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ASEC Cement subsidiary ASEC Minya has begun producing cement at its 2.0 MTPA greenfield plant in Minya
ASEC Cement, a leading regional cement group, announced today that its subsidiary ASEC Minya (formally Arab National Cement Company) has begun cement production at its 2.0 MTPA cement plant in Minya, Egypt. The plant has already been producing clinker for the past 3 months since May 2013.
ASEC Cement is a core platform of Citadel Capital (CCAP.CA on the Egyptian Exchange), the leading investment company in Africa and the Middle East, with USD 9.5 billion in investments across 15 countries and 5 core industries, namely energy, transportation, agrifoods, mining and cement.
The US$ 360 million greenfield plant has implemented the most advanced technology in the cement industry and is in strict adherence with international environmental standards.
"We are extremely proud to have been able to see this project through to completion despite the challenging operational environment," said ASEC Cement CEO Giorgio Bodo. "The launch of cement production, which marks the official completion of this project, is a clear reflection of our confidence in the Egyptian economy and our belief in the country's ability to recover from the current volatility."
As the only cement plant in Minya producing Grey cement, ASEC Minya is perfectly positioned to serve other high-demand markets across Upper Egypt. The plant has created 400 direct and 800 indirect jobs in Minya.
"The new plant is a major milestone that will help boost economic development in the country and create new job opportunities for the local community," said General Salah Eldin Mohamed Ziyada, Governor of Minya. "Since the start of the project, ASEC Minya has played an active role in the development of the governorate with important initiatives in support of educational and athletic programs in schools and universities across the governorate.
ASEC Minya will be connected to the national grid via a 42-kilometer transmission line that connects the plant to the Samalloot power station. The lengthy procedure will not allow the plant to have a connection to the electrical grid until the end of 2014 but in the meantime ASEC Minya has come up with a temporary solution with rented generators to provide power to the plant.
Construction on the plant began in December 2010 but work on site was interrupted one month later due to the Egyptian Revolution. In order to make up for lost time, ASEC Cement came up with a recovery plan that allowed it to arrive at clinker production in an impressive 28 months.
Located 250 kilometers south of Cairo and 50 kilometers north of the city of Minya, ASEC Minya is the second greenfield cement plant to be launched by ASEC Cement in 5 years. The first was Takamol Cement in Sudan, a 1.6 MPTA plant that began production in November 2010.
With operational plants in Egypt, Algeria and Sudan, ASEC Cement has plans to control 10 MTPA of cement production capacity by 2016. The company is currently the largest shareholder in ASEC Minya with a 45% stake in the project. Other shareholders in ASEC Minya include Misr Qena Cement (13.9%), Hayel Saeed (30.7%), IFU/FLS (9.2%) and other shareholders (1.2%).
ASEC Minya stands as one of Egypt's largest project finance deals to date. Citadel Capital owns an indirect stake of 16.7% in ASEC Minya.


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(Reuters) - A Southern California jury on Monday recommended the death penalty for a man convicted this month of the 2010 sledgehammer killings of a family of four whose bodies were later found buried in the Mojave Desert, media reports said.
A San Bernardino County Superior Court jury found Charles "Chase" Merritt, 62, guilty on June 10 of four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a former business associate, Joseph McStay, and his family.
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"We're disappointed, but the fight does not stop," Jacob Guerard, Merritt's attorney, told the Los Angeles Times.
Merritt is due back in court in September for sentencing.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has imposed a moratorium on the death penalty, but prosecutors across the state continue to try death penalty cases.
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JOHANNNESBURG - Labour broker Adcorp's share price slid 1.7percent on Friday in a week that saw the Constitutional Court provide clarity on the way ahead for labour brokers in South Africa.
Adcorp said the judgment did not negate the role that Temporary Employment Services would continue to play in workforce management and enabling skills development and employment in the economy.
"Our preliminary view of the judgment is as follows: We believe that the interpretation gives more clarity than the Labour Appeal Court judgment about a limited interpretation of whether there are two employers or one, for the purposes of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) only. Affected employees are those who earn below the Basic Conditions of Employment Act threshold (currently R205433 per annum) and who are placed for longer than three-months," said Adcorp.
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Ian Cruickshanks, the chief economist at the South African Institute of Race Relations, said on Friday that the labour broker industry was of declining importance and action had been taken in the meantime.
Cruickshanks said in the past couple of years there had been a floating pool of workers from which labour brokers could pick and choose.
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Baker McKenzie analysts said: "It is important to remember that the deemed transfer of employment from the agency to the client only applies to workers who are not on temporary assignments and earn less than the prescribed statutory earnings threshold. However, to the extent that employers still need to structure operations to give effect to the risks associated with using agency workers, time is running out before the floodgates open and agency workers and trade unions lodge claims against clients."
