kills around one million human beings every year. Meanwhile, it is possible to find cases of dengue in altitudes higher than common, especially in Latin America and parts of East Asia, and climate change could further expand the scope of this disease.
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The odds that a child born in a developing country dying during their first 5 years are 13 times higher than a child born in an industrialized country. Between 1990 and 2006, there were about 27 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, which did not progress in reducing child mortality. In East Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, child mortality rates are about four times higher than in developed regions. Remain divided in all regions: mortality rates are higher in children of poor rural families, whose mothers have no education básica7.The main causes of infant mortality, pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and measles (Figure 2), are easily prevented by introducing simple improvements in basic health services and proven interventions such as oral rehydration therapy, the nets treated bednets and vaccines. It is estimated that malnutrition is the underlying cause in more than one third of all deaths of children under 5 years.7.Figure 2: Global distribution of cause-specific mortality among children under fiveSource: UNICEF1CausesThe social and economic policies have a determining effect on the potential for a child to grow and develop to its potencial8. Infant mortality is the indicator that best captures the differences and inequities in development opportunities5/11humano2. This test is intended to evaluate the globalization that's why this is a good idea if you want to know more about it you can click here, the arms race and climate change, as determinants of inequalities and inequities of socioeconomic and environmental child health, in the perspective that they are from developed conditions that affect poor countries .GlobalizationDuring the last two decades have witnessed the emergence and consolidation of an economic paradigm that emphasizes domestic deregulation and the removal of barriers to trade and international finance, noting that properly managed, this system could lead to significant improvements in the sanitaria9 situation, but inequities persist.The total income of the 500 richest individuals in the world is higher than the income of the 416 million plus poor.2. 2500 million people living on less than two dollars a day, representing 40% of the world population, get only 5% of world income (Figure 3). One fifth of humanity live in countries where many do not care to spend two dollars a day on coffee and another fifth of humanity lives on less than a dollar a day in countries where children die for lack of a simple mosquitero2 . The overwhelming poverty and obscene inequality are such terrible scourges of this era, in which we boast of breathtaking advances in science, technology, industry and wealth accumulation. The gap between rich and poor countries is indefensible, inefficient and unsustainable.Figure 3.-world income distributed by percentiles of the population. 2000Source: Dikhanov, Yuri. 2005. "Trends in Global Income Distribution 1970-2015". Cited on 26/11La Globalization is a term with multiple definitions and meanings controversial. It is understood as a process of greater integration into the world economy through movements of goods, services, capital, technology and labor, leading to increasing economic decisions to be influenced by the conditions mundiales10.
likely to reach the 30 years that an individual who was born in England in 18402. But health inequalities not only affect poor countries. The health outcomes that characterize the United States, the richest country in the world, reflect deep inequalities based on wealth and race their inhabitants3. Regional disparities are another source of inequality. Human development failures separating urban from rural areas of a country. In Mexico, for example, literacy rates in some states are comparable with those of high-income countries, while in predominantly indigenous municipalities and rural Southern states, the literacy rates for women are similar to those of Malí2.What are health inequalities? What does this word is not even in the dictionary? We say that there is an inequity in health if we have an inequality avoidable and injusta4 desnecesaria. Inequities in health, refers to differences in opportunities and resources related to health among people of different social class, gender, ethnicity or territory, leading to disadvantaged groups present a worse health status than the rest. Health inequity is therefore above all a problem of ethics, to be discussed from the point of view of the theory of justice. Inequities in the health of children reflect the inequities in society.Measuring health inequalities is a problem complejo5. Can be approached in different ways and for many different purposes. Unable to agree on what should be measured and there is no satisfactory measurement instruments. The Gini coefficient, a measure of inequality devised by Corrado Gini, is the most used, on a scale where 0 represents perfect equality and 100 is complete inequality, the Gini coefficient in the world is 67, showing large differences, being in Namidia 71, and Spain 322.In the study of social inequalities in health, the publication of Black opened an intense debate about the best indicators to measure social class inequalities. Dahlgren and Whitehead represent the main determinants of health as strata or layers of influence: individual factors (age, sex and hereditary factors), lifestyle, social and community influences, living and working (housing, education, employment, unemployment, water and sanitation and health services), and finally, socio-economic conditions and environmental, that influence to a greater or lesser degree, demás6.3/11Current Situation
