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By SHARREE JENSENStaff Writer
Three years ago Richard and Veronica Naylor who reside in England, set out on a life changing adventure. Richard was working as a quantity surveyor, which is equivalent to a financial engineer in construction, and was downsized after 20 years of service.
He decided to do some freelance consulting for a while and then he and Veronica decided that they would take advantage of early retirement and set out on a venture to bike around the world.
They called their two sons, one in Australia and one in Los Angeles, and told them of their plans and put their house up for rent. They ended up with renters signing a three year lease to their home and they headed out.
They ferried from England to Eastern Europe and traveled down through Turkey, and into the Middle East, where they traveled through Iran, Pakistan, India where they visited the majestic Taj Mahal, Thailand and down through Malaysia and the islands. While in Bangkok, Thailand they encountered the first of only two problems on their trip to date. They were robbed by, they believe, another tourist staying at the same hotel.
They traveled from Malaysia down to Australia where they spent some time with their son, before continuing on to New Zealand and Tasmania. From there, they flew to the Argentina's Cape Horn. They headed north until they reached Santiago. North of Santiago they encountered a desert that caused them to have to ride the bus a bit to cross it.
They then continued up through Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. In Bolivia, is where they encountered their second bit of trouble when some young men came up to Veronica and tried to cut her back pack off of her. Richard started to make some noise and tried to tell them to stop and the young men ran off.
Their family had advised them to avoid going through Colombia, so they took a plane to Panama. They rode across Panama, from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean, which only took them four hours. They then traveled up the Panama Canal and on through Central America, hitting Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatamala, and Belize and into Mexico. They traveled through Mexica and up through Tiajuana and into the United States.
They arrived in Los Angeles and stayed with their other son through Christmas and then started again for New York, which they are planning to reach by August of this year.
They headed through Las Vegas and then up through Zions National Park and stopped in Castle Dale on their way to Price and then will head up through Vernal and weave their way across the states. When they reach New York they will fly back to England and then fly down to Portugal and ride north along the western coast back home to finish their loop.
They talked about all of the many places that they have seen and how wonderful the people have been to them. The said that the friendliest country they have visited was Iran, the families invited them to stay with them and were very happy to have them. They said that the Turkish and Curds were also very friendly.
Their worst experience with foreign food occured in Pakistan. The food was very spicy (which doesn't usually bother Veronica) but she got very sick and lost about 30 pounds. They decided that if you want to lose weight, you should visit Pakistan.
What they would like to share about their experience the most is that there are good people everywhere. The people have made this trip for the Naylors and they hope that others will take opportunities to see other cultures and meet other people.
While in Castle Dale, they stopped at Headquarters for a little breakfast and then headed over to visit the Museum of the San Rafael. They also talked with Montell Seely, and gave him a wallet that they had found along I-70 and asked him to return it to the owner for them. Seely was impressed with their honesty.
The Naylor's said that this is their "SKI trip," they are Spending their Kid's Inheritance. They said that "You just have to go on faith. Get out of your front door and do it."


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How-To Geek
What's the Difference Between HDMI and DVI? Which is Better?
Are you confused by the barrage of video cables available today? Let's take a look at the most important video cables today, HDMI and DVI, and see what's the differences between the two.
A decade ago, it was much easier to figure out how to get your TV connected to your devices, especially since most people only had a VCR. Our screens were smaller, the quality was worse, but the world was simpler. Today you can hardly walk in an electronics store without getting pressured to buy a several hundred dollar HDMI cable just to connect your devices to your TV. If there's ever been a confusing time to choose cables and connectors, it's now. We'll try to help you wade through this mess and see what's really important about the two most common digital video cables of today: HDMI and DVI.
Images Credit Wikimedia (link and link)
Why Cables Anyhow?
Wires and cables from jACK TWO on Flickr
We'd all love it if you could just zip your video and audio over the air from your devices to your screens. While there's been some progress in this area, frankly it's not a viable solution for most today. For now, we're stuck streaming our media through wires. In general, they all work the same: the connector contains pins that go into ports on your video output device which transmit video, audio, and more over the wires in the middle. If you want to get the entertainment off your files and disks and onto your screen, cables are a necessary evil for the time being.
Why not VGA or Composite Video Cable?
DIY Component to VGA Adapter via Balazs H on Flickr
The traditional video cables, including VGA and Composite video, transmit analog video signals only. While this works great for CRT screens, it isn't preferable for newer LCD screens. While many current LCD TVs and computer monitors still accept VGA input, they generally work best with DVI or HDMI.
Some video cards and video playback devices, including the new Apple TV, don't even include VGA or composite outputs, and this will be an increasing trend looking forward. Even if your current computer and monitor work fine with VGA cables, you'll still want to know which digital cable is best for future video equipment purchases.
What's the Difference Between Digital Cables?
The two main digital connectors used on computers and entertainment systems today are HDMI and DVI. DisplayPort is another newer connector that's being included on some newer computers, and there are also several mini and micro variants of all three. Confused yet? Here's how to know which is which:
Image via Wikimedia
DVI is one of the most common digital video cables you'll see on desktops and LCD monitors today. It's the most similar to VGA connectors, with up to 24 pins and support for analog as well as digital video. DVI can stream up to 1920×1200 HD video, or with dual-link DVI connectors you can support up to 2560×1600 pixels. Some DVI cables or ports may include fewer pins if they are designed for lower resolution devices, so you'll need to watch for this. If your port contains all the pins, however, it can support the max resolution with no problem. The biggest problem with DVI is that it doesn't support HDCP encryption by default, so if your hardware only includes DVI ports, you may not be able to playback full HD Blu-rays and other HD content.
DVI to HDMI convertor image via Wikipedia
You can connect DVI to an HDMI port on a newer monitor with a small digital convertor. However, since DVI doesn't support audio, you'll need to use a separate cable for audio when connecting to an HDMI port.This makes DVI one of the more versatile newer connectors. It's both backwards and forward compatible, though at the loss of some convenience. You can also connect an older monitor that only includes a VGA port with a DVI port easily via a similar DVI to VGA converter if your video output supports analog video.
Image via Wikimedia
HDMI is the default cable on newer HDTVs, Blu-ray players, Apple TV, many new computers and video cards, and a multitude of other video devices. HDMI cables and ports are very easy to use, and are almost as easy to connect as USB devices. No more bent pins; just push and play. HDMI cables can stream digital video and audio simultaneously over the same cable. HDMI cables support up to 1920×1200 HD video and 8 channel audio. They also support HDCP encryption for the newest HD content. For almost all purposes, a single HDMI cable is all you'll need to connect your computer or video device to your monitor or TV, and it's almost the absolute standard digital cable.
Image via Wikipedia
DisplayPort is another new video connector that's being included on newer equipment, especially laptops. It was designed as the successor to DVI and VGA on computers, but hasn't seen as much adoption as either DVI or HDMI. However, it is being included on all newer Macs and many Dell, HP, and Lenovo computers. It is actually very similar to HDMI, so it streams both HD video and audio on the same cable, and can output up to 1920×1080 resolution and 8 channels of audio on a single cable.
On the good side, DisplayPort does support HDCP, so you can use it to playback protected HD content from Blu-rays and more. You can also connect it to an HDMI or DVI port with a convertor, since the digital signal is compatible. The problem is, few monitors and TVs include DisplayPort ports, so you'll almost have to have a convertor if you want to connect your laptop to a larger screen.
