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NHL playoff preview -- Western Conference: Clashes of the titans
A couple of heavyweights will hit the mat following first-round battles
No upsets will be needed to find two very good hockey teams on the Western Conference sidelines before the end of April.
These Stanley Cup playoffs, in their new format emphasizing divisional rivalries and winners instead of just a one-to-eight ranking in each conference, serve up two clashes of four conference titans right off the bat as the St. Louis Blues meet the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks face the Los Angeles Kings.
Eyes west, fans. There is no similar (not even close) matchup of excellence in the Eastern Conference and quite possibly this could, and maybe should, be the beginning of some erosion of a natural eastern bias that's reality in the NHL.
Three of the four first-round series in the west feature a two-day break but generally, the lockout post-season of a year ago illustrated playoffs are better without the long, TV-network-catering schedule pauses, and far better with some old-fashioned calendar cadence.
Colorado Avalanche (1) vs. Minnesota Wild (4)
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Avs 4-0-1, Wild 1-3-1; all played by Jan. 30.
STARTS: Thursday in Denver, TSN
WHY THE AVS WILL WIN: The rejuvenated Avs spent a lot of time this season proving their doubters wrong. Their start was no fluke and, in fact, the team continued to rise, not coast, throughout the season, until it was in position to capitalize on the Blues' meltdown in the final two weeks to claim the division's top seed. Colorado's doing it with immense skill on the front lines, though Matt Duchene's team-leading total of 70 points will hardly be considered prolific. Duchene, out with a knee injury, needs to return to this series for the Avs. His supporting cast of captain Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan O'Reilly, rookie Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny in particular, should scare opponents for the swiftness with which their plays are made. Goalie Semyon Varlamov has been good again this season and gets his first acid test here. His competition, Wild goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, has an iffy playoff record, for sure.
WHY THE WILD WILL WIN: Bryzgalov overcomes his post-season history, for starters. If he can, then however much you love the Avs to death in this round, be aware the Wild were only one win from being the West's seventh 100-point team and the season's series wasn't nearly as one-sided as you think. Each of the five games was a one-goal game and two of the Avs victories were salted with empty-net goals. Also note Minnesota, unlike Colorado, suffered a mid-season losing streak and injury crisis that nearly got coach Mike Yeo fired. It's long since been corrected as the Wild's best players have risen to be the best players, namely LW Zach Parise, who came within four points of being the team's leading scorer (who was RW Jason Pominville) despite missing 15 games. Sturdy forwards Mikko Koivu and Charlie Coyle have big roles to play in this series.
St. Louis Blues (2) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (3)
HEAD-TO-HEAD: The Blues won the first three; 3-2, 3-2 (SO), 6-5 (SO) but lost two after the schedule break, 4-0 and 4-2.
STARTS: Thursday in St. Louis, CBC
WHY THE BLUES WILL WIN: Because they have good memories. Ending the season on a six-game losing streak has left confidence a little shaken in St. Louis, but injuries (David Backes, T.J. Oshie, Alex Pietrangelo) were something of a factor. The trio is likely to return for Game 1 or at least early in the series, great news for the methodical and physical Blues. The deadline deal for G Ryan Miller is another ace for St. Louis and he must be a factor in any St. Louis win. When the late-season slide is forgotten, St. Louis knows how to pay the price to win games. Many have questioned the Blues offence and it might pale in comparison to Chicago's, but Alex Steen's 33 goals this season included many a clutch strike, which continues in any Blues success.
WHY THE HAWKS WILL WIN: They have the Stanley Cup and getting it out of their hands will be no easy chore. Injured captain Jonathan Toews and winger Patrick Kane are back for the start of the post-season and do their thing for the league's best offence heading for this year's playoffs, regardless of how many minefields the Blues put in their way. Chicago's forward depth doesn't stop there. LW Patrick Sharp led the team in scoring with 34 goals and Marian Hossa is too much for most opponents to handle. Chicago's defence is multi-talented and this time led by Duncan Keith's excellent season. Many pundits will give the Blues an edge in goal in this season but G Corey Crawford's only focus should be not beating himself.
