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Folk singer-songwriter Clementine Darling says she was chasing the sunshine when she busked her way from Seattle to the Bay Area in 2010, living in Santa Cruz and Berkeley briefly before moving to Sonoma County, where she's lived the last seven years.
"The initial thing that brought me to Sonoma County was the connection to nature—it was such a beautiful place," Darling says. "And the people have been what kept me here."
Last year, Darling stepped out of her busking shoes and took to a stage for the first time ever at the 2017 Next Level Music Industry Conference, hosted by Creative Sonoma. Darling's onstage debut coincided with her participation in a songwriting workshop with nationally recognized producer Sam Hollander, in which she and Hollander shaped one of her original songs, "Choose Love," into a strong acoustic number in the tradition of alt-folk heroines like Ani DiFranco and Cat Power. "Choose Love" wound up being the first track on Darling's forthcoming debut EP,
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Originally planned as a four-song EP, 11:11 was half recorded when the Tubbs fire forced Darling from her Mark West Springs area home in the late hours of Oct. 8. Darling adds that after escaping the flames and reaching safety, she looked at the time; it was 11:11pm.
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The law firm, selected by the conservators, gets hefty fees from CB "Victoria", according to documents, which Bivol has. For the period from June 25 to September 23, 2014, "BulLawyers" Ltd. and the law firm "Atanasov" have received 161,148.55 levs from CB "Victoria", while the quantity and quality of their services is quite doubtful.
Documents reveal that "BulLawyers" Ltd. has virtually no other customers. For example, the company has invoiced 16 898.38 levs, with invoice № 337 from August 4,2014, while a month later invoice № 338 from September 3, 2014 is also for about 18,000 levs. It turns out that in the course of one month this company has not issued any other invoice.
The most striking, however, is invoice № 1 from September 23, 2014, issued by Biser Atanasov, who is a partner in "BulLawyers" Ltd., but has established a separate law firm under his name "Atanasov" to avoid paying Value Added Tax (VAT). He has given himself a remuneration amounting to 108,250.17 levs. For the period from the beginning of the special supervision of CB "Victoria" until September 23, 2014, "BulLawyers" Ltd. and law firm "Atanasov" have received 161,148.55 levs.
Another shocking fact is that the legal consultants of conservator Bozhidar Arshinkov – Biser Atanasov and Rumen Dimitrov – have full access to all credit records in CB "Victoria". On the basis of an order, issued by the conservators, they are given the opportunity to dig in the loan portfolio undisturbed, including in the so-called non-performing loans and retrieve information constituting bank and / or trade secrets, as well as data on borrowers, the size of their loans and collaterals.
As a result, Biser Atanasov has chosen some of the largest non-performing loans (the amount of attorney fees is calculated on the base of material interest), for which the bank has already issued orders for immediate execution and writs of execution, and has, himself, drawn an authorization letter, which has been approved by the conservators. Based on it, he has generated several enforcement cases. For those services he has received 108,250.17 levs, as evidenced by the invoices.
These amounts are clearly unreasonable and hurting the bank and the depositors. To initiate an enforcement action, a signed application form shall be filed with the relevant law enforcement officer, which does not represent any legal and / or factual complexity and even does not require a legal degree.
On the "bad apple" Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) and the "good apple" CB "Victoria"
Commercial Bank "Victoria" Jsc (formerly "Crédit Agricole Bulgaria" Jsc), which recently has been inevitably linked with "Corporate Commercial Bank" (KTB)as its subsidiary, has actually been acquired by KTB, with the approval of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB – the central bank – editor's note) on June 12, 2014 , i.e. one day before the attacks on KTB and its run, and practically ten days before it was placed under special supervision by BNB on June 22, 2014 The acquisition was approved by the Head of the BNB Banking Supervision, Tsvetan Gunev, who is currently facing legal charges.
In the course of 20 days, BNB produced conflicting reports about the state of this bank. At the time of the latter's closing on June 22, it was suggested that "Crédit Agricole Bulgaria" also has problems:
"The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank, after a detailed analysis of the situation, created by the lack of liquidity in Corporate Commercial Bank and its subsidiary – the former" Crédit Agricole Bulgaria" (Banking Group KTB), states:
– We confirm the placement of KTB under special supervision, as well as implementation of that measure for its subsidiary.
Twenty days later, Crédit Agricole was presented again by BNB as a "well-managed bank with good banking practices".
"The state of its loan portfolio is very good; its securitization and the necessary supplies are good enough," is written in the press release from July 11, 2014.
The truth is that before the crisis with KTB, "Crédit Agricole" has had no problems with liquidity or capital adequacy. In the eight days during which it was de facto owned by the not-yet-running KTB, no employees of the "bad apple" have been there; there have been no transfers to businesses related to KTB majority shareholder Tsvetan Vasilev, and no loans have been granted to them. Liquidity problems of "Crédit Agricole Bulgaria" arose due to cash withdrawals and money transfers in large amounts due to the emerging mass panic among the depositors of the bank as result of the placement of "Corporate Commercial Bank" under special supervision. Until then and at that point, there were no appointed representatives of the new shareholder in "Crédit Agricole Bulgaria" (currently CB "Victoria").
On June 25, the conservators, appointed at KTB and "CB Victoria", were replaced. Stanislav Georgiev Lyutov and Elena Zdravkova Kostadinchev went to KTB, while Hristina Ivanova Stamova and Bozhidar Ivanov Arshinkov went to Crédit Agricole. The move was officially justified with the amount of work in both banks.
According to unofficial information of Bivol, the change of conservators was due to conflict of interest of Slaviyana Danailova – the first appointed conservator in KTB, who was in charge of this bank and could not be moved to its subsidiary for the same reasons.
In recent days, a protest letter of employees of CB "Victoria" to BNB lifted the curtain over the actions of the conservators. It became clear that the bank's loans are being sold; unfounded dismissals are being executed, and conservators are using consultants with questionable competence. Employees of the bank demanded a change of conservators and even declared themselves ready to stage a protest rally.
