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Would you just make a decision and do something about it. All you're doing is whining and complaining in various ways. do something productive to fix the problem.
Would you just make a decision and do something about it. All you're doing is whining and complaining in various ways. do something productive to fix the problem.
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I would try your local shop and see if they can mail your books to you once a month. My local shop does this all of the time.
1) He doesn't want to.
2) No one will charge him upfront for a year's worth of books. He's a special snowflake and doesn't want to follow the business model that is the most convenient for just about everyone else on the planet instead of learning to budget his money month to month.
Well I Canceled My Subscriptions today and have just decided maybe i shouldn't be supporting DC Anymore or maybe i shouldn't be messing with comics in general
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* Action Comics = 6th
* Batman = 2nd
* Detective Comics = 7th
* Justice League = 3rd
* Batgirl = 33rd
* Batman and Robin = 17th
* Batman: The Dark Knight = 8th
* Catwoman T+ = 52nd
* The Flash = 14th
* Green Arrow = 84th (but possible TV show in the works?)
* Green Lantern = 5th
* Green Lantern Corps = 35th
* Nightwing = 29th
* Supergirl = 60th
* Superman = 13th
* Teen Titans = 23rd
* Wonder Woman = 25th
(NOTE: I didn't list rankings for other DC New 52 non-Dark books that may have done well.)
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Batwoman was 32nd (though she's not part of the Dark line),
Swamp Thing was 40th,
Animal Man was 59th,
Justice League Dark was 63rd,
So I'm not sure how the Dark line qualifies as "the most successful" line in the New 52.
I think DC decided which books to cut from the subscription service based on sales through the subscription channel , as opposed to anywhere else. Aquaman was one of the books dropped, and that's a Top 10 book in the Direct Market. With the exception of Batgirl, all the books left are books that were previously available through DC's subscription service. I'd guess that not enough new customers signed on for the new books for DC to make a sufficient profit from them.
On the wider topic of the OP's experiences with DC's subscription department, I can certainly smypathise. I'm having major difficulty with them as well, so I understand the need to vent.
My comic collection. Go on, have a look. You know you want to .
Do they just send them out all from the same building / complex where they are printed, or do they have to ship those issues to a separate location where they then get stored and later processed?
If the latter, it may not be very cost-effective to ship out a lot of titles that aren't as in high demand (subscription-wise) to a distant, separate location as it it to just offer several of their most popular (again, subscription-wise) titles.
By Successful i meant consistently in the spotlight and people always talking about them being proud of buying some of the dark comics
Since the original thread topic is no longer relevant, we will bring this discussion to a close.
If anyone wants to continue a general discussion of DC's subscription policies, I suggest starting a new thread on the DC Comics forum.
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MADISON, Wis. -– It took an extra hour as the crews waited for a change in the winds, but Wisconsin was happy to get on the water and sweep through visiting Minnesota and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in one half of UW's split-squad racing on Saturday. The rest of the team competed at the Stanford Invitational in Redwood Shores, Calif. (recap to come).Racing took place in reverse, with the start at the Memorial Union, the middle past Porter Boathouse and the finish in University Bay.... More>>
MADISON, Wis.– Wisconsin won its ninth and 10th-straight games in a doubleheader sweep of Penn State Saturday in University Park, Pa., shutting out the Nittany Lions, 4-0, in the first game and taking game two, 5-2."To play on the road is always a big deal," UW head coach Yvette Healy. "It's tough to get Big Ten wins on the road. Penn State, especially, has had Wisconsin's number for a lot of years. It's been a while since we beat Penn State on the road, so to come out and take the series rea... More>>
It has been more than a year since Sun Prairie last lost a baseball game. Since April 16, 2013 the Cardinals have reeled off 30 straight victories, which is the longest in the state of Wisconsin and one of the longest active streaks in the country. More>>
Kyle Lohse pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Carlos Gomez homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 Friday night.
