The October 2014 issue of National Geographic features a story about western drought with photography by Aurora photographer Peter Essick. The story, called "When the Snows Fail" is a look into the current state of the American West and their persistent droughts.
According to National Geographic, "The story of the Central Valley of California is the story of much of the American West, and of other inhabited deserts around the world. We have altered the driest parts of California, Nevada, and Arizona to fulfill our ambitions, and for years we have been able to ignore their natural limits. Now a growing population and a changing climate are exposing those limits as never before."
*The above images will be available for licensing in January 2015.
To read the story in National Geographic, click here.
To see more work by Peter Essick, visit the Aurora Photos site here.
The June and July issues of Canoe & Kayak featured images by Aurora photographers Kiliii Fish and Whit Richardson.
To see more work by Kiliii Fish, visit the Aurora Photos website here.
To see more work by Whit Richardson, visit the Aurora Photos website here.
An image by Aurora photographer Chris Schmid is being featured in National Geographic's July issue as Editor's Choice. While Chris was in Brazil last year, he wanted to capture a unique view of the Criollo horses that showcased their brawny body and impressive audience. Getting the shot of the Gauchos herding the horses required him to leave his camera in a hole and fire remotely.
As Chris says, in response to a question National Geographic asked him: "I was very nervous about seeing my D3s flying in 1000 pieces by an horse step, but sometimes you need to take some risks to be able to share unique images with viewers. Otherwise we would see the same images around the world for years and years. Photography gives us the opportunity to capture a moment, so I think this moment should be THE MOMENT."
To see more work by Chris Schmid, visit the Aurora Photos website here.
KAVU Photo Series recently featured photographs by Aurora Photos photographer Joe Klementovich. The photos document Richard Dennis, a stand up paddle boarder who paddles along the coast of Maine no matter the season.
To read the story and see more photos, click here.
To see more work by Joe Klementovich, visit the Aurora Photos site here.


Center Street in Jupiter got its namesake because it was the heartbeat of the community. Today the same holds true as it is a connecter to US One and Indiantown. There is nowhere closer where you can get to the beach, I95, schools or the Gardens Mall in a more equidistant way for an affordable price.
I am interested in learning more about Pine Gardens homes.


CASTELLI'S NANO FLEX WARMERS HAVE BEEN IN THEIR COLLECTION FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND THEY HAVE FINALLY FOUND A WAY TO IMPROVE THEM. THEY HAVE ADDED AN INSERT ON THE BACK IN NANO LIGHT FABRIC TO HELP THEM BEND AROUND YOUR ELBOW OR KNEE BETTER WHILE KEEPING ALL THE WATER PROTECTION. MORE COMFORT DUE TO MORE FLEXIBILITY, AND IN A SLIGHTLY MORE COMPACT PACKAGE.
Click the button below to add the Leg Warmer: Castelli NANOFLEX+ LEGWARMER to your wish list.


The Contact Cantilever Chair is part of our new contact range and is well suited for a variety of environments including reception areas, surgery waiting rooms, staff rooms & conference rooms. The integated arm rests also feature an arm pad to ensure comfort.
This chair is made to order and as such delivery is on a 5 day lead time.


Factor-X guides and advises companies and public bodies in order to help them to understand and adopt climate change topics, to reduce their climatic footprint, to face and anticipate the consequences of global warming.
In a changing world with depleting resources, new environmental risks can affect your activities. Did you identify them all, do you have plans to reduce these risks ? To adapt to your future environment ? Could you extract development opportunities from environmental innovation ?
How many of us never had a brilliant idea that remained untapped ? How many people think it would be great to develop his/her own profession, for more personal well-being, more respect for mankind and the environment, but do not dare to do it ?
On November 5th, Factor-X will present the result of the mission about "Environmental neutrality of the Walloon agrifood sector in 2013".
26-28/03/2012 London UK - Factor-X will present the water footprint of its activities at Planet Under Pressure 2012: one of the first evaluations for service companies with very de-materialized activities!
21/09/2011 Brussels (Belgium) "Rare earth elements rush: Securing the supply by taking Ecosystem services into account"
IE : Industrial Ecology or Innovative Economy ?


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Q: Replication with two side update but one side insert I have server A and server B. I want server A can see data and changes on specific article on server B . But server B just see its own data . And also I want to update server B's data on both servers and data remain consistent. I want to prohibit the server B to see server A data As simple word I want replication with one way insert on subscriber and two way update on publisher data on both servers. Is it possible ? If it is how? Thanks

A: If I understand correctly, you want an insert on A to propagate to B but an insert on B not to propagate to A. If a record that exists on both gets updated on either side, you want that update to propagate. If a record that only exists on B gets updated it stays only on B.
The simplest way to get bi-directional replication going is to use merge replication. It can handle conflicts automatically in is therefore a good choice. See my stairway series for an introduction to merge replication: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/stairway/72401/
The additional requirement of hiding inserts on one node is easy if you can find a common property of those records that all other records don't have. If you think of the typical sale data distribution problem, you have a main database with the complete data set. The PA sales person is only interested in PA data, but if someone updates PA data in the main database she wants to know about it.
Replication allows you to specify a horizontal filter that would include only 'PA' data in the table article. The article about the merge publisher in my series has a brief introduction to horizontal filters.
If you do not have such an indicator yet, you could add a surrogate indicator, something like Repl_Ind BIT column and default it to 0 on the publisher, but change the default to 1 on the subscriber. (Or always specifically set it to 1 on the subscriber.) That way you could use the horizontal filter again.

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Felipe Otondo 'Night Studies'
Felipe Otondo 'Night Studies' quantity
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Colin Bass & Daniel Biro 'Still'
A journey through real and imaginary nocturnal soundscapes.
The three pieces included in this album, Otondo's follow-up to his 2013 release with Sargasso 'Tutuguri', were composed between 2013 and 2017 using sound samples of percussion instruments and field recordings carried out in Chile, England, Kenya and Mexico. The album was constructed as an aural journey through real and imaginary nocturnal soundscapes using as a timbral framework the wide palette of tonal and percussive sounds of the Javanese gamelan orchestra. Although there are many darker, atmospheric ambient moments throughout these 3 works, the presence of powerful rhythmic percussive elements takes the listener on some rollercoaster rides. One is sometimes reminded of artists such as Jon Hassell or the Holger Czukay and David Sylvian collaborations, but this is a very personal and unified collection of shifting, cinematic sonic night-cruises. The pieces included in this album have received various international composition prizes, among which are the 2016 Città di Udine (Italy), 2016 Computer Space (Bulgaria), 2013 Musica Nova (Czech Republic) and SYNC 2013 (Russia). Felipe Otondo (1972) studied composition at the University of York in England with Ambrose Field and Roger Marsh, focusing on electroacoustic composition and experimental theatre. His music has been played in festivals in more than 30 countries across Asia, Europe, North and South America. Felipe is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Acoustics at Universidad Austral in Chile.
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The advances in running shoes come to mind. There have been many. Along the way we witnessed the dominance of Nike evolve before our very eyes. Sure there were other players in the running boom of the 80's, but the clear winner was Nike. Although other brands have carved out their own part of the marketplace over the years, some coming, some going; Nike has been synonymous with running and most all things athletic since it's inception. But the gear is only a small part of this story.
The races themselves have changed. Wasn't so long ago that you could look for and find a 5K, 10K, 8K, 15K and occasionally a Half Marathon or Full Marathon and Half together. Walking wasn't so much a division, but there were people who took it serious, and you'd better not disrespect their commitment; even if you didn't understand it. Respect was shown rather than spoken. Runners...got runners, and the races were a triumphant conclusion to the long hard road of training for a single race in some cases. I once trained an entire year for a single race. I raced other races while training, after all, what better way to measure progress that to test yourself against other runners? What I learned in that year was that no matter what race I ran, how I finished, what my time was, my focus never changed from the race I was training for. People who knew me then might say it was an obsession, but as I have reflected over the years, I think it's more of the way it was back then; for me at least.
Today races feature more variety. There are not only theme driven races that in some cases have little to do with competition, but varied distance races that also keep things interesting. I am timing two races this year that are not a traditional 5K distance. One is 5.29K, the other is 3.21 miles. Both race distances are tied to the organizations that benefit from the races. Both are very worthy causes. Race scheduling has become quite competitive for race directors hoping to lure runners to their events. Organizers are thinking outside the box and bringing us such events as Warrior Dash type adventure/endurance racing. Color runs have become a popular option or fad that may stick around or fade like the powered colors they are known for. Foam races, Zombie runs, and even Red Dress events that are not just for the ladies anymore; have become all the rave.
So what happened to the competitive running events from 30 years ago? As road racing has evolved into running events, the calendars have become overflowing with races to choose from. People are trying new types of racing and races to attend. The popularity of the marathon has also played a part in runnings' recent leap in evolution. Companies such Competitor Group who owns the Rock and Roll Marathon series have enjoyed great success while some more traditional long standing races have fallen by the way side. Then there are Ultra Marathons, Trail Races, Triathlons and Glow Runs.
It's without a doubt a great time to participate in a race. It is also a great time to just be a runner and/or walker. Because with so many events to choose from, there is really no reason to stay home on a beautiful Saturday morning.


