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The title for today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe was pulled straight from the ad for this Mitsubishi 3000GT modified to look like a Ferrari. Lose money or not, that bold pronouncement of course leads to the question: is the price for this replica reprehensible?
Dust off your Whitesnake cassettes and slap some neon spandex on your girlfriend because yesterday's I <3 the Eighties Camaro IROC Z grabbed itself a Bon Jovilicious 75% Nice Price win for its triple pedal threat and seemingly reasonable price. What a magical season this truly is.
Magic, in case you were home schooled by Platypuses, is the art of illusion as performance or entertainment. Today's 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT has seen some extensive body work, intended to give the illusion of its being some sort of Ferrari.
Which Ferrari, you might ask? Well, gazing over the car's multitude of modifications I'd have to say. . . all of them. There's some Enzo in there, a little bit of 599, a dash of F430, and, based upon the overspray on the front struts and springs, a Revell 1/25 scale Magnum PI 308 GTS I once built as a kid.
Underneath all of that iconic red paint and cornucopia of Italia is Mitsubishi's massive coupe, the 3000GT. Here that's the non-VR-4 model meaning that the car might actually be dependable as all the twin turbo, all-wheel drive, four-wheel steering bits of that model are absent, and that was all the stuff of legend as far as poor reliability goes.
Instead, this one has the 220-bhp, DOHC, naturally aspirated 2,972-cc V6 driving the front wheels only, through a five-speed manual gearbox. The ad claims that the shifting and clutch action is very good and smooth, and that the fuel pump, rotors, and breaks have all been replaced. The seller notes in the ad that English is not his primary language, so we'll give him a brake about that last one.
Mileage on the car clocks in at just under six figures, remarkable for a car of this age, until you consider how long it took for all the fauxrrari to be applied. I mean, Rome wasn't desecrated in a day! The leather on the interior - the parts not covered in Ferrari seat shirts - do exhibit signs of age and wear, but then staring daily at that prancing horse emblem glued to the center of the airbag cover may be enough of a distraction.
It's hard to say exactly to whom this car speaks other than its creator. That's what makes its appearance on Craig's crazy list such an enigma. Do people who personalize cars to this extent think that their taste is sufficiently ubiquitous so as to be recognized by the broader market? I mean, most people think their own farts smell just fine, but let loose an ass-clapper around others and opinions are likely to differ.
Still, here the car sits, for sale for a $13,000 asking price, and advertised with its Ferrarification as the major selling point. It's sort of like pimping out a hooker and touting that the best part is that she's got the clap! Perhaps I'm being too harsh, or maybe I just don't understand. Of course that's why you're here, and now I want you to both explain this car to me, and drop a vote on that thirteen grand price. What do you think, is this Ferrari-esque 3000GT worth that? Or, is the whole thing just Mitsubullshit?
You decide!
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What's next for UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who could return to the octagon this spring? Chris Weidman is a possibility, but no one seems to be ready to commit.
Silva, the UFC's longtime titleholder and the world's top pound-for-pound fighter, has made no firm promises about his next opponent. In recent months, rumored possibilities have run the gamut of the welterweight, middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions: Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones, Luke Rockhold, Cung Le and – before their recent losses – Michael Bisping, Alan Belcher and Tim Boetsch.
Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who's been on the sidelines since a dominant win over Mark Munoz this past summer, has been the most vocal about wanting the opportunity against Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) .
"Weidman and his manager sat down and said, 'We want Anderson Silva. We want to fight him. I'm going to beat him. I'm going to be the next world champion,'" UFC President Dana White said. "I said, 'OK. We'll call you in a few weeks.'"
However, Silva and Co., including manager Ed Soares, have expressed little desire in a matchup they feel is unmarketable.
"This is typical Anderson Silva-Ed Soares craziness," White said. "Every f—ing time there's a fight, he wants to fight 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson. Then he wants to fight this guy and that guy. It's always the same deal. It always happen. 'I absolutely will not fight Chael Sonnen. He doesn't deserve the title.' This is what we do."
Weidman, a two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, joined the UFC with a late-notice opportunity and a meager 4-0 record. However, the 28-year-old has quickly emerged as a contender following wins over Alessio Sakara, Jesse Bongfeldt, Tom Lawlor, Demian Maia and Munoz.
Weidman was slated to fight Boetsch in a featured bout this past month at UFC 155. However, a shoulder injury ultimately forced him out of the bout and onto the sidelines. He underwent successful surgery for a torn labrum and rotator cuff, an AC joint separation and a slight ligament tear back in November.
Upon his return, Weidman said he still wants Silva. But though White has suggested the champ's next challenge will come from the middleweight division, it won't necessarily be Weidman.
"We're waiting on something and want to see if this thing pans out," White said. "When we're ready to announce it, we'll announce it. [Silva] will defend his title, but it won't be a super fight."
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Hi. I've been using ABC for some time, and I like where its heading. I like it so much, I'm kind of amazed none of the commercial notation editors make use of it. So I looked into why they don't. I found that they use MusicXML instead. But I happen to be an XML programmer, even if still learning. But if I did learn anything first and foremost about markup languages in general, its that content is king. And sadly, MusicXML doesn't follow that rule. I took a look at what makes up its markup tags, and I wasn't pleased. I saw things like bezier curves and attributes every where, many of which didn't have anything to do at all with music notation. On top of that, the specification of MusicXML uses only XML Schemas. I personally know that music notation in written form alone is difficult enough, but ABC notation is the only standard I see that comprehensively covers a great deal of the syntax and semantics of music notation, and even has a separation between the actual notation and formatting instructions. However, seeing as most of the web is turning toward using XML as a means for embedding markup into web pages, I was initially in a rut of how to find something to make ABC more web oriented.
Then I found a thing called MathML. What MathML does is provide a web based markup for representing mathematical equations as part of XHTML pages, and transforming them from within the browser to SVG images. I looked into how it worked, and foun that it used Unicode character codes for math symbols, and used a simplified markup for XSLT stylesheets to transform any MathML content in the page being loaded.
That made me inspired; I looked further into the Unicode specification, and found that there is in fact a range of characters designated for musical notation. I don't see how if we can have math equations being rendered within our web browsers, why we can't do the same for music notation. Except, the only XML format for music is...not suitable. Its far to complex to use, and I think it'd be much more useful if an XML vocabulary were made based off ABC notation. So I started a Google Code project and have been trying to write schemas for a markup language that can be easily transformed from and to ABC notation, and that uses newer schema languages like RELAX NG and Schematron for validation. I also would like to make a RELAX NG Compact schema for ABC notation itself. For more info on RELAX NG, head to this site: http://relaxing.org. For Schematron, head to this site: http://www.schematron.com. In any case, I'd like feedback on this, since I'd like to see ABC notation be a better music standard than any other before. I made this project to try to help extend ABC notation further, and I think music as a whole needs a better system for making composition faster and cleaner. The project page is here: http://code.google.com/p/sfzml/.
The other reason I'm making so much hype on a XML version of ABC notation is that Ive yet to see music notation in eBooks, and the fastest way to get to that point is through DocBook XML.


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German Shepherd Puppy Raising Tips
Raising a puppy demands quite an in depth knowledge and both artistic and scientific techniques. Raising a German Shepherd puppy may prove to be a bit more different from raising any other puppies. Your need for a dog may not match that of mine. While many people need a German Shepherd Dog because they love the breed and want a great companion, others may need one for guarding a premise and yet another group will probably be looking for a GSD as a working partner. Whatever the need and thought may be, everyone will be looking for a puppy that will grow up into a dog with all characteristics typical to this breed… self assured, confident, trainable, intelligent, and courageous with a stable temperament. If you are planning for a German Shepherd puppy you should understand the typical German Shepherd characteristics, so that you can raise the puppy correctly. All of the characteristics that you will read in this section (the link of which is given) are mostly genetic or psychological. But raising your German Shepherd puppy incorrectly may spoil its characteristics traits – be it genetic or psychological or psycho-genetic.
