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2. The CHAIRMAN, speaking in his capacity as Country Rapporteur, read out the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee concerning the second periodic report of Israel:
C. Factors and difficulties impeding the application
3. Mr. LAMDAM (Israel) expressed surprise and deep disappointment regarding the conclusions, which appeared at first sight to be a reiteration of the substance of the previous year's conclusions with a certain modulation of tone and some recognition of Israel's dilemmas.
4. During its oral presentation, the delegation had cooperated extensively with the Committee, responding to all questions asked and offering wide-ranging information to the effect that Israeli law totally prohibited the use of torture and that the High Court of Israel ensured that interrogation procedures and all treatment of detainees remained within permitted guidelines, in conformity with the law. Israel had hoped that the Committee would utilize the opportunity of the review process to enter into a substantive dialogue, rather than to make arbitrary determinations, without regard to the authoritative testimony submitted to it.
5. He welcomed the Chairman's effort to focus on the material concerns of the Committee and to avoid politicization.
6. He wished, however, to take the opportunity to draw attention to the very fundamental difference in interpretation of the intent of article 1 and article 16 of the Convention. Israel believed that its judicial system, which prohibited outright the use of torture, was in conformity with the Convention; many questioned why Israel should continue to submit to the review process, almost like a sacrificial lamb going to the altar, while the difference of legal interpretation remained unresolved.
7. It appeared that Israel was being held to a higher standard than many other countries, possibly because its judicial system was more open than most and that, somewhat exceptionally, detainees could appeal to the High Court while their interrogations were in progress. The members of the Committee were invited to consider whether the transparency of the Israeli system and the openness with which it related to the Committee had not prompted a double standard.
8. It was simply not serious for the Committee to submit some 70 questions in the morning and expect, by the afternoon, to receive considered and in-depth replies which were supposed to serve inter alia as the basis for the Committee's conclusions. Moreover, it might reasonably be concluded that many of the questions were being asked for the sake of asking, and perhaps also for the gallery.
9. Finally, he wondered whether it was appropriate that the role of rapporteur should be taken by a member of the Committee who had already decided, when Israel appeared before the Committee the previous year, that Israel used methods amounting to torture in interrogating suspected terrorists. The implied comparison, made by the same rapporteur and another member of the Committee, with the experience of the Jewish people during the Holocaust was deeply offensive, unmerited and unacceptable.
10. The CHAIRMAN thanked the Israeli delegation for the spirit of cooperation they had displayed; they had set the stage for a new spirit of dialogue.
11. The delegation of Israel withdrew.
The meeting was suspended at 3.20 p.m. and resumed at 3.40 p.m.
ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS (agenda item 5) (continued)
12. After a brief general discussion, the CHAIRMAN announced that Mr. Sřrensen, Mr. Yakovlev and he himself would act as thematic rapporteurs on issues relating respectively to gender, children and discrimination in the reports submitted to the Committee, and would also report back on any issues of concern to the Committee against Torture touched on by the committees responsible for those matters.
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION (agenda item 7) (continued)
Initial report of Sri Lanka (continued)(CAT/C/28/Add.3)
13. At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Palihakkara, Mr. Yapa, Mr. Grero and Mr. Arachchi (Sri Lanka) resumed their places at the Committee table.
14. Mr. PALIHAKKARA (Sri Lanka) said that Sri Lanka had ratified the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in October 1997, in keeping with the Government's policy of openness to local and international scrutiny, including the right to submit information to international bodies. The ICCPR did not preclude the declaration under article 22, and he would certainly draw the matter to the attention of the authorities.
15. He apologized for Sri Lanka's late submission of its initial report; as a party to 13 international instruments, Sri Lanka had heavy reporting responsibilities. However, a coordinating body had been established to streamline the drafting of reports, so they would in future be submitted more punctually.
16. Mr. YAPA (Sri Lanka) referred to the three cases in which the Supreme Court had awarded compensation, and subsequent action to be taken by the Inspector General of Police under the directives of the Supreme Court. In the first case, the State had been ordered to pay 7,000 rupees compensation and 750 rupees costs, the first respondent police officer had been ordered personally to pay 7,000 rupees in compensation, and the second respondent police officer 5,000 rupees. As instructed, the Inspectorate General kept a record of the activities of the police officers and had subsequently reported to the Supreme Court that they had paid the compensation. The Attorney-General's Department also monitored the cases in question and the subsequent action of the Inspector General, who was also expected to investigate the attendant circumstances. Annex I contained details of cases of human rights violations including torture, where the Supreme Court had ordered compensation and instructed to the Inspector General to take appropriate steps. The Attorney-General's Department had examined all such cases and had requested information from the Inspector General regarding follow-up.
17. In human rights applications, unlike criminal trials, the Supreme Court conducted an inquiry on the basis of the affidavits before it and reached a finding on the balance of probability. Where appropriate, it then ordered compensation and instructed the Inspector General of Police to take further steps. Subsequently, the criminal justice system would come into operation, upon the receipt of a complaint of physical harm from a victim. Investigations were then conducted, the notes from which were submitted to the Attorney-General who would decide if an indictment was to be filed. However, after receiving compensation, victims frequently failed to lodge the complaint necessary for the initiation of criminal proceedings.
18. In order to make a Convention applicable, enabling legislation was required; Act No. 22 (CAT Act) had been promulgated in December 1994. Where it existed, legislation prevailed over international instruments, although when an exact interpretation was necessary the relevant international instrument was also taken into account: for example, section 9 of the Act, which referred to extradition arrangements, stipulated that a person could be extradited "in respect of ... the offence of torture as defined in the Convention".
19. The definition of torture contained in the Act was broader than that in the Convention insofar as the Convention referred to acts that were "intentionally inflicted" whereas Act No. 22 did not introduce a mens rea element. The prohibition of the use of torture to obtain information from a person and the other "purposes" listed in article 1 of the Convention were covered in the Act. However, his delegation had taken the point that the reference in the Act to the "following purposes" could be seen as more restrictive than the Convention's wording "for such purposes as".
20. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka had advisory powers and could steer the Government in the right direction when it came to amending or drafting legislation, to ensure that it was in line with international norms and standards.
21. Sri Lanka's body of legislation included the Corporal Punishment Ordinance, which had for the most part fallen into disuse. However, there had recently been a few cases in which magistrates had used the provision to order caning of juvenile offenders. Human rights organizations in Sri Lanka were looking into the matter, which had been brought to the attention of the Government.
22. The Supreme Court could request the Inspector General of Police to initiate an investigation and then, when it had been carried out, refer the matter to the Attorney-General for prosecution.
23. Sri Lanka had taken steps to ensure that investigations in which the accused were police officers and that were dealt with by the police were independent. New special units had been set up to carry out investigations and monitor investigations that were being conducted elsewhere. Special units of the Crown and State Counsel had been set up in the Attorney-General's Department to supervise the investigations that were being carried out.
24. In the case of Wimal Vidyamani v. Lt. Col. L.E.P.W. Jayatilake and others (SC Appn. 852/91), the Supreme Court had ordered the State to compensate the petitioner for violation of his fundamental rights. On the basis of the Supreme Court judgement, the Inspector General of Police had launched a criminal investigation and finally criminal proceedings had been instituted against all the suspects. The cases, Nos. 77817 and 77818, had been pending before Embilipitiya Magistrate's Court since 1993 owing to the large volume of cases being dealt with in magistrates' courts.
