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Why Ravens fans should ease their concerns surrounding Marquise Brown
"Hollywood" missed practice yesterday - but there's no reason to panic.
By Frank Platko@FrankJP0 Aug 13, 2019, 9:00am EDT
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Yesterday, Baltimore's first-round pick Marquise Brown was absent from practice and some of the team's fanbase predictably began to freak out and panic.
"Bad pick".
"Injury prone".
These were just some of the accusations made by individuals. Obviously, none of these statements hold much weight and are merely reactionary judgements to a situation that calls for the exact opposite.
Is "Hollywood" getting full-speed reps the ideal scenario? Sure. However, is it worrisome that he missed one day of practice? Absolutely not - and here's why.
From the moment the Ravens drafted Marquise Brown, everyone involved knew that he was in the process of recovering from a lisfranc injury he suffered towards the end of his last season in Oklahoma. Everyone also knew, most importantly the front office, coaching staff, and trainers, that the rehab process was going to be a long one.
The initial timeline set by the organization was training camp. After continuing to rehab during OTA's and minicamp, Brown began practicing in limited fashion a few weeks ago and on Saturday, he participated in 7-on-7 drills for the first time. The Ravens are slowly increasing his workload in preparation for the season, which was the plan all along.
The fact that he's begun full-speed participation is encouraging stuff. By all accounts, Brown has looked exactly as advertised since he began practicing. He's running fast, catching passes, and his route-running has looked sharp and crisp. Check out this play below from Sunday's practice.
A Lamar Jackson to Marquise Brown deep ball for good measure. #Ravens pic.twitter.com/MZMKB5RrEA
— Aaron Kasinitz (@AaronKazreports) August 10, 2019
In this clip, it doesn't even look like Brown is running full speed and he still had to slow up a bit to make the reception from Lamar Jackson. Needless to say playing with Brown will take some getting used to for QB1, as he's never played with a receiver as athletic as #15.
It's important to remember that prior to training camp, Brown was essentially on the shelf for half a year. This isn't to say he wasn't working out and following a training regimine, but in terms on on-field football work, he was absent or limited for a prolonged period of time. For any player, returning from an injury like the lisfranc condition takes some getting used to, but especially if you're a receiver.
Brown's game is dependent on his ability to sprint, accelerate, make sharp cuts, and plant his feet. Much of this is sharpened with timing and repetition, and Brown is just now making up for lost time while he was absent during his recovery. Considering the nature of the injury at play, his stature, and his position, the fact that he's looked this fast and smooth since joining the offense is a positive.
The most important and positive development surrounding the rookie wideout, however, is obvious:
No. Setbacks.
Unless there's something going on behind the scenes that nobody else knows about, Brown hasn't suffered any setbacks from his initial injury. His absence from practice yesterday appears to be merely a precautionary measure after Brown's first two days of full-contact work. John Harbaugh echoed as such while addressing the media post-practice.
"Just recovering, you know," Harbaugh said. "We don't have any serious injuries, and it's just part of the process."
In a sense, our reaction to the team holding Brown out of practice should actually be on the happier side. That may sound weird, but think about it. After the Breshad Perriman disaster and the struggles of Hayden Hurst after returning from foot surgery last season, it appears the Ravens have learned their lesson. Perhaps they mishandled the injuries of those two players in recent years and are making a concentrated effort not to do the same with their latest first-round draft selection and pass-catcher.
They've gone about his progression the right way - patience, constructiveness, and routine - and after maybe failing in these areas with some of their prior draft investments, this is an encouraging sign. Fans are predictably worried that Brown will be yet another failed project and injury prone player. It's entirely too early to say such and frankly unfair.
As his first ever draft selection as the team's GM, Eric DeCosta made a big investment by selecting Brown. While on the phone with the rookie on draft night, DeCosta himself claimed the two would be "joined at the hip" for years to come.
When you make such a big investment in anything, but especially in the NFL, you treat it with delicacy - as the Ravens are doing with "Hollywood". He has the potential to be a significant contributor for Baltimore and star receiver in the league, but only if health permits.
The regular season is still roughly a month away. The best and smartest thing to do until then is reserve our judgement and let Brown's development play out. In due time, we'll see if the doubters are vindicated. For now, though, any jumps to conclusions are foolish.


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Every home is different, and different reasons can necessitate window installation or replacement. Most times homes speak through howls or whispers, but people opt to ignore the signs. You need to watch out for signs that indicate the need for replacement of home windows.
One of the signs of the need for window replacement is when you notice an increase in your energy bills. Sometimes your window might be faulty, especially during the summer and winter months such that it causes an increase in energy bills. Also, you should replace your windows if they are not energy-efficient so that you reduce your energy bills.
One of the signs that you should replace your windows is age. You need to consider installing a new window if it is more than two or three decades old. Technology keeps on advancing. Consequently, the technology used to manufacture a window a decade ago is different from the one used to make a pane today. Therefore, you should replace the panes so that you install the latest technology panes that are also energy-efficient.
You should consider investing in a new window if your current one is not operating efficiently. Your home's comfort is crucial, and a broken window can tamper with it. Therefore, you should replace a window that doesn't open or close as efficiently as it should or a leaky window. You don't want to live with a faulty window that gives you a headache.
A window replacement project is evident if a tornado recently hit your home. Storms damage panes so you might have to install new ones after the natural disaster. Hire an expert to inspect your panes and the extent of damage before you replace them.
Everyone wants to live in a stylish and beautiful home. Your home should reflect your style, and windows play a significant role in enhancing the looks of a house. Therefore, window replacement is imminent if the current one is not adding to your home's beauty. You should consider replacing the panes with stylish ones that will enhance your home's aesthetics.
You need window replacement if you have plans for renovating your home. Besides, an old window doesn't make sense in a house that will undergo a significant renovation. It is time you purchased panes that will complement the overall look of your home and its rooms. You can also consider buying larger panes than the previous ones to allow more light into your home. Make sure you hire a professional to advise you on the most appropriate panes that will complement your home to avoid making a mistake of buying the wrong panes.
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Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara
You thought your darkest secret was safe.
You were wrong.
It's been 192 days, seven hours and fifteen minutes since her last drink. Now Astrid is trying to turn her life around.
