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Let's talk about contraction
Jonathan Willis
December 14 2012 11:54AM
Contraction is a favourite concept of hockey writers around North America. For those who simply want to see higher-calibre hockey, it's a beautiful dream – fewer teams means higher quality players at the highest level, something that can't help but result in better hockey. Most recently, though, contraction has emerged as a preferred cudgel with which to beat the NHLPA.
As one nationally-read hockey columnist sees it, the NHL is in grave peril, with one-third of NHL teams losing money hand over fist and others failing to justify the financial investments of ownership. He writes that even if the NHLPA flatly conceded everything the league was asking for today, contraction would still be on the table and that we could be looking at as many as four franchises simply ceasing to exist.
It's a glorious argument in a lot of ways. It's not an argument that has any basis in fact, but it is rich in unsubstantiated chutzpah.
NHL contraction in history
That's not to say contraction hasn't happened in the past. It has – here's the full list of NHL examples:
Put another way: in the last 70 years (i.e. since the Original Six era) the NHL has lost one team, the Cleveland Barons. The Barons were placed in Cleveland in 1976; their home opener drew 8,900 of a possible 18,544 fans. Aside from fan apathy, the team's arena deal was miserable; as early as January 1977 the team was in danger of folding and only an emergency loan managed to keep the team afloat for the entirety of 1976-77. By the end of the following season the team was merged with the Minnesota North Stars.
(Interesting side point: the owners of the failed Barons – the Gund family - did not lose their appetite for NHL hockey; not only would they stay involved with the North Stars but they would eventually be awarded an expansion franchise in San Jose that they would own for a decade.)
Over the last 70 years, only one team in the NHL has folded outright, and that one during a period when the league was competing with the rival World Hockey Association and in a market where the team's home opener was played to a below-50% capacity crowd.
In other words: contraction is a rare thing. A really, really, really, rare thing.
NHL contraction now
Looking at the historical record, for the NHL to be considering four teams for the chopping block, one of two things need to be true:
- Four teams need to be in comparable straits to the 1977-78 Cleveland Barons or
- The bar for contraction needs to be considerably lower.
That's not to say NHL teams haven't had financial troubles over the last 70 years. They have. But when they have, the answer has been – in nearly every case – to relocate, rather than eliminate.
It's not like there's any shortage of markets looking for NHL teams. As the Edmonton Oilers brass has made clear by flying to Seattle and Quebec City and Hamilton, there are arenas looking for a team.
Billionaire Don Levin – the man who many consider the front-runner for a Seattle NHL franchise – talked about the possibility of relocating a team to Seattle five days after the NHL lockout started. From ESPN:
He wants in on the NHL and sees Seattle as an attractive way to get there -- but maybe not the way most anticipate. With the move of the Thrashers to Winnipeg last year and the uncertainty of Phoenix's NHL franchise, moving a franchise would seem to make sense. But he's done the research and that's not his conclusion. "I can tell you there are not teams for sale that are available to move," Levin told ESPN the Magazine on Wednesday. Not the Coyotes? Or maybe one day the Islanders? "My understanding is that the Phoenix deal, [Greg Jamison] has come up with the money," Levin said. "The answer to the Islanders moving is never. They're not moving out of that market. No chance that's going to happen." Instead, Levin's plan centers on expansion. And he's optimistic it won't be long after the CBA is settled that the NHL will turn to expansion as the next phase in growing the league. "I would think three years," he said.
Indeed, the expectation – an expectation nudged along by the NHL's proposed realignment to four conference – is that the league will soon consider expanding, not contracting, and that a 32-team league is the plan at some point over the next collective bargaining agreement.
Okay, the, but why…
Why are we hearing about four teams being eliminated from the league? As I see it, there are two likely reasons:
1) Writers in hockey markets – particularly Canada – have always opposed the "sun belt" expansion. There's been talk of contracting teams in those areas basically since the NHL awarded the expansion franchises.
2) For writers who identify with the league in the current lockout (I can't imagine identifying with either side), talking about contraction is a good way to emphasize their belief that the NHL is in grave financial peril, and to emphasize that the players should just shut up and take whatever the league sees fit to give them.
In short: it's a combination of wish fulfillment and argument that conveniently allies directly with belief. It's not a justifiable argument based on the history of the NHL (and indeed, all of the major North American sports leagues) or its recent actions.
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Why an ice sport would be expanded into markets like Phoenix and Florida in the fist place is beyond me. Not that some people down there don't love the sport, just not a huge game for the retirement communities.
December 14 2012, 12:08PM
first fist!!!
December 14 2012, 12:09PM
damn it
As an aside JW, I think one of the prime motivators for the hardline stance taken by the league in negotiations, is that the league does plan to expand to 32 teams at the earliest opportunity.
Quebec and Seattle are the obvious targets since both have new arenas coming.
That is not to say we couldn't still see a couple of teams re-locate.
December 14 2012, 12:20PM
I agree its unlikely, but I'd like to see...
OUT: Phoenix, Florida, Columbus... Anaheim... (NJ? DAL? TB? NSH?? STL???)
IN: Toronto2, Quebec, Seattle... Hartford... (Portland/Houston/ Las Vegas)
Gary Bettman isn't saying it, but his goal is to expand to at least 32 teams. Depending on when the lockout ends the markets to watch the most will be Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida, etc. If the Phoenix sale goes through they may not be as big of a concern.
32 teams divide by 4 equals means the ideal 8 teams in 4 conferences - North, South, East, and West.
Let's see how bad the attendance drops after the lockout ends for the teams bleeding red ink.
