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1971, Volume 18, Issue 2
- B14-B18 A Model for National Development
by J. F. Brotchie & A. R. Toakley & R. Sharpe
- B19-B29 The Economics of Manpower Pooling
by David W. Conrath & William F. Hamilton
- B30-B31 The Crop Planning Decision Problem: A Comment
by Christian T. L. Janssen
- B32-B35 Axiomatic Characterization of the Time-Weighted Rate of Return
by Kenneth B. Gray, Jr. & Robert B. K. Dewar
- B36-B51 Cargo Vehicle Productivity
by Robert McQuie
- B52-B67 The Role of Decision Models in the Evaluation of Competing Environmental Health Alternatives
by Albert J. Klee
- B68-B79 Organizational Joint Problem-Solving
by Robert L. Swinth
- B80-B88 Subjective Estimates and Scheduling Decisions
by William J. Abernathy
- B89-B96 Estimation of Forecast Errors for Seasonal-Style-Goods Sales
by Sang Hoon Chang & David E. Fyffe
- B97-B110 Managerial Work: Analysis from Observation
by Henry Mintzberg
- B113-B115 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1971, Volume 18, Issue 1
- 1-6 State-Dependent System Residence times for time Shared Queues
by Stephen R. Kimbleton
- 7-11 Some Bounds for Discounted Sequential Decision Processes
by Evan L. Porteus
- 12-20 Deterministic Production Planning with Concave Costs and Capacity Constraints
by Michael Florian & Morton Klein
- 21-38 Estimating Sample Size in Computing Simulation Experiments
by George S. Fishman
- 39-47 Economic Order Quantities and Multiple Set-Up Costs
by Steven A. Lippman
- 48-58 Maximal Flow in a Multi-Terminal Network with Any One Arc Subject to Failure
by Pierre J. Doulliez & M. R. Rao
- 59-73 On Time Flow Mechanisms for Discrete System Simulation
by Richard K. Nance
- 74-83 Extensions of the Group Theoretic Approach in Integer Programming
by Laurence A. Wolsey
- 84-86 On Elmaghraby's "The Theory of Networks and Management Science"
by Jin Y. Yen
- 87-87 Rejoinder
by Salah E. Elmaghraby
- 88-96 Selective Control of Independent Activities: Linear Programming of Markovian Decisions
by Hirohide Hinomoto
- 97-97 A Note on the Location of Depots
by Ralph D. Snyder
- 98-108 Rearranging Matrices to Block-Angular form for Decomposition (And Other) Algorithms
by Roman L. Weil & Paul C. Kettler
- 109-111 Communications to the Editor--Some Comments Concerning Revelle, Marks and Liebman's Article on Facility Location
by Philip D. Robers
- 111-112 Communications to the Editor--On Zangwill's Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Convergence
by Stephen Jacobsen
- 112-113 Communications to the Editor--A Communication on Adaptive Smoothing using Evolutionary Spectra
by Asit Chandmal & C. Jayaraj
- 113-115 Communications to the Editor--A Comment on Location Models
by Donald M. Deighton
- 115-115 Communications to the Editor--Response to: "A Communication on Adaptive Smoothing using Evolutionary Spectra"
by Ambar G. Rao & Arthur Shapiro
- 116-118 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1971, Volume 17, Issue 12
- B705-B716 A Language for Organization Design: Part I
by H. I. Ansoff & R. G. Brandenburg
- B717-B731 A Language for Organization Design: Part II
by H. I. Ansoff & R. G. Brandenburg
- B732-B743 Simulation Research in Interchangeable Part Manufacturing
by Ashok R. Pai & Keith L. McRoberts
- B744-B763 On the Nature of the Cost-Benefit Schedule
by Carl R. Jones
- B764-B771 Optimal Bluffing Strategies in Poker
by Lawrence Friedman
- B772-B772 A Comment on "Probability of Survival as an Investment Criterion" By Fred Hanssmann
by D. J. Laughhunn
- B773-B781 Probabilistic Forecasting for Contractors
by H. E. Kierulff & D. E. Robison
- B782-B792 An Implicit Enumeration Algorithm for the Machine Sequencing Problem
by M. Florian & P. Trepant & G. McMahon
- B793-B802 A Heuristic Programming Solution to a Nonlinear Cutting Stock Problem
by Robert W. Haessler
- B803-B816 An Algorithm for Optimal Project Scheduling under Multiple Resource Constraints
by Edward W. Davis & George E. Heidorn
- B817-B828 Utility Theory Applied to Multivariable System Effectiveness Evaluation
by Efraim Turban & Morton L. Metersky
1971, Volume 17, Issue 11
- 661-671 Towards a System of Systems Concepts
by Russell L. Ackoff
- 672-678 A Study of Lexicographic Expected Utility
by Peter C. Fishburn
- 679-697 Optimal Management of a Research and Development Project
by Robert E. Lucas, Jr.
- 698-711 On Quadratic Programming
by B. Curtis Eaves
- 712-716 Finding the K Shortest Loopless Paths in a Network
by Jin Y. Yen
- 717-723 A Statistical Theory for Pert in Which Completion Times of Activities are Inter-Dependent
by Larry J. Ringer
- 724-735 Production Smoothing with Stochastic Demand II: Infinite Horizon Case
by Matthew J. Sobel
- 736-749 Constructing Sets of Uniformly Tighter Linear Approximations for a Chance Constraint
by Yrjö Seppälä
- 750-758 Equipment Replacement Under Uncertainty
by Robert A. Meyer, Jr.
- 759-773 An Algorithm for Separable Nonconvex Programming Problems II: Nonconvex Constraints
by Richard M. Soland
- 774-777 Note--An Addendum to "A Model of Rational Competitive Bidding"
by Michael H. Rothkopf
- 777-778 Note Regarding "A New Approach to Discrete Mathematical Programming"
by Basil A. Kalymon
- 778-780 Comment on a Précis by Shanno and Weil
by Seymour Kaplan
- 780-783 On Marginal Allocation in Single Constraint Min-Max Problems
by Stephen Jacobsen
- 783-785 A Note on the Bergstrom-Smith Multi-Item Production Planning Model
by Warren H. Hausman & John O. McClain
- 786-786 Optimal Sale of a Commodity Stockpile (Errata)
by Robert H. Kupperman & Harvey A. Smith
1971, Volume 17, Issue 10
- B569-B587 Compensation of School District Personnel
by James E. Bruno
- B588-B608 A Process Analysis Model of the U.S. Steel Industry
by C. S. Tsao & R. H. Day
- B609-B621 Application of Linear Programming to a Controversy on Air Pollution Control
by Robert E. Kohn
- B622-B633 Problem Solving with Ordinal Measurement
by Edwin M. Bartee
- B634-B648 A Communication Model of Dialectical Inquiring Systems--A Strategy for Strategic Planning
by Ian I. Mitroff
- B649-B657 Behavioral Externalities in Decentralized Organizations
by Timothy W. Ruefli
- B658-B671 Information Systems and Public Planning
by Ida R. Hoos
- B672-B693 A Suggested Behavioral Approach to Cost-Benefit Analysis
by Leo Spier
- B694-B698 A Probability Model for the Remission Rate of Discharged Psychiatric Patients
by Peter D. Fox & Helena C. Kraemer
- B700-B702 Letter to the Editor
by anonymous
- B703-B704 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1971, Volume 17, Issue 9
- 507-541 Proximal Decision Analysis
by Ronald A. Howard
- 542-546 A Control Problem of Bellman
by George B. Dantzig
- 547-567 Least d-Majorized Network Flows with Inventory and Statistical Applications
by Arthur F. Veinott, Jr.
- 568-586 Flows in Arborescences
by Fred Glover
- 587-596 Quality Control under Markovian Deterioration
by Sheldon M. Ross
- 597-607 Optimal Smoothing of Shipments in Response to Orders
by Rein Peterson
- 608-611 Comments on "Optimal Smoothing of Shipments in Response to Orders"
by anonymous
- 612-634 The Linear Complementarity Problem
by B. Curtis Eaves
- 635-646 Economically Optimal Determination of the Parameters of X\bar -Control Chart
by Isaac N. Gibra
- 647-651 Computing Expected Values of Customer Requests Backordered
by Alan J. Kaplan
- 652-655 A Shuttle Car Assignment Problem in the Mining Industry
by Gary H. Reynolds
- 656-658 A Note on Marginal Allocation in Multiple-Server Service Systems
by Alan J. Rolfe
- 659-660 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1971, Volume 17, Issue 8
- B421-B434 Automating Judgmental Decision Making for a Serious Medical Problem
by Norman E. Betaque & G. Anthony Gorry
- B435-B450 The New-Trier Stochastic Model of Brand Choice
by David A. Aaker
- B451-B461 Three Pricing Policies for a Multi-Product Multi-National Company
by David P. Rutenberg
- B462-B473 Efficient Distribution of Resources Through Three Levels of Government
by R. G. Cassidy & M. J. L. Kirby & W. M. Raike
- B474-B484 Linear Programming Models for Production-Advertising Decisions
by Joseph Thomas
- B485-B494 Decomposable Regression Models in the Analysis of Market Potentials
by Frank M. Bass
- B495-B504 Optimal Maintenance and Sale Age for a Machine Subject to Failure
by Morton I. Kamien & Nancy L. Schwartz
- B505-B518 A Generalized Goal Decomposition Model
by Timothy W. Ruefli
- B519-B532 The Information Content of Prices: A Preliminary Model for Estimating Buyer Response
by Kent B. Monroe
- B533-B549 Optimal Disaggregation of Aggregate Production Plans
by Klaus Zoller
- B562-B563 Book Reviews
by Robert S. Weinberg (Editor)
- B565-B567 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1971, Volume 17, Issue 7
- 379-393 Minimax Policies for Selling an Asset and Dollar Averaging
by Gordon Pye
- 394-410 A Differential Game in Economics
by James Case
- 411-426 On the Optimality of Generalized (s, S) Policies
by Evan L. Porteus
- 427-449 Optimal Entrepreneurial Decisions in a Completely Stochastic Environment
by Nils H. Hakansson
- 450-462 Transforming Stochastic Dynamic Programming Problems into Nonlinear Programs