Remember, nearly around half or little more than that of your puppy's traits are governed by its gene, but to get these traits pronounced environmental engineering (the way you raise your GSD puppy) plays a very important role.
Here are some tips on raising your German Shepherd puppy in the right way.
Food, Play and Care – Most important of all is what you feed your German Shepherd puppy, how much calorie to burn and what type of exercise should your puppy be getting! Insofar food for your pup a balanced diet is an obvious recommendation. Contrary to the popular belief, it is recommended not giving too much protein to your puppy. High protein will enhance the growth rate and eventually your puppy may get exposed to the risks of developing anatomic defects, due to gaining too much weight that may not tolerated by tender bones. Here is a great read on diet management for your German shepherd. More insightful read on food for your GSD puppy
Free play is strongly recommended until your puppy reaches at least 7 to 8 months of age. Play session should be a fun for the puppy, but a training session for you. A happy puppy would learn a lot of tricks. If he loves to chase the ball, let him do that only after he does something desirably on command. This way the play would turn to be a reward for him for desirable actions. German Shepherds are trotting dog, and the structure has been developed through conscious and selective breeding to meet the requirements of trotting while on work. But power trotting is a big NO until your puppy become physically completely able for that.
Proper socialization - Socialization is important and should be started as early as possible – preferably at an age of 2 to 3 months. A German Shepherd not properly socialized may be a nightmare, while a properly socialized dog is sure make the best companion ever. Socialization is an act of making your puppy familiar to wide range of situations so that when it grows into an adult dog it will less likely to react with fear. A properly socialization makes your puppy grow into a more relaxed dog, with rich experiences in different situations including mingling with other animals, strangers, children, etc. Socialization with sounds, crowds, darkness, men, women and kids of various ethnicities and other strange situations is a must. There is actually no limit or degree of socialization. Wider the range situations you will expose your puppy, better it is for both of you. I hope you will love the story of how I helped a battered German Shepherd girl (Rani) to regain confidence.
Obedience Training – Whether you want a guard dog or a family companion, obedience training your puppy is a must. Apart from just teaching basic obedience commands like Heel, Stay, Come, Go, Fetch and Halt, it is important to proactively teach your puppy the table manners. If you have other dogs too, it is a must that all of them should know that the meal time is not a battle ground. Your puppy will always communicate with you. All you need is to understand it's communication and use positive reinforcement training methods to teach your dog new tricks.
Establishing alpha membership in your pack – Raising a German Shepherd puppy doesn't only involve training it well and feed it good. You need to become the alpha member (Leader) of your pack. You puppy should know that you are the boss of the pack and s(he) must follow you. Dogs are perfectly social animals and in the natural state dogs lead their lives in a structured (hierarchical) social order. The same structure needs to be maintained in your family, where your puppy should know who the leader is and what is expected from him/her. As a successful alpha member of the pack you need to be dominant over your dogs. This will maintain a balanced relationship with your puppy as he grows. Here is how to become the leader of the pack
Here are some great resources that will help you raising your GSD puppy more technically. Who doesn't need to be a good owner his puppy?
- German Shepherd Trainers Tips
- Rehabilitating Shy & Unsocialized German Shepherd Puppies
- German Shepherd Puppy Training Tips
- Playtime Hyper Excitement In German Shepherds
- Using Motivational Factors in Dog Training Techniques For Your GSD
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It's hard to write a letter from scratch for a person you don't know. Here's a link to sample cover letters, which helped me too when I needed it (Cover Letter Format).
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Girardi anticipates practicing new replay rules
TAMPA -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi and some of his coaches took part in a meeting Saturday to discuss the expanded replay system, which will be put into effect this season.
Girardi said the 2 1/2-hour meeting was held at the Phillies' Minor League complex in Clearwater, Fla., and representatives from the Phillies, Blue Jays and Yankees were in attendance along with MLB executive vice president Joe Torre.
"I thought it was very informative. I thought they did a tremendous job presenting it to us, how it's going to work," Girardi said Sunday. "There were some subtle changes made, I thought, from the last time we talked. There's some complicated issues with it, in a sense, if you're challenging two parts of a play. I thought they did a tremendous job presenting it to us."
The Yankees will get their taste of the new replay system on March 6, when they play the Phillies at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. Girardi said New York will practice under the new rules throughout the spring, even during games where they won't be trying out the system. During those select games, Girardi said he and his coaches will essentially go out of their way to look for plays to challenge.
Girardi said it was his understanding that a manager can't ask an umpire to initiate a replay before the seventh inning. Each manager will have as many as two challenges per game, and umpires can prompt a review after the seventh. The new replay system will include the majority of plays outside of calling balls and strikes.
"Basically this is the way it's going to work: If you're for-sure for sure, you just go out and challenge. If you're not for-sure for sure, you go out, discuss it with the umpire and then he's going to basically ask you, after a while, kind of like if you were going to do an argument, 'Do you want to challenge or not?'" Girardi said. "By that time, you should have information from your replay people. And then you say, 'OK, I'm going,' or, 'I'm challenging.'"
Girardi wasn't quite sure yet whether he's looking forward to the new system, even after the meeting, but he is in favor of anything that will help the umpires get more calls right.
"Let me go through it a couple times to see how I feel about it. The thing is, unless you're really 100 percent sure, you don't really want to waste it. Some plays are so close and people are going to have opinions on plays that are so close and you really can't tell," Girardi said. "It opens [managers] up to more that we're going to have to answer for. But I think it gives our game the opportunity to have more things decided on the field, which I think is a good thing. It'll make it more interesting."


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Channel 4 last night (30 December 2009) showed a documentary claiming to present "new evidence" that the Turin Shroud is not a medieval fake. They wheeled out members of the 1970s STURP team, the 2005 paper published in Thermochimica Acta claiming that the radiocarbon dates were contaminated by cotton of sixteenth-century date and ended up presenting nothing that's not already known.
It was in the documentary's omissions that the greatest faults lay. The voice-over stated that the image is not painted, giving the impression that nobody could explain the colouring other than that it's a "degradation of the cellulose" in the linen fibres. That's not quite correct. What is seen on the shroud is a chemical darkening of a starch and polysaccharide coating on some of the fibres: it's not the fibres themselves, but something applied to them after manufacture. In other words, pigment. And if that's not paint, I really don't know what is. One of the members of the STURP team, Walter McCrone, concluded during the study that the image was painted using red ochre and vermillion pigments. The programme didn't mention him or his conclusions!
The documentary also stated that the blood stains seen on the shroud must be real blood, as they contain degradation products from haemoglobin. Even if this be accepted – and there is still the problem that these stains are red, not brown like real dried blood – it does not mean that the blood derives from a corpse wrapped in the shroud. Given that the image was introduced as a coating on the fibres, it is equally likely that the "blood" was introduced in the same way. Why couldn't a medieval forger have painted on blood using, say, cow's blood, which would have been readily available (even though McCrone thought it to be vermillion)?
The scientists at the radiocarbon laboratories noted contamination of the samples with cotton, while McCrone had already drawn attention to the mixture of cotton and linen. This means that they were able to deal with it. They recognised the cotton and removed it, dating the linen fibres, which is what they were asked to do. The preparation of samples for dating involves rigorous cleaning to remove potential contaminants, such as these stray cotton fibres. There is no reason to suspect that the three laboratories undertaking the dating did not do their basic cleaning, especially as they had spotted the contaminants.