25. Under the Evidence Ordinance, confessions made to police officers, even voluntarily, were not admissible. Confessions made before a magistrate, without inducement by a police officer, were admissible, if accepted by the judge. The emergency regulations and the Prevention of Terrorism Act provided for a departure from the normal rules of evidence, whereby confessions made to a senior police officer were admissible if it could be proved to the judge that no inducement or coercion had been used.
26. Mr. GRERO (Sri Lanka) said that under the emergency regulations, the Secretary for Defence could order the detention of a person for a period not exceeding three months at a time, up to a maximum of one year. However, those provisions did not preclude the need for an arrested person to be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of his or her arrest.
27. Mr. PALIHAKKARA (Sri Lanka) said that allegations of disappearances were of major concern to the Government. Three commissions on the question of disappearances had concluded their investigations and their reports had been published and submitted to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, which had been invited to visit Sri Lanka. An interministerial committee was looking into ways to implement the commissions' recommendations, including those on compensation and prosecution. Thus far, 188 cases had been referred to the Attorney-General's Department; specific action had been taken on four cases; there had been 20 indictments; and 14 cases had been dismissed.
28. There had been concern at the allegations of disappearances in Jaffna. However, stringent measures had been put in place to deal with abuses by the military and the Government, keen to demonstrate that they would not enjoy impunity, had taken a hard line in cases where soldiers had been found guilty of human rights abuses.
29. The place of detention mentioned by a member of the Committee, presumably on the basis of an Amnesty International report, was in fact, as far as he knew, a place where soldiers were billeted. There were no secret places of detention in Sri Lanka. All detention centres were documented and the International Committee of the Red Cross was free to visit them at any time.
30. Section 2 of the Human Rights Commission Act provided for appointment of Commission members by the President on a recommendation by the Prime Minister, who was obliged to consult the Speaker of the House of Parliament and the leader of the opposition party. Of the five serving members, three were Sinhalese, one was a Tamil and one a Muslim. The formal and informal wide-ranging consultations undertaken prior to their appointment had led to criticism of the unwieldiness of the procedure. However, the authorities felt that the consensus eventually achieved had been worth the effort.
31. A legal aid system was operated by the Ministry of Justice and the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. Legal aid centres were also run by the Sri Lanka Law College, the University of Colombo and the Open University and additional assistance was provided by international organizations.
32. The courses for law enforcement officers conducted by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo were highly appreciated by the authorities and the University had been urged to increase their number. However, such courses placed severe time constraints on busy teaching staff.
33. Mr. YAPA (Sri Lanka), while admitting that prisons were overcrowded, said that an ambitious building programme had been launched recently. A majority of detainees were not convicted prisoners and many were being held on remand because they had been unable to furnish bail. To remedy that situation, a Bail Act had been adopted in December 1997 containing new provisions regarding the granting of bail. For example, magistrates would no longer remand accused persons in the first instance but release them on bond, i.e. on an undertaking to appear in court on the date set for the trial. As soon as the practical effects of that provision began to be felt, overcrowding would be greatly alleviated. The Prison Ordinance provided for advisory committees and prison visits. Prisoners who had been ill-treated or were dissatisfied with existing conditions were entitled to complain and an inquiry would be held. The Emergency Regulations required all detention centres to be authorized and contained provisions governing supervision, questioning of suspects and reporting to magistrates.
34. Article 107 of the Constitution, entitled "The independence of the Judiciary" established the procedure for the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. The Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal and all other judges of those two courts were appointed by the President of the Republic. They could not be removed before retirement save by an order of the President based on a request for removal, supported by a majority of members of Parliament, on the ground of gross misbehaviour or incapacity. The age of retirement of Supreme Court judges was 65 years and of Appeal Court judges 63.
35. High Court judges were appointed by the President but judicial control was exercised by the Judicial Service Commission composed of the Chief Justice, a judge of the Supreme Court and a judge of the Court of Appeal.
36. It was felt that Act No. 22 of 1994 (CAT Act), already referred to, fulfilled Sri Lanka's obligations under the Convention with respect to extradition. Certain provisions of Extradition Law No. 8 of 1977 might, however, need to be amended and updated. He drew attention to section 11 regarding the manner in which a request for extradition might be refused. When such a request was received, the person concerned was taken into custody pending a hearing before the High Court. The authorities were required to provide material evidence to justify extradition. On completion of the inquiry, the Court could order the release of the detainee on account of the trivial nature of the offence, the passage of time since its commission or a finding that the accusation had not been made in good faith or in the interests of justice. The possibility that an extradited person would be subjected to torture or ill-treatment would certainly be a sufficient ground for refusal by the Court and the Minister of Justice to order extradition.
37. There was no provision or regulation permitting incommunicado detention, despite allegations to the contrary which had been investigated by the courts. There was also no provision barring a person taken into custody from obtaining legal assistance. Counsel had been retained by the legal aid authority for a large number of cases relating to alleged human rights abuses. Where a case was referred to the High Court, State assistance for the assignment of counsel was available in all cases.
38. Mr. PALIHAKKARA (Sri Lanka) said that the Government was deeply aware of concerns regarding possible derogations from the constitutional and legislative prohibition of torture under the Emergency Regulations and the Prevention of Terrorism Act and had introduced a number of administrative, regulatory and supervisory safeguards, described on pages 14 to 16 of the report, which were designed to minimize the scope for abuse. He admitted, however, that abuses could still occur. The Government had permitted several national and international organizations to investigate conditions of detention, arrest and other procedures and the law enforcement authorities were subject to criticism and complaints.
39. Medical professionals participated in training courses for law enforcement officers, and representatives of international organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross were invited to deliver lectures and, if possible, conduct specially designed training courses. The authorities were aware that changes in police attitudes were necessary and welcomed the salutary role played by such initiatives. The higher defence authorities had conveyed a strong message to that effect to all branches of the law enforcement system.
40. In response to a question concerning ad hoc review mechanisms, he said that the mechanism described in paragraph 108 of the report was not held to be exhaustive. It was to be hoped that the Human Rights Commission would eventually serve as an ongoing review mechanism. Although it was experiencing some teething problems and had not yet attained maximum capacity, its financial and human resources would be enhanced in due course and its activities broadened to include recommendatory activities.
41. He would communicate both to the authorities and to the non-governmental sector Mr. Sřrensen's suggestion regarding the observance on 26 June of United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
42. Mr. YAPA (Sri Lanka), replying to a question by Mr. Zupancic concerning the proposed provision in the draft new Constitution which would confer on the Supreme Court the power to review future legislation up to a period of two years from the date of enactment, said that it could indeed be argued that the review period should be open-ended since problems relating to incompatibility with a fundamental principle could arise at any time. Such objections had already been raised by a number of Sri Lankan organizations and would be taken into account by the Parliamentary Select Committee entrusted with the task of drafting the Constitution.
43. There had been one instance where compensation had been ordered against a respondent, who had failed to pay. The Supreme Court had held that there was no question of vicarious liability in the case of fundamental rights, and that the State was directly liable and must pay. That position had not changed. The Supreme Court had, however, recently begun a procedure of ordering compensation to be paid by individual respondents as a sort of punishment, but the fundamental principle that the State should pay compensation remained. In the event of a respondent failing to pay, the Supreme Court could consider citing him for contempt or for violating an order, and penal provisions would apply.