by William T. Ziemba
- 463-471 Queue Length Dependent Priority Queues
by K. R. Balachandran
- 472-483 Smoothing Production by Inventory--An Application of the Wiener Filtering Theory
by Christoph A. Schneeweiss
- 484-497 A Stochastic Model for Adaptive Behavior in a Dynamic Situation
by J. Morgan Jones
- 498-499 Inventory Models with Forecasting and Dependent Demand
by George F. Brown, Jr. & Richmond M. Lloyd & Timothy M. Corcoran
- 500-501 Comment on Briskin's Note
by Gene Woolsey
- 502-504 Book Reviews
by Robert S. Weinberg (Editor)
- 505-506 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1971, Volume 17, Issue 6
- B275-B292 Management Information Systems: The Challenge to Rationality and Emotionality
by Chris Argyris
- B293-B306 Considering Competition in Media Planning
by Leonard M. Lodish
- B307-B311 Dimensional and Computational Analysis in Stationary (s, S) Inventory Problems with Gamma Distributed Demand
by B. D. Sivazlian
- B312-B323 On the Methodology of Solution Synthesis
by Edwin M. Bartee
- B324-B338 Work Sampling in Financial Management--Cost Determination in Post Office Department
by B. J. Mandel
- B339-B353 Mathematical Models for Public Utility Rate Revisions
by John M. Liittschwager
- B354-B363 A Simple CPM Time-Cost Tradeoff Algorithm
by Nicolai Siemens
- B364-B370 A Control Approach to Insurance Loss Reserving
by William K. King
- B371-B385 Using Laboratory Brand Preference Scales to Predict Consumer Brand Purchases
by Edgar Pessemier & Philip Burger & Richard Teach & Douglas Tigert
- B386-B398 An Alternative to Uniform Expenditure Reductions in Multiple Resource State Finance Programs
by James E. Bruno
- B399-B405 A Marginal Cost Model for the Hiring-Overtime Decision
by Earl F. Lundgren & V. Schneider
- B406-B410 Economic Ordering Frequency for two Items Jointly Replenished
by Frank T. Shu
- B411-B412 Letters to the Editor
by Chadwick J. Haberstroh
- B413-B417 Book Reviews
by Robert S. Weinberg (Editor)
- B418-B420 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1971, Volume 17, Issue 5
- 247-258 Validation of Simulation Results
by Richard L. Van Horn
- 259-268 The Loading Problem
by Samuel Eilon & Nicos Christofides
- 269-284 A Dual Generalized Upper Bounding Technique
by Michael D. Grigoriadis
- 285-306 An Adaptive Group Theoretic Algorithm for Integer Programming Problems
by G. Anthony Gorry & Jeremy F. Shapiro
- 307-310 A Direct Search Method to Locate Negative Cycles in a Graph
by M. Florian & P. Robert
- 311-319 Three Asset Cash Balance and Dynamic Portfolio Problems
by Gary D. Eppen & Eugene F. Fama
- 320-336 Capital Expenditure Programming and Some Alternative Approaches to Risk
by D. E. Peterson & D. J. Laughhunn
- 337-353 Admissible Decision Rules for the E-Model of Chance-Constrained Programming
by Mark J. Eisner & Robert S. Kaplan & John V. Soden
- 354-366 Equivalent Integer Programs and Canonical Problems
by Gordon H. Bradley
- 367-369 Communications to the Editor--Models of Fact and Laws of Behavior
by A. Charnes & W. W. Cooper & J. D. DeVoe & D. B. Learner
- 369-370 Communications to the Editor--Tempus Fidgets: The Reference Business
by A. S. C. Ehrenberg
- 371-371 Book Review
by Robert S. Weinberg (Editor)
- 372-372 Précis--Capital Budgeting/Project Selection by Mathematical Programming: An Annotated Bibliography
by Roy B. Larson
- 375-375 Working Papers
by anonymous
- 372-374 Précis--User-Oriented Computer Modeling Environments
by Christopher E. Nugent & Thomas E. Vollmann & A. Harold Howell & Robert L. Schuldenfrei & James R. Westfall
1970, Volume 17, Issue 4
- B141-B164 Decision-Making in a Fuzzy Environment
by R. E. Bellman & L. A. Zadeh
- B165-B177 Horizon Models for Social Development
by A. Charnes & M. J. L. Kirby & A. S. Walters
- B178-B191 An Approach to the Analysis of Vocational Education and Training Requirements
by Fumio Kodama
- B192-B211 The "Investment '85" Model of Electricite de France
by Francis Bessière
- B212-B225 Computer Augmented Organizational Problem Solving
by Robert Joyner & Kenneth Tunstall
- B226-B241 Analysis of a Decision Making Investigation
by Kenneth D. Mackenzie & F. Hutton Barron
- B242-B253 Facilities Planning with Graph Theory
by Jouko Seppänen & James M. Moore
- B259-B264 Marketing Science--The Value of Promotion
by James P. Wallace, III
- B265-B268 Book Reviews
by Robert S. Weinberg
- B269-B269 Précis--Management Decision Models and Computers
by Alfred L. Kahl, Jr.
- B271-B273 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1970, Volume 17, Issue 3
- 127-139 Nonlinear Activity Analysis
by A. C. Williams
- 140-141 When a Queue Looks the Same to an Arriving Customer as to an Observer
by Ralph E. Strauch
- 142-145 Random Variables, the Time Value of Money and Capital Expenditures
by Irwin W. Kabak & Joel Owen
- 146-160 The Variable Reduction Method for Nonlinear Programming
by Garth P. McCormick
- 161-169 Modular Allocation Technique (MAT)
by Harry K. Edwards & Billy E. Gillett & Monta E. Hale
- 170-173 A Note on Optimal Maintenance Policy and Sale Date of a Machine
by S. R. Arora & P. T. Lele
- 174-184 Stochastic Capacity Models
by Richard J. Giglio
- 185-188 Lagrangian Subgradients
by Richard C. Grinold
- 189-199 Detecting "Small" Mean Shifts in Time Series
by John U. Farley & Melvin J. Hinich
- 200-207 A Selection Problem of Shared Fixed Costs and Network Flows
by J. M. W. Rhys
- 208-218 Adaptive Smoothing using Evolutionary Spectra
by Ambar G. Rao & Arthur Shapiro
- 219-229 An r-Dimensional Quadratic Placement Algorithm
by Kenneth M. Hall
- 230-231 Notes--On a Selection Problem
by M. L. Balinski
- 231-233 Notes--A Note on "Preferences, Summation, and Social Welfare Functions"
by Fred E. Williams
- 233-235 A Comment on the Analysis of Data Generated by Simulation Experiments
by Thomas H. Naylor & Thomas H. Wonnacott
- 236-237 Communications to the Editor--Comment on the Fractile Approach to Linear Programming under Risk
by Peter B. R. Hazell
- 237-238 A Reply to: "Comment on the Fractile Approach to Linear Programming under risk"
by J. S. Sengupta
- 239-243 Book Reviews
by Robert S. Weinberg
- 244-246 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1970, Volume 17, Issue 2
- B1-B1 Preface to Some Papers on Educational Issues in the Management Sciences and Operations Research
by C. West Churchman
- B2-B4 Some Ideas on Education in the Management Sciences
by Russell L. Ackoff
- B5-B12 Purposes and Quality of Graduate Education in the Management Sciences
by S. L. Cook
- B13-B14 Remarks on Graduate Education in the Management Sciences
by William W. Cooper
- B15-B19 On Education in Management Science
by Samuel Eilon
- B20-B22 Comments on Graduate Education in the Management Sciences
by Van Court Hare, Jr.
- B23-B24 Management Science Education: Nature and Nurture
by Ronald A. Howard
- B25-B27 Some Comments on Graduate Education in the Management Sciences
by Gerald J. Lieberman
- B28-B29 What's OR-MS?
by Sebastian B. Littauer
- B30-B31 Graduate Programs in Operational Research at Lancaster and Sussex
by M. G. Simpson & B. H. P. Rivett
- B32-B34 Some Comments on Graduate Education in the Management Sciences
by Martin K. Starr
- B35-B36 Management Science Education
by Robert M. Thrall
- B37-B53 Operations Research as a Profession
by C. West Churchman
- B54-B71 The Theory of Networks and Management Science: Part II
by Salah E. Elmaghraby
- B72-B82 Planning Tire Production
by Samuel Gorenstein
- B83-B96 Organizational Communications Systems and the Decision Process
by Thomas P. Ference
- B97-B106 A Simulation of Labor Efficiency and Centralized Assignment in a Production Model
by Rosser T. Nelson
- B107-B114 The Product-Mix Problem under Stochastic Seasonal Demand
by S. D. Hodges & P. G. Moore
- B115-B118 Letters to the Editor
by anonymous
- B119-B123 Information Systems in Management Science: Management Information System--What It Is and Why?
by Harry Stern
- B124-B126 Marketing Science
by Kenneth A. Longman
- B127-B130 Book Reviews
by Robert S. Weinberg
- B131-B131 Précis--An Activity-Productivity Analysis of a Variable Task
by Robert J. Paul
- B132-B134 Working Papers
by anonymous
- B135-B139 Notes About Authors
by anonymous
1970, Volume 17, Issue 1
- 1-34 The Theory of Networks and Management Science. Part I
by Salah E. Elmaghraby
- 35-47 A Generalized Model of Administrative Decisions: An Experimental Test
by Gary W. Dickson
- 48-65 Chance Constrained Programming of the Machine Loading Problem with Stochastic Processing Times
by M. Resh
- 66-77 A Simplex Method for a Class of Nonconvex Separable Problems
by Guy Alloin
- 78-91 Smoothing Start-Up and Shut-Down Costs: Concave Case
by Matthew J. Sobel
- 92-104 The Effectiveness of the Cognitive-Style Constraint in Implementing Operations Research Proposals
by Jan H. B. M. Huysmans
- 105-111 A Production Scheduling Model by Bivalent Linear Programming
by Christoph Haehling von Lanzenauer
- 112-115 Blocking and Delays in M (x) /M/c Bulk Arrival Queueing Systems
by Irwin W. Kabak
- 116-118 A Simple Optimality Proof of Moore's Sequencing Algorithm
by L. B. J. M. Sturm
- 119-123 Book Reviews
by Robert S. Weinberg


