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The Philadelphia Flyers: Potential Trade Partner?
Dimitri Filipovic
June 11 2013 10:27AM
Unless you're a fan of one of the two teams set to compete for the 2013 Stanley Cup, you're probably spending your time these days trying to figure out ways in which your team can improve their chances of competing for the title next season. This is probably most true for fans of the Vancouver Canucks, whose past run-ins with this year's finalists have them hoping that there's some scenario in which both teams lose and the Cup gets rolled over to next season.
At this point, most of the contrived schemes for improving the Canucks are just harmless speculation and banter, since this period serves as the calm before the storm. While there has been the odd noteworthy move here and there - i.e. Sergei Gonchar being traded to the Stars, Roman Josi receiving an extension from the Predators - things will really only begin to heat up once a champion has been crowned.
When that happens, though, expect all hell to break loose. In case you had forgotten, everything about this NHL season was thrown out of whack due to the lockout; a condensed 48-game scheduled, followed by an entry draft on June 30th (with all 7 rounds taking place during one hectic day), and a free agency period which has been pushed back to July 5th.
Beyond the draft and free-agency, one way to improve a team is on the trade market. It's easy (and quite fun) to sit at home and concoct outlandish trades that would only ever really happen in a fantasy league. But we'll leave that sort of stuff to the message boards. For a deal to actually happen, there usually needs to be at least two willing parties that benefit from said trade (if only in their minds). Sometimes it can be rather difficult to find a natural fit between two teams, but for the Canucks, there might just be a suitable trade partner in the Philadelphia Flyers.
Read on Past the Jump for More.
Philadelphia's Needs
I should preface this all by pointing out that the Flyers, and their GM Paul Holmgren, have shown in recent years that they're sort of a wild card. For NHL franchises, they're as close as it gets to the Tyson Zone. At this point there very few headlines regarding the Flyers that would cause me to double-take. They're capable of pulling anything off, as far as I'm concerned. So trying to predict what they will or will not do is kind of foolish in a sense...
The Flyers are a flawed team, no doubt, with their big holes being on the back-end (stop giggling!), and in net. They finished 23rd in the league in goals against/game (2.90), and things got so bad with Ilya Bryzgalov towards the end of the season that the Flyers legitimately began to talk themselves into the idea that Steve Mason could be the solution.
If you'll recall, they inked the man affectionately referred to as "Breezy" to a $51 million deal in 2011, spanning 9 years. However, his time in Philly could be up, according to Bob McKenzie:
It's not carved in stone, but in spite of what has been said in past, I expect PHI is likely to use compliance buyout on Ilya Bryzgalov.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 8, 2013
Buying out Bryzgalov would be a tough pill to swallow for the Flyers, given the committment they made to the most interesting man alive just two years ago. But it's also a move that would give them the cap flexibility to do a whole host of other things. According to CapGeek, the buyout would cost them $23 million spread over the next 14 seasons. In case you were wondering, the buying out of one Roberto Luongo's contract comes to just north of $27 million spread over 18 years.
We need to keep in mind that when they went to the Stanley Cup Final in 2010, their goaltending tandem was the deadly duo of Michael Leighton and Brian Boucher. Given that fact, and the unmitigated disaster that was their experience with Bryzgalov, they may be reluctant to dish out the money for another high-priced goaltender. Their hesitance would be understandable, but it's undeniable that Luongo would be able to cover up some of the warts that they have along the blue-line.
Speaking of: if you want to stump people at the bar this weekend with some random hockey trivia, just ask them to name the defensemen that suited up for the Flyers this past season. It's quite a comical list, actually.
In order of games played: Luke Schenn (47), Kimmo Timonen (45), Bruno Gervais (37), Braydon Coburn (33), Nicklas Grossman (30), Erik Gustafsson (27), Kurtis Foster (23), Mike Jones (21), Oliver Lauridsen (15), Andrej Meszaros (11), Kent Huskins (8), Seymour Butts (7), Brandon Manning (6), Andreas Lilja (4), Matthew Konan (2).
I only made two of those names up, I swear.
But that's not even really the most depressing part. For this coming season, the Flyers are set to dish out $33.1 million (including signing bonuses) to the likes of Schenn, Timonen, Coburn, Meszaros, Grossman, and Pronger (who is on LTIR).
I'd say they could use some help on that front, wouldn't you?
Vancouver's Needs
The Canucks find themselves in a favourable position as it relates to their defensive corps. Over the next three season, they have their current top-4 locked up at a combined cap hit of $18.7 million. While the money that was thrown at Roman Josi has to have made people in Vancouver uneasy, I'd still like to believe that the team will be able to retain Chris Tanev's services at a reasonable price. Especially since the negiotations will be between Tanev himself, and the wizard known as Laurence Gilman.
Keith Ballard will more than likely be bought out or traded, and Frank(ie) Corrado will surely be given a chance on the team's 3rd pairing given he acquitted himself quite well while being thrust into a less than ideal situation at the end of the season.
Exactly a month ago, Jason Botchford wrote an article in which he suggested that the only way for the team to properly re-tool its roster would be through an Edler trade:
"An Edler deal also leads to more Jason Garrison. This, is a good thing. He was their best player in the first round and criminally under-utilized."
"The L.A. Kings won a Stanley Cup by trading defenceman Jack Johnson for Jeff Carter. The Penguins got James Neal for their puck-mover Alex Goligoski. The Blues reshaped their organization by trading Erik Johnson for Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk."
"Edler is better than them all. His no-trade clause doesn't kick in until July, giving the Canucks opportunity to create a market, which should include the desperate Philadelphia Flyers and the Anaheim Ducks. How would a Sean Couturier change the Canucks dynamics? A Wayne Simmonds?"
I'm personally a big Alex Edler fan. Thanks to the market he plays in, his play is examined under a microscope, which doesn't exactly lend itself ideally to the type of player that he is. When he's "on", he's a fantastic player, and one that really is difficult to replace. Unfortunately, he's also prone to stretches of play where he disappears, and that rubs many fans the wrong way.
Given his age (27), his cap hit ($5 million), and his production in recent years (146 points in 254 games since 2009), I'm well aware of his value to the team. But it's also the reason he would net the biggest return, and by trading him, the Canucks would be dealing from a position of strength in an attempt to shore up a major hole on their team up-front.
Jeff Angus just finished a 3-part series in which he looked at potential returns for Edler, with one of them being Sean Couturier. It has been thought that he was a guy that the Flyers, rightfully, weren't willing to part with, despite their clear needs on defense. However, McKenzie followed up his Bryzgalov tweet (from above) with another:
Also, PHI is in market for D and may be willing to move one of their young centres - B Schenn or Couturier - for the right deal.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 8, 2013
While I agree with Jeff for the most part, I would say that I'm more bullish on Couturier. In fact, I'd prefer him over him his teammate, given not only what he has done thus far but how his game projects. As crazy as it sounds, the Canucks may still be able to get in on the ground floor with him. He's a 20-year old center - listed at 6'4'', for all of you out there that get off on size - that has already shown the ability to handle the tough minutes at the NHL level.