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin kept to its winning ways Friday night in University Park, Pa., picking up its eighth-straight win, as the Badgers smashed three home runs in a 6-3 victory over Penn State.Down five runs entering the bottom of the seventh, Penn State (14-24, 5-8) pieced together a small rally, but Cassandra Darrah shut the door for her 15th win of the season.Shelby Miller drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on Alyssa Sovereign's infield single. Ashley Van Zeeland prevented the... More>>
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Spain's Pablo Larrazabal has been forced to dive into a water hazard to avoid attacking hornets during his second round in the Malaysian Open on Friday. Larrazabal jumped fully clothed into the water adjacent to the 14th green but not before suffering a number of hornet stings which required treatment. However he then resumed playing and was able to birdie the hole on his way to a round of 2-under 70 at Kuala Lumpur Country Club. Antonio Lascuna of the Philippi... More>>
MADISON, WI (WKOW) -- Coming off one of the most successful seasons in Wisconsin men's basketball history, a sell-out crowd filled the Kohl Center Thursday night to celebrate the season with the team.Nearly 800 people came out to show their support for the team's accomplishments, including getting out to the best start in school history, at 16-0, reaching 30 wins for just the 3-rd time in school history, and giving head coach Bo Ryan his first ever trip to the Final Four.The annual event allo... More>>
Andrew McCutchen hit his first homer of the season and drove in three runs, Pedro Alvarez had a three-run shot and pinch-hitter Josh Harrison broke a tie with a long ball in the seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Milwaukee Brewers their first road loss, 11-2 on Thursday night.
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and men's basketball coach Brian Wardle have agreed to a new five-year contract. Athletic Director Mary Ellen Gillespie announced contract agreement Thursday.
First baseman Lyle Overbay has been placed on the paternity leave list by the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee recalled infielder-outfielder Elian Herrera from Triple-A Nashville before Thursday's game against Pittsburgh.
The Milwaukee Bucks have packed up from a dismal season. It is unclear how many of them will be back in the fall.
Three Milwaukee industry will answer questions from a panel of journalists about the idea of building a new arena to replace the city's BMO Harris Bradley Center. More>>
Mike Scott scored 17 points and the Atlanta Hawks ended the regular season with a 111-103 win Wednesday over the Bucks, hours after Milwaukee owner Herb Kohl announced he was selling his team.
The Badger women's basketball team has signed a point guard with an impressive pedigree. Roichelle Marble has signed a National Letter of Intent.
MADISON (WKOW) -- News that the Milwaukee Bucks have new ownership leaked a few hours before the official announcement Wednesday. Governor Scott Walker talked about it while in Madison earlier that day, thanking former Senator Herb Kohl for his commitment to keep the team in the state. More>>
New ownership announced and donation of $100 million for a new arena
The Badgers will meet LSU in prime time for the 2014 football season opener. The school announced it will face the Tigers at 8 p.m. CT at NRG Stadium in Houston on Aug. 30 in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff.
Wily Peralta allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings and the Milwaukee Brewers turned two errors into four unearned runs Wednesday in a 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that ended a two-game losing streak.
The Badger volleyball team is back to the grind. Wisconsin is in the midst of its spring season, after coming two sets from a national championship in December. More>>
Shelby Miller struck out seven and allowed three hits over six innings, and Mark Ellis had two RBIs in his return from the disabled list to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-1 win Tuesday night over the Milwaukee Brewers. More>>
Tournament season is done and over, but the discussion of creating fairer competition between public and private schools is heating up. More>>
After a historic week at the plate for the Wisconsin softball team, senior Michelle Mueller made more history on Tuesday, becoming the first Badger to be named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week More>>
With the NHL regular season completed, USA Hockey announced today the first 15 players of the 2014 U.S. Men's National Team that will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship May 9-25 in Minsk, Belarus. More>>
The Packers have reached a deal with quarterback Matt Flynn, according to reports. Flynn was on the verge of visiting with the New York Giants, but the trip was called off. More>>
The Milwaukee Brewers' nine-game winning streak was snapped Monday night when Lance Lynn struck out 11 in seven innings More>>
Greivis Vasquez scored 25 points, Kyle Lowry had 24 and the Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with their 48th win, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 110-100 on Monday night. More>>
After a record-setting week, Wisconsin softball player Michelle Mueller was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.Mueller, a senior from La Crosse, Wis., played a big part in UW's perfect week as she hit four home runs and recorded 18 RBI More>>
Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement.
