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The summer construction season has begun for the Castle Valley Special Service District. Nelco Contractors has received the bid for the street work.
They began work this spring and will continue until the project is complete. They will be using Bennett Paving Company from Spanish Fork for their asphalt and pavement needs.
Nielson Construction received the bid for the 2014 Drainage, Water and Sewer Projects.
B. Hansen Construction submitted the only bid for the concrete and sidewalk projects. Jacob Sharp distirct manager stated that they have done this project for the district before in the past and have been good to work with.
Jacob Sharp, district manager reviewed the Cost Summary Sheet and stated that with all of the projects bid out he has completed what the Community Impact Board project funds will look like for the year. There is $259,882.70 in contingency.
Merrial Johansen explained the street widening and the pedestrian bridge across Adobe Wash in Orangeville. He will design the bridge as part of the project without adding any costs to the contracts.
Sharp stated there is grant money available this year that needs to be used. He stated that he needs a list of projects right away from each city/town indicating what they want to add to this year's jobs so they can be priced out and decisions made.
The board accepted the recommendation for the conventional water treatment plant in Ferron City at the existing site at an estimated cost of $2.7 Million. The board agreed to ask for 75 percent grant and 25 percent loan from the Community Impact Board in June for this project.
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Jim Dresslar from Moab will be the architect for the project.
Jacob stated the intention of Castle Valley Special Service District, Emery Water Conservancy District and Castle Dale City would be to submit an application to the Community Impact Board by June 1.
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In the wake of New Jersey's worst natural disaster in decades, NJEA has created a fund to help its members restore classrooms and schools so students can get back to school and back to normal as soon as possible.
The NJEA Hurricane Sandy Back to School Fund will be used to support member volunteer efforts in New Jersey's hardest-hit communities and schools. NJEA president Barbara Keshishian issued the following statement:
"We are devastated by the reports we are hearing and the images we are seeing in many of our school districts. While most schools are slowly returning to normal operation, there are dozens and perhaps hundreds of public school buildings across the state that suffered tremendous damage. Some may be able to reopen in coming weeks, but it is becoming clear that others will be out of service for much longer.
"Some students and teachers will be in temporary classrooms. Others will be in new locations. And many who return to their own classrooms will find that almost everything in those classrooms was destroyed. We are confident that districts will do their best to make sure classrooms are safe and well-equipped with things like desks, computers and text books. But it will be up to our members to recreate the warm, welcoming learning environments that existed before the storm."
"Every year, many of our members spend hundreds of dollars out of pocket buying books, supplies, decorations and other necessities not provided by districts. From the reading rug to the classroom fish tank to decorations for bulletin boards, they work hard to make their classrooms warm and welcoming learning environments for students."
"And it's not just classroom teachers who do that. Everywhere students are in our schools, from the hallways to the attendance office to the cafeteria and library, you can see the extra effort that all school employees put into transforming a building into a learning environment."
"Many of our members have spent a career creating that environment in their work areas, only to see it destroyed overnight. We want to help those members recreate them as quickly as possible, so that when students return to their schools they have not just a classroom but a school home.
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"This effort will begin immediately, as some damaged schools begin to reopen and others move into temporary facilities. And we expect it to last at least into next year when some schools may still be reopening.
"We were deeply disappointed that it was necessary to cancel this year's NJEA Convention, which would have started today. But we are proud to announce that money we did not spend on this year's Convention will now be directed to this effort. While we are still determining how much we are able to contribute, I will be asking our governing bodies to approve a contribution of at least $500,000 to support this effort. We invite our members, our local and county affiliates, other educational organizations, and concerned members of the public to donate as well.
"We are deeply appreciative of organizations like the Red Cross which are doing so much to help New Jersey's families, including our affected members, recover and rebuild. We have chosen to focus NJEA's efforts on our area of expertise: creating places where students can learn, grow and thrive."
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Shakespeare's Monkeys
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2011
When two monkeys sit in a room for long enough, they may come up with some really crap Shakespeare. Kate and Shae however are two monkeys that came up with gold. The Underdogs are an action packed sketch duo who love to wear wigs whilst mocking the Bard.
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Jennifer - 12/08/2011
This show was hilarious! I enjoyed the surreal takes on various Shakespeare's plays. For example, what if Macbeth couldn't find the daggers, and had to use spoons instead? This show is written very well, and very well executed by the two woman sketch team call The Underdogs. I might even try and see it again!


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As David Platt tried to contextualise Manchester City's latest capitulation at Goodison Park, his voice was in danger of being drowned out by the singing of a lone fan outside. "You lost the league on Merseyside," the crowing supporter chanted over and over again.
Such gloating may have been hard to take but it was even harder to dispute, so it was probably for the best that Roberto Mancini had opted not to face the music.All Platt could do was take on the role of a lovelorn teenager forced by rejection to pretend that he'd never been that keen on


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Fire Heavily Damages Office Building at WSU Prosser This Morning
A fire virtually destroys an office building at WSU Prosser.
Firefighters were called out to the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center around 3:30AM this morning.
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Yvonne Marcele Sitton
Memorial services for Yvonne Marcele Sitton, 54, of Dolores will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7 at Victory World Outreach Church, 11088 Highway 491, Cortez. Pastor Jonathon Bland will officiate.
Yvonne was born one of 14 children to Franklin Pearl and Lilly Mae (Wells) Pittser on December 16, 1959 in Anaheim, Calif. She passed away at her home on Friday, May 30, 2014 after a hard fight against cancer.
On June 30, 2003 Yvonne married Michael Edward Sitton in Dolores.
Surviving Yvonne are her husband, Michael Sitton of Dolores; her daughter, Destoney Craven of Montrose, Colo.; her son, Samuel Craven of Grand Junction, Colo.; grandchildren, Justice Brady of Cortez and Johnathan Craven of Denver; and one brother and one sister. She was preceded in death by her parents, Franklin and Lilly Pittser; and 11 brothers and sisters.
