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"Actually I didn't feel like I had too much stuff working, other than getting ahead with some good pitches and making efficient pitches when I needed to," Buckel said. "I had good life on the fastball, I got some weak swings, but ... I wouldn't say tonight was my best stuff."
"Being that my stuff wasn't as good, it was effective. I was aiming for weak contact and I got a lot of weak contact. I know I can be a little bit more efficient with my stuff."
Buckel had been winless in his two previous league outings, allowing eight runs in 10 1/3 innings. The 2010 10th-round pick called his first win "a little bit of a relief," but felt that his stuff wasn't all that different.
"I thought I had a little bit better stuff in my start against Springfield," he said. "I thought it was more mechanically sound, it was just one pitch that was the difference in the game. Tonight, I carried over how I felt in Springfield and used it to my advantage. I had a little bit of a mental approach tonight of what I wanted to throw and how I wanted to throw it."
Overall this season, Buckel is 6-5 with a 1.76 ERA in 16 stops between Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach and Frisco. The California native believes tonight's performance will give him the tools he needs to continue his success.
"I know what I have to work on mechanically to get all my pitches more in sync," Buckel said. "It's a step forward in knowing I can compete here at this level even though I don't have the best stuff and help boost the confidence a little bit at this level."
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For the second time in two nights the Rangers found themselves in a tight 1-0 contest Sunday when they hosted the Los Angeles Kings at Madison Square Garden. However unlike Saturday's uplifting victory in Montreal, the Rangers were on the wrong end of the score Sunday, as Ben Scrivens and the Kings shut them out 1-0.
Scrivens, starting in the place of the injured Jonathan Quick, posted his league-leading third shutout in eight appearances this season for LA. He stopped all 37 shots he faced---including 15 in the third period---as the Rangers were blanked for the fourth time this season.
Dominic Moore appeared to have tied the game with 2:41 remaining in regulation, but his goal was disallowed after video review apparently because he kicked the puck into the net during a wild scramble in the crease. Moore had two other outstanding chances he created by his own gritty extra effort earlier on the same shift, but he and his teammates came away empty.
The Rangers went 0-for-5 on the power play Sunday, including a failed opportunity late in the third period. Henrik Lundqvist, who watched rookie Cam Talbot backstop Saturday's 1-0 shutout win in Montreal, turned aside 29 shots in a losing effort for New York.
The two teams both played tight defensive games and took very few chances in the offensive end most of the night, which made perfect sense what with the Rangers playing the second game of a back-to-back this weekend and the Kings closing out a four-game road trip with their third game in four nights. In addition the Rangers team plane did not land until 3:00 AM Sunday because of fog issues while returning from Montreal.
Stil, the Blueshirts played with plenty of jump in the scoreless opening period, outshooting the Kings 11-6 and displaying a physical edge to their game, as well. Clean, hard hits thrown by Chris Kreider, Derek Dorsett, and Brian Boyle in the first period resulted in opposing players plopped on their backsides, though the second period saw their physical game ebb some, even despite Anton Stralman's textbook hipcheck late in the period which sent Kings captain Dustin Brown tumbling head over foot to the ice.
If the Rangers had the better of the play in the opening 20 minutes, it was Los Angeles that had the upper hand in the middle stanza. Not only did they grab a 1-0 lead and outshoot the Rangers 13-11 in the second period, but the Kings had a fairly distinct territorial edge, even despite taking three straight penalties midway through the period.
It was a terribly frustrating sequence for the Rangers not to be able to take advantage when the Kings started their march to the penalty box at 9:44, and followed with minors at 11:10 and 12:54. Twice the Rangers had brief 5-on-3 power plays in that sequence---once for 34 seconds and the other time for 17 seconds---but the league leaders in 5-on-3 scores this season could not convert either time. The Rangers managed six shots with all of that consecutive power play time, but Scrivens stopped them all, and the Blueshirts came away still chasing a goal against one of the league's top teams.
An unfortunate bounce off Stralman's skate early in the second period helped account for the game's lone goal. LA's Tyler Toffoli fired a right wing shot towards the Rangers net and the puck hit Stralman on the way to Lundqvist, changed direction, and ended up in the back of the cage at 1:23 of the second period. It was not only unfortnate for the home team, but an ominous sign, too, since the Rangers entered play Sunday having posted a 1-8-0 record this season when their opponent scored the first goal of the game.
One of the Rangers' best scoring chances in the game came while shorthanded in the second period off a pretty spin-o-rama move by Dom Moore, though Scrivens made a good pad save on the shot. Later during the same penalty kill, Mats Zuccarello surprisingly passed up a shot off a 3-on-1 rush and his pass sailed out of the zone, thwarting his own prime chance to tie the game.
The Rangers received a brief scare on the first shift of the second period when Dorsett was drilled in the chest by a Ryan McDonagh slap shot as Dorsett was setting a screen in front of Scrivens. Dorsett dropped his stick, clutched his chest, and quickly headed to the bench, but returned to action shortly thereafter without missing a shift.
