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Posted on 05/21/2004 4:18:01 PM PDT by missyme
Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - A respected academic in New Zealand has recommended that incest between consenting adults be legalized, playing down any concerns about the genetic abnormalities resulting from inbreeding.
Professor Peter Munz, professor emeritus of history at Wellington's Victoria University, stunned lawmakers who are considering amendments to criminal law by proposing that it was no longer necessary to outlaw sex between close relations.
He argued that, historically, incest was illegal because it was considered a waste of an asset to have women marry close to home. Women played an important role when one tribe wanted to create an alliance with another, he said.
"It was indeed a crime to waste good, nubile women on local people who were allies already, instead of using them to bring in new allies, new friends, new trade opportunities..." Munz said in a written submission
In modern society, however, women were no longer required for marriage alliances, he argued. The incest prohibition had "lingered on needlessly" but was clearly no longer required.
Munz, a scholar whose books have been published internationally, also asserted that the likelihood that any children resulting from incestuous intercourse would suffer genetic defects was not a sufficiently good reason for making incest illegal.
Any such damage would be sporadic, and in any case, "be eliminated after several generations."
Sexual attraction between members of a family who had grown up together was minimal, he said.
"Today, if siblings - against all odds - should fall in love with each other, they should be welcome to it."
After reading Munz' written submission, members of the parliament's Law and Order Committee had the opportunity to question the professor.
But according to committee vice-chairman, Marc Alexander, lawmakers were so shocked they chose not to discuss the matter further with him.
"We were absolutely stunned when the read the submission, and couldn't believe that anybody could possibly entertain the idea of decriminalizing incest," Alexander said Friday. "It was just unbelievable."
"None of us was willing to give him five minutes. We just didn't want to dignify his comments at all."
Alexander said he did not believe Munz' interest was merely "a single person's quest for some sort of bizarre truth. I presume that he has loyal followers who basically want to push this."
Although Munz only argued for legalizing incest between consenting adults, Alexander said his personal view was that the proposal was merely a "forerunner" of pedophilia. "I can see a potential link between the two."
"Once you loosen the bonds of incest, where do you go from there?"
Also critical of Munz' suggestions was New Zealand's Maxim Institute, a conservative think tank.
"In a culture that has exalted consent as the ultimate sexual ethic, why would we be surprised?" a representative asked.
"What will be next: the claim that consensual incest is a human right and to oppose it is 'familial' discrimination?"
'Genetic improvement'
In a phone interview Friday, Munz said he was surprised that lawmakers had not bothered to discuss the submission with him.
"I was struck by the lack of knowledge or interest. It's really a sobering thought to think that our laws are in the hands of people who are so ... disinterested and ignorant."
The single question he had been asked before the committee put aside his submission was: "Have you discussed this with women?" - which he took to be a tetchy response to his suggestion that women had been "used" historically to secure alliances with other tribes.
Asked to elaborate on his point regarding inbreeding, Munz said that according to genetics theory, "if you practice incest consistently over a period, receptive genes are likely to come up, which of course would be very bad."
"But it has also been found that if you continue to practice incest systematically, the recessive genes will automatically be weeded out, and only the dominant ones will come up."
In such a case, he said, "that would probably be an improvement in the genetic quality of mankind."
Munz conceded that this was a purely theoretical argument: No-one was going to practice incest for generations to prove the point.
Incest is banned around the world, although countries vary in their interpretation, with some allowing sexual relations between first cousins, for example.
In Australia in 1996, a discussion paper drawn up by a law reform committee proposed lifting the ban on incest between consenting adults.
Following a public outcry, the idea was dropped, although the committee members attributed the row to misunderstandings that its proposal would have legalized sexual relations between parents and minor children.
Professor Sheila Jeffreys of the University of Melbourne in Australia said Friday that once incest between adults is decriminalized, the issue of whether one person is being pressured or coerced becomes hazy.
"The problem is being able to recognize the duress. If you decriminalize it, it may be hard to recognize the duress, which is almost certainly from the older, and usually male, partner."
In Britain early last century, authorities would arrest both partners suspected to be in an incestuous relationship, Jeffreys said.
"There was no recognition of a power relationship going on, and of course there is almost inevitably a power relationship [involved]."
This week's incident in Wellington comes at a time conservative opponents of same-sex "marriage" are arguing that legalizing it will lead to the end of other sexual taboos, such as incest and bestiality.
Last year, Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) was at the center of a storm after being accused of linking homosexual sexual relations with other sexual activities that are generally frowned upon.
"If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [homosexual] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything," he was quoted as telling an Associated Press reporter.
Santorum was commenting on a legal challenge to Texas' sodomy law, then underway.
After he was criticized by homosexual activists and some politicians, the senator said his remarks did not constitute a statement on "individual lifestyles," but had related to "the right of privacy and the broader implications of a ruling on other state privacy laws."
Polygamy, polyamory, incest, marriage of convenience? No way?
Right to privacy. Right to do what you want with your own body. Why not?
Up next on today's Oprah: Bestiality, and what breeds are the best to mate with...