Yvonne worked over 20 years at Southwest Memorial Hospital serving her community. She will be greatly missed by all.
Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home.
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Between Judicial and Legislative Supremacy: A Cautious Defense of Constrained Judicial Review
Alon Harel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Law
Adam Shinar
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah - Radzyner School of Law
February 13, 2011
10 International Journal of Constitutional Law 950 (2012) (ICON)
This Article explores and evaluates theories that we label "theories of constrained judicial review." These theories, which include popular constitutionalism, departmentalism, and weak judicial review, challenge both the constitutional supremacy of courts and adopt an intermediate position that grants courts a privileged but not supreme role in interpreting the Constitution. To evaluate such theories, this Article develops both a negative and a positive argument. It criticizes the existing justifications of constrained judicial review and provides a new justification for such theories. More specifically, we argue that the ultimate justification for constrained judicial review cannot be grounded in instrumentalist or consequentialist concerns, namely in the allegedly superior decisions rendered by courts within systems of constrained judicial review. Moreover, these theories cannot be defended by appealing to extant non-instrumental legitimacy-based justifications. Instead, the justification for constrained judicial review must be grounded in what we call a "the right to a hearing." We distinguish between a strong (or robust) right to hearing (which requires judicial supremacy) and a weak right to a hearing (which requires constrained judicial review). Thus, the debate between advocates of judicial supremacy and advocates of constrained theories of judicial review should be construed as a debate concerning the nature and scope of the right to a hearing. Furthermore, systems of constrained judicial review, if they are to guarantee the right to a hearing, must be designed such that non-adjudicative bodies reconsider individual grievances. By doing so in a way that is sensitive to the individual grievance and its particularities, these bodies undertake adjudicative functions.
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Keywords: judicial review, constitutional theory, judicial supermacy, weak judicial review
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Five penalties and a conversion from Rory Kockott helped Castres to a 25-20 victory over Toulon at the Stade Pierre-Antoine on Friday.
Five penalties and a conversion from Rory Kockott helped Castres to a 25-20 victory over Toulon at the Stade Pierre-Antoine on Friday.
Castres had the better of the first half and raced into a significant 22-9 lead after 44 minutes thank to Kockott's prolific boot and a try from winger Romain Martial.
Toulon gradually responded throughout the second half thanks to the boot of former England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, who scored four penalties and a drop goal in total.
Fly-half Remi Tales landed a crucial drop goal to ensure a ten-point margin for the home side, with Matt Giteau's try in the 66th minute bringing Toulon into touching distance but ultimately proving to be not enough.
The win secures Castres position in fourth place in the Top 14, whilst Toulon must wait to see if Clermont can make inroads into their seven-point gap at the top of the table this weekend.
The scorers:
Try: Martial
Con: Kockott
Pens: Kockott 5
Drop Goal: Tales
Tries: Giteau
Pens: Wilkinson 4
Drop Goal: Wilkinson
Yellow Cards: Sheridan, Tillous-Borde
The teams:
Castres Olympique: 15 Romain Teulet, 14 Romain Martial, 13 Romain Cabannes, 12 Seremaia Bai, 11 Marcel Garvey, 10 Remi Tales, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Jan Bornman, 7 Piula Faasalele, 6 Ibrahim Diarra, 5 Rodrigo Capo Ortega, 4 Matthias Rolland, 3 Karena Wihongi, 2 Brice Mach, 1 Saimone Taumoepeau.
Replacements: 16 Mathieu Bonello, 17 Yannick Forestier, 18 Benjamin Desroche, 19 Ewert Wessel Jooste, 20 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 21 Remi Lamerat, 22 Pierre Lakafia, 23 Anton Peikrishvili.
Rugby Club Toulonnais: 15 Benjamin Lapeyre, 14 Vincent Martin, 13 Maxime Mermoz, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Sebastien Tillous Borde, 8 Chris Masoe, 7 Steffon Armitage, 6 Joe van Niekerk, 5 Nick Kennedy , 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Carl Hayman, 2 Sebastien Bruno, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 Jean Charles Orioli, 17 Xavier Chiocci, 18 Simon Shaw, 19 Pierrick Gunther, 20 David Smith, 21 Geoffroy Messina, 22 Nicolas Durand, 23 Levan Chilachava.
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TCT and Origins Church present holiday concert
TUPELO – Tupelo Community Theatre and Origins Church will present a holiday concert on Dec. 23 at the Lyric Theatre. The concert, Love Came Down, is presented free, but general admission tickets may be claimed from the TCT ticket office from noon-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The concert will feature Cody Hickman, Drew Gatlin, Melissa McAnally, and the Origins band. For more information email email@example.com or call TCT at (662) 844-1935.
Aberdeen FUMC to celebrate milestones
ABERDEEN – The First United Methodist Church in Aberdeen will observe the 100th anniversary of its church building and the 175th anniversary of the church's founding on Sunday during the morning service.
This service will commemorate the exact day of the opening of the current church. Due to the holidays and possible weather constraints, a complete celebration will be held at 11 a.m. at the church on March 3, 2013.
If you have any memorabilia, pictures, etc. to share with the planning committee, it will be appreciated. Contact the church office at (662) 369-8135.
The church welcomes all who wish to come celebrate these occasions.
Book on Alzheimer's, spirituality on sale
TUPELO – Julie Orr, an experienced chaplain who champions the cause of Alzheimer's disease and those who suffer from it, has released her book "Don't Forget, I Love You."
Orr said she intends the book to serve as a resource for those caring for Alzheimer's victims.
The book comes with a CD of Julie Orr's music, featuring her original work and her covers of traditional hymns.
Copies of "Don't Forget, I Love You" may be purchased by contacting Debbie Hall, Director of Community Relations at North Mississippi State Hospital, at her office number (662) 690 4286.
