Alfred North Whitehead (Ramsgate, 15 de fevereiro de 1861 — Cambridge, 30 de dezembro de 1947) foi um filósofo, lógico e matemático britânico. É o fundador da escola filosófica conhecida como a filosofia do processo, atualmente aplicada em vários campos da ciência, como nos da ecologia, teologia, pedagogia, física, biologia, economia, psicologia, entre outros.
No início de sua carreira dedicou-se à matemática, à lógica e à física. Seu primeiro grande trabalho foi O Tratado sobre a Álgebra Universal (1898) onde ele se propôs a unificar a álgebra, a exemplo do que David Hilbert fez com a geometria não euclidiana. Seu trabalho mais notável sobre o assunto é o Principia mathematica (1910–1913), escrito com a colaboração de seu ex-aluno Bertrand Russell. O Principia Mathematica é considerado uma das obras mais importantes do século XX.
Durante o período entre o final dos anos 1910 e o início dos anos 1920, Whitehead enveredou-se gradualmente para a filosofia da ciência e para a metafísica. Durante esse período, afastou-se do logicismo e passou a se dedicar à filosofia da natureza como mostrado nas obras Os Princípios do Conhecimento Natural (1919) e O Conceito da Natureza (1920). Em Os Princípios da Relatividade (1922) ele faz uma abordagem crítica à teoria da relatividade de Albert Einstein. Desenvolveu um sistema completo de metafísica que ocorre em meio à mudança e ao dinamismo, algo radicalmente diferente de tudo visto na filosofia ocidental até então. Atualmente a obra filosófica de Whitehead - principalmente sua Magnum Opus, Processo e Realidade (1929) - é considerada a fundadora da filosofia do processo. (leia mais...)
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COMING SOON
Giri / Haji
Helped by a young Japanese-British hustler, a Tokyo sleuth searches London for his brother, who's involved with the Yakuza and wanted for murder.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
An unexpected detour turns a couple's road trip into a terrifying journey through their fragile psyches. Adapted and directed by Charlie Kaufman.
Game Over, Man!
Three buddies with big dreams go from underachieving slackers to badass warriors when their posh hotel is taken over by terrorists.
Psychokinesis
After he discovers he's acquired superpowers, a father uses them to try to save his troubled daughter. From the director of "Train to Busan."
Maniac
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill star in this remake of a Norwegian dark-comedy series about an institutionalized man who lives a fantasy life in his dreams.
Love Alarm
A software developer creates an app that alerts users if anyone nearby harbors romantic feelings for them. Adapted from the popular web cartoon.
Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiego returns in this series that follows her new international capers as well as past escapades that led to her becoming a super thief.
The Spy
This drama series tells the astonishing true story of Israel's most prominent spy, Eli Cohen, who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s.
Giri / Haji
Helped by a young Japanese-British hustler, a Tokyo sleuth searches London for his brother, who's involved with the Yakuza and wanted for murder.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
An unexpected detour turns a couple's road trip into a terrifying journey through their fragile psyches. Adapted and directed by Charlie Kaufman.
Game Over, Man!
Three buddies with big dreams go from underachieving slackers to badass warriors when their posh hotel is taken over by terrorists.
Psychokinesis
After he discovers he's acquired superpowers, a father uses them to try to save his troubled daughter. From the director of "Train to Busan."
Maniac
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill star in this remake of a Norwegian dark-comedy series about an institutionalized man who lives a fantasy life in his dreams.
Love Alarm
A software developer creates an app that alerts users if anyone nearby harbors romantic feelings for them. Adapted from the popular web cartoon.
Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiego returns in this series that follows her new international capers as well as past escapades that led to her becoming a super thief.
The Spy
This drama series tells the astonishing true story of Israel's most prominent spy, Eli Cohen, who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s.
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WGN Radio and the Chicago White Sox jointly announced today a multiyear agreement naming WGN Radio AM 720 as the team’s flagship radio station. White Sox games will air on WGN Radio AM 720 beginning with the broadcast of the team’s first game of the 2018 Cactus League season on Friday, February 23 at 2:05 p.m. CT.
The agreement includes all 162 White Sox regular season and postseason games, as well as select spring training games.
In its 10th season in the radio booth, the on-air duo of former Sox pitcher Ed Farmer (play-by-play) and former outfielder Darrin Jackson (analyst) returns.
“What an honor it is to join the White Sox family,” said Todd Manley, WGN Radio station manager and vice president of content. “Summer starts TODAY on WGN Radio.”
“It’s a fantastic win for White Sox fans,” said Brooks Boyer, White Sox senior vice president of sales and marketing. “We are thrilled to team up with an iconic media organization in Chicago, delivering the hustle and passion of White Sox games to WGN Radio listeners throughout the city and Midwest.”
In addition to live game and spring training broadcasts, the agreement includes pre- and postgame programming, as well as a weekly year-round show that features team news, highlights and interviews with players and coaches.
The White Sox partnership with WGN Radio will complement the television partnership with WGN-TV.
White Sox games were broadcast on WGN Radio from 1927-1943 with legendary voices in the booth, including 1983 Ford C. Frick Award winner Jack Brickhouse, 1979 Ford C. Frick Award recipient Bob Elson and legendary Chicago radio broadcaster Quin Ryan calling the games.
This is the first exclusive broadcast rights agreement between the White Sox and WGN Radio.
The agreement includes all 162 White Sox regular season and postseason games, as well as select spring training games.
In its 10th season in the radio booth, the on-air duo of former Sox pitcher Ed Farmer (play-by-play) and former outfielder Darrin Jackson (analyst) returns.
