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The spartan cheerleaders are putting on a cheer camp for anyone 4-15 years old. On Aug. 2-4 from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Emery Spartan Center. They will be teaching a cheer, chat, sideline dance and cheer fundamentals. There is a $25 charge and a T-shirt will be included. Wear your hair up and out of your face and no jewelry or black sole shoes. On Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. they will be performing what they have learned. Everyone is welcome to attend. Any participaint interested may also perform that night at the Emery County Fair at 7 p.m. For any questions contact Kisty at 748-2741 or Melissa at 653-2868.
There will be a Marriage Enhancement workshop on July 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carbon County Courthouse Conference room. It is sponsored by the Governor's Commission on Marriage and will be presented by Utah State University Extension. Improve your marriage by learning the 3 C's of relationships. For further information, contact USU Extension Offices, Ellen Serfustini 636-3236 or Christine Jensen 381-2381.
Starting July 25 there will be Southeastern Utah Football Officials Association Meetings on every Monday at 6 p.m. They will be held at Carbon High School in Room E-5. They are for new and experienced participants. For additional information call 637-6556.
The Emery County Farm Bureau Talent Find will be held Aug. 4 from 4-6 p.m. under the Desertview Tent at the Emery County Fairgrounds. Pick up applications at your local library. For more information call Cassie Thatcher at 653-2199.
Free star gazing will be held on Aug. 12 at 8:30 p.m. or dark at the Huntington Reservoir parking lot, west of Millers Flat turn off (Huntington mammoth discovery site). Guest speakers, Professor Don Burge and Professor Mark Bunnell will be there. Bring a jacket, chair and flashlight. Binoculars or telescope will be helpful but not required. For questions call Castle Country Regional information center at (435) 613-5747.
Emery High School Football practice will begin on Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. at the high school. Please bring football shoes, shirt and shorts. You may contact Coach Reynolds for further questions at 748-2625.
Have you noticed the new street lights on Huntington's Main Street? The Beautification Committee has decided that the town needs more of the lights along Main Street. If there are any residents who wish to make a donation toward acquiring more lights, take the donation to city hall. For more information contact Lorraine Dingman at 687-9459.
All open class exhibits will be accepted from 10 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 1 and from 12- 6 p.m. on Aug. 2 at the Emery County fair exhibit building. All vegetables, flowers and baked goods will be accepted from 9- 11 a.m. on Aug 3. 4-H exhibits will be accepted at the same times. Exhibits must be picked up from 9 a.m -noon. on Aug 8.
The 2005 Castle Valley Pageant will be held July 28-30 and Aug. 2-6 at 9 p.m. each evening. Pioneer village will be from 6:30-8:15 p.m. For more information contact Mark Justice at 435-687-2403 or 435-687-2234; Bry Anderson at 435-381-2372; Montell Seely at 435-381-2195; or Jay Howell at 435-384-3042.
On Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. we will be having a kids parade for our Emery County Fair. We need all of you to make this a great success. Decorate your bike, your wagon, 4-wheeler, trike, scooter, go-cart, whatever you have and show your Emery County spirit with all of us. Any questions, contact Dannette Waite at 748-2085 or Emery County Recreation Department at 381-2108.
We are inviting all to join in making the 2005 Emery County parade the best ever. Build a float as a family, church group, youth city council group, sports group, cheerleading group, FFA, 4-H, lifeguards, you name it. Our idea is to go back to the old days when we had floats and not just cars. Just think of the fun you'll have making your first float. There will be cash prizes given away for many different categories. Show your Emery County spirit and build a float. Any questions, call Dannette Waite at 748-2085 or Emery County Recreation at 381-2108.
Soldiers from the 115th Maintenance Company, Utah Army National Guard Unit, currently in Iraq, have adopted two schools there, and in their spare time, they are building desks and shelves in these schools. These soldiers are seeking sponsors that are willing to donate money and/or school supplies and equipment that these schools need. For more information contact Jenny Hawthorne at email@example.com or call 1-801-556-1503.
Do you remember the Rocket Theater on Main Street in Castle Dale? I am compiling a history of the theater, which my family, Carlos, Eugene, and Glen Otterstrom, operated. I am looking for photos, personal remembrances or stories about the theater. If you have anything you would like to contribute, contact Craig Otterstrom at 333 Fourth Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, or 1-801-364-0126, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Utah Business Week gives the state's best students hands on experience with free enterprise. This summer's program runs July 31-Aug. 6 on the Utah State University campus. For more information and to apply, log on to www.utahbusinessweek.org, or call Kay Westley at 801-288-8355.
The class of 1995 is having its 10 year class reunion on Aug. 5-6. For more information contact Heidi Maxfield at 1-801-798-4647 or Kristi McElprang at 687-9949.
The Design Arts Program of the Utah Arts Council is having its third annual exhibit in tribute to design in Utah. It runs until July 29 at the Rio Gallery located in the historic Rio Grande Train Station, 300 South Rio Grande( 455 West) in Salt Lake City. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9 to 5 p.m. (excluding state holidays).
Millsite fund raising invitational-Aug. 6; Emery County fair tournament-Aug. 13; Peach Days tournament-Sept 10; State 2-man best ball-Sept. 17; monster mash 4-man scramble-Oct. 8; and snow man 3-man scramble-Nov. 5.