If I've learnt one thing in 2019 it's that I don't hate musical theatre like I've always told myself I do! With shows like Hamelton, Heathers and Eugenius making their way into my heart this year it might be time to admit that my love of theatre isn't just limited to plays. It seems fitting therefore that my last theatre review of 2018 turned out to be one of my favourite musicals of the year!
Murder for Two is a classic 'who done it' murder mystery noir entirely performed by two actors with the aid of just one piano and a whole lot of energy! Ed MacArthur plays Officer Marcus and Jeremy Legat does a mesmerising performance playing….well everyone else! Every suspect in the play is performed by Legat often at breakneck speed and he is totally captivating.
Both the dialogue and music in this wonderful two-man show is so beautifully written it's hard to find faulty. The pacing builds throughout and above all this show is utterly hilarious. I can't remember the last time I saw a show where I genuinely had a smile on my face the whole way through and laughed out loud so many times. It plays into the classic murder mystery tropes in a new way that is genuinely surprising and hilarious.
An extra point of credit should be given to the set design, despite its petite size it is wonderfully detailed and really helps set the tone. All the elements come together to make an amazing show that is a much see. Catch this before it's inevitable transfer, this has the potential to become West End staple!
Murder for Two is on at the Other Palace until the 13th of January 2019 and tickets are £24 and are available from the Other Palace website.
Tickets were provided for me in return for review, all words and opinions are my own.


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How Not To React To The Mariners Getting Mike Kickham
By Jeff Sullivan on January 14, 2015 at 10:30 PM
Hello friends. You might've noticed that, earlier today, the Mariners swung a trade with the Cubs, picking up left-handed pitcher Mike Kickham. So now you've thought to visit the incredibly popular and consistently updated USS Mariner blog to see how you're supposed to feel about this. Which is kind of one of the main purposes of blogs, right? To tell people how to feel about things? I appreciate your visit, and I'll do you one better, or one worse, or one lateral — I'll tell you how not to feel about this. Here is a variety of ways not to react to the Mariners trading for Mike Kickham today.
"Oh, great, that'll really lock up the World Series title. Nice going, Mariners. Ugh."
Why be sarcastic? Why be sarcastic and upset about something so trivial? Is this how you reacted to the Mariners dealing Matt Brazis for Justin Ruggiano? Is this how you reacted to the Mariners bringing back Mark Lowe on a minor-league contract, which is a thing that they recently did? For one thing, not every move is made with the World Series in mind. For another thing, in the event that a team does win the World Series, you can always point to contributing moves no one really expected to be contributing moves at the time. Remember when the Mariners had Yusmeiro Petit in the system? No one cared when he went to the Giants. Turned into a popular guy.
Of all the different potential responses, this is the negative one. If this is your default, you're probably just a negative person, and no one ought to have time for negative, overly critical people. However often you've been told that you're unpleasant, countless other people have kept the same feelings quiet. And, wait a second, didn't the Mariners sign Nelson Cruz for many years and too much money? Aren't you exactly the sort of fan that move was supposed to placate? Bathe in the warmth of the Nelson Cruz acquisition, you unhappy son of a bitch.
"I think this means the Mariners are looking to trade Taijuan Walker, probably soon. Can't be a coincidence."
Mike Kickham's major-league ERA has two numbers before the decimal. His Triple-A ERA is in the mid-4s, and he doesn't throw enough strikes, and his fastball hovers around 89 – 90, and the Cubs just recently designated Kickham for assignment to make roster room for Chris Denorfia, who last summer looked like toast. This has no more to do with Taijuan Walker than the Mariners acquiring Sam Gaviglio had to do with Taijuan Walker. This is like saying signing Mark Lowe means the Mariners are looking to trade Fernando Rodney. You almost literally can never have enough pitching depth.
"Time to turn around and flip Kickham for Mike Napoli. Red Sox need some more starters."
Mike Napoli, the last two years, has posted an .818 OPS. Mike Kickham, the last two years, in the major leagues, has allowed a 1.062 OPS. Kickham is with his third organization in a month. The Red Sox wouldn't trade Mike Napoli for Mike Kickham. They would trade Mike Napoli for Mike Kickham and a player to be named later, where the player to be named later is actually named immediately and his name is Kyle Seager. That would be a bad move, IMO.
"Time to turn around and flip Kickham for Ryan Howard. Phillies need some more starters."
I listened to the radio for about five minutes today, and during those five minutes, after Jack Zduriencik hung up from an interview, the hosts debated whether the Phillies had recently offered the Mariners Ryan Howard, because Zduriencik said he'd recently declined a trade for an expensive veteran that would've cost a couple young players. The hosts then praised Zduriencik for not agreeing to the deal, if it was in fact Howard, which was a complete and utter guess on their part, and not even a good one. So, in case you've been wondering whether you should listen to sports talk radio more, please find your answer in this paragraph. It's not laid out explicitly, but you're sharp enough to see it.
"I can't believe the Mariners gave up Lars Huijer for this."
Yes you can. The hardest part of this to believe is that the Mariners had a player in the system named Lars Huijer in the first place. Don't even pretend like you'd ever heard of him before. Try to pronounce Huijer out loud. Like right now, wherever you're sitting. I bet you stumbled over syllables and there's not even anyone around you to check your work and call you out. What you can't believe is that there's a name that has an H and a U and an I and a J and they're all in a row. Did you see that story about the two climbers topping out on the Dawn Wall in Yosemite earlier today? It was thought to be impossible, but they pulled it off, and you're not literally in disbelief over it. You can believe that two climbers free climbed the Dawn Wall on El Capitan. And you can believe the Mariners gave up Lars Huijer for Mike Kickham.
"I guess if he's no good, the Mariners can Kickham to the curb!"
I'm just kidding, this is a fine response. People get way too weird about puns. Puns are the new clowns. Everyone used to say they were afraid of clowns, but almost no one actually was. And now whenever there's a pun someone has or someones have to stage some artificial freakout. People act like a pun is the worst thing in the world, like it's the most horrible and offensive thing they've read in a month. You're not offended, you're just putting on a show, and here's the deep dirty secret: we all actually think puns are fun. They are fun. Everybody is wrong about puns. No, let me amend that: everybody acts wrong about puns. They don't act like they actually feel. People who freak out about puns are liars.
"What number is Mike Kickham going to wear?"
Are you buying a personalized jersey? Don't buy a personalized jersey.
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Q: What are the parameters for Option in a dirmngr dialogue? I've connected to the dirmngr using the gpg-connect-agent. Typing help gives a list of options. Trying the OPTION command, I get : argument required
Trying help OPTION I get: Not found <Dirmngr>
What are the additional fields to the OPTION command?

A: When running gpg in debug mode, the conversation with dirmngr is in the clear, so the OPTION verb is to set the different options for dirmngr, and not for retrieving the dirmngr configuration option itself.
for instance OPTION http-proxy=http://237.237.237.237:237
This wasn't displayed at first because dirmngr does a dns lookup for the keyserver to begin with and dies with a No keyserver available if it doesn't at least have an ip address associated with the keyserver.


