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Angelina Jolie played one. Nicole Kidman had a role as another. A movie about one even won an award at the Sundance film festival.
They're mail-order brides. And like the personals and escorts, they are part of the romantic world's dark corners, found in the back pages of magazines.
For many people, their place is justified. Critics paint the practice as exploitative and crass, as morally dubious as prostitution.
They point to the gaps between the involved parties: old men from the wealthy first world, paired up with young women from the impoverished third, who often don't share the same cultural background, much less the same language.
Then there are the widely reported nightmare stories: young women abused, or even killed by their undesirable mates, and desperate, lonely men duped out of fortunes by conniving sirens.
But the practice also has supporters. Those who have engaged in these relationships say they are more successful than traditional relationships and they say their unions are as natural as any other.
As in all matters of the heart, the issue is more complicated than can be assessed at first glance.
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There are no official figures on the number of mail-order brides globally, but with the growing interconnectedness of the world, and the rising popularity of the Internet as a form of communication, many in the industry say mail-order brides are becoming an increasingly popular option.
Delaney Davis is one of these people. He is the owner of several Web sites, among them FilipinaWife.com, for those interested in finding a bride from the Philippines.
Davis, 60, is not only the seller: he's also a consumer too. A little over a year ago, he married an 18-year-old from the Philippines. The two had been corresponding since she was 16, Davis said. He was her first boyfriend.
Davis says there's nothing unnatural about such a relationship. Young women in his wife's home country, as well as many other areas of the globe, look for older men, he said.
"The young men [in impoverished countries like the Philippines] have no means of supporting a wife," he said. Even without considering foreigners, young women naturally gravitate towards older men "to provide stability and the respect factor," he said.
It was also natural for men like him to search for a wife overseas, Davis said. Most of his applicants are middle-aged, divorced, and when they re-enter the dating scene in the United States, they find many women their age have "obvious psychological scars," he said. "They'll say 'you're just like my ex-boyfriend.'"
Younger women, on the other hand, just aren't interested in older men, he said. And the chances of meeting a potential mate also gets slimmer as you get older, said Mike Krosky, the president of Cherry Blossoms — a company which claims to be the oldest in this industry.
"When people get into their 30s and 40s there not a lot of opportunities to meet somebody," he said. Krosky noted that some clients were from small towns, where the dating pool was limited.
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Defenders of the "mail-order bride" industry are quick to point out that the women in these relationships seek out the men as much as the men seek them out.
In fact, they object to the term "mail-order bride," and prefer terms like "pen pal" relationship, or "international matchmaking," because, they say, the process is far more involved and far less one-sided than picking a T-shirt out of a catalog.


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In 1995 Steve Bug had a passion for a sound that simply wasn't being represented elsewhere in Electronic music at the time. As a reaction, he launched the infamous 'Raw Elements' label which today stands on a pedestal amongst some of the most revered labels in House Music history. This defiant sound, stripped of all un-necessaries, had the power and foresight to influence far further than Bug had ever expected… And now we've gone full circle, with the re-release of several classics from the Raw Elements back-catalogue. A digital-only compilation made up of 15 carefully chosen visions will accompany two very special vinyl releases, as we proudly introduce, 'Raw Essentials'! Who better to open the party but Steve Bug himself, with the robotic swagger of 'Rhodes Flash' which bravely and irresistibly combines a driving, sci-fi warehouse groove with soft mellowed out Rhodes keyboard chords. Delightfully stripped, yet loaded with subtly introduced layers, this genre-slicer has the effect not only of rhythmically hypnotising the listener, but of introducing them into the Raw Elements sound quite perfectly. Given that Raw Elements had such an edge back then, it's pleasing to know that it laid down the foundations for some artists who would go on to be mainstays in the scene today. Originally included on his 'Summer Elements' EP, Vincenzo's 'Vibrations' smoothes things out nicely, with it's lazy rolling-swing and undeniable summer-time positivity. This is a magical journey of a track, unashamedly influenced by New York House and jazz formations, but comes across ever-so relevant today, particularly during the tingling breakdown, where Vincenzo strips the track down to its bare essentials and then gloriously re-introduces the kick. Watch out for this one in the late mornings…! It's also with a certain sense of pride that we remind you that this track was part of his first ever solo EP, released on Raw Elements in 1997! 'Essentials' Part 1 is concluded with the fittingly n