Anaheim Ducks (1) vs. Dallas Stars (8)
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Stars won two of three (won 6-3, 2-0, lost 6-3)
STARTS: Wednesday in Anaheim, TSN
WHY THE DUCKS WILL WIN: Do 51 regulation and overtime wins say something to you here? They'd better. The Ducks have it all, size, speed, defence, experience and goaltending. Oh yes, and the second-best offence in the NHL. Their dynamic duo of C Ryan Getzlaf and RW Corey Perry should scare the wits out of most. Sometimes they need just a little opening to create a chance or goal. Rookie D Hampus Lindholm has added maturity and skill to the blue-line. Despite their wandering attention span at times this season, the Ducks have shown the ability to take a punch and respond with a bigger one. The team, despite having less urgency than many others in the late going, put up four wins in a row to end the season to have home-ice advantage for as long as they last in the Western Conference playoffs.
WHY THE STARS WILL WIN: Dallas, forced into the Pacific Division playoffs by virtue of being the final qualifier in the west, took the season's series, with all games played before the schedule break. The Stars are the clear underdogs here, which should help with the pressure, but they aren't outclassed in terms of speed, which should matter. Dallas's top two forwards, C Tyler Seguin and LW Jamie Benn, have shown extraordinary skill and ability of their own this season and could carry the Stars through rough waters. Two musts for Dallas -- G Kari Lehtonen's first real Stanley Cup series (he saw two games for the ill-fated Atlanta Thrashers in 2007) must not be a handicap and Dallas's rats like Antoine Roussel, while important in the competitive aspects of this series, must not give Anaheim any more power plays than they will already earn.
San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Los Angeles Kings (3)
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Kings 3-1-1; Sharks 2-2-1
STARTS: Thursday in San Jose, CBC
WHY THE SHARKS WILL WIN: The Sharks get goals from a lot of places, and that continues. G Antti Niemi gives up no softies, since the games of this series are likely to be tight. San Jose's highly-skilled power play catches fire before the Kings' does (both power-play units in this series are underachievers, statistically this season, both in the bottom half of the NHL). Above all, San Jose must maintain its edge in discipline. The Sharks were shorthanded a league-low 219 times this season, a substantial 26 per cent fewer times than the Kings. And confidence remains high, especially after a very important 2-1 win over L.A. on April 3.
WHY THE KINGS WILL WIN: Much of this team won the Cup in 2012 and won't have forgotten how. Ranging mid-pack most of the season and finishing sixth in the conference just seems low for this collection of experience but it speaks to the competition that exists. The Kings are the lowest-scoring team in this year's playoffs and so G Jonathan Quick's role is again heightened. His regular season wasn't poor by any means (2.07 GAA, .915 save percentage) but needs a step up here to get the job done. L.A.'s back end led by Drew Doughty and Slava Voynov loom large in this series in order to keep the Sharks' momentum on hold. The deadline trade for RW Marian Gaborik pays big dividends at just the right time.
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The seventh instalment of the short film series, entitled 'Bearing Witness', follows the story of the foreign correspondent Anthony Loyd and the photographer Jack Hill, who were snatched in May.
The pair's vehicle was forced to the side of the road when they were making their way to Turkey from Tall Rifat in northern Syria. They were captured and held in captivity where both were badly beaten. Loyd was shot twice in the leg before their release.
The film is told from Loyd and Hill's perspective and explores the tensions between citizen journalism and professional reporting in areas of conflict, as well as the difficulties in achieving objective coverage in dangerous regions.
The Times deputy editor, Emma Tucker, and deputy foreign editor, Suzy Jagger, provide commentary on the systems and challenges of safeguarding journalists reporting from hostile environments.
The series of films is a collaboration between News UK, the publisher of The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers, the creative agency Grey London, the production company Betsy Works and the creative director Phil Lind.
Lind said: "Filming with Anthony and Jack opened a window into a world that I did not expect. Their openness to discussing their kidnap ordeal was not only fascinating, but also an incredibly sobering experience not just for me, but also for the entire crew.
"To understand that they were actually lucky to survive their incredibly violent abduction and that they both now remain firmly committed to continuing to report from war zones for The Times is truly remarkable to me."
Previous films featured The Times journalists Caitlin Moran, Matthew Parris and Ben Macintyre.