The programme brought up the old claim that the image on the shroud somehow encodes three-dimensional data and, using the same computer program used to create a three-dimensional image of the face on the shroud, showed that it does not work with photographs. How dishonest! We're not dealing with a photograph on the shroud but with a painted image. The comparison should have been with a painting. Talk about prejudged conclusions! Besides, if we're dealing with an image produced by draping a cloth over a corpse, it ought to be far more three-dimensional than we see: where are the sides of the body that the cloth would have touched? The fact that they aren't there is good evidence that the image is painted.
A further significant omission was the discovery of a genuinely first-century Jewish burial cloth in Jerusalem, announced in November 2009. It consists of a patchwork of cloths with a separate piece for the head, all made in a plain two-way weave, quite unlike the Turin Shroud. Going back to the Gospels – our only sources of information about the burial of Jesus – we find that they mention not a single cloth but "strips of linen" (Luke XXIV.12 and John XX.5, both using the Greek word ὀθόνια, meaning 'small pieces or strips of linen'). Supporters of the authenticity of the Turin Shroud are careful not to quote these passages, which show that the evangelists did not think of the body of Jesus as ever having been wrapped in a single linen cloth.
Finally, there was no mention of the contemporary Bishop of Lirey's enquiries into the origins of the shroud when it was fist exhibited c 1357. He identified the artist responsible for its creation and there the matter ought to have rested. The technique of tempera painting onto cloth is fourteenth century, the first record of the shroud is fourteenth century and the radiocarbon dates show that it was manufactured in the fourteenth century. There really isn't any room for doubt!


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Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack, illustrated by Henry Cole. Peachtree Publishers (March 2011); ISBN 9781561455645; 32 pages
Book Source: Review copy from publisher
The cover sets the tone perfectly for the book. A peacock arrives on the Tucker family's farm and the once quiet farm becomes a bustling, noisy place. The shrieking, strutting peacock catches the attention of those passing by. Many visitors stop to admire the peacock and purchase produce from the farmer's stand. With ruffled, jealous feathers, the hens complain, "that lazy peacock gets all the attention and we do all the work." Hoping to smooth things over, the farm's wise old hound suggests that the hens switch places with the peacock. The hens get all gussied up in bangles and beads while the peacock tries his hardest to lay an egg and fails miserably. Eventually, they all learn that taking another's place is harder than it looks, and they gain an appreciation for each other's unique talents.
Full of plenty of humor and a subtle lesson in character, Three Hens and a Peacock is a frolicsome farmyard tale. Cole's eye-catching watercolor, ink and colored pencil illustrations play a huge part in advancing the storyline. Even the endpapers serve a purpose. The peacock feathers in the front announce the upcoming arrival of the peacock, and the back endpapers foretell the next surprising events on the farm -- hmm...what kind of animal lays a very big egg?
There are plenty of ways to use the book as a teaching tool. Besides discussing the problems of trying to be someone you're not, I took the opportunity to also discuss with my kids why a peacock with a fancy feather train cannot lay an egg. I opened our DK Encyclopedia of Animals (seriously, every home library should contain at least one animal encyclopedia) and found the page about peacocks. It shows a nice picture of a peahen next to a peacock. We learned that peahens, the female birds, do not have colorful fans. Male birds sport the fancy feathers and use them to attract the females. Thus, the bird pictured in Laminack's book is a male, and male peacocks cannot lay eggs. :) We also learned that a peacock's train can reach up to 5 ft.-3 in. high! Wow, that's only a few inches shorter than Mommy!
Related Links:
Lester L. Laminack - Website
Henry Cole - Website
National Geographic - Peacock
Peafowl - Enchanted Learning
Peacock - PBS Nature Video on Teachers' Domain
The proud, flamboyant peacock character calls for an equally stunning craft. Our peacock folded fans are pretty "fan"-tastic, I must say so myself! With this craft, kids can manually fold and unfold the peacock's shimmery train feathers.
1. Following the Folded Fan instructions found on Family Fun, construct the circular fan. Cut a sheet of 12" by 12" green scrapbook paper in half to make a 12" x 6" piece of paper.
2. Starting with the 6" side, accordion fold the paper making the folds around 3/4' wide. Once folded, find the center of the folded paper and staple.
3. Take two popsicle sticks and glue the sticks onto the paper, one on each side of the staple. Allow glue to dry.
4. After the glue dries, bring the two popsicle sticks together and secure with a rubber band. Bring the top sides of the fan together to form a circle and use invisible tape to secure the peacock's fanned out feather train. Using yellow and orange paint, dot feather "eyes" onto the fan with your finger.
5. When the paint dries, glue small sequins on top of the feather eyes to add some shimmer.
6. Cut out a peacock body shape from blue cardstock. Decorate with blue glitter glue and add a yellow beak, googley eye and blue head crest.
7. Glue a folded piece of paper to the back of the body.
8. Turn the fan over. Adhere the peacock body to the fan by gluing the other side of the folded paper on the back of the body to the underside of the popsicle stick on the right (refer to picture below). Allow to glue to dry.
Fold the fan together and then have fun showing off the peacock's magnificent train by slowing unfolding the fan! Can you make your peacock dance?
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Nando's @ Sunway Pyramid
Had Nando's at Sunway Pyramid to celebrate abit on Vivi's birthday. Took some pictures outside Pyramid, and here's the line-up for the Swedish and Malaysian Contingent:
The next day we went to Times Square to watch Transformers on an IMAX theatre (coz most of the Swedes haven't seen it yet). I was the latest to arrive due to work, but I bought the best ticket among them bwwaaahahahaha. The rest of them had side seats and I had a middle seat. To be fair, one of them suggested we have a lucky draw to see who gets the middle seat, but, naaaaaaaahhh. Screw morals and screw fairness, it's the freakin' 'Transformers'. I'll smack an old lady for freakin' 'Transformers' dammit!!! As for the movie on IMAX, all I can say is that it's HUGE. So huge in fact, everything seems distorted and I was like watching a tennis match as my head was turning left and right just to see the screen in its entirety. And during the scene where Bumblebee 'lubricates' on the Sector 7 guy, that 'pipe' of Bumblebee's sure is impressive. It will haunt my nightmares forever. Anyway, here's a few snapshots I took secretly under the cloak of darkness:
Bumblebee. I want him as my pet...
Optimus Prime. I want him as my father...
The horniest of the 2 Swedish Contingents, Jason and Daryl demanded we all go clubbing and feast on the offerings of KL night life. I suggested a few places to romp, but they decided on the Loft so went there, opened a bottle of Smirnoff and went crazy until 3am. Well, not that crazy 'cause the place is kinda crappy nowadays, full of parasites feeding on the rich and lots of snobbish pricks. Sigh, there were crazier nights. God I miss them.
Sportsplanet @ Ipoh
We all went back to Ipoh to attend a very special dinner to mark the 100th birthday of my grandpa, but we (me and the couzies) decided to play futsal in the afternoon. It sounded like a very good idea at that time but things slowly turned sour as the futsal match progressed. I knew the dinner was merely hours away so I intentionally played the game at a slow pace and did not bother to run around the futsal court like a mad chicken on steroids. Ok, I admit there's some laziness involved somewhere but mainly was I playing it cool. The Swedish contingent however must have mistaken this for the World Cup Finals and they rocked the court with energy and goals. Without proper warm-ups, they are just waiting to get injured, I thought. But I was wrong, it wasn't them that got injured but instead it was our very own Malaysian version of Peter Crouch: Philip Crouchan. I did not see what had happened but I guess he was attempting to do Crouchy's trademark scissors kick but instead of slicing the ball into the net, he sliced on a puddle of water on the court and immediately he was awarded the 'Footballer of the Year'. He twisted his ankle, but initially it seemed like a minor injury. So we stopped the game and later went for food. He was all cool with the injury, drinking cold water (which I heard an injured person should not do) and putting his injured leg up on a chair, chillin' like nothing had happened. But from the moment he got up from his chair, he was nothing like Peter Crouch but instead more like Michael Owen with his twisted knee. He was wobbling and from a small problem now turned into a big dilemma (and shit, I mean big). Check out the injury below:
Before: left leg. After: Right leg. Looks like an alien egg about to explode...