Gary would realign to Quebec and Seattle before contracting, both those cities have arenas already built.
contraction is entirely posible with the bad business model that the NHL is built on. just like the world economy, the GMs are spending more then their means and there are fewer billionaires that are willing to put money into franchises, let alone bleeding ones.
NHL should not be treated like other 1st tier professional leagues because they don't come close to making those revenues. contraction would make the league healthier but would take very bad circumstances for that to occur
Ah yes, the Gund brothers.
No idea what they had on NHL commissioner John Ziegler in order to let them move the Oakland Seals to Cleveland, somehow get ownership of the North Stars after the Barons debacle, somehow let them sell the North Stars to Norm Green (who moved them to Dallas) and get the expansion Sharks in the same deal that included a dispersal draft.
You'd think there's be a number of better ownership candidates available...
Given the economics we are and will be experiencing, I can see a couple of relocations and a couple of contractions. A league of 28 teams (mostly viable) would have 7 teams per conference/division. Top 3 teams in each and a wild-card week (best of 3 or 5) could be exciting. If/when the economies improve them expand to 32 teams. Hopefully within 7-8 years from now. I just can't see expansion in the next few years.
December 14 2012, 03:17PM
@Jonathan Willis
3) because relocation isn't in the books in the near future.
Would it make sense to, instead of reducing the number of teams, reduce the number of games that they play? I understand there is a profitability issue, in that this league has very attendance based revenues - but if we were to increase to 32 teams, maybe we play 52 games instead of 82 (call it 4 games against your existing division, plus one game against the other 3 in the NHL's realignment format)...I guess my question is: do we dilute the product of hockey by showing too many games? Would the players play harder or better if they weren't playing as many games? Would insurance cost less due to less risk of injury?
December 14 2012, 03:39PM
I agree with your conclusion, that contraction is unlikely and relocation is the more probable answer, but I disagree with many of your arguments in reaching that conclusion.
Three questions:
1) Which teams relocate, which teams are contracted?
2) After having only one contraction in the last 70 years - under exceptional circumstances, too - what makes the current climate so awful that two teams will disappear at the same time?
3) Why do billionaires and industry insiders alike believe expansion is in the NHL's immediate future?
I have no proof. I am not a pessimist but the US economic situation is not pointing up. I think it's realistic to think some teams could be in real trouble like Dallas, Nashville (hope not) and maybe Anaheim and Columbus.
December 14 2012, 03:58PM
The NHL is, and always has been a shady operation. As a Nuck fan, i always think to the story of the 1968 expansion when Vancouver was the obvious choice to be the 7th NHL team, but the city was vetoed by owners in Toronto & Montreal who didn't want to share the national broadcast. It wasn't until 2 years later under the threat of the WHA that the door opened for Western Canada to have their own team.
I think ur exactly right JW. After the owners sign a favourable CBA, they will expand the league to 32 teams. Makes sense. And if they relocate 1 or 2 in the process they will prob be better for it.
A 32 team league with the majority of teams located in the "ice belt" would be the best thing for this sport. Unfortunatly knowing the way the league is run, by the time they get there nobody will care.
December 14 2012, 04:12PM
Having lived through the Friends of the Oilers ticket drives and the Les Alexander period, I hope for the sake of whatever fans there are in the cities with troubled franchises that they don't contract.
I've had this argument with several people who feel that the talent available right now is too shallow to properly equip 30 teams. My argument is that the talent is just now catching up to the expansion to 30 teams and that contraction means removing the NHL presence from future talent pools.
If the league, and the fans, want better hockey then why not grow the game and introduce it to other markets where kids can see it and try it out? My belief is that contraction would dramatically increase the amount of NHL-ready talent on each team for approximately ten to fifteen years. After that, the sport would have to consider re-expansion or probably risk irrelevance in North America.
If the CBA is sound, then I would gladly have the league expand to 32 teams. It's just a shame it didn't happen sooner when we could've lost Souray as an expansion pick.
Contraction would send the wrong message to potential investors. We are becoming a reality driven society in terms of entertainment. As the Big Network TV stations struggle to find audiences,there seems to be a desire for more and more product that costs less to produce.Like Sports. The popularity of UFC is based on the fact that Dana White used staging and theatrics and instilled a bit of old time showmanship to bring his product into the mainstream. The NBA was successful in the 80s-90's because of larger than life personalities of Magic Johnson , Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
My point is that the NHL post lockout will be poised to expand its product because the economics will be there to sell to potential owners. With the TV rights to CBC HNIC soon to be negotiated and up for bid there will be a huge market for the rights to broadcast Hockey here in Canada.
For the time being hockey is at a stalemate in terms of CBA negotiations.When the players and owners finally agree to a deal we'll probably see a 8-10 year deal that will see the current owners looking to expansion as another source of revenue to add to their coffers.
Canada stands poised. Arena building has begun in earnest in Quebec City.Markham awaits permits and suchlike. On the outside may be markets like Hamilton and Saskatoon.
A new NHL will emerge in the coming years. The desire for Sports product for cable providers will fuel expansion once again. It is my belief that Phoenix will rise from the ashes. and that teams like Columbus and Dallas will find their way through. Its a matter of time before expansion is announced.Its not "IF".Its "When".
32? More like 36.
Give me a six team Super League.
I don't care where the NHL puts the teams, or how much $$$ they charge for the TV package . . . I'm in.
December 14 2012, 07:55PM
would it not make more sence for the league and owners to contract first then expand?
I dont see any benifit to the league to relocate there is no money in it.
listening to Staufer today he had good points for contraction, really good points, basically if I was a fringe/average hockey player right now, I would sh!ting my pants at the threat of contraction.