The Milwaukee Brewers won their ninth in a row, with Kyle Lohse coming within one out of a complete game Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. At 10-2, the Brewers are off to their best start since going 13-0 to start the 1987 season. More>>
Bradley Beal scored 26 points, and the Washington Wizards moved a step closer to claiming the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night with a 104-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, whose loss guaranteed they will finish with at least a tie for the worst record in the NBA. More>>
In front of a crowd of 8,204, Tanner McEvoy was able to show how much progress he'd made at the quarterback position, since switching back from safety. More>>
Brandon Knight scored 24 points and Ramon Sessions added 20 as Milwaukee held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-116 on Friday night, preserving the Bucks slim hopes of avoiding the NBA's worst record. More>>
Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run homer that backed Wily Peralta, and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to seven with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. More>>
Jake McCabe(Eau Claire, Wis.) and Michael Mersch(Park Ridge, Ill.) can each add another honor to their already-impressive lists as both players were tabbed as All-Americans by the American Hockey Coaches Association on Friday. More>>
MADISON, WI (WKOW) -- Badgers redshirt junior Michael Lihrman is bringing down the hammer on the hammer throw. Just one meet into the season of the men's track and field team, Lihrman is already smashing records.Last weekend at the University of Florida Relays, he broke his own school record in the hammer throw by nearly six feet, reaching 226 feet 8 inches.Lihrman only picked up the sport just a few years ago when he started his college career at UW-Stout, before transferring to Madison last... More>>
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Carlos Gomez had three hits with an RBI and the hot-hitting Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning to six games with a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. The Brewers' wins have all come on the road during the streak. They came to Philadelphia following a three-game sweep at defending World Series champion Boston. They battered the Phillies with 25 runs and 38 hits in the three-game sweep. Milwaukee has batted .320 and has outscored opponents 4... More>>
MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- Baseball is back, and that has the Milwaukee Brewers feeling pretty "happy." So happy, in fact, they decided to create their own video, featuring the song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. More>>
MADISON, Wis. –The Wisconsin softball team put on a hitting clinic against North Dakota at the Goodman Diamond on Wednesday, sweeping its doubleheader in run-rule fashion, 11-2 and 17-1.Seniors Mary Massei, Michelle Mueller and Stephanie Peace stole the show, gathering ten hits, 16 RBI and seven extra-base hits, including five home runs, on the day."We've played tough teams, we've got some really good key wins, so for us to get a couple more today is a big deal," UW head coach Yvette Healy sa... More>>
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Chris Copeland's driving layup with 1.2 seconds remaining gave the Indiana Pacers a 104-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night that moved them back into first place in the Eastern Conference. Copeland finished with a season-high 18 points. Luis Scola also recorded a season high with 24 points and Evan Turner added 23 for Indiana, which benched all of its usual starters for the entire game. Coach Frank Vogel made the move after saying his team appeared tired... More>>
Ryan Braun hit a two-run triple during a four-run eighth inning rally to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their fifth straight win, 9-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. More>>
The UW-Milwaukee basketball team will not be making a return trip to the NCAA Tournament next season. The program has been placed on a one-year postseason ban by the NCAA for a low Academic Performance Rate score. More>>
The next Pro Bowl will be played in Arizona at the site of the Super Bowl. The NFL announced Wednesday that the game would return to Hawaii the following year. More>>
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig called Hank Aaron "ideally suited to become Babe Ruth's heir" as he participated in the Braves' celebration of the 40th anniversary of Aaron's record-breaking 715th homer. The 80-year-old Aaron was given a standing ovation in Tuesday's night ceremony. More>>
Wisconsin senior defenseman Joe Faust(Bloomington, Minn.) has signed an Amateur Try Out contract with the AHL's Albany Devils, the top minor league affiliate of the NHL's New Jersey Devils. More>>
Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave did not practice Tuesday and has been shut down for the rest of spring. Stave is working his way back from a shoulder injury that knocked him out of the Capital One Bowl on January 1. More>>
Ryan Braun hit three home runs and tied a franchise record with seven RBIs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over Philadelphia 10-4 Tuesday, spoiling the Phillies' home opener. Coming off a three-game sweep of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the Brewers won their fourth straight game and improved to 5-2. Kyle Lohse (1-1) allowed three runs and seven hits, walking five. Braun connected twice off Kyle Kendrick (0-1), snapping the longest homerless drought of his career. The... More>>
Connecticut's upperclassmen were too much for the kids of Kentucky. Poised and experienced, UConn won its second national championship in four years, outlasting Kentucky and its stable of freshmen Monday night. UConn (32-8) dominated early, withstood a big charge late in the first half and made all the clutch plays down the stretch of a 60-54 victory that made Kevin Ollie the first coach since Michigan's Steve Fisher in 1989 to win a national title in his first NCAA tournament as coach. Shaba... More>>
Joey Logano made a last-lap pass of Jeff Gordon during extra laps after a late caution Monday in a rain-delayed race at Texas, becoming the seventh different winner in as many Sprint Cup races this season, Logano had a 2.2-second lead on teammate Brad Keselowski and was within a half-lap of taking the white flag, which would have guaranteed no extra laps. But then came the caution for debris after Kurt Busch's car brushed the wall and one of his tires tore apart. On the ensuing pit stop, Gord... More>>
The Phillies' home opener against Milwaukee on Monday has been postponed because of expected inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. Tickets for Monday will be honored Tuesday. The forecast Monday calls for heavy rain throughout the day. Kyle Kendrick is slated to pitch for Philadelphia, while Kyle Lohse is scheduled to start for the Brewers. More>>
BOSTON (AP) -- Yovani Gallardo made his second straight scoreless start and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-0 victory Sunday. The World Series champion Red Sox, who never had a losing record last year, fell to 2-4 and matched their longest skid of 2013. They were swept just once last season, in a three-game series against the Texas Rangers from May 3-5. But the Red Sox couldn't score against Gallardo (2-0), who pitched six innings in Milwauke... More>>
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball, who played college football at Wisconsin, wore a frog suit to the Final Four on Saturday night. Ball and two friends tried to join the Wisconsin student section courtside late in the second half of the Badgers' 74-73 loss to Kentucky, but were denied entrance to the floor level because they didn't have the necessary wrist bands. The students caught wind of Ball's struggles, turned around and started chanting "let them in, let ... More>>
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Wisconsin did almost everything it needed to do Saturday night to beat Kentucky except for hitting one crucial free throw. Ben Brust and Sam Dekker each scored 15 points, but Traevon Jackson missed a foul shot with 16 seconds left and the Badgers were left stunned after Aaron Harrison's 3 from the wing with 5.7 seconds to play gave the Wildcats a 74-73. Jackson missed a jumper at the buzzer and the Badgers fell short in their quest for the school's first national tit... More>>
BOSTON (AP) -- Khris Davis doubled in the 11th inning for his fourth hit of the game, and he scored on Logan Schafer's double to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Saturday night. Tyler Thornburg (1-0) earned the win with a perfect 10th inning. Burke Badenhop (0-1) came in to start the 11th and gave up Davis' one-out double, then Schafer one-hopped the Green Monster between the left and center fielders. Francisco Rodriguez struck out the side in the 11th for his second... More>>


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Since about 1600, 486 animal species have been recorded extinct. This represents about 0.04 of all animal species so far described. In the same period, 600 plant species are known to have disappeared, about 0.25 of the total. These figures are much smaller than those of the Permian/Triassic and Cretaceous/Tertiary mass extinctions. One might therefore conclude that at present life on earth is at comparatively little risk of extinction. However, there is a growing body of data to show that the converse is true.Resource Type: Journal Papers
Chapter from Biodiversity Loss & Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes. The Forests of Montane Mexico and South America.Resource Type: Reports