Do I Need Expensive Cables?
HDMI Infographic from Mint.com
Cables are often one of the biggest ripoffs in electronics stores today. You've likely noticed HDMI cables in stores that were higher than the TVs they were hanging beside. So do you need to get a fancy cable for the best HD experience?
No. Back in the days of VHS tapes and analog TV, a higher quality cable could definitely mean the difference between a clear and a fuzzy picture. But with digital video and audio, a cable is a cable. Your cable will just be transferring bits like your Ethernet or other computer cables, and a cheap HDMI cable from Amazon will serve you as well as a Monster cable. Standard HDMI cables today can be up to 49' long without any signal loss, so just look for the cheapest cable, plug in your equipment, and enjoy.
So Which Digital Cable is Best?
In our opinion, HDMI is the cable and connector to stick with. It's the default connector on most devices and screens, compatible with HD content including HDCP protected Blu-ray, and can carry video, audio, and more all on one cable. One cable and you're done. For now, it's the cable and connector we recommend you standardize on.
Now, if you already have equipment using DVI, VGA, or other cables, and it works fine for you, don't feel like you need to rush out and change it, because you don't. You might get better quality from using digital cables if your devices support it, but unless you have a very large monitor or TV it can be hard to tell the difference. Technology companies thrive on making people feel like they constantly have to upgrade, but often if it ain't broke, don't fix it is a good policy to follow.
The good thing is, now if you buy a new TV, computer monitor, video card, or other video device, you'll know what you're looking for. Make sure your new devices support HDMI, and you should be able to use them with a wide range of video equipment for years to come. And don't fall prey to the high-pressure sales tactics trying to get you to buy a $2,200 HDMI cable; a cheap one from Amazon will usually be all you need, so you can save your cash for more HD content to pump through that shiny cable.
Questions? Comments? Shout-out in the comments below!
- Published 10/20/10
Comments (53)
I'm using a GBP1.50 HDMI cable from an online auctione site to stream media over ethernet (via HD TV live) and there is no difference to a friends setup using a GBP30 cable. Massive improvement going from composite to HDMI though, if you haven't yet, do it.
Thank you for this post explaining these cables that have been overwhelming for me for quite sometime!
I did have a 'salesperson' sell me a monster HDMI cable for $150.00 however, when I found out that there was no difference, I returned the cable and ordered from amazon. Your explanation has shed some light !
I appreciate this website very much and look forward to learning more and more each day.
Gratefully yours,
I love this site!! I swear every day I think of a little question I have about my computer- there's the daily How-To-Geek newsletter ready to answer. Mr. Johnny on the spot! Keep up the good work guys/gals. This site is a life saver.
you didn't answer the fundamental question for a geek like me: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? You simply gave a brief overview of both without comparing them….
@Dorsen – Ok, sorry if it wasn't clear enough. DVI is a digital cable that can carry analog (VGA) video as well. It's more clunky, and still uses pins more like VGA cable, but it does carry HD digital video without audio. HDMI, on the other hand, is a smaller connector, easier to use, more like USB. It can carry both digital HD video and audio, so you'll only need one cable for both.
Does that make more sense?
Everyone: Thanks for the kind words. We're very glad you find our article helpful; our readers are the reason we keep at it. Thanks for the support, and hope we keep answering your tech questions for years to come! :)
Thanks for the article. If someone asked me if DVI supported audio, I woulda hadda google, but now I know the answer.
@Withanamelikedave – Oops … should have been barrage. Fixed now … thanks ;)
Glad you found the article helpful!
Things missed..
Does analog COMPONENT (not composite) provide video output quality as good as DVI or HDMI?
HDMI is sound + video, but due to different interpretations of the HDMI standard, many times
there are audio problems with HDMI connections.
HDMI encoding supports digital rights management (do not record flag, etc.), DVI does not support digital rights management.
Even without the current HD upgrade craze, there are/were some crazy profits to be made on cable. I used to work for a large employer in the electronics biz, just a couple of blocks from a chain computer store – the standard price for, say, a SCSI cable was $50, or for an RS232 DB25 was $15 or $20. If you flashed your ID badge, you could get nearly any cable in the store for under $5, no matter how long or how many pins!
@Steve – Thanks for the input. As far as DRM goes, I did mention that: DVI can support DRM, but only partly, so usually if something is HDCP encoded, it will not playback in full HD with DVI. Then, component video … to be honest, I've never used it. Most consumers just used composite video for analog, and component is even more complicated. So, yes, component can support HD video (up to 1080p), but it's still analog. Here I was mostly trying to give a mile-high overview of the different common digital cable options.
@Michael – Ouch, that's bad. Reminds me of the $10/disk blank DVDs I saw earlier this year … or the photo shop in town here that has a 128Mb SD card for $30 still. Crazy!
Thanks, very useful information.
Thanks for the informative article. I still cannot figure out how to get "closed captions" to show when using the HDMI picture option for hi-def. If I switch to another picture option (cable, TV, etc.) on my Sony hi-def they come in fine. Very annoying since the captions are a big help to me in picking up ALL of the audio dialog.
You know, I used to care a lot about these stinking comparisons because of the size of the investment I had to make just to get the cables, but since I found a cheap place to get quality cables, I haven't really invested a lot of time worrying about DVI/HDMI… I just buy the HDMI cable and go on my way.
It was kind of funny, I originally found the company while looking for wall-monitor-stands for a project in a local church; I was frustrated with the cost of stands at "Best Buy" because any common fool with some spare time and a bit of scrap metal could make one for next to nothing. I, being an uncommon fool and having no scrap metal, preferred to purchase one already fabricated. Fortunately, being part of the IT Dept means I get to talk to people even nerdier than I am and they told me about "Bestlink Netware."
My God, I can practically by an HDMI cable in grains of rice. Hallelujah.
Now, if only someone would make a way to hack the firmware on my RCA TV to crank up the back-light, all my TV needs would be met…
I was given a cheap HDMI CABLE by a tv tech. I hooked it up. why do I get a hesitation and a NO SIGNAL SIGN before picture comes on .
To clarify: You turn the TV on and receive a no signal screen that eventually goes away? How long does the "no signal" screen stay up? Are you turning on the TV before you turn on the component on the other end of the HDMI cable (such as your Blu-Ray player)?
If so, this is very easy to fix. Follow the simple steps below:
Turn on your component, first.
Turn on your TV.
Displayport 1.2 can actually output 2560×1600 and monitors can be daisy chained together (if your monitors support it). This would allow you to have up to 4 1920×1080 monitors plugged in with just a single display port on your computer. Displayport supports >17 Gbps bandwidth while Dual link DVI is ~8 Gbps and HDMI 1.4 ~10 Gbps.
The biggest difference for manufactures (and why PC manufactures are moving to displayport) is because HDMI costs the manufacturer $.04 /port in royalties and $10,0000 /yr just to be able to make the port (not including the actual material to make it). While Displayport is royalty free and has better specs. Anything HDMI can do, Displayport can do better.
Also, DVI in computers can carry an audio signal but you will need a DVI to HDMI adapter to actually use that audio on your monitor/TV. It is up to the manufacturer if they put in this support but a lot of newer media devices have the support built in. You just need to make sure your drivers are configured properly and you will get audio/video out of your DVI port if you use an HDMI adapter.
