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2009-10 record: 52-22-8, 112 points
Last playoff: 2010 (won Stanley Cup)
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Hangovers are easier to cope with if friends are around, either lounging in a living room or going to a restaurant and telling tales from the previous night. If you're hanging out with people who weren't at the hangover-inducing party, though, it's not quite as fun.
Welcome to the world of the Chicago Blackhawks.
After hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961 and turning the Windy City into a hockey town again, salary cap constraints forced GM Stan Bowman to part with nine players who helped the franchise capture the Cup.
Winger Kris Versteeg, playoff star Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Colin Fraser were traded. Adam Burish and John Madden were not re-signed. Then, in a final punch to the gut, the Blackhawks let Cup-winning goaltender Antti Niemi walk because an arbitrator awarded him a $2.75 million salary they couldn't afford to pay.
"Money was a big factor with all the guys we lost," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "They were all guys that contributed in meaningful ways and they were significant pieces that gave us depth, which got us through the playoffs."
In the midst of the roster purge, the Blackhawks matched the four-year, $14 million offer sheet Niklas Hjalmarsson received from the Sharks, keeping a core defenseman and preserving at least some depth.
But despite the turnover, don't underestimate this season's Blackhawks.
Forwards Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews and Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Duncan Keith didn't go anywhere. Kane and Toews signed five-year contracts in December, while Keith got a 13-year deal at the same time. Marian Hossa also is locked into Chicago with 11 years remaining on his deal.
"The good news is those players should still be improving and, knowing each of them, they won't be content," Quenneville said. "It'll be a good challenge because teams are going to be coming at us like they didn't before, but it's easier said than done to be ready for that."
Keith, who also will play alongside returning defensemen Brent Seabrook, Brian Campbell and Hjalmarsson, sounds ready.
"As soon as the summer goes by and training camp starts going again, all the hunger to come back and win again is right there," he said. "It's nice to enjoy it, but once you strap on the skates again, everything's all about winning. One good year is not going to make me satisfied."
The Blackhawks also have promising young talent. Dave Bolland recovered from back surgery and had 16 points in 22 playoff games. Jake Dowell, Bryan Bickell and Troy Brouwer are all in their mid-20s and will get every chance to produce up front.
Tomas Kopecky, who came over from Detroit two seasons ago, likely will see his minutes increase. Viktor Stalberg, acquired in the Versteeg trade, is a promising prospect who scored nine times and notched 14 points over 40 games for Toronto last season, his first in the NHL.
Defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy, added in the Ladd deal, is just 22 and has played five NHL games. And if 6-8, 258-pound John Scott plays, everyone will notice. The imposing Scott signed a two-year deal in July after breaking in with Minnesota.
"We're going to be working in a lot of young players," Quenneville said. "They will have to learn on the fly to help us win."
The goaltending situation hung like a cloud over Chicago all summer, finally ending with the departure of Niemi and subsequent signing of 35-year-old Marty Turco. Turco has battled through two tough seasons for the Stars.
The Blackhawks earned the right to party big over the summer. Prior to last season, the franchise had been in the playoffs just twice in 11 years and responded to the weight of high expectations with a division title and solid playoff run.
"It was nice to get back to Chicago and share it with all the people and all the fans of Chicago, just to see the look on everyone's face," Keith said. "It was so long ago that really bringing the Stanley Cup back to Chicago was pretty special."
How special? It was a nonstop party Quenneville described as "over the top," from public to private moments.
"It was incredible, from the parade to the reception afterward and ordinary days after that," Quenneville said. "People are always coming up to simply say, 'Thank you.' My favorite story happened after having breakfast one day at a restaurant. As I was walking out, somebody shouted, 'You made my life.' "
Life may be tougher for Blackhawks fans this season, though.
Offseason moves
Additions: John Scott, D (Minnesota); Jeff Taffe, C (trade, Florida); Marty Turco, G (Dallas); Ivan Vishnevskiy, D (trade, Atlanta); Chris DiDomenico, C (trade, Toronto); Philippe Paradis, C (trade, Toronto); Jeremy Morin, LW (trade, Atlanta); Viktor Stalberg, LW (trade, Toronto).
Subtractions: Brent Sopel, D (trade, Atlanta); Ben Eager, LW (trade, Atlanta); Andrew Ladd, LW (trade, Atlanta); Dustin Byfuglien, RW (trade, Atlanta); Colin Fraser, C (trade, Edmonton); Richard Petiot, D (Edmonton); Danny Richmond, D (Toronto); Mark Cullen, C (Florida); Kyle Greentree, LW (Washington); Akim Aliu, RW (trade, Atlanta); Adam Burish, RW (Dallas); Kris Versteeg, RW (trade, Toronto); John Madden, C (Wild); Antti Niemi, G (free agent).