Having reluctantly moved back in with her mother, in a quiet seaside town away from the temptations and painful memories of her life before, Astrid is focusing on her recovery. She's going to meetings. Confessing her misdeeds. Making amends to those she's wronged.
But someone knows exactly what Astrid is running from. And they won't stop until she learns that some mistakes can't be corrected.
Some mistakes, you have to pay for . . .
Lesley Kara's Who Did You Tell? is a gripping psychological thriller about recovering addict Astrid and her attempt to escape past mistakes by returning home to live with her mother. Someone who knows her biggest secret has followed her to the small, seaside town of Flinstead, and intends to make her pay for what she did.
There are two POVs throughout the novel. The main storyline is written in first person by thirty-two-year-old Astrid, who is doing her best to recover from her alcoholism and mend her broken relationship with her mother. After fleeing London, she starts attending AA meetings in Flinstead where she meets Rosie and Helen, two older women who are also recovering alcoholics. She forms a close friendship with Helen, and the two bond of their broken relationships.
The other storyline is an anonymous character whose POV appears sporadically in the novel. That person is tailing Astrid, incredibly angry at her for what she did when she was an addict. That person wants revenge.
"She won't hear me go out, but still, I can't take any chances. If she knows I've gone, she'll be on the lookout when I come back. She won't have me in the house if I've been drinking — she's made that patently clear — and I've nowhere else to go. Not any more. No more sofas to crash out on. No more favours to call in."
Astrid is remorseful and full of regrets, but she's also hopeful that she can recover from her addiction and steer her life back on the right path. She's sheepish and lacking in self confidence, and the reader can sense how worried she is about falling off the wagon. A lot of the tension in the novel comes from the possibility of Astrid drinking again, and how that will affect her relationship with her mother.
Over time, Lesley drip feeds us information about Astrid's past and how she came to be living with her mother in Flinstead. It's clear that Astrid had alienated everyone in her life and her mother is the last remaining contact she has. Astrid's past was full of pain and hurt, and she destroyed a lot of relationships and friendships along the way.
"It's time-consuming, intricate work, but if it was good enough for the Old Masters, then it's good enough for me, and Richard has already said that I must take as long as I need. He's not after a rushed job, and neither am I. This house is a labour of love for him. He cares about aesthetics."
Who Did You Tell? explores themes of guilt and remorse, but also forgiveness, trust and redemption. Astrid wants to get her life back on track, and in Flinstead she starts to build a support network full of people who want her to succeed.
Once Astrid learns to trust others, she can let go of the walls around her and let those people in. She starts to tell the truth, admit her wrongs, and move forward with the right people by her side.
"I wish I hadn't started this now. It's all coming out. The wreckage of my life, spilling out in a great ugly heap. I know if I'm going to do this Twelve Step thing properly, then at some point I'm going to have to confess all this anyway, and the rest of it."
Admittedly, I did find the novel a little predictable. I guessed pretty quickly who the anonymous character was, and I think too many hints were given to the reader. Additionally, at times I found Astrid quite unlikeable — a little too weak and timid?
Suspenseful and fast-paced, Who Did You Tell? will have you desperate to complete. Recommended for fans of crime, thriller and psychological dramas.
Thank you to the publisher for mailing me a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Who Did You Tell?
Lesley Kara
Penguin Random House Publishers
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North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold – until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to leave prison, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets.
North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Alone in the world and desperate for work, she accepts. But what she doesn't expect is to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of being different might just end in murder.
What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the layers of lies?
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain tracks two white artists living in a small town in North Carolina, 78 years apart. The storyline pivots around a mural that was commissioned for the small town, but was mysteriously never installed.
In 1940, 22-year-old artist Anna Dale wins an art contest and is chosen to paint a mural for the Edenton post office. She travels from New Jersey and lives in the town while completing the work.
In 2018, 22-year-old artist Morgan Christopher is serving time in prison for a DUI that resulted in a car accident. She's offered parole if she moves to Edenton to restore the mural that Anna Dale abandoned decades earlier. A mysterious African American artist called Jesse Jameson Williams —who Morgan has never met and has no connection to — recently died and outlined strictly in his will that Morgan be the artist to restore the work.
"Anna arrived in Edenton for her planned three-day visit late on the afternoon of December 4. She could have taken the overnight train, but at the last minute she decided to drive. The '32 navy blue Ford V8 still held her mother's scent — the spicy patchouli fragrance of the Tabu perfume she'd loved — and Anna needed that comfort as she set out on this new, very adult venture."
Strong themes present in the book are addiction and illness — Morgan is estranged from her parents, who are dysfunctional, judgemental alcoholics, and Anna's mother just recently committed suicide after years of manic illnesses.
Racism is thinly explored in the book as well. Jesse Jameson Williams meets Anna Dale when he's a teenager, and begins helping her paint the mural. Soon, people in Edenton assume the two are engaged in a relationship, which would've been illegal at that time. Someone paints racial slurs on the wall of Anna's workshop space, and people threaten to harm Anna because of her connection to Jesse. Admittedly, the racism seems a little too light for what it would've actually been like at that time.
The artistry is incredibly evocative in the book. Both Anna and Morgan are talented and enthusiastic about their work and it's evident how much artistic research has gone into the writing of this book. Everything about the mural, the town and its inhabitants is richly detailed and captured clearly.
"They talked about the people they knew who might be willing to model for the mural. Muss Myrtle thought the mayor's wife was a good choice, but the idea made Anna cringe as she remembered Pauline's comments about Mayor Sykes' treatment of his wife. She felt as if she knew far more than she should about the poor woman and her life."
The book is enjoyable and will have readers turning the pages, but it's not flawless. The turning point in Anna Dale's story (and what results from it) is predictable and expected, as is Morgan's discovered connection to Jesse and Anna in the final chapter of the book.
Additionally, Jesse's will stipulated that his daughter Lisa wouldn't inherit her childhood home if Morgan missed her mural restoration deadline. This stipulation…doesn't fit the rest of Jesse's characterisation and is never really explained in the book. It felt like a lazy plot point.
An engaging read recommended for fans of women's fiction and historical fiction.
Thank you to the publisher for sending me a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Pan Macmillan Publishers
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Mini Mel and Timid Tom by Ben Hutchings
The feline overlord King Mog has set his loyal subject Tom an impossible task. Luckily, today is the day Tom's owner insists on joining him.
