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When Banners Get Creative
Daniel Neville
In the online world banners have a notorious reputation for being ignored as they usually tend to be quite boring and end up just distract me from what I am trying to focus on. Some companies have turned the notion of the boring and annoying banner around and come up with some really cool alternatives that don't really give you any other option but wanting to click on them - even if its just to see what happens. Here are some very creative banner ads that have managed to capture my attention.
The first one is probably the most well-known. It comes from Apple and is very inspiring in its approach of employing three separate, but interacting, banners on a single page. The interaction between the banners is unusual and grabs your attention almost imidietly, but my delight increased when the banner ads actually start interacting with other banners that iniitally seem to have little or nothing to do with the Apple banners themselves. The great, dry humour that characterises the video ads is also evident here. Click here to view all the ads and here to see the banners themselves.
Another banner that caught my attention is the "Meet the Volkswagens" Twitter ad. It asks you to simply enter your username and by analysing your tweeting habits it will determine what VW is most suitable for you. It bases this on keywords within your tweets and is completely unobtrusive and fun... I found myself being offered the range topping GLI. Very clever idea, check it out right here
Visa credit cards have recently changed their slogan simply to revolve around the word "go", as in "go Visa" or "More people go with Visa". In line with this they have started an ambitious new banner campaign where the banners are actually able to ascertain the user's location, their time of day and are even able to make food suggestions. You can see in the example below how the banners implement this functionality, such as: "It's 8.14am, why not go for a treat?" A pop-up will roll over the banner showing up local coffee shops, for instance. Visa plans to utilise recommendations from Fandango, LastFM, OpenTable and Daily Candy of movies, concerts, restaurants and similar based on user's preferences on those sites.
This sort of advertising is sure to appeal to users, providing personalisation and interactivity and therefore a welcome break from the usually monotonous world of banners. The flagship of the online campaign remains the Flickr driven microsite where users submit images that are then arranged to create a "gosaic" of images that showcase people's activities and experiences from across the globe. To check out the "gosaic" click here and to read more about the campaign check out Visa's press release here.
Although not an online banner like the rest Tweetmybumper.com is a clever idea hatched by a guy named Blake Killian who a short time ago decided to create a sticker aimed at increasing his Twitter followers. The sticker directs people to his website where they sign up to follow him and at the same time order a sticker in return for a small fee. Quite a clever idea, as this unconventional approach is targeted at a genuinely staggering amount of Twitter fans and users. You can follow Blake on Twitter here.
It has been almost 15 years since HotWired sold the first banner ad to AT&T and it seems like we are fast approaching a creative revolution in banner advertising. IF the above examples are to go by we are likely to see brands creatively playing in this space more and more.
Interesting info, do you know where I can find similar information?
Very good stuff with good ideas and concepts, lots of great information and inspiration, both of which we all need.
Very good stuff with good ideas and concepts, lots of great information and inspiration, both of which we all need.


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WE DIDNT DO ANYTHING!2 Reviews
Frank and Gerard are caught in the act...well...kind of.
"Morning" I replied. Mikey made his way down the bus, in the direction of Gerards bunk, probably to use the bathroom. But then I heard him come running back, he punched Rays shoulder, waking him up. "Bob Ray! Look at this!" He whispered excitedly, I already knew what he had seen, but I pretended to look confused and followed Mikey and Ray down the bus.
Ray jammed a fist in his mouth to stop himself laughing out loud, Mikey grabbed Ray shoulder and buried his face in it, his body shaking as he too laughed. I have to admit, I had cover my own mouth, it was really quite funny.
Gerard and Frank were, as I predicted, sharing the bottom bunk, Frank was curled up against Gerards chest, and Gerard had his arm round Franks waist, they looked like they had spent the night 'together' because they were in love or something. Only I knew that it was because Frank had had another nightmare.
"Oh my god! They're gay!" Whispered Ray.
"Oh come on, we all knew they'd get together eventually!" Mikey whispered back, he had a huge grin on his face. Thats one good thing about Mikey, he doesn't mind the fact that his brother is Bi, talking of which, Gerard was beginning to stir, me Mikey and Ray exchanged glances, un - sure of wether to run or not. But we didn't have to time to make a decision as Gerard opened his eyes and stared at us sleepily.
"What are you guys doing?" He asked gruffly. Mikey chuckled.
"I think the question is what are you doing? Or should I say, what have you been doing?" He said. Gerard looked confused for a moment, then he noticed that he was holding a sleeping Franks waist. He gasped and pulled his hand away causing Ray and Mikey to burst out laughing. Waking Frank.
"Huh?...what the - ?" He noticed that he was curled up against Gerard and that we were all laughing our heads off and pulled away, almost falling out of the bed, but Gerard grabbed him and stopped him.
"Thanks Gee...err...whats going on? Why are they laughing?" Asked Frank, looking very confused and upset.
"Well...we just found you two curled up happily sleeping together!" Laughed Mikey. Frank realised what was going on and got up.
"ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS I HAD A NIGHTMARE!" He cried. Mikey and Ray laughed even harder at this.
"Oh and so Gerard made you feel better?" Asked Ray, Gerard scowled at this.
"For your information, Frank was too scared to go back to sleep and was keeping me up, so, because I was tired and had no other option I told him he could share my bed so he wouldn't be scared, it was the only way I could go back to sleep!" He explained.
"Of course Gee, whatever you say" Said Ray.
"ITS THE TRUTH!" Cried Frank. Ray and Mikey looked like they were enjoying themselves.
"Yeah, and Gerard just happened to be holding your waist and you just happened to be cosied into his chest!" Mikey laughed, Gerard and Frank both blushed.
"Well...err...we did it without realising..." Mumbled Frank. Mikey and Ray spluttered with laughter.
"DID WHAT!?" Asked Mikey.
"HELD EACHOTHER! GOD! WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! WE WERE JUST SLEEPING!" Frank was maaaaaaaaaad! Mikey and Ray were holding eachother for support as they shook with laughter, I had to bite my tongue to hide my own laughter. Gerard scowled.
"Fine. Believe what you want, but we know we didn't do anything so thats all that matters." He said, Mikey wiped tears of laughter out of his eyes and gave a final giggle.
"What will mum say when I tell her about this!?" He said, both Gerard and Frank went pale.
"Your not going to tell her anything!" Said Gerard through gritted teeth.
"Oh aren't I?" Mikey teased, Gerard had had enough, he gave a loud battle cry before knocking Mikey to the floor and sitting on his chest...why does Gerard always do that when he fights people?...probably because he weighs a tonn, even if he is quite skinny.
"OW...GET...OFF...ME!" Cried Mikey. Gerard put his hand round Mikeys throat, he wasn't really choking him, just trying to scare him a little, but Mikey knew Gerard to well and it just made him laugh.
"YOUR NOT TELLING MUM ANYTHING YOU RAT!" He cried. Mikey struggled to laugh, but Gerard had knocked all the air out of him.
"Or....what?" He asked, Gerard looked thoughtful.
"Or we'll tell you mum that you have phone sex with Alicia" Said Frank, Gerard nodded his head in agreement, Mikey looked shocked.