While his production hasn't been there yet, I feel confident that it'll come as soon as he stops being buried (while being matched up with absolute scrubs on his wings). He had 192 points in 126 games spanning his final two seasons in the Q, and registered 28 points in 31 games in the AHL during the lockout.
Friend of the blog, Corey Pronman, listed him as the 24th best player under 23 years old in the NHL, and put him above Brayden Schenn, noting that he believes Couturier has "a ton of offensive potential". For what it's worth, Couturier has one year left on his ELC at $1.375, while Schenn is slated to make $3.11. That means that both guys will be RFAs next summer.
Fans of the team have been clamouring for a major shake-up for quite some time now, yet Gillis has held his ground. He stubbornly, if not wisely, refused to trade Roberto Luongo unless his terms were met despite the writing being on the wall for months. But then came the sweep in the first round, and the firing of the most successful coach in the franchise's history. In his press conference to end the season, his tone seemed to suggest that changes (legitimate ones, and not just tinkering) were coming.
If anyone really is capable of getting Mike Gillis and the Canucks involved in a #boldmove, I'd think it would be the Philadelphia
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I think an Edler trade would not be quite as unequivocally beneficial for the Canucks (even with a return of Couturier, whose play I like a lot and who has a lot of upside for years to come) as everyone makes it seem.
We would be giving up a lot of defensive offence, one of the strong points of the Canucks over the years. With Gillis, seemingly committed to playing an offensive up-tempo style, that would be a limiting factor. So we would replace more stability down the middle up front with less offensive support from the back. Is that a trade-off worth making? Or should we give up something different (or rather someone different with a different skill set)?
I wouldn't entertain trading Edler unless the Canucks got a Kings or Blues proportionate return. An 8th overall from a couple years ago that looks pretty good isn't nearly enough.
I think an Edler trade would not be quite as unequivocally beneficial for the Canucks (even with a return of Couturier, whose play I like a lot and who has a lot of upside for years to come) as everyone makes it seem.
We would be giving up a lot of defensive offence, one of the strong points of the Canucks over the years. With Gillis, seemingly committed to playing an offensive up-tempo style, that would be a limiting factor. So we would replace more stability down the middle up front with less offensive support from the back. Is that a trade-off worth making? Or should we give up something different (or rather someone different with a different skill set)?
Well said.
Trading Edler won't necessarily make the Canucks better. Just different. In all likelihood, it would be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
We don't exactly have a long track record of Gillis trades in which he has given up significant assets.
There's CoHo for Kassian and Grabner & a 1st rounder for Ballard.
Doesn't exactly inspire confidence that Gillis will trade Edler for a piece to improve the team. He may very well make it worse.
The Canucks need 4 top end D, we have 5 IMO so we do have the capacity to trade one of those. On the other hand we are badly short of a centre. So if Edler goes we need a centre of equal quality back for him. From what I understand Coutrier is just such a player. I'd do it, but would the Flyers ( remember Edler has back problems )
While I would be happy with either of them, I actually prefer Schenn to Couturier. Both of them are players, but Schenn brings more offensive ability and potential and that's something this team clearly needs. He also brings physical play, is a practitioner of jerkpuck, draws penalties at a decent rate, and shown he's willing to stand up for his teammates on a regular basis(not something you guys value, but something that can be very important).
I think the Flyers would be more likely to deal him due to his caphit, and because he's not as cap-friendly it might be possible to get further assets in a deal. The 11th overall would be nice.
I've been on the record here over the last month calling for a Edler/Luongo trade to Philly for Couturier/Simmonds.
Bundling Lu with Edler is - in my opinion - the only way to trade him without being forced to eat some of his cap. This trade gives us an immediate, big, tough, shut down third line with Higgins.
I'm OK with a Booth/Kesler/Kassian second line for next year.
May not happen. Probably won't happen but we'd be a better, cap compliant team if it did.
@Jamie E
that's just wishful thinking. Philly has cap issues too so they won't be taking 2 large contracts for 2 relatively smaller ones.
Buying out Bryzgalov and Briere (like they're heavily rumoured to be planning) frees up $12.1M in cap space, and if you combined that with Simmonds and Couturier's cap hits that would bring the total to $17.45. More than enough to absorb Edler and Lui. Not saying it's likely, but not as impossible as you make it out to be. They have relatively few players they need to re-sign this year as well.
I think it's possible, although not probable, that a deal with Philly for Simmonds and Couturier could be had. What I like about a deal like this is what it would do for our first round pick. As it stands, we almost have to draft a forward. With a deal like this we could potentially draft a defenceman. Now that wouldn't replace Edler immediately, but would add another young future blue line piece to go along with Tanev and Corrado to help in the transition when Bieksa, Hamhuis etc are on their way out.
Trading Edler is a great way to peeve off 2 red-headed swedish twins. And the rest og the guys who've taken discounts. The problem is, Canucks need help up front and have no "nhl ready forwards" in their system. The UFA market is barren.
I still think their best, and only option, is to use compliance buyouts to buy assets. They can buy a Brock Nelson from NYI for 3C or Goc from Fla.
just saying it's wishful thinking, not impossible.
philly would probably target Bogosian over Edler, i know i would.
A mega blockbuster:
To Canucks: Couturier, B. Schenn, L. Schenn, B. Coburn
To Flyers: Kesler, Edler, Luongo
I've been drinking.
Since we're posting our wet dream block busters, here's mine:
To Canucks: Couturier, Simmonds
To Flyers: Burrows, Edler, 1st
Still probably isn't enough to get the Flyers to bit, but if they're high on Lu, we could include him. Otherwise, that's the max we can give. Everyone else has a NTC.
If the Flyers sign Streit, they likely won't bother swapping a young forward or forwards for Edler.
Ignoring Pronger, the Flyers have already committed quite a bit to Timonen, Coburn, Meszaros, Schenn & Grossman.
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Amazon vs Apple isn't really worth discussing. Yet, the main stream press keep discussing it.
There's an article today from one of the TechCrunch guys writing about how much profit Apple is going to make in the holiday quarter and how little profit Amazon will make. It's a general theme that constantly amazes me – Apple is finally successful. Why still try to show you're superior?
If your sense of worth doesn't flow from inside yourself then at least having $60 billion cash in the bank should fill that hole in your soul.
It makes you wonder exactly why Apple and Apple people need to trumpet how amazing and revolutionary Apple products are.
Did electricity have to send out a Press Release touting why it's better than candle light? Did the wheel hold a fancy presentation to tout how much better it is than square-shaped transportation attachments?
When it strikes you the answer becomes apparent. When what you are doing isn't really permanent then you have to constantly pretend it is. To feel good about yourself.
Bill Gates left the PC Wars to try to find cures for Malaria and Cancer and solve the really big problems. Perhaps nothing comes of it. Perhaps something does. If he does manage to achieve even one of his big targets (cure malaria, cure cancer, create a culture of billionaires pledging half of their money to such causes) then he would have done something that is perhaps far more important than putting a computer on every desk (which he did do).