After shrinking to the size of a mouse, the brave and resourceful Melanie is granted a cat's-eye view of a fascinating hidden realm.
As they race through gardens, across rooftops and down hidden pathways, a familiar neighbourhood becomes the epic setting of danger and adventure, kindness and cruelty, courage and camaraderie.
Can Mel help Tom beat the King's favourite, Sir Ronald, and gain the approval of the Court?
Ben Hutchings' Mini Mel and Timid Tom is a graphic novel for children, filled with exciting adventures and interesting creatures that readers will love.
After shrinking to a small size, Melanie accompanies her cat Tom on a sprawling neighbourhood adventure to find a SPLAT and bring it to the Great King Mog.
Ultimately, the book explores the concept of competition amongst competitors, and also encourages readers to help others and be the bigger person. It's not about who gets there first, but more importantly, playing fair.
"It's the only way to sneak you into the cat world. That tree was a magic shrinking tree. You can always tell a magic shrinking tree. They're magic. And they shrink you."
Above all else, the book is incredibly fun. The strength lies within the vibrant illustrations and the comic art, with marvellously detailed drawings and comic strips that children will devour.
Mini Mel and Timid Tom is exciting and encouraging for young readers, but it also has some key messages at its core that parents will appreciate.
Some smaller lessons that the book explores include friendship, family, understanding the concept of rejection, and understanding that not everyone in this world is going to like you or pick you or choose you, and that's okay.
"More like a great fathead. Why do you let them bully you like that?"
"Bully me? That's just how strong cats talk! I can take it. I'm no kitten. If King Mog likes you, he can make your life wonderful."
A fun, frolicking adventure perfect for reluctant readers. Recommended for children aged 8+
Thank you to the author for sending me a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Buy HERE.
Mini Mel and Timid Tom
Ben Hutchings
Squishface Comic Studio
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Nevertell by Katharine Orton
A gorgeous, snowy adventure, set in the wilds of Siberia, full of magic and wonder, for junior readers.
A world of magic is only a whisper away… Born in a Soviet prison camp, Lina has never seen the world outside until the night she escapes with her best friend, Bogdan. As the pair journey across a snowy wilderness, they are pursued by a vengeful sorceress and her pack of shadow wolves. The children will need every ounce of courage – and a whisper of magic – if they are to survive…
Nevertell by Katharine Orton is a debut children's fantasy novel about two young kids who escape a prison camp, in search of freedom and family.
Written in third person, Lina and her best friend Bogdan escape a prison camp — the only home they've ever known — in search of safety with Lina's grandmother in Moscow. The escape and subsequent journey is as treacherous as the prison camp itself, which was home to ruthless guards and horrid conditions.
Lina and Bogdan show incredible courage, determination and strength on their journey. Lina must also learn to trust her own magic and powers, and embrace them to fight off enemies.
"They found snowdrifts with the torch and dug shelters with their hands — under Gleb's instruction. They started low and dug a tunnel upwards into the drift. The angle would help keep warmth in, apparently. Then they scooped out a hollow that could fit one or two people inside, as long as they crouched or lay flat."
Set in Siberia, setting and atmosphere are the strongest elements of this novel. Nevertell is set during Winter and the reader can really feel the cold temperatures, the snow, the ice, the mist and the dangerous weather that threatens to harm.
Nevertell is also set during Stalin's reign so at the beginning it feels like a children's historical fiction novel, but magic is embedded throughout this book and the environment, and the reader is whisked off into an enchanting journey about survival, family and friendship.
Another strength is the pacing — it's fast, quick, and moves between scenes seamlessly. Every chapter is necessary to the storyline, and I imagine children will love all the twists and turns they find in this book.
"Lina led the way, first of all inching along the dark corridor, then up the spiralling steps of frozen stone, clinging to the gold bannister. The way out ought to be just up these stairs and through the hallway. They were so close."
Lina's family history holds many secrets, and it isn't far into the book that we discover Lina has the unique ability to grow food, which is incredibly helpful to her journey from prison camp to safety. Although, I found the magic in the book a little confusing and under-explained. I don't know that I fully understood the magic system, just Lina's special ability. I do think more attention should've been given when setting up the system, and explaining it to readers.
Additionally, some of the characters felt a little one-dimensional and stereotypical, with not much to add to the storyline except being a token 'villain'. But other characters, such as Lina and Svetlana, are fantastic at drawing the reader in and keeping their focus.
"In the stories, Baby Yaga did sometimes help people. Other times, she tried to hurt them. Often, she tried to eat them. One thing was certain , though: Baby Yaga could never be trusted."
Recommended for children aged 10+. There are some dark themes and plot points to be mindful of, but I don't think this will deter young readers. If anything, it might just draw them in further.
Nevertell
Katharine Orton
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Do You Mind If I Cancel? by Gary Janetti
With over 800,000 followers on social media, Gary Janetti has quickly become a viral sensation, but here in Do You Mind If I Cancel?, the man behind the most wickedly funny memes on the Internet turns his attention away from the royal family, and squarely to the realm of everyday life.
He takes on the humiliations of applying for a job, the excitement of moving to New York, and reflects on growing up, and coming out. "These are essays from my childhood and young adulthood about things that still annoy me," says Gary.
But the book is not just a laugh out loud riot. In the vein of David Sedaris, and Jenny Lawson, the collection is also a deeply felt work of literary nonfiction, exploring the complexities of family, frustrations of careers, and the paradox of life where sometimes everything is irritating, and also wonderful. Original, brazen, and laugh out loud funny, Do You Mind If I Cancel? marks the arrival of a remarkably exciting new voice in American humor.
Do You Mind I I Cancel? is a collection of personal essays from comedic TV writer Gary Janetti, known as one of the writers for Will and Grace and Family Guy.
The book is compact, funny and each chapter takes a different focus on Gary's life — he reflects on things he's learned, people he knew, and jobs he had. For most of the book, he talks about being in his late 20s, working low-paying jobs New York City and wanting to build a career as a writer and make it 'big' in the city.
"Working at the hotel is already giving me a lot of fodder for my novel, I decide. Too much to keep track of even. I intend to start carrying a little notebook around with me to write down all my thoughts and ideas. And then basically type that up and there you go."