"Ok, I wont...say anything...I...swear!" He cried, satisfied Gerard got off of him. Mikey sat up and took a puff of his inhaler.
"And if you mention it one more time then I really will strangle you!" Gerard threatened. "Any of you" He added, looking at me and ray, with the scariest evils I've ever seen.
"Err...mention what?..I can't think of anything to mention!" Said Ray quickly, Gerard nodded his head.
"Good" He said, then he walked away. Frank rushing off after him.
"Is it just me, or does the whole, following each other around kind of ruin there excuse a little bit?" I asked. Mikey chuckled.
"Yeah - they don't get up to anything, nooooo, they're just 'friends'" He said sarcastically. Ray laughed and we all made our way back down the bus to the living area.

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Scott Martin knocked down four three-pointers for 12 points, while Jack Cooley added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Fighting Irish (14-1, 2-0 Big East), who have won 12 in a row since a loss to Saint Joseph's on Nov. 16.
Eric Atkins donated 10 points and six assists and Pat Connaughton finished with 10 points and six rebounds in the victory.
Sean Kilpatrick was the only Bearcats player to score in double figures with 15 points as Cincinnati (13-3, 1-2) has lost two straight since a win over Pittsburgh on New Year's Eve.
After Ge'Lawn Guyn nailed a 3-pointer to give the Bearcats a 47-45 lead with 12:23 to play, Notre Dame seized control of the contest
Grant put home a layup on Notre Dame's next possession, igniting the visitors on a 14-2 outburst. Connaughton finished the surge with a layup, giving the Irish a 59-49 lead with 5:43 to go.
Cincinnati stayed within striking distance down the stretch, and a Cheikh Mbodj slam pulled the hosts to within 64-60 with 23 seconds on the clock. But Connaughton made good on a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left and the Irish held on for the win.
"Notre Dame played a great game so give them a lot of credit," Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin said. "It was a great college basketball game, definitely, but I'm not happy with the loss."
The sides traded baskets early on, with a three-point play by Atkins giving the Irish a 9-7 lead with 13:54 to play in the first half. Cincinnati roared back to grab control with a 13-2 burst capped by a JaQuon Parker trey that gave the hosts a 20-11 advantage.
Notre Dame then connected on three consecutive 3-pointers to quickly tie the game at 20-20 with just over five minutes to play before the break.
Cooley split a pair from the line later on to give the Irish a 27-26 edge, and they carried a 32-28 margin into the locker room at halftime.
Notre Dame led by eight, 40-32, early in the second half, but Kilpatrick led a spurt that pulled the Bearcats within 45-44 before Guyn's trey put Cincinnati in front.
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The North Mississippi Allstars have been cranking out soulful, hard-driving Southern rock for some seven studio records now. But for brothers Luther and Cody Dickenson, it's not just rock for rock's sake. They dig deep for the roots of the music they're passionate about: the Delta blues and the downhome sounds of folks like R.L. Burnside, Otha Turner, Junior Kimbrough and Fred McDowell. The group has a new album, World Boogie Is Coming, and the brothers Dickenson spoke about it with Weekend Edition Sundayguest host Wade Goodwyn. Click the audio link to hear their conversation.
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Video of the Day – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. visits Ole Miss
Thursday October 2, 2014
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Week 6 upset picks – The FootballScoop staff weighs in
It's a big week, especially in the SEC and Pac-12, where three games pit undefeated teams against each other. Each of the FootballScoop staff's upset picks involve the SEC or Pac-12… but none of those matchups of undefeateds. Last week Doug nailed Mizzou over South Carolina, while Scott and Zach offered picks they'd prefer to forget.
This season: Scott (2-3), Doug (2-3), Zach (1-4)
Steve Spurrier says his team isn't any good, and I'll take his word for it. Kentucky is an improved bunch, and South Carolina will overlook them because they're, well, Kentucky. And, hey, I'm 1-4 in these picks so why not?
Call me brash, but I just haven't bought into the hype behind USC. After Oregon, I really feel like there is minimal difference in teams from the middle to top of the Pac-12 conference, which should make for an interesting conference title race over the next several weeks. With that in mind, I don't see Arizona State having any major issues knocking off a ranked Trojans squad.
I've been impressed with Kurt Roper for as long as I can remember. Scheme-wise, he is excellent and I think Florida fans will begin to see that soon enough. Where Roper needs to get right, in order for the Gators to get right, is he has to teach Jeff Driskel to make better decisions. If Roper can help Driskel cut down on the mistakes, I believe the Gators get their tenth straight victory over the Vols. Should be a fun one to watch.
Photo: Air Force has some slick new helmets for Saturday
Air Force will host Navy Saturday in the first round of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy round-robin, and the Falcons will do so in some sweet new helmets.
The Falcons have tinkered with their lids before, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. If you ask me, this is one of those times when the alternate helmet should become the new permanent helmet.
What do you think?
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Hiring Mack Brown would be a mistake for SMU
A strange phenomenon has popped up around the Dallas area lately, and I'm not talking about an eminent Ebola outbreak. SMU football, usually buried behind the Cowboys, the Rangers, the Mavericks, and the Big 12, has become a hot topic of conversation. The Mustangs' 0-4 start and June Jones' resignation have gotten the program more press than it enjoyed at any time over the previous three seasons.
The discussion sparked anew this week after Bruce Feldman reported "well-connected SMU brass are intrigued by Brown and think he might be tempted by the chance to coach again." Brown has said that he has not been contacted by any program and that he will not discuss any potential coaching possibilities, should they be presented, until December. Sources we've spoken with don't believe Rick Hart would be interested in Brown, and we continue to believe this job will be filled before December.
But nevertheless, the talk has started. The appeal is obvious. A household name in the area and a future College Football Hall of Famer, at SMU? What's not to like?
Let's start with the Mack Brown that exists in 2014, not the one that existed in 2005. Brown, famously, went 30-21 (18-17 against the Big 12) in his final four seasons in Austin. You're also probably aware that Texas did not have a player selected in the May's NFL Draft for the first time in seven decades, but Texas' stagnation under Brown goes beyond that. The last Longhorn offensive player to be drafted? Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, signed in 2009. Before that? Colt McCoy, signed in 2005. The last Longhorn offensive lineman chosen in the NFL Draft? Tony Hills, recruited as a tight end in 2003. Texas signed 45 offensive recruits between 2006 and 2009, the height of Brown's burnt orange recruiting empire. Three matriculated from Austin to the NFL. (Now consider SMU has been outscored 202-12 and has yet to attempt an extra point this season.)
This is the Mack Brown SMU would be hiring. The 63-year-old, with his national championship legacy and a $20 million payday secure, not the 50-year-old hungry to stake his claim as the game's best.
This isn't to say Brown couldn't be successful at SMU, because he absolutely could. He has the connections and the panache to turn the program around in a hurry. I have no doubt Brown could take SMU to the same heights Jones reached, seven-to-nine wins and in the area of a conference championship. His hiring could also unite a fractured program, the same he did upon arrival in Austin 16 years ago. Interim head coach Tom Mason wondered this week why high-profile alums like Eric Dickerson voice their displeasure regarding the current state of the program to the media, rather than with the media. It's a valid concern. (The answer, at least in Dickerson's case, is because there aren't microphones in the football facility.) Hiring Brown changes that.
