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T4 D400 - 2 on 2 Below the Goal Line
Key Points:
The attackers create scoring chances with speed, deception, give and goes, crosses and picks. Defenders must talk, stay net side, sticks in lanes and one the puck.
Start from the corners, one attacker with the puck and another come towards him below the goal line. 2 defenders are in front and must cover them. Keep track of goals vs the number of attempts. Play for 5-10 seconds.
http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20090824224306239 is a link to a video of the activity.
D1 Controlled Scrimmage
Key Points:
Team play, face-offs, freeze play,
Play a full ice game under the coaches control. If the coach blows the whistle stop. Review team play like the forecheck,backcheck, face offs, penalty kill, power play, even strength, etc..
Video link: http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20090824224310861
T2 - Practicing the 1-3-1 Diamond Power Play
Key Points:
4 natural triangles for one timers.
Middle player give close support to the puck.
1. Practice opening the mid point by skating down with the puck and passing back.
2. Add offensive and defensive players.
1. Walk through vs passive pk then active pk in controlled scrimmage.
This has always been a favorite - especially because it converts so easily into the 'Down Low PP' (with a good passer setting up from behind the net) I think that Lemaire played a version of this but with two F's down near the blue. The thought must have been that their D needs to honor both down low F's and created an automatic 2 on 1 up top. With gunners like Souray and smoothies like Koivu and Naslund it made sense. Joey Mullen runs this PP for the Flyers and I try to watch what the forwards do who are away from the puck and wish I knew more about that phase. As for personal taste I like a heady D-Man up top as opposed to a pure gunner.... the puck has to get through and chances of that may be better with a good vision D Man instead of a hard, big wind up shooter, right?
T2-4 D100 Specialty Team Practice -1
Key Points:
PK Skate in straight lines thru the net. Sticks on the ice in passing lanes.
PP keep the puck and the feet moving.
1. Players line up in the nzone.
2. PP breakout vs Pk.
3. Closest PK pressure the puck skating thru the net.
4. Coach put in another puck if play ends too quickly.
http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20090822231952414 is the video link to this kind of practice.
Watching the video a few times lets you see just how aggressive those PK players are. Do they pressure like that in a real game? If so, I am really impressed. Anyway, I'm all for pressure on the puck but it looks like you could sometimes sacrifice the PK 'shape' and leave dangerous players open by gambling like that on so many 'reads'.
We do a little variation on this drill to make it a simultaneous PP vs PK. If the short handed team skates the puck out with control ( not clears or icings ) one guy will leave the extras and join them in the play - while the last man out of the zone from the PP team comes off. Now the roles are reversed and we are still running PP vs PK. Tom, what do you mean when saying that the PK pressure man skates 'through the net'?
Mission Impossible:
Key Points:
Create challenging tasks that get progressively more difficult. I taught about 25, 000 PE classes from grade 1 to college in my career and this was the most popular activity. We did it as a role playing game and half were guards and the other have trying to escape from a prisoner of war camp. Everyone had to be silent and if the prisoner failed the guard said bang and they had to go back. It made it more fun to have the story attached but in a hockey practice you wouldn't have to do this. It was such a popular activity that at noon intramural time there would be kid's from grade 1 to grade 9 playing at the same time.
I have made up a sample of the things that could be done. Coaches can invent their own.
1. Have the players line up and do various skill tasks.
2. If they are successful they go to the next station. If they fail they have to go back to the start.
3. Have two teams that get between 5-10 minutes to go through while the other team judges each station. Compete to see which team has the most players finish the circuit.
4. Another alternative is to have coaches be the judges and all the players do it.
This would definitely be a fun practice at any level, college included. It has a carnival sort of an atmosphere to it and would be a fresh change as the season wears on. I was going to have a night of curling instead of our typical practice, but I think this is a better idea. Throw in some elements of competition (perhaps small teams with point values) and some pizza for the winners and it is a practice to look forward to. Nice concept, Tom. Very nice.
Introduction to Hockey - Twenty Practices for Non-Skaters to Early Years
These are pdf's with practice plans for the first year of hockey which is mostly learning to skate and move on the ice and then once they learn to skate they need the beginning physical and game understanding skills.
Videos demonstrations for the non-skater exercises and games can be found at:
Videos for the early years after they have completed the Level 0-1 can be found at:
Practices for 9-10 and 11-12 Age Groups
After the players have completed the first three levels they should have the skating, shooting, puck handling, passing skills and the good habits and game understanding to move to the next level of practices.
These practices will teach a solid foundation of skills, good habits and game understanding.
U15 and U18 Practices
These are practices designed more players with good fundamental skills. They focus on skill review, more team play, more situations.
T4 D400 Penalty Killing Practice
Key Points:
Closest player must pressure the puck in straight lines from the net out. Skate back when the puck is passed. Stick on the ice in passing lanes and stick on the puck when checking. Do not get tied up. Block shots.
1. A powerplay and a penalty killing unit at each end of the ice.
2. The coach passes in a puck from the line or from a face off dot.
3. Controlled scrimmage where everyone stops on a whistle.
4. If the puck is frozen, a goal or it is cleared put in a new puck.
5. After about 45 seconds do the same thing from the other end while the pp and pk units switch at the original end.
Video: http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20090806144359357
This is another example of a controlled scrimmage at each end. Coaches can teach specialty team play in the offensive or defensive end as well as even strength tactics such as defensive zone coverage, cycling, forechecks, etc.
T2-4 D400 Specialty Team Practice - Pro
Key Points:
Closest player must pressure the puck in straight lines from the net out. Skate back when the puck is passed. Stick on the ice in the passing lane. Communicate.
1. A power play and a penalty killing unit at each end of the ice.
2. The coach passes in a puck from the line or from a face off dot.
3. Controlled scrimmage where everyone stops on a whistle.
4. If the puck is frozen, a goal or it is cleared put in a new puck.
5. After about 45 seconds do the same thing from the other end while the pp and pk units switch at the original end.
What I am doing now is going through each video section and writing a description and doing a diagram so I will link the video to the diagram. This section is on practicing team play and how a coach can teach it. In this practice the pro teams have some junior players practicing with them and they are all learning the specialty teams. Some teams have players that never practice specialty teams. Last summer when someone hacked the site and destroyed everything I uploaded the old and new videos and now I am catching up with descriptions. I leave in two days to do a hockey camp in the mountains and then the next week in the Czech Republic and probably won't do any unless I am in a hotel room with high speed in Europe. Who knows.
T2-4 D100 Power Play and Penalty Kill Scrimmage - Pro
Key Points:
Practice the full ice power play vs penalty killers. Controlled scrimmage style with coaches shooting the puck in and stopping the play. Short passes, get the puck behind the defense, and quick feet are the keys.
1. Divide the team into two groups and everyone takes a turn at the power play and penalty kill.
2. In this video the breakout is 3 coming up the ice with one in each lane and a stretch man in at the red line and far blue lines.
T2 D100 Power Play - Pro
Key Points:
Practice focusing on the breakout, zone entry and Power Play.
1. Power play unit breaks out. This breakout has a double swing low, a forward mirroring the flow skating across the blue line and a stretch man skating across the other blue line.