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Law Review Symposium: Slaughter Keynote Address (Video)
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Filling Power Vacuums in the New Global Legal Order
Friday, October 12, 2012 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. | East Wing room 200
Globalization is a complex social process with many descriptions, definitions, critics, proponents, causes and implications. This symposium will focus on the consequences of one salient feature of globalization, nearly universally acknowledged—the devolution of power from the state. The symposium will examine a question that so far has received little attention in the scholarly legal literature: After power has been decentralized from a state-centric monopoly, where does it flow, and what forms does it take?
Keynote Address: Anne-Marie Slaughter
Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics
and International Affairs at Princeton University
East Wing room 120
1:00 p.m.
Panel Discussions
Globalization, Deregulation, Power and Agency
Legal Practice and the Legal Profession in the Global World
Combat Strategies and the Law of War in the Age of Terrorism
For more information, please visit us online: www.bc.edu/newgloballegalorder
With support from the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy


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An exhibit with a strong focus on graphic drawings using expressive lines and the overlay of selective font types created by wood block letters using a Vandercook proofing press. The exhibit will feature a series of mixed media drawings using bold gestural charcoal and conte lines as well as letterpress art throughout. Gallery opening Friday, March 28th 5-7pm.
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Bern (French: Berne, Italian: Berna) may not be Switzerland's largest or most popular city, but it has been the Swiss capital since 1848. Bern was founded in the 12th century in what is now the centre of Switzerland. Its natural boundaries were shaped by the Aare River, but over time the city has outgrown these boundaries. Bern has not, however, lost its historic charm. Much of the medieval architecture and design that marked its early development is still visited. Understandably, Bern is a UNESCO World Heritage site well known for its rich past.
Summers in Bern are from June to September with temperatures mostly between 20 °C and 25 °C during the day and 9 °C to 12 °C at night. Winters are from December to February with average highs between 2 °C and 5 °C and nights between -2 °C and -4 °C. Precipitation averages over 1,000 mm a year, with most of it falling in the warmer summer months. Snow is possible in winter, but not very common.
Bern Airport (BRN) has flights to Paris, Mallorca, London, Southampton, Munich, Barcelona, Berlin, Djerba, Elba, Hamburg, Hammamet (Tunisia), Ibiza, Olbia, Preveza, Pristina, Rotterdam, Tabarka, Tortoli, Vienna and Zakynthos.
The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) has trains througout the country.
Bern is well connected to other cities by several highways (A1, A12, A6).
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|Rathausgasse 75,3007 PO Box 503
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|Kasernenstrasse 29
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|Militärstrasse 38
|Landhaus Hotel
|Altenbergstr. 4-6
|Pension Marthahaus
|Wyttenbachstrasse 22a
|Youth Hostel Bern
|Weihergasse 4
Switzerland has a high rate of people with their own internet connection and computers, so internet cafes are not as common compared to other countries and compared to the past. But still you will be able to find a computer in the main cities and tourist areas, also at libraries, video rental shops, train stations or tourist information places. Wifi is widely available, though sometimes at a cost. A growing number of hotels, restaurants, coffee bars and fastfood joints now offer free wifi.
See also: International Telephone Calls
Switzerland's country code is 41 and the emergency phone numbers are 117 (police), 118 (fire department) and 144 (emergency rescue service/ambulance). Swiss phone numbers consist of the area code and a local phone number. The area code has three digits and starts with a zero, such as 022 for Geneva. The local phone number has usually 7 digits, but there are numbers with only 5 or 6 digits.
If you stay for some time, it may be advisable to buy a pre-paid cell phone card that you can use in any phone that supports the GSM standard on the 900/1800 MHz bands - they usually cost around 10-40 CHF and are obtainable in the shops of the mobile service providers Swisscom, Orange or Sunrise in most cities. Mobile network coverage is close to 100% by area, even in the mountainous, non-populated areas. There are also a lot of cheap prepaid cards for local calls from other providers. The prepaid cards of the big supermarket chains Migros and Coop for example cost around 20 CHF and include already 15 CHF airtime. The cheapest prepaid card for calls within Switzerland is Aldi Mobile. The cheapest prepaid card for international communication is Yallo. The prepaid cards can be bought online (30 CHF with 30 CHF airtime inclusive), in most post offices (29 CHF with 20 CHF airtime inclusive) or Sunrise shops (20 CHF with 20 CHF airtime inclusive).
Swiss Post is the national postal service of Switzerland and has fast and reliable services. For more information about prices to send postcards, letters and parcels, both domestically as well as internationally, they have a very useful Price Calculator. Domestically, there is priority mail (arriving the following day) and economy mail which takes 2-3 days to be send within Switzerland. Stamps can be bought at the post offices or from shops and kiosks that also sell postcards. In general, post offices are open from 8:00am to noon and 2:00pm to 5:00 or 6:00pm, with a lunchbreak in between. Opening times on Saturdays are usually only during mornings. Larger cities and central post offices might keep longer hours and skp the lunchbreak. If you want to send packages internationally, you might also consider international courier companies like TNT, DHL or UPS.
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Rain rules after Hales storm
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Nottinghamshire and the Welsh Dragons shared the points as rain ensured their final Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B match was abandoned with no result at Trent Bridge.
Notts had scored a hefty 264 for six, with England Twenty20 opener Alex Hales falling six short of a well-deserved century after hitting seven fours and three sixes.
The 23-year-old shared a first-wicket partnership of 114 with Neil Edwards, who contributed 58 - his first half-century in one-day cricket for the hosts.
All of Glamorgan's bowlers came in for punishment, with England Lions seamer James Harris conceding 60 from eight overs and dropping two catches.
Rain delayed the start of the Welsh Dragons' innings, leaving a revised target of 257 off 38 overs to chase. But another heavy downpour in the sixth over saw the game abandoned with the visitors on 20 for none.
The Dragons had only won five games in one-day cricket this season going into the match, and it was easy to see why in the first half of Notts' innings as Hales and Edwards were offered easy pickings to keep the scoreboard moving at more than a run a ball.
Edwards had just hit John Glover over long-off for six when he was dismissed, caught by Harris attempting to repeat the stroke.
The wicket did not slow Hales, who hit two straight maximums - one into a hospitality box and the second bouncing back off the press facility window - before sweeping Andrew Salter over square-leg and cutting the off-spinner for four.
Just when a hundred looked on the cards, however, Hales missed a full-toss and was bowled by Salter, who then also castled Adam Voges through the gate first ball.
James Taylor added 40 before miscuing to midwicket, with Scott Elstone and Riki Wessels falling.
Glamorgan openers Gareth Rees and Mark Wallace were kept largely in check by Nottinghamshire's opening bowlers, Harry Gurney and Darren Pattinson, before the rain had the final say.
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The following is a list of certified business registrations filed at the Jackson County clerk's office.
Michelle & Jason Photography, 121 N. Jackson St., Hanover, Michelle Boulis and Jason Boulis
Simply Created For You, craft sales, 803 Springcrest Blvd., Deana Burritt
Tees Me and More, retail, 322 Union St., Cassandra L. Kennedy
Moon Blossom Healing, healing massage, 887 Bryant Ave., Luna Morvan
Hand and Hearts 3623 Sassafras Dr., Janelle Marks
Dollface Design Studies, custom clothing, 1042 Cooper, Jennifer L. Morris
Cascades Finishing Touches, cleaning/staging, 619 Madison St., Brenda L. Maull
Renew A Deck, deck restoration, 529 Seymour Ave., Abby Poynter
Cyborg Academy, education from K to PHD, 1401 Third St., Jay R. Ford
Executive Assistance, office help, 3838 Dorset Dr., Sandra A. Collins
RSR North, hot rod restoration/race car, 4100 Seymour Road, Shane Schlenk and Troy Gray
Steve-O's Transport, transportation, 4000 E. South St., Lot 23, Steven Morrison
Moore Organized Living, professional organizing, 109 Eastlawn, Parma, Deana Lynn Moore
Shepard Painting, interior painting, 308 Van Buren St., Apt. A104, Elizabeth Ann Shepard
NapTimeBiz for Mommies, business mentoring, 227 Cardinal Crest, Cynthia J. Campbell
Kitchen Giants (The), sales, 3018 Wildwood Ave., Suite C, Larry Brooks
Eclips Display Solutions, manufacturing, 216 N. Francisco Road, Grass Lake, Beth Folts
SnapShot Clean, commercial cleaning, 1278 Brooklyn Road, Matthew Webb and Daniel Allen
Native American Student Community Organization, non-profit native group, 234 S. Union St., Grass Lake, Samuel E. Pancake
Hole in the Wall Treasures, resale shop, 190 N. Parker St., Cement City, Stephanne Hamilton
Just Me Photography, photography, 10550 Lawrence Road, Brooklyn, Jennifer Mae Schoening
Big T's Dispatch Services, dispatch service, 228 E. Prospect St., Thomas Harry Cannon Jr.
Samantha's Cuts & Curls, beauty shop, 3645 E. Liberty, Clark Lake, Clarenda J. Humbles


