Ice Hockey and It's existence

In the internet we meet some really great people, Among those great people that i have meet is Matthew and he is my very first guest blogger, His site is Meltwater. Torrents. Meanderings. Delta. and this really is a top quality website. You really must check it out. There are different kinds of sports that men like that i am not familiar with and i want to cover them here in my site and thats where Matthew came in.
Here's Matthew's post, Enjoy.....

Dave is out of town this week and he asked me to write a guest post on a sport most New Zealanders are probably not all that familiar with: HOCKEY.

Basically, Ice hockey is played on a large flat area of ice, using a three inch rubber disc called a puck. This puck is often frozen before games to decrease the amount of bouncing and friction on the ice. The game is played between two teams of skaters, with only 6 skaters on the ice at any one time, including the goalie. A game consists of three twenty-minute periods. Each team has a net to defend at one end of the ice, protected by a goalie. The goal of the game is simple: score as many goals as possible by shooting the puck into the opposing team’s net. Whoever has the most goals at the end of the game wins. Ties are decided by 5 minute overtime periods, or after three overtimes, a shoot-out. The game is played all over North America, Europe and in many other countries around the world and in the Winter Olympics. Hockey is the most popular sport in Canada and in Finland.

The origins of hockey aren’t quite clear as there were early variations and reports of hockey-type games being played on ice in the Netherlands, and reports from Canada from the beginning of the nineteenth century, but the game as we know it today was initially organized by students at McGill University in Montreal in 1875, who codified the first set of ice hockey rules and organized the first teams.

The Original Six is a well-known term for the six teams which comprised the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 25 seasons between the 1942-43 NHL season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. The name is something of a misnomer, since there were other NHL franchises which went defunct before 1942.

Only two of the six teams were members of the NHL in the inaugural 1917 season; but when the glory years of professional hockey are discussed and hockey fans reverently bow their heads in awe, they are usually discussing the early exploits of an Original Six team

The Original Six teams are:

• The Montreal Canadiens, founded in 1909, charter member of NHL in 1917

• The Toronto Maple Leafs, founded in 1917, and was renamed Maple Leafs in 1927

• The Boston Bruins, founded in 1924

• The New York Rangers, founded in 1925

• The Detroit Red Wings, founded in 1925

• The Chicago Blackhawks, founded in 1926

All of the Original Six franchises are still in existence.

Each season, teams in the NHL compete in a regular season to earn a spot in the playoffs for the right to contend for the Stanley Cup Championship. The Stanley Cup is the oldest and most prestigious trophy in sports. It is awarded annually to the NHL Champion. It is commonly referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as Lord Stanley's Mug. Originally inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy was donated by former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892 as an award for Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club. In 1915, the two professional ice hockey organizations, the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), reached an agreement in which their respective champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup. After a series of league mergers and folds, it became the de facto championship trophy of the NHL in 1926. The Cup later became the NHL championship prize in 1947.

The Stanley Cup is surrounded by numerous legends and traditions, the oldest of which is the celebratory drinking of champagne out of the cup by the winning team. Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made each year; Cup winners keep it until a new champion is crowned. It is the only trophy in professional sports that has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on it.

There are many traditions associated with the Stanley Cup. One of the oldest, started by the 1896 Winnipeg Victorias, dictates that the winning team drink champagne from the top bowl after their victory. The Cup is also traditionally presented on the ice to the captain of the winning team after the series-winning game; each member of the victorious club carries the trophy around the rink. However, this has not always been the case. Prior to the 1930s, the Cup was not awarded immediately after the victory. The first time that the Cup was awarded on the ice may have been to the 1932 Toronto Maple Leafs, but the practice did not become a tradition until the 1950s. Ted Lindsay of the 1950 Cup champion Detroit Red Wings became the first captain, upon receiving the Cup, to hoist it over his head and skate around the rink. Since then, it has been a tradition for each member of the winning team, beginning with the captain, to take a lap around the ice with the cup.

This tradition was slightly modified by Joe Sakic and Ray Bourque when the Colorado Avalanche won the Cup in 2001. Bourque had, until requesting a trade on March 6, 2000, only ever played for the Boston Bruins. The seventh game of the 2001 Finals was the last of Bourque's 22-year NHL career, having never been on a Cup-winning team until that time. When Sakic received the trophy, he did not hoist it, but instead immediately handed it to Bourque. Sakic then followed Bourque in hoisting the trophy.