“What an honor it is to join the White Sox family,” said Todd Manley, WGN Radio station manager and vice president of content. “Summer starts TODAY on WGN Radio.”
“It’s a fantastic win for White Sox fans,” said Brooks Boyer, White Sox senior vice president of sales and marketing. “We are thrilled to team up with an iconic media organization in Chicago, delivering the hustle and passion of White Sox games to WGN Radio listeners throughout the city and Midwest.”
In addition to live game and spring training broadcasts, the agreement includes pre- and postgame programming, as well as a weekly year-round show that features team news, highlights and interviews with players and coaches.
The White Sox partnership with WGN Radio will complement the television partnership with WGN-TV.
White Sox games were broadcast on WGN Radio from 1927-1943 with legendary voices in the booth, including 1983 Ford C. Frick Award winner Jack Brickhouse, 1979 Ford C. Frick Award recipient Bob Elson and legendary Chicago radio broadcaster Quin Ryan calling the games.
This is the first exclusive broadcast rights agreement between the White Sox and WGN Radio.
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Dictionary
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Dictionary (disambiguation).
English-English and English-Persian dictionaries
A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini.
Langenscheidt dictionaries
A dictionary, sometimes known as a wordbook, is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc.[1] or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, sometimes known as a lexicon.[1] It is a lexicographical product which shows inter-relationships among the data.[2]
A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries. Specialized dictionaries include words in specialist fields, rather than a complete range of words in the language. Lexical items that describe concepts in specific fields are usually called terms instead of words, although there is no consensus whether lexicology and terminology are two different fields of study. In theory, general dictionaries are supposed[citation needed] to be semasiological, mapping word to definition, while specialized dictionaries are supposed to be onomasiological, first identifying concepts and then establishing the terms used to designate them. In practice, the two approaches are used for both types.[3] There are other types of dictionaries that do not fit neatly into the above distinction, for instance bilingual (translation) dictionaries, dictionaries of synonyms (thesauri), and rhyming dictionaries. The word dictionary (unqualified) is usually understood to refer to a general purpose monolingual dictionary.[4]
There is also a contrast between prescriptive or descriptive dictionaries; the former reflect what is seen as correct use of the language while the latter reflect recorded actual use. Stylistic indications (e.g. "informal" or "vulgar") in many modern dictionaries are also considered by some to be less than objectively descriptive.[5]
Although the first recorded dictionaries date back to Sumerian times (these were bilingual dictionaries), the systematic study of dictionaries as objects of scientific interest themselves is a 20th-century enterprise, called lexicography, and largely initiated by Ladislav Zgusta.[4] The birth of the new discipline was not without controversy, the practical dictionary-makers being sometimes accused by others of "astonishing" lack of method and critical-self reflection.[6]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Dictionary (disambiguation).
English-English and English-Persian dictionaries
A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini.
Langenscheidt dictionaries
A dictionary, sometimes known as a wordbook, is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc.[1] or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, sometimes known as a lexicon.[1] It is a lexicographical product which shows inter-relationships among the data.[2]
A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries. Specialized dictionaries include words in specialist fields, rather than a complete range of words in the language. Lexical items that describe concepts in specific fields are usually called terms instead of words, although there is no consensus whether lexicology and terminology are two different fields of study. In theory, general dictionaries are supposed[citation needed] to be semasiological, mapping word to definition, while specialized dictionaries are supposed to be onomasiological, first identifying concepts and then establishing the terms used to designate them. In practice, the two approaches are used for both types.[3] There are other types of dictionaries that do not fit neatly into the above distinction, for instance bilingual (translation) dictionaries, dictionaries of synonyms (thesauri), and rhyming dictionaries. The word dictionary (unqualified) is usually understood to refer to a general purpose monolingual dictionary.[4]
There is also a contrast between prescriptive or descriptive dictionaries; the former reflect what is seen as correct use of the language while the latter reflect recorded actual use. Stylistic indications (e.g. "informal" or "vulgar") in many modern dictionaries are also considered by some to be less than objectively descriptive.[5]
Although the first recorded dictionaries date back to Sumerian times (these were bilingual dictionaries), the systematic study of dictionaries as objects of scientific interest themselves is a 20th-century enterprise, called lexicography, and largely initiated by Ladislav Zgusta.[4] The birth of the new discipline was not without controversy, the practical dictionary-makers being sometimes accused by others of "astonishing" lack of method and critical-self reflection.[6]
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Dutch people
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ethnic group known as the Dutch and their descendants worldwide. For information on the population of the Netherlands, see Demographics of the Netherlands.
"The Dutch" redirects here. For other uses, see Dutch.
Dutch people
Nederlanders
Total population
c. 28–29 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Netherlands 13,226,829[2]
(ethnic Dutch and Frisians)
South Africa 7,000,000[a]
(Dutch ancestry)[3]
United States 4,533,617 (Dutch ancestry)[4]
France 1,000,000 (Dutch ancestry)[5]
Canada
1,000,000 (Dutch ancestry)[5]
[show]
Other countries
Languages
Dutch
Limburgish
West Frisian (Frisians)
Afrikaans (Afrikaners)
Religion
Historically:
Majority Protestant
Minority Roman Catholic
Nowadays:[14]
Majority Irreligious
Christian minorities[c]
Related ethnic groups
other Germanic peoples
(especially Afrikaners, Flemings and Frisians)
The Dutch (Dutch: About this sound Nederlanders (help·info)), occasionally referred to as Netherlanders—a term that is cognate to the Dutch word for Dutch people, "Nederlanders"—are a Germanic ethnic group native to the Netherlands.[15][16][17][18][19] They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Aruba, Suriname, Guyana, Curaçao, Argentina, Brazil, Canada,[20] Australia,[21] South Africa,[3] New Zealand, and the United States.[22]
In the Middle Ages, the Low Countries were situated around the border of France and the Holy Roman Empire, forming a part of their respective peripheries, and the various territories of which they consisted had become virtually autonomous by the 13th century.[23] Under the Habsburgs, the Netherlands were organised into a single administrative unit, and in the 16th and 17th centuries the Northern Netherlands gained independence from Spain as the Dutch Republic.[24] The high degree of urbanization characteristic of Dutch society was attained at a relatively early date.[25] During the Republic the first series of large scale Dutch migrations outside of Europe took place.