44. The delegation of Sri Lanka withdrew.
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING REPORTING OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS (agenda item 11) (continued)
General guidelines regarding the form and contents of periodic reports to be submitted by States parties under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention (CAT/C/14/Rev.1)
45. The CHAIRMAN called attention to the proposed amended version (CAT/C/14/Rev.1) of the Committee's general guidelines regarding the form and contents of periodic reports to be submitted by States parties under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention. Part II, "Additional information requested by the Committee", was merely a reiteration with slightly different wording of the requirement that States that had not provided any information requested by the Committee should do so.
46. Mr. BRUNI (Secretary of the Committee) said that the language was a little complicated, but it reflected a certain logic. The Committee was asking States parties to submit periodic reports, which should contain a specific, separate part giving the additional information requested during the Committee's consideration of the State party's previous report. If the requested information was submitted in another report or communication, it did not need to be included again in the subsequent periodic report. The hypothetical case, referred to in the second part of the proposed amendment to Part II, where the Committee requested an additional report in accordance with rule 67, paragraph 2, of its rules of procedure, occurred very rarely, when it felt that the main report was not very informative and asked for additional information before the next periodic report.
47. Mr. ZUPANCIC suggested that perhaps the wording could be made more intelligible.
48. Mr. EL MASRY proposed deleting the subordinate clause beginning with the word "unless" and ending the amended text with the word "report". There was no harm in a State party's reproducing information contained in a report.
49. Mr. SŘRENSEN said that States parties were continually asking to be helped in their work by not being required to repeat themselves. The full sentence should be retained, meaning that the State party would not have to repeat itself.
50. The CHAIRMAN suggested that a full stop should be added after the word "report" and a new sentence drafted beginning with the phrase, "If the information has already been provided by the State party ...". The precise wording could be left to the secretariat.
51. It was so decided.
52. Mr. SŘRENSEN said that he understood that the point of Part III was to have been that all States parties should attempt to produce focused reports in order to facilitate both their job and that of the Committee, providing answers to specific questions. Such questions naturally included how the State party had followed up on the Committee's recommendations on its previous report.
53. Mr. MAVROMMATIS said that the heading was misleading: the words "follow-up of" should be replaced by "compliance with".
54. It was so decided.
55. Mr. SŘRENSEN said that not only the amended general guidelines on periodic reports but also the general guidelines regarding the form and contents of initial reports to be submitted by States parties under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention (CAT/C/4/Rev.2) should be included in the compilation of general comments and general recommendations adopted by human rights treaty bodies (HRI/GEN/1/Rev.3).
56. It was so decided.
57. Mr. YU asked whether the words "concluding observations" did not mean the Committee's conclusions and recommendations.
58. MR. GONZÁLEZ POBLETE said that was indeed what they meant. As it was important for the State party to understand what the Committee wanted, and as the words used in the Committee's reports were "Conclusions and recommendations", those should be the words used in the revised guidelines as well.
59. The CHAIRMAN proposed that the heading of Part III should accordingly be amended to read, "Compliance with the Committee's conclusions and recommendations".
60. It was so decided.
61. The draft amendments to the general guidelines were adopted, as amended.
Report of the ninth (extraordinary) meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies (continued)
62. Mr. SŘRENSEN, who had represented the Committee at the ninth (extraordinary) meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies, which had been held at Geneva from 25 to 27 February 1998, said that there were two points to be raised for the Committee's consideration. The first was the desirability of an action plan to follow up the decisions of the World Conference on Human Rights, in order to show not only that the Committees were functioning but also that they were expanding their functions. The Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women had already drawn up such action plans and had succeeded in obtaining more funding as a result, enabling them to undertake field work in different countries in order to facilitate the implementation of their respective conventions. Originally, the Chairpersons had requested the establishment of voluntary funds for all the committees, but he thought it was the duty of the Secretariat to ensure the Committee's functioning. The Secretariat, in conjunction with the Chairperson's and the representatives of the two committees he had referred to, was apparently preparing a paper on how the other committees could expand their work and participate in the action plan. The Committee needed merely to take note of that fact and to discuss it at its next session.
63. The second point was the question of training in human rights, which should be raised at the meeting to be held on 19 May with the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Torture, the Special Rapporteur on torture and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, who would meet together for the first time on that occasion. An important part of that question was training in the prevention of torture, not only locally, in States parties, but also for peace-keeping forces, which were frequently made up only of military personnel and had difficulty in performing their task as they were put to work as police. The Committee's knowledge about different aspects of torture might remedy that problem, particularly with regard to the need to differentiate between the police and the military. Also to be discussed at the meeting on 19 May were the forthcoming celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the observance on 26 June of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.


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In the past on Final Witness Year 1 Episode 5 "The Devil You Know", A suspicious detective reopens a new 1995 murder case involving a female who was killed in her home by just a stranger, whom her husband in that case shot in self-defense.
On this week's episode title "A Mother's Revenge", A mother's tireless digging solves the murder associated with her son, whose decomposed body was obtained in an Ohio cornfield.
What if a murder victim could let you know about their final moments? The voices of the dead come to life in this true-crime series which offers an unique look at a lot of the nation's most shocking murders. Each of the eleven episodes will examine one case from will finish, taking viewers inside this murder from the victim's viewpoint. Final Witness is your compelling hybrid of documentary and also drama, featuring interviews with real-life witnesses, prosecutors, law enforcement, family and friends, along with riveting scripted vistas, which thrust viewers to the heart of each criminal offense. Shot on location all over the world, infused with an indie-band soundtrack along with cinematic style, Final Witness creates an unforgettable examine the human psyche at its darkest. The series is developed for ABC by Lincoln Sq Productions. Executive producers are Rudy Bednar and Christine Connor.
Final Witness shows some of the complicated life circumstances that ultimately concluded in the horrific murders presented here, as well as the various ways that these offences were discovered, investigated, and in some instances, prosecuted. But the endless number of disturbing images, emotional interviews, and narrations made through the fictional voices of the deceased seem meant to entertain viewers rather than to inform them.
It's sensational, but buried within these kinds of scenes are moments should the show subtly reminds viewers in the humanity that is displaced whenever someone has missing their life to violent criminal offense. It's a difficult show to view, and not one which is full of positive messages. But folks who like murder and investigation shows is likely to find it both extraordinary and interesting enough to stay tuned.

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|Validation of the Japanese version of the power of food scale in a young adult population.
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|To validate a Japanese version of Power of Food Scale (PFS-J), and to describe characteristics in appetitive motives among current Japanese young adults, the original English PFS was translated into Japanese and translated back into English, to confirm conceptual and linguistic equivalence, and administered to university students. Test-retest reliability of the PFS-J was evaluated in additional experiments. The PFS-J demonstrated good internal consistency and stability over time. Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the PFS-J has acceptable factor structure. Criterion validity was suggested, in that the relationship between the original PFS and Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire Revised-21 was similar to that between the Japanese versions of the scales. While no association was observed between the scores of PFS-J and Body Mass Index, the scores were higher in women than in men. Characteristics of the appetitive motives in Japan might be different from those in western countries.
|Takahiro Yoshikawa; Keisuke Orita; Yasuyoshi Watanabe; Masaaki Tanaka
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Magnificent Irish fashionista stamps
A magnificent set of stamps has been issued by Ireland Post. Finally fashionistas do not have to spend a fortune on dresses as they finally can buy these as part of a postage stamp set.