For the most part I agree with this article, there is little difference between cable except now with the newer standards formats 1.3/1.3a vs 1.4/1.4a on HDMI which the 1.4s being the newer version that allows more commnunication between devices for 3D sycronization. Now a higher quality cable could be a better choice if you have it around a lot of other electrical devices because they have more shielding and braided covers if it is a device you move like a game system but there is no need to go above $10-$25 depending on where you shop. I have all 6′ Belkin cable except for the my Xbox 360 which has a 12′ Mad Catz because the club store where I normally bought the Belkin cables was closed when I got XBox 360 so I bought the Mad Katz for a few dollars more but it was also twice the length. The Mad Katz in truth is the cheaper made cable and I have had interference with it, but no problem with the Belkin cable at all. These cables are around a lot of electrical equiptment in my home theater system, which include new and old, still having a VCR along with the Xbox 360, a dvd htb, a recently built htpc with Blu-Ray, all in one printer, dual band wireless N router, cordless phone hooked through a VOIP and multiple external drives. Needless to say I have cables and power cords all over the place behind my sytem on the floor so shielding is something I need in a cable. Still I only paid @$17 a piece for my HDMIs except the 12′ which was @$23.
The answer is, of course, it depends. What is your source? How high quality is it?
Component video is analog, which means that it has the potential to be better, but only in very high end gear, and only if the entire signal path is analog. If your source is a very high end broadcast camera connected directly in, then it could be better, but not enough that you would likely notice.
On the other hand, once it is digital, the less switching back and forth the better. If your source is digital, like Blu-Ray or broadcast HD, then a digital interconnect will give you the best quality.
In audio terms, a $20,000 reel to reel analog tape deck will sound better than any CD player, but a $200 CD player will sound better than any $200 tape deck.
Since we are addressing cables, does anyone know where I can get a male 3.5mm stereo to USB cable to use with an iPod touch? If I play the iPod via the USB on my car radio, I can control the song selections, etc.
The docking cable doesn't work well for this as the iPod wasn't design to playback via that connection.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks – [ Jeff ]
Also, don`t diss the VGA,man. I used DVI on my LCD monitor and got splitting headaches because of the locked 60 Hz refresh rates. On D-Sub I can choose 75 and not get a head shattering ache after 5 minutes.
The connection is not that simple. The control happens because it is a digital cable with more than just audio. The 3.5mm is just two channels of audio.
Also, your question was unclear, where should the 3.5 connect to, and where should the USB connect to? Which end goes to the iPod, and which end goes to the car? What is not working well when using the docking cable?
and now, you will never spend stupid amounts of money on cables again.
all of my gear is connected with monoprice cables, they are super heavy duty and extremely cheap.
Good article, thanks for this.
Thanks for the article!
It would probably good to also mention something about the different versions of HDMI like Dwayne and and Justin brought up…
Monster are definitely a ripoff. I bought a logitech HDMi for 25USD. Just superb. Its gold plating and all that jazz. And its 12 ft. Plus, nylon outer. Its so string that I can hang on it. 2 yrs. Works as good as new.
I just found my reason not to recommend HTG. To OVER simplify digital transmission to this level is novice at best and misleading to the public. By the way. Ph.D Physics, MSEE, MSME. I think that I can clearly comment on the subject.
I beg to differ, as an enthusiast, who has played around with equipment, just getting any cheap cable ain't gonna do the trick.
We have to start mentioning potential game changer HDBaseT.
Now that's something to look forward to!
As someone who has only bought cheap HDMI cables in the past, I have a question that maybe someone here can help me with. Occasionally, I'll lose video (but not audio) for a second or two while watching video via HDMI. Its always DRM free video, and its happened the same way on two different sources (an Xbox 360 and an HTPC with an ATI Radean video card). The HDMI cable goes from the source to a Pioneer receiver, another HDMI cable connects the receiver to my Philips TV. I use composite video on the xbox now (composite into the receiver and into the tv), and have never seen the "blackouts" through that connection. Usually the blackouts happen in succession, maybe two to four in a row. It happens once every few hours. Again, this happens for any video, even if it's just the desktop view of my HTPC, and audio always stays 100% the whole time. Do I need high speed HDMI cables? I think I'm using 1.3 (3 6′ cables for $15 from Meritline), which is compatible with the reciever (not sure about the TV). I haven't tried going straight from the source to the TV because I can't stand the audio from my TV speakers.
Any insight would be great!
One point you're missing from the article when talking about DVI cables, is the 2 types of cable. There is normal DVI, then there is DVI-D (D being digital).
For instance, you can hook up multiple screens using a single ATI video card (Eyefinity – on 5000 series cards) but they must be DVI-D. DVI gives you just single screen viewing.
Great article, cleared up a lot of questions ,Thanks… But, have a question. Have Cable Company DVR ; Installer hooked up "5 Composite Video Cables" to TV, I changed to HDMI (Better Pic) now I want to hook up a DVD Recorder between TV (Sony Flat Screen) and Cable DVR. (which has Composite Video Outs, but no HDMI Out) The DVD Recorder has "Composite Video" Input and HDMI Output. TV has several HDMI input slots. What's the best way to wire???
You can't just say this is a useless article, add you credentials and not backup your statement with a sound argument. Please enlighten us with your vast knowledge and we can judge for ourselves whether this overview of digital cables is worthy of your criticism :-)
Awesome stuff thanks for sharing and the effort to go through all the types of commonly used cables out there and detailing them as well.
what kind of cable do you use to transfer pictures from a digital camera to a digital picture frame? Thank you
@florence – You'd usually use a USB cable to transfer pictures from your camera … you should have one that came with your camera.
You actually recommend HDMI over DisplayPort? Really? Have you checked your geek credentials out? Seriously.. as Justin Garrison pointed out, the technical and monetary benefits of DisplayPort are just that good. I still fail to understand why more monitor manufacturers aren't pushing DisplayPort enough yet. It's coming.. and HDMI will not survive unless this really is Betamax vs. VHS again.
@Adam – Actually, I'm afraid this is Betamax vs. VHS again, but it's hard to say. Here's where I'm coming from. HDMI is already in almost everything, ranging from computer monitors to video cards to Blu-ray players to the Apple TV and more. It's already entrenched, and it works. DisplayPort is in far fewer devices, mainly computers, so that makes it less interpretable with living room video equipment.
In my opinion, it's similar to HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray. I would have chosen HD-DVD if I was picking a winner; thankfully I never bought either, so I had nothing to lose. HD-DVD had many reasons it was superior, and many geeks chose it. Which one won? Blu-ray. There's many superior technologies that have gotten left behind (Betamax, HD-DVD, Firewire, and tons more) because the market leader was already entrenched. This is why I recommend looking for HDMI support. It's something you can almost guarantee will work with everything else. DisplayPort may win eventually, but for now, that's what I feel comfortable recommending.
In the UK
Blu-ray is fast becoming another Betamax.
Sales are very poor and rentals are the lowest of any format according to Blockbuster.
Its good, but the difference does not justify the enormous cost overheads.
Same will happen with 3D TV
an overpriced gimmick, nothing else, you heard it hear first!
My graphics card has HDMI and DVI-I DL ports and my 20″ computer monitor has DVI-I DL and VGA ports. Is it better to connect HDMI to DVI or DVI to DVI? Thanks.
