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The Senior Bowl collected a group of cornerbacks that has the physical attributes associated with the defense the 49ers have borrowed from the Seattle Seahawks.
Of course, there is one player after whom the new wave of NFL hopefuls mainly try to pattern their games.
Richard Sherman is listed at 6-foot-3, and had four All-Pro selections in his seven seasons with the Seahawks before signing last offseason with the 49ers.
"I've watched a lot of Richard Sherman," Penn State cornerback Amani Oruwariye said. "He uses his body, his length to his advantage. That's something I admire. I watch a lot of film on him. He attacks the ball, too. That's something I've been doing that I want to improve on. Just going to getting the ball and being a playmaker."
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The group of cornerbacks that assembled in Mobile, Alabama, was certainly not lacking in size. Six of the 10 cornerbacks measured at 6-foot or taller, including Isaiah Johnson (Houston) and Lonnie Johnson (Kentucky), who checked in at 6-2 ¼.
Johnson set himself apart for his willingness and ability to make the big hit. But none of the cornerbacks stood out for sticking with the collectinon of all-star pass catchers.
It is doubtful any of the cornerbacks in Mobile will be selected in the first round of the draft. Those spots projected to go to underclassmen like Greedy Williams (LSU), Deandre Baker (Georgia) and Byron Murphy (Washington).
The 49ers invested third-round picks the past two years in cornerbacks Ahkello Witherspoon and Tarvarius Moore. They could be in the market for another cornerback this year to add to the depth and competition. The 49ers coached the South squad, which featured 6 foot-plus corners Isaiah Johnson, Lonnie Johnson and Sheldrick Redwin (6-foot 3/8) of Miami.
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The evaluation process for the taller corners in Mobile consisted mostly of determining whether the size of those players restricted their agility to cover to receivers when contact is allowed only within the first 5 yards of the line of scrimmage.
"My agility was good, and it's gotten a lot better," said Oruwariye, generally regarded as the top cornerback prospect in Mobile. "I have to use my length and my size to my advantage, especially in this league with the 5-yard radius you have. You got to use it."
Jordan Brown of South Dakota State began his college career as a wide receiver. But at 6-foot ¾, he transitioned to cornerback because his body type fit the mold.
"I knew I had the height to play corner and I was a prototype coming up in this day and age in the NFL," said Brown, who has also studied Sherman's game to incorporate into his own.
"He's definitely an instinctive player. Growing up, even when I wasn't playing cornerback, I watched him. He's very smart, an intellectual corner and makes plays on the ball."

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Evason: 'He's from Manitoba. Right?' . . . Ice completes doubleheader sweep of Rebels . . . Four WHLers enjoy five-point nights
There was a rather funny moment during Wednesday night's NHL game between the visiting Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks. . . . Wild F Connor Dewar, a product of the Everett Silvertips who is a native of The Pas, Man., got into a second-period scrap with D Nathan Beaulieu. . . . A few minutes later, Darren Pang, who was the TNT reporter at ice level, chatted with Wild head coach Dean Evason. "Young kid fighting, too . . . gotta like that," Pang said. . . . Evason, who wears intensity like a fitted suit, smiled as much as he ever does during a game and replied: "He's from Manitoba. Right?" . . . Evason, former WHL player and coach, was born in Flin Flon and grew up in Brandon. . . . Dewar let set up former WHL D Matt Dumba for what turned out to be the game-winner in a feisty 4-1 victory.
THE WHL ON WEDNESDAY . . .
The Winnipeg Ice ran their winning streak to 12 games with a 7-4 victory over the visiting Red Deer Rebels. . . . The Rebels arrived in Winnipeg riding a season-opening 15-game winning streak. The Ice beat them, 3-1, on Tuesday, then completed the doubleheader sweep last night. . . . While Winnipeg improved to 17-1-0, Red Deer now is 15-2-0. . . . The Ice took control early, scoring four times before the first period was 16 minutes old. . . . The Ice, which was 4-5 on the PP, got two goals and three assists from F Owen Pederson, two and two from F Connor McClennon, and two and one from Skyler Bruce. . . . Pederson, who enjoyed his first career five-point night, has nine goals and 19 assists in 18 games. . . .
F Borya Valis scored three times and added an assist, and F Connor Bedard had five points in leading the host Regina Pats to a 7-4 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. . . . F Marshall Finnie pulled Edmonton into a 2-2 tie at 10:51 of the second period, but Regina scored the next five goals with Bedard scoring once and setting up three others. He finished with a goal and four assists in running his point streak to 16 games. . . . This was Bedard's second five-pointer in three games; he has three goals and nine assists in the three games. He also had two five-point outings last season. . . . Bedard leads the WHL in assists (22) and points (36). His 14 goals are one behind the leaders (F Kai Uchacz of the Red Deer Rebels and F Koehn Ziemmer of the Prince George Cougars). . . . Valis, an 18-year-old sophomore from Boulder, Colo., enjoyed his first career hat trick and his first four-point outing. He has eight goals and seven assists in 15 games. . . . Edmonton F Luca Hauf, an 18-year-old freshman from Krefeld, Germany, had had goal and two assists. . . . The Pats improved to 8-8-1; Edmonton now is 2-14-1. . . . F Zane Rowan, an 18-year-old from Torrence, Calif., was back in Regina's lineup after not playing since Sept. 29. . . . F Zack Shantz, 17, made his Regina debut after being acquired from the Prince George Cougars in a Nov. 4 deal that had F Cole Dubinsky, 20, go the other way. . . .
In Lethbridge, the Hurricanes scored the game's first two goals and hung on for a 2-1 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. . . . The Hurricanes (9-8-1) have points in five straight (4-0-1). . . . The Raiders (4-12-2) have lost three in a row. . . . Lethbridge got goals from F Tyson Laventure and D Joe Arntsen, the latter providing a 2-0 lead at 6:12 of the third period. . . . C Carson Latimer got the Raiders to within a goal at 16:57. . . . G Harrison Meneghin stopped 21 shots for Lethbridge. . . .
F Reid Schaefer's 14th goal of the season, at 1:24 of OT, gave the Seattle Thunderbirds a 2-1 victory over the Blazers in Kamloops. . . . F Caedan Bankier had given the Blazers a 1-0 lead at 18:26 of the first period. . . . F Sam Popowich pulled Seattle even with a shorthanded goal at 1:19 of the second. . . . Seattle (11-3-0) had lost its previous two games. . . . Kamloops (7-4-3) has lost two in a row. . . . Kamloops F Logan Stankoven drew an assist to run his point streak to 10 games. He has 21 points, 10 of them goals, in that stretch. . . . G Thomas Milic stopped 38 shots for the visitors, including a stop on a Stankoven penalty shot attempt in OT. . . . D Luke Prokop, 20, who was added to Seattle's roster on Tuesday, was in the starting lineup, but the Thunderbirds remain without F Jared Davidson. . . .
F Adam Kydd scored three times and added two assists to help the Kelowna Rockets to a wild 8-6 victory over the Prince George Cougars. . . . It was the first WHL three-goal game — and first five-pointer, too — for Kydd, who has eight goals. . . . F Andrew Cristall drew five assists for the Rockets, who held leads of 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-3, 5-3, 6-5, 7-6 and, finally, 8-6. . . . F Rilen Kovacevic snapped a 6-6 tie at 16:44 of the third period and F Colton Dach added the empty-netter, his second goal of the game. . . . Cristall has 27 points, including 11 goals, in 14 games this season. This was his second five-point outing; he had two goals and three assists in an 8-4 victory over the visiting Vancouver Giants on April 9. . . . F Riley Heidt had four assists for the Cougars, who got two goals and an assist from each of F Chase Wheatcroft and F Koehn Ziemmer. . . . Kelowna (6-7-1) has won two in a row; Prince George (9-8-0) had a three-game winning streak ended. . . . F Cole Dubinsky, 20, who was acquired from Regina on Nov. 4, was in the Cougars' lineup for the first time. He scored once and added an assist.
