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NHL Rumor Mill – July 16, 2018
by Lyle Richardson | Jul 16, 2018 | Rumors | 59 comments
Updates on Artemi Panarin and Jason Zucker in your NHL rumor mill.
Columbus Blue Jackets winger Artemi Panarin will meet with general manager Jarmo Kekalainen today in France (Photo via NHL Images)
PANARIN COULD START SEASON WITH BLUE JACKETS
SPORTSNET: Daniel Goffenberg cites reports indicating Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen will meet today with Artemi Panarin, who is vacationing in France. The 26-year-old left wing becomes an unrestricted free agent next July and recently expressed reluctance in signing a contract extension. Kekalainen is reportedly gauging Panarin's value in the trade market.
THE ATHLETIC: Aaron Portzline reports Kekalainen doesn't intend to beg or persuade Panarin to change his mind, but will instead "make clear to Panarin how the next 12 months would be handled in Columbus, that he could be traded at any time if the Blue Jackets get what they consider to be a fair offer." Portzline adds Kekalainen and Panarin's agent, Dan Milstein, expect the winger will open the 2018-19 season with the Blue Jackets.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Kekalainen would prefer Panarin commit to a contract extension, but if that's not possible, the Blue Jackets GM will trade him instead of losing the talented winger next summer to free agency. I believe Kekalainen doesn't want this situation to drag out into 2018-19 but he's not going to make a hasty decision.
Kekalainen reportedly want something that helps his roster immediately and for the future. However, the best offers thus far apparently contain draft picks and prospects. Perhaps the earliest Kekalainen gets a suitable proposal is during training camp or preseason, when interested parties have had an opportunity to evaluate their rosters before the start of the regular season.
ZUCKER HOPES TO REMAIN WITH THE WILD.
TWINCITIES.COM: Dane Mizutani recently reported Jason Zucker hopes to remain with the Minnesota Wild but isn't sure what his future holds. A restricted free agent, the 26-year-old winger filed for salary arbitration on July 5.
Zucker's been the subject of frequent trade speculation since Paul Fenton took over as general manager in May. The winger earned $2 million last season and seeks a big raise – perhaps in the $5-million range – after tallying 33 goals and 31 assists last season, but his lack of playoff production could make management reluctant to make a long-term commitment.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: The Wild reached the playoffs in each of the last six seasons but advanced beyond the first round just twice. That's generated considerable grumbling among frustrated Wild followers and led to the recent change in management.
There's been speculation Fenton could shake up the core of the roster. Zucker and fellow Wild forwards Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter have been mentioned as possible trade candidates, but it's his free-agent status that's put him at the forefront of media trade chatter.
If Zucker and the Wild avoid arbitration and agree to a long-term deal it'll signal that Fenton has faith in the winger as a key part of their core going forward. But if he gets an arbiter-awarded one-year contract, it'll likely signal the beginning of the end of his tenure in Minnesota.
ihatecrosby	on July 16, 2018 at 8:58 am
What would AZ & Vegas be willing to give up to get Panarin?
DoubleMinor	on July 16, 2018 at 9:21 am
This fool thinks Haula and Engelland would be enough from VGK to get Panarin.
https://thehockeywriters.com/golden-knights-must-acquire-artemi-panarin/
I would say more like Haula (Stastny new 2C), Theodore and high pick. More if the deal is a sign and trade.
Bill Placzek	on July 16, 2018 at 10:24 am
My favorite is the linkage of the he Russian forward to their Russian goaltender's contract, like they are good friends, old friends, when in fact they didn't know each other until after the acquisition of Panarin. It is laughable, since Panarin speaks very little English, it is not difficult to see why he would gravitate towards Bobrovsky in the same way he was friends with Artem Anisimov in Chicago.
Does it matter where they trade him? It looks like he already has a UFA destination planned, doesn't it?
Paul Bowles	on July 16, 2018 at 9:35 am
Sorry, but other than draft picks (Which will not be enough.), Az and Vegas don't have anything the Jackets want. Oh, DoubleMinor, considering the Jackets have Dubois, Wennberg, Riley and Sedlak down the middle and, potentially, Duclair and Abromov able to play center, the last thing the Jackets need is yet another center. Just off the top of my head, I would think that Jarmo is going to be looking for a left winger, a prospect and a pick just to start the conversation.
That's a good point, VGK not necessarily needing Haula anymore doesn't mean that CBJ needs him either. May have to be a three-way deal to make that work which complicates things though there are teams with practically zero center depth.
Understand, I don't have any special insight into the Jackets. All I'm doing is looking at their roster and the Cleveland Monsters' roster, then speculating what I would be looking for based on that. Even then, it's difficult to predict what Jarmo will do because he's one of those people who doesn't let his left hand know what the right hand is doing. Even suggesting that he might want a left winger in any deal for Panarin is a little bit of a stretch as Abromov is a left winger who spent half of last season playing center in juniors.
Slick62	on July 16, 2018 at 9:54 am
Zucharello, Spooner and 1st rd pick
ds	on July 16, 2018 at 10:24 am
I would think Columbus would only trade him if another scoring winger is coming back. He fits the prototypical smallish Habs winger tradition but other than Patches there would need to be more..and would he sign longterm there
I this about what the Blue jackets wants or what Panarin wants?
If he has a specific destination in mind, Columbus takes whatever is the best trade option and the team (who planarian doesn't want to play for) will deal with the numbers and have to move him again, or lose him as a UFA…I don't think this is as much of a $ issue as it is a desire to play in a specific town….
Paul Bowles	on July 16, 2018 at 10:44 am
Bill Placzek, remember that everything concerning Panarin is just speculation. We have only three facts to go on, right now. 1) Panarin saying that he doesn't want to talk about an extension "at this time". 2) Panarin's agent has stated that Panarin doesn't want to sign a long term extension. 3) The Jackets are willing to listen to trade offers for Panarin. For all any of us know, there are talks about signing Panarin to a 2 – 4 years contract. Or being willing to sign a longer extension as long as there is the possibility of him being traded after a certain number of years. I have no doubt that Jarmo would prefer to get Panarin signed for eight years. I also have no doubt that he's flexible enough to work on a shorter deal.
Meeting between #CBJ GM Jarmo Kekalainen and F Artemi Panarin has finished in Paris. Kekalainen declined comment. Daniel Milstein, agent for Panarin, said it was "good conversation," but "no contract progress at this time."
SilverSeven	on July 16, 2018 at 9:59 am
Panarin had a good playoff (again) . He simply does not want an 8 year deal in Columbus. Either sign a 3 year or get out of dodge.
I think a deal with Pacioretty could work with other pieces involved that's satisfied roster and depth needs . Panarin a little more of an impact and point producing player.
An interesting proposition. You may be on to something. I do have my concerns, though. 1) Patches is also in the last year of his contract. Would he sign an extension and, if so, would it blow out the Jackets' salary cap? 2) Vitaly Abromov is a left winger and has been blowing away the competition in juniors. Could bringing in Patches keep Abromov from making the Jackets' roster, as many expect him to do within the next two years? 3) Who/what else may be involved in the deal and how would these other pieces effect the Jackets? That said, this is something for the Jackets should explore. And, congrats, your's is the first suggested trade for Panarin I've read that doesn't treat the Jackets like a dumping ground for unwanted/over the hill players.
Danny	on July 16, 2018 at 11:03 am
Your #1 winger is never blocking a player from making the team. You need several good wingers to form a good forward group, and given that the Jackets are not one of the leagues elite teams up front, they absolutely should not be thinking about a player being blocked by adding a good forward (especially when we are talking about a deal where they lose their best forward).
If Panarin doesn't want to sign an immediate extension with a new team, this deal is quite difficult. They may be better off going into the season with him on the roster. If Columbus is playing very well, they may want to keep him as an own rental, and that may even entice him to stay. If they aren't playing well, they can at the very least get a rental type deal done with some sort of conditional pick on him re-signing. Buffalo managed to get pretty good value for E. Kane this way. Panarin would be worth much more in a conditional deal than that.
Danny, while I agree with you that the Jackets' sole elite winger is Panarin, they also have a very deep forward group. While not, yet, household names, Anderson, Atkinson, Bjorkstrand,Dubouis, Foligno, Jenner, Wennberg and Milano give the Jackets lots of scoring options. Add in prospects like Abromov, Braodhurst and Hannikainnen (the later two solid 3rd/4th line wingers) and the concern of someone like Pacioretty blocking a younger player is real.
Slick62	on July 16, 2018 at 11:37 am
Unwanted, over the hill? Zucharello is a year older than patches and was Rangers leading scorer. ( also played for Torts)Spooner is younger than Panarin …Also, Patches for Panarin would be a swap of left wingers, so I don't understand who one or the other would be keeping a younger player from playing
Paul Bowles	on July 16, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Spooner is a center, the Jackets are loaded at center. Zucharello is a right wing. Who's position does he take? Anderson? Atkinson? Foligno? Plus, you're talking an in division trade. Not gonna happen. Give me one good reason the Jackets should help any team within the same division get better.
Frank	on July 16, 2018 at 12:01 pm
First off Montreal would not take panarin if he doesn't sign and all signs point to him hitting FA so there's no way Montreal takes him especially if it'll cost more then patches … MB usually trades one for one deals it looks like so they might just say screw it trade one for one …. they are both UFA's
Slick62	on July 16, 2018 at 12:24 pm
Paul Bowles. Zuc can play left wing and Spooner plays primarily wing but could play center. That wasn't the point of my comment. My reply was to your comment about "unwanted/over the hill" players. Was just a suggestion, nobody knows exactly what a deal would look like.
Paul Bowles	on July 16, 2018 at 1:08 pm
Slick, check the Rangers' roster on their website. Spooner isn't even listed, meaning he's a free agent of some kind. And just because someone leads a bad team in scoring doesn't mean he's a good player.
Slick62	on July 16, 2018 at 2:57 pm
Paul Bowles. Rangers had a bad year last season, but, Zuc also lead them in scoring 3 out of 4 previous seasons… all years they where in playoffs. Spooner is a rfa.
Habsfan1	on July 16, 2018 at 3:06 pm
I do wonder if a three team swap (and it would have to be a three team swap) where Patches ends up in CBJ and Panerin ends up with the other team. This year is lost one for the Habs. Getting prospect, especially a centre that is a year away, and picks should be just fine for Mtl. Patches is going to be solid for at least the next few years, eaning CBJ gets the right now piece. No clue who team three would be, what contract stuff would also have to be worked out etc. The point is I do think there is a strong starting point for a swap there.
Slick, and the Rangers are in the same division. What you propose is not a "make them an offer they can't refuse" offer. And that's, almost certainly, what Jarmo would need to make any in division trade.
Nyr4life	on July 16, 2018 at 7:29 pm
Paul Bowles,
Don't even bother. A month ago he was on a Tavares tear, the last 2 weeks Karlsson… now on to the next shiny object NY won't pursue. Next week it will be Mcdavid for Chytl and Zuccarello….. it's desperation at its finest setting in on some of the fan base
MG	on July 16, 2018 at 10:54 am
The Jackets should really hope that Panarin is willing to go to the Islanders. They have the ability to offer the best return.