This is helpful. Being the idiot I am, the whole thing sorta goes over my head. There is little on the computer that I want to see on TV. Yet I would probably by the 'wrong' cable at the greater expense. And now that my 7 year old Samsung tube TV is going kaflooey, I have to soon buy a flatscreen TV. Tube TVs cannot be bought except at thrift stores. Living in small apartment, I certainly don't want anything larger than a 19 inch screen. So buying the right TV with the right cable to connect to the computer which I don't really need–in the same way that I need food–becomes important. HDMI which can stream simultaneously both video and audio works… Thanks.
While this is useful, instead of Amazon I'd suggest Monoprice for buying any cables. Rarely have I found a better overall price (including shipping) than through them – Plus they have always done well whenever I ordered from them.
Great explanation. I have just purchased a video card with HDMI output. When I hooked it up to my 1920 x 1080P monitor, the image had a one inch black boundary along all sides. Furthermore the image was blurry and the text on the desktop icons was fuzzy. I am told this is a common problem and you can fix it through video card setup, could you walk us through this procedure?
hi im having the same problem as steve I have a video card with HDMI output. When I hooked it up to my 1920 x 1080P monitor, the image had a one inch black boundary along all sides. Is there a fix for this it works on the other vga and dvi ports
It may be just me, or does anyone else see that the very first picture (right below the title) says HDWI instead of HDMI?
Here is my Question..
What happen if we used both HDMI and DVI cables at the same time ?
Hi I'm trying to connect my pc to my hdtv via hdmi but I keep getting a blank scren with no signal… I've tried it on 2 tvs and got the same thing
I have read all of your posts and I am a bit confused. Some of you know much more about cable hookups than I can absorb. I bought a new pc 1 week ago (5 yrs old, blue screen) – everything video worked fine using DVI, and all video possible ports are VGA/DVI/HDMI. Worked great on DVI until I let my grandson share the monitor on his pc (long term power failure – hurricane Irene). Now, the DVI connection will not work – my pc keeps telling me to 'check video cable'. I have the pc hooked up now to VGA, but I'm wondering should I buy an HDMI cable? If I do, will I have to switch out the basic audio input/output as well? Was thinking of going to Radio Shack – should I go to Best Buy or Amazon instead?
Thanks much!
thank you very much for your post. i has given me a lot of understanding between all three cables
thank you,
for ur post
@Steve and Andy
Use "Auto Image Adjust" feature of your monitor/tv, that should solve your black boundary problem.
I had similar problem using HDMI to connect PC and TV/monitor and that trick solved it. (Worked on ViewSonic monitor and LG 47″ tv).
Hope this helps.
i have some doubts, i have a G2222HDL BENQ monitor i want to connect the HD dish set top box to this . i have one DVI cable but the set top box is having a hdmi port. now my dobts are (i) how can i connect this HD set top box to my monitor ,(ii) as there are no speakers in the monitor even if i connect the HDMI cable how will i get the audio?(iii) will i be able to get the full HD channels desplayed in the desired quality ? (iv) how will i switch between set top box and computer as computer will be connected through VGA cable?
thank u for considering these doubts
umm my video cardon my pc has only dvi connection and rihgt above is all other inputs and outputs or wat nots if i wer to use an hdmi cable insted will i still be using the video cards capabilitys im thinking it should but just wondering or do i need a video card with hdmi input as well

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You know, Z somehow reminds me of Garp, only with sun glasses and purple hair. Any clue to what his ability is?
You know, Z somehow reminds me of Garp, only with sun glasses and purple hair. Any clue to what his ability is?
At one time One Piece Wiki had a small pic of his mechanical arm's function. Something like a compression cylinder which, apart from its apparent original power of devestation, could thereafter create a sort of crater effect following the release of pressure in the arm itself. Have been having difficulty finding the pic though.....
i just made this ones.
please give me feedback.
Also any idea on what text insert in the last pannels, cause the one i inserted is lame?
i dont own any of the pictures i just edited some of the text ,
compass with text loosely based on first title song
luffy's no hero
zoro (text by me :p)
badass luffy (text by me :p)
hope you like it and hope to be able uploading some more soon.
no matter how black your past is ,
cause it made you who you are knowi'll keep on standing strong and straight
cause even when it looks like i'm all alone
i know my frends are fighting for me
Carnival Motley:
is mr. 3 seriusly sitting between ivankov legs ??
thats just WRONG
hmm it seems that this threat kinda died....
owell then 1 last of zoro in the hope someone comes back
(click to enlarge)
Well you got me in the mood to put up some pics anyway ^_^
Law being Badass
Picture of Monet, this one is really popular
Candy ^_^
Aggravate, Anger, and Piss off
hahahahahahaha the candy pick was quit funny :p
too bad that you already seen them (my pics) i shall try to find some others then
i keep on fighting cause i know my frends back me up


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since when...
has that become the media's job? I thought the cops were supposed to solve crimes. Is this CSI: Buffalo News?
Buffalo News
Wouldn't it make MORE sense if the NEWS reported after a CRIME if the accused has a VALID permit,or if the firearm was illegal.
Taking a stand.
Thank you Chris Jacobs for taking a stand -- it is not the business of the Buffalo News to go snooping and scooping for national back slaps. I am disgusted with what is passing for journalism.. Ask the News if they will be publishing welfare recipients..after all we are in a fiscal crisis and we need to know if anyone is 'illegally' receiving and stealing federal or state funds..Bravo! Chris Jacobs.
Pistol Permits must be protected
Three cheers for Chris Jacobs, posting pistol permits in the Buffalo sNews will do little to boost circulation- wrapping fish is all its good for. Now they want you to pay to use the Snooze on the web. LOL
failure to release pistol permit data
Thank you Chris Jacobs! So glad there is a someone who shows a little intelligence when it comes to this "gun control" insanity! I certainly would not want anyone to know if I owned a gun! That is nothing but a calling card to those who want to steal it! How stupid can this society get? There will always be law-abiding citizens and always be those who are hell-bent on braking every law society creates, because they(criminals) are naturally anti-social to begin with!
Way to go, Chris!!!
It's good to see that someone has the guts and responsibility to tell the lefties at the increasingly irrelevant Buffalo News where to go. The people that run this paper live in their own little liberal world and know exactly how you should conductyour life----and that is only according to their standards.
YES! There is a man with a spine in NY State. Thank You Mr. Jacobs.
You are doing the right thing Chris
Don't release them, it will cause more harm than good. Law abiding citizens with registered guns are not the problem.
What other purposes would the news have in mind??
The snooze is still better than right wing lies and propaganda.
WBEN critizicing the snooze is like Billy Joe Hobert criticizing Ryan Fitzpatrick. They're both below average but one in particular is far, far below.
Thank you ECC Chris Jacobs!
As a holder of a NYS Pistol Permit issued in EC, I applaud your decision to not share my personal info with the Buff News. Your stand has given me local hope in a state that has stripped all hope.
chris jacobs
Thank God for Mr. Jacobs rational decision to protect our privacy.I obtained a pistol permit over 20 years ago and believe me,Uncle Sam knows Where I live, what I own, and why I have it.What could they gain by that information except to maybe sell more papers and generate more trouble.I'm tired of these left wing Democrats trying to portray honest, law abiding,tax paying Americans as common criminals. Bob from Buffalo
Cancelled My Buffalo News Subscription TODAY
Hats off to Mr. Jacobs for doing the right thing. I cancelled my Buffalo News subscription today. Enough is enough. Other law abiding firearms owners may wish to consider it. They were in denial when I called to cancel. Money talks.
