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stevetv1 on July 27, 2021 at 11:12 pm said:
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Home > 2018 > 10/15 > Matheson's Hit On Pettersson Was Retaliation For Pettersson's Superior Skill–And Canuck Fans Should Be Very, Very Upset About It
Matheson's Hit On Pettersson Was Retaliation For Pettersson's Superior Skill–And Canuck Fans Should Be Very, Very Upset About It
October 15, 2018, 8:00 AM | Stephan Roget
There's a lot of emotion in the Vancouver Canucks fanbase right now, and it's no mystery as to why. Rookie superstar Elias Pettersson—the saviour of the franchise—was injured last night after receiving a stiff check and a veritable bodyslam from Michael Matheson of the Florida Panthers—and nothing happened in response to it.
While Canuck fans are now talking about the viability of retaliation, I'm here to argue that retaliation has already occurred: Matheson's actions were retaliatory in nature, and a clear reaction to Pettersson dominating Matheson throughout the game. In other words, Pettersson got hurt by an inferior player because he was way better at hockey than them, and that should absolutely set Canuck fans' blood to boil.
Elias Pettersson Embarrassed Michael Matheson All Night Long—And Matheson Retaliated With A Cheapshot
Early on in the game, Pettersson's check-avoiding wizardry was on full display, and Matheson was the unfortunate victim:
At this point, one has to presume that Matheson's coach told him he'd be matching up with the Pettersson line all game, and Matheson presumably let out a heavy sigh and prepared for more shifts like this:
It wasn't just Elias himself frustrating Matheson, either, as evidenced by his tripping penalty against Nikolay Goldobin in the second period after getting overwhelmed yet again:
Who was on the ice as Pettersson sniped his fifth goal of the year? Why, none other than Michael Matheson—crouching idly by as Petey blew one right past him:
Petey with the shot! ?https://t.co/nDY772TrFr | #HockeyNight pic.twitter.com/dMUZ6UdLkx
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 14, 2018
Of course, just moments before the incident, Pettersson broke Matheson's ankles with a spin move at the half-wall, and that seemed to be the last straw for Matheson, who retaliated a moment later:
NOW: #Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson will have a hearing with NHL Player Safety on Monday for the hit that took out #Canucks forward Elias Pettersson on Saturday night.pic.twitter.com/v00D2FFACT
— Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) October 14, 2018
Again, the initial hit on Pettersson, though it was clearly retaliatory, was justifiable—even if it contained a bit of a "can-opener." The hurling of Pettersson to the ice by way of his face, long after the puck had departed the area, was less so, and far from a typical hockey play. It was a cheapshot—and one with a clear retaliatory narrative at that:
Here is a slow motion of the Matheson/Pettersson hit as it will be the most talked about clip of the game. pic.twitter.com/5HTGEVVpED
— Wyatt Arndt (@TheStanchion) October 14, 2018
It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out why this narrative is so frustrating for Canuck fans. Elias Pettersson started the season by absolutely dominating opponents with his superior skill-level, and that led directly to a retaliatory cheap shot that resulted in a head injury. In other words, Pettersson was punished for being better at hockey than Michael Matheson, and that's infuriating for a franchise that doesn't have all that much "superior skill" to get excited about.
To make matters worse, one of the referees was a few feet away from the incident when it occurred—and did nothing. The Canucks weren't even lucky enough to receive a powerplay opportunity to seal the win, and the fanbase is already preparing for a typically underwhelming response from the Department of Player Safety after a scheduled phone hearing. The Panthers will likely be without Matheson for a game or two at the most, whereas Vancouver could be missing Pettersson for weeks. This hardly feels like justice.
Pettersson seemed destined to be one of the few bright spots in the 2018/19 season, and he probably still will be, but for now, his story has turned into a negative one—yet another incident to throw on the contentious pile of history between the Vancouver Canucks and the National Hockey League. This fanbase has suffered indignities at the behest of the league before, but this one hurts even more than usual.
Is Retaliation The Answer?
I believe it was Mohandas Gandhi who famously noted that "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind," but one can only assume that—if the Mahatma himself were in attendance at last night's game in Sunrise, Florida—he'd be hopping up and down with the rest of us shouting for "someone to rip that Matheson guy's eyes right out of his goddamn head!"
Unfortunately, Canuck fans have some additional wisdom to consider when thinking about the pros and cons of retaliatory violence. Retaliation is an undeniable aspect of hockey culture, but it's also the line of thought that brought us incidents like Todd Bertuzzi on Steve Moore, Marty McSorley on Donald Brashear, and Jesse Boulerice on Ryan Kesler. As a franchise that has been on both sides of the vengeance-seeking routine, Vancouverites know that such vindictive endeavours rarely work out in the favour of anyone involved—just ask Travis Hamonic's face—and more often than not lead to nothing more than a black eye on the sport of hockey.
In fact, Antoine Roussel's specific words about waiting for the rematch at Rogers Arena to exact revenge on Matheson should send a shiver down the spine of any Canuck supporter, as that's the exact reasoning that was used by the team before Bertuzzi broke Moore's neck. Even if nobody is planning to put Matheson in traction, it's still a line of thinking that doesn't really work. The teams don't play again until January, which means the dark cloud of the Matheson cheapshot will hang over the team for at least that long. The emotions will fester, and the possibility for excessive violence will increase—especially if Vancouver struggles in the superstar rookie's absence. In the meantime, Pettersson will presumably return to action, and opponents will yet to have seen any real reason why they can't throw him around in a similar fashion.
One can certainly understand where coach Travis Green as coming from when he instructed his players to go for the win rather than revenge, but most in the fanbase would agree that protecting Pettersson is indefinitely more important than earning any number of points in the 2018/19 season. Obviously, an NHL head coach probably can't get away with publicly saying such a thing, but that doesn't mean he made the right call, either.
No one should be advocating for a retaliatory cheapshot or any other attempt to injure Matheson for his actions against Pettersson. But one has to imagine that the Canucks would have been willing and motivated to kill a two-minute instigator penalty to Roussel for forcing Matheson into a fight—and then Matheson would have a slightly sorer face and the entire incident would be over and done with. It's easy to agree with Green's comment that his players shouldn't be "running around" in a 3-2 hockey game, but they also should have been going over and above to finish their checks on each of the notable Panthers, like Alexander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Vincent Trocheck.
In short, the Canucks can't afford to not send a message that an opposing team can get away with injuring their young stars on purpose. If the refs are going to let Matheson get off scot-free—despite standing a couple of feet away while he bodyslammed Pettersson—then the onus falls to the Canucks themselves to send that message. Again, this isn't meant to advocate for some sort of retaliatory cheap shot. Instead, Matheson should have a black eye today and Barkov should be hurting from a few extra bone-rattling checks. If that had happened, Vancouver would still be without Pettersson—but at least we wouldn't be spending all this time fretting about the team culture, or lack thereof.
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Nothing to cry about it was a clean hit. There was no stick between the legs, the player was turned so it wasn't between the numbers and no head shot so it's just a defenceman playing position. The fact the Nuk's didn't retaliate is either they saw the same thing "a clean hit" or they have no heart or no team loyalty.
Killer Marmot 3 years ago
It was a perfectly clean hit. It was the body slam afterwords that was a class I felony.
Petterson was on the way down and had a hold of Matheson's arm dragging the arm, Petey should have got 2min. for holding.
Robby-D 3 years ago
I signed up for an account here just to call you an idiot
I thank you for joining the Nation and contributing ……guess what?
To be an effective troll, you have to keep your claims at least half-way plausible. Didn't they teach you this in troll school?
Steamer 3 years ago
That's pretty funny.Where do you perform your stand-up routine? Hint: don't quit your day-job.
Druken Lout 3 years ago
I very much doubt he has a day job, unless being a test subject counts?
But hey at least scientists now know it is possible to live without a brain…
1. Likely the reason that the Canucks didn't retaliate immediately is that most of them didn't realize how bad Matheson's play was. It's only after watching it on video multiple times do you realize how vicious it is.