Jeff Bezos is doing a lot of things that potentially have huge long-term impacts i.e. Blue Origin (space), Kindle (the future of books), AWS (a move to a cloud infrastructure), the future of retail. He doesn't need to pose in a half-lit room and show the world how zen-buddhist cool he is. Because if Blue Origin ends up being one of the winners in the Space Race or Amazon takes over retail or Kindle replaces paper – every single person for the next 5,000 years will know who he is.
He's even building a clock that will work for 10,000 years. Perhaps that helps explain why he doesn't care what the leeches and parasites of Wall Street think about his plan to invest in the future.
Google, despite the distinct possibility that it becomes the Matrix, is doing Search and Maps and Self-Driven Cars and lots of Translation work and a lot of information organization and gathering.
When you do stuff that has really big impact and are focused on the really long-term – you don't need the validation of short-term success. Things like popularity and acceptance and being cool are pretty meaningless.
Note: We aren't judging here. Every person is different and some people want to be Prom Queen and some want to write a book that is timeless. Everything is fine. The problem is when you try to have your cake and eat it too. The Prom Queen should stop insisting that her winning the Prom Queen title is timeless and as significant as Shakespeare writing Macbeth.
Let's consider someone who isn't making pretty gadgets and isn't considered the Technological God of the current generation and is relatively unknown – Elon Musk.
This is what he wrote about what areas he chose to focus on (courtesy Wikipedia) –
His undergraduate degrees behind him, and drawing inspiration from innovators such as Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla; Musk then considered three areas he wanted to get into that were "important problems", as he said later, "One was the Internet, one was clean energy, and one was space.".
These are the companies he's part of or owns (or was part of): SpaceX (which won that multi-billion dollar contract from NASA to handle space launches), Tesla (the electric car frontrunner, in most people's opinion), SolarCity (one of the largest solar panel installers), PayPal (which did something pretty impressive).
Not many people know of him because he isn't really focusing on 'making people happy for the short-term with shiny gadgets'. Conversely, he probably has little need to gain 'the love of the common people' and be considered 'the greatest technology person alive'. If even one of his two main bets works out – then every single person for the next 10,000 years will know who he is.
Here's the crux of the argument:
If Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin become 2 of the big winners in the Space Race. If Bill Gates cures some major disease and sets up the richest fund ever for the good of humankind. Will anyone remember who made the Walkman or made the prettiest Tablet?
That, in a nutshell, is why the consumerist culture engine is so focused on taking the Vatican of Consumerist Culture and portraying it as life-changing and revolutionary. It's a futile attempt but impressive. There's probably a maker of pure ivory tools from prehistoric times who wishes he had the same marketing engine – He's convinced that if he did, then today his pure ivory nutcracker made from only the finest Mastodon teeth would be considered more important than the wheel.
All of this leads to a brief detour.
Amazon vs Apple is meaningless. Jeff Bezos is still here to build Amazon into something (and Charlie Rose really should ask him this the next time he goes on the show) that lasts longer than his 10,000 Year Clock.
Steve Jobs built something that now has no head. It's literally a giant stack of money and 5 years of plans for fancy gadgets and then nothing. It's a Validation Providing Engine without the one person who most understood the need for validation and how to provide it.
Jobs-less Apple will release an easier to use and prettier TV and will then claim that TV was nothing before this. That making remote controls easy to use was the real magic. That Baird and Farnsworth and everyone else were minor contributors. But no one at Apple now knows how to link Apple TV to people's need for validation – not without letting people realize it's just a pipeline of Validation sent out by and connected to the Vatican of Consumerism.
Without Steve Jobs there is only reality and reality does not treat Validation Engines very well.
Amazon vs Apple is such a concern for the main stream press for this precise reason. If Apple's Press Acolytes really thought Amazon was not a danger they would be indifferent. Truth is that they are scared out of their wits because Jeff Bezos might beat Apple's Validation Engines with his Value Engines.
It's bad enough he doesn't have Time Magazine spend 25 hours lining up the perfect photo to show how artistic and cool he is. What's worse – he doesn't care about profit or the short-term.
Enough of this pointless detour. Let's get to the real story.
The Evolution Economy vs The Leisure Economy
There are two warring viewpoints trying to take over the world.
The Leisure Economy
Everything is fine. We are never going to have any problems. We have evolved enough and now we can just sit back and enjoy. The Human Race has reached its zenith and it's either going to last forever OR it's not our problem.
It's the Leisure Economy. If it weren't for those annoying greedy parasites on Wall Street – every person would have enough for a comfortable life and we could just worship Angry Birds champions and write about how the person who thought up virtual goods is more important than the person who invented the wheel.
It's perfectly OK – We each have the option to choose any view-point we like. And we have the right to choose our heroes and Gods.
The Evolution Economy
Humans as a race need to keep evolving. All this worship of the present and thinking the American Idol winner is more important than your parents is getting out of hand. If teachers and policemen and doctors and librarians are considered worthless, and actors and musicians and people good at hitting a ball are worshipped, then it's a warning sign.
People with this viewpoint look around and wonder –
What happens if we need another Planet? As in – really, really need another planet so we can survive as a species. Then they start thinking Space. Or, if they are elected officials focused only on the next election, and on pleasing their Wall Street overlords, they disband our Space programs and hope someone else will solve the problem.
What happens if we run out of Oil? Apart from minor inconveniences such as not being able to drive to MacDonalds we would have more serious issues like not being able to transport anything. Literally everything runs on Oil (including several governments 😉 ).
What happens with our water situation? A lot of people are dying (literally) because they can't get any drinking water. If the absolutely imaginary global warming continues/happens/magically appears and the areas affected expand – what then? Would Consumerist Culture Jesus appear and turn wine into pure water?
It's quite a long list. It's also a list that we should pay at least a tiny bit of attention to. If not for ourselves, then for our kids. If not for our kids, then for whatever reason excites your fancy.
The Leisure Economy is very seductive
Who wants to believe in a world where things are hard. Reality is terrible. It's like that person you really like who is crazy enough to not like you back. Love only hurts the heart – reality hurts every single part.
It's much easier to embrace the fantasies and imaginary adventures of the Leisure Economy.
To believe that the biggest challenges your grandkids will face is choosing what color of iCar to buy and deciding whether to enter the Google matrix at 11 or wait until 21.
Perhaps people like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates and Elon Musk are wrong. We truly have reached a Leisure Economy and nothing will go wrong and everyone will wake up and the World Peace fairy would have made everyone good and kind and benevolent. The Earth will never change its weather patterns. Asteroids will always stop at red lights. Sea Water will become drinkable. And that crazy man who was turning leaves into Oil will turn out to be right.
It is however, a very dangerous bet to make. We can look back all through history and the few times a Civilization reached riches like ours (Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, etc.) – it didn't turn out well. The Barbarians at the Gate didn't have iPads or Angry Birds.
