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Our convaluted, hypocritical beliefs
There are lots of chests being pounded by the self-styled "righteous" political candidates in the U.S. Lots of holy speeches. Lots of religious egos paraded. Lots of lies, deceit, and distortions.
If you really enjoy parading as a religious crusader, please be honest enough to admit you distort things so they fit your greedy intentions. For you "Christian" braggarts, have you read the Bible? Do you truly know who Jesus was and witnessed for in His beliefs?
Would Jesus promote guns?
Would Jesus advocate for wealth?
Would Jesus speak out against a race of people?
Would Jesus speak out against gay people?
Would Jesus call contraception a sin?
Would Jesus promote material possessions?
Would Jesus want his leaders and representatives robed in bling?
Would the man with sandals and simple robe advocate for expensive, adorned church buildings?
Would Jesus place budgetary help for the poor low on his advocacy scale?
What does the Good Samaritan story told by Jesus mean to each Christian and non-Christian?
Would Jesus have war and military on top of the budget?
Would Jesus make laity and ordination gender-specific?
Was Jesus a Roman?
Would Jesus see a corporation as a person?
What did Jesus mean about wealth and getting through the "eye of a needle"?
Would Jesus preach sermons for special-interest groups and individuals?
Who is more Jesus-like, Martin Luther King or the Koch Brothers?
Would Jesus support capital punishment?
Now don't just excitedly run to a single passage in your Bible and then build a wide scenario around it. Think of the entire presentation in the Bible about Jesus of Nazareth. Read His "Sermon of the Mount," His plea for understanding, His advice on forgiveness, His strong advocacy for Love, His support of the poor and underserved, His personal comments about Peace.


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FERRON, UTAH-Dick Velt Hancock, 74, passed away Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 after a brave and strong battle with cancer at his home in Ferron with many of his loving family by his side.
He was born in Springville, Utah to Leo Velt and Fay Paulfurman Hancock on Oct. 5, 1935.
Dick has worked most of his life in construction as an operator/engineer. He served his country faithfully in the 82nd Airborne Division in the US Army. He was the owner and operator of Tony's Cafe and the Castle Country Motel in Ferron. Dick also enjoyed boating and being with his family.
Dick is survived by his children: Tony (Debbie) Hancock of Ferron, Wade (Lori) Hancock of Clawson, Bobby (Bonnie) Hancock of Colorado, Monty Hancock of Ferron, and Deeann (Sam) Bodily of Ferron. Dick is also survived by his former wife Deanna Rae Olsen Hancock of Ferron, and his sister Beverly Whitting of Cedar City along with 11 grandchildren and soon to be 12 great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Friday Aug. 20, 2010 at the Blue Hills Ward at 35 West 200 North in Ferron from 2-3:45 pm. A graveside service will follow at 4 p.m. in the Ferron City Cemetery under the trusted care of the Heritage Funeral Home.
Friends may visit and sign the guestbook at www.heritagefuneralhomeutah.com

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Posted on August 11, 2012 by JaeM1llz App Reviews, ExtendSiri, Other 2 Comments
ExtendSiri adds some useful buttons to the Siri interface [Cydia Tweak]
Since the iPhone4S was jailbroken, there has been no shortage of Siri tweaks including SiriSports, MyAssistant and Hands-Free Control among others. Today, I discovered a new Tweak for Siri called ExtendSiri which adds 4 buttons to the Siri interface. The tweak is very simple, all you have to do is install it and the buttons will be added to your interface. The buttons can perform the following operations: Listen, Refresh, Clear and Dismiss. These actions can already be performed by default but this tweak makes it easier and allows you to clear a conversation without closing out of Siri …


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Uptons Straight Tail Worm 10pk
The Upton's Straight Tail Worm is one of the best sellers in the Upton's Custom Baits line-up. Tested and refined in the gin-clear waters of Southern California's Diamond Valley Lake by up-and-coming garage-shop magician, Josh Upton, the Uptons Straight Tail Worm has accounted for some huge bass. Super soft yet durable, and available in several proven colors, the Upton's Straight Tail Worm stands on end and waves enticingly when Texas-rigged with a light-wire straight-shank worm hook - like the Roboworm Rebarb.
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Plot (from wikipedia): Soul Eater is set at Death Weapon Meister Academy (死神武器職人専門学校 Shinigami Buki Shokunin Senmon Gakkō?)"DWMA" (死武専 Shibusen?) for shortlocated in the fictional Death City[1] in Nevada, United States.[2] The school is run by Shinigami, also known as Death, as a training facility for humans with the ability to transform into weapons, as well as the wielders of those weapons, called meisters (職人 shokunin?).[1] Attending this school are meister Maka Albarn and her scythe partner Soul Eater; ninja Black Star and his partner Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, who can turn into a variety of different weapons such as a kusarigama, shuriken, and ninjatō; and Shinigami's son Death the Kid and his pistol partners Liz and Patty Thompson. The goal of the school's meister students is to have their weapons defeat and absorb the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, which will dramatically increase the power of the given weapon and turn them into "death scythes", weapons capable of being used by Shinigami.[1]
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Kenneth Warren 'Bud' Erickson
Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Kenneth Warren "Bud" Erickson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Towns will officiate.
Bud, as he was fondly known to friends and family, was born August 29, 1920 in Monte Vista, Colo. the son of Alexander Theodore and Pauline Clara (Kuhn) Erickson. He passed away at his Cortez home on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at the age of 93.
On April 19, 1944 Bud married Anabel Lee Price in Delta, Colo. The couple recently celebrated 70 years of marriage. Bud's career lead him to work in uranium milling where he held the position of maintenance supervisor for the now defunct company of VCA. Bud relocated his family to the Cortez area in 1970 when he purchased the Turquoise Motel and the Pony Express Restaurant. From that point on, Bud became an active member of his community and was proactive in helping the Cortez Chamber of Commerce to fund and erect the current visitors center in Cortez. He also saw the need for an updated and modern monument at the site of the Four Corners. Again, Bud was instrumental in seeing this dream to completion.