Back to .500 on the season at 10-10-0, the Rangers next host the Boston Bruins at The Garden Tuesday night before heading out on a five-game road trip that start Thursday in Dallas.


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Melanie has never won an Oscar.ReplyCancel
Actually not shocked. That marriage would make a great movie. Who would play Melanie? The aging movie star trying desperately to have a career and hold on to her marriage at any price.
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EntWhoEver – did you for get to add "/nominee"? 'Cause Our Miss Mellie was nominated, but did not win Ye Olde Oscar.ReplyCancel
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A friend went through rehab with her years ago. Said she was unassuming and shared her cigs.ReplyCancel
Years ago didn't Enty post that Mel chased Antonio with a knife?ReplyCancel
Revealed over five years later? Lame. Let's get Antonio out of this relationship! #savethebanderasReplyCancel


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Imagine if the Buffalo Sabres best offensive player was out of the lineup for possibly the rest of the regular season. Actually let's not because I don't want to think what the Sabres record would be without Thomas Vanek.
The Ottawa Senators are dealing with that nightmare and its left their offense in a deep freeze. Jason Spezza tried to play through back pain but couldn't make it past the fifth game of the season. He underwent surgery on a herniated disc and he might not return until the playoffs. That is if the Senators can make the playoffs, without a player who has averaged just over a point a game in his NHL career.
Spezza has 621 points in 611 regular season games. In four of the last six seasons, he topped the 30 goal mark. Spezza scored at least 20 goals in the other two seasons.
Ottawa actually won their first two games after Spezza left the lineup and scored eight goals while beating Washington and Montreal. Maybe reality set in at that point because the Senators have managed just seven goals in the last five games while recording a 1-3-1 record.
Four of those seven goals came in the victory over the Sabres at Scotia Bank Place last week. Before that came a 1-0 loss at Carolina and a 2-1 defeat at Montreal. After the offensive explosion against the Sabres, Ottawa suffered a 3-2 overtime setback to the Hurricanes and were shutout for the second time in five games, losing 1-0 to Winnipeg this past Saturday.
Ottawa has scored just five even strength goals over the last five games with three coming against the Sabres. The power play has hit the skids as well going 2 for the last 15 chances.
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Back and forth, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the wheels keep rolling. Truck after truck transports coal into the county from Carbon and Sevier counties. Emery County coal is also taken from the mine to the railhead or to the Hunter Plant, south of Castle Dale.
Since Consol has geared up trucks travel to the mine south of Emery and back along SR-10 to the railhead at CV Spur. This flurry of activity has some county residents concerned about the speed of these coal trucks through local communities.
Not all coal trucks speed through our Main Streets and because the vehicles are large and noisy, they sometimes appear to be going faster than they are and at times they are going faster. What can we do to keep ourselves and our families safe amidst the big rigs? I attended a meeting recently where someone commented on the trucks through the town of Emery. They said a truck passes through Emery every two minutes. One man said he had raised his daughter for 16 years and kept her safe and now he had to turn her loose on the highways with a bunch of coal trucks.
I would like to see the awareness raised of the drivers in the county. I would like to see adherence to the speed limits and traffic laws. I commute each day from Huntington to Castle Dale, if you can call that a commute, it's just a short pleasant drive. Usually. One morning I was tooling along at 65 mph, on the straight stretch of road about two miles north of Castle Dale, I was confronted by a large semi-truck in my lane of traffic passing another vehicle. I saw him coming and immediately slowed down and moved to the right side of the road to allow him to pass. If I had not seen him soon enough, I probably would not be writing this story.
Point being, we all do stupid things as drivers and sometimes we don't live to tell about it. As people leave Castle Dale headed north there is a small hill there and a lot of people try to pass cars there that haven't picked up their speed yet. I think a little patience in these instances could go a long way towards ensuring the safety of drivers in the community. I know that regular cars and pickups make things tough for truck drivers also. They pull out in front of a big rig carrying 40-45 tons of coal and expect the truck to be able to stop and not hit them from behind. We live in a rural community, but we also have big city traffic problems. The sheer volume of trucks and cars mixed together should make us more aware and we should slow down.
I drove the speed limit this morning as an experiment to see how many cars would pass me on the way to work. The traffic was light and I was up to 65 mph when a car came around me. I generally have this problem, I think 65 is fast enough and cars always pass me. I go to Green River a lot and doing 65 mph on that road causes much frustration from drivers behind me even though SR-6 is one of the most deadly highways in America, people still do not slow down. We had a brother and a young nephew killed just outside of Green River by a Colorado driver making bad passes. Speed kills, I know this to be true and people still disregard speed limits. Yes, we have law enforcement but they can't be everywhere at all times and we need to be responsible drivers and take responsibility for our own safety.
We have all been passed by people on double lines or when cars are coming and everyone arrives at the stop light in Price at the same time. Or, you hit the McDonalds in Spanish Fork at the same time as that idiot who passed you in Spanish Fork canyon with deer, elk and other cars coming.