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TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 27: Martin St. Louis #26 of the Tampa Bay Lightning scores a first period goal against the Montreal Canadiens at the St. Pete Times Forum on January 27, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- NHL points leader Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers in the season finale for two non-playoff teams on Saturday night. St. Louis finished the year with 60 points, giving him the league lead pending the outcome of later games. Tomas Fleischmann scored his second goal of the game to give Florida a 4-3 lead at 13:53 of the third. Rookie Jonathan Huberdeau had three assists, while Marcel Goc added an empty net goal in the final minute of play. St. Louis assisted on Matt Carle's goal 5 minutes into the first period that made it 1-0, and scored from in-close to put Tampa Bay up 3-2 at 5:47 of the second. The right wing, with 912 points, moved past Gary Roberts in 95th place on the career list. Bobby Orr is 94th with 915 points. Steven Stamkos got the second assist on St. Louis' goal, giving him 57 points. Tampa Bay also got a goal from Ryan Malone. Nick Bjugstad scored his first NHL goal for the ...
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FIGURE 4-16 PEPFAR planned/approved funding by 2009 prevalence groupings in 31 PEPFAR partner countries (current USD millions).
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A Milwaukee chef will open a butcher shop emphasizing locally and sustainably produced meats: Karen Bell, formerly of Cafe at the Plaza, plans to open Bavette Butcher Shop in the Historic Third Ward.
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As a boy living on his grandfather's Cedarburg farm, Joseph Westphal used to pick up sticks and pound on garbage can covers while listening to music.
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Fendermen guitarist Jim Sundquist, who with Phil Humphrey sang "Mule Skinner Blues," the top Wisconsin song on the Billboard charts, died this week at age 75 in Minnesota, the Wisconsin State Journal and Minneapolis Star Tribune report.
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Pink Banana's one-acts explore the games people play
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Joe Aaron played saxophone and clarinet in Milwaukee and beyond for nearly eight decades -- playing with big band singers like Patti Page before World War II and hitting the road with Clyde McCoy and his Sugar Blues Orchestra.
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There is no recession when it comes to big-time college football, where hundreds of millions are spent to renovate stadiums, stealth fighters are hired to entertain fans and head coaches can make several million dollars a year. That's because football programs have become critical tools in a race to raise revenues, bolster images and ultimately, win games and championships that will attract more students and better players next year. Armen Keteyian reports on the peaking popularity of college football on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 18 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/ 7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The University of Michigan Wolverines play in a 112,000-seat stadium, the biggest in the country, and recently renovated to the tune of $226 million. The school is a perennial power, but Michigan's Athletic Director Dave Brandon tells Keteyian you can never sit still in what many call an arms race. "If you don't keep pace, if you don't stay competitive, you're going to have a problem."
With the revenue from the football program paying for 75 percent of all the other sports programs under him at the 40,000-student public university, Brandon has a huge responsibility. "We're going to have excited fans, we're going to fill stadiums, we're going to be on TV. We're going to accomplish all the goals that we need to accomplish to keep this department moving ahead," says Brandon, who once hired a stealth fighter to fly over Michigan's stadium to fire up the crowd.
Brandon's work paid off in spades recently. His team was picked by ESPN to play a televised, season-debut game against the Alabama Crimson Tide a few months ago. Alabama has the ideal football program and one of the country's highest-paid coaches in Nick Saban, who makes more than $5 million per year. Is he worth it, asks Keteyian? "Probably not," says Saban with a laugh. "But I think the other side of that is you almost have to look at what return has there been on that investment." Alabama has won two national championships in three years, and profits have nearly tripled since he took the job in 2007.