The home arts exhibits welcomes anyone interested in displaying their sewing, knitting, painting, quilting, canning, baked goods, stained glass, woodworking, metal art, photographs, needlepoint, gardening, etc. during the Emery County Fair, Aug. 4-6. For more information, contact the Emery County Extension office in Castle Dale at 381-2381 or Michelle Scovill at 381-2823.
Time is short for enlarging your photo's (8x10 or 8x12) for the Emery County Fair. See photo requirements at your local library or call Stan at 381-2466.
The Green River Community Center announces the sponsorship of the summer food service program. Free meals will be available to attending children. Meals will be served at the Green River Community Center in the Kid's Cafe Monday-Friday. Morning snack-8:45-9 a.m.; lunch-12-12 :30 p.m. (both through the summer food program); and dinner (through the Utah Food Bank) from 4-4:30 p.m.
Come join in the fun of this years Emery County Fair Parade. We encourage every business, church group, city, school group, sports group, or family to be a part of the fair parade. The fair theme is New Ideas, New Dreams, New Beginnings. Floats will be judged and prizes will be given in several different categories. Call Dannette Waite at 748-2085 or Emery County Recreation at 381-2108 for more information.
The Castle Country Horse Show Association schedule is: Aug. 14, Price; and Sept. 17, Castle Dale. Show will start at 9 a.m. with registration at 8 a.m. For more information, call Denise at 1-801-794-0901, Paige at 435-748-2881, Roxanne at 435-653-2589, or Rhonda at 435-637-4023. More information can also be found online at www.dmndshrscs.com/CCHSA.html.
To donate to Operation Home Support, a program to send packages to local soldiers stationed overseas, contact Jan Hess, 384-2753. Donations can be mailed to American Legion Auxiliary #42, P.O. Box 209. Ferron, Ut. 84523.
Project ChildSafe, sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation will be distributing free gun locks throughout Emery County. Members of the community may call their local law enforcement agency for information on how to obtain a free gun lock.
AA and NA meetings will be held at the Emery County Recreation Center, 75 South 400 East, Castle Dale. AA will be Tuesday nights from 6:30-7:30 p.m. NA meetings will be Thursday nights from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
New hours for the Pioneer Museum are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and Saturday noon-4 p.m. Share your pioneer heritage with family and friends.
Emery County Archives now has new hours. The new hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Archives is now under the supervision of the Emery County Recorder and a message may be left at that office at 381-2414.
Drug addictions can leave an individual feeling helpless and out of control, especially if you are the family member or friend of an addict. Narconon Arrowhead can help. Narconon offers free counseling, assessments and referrals to rehabilitation centers nationwide by calling 1-800-468-6933 or logging onto www.stopaddiction.com. Don't wait until it's too late. Call Narconon now.
The Wheelchair Foundation, Intermountain Healthcare, and the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation are partnering to distribute free wheelchairs to disabled Utahns. Persons interested in getting a free wheelchair can call 1-877-387-3839, or apply at www.wheelchairfoundation.org/utah.
Grief support group for parents who have lost a child will be held Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the classroom at Castleview Hospital, 300 North Hospital Drive, Price. For more information contact 637-4800, ext. #4018 or 820-0287.
Are you having trouble getting money for college? Have you been denied a PELL grant? Do you lack funding? Have you exhausted all other financial resources? To see if your qualify for financial aid through state and federal programs, contact the Department of Workforce Services at 1-435-381-6100 during working hours.
The Three Wishes Inc. Program makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to senior citizens (65 years and older) and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call toll free at 1-800-817-1871.
Each year hundreds of children in Emery and Carbon counties become wards of the juvenile court system due to child abuse, neglect or abandonment. The child welfare system can only devote so much time and attention to each individual case and, consequently, to each individual child. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Volunteers are ordinary men and women who find it in their hearts and their schedules to help these abused and neglected children. Those interested in volunteering should contact Kerrie, the CASA coordinator at 435-381-5595.
The in home Rx programs makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who may have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call 1-800-344-5764 or visit the website www.inhomerx.com for more information on the details of this program.
The Senior Mobility Program makes available to senior citizens and the permanently disabled, power electric wheelchairs at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call 1-800-451-0971 to see if you qualify.
Utah Valley Cancer Center, located at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center has a new toll-free phone number. Anyone can call 1-866-549-3800 to schedule an appointment, get information about local cancer support groups or to find out more about IHC cancer services and physicians. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Huntington Lions Club is gathering used eyeglasses to be distributed to needy people in Third World countries. There is a special need for childrens glasses. For more information, contact Judy Lang at 687-5349.
The Senior Wheels USA Program makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to senior citizens (65 years and older) and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call toll free at 1-800-246-6010.
Donations are needed from Emery County residents to the Emery Chapter of the Salvation Army which provides emergency assistance for the people of Emery County as well as people traveling through the area. Mail donations to the Emery County Sheriff's Office, Box 281, Green River, Utah 84525 or Emery County Sheriff's Office, Box 817, Castle Dale, Utah 84513. For information, contact Cheryl Keener at 435-564-3432.
Attention, union meeting for local 6363 will be held the third Wednesday of every month at the District 22 office in Price. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
Girl Scouts need leaders in Emery County. Call Nina Green at 800-678-7809 to volunteer.


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The people have a right to know...