The Dutch have left behind a substantial legacy despite the limited size of their country. The Dutch people are generally seen as the pioneers of capitalism, and their emphasis on a modern economy, secularism, and a free market ultimately had a huge influence on the great powers of the West, especially the British Empire, its Thirteen Colonies, and ultimately the United States.
The traditional arts and culture of the Dutch encompasses various forms of traditional music, dances, architectural styles and clothing, some of which are globally recognizable. Internationally, Dutch painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh are held in high regard. The dominant religion of the Dutch is Christianity (both Catholic and Protestant), although in modern times the majority are no longer religious. Significant percentages of the Dutch are adherents of humanism, agnosticism, atheism or individual spirituality.[26][27]
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Emergence
1.1.1 General
1.1.2 Specific
1.2 Convergence
1.3 Consolidation
1.4 National identity
2 Ethnic identity
2.1 Greater Netherlands
3 Statistics
4 Linguistics
4.1 Language
4.2 Etymology of autonym and exonym
4.3 Names
5 Culture
5.1 Religion
5.2 Cultural divergences
5.2.1 Northern Dutch culture
5.2.1.1 Frisians
5.2.2 Southern Dutch culture
5.2.2.1 Flemings
6 Genetics
7 Dutch diaspora
7.1 Central and Eastern Europe
7.2 Southern Africa
7.3 Southeast Asia
7.4 Australia and New Zealand
7.5 North America
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 Further reading
11.1 Other languages
History[edit]
Main articles: History of the Netherlands, History of Belgium, and History of Flanders
Emergence[edit]
As with all ethnic groups, the ethnogenesis of the Dutch (and their predecessors) has been a lengthy and complex process. Though the majority of the defining characteristics (such as language, religion, architecture or cuisine) of the Dutch ethnic group have accumulated over the ages, it is difficult (if not impossible) to clearly pinpoint the exact emergence of the Dutch people; the interpretation of which is often highly personal. The text below hence focuses on the history of the Dutch ethnic group; for Dutch national history, please see the history-articles of the Netherlands. For Dutch colonial history, see the article on the Dutch Empire.
General[edit]
Further information: Germanic peoples, Migration Period, and Foederati
In the first centuries CE, the Germanic tribes formed tribal societies with no apparent form of autocracy (chiefs only being elected in times of war), beliefs based Germanic paganism and speaking a dialect still closely resembling Common Germanic. Following the end of the migration period in the West around 500, with large federations (such as the Franks, Vandals, Alamanni and Saxons) settling the decaying Roman Empire, a series of monumental changes took place within these Germanic societies. Among the most important of these are their conversion from Germanic paganism to Christianity, the emergence of a new political system, centered on kings, and a continuing process of emerging mutual unintelligibility of their various dialects.
Specific
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ethnic group known as the Dutch and their descendants worldwide. For information on the population of the Netherlands, see Demographics of the Netherlands.
"The Dutch" redirects here. For other uses, see Dutch.
Dutch people
Nederlanders
Total population
c. 28–29 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Netherlands 13,226,829[2]
(ethnic Dutch and Frisians)
South Africa 7,000,000[a]
(Dutch ancestry)[3]
United States 4,533,617 (Dutch ancestry)[4]
France 1,000,000 (Dutch ancestry)[5]
Canada
1,000,000 (Dutch ancestry)[5]
[show]
Other countries
Languages
Dutch
Limburgish
West Frisian (Frisians)
Afrikaans (Afrikaners)
Religion
Historically:
Majority Protestant
Minority Roman Catholic
Nowadays:[14]
Majority Irreligious
Christian minorities[c]
Related ethnic groups
other Germanic peoples
(especially Afrikaners, Flemings and Frisians)
The Dutch (Dutch: About this sound Nederlanders (help·info)), occasionally referred to as Netherlanders—a term that is cognate to the Dutch word for Dutch people, "Nederlanders"—are a Germanic ethnic group native to the Netherlands.[15][16][17][18][19] They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Aruba, Suriname, Guyana, Curaçao, Argentina, Brazil, Canada,[20] Australia,[21] South Africa,[3] New Zealand, and the United States.[22]
In the Middle Ages, the Low Countries were situated around the border of France and the Holy Roman Empire, forming a part of their respective peripheries, and the various territories of which they consisted had become virtually autonomous by the 13th century.[23] Under the Habsburgs, the Netherlands were organised into a single administrative unit, and in the 16th and 17th centuries the Northern Netherlands gained independence from Spain as the Dutch Republic.[24] The high degree of urbanization characteristic of Dutch society was attained at a relatively early date.[25] During the Republic the first series of large scale Dutch migrations outside of Europe took place.
The Dutch have left behind a substantial legacy despite the limited size of their country. The Dutch people are generally seen as the pioneers of capitalism, and their emphasis on a modern economy, secularism, and a free market ultimately had a huge influence on the great powers of the West, especially the British Empire, its Thirteen Colonies, and ultimately the United States.