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By Stephen Pollard
February 22, 2011
From the incomparable Richard Littlejohn today:
As I write, Sky is reporting that protesters have set fire to a police
station in Tripoli. That's nice for them. They're lucky they can find a
police station to set fire to. Our local nick in North London shut up
shop donkey's years ago.


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March Madness is right around the corner, and shortly after that comes the NBA Draft. Consequently, this a good time to rank the top college basketball programs in terms of how well they produce actual NBA players, not just draft picks.
This article lists how many current NBA players each university has supplied, with four being the minimum, as well as the names of the players and which team they play for.
While making the article, I added up the number of NBA players from each of the Big Six conferences and then averaged that amount based off of how many teams are in the conference.
For example, there are 49 guys in the NBA who attended one of the Big East 16 schools in the conference. So I divided 49 by 16 to come out with an average of approximately 3.1 NBA players per Big East university.
1. Pac-10: 4.9 players per school
2. ACC: 4.6 players per school
3. SEC: 3.4 players per school
3. Big 12: 3.4 players per school
5. Big East: 3.1 players per school
6. Big Ten: 2.5 players per school
I hope you find this article insightful.


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The display windows were distressingly bare one day last week at Shane Candy Co., the Old City fixture that - while the claim is hard to pin down - calls itself "America's Oldest Candy Store."
In his back cubicle, owner Barry Shane picked at his lunch, overseeing the dismantlement of the place: he'd sold it hours before to the irrepressible Berley brothers, whose vintage Franklin Fountain ice cream parlor is a few doors west on Market Street.
Those windows - squared-off plates of glass - had been reliably filled with the tidings of the season, at least since the Shane family took over the spot in 1911.


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May 10, 2013
The Magical No Bake Sugar Detox Treat
I have a sweet tooth that conflicts with my ideology around "everything in moderation." One bite of a chocolate chip cookie, or cupcake and my mind takes me to a dark and sugar coated place where I must consume every dessert possible so that there is nothing left for me to possibly eat tomorrow. Sound familiar?
There are so many ways to satisfy the craving for something sweet and refined sugar is probably the least healthy way to do so.
In a healthy nut shell: because of its effects on the liver, refined sugar raises blood sugar levels and may contribute to insulin resistance as well as raising blood sugar levels, resulting in negative effects on the metabolic system and energy levels. (For a digestible scientific understanding of the effects of sucrose on blood sugar levels, click here.)
Good alternatives for sweetened baked goods are agave, honey, stevia, and dates. You still don't want to binge on these sugars, but their effects on the body are much less severe than refined sugar.
Honey: effects on blood sugar levels are similar to sugar but you tend to use less because of its concentrated sweetness.
Agave: lower on the glycemic index than both sugar and honey.
Stevia: all natural no calorie sweetener extracted from the stevia plant.
Dates: easily digestible flesh with simple sugars. (Check out all the health benefits of dates by clicking here!)
Keeping in mind that a balanced meal consists of protein+carb+fat, I find myself throwing a bunch of ingredients into the blender to construct the "perfect" dessert. The recipe below includes measurements, but if you don't feel like measuring that's cool. Just keep in mind that the peanut butter and dates are your base and the oats, sweeteners and spices hold the cookie together.
The No Bake Magical Detox Treat
1 cup peanut butter (protein+fat)
1/4 cup almonds (protein+fat)
7 dates (carb)
3 tablespoons, agave nectar (carb)
6 drops liquid stevia
1/4 cup oats (whole grain carb)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
big splash unsweetened almond milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
Optional Topping:
1 tablespoon coconut oil
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
splash of unsweetened almond milk granola for garnish
1. Place all the cookie ingredients into a blender or food processor.
2. Pulse until the mixture is fine and sticky.
3. Either roll mixture into balls or press into an 8×8 pan lined with parchment paper.
4. Optional topping if making bars: Place all the ingredients (except granola) in a stovetop pan over medium heat. Stir together until all the ingredients have melted together. Spread over bars. Sprinkle with granola.
5. Eat now or refrigerate for later. No need to devour these cookies because they last for weeks!
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WASHINGTON -- Unsure how long he'll be sidelined, Chicago White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham wore a thick wrap nearly the size of a football to keep ice on his injured left wrist Wednesday.
Beckham said his wrist did not feel much better when he woke up Wednesday, but it did improve after getting treatment.
He still has not swung a bat since leaving Tuesday night's game in the third inning after feeling pain while fouling off a pitch in his first at-bat during Chicago's 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals.
"I think tomorrow will be the big test. If I wake up and it feels better, I think it'll be fine. If not, we'll probably have to do an MRI or something," Beckham said Wednesday. "I'm actually happy about the way it's felt since I've gotten to the field and done some work to it. So that's a positive thing and hopefully tomorrow it'll be that much better."
Jeff Keppinger was given the start at second base in Beckham's place, with Conor Gillaspie replacing Keppinger at third.
In another lineup change Wednesday, Adam Dunn returned to action, getting his first start of the season in left field. Dunn, who usually is Chicago's designated hitter, sat Tuesday for the opener of the interleague series with no DH at Nationals Park.
Beckham was in the lineup at second base for the season's first seven games, and is batting .316.
"It's a little frustrating, but it's a minor setback as of right now," he said. "I expect to be back out there in a couple days. And hopefully feel fine, 100 percent, and keep going with where I started -- I feel good about that -- and help this team."
He said he's never dealt with a wrist problem.
"I'd like to be back on the field as soon as possible. But obviously ... I don't want to rush this and make it a worse thing for the entire season. As much as I want to get back out there, that's the smarter play," Beckham said. "And that's probably what we'll end up doing -- we'll be a little more cautious than you would be toward the end of the season."
Manager Robin Ventura agreed with Beckham that Thursday will be a key test for the second baseman.
As for whether a stint on the disabled list because of the nerve irritation in Beckham's wrist is possible, Ventura said: "In the next couple of days, you'll know. You'll know probably by tomorrow if it's heading that direction. You kind of prepare for it, but you hope it doesn't happen."
White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper is still hospitalized with a stomach illness. Ventura is not sure whether Cooper will be able to travel with the team for its series that begins Friday at the Cleveland Indians. ... Chicago LHP John Danks threw six innings in an extended spring training game, reaching 89 mph, Ventura said.