Robin Brownlee
October 19 2008 07:58PM
There's been an uproar rippling through the Oilogosphere since Dave Berry of the website Covered in Oil was caught contravening the Edmonton Oilers policy on live blogging by media relations staff at the season opener with Colorado at Rexall Place Oct 12.
After being told to stop and being warned his press credentials could be lifted—he was working for a mainstream media outlet (Sportsticker)—Berry gave his account of events on CIO and made it clear he thought he'd been dealt with in a heavy-handed manner.
Berry accused the Oilers of favouritism and applying a double-standard, citing examples where OilersNation had done live blogs from Rexall Place without repercussions and had people with mainstream media credentials blogging—Jason Gregor and I were named.
In the wake of the fuss, I was asked by one of the partners who started OilersNation if I'd be interested in offering my take. A number of readers of this website also asked for my two cents.
Here it is...
Double standard?
As far as this specific incident goes, Berry is mistaken if he's saying I've blogged live from Rexall Place. Not true. Hasn't happened. I know Gregor did some live stuff during training camp and pre-season and has since been informed it's a no-no.
The Oilers have agreements in place that ensure certain rights holders get first crack at events as they unfold live. That's what rights holders pay for. The Oilers are well within their rights to insist rules regarding no live blogging be followed.
As a contributor to the Canadian Press, Team 1260 and Metro Edmonton, I'm accredited with the Oilers through the first two outlets. I've used quotes from players and coaches for items I've written for OilersNation, but I've never broken the live-blogging policy.
By the way, the majority of the quotes I use are from media scrums with players and coach Craig MacTavish and are available on the Oilers website within an hour or two after morning practice.
This isn't a case of two OilersNation writers getting favourable treatment in the form of press passes while other bloggers are denied the same courtesy. Gregor and I are accredited MSM guys who happen to contribute to a website.
No cheering in the press box
David Staples at The Cult of Hockey in The Journal suggests the Oilers, all NHL teams for that matter, should recognize the ever-expanding impact of the internet and embrace bloggers.
I tend to agree, but it shouldn't be a one-way street. The Oilers are running a business and selling a product. They decide who gets press credentials based on standards they set. Maybe anything goes on the internet, but that doesn't and shouldn't hold true for those entering Rexall Place through the press gate.
If you want to start a website and write whatever you want without signing your name to it, have at it. If you want to see how many times you can drop the f-bomb in a single paragraph, do it until you're blue in the face. If your idea of blogging about the Oilers is to write about which players you'd most like to see naked, knock yourself out.
Just don't expect JJ Hebert to issue you a pass and save you a chair alongside Terry Jones or Dan Barnes in the rink. And don't shout indignantly about being discriminated against when he doesn't.
It works both ways
There are conventions and a code of professional conduct that members of the MSM are expected to adhere to, and they should apply to bloggers seeking access by way of credentials.
You don't cheer in the press box. You don't show up at the rink wearing an Oilers jersey—any jersey. You don't try to take photos of players exiting the shower on your cell phone because your site is "Hunky Oil."
You don't ask Ethan Moreau to sign a hat for you in a post-game scrum. You don't tell MacT to "Gimme five" when he enters the press conference room after a big win. Bad form. If you think that's a big, "Well, duh," rest assured, these kinds of things happen.
Always, of course, there's a question of content.
Contrary to what some MSM critics say, the Oilers don't have Hebert and his staff dictating what does and doesn't go in the newspapers and on the air. They don't tell anybody what to write.
A particularly critical column or a story that puts the team in a less-than-positive light might earn you a sideways glance from a coach or a player, but I haven't seen it go much further than that.
In any case, if you're going to snipe away relentlessly, then you'd better be prepared to back up what you say or write. Beat writers and, to a lesser extent, columnists are in the rink day in and day out and if they've written "MacT is a bozo" in Wednesday's editions, they better be there Thursday morning so he can have his say.
On the flipside, if all you want to do is cheer for the Oilers and re-affirm paragraph after paragraph that "Calgary Sucks" and Dion Phaneuf dresses funny, tap away. Just don't show up at the press gate.
PR staffs of all NHL teams follow what's written on the internet and it would probably be fair if Darryl Sutter inquired with Kevin Lowe or Steve Tambellini why their staff is accrediting a writer who just penned a seven-part series titled "Why Robyn Regehr Is An A**hole."
The good, the bad and the ugly
Here's some examples of items—I'm using excerpts from Covered in Oil but you can find similar stuff on any number of websites—you won't see on sites run by The Journal, TSN, Sportsnet or MSM outlets.
If any of this was written by a member of the MSM, I doubt they'd have their credentials very long.
During pre-season:
"The Oilers' first pre-season game against the piece-of-shit Canucks is tonight! Break out the popcorn and Jack Daniels because it's being webcast on the Oilers' site, too. As much as I like to rail against the team's shameless plays for tax money and the general smarminess of Patrick LaForge, I have to give the team credit for recognizing fan interest in the preseason and providing the free webcasts. It's especially nice for a dude 3,000km away."
Pre-season entries vs. Florida:
"7:57 pm: If I spit on someone, do you think I could get away with blaming Jim Matheson?" "8:19 pm: I want to have sex with one of Ales Hemsky's passes. He just about put it through the legs of both a Panther and Shawn Horcoff to Visnovsky." "9:02 pm: Whoever the hell is the band that decided to cover "Message in a Bottle" should immediately be put to death by getting strangled with guitar strings. Douche bags."