Right to murder your baby on the way out? Why not indeed.
Anybody remember the "Flowers in the Attic" series?
You laugh now. But the truth is that legally after Lawrence vs. Texas Pandora's box is now open.
Oh, PERFECT. That didn't take long, did it?
"Wa'll shucks...hepn's alla tyme up he'ya."
"My muthr wuz tellin' me just 'tuther day hows her and Unc'le Enius had a "special" party ..just them two, after ev'ry body went on home on her 12th birthday."
"I allay's a wundered how a'come brother Elmer looks alot like Unc'le Enius."
"Sissie-Mae's 12th a'comin next week and boy have I got a present for her!"
Does this MORON (the "Professer" mentioned in the article) even have a branch in his own family tree? There are VERY good reasons for preventing insest. Both genetic and Biblical.
Oh NO, after Massachusettes we have anything goes when it comes to sexual relationships, I have heard Man with animals, sodomizing horses, marrying more than 1 person and now marry your family members, I am sure pedophiles will want in on the action next....
You are correct, my friend. It seems to me that the MA state constitution does not SPECIFICALLY prohibit incest. That is how those MA supreme court judges foisted gay marriage on that state. I can see incest as the next taboo to fall in MA.
And they said this wasn't possible.
Following the same doctrine, why is marriage limited to two individuals?
Group marriage? Polygamy? Polygyny?
Oedipus: [walking around blind, collecting donations] Give to Oedipus! Give to Oedipus! [Becomes aware of Josephus and greets him]
Oedipus: Hey, Josephus!
Josephus: Hey, m*****f*****!
So, can we marry our brothers and our sisters at the same time.........as long as we are all consenting adults?
Good biblical reasons. It's not as clean cut on genetic grounds.
What incest will do is to bring out recessive genes. These genes can be either bad or good, depending upon the particular allele.
No doubt Princeton University will soon be hiring this guy to work alongside Professor Singer, their high-paid advocate of bestiality and infanticide.
"...or good"
Not "or", but try instead "bad and good". I realize that with the technology avalible in the next few years we may be able to "weed out" some of the bad recessives, it still strikes me as a good idea to do our best to prevent incest/inbreeding in humans.
Remember the last bunch that went for "selective trait breeding"??? They walked really close to the inbreeding line in their attempt to create the "Master Race".
On the other end of the spectrum is the unrestricted and random inbreeding that has/does occured in isolated populations or in populations with little moral/sexual restraint.
That rarely brings out anything but bad.
Certainly, the inimitable Justice Kennedy's "transcendent liberty" opinion is blanket coverage for whatever one may dream up.
The radical leftist agenda also include lowering the age of sexual consent. It's started and the agenda they led us to believe "it's all for the children" was really all for them. Sick perverts.
Rome slides away before our very, objecting eyes.
Gay activists and other leftists, stay out of the bedrooms of consenting adults!
You may, however, think of a couple of items which counter your argument:
1. Abraham and Sarah [founders of the Jewish race] were half brother and sister.
2. There were, apparently, a large number of brother-sister and father-daughter incestuous activities among the Egyptian pharoahs with little discernable adverse reaction.
Please don't take these points as an argument in favor of incest. I find the whole idea repulsive. But the potential genetic results of incest are usually extremely exagerated to a point of being, scientifically, ridiculous. [Just read some of the earlier replies in this post.]
Now that gay marriage is legal in the U.S., who are we to tell anybody else that what they do in private is immoral?
Recessive like, say, 5 fingers per hand? Are you...sure?
My diabolical plan is moving forward; right on schedule. First, it was gay marriage. Now it's incest. Next will be polygamy. After that, "group relationships" and "interspecies love". Finally, one day, I'll be able to proudly announce: "That's not an illegal assault weapon. That's my 23rd wife!"
If it feels good, do it. (/sarcasm)
And the younger, the better...
Actually, biology doesn't support your argument; worse yet, the argument is flawed because it proceeds from the notion that evolution is a progressive path to an idealized perfection.
Easy for you to say, you weren't the 8 year old daughter with the Egyptian pervert hounding you every night.
Hmmmmmmm. I wonder when it was that they first started letting women sit with the men in church. ;-)
Excuse me.
Unless I've been sadly mistaken (and misled) for the last few years...
Breeding sister to brother, whether its people or cattle or little fuzzy gerbils, is not a good idea over many generations.
My point was that incest (when practiced over multiple generations) can lead to some major problems in isolated populations.
The cheeta is a very good example of this in nature. Very narrow gene lines and slowly declining population.
King Tut's daddy was [please excuse my spelling on this] Akhenaten - he's the guy that pushed monotheism in Egypt. He was hated by the priestly caste, and most references to him have been destroyed. There are some scholars who believe that the grossly distorted statues of him may have been due to a then-current artisitic fashion [Ancient Egyptian cubism?] rather than a gentic flaw[s].
