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|Head Sonic Pro Edge 16 String Scores
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Built with special additives to enhance comfort, power and feel, Head Sonic Pro Edge fits perfectly inside the new generation of softer, more playable co-polys. As with the original Sonic Pro, we discovered above average comfort and playability. This doesn't mean it's going to be soft enough for multifilament or natural gut fans, but it does suggest that Head has created a very accessible control string. For our team the most impressive feature was the bite. With its five sharp edges, this string grips the ball very effectively and provides easy access to spin. As for power, we found this string to be quite lively for a firm monofilament. Ultimately, for the player in search of a user-friendly control string with exceptional spin and decent pop, Sonic Pro Edge 16 looks very promising.
While Sonic Pro Edge is definitely a control string designed for big hitters, it is by no means a dead poly. In fact, Brittany found it to be pretty lively. She said, "When I first started hitting with this string it felt crisp and had a bit more power than I was expecting from a poly. I felt it to be a little livelier than the average poly but not as lively as a multi or multi/poly hybrid. I enjoyed hitting my groundstrokes with a little extra oomph behind them."
Echoing Brittany's response, Andy also noticed the liveliness. He said, "Sonic Pro Edge had a crisp, lively feel, and the ball seemed to be jumping off the stringbed, but not to the point where I was losing control. It's on the softer side for a polyester based string, so that's going to give it a little extra juice. I would definitely consider it a livelier poly, similar to a Big Hitter Black 7 by Tourna or Luxilon's ALU Power."
The sharp profile and vicious snapback of Sonic Pro Edge gave our team exceptional spin. For Andy the extra bite translated into greater confidence on bigger swings. He said, "Its five-sided design helps grab the ball and shoot it off with lots of spin. The amount of spin you are able to generate also helps to control the little bit of extra power you get from the soft string. I was able to rip the ball and really accelerate on my shots with full confidence that I was going to get enough spin to bring the ball down into the court. To sum it up, you're talking about lots of spin with this one."
While Brittany tends to hit a flatter ball, she can definitely appreciate extra spin. She said, "With its shaped design I was able to get good bite on the ball. My game style consists of hitting flatter groundstrokes and serves, so the extra spin potential was welcomed. I benefited the most on serves. I was able to hit second serves with effortless spin, and I had the confidence to hit them under pressure."
Though Sonic Pro Edge is built from a stiff material, Head found a way to add some comfort. Brittany took notice, saying, "Polys don't have the best reputation when it comes to comfort, but this one is definitely on the softer side. I normally don't have a problem with string stiffness, and I had no problems with this string. I was very comfortable hitting all my strokes. Even off-center shots, which I happen to hit occasionally, were not jarring or uncomfortable."
Andy also noticed the friendlier feel. He said, "Since it's on the softer side, Sonic Pro Edge is very comfortable on the arm. The lively feel contributes to this as well, because you don't have to be slugging the ball to get it to go somewhere. It's still a polyester, and it's not the softest poly, either, so it's not going to be the most arm-friendly string out there, but compared to most polys I'd say it's on the more comfortable side."
Any string constructed primarily of polyester is bound to offer excellent control. According to Brittany, Sonic Pro Edge is no exception. She said, "My favorite aspect of this string, as with most polys, is control. I normally like playing with more powerful racquets (Yonex VCORE 100 S, Babolat Pure Drive), and a poly or poly/multi hybrid helps balance out the power. Throughout this playtest I noticed it was very easy to direct the ball to where I wanted it to go, and with the extra spin I was keeping more balls in the court. "
Andy discovered excellent control despite the somewhat springy response. He said, "This string provides a fair amount of control, but it's not the primary benefit of this string. Since it's a softer poly you're going to get that lively feel, but the spin potential corrals a lot of that extra pop and helps you be precise with your shots. I didn't feel like it got 'mushy' at all, which is when I feel a poly loses a bit of control. It's still crisp enough to maintain its shape and it doesn't get manipulated too much at impact."
Sonic Pro Edge held up very well against the assault of Andy's big strokes. He said, "For as soft as it is, Sonic Pro surprised me with how long it has maintained its tension and playability. It has been in some of my racquets for almost three weeks now, and there has not really been a noticeable drop in tension or feel."
Brittany also had good playability long into the test, though she eventually noticed some changes. She said, "I would say I started noticing a change in the string's characteristics after about two and a half weeks into the playtest. I normally like polys more the longer they're in my racquet (I like the dead feel), but I have to say I really enjoyed the first two weeks of this playtest. I would say the control stayed pretty consistent throughout the playtest, maybe dropping at around the three-week mark. The power and comfort dropped after about two and a half weeks."
Andy - "This is an accessible poly good for a number of different players. If you're new to the world of polys, this would be a great string to start with because it's very arm-friendly. It would be good for a teenage junior player transitioning into polyester string or just your normal poly user that is looking for something softer and livelier."
Brittany - "I would recommend this to a player looking for a durable poly that is a little softer and a little more spin-friendly. I would also recommend this to a player with a powerful racquet looking to gain some extra control."
Andy - "A lot! I like the crisp, lively feel, the access to spin, the good control and the tension maintenance."
Brittany - "I liked the control and spin potential from this string. The comfort was also a nice bonus."
Andy - "None."
Brittany - "Can't really come up with any, but if I wanted to be nit picky, a little longer playability duration wouldn't hurt."
Andy - "It reminded me a lot of Tourna Big Hitter Black 7. They are both softer, crisp feeling polys that provide a good amount of power. They are also both shaped strings that grab the ball exceptionally well. Since Big Hitter Black 7 is one of my favorite strings right now, it puts this string in good company for me."
Brittany - "I think this string most reminds me of Tourna Big Hitter Black 7 and Black Widow. Besides being similar in color, they are all shaped strings with good spin potential and a comfortable feel."
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
|Andy's Scores
|Playability Duration
|String Movement
|Brittany's Scores
|Playability Duration
|String Movement
Playtest Racquet: Yonex RDX 500 Mid
Playtest Tension: 53 lbs.