But Brown's hiring would be a glass of Red Bull to a program running on 72 hours without sleep – a temporary solution to an ongoing problem. By the turn of the decade, SMU would be in roughly the same predicament it sits in today, looking for a new coach and a new direction.
That's the opportunity cost of hiring Brown. Hart should view himself as a California land owner circa 1849, and treat his coaching search as such. The program is located in the nexus of the spread offense universe. No one understands that style of offense better than the players and coaches living within a 200-mile radius of SMU's University Park campus.
Why not push in the direction that the game, and the talent surrounding you, is already going? They just saw a 60-something coach that hasn't had a fresh approach to offensive football in a decade walk out the door, why hire another?
Maybe the next coach is gone in four years if he's successful, but Hart has the chance now to establish an identity that goes beyond the current coach. Hiring Brown would mold SMU football in only one identity – Mack Brown's.
Bronco: "The CFB playoff is killing rivalries and conference championships"
Yesterday Bronco Mendenhall joined Jim Rome's show and shared some concerns that he has with how college football has changed in the inaugural year of the college football playoff.
According to Bronco, the college football playoff is slowly killing two things; rivalries and conference championships. Once you hear his explanation, I'm confident that last sentence will make a lot more sense.
When Rome asks about if their upcoming game against Utah State is perhaps more important because Utah is not playing BYU this season, Mendenhall explained his thought process.
"Yeah, and really it's a sad thing and in a bigger perspective, when you consider all the conference realignments, and the quest and the search to make the playoff, what I'm not hearing as much about is the rivalry games. In our particular case, our rivalry game isn't even happening, which is a shame because that's one of the things that makes college football such an amazing venue and culture."
"The other thing that I'm starting to not hear much of is conference championships. At one point, to be a conference champion was this fantastic thing, and really the ultimate goal of a season, and a lot of this now seems to be shifting to whatever you can do to make more money and possibly be in the four team playoff."
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Los Angeles chef Roy Choi's upcoming book, L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food. The book, which was co-written by Tien Nguyen and Natasha Phan with photos by Bobby Fisher, will be the second publication from Anthony Bourdain's line of books for Ecco. (The first is Daniel Vaughn's Prophets of Smoked Meat, out in May.)
The original press release announcing Bourdain's book line described Choi's book as "a "memoir-cum-cookbook [that] explores the street food of the city of Los Angeles." Back then the title was Spaghetti Junction: Riding Shotgun with an L.A. Chef, so it's unclear that the concept has changed along with the title. L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food comes out from Ecco November 5 .
Los Angeles: A patchwork megalopolis defined by its unlikely cultural collisions; the city that raised and shaped Roy Choi, the boundary-breaking chef who decided to leave behind fine dining to feed the city he loved—and, with the creation of the Korean taco, reinvented street food along the way.
Abounding with both the food and the stories that gave rise to Choi's inspired cooking,L.A. Son takes us through the neighborhoods and streets most tourists never see, from the hidden casinos where gamblers slurp fragrant bowls of pho to Downtown's Jewelry District, where a ten-year-old Choi wolfed down Jewish deli classics between diamond deliveries; from the kitchen of his parents' Korean restaurant and his mother's pungent kimchi to the boulevards of East L.A. and the best taquerias in the country, to, at last, the curbside view from one of his emblematic Kogi taco trucks, where people from all walks of life line up for a revolutionary meal.
Filled with over 85 inspired recipes that meld the overlapping traditions and flavors of L.A.—including Korean fried chicken, tempura potato pancakes, homemade chorizo, and Kimchi and Pork Belly Stuffed Pupusas—L.A. Son embodies the sense of invention, resourcefulness, and hybrid attitude of the city from which it takes its name, as it tells the transporting, unlikely story of how a Korean American kid went from lowriding in the streets of L.A. to becoming an acclaimed chef.
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After the team got fined $250,000 on Friday for resting their starters against the Miami Heat, it seems that everything is coming up bad for the San Antonio Spurs.A photo has surfaced over the weekend of stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan pretending to shoot an unknown individual dressed like NBA referee Joey Crawford at a Halloween party: We'll keep you updated if any fines will be dished out by the league over this image....
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September 24, 2012
The Adirondack Phantoms announced today that they
will open their 2012 training camp at The Virtua
Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ on Saturday,
September 29.
The camp, which runs through October 7, will open
with 39 players - 21 forwards, 15 defensemen and
three goalies. All on-ice sessions are free and
open to the public. Practices and times are subject
to change.
Highlighting the camp schedule will be an exhibition
game against the Albany Devils on Tuesday, October
2 at 2:00 pm. That game will also take place at
the Flyers Virtua Center Skate Zone and is also
free and open to the public.
Players will take the ice for the first time at
9:15 AM on Sept. 29. On-ice sessions on the first
day include a second session in the afternoon
from 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Sunday's schedule includes
on-ice sessions at 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Following the conclusion of the training sessions
in Voorhees, the team's camp will switch to Glens
Falls, NY at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Dates
and times of the training camp practices in Glens
Falls will be announced in the future.
The Phantoms open their 2012-13 American Hockey
League season on Saturday, October 13 when they
host the Portland Pirates at 7 PM at the Glens
Falls Civic Center.
Ten members of this year's Adirondack Phantoms
team played in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers
last season (or in a previous season) including
Sean Couturier, Erik Gustafsson, Ben Holmstrom,
Brandon Manning, Zac Rinaldo, Brayden Schenn,
Danny Syvret, Eric Wellwood, Harry Zolnierczyk.
Saturday will feature a full day of free activities
for fans including a Hooked on Hockey clinic with
Bob "the Hound" Kelly from 11 AM until
12 PM and an autograph session with Flyers Alumni
Terry Murray, Bill Barber and Frank Bialowas from
12:30 until 1:30 PM. The Garden State Discovery
Museum and Please Touch Museum will also have
interactive displays from 9 AM until 4:30 PM.
Exclusive Flyers and Phantoms merchandise will
be available at Gear Zone throughout the week.
On Saturday, fans who spend $50.00 on merchandise
will receive a Flyers Tote Bag, courtesy of Toyota
while supplies last.
Complete roster and training camp schedule are
attached here:
Camp Roster
Camp Schedule
9:15 am
- 12:15 pm
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
pm -- Exhibition Game vs. Albany Devils
Players attending the camp include:
Goaltenders: Cal Heeter, Niko
Hovinen, Scott Munroe
Forwards: Jason Akeson, Rob Bordson,
Tyler Brown, Sean Couturier, Matt Ford, Shane
Harper, Ben Holmstrom, Andrew Johnston, Matt Mangene,
Tye McGinn, Marcel Noebels, Luke Pither, Zac Rinaldo,
Garrett Roe, Brayden Schenn, Ian Slater, Mike
Testwuide, Eric Wellwood, Harry Zolnierczyk
Defensemen: Marc-Andre Bourdon,
Cullen Eddy, Zack Fitzgerald, Erik Gustafsson,
Tyler Hostetter, Blake Kessel, Matt Konan, Oliver
Lauridsen, Brandon Manning, Danny Syvret
Tryouts: Michael Banwell, Jeff
Dimmen, Connor Goggin, Pierre-Olivier Morin, Johan
Ryd, Sergeu Sentyurin, Mitch Versteeg
Pick up your Phantoms schedule posters! Available
now at the Adirondack Phantoms offices located
downstairs inside the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Also look for them around town. Pick up an extra
and post it on the door or window of your area
store or business. Help spread the word...Hockey
Season is Coming!!