No way will this go well with the parents and no way is he going home without seeing the doctor. Took him to the doc and throughout the dinner later that night, I bet he was on Cloud 9 with the painkillers.
As for the dinner, here's some highlights of the night:
Me and relatives with Grandpa. Happy 100th birthday Grandpa!!!
Me and family. Grandpa is about to collapse already ... hang in there Grandpa!!!
Me and Grandpa. Look at his hands!!! Enjoying a pleasure not felt since 1969? Wakaka !!!
Thats' it for part 1....


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If you would have told a 15 year old Kevin Steen that one day he would wrestle Matt Hardy, he may not have believed you. So, lets just call this the Surreal Edition of The Kevin Steen Show because sitting across from Kevin is none other than Matt Hardy himself.
Matt is one of the most polarizing figures in pro wrestling today. Some people are huge Hardy fans and some of the "smart" fans hates everything he stands for in wrestling. Kevin explores this strange dichotomy throughout the interview and its seems to be one of the recurring themes.
It's also the first time Matt Hardy has opened up, on camera, since his recent battle with personal demons that took him off national TV. His admissions and self responsibility is both humbling and refreshing to hear. Whether you love me or hate him Matt Hardy on The Kevin Steen Show is a must see interview.
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Course: AAAS 7: Women, Gender and Sexuality in the Caribbean
Instructor: Reena Goldthree
For this project, you will work in small groups of three to create a short documentary film. You and your group members will select the specific topic of the documentary; however, your film must critically examine some aspect of women's lives in the Caribbean before 1960. For your film, you can choose to analyze the life of a specific Caribbean woman, investigate a social movement led by women (i.e., the campaign for women's suffrage), or examine major topics such as slavery and indentureship with a focus on women's lived experiences.
By creating an original documentary, you will have the opportunity to explore the issues that we have discussed in class through the visual medium of film. You will also be able to research a topic that interests you and communicate your findings to your peers and the broader public. Rather than simply telling a story about the past, your documentary should make a compelling argument—using voice-over narration, audio, and relevant historical images and film—about the topic you choose to explore. Your argument should be informed by relevant primary and secondary sources beyond the assigned course readings. Each documentary should be 5-6 minutes and must include a bibliography. The final cut of your documentary will be due on March 1, 2011. We will screen and discuss the documentaries in class on March 2, 2011.
To help you create your documentary, you will attend two special workshops. The first workshop, led by librarian Amy Witzel, will explore how to find relevant primary and secondary sources for your film. The second workshop, led by Susan Simon at Jones Media Center, will review multimedia composition techniques and provide basic training in iMovie and Photoshop. In addition, you will complete several mini-assignments in the process of creating the documentary, including an oral "pitch" of your topic, a written film treatment, and a draft script and storyboard.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this project, students will be able to:
- Discuss how race, class, sexuality, and nationality have shaped the opportunities available for various groups of Caribbean women
- Identify some of the major social, political, and cultural institutions that have sought to define women's roles in Caribbean society
- Produce polished multimedia compositions that have an original perspective, clear argument, supporting evidence, and proper citations
Since this is a collaborative project, your group will receive a grade for the written treatment, storyboard, script, and bibliography. Your group will also receive a grade for the final documentary film. As a class, we will work together to develop a rubric to assess the documentaries.
You will receive an individual grade for your written reflection on the filmmaking process.
Reena Goldthree, Instructor for AAAS 7
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Susan Simon, Media Learning Technologist, Jones Media Center
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Amy Witzel, Reference Librarian for African and African American Studies (AAAS) & Women and Gender Studies
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Kay Yi, Writing Assistant for AAAS 7
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AAAS 7 Library Resources Guide (prepared by Amy Witzel)
AAAS 7 Blackboard Page (see "Video Project Resources" link)
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Bruton Smith: Charlotte might lose its fall NASCAR playoff race to Las Vegas (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
Now if Bruton Smith would just buy NASCAR itself, imagine what changes he might consider...
Less than 48 hours after the annual Sprint Cup All-Star race -- a nice, spicy race, albeit in front of a relatively mediocre crowd of some 75,000 or so Saturday night -- Smith raised the possibility of a dramatic shakeup in the Charlotte Motor Speedway NASCAR schedule...and raised the possibility of moving the track's long-time fall 500 tour event to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Adding a second Cup event to his Las Vegas track has long been on Smith's agenda, going back years, to when a New Year's Eve NASCAR race at the Nevada track was proposed, some 15 years ago.
Las Vegas, remember, is only three hours up I-15 from Fontana, Calif., where California's Auto Club Speedway holds on as this sport's Los Angeles market stronghold.
LA once played host to three annual NASCAR events, in January, June and November. But the Fontana track, owned by the France family's International Speedway Corp., arch-rivals to Smith's own NASCAR empire, has only one Sprint Cup track this season, in late March.
The France family, in effect, has abandoned the Los Angeles market.
Now it appears that Smith is finally ready to jump into the void, by raising the possibility -- which he sets at 70 percent -- of moving the October Charlotte race to his Las Vegas track.
Smith, of course, is notorious for bluffing on big deals like this. A few years back he even threatened to shut down Charlotte Motor Speedway entirely and build a new track on the South Carolina side of Charlotte.
However that was never really seen as a legitimate pitch.
This Charlotte-to-Las Vegas pitch, on the other hand, is highly possible.
First, this 10-day May stretch of the All-Star race (packaged with a Truck event that was lightly attended last Friday) and the 600 weekend appears to be a stretch, in terms of drawing crowds. The All-Star-600 stretch has been Smith's version of Daytona's SpeedWeeks in February.
Second, NASCAR's markedly lower profile in the Southern California area has been criticized, in that that market is the second largest market in the United States and the sixth most important market in the world, as well as being a gateway to both the Asia-Pacific market and the Mexican-Hispanic market.
Look at it this way:
NASCAR's 10-race chase playoffs this fall will start in Chicago, go to New Hampshire/Boston, then Dover/Philadelphia, then Kansas City, Charlotte, Talladega, Martinsville, Va., Fort Worth, Texas, Phoenix, and Miami-Homestead.
Los Angeles is missing.
That Smith might try to shake things up isn't unusual. He likes to do that.
Curiously, though, Smith went for a different media profile here: not the Charlotte Observer, not the AP, not any of the usual NASCAR media...but rather Charlotte TV station WBTV.
Clearly Smith wants to make a point.
Is it to get Bank of America, the Charlotte track's fall sponsor, to raise its stake?
Is it to shake up Sprint, the sport's top series sponsor? Sprint just dropped the annual pit crew competition, preferring to spend its money on a Daytona shootout extravaganza in February SpeedWeeks. While the pit crew championship, as run in downtown Charlotte, as a promo really for NASCAR's Hall of Fame, has been pretty much a dud the past few years, it was a slap in the face to Smith that Daytona -- arch-rivals, remember -- took away one of his premier May events.
A Las Vegas race in the chase is an easy call. Great market, great track, great weather.
Smith, in a curious poke at the print media (which, admittedly, has all but collapsed over the past four years), used WBTV.
Now WBTV is a highly reputable outlet, of course. But it's a CBS affiliate, curiously, and CBS has nothing to do with NASCAR these days.
What did Smith tell WTBV:
"I've been having some strong conversations about one of these events being moved. Las Vegas is a great place, the entertainment capital of the world. And they want another event."
Las Vegas had been hit strong by the economic downturn, and LV politicians have been pushing for a stronger NASCAR presence, willing to offer substantial sponsorship.
