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After the very last week in Montreal, Pierre has to leave this new home and head to Toronto. But it turns out to be that it isn't going to be that easy again.
Another thing that was like putting a knife on my chest and twisting it, was to tell my family about that new. The expression on my mom's face when I told her that was like she was about to die, but she tried to look strong and she told me she was really happy about me. The thing that really broke my heart was my little brothers. I remember the last time they cried this much was when our dad left us and I couldn't help feeling a little bit like him when I did that. I remember that they held tight on me and told me that they would never let me walk out of that door. I never felt so guilty in my whole entire life.
Every single night of that week I could hear my mom crying in her room and begging that the world outside those walls could treat me kindly, just the way she had been doing ever since she first held me in her arms. And my brothers, they didn't sleep one night only. Every single night after I told them I was leaving, they went to my room to ask me if they could stay because they couldn't sleep and they wanted me to read them a story or sing a lullaby or do both. They also started talking in their sleep ever since that. They couldn't stop crying and repeating "Pierre, don't go. We love you." And that was making me breakdown in tears during hours of my night before sleeping.
During the day, they stopped eating properly, they stopped playing with their friends outside, they stopped singing along with their favorite's cartoon theme song and they even stopped laughing at the cartoon. Sometimes they didn't even watch it. All they were trying to do was to get a band together so they could go with us to the studio and to the tour. I mean, they weren't trying to get a band together, they were the band.
The band was named Don't Let Simple Plan Go To Toronto and they used to hit the spoons in the dishes and sing both of them together. Their lyrics were pretty simple. Something easy to catch, pretty much of like this: "Simple Plan can't go/ Because we don't want them to/ Simple Plan can't go/ Because they just can't/ Simple Plan can't go/ Because we said so." And them you repeat it over and over again around one hundred times or until you don't feel like singing anymore.
It was tearing my heart apart to hear that. I mean, it was a funny song and it was funny to see them doing it but, if you hear it close enough and with all of your heart, you can see how bad they are suffering. Suffering not only about me but about my friends too. They are not only saying they don't want me to go, they are saying they don't want Simple Plan to go. That was making me feel the worst guy in the world.
Well, that painful week went by and Monday came. I was supposed to meet the guys in the airport at 7 a.m. and we would be leaving at 7:30 a.m., so I woke up at 4 a.m. to take my bath, get dressed, have my breakfast and start to pack up my bags to leave home at 6 a.m. Each minute that went by was remembering me that I was getting closer and closer of starting a new life and leave most of the people I care about behind. It was causing me so much pain that I considered many times calling Lava and canceling the contract, but every time I took the phone in my hands I started imagining how the guys would feel like and I just gave up. After all, we're a band. We decided together to sign it and, if we were supposed to cancel it, we would have to do it together too.
When I first put my bags over my bed and opened one of the drawers of the chest, I started feeling bad again. Just like the way I felt when I left New York. The feeling was the same, Montreal was my home. Once again, I was leaving home, some of my friends, my girlfriend and everything that was left of my family. I would only have Simple plan from now on. All of my days in Montreal started running through my mind and I didn't feel able to take at least one of my clothes out of my drawer. I just sat down on my bed and started crying hard with my face buried in my hands.
Not long time after that, I heard the bell of the door ringing and rushed downstairs to open it, after drying my tears. When I opened it, I saw the figure of Jessie with her eyes red and filled in with tears and she dropped herself in my arms as fast as she could with her head buried on my chest before I was able to ask anything. I hugged her tight and closed the door with my left foot. After that, I kissed her forehead and rested my chin over it, hugging her as tight and tenderly as I could, not ever wanting to let her go. In a few, I decided I should try to cheer her up, as long as I knew what was the problem and I didn't want her to have to face it once again by telling me herself. I approached her ear and started singing to her "I'd do anything". I can say it caught her by surprise, as long as she looked back at me smiling and I raised my hands to her face to dry her tears.
"I don't ever wanna see you crying again, okay, future Mrs. Bouvier?" I asked looking deep down in her eyes
"Future Mrs. Bouvier?" she asked me smiling
"Just wait a few years and you'll be her, you can be sure about that." I said smiling back at her "Jessie, it tears my heart apart to see you crying. I love you."
"I love you too. A lot." She replied caressing my face and soon approached my lips to kiss me "So, you're really going?"
"Yeah, I'm...I'm really going. It hurts me too, but..." I started replying as she interrupted me with...
"If it hurts you too, why the hell do you have to go? Why?" she shouted more in pain than in rage
"It's my dream, Jessie. You just have to understand it."
"I...I do." She said trying to convince herself about it "Anyway may I please help you out to pack up your bags?"
"Sure. Come with me. I was just starting it." I answered holding her hand and taking her to my room
I could feel her hands were cold and trembling bad and the expression of pain in her face was telling me that she was about to have a breakdown. I couldn't help feeling guilty again. I was getting everyone around me hurt. I was getting even myself hurt and I started wondering if it was all worth. I never in my life had so much doubts if Simple Plan was really what I wanted and if it really was that important. If my mom, Jessie and my brothers really deserved to go through all of that pain just because of a band.
In either way, I didn't step back on my decision. We got in my bedroom and started working separated on packing up my stuffs, not trading one word ever since we got there. Every time I looked back at her, I could see she was fighting against tears and I think she really believed she made me think she was feeling better. Every time she took one of my clothes out of the chest of drawers, she folded it really tenderly and even looked for my perfume smell hugging them really tight against her body and finally placing it tenderly on one of my bags. Then, every time she looked back to the chest to see it getting emptier or at her watch to see that 6 a.m. were getting closer, her eyes got back on watering. That scene was repeating over and over again and it felt so bad that all that I wanted was to get back on time and never accept to be their lead singer, but I just couldn't. In a few minutes I would leave that place and that was decided.
It was 5:55 a.m. and Jessie was holding in her hands my very last T-shirt. I closed the very last drawer just to turn myself around and see her holding tight on my T-shirt and trembling while crying as hard as I've never seen her doing before. Soon, she felt on the knees like she wasn't feeling strong enough to keep herself up anymore. Completely worried, I kneeled down by her side and held her tight against me. Then, I kissed her forehead and felt in my lips she was having a high fever. Again, it was all my fault.