The traditional arts and culture of the Dutch encompasses various forms of traditional music, dances, architectural styles and clothing, some of which are globally recognizable. Internationally, Dutch painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh are held in high regard. The dominant religion of the Dutch is Christianity (both Catholic and Protestant), although in modern times the majority are no longer religious. Significant percentages of the Dutch are adherents of humanism, agnosticism, atheism or individual spirituality.[26][27]
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Emergence
1.1.1 General
1.1.2 Specific
1.2 Convergence
1.3 Consolidation
1.4 National identity
2 Ethnic identity
2.1 Greater Netherlands
3 Statistics
4 Linguistics
4.1 Language
4.2 Etymology of autonym and exonym
4.3 Names
5 Culture
5.1 Religion
5.2 Cultural divergences
5.2.1 Northern Dutch culture
5.2.1.1 Frisians
5.2.2 Southern Dutch culture
5.2.2.1 Flemings
6 Genetics
7 Dutch diaspora
7.1 Central and Eastern Europe
7.2 Southern Africa
7.3 Southeast Asia
7.4 Australia and New Zealand
7.5 North America
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 Further reading
11.1 Other languages
History[edit]
Main articles: History of the Netherlands, History of Belgium, and History of Flanders
Emergence[edit]
As with all ethnic groups, the ethnogenesis of the Dutch (and their predecessors) has been a lengthy and complex process. Though the majority of the defining characteristics (such as language, religion, architecture or cuisine) of the Dutch ethnic group have accumulated over the ages, it is difficult (if not impossible) to clearly pinpoint the exact emergence of the Dutch people; the interpretation of which is often highly personal. The text below hence focuses on the history of the Dutch ethnic group; for Dutch national history, please see the history-articles of the Netherlands. For Dutch colonial history, see the article on the Dutch Empire.
General[edit]
Further information: Germanic peoples, Migration Period, and Foederati
In the first centuries CE, the Germanic tribes formed tribal societies with no apparent form of autocracy (chiefs only being elected in times of war), beliefs based Germanic paganism and speaking a dialect still closely resembling Common Germanic. Following the end of the migration period in the West around 500, with large federations (such as the Franks, Vandals, Alamanni and Saxons) settling the decaying Roman Empire, a series of monumental changes took place within these Germanic societies. Among the most important of these are their conversion from Germanic paganism to Christianity, the emergence of a new political system, centered on kings, and a continuing process of emerging mutual unintelligibility of their various dialects.
Specific
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NHL: The 5 Dumbest Rules in Professional Hockey
FRANK TROVATO
APRIL 29, 2011
DENVER - NOVEMBER 09: Referee Dan O'Rourke #9 signals a penalty between the Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on November 9, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. The Flames defeated the Avalanche 4-2. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Imag
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
You know what they are.
Dumb rules. We have all watched hockey games and shaken our heads.
Why can't an organization like the NHL realize just how stupid it is and just change the rules?
Whether it is a penalty call, a zone, someone playing the puck, whatever it may be, this slideshow will examine the five dumbest rules in hockey today.
We start off with No. 5:
5. The Instigator Rule
1 OF 5
What exactly does it take to instigate a fight?
Most fights in the NHL these days are two guys that either have to settle a beef with one another, trying to jump start his team out of a funk or just plain old does not like someone.
Every time there is a fight in the NHL, someone instigates it. Every time.
In the above example, Toronto's Luke Schenn takes exception to a massive hit and starts a fight.
Do not get me started on guys who start fights with face shields on.
Who instigated the fight? Abedelkader for throwing a big hit? Schenn for not liking it?
If someone just grabs someone else and pummels him, then the guy who pummels gets five minutes and the other guy gets nothing.
It has happened before, it will happen again. Referees are free to hand out penalties at their discretion and it is hard enough to call the high speed of hockey without wondering who "started it" and punish them with two minutes in the sin bin.
4. Touch Icing
2 OF 5
How many players have to be injured chasing a puck down for icing before the NHL wakes up and eliminates this ridiculous rule from the books?
The Whistle should blow when the puck crosses the line and the play is dead.
Does someone have to die chasing a puck as full speed to the boards before the NHL changes the rule?
Players skate as blazing speeds faster than ever before. Speed is being hyped as what the NHL is being built around and you have an ancient rule that could potentially be the end of a season, career or a life?
It is a rule that has to change.
3. Goalie Contact. Is It Allowed or Not?
3 OF 5
Now this isn't a rule per se, but it should be clearly delineated where the line is drawn in respect to contact with goaltenders.
I am sure there is a rule somewhere, but what exactly is being enforced?
If the goalie is outside the crease, is contact OK then? If he is in the crease is contact NOT OK?
Players have to be told what the line is, and here, do not cross it.
Is a goalie outside the crease fair game to be smashed just like anyone else?
Goaltenders have enough to deal with with five enemies on the ice who want to fire a one-third pound piece of vulcanized rubber as hard as they can at you, or past you if you will.
Do they have to worry about the 200-pound world class athlete skating 20 miles per hour is going to run him over like a mack truck as well?
Now that may be overstating it a bit, but when contact with goalies is strictly penalized in one game and totally ignored in another, then we have a major problem.
In the above video high class player Matt Cooke was given three separate minor penalties for contact with Rick DiPietro. Sure that's all fine and dandy. But if you want to put a stop to players running goaltenders, how about an escalating penalty scale with the second infraction gets you ejected or a major penalty?
2. Shooting the Puck over the Glass from the Defensive Zone Is a Penalty
4 OF 5
OK so you can shoot the puck off the glass and over out of play, but that's fine. You shoot a puck directly over the glass, and that is bad.