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HOME » ROUTES » VIETNAM AIRLINES OPERATES REPATRIATION FLIGHTS TO THE US, CANADA, AND EUROPE
Vietnam Airlines Operates Repatriation Flights to the US, Canada, and Europe
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A Vietnam A350 in the Skyteam livery. Credit: Cornelius Kwok
Amid COVID-19, many foreign governments are looking to evacuate citizens back to their home country. Foreign governments charter aircraft from their national carrier(s) known as repatriation flights. According to sources, foreign governments are doing this by chartering Vietnam Airlines to fly to more than 10 countries, rescuing citizens stuck in the country due to the international travel ban.
According to a document obtained by TheExplorerBlog, Vietnam Airlines will operate flights to Canada, France, Russia, Spain, and the U.S., among others.
A Vietnam 787 departing Singapore. Credit: Panteley Shmelev
In Canada, Vietnam Airlines will operate two repatriation flights, one on April 30th, and one on May 8th, to repatriate citizens to Toronto (coming back via Vancouver), and a separate flight to Vancouver. In the U.S., Vietnam Airlines will operate two flights on May 10th and May 2nd:The first to San Francisco (SFO) and the second to Washington-Dulles (IAD).
In Europe, Vietnam Airlines will operate to Paris, Moscow, and Spain, on May 5th, 12th, and the 15th respectively. In Asia, Vietnam Airlines will operate flights to Dubai, Bangkok, and Manila on May 2nd, 14th, and 17th. Previously, Vietnam Airlines already operated a repatriation flight to Jakarta, in Indonesia which was completed successfully.
The long-haul flights will be operated by the backbone of Vietnam Airlines's long-haul fleet, mainly its A359 fleet and the B789(except for flights to Manila which will be operated by the A321). Previously operating B767s and B777s, Vietnam Airlines has opted to replace them with newer and more efficient aircraft like the A359 and B789. Currently, the airline is in the midst of receiving B78Xs which will further strengthen its fleet.
Vietnam Airlines has been looking at expanding its international offering, mainly to the United States. The FAA gave Vietnam a Class 1 rating, allowing any airline to start flights. Vietnam Airlines had applied for flights to the U.S. to destinations such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York via points like Taipei, Osaka, or Nagoya. Meanwhile, its rival Bamboo Airways had eyed A380 flights to Los Angeles via Taipei.
Pre COVID-19, Vietnam Airlines flew to Melbourne and Sydney from its hubs in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon). Credit: TheExplorerBlog | Winston Shek
Vietnam Airlines is currently suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic with little demand. Recently, in order to raise liquidity, Vietnam Airlines sold its 49% stake in the Cambodian carrier, Angkor Air. However, the domestic Vietnam market has recently been reopened, but to little demand. According to VNExpress, Vietnam Airlines is seeking $500 million USD in government support and has taken on $153 million dollars USD onto its balance sheet in the form of short term loans.
In the last decade, Vietnam Airlines has been more vulnerable as new competitors have arisen. Domesic airlines such as VietJet and Bamboo Airways have lowered the average cost of domestic airfare. Bamboo Airways is planning to fly internationally to destinations in Europe and North America, threatening Vietnam Airlines' market share. However, with the pandemic, Asian airlines like Bamboo Airways are at high risk due to the low amount of liquidity they have.
A plethora of airlines have operated repatriation flights to help transport citizens back to their origin country. From United Airlines to Azerbaijan Airlines to Lufthansa, these flights have been quite normal. In addition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have been focusing more on their cargo operations. Vietnam Airlines began cargo-only flights just last month, utilizing their passenger fleet of B789s and A350s. Many airlines are doing the same, such as Air Canada. Other airlines have focused on the increased demand in cargo to increase revenue during COVID-19 and its low demand, such as United, American, and Delta.
What are your thoughts on Vietnam Airlines' repatriation flights? Are repatriation flights necessary during these times? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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De Surinaamse Atletiek Bond (SAB) is de sportbond voor atletiek in Suriname. De bond werd op 30 december 1948 opgericht. De huidige voorzitter is Dennis Mac Donald.

De SAB is aangesloten bij de volgende overkoepelende organisaties:
 Surinaams Olympisch Comité (SOC)
 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
 CONSUDATLE (Zuid-Amerikaanse Atletiekfederatie)
 Associatie voor Pan-Amerikaanse Atletiek (APA)
 Centraal-Amerikaanse en Caraïbische Atletiek Associatie (CACAC)

Zie ook
 Atletiek in Suriname

Atletiekbond
Atletiek Bond
Surinaamse organisatie
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10,000 PEOPLE TO RECEIVE CASH FOR FOOD
By Sma Phethoka
"At least 10,000 ultra-poor beneficiaries will benefit from the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) for three months starting from April.
Mr. Kopano Masilo, the Secretary General of Lesotho Red Cross Society indicated that the Society targeted the ultra-poor households that do not get any social assistance, people with disabilities, as well as child-headed families.
According to the Mr Masilo, the beneficiaries came from 2005 households living in the districts of Butha Buthe, Mokhotlong and Thaba Tseka.
"This means M1.6 Million will be distributed to the beneficiaries per month for 3 months in a form of cash and this means a total of M10 Million", the Secretary General informed the Media during the launch of DREF that was held at the Society's premises on March 31st, 2020.
He indicated the money will be transferred to individual beneficiaries through cash transfer using local mobile networks. "we are adhering to the call of WHO about Social Distancing hence we don't want people to gather in one place", he added.
He urged the local business community that will be supplying the beneficiaries with the food items to continue with their current pricing and not to hike them.
When officially opening the launch, LRCS President Silas Mosuhli indicated that since the deadly COVID 19 has been declared a pandemic; affecting the whole world, he urged people to abide by both by the Ministry of Health as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) safety precautions against COVID 19.
Mosuhli further stated that now that LRCS has done cash transfer to the beneficiaries through mobile networks; the beneficiaries will not have to travel long distances to cash out nor purchase food; instead, they will do all these in their respective villages.
The 2005 households were identified from the following councils: Butha Buthe – Nqoe and Ngoajane community councils, Mokhotlong; – Menoaneng and Sanqebethu councils as well as Thaba-Tseba – Khutlo se metsi and Litsoetse councils.
Each beneficiary will receive M151.00 per month for three months. The money is meant to close the food gap that had been created by adverse drought in 2019/2020 planting season. The average number of family members per household is Five and that means each will receive the stipulated money.
The total amount of M 736 058.00 was injected in both Butha-Buthe and Mokhotlong, while M 594 000.00 was transferred to Thaba-Tseka in the same week.
Butha Buthe has registered 555 households equaling 2775 beneficiaries, Mokhotlong 660 households and 3300 beneficiaries and 790 for Thaba Tseka with 3950 beneficiaries
The Press was also informed that the Society made an Appeal amounting to thirty Million (M30 000.000 to assist 4600 households after DREF. It is of good value to pinpoint that the relief will last for six Months whereby the first three months will be for unconditional cash transfer while the second round will be inclusive of both cash and seeds for the next planting season.
In all these districts, the DREF team held meetings with District Administrators (DA) with the purpose of introducing the project to them, so that in case they need assistance; they find doors open to them. The first processes of the project were made successful through the collaboration and oneness between the DREF team as well as the Districts Disaster Management Teams (DDMTs)


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Re: No A$AP Rocky album?
No A$AP Rocky album?
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Now you know it wouldn't be album release Tuesday without me pointing out that there is a major album missing on Spotify. A$AP Rocky "Long.Live.A$AP" Where is it? And don't send me a link to the FAQ's section on why some albums are missing. Make It Happen!
Other than that, great job!
danc27
No new albums seem to be up yet from today. It is probably just delayed.
MattSuda
When an album is released, it takes about a day to fully show up in search and discography.
Sometimes clicking on a new track that is "unavailable" will activate and play once it figures out it just came out.
As for the albums not on Spotify that you want:
There are a few reasons why the song/album you want is not on Spotify.
Not every album or song is available on Spotify. Some artists and music labels choose not to release to Spotify.
Sometimes a music label will delay the release to Spotify.
The only thing Spotify does is upload the music that is sent to them. You can find out why some songs/artists are not on Spotify over here.
Some music labels only release to certain countries while blocking the release from the rest.
It's all about who owns the rights to the music and where they want it released to.
Music would be better if labels didn't do this, but sadly this is how the music business works.
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Thanks for the comment. I am a premium subscriber. While I cannot find it in search on mobile I can see the album at this link: http://open.spotify.com/album/1E1eyI5uGllppJZCxNoF9w which is great except I can't play any of the songs.
Oh, and I'm still waiting on the Rihanna and Taylor Swift albums... are they ever going up? It's been months!
You're right! It's up now.
Sorry Spotify I jumped the gun on this one. But you should really put it up A$AP (no pun).
Still waiting on Ri Ri and Tay Tay...
This is not solved. You cannot find the album when searching on mobile and when I manually go to the link via the spotify website the tracks are listed as unavailable.
Are you a premium subscriber? If not, that could be it. If you are, I don't know why you can't see it. It's definitely there.
Well that just cleared things right up. Thank u Matt for your valuable contribution.
You're welcome! 😃
If you still cannot play the tracks, then the artist/music label has delayed the release for a later date, or they made the release available to certain countries. (they usually release to more as time goes on depending on their music sales)


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The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament.
The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European Championships, the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The tournament held at the 1920 Summer Olympics is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. From 1920 to 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.

The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in 1930 in which twelve nations participated. In 1931, ten teams played a series of round-robin format qualifying rounds to determine which nations participated in the medal round. Medals were awarded based on the final standings of the teams in the medal round. In 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams (Pool A) played for the World Championship. The other six (Pool B) played for ranking purposes. This basic format would be used until 1992 (although small variations were made). During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system. As the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools (later renamed divisions) were introduced.