True, although in a roundabout way. Watch for movements to lower the age of consent. Pedophilia legalization will be a frog-boiling procedure--the heat will be turned up slowly by incrementally lowering the age of consent. You'll see arguments to lower the age to sixteen because "they do it anyway" and "if they're old enough to be given the responsibility to drive then they're old enough for sex". After that you'll see a move to lower the age to the beginning of puberty because "it's natural". They'll counter religious conservatives by arguing that "if God didn't want us to have sex at an early age then he wouldn't have equipped us so". Don't underestimate the ability of the human mind to rationalize deviant behavior.
Here we go. Another centimeter down the slide of moral and cultural collapse...
Isn't there something in our DNA that prevents us from wanting to mate with siblings?
Inquiring minds would like to know .....What about "extended families"...children brought into a marriage from both partners, now become "brothers and sisters"..How will they fare in all of this when a mutual attraction presents itself???
Go ask Woody Allen. Hot for the step daughter.
Bees, ants, and house flies are closer to the point.
I guess Hollywood will soon do a remake of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" as "Seven Brothers for Seven Brothers"
Or, perhaps, "Seven Sisters for Their Seven Brothers".
...or maybe "The Brady Bunch Gone Wild".
The British Royal Family, prior to Princess Diana, makes a good case for the BAD traits coming out. She certainly improved the gene pool of that family.
Any improvement that Princess Di made to the Royal Family certainly wasn't in the brain capacity category. Perhaps in beauty, although I'm old enough to remember that when the current queen was still a princess - before she got married- she was rather attractive.
The arabs have been inbreeding for millenia. Any questions?
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Hi Petr,
I'm pondering this issue in my mind
- I think that load_component_strings() $disablecache and $cacheresult are really quite similar sounding arguments. I understand the distinction but wonder if there is a way to make this clearer as the difference is quite subtle.
- Should we retain this behaviour in DEBUG_DEVELOPER? What are the cases when we do rebuild cache?
The difference is subtle - see linked MDL that explains the chained cache rebuild trouble, I hope this could actually eliminate it without file locking. The problem here is that there is no separate cache reset and there are hacks that rely on the current $disable cache mechanism - I had to either undo those hacks (such as the help.php) and change API or add new fully BC parameter.
Hmm, now I think I should have probable created new method for cache reset and redefine the meaning of $disable cache... reopening, I need one more week to think about this, thanks a lot!!!
Resubmitting, I have used different trick that did not require changes in API.
I have also fixed another related problem that $disablelocal==true was borking cache contents and might incorrectly use normal cached results...
Note: this patch expects that admins do not add strings to 'en' lang packs on production sites and that plugin developers bump up version numbers after introduction of new lang strings. In the worst case scenario perf might be lower on pages that use these new strings until admin resets caches. On the other hand this could eliminate problems described in
MDL-31904 and it improves performance on pages that are using missing strings because the cache in not rewritten on each get_string('missingstring') call.
Hi Petr,
I was discussing this with Eloy and well, i'll just paste in what he commented upon:
1) Requiring upgrade on lang changes needs to be documented, because that was not necessary until now.
2) string_exists(), used here and there, always use cache, and never recalculates component strings. So it is possible for string_exists() to be returning false, but the corresponding get_string() be returning one proper string. No critical, but for your consideration.
3) Haven't looked to how the reset() happens. If it's simply deleting files, apparently np. But if it's done by calling load_component_strings() perhaps it would need some change. In any case, I think we should have better mechanism. I can see race conditions rebuilding those caches for sure.
Looking at 2) help.php seems to be particularly trying to do inteligence about reloading strings relating to that
1) it is necessary to bump up version.php after string change since 2.0 - I was telling that to everybody during reviews
2) yes, string_exists() has to always use cache for performance reasons, it is used too much in stable code; this is the main reason for 1)
3) unfortunately that is again related to 1) - see help.php nasty tricks
I do not know where to document the requirement for version bumps on en string change. Please note it is not just adding of new en strings, the cache is outdated when you modify any en string too, but thanks to the constant resetting ppl might not notice it.
You have to bump up string if:
- change db structure
- change cron
- change permissions
- change en strings
- change javascript
I am going to update http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Upgrade_API now
Passing works as described.
Note you get the warnings about missing strings on purge-caches screen, assume that is expected.
I just tested this and didnt get any missing strings message on the purge cache screen. Although the strings I removed from the cache were not used on the purge cache screen.
Bonza mate!
Your changes have made it into the Moodle release! Its time to celebrate! Put a shrimp on the barbie and grab a stubby.
It's extremely unfortunate that this means that a simple string change will require an outage of the Moodle instance, which, ideally, should only be happening for database changes or upgrade code.
It'd be nice if upgrade only caused an outage if it was going to touch those types of things. But that's really a seperate issue than here.


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Denis's unique, clever, well-written, thought-provoking routines sought him quite a following in both UK and USA. Find out what has been captivating Broadway audiences for almost 10 years!
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I've just seen Denis at the Edinburgh Fringe, having only popped in to kill time before catching my train home, so didn't know what to expect. He was hilarious, and had most of the audience crying with laughter. Do see him if you get the chance. He's brilliant. Should be topping the bill somewhere (I'm sure he must be) not doing free shows. Though I'm glad he was!