I get what the NHL was going for here but it is way too automatic for this to continue. It should be a judgement call for an official whether the goaltender or defenseman shoots the puck over the glass should warrant a penalty or eliminate the rule altogether and just have the faceoff in the defensive zone.
I have grown really tired of every time a puck goes over the glass all players immediately point to it and try to draw a penalty or to deny a penalty.
Times should change.
As much as it pains me to put Matt Cooke up here again, this is the only one I could find.
1. Goalies Cannot Go into the Corners
5 OF 5
Really? I mean Really?
This is just absolutely ridiculous. The NHL thought that they should not allow goaltenders to play pucks in the corners because, let me see if I have this right, they are trying to create more offense?
Does this make any sense at all?
No. 1, the trapezoid looks ridiculously out of place on a hockey rink and goaltenders are pretty resourceful people and have figured out that all you have to do is skate across and stop the puck before it gets into the corner or wait for it to bounce out of the area.
How many more goals have been scored in the NHL because of this rule.
I would bet real money that more goals have been prevented because you are taking away a possible two-line breakout pass from goaltenders who are very adept at playing the puck, like Martin Brodeur, Rick DiPietro and Ryan Miller.
Goaltenders for the most part are pretty good at playing the puck and you take away a potentially exciting pass up ice to prevent what exactly?
Its ridiculous. It is stupid. It is, ladies and gentlemen, the dumbest rule in hockey.
Have another dumb rule you want eliminated from the rule books? Place your comments below.
FRANK TROVATO
APRIL 29, 2011
DENVER - NOVEMBER 09: Referee Dan O'Rourke #9 signals a penalty between the Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on November 9, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. The Flames defeated the Avalanche 4-2. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Imag
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
You know what they are.
Dumb rules. We have all watched hockey games and shaken our heads.
Why can't an organization like the NHL realize just how stupid it is and just change the rules?
Whether it is a penalty call, a zone, someone playing the puck, whatever it may be, this slideshow will examine the five dumbest rules in hockey today.
We start off with No. 5:
5. The Instigator Rule
1 OF 5
What exactly does it take to instigate a fight?
Most fights in the NHL these days are two guys that either have to settle a beef with one another, trying to jump start his team out of a funk or just plain old does not like someone.
Every time there is a fight in the NHL, someone instigates it. Every time.
In the above example, Toronto's Luke Schenn takes exception to a massive hit and starts a fight.
Do not get me started on guys who start fights with face shields on.
Who instigated the fight? Abedelkader for throwing a big hit? Schenn for not liking it?
If someone just grabs someone else and pummels him, then the guy who pummels gets five minutes and the other guy gets nothing.
It has happened before, it will happen again. Referees are free to hand out penalties at their discretion and it is hard enough to call the high speed of hockey without wondering who "started it" and punish them with two minutes in the sin bin.
4. Touch Icing
2 OF 5
How many players have to be injured chasing a puck down for icing before the NHL wakes up and eliminates this ridiculous rule from the books?
The Whistle should blow when the puck crosses the line and the play is dead.
Does someone have to die chasing a puck as full speed to the boards before the NHL changes the rule?
Players skate as blazing speeds faster than ever before. Speed is being hyped as what the NHL is being built around and you have an ancient rule that could potentially be the end of a season, career or a life?
It is a rule that has to change.
3. Goalie Contact. Is It Allowed or Not?
3 OF 5
Now this isn't a rule per se, but it should be clearly delineated where the line is drawn in respect to contact with goaltenders.
I am sure there is a rule somewhere, but what exactly is being enforced?
If the goalie is outside the crease, is contact OK then? If he is in the crease is contact NOT OK?
Players have to be told what the line is, and here, do not cross it.
Is a goalie outside the crease fair game to be smashed just like anyone else?
Goaltenders have enough to deal with with five enemies on the ice who want to fire a one-third pound piece of vulcanized rubber as hard as they can at you, or past you if you will.
Do they have to worry about the 200-pound world class athlete skating 20 miles per hour is going to run him over like a mack truck as well?
Now that may be overstating it a bit, but when contact with goalies is strictly penalized in one game and totally ignored in another, then we have a major problem.
In the above video high class player Matt Cooke was given three separate minor penalties for contact with Rick DiPietro. Sure that's all fine and dandy. But if you want to put a stop to players running goaltenders, how about an escalating penalty scale with the second infraction gets you ejected or a major penalty?
2. Shooting the Puck over the Glass from the Defensive Zone Is a Penalty
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OK so you can shoot the puck off the glass and over out of play, but that's fine. You shoot a puck directly over the glass, and that is bad.
I get what the NHL was going for here but it is way too automatic for this to continue. It should be a judgement call for an official whether the goaltender or defenseman shoots the puck over the glass should warrant a penalty or eliminate the rule altogether and just have the faceoff in the defensive zone.
I have grown really tired of every time a puck goes over the glass all players immediately point to it and try to draw a penalty or to deny a penalty.
Times should change.
As much as it pains me to put Matt Cooke up here again, this is the only one I could find.
1. Goalies Cannot Go into the Corners
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Really? I mean Really?
This is just absolutely ridiculous. The NHL thought that they should not allow goaltenders to play pucks in the corners because, let me see if I have this right, they are trying to create more offense?
Does this make any sense at all?
No. 1, the trapezoid looks ridiculously out of place on a hockey rink and goaltenders are pretty resourceful people and have figured out that all you have to do is skate across and stop the puck before it gets into the corner or wait for it to bounce out of the area.
How many more goals have been scored in the NHL because of this rule.
I would bet real money that more goals have been prevented because you are taking away a possible two-line breakout pass from goaltenders who are very adept at playing the puck, like Martin Brodeur, Rick DiPietro and Ryan Miller.