"They've made me offers to move one," Smith said Las Vegas officials and the Sprint Cup tour date
Smith's relationship with Charlotte area officials is somewhat mixed at the moment. And Smith, who has built CMS and opened it in 1960, may feel taken for granted.
Smith, to WBTV: "Some of your dear friends over at Cabarrus County are going to say 'Is he? Is he? Is he?' " Smith said.
"Well, he may.
"Someone once said 'Follow the money.'
"Well, if we do... there's a lot of money in Las Vegas. And if it gets to be strong enough, I imagine we might do something."
Smith says he could easily make more money with a Sprint Cup playoff event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than at Charlotte.
And he says he's talking about a 10-year contract for such a race.
The next move looks to be up to Bank of America.
move both races, very rarely do they have a good race at CMS and the 600 has never been a good race.
There's a reason why NASCAR has given up on the LA market - it's the worst sports demographic in the country. Their teams get little support beyond niche status, and the closure of Ontario and Riverside should have forewarned that Fontana would never go far; Toyota's presence there helps that track more than the LA market ever does.
As for Bruton Smith, the National 500 is a proven success, and he wants to move it to Vegas? Vegas is a notoriously transient market that has never proven it can or wants to support teams or venues - Vegas succeeds right now mostly because it's one race; it hasn't shown it can support two races, where the Charlotte track routinely shows it can support two (though now its ability to support three is in some question with the All Star Race's uninspiring crowd of 75,000).
Is it to send a message to Bank Of America? I certainly can't say either way; it seems more like Bruton's general irrationality and impulsiveness - twin vices that have driven him forever; they're why the Charlotte track had to be rescued when he built it and why Texas, Atlanta, Bristol, and Sears Point have been fiascos under Bruton.
NASCAR needs to tell Bruton to stop. Just leave things alone.
Remember Smith's lapdog Ferko stole NASCAR's Southern 500 and gave it to Texas. A Chase without any "heritage" races in the Carolinas would be a disaster. Remember the inaugural Chase with the Old Dominion 500, National 500, Dixie 500, and Southern 500, all of which were Jimmie Johnson wins? Losing Darlington, Atlanta, and Charlotte, all in the first Chase, would spell trouble.
It would be akin to playing the PGA TOUR Playoffs on four TPC courses across the country with the same designer.
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As the dust settles, taking stock of where the Maple Leafs are right now…
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Hi Michael,ReplyDelete
I am in complete agreement with your assessment. So far, I do like Nonis' performance and believe the moves made are improvements over last year's squad. Unlike other years where the Leafs were dealing from a position of weakness, it appears that they are starting to turn the corner.
Phaneuf's status is an example where he may exercise a trade to improve in other areas, namely that coveted bonafide center. Although I am not much of a Phaneuf's fan, nonetheless recognizes his attributes. Given the upcoming youth on defence, he may be part of the required package. This is where dealing from strength comes from - where quality parts can be sacrificed for specific needs. Something that is also reinforced by the Gabroski's buy out. Cap hit aside, had Kadri not coming into his own, there's no way we would be signing Bolland and let Gabbo walk.
On the goalie front. As much as Reimer has done, I am a believer that there are still serious questions. I think like the defacto Bozak situation, James was positioned in much the same way. As much as he was the guy last year, we still have to take into consideration that it was only half season. Although there were many games he performed well, there were also games that he didn't. Thus his performance was reflective of the Leafs - Competitive but not elite. My personal view is that Bernier and I don't pretend to have seen much of him, but totally relying on the many experts that have, will only improve on the goaltending front. Bottom line is I am not completely sold that Reimer is elite whereas by others, Bernier has that potential.
As for Clarkson, as much as I believe that ultimately the last two years of his contract will be a waste, anticipation of increased cap space and performance in the previous years would offset the pain. Somehow, I have a feeling that he will have that Gary Roberts influence as well.
At the end of the day I see that Nonis recognizes the needs and have addressed them as best as he can given the circumstances. It is nice to see that there are a more systematic balance approach but the upcoming season will really be the barometer. I think it will be very exciting and the potential personnel changes will be much talked about as well.
If I read your comments correctly, Lukas, we are seeing a similar picture. We aren't there yet, but we are on track- and closer, at least.ReplyDelete
I need to be convinced on Bernier, but let's see him play behind this defense and in this market and then we can make some assessments.
Whether Phaneuf remains a cornerstone or is in fact dealt for different pieces will indeed be an interesting decision before Nonis.
Thanks for starting the conversation, Lukas.Replies
It will be interesting to see how Bernier react and perform under the pressure both from opposition and the public glare.Delete
Ultimately, my feelings are that Phaneuf will be dealt. If the responses for Bozak's contract are any indication, any extension will likely create an expectation that will unlikely be met given that it is not being viewed that he is meeting them now. I don't see how Phanuef will take a pay cut to sign and if anything will command a raise. Given the much love bestow upon him the moment he makes a mistake, it wouldn't surprise me that he will not entertain the idea of staying. Reality is this will likely be an unattainable position for him and best that he leave. Given that, I doubt Nonis is going to let that happen without compensation.
- InTimeFor62July 23, 2013 at 11:46 PM
Despite having positive memories related to Grabo, McArthur, Frattin and Scrivens, I am actually not missing them the way I did when McDonald left! I can cope and am quite hopeful to see what Clarkson and Bolland can bring to the table.ReplyDelete
Of course, there is Bernier, too (which heightens my concern that we could lose a fine young man and always improving goaltender in Reimer - but for now, at least, he is still in the mix with a chance to hold on to the #1 job). One thing that Bernier brings to the table is better puck handling skills, and that could be helpful for an increasingly mobile defense. Whether that (along with his stop-ability) is enough to supplant Reimer remains to be seen, but the latter's work is now 'cut out for him'.
I'm hoping that Kadri and our other remaining RFA's (with an improving Franson and 'healed-cranium Fraser) are brought in under the cap so that we are able to see what we have in a season that may have little flexibility for further change.
Though, when you mentioned "Maybe we don't "need" an elite first-line center. But something tells me we do, just like we need that high-end defenseman." I keep wondering if Liles and a U. Denver grad Bozak might just bring a Stastny or O'Reilly (when his year before trade-ability arrives) into the mix before the end of the season. If the former, then we may have the US Olympic top line as our own. If the latter, then O'Reilly returns near his Clinton roots.
In either case, I think we would have time by the trade deadline to ascertain whether Joe Colborne is in the future plans for the team... If the brain trust thinks not, then I could see a Calgary boy returning to the west in a deal for Ontario boy (?) Sean Monahan (if Calgary needs a big centerman close to NHL ready).
Whatever the case turns out to be, I'm mostly happy with our direction and improvements, waiting to see what gets done as we move past the cap issues this season... oops... there I go entering 'cap-oligist' world. "Sorry about that Chief"
On a side note, I believe you might have only been able to discern the difference between Fraser and Adam in the locker room... it is suggested that the latter would lack a belly button...Replies
Not to worry, InTimeFor62- it is almost impossible to have a hockey discussion nowadays without referencing salaries and the cap- I understand that almost has to be part of any discussion. (I was just trying to set aside as much of that as I could today...)Delete
You come up with some intriguing trade possibilities, but that only enhances the discussion. Those Colorado players are enticing, but as with so many who look fantastic from a distance, I wonder if we over-rate them sometimes.
All good stuff- thanks InTimeFor62!
Colorado got rid of a younger pre-post concussion syndrome Liles. They certainly don't want him back now. Especially dragging a 2nd anchor along with an overpaid, Bozak.Delete
They wouldn't take those guys for free let alone give away a good centre for them.
