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Mailbag: Was the Wood deal worth it?
Beat reporter Anthony Castrovince answers fans' questions
Whether you're celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, Boxing Day, Festivus or Diane Sawyer's birthday, allow me to be the latest to wish you a wonderful ... whatever.With the aforementioned holidays upon us, this will be the final mailbag of 2008. And what a year it's been. Remember that one week, when that one guy asked a question about the Indians, and I answered it? I'll never forget it. You guys and gals make this thing work, and I can't thank you enough for all your submissions the past year. While I am unable to get to them all, rest assured I at least read them all, which has to count for something, right? I hope you'll continue to offer up your thoughts and queries in '09. The first mailbag of the New Year will run Jan. 5. Until then, let's dive in ... Do you think the Indians spent a little too much on Kerry Wood? Paying $10 million a year for a closer that has been injured a lot throughout his career is pretty steep for a club with an average payroll.
-- Brad L., Hamler, Ohio These are the top-ranked closers from 2008 who are past their arbitration years, with their '09 salaries in parentheses: Mariano Rivera ($15 million), Brad Lidge ($11.5 million), Joe Nathan ($11.25 million), Francisco Rodriguez ($8.5 million, though, with a signing bonus and guaranteed buyout, his contract will average out at $12.3 million annually), Francisco Cordero ($12 million), B.J. Ryan ($10 million). You can say free-agent closers are overpaid, and you'll get no argument from me. You can say the Indians took a major risk in firing their lone free-agent bullet at a guy with a history of arm trouble, and you'll get no argument from me. But the Indians made Wood their top target because of his stuff, his poise, his leadership and his positive acclimation to the bullpen. And when they offered him $20.5 million over two years, they were offering the going rate for a closer of his pedigree. So, in my view, it's not really a question of whether the Indians overpaid for Wood. The question really boils down to whether he is the right man for the job. This signing has certainly energized the fan base and could provide a spark to the rest of the pitching staff, so the Indians are off to a good start. And I don't think anyone disputes that Wood, when healthy, has the stuff to be a dominant presence in the 'pen. One last note on health risks: Although it's easy to report that a player passed or failed a physical, those really aren't the best terms. The only player who would "fail" a physical is one who is physically unable to play. When it comes to the Indians' procedure, it's more accurate to state that players are given a risk assessment -- essentially on a scale of one to 10 -- and it is then up to the members of the front office to determine whether that risk is tolerable, given the contractual terms. It can lead to some uncomfortable conversations and tough decisions. Obviously, in the case of Wood, the Indians felt the 31-year-old had a tolerable level of risk. Just what is a vesting option?
-- Bruce S., Millersburg, Ohio I'm answering this question on the off chance that this is Bruce Springsteen writing in during a holiday retreat to Millersburg. A vesting option is an option triggered not by the decision of a player or front office. Rather, it is directly tied into performance. In the case of Wood, his $11 million option for 2011 is exercised if he finishes 55 games in either '09 or '10. That number wasn't just plucked out of thin air. Wood finished 56 games for the Cubs last year, and Joe Borowski finished 58 games for the Tribe in '07. One would assume that a closer finishing 55 games in a single season is a healthy and effective closer, so the Indians would probably be happy to see that option exercised, if that's the case. What realistic timetable is Jake Westbrook on? Any inside information on how his recovery is going?
-- Mike L., Parma, Ohio The Indians' internal hope is to have Westbrook back for the second half of '09. And for now, he appears to be on schedule. Westbrook is six months removed from Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery and more than three months removed from his right hip arthroscopy. He began playing catch earlier this month and is currently throwing out to 90 feet. He will begin throwing off a mound early in Spring Training, and the Tribe hopes he will be ready to progress to a simulated game in early April. If all goes well, he will be eased into game action in extended spring and the Minors, steadily increasing his volume of pitches.
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-- Ryan L., Green, Ohio Mark Shapiro said the other day at the Wood news conference that it's hardly worth speculating on what the infield will look like, because he's considering so many different options and his own view changes daily. When it comes to Peralta moving, though, the Indians have publicly been more and more open to that possibility. "Jhonny is playing third base very well every day in the Dominican," Shapiro said. "He's made it clear he wants to play shortstop, and we've made it clear we value him as a shortstop. But we have to put the best team on the field, and he understands that, too." I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the infield makeup remains as is, or if the Indians bring in a part-time second baseman (such as Mark Grudzielanek or Aaron Miles) to share time with Jamey Carroll until Josh Barfield or Luis Valbuena are ready to contribute. I guess what I'm saying is that the Peralta-to-third possibility has never seemed stronger, given what's available and the Tribe's limited budget. When does the World Baseball Classic start play, and why would any Major League team want their players in it with the time away from the team and possible injuries?
-- John, Columbus, Ohio The full Classic schedule runs from March 5-23. MLB attempted to address club concerns about the tournament by extending the Spring Training schedule. Exhibition games are beginning about a week earlier than usual, and the start of the regular season was pushed back a week into April (November World Series, anyone?). But the Classic is a sensitive issue, on the whole. Because while teams are quick to give it the "good for the game" approval in public, they privately worry about the ill effects it can have on a player's preparation and the inherent injury risks. In the Indians' case, sending guys like Victor Martinez or Fausto Carmona to the Classic would be a huge concern, given the amount of time they missed last season. Grady Sizemore has agreed to participate in the Classic for the U.S. team. Why would Indians fans treat CC Sabathia any different than Jim Thome or Manny Ramirez? Those two left the Tribe for bigger bucks elsewhere; the only difference was we were still in the thick of things with both, so we didn't want to trade them. If we were in it, and kept CC, does anyone really think that he wouldn't still be in a Yankees uniform this spring, with $161 million in his back pocket? He's no different than Thome or Ramirez, outside of the fact that he eventually sold fans from two towns up the river because of greed.