Opening Night presented by Nemer Ford is on the
way! The Adirondack Phantoms opener for the 2012-13
season presented by Bud Light will be Saturday,
October 13 at the Glens Falls Civic Center featuring
great retro-style red jerseys that will be auctioned
to the fans following the game. Magnet Schedule
giveaway that night presented by Great Meadow
Federal Credit Union.
Get great savings with the Phantoms when you purchase
a season ticket PLUS never waste a ticket. Your
unused game tickets can be redeemed for future
Phantoms games. 22-game and 12-game packages available
as well.
I'm In! We need 1,756 season ticket holders for
this season to help prove the viability of Glens
Falls as a great hockey market. The league and
other teams are watching! We're already off to
a great start. and are closing in for our goal.
Keep it up, fans! To join the "I'm In"
campaign, contribute your $50 down-payment to
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or 12-pack ticket plan. Together we can do this.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Boxes are piled high, stock is being put on shelves, and sale signs are being put up; all in anticipation of the Black Friday rush!
Human Resources Team Leader for Target, Cliff Hargrove says Thursday they just want to focus on the customers.
He says, "the only thing we are doing that night is making sure our guests are okay, and have process through the check lanes, and make sure they have the best experience possible."
Target is expecting a huge line as they have in past years, and Hargrove says they are doing everything they can to be accommodating.
He says, "it's basically going to wrap around the entire building so for those who will be waiting in line we will have porta potties set up, we have 4 porta potties set up, and have police officers here to make sure everything goes smoothly and there is no cutting in line and everything goes smoothly as possible."
Basic Your Best Buy Manager James Brantley says they are preparing too!
He says it's an important day for many families.
Brantley says, "the families are together the day before, so they just plan ahead and they all just get together and have a good time."
Hargrove says he has seen people in the past with plans mapped out, literally.
He says, "they'll be comparing ads with different ones, and basically they'll have a time sheet, from 9 pm until 6 am in the morning and they will have blocks of where they are going to go, what time, and what they will be getting."
Hargrove says the only advice he has for first timers for Black Friday.
He says, "bring 3 or 4 of your family, and have a game plan set up, and it'll go smooth."
Both men agree while it's very hectic, it's also a fun time for the employees to be together.
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Walmart at 8 pm, Target at 9 pm and Best Buy at midnight.
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"Jersey Shore" star Jenni "JWoww" Farley is heading to Llanview after landing a recurring role on the revived "One Life to Live."
The reality star will play a nightclub bartender named Nikki on the soap, which will relaunch online on April 29. According to a statement, Farley's character "can mix an Alabama Slammer as well as ... flirt with customers."
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The Online Network, which is producing web versions of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," recently announced that the revamped soaps will also be available on Hulu, Hulu Plus and iTunes. New 30-minute episodes of each show will premiere daily.
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For fringe lunatics on the right, the domestic terrorism threat has nothing to do with guns. It's "gay radicals"Tuesday, Jun 10, 2014 3:45 PM UTC 0
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Venerable network reports Bergdahl converted to Islam and became a terrorist, based on comically thin sourcingFriday, Jun 6, 2014 2:33 PM UTC 0
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(WMC-TV) - A proposal for a tax free weekend for guns, ammunition, and other outdoor supplies in Mississippi is one step closer to becoming a law.
The 'second amendment weekend holiday', or Senate Bill 2425, is on its way to Governor Phil Bryant's office for his signature.
James Walker traveled 800 miles to enjoy the Mississippi outdoors. He likes to hunt and fish, like many of others who live in the Magnolia State. Now, he is teaching his grandchildren.
"I don't want them in the streets, so I give them what I was given and that's to get out and commune with nature and have a good time," he said.
Outdoorsmen at Hunters Hallow in Oxford were happy to learn their hobby could cost a little bit less this year.
"I duck hunt, deer hunt, turkey hunt, it doesn't matter," said Carter Bryant. "I do just about anything."
Under Senate Bill 2425, hunting supplies like a shotgun or a bow and arrow would be tax-free for the first weekend in September.
"You know, you spend $100 in tax if you buy a nice shotgun or something like that," added Bryant.
Even though Walker and his grandkids live in Michigan, they may plan to make another trip if the bill passes.
"It's going to make me decide about coming down again the first weekend in September, because tax-free, you can't beat it," said Walker.
A similar house bill that would have included ATVs, boats, and other equipment died earlier in the session.
Governor Bryant is expected to sign off on the proposal. In a statement sent to Action News 5, he said, "Hunting, fishing and enjoying the outdoors are an essential part of the fabric of Mississippi, and I have worked to defend second amendment rights and protect our state's outdoor heritage. This measure will help Mississippians access firearms and supplies to enjoy the outdoors, and I look forward to receiving and signing the bill."
If the bill passes, the new law would go into effect this summer.
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When you're there, type "Shawty Lo" in the search bar. A lot of petitions will turn up so just sign whichever. I just don't want this show to air. All the other shows are bad, but this right here. Like, it's glorifying Willie Lynch's whole damn plan.
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America defunds Pakistan's 'Sesame Street,' the homosexual agenda threatens Stephen's pork sausage, and Regina Spektor possibly curses in Russian.
Partisanship intensifies, a rocky relationship with Pakistan evolves, and singer Regina Spektor talks about her album 'What We Saw from the Cheap Seats.'
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The things that people do today on PCs don't suddenly go away just because there are new Metro style apps. The mechanisms that people rely on today (mice, physical keyboards, trackpads) don't suddenly become less useful or "bad" just because touch is also provided as a first-class option. These tools are quite often the most ergonomic, fast, and powerful ways of getting many things done."Sinofsky's statements raise intriguing questions regarding the future of windows 8 development and application compatibility. As we expected, a full desktop environment and conventional, albeit updated, UI will be available out of the box. What's less clear is whether or not 'classic' Windows apps will be able to interface with Windows 8 Metro without loading the conventional desktop application.
We believe there is room for a more elegant, perhaps a more nuanced, approach. You get a beautiful, fast and fluid, Metro style interface and a huge variety of new apps to use...And if you want to stay permanently immersed in that Metro world, you will never see the desktop—we won't even load it (literally the code will not be loaded) unless you explicitly choose to go there!
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Um hey Microsoft guess what this has already been done by another OS. It's called Linux!
Yep, and after this time they are giving you what you want. Winning lol.
As opposed to know when the gui is not an app? just end the process explorer.exe in Task Manager and you'll see...
Sigh... you people are pretty slow... they expanded the explorer shell to incorporate the metro ui, metro and explorer are still one in the same. The reality is now, isntead of dumming down classic windows to make it more idiot proof, they have a different UI environment for the less technologically competent (aka the would be ipad users) and a more feature rich, updated classic explorer part of the shell for the power users and productivity users.