Substantial amounts of detailed biodiversity data exist for the world, and these data can be used to guide conservation priorities. WCMC compiled key data in order to identify areas of high species richness and endemism. This book is made available by kind permission of the UK Department for International Development for whom it was prepared.Resource Type: Reports
Projections indicate that species and ecosystems will be at maximum risk from human activities during the next few decades. Prompt action by the world community can minimise the eventual loss of species. Highest priorities should be to: (i) strengthen the management of ecosystems containing a large proportion of global biodiversity; (ii) help developing countries complete their biodiversity strategies and action plans, monitor their own biodiversity, and establish and maintain adequate national systems of conservation areas; (iii) support actions at the global level, providing benefit to all countries in managing their own biodiversity. Generally, resources will best be spent in safeguarding ecosystems and habitats that are viable and important for global biodiversity, and which are threatened by factors that can be controlled cost-effectively. Other important criteria are representativeness, complementarity and insurance.Resource Type: Journal Papers
This publication presents five of the lectures from the 2004-5 'Environment on the Edge' lecture series. It includes the following themes:
•The Day After Tomorrow - Sir Crispin Tickell
•Oceans on the Edge - Dr. Jane Lubchenco
•Antartica on the Edge? - Professor Chris Rapley
•Biodiversity on the Edge - Dr. Cristián Samper
•Transport on the Edge - Dr. Bernard Bulkin
This publication presents five of the lectures from the 2007 - 2008 'Environment on the Edge' lecture series. It includes the following themes:
•Northern Ireland - An Environment on the Edge - Professor Sharon Turner
•Travelling First Class on the Titanic - Baroness Young
•The economics of climate change: governments, companies and households - Lord Adair Turner
•Creating a healthy environment in China - Professor Sian Griffiths
•Ocean acidification: the other CO2 problem - Professor Nick Owens
•International environmental governance - Professor Robert T. Watson
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This publication presents five of the lectures from the 2005-6 'Environment on the Edge' lecture series. It includes the following themes:
•Nature's capital: the key to poverty eradication - Dr. Klaus Töpfer
•Human development in China - Dr Zhao Baige
•Agriculture and food production: Quo vadis - Dr Hans Rudolf Herren
•The changing face of cities - Professor Anne Power
•Women and conservation - Kathryn Fuller
Recent analyses confirm that urgent attempts to catalogue the distribution of biological diversity may be facilitated by focusing at the level of genera or families rather than species. However, questions remain over the application of higher-taxon surveys to identify networks of priority areas for conservation action. Is the close spatial match between species and higher-taxon richness at global and regional scales reiterated when sites are locally distributed? How much money is saved by the higher-taxon approach? And how does using genus or family information affect the efficiency with which spatial priorities for conservation are identified? We examined these issues using data on the diversity of woody plants in Sri Lankan forests.Resource Type: Journal Papers
This publication presents five of the lectures from the 2006 - 2007 'Environment on the Edge' lecture series. It includes the following themes:
•Europe on the edge Professor - Jacqueline McGlade
•Are we running out of oil? - Dr Jeremy Leggett and Dr Ian Vann
•The impacts of the Three Gorges Dam - Professor Zhang Jing
•Humans and carbon: a Faustian bargain? - Professor Berrien Moore III
•Valuing sustainability - Richard Saxon CBE
•Transport: a case of systematic sclerosis? - Professor David Fisk
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It was one of those unusually cold days we get here a couple times each winter. It could not have been more than 45 degrees out. The parking lot was wet from an earlier rain and I felt tired as I pushed my shopping cart back to my car. Two weeks before Christmas and I had been running around insanely, trying to get everything done. As I lugged the last bag into the trunk and shut the hatchback I heard a voice and looked behind me. A woman was there. "Excuse me, could you spare a little? I need to get my children some Cheerios."
Where I live, such requests are not uncommon. Southern California is a meca for the homeless, especially in winter. 30-40 degrees is a lot more desireable than -10 and snow. But something inside me told me that this woman was being honest. That she was not just looking for money to get drunk or high.
She saw me paused and added, "My husband is a painter, but it is hard to get work at the holidays. We have two boys, 5 and 7." I nodded. "Let's go inside, I will buy it for you."
