Five Stamford teams comprising 35 students and representing six Stamford Public Schools finished in the top three of their division in the 2019 Connecticut State Odyssey of the Mind Tournament. Students from Toquam Elementary School earned second place. Both teams advance to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, which will be held at Michigan State University in May.
Five Stamford teams — comprising 35 students and representing six Stamford Public Schools — finished in the top three of their division in the 2019 Connecticut State Odyssey of the Mind Tournament.
The all-girls team from The Academy of Information, Technology and Engineering (AITE) took first place with the highest scores of the day while students from Toquam Elementary School earned second place. Both teams advance to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, which will be held at Michigan State University in May, where they will compete against more than 800 teams from around the globe. According to the organization, the 40th Odyssey of the Mind World Finals is the largest international creative problem-solving competition worldwide.
At the March 16 competition at Southern Connecticut State University, 14 Stamford teams competed against 135 teams from across the state. Teams from Davenport Ridge Elementary, Springdale Elementary, Scofield Magnet and Turn of River each took home third-place medals in their respective divisions. Two Stamford teams, Springdale Elementary and AITE, were awarded the Jill Riggles Award for the highest score in the Spontaneous portion of the competition.
In order to offset the cost of travel to the World Finals in Michigan, the two advancing teams will now embark on a major fundraising effort. Community members can support Stamford students or learn more by visiting the program website, spefct.org/odyssey-of-the-mind.
For the competition, the Toquam Elementary School team created a humorous performance about a sneaky character that distracted others while trying to take control of a situation.
The AITE team created a magical world called Candyland, inhabited by royalty, a mermaid, a witch and a mischievous bear. The team created a Rube Goldberg machine to light up the set at the conclusion of their performance.
Odyssey of the Mind is the largest international creative problem-solving competition worldwide. Teams of five to seven students meet weekly for more than six months to develop solutions to one of five long-term problems in categories such as constructing a vehicle, creating a new take on a classic, building a balsa wood structure, and solving a mechanical dilemma. The solution is presented in the form of an eight-minute performance at the state tournament.
Owlia is a doubly board-certified physician in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. She specializes in noninvasive cardiology where her expertise includes the management of complex coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular disease and preventive cardiology.
One of her top initiatives is to raise awareness of women's cardiology issues in the community.
The event will take place on the third floor auditorium of The Ferguson Library, 1 Public Library Plaza.
Stamford artist Julliette Tehrani's solo show, titled "Nature Abstracted," will be on display in the Phillips and West Galleries at the Stamford Loft Artists Gallery at 575 Pacific St., from March 30 to April 28.
An opening reception will take place April 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The exhibit includes Tehrani's new paintings on aluminum, reflecting her ongoing artistic journey where she explores new ideas and materials.
Tehrani returned to painting, her lifetime passion, following a highly successful career as a senior executive in finance. Originally from London, Tehrani's artistic themes are influenced by her extensive travels. She paints in her studios in Stamford and the French Riviera.
Margot Bittenbender, a Connecticut artist who draws her inspiration from Asian culture, is the featured artist at the Mayor's Gallery.
Her work is on display until April 30 on the 10th floor of Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd.
"Sources of imagery include the familiar faces and objects of family and home and garden, as well as the mysterious lives embodied in puppets and dolls, especially those of Asia, where I lived for 14 years and often return," she added.
Her most recent series explored the story of Alice in Wonderland if she had emerged in a Japanese Wonderland.
To see Bittenbender's work, visit margotbittenbenderprints.com.


Exploring the microbe to the macro, and everything in between, Adaptation is SymbioticA's art and ecology research project.
The Adaptation exhibition features the projects undertaken by the Adaptation artists-in-residence embedded in Lake Clifton, south of Mandurah in Western Australia from 2008 to 2012.
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Yahoo has a proxy battle on its hands
AP Photo/Eric Risberg
Glove up.
By Alice Truong
March 24, 2016 This article is more than 2 years old.
Yahoo better get ready for a fight. Frustrated with the Sunnyvale, California company's declining performance, activist investor Starboard Value plans to wage a proxy battle to replace Yahoo's entire board of directors.
The Wall Street Journal reports Starboard will announce on Thursday (March 24) that it will nominate nine directors to the board. A Yahoo representative declined to comment.
According to a letter WSJ reviewed, Starboard blames Yahoo's management and board of directors for failing to live up to their promises. Starboard had pressured Yahoo to abandon the spinoff of its stake in Alibaba when it became unclear if the transaction would go through tax-free. Starboard is also leading the charge in pushing Yahoo to sell the core business. In a Jan. 6 letter, it warned: "If the Board is unwilling to accept the need for significant change, than an election contest may well be needed."
Another activist investor, Eric Jackson at SpringOwl Asset Management, believes Starboard has an agenda. Jackson in December presented a 99-slide deck laying out a detailed plan for turning around Yahoo that included cutting costs, staff, and CEO Marissa Mayer. In the presentation, he said that Starboard, having acquired half of its $200 million stake when the stock was low, has an incentive to see a quick sale. SpringOwl is not a major shareholder, but Jackson has also threatened a proxy fight. The deadline to file is March 26.
If all this sounds a bit familiar, perhaps it's because Dan Loeb's Third Point waged a proxy battle in 2012 that got him and two allies on the board. In that case, Loeb also played a key role in hiring Mayer.