This is extremely smart and keeps both party happy. Also point to note they are not two separate processes, one potentially slowing the other down, the new UI is simply an addition of the old explorer UI. Its still one process u dimwits.
Go back and watch the original building windows 8 video from the original reveal, there is A LOT of info in there that people miss because they only hear and don't listen.
Also despite the similarities windows 8 and 7 share visually, a lot of work has been done under the hood to shrink the legacy windows code and make things less resource intensive. Hence the reason windows 7 ran better on vista era hardware, than vista did!
And what are you? fast?
Give me a break with your condescending BS. Calling people that you don't even know dimwits says a lot about you,......butthead. (you like being called names?)
Consider that you can explain something to others without being such a drag.
souds like kde, gnome, xfce... maybe explorer2.exe and explorer.exe in pararel is coming?
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Interest in Mormon studies seems to be on the rise across America.
First came Utah State University, with its Leonard J. Arrington Chair in Mormon History and Culture. Next up was Claremont Graduate University, which has the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies. Meanwhile, the University of Utah offers a Mormon studies research fellowship, Utah Valley University includes the topic in its interdisciplinary religious studies program, and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., offers a courses on Mormonism.
Now, University of Virginia is taking up the topic, too.
Last week, the school founded by Thomas Jefferson announced the creation of the Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies.
Bushman, an emeritus history professor at Columbia University, is one of the most respected Mormon historians. He wrote a critically acclaimed biography of Mormon founder Joseph Smith — "Rough Stone Rolling" — and led Claremont's groundbreaking LDS studies programs for its first three years.
For Mormon scholars, the Virginia announcement is big news.
"Not only is UVA the first school outside regions that have large Mormon populations, its prestige as one of the top universities in the nation — and, specifically, one of the top religious studies programs in existence — further confirms the growth and establishment of Mormon studies as a discipline," Ben Park writes at Juvenile Instructor. "The importance of such an elite institution placing a stamp of approval on a still-developing subfield cannot be overstated."
The hunt will be on for a scholar to fill the position, so speculation is rampant among the small cadre of historians and writers in the field.
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Pinquito Beans
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These tiny light-red beans are grown only in the Santa Maria Valley, as far as anyone knows. They create their own rich sauce when cooked long and slow.
Yield: Serves 10 (7 cups)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 239
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Protein: 12g
- Fat: 7.6g
- Saturated fat: 2.4g
- Carbohydrate: 31g
- Fiber: 7.7g
- Sodium: 382mg
- Cholesterol: 10mg
- 1 pound dried pinquito beans* or pinto beans
- 4 strips thick-cut bacon, chopped
- 1 chopped medium white onion
- 1 to 2 tbsp. chili powder
- 1 (4 oz.) can green chiles, such as Ortega brand
- 1 small garlic clove, minced or crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1. Wash beans and put in a large pot. Add enough water to cover beans by twice their depth. Cook over low heat, covered, until tender, 2 to 3 hours. Add enough water during cooking to keep beans covered by about 1/2 in. (they should be a little soupy).
- 2. While beans are simmering, cook bacon in a medium frying pan over medium-low heat until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Add onion and chili powder and cook another 10 minutes. Stir in green chiles and minced garlic, and cook until flavors have mingled, 5 minutes more.
- 3. When beans are tender, gently stir in onion mixture, salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid has thickened slightly but beans are still quite soupy, 10 to 15 minutes.
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Eleven years, nine seasons, 16 goalies, three coaches (not including himself twice between firings) and one lone playoff berth after his hiring, Don Waddell is sitting at a table in his office, doing research.
"One, two, three . . ."
He's counting team logos on the cover of an NHL reference book.
"Four, five, six . . ."
Seven. Only seven other NHL general managers have been in their respective jobs as long as Waddell.
Three run teams that have won Stanley Cups (Detroit, New Jersey, Carolina). Two have been in the finals (Buffalo, Washington). One made the playoff seven straight seasons (St. Louis), the other four straight (Nashville).
And then there's the Teflon Don.
"I put myself in good company," he said, managing a smile.
He's employed. He's fortunate. He knows that.
More than likely, if he worked in a bigger hockey market and for owners who cared about the sport and maybe something other than the next court hearing, he'd be out of work. So you could say heading an after-thought of a franchise has its benefits.
But I had to ask: Aren't you surprised you still have a job?
"Not at all," he said. "We've had to deal with a lot of adversity here . . ." And he went on to talk about the usual setbacks: Dany Heatley, goaltending, trades, ownership squabbles and certainly payroll limitations.
The Thrashers ended this season with the NHL's lowest payroll, less than $42 million for most of the year. The league salary cap: $56.7 million. Twenty-four of the other 29 teams were north of $50 million.
Throw that out the next time somebody with the Atlanta Spirit says, "We care."
"Youth is where it's going to be with us," Waddell said. "Our situation isn't a salary cap. It's a budget cap. We're no place near the salary cap."
But the draft is in two weeks, free agency begins thereafter, and Don Waddell has a plan. I've lost count how many this makes.
The Thrashers finished the season strong last year. But it's dangerous to get drunk off relative meaningless wins and Waddell knows that. He also realizes the problems haven't always been about payroll. Sometimes it's been draft picks. Sometimes it's been free agency. But it's always been him. His players, his coaches, his plan, and he has yet to build a winner.
Why should anybody believe he is capable?
"We definitely have a core to build a winning team," he said.
But are you capable?
"Absolutely. I've won at every level I've been at. There's no difference."
Well, there's at least one. He hasn't done it here. Wins with the Orlando Solar Bears don't carry weight in Atlanta. They don't even carry weight in Orlando any more.
He had a plan in year one. Build with speed, an attacking style and steady goaltending. Almost every major decision backfired: drafts, goalies, coach.
In year three, he shed some veterans he should have kept and went with youth. Another step back. After the lockout, he spent to the cap. But with playoff hopes on a respirator in 2007, he got desperate and shed draft picks and Braydon Coburn in deadline trades to get in. That worked until the team was swept in the first round.
"We had to blow it all up again," Waddell said.
Operative word being: again.
"I think we're real close to breaking out of it," he said.
Same optimism, just fewer believers.
He knows the importance of this summer. Ilya Kovalchuk's decision on whether to re-sign here depends on Waddell bringing in another top forward (at least). Without Kovalchuk, the team doesn't win. Without winning, hockey won't grow in Atlanta. With neither of those things, Waddell might actually lose his job.
Or maybe not. I've stopped assuming.
Waddell talks about his other responsibilities for ownership. A lot of non-hockey stuff.
"Maybe some GMs, the only thing they have to worry about is wins and losses," he said. "We're trying to win games here but were also trying to run a big business."
But Don . . .
"I know — fans don't care about the business side. I understand that. We've got to win."
But 11 years later, he's sitting with an exclusive group. Even if in a folding chair.
June 9th, 2009
4:49 pm
"Same optimism, just fewer believers"
Yep, it's mind boggling to think that there's actually some fans left (albiet a handful) who don't understand that he's the cause behind all of the woes.
Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. So after he led this club to the worst record in the league in the past 10 years, we're going to expect that he's going to do better this year? Next year? Yeah right. Kovalchuk is so gone.
June 9th, 2009
4:54 pm
Good article, Jeff – good writing.
June 9th, 2009
5:06 pm
If the Atlanta Spirit were to take all the cash they spend on attorneys and put it into scouting and player development the Thrashers would be winners right now. Don Waddell needs to go, too, but the Thrashers are doomed with the current group of children owning the team.
June 9th, 2009
5:40 pm
I love that you put "THIRD". lol
June 9th, 2009
5:45 pm
I'll respond to the headline – of course the Thrashers are viable here if fans believe there's hope of a winner. This is not rocket science.
June 9th, 2009
5:48 pm
Jeff-What's the latest on the Spirit group's court battle? Last I heard the judge was hearing arguments on $$$$ amounts for both sides and would rule in early summer.
June 9th, 2009
5:57 pm
Sadly, my Thrashers are as good as retracted and or shipped off to Canada. Kolvy is gone. Don Waddell is the worst GM in the history of the NHL, period. The worst thing that ever happened to sports in Atlanta is the Atlanta Spirit Group, which has yet to get out of a court room.
June 9th, 2009
6:00 pm
Interesting how Tampa Bay has the 4th worst record since 1999.
They won a Stanley Cup during the same period!
June 9th, 2009
6:01 pm
Jeff, write more hockey stories-please
June 9th, 2009
6:04 pm
I kind of wish the AJC would have covered the Thrahers with this kind of scrutiny in the past. Perhaps articles such as this would have given cause to the ASG to consider their stance on the Thrashers with a little more concern. I know you have been critical of the Thrashers and their management in the past but i just wish it would have been on a more frequent basis. The NHL can succeed in ATL but only if ownership steps up and puts a better product on the ice. How many other cities with the exception of Toronto and a few others would support a team with a history similar to the Thrashers?
June 9th, 2009
6:05 pm
This makes me so angry that it drives me to tears.
I love hockey.
Let me let you in on a secret, Jeff: I love hockey MORE than college football.
But I've stayed away for a year and a half, ever since the team Teflon Don gutted and put together quit on their Stanley Cup Champion Coach.
I don't blog. I don't write. I stay away.
As long as Don Waddell has a job in Atlanta, I will stay away. And I LOVE HOCKEY.
I love hockey because it is the most graceful sport played by big men who shouldn't be graceful.
I love hockey because it is the GREATEST spectator sport ever devised by man. No Guy in the Red Hat stepping on to the ice, as he steps on to the field Between the Hedges here in Athens, to disrupt the flow for television timeouts.
Football is best watched at home.
Hockey is a full, live, and in person experience that is best taken in, full, live, and in person.
I love hockey. But I hate Don Waddell. And I hate Gearon. And I hate the Atlanta Dis-spirit.
And I hate, hate, hate that greedy socialist-capitalist, Ted Turner, for bringing this team hear and then abandoning it to corporate ownership.
June 9th, 2009
6:09 pm
Oh, and Jeff… Don Waddell is more than just an abject failure in Atlanta.
Remember what his "eye for talent" did to USA Hockey not too long ago?
The man is horrible. He is absolutely terrible.
I can guarantee, just through sheer force of common sense alone, that if the Dis-Spirit actually fired this moron, they'd get AT LEAST 1,000 new orders for season tickets.
Just by firing this idiot and showing that they care even "that" much.
June 9th, 2009
6:17 pm
Finally reason for optimism with the Thrashers and we get another garbage piece by Jeff Schultz… Why not write a story about the young stud Bogosian, or an update on Kovy and his contract status, or the possible free agents we will try and target, etc. etc… no just write negative garbage… How many negative Thrashers pieces can you write? Certainly more than the GMs with a longer tenure than Waddell… He's actually off to a good start this offseason, this wasn't necessary.
June 9th, 2009
6:31 pm
Jeff, we need more voices like you. We need a friggin mass amount of them. The media has to play an important in the effort of toppling Waddell.
June 9th, 2009
6:37 pm
Schultz – From your interview or any other contacts, do you get the feeling ownership will wake up and put some money and effort into the franchise?
Do you think ownership will change their "business model" from a low expense hope to get lucky strategy to an invest in the product to increase revenue strategy?
June 9th, 2009
6:39 pm
don waddell is THE BIGGEST LYING PIECE OF$HIT I HAVE EVER SEEN !
This man does not know a frozen pond from one that is NOT !
He is STUPID STUPID STUPID, and he should have been FIRED after
season three, period.
What in the HELL can this THING do to justify him keeping his job ?
Not one DAMN thing. BTW, GOOD Artical Jeff, I want SOMEONE at ajc to ask the BUM, well don, a lot of our bloggers are calling for you to be let go or resign, what is your response to that issue ?
The guy is destroying NHL hockey in Atlanta and has kept this team from WINNING because he has ZERO clue as to what the hell is is doing.
I have not been to a game in person in Atlanta for two seasons, now because of my dislike for don waddell and I DO NOT plan on a return until the IDIOT LIAR is terminated once and for all and the poison he has spread through the franchise is gone with him.
He is a disgusting lying human being who says he loves this team, well don is that is so, then do something for the team RESIGN !
After all did he say ANYTHING people, in this artical that would make you think he cares, or give YOU confidence this team will improve ? NO !
We will again be on the CHEAP and # 17 is as good as gone, If he sees Hossa hoisting The Stanley Cup, and sees nothing but lies come from don waddell, he will leave, because if YOU played here or could choose YOUR place to play for a REAL Professional run club who wants to win…
Would YOU stay in Atlanta with ZERO chance at the playofs, let alone dare mention the Stanley Cup and Atlanta Thrashers in the same breath…
Would YOU stay or go someplace where you have a chance TO WIN !
You would leave LEAVE !!!… And so would I. After isn't WINNING what
it's all about in professional sports ? But NOT with Atlanta Thrashers !
June 9th, 2009
6:42 pm
I think the Islanders had four or five playoff berths since '99. They didn't win any series, though. Columbus just made the playoffs for the 1st time this year. Tampa Bay won the Cup in '04, and made the playoffs in '06 and '07. Chicago made the playoffs twice, I think, since 1999, including this year. Apologies, folks. I really should double-check these.
Getting back to Waddell, I find it kind of "sad," that Waddell's response is, "not at all," to the question, "Are you surprised you still have a job." Oh, not for the reasons you might think (That Waddell thinks he hung the moon, as a GM. And so forth.) No. What I'm referring to is this: If you asked Waddell, back in 1999, what he would think of a team that went a decade and 9 complete seasons with only one playoff berth and no trips to the Conference Finals, if that team had GOOD OWNERSHIP, and good management, I think he'd say, quite honestly, "No. They aren't good owners. Their plan isn't working. They should make changes. Including at the GM position."
I think that's what Waddell is trying to convey, quite cryptically. Stop. Can Waddell come out and say, "My bosses are jerks?" Can he? No, he can't. That's, perhaps, the one and ONLY thing that would actually get him fired. Clearly, results don't get this GM fired. And won't. "7 of 9″ isn't just a Borg reference, from Star Trek Voyager. That's how many times this team has finished in the bottom third of the Eastern Conference. But I digress.