The modern format for the World Championship features 16 teams in the championship group, 12 teams in Division I, 12 teams in Division II and 12 teams in Division III. If there are more than 52 teams, the rest compete in Division IV. The teams in the championship play a preliminary round, then the top eight teams play in the playoff medal round and the winning team is crowned World Champion. Over the years, the tournament has gone through several rule changes. In 1969 body-checking in all three zones in a rink was allowed, helmets and goaltender masks became mandatory in the early 1970s and in 1992 the IIHF began using the shootout. The current IIHF rules differ slightly from the rules used in the NHL. From the 1920 Olympics until the 1976 World Championships, only athletes designated as "amateur" were allowed to compete in the tournament. Because of this, players from the National Hockey League and its senior minor-league teams were not allowed to compete, while the Soviet Union was allowed to use permanent full-time players who were positioned as regular workers of an aircraft industry or tractor industry employer that sponsored what would be presented as an after-hours amateur social sports society team for their workers. In 1970, after an agreement to allow just a small number of its professionals to participate was rescinded by the IIHF, Canada withdrew from the tournament. Starting in 1977, professional athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament and Canada re-entered. The IIHF requires that players are citizens of the country they represent and allow players to switch national teams provided that they play in their new nation for a certain period of time.

Canada was the tournament's first dominant team, winning the tournament 12 times from 1930 to 1952. The United States, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Great Britain and Switzerland were also competitive during this period. The Soviet Union first participated in 1954 and soon became rivals with Canada. From 1963 until the nation's breakup in 1991, the Soviet Union was the dominant team, winning 20 championships out of 26. During that period, only three other nations won medals: Canada, Czechoslovakia and Sweden. Russia first participated in 1992 and the Czech Republic and Slovakia began competing in 1993. In the 2000s, the competition became more open as the "Big Six" teams–Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States–have become more evenly matched.

As this tournament takes place during the same period as the later stages of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs, many of that league's top players are not available to participate for their national teams or have only become available after their NHL teams have been eliminated, after playing 90+ games. North American teams, and especially the United States, have been criticized for not taking this tournament seriously. For example, USA Hockey often sent teams made up of younger NHL players alongside college players, not using top level stars even when they are available.

The 2015 World Championship, held in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic, was the most successful to date in terms of overall attendance; it was visited by 741,690 people and average attendance was at 11,589.

Background

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the sport's governing body, was created on 15 May 1908 under the name Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LHG). In 1908, organized ice hockey was still relatively new; the first organized indoor ice hockey game took place on 3 March 1875 at Montreal's Victoria Skating Rink. In 1887, four clubs from Montreal formed the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) and developed a structured schedule. Lord Stanley donated the Stanley Cup and the trustees decided to award it to either the best team in the AHAC, or to any pre-approved team that won it in a challenge. The Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) was formed in 1905, which mixed paid and amateur players in its rosters. The ECAHA eventually folded and as a result of the dissolution, the National Hockey Association (NHA) formed.

The Ice Hockey European Championships, first held in Les Avants, Switzerland in January 1910, were the precursor to the World Championships. It was the first official tournament meant for national teams, the participating nations were Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. In North America, professional hockey was continuing to grow, the National Hockey League (NHL), the largest professional hockey league in the world, was formed in 1917. The European Championships were held for five consecutive years but were not held from 1915 to 1920 due to World War I.

History

1920–1928: Olympic Games

The IIHF considers the ice hockey tournament held at the 1920 Summer Olympics to be the first Ice Hockey World Championship. It was organized by a committee that included future IIHF president Paul Loicq. The tournament was played from 23 to 29 April. Seven teams participated: Canada, Czechoslovakia, the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, France and Belgium. Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Falcons, won the gold medal, outscoring opponents 27–1. The United States and Czechoslovakia won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Following the 1921 Olympic Congress in Lausanne, the first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, though they were only officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as such in the following year.

Subsequently, every Olympic tournament up to and including the 1968 Winter Olympics is counted as the World Championship. Canada won the gold medal at both the 1924 and 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928, the Swedish and Swiss teams won their first medals–silver and bronze, respectively–and a German team participated for the first time, finishing ninth.

1930–1953: Canadian dominance

The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in 1930. It was held in Chamonix, France; Vienna, Austria; and Berlin, Germany. Canada, represented by the Toronto CCMs, defeated Germany in the gold medal game, and Switzerland won the bronze. Canada, represented by the Manitoba Grads, won the following year, and the Winnipeg Winnipegs won Gold for Canada at the 1932 Winter Olympics. At the 1933 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the United States won the gold medal, becoming the first non-Canadian team to win the competition. As of 2023, it is the only gold medal the United States has won at a non-Olympic tournament.
Two days before the 1936 Winter Olympics in Germany, Canadian officials protested that two players on the British team—James Foster and Alex Archer—had played in Canada but transferred without permission to play for clubs in the English National League. The IIHF agreed with Canada, but Britain threatened to withdraw if the two could not compete. Canada withdrew the protest before the games started. Britain became the first non-Canadian team to win Olympic gold, with the United States taking bronze. Canada won the remainder of the World Championship tournaments held in the 1930s. The 1939 World Championships marked the first time that a team from Finland competed in the tournament. World War II forced the cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics and the World Championships from 1941 to 1946.

Following World War II, Czechoslovakia's team was quickly improving. They won the 1947 World Championships, although a Canadian team had not participated in the event. In 1949, they became the third nation to win a World Championship tournament that Canada participated in. During the run-up to the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a conflict broke out with the two American hockey bodies: the American Hockey Association (AHA, a forerunner to USA Hockey) and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The AAU refused to support the AHA's team because they believed that AHA players were "openly paid salaries" and at the time, the Olympics were strictly for amateur players. A compromise was reached that the AHA team would be allowed to compete but would be considered unofficial and unable to win a medal. By the end of the tournament, the AHA team finished fourth in the standings. Both Czechoslovakia and the RCAF Flyers of Canada won seven games and tied when they played each other. The gold medal winner was determined by goal average: Canada won the gold because they had an average of 13.8 compared to Czechoslovakia's average of 4.3.

At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the Edmonton Mercurys won Canada's second consecutive Olympic gold medal and their 15th World Championship in 19 competitions. It was the last time that a Canadian team would win an Olympic gold medal in hockey for 50 years. At the 1953 tournament, reigning champion Canada did not attend, while the team from Czechoslovakia withdrew because of the death of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, leaving only Sweden, West Germany, and Switzerland competing in the top division. Sweden finished the tournament undefeated and won their first World Championship.

1954–1962: Canada-Soviet Union rivalry

The 1954 World Championships has been described by the IIHF as "the start of the modern era of international hockey." The tournament saw the first participation of the Soviet Union in international competition. The Soviet Union had organized its first ice hockey league in 1946, having previously focused on bandy. Led by coach Arkady Chernyshev, the Soviet national team finished their first six games undefeated. Canada, represented by the East York Lyndhursts, was also undefeated and, in the final game of the tournament, the two teams met for the first time in international competition. The Soviet Union won the game 7–2, becoming the fifth team to win a World Championship tournament. The 1955 World Championship was held in West Germany, and the two teams again met in the final game of the tournament. The game was so high profile in Canada that announcer Foster Hewitt flew to West Germany to provide play-by-play coverage. Both teams were undefeated and Canada, represented by the Penticton Vees, defeated the Soviets 5–0 to reclaim the World Championship. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen lost to both the Soviets and the United States in the medal round and won the bronze. The Soviets went undefeated and won their first Olympic ice hockey gold medal. It would be seven years until the Soviet Union won another World Championship.

The 1957 World Championships were held in Moscow. Canada and the United States did not participate in protest of the Soviet occupation of Hungary. Most of the games were held in the Luzhniki Sports Palace, but the Soviet officials decided to hold the final game in a nearby outdoor soccer stadium. The game was attended by at least 55,000 people, which stood as a World Championship attendance record until 2010. In the final game, Sweden edged the Soviet Union to finish with six wins and one tie (the Soviet Union had five wins and two ties) and won the gold medal. Canada returned to the World Championship in 1958 and won two consecutive titles, with the Soviets winning silver both times. At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Sweden were the top four teams heading into the Games. All four were defeated by the American team, which won all seven games en route to its first Olympic gold medal.

In 1961, Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union and tied Canada to make it a three-way race for gold. In the final game, Canada defeated the Soviets 5–1 to win their nineteenth gold medal. The Trail Smoke Eaters became the final club team to represent Canada. The following year, Canada implemented a national team program, led by Father David Bauer. Canada would not win another world championship gold until 1994. In 1962, the World Championships were held in North America for the first time. The tournament was held in Denver, United States, and was boycotted by the Soviet and Czechoslovak teams. Sweden defeated Canada for the first time in the history of the competition and won their third gold medal.

