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|Alto x VF 171
|Ozma x Bobby
|Ranka x Sheryl
|Sheryl x Alto
|Yasaburo x Alto
|Ranka x Ai-kun
|Alto x Klan
|Ranka x Alto
|Ranka x Brera
|Klan x Michael
|Ozma x Cathy
|Luca x Nanase
|Wilder x Monica
|Alto x VF25
|Yasaburo x Alto's father
|Alto x Brera
|Grace x Ranka
|Nanase x Ranka
|Sheryl x Klan
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|2008-09-03, 07:47
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And I didn't say she wasn't cute anymore, just that I didn't agree with Wesley84's point.
|2008-09-03, 07:55
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I don't think Sheryl or Alto are as fame/adoration-hungry as you claim. But there are still some episodes left to see...
|2008-09-03, 11:27
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Heh. But he surely doesn't seem to be the only one, does he? Anyway, here's hoping we all (or at least most of us) feel good about the impending series' end... and the triangular conclusion.
|2008-09-03, 11:33
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@indr0008: A troll is basically someone who purposely antagonizes other people on the interwebs through sarcastic and cynical insults, just for the sake doing so. Usually the victim of trolling doesn't really deserve it as the troll is just being an incredible jackass.
I don't really see how he's being associated with the definition of a troll, seeing as the only inflammatory comment he has made (that I've seen so far) is that beautiful people are evil (or at least is under the umbrella of such thought).
But then again I'm inexperienced with him/her/it and animesuki forums as a whole 8DDD and I tend to find it amusing when people make shallow comments about beautiful people being un-worthwhile due to the immediate assumption that their faces make them...well...shallow.
@solothurn: But...it IS Ranka's show. Even their published manga is named after her, and she has the most prominent screen time as well as a larger number of songs. She's even sitting on the special powers throne of main charactered d00m.
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|2008-09-03, 11:56
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Being the main character has never meant being in the spotlight 24/7.
I don't disagree that the three of them are the frontal primary characters, but the focus is undeniably on Ranka from beginning till end :/ She gets the strange powers, she gets to sing more/useful songs, she gets to experience more of the story plot and every single character is associated and interested in her, whether it be the heroes or villains.
She also gets the more prominent "main love interest" position in most of the posters and imagery that surrounds MF, namely closer and interacting with Alto, whereas Sheryl is usually set slightly away, or floating gloriously in the background.
Again I know seeing as it's Kawamori, some of this probably makes no impact on the final outcome (as Minmay takes up those poster pictures a lot as well) but the fact remains that Ranka is much more important than the rest of the characters, and if this were a normal animation group, the Sheryl parade would have been d00med to failure.
|2008-09-03, 12:06
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I disagree with your assertion that Ranka is the main/most important character in Macross F, as the cute kawaii girls usually overshadow the other characters in promotional pieces, on most anime series. That, alone, doesn't imply that they're the main characters, specially here, when, even in the OPs, Ranka obviously shares the spotlight with Sheryl (and, to a slightly smaller degree, Alto).
And, the implication that she sings more songs... that I just don't see.
One other thing: if Ranka feels more "useful", by your own statement, then Sheryl is going to be the girl battling a disease. What's more mainstream leading lady in drama?
|2008-09-03, 12:09
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I humbly beg to disagree; My perspective here is based on Macross as a franchise and not just Frontier alone, considering that this is technically their 25th anniversary work and is basically part homage to the original series. I am in support of the idea that Alto is *roughly* (this is the keyword) the main character of the TV series. There is no clear cut main character in Frontier, but rather, the stage is shared by basically the plot of "the power of song" and the love triangle.
If you look at past Macross shows, there has never been a lead that *doesn't* pilot a VF. (Aside from Macross II, but that's not exactly the best example.) It's somewhat like a tradition, and given that Frontier has a lot of homages in it, I don't think they're breaking away from that now.
Another thing is that if Ranka Lee is indeed the main character of Frontier, clearly in most of the shots in, let's say, OP sequences and the like, the main character normally has the most number of appearancess. But based on the shown OP's (Ranka's exclusive OP not included), it's usually shared by the three of them, with more or less little discrepancies.
While I do admit that Ranka had been given more exposure than either Alto or Sheryl *individually*, especially with that one-time special OP, I still think that it's something similar to the Northern Cross ED to which is Sheryl-exclusive-it's mostly a tripping by the director to break the monotony of a show's OP-ED sequences.
Another thing, while I do admit that I have not read the Macross Frontier manga, nor even seen it, if Ranka is indeed the clear main chacracter of that, I do not think that this holds any bearing to the actual series (TV), considering lots of animes have accompanying "official" mangas that are drastically different to their TV series counterparts. Good examples of this are MaiHime and MaiOtome.
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|2008-09-03, 12:26
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@BetoJR: Through the viewpoint of an animation franchise that is more interested in intergalactic battles, aliens, songs and romance? Ranka pretty much wins hands down. Besides, we haven't actually dwelled all that much on Sheryl's illness to make it of any great importance. It's there for her character development, but it's occurance doesn't really affect anyone in the show other than possibly Alto if he does come to choose her and maybe Klein.
Ranka on the other hand, if she died, would cause basically everyone involved in the show to cry.
Ranka gets a hell a lot more songs than Sheryl Nome does, even if they are mostly cover music, they're sung nonetheless.
