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Is Western Europe indifferent to Bulgarian agony?
Bulgaria is officially the EU`s poorest member. The salaries rarely exceed 250e. The country is one of the most corrupted in the EU according to the Transparency International Index. The census data confirmed that over the twenty-year period, emigration represented a 6% loss in the total population. High emigration levels were accompanied by low fertility rates, which contributed a further 12% loss. Moreover – the country has unenviable Press Freedom Index. Reporters without borders rank Bulgaria 87 which is a great retreat because back in 2003 Bulgaria ranked 34.
On 24 February more than 300 000 Bulgarians went out into the streets to express their indignation against the political monopoly and its derivatives – the monopoly of the market, the corruption, the poverty, the unemployment, the criminality... The people shout "We want future" and want radical change of the political system because the elections push in alleged new parties made of worn out politics in disrepute. Some of the demands are: no immunity for the members of the Bulgarian Parliament, limit of their mandates, recall of all former deputies, majoritarian voting system.
So far there is no adequate response from the political elite only a cosmetic change of the government and ugly but successful attempts to mount the protest.
The spokeswoman of the European Commission Pia Hansen said: "There is a democracy in Bulgaria and we respect that" but It must be a lie because few days ago Europe blocked Schengen membership for Bulgaria due to the functionality of the judicial system.
At the same time there is a wave of desperate people who literally set themselves on fire. 4 people already died for a month and one is still fighting for his life. The most famous case is the death of Plamen Goranov and now his name stands for this dreadful and shocking epidemic. The 36 years old photographer and mountain climber set himself on fire in front of the municipality building in his hometown of Varna on Feb. 20.
Closing Statement from Plamen Chetelyazov
Capitalism does not confer the same status as democracy! In this system the money is at the same time the capital potential, the ultimate goal and the greatest might. This basis contributes to the spreading of corruption, exploitation, manipulation, emotional degradation e.t.c. One of the ugliest defects is that people are learned to consider those who are poorer also less cultured, intelligent and capable.The real alternative to capitalism is a working democracy aiming at the progress of creative education and true freedom.
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Paul Lillebo 10+Mar 29 2013: I know this is neither comforting nor helpful, but I'm afraid that the answer to your question is affirmative. The world is overloaded with news of crises from desperate peoples, and the world's general response seems to be "I'm glad it's happening somewhere else." It sounds callous, but perhaps people must become callous in order to retain their sanity. They can't bear the problems of the world which until a few decades ago were kept local, but now overwhelm everyone on their pads, phones and screens every day. They tune out the horrors of Syria, Congo, Mali, Burma, Iraq, Afghanistan and all the other places where people are dying by the hundreds and thousands every day. I'm afraid Bulgaria's internal problems, bad as they are, must be solved in Bulgaria. Probably a leader must arise who can mobilize and motivate the people to long-lasting mass action.
Sorry that I don't have anything more encouraging, but I wish you and your countrymen all the best. You will get through this period, we just don't know how yet.
Mar 29 2013: You are right Paul and I share your thoughts. But I think that converting mass communications into a scarecrow is just a defect and it is one out of many reasons for this nonchalance … They are all defects of capitalism. As I said - capitalism does not confer the same status as democracy! In this system the money are the ultimate goal and the greatest might. So the people are learned to consider those who are poorer also less cultured, intelligent and capable. That is why West-Europeans and Americans consider us primitive just like Bulgarians consider the inhabitants of Syria, Congo, Mali, Burma, Iraq, Afghanistan et cetera. And it is a weak-minded and shameful characterization of the Western Culture.
Paul Lillebo 10+Mar 29 2013: Yes, I'd say these statements are all true as far as they go. But I don't think we're blaming mass communications - it's just that the mass of information that overloads people does arrive through those media. And the various flaws you mention are indeed defects of capitalism and western culture. But they're equally much defects of socialism and communism and feudalism and all other economic systems we've tried, and they're just as prevalent in Chinese culture or Russian or Angolan culture as they are in western culture. They seem to be features (call them flaws if you like) of human nature, derived from instincts of self-preservation: the natural tendency to seek advantage for oneself and one's group. Selfishness, in other words.
I don't think we've arrived at the ideal economic system yet. What we've learned from our current systems and those in the past will, I trust, some day result in a system that rewards people not only as competitors but also as cooperators, yet does not stifle individuals under excessive governmental regulation. I've written a short piece on that at my web site, Blue Ridge Journal: http://www.blueridgejournal.com/brj-neweconomics.htm
Apr 17 2013: Mr. Chetelyazov basically it seems you would like people of other countries to influence their Governments to force the rulers of Bulgaria to grow up and play nice. This has been attempted by several countries in recent decades (not by the will of the citizens so much) most extravagantly by the U.S. my country. The results have varied a bit but not many would call these any of these attempts an unalloyed success. You may have noticed that possessing a lot of resources (oil) or harboring perceived threats like Al Qaeda or a nuclear weapons program (Iran, N. Korea) seems to get the attention of our Government or the corporations that use it as a front (Halliburton). Most American citizens have had about enough of nation building efforts that have nearly bankrupted us and cost the lives of more soldiers than anyone predicted. Obama has attempted nation building lite in Libya (which had both Oil and a unruly Dictator) but is playing hard to get with Syria. This may all seem very cynical but it just corresponds to observable facts as far as I can see. Most decent people around the world, once informed, would probably like to help your country. But the reality is that even in moderately functional semi Democracies like the U.S. the people have not that much more influence than you do in yours. Our Politicians like to keep us at loggerheads about silly things like gun or birth control and distracted from what they are really doing. Corruption here is more central and embedded in the system so that the voters don't notice it on the local level as much. Yes people young and old are not suffering as much as in your country but it is mostly a matter of degree. I know plenty of Americans with university degrees who also can not find appropriate work. Even here it is too often who you know and not what you know that can help you in your career. I wish you well but can offer no proven solution other than continue to try and arouse more Bulgarians to action like the Tunisians
Apr 17 2013: Mr. Manderscheid,
Bulgaria is a European Union (EU) member country. The EU institutions have the means and even the obligation to force the rulers of Bulgaria to grow up and play nice but they miss the willingness. Bulgarians do not know why Western Europe misses the willingness especially after the last fierce protest and its strangulation and vitiation. Bulgarian people clearly show that they don't believe that "there is a democracy in Bulgaria" unlike the hypocritically statement of the spokeswoman of the European Commission. At the same time Bulgarian authorities clearly show that they don't want democracy in Bulgaria and have the means to maintain the depraved status quo. Bulgarian people don't need foreign money or foreign army but clear foreign messages of compassion.
I have lived and worked in the US. Trust me – our labor markets have nothing in common. Not a thing! But otherwise you are right about many things.