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The Email that Stopped Me in My Tracks
An interesting thing happened to me a few weeks ago…
I was going about my days, as you do, and an email popped into my inbox from someone I didn't know. I opened it. My blood went cold. My heart might have stopped beating for a few seconds. And what I know now (but didn't at the time) is that my body went into a stake of shock, mimicking the symptoms of a concussion.
For the next 8 days I suffered from an excruciating migraine type headache. I blamed the weather, the new meds my doctor put me on, life stress, and my kids fighting.
I didn't connect my 'can't function headache' reaction to the email I got that day to the physical symptoms I was experiencing. I got a total of 8 emails that week from the same person, all re-triggering my shock, all contributing to my blinding headache and I was too obtuse to put two and two together.
I have done my work. I have wicked boundaries. I know my triggers and have pre-planned physical and mental responses prepared for each. Or so I thought.
My boundaries were around the HCP's in my life. I wasn't prepared for the HCP that wasn't in my life to sneak in out of nowhere, (seriously, nowhere), and poke my most deeply hidden and protected vulnerabilities. I wasn't prepared for the HCP I didn't know to have the power to shock me out of my comfort zone, so ferociously that my physical body manifested a migraine for 8 days. I wasn't prepared for a stranger, a complete stranger, to put my brain and body into a state of shock and anxiety. This person got into my head and then spun around on a hamster wheel for 8 days.
I started obsessively checking my email. I instinctively knew another email would be coming – it wasn't IF, it was WHEN. And when the email would arrive, my brain would tell me 'I told you so.' Which just fuelled me to keep checking my email even more often.
Without even knowing it had happened, I gave a complete stranger absolute power over my thoughts, actions and physical body. I was checking my email constantly, looking over my shoulder when I was out to see if anyone was following me; my internal dialogue played out every worst-case scenario you could imagine and my head hurt like someone was drilling holes into the back of my skull 24/7.
Those few people I told about the situation told me to block the email so I wouldn't keep getting triggered. But I couldn't. It was difficult to put into words so that they would understand and it's difficult today, trying to write why I couldn't block the email from inbox.
It was as if my brain had convinced me that if I could read what was said in the email, I'd be able to control the outcome. Isn't there a saying out there "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't?" I don't think it was meant for a scenario like this, but my brain convinced me it was.
Which, if you're reading this or have any experience with an HCP, you know that kind of thinking is INSANE but when you're triggered and in terror – you aren't sane. You are trying to survive a perceived threat.
In my case, every cell in my body was trying to protect me from the perceived threat I was getting in my inbox.
On day 7 I checked in with my acupuncturist to see if maybe something else was causing my headaches (that no drug could help alleviate, trust me, I tried many of them). And she was the brilliant soul who told me that I needed a treatment immediately, that my body was in shock and that my headache was a symptom of the shock. Miracle worker that she is, she removed the shock from my energetic system and I haven't had a headache since.
In reflection, I think what bothers me most, isn't that I let an HCP wreak havoc on my being, it was the mask I wore during those 8 days. If you had met me on the street during those days, you wouldn't have known anything was wrong. If you weren't someone I happened to go for a walk with and ended up downloading on, you never would have known I was suffering. I had a migraine and was in a state of shock and terror AND YET I went to my kids' sporting activities, met up with friends, worked and carried on as if everything was normal.
Why did I let myself suffer in silence? Why did I wait so long to get help? What underlying trauma do I need to resolve so that a stranger can't have that kind of power over me again? Why am I telling you this?
Because I want you to be gentler to yourself.
I want you to appreciate the stress you are under by co-parenting with someone who doesn't like you, (ie: tries to manipulate and control you). I want you to take a moment and do a quick inventory of who you have become and do you like that person? I want you to recognize what physical symptoms your body is presenting with today that it didn't present with years ago. I want you to ask yourself what hamster wheel message do you have in your head?
Once I removed the shock from my system, and my headache was gone, I was able to rationally take back control of my brain, my thoughts.
Am I still checking my email as often as I was when I was in shock? I'm definitely checking it more often than I was before this all went down, but I'm less afraid of what might be in my inbox than I was before. And my positive take away?
I used to live in that state permanently. I was 100% stationed in fright or flight, total shock, always armed and ready for the next attack. It took me a long time to shift out of it. Longer than I'd like to admit, actually.
But with this attack? It was only 8 days. Sure, it's 8 days I'll never get back… but I didn't let myself sink into my old pattern for too long. Regardless of how many boundaries you have in place, you're going to get triggered from time to time. What matters is how quickly you move out of the trigger, the shock, the terror.
And for gosh sake, if you end up with a migraine for a week and don't know why? Learn from my experience, CHECK YOUR TRIGGERS!


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Tommy Hilfiger Co-Founder's Estate Goes for $48M
Tommy Hilfiger co-founder Joel Horowitz has sold his Lake Tahoe estate for $48 million, and longtime NBC weatherman Willard Scott sells his Connecticut beach house. Candace Taylor has a look inside this week's Private Properties. Photo: Chase International.
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The Guardian reports today that, "Postnatal depression, which affects 13% of mothers and can lead to suicide, could be treated without drugs, and even prevented." The newspaper said new research suggests that new mothers could benefit from the support of health visitors and other women who have had postnatal depression.
The newspaper report is based on the findings of two separate studies published in the British Medical Journal . The first study (in England) found that postnatal depression is reduced in women if health visitors are trained to spot symptoms of depression six to eight weeks after birth, and offer psychological support. The second (Canadian) study found that women who received advice by phone from a woman who had suffered herself were around half as likely to develop postnatal depression 12 weeks after birth.
Both these studies are reliable, and provide good evidence of the benefits of counselling and its practical application for new mothers. This is important research as around one in 10 mothers in the UK are thought to experience postnatal depression. A structured programme for delivering this type of intervention now seems likely.
Where did the story come from?
Dr C Jane Morrell from Sheffield University and colleagues from the UK and US carried out the first study. This research was funded by the NHS research and development programme. The second study was carried out by Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis from the University of Toronto and colleagues from Canada. Funding was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health.