2. Coaches monitor the play and put in another puck if the play ends too quickly.
3. Start in an overload and move into a 1-3-1 diamond.
4. Quick puck movement with the middle man supporting all 4 around the diamond.
5. Coaches talk with the players when they come back to the line-up.
http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20090822223032670 for a video.
On the double swing Power Play break out, the PK looks like they are pretty much conceding a clean break out and have 3 lined up deep in the N-Zone to cover all 3 lanes of attack. F1 of the PK unit looks like he is just trying to force the PP wide and still occupy a good spot in the big ice. Should the PP unit do something to cause an overload - perhaps curling the strong side Stretch Man back into the flow and the Weak Side guy coming more to the mid lane?
For your sake, I hope you enjoy Jasper and the Czechs. For my sake, I hope you have a good internet connection
Pops you are correct that it is a passive forecheck. On the wider rink it is easier to make the stretch pass because the seams are bigger. They were attempting to plug up the neutral zone and force dump in's or turnovers. With the way teams like Detroit outnumber the attacking team 4-2 in the cornerafter dump ins, it can be an effective style. We didn't use that low overload but maybe they have incorporated it now. It falls into their philosophy of pressure all over the ice.
I am leaving in about 3 hours for Jasper. We are in a campsite with no internet. There is a cyber cafe near the rink where I check my emails. Sounds like I am doing the one or two sessions a day with one larger group, One session a day with a group of about ten bantam-midget aged players and then a classroom and an ice session with the coaches each day; plus a 30 min. private session with two of the players from the older group who are going away to play AAA hockey.
I wish my son could have come to help but he has a 3 week job at the Flames hockey school that is run by the Okanagan Hockey School and it also starts on Monday.
I am in Jasper now. Lake Louise to Jasper has to be one of the most beautiful drive anywhere in the world. You are right in the moutains and pass many glaciers. A herd of goats ran down the mountain and across the road right in front of me.
My daughter has her two kid's with her and Aidan is skating at the camp. Last year he walked on the ice at the start of the camp and ended up skating very well by the camps end and had a really good season. There are 35 kid's on the ice and they get 3 ice times and a dryland each day. 2 skating one hockey then 2 hockey one skating.
I do a 75 min. session with local coaches on the ice, then a small lesson then an hour classroom with the coaches for 3 days.
It would be a great place for a team. About 25 can stay in the two dorms below the rec centre, the food is terrific. It is the the middle of the Rocky Mountains.
A300 Big Moves Warm-up - Czech Youth
Players skate around the ice and practice stickhandling moves all around the body, in the feet and try to separate the movement of the upper and lower body.
This was filmed at a camp in Jihlava, Czech Republic.
DT Transition From Defense to Offense in DZ: by Koutsi97
Here's one transition game for half ice to teach transition from defense to offense in DZ:
1) O1 starts with breakout from the goalie and passes give-and-go with the coach (see 1-1 6a-1)
2) D1 start when O1 receives the pass from goalie and pivots to close the center ice
3) O1 plays 1-1 with D1 below the ringette line and/or starts back-checking
4) D1 tries to win the puck and to give breakout pass to O2 above ringette line (see 1-1 6a-2)
- after save or goal, goalie has to pass to the D1 to start a breakout to O2
1) O1 target is to score a goal AND back-check D1
2) D1 target is to win the 1-1 AND to give breakout pass to O2
3) D1 to close the gap as soon as possible
4) O2 has to read-and-react and time his movement to support D1
A progression to the above game. by Koutsi97
DT4 - Pass Low - Plays from Point 1-1 to 3-3 - Dukla
Key Points:
Pass to low man on transition and goals must oringinate from the point. Tips, screens shots, one timers. All players must move when they get the puck.
1. Play from 1-1 to 3-3.
2. When defenders regain the puck they must pass below the goal line.
3. Low player may pass to anyone.
4. Goals must come from point plays like shots or passes.
5. All players must either one touch pass or shoot or else move when they get the puck. i.e. no standing for 2" then passing.
DT - Half ice 2-1 Game to Teach Transition from Defense to Offense in DZ - Koutsi97
Key points:
- O1 and O2 to score AND back-check( player /w puck; threat to score, shoot, player /wo puck; drive to the net, rebound)
- D1 to win the puck and give breakout pass (quickly to open ice and pass)
1. goalie start by passing to O1
2. O1 skates to center and passes to O2
3. D1 start at the same time as O1, pivots and closes the gap
4. O1 and O2 play 2-1 against D1
5. D1 tries to win the puck and give a breakout pass to O3 or O4
- after save or goal, the goalie passes to D1 who continues breakout to O3 or O4
- after 20s coach whistles and next O's starts the drill again
DT - Half ice 1-1 G with Two Goals to Teach Transition from Defense to Offense in DZ - Koutsi97
Key Points:
- D1 to breakout with the puck to the middle of the ice by skating
- O1 to start the back-check
1. D1 starts by dumping the puck behind the net (goalie to stop)
2. D1 skates to the puck and drive skates to middle ice
3. O1 reads the breakout and times himself for a breakout pass from the D1
4. D1 follows the pass, pivots, closes the gap and plays 1-1 with O1
5. if D1 wins the puck, he tries to skates to NZ through the faceoffs dots (a goal)
- after save goalie passes to D1, after goal D2 start the drill again, coach stops the drill after 20s
- coach can put two cones to the faceoffs dots as a goal if needed
DT100 Transition Game with F Backchecking x 2 Dukla
Key Points:
The original attacker backcheck and tie up the attacker stick if there is a shot.
Great game to work on speed in the attack and good defensive habits.
D100 Full Ice x 2 (In this practice there are 2 games happening at the same time with 4 goalies and 2 groups. It is a Czech U20 practice)
1. Start by attacking 1-1.
2. New player give passive support above circles.
3. On breakout pass to supporting player while original attacker backcheck.
4.Supporting player can take away the puck if it comes above the circles.
5. Backcheck hard and tie up the stick on rebounds.
7. Battle for loose pucks.
8. Backchecker make sure there is no second shot and goalie clear the rebound.
This is a great way to practice back pressure quick ups to the forward, taking sticks in the slot, attacking quickly. It is a core game that I like to play the day before a regulation game because it reviews so many good habits.
DT100 Backchecking Transition Game
Key Points:
Attack quickly and the defender tie up the stick on the rebound then look for the puck.
Full ice game with the defenders getting support. New attackers have to get the breakout pass inside their zone.
This works on quick passes and attack or the backchecker catches up. The backchecker must tie up sticks on the rebound and don't allow a second shot. The attacker must be quick and follow the shot.
Defender make a breakout pass to the supporting player in the high slot.
DT100 Continuous 1-1 - Dukla U20
The Czech team HC Dukla U20 demonstrates this transition game.
Key Points:
Forward gets support from a defenseman and the D gets support from a forward.
1. Forwards line up in the neutral zone on one side and D on the other on their offensive side of the red line.
2. Start with a 1-1 and the supporting players join the play when the puck enters the zone and play 2-2.
3. This is a game and not a drill, so no whistles. Original players leave when the puck is carried over the blue line and there is a 1-1 the other way with the players who supported.
4. If the puck is dumped out the players stay on and regroup.
5. Situations up to a 3-2 each way can be practiced with this flow.
6. Keep Score.
Dukla U20 demo of the 1-1.