"Hey, beautiful, I don't worth all that. Believe me, I'm not that good." I said calmly trying to make her relax a bit
"Yes, you are. You're perfect for me and I ...I don't want to lose you." She shouted desperate
"You're not loosing me. We're not breaking up. We'll see each other every weekend and I'll phone you every single day. Asides, in six months the recording process will be over and we'll start our very first tour and you'll be coming with us, remember? We'll be together everyday."
"I can't stand seeing you just twice in a week and hear your voice on the phone only. I need you right here."
"Sorry, Jessie, I never meant to hurt you. I'll miss you a lot too, I love you a lot, you know? But we'll have to be strong. This is my dream and you know how much me and the guys struggled for that. I'm not leaving you. I'm never going to do that, I just...have to follow my dreams. I need it."
"I know all that, Pierre. I'm sorry. I can see your point, you deserve that. Just...just promise me you're coming back to me as soon as you have this album recorded. Promise me you won't trade me by a hot blond chick with big breast and butt."
"I won't, and you know why? Because I have a hot black haired chick with big breast and butt who loves me as much as I love her and I don't want to lose her or even to hurt her anyway."
I finished my sentence making her laugh about that comment and started running my fingers through her hair and pulled her closer to start a kiss but, during the kiss, we heard someone knocking my door...
"Pierre, the taxi is here." I heard my mom shouting.
"I'm going!" I replied breaking the kiss, making Jessie go apart from me and stand up, as I ended up doing the same
"Oh, and, here, your T-shirt" she said handing me over the T-shirt she had been holding
"Don't give it back to me. Just keep it for you to remember me. Hold it tight against your chest every time you miss me, close your eyes pretty tight and try to pretend I'm right there in your arms." I replied gently pushing the T-shirt back in her arms
"Thanks, this is going to be like a little treasure to me. Oh, and you can have this." She said handing me over the bracelet that was in her wrist "This is for you to remember me."
"Thanks, I'll keep it forever and ever." I thanked approaching her for a kiss again but, this time, a longer kiss
After that, I kept her bracelet in my pocket and took my bags in my hands. Then, I started heading downstairs hand in hand with her to meet my family crying in the living room. My mom soon approached me and hugged me really tight, crying like a child. Different from Jessie, my mom and my brothers couldn't leave on tour with me `cause my brothers were studying and my mom had to take care of them so, to go apart from them was the hardest to do.
"I hope you can be as happy as I always wanted you to be." My mom started saying in between tears "It's hard to see you leaving home `cause you'll always be my baby, but I just ask you to take a really good care of yourself and call us any moment of the day or of the night just to tell us how you're doing. I hope Simple Plan becomes everything you always wanted it to be but, if it doesn't, you know those doors will always be open to you."
"I know and I won't forget you guys." I replied her
"Pierre!!!" I heard my brothers shouting in unison as I kneeled in front of them
"Hey little buddies! What's up?"
"We made you this drawing. This is the way back home from the bakery to here. That's the further place we know." One of them started replying
"We know you'll spend a long, long time away from home and we don't want you to forget the way back home, so we made you this map." The other one completed
"Oh, thanks! This is really going to be helpful!" I said taking the drawing and hugging them tight "You'll be the men of the house from now on so I want you to be really nice with mom and take care of her and Jessie in my place. Will you do that for me?" I asked as they nodded "Great! I knew I could cont on you!"
I finished kissing their foreheads and going outside as they followed me from close until I got in the taxi.
"Bye you guys. I love you very much." I said back at them
"Bye, Pierre. We love you too." They replied in unison
As the taxi started leaving and I started facing them from distance, I finally allowed myself to cry. Next time I get inside this house, I won't be living there anymore; I'll be just a guest.


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Sleeker Thighs in One Month
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- 1. Roundhouse Kick/Squat
- 2. Hip Extension with Circles
- 3. Chair Pose/Back Lunge
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2. Hip Extension with Circles
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, shoulder blades squeezed together, hands on hips.
- Keeping right leg straight, knee soft, lift left leg behind body, pointing toes, until you feel a contraction in your glutes (don't arch your back).
- Draw a four-point clockwise circle with your left toes, then repeat the circle counterclockwise.
- Do all reps on left leg, then switch sides and repeat.
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I love that the title implies a timeline (one month) and that I don't need to buy any equipment for the workout. The recommendations and cardio exercises at the end give the feel of a holistic workout and this approach motivates me to target my thighs holistically for one month. Thanks for a great, motivating piece!12/8/2011 03:16:16 AM Report Abuse
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Yield: Serves 20 (serving size: 1 brownie)
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Total: 2 Hours
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 153
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated fat: 2.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.8g
- Protein: 3.2g
- Carbohydrate: 20.8g
- Fiber: 0.7g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
- Iron: 0.7mg
- Sodium: 98mg
- Calcium: 17mg
- 5.6 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 2 tablespoons 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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- 4 (0.75-ounce) peanut butter cups, coarsely chopped
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients (through salt), stirring well with a whisk. Combine peanut butter and next 4 ingredients (through eggs), stirring well. Add peanut butter mixture to flour mixture; stir until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- 3. Scrape the batter into a 9-inch square metal baking pan lightly coated with cooking spray, and arrange the peanut butter cups over batter. Bake at 350° for 19 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
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COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The high school volleyball seasons for Coldwater and Bronson came to an end Saturday as they each lost in the championship matches of the MHSAA district tournaments they hosted last week. In Division Two at Coldwater, in a match we had on the radio, the Lady Cardinals fell in 4 games to Three Rivers, 22-25,25-22,13-25,18-25. Our McDonald's Player of the Match for Coldwater was junior Ashley Chase, who stayed on the floor throughout every game and had 10 digs and 5 blocks. Shelby Bowers also had 5 blocks. Kenzie Galloway had a team-high 13 kills while Michaela Gillette led the way in digs with 12 and Meghan Schorfhaar had 22 assists. Coldwater finished the season with a 25-17-8 record. Three Rivers advances to tomorrow's regional semi-finals at Plainwell.