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Nate Griffin
Nate Griffin
What I do for 610: Talk show host and sports blogger
Birthday: 11/13
Hometown: Born in Los Angeles, Ca., and claim Hattiesburg, Ms.
College: Southern Miss
High school: Hattiesburg High
How long at SportsRadio 610: Third tour of duty – since 1996 (At one time hosted Fast Break w/Nate that aired on SportsRadio 610)
How long in radio business: 15+ years
Coolest person at SR610: No one certain person…
What I love about Houston: Diversity, culture, and entertainment values. Also has great opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Favorite people to interview: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Warren Moon, Ozzie Smith, Shaq, Otis Birdsong, Hakeem Olajuwon, Bobby Jones, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Rudy Tomjanovich, Don Chaney, Kenny Smith, Bubba McDowell, Otis Thorpe, Jack Pardee, Vivian Stringer, George Gervin, Artis Gilmore, Bruce Matthews, Mike Munchak, Andre Johnson, Tommy Lasorda, Art Howe, Bobby Cox, David Justice, etc.
Experience: Have worked as radio and television reporter and anchor. Have covered the NFL, NBA, MLB, College sports, professional tennis. I have worked as radio and TV color analyst for regional and national football and basketball. Covered both Rockets NBA Championships, numerous golf tournaments, have broadcasted "live" from the Shell Houston Open. Currently serving as radio color analyst for Rice Football broadcasts as well as color analyst for Comcast TV Sports. Also worked as NFL Houston Texans TV Reporter.
Teams followed: L.A. Dodgers, San Francisco 49er's, Houston Texans
Favorite sports experiences: So many!
Sports played: Football, track, baseball as a prep in Hattiesburg, Ms. Played Collegiate football and ran track at Los Medanos College and the University of Southern Mississippi.
Family info: Happily married with one child.
College Football Today – Texas A&M Post NFL Draft (Reload)
Johnny 'Football', Mike Evans, and Jake Matthews are now in the NFL. How will the Aggies replace those and other talented players? Aggie's Running Backs Coach Clarence McKinney shares his thoughts!
CFT-thePodcast – 2014 NFL Draft Preview
The NFL Draft takes place tonight in New York and Houston Texans fans will be watching to see what players the Texans draft. Meanwhile, Jason Johnson of ESPN's Draft Academy gives us a preview of what to expect.
NBA/NFLTriumphant Moms Headline Event
Rockets' center Dwight Howard & Texans Pro Bowler Andre Johnson traveled through peaks & valleys before arriving in the NBA and NFL. Their mothers have been with them all the way and will be honored on Saturday.
Rice: Building a Reputation with the NFL
Some collegiate teams are accustomed to hearing the names of their players called on NFL Draft Day. The Rice Owls are getting there intimates one particular NFL Network Analyst.
Texans: Mayock says 'trade down'
Trade Down! Might the Texans take this direction with the first pick in the 2014 NFL Draft? While the hat has fallen on one potential trade partner, doesn't mean the option is closed.
College Football Today: Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury
The College Football Today tour takes us to Texas Tech and Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury. With all the speculation surrounding play for pay, unionization, etc., Kingsbury is busy building a solid foundation at his Alma mater.
Unionization & Paying Players: Strong says "Look at Both Sides"
Paying college athletes is a hot-button topic which falls on the heels of Friday's vote for Unionization by Northwestern Football players. Texas Head Football Coach Charlie Strong says "you've got to look at both sides."
CFT-thePodcast: Texas and Charlie Strong
Texas Head Football Coach Charlie Strong met with the media today while also visiting with the Touchdown Club of Houston. He talks about spring football and tells us a little about what to expect.
Texans Draft: Anxiety Builds
The Texans will draft a player on May 8th that you may or may not like. Be ready to accept their choice because you'll have to live with it one way or the other.
College Football Today – thePodcast
The College Football Today Podcast covers star power, College Football Unionization, the many faces of Johnny Manziel, and the Bag Man with WGN's Dave Eanet and The Eagle's Robert Cessna.


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The Beach
Like so many others, this is one of those films that makes you wish you could run up to the director, smack him across the face (preferably with a piece of pipe), and ask him, "What the hell were you thinking?" In this case, Danny ("Trainspotting") Boyle would be the intended victim since, as his film evolves, his brain and his story appear to deteriorate in equal measure.
In a nutshell, Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio), Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen), and Ètienne (Guillaume Canet) find a mysterious island and an ideal community. Things are good for awhile, then they suck. It's sort of like an adult "Lord of the Flies." The supposed motivation for Richard is the search for paradise. Thus you'll find yourself chanting under your breath, and perhaps out loud, after a bit, "Time to split, Mensa-boy," as Richard and friends encounter one signal after another that things will end badly.
For instance, the first thing the three kids run into on the island is a marijuana farm and several Asian men carrying automatic weapons. I don't know what kind of paradise Richard has in mind, but mine doesn't include Asian men carrying automatic weapons. After discovering the community of people living on another part of the island and led, more or less, by Sal (Tilda Swinton), many other things go wrong. Among them, a community member is bitten by a shark. Instead of helping the poor guy, Sal has him tossed into the woods to rot while the rest of the people play volleyball. At this point, I turn to anybody who'll listen and say, "Time to go." There's nothing keeping Richard there, but he stays because if he leaves, Danny Boyle has to find real work.
Now, I don't want to ruin the ending or anything, so I'll just ask this very simple question: How often does an island-bound marijuana farmer with a second-grade education (I'm guessing) suddenly transform into Sigmund fucking Freud? You'll see what I mean at the end; that is, if you can make it there.
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Well, the Girlfriends Half Marathon still has a few spots open! You can register if you go here. Go now, really! There are only 50 spots left.
Here are the vitals:
When: Sunday, October 16
What time: 9a
Where: Northwest Personal Training at 1011 Broadway in Vancouver, Wash.
Register: There are still spots available for Komen Foundation entries, which are going for $100. You can snag one online here.
The course is so beautiful, and scenic. I run part of this route every Tuesday evening, and I never get tired of it. This last Saturday I ran 12 miles of the Girlfriends' course to prep myself. They will have to do a little re-routing of the part that runs along the waterfront. There is some erosion happening since this years flooding and it isn't safe to run. The city has closed a significant section, so a little creative adjusting will happen. I know it will not impact the spectacularness (yes, I know that's not a word) of this event.
I am looking forward to getting the shirt this year. I obtained a sneak peak of said shirt for all our readers today. Here it is: the ever fantastic girlfriends shirt!
So far there are 3,150 caring and strong women signed up to run or walk this year. I asked Sherri from Northwest Personal Training "What they will be doing to ensure that the new racers and returning regulars all experience the same outstanding event we've come to expect each year from Girlfriends?" Her answer was, "More porta potties, more massage therapists, more food, and more amazing women running, walking and inspiring each other." Sounds good to me.
If you would like to volunteer to help stuff goody bags this Friday, October 7th, from 10:00a to 4:00p at the Pearson Airport, email email@example.com. Please feel free to bring a friend - the more the merrier, and the faster it gets done!


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For the first time since 1981, poverty has declined in all six regions of the developing world, according to a new report released by the World Bank on Wednesday. The World Bank defines poverty as living on less than $1.25 a day.
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courtesy of Heifer International
The greatest strides were seen in East Asia where 14 percent of the population is currently living in poverty. That's down from more than 77 percent in the early 1980s. Similarly, poverty is at an all-time low in South Asia at 36 percent, and in sub-Saharan Africa less than half the population is now characterized as impoverished.
The World Bank surveyed households in the regions of East Asia and Pacific, China, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.
This is great news, but it's also confusing. How is it that the number of people living with hungera typical outcome of povertyhas held steady at about 1 billion people? That can be attributed to the rise in the world's population.
This reaffirms the necessity to work with smallholder farmers to increase food production in the next few years. Heifer has a proven model that can dramatically enhance agricultural production to benefit all of us, and you can bet we'll be working harder and faster to bring those numbers down even farther.


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I apologize for the DuBarry drawers pattern not being done. It took longer and needs some unexpected alterations that I will explain when I post about it. They should be finished in a couple of hours given that I can find some really tiny elastic. In place of the afore-mentioned subject I present a collage of photos that have very much been in my mind for spring sewing.
1. Ravelry 2. Etsy 3. the snail and the cyclops 4. ? 5. Casey's Elegant Musings 6. ? 7. A fashion show 8. ? 9. ? 10. Timeless Vixen Vintage
If anyone can remember what blog photo no. 4 comes from (the two girls in blue), I will love you forever!
I always love blue but lately I'm having a bit of a love affair with yellow (or is it a threesome because I want to include blue too?) This could be due to the fact that the professor I loathe at school hates yellow, or that I got yellow suede boots for Christmas. Either way, it will surely be popping up in my sewing!