Bud's hobbies included reading and hiking, especially liking time spent in the desert. He was quite fond of the 1946 Chevy pickup he obtained from his father-in-law and mother-in-law which he restored and called "Old Blue".
Surviving Bud are his beloved wife, Ann Erickson of Cortez; son, Kenneth Randall Erickson and wife, Linda of Cortez; daughter, Linda Diane West and husband, P.G. of Cortez; daughter-in-law, Trudy Erickson of Cortez; five grandchildren, Jon Erickson, Devan Erickson, Kayla Reader, Jason Erickson and Gina West; five great grandchildren; and his sister, Eloise Olsen of Idaho. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Alexander and Pauline Erickson; his son, Gary Warren Erickson; his grandchild, Leshon Erickson; and four brothers and two sisters. Bud had a long and good life; he will be greatly missed.
Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Kenneth W. "Bud" Erickson with Hospice of Montezuma, PO Box 740, Cortez. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. For further information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.


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UDM President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D.
University of Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., assumed his position on June 1, 2011. Previously, Dr. Garibaldi served as president of Gannon University in Erie, Pa., from 2001-2010.
Recognized as a national scholar in higher education, Dr. Garibaldi's career spans more than 35 years as a tenured professor, accomplished researcher and educational administrator. During his tenure as Gannon University's president, the university's enrollment increased by 24% from 3,401 to 4,238 students, the highest in 17 years, and its endowment more than doubled. In 2008, he successfully completed the largest comprehensive fund-raising campaign in Gannon's history, raising more than $31.5 million in private gifts and $8 million in foundation and government grants. Other major accomplishments during his nearly ten-year tenure include: U.S. News & World Report top-tier rankings for seven straight years, Best Value (or Great School, Great Price) rankings for five years, and a Top Up-and-Coming recognition; highly successful five-year Strategic Plans I and II; establishment of the Erie Technology Incubator; and acquisition of and major renovations to more than a dozen administrative, academic and student housing buildings.
Office of the President
The University of Detroit (founded in 1877) and Mercy College of Detroit (founded in 1941) consolidated in 1990 to form the University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan's largest and most comprehensive Catholic university. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus and the Religious Sisters of Mercy, the University is committed to quality education, service of faith, promotion of justice and compassionate service to persons in need, in order to establish future generations of students as leaders in the 21st century. UDM's History
Core Curriculum
The purpose of a UDM education is to graduate students who can set and achieve their own goals, find meaning in their lives, and make lasting contributions to their communities. The core curriculum is designed to provide each student — regardless of major — with the critical thinking, communication and leadership skills he or she needs to do just that.
Academic Programs
UDM offers more than 100 academic degrees and programs of study through seven schools and colleges.
UDM has a vital and diverse student population of approximately 4,920 students, of which 59 percent are female and 41 percent are male. About 18 percent are minority students. The average age of our students is 26, including graduate and professional enrollment. 74 percent are full-time, 26 percent part-time.
UDM has 225 full-time faculty members, 90 percent of whom hold doctorate degrees or the highest degrees available in their fields.
Student/Faculty Ratio
Our 11-to-1 student/faculty ratio and small average class size guarantee personalized one-on-one interaction between students and our faculty of nationally-recognized teachers and scholars.
See our accreditation page.
Career Preparation & Co-op Programs
Our Career Education Center offers comprehensive career planning and placement services to students and graduates. The University also provides a nationally-recognized cooperative education program that places approximately 400 undergraduate students each year in career-related salaried positions. Our co-op program is the third oldest continuous program in the country, and the oldest program in Michigan. It is available to students in all programs, and is required in Architecture, Engineering, and Nursing.
Placement Rate
More than 89 percent of our graduates who find employment within six months upon graduation are in full-time positions in career-related fields.
Housing Options
UDM maintains six residence halls, which house approximately 800 students.
UDM has three campuses in Detroit, one located in the residential northwest area of the city and two in or near downtown, providing academic programs and services for full-time, evening and weekend students. Our two professional schools include the School of Dentistry, located on our Corktown Campus; and the School of Law, located in downtown Detroit.
Our more than 72,000 living alumni include Michigan State Supreme Court justices, prosecuting attorneys, major executives of Fortune 500 companies, university presidents and educators, medical researchers, prominent architects, dentists and engineers, managers in automotive companies, partners in major accounting firms and graduates in virtually every Detroit area hospital. Our graduates reside in all 50 states and nearly 100 foreign countries from Algeria to Zambia. Alumni Community.


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By Robbie Ward/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Ward 4 Tupelo City Council candidates give voters choices between two political newcomers who believe they can do the job better than an incumbent who has represented the area for a dozen years.
All Democrats, the winner of the May 7 primary election will face no opposition in the general election. Three-term Councilwoman Nettie Davis, 71, a retired art teacher and community activist, will face Mark Hardin, 46, a Columbus special education teacher, and James Matkin, 30, an armed security guard for Loomis.
The ward is one of two majority-black wards among the seven council seats. Its population is nearly 60 percent black. It runs along Highway 45 from the northern city limits to the BNSF railroad and includes the older neighborhoods Park Hill, Pinecrest, Highland Circle, part of the Gravlee, the residential area around Rankin Elementary School and the eastern section of the Willis Heights neighborhood. Most of the downtown business area and The Barnes Crossing Mall area also are included in Ward 4.
While sitting at a Park Hill neighborhood green space for which she helped secure funding, Davis discussed how the land was once neglected by the landowners. Davis worked with city officials to design the green space and then helped fundraise to turn it into a reality.
As the first black woman to serve on the City Council, Davis said her knowledge of city government and success with helping improve the area make choosing her for another term an easy choice.