In Class-C at Bronson, it was also a four game loss for the 6th-ranked Lady Vikings as they were eliminated by top-ranked Mendon 14-25,18-25 25-21,15-25. The Hornets went 4-and-0 this season against Bronson. Mallorie Bassage had a team-high 12 kills for the Lady Vikings. Kassidy Bystry had 30 digs and Alexa Ratkowski had 33 assists. Mendon will take on Big 8 champion Concord Tuesday in the Regional semi-finals at Adrian Madison.
The fall high school sports season for Branch County teams came to a close with the Coldwater and Bronson losses on Saturday. The transition to the winter season activities includes today's opening tryouts and practices for girls basketball while it's a week from today for boys basketball and wrestling. Gymnastics practice for Coldwater started two weeks ago.
The football playoffs and the road to Ford Field in Detroit for the Thanksgiving weekend championship games will continue this week with the Regional finals on Friday and Saturday. District title winners this past weekend included Stevensville-Lakeshore, which ended Coldwater's season the week before last in the pre-district first round action. Also moving on to the regionals are Big Eight champion Homer as well as Pennfield, Constantine, Schoolcraft, Olivet, and Mendon. Today on the Coaches Corner, it's Coldwater volleyball coach Larry Knauss.


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Muzooka: A Music Service For Bands, Fans & The Industry
Are you an artist looking to get your tunes out there/an industry person looking for the next big thing/a music fan seeking tunes as-yet-unheard by your friends? Well, a music service has just launched that purports to do that for you — all of you. Meet Muzooka, a kind of Reddit for tunes.
Muzooka launched this week out of its invitation-only period, replete with tunes from unknown bands and endorsements from producers/A&R folk like Grammy-winning producer Walter Afanasieff, Kenny Babyface Edmonds, Grammy-winning producer/composer David Foster, CEO of Brooks Entertainment Group Leonard Brooks, and producer Tony Mardini. It hopes to help bands get discovered, and industry folks/fans do the discovering.
The idea is this: You can sign up for the service as either a listener, an artist or an industry person. Artists upload their tunes to share with listeners and industry folks, the former of which are able to find new tunes, the latter, potentially, new clients. Users are able to create free, streaming playlists of songs they like — and share them via social networks — as well as upvote artists so that they can get more attention from industry people and new fans alike. Bands can also sell their music in Muzooka's store (powered by Dwolla), netting 100% of sales total.
The service is free for all involved — although it will be rolling out paid features for bands and the ability to cache offline for fans in the future. It lives both online and on mobile as an iOS app.
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Weekend Project: Make Gnocchi
While there are actually several different kinds of gnocchi (and we talked about some of them a few weeks ago), today we'll just focus on potato gnocchi. This is a half-pasta, half-dumpling that hails from the northern part of Italy. As you can probably guess from the name, they're made from cooked potatoes that get mashed, mixed with egg and flour, and kneaded into a dough.
The best gnocchi are like soft little pillows, and like pasta, get served in a wide array of sauces.
This recipe makes enough gnocchi to serve four people as a main course or six people as a side dish.
2 lbs starchy potatoes
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 - 1 cup flour
three-fingered pinch of salt
Use a starchy potato like Russets. They're very absorbent, give the gnocchi a nice texture, and will help the gnocchi to hold their shape in the boiling water. Second best are all-purpose potatoes like Yukon Golds.
Wash the potatoes well, but leave the skins on. Put them in a pot, cover them with cold water, and boil them until completely soft. While still hot, peel off the skin and mash them in a large mixing bowl. It helps to hold the potatoes with a kitchen towel while peeling them so you don't burn your fingers! Mash until the potatoes are quite crumbly, but be careful of over-mashing. If you have one, using a ricer or food mill is best.
While the potatoes are still very warm, stir in the egg, 1/2 cup of the flour, and the salt. Mix until the egg has been completely absorbed and a ball of dough forms. Dust the counter with a little flour and turn out the dough. Knead the dough just until it is smooth and still slightly tacky. If it is very sticky, sprinkle a few tablespoons of flour over the top and keep kneading. This should take no more than 5 minutes.
Shaping the Gnocchi
Cut the dough into four pieces and roll each piece into a thick, long rope about an inch thick. Cut the ropes of dough into one-inch pieces.
Shaping the gnocchi themselves is a matter of personal taste and preference. Traditionally, gnocchi are rolled across the back of a fork or an actual gnocchi-roller, which are paddles about the size of your hand thin grooves carved into one side. You use your thumb to press the gnocchi slightly as you roll to give the gnocchi a slightly crimped appearance.
You can also simply leave them as they are or press a small dimple into each gnocchi so it looks like a pillow.
Dust the finished gnocchi lightly with flour and arrange them in a single layer on a sheet pan so they don't stick together. You can freeze them until you're ready to cook, or once frozen, store them in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to three months. They do not need to come back to room temperature before cooking.
Just as you would for pasta, bring a large amount of water to a boil. Add a handful of salt to the water and cook the gnocchi in a few batches. The gnocchi will at first sink to the bottom and then float to the top of the water. Let them float for about ten seconds, and then scoop them out with a slotted spoon. Transfer them to a colander and let them drain while you cook the rest of the gnocchi.
Serving Suggestions!
Gnocchi are great with just about any pasta sauce. We prefer a relatively thin sauce with maybe just a few other vegetables so that the texture of the gnocchi really stands out. In the summer, we like a basic tomato sauce with basil, parmesan cheese, and any fresh vegetables we happen to have around the kitchen. In the winter months, cream sauces with chopped nuts, mushrooms, and strong cheese are an excellent choice.
Gnocchi is also fantastic simply with browned butter and a sprinkling of chopped fresh herbs!
How do you like your gnocchi?
Related: On Making Your Own Pasta
(Images: Flickr members jasja_dekker, Marco Fedele, moohaha licensed under Creative Commons and Emma Christensen for the Kitchn)
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a little piece of heaven ! one of my most favorite foods. Will have to try and make a batch soon. thanks for posting! I also like the ricotta kind, i find those are very fast and easy to make.
I looooveee gnocchi so much. I've never made it myself. Pesto sauce is my favorite.
I love gnocchi too. I tried to make it once, but it didn't turn out very well. I think I was over-paranoid about adding too much flour and overworking it. I'm not going to try it again until I get a ricer though.
ooh, you are going to have so much fun!