Professor Dennis is also the author of a systematic review on the topic. She wrote an accompanying editorial in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal (BMJ), in which both studies were published.
What kind of scientific study was this?
The first study is a cluster randomised trial, which ran between 2003 and 2006. It aimed to evaluate how the effects of training health visitors to identify postnatal depressive symptoms and provide psychological interventions compared against standard care. The health visitors assessed women's depressive symptoms six to eight weeks after they gave birth, using a recognised scoring system, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), along with a clinical assessment.
Depression was identified in around 4,000 women in England, who were treated in one of three possible ways. A third received a "psychologically informed" session based on cognitive behavioural principles (a therapy aimed at changing behavioural responses). Another third received a session based on person-centred principles (a therapy that encourages a woman to discuss their feelings). The final third were offered the usual GP referral. The psychological sessions took place for one hour a week for eight weeks, and were provided by the health visitor.
The type of treatment the women received was decided by a process called cluster randomisation. This involved 101 urban and rural general practices (clusters) in 29 primary care trusts in the former Trent Regional Health Authority. Each surgery was randomly chosen to adopt one of the three treatments so that all the women from each practice were treated in the same way. Women were followed for 18 months, with progress measurements after six months and 12 months.
The second study is also a randomised controlled trial, which enrolled more than 21,000 women from seven different health regions across Canada. This trial involved about 700 women two weeks after they gave birth, who had been identified by the EPDS as being at high risk of developing postnatal depression. These women were randomly allocated to one of two interventions. Half received telephone support from specially trained volunteer mothers who had experienced postnatal depression themselves. The other half were given standard community postnatal care, in which they could seek help from various health professionals if they felt it necessary.
The telephone-based mother-to-mother support began within 48-72 hours of randomisation. The women offering advice had previously experienced and recovered from self-reported postnatal depression. These women were recruited from the community and had attended a four-hour training session.
What were the results of the study?
In the English trial, the women who received either of the two types of psychological therapy were found to have significantly lower levels of depression compared with the others who received standard GP care. A third of women who had received therapy still had symptoms of depression six months after their baby's birth, compared with just under half of those in the control group. These differences in outcomes remained significant when women were assessed again at 12 months.
In the Canadian trial, those who received peer support in the form of regular telephone conversations were half as likely to become depressed by 12 weeks after birth. More than 80% of those who received telephone support said they were satisfied with the experience and would recommend it to a friend.
What interpretations did the researchers draw from these results?
The researchers in the English trial say that "training health visitors to assess women, identify symptoms of postnatal depression, and deliver psychologically informed sessions was clinically effective at six and 12 months postnatally compared with usual care".
The Canadian researchers say that "telephone-based peer support can be effective in preventing postnatal depression among women at high risk".
What does the NHS Knowledge Service make of this study?
These randomised controlled trials both provide high-quality evidence that practical approaches to treating or preventing postnatal depression are effective.
There were high rates of participation in the large English trial, and although the authors acknowledge potential limitations, these would not be enough to alter the main conclusion. The limitations the authors discuss include:
- Each treatment had varying numbers of women dropping out before the end of the study, and the two treatment groups had more women leave within the first six months than the group that received standard care.
- This was a pragmatic trial, meaning that the researchers included a wide variety of participants in an effort to be more representative of the population that would receive the intervention in real life. This is in contrast to non-pragmatic trials, which often include a very narrow spectrum of people (e.g. those with a specific level of depression and with few other medical problems). One of the consequences of this design is that it is hard to explain why there was a reduction in depressive symptoms in all the women who received the interventions, irrespective of depression score. However, the authors say that a pragmatic trial does not seek to explain this effect.
- Because the interventions also included social interactions, such as the contact made by health visitors in the antenatal period, it is possible that the psychological treatment alone may not be responsible for the effects seen. However, in this type of trial design, the exact nature of the intervention is difficult to standardise and report on in detail, as all the health visitors might have delivered the intervention in slightly different ways, or developed different bonds with the mothers. The researchers recommend a further trial to determine exactly what part(s) of the intervention were responsible for the effect.
In the Canadian trial the researchers say:
- Their results are limited in that the diagnosis of postnatal depression might be questionable. They used a structured clinical interview that was developed for use by a mental health specialist in person. However, in this trial it was necessary to conduct the interview over the telephone and to have generalist nurses administer it. A shortened version of the depression module was also used, but this use has not been formally validated.
- Their sample was significantly more ethnically diverse than the sample in the one previous postnatal depression study, which administered the same interview by telephone. It is not clear if the questionnaire was appropriate or understood by women from a range of ethnicities.
Writing in an editorial on the two papers published in the same issue of the BMJ , Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis, who led the second study, said that both studies provide "more evidence that postnatal depression could be effectively treated, and possibly even prevented". A structured programme for delivering this type of intervention now seems likely. Further study needs to assess the cost of the intervention, and assess which precise aspect of interacting with a health visitor helped the new mothers.
Sir Muir Gray adds...
Very important finding on a very important topic.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Drug-free help for postnatal depression.
The Guardian, 16 January 2009
Health visitors 'aid birth blues'.
BBC News, 16 January 2009
Links to the science
Dale J, Caramlau IO, Lindenmeyer A, Williams SM.
Peer support telephone calls for improving health.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4
Dennis C-L, Hodnett E.
Psychosocial and psychological interventions for treating postpartum depression.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 4
Dennis CL, Creedy DK.
Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing postpartum depression.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4
Preventing and treating postnatal depression.
BMJ 2009; 338: a2975Further reading
Dennis CL.
Psychosocial and psychological interventions for prevention of postnatal depression: systematic review.
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Effect of peer support on prevention of postnatal depression among high risk women: multisite randomised controlled trial.
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Should the Leafs stand pat at number 8, or make a move at the draft?