I fear for the pedestrians in our towns. My husband, who by the way drives one of these coal trucks, stopped for a small child wanting to cross the road pushing her bicycle. She had waited a long time at the crosswalk and no one, not cars or trucks would stop and let her cross. He stopped to let her go when a vehicle came up fast on the other side and almost hit the child. Why would a coal truck be at a dead stop at a crosswalk if someone wasn't crossing the street? What a new idea. A pedestrian in a crosswalk. We have total disregard for pedestrians in our communities and when we do stop it puts the pedestrian in a dangerous position.
On an average day 450 truckloads of coal enter the Hunter Plant. Plans are being made to make the interchange into Hunter Plant safer. They are in the permitting process and hope to start on the road project this summer which includes widening and a cloverleaf interchange. Twenty to 22 percent of all the coal mined in Utah comes into the Hunter Plant. Steve Cowan from Hunter Plant views the truck traffic as an economic boon for the county employing probably 300 people in the trucking industry and bringing tax dollars into the county. The Quitchupah road proposal, which would cut travel time in half for drivers bringing coal from SUFCO to the Hunter Plant, is still being evaluated and environmentalists are against the project.
Coal from Emery County mines, Genwal and CW Mining travel SR-10 between Huntington and Price with hundreds of loads over the road each day.
Emery County Sheriff Lamar Guymon said one of the biggest problems they have with speeding comes from kids going to school in the mornings and home in the afternoons. Coal trucks are no different than other drivers they will speed when they have the opportunity, but not all of them. Anything over the speed limit is speeding whether it is five, 10 or 15 miles over the limit. "Speeding is a problem because many of our county roads are narrow and there are few places to pass. If a few coal trucks are in a line and traffic gets backed up, there are few opportunities to pass and that's when you get people passing in an unsafe situation; on double yellow lines and other scenarios. People need to exercise patience when driving. When you enter a community in our county and the speed limit is 35, you must be driving 35 when you hit that sign. When leaving a community, do not accelerate until you have passed the sign leaving the town.
"The truck drivers are just out there trying to make a living. They do not want to have an accident and they certainly do not want to be involved in an accident that takes someone's life. It doesn't look like anyone will fix our roads for a long time, the truck traffic is destroying our roads and not anyone is worrying about it. There are no plans to change that. If this problem existed along the Wasatch Front, they would be widening the road to accommodate the traffic. But, no one seems willing to do that here, but our local officials.. We only have a certain number of deputies and they are out there writing a lot of tickets and warnings. Some people won't slow down no matter what and a ticket isn't a deterrent to them. As soon as they are out of sight of the officer they are speeding again. It is amazing we don't have more accidents.
"Our citizens help us quite a bit, they are always calling and reporting people making bad passes and driving unsafely, we need that. We can't be everywhere at all times. Other drivers can sign complaints against other drivers they see committing violations.People drive a lot differently when there's an officer around. They will even stop at the stop signs. But, you need to stop at the stop signs and then only proceed when it is safe to do so. Just because you have stopped at a stop sign doesn't give you the right of way. We have people tell us they stopped, but then they pull out in front of someone. Use caution. One of the worst intersections is getting back on SR-10 from SR-29, at the Orangeville turnoff, especially the school kids in the afternoon are notorious for pulling out in front of cars and trucks.
"People also need to remember that pedestrians have the right-of-way. You need to stop for pedestrians and pedestrians need to watch the traffic. If it doesn't look like a vehicle is going to stop, then don't challenge it; wait for a safe time to cross. We need to police ourselves and drive with awareness. We need to be more alert as we come into the summer driving season. You have tourists on the road who aren't in a hurry, farmers who aren't in a hurry and coal trucks who are hurrying to make a load. When you add children on bikes and walking to that mix you have the potential for some dangerous situations.
"One thing we have found that works is the speed signs that flash your driving speed as you are entering a town. This helps to slow people down, but we only have two of them to use countywide. We need more of these signs, if we could fund them in some way. There should be a sign entering and leaving each of the towns.
"Just because someone else is violating the law doesn't mean you have to. It will take the whole county working together to get through these speeding and traffic problems. I hope it doesn't take a tragedy to get people to slow down.
"We have four officers per shift. One in Green River, one south, one north and one central. We will continue to do the best we can with what we have. People need to drive safely, use patience and help prevent tragedies. If I had the funding, I would put two officers on SR-10 each day, they would do nothing but patrol back and forth all day. This would be a big deterrent to speeding. They would be out there and know what's going on. But, I can't get the funding to do that. Our officers have to respond all over the county and don't have the luxury of just spending time on that road," said Sheriff Guymon.
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Are you a "New Girl" superfan? How much do you know about Jess, Nick, Cece, Schmidt, Coach and Winston? See if you can ace this test or if you'll have to put money in the Douche Bag Jar. Also, spoilers for the first four seasons ahead!
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Question 1 of 30
What is Jess' last name?
Jess' last name is Day. She has just turned 31 and broken up with her boyfriend when we meet her at the beginning of the series.
Question 2 of 30
When Schmidt tries to woo a Republican he finds attractive, he pretends to be the son of what famous politician?