On 15 July, 2010, An Post (Ireland) issued six stamps to honour contemporary Irish Fashion Designers who work under their own name and with their own label, and who have both a national and international reputation.
The designers celebrated on this first day cover are Paul Costelloe, Louise Kennedy and Lainey Keogh, while a separate first day cover features the work of John Rocha, Philip Treacy and Orla Kiely.
Paul Costelloe was born in Dublin to an Irish father and American mother, he was educated at Blackrock College, Dublin, and trained as a fashion designer in Paris, Milan and New York. He set up his own fashion label in 1979 and is a very successful designer with an international reputation. Paul also specialises in corporate wear, having designed uniforms for Aer Lingus, Delta Airlines and British Airways.
Louise Kennedy hails from Thurles, County Tipperary, where her family ran a drapery shop. She studied fashion at the Grafton Academy in Dublin and set up her own business in 1982. She is based in Merrion Square, Dublin, from where she produces her luxurious contemporary pieces. Louise has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including 'Irish Designer of the Year' on four separate occasions.
Lainey Keogh was born in Dublin, and started knitting for friends in the 1980s while still a student of microbiology. In 1987, she held her first landmark show of her hand knitted cashmere pieces and some years later, an opportunity to work with designer Michael Mortell marked the start of her career in fashion. Her home and studio are based in County Wicklow.
The stamps and first day covers were designed by Ger Garland and feature original photography. Photography Credits: Paul Costelloe stamp image by Timothy Griffiths; Louise Kennedy stamp image by Christian Ammann; Lainey Keogh stamp image by Karni Keogh. Technical Details Date of Issue : 15 July, 2010 Values & Quantities : 55c se-tenant strip of 3 (.414m) 82c se-tenant strip of 3 (.348m) Design : Ger Garland Stamp size : 30mm x 51.46mm Colour : Multicolour with embossing on phosphor stamp paper Make-up : Sheetlets of 12 Perforations : 13 x 13 Printing Process : Lithography Printer : Irish Security Stamp Printing Ltd.
Source: www.irishstamps.ieMagnificent Irish fashionista stamps,
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On Tuesday, April 8th, when Globalscape® became aware of the OpenSSL vulnerability nicknamed "Heartbleed," our Support team immediately addressed customers' concerns in the user forum and on the phones. This was quickly followed by a Knowledgebase article describing the problem, and emails directly to customers to assuage their concerns.
Globalscape is extremely conscientious in all matters regarding information assurance and protection of information flowing through our software products. Given the severity of this vulnerability—and the high levels of anxiety caused by the breadth of coverage on this issue—Globalscape would like to communicate to everyone that the Enhanced File Transfer™ (EFT™) platform is safe and always has been. Our software engineering experts have verified that no version of EFT is vulnerable to the Heartbleed exploit. All versions of EFT Enterprise and EFT SMB (including deployments using Globalscape DMZ Gateway®) are safe from this exploit, because the version of the OpenSSL library that the EFT product uses does not include the TLS Heartbeat functionality, and therefore is not vulnerable to this attack.
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Watching the trailer for "Divergent," I just can't help but imagine a bunch of Hollywood types sitting around a conference table and complaining that "Civil rights struggle stories are cool. If only they were about gorgeous thin straight white people, then they'd be great!"
Of course, I said the same about the X-Men movies. And then there's the Hunger Games movies. And don't get me started on Airbender.
There's a somewhat related controversy going on about cis actor Jared Leto's Oscar-winnning turn as a trans character in Dallas Buyer's Club:
Jared Leto was onstage at the Virtuosos Awards during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Monday, speaking with Fandango's Dave Karger, when he heard a shout from the audience: "Trans misogyny does not deserve an award." Leto chose to handle the incident beautifully.
"Well, what do you mean by that?" Leto asked the hecklers, a pair of women near the front of the Arlington Theater.
"You don't deserve to play a trans woman," the heckler answered, referring to Leto's character, Rayon, in Dallas Buyer's Club.
"… Because I'm a man, I don't deserve to play that part?" Leto said. "So you want to hold a role against someone who happened to be gay or lesbian – they can't play a straight part?"
"Historically," the heckler continued, "Straight-gender people always play transgender people, and all of them received awards and credit for it."
"Then you make sure that people that are gay, people that aren't straight, people like the Rayons of the world would never have the opportunity to turn the tables and explore parts of that art," Leto answered, and the auditorium applauded.
The vision Leto paints – of a world where the best actor is cast for every role, regardless of if the actor (or character) is trans or cis – is lovely, and I'd like to see it. But the heckler had it right – that's not the world we live in. Instead, in the status quo, openly trans actors generally aren't cast as trans characters – and openly trans actors aren't basically never cast as cis characters. (At least, not in mainstream productions). So if we don't advocate for trans actors to play trans characters, it's pretty much the same as saying that openly trans actors will be entirely blackballed from mainstream movies and TV.
I don't have any objection to straight actors being cast as gay, because we've reached a point where openly gay actors can be cast as straight characters even in mainstream productions (Neil Patrick Harris, for instance, or Jodie Foster.) But trans actors just aren't in the same situation – without the political pressure to use trans actors for trans characters, trans characters will simply not have any fair chance to compete at all.
That said, in a perfect world, I don't see any reason why a cis actor couldn't be wonderful in a trans part, as long as casting agents are just as willing to cast wonderful trans actors in cis roles. The ability to convincingly depict people we are not is not just the basis of acting, but the basis of all narrative art. But we won't get there by declaring it a victory that cis people can play both cis and trans parts, or by denying the existence of barriers to trans actors, as Leto seems to do.
Then, finally, there's this:
It seems to me like a perfectly good re-framing of the Annie story – and, honestly, shifting the race of the main character (and the period of the story) strikes me as a far less radical shift than the way the original musical changed "Annie" cartoonist Harold Gray's right-wing politics into a FDR-worshipping liberal ode to New Deal politics. Although not everyone agrees (trigger warning for predictable but vile racism).
A bigger problem is – can either Jamie Foxx or Cameron Diaz sing? This is where I draw the line – I want singing parts to be played only by capable singers, dammit.


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On Tuesday, June 10, more than 40 of the world's greatest chefs will convene in Philadelphia for the ninth annual Great Chefs Event, hosted by James Beard award winner Marc Vetri, restaurateur Jeff Benjamin, and James Beard award winner Jeff Michaud. The event will benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and The Vetri Foundation for Children. More than 1,200 guests will gather at Urban Outfitters World Headquarters on Philadelphia's waterfront Navy Yard for the foodie charity event of the year, with an exclusive VIP after party at Alla Spina for sponsors and VIP ticketholders.