Thank you Mr Jacobs
And not the mental midgets in Albany want us to disclose even more information regarding ammunition as well as some long guns. Can we trust the government? Not in Westchester or Rockland. As far as the Buffalo News this is the last day Ill ever spend a dime on them
Lets use our head
Would it be a good idea to provide the names and sddresses of judges and law enforcement officials to the criminals ? Good job Chris Jacobs !
Thank you
Thanks for preventing a possible disaster from happening. People were upset and outraged by this invasion of privacy.The innocent people must be protected.
Thank you for having "brass ones"!
As a registered permit holder I would like to thank Chris Jacobs. It is irrelevant information that the News is searching for, like most of our elected officials, they are just jumping on the "grandstanding off the tragedy" bandwagon. Most crimes are commited with unregistered guns. The media is trying to make the person that takes 8-9 months (in NYS) to legally obtain a permit as a bad person. There is something wrong when my wife can not get me health care information, but the Buffalo News can get information that could in turn harm my health! If the News is somehow allowed to get information, every permit holder that is a News subscriber should cancel their account to send a message, I know I will. In addition all the News employees names and addresses should be published as well as if they are permit holders or not, that way the criminals with the unregistered guns know whom to target. I am a veteran and this is not the country I signed up to defend!
Thank you Mr Jacobs
No more buffalo news for me....
Thank You for a Common Sense Decision
I applaude Chris Jacobs' decision! Not only does it infringe on the privacy of law-abiding gun owners it also tells the criminals where they might plan their next burglary. If the News publishes this information I will immediately cancel my subscription - I may just do it anyway because of their position.
Thank You Chris Jacobs
With all the blather coming out of planet Albany and the banter about "common sense", one man, County Clerk Chris Jacobs, has actually demonstrated what common sense truly is! On behalf of the Erie County law-biding citizens and sportsmen and women, I THANK YOU!
Reporters not Cops
I cancelled my subscription today also. As a retired Federal Law Enforcement officer I have no desire to support a newspaper that wants to put me and my family in jeopardy from burglars and other criminals. Warren Buffet and his men have no business sticking their noses in pistol permit files.
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Perkins Eastman has been working for more than a year on the still in-progress masterplan, under a $350,000 contract from the URA.
The plan makes suggestions for the City of Pittsburgh and Buncher Co.'s joint strategy to redevelop some 80 acres of riverfront land. The City could combine parcels of its own -- including with Produce Terminal in the Strip -- with industrial properties Buncher owns. Construction could start in the Strip in 2013, with the 40 undeveloped acres behind the Produce Terminal. The City and URA will spend some $20 million in capital funds to remediate the site and prepare it for redevelopment. A 1,000-unit development -- five buildings of 200 units each -- has been proposed.
Perkins Eastman envisions a new way of looking at riverfront parcels, says principal Steve Quick.
"In the past, the riverfront has been seen as a place for industry. We're looking at it now as a community-oriented place with a mixture of uses, including residential and business and low-impact industry, like the robotics and software coming out of the universities," says Quick.
The Perkins Eastman plan aims to maintain the character of the "neighborhoods on the rebound," as URA executive director Rob Stephany described the Strip, Lawrenceville and Morningside at Thursday's meeting.
Quick, with Senator Jim Ferlo, assuaged fears that this redevelopment project is anything like Soffer's SouthSide Works, which Quick calls a "standalone type of development." "We are looking for something that will spur development, something more inborn in the communities," Quick says.
Perkins Eastman suggests to:
- Add parking facilities.- Restore the natural slope down to the river to get people closer to the water.- Transform the Allegheny Valley Railroad into a pedestrian-friendly green path.- Anchor the Produce Terminal with the in-development public market on one end and the Society for Contemporary Craft on the other, with restaurants and professional spaces in between.- Capture all stormwater for storms of one inch or less (more than half the storms in Pittsburgh) through green roofs, pervious ground surfaces and trees.- Increase the tree canopy coverage in the Strip District and Lawrenceville to about 40 percent. There are currently only about 200 trees total in the study area.- Create bike/ped connections.- Take into account the Allegheny Valley Railroad's planned commuter line between New Kensington and Arnold through Oakmont into Downtown.- Create a new "Golden Triangle" by connecting Downtown and Lawrenceville, and eventually Oakland, via a trolley system that stretches, initially, between the Convention Center to 40th and Butler Streets, which Quick says needs to be more of a "civic center" than an "auto-oriented corner."
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Writer: Caralyn GreenSource: Steve Quick, principal, Perkins Eastman
Image courtesy Allegheny Riverfront Vision plan
E2 serves only weekend brunch, but is more than just a brunch place, says Jordan Kay with Enrico Biscotti. There's also a basement-level event hall with a speakeasy feel that can fit about 100 people. E2 is also in talks of launching some "guerilla-style dining" events, says Kay. Translation? A day or two before a themed dinner (e.g. Blues, Burgers and Beers), Enrico will blast details to its social media followers. First come, first served. This worked, after all, during the blizzard -- E2 opened early to neighborhood residents as a sort of soup kitchen through social media and word-of-mouth only.
E2 is also embracing local foods, as is the entire Enrico Biscotti/Flying Biscotti Catering family. About two years ago, the company developed a relationship with PASA, and since then, it's not only sourced locally, but also been a leader in local food education. Last month, Enrico Biscotti did a fundraiser with Just Harvest to donate CSA shares to two low-income families. And on Tues., April 27 at 6:30 p.m., E2 will host a benefit for Grow Pittsburgh, of which Kay serves on the board.
The event is a screening of the documentary Fresh, a Food, Inc.-type film that celebrates people across America who are re-inventing our food system. The screening will also feature local foods prepared by chef Kate Romane, sourced from Meadow Rock Farm & Gardens in Butler, Pa. and Penn's Corner Farm Alliance.
"Fresh promotes more responsible ways or purchasing and consuming food, and talks a lot about the different efforts around the country to educate people about where their food comes from, and about different sustainable ways they can consume it," says Julie Pezzino with Grow Pittsburgh.
The event is $25 per person and BYOB. Reservations can be made at www.enricobiscotti.com or 412-281-2602.
Writer: Caralyn GreenSources: Jordan Kay, Enrico Biscotti; Julie Pezzino, executive director, Grow Pittsburgh.
Photograph courtesy of Enrico Biscotti
Robert Collins plans to convert the 2,500-square-foot Highland Park convenience store into a full neighborhood market with organic and local produce, and all-natural and organic groceries and provisions, including coffee from La Prima, and treats from Pittsburgh Snax & Nut Company.
Collins, who has been in the grocery business for almost two decades, was the produce manager at Right by Nature in the Strip District when it first opened, and more recently transformed the produce department at John McGinnis & Co. in the South Hills into a mostly organic and local destination.
Within the first few months of new ownership, Walnut Market will be renamed the Bryant Street Market, and will undergo extensive interior and exterior renovations. It will open in early April and will remain open throughout the renovation process. The shop will also transition to using biodegradable bags, and there will be a 25 cent discount if customers bring their own bags.
Collins, who lives in the North Hills, says Highland Park is the perfect neighborhood for such a shop, as it is "diverse and full of young families," and the location of so much development attention, including a commercial and housing construction and renovation project on Bryant Street that recently received funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County.