Mitt Romney
In his attempt to get into a sorority party to get to the object of his affection, Schmidt studies Romney facts to prove himself to the sorority sisters. Unfortunately, he is shot down.
Paul Ryan
John McCain
Question 3 of 30
During what season did "New Girl" get the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot?
season 2
season 3
"New Girl" landed the post-Super Bowl spot during season 3. Not only did it achieve monster ratings, but it also landed guest star Prince.
season 4
Question 4 of 30
In the season 4 episode "Julie Berkman is My Sister," the guys try to help Schmidt land an account marketing what household product?
paper towels
Schmidt is set on landing an account marketing a household sponge and puts the guys in an informal focus group. He ends up with a sexy ad for a not-so-sexy product, including the tagline "sponge-y make wipe-y."
Question 5 of 30
What musical instrument does Jess play?
Jess loves the handbells, and in season 1 she plays in a handbell quartet called "Ensembell" with troubled youth. It turns out that Winston is super great at handbells, much to her chagrin.
Question 6 of 30
What actors play Jess' divorced parents?
Jerry Stiller and Estelle Harris
Christina Pickles and Elliott Gould
Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner
Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner portray Jess' parents, whom Jess tries to reconnect numerous times. We meet them during a farcical Thanksgiving dinner in the second season.
Question 7 of 30
What famous actor did Schmidt receive letters from as a kid?
George Clooney
Michael Keaton
Schmidt's lifelong correspondence with Michael Keaton (letters as a kid, then emails as an adult) revolves around his obsession with Batman. Sadly, it turns out the letters were actually from his mother, Nick and Jess.
Bruce Willis
Question 8 of 30
What is the name of lead actress Zooey Deschanel's musical project?
She & He
Him & Her
She & Him
The indie duo She & Him, consisting of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, has Deschanel on lead vocals and Ward on guitar. They were nominated for a Grammy in 2012 for their song "So Long" from "Winnie the Pooh."
Question 9 of 30
In what state did Jess grow up?
Jess grew up in Oregon. The gang returns to her old Portland stomping grounds to attend the wedding of her father in an episode full of romantic arcs and sweeps stunts.
Question 10 of 30
On what holiday does Jess find herself single for the first time ever?
Valentine's Day
Single on Valentine's Day, Jess tries to find a no-strings fling with an attractive stranger. After nearly choking to death on a cherry, she ends up with a guy who really likes talking about lunch.
Question 11 of 30
In what 2015 creepy TV drama did Max Greenfield, the actor who plays Schmidt, have a small role?
"American Horror Story: Hotel"
Max Greenfield starred in several episodes of "American Horror Story: Hotel," looking decidedly un-Schmidt with bleached blond hair, a nasty drug habit and some other things we can't repeat here.
Question 12 of 30
After Jess is fired from her teaching job, she takes a short-lived position as what?
shot girl
In season 2, Jess loses her teaching job and takes a job as shot girl for Schmidt's party. She quits after she makes a customer choke when she's pouring liquor down his throat and talking to him at the same time.
Question 13 of 30
What basketball team does Jess become a fan of in order to try to bond with Coach?
New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
Jess becomes a Pistons fan when she tries to become friends with Coach. This doesn't go over well with Nick, a lifelong Chicago Bulls fan.
Chicago Bulls
Question 14 of 30
What is Schmidt deathly afraid of?
Schmidt's arachnophobia birthed a season 4 episode called "Spiderhunt," where the gang searches for a spider that's loose in the loft. In real life, the actor who portrays Schmidt is terrified of birds.
Question 15 of 30
What child star was originally considered for the role of Jess?
Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes, star of "All That" and "The Amanda Show," was originally in the running for the role of Jess. As we all know now, that role went to Zooey Deschanel.
Lindsay Lohan
Melissa Joan Hart
Question 16 of 30
When Schmidt meets Cece for the first time, his roommates hand him the Douche Bag Jar because he does what?
takes off his pants
propositions her
removes his shirt
Schmidt is forced to make a donation to the Douche Bag Jar for removing his shirt to show off his abs in front of Cece. The Douche Bag Jar is an ongoing effort to correct Schmidt's unappealing behavior.
Question 17 of 30
When Nick blurts out to Jess that he loves her, how does Jess respond?
She says, "Thank you."
She gives him "finger guns."
As Jess and Cece leave in their limo to go to a party at Prince's house, Nick yells "I love you!" to Jess. Jess, to her horror, responds with finger guns. When she relates the tale later, Prince tells her he is "not familiar with finger guns."
She throws up.
Question 18 of 30
What movie does Jess watch over and over when she's depressed about her breakup?
"Sixteen Candles"
"Dirty Dancing"
"New Girl" fans may remember Jess sobbing on the couch, watching "Dirty Dancing" over and over. They may also remember the gang taking her out that night and singing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" to cheer her up.
"Steel Magnolias"
Question 19 of 30
Zooey Deschanel is the co-founder of what popular women's online community?