I've made and regular gnocchi. Next on the list? Sweet potato gnocchi!
oops, my comment did not come out correct, it's missing the ricotta gnocchi :)
I make gnocchi with bread they are soft and pillowy best served with a fresh lightly herbed tomato sauce.
The key is to soak stale bread crust removed overnight in milk. i learned this from a man in Trentino Alto Adige when I was there years ago. They don't waste anything and they make beautiful food.
I like to bake the potatoes instead of boiling them, and after putting them through my food mill (no ricer), I spread them out on a sheet pan and let the water evaporate a bit more. I don't know how much it helps to keep the gnocchi light and fluffy, but I read it in "Lidia's Italy" and have been doing it that way since.
jamiealyse, I had the same problem - I was so scared about adding too much flour I ended up with barely separated mashed potatoes after the gnocchi was cooked. I'll try again once the Texas heat subsides.
Smitten Kitchen has a great recipe using a box grater!
I'm in Texas, too! Yeah, it might be November until I try this dish again. ;)
When I attempted...I baked the potatoes on salt, grated them on a box grater, and let them cool for a while on a cutting board. So, I think the problem was definitely not enough flour and too little working.
so far i've contented myself with the gnocchi they make at the italian market, which is pretty great, but this video (which i think i found through a post here?) from faye of fayefood.com makes it look so easy. http://blip.tv/file/737607 maybe this weekend i'll do it!
...oh yeah, and i like my gnocchi with browned butter and sage, a la http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/ingredients-herbs/recipe-pasta-with-brown-butter-and-fried-sage-072303
I'm in TX too... and you can send the rain and the gnocchi to me right now. Sick family is eating potato soup tonight anyway, so we'd love to pile on our starches.
I made some this weekend, but I think I over-floured. They taste okay, but were a bit too starchy, but they were impossibly sticky without it!
I made them tonight and they came out great, the best gnocchi I ever prepared. I was a bit suspicious about the potatoes (starchy enough?), I decided to steam them (using my pasta cooker) instead of boiling them. I used extrastrong flour some durum flour, I think both steaming and flour helped making the gnocchi extra fluffy while they still held well together. We ate them with tomato sauce and hard ricotta cheese... yum!
I make it twice a year, once for my own enjoyment. And the second and at X-mas I give them away for gifts. People ask for them every year!!!
I had to quadruple the flour in order to have a semi-workable dough (though it was still very wet). I wonder if I should have let them cool first? Did anyone else have this same problem?


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As the Thrashers players took to the ice at the Duluth Ice forum Sunday, one player that I had my eye on was former Atlanta defenseman Mark Popovic. Recently, the 6'-1", 210 pound native of Stoney Creek, Ontario was invited back to tryout for a spot on the Thrashers blueline.
When we last saw Pops play at the NHL level, it was during that dreadful 2007-08 season in which Atlanta's defensive corps finished last in GA/A, (3.24), last in SA/G, (33.9) and fourth to last in killing penalties, (78.8%). I think we can all agree that was an era of Thrashers history that we all just wish could be ripped out of the hockey record books, shredded, burned and the ashes sent adrift down the river of forgetfulness and sent over It Never Happened Falls.
However, even though the Thrashers finished with a record of 34-40-8 that year, when Mark was skating on the blueline Atlanta played to a slightly better record of 15-15-3.
The 33 starts made by Popovic that year were the most games he played in Atlanta and he accounted for a pair of assists and 10 penalty minutes to go with his –4 rating. He appeared in 3 games in the year following the lockout and 7 the year after that. He also played one game with Anaheim in 2003-04 season.
So, if the 07-08 campaign is the only real year to make a judgment on his abilities, certainly that would qualify the man for a Mulligan, wouldn't you say?
He played for two years with the John Anderson-coached Chicago Wolves where he played in 138 games scoring 28 goals and 50 assists in Anderson's system and racking up 117 PIM. During 15 playoff games in 2007 he netted 3 goals and 9 overall points.
Will Mark Popovic earn a spot in the Thrashers' lineup?
Total Voters: 57
Last year he played with the KHL's St. Petersburg SKA where he accounted for 8 goals and 14 assists with 40 penalty minutes during 52 regular season games…no points and a single minor penalty in 3 playoff games.
Now, he's back on the Thrashers' practice ice and is looking to land a roll within the organization. If nothing else, Pops adds another level of depth for this defensive corps…one in which the term "depth" has more times than not been defined as "how deep in a hole its play can land the team in the standings".
But this year is a bit different. With the acquisition of Pavel Kubina, the top two pairings of Hainsey-Kubina & Enstrom Bogosian are as solid as we've seen in these parts. Then there is Oystrick, Valabik and Salmela that could have easily made up the three D-men left to ice a third pairing and provide adequate patronage of the buffet spread up in the press box.
The team had also brought in Noah Welch earlier in the summer and had the likes of Arturs Kulda and Grant Lewis in the system as well. But you add in a player like Popovic to the mix…and now you've got yourself an all-out contest to see who can rise to the top of heap.
This is a good thing, my friends.
Another thing to consider here is, as discussed above, John Anderson is familiar with this player given their days in Chicago. Plus, the team has obviously seen something in his play that impressed them enough to give him a chance to play up here previously.
Personally, I think Popovic has a better than even chance of making the team when the season opens on October 3…rounding out the bottom 3 defenders that would consist of he, Oystrick and Valabik. Even if he doesn't, he should be around to provide that certain level of depth that we just aren't akin to in these parts.
So with that, I'll open up the floor for discussion with the question… "Can Mark pop a surprise by making this squad"?
September 15th, 2009
12:17 pm
re: Zherdev… still sounds like Agent tricks to me… Eklund reporting "Edmonton close to signing Zherdev" and Russia reporting "KHL close to signing Zherdev".
September 15th, 2009
12:21 pm
Eklund sez that the Leafs are offering 2 first round picks and 1 second round pick for the rights to Phil Kessel. Kessel is a restricted free agent without a contract for the upcoming season.
You wanna screw the Maple Leafs? Let them make the deal and drop an offer sheet on Kessel. It would cost you first, second and third round picks.
Toronto gives up 2 first and a 2nd and gets and 1st, 2nd and 3rd in return!