Marc Vetri has hand-selected the list of participating chefs, calling on his renowned chef friends from around the world, top talent from LA to NYC, Chicago to Italy. The chefs will donate their time, talent, and food, creating delicious samplings for guests in the walk-around tasting gala of the year. In addition to fine food, representatives from the best distilleries, wineries, craft breweries, will also be present, including Greg Lindgren from Rye in San Francisco, Tim Staehling of The Hungry Cat in Los Angeles and more (Please see a complete list of beverage participants below). Guests will enjoy an evening of music and mingling, as well as silent and live auction items, all in the name of charity. Auction items include one-of-kind experiences such as participating chefs preparing private dinners at home and a guided tour through Belgium with stops at museums, breweries, historic bars, shops, Michelin starred restaurants, led by award-winning beer expert Tom Peters (Monk's Café).
Ten years ago, Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin met Liz and Jay Scott, who were carrying on the work that their amazing daughter Alex had started, to help find a cure for all kids with cancer. They were moved by Alex's story, and by the perseverance with which Liz and Jay honored her vision. As many do, they walked away from that conversation asking, "What can we do to help?" Their answer was to host the first Great Chefs Event, which brought eight local chefs and 100 guests to The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, raising $50,000.00. "The event has grown beyond belief from 100 guests to more than 1,000; from $50,000 in donations to more than $1 million; from eight chefs to 40 and the event has even expanded beyond Philadelphia with chefs taking the concept to LA and New York," said Liz Scott, Alex's mom and co-executive director of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Vetri and Benjamin, meanwhile, inspired by the impact of their efforts, founded Vetri Foundation for Children in 2008 to give back in the area they know most about— healthy food and nutrition for Philadelphia's youth. This year's event benefits both organizations.
Participating chefs include veterans of the event and several noteworthy newcomers. Returning chefs include Tom Colicchio, renowned chef and head judge on Bravo's Top Chef; as well as several other famous faces including the Food Network's Iron Chefs Jose Garces and Michael Symon. Several of the other participating chefs are James Beard Award winners and nominees, including host chefs Marc Vetri and Jeff Michaud, Jon Shook (Animal, Son of a Gun),Michael Anthony (Gramercy Tavern), April Bloomfield (The Breslin Bar & Dining Room),Nancy Silverton and Matt Molina (Mozza), among others. Newcomers to the event include Philadelphia's Kevin Sbraga, Timon Baloo of Miami, and Alon Shaya of New Orleans. (Please see complete list of 2014 Great Chefs Event participants below.)
"Each year, we brainstorm about how we can improve the event for two worthy causes. The Great Chefs Event has grown from a small-scale local charity event to an inspiring culinary gathering," said Jeff Benjamin, co-founder of the Vetri Foundation for Children. "Marc Vetri calls on his personal ties to the culinary world and award winning chefs fly in from all over the globe. It's amazing to be a part of an event of this size and to witness the dedication of the talented chefs, as well as the commitment of the volunteers and sponsors."
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Sponsors for the ninth annual Great Chefs Event include: Urban Outfitters, the Emerson Group, David Stout & Martine Lamoureaux, CHOP Department of Pediatrics, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC, Drs. Benjamin & Jordana Cooperberg, ARAMARK Business Dining, Andrea Biondo, Judd and Andrea Tirnauer, Tierney & Associates, DA Risa Vetri Ferman & Michael Ferman, Jaimie and David Field, 452 Design, Color Reflections, Advanced Staging & 10 Speed Press.
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For some, a constant beeping and buzzing might be considered an annoyance.
But to Mickayla Biddle, it's how she sees.
Mickayla, who was born without sight, is an inline hockey player for the Blue Moose Kids' Sports Club.
"I like hockey very, very, very much," the energetic 7-year-old said before practice on Sunday. "My favorite thing is that there's buzzing pucks and beeping goals. And I like my teammates."
She lets out a huge laugh as her inline skates tap the floor of the hockey rink at Melissa's Gym on the West Side.
"It's fun just to get dressed," she said, holding her hockey stick. "And, man, is it quick, except for the skates because daddy has to tie them for me and it takes forever."
Mickayla learned to skate about a month ago.
"I would fall a lot at first," she said. "I would skate a little and boom. I would skate a little more and boom. I kept on falling. My dad would yell 'wipeout' every time I fell."
Her coach, Dan Guard, started the inline hockey league specifically for blind and visually impaired athletes.
"We have two kids who are totally blind and we have a number of sighted kids who all play blind together," Guard said. "We are all learning to play together."
The players with vision must wear regular goggles that are covered with black felt, duct tape and leather so no light can come through.
"It's very, very scary at first and then you just get used to it," said Lana Murphree, 11, one of Mickayla's teammates. "It's really cool playing with Mickayla. You get to see her progressing. You would think she would have a disadvantage because she's blind, but when she learns how to skate, she'll be the same as everyone else."
The game is played just like regular inline hockey.
But in this game, the puck has a buzzer so players can skate to the sound.
"Looking, looking, looking," the players yell out while skating to the puck. Once a team gains control of the beeping puck, they yell out "found it" and can either pass it to a teammate or shoot it.
"The goal has a beeper on it so you can tell where you are on the floor directionally by where the goal is," Guard said. "That takes a little bit of a skill in terms of directional listening but it's something we are all developing."
Guard started the specialty league a few weeks ago with an orientation put on on by the coaching staff which is registered with the United States Association for Blind Athletes, or USABA.
"The first thing we do is get the kids on the floor and tell them, 'Skate across that way, go across the floor that way, as you cross listen for where the goal is so you get used to hearing the goal,' " he said. "We teach them how to move about the floor and how the different positions on the floor sound so they identify where they are."
Mickayla's parents, Mark and Christian Ray, said their daughter can't wait to put on her helmet with a caged facemask and slightly oversize gloves.
"This is her first actual sport with teammates," Christian Ray said. "She also loves to play the piano and she loves to sing. She does a little bit of dancing, too, but she really loves being out here."
Although in the program for only a month, Mickayla has already learned to be patient and how to work with others.
"Normally, she doesn't have an opportunity do something like this so a team sport like this really helps and exposes her to working with other kids," Mark Ray said.
An inline hockey player himself since 1998, this also gives the father and daughter a chance to bond even further.
"She used to go out and watch me play at the recreational center Dan used to run at Railroad," Mark Ray said. "She used to go out with momma and would sit in the stands and would listen to the game while I was playing. She is really excited about doing something that daddy does."
Mark Ray also puts on the "blind goggles" and jumps in the rink with Mickayla.
"This actually gives me the opportunity to do something with her," he said. "The other day I started to experience inline hockey the way she experiences it, so it was kind of interesting and a lot of fun."
Watching Mickayla skate also brings a sense of pride to Christian and Mark Ray.
"I've always given her the space to grow on her own and experience things herself," Christian Ray said. "I want to be there when she falls, but knowing that she is picking it up and learning how to do it on her own, it gives me some security of knowing that when she grows up she'll be able to be out there on her own."
Rebecca Korc's 9-year-old daughter, Yael, is also a blind hockey player.
"People don't automatically associate hockey as something you can do without vision, including people who have kids without vision are kind of like, 'really?' " Korc said. "They have to be convinced too, and that's what makes it fun."
Yael also enjoys swimming and karate, in which she is a purple belt.
"It's very important for her to try whatever she can," Korc said. "She's really adventurous, and she wants to try everything that people will let her do."
Yael was not intimidated as she got in there, put on all the gear and stepped into the rink.