-- Dan J., Warren, Ohio You can be bitter and have class about the CC situation. When the Indians offered him that four-year extension worth $18 million a year, and he turned it down, he said it wasn't about the money. Do you still believe that?
-- Ryan K., Perrysburg, Ohio Everybody's entitled to their opinion on the CC situation, and this is one place you can have your voice on the matter. But let's not put words in Sabathia's mouth. He never said it wasn't about the money. When he turned down the Indians' offer, he said the two sides couldn't find common ground, and he didn't want the contract talks to become a distraction during the season. It's always about the money, and the next ballplayer to turn down the largest offer ever given to a player at his position will be the first. My only beef with Sabathia was when he told Tribe fans to "have faith." Bad move. Still, Sabathia left here on good terms, and I personally would like to see it stay that way. But if you put your hard-earned money down for a ticket, you have the right to hiss and holler as much as you like. And finally ... On to important matters, do you like Bruce's new songs? Maybe "Working on a Dream" could be the Indians' theme song.
-- Randy F., Boston Generally speaking, I'm not the type to peek at my Christmas presents or to listen to new Springsteen songs before the album's release. But I'll admit that I broke down with this one and downloaded "Working on a Dream," only to be tremendously disappointed. The lyrics sound like they came out of a seventh-grader's poetry assignment. It's not his best work, by any stretch of the imagination, though I do appreciate the Roy Orbison-like vocal stylings on the chorus. I had to give Bruce a chance to redeem himself, and that's just what he did with "My Lucky Day." Bring on the album's Jan. 27 release.
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Overnight snow led to rail delays and heavy traffic on many of Barnet's roads this morning as travel was affected by the slushy conditions.
The Northern Line suffered power supply problems causing minor delays between High Barnet and Finchley Central which are still being felt.
The M1 northbound slip road was blocked for a short time at about 9am and delays are still being felt on the North Circular Road at Finchley.
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Sometimes all it takes is a little encouragement and a friendly face to help a person find a new opportunity.
That's how SkillsUSA members, including Patricia Reed-Davenport and Joyce Ellis (pictured at left), got their disadvantaged neighbors into the Helping Others Possess Empowerment (HOPE) program.
With the help of fellow members at Atlanta Technical College, Reed-Davenport and Ellis partnered with the city of Atlanta, the Peoplestown Revitalization Force and a staffing services company, Eagle Group International Inc., to begin an employment readiness program.
HOPE is aimed at recruiting and training individuals interested in getting jobs in customer service. The group targets the less fortunate within specific neighborhoods where residents may not have access to phones or transportation. The first neighborhood targeted was the Peoplestown borough, near downtown.
To recruit, chapter members did the planning and implementation of a community registration day event, Reed-Davenport says. They handed out fliers, painted signs and set up a carnival of sorts to get folks out of their homes to learn about the opportunities. At the event, students manned a booth to register students for the eight-week satellite program offered through the college. They also helped with a cookout, manned a moon bounce, helped with face painting and even judged a dance contest.
And, their work didn't stop at recruiting. With grant money, program organizers bought briefcases, books, pens, pencils, computer diskettes, note pads, thank-you notes and stamps. The students helped to assemble the materials. Then they volunteered to assist the program participants, who attended classes on Saturdays and served in internships at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
"We gave them lunch. We provided transportation. We acted as mentors. And then when they completed the class, we went to the airport and interviewed their superiors to see how they were doing. We did a follow-up," Reed-Davenport says.
She adds that the program, besides helping folks kick-start their employment opportunities, has helped the SkillsUSA chapter establish a relationship between the school and the community.
In all, 16 participants signed up, 10 completed the program and nine received jobs. One participant actually returned to the college and completed the entire customer service program, and her daughter is now enrolled in the accounting program.
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It didn't take long for Tiger Woods to move into a tie for first place at the Memorial on Saturday. Woods bolted off the driving range with a confident stride and promptly opened his third round with a birdie to put mid-point leader Rory Sabbatini on notice. Woods striped it down the middle and then converted the simple birdie to move to 6-under. He has a history of lighting it up on moving day at Muirfield Village, playing the course 15-under during his last five Saturday rounds here. Woods nearly drained another long birdie putt on No. 4 to move to 7-under, but it lagged just short. He's playing his best since the win at Bay Hill and his start on Saturday, particularly on the greens, could be a harbinger of another successful weekend.
Sabbatini, on the other hand, has been all over the yard -- starting bogey-birdie-bogey in Columbus. Sabbatini hit what he thought was a good approach shot on No. 1, but the ball went into the bunker. He could not make the sand save, handing sole possession of the lead to Woods for the moment. But Sabbatini rebounded with a birdie on the second to move back into a tie for first. His playing partner, Spencer Levin, also birdied the hole to make it a three-way tie atop the leaderboard.
Sabbatini gave it right back on No. 3, with a three-jack that dropped him to 5-under. He could not get comfortable standing over his second putt, pulling away multiple times and re-marking before blasting it past the cup on the high side. Levin made par to stay tied with Woods.
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Bertie County Schools administrators have fired a substitute teacher caught on video cursing and threatening to hit a female student. Another student in the class captured the whole thing on his Smartphone.
The video shows a chorus class at Bertie County High School. Students are talking loudly and a substitute teacher, later confirmed with school officials as Demetria Morris, gets up from her desk.
It appears as though Morris is scolding senior Shaquaya Hunter for playing the piano and singing at the start of class. Shaquaya talks back, and then Morris gets in her face, starts to yell and presses her body up against the student.
"She started bumping me with her chest and I was like, 'Back up, move out my way,'" Shaquaya said Monday. "I thought she was going to hit me."
The video shows Morris using profanity repeatedly as she appears to threaten Shaquaya. At one point, you hear Shaquaya say, "Then hit me."
That's when Morris backs down and returns to her desk.
"When I see the video, I think, what can this child have done to you to make you feel so threatened to want to beat her down?" said Shaquaya's mother, Karleen Watson. "I don't see anything that my child had done that can force this woman to be that upset with her."