Allen Lazard, a receiver with the NFL's Green Bay Packers, suffered a shoulder injury in a game with the Washington Commanders this season. He explains the feeling: "A pop, a crack — snap, crackle, pop. Three Rice Krispies men showed up, too. Not the good kind. All three of them."
Dennis Williams, the head coach of the Everett Silvertips, will be the head coach of Team Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championship. . . . The tournament is to open on Dec. 26 in Halifax and Moncton. . . . Williams was an assistant coach on the 2022 Canadian team that won a gold medal in Edmonton. . . . Canada's assistant coaches will be Stephane Julien of the QMJHL's Sherbrooke Phoenix, Brent Kisio of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Alan Legant of the OHL's Sarnia Sting. . . . Kelly Guard of the Prince Albert Raiders will serve as the goaltending consultant. . . . While Hockey Canada hasn't yet announced a selection camp roster, that camp is scheduled to be held in Moncton, from Dec. 9-12.
Congratulations to California voters for a couple of decisions they made on Tuesday. Here's Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle:
"Two California ballot props that would have legalized and expanded sports wagering went down in flames.
"Our lovable state remained the largest market in America closed to legal sports betting. We overwhelmingly rejected the promised riches that would have come from allowing casinos and racetracks to offer in-person sports betting (Prop. 26), and from allowing online and mobile sports betting for adults (Prop. 27). For some reason, we don't trust people in the gambling industry when they say, 'Trust us.' "
"The Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant — who called for coach Steve Nash's ouster last summer — said he was 'shocked' when Nash was fired last week," notes Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times. "Somewhere, Steve Urkel is giggling."
JUNIOR JOTTINGS:
The Kamloops Blazers have acquired 2004-born F Shea Van Olm from the Edmonton Oil Kings for a conditional seventh-round selection in the WHL's 2024 draft. . . . Van Olm, from Calgary, was a fourth-round pick by the Oil Kings in the 2019 draft. This season, he has two goals and an assist in 16 games. . . . In 74 games over three seasons, Van Olm had 10 goals and seven assists with Edmonton. . . . Van Olm didn't play for the Blazers last night against the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds. . . .
The Vancouver Giants have made an adjustment to their 20-year-old situation. They have signed D Dylan Anderson, while releasing D Tom Cadieux, who had been one of their alternate captains. . . . Anderson, from Langley, B.C., started this season with the BCHL's Salmon Arm Silverbacks after spending three seasons with the Everett Silvertips. . . . He totalled five goals and 26 assists in 143 regular-season games with Everett. Last season, he put up three goals and 17 assists in 62 games. . . . Cadieux, from Saskatoon, also has played with the Tri-City Americans and Regina Pats. In 179 regular-season games, he has six goals and 27 assists. This season, in 11 games, he earned three assists. . . . The Giants had acquired Cadieux from Regina on Jan. 17, surrendering a 2022 fifth-round WHL draft pick and a third in 2023. . . .
G Keegan Maddocks, 19, has joined the BCHL's Trail Smoke Eaters. He had been with the Winnipeg Ice before being released on Oct. 27. . . . Maddocks also has made WHL stops with the Victoria Royals and Kamloops Blazers. . . .
If you were wondering, the BCHL's Penticton Vees, who are 16-0-0 to open the season, next are scheduled to play Friday when the Vernon Vipers (7-7-2) are to visit. On Saturday, the Vees are to face the host Trail Smoke Eaters (7-8-1). . . . It's worth noting that the Vees closed out last season by winning their last 16 playoff games. . . . Yes, Penticton has won its last 32 games.
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WHL not playing games, but some players are . . . Two football bowl games gone . . . Hobbs decides to go back home
Ron Robison, the WHL commissioner, addressed some media folks in a virtual gathering on Oct. 15. When the topic of WHL players moving to junior A during the shutdown arose, Trevor Redden of panow.com reported via Twitter that Robison said that if they were affiliated last (season), they're eligible to play now, and that general managers were to discuss the subject this week.
That meeting apparently took place at some point this week, because the WHL issued a statement late Friday afternoon, stating that it "has granted temporary transfers for WHL roster players to continue their development by playing competitive hockey at the junior A, junior B and under-18 levels . . . through mid-December."
That something had happened became apparent on Thursday night when the BCHL's Nanaimo Clippers announced that they had signed Everett D Gianni Fairbrother, 20.
Then, on Friday morning, the Estevan Bruins revealed there was an agreement between the SJHL and WHL that will allow major junior players to play in the junior A league until Dec. 20. The Bruins did that as they announced the signing of F Cole Fonstad of the Everett Silvertips. Fonstad, 20, is from Estevan.
Everett also has loaned D Dylan Anderson, 18, to the BCHL's Cowichan Capitals, F Jackson Berezowski, 18, to the SJHL's Yorkton Terriers, and F Ethan Regnier, 20, to the SJHL's Melfort Mustangs.
A news release from the Silvertips indicated that players are allowed "full participation in . . . practices, workout activities and games, until a loan expiration of Dec. 20. . . ."
The WHL has said it will start its next regular season on Jan. 8, with players reporting to teams shortly after Christmas.
According to Ryan Flaherty of Global Saskatoon, Blades D Rhett Rhinehart, who turns 19 next month, is with the SJHL's Flin Flon Bombers. Flaherty added that G Nolan Maier, 19, "will likely play for Yorkton, although that has not been confirmed yet."
As well, Mike Sawatzky of the Winnipeg Free Press reported F Evan Herman, 18, of the Winnipeg Ice has joined the MJHL's OCN Blizzard, while Connor Roulette, 17, of the Seattle Thunderbirds is with the MJHL's Selkirk Steelers.
Byron Hackett of the Red Deer Advocate tweeted that Rebels F Jaxsen Wiebe, 18, is to play for the SJHL's Nipawin Hawks.
The Tri-City Americans have loaned F Parker Bell to the junior B Campbell River Storm of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. Bell, 17, is from Campbell River.
Meanwhile, Regan Bartel, the long-time radio voice of the Kelowna Rockets, tweeted that the BCHL's West Kelowna Warriors have run out of goaltenders — three of them are injured — so have added veteran goaltenders Roman Basran and Cole Schwebius, both 19, from the WHL's Kelowna Rockets at least for this weekend.
Questions . . . yes, there are questions about the WHL's agreement with junior A and junior B leagues about the loaning of players.
For starters, what happens to the transferred players if a WHL regular season doesn't get started?
Also, some of these leagues have moved to a pay-for-play model. So who is paying for the WHL players to play in these other leagues?
Braden Malsbury, the radio voice of the SJHL's La Ronge Ice Wolves via MBC Radio, also has some thoughts in the following tweets:
Certain teams will now have a significant advantage because they have several legit WHL players born in their region. This creates an extremely uneven playing field. (2/4)
— Braden Malsbury (@BradenMalsbury) October 23, 2020
I feel terrible for kids who busted their butt to make an SJHL roster and are now being told to pack their stuff or take a seat in the stands during games. (4/4)
Hearing some Ontario Hockey League teams are telling players they don't expect to open training camps until mid-January at the earliest. Even that's far from a certainty.
OHL has publicly said it hopes to start season Dec. 1.