Deschanel founded the website HelloGiggles along with partners Molly McAleer and Sophia Rossi in 2011. The site covers culture, fashion, careers, female empowerment, relationships and other issues relating to young women's lives.
Question 20 of 30
Schmidt hired a party bus for his 29th birthday party but lost it to a celebrity. Which celebrity did he lose it to?
Frankie Muniz
Schmidt lost his party bus to Frankie Muniz. He was disappointed, as the bus had both a stripper pole and a steering wheel in the shape of a boob. Jess later rents him a school bus to make up for his loss.
Adam Sandler
Dustin Diamond
Question 21 of 30
What show did Damon Wayans Jr. (Coach) star in that caused him to leave after the pilot and return in the third season?
"Happy Endings"
Damon Wayans Jr. was so sure his show "Happy Endings" would be cancelled, he signed onto "New Girl." However, it was renewed, so Lamorne Morris (Winston) replaced him. When "Happy Endings" was eventually cancelled, "New Girl" welcomed Wayans back in season 3.
"The B in Apt. 23"
"Up All Night"
Question 22 of 30
What animal is mentioned or referenced in just about every episode of "New Girl"?
If you don't hear a cast member actually say the word "bear," you can usually see a picture or a poster of a bear somewhere during an episode.
Question 23 of 30
In the Halloween episode, everyone describes whose costume as a "zombie Woody Allen"?
Nobody is sure what Jess's costume actually is, but everyone seems to settle on Zombie Woody Allen — with the exception of Nick, who goes with "sexy undead driver's ed teacher." Spoiler: He later gets a punch in the face by that undead teacher.
Question 24 of 30
To which rock 'n' roll legend did Cece lose her virginity?
David Lee Roth
Mick Jagger
During the flashback episode "Virgins," everyone tells each other about the time they lost their virginity. Cece pretty much wins the night when she reveals she lost her virginity to Mick Jagger when he was on tour in Portland.
Jon Bon Jovi
Question 25 of 30
What is the name of Winston's cat?
After Winston and his girlfriend Daisy break up, Winston takes her cat Furguson because he thinks the cat deserves better. He considers Furguson to be one of his best friends.
Question 26 of 30
Who plays Julie Berkman's older sister in the episode of the same name?
Michaela Watkins
Kaitlin Olson
Kaitlin Olson of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" fame appears in this episode as the fiancee of Jess' dad — as well as a former high school rival of Jess and Cece. Needless to say, Jess doesn't take this well.
Kristin Wiig
Question 27 of 30
Josh Gad, who was also in the original cast of the Broadway smash "The Book of Mormon," played what character who had one disastrous date with Jess?
Jess mistakenly exchanges dirty texts and sets up a date with Bearclaw, thinking he is actually another guy named Andy. Bearclaw got his name from a bad self-done tattoo of a paw print on his lower back. His character was inspired by a writer's experience dating a guy with the same nickname.
Question 28 of 30
Zooey Deschanel is named after a character in the novel "Franny and Zooey" by what writer?
Jack Kerouac
J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger wrote "Franny and Zooey" in 1961. Zooey is actually a male character, and Franny is his younger sister. The book spent 25 weeks at the top of the New York Times best sellers list.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Question 29 of 30
After Jess finds out one of her students posted a YouTube video making fun of her, what does she do?
breaks the student's science project
When Jess notices her student Briana's science fair robotic arm in the YouTube video, she rips it off after class. She and Winston later try to fix it, but it dies at the science fair. Jess confesses and later the two sing a duet in front of the class called "Let Me Lift You Up With My Robot Arm."
writes a mean song about the student
tries to erase the Internet
Question 30 of 30
What happens to Cece before her wedding that makes her say everyone will think she looks like Mike Tyson?
Schmidt gives her a black eye.
She gets a tattoo on her face.
After Cece gets traditional henna tattoos on her hands for her wedding, she takes a nap at the behest of Jess. Unfortunately, she falls asleep with her face on one of her hands, waking up with the henna tattoo imprinted on her face.
She breaks her nose.


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Skip to comments.What Would Bismarck Do?
Posted on 04/11/2008 11:52:38 PM PDT by Bokababe
In the Balkans, 1914 is never far away.
There is an old saying that the problem with the Balkans is that they produce more history than they can consume locally. Events in, and over, the Serbian province of Kosovo may soon give this adage new relevance.
Last month, an Albanian government in Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. That action was unhelpful, at best, for the future peace of the Balkans. Kosovo is the Serbs ancestral homeland, to which they remain emotionally attached. Serbian mothers sing lullabies to their babies about Kosovo, and men will fight for what their women love.
Never content to see a fire without pouring gasoline on it, the Bush administration promptly recognized the new state of Kosovo, as did some forgetful European countries. Russia, which may remember history too well, responded by announcing its support for Serbia. Within a week, Kosovos unilateral declaration of independence and the Great Powers response to it had set the stage for a classic 19th-century Balkan crisis. A few old fogies may recall that the last such crisis, in the summer of 1914, led to a certain amount of unpleasantness, not entirely contained within Balkan boundaries.
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Great post.