I can not even imagine what it is like in the world`s poorest countries. Or the nations engaged in war... What happened in Boston… They say one of the victims is just a 8 years old kid. Just a kid! Real human beings are dying of hunger and explosives, dying because of a primitive malice all over the earth. There is so much suffering in this world. And capitalism clearly shows that it is not only unable to inspire but actually is suppressing the emotional evolution of our civilization because in this system the money is at the same time the capital potential, the ultimate goal and the greatest might.
Basically I would like people of all countries to influence their Governments to realize that the emotional recession is the real threat and that the emotional evolution is far more important than the technological progress.
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Sunday afternoon, as the Thrashers were in the process of dropping that giant steamer on the ice surface of Philips Arena, I had the pleasure of sitting on the end of the arena that Carolina defended twice. Normally I would call that the Thrashers' "attack twice" side…but…sigh
Regardless, the position I took up allowed me to view the proceedings from behind the net Manny Legace was protecting for 2/3 of his 27-save shutout performance. As such, I couldn't help but sarcastically utter to Smoothie and the Blueland Chronicle boys, "Gee, wouldn't it be nice to have a goalie like him in a Thrashers uniform".
Of course my tongue-in-cheek remark alludes back to last summer when Atlanta did indeed have the veteran Legace… who turn 37-years of age last month…in camp on a professional tryout. However, he was sent on his way in favor of Ondrej Pavelec, the Thrashers next "goalie of the future", whom it was thought could handle the load while Kari Lehtonen was nursed back to health. Start Pavs for the bulk of the games for a month or so…was the thought…then allow Kari to slide in much the same way he did a year ago when he performed so well in the second half of the season.
Things started off well enough after the brain trust of Waddell-Dudley-Anderson chose this path…Opie got off to a very strong start and Legace signed with Carolina after Cam Ward went down with a nasty cut to the groin area. He cost the Canes all of $500,000.
But round about the same time Manny began suiting up for the Canes, Opie's performance started to drop off. More and more the team found themselves having to turn to another veteran in goal, Johan Hedberg…which was something I advocated earlier on…and by the time the Olympic break rolled around, it was clear this team's chances for post-season play rested squarely on the back of the Moose.
In his last five starts, dating back to the 5-2 loss to Carolina on January 21, Opie is 0-4-1 and has allowed 18 goals on 149 shots, (.879 SV%). This has dropped his season record to 12-16-5 with a 3.47 GAA and .901 SV%.
Conversely, in Manny Legace's last five starts, he is 5-0-0 and has allowed only 8 goals on 136 shots, (.941 SV%). During that stretch of games, he's beaten such teams as Buffalo…twice by the score of 4-3…Florida and Ottawa 4-1…and of course most recently, your Atlanta Thrashers 4-0.
The season numbers… Legacy is now 9-5-2 with a 2.65 GAA and .909SV%. Pavelec is 12-16-5 with a .3.47 GAA and .901 SV%.
As for waiting for Kari Lehtonen to heal up and come to the rescue, well he did not return in October. Nor did he in November…or December…or January. Finally, Waddudleyson grew tired of waiting for the current "goalie of the future" to finally be the "goalie of the present", decided to finally cut bait seven and a half years after using a second overall draft pick on him… and he's now Dallas' concern.
Obviously hindsight is 20-20…and one can argue for why Waddudlyson opted to cut lose a soon-to-be 37-year old goalie over sending Opie back to Chicago. However, ask yourself this question…right now going into a playoff drive during the last few weeks of the season…stop laughing…would you rather have seen a goalie tandem of Hedberg/Pavelec or Hedberg/Legace? I think the numbers support the latter of the two options.
But directing our attention to a more forward outlook now, I would then pose this question you those of you in the blogosphere…
With the Thrashers' decision to finally cutting bait with Lehtonen still fresh in their minds… just how long is this organization willing to be patient with Ondrej Pavelec?
Another year?
Two seasons?
As long as it takes?
Sure, Pavs isn't injury-prone like Kari, but I just can't see the Thrashers waiting around for several more years waiting for him to come around like they did the last "goalie of the future".
As you ponder your response, consider this…if given as much time to develop as Kari, that would mean Opie has another three years before the GM…whomever that may be… runs out of patience. You willing to stick around and wait for that?
I'll answer that question right now…no.
How long should the Thrashers continue to wait for Pavelec to finally become the team's #1 starter?
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Now, maybe that's because I, like so many of you, are still jaded from the past several years of living through the Kari Lehtonen experiment. But as I see it right now, if sometime in the future the Thrashers find themselves completely out of the playoff picture…and if last weekend is any indication of things to come, that could be as early as Sunday…I'd rather see Peter Mannino be called up from the Wolves and be given his first shot an NHL play. Never too soon to get a look at the next "goalie of the future", ya know.
Like Pavelec, he's scheduled to be an RFA this summer. So why not get a sneak peek at what his worth could be before deciding how much to pony up for him.
Besides, if 21-3-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .926 SV% doesn't earn a keeper a good look-see, what does?
Looking even further down the road…when July rolls around, I would like to see Waddudlyson have a look around at some of the goalies swimming around in the UFA pool. There's a few out there to pick and choose from…not the least of which is Thrasher-killer Antero Niittymaki.
Hey, you know what they say…if ya can't beat 'em, pay him to join ya.
Regardless, I'm just not prepared to wait around several more years to wait on Opie to develop…at least not at this level. Let him season a while longer in Chicago, or do what you did with Lehtonen and end the experiment…only much sooner than they did with Kari.
This Thrashers organization simply doesn't have the time to wait for a "goalie of the future" to develop into the "goalie of today" anymore.
March 9th, 2010
9:55 am
Toss in Blazing Saddles
Your wish …
"The Sheriff is *DOOOONG*"
"He said the Sheriff is near!"
"No gosh-darnit dag-nabbit, I said the Sheriff is *DOOOONG*"
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March 9th, 2010
10:09 am
Bob, it does make me wonder if coaches and scouts are doing a disservice to fine, young "bluechip" prospects, ya know? If the future Kari Lehtonens of the world are thusly coddled, protected, and given preferential treatment, they'll think it 'perfectly fine' to show up to training camp 35 pounds overweight. They'll think their positions on the team, 'secure.'
Make Step One on Draft Day … an explanation of what's expected of the player, both on and off the ice. If a player has a gambling problem, get him into Gambler's Anonymous. I'm pretty sure they don't give their applicants 2:1 odds they don't make it. If the guy's got a drinking problem, get him into AA. And make sure he goes. If he's a womanizer, explain the dangers of that to him, financially as well as from a P.R. standpoint. And if the guy's got a substance problem, get him treatment, there, too. But don't just draft the guy, BLINDLY.