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Five-time Big 12 Player of the Week (2013: 3/19, 2/12; 2012: 5/15, 4/3, 3/13)Record BookEnded the 2014 season with the best slugging percentage in NCAA history (.950) and ranked 10th in career home runs (72) ... ranked first in Big 12 history in career home runs, fourth in RBI (189), fifth in runs (200), sixth in batting average (.394) and walks (145) and eighth in total bases (436) ... in OU history, ranked first in career extra-base hits (107) and on-base percentage (.546), third in batting average, fourth in runs, walks and RBI and sixth in total bases2014 (Junior)Played in and started 39 games (35 at first base, 4 at DP) ... missed 23 games, from March 9 to April 23, due to a back injury suffered March 13, and missed two games from May 11-16 due to a partially torn PCL in her right knee ... led the team in on-base percentage and walks drawn ... drew 51 walks, the sixth-best total in Big 12 history and third best at OU ... on-base percentage of .585 was third best in OU annals ... 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Do not push this guys. Just make sure the unions do not dilute what we have now. Always time to negotiate later. The big nut to crack is ramping back pensions or phase in a 401 k in its place. This is a great change as long as the weak willed pols make sure the changes are adhered to.
You stil will have no money for the cops. Game over time to reset.
Please. It's is apples and oranges. The cops and ff have hit the wall. They are NoT underpaid (after the first three years or so) and the level of bennies and pension payments are simply unsustainable. The public is broke and the unions frankly give us the finger. You also are loosing support from other public unions cause you stab them in the back by sucking larger pay increases while the Dpw and office folks get squat. When did you ever see the cops support the Dpw or teachers ? One for all? Not
The chickens have come home to roost. The Feds and state can't and won't bail these sorry buttsbout and there ain't no stimulus left now we can let the unions sink and reset the system. New pension plans, new benefit plan and real work rules. Camden has been a bed of corruption for so long and we can't float them. Its only focus on business is the business of poverty and handouts. Game over. Newark and Paterson wake up you may be next.
First the sports teams and leagues are not our friends and should not be trusted. Witness the Jets and Giants seeing to sop a shopping mll from opening when it's already built on state operated land (like thir freakin stadium). Second sops betting and slots should go in at the meadowlands and Monmouth but in all fairness and in a business sense not for at least one more year. Big boi cleaned a lot of crap out of the operation of AC and the cleaning needs at least another year. aC will deliver more cash nd benefits for NJ in the long run if turned around. Northern NJ folks better wise up that this is a business and AC is part of our state and generates cash pure and simple.
Lol. Lobby the Feds? With big ears and crew running the show? You go to take the down on the courts. It is the only thing hat moves these fools and samp, polling.
Get a life dude. Go there if you want to comment. You better not hope it's doomed as the whole Tate ill suffer. People better wise up o economics and what the state needs are not always what you dream in your little heads. Open our eyes and think a little.
They are freakin stupid and should pound salt. Betting IS the reason for their popularity over the years. They will not admit it but since theory derive nothing from it they therefore are against it. The NFL has nothing to stand on and NJ needs to get tough with he Jets and Giants as we floated them dels for he stadiums over he decades Znd they want to hold up an sue the Mall from opening due to traffic?? It is sickening and CC should figh this to the end.
The man was a devout neo nazi skinhead and was not on the watch list orvcomevup on a gun database? Just what laws are being enforced now? Also how does one prevent stupid? Sikhs are not Muslims and this fool never got that conpt (nor the one that killing like this is wrong). Unless this guy was funded by a bother group to cret mayhem, he is another sick depressed guy who found a way to take his life and make some idiotic statement o he world. Would banning guns for all have done nothing in his case?
Of course it went down in flames. The pd unions hold the pols under their thumb
Also note the left wing hacks she suggested. They are all on the Dem bandwagon and have been for years. My God Cindy Adams could do a fairer job on moderating a debate than this group.
Country is in the outhouse, her Congress spends like he-- no jobs and this is her burning issue? This idiot needs to be booted out along with the other toad stinky Harry. Wake up folks we need a house cleaning and no big o.
Oh please. Prove it.
What more can they pile on? I had to bring bills, birth certificate etc etc and then have a digital picture. Now when I rep I have to do it again with different proof?
Stop it with the income gap crap. The gap is widening cause there ain't no jobs due to the policies in place by big ers and the dem hacks. Yeah go ahead and take more money fom those rich folks. Then sit back and see how Uncle Sam I'll Crete new jobs for you. As for the bank bail out, who do you think set up the crazy system that sunk us? Why old Bill C Barney Frank, Dodd and yes George Bush for thinking everyone should own a home.
The sheep and hacks in NJ will continue to vote the folks ruining this country in. I truly hope the rest of this country makes up our self inflicted idiocy and votes the Dems out.
Correct sir. Pardon the run on words. I am trying to master the I pad typing method. Does the App,e connection count a a strike against me since you are somewhat shall I say, anti-Cupertino.
Yes I read the rules you made and reporters need to ask questions but boy the questions are all trying to get fodder for the narrative that Romney messed every single thing up on this trip (big O talking points). In fact most of the trip paved the way to distinguish Romney fro O. Basically mission accomplished.