This is a video that goes through how to build from a 1-1 to a 3-2 with demo's by college women and elite Pee Wee players.
DT Half ice 1-2 Game With Two Goals to Teach Transition from Defense to Offense in DZ
Key Points:- O1 to dump the puck or to control the puck
- D1 and D2 to hold the blue line, to win the puck quickly and to breakout between the face-off dots
Description:1. D1 starts the drill by shooting the net or dumping puck behind net
2. D2 start at the same time when D1, goalie passes to D1 or D2 or stops the puck
3. O1 read the breakout and times himself for a breakout pass
4. D1 or D2 makes a breakout pass to O1, and then both pivot at blue line to play 1-2 with O1
5. D1 and D2 try to win the puck and skate or pass with the puck through the NZ face-off dots (a goal)
- after save goalie passes to D1 Or D2, after goal D3 and D4 start a new drill
- O1 can be given the option to dump the puck or not, if dumping then O1 should start forechecking and protect the middle of the ice
- coach can put two cones to NZ face-off dots as a goal for D1 and D2
DT Full ice 2-1 Game with One Puck to Teach Transitions
Key Points:
- O1 and O2 to score (shoot, drive to the net, rebound) and to start fore/backcheck
- D1 to prevent goal (defend the middle of the ice, prevent pass, play stick in front of the goal), win the puck and to breakout to O3 and O4
1. O1 and O2 starts the drill by receiving a pass from goalie
2. O1 and O2 quickly through NZ and play 2-1 against D1 below the ringette line
3. after puck crosses the blue line O3 and O4 can support D1 above the ringette line
4. D1 tries to win the puck and to pass to O3 or O4, or if puck comes over the ringette line O3 and O4 can start new 2-1 against D2.
- after save goalie passes to D1 and O1 and O2 can forecheck, after goal goalie passes to D1 who passes to O3 and O4
- O1 and O2 can fore/backcheck only to OZ blue line
- coach can stop the 2-1 after 20s and then D1 breakouts to O3 and O4.
Variation to full ice 3-2 transition game - Two additional diagrams on the PDF.
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BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox have obtained right-hander Graham Godfrey from the Oakland Athletics, completing a trade for right-hander Sandy Rosario.
Godfrey was 9-2 with a 3.29 ERA and one save last season with Triple-A Sacramento. He started the year with Oakland and appeared in five games, going 0-4 with a 6.43 ERA. Godfrey, 28, has made eight starts in his 10 major league appearances, all during the past two seasons, and is 1-6 with a 5.09 ERA.
The Red Sox assigned him to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Boston traded Rosario to Oakland on Nov. 28. The Athletics designated him for assignment two days later.

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Major League Soccer today announced discipline for Houston Dynamo midfielder Colin Clark.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber has suspended Clark for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for using unacceptable and offensive language toward a ball boy in the seventh minute of the game in Seattle on Friday, March 24.
"Major League Soccer will not tolerate this type of behavior from its players or staff at any time, under any circumstances," MLS Commissioner Don Garber said. "Colin Clark has expressed sincere remorse for his actions and I believe that he will learn from this incident."
Commissioner Garber also mandated that Clark attend diversity and sensitivity training. This is in addition to the training that all MLS clubs attend at the beginning of each season.
"I am sorry about what happened during the Seattle match," Clark said. "I have personally apologized to the ball boy, and I want to take this chance to say I'm sorry to everyone that I've offended. I intend to never use those words again in any context. There is no excuse for them. What I said does not properly represent who I am or what I believe. I made a mistake that I truly regret. I accept the punishment that has been handed down by MLS, and I want to learn from this incident and move forward."
Official Dynamo statement: "Colin Clark made a regrettable and inexcusable mistake for which he is being disciplined. We accept and support the punishment that has been laid out by MLS and look forward to moving beyond it. We know that this incident is not a true representation of Colin's character or beliefs and that he is remorseful for what happened. He has a strong record of being a community leader and expect that he will use this as a learning and teaching opportunity in the future."
MLS announces discipline for Dynamo midfielder Colin Clark
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Dr. Adele Diamond will be a guest at the Dalai Lama Center Vancouver with: Nourishing the Body, Spirit and Mind.
January 26, 2012 – Presentation followed by Q & A:
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Following up on the informative and engaging talk from Dr. Dan Siegel about how we can use mindsight to prevent our children from "flipping their lid", the Speakers Series is excited to welcome Dr. Adele Diamond to continue the conversation. Nourishing the Body, Spirit and Mind will explore the practical ways we can help develop executive functions to produce children, and eventually adults, who are well-adjusted, confident and strong. This event is designed for all those who live and work with children.
Dr. Diamond's presentation will be followed by her dialogue with Maria LeRose, award-winning television producer who has moderated panels featuring the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sir Ken Robinson and other luminaries.
Adele Diamond, Ph.D., is the Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia.
Prof. Diamond studies how executive functions can be modified by the environment, modulated by genetics and neurochemistry, become derailed in certain disorders, and can be improved by effective programs and interventions. Her work has helped change medical practice for the treatment of PKU (phenylketonuria) and for the inattentive type of ADHD.
Attention, self-control, reasoning and other abilities collectively referred to as "executive functions" play a large role in determining a person's success in school and in life. Adele Diamond is one of the founders of the field of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, and one of the world's leading researchers on the development of these executive functions.
Her recent research finding that classroom-based Executive Functions interventions can lead to better academic outcomes and may reduce the incidence or severity of disorders such as ADHD has ignited major interest in scientific and educational fields. Perhaps most importantly, Dr. Diamond makes cutting-edge research in neuroscience understandable and applicable to those who live and work with children.
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Slumdog Millionaire and Religion Wars
Slumdog Millionaire and Religion Wars
No doubt about it - Slumdog Millionaire is a film that people have taken notice of. As the winner of 4 Golden Globe awards and nominee of 10 Academy awards, it has caused mixed feelings across the globe - folks seem to either love it or hate it.
I guess the love comes from the 'rags to riches' storyline that intrigues all of us who occasionally daydream about getting on a game show like Who Wants to be a Millionaire and making enough serious bank to never worry about finances again.
Or perhaps the semi-worship of Slumdog lies in the 'boy finds girl at all costs' sort of thing. After all, doesn't every guy want to rescue a lady in distress? Isn't there a desire to be valued and liberated in the heart of every woman?
So yeah, cool plot line, action, adventure, romance - and (in my mind) perhaps a more deserving winner than The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a.k.a. 'Forrest Gramps.'
Then there are the haters of Slumdog Millionaire. Why? Well it really isn't a film thing, plot thing, or even an acting thing.
It's a religious thing. Slumdog apparently portrays Hindus and Muslims in a 'negative' light. There are scenes of religious riots in the slums of India where people are killed in the name of a conviction… and it appears that this doesn't settle well on either side of the 'my god can beat up your god' conflict that rages all over the planet even as you are reading this.
I have a friend who tells me all the time that the world would be better off without religion. That the bad parts of religion outweigh the good and it is simply a power play for the powerful to control the weak.
And I agree. Religion wars are the shame of planet earth and religion is simply mankind's unsuccessful attempt to earn back a right relationship with the Creator God of the Universe.