Watson contacted the principal and the Bertie County Board of Education the next day.
After an internal investigation, school administrators fired Morris. They say every substitute teacher must complete teacher training, submit to a background check and get board approval before stepping foot into a classroom. They say this is Morris' first year subbing and they've never had an issue before this.
But Watson wasn't satisfied and took it a step further.
"I pressed charges because I felt like she had no business doing that to my child as an adult, nevermind a substitute teacher," Watson said.
Court calendars show Morris now faces two misdemeanor charges for assault and battery, and communicating threats. She is due in court on Nov. 21.
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As for Watson, she says she's angry and wants to make sure this doesn't happen again. Her message to Morris: "I would just say put herself in my situation and if this was her child, how would she feel?" Watson said. Bertie County Schools made the following comment about the incident:
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The family of a murdered Bardstown Police officer turns to a U.S. Senator for help.
Jason Ellis's mother-in-law came to an event featuring Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to ask for help: "What are your plans, if any, to help us in getting more attention to this tragedy? He left two small children, one special needs, hardly any life insurance, would not be able to make it today."
Officer Ellis was ambushed and killed in May while on his way home from work. Police do not have any suspects in the case.
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(WMC-TV) - There was a heated debate at the Shelby County Commission meeting Monday, but it was not just commissioners involved in the discussion. Homeowners were there, too.
The proposed ordinance at the center of the debate would raise the county property tax rate from 4.02 to 4.38. It did not get seven votes Monday, but it did get everyone in the county commission chambers fired up.
One after another, 15 concerned citizens lined up to voice opposition to a proposal that would raise the county tax rate.
"I don't want to see us supporting Memphis. They done it to themselves. We don't need to help them," said Lawrence Pierotti, who lives in Shelby COunty.
"It's time we said we've had enough. You pay for your own stuff. I need to live here," said Collierville resident Emily Irvin.
"If it passes, you'll run me out of business. I won't have a job anymore," added business owner Arthur Everitt.
Five concerned citizens stood up to request that the proposal pass.
"Tax increase. Vote for our children, not for ourselves," said Nico Sharkey, Stand for Children. "If it's all about the children, let's support public education in the midst of all transition all circumstances."
"I pay both a city and county tax. And everybody should pay their fair share to make sure that this thing goes through. Thank you," agreed Jessie K. Jeff of Memphis.
And one after another, five commissioners voiced opposition.
"Why do we have to give them $20 million if they're gonna save $15 to $18 million on not paying the teachers," said Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland.
"So if it's bad for the people, it's bad for the county, it's bad for the schools," said Commissioner Wyatt Bunker.
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"The train left the station. Now we have to pay for it," said Commissioner James Harvey.
"Over two-thirds of homeowners will still end up paying less actual dollars in property tax," said Commissioner Steve Mulroy.
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We are holding a 4th Grade Bake Sale this Friday, Feb. 15 after school to raise money for our overnight trip to Coloma.
4th grade families: please donate baked goods, fruit or fruit juice drinks to sell. Anything is appreciated, but homemade items sell the best and earn the most money. Please send donations to school with your child in the morning, or drop them off to your child's classroom anytime during the day. Thank you for helping to raise money…Continue
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A Prototype is Not a Product
Sometimes I hear developers say that they are scared to build prototypes because their manager will make them ship it as a product. There is a big difference between a prototype and a product. A home builder wouldn't mock up a house out of cardboard and then try to sell it so people could move in even though it might hold up on a dry summer's night.
Prototypes help us understand what a product will be like or we can use them as a proof of concept to validate some of our assumptions about what we are building. But a prototype is not a product because it does not have the robustness or supportability of a product yet.
It is fine to take shortcuts when building a prototype. The purpose of a prototype is to elicit feedback from others or verify a design approach will work. When doing this we generally only concern ourselves with the "happy path" through our code. This is ok as long as we later go back and handle the error cases we missed.
Prototypes can also be sloppy. When we are trying out ideas that we aren't sure are going to fly we may not have the most intention revealing names for our methods. The process of turning a prototype into a product should focus on making the code more robust and more supportable.
There is a very different mindset we use when building a prototype verses building a product. Prototypes can be quick and dirty; products must be robust. When we don't pay attention to the productizing phase of development we end up driving the cost of ownership up significantly for the software we build.
(Note: Opinions expressed in this article and its replies are the opinions of their respective authors and not those of DZone, Inc.)
Jason Erickson replied on Thu, 2010/10/07 - 3:53pm
Throw the prototype away.
The problem for me has never been that the business people want to ship it - it's that they think it's almost done. All the work that is left to do is stuff that is basically invisible to them - so when you throw together a prototype in a week and they love it, they think it's just one more week and ship it, so you have to keep telling them every week, no, it's not ready and won't be ready for another few weeks, but then they ask again next week and you have to give them the same story.
Now, you could say, "Let them ask. As long as they don't try to ship it, that's fine." That would be true if you (and all the other developers on the team) were as disciplined as robots, but the fact is, there is a lot of pressure to take a lot of shortcuts in the environment I just described. If you have that discipline and the business people can handle it without growing to hate you, then good for you - prototype to your heart's content.
One approach that worked recently for me was that we had our design guy mock up a mobile application in Flash. Flash wasn't going to work for the real application and everyone knew that, so there was no illusion that it was "mostly done." It was exactly what you want a prototype to be - it let users/product managers know in a more concrete way what the user interaction was going to be like and they could feed back on that, and it was delivered very quickly. It just didn't tempt people to say, "OK, that's great. Let's polish it up before we ship it."
Michael Norton replied on Fri, 2010/10/08 - 5:43pm
A prototype is an even better approach in many cases. The customer can actually use the software to try out different happy-path flows. But the trust and communication has to be present. Make it known at the onset that what you are doing is putting together a flimsy shell of a program that doesn't actually work and is nowhere near ready for delivery, but will give them a good feel for the application. And be careful not to polish the prototype too much.