Not even a recent minor setback has erased her enthusiasm.
"She fell (last week) and broke her wrist but she is anxious to get back at it again," Korc said. "It hasn't really held her back."
Just like a real hockey player.
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LUGANO, Switzerland, FEB. 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Catholics who are closed to a reconciliation of the Society of St. Pius X with the Church should have a look at the parable of the prodigal son -- from the perspective of the older brother, says a Swiss bishop.
Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa of Lugano affirmed this to ZENIT as he reflected on last month's lifting of the excommunication of four Lefebvrite bishops.
The bishops, including the current superior-general of the Society of St. Pius X, were excommunicated in 1988 when they received episcopal ordination illicitly at the hands of Marcel Lefebvre, who ordained them without papal permission.
Bishop Grampa said he would advise Catholics who do not see with magnanimity the Pope's decision to remove the sanction in an attempt to restore Church unity to look to the Gospel of Luke.
"I would invite one who has remained faithful to the common fatherly House to share the benevolence of the merciful Father of the parable […] and not the attitude of the older brother who reproaches, criticizes, does not want to forgive and does not rejoice at the return of his brother, loses his temper and does not want to join in the party."
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Perhaps you two can take shots at some standard test charts so we compare sample variations on the Tamron:-)
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You didn't think Adam Burish would have the last word, did you?
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And who is Jaden Schwartz?
As far as drafting is concerned, tyler looks pretty good.
I'd like the team to pick up Volchenkov. Affordable. Durable. Experienced. Solid D.
That's the Habs version of the draft lottery. They pick every kid from Minnesota hoping that one day one of them will turn out to be an NHLer. Kind of like playing the 6/49.
oh, it seemed like you thought he was terrible in round 3&4 … he wasnt terrible in Nashville, actually, he saved them, because they could have been out in round 1. He also wasnt terrible in the Finals .. yes, he had a terrible game. Now, he wasnt great either ( except in game 6 … ) but, flyers goaltending was much worse. Leighton faced a decimated Bruins team and a Habs team that overachieved for 2 rounds. He had 1 test, and he didnt impress. Either way, he won a cup in his rookie year … great team in front of him or not.
Hawks minus huet 5.5M , Sopel 2.5M$ Madden 2.75M$ , Boynton and Jonsson I think were a 2m$ cap hit for the Hawks …
All of their important FA's are restricted … I think they have a great opportunity to repeat next year. Sign a solid 4th line Center … get a MBiron type goalie for 1M$ or CCrawford is the backup ( thats the weak spot of the line-up, still, but it wasnt an issue this past season ) then re-up the key RFAs … Ladd gets a small raise, Nick Hlam too. Eager and burish, if they are back, get less $ . Hell, if they need a 6th or 7th Dee … go for Bouillon at less than 1M$ per for a 1 year deal. ( or Mara, Coliacovo, or re-up Boyton. )
I dont think its as bad as it sounds for a Stanley Cup champ. Everyone who counts is locked up. Everyone.
so who would you draft?
edit: i would grab tyler pitlick, one of those minnesota kids must be worth something!!
Sad but true. Besides, we don't have the cap space for that deal. They will be looking for draft picks and prospects with more upside (and less downside) than Weber and SK.
whaaaaa? 2 nobodies and a middle of the pack draft pick? Mm, try again.
look for hawks to unload..huet , hossa, burish , buf or sharp..good luck to them.
He's definitely worth the risk. I honestly think if we dangle one of the goalies with the Sisters and prospects, we can nab any pair of the following: Sharp, Buff, Hossa, and maybe Seabrook to a lesser extent. He has a big pay day coming up and unless Chicago can move salary they won't be able to keep him.
Patrick Sharp and Buff are my two favourite players not on Montreal right now. They're both so fun to watch and absolute studs.
dude – I am old enough to have watched the Oilers since Gretzky was 18.
Grant Fuhr was awesome.
don't be fooled by the numbers.
he made all of the clutch saves.
it was a different game, defenceman got over 100 points.
Fuhr, during this era, stood out as a clutch, extremely athletic goalie, who definitely helped the oilers win those cups.
don't blame the messenger – all I'm suggesting is that we are heading in that direction whether you like it or not.
you were clammering for the Habs to re-sign Plekanec, were you not?
we are 2 weeks from the deadline, where is the contract?
there is a disconnect on this site between what you guys wish the habs to do, and reality.
when I suggested 6 months ago to trade plekanec I was ripped.
when I suggested 6 months ago to trade Andrei big, but sagging tits, I was ripped.
when I suggest today that markov's file smells like the plekanec file all over again, you guys give me 10 reasons why the Habs should sign him.
we'll see.
I never said they should not sign him.
I suggested that the circumstances are in place for another file to be screwed up.
Just took a look at habs drafting history and suggest you do as well. Every year the habs have used their first round pick on a guy of over 6 feet, passing up on smaller skilled players such as zach parise, simon gagne, michael cammalerri and brian gionta, to name a few. Then lets take a look at the larger dmen habs have drafted in the first round, mcdonagh and fischer really panned out didn't they? Subban was under 6 feet when we drafted him in the 2nd round, he's clearly lagging behind those mamoths, right?
Drafting is very unpredictable, but I am willing to take a risk on a small player, schwartz is 5'10 at 17 yrs old, who has tremendous offensive talent and work ethic, hes a canadian kid btw, rather then drafting another big guy who can't skate for his life or who has no hockey sense whatsoever.
For those who know nothing about Jaden, he posted 83 pts this year, his rookie year, in the ushl on a very average team that scraped into the playoffs on the last game of the season because Jaden had a 3 point game. Jaden contributed to almost 50% of his teams offense and had nearly twice as many points as his next best linemate. For a comparison, danny kristo had 58 pts in the ushl playing on the same line as louis leblanc who had 59 pts.
I am pretty sure that Schwartz' 83 pts this year is the greatest in the ushl since Vanek who had 91 pts in 2001-2002, Vanek was in his third year at the time.
The only players i would consider taking ahead of schwartz, out of those who may still be there at 27, are Nick Bjugstad and Beau Bennet.
As for why they need to change anything, they're over the cap next season with only 14 players signed, so they're going to be losing at least 2 players that are a big part of their team, maybe more. Because of that they'll need to upgrade in goal.
Peter, re-read what I said. Terrible in 3 out of 4 rounds. He was terrible against everyone but San Jose. Look at the stats if you don't believe me. A quality NHL starting goalie shouldn't be putting up a .910 save% in the playoffs, it should be nearer to what Halak had.
I look at Chicago, and they had Keith and Seabrooke … Campbell # 3 … besides PK. who else do we have ? Who is coming up ?
Thats the problem with letting Markov go .. no one in the pipeline to replace him. I think Markov at 5.5M$ per , and deduct Hamr's 5.5M$ isnt bad … if PK continues to develop, you could argue Keith/Seabrooke/Campbell is very close to Markov/PK/Spacek.
Anyways, PG already indicated he wont make the same negotiating errors that the previous management made.
terrible in the 3rd round ? He let in 7 goals , hardly terrible in a 5 game seriers. Terrible in the finals ? I agree he was inconsistent, but, that game 6 .. last period, he played as well as any goalie could play. Considering this was his first full season in the league, I think he did pretty good .. he did win a cup didnt he ?