Lemias Mashile, the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Labour, said the Constitutional Court ruling had given a clear interpretation of the Labour Relations Act.
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"The ruling is a major step towards eliminating the exploitative relationship between workers and labour brokers. The committee has long advanced an environment in the workplace that considers the rights of workers and protects them, as envisioned in the Constitution, he said.
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Why aren't people growing weirwoods?
By Canon Claude,
June 30, 2022 in General (ASoIaF)
Vaegon the dragonless
1 hour ago, Mourning Star said:
It is absolutely anecdotal, and people are certainly speculating, but it's what we have to work with (well, that and lots of time, lots of time) and there is some reason to believe that first vision is the "birth" of the tree.
Honestly, I could still go either way.
The tree itself was shrinking, growing smaller with each vision, whilst the lesser trees dwindled into saplings and vanished, only to be replaced by other trees that would dwindle and vanish in their turn. And now the lords Bran glimpsed were tall and hard, stern men in fur and chain mail. Some wore faces he remembered from the statues in the crypts, but they were gone before he could put a name to them.
Then, as he watched, a bearded man forced a captive down onto his knees before the heart tree. A white-haired woman stepped toward them through a drift of dark red leaves, a bronze sickle in her hand.
"No," said Bran, "no, don't," but they could not hear him, no more than his father had. The woman grabbed the captive by the hair, hooked the sickle round his throat, and slashed. And through the mist of centuries the broken boy could only watch as the man's feet drummed against the earth … but as his life flowed out of him in a red tide, Brandon Stark could taste the blood.
The visions are pretty clearly going backwards in time. So assuming the last vision is from tree's "birth" isn't unreasonable, especially given that there is other possible support for this idea.
However, I would be remiss if I did not mention that the old woman with the sickle walks through "a drift of dark red leaves", which presumably came from an already existing Weirwood. This detail does give me pause and cause to think the tree is still old enough to make piles of leaves at this point.
But the fact that the Heart-tree is there during the sacrifice can only mean that the tree was there before we see any blood spilled to make it grow, I can see how you can get from this passage that the old Gods demand human sacrifice but that the Weirwoods (that in fact are older then the arrival of man in Westeros) needs a sacrifice is just so much of a leap.
LongRider
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1 hour ago, Vaegon the dragonless said:
I don't think it means that for sure, we also get the idea of seeing through the "spirit", like when Varamyr dies, or Bran is told a greenseer can learn to see beyond the eyes of the trees themselves.
The singers carved eyes into their heart trees to awaken them, and those are the first eyes a new greenseer learns to use … but in time you will see well beyond the trees themselves.
When we combine that with Bloodraven's explanation:
"A man must know how to look before he can hope to see," said Lord Brynden. "Those were shadows of days past that you saw, Bran. You were looking through the eyes of the heart tree in your godswood. Time is different for a tree than for a man. Sun and soil and water, these are the things a weirwood understands, not days and years and centuries. For men, time is a river. We are trapped in its flow, hurtling from past to present, always in the same direction. The lives of trees are different. They root and grow and die in one place, and that river does not move them. The oak is the acorn, the acorn is the oak. And the weirwood … a thousand human years are a moment to a weirwood, and through such gates you and I may gaze into the past."
There is some decent reason to suspect Bran saw the "birth" of the tree in the last vision.
Edited July 7, 2022 by Mourning Star
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9 minutes ago, Mourning Star said:
The singers carved eyes into their heart trees to awaken them, and those are the first eyes a new greenseer learns to use … but in time you will see well beyond the trees themselves
The oak is the acorn, the acorn is the oak. And the weirwood … a thousand human years are a moment to a weirwood, and through such gates you and I may gaze into the past."
Just had a thought. The oak is the acorn, the acorn is the oak. The bolded parts of the quotes suggest the seeds are also gates through which a greenseer can see ... well beyond the trees themselves. In other words all recorded events can be accessed through the seeds as well, or through consumption of the seeds as in weirwood paste. This is probably why Bran sees the past histories of the Winterfell weirwood independently of sitting on his weirwood throne. If this is the case, I wonder whether those seeds originally came from the Winterfell heart tree or if consuming seeds from a particular tree grants easy access to the memories of the "mother tree". The Ghost of High Heart says she dreams. Are her dreams like Jojen's green dreams or is she a greenseer who "sees well beyond the trees themselves"?
1 minute ago, Evolett said:
It is not clear to me what the seeds of Weirwoods are, or in fact if they are individual to trees as opposed to collective. But it is an interesting thought.