The market is in the same building as the Smiling Banana Leaf, is across the street from E2 (the new Enrico Biscotti brunch spot), and is down the block from the site of Park Bruges, which is anticipated to open by late summer.
Writer: Caralyn GreenSource: Robert Collins, Bryant Street Market
Photograph copyright Caralyn Green
Tazza D'Oro, which has established a deep-rooted coffee culture in Highland Park, is opening its second location at Carnegie Mellon University's new Gates/Hillman Center. The cafe is celebrated for its locally sourced and vegetarian food, and single-origin coffees prepared by highly trained baristas. The spot in CMU's $98.6 million computer science center, which was dedicated in September, will employ 10 new baristas (who were hired and trained over the summer) and seat about 80 people. It is expected to open the middle of next week.
21st Street will open its third location on the ground floor of Three PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh latest high-rise, which will house PNC and Reed Smith law offices, as well as luxury condos and the four-star Fairmont Hotel. The independent coffeehouse, which focuses on no-nonsense, high-quality beverages (direct-trade coffees, organic teas, local milk and more), maintains its flagship location at 21st and Smallman Streets in the Strip District, as well as a coffeebar in the Frick Building, Downtown. Owner Luke Shaffer says he and his wife Alexis submitted a proposal to PNC back in March 2008, and found out in May 2009 their proposal had been accepted over at least a dozen other interested parties, including national names.
The 600-square-foot PNC location will have seating for about a dozen customers. It is still under construction, and Shaffer anticipates opening in December.
Three PNC is such an ideal location for 21st Street, says Shaffer, because it is so accessible to all those who work, live and play Downtown.
"The area is really shaping up," says Shaffer. "The Fairmont Hotel is going to be the nicest hotel in the city, there are so many condos around and high-end retailers like Larrimor's are going in, too. There is a lot of competition in that area in terms of places you can go to purchase something called 'coffee,' but as we've learned in the Strip, each is unique, with its own followers and own niche."
Writer: Caralyn GreenSource: Luke Shaffer, 21st Street Coffee and Tea
Photograph of Tazza D'Oro shaping up on CMU's campus courtesy of Tazza D'Oro
Construction will begin on trails in lower Frick Park, and other projects will begin along Butler Street on the north side of Highland Park, on the Bob Harvey and Mairdale Trails in Riverview Park, and on the Works Progress Administration-era bridges in Schenley Park. Additionally, wayfinding and educational signs will be installed throughout the four regional parks. The signs, designed by Kolano Design, will provide directions for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as information about park history, and plant and animal life.
"The trails were constructed about 100 years ago, and the nature of the urban setting is significantly different today than it was then," says Phil Gruszka, director of park management and maintenance. "As we build up communities adjacent to the parks, we have more stormwater entering the park system, so we have more soil erosion."
After the trails are reengineered, they will be able to better sustain storm events without loss of trail surface, says Gruszka. This will make the trails more usable year-round with fewer safety concerns, and lower maintenance costs for the city, which will spend less money replacing gravel that is washed away with rain.
The trail and signage project should take about 10 months to complete, Gruszka says.
Representative Mike Doyle and Senator Arlen Specter were instrumental in securing the $3.1 million federal grant that has made the project possible. Other funding came from Eden Hall Foundation, Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation, PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Ryan Memorial Foundation and UPMC. Foundations, individuals and the corporate community helped to raise more than $498,000, releasing nearly $2 million in federal funds.
Writer: Caralyn GreenSources: Phil Gruszka, director of parks management and maintenance, and Laura Cook, marketing communications coordinator, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Photograph courtesy of Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
When the then-couple decided to renovate their Highland Park home--which has been in Glosser's family since 1942--they knew they wanted the renovations to be as eco-conscious as possible to reflect their personal and professional passions. Rosenthal's a PR specialist who worked as the first development director of the Pittsburgh Glass Center, and Glosser is a community activist most recently involved in the Three Rivers Climate Convergence around the G-20 summit.
"We were looking to make a healthy house for individuals living there and for the planet," says Glosser. "Homes are routinely built with materials that use toxins, which contribute to a variety of illnesses. So that's one part of it. It's also that we have one planet and we're using it up, and if we don't make some changes we're going doing to see terrible climate change and deforestation."
The renovations, designed by architect Stuart Horne of Seigle, Solow & Horne, were completed between 2006 and 2007 with the help of Lawrenceville-based Artemis Environmental Building Products.
The five-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home balances the best in green living technology with the most up-to-date in opulence. Luxury touches include a first-floor open plan; a gourmet kitchen with a 14-foot island and Italian glass tile wall treatments; a three-story glass sculpture by Pennsylvania artist Ben Cunningham; and an extra deep air-jet bathtub.In terms of green elements, there are far too many to name, but some standouts include the use of sustainable and eco-friendly materials such as formaldehyde-free bamboo, Paperstone (a soap-stone-like material made of recycled paper and organic resins) and Isynene (an environmentally friendly closed-cell co-polymer foam used to insulate the exterior and interior walls and ceilings). All the heating and cooling is energy-efficient, of course, and all products used are formaldehyde-free with zero to low-levels of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. And the main roof is made of eco-friendly synthetic tiles from DaVinci Roofscapes, with a 50-year warranty.
The home is located at 1422 Greystone Dr., on a quiet cul-de-sac near Highland Park's Bryant Street commercial district, and is listed at $589,000 through Coldwell Banker.
Writer: Caralyn GreenSources: Nathaniel Glosser, Lissa Rosenthal
Photograph courtesy Nathaniel Glosser and Lissa Rosenthal
The Philadelphia Brewing Co. established its one-man operation on this side of the state in September, in a 500-square-foot warehouse space at 2120 Jane St., in the former home of Duquesne Brewing Co. on the South Side.
The brewery launched in 2007 in the wake of a split with the Yards Brewing partners. In this short time, P.B.C.'s flagship Kenzinger ale, named after Philly's Kensington neighborhood where it's brewed, has become one of the most popular craft beers in Philadelphia, and P.B.C. can be found in at least 100 bars around the city.
Does this mean P.B.C. will be challenging East End Brewing Company and the Church Brew Works for the title of Pittsburgh's favorite local microbrew?
Not quite.
There won't be brewing happening (yet... perhaps) on this side of the state, says Matt Nienhuis, who's behind P.B.C.'s Pittsburgh division. That's still exclusive to P.B.C.'s North Philly brewery. But this expansion does mean Pittsburgh's got another option for craft beer. P.B.C. is the only brewery in Pennsylvania to self-distribute its product to retail beer distributors, restaurants, bars and delis, so before P.B.C. had a man stationed locally, the closest P.B.C. option was a one-off in Chambersburg, with almost all of the distribution limited to Philadelphia and its outliers, as well as a few spots in Jersey.
"It's pretty unorthodox for a brewery of our size, or any brewery, to self-distribute, but a good way to get to know our customers and keep our prices low," says Nienhuis, who who's single-handedly responsible for P.B.C. sales, promotion and delivery in Pittsburgh.
So what inspired P.B.C.'s growth to the Pittsburgh market? Nienhuis, a longtime employee at P.B.C. and Yards before it, moved to Pittsburgh (Highland Park, in particular) in August with his wife, who started a job teaching at the new Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy in Oakland. Nienhuis, who grew up in Chicago, finds Pittsburgh "nice," and without the "East Coast roughness" he experienced in Philadelphia.