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As a life long die hard fan I am a little worried because I have seen how all the big shake-ups have worked out in the past. I watched the Leafs win 4 Cups as a kid and thought this is great the best team ever and little did I know that that was it. 47 years later and still waiting for the best team ever to win another Cup. I've always been an optimist thinking the Leafs were better than they were like when they got Jason Blake I thought he would get 40 or close to it like he did for the Islanders. I also thought getting Owen Nolan would give the Leafs an actual shot at the Cup. So looking back now it is pretty clear I was totally wrong so I guess maybe I am totally wrong now but I don't think the Leafs should make any changes as history has shown every time they try to rush things it totally backfires.ReplyDelete
I think they should sit back for a second and look at where the team was before the Olympic break. The Leafs were on an 11-2-1 streak and there were articles in the Star and TSN talking about how Phaneuf was playing the best hockey of his career. Hard to say what happened but the Leafs were not the same after the break and part of it may have been Kessel and JVR running out of gas. It could also be partly because Carlyle was not using a 4th line. Obviously Reimer not getting the job done did not help the situation but there were other factors including a lot of bad puck luck and some officiating that really cost the Leafs several games like giving Bernier a delay of game penalty in OT for freezing the puck?
I think the Leafs right now are the team that went 11-2-1 before the Olympic break and they did that without Dave Bolland and I think that is the team we could have next season. So that is why I am worried because of all the rumours that players like Phaneuf, Kadri and Gardiner are on the block to be moved. It would just be more young players moved out before getting a chance to show what they can do for old players past their prime. It happens pretty much every time they get a veteran. Now the talk is Joe Thornton. Sure he is a good player but he is past his prime. Kadri had 50 points last season and Thornton had 76 but in two years it could easily be reversed. Phaneuf was playing amazing hockey this season and then his game fell off as the team nose dived. I think it was because he was trying too hard to change the teams fortune but he is still a very capable defenceman.
So to answer your question since there are no superstar elite players in this draft there is no way I would move up if it means giving up Kadri and Phaneuf. I really just want to se them playing like they did for the two months before the Olympic break and of course continuing with slow progress.
I can appreciate your reference to seeing the Leafs win those Cups (I did as well), and the drought since that time. I've also been hopeful many times since, and the Leafs have had some nice runs, for sure, Alton.Delete
As for Thornton, as much as he has been a wonderful player, and he has, this may be a case of the Leafs acquiring a guy who would have been a great addition five years ago, but maybe not now.
The Leafs have been guilty in the past of making trades as if they were one player away from being a Cup contender. You know, getting Brian Leetch for a couple of weeks while the guy they gave up, Anton Stralman, is still starting for the Rangers. Let's take it slow this time. BTW, I also watched the Leafs win Cups and never expected this drought. Maybe before I die.....Delete
In a sense, Paul, we fans are a bit like the players. I remember Dave Keon (and many players since that time) being quoted as saying that when they won championships early in their career, they just thought this was the way it was always going to be. And of course it isn't.Delete
Same with us fans, I suppose. Those of us who were around back in the '60s Leaf hey-day probably thought we'd certainly see more Cups along the way. But not yet!
- InTimeFor62June 9, 2014 at 2:23 AM
Perhaps the significant changes may come precisely because the approach is patient... what I mean is that (like the Jays) a trade (or trades) may materialize out of patience and then grow into something far more significant than originally conceived.ReplyDelete
If the right mix can be found amongst trading partners, where timing and mutual needs are met, then we could see some major changes, though I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the patience 'kicks in' and is revisited in-season after much of the groundwork has been laid. A specific injury could quickly change the needs of others, allowing 'our' desires to come to fruition just because the right situation arises down the road somewhat. Perhaps some of that groundwork was already laid last season and the coming days might just consolidate everyone's wishes.
I'm entirely open to all possibilities that could 'play out' and will watch to see the fruit of management's efforts to tweak or seriously adjust for perceived and actual team weaknesses, I just don't have any expected timetable on the matter!
I also think that other teams compliance buyouts could provide some opportunity for a potentially cap-strapped team like the Leafs... is there a Mike or Brad Richards to be had for less than previous salary iterations have demanded? Or another, out in the cold Clark MacArthur/Mason Raymond-type unsigned and available late in the summer? There are some unusual scenarios that could play out for our entertainment over the coming weeks, eh?Replies
There are some roster adjustments that could be made, absolutely, InTimeFor62, that don't "cost" that much because they don't require moving assets. I don't doubt Nonis has thought this all through.Delete
Fans will need to see a playoff move this coming season, however.
- InTimeFor62June 9, 2014 at 2:26 AM
PS I didn't really answer your question directly, however, the 8th pick is really just a chip in all the possibilities that could play out as described in my post. Depending on what else is happening on the trade front, I could see standing pat or moving up/down as possibilities.ReplyDelete
Hi Michael,ReplyDelete
Right now I just don't feel too excited about the players available on draft day. No doubt some solid prospects, but certainly no once-in-a-decade type players stand out. I don't see any reason to jump up in this draft for a prospect that may or may not be a cornerstone player. The only way I would be agreeable to doing so is if another team actually covets one of our difficult contracts, plus maybe a James Reimer, but I don't see that happening. I am quite optimistic about the Leafs' youth, and I don't want to see it thrown away for a risk. Names like Kadri and Gardiner keep coming up, and it just doesn't make sense to me to trade assets that we already know are good players who are still getting better, for a crapshoot that really won't make a big impact in the next two years.
I say hold on to number eight barring an offer that they can't refuse, and be patient. I know, patience is wearing thin among all of us, but patience with Kadri is beginning to pay off, and I think continued patience and development with other prospects such as Rielly and Finn will be rewarded in the next few years as well.Replies
I think many fans could adopt a patient approach if they really believed this team was on the verge of something, Pete. Time will tell!Delete
This is an interesting one. But I don't see it worthwhile for any of the centres. This is not a "man that guy is light years ahead of the pack" draft. Not that Reinhart and Bennett will not be good players but from everything I know/read/seen of them they certainly are not Nathan McKinnon types so why give up what is certainly going to be a fairly steep price for them.ReplyDelete
Ekblad could very well be a 1 in 5 year or even 1 in 10 year defenseman. He has the whole bag of tools and is going to be a stud dman in the NHL for a long time. Normally I always advocate taking a centre over a dman that early in the draft as you build teams through the centre and most dmen really don't hit their prime until 24ish. I think Ekblad is the exception to that rule.