Goaltenders for the most part are pretty good at playing the puck and you take away a potentially exciting pass up ice to prevent what exactly?
Its ridiculous. It is stupid. It is, ladies and gentlemen, the dumbest rule in hockey.
Have another dumb rule you want eliminated from the rule books? Place your comments below.
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Who Is Queen Elizabeth II?
Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, in London, to Prince Albert, Duke of York (later known as King George VI), and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953. She is the mother of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, as well as the grandmother of princes William and Harry. As the longest-serving monarch in British history, she has tried to make her reign more modern and sensitive to a changing public while maintaining traditions associated with the crown.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Health
At the end of 2016, concerns about the Queen’s health grew. The Queen was reported to have a “heavy cold” and missed several traditional holiday events, including Christmas and New Year's services. “The Queen does not yet feel ready to attend church as she is still recuperating from a heavy cold,” the palace said in a statement. She made her first public appearance in January 2017 since taking ill. At that time it was also announced that she would be cutting the number of charities of which she is a patron in an effort to reduce her work obligations.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Husband
Queen Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten (a surname adopted from his mother's side) in the autumn of 1947. Elizabeth first met Philip, son of Prince Andrew of Greece, when she was only 13. She was smitten with him from the start. Distant cousins, the two kept in touch over the years and eventually fell in love. They made an unusual pair. Elizabeth was quiet and reserved while Philip was boisterous and outspoken. Her father, King George VI, was hesitant about the match because, while Mountbatten had ties to both the Danish and Greek royal families, he didn't possess great wealth and was considered by some a bit rough in his personality.
At the time of their wedding, Great Britain was still recovering from the ravages of WWII, and Elizabeth collected clothing coupons to get fabric for her gown. The ceremony was held at London's Westminster Abbey on November 20th. The family took on the name Windsor, a move pushed by her mother and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and which caused tension with her husband. Over the years, Philip has inspired numerous public relations headaches with his off-the-cuff, edgy comments and rumors of possible infidelities.
Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, in London, to Prince Albert, Duke of York (later known as King George VI), and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953. She is the mother of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, as well as the grandmother of princes William and Harry. As the longest-serving monarch in British history, she has tried to make her reign more modern and sensitive to a changing public while maintaining traditions associated with the crown.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Health
At the end of 2016, concerns about the Queen’s health grew. The Queen was reported to have a “heavy cold” and missed several traditional holiday events, including Christmas and New Year's services. “The Queen does not yet feel ready to attend church as she is still recuperating from a heavy cold,” the palace said in a statement. She made her first public appearance in January 2017 since taking ill. At that time it was also announced that she would be cutting the number of charities of which she is a patron in an effort to reduce her work obligations.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Husband
Queen Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten (a surname adopted from his mother's side) in the autumn of 1947. Elizabeth first met Philip, son of Prince Andrew of Greece, when she was only 13. She was smitten with him from the start. Distant cousins, the two kept in touch over the years and eventually fell in love. They made an unusual pair. Elizabeth was quiet and reserved while Philip was boisterous and outspoken. Her father, King George VI, was hesitant about the match because, while Mountbatten had ties to both the Danish and Greek royal families, he didn't possess great wealth and was considered by some a bit rough in his personality.
At the time of their wedding, Great Britain was still recovering from the ravages of WWII, and Elizabeth collected clothing coupons to get fabric for her gown. The ceremony was held at London's Westminster Abbey on November 20th. The family took on the name Windsor, a move pushed by her mother and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and which caused tension with her husband. Over the years, Philip has inspired numerous public relations headaches with his off-the-cuff, edgy comments and rumors of possible infidelities.
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Aside from bitching about puck over glass, I concur, those rules are lame.
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Children and Grandchildren
Elizabeth and Philip wasted no time in producing an heir: Son Charles was born in 1948, the year after their wedding, and daughter Anne arrived in 1950. Elizabeth had two more children — sons Andrew and Edward — in 1960 and 1964 respectively. In 1969, she officially made Prince Charles her successor by granting him the title of Prince of Wales. Hundreds of millions of people tuned in to see the ceremony on television.
In 1981 Prince Charles wed 19-year-old Diana Spencer (best known as Princess Diana), with later rumors surfacing that he was pressured into the marriage from his family. The wedding drew enormous crowds in the streets of London and millions watched the proceedings on television. Public opinion of the monarchy was especially strong at that time. The couple gave birth to Queen Elizabeth’s grandsons Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and successor to the throne, in 1982, and Prince Harry in 1984. Elizabeth has emerged as a devoted grandmother to William and Harry. Prince William has said that she offered invaluable support and guidance as he and Kate Middleton planned their 2011 wedding.
On July 22, 2013, Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed their first child, George Alexander Louis — a successor to the throne known officially as "His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.” Elizabeth visited her new great-grandson after William and Kate returned home to Kensington Palace from the hospital. Two years later, on May 2, 2015, William and Kate welcomed their second child, Princess Charlotte, the Queen's fifth great-grandchild. In September 2017, the couple announced that they are currently pregnant with their third child.
In addition to Prince William and Prince Harry, the Queen’s other grandchildren are Peter Phillips, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, Zara Tindall, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation
On February 6, 1952, Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, died, and she assumed the responsibilities of the ruling monarch. (She and Prince Philip had been in Kenya at the time of her father's death.) Queen Elizabeth’s official coronation took place on June 2, 1953, in Westminster Abbey. For the first time ever, the ceremony was broadcast on television, allowing people from across the globe to witness the pomp and spectacle of the event.