1963–1976: Soviet dominance

At the 1963 World Championships in Stockholm, the Soviet Union won the gold medal, beginning a streak of nine consecutive World Championship golds. The 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria marked the first time that Canada failed to win an Olympic medal in hockey. The Soviet Union won all seven of their games and the gold medal, but Canada finished the tournament with five wins and two losses, putting them in a three-way tie for second place with Sweden and Czechoslovakia. Prior to 1964, the tie-breaking procedure was based on goal difference from games against teams in the medal round and under that system, Canada would have placed third ahead of the Czechoslovaks. The procedure had been changed to count all games and that meant the Canadians finished fourth. However, the Olympics also counted as the World Championships, and under IIHF rules, Canada should have won a World Championship bronze. In April 2005, the IIHF admitted that a mistake had occurred and announced that they had reviewed the decision and would award the 1964 Canadian team a World Championship bronze medal. However, two months later, the IIHF over-turned their decision and rejected an appeal in September.

The Soviets dominated the remainder of the decade. Following 1963, the team went undefeated in Olympic and World Championship competition for four years. Their streak was broken by Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Despite the loss, the Soviets still won gold. It was the last time that the Olympics were also counted as the World Championships. In 1969, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia played "the most emotionally charged games in the history of international hockey." The rights to host the tournament had originally been awarded to Czechoslovakia but they were forced to decline the rights following the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of the nation in August 1968. The tournament was held in Stockholm, Sweden, and with these international tensions, the Czechoslovak team was determined to defeat the Soviets. They won both of their games 2–0 and 4–3 but despite these wins, the Czechoslovaks lost both of their games to Sweden and won bronze.

With European teams using their best players who are de facto professionals, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) felt their amateur players could no longer be competitive and pushed for the ability to use players from professional leagues. At the IIHF Congress in 1969, the IIHF voted to allow Canada to use nine non-NHL professional players at the 1970 World Championships. The rights to host the tournament were awarded to Canada for the first time–in Montreal and Winnipeg. However, the decision to allow the use of professionals was reversed in January 1970. IOC president Avery Brundage was opposed to the idea of amateur and professional players competing together and said that ice hockey's status as an Olympic sport would be in jeopardy if the change was made. In response, Canada withdrew from International ice hockey competition. Canada's ice hockey team did not participate in the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics. Canada also waived their rights to host the 1970 World Championship, so it was held in Stockholm, Sweden instead.

Led by goaltender Vladislav Tretiak and forwards Valeri Kharlamov, Alexander Yakushev, Vladimir Petrov and Boris Mikhailov, the Soviet Union won gold at the 1970 and 1971 World Championships and the 1972 Winter Olympics. 1972 marked the first time that both the Olympics and World Championships were held in the same year as separate events. At the World Championships in Prague, the Czechoslovak team ended the Soviet team's streak and won their first gold since 1949. The Soviet team quickly returned to their winning ways, winning 1973 and 1974 World Championships. However, during the latter tournament, the Czechoslovak team defeated the Soviets 7–2. It was one of the biggest margins the Soviet team had ever lost by in an official game. The 1976 World Championships were held in Katowice, Poland. On the opening day of the tournament, Poland defeated the Soviet Union 6–4 thanks to a hat-trick from forward Wieslaw Jobczyk and the goaltending of Andrzej Tkacz. It was one of the biggest upsets in international hockey history; two months earlier at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Poland had lost 16–1 to the Soviets. The Soviets lost two more games and won the silver, and Czechoslovakia won gold. Poland finished seventh and was relegated to Pool B, the division in which teams play for ranking purposes and not the championship (now known as Division I).

1976–1987: First years of open competition
Günther Sabetzki became president of the IIHF in 1975 and helped to resolve the dispute with the CAHA. The IIHF agreed to allow "open competition" of all players in the World Championships, and moved the competition to later in the season so players not involved in the NHL playoffs could participate. However, NHL players were still not allowed to play in the Olympics, because of both the unwillingness of the NHL to take a break mid-season and the IOC's strict amateur-only policy. The IIHF also agreed to endorse the Canada Cup, a competition meant to bring together the best players from the top hockey-playing countries.

The 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships in Katowice were the first to feature professionals although in the end only the United States made use of the new rule, recalling eight pros from the NHL's Minnesota North Stars and the WHA's Minnesota Fighting Saints. The first fully open World Championship was held in 1977 in Vienna, Austria, and saw the first participation of active Canadian NHL players, including two-time NHL MVP Phil Esposito. Sweden and Finland also augmented their rosters with a few NHL and WHA players. Many of the players on the Canadian team were not prepared for the tournament and were unfamiliar with the international game. The team finished fourth, losing both games to the Soviet Union by a combined score of 19–2. Czechoslovakia won gold, becoming the third team (after Canada and the Soviet Union) to win consecutive championships.

As a result of these events, full world championship status was given to the IIHF World Under-20 Championship, which had been held annually since 1974 as an unofficial invitational tournament. Colloquially known as the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, the event was structured after the World Championships, but limited to players under the age of 20. The World Under-18 Championship was established in 1999 and typically held in April. It usually does not involve some of the top North American-based players because they are involved in junior league playoffs at the time.

Starting in 1978, the Soviet team won five consecutive World Championships, and had an unbeaten streak that
lasted from 1981 through the 1984 Winter Olympics and until 1985. During that period, Canada remained competitive, winning three bronze medals. World Championship tournaments were
not held in 1980, 1984 or 1988–the Olympic years.

The 1987 World Championships in Vienna were over-shadowed by several controversies. At the beginning of the tournament, the roster of the West German team included Miroslav Sikora, a Polish-German forward who had previously played for Poland at the 1977 World Under-20 Championship. Sikora became a naturalized citizen of West Germany and played in the first three games, scoring a goal in a 3–1 win over Finland. Following the game, Finland launched a protest, demanding that the result be over-turned because the West Germans had used an
ineligible player. At the time, players were not allowed to switch nationalities under any circumstances and the IIHF agreed to overturn the result and award the two points to Finland. This angered West German officials, who filed a protest in an Austrian court. The court agreed with the West Germans, overturning the IIHF decision and allowing them to keep their points. The result affected the final standings because had the IIHF's decision stood, Finland would have advanced to the medal round instead of Sweden. However, the Finns finished out of the medal round, and Sweden won their first gold medal since 1962. The tournament format also became controversial because the Soviet Union finished undefeated in the preliminary round but the Swedish team, which had lost three games in the preliminary round, won on goal differential because of a 9–0 win over Canada in the medal round.

1989–1992: Fall of the Iron Curtain

Before 1989, players that lived in the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and other nations behind the Iron Curtain were not allowed to leave and play in the NHL. In March 1989, Sergei Pryakhin became the first member of the Soviet national team who was permitted to play for a non-Soviet team. Several Soviet players, including Igor Larionov and Viacheslav Fetisov, wanted to leave and play in the NHL. Soviet officials agreed to allow players to leave if they played one final tournament with the national team. Players agreed to this, and the Soviet Union won its 21st World Championship. Shortly after, Soviet players began to flood into the NHL. Many of the Soviet Union's top players left, including the entire "Green Unit"–Larionov, Fetisov, Vladimir Krutov, Sergei Makarov and Alexei Kasatonov. The following year, the Soviet team won their final title at the 1990 World Championships. In 1991, Swedish forward Mats Sundin–the first European player to be drafted first overall in the NHL–led his team to the gold medal. The Soviets won bronze–the last medal the team would ever win.

The Soviet Union dissolved in December 1991. Nine former Soviet republics became part of the IIHF and began competing in international competitions, including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia (which returned after a 52-year-long absence due to having been occupied by the Soviet Union) and Ukraine; the largest, Russia, succeeded the USSR. With this flood of new teams, the IIHF expanded the number of spots from eight to twelve. From 1963 to 1991, only four teams won a World Championship medal: the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia (failing to win a medal only three times), Sweden and Canada. The Soviets won a medal in every tournament they participated in (1954 to 1991). At the 1992 World Championships, Sweden won their second consecutive gold. Finland won the silver medal, the nation's first ever World Championship medal (the Finnish team had previously won a silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics).