Are memories that short or are our unable to see a connection between present tense sunbelt teams and Canadian teams of the nineties? It was in the lifetime of the average Justin Bieber fan that the Oilers couldn't draw 10 000 people to a hockey game.
Sometimes relocation is unavoidable, like in 1996 when no one wanted to own the Jets. Every effort should be made to keep teams from moving.
"32? More like 36"
You nailed it Michael. The real money is in making the US broadcast rights more valuable.
I would bet that is job #1 for old Gary. And planting enough teams in non traditional markets and keeping them going long enough to get a grassroots thing going (like kids playing hockey similar to Dallas' situation) is the only way to get more $$ out of US broadcast rights.
Canada is likely pretty much maximized already, so expansion here would be all about franchise fees.
"32? More like 36"
You nailed it Michael. The real money is in making the US broadcast rights more valuable.
I would bet that is job #1 for old Gary. And planting enough teams in non traditional markets and keeping them going long enough to get a grassroots thing going (like kids playing hockey similar to Dallas' situation) is the only way to get more $$ out of US broadcast rights.
Canada is likely pretty much maximized already, so expansion here would be all about franchise fees.
The original expansions were done with the thought of increasing market share in the U.S.. Place like San Fransisco and the Golden Seals.Cleveland and Kansas City.Colorado Rockies? Atlanta and so on.This was done before modern cable/satellite/ Sports Specialty channels. They failed because the markets were so isolated geographically that it failed to draw any interest beyond a few fans in the local market.
That has changed.Dramatically.NHL Network.24hour Sport Specialty Channels are the norm. The desire for content is a number 1 priority for these channels.wether that is Football,Hockey,Nascar or beach Volleyball it about providing content to the viewers.For the BIG 4 Processional sports its about exposure and market share.More viewers equals greater ad dollars equals more money for broadcasting rights.
How do you do that? You ensure that you are in markets where your product can succeed and can draw the most amount of viewers.Secondly you ensure your league is in every market that has enough ad dollars to attract more tv broadcasting dollars.
thus the fight to keep Phoenix where they are at.Thus keeping the Islanders in the New York market. Thus the need to expand into the southern markets like Dallas and Nashville.
Expansion will happen into the U.S. again. Adding Seattle,Houston,Kansas City and Indianapolis would be huge for the NHL. You need to bring in more of the American mainstream market.
Canada is a no brainer.Quebec City and Markham will scratch a cheque for whatever amount the NHL wants.
The end result is that NHL will grab a bigger piece of the Television pie. The idea of contraction is more threat than it is reality based.Relocation as we have seen is more what we have seen as NHL policy. The NHL will be poised to welcome between 4 and 6 teams in the next 10 years. I'd put money on it.
It,s never hard to tell when a game is being broadcast from a non hockey city.The camera never pans the crowd because there is no crowd.
So ,when Bettman claims there are teams that will fold under the current CBA ,he is exaggerating.Imagine that
It,s never hard to tell when a game is being broadcast from a non hockey city.The camera never pans the crowd because there is no crowd.
So ,when Bettman claims there are teams that will fold under the current CBA ,he is exaggerating.Imagine that
Its really bizarre you mention this because its something we all know and yet when we look at the "reported" NHL attendance figures in 2011-2012 its amazing to see how many seats are actually filled on a nightly basis.For example.Winnipeg sold out every last ticket and yet they ranked 25th in attendance at a capacity of 100%. Yet we look at the Florida Panthers and they drew 16628 fans per game? Really? The Oilers drew 16839 fans at 101 capacity. There is something that smells here and it isn't turkey in the oven. You "cannot" get me to believe that the Florida Panthers get 16628 fans into watch on average. I am not a PHD or MD or any other kind of D but this I do not believe for a nanosecond. Its a gate driven league. How many of those tickets are bought up by the clubs so they can get the leagues subsidy? We know in Canada that is never the case. Florida? Tampa Bay?
The amount of crap that the NHL and the NHLPA feeds us would make a pig jealous.Another intance where reality meets fiction.


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OTTAWA – Volleyball Canada announced today its 14-member team for the 11-country 2010 NORCECA (North & Central America and Caribbean Confederation ) Junior Men's Continental Championship set for August 16-21 at the men's national team training centre – Le Centre sportif de Gatineau, in Gatineau, Que.
The roster was finalized after this past weekend's Challenge Cup tournament in Toronto.
There are three players from the University of Alberta Golden Bears roster: Matthew McCreary of Calgary and Justin Olmstead and Tristan Aubry, both of Edmonton. Two more Albertans are on the squad from Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., Branden Schmidt of Winton, Alta., and Lukas Van Berkel of Edmonton.
B.C., players on the squad are Colin Carson of Prince George, Ian Perry of Abbotsford and Christopher Howe of Salt Spring Islands.
The other team members are: Bryan Fraser of Saskatoon, Matthew Schriemer of Winnipeg, Nicholas Hoag of Sherbrooke, Tommy Bélisle of Quebec City, Kevin Stevens from Hamilton and TJ Sanders of London. Daniel Moreau of Sherbrooke is the alternate.
The head coach is Greg Barthel who fulfills the same duties with the University of Regina Cougars and his assistant former national team star Gino Brousseau of Quebec City.
"It was tough to make those final decisions but we've put together a very skilled group," said Barthel. "We feel with this team we can quickly find that cohesiveness which should make us very strong for these championships. Being at home is also going to a big plus and we would certainly like to win a medal and get a berth for next year's world junior championships."
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With all the nutritional news coming out of the White House these days, I only have one thing to say to Michelle Obama, "There is no evidence to implicate cacao bean consumption with obesity." Cacao beans contain no sugar and only between 12 and 50% fat depending on variety and growth conditions.