On Jarret Stoll:
"Anyway, you have to wonder what, if anything, LA GM Dean Lombardi is thinking here, throwing Jeff Finger money at a dude who spent most of last year putting his skates on the wrong foot and trying to order hot dogs from the bench, or whatever the fuck it was Stoll was doing to manage a whopping 15 points at even strength last year."
There's a lot of insightful, witty, biting, edgy and laugh-out-loud stuff on the internet, and much of it is being written by bloggers without any journalism training and without the benefit of a press pass. Some bloggers have no interest in having one and bumping up to the MSM that closely. Others want credentials and should get them. In the end, though, the Oilers have the right to make that call.
—Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 6pm on Just A Game with Jason Gregor on Team 1260.
October 20 2008, 01:26PM
For reals, Shawn Mullin
All I've taken from this entire situation is that most Oiler fans online are stubbornly ignorant douchenozzles.
Pretty well as expected, unfortunately.
Dookie2K; I am aware of what the difference is, I just don't see it being significant enough to discredit the hypocritical nature of Greg Wyshynski's comment.
By using the picture he clearly is not objecting to tone of it and it is his use of it that should eb reason enough to mute his so called surprise or outrage of Brownlee's example. Like I said it's not that the two situations are identical it's just that it doesn't seem like such big leap from one to the other.
No matter who took it or where he got it from.
October 20 2008, 01:40PM
Fair enough, Mr. B.
Wanye has a point when he says the whole divide-and-conquer thing seems to be setting into this fiasco.
October 20 2008, 01:55PM
I'm really surprised that there are so many different opinions on the subject.
Personally, I'm an Oilers fan and I'm disappointed with the way that they handled this. It was clearly an attempt to bully Dave Berry. And I think that for a lot of Oiler fans, this sort of thing isn't particularly surprising, and that's unfortunate.
And enquiring minds probably want to know how Brownlee knew who Dave was working for (SportsTicker), and since he seems to have inside information, why he chose not to reveal the names of the Oilers PR men whose actions are in question here. That's a fair question, no?
Robin has taken a leap of faith here, and intuitively I thought he would have been on his own. But clearly other bright people (Surshot, Doogie2k, A.Milli, Pete, Jonathon and Rick) are in full agreement, jumping right with him. Personally, the cats that stuck on this side of the chasm are the folks I read anyways, so it doesn't matter much to me. Interesting stuff though.
Anthony: I don't know how the blogger was treated by Oilers PR staff that night because I didn't see it first-hand. Both sides, obviously, have their versions of what went down.
As has been pointed out, members of the media have issues with the Oilers PR staff from time to time, and that's the case with every NHL team. It's part of the job and the interaction that takes place. They have rules and expectations. We have jobs to do.
As chapter chairman of the PHWA in Edmonton in past seasons, I've been in the middle of those scrapes many times on behalf of writers over access to players, making sure the dressing room is open after the game within the prescribed time, etc etc.
While I'm not all that familiar with Berry's work, I'd hate to think a disagreement with a member of the media relations staff would lead him to quit blogging. That seems like an over-reaction and very thin-skinned coming from someone who, from what little I've read on CIO, writes with a robust, in-your-face edge to his work.
Is there some imaginary line in your mind that gets crossed between using pictures of guys coming out of the shower and just guys laying around in their underwear like the one of Mike Commodore that you currently have up on your Blog? As unrealistic as Brownlee's example may be, I am not seeing a huge leap bewteen what he wrote and what you actually did.
You mean the picture that was taken from a public Facebook album? I don't know about you, but I see a huge difference between using a press pass to covertly take a cell phone picture of a player coming out of the shower and re-posting something that has already been posted, and posted *publicly*.
Brownlee says:
"If you want to start a website and write whatever you want without signing your name to it, have at it. If you want to see how many times you can drop the f-bomb in a single paragraph, do it until you're blue in the face. If your idea of blogging about the Oilers is to write about which players you'd most like to see naked, knock yourself out.
Just don't expect JJ Hebert to issue you a pass and save you a chair alongside Terry Jones or Dan Barnes in the rink. And don't shout indignantly about being discriminated against when he doesn't."
By that logic the Oilers should never be chided for revoking a press pass as long as they are doing so to control the content of what goes out on blogs and in articles.
If that's true then anyone who still holds a press pass has never written anything the Oilers organization didn't like. (Are all sperts media people just shills, then?)
By the way, ff the oilers dislike something because it contains too many swear words, or is too crass, or because it's too critical of a players play makes no difference.
If you'd written something crass, you'd never have been held to the same standard and you know it.
October 20 2008, 02:07PM
Apologies in advance for going on a tangent.
Brownlee said: By the way, the majority of the quotes I use are from media scrums with players and coach Craig MacTavish and are available on the Oilers website within an hour or two after morning practice.
This is true. And since I realized this some time ago, I haven't read the papers. Most of the writers in Edmonton don't grab onto the quotes that I find interesting. I would imagine that the same applies in other cities, though I don't know.
In any case, that information is available to anyone with an internet connection, and in my opinion it kicks the pants off of anything else that is available, or ever has been.
And when was the last time (since Hull retired) that a player made an insightful, relevant quote in a post game interview?