We should probably give oak trees and acorns some in-depth attention. Pehaps that will shed some light on what's going on with the weirwoods. An oak tree graces the King's Landing godswood instead of a weirwood. Arya visits Acorn hall, wears a dress patterned with embroidered acorns and eats a lot of acorn paste during her journey through the Riverlands. Walder Frey sits on a throne made of oak wood. There is house Oakheart of Old Oak and so on. John the Oak, legendary founder of House Oakheart was a son of Garth Greenhand and Arys Oakheart was Myrcella's sworn shield.
Regarding seeds in general - unlike trees, seeds are mobile and in nature are dispersed far and wide, making it possible for plants to grow far from their point of origin. This principle could thus also apply to seeds as a means of seeing beyond the trees themselves. If the oak is the acorn and the acorn is the oak, then all memories of the tree would be replicated in the seed. But logically, a seed would only contain the memories up to a certain point in time, the point that it's dispersed or falls from the tree. To speculate further, perhaps this is why Bran sees the relatively fresh memory of Ned while looking through the eyes of the weirwood as opposed to beginning with the younger version of Ned and going backwards in time while detached from the tree.
8 hours ago, Mourning Star said:
Well I still dont get how that would indicate the need for blood... Its just show that the tree's are old and that would be the main reason to why they are not easely cultivated. And sure Bran migth have seen the birth of the tree but since Brans sees the man "forced down on is knees before the Heart-tree" that to me indicates that the veart tree is already somewhat grown and they're for the sacrifice (if it is a sacrifice) does not seem to be involved with the "birth of the tree".
LynnS
On 7/7/2022 at 5:14 AM, Aldarion said:
That is actually the theory I prefer. Also, wasn't there mention of some sort of weirwood network under the Wall, or I am misremembering things?
Hmm, I don't know about weirwood under the Wall; although the Black Gate is connected in some way and there is the weirwood breaking through the stone floor of the kitchen at the Night Fort. The thing is that Bran is instructed to go into the roots of the tree, when he is wed to the tree ,and he ends up at Winterfell. To my mind, he travelled the root system to get there.
It might also be that the weirwood only produce nuts in the spring, after winter and with the long summers and winters; seed production would be a rare event.
Edited July 9, 2022 by LynnS
Aldarion
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On 7/7/2022 at 10:14 AM, Aldarion said:
Hi Aldarion.
The weirwood network under the Wall is a theory I proposed a while back. I'll quickly outline my reasons for thinking such.
I propose the 'sapling' Bran sees at the Nightfort is actually a branch from a huge weirwood embedded into the Wall directly below. The face of that weirwood would therefore be the Black Gate. The magic the trees possess, and the greenseer inhabitation (or total immersion) of that tree would facilitate the face being able to move and talk. I think we've seen glimpses of this ability when Bran speaks to Theon, his face appears to Theon in the tree, he tastes blood, reaches out and touches Theon with a leaf (or hand). It seems Bran is at one with the tree and able to control it, I think it's George's version of the Ents.
Anyhoo, the Wall and its potential weirwood network. If, as I suggest the sapling Bran sees is actually a branch from a tree below then this passage in a Tyrion chapter is interesting.
'Tyrion had heard that elsewhere along the Wall, between the three fortresses, the wildwood had come creeping back over the decades, that there were places where grey-green sentinels and pale white weirwoods had taken root in the shadow of the Wall itself, but Castle Black had a prodigious appetite for firewood, and here the forest was still kept at bay by the axes of the black brothers.' (Tyrion III, AGOT)
Where the Black Brothers aren't chopping down the trees, the weirwoods are popping up right next to the Wall. I think these weirwoods are branches from weirwood trees below the surface or actually embedded into the Wall. These branches are bursting through the ground and being mistaken as saplings.
(Alternatively, they could be saplings that are sprouting from the weirwood network below. The premise remains the same, the weirwood network spreads throughout the Wall from East to West)
If this is the case and the the Wall was built on a weirwood grove (or hollow hill site) that spreads from coast to coast it would explain why Mel thinks the Wall is a 'hinge of the world'. It would be the most sacred and magical place in all of Westeros. It may help with any magic required in building the Wall and explain the ward running all along the Wall etc.
Where we've seen a magical ward, a weirwood tree, caves, tunnels etc have been present. Storm's End being the obvious example, Bloodraven's hollow hill (and perhaps Winterfell's crypts)
We've seen weirwoods can thrive underground as well.
'There is even a godswood of sorts, though the weirwood that grows there is a queer, twisted thing whose tangled roots have all but filled the cave where it stands, choking out all other growth.' (TWOIAF, The Westerlands: Casterly Rock)
Pretty much all the weirwoods we've seen are growing above a cave system & tunnels etc. They grow atop hollow hills. The Wall is a likely candidate as the site of the biggest hollow hill site in all of Westeros. The hollow hills have weirwood trees, caves, tunnels etc all of which are present at the Wall.