- Pete CamJuly 24, 2013 at 8:43 AM
I am usually an optimist during the summer but this has required a pretty thick pair of rose colored glasses during the past few seasons. For the first time since the Pat Quinn GM/Coach era I think that optimism is finally truly warranted. This looks like a playoff team to me and one that can go well beyond the first round.ReplyDelete
For the first time since the pre 2004-05 lockout Eddie Belfour days the Leafs are solid in goal. I am a James Reimer booster and feel he will only get better. I just hope it is with the Leafs. I found Leiweke's comments about Bernier and the guy who's already here very disconcerting. I have a feeling that Leiweke was behind the Bernier acquisition. I can only hope that they provide Reimer with an even playing field.
If Gardiner and Gunnarsson are fully recovered from their injuries our top four defense is pretty solid with Phaneuf-Gunnarsson and Franson-Gardiner pairings. The last pairing could include Frasor, Liles, Brennan, Blacker, Granberg... A Frasor-Granberg pairing intrigues me.
I will match the Leafs top nine forwards against anyone in the East. The Kessel-Bozak-van Riemsdyk and Clarkson-Kadri-Lupul lines will cause match-up problems for most teams and will provide balanced scoring. The Kulleman-Bolland-McClement/Colborne line will be tough to play against and should provide secondary scoring. The fourth line, depending on the opposition, should include some combination of McClement/Colborne, Orr, McLaren, D'Amigo, Ashton...
The power play has enough pieces to be more than adequate and the penalty kill could again be one of the league's best as it is intact from last season with the exception of Bolland replacing Komorov.
I can't help but feel that there is a trade in the offing. Cap space is tight and there are 3 RFA's to sign. Trading a player like Liles for a draft choice would free up cap space. I don't know if that is a possibility but something has to be done.
The Leafs have some holes (an unsettled bottom six defense pairing, a less than stellar fourth line and a lack of depth) but so does every other team. I am enthusiastically looking forward to the season and am planning on heading north to take in a few games.Replies
We are seeing much the same picture here, Pete Cam. Your last sentence says a lot for me: while we have some (gaping?) holes on the roster still, so does every other team.Delete
(The Leiweke/Reimer comments were beyond disturbing, but the guy just doesn't get it. He is a egotist of the highest order, and sees the world only one way- his. Sadly, this will have to be his creation, apparently- at least in his own mind.)
Thanks Pete Cam.
- portuguese leafJuly 24, 2013 at 10:05 AM
The Leafs in my mind are:ReplyDelete
1. Theoretically better in goal (although a tough situation is coming)
2. The same on D.
3. Not better or worse up front, but different.
I agree with Carlyle's "win and you're in" thinking in goal. If the number 2 guy is outplaying your number 1 (and winning), isn't it smart to play him? Winning is the objective, so it seems natural to me to ride the hot goalie. Like I´ve said here before, players shouldn't feel entitled to anything, and certainly shouldn't be promised anything by coaches or management.
Phaneuf has battled for us, and it's very appreciated. That beeing said, the good old college try can't just be enough. If just trying hard and giving your all were enough to be a #1 D-man, almost anyone could do it. He is a very good player but not #1.
As for the forwards, we are deifferent this year. Nonis may have stepped in it. The way I see it, we traded away (and bought out) talent for grit. Yes it is needed, but did we get more than we lost? I hope I'm wrong, but it seemes the puck will go in less this year. We all know a team needes a bit of everything and every kind of player, but it´s easier to win with a lineup full of Gretzkys than with one full of McSorelys.
The top six should be just fine. The bottom six, I'm not so sure. Although as a Leafs fan, I think we´re going to win every game when I sit down to watch (at very late hours here in the Azores).Replies
Your post certainly got me thinking, portuguese leaf. The only area where we perhaps differ significantly is, while I see your point, I'm not a fan of "win and you're in".Delete
I'll try to explain: I think top teams generally do have a full-fledged "number-one". The successful psyche of the team works from that basic premise- just like a quarterback in football. The top guy has earned that spot over time. It's not a question of entitlement; they have worked to earn that spot.
Unless you are a truly marginal/borderline player at the pro level, if you are a defenseman or a forward, you know you have your job heading into camp. 90% of the Leafs know their spot is assured, truth be told.
Reimer doesn't.
Beyond that, I think Carlyle's approach pits guys against one another. That's fine in theory and in the overall context of building a hockey team. But goaltender is a unique spot, in my view. There is only one who can play. Every night, at least six defensemen and twelve forwards will play. One or two may be truly "fighting" for a job that night.
Given how tough goaltending is, and in this market especially, win and you're in sets up the equivalent of a quarterback controversy, and good teams rarely survive that kid of approach intact.
Thanks for that, portuguese leaf. Good stuff as always.
I could be wrong but I think that the current Leafs might be no better and might even suffer a bit of a setback from last year.ReplyDelete
Grabovski, Frattin and MacArthur. That's a lot of speed and scoring potential that is gone. Komorov is also gone. We have replaced these players with Bolland and Clarkson.
I hear rumours out of Chicago that Bolland is geting rather banged up. He will not be the Bolland of the past. There was a reason Chicago was willing to trade him and did so while his value was still high.
What worries me most is that we won't have the same speed and scoring ability from three lines. That three line speed and offence was hard for many teams to handle. We gave Boston fits in the playoffs, but we haven't continued in that direction. Instead we have become slower, tougher, and more defensive. It could be a wrong choice, especially considering that Chicago (a fast offensive team) ultimately beat Boston in the final.
I could be wrong, but we probably won't be able to determine until 20 games into the season.Replies
I'm not surprised to hear that about Bolland, DP. There is almost always a reason why a team is willing to trade a player, though I'm sure cap considerations were part of the equation, too, from Chicago's perspective.Delete
I do wonder if the speed part of our game will still be intact...
I'm with you on the 20-game thing, too. That's generally how I feel heading into a new season, particularly with a shuffled roster. Thanks DP.
- Pete CamJuly 24, 2013 at 12:34 PM
I just read that Leafs are close to signing Paul Ranger to a 1 year deal. If this is true (the source is Damien Cox so take it for what it's worth) then the Leafs have gone a long way toward shoring up one of their weaknesses.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm happy to see Ranger "back", Pete. I wonder if this means "Leafs" or Marlies??Delete
- InTimeFor62July 24, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Paul Ranger just signed with the Leafs!ReplyDelete
And "no" it doesn't say "with the Marlies" so that is very interesting in the context of Franson... Is he on the block for a big name (still wishing for Pietrangelo, so what if Franson, Liles and Kulemin went the other way with Stewart in the mix along with the appropriate picks and prospects - always wondering how a blockbuster might come about!).
No Rangr contract details were given yet (nothing on Capgeek, either):
It is with the Leafs, not the Marlies? Interesting. Thanks, InTimeFor62.Delete
There is another reason why I am not so optomistic about the upcoming season.ReplyDelete
Many here at VLM probably realize that I track the Marlies and prospects and the AHL very carefully. Before Winnipeg got back the Jets I was watching lots of live and televised AHL hockey. I saw Cory Schnieder for 3 season in the AHL. I watched AHL playoffs series with Carey Price, Michal Neuvirth and Brayden Holtby.
Over the past few years I have been trying to figure out what we had in Ben Scrivers. Scrivens was a killer in the AHL...consecutive seasons of .924 and .926. When I researched and conducted analyis one of my best comparibles for Scrivens was....Johnathan Bernier!
So despite what people say, I think we may have traded for a player of equal value and given up Scrivens, Frattin,and 2nd round pick, plus taken back salary and used cap space.