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I guess my thoughts are if you peruse a card store there are choices that are appropriate and inappropriate for your card recipient, so that's why I don't get all the outrage. I think the better description is that the card is in poor taste, but there are SO many cards in any Hallmark or other card store that are in poor taste. This is so stupid.ReplyCancel
Holy fuck! While it's true that large breasts and youth get you the attention of men, wealthy and not, it's hardly appropriate to be telling that straight out to children for Christmasake. Certainly not on a birthday card! Why don't we send them a card saying,"Congratulations you've just turned every mother and father in America against you for all time Hallmark! Prostitution is not a good message to send to young girls, you f'ing idiots" Whoever approved this does not belong in the greeting card business.ReplyCancel
I agree Susan. Poor taste, but outrage for this is off base.ReplyCancel
I'm sure I would hulk out with my fauxrage if I could fucking read it. Jesus, bad design much?ReplyCancel
I can't even see what it says; the writing is too small and I don't see too well!ReplyCancel
I think it's only bad when giving it to a young girl, just with the whole negative body image, teen girls having almost zero self esteem, and you have to have big tits to get a boyfriend aspect.
Anyone other then the intended audience receiving this card would be quite hilarious. I would give this to all my girlfriends because it is funny. Just not necessarily for a 13 year old.ReplyCancel
I think my 13 year old self would have loved to give this to another girlfriend and we would laugh our heads off and then we would talk about that cute guy in our class and whether or not anyone would ask us to couple skate at the roller skating party.ReplyCancel
I think "outraged" is an overstatement.
People are disturbed because everyone preaches about positive body image and eating disorders yet this card was geared towards a 13 year old. It doesn't matter if it was pulled years ago or not. It still existed and THAT'S patheticReplyCancel
Yeah. I could totally see my friends giving this card to one of us who was underdeveloped when we were teenagers, because, well teenage girls are snarky bitches. I was rooting through my bins of memories that my mom bestowed upon me when I got married. And my one girlfriend, who I am still besties with 20 years later, totally made fun of me in every Christmas card all through high school for being a virgin. Seriously. That should be a greeting card.
Anyway, I'm sure many of the moms who are outraged by this have a fake rack, a nose job, a tummy tuck and worship the Kardashians or watch The Bachelor, so this shit really doesn't rattle me. Maybe, our energy would be better spent teaching our daughters on why the philosophy in the card is complete crap.ReplyCancel
The only place I could see that card being sold as a serious card, is Hollywood.ReplyCancel
For a 13-year-old, totally inappropriate. What I find more offensive is the cards written for the "mature" demographic, basically saying "Too bad you're so old and flabby and gassy and need diapers and your dentures are falling out but it's okay because you're going senile and won't remember getting this card right after you read it, anyway," which is what all of them seem to be about. Sheesh!ReplyCancel
Definitely NOT appropriate. It's actually telling young girls that the only way they can get a man is if they have big boobies. If they have big boobs, not only will they get a man, but he'll want to give them expensive gifts.
I'm thinking this card was written by a plastic surgeon.
Whoever wrote this card should be shot.ReplyCancel
That card sucks. I want to punch it in the face.ReplyCancel
Me too Karli!
I was totally ROLFMAO and then BAM! It hit me that my daughter is 13.
But my inner 13 year old thought it was funny.ReplyCancel
If Hallmark wants to stay relevant and competitive with online greeting sites, they're going to need to branch out of their safe zone.ReplyCancel
For the people saying "just don't buy it": What if some moron decided to buy this and give it to your daughter. You can't control what some idiot might think would be "funny" to give your kid. Definitely should be pulled off the shelves. Teenage girls have enough body issues-they don't need some a-hole confirming them.ReplyCancel
I think it's horrific but then I wonder if it were meant tongue in cheek. How many 13 year olds had boyfriends in 1998 or even thought about getting diamonds, much less fake tits? I think it would be funny if it aimed at an older audience, like a 40 year old LOLReplyCancel
The reaction is also America in a nutshell, eh?ReplyCancel
I think things that amke fun of "stereo-type" thinking are funny as long as they don't go over board.
I am also the same guy who truly doesn't get hurt when he gets cracked on if its funny, so maybe I just have thick skin.ReplyCancel
I give all my family members little kid birthday cards, regardless of age because I think that's funny. I wish I could buy this card for my brother.ReplyCancel
hahahaha! so funny! i have a soon to be 14 year old daughter, and just this weekend she was complaining that boys at school only date girls with big boobs. i woud totally buy this for a girlfriend (as a joke, not for their birthday), and i'll show this to my daughter. its funny because its true, and that is stupid. men are ruled and made fools by BOOBS.ReplyCancel
lol, I work for a chain of Hallmark stores. We've had more risque cards than that one.
This year the big controversy is over the books "Go the F*ck to Sleep" and "Merry F*cking Christmas".