All Saints' curate
to be ordained
TUPELO – The Rev. Stanford Adams, curate of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Tupelo, will be ordained to the priesthood Wednesday at All Saints'.
Adams will be ordained in the 7 p.m. service by the Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt, Episcopal bishop of Tennessee. The Rt. Rev. Duncan Gray III, bishop of Mississippi, will also attend along with priests from throughout the Diocese of Mississippi.
Adams, a Jackson native and former Nashville attorney, was ordained deacon in May after graduating from the University of the South School of Theology. He has been curate at All Saint's since June, assisting in liturgical planning and worship services, as well as administering pastoral care and counsel to members of the parish and community.
This week's answer
Q. WHAT IS the second shortest verse Jesus said in the Bible?
A. "REMEMBER LOT'S WIFE." (Luke 17:32)
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I have seen a load of crafting things in the shops for Christmas, and I have started my presents even wrapped as well..
I watched the "Christmas in July" finale last night on QVC
Wish I could see this Moley - but for some reason, I can't see any videos with my computer heard it though - sounded interesting!!
Disney On Ice is coming in my city, first days of December, with Beauty and The Beast and people have already started to get tickets.
And there's more...
A well known UK card shop has a lot of Christmas cards out on sale in their shop today,and I saw some folks buying them!:merrychristmas::snowman:
Spotted in Tesco; the first of the plastic tubs of chocolates, Roses, Quality Street, Celebrations... I didn't get to see the price as I was in a hurry to get shopped and out in time to catch the bus home but I would think you get less for your money than last year.
I plan to go to Christmas Tree Shop sometime this week to see if they have anything Christmassy out yet. Despite the name - it is not a year round Christmas shop. It's a discount store that spotlights decor for all the holidays as well as everyday decorative items. I always love their Christmas and Halloween stuff so can't wait to go.


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Robin Brownlee
May 19 2009 06:22PM
So, some Bozo blogger thinks Darren Dreger of TSN might be pulling NHL trade rumours out of his ass and making things up, eh?
Dreger's inquisitor on a website known as Kings Kool-Aid calls himself "qwisp," which may or may not be a version of his real name. That doesn't matter, even though the thought of somebody who might be tapping while using a fake name calling out Dreger rings just a tad goofy.
It's a witty bit of interpretive scrawl by qwisp, but it goes to show how little this person knows about the challenges facing MSM types like Dreger, who earn their living by gathering information, and the rules of the insider game as they pertain to protecting sources.
The point being pushed by qwisp is Dreger's item on Vincent Lecavalier and possible interest in him by the Los Angeles Kings is vague and written in a flimsy enough way it could be nothing more than the product of a fertile mind on a slow news day.
Vague and flimsy? Yes. Intentionally so. The product of a fertile mind? Not a chance. What, did Dreger issue an E-3 with this?
Whether it's a ridiculously connected guy like Dreger or TSN running mate Bob McKenzie or those of us further down the information gathering food chain in the MSM, there are tried-and-true ways of protecting sources and keeping the information pipeline open.
Many of those tricks of the trade -- not attributing comments, using unnamed sources and even employing good old-fashioned mis-direction to protect somebody who has given you the drop on something -- fly in the face of what old-school types like me learned when getting into the business. But the business has changed. The demand for immediate information is greater than it's ever been. People want the goods now. If you're getting your dope from the morning paper, you're late. You either deliver or you don't. On top of that, people love rumours. They eat up speculation.
While that opens the door for any kook or clown with a blog template to float all kinds of unsubstantiated rumours, pass off gossip as fact and flat-out make things up, that's not the case with Dreger. Granted, it can sound that way -- "Well, where's the quote from the GM or the player in question?" -- but disguising the fact somebody spilled the beans is essential in making sure they keep talking to you down the road.
Dreger doesn't need me talking for him, so I won't, but here's some of the ways I've protected sources. Let's go on the premise GM X has told me he's interested in trading Player X because he wants too much money.
-- You can be vague, as Dreger was with the Lecavalier item: "The Edmonton Oilers will likely be listening to offers for Player X at the trade deadline and there could be six teams interested, including the Los Angeles Kings . . ."
-- You can say it yourself without attribution: "The Edmonton Oilers are looking to trade Player X at the trade deadline . . ."
-- You can use an unnamed source: "A source close to the Edmonton Oilers says the team is considering trading Player X because he wants too much money . . ."
-- You can ask the question: "Are the Edmonton Oilers contemplating trading Player X at the trade deadline because he wants too much money?" Or, "What's this I hear about Player X wanting $20 million over four years from the Oilers?"
No matter which of the four ways you frame it, you can follow up by saying, "When asked to confirm the possibility Player X might be traded, GM X declined comment," or "GM X laughed off suggestions Player X might be traded and said, "We're not shopping Player X."
Of course, shopping Player X means actively communicating with other GMs looking for offers, as opposed to being willing to trade Player X if his salary demands don't change. In that sense, GM X isn't lying.
The problem is, people with no contacts and no inside information can play loose with all of the above and toss as much stuff against the wall as they want in the hope some will stick.
Not because they're protecting sources, but because they don't have one real shred of information. You've read it. I've read it. There's 100 screens of the stuff out there on any given day. There's always some Bozo making stuff up. This qwisp is suggesting maybe Dreger fits in that long-shoed group. I think not. I know not.
For information junkies trying to separate intentional mis-direction or vagueness employed by a reporter to protect a source from bogus rumours with no factual basis, it's difficult to know what to put much stock in.
In the end, it comes down to credibility. Who wrote it or said it? What's their record on getting it first and getting it right? How connected are they? Who do they answer to if what they write or say is absolute fantasy?
Whether it's a MSM guy like Dreger or some Bozo blogger, the same questions should apply.
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I guess it comes to a point where you really can't lose if you're a paid newspaper or MSM writer.
There are guys you can't criticize because they won't talk to you afterwards and that makes everything OK. On the other hand, a blogger had best not cast a stinky eye at a mainstream fellow because it's his opinion that a rumour's bull.