Now that would be nasty! Wonder what Brian Burke would say about a GM if that happened?!
September 15th, 2009
12:24 pm
Seems like Zherdev's agent is throwing up smoke signals again. The guy loves to blow more smoke than Whitney Houston! Even if Z were to sign in Russia at this point, you get the feeling his agent will try everything he can to get an "out" clause written into that contract.
Rawhide – sorry for the PRA, but it must be residual teeth rattling I was feeling in the wake of all that hard-hitting, bone-crunching checking we experienced in Dooo-luth last night….yowzers!!
September 15th, 2009
12:28 pm
Brendan-yup, the Bills just tossed the offensive coordinator under the wheels. It's Dickie Boy's turn next! Last night was a major league "wide right".
Zherdev-hey, if it's meant to be, it's meant to be. Maybe management thinks Kane is ready and they don't need Zherdev? Or maybe one of the other kids that's playing well?
Edmonton is desperate to have somebody, anybody to play with Hemsky. Zherdev would be that anybody, but they has prospects too. I would take Cogliano in a minute.
September 15th, 2009
12:30 pm
Edmonton is supposed to sign Zherdev with what cap space exactly? They have less than $1M available. No chance cause if Z were willing to sign that low, he'd already be a Thrasher.
September 15th, 2009
12:31 pm
Smoothie-are we starting a list of well-known "burners"?
September 15th, 2009
12:36 pm
The Zherdev signing by Atlant of the KHL and not Atlanta has been noted in allhockey.ru and khl-news.com as well as Sovetsky Sport. I have no idea which of these if any are credible…
September 15th, 2009
12:42 pm
WBF – how about Bunsen?!
September 15th, 2009
12:59 pm
Someone noted Kane as a class act above. As we left the rink last night he and his dad were heading out at the same time and he took the time to exchange pleasantries with my son and give him a pat on the head. Up close, the kid has that certain star quality/charisma.
Then as we were walking to our cars it was apparent that the Kane's were parked in the lower lot where we were – I wished Evander luck and told him I hope he sticks with the big club, but in any event we'd be seeing a lot of him soon. He seemed genuinely happy to have the fan support and gave be a big thanks!
I also noticed as we arrived at the rink before the game, Mr Kane was wearing a Vancouver Giants pullover and as we lest he had a nice new Thrashers pullover on. Nice move by the staff!
This kid will be a marketing dream for Le Thrash if he's half the player we think he's going to be.
September 15th, 2009
1:12 pm
Zoomo, twas me. Look forward to making your acquaintance at some point. Glad you had a chance to chat with Van and his Dad Perry. I saw his dad there in his Giants regalia and I was tempted to tap him on the shoulder and welcome him to the ATL, but I didn't want to scare him with my exuberance. I'm sure the Kanes are feeling quite welcome here in what is hopefully their new, semi-permanent home away from home.
Marketing dream indeed…don't eff this up ASG!!!!
September 15th, 2009
1:28 pm
Smoothie-Bunson, speed, wood burner, stuff like that.
Best burner or one to get burned- D Hall!
September 15th, 2009
1:42 pm
*Completely Off-Topic Warning*
I have an idea for the Rawhides Rowdies logo, however, there are two problems.
1) The idea probably violates all copyright and licensing laws surrounding current team logos.
2) I am no artist, graphic or otherwise.
That said, I am picturing the Thrasher of the main logo wielding the alternate logo (overhead view of a Thrasher flying from original blue-fronted jersey) in both hands like weapons.
September 15th, 2009
1:45 pm
Latest news from Russia about Zherdev.
Contract should be sign at Wednesday 9/16/2009. GM "Atlant" will return from Magnitagorsk. My opinion is something will happendvery soon. I do not lost my wish to see Zherdev in Atlanta, GA in NHL, not Atlant in KHL
"Контракт Жердева с «Атлантом» будет подписан в среду
Контракт подмосковного «Атланта» с российским нападающим Николаем Жердевым будет подписан в среду, после возвращения генерального директора клуба Андрея Веревко из Магнитогорска, где «Атлант» во вторник проводит матч чемпионата КХЛ, сообщает Sports.ru"
September 15th, 2009
1:49 pm
Brendan – You can scratch Chad Denny off that prospects list, he can't even crack the top 6 in Chicago after 2 years there, and makes Valabik's skating look like Dan Jansen.
September 15th, 2009
2:23 pm
Dmitry Chesnokov of Puck Daddy is tweeting that Zherdev to Atlant (KHL) is done and will be announced by the team tomorrow.
Sorry Russian.
September 15th, 2009
2:38 pm
**to JB**
Damn! It is too bad. I guest Don put all his money on Kane. I hope kid is going to be good. Any way I am not agree to put Kane to 3 line. He should be on 1 or 2-d line. He is offencive forward.
September 15th, 2009
2:47 pm
Well, all bets are off for a Kovy signing anytime soon.
DW just called Kovy's bluff with a pair of twos.
The ASG may make their full revenue sharing number, but at what long term cost?
If this team doesn't come out early and win, things are going to get real ugly.
Earlier in the summer, didn't DW say that Kovy would be re-signed by opening day. Two weeks and counting…TICK…TOCK…TICK…TOCK
September 15th, 2009
3:02 pm
No one knows if Kovy made any overtures to management about Zherdev. I think he is already pretty excited about Antropov, a bigger & stronger Little, a full year with Pevs, Marty and Colby coming back and the addition of his old bud Kubina on the blueline. After seeing the team gel after he was appointed Captain and the dead weight had been jettisoned, I think he realizes there's more to hockey success than simply signing every big-name FA that comes along (see Tampa & NYR).
September 15th, 2009
3:05 pm
DW just called Kovy's bluff with a pair of twos.
Just for clarification, what does this mean? I haven't seen any new news today on Kovy…
Are you referring to Zherdev signing in the KHL? If so, we never did find out whether Kovy wanted Zherdev here for sure. He may very well have told DW that he liked the kid but it was too risky considering his past performance, attitude, etc. Ilya probably also knows that if Z was signed to a multi year contract with us, that $$$ hit might cut into the raise he's sure to get if we re-sign him.