On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
What accelerates things is when a species starts believing the illusion that there is no timeline. We are God's chosen people and unlike every other empire and species before us we shall remain untouched.
Dinosaurs never had iPads. Otherwise they could have just used the iPads as shields when the Asteroids hit. All our human experience of playing Space Invaders will surely pay off.
That really is the belief amongst people who believe a bit too much in the Leisure economy – the voices of the American Idol singers and the bats of the Red Sox and Yankees and the iPods we throw out into Space will stop the Asteroid. Then they will fall back as a mix of pure oil and pure water and also cleanse any thoughts of war from the minds of the entire human race.
Our Species is safe. If that annoying Ice Age starts creeping up on us our rappers will just smile at it and their gold teeth will scare it back.
Should we really be thinking beyond the next 50 years?
It's a good question. Probably depends on whether you have kids. Whether you think the human race deserves to live on.
What about beyond today?
An even better question. Wish I knew the answer to that.
Reasons a Leisure Economy is Unsustainable
Even if we do magically reach a perfectly balanced and perfectly secure Leisure Economy where every single person is happy and has enough money to buy a Maybach with platinum rims and 3D TVs, there are still a few problems.
- A Black Swan event. Nassim Nicholas Taleb would explain this a 1,000 times better. In a nutshell – we might have the perfect world and annoying Earth might decide to go into an Ice Age and freeze us all to death. Or an Asteroid might hit. Or a virus might evolve faster than our defences and our medicines. Or a thousand different things. Low probability but if a black swan hits the Leisure Economy – The End, My Friend.
- Wall Street Banker Syndrome. We've spent so much time as a species fighting for resources and fighting with each other that it'll be impossible for people to live happily in a Leisure Economy. You'll want more and your neighbours will want even more and the chain continues until people think 100 million kids dying due to poverty is fine because they need to make money on commodities trading.
- War. This is not about inequality but a difference in opinions. Look at the world around us. The only thing saving us is that one country has huge military superiority. If we are unlucky enough to reach a state during our lifetimes where the Middle East and/or China become as powerful as the US, then all dreams of the Leisure Economy's permanence will be permanently shattered. To be absolutely blunt – all those people working 70 hours a week making iPods and iPhones and Kindles and Xboxes might not treat us very well if they become the most powerful country in the world.
There's a long list but it mostly stems from the fact that humans are used to competing with each other, for fighting for things, and to the Feudal model (Kings and Lords ruling over the peasants). There are also a lot of things going on that we ignore but shouldn't (the race against viruses and parasites, the Earth itself, the energy situation).
Does that leave only the Evolution Economy?
That would be brutal. To find out that the only way for the human race to survive is to keep doing what it's been doing (working and improving and evolving and doing things other than killing the time).
That people will have to keep inventing wheels and steam engines and electricity and airplanes and cars. That doctors and scientists will have to keep making medicines and discoveries. That we can't all just sit and design ever prettier toys.
That's a real bummer. Instead of having 7 billion people spending all their time figuring out how to amuse each other, we might be forced to evolve as a race and do boring things like explore space and the oceans and discover new technologies and sciences.
It almost suggests that we will bifurcate. This is where it starts getting really interesting.
The Evolution Economy AND The Leisure Economy
You could argue this is already happening.
25% of people choose the Evolution Economy. They build flying cars and fly to Mars and discover how to purify sea water and find new energy sources.
74% of people prefer the illusion that everything is perfect and they just need to think about the next ballgame and the next device upgrade and the next mortgage payment.
1% of people realize that there is a lot more money, in the short-term, in providing the above 74% people with the dream-illusion of the Leisure economy. That if you make a device shiny enough and market it well enough – the 74% will start thinking it's as revolutionary as Electricity and the Steam Engine. That if you conjure up fantasies that are compelling and easy then the 74% will leave behind the harsh reality of the real world and embrace the fantasies.
That really is where I think the world will end up.
25% will choose reality and live in the real world and be part of the Evolution Economy.
1% will cater to the 74% that don't like Reality – they will create a perfect matrix where you might be in vat of fluid the size of a coffin but you think you are flying to Switzerland for a ski in the afternoon and then walking on a farm in Wisconsin in the evening and finishing up by having dinner in Paris. Every day is just perfect and, to your senses, perfectly real.
It's free choice – And it's understandable.
It's also completely natural that for people who choose the Leisure Economy the real heroes and Gods are the 1% who create it.
People in the Evolution Economy might find it strange that in the Leisure Economy the heroes are the ones who can allay the Satanic evil of boredom, even if just for a few minutes. But that really is the crux of the Leisure economy.
Everything is taken care of. No risks. No worries. Just Leisure. The highest goal anyone can achieve is fending off the terribleness of boredom and attaining the nirvana of being entertained. The 1% will figure out a way. To take all the drives and instincts built up over millions of years of fighting off saber toothed tigers and building cities and raising families. A way to channel them into fighting off Green Pigs and building virtual farms and raising imaginary children who never become ungrateful teenagers.
It's inevitable and we just have to choose whether we are in the 25% who choose reality, the 74% who embrace total fantasy, or the 1% who keep the fantasy alive. Perception is reality – it's debatable whether it's the 25% choosing the Evolution Economy who are delusional or the 74%. Perhaps it's the 1% who are truly delusional – they are the only ones who neither get to enjoy fantasy nor reality.


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Baking for me is very therapeutic. It's more like a meditation time for me. The simple act assembling everything you need and mixing of the ingredients, comfortably ensconced in the knowledge that you will be getting something fulfilling (which in itself ensures instant gratification) at the end of this activity, works like ambrosia for my tired nerves :D.
I often use apples in my bakes when they turn slightly soft (past their best). You don't need absolutely crisp and fresh apples so use those that are still tiredly lying around.
You can have these alone or with a fresh cup of coffee or tea or even better with a big bowl of yogurt with added berries.
Apple and Raisin Muffins
Adapted from BBC GoodFood Magazine India, January 2012
200 grams self raising flour
50 grams whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
100 grams caster sugar
2 eggs
125 ml semi skimmed or skimmed milk
4 tablespoon vegetable or sunflower oil
2 grated apples
100 grams raisins
Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius.
In a large bowl, mix the self raising flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon powder and sugar.
In another bowl, mix the eggs, milk and oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix well. Then stir in the apples and raisins.
Divide the batter between 12 muffin cases and bake for 25 minutes.
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Emery High Senior Allison Wells has been named the 12th Grade State Winner for the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.
Allison competed against hundreds of other seniors from across the state in this contest which requires an original essay on the theme "Welcome Means All of Us." Students were to use examples from the life and speeches of Dr. King in their essays.
Allison was first selected by her teachers at Emery High School to represent her school and then a committee on the state level reviewed each essay from the schools and named her essay as the winner. She will be honored at a banquet to be held in Salt Lake City on Jan. 17, where she will receive a plaque and $50 and then she will be honored at a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base where she will receive another $150.