I'm not saying that Dreger's a lair - and I'd honestly believe anything that included the Bolts - but when you've got guys from the NY Times concocting stories, I don't think it's mind-blowing that someone thinks a sports writer or commentator would do the same just to promote some discussion.
The war never ends.
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Whoa, okay. Too much discussion about jounalists, bloggers etc. It is the hockey players were are interested in, not those that report on them.
A better topic is the mess happening in Phoenix. By the look of things they will not have the fight over who owns the team resolved until late June. You can bet its going to impact on their draft and who knows maybe they don't play this year...
Lets say the court finds that the team is owned by Moyes but that it can't be moved without NHL approval or without breaching the lease. The result would be that the court would be controlling the team (as its in bankruptcy) and Mr RIM would withdraw his offer. The team would then be auctioned off to a bidder acceptable to the creditors and the court - a proccess which could take awhile given that the team is going to have to stay in Phoenix and is now a guaranteed money loser for ever. In the process the Wayner loses his $8 million a year job, the GM has no idea what his budget is, they sell maybe 2 season tickets and free agent players stay away like the Jobbing arena contains the swine flu.
By the time RIM JIM is done unwrapping himself from the Canadian flag, he still won't have a team in Hamilton and he will have set the Coyotes franchise back years.
Good news? The Oilers should be able to beat someone next year.
@ Ducey: We should offer them some cash in return for Turris... seriously though what a sad situation.
I dont understand why Bettman had to have his hand forced like this before stepping in and doing something about that team. Even Ray Charles could see that the Yotes were losing money faster than the spreading of the swine flu. So for him to state publicly over and over again that the situation was going to work itself out and Phoenix would be fine is embarassing for the league I think.
@ Mikey: I think it's pretty simple Grandmaster B is extremely loyal to his buddies to the detriment of the rest of the league.
May 20 2009, 12:20PM
@ Mikey: Stability and status quo is what Bettman marches to at almost any cost, even if it's obvious Phoenix is Death Vally and a money pit. To be fair, it's that same philosophy that had Bettman stand so firmly behind keeping the Oilers in Edmonton when Peter Pocklington's house of cards collapsed.
Well its easy to go after Bettman, but what has he done wrong? The NHL is a business dependent upon selling tickets. They have tried to keep Phoenix's problems private and organize a sale to a group who would keep the team in Phoenix. Public disclosures just erode all confidence around the team resulting in a lower sale value, an impact on the ice and greater losses.
You may feel Phoenix is a lost cause but so were Pittsburg and Edmonton at one time.
I wonder if someone will take run at RFA's Scottie Upshall or Kieth Yandall? You can bet their agents will be shopping around for a deal to get them out of there and Phoenix may not be in a position to match - no matter what the offer.
@ Robin Brownlee: But were the Oilers bleeding away money from other franchises the way Phoenix is doing now?
Archaeologuy wrote:
@ james: Really? You think the guy working in Saskatoon is making 100 grand a year reporting the Sports despite the fact that many of the companies that own these stations are on the verge of bankruptcy? Good luck with that dream.
I saw Shaye Ganam or whatever his name is from Global Morning News driving a beat-up 1987 Hyundai a few months ago down at Whyte Ave. He's one morning guy at a large station either saving his 6 figure money or in actuality not making 6 figures at all.
Ducey wrote:
Public disclosures just erode all confidence around the team
It does the same but to the NHL when Bettman takes the mic and states over and over again that Phoenix is going to be fine. How does that make the NHL, as an organization, look? Like we, as fans, are stupid to believe that a franchise that is pissing away millions every year is not going to be fine? I don't buy it.
Ducey wrote:
The NHL is a business dependent upon selling tickets.
The CFL is more gate run than the NHL is. I'd argue that the NHL is more dependent on TV revenue and corporate naming rights etc over selling tickets.
Ducey wrote:
You may feel Phoenix is a lost cause but so were Pittsburg and Edmonton at one time.
The big difference between Pitts & Ed compared to Pho is that they both had Cup success which entrenched the Team's history and importance in their communities. The same can't be said for Pho.
May 20 2009, 12:54PM
Robin Brownlee wrote:
@ Mikey: Stability and status quo is what Bettman marches to at almost any cost, even if it's obvious Phoenix is Death Vally and a money pit. To be fair, it's that same philosophy that had Bettman stand so firmly behind keeping the Oilers in Edmonton when Peter Pocklington's house of cards collapsed.
He's also working for the various ownership groups around the league, so correct me if I'm wrong but would that not indicate that at least a majority of owners were wanting to take this route?
May 20 2009, 01:14PM
Harlie wrote:
I saw Shaye Ganam or whatever his name is from Global Morning News driving a beat-up 1987 Hyundai a few months ago down at Whyte Ave. He's one morning guy at a large station either saving his 6 figure money or in actuality not making 6 figures at all.
That has to be the most asinine comment I have ever read. So the guy drives a beat Hyundai, I guess he has no money. Maybe he doesn't need an Escalade or a top end SUV to be satisfied.
Who gives a crap what guys make really.
You along with the others who speculate on what guys make should all go grab a ruler and then add a few inches to make yourself feel better.
Why does it matter what a guy makes.
I worked in the oilfield for six years and made good money, but I never liked my job, so I went back to school.
Now I make good money and love my job. Life is better when you like what you do regardless of how much money you make. And for the record when I worked in the patch and made good money, I drove a Sunfire. I guess I was broke too.
Talk sports on here...if you want to critique Dreger, myself or anyone else, feel free, but the money focus is stupid and really pointless.
Guys who worry about money are probably the same guys who round up on the ruler and add mysterious notches on their bed posts.
Payscale will vary regardless if you are a rig guy, lawyer, sports reporter or waiter. Is the one who makes the most necessarily the best? Doubtful.