For some reason the powers that be have pulled the Xmas one but not the sleeping one, lol. Must be selling better.ReplyCancel
As the mother of girls I find it disgusting to imply they should have bigger breasts to benefit materially. But pull it from the shelves? Nope. Don't like it- don't buy it.ReplyCancel
I had a lot of trouble reading it, so I took it into Photoshop and desaturated it.
It says:
You're 13 today!
If you had a rich boyfriend
he'd give you diamonds and rubies.
Well, maybe next year you will –
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PUBLIC STATEMENT FROM DR. RUFUS GLASPER Chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges October 23, 2003
In a recent internal message to all employees of the Maricopa Community Colleges, I explained open communication is a vital part of honoring diversity of thought and culture. There is no question that freedom of speech is one of our most cherished rights. Academic freedom has always been a primary right of faculty and was one of the principles upon which the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was founded in 1915. The AAUP's 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, states that, "Institutions of higher education are conducted for the common good and not to further the interest of either the individual teacher or the institution as a whole. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition."
Further, it proclaims, "College and university teachers are citizens, members of a learned profession, and officers of an educational institution. When they speak or write as citizens, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. As scholars and educational officers, they should remember that the public might judge their profession and their institution by their utterances. Hence they should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that they are not speaking for the institution."
Since the Maricopa Community Colleges strive to protect academic freedoms, instituting overarching prohibitions would be counterproductive to our educational mission. "Academic freedom is an area in which the law provides few firm guidelines for administrators…In addition, institutions are prohibited from enacting policies which interfere with the content (or substance) of faculty members' speech, at least outside the classroom; courts permit narrow regulation of the time, place or manner of speech, but seldom of its content as such." (The Law of Higher Education, Kaplin and Lee, 1995)
Diversity within the Maricopa Community Colleges involves creating an environment that demonstrates equity and mutual respect of each person. We are each charged with the responsibility of providing an organizational climate where students and employees feel that they are welcome and an integral part of our community. Our success depends upon us learning from each other and working together to achieve the vision and mission of this organization.
A diverse work and educational environment presents a myriad of compelling interests. While we may each have different perspectives, these can be shared in a manner that still maintains an environment of respect. Recent messages from this faculty member were abrasive and divisive and not in the spirit of a collegial exchange.
Maricopa will continue to thrive on the input and inclusion of all individuals and cultural groups within our institutions and the communities we serve. Upholding academic freedom and valuing different perspectives allows us to focus as one entity on the goals we have in common.
In sum, enhancing inclusiveness and diversity happens when you and I respect differences, uphold the freedom to discuss them in a respectful manner and seek to find understanding over dissimilar or divergent frames of reference while we maintain focus on effective teaching and learning.
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Reuters' Tim McLaughlin and Ross Kerber have an interesting story about money-fund managers' avoidance of short-term government debt.
The shying from short-term Treasuries is less about default fears than ensuring liquidity, as one manager explains it.
Money-fund bigs Federated Investors (FII) and Fidelity Investments are each cited in the story. From Pimco and Fidelity, via Reuters:
"The market isn't (worried about) a long-term default. The concerns are about liquidity," said Jerome Schneider, who oversees the $345 million PIMCO Government Money Market Fund and the larger, $15 billion PIMCO Short-Term Fund.
PIMCO's funds have avoided Treasuries that mature from mid-October through mid-December on concerns that notes that mature in these windows might face a repayment delay, Schneider said.
Money market funds must have at least 30 percent of their assets in cash, U.S. Treasuries, or other government securities maturing within 60 days, or securities they can convert into cash within a week, according to 2010 rules produced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fidelity, with $430 billion in the investments, said its money market funds do not own any securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that mature in late October or early November.
"In addition, we have increased the amount of cash in our U.S. Treasury funds," Boston-based Fidelity said in a statement. "Also, we have stress-tested our money market mutual funds, and we believe they can withstand significant market volatility – far more than the historical largest one-day move in three-month U.S. Treasury bills that occurred in the last 40 years."


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- Meg Finn is in trouble. Cast out of her home by her stepfather after her mom's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after her latest stunt, finding a place to sleep is the least of her worries. Belch, Meg's partner in crime, has gotten her involved in the attempted robbery of an elderly man, Lowrie McCall. But things go horribly wrong, After an accidental explosion, Meg's spirit is flung into limbo, and a race begins between the demonic and the divine to win Meg's soul. Meg's really not a bad kid, but she hasn't exactly been an angel either, so the tally of her good and evil deeds is dead even. Her only chance of tipping the scales to salvation is to go back to Earth and do good-specifically, to help Lowrie McCall. He's got many regrets in his life to set right-a "wish list"-and not much time left to do it. But even if Meg can persuade Lowrie to get mixed up with her, she's going to have to deal with an even scarier, undead Belch-who's now definitely on the side of the Devil. A wild journey to the unexpected hereafter, The Wish List is a heartwarming tale of a young girl's last chance, and the love she will need to-quite literally-redeem herself.
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One down, two to go: Faucher's Estonian team aims for championshipsOTTAWA (January 7, 2013) – Olivier Faucher has enjoyed his first year experience with the Parnu Volleyball Club in the Estonian professional league and that may be in part because the team is vying for an ambitious three titles this season.