In conclusion, in my opinion the Wall has a lot of evidence that's suggests it's a magical hollow hill site with weirwoods growing all along it from coast to coast. Embedded into the foundations of the Wall itself.
I agree that the Pando theory @LynnS suggested is a good one.
(Off to catch up with the rest of this thread)
Aldarion, LynnS and Evolett
26 minutes ago, Wizz-The-Smith said:
n conclusion, in my opinion the Wall has a lot of evidence that's suggests it's a magical hollow hill site with weirwoods growing all along it from coast to coast. Embedded into the foundations of the Wall itself.
Nice. Yes, very possible. The Gendel and Gorne legend, if true, supports the idea of a cavern running beneath the Wall, along a section of it at least.
45 minutes ago, Evolett said:
Hi Evolett, and thank you.
Absolutely. The tale suggests the cave system was so long that Gendel & Gorne (or one of them) got horribly lost. I agree that it would run along a section of the Wall, and I would go as far to say it would be a rather large section. And wouldn't rule out the cave system reaching from coast to coast, (Gendel & Gorne only traversed a part of the system after all) The entirety of Westeros seems to be linked via cave systems and tunnels. Haha.
There's the wormways as well. Quite possible they connect to each of the castles along the Wall.
I should have mentioned, further evidence in support of the weirwood trees being embedded in the Wall can be found in the tale of the 79 Sentinels. They are literally symbolic trees embedded within the Wall. Symbolic trees embedded in the Wall to keep watch at that. Very weirwoody.
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Aspen trees are a good model for the WW trees. Extensive root system, reproduces with both root sprouts and seeds and can be very long lived. Also, lots of aspen trees in and around Santa Fe where GRRM lives.
An extensive, connecting root system is perfect for a Weirnet, but of course there would be more to the 'net than that. The face's on the trees see much, but also Old God magic surely plays its part.
I have some more thoughts and will post soon after I get off the phone Good thread
Hi @Wizz-The-Smith
Edited July 10, 2022 by LongRider
Ok, the Weir Wood trees were cut down for what, thousands of years? The worship of the Seven did not approve of Weirwood trees or groves so currently very few are found in the South. Although more common in the North they have declined there. Makes me wonder just how powerful the root system is, as the weirnet seems quite robust.
Bran witnessed one person being sacrificed before a WW tree, which to me does not prove that all WW trees 'need' blood sacrifices to grow. As a WW tree is associated with the First Men and the Old Gods, a ritual sacrifice, probably rare, would be done before one of these trees. Were these trees considered holy? Being found in the Northern God Woods I would say yes.
Mention upthread about the cost and rarity of WW, I put a list of some known objects of weirwood. I do not consider this list complete. Interesting though, how WW wood, has traveled the Planetos world.
in the House of the Undying, Dani goes through an ebony and WW door
Black Gate made of WW
old WW table, White Sword Tower of the KG, first floor
Lysa's WW chair at High Hall in the Eyrie
the Moon Door is made is made of WW
WW and ebony door at the HoBW
the old High Septon in KL has a WW staff
Varamyr finds a broken branch of WW he uses as a crutch (prologe of Dance)
Leaf has WW bowl of paste WW seeds for Bran
Morna has WW mask
Val has a WW pin
beneath the temple of HoBW the room had 11 WW chairs, on the chair backs were faces carved of Ebony
On 7/7/2022 at 5:04 PM, Evolett said:
The Ghost of High Heart says she dreams. Are her dreams like Jojen's green dreams or is she a greenseer who "sees well beyond the trees themselves"?
The GoHH telling us that she dreams is interesting as the top of High Hill is ringed with WW stumps. Does she dream there? Can WW stumps retain some of their power?
On 7/7/2022 at 2:42 PM, Vaegon the dragonless said:
That would be extremely anecdotal, the vision is not clear, it could be a sacrifice or could be a execution. But neither would indicate that it is what makes the weirwood grow, even if it is a sacrifice doing it infront a heart-tree (not the same as a weirwood) would be the same as doing it infront a statue or on a altar. The bones could very well be a sepulture, after all we normally put graveyard next and around church's to be closer to "God", could very well be that once burned the family and friends of the dead wanted them to be close to they're Gods and put them in the Weirwood since they are associated with the old Gods.
It seems that people are bent on the idea that the old gods are bad (wich they could be) and that they must want blood sacrifice, and by extension everything associated with that faith requires some dark and bloody when their is little to go on.
It's not anecdotal. We've had pages showing us that the First Men were feeding blood to trees. Davos was told of entrails being given to trees. I guess its the First Men's idea of decorating the trees and nourishing it with blood. Maybe the First Men were exyremely stupid and dumping blood just for the hell of it. It's possible they are still primitive. Culturally. But it is probably through years of observation that they learned to feed blood to those damned trees to make them grow.