The essays aren't ordered chronologically, and at times it's hard to keep track of where we're at but each story is funny enough to ease the reader into the chapter.
Many of the chapters also talk about Gary's sexual orientation and about his younger self coming out as gay. The essays talk about past boyfriends, past crushes, and Gary's reflection on his younger, gay self. This reflection is wise and insightful as well as funny.
"I audition and am accepted (anybody willing to write the check pretty much gets in, but I don't know that — but deep down I do) to the twice-weekly three-hour classes."
Gary's writing is tonally perfect, whip-smart and will be quick to make reader's laugh. I was worried that some of the humour or even some of the references would be very American, and therefore it'd be hard to relate, but I didn't have an issue with this. Everything landed — a quick read and a good read.
"After hours of being barked at with a laundry list of increasingly labor-intensive, anally compulsive chores I begin to wonder if this guy is even gay. I've deliberately dusted all the highest shelves first in order to afford a glimpse of my midriff, but not even a glance."
Gary is a well-known television writer but he doesn't really touch on how he got his start in that field. A lot of the stories are from his teens and twenties, and then later in his forties. He must have some amazing stories from his early career as a writer, and building up his career and I would've liked it if more of that time was included in this book.
I didn't know who Gary was before reading this book, and so I don't think you have to in order to enjoy this read. Love comedic essays? Love reading about how successful people lived their life before they were successful? Then this book is for you.
Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me)
Gary Janetti
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Mike Waldinger, who has served as the executive vice president of AIA Illinois for the past 18 years, will be stepping down to take on a similar role with AIA Colorado, based in Denver. However, Waldinger says he's not leaving just yet, as he won't begin his new job until October.
Waldinger serves as a special consultant to the executive vice president and CEO at the national American Institute of Architects and has received numerous national honors. He also cofounded AEC Cares, an organization which extends free architecture and construction services to communities in need.
Waldinger noted that he has been a part of the Springfield community since he took part in an internship during his senior year of high school. He later served as a Dunn Fellow in the governor's office and worked for the Illinois House of Representatives and Capital Development Board before joining AIA Illinois in 2001.
"To quote someone much more significant than me, 'To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything,'" said Waldinger, referencing Abraham Lincoln's farewell address upon leaving Springfield to assume the presidency.


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TNA seeks fiscal powers in new Constitution N&E PCs should be integrated – Sumanthiran
By Niranjala Ariyawansha
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Sunday stressed that Provincial Councils (PCs) should be given fiscal powers through the new Constitution.
At the same time, the TNA has said that devolution of power to Provincial Councils must be done in a manner where the Northern and Eastern Provincial Councils could be integrated in a way so that the authority devolved to PCs cannot be taken over by the Government.
This was stated by TNA Jaffna District Member of Parliament and President's Counsel M. A. Sumanthiran, in response to an inquiry made by Ceylon Today.
He said these demands will have to be endorsed in the proposed new Constitution or else the TNA will not support it in Parliament.
"We cannot concede further in this regard. We have gone down to the maximum possible. Therefore, there is nothing to say and these three demands must be included in the Constitution and the problem solved in a manner that is favourable to us," he said.
At the same time, through the interim report, that the Government has publicized, there is an opportunity where justice will be meted out to all ethnic groups, he added.
Sumanthiran also declared that he has no problem about identifying Sri Lanka as a 'unitary state' in the interim report and that this problem has already been solved.
"Extremists in the South say that this interim report has been prepared in a manner that will favour the Tamils.
Extremists in the North are claiming that this report has been prepared in a manner required by Sinhala Buddhists. Both these accusations make it apparent that this report has created an opportunity on behalf of achieving justice for all ethnicities in the country," he concluded.
He said that anyhow, this interim report is not the final Constitution and that there are several other points to be included in the final version.
Racist Mahinda opposes the devolution of powers and the new constitution
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Red Riding: themes and characters
Maxine Peake as DS Helen Marshall – one of only two women in the series to have a professional job, but even so her main function is to make a man vulnerable.
Following last Saturday's event in which I discussed the Red Riding Trilogy alongside The Damned United as adaptations of the novels of David Peace, I've learned a few things from colleagues.
I always stress to students that some of the most useful analyses of films and and other media texts start with stating the obvious and then trying to work out its significance. The obvious point to make about these five novels that became four films is that each of them has a central male character (actually two characters in 1977 and 1983). There is no corresponding female character in any of the stories. All the female characters are wives in the backgrounds, lovers/casual partners of the central character, prostitutes or other women who are the victims of male violence. Even the two women who do actually work for a living other than selling their bodies are both defined more by their relationship with the male protagonist than by their professional work.
The majority of the characters in the stories are racist and misogynistic in their use of language. West Yorkshire is a place of almost unremitting gloom in a moral sense (and often in terms of the weather!). In three of the films, the main protagonist arrives in the county by road, peering through the driving rain. David Peace is a Yorkshire novelist, but he seems to have adopted that well-known Lancashire saying, "the only good thing that comes out of Yorkshire is the road to Lancashire".
So, going into the hell that was West Yorkshire from 1974 to 1983, the male protagonist, a vulnerable and corrupted man, compromised often by his relationships with women, finds enough vestiges of decency or moral fibre to redeem himself in some way and to help to make the world a marginally better place. All these men seem to me to be lower middle-class, grammar school boys in the days before mass university entrance. They have jobs that are not (yet) affected by the industrial decline beginning to take place in the region. They are policemen, journalists, a solicitor, a football manager. Their strengths and weaknesses are associated with sex, violence, alcohol and football – a stereotypical mix of the qualities of masculinity in the North of England. And for these men to succeed, many women have to be sacrificed. (I'm not suggesting that Brian Clough was a violent or promiscuous man, in Peace's fictionalised version he uses violent language and alcohol to counter his despair about the potential waste of his football talent.)
My conclusion from this 'obvious' observation is that David Peace is more likely to have fans who are young and male and attracted by the the 'hardness' of the writing. However, my event attracted an audience with a fairly equal proportion of men and women and the person who had the most experience of Peace's writing was a young woman. I'm not sure what I make of this. I find the books very hard going partly because of the sheer brutality and misogyny of the language, but I realise that I shouldn't assume that this will necessarily deter female readers.