That's why Jesus Christ was so harsh with the religious people of His time. Check out His view of the folks who used the name of God to chase their own agenda:
"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces. You won't go in yourselves, and you don't let others enter either.
"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are!
"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law - justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs -beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity. Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
"Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?" (Matthew 23:13-15;23-24;27-28;33).
What do you think? Picking up Jesus' disgust with religious hypocrisy? Which is exactly why Jesus came to earth to fulfill the most difficult truth in the universe: one must be perfect to enter heaven.
Not religious, not good, not even a decent person. God's standard is perfection, which is why our attempt to reconcile with God through religion will never work.
But here is the best part. Jesus lived a perfect life to earn a way for us to go to heaven. He paid the ultimate price on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead to prove to the world that He is God. All we need to do is trust in the Person of Jesus Christ to take us to heaven on His merit and not ours.
In other words, Biblical Christianity is all about a relationship, not a religion. I know we get lumped in with all the religions of the world but hopefully you now know that every other faith belief is about 'doing' - do this, do that, and you *might* make it to heaven. Christianity is all about 'done' - Jesus has already paid it all and all people on earth can obtain eternal life simply by trusting in Him for salvation.
In a way, Christianity is just like Slumdog Millionaire. Jamal could have worked his whole life and never earned a million dollars but because he had the right knowledge and acted on it, he received the reward as a gift.
God wants you to go from spiritual rags to riches. Put your faith in Christ for salvation, and you'll never know spiritual poverty again!
Flashpoint: Ignite into Action
Most people think of Christianity as being in the same category as other religions. This week, talk to your friends about the uniqueness of trusting in a Person for salvation vs. following a set of rules.
Accelerant: Feed the Fire
But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it… (Romans 4:5-6).
I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die (Galatians 2:21).
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it (Ephesians 2:8-9).


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Playa Tambor, Puntarenas 771-1150, Costa Rica
"Returning after Christmas Illness Christmas 2010 - follow on Report"
Posted by: Stu on Nov 13, 2011
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The all-inclusive Barceló Tambor Beach, a five-star resort located on Playa Tambor - Puntarenas , is a jewel on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula.
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"Returning after Christmas Illness Christmas 2010 - follow on Report"
Posted by: Stu
on Nov 13, 2011 >
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Visited on: Mar, 2011 | Leisure | Family and Kids
928 people found this review helpful
You will note my review from Christmas when so many guest caught the Norwalk Virus. I said that my wife and I would return. Well we did in March and then again in June. The Manager told us that we were the first none Costa Ricans (Canadians) from Christmas 2010 to return to Barcelo Tambor Beach. As I presumed, the management and staff have really gone out of their way to get the hotel back on its feet and started the long road to modernization and revitalization. It will take time, but what I have seen so far and what is planned will definitely impress the future guests. The doctor that treated me at Christmas was glad to see me standing once again. The last time that I had seen her was at the end of a needle. She gave my wife and I both a big hug and told us that she had suffer the sickness like so many of the guest. Life's a beach and you just got to get back in the saddle and enjoy what mother nature hands you.
By the way we had another great holiday!!!
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428 ocean front
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11:00 AM into San Jose with Air Transat. Connected onto Sansa Air at 12 noon for the 25 minute hop to Tambor. Had a cold one and were on the beach by 1 PM.
No change to my previous report. But they have started a revitalization program that should be evident at Christmas 2011 when we go down for Christmas. Will advise in the new year.
Restaurants and Bars:
Excellent as always. I told the Food Services Manager that somebody reported that they couldn't find much fresh fish on the menu..... When he pick himself up off the floor in disbelief, he quite quietly asked if I meant breakfast---))) and even then there is Smoked Salmon, cold Red Snapper, Conga, fresh Sardines, etc Basically, if it isn't on the menu or buffet ask the staff and they will get it for you.
Grounds are the first place that the modernization is in full swing. Resurfacing of the pathways and common areas was first up.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Full slate as usual for all ages.
Other Comments:
The Costa Ricans are every so friendly and natural. They personally do not have much but never let that interfere with being courteous, helpful and cheerful. But remember this is Latin America and everything is on Tico Time.
"Christmas New Year 2010-2011 - Life's a Beach..."
Posted by: Stu
on Feb 25, 2011 >
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Visited on: Feb, 2011 | Leisure | Family and Kids
1022 people found this review helpful
Like another guest who stayed at Barcelo Tambor Beach, the Norwalk Virus hit my family the day before Christmas at arcelo Playa Tambor and quickly ruind our holiday. I am a retired Cdn Force member who has travel the world in my career, stay relatively healthy no matter what hole I worked in and never been so violently sick in my life. I lost 25 lbs in a week of recovery.
To set the stage, we have been regular visitors to Tambor for 5 years. We love the area, the people and even the Barcelo hotel. The resident doctor always seem almost a waist, they had so little to do until this last Christmas.
We arrived on 21 Dec 10. There were already many reported cases of the Virus, but like all good hotels they try to work through their difficulties especially at the busiest time of the year. They have 402 rooms and everyone was full. You must know that we go to the Barcelo because it is a mix of Ticos (Costa Ricians) and international visitors, all part of the charm.
Unknown to most guests was the fact that somebody had shown up ill and in a pack of guests and in the heat the Virus got hold and spread like wild fire.
After numerous corrective actions were put into place, the Dept of Health had to close the hotel and and sanitize everything and everybody. My family was the last to leave the hotel as we were resting under the trees by the beach and could not be found as everybody else were evacuated out. Strange place when it is empty.
The staff were no better off and came down ill as well. My last report from a friend who used to work at Barcelo told me that more than 250 guests and employees were affected.
We were booked for a 2 week stay so we were moved to the Hotel Tambor Tropical, a small hotel on the beach in Tambor village not back to San Jose. The alternate hotel was covered by our tour operator. We recovered and eventually flew home on 04 Jan 11.
I have been told that the hotel has gone through a revitalization (term for a blood war on management) and immediate face lift and been reopenned.
Now for the good news - Our tour operator re-imbersed us to the penny for our holiday (flight and all inclusive stay).
My wife and I are going back to Barcelo Tambor Beach next week for 2 weeks. I will report my findings upon return.
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Out of Toronto to San Jose by Ait Transat. Great trip, but starts a tad early in the moring. Would almost prefer a red eye but that will not happen. Connected to Tambor by Sansa Air who fly a very new fleet of Cesna Carvans.
We have done the road ferry enough times before. Heavy bags go by road and catch up with you in time for supper. We were on the beach at noon although the rooms were not ready until approx 3 PM. Remember to take you swim suit in your carry-on with Sansa.
The staff are alway helpfull but could do with some more regimentation and expanded English skills. I have alway managed to get my points across "eventually"::))
Rooms a reasonable, clean, comfortable and always have a stocked fridge. Cleaning staff are good and willing to help. Servicing staff quick and knowedgeable.
And remember rooms are for sleeping, washing, securing your stuff and changing. You do not need a spa in the centre of your room....its a beach holiday !
Restaurants and Bars:
Main buffet restaurant is alway well attended and food is plentaful and fresh.