They won't dump him and i bet CC is not the VP he won't fly on the left coast or in the mid west. S forvthevPoland thing it's a lot to do about nothing. Actually kind of refreshing based on the press activity at the sitectheyvwere at.
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DANVILLE — Suzanne Thomas of the Danville area says she shot and killed a Labrador Retriever because the dog killed one of her pet rabbits. Thomas admitted she tied the dog to a tree and shot her three times in the head, but Thomas says there was nothing malicious about what she did.
"The dog killed. It was a killer breed. It should have never been off its leash. It should have been muzzled or tied up," Thomas said.
Suzanne Thomas kept her face hidden, even as she drove away from the Montour County Courthouse. Thomas pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a dog back in January — a one and a half year old Labrador Retriever named Georgia.
"For her to be labeled by this lady as a vicious dog doesn't make sense at all," Georgia's owner, James White said.
James White and his family live down the street from Suzanne Thomas near Danville. Back in January, Georgia wandered on to Thomas's property.
Thomas admitted to tying Georgia up to a tree on her property and then shooting the dog in the head three times because she says Georgia killed one of her rabbits.
"That dog terrorized every rabbit in my cage. It went around to every cage and terrorized them," Thomas said.
"So you believe the shooting was justified? The dog killed my rabbit, yes! The dog killed," Thomas said.
James White disagrees. He says Georgia never hurt another animal.
"We have cats. She never hurt the cats, she always played with the cats and the cats played with her," White said.
White says Georgia was so gentle he was going to train her to be a therapy dog.
"Was just a loving dog. Played with the kids, slept with the kids. Slept on my lap in the lazy-boy chair all the time," White said.
Suzanne Thomas is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date. She faces a maximum of five years in jail, and a $10,000 fine for shooting and killing her neighbor's dog.


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In today's fast-paced world time is precious. Some bands deserve your time, and this is one of them. Duologue is the antithesis of pop music's disposable cultural impasse. Their second studio album, Never Get Lost, is an immersive experience intended to be absorbed and cherished with repeated listens, not to be heard once on laptop speakers and disregarded. Much like a great novel, this one is hard to put down and will stay with you long after its finished.
The London five-piece are a product of the modern world and its easy access to music. Bonding over a mixture of electronica and guitar-based music, they've fused this eclecticism into a truly inimitable sound of their own. "You could pick some songs and we'd be likened to a folk act, another few and we'd be called dubstep," explains front man Tim Digby-Bell. How many bands can you say that about? Their cerebral experimentation may not be mainstream, but it's fast becoming a favourite among the cognoscenti.
The journey began with two original members – Tim Digby-Bell and Toby Leeming (vocals/live programming and beats) – producing on a computer whilst at Edinburgh University. Both realised what they were creating was too big for just a couple of people to play. Seb Dilleyston was brought in to add atmospheres on violin having previously trained with world-renowned violinist Maria Eitler. Toby Lee was next on guitar, and then bassist Ross Stone completed the line-up.
Early gigs in their nascent career were explosive in more ways than one. Aside from gaining a scintillating live reputation they were also becoming known for having things blow up onstage. A show at London's Shepherd's Bush saw the lights shatter above their heads as soon as the set began, and at The Barfly in Camden Town there was an electrical fire halfway through their performance. Whether or not the crowd thought these mishaps were all part of a unique live show will remain a mystery but one thing is for certain, their status on the road grew exponentially and support slots for everyone from Matthew Dear to Metronomy have followed.
What makes the band so compelling is that they are just that, a band. Refusing to rely too heavily on programmed elements, each layer comes to life in the live arena. "We wanted to have moments where we can strip it down to the bare essentials, really intimate moments, and then to build up to these epic electronic parts too. It needs to feel like a real journey," says Tim.
Their second studio album 'Never Get Lost' is the culmination of a year's preparation honing and self editing their eclectic sound, a sound which fed deeply from their time spent between London and New York. Whilst their first studio album Song & Dance was co-produced with Jim Abiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele), driving members Leeming and Digby Bell found themselves naturally back in the production seat for 'Never Get Lost', producing all 10 tracks and mixing all but 4 which they co-mixed with Ian Dowling. The resulting 45 minute musical journey showcases a band that have found their groove, producing a matured and stylistically rich record in their innate style of fusing ghostly heart breaking melodies over rumbling electronic beats. Tim's powerful voice ties all the diversity together, a rich falsetto, he floats effortlessly amid an ever changing backdrop of beats, synths, and strings, molding his own melodies on a patchwork sound-mosaic already replete with creativity. '
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"A bracing, menacing combination … that is powerfully direct yet richly complex." Sunday Times Culture
"(Duologue) ambitiously and impressively combine Led Zeppelin/White Stripes blues-rock with dub-step wobble." Mixmag
Following up the critically acclaimed eponymous first EP, experimental London based five-piece Duologue are thrilled to make their U.S. debut with a new collection of songs entitled A-B. This stimulating four-song EP is proof of the band's ability to fuse audio technology with good, old-fashioned, heartfelt songs. Written, performed, produced and mixed by Duologue, A-B is full of haunting melodies, glitchy beats, bass heavy riffs and guitar solos that seamlessly soar into dance friendly rhythms that are pulled together by emotionally charged vocals.