One aspect of this that I do find interesting, however, is that the two male characters who have to themselves be sacrificed in their attempt to uncover the truth are the two who are in some ways more 'feminised'/less brutal in their behaviour and who return to Yorkshire from 'outside', 'tainted' by their experience of living in the South or, nearly as bad, in Lancashire. For some cinema/TV fans, the actor Paddy Considine has been something of a hero figure after his roles in two Shane Meadows films, A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) and Dead Man's Shoes (2004) and also in Last Resort (1999) and My Summer of Love (2004) for Pawel Pawlikowski. In all these films, Considine is at times charming but then disturbing and sometimes violent. I think this led to expectations about his role in Red Riding 1980 in which he plays an Assistant Chief Constable from Lancashire who is recruited by the Home Office and the Police Inspectorate to find out what has been happening in the West Yorkshire force. Once over the shock of Considine as a senior police officer (aged 40 in the book – Considine was born in 1974) I thought he played the role very well, but there have been complaints that he was miscast, since he doesn't act the 'hard man' and is instead emotionally 'weak'. In fact he's probably the least corrupt and most honest of all of Peace's male protagonists, despite his infidelity. In a starry cast across the mini-series, Considine is perhaps the best known actor for an international audience.
For whatever reason, 1980 had the lowest audience figures on Channel 4 out of the three films (1.9 million, compared to 2.03 million for 1983 and 3.00 million for 1974). Personally, I thought James Marsh's film was the most coherent and most focused of the three films and the most consistent in style. In the range of responses that I have seen it is often named as the best or the worst.
Several other ideas came up in our discussion. I introduced the concept of 'British noir' by screening the opening to Get Carter (1971) in which Michael Caine travels North to Newcastle from London to attend his brother's funeral. We then used our discussion of this well-known film in relation to the opening of Red Riding 1974. I confess that I hadn't chosen Get Carter for any other reason than it was 'to hand' and it represented an interesting attempt to make a noirish crime film in the early 1970s. However, one of the audience pointed out that 1974 has a very similar opening – a young man returns to West Yorkshire from the South in order to attend his father's funeral and to start work as a crime reporter on the Yorkshire Post. Like Michael Caine/Jack Carter he is dressed in more modern clothes and has developed a sophisticated swagger which makes him stand out in the newsroom, the press club bar and the family funeral. We also noted that the same cooling towers, often visible in Red Riding, were passed by Jack Carter's train going North.
One of the reasons for showing Get Carter was also to make the point that it is now very difficult to recreate the landscape of the 1970s in the cities of the North of England. The docks and the cranes and often the vista of back-to-back houses has gone from Newcastle and Liverpool and Salford, along with the mills, the mines and the manufacturing plants and the Victorian town centre buildings. Control was a good example of a British film set in the 1970s that was unable to use 'authentic' locations, because they simply aren't there any more. How much is this a factor in Red Riding's locations and its stylised, expressionistic camerawork and production design? I'm not sure, because in the three novels used Peace restricts himself to fairly generic locations/buildings in the area around Wakefield and the Leeds scenes can be kept inside the Post building, a police station etc. However, the restriction to interiors and fairly anonymous locations allows the expressionist presentation to create an overall sense of the 'hell' that is West Yorkshire. Locations in The Damned United are more problematic since Elland Road and the Baseball Ground, the homes in 1974 of Leeds United and Derby County, have been re-built and demolished respectively. Again the number of locations is restricted. Budgetary considerations also mean that Scarborough stands in for Brighton and Saddleworth for wherever the Cloughs had their house in the 1970s (I'm assuming Derby/Notts). (The novel of 1977 would also have caused problems since it has scenes in Bradford and Manchester.)
Overall, Peace creates a world of his own imagination that he presents as West Yorkshire in the 1970s. Although his novels are pitted with news events and appropriate pop songs on the radio, there is no attempt to represent the 'real' West Yorkshire of the period – in which as some local residents have pointed out, journalists and others were still dependent on buses rather than driving their own cars. This isn't the 'authenticity' of costume drama, but it may in some way represent how people felt during the dreadful years of the Ripper and violence on the football terraces.
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4 responses to "Red Riding: themes and characters"
omar ahmed | April 22, 2009 at 20:09 | Reply
The 'Get Carter' influences are striking when one takes a closer look at 1980 especially if you position the character of the Chief Constable played by Paddy Considine within the context of the traditional doomed noir protagonist. Jack Carter's death is inevitable and the same can be said for Paddy Considine in 1980 – but they are unable to grasp the larger forces at work around them because their desire for justice is momentary. However, unlike Jack who never gets to meet the assassin hired to kill him, Considine's character seems even more tragic given the fact that he is murdered by one of his own and is powerless to respond in any significant way other than appear dumbfounded. The shotgun is perhaps another inadvertent nod to 'Get Carter' and it becomes symbolically important towards the end of 1983. Note also how the image of the sea becomes very important at the end of 1983, another intertextual link to Jack Carter's dead body on the beach of Hartlepool. But once again, unlike the unremettingly bleak ending to 'Get Carter', 'Red Riding' finishes a more optimistic note?
venicelion | April 22, 2009 at 20:21 | Reply
This is good stuff Omar — I can see I'll have to go back to Get Carter and look again at 1983. I'm nearly at the end of reading 1980 now with 1983 still to come. The point you make about Peter Hunter's nemesis is much more powerful in the film version. In the book, the same character is not 'one of his own'. But in the book the investigation by the top brass into Hunter's past does have much more of a Manchester connection. I'll try to post something on the changes book to film and what they might mean in the next week or so.
Linden | November 8, 2009 at 20:58 | Reply
As I recall in 1980 Hunter is shot and killed by Dick Alderman, and John Murphy. The latter is one of his own, being a colleague from Greater Manchester.i.e. essentially the same character as in the TV film but with a change of surname.
venicelion | November 10, 2009 at 08:17 | Reply
I need to check this — but it will have to wait a couple of weeks as I'm away from the novels.


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I have delighted in the American Museum for thirty years and love its eclectic mix of objects, furniture and works of art. It is impossible to imagine anybody not enjoying a visit, whatever their age or interests. The house and setting are magnificent, the welcome from knowledgeable staff and volunteers always warm. What's more, the changing exhibition programme and unusual (often light-hearted) events make the American Museum a venue worth visiting again and again. Truly it is a jewel in Britain's crown and a living testimony to the 'special relationship' which means so much to all those who (like me) love the peoples and cultures of the United States.