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Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson, Hoover senior fellow, is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and a noted author.
Ferguson's books include The Shock of the Global: The 1970s in Perspective (2010), High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg (2010), and The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (Penguin, 2008). His first book, Paper and Iron: Hamburg Business and German Politics in the Era of Inflation 1897–1927 (Cambridge University Press, 1995), was short-listed for the History Today Book of the Year award; the collection of essays he edited, Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals (Macmillan, 1997), was a best seller in the United Kingdom.
In 1998 he published, to international critical acclaim, The Pity of War: Explaining World War One (Basic Books) and The World's Banker: The History of the House of Rothschild (Penguin). The latter won the Wadsworth Prize for Business History and was also short-listed for the Jewish Quarterly/Wingate Literary Award and the American National Jewish Book Award. In 2001 he published The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700–2000 (Basic), the product of a year as Houblon-Norman Fellow at the Bank of England.
His books have been translated and published in numerous countries, including the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea, and Taiwan.
He is a regular contributor to television and radio. In 2003 he wrote and presented six-part history of the British Empire for Channel 4 n the United Kingdom. The accompanying book, Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power (Basic), was a best seller in both Britain and the United States. He also wrote and presented the two-hour film American Colossus, broadcast in the UK in 2004.
He has just completed a six-part history of the twentieth century, The War of the World, to be broadcast in the UK in 2006.
A prolific commentator on contemporary politics, he writes and reviews regularly for the British and American press. He and his family divide their time between the United States and the United Kingdom.
He is the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award for public service (2010).
Born in Glasgow in 1964, Niall Ferguson was awarded a Demyship (half-fellowship) for his academic achievements by Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1981 and graduated with First Class Honours in 1985. After two years as a Hanseatic Scholar in Hamburg and Berlin, he took up a research fellowship at Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1989, subsequently moving to a lectureship at Peterhouse. He taught for more than a decade at Jesus College, Oxford, and was then Herzog Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University, before moving to Harvard in 2004.


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Kevin Durant Family Foundation pledges $1 Million for Red Cross relief efforts
Text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant, through his family foundation, pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts in Oklahoma on Tuesday.
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"The Red Cross relies on its donors to perform its mission in relieving human suffering following disasters," said Janienne Bella, regional CEO. "Mr. Durant's gift and support to Oklahoma comes at a time of great need and we're forever thankful for his generosity."
The Durant Family Foundation pledged the matching gift in hopes of inspiring and challenging others to do the same.
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There are literally thousands of lures available to the lure-fisherman and there is a saying which states that they are as much to catch fishermen as they are fish. Probably true. As a lure fisherman just starting out and getting to know your marks there is a good chance that you will lose some lures. You will find that you lose less and less the more you do it but don't spend mega bucks to begin with. Avoid the Rapalas and the Yo-zuris and find a cheaper alternative which will probably serve you just as well when starting out. There are four points to consider when buying your lures and these are as follows: The size, colour, depth and action. Ask yourself the question - where will you be fishing? Is the water deep or shallow? Are there many snags? What is your target species and what are they feeding on? The answers to these questions will help you decide upon the lure that will serve you the best. Don't forget however that any lure can have its day and if you are having no luck on a certain plug or spinner then why not change to another. The typical rule of thumb is shiny lures for clear water and bright conditions and coloured lures for coloured water and overcast conditions. This may hold some weight but I really am a strong believer in experimentation so keep changing those plugs!
Spinners are a type of lure named so because they spin. Not rocket science. They are usually little pieces of shaped metal which are designed to give off a flash in the water or a wobble that will attract attention from a predator fish. Hooks (usually treble hooks) will be attached to the back and they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Because they are metal they will all slowly sink and the depth of your lure depends largely on how deep you let the lure sink before starting your retrieve. Spinners will catch Pike, Perch and Zander and are what I would call a timeless classic. These lures have been catching fish for years and years and they're cheap too. A good place to start.
Here are some of the most popular varieties of spinners available in your local tackle shop.
Dexter wedge
The dexter wedge is a great spinner and a 20-25g size will cast really well and flash in the water like a wounded baitfish will do. Great starter lure, cheap and effective. You can lose these on snags so try not to cast in to weeds.
Abu Toby
The Abu Toby is another classic spinner. Will cast well and I recommend a 10-12g size. Will sink slowly but will wobble and flash on retrieval. Available in many sizes and colours so choose your type carefully with your target species in mind. There are some fantastic Pike and Perch colours available.
Mepps Spoon
A Mepps style spoon is a great spinner for a variety of predatory fish. It has the customary flash of a spinner but it also kicks off one hell of a vibration. This vibration makes it easy for a predator to home in on the lure even in murky waters and can provoke attack from a bass that is defending its territory. These come in a variety of sizes but don't be caught out, the smaller ones will lose their action in choppy waters.
Plugs are a hard-plastic or wooden lure. These are often painted to resemble a particular species of bait-fish and can take many shapes, sizes and forms. The one that you will want to use will depend upon many things. The colour of the water, the weather, the area you are fishing in and of course what you are fishing for should all come in to account when selecting a lure. The idea of a plug is to create the impression that a wounded baitfish is swimming though the water. Some lures have a distinctive wobble to them and others you will have to make more realistic yourself by adding jerks and twitches in to the retrieve. There are loads of different types of plugs. Sinking, floating, deep diving, shallow diving, surface lures and jointed lures all exist and are all worthwhile on their day. Ask yourself; what is the mark like? snaggy? clean? what is the colour of the water? will the bass be active or not? what are they currently eating around here? will they take a lure from the surface or continue to sulk and wait for an easy bite right in front of their noses?
Here are some of the plugs available from your local tackle shop:
Deep Diving
These lures tend to be float until you start your retrieve. They will then dive down very deeply due to the action of the large bib at the front. Some will rattle as they wobble through the water. They should slowly rise to the surface if you stop the retrieve. A great choice if your target fish is in a deep spot but not so good on snaggy ground. In my experience they are a right pain for river fishing and should be avoided in many venues. These plugs will often have two sets of trebles attached with one in the middle and a stinger on the end and can get caught up on snags very easily.
Shallow Diving
These lures are similar to the deep diving plugs but have a shorter bib at a different angle which will not allow them to sink down as low on the retrieve. They will reach a max depth which will be specified on the lure and they will not go any deeper. These lure can be brilliant for the new-to-lures angler as your chances of snagging are dramatically reduced. However, if the fish aren't active or are deep you may not be able to tempt them with a shallow diver.
Jointed Divers
A jointed diver can be deep or shallow diving and differs from traditional plugs in that it has a hinge in the middle of the lure. This dramatically increases the wobble and vibrations given off in the water and makes for a lure with a really great action. The Rapala J-13 is a favorite amongst lure anglers for this reason but remember, other lures are very similar and perhaps not as expensive either if you're just starting out.
Surface Poppers
A surface popper is a different kind of plug. The lure has a flat, carved out face and will sit on top of the water. The idea is that you jerk and twitch the rod whilst retrieving and the lure will pop and splash over the surface like a baitfish on the way out. You need active predators for this to work really but my word what a rush when you connect - the fish will literally jump right out of the water to hit your lure. No risks of snagging with this method either. I have heard of active Pike taking a popper but have not had much success myself.
Shads are typically rubber lures designed to look like a fish with a bigger body. These can be used in conjunction with a jig head or long hook to fix on to your lure clip. Some have them built in already. They will sink slowly but have a great action to the tail which kill for predatory fish. Some plugs come in the shad-shape too. These are my absolute favorite types of lure to fish for both Pike and Perch and find the white ones do very well. You can even buy rubber shad type lures designed to look like Pike and Perch and these do well too.
Worms and grubs are the staple diet for many predatory freshwater fish and this is what makes them great lures for the lure angler. A soft-plastic worm may already have a hook and weight in-built but if not can be fished with a jighead like the one pictured. Just thread the jighead through the body of the lure and its ready to cast. These lures can be absolutely fantastic on their day and are not to be underestimated when carolina rigged and jerked along the bottom. They will sink depending on the weight and have a great tight action through the water on the retrieve. Easily snagged in weedy waters.
Here's a video showing you how to rig a soft-plastic lure with a jighead:


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There are now eight Texas universities vying to be the state's next tier-one campus. Texas State University has officially been reclassified as an "emerging research university," making it eligible for the state-sanctioned competition designed to establish the next great public research university in Texas.
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text: Tuesdays With Stoosh: 1.4 Posted by Stoosh on Jan 4, 2011 18:01 ShareTweet OK, so, um…now what? No more clichéd commercials with shoddy weather effects, played-out angles and Bob Costas voiceovers. No more overblown weather forecasts. (Has TIOPS hired Jim Cantore yet?) No more HBO cameras or 24/7 episodes to tape. No more Alumni Game. No more Winter Classic. At least not for two more years. (Cue maniacal laughter.) Thank you, Mr. Price. "You're welcome. Now where's my Canadiens Zippo lighter?" The ice has been melted and the rinks are coming down. Heinz Field reverts back to football-only mode and the season returns to normal for the Pens, and probably not a moment too soon. Taken as a whole, the Winter Classic and everything around it turned out to be a great event. The game and all the events leading up to it spawned some fantastic imagery, from the game in prime time to Bylsma in the fedora to the Alumni Game. The community rink that was constructed adjacent to Heinz Field was a smashing success, so much so that the Pens are expected to engage talks with the Steelers about making that rink a regular winter occurrence. The big game itself? Well, not so much, but let's qualify this a little. I didn't attend the game. I watched from the comforts of a living room couch and was unfortunately thus at the mercy of NBC's producers. From talking to people who were actually there, it seemed to be nearly unanimous that the whole gameday experience was incredible. Most said the game itself wasn't great, and that may be in part due to the result or the weather. And I haven't heard of or read many complaints about the sightlines, but let's face it – if you expected to have terrific sightlines for something like this and were thus disappointed, this was probably your first hockey game anyway. It was more a testament to the total experience and by those accounts, the event was a success for the league. Unfortunately, very little of this atmosphere that people who were there experienced really translated through NBC's broadcast. The broadcast itself was mostly a downer. For being the NHL's biggest guaranteed made-for-TV event, it's at least a little bit ironic that it least resembles the standard product. It's a risk for the league to do this game – a risk that depends on conditions it can't control to hopefully come together and create postcard-style imagery combined with decent hockey. In some years, it'll work. In other years, like this one, Mother Nature treats the NHL's wishes the way the Pens historically treat the Caps playoff hopes. And this is where NBC dropped the ball. As the weather worsened through the latter half of the game, the broadcast team made the weather and the ice conditions by far the more prominent points of the game. Emrick is as good as they come for a national broadcast of any sport. But even he allowed himself to focus far too much on the ice conditions and the weather. Olczyk was throwing it down to Pierre McGuire at ice level seemingly every two or three minutes to harp on the ice conditions. After listening to it for the last ten minutes of the second period, it became overkill in the third. Everyone who was watching could see how bad the ice was. Leave it at that and shut up and focus on calling the game. Imagine being a casual fan watching this game after three weeks of having those Costas voiceover commercials rammed down your throat on NBC. You tune into this game and hear the excessive grousing about the weather, and you probably sit there wondering why the NHL goes through all the trouble to put this game on. That's how much the broadcast team kept yapping about the rain and the ice surface. If it's supposed to be about the game, make sure you keep it about the game. At the end of the day, most hockey fans took from this what it was – a regular season game played on a big stage, but still just a regular season game. This is why Pens fans found it a little bit ridiculous to see Ovechkin fist-pumping and raising his arms to celebrate on the ice with ten seconds still to play. It's why Boudreau's postgame comments correlating this with a Stanley Cup elicited the usual eye rolls from Pens fans and non-Caps fans. It was two points lost to a conference rival on a huge stage, but in truth, losing two points to a division foe like the Islanders would've been worse. Just think. Three years from now, we can do it all again. Other thoughts, dudes… = As I said earlier, I was confined to the couch for this game. So, too, was Dan Shaughnessy of SI.com and the Boston Globe. But that didn't stop him from squatting over his toilet and dropping this piece of shit condemning the atmosphere of the game: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/dan_shaughnessy/01/03/winter.classic/ How can you accurately comment on the atmosphere of an event when you aren't actually there? Take a page from Jimmy Buffett, Dan. "Don't try to describe a Kiss concert if you've never seen it." And please don't tell me that being at the Fenway Pahhhhk Winter Classic somehow qualifies you to comment on what happened at Heinz Field. That's like saying the atmosphere for Super Bowl XLIII (Steelers over Cards…down to the wire) was the same as it was for Super Bowl XX (Bears over Pats, 46-10), just because it had the same "Super Bowl" label tacked on it. Not even touching the other crap he whines about in that article. Even Bill Simmons thinks Shaughnessy is a joke. = The Franco Harris/Jerome Bettis shootout was every bit as uncomfortable and awkward as people expected it to be. Yes it was for charity and that's a great thing. But damn was that awkward. = From your "FYI, I Have Beat Wholesale Ass For a Whole Lot Less Than That" Department, Deryk Engelland has been granted his three-year membership to the Official Penguins Blueline Club. The Pens on Monday signed the resident defenseman/ass-kicker to a three-year contract extension. Engelland's cap hit for this year will be $500,000, and then jump to $566,666 for each of the next three years. = Canes GM Jim Rutherford suggests that Ovechkin's goal totals for the year are down because he's making an effort to save himself for the playoffs. Yeah, because the last time I checked, goals are just like vacation days that your employer lets you roll over into the next year. Didn't realize that you were guaranteed so many a year and you could save them up for later use. = What the hell is Rutherford going to say once Crosby figures this out? = And I guess this means Evgeni Malkin owes us like a 50-goal second half of the season, eh? Finally, this. The Alumni Game was awesome. It was played with all the intensity of a game of shinny or a weekend pickup game, but that was fine with pretty much everyone who was there. With names like Lemieux, Francis, Murphy, Coffey, Trottier and Stevens involved, they could've been playing deck hockey and they still would've drawn 10,000 people. Even seeing old Caps like Sylvain Cote & Greg Adams was pretty cool (Adams – Stanley Cup Game One hero in 1994 for the Canucks. Woo!). This was the first time I ever got to see Paul Coffey skate in person. Getting to see Ron Francis in a Pens jersey for the first time in 10 years was worth the price of admission. And of course, Lemieux stole the show just by his presence. Yes, they were all several steps slower than we remember…okay, with the exception of Paul Coffey. But isn't this the same reason the Rolling Stones still sell out concerts? Isn't this the reason we see some of the bands we grew up with coming back? We know these guys have all lost a little off their fastball. But it doesn't matter, not one bit. It's why we collect the old jerseys or play NHL '94. It's why we buy the Greatest Games DVD sets or find ways to play the game however we can. Some might say we invest too much time and energy, too much of ourselves and our emotions in a game. And there's probably some truth to that. We all could probably spend our time and our resources on more practical things or perhaps more worthwhile pursuits. But that's not entirely who I am. It's not who many of my friends are. It's not who most hockey fans are. For me, it wasn't so much the opportunity to see these legendary players play; it was also the opportunity to spend it with friends who were instrumental in making me a Pens fan. It was about many others connecting with memories of childhood and whatever those connections meant to them. It was about the guy I walked past in the Great Hall, probably late 30's, clad in a Lemieux early 90s jersey, walking with his son and talking about watching these players. Father and son, equally excited. Tell those two that this stuff is trivial or that it doesn't matter. Because it's not about the game or even the players as much as it is the connections and experiences and memories that this game helps create. That's why it's worth the time and the emotions and the energy. It's who we are. ShareTweetPenguins Tickets About Stoosh View all posts by Stoosh →


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Bacon Brought Home
Cult actor and parlor game subject Kevin Bacon, currently starring in "My Dog Skip," was saluted in New York last night, by Lincoln Center's Young Friends of Film. Accompanied by his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick, Bacon proved a good egg as clips from his films (from "Animal House" to "Apollo 13") were shown. "I think his most memorable movie is 'Murder in the First,' " Sedgwick told PEOPLE Online, "although I don't know that I'd let our kids watch it." As for what Bacon, 41, himself thought of the evening's honor: "To stand up and talk about myself and my own feelings -- I find that very difficult. It makes me very emotionally unstable. And that I find sort of embarrassing." Still, Bacon had no trouble facing the crowds. As he said during his speech: "I've decided that my gravestone will read: 'No Oscar, but at least I have a game named after me.' "