For me IF they can move up to get Ekblad I am ok with them attempting a move. Otherwise stand pat. There are should be some decent pieces available at 8th as well.Replies
Interesting, Pep, in that you've identified the one guy you'd be OK with the Leafs taking a shot at.Delete
- Dave CarsonJune 9, 2014 at 10:13 AM
I think they have to try and move up and grab one of the two centers (Bennett or Reinhart) available. They have too many young players projected to fill in the bottom of their roster, it's now time to try and get some talent that projects to be top 6 players. The franchise has taken some big steps in terms of finally acknowledging the value of player development so it's time to give the system some talent to work with. They need help down the middle and another solid defence prospect couldn't hurt either. They probably won't get a chance to move up in next year's draft until the lottery is done so this is a very good opportunity.ReplyDeleteReplies
I guess we (and Nonis) need to see what the cost is to move up and get one of those top picks, Dave. Would the Leafs deal their pick and a veteran defenseman? If the cost was Kadri or Gardiner, I tend to think Nonis would not make the move.Delete
- AnonymousJune 9, 2014 at 10:32 AM
At first I was intrigued but I don't think moving up this year will be worth the asking price. They are still so young and not many are standing out.ReplyDelete
Gus Katsaros touched on the fact that the bigger players that thrive at this level often struggle as others catch up, get taller and stronger. Detroit, who have always had good prospects, often pick smaller more skilled 200 foot players who are expected to hit a growth spurt later on. Parentage is a good indication and some of their smaller Swedish picks are still growing well into their 20's. Whatever the formula is for predicting the future success of these smaller players, Detroit knows it and it has worked out very well for them, especially with later picks. They always look ahead to the future. CNReplies
You raise a good point, Colleen. As important as first-round picks are, teams are often built based on late-round selections that turn into really good players- Detroit being an example, as you mentioned.Delete
It's not a great draft year. Ekblad looks good, but there is always some risk involved and quality of prospects drops quickly after that.ReplyDelete
This is the reason why teams are making noise about being willing to trade their picks...it's not 1979 when you could get: Mark Messier, Ray Bourque, Mike Gartner, Glenn Anderson, Dale Hunter, Michel Goulet, Brian Propp, Neal Broten, Rick Vaive, Guy Carbonneau, Kevin Lowe and the list goes on.
It's not 2003 when you could get Shea Weber, Eric Staal, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Nathan Horton, Jeff Carter, Ryan Suter, Zach Parise, Dustin Brown, Mike Richards, Ryan Kesler or Dion Phaneuf.
Don't trade for a top pick in a weak year....save that move for a stellar year.
Ponder this thought: Corey Perry, Zach Parise and Jeff Carter were taken in 2003 with other team's picks. I'm sure Edmonton, Dallas and Phoenix regret those moves.Replies
Good points, DP. As you said and as I mentioned earlier on, there is indeed a reason clubs with top picks some years talk about being interested in trade offers- the guys they will pick are not likely to be franchise players.Delete
Unless one can be certain that the player they are moving up to grab is a bona fide, slam-dunk star the conversation should not even begin. Over the past 10 years the draft has become deeper. Still there are so many can't miss guys picked in slots 3 thru 5 that litter the roadsides of pro hockey that I would only be comfortable trading for the 1 or 2 pick.ReplyDelete
Keep in mind, when the Pens selected Mario they went a further five years without making the playoffs (16 of 21 teams qualified at that time to boot!) There is no Mario, not close this year.
Point is even if you have the greatest player ever depth, quality depth , is also needed. One does not realize quality depth trading a handful of good assets for one promising quality player. I love Kessel but we traded three assets for him and have made the playoffs but once in his tenure. Not saying we would have made the playoffs had that trade not happened but Seguin, Hamilton et al are quality players covering offense and defense and between them they put in 40+ minutes a game . We are too far away from having difference making depth to be playing the three pieces for one game.
Our need for three solid quality players covering the back end and the front end who between them contribute 60 minutes a night is greater than our need for a young quality prospect who plays only forward or defense and contributes just 20 minutes per night.
This is a team with many needs.We have a few star players and a few quality guys . The Leafs don't need ONE GUY. If we could only dream it so.......Replies
Well said, Bmaximus- the Leafs are more than one player away...Delete
The draft choices are not as important as bringing in mentally tough players that can play now in the NHL.ReplyDelete
The Leafs need mental toughness in the face of pressure from the Toronto media, and also to overcome adversity and bounce back after losses. A perfect example would be Mariano Rivera that blew the 2001 World Series but bounced back to be the best again.Replies
I agree that mental toughness is key, Eli. The Leafs need that and what I call "team toughness" as well, along with leadership and players with winning playoff experience to go with the talent they already have.Delete
- AnonymousJune 9, 2014 at 4:29 PM
This is an interesting question. On one hand, you've got draft without (truly) elite level talent at the top, but one where many see above-average talent in the 5-12 range. That says, keep the pick. On the other hand, moving $7m off the books would solve a lot of cap problems for the Leafs.ReplyDelete
For me, I suppose it comes down to management's evaluation of Phaneuf -- everything he brings on the ice, everything he needs to bring as captain of this team. If all the chatter about his poor leadership is true (remember, this is the Toronto media after all), then he should be moved. But if the Leafs believe that Dion can lead this team to a Cup, then we should stay the course. I'd strongly oppose trading anyone young, however. Most of my adult life has been spent watching the Leafs trade young talent for quick fixes, and never truly emerging as an elite team as a result. And unlike you and Alton, I 'woke up' to the Leafs as a young boy in 1971. I missed all the childhood glory, instead only experiencing the 40+ year walk in the desert ever since.