Cacao is remarkably rich in sulfur and magnesium. In fact, the nutritional aspects of cacao show the beans to be the number one source of magnesium of any food. This is likely the primary reason women crave chocolate during certain times of the month. Magnesium is known to balance brain chemistry, builds strong bones and is associated with increased happiness. What's more, magnesium is the most deficient major mineral in the Standard American Diet—with over 80% of Americans chronically deficient in Magnesium!
Cacao is also high in the "beauty" mineral sulfur. Sulfur builds strong nails, hair, shiny skin, detoxifies the liver and supports healthy pancreas functions. Anecdotal reports indicate that cacao consumption can detoxify mercury because it is so high in sulfur content.
Cacao contains small amounts of natural caffeine and theobromine. However, experiments have shown that these stimulants are far different when consumed raw than when processed.
Cacao seems to diminish appetite, probably due to its monoamine oxidase enzyme inhibitors (MAO inhibitors). These are different from human digestive enzyme inhibitors found in most nuts and seeds. According to Dr. Gabriel Cousens, MAO inhibitors also facilitate staying younger longer and even have powers of rejuvenation. Does this mean a chocolate fountain is the fountain of youth? Well, the jury is still out on this claim.
Phenyethylamine (PEA) is found in chocolate. PEA is an adrenal-related chemical compound that is also created within the brain and released when we are in love. This is one of the reasons why love and chocolate have a deep correlation. PEA also plays a role in increasing one's focus and alertness.
Recently, a neurotransmitter called anandamide has been isolated in cacao. Anandamide is also produced naturally in the brain. Anandamide is known as the "Bliss Chemical" because it is released while we are feeling great. Cacao contains enzyme inhibitors that decrease our bodies' ability to breakdown anandamide. This means that the natural cacao anandamide may stick around longer, making us feel better longer when we eat chocolate.
And don't be so worried about chocolate allergies. A recent study showed that only 1 out of 500 people who thought they were allergic to chocolate actually tested positive. Allergies to chocolate are quite rare. It is typically that the person is in fact allergic to nuts, milk and dairy products rather than chocolate.
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The switch worked; the National Christmas Tree is lit.
President Obama and his family again did the honors during the annual singing-and-speech ceremony on The Ellipse near the White House.
"Michelle told me to brief because she wants to hear music," Obama told the crowd during his remarks.
Citing the spirit of the season, Obama asked listeners to think about residents in the northeast who are still trying to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Obama also noted that the National Christmas Tree itself has had troubles -- this is the third one in as many years.
The first fell to a storm; last year's tree did not take root.
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yeah there is really no legal need for this law
it either delusions of grandeur and a failed plan made out of there own insanity.
or it is a plan to make money that just does not make any sense to any one out side the circle yet.
yeah there is really no legal need for this law
it either delusions of grandeur and a failed plan made out of there own insanity.
or it is a plan to make money that just does not make any sense to any one out side the circle yet.
This guy really the governor of Tokyo? Here I thought only the US votes for retards.
Its so obvious he holds a personal grudge, because he got man handled by a 290lbs muscled bound Otaka Homosexual during his "military career".
For the most part I do think they need to cut down on some of the content. I'm not a fan of ecchi think it's retarded and played out, just shows the author can't think of anything else to entertain his readers besides sex, you know they just lack that word can't put my finger on it oh yeah story! Actual fucking story. But I do understand the simple logic sex sells. I skimmed through most of this thread besides the disturbing idea of Cross actually theorizing on this subject, finding out they make incest manga's ...now that needs to be removed. That is wrong beyond all reasons or at least definitely make that adult content or w/e the fuck they do to keep it away from the younger crowd.
You don't need to find your own siblings hot to enjoy incest manga, It's just the taboo of it :1
As for ecchi manga, It has it's own following so no it shouldn't be cut/censored. Just like slice of life anime/manga, It doesn't need a story to be enjoyable. Just watching what the characters get up to is the entertaining part.
Again, you're just saying that the things you don't like or agree with should be banned.
I can't stand Guro and can't see how anyone could enjoy it, But I'd never wish for it to be banned, cut or censored. I'll just choose not to read.
I never said you need to find them hot to enjoy it, just saying when you start thinking that you need help. And that manga subtly promotes that, if a younger reader read it he absorb it the wrong way. Yeah I don't like it think it should be removed my opinion doesn't fucking matter all up to the Japs. If not removed make unreachable from the younger crowd.
1. obviously some of you have never been to west Virginia LOL jk LOL.
its all good and dandy if there talking about taking something that you do not like away but remember this quote
"No one ever talks about it. They just do it. And you go on with your lives, ignoring the signs all around you. And then, one day, when the air is still and the night has fallen, they come for you."
Eric Lensherr - X-Men: The Last Stand
we just go on our mary ways in till the next thing you know they are calling for a ban on naruto, one piece and bleach. we need to protect the whole not just the things we like as individuals, because if we never protect other people there will be no one around to protect us when we need protected.
but i have said this several times i think this is a plan to take down Shōjo and Seinen as a take over type thing but oh well we will see. also if this was America all that would be done is a MA rating and the kids would get carded when they buy it. and marco your right younger people should not be able to get this stuff but the people who it is meant for and like this stuff should have the right to enjoy it.
oh and on a side note if people are worried about kids getting this stuff when there not supposed to there is a little thing called parenting.
Rape is also disgusting- but it shows up in mangas... Why.. because it adds to the story.. sometimes anyway.. Itd pretty much be considered a hentai if it doesnt.. right?