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Brake repairs are a common brake problem. If you know your automobile brakes are in need of replacement or repair, neglecting that fact can do more damage to your car, or completely fail leaving you in a precarious situation. Regularly inspected brakes are an essential element in preventative car maintenance as well as your passenger and personal safety. Car brakes can save you life!
The most common brake problem is the wear and tear on the pads, which should be regularly replaced either as recommended by your vehicle warranty manual, or the built in warning system–the sound of the squeak during a stop. If the brake pads are not changed when worn, they can warp the rotors. Let us look at these two much needed brake repairs.
Depending on driving habits, terrain, city driving elements, quality of replacement brake pads, rotor thickness, type of vehicle, brake pads can wear out in every 18000-60000 miles. For this very reason it is a smart idea to have the pads on your brakes checked out at least once every six months. In this way you are performing preventative maintenance on them and are being proactive. This is better than waiting until the pads are worn down and start to squeak, as this can be an alarming feeling and sound to those uninitiated in brake malfunctions. Failing a regular bi yearly preventative brake inspection, when you start hearing that metal to metal squeak, its time to book an appointment for a brake inspection.
The symptoms to look for that signal a brake pad replacement is needed include grinding sounds, squeaking and increased stopping distance. Most brake pads are fitted with a thin metal tab that lets you know when the brake pads need attention. The warning noise activates when the wear indicator touches the caliper; when braking force is applied, it causes the scraping, squeaky noise.
Not all brake pads are made this way however which means that having them inspected at least twice a year is strongly recommended. If the brake pads wear down enough in time they can do damage to the rotors. This brake repair will be even more expensive than if you had just needed to replace the brake pads!
Warped rotors is a problem more commonly seem in modern cars but this issue can crop up on all braking systems that feature disc brakes. Rotors can warp if the wheel is tightened too much or if they become overheated.
You will know that you have a warped rotor when you are driving because when you apply the brake you will feel a pulsing sensation. Not only can this pulsing sensation be frustrating to have to contend with but it can also be a red light for danger. A tremendous number of newer motor vehicles are made with rotors that are paper thin and are susceptible to warping very quickly.
Another thing that can make this problem worse is that many automobile manufacturers do not leave enough material in place to allow for the rotors to be resurfaced. This brake repair must be done by a qualified technician. When a rotor is resurfaced the flatness of the rotor is improved upon and the pulsing feeling in the brake pedal then goes away. The safety of the brake is then restored to what it should be. The biggest takeaway from this article is Delaying a repair could be very dangerous!


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The Literary Correspondence of John Pinkerton, Esq, Volume 1
By John Pinkerton
As I did not like to put Mr. Inglis to the expense of postage, I hope your lordship will have the goodness to let him know that all his parcels came safe.
Fletcher of Salton has not come to hand. To prevent all mistakes, be so good as uniformly to direct to me under Mr. Stuart's cover.
Mr. Harding having thought proper to charge Mr. Herbert eight guineas for a print actually engraved for two and a half, as the engraver himself acknowledged, Mr. Herbert now employs the engravers himself,
I am sorry your lordship wrote to Mr. Harding, who has no more concern with the work than the copper-plate printer.
Mr. Herbert is at all the expense; and the sole direction rests with me, who induced Mr. Herbert to undertake it.
The tomb of Aubigny is on too small a scale, and is too unfinished for our purpose. A finished drawing, like that of Alexander Earl of Buchan, is wanted on a scale of about a foot long. If your lordship will have the goodness to write to any fit artist in Edinburgh, recommending most minute exactness, my agent will pay him at once.
I do not grudge small expenses of a guinea or two for objects more than usually interesting. Nor is it my intention to give your lordship any further trouble, than from your own knowledge to recommend a proper artist. It was the overwhelming multiplicity of subjects mentioned to my agent that I objected to: for any one or two, your lordship has only to recommend by a line a proper artist to him, as he is unversed in such subjects. The interesting portrait of Buchan the Constable, cannot proceed, till the engraving in the Bee, (not to be had here,) or a sketch of the armour, be sent.
In Morison's poems there is an engraving of James II. from a picture at Newbottle. Is it exact, and is there any inscription on the painting to indicate that it is of James II.?
A most minute matter, my lord, will sometimes put a stop both to the engravings and letter-press; and I hope you will pardon my again requesting great explicitness and precision.
James IV. is further certified by the exact similarity of dress to Charles, Duke of Burgundy, in Montfaucon's Monumens, A. D. 1477. The close jacket ungathered is unknown till about that period.
I should imagine that many of the founders of universities must be found at St. Andrew's, &c. The most prominent personages in our history are the Douglases (St. Bride's kirk, Douglas), Albanies, Crichtons, Livingstons, Boyds, Hamiltons, Anguses, Bishop Kennedy, &c. &c. Nisbet mentions a fine tomb of a Lord Borthwick at Borthwick, with his figure. I shall at my leisure make a list of our celeberrimi from the reign of David II.; prior to which we cannot expect paintings or monuments.
Your lordship has so richly contributed to our work, that I must ever venerate you as its founder; and I shall find an opportunity to express these sentiments in the preface to it.
I need hardly mention, once for all, that the most ancient and the regal portraits are not only the most interesting to English readers, on whom our sale depends, but the most appropriate to the commencement of the work. And it is unnecessary to add, that its future sale depends on rendering the first part as important and generally interesting as possible.
MR. PINKERTON TO THE EARL OF BUCHAN,
Hampstead, Jan. 10th, 1795.
In addition to former favors, I have recently received Sir Alexander Erskine, Fletcher of Salton, Zachary Boyd, young Scougal, a finished drawing, Jameson the painter, Bishop Forbes, and General David Lesly: all very interesting portraits. .
Wishart the martyr, and Lockhart the ambassador, are alone wanting. I have in vain written to your brother about them, and beg you will have the goodness to desire him to send them. I need hardly repeat that a direction to me under Mr. Stuart's cover is the safest mode; but, though he permit this, it does not follow that letters to Herbert, Harding, &c., of whom he knows nothing, should be so directed. I would rather use too little freedom than too much, and never dreamed of abusing his goodness in this way. It is like making him a common postman. Mr. Herbert is himself a young man of twenty, and trusts entirely to me. There is no company in the matter; and he understands nothing of politics, which only make
him stare. And I humbly request, my lord, that you will spare any expressions concerning any prejudices which fools may have against me; as he can form only one idea, that I have committed murder or robbery. They can do no good, and may do harm. Nor can there be any occasion to mention my name in any application which your lordship inay make ; though I cannot discover the prejudices you mention in my constant correspondence and conversation with scores of my country. men; and they are probably only known to some invidious literary people here. Your lordship is well aware that your own independent politics have raised much envy and prejudice; and that, as being, both of us, confessors, it is impolitic to proclaim that our religion is unpopular. All this, my lord, is only said to enable you to see the real persons engaged in our design, and that you may write with complete knowledge of your correspondents.
The first number sells very well; but Mr. Herbert cares little about the sale till he complete a first part of six numbers; and, when that is done, many of the booksellers have engaged to take, some 100, some 200, a-piece. So that the sale of the first
the expense
of a second, &c. sorry that Mr. H., who is a worthy man and a man of property and expectations, should call on Mr. Coutts, while we are so much indebted to your lordship that a present of two best copies would be but a poor return. He was vexed himself, whe I put him in mind of this; and I hope you will par
part will
don it, as a mere inadvertence, proceeding from his following the usual forms, without once reflecting that the case was unusual.
As to any little remonstrances which I have at any time used the freedom to make to your lordship, were I not conscious of the warmest gratitude for many favors and the greatest regard, I would not venture upon them. Shakspeare has long since observed, that some affected bluntness in order to appear honest. Far from this, I earnestly wish to avoid even the appearance of bluntness; and, if any such should occur, I hope your goodness will pardon it, as a weakness of a recluse LITERATO, and not blame it as an intention.
I am infinitely obliged by your mentioning that the drawings are a present to me, except the finished one of young Scougal. Permit me to add the finished drawing of the tomb of Alexander Stuart, Earl of Buchan. Both of these shall be carefully returned, and, I hope, without the smallest injury. Should your lordship wish to have them soon, I shall desire them to be used in an early number, or at least copied.
The other drawings by your lordship I highly value. The red and black are sufficient for any portrait, It is the manner of Holbein's famous drawings now publishing, and of a curious set by Janette of those of the French court, &c. from the time of Francis I. to that of Henry. IV. inclusive, two vols. 4to, in the hands of my friend Mr. Douce. Your lordship's are far more interesting; as they embrace the worthies of many centuries. The cha


