DID THOMAS JEFFERSON HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL?

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe,  

We shall become as corrupt as Europe.  

Thomas Jefferson

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those

Who are willing to work and give to those who would not.  

Thomas Jefferson

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.

A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.

Thomas Jefferson  

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent  the

Government  from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

Thomas Jefferson

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.  

Thomas  Jefferson

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.  

Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is,

as a last resort, to protect  themselves against tyranny in government.  

Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.  

Thomas Jefferson

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves

and abhors is sinful and  tyrannical..

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

'I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.

If the American  people ever allow private banks to control the issue of  their currency, first by inflation,

then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people

of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers  conquered..'
 


'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.'

-Mark  Twain

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Sullen Budaj takes blame for loss to Oilers

Two wasted 5-on-3 power-play situations also play a big part in the loss at Edmonton.

By Adrian Dater
The Denver Post

Posted: 11/19/2009 01:00:00 AM MST

Updated: 11/19/2009 01:17:03 AM MST

Avs winger Wojtek Wolski, right, takes a shot from Edmonton's Sheldon Souray at Rexall Place. ( Andy Devlin, Getty Images )

EDMONTON, Alberta — On a night when Avalanche goalie Peter Budaj fought the puck, the puck emerged the decisive victor.

On a night when the Avs had a two-goal lead and two subsequent 5-on-3 power-play advantages, they decided to get more charitable than Bill Gates' foundation and dropped a 6-4 decision to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

With the five goals he gave up on 32 shots, Budaj has allowed nine goals in fewer than five periods of work in the past week. This might explain his hunched posture and the muttering gestures to himself in the locker room afterward.

"Pucks were going through me," Budaj said. "We score four goals on the road, we should win. I was in the right position a few times, but

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they sneaked through me. It was bad goals; I wasn't able to make the big saves at the right time."

Budaj deserved a big chunk of blame for this loss, but not all of it. After the Avs built a 4-2 lead on Kyle Cumiskey's perfect wrist shot at 11:04 of the second period, referees gave them two 5-on-3s, each for less than a minute.

Marek Svatos got a couple of great chances, but that's when Oilers backup goalie Jeff Deslauriers — awful to that point — started to get his game together. Then, with 16 seconds left in the period, Budaj allowed a huge rebound right to Sam Gagner's stick and it was a 4-3 game. At that point, it seemed like bad things were set up to happen for the Avs in the third period — and they did.

"I think the 5-on-3s were a turning point, I think the goal at the end of the period was a turning point, and a goal that we gave up at the start of the (second) period," Avs coach Joe Sacco said. "We talked about not throwing any blind plays into the slot area, and unfortunately we did that. We got caught with three guys over there."

Sacco was talking about the sequence that led to Edmonton's tiebreaking goal, by Chris O'Sullivan with 8:53 left in the third period. The Avs

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 18: Michael Frolik #67 of the Florida Panthers celebrates his first period goal scored against Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres on November 18, 2009 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. (NHLI | Bill Wippert)

got bunched up on the right side of the net, after Cody McLeod (minus-4) failed to clear a puck at the blue line. After the puck went back down low, Avs defender Tom Preissing turned it over and O'Sullivan put home a shot from the doorstep.

"We can't fault Peter on all those. You're not going to win many games, either, getting (18) shots on goal," Sacco said. "We've got to shoot more, got to generate more offense."

Milan Hejduk scored Colorado's first two goals, and Matt Duchene assisted on both. The two points Duchene had were one more than he'd had the previous 11 games, but he'd have traded them in for a win.

"We've got to be better in that (5-on-3) department," Duchene said. "We've got to bury them when we get the chance. It's been a little tough because we haven't had a lot of time to practice it because of so many games and haven't had many 5-on-3s to begin with, but it's no excuse."

Adrian Dater: 303-954-1360 or adater@denverpost.com

Avs Recap

The Post's three stars

1. Shawn Horcoff.

Scored a goal for Edmonton and was good on the penalty kill.

2. Milan Hejduk.

Scored twice for Colorado.

3. Lubomir Visnovsky.

Oilers defenseman was a plus-3.

What you might have missed

Matt Duchene had another strong night in the faceoff circle, winning 10-of-15.

Up next

At Vancouver, Friday at 8 p.m.

Adrian Dater, The Denver Post

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Preview of World of Warcraft TCG: Scourgewar

From Upper Deck Entertainment

Published: 11/18/2009 12:24pm

World of Warcraft: Scourgewar

• Upper Deck Entertainment
• Street date: November 24, 2009
• Cover price: $3.99
• Booster packs of 20 cards (19 game cards and one UDE points card)

Scourgewar is the 10th World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Expansion.  It introduces new elements to the WoW TCG including new mounts, new keywords, the Death Knight class, and the Lich King’s lieutenant himself, Kel’Thuzad.  The set also includes three new Loot Cards that give players of the WoW MMO cool options and enhancements for their online avatars.

Click below for the preview card with the new "Mount" mechanic, drawn from the play of the MMOG.

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