The Alabama-Michigan game was viewed on television by millions. It stoked interest in the coming seasons of both teams, selling tickets and merchandise. It burnished images of big, successful universities potential students could be proud to attend. It's the kind of reality that's only a dream for other schools, but still an essential goal for many of them, like Towson University in Maryland.
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When we moved in 10 years ago we bought our Amana appliances and have loved them. When our fridge died we bought another Amana because we loved it so much!! Had to special order to do so but it is worth it.
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I like that the frezzer is on the bottom and easy to get things out of. I Like the refrigerator on top makes access easy because it is at eye leval. My old refrigerator did not have clear drawers so they are so nice to have.
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Have had new fridge for a couple weeks & working out as I had hoped. Love the freezer on bottom so that I no longer have to bend a creaky & aging back & can actually see what's in the fridge. So far so good.
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I Bought this 6 or 8 weeks ago I am very happy with the look , space inside and quality made.
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I am very happy I decided to purchase my Amana bottom freezer refrigerator, It is so much easier to use than a top freezer refrigerator, I get into the refrigerator 10 times more often than the freezer so I end up bending over a lot less.
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I bought this a month ago to replace a 12 year old Amana bottom freezer that died. This one is smaller and more effecient but does not have the meat/cheese drawer that was so convenient in the larger one. This one is very good and I like both controls up top.
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Nice unit; watch the installation
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This unit has nice features, bought to replace a GE unit that died. We appreciated the split adjustable shelves, commodious door storage trays, steel finish & rounded corners. That you can stick magnets to the stainless steel's an unexpected bonus. Watch the installation, though. If the front levelers aren't properly set, the front door will swing open rather than close and the drawers slide forward and miss their stops--very annoying. I ended up reading the manual and adjusting myself. Our unit arrived with a dimple in the freezer door; Amana replaced it, but still, it was a time suck. The dealer also switched the door hinge from right to left for us, but I was disappointed when they told me neither they nor Amana have anything to cover the open screw holes on the top that switching the hinge leaves behind.
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A host of aircraft have been pitched for counter-insurgency. Revive the OV-10? Check. Convert the AirTractor cropduster into the AT-802U? Yep. Remake the T-6A into the AT-6? That too. Here's a new one:
ATK has teamed up with Mohawk Technologies and Broadbay to revive the OV-1D Mohawk for the counter-insurgency market.
The new version adds the ATK 30mm chain gun from the Boeing AH-64 Apache, plus a glass cockpit and integrated targeting system with electro-optical/infrared sensor turret.
Mohawk owns six decommissioned OV-1Ds that are available for conversion, with dozens more of the aircraft available on the used market, says JT Young, of Broadbay, which supplies the crews to operate the OV-1Ds.
The second-generation OV-1D is being pitched as a live-fire training aid for the US military's schools for joint terminal attack controllers, says ATK's Clay Bringhurst. The schools could operate the OV-1Ds on a fee-for-service basis, or buy the aircraft outright. If someone decides to push the armed reconnaissance trainers into a combat zone, so much the better. "Why not?" says Bringhurst.
But the ultimate goal is to sell the aircraft on the foreign market. The US State Department last week approved ATK's license application to market the aircraft to approved foreign customers. The OV-1D team is targeting potential military and government buyers in the Middle East and South America.
#AUSA2010: OV-1D Mohawk revived as modern gunship
A host of aircraft have been pitched for counter-insurgency. Revive the OV-10? Check. Convert the AirTractor cropduster into the AT-802U? Yep. Remake the T-6A into the AT-6? That too. Here's a new one:
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4 Responses to #AUSA2010: OV-1D Mohawk revived as modern gunship
Jersey Dave 30 October, 2010 at 2:32 am #
Hell yeah, they could use something like that! The idea of turboprop counterinsurgency aircraft has been bandied about since the US went into Afghanistan in 2001, frankly I am amazed the folks at the top have taken so long to do it. The cost is so low and the capability is so high! In WW2 they had the Mustang flying in under a year, it takes them a decade now to get a simple turboprop COIN plane. Red tape, stupid!