Note: I am well aware that Kovalchuk is more interested in winning than a paycheck, but money still a salient point…
September 15th, 2009
3:11 pm
…what Smoothie said; +1
September 15th, 2009
3:22 pm
Seems to me that #17 lobbied pretty hard for Antropov, but was kind of ambivalent regarding Zherdev-kind of like the guy at the car dealer when he's being sold "premium" floormats:
SALESMAN(Read Z & agent): *These floormats are a leather/ShamWow hybrid that actually dry your feet before they touch the mat and give the car that rich leather aroma everyone loves"
KOVALCHUK(Car-buyers son): Really? They dry your feet automatically?? Yeah, but y'know we could just go with the regular ones…we got the sweet 20″ wheels already… But that leather/ShamWow stuff is pretty cool
WADDELL(Car-buyer): Howabout you do these "premium" floormats for 15% above the regular ones?
SALESMAN: These floormats are highly regarded the world over-I couldn't put them in the package for less than 45% over.
WADDELL: Uhhh-huh. Tell you what, Let us take the car home for a test-drive first…I mean those are pretty impressive floormats… Me and my boy could…- Son?
KOVALCHUK: riding on DUBS son!!! Dayum! I think this is gonna be the first car I can actually not get laughed at for driving up to schoool… Rollin on DUBS!
WADDELL: You know what? We're just going to go with thee floormats I found at autozone… They're made here, in North America-not in Germany or where-ever…
SALESMAN: But these floormats are all the rage in Moscow!
WADDELL: Mmmmm-Hmm! Well, enjoy the snow! Son? SON!?
It went down just like that. I have a realiable source (E99).
September 15th, 2009
3:23 pm
September 15th, 2009
3:26 pm
J.B. – keen use of the word "salient"
I still think we have a good shot at picking up a PK specialist, which we need FAR more than Zherdev at this point, either during the pre-season or right before the reg season starts if the coaches aren't please with Kane's 2-way game and / or Fritsche, Crabb or Macho-check don't step up and show some serious "jam"…we got some hearty bread and lots of smooth peanut butter, but now we need some JAM!
September 15th, 2009
3:26 pm
Pam on Weck, I toyed with going with GF vs. GA, that'd only be needed by identical guesses of points, rank in SE division, and Conference rank, or a situation of being "equidistant" to Conference rank. In such cases, I'd just want to see both posters win.
In case anyone's curious, the "rock,paper,scissor" method deciding outcomes … is always a best "three out of five."
The deadline for Points contest guesses is, as Rawhide said, "puck drop" of Opening Night. Now I hear ya. "Like it'd reeeeeallly matter if the pick were made during the 2nd period intermission, or even after the game. It's an 82-frekkin-long game season!!! What does one game in October matter?!!!" Yeah, well … we've got to set a cut off sometime. How would you feel if the contest ran until Christmas? Allriighteee then. "Puck drop" of Opening Night it is. Still plenty of time to get your vote in. This contest is the exception to rule: "Abstinence works every time." If you abstain, you cannot come … to be the winner. Of the contest. And not Seinfeldian-style.
September 15th, 2009
3:35 pm
Wow…just wow. It must be a slow day at work for Tony C. but A+++++ for creativity on that little dialogue. I'll never look at contract negotiations the same way again. Not sure what else to say…
Smoothie – thanks, i was happy with it.
September 15th, 2009
3:37 pm
90 pts 2nd in SE, slides into 6th spot of the final 8 in the East. #17 pots 63 ties for Richard trophy. Adams trophy for the walrus, and after a 3-goal, seven assist explosion in the playoffs SlavaMatic wins the Masterson.
September 15th, 2009
3:43 pm
Do KHL contracts have an "out clause?" Is that standard? Or possible? I'm asking … because I don't know. All I know is this. If Atlanta did acquire Zherdev, it wouldn't cost anything but money. No prospects would be lost, and no draft picks would be surrendered. And there'd be a pretty good chance that Zherdev would 'outperform' a prospect. Not to mention that Zherdev could be DEALT at the trade deadline for picks and prospects, if the wheels feel off.
I can't say. But "penny wise-pound foolish" strategies rarely work. I'd love for Kane to make the club, be a Top Six forward, and win the Calder Trophy. Truly, I would. But I am not wanting to heap pressure on a eighteen year old (18) to "cover the GM/Ownership decisions" as it relates to OVERSIGHT of the franchise. To quote David McDavid, "Do you know what a camel is? It's a HORSE designed by a committee." I actually feel sorry for Don Waddell. He has to put up with a lot. This is not a GM chair that many would want to occupy.
September 15th, 2009
3:46 pm
J.B.-Now you know why I have such a high opinion of my aptitude as an NHL GM.
September 15th, 2009
3:47 pm
I want whatever Tony C.'s having. 'Cuz his creativity is boundless today! You are registered, at 90-points, 2nd in SE Division, and 6th in the Conference, with Kovy winning the Rocket Richard Goal Scoring Trophy, John Anderson winning the Jack Adams "Coach of the Year" Award, and SlavaMatic winning the Masterton Trophy.
September 15th, 2009
3:56 pm
You're right again, Brendan. Besides, if Waddell does not explain clearly why Zherdev was not signed, he would be blamed for not signing him – among all other things he did, would, did not, or would not do. And rightly so. Like I said, not only he looks inept by his actions, he looks inept by his communication skills. Being "likeable" does not cut it for an NHL General Manager, Don.
September 15th, 2009
4:18 pm
"I haven't seen any new news today on Kovy…"
Well…here ya go.
September 15th, 2009
4:18 pm
…nothing big…just a Custance update
September 15th, 2009
4:23 pm
Tony C-I thought Paul was the walrus?…. goo goo g'joob
September 15th, 2009
4:24 pm
J.B. – This is largely from a previous post.
Zherdev was largely a trial balloon used by Kovy to gage whether the ASG was committed to hockey in Atlanta. If Zherdev had been signed, the ASG would have exceeded the full revenue sharing cap number.
At this evening's Thrashers towne hall meeting, I hope someone asks Waddell whether Kovy wanted the Thrashers to sign Zherdev. It's a simple yes/no answer. If Waddell dodges the question, we can take that as a yes. If Waddell answers no, then Waddell either pisses Kovy off by lying or actually gives us the answer to the question.