A few streets away, Gumtree Park was rededicated earlier this year, an effort Davis helped lead about eight years ago. With $850,000 in park upgrades, it included a new playground, 200 new trees, a renovated concession stand and better parking. The new amphitheater was even named after the three-term councilwoman.
Davis said improving parks and supporting redevelopment projects for neighborhoods throughout the city will bring a strong return on the public investment.
"I work hard as a councilwoman to bring neighborhoods back throughout the city," she said.
After rattling off drainage projects and other completed projects in Ward 4, Davis said she isn't finished. She wants to see Tupelo find a way to bring public transportation to the community, helping poor, elderly and other residents get around without having to drive.
While the incumbent continues to campaign to serve a fourth term, both of her opponents say the time has come for someone else to serve the area.
Her opponents also support bringing public transportation to the city, continuing redevelopment of neighborhoods and have other ideas about how to help improve Tupelo.
"In four years, I hope to have built trust with the people of Ward 4 by being accessible," said Hardin, a black pastor.
Hardin returned to Tupelo a year and four months ago and he said he returned to an area that needs greater improvements and believes he's the best person to make them happen.
With plans to hold ward meetings four times a year in different locations, Hardin said he'll devote much of his time listening to what residents want to see in their ward.
While currently commuting to Columbus each day, Hardin said he would stop working out of town to focus on being a "full-time" city councilman. His platform includes giving tax breaks to businesses in Ward 4 who employ residents living in the area and also granting tax cuts to rental property owners who rent to new residents.
He also believes more should be done for youth in the area.
"When it comes to more parks and recreation activities, we need to make this area more accessible," he said.
The third candidate for Ward 4, Matkin, who is white, believes he can find enough support to win in the majority-black ward to win. He said his desire to help improve Tupelo's public schools, help find solutions for empty commercial buildings in the city and encourage middle-income, younger residents to locate in Tupelo fuel his campaign.
Matkin sees improving areas of jobs, neighborhoods and schools as the winning formula for the city's future. He wants to help increase the amount of owner-occupied properties and give more residents reasons to continue living in the city.
He said he wants the city to focus on recruiting more technical and factory jobs and capitalizing better on the medical industry. He also fears development outside of the city will continue to lead to lost tax revenues and population.
Matkin said he and other residents in the ward are ready for someone other than Davis to represent them.
"Tupelo has given her the time and hasn't seen the changes they want," said Matkin. "I don't believe anybody should stay in office forever."
Ward 4
Contact info: firstname.lastname@example.com
(662) 842-5506
Age: 71
Family: Married, two children, two grandchildren
Education: Carver High School, Tupelo; Fisk University, Nashville; Bennett College, Greensboro, N.C.; B.S. in Art. Graduate work, Mississippi State University
Occupation: Retired teacher; professional artist.
Community activities: Tupelo Civic Improvement Club; Golden Circle Civic/Social Club; Kissia Clifton Temple 671; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (Founder of Nu Sigma Omega Chapter, Tupelo; NAACP; Past member, National Council of Negro Women; Coalition of African-American Organizations; IMPACT; UNCF (Lee County) George Washington Carver Alumni Association; Alcorn State Alumni Association (Associate Member); St. Paul United Methodist Church; Lay Delegate, United Methodist Conference; Park Hill Neighborhood Association; Committee for King Celebration; board member, Fuller Center for Housing.
Contact info: firstname.lastname@example.com
(409) 656-1238
Age: 46
Education: B.A., American Baptist College; Master of Divinity, Houston Graduate School of Theology; Lamar University AA certified special education teacher
Occupation: Retired military chaplain; teacher, Columbus Public Schools
Community activities: Volunteer tutoring, family Christian counseling, Omega Psi Phi Inc.
contact info: email@example.com
(662) 397-4845
Age: 30
Family: Married, one child
Education: A.A. in History, Itawamba Community College; University of Mississippi
Occupation: Loomis armed transport guard
Community activities: Northeast Mississippi Birthing Project
Ward 4 Q&A
1. What relevant experience and personal qualifications would you bring to the Tupelo City Council?
• Teacher, Tupelo Public Schools, 30 years
• Professional artist, life
• Councilwoman, city of Tupelo, 12 years
• Graduate of Leadership Lee Institute, CDF
• Board member: Habitat for Humanity, Convention & Visitors Bureau, Downtown Tupelo, Main Street, TRA, Tupelo Heritage Trail Enrichment Program
• Member of Mississippi Black Caucus of elected officials
• Executive board, Mississippi Democratic Party
• Initiated: Communities Forward Festival; Sun Valley Community Garden; Community Neighborhood Association banners
• Attended Police Academy, in Knoxville, Tenn., to be introduced to Community Oriented Policing
• Strongly supportive of the Tupelo Public Schools in helping our educational system to be the best in the nation.
My work habits as a chaplain, pastor and teacher have given me leadership skill-sets that are built from learning and believing in teamwork. I bring a listening heart and a listening ear for the city and ward that I desire to serve. I bring a gentle voice to speak for the ward and a courageous mind to reach for bold changes of excellence for all of Tupelo. As the All-American City, we are known for making all the necessary changes. Growth is change and change is growth!
I served my country in the Marine Corps and took from my time there a sense of duty, honor, and commitment. I feel that an elected official is dedicated to the city and his constituents. If an elected official cannot stand up for what his neighbors/constituents tell him they want or don't want, then he should not have run for office.
2. Name the top three goals/projects that you will pursue if elected.
1. To be a model city.
2. To become aggressive in helping our city to become inclusive of all races of people, supporting all neighborhoods in developing their communities to their highest potential, promoting development of housing for the middle class, eliminating blight and supporting a public transportation system.
3. To continue supporting quality of life in our city, initiating projects and ideas that include the interest of all citizens.