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Non-vintage champagne is the quintessential party fuel; but delve a little further into champagne, and things start to get really fun.
For many, the champagne experience is all about non-vintage. It is the sine qua non of an important celebration. And who's knocking that? Yes, it is reported that Prosecco has had a big impact on champagne sales, mainly at the lower end; and that English sparkling wine and Franciacorta are heaving the battering ram at the gates of Epernay. But for me, nothing quite sets out the party agenda like a fine NV, and it's always a treat.
But champagne is so much more than a party popper or a bubble bath. And the next step for the champagne-curious is to get out the everyday champagne glasses (you've got some, right?) and open a bottle or two of intermediate champagne among a small group of friends. The land beyond NV, but comfortably this side of the ultra-expensive prestige cuvée, is our sweet spot here. A good place to start your odyssey is the Wine Society. It costs £40 to join for a lifetime, you have access to a wonderful world of wine geekery, you buy as much or as little as you like, and everything is impeccably chosen across price points. And, says Sarah Knowles MW, who picks the Society's fizz, their range has "around 40 to 50 Champagnes live at any point".
We're ditching the brothers pinot (noir and meunier) here, and going blanc de blancs. That means chardonnay—and if you're about to start complaining about the c-word, it's time to stop that nonsense. "I'm a great fan of blanc de blancs when it's done beautifully, and it has the most affinity to those toasty brioche notes for me," says Knowles. This, she says, "is one of the best wines I consistently taste for interest, and offers ridiculous value for money." Vinified in oak for character (though not noticeably oaky on the palate), it's elegant, and with a distinctive peachy chardonnay quality that offers a glimpse of the family gene it shares with white burgundy.
This should convince you of the merits of grande marque blanc de blancs, if you can't splash out on the incredible vintage Dom Ruinart. Shows off its golden hue in a clear bottle, and has an irresistible fresh orange-blossom quality.
A good one to drink alongside the Gratien. Vinified in Boizel's impeccable stainless-steel facilities to preserve freshness and purity and made with 50 per cent pinot noir for crisp fruit, the resulting wine is elegant, crystalline and pure.
Time to push the boat out a bit financially. And boy, is this bottle worth it. This is heady stuff: elusive and complex, yet balanced, with notes of honey and walnut starting to come through because of its age. Knowles reckons there's a note of struck match, which I didn't manage to pick up, but I'll happily keep trying to whenever I get the opportunity.
Houses are tempting consumers to be more adventurous with their champagnes by offering quirky cuvées, and these have great show-off value—not that I condone that kind of thing. This is an intense blend of old reserve wines from the house's grand collection, whose richness and roundedness mean this gets away with a very low dosage (added sugar).
This house's champagnes are always elegant, and this, like the Gratien, is vinified in oak for, in the words of Billecart Vineyard Master Denis Blée, "a magnificent aromatic range". It does indeed have wonderful complexity and a harmonious balance of yeasty and fruit notes.
Rosé. Who can resist? This is an Extra Brut blend of an amazing 25 vintages of pinot noir going back to 1985 and just a touch of chardonnay (their lips are sealed as to the exact amount). Redcurrants, cherries and cranberries make an appearance.
Less commonly for champagne, this rosé is made by allowing the dark skins of the pinot noir grapes to macerate in the wine, and has a thrill of wild berries. Highly sophisticated and ancient sister house of the legendary Salon.
Are these versatile food wines? Knowles is hesitant on this. Despite champagne's claim to be the wine that goes with everything, she believes it marries best with high-fat light meats. But for flippant fun, she says, try it with good local fish and chips. That's one match well struck.


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Despite the prevalence of social media platforms for several years now, companies seem to just not quite be able to crack it. Through some need to treat every platform that comes along like every platform that ever has been, despite them having vastly different effective voices and mediums, is insanity.
And yet, every single day a search through the twitter accounts of emerging and startup brands will indicate a massive disconnect: People still don't understand that, at its core, authenticity wins on social media.
If every action you take on social is guided by the consideration for what will be honest, helpful, and genuine to your followers - and not what is going to sell me the most products - a few funny things happen.
When you aren't tweeting half-truths that favor your brand, or trying to bend stories to best reflect the part of an industry you live in, you aren't at risk anymore for getting caught up in a web of lies. Consequently, PR disasters rarely befall companies that practice more honesty on their social media channels.
People as a whole, fundamentally, enjoy being treated well. The brands you want to tell your friends and family about are not the ones that came across as shady, they're the ones who told the truth.
They're not the ones who messaged you asking them to buy their product, they're the ones who said "thank you" just because you took the time to comment on their Instagram picture.
Temporary webshops and one-off affiliate marketers are all about making sales in the short term, but ongoing businesses are equally concerned with building their brand.
Treating social media as a branding tool rather than a selling tool, at least initially, is a great paradigm shift that can help marketers utilize it better and for the right purposes.
Everybody has a unique conscious and there's no one-size-fits-all solution to business ethics, but most people feel better when they can put their heart and reputation 100% behind what they do.
For social media, that might mean that building a genuine community in which your brand is a thought leader is much more rewarding than just trying to hi-jack hashtags to flog your products.
Social media is a not a linear projection, it's a game of slow, meager, but genuine growth until you hit a point of critical mass and then your efforts start to snowball.
It's a game of patience, but it's once that doesn't ever come to fruition if you can't learn to play with a more gentle marketing touch than you would in traditional paid media. Learn to master it, however, and you're sure to be rewarded.


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Georgetown Vs. Seton Hall: Austin Freeman Stars As Georgetown Rallies For 80-75 Win
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It looked like the No. 23 Georgetown Hoyas were dead in the water during the second half of their game against Seton Hall, but somehow, they mustered up enough to rally for a key road win in Big East play. Led by 28 points from Austin Freeman, the Hoyas found a way to defeat the Pirates 80-75. Georgetown now moves to 14-5 and 3-4 in the Big East, while Seton Hall falls to 8-11 and 2-5 in the conference.