"Our goal is to win the Estonia Cup, Schenker League and the Estonian Championships," said Faucher 28, a national team member since 2009. "We've just won the Estonia Cup now there are two more titles to go."
The Schenker League regroups the top teams from Estonia and Latvia and runs from October to March. The Estonian Championships start after the Schenker League and run from mid-March to mid-April.
Parnu completed the Christmas break in first spot in the 10-team Schenker League standings with 14 wins and three losses. Faucher has compiled 53 points including 25 on blocks
His top match was a seven point game and he's added two six-point matches as well. He earned five blocks in a match on December 17.
"It's been a very enriching experience so far," said Faucher, a five-year member of the Universite Laval Rouge et Or who has also played pro in Portugal. "It's a small country so everything is close by. The weather is similar to Canada and the people here speak English which allows me to easily communicate with my teammates and personel."
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NFL Draft Rumor Roundup - April 9
by Joe Buscaglia
posted Apr 9 2012 11:26AM
Welcome to another rousing rendition of NFL Draft Rumor Roundup. It merely took a weekend, but there are many new rumors to discuss out there as we get closer to April 26. Here is the latest batch:
One of the biggest conundrums of the first round is what the Cleveland Browns will do at 4th overall. Alabama running back Trent Richardson, Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon, LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil and Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill have all been suggested options for the Browns. Dennis Manoloff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
tries to make sense of it
, saying the chances of the Browns taking Richardson are "entirely possible," for Blackmon they are "conceivable," while Tannehill got the "unlikely" tag, Claiborne was called "doubtful," and Kalil "won't happen."
Joe's Take:
After talking with a friend in the media in Cleveland over the weekend, it's tough to make headway of who they may actually take. Richardson seems to be the most likely by many and would fill a giant need. But hearing Tannehill coined as "unlikely" by Manoloff leads me to believe the visit of Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden to Cleveland recently has the Browns thinking they can get their guy at that position later on. You could conceivably see the Browns using 4th overall, 22nd overall and 37th overall on a trio of quarterback, running back and wide receiver -- a fantasy football player's dream.
The New York Jets are currently slotted at 16, but might they consider a jump up? According to Rich Cimini of ESPN New York, the Jets have
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for South Carolina pass rusher Melvin Ingram, a player who has played a little bit of everywhere for the Gamecocks this past season.
Joe's Take:
The Jets would likely have to hope Jacksonville passes on Ingram at 7 and Miami does the same at 8, because the next team that could be interested in him would be Seattle at 12. That makes trading up for the Jets much more conceivable with those few extra picks passed by. If they like him enough, Seattle may be willing to do business. They are reportedly interested in trading back and picking up Dont'a Hightower, so this could be a win-win for both sides. I know what you're thinking, but I think the Bills trading within the division to help their rivals obtain a pass rusher to crush their quarterback twice a year are not that great. Not if the only thing you gain is a measly mid-round pick.
The Jaguars at 7 seem to be down to a pair of positions as you rifle through various mock drafts. It seems as though their selection will either be a defensive end or a wide receiver. According to Vito Stellino of The Florida Times-Union, the Jaguars are
"likely" to select a receiver
early in the draft.
Joe's Take:
With only Mike Thomas and Laurent Robinson as their top two options, the Jaguars are in a tough spot at that position. Whether Stellino was talking about their first or second round pick, that isn't determined just yet. But you'd have to believe that Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon would earn a good amount of consideration if he fell to them, as should Notre Dame's Michael Floyd. If they want Blaine Gabbert to succeed, a top target would be the best way.
With the way the Detroit Lions were torched on defense, most notably in their secondary, it isn't that much of a stretch to think a targeted position of theirs is cornerback at 23rd overall. But according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, a team source tells him the
chances are slim
that they use that selection on North Alabama cornerback Janoris Jenkins.
Joe's Take:
That's probably a good move for the Lions, with their top three picks from last season all having some red flags in terms of their personality. Combine that with news breaking this off-season within days of one another that 2011 first round pick Nick Fairley and 2011 second round pick Mikel Leshoure both having a marijuana-related arrest, it could explain the trepidation towards Jenkins. He was arrested three times in his first three seasons of college with Florida, and then got kicked off the team. The team could still go for a cornerback if Alabama's Dre Kirkpatrick falls that far or recent mover Stephon Gilmore of South Carolina is on the board. If not, left tackle could be the play for the Lions with some good 2nd or 3rd round options at cornerback existing.
The Minnesota Vikings are trying desperately to get people interested enough in Ryan Tannehill to trade up to 3rd overall to get him, but it just doesn't seem to be working. With Matt Kalil likely their pick in the first round, Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press thinks about what the team may do at 35th overall. He alludes to GM Rick Spielman and how much he loves former Notre Dame players. With a need at safety, Walters reasons that Notre Dame's
Harrison Smith would be a good fit for the Vikings
, saying "If Smith is available, there is little doubt the Vikings will pounce on him."