@solothurn: I can see why you're saying it, and I do agree to an extent- however that comparison doesn't really work seeing as Alto is possibly the world's most minor hero despite his position as the main male love interest. He's mostly passive on his take with either girls, and his battles are mostly defensive. His ass gets kicked repeatedly by Burera, and all in all his storyline is rarely ever brought out by him, but by other people. Alto also rarely ever really accomplishes anything that causes mass effect.
If you compare him to Hikaru, Basara, and wassisfacescruffy from Macross Zero, you'd notice that he really doesn't take up much of the story, and spends more time just following people around.
There's also a massive difference in degree of importance between the OP and ED. The OP is usually watched, as well as required to make the show distinguishable when it comes out on TV. OPs are rarely ever changed until a new season or new segment of the show, while the ED is usually skipped, so having a Ranka-centric OP does weigh more than a Sheryl ED which was already balanced out with numerous Aimos and a recent splash ending of Azure Ether.
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|2008-09-03, 12:46
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And about the Ranka-centric OP... that was keeping in tone with the happenings in the series, so it was quite interesting to see (even if the song wasn't one of the best).
|2008-09-03, 12:56
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Let's not forget the Galactic Faerie's career literally collapsed in a matter of days over the Zentradi incident- and she was ill too. Macross public opinion is pretty harsh seeing as she basically got the Britney Spears treatment of Macross land.
There was a song count for both heroines somewhere in the music section of this forum, and Ranka's was a longer list- though it included really WTF songs, and music covers, but they are still part of her singing line so it can't really be dismissed.
When you say "when all the others" that actually counts as two songs (Diamond Crevasse and Northern Cross), against Ranka's Aimo, Azure Ether, Sheryl Cover song (forgot what it was *too lazy to go back and check*) as well as one crappy OP :/
|2008-09-03, 12:58
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Well, to be honest, the only reasons why Alto is somewhat my candidate as roughly the main character are only because of the tradition of previous series and how the entire love triangle, the little details (official anime websites usually have the main character listed as the first character in their character profiles section) and the imaging of the show goes. (2 girls, 1 VF pilot guy. Macross is first, and foremost a love-mecha show: which means 99% of the time: a lead character that's going to be a pilot.) Other than that, there's almost nothing to hold him in the spotlight. I'm not actually saying that he *is*, just that he's "almost, but not quite."
Additionally, out of all the Japanese magazines and publications that contained Macross Frontier character introductions, if Ranka were truly the lead character, they should've had "Shuu Jin Kou" (kanji) clearly labeld in her profile, as the protagonist of the story. So far, I have not yet seen any article that did so. (Please direct me to a source if you have seen one.)
As for the Ranka OP, it only lasted for a single episode-it should really not hint at anything IMO, as similar as to the Azure Ether ED, which is mostly due to the fact that the episode is dedicated to Ranka. Which is why I grouped it in the same way I grouped the Northern Cross ED, or to be more precise, that single Ranka-based ED aside from Azure Ether. If the Ranka OP/ED were truly indicative of the leading nature of Ranka as compared to the rest of the cast, then they could have shown it more than once, or maybe they could've changed Lion into a Ranka-centric OP. But the fact that both regular OP's focused on the three of them, I highly doubt it.
|2008-09-03, 13:05
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Once she decided to try it out, basically everyone pushed her into doing it. The only one who put up any opposition was Ozma, and he wasn't very diplomatic...
I see Ranka getting into things casually, and ending up not wanting to let anyone down. Until now, where she's finally thinking about what she really wants.
|2008-09-03, 13:16
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It's because all the things you mention get in the way of the love triangle, which is honestly what MF is mostly all about. There hasn't been a Macross that has been so exceedingly romance-centric before, seeing as most of the fights in this series is pretty long-winded, repetetive, and generally very, VERY dull. It basically feels like MF has fight scenes purely out of obligation towards the motifs of the typical Macross franchise, much like how M7 was mostly about music (which made...the villains so incredibly retarded, but oh wells. It was a good laugh :'D)
I'm not saying they don't all have important roles, just that Ranka is, by very traditional standards, the main heroine as she has the most connections with the majority of the show's characters and is generally the one that gets the more prominent spotlight.
I don't ENJOY the fact that I see her as the main character, but traditionally she is, and nobody has really topped their importance over hers.
We do have a few more episodes to go though :3 hopefully something makes me happyfied.
@Wesley84: She had aspirations. It's canon that she did.
She didn't get into casually, in fact she didn't just "stumble" into the spotlight. She purposely went ahead and sang, got noticed, and went through pretty humiliating acts (She sang as a bloody carrot for heaven's sake;;;; ) before finally making a big bang by stealing Sheryl's act (again not intentionally, but she did.).If anything, she had plenty of chances to throw it all down and go "ENOUGH, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE" but...she didn't. Instead she wanted to get into movies, sing on stage, be in the spotlight as opposed to a mere waitress selling nipple buns.
Nobody forced her to do anything, and if I'm not wrong, Ranka's original reason for enjoying singing was because she felt a strong affinity with songs due to "Aimo" being her only link to her past.
I repeat.
Nobody forced her to do anything.
Most people just encouraged her to do something she sat around talking about all day long.
|2008-09-03, 13:29
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As for no one forcing, there's forcing someone with a gun to their head, and then there's forcing someone with personality/enthusiasm. Nanase, her best friend, and later her manager. Another example, Sheryl making Alto do pretty much anything and everything she wants.
|2008-09-03, 13:38
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Considering Alto's personality, he has every possibility of just saying no and moving on (frankly he's pretty insensitive). Sheryl...technically really couldn't force him to do anything. He didn't even like her in the beginning so it's pretty safe to say that he did everything afterwards because he wanted to.