2. If Florida's coach has any sense, Matheson will not play against the Canucks this season or even the next.
I disagree on your point #2 – if Florida's coach has any sense, he realizes that a) Matheson could contribute the most by being disposable, and b) it's a sound strategy to sacrifice Matheson to get a few penalties and try to get the advantage in the game. If I were Florida's coach, I'd tell Matheson to hit Canucks' forwards hard but legally every chance he gets, and to get under the skin and draw penalties.
The second worst thing that ever happened to the Canucks was the Bertuzzi-Moore incident (#1: the death of Luc Bourdon). At some point it stops being a game.
The problem was (beside Beruzzi's idiocy) Moore running from the fight for 3 games and allowing it to fester until it blew up in an 8 – 2 blow out. If Matheson dresses and answers the bell when asked, ala Guddy against Calgary, the situation will diffuse.
Hiding Matheson or having him run when confronted is what will escalate the issue, not the other way around.
Florida's coach doesn't have to guess how Moore could have avoided the incident 14 years ago. Making sure Matheson doesn't step foot in Vancouver next January is simple and effective, and would do a lot to diffuse the situation.
It wouldn't. At all. It would make Vancouver chase their stars, followed by more hype the next time they played.
I'm not sure where you learned conflict resolution but I've never seen a case where running from a problem diffused it. Meet it head on and it goes away.
And Moore and his coach shouldn't have avoided the situation 14 years ago. It should have been dealt with promptly instead of allowing it to fester like you suggest.
Allow to fester? What choice is there?
It might well have been better if someone had fought Matheson right then and there, but that didn't happen.
So now Canucks players get to think about this for three months, with many fans questioning their manhood. The situation is going to fester whether you like it or not. That's the problem.
The Panthers are not in the Western Conference. The two teams only play each other twice a year. It's an easy thing to make sure Matheson isn't there.
kablebike 3 years ago
I thought Cooke fought Moore after the hit.
Moore and Cooke had a sad wrestling match in the 2nd game after Moore had concussed Nazzy. Moore avoided all confrontations for the previous 2 games despite multiple requests from every Canuck tough guy After essentially 3 straight games of running, Moore grabbed Cooke and held on for dear life and Moore considered the matter closed. The Canucks clearly did not. After chasing Moore for games a wrestling match with the smallest non-enforcer on the team was not going to settle things. The situation – here it comes Marmot – had been allowed to fester too long and now a simple fight was not going to cut it.
So yes Moore fought Cooke, but no, nowhere near immediately after after nor early in the next game. Had he done so, none of what occurred next would have.
So Marmot what I'm saying is not that Matheson shoula gone looking to have the score settled last game but shift 1 go find Roussell and face the music. Later in the game if Guddy wants a piece? Take that too. Then, this will all go away. Anything else ask and stupid things start to happen.
And I disagree on point #1. The players may not have realized what happened at first, but they have replays on the bench now and they would have figured out pretty quickly what happened. Seeing Pettersson go off the ice the way he did should have been reason enough for a response.
The real issue though is the lack of a call from the ref and soon a token suspension from the NHL.
And did the replays the players have access to actually show the slam down? We don't know. The incident was away from the puck, which is why the refs missed it. The refs are not supposed to miss thing, but even they get focused on the puck.
crofton 3 years ago
Plus I doubt many even saw it live. The play had turned back up the ice already…look at the goalie's eyes, they tell you where the play is, everyone else on the ice was looking in the same direction.
THE LAST POST: After 50+ years as a player, coach & ref & long-suffering Canuck fan, I am now bidding adieu to the team. There were 2 things that needed to occur after Matheson's attack on Pettersson: #1) The Canuck bench needed to go over the boards en masse & seek immediate retribution on the piece of crap that deliberately injured a 19 year-old kid; #2) A 'follow-up' message needed to be sent to the Panthers' best player – Barkov. Neither of those things occurred; instead, the entire league watched & learned that the Canuck players & coaches will do NOTHING if their best players are targeted. I have lost ALL RESPECT for Travis Green & the Canuck coaches & players. I no longer care what happens to any of them – trade Horvat & Boeser – could care less about this team now. When Guddy hit Dube, Hamonic wasted no time in stepping up to defend his teammate & his sacrifice was not lost on his teammates, the Calgary fans, or players around the league, who understand & respect someone who stands up for a teammate. For Travis Green to suggest that 2 points is more important than defending a teammate – especially a 19 year-old who weighs about 170 lbs – is shameful. When Matheson assaulted Pettersson, the outcome of the game was no longer of any concern; the only focus should have been the team's response. Instead, there was nothing & frustrated fans were then forced to listen to an out-to-lunch coach crow about 'discipline' & 'two points', as their star player sat in a 'quiet room' nursing a brain injury. I have never been so ASHAMED in my entire life to be a fan & if that's the kind of team this is, I want NOTHING to do with it. Completely agree with Vanessa Yang & others in this regard. Further, for the Canucks to put Pettersson on a plane with a concussion after the Demko debacle reveals the extent of the utter stupidity of the Canucks management. After ignoring Demko's complaints & forcing him to fly with a concussion, Benning exacerbated Demko's symptoms – one can only wonder how Thatcher now feels about a team that obviously cares not about players' health & welfare. What an absolutely third-class organization!!! Totally done with this team. Just sickened by their idiocy in every aspect!
While I wipe the tears from my eyes, I can take comfort from knowing I may spot you at the pipeline rallies. I take it you will be wearing the stick_in_rink jersey with a red "X" spray painted through it?
You're a funny guy. Such a shame when cousins marry.
Sounds like Steamer and Betty won't be going to any more games.
KGR 3 years ago
Then, I expect this is your last post on these boards. Goodbye
Good riddance. The sooner "fans" like you are gone from the game hopefully the sooner the NHL wises up and realizes people don't want the goon behavior (no offense to our resident goon poster here at CA) in the game and starts properly punishing it.
Massive suspensions for the dirty hits and the retaliations and any other stupid enactment of the useless "code".
To state the hit was "retaliatory" or "predatory" is beyond stupid. It is classless and is what gives intelligent Canucks fans a bad rap. It is as if the entire article was written by a 12 year old viewing the world through that lens.
The hit was fine. It was not predatory: Pettersson was Matheson's man. However, once Pettersson was in the air, he was in a vulnerable and defensless position. Matheson crossed the line by driving him into the ice. That is suspendable, (I say 2 games given Matheson's lack of history). Driving the player to the ice when he is in that position is completely avoidable, more so than some instantaneous hit that get the head (certainly not all).
But really. The reaction to the hit fuelled by the media is beyond stupid. Grow up. It is professional hockey.
Clear to ex-players – eg: Corey Hirsch et al – that the hit was predatory & targeted. Think the opinion of an ex-player is worth far more than yours.
Hirsch played for the Nuk's of course he is biased.
There was nothing fine about that hit. He wouldn't have been in the air to begin with if he hadn't been thrown off balance by the stick between his legs.
I agree with DJ that to call the hit predatory is quite laughable. Players get embarrassed, miss assignments, blow coverage, get walked on etc.. all the time. Those players when given a chance do hit the player that is doing damage to their team – This is normal competitive pro sports! Matheson is allowed to make that hit. What he is not permitted to do is the body slam, which the league will punish.
The issue for me is the coaches direction to not retaliate with some hits, scrums or possibly a fight, but it didn't need to be a fight.
Most fans just wanted to see some ounce of push back. Green talking about two points, or Horvat talking about composure was really embarrassing. Doesn't matter what team sport you play you want to know your teammates have your back or at the least get upset if your injured with an illegal play. The team played on as if nothing had happened. Boeser is still finding his game …I think the team is about to find out how important EP is to the team right now on the ice and they lose a ton of eyeballs w/ out him playing.
Embarrassing? Horvat's line went out and scored on Matheson's next shift. They then shut them down and won a well played road game in the middle of a very difficult road trip.
But they were suppose to turn into an undisciplined goon squad to appease weak minded fans and media.
From the outside, the team looks pretty tight. All of this anger directed towards the team is embarrassing stupidity.