Nope. It does not mean that. The savages were not fumbling during the ceremony. They've been doing this for a long time. And the poor prisoner was not the first victim given to that tree.
The reason that weirwoods won't grow at the Eyrie is that - I suspect - the Eyrie represents the sky, possibly the moon. The waycastles Stone, Snow and Sky tell you that you have left the earth as you ascend.
I agree with the saprophytes and the pando notions.
One of my favorite wildflowers is called the rattlesnake plantain, which sounds like a name GRRM would dream up. He would also like the irony because it is not a plantain and it has nothing to do with rattlesnakes - it's actually an orchid. Like the Lady's Slipper, the rattlesnake plantain requires the presences of a specific fungus in the soil in order to germinate.
If GRRM has a backstory for the weirwoods, he might imagine some of these elements - or the rare combination of elements - as part of the recipe for weirwood growth. It would not surprise me at all if growing a new weirwood is a semi-magical skill that has been lost over the years, much like the hatching of dragon eggs.
On 7/7/2022 at 4:49 PM, Mourning Star said:
I've started pondering the "red mud" that is associated with the Red Fork of the Trident. In addition to "drummed / red mud" wordplay, I think Edmure's name may also represent red mud.
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For men, time is a river. We are trapped in its flow, hurtling from past to present, always in the same direction. The lives of trees are different. They root and grow and die in one place, and that river does not move them.
Taken together with Bloodraven's words about time as a river (for humans), I think we can make some inferences about the passage of time and the events that Bran observes through the weirwood.
I think the white-haired woman in Bran's vision is Lady Stoneheart. The imagery and word choices may tell us that the man's blood is creating the Red Fork of the Trident. If the Red Fork and the Red Trees are parallel, we can make some educated guesses about weirwoods functioning the way that rivers function. To my mind, this reinforces the case for the network of roots that flows into other roots.
The sickle in the hand of the white-haired woman may represent a cycle. (This is not my idea. Sorry I don't remember who made the great catch about Ice and Ice-cicles a few months back.) A lot of us suspect that time is cyclical in Westeros - history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. So the sickle may be a magical tool for breaking the cycle of some story that Lady Stoneheart doesn't want repeated. (If I'm right that the white-haired woman is Lady Stoneheart, the "sickle" might also be a broken or reworked version of the ancient crown of the kings of winter, which was recreated for Robb Stark by the smith at Riverrun. The crown seems to eventually make its way back to Stoneheart.)
The fallen leaves in Bran's vision support the theory that the white-haired woman is Lady Stoneheart, imho, because of this early moment in the first Catelyn POV:
Catelyn found her husband beneath the weirwood, seated on a moss-covered stone. The greatsword Ice was across his lap, and he was cleaning the blade in those waters black as night. A thousand years of humus lay thick upon the godswood floor, swallowing the sound of her feet, but the red eyes of the weirwood seemed to follow her as she came.
(AGoT, Catelyn I)
Catelyn notices the rich topsoil, called humus. The special soil may reinforce the idea that weirwoods require special soil conditions and will not grow without the exact right combination of elements in the soil.
Interesting to note, too, that weirwood leaves are shaped like hands and we have such a strong motif of severed and maimed hands throughout ASOIAF. In Catelyn's POV, figuratively, the humus is swallowing her feet. Although it's not literal, both the leaf hands turning to humus and the swallowed footsteps (as well as the blood from Ned's sword) might be taken as evidence of the necessity of human sacrifices in the gods wood.
And, yes, I do think there is an unstated pun on humus and hummus, the paste (like weirwood paste?!) made from chickpeas. GRRM doesn't state it explicitly, but he does refer to people eating "pease" and "pease porridge". I think this is a deliberate nod toward "peace". Hummus is made from whirled peas and one of the themes of the series is the need for world peace.
In other words, the soil is important. Both humus and red mud.
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On 7/1/2022 at 6:53 AM, Mourning Star said:
And so they did, gathering in their hundreds (some say on the Isle of Faces), and calling on their old gods with song and prayer and grisly sacrifice (a thousand captive men were fed to the weirwood, one version of the tale goes, whilst another claims the children used the blood of their own young).
"Some say—one version of the tale goes—whilst another claims." Proves nothing, sounds like anti-The Children propaganda, the tales told by those who vanquished the Children.
In Bran's vision we see one death, was it a sacrifice or an execution? They are not the same thing.
The slaves who killed the slavers at the Wolf's Den, made a one time sacrifice to the Heart tree for thanks for being freed, not to feed the heart tree.
I view the proof that the WW trees require blood sacrifice is quite thin.