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The person as a type of reality: the man beyond individual
Dan CHIŢOIU Al.I. Cuza University of Iasi Department of Philosophy Bd. Carol I, 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
man, person, reality, Eastern Christianism, Byzantinism
The notion of person acquired a specialized use in modern times, under the impact of the constitution of humanist sciences. The superposition of some significations of this notion has led to many different and, sometimes, confusing usages. The origin of the notion comes from patristic times, and a careful investigation into how it was constituted and shaped within this horizon it can provide the opportunity to establish a different understanding of man. This paper aims to discuss the type of understanding that has characterized the Eastern Christian approach in describing the individual as a person. And, beyond that, the paper evaluates the implications of this understanding of person as a type of reality, as Reality.
Dan CHIŢOIU, Al.I. Cuza University of Iasi Department of Philosophy Bd. Carol I, 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
Dan CHIŢOIU, Ph.D., Associate Professor, "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi (Romania) & Romanian Academy-Iasi Branch. Author of the books: Virtute şi cunoaştere la Platon (Virtue and Knowledge in Plato`s Work) (1999); Repere în filosofia bizantină (Guiding Marks in the Byzantine Philosophy) (2003). He is member of The Society for Promotion of Byzantine Studies, The American Academy of Religion and Metanexus Institute.
Blowers, Paul M., Exegesis and Spiritual Pedagogy in Maximus the Confessor. An investigation of the Quaestiones ad Thalassium, University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1991.
d`Espagnat, Bernard, On Physics and Philosophy, Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, 2006.
Harisson, Verna E.F., Grace and Human Freedom According to St. Gregory of Nyssa, The Edwin Mellen Press, New York, 1992.
Lossky, Vladimir, The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church, St Vladimir`s Seminary Press, Crestwood, 1976.
Stăniloae, Dumitru, The Experience of God. Orthodox Dogmatic Theology, Vol. I, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Brookline, 1994.


Blaylock, who spent some time as guitarist with Rhonda VincentÕs band, now fronts a good little group of his own that can play some tough, hard-edged Bluegrass, as this new album shows. What I really love here is that Blaylock has gone back and picked out some wonderful old songs that you just donÕt hear anymore, for example: TWO LONELY HEARTS, ROLL ON BLUES, GOODBYE, YOUÕLL NEVER BE THE SAME, MOUNTAIN LAUREL, MY BLUE EYED DARLING, MY DARLINGÕS LAST GOODBYE, and a real obscure one, Cullen GalyeanÕs LONELY RIVER. A fine album.


Everyone needs to eat. This is particularly true of hungry tourists and visitors on holiday who have been playing and frolicking all day and well into the night. For this reason there are many wonderful Phuket Island Thailand restaurants that cater to all tastes and all budgets. Below is a small sampling of restaurants according to price tags. Hopefully this list will help you plan your dining excursions while in Phuket Island though I do encourage you to sample a few in each price range if you have the means to do so. You never know what wonderful new dishes you will discover. Thai food is a delicious treat for all the senses. Enjoy!
These may be out of reach for those who are on holiday with budget constraints. However, if you can manage one special meal while on holiday any of these would be excellent locations for such an occasion. These are also quite ideal for romantic encounters though they may not be as kid friendly as other dining options.
Floyd's Restaurant is a prime example of the finest in dining available. This dining experience is one that will be remembered from everything from the décor to the service, and most importantly the exquisite food.
Silk. The name says it all really. The food, service, and atmosphere of this Phuket Island Thailand restaurant are only surpassed by its extensive collection of excellent libations suitable for even the most sophisticated of palates.
The Sea Hag. This restaurant is famous for many reasons. Be forewarned that this is an establishment that is most decidedly gay friendly. That being said they have a wide variety of clientele including families because of its excellent reputation for reasonable prices and excellent dining. In fact, it is rumored that the Sea Hag boasts the best value in dining on the island so this is definitely one of the Phuket Island Thailand restaurants you won't want to miss.
If you are looking for a great place to dine on a budget that is also great for families with children you will definitely want to check out S&G Restaurant. Your money will go a long way here and the food is great "stick to your ribs" fare that is very reasonably priced. To keep costs down, the decorations are rather plain but with all the sights and sounds to be enjoyed on this island plain décor in a restaurant is no real sacrifice.
Phuket Island Thailand restaurants abound. It is up to you and what you prefer most, which will be suitable for your budget needs as well as the needs of your taste buds. Don't wait until you are hungry however to scope out your next restaurant or you could find yourself paying more than you'd like for the pleasure.