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) October 23, 2020
Hartley Miller, the GOAT at 94.3 The GOAT and the analyst on broadcasts of Prince George Cougars home games, offered up this today:
"Leagues like the BCHL and WHL insist they will play a season even if fans are not allowed to their games.
"The financial commitment from those owners should be applauded, but the question remains how safe is it to play?
"There does not appear to be a clear answer but regardless of whether it is a top-notch junior player or one competing at the rec level, the athlete needs to fully understand there is a health risk, even though we remain in the dark how much risk that is."
That is from his latest Hartley's Hart Attack, headlined 'The risk of competition.' . . . It's all right here. . . . And if you aren't a daily reader, you should be.
COVID-19 CHRONICLES . . .
NHL teams have been told they will not be allowed to scout live at the upcoming World Juniors similar to the bubble the NHL had in Edmonton.
— Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) October 23, 2020
Bruce Jenkins, in the San Francisco Chronicle: "Among the many thousands who just don't get the mask thing, there appear to be three options: (1) Wear it under the nose. Perfected by Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth on Sunday Night Football. Gives those droplets a fighting chance. (2) Down around the chin. Extremely fashionable. Shows you might have cared at daybreak. (3) None at all. Because, you know, what the hell, it's a hassle." . . .
Hearing rumblings that some NE prep schools are looking at going rogue & playing outside their leagues if leagues pull plug (as Founders League has already done). Also hearing talk of top midget programs — think Mid-Fairfield, Jr. Eagles, Whalers — extending seasons. Stay tuned
— Mark Divver (@MarkDivver) October 23, 2020
The Founders League, which comprises 11 prep schools, announced Friday that it has cancelled all interscholastic competition for the 2020-21 season. It includes 10 Connecticut schools and one from eastern New York. . . .
The KHL has postponed Jokerit's next two games, which were scheduled for Monday and Wednesday, after four positive tests within the organization. Jokerit underwent testing after returning from its latest road trip. . . . Jokerit also had games postponed early in September because of positive tests. . . .
a source close to slava kozlov's family tells me he is out of the hospital and did have a difficult case of COVID-19.#RedWings @georgemalik
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) October 23, 2020
Two of U.S. college football's bowl games are gone, at least for 2020. The Holiday Bowl was to have been held in San Diego, while the Fenway Bowl, which was to have been played for the first time, was scheduled for, yes, Fenway Park in Boston. . . .
Scotty Walden, the interim head coach at Southern Miss, tested positive earlier this week. He has been the head coach since Jay Hopson left after the season's first game. . . . The Golden Eagles, who haven't played since Oct. 3, are scheduled to play Liberty today (Saturday). Their game on Oct. 17 against UTEP wasn't played because they were going through an outbreak. . . .
The U of Toledo has put its men's basketball team on hold for two weeks because six players and head coach Tod Kowalczyk tested positive. . . . Marquette's men's and women's basketball teams also have been shut down for two weeks after each experienced one positive test.
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— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) October 22, 2020
JUST NOTES: Some European teams are using the four-team Karjala Cup as a tuneup for the 2021 World Junior Championship that opens in an Edmonton bubble on Dec. 25. Former NHLer Igor Larionov is coaching the Russian team, with Valeri Bragin, normally the team's head coach, having recently recovered from COVID-19. Also in the Karjala Cup are teams from Czech Republic and Sweden. The tournament, in Helsinki, runs from Nov. 5-8. . . . Former WHL D Connor Hobbs (Medicine Hat, Regina, 2013-17) has retired from pro hockey after playing three seasons with the AHL's Hershey Bears. Hobbs is back at home in Saskatoon and taking online courses as the U of Saskatchewan. Greg Harder of the Regina Leader-Post has that story right here.
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Ex-Raiders captain succeeds Coach Q in Chicago . . . Kootenay suspends veteran defenceman . . . Russians earn split with WHL
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— Hockey Gives Blood (@hkygivesblood) November 6, 2018
Last season, there wasn't even one mid-season coaching change in the NHL. On Tuesday, the Chicago Blackhawks fired head coach Joel Quenneville, giving the league its second firing in 48 hours days.
The Los Angeles Kings relieved John Stevens of his duties on Sunday, and promptly named Willie Desjardins as the interim head coach.
In Chicago, Jeremy Colliton was named the head coach of the Blackhawks.
Colliton, 33, is from Blackie, Alta. He played four seasons (2001-05) with the Prince Albert Raiders and was the team captain for the last two.
Colliton has been coaching since Jan. 15, 2014, when he was named the interim head coach with Mora IK in the Allsvenskan in Sweden. He spent three full seasons (204-17) as Mora IK's head coach, before moving on to the Rockford IceHogs, the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate. He was in his second season as the IceHogs' head coach when the Blackhawks promoted him to Chicago on Tuesday.
Glenn Hicks of panow.com spoke with former Raiders F Mark Odnokon about Colliton's days in Prince Albert and that's all right here.
The Kootenay Ice apparently has suspended veteran D Sam Huston.
Huston, a 19-year-old from Brandon, hasn't played for the Ice since taking part in a 7-2 loss to the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings on Oct, 26. The WHL's roster report of Oct. 30 showed him as having been deleted from Kootenay's roster with no mention of having been placed on a suspended list.
The WHL roster report that was issued yesterday doesn't contain any mention of Huston or F Brendan Semchuk, 19, who no longer is with the Ice.
According to Bradley Jones of Cranbrook radio station Summit 107FM, the Ice issued a statement saying that Huston's "current status is suspended."
Jones added: "It appears that Huston's suspension from the team is indefinite as there were no further details provided about the current situation . . ."
The Ice didn't provide any details as to why Huston was suspended.
A ninth-round selection in the 2014 bantam draft, he played 119 games with the Ice, and had four goals and 13 assists. This season, he had one goal in 12 games.
Semchuk, meanwhile, has left the team to "pursue his educational goals," according to the Ice. He last played on Oct. 28 in an 8-5 home-ice loss to the Red Deer Rebels. Semchuk is shown as having played in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Broncos in Swift Current on Oct. 30, but, in fact, he was scratched.
Semchuk, from Kamloops, was acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings on Sept. 27 for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2020 bantam draft. Semchuk, 19, had two goals and three assists in 15 games with Kootenay. The Vancouver Giants selected him 10th overall in the 2014 bantam draft. In 159 career regular-season games, he recorded 23 goals and 30 assists.
The Everett Silvertips have added D Dylan Anderson, 16, to their roster. Anderson, from Langley, B.C., plays for the prep team at the Yale Hockey Academy in Abbotsford, B.C., where he has 12 points, including two goals, in 12 games. . . . He was pointless in one game with Everett last season. . . . Anderson was a fourth-round pick in the WHL's 2017 bantam draft. . . . The Silvertips are scheduled to play Friday against the Blazers in Kamloops.
Paul Elliott, a former WHL defenceman, has signed on as an assistant coach with the USA-Central Hockey League's Laredo, Texas, Bucks. Elliott will work alongside Jarred Mohr, the team's new head coach. Mohr has taken over from Wayne Smith, who left for what the team says is personal reasons after just one game, that on Oct. 26. . . . Elliott, 38, is from Surrey B.C. He played five seasons in the WHL (1996-2001), spending time with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers, Kamloops Blazers and Regina Pats. . . . He played five seasons with the Bucks of the now-defunct Central Hockey League. . . . The USA-CHL is a four-team junior league in its first season of operation.