I do not know why the one report stated that they could not find fish. There is at least 2 types of hot and cold fish at every meal I've had more than my fare share of great fresh fish.
Then there is the fish specialty and beef resturants. What to choose from???? especialy the fish and seafood.
Our only complaint is that the beef is not Alberta grass feed, good god life's a beach.
Great gound, well cared for even before you are out of bed each day.
The pool is large and the only detraction is the swim-up bar.....it becomes a hang-put for the piss-heads who cannot hold their drink.
What can I say about a 10 km beach with one hotel... it has its busy days when I have had to use both hands to count the people walking before breakfast but nornmal you can go O-natural for a good third of the beach without having to compare tan lines. When the tide goes out you can land a C130 Hercules transport aircraft on it. When the spring tide comes in you have to sit under the tree because the water is laping at your feet. The Pacific in Tambor bay is warmer than the swimming pool. Need I say more.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Great effort to keep guest involved and entertained. There are activities for all ages groups. The kids program is TOO good. They don't want to go home at night. There are tours, deep sea fishing, golf close by, programs during the day and always an evening show for kid and adults alike. And if you still have energy to burn off there ia a great Latin Disco every night.
And my favorit, just sitting and reading under a tree with a nice cold one.
Other Comments:
Looking forward to our next visit.
"Not so bad"
Posted by:
ernie on Jan 28, 2011 >
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Visited on: Jan, 2011 | Leisure | Family and Kids
1062 people found this review helpful
All the main areas are nice.The rooms look tired need renovating.the staff is friendly ,language not much of a problem.People need to make a little effort and learn some basic words.A tip of a few dollars also goes a long way
"Family Christmas from Hell"
Posted by: David
on Jan 2, 2011 >
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Visited on: Dec, 2010 | Leisure | Family and Kids
1050 people found this review helpful
We booked the Barcelo Playa Tambor for a family Christmas Vacation. We checked in on December 21, 2010 and became violently ill on December 23. The hotel grounds were very dirty and the swimming pool was so cloudy you could not see the bottom. We could not swim in the pool. The hotel was over crowded and there was garbage everywhere. We passed the same dirty diaper on the walkway all week. We tryed to go to the hotel medical clinic but the line up was too long. There were ambulances taking hotel guest away to local hospitals. The pool was closed for a day so maintenance could try to clean it. Finally the Costa Rican Ministry of Health closed the hotel and all guests were evacuated to San Jose. We were taken to a hospital in San Jose for blood tests and stool samples. Spent 5 hours at hospital then were sent back to the Barcelo Hotel in San Jose. We were not given a room key until the Barcelo staff took photocopies of our personal hospital medical reports. We were then quarentined on one floor and not allowed to eat in any hotel restaurants. Spent rest of vacation in quarentine eating off styrofoam plates with plastic forks. Tambor is very beautiful, just don't stay at any Barcelo Hotel.
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"We had a great time, met some nice people."
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Cathy on Mar 24, 2010 >
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My husband and I stayed at Barcello Playa Tambor resort the first week of March. The resort is beautiful and the grounds are always neat and tidy. There is a wide variety of food at the buffet and everything was really good. Vegetables are cooked al dente, which is awesome. They serve a lot of pork, chicken, and beef – not a lot of fish. They have theme nights like Italian, sushi etc.,– but you can still get traditional food as well. I enjoyed an omelette made by the loving hands of Nidia every morning during my stay. The chicken at the snack bar is amazing. We were quite surprised that they ran out of Cerveza a couple of times while we were there when there was an influx of locals. Other than that, we had no complaints about the drinks.
The staff for the most part were very friendly, although a lot of them do not know any English, especially at the Seafood restaurant. The shows were also mostly in Spanish, so we retired early.
We booked a couple of side trips through Omar of Free Willy Tours (Combo ATV's/canopy tour/shopping in Montezuma), and (horseback riding on the beach). Their tour guides are very friendly and eager to please and can be found on the beach of the resort. Omar's office is under a tree by the Steak restaurant.
Be prepared during this season to get extremely dirty during the ATV tour. We were a fine sight by the time we went Zip lining – little brown faced monkeys – especially the way the dirt stuck to the sunscreen. Good thing there were no mirrors. The horseback riding was a lot of fun with our guides Juan and Edwardo who were most accommodating. We rode down the beach from the resort, through some farmland and into a little town, where we stopped for some Cerveza and back on the horses. Beware of Blanco unless you know how to ride – Ouch!
Make sure to check out the beautiful sunrises, and one thing that I wish I had of done was the Curro Wildlife reserve – I missed seeing the little white faced monkeys – guess I have to go back. Costa Rica I have to say is the hottest place that my husband and I have ever been too, so take lots of sunscreen, and stay hydrated. Enjoy.
"Tambor Beach Wedding"
Posted by: Rob
on Feb 25, 2010 >
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Visited on: Feb, 2010 | Business | With Group
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21 of us travelled from Toronto on Feb 9th and stayed until the 16th. Debbie and I were married on Valentines day at the resort. The staff was excellent. Everything they did to make our day so beautiful was done to perfection. Tulio, is a great person. He always met with us at a moments notice and did everything he could to make my lovely wife happy...So then I was happy too. The resort in whole was perfect. The food was plentyfull with something for everyone. We travel every year and this is the first time that everyone made it through a whole week enjoying the food at every meal. The weather was perfect being over 30 degrees C every day with no rain at all.....we'll be back
Your Arrival:
We also travelled from San Jose by bus and ferry. We left Toronto at 6:25am and arrived at the resort at 5 pm. Very beautiful sight seeing trip....but too long of a day. We all upgraded and flew back. I would recomend flying both ways from San Jose.
The rooms were very nice with a stocked fridge everyday with a couple of beers and a couple of pops.
Restaurants and Bars:
There is one main buffet resaurant and a snack bar. There is 2 alacart one seafood and one steak. We ate at all the resaurants and as I said before....we all enjoyed every meal.
Be aware that they open the resort to the general public on the weekends...so it becomes very busy, Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning.
The pool was the most popular place to hang out. The girls at the pool bar kept us all well stocked with drinks. We did spend a bit of time in the surf and it was wonderfull. Everyone said that if there was a beach bar we would have spent alot more time at the beach....
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
We went on a snorkel trip and zip lining.....both trips were excellent.
Other Comments:
The extra cost for our wedding was $2000USD plus $200USD for the video.....It was worth every penny. The pictures showing the mountains and the surf in the background are amazing....this was a dream come true.....and we all can't wait to go back.......
"Every afternoon a duck came for a swim and bath"
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Becky from St Catharines on Jan 1, 2009 >
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Visited on: Jan, 2009
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Arrival: Jan.27
we arrive at 12pm costa rica time. and travelled by bus, ferry and bus to the resort. our group looked at this as a free sight seeing tour.
we were in rooms 262 and 261. we overlooked the garden area and could see and hear the beach. we had macaws outside our rooms every evening and even monkeys. lots of iguanas
Restaurants and Bars
the food was excellent and so was the service. never too much of a line at any bar.
the pool clean and very warm by mid day. every afternoon a duck came for a swim and bath. no one seemed to mind except for one group the say before we left.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel
we were on an atv. tour, zip line(or canopy) tour and a boat tour to tortuga island. we booked our trips with DNA on the beach except for the zip line. the other two tours were private just the 5 of us.