Another notable exception was in 1998, after the Detroit Red Wings had defeated the Washington Capitals to win the Stanley Cup. Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman was presented the cup by Commissioner Gary Bettman and immediately passed it to Vladimir Konstantinov, who had been seriously injured in a limo accident the previous year. Usually, the captain is the first member of the team to hoist the Cup. In reverence for the Cup, NHL players will not touch it until they hoist it after winning the playoffs.

Although many players have unofficially spent a day in personal possession of the Cup, in 1995 a tradition started wherein each member of the Cup-winning team is allowed to retain the Cup for a day. It is always accompanied by at least one representative from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Victors of the Cup have used it to baptize their children. Two players (the New York Islanders' Clark Gillies and the Anaheim Ducks' Sean O'Donnell) even allowed their dogs to eat out of the Cup. And there are other anecdotes and stories to tell, but that is for another time.

Thanks for reading.

Matthew S. Urdan
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Why do you blog ???

I will be going away for a week on company business so this will be my last post for a week or so.

I will still be checking my Entrecard daily and reciprocating as i always do.

In my absence i am interested to find out how many of you are blogging for the money and how many for enjoyment. If you blog for money, Do you get paid through sponsored post or just through running advertising on your website?

How much time per day or week do you give to your website?

As for me, I do this for the enjoyment and meeting new people, Ive met alot of people from around the world that are so helpful and extremely friendly.

Ive also had the pleasure to have some comments that show that some people don't read posts fully and jump to the wrong conclusions. I hope the Idiot that left me a stupid comment a few days ago on my McLaren MP4-23 VS Ferrari F2008 post back in early January reads this, (what a Muppet) These people always want to remain anonymous for some reason.

The only money i make from blogging is through advertising (Project wonderful etc) and i still enjoy it. I generally spend approximately 4-6 hours per day on or promoting my website.

What about you?

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Advanced tram system for Dubai.

There are plans for an advanced tram system for Dubai which will offer two synchronized services within one tram transportation system and will connect the world’s tallest building – the Burj Dubai – to the proposed Dubai Metro along Shaikh Zayed Road.

The shuttle network will link Downtown Burj Dubai neighborhood's 30,000 homes, more than 200 towers, nine hotels, the world’s largest mall and over 3.77 million sq ft of retail space. The line will be a driverless operation run from a central command centre located at the Burj Dubai.

The system will be up and running buy 2009 and will be constructed in two phases with the first, including a 1.1 km twin track running between the Burj Place interchange station with Dubai Metro and the Dubai Mall with an intermediate stop at a new hotel development, currently being planned. The one-way journey time will be 2-3 minutes with 1-2 minutes between trams. It is scheduled to be operational by end of 2009.

The second stage of the project – to be completed by 2010 -- will see a complete loop built around the fringe of 500-acre Burj Dubai neighborhood development and will be a monorail. The system will feature 10 stations and will take eight minutes to travel.

The new tram will be linked with the Dubai Metro to use the universal “smart cards” that will be made available by the RTA to ride everything from the metro to the bus in Dubai which will ensure that passengers may enjoy the convenience of seamless, integrated travel between the different modes of transport being developed in Dubai. The smart cards will be available at commercial outlets, petrol stations and vending machines.

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Docking station for i-pod

It seems that every electronics manufacturer is bringing out devices that offer iPod integration these days. The DCM230 is a very stylish and modern looking audio system. It's a CD player and digital radio tuner as well as an integrated iPod docking entertainment system.

There are button controls on the top of the unit providing play, pause, radio search and skip functionality for the device but you will need to use the well-designed remote control to use all of the functions that this device offers, particularly when it comes to using your iPod.

The DCM230 offers a self-loading CD drive nestled nicely within the polished silver front panel, sitting below a nice blue lit LCD display, which shows you CD track information, AM/FM radio information and an alarm clock. There is also a USB port on top of the device which allows you to play MP3 and WMA files stored on a USB stick, however navigating USB content is hard task at best as the DCM230 doesn't display ID3 tags. The DCM230 CD drive supports MP3 and WMA CD playback but does not support AAC files or copyright protected WMA content.

The remote allows you to browse your iPod's playlists, navigate the iPod menu and even add items to your ‘On-The-Go' playlist. Selecting a new album or playlist to listen to is not an easy feat when you're across the other side of the room and trying to make heads or tails out of the text on your iPod screen.

The performance of the DCM230 for audio playback is very good. There are two 15W speakers hidden behind the perforated silver front grilles and the DCM230 has a Dynamic Bass Boost function that is also very good.

At low volumes with the DBB function switched on, the DCM230 was crystal clear and had a nice low end thump to it. You do get a lot of volume out of this device, but will lose definition at higher volumes.
One drawback with this is that you still need to be close enough to see your iPod screen when navigating your iPod menu by remote control, But its definitely not a substitute for high end audio.