It was a weird ending, though. After two free throws by Freeman gave Georgetown a 76-73 lead, Seton Hall missed two shots near the rim. The rebound caromed out to center court, and eventually found its way to Jordan Theodore in the corner. Theodore and nailed the shot, but he had a foot on the three-point line and it was ruled a two-pointer. After two Chris Wright free throws, the Hoyas elected to foul instead of surrender a three-pointer, and sealed it when Keon Lawrence missed the first free throw.
Early on, it looked like an easy win. The Hoyas took a 43-33 lead on a Hollis Thompson three-pointer less than a minute into the second half, but it went completely downhill from there. Seton Hall erupted on a 19-2 run, as Georgetown missed 10 of 11 shots, committed five turnovers and missed two free throws. Julian Vaughn was particularly awful, missing several point-blank layup and having his shot stuffed three times. Meanwhile, Jeremy Hazell caught fire, scoring 11 of Seton Hall's points in the stretch.
The Hoyas finally stopped the bleeding with a three-point play by Wright, two free throws by Hollis Thompson and another layup by Wright, but Seton Hall kicked the lead back up to seven at the under-eight minute timeout. The Hoyas hung around, but couldn't stop Seton Hall defensively and continued to trail through to the four-minute timeout.
Georgetown eventually cut the lead to 73-71 with two minutes to play, and tied the game at 73 after Vaughn stepped in for a left-handed layup with 1:20 to play. After a missed three-pointer by Hazell, Wright raced down and drew a foul, giving Georgetown a 74-73 lead by hitting one of two free throws.
Jeff Robinson led Seton Hall with 21 points. Theodore added 17, Herb Pope had 16 and Hazell had 15. Wright had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists to aid Freeman for the Hoyas.
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Famous Personalities from Madurai
While Madurai is well-known as a temple city, there is much more to the city than its temples. This historically significant city has thrown up many luminaries in the fields of arts, sciences and politics. Here is a brief list of some of these famous personalities originating from Madurai:
A Tamil film director par excellence', he has delivered one box office hit after another in his young career. Likewise the actors in his films have also shot up to fame.
Bharathi Raja
Another famous film director, he uses his creative films as a platform for increasing social awareness. He has received three national awards and has directed films in Hindi, Malayalam and Telugu as well.
Illayaraja
This famous music director had humble beginnings but rose up to national and international fame. He has composed excellent music for over 840 Indian films in various languages and has received National Film Awards multiple times. He has even composed a symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Indira Soundarajan
He is a famous Tamil writer well-known for his short stories, novels and screenplays and dialogues for TV serials.
M.S. Subbulakshmi
A renowned Carnatic singer, she was born into a musical family. She has sung for films in various languages and received the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian civilian award.
Madurai Mani Iyer
Popularly known as Music Palghat, he is a renowned and great Carnatic singer and a Mridangam Vidwan. His passion for music took him all over India and several other countries too. He has also received the President's Award.
Jana Krishnamurthy
He quit his flourishing law practice to join politics and eventually climbed up the ladder to become the first Tamil president of the BJP party.
M.M.R. Subbaraman
He was popularly known as 'Madurai Gandhi' and his passions led him to participate in all the Satyagraha Movements and was even jailed for five years. He continuously worked for uplifting lives of the Harijans (Untouchables) and participated in establishing the first Gandhi Museum in India, in Madurai.
Rukmini Devi Arudale
She was an excellent Bharatnatyam dancer and later became the cultural ambassador and educationist, visiting several countries. She was also called the visionary architect of Indian culture.
Augustus De Morgan
Born in Madurai, but grew up in Britain, he grew up as a brilliant mathematician and logician. He also formulated the De Morgan's laws used the world over and discovered relational algebra. The Mathematics department of University College of London still honors his memory.
There are many more equally-talented luminaries originating from Madurai….too many to mention here!


Which Mac will reign supreme?
It's not nearly as exciting as bringing back the beloved McRib, but McDonald's is rejiggering its most iconic sandwich next year by rolling out two new versions of the Big Mac.
Buzzfeed reports that that for a few weeks in early 2017, the Golden Arches will offer a bigger and smaller version of the Big Mac—which famously is comprised of two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun—all across the US.
The miniaturized Big Mac, named the "Mac Jr.," uses one 1/6 lb. patty, while the beefed up "Grand Mac" uses two 1/6 lb. patties. A classic Big Mac has two 1/10 lb. burgers.
The new sandwiches were both tested earlier this year in Ohio and Dallas, which were selected for being "beef-centric areas," said McDonald's Chef Mike Haracz.
"It was time to launch something like this," he told BuzzFeed News. The rollout requires adding 1/6 lb. patties to restaurant kitchens and a larger bun for the Grand Mac.
Only time will tell if the new Macs make the cut from winter promotion to the permanent menu.
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Are You Also Your Client's Business Advisor?
Successful lawyers are not just good at being legal specialists. The really good ones have taken the time to get to know and understand their clients' businesses (the lack of such knowledge has long been a pet peeve of clients, according to numerous surveys over the years). For those who have taken the time and effort to do so, the legal marketing rewards are significant.
Most business people do not have the time nor desire to educate lawyers on how the legal work may impact their company. If a lawyer is business savvy, the chances of being retained by the client are greater, not only for more legal work but for business counseling as well.
As pointed out in a recent post on The Greatest American Lawyer, "(L)awyers have become so myopic that they often forget how much knowledge, information and expertise they really have." I'm not sure how myopic lawyers are; but, if they were to focus beyond just the legal issues, and more on the business' overall situation and concerns, they could be in a position to develop more work as a client's business advisor.


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FBI: Suspect captured in Gwinnett County storage-unit deaths
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (FOX 35 Atlanta) - A fugitive wanted in the shooting deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a Gwinnett County storage unit has been captured, the FBI announced Friday.
Robert Maurice Carlisle, 32, of Lithonia was taken into custody Thursday in Stone Mountain as a result of a tip from the public, authorities said. He faces charges of murder, concealing the death of another and participating in criminal gang activity.
Derrick D. Ruff and Joshua L. Jackson, both 25, were found shot to death inside a storage unit near Lawrenceville on March 17, authorities said. They had been reported missing from Clarke County in December.
RELATED: FBI offering reward for suspect wanted in shooting deaths of Athens men
Another suspect -- Lesley Green, 30, of Stone Mountain -- is in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail and has been charged with two counts of concealing the death of another.