So I have to wonder aloud, what is the real value of a beat reporter nowadays? I think it would be better if reporters weren't asking questions at all, or maybe just one designated guy was, and mostly that the coaches just let loose with a 10 minute stream of consciousness for the podcast.
October 20 2008, 02:08PM
"I'd hate to think a disagreement with a member of the media relations staff would lead him to quit blogging."
Referencing back to the original post, it didn't.
It was simply the straw that broke the camel's back.
Nothing is ever written in stone, and those who do want to read more of Berry's work are free to do so in the pages of VueWeekly, print or online.
October 20 2008, 02:17PM
Not that I think this issue will make onto the radio today, but if it does...
Well, let's just say everyone has had to nod and smile to their boss more than once.
I can't blame people who are trying to put food on the table, sometimes the truth has to be stretched. Don't hate the player, it's just a game.
Vic: You make a good point regarding the blandness of quotes.
Twenty years ago, the beat men would wander into the dressing room before practice and shoot the breeze with players. Often it was just casual conversation, but there was also on opportunity to do an interview and pursue an angle or line of questioning that was your own. Likewise, if you hung around after the game/practice long enough, you could get something specific that nobody else had.
The routine now -- and it's the same across the NHL -- is that access is far more limited and controlled. Two or three players at a time are brought out and face a flock of reporters and cameras. Everybody gets much the same stuff. When they've addressed the horde, they're done. It's frowned upon if you try to pull a player aside after he's just stood in a scrum for 10 minutes so you can get something nobody else has. Senior guys who the player knows and trusts might get an occasional one-one-one, but it's hit and miss.
October 20 2008, 02:23PM
@ Shawn Mullin: Thank you for understanding that it's not bloggers v. MSM as Robin would like everyone to believe. It's about a decent human being treated like shit by a large corporation.
@ Paulus: You're projecting.
October 20 2008, 02:27PM
@Vic: I'm not sure why there needs to be a chasm in the first place. I think you can criticize Dave for writing unprofessionally while a guest of the Oilers, while also criticizing the Oilers for treating said guest like gum on the bottom of their shoes. I don't think that particular aspect of it needs to necessarily be black or white.
The routine now — and it's the same across the NHL — is that access is far more limited and controlled. Two or three players at a time are brought out and face a flock of reporters and cameras. Everybody gets much the same stuff.
Is this with practice or just after games Robin? I've always wondered why the beat guys seem to have variants of the same story with the same guy each day.
And Vic - obviously you're right and it's mostly blather but I really am partial to Horcoff's post G7 quote in 2006, when he said "It's like everything you feared rushing right at you." I just thought that was such a great description of what it feels like to lose a game like that.
Tyler: It's a combination. Often, the best story based on what's been going on with the team is obvious and reporters end up talking to the players involved with that angle. You don't pass over the best story just because somebody else is doing it, too.
Other times, duplication results for no other reason than limited access.
October 20 2008, 02:41PM
Robin said: "You make a good point regarding the blandness of quotes"
Yeah, Berry had a great comment on the subject during a preseason game against the Panthers.
From Covered In Oil: 8:39 pm: Schremp doing the between-periods interview. Seems as though he's been pretty thoroughly Nuked: not a word that wasn't boring and lifeless. Ah, pro sports, you thought-killing, vaguely fascist institution.
Both funny and true methinks.
And props to Dave for deciding to spend his time on things that are more important in life that pro hockey. I wish that I could kick this addiction.
Ummm... Wow!
I came on here because I was so pumped about the Oil being 4-0 to start the season that I had to share my joy, and I find this epic battle of the bloggers taking place.
What's more surprising is that I read all of it because I was fascinated by how worked up everyone was.
I think this is much like having people over to your house on a Sunday afternoon for Turkey when you had a bender the night before. You are tired and cranky (like the PR guy by the sound of it), and everything is kinda getting on your nerves.
You have rules in your house and normally if your brother in law (lets say) breaks one of the rules you just let them know about it and it's done, but this time you overreact and you kick your brother in law out of your house and tell him not to come back.
OK... it's my house and I have the right to kick him out... just like the Oilers did to Dave.
After my head clears I feel like an ass, though. Now my wife is pissed at me and I don't think watching the game with my brother in law is going to be quite as fun in the future. I had the right, but I still relent.
My Brother in Law is always gonna remember that and be hurt by what I did... even if I had the right to do it.
the only difference is that the PR guy doesn't have to sleep on the couch for a week... or maybe he does...
But who CARES because the Oilers are 4-0 right now. GO OILERS... now can all you guys quit fascinating me with your fighting and start talking hockey again. Thanks.
All the cherry picking of quotes off of CinO has lead me to one conclusion: Dave Berry is absolutely fucking hilarious.
He's the same guy who during the Oilogosphere Hot-Off posted a picture of himself naked with only like an Oilers hat or toque covering his junk, right?
He'll be sorely missed.
I don't think the same could be said if one or five of the local beat writers decided to up and quit.
October 20 2008, 03:34PM
Yeah, I never heard that Horcoff quote, but it is gold.
Moreau is an interview that is probably bland to some, but I find him really insightful. He's unflappable and usually hits the nail squarely on the head I think. Pronger and Stoll were good too. Beyond that player interviews just don't hold much interest for me.