I'm the sort who says, "Look, if by passing on Angelo Esposito or Alex Cherepanov … because of a character issue or a work ethic issue, I can respect that." I'd rather draft a Colby Amstrong than a Theo Fleury, if I know what's coming ahead of time.
March 9th, 2010
10:41 am
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March 9th, 2010
10:42 am
Brendan, "I also saw the USA vs. Finland. It got me to thinking … that back in 2002, when Kari Lehtonen was drafted, that Finland probably EXPECTED Kari to be the starting goalie in that game, rather than the 33.3 year old Kiprusoff."
They have "Goalie inflation" in Finland. Before the start of this NHL season in Helsinki, I remember reading an article about Finnish goalies in the NHL. Folks around town did barely – if at all – know who Kari Lehtonen is.
March 9th, 2010
11:22 am
Minnino is not the answer. He lets too maney softies in last game sunday 2 softies
March 9th, 2010
11:27 am
Mannion also was quoted as saying after coming back form the pratice sessions with atl during the olympic games the every body had such quick releases in the nhl and that includes the thrasher team. He is not a polished goalie. goes down quickly and allows high shots in the net. The record he has in chicago is because of the team in front of him. something the tharshers do not have in front of there goalie. get somebody who plays defense and blocks shots and your golaies would look a lot better.
March 9th, 2010
11:35 am
Thrashers win tonight.
March 9th, 2010
11:41 am
So, who's going to press on Seydel to explain his bizarre interview to Sov Sport? I dare say that this has more to do with this team's future than rehashing Kari Lehtonen's coutstanding career or whining about whining Kovalchuk – although, honestly I've never heard him whining about anything, but who cares either way? I want to know what's going on in the heads of these wonderfully (should I say dis-) functioning entrepreneurs.
March 9th, 2010
12:14 pm
I actually don't think it's bizarre. It's been known for several years now that the Spirit is seeking new partners. Additional partners, most likely. So we'll have the dodecacluster or worse. But we'll also have more money, and I would assume the Turner kids might try to get out after that. (It's known that they are among the partners who are most challenged to meet their obligations.)
It's still highly unlikely that the team goes anywhere, or does anything other than work with a little more money.
March 9th, 2010
12:21 pm
So, what's the problem? Why going on record in Russian, so none of STH is aware of it? Not a mention of it anywhere else.
March 9th, 2010
12:28 pm
Bring back Frederic Cassivi
March 9th, 2010
12:33 pm
That idiot Eklund is starting his let's move a team to Winnipeg thing again. Did Winnipeg import 250K people or something?
Doesn't matter which team they are considering for the move. Nothing has changed on the Winnipeg landscape to make the city or province more viable than before.
No more HockeyBuzz
March 9th, 2010
12:36 pm
NHL.com interviewed waddell of ALL the GM's at the GM meeting… Why this LOSER ?
They, Like Everyone outside Atlanta, seem to love this bumbling IDIOT !
Here is his LAME response to a question poised…
NHL.com: What do you enjoy most about your job and what's most agonizing?
Waddell: Certainly, I enjoy the pressure that comes with the job of putting a hockey team together and watching it every night. Probably the most disappointing thing is when the team doesn't perform to a level that you feel they're capable of reaching.
This exposes him for what he is a CAREER LOSER !!!!!!!
March 9th, 2010
12:52 pm
WBF –> "Bring back Frederic Cassivi" – Or Adam Berkhoel or Steve Shields or Mike Dunham lolol…..Michael Garnett, he was actually pretty good for a while. Is he still in the KHL? He's probably better than Pavs or at least has the better goalie game-to-game temperment so he would be more consistent.
March 9th, 2010
12:55 pm
I was hoping when they brought up Mannino just before the trade deadline that a goalie was going to be traded. Like, as I suggested before, send Armstrong (who doesn't seem to want to be here) and Kozlov (who wants to go anywhere) and even White (who is worthless here with all the new edition forwards) for either Halak or Price. (I prefer Halak). It was yet another disappointing trade deadline. The Thrashers definately need a number 1 goalie signed or traded for this summer. For the remainder of this season why not bring Chellios up to play next to Bogo or even put Bogo in the press box and play Kulda with Chelli???
March 9th, 2010
1:04 pm
kracker-Steve Shields is my favorite fighting goaltender.
Steve-o can toss 'em with the best.
Ex-not sure Montreal wants to trade either yet. Halak is the better of the 2, but Price is the all-Canadian boy. "Montreal factors" that always seem to get in the way of making the right deal.
March 9th, 2010
1:04 pm
When the video screen shows Harvey Korman from Blazing Saddles I always think of Cleavon Little peering around the rock and "Where the white women at?". That was a classic. Mel Brooks used satire to the nines in that movie. Poked fun at bigots without them knowing it.
May Little and Korman RIP.
March 9th, 2010
1:05 pm
ex-STH –> "…send Armstrong (who doesn't seem to want to be here) and Kozlov (who wants to go anywhere) and even White (who is worthless here with all the new edition forwards) for either Halak or Price."
At this point, saying "why didn't they make this deal or that deal" is pretty pointless. The why they didn't do it is because the other GM has to like the deal. But it's fun to speculate before the trade deadline.
March 9th, 2010
1:27 pm
I'm with Biscuit. We need a dedicated goalie coach and a real development system. I think Hedberg will be a great goalie coach once he decides not to play anymore. I wish he could teach Pavs right now how to not give up so many rebounds. The flopping and rebounds are killing him. I think he still needs a few years to really firm up.
I'm probably gonna get roasted for this but… I hope we didn't pull the trigger too soon on Kari. If this latest surgery really fixed his back he certainly had the size and skills to turn into a super goalie. Time will tell.
March 9th, 2010
1:32 pm
Diego…but remember Kari's problem was "in the head" not necessarily the back!
March 9th, 2010
1:39 pm
*So, what's the problem? Why going on record in Russian, so none of STH is aware of it? Not a mention of it anywhere else.*
Several reasons: 1. he was asked in Russia, which is probably the #1. 2. why would he hide it? it's not necessarily something that STH need to know. And he hasn't been on record a lot this season.
I agree with you, Diego. Unfortunately, though, hindsight is 20/20 and right now we're just prognosticating.
March 9th, 2010
1:41 pm
Well Diego, if Dallas does not tender Kari a qualifying offer, the Finnish netminder becomes unrestricted in the offseason. If Atlanta really wanted him back, as UFA, nothing stops them from bidding on his services. As Waddell is a snake oil salesman, he'll claim, "We were just RENTING him all along. We plucked a fine defenseman prospect in the process." But honestly, I don't think Waddell or Dudley want Kari back. I don't think Kari will get $3 million from Dallas, or anyone else. At this point, he should settle for $1.5 million, and be glad for it. He's twice operated back, glass-groined goaltender, whom Jeff Schultz called, "just this side of a drool cup."