Honestly, some mangas go overboard.. but that can happen with everything.. If you arent smart/talented/w/e the hell its called enough to sort it out, you probably shouldnt be reading it.. o.O
Some mangas probably should be revised and edited or something, though.. If they wish to aim at children still..


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CICLing 2013 is a major international conference devoted to a wide variety of topics in computational linguistics, natural language processing, human language technologies and related areas. The proceedings of CICLing 2013 are anticipated to be published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series and are expected to be indexed by ISI Conference Citation index, EI, DBLP and other major indices; poster session papers will be published separately in a special issue of a journal. Acceptance rate of the previous events was around 25%. We expect participation of about 100 attendees. The conference is ranked by ArnetMiner as 8th most influencing conference in Natural Language Processing, after ACL, COLING, NAACL, EMNLP, AMTA, EACL, and NLDB and above HLT, TSD, RANLP, IJCNLP and other sister conferences.
CICLing 2013 keynote speakers are Sophia Ananiadou of the University of Manchester, Walter Daelemans of the University of Antwerp, Roberto Navigli of the Sapienza University of Rome, and Michael Thelwall of the University of Wolverhampton. The conference will be held on an ancient island of Samos, birthplace of Pythagoras, Aristarchus, and Epicurus. As usually, we expect an excellent cultural program, which will include full-day tours to the ancient city of Ephesus, Samos, and nearby islands.
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Energy is getting a bit more refined in Utah. The Governor's Office of Economic Development, Emery Refining, LLC announced that it will construct a facility in Emery County, Utah and will add 125 permanent new jobs to Utah's refining industry within the energy economic sector over the next 3 years.
"One of the key parts to keeping Utah's business sector successful is fostering small businesses, so we are happy that the state is able to enter into an incentive agreement with Emery Refining," GOED executive director Spencer Eccles said.
Emery Refining, LLC has entered into a 12 year incentive agreement with the state during which they will pay over $99 million in new state wages to the 125 incented positions. These jobs will be at least 100 percent of Emery County's average annual wage including benefits.
"This project represents a substantial amount of investment into our state in support of energy development which is one of the governor's four cornerstones of economic prosperity," said Cody Stewart, Governor's Energy Advisor. "This will assist with rural job creation in both the Paradox and Uinta basins."
Emery Refining, LLC was formed and funded by Bridgehouse Capital, the family office and advisor to a number of family funds with investments in a number of industries such as commercial and residential real estate, power generation, data centers, and natural resources. Rock River Resources, LLC, a division of Emery Refining, LLC will design, construct and operate a facility in Emery County that is ideally suited for processing regional crude oils.
Jeff Beicker, Chief Operating Officer of Rock River Resources, said "Rock River Resources is pleased to announce its project in Emery County, Utah. This refinery is an investment in the future of Utah - putting people and technology to work to meet the future energy needs of the state and the region. We appreciate the support of the state and local community leaders who have worked closely with us over the past three years and we look forward to breaking ground later this year."
During the incentive's 12 year lifetime, Emery Refining will make a capital investment of over $225 million. It is anticipated that the company will also pay over $60 million in new state tax revenue over the lifetime of the agreement.
Mike McCandless, Emery County Economic Development Director, said "Emery County has been working for nearly a decade to bring industrial development into Green River. This project is the culmination of that effort. The county and city leaders have worked diligently to prepare the community for this project and now we are all ready to see it happen. This project is a game changer for Green River and will be a positive influence in the community for decades. This will positively affect every aspect of the Green River community from tax base to employment to overall community pride."
The GOED Board of Directors has approved a $12,712,221 Economic Development Tax Increment Finance post-performance refundable tax credit, or 20 percent of the new taxes paid by the company over the lifetime of the project.
The Governor's Office of Economic Development charter is based on Governor Gary Herbert's commitment to economic development statewide. Utah's economic development vision is that Utah will lead the nation as the best performing economy and be recognized as a premier global business destination. The mandate for this office is to provide rich business resources for the creation, growth and recruitment of companies to Utah and to increase tourism and film production in the state. GOED accomplishes this mission through the administration of programs that are based around targeted industries or "economic clusters" that demonstrate the best potential for development. GOED utilizes state resources and private sector contracts to fulfill its mission.
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TMI Premium Mach 1 Interior Upholstery for 1971-1973 Mustangs.Replace your faded and worn out upholstery with TMI's new Mach 1 interior seat upholstery. Whether you are replacing just the front or the full set, TMI's 71-73 Mach 1 seat upholstery sets have combined the original Mach 1 interior look with the high-quality you have come to expect from TMI.
TMI's Mach 1 seat upholstery features the correct heavy weight Corinthian grain vinyl, Comfortweave inserts & accent stripes, multi-needle precision sewn seams and extruded piping for long-lasting durability and excellent quality, at an amazing value!
Original woven vinyl Comfortweave has not been manufactured in a long time. TMI has faithfully reproduced the look and feel with a precision embossing die roller and extra thick expanded vinyl for a crisp Comfortweave texture.
TMI's Extruded piping method produces piping made of solid color that is 23 times thicker than vinyl wrapped cord. No matter how much wear you give Extruded piping, it never shows the cord or white string like wrapped cord will show.
Available in a variety of factory correct color options that are MCA approved and used by more Concours restorers than any other product on the market. Colors listed are by main color, then stripe color. Rear seat upholstery also features stripes. Made in America, using American workers!
*This upholstery requires the use of premium Mach 1 seat foam (SF36) for a correct fit. Re-use your factory seat frames.
*When purchasing front buckets only, keep in mind TMI's upholstery sets might not be an exact color match to your rear original, due to fading or rear sets from other manufacturers. We always recommend replacing the rear seat.
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Waylon: Thanks for having me Bill.