1. I will pursue more affordable housing and initiate a placement program to help lower income residents become successful homeowners.
2. I will explore the possibility of expanding neighborhood revitalization and redevelopment by expanding tax incentive initiatives for homeowners who participate in a neighborhood revitalization program, including owners of rental properties who participate.
3. I will explore how we can make Ward 4 more small business-friendly, including designating certain parts of the ward as Enterprise Zones, where small businesses would get tax credits for providing jobs and employing qualified individuals who live in the Ward.
The city has an abundance of service industry jobs and needs to focus on bringing higher-paying production-type jobs back within the city limits.
Public transportation is needed and will play a role in aiding many in their search for jobs and help keep the city's older children out of dangerous traffic while they try to get to stores or other areas of the city.
Taking the schools to superior levels not just up to standards. We need a school system that is not only the best in the state but a model for the rest of the country.
3. The 2010 Census showed stalled population growth and median income in Tupelo compared to northern suburbs. How should city government help retain and recruit middle-class residents?
Strongly supportive of the Tupelo Public Schools in helping our educational system to be the best in the nation. To support the development of affordable housing for residents of middle and moderate income levels. Make neighborhoods stronger, creating safe and healthy environments. Provide family-oriented activities for all age levels, through our already implemented task forces in Tupelo. Continue supporting Tupelo Public Schools.
I believe my idea about providing tax incentives for neighborhood revitalization is a good idea. I also think there is a large number of potential homeowners whose credit score falls just below the qualification level. I would be interested in beginning a lease/purchase pilot program for these types of individuals with certain guidelines and maintenance standards attached.
When people settle in our area they weigh many factors; the schools, the state of neighborhoods, and taxes are among the most important. The city needs to push the schools further; and one way we can do that is by partnering with local four-year schools to better prepare our students. The neighborhoods should be better maintained; either with enforcing current codes or by neighborhood-based initiatives. The city could be more progressive with taxes. High taxes, usually, are the reason I hear from people who have moved out of or refuse to move into the city.
4. Tupelo has begun taxpayer-funded neighborhood redevelopment initiatives. Do you support continued action and expansion of these projects?
I strongly support the Neighborhood Redevelopment Initiative, and I voted for funds to be allocated for neighborhood improvements in the West Jackson Street Area. This initiative is an excellent way to utilize taxpayer funds and will strengthen deteriorating neighborhoods and make them safe and vibrant. There are other neighborhoods in our city that need immediate attention. I will continue to support positive projects for our entire city.
I do. And as I stated, I favor expansion of the neighborhood redevelopment initiatives by providing expanding tax incentives.
The neighborhood redevelopment initiatives are key to moving Tupelo forward. Outstanding neighborhoods are fundamental to attracting middle-class residents and keeping the ones we have. These funds should be spent wisely and only after making sure that all of Tupelo's neighborhoods will benefit from these initiatives and not only certain areas.


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Amazon.com provides a number of feedback spaces. These kinds of spaces are the communicative loops that situate digital consumption. Recently we have seen a number of variations in the form of these reviews. Critically, these reviews include ones that take the form of explicit social commentary and go beyond the particularity of a simple product review. This practice drew me to the thinking about economies of review, as parables for digital communication and consumption. Can such reviews challenge spaces of consumption, transform them, go beyond their commercial logics? If so, could we be reviewing these goods not just on their functional or symbolic usefulness, but on how their production is embedded in social, political and ecological vectors?
In the early days of Amazon.com staff would write the reviews of the books were being sold.[1] Over time Amazon developed an agreement with publishers and newspapers to copy their reviews of books onto Amazon.com. This method evolved into the system of feedback we know today whereby customers themselves are able to create an account and write reviews. Not only can you review products, but also review specific comments of other reviewers. In addition, other customers/reviewers are able to rate the review according to 'helpfulness' and, as a result, the reviewer will be ranked in relation to other reviewers. The top 1000 reviewers often receive perks from Amazon such as discounts.
I would like to now distinguish four 'types' of reviews. The first, perhaps most obviously, being the 'genuine' review that is written by a consumer with the interest of informing the public about the product. Here, "self expression" and "enjoyment" seem to be the driving factors of review writing.[2] Reviewers of this sort do not appear to earn a income from their reviews, but see it as a way to express their opinions about a product in a space where others can used their advice in order to make decisions regarding consumption.


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Royal Family granted new right of secrecy
The Royal Family is to be granted absolute protection from public scrutiny in a controversial legal reform designed to draw a veil of secrecy over the affairs of the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William.
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Jason Gregor
August 20 2013 09:39AM
The Oilers need another NHL centre. Plain. And. Simple.
In a best case scenario they will start the season with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sam Gagner and Boyd Gordon as proven NHL players, leaving Anton Lander, Marc Arcobello, Will Acton and Andrew Miller to battle for the 4th spot.
In a realistic scenario, they likely start the season with two healthy, proven NHL centres. Ouch.
You need depth down the middle and on the blueline to win in the NHL, and right now the Oilers depth down the middle is thinner than Strudwick's hairline. As a follicly challenged man, I am well-versed in thinning/receding hairlines, and the Oilers' centre depth chart has about as much chance of success as my hair growing back if I suddenly started using Propecia. It ain't happening.
I knew when the "dream" was over, and the Oilers need to recognize you can't compete in the NHL with no depth down the middle.
Taylor Hall is not the answer. He's a dominant winger. He is comfortable as a winger, and while I'm sure he could play centre for a short time, that doesn't solve the Oilers lack of depth. Using Hall or Ryan Smyth as centres should only occur when injuries have depleted your lineup, not for the opening game of the season.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and I never expected Craig MacTavish to be able to overhaul a team that has missed the playoffs seven years in a row, into a playoff contender over one off-season, but if he wants to give his team a chance to fight for the playoffs, he needs to bring in another proven NHL centre.