Or hope that the Rangers will change course on their rebuild and go after him.
It's going to be hard to get back a player even 2/3 as good as Panarin.
trading within the Metro could be last resort
George O	on July 16, 2018 at 4:07 pm
Why? Any GM who turns down a better deal for his franchise simply because it's with a team in the same division (or conference) will soon be looking for another job. This isn't 40-50 years ago when a team faced an opponent 10 or 12 times a season. If Dorion gets the best offer from Tampa or the Islanders for Karlsson then that's where he's headed. Any other approach is idiotic in this day and age when you play an opponent maybe 4 times a year.
What, exactly, do the Islanders have that the Jackets would want? Draft picks, since they're going to, potentially, be the worst team in the league, this year? And as ds has noted (And I've repeatedly stated.), unless an Eastern Conference team comes up with a "make him an offer he can't refuse" type deal, the Jackets won't be trading to any team in the Eastern Conference.
Nobody is going to make a deal without assurances that he'll extend, and in that regard Panarin holds the cards. Columbus can trade him to another team, but will not get return they would with a team he wants to sign with
DoubleMinor	on July 16, 2018 at 12:48 pm
I wouldn't say nobody makes the deal, just that the return will be less.
Look at the truckload that NYR got from Boston for a couple months of Rick Nash…a full year of Panarin with at least a possibility of signing him long-term is certainly worth more than that to several teams.
After re-reading both of our comments I realized I basically paraphrased exactly what you said…sorry bout that!
No worries, DM, I've done the same thing. And you never know, something could happen that no one ever considered.
Chrisms	on July 16, 2018 at 1:45 pm
Why would Panarin makes this easy on the jackets? The team(s) he wants to play for would have to give up decent to good assets to trade for him… thus weakening the team(s) he wants to play for. Why not play out the year and then sign with the team that now still has those assets to help with being a competitor? If that's Panarin thinking then jackets will get his value as a rental. Still would likely be the best rental available at the deadline. But dreams of getting another established top 6 winger plus evaporate at that point.
Striker	on July 16, 2018 at 1:50 pm
Ott will be the worst team in the league. I have NYI being competitive but missing the playoffs, middle of the pack average.
MG	on July 16, 2018 at 2:55 pm
Realistically, the Jackets should be looking for picks and prospects. They are a good but not great team that has the last 3 Stanley Cup champs in their division. They have good young players like Dubois, Anderson, Jones and Werenski to build around.
The Isles have lots of assets but need a marquee player.
Personally, I hope the Isles continue to miss out on top players and that the Jackets let Panarin and Bob walk for nothing, but…such a deal would help both clubs.
MG, the last thing Jarmo will do is let Panarin and Bob walk away for nothing.
The Islanders have a marquee player …. Barzal….85 points his rookie year…. to put that into perspective, that's more than Stamkos, Tavares had their rookie seasons.
Pengy	on July 16, 2018 at 11:55 am
I will throw this out there at my own peril…. and read …. this is just a food for thought/ships and giggles idea
…. with the knowledge that Bjorkstrand (sp??) and Duclair can play both RW & LW….. and putting aside the almost impossible nature of intra-divisional trades (very rare exceptions like in Feb: Chi/Nsh and Winn/StL)
…. what about Kessel – Panarin flip
Reminder …. I'm in the very small minority group who believe PK has reached his peak … IMO Panarin/Kessel will be on par production wise this year…. using that assumption….
… and yes I know Torts has had some issues re PK in past
I'm just asking all …. were Kessel playing for a team in the west (all stats in past the same)… would Jarmo consider a 1 for 1 flip
Pengy, as I said, earlier, Jarmo doesn't let his right hand know what his left hand is doing, so asking if something is possible can only rate a "With Jarmo, anything is possible" answer. That said, there is a lot of bad blood between the Jackets and Penguins. Which, in my opinion only, would make any trade between them, at best, very unlikely. However, I find the idea of acquiring Kessel interesting, while also acknowledging that it might make certain resignings (I'm thinking Bob and Werenski.) very difficult. As a pure hockey trade, I kind of like it.
Pengy	on July 16, 2018 at 1:17 pm
Noted and makes sense
As also pointed out by DS …. PK not playing for Torts … no way Clb on his list
I was just throwing out the idea to lighten the day up! 🙂
If I'm Clb I get Panarin signed to what ever he will sign, his agent said if this were a 2 or a 3 year deal he would sign so get that done. Kick the problem down the road a few years.
Panarin, Dubois, Atkinson.
Foligno, Wennberg, Bjorkstrand.
Jenner, Nash, Anderson.
Dubinsky, Sedlak, Milano.
Spare. Duclair.
This is a solid forward group. Very close to elite. Many of the talking heads had them as cup winners last season when the season started & they should be better this season.
When they submit their 23 man roster they will have close to 7 mil in cap space. A trade for another Dman or UFA veteran signing to flush out the top 6 is expected for me. A player like Enstrom or Hamhuis to play on the 3rd pairing with Nutivarra signed to a 1 or 2 year deal would make sense.
Striker, pretty sure his agent said last week "if it were a 2-3 year deal… but it won't be". He told Gm they should probably look to trade him.
Striker. Here are some quotes from his agent
"That's the only thing at stake right now. If it was a two-year deal we probably would have done it. But it isn't a two-year deal. It's gonna have to be an extended, seven- or eight-year deal put in place."
"Jarmo's trying to find a trade partner, and if the team wants to know about his long-term plans, Jarmo would have to give (the opposing GM) permission to speak with me. I have not asked (Kekalainen) to speak to any clubs and, certainly, he hasn't asked me if I would be willing to talk to any clubs. I believe all (30) clubs would love to have him, but I can't see anybody trading for him without picking up the phone and checking with me first."
ds	on July 16, 2018 at 12:15 pm
Kessel 1000% not playing for Torts. The World Cup snub was terrible team management and we saw the results on the ice too.
Ducks could use him and that gives him LA area to live
For ships and giggles … what would Ducks throw back?
ds	on July 16, 2018 at 2:57 pm
@Pengy- I do not see a roster player they would move that Columbus would want…
Torts loves Kesler…too bad he is out for the season or career
LMacDonald	on July 16, 2018 at 3:02 pm
"is agent said if this were a 2 or a 3 year deal he would sign so get that done"
He never said any such thing. You and many others have totally misunderstood what he said. In talking about Panarin signing a long term deal, he said that it not like they were talking about 3 year deal. That doesn't mean that Panarin wants or would accept a short term deal
Besides, it makes no sense that Panarin would be interested in a short term deal. First, the reasons he doesn't want to sign aren't going to change. Second, he'll never be worth more than he is right now. He can probably count on $8X7.
"Look at the truckload that NYR got from Boston for a couple months of Rick Nash…"
You mistakenly believe that Nash would have been worth more if he had another year on his contract. You have it exactly backwards. The value of many players at the trade deadline lies in the fact the the receiving team gets the guy for the playoffs, but they don't count against the cap for the whole season. It's basically cap circumvention technique. That is why prices are generally higher at the deadline than during other times of the year.
Panarin seems to have a short list as to where he wants to play after next season. The price a team pays, whether it's now or deadline, will be set by whether he's willing to sign an extension with that team. It's usually a good idea to sort this out in off season, so as not it becoming a distraction during.appears to me that by them having meeting today, it was to help gm know if there's any chance he stays or should he look to move him now
Ron Jull	on July 16, 2018 at 4:14 pm
Striker,
You say the Islanders will be "middle of the pack average" and say they'll miss the playoffs? Middle of the pack puts them 6th or 7th.
Must be another one of those horrid computer glitches that seemingly only happen to you that you claim every time youre wrong or make some sort of nonsensical statement.
Middle of the pack for me is 7 thru 12. The difference in points between 7th & 12th in the east could be as little as 6 to 8 points in the standings from 7th to 12th.
There are 16 teams in the east that would make the median average 8 or 9. 9 is 50% greater than 6. Which math formula are you using? It doesn't appear to be imperial, standard or metric. Are you using some form of geometry or trigonometry to get 6 or 7 as the middle of the pack in a 16 team conference.
NYI isn't just going to be bad as they lost Tavares. He can't be replaced but nYI still has a decent average team. Maybe a little bit better than average depending upon how the youth develops & new players contribute.
I'm confused. Half of 16 is 8. Wouldn't middle of the pack then be 7-9, or 6-10? 5-11? They finished 11 th this season. If adding Tavares makes Toronto a cup contender, isn't safe to assume the loss will hurt Isles this year? What about losing DeHaan?
Yoshie	on July 16, 2018 at 8:29 pm
fergy22	on July 16, 2018 at 6:11 pm
Poile did a nice job today locking up Saros (3 yrs) and Hartman on very affordable deals. I was a bit surprised that Hartman signed for .875, seems like a 'show me' contract.
I think we all agree that Panarin is a "big move" kind of player. So, let's examine the "big move" kinds of players Jarmo has acquired since being made GM.
1) Gaborik
2) Jeff Carter
3) Horton
4) Saad
5) Panarin
The common thread in all of these is that, on paper, each would improve the Jackets. Now, other than Saad, Jarmo has never sent out a "big move" player and the return was Panarin. Still, from these moves, we can reasonably deduce that, when making a move involving a name player, Jarmo only pulls the trigger when that player (on paper) should improve the Jackets. (Yes, Gaborik, Carter and Horton didn't work out. But I could argue that acquiring Gaborik was the single most important trade in Jackets' history in that it told players the "new regime" was committed to winning, it told other GMs that the Jackets weren't a dumping ground for questionable – or worse – players and Gaborik waiving his NTC signaled other players that the Jackets can be a destination.) So, from this, we can deduce that Jarmo is going to be looking for, at minimum, someone who can help the Jackets right now and, probably, prospects &/or picks that might help down the road. Add in that Jarmo is very reluctant to trade within his own division and conference, and it seems likely that Jarmo will be most likely to trade for a scoring winger or a strong, possibly offensive, 2nd pairing defenseman plus other assets from a Western Conference team.
Augustus	on July 16, 2018 at 8:06 pm
Would Bob Murray dare to trade Rickard Rakell to get Panarin? Rakell is a hell of a player and the Ducks know exactly what they will get from him. Still, player for player, if Panarin agrees to terms before being traded, is that not close?
Rakell could even slot back into the centre position, he was not always a winger.
An interesting option, if Murray would consider it. I know that Torts and Jarmo prefer forwards who can play multiple positions (See: Foligno, Dubinsky, Jenner) and Rakell's numbers are fairly close to Panarin's. Maybe toss in a midling prospect and there's a decent chance Jarmo would go for it. The hang up, besides whether or not Murray would go for it, would be whether Panarin would be willing to sign an extension with Anaheim.
Dan	on July 16, 2018 at 9:18 pm
New Jersey could offer up Marcus Johansson, a decent prospect (Mcleod, Quennville, Boqvist, Bratt) to name a few and a 1st round pick
Dman	on July 16, 2018 at 10:59 pm
Trade Panafon to Ottawa for a prospect and a first. Guaranteed high pick, his numbers will suffer as will his value as a UFA. A little anyway. Lol
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"The Richest Duck in the World" or "The Recluse of McDuck Manor" is a 1994 Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the twelfth of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place on Christmas Day, 1947.