The band's first introduction to the States is this mesmerizing live performance of first track "Push It." Watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPzs9XiPZcg
"I guess we would consider ourselves musicians and producers in the way we approach a track, we write the song, break it apart and build it up layer by layer, using as many new sounds and beats as possible and pushing it as far as it can go" says guitarist and vocalist Tim Digby-Bell.
Deceptively named, Duologue's first incarnation was born from the meeting of techno DJ & beats programmer Toby Leeming and Digby-Bell while studying in Edinburgh, Scotland. Through a shared love of obscure electronica and subversive Detroit techno, as well as the more usual suspects like Aphex Twin and Radiohead, the pair went from bedroom experimentalists to recruiting fellow childhood and university pals Seb Dilleyston (violins), Ross Stone (bass), and Toby Lee (lead guitar) to form a fully-fledged band. The band's ambitious writing – Leeming's hypnotizing heavy beats and poet Digby-Bell's fractured lyrics, which often tell of their frustration with the monotony of the everyday – showcase Duologue's ability to leave the listener euphoric, elated and always thinking.
In between retreating to the wilds of South England to write and produce, Duologue have found time to self-curate a number of sell-out shows with the likes of Matthew Dear, Darkstar, Breton, and Worship. In addition, the band collaborated with up and coming director and VJ, Lewis Kyle White (2 Many DJ's, Radio Soulwax, Crystal Fighters) to produce four remix videos for the songs on their debut EP. The videos are currently being hosted online at www.duologuemusic.co.uk.
Duologue are starting to garner a name as remixers, having recently remixed The Drums, Little Dragon, and more. Check out their remix of the Givers "Up Up Up" here: http://soundcloud.com/stayloose/givers-up-up-up-duologue
Duologue will make their first trip to the U.S. in early 2012. They'll perform in New York at the end of January and Los Angeles the first week of February. Stay tuned for more details!
Duologue Announces North American Release of Debut
Song and Dance LP On October 22nd
Returns to the US for Performances at Culture Collide and CMJ
"Leading the charge of new British bands…their nuanced songs delicate and full of nostalgic yearning"
- The Guardian
"an embrace of sounds that are difficult or impossible to produce on physical instruments…prizing smooth transitions and not looking back." – The New York Times
"one of the most interesting surprises of the weekend; with enough wires on stage to build a space station, this tech-heavy band play their guitars with violin bows and loop vocal hooks to create a noise that is both delicate and full of depth." – MTV [Great Escape Live Review]
Watch Duologue Perform 'Underworld' Live at The Old Red Lion Theatre
UK quartet Duologue has announced the North American release of their debut album, Song and Dance, out October 22nd on Killing Moon Records. The five-piece band from London has been garnering praise for the record since its release abroad, with festival appearances at SXSW, Latitude, and End of the Road, and their music featured in shows such as CSI, Damages, and Teen Wolf. The band will return to the United States to perform in Los Angeles at Filter Magazine's Culture Collide Festival in October, followed by a week of performances at CMJ's Music Marathon in New York City.
Duologue's journey began with two original members – Tim Digby-Bell (vocals) and Toby Leeming (vocals/live programming and beats) – producing on a computer whilst at Edinburgh University. Both realized that the sound they were creating was too big for just a couple of people to play. Seb Dilleyston (violin) was brought in to add emotive atmospheres on violin having previously trained with world renowned violinist Maria Eitler. Toby Lee was next on guitar, and then bassist Ross Stone completed the line-up.
Song and Dance is the culmination of a year's preparation honing and self editing their eclectic sound and huge catalog of demos in preparation to record. Having already self-produced and released two EP's showcasing their ability to encompass a wide range of sounds and references the final piece of the puzzle came with the introduction of producer Jim Abbiss (Adele, Arctic Monkeys, Ladytron). In 2012, the band and Jim holed up in a Chatham studio and began work – with many of the parts already formed and recorded, Jim took on a co-production role, intuitively helping them further enhance their sonic make-up.
Song And Dance LP Track listing
1. Machine Stop
2. Zeroes Edit
3. Cut And Run
4. Gift Horse
5. Push It
6. Underworld
7. Endless Imitation
8. Talkshop
9. Sinner
10. Snap Out Of It
11. Constant
12. Escape Artist
Duologue Upcoming Live Performances
10/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Filter Magazine Culture Collide Festival @ Taix French Restaurant
10/15 New York, NY [CMJ] – Communion Records Showcase @ Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
10/16 New York, NY [CMJ] – Sofar Sounds Party
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What the hell is Trans-gender?