Anyways, if he is as good a goalie as they need to win because they are a powerhouse, then why do they need to change anything ?
Agree, it's like saying Grant Fuhr won the Oilers the Cup in the 80s.
– I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
Correction; Chicago won Niemi the cup, not the other way around. He was terrible in 3/4 playoff rounds, and his save % by the end was worse that Price's during the season. Chicago won because they're a powerhouse offensively and also one of the top 5 defensive teams in the NHL. Not because of their goaltending.
I think Chicago would probably part ways with Sharp before trading buff but it would prob take sk+ weber + draft pick
Chicago has no need for a goalie right now. Niemi just won them the cup and im sure that he will be the hawks number #1 goalie next year.
Stevie K. – You forgot Robert Lang and Gomez as exceptions. I think you started making your post and at the end realized you were writing about yourself, lol.
burrish clearly overreacted and only made himself look like an idiot.. what do you think it would cost us to get big buff??
I wouldn't mind big buff but chi cn't take any salary back, so it might be hard unless we give up youth and picks, and then is he really worth that risk?
Okay so it's quiet and I feel like starting something in here so…. Anybody think Bowman would consider trading Sharp for one of our goalies? I would move Halak for Sharp straight up. Bowman would probably want Price and I'd consider that too. It might not give the Hawks the cap relief they need but it would address their goalie situation which is obviously something they will need to deal with if they want to remain a constant threat. Our goalie would end up up going to a different time zone, which is mandatory if we move one. Sharp would be difficult to part with no doubt. He's that big skilled centre, he's a right handed shot and he's a beast in the circle. Not a bad playoff guy either with a pretty fair cap hit. Could this happen?
We also lost without him in round 3, partly because our defence was missing a major cog in the machine that drove it so reliably and managed the game effectively in all situations. PP was terribly ineffective because Subban was trying to run a PP at the NHL level without any experience and we didn't have our top man to run it, that really sunk MTL in the series.
P.K. Subban is a great talent and he looks to have an excellent future in Montreal. But P.K. Subban is one of six players who will play defence on any given night. Andrei Markov used to be the team's go-to man on defence for everything, but now it's being suggested we should take that massive burden of being the blueline MVP and drop it on a young player who hasn't even played 20 NHL games. He has amazing skill, but that is an impossible burden and expectation to place on him and it's foolish.
Markov can be an invaluable mentor to Subban for next couple of years at the least while he holds the job of #1 on the defence reliably. He is an experienced PP quarterback at the NHL level, he understands the game when it is being played better than anyone else wearing the CH and knows how to control it. At 90% of his best, he's still one of the best in the league. Subban having to carry the defence instead of Markov isn't a solution, it's spinning our wheels in the mud as we transfer the responsibilities from one guy to another who barely has any NHL experience. The Canadiens were a powerhouse team for so many years across the NHL because they had at least a couple of great defencemen to run the back end.
– I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
Yemelin being the other example for us as well.
yup let's leave the blue line to an inexperienced 21 year old with all of 16 NHL games experience.
sounds like a great idea.
and we won 1 palyoff round without markov.
what happened agaisnt Philly, remeber.
how piss poor our PP was
"I like what I'm seeing right now," assessed Markov. "We're not perfect, but we're trying to be."
There's no denying Pronger's talent. He adds another dimension to every team he's on. I'm pretty sure he's played the most playoff games in the NHL since the lockout, but I could be mistaken.
He is a huge force and a top tier dman and I would love to have his size and skill on our team. However, his demeanor is so disgusting I'm glad we don't have that kind of freakshow on our team. It would be different if he would turn it off after the show, but he keeps demonstrating that he really is a d-bag all the time. In junior, I saw him fire a puck as hard as he could at Ted Nolan on the bench after the Petes were eliminated by the Grayhounds, missing him by about a foot. Back then, he was just beginning to explore his idiot side but he was a great talent to have on your team. After that, I started to lose respect and feel dirty about having him wear our colours. It's been downhill since then.
We need a couple jerks on this team, there's a reason Pronger has been to the cup finals 3 times since the lockout.
the markov file threatens to become another UFA ala, plekanec.
this year was a terrible year for injuries, now he's recovering from surgery, and will be sidelined until at least October, reports indicate maybe into November.
by then the 10/11 season will be upon us.
we will have shown this past playoffs that we can win without him, and I'm betting that we will continue to win with this group into next season as well.
the core is now in place + PK (minus AK, SK) and add some missing pieces, and were a team that will be playing over 500 hockey, which will keep us in the top 6 or so in the east.
all this without markov.
now markov's agent picks up the phone and calls PG.
"how about 5 years and 6.5 million = 32,5 million, because that's what a d-man like markov will fetch come july 1, 2011."
PG meets with his henchmen, and they decide to wait…….sound familiar (plekanec???)
markov's agent makes it known that he loves it here……sound familiar??
But the habs are winning?
PK is blossoming, fluorishing, as the QB of the PP, and I have no doubt that he will emerge as a star very quickly next season.
wait til he starts scoring goals on the PP with his blistering slap shot, which we have not yet seen in the NHL?
you guys are going to absolutely freak out over this guy.
markov who???
and PG decides to play out the season and see what the story is come july 1.
can you say bye bye to andrei markov?
Wakey! Wakey! I say we start a fund to which Tony must contribute $5 every time he starts a post with those two words. We'll call it the Wakey! Wakey! fund and it will be donated to the charity of Boone's choice. I'll bet we could cure cancer before training camp.
Oh I'd take Chara in a second, Crosby while I don't really like his personality, he's either #1 or #2 in the world so you'd have to be pretty stupid not to want him. Pronger though, no, can't stand his character at all, I hate the people who have all the talent in the world but are unapologetic, world-class jerks.
– I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
Great post. Alexander Avtsin being a perfect example for us.
Andrew – I'm glad that you said you would love to have him on your team. H I/O posters can really get the hate on for certain players to the point where all logic goes out the window. They totally nullify any talent the player might have. It's almost like they are blinded to the reality of the situation.
This is a Hab site but I also hope that it is viewed as a hockey site where true fans of the game come to exhange ideas. Running players like Pronger, Crosby or Chara into the ground just seems pointless to me.
Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. Sergei Samsonov, Don Cherry, NM49:-)
You've got to like Pronger, especially if your a sports journalist.
even though I dislike Pronger,
I find laviolette tamed him on the ice and at least he didn't injure someone a la dean macammond.
the way he answered…
well i personally find it refreshing that he didn't give the same old Sidney Crosby robot answer.
"I like what I'm seeing right now," assessed Markov. "We're not perfect, but we're trying to be."
If the Canadiens take 1 per year in the 4th or 5th round I don't really care, at that point you're kind of scraping the barrel talent-wise so take a flyer on someone whose probably much better than anyone left in NA and get their NHL rights in case they hop the pond. Late-rounders, it's more about low-risk, high-reward territory.
Last 10 years, I recognize 3 names off the 4th-round list, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Christian Ehrhoff and Lubmor Visnovsky, all European-born because their NA counterparts had been drafted in earlier rounds. 5th round, similar results, Dallas's lucky pick in Jamie Benn, 5'6″ Nathan Gerbe for BUF, Kris Versteeg in CHI from a BOS pick, Grabovski, along with Kevin Bieksa, Travis Moen and Kyle Wellwood. 10 NHL players you might have heard of drafted in the last 10 years from the 4th and 5th draft rounds. That's not what I call goldmine territory, might as well bet your nickle might become a dollar.