Don't you know Jay Grossman, Kovalchuk's agent, has pointed out to Kovy that the ASGs willingness to exceed the "full revenue sharing" cap number is a "tell" as to whether the ASG will ever be committed to hockey in Atlanta.
If the ASG isn't willing to exceed the full revenue sharing cap number this year when Kovy has leverage, isn't it obvious that they will not do so in the future when the leverage is removed?
Waddell and the ASG are trying to bluff Kovy with a pair of twos. And when bluffing with a pair of twos in poker, you will lose money nearly every time. If the ASG loses Kovy, they'll be lucky to have revenue at all.
September 15th, 2009
4:25 pm
Preds prospects get their revenge and take down the Baby Birds 3 – 0.
September 15th, 2009
4:25 pm
Wow, this Zherdev thing is being WAY over hyped and over evaluated as far as Kovy is concerned… the only reason Kovy is involved in this discussion is because Zherdev brought it up. I seriously don't think it has any baring on the Kovalchuk negotiations. Kovy could have been fluffing his balls for all we know. "Uh yeah, Nik, we'd love to have you in Atlanta" *snicker* …and then behind his back Kovy says "not a chance in hell, prick".
When I was sticking up for Zherdev a few weeks ago it was because he has pretty mad skills and gets a lot of shots on net, I think it would be a nice experiment but it's hardly spilled milk.
We've got the best Thrashers camp in history going on right now and people are still grasping at straws to throw Waddell under the bus.
September 15th, 2009
4:47 pm
GVH, you're right too, if your point is that it is more about Waddell than it is about Zherdev. Guess what, the way I see it this far, Don has moved just a step closer to this very upcoming bus. Unless of course, he clarifies the situation in some semi-decent manner.
September 15th, 2009
4:49 pm
Thanks for the laughs, Tony! Best laugh I've had all week!
September 15th, 2009
4:56 pm
Waddell has been standing in front of the bus for years, but Levenson is driving off the road.
September 15th, 2009
5:01 pm
Guess what, the way I see it this far, Don has moved just a step closer to this very upcoming bus. Unless of course, he clarifies the situation in some semi-decent manner.
I don't see why it needs any clarification at all.
September 15th, 2009
5:19 pm
Darkhorse-I beieve he has studiously gone and erased the image from the web, but back in '08 during the Wolves Calder Cup run, they grew "playoff mustaches"…anyway, Coach Anderson's was magnificent-his viking forefathers were done very proud-hence the nickname of "Coach Walrus"
If anybody has a copy of the image (or can get some former Wolves to fwd one) of Coach Anerson with the mustache, I'd be happy to give them $5.
BTW Brendan I'm on something called "I don't work in a cube anymore"-it does wonders for your creativity…although your bank account fluctuates like a drunk sailor in a typhoon.
September 15th, 2009
5:21 pm
Ok I found a pic finally…not the best but you'll get the idea.
Funny article.
September 15th, 2009
5:44 pm
Maybe a different approach is needed. Maybe the question should be, "Did the Thrashers do ENOUGH?" Which then begs the question, "Enough to what?" Well, I think Kovalchuk made his intentions clear. We can go by what he said, not what 'we think' he said or what 'we think' he meant. Or by what 'we think' he wanted.
I don't think it's remotely REASONABLE to ask a team, from 76-points last season, to be a Stanley Cup contender in the space of ONE YEAR. But that's what Kovalchuk asked for. (Well, it is.) So, in your deliberations, was Nik Antropov and Pavel Kubina ENOUGH, in addition to what was a GIVEN (#4 overall pick in the 2009 Entry Draft)? Keep in mind, that a guy like Saku Koivu was out there, willing to sign a 1-year deal out in Anaheim, I think. Zherdev was there, as something to consider. Atlanta did not get Komisarek, in what might turn out to be a good non-acquisition. There is the matter of Kessel, and the draft pick compensation that that would require. Players like Marcel Goc and Mike Grier went ELSEWHERE than Atlanta, as did Steve Montador, in terms of players that might "fit" within the economic framework and general "concept" of the Atlanta Thrashers.
Was Antropov and Kubina enough? Keep in mind, Kubina was part of a Maple Leaf salary dump and a means to help the Thrashers stay over the FLOOR of the cap, at the time that move was made. And Colin Stuart got tossed in as a bonus to Toronto. For their part, Toronto tossed in Stapleton. Many of us will miss Exelby, but plenty won't. This is an upgrade and GOOD JOB by Waddell. At the trade deadline last year, Waddell moved Christensen for Eric O'Dell. I loved that move. I'm not too sure O'Dell can contribute right away. But I think it's reasonable to project that he'll be a Thrasher … down the road. Waddell re-signed Lehtonen, Crabb, Thorburn, Salmela, Colby Armstrong, Oystrick, Slater, etc. I don't think these moves were disasterous. I'd say they were good moves. If this were a Stanley Cup contention season, I would be right there with WBF protesting the Slater re-signing. But, see, that's another matter.
Does it sound like I'm throwing Waddell under the bus? The poor guy is trying as best he can, given his situation. But be honest, did he do ENOUGH? Or rather, did the OWNERSHIP "enable" him ENOUGH? Is this a team that is a 'sure lock' to make the playoffs? So far, no major hockey publication thinks Atlanta is in "sniffing distance" of a playoff berth. That's why they play the games, of course. But was ENOUGH done … to get to the playoffs … and CONTEND … AND send the message to Kovalchuk that, "Play time is OVER!! We're going to be taken seriously now, as an organization … and DRIVING FORCE in the National Hockey League." Kovalchuk no longer has to WAIT or HOPE for the organization to grow a set. He doesn't have to play here … past April 2010. He can opt for franchises that DON'T CARE about "full revenue-sharing dollars." He'll get his money, FRONT LOADED, by whatever team signs him. Have the Thrashers done ENOUGH to convince Kovalchuk that they are going to win the Stanley Cup, now or down the road? Your thoughts?
September 15th, 2009
6:03 pm
how do we know the Zherdev thing was ever real? Is there any evidence at all. Maybe it was Atlant all along. Just chill! The season is coming, and Kovy appears to want to be here.