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As competições de patinação artística na Universíada de Inverno de 2003 foram disputadas em Tarvisio, Itália, entre 16 e 26 de janeiro de 2003.

Medalhistas

Quadro de medalhas

Ver também
 Universíada de Inverno de 2003
 União Internacional de Patinação (ISU)

Ligações externas

Patinacao artistica
Inverno de 2003
Universiada

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My day started with snooze. Because I'm working education I have the freedom to sleep in a bit longer than everyone else-- I don't start work until 9 am. I ate raisin bran for breakfast, drank a bunch of water and knitted a few rows of the scarf I've been working on lately.
Knitting has become a serious passion. While at Blackwater I spent a lot of time knitting and even purchased myself a great book titled Super Stitches Knitting. Aunti K, you would be so proud of how far I've come since the beginning of that dish rag. I've taught myself everything I know from books and I'm happy. With every project I learn more and this book presents many opportunities for me to experiment with different patterns, styles, and types of knitting. It's an easy way for me to try new stuff without getting frustrated. I still love to crochet doilies, and knitting is quickly catching up. I had no idea it could be this great!
Following breakfast a small group of us (4 NCCC'ers) went to the Biloxi Alternative School, a k-12 school for students with behavioral problems, and played soccer with a couple groups of students. I haven't had that much fun playing sports since I was a kid! I ran plenty and even caught a few smiles from the boys on my team that resented being there. One of the older young men in particular had a sour attitude in the beginning, opting to stand against the wall instead of warming up with us because he didn't want to dirty his fancy shoes. His clothing was coordinated: white T, blue shorts, and blue and white suede kicks. He kept flexing the muscles of his chest indiscreetly, and he kept brushing the grass and dew off the sides and soles of his much-loved shoes. Clearly his appearance was very important to himself. Sadly, even after rejoining Team Old School he was still very concerned about his shoes keeping clean. The good news is that he ran with us a bunch, scored a couple sweet goals, and even worked well in the team setting, passing to younger less-experienced teammates and staying mostly positive.
Lunch was ridiculously long. I slept for two hours. It's warm already (around 70-75 degrees F) and the smothering humidity is new to me.
In the afternoon we (Miss Amy, Mr. Brett and myself) went to Pass Road elementary school to work with the kids in the after school program. I love Pass Road elementary! I went there yesterday and helped in the kindergarten class, did some one on one tutoring with older students and helped all-aged kids with their homework. The long division review was good for me. :) Today, however, was Friday Free Day and the students were able to play and have fun as long as they kept quiet in the building.
Our first group of students went out to the playground for some time and it was during this period that I had my low for the day (I will often mention highs and lows as this is a quick and easy way to recap events). I was sitting with the coach on a bench talking to a 6 yr old kindergarten boy and the coach was teasing him about chasing a girl around the playground. Coach asked if this girl was his girlfriend and he (the boy) quickly answered that no, she was not his girlfriend but that he has one. The coach asked, "Are you sure?" "Yeah, she ain't my girlfriend! ***** is black and my mom says I can't have black girlfriends."
I cried tonight thinking about this and my heart hurts. What terrible parents to teach this to a child! Racism is learned. If you are a parent reading this blog, I beg you to consider your words before you speak because even jokes will remain in the minds of kids.
Sigh. Racial relations fascinate me. More to come on this subject later.
Yesterday I had many students arguing whether or not I'm a girl. Oh, I shaved my head. It's been a week exactly since $arah cash money, another fire fighter, and I used razors and rid our scalps of all hair. Today the students didn't hassle me much, instead they wanted to play with me. And I have a week of growth.
Oh! Intro the high (with a sneaky low) of my day. After playing outside the students were brought in for TV time. I hate that they're plopped down on a rug and told to watch some brainless Disney channel original teen drama, but hey, at least they have someone to watch over them while their parents work. Anyhow, one little girl approached Miss Amy and asked "Miss Amy, do you know your pluses?" "My pluses?" "Yes, like you add numbers together?" The girl wanted to practice math instead of watching television and they slipped off to a quiet corner of the room. Soon afterwards a little boy came to me and said he didn't want to watch tv. I asked what he'd like to do instead and he quickly answered "Reading!" He found himself a book and read the entire story to me, staying on his best behavior the whole time.
I love receiving hugs from the children. I love playing shark and fish with them on the playground. I love seeing the sparkle in their eyes underneath their stony faces. I enjoy laughing at their silly games and I especially love watching them learn.
Be excited! I have the weekend ahead of me.