The story was first published in the Danish Anders And & Co. #1994-22; the first American publication was in Uncle Scrooge #296, in February 1996.

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A TV news documentary discusses Scrooge's rise to prominence, ending with how he suddenly retired in 1942 and has spent the years since in seclusion in a palatial mansion on the outskirts of Duckburg. Five years later, Scrooge invites his nephew Donald and his grand-nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie to his mansion after their stay at his cabin on Bear Mountain (shown by Barks in FC-178 "Christmas on Bear Mountain", 1947). When Donald dismisses him as just another miser who spent all his money on the mansion, Scrooge takes his nephews to his Money Bin, where he shows them his personal fortune - three cubic acres of cash, the money he had earned personally during his travels. Unfortunately, Scrooge and his family were followed by Blackheart Beagle and his Beagle Boys, all disguised as sidewalk Santas.

The Beagle Boys take Scrooge's Number One Dime and several sacks of his money, and lock Scrooge and his nephews in a closet while they escape on sleighs. Provoked by Donald dismissing the contents of his old travel trunk (containing his old gear from his world travels) as "junk", Scrooge takes his old mining pick to break out and chase the Beagle Boys, with his nephews hauling the trunk on the Beagles' other sleigh. Showing off the skills he had learned in his youth, Scrooge reclaims the dime and his lost money, and turns the Beagle Boys over to the police. Re-energized by meeting his nephews (and rewarding Donald with a kick to his tailfeathers, as Donald had given to him in "The Empire-Builder from Calisota" 17 years earlier), Scrooge decides to sell his mansion and return to work, and promises to take his nephews on his next adventures.