It will probably be up to America to clean up the mess later. It is Europe's turn though. Not only should Europe clean up its messes but owes us to clean up the Clinton administration's blunder.
I'm sure that Hoplite can explain that "failure."
2.Why did we support Muslim drug runners instead of Serbian Christians?
3. Now that the Russians are supporting the Serbs as they traditionally do, what happens next?
Somebody sort this out for me, please. I think that this is the end product of yet one more Clinton foreign policy screw up, with mad Madeline Albright as the arrogant, ignorant point person.
Hopefully, a Russian or Serbian tank army rolls into Kosovo a month or so prior to the election in November.
Well, as I suggested before, ask Hoplite - he's the only person in this forum who (supposedly) has the intellectual capacity to answer all the your questions.
Ask him...because I'm getting tired of this.
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Bismarck would not waste the bones of a single Prussian soldier for the Balkans. I don´t think that this is an option now, especially, since Prussia ceased to exist in 1945.
Are you sure you don't mean 1918?
Scratch that, Michael. Technically you are correct.
Surely even Bismarck came to rue his role a peace maker at the Berlin Conference. True, European peace was brokered, but almost every participant, especially the Slavs cared less for peace than conquest, and forever blamed him and Germany for stopping the bloodletting. Bismarck should have followed his own advice and not become involved in the suicidal struggles of a bunch of "Sheep Stealers".
Micheal , wasn't that a "single Pommeranian grenadier"? And unlike Prussia, Pommerania has never been incorporated into Never-Neverland. Three Polish provinces preseve its name.
Some evidence from German sources says that the reason we went there was because "Eisenhower made a mistake by not setting up a US military base in the Balkans post-WWII" to threaten Russia with, so this was a correction of that "mistake". The fact that it required bombing innocent Christians for 78 straight days, illegally conquering territory from a country that never attacked us, violating every international law back to the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia and destabilizing the entire region in support of these Muslim narco-terrorists, was secondary to this objective.
2."Why did we support Muslim drug runners instead of Serbian Christians?"
Because the Muslim drug runners were willing to play ball with us on this, especially if we agreed to conquer a piece of territory for them. Also those Muslim drug runners poured $ Millions into the campaign coffers of our political candidates and into PR for the war.
3. "Now that the Russians are supporting the Serbs as they traditionally do, what happens next?"
Even ex-Ambassador to Serbia, William Montgomery, says that no one in the State Department has thought that far ahead. Foggy Bottom only thought in terms of getting Kosovo to declare "independence" and having some Western countries recognize it. They thought that "Kosovo recognition" would snowball on its own momentum and that Serbia & Russia would "stand aside" -- instead, Kosovo recognition looks like it is going to stop at about one-third of countries & never get UN recognition, and Serbia & Russia aren't taking it laying down. We have no game-plan for this. What happens next is anybody's guess.
If you are looking for sanity, morality or anything rational in our behavior other than unbridled hubris and sheer arrogance, you are unlikely to find it. The "humanitarian" descriptor was just a cover story for something that had no human consideration whatever.
And, oh -- by the way -- an independent Kosovo is economically inviable and we will be supporting it and its population forever.
LOL! Funny.
None of the major powers have ever gotten involved in the Balkans for any real reason that had anything to do with "the welfare of sheep-thieves" -- although that has often been the cover. It has always been about some major power becoming so full of themselves that they decide to expand their influence "eastward" (or if it's Russia, "westward") -- the most famous being the German "Drang Nach Osten" The Balkans is just the place that it happens, with one group played against the other over there. That's why the people hate each other in that region -- too many have groups been used as political tools of the Great Powers against each other there over the centuries.
"...bombing innocent Christians for 78 straight days, illegally conquering territory from a country that never attacked us, violating every international law back to the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia and destabilizing the entire region in support of these Muslim narco-terrorists...."
Some would argue that the Clinton Administration's unprovoked attack on a traditional friend like Serbia marked a major, thoroughly transforming change in American foreign policy which has had and will continue to have into the future, woeful consequences for this country. What is discouraging is that free and individualistic Americans, especially conservatives, would so fall in lock step behind these destructive, evil policies.
we will be supporting it and its population forever. "
i have a good solution: let's bring them here.
"i have a good solution: lets bring them here."
We've been doing that for a while now. How do you think we got four of the "Fort Dix Six"?
In all fairness the results of Albanian immigration to the US have been mixed, but somewhat predictable -- the Christian ones tend to integrate (like the Belushis). The Muslims don't tend to do so well, and often get involved in crime and drugs. Then you get Albanian Mafia crime like the Albanian Mafia plot to assassinate Rudy Giuliani when he was a prosecutor.
But in Kosovo now, the Albanians are almost all Muslim. They have an economy less productive than most of Africa, an unemployment of over 50% and have the highest birthrate in Europe.
Are you sure that you want more of them here?
I do not know how big the harvest will be from all that the Clintonoids did, But my guess it is going to be big and it will last us a long time.