Bob Heckendorn 2 November, 2010 at 12:47 am #
I flew something like 200 combat minssions in the Mohawk in VN. I then put in 30 plus years of flying many other types of aircraft. As to this proposed use of the Mohawk as a gun platform, I guess power to weight isn't a criteria? Because I would not say the Mohawk is a powerful airplane at all. I would think a desirable airframe would have to have something like 150 to 200% more power.
Hawk43 2 November, 2010 at 1:59 pm #
They would have to get rid of the dismal engines on the OV-1D. I flew the Mohawk for 25 years and had four engine failures. Any increase in shaft horsepower will require some sort of rudder boost system since the rudders are already to small to handle the aircraft with a critical engine cut on a cool day with full power. That's more of a training issue. The P-51 would roll you over on takeoff if you applied full power.
The Grumman fuselage and wings of the OV-1D are beyond strong, but the engines and props will always be the Mohawk's short coming. Put a couple of PT6-68 engines and props on the aircraft and it may be a threat.
Keith Runawaychair Towler 26 March, 2011 at 10:06 pm #
Having grown up with the OV-1(A, B, C, D & E), I feel sure that it has established itself as a worthy warbird. The wind-drag and the extra weight of a belly chain gun will require a considerable upgrade in shaft horsepower. The extra torque of the upgrade may prove unmanageable without power assisted rudder pedals and increased rudder surface, adding yet more weight. Also, the vibration from a chain gun, well, it's described as sight-blurring exhilaration. I'd rather risk this type of ground support to unmanned aircraft and save a few pilots from an untimely departure because of a way over-extended airframe. Then again, to a company engaged in military capitalism targeting unwary foreign cowboys, I wish them good luck.
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College Football Tour 2013: Stoops has Kentucky fans excited, but can he deliver this season?
It is not an uncommon theme in the Southeastern Conference: New coach is hired, says the right things, makes a few early victories on the recruiting trail, inspires fans to believe that better days aren't just a matter of if, but when.
It just seems to be happening a little more these days at Kentucky, and that it's even happening there, the most basketball-centric of the SEC's 14 members, is interesting. Mark Stoops, hired in the offseason from his role as Florida State's defensive coordinator, has rejuvenated Lexington's attitudes toward football.
Some 50,000 UK fans attended the spring game, beating the school's old record by 30,000. Kentucky owns a 2014 recruiting class that Rivals.com ranks as fifth-best in the country. (Yes, in football. We double-checked.)
"There has been a positive buzz," Stoops told reporters in Lexington this month, understating the obvious. "Yeah, again, I think our players, again, they feel that. They feel the positive energy. They know there's a lot of people that have great interest in what they are doing. They feel the support throughout the state and they are excited."
The reality of Kentucky's current state and the competitiveness of the SEC may slap that excitement in the face quickly. A so-so number of returning starters, 12, gives Stoops some building blocks. (And 31 Wildcats have started at least one game.)
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It was a magazine column designed to generate a discussion of gun rights.
"Way too many gun owners still seem to believe that any regulation of the right to keep and bear arms is an infringement," the column said. "The fact is, all constitutional rights are regulated, always have been, all need to be."
Titled "Let's Talk Limits," the column was published in the December issue of Guns & Ammo, the well-known magazine based in Florida, and written by longtime contributing editor Dick Metcalf.
And it enraged readers.
Over the last few days, opposition to Metcalf's stance reached a boiling point. On Wednesday, the magazine's editor, Jim Bequette, posted an online letter of apology that addressed Guns & Ammo readers and announced that both he and Metcalf would no longer be working at the magazine.
Although he had been planning to step down Jan. 1, Bequette announced he would resign immediately, hastened by the outcry.
In his apology, Bequette wrote that he had thought the column would "generate a healthy exchange of ideas on gun rights."
"I miscalculated, pure and simple. I was wrong, and ask for your forgiveness."