1993–present
Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in January 1993. The IIHF recognized the Czech Republic's team as the successor to Czechoslovakia and it retained its position in the top division. Slovakia's team began in the lowest division (Pool C) in 1994 and was forced to work its way up. Following this, the next decade was dominated by the so-called "Big Six"–Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. From 1992 to 1996, five different teams won the World Championship. At the 1993 World Championships, Russia won its first title as an independent nation and the Czech Republic won its first medal (bronze). In 1994, the Canadian team finished the preliminary round undefeated and defeated Finland in the final to win their first World Championship since 1961. The following year in Sweden, the Finnish team won its first ever World Championship. Led by their top line of Saku Koivu, Ville Peltonen and Jere Lehtinen, the Finns defeated rival Sweden in the gold medal game. At the 1995 Pool B championships, Slovakia, led by Peter Šťastný won Pool B and was promoted to the top division, where it has remained ever since. In 1996, the Czech Republic won its first World Championship as a separate country. During this period, the United States was the only one of the "Big Six" not to win the World Championship, although they did win the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and their bronze at that year's World Championship was their first medal since 1962.
In the mid-1990s, several new teams such as Slovakia, Latvia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine were quickly improving and older nations such as Austria, France, Italy, Norway and Switzerland were at risk of being relegated to Pool B. The IIHF feared that it would lose advertising revenue if that happened, so the number of teams was increased to 16 starting in 1998.

From 1996 to 2001, the Czech Republic won six consecutive World Championship medals, including World Championship gold from 1999 to 2001, as well as gold at the 1998 Winter Olympics. In 2002, the Czechs were favoured to win, but were upset in the quarter final by Russia. In the gold medal game between Russia and Slovakia, Slovakian Peter Bondra scored in the final two minutes of the game and the nation won its first ever World Championship. At the 2003 World Championships, Sweden made one of the biggest comebacks in tournament history, rallying from a 5–1 deficit in their quarterfinal game against Finland to win 6–5. The gold medal game between Canada and Sweden went into overtime. Canada's Anson Carter scored the winning goal 13 minutes into play, but the goal had to be reviewed for ten minutes to determine if the puck had crossed the line. In a rematch of the two nations the following year, Canada won and repeated as champions.

The 2004–05 NHL season was locked out, and eventually cancelled, because of a labour dispute between the league and the players. The 2005 World Championships, which featured more top players than normal, was won by the Czech Republic. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Sweden won the gold medal over Finland. Three months later, Sweden defeated the Czech Republic and won the 2006 World Championships. They became the first team to win Olympic gold and a separate World Championship tournament in the same year. At the 2007 World Championship in Moscow, Canada defeated Finland to win the gold medal. The following year, the tournament was held in Canada for the first time. Russia defeated the home team to win their first gold medal since 1993. The Russian team successfully defended their title with a 2–1 win over Canada in 2009.
In 2009, NHL Players' Association director Paul Kelly suggested that the World Championships be held every other year and that the NHL go on break to allow full player participation. IIHF president René Fasel responded that the tournament has television contracts and hosting commitments and that a large change would be difficult to put in place.

The 2010 tournament took place in Germany. The first game, between Germany and the United States, was played at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen and was attended by 77,803 people, setting a new record for the most attended game in hockey history. The tournament was noted for having several surprising preliminary round results, including: Switzerland beating Canada for the first time in World Championship play; Norway defeating eventual champions the Czech Republic; and Denmark upsetting Finland and the United States en route to their first ever quarterfinal appearance. The German team, which had finished 15th in 2009 and only avoided relegation to Division I because they were set to host the 2010 tournament, advanced to the semi-finals for the first time since the new playoff format was adapted. They finished fourth, losing to Sweden in the bronze medal game. In the gold medal game, the Czech Republic defeated the Russian team, winning gold.

The 2011 tournament was held in independent Slovakia for the first time. Finland won its second world championship with a 6–1 victory over Sweden. The Czech Republic won the bronze medal over Russia.

The 2012 tournament was held in Sweden and Finland. Russia beat Slovakia in the final, while the Czech Republic beat Finland in the bronze medal game.

In 2013, Switzerland finished the preliminary round undefeated before losing the gold medal game 5–1 to co-hosts Sweden. Switzerland's silver medal was the first for the nation since 1953. Sweden's gold made them the first team to win the tournament at home since the Soviet Union in 1986.

The 2014 tournament was held for the first time in independent Belarus in spite of concerns of the human rights abuses perpetrated by the authoritarian government. The tournament saw more upsets by the less prominent ice-hockey nations. France had beaten Canada for the second time in the modern history and made it to the quarterfinals. Eventual finalist Finland lost to Latvia and made it to the quarterfinals only due to a shootout win over Switzerland. The tournament was won by Russia (which had a stacked NHL squad compared to other teams who sent in younger players after the 2014 Winter Olympics), Finland won silver and Sweden won bronze defeating the Czech Republic.

The 2015 tournament was held in Prague and Ostrava, it was the most attended championship in history. It was to be the last appearance of Jaromír Jágr on the Czech national hockey team, and the home crowd had great expectations for its national team, who had failed to win a gold medal since 2010, matching its longest run without a win since the break-up of Czechoslovakia. However, the tournament was dominated by an excellent Canadian team, which went undefeated and beat Russia 6–1 in the gold medal match. Its captain, Sidney Crosby joined the Triple Gold Club, becoming the first player to achieve that honour as captain of each winning team. The bronze was won by the United States, leaving the Czechs with a second consecutive fourth place.

The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament structure

History

The first World Championship to be held as an individual event was in 1930. Twelve different nations participated. Canada's team was given a bye to the gold medal game, and the rest of the nations played an elimination tournament to determine which nation would also play for the gold.

In 1931, the World Championships switched to a similar format to what was used at the Olympics. Ten teams played series of round-robin format qualifying rounds were played to determine which nations participated in the medal round. Medals were awarded based on the final standings of the teams in the medal round. The format was changed several times in the 1930s, in some years there was a gold medal game, while in others the gold medal was awarded based on points.

In 1937, the tournament format was again switched to being similar to the version used at the Olympics. A preliminary round involving 11 teams was played, then the top four advanced to the medal round and medals were awarded based on points; no gold medal game was played. A gold medal game was played in 1938; it was the last gold medal game played in the World Championships until 1992.

In 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams (Pool A) played for the World Championship. The other six (Pool B) played for ranking purposes. Generally eight teams played in the top-level Championship, although the number varied over the years, going as low as three (in 1953) and as high as twelve (in 1959). The same format was used until 1992. The format was criticized because often the gold medal winner was decided before the final game was played, such as at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system.

As the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools were introduced. Pool C games were first played in 1961 and Pool D was introduced in 1987. In 2001, the pools were renamed: Pool B became Division I, Pool C became Division II and Pool D became Division III.

Modern Champion Group, Division I, II and III format
The modern format for the World Championship features a minimum of 52 teams: 16 teams in the main championship group, 12 teams in Division I, 12 teams in Division II and 12 teams in Division III. If there are more than 52 teams, the rest compete in Division IV.

From 2000 to 2011, the teams were divided into four groups and played each other in a round robin format preliminary round, and the top 3 teams in each group advance into the qualifying round. The qualifying round is another round of group play with two groups of six, with the top four teams in each group advancing into the knockout playoff stage. The bottom four teams in the preliminary round played in another group as well; this group determined relegation. After a round-robin format, the bottom two teams were usually relegated to play in Division I the following year.

From 1998 and 2004, the IIHF held a "Far East" qualifying tournament for Asian teams with an automatic berth in the championship division on the line. Japan always won this tournament, but finished last at every World Championship except in 2004, when they finished 15th. The IIHF discontinued the qualifying tournament following the 2004 tournament, and Japan was relegated to compete in Division I.

Champion group format from 2012
The main group features 16 teams. The 16 teams are split into two groups based on their world ranking. The ranking is based on the standings of the last Winter Olympics and the last four World Championships. The results of more recent tournaments have a higher weight in the ranking. The last World Championship has 100% value, the tournament before 75% and so on. The Olympic tournament has the same value as the World Championship the same year.

Beginning with the 2012 tournament, the qualifying round was eliminated, and the 16 teams divided into two groups of eight, with each team playing seven games in the preliminary round.

The top four teams from these groups advanced to the knockout playoff stage. In the quarterfinals, the first place team from one group played the fourth place team from the opposite group, and the second place team from one group played the third place team from the opposite group. The winners advanced to the semi-finals. In cases where the quarter-final venues were deemed too far apart to allow easy travel between them, the teams stayed within their groups for the quarters. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals, with the winners of the semi-finals advancing to the gold medal game and the losers advancing to the bronze medal game.

Also starting in 2012, the relegation round was eliminated. Instead, the eighth-place team in each group was relegated to Division I.

Division I, II and III formats from 2012
Division I is split into two groups of six, both groups play in round robin tournaments independent of each other and the championship division. Previously the top team from both groups was promoted to the championship, while the bottom team was relegated to Division II. Beginning in 2012, the top two teams from the 'A' group were promoted to the championship, the bottom team was exchanged with the group 'B' winner, and that group's last place team was sent to Division II.

Division II works similarly to Division I, with two six-team groups where group 'A' promotes one team to Division I and group 'B' exchanges its last placed team with Division III. Division III is now composed of one group of six, and if more than six nations register for this, the lowest level, then a qualification tournament will be held.