Typical String: Tourna Big Hitter Black 7
Playtest Racquet: Yonex VCore 100S
Playtest Tension: 53 lbs.
Typical String: Poly or Poly Hybrid
Review date: January 2013. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
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King Cake
This recipe is from this site [5], but I modified it not to be a cream cheese filled cake (I'm a plain king cake type of gal).
- For Dough:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 8 oz sour cream
- 5 tbsp sugar, separated into 4 & 1 tbsp
- salt - two finger pinch
- 1 package (7g) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (between 100 and 110 degrees)
- 1 egg
- 3-3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- oil - doesn't matter what kind, just for your hands and the bowl
- For Filling:
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 - 1 cup of sugar (eyeball it)
- 3-4 tbsp. of melted butter
- For Icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- 4 tbsp milk
- pinch o' salt
- For Colored Sugars:
- 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar (not powdered), separated into 1/2 cups
- food coloring - blue, red, green, & yellow
- * if you can't find superfine sugar you can use regular sugar. it will just be much more coarse)
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Start the dough. In a sauce pan over medium heat, add the butter, 4 tbsp sugar, and salt. Stir. Once the butter has melted, add the sour cream and heat to luke warm, about 105 degrees. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, add 1/4 cup warm water, yeast, and 1 tbsp sugar, then stir. Allow the yeast to sit for about five minutes, until it has been activated. If the yeast does not become active, toss out the mixture and start with a new packet of yeast.
- Once the yeast is active, whisk in the warm butter and sour cream mixture, the egg, and 1 cup of flour. Whisk until smooth. Using an oiled wooden spoon, begin mixing in small amounts of flour until you form a soft dough. This will generally take about another 2 cups of flour, just go by touch. You don't really want a sticky dough, but a slightly sticky dough is okay because you can knead in more flour as you go, whereas it's much harder to add liquid.
- Turn the dough out on to a clean surface lightly dusted with flour. With oiled hands, knead the dough until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 minutes.
- Place the ball of dough into a large well-oiled bowl, then flip the dough so all of the surface area of the dough is oiled. Cover the bowl with oiled plastic wrap (oiled side down) and a hand towel, then set the bowl in a warm (about 80-85 degrees is best) draft-free area and allow the dough to rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour. (I find an area around the preheating oven is usually the best warm and snuggly environment for the yeast.)
- While the dough is rising make the filling. Combine the melted butter, cinnamon and sugar in a medium bowl and combine.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, pour it out onto a lightly floured long piece of parchment paper. Lightly flour the top of the dough and a rolling pin (a smooth-edged glass will work in place of a rolling pin in a pinch). Roll the dough out into a rectangle about 18 inches long and 12-14 or so inches wide. Gently lift all the sides of the rectangle to make sure the dough is not sticking to the parchment paper, this will be important when you go to roll up the cake. Spread the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the dough, leaving a 1 inch border around the outside of the dough.
- Roll the cake up, in a jellyroll-esque fashion, starting by rolling the unfilled border of the dough closest to you over the filling, and carefully begin to roll the dough up into a log. When you have only a few inches left, take the unrolled part and complete the log by gently lifting and pressing the remaining part of the dough up on to the log, so it's seam side-up. Carefully press on the seam to ensure a solid bond. Very carefully work the two ends of the log together to form an oval, then press the doughy edges together to completely seal the cake into an oval.
- Slide the parchment paper that the king cake is on, onto a large movable surface, such as a large cutting board or a sheet pan. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper then place the sheet pan, parchment side down, on top of the king cake to form a king cake sandwich. Trying not to smash the cake, quickly flip the sandwich over and lift off the top cutting board or sheet pan. Gently peel back the parchment paper, and voila!, the king cake is transferred to a parchment-lined sheet pan, seam side down, and ready for its second rise and the oven. Recover the cake with greased plastic wrap and a hand towel and allow it to rise for another 30 minutes.
- During the second rise, make the colored sugars. Place 1/2 cup of superfine sugar into three separate bowls (standard soup bowls work well). Using the food coloring make one bowl of green sugar, one bowl of yellow sugar, and one bowl of purple sugar (more of a red purple than an indigo). Use the back of a spoon or a pestle, work the food coloring into the sugar by grinding it against the side of the bowl and working the coloring throughout all of the sugar. Continue this until the sugar is uniform in color and there are no clumps. Mardi Gras colors are super vivid so use as much food coloring as is necessary to achieve them!
- Bake the cake at 375 degrees in the upper 1/3 of the oven for about 25 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown. Immediately transfer the cake to a cooling rack after removing it from the oven. This is most easily done by sliding the parchment paper onto the rack directly from the sheet pan (but I just picked it up and placed it on the rack without the paper, whatever works for you). Allow the cake to cool for at least 20 minutes before icing the cake.
- Once the cake has cooled for 15 minutes, make the icing. Whisk together the powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, melted butter, and milk until smooth. You want the icing to be able to drizzle easily but not just run right off the cake, so if the icing is too thin, just whisk in more sifted powdered sugar and if the icing is too thick whisk in a touch more milk. After the cake has had a chance to cool, remove the parchment and move the cake to whatever platter you wish to serve it on. At this point, stick a dried bean or little plastic baby into the cake through the bottom. It's tradition in Louisiana that who ever gets the baby has to spring for the next cake! Else where, it's a sign of good luck. :-)
- Drizzle the icing evenly over the cake and allow it to ooze down the sides. Before the icing has a chance to set, sift on rotating strips of colored sugar. King cake is fantastic eaten warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!
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The stupid is thick on the ground tonight
Robert Cleave
June 30 2011 11:51PM
With tomorrow's start for free agency looming, it seems like a good time to have a quick look at some of the contracts that we've seen inked over the last couple of days, as well as what's left and what, if anything, the Flames should be looking for at 10 am MT.
First, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask one simple question of the NHL's GMs and owners:
What in the screaming blue F&%# is wrong with you people?!?!?