Who are the judges appointed
To send these children into the dark
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Why do the innocents have to suffer
For the ignorance of their elders
For the unconscious majority
Of the planet's population?
It is the way of the future
Our children will live there
With their genders identified
As an evolutionary process continues.
We question with furrowed eyebrows
We look with curiosity
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We accept with faith.
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Her attorney says the 21-year-old has tried to commit suicide more than once since she was arrested Sunday.
Parson is accused of posing as a hospital worker and taking a three-day-old girl from a hospital in Lubbock, Texas. The girl was found safe the next day in Clovis, New Mexico, about 100 miles away.
Parson is jailed in Texas pending a detention hearing Friday.
The attorney says Parson has attempted suicide by swallowing two latex gloves and part of a notebook and by taking pills.
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High Soars! -- and Then Sinks! -- on Broadway
|Post-Dispatch readers could be forgiven for believing High soared for all of 13 hours on Broadway.
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Yesterday, the Post-Dispatch reported breathlessly that the Repertory Theater of St. Louis's Broadway debut, the premiere of the Kathleen Turner star vehicle High, was flying, um, high. (Literally: "High soars in New York, St. Louis investors say" was the title of Judith Newmark's April 20 piece.)
But better not join those investors in banking on this show. Today's headline tells a different story. "High sinks on Broadway, sets closing date" was the new headline, with, again a story by Newmark. This story went live just about thirteen hours after the first -- reflecting the new information that, despite the investors' confidence, the play was a flop with critics and investors alike. It's now slated to close April 24.
So what's the moral of the story?
First, we suppose, never base a news story on the glowing reports of one optimistic investor. By definition, an investor has every incentive to keep it positive, which is (sadly for the Rep) not the case for New York critics.
Second, we can't help but conclude that one should never, ever doubt the erudition of one Dennis Brown. The RFT theater critic hated High back when it was still just a St. Louis show and everyone else (read: Judith Newmark) was still saying relatively nice things about it.
As Brown wrote last year,
High isn't really a play at all; it's a contraption in the guise of drama. The symmetrically tidy evening is split into two fifty-minute halves that adhere to a rote formula. Start with a few laughs, then get serious. Along the way, toss in a few obligatory revelations, reversals and red herrings. And so a story that wants to startle us instead feels predictable. In the first scene, for instance, when Sister Jamison is assigned to the case of a deeply disturbed teen who might or might not be a killer, of course initially she must refuse. In the history of theater, has there ever been a social worker who wanted to take a case?And here's what the New York Times said more recently in its review:
"High," directed by Rob Ruggiero, isn't a particularly subtle or deep drama, despite some fancy narration about the conversion of St. Augustine and the mysterious ways of God in shaping human destinies. ...[M]ost of "High" consists of fraught tussles among the three characters over Cody's fate and the tough love necessary to put him on the right path. Liberally sprinkled with jargon from the scripture of recovery programs, with a further layer of religiosity, the play is essentially a high-toned version of one of those addictive series about addiction that have become a subgenre of the reality television boom. Whether you prefer the foghorn drawl of Ms. Turner or the more soothing tones of Dr. Drew, of "Celebrity Rehab" fame, is essentially just a matter of taste.The New York Daily News concluded that the play is "provocative, but not always believable." The New York Post added, "'High' has twists and revelations, but no suspense. Nobody will bat an eye upon learning about Sister Jamie's stormy past, or the reasons Father Michael is so invested in Cody's well-being. And when someone eventually makes a direct appeal to God, you think, 'What took so long?'"
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Around UNC-Wilmington students were shocked to find out about head basketball coach Buzz Peterson's firing, but not for the reasons you might think.
"When success is measured in wins and losses as it is in coaching it weighs on you," said senior guard Tanner Milson. "He did a lot more than just what our wins and losses shows."
As the product on the court diminished, so did the crowds that once filled into Trask Coliseum.
While word spread around campus that Peterson had been let go by the university many students were shocked that he had lasted with the program as long as he did.
"Well we sucked," said freshman Austin Revels. "I mean honestly the team wasn't all that good. We had great players but the chemistry and the coaching wasn't there."
Many students pointed to the homecoming game against College of Charleston as proof that fans will return if the right man is at the helm.
"I mean you bring in a good coach who's going to bring an exciting sport to the students and he's going to perform and show them that we can win then yeah we'll definitely return," said senior John Helms.
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A bill to expand predatory payday lending in California has lain dormant in the Legislature since last summer, when the Assembly passed it with bipartisan support. (Apparently both parties are just fine with trapping vulnerable people in a cycle of debt.) But it looks as though Democratic Assemblyman Charles Calderon, one of the payday lending industry's leading lap dogs, is negotiating to revive it in the Senate.
The Legislature can't let this happen. If the Senate considers the bill, it must be amended to provide strong protections for borrowers.