Yes Quite embarrassing DJ. Stop blowing hard on everyone that would like a clean hit or scrum/facewash as Goonery..,that narrative is quite ignorant. I don't want a Canuck player to injure a Panther, nor do I want any level of barbaric retort. But not one Canuck even yelled at Matheson. SHAMEFUL. Horvat scores …that is great leadership, awesome pass by B. But that is a short term blip, if our potential Captain increased his physicality, then came out in the post game passed off we and the guys in the room would go through the wall for him. When your best producer (19 year old rookie) gets knocked out with head injury and your potential leader talks about composure?? In your world DJ Quinn Hughes gets concussed next year with an illegal hit and you will be happy again with no response…this does not build a fearless warrior team first culture…you live in a fantasy world where your boss at work throws you to the flames to push his agenda then expects your loyalty. You think Yzerman would act like this or any great Captain…SOFT, EP freaking lit it up and no one pushed back, your ignorant….Can't wait for another illegal hit, no push back and DJ happy. #brutal
No players on the ice saw it. given where it occurred on the ice and the fact the play had moved on, it is doubtful any players on the bench saw it. Listen to Green's comments after the game and today. Matheson was not even on the ice for the last six minutes, but they are some how suppose to run him on the bench.
Grow up you troll. If a player on the ice saw it, there would have been immediate reaction. FoxSports replay (which I watched) did not show Pettersson being driven to the ice. Do you know which replay the Canucks watch on their iPad?
Even Ferraro stated unequivocally that it will not change how other teams play, or how your young players play.
You cannot blame players when they do not see the play. Simple as that.
Okay DJ you are just repeating Greens words..'no one saw it". These guys on the bench worked their ass off in the game to get to the NCAA or Major Junior, Then AHL, they finally made the big show and if you for one second believe that not one player on the bench saw EP break Matheson down and were not watching him track EP behind the play you honestly believe the entire bench at that time are completely ignorant. Of course a few guys were tracking EP on the bench and you can bet your ass they communicated it to their team. As Ep hobbled to the bench do you not really think Green didn't see what happened on the iPad, this is the NHL. Then after the game Green states he didn't want guys running around, and Horvat states that the team maintained composure… do you really think the team had no idea what happened? This was Green in the game making a decision not to retaliate and communicating it to the players. Do really think no one asked on the bench what happened? This is so ridiculous… Green made a decision to not retaliate, he communicated it to his players end of story. The Coach is creating this culture, I agree with you and Ferraro you can't stop it by responding all the time…. that is not what this is about, it's about responding for Elias, so he know you have his back, and Boeser knows his team has his back and Hughes watching knows he can use his full skill set and might get hit next year but his team will push back.DJ Qoute " you cannot blame players when they do not see the play" So ignorant… they all new what happened 15 minutes left in the game….its pro hockey… they all new what happened. This is Green back peddling and you can't see it.
You have absolutely no idea. No clue.
Rodeobill 3 years ago
Exactly this.
This article gets to the real issue much better than Jackson's load of crap yesterday. But the question I have is why the ref didn't do anything and why the NHL does such a poor job of protecting his players. I'm honestly surprised that he has a hearing, but if it's anything less than 5 games it won't be enough.
For what? a clean hit by a bigger player playing his position? Watch the video without bias and you will see no stick between the legs.
Watch the video without bias? Advice from a troll with an obvious anti-Canuck bias.
Unfair, This league is turning into non contact hockey, is that what you want? I think punishing a player for a clean hit is killing the game let the players enforce the game because obviously the poor officiating doesn't . I have no problem with that hit on Yamamoto but my guess is Lucic,Kassian,Nurse and JJ do. Play the game it wasn't a vicious hit and does not deserve to be reviewed.
That's his stick between Pettersson's legs, not what you're fantasizing about.
Boo, come on and talk about the hit.
The reason the refs didn't do anything is likely because they, like everyone else, get focused on the puck and miss stuff away from it. I had to watch the video a couple of times to realize how vicious it was. At first glance it looked like a clean hit where Pettersson lost his balance after.
Same here Marmot at first I thought it was a dirty hit but after several reviews it was a clean hit and Pettersson was just hit by a bigger player there was no stick between the legs and he was just going down. I would also like to see less officials on the ice.
The hit was fine. The choke slam was roughing and it was a missed call.
Canuck 4 life – you have offended crap everywhere.
Marvin101 3 years ago
you can't put lipstick on this pig. benning vastly overpaid for his free agents that were going to provide grit. maybe not immediate retaliation but they were supposed to be the deterrent for players taking cheap shots.
if i'm aquilinni and i look at bennings free agent spending spree, benning is gone. and benning gets no credit for drafting pettersson, it was thomas gradin who found him and kept pestering benning to draft him.
You have no understanding of grit or toughness or hockey for that matter. Schaller, Beagle and now Rousell have been excellent.
The PK is over 90% and the Canucks could easily be 4-1 if Markstrom provided average goaltending in Carolina.
Some fans are not comfortable with success or progress.
so the big 3 free agents have been excellent?
rousell has played a grand total of 8 minutes.
schaller has been scratched twice
beagle has 1 point in 5 games and now he's out 6 weeks with an injury
and now the player they were supposed to protect (according to benning) is out with a concussion.
those are facts.
Beer Can Boyd 3 years ago
Roussel was playing in his first game.8-10 minutes will be his average ice time this year. Schaller was scratched for the first 2 games, it won't happen again as long as he is healthy. I didn't realize the Canucks had signed Beagle to score. He has led the PK to a +90% rating over the first 5 games. Shame on him for blocking a shot and getting injured. Nice job of slanting the facts though.
Good points…these guys have done their job on PK and in terms of game toughness and heavy game …very good so far.
If not Matheson, one of Florida's star players. It's only fair.
Are you seriously suggesting that the Canucks injure one of Florida's star players?
"Boeser, get it there and elbow trochek in the jaw".
I'll never forget Bure burying Churla with a nuclear elbow.
That hit was soooooo dirty. Never be allowed these days, but damned if Churla didn't deserve it. He didn't mess with Bure the same again.
As an antidote to all of this testosterone poisoning, the Canucks have recalled Gaudette.
Yeah this MMA wannabe culture that's so prevalent in the male population of the lower mainland is really a disgusting trend that is a result of terrible lazy parenting. A bunch of morons who chose idiocy over paying attention in school.
Darren C 3 years ago
Performing a 'Rock Bottom' is one thing in a squared circle set on springs, but another thing entirely performed on ice.
Of one thing I'm certain, if Pettersson played for one of the 'metroplex teams' (DC to Boston) or in the republic of Tranna there would be a hell of a lot more media pressure on the NHL to do the right thing. Unfortunately Pettersson is based in the colonies so pending justice will be underwhelming.
Although the pushback wasn't immediate, it will come. I wouldn't want to Matheson right now.
Jan 13, meet Erik Gudbranson. That will happen, in one form or another.
Right!? Just take a gentlemanly 3 second throwdown, duck your head so they punch your helmet, go to the ice when you have had enough and they will stop, and it's done, the team feels its done right by EP, EP feels touched that his new brothers in arms have got his back, the fans feels satiated of righteous bloodlust, Metheson doesn't have to worry and look over his shoulder all year, and all is back to hockey in the normal world.
The league should handle this with escalating suspensions. Tom Wilson will have learned his lesson by now or his next cheap shot will cost him another 7 figures and half a season.
On the ice Matheson should be targeted and challenged repeatedly until he accepts. I'm sure he has the character to accept. He will likely have to fight Roussel or Gudbranson. J.V. will likely go out of his way and out of position to take a clean run or two at him also. Matheson will pay a price if the league suspends him. If the league lets him get away with this I will be very frustrated. I don't think Matheson realized how dangerous his throw was but the league needs to send a message.
I also don't buy into the idea that all players are equal. If Marchand and a D are going after each other all game, you can expect a bit extra and understand it. When a young talented star is targeted for just playing the game, the league needs to seriously set the tone. Petterson isn't an agitator, trash talker, or hot dog. He was targeted because he's good. This is exactly what the league can't tolerate
As my way of protest. I won't be watching any Canucks games til Pettersson is back in the lineup. I cant support a team that doesn't even stick up for their own teammates. That's not what I call a real team.
As I mentioned elsewhere, there's a good possibility that most players did not know how vicious the play was until after the game. They only knew that Pettersson had been injured. Thus I wouldn't be in a hurry to condemn the other players.