There's one point that I'd really like to emphasize before I move on to the particulars of some of the questionable new contracts that have been signed thus far and are about to be signed tomorrow. If/when the NHL locks the players out after next season, the last thing I want to hear from anyone, fan or media, is that the terrible, greedy players and their terrible, greedy agents are to blame. The owners, and solely the owners, are driving events at this time.
No matter what BS was thrown around at the time, the current system was the result of a complete and utter victory for the owners via the collective bargaining process. This is the system they wanted badly enough to shutter the league for a year. This is the system that was going to create "cost certainty". This is the system that was going to fix all the ills of the pre-lockout league. Well, self-inflicted wounds get no sympathy from me, so I can only hope some of these wingnuts choke on what they begged for. I mean, this has to be working in exactly the way someone planned, right?
Rant over. Let's get down to cases, shall we?
Christian Ehrhoff, 40M, 10 years, Buffalo:
I see three potential outcomes as a result of this contract. The least likely one, in my view, is that Ehrhoff plays all 10 years. He has almost no downside risk to bolt after 7 seasons, with 37 of his 40M pocketed.
The second, most likely scenario is that he plays those 7 years and heads home. I suspect that there was at least a thought of that possibility from both sides when the deal was agreed earlier today.
The final, cynical outcome is based on the composition of his deal. Ehrhoff will receive 15M of his total contract by July 1, 2012. The current CBA expires in September of 2012. Should the owners lock the players out and win another rollback or other major changes to the CBA, the chance does exist the chance that Ehrhoff takes his 15M for one year's work and stays in Europe. I don't think this is the most likely outcome, but I'd submit it's a better bet than him finishing out the last three years on the deal.
As for the deal as a hockey contract, Ehrhoff is a rich man's Anton Babchuk, in my view. The cap hit itself might end up appearing OK, but unless he's sheltered, he'll struggle at EV. Buffalo does have the advantage of having Regehr and Myers to take on the toughs, so Ehrhoff might well continue to see the easier comp that got him his flashy deal, and if he can contribute on the PP, maybe, maybe, he could cover the bet. Generally, though, I'm in concurrence with Gabe Desjardins.
Steve Montador, 11M, 4 years, Chicago:
The former Flame has carved out a nice post-lockout career for himself, culminating in today's contract with one of hockey's best clubs. Jonathan Willis had a nice post last fall about his progress to becoming a useful player, and although the ticket might seem high to Calgary fans remembering his play with the Flames, he's come a ways since 2005.
As an aside, Stan Bowman, for the cost of Brian Campbell and a 7th rounder, has obtained a forward that might be just beginning to get the picture (Olesz), an acceptable NHL defenceman (Montador) and 1.2M in cap space. If the Hawks can find one more decent forward tomorrow, they'll be right back to being the deep menace that they were before last summer's purge. Damn you, Dale Tallon.
Joni Pitkanen, 13.5M, 3 years, Carolina:
At the end of the Pistols' last gig in San Francisco, John Lydon yelled out, "ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" I wonder if Joni Pitkanen has just a little bit of that feeling tonight. He almost certainly left a few dollars on the table when he agreed to terms with the 'Canes, although there is the mitigating factor that he'll get another bite at the UFA cherry when he's only age 30.
He was, in my view, the best all-around defender potentially available this week, a player that could play major minutes in all situations. He does have his moments where he loses the plot, but give or take Bieksa or a healthy Andrei Markov, he was the pick of the litter. I do suppose if Carolina continues to tread water, his deal will be eminently tradeable, so at least he'll be able to move on if need be.
Jonathan Ericsson, 9.75M, 3 years, Detroit:
I think the best way to kick this off is to quote someone I had the pleasure of meeting last weekend in St. Paul. As our man Ross Creek noted today, if Jay Feaster had signed Ericsson for nearly 10 million clams, there would have been a lynching on the schedule for tomorrow. Ken Holland, Infallible Super Genius™.
Ericsson's a mediocrity, full stop. The only reason he gives the appearance of being an acceptable top four option is the company he keeps, and no amount of apple polishing will change that. Of course, after James Wisniewski is secured for 5M+ over a zillion years at some juncture tomorrow, that deal could well look like the model of fiscal restraint. Nah, it'll still look like hot garbage.
I think Steve Yzerman made a shrewd move in inking Roloson for one year with a number of 35+ bonuses. Presuming they can keep Ced Desjardins in the fold for depth. they should be OK. Roloson still seems to have it. I'm not so sure signing Eric Brewer for 4 years was quite so shrewd, but I suppose it shows even the smart guys have holes. Yzerman's summer will be judged on his ability to retain Steven Stamkos, so Roloson and Brewer have the feeling of peripheral signings, cost aside.
Up in Shelbyville, Ladislav Smid's contract may well have transited from iffy to normal in one day, which does make me wonder what guys like Chris Butler or Zach Bogosian might be worth. Laich and Bieksa seem to have signed deals that might be a smidge long, but those guys are proper NHLers, and they should be paid as such.
I suspect Carolina might have overpaid for Jussi Jokinen by at least a small amount, but no contract will touch Tomas Kopecky's for sheer lunacy. He's not exactly a kid, either, so that deal has every chance of seeing him bought out or in Europe by the end of 2015. It's a ridiculous deal that's likely going to appear shakier than the Ehrhoff ticket over the next 4 years, because at least that guy might be able to manage top four minutes some nights. Kopecky shouldn't be in any NHL team's top six, which is where his new deal almost demands that he operates. Dale Tallon has slipped a cog on this deal, to say the least.
Brad Richards is the big fish, I guess, but there's one thing that might make me slightly wary if it were my dough being shoveled his way. In 07/08 and 08/09, Dave Tippett utilized him in the normal manner for top centers, placing him against top six comp as a rule. Richards produced at a rate of about .85 PPG those two years. That's not all that bad, and lord knows the Flames would kill for that sort of productivity from one of their centers this season, but it's not quite elite.
Marc Crawford's arrival in Texas marked a change in how Richards was used. He routinely faced bottom-sixers the last two seasons, and magically, his PPG jumped to around 1.10. Funny, that. If I were about to launch 50 or 60 or 70 million his way, I'd at least hope I had a tough-minutes center on my team's roster to back him, or I might find myself a bit dismayed by what he actually provides.