As for the players, I'd go with Reinhart. Phil makes everyone around him better -- he'd only accelerate Sam's learning curve. Ekblad may become great, but the Leafs need a first-line center more than another blue liner. Even if Dion is moved. Changing over from the Swarm will improve our defensive play, and we've got guys in the minors. But there's no one that projects as a first-line center anywhere in the system. And that's always the toughest piece to add.
This is a puzzling offseason. Perhaps, especially, because it's last offseason all over again. We still need a #1 center and a #2 defenseman.
Ground Hog Day, again. Oh, well. Go Leafs Go!Replies
Response below, Anon.Delete
- AnonymousJune 9, 2014 at 4:41 PM
Forget about the aging first line centers past their prime!ReplyDelete
Shanahan has already stated the desire for a 'mobile D corps'. He should start by trading Pha9, Gunnerson and Franson's rights.
Sign Boyle to $6m x 2 yrs to tutor their future D, Gardner and Reilly.
Sign Willie Mitchell
Ranger, Gleason, Brennan, Granberg, McWilliam, Percy, Holzer can battle for the last 3 spots.
Up front:
Trade Lupul, and with other D trades attempt to move up to the #3 spot to pick Draistl.
Thereafter, sign FA's Matt Moulson, Steve Ott, and Shawn Thornton.
Bring Back Kulemin and Raymond if they are ok with reasonable contracts, and let some of the young Marlie forwards like Holland, Leivo, D'Amigo, Ryan, and Devane vie for open spots.Replies
Willie Mitchell has certainly been a useful player, Anon. If Boyle becomes a free-agent, he's a player the Leafs could look at.Delete
The Leafs could be better right away, I think, if they gave opportunities to Holland, Ashton and D'Amigo. They could be a solid energy line.
Really good post, Anon. ("71 was a great time to become a Leaf follower- Keon, Ullman, Ellis, Henderson, Parent, Plante, a really young defense along with Bobby Baun...) My sense is Nonis wants to preserve the youth on this roster and won't easily give them up.ReplyDelete
And yes, we've seen this movie before!
- AnonymousJune 9, 2014 at 7:45 PM
The Leafs need a shake-up but not at the cost of a fire-sale.ReplyDelete
Phaneuf is a great #3 defenseman on a good team. He's overpaid and miscast as the #1 D and captain of the Leafs. He needs to go because you can't strip the C, demote him and then expect him to be happy about it.
The Leafs should have stayed captainless as they still don't have the right guy for the job.
Get the best you can for Phaneuf. JVR, Bernier and Reilly the only ones I'd make "untouchable".
Any chance to dump salary like Clarkson and Gleason, take it.
Don't sign Raymond unless it's another cheap contract at $1m. He's a third line scoring on a team that needs a checking line.
Don't overpay anyone! Poor cap management is crippling the Leafs ability to improve.
Other than that, be patient and don't trade anyone else unless it provides a definite improvement.
Hi Michael,ReplyDelete
the Leafs lost 12 of their last 14 games. If they played 500 hockey they would have made the playoffs. Can not be that far away from being a factor in the east.
From all I hear from Shannahan and what I know about Nonis they will stay patient.
They will not blow up the roster by trading Phaneuf, Gardiner and Kadri.
Although Gardiner and Kadri have to turn into something this coming year.
There are so many open spots on that roster that it should be possible to make a significant change without blowing up the good pieces that are in place.
I talked about our D before, so you know how I think about it. And there are six open spots on lines 3 and 4 plus additional players.
There are some rumours out there that the Leafs desperately tried to move Phaneuf at the last draft. That they really want to get rid of him. I find it hard to believe they would have signed him to that deal if they don't want him on that team at all.
Concearning the draft pick: I'm fine with staying at number 8. If they really think one of the top guys is the real deal they can try to move up, but I agree with Gus' suggestion that they should not pay more than their first round pick and Franson for a player that could not help immediately. But be careful with a view on the 2012 draft (Yakupov,Galchenyuk).
I believe we should trade the pick if it is possible to land a top 6 forward or a strong defenseman.
I would like Willie Mitchel very much on our team ( like someone else suggested in these comments),
but he could be very expensive if he hits UFA Status on July 1st.
I really believe Shannahan will be patient and make some decissions that will help and not hurt our long term future.Replies
As you suggest, it's so difficult to try and determine if these "rumours" are remotely accurate, Marcus. It's possible that Phaneuf was in play last summer, but do we really know?Delete
Right now, names like Phaneuf, Kadri and Gardiner are out there. Are the Leafs really intent on moving them, or are they, like any team, open to hearing what other clubs might offer?
Patience does seem to be the key here for Shanahan. The Leafs have some good players in place. They need to make smart moves, add guys who have proven they help teams win and also develop their young prospects.
I want to ask you one thing that comes to my mind. One thing I mentioned two days ago and you did not refer to in your answer. This is something that is important to me and I would like to know what you think.Delete
"There are some rumours out there that the Leafs desperately tried to move Phaneuf at the last draft. That they really want to get rid of him. I find it hard to believe they would have signed him to that deal if they don't want him on that team at all."
This is what I wrote. You are right we don't know if it is true. But asuming it is true. And they now try to trade Phaneuf again, but signed him half a year ago to that contract. Do you think if they really want him out, they would have signed him to that deal? Or do you think they wanted him? And if they did behave like that and tried to trade him two years in a row do you think they are in their right mind? And if they are not able to move him ( asuming it is true) what would Dion think ? If he knew that really happened and he played his best year for the Leafs, I have to take my hat off.
I think if that is the modus operandi for the Leafs. They will have big trouble signing and acquiering top Players in the future. I know it is a business but signing a guy you do not want at all and then try to get rid of him is as worse as Vancouver behaved to Luongo.