Allison is involved at Emery High in basketball, volleyball, track, speech, choir, National Honor Society, and is currently taking three advanced placement classes. Allison will graduate with honors in May and will attend the College of Eastern Utah where she has already completed one year. She plans to major in photojournalism. She is the daughter of Dan and Annette Wells of Cleveland.


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By SCOTT H. JONESQuinbyS.C.
By way of introduction, I'll describe myself the way Barack Obama did. Though not bitter, I certainly do cling to God and my guns.
Most people in my circle of friends and associates already share my core beliefs. However, it seems that lately, almost every day, I run into someone who has no clue about Obama's voting record on gun control. Since the mainstream media has no interest in the matter, most people remain uninformed.
Therefore, I address this to the multitude of folks who either believe it doesn't matter who you vote for this year, or have already made a decision to vote for Obama without being fully informed. Either way, the possibility, in my opinion, of an Obama win must be considered dangerous to our basic freedoms.
I vote for only one issue, that being the Second Amendment to our Bill of Rights under the Constitution of the United States of America, granted to us by our founding fathers in their God inspired wisdom. The Second Amendment represents our first freedom, the right to bear arms.
Our first freedom has recently undergone the scrutiny of the Supreme Court of the United States; who wisely upheld our individual right to take up arms and defend ourselves in the landmark case Heller v. Washington, D.C. Law abiding citizens in our nation's capital had successfully been disarmed by gun hating politicians, resulting in a huge wave of street violence and home invasions. With the assistance and encouragement of the National Rifle Association, the citizens of Washington are slowly recovering their Second Amendment rights.
I don't care if Barack Obama sat and listened to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's American hating rhetoric for 20 years; nor do I care that he sat in William Ayers' den discussing domestic terrorism and how mean America is. I only care that he is part of a growing movement in this country that wants to rob us of our right to defend ourselves with a firearm if necessary. If you want to disarm me, then you are a clear and present danger to all law abiding Americans.
Clearly, support for Barack Obama transcends race, so his actions should be questioned by everyone. Sadly, it is the African American voting community which will be impacted most adversely by the loss of gun rights. Statistically, black on black crime accounts for a disproportionate amount of the criminal activity across the nation. So, while African Americans can and should be proud of Obama, they should also realize that he would go after their guns too. It would be a disaster for us all.
Just ask the people of Chicago, which is Obama's adopted home town, and the locus of his political power. Chicago has a gun ban more restrictive than that faced by the citizens of Washington, DC. Yet, Chicago has become one of the most violent cities in the world. Street violence and home invasions are at epidemic levels. People there are persecuted and prosecuted for defending themselves in their own homes. My friends, let me assure you all, Barack Obama's fingerprints are all over this problem.
My fellow citizens, Obama has never, not even once, voted to safeguard our Second Amendment rights. Furthermore, he has consistently voted to disarm all Americans. In his brief political career, he has make it clear that if he had the power, he would confiscate every legally owned weapon in America.
Of course,Obama assures us he's not interested in taking away our guns, but past actions still count for something, and it's crystal clear that Obama is not being truthful.
The NRA compiles data on the voting records of every elected official in America at all levels of government. They use the data to score politicians on their support of the Second Amendment. Barack Obama scores a zero (0). He has never, not even once, voted in favor of our right to bear arms. Just for the record, John McCain scores 95.4 percent for his support of your right to protect yourself and your family. He has also received an official endorsement from the NRA, which is no easy task.
We all know we can't rely on the police to protect us in our homes. They can't be everywhere at the same time. They can only show up after the fact and try to clean up the mess. We must take the initiative and defend ourselves, which relates directly back to our constitutional right to bear arms.
Consider this. Throughout history, it has been a distinctive feature of the free man that he possess arms with which to defend himself, while it has been a distinctive feature of the slave that he does not possess the same right to arms.
Join me in preserving our right as responsible citizens to protect ourselves, our families, and our homes. We must each do our part to keep America a free nation.


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The 25th anniversary of the Wilberg Mine disaster was observed on Dec. 19, 2009. Emery County Sheriff LaMar Guymon was serving as the sheriff at the time of the Wilberg fire and is still on the job today for Emery County.
Sheriff Guymon remembers some of what went on at the time of Wilberg. "I remember we were told the mine was on fire and a number of people were trapped inside. We didn't have a clue as to how many, our office had very limited involvement with the mines unless it was picketing and a few accidents. Other than that a lot of us had never been in a mine or had any idea what went on in a mine. We were fortunate to have some of our employees who had been in a mine. We were able to use them for information and give us an idea of what went on there. This was 25 years ago and a lot of our employees were new. This was my first experience with something of this magnitude. We handled it like any other crisis. We relied on the company and miners for direction, on what we needed to do to help them.
"There are a lot of things that would be different if it happened today. We know more now. We compare Wilberg to Crandall Canyon. Crandall was handled differently. Since Wilberg we have had a lot of experiences. The training and equipment we have now is far superior to what we had 25 years ago. Our command post back then was a one ton Dodge box van. It was our crime scene unit.
"A lot of things I learned during Wilberg have helped us in the direction we have tried to take the sheriff's office. We have been fortunate to have hired some excellent people that compliment the office. We've added equipment, we have been able to obtain through grants and our increased knowledge and training in emergency management which leads to a better response. We have a better handle on how to react in these types of situations.
"We have a mine safety commission at the state level. This Mine Safety Office is a great asset to the coal industry. It works to bring managers, coal miners, public safety and everybody that's a player in the mining industry, as far as emergency response goes, on the same page. They meet on a regular basis so we can handle emergencies even better than in the past.
"As I look back on the Wilberg mine disaster, some events are blurry and some are as fresh as if they happened yesterday. I am sure things are that way to those who lost loved ones in that coal mining accident. It changed my life to some extent and changed 27 families lives forever. I am sure the events of Wilberg are still fresh in their minds, the loss of husbands, sons, brothers, fathers and cousins. Those kinds of things leave a mark on families forever.
"The events at Wilberg inspired us at the sheriff's office and made us want to do a better job in emergency response. I look at the memorial service that took place Saturday, (Dec. 19) and think back when it was actually happening and all the people involved and the people that showed sympathy, what a great experience it was to see everyone come together like they did. One thing as human beings we forget too easy if it doesn't affect us personally. I would encourage everyone to think how fortunate they are their loved ones weren't lost in Wilberg and to think a little bit about how precious and fragile life is. Also to those who lost loved ones at Crandall and how important it is that we do what we can to make life better for those who survived.
"One of the most frustrating things at Wilberg was we had some ideas about what we needed to do or wanted to do, but we hadn't had training on how to do it. We have spent time since then in training our people to respond. Our guys do a tremendous job now in these kinds of situations.
"We learned a whole lot in a lot of different areas. We have spent some time in and around the coal mines. The people we have at our office have taken training very serious. Capt. Kyle Ekker and all our deputies have stepped up and have been willing to take training and learn to use the equipment we have. We could probably handle anything that comes our way.