March 9th, 2010
1:52 pm
DTWOO-who can forget Ms. Stein?
March 9th, 2010
2:09 pm
"….Kari's problem was "in the head" not necessarily the back!" That's very true, especially for Kari.
But it's generally true, to one extent or another, for most goalies. I believe that is a big part of why it takes goalies several years to mature into an NHL goalie capable of dealing with the pressure of playing several games a week. You get hammered one period or game, you bounce back the next period or game. If your team uncharacteristicly does not play well in front of you on Thursday, you know they will play better on Saturday.
If Kari puts it all together, he will be winning games in Philips Arena again.
March 9th, 2010
2:34 pm
"it's not necessarily something that STH need to know" Oh, yes. That is the ASG Mission Statement – written with invisible ink on the back of their business cards. The problem for them is that most STH have already caught up, and the rest are simply hopeless.
March 9th, 2010
2:47 pm
"I'm broke and Laura's dad won't take my calls anymore!!!….."
March 9th, 2010
2:58 pm
alright, I went to Sunday's game brimming with confidence that we'd see a good effort and come away with a win.
Today, I have no hope again and think they'll stink the joint out again.
Conclusion? Thrashers probably win tonight, go Blue.
March 9th, 2010
3:26 pm
I hope my visit to Vegas in April pays off better then the many gambles the management have made with this team.
I wish Kari the best. He has considerable natural talent. All he needs to do is apply himself. He can take pressure situations. His faults lie in conditioning.
Pavs would be a fine back-up for many teams with the potential to be develop into more with the right coaching. If piano lessons were Jim Slater's answer, what instrument can Pavs try for a goalie's mental game?
Hedberg, no matter if he's the back-up or number one, is only good for 2-3 consecutive games. He has the mental fortitude, but only for limited blocks of time.
I have no idea what free agent might be a good match, but Nitty sounds good just so that whatever other team he might have played for, we'd have a chance to beat.
March 9th, 2010
3:31 pm
Paminski-enjoy Vegas, my fav place other than NYC, should be GREAT weather there next month. Where R U staying?
Another subject-listening to some Black Hawk games last week, has anyone heard that stupid goal celebration song they are playing? Like, dit-dit-dat-dit-dit-dat-dit or something. What's up with that? It's Chicago, blow the horn and play the pipe organ!
Chicago was the first NHL team to blow the semi-horn in goal celebration. Stick with tradition!
March 9th, 2010
5:51 pm
Laughing at some of the sheep who continue to subsidize the incompetence–and actually thinking that 'things have changed' in that figurative joke otherwise known as "Blueland".
Waddell will probably burn a high draft pick on a Euro-teen goalie–and then bluster "just you wait until this kid gets up to the parent club!".
It worked once before–and the sheep bought it hook, line, and sinker. Based on reading some of the gems here, it will work again…easily.
March 9th, 2010
6:29 pm
Pavelec has shown at times this year that he can be the future. Remember the game where he made a maskless save. He was stellar that game but i still feel he is very inconsistent and plays very "soft" in goal and gives up "soft" goals. Send him to Chicago and keep Hedberg for 1 more year and sign our biggest enemy Niitymakki. Hey if ya can beat em' join em!
March 9th, 2010
6:43 pm
Whatever happened to Dan Turple?
March 9th, 2010
6:46 pm
you get my point this organization ain't gonna improve mark my words no matter who they draft they end up with wasted talent because of poor coaching staff and bad owners. Good luck thrashers tonite yall will need it.
March 9th, 2010
6:47 pm
oh yeah and DON WADDELL IS THE WORST GM IN ANY PRO SPORTS THATS ALSO WHY THEY AINT GOIN NOWHERE THEY STILL AND ALWAYS WILL SUCK! GO PREDS!
March 9th, 2010
6:50 pm
Bob, my favorite part of attending a Thrashers game is the Wetzel Pretzel and Guinness beer, from the Irish Pub. That, and the cute girls trying to sell me on the 50/50 raffle. Years ago, PowerTel had a booth. And wow, was that blond who worked it ever gorgeous. She was prettier than Amanda Jahn. And people would tell her that, too. She'd play it off, of course, but she was prettier. That was ages ago. How many incarnations has PowerTel undertaken? I guess they're T-Mobile-USA now. Who can keep up with these phone companies. It's like they get bought out every few months. Why don't they just reassembled AT&T? They've almost bought their way back to their original "Ma Belle" status.
March 9th, 2010
6:56 pm
Brendan and WBF said this before when Kari was coming back. Moose never had a better trade time than this year. He should have been the one to go, and we needed a TRUE goalie then. Too late for any of that now, just have to hope for the best.
Don't like Nitty, his record if you take us out is average. Moose doesn't have the size, Pavs doesn't have the…….I don't even know where to begin with him. When he was hot at the begining it was PAINFULLY obvious that he had no net presence and was SERIOUSLY out of position a lot of the time, just took the league a while to see it, and he hasn't fixed it yet soooo. I don't think he needs to be at this level now. Chicago would be his very best bet now. Being out of place at this level will never help him, he needs someplace to play at their speed and hone his skills. Let him and Manino play with the wolves another 2 years then come talk NHL. We have the money, let's go talk commitment in the off season. Thomas was good enough to back Miller for US, get him, and while your at it, how about Biron? Then in 2 or 3 years we can bring our goalie "prospects" along. Between the D we have now and the ones in waiting, I like the looks of it. Said it before and I'll say it again, and again. Goaltending and D wins Lord Stanley. May sound boring to some, but a grinding, hard hitting team with a good goalie will prevail most times.
So as we March to the Playoffs, I will keep my fingers crossed and cheer the boys in blue, but DAM I hope that by not getting a goalie at the deadline, somehow DW knows we need one for the near future.
March 9th, 2010
7:21 pm
Is it wrong to post that I've always liked the Predators? We talk about their GM, David Poile, a lot. Poile assisted Brian Burke on the Team USA Hockey program in Vancouver. The Preds, for all their talent and ability, have never advanced past the 1st round. That's a fact. It's a bit of surprising fact. But there it is.
What about their "5-year plan?," I hear Sage of Bluesland ask. Well, Nashville missed the playoffs for each of their 1st five years, with some fluctuation along the way. Their 3rd season, for example, resulted in 80-points. That's just 2-games under .500, NHL-style. But their 4th season saw them fall back to 74-points, a six game slide. In the 5th year, Nashville was in a playoff race, at 91-points, but lost.