Okay...So what if Dreger is dead on? If LeCavalier goes to L.A and the principal return is Johnson: what does that mean for the Oil? Could Kopitar be had for Gilbert and change? Would Lombardi be able to keep Brown, Frolov, Kopitar, and LeCavalier under the cap while simultaneously addressing the need to replace Johnson and find a puck moving D-man?
May 20 2009, 01:29PM
Jason Gregor wrote:
Maybe he doesn't need an Escalade or a top end SUV to be satisfied.
Not that there's anything wrong with that . . .
Gregor's right, though. What a guy makes doesn't have a lot to do with credibility, and I wouldn't go judging based on what somebody drives. Some people like to have a nice ride. Others would rather spend money on vacations or sock it away, whatever.
What I make now has changed substantially from what I made during 23 years in the daily newspaper business. I'd like to think I'm no less credible and that I didn't forget how to write just because I'm no longer front and centre as "the beat guy."
Credibility, whether you're working for a big national outlet or a near-anonymous blog is built over time by getting the story straight and resisting the urge to take shortcuts and pass off bogus stuff as fact.
@#64: I'm no Communications pro, but I would suggest that either you can make a plea for maturity, or make (two!) dick-measuring references, but not both.
May 20 2009, 01:50PM
. . . And the line judge awards a point to Matt.
Chris wrote:
Okay…So what if Dreger is dead on? If LeCavalier goes to L.A and the principal return is Johnson: what does that mean for the Oil? Could Kopitar be had for Gilbert and change? Would Lombardi be able to keep Brown, Frolov, Kopitar, and LeCavalier under the cap while simultaneously addressing the need to replace Johnson and find a puck moving D-man?
While taking nothing away from J.J., I've got to ask...
Why would the Kings need to "replace" J.J. & find another puck mover on the back end..? The Kings are not exactly lacking in that department on their blueline with players like Doughty, Quincey & Harrold in their current line-up & young disc movers like Hickey & Voinov in the stable.
Johnson is a great D'man, but D.D. has made J.J. expendable & an great asset for Lombo to shop around the league.
The Kings are bringing in a Top End/High Paid forward this summer & if anyone can afford it, it's them.
May 20 2009, 02:18PM
I forget what this post even about now.
Oh..yeah... I drive a Lada.
May 20 2009, 02:26PM
@ The Towel Boy:
It's about clowns, making things up, guessing about how much Gregor earns, measuring ones Johnson and who drives the coolest short.
May 20 2009, 02:27PM
The Towel Boy wrote:
I forget what this post even about now. Oh..yeah… I drive a Lada.
Yaris. Known affectionately in my house as Uncle Yaris.
May 20 2009, 02:37PM
baggedmilk wrote:
@ alan: Come on, there has got to be some charm to working long, strenuous hours, and living in a garbage hole like Fort MacMurray? Wait… Umm… Go OIL BARONS! or Burger Baron. Mmmm
TV wrote:
The Kings are bringing in a Top End/High Paid forward this summer & if anyone can afford it, it's them.
So you figure the Kings could afford LeCavalier at 7.whatever million a season over the next several years? (I'm not saying I disagree) I know Lombardi has some free cap space right now... I also know that he has a good young roster. If Lombardi could pull off a deal to land LeCavalier without giving up a key top six forward: I'd say that is pretty bad news for a lot of the western "bubble teams", the Oilers among them.
I was just bozo blogging/fishing for unsubstantiated speculation as to who in thier top six L.A. may shop should they land LeCavalier... After all, it's a slow news day. I'll put you down as a vote for nobody.
Chris wrote:
So you figure the Kings could afford LeCavalier at 7.whatever million a season over the next several years? (I'm not saying I disagree) I know Lombardi has some free cap space right now… I also know that he has a good young roster. If Lombardi could pull off a deal to land LeCavalier without giving up a key top six forward: I'd say that is pretty bad news for a lot of the western "bubble teams", the Oilers among them. I was just bozo blogging/fishing for unsubstantiated speculation as to who in thier top six L.A. may shop should they land LeCavalier… After all, it's a slow news day. I'll put you down as a vote for nobody.
Well maybe you should go back & peruse my entire reply to you then Chris.
I'm pretty sure I mentioned J.J. enough times to get my point across..?
So, at the end of the day, I was simply stating that the Kings can afford to move a player like him because of their depth of offensive puck movers in their system. (which you did not think they had & would need to replace)
Please Sir, don't be firing blanks at the messenger...
Jason Gregor wrote:
Who gives a crap what guys make really? Why does it matter what a guy makes? Payscale will vary regardless if you are a rig guy, lawyer, sports reporter or waiter. Is the one who makes the most necessarily the best? Doubtful.
I don't think it's completely irrelevant. If a guy (like Dreger) has a good job which pays well he has more to lose than the next guy. He might be more selective with the information he chooses to publish.
The guy who doesn't have his primo job and wants to climb the ladder would likely be more willing to go with the weaker information because the risk/reward factor looks much better for him.
In the end though the difference is probably relatively minimal. I believe most sports media are there because they love doing it, not to try and earn the big money. The best way to do a good job is to develop a good reputation.
@ kingsblade: What about guys like Manny Ramirez? He already had the big contract - why would he continue to use? To flip your example around, the guys with the biggest contracts/best positions also have the most to lose if they can't keep delivering the "home runs" regularly. Not that I think that's what's going on here. Oh, and I thought I was supposed to round up on the ruler - I'll have to downgrade my Twitter profile now. There's going to be some sad tweet-mamas out there! ;)
TV wrote:
Please Sir, don't be firing blanks at the messenger…
I wasn't disagreeing with you. It was an assumption on my part that LA may wish to replace "JJ" by moving a top six forward made redundant by Lecavalier. You clearly disagree with that assumption. It seems your position is that JJ is "expendable" and Lombardi can afford to add LeCavalier to his top six without being forced to move anyone else in a seperate deal.
I don't know enough about the Kings prospects to necessarily disagree.