Once again, Ranka's original interest in singing developed from it being the only link to her past. She never said she started singing because of Sheryl Nome (At least I don't recall such a thing ever happening) so calling her a rabid fan mimicking her idol/object of obsession isn't remotely right.
Nanase...wanted Ranka to do it, knowing it was her dream. Considering that girl totally adores the living crap out of Ranka, I seriously doubt she'd want to force something Ranka dislikes upon her.
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Er...I don't remember ever a time when Alto complained about Sheryl o_O at least, not in ways he doesn't about anybody else.
And...what? Since when did Nanase and Sheryl EVER tell her to make it big with Aimo;;; You're just making things up now.
Also, considering Ranka basically just dropped the whole Songstress of Hope act despite having the lives of the entire fleet of Macross on the line, I seriously doubt Nanase's enthusiasm did very much at all.
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What a great time! An excellent story about preserving heritage. In this case it was about Irish heritage and music but could be anyone's. Well written, well performed and just absolutely excellent entertainment. I'd go back and see it again!
Thoroughly enjoyed Music Mad at Chief O'Neill's Pub. The play was funny and very moving at times.
Nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Heartwarming story in an intimate setting with a talented cast. A lovely evening!
Wonderful setting. Fabulous musicians and vocals. I would recommend to anyone interested in Chicago History or Irish music.
Everyone in our group enjoyed the play and the work of the actors and musicians…….was a great evening and have told friends about it. Keep up good effort, it is noticed and welcomed.
Great show! Enjoyed the Irish history & music!!
Some Chicago history combined with lively impeccable Irish music, how can you go wrong? The musicians were fantastic and the actors put on a stellar show. Highly recommend it!
Based on historical facts about a real Irish immigrant who helped guide Chicago through the tumult of changing after the Great Fire to the burly City of Big Shoulders. There are no curtains, there is only one exit, and scene shifting is done solely by the appearance of actors or their "disappearance" upon turning to face a wall and standing very still. It's almost uncanny how well this works. Within the framework of an interview with Chief O'Neil (Martin Hughes), the interviewer (Robert Plimpton) guides us through highlights of O'Neil's life. The actors do an excellent job of giving us a feel for how important music, especially Irish music, was to O'Neil in his early years and how much more important it became as his adventures led him around the world and, finally, to Chicago. Irish step dancing? yes, but only incidental to a scene depicting life in a small village. Irish songs? yes, but again as illumination of why O'Neil set such high value on it. Irish music? yes, yes yes! Come to enjoy, to be informed, to delight in how O'Neil and his collaborator saved Irish music..
The play was an entertaining event sharing an emotional perspective of one man's love of his culture and desire to sustain it. I had never heard of Chief O'Neill prior to this event and know that there are thousands of others who could share a similar story. That's what makes America such a wonderful place!
Had a enjoyable evening here, with dinner before in the bar area. The show is in the lovely dining room of Chief O'Neill's, with rows of chairs replacing the tables. A 4 piece band, dancer, and singers tell the story of Chief O'Neill and his work to notate the Irish songs he loved. This I knew about, but who knew he protected Emma Goldmann and was the first to promote a black policeman? If you want to see the feet of the step dancer, get there early and sit in the first two rows. Otherwise, any seat is good. A fine entertainment for the price of a movie.
I love Irish music and this show was very real with great music. We had a great time. Thank you.
A good time was had by all. This is the very best of Irish theatre with notes of humour and sorrow expertly interwoven with the music, song, and dance that aligns to the very beating of our hearts as we come to know the story of a hero who was a man and so much more. The musicans are class, performers are first rate, material skillfully and creatively put together. Best bit of craic I've had during a history lesson. If you are Irish, a Chicagoan, a lover of life, or know someone who is, you won't go astray with this gem of a time.
Absolutely loved the show! The music alone was amazing and had the audience tapping their toes. The storyline was interesting and inspiring. It made me want to wanted to connect more deeply to my Irish roots and instill them in my children!
Thoroughly entertaining. Cathy Cowan' voice is beautiful!
My wife and I had a great time. It was a great story, presented really well. Acting and singing supurb. Chief O'Neills pub was a great venue as well. Definitely worth seeing.
Group had an enjoyable evening with very good presentation.
Excellent, informative
Music and Chicago and Irish history. The audience really enjoyed this musical about a Chicago police chief in an Irish bar named for him.
wonderful play describing the history of Irish music. Loved the live music/band and the Irish dancing.
Loved the music and the story!!
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I had a wonderful weekend. It was my daughter's birthday and my birthday, which explains why things were a bit more hectic than usual.
My daughter celebrated her birthday with friends, a movie and a sleepover. It reminded me of all the sleepovers I had in junior high and high school. I love seeing her grow up to be a young lady, full of life !
For my birthday the four of us went out to lunch. I got a new Ipod – mine was a second hand that I'd gotten from my daughter a few years back. So excited ! My kids gave me an arm band so I can use it when exercising. Can't wait to use it. It's already full of music.
Afterwards I had a nice walk around my city with my husband. The sun was shining and it was in the fifties. I love it that the days are getting longer and we are moving towards spring, slowly but surely. Thus, as soon as its nice out, I take advantage of the weather.