Joe's Take:
With an overall lack of depth at safety in this draft class, the Vikings may not end up getting their guy if they are indeed targeting Smith. He's the consensus number two safety available, and he could sneak in to the end of the first round. Past the first few options at that position, the talent really drops off unless you're converting a stiff-hipped cornerback in to a safety.
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Saracens laid down a marker ahead of the season run-in as they overcame champions Harlequins 27-12 at Allianz Park on Sunday.
Saracens laid down a marker ahead of the season run-in as they beat Aviva Premiership champions Harlequins 27-12 at Allianz Park on Sunday.
Schalk Brits' try and four Owen Farrell penalties gave the home side a deserved 17-9 advantage at the interval.
Nick Evans kept Quins in the game by kicking all of their points in the first-half and added a fourth penalty after the break, but Will Fraser's touchdown secured the victory.
Both teams have enjoyed fine seasons but their respective forms were in stark contrast. While Sarries had won three league games in succession with bonus-points, the Twickenham Stoop outfit were shocked by Exeter Chiefs three weeks ago.
And it was the hosts who started the brighter when Farrell's penalty took them into a 3-0 lead, after a powerful surge from Mako Vunipola had set up the position.
Despite the sides looking to move the ball at every opportunity, the early stages of the game were dominated by the accurate boot of the respective fly-halves. Evans kicked successive penalties to make the score 6-3 in Quins' favour before Farrell levelled matters with just 17 minutes gone.
However, then came a decisive moment as an excellent break and offload by Chris Ashton sent Fraser away. Although the back-rower was hauled down, Joe Marler cynically slowed down the ball and was justifiably shown a yellow card. Sarries' fly-half added two further three-pointers off the tee before another period of pressure ended in Brits touching down from close range.
The visitors' fly-half did reduce the arrears with a penalty, but Mark McCall's men still led 17-9 at half-time.
Evans ate into that advantage further early in the second period but the hosts continued to look the more dangerous with ball in hand. And it was no surprise to see them cross the whitewash for the second time when Fraser went over after a fine burst from Kelly Brown.
Farrell sealed the win with a penalty, although Ashton was yellow carded for a high tackle late on for Saracens.
The scorers:
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Con: Farrell
Pen: Farrell 5
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Pen: Evans 4
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Joel Tomkins, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 David Strettle, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Will Fraser, 6 Kelly Brown, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steve Borthwick (c), 3 Matt Stevens, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 John Smit, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Petrus du Plessis, 19 George Kruis, 20 Jackson Wray, 21 Neil de Kock, 22 Charlie Hodgson, 23 Chris Wyles.
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Ugo Monye, 13 Matt Hopper, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Sam Smith, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care,8 Nick Easter, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Tom Guest, 5 George Robson, 4 Charlie Matthews, 3 James Johnston, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Rob Buchanan, 17 Mark Lambert, 18 Will Collier, 19 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 20 Luke Wallace, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Ben Botica, 23 George Lowe.
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The Odd Couple
July 30 2011 07:13AM
Craig MacTavish and Rob Schremp have spent much of this summer on the outside looking in. One of them appears to have landed gainful employment. The other is still job hunting. For both men, the last several years have been a series of highs and lows.
For many Oiler fans (including me) Craig MacTavish remains a high water mark in terms of competent coaching for the town team. A solid technical coach and in game tactician, he was a big part of the Oilers Stanley run 2006 spring. His coaching strategy in that stretch (especially against the Red Wings) earned him a reputation of being a guy who could take a good team a long way.
Unfortunately for MacT, he never had the horses after the Chris Pronger deal. Coaching is a tough career because if the team loses too many games a change is required; firing the coach is easier than firing 23 hockey players--and less messy. MacT was the Oilers head coach a long time but perhaps spent "too long at the fair" in Edmonton.
It has taken a long time for coach MacTavish to land on his feet. Recent days have revealed he's off to coach the Chicago Wolves of the AHL (Vancouver's farm team) and I think he'll be coaching an NHL team (maybe the Canucks--you never know) in the next year or so. He was considered for Minnesota's head coaching position this summer and with his credentials one would think it is only a matter of time.
Why did it take so long for MacT to get another gig? His bout with cancer must have taken him out of the running for a time, and I do think his very public comments in regard to Dustin Penner may too have cost him. Having said all of that, I expect Vancouver fans will be thrilled with their prospects progress this winter. Good for MacT, hopefully this stint in the minors ends that crazy idea that he couldn't develop the kids.
Which brings us to Robbie Schremp. Schremp's fanbase (which is miles and miles) railed against MacT's handling of him as an Oilers prospect. Robbie Schremp led the league in nicknames (Hockey Jesus, Sugartits) before he ever played a game, owing mostly to youtube and Phil Esposito length shifts in the land of legends (London).
The day I posted that Schremp had been placed on waivers, blogosphere commenter "quain" said the following:
- You're aware this isn't the end right? He's going to go 12-41-53 -29 on the Island playing top PP unit time and we're going to have to hear how we let a complete stud go, over and over again. It never ends. Rob Schremp is like herpes, you can only hope to contain it.