Set expectations early and often.


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Popular park-and-ride site expansion begins (From The Oxford Times)
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Popular park-and-ride site expansion begins
7:00am Saturday 19th January 2013 in News By Pete Hughes, Reporter covering Abingdon and Wantage, South Oxford and Kennington. Call me on 01865 425431
WORK has begun on creating 500 extra parking spaces at Thornhill Park- and-Ride.
Oxfordshire County Council said it commissioned the work because the 855-space site was the only park-and-ride in Oxford which was consistently full at 9am.
The £3.6m project is due to be finished in August this year, but the first new spaces should be available from late spring.
The new spaces will be created in a field to the east of the site, on the left as motorists enter the car park.
County council cabinet member for transport Rodney Rose visited the site on Thursday and had a go at operating a JCB to get work under way.
He said: "This park-and-ride not only attracts what it was designed for, which is commuters, but also passengers for the Oxford Tube, the X90 and buses going to Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
"It is sometimes full as early as 8am, and if people come here and can't park then it is not serving its purpose.
"While there is strong demand at all five park-and-ride sites, Thornhill experiences the greatest pressure, with the car park often filling up to capacity in a short space of time."
The internal layout of the site will also be changed, to improve the vehicle exit to London Road.
Cycle parking will be relocated to provide safer, traffic-free access to the site and the short-stay parking area will be improved to try to stop drivers doing U-turns in the access road.
Oxford Brookes graduate Lindsay Rogers, 26, from Thame, said she used to park at Thornhill every day to catch the bus to university. She said: "If you get here before 10am you can get a space, but between 10am and midday there is no hope."
Parking at Thornhill is currently free up to 11 hours, but costs £3 between 11 and 24 hours, and £3 for every additional 24 hours after that, up to a maximum 72 hours.
However, the county council recently announced it would be scrapping free parking as of April this year, and introducing charges for up to 11 hours.
The exact rates have yet to be decided, but councillors said the charges should be in line with the £2 charge at the city council-run park-and-ride sites, Pear Tree, Seacourt and Redbridge.
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7:51am Sat 19 Jan 13
jhalinson says...
9:14am Sat 19 Jan 13
Andrew:Oxford says...
Not only would that significantly enhance availability of spaces, but would also benefit users in winter who are currently arriving back from a days work & a 40 minute bus/100 minute coach journey to find their car is frozen.
6:10pm Sat 19 Jan 13
Grunden Skip says...
Not really Water Eaton is like a ghost town most of the time and doesn't even open/have buses on a sunday. So how about re-routing the airport buses to run to there from The Green Via Banbury Rd and onto the airports non-stop. That way it would split the commuter parking, and help those in North & West Oxford who wouldn't have to come into The Green to catch the coach.
5:46am Sun 20 Jan 13
Myron Blatz says...
12:36pm Sun 20 Jan 13
bart-on simpson says...
Loads of space, and therefore not as many £3 payments as forecast.
A bit like St Giles parking, after it went to £4 for 2 hours - so much parking space since.
mid-afternoon Saturday 19 January: 5 cars with enough snow on them to know they had stayed for longer than 11 hours, so £15, maybe a little more.
So how long to recoup your/our money, Rodney?
7:15pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Grunden Skip says...
bart-on simpson wrote:no mate in St Giles that is your £60 a pop parking ticket, now that IS how they make their money.
I agree with the first comment:
Loads of space, and therefore not as many £3 payments as forecast.
A bit like St Giles parking, after it went to £4 for 2 hours - so much parking space since.
mid-afternoon Saturday 19 January: 5 cars with enough snow on them to know they had stayed for longer than 11 hours, so £15, maybe a little more.
So how long to recoup your/our money, Rodney?
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Nearly 1,000 people were given Thanksgiving meals in Valdosta today. Two local churches held massive feasts for anyone who wanted a warm meal.
About 300 hundred Valdostans walked through these doors, waiting for them was a Thanksgiving dinner at the Saint John AME Church.
"Valdosta has a big heart, it does. Especially at times like the holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, it really opens it's heart and people come out and it's a blessing," said Dolores McGill.
Church officials say 75-percent of the people who come here to eat are homeless. But many say they leave with more than they expected.
The church has set up three tables of donated clothing, so after people eat their Thanksgiving meal, they can come and stock up on some winter clothes.
But that's not all, they're also given a hair cut and shaving. And afterwards they're bussed to the Salvation Army to take a hot shower.
"Valdosta, I know for a fact, that nobody around here goes hungry because I believe you can go to anybody's house and get a meal. But for those who don't want to infringe on people's privacy, this is the place," said Assistant Pastor, Larry Smith.
And nearly 500 people were fed bagged lunches by the Park Avenue United Methodist Church. One man says he's never seen such kindness.
"I feel more welcome here in Georgia than I did in Pennsylvania. People are friendly and they treat you like family, and they don't know you and they'll start waving at you and saying 'hi,'" said Grant Stitt.
It was true southern hospitality here in Valdosta that sent nearly 1,000 people home with full stomachs.
The Saint John AME church says they've been feeding the hungry for ten years and will keep serving as long as people show up.
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I just have to rant because i have 1200 word essay due on how Drug Company commericals are causing our children to grow up faster. I was trying to find a subject to write about and i told my Sociology Proff about a person whos 7 year old kid thinks she needs Zoloft because she was sad and the tv said that if you are sad you need Zoloft. So now that is my project..AHHHH
well to be fair, you'll also have to do an analysis of when such commercials are on television.
Cuz you can b damn sure that whoever plans the media for said pharma companies would be fired for putting a zoloft commercial on during saturday morning cartoons just as soon as if they put a Ford F150 commercial on Lifetime.
Targeted marketing is your enemy in this paper and you should devote some space to it.
lavitra ad during the super bowl?
A little learning is a dangerous thing...
Live Dangerously! Learn a Little!
Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
He was explaing how tv has made children grown up too fast. He said children read childrens books because they can only read at what their level of comprehension is. While a child can watch tv and see things that they cannot understand the true meaning of that show or commercial
you're never too young to learn about anal leakage as a side effect.
A little learning is a dangerous thing...
Live Dangerously! Learn a Little!
Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
never saw itOriginally Posted by budlight
or Mommy " why does that woman sound so happy when she is washing her hair with Herbal Essence? why does she kepp yelling YES! YES! YES!...
good point.
A little learning is a dangerous thing...
Live Dangerously! Learn a Little!
Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
This is good marketing, guys watch football, the ones that cant get it up ask their doc about lavitraOriginally Posted by Tryska
"We fight our battles, we wage our wars, we settle the score, with honor and blood" - Atreyu
Dontate to my favorite charity!
yes, but considering the bruhaha about nipple-gate at a family event...i think the lavitra ads, as well as some of the beer commercials were potentially as scarring to innocent children as janet's saggy pierced boob.
A little learning is a dangerous thing...
Live Dangerously! Learn a Little!
Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
right...cuz when I was 5 if I saw a boob, heard a woman moan, saw someone decapitated, I'd be scarred?Originally Posted by Tryska
If your a pansie at 5 you'll be a pansie all your life.
Our society needs to stop wasting so much time worry about and coddling children
and down with school budgets for christs sake!!!!
Last edited by geoffgarcia; 03-30-2004 at 11:23 AM.
Heck even Siera Mist shows a guy in a kilt getting his testes cooled by cold air? if i want a soda i dont want it to freeze the boys below
exactly. my coworkers and i are talkign about this at the moment, and how on italian tv boobs are pretty commonplace, and in rural african countries boobs jsut hang out keeping their owners company.Originally Posted by geoffgarcia
A little learning is a dangerous thing...
Live Dangerously! Learn a Little!
Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
Ok being a parent exposure to some nudity to me is allright. But i feel that their should be limits on the sexual themes and content of commericals. I know Europe is different. Heck in England they have a page 3 girl in the paper who is topless. I just feel that here in america things are getting pushed too far. Would you as a five year old really understand watching Howard Stern on E television?Originally Posted by geoffgarcia
I definitely wouldn't want my kids watching Howard Stern.
A little learning is a dangerous thing...
Live Dangerously! Learn a Little!
Dude, did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?
I dont think I would understand it...Originally Posted by ogarchamplin
would I ask questions about it? probably!
would I care what the answers are? doubt it!
you can tell a 5 year old that they were hatched out of an egg and they'd belive you
if I did understand it I probably wouldn't care enough to watch it
kinda like now... I'm 27 and when I'm hanging out with girls and they wanna watch Lifetime, I understand it, but I'd rather poke out my eyes and put pencils in my ears than corrupt my mind with that feminazi man hating propaganda.
Now that crap could scar a child!!!!!!!!
Now that I think about it, I think I'd sooner let my kids watch
porn + the raunchiest/raciest comedians + war footage
then let them watch some of the propaganda that we have on tv these days like political speeches, Fox news channel, Lifetime, etc...
at least that way they'd be able to make up their own minds and question what they saw rather than listening to manipulated statistics, patented lies, and silver tongued schmucks like Bill Oreilly trying to warp their mind
would I plop the kid down in front of porn and those things? of course not...but if they flip it on you wouldn't see me care.
Granted I'm the product of 2 european born parents...who were giving me shots of tequila and rum at age 4 to get over colds and offering my friends beer with dinner when we were 10 (at least until some prude parents found out)
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I know this is an old post but today i received my new Newsweek in the mail. And i was reading this really interesting scientfic article about how Heartburn and Heart Attack symptons are alike. I find out in the end that the best way to prevent trying to figure out if it was heartburn or not was to take THE PURPLE PILL. I was a damn ad for heartburn control..i hate the advertisers
Originally Posted by ogarchamplin
But the FCC is worried about exposing Janet Jackson's nipple for 3 seconds.
Oh no.
Ok i turned in my paper and its worth 25% of my total grade. I am posting it and if you could let me know what you think.
Epidemic of childhood obesity, violence on the rise, increase drug use among young kids, sexy television commercials; these cries come from all directions. Where does the blame lie? Some say parents have lost control of the family unit while others blame society as a whole. Are the times we live in getting more dangerous? Or is our media just running amuck? As a result of extensive studies, many are coming to the conclusion that the media deserves the blame. Television, computers, and video games are assuming the brunt of these accusations as well as music and magazines. But we need to evaluate the root or roots of the quickly rising problems before we pass judgment and declare the media guilty. Society as a whole questions whether or not media adversely affects the behavior of our young people. The evidence of numerous studies suggests that the powerful influence of the media causes children to mimic the behavior they see, to become desensitized to the reality and consequences of violent behavior, to indulge in poor eating habits resulting in increased childhood obesity, and to view sex as recreational activity without consequences.
First lets examine the power of the media. Sometimes its impact can be seen immediately. For instance, children who have just finished watching a superhero beat up the bad guy and save the day often mimic what they have seen. Within minutes of seeing this, either during the movie or shortly after, the child begins to imitate the fighting techniques. Perhaps the child even attempts to practice on a sibling or parent. Most people have shared in this experience at least once. Behavior like this generally falls into the category of boys will boys or childs play. But perhaps this is just the beginning of media side effects seen in children today. Other side effects relating to violent behavior can be but are not limited to hitting or pushing other children as well as verbal aggression.
This behavior often leads to more aggressive and or violent behaviors perhaps even criminal.
The rise in violent crimes committed by children can not be denied. One can hardly read a newspaper or watch the news without hearing about the latest murder of one child by another or rape. This has impacted the way our legal systems function. Children as young as twelve or thirteen can now be tried as an adult. If the violence committed by children continues at the current rate, we can expect to see even six, seven and eight year olds facing adult charges. These statistics affect our educational system as well with increased security and zero tolerance rules. When I was growing up a kid could say Im going to kill you or I wish you were dead as an expression of anger. The only punishment would be a verbal warning or that isnt very nice. Perhaps you could be made to apologize or at the very worst get a note sent home to mom. Now, a similar offense would mandate expulsion and any myriad of legal repercussions.