Behind that LA defense Scrivens might look every bit as good as a backup as Bernier.Replies
Interesting perspective, DP. I know that Bobby C. has posted here with similar thoughts on Scrivens, wondering aloud if we traded away a goalie with similar skills to Bernier and gave up a lot of assets as well. I guess we'll find out in the years ahead!Delete
- WillburJuly 24, 2013 at 11:40 PM
I agree with DP whole heartedly. Far from improving I think the Leafs have actually gone backwards. The whole Bernier thing was un needed and has only put us in a precarious cap position. The only mention of the cap I'll make, just let me point out compared to to Scrivens the Leafs are paying an extra 2.3 million a year for a goalie who may or may not even be better than the back up they traded for him let alone the incumbent. All of which ends up leaving less than 5 million to sign Kadri, Franson and Fraser.ReplyDelete
As DP noted the only two teams that even tested the Bruins were the Leafs and Hawks. The Pens and Rangers who tries to match the Bruins brawn wise were completely out classed. Say it with me people, "the leafs did not lose to the bruins because they weren't tough enough, they lost because they weren't as skilled or as experienced as the Hawks". So how do the leafs respond? By getting older, slower and less skilled but hey Clarkson fights and he loves Wendel so he must be the second coming. This ignores the mountain of evidence that power forwards go into steep decline as they hit thirty the best example being of course Wendal Clark who was a shadow of himself after turning thirty and out of the NHL by 33.
I have been saying for a while now that the Leafs were on the verge of becoming a very good team. This off season has thoroughly dampened my out look. Look if Bernier is what the "experts" say and plays like the second coming of Bower maybe they make the playoffs. Then again they have to compete in their division now not the conference to make it. Are you confident the Leafs are one of the the top four teams in the division? I'm not, at best they fight it out for the last playoff spot and will be hard pressed to make it.
PS On the the news of the Ranger signing and the limited cap space the Leafs now have I sense a move coming. One of the Leafs top dmen and Reimer are on their way out. Franson could be the guy going or maybe Phaneuf or Gardiner but one of the top guys has got to go. A package deal with Reimer could potentially net a lot of return. It would be the wrong move but something has to break the logjam the Leafs have put themselves in.Replies
While I aimed to look at where the Leafs are now with a degree of optimism in this post, Willbur, you make some compelling points. I suppose some of that gets thrown out the window if Bernier comes in and plays like the second coming of a young Jacques Plante, but the jury is still very much out on that.Delete
You're right about Clark- and guys like Al Secord and others come to mind as players who were in the same situation. The seem to suddenly lose that ability to play hard-edged hockey consistently and also score a lot. Once that goes, they don't get it back, generally speaking. We'll see where Clarkson will be in a year or so.
And yes, I've assumed Reimer will be going as soon as they can make a deal happen. He is the "guy we inherited" after all. Thanks Willbur.
The Ranger signing and the cap situation isn't as bad as many think.Delete
What it may tell us is that negoiations with Fraser aren't close and Ranger at slightly less than $1 million is a better value. Ranger may also be a backup plan in case the arbitration award is so great that the Leafs need to walk away from Fraser.
With his great plus/minus stats, Fraser may win a heavy raise in arbitration. Do you want to pay Fraser $1.5 million to $2 million?
The cap situation isn't as bad as one might think because Capgeek.com has some players that are probably AHL bound, counting against the cap with 6.5 million left.
Trevor Smith, T.J Brennan and Holzer probably wont make the Leafs and that's $1.937 million in cap space. Players under $900,000 playing in the AHL don't count against the cap.
So with Ranger the Leafs still have about $7.5 million for Fraser, Kadri and Franson.
7.5? That is possible. $3.25 million for Franson, which is more than Gunarrson got. $2.9 million for Kadri in slightly richer bridge deal than Subban and $1.25 million for Fraser.
I think we'll all be following the next few weeks closely, DP, for many of the reasons you cite. Some manoeuvring is required. I'd hate to lose Franson, but again, how much do we want to pay for him, or Fraser? Good questions...Delete
- leafdreamerJuly 25, 2013 at 12:04 AM
this team can win the cup.ReplyDelete
I'm really excited about the fact that we have so much depth on defense now to be able to trade for wingers or a unicorn center or whatever it turns out we need - Lucas made that point above and I think it is a very good one.
I really like Bozak and I think Kadri and him will come out strong this year - I think Bozak is a legit 1st line centre (mostly because of 'intangibles' - useful in every situation, able to find Kessel, face-offs etc.) and Kadri has a huge upside - 'magic hands' as Don says.
I love the direction in which we are going in terms of loading up on strength and grit in exchange for a bit of skill (not great skill, just some skill). Yes, Chicago won against the grinding tough teams in both instances in recent years but the role that Bickell and Byfuglin played should not be underestimated (nor should the beating Bruins took from us in the first round).
Bernier is better than Scrivens, our young defnece is loaded with talent and our offence will not suffer from the loss of 3 pretty good but not great hockey players.
I think the Leafs are in a great position right now. I think we are already a contender and in a position to become one with very little work if necessary. I can't wait for the season to start.Replies
I can feel your enthusiasm, leafdreamer. Let's see if your glass half-full feeling is prophetic compared with what Willbur and DP suggested above. Stay in touch...Delete
I believe that parity is the key factor in the Leafs' success this year. Last year this team proved that it can compete. About the most optimistic thing I can say in many long years.Delete
Every year there is unexpected surprises, both good and bad. Nonis must have a keen eye for future talent (with higher end potential) and try and trade some present players while their value is high. I'm willing to see some of our Leaf stars traded.
Nonis' legacy will be more accurately judged after this coming season.
Well, I do feel a bit better with Ranger signed. I had heard rumors that Ranger was following Eakins to Edmonton, so I wasn't counting on that.Delete
Phaneuf, Gunarrson, Franson, Gardiner, Ranger, Fraser, Liles...that's a pretty solid NHL calibre defence.
We don't have to rush any prospects. Perhaps Liles has a comeback year and we trade him to a team that gets into trouble with injuries to offensive d-men and bring up Blacker.
Kadri sure seemed confident and mature in interviews the other day. If he has a really good year that solves many problems, but that's lots of pressure for a young man.
You're absolutely right about Nonis' legacy, drgreg. It will take years for us to determine if his vision and personnel moves worked.Delete
To your point about Leaf stars possibly being traded: I almost feel that is inevitable, and not necessarily unhealthy. Now, if they trade away character players, that won't help. If they deal good players but improve the roster and team chemistry, I'm all for it. Phaneuf could be one of those players moved. Thanks drgreg.
- leafdreamerJuly 25, 2013 at 10:28 AM
Just a few more comments that I forgot to include:ReplyDelete
As we've witnessed yesterday - the dust hasn't settled yet - Paul Ranger has been convinced to play a season in the NHL. As far as I can see he's in shape and playing very well - along with Gunnarson and Phaneuf we have here a very solid top 3. The rest of the defence is a bunch of very talented young guys many of whom (Reiley, Gardiner, Granberg, Franson) have top-pairing written all over them in the near future. Beyond that we have a number of very serious defensemen in the system (Liles, Fraser, Holtzer, Brennan, Blacker, Finn) any one of whom can play in the NHL and who knows how well. Some of these guys will have to go and we are currently a little thin on the wings. Leafs trading some defence for some offence will happen before the season starts.
I can't help but notice the general lack of enthusiasm for our 'Winnipeg blue bombers' and I'd like to address it by pointing out that our point production has not suffered from having a 4th line that plays very few minutes but in those minutes manages to keep the puck away from our net and seriously and literally hurt the opposition. They are functioning exactly the way the 4th line is supposed to function and they have been very good at it. I'm really surprised that Colton Orr is not considered a hero in Toronto - the guy learned to skate and keep the puck on the boards and/or chip it in (in one offseason) and he's been beating up pretty much everybody he got into a fight with and he's been hitting Chara in the playoffs and the monster was hurt. And all this for less than a million bucks/year. Is there a better 4th liner out there? I don't think so.