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Hochstadt.com Party Contest - - Too good to miss

Marcus of hochstadt.com is Hosting a Big, Big Party and you are invited to join.

Isamansworld is one of the contributor. This is a one of a kind Party that is too good to miss and not an ordinary Contest, but it's Huge, It's Big Party for everyone.

Let's take a look at the Prices below, this are the prices that are waiting for you to be won.

Consultations, Products & Services

• Max from SiteHoppin gives 10 Beer Stock Pages worth $20-$100 each = $200-$1,000 PLUS 50 One Buck Wiki pages worth $20 each = $1,000, altogether making it to a whopping $2,000!
• Martin Russell from Word of Mouth Marketing gives 50 (!) accounts of 10 cards each at SendOutCards.com worth $25 each = $1,250!
• Gary Evans from Law of Attraction Secrets gives 10 (!) of his Manifest A Miracle systems worth $97 each = $970!
• Marcus Hochstadt from Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress gives respectively 1 of each of his 4 DVD products worth $100 each = $400 PLUS one 2-hour Multimedia Coaching Session worth $300, altogether making it to a $700!
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• Marcus Hochstadt from Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress gives 12,966ec
• Layne from Reward Rebel gives 5,000ec
• Caleb from environmentastic! gives 3,000ec
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It's a big list of prices you can't find anywhere.

For more detail of how to enter: It’s The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!


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Thank you.

Today has been the most successful day from Entrecard for me to date with well over 300 dropped on me, And the day isn't quite finished yet either. My previous best day was 277 dropped.

I would like to say a special thank you to those websites that im advertising on today. The following websites have contributed the majority of traffic.

Josh's unconventional marketing blog. http://www.joshwhitford.com
Scott's space. http://scottmain.blogspot.com/
The Buzz. http://earneasymoney-moneyrush.blogspot.com/
Hulag. http://www.hulag.blogspot.com
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The water cube.

About a month ago i posted about the ‘Bird’s Nest’ stadium, Now its time for the National aquatic center, Otherwise known as the ‘Water Cube’

The blue bubble wrapped National Aquatics Centre took four years to build. The 17000-seat venue will host swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo during the August 8-24 Games and 42 gold medals will be awarded there. It has a 3m deep competition pool, a warm-up pool and a diving pool.

The building's structural design is based on the natural formation of soap bubbles and gives the venue its name, To bring the design to life, the individual bubbles are incorporated into a plastic film and tailored like a sewing pattern. An entire section is pieced together and then put into place within the structure. There are interior and exterior films, and the film is then inflated once it is in-situ. It will be continuously pumped thereafter.

This was a very ambitious project in terms of the construction technology, The eco-friendly structure’s translucent shell allows in sunlight, providing heat and light and cutting energy use by up to 30%.

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Bill Gates Vs General Motors.

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated:

'If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.'

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:

"If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this part):

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash........Twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.

6. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single 'This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation' warning light.

7. The airbag system would ask 'Are you sure?' before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10. You'd have to press the 'Start' button to turn the engine off.

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The price of the Pint.

Beer. Is there anything more precious to human life? No. Well, not besides water, food, shelter, oxygen, and some other stuff like your internet connection.

The only problem with beer (apart from the hangovers) is the price. Somehow it always seem to cost more than it really should and its getting more expensive all the time, and you end up spending alot of money to go out and have a few drinks.

Ive traveled around quite a lot over the years and have tried many types of beers at varied prices when converted to a certain currency. With this site, You can be a bit more prepared. www.pintprice.com tells you exactly how much the average pint of lager costs in 139 countries, everywhere from Afghanistan (US$5) to Zimbabwe (US$1.75).

Whats the cheapest beer in your country?
Whats the best Beer in your opinion?

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Formula 1 Powerboats.

F1 powerboat racing is a grand prix style event, similar to Formula 1 GP racing, in which teams compete in 13 venues around the world each season. The races take place along a track of approximately 350 meters with multiple turns, over which the boats can reach 150 miles per hour (240 km/h). The races are longer than most power boat races at approximately 45 minutes, but still shorter than most automobile races.

F1 racing boats use tunnel hull catamarans that are capable of both high speed and exceptional maneuverability. Overall, the boats weigh 860 pounds (390 kilogrammes), including 260 pounds (118 kilogrammes) of engine. They are 20 feet (6 meters) long and seven feet (2 meters) wide, keeping weight low through extensive use of carbon fiber and Kevlar. The tunnel hull design creates an air cushion under the hull, so that at speed only a few inches touch the water, leading to the high speed possible with these hulls.