The impact of the media does not need to be as immediate or extreme to be of concern. Many more subtle aspects equally effect childrens behavior and can be equally detrimental. A study has shown that Children between the ages of 6 and 14 watch about 25 hours of television per week and are exposed to as many as 20,000 commercials in a single year.(Elizabeth Moore, Richard Lutz 1) What impression has the increased television watching left on our society and our children? Research shows that children under the age of eight are unable to comprehend the messages conveyed through advertising. They can not critically analyze the messages being sent through such material. With this information it is clear that children falling into this age bracket can not possibly understand the television commercials for products such as Viagra, Zoloft, The Purple Pill, or any commercials that use sexual overtones as a selling point. Nevertheless the media bombards children s well as adults daily with these and similar messages.
A well known example is the Herbal Essence Shampoo commercial. A lady lets out an orgasmic moan while she uses the shampoo. What kind of questions does this evoke in our children? How have such suggestions influenced the development of children and their perception of sex? According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Approximately one fourth of sexually active adolescents become infected with an STD each year, accounting for 3 million cases Various components may affect the rise in adolescent sexuality however many believe the media significantly contributes to this problem. The American Academy of Pediatrics further states that Adolescents have ranked the media second only to school sex education programs as a leading source of information about sex. If the young people of America identify and verbalize such a fact, we need to pay attention. Furthermore, the American media continues to gain a reputation for being the most sexually suggestive in the Western Hemisphere. The increase of promiscuity demonstrates as much. The media drives the message of excess and disregard for unpleasant consequences. They focus only on the pleasure of now with no worries of tomorrow. This not only applies to sexuality and promiscuity but also to nutrition and eating habits.
Psychologist Dale Kunkel, PH.D, states that While older children and adults understand the inherent bias of advertising, younger children do not and therefore tend to interpret commercial claims and appeals as accurate and truthful information.(APA, Pg1) This presents an issue of great concern when you consider that the majority of products being marketed to young children are sweet sugary cereals, candy, snack foods, sodas and the like. This type of advertising strongly promotes poor eating habits and over all poor nutrition. The growing epidemic of childhood obesity could very well be a direct result of such carefully targeted advertising. For these reasons, a task force of the American Psychological Association (APA) is recommending that advertising targeting children under the age of eight be restricted. We have been taught all our lives that the eating habits developed in early childhood generally stay with us as adults. Thus chubby kids become fat adults which create the market for all those lose weight quick schemes that plague our society. The same media that targets children and promotes childhood obesity then turns around and advertises that in order to be happy you must be thin. So the chubby kids who became fat adults become trapped in a cycle of self loathing. Some fat adults will take the Zoloft option others the lose weight quick cycle; either way the media wins and sells its products. Although to many the negative effects the media have on children and society appear undeniable, there are some who beg to differ.
Sociologist and media scholar Karen Sternheimer doesnt argue mass media has no influence on youth but rather that the influence is far more complex, individual and varied than the simplistic monkey-see-monkey-do effect postulated by those who blame rap music and advertising for youthful sex, violence and materialism. Her main point being societys fear of social change and the future represented by our youth is the root of the media bashing as she calls it. Although she makes valid points well worth consideration, the media still must be held accountable for its impact on the behavior of Americas young people.
Clearly, a problem exists with the effects the media has on the behavior of children. To what extent seems to be the greater argument. But while adults debate the pros, cons and other details children and society continue to suffer and problems grow. Society can continue to evaluate, study, and analyze the issues or it can initiate change. The old saying goes if youre not part of the solution then youre part of the problem so which one will you be?
Hm. There are some things I can think of:
*Where is the title?
*Your first sentence is a bit strange. It sums up supposed effects of this breakdown but then puts in sexy commercials, which is more like a possible cause.
*"Where does the blame lie" - should this not say, who is to blame, or what is the cause?
*Your essay would be more clear if you use white lines in between the paragraphs. I'd like a clearer structure of introduction, main body and conclusion.
*You say kids say the media is their main source of information about sex after school sex education. Isn't that a very normal situation? I'm surprised school sex ed even ranks in there... when I got it in school we all knew the stuff already from the media. What source SHOULD be second, if its not the media? the parents?
*Becoming more dangerous is better English than getting more dangerous, it seems.
*"Television, computers, and video games are assuming the brunt of these accusations as well as music and magazines. "
How about
"Televistion, computers and videogames, as well as music and magazines, are receiving the brunt of the accusations"
*Judgment ---> judgement (basically just run a spell check like word or something. fairly easy. )
*The evidence of numerous studies suggest... -> Numerous studies suggest...
*The powerful influence of the media does not cause children to mimic the behaviour they see, it just gives them a crappier behaviour to mimic.
*"Other side effects relating to violent behavior can be but are not limited to hitting or pushing other children as well as verbal aggression. "
Not a great sentence. the part as well as does not really fit.
*"This behavior often leads to more aggressive and or violent behaviors perhaps even criminal."
how about
"This behaviour often leads to more agressive and/or violent behaviour, or perhaps even crime."
*"The rise in violent crimes committed by children can not be denied. One can hardly read a newspaper or watch the news without hearing about the latest murder of one child by another or rape."
I dont know what the juvenile crime rate is actually doing, but media coverage is certainly very poor evidence for an increase in juvenile crime.
this makes it sound like it is obvious evidence.
*"Furthermore, the American media continues to gain a reputation for being the most sexually suggestive in the Western Hemisphere."
Really? I take it you have never seen Italian cable tv. They dont even pretend anymore that there is a reason there are 20 hot barely dressed ladies on stage, they just stand there and the show sometimes doesn't even deal with them. They also have softcore porn soap operas, which is quite possibly the lamest form of television so far.