"I think when Crandall happened it gave us something to compare to Wilberg and how we handled Wilberg and Crandall have been scrutinized and evaluated time and again.
"Some things we didn't handle well and some things we had never done before. I think we did well with the families. They had a hard time, not knowing if their loved ones were alive or not. The hardest thing in these situations is the human factor. You can lose a coal mine and its a financial hardship, but the loss of life is just something that can't be replaced. I hope we continue to rally around those in our communities who have lost loved ones, not just in coal mines, but in all situations," said Sheriff Guymon.


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Singapore: Dr Steven Fang has joined Clearbridge Accelerator, a leading technology incubator based in Singapore, as a partner. Dr Fang's entrepreneurial and business experience within the biomedical sector, together with his extensive linkages across Asia will expand Clearbridge Accelerator's capabilities and networks.
Prior to this, Dr Fang was the CEO of Cordlife Limited (CBB), which demerged from Cordlife Group Limited (CGL) in June 2011 and is listed in Australia.
Dr Fang will officially join Clearbridge Accelerator on January 1, 2013. Dr Fang's responsibility will include providing direction to incubatee companies in order to support the commercial translation of their technologies into globally-marketable products, as well as mentorship and helping to raise necessary funds.
"I am delighted to be part of the Clearbridge Accelerator team, having always enjoyed the dynamism of working with biomedical start-ups. I will leverage on this experience and together with Clearbridge's progressive track record and funding strength I hope to work with the team to create the next generation of successful global medical and life sciences companies. I will be focusing on growing their portfolio of investee companies and in exploring relevant growth and exit opportunities to this end," said Dr Fang.
"We are very excited to welcome Steven to Clearbridge Accelerator, as a full-time partner. He will undoubtedly add tremendous value to boost the performance of the technology incubator, as well as support our incubatee companies to grow and expand into international markets. Steven's joining Clearbridge Accelerator is in line with our vision to establish the company as the premier medical technology accelerator," said Mr Johnson Chen, managing partner, Clearbridge Accelerator.
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Actual Level of Redeployment – The actual amount of FTE officers that the grantee will realize because of the time savings generated from the technology or civilian personnel funded by COPS MORE.
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) – A system designed to significantly speed and increase the accuracy of the finger printing process.
Allowable Costs – Allowable costs are items eligible to be funded under the COPS MORE Program. COPS MORE provides for the funding of equipment, technology, and/or salaries and fringe benefits for civilian support staff. Upon review of your submitted budget, any non-allowable costs are removed, and your total budget amount is revised accordingly. NOTE: The MORE 2000 Program will fund support personnel only. Items not available under MORE 2000 will be available under future MORE Programs.
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Automated Fingerprint Identification System – An Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is a highly specialized biometric system that compares a single fingerprint image with a database of fingerprint images. Fingerprint images are collected from crime scenes or are taken from criminal suspects when they are arrested. Fingerprint images may be captured by placing a finger on a scanner or by electronically scanning inked impressions on paper. Officer time savings are realized as prints which would have previously been physically taken or faxed to a state database to be checked against state print files can now be taken automatically and cross-checked against automated state records.
Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) – Systems A Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) is a computer database that can track calls for service, maintain status of units available, provide various reports, produce address histories, and support electronic mail. CAD systems create time savings by allowing officers to receive calls for service on their mobile data terminals rather than through the radio. Often when utilizing radio dispatch, officers in the field sometimes have to wait several minutes to radio in their status or to ask questions regarding the nature of individual radio runs. Officers often need to wait idly until calls have been clarified by the dispatcher-posing safety risks to both officers and crime victims. With the installation of integrated CAD systems, officers can receive all radio runs on their mobile data terminals and only use radios for serious emergency situations. This often results in improved response time and minimizes time spent waiting for instructions or follow-up information from dispatchers.
Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) – A wireless communications protocol being used by many law enforcement agencies for mobile computer communications.
COPS Office – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the division of the U.S. Department of Justice that will be your "grantor agency" if your agency receives a COPS MORE grant. The COPS Office is responsible for administering your grant for the entire grant period. You can reach the COPS Office at 800.421.6770.
Crime Analysis Hardware or Software – COPS MORE has funded crime analysis hardware and software that saves officer and investigator time by eliminating the need for hand sorting incident and arrest reports. In addition, ancillary time savings can be achieved by obtaining information about the nature of crimes occurring within specific areas. This information is then provided to officers who can take proactive steps to mitigate the effects of both criminal and non-criminal activities that require repeated police response. Mapping software is one of the most commonly funded crime analysis tools under the MORE program.
Full-Time Equivalent Officers (FTE) – The COPS standard of 1 FTE is 228 eight hour shifts or 1,824 hours per year.
Geocoding – Assigning locational values (for example: latitude and longitude coordinates) to attribute data, such as an event or an address, that results in a feature being able to be mapped.
Geographic Information System (GIS) – A set of computer tools and procedures used to collect, manage, analyze and display information associated with a specific location; a computerized mapping and database management application.
Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) – The COPS MORE grant program provides law enforcement agencies with funding to purchase technology and equipment and to procure support resources (including civilian personnel). Grants cover up to 75 percent of the total cost of technology, equipment and/or civilian salaries for one year. The COPS MORE program is designed to expand the time available for community policing by current law enforcement officers through time savings.
Matching Funds – Under the COPS MORE program, the COPS Office provides funding for up to 75 percent of the cost of equipment, technology, or salaries and fringe benefits of support staff (including civilian personnel for one year. COPS MORE grantees are responsible for a cash match of at least 25 percent of the total project cost. Waivers of the local match must be applied for along with your original application. They are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and will only be awarded in cases of severe fiscal distress.
Mobile Computer Terminal (MCT) – A fully-functional computer terminal (example: laptop) either permanently mounted or removable and containing its own central processing unit (CPU). An MCT generally has the capability to analyze and store information locally, along with the traditional functionality of a mobile data terminal.
Mobile Data Computers/Laptops – Mobile Data Computers (MDCs) are one of the most commonly funded items under the MORE program. An MOC is a computer terminal mounted in a vehicle that is linked via wireless communication to a network that is often integrated with a CAO system. MDCs create time savings by enabling officers to complete previously handwritten reports on a computer. This often eliminates the need to enter duplicate information on single or multiple reports, depending on the type of call, incident and response. Electronically produced reports also allow supervisors to review the reports more quickly, and any necessary changes are easier to complete. Among other functions, MDCs can also produce time sayings through, e-mail, in-field mug shots, and digital field line-ups.
Mobile Data Terminals – Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) are also commonly funded under the MORE program. An MOT is a "dumb" computer terminal mounted in a vehicle that is linked via radio to a mainframe processor. MDTs have limited functionality in that they do not have processing capabilities and are generally used for querying databases that are housed in a centralized mainframe. Some MDTs create time savings as officers are able to complete reports on a terminal that were previously handwritten, but more often than not, MDTs are generally restricted to search functions due to the technical limitations of the units in the field. However, they continue to be used for law enforcement purposes because they are less costly than laptops/MDCs, enhance officer safety, and create efficiency by way of tag/license checks and automated call dispatching.