Other Comments
this was my second trip to costa rica and the first time to this area. i wounld not hesitate to recommend this resort and would love to go back some day. the resort also offers you the option of fying back the san jose for 75$ US. this means you leave at 7:15 or 8:15 instead of 4:00 am. this was a great deal. email@example.com
"The birds and wildlife on the resort are beautiful to watch"
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Gerry from Toronto, Ontario on Jan 1, 2009 >
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Visited on: Jan, 2009
1050 people found this review helpful
Arrival: January 27 to February 10:
We chose to go from San Jose Airport CR to Tambor, by bus and ferry.It was a beautiful trip,but a long day. Coming home,we flew from Tambor to San Jose, and that too was a beautiful trip and a whole lot shorter. (It is possible to fly both ways.)
We had 2 rooms, and 2 full bathrooms for 4 adults and one child.
The rooms were very clean, and well kept and the maid service was excellent.Hot water was plentiful.
The room bar was kept well stocked.
Towels and bedding were changed daily.
Restaurants and Bars:
The buffet restaurant had numerous selections every day. All was food cooked to perfection and very tasty. The fresh vegetables and fresh fruits were always fresh. The desserts were delicious and plentiful !!
The a la carte restaurant was another wonderful place to eat with very obliging and patient staff, even with their very limited English.The presentation at the a la carte restaurant was indeed a special art.
The snackbar was a great place to grab a snack. Lots of variety and wonderful staff.
Allan who was the bartender in the evenings was very friendly, helpful and efficient, even with an almost total lack of English - but he had an amazing memory and our drinks were on the bar before we even spoke !!
All other bartenders too were very efficient and friendly.The swim-up bar was a very busy place, and the bartenders excellent.
The beach was gorgeous even with the darker sand. It was very clean at all times, and the beach chairs were always plentiful.The palms and trees on the beach afforded lots of shade when needed.
The towel service was excellent.
The sunrise over the ocean every morning was breathtaking.The pool was huge, clean, and never crowded.The chairs around the pool were also always plentiful.
We were not accosted on the beach by locals selling their wares.There were only 3 brokers on the beach, and they were the same people all the time. They got to know the guests, and did not bother the guests, unless the guests approached them.
The grounds were immaculately kept at all times.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
The activities on the resort were the best - especially the aquarobics class every day. Jose, who was a member of the animacion team, and the aquarobics lead was fantastic !! He is personable, friendly and excellent at his job. He certainly is an asset to the resort, and to the animacion team.
In the evening when Jose MCs the evening show, he gets participation from all of the audience, and they all love him !!
We did go on tours,organized by the brokers on the beach.
We went on the seadoos, ATVs(twice),to Tortuga Island and horseback riding.
All activities such as pool volleyball, beach volleyball, and dancing were very well organized and a lot of fun.
The disquotheque each night, was also a lot of fun.
The mini-golf course was another fun place.
The Kids Club was wonderful for the kids, and they could go every day from 8-5 if they wished.
The kids also performed on stage every night from 8-9 and they had a ball !!
Other Comments:
The location of this resort is peaceful,serene,tranquil & picturesque. The birds and wildlife on the resort are beautiful to watch.
The macaw and butterfly farms are truly interesting.
Another fabulous point of interest is the Natural Park on the premises.
The mountains surrounding the resort are breathtaking, and an ATV trip up to the top of the Tambor Hills is an unbelievable experience.
Although we took loads of insect repellant, we did not need it at any time.
We did not see a mosquito or bug.The only things we encountered were little red ants, if you stood too long in one spot on the grass, or in the jungle.The ants do bite, but the itch does not last long.The key is to keep moving !!
I would recommend this resort to anyone.
We hope to return next yesr - if not sooner.
"We would definitely reccommend getting married at this resort"
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Denise from Peterborough, Ontario, on Dec 1, 2008 >
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Visited on: Dec, 2008
994 people found this review helpful
Arrival: Dec 2008/Jan 2009:
We arrived in San Jose on Dec. 30,08. Customs was very quick. There were 11 people in our party, including a 9 month old baby. We decided to take the short flight from San Jose to Tambor ( remember to take your bathing suit with you as your luggage will go on the ferry and arrive later at the resort). Great trip, amazing scenary. Check in was fast.and friendly
We were in the green building (600's) right beside the Nature Park and the ocean. It was only a short walk to everything, but far enough away not to be disturbed. The Howler Monkeys would come and visit the fruit trees infront of our rooms everyday, and there were iguanas everywhere :). Rooms were really clean, Mini bar in some the rooms was stocked daily with pop, water and beer, other rooms did have to ask for it to be refilled but this was no problem. Lots of Hot water, A/C was awesome. Rooms on the corners of the building had hamocks on their balconies and they all had tables and chairs.


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Appeals Court Backs Parents in Special Education Placement
A Colorado school district must reimburse the parents of a student with learning disabilities as well as emotional and behavioral difficulties for the costs of the student's enrollment at an out-of-state residential treatment facility, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The case has been watched closely by school board groups and President Barack Obama's administration because it involves the standard for "unilateral" private school placements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Under the federal law, parents who unilaterally place a child with disabilities in a private school may win reimbursement from their local school district if the district failed to provide a free, appropriate public education, or FAPE, and certain other conditions are met.
At particular issue in the case is whether a school district may be liable for such reimbursement when a child's educational and mental-health needs are closely intertwined and the residential placement is addressing both needs.
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, in Denver, ruled 3-0 in favor of the parents of a girl who is described in court papers as having severe emotional and mental-health needs. In 2008, her parents clashed with the Jefferson County district over her education plan under the IDEA before enrolling her at Innercept, an Idaho residential facility that charges $9,800 per month, court papers say.
The parents sought reimbursement from the Jefferson County district, a request that the district rejected because it viewed the student as being hospitalized out of state and thus not a responsibility of the district. After an administrative-hearing officer ruled for the parents, the district filed a federal lawsuit. A federal district court held that the school district must reimburse the parents for the costs at Innercept except for those medical expenses involving a licensed physician.
The school district appealed to the 10th Circuit court, where it was joined in a friend-of-the-court brief by the National School Boards Association and the state school boards' groups for five of the six states that make up the 10th Circuit: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah. (Wyoming is the sixth state in the circuit.)
"School districts should not be responsible for unilateral residential placements made for medical purposes," the NSBA brief says. "Such responsibility is not only beyond the range of their competence and funding but also exceeds the requirements of the IDEA."
Meanwhile, the parents drew the support of the Obama administration, with the U.S. Department of Justice filing a friend-of-the-court brief on their side that was also signed by a lawyer for the U.S. Department of Education.
"This court should join the majority of circuit courts of appeals and adopt a test that a school district is liable under the IDEA for the cost of a residential placement, less the cost of medical treatment that can be provided only by a licensed physician, if the child's mental-health needs are so significantly intertwined with his or her educational needs that educational services cannot be provided without some mental-health treatment," the federal brief says.
While residential placements can be costly, the brief adds, "the very small number of children for whom residential placement is the least restrictive environment are among the most vulnerable and historically underserved children in need of IDEA services."