Assembly Bill 1158 would increase the limit on payday loans from $300 to $500. These loans are terribly damaging to families forced to use them. Borrowers turn over a postdated check for $300 and get $255 in return, to be repaid in two weeks. Few can pay off the loan on time, so they take out additional loans, paying $45 each time, all for the same $255 -- the equivalent of a 460 percent annual rate.
The loans are so damaging that Congress, worried they could affect troop readiness, has banned them for members of the military. And earlier this year, San Jose placed restrictions on new payday lending storefronts because of concerns about their effect on low-income communities.
As Liana Molina of the California Reinvestment Coalition told the Mercury News last year, "If someone is treading water, (a payday loan) is like throwing them an anchor. It's just going to sink them."
A coalition of advocacy groups, including Consumers Union, the Greenlining Institute and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, has asked Calderon to include stronger protections for borrowers. The changes are reasonable, and they must be enacted if the bill goes forward.
The most important is a six-loan-per-household limit enforced through a statewide database. This is the limit recommended by federal regulators, and it would help curtail the debt trap. The groups also recommend extending the minimum term of a loan to 31 days, to give borrowers more time to come up with the money, and requiring lenders to evaluate customers' ability to pay rather than providing loans to just about anyone who walks through the door.
The best approach to regulating payday lending is a rate cap, which many states have used to put these predators out of business. But the industry has so much clout in Sacramento that many consumer advocates have given up on that path.
If the Senate insists on allowing $500 loans, these amendments are needed to make payday lending less damaging. Either way, it's clear that the most vulnerable Californians can't count on their elected representatives to protect them. The next step in the fight against payday lending will probably need to be the ballot box.


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In [[Sindarin]], they are called '''Belain''', sg. '''[[Balan]]''' as in the day-name ''[[Valanya|Orbelain]]'' and the constellation ''[[Valacirca|Cerch i Mbelain]]''. More commonly, they were called '''Rodyn''' (singular ''Rodon'') instead.
In [[Sindarin]], they are called '''Belain''', sg. '''[[Balan]]''' as in the day-name ''[[Valanya|Orbelain]]'' and the constellation ''[[Valacirca|Cerch i Mbelain]]''. More commonly, they were called '''Rodyn''' (singular ''Rodon'') instead.
The Valar are also called '''the Lords of Valinor'''<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> or '''númeheruvi''' "Lords-of-West" <ref>{{HM|SD}}, p.246</ref>
The Valar are also called '''the Lords of Valinor'''<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> or '''númeheruvi''' "Lords-of-West" <ref>{{HM|SD}}, p.246
In [[Ælfwine|Ælfwine's]] translations in [[Old English]], the Valar were called Frean "lords", Ese "gods", Bregan "rulers" and Maegen "powers".
In [[Ælfwine|Ælfwine's]] translations in [[Old English]], the Valar were called Frean "lords", Ese "gods", Bregan "rulers" and Maegen "powers".
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The Valar (Q, pron. N [ˈvalar], V [ˈβalar]; sg. Vala) are the Powers of Arda who live on the Western continent of Aman.
Ilúvatar brought the Valar (and all of the Ainur) into being by his thought, and may therefore be considered their father. However, some of the Valar were siblings "in the thought of Ilúvatar". Each was granted insight into a specific part of Ilúvatar's thought, and was therefore more aligned in spirit with that part.
The Valar were the fourteen powerful spirits of the race of the Ainur who witnessed the Vision of Ilúvatar and so came to create Arda.
The Valar (like any of the Ainur) had no physical body, but often took the shapes of Men, Elves or other forms of nature, or they could remain invisible. Men called them "Gods" but they were actually emissaries or regents on behalf of Ilúvatar, who rarely directly intervened in the world's course of events. By chosing to enter Eä after its creation, rather than remaining in Ilúvatar's Timeless Halls, the Valar agreed to be bound to it until the end. However, they were divine spirits that required no physical form, and were therefore immortal, even beyond the immortality of Elves.
They and their followers, the Maiar, entered Arda after its creation to give order to the world and combat the evils of Melkor, who also came to Arda to claim it for his own. Although being the most powerful of the Ainur, was not considered a Vala.
These are the names of the Valar as they were known to the Eldar.
Lords of the Valar
- Manwë Súlimo, King of the Valar
- Ulmo, King of the Sea
- Aulë the Smith
- Oromë Aldaron, the Great Rider
- Mandos (Námo), Judge of the Dead
- Lórien (Irmo), Master of Dreams and Desires
- Tulkas Astaldo, Champion of Valinor
Queens of the Valar (Valier)
- Varda Elentári, Queen of the Stars, wife of Manwë
- Yavanna Kementári, Giver of Fruits, wife of Aulë
- Nienna, Lady of Mercy
- Estë the Gentle
- Vairë the Weaver
- Vána the Ever-young
- Nessa the Dancer
In bolded names are the eight greatest of the Valar known as Máhani, the Aratar "Exalted" (Sindarin: Rodyn) or High Ones of Arda. Melkor, the most powerful of all, is not counted among them.