Is Waddell surprised he still has a job? No, because he has bad owners. Good owners would have fired him. Therefore, he's not surprised he has a job. It all follows, quite logically. It's either that, or he's clandestinely trying to tell us that, "nobody would be coming here, not with this ownership." Honestly, that's what I took away from that response. Maybe, I'm misreading it.
For Waddell to honestly think, "I'm not surprised I still have a job in the NHL," when other GM's are getting fired, after 2-3 years, because they never advanced their teams into the CF, is disingenuous. Certainly, on some level, he knows he's more than just 'fortunate' to have a job. I've never understood why Waddell wouldn't seek out a better opportunity, ya know? Doesn't Waddell want to win another Cup? Can he truly be satisfied with that Assistant GM win with Detroit in 1998? Is his shoes, I'd leave. Although, it might be too late for that. Sincerely, I do hope Waddell can land some other NHL job once his time in Atlanta is through. Just for giggles, I'd like to see what he might have been able to do … with better ownership. Perhaps, the answer is, "Exactly the same." But if not, I'd actually be happy for the guy to taste some success, real success, somewhere else. And I don't mean, "one playoff win." Folks, Waddell is going to eventually get "one playoff win." He will. The issue will be, can he ever assemble a team, with this ownership, that can advance through 3-4 rounds of playoffs? That's a tall order for anyone, with the Spirit controlling the purse strings and philosophical direction.
June 9th, 2009
6:58 pm
This is terrible to read. It made me sick to see this man cares nothing about the fans or the team. Why does he keep up this crazy spin,
like Dany Heatley, sure it was awful, but that is not why this team is terrible, is it ? Don Waddell is the reason !
No sir it is Don Waddell and these owners. To read this artical
and see what we need on the ice and see we are resigning the same players who played here last season and we were losers, I have no hope.
Maybe it is best to sell and move the Thrashers to a city where winning is important, to a city where they will not tolorate Don Waddell for
a split second… Because we will never have a winning team here and Don Waddell is the biggest problem… And he should be concerned about winning, let the owners worry about the money side, a GM has no business dealing with that, Oh, But we are Atlanta with childish owners and a GM who, well is so outclassed by any other GM, even our bloggers could preform better as Thrashers GM than Don Waddell…Go Away Don Please !
June 9th, 2009
7:11 pm
If DW worked for me, he would have been fired years ago. This is one of the worst excuses for a hockey franchise in the NHL. Poor management from top to bottom. I feel sorry for a star like Kovalchuk who has to spend 1 more season with this lousy team. I think most serious hockey fans would be shocked if he stayed here, especially if DW was still running the show. Look for DW to throw him away at the trade deadline. If that happens, I wouldn't be surprised to see us lose yet another NHL franchise, thanks in large part to the ineptitude of DW.
June 9th, 2009
7:29 pm
Jeff, would u say his hope is to add $5M to the already self-imposed cap of $43-44M (their hit was 43.6 last year) or do u surmise the budget has now dropped to $38-39M?
June 9th, 2009
7:39 pm
Jeff, I do have father issues… maybe you can take a break from writing fluff pieces to mentor me?
June 9th, 2009
7:52 pm
Jeff-thanks for the interaction. This is pretty good stuff, especially when Detroit wins tonight. The season will be over for a few weeks. We do have the draft, the week before free agency and then the feeding frenzy at 00:01 AM on July 1.
One more thing-we are all very thankful that we do not have to weather any more Terrance Moore hockey articles. Terrance doesn't know a hockey puck from a steak biscuit. But he will be happy when we draft Evander Kane.
June 9th, 2009
9:04 pm
Jeff, I've been a pretty harsh critic of your Thrashers writing in the past, but I like what you've presented here.
Let me ask rhetorically, how many more offseasons of "we'll be stronger next year" will I see? How many more 3rd/4th-line centers are we going to put on the top-6 with false hope that they'll instantly click with Kovalchuk? And this is a critical offseason, and Waddell has to finally figure that his job is on the line. If Kovalchuk goes, I'll finally have had it if Waddell doesn't take a pink slip.
But even after 11 years, we have to be realistic. Contractually, no other GM can save the team any better or destroy the team any worse than Waddell. The team is what it is, and Waddell will have to fill the missing pieces just like any other GM would have to do. To be fair, the ownership groups this team has seen have not given the GM the resources to make a successful franchise.
I'm by no stretch a DW apologist. If it were practical, I'd want him fired right now, but with Kovy's contract the critical subject, Don needs to stay put. But I'm sick and tired of people tagging these backhanded insults on him as I've seen in so many of these comments. Those people should apply for the GM job, and then you and I can call some moving vans. I hear the Peg wants the Jets back.
Anyway, thanks for this piece. It's negative, and I'm not a fan of the negative stuff, but whatever pressure is put on Waddell to save this team is good pressure, and your questions and statements did a fine job.
June 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
True that the hard questions must be asked, but would it kill the sports dept to do a positive feature on the up and coming young gun named Bogosian or the exploits of a fine talent supressed turned sparkplug — I'm referring to the near PPG Rich Peverley — after Casino Nite?? And what about Casino Night and the work done by the Thrashers Foundation in the community?
Just sayin'…
June 9th, 2009
9:29 pm
Jeff. next time you post could you please make about a subject where you're not the most frequent poster 5 hours later?
Who is Don Waddell?
June 9th, 2009
9:34 pm
Schultz – Based on your interview with Waddell combined with Kovy's upcoming contract issue and his end of season comments about the team acquiring some top line talent, did you get the idea Waddell is trying to deflect some of the team's past poor performance on ownership and postion ownership as the scapegoat if Kovy doesn't re-sign with the Thrashers?
June 9th, 2009
9:46 pm
Fair enuf Jeff but I was referring to the obvious error of omission w/r/t Peverley. I know the team was out of the playoffs but without Pevs there was no "turn-around" over the last 35 games.
As for the SCF, your wife has got to be feeling pretty good especially after the near miss by HankZ off the post. I'm pulling for the Pens cuz I'm decidely anti-Hossa these days. But thx to him we have Army to keep us entertained.
June 9th, 2009
9:49 pm
Oh yeah, thanx for taking the time to interact with the "diehards"; ur always a class act and good sport even if u r a bit of a "negative nancy"!
June 9th, 2009
9:54 pm
Schultz – Thanks for responding. You make reading between the lines "so easy a GM could do it."
June 9th, 2009
10:09 pm
Mister KENNEDY!!!!
Kennedy…2-0 Pens
Secondary scoring
June 9th, 2009
10:35 pm
Hey Brian, I'll take the GM position and do 200% better job in 60 days than waddell has done since he came here.
He is simply put…. Nothing Happening Street TRASH !
He has ruined this team from day ONE. Look at all the other expansion teams of the same time, Nashville, Minnesota, Columbus…
Two have made the playoffs more than once, Columbus was like us with a BAD GM, Doug Mclean, the OWNER finally got wise and fired him and Columbus has been the BETTER for it.
No brian waddell is a LIAR of the highest order and a CAREER LOSER, so stop trying to make him out to be anything less than what I said.