I'd like to know what everyone thinks of Cathal Kelly's article today in the star trotting out the old tired formula of 'Can't win the Cup without tanking.' I am not a fan of Kelly, his recent puff piece on Lewike being one reason, and my opinion is this so called formula is crap. Yes, Chicago and Pittsburgh won the Cup recently with a core of top 3 picks, but Boston and LA were built with lower picks and trades, and Detroit is a perennial contender(at least until this year) without going into so-called 'tank mode.' The relevance to this discussion is that I think the Leafs may finally be developing some lower picks smartly and with some shrewd trading and luck, may surprise us...ReplyDelete
I'm more of your persuasion, Sean. Of course if you are awful several years running and you run into generational players you will likely end up with a very good team. But that is not a plan, it's not a strategy, and players don't tank. It's a silly concept.Delete
The Star piece on Leiweke speaks for itself. The follow-up on tanking is about as insightful.
How is Edmonton model working thus far? BTW look at what the Leafs's roster vs most who argued for tanking referenced teams and you see the following:Delete
JVR 2nd
Kessel 5th
Kadri 7th
Lupul 7th
Phaneuf 9th
Bernier 11th
Colborne 16th
Gardiner 17th
Komisarik 7th overall
Kane 1st
Toews 3rd
Seabrook 14th
Leddy 16th
Frolik 10th
Crosby 1st
Fluery 1st
Malkin 2nd
Iginla 11th*
Sutter 11th
Morrow 25th
Niskanen 28th
Bennett 20th
Despres 30th
* shouldn't be counted.
Remember wade Belek was 12th overall too. You basically see there is 2 or 3 elite first rounder but then the gems come from the next round.Silly article
Thanks for that, Lukas. That bit of background helps to inform our thinking. As I mentioned to Sean, I see no wisdom in tanking, not that players ever would, anyway. You don't need to 'tank' to build a solid organization. As Sean noted above, Detroit never picks in the top 10 yet competes - and very well - every season, and has for more than 20 years.Delete
Yes, if a team is terrible enough to finish last year after year, like Edmonton, of course you should be able to pick elite, skilled players. But there's not even a guarantee the Edmonton "model" (which I'm sure we would agree is certainly not a model- it's just long-standing incompetence) will ever be a great team, despite all their access to the best talent year after year.
As much as I appreciate the Detroit model, they did have Yzerman during the championship years after finally finding some good goaltending. They have been the top ten teams year after years through smart asset (Reilly anyone?) management and scouting acumen. I think there has to be a balance approach. You need some superstars, good supporting players, role players to be in the game. Then for championship you need to add leadership, coaching, chemistry, being injury free, and some luck.Delete
There are so many aspects that are required to be truly successful and to believe that one particular way will win you championship and not taking in the many other variable is silly. Granted if Edmonton players turns out to be what they have been projected to be, they will eventually be successful. Championship success is another matter. To tie into the Leafs, they have some of the pieces already and are heading in the right direction and to suggest that they should really tank now is beyond dumb. Reality is they already have. Unfortunately the year that they did, that Seguin guy went to Boston but we didn't do too bad either.
Balance is always the key, agreed, Lukas. There is no 'one' way to be successful. But tanking is not a solution, either. Thanks.ReplyDelete
- InTimeFor62July 25, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Just had a bit of an epiphany moment, though it's probably just something I ate combined with a tidbit I just read.ReplyDelete
"•Jason Gregor: Predators Shea Weber can be traded as of yesterday." [i.e. July 24th is a year since the offer sheet by the Flyers was matched by the Predators]
Since we know that Leiweke asked the ownership if he could pursue a 'David Beckham' type player, and was told they would pay for that to happen, I started thinking about the financial burden that contract presents to the Predators who signed Shea in order to be masters of their own fate (to some degree), yet the weight of that contract is now well-experienced.
Perhaps this is where the win-win trade scenarios give hints of Phaneuf's name being bandied about, because this strikes me as something that could work on many levels... Captain for Captain;
famous Singer wife (Underwood-Fisher) is joined by Actress wife (Cuthbert-Phaneuf);
expiring contract goes for massive front-end bonus-laden contract;
Nashville gains flexibility & adds big enough 'name'/ offensive/physical R (or left) defenseman to satisfy fans losing Weber -7.86 M Cap Hit (14M salary);
Toronto gets big name and contract balancing the cost with Liles joining Phaneuf in the deal sending 10.375M cap hit (9.7 M Salary) the other way.
This drops a player (Liles) 'not in our future' and a player who may be wanting more than we are willing to 're-up' for, to a team that may not re-sign the player, but has a functional year to see how Seth Jones integrates at a young age.
I don't know if the Leafs can take on the cost of the signing bonus (13M of the 14M salary for Weber), but I hope we could use our financial clout there.
I imagine that the Leafs would probably add pick(s)/prospect(s) to the deal to satisfy a frugal and responsible Nashville club's needs.
This opens cap space to sign our RFA's since Nashville has over 4.6M in cap space to absorb the extra 2.5 M Cap hit going their way (while saving over 4M in actual salary on the deal).
It seems we then keep TJ Brennan, Holzer and Ranger to cover 5-7 and Toronto would use 1.4M (of our now 8.7M cap space) on the upgrade to Weber, leaving 7.3 to sign Kadri, Fraser and Franson (likely to short term deals needed to bridge the year until a new cap). 2.5 for Kadri (1 yr); 800k one way for Fraser, and; 3.5 -4 M cap hit on a 2-3 year deal for Franson.
Alternately, it may be that Nashville wants Franson back, in which case I can't see Phaneuf going the other way, so that means a lot more puzzle pieces to make such a blockbuster work...
Hope you enjoy my musings!
Nashville is an interesting organization, InTimeFor62. For me, they are a model of hard work, smart planning and consistency. No, they've never "won" anything, but they play Predator hockey, which generally is all about being in the right spot, discipline and hard work (along with goaltending!).ReplyDelete
David Poile has worked for years with limited budgets yet has tried to keep the franchise competitive, which they largely have been. Not since their really early days have they had those real high draft picks, so they have had to make good choices. They can't keep all their good players (e.g. Suter) but continue to plod along successfully. They have the same GM and the same coach since Day One of the franchise, and they have never fallen back to being awful.
Whether they would ever move Weber, I don't know. Again,. we tend to over-rate guys that have a big reputation (and that we don't see a lot ourselves) and I don't know if Weber is a true stud defenseman or not. He certainly is by reputation and salary. But if I'm Nashville, I would not trade Weber for Phaneuf straight up, and I would not be interested in Liles. Again, I'm not a cap person so maybe that comes into play when discussing these kinds of potential deals.
With Nonis now officially on board with an extension, we'll see what he has in mind in the weeks ahead. Thanks, InTimeFor62. Your musings are always fun to follow!
- InTimeFor62July 25, 2013 at 6:01 PM
I'm not actually advocating for the Weber trade, just imagining that might actually be the 'splash' that Leiweke is looking for (despite the fact that it's a bigger contract than I think would bring the commensurate value, as you commented, Michael).ReplyDelete
Given the fact that Reimer is probably on the way out the door (despite our desire to the contrary), he might be a player that interests Poile, since they have no backup for Rinne signed.
Of course that means we need a backup, which makes me wonder if that was the reason to sign McIntyre AND Gibson...
Maybe a 30 yr old McIntyre could be our inexpensive backup, providing another 1.2 M in cap flexibility to sign the RFA's.
I think that Liles would only be attractive because Nashville is sending >4M in real salary to the Leafs in this scenario. Certainly wouldn't believe Phanuef alone would satisfy Poile (especially with Liles in the mix for Cap Issues), hence the probability of pick/prospect inclusions...
Poile is too efficient and successful to want any less, but may budge a bit to offload a contract Leiweke seems only too interested to acquire!