These garden greats grow en masse in summertime and you can just taste their goodness. Their high levels of the antioxidant lycopene are known for possible prevention of several types of cancers, so eat them up this and every summer. The summer tomatoes have the best flavor you will ever find.
She's the Queen of summer fruits. Extra-hydrating, super tasty and yes, really good for you. Loaded with energizing vitamins B and C, watermelons are also anti-inflammatory. Think bug bites, allergies, and that ankle sprain from the tennis game. Watermelon is a good source of potassium and works as an antioxidant. It helps fight certain types of cancers and contributes to heart health.
Summer is berry season and no matter which ones you call favorite, they're loaded with super goodness to keep you vibrant and healthy all season long. Studies have also linked a dietary increase in antioxidant-rich foods to better protection against the sun's harmful rays. In fact, blueberries are nutritional superstars, filled with fiber, vitamin C, and cancer-fighting compounds. Blueberry phytochemicals inhibit growth and metastatic potential of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. (Adams, LS., Phung, S., Yee, N., et al. Division of Tumor Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA. Cancer Research 2010 May 1;70(9):3594-605).
And studies suggest blueberries may even improve memory! (Kell, DB. School of Chemistry and the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK. Archives of Toxicology 2010 Nov;84(11):825-89).
Vitamin C holds most of the strawberry's secret superpowers. Just one cup of these beautiful berries satisfies the daily requirement for vitamin C! Studies suggest the antioxidant helps build and repair the body's tissues, boosts immunity, and fights excess free radical damage. Plus, it could help promote healthy eye function. No wonder berries are considered a superfood!
Onions are another superfood that are often shied away from due the bad breath the veggie produces after being consumed. Onions provide protein, fiber, calcium, potassium, vitamin C and folate. This pungent root vegetable also contains the cancer fighting properties of quercetin and allyl sulfides.
Zucchini helps to regulate cholesterol, is rich in fiber, contains vitamin C which works with immune health and can also reduce inflammation. It is abundant and inexpensive during the summer.
Among its many health benefits, it contains a mineral called silica, which encourages the body to utilize calcium efficiently and so reduces risk of osteoporosis.
Beetroot is also rich in nitrates, which have been found to help lower blood pressure. One glass of beetroot juice a day is enough to significantly reduce blood pressure, says a recent study from Queen Mary University of London.
Get ready to enjoy these juicy delights all summer long! These antioxidant-packed fruits aren't just a pretty addition to the picnic table. Anthocyanins, the flavonoids that give cherries their deep red color, give cherries (and other similarly colored fruits and veggies) some serious superpowers, including regulating immune responses and acting as an anti-inflammatory. The sour varieties of this fruit may be even more helpful as an anti-inflammatory. In fact, studies suggest tart cherries could even be more effective than aspirin at relieving pain and reducing inflammation.
While there are other excellent options and variety is always best, the season's bounty is filled with vitamins, nutrients and best of all–flavor! You won't find any other time of year when all three are at their greatest. Get out and enjoy God's beautiful bounty and count it all as medicine for your body and your soul!
Wow…all these was foods that I love in the summer time. All of them are good too, especially the watermelon and the beets and the cherries. Just learning more about the benefits of them. Thanks for the great information of the different foods in the summer.
Yes, glad for the details. Thankfully, I can grow a lot of them in my garden…. pesticide and chemical free!! Thankful for so many blessings.
How amazing is that? Not only are some of the best fruits and vegetables of summer positively yummy, but they are so beneficial as well. Tomatoes have always and will always be one of my most favorite foods on the planet, but it is nice to know that they contain lycopene that is helpful in preventing cancers. I honestly never knew that watermelon contains vitamins B and C, and is a good source of potassium. I always just thought it was yummy and refreshing. It just goes to show that you can't go wrong when eating the fresh bounty of a summer harvest. You will find nutrients and value in most anything that you consume.
How exciting that all these delicious nutritious foods are in season now! I've been seeing most of them at the farmer's market the past several weeks.
My favorite fruit this time of year is the cherries. It makes it easier to pass up the sugary desserts when cherries are a dessert option.
Thank you God for the beautiful health promoting fruits and vegetables!
Thanks. It's all awesome info. Watermelon is my husband's daily favorite but I've been leaving it all for him. Glad to know ges getting so well nourished with it. And, now we can share.


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foxsports Jan 2, 2015 at 10:22a ET
Improved road play contributed to a stellar December for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
They'll have plenty more opportunities to continue that in the new year starting Saturday night against the Arizona Coyotes.
This seemed like it was destined to be a lost season for the Blue Jackets, who headed into December with a 6-15-2 record and were languishing at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and missing as many as nine top players.
As some of those players returned, Columbus (16-16-3) began to hit its stride. The Blue Jackets started the month with seven straight wins, and after a 1-1-1 stretch, closed it with consecutive victories over Boston and Minnesota to reach the .500 mark.
Defenseman Kevin Connauton had a goal and an assist and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over the Wild.
Columbus won at least 10 games in a month for the third time in franchise history.
"It's a credit to the guys," coach Todd Richards said. "Where we were a month and a half ago, that was a big hole. To get back to .500 is a good spot considering where we were. But we can't be satisfied with it."
Richards' team won just three of its first 11 road games before taking all four in December. The Blue Jackets will play their next four and nine of the next 13 away from Nationwide Arena.
Bobrovsky was in net for all four of those December games, posting a 1.41 goals-against average. He'll likely be asked to help Columbus win five straight away from home for the first time since a six-game run Jan. 19-Feb. 18, 2011.
Nick Foligno was a huge part of the team's success last month, tallying seven goals and 10 points in the 12 games. Foligno, whose 17 goals are one shy of his career high set in 70 games last season, was rewarded Wednesday with a six-year contract extension worth $33 million.
"This is where I wanted to be," Foligno said. "I talked to my wife. We love it here. This is where I want to win, where I want to be. I'm proud of what we've accomplished and I want to see it through."
Another key in the Blue Jackets' turnaround has been much better penalty killing. After allowing opponents to score 13 times on 53 power-play opportunities in November (24.5 percent), Columbus surrendered only five goals on 43 chances last month (11.6).
This contest marks the start of a six-game homestand for the Coyotes (14-19-4), who had a season best-tying three-game win streak snapped Wednesday with a 6-0 loss at Dallas.
"(We'll) find a way to win the next one," captain Shane Doan said. "We talked about it, that's all our focus is. When you lose that one, you've got to find a way to win the next one."
Devan Dubnyk had stopped 91 of 95 shots during the three-game run before allowing all six goals on 31 shots against the Stars. Dubnyk has a 1.26 GAA in a three-game home win streak.
Generating offense has been an issue all season for Arizona, which had scored three goals or fewer in 14 straight home games before a 4-2 victory over Philadelphia on Monday. That fourth goal was scored into an empty net.
Doan's goal in that game is his only one in a 16-game span.
The Blue Jackets have won three straight against the Coyotes, and ended a three-game skid in Arizona with a 2-0 victory Jan. 2, 2014.