In their sixth year, the Preds embarked on a playoff campaign that continued four seasons. But they never advanced past the CQF. They had two (2) series with Detroit, that each went six games. And they had two (2) series with San Jose, that each went 5 games. In 2006-07, Nashville put together a 110-point season, that included 51 wins, and a franchise best 272 goals.
David Poile was named GM of the Predators on July 9, 1997. They began play in 1998. In that time, Poile has had some memorable draft picks, beginning with his 1st ever, at 2nd overall, David Legwand, who leads the Preds in games played, goals, assists, points, and seasons played. At pick #191, Poile found Martin Erat. Poile drafted Scott Hartnell at 6th overall in 2000. At 6th overall the previous year, Poile selected Brian Finley (??). In 2001, Poile went with Dan Hamhuis at 12th overall. That year, he found Jordin Tootoo at 98th overall. In 2002, at 6th overall, Poile picked Scottie Upshall. In 2003, the famous "Braydon Coburn debate" that resurfaces every so often saw David Poile pick D-man Ryan Suter at pick #7. Poile found Shea Weber with the 49th overall pick. In 2004, at #15, Poile took Alexander Radulov, now in the KHL, I believe. At pick #178 he found Mike Santorelli and at #258, Pekka Rinne. Hmmn. In 2005, Poile took Ryan Parent, d-man, at 18th overall. In 2006, Poile took Blake Geoffrion at pick #56. In 2007, Poile went with Janothan Blum, at #23 overall. At #119, he took Mark Santorelli. In 2008, he took Colin Wilson, in a fleecing of the NY Islanders at #7 overall. Poile tossed in a 41st overall pick to the Isles, so that NY could move back to 9th overall, to take Center Josh Bailey. Preds took Chet Pickard at #18 overall, same year. Last year, Poile selected Ryan Ellis, with the 11th overall pick.
Last year, the Preds missed the playoffs. Nobody clamored for Poile's head on a pike. And yet, Poile has not advanced his team into a Conference Finals or Conference Semi-Finals. Perhaps this is their year? Seems like the Preds always run into either San Jose or Detroit. But maybe this year, they'll get either Vancouver, Phoenix or Los Angeles. In a very intriguing first round matching, the L.A. Kings might face the Phoenix Coyotes.
Phoenix, in their history, dating back to 1979, have only won two (2) playoff series. Both against Calgary. A matchup with L.A. could produce a playoff series win for them. Meanwhile, the L.A. Kings have not danced in the postseason since 2002, where they lost in seven games to Colorado, in the opening round. In case you're curious, in 2001, the Kings pulled a 1st round upset of Detroit, 4-2. In the 2nd round, they lost to Colorado, 4-3.
March 9th, 2010
8:12 pm
I agree GO Nashville, Thrashers, point fodder, NOTHING more.
When will these owners realize how waddell has killed this franchise !
March 9th, 2010
8:39 pm
Terry Crisp was awesome in relief of Darren Eliot during the 2nd period telecast. Terry spoke highly of the caliber of great looking women in Atlanta. Antropov has made it 2-1, in favor of Nashville. Poor Mark Popovic. If the ice hadn't been so snowy, maybe he wouldn't have whiffed on that pass? Que sera, sera.
Gotta get 'em here in the 3rd period. Otherwise, Jeff Schultz will pounce. Atlanta has been outscored 12-3 in the past three games, going into the 3rd period.
March 9th, 2010
8:48 pm
Does this team have any heart? We are about to find out.
Pressure is on as MTL is prolly gonna win. Leave it to Tampa to figure out multiple ways to screw us in the same week of play.
Nuck Fittymaki
March 9th, 2010
8:49 pm
Great game between Brunes and Tronna, 2-2 after 2 periods.
Sage, you spend your money your way and we'll spend it our way.
Your Jeff Schultz act got old a long time ago.
March 9th, 2010
9:10 pm
March 9th, 2010
9:20 pm
LAC, go find a Nashville blog and join it.
Smoothie, completely agree there was way too much passing and not enough shots.
Anyone else think the refs are screwing us on these non calls?!?! I'm all for letting them play if it isnt flagrant or doesnt affect play but lot of things let go
March 9th, 2010
9:22 pm
This team just isn't tuff enough on their skates to score off rebounds in front. Sickening. Almost as much as Toby's refusal to shoot.
Did anyone else notice the musical chairs defense? Auditions to see who gets to play with Chelios on Thurs?
March 9th, 2010
9:28 pm
I will celebrate joyously when the Thrashers relocate to Hamilton or any place hard up enough to take them! Long to have a professional hockey team in Atlanta with heart. Guess that is never going to happen. More is the pity. Too late to exchange these quitters for Wolves? Maybe then there will be a glimmer of hope for playoffs. Not with the untalented play out the stringers on the ice now. Not angry anymore. Just numb with utter digust! ++STENDEK++
March 9th, 2010
9:30 pm
rob – I don't know man, I'm at a loss. Apparently this bunch of guys is short on confidence. They often seem to be lacking purpose and decisiveness in their play. Hesitation is death, often in life, and always in hockey.
March 9th, 2010
9:31 pm
This whole freaking thrashers team has to be re-evaluted. the line combinations suck and so does the power play. WAY TO SCREW UP THRASHERS AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PLAYOFF HOPES YOULL NEED IT! FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JOHN ANDERSON, DON WADDELL, AND TRADE ALL THE PLAYERS THRASHERS HOCKEY SUCKS AND IT NEVER GETS BETTER! 2-1 are u kidding me? 2-1 WOW! CMON THRASHERS SCORE SUM FREAKIN GOALS!
March 9th, 2010
9:37 pm
March 9th, 2010
10:14 pm
Wow, now it's the refs fault for us being what we are…How sad and pitiful! (but awfully funny!)
Laughing at those who still bewieve in Bwuewand!!!
The Kool-Aid tastes pretty bitter, doesn't it? Enjoy this debacle, as you've bought it…Don Waddell and the ownership thank you for your support!
March 9th, 2010
10:17 pm
Well, I suppose there are no moral victories. But if you'd told me we'd only lose, 2-1, to Nashville, I'd have said we played a good game.
Here it comes. "You're such an apologist, Brendan." It's a loss. In a must-win game. Every game is a must-win game. We covered that 4 weeks ago. I don't know what to say? We had to take four of six points (4/6) and we took a goose egg. And tomorrow, is the 10th of March. The ides of March are nearly upon us. By the way, Montreal just won, 5-3, over Tampa Bay.
Guys, I certainly don't want to pile on, but this franchise had the chance to assess the situation prior to the deadline. If you're not going to go with Kari, arguably the franchise #1 goalie, then you must have a replacement plan. I'd listen to the argument that says, "Pavelec is that guy, down the road," but he's not that guy today. So, the 'braintrust' of the franchise sized up Moose Hedberg, soon to be 37 years old, and said, "You're going to be the guy."