Canucks losing streak. Starts now.
Former Canuck Andrey Pedan would have pushed back. That is something I really liked about his game. He added something that Canucks have been missing for ages.
Kanuckhotep 3 years ago
Man is this ever a hot topic!! The Bapu Ji quote cited by an obviously cultured guy like Stephan is apt. However what's most bothersome in all of this is the NHL's hypocritical jingoism concerning "protecting our star players." What nonsense. So take out Sidney, Ovie, Lavine, McJesus, Tavares AND Petey and let fans who buy tickets to see the best of the best be disappointed when they're on the IRL. Certainly I'd've liked to have seen Matheson become a permanent part of the boards too. It's the league and the PA who are not making the uncalled-for gorilla aspect of the game go away. Rules are one thing but fair and equitable enforcement of said rules is quite a different story.
Good article Stephan.
Doesn't happen very often here.
Captain Video 3 years ago
The initial hit wasn't objectionable. It was the "can opener" aspect of it and throw down that isn't a hockey play.
It's incredibly disappointing that there wasn't a team leader like a Hamonic or even a Miller on the Canucks who would immediately come to the kid's aid and stand up for the Canucks best rookie since Bure. As a result, for the rest of the season it's basically open season on EP. When you don't defend yourself, you're a target, plain and simple. It's the reason the Canucks lost to the Bruins in 2011.
Maybe the best course of action is to send EP down to the AHL or back to Sweden until he puts it on enough weight to defend himself – because his teammates certainly have shown they don't have the spine to.
Jim "Dumpster Fire" Benning 3 years ago
Very good article. Kudos for writing a much more focused piece than your colleague Macdonald did. You summarized the position and feeling of most fans here quite well IMO.
Chuck-ey 3 years ago
So, a two game ban for Matheson, just as i called it… man i'm good. A fair punishment for a first time offender as I'm sure you'll agree…
A little harsh it's not like he DDT'd the kid.
No, more of a Rock Bottom.
Ragnarok Ouroboros 3 years ago
The eye for eye mentality is wrong. The onus should not be on the players to take justice into their own hands. NHL players are employees of the NHL, and the onus is on the NHL to provide a safe working environment. There should be zero tolerance for take downs like Matheson's. The best players in the league should be allowed to shine without having to worry about a washed up fourth liner taking them out. I pay to see high end talent players play not thugs gooning it up.
Jimjamg 3 years ago
Finish your gdam checks on the other teams best players. Show you give a crap at least. Bunch of primma donna self-absorbed millenial athletes afraid to break a nail. Garbage.
If you really want to get upset, watch and listen to these Toronto douchebags discussing the hit… https://www.tsn.ca/video/o-dog-reacts-to-matheson-s-two-game-suspension-that-s-a-joke~1514997
Rayman 3 years ago
This team's softness just makes me sigh…..
Nobody stands up for teammates and what? They enjoy getting 2 completely meaningless points?
Talk about the toxic environment.
Do you thing Hughes's looking forward to playing with this I DON'T CARE AS LONG AS I AM FINE team?
So sad I call this my team…
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Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans (13 April 1747 – 6 November 1793), most commonly known as Philippe, was born at the Château de Saint-Cloud. He received the title of Duke of Montpensier at birth, then that of Duke of Chartres at the death of his grandfather, Louis d'Orléans, in 1752. At the death of his father, Louis Philippe d'Orléans, in 1785, he inherited the title of Duke of Orléans and also became the Premier prince du sang, title attributed to the Prince of the Blood closest to the throne after the Sons and Grandsons of France. He was addressed as Son Altesse Sérénissime (S.A.S.).
In 1792, during the French Revolution, he changed his name to Philippe Égalité. Louis Philippe d'Orléans was a cousin of Louis XVI and one of the wealthiest men in France. He actively supported the Revolution of 1789, and was a strong advocate for the elimination of the present absolute monarchy in favor of a constitutional monarchy. He voted for the death of king Louis XVI; however, he was himself guillotined in November 1793 during the Reign of Terror. His son Louis Philippe d'Orléans became King of the French after the July Revolution of 1830. After him, the term Orléanist came to be attached to the movement in France that favored a constitutional monarchy.
Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans was the son of Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, and Louise Henriette de Bourbon. Philippe was a member of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the French royal family. His mother came from the House of Bourbon-Condé.
Philippe was born at the Château de Saint Cloud, one of the residences of the Duke of Orléans, five kilometers west of Paris. His older sister, born in 1745, died when she was six months old. His younger sister, Bathilde d'Orléans, was born in 1750.
Philippe's first title, given to him at birth, was that of the Duke of Montpensier. After his grandfather's death in 1752, Philippe inherited the title of Duke of Chartres. After his father's death in 1785, Philippe became the Duke of Orléans, head of the House of Orléans, one of the wealthiest noble families in France. At his father's death, Philippe became the Premier Prince du Sang, First Prince of the Blood, which put him in line for the succession to the throne immediately after the comte d'Artois, the youngest brother of Louis XVI.
On 6 June 1769, Louis Philippe married Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon at the chapel of the Palace of Versailles. She was the daughter of his cousin, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, one of the richest men in France. Since it was certain that his wife would become the richest woman in France upon the death of her father, Louis Philippe was able to play a political role in court equal to that of his great-grandfather Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who had been the Regent of France during the minority of Louis XV. Louise Marie Adélaïde brought to the already wealthy House of Orléans a considerable dowry of six million livres, an annual income of 240,000 livres (later increased to 400,000 livres), as well as lands, titles, residences and furniture.
Unlike her husband, the Duchess of Orléans did not support the Revolution. She was a devout Catholic who supported keeping the monarchy in France, as well as following the orders of Pope Pius VI. This was the causes of one of the rifts of the couple, as their first son, the future "King of the French", followed his father's footsteps and joined the Jacobin faction.
Louis Charles d'Orléans (17 October 1779 – 30 May 1808), died in exile in Malta.
During the first few months of their marriage, the couple appeared devoted to each other, but the Duke went back to the life of libertinage he had led before his marriage. The Duke was a well-known womanizer and, like several of his ancestors, such as Louis XIV and Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, had several illegitimate children.
During the summer of 1772, the Duke began his secret liaison with one of his wife's ladies-in-waiting, Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis, the niece of Madame de Montesson, the morganatic wife of Philippe's father. Passionate at first, the liaison cooled within a few months and, by the spring of 1773, was reported to be "dead". After the romantic affair was over, Madame de Genlis remained in the service of Marie-Adélaïde at the Palais-Royal, a trusted friend to both the Duke and the Duchess. They both appreciated her intelligence and, in July 1779, she became the governess of the couple's twin daughters (born in 1777). One of his most known lovers was Grace Elliot.
It was alleged that Lady Edward FitzGerald, born Stephanie Caroline Anne Syms, also known as Pamela, was a natural daughter of the Duke and the Countess of Genlis. He recognized a son he had with Marguerite Françoise Bouvier de la Mothe de Cépoy, comtesse de Buffon, Victor Leclerc de Buffon (6 September 1792 – 20 April 1812), known as the chevalier de Saint-Paul and chevalier d'Orléans.
In 18th century France, it was very common for royal princes to receive high positions in the military. From a young age, Philippe d'Orléans displayed his interest in the Marine royale (French Royal Navy), from which he received three years of training. Due to his great relationship with Marine royale officials, the French army entrusted him with the command of a French fleet squadron called the Saint-Esprit in a battle against Great Britain at Ouessant during the American Revolutionary War in 1778. When he did not obey the comte d'Orvilliers's orders to close in on the rear British squadron, the British escaped, leading him to lose this battle. However, this gave a false impression of victory. The next day, the people of Paris greeted him with open arms, calling him a "hero of war." When the news got out that the victory was false, Philippe could never recover. He withdrew from the navy and asked the army if they could give him a position, but it was denied.
Philippe d'Orléans was a member of the Jacobin faction, and like most Jacobins during the French Revolution, he strongly adhered to the principles of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and was interested in creating a more moral and democratic form of government in France. As he grew more and more interested in Rousseau's ideas, he began to promote Enlightenment ideas, such as the separation of church and state and limited monarchy. He also advocated and voted against feudalism and slavery.