See also
 The Richest Duck in the World served as the title story to Fantagraphics'' Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library Vol. 5

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The Life and Times of $crooge McDuck - Episode 12

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China will use timely cuts in banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR), alongside other monetary policy tools, to keep liquidity reasonably ample, state media on Wednesday quoted a cabinet meeting as saying.
Hurt by COVID-19 restrictions and a sharp property downturn, China's economy has been struggling to get back on its feet, even after a flurry of policy measures this year to spur domestic demand.
Economic activity in the fourth quarter "is crucial for full-year growth", according to the State Council meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday, adding that now was a "critical time" to consolidate the economy's stable foundation.
"We will use monetary policy tools such as cuts in the reserve requirement ratio in a timely and appropriate way to maintain reasonable and sufficient liquidity."
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) usually follows guidance from the cabinet, which oversees the world's second-largest economy and charts the fundamental course of China's policies.
The PBOC last cut the RRR – the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves – by 25 basis points in April when commercial hub Shanghai entered a citywide lockdown.
"The central bank is expected to announce another RRR cut of 25 basis points – the same as in April – in the next few days," Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said in a research note.
The central bank has cut the RRR 13 times since 2018, slashing the average reserve ratio to about 8% from 15%, pumping about 10.8 trillion yuan ($1.51 trillion) in liquidity into the economy, PBOC Governor Yi Gang said this week.
On Monday, the central bank kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the third straight month, as a weaker yuan and persistent capital outflows continued to limit Beijing's ability to ease monetary conditions to support the economy.
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Бане Андреев Ронков, наричан Ронката (), е югославски комунистически партизанин и политик.

Биография
Бане Андреев е роден на 12 август 1905 година във Велес, тогава в Османската империя. През 1922 година се присъединява към Съюза на комунистическата младеж на Югославия, а от 1923 година е член на ЮКП. На следващата година става член на местния комитет на ЮКП във Велес, на покрайненския комитет на СКМЮ за Вардарска бановина и като такъв взима е делегиран на Покрайненска конференция на същата организация. От 1926 година е вече член на ЦК на СКМЮ.

Следва в Белградския университет, следен е от местната полиция заради активността си и през януари 1929 година е затворен и осъден на 15 години затвор по закона "за защита на държавата". Излежава присъдата си в Сремска Митровица и Лепоглава до юли 1941 година, когато с голяма група комунисти успешно бяга от затвора. Между септември 1941 година и май 1942 година е политически секретар на Покрайненския комитет на ЮКП, като следва линията на ЦК на БКП. В писмо до ЦК на ЮКП признава, че особено в Скопие месеци наред са претърпявани непрекъснати провали, повечето от местните комунисти се държат "предателски" и "провокаторски", почти всички дезертьори от местните партизани са арестувани, държат се "срамно" и въобще не са успели, оценявайки изпращането им като голяма грешка. Населението пък не е поддържало партизаните и дори ги е предавало, в Македония провалите са ежедневни, ширещи се по старите връзки, като са губени и членове от местните комитети, като примерно в Прилеп по време на четиридесетте дни действие на Борка Талески се сменят четири местни комитета, като скоро след началото на дейността на всеки следващ той е бил унищожаван от правоохранителните органи. Тогава Андреев е арестуван от българската полиция. В резултат започва фракционистка борба между двата лагера. Вера Ацева и Борко Темелковски са отстранени като "фракционисти", а Цветко Узуновски създава временен областен комитет, който с помощта на Кузман Йосифовски и Темелковски се опитва да вземе надмощие. По късно Андреев е освободен, като през пролетта на 1943 година е избран за член на ЦК на новооснованата МКП. През същата година отново е арестуван от българската полиция в Битоля и е интерниран в село Шияково, Северна България. През 1944 година е избран за член и политически комисар на главния щаб на НОВ, за делегат на АСНОМ, за член на АВНОЮ и за член на Уставотворното събрание.

На 27 септември 1944 година в България пристига делегация на Македонската комунистическа партия в състав Бане Андреев, Светозар Вукманович-Темпо, Михайло Апостолски и Лазар Колишевски, която провежда разговори с Александър Мартулков, Петър Шанданов, Петър Трайков, Туше Делииванов, Кръстьо Гермов с идеята за завръщане на всички македонци от емиграция, както и за евентуално присъединяване на Пиринска Македония към страната. След формирането на СФР Югославия Андреев е избран за министър на минното дело на Югославия в периода 3 март 1945 до 2 февруари 1946, отново е министър на минното дело и във второто правителство на Тито в периода 2 февруари 1946 – 1 април 1949 г. От 1 април 1949 до 27 април 1950 е министър на водното стопанство.

На Петия конгрес на ЮКП от 1948 година е избран за кандидат член на Централния комитет на Югославската комунистическа партия, но след разрива между Тито и Сталин е изключен от партията поради просъветските си възгледи. По-късно повторно е приет в Съюза на комунистите на Югославия (името на ЮКП от 1952 година) и работи в Института за икономически изследвания на Сърбия до пенсионирането си. През 1955 година в статията на "Югославската енциклопедия" за него пише, че според него македонския народ е вярвал в освободителната роля на България, македонците не са искали да се борят против българските войници и че трябва да се отзовават на мобилизацията, извършвана от българските власти.

Умира на 5 ноември 1980 година в Белград.

През 1939 година Кочо Рацин посвещава стихотворението си "Татунчо" от стихосбирката "Бели мугри" на Бане Андреев.

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Дейци на НОВМ
Делегати на Първото заседание на АСНОМ
Родени във Велес
Починали в Белград
Делегати на Второто заседание на АСНОМ
Членове на ЦК на СКМ
Репресирани поради Резолюцията на Информбюро