Police have said the murders appear to be gang-related.
The FBI had offered a reward for information leading to Carlisle, who was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail.
RELATED: Missing Athens men found murdered in storage unit
Local teen killed in Senoia plane crash was son of Southwest Airlines pilot
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Q: Java: could not find or load main class Main I run my program from terminal, while it runs fine from IntelliJ. I get the error "could not find or load main class Main". It's not the filenames that is incorrect and neither does the file have any specified package name.
here is my Main.java file.
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
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    public static void main(String[] args){
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It seems to be something with javaFX.
I am using linux

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A: It was something to do with different versions of Java, I essentially changed the default version to a newer one using this guide
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Fearnet is showing the unrated director's cut of Return of the Living Dead 3 both online and on its cable TV service until November 30, 2009. Why is this a big deal? Back in the days of VHS, there were two versions available: the rated version (R) and the gorier unrated version. However, the DVD …
Destroy All Monsters, Gamera, Haunts, Hooked, Paul Naschy, Return of the Living Dead, The Dark Side, Winterbeast
Kagaku no Daikaiju
My Japanese language skills are slim to nonexistent, but the title of today's entry should roughly translate as "(The) Science of Giant Monsters." Anyone who's drooled over imported official guides devoted to Godzilla, Gamera and co. should be familiar with pictures of Japanese movie monsters showing the internal structures of said beasts. Although I can't …
Gamera, Godzilla


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Born: Gloucestershire, UK.
Educated: Dartington Hall School; English scholar at Exeter College, Oxford; Screenwriting fellow at the American Film Institute, Los Angeles.
First love: music, playing in bands from the age of eleven.
First job: film editor.
Favourite novels: Great Expectations, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Casino Royale, The Stand, The Circle
Favourite films: The Godfather, Star Wars: Episode IV, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Big Lebowski
Favourite director: Stanley Kubrick
First piece of fiction: a short script to apply to film school in Los Angeles, where he later worked as a screenwriter.
Screenwriting: wrote on Crusoe for NBC, adapted several bestselling novels including Manhattan Nocturne, A Year In The Merde, and classic sci-fi like The Stars My Destination and Stainless Steel Rat for 20th Century Fox, before deciding to write a novel himself.
Trivia: Rohan's name is Indian and his grandfather hailed from Allahabad. His mother is children's writer Jamila Gavin.
First novel: wrote teen detective novel Knightley & Son and signed a three book deal with Bloomsbury, going on to write sequels K-9 and 3 Of A Kind.
Other work: directed a music video for his wife, Dido.
Favourite pastime: playing guitar with his 7-year-old son on drums.


Latandresse's injury concerns are probably why he didn't get a qualifying offer from Minnesota. He is probably going to command at least $3M, if not more. An unexpected addition to the UFA crop, Latandresse will draw plenty of interest in a thin market. I like the idea of Latandresse if he is paired with the right center. However, his recent injury history may scare some teams off. If he was a right winger I would think the Sabres would have some interest.
Parenteau is testing the market after a successful year on Long Island. I wonder how he will adapt to a high salary and additional attention on the ice. Personally, I don't know how much more than $2,500,000 I would offer him. Buffalo could be in the running for Parenteau as a second option, but I fear he could be the Ville Leino of the 2012 class.
If Whitney wasn't 40 I would have him higher on this list. I also doubt if he will think to leave Phoenix as he has found a great situation in the desert. With his age working against him, Whitney probably won't get many huge offers on the market, but he does fill a great second line scoring role. He is a right handed shot but plays the off wing, which gives him some versatility. If he didn't hate Buffalo, maybe the Sabres make a run to add a bit more scoring depth.
Here is a player who will probably be able to leverage his playoff performance into a similarly lucrative contract as the one he is leaving behind. Without a Cup ring, I'd imagine that Penner would be looking at a contract in the $2M neighborhood. He is still a big body who can score with the right linemates, he will garner plenty of interest.
My money is on Jagr staying in Philly. However, as the days creep closer to July 1, the Red Wings and Penguins could potentially come calling. I'm not sure who else would have any sort of interest in Jagr, who had a very respectable campaign for the Flyers in 2011-12.
Just like Latandresse, Mueller will likely be followed by his injury history when any offer is pushed his way. However, is his situation continues to improve – as it did in 2011-12 – he could be a steal at a low cap hit this summer. I see Mueller as a low-risk signing around the $2M he made last year. The Sabres could take a flyer on him to provide some skill and depth on the right side. If he doesn't work out, store him in the AHL.
Hudler could be a nice add for the team that gets him. However, he doesn't bring all that much upside to the table. He is a good two-way forward, but doesn't necessarily have any attributes that would wow you. Some have put Buffalo among his suitors, but I question what he would contribute to the Sabres based on where he would fit.
I don't expect Huselius to leave Columbus. I think he has a good situation there and can still be counted on to aid in the overall rebuild of that team. His cap hit might decrease going into next year, but that is about all to expect.
Based on his previous salary, Prust may end up receiving the biggest raise from a percentage standpoint. Prust is someone high on my list if he isn't asking for any more than $1.5M. I fear that his success in New York may inflate his asking price. At the end of the day he plays with jam, can kill penalties and will give you a few points now and then. He is someone who makes your team hard to play against. If Darcy Regier can get him at an affordable rate, I'd jump at the opportunity.
Anyone taking a run at Langenbrunner will be doing it for their penalty kill and his intangibles. He will wear a letter no matter where he signs but probably won't be worth more than 10-15 goals. Expect him to be back in St. Louis next year. From the Sabres' standpoint, anything over $2.5M for a third or fourth line guy is a little steep, but he could add a lot of maturity to the locker room.
Fedotenko is an affordable, experienced winger who can still score at a pretty solid rate. His previous Stanley Cup accomplishments seem to follow him to this day, which is a good thing for him. He has filled a solid role for the Rangers and can provide a two-way punch for the middle of a lineup.
Basically the same version of Mueller, just a few years older and without the concussion; Stempniak could give a team a few more goals for their second or third line. I could see the Sabres kicking the tires and playing him on the third line next season. Stempniak is still young and is good for 15-20 goals a year. I like him for some depth scoring on the right side.