F Stepan Starkov broke a 1-1 tie with a late PP goal as Team Russia beat Team WHL, 3-1, in Langley, B.C. . . . The WHL had won the opener of the CIBC Canada Russia Series, 2-1, in Kamloops on Monday night. . . . Starkov's first goal of the series came at 18:18 of the third period with WHL F Nolan Foote serving a high-sticking minor. The WHL had failed to score on a PP opportunity just four minutes earlier. . . . Russia was 1-3 on the PP; the WHL lads were 0-3. . . . The WHL took a 1-0 lead on a goal from D Ty Smith of the Spokane Chiefs at 5:10 of the first period. . . . F Bulat Shafigullin tied it at 19:07 of the first. . . . The Russians put it away at 19:10 of the third period as F Ivan Muranov got the empty-netter. . . . The Russian side got 33 saves from G Pyotr Kochetkov, who had backed up Daniil Tarasov on Monday. . . . G David Tendeck of the Vancouver Giants stopped 25 shots in a solid night's work. . . . F Dillon Hamaliuk was added to Team WHL's roster yesterday, replacing F Justin Almeida of the Moose Jaw Warriors who was injured in Monday's game. Almeida suffered an apparent shoulder injury and left the game early in the first period. . . . The series is scheduled to continue on Thursday in Sarnia, Ont., with the Russians playing Team OHL. Game 4 is to be played on Monday in Oshawa. . . . The games featuring Team QMJHL are scheduled for Sherbrooke on Nov. 13 and Drummondville on Nov. 15.
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— Sunaya Sapurji (@sunayas) November 6, 2018
Author greggdrinnanPosted on November 6, 2018 Tags Brendan Semchuk, CIBC Canada Russia Series, David Tendeck, Dylan Anderson, Everett Silvertips, Gregg Drinnan, Jeremy Colliton, Kootenay Ice, Laredo Bucks, Paul Elliott, Prince Albert Raiders, Sam Huston, Stepan StarkovLeave a comment on Ex-Raiders captain succeeds Coach Q in Chicago . . . Kootenay suspends veteran defenceman . . . Russians earn split with WHL
Three high-profile players kept off ice on eve of trade deadline . . . Giants keep winning on road . . . Ferguson carries Blazers to victory
A LITTLE OF THIS …
.@PGCougars' Head Coach Richard Matvichuk says nothing has happened yet in terms of possibly trading Captain Dennis Cholowski; adds he was scratched tonight "as a precaution" in case something happened | #CityOfPG #Sports @mypgnow pic.twitter.com/4k3Rh7hNRn
— Kyle Balzer (@KyleBalzer) January 10, 2018
With the WHL's trading deadline arriving this afternoon, a couple of veteran forwards and a high-profile defenceman were kept off the ice by their teams on Wednesday.
F Cam Hebig didn't practise with the Blades in Saskatoon. GM Colin Priestner admitted that four teams had inquired about Hebig and the Blades didn't want to risk an injury in case something could be worked out. Hebig missed all of last season with an injury.
This season, Hebig, who is to turn 21 on Jan. 21, has 30 goals and 28 assists in 40 games. From Saskatoon, he has 193 points, 87 of them goals, in 238 career games, all with the Blades. They picked him in the third round of the 2012 WHL bantam draft.
If Hebig isn't dealt, he is expected to play tonight against the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers.
Meanwhile, in Brandon, F Davis Koch didn't play as the Edmonton Oil Kings met the Wheat Kings. Koch, 19, is from Surrey, B.C. This season, he has 18 goals and 21 assists in 40 games.
In 224 regular-season games, he has 59 goals and 99 assists. The Oil Kings selected him in the second round of the 2013 bantam draft.
In Prince George, D Dennis Cholowski, the team captain, didn't play for the Cougars as they dropped a 5-1 decision to the Vancouver Giants. After the game, Cougars head coach Richard Matvichuk admitted that Cholowski, 19, was scratched in order to keep him healthy just in case.
Cholowski, a first-round pick by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2016 NHL draft, has signed an NHL deal. In his first WHL season, he has 13 goals and 26 assists in 37 games.
The Calgary Hitmen claimed D Egor Zamula off waivers from the Regina Pats on Tuesday. Zamula, 17, is from Chelyabinsk, Russia. A freshman, he had seven assists in 38 games with the Pats, who had to drop an import player after acquiring D Libor Hajek from the Saskatoon Blades on Monday. . . . The Hitmen had an opening for an import after they sent F Andrei Grishakov to the Victoria Royals for a third-round pick in the 2019 bantam draft on Jan. 4. . . . Calgary's other import is sophomore D Vladislav Yeryomenko, 18, who is from Belarus.
The Everett Silvertips have returned two players — D Dylan Anderson and F Gage Goncalves — to the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds of the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League. . . . Anderson, 15, was pointless in one game with the Silvertips. He was a fourth-round selection in the 2017 bantam draft. . . . Goncalves, a list player, also was pointless in one game with Everett.
Dear WHL fans who post on message boards: Yes Nolan Patrick at the Wheat King game tonight, he is on his bye week from Philly, HE HAS NOT BEEN SENT BACK TO BE TRADED TOMORROW. Unbelievable some of the things these people come up with.
— C-Dawg (@Chume83) January 10, 2018
At Brandon, F Brett Kemp scored in OT to give the Edmonton Oil Kings a 3-2 victory over the Wheat Kings. . . . Edmonton (11-24-6) had lost its previous three games (0-2-1). It is 4- 3-3 in its last 10. . . . Brandon (27-12-2) had won its last two outings. The Wheat Kings are third in the overall standings, five points behind Swift Current. . . . F Ty Lewis (24) gave the Wheat Kings a 1-0 lead, on a PP, at 16:03 of the first period. . . . D Jayden Platz (1) pulled the visitors even at 2:26 of the second period. . . . Brandon went back out front when F Baron Thompson (12) scored at 11:38 of the third period. . . . F Scott Atkinson (2) tied it for Edmonton at 14:53. . . . Kemp won it with his 10th goal at 2:06 of OT. . . . D Brayden Gorda had an assist and was plus-2 in his first game back with the Oil Kings. He returned to the Oil Kings last week after missing the first half of the season for personal reasons. . . . Brandon was 1-4 on the PP; Edmonton was 0-3. . . . G Josh Dechaine earned the victory with 34 saves, 12 more than Brandon's Dylan Myskiw. . . . Brandon D Kale Clague has yet to return to the lineup after playing for Canada at the WJC. . . . Announced attendance: 3,225.
At Lethbridge, F Logan Barlage, acquired earlier in the day in the rather large trade, scored in the sixth round of a shootout to give the Hurricanes a 5-4 victory over the Red Deer Rebels. . . . The Hurricanes (18-19-3) had lost their previous two games. They moved into a second-place tie with Kootenay in the Central Division, eight points in arrears of Medicine Hat. . . . The Rebels (10-22-10) have lost nine in a row (0-4-5). . . . G Logan Flodell, who came over with Barlage in that swap with the Swift Current Broncos, got the victory with 29 saves through OT. He also stopped the last five Red Deer shooters in the shootout. . . . F Brad Morrison, acquired earlier from the Vancouver Giants, scored Lethbridge's first two goals, both on the PP, at 6:26 and 17:53 of the first period. He's got 13 goals. . . . In between, Red Deer D Alex Alexeyev (5) got his guys on the scoreboard. . . . F B Brendan Stafford (1) gave Lethbridge a 3-1 lead at 3:17 of the second period. . . . Red Deer took the lead on three second-period goals, two PP scores from Reese Johnson, who has 15 goals, at 7:16 and 8:52, and a goal from F Mason McCarty (20), at 10:19. . . . F Dylan Cozens (12) tied it again at 15:22. . . . The third period was scoreless. . . . Lethbridge got two assists from each of F Jordy Bellerive and F Taylor Ross, with Cozens adding one. . . . F Kristian Reichel and Alexeyev each had two assists for Red Deer, and McCarty had one. . . . Lethbridge was 2-2 on the PP; Red Deer was 2-4. . . . Red Deer G Ethan Anders allowed four goals on 27 shots through two periods. Riley Lamb came on for the third period and OT, stopping all 14 shots he faced. . . . Lethbridge acquired four players from Swift Current in the morning and all four played last night — Flodell, Barlage, D Matthew Stanley and F Owen Blocker. . . . F Jacob Boucher, a ninth-round pick in the 2017 bantam draft, made his WHL debut with the Hurricanes. He's from St. Albert, Alta. . . . After the game, Lethbridge general manager Peter Anholt played host to a town hall as he explained to fans the deal he made with the Swift Current Broncos earlier in the day. . . . Announced attendance: 2,696.