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Posted by Lindsay Kitson on March 3, 2014
Someone posted a bit of a rant on a facebook group today about how the general public views plane crashes, and how little they understand about them. This is compounded by the lack of understanding among reporters. One person responded with a link to this article. The plane had gone down between two trees that ripped the wings off. Media reported that the pilot had detatched the wings voluntarily. Laughable.
The original poster had pointed to this article, about engine reliability in small single piston engine aircraft. The author gives an example of a typical media report of a plane crash:
"A light plane crashed in an open field on Sunday, only 17 miles from a school yard where middle-school children might have been playing if it hadn't been late July. The accident site was also only 235 miles from a nuclear powerplant that was closed in 1995. The plane, a single-engine Cherokee Skylane, made a successful landing as the pilot apparently remembered to extend the landing gear at the last second, but both propellers were nevertheless damaged. Both occupants escaped injury, and there was little other damage to the eight-seat aircraft (that wasn't equipped with a parachute). The FAA confirmed the pilot had not received a weather briefing for his planned 78-mile flight and had not filed a flight plan, so he had no idea where he was."
Lets run through this line by line.
A light plane crashed in an open field on Sunday, only 17 miles from a school yard where middle-school children might have been playing if it hadn't been late July. – 17 miles is quite a ways, and whoever wrote this seems to be under the impression that the moment a plane's engine fails, we no longer have any control over where the plane comes to the ground. The accident site was also only 235 miles from a nuclear powerplant that was closed in 1995. – Only? Really? That's hours of flying time. This is not even relevant. The plane, a single-engine Cherokee Skylane, made a successful landing as the pilot apparently remembered to extend the landing gear at the last second, but both propellers were nevertheless damaged. – I'd like to see "last second" defined here. Also, extending landing gear creates drag – if the pilot saw he was on the edge of making his chosen landing field, it's logical to leave the landing gear up as long as was safe, to make sure he made it to the field and over any obstacles. Both occupants escaped injury, and there was little other damage to the eight-seat aircraft (that wasn't equipped with a parachute). – 747 passenger jets going across the pacific are not equipped with parachutes. The FAA confirmed the pilot had not received a weather briefing for his planned 78-mile flight and had not filed a flight plan, so he had no idea where he was. – Had no idea where he was? The grammar here implies that filing a flight plan provides the pilot with information on their current location, which is just not the case.
I think this report was made up, but it sounds familiar, and it's things that have been seen in media reports of crashes. The general public is under some false impressions that the media reinforces. I'll try and dispel a couple.
1: Small planes should be equipped with parachutes: People can rationalize that equipping a 747 with parachutes might not be practical for a number of reasons – if you're bailing at 40 000 feet, you can't breathe outside, and you'll pretty much freeze to death before you hit the ground if you're not in Gortek equipment anyway, and besides, they almost never crash, right? But small planes crash more often and their engines aren't as reliable, so we need parachutes in them. But really, parachuting without training: dangerous. It's really safer, unless the plane has lost a wing or something where the pilot can't control the plane at all, to stay in your seat with your seatbelt on, and let the pilot deal with the situation. They're trained to located the safest place to land within gliding range, and bring the plane down as safely as possible. We drill on that. It's part of the flight test.
2: The engine stalling thing: When people hear the plane's engine sputter and fail, they say the engine stalled. What they're referring to is something that happens in a car. I suppose it could happen in a piston aircraft engine, but it's very rare, because it's most often caused by problems in gear shifting, and an aircraft engine doesn't shift gears. It doesn't have gears. There can be a lot of different reasons an aircraft engine might sputter and die, but there's one reason that's more common than any other: You done runned outta gas. Statistically speaking, the most likely reason that engine sputtered and died is the pilot failed to correctly calculate how much fuel they would need for the trip. A lot of them pilots hailed as heroes for making a successful forced landing with no damage to the plane or it's occupants, really shouldn't be called heroes – they're the losers who didn't fill the tanks before taking off. Aircraft engines, even those of small, general aviation aircraft, are phenomenally reliable. If properly cared for. That's fuel and oil, everyone. This is why most plane crashes are chalked up to pilot error. It usually is. And this is why I constantly have "don't be that guy" running through my head when I'm doing fuel calculations.
3: Engine fails, plane plummets from the sky: No. The physics of flight don't automatically stop working the second the engine stops providing thrust. The plane becomes a fancy glider at that point. The pilot very much does have control over where the plane is going to touch down, though they're limited to how far the plane can glide without power. We can no longer climb, but we can turn, and adjust our glide path with several different methods. The choice of field to land in is not random. We'll make that choice based on what's available, and depending on the time of year. In winter, it's likely to be safer to land on a dirt road than in a field with an unknown amount of snow on it. We'll avoid a situation where we're having to overfly buildings or people, but also favour someplace that will get us walking distance from some habitation where we can go for help.
So, hopefully that helps clear some things up a bit. Or at least convinces some people that small planes are not just death traps. Or maybe convinces a reporter to get their article proofread by a pilot to make sure it, you know, makes sense, and won't have every pilot who reads it laughing their ass off at the reporter's lack of understanding.
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andrewjchamberlain says:
This is just the kind of lame article that demonstrates one of the (many) reasons why I don't like the a lot of what passes for journalism, and why I have a very low opinion of some journos.
As you say, the "17 miles from a school and 235 miles from a disused nuclear power plant" point is a load of nonsense, I can imagine the hack squinting at google maps adjusting the scale, trying to find something, anything that will give this article a bit of shock value for the punters. I also object to "as the pilot apparently remembered to extend the landing gear at the last second" a pathetic and snide remark. I doubt the pilot just suddenly remembered, at the last minute, to extend the landing gear, again a real pilot knows why the gear goes down at the last moment.
Sadly, this kind of journalism is probably what these guys are taught, and editors expect – press a few emotional buttons in your readers, get them a bit riled up, forget the truth or balance…
But of course the truth is different, the truth, as is so often the case, is more nuanced, and can only really be presented by someone who knows what they are talking about (step forward one pilot, step back one journo).
And as I'm sure you know, this sort of article will never get proofread by someone who knows what they're talking about – an insightful and informed opinion is never what these sorts of pieces are about.
Don't worry pilots, more and more people recognise these sorts of articles for the lazy nonsense they .
The problem is there's enough people who buy into the nonsense to affect policy, and for those who stand to make money to us it to their advantage. It used to be that after you got a certain number of hours flying, life insurance policy premiums would go down. Now, not only does have anything to do with aviation make your insurance premiums go up, but many companies or policies just say if you are hurt or killed having anything at all to do with general aviation, your policy covers nothing. Thus insurance companies are validating the attitude that pilots are a bunch of foolhardy cowboys taking a ton of unnecessary risks.
johntshea says:
Interesting. Lindsay. A few thoughts occurred to me:-
I wonder how many vehicles crashed on roads nearer that school and power plant the same day? And a car's engine stopping on a freeway is probably more dangerous than a plane's engine stopping at altitude.
Equipping the whole plane with a giant parachute in its tail was tried before WW2. It didn't catch on, mainly because most powerless planes are pretty good gliders, as you've already pointed out.
Statistics have long suggested we're actually safer on an airliner than at home.
….yup.
Up in the Air says:
Hahaha…the Cherokee Skylane part cracked me up. Skylane is a Cessna 182, and doesn't have 8 seats on board (unless there's a Cherokee Skylane I've never heard of)…
The whole thing sounded like someone made it up to make fun of the media, and while exaggerated, it's funny as hell and sadly so very true!
I think it was made up, to mock the reporters, just to make sure all their typical face-palms were crammed into one place.
Maybe the Cherokee Skylane is when you strap your three kids and grandma to the wing struts? I dunno – I guess you'd have to check if it was rated for external loads.
I'm commenting late on this, but here goes.
One of the first things I was taught with dealing with reporters in general, is that they do not really care about the facts. They don't care about you, they don't care about who they hurt. They're #1 concern is ratings. So if they use a bit of yellow journalism to sell their rag, all the better for them.
It could be fake, it could be real. I wouldn't doubt it if it was the latter. Most people, have little concept of distance and scale. Show them a scale model of our solar system and watch the eyes glaze over. Mention the distances to our neighboring galaxies, and they run. So 17 miles, and the first thought is, "OMG! The poor kids!" Or, "We could've had Chernobyl 2!"
As for the landing gear, that doesn't surprise me one bit. Again, it seems most people have little concept on the basics of flight. I know we laughed at this during the opening segments of "Revolution." I still find people that insist an aircraft, setting on a treadmill, will not move if it is it moving an roll speed, despite the plane's engines at full power. Or my favorite – jumping inside of a train car while moving will have you land several feet from where you were.
For reliability, they're probably pulling from the stories of the WWI planes. Which while not as "reliable" as today's standards, they weren't the rickety kites of the early 1900s. In reading the novels, "Open Cockpit" and "No Parachute" by Arthur C Gould, he's referenced several instances where he landed with his plane shot up or had to turn around and glide several miles to reach British lines after his engine died.
For the identification part, I have to admit I didn't give it second thought, short of wondering what a Cherokee Skyline was, having never heard of it. But failure to research doesn't surprise me with the media hacks. Around 8 years ago, I saw a video on one of the news sites claiming to be "newly found footage of Titanic on her maiden voyage."
There was one major problem. It wasn't Titanic. It was her sister, the Olympic. Had the idiot that reported it actually taken the time to do some research, they would have found that the upper promenade deck of Titanic was partially enclosed, about half length of the upper decks. Whereas the Olympic's upper promenade was open the entire length.
Good points, Josh. Supposed Titanic pics tend to be of the Olympic anyway, due to the Titanic's short life. Most photographs of the Titanic's brief service life were taken by the Irish Jesuit Father Brown, many in Cork, where I live. Some of Fr. Brown's photos inspired shots in James Cameron's Titanic movie.
Novelists are not immune to errors in basic physics. Even the late great Alistair Maclean had an unfortunate scene in one of his novels where a hovercraft is washed helplessly down a river with its air propellers turning at full power upstream, as if it were a boat rather than the low flying aircraft hovercrafts really are.