In addition to being a Jacobin, Philippe was also the Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Orient de France, the most powerful Masonic Obedience in worldwide Continental Freemasonry (which stands opposed to the "Regular" Freemasonry of the United Grand Lodge of England and the majority of lodges in the United States of America), from 1771 to 1793, even though he did not attend a meeting until 1777. He later distanced himself from Freemasonry in a letter dated January 1793, and the Grand Orient vacated his position on 13 December 1793.
Philippe was also a strong admirer of the British constitutional monarchy. He strongly advocated for France's adoption of a constitutional monarchy rather than the absolute monarchy that was present in France at the time.
As the new Duke of Orléans, one of the many estates Philippe inherited from his father was the Palais-Royal, which became known as the Palais-Égalité in 1792 because he opened up its doors to all people of France, regardless of their estate (class). He employed Swiss guards to only refuse entry to "drunkards, women in excessively indecent dress, and those in tatters." He built shops and cafés wherein people could interact, and soon enough it became a hub for social life in Paris. Due to the fact that Parisian police had no authority to enter into the Duke of Orléans's private property, it became a hub for illegal activity, such as the trade of stolen goods, suspicious deals, and the spread of revolutionary ideas. In fact, it was a common place for Jacobins to meet and discuss their plans and ideas. Many members of the National Assembly claimed that the Palais-Royal was the "birthplace of the Revolution." Philippe's goal was to create a place where people could meet, which he argued was a crucial part of democracy and a "physical need for civil life."
Philippe d'Orléans was elected to the Estates-General by three districts: by the nobility of Paris, Villers-Cotterêts, and Crépy-en-Valois. As a noble in the Second Estate, he was the head of the liberal minority under the guidance of Adrien Duport. Although he was a member of the Second Estate, he felt a strong connection to the Third Estate, as they comprised the majority of the members in the Estates-General, yet were the most underrepresented. When the Third Estate decided to take the Tennis Court Oath and break away from the Estates-General to form the National Assembly, Philippe was one of the very first to join them and was a very important figure in the unification of the nobility and the Third Estate. In fact, he led his minority group of 47 nobles to secede from their estate and join the National Assembly.
One of the main accusations thrown at Philippe d'Orléans was the initiation of the Women's March on Versailles on 5 October 1789, which people believed was done in order to overthrow the King and gain popularity amongst the people. He was accused of funding the riots, as well as calling the rioters his "friends", who were chanting: "Long live our father, long live King d'Orléans!" The High Court of the Grand Châtelet also accused him of acting as an accomplice to Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, in an attempt to murder Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, during this period.
The Marquis de Lafayette, who was a strong power in France at the time and a supposed "friend" of d'Orléans, suggested to him to go to the British Isles with the promise that he could potentially become the head of state of Brabant. However, the truth is that Lafayette viewed d'Orléans as a threat to his control of the French Revolution. His goal was simply to get Philippe out of the country.
At first, it was difficult to convince d'Orléans to leave France during these troubling times, but after strong pressure and enticement from Lafayette, he ended up leaving. Throughout his weeks in exile, he wrote several memoirs mentioning his strong desire to return to France. When he did return, he never regained the same power and influence he enjoyed in the years before he left. Those who did not support him, as well as people overseas, labeled him as a coward for fleeing to England as a result of his accusations, calling it a period of "exile." However, he was able to keep his position in the National Assembly until it disbanded on September 30, 1791.
Due to the liberal ideology that separated Philippe d'Orléans from the rest of his royal family, he always felt uncomfortable with his name. He felt that the political connotations associated with his name did not match his democratic and Enlightenment philosophies, thus he requested that the Paris Commune allow his name to be changed, which was granted. Shortly after the September Massacres in 1792, he changed his surname to Égalité, ("equality" in English). As one of the three words in the motto of the French Revolution (Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité), he felt that this name better represented him as a symbol of the French people and what they were fighting for.
Égalité also attributed his new surname to the reputation of generosity that he had among the people of France, especially the poor. He was well known for distributing food and money to the poor, as well as providing shelter for homeless during the severe winter of 1788-1789.
Although a relative of King Louis XVI, Philippe d'Orléans never maintained a positive relationship with his cousin. Upon inheriting the title of Duke of Orléans, Philippe also became the Premier Prince du Sang - the most important personage of the kingdom after the king's immediate family. Therefore, he would be next in line to the throne should the main Bourbon line die out. For this reason, many[who?] supposed that Philippe's goal was to take his cousin's throne. Philippe and the King's wife, Marie Antoinette, also detested each other. Marie Antoinette hated him for what she viewed as treachery, hypocrisy and selfishness, and he, in turn, scorned her for her frivolous and spendthrift lifestyle. The King's reluctance to grant Philippe a position in the army after his loss at the Battle of Ushant is said to be another reason for Philippe's discontent with the King.
"It really pains me to see that Monsieur d'Orléans, my kinsman, voted for my death."
Image of death by guillotine.
On 1 April 1793, a decree was voted for within the Convention, including Égalité's vote, that condemned anyone with "strong presumptions of complicity with the enemies of Liberty." At the time, Égalité's son, Louis Philippe, who was a general in the French army, joined General Dumouriez in a plot to visit the Austrians, who were an enemy of France. Although there was no evidence that convicted Égalité himself of treason, the simple relationship that his son had with Dumouriez, a traitor in the eyes of the Convention, was enough to get him and the members of the Bourbon family still in France arrested on 7 April 1793. He spent several months incarcerated at Fort Saint-Jean in Marseille until he was sent back to Paris. On 2 November 1793, he was imprisoned at the Conciergerie. Tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal on 6 November, he was sentenced to death, and guillotined the same day.
Philippe d'Orléans has been portrayed in several films, such as the 1938 film, Marie Antoinette, in which he was portrayed by Joseph Schildkraut, and the 2001 film The Lady and the Duke by Jean-Claude Dreyfus.
Philippe d'Orléans was an antagonist in the anime "The Rose of Versailles" by Riyoko Ikeda.
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I am curious, as is one of the bloggers at richarddawkins.net. When did you decide your views on theology – before or after your degree? Would it be true to say that you were primarily interested in a critical understanding rather than becoming a theologian – which, of course, is fair enough? If so, however, it does limit your view of it. imagine a person taking the same approach to studying biology – he would end up with a rubbish idea of the subject too, as the evidence shows. I (second class honours -2:1 only) have managed to combine a critical and respectful approach to theology. It is so easy to 'have a go'.
Iran warned on Tuesday that an anti-Quran film by a right-wing Dutch lawmaker would "beed violence" and said the Dutch government could ban it based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Another example of religious intolerance from a possibly under-reported area. The top Yesha rabbi says that it is forbidden by Jewish law to employ Arabs or rent houses to them.
Imagine a parent who told their small child that the parent could hear the child's thoughts and if the child had doubts, or unapproved beliefs, then the parent would send them to the basement, where a monster will pour gasoline on them and set them on fire.
This is different than the Jesus story because according to the Bible, the burning never stops.
I'm not so sure that "He who is not with me is against me" is a fallacy.
If JC had said "He who is not with me is, by definition, against me", or "If one is not with me, I infer that he is against me" it would be a fallacy.
But isn't he just saying "It is impossible to be neutral in relation to me – you must chose a position"? I.e. asserting rather than inferring?
If the set A is "those who are with me", the set non-A is "those who are not with me". This could include "those who are indifferent to me and those who are against me". Jesus is saying it only includes the latter, i.e. indifference is not possible.
>Jesus is saying it only includes the latter, i.e. indifference is not possible.


The revered monarch's health shows no signs of improvement, leading to concern and speculation.
Crowds have begun to swell outside the Siriraj Hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to hold a vigil for King Bhumibol Adulyadej amid mounting health concerns. The 88-year-old, who is the world's longest reigning monarch, has been undergoing medical treatment for various ailments, but his condition has deteriorated.
Scores of people, wearing yellow and pink – considered to be auspicious colours – were seen sitting on the ground and reciting prayers in the early hours of Thursday (13 October). The Thai palace said the royal's overall health condition is still unstable.