However, Melisandre makes many blood sacrifices in the form of burning folks in her fires. Seems R'hllor is more hungry for blood sacrifices than the WW trees and the Old Gods ever were.
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8 hours ago, Darth Sidious said:
Two instances is anecdotal, because this is the only two time that were are told of possible sacrifice. Bran vision does point in that direction but since we dont know when that vision take place and what is exactly happening we cant take it for sure as a sacrifice. The Wolfs Den incident could just be mob violence, since we are told that the slavers were given to they're slaves, them going over the top and displaying the inside of said slaver's is not completely out side mob violence, the Dutch ate they're bloody minister in the 17th century during a riot, that does not make them cannibals.
But its clear from what you responded that you are mainly prejudist against the First Men and everything associated with them, so what ever argument I could come up with you would just dismiss. You see the First Men as just a bunch of savages, I see them as a complexe and old culture so we will never agree most likely.
But to go back to what we were talking, the Weirwood, it is older then man on Westeros so the chances that man as something to do with how they grow are minimal at best. A tree that needs human blood to grow but is from a continent where man does not exist is a really stupid evolutionary dead end, so that is most likely not the reason people dont grow more Weirwood Trees.
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The Weirwoods accept the blood of the Children too. I would assume Giants as well. The first men must have learned the ritual from the Children and continued during their reign in the North. How often they need blood is the question.
We have seen a dead weirwood that refused to rot. How was it poisoned? Was it fed the blood of an incompatible person? Say, like the blood of a Valyrian? Maybe one of the Celtigars or the Velaryons spilled a drop of blood by accident and killed the tree.
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On 7/1/2022 at 3:41 PM, Springwatch said:
Weirwoods might have been seen as a problem in the south, because they don't rot. There might have been an excess of huge dead hulks like the Blackwood tree. Too big to hide, and too stone-like to carve up.
Wood that does not rot would be an amazing resource. Imagine a wooden house that lasts forever.
I think I know why Weirwoods are gone... too bloody useful.


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The Incumbent Party – Massachusetts Division
July 25, 2006 By jim-weliky
First, a guest poster at Talking Points Memo had a couple of posts up at these links: The Incumbent Party I and The Incumbent Party II that talks about the fact that we have three parties in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Incumbent Party. He/she notes that the Incumbent party contains members from both parties, and that over time, their priorities become peculiarly aligned in many ways, especially around issues of self-preservation, and that this leads to an overwhelming concentration of power and advantages in the hands of incumbents. The data about uncontested primaries and races contained in Episode 1 and Episode 2shows how powerful that dynamic is in this state. As an easy reference, I would suspect that the roll of those who voted for tabling the Health Care Amendment would be a pretty accurate roster of the members of the Incumbent Party in Massachusetts.
And it's not at all new. This has been the state of affairs at least since I moved (back) to Massachusetts in 1991. As I've noted before, and as David notes in Episode 2, except for the anomaly of the last election cycle, Massachusetts has been at or next to the bottom of states for contested elections. There are, as always, many reasons for this, but the primary reason has always been the overwhelming money advantage of incumbents. Back in the early 90's, activists with what was the Commonwealth Coalition (the successor to Citizen Action following the latter's demise), spoke with a bunch of community activists and leaders in an effort to understand why so few progressives and people of color were running for office. Most said that it was the intimidating financial hurdle needed to successfully challenge an incumbent that stopped them. Thus, joining with a bunch of activists from Western Mass. as well, the campaign for Clean Elections was born.
A public financing bill was first introduced in the legislature by then State Rep. Marc Draisen and that bill sank like a stone, so it was decided to pursue the initiative, and the rest is history. During and after the campaign, a group also affiliated with the Commonwealth Coalition called the Massachusetts Money and Politics Project released a series of reports that illustrated the dominance of money, and the interests that supplied it, over the political process here, based on analyses of candidates' campaign finance reports. I wish they were available on line so I could link to them so you wouldn't have to take my word for it, but they showed that incumbents tended to outspend challengers (when there were any) 2 to 1, that incumbents often raised money hand over fist in off years and even during cycles where they weren't challenged, that Committee chairs tended to have even more of an advantage, and distributed quite a bit of their funds to colleagues as a way of preserving influence and fealty, and that campaigns, on average of course, got more expensive every year. The conclusions drawn from all this was that incumbents built war chests for insurance and challenge-avoidance, the hurdles for challengers were overwhelming, and that contributions were made by special interests not so much to support campaigns, but to preserve access and influence. Based on the anecdotal evidence I've seen since, I see no indication that any of this has changed. Sure, there are always exceptions, lots of campaigns can be run on the cheap, and some can be funded by the grassroots, but that doesn't change the big picture.