In its Dec. 28 decision in Jefferson County School District v. Elizabeth E., the 10th Circuit panel weighed whether it should adopt the "significantly intertwined" test urged by the Obama administration (and used by several other federal courts of appeals) or a test adopted by other federal circuits that says a private placement is reimbursable only when it is "primarily oriented" to enabling the child to obtain an education.
The panel decided it did not need to side with either test since the appeal before it could be resolved by a "straightforward application" of the text of the IDEA. The court held that Innercept is an accredited educational facility, and that the student received instruction designed to meet her needs. In addition, the mental-health services the student received were required for her to benefit from her instruction, and thus they were reimbursable "related services" under the federal special education law.
The court also concluded that the school district's "repeated statements that it had no obligation to [the student] under the IDEA because she was not physically present in Colorado" did not square with the IDEA, "which makes no allowance for such a condition."


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Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger Gets Conditional Thumbs Up From DOJ (Plus D7 Video With TKTM CEO Azoff)
While many thought it would not sail through regulatory scrutiny easily, and it has taken a year, the merger of two entertainment industry giants–Ticketmaster and Live Nation–can go forward as long as a certain set of conditions is met, the Department of Justice said.
And while DOJ's antitrust head, Christine Varney, told reporters today that she warned the two companies that the federal government was prepared to litigate if necessary, it–well–did not.
"We concluded the transaction as originally proposed was anti-competitive," said Varney, a statement that was pretty much negated by her decision not to block the merger, given that the conditions she set were not a stretch for the parties to meet.
Still, Varney noted: "The proposed settlement allows for strong competitors to Ticketmaster, allowing concert venues to have more and better choices for their ticketing needs, and provides for anti-retaliation provisions, which will keep the merged company in check."
We shall see about that–many are expecting even higher ticket prices and "fees."
The companies also reached an agreement with 17 State Attorneys General as part of the U.S. consent decree, as well as with the Canadian Commissioner of Competition.
Not surprisingly, shares of both West Hollywood-based Ticketmaster (TKTM) and Live Nation (LYV) of Beverly Hills, Calif., were up about 15 percent today, even though the deal still has to undergo public comment and be approved by a judge.
But after today, Ticketmaster investors will get Live Nation stock, valued at $15.49, and with its ticker retired, Ticketmaster shares will no longer trade.
Now the combined company will be able to do everything from selling tickets to booking artists to selling their T-shirts and more.
And all Live Nation and Ticketmaster have to do to operate like this is sell off a college sports ticketing unit to Comcast (CMCSA) and license ticketing software to Live Nation's nearest competitor, the Anschutz Entertainment Group.
Also, for a decade, the merged company cannot play dirty, blackballing those who decide they don't want to use its services.
With 75 big venues across the U.S. under the purview of Live Nation, that's a lot of places the world's largest concert promoter could apply pressure.
And because Ticketmaster is the dominant player in ticketing for sports and entertainment events, as well as the manager of a spate of major acts that play at those Live Nation venues, it's clear you have a very powerful entity.
It will all be led, in part, by Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff, who can be seen below in an interview with BoomTown at the seventh D: All Things Digital conference last May.
One of the most influential behind-the-scenes movers and shakers in the music industry for a long time now, Azoff talked about with me about the merger and digital forces buffeting the entertainment business.
Azoff will be the executive chairman of the merged company, which will be called Live Nation Entertainment, as well as CEO of Front Line artist management. Longtime Hollywood and Internet mogul Barry Diller is set to be chairman, and Michael Rapino will be CEO and president.
Here's the video of the D7 interview, including the very funny intro that music legend Joe Walsh of the Eagles did for Azoff (and below it, a video of a terrific version of "Life's Been Good," sung by Walsh, which it certainly is today for Ticketmaster-Live Nation):
And here's the press release from Live Nation and Ticketmaster:
LOS ANGELES and WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan 25, 2010–Live Nation, Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. today announced that they have reached agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and with the Canadian Commissioner of Competition, clearing the way for the merger of the companies. Upon closing, the company will be renamed Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. to reflect the combination of Live Nation's concert promotions expertise with Ticketmaster's world-class ticketing solutions and artist relationships.
Under the terms of the proposed final judgment filed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the companies have agreed to divest Ticketmaster's self-ticketing subsidiary, Paciolan, to Comcast-Spectacor and to license the Ticketmaster Host technology to Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc., as well as to other terms that protect competitive conditions in ticketing and promotions. Seventeen State Attorneys General also participated in the matter and have joined in the U.S. consent decree. The parties' consent agreement with the Canadian Commissioner of Competition is on substantially equivalent terms.
As previously announced, in connection with the merger, each issued and outstanding share of Ticketmaster common stock will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Live Nation common stock such that Ticketmaster stockholders will receive approximately 50.01% of the voting power of the combined company. Subject to final confirmation, the companies expect each share of Ticketmaster common stock to be cancelled and converted into the right to receive 1.474 shares of Live Nation common stock in connection with the merger and for Live Nation to issue approximately 84,613,661 shares of Live Nation common stock to Ticketmaster stockholders in the aggregate.
The combined company will be led by Michael Rapino as CEO and President of Live Nation Entertainment and Irving Azoff as Executive Chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and CEO of Front Line. Barry Diller will serve as Chairman of the Board of Live Nation Entertainment. The Board will consist of 14 directors, seven from each company.


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I've push the last couple days of changes to the CityGrid WordPress Directory and Search Plugins. I'm working to make the WordPress Plugins billable by default, so all you have to do is install, activate, plug in your publisher code and submit to our partner account management team.
Even with this push we aren't 100% there yet. I will compare my demo WordPress sites to my checklist and submit them for review. The partner account management team will give me feedback on anything I left before I can be approved as billable, and start sharing revenue from "Places that Pay".
I added the CityGrid tracker code to the places detail page for both the WordPress plugins:
Your WordPress installation should notify you of the update to the plugin, all you have to do is install it. The tracker will start providing more analytics about the traffic and interactions between your site visitors and the places you are displaying from CityGrid, which is available in your dashboard once billable.
I will run down my billable checklist tomorrow, and submit my demo sites for review. Once I hear back I will blog abou the results.Billable / Directory / Plugin / Search / Tracker / WordPress


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NEA mourns the loss of Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth
WASHINGTON - October 07, 2011 -
This week the nation lost Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, a civilrights activist who fought to ensure justice and equality. Among his many accomplishments, Rev. Shuttlesworth, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other ministers, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
"Our nation has lost a great leader with the passing of Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth," said National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel. "He was one of the great leaders of the Civil Rights movement and a visionary who understood the power of organizing and direct action."
"Rev. Shuttlesworth didn't always receive a lot of recognition, but he cared more about results, and the lives of countless people have been improved because of his bravery and sacrifices. A man of humble beginnings, Rev. Shuttlesworth's life and work stand as proof that anyone can make a difference if they have passion and courage.
"The National Education Association has always shared Rev. Shuttleworth's commitment to an equal and just society, and on behalf of all NEA members I want to express our sorrow at his passing and our gratitude for his works."
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- Teleporting preserves the looking direction and speed and even works after reloading a level or even the game. Press 4 to set the teleport location, 5 to teleport. Hold down 4 to delete the teleport point.