Other gents of note that might be on offer in the morning include Tomas Vokoun, Ian White and the aforementioned James Wisniewski. Vokoun should be getting more publicity than he is, but maybe it's not such a shock that no one is talking about him, given that Philadelphia and the circus around that org. are currently out of the goalie business. He'd be a good add for a number of clubs, and just as a friendly note to Adam Proteau; approvingly quoting Jay Feaster on this matter doesn't really reinforce your argument.
Kent and Pat have covered the UFA waterfront, so I'll simply add a few thoughts. First, I'm not nearly as sanguine as Pat appears to be regarding the Flames' defence, so if they could add someone along the lines of a Jan Hejda, I'd be good with that. Up front, someone of the Kennedy-Bergfors-Upshall ilk would be OK as well.
That said, if nothing happens, given the silly state of the current market, the potential to make a really stupid mistake for a middling player is out there, so doing nothing much may not be incredibly awful for the organization. That noted, until they decide to really burn this mother down, a couple of short term additions could well be on offer, I'm just hoping that the fact that Staios! Is! Available! doesn't cause Jay Feaster to avail himself of that option.
FN will be on the case tomorrow with a live chat at midday to cover all the activity. We'll see you then.
I am honestly shocked that Ehrhoff will be making $10M this upcoming season. Didn't the GMs see what happened with Kovalchuk? He is getting $10M (or damn near) and is expected to put up 40+ goals. Ehrhoff is an offensive d-man who played on a very good team this year - he doesn't deserve that much.
Agree some of these contracts are looney-bin worthy. Ehrhoff's contact being the leader but I guess Buffalo owner Pegula wanted to be sure he appears to be the most charming man in the world* by not only getting Regehr but also Ehrhoff signed due to his influence...but apparently not so charming as he overpaid or at least over-termed the guy big time!
*cousin to the Dos Equis most interesting man in the world
July 01 2011, 02:05AM
Suddenly I found myself looking at the Stajan contract and thinking its acceptable, and Olli is a bargain at 3 mill per year, and...and ...and
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Don't they get CBC in Buffalo. Didn't anyone there watch the playoffs. Erhoff??????? The Erhoff contract is truly a holy f#$@ moment especially if you are a small market team's GM hoping to compete one day for the holy grail of trophy's. They would have been better off taking Bouwmeester off of our hands.
At this rate "Babchuk sign's new 4 year 14 million deal" is a possibility. Just hope its not with us.
Its madness. Complete madness.
I guess one point I can think of with Ehrhoff's signing is... what happens to MA Gragnani?
The Sabres now have Regehr, Leopold, Ehrhoff, Meyers, Sekera, Weber, and Morrisonn on their back end. 7 d-men and it looks like Gragnani may get squeezed out for yet another season. They offloaded Butler onto us, but if Gragnani turns out to be quite good, he may eventually demand a rather high contract.
Throwing a bajillion dollars at players like Ehrhoff (and whoever else they choose to spend on) is going to eventually force Gragnani out.
All I'm saying is... Feaster got hosed. Regehr, Kotalik, and a crate of Olli's homemade juniper vodka for Gragnani would have sufficed.
Team1260's Bob Stauffer threw a couple of names into the Flames hat this morning -- Cam Barker & Sheldon Souray.
Would anyone be mad if someone drugged Jay Feaster with enough sleeping pills to sit July 1st out? Start fresh July 2nd.
I can't believe I'm typing this but Staios for a 1 year at minimum is actually a pretty good looking option by comparison.
I think a little piece of my soul just died...
July 01 2011, 09:04AM
$5.5M/year for 6 years...for James Wisniewski. Howson's tenure in CBJ started out okay, but he's descended to the bottom wrung pretty rapidly the last few years.
@Captain Ron
Uh, nobody in America gets CBC.
July 01 2011, 09:09AM
Please tell me he was just speculating.
At the right price- they wouldn't be a problem for me at all. That's the key phrase though: right price.
EDIT: and by right price I mean less than $1M
July 01 2011, 09:17AM
Flames are swimming in bottom pairing defenders right now. I can't see Souray or Barker making any sense.
@Kent Wilson
I'm certainly not saying I'd be thrilled about it, but there are worse signings that could be made. Especially with "high end" defenders who aren't high end at all getting $5M+ a year.
July 01 2011, 09:24AM
Here's a good summary of why Barker is probably a bad signing at any price:
Barker is utterly and completely useless. I hope that the Canucks or Oilers sign him.
@Kent Wilson
Oh trust me- Barker's been discussed ad nauseum on the SBN listserv. The way I see it though, he's still young enough to turn it around and if the Flames want to compete this year then there are risks that need to be taken.
I completely agree with your assessment/indictment of the owners in this contractual mess. There's no way the owners can threaten another shutdown due to "those greedy players" and win the hearts and minds of the fans to their side this time around.
That said, I would still whole-heartedly agree with them if they just said "we need to add rules to protect us from ourselves". I think every owner and gm knows these contracts are stupid and shouldn't be given out (I think the players know that too), but in a competitive context like this, you do whatever the rules allow you to do to gain any edge you can get. It's kinda like the head shots issue for players - they all know and say the right things but when the game is on, they do whatever the rules allow because the competition is so intense.
I like the current CBA system in concept, but I'd really like to see contract length limits of 5 or 6 years to prevent much of this insanity. As a flames fan, I'd also welcome friendlier buy-out terms :)
July 01 2011, 09:32AM
On the other hand, one or two guys are going to be left out in the cold after the madness ends. That's where you get your bargains.
After Gio and Bouwmeester the Flames d corp is looking mighty thin. Sarich as #3 followed by 3-4 bottom pair type guys. Really not going to scare anyone...
The UFA crop looks pretty thin, so unless the Flames can move a forward for some back end help, I might sit still July 1st. Sit on my hands for a few weeks then start looking through the unsigned guys for a reasonably priced solution.