P.B.C. is now available on draft at Peter's Pub in Oakland and Kelly's Bar & Lounge in East Liberty, as well as about a dozen beer distributors throughout the city and suburbs.
Writer: Caralyn GreenSource: Matt Nienhuis, Philadelphia Brewing Co.
Photograph courtesy of Philadelphia Brewing Co.
The project aims to transform the community center's adjoining outdoor space, which is now "basically a vacant lot," into a "unique green space" for neighbors, with seating and a performance area for the organization's tenants and programs, including wedding reception rentals, says executive director Jeffrey Dorsey.
The initiave is still in the early stages. This summer, the Union Project received an $8,000 Community Design Center of Pittsburgh grant, and hired Klavon Design Associates to come up with some ideas. The Union Project has also brought together a committee to help shape the design's direction. The committee includes the owner of the drugstore across the street, the executive director of Sojourner House (which recently carried out its on side yard renovation project) and representatives from the East Liberty Development, Inc. and Senator Jim Ferlo's office.
Additionally, the Union Project is seeking community input. The first community meeting will be held tonight, Wed., Oct. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m., and the second will be Nov. 17. Both meetings will be at the Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave.
The Union Project hopes to unveil final design plans at its annual fundraising event, UnWrapped, in December, and to start implementing the project by the spring and complete it by summer 2010.
Dorsey emphasizes that renovation is at the heart of the Union Project's mission--to build a better, stronger community by redeveloping the deteriorated historic church into a hub for culinary and craft programming. The first phase of renovations has stretched since the Union Project' inception about nine years ago. The heating, plumbing and office projects of this phase are all complete; work on the great hall's ceiling and on the stained glass windows is all that's left. In addition to the side yard project, phase two of renovations includes improving great hall acoustics, creating a green room and possibly flattening the great hall's floor, which now slants down toward the stage.
Writer: Caralyn GreenSource: Jeffrey Dorsey, executive director, the Union Project
Image courtesy of Klavon Design
The $98.6 million project was dedicated Tues., Sept. 22 with a keynote address by Microsoft chairman and building namesake Bill Gates. The construction was made possible through a $20 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a $10 million gift from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation.
The complex, which occupies 5.6 acres on the west portion of CMU's 140-acre campus, was designed by Atlanta, Ga.-based Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, and landscaped by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Cambridge, Mass. P.J. Dick, Inc. served as the construction management firm.
"This is one of the most prestigious schools of computer science in the world, filled with the most creative people," says architect Mack Scogin. "The purpose of this building is to encourage and support their activities. It's as simple and as complicated as that."
The modern glass-and-zinc complex, which is in sharp contrast to the campus' traditional yellow-brick look, comprises 217,000 square-feet of interior space, including 10 classrooms, 310 offices (all with windows), 29 project rooms/labs, 8,000 square-feet of open project space and nearly 20,000 square-feet of white board work space. It also features a state-of-the-art, open source computer lab made possible through a grant from Red Hat, Inc.; a caf� to be operated by Highland Park coffee shop Tazza D'Oro; and the 246-seat Rashid Auditorium, named for former CMU faculty member Rick Rashid who is now senior vice president for research at Microsoft.
The interconnected buildings, which are designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, feature five green roofs, and--when the landscaping is complete--will more than double the amount of green space that previously existed on the site.
The centers are connected to each other and the rest of campus with enclosed and outdoor walkways, including the Randy Pausch Memorial Bridge, which links the Gates Center to the Purnell Center for the Arts.
Writer: Caralyn GreenSources: Byron Spice, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; Mack Scogin, architect
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Jaromir Jagr: Edmonton Oiler? (Final Update Edition)
Jonathan Willis
February 10 2009 12:26PM
According to a report published by the Edmonton Journal's David Staples, the Edmonton Oilers are close to signing KHL forward Jaromir Jagr. This information, from an anonymous source, was passed on to Staples by Peter Adler, a hockey journalist with close ties to Russia. The anonymous source declined to offer any information as to the specifics of the contract or when it might be finalized.
Jagr has spent this season with HC Avangard Omsk (Omsk Vanguard), leading the team in scoring with 25 goals and 51 points through 48 games. The next nearest goal-scorer has 13, and the next nearest point-scorer has only 40. Omsk is in the middle of the pack in the KHL, only one game over .500, but Jagr looks to have been sensational. I don't need to discuss his NHL career; suffice to say he would be a major boost to the Oilers' forward corps.
Avangard signed Jagr to a multi-year contract in the offseason, but they haven't exactly had a tranquil year. Alexei Cherepanov's death resulted in heavy punishments to the Club director and the medical staff, and both the general manager (Anatoly Bardin) and president (Konstantin Potapov) are still under investigation. On top of that, starting goaltender John Grahame was bought out of his contract, and the head coach was fired by the team mid-game, than told he wasn't fired, and then fired for good a few weeks later. Fleming was supposedly personally recruited to Omsk by Jaromir Jagr. Given the turbulent season Omsk has had to date, it would be unsurprising if Jagr were eager to return to the NHL.
That said, I have some very real doubts about the likelihood of this happening. Wade Dubielewicz, for example, was bought out of his KHL contract and subsequently signed by the New York Islanders. Unfortunately for the Islanders, under article 13.23 of the CBA, any player returning from another league after the start of the season must clear waivers. Here's the article in its entirety:
In the event a professional or former professional Player plays in a league outside North America after the start of the NHL Regular Season, other than on Loan from his Club, he may thereafter play in the NHL during that Playing Season (including Playoffs) only if he has first either cleared or been obtained via Waivers. For the balance of the Playing Season, any such Player who has been obtained via Waivers may be Traded or Loaned only after again clearing Waivers or through Waiver claim.
Since Jagr was not playing in Russia on loan from the Oilers, he would seem to fall into this category of players. The only circumstance where I could see Jagr clearing waivers would be on a contract that was so repulsive that other teams would be unwilling to claim him.
The Oilers have some cap space, especially with the unpleasant news today that Lubomir Visnovsky will be out for the remainder of the season. Still, playoff rivals Columbus, Nashville and Los Angeles all have more room, so a loaded one year contract would likely not be enough to sneak Jagr past them.
Beyond a loaded, multi-year contract of rather frightening proportions, I simply don't see how the Oilers could possibly sneak Jaromir Jagr through the waiver wire.
Staples is now reporting that Kevin Lowe has issued a denial (sort of), quoting Lowe as saying, "Jaromir is under contract in the KHL". Given the lack of a transfer agreement, Jagr's KHL contract is essentially meaningless to NHL teams, but the fact that he would need to clear waivers is not.
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, easily one of the most knowledgeable and connected guys out there, has chimed in on his blog. Jagr's NHL agent, Pat Brisson stated that he hadn't heard from Jagr in five months, and that he had no knowledge of any developments between Jagr and the Oilers. Steve Tambellini declined to comment on the situation, and an anonymous source told LeBrun that while the Oilers had recently approached Jagr, Jagr was still committed to Avangard Omsk.
LeBrun further notes that Kevin Lowe is currently in Europe.
Steve Tambellini's comments on the Jagr rumour:
"Are we always trying to improve our team? Yes. Am I gonna comment on things that are speculative? No, I'm not gonna do that. There's going to be an issue a day I think on things like this."