In the column, Metcalf makes the argument that there is a difference between infringing on rights, and regulating them. All constitutional rights, including those guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment, are regulated to some degree, he wrote.
"Freedom of speech is regulated. You cannot falsely and deliberately shout, 'Fire!' in a crowded theater. Freedom of religion is regulated. A church cannot practice human sacrifice. Freedom of assembly is regulated. People who don't like you can't gather an 'anti-you' demonstration on your front lawn without your permission."
Readers immediately went to the magazine's Facebook page to vent their anger:
"Good bye to your mag Thanks to Metcalf and his article!"
"I will not be buying Guns & Ammo anymore. Mr. Metcalf's editorial could have been summed up as, 'I am from an anti-gun state. I don't know what freedom means.' I will not support a gun magazine that publishes talking points from the Brady Campaign."
"I've cancelled my subscription and I'm NEVER coming back, and I have been a reader since 1964 and a subscriber since 1970. It is unconscionable for a GUN magazine to publish this kind of dribble that Metcalf spread!"
Bequette yielded to that anger, writing in his apology, "Dick Metcalf has had a long and distinguished career as a gun writer, but his association with Guns & Ammo has officially ended."
A response from Metcalf was posted on the website The Outdoor Wire:
"If a respected editor can be forced to resign and a controversial writer's voice be shut down by a one-sided social-media and Internet outcry, virtually overnight, simply because they dared to open a discussion or ask questions about a politically sensitive issue ... then I fear for the future of our industry, and for our Cause.
"Do not 2nd Amendment adherents also believe in Freedom of Speech?"
Bequette, in his letter of apology, said that Metcalf's views directly opposed the tradition of what the magazine supports, and clearly conflicted with the readers' ideas also.
"Our commitment to the Second Amendment is unwavering. It has been so since the beginning. Historically, our tradition in supporting the Second Amendment has been unflinching. No strings attached."
"In publishing Metcalf's column, I was untrue to that tradition, and for that I apologize. His views do not represent mine - nor, most important, Guns & Ammo's either."
"I understand what you believe in when it comes to gun rights, and I believe the same thing," he wrote.
Many expressed sharply differing reactions to Bequette's letter on Twitter:
You knew Guns & Ammo was going to back down to the gun nuts & fire Dick Metcalf, but kudos to him for speaking truth to the insane asylum.
- Hussain Rahim (@HuRa) November 7, 2013
Dick Metcalf needs to remember who his audience is when writing in Guns & Ammo. #2A
- JP (@flyhooks) November 7, 2013
The common-sense article which got Guns & Ammo editor Dick Metcalf fired. Guns aren't the problem; gun nuts are. http://t.co/xBNX0CMV3K
- K.W. Leslie (@KW - Leslie) November 8, 2013
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Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A U.K. admission that it mishandled the issue of Tibet paved the way for economic and financial agreements this week, a People's Daily commentary said.
The U.K. also pledged to respect China's sovereignty, reviving relations that had been at a low ebb during the past year, the Communist Party's official newspaper said in a commentary by Zhong Sheng. The name is a homonym in Chinese for "voice of China." The British government said there'd been no change of policy.
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Figuring out the Zack Grienke-to-Milwaukee rumor
Dec 19, 2010, 3:28 AM EDT
Saturday night saw the birth of a shocking rumor: a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel blogger reports that the Brewers and Royals had agreed to a trade, set to be announced Monday, in which Milwaukee would land Zack Greinke for shortstop Alcides Escobar, outfielder Lorenzo Cain and right-hander Jeremy Jeffress. Yuniesky Betancourt and cash would also go to Milwaukee.
Soon afterwards an OnMilwaukee.com staff writer followed suit, reporting the same deal without Betancourt's name and with Brewers prospect Jake Odorizzi joining the other three youngsters in being Kansas City bound.
The big names have been quiet all along. Ken Rosenthal, Buster Olney, Jon Heyman and the rest have all failed to weigh in on the reports. The Journal-Sentinel's primary Brewers writers Tom Haudricourt did work on the rumor and failed to confirm or deny anything from Milwaukee or Kansas City sources.