Everyone ready for Jay Feaster to announce Ian White signing?
PS... With so many bottom end d men, the Flames can't protect them all from playing against the other teams top forwards. We might be setting ourselves (and Kipper) up for some nasty back end lapses...
I'm expecting him to announce a confectioner signing.
July 01 2011, 09:49AM
Yup. Especially on the PK.
Sean Bergenheim anybody? Great playoffs, probably wants a raise but not a substantial one.
And sadly you can probably cross Tyler Kennedy off your wishlists. Now that the Pens are out of the Jagr deal, Dreger says him and Pens are close.
July 01 2011, 09:55AM
Higgins re-signs for 2 years, 1.9M per. In this environment, that's an amazing deal.
July 01 2011, 09:55AM
I wouldn't mind Bergenheim, assuming Hagman is going away.
July 01 2011, 10:03AM
Penguins got Kennedy for just $2M per year! Hard to believe.
I think today would be a good day to try and trade some players. GMs know how bare the free agent market is and I think the only way to get any value is through trade or wait until August and hope for bargains and some luck.
Don't forget Erhoff's trade value under this contract. He has a $4 million cap hit for *ten years*. He gets $18 million of that in the first *two years*. What does that mean? After year three or four, some low-budget team that's scrambling to meet the salary floor, will be willing to trade extra draft picks for a guy who costs them $2m/yr but counts $4m against the salary floor.
They might even agree to farm him out to a European league to play his final three years, so long as they can save $2m/year against the salary floor. (Providing the next CBA doesn't change that, given it's just a way to get around the salary cap for rich teams.)


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BRISTOL, Va. - After a mild start, this winter turned cold and snowy. The weather switch turned what was a promising start to the new year into a bleak season for area golf courses.
It's a laid back day around the pro shop at Bristol's Clear Creek Golf Club. Wednesday is yet another day the course is closed due to weather. "It's March 6 and we've only been open one day for play," says general manger Casey Barnes.
Weather conditions made it too rough for golfers to hit the greens half of the month of February as well.
Officials say this winter is slicing in profits quickly. "It's pretty, nice, all white," says Barnes, "but we like to see it green. It means we are bringing in money."
This is a big change from how 2013 started. The first few days of the year brought more than 500 of golfers and renewed hopes for another year like last winter. "Last year was one of a kind," says Barnes. "It was real nice in January, February, and March."
Workers are using these days to catch up on a remodeling project around the bar and stocking merchandise for a shopping rush, which happens after tax returns start rolling in.
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"Promised Land" has a nice twist at the end that you probably won't see coming, and I won't give any hints here.
But even with the surprising turn, the movie never really escapes from a sense of predictability.
Matt Damon plays Steve, a natural gas company executive who's sent into a farming community to secure leases for drilling.
He and his partner, Sue (Frances McDormand), are masters at this, partially because of Steve's history. He was raised in an Iowa farming town that went bust after a plant closed. He knows about hard times and how handy money can be.
This time, Steve has a pair of obstacles he's not used to. The first is Frank, a science teacher played by Hal Holbrook. Companies use a technique called fracking to get to the gas, and Frank isn't sure about the long-term effects of the process.
Dustin Noble (John Krasinski) is an environmental activist who seems to have no doubt about the harm caused by fracking.
Before long, Dustin has convinced the town's citizens to put anti-fracking posters in their yards, frustrating Steve's efforts.
To add insult to injury, Dustin also is dating Alice (Rosemarie DeWitt), the woman Steve would love to date, if he only had the gumption to actually ask her out.
Damon and Krasinski wrote the screenplay from a story by Dave Eggers. I have no problems with the way they handle the environmental stuff. I think they show the two sides of the debate evenly – enough to probably make both environmentalists and gas company executives angry with the portrayals.
The writers also deliver a nifty twist. The problem with "Promised Land" is that twist doesn't change anything about the prediction I made when I first saw Damon on screen. The inevitability of Steve's transformation sinks whatever lofty ambitions the filmmakers had.
I give "Promised Land" a C minus.
It's showing at the Cinemark in Tupelo, as well as Hollywood Premier Cinemas in Starkville.
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DeAndre Jordan is feeling the love this morning. His signing with the Dallas Mavericks has signaled the start of a whole new level of adulation, expectation, and scrutiny for the big personality, big man; which is fitting. He's Bold. He's Competitive. He's Nonconforming. He's a Maverick at heart, and now, in practice.
Jordan had another solid showing today, particularly on the defensive end. With his athleticism and amazing standing reach, Jordan seems to have improved defensively since the start of the summer league. He blocked 5 shots today, and has started reacting more quickly with his help-side rotations. The big still appears to be quite raw on the offensive end of the floor, but has good enough hands to be a target for an easy dish from a penetrating guard. He has been working to develop a hook shot as well, but it will be a while before this shot translates to the NBA. Jordan may never develop into the star that many people pegged him as, but the rookie looks to have a very promising career as a rotation big at the least.[Read Full Article]
Jordan had a very good game today, showing some of his considerable upside. He doesnt have a high skill level right now, and faces an uphill battle in developing an effective one, but he showed that he can produce with help from a good point guard on this level. Jordon was the recipient of a handful of nice alley oop passes, and while he didnt show almost anything with his back to the basket, theres something to be said for using him using his size and athleticism to score without getting touches. Though Jordan isnt very physically aggressive on the block, he will collect his fair share of rebounds due to his length. He flew over opponents on a number of occasions on his way to some tremendous putback dunks.[Read Full Article]
Texas A&M lost a very close matchup with UCLA, but that didnt have all that much to do with DeAndre Jordans play. The freshman came off the bench and contributed 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 turnovers in 15 minutes. He was immediately called for a moving screen violation right after entering the game, but seemed to be off to a good start after making one very fluid pivot move in the lane for a nice looking basket, and then scoring on an athletic offensive rebound put-back dunk. Things mostly went south after that, as he was called for his second offensive foul for hooking Lorenzo Mata-Real while trying to establish position in the paint, and then committed another turnover after being doubled-teamed in the post, not having the strength or reaction time to handle it quickly enoughwhich has been typical for Jordan this season. He did score another basket on an easy layup after his man left him alone underneath the basket to double-team someone on the perimeter, but was finally benched late in the game after a foolish turnover on a lazy cross-court pass, and two rejections he suffered underneath the rim courtesy of Kevin Love.