June 9th, 2009
11:13 pm
[...] Jeff Schultz | ajc.com – [...]
June 10th, 2009
12:21 am
Okay Jeff, time for my annual appeal to bring back Brad McCrimmon, only this time as both coach and GM.
Brad McCrimmon is having a heck of a year as an assistant coach with Detroit. He's ready for a head coaching job and I'd bet that he'd come back to Atlanta – assuming that Waddell is gone. You have a team at the bottom of the NHL payroll and players like Kovalchuk wondering if the Thrashers are serious about hockey or not. McCrimmon brings instant credibility. Brad is hard-nosed but he gets the players respect, like Bobby Cox does with the Braves, because he has walked the walk, tells it like it is and is genuine. He could get the most out of the talent that we have – maybe even keep Kovalchuk in the fold – and with limited funds that is what you need in a coach.
As to making him GM, why not? He knows talent and certainly could do way better than Waddell. He would develop a vision for the style of hockey that he wants and build the team toward that goal. Hire someone from AccountTemps to do the business tasks that Waddell mentioned, take the money saved from dumping Waddell's salary, and get that top player to keep Kovy in town.
June 10th, 2009
12:29 am
Nice "survival" game by the Penguins. I wish them all the success as they tackle Game Seven in Detroit. That's a tough hill to climb, folks. The 1942 Leafs and the 1971 Canadiens are the only teams, in the Finals, to win a best-of-seven series from a 2-0 series deficit.
I'll tell you this … the Penguins were flush against it in the CSF vs. the Capitals in Game Three. It was overtime, and a Washington goal would have made the series, 3-0, Capitals. Letang scored for Pittsburgh. Crisis averted. The Penguins clearly won that series. So, they've done this before, and fairly recently. Sidney Crosby is a "centerpiece" of the NHL's marketing strategy. He's now one (1) win away from legitimately being compared to many of the sports previous legends. Anything can happen in Game Sevens. Poor officiating? Bad bounces? An untimely slip and fall leading to a breakaway goal? Thems the breaks. This series has had the appearance of the 2003 Finals, where NJ took all four of its games over the underdog Anaheim Mighty Ducks. In 2001, NJ led Colorado, 3-2, but the Avs won Games Six and Seven. In 2004, Calgary led Tampa Bay, 3-2, but lost Games Six and Seven. So, winning the final two games of the Cup Finals is something has been done fairly recently. Good luck, Penguins!
June 10th, 2009
12:40 am
Jeff – any beef I had with you over the Glavine fiasco was just dropped after seeing your "THIRD!" post….hilarious my friend.
I'm not a huge hockey fan but I pull for the hometown Thrashers…it's so frustrating and sad knowing they (and the Hawks….and the Braves) have an ownership group that doesn't care. A team's not gonna be strong for long unless it's on a firm foundation. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's hope in the near future.
June 10th, 2009
1:07 am
Great article Jeff – DW is no idiot as some like to suggest. He KNOWS he's quite fortunate to have a GM job in the NHL. He also knows that he's done a terrible job "building" this organization and team – regardless or "circumstances" and "restraints."
I apologize for the overzealous use of quote marks.
BugKiller – I also agree with your first post. I've been a huge hockey fan since '76-'77 when I first discovered it.
June 10th, 2009
1:33 am
Brad McCrimmon for coach?!?! Last season, he ran the practices for Waddell, and the team forgot to show up for 7 pm gametime every night! Let him ruin someone else's team: like the Red Wings!
June 10th, 2009
7:29 am
It will take a couple more seasons of winning and the playoffs before I believe Don Waddell is a viable GM.
This is a hockey market, we just haven't had much of a hockey team for the last decade.
June 10th, 2009
7:45 am
Jeff; excellent writing; when you deign to cover the Thrash; you always give it to the populace "straight". I'm 100% with Bugkiller; hockey makes college football look like a sily little girl's game; but the Thrashers have just about killed my interest locally. I'm glued to the Cup Finals; but have steadily gone in last 4-5 years from attending 15 games per season to 12 to 10 to 8 to 4-5. Waddell is the worst GM of any of the 4 major team sports in the US. Kovalchuk will absolutely leave; especially I imagine watching ex-teammates like Savard have great years withe Bruins & Hossa in his 2nd consecutive Cup final.
I've never been in better sports crowds than the Thrashers 2 home playoff games in 2007; but Waddell has just murdered this franchise & destroyed that level of fan involvement.
June 10th, 2009
7:58 am
Teflon Don! Love it!
June 10th, 2009
8:35 am
Everything will be just fine everyone… just calm down until at least July 10th. Everyone seems to forget the breath of fresh air that John Anderson has brought to this organization. When have we ever been able to say that our young players are our best players? If Waddell can convince ownership to spend another $5 million like Jeff points out, than we'll have $21 million to spend when most teams are trying to shed salary.
Jeff… Nashville also lost 4 straight Round 1 appearances, so I don't see how they're that much better off. Buffalo can't hold a roster together to save their life… Drury gone… Briere gone… Campbell gone… and probably Stafford this summer.
And to point out that we were the lowest salaried team at the end of the year… well duh… you're supposed to dump salary when you're out of playoff contention in March… Let's talk about what we got in return for that "loss in salary". Let's pay attention to what happens with that Montreal draft pick we got for Schneider. Are you really knocking Waddell for freeing up as much salary as possible for free agency?!


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Why should you bother with the GED test?
Just consider the following facts and research that demonstrate the benefits of a GED test credential:
- A GED diploma will help you get a job, and even keep it. Employers would rather hire someone who has the basic skills to pass the GED test than someone who does not. Completing the GED test means that the graduate has the fortitude to successfully finish a seven and one-half hour exam. This GED diploma is not a small thing.
- You can expect to earn more money in your lifetime with a GED diploma. Research shows that people with a GED diploma make an average of $385,000 more in their lifetime than people who don't have a GED diploma or high school diploma.
- Passing the GED test will make you more valuable to your employer because you will have gained basic reading, writing, math, and thinking skills. You'll probably find it's easier to get a work promotion once you have your GED diploma.
- Having the GED diploma opens up a lot of doors for advanced training. Most specialized training programs require either a high school diploma or a GED diploma. And with a GED diploma, you'll be eligible for most workplace or on-the-job training programs, along with higher educational opportunities.
- The GED test credential is a viable diploma and not the fake online high school diploma some companies offer. It gives you access to more jobs, advanced workplace training, and higher education. The GED diploma is considered-and accepted-as an equivalent to a high school diploma by about 97% of colleges and universities in the U.S., and 95% of employers, including the military, the government, and police departments.
- You'll probably feel better about yourself with a GED diploma because you've accomplished something that only 60% of high school graduates can do.
Consider the impact on your family. Your family benefits because a
GED diploma is a way to increase financial security. Research also
shows that once parents get a GED diploma, they're more
likely to encourage their children to seek educational
opportunities and complete educational milestones.
If you have other questions about the GED test or need a guide to online GED programs, local GED classes, or GED test locations in your community, additional information is available for free at the www.passGED.com website. Free test advice, a message board, and learning community are also available for students, GED instructors, and their supporters.


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