The empowerment of ethnic nationalists in Rakhine State at the western edge of the Southeast Asian nation could intensify discrimination of the stateless Rohingya, thousands of whom have fled in recent years to neighboring countries.
The government has barred most Rohingyas from both voting and registering as candidates, drawing sharp criticism from the United Nations and undermining Myanmar's efforts to portray the Nov. 8 poll as its first free and fair election in 25 years.
The Arakan National Party (ANP), an organization of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, was formed last year.
It lobbied hard to disenfranchise Myanmar's 'temporary citizens,' including most of the one million Rohingya living in apartheid-like conditions in Rakhine and maintains that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, despite many living in Myanmar for generations.
"This is ANP, we see, we come, we conquer," says a sign on a whiteboard at ANP's headquarters in the state capital, Sittwe. The party is handing out leaflets saying: "Love your nationality, keep pure blood, be Rakhine and vote ANP".
Rohingya make up about one-third of Rakhine's population and many are virtual prisoners in camps or in segregated villages, subject to restrictions on travel and, in some areas, access to healthcare and education.
"For the constituencies where there were many white card holders, we now have a better chance to win," said Aye Nu Sein, the ANP's vice-chairwoman, referring to the now-nullified identification cards issued to 'temporary citizens' under the previous military regime.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced disgust.
In the 2010 election, three out of 29 representatives elected to the national parliament from Rakhine were Rohingya. Two Rohingya lawmakers were also chosen to be among the 35 elected members of the Rakhine regional assembly that year.
The party is contesting all but one of the 64 seats in the national and regional Rakhine races. It is also running candidates in 14 seats outside the state. One of its aims is to win the powerful post of chief minister of Rakhine.
"If the ANP wins the expected landslide, they will claim a strong mandate to secure the chief minister position and pursue their political agenda - including, potentially, further restrictions on the Muslim population," said Richard Horsey, an independent political analyst in Yangon.
However, the Rakhines have a fraught relationship with Myanmar's Bamar majority as well. Although the Bamar are also predominantly Buddhist, Rakhines claim their region has been neglected for decades.
Both of Myanmar's national parties, the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, are predominantly Bamar.
Suu Kyi is planning a trip to Rakhine in mid-October, but she will not talk about the Rohingya or citizenship issues, Win Htein, a senior member of the NLD, told Reuters.
"If we do so, they would attack us. We'll just say: 'vote NLD'," he said.
He added that the Rakhine people had become "super patriots" and conceded that the NLD faced an uphill battle against the ANP in most of the state's constituencies, where the NLD is seen as pro-Muslim and sympathetic to the Rohingya.
The ruling USDP, which is viewed in Rakhine as unconcerned with development in one of the country's poorest states, also faces long odds except in a few areas that have abundant military populations, experts say.
The ANP's popularity has been fed by a tide of anti-Muslim sentiment that surfaced after reforms started in 2011, erupting into communal violence in 2012. At least 200 were killed and more than 140,000, mainly Rohingya, were displaced in fighting between Muslims and Buddhists in Rakhine.
Rakhine Buddhists say they have little doubt who will come to power.