In its 38th statement released on Wednesday (12 October) night, Thailand's Royal Household Bureau said the king is still suffering from blood infection and abnormal liver function. It added that he remains on ventilator and is receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), which is given only to critically ill patients.
During the day-long events on Wednesday, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha cut his visit to another part of the country short and returned to Bangkok, prompting a flurry of rumours. The king's children –including Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn who also cancelled his scheduled events – were also at the hospital, leading to further speculation.
However, the junta government's spokesperson said the Thai premier returned to Bangkok to hold a "routine presentation" with the heir-apparent on government matters.
Thai social media has turned yellow and pink with messages pouring in for the king, who is revered as a fatherly figure in a politically turbulent country. He has been at the hospital for the most part of 2016 and was has not been seen in public since January.
The royal, who came to the throne in 1946, has been at the helm for seven decades during which time the country witnessed bloody military coups and political turmoil. The Thai public often see him as a symbol of unity and stability in testing times.


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CEDAW: Ratified on 12 August 1982
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The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) measures gender-based discrimination in social norms, practices and laws across 160 countries. The SIGI comprises country profiles, a classification of countries and a database; it serves as a research, policy and advocacy tool for the development community and policy makers. The SIGI covers five dimensions of discriminatory social institutions, spanning major socio-economic areas that affect women's lives: discriminatory family code, restricted physical integrity, son bias, restricted resources and assets, and restricted civil liberties. The SIGI's variables quantify discriminatory social institutions such as unequal inheritance rights, early marriage, violence against women, and unequal land and property rights.
In the Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014 Edition, Guatemala's score was 0.1318, placing it among countries with a medium level of discrimination in social institutions. It had low level of discrimination in resources and assets, medium levels in physical integrity and family code and high levels in son bias and civil liberties. Read the full country profile and access the data here: http://www.genderindex.org/country/guatemala
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In 2013, 85% of girls were enrolled in primary school compared to 86% of boys.
In 2013, the ratio of female to male primary school enrolment was 99%.
In 2013, 45% of girls were enrolled in secondary school compared to 49% of boys.
In 2013, the ratio of female to male secondary school enrolment was 92%.
In 2012, 72% of women aged 15+ were literate compared to 85% of men
In 2010, women had on average 4 years of schooling compared to 5 years on average for men [2].
In 2013, there were 660 maternal deaths, representing 140 deaths for 100,000 births.
In 2013, the adolescent fertility rate was 95 births per 1,000 adolescent girls (aged 15 to 19).
There is no recent data available on the percentage of women with an unmet need for family planning.
In 2013, 51% of the female working-age population was part of the labour force, while 90% of the male working-age population was part of the labour force.
In 2013, women represented 38% of the total labour force.
In 2012, 56% of women in the labour force were employed in vulnerable employment compared to 38% of men in the labour force.
In 2012, 13% of women in the labour force were employed in the agricultural sector compared to 44% of men in the labour force.
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'AMCON can't recover N5.4 trillion debt without judicial support'
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Executive Director, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Dr. Eberechukwu Uneze (right); Administrator, National Judicial Institute (NJI), Hon. Justice Roseline Patricia Bozimo; Chief Judge of Federal High Court, Hon. Justice Adamu Abdu Kafarati; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, AMCON, Ahmed Lawan Kuru; and the Presiding Judge of Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Abdul Aboki, at the end of the one-day interactive session between the NJI, AMCON and federal high court judges in Abuja.
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, Justice Adamu Abdu Kafarati, has reiterated the need for judges in Nigeria to support the recovery efforts of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) since the corporation was established as a central element of government's response to financial crisis in the country.
Justice Kafarati, made the remarks at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Abuja, when he addressed federal high court judges at an interactive session between the trio of NJI, AMCON and federal high court judges.
Describing AMCON's assignment to recover over N5trillion for the country as a national assignment that must be supported by all stakeholders especially the judiciary, the Chief Judge also highlighted the crisis that would have hit the Nigerian economy if government did not establish AMCON at the time they did.
AMCON coming to save the banks in Nigeria cannot be over-emphasised, so the corporation must be supported firm judicial processes to recover the outstanding debt because AMCON also borrowed money to rescue the banks.
"My Lords, banks are drivers of the economy as they supply its oxygen.
That is why during the 2008/2009 financial crisis in Nigeria (partly triggered by global financial crisis, and partly by domestic activities), government intervened to support the banks by bailing them out in order to allow the financial system to continue functioning.
"In the absence of government intervention in the banks through the vehicle, which AMCON provided, a number of banks in the country would have failed thereby inhibiting banks from playing their crucial roles in the economy like payment of services to households and companies extension of credits, savings accounts and financial insurance among others."
"The interruption to the critical service that banks provide and the likely loss of confidence in the system that would have followed, would have led to widespread disruption and ultimate collapse of the financial system in Nigeria.
AMCON was thus created in 2010 as the most important step towards resolving non-performing loans in the banks.
"This was effected through the injection of capital into the ailing banks in consideration for equity. Recognising the grave systemic risk posed by high level of bad debts otherwise known as non-performing loans, AMCON was set up to manage the assets transferred to it with a view to maximising their value through eventual sale or orderly liquidation," he said.
Addressing the judges earlier, AMCON' Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed Lawan Kuru, did not mince words, acknowledging the overwhelming challenges faced by AMCON in the recovery of the outstanding debt of AMCON, which he put at N5.4 trillion.
He said, "My Lords, it is clear to us now that we (AMCON) cannot go very far without the support of the courts because AMCON obligors deliberately raise technicalities in courts to elongate and delay their cases with AMCON."
The AMCON boss informed that as a result of these antics, AMCON as part of its renewed strategy for recovering decided earlier in the year to refocus its strategy by shifting gears from restructuring towards enforcements.
"It has become clear to us that in order to attain the target as we approach sunset, we must redouble our efforts in the areas of enforcement.
The AMCON Act anticipated a situation where we may need to enforce if negotiations fail. Negotiation has failed us, given our sunset date.
"It is also clear to us that we cannot go very far without the strong support of the judiciary.
Out of the 191,766 cases pending at the federal high court, more than 3,000 are related to AMCON alone," he said.
Explaining that AMCON is not a profit-making organization, Kuru however asserted that if the national assignment of recovering the N5.4trillion of bad debts is to be achieved, the AMCON practice direction must be strengthened and encouraged.
But should AMCON fail to recover this huge debt at sunset, the impact, he said, will be catastrophic to Nigeria's economy.
He said the judiciary must therefore collaborate with AMCON to recover every outstanding debt because with the purchase of the NPLs, AMCON, he argued, is expected to maximize the value of asset recoveries and minimize costs to taxpayers.
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Growing from Our Roots
Involving farms and farmers in economic development efforts was one of the 87 goals identified in the community visioning process in 1998. Syracuse has had a Downtown Farmers Market for more than 40 years, but it's become bigger and more active in recent decades.
Since the visioning sessions Onondaga County has moved to preserve more farmland from development through conservation easements and planning efforts. The county also has launched several agricultural promotion efforts including the Onondaga Grown advertising campaign in 2015 to promote buying local produce. The pitch intensified with the Onondaga County Farmfest on Saturday Sept. 22, 2018. The festival offers tours of 11 host farms, including one of those right in Syracuse— the Brady farm. Most of the farms will have live music and be selling local produce. For directions to each of the farms, entertainment and products check the Onondaga Grown website.
The importance of agriculture in New York State's economy comes home to Syracuse every year with arrival of the New York State Fair, which set attendance records in 2018. This big part of the economy has boomed in the region in particular sectors, notably dairy and grape and wine production. Last month the Finger Lakes region was designated the top wine region in the nation in a USA Today Readers Poll.
New York State ranks 27th in the nation in area, but is in the Top 5 states in the nation in production of 11 agricultural products, Top 2 for apples, cabbage, snap beans and maple syrup in 2016-17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Many other achievements has been accomplished, not necessarily by FOCUS, but by Forging Our Community's United Strength. To learn more about FOCUS, the 87 Goals and the 20 highlighted go to www.focussyracuse.org.
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You can gain peace, calm and focus in just a minute when practicing Inner Balance using the app, or for free with the companion tool. Yes! You truly can and there's a great deal of research showing how effective the Inner Balance tool is.