Lórien and Mandos are brothers and are referred to collectively as the Fëanturi or "Masters of Spirits".
In Middle-earth, the individual Valar were known by other names in other languages. For example in Sindarin, Varda was called "Elbereth". Men knew them by many other names, sometimes referring to them as "gods" at first. The Dwarves called Aulë, their creator, Mahal. The Rohirrim knew Orome as Béma.
When the Valar entered Ea, Manwë and Melkor fought, and Manwë called other spirits to help him in his battle. Among these were the other Valar and the Maiar. After this First War with Melkor, the Enemy withdrew from the battle into distant places of Eä, and the others continued their creation of the World.
They dwelt originally on the Isle of Almaren and illuminated the world with the Two Lamps, and nature prospered in the Spring of Arda. But Melkor saw this, and returned to fight for control of Arda and long before the Awakening of the Elves, the world was marred and the Valar moved to Aman and founded Valinor.[1] Outside the golden gates of the city Valimar, the Valar gathered in Máhanaxar to hold their great councils, bathed in the light of the Two Trees, and some of the most momentous decisions of Eä's history were made.
Fearing about what would befall the Children, they engaged in a War for Sake of the Elves, at the end of which they broke Utumno and Imprisoned Melkor for three Ages. It was decided to invite the Elves to Valinor. Ulmo, despite initially disagreed with this decision, helped the Eldar traverse the Great Sea to the West. During that period the Valar welcomed the Calaquendi in Valinor and they prospered under their guidance and the holy Light of Valinor.[2]
The Ainur had witnessed the unfolding of the history of Arda in the Vision, but not all of it. Parts of it, and certain parts of Ilúvatar's thought, such as the true nature and destiny of the Children of Ilúvatar, remained hidden from them. Thus they were not gods or masters unto the Children, but rather their elders and guides, and were therefore unable to force the minds of Eldar and Edain, although they had power over their bodies.[3]
The Valar and the Elves mourned the loss of the Two Trees that gave light to Valinor. Feanor, the most gifted of the Elves, rebelled against the Valar and refused to surrender the Silmarils to rekindle the Trees, and then opted to leave Valinor to wrest them from the Dark Lord. He blamed the Valar for Morgoth's deeds and managed to persuade most that because the Valar had abandoned them, the Noldor must follow him to Middle-earth. He and his sons vowed to fight anyone and everyone—Elf, Man, Maia, or Vala—who withheld the Silmarils.[4][5]
The Valar virtually abandoned the peoples of Middle-earth, although they had their ways to guide them through their sufferings: Ulmo urged Turgon and Finrod to build their hidden kingdoms and guided Tuor to Gondolin as a messenger for Turgon.
Near the end of the First Age, Eärendil reached Aman and went before the Valar, and asked them for aid for Men and Elves in Middle-earth, to fight against Morgoth; and the Valar accepted his plea. The Host of the Valar, composed of Maiar and Amanyar came to Beleriand and fought the great War of Wrath and managed their final victory over the Dark Lord, who was judged again, and expelled from Arda.[6]
The Valar created the isle of Elenna for the Edain who suffered in the First Age, and blessed them and their descendants with wisdom, knowledge and longevity, but they imposed a ban on them to never travel westwards. Although the Númenóreans dominated the mortal lands, eventually they were restricted by the Ban and the fear of death. They envied the Valar and the Elves of their immortality, and King Tar-Atanamir was the first to speak against the Eldar and the Ban of the Valar. After several generations, Sauron had assured King Ar-Pharazôn that if he ever reached Aman he would become immortal, and he gathered a great host of ships and sailed to break the Ban of the Valar and wage war upon them. But Manwë was aware of what transpired, and the Valar then laid down the Guardianship of Arda. Ilúvatar responded by catastrophically changing the shape of Arda. After the destruction of Númenor, the Undying Lands were removed from Arda so that Men could not reach them and only the Elves could go there by the Straight Road and in ships capable of passing out of the Spheres of the earth.[7]
By the Third Age, the Valar worried about the growing Shadow of Sauron, and they held counsel. They sent some Maiar who came to the mortal lands in the guise of old men, a part of some restrictions imposed upon them. They formed the order of the Wizards and opposed Sauron, until his demise in the War of the Ring.[8][9]
It is said that their guardianship will grow weak and the Dark Lord will eventually escape the Doors of Night. The Valar will fight him again in the Dagor Dagorath, when the world will be destroyed, but the Ainur along with Elves and Men will sing anew a Second Music of the Ainur. All the Ainur know is that the Second Music will be greater than the First Music. Even the Ainur do not know anything of the second world or the Second Music only that it will be greater than the First Music.
Etymology, names and titles
The word vala means "(angelic) power" and derives from the root BAL, having to do with mightiness and power. The Primitive Quendian form of the word was bálā, pl. bal-ī[10] Related words suggested authority or divinity, eg. vala "to rule"[11].