September 15th, 2009
7:45 pm
ben – Enjoy reading about the Zherdev situation:
and why the Thrashers didn't sign him:
and why rushing Kane isn't a good idea:
Now, lets just hope if White or Kozzie get injured, Esposito is ready to play in the NHL sooner than later.
September 15th, 2009
7:55 pm
Instead of just assuming that no Zherdev means no Kovy or presuming to ask Waddell to explain himself and justify the non-signing, how about we wait for the writing on the wall? As in, Kovy's signature on a contract (or lack thereof). If you honestly think Waddell would personally make the decision to not sign Zherdev if Kovy had made it very clear he wanted him here, you haven't been paying attention. Waddell would swim across the Atlantic Ocean, then walk the breadth of Europe to Russia if Kovy told him he'd sign a contract upon arrival.
Kovy said himself he is now out of the negotiations…it's between Grossman and Waddell. I can guarantee that means contract amount and length. Now that doesn't preclude the idea that Kovy gave Grossman special instructions, ie. only bring me the paperwork if they sign Zherdev. But I'm more inclined to think that if Kovy is out, he feels his personal requirements have been met and he can let his agent get him the $$ he wants.
Though I am also inclined to wonder why there is a negotiation going on at all – as far as I'm concerned, whatever counter-proposal Grossman sent back should be signed immediately by management.
September 15th, 2009
7:56 pm
Maybe. We need to wait and see, but the fact that Kovy is swapping numbers is a good sign. I still stand by what I said about Zherdev and improving the team longterm at their current address in-town. People will not go where they don't feel is safe. It's a problem of perception.
September 15th, 2009
7:59 pm
BTW, for the Dudley enthusiasts in the bunch, courtesy of Ben Wright's twitter:
Rick Dudley builds profiles on every player in the NHL so he's prepared if they become available.
September 15th, 2009
8:01 pm
Actually I might as well post his whole series cause it's lots of good stuff – especially the last one (again, courtesy of Ben's Twitter)
Rick Dudley says Evander Kane reminds him of Toews. Says Thrash are set up better to succeed than CHI and FLA were when he took over there.
What do you do for fun on the road? Colby- me and Rich Peverley sit in our room and go over John Anderson's systems.
Anderson says the coaching staff has been watching tape of the top PK teams to see if they can borrow ideas from them.


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Utah Opera is welcoming music lovers back to Salt Lake City's newly renovated Capitol Theatre in grand style with an excellent production of Giuseppe Verdi's beloved "La Traviata."
Though it features a pair of festive and sparkling party scenes — staged smartly by director José María Condemi and sung with flair by the Utah Opera Chorus, as prepared by new chorus master Caleb Harris — "Traviata" is among the most intimate of operas. Its power lies in the one-on-one scenes featuring the three central characters in various combinations. Utah Opera's cast boasts three first-rate singers in these roles, but even more important is the potent chemistry between each pair. Every relationship onstage rings true.
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Utah Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata." The opera is sung in Italian, with supertitles in English.
Where » Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City
When » Reviewed Saturday, Jan. 18; continues Jan. 20, 22 and 24 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee Jan. 26.
In a nutshell » Carefree courtesan Violetta finds love with the impetuous Alfredo — until Alfredo's father implores her to end the relationship because of the embarrassment it has brought to his family.
Tickets » $18 to $95 ($5 more on performance day) at www.utahopera.org or the Capitol Theatre box office
Running time » Just under 3 hours, including two intermissions
Learn more » Utah Opera principal coach Carol Anderson will give free lectures at the back of the house an hour before curtain; the company's artistic director, Christopher McBeth, will lead a Q&A on the mezzanine after each performance. Additional background information is at http://utahopera.org/backstage/category/online-learning-2/.
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Soprano Sara Gartland sings the title role. It's her first time portraying Violetta, and she already has a firm grasp on the character. On opening night Saturday, Gartland sang with passion and brilliant coloratura. Her acting was nuanced and touching, and she held the audience at rapt attention with each of her arias.
Tenor Cody Austin is equally charismatic as the impetuous Alfredo. His expressive singing and generous acting, combined with the completely natural body language between him and Gartland, make the characters' romance heartbreakingly believable.
But perhaps most impressive of all is baritone James Westman as Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father. He's a veteran of this role, and the psychological depth he brings to it elevates the production. The emotional journey he takes in the course of a single aria is remarkable to witness.
Among the supporting cast, baritone Shea Owens' characterization of the sour Baron Douphol — underscoring the mercenary nature of his relationship with Violetta — makes her tender love affair with Alfredo all the more touching. And tenor Tyson Miller, as the eager matchmaker Gastone, brightens the mood with his ebullient charm.
Robert Tweten leads the Utah Symphony in a well-paced and expressive performance of Verdi's magnificent score. Hair and makeup, costumes and lighting — designed by Yancey Quick, Susan Memmott Allred and Nicholas Cavallaro, respectively — are up to the company's usual high standard.
As if that weren't enough, the theater renovation brings a delightful bonus for shorter audience members: Seats have been ever-so-slightly repositioned and the stage has been raised 4 inches, resulting in noticeably improved sightlines.
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Dozens of people gathered in front of the Phoenix New Times building to protest their affiliation with Backpage, an ad company that is suspected of featuring underage girls for sex.
Protesters say they're tired of seeing sex ads in the paper, available for free at stands across the valley.
They say it's a haven for prostitution rings. Websites like Craigslist have pulled similar ads from circulation.


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Residence Hall Director
Posted 01/15/2014
McKendree University is seeking a qualified applicant to serve as part of the Residence Hall Director team to help manage McKendree's residence life program. The RD positions begins in July, 2014, and assumes responsibility for overall administration, student staff supervision, coordination of programming and student development, advising hall government, acting as a judicial officer, and serving on a campus duty rotation. Successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in education or related field, experience in Residence Life or Student Affairs, a positive attitude and leadership experience. RDs are assigned additional duties compatible with the organizational goals of the Office of Student Affairs.
The compensation package includes an apartment with competitive salary and benefits; 12-month appointment. Interested persons should forward a letter of application referencing job #RES04, current resume, and three references to Shirley A. Baugh, Director of Human Resources at firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit our website at www.mckendree.edu EEO/ADA.