Hi Marcus- my feeling is that the Leafs signed Phaneuf to a contract they believed he would get on the open market, or a little less. They may well have seen him as part of their short-term future, but were also thinking they could move him if necessary at that price. I'm just not sure how many teams can afford a 7-8 million dollar defenseman.Delete
I guess players are always aware that they could be traded. Phaneuf certainly did everything he could for the Leafs this past season, so whether he believed he had been in trade talks, he didn't let it affect his game.
Thank you very much. You see it the same way I do.Delete
Hi Michael,ReplyDelete
I am concerned about Dave Nonis' comments that they do not know what to do with their UFA's.
It could be one of these "we can trade anybody" answears, or he means what he said and that would be a disaster.
- TML__fanJune 15, 2014 at 8:57 AM
Well written Michael, and a very timely and interesting question for all Leaf followers.ReplyDelete
Like many have said, it sounds like Nonis and Shanahan are going to be patient, and ultimately try to build this team without giving up its core players and its youth. Whatever moves (or lack thereof) they make, it all has to "make sense" going forward. That being said, at least they are open to considering ideas such as moving up (or down) in this draft, and trying to make a move that could improve this team.
As you know, whatever decision they make (or chose not to make) will be scrutinized a million times over. Depending on the move, the success or failure might be evident almost immediately, or take several years to unfold.
It truly is amazing how many rumours get perpetuated and discussed in this market, despite the lack of credible substance to many of them. As for which players the Leafs may be willing to trade, ultimately the price/return ratio has to make sense for them.
About the only information we know to be true is that Nonis is considering moving up in this draft, staying pat at 8th, or moving down. Since most would agree there are no bona-fide future superstars in this draft, moving up (at a huge price) is probably unwise. I might make an exception for Ekblad, as this kid looks to be a very good prospect who should be at the very least a top-4 D-man, and potentially could be a top 2 guy in the future. But the price of moving up has to be reasonable. Switch picks and maybe throw in a roster player to move up, but only a roster player without sacrificing talented youth (maybe someone like Gunnarsson?). With the Leafs depth of young and offensively talented D-men, acquiring Ekblad might then allow them to trade the likes of Gardiner in another package to fill a more serious void (say a top line center?).
Guess we just have to be patient and wait to see how things unfold. But oh how LeafNation wants to second guess every decision this team makes (or doesn't make).
The only actions that truly infuriate me are when the Leafs foolishly trade away their future, or they sit on their hands and do little to improve the team. I can't see Shanahan or Nonis doing either of those things.
Should be a very interesting summer, and especially the next few weeks (draft, free agency etc)!Replies
Hi Don (TML_fan)- I think most fans would acknowledge that while we, as Leaf supporters, may not always agree with particular moves the organization might make, we do appreciate that management is indeed trying to make the team better. Even during the mostly frustrating '80s, it wasn't that management didn't care (we can debate what Ballard's motivation was was, as owner). They did. And sometimes they drafted players that worked out well, and made trades that helped the club. But the outcome wasn't what they or fans hoped for- same as today.Delete
I do think Nonis will stay patient and keep the youth the Leafs have developed in recent years. And maybe that will work out. At the end of the day fans want to see a winner, but if they see genuine progress, that buys management some time.


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We buy full casks or (if we can't get the whole cask), a split of a one.At the moment we bottle whatever we have pretty much as soon as we buy it rather than releasing it in chunks. That's not to say we won't release one cask in several batches at some point - in fact it would be quite cool to release a series of bottlings from the same cask as it ages... Hmm...
15th September 2015
Appreciate the response, chaps. It is a shame that casks of Ardbeg are so expensive. As batch 6 totals less than 30 litres, are you being sold shares of barrels from a third party, are you buying barrels and releasing a portion at a time or buying up bottles of differing ages and mixing them together?I only ask because option 1 or 2 would explain the extortionate prices, seeing as the distillery claim they aren't selling to indie bottlers any more. Market forces and all that. Option 3 is a little more morally dubious.
12th September 2015
We appreciate your frustration, and believe me - we share it. We like Drinking Ardbeg too.The unfortunate fact is that purchasing casks of Ardbeg has become *incredibly* expensive in recent months/years, fuelled no doubt by the incredible success on the secondary market of the OB versions. You'll see this if you have a look at the price of any other independent Ardbeg from the very recent past (in fact just look to the left of this review and you'll see a whole panel of 'Also from Ardbeg distillery' whiskies).This whisky (and every other whisky in the TBWC range) applies a strict policy of fixed markups - meaning that the price of each line is directly proportional to the cost of the ingredients, and absolutely no more. We don't 'price-gouge', we don't opportunistically increase the prices where we see an opportunity, and we're not bad guys. Promise.We suspect that part of the dissatisfaction at the price here may be driven by the fact that a lot of people assume that NAS=Young Whisky. In this case, that is absolutely, categorically not the case. In fact it's almost impossible for it to be further from the truth. The TBWC range is all Non-Age-Statement, but that absolutely doesn't mean that it's all young whisky.The Folks at That Boutique-y Whisky Company
10th September 2015
Ardbeg is my second favourite single malt whisky, and I would not touch this overpriced NAS bottling with a barge pole.
The price is a joke guys. NAS and 370€ for 50cl.... So so sad this obvious greedyness. Enjoy drinking it yourself.
9th September 2015
50cl, NAS and Independent bottling for £272? Quite astonished when I saw this.


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Men's fashion for summer 2014 gets underway with Pitti Immagine Uomo, edition 84th
Authenticity, refined craftsmanship, and plenty of Italian tailoring –in no way an outmoded concept, especially during these times of globalization, but rather something to be proud of. These are the key words for this year's 84th Pitti Uomo edition: as usual the extraordinary setting of Florence's Fortezza da Basso hosted the world's most famous menswear fashion show, with more than 1000 brands presenting their new collections for next summer 2014, not forgetting the 64 women's pre-collections for Pitti W.
A huge hall with plenty of smart and fresh sections,, a veritable Mecca for buyers from all around the world: a true stage where Italian men's fashion can compare itself with all the competition, especially from the London and Paris catwalks. And so the debate is always lively on the Italian-ness of this most important and distinguished men's fashion event, seen through the lens of the many visitors seeking to discover fresh and clever collections, all ready to be sold.