The Valar were commemorated in the day-name Valanya and personal names such as Valandur or Valandil. The word is also the name of Tengwa #22.
In Sindarin, they are called Belain, sg. Balan as in the day-name Orbelain and the constellation Cerch i Mbelain. More commonly, they were called Rodyn (singular Rodon) instead.
The Valar are also called the Lords of Valinor[12] or númeheruvi "Lords-of-West" [13]
In Adunaic, the Valar were Avalôi (pl.) and Avalôim (subj. pl.) "Powers". The female form (equivalent to Valie) was Avalê "goddess".[14] They had also the title Barîm an-Adûn "Lords-of-West".[15]
In Ælfwine's translations in Old English, the Valar were called Frean "lords", Ese "gods", Bregan "rulers" and Maegen "powers".
Relationships between the Valar
In the mind of Eru, some Valar were siblings. Furthermore, some were couples. It was the Valar who first practiced marriage, and later passed on their custom to the Elves. However only one such marriage among the Valar took place within the world, that of Tulkas and Nessa after the raising of the Two Lamps.
Ulmo and Nienna (and Melkor) were unmarried. In the diagram below the Aratar are in bold font and the Fëanturi are in Italic font.
Other versions of the Legendarium
In The Book of Lost Tales, the Valar were more closely associated with pagan mythologies. Other than marrying, they were able to have children. Fionwe and Ilmare were first conceived as the children of Manwe and Varda and Gothmog as the son of Melko. The Valarindi ("Offspring of the Valar") were made Maiar in the later Legendarium.[16]
In those earlier conceptions, the word Vala was associated with Qenya words for happiness and blessedness, as seen in the words valin and valimo "happy". Thus the word Valar meant "Happy ones" before being reconceived as being associated with power.The Qenya female form of the Vala was Valde or Valis. [17]
In the Etymologies it said that the word has no female form, and the female Valar are called Valatári or "Queen of the Valar".[10] In the published Silmarillion the female form is Valie.
See also
|Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas
|Varda · Yavanna · Nienna · Estë · Vairë · Vána · Nessa
|Associated Maiar
|Eönwë · Olórin (Gandalf)
|Ilmarë · Olórin (Gandalf) · Arien
|Mairon (Sauron) · Curumo (Saruman)
|Aiwendil (Radagast)
|Ossë · Uinen · Salmar
|Melian · Arien
|Tilion · Blue Wizards
|Melian · Arien
|Other Maiar
|Sauron · Balrogs (Gothmog · Durin's Bane)
|Saruman · Gandalf · Radagast · Blue Wizards
|Music · Valarin · Almaren · Valinor · Valmar · Second Music
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Ainulindalë: The Music of the Ainur"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 350 (root appearing as "BAL-")
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, p. 404
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, p.246
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, pp. 241, 305, 428
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, p.247
- ↑ "Children of the Valar", Ask About Middle-earth (accessed 3 August 2015)
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quettaparma Quenyallo", Ardalambion (accessed 3 August 2015)


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Each year our Junior High students participate in major research projects. For many years in the past, we had adult mentors who gave of their time and assisted students in the review and revision of their research papers. The assistance and attention the adult mentors gave the students was greatly valuable and appreciated.
"History Day mentors will have the opportunity to work with a small number of students in an individual manner inside the classroom during the months of August and September this school year. During these months the 8th grade students will be working on their History Day Projects in Social Studies class every day during school. Mentors can come in at any time the students are working on their Projects, but it is highly recommended mentors come in at least once a week starting the week of August 25th. While with students, mentors will have the responsibility of assisting them in fulfilling the research, outlining, and writing requirements of the History Day Project as stated by the History Day Team. At least one St. Michael faculty member will be in the classroom with students and mentors at all times
Will you help us? In scheduled workshops, you would work with students in reviewing their rough drafts and make suggestions on how they can make improvements. Again, it is our hope to address the writing of the paper in these workshops, so advanced knowledge in history is not necessary. It is a GREAT way to get to know kids, impact their lives in a positive way, and be an important part of the St. Michael School community!
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The previously confidential ratings estimate teachers' effectiveness in raising students' standardized test scores. The district is in negotiations to use the ratings as part of a new teacher evaluation system.
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Los Angeles Unified officials began issuing the ratings privately to about 12,000 math and English teachers last year and plan to issue new ones this month to about 14,000 instructors, including some who teach science and history.
The scores are based on an analysis the district calls Academic Growth over Time. Taking an approach similar to that used in value-added ratings in other school systems across the country, the district analyzes teachers based on their students' progress on standardized tests from year to year. Each student's performance is compared with his or her own performances in past years, which largely controls for outside influences often blamed for academic failure: poverty, prior learning and other factors.
The school district, the nation's second-largest, is in negotiations with its teachers union to use the ratings as one piece in a new evaluation system. United Teachers Los Angeles, however, has vehemently opposed using students' test data to review instructors. It has argued that the tests themselves are too flawed to be reliable in high-stakes personnel decisions.
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