Like I said: It's a slow news day, and I am curious about your, or anybody else's take on the potential ripple effect a LeCavlier move would have on the Oilers.
No worries, I never said you were. Like I said above, I was just trying to be a bit of a conduit for you regarding your question.
The Kings would definitely have to give up a young forward along with 1 of their Top rated D'man to make such a deal, but don't be surprised it it's someone more in the Oscar Moller vain than a Dustin Brown or Frolov.
Either or, I think it's bad news for the Oilers because the Kings will be going with & adding players via the UFA train 1st, & the caboose just might have Gabby in it when it pulls into LaLa Land.
(Hence the Kings get better & don't give up good, young & cheap assets to do it)
They are just 1 more team that the Oil will have to deal with come Top 8 time in April.
(Zombie-Man & Gabby on a line together is scary, really scary..!)
May 20 2009, 05:22PM
@ Chris:
Honeslty I dont think the Kings would need to replace Johnson being how deep they are on D. I'm sure the kings would have to throw in a 1st rounder or a top 6 forward as well.
@ Jason Gregor:
easy buddy! Brownlee stated in his story about Dreger pullin in some nice coin. So he brought up which should be food for discussion. If you want me and others to not discuss money then ask your writers to do the same.
Harlie wrote:
Brownlee stated in his story about Dreger pullin in some nice coin.
If you could, please point out the point in the story where Brownlee states that Dreger pulls in nice coin. I must be missing it, perhaps you can find the quote while I go get my eyes checked.
I'll probably find out I've been reading my ruler wrong too.
@ Oilersordeath:
In a pure "hockey" deal Vinny probably would cost a first round pick, and a top six forward, and a promising young blueliner... but in the "cap era", with that huge contract, do you think that's still the case?
Many people on this site wouldn't trade Hemsky straight up for LeCavalier...(I would; but that's beside the point)
How much does a prohibitive contract devalue an asset? Also, there are optics to consider. I imaginine Tampa will have even more trouble selling season tickets if management moves LeCavalier for JJ and a pick... On the other hand, if Tampa ownership can't afford to spend to the cap over the next ten years; they should probably move LeCavalier before that no-trade clause kicks in... In the media world the reportability of a rumor depends on the quality of the source... In BOZO land the believability of that report depends largely on how much sense it makes. If L.A. is as deep on the blueline as you say, and with Tampa ownership (according to the Tampa Tribune) in a cash crunch and severely deliquent in county realty taxes... this rumor is sure making a lot of sense.
May 20 2009, 08:09PM
I think alot of people are over valuing JJ, thus far he's been a minor disapointment and has shown some character issues. If he's going as part of the Vinny trade, he would only be a (smaller) piece.
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@ BigE57:
better get your glasses checked.
@ The Menace: Way to respond to a generalization, with a specific example of one guy who doesn't fit.
@ Harlie:
Checked my glasses, read the article yet again still not seeing where Brownlee says that Dreger is pulling in some good coin and since you couldn't produce a specific quote......
Mr. Brownlee did however state: "In the end, it comes down to credibility. Who wrote it or said it? What's their record on getting it first and getting it right? How connected are they? Who do they answer to if what they write or say is absolute fantasy?"
Now stop stalking Shaye Ganum..
May 21 2009, 01:24AM
@ BigE57: He mentioned something vague in a response to someone else's comment early on. From there the conversation started about how much the media guys make a year. I personally dont think the debate that ensued was about d*nk measuring, but whatever. I think some people got a little sensitive about who gets paid what, but I agree with Jason that life is better when you like what you do. The conversation could have happened on the bus or at the water cooler but it happened on this site. Big deal. It's a sports site and the topic was sports related. Personally I think most of us wish that we could do what Jason and Robin do for work, and it doesnt matter what they get paid because it's so kool we'd do it for free (until rent is due then we sell the dirt we learned to the tabloids)
@ Archaeologuy: Or sleep in the broom clost at the station. I'd take the press pass in a heartbeat.
kingsblade wrote:
@ The Menace: Way to respond to a generalization, with a specific example of one guy who doesn't fit.
That wasn't meant as a refutation - I wasn't trying to say that your generalization *never* happens. It's just a counter-example to think about it from a different perspective. :)
What the Rameriz example (and Clemens, and McGuire, and A-Rod, and a laundry list of other atheletes!) suggests is that the guys with the biggest *signed* contracts might have bigger motives for cheating compared with guys that may have *potential* to sign contracts.
RB - Would it be fair to ask if you read John Short's comments in the Sun regarding the former Oilers currently playing for the 'Canes'? Any comments regarding the reason for their new-found joy? Short suggests Oiler veteran leadership share blame with coaching and management for the discontent with the Oil on the part of these players. This is the kind of stuff that makes Edmontonians cringe to think our city is undesireable by the hockey world. Even though people such as Gregor pooh pooh it...it makes one wonder.
Ex-Oilers happier in Carolina
By JOHN SHORT, SUN MEDIA
May 22 2009, 07:39AM
@ yo: Not sure about the timing of this item. It sounded to me like Short just regurgitated old talk about discontent in the dressing room. And there was discontent -- there always is when a team struggles or under-achieves. There has also been a dynamic of having a large group of young players and a second group of veterans. For me, that doesn't translate to a rift or a divided dressing room. I think that was overstated and took on a life of its own outside the room (with fans).
I've known Short a long time and have a level of respect for his time on the job, but to be honest with you I can say without any doubt that I don't recall seeing him in the dressing room even once last season, so I don't know where he's getting his information.


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Is Burrows on his way out if Doan signs?
Thomas Drance
September 14 2012 10:44AM
The News1130Sports Twitter feed is on something of a Terry Bross fueled rampage today. The popular news feed is also catching some blowback for a tweet that suggested that - should Doan sign in Vancouver - popular winger Alex Burrows' days with the team could be numbered.