I understand the need to give guys a chance, and Acton might be the one who surprises people the most, but it is still a risky venture to start a season with a lack of at centre.
The free agent crop of centres isn't great: Mikhail Grabovski, Tim Connolly, Matthew Lombardi, Manny Malhotra, Marty Reasoner, Kyle Wellwood, David Steckel and Jerred Smithson. Vinny Prospal and Steve Sullivan have also played down the middle, but they are 38 and 39 respectively.
Grabovski, Connolly, Lombardi and Wellwood are the best offensive centres, but Lombardi and Connolly are injury-prone while Wellwood is buffet-prone.
Malhotra's eye injury made it hard for him to be effective last season, and he's a 4th liner at best. Steckel is good in the faceoff dot, but does he compete hard enough in other areas of the ice? He also would only be a 4th line guy, not someone who could fill the void until RNH is healthy.
The best option would be signing Grabovski for one year. Yesterday, Cam Charron and I were discussing the similarities between Grabovski and Alex Semin. Last summer, Semin didn't sign a contract until July 26th. The Hurricanes gave him $7 million for one season. Many scoffed at the deal, but Semin proved them wrong producing 44 points in 44 games and the Hurricanes signed him to a five-year extension.
I see Grabovski as a cheaper version of Semin.
Signing Grabovski for one year at $4 to $5 million would be a good move, and I 'd like to believe the only reason MacTavish hasn't done that already is because he doesn't have the cap space.
How a team who finished 30th, 30th, 29th and 24th the past four seasons doesn't have the cap space to sign a top-nine forward is mind-boggling, but it's even worse that they don't have cap space to sign a quality centre man.
I'd much rather have my team short on winger depth, than depth down the middle. Right now the Oilers have too much money wrapped up in forwards, specifically wingers.
The Oilers have seven forwards, only two centres, making $3.5 million or more.
The only other team in the western conference with that many big ticket forwards is the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs have Paul Stastny ($6.6 mill cap hit), Ryan O'Reilly ($5 mill), PA Parenteau ($4 mill), Nathan MacKinnon ($3.75 mill), Gabriel Landeskog ($3.575 mill), Alex Tanguay and Matt Duchene ($3.5 mill). But four, five if you include Tanguay, who play centre.
Here is how the rest of the western conference looks with forwards making $3.5 mill or more.
5 forwards: Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, San Jose, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
4 forwards: Los Angeles, Minnesota, Nashville and St.Louis.
3 forwards: Calgary and Phoenix.
2 forwards: Anaheim.
The Oilers have too much money tied up on the wings. I don't doubt MacTavish realizes that, which is why he stated in April that he'd be looking to move Ales Hemsky, but unfortunately for the Oilers that didn't materialize.
Because of that the Oilers find themselves near the cap ceiling, with no room to add a quality centreman. It is a major issue, and could become a catalyst for the Oilers missing the playoffs for an 8th consecutive season.
It is a huge risk to enter the season with only two healthy NHL centres, but as of today, it looks like the Oilers will do exactly that.
- If you are in a need of a few good books to read to tie you over until the Oilers' rookie tournament starts on Thursday, September 5th, here's a few I recommend.
I love true stories. The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz is a must read. Rawicz is a Polish man who was arrested by the Soviets and placed in a Soviet labour camp. It talks about his escape from the camp and his incredible journey from Yakutsk to India. A truly sad and heroic tale.
I couldn't put down The Book of Negroes by Canadian author Lawrence Hill. It was a captivating tale of slavery, with a strong tie to Canada and sadly reminds us of the terror we are capable of inflicting on another human.
Predictably Irrational focuses on behavioural economics and irrational/rational human behaviour. What is behind our decisions? It is an interesting read if you want to better understand yours or others decisions relating to social or market norms.
- If you don't know, the rookie tournament goes Sept 5th to 9th in Penticton. The Oilers play Calgary on the 5th, Winnipeg on the 7th and Vancouver on the 8th. The games will be streamed live on oilers.nhl.com.
August 20 2013, 10:21AM
Gagner isn't exactly small. 5'11" 199 is not much under the league average 6'1" 205(I believe it is). He also doesn't play small. He isn't a hitting machine or anything, but he does stand up for himself, which does give him some room out there. He is a decent fighter, some call him the Featherweight Champ of the NHL.
Grabo isn't coming here to become a 3rd line Center. Gagner isn't a 3rd line Center either for that matter.
Doubt they move Gagner to the wing for Grabo or other Centers as Gagner, Perron and Yakupov are not 3rd line type players and one of them would have to be moved down to the 3rd line with such a move. Hemsky on the 3rd is bad enough.
Hopefully Lander or one of the other kids takes the opportunity and runs with it. If they all fail, I'm sure a Malhotra or Reasoner will still be available, or a trade for something similar will be easily achievable. Although that said, I am one that believes that Lander needed another full season in the AHL.
A poster to remain nameless post four days ago the Oilers need at lease one more center if the they wish to make the playoffs.
They received 15 trashes and 4 props.
Things sure change fast on ON.
The continuing problems resulting from drafting the "best player available" when that is nothing more than an opinion and is not supported by actual results 5 years after the draft.
If it's even close, you should ALWAYS draft the centre ahead of the winger and drafting D in the top 10 is dumb unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure that D will be an impact top pairing D.
The infamous Derek Zona has a piece up this morning lamenting the Oilers lack of C depth and pining for the depth of the Carolina Hurricanes.
"What do Eric Staal, Jiri Tlusty, Jordan Staal, Jeff Skinner, Tuomo Ruutu, Jeremy Welsh, Nathan Gerbe, Riley Nash and Zac Dalpe have in common? They're all natural centers and only three of them have stayed that position throughout their careers.
There's a good chance that at least 50% of the forwards currently in the NHL have played center at one point in their careers and most teams like to stock up on guys who can play this position.