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Marshfield, Wood County public safety: Husband speeds pregnant wife to hospital
Karen Madden
Marshfield News-Herald
Marshfield police
» At 3:10 a.m. Tuesday, an officer arrested a 39-year-old Marshfield man on suspicion of marijuana possession and an outstanding warrant after a caller reported a suspicious vehicle in the 400 block of North Central Avenue.
» At 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, an employee at Walmart, 2001 N. Central Ave., reported a counterfeit bill was received in the self-checkout.
» At 11:57 a.m. Tuesday, an officer arrested a 19-year-old Marshfield man on suspicion of marijuana possession during a traffic stop in the 1600 block of North Lincoln Avenue. An officer released the man after booking him at the Police Department.
» On Tuesday, an officer arrested a 40-year-old Arpin woman on a warrant during a traffic stop at the intersection of McMillan and Galvin streets. The woman was released after posting bond at the Police Department.
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» At 7:08 a.m. Tuesday, a deputy reported a tree covering Eagle Road, near Wood County H, Lincoln.
» At 10:04 a.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a car on the side of State 13, near State 73.
» At 11:34 a.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a wire across the road in the 1400 block of Necedah Road, Babcock.
» At 1:11 p.m. Tuesday, an employee at Terry's BP, 100 Market St., Nekoosa, reported someone stole lottery tickets.
» At 3:49 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported manure in the road on Wood County D, near Spruce Road, Hansen.
» At 5:07 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a man sitting on the sidewalk in the 10300 block of Wood County K, Auburndale.
» At 6:16 p.m. Tuesday, an employee from Phillips 66, 421 State 73, village of Port Edwards, reported a theft.
» At 6:26 p.m. Tuesday, an officer reported mini bikes doing wheelies down the road near the intersection of Griffith Avenue and Sampson Street, village of Port Edwards.
» At 9:42 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported someone lighting fireworks in the 1500 block of Ranger Road, Saratoga.
» At 9:56 p.m. Tuesday, a Saratoga man reported his ex-wife was doing "burnouts" in a parking lot and knocking on his door.
» At 11:57 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported fireworks leaving the ground near the intersection of 52nd Street and Brenda Lane, Grand Rapids.
» At 12:14 a.m. Wednesday, an employee at the Wood County Jail, 400 Market St., Wisconsin Rapids, reported a fight in the jail.
» At 12:19 a.m. Wednesday, a caller reported a vehicle with its hazard lights on in Riverside Park, Nekoosa.
» At 2:18 a.m. Wednesday, a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle going into Marshfield. The driver called 911 and said his wife was in labor. A dispatcher told the man to slow down.
» At 2:34 a.m. Wednesday, a caller reported a woman walking in the middle of the road on State 73, near Wood County A, Wood.
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Real Estate Report: Northern Ireland was Best-Performing UK Region, with Scotland, West Midlands Housing Prices Also Rising
July 25, 2021 @ 12:46 pm By Omar Faridi
According to the Nationwide House Price Index in the UK, the price of the average house in the country surged by 13.4% YoY in June 2021, which is the largest increase seen in more than 17 years – since November 2004, the Blend Network team revealed in a recent market report.
The UK-based P2P lender noted that there's a strong base-effect that is "distorting this reading because in June last year prices had collapsed in the aftermath of the first lockdown."
The Blend Network team also mentioned that there's now the stamp-duty factor that is contributing to the overall strength of the UK housing market because many buyers have been rushing to finalize their deals before the end of the stamp-duty holiday on June 20, "a measure that translated into a £15,000 saving for those purchasing homes above the £500,000 threshold," Blend Network noted.
Despite all these factors, the UK market has continued to maintain steady momentum during the last few months and an increasing number of buyers are now paying over the asking price, the Blend Network team noted in a blog post while adding that the average UK house price has now increased nearly £30,000 over the last year and by almost £15,000 YTD.
When examining the key monthly trends, June saw the third straight MoM increase (0.7%), after taking account of "seasonal effects," Blend Network noted while adding that prices in June 2021 were nearly "5% higher" than in March of this year.
That being said, the MoM growth has "clearly started to ease over the past few months (2.3% in April, 1.8% in May and 0.7% in June)," the Blend Network team wrote while noting that the Nationwide Nationwide House Price Index shows that the average UK house prices increased 10.3% YoY during Q2.
However, the company clarified that this reading also shows "a wide divergence between different regions." Northern Ireland, "by far the best-performing region, saw average house prices increase by 14% year-on-year, while on the other end of the spectrum Scotland saw average house prices increase by 7.1% year-on-year."
Northern Ireland has seen "a very strong performance," closely followed by the West Midlands, the Blend Network team revealed while noting that as per recent affordability estimates, the data shared by Nationwide indicates that even though there was an increase in house prices to all-time highs, the typical mortgage payment is "not high by historic standards compared to take home pay, largely because mortgage rates remain close to all-time lows."
Moreover, the Nationwide house prices are "close to a record high relative to average incomes." According to Blend Network, this is important because it "makes it even harder for prospective first time buyers to raise deposits." (Note: for more details and updates from Blend Network, check here.)
As covered, Blend Network recently explained how to use their AutoLend feature to automate the lending process. Earlier this month, Blend Network reported solid Q2 2021 performance, with 1,052 registered investors lending via platform loans.
As covered last month, Blend Network explained how their Secondary Market is designed to help investors. Notably, Blend Network reported funding its largest-ever 5.6M GDV project in Dorset earlier this year.
In an interview with CI, Yann Murciano, CEO at Blend Network, explained how 2020 will be known as the year seeing a decade of digital transformation.
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What does "black kid" mean? Interpretations depend on whom you ask. Some say it refers to a dark-skinned child who labors steadfastly under the sun; but Chen Junlang, founder of "Kids' Bookhouse," says it is a child who confronts the black hole within the mind, and finds a way out of those dark shadows. In the 18 years since Kids' Bookhouse was established in Taitung, "black kid" has become a metaphor, a symbol—most of all, a deep-felt wish—for confronting family fragmentation and the setbacks faced by vulnerable children.
As you follow Provincial Highway 11 along the coast of Taitung, when you arrive at Zhiben, on either side of the perfectly straight highway the verdant Taitung Plain and emerald-green Mt. Shemagan spread out before you. It's easy to miss the "Black Kid Café" located near the 172.5 kilometer marker.
After Chen Junlang began looking after his own two children in the year 2000, motivated by his sense of social justice and compassion for other youngsters, in 2005 he founded the Kasavakan Bookhouse. Today, nine Kids' Bookhouses are located in eight of Taitung's remote tribal communities, offering companionship to nearly 2,000 children from disadvantaged households headed by a single parent or affected by problems such as poverty or domestic violence. The services they offer have expanded to include assisting unemployed people and delivering meals to the elderly, while also constructing Black Kid Café, which functions as a vocational training site.
In order to spend more time with his children, who were becoming increasingly unfamiliar with him, Chen, who had previously sold cars and real estate and operated restaurants, returned to his hometown Taitung and sat the exam for court clerk. But to understand how he became known as "Daddy Chen" among bookhouse staff and children alike, we must begin with a tale of noodles.
It was a perfectly ordinary day back in 2000, and Chen had taken his two sons for noodles at a street side vendor. They ran into Xiao Tong, a classmate of his son Chen Yanhan, and the elder Chen naturally invited him along for a bowl of noodles. The father and son, who typically ate two bowls apiece, ordered seconds for Xiao Tong too. But soon afterwards, Xiao Tong upchucked the contents of his lunch. "Daddy Chen, it's been a long time since I ate so much!" said Xiao Tong apologetically.
Due to his parents' divorce and mother's remarriage, and his father's even heavier drinking bouts due to subsequent unemployment, before Xiao Tong ran into the Chens that day he hadn't had a solid dinner for three years. Since Chen regularly accompanied his sons as they did their homework, he invited Xiao Tong to join them.
"Even the coolest of kids needs care." The gate to the Chen family's three-sided courtyard was thrown open and gradually children in the neighborhood were attracted by the sound of guitars and boisterous ball games. More and more gathered in the yard, exceeding 60 at one point. Chen discovered that like Xiao Tong, many came from dysfunctional families where they were expected to buy liquor for their parents on their way home from school, but no one fed them when they were hungry. Or else they were being raised by grandparents, and so they hung around making trouble after school.
Surprised and puzzled as to the reason for such family situations, Chen's sense of compassion was stirred. He began cooking meals for the kids, and the books he had used to study for his court clerk exam became the textbooks from which he learned how to help these children—given up on by the mainstream education system—with their studies.
He continued to look the other way until one day a gang fight broke out among the youngsters, and a 15-year-old was beaten to death. Chen braced himself to attend the autopsy and cremation. "The whole process was very saddening, and the parents of the dead child's persistence in demanding monetary compensation from the families of the instigators made it worse. It convinced me that screwed-up children are raised by screwed-up parents. I felt utterly disheartened, and I closed my home to the kids for three months," says Chen, his lips pressed tightly together.
During this period, the children who had frequented the Chen abode paced about outside and even threw messages on strips of paper over the wall into the courtyard. Eventually Chen couldn't help himself; once again he opened the doors to his home. In order to operate the place and feed more than 50 children, he depleted his savings despite eating instant noodles for 18 months. Fed up, his wife finally demanded a divorce. His wife gone, abandoned by his friends, and all his money spent too, Chen was on the cusp of a nervous breakdown. That's when he told himself quietly: "This is what I want to do with my life!" In 2005, he leased a plot of land on which he set up the Kasavakan Bookhouse (the name "bookhouse" comes from shuwu, meaning "library" or "study room").
Thanks to the undeniable changes that occurred as a result of his loyalty to these children, Chen obtained the greatest possible support to carry on.
"A child who got into daily fights was suddenly the first to apologize, and became serious and courteous; a child who cursed himself for being a fat pig lost weight and became a handsome young man; an asthmatic child one day told me out of the blue that ever since he began running 5000 meters daily, he had not had another attack." Most strikingly, when Xiao Tong discovered his father dead in the doorway of their house, he stepped over the corpse and asked Chen to "deal with it"; yet even a child like this would tenderly call him "Daddy Chen." Xiao Tong, now a sergeant major in the army, sometimes comes back to see Chen. Thanks to Chen's timely companionship, even a former "black kid" like him has escaped the dark shadows of his upbringing, and is no longer a pugnacious bully.
In the process of helping the children with their studies, Chen—himself just a high-school graduate—promised them that if they didn't score better on their exams, he would punish himself by doing push-ups. But the children didn't take him seriously, and when the exam results were announced, none had improved. Chen's sense of honor kicked in, and after announcing, "I have failed as your teacher!" he didn't say another word—he just prostrated himself and began doing push-ups. At the beginning, everyone cheered him on, but when he reached his sixtieth, they began to cry and vowed that next time they would study harder. All in all, he punished himself with 120 push-ups, and they weighed heavily on the children's hearts.
"Typically, junior high school students can't even write out the 26 letters of the alphabet, nor can they spell English words…." In order to help these students who were performing poorly at school to obtain a newfound sense of achievement, Chen, who enjoys sports, came up with the idea of taking the bookhouse children on a trip right around Taiwan. In 2009, 105 youngsters took part in the first group to cycle the length of the island. "When we first returned I was a bit disappointed, because it seemed the children hadn't really changed. But gradually I discovered that the children who had been on the tour together had developed a sense of community. Previously, when the bookhouse rubbish bins were full, no one emptied them, but afterwards there were some who would step up to do so; before exams, everyone would stay inside and study, and some would score more than 100 points higher on practice tests," says Chen proudly.
"A team has terrific power." As an example, Chen cites a youngster named Jianjie (not his real name) who weighed 115 kilograms when he joined the bookhouse in fifth grade. At that time, his enormous appetite aside, he didn't stand out in any way. His body emitted a strange odor because his folds of skin made it difficult for him to wash thoroughly. No one liked him. When he cycled around the island with the bookhouse members, the skin on his inner thighs chafed so badly that if he didn't constantly pedal, his legs would stick together. Crying out in pain, but also spurred on by the group, he thought to himself, "Even those weaker than me can ride up the hill!" So he gritted his teeth, endured the torment, and ascended the hills to catch up to the team.
Many of the bookhouse kids had not previously tasted any kind of success, but thanks to cycling and, more recently, kayaking around the island, their willpower grew. Once the trips were completed, they found they had built a foundation of self-confidence, their mental energy had increased, and they had accumulated successful experiences. For children who enjoy singing and playing guitar, the bookhouse has arranged concerts; for those who like baking, they trained them to pass the exam for a Class C baking license. Jianjie, for instance, has circled the island three times on a bike and once by kayak, and won a baking license. His face is full of color, and his expression cheerful.
Several times bookhouses came under threat of repossession by their landlords and were forced to relocate, so in 2013 Chen leased a piece of land and decided to build an adobe house there to serve as the site for the Qinglin Bookhouse. Several older bookhouse alumni established their own "black kid" construction team, and—excepting the building's foundation and steel structure, which were contracted to a construction company—the bookhouse was built entirely by the team. To their surprise, once the island's first steel-supported adobe structure was completed, the team won the top prize in the 2016 Advanced Developers Association Awards for Emerging Architects.
The Qinglin Bookhouse format inspired Chen to go on to create a second self-built structure: the "Black Kid Café," which is dedicated to vocational training. Children who have dropped out of school or possess less than impressive academic qualifications, as well as unemployed adults in the local community, now have a "workshop" where they can acquire vocational skills.
Janusz Korczak, Poland's "father of children's human rights," once said: "Children have the right to be loved, educated and protected." In addition, Kids' Bookhouse also gives children the right to be… children. But from time to time the bookhouse finds itself embarrassingly unable to fully cover workers' salaries and expenses for the children. If you find yourself on Provincial Highway 11 at Zhiben, why not stop off at the Black Kid Café and take a coffee to give them your encouragement and support?