At Kamloops, G Dylan Ferguson stopped 47 shots to lead the Blazers to a 2-1 victory over the Spokane Chiefs. . . . Kamloops (18-20-3) had lost its previous two games (0-1-1). It is six points behind Spokane, which holds down the Western Conference's second wild-card spot. . . . Spokane (21-17-3) has lost two in a row. . . . The Blazers got first-period goals from F Quinn Benjafield (12), at 2:49, and F Luc Smith (9), at 19:09. . . . F Riley Woods (18) got the Chiefs to within a goal at 1:10 of the third period. . . . D Joe Gatenby had two assists for Kamloops. . . . F Orrin Centazzo, acquired Sunday from Everett, had an assist in his Kamloops debut. D Montana Onyebuchi, who also came over in that deal, sat out with the flu. . . . Kamloops was 0-3 on the PP; Spokane was 0-7. . . . G Donovan Buskey stopped 26 shots for the Chiefs. . . . Spokane F Kailer Yamamoto, who played for the U.S. at the WJC, sat out, and he won't play tonight in Kelowna against the Rockets, either. . . . Announced attendance: 3,289.
Congratulations to Kaleb Bulych on his First @TheWHL Goal! pic.twitter.com/3pd0ubqYna
— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) January 10, 2018
At Prince George, the Vancouver Giants ran their road winning streak to seven games with a 5-1 victory over the Cougars. . . . Vancouver (24-14-5) is 6-0-1 in its past seven games. The victory lifted the Giants into a tie with Kelowna for the Western Conference lead. However, Kelowna has three games in hand. . . . Prince George (15-19-7) had points in each of its previous four games (2-0-2). . . . Vancouver took a 3-0 first-period lead on goals from F Dawson Holt (7), at 7:27, F James Malm (16), at 9:00, and D Matt Barberis (4), on a PP, at 16:04. . . . The Cougars' goal came from F Jared Bethune (14), at 16:17. . . . D Kaleb Bulych (1) added more insurance for the Giants at 2:21 of the second period and F Jared Dmytriw (12) finished the scoring at 12:04. . . . The third period was scoreless. . . . Malm and Holt added two assists each. . . . Vancouver was 1-2 on the PP; Prince George was 0-2. . . . G David Tendeck made 21 saves for the Giants. . . . Cougars starter Tavin Grant allowed five goals on 21 shots in 32:04. Taylor Gauthier finished up by stopping all 10 shots he faced in 27:56. . . . D Brennan Riddle made his Vancouver debut after being acquired Monday from the Lethbridge Hurricanes. . . . The Cougars had recent acquisitions D Austin Crossley and F Ethan Browne in the lineup for the first time. . . . The same teams will meet in Prince George again tonight. . . . Announced attendance: 2,477.
At Kent, Wash., F Ryan Hughes scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Portland Winterhawks a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds. . . . Portland (24-13-3) has won two in a row and is back on top of the U.S. Division, one point ahead of Everett with two games in hand. . . . Seattle (20-14-6) has points in nine straight games (7-0-2) and holds down the Western Conference's first wild-card spot. Seattle also is three points behind third-place Tri-City in the U.S. Division. . . . Portland had taken a 2-0 lead on first-period goals from F Skyler McKenzie (29), who was playing in his 250th game, at 1:31 and F Alex Overheard (9) at 19:58. . . . Seattle got second-period goals from F Sami Moilanen (17), at 0:57, and D Reece Harsch (9), on a PP, at 11:48. Hirsch left the game after two periods with an undisclosed injury. . . . The Thunderbirds were 1-5 on the PP; the Winterhawks weren't given even one opportunity. . . . G Cole Kehler blocked 33 shots for Portland, seven more than Seattle's Liam Hughes. . . . Seattle F Donovan Neuls, in his fourth full season there, had an assist to give him 42 points this season. He now has 29 assists, two more than he had last season, and 42 points, also a career high after he had 41 in 2016-17. . . . The Winterhawks are without three regulars who played in the WJC — F Kieffer Bellows (U.S.), D Henri Jokiharju (Finland) and F Joachim Blichfeld (Denmark). Blichfeld was injured in a late tournament game and he hasn't yet been checked out by Portland's medical staff. . . . Announced attendance: 5,020.
WEDNESDAY (all times local):
Calgary at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Spokane at Kelowna 7:05 p.m.
Me: Bama's win over Georgia has to be the craziest thing that'll happen in sports this week.@SCBroncos Manny Viveiros: Hold my beer#OurTeamOurTown #WHL #WHLTradeDeadline #BrandedBlue pic.twitter.com/us8dLrfvOF
— Todd Vallee (@toddvallee) January 9, 2018
Author greggdrinnanPosted on January 9, 2018 January 10, 2018 Tags Brayden Gorda, Brett Kemp, Calgary Hitmen, Cam Hebig, Davis Koch, Dawson Holt, Dennis Cholowski, Dylan Anderson, Dylan Ferguson, Edmonton Oil Kings, Egor Zamula, Everett Silvertips, Gage Goncalves, James Malm, Kamloops Blazers, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Logan Barlage, Logan Flodell, Portland Winterhawks, Ryan Hughes, Vancouver GiantsLeave a comment on Three high-profile players kept off ice on eve of trade deadline . . . Giants keep winning on road . . . Ferguson carries Blazers to victory


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Why did Emperor Constantine begin to accept Christianity in the Roman Empire?
David Drayer
Most likely a combination of personal faith and political expediency
Constantine's mother was devote Christian. She was the daughter of an Inn keeper and a consort not a legal wife. Still as his father was a high ranking Roman official and out of the home frequently ,his mother would have had a large influence on Constantine as a young boy.
Constantine inherited control of 1/4 of the Roman Empire. This power sharing was unstable. Constantine marched his army of Germans and Franks to fight for control of the Western part of the Empire. Outnumber 4 to 1 Constantine told his troops that he had received a vision from God that they would conquer under the Christian the sign of the Cross. Their moral strengthened by the vision his troops vanquish his rival at the battle of Milvian Bridge.
The Dioclletian persecutions had attempted to extinguish Christianity in the Roman Empire. Christianity though declared illegal had continued to grow while belief in the ancient Roman gods waned. With the edict of Milan Constantine made Christianity a legal religion winning the support of a large part of the population. The support of the pagans population no longer could guarantee political power in the Roman Empire.
Later when Constantine had won control of the entire Roman Empire he moved his capital to the east where Christians were more populous and vocal. A t this time Constantine gave Christianity not only legal status but preferred status and the support of his government. Constantine's support of the Christian faith guaranteed the support of the Christian population for his government.
It seems that Constantine had a personal faith in Christianity as seen in his relationship with his Christian mother. Constantine also reaped political benefits by his acceptance of Christianity


Twelve hours. That's how much time I spend on campus on an average day. When I became a PSU student last year, I was overwhelmed at the amount of time I'd be away from home each day. I needed to find places to stash my stuff, eat, study, and hang out.