The Oilers seem to be promoting the personal lives of the players a lot, but that just doesn't matter to me a bit.
October 20 2008, 04:13PM
@Vic: I'm not sure why there needs to be a chasm in the first place. I think you can criticize Dave for writing unprofessionally while a guest of the Oilers, while also criticizing the Oilers for treating said guest like gum on the bottom of their shoes. I don't think that particular aspect of it needs to necessarily be black or white.
That's basically my feeling too. I really, really don't like what the Oilers organization did, but at the same time, I don't like the "we're 100% right, they're 100% wrong" approach being taken by most of the initial commentary. One of my deep personal character flaws is that I'm a contrarian, and because of that, I can see why some PR guy at the Oilers would take a chance to jab a little, however wrong it was.
About the post-game interviews:
I've had the same thought as Vic a bunch of times, and I completely agree. It's just as easy to sift through the stuff online as it is through the papers, and only one of those avenues gives you most of what is said.
October 20 2008, 04:53PM
PPP: That is what my understanding of the issue was... but I'm not going to stay definitively one way or the other if he was treated poorly. That's just one man's account and the Oilers PR folks are always very friendly and generous with me so it's hard to believe they were as rude as the article makes them out to be.
But who knows, they very well could've been.
October 20 2008, 04:53PM
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October 20 2008, 04:58PM
I really am partial to Horcoff's post G7 quote in 2006, when he said "It's like everything you feared rushing right at you."
I was wondering who said that. Excellent line.
Doogie gets it here. And Staples, Brownlee and Gregor have put some meat on the matter too. Far as I can see, the issue of "he coulda been posting anywheres" doesn't hold because he WAS posting in the Oiler's PB. Doing so contravened existing protocols (whether we agree with them or not), although to be fair, those protocols were not explained beforehand.
As much as anybody on here, I hate the fact that news about the team is "sanitized for your protection". But I can't help but wonder how a simple 2-minute conversation could have avoided this whole mess...
Oil MIB: "Mr Berry, we're going to have to ask you to stop live posting as it's against our policy. There are paid agreements in place that give sole rights to others regarding broadcasting during the game."
DB: "Sorry man. I wasn't aware. Thanks for informing me. I'll shut 'er down right now and remove the post."
Oil MIB: "Well, we're in the midst of clarifying that policy, but thanks anyway for trying to see our position here".
DB: "Blog post wiped". We cool here?"
Oil MIB: "Yeah. We're cool."
DB: "Got any more of those ice cream sandwiches?"
Oil MIB: "Don't push it Berry. Jones has got dibs on those things."
David S: Makes way too much sense.
Hi Robin,
I totally agree with you, why would the Oilers invite someone to their pressbox to write unflattering commentary. It's their pressbox and they get to choose who to invite.
The Oilers did not sue anybody to prevent them from ranting and raving, they just said "not from here buddy". I am ok with that.
Staples points out the actual issue and it only took some 50 comments to get to it. There's nothing to debate unless you decide to follow the tangents (Oilers strongarm people & character assassination of bloggers) and both of those are pretty worthless.
October 20 2008, 10:36PM
This David Stapells guy misses the point entirely.
Dave Berry seems like a good guy, just walking around nice, that's to his credit. If someone with a rougher demeanour had been sitting next to Dave at the time, as his guest, would J.J. Hebert or Allan Watt have handled it the same way?
The correct answer is: Of course not. Look at them for crying out loud, no way in hell.
And that's why it's bullying. The worst kind of it.
Firstly, there are some great bloggers out there who do a great job and have a greater attention to detail than the legit media.
So, Jake Daniels, while he doesn't have a blog, outside of swearing, has contravined the code of conduct you mentioned in your blog pretty much most days on the radio. One can say is schtick, but no more schtick than some mindless blogger looking for attention. Question, should Jake have press creditionals based on his actions at the rink and on the air in the past?
October 21 2008, 12:38AM
Ah, finally, superjournalist David Staples weighs in with an opinion. Is there no boot that doesn't draw your tongue, wee David?
Wow, didn't realize the "epic" battle happening. I was busy enjoying the start of the season. So let me get this straight:
Some dude gets invited into a +$100M home. Dude proceeds to crap in the bed of the +$100M home. The staff gets pissed, kicks Dude out. The next day, the staff cool down and invites Dude back with a reminder not to crap in the bed. Dude decides to change his hobby.
Am I missing anything here?
Vick... Dave Berry is the worst kind of asshole. He's the guy who does something as completely fucked up and stupid as posting insulting material on his blog while using a press pass given for a completely different reason.
Then he has the nerve to cry about it on the internet, fudge the story to make him sound like he was a jew in Nazi Germany and attempting to rally the cause of all the oilogosphere who chomp at the bit for this type of news.
Vic Ferrari Says: October 21st, 2008 at 12:38 am Ah, finally, superjournalist David Staples weighs in with an opinion. Is there no boot that doesn't draw your tongue, wee David?
I think that there are more than a few of us that are not at all familiar with Dave Berry and were looking for the other side of the story to find some balance.
It seems like a good piece from Staples that served just that purpose even if you don't like the answers provided.
Besides considering he is a blogger as well, why shouldn't he be entitled to comment on it?
October 21 2008, 11:02AM
As a new blogger, I fully agree with Brownlee.