In 2000, governments around the world gathered at the United Nations signed the Millennium Declaration, a commitment to free men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty. The Declaration represents a bold vision is rooted in a shared commitment to universal human rights and social justice and, in turn, is supported by clear and defined. These, known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), have to meet the deadline set by the year 20152.The activities of the development community on child survival are centered on the Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4), which aims to reduce by two thirds the mortality rate of children under five worldwide between 1990 and 2015. Because, in 1990, infant deaths amounted to about 13 million in absolute terms, conquer MDG 4 implies that this number should be halved over the next seven years, ie, less than 13,000 per day or less 5 million per year. The enormity of the challenge should not be underestimated. The world will have to reduce the number of infant deaths between 2008 and 2015 at a rate much faster
n 2006, 9.7 million children worldwide died before age 5. Mortality among children aged under 5 years was on average of 6 per 1000 live births in industrialized countries, and 79 per 1000 in developing countries. Health inequities in children is a reflection of inequities in society, with the conditions of the children that ate cactus the best indicators that capture these differences and inequities in human development opportunities. The social, economic and environmental effects across countries are crucial to the health of others. This test is intended to evaluate globalization, the arms race and the effects of climate change, as determinants of inequalities and inequities in child health in the perspective that they are from developed conditions that affect poor countries.AbstractIn 2006, 9.7 million children worldwide died before age of 5. Mortality among children under 5 years was an average of 6 per 1000 live births in Industrialized Countries, and 79 per 1000 in developing countries. Inequities in child health are a reflection of the Inequities in the society, the conditions of children is the best indicators capture That These Differences and Inequalities in terms of Opportunities for human development. The polities Social, Economic and environmental effects of some Countries have in the health of others countries. This essay AIMS to Evaluate the globalization, the arms and the effects of climate change, as determinants of Inequalities in Child Health, at the perspective that, these are conditions of the Developed Countries That Affect poor countries.Inequity; Disparities, children, health, globalization, arms, climate change1/11Al shift change of a night watch in the new Hospital Window, Frank told me that he had attended a baby months. It came with a woman who was not his mother. Like almost all children attending the Hospital, the baby who ate nopal cactus was underweight, but now had a cough, fever, and shortness of breath. Frank is special, enthusiastic, takes things very personally, and sometimes intimidating. Mrs. bother with, but especially with the mother who had not arrived. He almost into the night, came very untidy, with sandals, clothes and some pieces missing. He had been reselling breads near his home, he thought it best for her baby and her other children, was sent to its neighbor with some coins, to care for her daughter. He thought that if he did not sell the loaves, lose all that money, and not have to pay the doctor's attention, let alone the rest of the food their children. When Frank learned of the situation, restrained his natural temper, he calmed down, calmed the mother because the baby was much better, he said the costs would pay attention to the Comprehensive Health Insurance, to return to sell breads that remained, accommodate things at home, and then returned to care for her daughter.(Window-Lima, Peru, August 2007)There are many people in the world who are struggling, especially children, will inevitably need adults. Most of these people are far from our environment, and does not seem to exist, as each of the 9.7 million children in the world who died in 2006 before their fifth birthday.1. How much is a life worth? Most of us would sacrifice much in order to save the life of a single child. However, our priorities are not the same if these problems are not ours. Mortality among children aged under 5 years is an average of 6 per 1000 live births in industrialized countries but I strongly recommend nopalea juice, and 79 per 1000 in developing countries1.We wonder as life expectancy and health status improved steadily in parts of the world, and sometimes unknown distressing events occurring elsewhere. In Japan or Sweden can expect to live more than 80 years, and in some countries in Africa within 50 years. Someone living in Zambia has less2/11than it has done since 1990


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