Most teams. The Oilers counter with an injured Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sam Gagner, Boyd Gordon, left wing Ryan Smyth, Anton Lander, Mark Arcobello, Will Acton and Andrew Miller.
Or they can move Taylor Hall to the middle and wreck their left wing depth. Back to Sznajder:
The point here is that having a lot of centers gives your team versatility and that's never a bad thing."
Just take a look at the Blues C depth.
Backes, Berglund, Oshie, Roy, Sobotka, Lapierre, Aucoin.
Or the Kings.
Kopitar, Richards, Carter, Stoll, Lewis, Fraser, Nolan.
Or even the lowly Panthers.
Barkov, Matthias, Goc, Shore, Bjugstad, Howden, Gomez,
7 deep in all three cases.
And yet the Oilers drafted a D and then went out an acquired another 372 bottom pairing D.
Go figure.
C'mon MacT...be bold. C is kinda an important position in hockey FWIW
August 20 2013, 09:58AM
I totally agree that the Oil need to do something at centre, and I think Grabovski would be an excellent addition, but I just don't see it as a realistic possibility:
1) We don't have the cap space to sign him
2) We could probably make the cap space to sign him if we could dump N. Schultz's salary or trade him for a lower-paid player. However, I assume that MacT has been trying to find a home for N. Schultz all summer and has not been successful (you have to think that was part of the plan when he brought in 101 new and more mobile defencemen). In any event, the cap issue remains.
3) Even if there was no cap issue, it seems to me that Grabo would slot into the 3rd line spot behind Nuge and Gagner, and would push Gordon down to the 4th line. That looks like NHL centre depth to me, but I don't think Grabo has any interest in being slotted as a 3rd line C. That is where Carlyle had him for long stretches last year, and, as I recall, Grabo called Carlyle a fat $%^& this summer. My bet is that Grabo finds a home that gives him top 6 minutes or he plays in the KHL.
4) I think our best bet is to give training camp invites to Malholtra or Reasoner and see what happens (no cap issue here). Malholtra might not be as far gone as it seems - Nonis might have been keeping him off the ice for "his own good" for cap reasons (I admit this is pure speculation).
Alternately, if we can dump N. Schultz' salary, I would have no issue offering Prospal or Sullivan a 1 year deal. They're both old, but have remained relatively effective. They can't command much more than 1 yr deals in the NHL marketplace, so it would be a low risk move for the oil until they can sort out a longer term option for the Centre position (i.e. either a new acquisition or letting Lander grow into the 4C spot).
THE SKY IS FALLING! wait.. another moaning article/blog/comment about not having enough Center depth in August.. PANIC AT THE DISCO!
MacT will bring in players, MacT isn't Tambi, everyone needs to chill and sip on a can of RC cola.
FYI: Teams that want to 'bury' contracts in the minor leagues only receive cap relief of around $900K. So Hemsky to the Barons would still leave $4.1 of his salary on the Oilers' cap. That cap-circumvention loophole is closed.
Also, the window has closed this year for buying out contracts - so that option isn't available
August 20 2013, 09:51AM
*pours out a bottle of propecia in honour of us folically challenged men*
also you are spot on about the center situation.
Hemsky has to go. is losing the trade worth losing a many games at start of season?
The more things change, the more they stay the same.. The Oilers haven't been deep down the middle since Doug Weight left and of course in 06 (Peca, Horcoff, Stoll, Reasoner). Idiotic management decisions by both Kevin Lowe and Steve Tambellini again decimated this franchise. They've buried this club so deep it's going to take Mac T a long time to dig himself out.
So get use to Lander being 3rd line come the beginning of the year folks. No white knight on a horse is coming.
As much as I agree that Grabo would be awesome to have it would have happened already if it was in the cards.
Grabo doesn't want to play here.
He knows there's interest from other teams, and sees that we have RNH and Gags locked up for a few years. He wants opportunity, and stability, in a top 6 roll. He doesn't want to have to fight with Gags to get his minutes. And he sure as hall doesn't want a defensive-oriented assignment...i think...pretty sure...yup.
Gregor, for 2 years you've been promoting Hall for centre. Finally, you admit he is a power forward and best suited for wing. Nice change.
For a least as long, you've been saying Gagner is not an NHL centre man. Now?
Yes we need centre depth. 4-5. Very few teams have more than 2 quality centre men. That is why they're called 3 and 4 lines.
Size? RNH is 6'1". Gagner, 200 lbs. yet people consider them both small. If you can play, size doesn't matter. Does everyone expect 6'6" 240 lbs for anyone to play in th NHL? Get over it people. We had a winger like that and many couldn't wait to trade him to LA
A poster to remain nameless post four days ago the Oilers need at lease one more center if the they wish to make the playoffs.
They received 15 trashes and 4 props.
Things sure change fast on ON.
August 20 2013, 11:26AM
And I accidentally referred to Gillis as Nonis - apologies.
Don't feel bad - no one can tell them apart. All bad GM's look alike. You put Nonis, Gillis, Tambo and Feaster in the room they all look virtually identical.
One just has more chins than the others.
August 20 2013, 12:45PM
It's no good for us to just trade for some mediocre, centre man with name recognition in order to "plug the hole". The Oil tried to do that before with Nylander and Gomez and thank Christ that never came to fruition. Hemsky has to be the one to go but they need to have patience and see if they can make a deal for a guy with actual upside and not some duster who can't play 200 feet. Maybe a guy like Brooks Laich?
Garbage man out.
I wonder if Igor Larionov, Yak's agent, has any guys that might want to play in the NHL. Heck, I'm sure Igor would look good too.
August 20 2013, 10:04AM
Good read, Gregor. I have been relatively happy with MacTs first summer as GM, but it is nuts to go into the season with 2 healthy NHL centremen (both small).