As you see I have mostly superficial, grammatical and spelling comments. I quite like your argument, the core of the essay IMO is
"Thus chubby kids become fat adults which create the market for all those lose weight quick schemes that plague our society. The same media that targets children and promotes childhood obesity then turns around and advertises that in order to be happy you must be thin. So the chubby kids who became fat adults become trapped in a cycle of self loathing. Some fat adults will take the Zoloft option others the lose weight quick cycle; either way the media wins and sells its products. "
I think this an accurate, comprehensive, critical view on the situation and its good. I believe this extract should get a more dominant position in the essay, perhaps be explained in more depth.
However the "media" does not win, the media is the key tool. The player thats winning is the corporations pushing the products, holding their profit a higher priority than the wellbeing of the population(whether they have the right to or not is irrelevant for these facts).
Noam Chomsky would say that advertising is not made in this way despite its effect on people, but partly because of it, to deliberately reduce people to unpolitical superficial consumers with a short attention span. I'm sure you can better assess how radical you can get with your teachers than I can.
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A valley dad won't be up for father of the year after police say he punched his 1-year-old daughter.
Mesa police officers say they were called to a home near Country Club Drive and Brown Road about a family fight on Sunday at 12:05 p.m.
Silviano Lee Antone's girlfriend told investigators that he hit their daughter during an argument, knocking her down -- causing bruising to her chest and face.
According to the police report, the girlfriend stated that Antone forced her onto a bed and held her down in an attempt to forcefully remove a cell phone from her. During the altercation, she attempted to call 911.
After being read his Miranda rights, Antone admitted to holding down his girlfriend on the bed by her arms and "inadvertently pushed one of his kids down before fighting with his girlfriend," according to the report.
Police say dried blood was seen on the knuckles of Antone's right hand, which he stated was from breaking a mirror in his house.
Antone, 23, is no stranger to law enforcement. Prior arrests include endangerment, domestic violence, disorderly conduct and criminal damage. In addition, he was convicted for leaving the scene of an accident and driving on a suspended license.
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Despite some renewed optimism, Chicago Blackhawks player representative Steve Montador is not "holding his breath" for a new deal to be reached soon that would end the NHL lockout.
The Rockford IceHogs face the Grand Rapids Griffins and San Antonio Rampage this weekend.
Many NHL players will play in the "Champs for Charity" exhibition game on Friday night in Chicago, featuring most of the 2010 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
Patrick Kane will be joined by his mom in Switzerland when he plays for EHC Biel.
Patrick Kane has signed a contract with EHC Biel of the Swiss league until the end of the NHL lockout.
Marcus Kruger was the only player to find the back of the net for the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday in a loss.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane isn't ready to sign a deal with a European team.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is encouraged that there's been movement in CBA negotiations with the league, but didn't think the NHL's proposal was good enough.
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We had a very nice Meet & Mingle event with nice raffle prizes. The loyalty members parties were quite nice as well as were the wonderful breakfasts - wonderful dishes such as eggs benedict, specialty coffees, etc. The evening cocktail hour offerings were wines, mimosas and bellinies. The complimentary pizzas, sandwiches and desserts at the promenade cafes were delightful.
The ship is beautiful. We enjoyed walking around the Promenade with various bars and stores and nightly events.
Royal Caribbean goes out of its way to ensure that the guests are treated well and that all problems are quickly resolved. The Guest Relations Department was one of the best I've ever encountered.
Embarkation went very smoothly. Disembarkation was a different story. But then when is disembarkation not a challenge?
The ice show was very enjoyable. My only complaint is that I waited in line for over an hour to get tickets and later that afternoon they were at the Guest Relations desk in large quantities.
I found the variety of activities to be lacking, especially since we had 6 sea days in a row. The televisions are quite old and the sound quality is very poor. There were very few movies shown in the theatre and on TV. Instead we enjoyed spending time with very interesting people we met from all over the world.
The Restaurant Operations Manager and Executive Chef invited Cruise Critic members to a wonderful lunch. The food was exceptional as were the wines. There were many in attendance and the service was outstanding and we were not rushed out of the dining room at the end of the luncheon.
Unlike some other cruises we've been on, the pools were open even when we were in port. We didn't get off the ship in some ports and it was wonderful to enjoy a lovely day at the pool.
There was a nice variety of excursions in the various ports - at fair prices. We took 3 excursions and enjoyed them all. Royal Caribbean did a very good job in managing a very large amount of people going on various excursions.
Unfortunately internet service was very poor. However, Guest Relations was very helpful when we complained about internet problems and gave us credit when we had problems. I have found internet service on all cruise lines to be very frustrating, very expensive, and very inadequate. In this day and age cruise lines should provide better service at better rates than they do. I can dream, can't I?
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Update on the Russell G. Bramlage Murder Case
Date of News Release: 09/09/2008
(Dry Ridge, KY) - Russell G. Bramlage will appear before the Grant County Circuit Court tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 0830am. A plea agreement may occur at that time. Any questions regarding this case can be referred to the Commonwealth Attorney's Office for the 15th Judicial Circuit.
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Date of News Release: 04/02/2008
(Dry Ridge, KY) - On April 1, 2008 at 2325 hours the Kentucky State Police arrested Russell G. Bramlage, 22 years of age, in conjunction with the November 2007 murders of Terry and Lynda Bramlage. Russell G. Bramlage is the son of Terry and Lynda Bramlage. The bodies of Terry and Lynda were found deceased at their Cordova Road residence in Grant County, Kentucky. Kentucky State Police Detectives charged Russell G. Bramlage with two counts of Murder, Tampering with Physical Evidence, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd Degree, three counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking. Mr. Bramlage was lodged at the Grant County Detention Center. The case remains under investigation by Detective Kevin Flick.
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---- — Betty F. Bullock , 82, of Bedford, Ind. and formerly of Mt. Vernon, passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, in Bedford, Ind.