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Witchcraft 6: The Devil's Mistress (1994) Horror Movie Review
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Starring: Gale Van Cott, Stephanie Champlin, Hana Salinger, Lucifer Lukey, Jerry Spicer, Don L. Bird, Debra K. Beatty, Mitchell Rose, Shannon McLeod, Partricia Huddberry, Craig Stepp, Jane Clark, Kurt Alan, Sean Wade, John E. Holiday, Lon Wade, Bryan Nutter, Michael Cox, Stephanie Swinney, Jennifer Bransford, Amy Abrams, P.J. O'Connor, Darren Miller, Richard Rosales, Daniel Michel, Patrick Healy, Enrique Galante, Michael Kane, Geldre Vanbove, Michael Wayne
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FILM REVIEW: 'Fruitvale Station'
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by: Pam Nadon | Film Critic
At 2:15 a.m. Jan.1, 2009, a young unarmed black man was shot and killed by a policeman at the Fruitvale train station in Oakland, Calif. His name was Oscar Julius Grant III, and his horrific murder was captured on cell phones by numerous eyewitnesses. The new film, "Fruitvale Station," traces the last 24 hours of his life.
In the shocking opening scene, actual footage of the crime plays out on screen. Suddenly, the film flashes back to the morning of Dec. 31, 2008. Twenty-two-year-old Oscar (Michael B. Jordan) is lying in bed with his partner, Sophina (Melonie Diaz), discussing how he's determined to clean up his act — no more selling weed or cheating. He promises to be there for her and his beloved 4-year-old daughter, Tatiana (Ariana Neal).
It's his mother Wanda's (Octavia Spencer) birthday, and Oscar spends most of the day preparing for the celebration. In a flashback, we see Wanda visiting Oscar in San Quentin. The love between them is overwhelmingly evident, but she demands that he change the direction in which his life is heading. Oscar heeds her advice.
After the birthday party, Oscar and Sophina head into San Francisco with friends to ring in the New Year. Wanda convinces him to take the train instead of driving. On the ride back, a skirmish erupts. The police intervene, and one throws Oscar face down on the pavement, cuffing him and ultimately shooting him in the back at close range. The rest is history.
First-time director/writer Ryan Coogler does an extraordinary job portraying Oscar as an antihero with a heart of gold. He wisely chose to focus on humanizing Oscar rather than concentrating on the shooting and its aftermath. He manages to have his audience rooting for this young man throughout the film even though we're fully aware of the tragic outcome.
"Fruitvale Station" is gripping on every level. The acting is top-notch. Octavia Spencer is devastatingly superb as the mother who wants her son to reach his potential. She admits after personally meeting Wanda that she "was humbled by her strength." Michael B. Jordan's incredible performance demonstrates a perfect balance between Oscar's past indiscretions and his future aspirations. He humanizes him and we, in turn, empathize.
Coogler filmed on location, including the exact spot where Oscar Julius Grant III's life ended. The officer who so brutally murdered him claimed that he had mistakenly grabbed his gun instead of his taser. He received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter, in which he served 11 months.
In the parting shot, actual footage shows the devastation on the face of Tatiana at a memorial service for her father. His mother, Wanda, after having seen "Fruitvale Station," commented, " He didn't deserve to be murdered." Sadly, it seems all too familiar.
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Everyone who is currently enrolled in a drug plan, and those who will be new to Medicare, should seek a drug plan comparison, says Mary Ann Holland, retired University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Educator and Trained SHIIP Professional. She will be conducting eight Medicare Part D drug plan comparison events in Cass County. "I have a special assignment with UNL Extension for Medicare education which allows me to continue serving Medicare beneficiaries."she told the Cassgram.
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I guess my major indictment against the book is that the author tries too hard to make too many judgments and gets snarled up doing it.
And these elected representataives can be found at all levels, from the cartoonish New Orleans mayor, Ray Nagin, to our buffoonish American president, George W. Bush.
Interestingly and intelligently written, Mr Horne manages to turn a multitude of well researched facts and real-life experiences into a page turner.
My interest in this book was because I lived through the heartbreak of Katrina. I wanted to understand why it happened and why the response to the flooding was so slow and in many... Read morePublished 4 months ago by Patricia F. Mckenzie
The story is fascinating. Mr. Horne provides details on the boondoggle that was Katrina, the aftermath and the recovery. Read morePublished 4 months ago by leswill
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