So that's where we are as of 3 am. I figured the first report was bogus and I'm still leaning that way, but that no one has stepped forward to deny the rumor has given it traction. The Brewers have been mentioned in connection with Greinke, and it does seem like the kind of package Kansas City would want in return. Escobar is the long-term answer at shortstop they crave, Cain would be the odds-on favorite to start for the team in center field and Jeffress, while risky, has big-time potential out of the pen. Odorizzi, a potential third starter, would be another nice piece.
But for now, it looks like we won't find out whether there's any truth to this until the morning at least.
- normswifevera - Dec 19, 2010 at 4:49 AM
It seems like the kind of package KC wants if they're mentally deficient.
Escobar is/was a great prospect, but didn't exactly light it up in his first big league action. Still, he's a nice piece if there's other high quality stuff going back with him.
But there's not. A CF with no offensive pop. A relief pitcher who's already been popped twice for drugs. And possibly a single A pitcher with some potential who is years away at best.
For Zack Grenkie? Especially to an NL team, where he'll dominate? Child, please.
- proudlycanadian - Dec 19, 2010 at 6:33 AM
It is the season to be giving! If this story is true, then the Royals are being very generous.
- uyf1950 - Dec 19, 2010 at 8:13 AM
If the report is correct and Greinke has been traded to the Brewers this morning. Imagine Greinke's surprise when he heard the news. Going from one losing team to another losing team. With the Brewers only having control of Prince Fielder for the 2011 season before he becomes a free agent they are likely to be even a worse team come 2012 then they were in 2010. Someone explain to me how this trade makes either team better long term? The Royals gave up there prized pitcher for what doesn't appear to be any game changers. And the Brewers received arguably a "very good" pitcher by some accounts for probably 2 years (Greinke will be a free agent in 2013) but they lose a major piece of their offense in 2012 when Fielder becomes a FA. How does being traded to Milwaukee satisfy Greinke's desire to play for a winner? Even if you assume the very best case for Greinke's new team. The Brewers are at most likely to be a .500 or slightly over .500 winning club in 2011 that would mean a 5 to 10 game turn around over their 2010 season. That still won't be enough to overtake St. Louis or the Reds in that division. Then in 2012 they lose Fielder and revert back to a sub .500 team. I just don't see this trade as being a game changer for either team or for Greinke for that matter.
- nightman13 - Dec 19, 2010 at 3:47 PM
The Brewers are a FAR better team than the Chiefs. They now have one of the best rotations in the league now and one of the best lineups as well. Fielder had a terrible year last year and the Brewers still had a great offense.
- uyf1950 - Dec 19, 2010 at 6:02 PM
To nightman13 – I'm going to assume you meant the Royals and not the Chiefs. Perhaps my choice of words to describe the Brewers was a mistake. But the question still remains assuming when and if both Fielder and Weeks depart for FA after the 2011 season the Brewers offense takes a huge hit. I think any objective person would have to say their loss should it occur will not leave the Brewers in a very enviable position going forward. And I think certainly cause Greinke to think twice before signing and extension to stay with the Brewers past his current contract.
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NEWARK, NJ - DECEMBER 18: Erik Karlsson #65 of the Ottawa Senators skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on December 18, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Tonight's NHL action was focused mainly on the Pittsburgh-Ottawa game. Some NHL GIFs: Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators fell victim to what appears to be an unintentional injury from the skate of the Penguins' Matt Cooke. It was later revealed that Karlsson suffered a lacerated achilles tendon that will require surgery to repair and his length of recovery is indefinite. Also in the Penguins-Senators game, Sidney Crosby had a NASTY saucer pass to assist on Pascal Dupuis' goal to open the scoring for the Penguins. Rookie sensation, Vladimir Tarasenko, of the St. Louis Blues scored his 6th goal of the season tonight vs. Jimmy Howard and the Detroit Red Wings. The post NHL Nightly Overtime – 2/13 appeared first on The Hockey Guys.
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