I know we have no cash, but I would love to see David Steckel in the Oilers lineup. He's big and wins faceoffs. For me, that makes up for any lack of foot speed.
Trade gags to the buds for 1st rounder. Sign Garbo. Playoffs follow.
Still only leaves us with 2 NHL centers!
I really dont get all the Grabo talk, after spouting off about his old team and coach. we spent this last year ridding our locker room troubles in an attempt to create an atmostphere of winning and teamwork. Does bringing in a guy who insists on being handed minutes need to be here. If he was worth the time he would have gotten it in TO. I say leave him on the shelf and look elsewhere. A lack of depth for ahile is better then messing with the locker room. Another possibility will present itself.
It has been so quiet on the hockey front but there must be some whisperings out there of realistic possibilities.
Lol @ Lander getting zero love around here. Remember his playoffs? He's our 4C saviour, bros.
As the GM of the Sharks said, some teams draft and some teams deal. Even with all the deals Mac T made, I still think we are a drafting team. Because of that we have to look for one of our drafted players to step up and take that 4th line centre spot and run with it.
At the very least he created a competitive situation at 4th line C allowing one of the drafted guys to emerge as the right fit for that spot.
I personally like the fact that Hall is already gearing up to start the year at C until Nuge comes back. He's been against it forever but now out of necessity he sounds ready to give it everything he has.
It might just be the thing for the team to say, "see, look how good you did there, lets keep that going." Especially since we have all this talent on the wings, if Hall can be the player he is but move to centre, that would completely change the look of our forwards and give the Oilers a bunch of options for line combos.
If Hall moves to centre, the Oilers' LW depth is Perron, Smyth, Joensuu.
That dog won't hunt.
I would like to think Eakins has an issue with Grabovski and that's why they didn't buy out Hemsky and sign him.
I would assume Gagner would be moved over to the wing once Nuge is back healthy, assuming Hall stayed at centre. And though they would possibly be weak on the left side, with Yak on your right and Nuge in the middle, would it really matter?
Have you seen Gagner's board work?
August 20 2013, 02:30PM
Also, to the "Grabbo has a bad attitude" crowd, we don't have any evidence that he ever complained when he was on the team, only after. I read those comments more as "you're getting rid of me for poor play, but you set me up to fail" type comments, not bad teammate comments. Would you be happy in that situation?
Now if Eakins (or someone else) has actual knowledge that he's bad in the room thats a different story, but that's not the story we have.
August 20 2013, 10:32AM
What is the longest playoff drought? Mac T better be able to pull a rabbit out of a hat. With the current situation that we have up the middle it could be eight years without the post season dance.
As the GM of the Sharks said, some teams draft and some teams deal. Even with all the deals Mac T made, I still think we are a drafting team. Because of that we have to look for one of our drafted players to step up and take that 4th line centre spot and run with it.
At the very least he created a competitive situation at 4th line C allowing one of the drafted guys to emerge as the right fit for that spot.
I personally like the fact that Hall is already gearing up to start the year at C until Nuge comes back. He's been against it forever but now out of necessity he sounds ready to give it everything he has.
It might just be the thing for the team to say, "see, look how good you did there, lets keep that going." Especially since we have all this talent on the wings, if Hall can be the player he is but move to centre, that would completely change the look of our forwards and give the Oilers a bunch of options for line combos.
August 20 2013, 10:16PM
Our options are very limited. Best bet, put a few more AHL'ers in Oiler jerseys, and pass them off as NHL'ers. Worked fairly well these last five years. Who are we to question managements best effort.
Those A type fans will buy anything, afterall, what choice do they have.
August 20 2013, 10:02AM
And I accidentally referred to Gillis as Nonis - apologies.
August 20 2013, 10:36AM
Trade gags to the buds for 1st rounder. Sign Garbo. Playoffs follow.
In hindsight it looks like not buying out Hemsky may have been a mistake. Furthermore, though I think trading Paajarvi and a 2nd for Perron was a good trade for the Oilers after the draft, free agency and the compliance buyout window, I think things could've worked out even better if that trade didn't happen and Hemsky was bought out:
Scenario 1) Sign Grabovski, move Gagner to the wing and sign a 4th line centre like Maholtra or Steckel (which I think they should still do).
Scenario 2) Make an offer sheet to Derek Stepan for $5M and possibly lose a 1st and 3rd but would still have a 2nd round pick if Paajarvi is still in the lineup. Still sign a 4th liner and move Gagner to the wing.
In both scenarios the Oilers now have 5 NHL caliber centres (Nuge, Gags, Gordon, Stepan/Grabovski, Maholtra/Steckel), and they have an upgraded bottom 6 (Gordon, Paajarvi, Smyth, Joensu, Jones, Maholtra/Steckel).
I know it's easy for me as an armchair GM with no consequences and 7 weeks after the compliance buyout window and free agency but it was clear after the "Centre Injury Fest of 2013" that the Oilers were lacking depth in that department and the departure or Horcoff didn't help that particular issue despite people's opinion of the player.
The Oilers currently have $1.3 million in cap space counting 24 players. Take off Potter and that leaves them with $2.1 million. You won't get Grabovski for $2 million.
Plus you'd like some cap flexibility during the season. The Oilers don't have much room, especially for a bottom-tier team.
Agreed that Grabovski will certainly require more $ - I guess I should have been more clear that while he's the best option he's likely out of range.
Your point about the cap space is well taken, especially as I have a feeling this GM won't sit around and fiddle his thumbs if roster needs emerge due to injury or poor play. It was like Tambo took a nap between August and the trade deadline every year. I think MacT will be more active.
Having read Mikey's post, I forgot to consider that Eakins and Grabovski might have firm views about each other given their overlapping time in the Leafs organization.
Grabowski is a pipe-dream.
Gordon was promised a third line role and ice-time, and Grabowski isn't going to sign to play 4th line.