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Judge frees two activists who refused to testify about anarchism
Two young people who refused to testify to a grand jury about their ties to anarchists are getting out of prison today. They spent more than five months confined to a federal detention center in SeaTac until a judge ordered them released.
Matt Duran and Katherine Olejnik live in Olympia and have long histories of activism – including ties to anarchists. They've given evidence that they had nothing to do with the violent protests last May Day in downtown Seattle. But they were both subpoenaed to testify to a grand jury.
They refused to give evidence about other people in the anarchist world and were both sent to jail for civil contempt. Duran's lawyer Kimberly Gordon says he became even more adamant against testifying.
"Once he got in to custody and saw the conditions – what life was like inside – he said `I could never look myself in the mirror if I played any part of sending anyone else here. It's just too awful of an experience,'" Gordon said.
Duran and Olejnik spent part of the time in solitary confinement. Gordon says her client's health deteriorated because he couldn't maintain his vegan diet.
Sending someone to jail for civil contempt is supposed to compel them to testify. But the federal judge says this had turned into punishment. A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office declined to comment. But last September, the U.S. attorney's office said they're trying to figure out who crossed the line last May Day and turned a peaceful protest into a violent one.
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Nearly one in four New Jersey residents is living in poverty. Single mothers continue to struggle, and the number of 18- to 24-year-olds who live in a household defined as poor increased 39 percent between 2006 and 2010, according to an annual survey by Legal Services of New Jersey.
These are not signs of Gov. Chris Christie's highly-touted "Jersey comeback."
Those troubling numbers show that the hangover from the Great Recession continues push families to the brink. In 2010, another 150,000 New Jersey residents fell below the poverty line, which was defined as a family of three making less than $36,620.
Of the more than 2 million residents considered poor, 619,003 are children.
"That's a pretty shocking statistic," Cecilia Zalkind, president of Advocates for Children of New Jersey, told The Star-Ledger. "While the state may be in the beginnings of the economic recovery, it's going to take far longer for low-income families or individuals to bounce back."
More than half of Trenton's residents were deemed poor in the Legal Services study. Clearly, those earning the lowest salaries or struggling to find work need help, particularly in a state with a high standard of living like New Jersey.
Multiple approaches are needed. Job training, affordable housing and education will help break the cycle in the long term.
But the state Legislature and Gov. Christie could provide an immediate help by increasing the state's minimum wage. The state Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal by Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) to increase minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50.
Small business owners have objected to the plan, and their concerns are understandable considering the shaky ground of the current economy. Gov. Christie has expressed willingness to consider the increase, while recognizing the potential impact on small business owners.
The time has come for New Jersey to offer what Speaker Oliver calls a "living wage" for those earning the bare minimum. It certainly won't solve all the problems facing those currently in poverty. It would, however, be a good start.
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'Argentina's behaviour' main obstacle for EU/Mercosur trade talks says Brussels
The European Union Trade Commissioner openly accused "Argentina's behaviour" as the main obstacle in discussions to advance and reach a free trade agreement with Mercosur.
"I can't understand why they insisted so much in reopening negotiations in 2010 and now some of its members display a behaviour that does not help the negotiations", said Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on Thursday speaking to the press in Geneva
"We were forced to go to the World Trade Organization against Argentina in several complaints together with the US, Japan and Mexico, which obviously does not help with the adequate climate for a negotiation that leads us to a free trade agreement", added the Commissioner.
In the last six months, Argentina has been demanded in seven complaints at the WTO as a result of a trade war which was triggered by the imports' restriction policy imposed by the administration of Cristina Fernandez and which several countries consider as 'protectionist' and contrary to the spirit of free trade.
The debate and complaints from many WTO members became a fact when on 25 May the EU decided to formalize a consultation process with Argentina on the issue. This was followed by President Cristina Fernandez administration decision to nationalize a majority stake in Spain's oil corporation Repsol, so far with no compensation.
Buenos Aires again reacted on 20 August filing complaints against the EU and Spain because of alleged damaging restrictions to imports of Argentine bio-diesel. A day later the US and Japan did something similar but complaining about Argentina's restrictive imports' policy and 'balanced trade' demanded from corporations operating in the country.
Nevertheless De Gucht said he was hopeful about the next EU/Mercosur meeting, scheduled for January in Santiago de Chile on the sides of the leaders' summit of the Community of Latam and Caribbean states, CELAC
"We hope that in the next meeting we can make some positive advances", although he also pointed out that "the ball is now in the South American court".
"We are expecting Mercosur to tell us they are willing to negotiate. Although the truth is we need them to tell us what their position in the goods and services chapters is. We've advanced enormously in rules and regulations, but we are still waiting for their proposal regarding goods and services" revealed de Gucht.
This statement sound completely opposite to what Argentite president CFK said at the latest Mercosur summit, where she stated that South American countries are waiting first to know the true intentions of EU, before sitting down to talk.
Next January 24, President Rousseff will be hosting in Brasilia EC president Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, the head of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy and de Gucht. The meeting will take place following the CELAC summit.
The EU 27 members and Mercosur re-launched, in May 2010, negotiations for a free trade agreement after six years of stalled discussions. The EU complained about tariffs on industrial goods and likewise Mercosur complained about EU agriculture tariffs, subsidies and protectionism.
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The Globe and Mail's Eric Duhatschek posited this tidbit about the outlook for the 2010-11 salary cap before embarking on a conversation with Red Wings GM Ken Holland:
July 10, Globe and Mail: No one can accurately predict next season's salary cap, although the early indications are that the drop may not be as dramatic as some had feared. For much of this past season, the expectation was that the cap would remain flat for 2009-10 and then drop - some estimates put it as high as 20 per cent - for next year. Naturally, that would put most teams, operating at or near the cap for the coming year, at a competitive disadvantage, and forced into making all sorts of unpalatable choices next season, if that were to occur.
Now, however, there is a new emerging sense that the NHL has been spared the larger effects of the slumping economy and that next year's cap - if it shrinks at all - won't be nearly as bad as originally thought. The early indications of how the economy might affect the NHL have been mostly positive. Playoff ticket sales were good and season-ticket sales are reportedly going well in most of the traditional markets.
As you probably know by now, I'm dead-set against the concept of fans simply accepting the potentially roster-gutting implications of a drastic decline in the salary cap as the CBA was never designed to account for the North American economic mess (never mind the fact that the vast majority of its dramatic increases in the cap involve the fact that the league's initial cap forecast involved a ridiculously low expectation in terms of league-wide revenues and the unaccounted-for recovery of the Canadian dollar).
Most would think that Duhatschek's news is good, especially given that the NHL can very accurately be described as a somewhat insular "economy," but SI's Al Muir decided to declare that an NBA memo regarding their salary cap portends doom for the NHL:
July 10, Sports Illustrated: The NBA announced this week that its 2009-10 cap would drop approximately $1 million per team, from $58.68 million in 2008-09 to $57.7 million. That total is still slightly higher than the NHL's recently announced $100,000 boost to $56.8 million. At the same time, the NBA issued a memo to its teams, suggesting that the ship had only begun to make contact with the iceberg. Based on projections of declining income, the league speculated that next year's cap could drop as low as $50.4 million.
We'll pause here a moment to allow the post-apocalyptic dust to settle.
The NBA memo did include a disclaimer pointing out that the projections could "change based on economic conditions and as more information on league-wide business performance becomes available." Still, even the NBA's optimistic high-end estimate of $53.6 million represents a 10 percent slice carved out of this year's pie. That's a significant change of fortune. And it begs the question: Is the NHL in for a similar hit?
Comparing caps between the two leagues is bit like comparing apples to oxcarts. NHL spending is constricted by a hard cap that flat-out prohibits teams from exceeding it. The NBA's cap is more like a loose guideline, littered with dozens of loopholes and exemptions designed primarily to allow teams the means to keep their own players and, in theory, ensure the roster stability that seems to enthrall hoops fans. As caps go, the two are similar in name only.
Still, both are based on the players receiving a percentage of league revenues. Even ignoring the specifics, what the memo reveals is that the NBA is anticipating a significant downturn in the basketball-related income that will be generated next season, and that shortfall directly impacts the total funds available to be paid out to players next year.
It's worth noting again that the NBA's numbers are preliminary. In fact, they've already been disputed by the NBA Players' Association, which argues that the projections were released to dampen the market for this summer's free agents. Coming as it did just as the window for signings was about to open, the timing of the memo is suspicious. But that doesn't mean the tea leaves are wrong. "The memo speaks for itself and it was issued to give our teams our best, good faith projections," NBA spokesman Tim Frank told the Associated Press.
Regarding the "Apples to Oxcarts" comparison...
The [Blackhawks] aren't alone in having painted themselves into a corner. The Red Wings have contracted $41.5 million to 14 players in 2010-11 and may find themselves hoping that Nick Lidstrom, a UFA after next season, considers retirement or at least a massive home town discount. Hard to imagine them filling out a roster if he comes back for anything near his current $7.45 million hit. The Rangers have a similar amount committed to just 12 players. The Flyers are at nearly $46 million for just 13 players, not including a starting goalie. And the list goes on . . .
Uh, duh...I don't think that anyone's assumed that Lidstrom would have to do anything less than take a massive haircut, even if the cap were to remain steady...
It's just hilarious that Muir suggests that...
Next year's math problems are still hypothetical for NHL GMs, but the NBA's doom-saying memo brings them more sharply into focus.
That happened ten months ago. Welcome to the conversation, Mr. Muir...we've been at this one for some time. Hell, The Hockey News's Adam Proteau answered a question about the well-known fact that the NHL would like nothing more than to abolish guaranteed contracts in the next CBA...
July 10, The Hockey News: Once its executives stopped laughing at the notion of a true partnership between players and the league, the NHL Players' Association would argue its members already are tied to percentage-based contracts thanks to the escrow mechanism that holds onto a sizeable slice of player paychecks until the NHL and NHLPA figure out the exact amount of league revenues. And I agree with the players.
Certain people in the industry believe the league is going to attempt to remove guaranteed contracts in the next labor negotiations - a move that almost certainly would result in another work stoppage.
If that happens, I think the owners will be in for a far rougher public-relations ride than they experienced in the canceled 2004-05 season.
The salary cap was held up by Gary Bettman as a panacea for virtually all of the game's financial issues, but the league's collective playing field remains almost as uneven as it did before the lockout. And though many fans say they'd "play for free" if they could, I think even the most hardened heart out there would concede that, given the physical sacrifices made by NHLers in their day-to-day on-ice duties, guaranteed contracts are a fair and deserved contractual stipulation.
The days of the league making players pay for owner and GM stupidity should be at an end. Removing the guarantee on player contracts would only encourage and reward said stupidity.
He talked about that "stupidity" in terms of the Red Wings-style "lifetime contract" issue as it would pertain to the next CBA as well:
There are no clauses restricting contract term and the "front-loading" of player contracts - at least, not until the next CBA is hammered out.
What's going on here is what's always gone on in pro sports: the league sets out rules it believes are airtight and foolproof, then GMs and agents go about searching for loopholes and devising strategies to exploit the loopholes.
After years of that exploitation, the league goes into its next labor negotiations motivated and focused on closing off the loopholes. Even if they are able to achieve that goal, the new rules will undergo the same degree of scrutiny until new loopholes are discovered and exploited with just as much vigor as was seen in the previous era.
There's a reason that every NHL team has hired a "capologist" with a law degree--to exploit said loopholes--and I'd argue that Red Wings capologist Ryan Martin does a helluva job.