In the evening we watched the movie Mama Mia – my daughters and I sing all the songs. We've probably seen it 10 times. Love it !
A wonderful day with my family !
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Owners And Their Motives
by Paul on 09/20/12 at 04:16 PM ET
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from James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail,
I touched base with (Ryan) Miller a few days ago, and he said part of what's so difficult about these negotiations is an immense distrust of the owners and their motives in this fight.
It's still hard for many players to look past what happened during the last lockout, when a win for the league resulted in a large share of those new revenues going to the wealthy teams.
"I think the anger and frustration comes from knowing what the owners are capable of under the guidance of Gary Bettman," Miller said in an e-mail. "They are willing to let a season burn as shown in 2004-05, and it is a path that they are comfortable taking as their choice form of negotiating.
"This is the third time and no matter how the NHL spins it, the same story is being told. They claim teams are struggling financially and player salary restriction is the only way to address the inevitable disasters. It is hard to trust the owners when it is the same story after years of documented growth and increasing revenue."
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Those Front-Loaded Contracts
by Paul on 09/20/12 at 02:20 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
... In the meantime, we are left to speculate on what, if anything, the league will do with back-diving contracts.
Some theories:
-- Could the new CBA recalculate back-diving contracts so that years left on a contract still count against the team's salary cap even if said player retires?
-- Could all long-term contracts, back-diving or not, be recalculated so that the five highest-salaried years count as the cap hit? Suddenly Hossa's deal in Chicago would go from a $5.275 million cap hit to a $7.9 million cap hit under that scenario.
-- Could all existing contracts, long-term or not, be recalculated so that the actual yearly salary for that season counts against the cap and not the average salary? Imagine Minnesota's reaction if Ryan Suter and Zach Parise would suddenly go from counting $7.53 million (average salary of their new deals) against the cap to $12 million against the cap this season and next?
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Afternoon Line
by Paul on 09/20/12 at 01:05 PM ET
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"I think we'll get most of the season in. Don and Gary are two smart guys, and there's so much good in our game right now. From talent, the L.A. market winning the Stanley Cup, the Rangers are going to be strong, there's so many young players, TV contracts – there's a lot at stake here. I think it can be done."
-Bobby Orr via Luke Fox of Sportsnet where you can read and watch what else Orr had to say.
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Factors In Revenue Sharing
by Paul on 09/20/12 at 12:45 PM ET
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from Patrick Rishe of Forbes,
Is there any sports executive who comes off as being more arrogant, snotty and unlikable in professional sports than NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman? You couldn't find 3 NHL players today that wouldn't pull a Hanson brothers attack on Mr. Bettman if they thought they could get away with it.
That said, it is aloof – and standard negotiating rhetoric by the way – for Donald Fehr (the NHLPA's executive director and former long-time leader of baseball's powerful players association) to suggest that the NFL and NBA lockouts from 2011 should not have any influence upon the direction of the NHL's current labor negotiations.
Here's the simple reality of the matter:
- Perhaps what goes on in other sports shouldn't matter from a financial standpoint, but it does matter from a practical standpoint if there is evidence that the current model is causing more teams than not to lose money. This data from Forbes suggests this could still very well be true in the NHL.
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Will They Ever Get Back To The Bargaining Table?
by Paul on 09/20/12 at 09:42 AM ET
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from Elliotte Friedman of CBC,
We're heading into Week 2 of the lockout, of this super stupidity, complete with cancelled exhibition games and a complete lack of negotiation. The biggest concern, however, may be that it's hard to see where or when the thaw is going to come.
With the National Hockey League wanting player costs to drop immediately and the NHL Players' Association proposing instead to slow salaries against revenue growth, we're at an impasse. And the overwhelming answer to a question about how the gap can be bridged?
"I don't know."
But the majority opinion from people on both sides of the argument is this: there's no incentive for anyone to back down now and when they are ready for serious conversations, they (initially, at least) will be kept private.
The biggest issue remains the percentage split. And after spending a lot more time than I ever wanted researching hockey-related revenue, you can see the landmines.
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Evening Line
by Paul on 09/18/12 at 08:50 PM ET
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From here, it looks as if nothing's going to change any time soon – and the stalemate could drag on so long that it costs both sides another full season. It would be wasteful, it would be unnecessary, but make no mistake about it. These are not rational people acting in a rational manner. It could easily happen again.
-Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail where you can read more on this.
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Until Both Sides Get Serious, This Can Be Repeated Every Night
by Paul on 09/18/12 at 08:36 PM ET
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Searching For Common Ground
by Paul on 09/18/12 at 06:08 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
The NHL and NHL Players' Association are entering a key phase in their CBA impasse.
Judging from conversations I've had over the past 24 hours, the next seven-to-10 days are see as "crucial" by some to finding out whether there's a meaningful negotiation between the sides and finally a bit of traction in talks, or whether there's a freezing out period similar to eight years ago when three months went by without any negotiations occurring.
Despite not officially bargaining with each other since last Wednesday when both sides delivered updated proposals, the league and NHLPA have kept nearly daily contact via their respective No. 2 men: Steve Fehr of the NHLPA and Bill Daly of the NHL.
In fact, the two were expected to touch base with each other Tuesday night to figure out what's next in the process.
You have to believe bargaining will resume over the next week, and hopefully both sides return to the table willing to move off their positions in an attempt to find some middle ground.