Defensively, things werent any better. He left his defender wide open for at least four wide open jump-shots, not hedging and recovering quickly or aggressively enough on pick and roll plays, and did a poor job denying position inside the paint, which gave Kevin Love a fairly easy jump-hook shot right over him. His lack of awareness was really exposed when he was supposed to switch on a screen and cover Darren Collison, but instead tried to get his teammate to switch back in mid-possession, and ended up giving up an easy 3-pointer.
Jordan did not finish off the season very well at all, scoring in double-digits just four times in all of January, February and March, after he was able to do so nine times in November and December. Its pretty obvious by now that Jordan is a project with a capital P, one that will demand a great deal of nurturing and patience before hes able to contribute much of anything in the NBA. He obviously needs another year in college to help prepare him for the pros, but the danger of not improving enough and damaging his stock badly may be too much to risk, even if its rumored that he is currently leaning towards staying. Thats the sad state of the NBA draft unfortunately. Jordan will have to develop a great work ethic and love for the game if hes going to have any chance of achieving his great potential.
Despite suffering through a somewhat underwhelming debut season coming off the bench, averaging 9.2 points in just 21 minutes per game, 19-year old freshman DeAndre Jordan looks like a pretty safe bet to be sitting in the Green Room on June 26th, the night of the NBA draft.
Watching his film, and looking beyond his stats, its not difficult to tell why. Jordan is about as rare a physical specimen as youll find, the type that NBA teams have a very difficult time passing up when considering what he might develop into down the road. Jordan is a legit 7-footer with a pterodactyl wingspan, outstanding hands, and unbelievable athleticismshowing terrific quickness, incredible explosiveness getting off his feet, running the floor like a deer, and making highlight reel caliber plays at times that few players in the world are able to execute.
Offensively, Jordan is still extremely raw, displaying unpolished footwork, having a tough time establishing position for himself in the post, and clearly struggling finishing through any type of contact, even against very average competition at times. He has a difficult time holding his spot on the block, lacking a great deal of core strength and balance, and therefore often preferring to fade away from his matchup softly rather than go up strong at the rim. He lacks fundamentals on this end of the floor, not really knowing how to set proper screens, blowing open dunks at times, and not possessing any real counter moves or a left hand to speak of at the moment. The abysmal 40% he shoots from the free throw line tells you all you need to know about his shooting range, while the five turnovers he commits for every one assist makes him the second worst player in our entire database in that category, and speaks volumes about where he is at in terms of his court awareness and overall feel for the game.
With that said, there is a great deal of potential (the operative word here) to speak of. Jordan has excellent hands, and this combined with the phenomenal extension he gets thanks to his terrific wingspan makes things fairly easy for him once he catches the ball close to the basket. He also has very solid touch, which leaves some hope that as he continues to grow into his frame, the rest of his offensive game wont be too far behind. Right now we see some basic post movesa little drop stop, some simple jump-hooks, and of course some incredibly impressive dunks. His quickness in the post also makes him very effective at drawing fouls.
One area that Jordan shines, as you might expect, is on the glass, where he pulls down 12.2 rebounds per-40 minutes pace adjusted-- which ranks him 22nd in our database, and 5th amongst freshman. His length, quickness, hands and height are all felt here in a major way, and youll often see him beating other players to the offensive glass with his tremendous second bounce, only to throw the ball in with an emphatic one-handed dunk.
Defensively, Jordan does not make as much as an impact as you might hope at this juncture of his career, especially considering the physical tools he has at his disposal. He gets pushed around due to his lack of strength, giving up too much space in the post waiting for the shot to go up, but does not display the instincts and reactivity you might hope for once it does. Jordans awareness defensively is clearly average, both in the man to man setting and as far as team defense is concerned. Hes only blocking 1.2 shots per game (2.2 per-40 minutes pace adjusted), which is a pretty disappointing number when all's said and done. Jordan clearly lacks some toughness on the defensive end, as his motor is average and he doesnt seem like one who is willing to do the dirty work. He does display impressive quickness hedging screens out on the perimeter, and has to be considered a factor to be reckoned with in the paint just by standing in the lane with his tremendously long arms outstretched.
All things considered, were talking about possibly the biggest high-risk, high reward prospect in this draft. Jordan is the type of player who is capable of getting a GM fired for taking him too early, but hes also capable of getting a GM fired for deciding to pass on him. What it will probably boil down to at the end of the day is the work ethic and drive Jordan possesses to get better over the next few years. The early returns were hearing in this area from scouts who have been out to watch him practice and play have not been the most encouraging regarding his maturity-level, mentality and all-around intangibles, though. The lack of improvement hes shown throughout his freshman season has been slightly concerning too, but to his credit, hes a player who needs to have a great point guard next to him to create shots for him, and A&M doesnt have anything close to that on their roster right now. According to numerous sources, Jordan is not getting along that well with his coaching staff, and will almost certainly be entering the draft once the season is over.
DeAndre Jordan is a special player. You can tell the second that you see him on the court. He is a legitimate 70 and at 240 pounds doesnt have to do as much work physically as many young post projects. His athleticism and quickness are stunning and he possesses athletic ability that recalls Dwight Howard and LaMarcus Aldridge. However, apart from his NBA ready size, he already has some NBA ready skills on the offensive and defensive end.
For one, his timing is impeccable. He is a great a rebounder, grabbing 8.4 in 5 games, and has almost as many offensive rebounds (19) than defensive rebounds (23). The way that he times his jump to grab rebounds is very impressive, especially coming from such a raw prospect. Put up against stellar rebounders in the likes of Jon Brockman, he still produces well (10 rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds in 21 minutes). In addition, because of this nice sense of timing and athleticism, Jordan projects to be a good shot blocker at the next level. Despite his 1.2 blocks/game average, he really shows instincts and timing essential to becoming a good shot blocker. At this point, it seems more like he is trying to stay out of foul trouble and less like he exploited his size and athleticism to get blocks in high school. The book is open about his shot blocking ability, but from what he has shown so far, there is a lot to like.