Well, here's my take on that. And this isn't some revisionist history, as I begged and pleaded for Moose to be moved while the conditions were ripe for the highest return possible on Moose. I said, "Moose is a career backup, closer to 40 than 30. The calendar says 2010. He must be traded." Fine. I'm some idiot on a blog. I get it. But SOMEONE gets paid to be the GM of the Thrashers. Someone is supposed to know BETTER than a blogger. Well, this franchise didn't come away with Turco, Rolosson, or Biron, or any other well-know commodity in net. Instead, it 'rented' Moose. Think of it this way. We borrowed from our own 401k. Now, I love Moose. I want him to remain a part of the organization into retirement. But to expect Hedberg, who GAVE US AN UTTER GIFT OF A SEASON, up to trade deadline, to deliver down the stretch … is to fundamentally misplace your calendar. Ya know, the 2010 one. If the organization didn't address goaltending at the deadline, then it might as well have firesold the team, starting with Kubina, Army, Moose, and Finny. It speaks to 'judgement.'
If the Thrashers do miss the playoffs, when will the Thrashers dictionary include the word, 'accountability?'


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There are a lot of G4 Boyz videos on the internet, but mainly the webisodes-type than actual music videos; I see you talking about controversies, clearing up rumors and just wildin' out… is there a reason behind putting all these type videos out there like that?
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You're the only hip hop artists to ever to record video testing your diamonds on the internet – kind of bold don't you think?
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In order to squash the beef, he got to go to Karmaloop.com and get fresh, get some deodorant, take them nasty plated gold caps out his mouth, brush his teeth and apologize to Yung L.A. and to the public, [then] we'll squash that.
Rumor has it there is a future with Machbach Music Group…
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Blood Diamonds is dropping soon, who are some of the features and producers on the album?
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What's up with the upcoming tour?
First stop is Stamford, Connecticut on March 7th and of course Atlanta – we'll go over there, smack Alley Boy up a little and shut the city down [laughs].
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There are so many but if we had to pick, it would have to be Rocksmith, Crooks & Castles, Obey and adidas. Matter of fact, back in 06′ we got footage of us shopping in Karmaloop, spending racks on Newbury Street.
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NEW ORLEANS - Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens were turning the Super Bowl into a rout when, without even a flicker of warning, the power went off. When the game resumed 34 minutes later, the San Francisco 49ers were the ones playing lights out.
Instead of a blowout, the blackout turned the big game into a shootout.
The Ravens survived the frenzied comeback by the 49ers for a thrilling 34-31 win at the Superdome on Sunday night and their second NFL championship in 11 years.
"How could it be any other way? It's never pretty. It's never perfect. But it's us," coach John Harbaugh said after winning the sibling showdown with younger brother Jim. "It was us today."
Leading by 22 points when most of the Superdome lights and the scoreboards went dark early in the third quarter, the Ravens used a last-gasp defensive stand to hold on after the momentum strangely swung to the 49ers. San Francisco receiver Michael Crabtree was bumped in the end zone on the 49ers' final offensive play — the contact appeared incidental — but coach Jim Harbaugh insisted a penalty should have been called.
"There's no question in my mind that there was a pass interference and then a hold," Jim Harbaugh said.
As for the foul-up at America's biggest sporting event, officials revealed that an "abnormality" in the power system triggered an automatic shutdown, forcing backup systems to kick in. But no one was sure what caused the initial problem.
Everything changed after that, though, until Ray Lewis and Co. shut it down. But there were plenty of white-knuckle moments and the Ravens (14-6) had to make four stops inside their 7 at the end.
"I think it speaks to our resolve, speaks to our determination, speaks to our mental toughness," John Harbaugh said. "That is what wins and loses games."
For a Super Bowl with so many subplots, it almost had to end with a flourish.
Flacco's arrival as a championship quarterback coincides with Lewis' retirement — with a second Super Bowl ring no less. The win capped a sensational month since the star linebacker announced he was leaving the game after 17 Hall of Fame-caliber years.
At 4 hours, 14 minutes, it was the longest Super Bowl ever.
The loss of power left players from both sides stretching and chatting with each other. It also slowed Baltimore's surge, and that was considerable after Jacoby Jones' 108-yard kickoff return and Flacco's three touchdown passes made it 28-6.
Flacco's big start boosted him to the MVP award.
"They have to give it to one guy and I'm not going to complain that I got it," said Flacco, who soon will get a rich new contract. His current deal expired with this win.
Down by three TDs, back came San Francisco (13-5-1) in search of its sixth Lombardi Trophy in as many tries.
"As far as the power going out, that didn't change anything for us," tight end Vernon Davis said.
Yet they got back in the game almost immediately.
Michael Crabtree's 31-yard touchdown reception on which he broke two tackles made it 28-13. A couple minutes later, Frank Gore's 6-yard run followed a 32-yard punt return by Ted Ginn Jr., and the 49ers were within eight.
Ray Rice's fumble at his 24 led to David Akers' 34-yard field goal, but Baltimore woke up for a long drive leading to rookie Justin Tucker's 19-yard field goal.
San Francisco wasn't done challenging, though, and Colin Kaepernick's 15-yard TD run, the longest for a quarterback in a Super Bowl, made it 31-29. A 2-point conversion pass failed when the Ravens blitzed.
Tucker added a 38-yarder with 4:19 remaining, setting up the frantic finish.
Kaepernick couldn't get the 49ers into the end zone on the final three plays, and Ravens punter Sam Koch took a safety for the final score with 4 seconds left. Koch's free kick was returned by Ginn to midfield as time ran out.
The Harbaughs then met at midfield amid the Ravens' confetti-laden celebrations.
"It's very tough," John Harbaugh said, referring to their conversation. "It's a lot tougher than I thought it was going to be. It's very painful."
Only one other championship game in the NFL's 80-year title game history, Pittsburgh's 35-31 win over Dallas in 1979, featured both teams scoring at least 30 points.
In the first half, Flacco was as brilliant as Tom Brady, Joe Montana or Terry Bradshaw ever were in the NFL's biggest game. The only quarterback to win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons — his coach holds the same distinction — was nearly perfect. Overall, Flacco threw for 11 touchdowns to tie a post-season record, and had no interceptions.
The Ravens stumbled into the playoffs with four defeats in its last five regular-season games as Lewis recovered from a torn right triceps and Flacco struggled. Harbaugh even fired his offensive co-ordinator in December, a stunning move with the post-season so close.
But that — and every other move Harbaugh, Flacco and the Ravens made since — were right on target. Just like Flacco's TD passes of 13 yards to Anquan Boldin, 1 to Dennis Pitta and 56 to Jones in the first half, tying a Super Bowl record.