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Top Profitable Teams Must Share The Wealth
by Paul on 09/18/12 at 11:32 AM ET
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from Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes,
The NHL's problem is the widespread disparity in profits for its 30 teams. We estimated that 18 teams lost money during the 2010-11 season in our annual look at the business of hockey. Several other teams barely eked out a profit, but the league's most flush teams made a killing. The Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens had an operating profit (in the sense of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $171 million combined. The other 27 NHL teams lost a collective $44 million. If you add the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers to the fat cats ledger, profits hit $212 million with the remaining 25 teams posting a loss of $86 million....
The NHL is not in dire financial straits as it was in 2004 when a lockout caused the cancellation of an entire season. It does need the top teams to share more of the wealth if it wants to be healthier financially. The league currently shares about $150 million of its revenue and the league has proposed bumping that up to $190 million. The players association is looking for revenue sharing closer to $250 million. We know why the Maple Leafs, Rangers and Canadiens do not want that much revenue sharing. What about the other 27 teams?
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Is Mediation The Solution?
by Paul on 09/18/12 at 11:14 AM ET
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from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
If both these sides are as committed to playing hockey as they'd like us to think, why isn't anyone talking about binding arbitration? Let's bring in a mediator, let him look at the two sides' best offers, and find a middle ground.
Basically, the two sides are fighting over seven percent of the revenues. We believe, as do most folks, that if the split was moved to 50-50 the owners would say, "Let's play," and they could work out the other elements (contract term, age of unrestricted free agency, etc.) over time.
So, next time one of these yahoos declares "we're doing everything in our power to get the game back on the ice," ask them why they haven't used mediation?
more CBA talk...
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Chapter I
It was raining.
The city was a smoky grey, damp and filthy. The yellow pools of light from the streetlamps looked like piss. He opened the window, millimeter by painstaking millimeter—partly to avoid waking anyone else in the apartment, mostly because his broken body screamed in protest with every breath he took.
His skull ached and his vision was spotty, but that had something to do with the lack of oxygen and he couldn't be too careful. Couldn't afford a fuck-up. The breathing in the room was shallow, unconscious.
One last push, and the sliver was wide enough for him to squirm out of. Legs first. He put his feet down as lightly as he could manage, and there was no noise as rubber soles touched the metal of the fire escape.
He breathed in, exhaled, flattened his ribs as much as he could, and slipped out the window with his hands against the sill. His body felt like it was on fire.
He didn't make a sound.
Crouching with his head below the sill, he allowed himself a moment to grimace at the agony coursing through him. His throat was raw, his hip pulsing white-hot; these new injuries in combination with the old, dull ache in his ribs and ankle were almost unbearable.
But only almost.
He didn't have time to indulge in pain any longer.
Silently, he slipped down the fire escape into the alley. His boot splashed in a puddle and he froze, terror clawing at his throat. Any second, the sound would awaken at least one of them and he'd barely have time to breathe before the unconscious body in the master bedroom was discovered and chase was given.
Nothing. No movement, no voices. They were all still asleep, or at least hadn't looked out the window yet, but he couldn't afford to linger. It was only a matter of time.
He took a deep breath, and forced himself to run.
His sense of direction and impeccable memory kicked in, and his feet carried him halfway across the city and up a familiar, imposing driveway before his brain registered where he was. The lawn was immaculately groomed, as it had always been, and the BMW was parked in its usual spot. Nothing out of place, nothing to betray that this was the home of a missing child.
His chest spasmed and his eyes watered, from the physical agony and the sudden vision of his mother's pale, weak face.
The lights were off. It was nearly three in the morning and his father would have work the next day. As always. He sank to the front step and curled up, resting his head on his forearm. He couldn't stay-the throbbing of his rib and ankle reminded him why-but there was a growing part of him that wanted desperately to crawl inside, bury his face in his own pillow, and breathe in the familiar smell of his mother's preferred laundry detergent.
He stayed there, damp from the rain and his own tears, until the noise of someone moving around inside startled him up. He couldn't be seen here. He got up, muddy and hurting, and started to walk again.
There wasn't anywhere left for him to go. No family. No friends. A homeless shelter, maybe, or the police-
He stopped short as a memory popped into his head-an affectionate smile, a stirring in his own gut, sitting quietly in the music room of his private high school long after he was supposed to be home.
He'd memorized the address and directions, just in case, back when he was still a freshman.
"Please be too lazy to deal with selling a house," he whispered to nobody in particular, and broke into a run again.
Well. This was unexpected.
Kakashi stared down into fiery black eyes, taking note of the brilliantly green bruising around one socket and along a haughty cheekbone. Along his arm and up to the hand resting casually on Kakashi's doorframe—Sasuke's knuckles were split. He was favoring one leg, and his breathing was shallow. Cracked rib?
"I'm not going to ask you where you've been," Kakashi said, his voice shockingly even in contrast to the thousand and one thoughts whirling through his head-what had he been doing, who had hurt him; for fuck's sake, why hadn't he called, Kakashi would have come to get him in a heartbeat-
"Good; saves me the trouble of refusing to tell you. Now let me in." Sasuke's voice was a raw, hoarse rasp.
It was three in the goddamned morning, and if it were anyone else he'd be pissed, but Sasuke had gone missing a month and a half ago and Kakashi reminded himself to just be glad to see him breathing. Answers would come later.
But he stayed where he was, lowering his arm so that Sasuke couldn't duck under it. "I thought you were dead, you little-" He pinched the bridge of his nose and forced an exhale. "Shouldn't I be calling your father?"
