Hockeybird.com: Questions Answered

The signings of Martin Rucinsky and Jan Hlavac has set
the roster for the season and for all intents finished
Sather's first phase as GM.

In summers past, Sather had disregarded the value of chemistry.
With the MSG checkbook, he believed that any player who was
not a top tier player was replaceable.

But this summer, Sather chose to build around the players on
his roster, rather than roll the dice with high risk/high reward
moves.

Eric Lindros lobbied for the return of Martin Rucinsky, who
will now become his puck carrier and hope to spark the chemistry
even in the midst of Bure's retirement.

Petr Nedved gets one of the Check-mates back in Jan Hlavac, who
will be expected to re-establish his game in New York.

And though I thought Simon would be Lindros' winger, Sather
talked about his potential role with Holik.

This means that unlike years past where there were more questions
than answers about the lineup, things are fairly set.

With Lindros, Kovalev, Carter, and Nedved, this team already has
four 60+ point scorers.

And, as Rodent pointed out, other than perhaps Petr Bondra
of Washington, there were few top scorers available without
relinquishing young talent or taking on multi-year contracts.

With Leetch, Poti, Rucinsky, Hlavac, Simon and others, the ability
to put the puck in the net shouldn't be a major issue.

The long-term goal of Sather has been to have flexibility for once
the cba expires. If a cap is put in place, there are few Rangers
who have deals that extend more than one year into the new era.

If Jagr arrives, that entire strategy collapses under the weight of
one contract.

At first glance, this is a "same-old, same-old" scenario. Lundmark,
Tjutin, Murray and others don't figure to get a legitimate
shot unless they score a hat trick in every pre-season game.

But there is a silver lining, and it's why I called this summer the
end of Sather's first phase as GM.

This year everyone is given their requested linemates (except for
perhaps Holik, but he's signed long-term anyway).

But this strategy is linked with one final year ... it's put up or ship
out. If Lindros struggles through another 50 point season, he's a
goner. Same with Kovalev, Carter, and others.

And next summer is phase 2, and when a cap is in place, Sather will need
inexpensive talent to fill out his roster. And that's when players like
Lundmark, Tjutin, Murray and others will get their legitimate shot.

In the past, honest guys like Tim Taylor would admit coming for the
money. Or players who were out of the NHL would get their one shot
at re-entry through Sather, like Ciger.

There has been no major restructuring. Most endured the pain of at
least last season's showing, and have something to prove both as
individuals and as a team.

Two, most seem to want to be here. From the signings of former Rangers
Hlavac and Rucinsky, to the signing of perennial Ranger Brian Leetch,
guys seem to want to wear the blueshirt, and not just for the cash.

Of the known chemical elements, those with the highest atomic numbers (above 100) are made through the highest-speed collision of the atoms and ions of lighter elements in particular accelerators. Unfortunately, it is hard to detect the formation of new elements because, at these high atomic numbers, the atoms that are formed are highly radioactive and very short lived. However, it has long been believed that, somewhere above atomic number 110, there is an ‘island of stability’ where the atoms of the elements are likely to have longer lifetimes. The questions iam asking is concerned with as-yet unknown element that has 120 protons and 174 neutrons. We shall call it ultimatum, and give it the symbol UI..

(1) State the atomic number of ultimatum, and give the full symbol for the isotype described above.

(2) Give the period and group of the periodic table, In which you expect ultimatum to be found, explaining how you arrived at your conclusions.

(3) Name another chemical element in the periodic table that you would expect ultimatum to resemble closely.

(4) State, giving your reasoning , whether you would expect to ultimatum to be a metal, a semi-metal or a non-metal.

(5) What is the empirical formulae of the highest normal oxide and highest fluoride of ultimatum, explaining of you arrived at your conclusions?

(6) Suppose that the isotype of ultimatum whose symbol ( question 1), undergoes a succession of seven a-decay reactions, (i) what isotype would be the final product of these changes and?
(ii) Is this final product a lanthanide, an actinide, a transition element or a typical element?

i would be most gratful for any help,thanks (a mature student who is out of his depth)

Posted by: andrew on May 15, 2004 04:14 AM