F1 boats are powered by a Mercury V6 two stroke engine that burns 120 liters of Avgas per hour, generating 350 horsepower at 10,500 rpm. This engine can propel the boats to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than four seconds and to a maximum speed of over 240 km/h (150 mph).

F1 boats have not changed much in appearance, However the construction and safety has been dramatically improved from the original open-cockpit plywood boats. They also have an airbag behind the driver that prevents the cockpit form completely submerging if the boat flips.

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Shame on the IRB.

Ive just been watching the Super 14 rugby match between the Hurricanes and Sharks, It ended with alot of controversy and a 13-13 scoreline. The referee for the game was Paul Marks from Australia who made alot of bad calls throughout the game.

In the final few seconds of the game the Hurricanes pleaded for a penalty try when Conrad Smith was taken out without the ball over the try line, This is deemed to be a professional foul. instead of going to the video referee for confirmation of what had happened , he called the game over leaving it a draw. Paul Marks (the referee) had earlier awarded a questionable penalty try to the Sharks, not long after having sent off the sharks reserve loose forward Epi Taione for a head butting which is the first red card issued in the super 14 competition this season.

Bad Referee decisions are becoming far too common these day, Not only in the super 14 competition but most sports in general, Ive seen alot of bad or missed calls in the 6 nations earlier this year aswell, and knowone can forget the many bad and missed calls during the Rugby world cup in France last year. I think it time for the IRB to appoint someone that can overturn decisions of a referee when a game is finished. Referees are supposed to call a game fair and if they cant do their job they should have their license taken off them.

Shame on the IRB for appointing these clowns to control a game.

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High-Def video camera.

The Sony Corporation have unveiled what they are saying is the world's lightest and smallest high-definition camcorder, A video camera thats as small as a juice box.

The tiny camera apparently only weighs just 300 grams and measures 32 mm x 119 mm x 63 mm (1.3 inches x 4.7 inches x 2.5 inches).

It can store almost an hour of high-definition images, It has an 8 gigabyte memory card and stores with a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels.

Camcorders are the Sony Corporations top profit earner aswell as cyber shot digital cameras.

The new camera price US$1,217. and is due to go on sale in Japan on April 20. Other countries will have to wait.

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The most extreme Mercedes SL yet.

The SL65 AMG Black Series will offer the same performance as an SLR but is set to cost £100,000 less than the £300,000 supercar.

Powered by the SL65's twin turbo V12, the SL Black Series will be subject to a serious weight loss programme and use new turbos to up power to over 650bhp, all of which should see it match the SLR's 0-60mph time of 3.8sec and come very close to its top speed of 206mph.

Almost entirely made of carbonfibre, only the doors are standard SL and with the rear wings made from metal the car should weigh around 300kg less than a normal SL65. Only the rear quarter-panels remain rendered in steel.

The SL's folding roof has been replaced by a fixed carbonfibre assembly; removing the electric motors that operate the roof and the folding mechanism helps to save weight.

The bespoke body is necessary not only to cut weight but also to cover the car's enormous front and rear tracks. As with all Black Series cars, much of the technology used in this one will find its way into future AMG products; these axles will be fitted to Mercedes' forthcoming SLC supercar that AMG is helping to develop.

The SL's new grille is more squat on the Black Series, and the hood is apparently exempt from new European pedestrian safety laws, thanks to very low volume production.

The SL65 Black Series is scheduled to make its debut at the German Grand Prix in July. The car itself will be officially launched at the end of the year.

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Bahrain's world trade center.

Not wanting to be left behind by Saudi Arabia and Dubai, Bahrain has been building an interesting skyscraper. The 50-story complex contains two identical towers that rise over 240 meters in height. The sail-shaped buildings offer a visually striking silhouette and it boasts one very unique feature — Three massive turbines supply clean power to the buildings. This comes as the world becomes alot more committed to a renewable energy source.

At first, the designers wanted to use solar panels but found that the extreme heat conditions of Bahrain made it an unfeasible proposition. The second option was for three 29 meter wind turbines, each supported by a 30-meter bridge spanning between the two towers.

The wing-like towers help to funnel and accelerate the wind velocity between them. Furthermore, the difference in the vertical shape of the towers should help reduce the pressure differences between the bridges, which, when combined with an increased wind speed at the higher levels, should provide an equal velocity amongst the turbines.

The Bahrain World Trade Center has already completed the installation of the three wind turbines, making it the first building in the world to incorporate this sort of technology at this scale.

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