There's no longer room for the empty and vacuous fashion of a few years ago: times have changed and now people are looking for something real and substantial, something that doesn't only focus on the superficial appearance, but which is given the benefit of aesthetic research and timeless quality.
A rumbling squadron of motorbikes attended the launch of the fashion show at the entrance of Fortezza da Basso, underlining the main theme of this year's Pitti Uomo edition – that irresistible attraction between motorbikes and fashion, with two principal aims: to boost the internal market that showed a 5,7% decrease for men's clothing in 2012, and continuing to stimulate the export market and trying to beat the 3,8% growth achieved last year.
In fact the real challenge for Pitti Uomo is betting on the foreign markets by creating a new luxury and business model that works not only for the well-known brands but also for the many bright satellites from the galaxy of small and medium companies.
And as communication becomes more and more important, together with appealing images and new trends to stimulate the market, this year Pitti Uomo was welcomed by the 7th edition of Florence For4Ever, the blogger festival created by Andrea Panconesi: 30 international bloggers on the hunt for images and Italian style, accompanied by rapid and instantaneous writing that spreads new ideas via the web in real time.
Dominant feature of many of the collections presented at Pitti Uomo, especially the more informal ones, is the use of color, usually strong and bright shades reminiscent of Pop Art, while for classic clothing, natural fibers have a strong presence, from linen to jute, cotton or silk, featured with crumpled effects, for the more confident and relaxed elegance favored by the gentleman of 2014.
According to this trend, Lardini shows its Gunny Jacket that reinterprets tradition while turning it inside out: a jute fabric jacket – natural, biodegradable and recyclable – with a slightly raw feel and a graphic design that makes it unique. In contrast the No-stress jacket by Gabriele Pasini is made from either cotton or high-tech jersey..
Woolrich takes its inspiration from the ocean, revisiting its pieces with high tech fabrics: it's important to have new ideas and strategies to make the product more and more desirable and bring people back to the shops.
The classic men's suit too is revisited with innovation and technology: Tombolini presents a tailored suit weighing only 400gr: ultra-lightweight and made from waterproof materials.
For La Martina, lots of shirts with flower prints, while Colmar Original proposes light jackets in sober colors and denim prints.
Men's shoes reveal that the 2014 man is looking for a great sense of freedom, such as the models proposed by A. Testoni who goes for "urban cowboy" boots; while the classic "desert boot" by Clarks has been updated and lightened with cork soles in their classic colorful chamois.
These are the main trends shown at the 84th Pitti Uomo edition which, despite the difficult times, is establishing itself even more as an important platform where trends, buyers and markets can meet.


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I have some telephone voice audio with occasional "blips" in the audio. The blips appear to come from an IP link buried in the PSTN (this is a conceptual explanation, so don't worry about things like packet loss concealment). When a packet is dropped, there isn't a gap In the audio, instead, the audio has been spliced together causing a small discontinuity.
I am looking for a way to identify the discontinuities programmatically. The most important feature of the identification is accurate time localization. Also it isn't critical that all discontinuities be detected. Even half would be sufficient. My goal is to identify the time differences between detected discontinuities. I can use this information to consider what processes may be involved in the errors.
I've tried all kinds of spectral / wavelet analysis to look for the discontinuities, but these methods have been no more effective that scanning the data (in a wave viewer) in the time domain and making judgments about the signal values. Occasionally conditions are just right so you can clearly identify a discontinuity in the time domain. In general the identification is very difficult.
So I've thought about another approach. The audio signal is human voice, so the correlation characteristics are well defined. I'm thinking I can take advantage of this and look for "outliers" in the data.
So here is the basic problem:
I have human voice that has been transmitted over a band limited channel with BW [200-3600Hz]. The sample rate is 8KHz, the audio encoding is 16 bit linear PCM.
Lets say I have data that runs for 10000 samples, call that number N and the data samples x[n].
I would like to create an estimator that scans through the data, working on M samples at a time and advancing through the data in 1 sample increments.
M is in the order of 10 to 100 samples.
Given samples x[n] to x[n+M], I want to estimate x[n+M+1].
This seems like a standard estimation problem, but I'm not trying to estimate x[n] in the presence of AWGN, I am trying to predict x[n] from previous M values given the known correlation between samples of a human voice signal.
Call the estimate e[n]. I will then compare e[n] with x[n] and use a threshold to identify if the data is probably an outlier.
So the punch line is ... $$\text{What is a good algorithm for producing e[n]}$$
The estimator parameters can be approached in two ways...
1) derive parameters from the data
2) impose the parameters based on the known characteristics of human speech
As for a priori information:
PSD for male or female voice (average/typical) is available
Probability distributions for modeling human voice are available
I'm just looking for some direction on the estimation approach.
I have Mathematic to crunch numbers and try out various approaches and assumptions.


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Join NEA at the Spar women's race!
On Friday 25 August 2012 NEA Foundation is planning a team building and networking event for all the ladies we work with in the various communities. These communities include WestFord, Danville, Gamorra, Hammanskraal and Lotus Gardens and the ladies include principals, teachers, cleaning and kitchen staff as well as the NEA skillsgroup. We are planning to use the upcoming Spar Women's race event for this purpose and have some fun while we are at it!!Read More →


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Paris - Manchester City received more money from FIFA than any other club from their players' participation at the 2018 Soccer World Cup, the European Club Association (ECA) said on Tuesday.
World football's governing body gave the Premier League champions just over $5 million in reference to their 16 players selected for their national team for the tournament and the number of days each individual was in Russia.
Champions League winners Real Madrid earned $4.8m and Chelsea and Manchester United both gained more than $3.6m.
Elsewhere in Europe, Paris Saint-Germain received $3.9m for their 12 players, Serie A champions Juventus $3m and Bundesliga title holders Bayern Munich $2.7m.
The competition organisers paid $209m to a total of 416 clubs worldwide.