My first challenge was finding a safe place to store my things. There are day-use lockers in the Rec Center that I use when I work out, but as anyone knows who has used those lockers, they are tiny and not well suited to the 15 pounds of stuff I cart with me every day. I had no idea where to go to rent a locker, so I decided that the Info Desk in Smith was a good place to start. They were unsure, but directed me to the box office. Strange as it sounds, this is indeed where you go to rent a locker. The rate is $20 a term or $45 for three terms.
Next on the list: where to eat. A meal plan is too expensive for me, and eating out every day also isn't an option. I decided that I should bring my food, but where to keep it? Luckily for me, the geology department has provided their students with a lounge, complete with kitchenette, mini-computer lab, couches, tables, and chairs. This solved both my "where to eat" and my "where to hang out" challenges. I was making progress! Unfortunately, I quickly discovered that although the lounge was a great place to get to know my fellow geology majors, it was not the best place to study.
Climbing five flights of stairs is an excellent workout, especially with a backpack full of textbooks. The fifth floor of the Millar library is my favorite quiet place to study. It's also a favorite place for a nap for many students, so I also bring earplugs to drown out the snoring. After a couple of hours of focused study, I often find myself staring out of the windows over the campus and feeling very at home.
How have you made our campus your home away from home?
Is Stress Interfering With Your Studies?
A stretched-out day following a long night of studying always left me roaming around looking for a place to nap. I wish we had a safe, quiet place to catch some ZZZZZs in those two or three hour gaps between classes!
Me, too! We need a PSU bunkhouse with some cots!


After a lengthy beta, Apple officially released iOS 10.3. Here is what is new and notable about the latest operating system for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.
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I sometimes feel like I'm some sort of questing Indiana Jones, but my gold is not physical treasure, it's exploring and trying to comprehend the sacred vibration, resonance and deep symbolism. of the places and the spirit of place.
I have travelled to many parts of the world, not all (not yet anyway) on a quest to visit sacred temples, and then explore them. I can not help but then analyze, these most sacred and energetic of human and divine places. It is my personal quest to understand the core, archetypal needs of humanity around space and place.
I have explored many temples and temple complexes around the world, including those in countries such as India, Cambodia, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey, Europe and Britain. Many of them iconographic & famous ones, such as: Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mahabalipuram in India, My Son in Vietnam & Palmyra in Syria, just to name a few of the sacred buildings around the world I have known.
However, one, more than any, stands out as extraordinary beyond all others.
The Ancient Vedic Temple of Madurai in central Southern India.
Madurai, designed with Vastu or Vastu Shastra principles and embedded with a depth of symbolism rarely known it is the oldest continuously operational temple in the world, is a living place of unbroken worship for over 6000 years. From humble beginnings as a Linga stone in a forest shrine to now being a sacred Axis Mundi, the epicentre of a thriving city, the entire region of Tamil Nadu, if not of India herself.
Imagine how much love, dedication and pure sacrifice has been poured into the idols, the altars, the waters and the very stones of Madurai. Many temple complexes may have been grander, bigger or even once upon a time more energetic, but Madurai Temple is an ancient living temple, an actual living being, deity imbued & exceptional, in so much as it is constructed and dedicated, most unusually, to both the God and the Goddess in the same temple.
but of all places, Madurai Temple still leaves its sacred mark on me.
It opened me. It opened my heart & my soul & filled me with love and appreciation for life & Spirit. It changed me.
It was a profound and real spiritual and a shamanic experience, the helpful Spirits the deities the ancestors were omnipresent. I prayed with my face and body supplicant and prostrate upon the stone grounds, a prayed for my heart to be opened yet wider and I built lasting bridges and begun deep relations with the deity Hanuman, a monkey god who's roots go deep into the earth ofshamanicc tradition, an and open hearted (literally) spiritual warrior and ultimate pychic protector. Hinduism is a religon that holds much shamanic knowledge still, a religion where the animal spirts are still valued and worshiped. With each God or Goddess still today like in antiqity having a "familiar" spirit that accompanies them informs them or a fully morphed being of half man, half aninmal as in Hanuman or the elephant god Ganesha.
This is an extract fom a talk Anthony Ashworth gave to the Theospohical society in Sydney.


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The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum sprouted from a fusion of a military museum formerly housed at the Donkin Reserve complex and the regimental museum of the Prince Alfred's Guard Regiment.
The Prince Alfred's Guard (PAG), is a City Regiment which was founded in 1856 as the Port Elizabeth Volunteer Rifle Corps. Its name changed by Royal assent after it provided a Royal Guard for Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria, on his visit to the City in 1860.
The Victorian Drill Hall, in which the museum is housed, is one of the finest surviving examples of its type. It was opened in 1880 and has been the regiment's headquarters ever since. The building, a National Monument, has been extensively restored and partly converted to museum use. Visiting hours: By appointment.


It's that time of year when every recipe seems to have hints of pumpkin or squash in them. Well, I'm going to be no different and going to be posting quite a large array of pumpkin based recipes for fall season! While I do love pumpkin, I try to use as little as possible for the carb counts to stay low. To keep the flavors of fall bursting through whatever I make, I tend to accent a lot of my recipes with this homemade pumpkin pie spice – the perfect combination of flavors to really keep your mouth and tummy wanting more.
I've been using this recipe for a few years and it's never failed me. It has a slight more sweetness and "tanginess" (if you will) from the ginger, which I tend to love. It also has cardamom in it, which is a relative of ginger, and brings a distinct brightness to everything I put this on. It's super simple to make, and most will have the majority of the spices on hand. You can make this in larger batches if you want (I normally do a triple batch, and that will last me quite a long time). So, if you need to do so – just double, triple, or quadruple the recipe as needed.
What's your favorite recipe to use pumpkin or pumpkin pie spice in? Let us know in the comments below!
1. Get a small bowl and your spices ready.
2. In a spice grinder, grind about 3/4 tsp. Whole Cloves into a powder. This should make about 1/2 tsp. of ground clove. You can alternatively use ground clove.
3. Add all of your spices in a bowl. You can double, triple, or quadruple the recipe as needed.
4. Mix together all spices until color is the same throughout.
5. Store in a leftover spice container and use on everything you want!
This makes 10 ¾ tsp. of Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice. For 1 tsp. of Pumpkin Pie Spice, it will be 6.42 calories, 0.09g Fats, 0.8g Net Carbs, and 0.12g Protein.
Grind about 3/4 tsp. clove in a spice grinder (or enough to make 1/2 tsp. ground clove).
Mix all spices together in a bowl until color the the same throughout.
Store in a leftover spice container.


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Resource Use in the Last Year of Life among Patients Who Died with Versus of Prostate Cancer
Michaela A. Dinan, Yanhong Li, Yinghong Zhang, Suzanne B. Stewart, Lesley H. Curtis, Daniel J. George, Shelby D. Reed
Division of Urology
Background Prostate cancer poses a significant financial burden in the United States. However, most men with prostate cancer will die from noncancer causes. Concerns about increased resource utilization at the end of life have not been appropriately examined in this context. Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data of men who were diagnosed with and died of, as opposed to with, prostate cancer between 2000 and 2007. Within these 2 populations, we compared changes in the use of medical interventions, hospice, and overall health care costs to Medicare in the last year of life. Results Among 34,727 patients, those who died of prostate cancer had lower costs ($43,572 vs. $45,830; P <.001), largely because of lower mean inpatient costs ($20,769 vs. $29,851) and fewer hospitalizations (1.8 vs. 2.1), inpatient days (12.2 vs. 15.7), intensive care unit (ICU) days (1.4 vs. 3.4), and skilled nursing facility days (11.7 vs. 14.7; P <.001 for all). Outpatient and hospice costs were significantly greater among patients who died of prostate cancer, as was use of chemotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy. Patients who died of prostate cancer had approximately 12% lower costs than patients who died from other causes in adjusted analyses (fold-change, 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.85-0.92). The single strongest predictor of increased costs at the end of life was receipt of multiple invasive procedures (fold increase in costs, 2.39; 95% CI, 2.22-2.58). Conclusion Patients who died of prostate cancer rather than from other causes had more hospice and outpatient use, less inpatient and ICU use, and lower overall costs. Efforts to shift care toward outpatient settings might provide more efficient and judicious care for patients during the end of life.