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With a title taken from the New Testament, Strangers on the Earth follows the extraordinary, almost foolishly ambitious mission of Cleveland Orchestra cellist Dane Johansen to traverse the storied paths of Europe's famed pilgrimage trail, the Camino de Santiago. Johansen's singular quest to walk the 600-mile trail carrying his cello on his back sets him apart from most other pilgrims. His goal: to perform and record Bach's Cello Suites in 36 ancient churches along the way.
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The first collection of its kind to be published in New Zealand, Three Words is a celebration of our female artists, writers, illustrators, and zinemakers. Some of the names here will be familiar; artists such as Sarah Laing, Anna Crichton, Kerry Ann Lee, and Sharon Murdoch are established in their fields. But, the aim of the anthology is inclusivity, and so the call was put out to any and all female artists who wanted to contribute. As such, the book serves as as a first showing for many new voices.
Each contributor submitted three words, and in turn received three words of their own, to base a short comic on. Alongside this, contributors submitted a comic of their choosing, be it freshly drawn or unearthed from the archives. The result is an anthology which straddles the spheres of old and new, honouring past works and encouraging ongoing creativity. Ending the anthology is a selection of essays touching on such subjects as the male response to Three Words, female humour, and the colonialism in comics.
The stories told here are both personal and public, speaking to not just the shared female experience, but also the experience of working as a woman in an environment previously (and in many ways, still) dominated by men. There is no question that Three Words is an important and much-needed addition to New Zealand's art history.


In a world of email and Internet, faxes and Federal Express, we have become a very busy people. Our minds are constantly being bombarded from so many directions, creating in us a sense of urgency.
Busyness, for many, can actually be just as numbing as a drug or stiff drink. With our minds so distracted with doing things, we can easily stuff those anxious thoughts into a mental drawer to deal with later, with hopes of them just going away altogether. Yet, the consequences of our busyness create a never-ending cycle of anxiety.
Is it possible to slow down and "smell the roses"? I believe it is. The distraction of busyness has been my anesthesia for many years. Even as I write this, I'm on a plane returning to Dallas from a business trip. I'll go back to work for a couple of days, while spending my evenings shooting video for a television show. On top of all that, I have to prepare for my trip to Germany on Monday.
While I don't think it is wrong to be busy, an overloaded schedule with unbalanced priorities can be unhealthy–physically and mentally.
"Be still I know that I am God" (Psalms 46:10a).
"You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You" (Isaiah 26:3).
"Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him" (Psalms 37:7a).
"My soul finds rest in God alone" (Psalm 62:1).
Peace really is possible. Don't let the busyness of life steal from you. Don't let it take your time with God or your peace of mind. Slow down and rest. If you have to, schedule it. Make time to "be still", and let the Lord "quiet you with his love" (Zephaniah 3:17).
Prayer: Father, teach me to wait on you. Help me to be still in the midst of a fast-paced world. I want to rest in you–in your arms of peace.


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DT Troup ready to grind
The Bills turned their focus to one of their more pressing positional needs on day two of the NFL draft as they addressed the anchor position of their new 3-4 defense, nose tackle.
"We try not to be dictated completely by need, but obviously you want to take guys that fit and Tom (Modrak) and I had talked about it and if you're going to get big, you just about have to get big in the first three picks," said Bills GM Buddy Nix.
With quarterback prospects and offensive tackle prospects still on the board, the Bills brass saw Central Florida defensive tackle Torell Troup as an answer for their nose tackle spot. Troup was an unheralded prospect for the Golden Knights as he was often tying up two blockers as a one-technique in their 4-3 scheme to allow his fellow linemen and linebackers to make plays.
"I don't play a glamour position," said Troup. "I've been overlooked and I feel like I was overlooked this year, but for the Bills to jump up and grab me in the second round is a great feeling. It shows me that somebody is paying attention to all the hard work I put in and recognized my great work ethic. It's really exciting."
Buffalo had a wide choice of nose tackle prospects to choose from, including more heralded prospects like Alabama's Terrence Cody, Texas' Lamarr Houston and fellow Conference USA player Linval Joseph (E. Carolina). But the Bills preferred Troup to them all.
"Those guys were in a bunch and the beauty is in the eye of the beholder," said Bills Vice President of College Scouting Tom Modrak. "We liked Troup the best of the bunch, but that doesn't mean that the other guys weren't in the mix. It was a good group in that area."
Troup did not have a lot of contact with the Bills leading up to the draft, but is excited about where his game is headed. Ready and willing to grind every down, Troup's best asset is his ability to hold the point of attack against the run. He should serve Bills defensive coordinator George Edwards immediately at the nose on run downs.
"He is a classic nose," said Modrak. "He played a lot of snaps every game. He's strong, he can beat the double team. You know with those guys, they have to beat double teams so your linebackers have a chance. That's what he's been doing. He hustles to the ball. He's a great kid. He's one of those guys that wants to be good and plays like he wants to be good. He has good strength."
Along with Troup's skill set it was his improvement and commitment to his conditioning from his freshman to senior seasons. He went from a 350-pound player that could manage only a few snaps at a time to a 315-pound force that rarely came off the field.
"When I came into college I was 350 and I couldn't play as many plays my freshman year," said Troup. "So I talked to my coach and asked him what I needed to do to be a better player. He said he would like to see a drastic change in my weight to be able to play more plays. He needed a physical player on the field all the time. I just took it one day at a time."
"The number of snaps he'd play every game was amazing," said Modrak. "To me for a big man there's a quick rotation with most guys you watch. He plays all the time and he plays hard all the time. He put himself in a position from a stamina standpoint where he certainly learned the process down there. I still think we feel he has room to grow and get better."
Troup's best season came in his junior season when he had a career-high 52 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Where Troup is still looking to improve is with his pass rush.
"I've been working on that part of my game this offseason since after the combine," Troup said. "I've been going through bag drills trying to get my hands quicker and get the muscle memory to fire faster. Hopefully when I get to this next level I'll have some great coaches that can teach me some things. I know I have some technique work to learn and I want to take in anything and everything and hopefully with experience I can become a great player overall."
The Bills see Troup as an immediate early down run stopper to supplement with Kyle Williams.
"We love Kyle Williams," said Nix. "He plays as hard as anybody we've got. We're putting one there with him that does the same thing. We think that Troup can play 30 plays a game and now we're good in the middle and the center is going to pay his dues every snap. There won't be anybody taking a play off."
Especially Troup. Hard work was something that was instilled in him by his parents who had him at a young age and sacrificed their futures to support their family.
"I often say that everything that I've done is for me, but it's also for my parents," he said. "They've worked very hard. They're good people. They didn't have the opportunities that I have. They had me at a very young age, my mom was 15 and my dad was 16. They weren't able to do things they wanted to do because they had to raise kids. So every day I get out of bed it's motivation to get up and be better than them. Even though they're great people I want to do everything in my power so I'm not going to let anything hold me back from making them proud."
Whether it's going out for two-mile runs at two in the morning or pounding out extra sets in the weight room, Troup isn't going to squander the opportunity that lies in front of him in the NFL. And Troup is well aware that the NFL will require him to redouble his efforts knowing the level of competition is going up a notch or two.
"It's going to be a big change, but I love to work and if I feel anybody is working harder than me I get mad at myself and I want to work harder," said Troup. "I just feel like with going into camp and getting some experience I'll be okay. It's going to be a long grind for me, but I'm willing to come to work every day with my hard hat."