As I explained above, I really doubt that this happens, because the waiver situation makes it virtually impossible. That said, could the hockey people in this organization possibly be making more ambiguous comments?
Sportsnet pretty much puts this one to rest. In addition to an anonymous (but apparently high-ranking) Oilers' official calling the report "bogus", Sportsnet talked to Jaroslav Zidek, Jagr's European agent, who said that he was unaware of any advances made by the Oilers.
Given that Lowe is in Europe and given the comments made by Pierre LeBrun above, I'd guess that there was some contact between Lowe and Jagr, possibly with regard to next season. That said, the odds of Jagr finishing this season with the Oilers are so miniscule as to be non-existent at this point.
February 10 2009, 07:53PM
Robin B wrote:
Jon: a total non-story based on a flimsy report by Uncle Pedro that's drawn almost 100 comments because you didn't check all the facts before writing your story. I can understand such a sloppy effort from a MSM guy like Staples — and burying the no-way "out" at the bottom so you can write it anyway before poo-pooing it — but from a blogger with your reputation? Tsk tsk.
And what paper do you work for?
February 10 2009, 08:58PM
Robin B wrote:
Jon: a total non-story based on a flimsy report by Uncle Pedro that's drawn almost 100 comments because you didn't check all the facts before writing your story. I can understand such a sloppy effort from a MSM guy like Staples — and burying the no-way "out" at the bottom so you can write it anyway before poo-pooing it — but from a blogger with your reputation? Tsk tsk.
Given that Pierre LeBrun, Lyle Richardson, Sportsnet and TSN all have official stories up on their websites, I'm okay with the company I'm keeping these days. Given that it's Richardson's usual stick, and that I refer to him quite frequently (almost always because he's a welcome voice of sanity in a Garrioch/Eklund filled world), I don't see any hypocrisy in doing something similar myself
Also, given that this is the busiest day in the history of the nation, and that this particular rumour has gathered insane traffic at most of the main Oilers' sites, I think it was perfectly applicable to go through everything before dismissimng it out of hand - and you'll notice I suggested it was unlikely well before denials from Lowe, Tambellini, and Jagr's agents started filing in.
If it's a non-story, it's one that's caught a lot of attention. And my conclusion that there likely was some contact fits in well with that expressed by LeBrun.
Of course, the previous three arguments assume that you were making a statement that reflected your actual views, and not just grinding your usual professional media guy vs. amateur blogger axe.
February 10 2009, 09:10PM
@ Jonathan Willis: Sorry, I refuse to use to use those silly happy faces or whatever the hell they are to signify that IT WAS A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't start taking yourself as seriously as I'm accused of doing. I've had many more years to build a false sense of self-importance than you have.
February 10 2009, 10:16PM
@ Robin B:
Fair enough. I'll try not to be quite so touchy.
While we are so busy poo-pooing this rumour. Has anyone confirmed why Lowe is in Europe?
So we know for a fact that there is no change Jagr will sign in Edmonton this year. So there is no change Jagr and Edmonton are talking a contract for next year?
But sorry Mr. Brownlee insulting another media member seems beneath you.
February 10 2009, 11:17PM
@ me: Get off it. See my comment and don't get preachy.
@ Robin B:
What are you my mother?
Why don't you try to find out why Lowe is in Europe instead of mothering me.
February 10 2009, 11:56PM
@ me: Again. See the original comment (103). It was a joke. And best to leave your mother out of it . . .
February 11 2009, 12:38AM
Good reporting job, Jonathan, especially on the waiver wire stuff.
February 11 2009, 12:42AM
@Robin. Well, I got your joke, even if some others didn't. Made me chuckle.
What does Jagr know about SIX STANLEY CUP RINGS. I mean come on, yeah he played with Cancer guy for a while, but realy, I mean honestly, does his hair look anywhere as good as mine. Check the stats man. He was full on AFRO MULLET when I was groovin on comb foreword coooool. That's the problem with the league...what happened to the buzz cut apple pie guy...I could always beat that RUBE (JIMMY CARSON) when we played stuke on the bus. Wow what a gig. The owner bought the team so we could be pals. Sometimes I feel dirty around him...not kinky but greasy like using a dude... dirty. I'm gunna show him the finer points of STUKE tommorow. Tonight I drink red wine like I'm Nero...or someone else kinda cool and powerful.Someone who has SIX STANLEY CUP RINGS kind of powerful.
February 11 2009, 06:41AM
Jonathan, FYI, you need to check your facts before you report them. I don't know where you heard about Peter Adler but your information is wrong.
Peter Adler is working out of south east Edmonton. He used to be a copy desker at The Journal and has contacts in Europe. Because he speaks five or six languages he used to chat lots with the European players when they came here.
He DOES NOT WORK OUT OF RUSSIA.
BTW what do you think the chances of Pruitt being fired would be if he were a former Oiler? Zip. Nada. Nil.
February 11 2009, 07:41AM
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Deep Oil wrote: Pokie Reddik wrote: Rumour has it K-Lowe and Tambill have already talked to MacT this past week. If MacT feels he can't do the job then Bucky is the one who will take over for the remainder of the season. The Balls are in MacT's Corner. This nepotism and incestous relationship back to the 80's has to stop - or is that why they are playing PRIVATE EYE's - rumour has no backing - where did this rumor come from MacT's wife's hairdresser ???? Note: Allan Watt will be calling you to stop spreading this rumor. It came from his toilet, why don't you do a little investigating and you can find out for your self. Ask a few people int he inner circle, Maybe Fred Stauffer can verify it for you.
Why this is worse than EKLUND, the waiver component makes this a non topic. This communication between Oil and Jagr is for next season - idiots.
February 11 2009, 07:43AM
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February 11 2009, 08:28AM
@ abdullahTheButcher:
Thanks; I assumed based on circumstantial evidence, and I was wrong.
Sloppy mistake on my part, and I'm sorry.
It was a fun afternoon Willis, nothing to be sorry for.
@ Deep Oil: Deep Oil wrote:
This communication between Oil and Jagr is for next season - idiots.
Idiots? Can you confirm this so-called communication?
February 11 2009, 11:45AM
@ Jonathan Willis: Waiver wire loophole update.
If the Oilers were to sign Jagr to a contract, he would be put on waivers. If, say, the last place team in the league (#1 in the waiver order) NYI were to pluck him off waivers he would be their property. They could then trade him to the Oilers for picks/prospects. But wait, he has to go back on waivers for that transaction to go through.
Don't worry Nation, the team that initially signed him to the contract (The TembelLowes) gets first crack at the waiver wire. BAM! Jagr for draft picks.
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I still think there is something in the works otherwise why all the conversation. If what Cambocash said is true It is a very possible reality
February 11 2009, 04:07PM
Good digging Cambosmash.
You're sure this is right?
I'm no expert on waiverwire-ology, but that would make things do-able for this year.
As I said all along, I'm not sure of the the "when" of this move, just have information about the intent to make it so.
And all I know is that where there's a will, there is a way, and Mr. Katz has got a helluva will.


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Memories can best be reviewed in one's loneliness, in the absence of others. I look forward to one more summer of that place, that place of life so dear, yet without feelings of enduring assurance.
Life is the experience of place and people and all the relationships presented. She loved the sunrise, the view of the lake and of the adjoining forest, as well as the birds and the flowers. If there is indeed another place, I wish it to be very much like the one she loved here.
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