I was recently reminded of the calming power of the app called "Inner Balance," and the companion tool created at the "Heartmath Institute" called "Quick Coherence." Over the past several years I've used these tools in my own life as a means for balance and have recommended them to many of my clients who're striving to release stress and excessive tension from their lives. When people decide to devote a few minutes a day to this practice, what I hear is that it's a simple and very effective way to regulate emotions and gain harmony. Those who integrate it are always grateful that they prioritized this step for just a few minutes a day.
I learned recently that my family doctor, Dr. Kirsten, a very well regarded and brilliant Primary Doctor recommends this app to his patients who are suffering from stress, irritability, anger, and anxiety. There are so many methods and tools for managing stress and learning to focus. This one comes well researched and you can use it with or without the biofeedback tool or sensor that connects to your phone, ipad, or computer. Prices for the device vary depending upon the tool you're interested in and are available through the Heartmath Institute (http://www.heartmath.org ) or at http://www.amazon.ca.
Heart Focus. Focus on the area around your heart, put your hand there if you like.
Heart Breathing. Breath deeply but normally as if you feel the breath going in and out of your heart.
Heart Feeling. Connect with a loving or positive feeling that you get when in a special place or with a loved person or pet.


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Luxinar to exhibit at Photonics West 2022
Leading laser manufacturer Luxinar is showcasing its ranges of CO2 and femtosecond laser sources on booth #5101 at in-person trade show Photonics West, taking place in San Francisco, USA from 25 to 27 January 2022.
We have launched the OEM 100iX sealed CO2 laser source for industrial processing applications. With a power range of 50-1000W and a wavelength of 10.6µm, the OEM 100iX is an extension to the company's OEM series using the same proven RF-excited slab laser design. The laser source provides higher speeds and increased productivity for processes such as high-volume cutting, kiss cutting, scoring, multi-ply cutting and die board cutting for the packaging, automotive and textile industries. A combination of a narrow wavelength band (0.25µm) and typical power stability (± 3%) delivers high process repeatability.
The SR AOM series, with power ranges up to 150W, is designed to address a wide range of high-precision applications that require a reduced heat affected zone (HAZ), such as multilayer thin film cutting for the display market and high resolution/speed marking. This CO2 laser with integrated acousto-optic modulator (AOM) creates optical rise and fall times of less than 1µs which can minimise unnecessary heat energy from typical pulse rise/fall times of approximately 60µs.
The LXR® series represents our first range of femtosecond laser sources, a technology that has revolutionised materials processing. The extremely short pulse width of the laser virtually eliminates heat diffusion to the surroundings of the processed region, which minimises the formation of a heat-affected zone, enabling ultrahigh precision micro- and nanofabrication of various components. The pulse width of the LXR® series is 900 ± 100fs, with a pulse repetition frequency between single shot and 40MHz, and a maximum rated pulse energy of 100uJ. We have developed a uniquely flexible femtosecond product with a large dynamic range of average powers, pulse energies and pulse repetition frequencies enabling process optimisation in a wide range of industries and applications.
Yannick Galais, Global Sales & Marketing Manager at Luxinar explains: "We are excited to offer these additions to our laser source portfolio. The OEM 100iX provides a compact solution that can be easily integrated into industrial production lines on robotic arms, and it has an Industry 4.0 compatible remote diagnostic tool to monitor the health of the laser and plan preventive maintenance. The LXR® series will allow us to enter new markets and applications in a diverse range of industries including metal foil scribing in the electronics industry, sub-surface glass marking in the pharmaceutical industry, metal and plastic cutting for medical devices, and cutting of carbon fibre composites for the aerospace and automotive industries."
At your service – support when you need it
Whether you have a query, require a repair, need to exchange or purchase spare parts, or require training, Luxinar's dedicated sales and aftersales teams are on hand. Each team member has an in-depth knowledge of laser technology, the Luxinar product portfolio, and a wealth of experience across a multitude of industries. What they don't know about laser sources is probably not worth knowing! With local contacts in Asia, Europe and the USA, delays due to time zones are averted.
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This year's Dun Mikiel Azzopardi Award went to Mgr Philip Calleja as Id-Dar tal-Providenza's sign of recognition and appreciation of his work and support of the Siġġiewi Home.
Mgr Calleja was ordained priest in 1953 and his first pastoral work was mainly with the children of Valletta. In 1956, then Archbishop Michael Gonzi appointed him as deputy at the marriages' office at the Curia.
After the death of Dun Mikiel in May 1987, Mgr Calleja was entrusted by then Archbishop Joseph Mercieca to organise the funeral and to take administer the home until Mgr Lawrence Gatt was appointed director.
Aged 90 today, Mgr Calleja is the Archdeacon of the Metropolitan Cathedral and attends regularly Dar l-Emigrant, home of the Malta Emigrants' Commission.
Id-Dar tal-Providenza gives out the Dun Mikiel Azzopardi Award every year in recognition and appreciation of voluntary work done by persons or organisations with persons with disability.


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Vox Pops - Inclusion in Northern Research:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 to 12:15 PM EST on the Conference Platform
Our community of Northern research is diverse: it includes people from the North and the South, involves workers and scientists from communities, government and academia as well as stakeholders and knowledge-holders from across the Arctic Circle. Many different journeys led our members to where they are today, contributing to the richness of our community. Vox Pop videos were created to share the diverse journeys experienced by people with regards to their involvement in northern research. These interactive conversations are proposed in the context of the Arctic Change 2020 meeting. With the challenges associated with social distancing during the COVID-19 epidemic, and our collective rallying to the #BlackLivesMatter and #IndigenousLivesMatter movements, we feel it is important now, more than ever, to come together and uplift members of our community. To learn more on Vox Pop, drop by the Inclusion in Northern Research website: http://northerninclusion.ca/
Tribute to Louis Fortier – Founder of ArcticNet and Pillar of Arctic Science
Thursday from 11:45 to 12:00 PM EST during the Plenary
A short video will be screened after the December 10th plenary, honouring the work of Louis Fortier, Founder of ArcticNet. The Arctic research community lost a pillar and visionary on October 4th 2020. His dedication and conviction of the urgency of climate change made him a stellar advocate for environmental sciences and a world-leading ambassador on the role science must play in the development of policy and adaptation strategies. This video expresses our gratitude and is a testament to his extraordinary contributions, boundless vision, and inspiring energy.
Sewing Circle
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 PM EST accessed via the conference Platform
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporations sits with elders and youth to promote the transfer of knowledge via the sewing experience. Join in to unwind, relax, regroup, and network with people from around the world who share an interest for this traditional art form. Participants can discuss their sewing journey: where did they learn to sew, do they sew for hobby and/or income, as well as demonstrate their technique and "savoir faire"!
Overview on COVID-19 effects on ArcticNet research and field work
Wednesday from 9:15 to 10:15 AM EST
COVID-19 took the world by force in early 2020, just as plans for Arctic field activities were solidifying. It quickly became clear that research in the North would not be business-as-usual in 2020. With territorial and provincial travel restrictions, university moratoriums on field work, and physical distancing requirements, the prospect of conventional data collection quickly diminished. Although disappointing for many, limitations and prohibitions on field research were necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to remote northern communities. COVID-19 has posed major obstacles to continuity of long-term programs, time-sensitive data collection, funding deliverables, and maintaining relationships. However, Arctic research is unpredictable by nature, and despite the unforeseen constraints imposed by a global pandemic many northern research groups were able to adapt and thrive. To get a better understanding of the pervasive effects of COVID-19 on northern research, we reached out to stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds to participate in a video interview compilation. Here, you will hear from students, professors, government scientists, northern residents as well as Indigenous research partners about the challenges, successes, and lessons that can be learned from this unprecedented event.