He wasn't stupid—he knew what the answer was going to be, but that didn't stop his stomach from panging uncomfortably when Sasuke's face went dark and the corner of his torn lip twitched into a humorless smile.
"I'm clearly still alive, but I won't be much longer if you don't move your fossilized ass before I freeze solid."
It wasn't that cold, but it was dark and damp from a recent rainfall and Sasuke wasn't wearing very much—a loose white sweater his collarbones peeked through, blue leggings, and ankle boots. Kakashi was willing to bet he was hungry and exhausted, and probably traumatized from whatever he'd been through, but 'I'm cold' would be as close to admitting any of that as Sasuke could get.
Stoic little shit.
Kakashi stepped aside, closing and locking the door after Sasuke. The back of his neck was nearly blue from cold, or maybe it was the bruising-he couldn't tell and it made his stomach twist. "How did you know where I live?"
Sasuke had rested one hand against the wall in what was clearly meant to be a casual gesture, but his breathing was labored. His expression, though, was as prideful and snotty as ever. "You're in the phone book. Duh."
Now that he was in the light, Kakashi could see that Sasuke's wrists were rubbed raw and his neck was mottled with red. Fresh injuries. The thought that Sasuke had spent the past six weeks being beaten regularly and possibly restrained on top of it made his blood boil, but he kept his face neutral, body language relaxed. He didn't want to startle Sasuke and send him running. At least here, Kakashi could keep an eye on him and make sure he didn't get into any more trouble.
"Epsom salts," he said, inclining his head towards the staircase. "Lower cupboard on the right-hand side. The master bath is through my bedroom—first door on the left at the top of the stairs—and there are clean towels on the heating rack. I'll make some dinner for you once you've warmed up a bit."
Sasuke looked at him for a minute, almost as if he wanted to ask permission. Kakashi kept a neutral smile on his face until Sasuke wrinkled his nose and started climbing the stairs, wet boots squeaking against the wood.
Once he was out of earshot, Kakashi pushed the heel of his hand against his forehead and indulged in a few deep, shaky breaths.
This was going to be a long night.
Peeling off the drenched sweater was like tearing away a layer of his own skin.
Sasuke allowed himself to hiss in pain-he was no longer neck-deep in survival mode, and now that the adrenaline was leaving his system, he was starting to feel how extensive his injuries were. He sat on the closed lid of the toilet to take off his boots, pain shooting up his calf when he pulled on his injured ankle. He bit his tongue around a whimper.
By the time he was finished stripping, the tub was full and steaming. Kakashi had said something about epsom salts under the sink.
The ache that permeated his limbs was almost enough for him to decide that the physical exertion involved in bending down and opening the cupboard wasn't worth it.
"Come on," he grunted to himself. "You've run or walked at least ten miles tonight. Don't be a fucking baby now."
Fingers closed around the box and he forced himself to stand up, eyes watering. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a flash of his own mottled skin in the mirror on the back of the door. He'd made a point of not looking at his reflection until now, but curiosity tugged at the back of his head, just a little stronger than the unease.
He was pale and gaunt, darkly bruised in more places than not. His bones pulled razor-sharp under tightly-stretched, damp skin. The skin under his eyes was smudged deep purple, and his gaze smoldered with unfelt emotion.
He looked tiny, fragile, and terrified.
Eyes lit on the fingerprints around his neck, recalled bony fingers squeezing there until his vision went brown at the edges. His lip was red with dried blood and his cheek was a rainbow of green and blue where he'd smacked face-first against the banister. His hip was swollen-he turned, just slightly, and the angry, scorched flesh came into view.
His stomach clenched violently.
Shaking, he wrenched his eyes away from his reflection, dumped salt into the tub and stepped in on his good leg. The water stung his skin and he sank to his knees, then lay on his back. His hip throbbed fiercely.
The steam muffled his slow, hitching sobs.
Chicken soup simmered on the stove—from a can, Kakashi didn't have the motor skills to make anything from scratch just now when the clock was steadily creeping closer to four—and the lights glowed warmly in the kitchen. Two mugs of chamomile tea sat steeping on the counter, next to an empty bowl and spoon. He'd heard Sasuke drain the water and move around upstairs, and was leaning against the counter with a spoon in hand, keeping the soup hot and making sure it didn't burn against the bottom of the pot.
This was a problem. If Sasuke had run away from home, Kakashi could be considered an accomplice if anyone found out where he was. It was bad enough that he had a boy thirteen years his junior under his roof, worse that he was a student-ex-student.
They'd spent enough time alone in the music room during the past few years to raise eyebrows, to the point where Kakashi had been spoken to about his "attachment". If anyone learned Sasuke was here, it wouldn't be too much of a reach to assume he'd been here the whole time, and that would be-bad. Jail-cell and sex-offender-registry bad. Not to mention what it would do to Sasuke, in his clearly tenuous state.
Then again, Sasuke had never actually been reported missing. There had been a vague letter sent to the school saying something about a family emergency, signed by Fugaku, who Sasuke had admitted was the cause of the bruises on his face—but for six weeks? He'd missed graduation, although he'd technically filled all his requirements sometime in junior year.
Kakashi had to swallow bile at the thought that Fugaku Uchiha could have locked his child away, and tried not to wonder what had happened to make him snap.
But Sasuke could just as easily have been living on the street. Perhaps the split knuckles and handprints around his throat were the result of a scuffle with another bum—he certainly looked like an easy target, so willowy already and walking with a limp on top of it.