- Floating mode with variable speed and noclip. Press 2 to start floating and use WSAD Space Shift to navigate. E and Q will change the speed.
- Health mode prevents you from dying. Press 1 to toggle.
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Man carrying umbrella that looked like sword arrested
RIDGEFIELD -- Police from four towns rushed here Monday morning to help local police deal with a report of a man carrying a rifle near a school.
Hours later they found the man -- who was carrying an umbrella that looked like a Samurai sword.
Police charged Wilfredo M. Seda, 22, with breach of peace.
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After the 8 a.m. call that a man was carrying what appeared to be a rifle near Portland Avenue and Ethan Allen Highway, schools went on lock down and a school bus was diverted.
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The man was reportedly seen with a rifle near the Branchville train station; Branchville Elementary School is near the station, but students were not yet inside the school when the report came in.
Low said Branchville Elementary school buses were diverted to East Ridge Middle School and the students were put in the auditorium.
First Selectman Rudy Marconi said a motorist traveling on Route 7 told police he saw a man with a rifle.
Police from Westport, Norwalk, Danbury, Bethel assisted state and Ridgefield police.


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Different 'cultures': Mix n' match dating
The Background
Sometimes making a match is obvious. Say two people are into ancient Mayan ruins. Or maybe they own four Lhasa Apsos. Love is in the air, right? But other times, matchmaking is more experimental– and the outcome a surprise.
Such is the case this week.
Twenty-two-year-old Skyler showed her quirky side early.
A peddler of hand-made puppets, she reported a fondness for the work of John Irving, Kurt Vonnegut, and Maurice Sendak. When not sewing her artful creations, Skyler keeps busy blogging (which for all you oldsters means keeping a web journal).
Who to send Skyler out with? Hmmmm. How about Kurt, a 29-year-old microbiologist? No hint of quirky in his email to the Challenge. Au contraire, his CV-esque entry included his educational background (lots), his living situation (one roommate), and his take on tattoos and piercings (none!).
Not an obvious pair perhaps, but when conducting advanced matchmaking, it's best to let experiment run its course before drawing conclusions...
The Date
Jaberwoke on the Corner served as the Petrie dish...
How did you get ready?
Skyler: My brother and sister discussed what a person named Kurt might look like. I Googled "microbiologist" to find out what they do.
Kurt: I only found out that the date has been definitively established about three and a half hours beforehand, so I really didn't have time to. I got a long-overdue haircut.
Who got there first?
Skyler: I didn't want to be first, so I showed up five minutes late.
Kurt: I arrived first. I walked up to the hostess, who set me up in a booth. I ordered a beer from their Happy Hour specials, and glanced through the menu.
Were you nervous?
Skyler: Yes. I'd never been to Jaberwoke (or on a blind date) before. I calmed down 20 minutes or so into dinner... after drinking a soda in five minutes flat and knocking my napkin off the table.
Kurt: Not particularly.
Did you find your date physically attractive at the very beginning?
Skyler: Not really. He seemed sort of nervous, and I was nervous, so it didn't really help.
Kurt: I did find her attractive.
Would you say this person was your type?
Skyler: Nope. He's a different sort of dork than I am.
Kurt: Physically, yes. In terms of personality, absolutely.
How did you like their style?
Skyler: He didn't really have a style. Dark blue pants with some sort of industrial keychain hooked onto them, a short sleeve button-down shirt, brown shoes, and a huge pair of Ray Charles/Jackie O sunglasses with one arm hooked on the outside of his shirt pocket.
Kurt: Skyler was wearing a black dress with white polka dots that looked very nice on her.
What did you order?
Skyler: I drank lots of Mr. Pibb and had roast beef and brie.
Kurt: Actually, it took me practically the rest of dinner to finish that first beer. I had [a type of turkey sandwich that] Jaberwoke calls a "jub jub bird."
Skyler: We shared a plate of chips with spinach dip. The food was really good. The menu was very theme-oriented. There was even something called a Lewis Carroll somewhere below the pizza section.
Kurt: The food was fine. It's hard to make a particularly good or bad turkey sandwich, but the dip was terrific.
How was the conversation?
Skyler: We talked about puppets, cereal, siblings (he has none), microbiology, lame jokes, the spellings of things on the menu, what he's going to do with his PhD, living in Charlottesville, spiders, etc. He kept the conversation going, but almost didn't eat because of it.
Kurt: Since I had no information about Skyler before the date except her name and age, we were starting out as blank slates to each other. The conversation ran the gamut from work, school, and family to breakfast cereals.
Did you have a lot in common?
Skyler: We didn't have much in common. He likes long distance running and recently has gotten into racquetball. I have no coordination when it comes to sports.
Kurt: Not all that much, actually; our interests were a bit further apart than I might have liked.
What did you find out that was interesting about this person?
Skyler: He works with DNA, trying to cure cancer, which became sort of a running joke (about giving babies cancer instead of curing them).
Kurt: I did find out that Skyler is in a line of work that I had not been previously introduced to: She makes and sells hand puppets.
Was there anything you found out that you really liked?
Skyler: His sense of humor was similar to mine. It made me laugh pretty hard when I joked that he looked better in the dark, and he deadpanned, "So do you, kiddo."
Kurt: She was really funny. Skyler has a sense of humor that is really exceptional; it might be almost as goofy as mine.
Was there anything you really disliked?
Skyler: We're both indecisive. He had a nasty habit of prefacing his prefaces with prefaces. He said it was a symptom of his profession.
Kurt: I was a little concerned about our age difference at the beginning, but by the end I certainly didn't feel too ancient.
Did your date do anything that impressed you?
Skyler: He wasn't offended when I gave him a hard time about nearly everything.
Kurt: While we were sitting at dinner, she actually whipped out a partially completed hand puppet to show me. That was terrific.
Was there flirting? Interesting body language?
Skyler: There was a little bit of flirting.
Kurt: Not so much at the restaurant, but once we left and started strolling around, I felt that there may have been a bit more.
Did you decide to go somewhere afterwards?
Skyler: We walked around UVA grounds, tried to catch fireflies and ended up at that outdoor amphitheater with all those steps.
Kurt: I tend to think and talk better when I'm on my feet, so we strolled around the University for a while and chatted some more.
How was it towards the end?
Skyler: I had blisters from walking around in platform sandals. I got tired towards the end and was ready to go home. He walked me back to my car. I shook his hand. He hugged me. Then he handed me his number, which he'd written on a scrap of paper earlier.
Kurt: After a polite (but quick) kiss, I walked Skyler back to her car, where we exchanged telephone numbers.
Hmmmmm. There's a slight discrepancy here. Hopefully it won't skew our data...–MM
Did you have fun?
Skyler: It was the best blind date I've ever been on.
Kurt: Most definitely.
Would you see this person again?
Skyler: My sister's been talking trash about challenging him to a game of racquetball.
Kurt: I sure would. At this point it's hard to say if Skyler and I have any long-term potential, but I definitely think a couple more future dates are in order to see if it pans out.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the date?
Skyler: 8
Kurt: 8
It could take a while to fully analyze this culture, but if anything interesting grows, Matchmaker will prepare a dissertation on the subject.


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