MORE Retention – Support personnel, as well as the redeployment resulting from equipment, technology, and/or support personnel, must be maintained and tracked for at least one full locally-set budget cycle following the completion of the 12 month period of redeployment that is required once the grant is fully implemented and operational. A grantee's ability to retain may be monitored by the COPS Office at any time during this period.
OJP EIN Number/Vendor Number – This is your agency's nine-digit Federal tax identification number assigned to you by the IRS. Your accounting/bookkeeping department should have this number. If your EIN previously has been assigned to another agency within your jurisdiction, a new vendor number will be assigned to you by the COPS Office. The new assigned number is to be used for administrative purposes only and should not be used for IRS purposes.
Operational – A project is considered operational once the system is is fully functional or all civilians are hired and officers are realizing the maximum time savings as a direct result of the additional technology or personnel.
Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) Number – This number is assigned by the FBI and is your agency's identifier. The first two letters are your state abbreviation, the next three numbers are your county's code, and the final two numbers identify your jurisdiction within your county. If you do not currently have an ORI number, the COPS Office will assign one to your agency for the purpose of tracking your grant. When you contact the COPS Office with a question, you can use the ORI number, and we will be able to assist you.
Personal Computers – Personal Computers (PCs) are relatively inexpensive computers designed for an individual user. Officers can use PCs to complete reports, generating time savings with the use of report writing software that eliminates the need to duplicate information by automatically carrying over redundant information such as names, dates, offenses, etc. Officers can also save time and communicate more effectively through the use of e-mail. For example, administrative issues can be discussed electronically rather than at roll call, eliminating the need for some in-house meetings. Officers can also more easily keep in touch with fellow officers who work on different shifts to discuss crime patterns and suspect activity, which facilitates information sharing and problem solving. COPS MORE has also provided funding for detectives who use personal computers to save time with various investigative functions.
Realized Redeployment – Actual redeployment calculated after implementation of the grant.
Records Management Systems – A Records Management System (RMS) is a centralized relational data system that includes multiple data files that can be queried in tandem. Commonly an integrated RMS may include CAD data, incident data, arrest information, officer and victim information, etc. An RMS can produce time savings in several different ways. Officers can more quickly query databases for arrest report and incident report information. In addition, fully integrated RMS systems eliminate the need to enter duplicative information into records, CAD, and incident reports.
Redeployment – Redeployment occurs when sworn officers, currently employed by the grantee law enforcement agency, become available to participate in additional community policing activities as a direct result of the purchase of technology, equipment, and/or the hiring of civilian support staff.
Redeployment Tracking – The process by which COPS MORE grantees measure the time savings achieved as a direct result of the funded technology, equipment, and/or support personnel. The tracking process must also ensure that sworn officers are redeployed into community policing as a result of the realized time savings.
Redeployment Tracking Plan – A written document that describes how a COPS MORE grantee administers redeployment tracking. The plan must describe how time is being saved as a result of the funded technology, equipment, and/or support personnel, disclose the methodology for measuring the time savings, and describe how the time savings for sworn officers enhances community policing activities. Redeployment tracking must continue to occur for at least one full locally-set budget cycle after the technology, equipment and/or support personnel have been fully implemented.
Required Level of Redeployment – The amount of FTE officers that the grantee must meet or exceed during the course of the grant. This amount is determined at the time of application and is tied to the amount of federal funds requested.
Records Management System (RMS) –A centralized relational data system that includes multiple data files that can be queried in tandem. An integrated records management system may include (but is not limited to) CAD data, incident data, and arrest information.
Supplanting – Supplanting is defined as replacing state or local funds that otherwise would have been spent on law enforcement purposes with Federal COPS funds. You are prohibited from supplanting throughout the grant period. This means that you may not use COPS funds to pay for any equipment, technology, and/or support personnel that otherwise would have been funded with state or local funds regardless of the COPS program. COPS funds must instead be used to supplement your law enforcement budget. For further information, please contact the COPS Office Legal Division at 202.514.3750.
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Waiver – In order to maximize the number of communities that can take advantage of COPS grants, only a very small portion of waiver requests are granted at the time of application. Waiver requests can only be considered when a jurisdiction makes the request at the time of application. Applicants that are able to provide satisfactory documentation of severe fiscal distress may be granted waivers. Except in extreme situations, requests for waivers after an award to an agency has been made will not be considered.


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Linda on October 26th, 2009
Alice (Kazmiera) Jankauskas Orlikowski Marquette 28 October 1902 – 5 May 1992 My maternal grandmother, Alice Marquette, would have celebrated her birthday this week, so I chose to feature her tombstone today. She was born 28 October 2009 in Lithuania , a daughter of Francis Jankauskas and Marcijona Savickaite . Her birth name was Kazmiera […]


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"Ten Days for Oppositional Architecture" takes up the task of exploring possibilities and conditions of a socially committed architectural practice. Therefore the narrow boundaries of the profession have to be left behind. We hence invite activists, geographers, architects, planners, and economists representing different critical approaches to discuss and develop concepts and practices that not only try to oppose and challenge the capitalist mode of production of space, but also try to go beyond it – strategies of de-commodification, re-appropriation and alternative production of space. We will look at already existing spatial actions of resistance as well as search for possibilities to further theorize them: How can these strategies and alternative practices be turned into social and political forces towards post-capitalist spaces?
The series Third Space (2004-2005) by Whitney Stolich numbers sixteen works, one for each pair of "twin" cities divided by the United States - Mexico borders. Each work is a pair of photographs joining two cities, not only because their images are side by side, but also because often there is an element, morphological or conceptual, extending from one to the next: be it residences with similar architectural or decorative characteristics, or twin factories of american interests advocating the utilization of cheap labor and the existing infrastructure, the works demonstrate the pressure exerted on the border by the mutual need for penetration.
Stolich examines the creation of an informal zone where the parallel development and mutual dependence of two communities lead to cultural convergence or fusion, prevailing over the tension of the immigration limit on one of the most closely guarded borders of the planet. In this context, she locates the existence of a "third space" where the emerging economic, social and cultural effects negotiate concepts such as co-operation and internationalism, transcending the partition imposed by the political border. The final photograph in the series depicts the sky above the borderline where, inevitably, all exclusions become invisible.
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by The Unknown Buffalo Bill
posted Nov 30 2011 2:18PM
Hey Bills Fans,
Can it get any worse? Feels like I went to sleep Halloween night and had a month long nightmare. Think back to October 30
We took a drive up north to Toronto and dominated the Skins'. Everything was looking peachy at that point. Do you remember all the hype after that game and how we were going to dominate and get home field advantage in the playoffs? Seems like a long time ago, I agree, but then again if you think back this month has flown by! …Good thing too because man has it been bad for us Western New Yorkers! I sure can't wait to wake up from this nightmare on December 4
and finish the season the way we started it. You guys deserve it and we do too. We've worked too hard and you've cheered too hard to throw in the towel now.