Offensively, he has shown some flashes of potential, as well. For one, the way that he uses his size and athleticism against some of the lesser competition he has faced in McNeese State is impressive, sailing in for acrobatic dunks over smaller competition. Against a more formidable defender, such as Washingtons Jon Brockman, he also showed competency, utilizing some decent footwork to spin and lay the ball in. Overall, Jordan is extremely raw on the offensive end, but these flashes are enough to suggest that hes going to be able to develop some good post moves in the future. The fact that he has post instincts is promising and the ways that he moves. Also of note is how efficient he is in the Texas A&M offense alongside NIT Tip-Off MVP Joseph Jones. He doesnt force anything and though he clearly has the ability to be more of a factor on the offensive end, you can tell he is sacrificing his own stat line for the sake of the team.
Perhaps the real reason were talking about DeAndre Jordan is the fact that he set the Big 12 record for consecutive baskets made at 17. At this stage, he is probably one of the most efficient scorers in NCAA basketball, averaging over 85% from the field. The only pressing concerns about Jordan involve his horrid free throw percentage, 18% on 22 attempts. Though coach Mark Turgeon attributes it to stage fright, this is definitely something to watch throughout the season.
Jordan is a tremendous talent and has definitely begun to tap into his vast potential at Texas A&M. Already establishing himself as one of the elite athletes and rebounders in the country, Jordans continued consistent play is essential if the Aggies want a successful season. With good showings in their NIT Season Tip-Off run, Jordan is definitely a freshman to watch.
Although he came into the tournament with the credentials of a top-recruit, Jordan left a very underwhelming impression. Yes, he's big, he's strong and he's nicely athletic for an inside man. He enjoys a superb frame, a very good wingspan and in general, an excellent physical profile. But his game screams raw at this point. On a team that was thoughtfully built, he was one of the most unnecessary pieces. Primarily a low-post player, he was unable to produce there, looking very uncomfortable against the well-structured international defenses that rarely allow pure one-on-one match-ups in the low post. So whenever he needed to deliver quick and precise moves, his lack of polished footwork got visibly exposed, showing very mechanical execution and poor touch. In the end, many of his points came from dunking open looks near the rim. It's also interesting to note that he looked like a pure finisher, showing little passing skills and creativity. At this point, he seems mostly to be about potential.[Read Full Article]
At times Jordan looked like he could be a lottery pick this year (if able to enter), while at times he looked like he had a long way ahead of him before he should consider entering his name in the NBA Draft. His physical attributes are comparable to only that of Dwight Howard, as once he gets the ball in the paint and is going towards the basket, you have two choices: Foul him or let him dunk on you. Jordans size, length, athleticism, and NBA body already have scouts drooling, and have Aggie fans hoping that they will be fortunate enough to have him for more then a single season. He will come in and make his presence felt immediately on the defensive end, due to his mammoth size and leaping ability. That is where the suretys end with him, however.
DeAndres post moves are still incredibly underdeveloped, as he scores virtually everything when going to his left hand. His shooting range is limited to about 8 feet at the moment, and he struggles mightily when double teamed. It is not uncommon to see him score only on dunks, when he is unable to get in a rhythm throughout the game. The Texas big man has a tendency to go for many shot fakes, allowing Kevin Love to score on him all night long.
The seven foot freak put his talents on display in the second day of practice, using his immense physical abilities on both ends of the floor. His athletic ability reminds a bit of Dwight Howard at the same age, as opposing players had no choice but to foul Jordan or let him score, once he got his hands on the ball inside the paint. By no means does Jordan have post moves that are even somewhat reminiscent of Howard, but the potential for sheer physical dominance is certainly there. On the defensive end, the future Aggie made every single offensive player think twice before putting a shot up in the lane. His size, timing, and leaping ability have proven to be enough to change the entire score of a game. While DeAndre is still incredibly raw, the potential is clearly evident for him to be a one and done player once he hits Texas A&M, because he possesses absolutely everything that NBA teams are looking for in a young center prospect and has shown the ability to constantly get better over the years.[Read Full Article]
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DraftExpress: What was going through your mind when all of the rumors of Coach Gillespie were leaving were circulating?
Jordan: I wasnt really too worried about it. I just tried to focus on school and stuff like that. I cant go to school if I dont graduate high school. I wasnt too worried about that, because if youre going to be successful, youre going to be successful anywhere you go. It doesnt matter what school or what coach you played for. I just kept calm while everyone else was panicking a bit. I just kept calm and waited to see what he was going to do. I just kept calm, thats it.
DraftExpress: If Coach Gillespie would have taken the job at Kentucky, or somewhere else, what would you have done?
Jordan: I cant really tell you right now. That didnt happen, so theres nothing to talk about. If he did leave, I probably would have left and went with him. I would have just looked at all my options.
DraftExpress: When selecting a college, were you looking to go to a school where you would have the opportunity to be one and done?
Jordan: I wanted to go to a school that had a good coach. I didnt care about the location, but I had to like the style of play. I wanted a lot of up and down play, a team that got the ball into the post a lot. A school who focused a lot on defense. I wanted to go to a school where I could not make a name for the school, not one necessarily already has a name for itself and I would be in the line of top recruits. I wanted to go somewhere where I could make a name for myself, and the school.
DraftExpress: What are your thoughts on the NBAs age rule
Jordan: They made the rule, so I guess they think its the right thing. I just feel that if a player is physically ready to go to the league, they should have the opportunity to do so.
DraftExpress: What areas of your game do you think you need to work on the most before you hit Texas A&M, and then possibly the NBA?
Jordan: My perimeter shot. My 15-17 footer. Then just my perimeter defense. If a team comes out with a guy whose 66 and I have to guard a guy who is 66...a wing .then I have to work on my perimeter defense.