New Orleans native Jones, one of the heroes in a double-overtime playoff win at Denver, seemed to put the game away with his record 108-yard sprint with the second-half kickoff.
Soon after, the lights went out — and when they came back on, the Ravens were almost powerless to slow the 49ers.
Until the final moments.
"The final series of Ray Lewis' career was a goal-line stand," Harbaugh said.
Lewis sprawled on all fours, face-down on the turf, after the end zone incompletion.
"It's no greater way, as a champ, to go out on your last ride with the men that I went out with, with my teammates," Lewis said. "And you looked around this stadium and Baltimore! Baltimore! We coming home, baby! We did it!"
It was a bitter loss for Jim Harbaugh, the coach who turned around the Niners in the last two years and brought them to their first Super Bowl in 18 years. His team made a similarly stunning comeback in the NFC championship at Atlanta, but couldn't finish it off against Baltimore.
"Our guys battled back to get back in," the 49ers coach said. "I thought we battled right to the brink of winning."
The 49ers couldn't have been sloppier in the first half, damaging their chances with penalties — including one on their first play that negated a 20-yard gain — poor tackling and turnovers. Rookie LaMichael James fumbled at the Baltimore 25 to ruin an impressive drive, and the Ravens converted that with Flacco's 1-yard pass to Pitta for a 14-3 lead.
On San Francisco's next offensive play, Kaepernick threw behind Randy Moss and always dependable safety Ed Reed picked it off. A huge scuffle followed that brought both Harbaughs onto the field and saw both sides penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness.
Reed, also a New Orleans native, tied the NFL record for post-season picks with his ninth.
Baltimore didn't pounce on that mistake for points. Instead, Tucker's fake field goal run on fourth-and-9 came up a yard short when Chris Culliver slammed him out of bounds.
The Ravens simply shrugged, forced a three-and-out, and then unleashed Jones deep. Just as he did to Denver, he flashed past the secondary and caught Flacco's fling. He had to wait for the ball, fell to the ground to grab it, but was untouched by a Niner. Up he sprang, cutting left and using his speed to outrun two defenders to the end zone.
Desperate for some points, the 49ers completed four passes and got a 15-yard roughing penalty against Haloti Ngata, who later left with a knee injury. But again they couldn't cross the goal line, Paul Kruger got his second sack of the half on third down, forcing a second Akers field goal, from 27 yards.
When Jones began the second half by sprinting up the middle virtually untouched — he is the second player with two TDs of 50 yards or more in a Super Bowl, tying Washington's Ricky Sanders in 1988 — the rout was on.
Then it wasn't.
"Everybody had their hand on this game," 49ers All-Pro linebacker Patrick Willis said. "We point the fingers at nobody. We win together and we lose together, and today we lost it."
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Only two hours' bus ride from Quito, OTAVALO (2535m) is one of Ecuador's top attractions, thanks largely to its world-renowned Saturday market. For hundreds of years, indígenas from at least seventy surrounding villages have brought their crafts and produce down from the hills for a day of frenzied barter and sale here. Nowadays, it draws producers from across Ecuador and Colombia as well, along with hundreds of overseas travellers who flood the town's streets every weekend and fill its disproportionate number of hotels. Although much of the business is still local – including an animal market that's as authentic as they come – substantial sections of the market are devoted to tourists, with a boggling range of carvings, clothing, craftwork, musical instruments, ceramics and souvenirs. It's most famous, though, for its weavings, sold mainly at the Plaza de Ponchos in the heart of the tourist zone, a dizzying labyrinth of colourful hanging tapestries and garments. During the week, Otavalo has a quiet provincial air, but walks to the nearby lakes, mountains or weaving villages are more than enough to keep you busy here for days.
Apart from market days and boisterous fiestas, this is a quiet provincial town with only a few landmarks and attractions. Starting at the Parque Central, you'll find a statue of Rumiñahui, the valiant Inca general who led a fierce resistance against the Spanish, the elegant municipio building and the main church of San Luis, on the park's western side, perhaps less striking than Otavalo's other major church, El Jordán, two blocks east at Calderón and Roca.
A block and a half south of the park is the wonderful Museo de Tejidos el Obraje, Sucre 6-08 and Piedrahita where lifelong weavers Don Luis Maldonado and his wife, Luzmaría, demonstrate traditional methods of local textile production, from cleaning and carding wool to spinning, drying and weaving it on pedal and backstrap looms. The town's other museum, the Instituto Otavaleño de Antropología (Mon–Fri 8.30am–12.30pm & 2.30–5.30pm; free) across on the northern edge of town just off the Panamericana, has exhibits on archeology, ethnography, musical instruments, scale models of the town's fiestas and a small academic library.
If you're around on a Sunday afternoon (about 3–4pm) head to the north side of the Plaza de Ponchos to view a brisk game of pelota de mano, in which two opposing teams hit a tiny, hard black leather ball high into the air across the square with their bare hands.
Positioned between the peaks of Cotacachi and Imbabura, Otavalo's environs are far prettier than the town itself, whose new hotels, craft shops, restaurants, internet cafés, textile outlets and cargo exporters now swamp the last remaining scraps of older architecture.
Brief history
Otavaleños have been accomplished weavers since pre-colonial times, when they traded textiles for achiote (a red dye) and cotton with peoples from the Oriente. The Incas finally took control of the region in 1495, beginning almost five hundred years of exploitation of the Otavaleños' skills. The Incas brought llamas and alpacas with them for wool, which was easier to weave and dye than cotton, and extracted tribute from the weavers. The locals, meanwhile, adopted Inca clothing, a form of which can still be seen in the traditional dress of native women; it reputedly resembles Inca dress more closely than that of any other indigenous people of the Andes.
The Incas only ruled for forty years before the Spanish swept in, soon establishing infamous obrajes, forced-labour sweatshops in which men, women and children were put to work for endless hours in atrocious conditions. With the introduction of silk, the spinning wheel and the treadle loom, Otavaleños began producing large quantities of quality textiles, supplying Spanish aristocrats all over the colonies. Not much improved for the indígenas after independence under the equally pernicious huasipungo system, but in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution in Europe allowed the mass production of textiles, sending the obrajes into decline. The Otavalo weavers continued to work on a small scale in the traditional styles – often using old techniques, such as the backstrap loom – to satisfy local demand. This changed in 1917 with the adaptation of techniques used to make Scottish tweeds. The new fabrics, known as casimires, proved hugely popular in Ecuador and rekindled the industry, but it wasn't until the Agrarian Reform Law of 1964 that the oppressive huasipungo system was finally made illegal, breaking up the great estates and giving indígenas their own five-hectare plots of land. More importantly, the weavers could at last profit from their talents by setting up their own home businesses, and the rise of regional tourism opened up the Otavalo valley to the outside world and spread the word of its marvellous textiles. Thanks to the success of the weaving industry, the Otavaleños are now one of the most prosperous indigenous groups in South America, as well as being at the political and cultural forefront of the country's under-represented peoples.Read More
The Saturday Market
The Saturday Market
Every Friday afternoon, Otavalo comes to life as pick-up trucks laden with merchandise and vendors bent double under great blocks of textiles stream into town from the surrounding countryside, preparing for the fabulous Saturday market, which includes one of the largest and most colourful artesanía markets on the continent. If you can't make it to town on a Saturday, it's worth noting this crafts market has become such big business that most of the town's weaving and artesanía shops stay open throughout the week; you'll find stalls on the Plaza de Ponchos every day, and on Wednesdays it's almost as busy as the real thing.