Family Tree
Queen Elizabeth II’s father, Prince Albert, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. She has ties with most of the monarchs in Europe. Her ancestors include Queen Victoria (ruled 1837 to 1901) and King George III (ruled 1760 to 1820).
In 1936, the course of Elizabeth's life changed with the death of her grandfather, George V, with whom she was said to be close. Her uncle became King Edward VIII, but he was in love with American divorcée Wallis Simpson and had to choose between the crown and his heart. In the end, Edward chose Simpson and abdicated the crown. Elizabeth's father became King George VI in 1937.
Queen Elizabeth As a Child
Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, in London, England. At the time of her birth, most did not realize Elizabeth would someday become queen of Great Britain. Elizabeth got to enjoy the first decade of her life with all the privileges of being a royal without the pressures of being the heir apparent.
Elizabeth’s father and mother, also known as the Duke and Duchess of York, divided their time between a home in London and Royal Lodge, the family's home on the grounds of Windsor Great Park. Elizabeth, nicknamed Lilibet, and her younger sister Margaret were educated at home by tutors. Academic courses included French, mathematics and history, with dancing, singing and art lessons undertaken as well.
With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret largely stayed out of London, having been relocated to Windsor Castle. From there she made the first of her famous radio broadcasts, with this particular speech reassuring the children of Britain who had been evacuated from their homes and families. The 14-year-old princess, showing her calm and firm personality, told them "that in the end, all will be well; for God will care for us and give us victory and peace."
Elizabeth soon started taking on other public duties. Appointed colonel-in-chief of the Grenadier Guards by her father, Elizabeth made her first public appearance inspecting the troops in 1942. She also began to accompany her parents on official visits within Britain.
In 1945, Elizabeth joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service to help in the war effort. She trained side-by-side with other British women to be an expert driver and mechanic. While her volunteer work only lasted a few months, it offered Elizabeth a glimpse into a different, non-royal world. She had another vivid experience outside of the monarchy when she and Margaret were allowed to mingle anonymously among the citizenry on Victory in Europe Day.
Elizabeth and Philip wasted no time in producing an heir: Son Charles was born in 1948, the year after their wedding, and daughter Anne arrived in 1950. Elizabeth had two more children — sons Andrew and Edward — in 1960 and 1964 respectively. In 1969, she officially made Prince Charles her successor by granting him the title of Prince of Wales. Hundreds of millions of people tuned in to see the ceremony on television.
In 1981 Prince Charles wed 19-year-old Diana Spencer (best known as Princess Diana), with later rumors surfacing that he was pressured into the marriage from his family. The wedding drew enormous crowds in the streets of London and millions watched the proceedings on television. Public opinion of the monarchy was especially strong at that time. The couple gave birth to Queen Elizabeth’s grandsons Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and successor to the throne, in 1982, and Prince Harry in 1984. Elizabeth has emerged as a devoted grandmother to William and Harry. Prince William has said that she offered invaluable support and guidance as he and Kate Middleton planned their 2011 wedding.
On July 22, 2013, Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed their first child, George Alexander Louis — a successor to the throne known officially as "His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.” Elizabeth visited her new great-grandson after William and Kate returned home to Kensington Palace from the hospital. Two years later, on May 2, 2015, William and Kate welcomed their second child, Princess Charlotte, the Queen's fifth great-grandchild. In September 2017, the couple announced that they are currently pregnant with their third child.
In addition to Prince William and Prince Harry, the Queen’s other grandchildren are Peter Phillips, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, Zara Tindall, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation
On February 6, 1952, Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, died, and she assumed the responsibilities of the ruling monarch. (She and Prince Philip had been in Kenya at the time of her father's death.) Queen Elizabeth’s official coronation took place on June 2, 1953, in Westminster Abbey. For the first time ever, the ceremony was broadcast on television, allowing people from across the globe to witness the pomp and spectacle of the event.
Family Tree
Queen Elizabeth II’s father, Prince Albert, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. She has ties with most of the monarchs in Europe. Her ancestors include Queen Victoria (ruled 1837 to 1901) and King George III (ruled 1760 to 1820).
In 1936, the course of Elizabeth's life changed with the death of her grandfather, George V, with whom she was said to be close. Her uncle became King Edward VIII, but he was in love with American divorcée Wallis Simpson and had to choose between the crown and his heart. In the end, Edward chose Simpson and abdicated the crown. Elizabeth's father became King George VI in 1937.
Queen Elizabeth As a Child
Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, in London, England. At the time of her birth, most did not realize Elizabeth would someday become queen of Great Britain. Elizabeth got to enjoy the first decade of her life with all the privileges of being a royal without the pressures of being the heir apparent.
Elizabeth’s father and mother, also known as the Duke and Duchess of York, divided their time between a home in London and Royal Lodge, the family's home on the grounds of Windsor Great Park. Elizabeth, nicknamed Lilibet, and her younger sister Margaret were educated at home by tutors. Academic courses included French, mathematics and history, with dancing, singing and art lessons undertaken as well.
With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret largely stayed out of London, having been relocated to Windsor Castle. From there she made the first of her famous radio broadcasts, with this particular speech reassuring the children of Britain who had been evacuated from their homes and families. The 14-year-old princess, showing her calm and firm personality, told them "that in the end, all will be well; for God will care for us and give us victory and peace."
Elizabeth soon started taking on other public duties. Appointed colonel-in-chief of the Grenadier Guards by her father, Elizabeth made her first public appearance inspecting the troops in 1942. She also began to accompany her parents on official visits within Britain.