Bill: I'm sure that you get this a lot, but what does TMI stand for?
Waylon: TMI was founded in 1982 by four brothers whose last name is Tuccinardi. You get Tuccinardi Manufacturing Incorporated.
Bill: How did you get in to the Mustang market?
Waylon: Originally we started doing Volkswagen interiors, but we quickly saw the market demand for high-quality premium Mustang upholstery and so we have been doing that now for about 25 years.
Bill: Where do you manufacture your products?
Waylon: We manufacture in Corona, California, where we have about 140,000 square feet and nearly 200 employees who do 100% of our manufacturing right here in the U.S.A.
Bill: I hear that you have some new products for us today?
Waylon: I sure do. Do you want to take a look?
Bill: Sounds good. So, Waylon, when you think of TMI the first thing that comes in mind is your upholstery line. We've been selling your standard upholstery for years. Well, it looks like you have a few more options available now. Can you tell us about them?
Waylon: Yeah of course this is the factory option everybody is used to seeing for the last 50-some odd years. We've been producing this upholstery here for 25 years. Then about eight years ago we came out with what people know relatively well as our Sport seat, which is what you've got your hand on there, which is essentially the same seat we'll be looking at here with just slight more bolstering to the bottom of the backrest. Just recently we've released what I call the Sport II and our Sport R version of the Pony Seat. Before we get into more detail on those, let's go back and we'll talk about the original Pony Seat in more detail. This is our 1964 1/2 - 1966 Pony Seat. Everybody is pretty familiar with this seat if you're a Mustang enthusiast.
There are a few key things I want to point out that we specialize in and take a lot of pride in here at TMI. What we do here, one thing I do want to point out is when you look at the piping, there should be a two-different sized piping here following the insert it's a lot thinner and about twice as thick as the perimeter piping. Small detail but it does make a difference. Another thing worth pointing out is the depth to the ponies. We are Ford licensed for this and you'll notice that they do have a lot more of a raised edge to them than a lot of the other seats you see out there today.
As well as one thing you can feel more than see is the quality of vinyl we use is much thicker than a lot of the vinyl you find out there today. It really does have the durability to last. A couple of things you can't see on this seat are actually what you'll find behind it. Right here is the listing channel that you'll hog ring down in to pull the insert and ours is a really heavy-duty listing. You're not going to pull through that, it's not going to tear. One of the most frustrating things is that you're halfway through an installation and then find this material is just going to pull right through when you hog ring it. We did make sure that that is extremely durable.
You can see the quality in the thickness of the foam to give it this depth of feeding as well as the consistency in the stitching. I do have one machine that does all of these pleats at one time. You are not having individual seams run at individual times. We run up to 16 pleats at a time to make sure that the distance between every pleat is exactly the same. Again, it's the small things that really make the difference when you talk about the quality of TMI. Now what we've got here is our sport seat version of the standard seat we were just looking at. About eight years ago we came out with this seat and brought it to market. What you'll notice maybe right away is the heavier bolster on the sides and on the bottom rest. Basically when these cars were first designed they were designed to go really fast in a straight line. Now as the cars have progressed and suspension has progressed, these things are taking sharp turns and there's a need to hold the driver in the seat and that's something the originals just didn't do very well. You always ended up either in the passenger seat or out the door.
We added a little bit of bolstering both in the backrest and again at the bottom of the legs to kind of help hold the end of the seat as you take the turns. We didn't change the styling in the seat, the pattern, didn't change the color or any of the things that make it a Pony Seat. We simply just brought these bolsters forward to give you a little bit more support, a little bit more comfort in your ride. This is one of the two new products I want to show you this week that I'm really excited to release. This is brand new to TMI and brand new to the market. This is what we're calling our Sport Seat 2. Again you'll notice that they just keep all the factory original pleating patterns, all the embossing and piping just like the original. What I'm sure you'll notice by now is the exaggerated bolsters. We really took things up a notch. When we made our first Sport seat, we were a little timid when we changed the shape of the original seat. Well that was eight years ago, then we realized that the seat could actually come up a few more inches to supply even additional support while still maintaining its original look and integrity but still giving, like I said, an added support to the driver.
These come out at a much sharper angle and at a much sharper angle here but again giving you a lot more support as you take a turn. This is our newest seat. This is our Sport R version of the seat we were just looking at. Again this is the '64 - '65 Pony Seat which of course you can see the original styling is still kept intact. We still have the embossed ponies. We still have the insert, just like what you'd see in an original Pony Seat. What we've done differently that makes this a Sport R is we've added a suede or a Unisuede insert here, plus a Unisuede insert down the back as well as a contrast stitching which runs around the perimeter in a French seam.
Originally this seat had piping all around the perimeter. We thought we'd smooth the side a little bit, give it more of a streamlined modern approach and do a French seam around the edges with a contrast stitch. I do want to remind everybody even as drastic as this seat appears to be from the original, this is still a stock frame underneath. Underneath here is still all the stock metal work, all the stocks tracks and frames and frame. It's just foam and upholstery that give this seat its aggressive styling.
Bill: I remember getting some picture of these seats a couple of months ago but they didn't do them justice. They are gorgeous in person. Tell us a little bit more about them.
Waylon: I appreciate it. These are two of my favorite seats from the new line. The one closest to you is our Sport II for the '69 - '70 Mach I. Again you'll notice all the original styling but there're aggressive heavy bolsters on the side. To the right is our Sport R version of the '69 - '70 Mach I. Again when you see them side by side it's much easier to take note. You'll see there's a French seam here with a contrast stitching as opposed to the piping from the original and you'll see here we've kind of split the insert up giving it a Unisuede 'U' that kind of wraps around here and then goes up bolster to the seat, comes down. Like I said, a lot more aggressive, a lot more custom. Much more of a modern twist to the original seat.