The Plaza de Ponchos is the centre of the artesanía activity, where indígenas dressed in all their finery offer a staggering choice of clothes, textiles, hammocks and weavings, as well as jewellery, ceramics, dolls and many other craftworks. The stalls spill off the square in all directions, especially up Sucre, all the way to the Parque Central. By 7am on Saturday morning, the market is already abuzz, even though the tour groups from Quito don't roll in until around 9 or 10am.
Although the sales patter is not at all aggressive, you will be expected to haggle, which should result in significant discounts, often by 25 percent or more. If you want to take a photo of someone, always ask first, or better still, buy something then ask. Also, take heed that Otavalo's markets can get very crowded, providing perfect cover for pickpockets and bag slashers, so protect your belongings.
One of the joys of the Saturday market is that large sections of it have nothing to do with souvenir knick-knacks and tourist dollars at all. Even on the Plaza de Ponchos (north side), you'll find vegetable and grain sellers and a row of street restaurants with huge pans and cauldrons supplying food to local shoppers. Pick your way through the crowds south up Modesto Jaramillo via hardware and everyday-clothing sections to the town's main food market, at and around the Plaza 24 de Mayo (there's more at the Plaza Copacabana too). This covered square has all the bustle of an eastern bazaar, charged with the smells of whole hogs roasting on spits, steaming vats of crab soup and the sizzle of meat and potatoes. You can't help wondering if some of the victuals have come straight from the livestock market (5–10am), a packed field of herd animals bellowing through the early morning mists, tugging hard on their busily negotiating owners. To get there, go to the west end of Calderón, cross the bridge, and then follow the crowds going up S. J. Castro to the Panamericana and the market ground on the other side. A second animal market by the bus station deals with fowl, cuyes (guinea pigs), puppies and kittens – and other small creatures, thankfully not all destined for the kitchen.
After the traders have packed up their stalls and the smell of discarded mangoes has turned from sweetness to decay, locals head to the cockpit (gallera municipal), on 31 de Octubre behind the produce market, for a flutter (Sat 9pm–2am). It will set you back $1 to sit around a blood-smeared circle watching two cocks try to peck each other to death.
- Haciendas and country hotels around Otavalo
Traditional clothing in Otavalo
Traditional clothing in Otavalo
With business acumen as honed as their weaving skills, many Otavalo weavers have been able to afford travel abroad thanks to the popularity of their craft; and while thousands of Otavaleños have set up outlets across the world, their prosperity on the international market hasn't tainted their cultural identity. For the most part, Otavaleños still wear traditional garments even as they own gleaming pick-up trucks, electric looms and modern hotel blocks. Women can often be seen in embroidered white blouses (camisas), shawls (rebozos), black-wrap skirts (anakus), gold-coloured bead necklaces (walkas) and red-bead bracelets (maki watana), with their hair wrapped up in strips of woven cloth (cintas). Men sport dapper blue ponchos (ruwanas) and mid-calf-length white trousers (calzones), with their hair braided (shimba) beneath felt hats (sombreros). Both wear alpargatas, sandals made from the fibre of the penko cactus.
Festivals in Otavalo
Festivals in Otavalo
Otavalo hosts several major festivals, including San Juan on June 24, which is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks as indígenas from the surrounding villages parade in costumes and masks, dancing and singing their way to the Church of San Juan, west of town. The festivities last for several days, blending with the Inti Raymi celebration of the solstice on June 21 and those for San Pedro on June 29, and together are known as "Los San Juanes", providing a Christianized gloss to what was doubtless a pre-Columbian celebration. The San Juan fiesta once involved a kind of ritual fighting (tinku) between rival villages, but today the ceremonies are largely confined to ritual bathing in the Peguche waterfall, followed by shindigs in the outlying communities; foreigners should only attend these events if they have an invitation to do so from a local, and should show sensitivity at all times.
Another big event, the Fiesta del Yamor, during the first two weeks of September, is a twentieth-century and primarily mestizo celebration, seeing bullfights, music, dancing and traditional food and drink, including yamor itself, a chicha made from seven types of corn and prepared over twelve hours. Among the smaller events are Mojanda Arriba (Oct 30–31), a two-day walk from Quito to Otavalo, stopping at Malchinguí over the Mojanda hills, marking the foundation of the town, and Diciembre Mágico, a minor arts festival in the weeks leading up to Christmas.


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Hull becomes the first Gaucho player since point guard Ray Kelly was selected in 1993. A a 6-foot-7 senior from Glendale, Hull is averaging 13.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He has made 57 three-point baskets, including at least one in 22 of 23 games and the last 19 in a row. In addition, Hull has played a team-high 791 minutes, 156 more than his next closest teammate.
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Ananis said:
I like Davidson's plots a lot, as well as her wise-cracking heroines. Even her side characters are unbeatable in terms of memorability (in a good way). However, her books come with a warning. Read only if you can stand a light style of writing more in line with the voice of a stereotypical flighty shopping-addict rich girl or high school cheerleader.
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Oh my gosh, this is hilarious! If you're a fan of Buffy or Angel, you'll probably like this series. Takes place in MN
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Set in MN, Betsy Taylor becomes a vampire, and is their new queen, much to her dismay. Also the first book in a series.
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Love vampires? Love shoes? Love the Twin Cities? Then Mary Janice Davidson's "Undead" series is for you. Follow the adventures and mishaps of Betsy Taylor, Queen of the Vampires beginning with Undead and Unwed and continuing on through Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated all the way to the sixth book, Undead and Uneasy. Ms. Davidson also writes young adult novels and romantic fiction.
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Betsy (Elizabeth) Taylor
Recently discovered she is a vampire; was 30 years old when she was hit and killed by an SUV; obsessed with designer shoes.
Eric Sinclair
Sexy; offers to teach Betsy how to be a vampire.
500 years old; power-hungry; obnoxious.