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Rouse's roulette: wheels within wheels
If fledgling gaming machine group Stargames can crack US approval for its high-speed electronic roulette table, its entrepreneurial managing director John Rouse will gain a key foothold in Las Vegas, not just for himself but for Kerry Packer too.
Rouse's listed outfit has developed its Rapid Roulette casino table in a 50:50 partnership with Packer's Crown Casino- and the two are touting it as a killer product.
The table is operated by a dealer but punters place their bets on a screen. The technology increases the number of players per dealer – and has even been upgraded to include bill acceptors and card readers.
Stargames expects licensing in Nevada for Rapid Roulette within a week or two after a successful trial at the glitzy New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas strip.
"The results in Las Vegas have been enormous," Rouse says. He says one Rapid Roulette table pulls in $US210,000 ($372,000) in 25 days, equivalent to the cost of the entire table.
Melbourne's Crown Casino already has more than 100 operating and units have been sold to casinos in the UK, South Africa and Canada.
Strong sales are tipped to follow Nevada approval, with Stargames now providing a little known international launch pad for the Packer's expansion of its gaming operations.
Yet Rouse, who's driving the Stargames US push, has never met UFA Packer. But he shares a passion for gambling that has driven his corporate career for decades.
The Stargames lobby at its Milperra factory in Sydney is adorned with a board quoting the day's share price, saying "Tomorrow's share price depends on you." Yesterday, it was at $1.10, up 60 per cent this year. The sign's quirkiness hints at a less-than-conventional corporate career.
Rouse …
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PaySports.com Releases New Slot Online Campaign Tracking Tool Partners to optimize all Internet marketing efforts
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA — October 17, – PaySports.com, the premier sportsbook affiliate program, today launched PromoCode©, a new tool that gives webmasters the power to track all their marketing campaigns.
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Dull Training Offers Zero Pay-Off for Casinos, Employees; Five Keys to Dynamic Training That Creates Service Superstars Boring training is a waste of time, energy and money but, unfortunately, that's the quality of instruction many casino employees receive when it comes to guest service training. It's time gaming properties got it right and reaped the rewards of their training programs.
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First they get restless. Soon they can't concentrate. Eventually, they begin to nod off.
Is this how your casino's employees react to your guest service training programs?
"We've all experienced it – dull training," says Martin R. Baird, president of Phoenix, Ariz.-based …
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Probably the most famous casino "low roller" is Jean Scott, dubbed the Queen of Ku Pon by the Las Vegas Advisor. Ms. Scott even demonstrated her skill (and won a car) for CBS's 48 Hours TV show. If there is anyone who knows how to get more for less in the Las Vegas system, I can't imagine who it might be.
I was wondering what she'd write about, seeing as how the "getting something for nothing in Las Vegas" literary genre was already pretty well covered. What new tricks would the Queen tell us about? What new information will bring me up to date? What does she know that I don't?
The book is very realistic about what it takes to get ahead. It's also very accommodating to various readers' preferences and styles. If one doesn't want to play exclusively positive expectation video ligaz11 poker, she tells the reader how to get as far as possible playing the slots, or craps, or whatever the reader might want to do. Scott is very up front that this is still gambling, and one can still lose more than what one might expect. At the same time there is some serious good advice about how to read slot clubs, how to ask casino employees for what one wants, and what to read for the best advice on how to play a winning game of video poker.
Despite this good advice, and it is sound and well delivered, there isn't as much new information here as the reader might have hoped. A lot of this information is already present in Anthony Curtis' Bargain City and Jeffrey Compton's The Las Vegas Advisor Guide to Slot Clubs. If one has already read these books, I'm not sure there's enough new here to be …
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CasinoeBet Sold to VIP สล็อต แตกบ่อย 2021 Casino
eBet Limited has sold its internet casino subsidiary, www.casinoebet.com, to Cyprus Management Company N.V., operators of VIP Casino. eBet is a publicly traded company listed on the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges (ASX/NZSE:EBT).
Australia's online gambling moratorium prompted the sale. "Under the Federal Government's recent internet gambling moratorium which comes into effect today, we determined the most practical course of action was to sell the casino," said Keith Cullen, eBet's Managing Director. "The terms of this sale ensure that we are well within the moratorium requirements and provide us some real flexibility should the legislative environment improve in Australia when the moratorium is over in May next year."
VIP paid US$250,000 for the casino. The sale was completed today and VIP has assumed full management and control of www.casinoebet.com.
VIP will continue to use the eBet name under a trademark licensing agreement and will retain CasinoeBet's existing customer base and its associated databases. CasinoeBet is powered by CryptoLogic casino software.
eBet holds an option to acquire back the issued capital of eBet Casino that may be exercised between 18 May 2001 and 7 September 2001 or earlier if permitted by Australian law.
"We are pleased to have disposed of this asset in an orderly fashion with limited interruption to the service and to existing or potential customers," said Cullen. "The sale price represents full recovery of all establishment and operational costs associated with the casino and, if legislation permits, we have the right to exercise our buy back option and pick up where we left off. In the mean time, VIP is an experienced and competent operator who we are confident will do well with this valuable asset."
Banks Reject Gambling Transactions
Recently some credit card banks based in the United States have started rejecting credit card transactions at …
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Sun, MGM Mirage Awarded Online Judi Online Terpercaya Gaming Licenses
Reuters Securities – MGM Mirage and Sun International Hotels Ltd. were two of three recipients of online gaming licenses from the Isle of Man, a British possession, positioning the pair to offer online gaming in the United States if and when such gaming is deemed legal.
The other two licenses went to Littlewood Leisure, a British-based gaming company.
The awarding of licenses to MGM Mirage and Sun marks the latest move in what has become a quick march toward online gaming in the United States. The legality of such gaming is a federal issue, which is now being debated in the Congress and federal court system.
Anticipating a decision that may favor such gaming, Nevada became the nation's first state earlier this year to set up a framework for regulating online gambling.
State regulatory officials have held forums on the topic, and will eventually draft rules to address such issues as keeping minors from gambling and blocking wagers from being made across state lines in violation of interstate commerce laws.