I really only intended to get the Cherrios, but as we walked in I realized I couldn't leave it at that. I took a cart and began to go down the isles, "Let's get you a few other things..." She began to protest, but gave up when she realized it was pointless. "Do you have a freezer?" "Yes" she answered.
The cart began to fill with staples..bread, butter, lunch meats, peanut butter and even ice cream as a treat. Then I realized she probably had nothing for Christmas dinner. I added a turkey and trimmings, and so it went on.
As I went to the check out I felt a knot of fear in my stomach, it was a lot of food and we were very tight on cash, often paying bills late as we tried to juggle expenses. I looked from the woman to the cart, and I knew I needed to do this. So I put the things on the conveyor belt, figuring I would just have to pay a few more bills late. The total was over $200! Oh god, that knot grew, but I paid it. There was enough money in the bank to cover it.
She thanked me over and over and I smiled and told her to have a good Christmas before I got back into my car and drove home.
My husband helped me bring in the groceries and then I looked over the mail that had arrived while I was gone. There was a Christmas card from my grandma. I opened it up and found $200 inside.
Things have a way of working out.
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Fast, fresh Mexican specialties and a signature salsa bar are the hallmarks of this restaurant chain. – In Short
Founded in 1979 in Los Angeles, La Salsa has grown into a chain of quick-serve, taqueria-style restaurants. Specializing in soft-shell tacos and other Mexican favorites, the restaurant's hallmark is its salsa bar that allows customers to choose their toppings. Menu offerings include a variety of fish, meat and veggie tacos, plus burritos, quesadillas and salads. Entree-sized meal platters--like the enchilada plate or three-pepper fajita platter--come with rice, beans, chips and salsa.
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pyBit uses AMQP to create a distributed, cross-platform buildd toolkit to build packages using a collection of buildds, direct from various VCS clients. It is intended to support rapidly evolving software collections, and can support multiple VCS frontends and multiple build backends. Cross building is expected to be supported for some backends. The initial backend uses dpkg for Debian. pyBit includes support for cancelling selected builds and using multiple buildd clients per architecture, per platform, and per suite.
The Clacks Framework enables implementators to abstractly manage infrastructure entities, such as users, groups, machines and structure items. These are freely defineable and mappable to various backends like LDAP or MongoDB. Additionally it can handle joined clients, collect inventory data, and manage these clients in various ways. All information, API, and events are exposed on an AMQP message bus, and can be used by shell scripts, Web GUIs, etc.
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It. Is. Over.
You've no doubt heard by now that a tentative CBA has been reached, which means we'll have NHL hockey back very soon.
The highlights of the deal, as noted in this early piece from Michael Grange, include:
*10-year CBA term with each side having an eighth-year opt-out option.
*50/50 HRR split for the entire deal.
*Make-Whole of $300M
*New pension plan with defined benefit structure modeled after MLB
*New contracts will be limited to seven years. Eight if you're re-signing your own player.
*'13-14 salary cap will be $64.3M
*Revenue sharing upped to $200M. Half of the money will come from top-10 earning clubs. There will also be a $60M 'industry growth fund' which can be used at discretion of Commish in 'struggling markets.'
*Free agency and salary arbitration otherwise unchanged.
*One of the big points: Contract variance is maxed at 35 percent from the value of the prior year and a max of 50 percent from the first year of the deal. So, as Grange points out, a deal worth $10 million in the first year can't have any years worth less than $5-million. It won't be long before teams and agents figure out how to best maximize even that situation, surely.
The most important thing for the fans and everyone dependant on the sport to make a living is that the National Hockey League will be operational.
Now if you'll excuse me, I suddenly have a purpose in life again and a whole lot of content to get ready.
P.S. I just added a sick Pavel Datsyuk goal at the bottom of today's Ramblings. Glad we get to see these guys back in North America now.
Once a new NHL CBA is officially announced, I'll be able to nail down a date on which fantasy rankings will be released on Sportsnet.ca. That news will come via Twitter and you'll also be able to get the links to the content that way as well.