Bill: We currently offer your standard upholstery as well as your Sport upholstery on our website and both have been very popular. When can we expect to get our hands on your new products?
Waylon: We plan to have our entire line for both the '64 - '73 Sport II's as well as the '64 - '73 Sport R's available by the end of December 2012.


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Bradway Is A Genius
Posted 20 April 2005 - 11:36 PM
you have to understand these things
1. Donnie Abraham is retiring
2. Our biggest needs were TE and CB
with that being said, TB traded a first for a okay TE being that we might not get a good enough CB or we might not get the only good TE Heath Miller. So now we have 2 2nd rounders which is better cause this draft is deep so we can get a DT and OT in 2nd. Plus we sign Andre Dyson because we losing abraham.
This fills our 4 needs in CB, TE, OT, and DT
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A definite slam dunk for Bradway...
Pretty darn good if you ask me...
Posted 21 April 2005 - 10:01 AM
Bradway seems to be saying by the trade that the Jets are looking for depth in the draft. The value of the 26th pic is the same as a 2nd rounder in this deep, yet unspectacular draft class. But it all really depends on what they do at corner in signing Dyson or Law. If Bradway can do that and the majority of his drafted players this year make the team or are on the practice squad, then I'll give him praise for his moves this year.
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Posted 21 April 2005 - 10:19 AM
Look at it this way. If we were going to draft a TE in the first anyway, we got 2 extra 6th round picks + our TE who is better than any TE in the draft and moved down a few spots for another pick. It's a pretty good deal. Now we can solve 3 needs with the top 48 or so picks. TE solved! CB, OT, DT, SS and 2 of these can be solved with the top 48 picks.
Regardless of if we sign Dyson or not we are still gonna need another corner for depth, especially if Abraham retires.
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WTF? Are u serious? Abe56 dug it up not me and when I was reading my post about the jolley trade I was like damn I'm on the money. What's your problem calling me out like that when u don't even know what's up. Next time read the thread be4 u try to call someone out because it just makes you look dumb
Posted 20 May 2006 - 09:13 PM
Well I dont feel dumb. Im sorry I hurt your feelings. You want some whine with those french cries?
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wow good one did u stay up all night thinking of that one? whats next a knock knock joke?
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i'm suprised u had time to reply. u look like u spend alot of time on your make-up as seen below
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Thanks SE...
Between that and AT&T, I'm highly tempted to just take the phone back and start over with something else.
If true then could be linked to the new Xperia arc
Guess it is then
Just glad i'm not locked to it you will only get 2.2 or 2.3 even by debranding and flashing the phone
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Thats it had enough waiting on 2.2 for the X10.
Whats the best way of flashing the phone to install 2.2 - is it thru XDA?
Does this allow for Flash Player?
Is it reversable if it goes wrong.
SE suck BIG TIME!!
If you want to do that check you PM
It would appear its not just the x10 then so there will be unhappy x10, x10 mini, x10 mini pro and x8 users as well extract from web below
Despite all the uproar about Sony Ericsson's flagship Xperia handset having an outdated OS when it launched with Android 1.6 and when the company released Android 2.1, when 2.3 was just around the corner, the company have announced that they
will not update the Xperia X10, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro, or Xperia X8 past Android 2.1.
Sony Ericsson have already come under fire for the delay of Android 2.1 on the handset and several petitions were started online asking Sony Ericsson to skip Android 2.1 and go straight to 2.2. This wasn't to happen though, as 2.2 aka Froyo, will not be making it's way to the Xperia X10 range of handsets. For the US particularly, this has given the handset a minimal lifespan, consisting of less than 6 months. Unfortunately, Sony Ericsson don't see it this way. They have promised further minor updates to the handset, such as the multi touch update, coming sometime this quarter but, the Android version will not be going any higher.
When questioned via Twitter, Sony Ericsson UK replied with that they believed Android 2.1 was adequate for the X10 range. As a general statement across Twitter, they stated "We believe the features included in the Android 2.1 phone are on par with, and in many cases better than, a vanilla installation of 2.2″. A direct reply to a user message consisted of essentially the same statement "We believe the version of Android 2.1 which we have implemented on the X10 is suitable for the hardware of these particular models". This of course means, that the Xperia X10 will not gain flash support and despite minor updates in the future, this announcement will have effectively ended the life span of the X10, not to mention the imminent release of the Xperia Arc, which will come with Android 2.3 when released.
Known bugs:
- camera is NOT implemented yet (WIP)
- USB Mass Storage doesn't work (use xRecovery workaround) (WIP)
- software video playback (HD videos may not play at full rate)
- random crashes
1. Rooted 2.1 ROM
2. working xRecovery
1. Flash the zip package via xRecovery
2. After the first boot, flash (if required) Google Apps via xRecovery
5/01/2011 beta1 - first beta release
Android team, CM Crew, Jerpelea, everybody else involved. Too many to mention! Cheers!
Lightyear would like to thank zdzihu for the custom ROM!!!
you'll need to do a little work to your phone....
if you are using AT&T, then this becomes a little more difficult, too, since you can't install apps not found on the official market.
You'll need to have your phone rooted...I recommend flashing to 2.1 to do this....it's just easier, IMO. Flashing to generic SE 2.1 will allow you to install apps so you can root your phone easily. - http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/40856#40856
Hopefully these are already all set and you can skip to these next steps:
Install xRecovery installation app - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=8
Run xRecovery by restarting the phone and clicking any button repeatedly while the white sont ericcsson text is displayed (the first graphic you see)
Flash this rom to your phone with xrecovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=9
So, if they're not going to suppost these handsets past 2.1, where does that leave all the owners who are signed up to a 24 month contract?