Short Films from Wapikoni Mobil
Available for viewing on demand for the duration of the conference via the conference Platform
Founded in 2004, Wapikoni Mobile is an indigenous organization that fosters artistic creation and excellence to serve the narrative sovereignty of Nations. Its mobile intervention, training and audiovisual creation studios travel across the country to meet indigenous communities. Its mission is to amplify the voices of youth through short films and music, to disseminate these works across Canada and around the world, and to provide a tool for professional development and social transformation. Since its inception, thousands of Wapikoni participants from 36 nations have participated in the production of more than 1300 short films translated into several languages and have received numerous awards and mentions at national and international festivals. Wapikoni is a non-profit and charitable organization supported by many public and private partners. Since 2017, Wapikoni is also an official UNESCO partner.
Short documentary Pandemic At the End of the World
The National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with NahHO Productions presents a new film entitled Pandemic At the End of the World. This short documentary honours the resilience of the Inuit people in times of crisis. The COVID pandemic strikes a tragically familiar chord for the Inuvialuit people of the Mackenzie River Delta. In the early 19th century, John Franklin and his crew infected their ancestors with deadly smallpox. Other devastating epidemics would follow. Historian Randal Pokiak returns to the ancient site of Kitigaaruk, a community abandoned after the great flu epidemic of 1918, to deliver a vivid cautionary tale.
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After a two-week siege, forces of Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region raided a hijacked ship yesterday and safely rescued 22 hostages who had been held captive for nearly three years, authorities said.
The Puntland government said their forces captured the Panama-flagged MV Iceberg 1, which was docked near Gara'ad village in Mudung region.
"After two years and nine months in captivity, the hostages have suffered signs of physical torture and illness. The hostages are now receiving nutrition and medical care," a statement said.
Hassan Abdi, a pirate commander, who was in touch with the hijackers, said eight pirates on board the vessel escaped as Puntland soldiers closed in.
"None of us has been harmed," Abdi said. Puntland authorities said they had laid siege to the MV Iceberg 1 on Dec. 10.
The rescued crew members include eight Yemenis, five Indians, two Pakistanis, four Ghanaians, two Sudanese and a Filipino, said Puntland's ports and anti-piracy minister, Saeed Mohamed Rage.
The ship was hijacked March 29, 2010. A UN official said it was one of the longest-held by pirates.
Somali pirates still hold close to 120 seafarers, down from more than 600 hostages two years ago.


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Q: How can i remove garbage values from gettype().name? I usingGettype().Name to get my class name. when i execute code its does give me class name but adds garbage value like SavingsAccount_32335C302A2DED6EFF6B9AFA5B79FC440AFD57B29E5123233712CE7F0C5646BF as a output.
Same things goes with my chequing account. Any help on just geeting class name like SavingAccount

A: EF proxy type suffixes can also be removed using System.Linq and Guid.TryParse
Guid guid;
string typeName = string.Join("_", type.Name.Split('_')
                        .Where(pt => !Guid.TryParseExact(new string(pt.Take(32).ToArray()), "N", out guid)));

A: 1) Use
 string myType = myClass.GetType().ToString();
 string[] parts = myType.Split('_');
 if(myType.Length>{X}&&parts.Length>0)//add RegEx GUID test to be sure
 {
 string myClassName = "";
 for(int I=0;i<parts.Length-1;i++){
      myClassName+= parts[I];
      if(I<parts.Length-1)
        myClassName+="_";
 }
 }

If 'X' > say 35, this will work on every class less than 35 characters long. Add a GUID test using RegEx if you need to filter out long class names.
2) Since you have this problem, don't use underscores in your other classes.
3) If the add-on is a GUID (or if it always has the same number of digits), test for length and delete the last X digits if the class name is long and contains an underscore.
4) Use RegEx to test for a guid https://www.google.com/search?q=regex+guid+test&ie=&oe=#q=regex+guid+test+c-sharp
5) Maintain a list of your classes and test for IndexOf

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Germanwings plane crash
Germanwings plane co-pilot Andreas Lubitz 'suffered burnout or depression' a few years ago
A woman claims the co-pilot confided in her daughter, sharing his struggles years before manning the crash into the French Alps
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Tragic: 150 died in the crash, and those close to the co-pilot claim he was suffering from 'burnout or depression' years earlier
Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz 'suffered burnout or depression' a few years ago, a former classmate has claimed.
The mother of an ex-classmate of Lubitz told how the co-pilot - who deliberately flew the passenger jet into the Alps killing 150 people - had confided in her daughter a few years ago.
She said: "He apparently was suffering from burnout or depression."
The mother said that the 28-year-old seemed totally normal when her daughter saw him just before Christmas.
Speaking about the tragedy the woman added: "I can only image the whole thing was a knee-jerk reaction. It can't have been planned, although it was actually like a killing spree."
Germanwings plane crash: Live updates as investigations into French Alps disaster continues
Andreas Lubitz: The co-pilot manned the flight as it crashed into the French Alps (Image: Paris Match)
Her claim may explain why Lubitz halted his training and only started work six years later.
The reasons for the interruption were not revealed by Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.
The plane's black box has been analysed by experts after being retrieved from the French Alps crash site.
Experts claim 28-year-old Lubitz was breathing normally during the doomed flight, and that he did not respond to the pleas of his co-pilot after locking him out of the cockpit.
Prosecutor Brice Robin told a press conference today how the co-pilot had been "chatting normally" at the start of the flight, but then had become "curt" before the plane took a nosedive.
However friends of the co-pilot have spoken well of Lubitz.
Klaus Radke, the head of the local flight club where Lubitz began his training. told Reuters: "He was a completely normal guy.
"I got to know him, or I should say reacquainted with him, as a very nice, fun and polite young man.
Germanwings plane crash: Day 3
"I'm just speechless. I don't have any explanation for this."
Another member of the flight club, Peter Ruecker, said: "Knowing Andreas, this is just inconceivable for me.
"Andreas was a very nice young man who got his training here and was a member of the club.
"He was a lot of fun, even though he was perhaps sometimes a bit quiet.
"He was just another boy like so many others here."
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Home Movies by Decade Movies - 1960s Carry On Cruising (1962)
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Carry On Cruising (1962)
The first Carry On movie in colour and the last written by Norman Hudis, Carry On Cruising is arguably the most charming in the series.
Set aboard the SS Happy Wanderer, it charts the course of captain Sid James's tenth-anniversary cruise of the Mediterranean, during which the members of his new crew – the doctor who has never sailed, the cook who can't cook and the steward who doesn't know how to mix a drink -seek to find their sea legs.
Initially, they perform their duties very badly, but when they discover their captain is due to be posted away, they pull out all the stops to persuade him to stay.
Kenneth Connor enjoys one of his best outings as the nervous ship's doctor and Lance Percival has fun as the cook-it-and-see chef.
Like the past Carry Ons, Cruising sees the smooth running of a national institution disrupted and destroyed by a mad collection of comic situations, misadventures and memorable characters – tirelessly cheerful Cyril Chamberlain, Jimmy Thompson's sympathetic barman, Ronnie Stevens' pathetic drunken traveller, Brian Rawlinson's comic shyness, Liz Fraser, seductively resisting male temptation and Esma Cannon as the frenzied aged passenger who leaves the younger guests standing (her table tennis game with Kenneth Williams and awesome drinking spree are the pick of some very funny moments).
Captain Crowther
Sidney James
Leonard Marjoribanks
Arthur Binn
Kenneth Connor
Gladys Trimble
Flo Castle
Dilys Laye
Wilfred Haines
Tom Tree
Cyril Chamberlain
Bridget Madderley
Esma Cannon
Vincent Ball
Gerald Thomas
Captain's Table, The (1959)
Yellow Submarine (1968)
The Beatles come to the rescue when the evil Blue Meanies try to drive all the music and fun from Pepperland in the third...
Emmanuelle (1974)
Inspired by Emmanuelle Arsan's controversial novel, Emmanuelle starred 22-year-old Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel in the title role. The phenomenal success of this softcore porn movie can be...
Press For Time (1966)
British comic Norman Wisdom pulls a Peter Sellers and plays several different parts in this hilarious escapade. The story centres on Norman Shields (Wisdom), a...
All That Heaven Allows (1956)
Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson star in this predictable soap opera about pleasant and wealthy middle-class widow, Cary Scott (Wyman) who marries her gardener,...
Man From Planet X, The (1951)
Elderly scientist Professor Elliot (Raymond Bond) has discovered that a new planet - "Planet X" - has changed its orbital path and will soon...