28-37.e2
Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006
Androgens
Dinan, M. A., Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Stewart, S. B., Curtis, L. H., George, D. J., & Reed, S. D. (2016). Resource Use in the Last Year of Life among Patients Who Died with Versus of Prostate Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 14(1), 28-37.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006
Dinan, Michaela A. ; Li, Yanhong ; Zhang, Yinghong ; Stewart, Suzanne B. ; Curtis, Lesley H. ; George, Daniel J. ; Reed, Shelby D. / Resource Use in the Last Year of Life among Patients Who Died with Versus of Prostate Cancer. In: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2016 ; Vol. 14, No. 1. pp. 28-37.e2.
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abstract = "Background Prostate cancer poses a significant financial burden in the United States. However, most men with prostate cancer will die from noncancer causes. Concerns about increased resource utilization at the end of life have not been appropriately examined in this context. Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data of men who were diagnosed with and died of, as opposed to with, prostate cancer between 2000 and 2007. Within these 2 populations, we compared changes in the use of medical interventions, hospice, and overall health care costs to Medicare in the last year of life. Results Among 34,727 patients, those who died of prostate cancer had lower costs ($43,572 vs. $45,830; P <.001), largely because of lower mean inpatient costs ($20,769 vs. $29,851) and fewer hospitalizations (1.8 vs. 2.1), inpatient days (12.2 vs. 15.7), intensive care unit (ICU) days (1.4 vs. 3.4), and skilled nursing facility days (11.7 vs. 14.7; P <.001 for all). Outpatient and hospice costs were significantly greater among patients who died of prostate cancer, as was use of chemotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy. Patients who died of prostate cancer had approximately 12{\%} lower costs than patients who died from other causes in adjusted analyses (fold-change, 0.88; 95{\%} confidence interval [CI], 0.85-0.92). The single strongest predictor of increased costs at the end of life was receipt of multiple invasive procedures (fold increase in costs, 2.39; 95{\%} CI, 2.22-2.58). Conclusion Patients who died of prostate cancer rather than from other causes had more hospice and outpatient use, less inpatient and ICU use, and lower overall costs. Efforts to shift care toward outpatient settings might provide more efficient and judicious care for patients during the end of life.",
author = "Dinan, {Michaela A.} and Yanhong Li and Yinghong Zhang and Stewart, {Suzanne B.} and Curtis, {Lesley H.} and George, {Daniel J.} and Reed, {Shelby D.}",
doi = "10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006",
pages = "28--37.e2",
journal = "Clinical Genitourinary Cancer",
Dinan, MA, Li, Y, Zhang, Y, Stewart, SB, Curtis, LH, George, DJ & Reed, SD 2016, 'Resource Use in the Last Year of Life among Patients Who Died with Versus of Prostate Cancer', Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 28-37.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006
Resource Use in the Last Year of Life among Patients Who Died with Versus of Prostate Cancer. / Dinan, Michaela A.; Li, Yanhong; Zhang, Yinghong; Stewart, Suzanne B.; Curtis, Lesley H.; George, Daniel J.; Reed, Shelby D.
In: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, Vol. 14, No. 1, 01.02.2016, p. 28-37.e2.
T1 - Resource Use in the Last Year of Life among Patients Who Died with Versus of Prostate Cancer
AU - Dinan, Michaela A.
AU - Li, Yanhong
AU - Zhang, Yinghong
AU - Stewart, Suzanne B.
AU - Curtis, Lesley H.
AU - George, Daniel J.
AU - Reed, Shelby D.
N2 - Background Prostate cancer poses a significant financial burden in the United States. However, most men with prostate cancer will die from noncancer causes. Concerns about increased resource utilization at the end of life have not been appropriately examined in this context. Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data of men who were diagnosed with and died of, as opposed to with, prostate cancer between 2000 and 2007. Within these 2 populations, we compared changes in the use of medical interventions, hospice, and overall health care costs to Medicare in the last year of life. Results Among 34,727 patients, those who died of prostate cancer had lower costs ($43,572 vs. $45,830; P <.001), largely because of lower mean inpatient costs ($20,769 vs. $29,851) and fewer hospitalizations (1.8 vs. 2.1), inpatient days (12.2 vs. 15.7), intensive care unit (ICU) days (1.4 vs. 3.4), and skilled nursing facility days (11.7 vs. 14.7; P <.001 for all). Outpatient and hospice costs were significantly greater among patients who died of prostate cancer, as was use of chemotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy. Patients who died of prostate cancer had approximately 12% lower costs than patients who died from other causes in adjusted analyses (fold-change, 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.85-0.92). The single strongest predictor of increased costs at the end of life was receipt of multiple invasive procedures (fold increase in costs, 2.39; 95% CI, 2.22-2.58). Conclusion Patients who died of prostate cancer rather than from other causes had more hospice and outpatient use, less inpatient and ICU use, and lower overall costs. Efforts to shift care toward outpatient settings might provide more efficient and judicious care for patients during the end of life.
AB - Background Prostate cancer poses a significant financial burden in the United States. However, most men with prostate cancer will die from noncancer causes. Concerns about increased resource utilization at the end of life have not been appropriately examined in this context. Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data of men who were diagnosed with and died of, as opposed to with, prostate cancer between 2000 and 2007. Within these 2 populations, we compared changes in the use of medical interventions, hospice, and overall health care costs to Medicare in the last year of life. Results Among 34,727 patients, those who died of prostate cancer had lower costs ($43,572 vs. $45,830; P <.001), largely because of lower mean inpatient costs ($20,769 vs. $29,851) and fewer hospitalizations (1.8 vs. 2.1), inpatient days (12.2 vs. 15.7), intensive care unit (ICU) days (1.4 vs. 3.4), and skilled nursing facility days (11.7 vs. 14.7; P <.001 for all). Outpatient and hospice costs were significantly greater among patients who died of prostate cancer, as was use of chemotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy. Patients who died of prostate cancer had approximately 12% lower costs than patients who died from other causes in adjusted analyses (fold-change, 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.85-0.92). The single strongest predictor of increased costs at the end of life was receipt of multiple invasive procedures (fold increase in costs, 2.39; 95% CI, 2.22-2.58). Conclusion Patients who died of prostate cancer rather than from other causes had more hospice and outpatient use, less inpatient and ICU use, and lower overall costs. Efforts to shift care toward outpatient settings might provide more efficient and judicious care for patients during the end of life.