We'll be looking at Top 60 goalies, Top 60 defencemen, Top 100 forwards and the annual Top 100 overall. Lockout notes on everyone; which will include team, league, stats and any pertinent info from the lockout. Ranks are for standard league formats; meaning goals, assists, plus-minus, power play points, penalty minutes and shots for skaters with wins, goals against average, save percentage and shutouts for netminders.
If nothing else, the lists will serve as a great refresher course on both the summer's free agency results and which player ended up where during the lockout, along with how they fared.
Anze Kopitar hurt his right knee in Saturday's action while skating for Mora IK of Sweden's Allsvenskan league.
Fortunately, early indications are this injury is not a big deal. Kopitar's agent, Pat Brisson, said 'it's very minor' and more would be gleaned in the next few days after testing was done. Kings GM Dean Lombardi told The Los Angeles Times via email that a recovery time of two or three weeks was a good estimate.
Kopitar: "Got tangled up in the corner and it felt funny. Precautionary reasons to step off. Taking this seriously." Says 2-3 weeks #lakings— Linus Hugosson (@linushugosson) January 5, 2013
So were the NHL season to begin January 19th, it's still possible Kopitar might be ready. If not, it doesn't sound like he would be sidelined too far beyond that point. Mike Richards and Jarret Stoll could receive a short-term boost in value if the Slovenian can't lace them up on opening night. In a short schedule head-to-head format, a few extra points here or there could go a long way.
The Times also noted that Jonathan Quick, who had what was deemed to be 'minor' back surgery in August, has not yet been medically cleared to play but is close to that point.
I made this point a number of Ramblings back, but that has to go down as one of the most underreported and underemphasized stories of the summer and this non-season. The Kings completely downplayed that surgery and here we are, in what should be the fourth month of the regular season, and Quick is just now going to be medically cleared?
Granted, it's entirely likely Quick would have been playing sooner than this had there not been a lockout. Maybe as early as late November. And certainly the organization is taking care of its franchise goalie, as it should. But still... this delay could have seriously impacted the team's fate this season in an already-challenging post-Cup hangover situation.
Jonathan Bernier, needless to say, may still receive extra starts if the Kings go easy on Quick with a 48 or 50-game slate in a relatively compressed timeframe.
#Aeros pull healthy Mikael Granlund from lineup after warmups. #MNWild GM Fletcher cautious with #NHL camp possibly close. Via @russostrib— Chris Nichols (@Nichols_NHLPool) January 6, 2013
Granlund has 8-13-21 in 21 GP with Houston so far. He suffered an ankle injury earlier in the campaign and only returned in the second week of December. The Finnish forward is as much of a lock as anyone can be to make the big team when the madness ends. He's the Papa Smurf of blue chip prospects.
You may remember, although it's been awhile, that Wild coach Mike Yeo had projected some time before NHL training camps should have opened in the fall that he envisioned his top six looking like this:
Zach Parise – Mikko Koivu – Dany Heatley
Matt Cullen – Mikael Granlund – Devin Setoguchi
Granlund was going to be tried at centre in camp back in the fall. Will a shortened camp change that thinking? We'll see.
A report several weeks ago, incidentally, indicated PMB was 'pretty much symptom free'. In Yeo's initial outline Bouchard was lined up with Kyle Brodziak and Cal Clutterbuck.
Newsday points out that Biel forward Clarence Kparghai was fined Friday for biting Isles star John Tavares in a game December 22. Tavares did not miss any time and reports didn't indicate where he was bitten.
Also in that article was a note that Travis Hamonic, who has been sidelined since early December with a concussion, is likely to resume skating Monday. That could put him on track to be ready for NHL camps, although we all know by now how completely unpredictable concussions can be.
Cody Hodgson will be one of the key players for the Buffalo Sabres this year and in the coming seasons, lining up as a top-six centre. The Canadian Press took a look at his time with Rochester so far, including being sidelined by that hand injury.
Off-season training saw the young pivot bulk up with more muscle mass via training with Gary Roberts and Amerks coach Ron Rolston has some pretty high praise for his 22-year-old.
"He's been exceptional for us, just a catalyst for us in all areas — defensively, offensively, creating, power plays, faceoffs. He just does everything well."