There were the marks on his wrists to consider, too. Kakashi had a myriad of toys in a rich walnut dresser that could produce those kinds of marks, but he had the sneaking suspicion that Sasuke's weren't from a bout of kinky sex. If his injuries had been the enjoyable kind, why would he desperate enough to get away from whatever caused them to seek Kakashi out in the middle of the night, the summer he should have graduated if he hadn't been missing-?
"I borrowed your robe."
The voice pulled Kakashi from his musings, and he glanced up to look at the doorway where Sasuke was leaning, wrapped in navy blue terrycloth. Damp, but clean hair stuck to the sides of his face, and he held his clothes in his good hand. He tossed them on the floor, and they landed with a soft flump. "Burn those."
Kakashi raised an eyebrow and turned off the stove, dishing soup into the bowl. He didn't speak—just set the soup and tea down on the island, picked up his own mug, and didn't take his eyes off Sasuke.
It paid off. Sasuke tried to keep his gaze at first, but it wasn't long before he looked at the wall over Kakashi's shoulder. His eyes flicked from the ceiling to the island to the bowl, never landing in one place for too long. With the barest hint of a flush tinting his cheeks pink, he pulled up a stool and sat, staring at his food.
Kakashi took a sip of tea and waited. It was warm and soothing. Sasuke's fingers twitched around the handle of his mug.
"Someone gave them to me," he muttered, finally. "I don't want to think of him anymore."
There were only so many places Kakashi could go with that statement, and all of them made him queasy. He took another sip of tea and averted his gaze from Sasuke, observing out of the corner of his eye that he eased up on the twitching once he was no longer under scrutiny.
The kitchen was quiet but for the sounds of Sasuke spooning soup into his mouth, the soft clink of metal on ceramic and a hint of a slurp. When he was done, he rested the spoon in the bowl and looked expectantly up at Kakashi, chewing on the corner of his lip.
He looked incredibly young and small, tilting his head back to make eye contact and wrapped so loosely in Kakashi's robe it was in danger of slipping off. Kakashi was suddenly and painfully aware of the fact that he hadn't turned eighteen yet.
"I have a guest room upstairs." Kakashi picked up the empty bowl and mug and carried them to the dishwasher, and the sound of the stool scraping backwards told him Sasuke had gotten up. "Let's find you some pajamas to borrow for now, and I'll take you to the mall next week for a new wardrobe."
"Waiting until you can't get in trouble if people think you're my sugar daddy?"
Kakashi froze, then looked over at Sasuke. He didn't look quite so young now, lips smirking and arms crossed over his chest.
"I'm too old for your attitude, you insufferable brat."
Sasuke just snorted, which was the closest he ever really came to laughing. It was good to see he was capable of humor—hadn't been through enough suffering to overwhelm his capacity to cope via distraction, and as coping mechanisms went, it was one of Kakashi's personal favorites.
He stretched, feeling his spine pop into place with an audible crack that made Sasuke flinch. Scratching at his hip, he bent over to pick up the clothes from the floor. "You know what, pilfer the closet in the guest room on your own. I have work in the morning."
Footsteps told Kakashi that Sasuke was following him towards the staircase. He didn't turn around, even though he could feel the gaze burning into his upper back. "Liar. School let out last month."
"Who says I don't have another gig? The mortgage isn't cheap." Kakashi ascended the last few stairs and paused outside his door, arms folded loosely over his chest.
Sasuke stared up at him like a defiant child, though his exhaustion betrayed little hints of stress in the taut line of his mouth and deep circles under his eyes. Kakashi made sure none of the pity and anxiety gnawing at his mind showed in his body language, looked over at the door to the guest room and back at Sasuke without, he hoped, a hint of anything other than mild sternness.
It seemed to work, because Sasuke's lip curled and he made for the door.
Kakashi turned and was about to disappear into his own bedroom when the soft hiss of cloth moving over skin made him glance over his shoulder.
He barely noticed the fact that he was staring at Sasuke's bare ass, mind too busy churning at the angry red finger-marks marring the exposed skin, and the barely-healed burn to the right of his spine. Someone had held him down, hard, and branded him.
The door clicked shut and Kakashi stood in the hall, staring at it for long moments. His bathrobe lay in a dark, forgotten pool on the floor.
He ached everywhere, but kept it to himself. He'd shown more than enough shameful weakness for the night. Once he'd heard Kakashi's door creak, he slid the bathrobe over his shoulders and off—it felt like it was made of iron where it lay against his bruised body—and let it slither to the floor.
It took effort, more effort than he wanted to admit, to make it the few steps into the guest room. His ankle screamed in pain with every step, and it took two tries for him to lift his wrenched arm enough to push the door open. He didn't bother turning around to shut it-just leaned against it and backed up.
The click of it closing was deafening in the darkness of the room, against the pounding of Sasuke's head. He stayed against the door for a minute, breath coming in labored pants. He wanted to curl up and sleep, have five fucking seconds of respite from the physical ache and the racing of his mind, but he knew that as soon as he tried to rest, the thoughts and memories would take over.
Fire and hot metal and icy gold eyes, limp black hair like an oil slick spreading over his chest. The pattern of the ceiling, and the crack of a skull against a headboard. Warm spittle from a mouth no longer cruelly grinning.
"Fuck you," Sasuke muttered, pushing off from the door and limping over to the bed. He was too tired to look for pajamas. "With an iron brand."