If Shane Doan signs in Vancouver - say bye to Alexandre Burrows.— News1130 Sports (@News1130Sports) September 14, 2012
Generally speaking, the News1130Sports Twitter feed is reliable when it is reporting sourced chatter (usually from player agents). There have been times this summer, however, when the feed has reported preposterous rumours (Eddie Lack considering signing in the SEL for example) or has piggy packed off of others reports without credit. Also, sometimes it's not clear when the account is expressing an opinion, or quoting a source. In this case, I think we can safely call this tweet an "opinion tweet" and take it with a grain of salt.
But that doesn't necessarily mean that Burrows' future with the Canucks is secure in perpetuity. Read on past the jump.
As Jason Botchford reported today, Burrows and his agent Todd Corbeil are looking for a big payday:
Burrows, like many NHL players this summer, is looking to squeeze a longer-term deal in before the CBA expires on Saturday. On that front, the Canucks are on the same page.
But for how long?
Burrows will be 32 when his current, bargain-bin deal — four-years $8 million, expires in July — and the Canucks have long been uneasy paying players top dollar after the age of 34. Though they've made exceptions before and would love to make another one if Shane Doan would ever sign their offer.
Recently, we've seen players like Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds sign six-year extensions.
That's what we're looking at from our side," Corbeil said. "A (deal) that's about six years. Five or six years"...
That term is the biggest "obstacle" between the Canucks and Alex Burrows getting together to sign a long-term extension isn't a surprise. I summarized the reasons why the Canucks should be hesitant to extend Burrows for more than three seasons earlier this week:
Burrows turned 31 in April so any extension he signs would kick in for his 32 year old season. A three year extension takes him through to the age of 35, while a four year extension takes him to the age of 36. Because of Burrows' age, the Canucks will surely incur some degree of "diminishing returns" on any long-term investment.
It's a good bet that Burrows will be worth 4+ million for his 32 year old and 33 year old seasons, but after that: it gets dicey.
But maybe it's not just term that is at issue here. Because Corbeil, while speaking with Botch, also dropped this atom bomb:
"If you're looking for a comparable, it's Patrick Sharp," Corbeil said.
I personally think that Alex Burrows is a very good top-six forward. He's a quality defensive player, and he's got that Lucky Luc/Tomas Holmstrom dirty goal gene, which has made him preposterously valuable to the Canucks during his Vancouver tenure. But if he's really looking for Patrick Sharp money, and a five year deal, then it doesn't really matter what happens with Shane Doan this afternoon: Alex Burrows is on his way out.
Which is fair enough, really. Burrows had to crawl through more shit than Tim Robbins in Shawshank to even get to the NHL in the first place, and once he became an established star, he was one of the most underpaid player in the NHL. Burrows deserves his big payday; he just probably won't get it from the Canucks.
September 14 2012, 12:51PM
Anything north of a 5m-5.25m cap hit before the CBA expires is ridiculous. Patrick Sharp money? No thanks...(I doubt he'd get that on the open market anyway) It's fairly obvious his stats are inflated playing with Hank and Dank. He is valuable and hard to replace, but a contract like Patrick Sharp's is out of place with the Canucks cap structure.
4.5m-4.75m would be ideal.
Doan or Noan, losing Burrows would be a huge loss to this team. He's a player you love to have on your team, but would hate to play against.


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Harlequins edged out Northampton Saints with a 22-19 victory at The Stoop on Saturday to secure their Premiership play-off spot.
Harlequins edged out Northampton with a 22-19 victory at The Stoop on Saturday to secure their play-off spot.
Both sides will have to travel away next weekend to advance to the Premiership final, with Northampton edging their way back into the match in the second half.
An aggressive opening ten minutes was closed out by Nick Evans' first penalty of the match, the rush defence from both sides forcing plenty of poor passing.
A key error in the Northampton defence then allowed Harlequins to burst into a convincing lead.
Danny Care spotted the space behind from a scrum and his bouncing grubber kick alluded Ben Foden, the ball popping up into the hands of Tom Williams who dotted down.
Northampton then looked to have hit back through Ken Pisi, the winger's carving run smoothly finding the space, but the try was ruled out by the TMO for obstruction.
Pisi's opposite wing Jamie Elliott however could not be denied, latching on to Foden's clever kick to dot down in the corner.
The visitors continued to enjoy the majority of possession, but their accuracy was sorely absent and it meant that by the interval, Harlequins remained out in front leading 10-5.
George Robson's lineout steal then set Harlequins on their way after the break, hooker Rob Buchanan spinning out of the tackle before grounding the ball against the base of the posts.
Evans missed a penalty to limit the damage on the scoreboard but Quins could not be held out for long, Lions reject Care sending a message to Warren Gatland.
His tapped penalty created the confusion and space for Easter's long pass to find Casson on the wing, dotting down in the right corner.
Northampton's pack notched up another score for Lions hooker Dylan Hartley thanks to a punishing maul, Myler's conversion moving the visitors back within ten points.
A loose second-half continued to present chances for Northampton who were more prolific after the break, Christian Day sealing their third try of the match and narrowing the gap.
Quins left a bonus point chance out on the field when Monye slipped after combining with Brown, the former Lions winger making a rare mistake in those kind of situations to leave the hosts only three points ahead.
Northampton however were unable to move ahead in the dying stages, finishing in fourth spot and preparing for a trip to face Saracens, whilst Harlequins must travel to Welford Road to face Leicester.
The scorers:
For Harlequins:
Tries: Williams, Buchanan, Casson
Con: Evans 2
Pen: Evans
For Northampton:
Tries: Elliott, Hartley, Day
Cons: Myler 2
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Tom Williams, 13 George Lowe, 12 Tom Casson, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Tom Guest, 5 George Robson, 4 Olly Kohn, 3 James Johnston, 2 Rob Buchanan, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Joe Gray, 17 Mark Lambert, 18 Will Collier, 19 Charlie Matthews, 20 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Ben Botica, 23 Ross Chisholm.