Schröder on Kosovo - "Moscow had for some time given the impression that it stood on the side of Belgrade out of a kind of pan-Slavic sentiment -- an alliance that the Serbian President Milosevic could use as a trump card. It was to the great credit of the German foreign ministry that it finally persuaded a hesitant Russia that it was in its own interest to withdraw its support for Belgrade."
When NATO bombed Serbia in the 1990s, Russia was too weak to respond. That is no longer the case. ...the boozy, corrupt Yeltsin has been replaced by the new Man of Steel, Vladimir Putin.
What delusional fantasy!! Yeltsin supported Serbia more than Putin! Yeltsin at least sent troops to Kosovo, Putin pulled them out and refuses to send them back!
Gerhard Schroeder, who orchestrated Russia's betrayal of the Serbs now works for Putin! Serbia is a victim of the new Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, they are just too blind to see what is happening right in front of their faces!
By the way, on a historical note, it was Bismarck's siding against the Russians at the Congress of Berlin which ensured World War I. It was Bismarck's machinations which created the alliances which led to World War I, so I think maybe he's not the best guy to look toward.
The alternative facing Russia at the time however was certain defeat in war with (at the least) the British, Austrian, and Ottoman Empires.
This is why Russia took the deal, why Bismarck got involved in the mess with the results you pointed out, and why they say no good deed remains unpunished.
They are useful idiots, in this case they are not just moslems,they are Otomans, the worst enemies of Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Traditionally, Russians throughout history were always viewed as defenders of Eastern Orthodox Christians.
What next is a good question.
Yeah, it was a Pommeranian grenadier, but I wasn´t sure how to spell Pommern and "Grenadier" in English, so I chose a not-so specific description. Pommerania was part of Prussia, and a grendaier is a soldier. :-)
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Discussion of National Gallery of Australia enhancement
with Dr Brian Kennedy
30 August 2001
Compere: Louise Maher
LOUISE MAHER: But lets start with the National Gallery of Australia. Director, Dr Brian Kennedy, has backed down over plans to glass in the front door - a plan that had raised the ire of the building's original designer and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.
Dr Kennedy thanks for joining us this morning.
BRIAN KENNEDY: Good morning Louise.
LOUISE MAHER: Why have you changed plans?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Oh it's easy I suppose for this to be sensationalised as backing down, and being forced to do so. That's not the case at all. What we have been involved in is a process to find the right solution for the entrance of the Gallery. And the south-west corner was the point where most people entered the Gallery - which is where the existing portico is and where the ramps lead up to it.
And our competition last year was to select a designer - not a design - and to work up a design which could then be discussed. And we did that and opened the design for discussion in I think it was May, and at that point also entered into a dialogue - a formal dialogue - with the original architect of the building - Col Madigan - with whom we've been in extensive correspondence.
That process is now part of what's called the Moral Rights Legislation - introduced last December - and we invited Graham Jahn, the President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects - to manage that process and chair it for us, and have had three full formal meetings with Col Madigan, and have listened very, very carefully to what he's had to say.
And that has led us to revise our views on where to place the entrance and to look again at alternatives.
LOUISE MAHER: Is Col Madigan happy now?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Well I think he's a lot happier. I had lunch with him after our meeting last Friday and I think a lot of the heat and anger of, you know, his fundamental opposition, is gone - once I was able to determine exactly what that was - his threshold issue of not having that corner covered in.
What we had designed, had I think been very well received by the public and visitors, and indeed by newspaper articles, and was effectively a glazing in of that corner so that you would approach the portico - the existing portico - from inside.
And Col very, very strongly objected to that, and listening to him and discussing with him - in intense and in very, very I think fulfilling discussions - I mean, I think everybody round the table - and there were sometimes like 20 people around the table - found it very intense negotiation and discussion because everybody was listening.
Col was making a point that was very, very important. He managed to make the case substantially - that after 20 years it was still too early, and perhaps it was not the right decision at this time to cover in that corner. And I had discussions then with the architect, Peter Tonkin, we listened to that position very, very carefully. Listened to the points being made, and I think Peter Tonkin has shown why he is the architect who deserved to be given this very important job by his willingness to listen. It's Peter who has made the big gesture here.
LOUISE MAHER: You say that it is not the right time now to go ahead with that original plan - the glassing in of the front entrance. Does that mean that that might come back on the agenda at some time in the future?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Well I think the fundamental issue really was about architecture, and about views about architecture. And some of these I think were well versed and raised by this discussion that we had. Is a building like another work of art - for example a painting or a poem or a piece of music - something that does not change. Or does it have that inherent quality which distinguishes it and to my mind, in fact, makes it superior to all the other arts - because it's the only art that lets go and is prepared to change.
Buildings adapt to function over time, and the needs for buildings change. So who's to know what happens in the future, but I think that what we are doing now - by our willingness to listen and to negotiate - is discussing the design with the original architect, having carefully considered with the selected architect what we believed that could be. I think this has opened the possibility for the future to look differently at the building.
And maybe to look back at what is happening now in years to come, and say well 20 years after the building was opened they had the view that they should not cover that in, and so we've sort of declared a heritage importance for an area of the building.