The Tribune-Review runs down the slumps of winger Eric Tangradi and defensemen Brian Strait and Robert Bortuzzo down in Wilkes-Barre.
This is a few days old now, but loved seeing Sven Baertschi's enthusiasm over the possibility of lining up with Johnny Gaudreau.
The Courier Post also ran a feature on Gaudreau, reflecting back on how motivated he was after being cut by last year's Team USA. The piece ran before the gold medal contest.
The Toronto Star gathered some quotes from the final day of the world juniors, including high praise for tournament MVP and top goalie John Gibson from the legendary Vladislav Tretiak.
"He could move very well," said Tretiak. "He could read situations. He will be a top goalie in the future in the NHL."
Congrats team USA on gold! Well @gabelandeskog92 u lost the bet, can't wait to see you wear this shirt all next week. twitter.com/6ErikJohnson/s…— Erik Johnson (@6ErikJohnson) January 5, 2013
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PS: When did Datsyuk sell his soul to the devil? This move isn't even possible without either adding a joint or an eye somewhere on your back.
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I remember coming to this site in the summer of '08 and seeing a couple of one or two sentance paragraphs. Quite frankly, that was better than the nothing I was getting out of the paper, or any other website.
Over these last four and a half years, this site has become a must-read for me. I don't always get what the articles are talking about (Corsi - or maybe I just don't agree with what I know about it), and none of the leagues I'm in takes 14-year olds (your keeper/farm systems), but it's always a good read.
During the lockout, you managed to surpass the writing you had even during the season a couple of years ago - no small feat. I never left the site disappointed, outside of the disappointment of the season not starting.
You all have done a wonderful job of keeping me up to date, and providing thoughtful, interesting articles and have earned my continued purchace of The Guide, and Midseason Guide. That has even spilled over to your foray into football.
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Oh and the lockout is over!
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Whether you're on your way to the library or stopping by City Hall, chances are you're driving by St. John Vianney School, located in the heart of Brookfield. This blog will provide insight into life and education at SJV, a 4K-8 educational anchor in Brookfield since 1957.
Introducing Father Ken Knippel
Father Ken Knippel began his second weekend at St. John Vianney by celebrating the combined faith of Peter and preaching of Paul, Apostles to a packed church of parishioners. It's only fitting that he would begin his second weekend on a beautiful summer day. One could tell just how excited everybody was by the number of people lining up after church to chat and welcome him to the St. John Vianney community! Here's some biographical information about Father Knippel:
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Here are some other opportunites to volunteer during July!
A Picnic at All Saints
Our Summer Service Series continues with SJV Parishioners most recently organizing a picnic over at The Commons at All Saints Church Milwaukee.
Who doesn't love a picnic? Ashlyn Elizabeth loves one and so does... Ashlynn Elizabeth. The two girls met for the first time on July 26th when a group from The Quad Parishes (St. John Vianney, St. Dominic, St. Joseph and St. Mary Elm Grove) shared a picnic with members of The Commons from All Saints Church, as part of the Summer Service Series.


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Verdins (Auriparus flaviceps) are residents in the Verde Valley of Central Arizona, occupying the Mesquite/Graythorn/Acacia scrub in the area. This male was recorded in a Mesquite near Peck's Lake [Arizona] in late October, 1997. Sometimes they'll chatter like this for several minutes, almost solid.
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Alright, here's an issue which will probably get a lot of responses (especially regarding 1980 Olympians).
I do support some type of Olympic Boycott compensation from countries that pull their athletes out of the Games during an undeclared war. Rembember, I emphasise the word "undeclared", for a declared war is a dire national emergency.
Let's go back to 1980. Wasn't track still in amateur status back then (though in transisition). Did some athletes have to pay training expenses out of their own pockets. How much did sponsors lose. How much did ABC loose with no Olympics. I still think all of those athletes and spnosors should get compensated for the wrongest move ever by Jimmy Carter (and I like the guy, too).
Bill Rodgers--pay him
Sam Bouie--pay him
Evelyn Ashford--pay her
Isaiah Thomas--pay him
That's right. I said it. What are your thoughts? Peace.