Division IV from 2020
The IIHF introduced Division IV, in the 2020 tournament. Kyrgyzstan hosted the 2022 Division IV Championship.

Rules

Game rules

At the first tournament in 1920, there were many differences from the modern game: games were played outdoors on natural ice, forward passes were not allowed, the rink was 56x18 metres (the current International standard is 61x30 metres) and two twenty-minute periods were played. Each side had seven players on the ice, the extra position being the rover. Following the tournament, the IIHF held a congress and decided to adopt the "Canadian rules"–six men per side and three periods of play.

At an IIHF congress in 1969, officials voted to allow body-checking in all three zones in a rink similar to the NHL. Prior to that, body-checking was only allowed in the defending zone in international hockey. The IIHF later described the rule change as "arguably the most substantial and dramatic rule changes in the history of international hockey" because it allowed for a more aggressive game. The rule, which was first applied at the 1970 World Championships, was controversial: IIHF president Bunny Ahearne feared it would make ice hockey "a sport for goons." Several other rule changes were implemented in the early 1970s: players were required to wear helmets starting in 1970 and goaltender masks became mandatory in 1972. In 1992, the IIHF switched to using a playoff system to determine medalists and decided that tie games in the medal round would be decided in a shootout. The IIHF decided to test a new rule in 1997 that would allow two-line passes. Prior to that, the neutral zone trap had slowed the game down and reduced scoring. At the 1997 World Championships, teams were allowed to decide if they wanted to test the rule. Although no team accepted the offer, the rule was adopted. The IIHF described it as "the most revolutionary rule change since allowing body-checking in all three zones in 1969. [...] The new rule almost immediately changed the game for the better. The 1999 IIHF World Championship in Norway was a stark contrast to the finals the year before with many more goals scored and with end-to-end action – not defence – dominating play."

The current IIHF rules differ slightly from the rules used in the NHL. One difference between NHL and IIHF rules is rink dimensions: the NHL rink is narrower, measuring 61x26 metres (200x85 feet), instead of the international size of 61x30.5metres (200x100feet). Another rule difference between the NHL and the IIHF rules concerns how icings are called. As of the 2013–14 regular NHL season, a linesman stops play due to icing using the hybrid icing method, instead of the former method, where a defending player (other than the goaltender) touched the puck before an attacking player was able to, in contrast to the IIHF rules that use "no-touch" icing, where play is stopped the moment the puck crosses the goal line. The NHL and IIHF differ also in penalty rules. The NHL, in addition to the minor and double minor penalties called in IIHF games, calls major penalties which are more dangerous infractions of the rules, such as fighting, and have a duration of five minutes. This is in contrast to the IIHF rule, in which players who fight are ejected from the game.

Since the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted several new rules. Some of them were already used by the IIHF, such as the shootout and making the two-line pass legal. Others which were not picked up by the IIHF, such as requiring smaller goaltender equipment and the addition of the goaltender trapezoid to the rink. However, the IIHF did agree to follow the NHL's league's zero-tolerance policy on obstruction and required referees to call more hooking, holding and interference penalties. In 2006, the IIHF voted to eliminate tie games and institute a three-point system: wins in regulation time would be worth three points, overtime wins would be two points and over-time losses would be worth one point. The system was first used at the 2007 World Championships.

Since 2019, the World Championships banned the shootout for the Gold Medal Game. Multiple 20-minute golden goal overtime periods of 3-on-3 are played until whoever scores, which wins the game.

Player eligibility
The World Championships have been open to all players, both professional and amateur, since 1977. The IIHF lists the following requirements for a player to be eligible to play:

"Each player must be under the jurisdiction of an IIHF member national association."
"Each player must be a citizen of the country he represents."
 Each player must be at least 18 years of age on the day the respective championship starts, or be at least 16 and obtain an under age waiver

If a player who has never played in an IIHF competition changes their citizenship, they must participate in national competitions in their new country for at least two consecutive years and have an international transfer card (ITC). If a player who has previously played in an IIHF tournament wishes to change their national team, they must have played in their new country for four years. A player can only do this once.

As this tournament takes place during the same time period as the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL players generally only become available if their respective NHL team missed the playoffs, or once they have been eliminated from Stanley Cup contention. It is therefore common for several NHL players to join the World Championships while the tournament is already in progress.

Divisions

As of 2020, the IIHF World Championships are split up into five different divisions. This is the alignment of the divisions, accurate as of the 2018 IIHF World Ranking. Teams that are not ranked are not included here, for a full list of IIHF members, see List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Keys:
 Promoted
 Never been promoted/relegated (began in that division/group)
 Relegated
E.G. ; 1953 – this means that the team was relegated to that division for the 1953 competition, and have been there ever since.

Championship

The Championship division comprises the top sixteen hockey nations in the world. The 85th championship was held from 13 to 29 May 2022, in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland.

Teams for the 2022 IIHF World Championship were:

Table updated 10/12/22

A. The IIHF recognizes Bohemia, which joined in 1908, and Czechoslovakia as the predecessors to the Czech Republic, which officially became a member in 1993.
B. The IIHF recognizes the Soviet Union, which joined in 1952, as the predecessor to Russia, which officially became a member in 1992.

C. On 28 February 2022, IIHF decided to expel Russia and Belarus from the tournament due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Division I

Division I comprises twelve teams. Group A teams compete for promotion to the Elite Division with the loser being relegated to Division I Group B. Group B teams compete for promotion to Division I Group A while the loser is relegated to Division II Group A. In 2023, Group A games will be played in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 29 April to 5 May, and Group B games were played in Tallinn, Estonia from 23 to 29 April.

Table updated 10/12/2022

D. The IIHF recognizes Yugoslavia, which joined in 1939, and Serbia and Montenegro as the predecessors to Serbia, which officially became a member in 2007.

Division II

Division II comprises twelve teams. Group A teams compete for promotion to Division I Group B with the loser being relegated to Division II Group B. Group B teams compete for promotion to Division II Group A while the loser is relegated to Division III. In 2023, Group A games will be played in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and Group B games will be played in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April.

Table updated 10/12/2022

Division III

Division III comprises twelve teams. Group A teams compete for promotion to Division II Group B with the loser being relegated to Division III Group B. Group B teams compete for promotion to Division III Group A while the loser is relegated to Division IV. In 2023, Group A games will be played in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 to 23 April and Group B games will be played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 February to 5 March.

Table updated 10/12/2022

Division IV

Division IV comprises four teams. Teams compete for promotion to Division III Group B. In 2023 games will be played in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 23 to 26 March.

Table updated 10/12/2022

Overall participation totals

84 championships (as of 2022); 63 teamsKey:  Current division (if no window is coloured, country doesn't play in any competition in the current year)

Directorate awards

Since 1954, the IIHF has given awards for play during the World Championship tournament. Voted on by the tournament directorate, the first awards recognised the top goaltender, forward and defenceman. In 1999, an award for the most valuable player was added. There is also an all-star team voted on by members of the media. In 2004, Canadian Dany Heatley became the first player to lead in scoring, win the MVP award, win the best forward award and be named to the all-star team in the same year. He repeated the feat in 2008.

See also
 List of IIHF World Championship medalists
 IIHF World Women's Championship
 Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
 4 Nations Cup
 List of IIHF World Championships by attendance
 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
 List of IIHF World Under-20 Championship medalists
 World Para Ice Hockey Championships

Notes

References

Bibliography

External links

World Championships – official website
Result archive – Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
Results archive (in French) – Comprehensive results and commentary of international hockey since 1902.
Official IIHF Statutes and Bylaws

International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments

May sporting events
Recurring sporting events established in 1920
Ice hockey events