U2 - 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006
SP - 28-37.e2
JO - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
JF - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y, Stewart SB, Curtis LH, George DJ et al. Resource Use in the Last Year of Life among Patients Who Died with Versus of Prostate Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2016 Feb 1;14(1):28-37.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006
10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006


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The grave robbers of Ground Zero revisited
As if anticipating the left's insidious attempts to steal their fire — by turning their sacred precinct into an anti-American bully pulpit — the angry gods of Ground Zero blew up a sandstorm of warning on the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Merlin-Net Photo)
In remembrance of the 9/11 jihadi attacks nine years ago today, excerpts from our June 2005 post "The grave robbers of Ground Zero." The Ground-Zero-mosque and Koran-burning controversies that have dominated the "narrative" of late come to mind. Plus ça change …
June 8, 2004. Contemptuous of everyday Americans' ability to decide what's best for themselves -- and afraid to admit what they're really up to — fire-and-brimstone lay preachers of the anti-American left are working furiously behind the scenes to rob Ground Zero of its genius loci (spirit of the place). "A Blame America Monument is not what we need or deserve. But it looks like one is already in the works," writes a justifiably outraged Michelle Malkin in "The desecration of Ground Zero" at Town Hall:
In a startling op-ed printed in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday [now available to all at Opinion Journal], Debra Burlingame exposed "The Great Ground Zero Heist" … She reports that the World Trade Center memorial will encompass a "cultural complex" whose primary tenant will be something called the "International Freedom Center."
Burlingame explains:
The public will have come to see 9/11 but will be given a high-tech, multimedia tutorial about man's inhumanity to man, from Native American genocide to the lynchings and cross-burnings of the Jim Crow South, from the Third Reich's Final Solution to the Soviet gulags and beyond. This is a history all should know and learn, but dispensing it over the ashes of Ground Zero is like creating a Museum of Tolerance over the sunken graves of the USS Arizona [exactly the same comparison made in 2010 regarding the proposed Ground Zero mosque].
We are reminded of Daniel Henninger's call a couple of years back for honoring the spirit of the place at Ground Zero by leaving it mostly open. His sentiments resonate a hundredfold now in light of leftists' attempts to fill the space with their p.c. chatter and appropriate the spiritual power of this hallowed ground for their cheap, anti-American political agenda. It calls to mind the "sympathetic magic" of cannibals who believe they take on the strength of slain enemies by eating them.
Bush-Hater-in-Chief George Soros' "spirit infuses this grievance-mongering enterprise," says Michelle Malkin. (Photo from Soros website)
If you think we — and the immediate right half of the blogosphere — are getting hysterical over nothing, Michelle advises us to "take a closer look at the chief movers and shakers behind the project."
It's those forces of darkness again, lurking just beyond the campfire of civilization. Freedom isn't free, and we must be forever vigilant …
Update: InstaLinked in the same paragraph with the Pajamas Media Meister. Yah!
Crossposted at Riehl World View and Liberty Pundits.
Posted by Sissy Willis on September 11, 2010 at 08:27 AM in War on Terror | Permalink
Tags: 9/11, burlingame, genius loci, goerge soros, ground zero, sympathetic magic
If America does not rise up to fight to retain its freedom, then the idiot intellectuals will be free to enjoy their own extintion by the forces of evil which hate us.
Posted by: goomp | September 11, 2010 at 09:24 AM


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Why the reticence to trying scale out storage?
I've been running into a few projects where I've been working with different companies that are in the process of doing a storage refresh and for some reason I'm seeing some fairly strong push back against considering some of the newer scale-out storage solutions.
I find this rather interesting, as the advantages offered by a scale-out solution with the potentially longer life-span of the software layer when you hit the end of life part of the hardware cycle are so much more interesting than continuing on with a traditional storage architecture with the attendant fork-lift upgrades.
In some environments there is a significant sunk cost issue with an existing mature Fiber Channel environment that has to be taken into account. But this can be mitigated by playing to the scale out architecture's advantages and starting small and growing over time, assuming you're not going to get killed on any maintenance charges on your existing storage systems. The other missing piece that does come into play on some systems are physical servers that are only FC attached and are not natively compatible with a scale-out system in which case you need some kind of gateway into the storage cluster.
Moving to scale-out means moving to Ethernet and for storage systems this generally means 10GbE Ethernet, so there is a non-trivial cost in switch investments, but again this opens the door for many other potential optimizations where your servers are now simply dual-attached 10GbE and you separate the networks via VLAN, reducing and simplifying the long-term datacenter architecture requirements.
For those already using iSCSI or NFS as their primary storage protocols, the Ethernet storage network is already in place and well segmented so there shouldn't be any serious issues on that front.
At the end of the day, in a worst case scenario if you're really not happy with the system, you'll replace it in 5 years just like you did every other storage system you've ever bought. The next replacement may also be scale-out storage using a different software stack in which case you can leverage your commodity servers that are supplying the storage as long as they're still maintainable. Or you can move back to iSCSI, NFS or SMB.
From this perspective I can only see upside in looking at scale-out solutions.
The one major pushback point that I find to be pertinent is the question about which vendors amongst the startups will actually be around in 5-10 years. This is definitely a tough question. I really like a lot of the innovative solutions out there ([Hedvig], [Coho Data], [Kaminario] etc.) but we don't yet know if they will be able to survive in the cutthroat storage market in the long term. The usual exit for this kind of technology of being bought by one of the bigger players is looking less and less likely given that they have pretty much all made a choice in this arena with the exception of HP which currently only has their aging LeftHand scale-out solution.
But this still leaves us with the choices from the historic players if you prefer to stick to an existing brand with solutions like [ScaleIO] (EMC) and [SolidFire] (NetApp).
So there's something for everyone in this market if you look around a bit.


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Report: 77 Percent of Federal IT Managers Say MGT Will Help Meet DCOI Goals
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A recent study underwritten by ViON and Hitachi Vantara Federal has found that approximately half of a surveyed 150 federal IT managers and decision makers believe that data centers do not currently meet mission needs.
MeriTalk announced the details of its new report, "Data Center 2020: Federal Modernization in Focus" in a release on Monday, submitting a recommendation to industry members that in order to meet the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) deadlines, their data center modernization strategy needs to be applied agency-wide with a leadership team in order to develop and deliver a formal vision for the future of data centers.
Jeff Henry
"The agencies making the most progress are laying the foundation for a flexible hybrid cloud environment," said Jeff Henry, President of ViON Corporation. "They are implementing highly-scalable hyper-converged infrastructure. Many are using a Data Center as-a-service model to reduce upfront costs, implementation risk, and complexity."
Prior to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) decision to push the deadline to 2020, the study agrees that the majority of agencies were not going to meet the original deadline of Sept. 20, 2018.
According to the findings, agencies are considering new acquisition models to make gains in modernization efforts, with 64 percent of Federal IT managers stating that their agency's data center acquisitions are beginning to shift toward utility-based or pay-as-you-go models.
A bite-sized 19 percent of Federal IT managers said their agency was "very likely" to meet the original deadline to close an estimated 25 percent of tiered data centers, with a purported 13 percent specifying that they would meet the requirement to close 60 percent of non-tiered data centers.
David Turner
"The data center modernization decisions agencies [made] today will impact their ability to take advantage of next-generation IoT and A.I. technologies," said Dave Turner, President and CEO of Hitachi Vantara Federal. "Being able to integrate and optimize these emerging technologies will provide critical data intelligence allowing our customers to increase their speed to mission success."
Although leaders in the Federal data center industry might agree that the primary focus falls on security and compatibility with emerging technologies in the modernization process, the results suggest that progress in these areas is scant. The survey shows that 39 percent give themselves an "A" for data center security, with just 10 percent giving their data centers "A"'s for displaying ability in supporting emerging technology.
ViON Corp. will be discussing the survey results of "Data Center 2020: Federal Modernization in Focus" at AFCEA West this week (Booth 1004), along with a pre-brief on the new ViON Marketplace which will offer solutions across a wide portfolio of storage, compute, networking to the government as-a-Service.