DraftExpress: What is the pressure like from the three major shoe companies to play in their respective camps and their respective all-star games?
Jordan: Theres no pressure. Im just loyal to the people who have been loyal to me. Whether its Reebok, Adidas, or Nike, I was just going to be loyal to the people who were loyal to me.
DraftExpress: Did they give you any explanation as to why you didnt make the McDonalds game?
Jordan: No, there was no explanation. I just wasnt selected. Everything happens for a reason. I just have to come here and go hard. I cant come here and think about how I didnt make the McDonalds game. I mean, this isnt the rookie game. Half of these guys played in the McDonalds game, so I have to play this game as if it were any other all star game.
DraftExpress: I mean, youre a top 10 player in the country on every recruiting service. How does a top 10 player not get picked for the McDonalds game?
Jordan: (laughs) I dont know. I have no idea. Im pretty sure there was a reason, but I dont know what it was off of the top of my head. I cant dwell on that though. I just have to focus on Roundball.
DraftExpress: Ohio State or Florida?
Jordan: Florida
DraftExpress: Why?
Jordan: Florida is mature. Theyve been in this situation last year. I think maturity is going to get the best. Ohio State is a good team, but I think maturity is going to get the best of them.
Its not difficult to see why Jordan is skying up the recruiting rankings lately. Standing 6-11 with a tremendous wingspan and an outstanding frame that will put on as much weight as he needs, Jordan is without a doubt the prototype of what NBA scouts look for in a modern day big man, probably more than any other player weve seen so far. He is an outstanding athlete who runs the floor extremely well and is incredibly quick off his feet to block shots, pull down rebounds and finish with authority. He reacts quickly to things that happen around him, has a fairly soft touch and is not afraid to take the ball strong up at the basket.
The downside is that he is still a very raw prospect, which is what you would expect considering the fact that he is just beginning to become a well known name this past spring and summer. While he has strong legs and calves, the source of much of his explosiveness, he lacks significant bulk in his upper body, which hurts him in terms of fully making his presence felt around the basket. He doesnt know how to use his body yet to carve out space and finish while being contested, and relies too much on his athleticism and length when going after rebounds and blocks. His timing is decent, but still betrays him at times, and occasionally you will see him not even attempting to go out of his area and come up with a rebound. Boxing out, using crafty footwork and other fundamental moves youll see come intuitively from a big man like Kevin Love for example are just not in his repertoire at the moment. Mentally is where Jordan might be the rawest right now, possessing an average feel for the game, having an inconsistent motor, and getting very frustrated at his teammates (sometimes rightfully so) when they wont pass him the ball.
Despite all these highly correctable weaknesses, Jordan has about as much reachable potential as anyone we saw today besides possibly O.J. Mayo. Hes going to have the opportunity to jump to the NBA after one season if he chooses his college correctly, but could very well end up staying 2 or 3 years. Jordan is a very well spoken young man (as you will read in an interview well publish in the near future) and mentioned that he is currently looking at Texas, Texas A&M, Florida, LSU and Indiana as his top choices. When pressed, he also added Rick Pitino and Louisville and said that he is planning on committing to his favorite school fairly early in the process.


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I recently moved my kitchen sink and had new copper plumbing run. It was all working fine for about a week and then the pressure dropped so dramatically from my kitchen faucet it's like a someone shut it off! The rest of the faucets in my house run fine...any thoughts?
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By Brendan Conway
Northern Trust's (NTRS) FlexShares exchange-traded fund unit sure looks ready to test the argument we made in the print version of Barron's over the weekend.
On Thursday, the company will launch the FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund under the ticker RAVI. This fixed-income strategy will pursue current income "consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity," according to the prospectus. Holdings will include U.S. and foreign government bonds, muni bonds, corporate bonds and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.
FlexShares has done an unusually good job ensuring that it only launches ETFs that it knows investors will want. That's a change from the old practice of launching dozens of ETFs and seeing what sticks. Unlike the old ways, Northern Trust snared huge asset flows into its first four products within weeks of their launch. Morningstar director of fund research Scott Burns told us that that wasn't an accident. "You've got somebody on the inside who said, 'What I really want is this liquid, transparent, and tradable vehicle,' " Burns told Barron's. "They say, 'I would buy it. I would buy a lot of it.' " Here are the numbers:
Northern Trust amassed more than $250 million in its first four ETFs within a few weeks of their September 2011 launch. By January, they passed the half-billion mark, en route to $1.7 billion today, a sign that the bank was meeting demand it knew would be there[.]
This will be FlexShares' seventh ETF and the third launch in less than a month. Late September brought the FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund (TLTD) and the FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index Fund (TLTE). So, the company is clearly stepping up the pace at which it launches new funds.
If the assets follow, that's the proof that the company isn't reverting to the standard "If you built it, they will come" ETF approach. That model, of course, has cluttered the market with asset-free funds that, for all their merits, investors don't actually want. It's the reason that more than 80 ETF have closed this year, a record.


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Grey's Anatomy Actor Patrick Dempsey One-Ups Ryan Gosling, Saves Teen From Car Wreck
Dr. McDreamy of Seattle Grace — or Patrick Dempsey, as he's known to non-obsessives — did that obnoxious real-life hero thing hunky actors keep doing. I actually think Dempsey may beat Ryan Gosling in the rescue-off, because his story is just a lot cooler.
When 17-year-old Weston Massett crashed and flipped his Mustang down the road from Dempsey's house, the actor rushed outside with a crowbar to pry the doors open. The first thing Weston saw when he opened his eyes: Dempsey's concerned face.
Massett asked, "Are you famous?" ... and Patrick coolly replied, "I'm a doctor."
I mean, honestly, did he say that? If he said that, the man is obviously an actor and a doctor and a comedian and some kind of angel.
Anyway, Weston's doing fine — as is the other passenger in the car, who wasn't injured at all. Patrick Dempsey is also A-OK, though he's likely fending off more sexual advances than usual.
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