His hip twinged.
A few more steps and he made it to the bed, which was its own obstacle—trying to maneuver himself onto the mattress while putting the least pressure possible on the worst of his injuries. His rib was probably broken, and his ankle too, from the feel of it. The thought crossed his mind that he should probably see a doctor; get an air cast at the very least, and make sure nothing was healing incorrectly.
He pillowed his head on his good arm and his cheek flared with pain. He recalled toppling down the front staircase in his father's house, cracking his head on the banister and thinking he was going break his neck and die there for a few terrifying seconds.
Calling a doctor wasn't an option. Doctors asked questions and he was sure his father had removed him from his health insurance. The payment would be impossible.
"Fuck you too, old man."
I'm sorry.
After forty minutes of staring at the alarm clock and watching the numbers move, mind racing, it took everything he had not call out.
He didn't even have to get up-he knew Kakashi would come running. Wouldn't touch him-never touched him-but like so many other times, would sit with him, make sure he at least wasn't alone.
He took in breath to shout, but the movement stung his raw vocal chords and he remembered he was soiled, now. Used up and worthless.
Sasuke didn't sleep until the room had turned pale, watery blue with impending sunrise. His eyes burned, dry.


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B. HOLBROOK LOCATIONS IN ENGLAND.B-1. DORSET.Holbrook is found as a name in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, near Sornersetshire in a land charter dated 968. Near this location s Wincanton, Somerset where a "Holbrook House" is located This house was built in the 1300's by Sir John Husee has been rebuilt and enlarged over the years, and now operates as Holbrook House Hotel. This is the only Holbrook location in this area.Literature from the Holbrook House states that, "This Holbrook is not the family name but derived from the old English HOLBROC meaning a stream in a hollow."
B-2. SOMERSET.Holbrook is named in both North and South Petherton.In South Petherton Hundred 'The statement about the lack of a house has been persistently denied by local tradition, which asserts that a house called "Holbrook Place" or Higher House was the parsonage house. The name of Thomas Holbrook occurs among the free tenants of the main manor in 1305, and the family continued as such at least until 1388.'In North Petherton "In 1298 Henry of Somerset held Chadmead and Holbrook"Neither Holbrook location has been better identified.B-3. DERBYSHIRE.A location named Holbrook is located about 4 miles north of Derby which is listed in the 1088 Domesday Book. The source of this name has not been found. It is on a ridge between two small rivers.
Occurrences of the name in Derby have been frequently found. The great variation of spellings is seen in the following references to this place.YEAR SPELLING DOCUMENT1086 Holebrok Domesday book1232 Holbroc Register of Antiquities1245 Holbroke Cal of Close Rolls1251 Hoibroke Cal. of Charter Rolls1269 Holbroke owner Robt. de Ferrers1272 Holebrok Cal of Inquisitions1298 Holebrok Cal. of Inq Post Mortem1306 Holbrocke Assize Rolls1360 Holbrok Cal. of Patent Rolls1577 Holebroke Domestic State Papers
1585 Holbrock Muster Book of Trained men in Anticipation of Spanish Armada.From 'A History of Derbyshire: "The variety of spelling names in early days was caused through lack of written records, lack of education and also the use of [speech] dialect. People who had to write the names did so according to their own interpretation of the spoken word. Even today people, especialy the elderly, say Howbruck' in the vernacular The modern spelling is Holbrook." B-4. CHESHIRE.A stream named Holbrook. is Located in Frodsham, Cheshire. The earliest found reference to it is found in 1249. Several parishes in the area contain Holbrook people from the 1500s. as well as in Warrington across the Mersey River to the north. Nothing has been found to indicate this stream contributed to a person's name in the area. The stream starts on a knoll, going down the side of a hill, runs through a cleft in some exposed rock Further downstream it enters the Weaver River from the west, about 5/8 mile from where the Weaver enters the Mersey River from the south The total length is about 2.5 miles. The water path through the rock cleft may be the source of the Holbrook name.


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Speaking of Animals, Volume 1
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In 1941, Tex Avery left Warner Brothers after a falling out with studio exec Leon Schlesinger. He then approached his old friend Jerry Fairbanks, producer of Paramount's Unusual Occupations and Popular Mechanics shorts, with a proposal Schlesinger had long ago rejected called Speaking of Animals. Its conceit was superimposing animated mouths onto live-action animals, creating the illusion that they could talk, sing, and crack jokes. Avery's intent was to point out that the problems of humans were none too different from that of your average cocker spaniel. The first entry in the series, Down on the Farm, was a hit, and was even nominated for Best Short Subject at the 1942 Academy Awards. Avery soon moved on to MGM, only working on the first three shorts. But Fairbanks took the animator's idea and ran with it, eventually producing 50 of these mini-movies before the series ended in 1950. The trademark special effect was accomplished by filming actors like Mel Blanc and Sterling Holloway in black face, their lips painted white to make them more visible. The resulting images would be traced frame by frame, reshot as animation and then matted onto live-action footage of the actual animals. Scripts were provided by Bill Scott, later to become co-producer with Jay Ward of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show as well as the voice of Bullwinkle himself (Fairbanks also coincidentally produced Ward's first series, Crusader Rabbit.) Once eagerly anticipated by the Saturday matinee crowd, these shorts were later very popular on children's television shows in the 1950s and 60s, meaning that generations of kids grew up with Speaking of Animals
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