I would not expect any type of credentials as a blogger. When there is blogging, there is a lack of controls.
As for the way Dave was treated, I am sure that the story has modicums of truth on either side. The purpose for backtrack is more likely that they want to keep the peace more than an admission of guilt.
Dave is entertaining, and a decent read, but you have to expect when you write on the edge, the team isn't exactly going to go out of their way to do you any favours.
Is it worth quitting on a pass time and the team? Probably not. But that is his choice, and all the best to him.
October 21 2008, 10:38PM
Wow. You work for the Team 1260, you contribute to the Canadian Press (hahahahaha, big bucks eh) and you work for Metro. Congrats.
The fact that you go to the trouble to pick and choose snippets from Covered in Oil merely shows your mendacity.
The Oilers PR losers can pick and choose whomever they like to get a press pass. However your post buries a dude who was treated like shit. Bad form.
October 22 2008, 12:17PM
@ Rick --
"Is there some imaginary line in your mind that gets crossed between using pictures of guys coming out of the shower and just guys laying around in their underwear like the one of Mike Commodore that you currently have up on your Blog?"
You see, the latter photo was placed on a publically accessible gallery on a Facebook page, originally thought to be by the professional athlete himself but later, through original reporting, it was discovered to be from one of his close friends. Strange as this may seem, it actually has news value.
"using pictures of guys coming out of the shower" would be using images captured by someone who is abusing both his or her own access to a professional locker room and that athlete's right to privacy. They did not place a photo of themselves coming out of the shower after the game on a Facebook page.
This is different than, say, Dustin Brown getting caught by a television camera undressing in the background after a Kings game, because that was a blooper rather than anything malicious.
So no, there's isn't "some imaginary line." There is actually a real line of journalistic value and good taste.
October 22 2008, 03:05PM
You're missing the most important point of all!
Oilers Rock!!!11!11!!!!1!!
Let's all root, root, root for the home team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 22 2008, 03:10PM
Sensible people everywhere will ignore you.
The righteous will point out that you're so stupid you probably can't tie your own shoes.
Look out for this stuff, rock, it's happening all around you.
Just a word to the wise, that's all. God bless.
October 30 2008, 01:27AM
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1e van der Helststraat 62a, 1071 VR, Amsterdam
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In de Wildeman
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Supper Club
Jonge Roelensteeg 21, 1012 PL Amsterdam
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Theatre & Entertainment
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Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT Amsterdam
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Koninklijk Theater Carré
Amstel 115-125, 1018 EM Amsterdam
- Hosts a range of productions from musicals to opera and concerts.
Boom Chicago @ Leidseplein Theater
Leidseplein 12, 1017 PT Amsterdam
- Amsterdam's leading comedy venue which has hosted shows almost every night for thirteen years.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Concertgebouwplein 2-6, 1071 LN Amsterdam
- Hosts a range of opera and classical music performances.
Queen's Day
- Takes place annually on 30th April (or the 29th if the 30th is a Sunday).
- Celebrates the birthday of Queen Juliana and her successor Queen Beatrix.
- One of Holland's most popular holidays, especially in Amsterdam where many people conglomerate.
- Orange is a popular colour on the day as it represents the House of Orange - the current dynasty.
- In Amsterdam there is a massive street market where people set up stalls to get rid of their unwanted goods.
For the Kids
Oosterdok 2, 1011 VX Amsterdam
- Museum which provides an interesting look at science and technology and is great for all the family, especially children.
- Has many interactive exhibitions such as Water Worlds, Journey Through the Mind and the NEMO Wonder Lab.
Opening times:
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-17:00
Visitors aged 4 and over: 11.50€
0 to 3 years FREE
Artis Zoo
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ Amsterdam
- There are many things to see in the zoo complex such as a planetarium, an African Savannah, and an Aquarium.
Opening times:
Daily 09:00-17:00 (summer to 18:00)
Adult 16:00€
Child 3-9 years 12.50€
Mr. Visserplein 7, 1011 RD Amsterdam
- Indoor play area in a former road tunnel for children aged 1-12 years.
- From ball pools and inflatable toys to trampolines and a disco, there is much on offer.
Opening times:
Daily 10:00-18:00
Child aged 1 to 12: 7.50€
Adults and children under 1, FREE
Zaanse Schans Windmills
- Located around 20 minutes by train from Amsterdam is the village of Zaanse Schans, where there are some excellent examples of Dutch windmills that the children can climb up and investigate how they work.
- The village also has numerous museums and craft shops to make it a day out for all the family.
Opening times:
Paint Mill 'De Kat': April to October 09:00-17:00, November to March 09:00-16:30.
Oil Mill 'De Zoeker': March to October 09:30-16:30
Oil Mill 'De Bonte Hen': Saturday 10:00-16:00
Entry to each mill is charged at adult 2.50€, child aged 6-12 years 1.40€
Amsterdam provides an excellent shopping experience, and what makes it great is the variety of shops all within easy walking distance around the centre. Bag-laden shopaholics will love it, as you will never have too far to walk and there are plenty of areas to discover and explore.
Shopping streets:
- This street has acted as Amsterdam's commercial hub for over 600 years and today houses many clothing shops, from Dutch fashion stores to major high street shops.
- Home to many unique shops and ideal for those on a budget. Designer this isn't.