She was born in Bonnie on July 19, 1931, the daughter of Ernest and Alta (Campbell) Carroll. She married Clarence C. Bullock on Jan. 2, 1951, in Mt. Vernon, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 2004.
Mrs. Bullock is survived by son, Gary Bullock and wife Patsy of Bedford, Ind. and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sister; and a brother.
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A Collier County boy being called the "bus hero" was honored today with two awards for his heroic actions last month.
Jackson Bonar, 11, stopped a school bus after the driver passed out behind the wheel.
"I put my foot on the breaks and steered the bus so it wouldn't hit a tree, hurting him," the boy explained.
The Florida Highway Patrol and Golden Gate Fire crews that responded to the scene that day wanted Jackson to know what he did was extraordinary.
"It's a pretty big accomplishment to know that you have saved the life of another guy or somebody else on the road, or whatever the case may have been," said Darrell Sapp, with Golden Gate Fire.
The award ceremony was broadcast in all of the classrooms at Oakridge Middle School.
"When I got to school a bunch of people were surrounding me and telling me that the ambulance and firefighters and police and highway patrol people were here to see me," Jackson said.
His mother, Paula Bonar, says she is very proud of her son.
"It's great that he's getting the attention that he's getting, but he's still kind of humble about it. I don't think he realizes the importance of what he did and all the attention is kind of embarrassing for him," she said.
In fact, we he was asked what he thinks about all the attention he replied, "I could live without it."
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Witness the massive padlock, tightly hugging its doors. That will tell you all you need to know about Hurricane Gustav and the federal government's carefully orchestrated response. The padlock, roughly the size of a Frisbee, is set firmly around the doors of the Louisiana Superdome. The padlock articulates a message that would be clear to even a Bush or a Brownie: this storm will not be Katrina. By that I don't mean, "We've learned a lot in the last three years" or whatever talking points the White House is putting out.
The padlock makes clear that the public relations hurricane battle has been well engaged. There will be no photo ops of 30,000 people herded into a luxury stadium that magically morphs into a homeless shelter from hell. There will be no opening up the stadium to the poor and unwashed, not after spending 185 million bucks to rebuild the dome and not with the NFL season right around the corner. There will be no one left behind, even if it means putting people on buses, taking them hundreds of miles away, and not even telling them the destination for them and their families. And, more than anything else, the padlock in all of its glistening, metallic glory, is a self-incriminating indictment. It is an admission that despite what we were told three years ago, a stadium isn't really shelter; that the act of forcing people at gunpoint into the dome was a criminal act; and that believing any stadium could have redeeming social value as an emergency evacuation center, is a lie.
The padlock on the Superdome prevents any more ugly backdrops for "When the Levees Broke II", and preserves the pristine field for Drew Brees, Reggie Bush, and the rest of the Saints. But it also raises more questions than answers: if people aren't in the dome, then where are they?
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Where are the 17,000 residents of greater
Where will people live when they return? Why won't the city call for the suspension of the planned bulldozing of the city's four largest housing projects? How will the people being bussed out, be able to move back if their homes have been flattened? If people can't make it home, will they find their residence somewhere even more frightening than the dome?
Considering that many of the so called looters after Katrina, were fighting for their lives, and considering that the media had color-coded looters, with white residents classified as heroes, the implications of Nagin's dictate is chilling. It's horrifying to think that they could be laying their head in the former slave plantation known as
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Is Duveneck School the next Mitchell Park Library?
Original post made by Bob on Jul 24, 2013
What is the schedule?
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:33 pm
My son who will be in fourth grade this fall said they told him they would be the first 5th grade class to use the second level of the new building . . . he's looking forward to it . . .
on Jul 24, 2013 at 8:23 pm
If the buildings are not out gassed before school starts there could be obnoxious and possibly carcinogenic fumes that the kids have to breathe. I certainly hope that any building they do using solvents is done with enough lead time to allow for out gassing thereby creating a safe atmosphere for the kids to breathe in.
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1. How will the Red Wings fare in their Eastern Conference debut?
It took several years, but the Detroit Red Wings have finally moved to the Eastern Conference. The franchise will be welcomed to the daunting Atlantic Division by the Buffalo Sabres in a nationally televised game. Considering the different expectation levels for the teams, Detroit should open their season on a strong note. Will they?
2. Will Alfredsson and/or Weiss make a mark in their debuts?
A new group of geographic rivals isn't the only substantial change for the Red Wings, as the franchise managed to acquire Daniel Alfredsson and Stephen Weiss via free agency. The two players are projected to play on the second line with Johan Franzen. The trio experienced some growing pains in the preseason. Will all the kinks be worked out for opening night?
3. Beginning of the end for Miller, Vanek?
The rumors surrounding Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek were extensive this offseason. If things play out the way many think they will, Miller and Vanek will no longer be with the Sabres beyond March's trade deadline. With that being said, both players will be motivated to improve their value and Miller will be vying for a spot on USA's Olympic roster for Sochi. How will the two players perform in their potential last, first game with Buffalo?
4. How will Round 2 of the Maple Leafs goalie battle go? What about Round 1 for Philly?
The Toronto Maple Leafs will stage the second installment of their goalie battle, when Jonathan Bernier makes his debut for the club. Incumbent starter James Reimer got the nod on Tuesday night and came away with a win. Bernier will be looking to one-up his teammate.
Conversely, the Philadelphia Flyers have a goalie battle of their own as Ray Emery and Steve Mason vie for the starter's position. Mason will be making the first start of the season based upon his performance at the end of last season.
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Nathan MacKinnon is expected to make his NHL debut with the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. Having been selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft, a high-level of expectation has been placed on the prospective forward and his coach, Patrick Roy, has set a high bar for him to shoot for. MacKinnon will spend the entire year with the Avalanche and is projected to center the third line with Jamie McGinn and Steve Downie on his wings. How will he do?
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