LOUISE MAHER: How much were you influenced though by this whole question of moral rights?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Well I suppose on the one hand there was the moral issue and the legal issues which hadn't existed before. They've given a formal, I think, cloak - a formal envelope for discussions that should take place. But all the time - I mean from the very beginning when we started this, what we were influenced by was determining what's the right thing to do with this building?
We care about it very deeply. We all work here, we live here - effectively - and we do a lot of things here which are geared towards showing a collection to the public. So the functionality issues needed to be addressed. One way or the other, you know, the debate was actually about continually asking the question what's the right thing to do.
The couple of months that led to this fundamental decision, were about a sense of rightness. It's a bit like Louise when you're trying to buy a painting - you can't buy a painting or a sculpture or any other work of art and spend a lot of public money unless you're sure. Now if there's something holding you back and giving you doubts, well then you shouldn't do it. And that's what happened here.
LOUISE MAHER: So what is the new plan Dr Kennedy?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Well the new plan is being developed, and we obviously have the benefit of architects who are fully familiar with every detail of the building at this stage. We've been working up plans - there's a little sketch in one of today's papers - which show that we're effectively moving from the south-west corner - where the ramps are at the moment - round to the side of the building on King Edward Terrace - fronting onto the road - and approaching the building - or investigating approaching the building, through the existing lecture theatre workshops and loading bay area.
LOUISE MAHER: What about the car park at the front of the building?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Well one of the provisions of current planning in the parliamentary zone is that you can't reduce the number of car parks that are available. I think that's very sensible in our case because we tend to have some parking problems.
LOUISE MAHER: It gets a bit crowded there.
BRIAN KENNEDY: Yes, during major exhibitions. And so we'll be moving the car park slightly around behind the new wing which was constructed in 1998, but there isn't any impact on the sculpture garden at the moment - other than that we're going to appropriately maintain it.
LOUISE MAHER: When do you expect to start is this new plan now set in concrete - as much as plans can be? Is this what you're going to definitely do now?
BRIAN KENNEDY: No not at all. I mean some journalists have been keeping in close touch with us, and they had heard that there was significant movement and at last Friday was concluding the process in the formal sense, but allowing it to continue informally with Col Madigan.
No, they're not set in concrete in the sense that we haven't actually fully designed anything. But what we're doing is exploring the possibilities in another part of the building. And obviously the benefit of any review is that we're investigating what are the cost options, cost savings involved - for example in less demolition - and what are the, what are the best benefits that can be gained from the money that we have.
The last design was developed when we didn't have any money. Now we have 43 million dollars to develop the building - enough to make sure that we're delivering - on behalf of the people - all the issues that we said we would.
LOUISE MAHER: Will this new entrance allow more gallery space?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Yes. We've called it an enhancement - a refurbishment and enhancement project.
LOUISE MAHER: I love those words.
BRIAN KENNEDY: Yes, the enhancement I think is to try and give a sense of development and of building on what's there before. There will be more gallery space. We're investigating where that might be in the new placement - we obviously knew where it was in the former one - but it's a significant part of what we're doing.
LOUISE MAHER: And if you're going through existing theatres and lecture rooms, will they be relocated? I mean you're not thinking of scaling back on public programs at all are you?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Oh not at all, no. In fact we're building up on them. There's an education area, an area for receiving groups coming in - especially school kids. In the last couple of years with the development of new institutions in Canberra, and older ones being refurbished - like the War Memorial, the new facility of the National Museum, and so on - we're in a situation where all the tour groups will be deciding they'll go to whichever facility gives them the best benefits. We are effectively a 1960s designed building, and the sort of democratic approach - which is very much the spirit of current ways of looking at galleries - will encourage people to enter in off the ground and to be taken up into the building - free access for everybody.
LOUISE MAHER: Okay, and we just just finally Dr Kennedy, we've just had a call from one of our listeners who's just inquiring about disability access hoping that the new entrance will be much better than the current.
BRIAN KENNEDY: Yes well Louise that's something that I've been very, very strong about from day one. We are completely outside all our regulations in the way that we approach disability access. It is an appalling thing, and it is one of the major issues which has caused us to be able to gain funding from government in recognition of that.
Yes of course, it is an implicit part of what this plan will achieve.
LOUISE MAHER: And the time scale now? When do you think - are you able to even suggest a time when this might all be ready?
BRIAN KENNEDY: Well I don't know, I haven't turned too grey yet, but by 2004 I think we'll have it all finished - but we'll be doing significant works to enhance the building internally for the 20th anniversary in October 2002.
LOUISE MAHER: Brian Kennedy thank you so much for joining us this morning.
BRIAN KENNEDY: Great pleasure.
LOUISE MAHER: Dr Brian Kennedy is the Director of the National Gallery of Australia, and a change of plan now. The Gallery is not going to go ahead with that controversial idea to glass in the south-west corner of the building to make a new entrance there. It's going ahead with a different plan, following the concern and the criticism of the building's original designer Col Madigan, and other architects around town.


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