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Minor League Box Scores 2021
Minor League round up, Aug. 17
A round up of the San Francisco Giants Minor League affiliates.
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Infielder Tyler Fitzgerald had his 17th homer of the year for High-A Eugene
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The Sacramento River Cats scheduled game on Tuesday was postponed, but it was still a full and exciting day on the San Francisco Giants farm.
Let's dive into it.
Link to the 2021 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL)
All listed positions are the positions played in that game.
AA Richmond (44-47)
Richmond Flying Squirrels lost to the Erie SeaWolves (Tigers) 2-1 (10 innings)
It was a rather uninteresting day for Richmond. They scored a run in the 1st inning to take the lead, then allowed the tying run in the 2nd inning, then watched seven innings go by without a run, then allowed the ghost runner to score in the 10th and that was it.
Suffice to say it was a strong pitching day, starting with RHP Aaron Blair, who pitched 5 innings and gave up just 3 hits, 1 walk, and 1 earned run, with 5 strikeouts. LHP Luis Amaya, who has struggled a bit this year (5.53 ERA) had a dominant relief appearance, with 5 strikeouts in 3 perfect innings.
But needless to say, the offense didn't do much, and the team scored their lone run on a wild pitch, so there wasn't even an RBI. Three batters reached base twice though: right fielder Diego Rincones (No. 37 CPL) and shortstop Mitchell Tolman, who both had a pair of singles, and first baseman David Villar who had a double and a walk.
Tolman, Villar, and second baseman Simon Whiteman combined for one helluva defensive play, too.
TOLMAN ➡ WHITEMAN ➡ VILLAR pic.twitter.com/akCCxkGSpI
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) August 18, 2021
High-A Eugene (53-38)
Eugene Emeralds beat the Everett AquaSox (Mariners) 10-9
The Emeralds overcame a 7-0 deficit in a single inning, which was pretty cool.
After sporting a sensational 1.122 OPS in Low-A, left fielder Jairo Pomares (No. 14 CPL) made his High-A debut on Tuesday and wasted no time getting settled in. The sweet-swinging lefty hit 3-4 with a double, and also recorded an outfield assist at third base. Have yourself a debut!
Pomares with the pop!
Eugene's newest addition ties the game (and, actually, technically gave us the lead, but who's counting right?! ) and we're all knotted up at 7-7!
What. An. Inning. #GoEms x #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/QBQlunCNJa
— Eugene Emeralds (@EugeneEmeralds) August 18, 2021
Joining him in the land of 3 hits was first baseman Sean Roby (No. 32 CPL), who added a triple to raise his OPS to .771.
TIE GAME
Roby triples (yes, TRIPLES) and Pomares brings him home one pitch later!#GoEms x #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/3NkC2fQpWE
But the offensive star was, as has been the case for so many games recently, third baseman Tyler Fitzgerald (No. 40 CPL), who hit 2-4 with the team's only home run. Fitzgerald's OPS is up to .905 on the year, in large part because of the 1.222 mark he's put up in August.
STAY HOT FITZY
.@Tyler_Fitz10 belts his 5th homer in 15 games this month to make it a one run game #GoEms x #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/buYD6LD10I
Shortstop Marco Luciano (No. 1 CPL) had a double and a walk as he's starting to find his form a little bit in High-A.
Comeback = ENGAGED
Marco Luciano gets us on the board with a double to left!#GoEms x #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/wgynV5q2s5
The pitchers didn't do so well, with RHP Aaron Phillips giving up 4 earned runs and lasting just 1 inning. Eugene's pitchers gave up 4 homers on the day, though they didn't issue any walks.
Low-A San Jose (56-35)
San Jose Giants beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers) 6-3
Even at the Low-A level, it's always worth celebrating with the Giants beat the Dodgers.
The tone got started in the 1st inning when center fielder Luis Matos (No. 5 CPL) blasted a 3-run home run to give the Baby Giants a lead they would never relinquish. It was Matos' only hit of the day, but he sure made it count, and his OPS is now .876 as he tries to state his case to join Marco Luciano and Jairo Pomares in Oregon.
Third baseman Yorlis Rodriguez had his best game since getting promoted, hitting 3-4 with a double to raise his OPS to .638. It was also a strong day for left fielder Harrison Freed, who drew a walk and hit a homer, though his OPS still sits at .654.
RHP Prelander Berroa had another start that makes me think he doesn't have many more left in San Jose before getting promoted. Berroa gave up 2 hits, 2 walks, and 1 earned run in 5 innings, while striking out 8. He now has a 2.89 ERA (albeit with a 4.39 FIP), a 1.29 WHIP, and 107 strikeouts to 38 walks in 74.2 innings. RHP Clay Helvey earned the save with a dominant performance, retiring all 6 batters he faced, 5 of which he struck out. He now has 66 strikeouts to 17 walks in 41 innings.
Two players made their Low-A debuts: shortstop Ghordy Santos, who hit 0-5, and RHP Cole Waites, who pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.
ACL Orange (19-17)
ACL Giants Orange lost to the Athletics 4-0 (7 innings)
The Giants Orange team failed to score a run despite doing a fabulous job controlling the zone: the struck out just 3 times, while drawing 5 walks. But you (usually) need hits to score runs, and they mustered just 4 of them, all singles.
The top of the lineup was fine: Center fielder Grant McCray (No. 26 CPL, 20, 2019 3rd round) hit 1-1 and drew 2 walks, raising his OPS to .845; designated hitter Edison Mora (21, 2018 7th round) hit 1-2 with a walk, raising his OPS to .772; and shortstop Aeverson Arteaga (No. 28 CPL, 18, 2019 J2) drew 2 walks, moving his OPS to .969.
But spots 4 through 9 in the order combined to hit 2-17 with 0 walks.
On the pitching front, it was a tough day for RHP Trevor McDonald (No. 23 CPL, 20, 2019 11th round) who gave up 5 hits, 2 walks, 3 runs, and 2 earned runs in 4 innings, with 2 strikeouts.
RHP Tyler Myrick (23, 2021 14th round) made his professional debut and struck out 2 in 1 inning, but also gave up 2 hits and 1 earned run.
ACL Black (18-18)
ACL Giants Black lost to the D-backs 8-6
On paper the Giants Black team didn't get much going on offense, with just 5 hits, and 4 walks against a whopping 16 strikeouts. Still, they managed to turn that into 6 runs, which was almost enough.
After falling behind 6-1, they popped off for a 5-run 8th inning to tie the game, sparked by a 3-run home run courtesy of catcher Max Wright (23, 2021 UDFA), the first of his career. Center fielder Alexander Suarez (19, 2018 J2) was the only player to have multiple hits, as he went 2-5 to keep his nice season going (.948 OPS).
It wasn't enough, as the Giants gave back 2 runs in the 9th inning to lose. Two recent draftees appeared on the mound, and both pitched scoreless innings to keep their 0.00 ERAs intact. RHP Hunter Dula (22, 2021 18th round) allowed a walk and a hit but struck out the side, while RHP Ian Villers (20, 2021 8th round) gave up no walks or hits (though he hit a batter) and struck out 1.
DSL Orange (10-10)
DSL Giants Orange beat the Brewers2 7-0
Another good bat control game, as the Giants Orange team drew 7 walks to 9 strikeouts. They also scored 6 of their 7 runs in the 9th inning, with the big hit of the day coming from third baseman Derwin Laya (17, 2020 J2), who hit a grand slam. Laya finished with a 3-hit day, raising his OPS to .860. It was also a nice offensive day for left fielder Samuel Reyes (18, 2019 J2) who hit 2-3 with a double and a walk to raise his OPS to .699.
The Giants used five pitchers to combine for a shutout, despite striking out just 4 batters all day. RHP Rolfi Jimenez (18, 2019 J2) led the way, allowing 5 baserunners in 5 innings, but striking out just 1. That's been Jimenez's season: he has a 0.74 ERA, but just 17 strikeouts in 24.1 innings.
DSL Black (9-9)
DSL Giants Black beat the Phillies White 4-1
Leading the Giants Black team to victory was third baseman Jose Ramos (18, 2019 J2) who hit 2 home runs, drew a walk, and knocked in 3 of the team's 4 runs. That's a damn good day at the office.
Ramos is only 10 games into his professional career, but my goodness is he showing off, as he's hitting 11-30 with 3 home runs, 1 triple, 2 doubles, 3 walks, and just 4 strikeouts.
Second baseman Gustavo Cardozo (17, 2020 J2) also had a nice game, hitting 2-3 with a walk and stealing 2 bases.
The pitchers issued 7 walks, but still limited the Phillies White squad to just 1 run. The charge was led by LHP Ricardo Estrada (19, 2020 J2) who allowed 3 baserunners in 3 scoreless innings, while striking out 4. He has a 1.32 ERA in his debut season, though he's allowed 10 walks in 13.2 innings.
High-A Tyler Fitzgerald (17)
Low-A Luis Matos (12)
Low-A Abdiel Layer (9)
Low-A Harrison Freed (6)
ACL Max Wright (1)
DSL Jose Ramos, 2 (3)
DSL Derwin Laya (2)
A few players were let go on Tuesday.
Giants released RHP Justin Crump (25.8Y). He was a 2019 30th round pick out of UNC-Wilmington. Appeared in 23 games in the Giants org, all this year with San Jose.
— GPT (@giantsprospects) August 17, 2021
Giants released INF Tyler Wyatt (24.8Y). He was a 2019 31st round pick out of Grand Canyon U. He appeared in 69 games in the Giants org, 18 in 2021.
Wednesday schedule
Sacramento: Off
Richmond: vs. Erie SeaWolves, 3:35 p.m. PT
Eugene: vs. Everett AquaSox, 7:05 p.m. PT
San Jose: @ Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 6:30 p.m. PT
ACL Orange: Off
ACL Black: Off
DSL Orange: Off
DSL Black: Off