So — public financing. That's my suggestion for what's needed if we want to take on the Incumbent Party. Incumbents need to be reminded that their primary constituency are their constituents, not just the leadership, not just their colleagues and not just their contributors. Contested races, where the parties compete on a relatively level playing field, are an excellent way to provide that reminder.
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Ignoring the fact that you have to come up with an actual candidate willing to run uphill, it seems like a concentrated effort could empty war-chests by running candidates against that candidate over and over again. Sure, the first few times you'll get outspent, probably by more than 2:1. But eventually the opponent will empty his savings, and it will come down to recent fundraising ability. Sure, the incumbant still has an advantage, but it is less of an advantage.
Of course, you can't do this for just one district at a time, because the incumbant will pull from donors statewise. However, if you hammer at multiple districts at the same time, every single election cycle, you might be able to reduce their financial advantage eventually.
Or, you'll completely burn out your donors, volunteers, and everyone else of like mind.
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Sorry I missed it — I gotta get a wider monitor …
hoyapaul says
You argue that the "primary reason" that MA is at the bottom of the states for competitiveness is because of the overwhelming money advantage of incumbents.
But is this really true? After all, in every state I'm aware of (and nationally), the incumbent almost always has a major money advantage. This dynamic is not limited to MA. Unless it is true that the money problem is indeed worse here (and I haven't seen such evidence), then it would appear that while the money advantage could very well be the "primary reason" for non-competitveness here and elsewhere, it does not explain why MA in particular scores poorly on competitveness.
I know this state would be a lot more competitive if money, gerrymandering, and so forth was not an issue, but I do think that a good reason why MA is less competitive is because 1) MA tilts far enough to the Democratic side such that they wouldn't vote for Republicans anyway, and 2) people are generally content, given that MA is one of the most (generally) affluent states in the country, with less income inequality than in other states. That doesn't mean everybody is content, of course, or that MA is somehow perfect, but isn't it possible that the lack of competitiveness in comparison to other states is a product of these demographics?
jim-weliky says
I don't doubt that the factors you've mentioned contribute to the problem. It may be that the combination of financial advantages of incumbency, plus Democratic dominance, plus relative affluence (I'll take your word for it on that) is what contributes to the fact that we rank so low, and that the absence of one or more of them would mean that we would rank higher. But I'm skeptical. I don't think Democratic dominance explains the lack of primaries within the Democratic party. And, having lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, New York and now Massachusetts, I haven't discerned a greater level of contentment here than elsewhere (in fact Massachusettsans seem noticeably more cranky on the whole than anywhere else I've lived).
But even if your thesis is correct that all three factors apply, the only one that can be addressed directly through political action is ameliorating the financial advantages of incumbency. I don't see running out and saying that there should be more Republicans, god forbid, or that we should all have less money and be more cranky, as a viable reform agenda somehow. ; )
"1) MA tilts far enough to the Democratic side such that they wouldn't vote for Republicans anyway…"
This is sort of a non sequitur. You do mean to imply that most voters are absolutely content with their incumbent, and that no Democrat may challenge another Democrat? Are we in Iran?
"2) people are generally content, given that MA is one of the most (generally) affluent states in the country, with less income inequality than in other states."
Is the income equality claim true? MA is in the top 5 in per capita income which implies, to me, that there may be many wealthy people and a lot of lower income people. Or not. Where's your citation to prove this?
gary says
For the period between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, the report found that the incomes of the top fifth of families grew faster than those of the bottom fifth of families in 38 states. The states where the gap grew the most were Arizona, New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee and New Jersey.
To the contrary, Massachusetts is 11th from the bottom (i.e. there's lots of income inequality goin' on) of the list.
it appears indeed that relative income equality doesn't play a role. And in any case, New York is pretty similar to MA in terms of general income and income inequality, yet generally has more competitiveness, according to the link in the original post.
So why is it that MA is less competitive than other states? It's unlikely because of the money advantage, since candidates in other states also experience this. Better gerrymandering? A poorly run opposition party? A brilliant majority party machine?
I thought the greatest loss of population, in absolute head count, was from New York state. And doesn't NY show up, along with NJ, as the highest tax regimes in the US?
Besides moving to NYC for a high-powered job, who's relocating to the Empire State?
As a matter of fact, didn't MassInc show a fair number of people leaving NY for MA? (Can't put my finger on their demographic study a few years ago.)
Not really sure how this post is related to my post, but OK. I(and the OP) am talking about political competitiveness, not economic.
smart-mass says
Hope I can explain how I got to this
If I have low or little expectations of my elected official, and he or she delivers to those expectations, I'm unmotivated to change.
If I have high expectations and my rep is not meeting them, that's when I will consider a change.