P.C. Hooftstraat
- For designer stores such as DKNY, Cartier Hugo Boss and Bulgari this is the street to head for.
Department stores and shopping centres:
- Amsterdam's equivalent to Harrods, this departments store sells a range of house hold products and clothing. It also has a club wear section.
- Shopping centre containing 3 floors of high quality stores and designer shops such as Guess, Replay, Mango and Timberland.
- The centre also has many restaurants and bars.
Magna Plaza
- Upmarket shopping centre selling a range of great gift ideas, clothing and has some restaurants and cafés for a quick snack.
Albert Cuypmarkt
- This 100 year old market sells a range of goods, from food to clothing and bric-a-brac.
- This is a great place to experience authentic Amsterdam.
- Flea market where you can rummage through clothing, jewellery and accessories.
Artplein 't Spui
- Market selling a range of art and jewellery.
Amsterdam is also a leading centre for diamond cutting and sales, so if you are fond of those luxurious, little rocks, then Amsterdam is the place to seek them out.
Amsterdam Diamond Centre
- Sells a range of products by leading jewellery designers.
- There are also guided tours around the centre to see how diamonds are carved.
Gay & Lesbian
Amsterdam is known as the gay capital of Europe due to its tolerance and relaxed attitude to homosexuality. The lesbian scene, however, is not as well developed as the gay scene and it is difficult to find a women-only bar. As well as bars and clubs, there are also cafes and restaurants that cater for the gay crowd.
The city has four main gay areas;
- Mainly known for its high concentration of leather bars.
- Attracts an older clientele.
Reguliersdwars and Amstel
- These areas represent the trendy part of the gay scene with fashionable and stylish bars and terraces.
- The traditional gay area of the city with a small but popular gay scene that attracts a high number of visitors to the city.
- Located very close to Leidseplein, which is the main area for straight people to go out.
Bars and clubs:
Amstelstraat 24, Amsterdam
- One of Amsterdam's most popular gay night clubs that is open until 05:00 at the weekend.
- Dress code is as outrageous as possible.
- Saturday night is gay-only, while Sunday is gay and straight.
Reguliersdwarstraat 36, Amsterdam
- English style gay bar which has a DJ at weekends and gets very busy, especially with tourists and a younger crowd.
- On Sundays there is a live jazz and soul night.
You II
Amstel 178, Amsterdam
- Popular lesbian club open until 05:00 at weekends.
- Music is fairly mainstream and attracts a young crowd.
Reguliersdwarsstraat 37, Amsterdam
- Popular among visitors to the city, this bar attracts a varied crowd from all aspects of the gay scene.
- Popular pre-club bar with a revolving bar.
Amsterdam Pride
- One of Europe's most prominent Pride festivals, Amsterdam Pride sees a weekend of events and parades and attracts visitors from all over the world.
- Pride takes place in the first weekend in August. In 2009 it will take place from 1st to 3rd August.
For advice and information whilst in Amsterdam visit the Pink Point located at the Homomonument on the Westermarkt.


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France Luxe Heart on a Tige Boule beautifully made with a subtle naturalist quality. Small barrette for thin or small amounts of hair. Buy several to pair up or add a sprinkling of hearts into your updo. Makes a nice gift.
France Luxe handcrafted hair accessories have been dressing up hairdos for over a century. Not your average accessory collection, France Luxe creates headbands, barrettes, combs and ponytail holders to transform your style from the office space to party time.
Very Adorable!This clip is so cute and delicate! I feel like it adds a flirty touch of innocence to any outfit. The only problem I have had is that it doesn't hold much hair so if you under-estimate how much hair to put in the clip, it will slip out.
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As Sweet As A Baby (and Just As Small)Measuring 1.25 inches at its widest point - and the same length -- this sweet little heart glows like a pearl. As a VIP Reviewer, I received the pink France Luxe Heart on a Tige Boule, a perfect choice for Valentine's Day, but I was rather disappointed with the clip's size. This heart would work particularly well on thin or fine hair, especially if you're just pulling back a strand at a time. This is also a terrific choice for little girls and pre-teens, as it won't disappear against their smaller faces. However, it looks out of place against medium-thick hair, and does not enhance or decorate a thicker hairstyle as much as it distracts, like a stray bit of fluff on a dark sweater. In a word, it's small.
On the other hand, the clasp holds perfectly; France Luxe clasps always seem to hold tightly, and this little heart is no exception, with an added edge of comb-like teeth against one side to catch and hold a strand of hair in place. The clasp is a bit off center, angled to rest slightly crookedly against your hair, which is unexpected but kinda cute. Quite sturdy and durable, whatever glue holds that clasp on the heart clip isn't going anywhere; the thick plastic resin is rather flexible as well, so it won't snap unless you're willing to bruise your fingers with the effort.
However, the end of the clasp extends beyond the post which locks it in place, and beyond the edge of the heart itself, by a full quarter-inch. So, for a finished look, you'll need to tuck the end of the clasp under a free strand of hair, and the only way to be sure the clasp tip stays covered is to place the clip on the right side of your head.
But is as cute as it looks in the picture? Oh yes, it certainly is, and I love the slightly stylized shape, as well as the pearly finish. But after trying it in my own hair, I decided it might be a better fit for my (equally cute) niece -- she's three years old -- and yes, she does look perfect in pink!
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