In 1945, Elizabeth joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service to help in the war effort. She trained side-by-side with other British women to be an expert driver and mechanic. While her volunteer work only lasted a few months, it offered Elizabeth a glimpse into a different, non-royal world. She had another vivid experience outside of the monarchy when she and Margaret were allowed to mingle anonymously among the citizenry on Victory in Europe Day.
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Reasons I hate hockey
Posted on January 19, 2013 by deathbytrolley
Aesthetics. What is beautiful? What defines beauty, quality and goodness? What distinguishes different levels of quality? For example, why are Oasis’ Wonderwall or Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit iconic songs of an era, whereas Swirl 360’s Hey Now Now fell out of our collective consciousness in months? These questions teeter on the edge of intractability.
Sometimes we try to offer accounts of why we like this or that. I suspect that most of the time the explanations we give are just after-the-fact stabs in the dark about value judgments that were made largely out of our conscious awareness within our unconscious minds. Please indulge me as I take a few stabs in the dark at why I utterly loathe hockey and wish the lockout would live on and on without end – or at least until I die or lose my mind.
Why I hate hockey
It’s too fast and the puck is too small. I can’t keep up with it.
Too low scoring. I used to like basketball, which is similar to hockey in a lot of ways but much higher in scoring.
It’s cold. I’m a Canadian who struggles to find a single redeeming virtue for winter aside from the fact that it makes one appreciate summer.
It’s on ice. So, it’s really cold. And I can’t skate. So it’s hard for me to relate to it at a physical level.
It’s indoors. I find that outdoor Winter Classic game they do every year to be much less displeasing to the eyes. Plus, without the echo chamber of an enclosure, reason number 6 is largely solved.
I hate how it sounds. I hate the sounds of the arena.
As a kid, I didn’t like it when people would question my Canadian-ness because I didn’t like hockey.
As a kid on the schoolyard, I hated when Fall came and people stopped playing baseball at lunch and recess in favour of hockey or foot hockey.
Again, as a kid, I didn’t like being alienated from so many of my peers when they were talking about, wanted to watch or play hockey, or play hockey video games.
To this very day I’m annoyed by the popularity of hockey, as it means that it will probably be on most or all the TVs when I go to a pub and will be the talk of at least some of my friends.
Today, I no longer live in Toronto – huge hockey town, but also somewhat of a baseball town. Now, I live in Kelowna, BC. An exclusively hockey town.
The return from the lockout could horn in on the Blue Jays big season. With hockey off, the Yankees not spending and getting old, the Red Sox still struggling to get their acts together, the Rays (my 2nd favourite team, by the way) having lost a few of their better players, the Orioles destined to regress, and the Jays having a blockbuster off-season, this was their time to become the city’s most popular sports team. Now a bunch of people who might have otherwise paid more attention to the Blue Jays will be distracted by their favourite perennial losers, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Why can’t the world better conform to my interests and preferences? Yes, yes, live and let live. I get it and I would actively defend a person’s right to like hockey. But it doesn’t mean that I have to like it. If only we could redirect climate change away from the polar ice caps and toward the world’s rinks….
Posted on January 19, 2013 by deathbytrolley
Aesthetics. What is beautiful? What defines beauty, quality and goodness? What distinguishes different levels of quality? For example, why are Oasis’ Wonderwall or Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit iconic songs of an era, whereas Swirl 360’s Hey Now Now fell out of our collective consciousness in months? These questions teeter on the edge of intractability.
Sometimes we try to offer accounts of why we like this or that. I suspect that most of the time the explanations we give are just after-the-fact stabs in the dark about value judgments that were made largely out of our conscious awareness within our unconscious minds. Please indulge me as I take a few stabs in the dark at why I utterly loathe hockey and wish the lockout would live on and on without end – or at least until I die or lose my mind.
Why I hate hockey
It’s too fast and the puck is too small. I can’t keep up with it.
Too low scoring. I used to like basketball, which is similar to hockey in a lot of ways but much higher in scoring.
It’s cold. I’m a Canadian who struggles to find a single redeeming virtue for winter aside from the fact that it makes one appreciate summer.
It’s on ice. So, it’s really cold. And I can’t skate. So it’s hard for me to relate to it at a physical level.
It’s indoors. I find that outdoor Winter Classic game they do every year to be much less displeasing to the eyes. Plus, without the echo chamber of an enclosure, reason number 6 is largely solved.
I hate how it sounds. I hate the sounds of the arena.
As a kid, I didn’t like it when people would question my Canadian-ness because I didn’t like hockey.
As a kid on the schoolyard, I hated when Fall came and people stopped playing baseball at lunch and recess in favour of hockey or foot hockey.
Again, as a kid, I didn’t like being alienated from so many of my peers when they were talking about, wanted to watch or play hockey, or play hockey video games.
To this very day I’m annoyed by the popularity of hockey, as it means that it will probably be on most or all the TVs when I go to a pub and will be the talk of at least some of my friends.
Today, I no longer live in Toronto – huge hockey town, but also somewhat of a baseball town. Now, I live in Kelowna, BC. An exclusively hockey town.
The return from the lockout could horn in on the Blue Jays big season. With hockey off, the Yankees not spending and getting old, the Red Sox still struggling to get their acts together, the Rays (my 2nd favourite team, by the way) having lost a few of their better players, the Orioles destined to regress, and the Jays having a blockbuster off-season, this was their time to become the city’s most popular sports team. Now a bunch of people who might have otherwise paid more attention to the Blue Jays will be distracted by their favourite perennial losers, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Why can’t the world better conform to my interests and preferences? Yes, yes, live and let live. I get it and I would actively defend a person’s right to like hockey. But it doesn’t mean that I have to like it. If only we could redirect climate change away from the polar ice caps and toward the world’s rinks….
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