Hopefully they can invite someone decent to camp, and make a move to free up salary before the season.
I'm thinking Steckel, Reasoner or Smithson.
August 20 2013, 09:59AM
Further to my prior comment, trading Hemsky for less salary obviously works too (i.e. as opposed to N. Schultz)
I'm not sure the cap situation is all that dire, at least according to CapGeek. If they should somehow manage to acquire another centre it would mean moving Lander down to OKC, freeing up $900,000. There is also no way all 9 d-men currently on the roster will make the team, some a bit more cash will be freed up. The real problem as I see it is that outside of Grabovski, there aren't really any attractice UFA options. Making a trade will likely involve moving one large contract (Hemsky, N. Schulz) for another (Gaustad for example). I think the team is likely wary of taking on long-term $.
I think the Oilers still have one more trade to do before they can say they are competing for the playoffs. Unfortunately it's probably going to one of our young kids and it's probably going to be one of the wingers. That means imo either yakupov or eberle, petry + w/e for a top D man plus a quality all round center.
Even though it might or probably won't be that exact deal but I think everyone at least can acknowledge something like that is going to happen and has to happen before this team can be competitive for a stanley cup.
Ideally I'd love the Oilers to get Stoll back from LA or maybe Zack Smith from Ottawa, but I don't see either of those happening. So I will throw this out there.....how about Hemsky to Winnipeg for Jokinen? Both guys are UFA's after this year, their cap hits are similar (5MM vs 4.5MM)and the deal would leave both teams with approx 1.8MM in cap space. Winnipeg would probably not do this because it would leave them thin at C but you never know. Thoughts?
I'm pretty sure that if ANY team in the league had expressed ANY interest in Hemsky he would have been gone by now. We need that cap space for a C that badly.
Despite having once been "the reason we watched Oilers hockey for a long time", he's now a huge question mark in the health department who has massively underperformed the last few years.
"Buffet-prone". Ha ha, awesome.
Still think the Oilers would be better with Wellwood at 4C (bumped to 2C and Lander/Acton at 4C until RNH returns), rather than with Lander/Acton at 4C and Arcobello/Miller at 1C until RNH returns. Might even fit under the cap if the Oilers give him some free buffet passes to Ponderosa*. * Is that place still around??
August 20 2013, 01:52PM
"Signing Grabovski for one year at $4 to $5 million would be a good move, and I 'd like to believe the only reason MacTavish hasn't done that already is because he doesn't have the cap space."
This is a mind-numbing sentence.
The Oilers don't just need another NHL C; they need the right kind of C.
"Filling a void" until Nuge returns is short term thinking and isn't going to win a Cup.
Nuge and Gagner are probably the smallest 1-2 C in the NHL. In a 7 game series, Chara or Weber would eat them like an appetizer.
Grabovski/Stastny and most C named are more of the same. Literally, you get nothing more than what you have in Gagner. Small, skilled and in a playoffs series against teams like Chi, LA or Bos likely to get beaten to a pulp.
The Oilers will not contend for the Cup with the smallest 1-2 C in the league. They can make the playoffs but they won't win four 7 games series against teams that have legit, shutdown D. Especially when none of the remaining top 6 F play like Lucic.
A bigger body like Steckel on the 4th line would help; but realistically you need a 1-2 C that can go againt guys like Toews/Getzlaf/Malkin/Staal.
The real solution is trading Nuge or Gagner for a bigger C with equivalent offensive skill.
The problem of course is that is a very short list.
August 20 2013, 02:26PM
One of the best ways to screw yourself in a negotiation is to make an assumption about what the other side thinks. We all seem to think Grabbo doesn't want to play here, but why not? Here's a few reason why he might:
A) We will be paying him piles of cash. B) He played with scrubs in T.O. last year. This year he will play with stars to start the season, is the first guy promoted to the top 6 if someone else goes down, will likely get PP time regardless of what line he is on, and once injuries subside he still will play with one or more of Hemsky, Jones, Yakupov and Perron, all of whom have a little more talent than the likes of Jay McClemment and Clarke MacArthur. C) Other Russians. D) Being a part of the future contender that is the Oil E) Piles of cash.
Seems kind of compelling. Send NSchultz somewhere for a 7th round pick, sign Grabbo for 4-ish and problem solved.
Finally! I've been waiting to see this article since the draft. MacT has been able to make some solid, long-term moves, but center depth has been a problem for years, and remains a problem.
Moving Hemsky to free up cap space is a nice idea, but I don't see it without a CoHo-type maneuver...play Hemsky on the first line, play him on the PP, give him an extended run with excellent zone starts, give him protected starts to get him rolling, and even then I don't know if he'd be able to regain his 2007 form so that someone would be willing to offer a player, pick or prospect for him.
In an ideal situation, one of the new D-men plays lights out enough to deal a Petry or Smid, and the need to trade Hemsky lessens. Belov was one of the top D-men in the KHL and is able to bring that across to Edmonton.
But realistically, they're stuck with who they have, and by Christmas we're talking about next year.
Cap space is not a problem. Depends if you want to salvage a asset in Schultz. In no way would Schultz deserve it, but he could be buried in OKC.
I don't think MacT wants Grabbo, and I am tired of barking up that tree. Frankly sign Steckel or Smithson to help with the draws, and go with it, or bury a contract and pay a dollar or two for Grabbo or Boyes.
August 20 2013, 11:09AM
Hey Jason, just for the "use a player from within" argument, what about having Eberle play center until Nuge is back. Did he not use to play center in junior? Plus you can move up Hemsky without having to out him or Yak on his off wing. Thoughts?
Demoting Potter and Lander would leave EDM with 22 players on the roster, and ~3M to spend on a C should they so desire, or if they can find one they think is worth that money.
There's also a movie made based on The Long Walk called The Way Back. Great flick.


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