If this is the case then surely someone somewhere needs to take responsability whether it be the network operator or the manufacturer.
It woul dseem that for something that cost more than a TV set, it has a very short lifspan and i know that in the UK, that eletronics must last upto 5 years, for all they tell you you only get 12 months warranty, which is actually wrong under the terms of goods act etc.
your only option to update android firmware (like I described above) will result in voiding your warranty
Luckily, the guys at XDA developers are hard at work to bring us 2.2 and 2.3. Froyo (2.2)is already available, but it's unstabile and lacks a camera still.....gingerbread (2.3) is in the works and we can expect a release later this year, I would imagine
Sad really sad, one thing I find insulting is the way they say it as if we are dumb.
by Rikard Skogberg says:
Hi all,
First – As a clarification regarding the current Xperia products – We are planning another upgrade to bring new features (such as for example multi-touch for Xperia X10) to the current family of Xperia™ smartphones in Q1 2011. However, at this stage those plans do not include updating the underlying Android version.
This decision is based on that we believe that with the current hardware platform an overhaul of the underlying core OS wouldn't drastically improve the user experience.
We believe that the current Xperia range on Android 2.1 coupled with our proprietary upgrades and unique hardware delivers a user experience that is on par with, and in many cases better than, a vanilla installation of Android 2.2.
Our priority right now is to keep enhancing the user experience of the existing products through coming updates and to deliver a fantastic range of smartphones in 2011 that are all on the latest possible version of Android – that is a target we are determined to hit!
Then to some Xperia arc questions and facts:
As I've understood it it has a MSM7230 shipset with a 1GHz QSD8255 CPU and Adreno 205 GPU (I will double confirm and get back!), i.e. a step-up compared to our earlier products which together with the increased performance of Gingerbread brings a great performance improvement.
No it does not have a front facing camera.
Yes – the music player has an equalizer, I will show it more in coming videos.
Regarding 802.11n – I don't know but will try to find out!
Yes one big difference is that Mediascape is replaced by a very nice widget based "Media-pane" using the standard Gingerbread Gallery for Photos. I will show it more in upcoming videos!
Timescape is greatly improved and now more interactive in its widget. You actually scroll the tiles directly in the widget and don't have to enter the application.
Regarding memory I have asked to get final confirmation on exactly how big the different memory allocations are but as I understood it from earlier discussions memory allocation in Android isn't as straight forward as to just give a number on. Different manufacturers use different type of numbers in their specs communication. Amount of total "RAM" in my sample according to some benchmarking apps and the inbuilt system info seems to be around 313 MB and the amount of storage memory for applications seems to be around 380 MB. (Important to remember that my sample still has early SW so don't take these numbers as facts!) Then again many apps are now possible to install on the included SD-card to save phone space.
Regarding request for videos showing different features, keep em coming and I will add them to my to-do list. Not all things are ready to show just yet though so some features my take a while before I can show fully.
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ohh, Official I see, supposed like multitouch?? I don't believe that, even at sonyericsson it is demonstrated people know nothing about future but little technical group will know well about Android world. Just take the very old HTC G1 with half processor and half memory compared with x10 preparing to get 2.3 and just using the "old" froyo.


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We're giving away tickets to 'The Stinger' on Easter Saturday, April 19th, at Twickenham Stadium.
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This time we've got ten pairs of tickets up for grabs for London Wasps' marquee Aviva Premiership fixture.
Gloucester provide the opposition on what promises to be a great family day out. The pre-match entertainment will be headlined by X-Factor winners Little Mix and will also feature performances by tribute band Killer Queen, the Pro Excel dance troupe as well as stilt walkers, face painters, unicyclists and free runners.
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The Michele Bachmann-Donald Trump 'Tele-Townhall' Sounds Like a Trip
We missed the Michele Bachmann/Donald Trump joint "tele-townhall" this evening, because it was a Michele Bachmann/Donald Trump joint "tele-townhall." But maybe we made the wrong decision, because it sounds like it was a trip.
According to Bachmann, an empty-eyed Iowan absurdity, 200,000 people—one imagines many of them have the right to vote, in this country—called in to ask questions of herself and Donald Trump, an enormous cadmium goober who has lost a great deal of money. The call lasted about 90 minutes, though Trump hopped off after an hour; a number of topics were covered, including Occupy Wall Street:
Alice from New Hampshire asked why Republican leaders were not speaking out against "what appears to be Marxist groups down there on Wall Street,'' a reference to the growing but unfocused protests. Mr. Trump said he had witnessed a weekend march down Broadway, and "it was not a pleasant sight.''
Mrs. Bachmann had a more nuanced view. On the one hand, she said, "People are looking at this and trying to figure out, is this a George Soros-inspired protest?''
To the growing Solyndra scandal:
Trump: Solyndra is a "sin." Bachmann: "This is a sin. This is Michele Bachmann." Line goes dead for 1 minute.
To Trump's own aborted candidacy:
"When I left the race, as Michele will tell you, I was leading the polls. And it was because I talked about China and OPEC. Not just the birth certificate, which i'm very proud of, i got this guy to show it. Someone should continue to analyze that whole deal by the way."
All in all, it sounds like a real treat. Trump isn't endorsing Bachmann, but he's "gotten to know [her] very well" and thinks she'd be a "huge improvement" over President Obama—who, as Trump pointed out has made only "one [real estate] deal" (a "very shaky" deal for his house in Chicago) to Trump's hundreds.