– I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
I hate Pronger, but that was funny, and I'd love him on my team.
I think the Russian experiment due to the KHL being an available option to them playing at home, is preferably done for now.
This is not a knock on Russians, it's the facts that the KHL is as appealing to Russians to play in as a Canadian or American to the NHL.
If the KHL died, the Russian experiment would be welcomed again I think.
Surely the Habs must have learned something from their past failures. No more Russians or small forwards during the next few drafts. There should be a slew of large Dmen available when we pick (27th) and that will probably be our best bet.
IMHO – Nicely handled by Pronger.
he's right, Burrish should have kept his mouth shut and appreciated the Cup.
Only one team doesn't hate Pronger, and it's the team he plays for.
That's his job, and if he was playing for the Habs. Many of us would be backing him.
I think so too. Patting himself on the back for making a good quip sort of dimished it, but it was a nice line. Probably true as well.
Harldly anyone backs unsportsmanlike behavior, like Ribiero shaking while lyong on the ice or Claude Lemieux not getting up after a hit.
Puckgrabbing Pronger after a loss means he has no class and no respect for the other team and it gave the Blackhawks more motivation. He, in effect, helped his team lose, so, in the end, I'm happy. The jerk lost.
I would consider it a personal betrayal if Pronger were allowed to wear a Habs uniform.
(Changed my picture from the centennial stamp)
We all know that these are the dog days, two weeks leading to the entry draft. Lots of BS and nothing else as we wait to see if PG trades our 1st pick at the draft. Time for a little R & R for Les Boys from the Gaz. who have enterrtained us so nicely this season (somehow nicely and Mr. Boone seem odd).
I'm sure Mr. Stubbs will be tuning up his tweeter and Mr. Boone will be shining up his 'enter' button while dabbling with spell check during the boring days before June-25 in Los Angeles. Mr. Hickey will be resting before his long adventurous drive to LA.
BTW, besides Marky, has any other Hab gone under the knife or are scheduled to have surgery like Laps and SK74 had last year.
My summer wishlist for the Habs:
Trade Halak, Markov and the Kostitsyn twits for some bonafide gritty talent.
Groom Captain Kirk to be the next head coach.
Lower all ticket prices, beer prices, souvenir prices.
Make them the national game on HNIC every Saturday night.
Chris Pronger is still an idiot and a lot of it has to do with him playing on a whole team of idiots called the Philadelphia Flyers.
Whether it be 1974, 1984, 1994 or 2010, the Flyers are idiots, there's not very many teams I hate more.
Probably the Leafs.
And the Nordiques.
But not the Bruins, I hate the chowderheads but not as much as Philly.
Oh yeah I hated the 1977-1984 Islanders too.
Always had a soft spot for right mean bastiches. The slimier the better.
Attaboy, Prongey!
Agitated but regulated, I aspire as
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I think the Hockey News had it better that the Habs draft Charlie Coyle, Tony Amonte's cousin. Coyle is a big powerforward, RW, but can also play center. 42 games, he has 21 goals, 42 assists giving him 63 points total….he is already 6'2 and 207 pounds..PICK HIM!!!
lol, he's a jerk, but an entertaining jerk
and he's right, Burish showed no grace in victory.
Pronger – too funny, gotta like the crooked toothed smile on the guy
Schwartz – whaaa? Come on now, get real. I've seen so many possile selection forecasts my head is spinning. For frak's sake, give us a real hockey player and not another vertically challenged high schooler or college bound Minnesotan. How about that kid with the Sudbury Wolves? John McFarland. Who has seen him play?
I'd like to see the Habs trade AK and their first rounder to move up and get Dylan McIlrath….the more I read of him, the more I want him.
Then they can trade Sergei and lower round pick(s) to Chicago for Patrick Sharp. The Hawks get to reunite Sergei with Kane, pick up some caproom, and get another pick….Habs get an offensive player with some size who is a proven playoff performer. The money saved by getting rid of the K brothers would offset Sharp's salary.
hmmm betrayal ? OK… I can respect your opinion, but betrayal ?
He will never wear the CH, and I think we all really know this.
However, if we had a monster who played the way he did…
As I said, many would like it. I certainly expect many others would not.
RE image – thanks
Hardly anyone – is assuming
Unsportsmanlike ? – a matter of opinion, usually the ones on the receiving end of Pronger claim this.
My point stands, if he was with the Habs. The other teams would hate him, and "many" (not all granted) would be supporting him.
No Class ? / no respect ?
You think Chicago Blackhawks have respect ? LOL yeah I guess writing on a white board "Pronger is G*Y" is grade A class.
I can respect your hatred for him, but don't ignore the other side of the coin.
he's a first class jerk, get over it !!!!!
Your missing my point.
I AGREE he is a jerk & a dirty player, but that is HIS game – However, there ARE two sides to the coin. And some players such as Burrish, are not exempt from this. We have our own pest, that MANY other teams hate. MaxLap!
I just think Burrish, should have just let it go. And enjoyed the Cup victory.
I got nothing to get over, because ultimately Chicago won the Cup.
I am happier then if the Flyers would have.
Personally I hate, hate, haaaaaaaaater Pronger, but you're bang on here. I don't know how people can argue against what you're saying. Everyone hates him because he plays a dirty, goony style (a style that seems to work), but if he's playing that way for your own team, leading you to potential championships, you're going to love him for it. And you're also correct on the Blackhawks front. They exhibited a quite low level of class themselves.
Sure let's trade Markov, than we put the weight of carrying our defence on the back of P.K. Subban, I'm sure a 21-year old rookie isn't going to even sweat at the prospect of being the MVP of the blue line with 16 games total experience in the NHL and having to carry our offence back there while quarterbacking the power play. Hamrlik's too old, Spacek isn't capable of being No. 1 either, Gill and Gorges are shutdown Ds only, MAB is a trainwreck and OB needs Markov as his partner to be effective most of the time.
If you're part of the tanking movement, I get moving Markov since that puts us close to if not in lottery position, but if not, who do we trade Markov for that can do his job at even close to his level of efficiency?
– I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
Yeah but what if you can get a Duncan Keith type for Markov?
What will that Duncan Keith type cost though? You want a younger puck-moving defencemen with a skill level that rivals if not surpasses that of the older D you're trading for, there's a price involved and even then, that team is not likely to want to give up that Keith since he's got more years ahead of him in a very difficult trade/FA market for such players.
– I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
so trade our best, smartest, most talented and oldest (in tterms of time with the organization) player.. for what exactly?
Markov has helped the PP be on top for the past 3 years,
not to mention logging monster minutes and being an absolute wizard for the back end.
and you want to trade him?
"I like what I'm seeing right now," assessed Markov. "We're not perfect, but we're trying to be."
Yesterday, I called Chris Pronger a "douchebag lowlife".
Having watched his clip, rewatched Burish's interview, and taken everything under advisement, I find myself reconsidering my original stance.
Chris Pronger is most certainly not a douchebag lowlife. Rather, Chris Pronger is a sniveling douchebag lowlife.
No more Cup for you!
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