Northampton: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 George Pisi, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Jamie Elliott, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Samu Manoa, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Calum Clark, 5 Christian Day, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Brian Mujati, 2 Dylan Hartley (capt), 1 Soane Tonga'uiha.
Replacements: 16 Mike Haywood, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Tom Mercey, 19 Phil Dowson, 20 GJ Van Velze, 21 Martin Roberts, 22 Ryan Lamb, 23 James Wilson.
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant Referees: Andrew Pearce and Gareth Copsey
TMO: David Grashoff


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Originally Posted by Zero
Really ? The bad romance must have fooled me :p, or I have simply forgotten (though it explains the infatuation with babies).
By "until next series", are we talking about a time span from one to four years ?
Yup Akira is a girl.
Well I don't how long she will take off before her next series but IMO I she should take at least a year or two before she starts her next series. Hell she might have something drawn up right now.
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"This was just a great team effort tonight," head coach Debby Baker said after the match. "Our block was phenomenal tonight and that really helped us out."
Freshman Ann Clappier and senior Lusia Angilau tied for the team lead in blocks with nine, marking a new career high for Clappier. Annie Stradling was just behind the duo with eight and Joanna Christenson logged six, both career highs.
Southern Utah opened the match with a Kyle Schofield kill and continued from there, building an 18-14 lead late into the frame. Montana State then made its move with a 7-2 run to take a 21-20 lead, but a Taylor Heine kill on the next rally ended the run and tied the set at 21-21. However, the Bobcats closed out the set with a 4-1 run to take it 25-22 and with it a 1-0 lead. MSU was carried in the set by Zoe Gogan who had the hot hand, hitting .818 with nine kills on 11 swings and no errors.
The Thunderbirds came back in the second set and, despite trailing throughout most the early goings, tied the frame 13-13 and then took the lead 16-13 as part of a six-point run. SUU had its first set point at 24-18 on a Schofield kill, but back-to-back points by MSU put the score at 24-20 and prompted a Southern Utah timeout. The T-Birds came out of the break and tied the match at 1-1 with a closing kill from Clappier to take the set 25-20.
Southern Utah made its run at the same moment in the third set, turning a 13-10 deficit into a 19-13 lead behind strong serving from Stradling. Montana State, once again, fought off four Thunderbird set points, coming back from 24-18 to make the score 24-22, but a final kill by Schofield wrapped up the set for the home side, 25-22.
SUU rolled in the fourth set, hitting a match-high .348 with 10 kills on 23 swings with only two errors while also tallying seven blocks. The performance helped the T-Birds build a lead of as much as 12, 19-7, and carried the team to the 25-15 victory.
In addition to leading the team in blocks, Clappier also finished the night leading the team in kills with a career-high 15. Four Thunderbirds logged double-digit digs with Sariah Peleaz leading the way with 20, followed by Alissa Youart and Jenna Bradfield with 12 and Hailey Moore with 11.
Southern Utah will host its home finale on Saturday night when the Thunderbirds face Montana. The match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and will include a Senior Day ceremony following the match, honoring the 2013 senior class of Schofield, Youart, Moore and Angilau. Fans can follow the match online with live stat and live video links at www.suutbirds.com.


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France 1848 – French Polynesia 1903
Tahitian women
[Femmes de Tahiti] 1891
oil on canvas
canvas 69.0 (h) x 91.5 (w) cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris , Gift of Countess Vitali in memory of her brother Viscount Guy de Cholet 1923
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Gauguin arrived in Tahiti in June 1891. The motives for his flight from Europe seem to have been mixed—artistic, domestic, political, aesthetic, and financial—and well rehearsed. Always a traveller—from the days of his childhood in Peru, his years in the merchant marines, and a disastrous journey to Martinique in the West Indies with Laval in 1887—Gauguin was searching for something that neither decadent Paris nor 'primitive' Brittany could provide. As he wrote to Redon in September 1890, from Le Pouldu:
Even Madagascar is too near the civilized world; I shall go to Tahiti and I hope to end my days there. I judge that my art, which you like, is only a seedling thus far, and out there I hope to cultivate it for my own pleasure in its primitive and savage state.1
While Polynesia was not what he expected, neither was Gauguin naïve: he understood there was to be no Utopia of unspoiled 'nature'. As he wrote to his wife Mette in late June 1891: 'Our missionaries had already introduced a good deal of protestant hypocrisy, and wiped out some of the poetry, not to mention the pox which has attacked the whole race.'2 The two Tahitian women that he painted in his first months on the island display an ambiguity of mood which seems to catch both artist and subjects. The women do not engage us directly. The woman on the left, dressed in a flowered pareu and white blouse, is formed from arabesques of lowered head, foreshortened body and leg, with a strong vertical arm. The woman on the right is clothed in a coverall pink missionary dress, a sequence of circles and ellipses from head to torso and arm, and crossed legs under her skirt. She is plaiting a basket, but looks out of the picture beyond the artist, towards our right. Her occupation may be traditional, but her clothing, like her friend's, is made of cheap cotton imported from India or Europe.
The two figures are depicted close up, dominating the space. Behind them lie horizontals of the black sea with white wave-tips, the green lagoon and cream-coloured sand. Rich and simplified colours fill in the planes, with minimal distraction from impasto or painterly expression. Instead, the introspective, even melancholy women sit quietly on their beach. It was this introspective, symbolic quality that Gauguin introduced so powerfully into art after Impressionism. He rejected the artificial, mythical narratives of Moreau or Puvis for deeper truths of the human condition. These seemed pessimistic in the by-passed worlds of Brittany or the South Seas, as touched by modernity as the city of Paris.
Christine Dixon
Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
From Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin and beyond Post-Impressionism from the Musée d'Orsay exhibition book, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
- Belinda Thomson (ed.), Gauguin by himself, Boston: Little, Brown 1993, p. 122.
- Thomson, p. 167.