"We look forward to operating an Internet Judi Online Terpercaya gaming site from the Isle of Man because its government has chosen to develop proper licensing and regulation," Terry Lanni, chairman of MGM Mirage, said in a statement.
He said MGM Mirage plans to move forward "deliberately but cautiously" with its online gaming venture.
"We intend to work closely with the Isle of Man government and domestic regulatory authorities to develop a safe, secure and enjoyable Internet gaming system which provides satisfactory assurances that Internet wagers are only accepted from jurisdictions in which such activity is legal, that underage gaming is prevented, and that access to problem gamblers is limited."
MGM Mirage said the number of online gaming …
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Gambling problems growing in Western New York
Last month, the University at Buffalo held what was touted in the student newspaper as its first annual Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament.
You could almost feel the staff at the Gambling Recovery Program at Jewish Family Services cringe through the phone lines when told about the event. The growing popularity of poker is just one more trend helping to increase the number of people calling the agency for help with gambling problems.
"The biggest selling Christmas present was Texas Hold 'Em chips – no matter where you went, you could buy them," says Marlene Schillinger, executive director of Jewish Family Services, which runs Western New York's only gambling addiction program.
In the last two years, the agency has seen a 50 percent increase in the number of people calling for help with compulsive or problem gambling. Meanwhile, funding has remained at about $140,000 from the State Office of Mental Health, which funds eight agencies statewide from a $1.5 million pool that comes from the New York State Lottery.
"That's part of the challenge. We've gotten the same funding from the state now for the last six to seven years," Schillinger says. "We've had the fastest growing gambling outlets and we haven't received any formal increase."
More opportunities for gambling
The increase in clients can be partly attributed to the continued expansion of gambling facilities since 2002: the opening of the Seneca Niagara Casino, Seneca Allegany Casino, Fairgrounds Gaming at Hamburg and the expansion of Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont. Other contributing effects include poker's emergence as an activity for all ages, the increase in daily lotto draws from once to twice per day and video lotto game winners every four minutes instead of five. Add to that the number of nonprofits, churches and schools utilizing charity auctions and …
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Continuing the Domino Qiu Qiu Uang Asli cricket run
Quickly turned around that red on England in the test with Sri Lanka this morning. Got out at the first opportunity of an all round green and then headed out with Emma for the day.
Traded around 25 overs of the India run chase against the West Indies in the evening before stopping for dinner and Big Brother. Would have been a great match to continue trading as the market was all over the place but happy with the profit made for the time put in and stakes used.
Looked in for less than two sets across two games today before getting on with other stuff. Good to keep the green ticking over.
Got involved in the England v Sri Lanka test match in the early evening when I was testing a new version of the trading software I use. Just checking it was as quick etc on a live market and the test match seemed as good as any for the trial. Didn't intend to trade but the application was open and England got a wicket. So I backed them looking for a few easy ticks and some easy green. Great. Except it wasn't a wicket. The Domino Qiu Qiu Uang Asli "edge" I heard was the bat hitting the pad. So I stupidly have a red against England. Still, will hopefully turn it round quickly tomorrow before heading out.
Anyway, off out to take Emma for drinks and dinner.
Killer hangover this morning. Not had one like that for a long time. Didn't do much except groan and watch the cricket for a couple of hours. After freshening up I started to trade the tennis for small stakes but the old brain couldn't have been working too well as the first tennis trade of the day I placed …
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Report cards are in as the J. Judi Online24Jam Terpercaya League approaches its final term
With the international break yielding a positive result for Japan and the autumn leaves starting to make their first appearances on the tree-lined avenues surrounding the National Stadium, attention now turns to the business end of the J. League season.
Five teams are still in with a genuine chance of lifting the trophy, but northern outfit Consadole Sapporo are certainly not one of them. News that the J. League is considering switching to a European-aligned, winter-based calendar will have gone down like a lead Judi Online24Jam Terpercaya balloon in Sapporo, where Consadole habitually spend their summers in the open-air surrounds of Atsubetsu Stadium. The Hokkaido side have been luckless at their traditional summer home this season, and they currently sit bottom of the table, with last season's J2 champions set to make a swift return to the Second Division.
Fellow northern outfit Albirex Niigata have also struggled in 2008. They may be the second-best supported team in the league – only Urawa Reds draw larger crowds – but Niigata have played some awful football under their eternally dour coach Jun Suzuki. Niigata surprised many by finishing sixth last season, but they could become embroiled in a relegation dogfight this time around, and the constant play-acting of striker Kisho Yano has won them few fans this season.
On the other side of the country Ibaraki giants Kashima Antlers are involved in an almighty scrap as they look to retain their title. Oswaldo de Oliveira's men are a point behind league leaders Nagoya Grampus, with eternal rivals Urawa Reds also breathing down their necks. Like the Reds, Kashima also have an upcoming AFC Champions League quarter-final to contend with, and they will hope that Nagoya don't skip away while de Oliveira and his men are battling for …
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Sven Bandarqq sees the light. Hallelujah!
Leaks coming out of the England camp confirm what many fans had prayed for all along – Sven's ready to switch to a flexible 4-1-4-1 system. This is a move that could win England the World Cup. No, really. Stay with me!
Coming into the tournament as one of the favourites, England has largely disappointed with turgid performances and route one tactics. Michael Owen's injury could be a blessing in disguise however, giving England the chance to compete on equal terms with almost every other nation in the tournament that deploy split strikers or five through the middle of the park.
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A really bold move by Sven would be to inject some pace into the side, in the form of Aaron Lennon. Contrary to tabloid opinion Beckham has been effective – he is England's leading assister at the tournament. But against Ecuador Sven could move Beckham into the right back slot, negating the principal risk of deploying one striker – that England gets entrenched in their own half. …
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Derek Morris (né le  à Edmonton, dans la province de l'Alberta au Canada) est un joueur professionnel canadien de hockey sur glace. Il évolue au poste de défenseur.