Damned if Rob Schremp didn't go to the Island and post better than expected numbers. 44gp, 7-18-25 -4 and his CorsiRel was a pleasant surprise. He needed to build on that half-season but what the hell the guy has talent, right?
Along came a guy named Michael Grabner via (once again) the waiver wire. Grabner ate Robbie's lunch, and that coupled with a very average season (63gp, 13-13-26 -20) meant he was exposed to waivers again (end of Feb) and lost to the Thrashers. By March 24 the Thrashers were trying him at center between Evander Kane and Radek Dvorak and on the 25th he scored the GWG against the Islanders in what must have been a highlight of the season for him.
Of course, the off-season has been about change. The Thrashers became the Jets and the Jets set him free about a month ago. Schremp has been shopping for work since, but as the summer wears on one wonders if he'll have to return to the minors (or Europe) and wait for another opportunity.
Schremp as an NHL player hasn't been a world beater, but has been able to post some offense. That is the kind of player that often gets multiple chances; although he's played for three NHL teams already Schremp's NHL career likely has a few stops to come.
Another busy edition of Nation Radio today at noon. Scheduled to appear:
- Guy Flaming from The Pipeline Show and Coming Down the Pipe! I'll talk to Guy about the Team Canada WJ team's prospects camp in Edmonton this coming week and he'll try to educate me about the NCAA/CHL border war.
- James Mirtle, Globe and Mail writer and one of the best hockey writers on the planet. I'll ask him about the Lombardi-Tambellini Milagro Beanfield War, Nikolai Khabibulin's situation and the Islanders arena situation.
- Mark Spector from Rogers Sportsnet. One of Edmonton's most credible media people gets a one hour daily show and I'll ask him what Oiler fans can expect when the show hits the air.
- Jim Byers from the OKC Barons. We'll talk about the Oilers activity this summer and how it might impact the Barons. There's a chance players like Teemu Hartikainen and Jeff Petry return to OKC and I'll ask him about which of last season's prospects he considers most NHL ready.
- Dustin Nielson from Team 1260's Nielson and Chase morning show. A draft geek like myself and a guy who loves sports, he's got yet another gig starting in the fall and I'll ask him about it.
As always, email questions and comments are welcome at email@example.com and I imagine there will be a few questions about NK, the Smyth-Fraser deal and Team 1260's brand new shows. Bring it on, we'll answer everything we can and make sure your comments hit the air.
So Robbie Schremp could have been Mike Bossy...
You gotta love the power of YouTube. A one-dimensional player with no other skill beyond fancy stickhandling pulls off a few trick shootout moves (most of which aren't legal in regulation play) and once the highlights hit YouTube, some online hockey "experts" think he's the next freaking Mike Bossy. I guess style means more than substance.
I guess this means Linus Omark is the next Bryan Trottier.
August 01 2011, 07:38AM
I trust you are thinking about some of his personal favorites such as Marc Antoine Pouliot and Patrick Thoreson. I remember MacT sending Pouliot out on shootouts. Give me a break. Of course others under his watch include Brad Winchester, Kyle Brodziak, JF Jacques, etc. Look at all the young Dmen who hit the skids.
Who kept Schremp in the AHL? MacT and when he brought him up he sat him in the press box or on the bench and gave him brief time on a checking line.
There is always an exception so to be fair, I will give you Ales Hemsky. Just shows how good Hemsky is, even MacT couldn't muck him up.
Yes, MAP and the 3 frickin shootouts he had under mact makes all the difference.
in the 09-10 season he had 2 as well, not under mact. is that mact's fault too?
schremp couldnt compete at the ahl level (multiple scouts). how on earth could he deserve a legit nhl shot?
I guess this means Linus Omark is the next Bryan Trottier.
Actually, the difference between Omark and Schremp is interesting.
Both have the sick shootout moves and Youtube highlights. Neither is a standout on defence. They both tend to look pass first.
But Omark has shown that if he loses the puck he will aggressively try to get it back. He will go to the hard areas (corners, in front of the net) to make a play, and he will take beating and still hang onto the puck until a play opens up. Many of his Youtube highlights are pure effort.
I think Robbie has more raw talent than Omark, (and more size) but the guy who competes harder is almost always going to win the battle.
Schremp is an interesting case study. He fell in the draft over makeup issues. The Oilers tried to instill a higher level of compete in him, but it never took - and likely never will.
It would seem the Oilers under Stu MacGregor have learned this lesson and now value the compete factor more than anything else in their draft picks. The only guy I can think of in recent drafts that doesn't seem to have it is Martindale.
It's official.
MacT joins the Canucks' organization:
Buses and more god awful buses. Thats the life. MacT is a great hire. I still think that MacT will be on someones shortlist in the very near future for an assistant GM position. Way to many hockey smarts to languish in the minors for very long. If Tambo should falter.....
August 04 2011, 02:29PM
Smart move by an organization that makes smart moves by the dozen. Man. These are not your Dad's Canucks.
I have to think that if MacT has any success with the AHL team, that he would in line to replace Vigneault.


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