Moving on to better news, tomorrow marks the second annual Christmas tree cutting event! I never had the opportunity to cut down my own tree growing up so since coming to Buffalo, I'm taking advantage of the opportunity. Don't over think this one trying to figure me out. I didn't necessarily start this tradition my first year here, but last year was great fun. We drove out to the town of Boston, climbing up into the mountains with snow just coming down in the buckets. I got out of the truck decked in all my best flannel with the family laughing at how much fun I was having. We hiked through row and rows of trees trying to pick out the perfect one. Unfortunately we made one mistake and I'm only telling you so hopefully no one else makes the same. We walked perpendicular to the road and not parallel!!! By the time we cut down the perfect one I can't even tell you how far we were away from the truck. At this point we've got pictures of me picking the tree up in perfect snatch (power lift position) technique and hiking through a foot and a half of snow with this 8 ft tree all the way back. I'll tell you as soon as we got there the beanie and flannel came off, I was hot as hell in 20 degree weather by that point. So needless to say I will be picking a tree a couple rows off the street this year. [Classic rookie mistake] So what's the consensus out there, do you guys cut your own, buy already cut, or do you go with a lifeless, smell less fake tree? That was an unbiased question I swear.
I must say I am a little bummed this year that there will be no snow when we go out there. It's been great this season in terms of weather, but its Buffalo and its after Thanksgiving, I am ready for the snow…Yes I might be the only one and will probably be the first one to wish it was over in early January, but for now I'd like some snow. Alright guys, we'll catch up later in the week, hope to hear some feedback on your Christmas traditions or what kinds of trees you guys like.
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Jerry Garvin
Theodore Jared Garvin
Position: Pitcher
Born: October 21, 1955 in Oakland, CA
High School: Merced HS (Merced, CA)
School: Merced College (Merced, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1977 (Age 21.171, 11,463rd in MLB history) vs. CHW 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season [*]
Team: BlueJays 1977-1982
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Last Game: September 29, 1982 (Age 26.343)
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
Two top-ranked baseball teams went at it last week at Emery High School with Grand coming out on top of the Spartans by the score of 9-5. The loss was Emery's first of the region season. Emery rebounded later in the week with a convincing region road victory at Monticello by the score of 14-3. The Grand game did not go as planned when starting pitcher Ethan Tuttle walked the first four batters and then allowed the fifth batter a double and just like that Emery was down 3-0. Grand went on to score all their runs in the first three innings of the game and built a formidable lead that the Spartans could not overcome.
The Spartans battled back throughout the game and never gave up despite the hole they were in. In the fourth inning, Gavin McDermott scored Emery's first run after hitting a single and scoring on a double by Tyson Roper.
Emery scored twice more in the fifth inning. Mark DeBry got hit by a pitch and two batters later, Tappen Draper hit a triple and Draper scored when Tuttle singled. Emery scored twice more in the seventh inning to get their final point total. Ridge Nielson singled, Draper walked and both scored when McDermott doubled to get the runs batted in.
At Monticello, Emery scored early and often as this game was never in doubt from the onset. Nielson and Draper both drew walks to open the game and Tuttle followed those walks with a home run to put the Spartans up 3-0 in the first.
Emery scored six more times in the next inning to leave no doubt about who the winner was going to be. Curtis Healy led off with a single followed by DeBry singling. DeBry was out when Nielson hit into fielder's choice for the first out of the inning. Draper then doubled followed by Tuttle flying out to left field for the second out.
Following the second out, the next four batters all got base hits. McDermott singled, Roper homered, Drexler Tanner doubled and Tanner Lake singled.
Emery scored twice more in the third as DeBry and Nielson both singled and scored. Draper also had a single in the inning. Emery scored a single run in the fifth inning after Nielson walked and made his way around the bases. Emery's final two runs came in the sixth inning. Roper led off the inning with his second home run of the game followed by Drexler hitting a single. DeBry and Nielson again both singled to score Drexler.
Monticello scored their three runs in the third inning as starting pitcher Healy allowed a homerun after two batters got on, one by an error. All three runs were unearned. This week the Spartans travel to South Sevier on Tuesday in a region contest and then will host Gunnison in a non-region game on Wednesday and San Juan on Friday in another region game.


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Qupid Rosdale-11 Bootie
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Turn it up or fold it down to suit your every mood in this cuffed bootie from Qupid. A tapestry print lining gives the Rosadle-11 high heel bootie some added flair.
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Carry all of your essentials in style with the Pour La Victoire Morandi Tote. This fabulously chic handbag is the perfect bag for work or play!
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Dress up your outfit with fun and elegant Lulu Townsend Ruffle Clutch. This stylish clutch is a must have!
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Boeing says 787s in use are not affected by the flaw, which may take up to two weeks to correct.
Boeing said Friday that hairline cracks had been found on wings of 42 Dreamliners under construction but that none of the 122 aircraft being flown worldwide were affected.
Deliveries of some 787s may be delayed several weeks as the aircraft maker fixes the flaw, but Boeing said it still expects to deliver 110 of the wide-body 787s by the end of the year.
The defect, less than an inch long, occurred on internal "shear ties" that attach aluminum ribs to the carbon-fiber wing skin, said Marc Birtel, Boeing's chief spokesman. It will take a week or two to inspect and fix the flaw in each wing.
The repair involves trimming away the defective area and applying a fabricated piece of aluminum.
The problem, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, surfaced last month after the contractor making the wings, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, changed its manufacturing process. Birtel said the flaw was detected during visual inspections and electromagnetic tests, and was "common to a particular rib on both sides" of the affected aircraft.
Defective wings were found in Japan and at Boeing's assembly plants in Everett, Wash., and Charleston, S.C., he said.
Boeing has notified all of its customers.
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Speaking at MySQL Connect 2012
By jonathonc on Aug 26, 2012
At the end of September, the MySQL Connect 2012 conference will be held as part of Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco. MySQL Connect is a two day event that allows attendees to focus on MySQL at a technical depth with presentations and interaction with many of the MySQL developers, engineers and other knowledgeable staff. There is also a range a international speakers to give broader knowledge to the presentations.
I am presenting a Hands-On Lab on Sunday 30th September 16:15 - 17:15 entitled HOL10474 - MySQL Security: Authentication and Auditing. The sessions goes through an introduction to the plugin API and how it can help expand the capabilities of MySQL. Since it is a hands-on lab, attendees will use practical examples of implementing simple plugins to get a start in developing their own plugins. These plugin examples are based around implementing PAM authentication and how it can be utilized to offer greater security for the MySQL Server. Once the authentication has been tested, a method to monitor it will be implemented using the auditing API and logging different events as they happen in the service.
There is a total of 78 sessions at MySQL Connect 2012 with a great range of speakers. Hope to see you there!