Biographie

Carrière en club
Derek Morris est repêché lors du repêchage de la Ligue nationale de hockey de 1996 en  par les Flames de Calgary.

Lors de sa deuxième saison en Ligue de hockey de l'Ouest avec les Pats de Regina, il marque 75 points en 68 matchs. Il joue ensuite 82 matchs avec Calgary dès la saison 1997-1998 ; à 19 ans, il réalise une première saison de 29 points.

Il joue pour les Flames de Calgary jusqu'à l'issue de la saison 2001-2002 de la LNH où il est échangé en compagnie de Dean McAmmond et Jeff Shantz à l'Avalanche du Colorado en retour de Chris Drury et Stéphane Yelle. Il ne reste que deux saisons avec l'Avalanche mais améliore son record de buts (11), d'assistances (37) et donc de points (48) en une saison.

Le 8 mars 2004, Derek Morris est échangé avec Keith Ballard aux Coyotes de Phoenix contre Ossi Vaananen et un choix de deuxième tour du repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH de 2005, qui s'avérera être Paul Stastny.

Le 4 mars 2008, il est échangé aux Rangers de New York en échange de Nigel Dawes, Petr Prucha et Dmitri Kalinine.

Il signe en tant qu'agent libre en faveur des Bruins de Boston à l'orée de la saison 2009-2010 de la LNH. À la fin de cette même saison, il est de nouveau échangé aux Coyotes de Phoenix contre un choix de  conditionnel du repêchage 2011.

Carrière internationale
Il représente le Canada au niveau international.

Statistiques
Pour les significations des abréviations, voir statistiques du hockey sur glace.

|1995-1996 ||Pats de Regina||LHOu ||67 ||8 ||44 ||52 ||70 ||11 ||1 ||7 ||8 ||26
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|1996-1997 ||Pats de Regina||LHOu ||67 ||18 ||57 ||75 ||180 ||5 ||0 ||3 ||3 ||9
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|1996-1997 ||Flames de Saint-Jean ||LAH ||7 ||0 ||3 ||3 ||7 ||5 ||0 ||3 ||3 ||7
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|1997-1998 ||Flames de Calgary ||LNH ||82 ||9 ||20 ||29 ||88 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|1998-1999 ||Flames de Calgary ||LNH ||71 ||7 ||27 ||34 ||73 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|1999-2000 ||Flames de Calgary ||LNH ||78 ||9 ||29 ||38 ||80 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|2000-2001 ||Flames de Calgary ||LNH ||51 ||5 ||23 ||28 ||56 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|2000-2001 ||Flames de Saint-Jean ||LAH ||3 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||2 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
|-
|2001-2002 ||Flames de Calgary ||LNH ||61 ||4 ||30 ||34 ||88 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2002-2003 ||Avalanche du Colorado ||LNH ||75 ||11 ||37 ||48 ||68 ||7 ||0 ||3 ||3 ||6
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|2003-2004 ||Avalanche du Colorado ||LNH ||69 ||6 ||22 ||28 ||47 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2003-2004 || Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||14 ||0 ||4 ||4 ||2 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2005-2006 ||Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||53 ||6 ||21 ||27 ||54 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2006-2007 ||Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||82 ||6 ||19 ||25 ||115 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2007-2008 ||Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||82 ||8 ||17 ||25 ||83 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2008-2009 ||Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||57 ||5 ||7 ||12 ||24 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2008-2009 || Rangers de New York ||LNH ||18 ||0 ||8 ||8 ||16 ||7 ||0 ||2 ||2 ||0
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|2009-2010 ||Bruins de Boston ||LNH ||58 ||3 ||22 ||25 ||26 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2009-2010 || Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||18 ||1 ||3 ||4 ||11 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||4 ||11
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|2010-2011 ||Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||77 ||5 ||11 ||16 ||58 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-
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|2011-2012 ||Coyotes de Phoenix ||LNH ||59 ||2 ||9 ||11 ||38 ||16 ||2 ||4 ||6 ||24
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|2012-2013 || Coyotes de Phoenix || LNH || 39 || 0 || 11 || 11 || 36 || - || - || - || - || -
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|2013-2014 || Coyotes de Phoenix || LNH || 63 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 41 || - || - || - || - || -

|  || 92 || 332 || 424 ||  || 37 || 3 || 12 || 15 || 41

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Naissance en août 1978
Joueur international canadien de hockey sur glace
Choix de repêchage des Flames de Calgary
Joueur des Pats de Regina
Joueur des Flames de Saint-Jean
Choix de premier tour au repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH
Joueur des Flames de Calgary
Joueur de l'Avalanche du Colorado
Joueur des Coyotes de Phoenix
Joueur des Rangers de New York
Joueur des Bruins de Boston
Champion du monde de hockey sur glace
Défenseur de hockey sur glace


Summit finishes in stage races and one-day Classics in the spring would be the same even without power meters monitoring cyclists' watts, say insiders.
Teams say that SRM and other meters do not affect the racing, that it is still a human effort involving instinct and suffering.
"Why do you have a GPS in your car? Why do you have a smart phone? Why do you have a computer? You cannot turn back the time," general manager of Quick-Step Floors, Patrick Lefevere told Cycling Weekly.
Looking at power or riding on feel?
Some critics say that the power readings help cyclists measure their attacks or steadily chase down those who are going on gut feeling.
Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) has already been critical of Sky's racing style in the past. At the Vuelta 2017, he suggested that Chris Froome (Sky) carefully measured his chase in the race's 14th stage when he and Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) attacked on the Pandera pass.
Frenchman Nicolas Portal raced as a professional and now directs Team Sky's Grand Tour teams lead by Chris Froome. In the past, critics like Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali, pointed fingers at the black Sky train and when it sped up climbs in pursuit of Froome's rivals.
"People think riders ride to their heart rates and watts but that's not true," Portal said.
"It's not like when Contador attacks they know how many watts he is pushing. They are riding according to how their legs feel.
"Maybe it's like that," Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) said of the meters dictating tactics. "Some riders need to look to see how hard they are riding but I don't know if that's really like that. I think it's more on feeling.
Examples of such gut feeling could have been his attack on the descent to Bagnères-de-Luchon or in the crosswinds to Montpellier with Geraint Thomas in the 2016 Tour de France.
Vincenzo Nibali, winner of all three Grand Tours including the 2014 Tour de France, criticised Froome and Sky in the past for its "scientific" style. Now, he says that power meters affect races very little.
"It's useful to know your limit in training, but in the race, it can be useful sometimes, but in most cases, it's not," said Nibali.
"Do they ruin racing? It depends because when I'm going well, I don't even look at the watts. OK, it can be useful but maybe not.
"It's just an instrument that's used by the trainers," explained Nibali's coach and sports director at team Bahrain-Merida, Paolo Slongo.
"In training it's important for the rider, but in the races it's important for the trainer. It gives you a history of what the riders have been doing in the race.