Smart politicians keep expectations low (promising nothing like a Bridge to the 21st century and then meeting those promises.(actually I liked Clinton, but this was the only example I could remember of a big promise of nothing)
In MA politicians have been underselling expectations for years (as in many other states).
This has the added "bonus" of creating voter apathy.
So we have an uncaring electorate not paying attention to an under promising and "don't rock the boat" set of incumbents…
What upsets this?
1. When a politician gets way out of whack with his or her constituents (Lieberman/Lamont). Lieberman made a fatal mistake, he stuck his head out in support of the war, drew attention to himself, and now he will likely pay the price.
2. Occasionally corruption catches an incumbent (Randall "Duke" Cunningham).
3. Retirement
4. A really big mistake (GHWB and the "no new taxes" plus the weak economy and not getting Saddam the first time)
Ok, it's my hypothesis – there are probably other reasons but I need to go make dinner 🙂
Smart Mass, Dumb Mass
I think that blogging in general has done a great job of addressing voter apathy by informing people of what is really happening:
In government
In foreign affairs
In the media in general
gallowsglass says
To be honest, the incumbent candidate owes only the incumbent party any fealty. The party is there to ensure power is applied correctly to gain advantage. The voters are just pretty much there because they are needed to pay taxes. Without the control of the party, chaos would ensue.
While the party leaders can develop strategy and create tactics to meet the strategic goals, voters are controlled by the whim an whimsy of the media or simple fears. What is important to them today is forgotten tomorrow and replaced the day after. The wise incumbent will follow the dictates of the party bosses.
In high school civics, we are taught about the power of the voter but, as most things taught in high school, we learn the real world is very much different.
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1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning — called also Socratic irony
2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play — called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
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Sorry if my response sounded as though I was trying to use irony. I was simply trying to state the facts.


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Stories brought to life by True Story Theater in Arlington
By Cindy Cantrell Globe Correspondent,July 14, 2013, 12:00 a.m.
True Story Theater performers, including (clockwise from left) Michelle Mount, Tonia Pin-heiro, Ani Nguyen, and Kamau Hashim, act out situations shared by audience members.Jason Jedrusiak
TRUTH ON STAGE: Using a combination of improvisatory drama, music, and movement, True Story Theater will act out real-life situations shared by audience members during a series of performances in Arlington over the next several months.
Christopher Ellinger, artistic director of the 16-member troupe based in his hometown of Arlington, said he is "excited to put down deeper roots" through the theater's community partner series. Supported by a grant from the town's Cultural Council, True Story Theater gave the first of its performance with local organizations on July 1, with "Stories of the Robbins Library."
The upcoming shows are "Stories of Loss and Healing" with the Children's Room on Friday; "Stories of Welcome" with the Arlington Vision 2020 Diversity Committee on Aug. 10; and "Stories of Creating Sustainable Community" with Sustainable Arlington on Oct. 12.
All three shows will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlington Center, at 369 Massachusetts Avenue, with $10 and $15 tickets available at the door.
The troupe also stages performances and offers theater classes in the facility's yoga studio, with details posted at www.truestorytheater.org.
Ellinger, who founded True Story Theater 12 years ago, said people should not fear sitting close up to the actors, because audience participation is strictly voluntary. Performances generally have a mix of serious, lighthearted, and inspirational moments, and last 75 to 90 minutes with time at the end for discussion, he said.
The mission, according to Ellinger, is promoting social healing by respectfully listening to others' experiences and spontaneously transforming them into theater, "however ordinary, extraordinary, difficult, or joyful." He said audience members benefit from new insights, deeper connections, and a greater perspective of our common humanity.
"It's about expressing the inner truth of people's deepest struggles, visions, and victories," said Ellinger, who during the show assists audience members who want to share their stories but are not sure how. "I really believe that everyone has a story that's very compelling to witness. It's our job to bring it to life."
CHANGE IN FOCUS: After her son, Kevin, suffered traumatic brain injury in a car accident as a 17-year-old in 1980, Westborough resident Arlene Korab searched in vain for resources to help them both.
She eventually learned of a group of similarly frustrated parents and eagerly went to a meeting. Instead of the support group she expected, however, Korab was welcomed to the first board meeting of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.
"That's how it started," said Korab, who was a volunteer board member for 10 years before agreeing to become the nonprofit organization's executive director — but only on an interim basis, until the search committee identified a permanent replacement.
"For years, I'd joke, 'How is that search coming?' " said Korab, who had served in the position for 23 years before retiring on June 28.
Looking back over her career, Korab said she is gratified by how the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts has grown in size and services. Today, the organization offers 33 support groups for survivors and their families, recreational and socialization opportunities, and information and resource coordinators through its headquarters in Westborough and regional offices in Pittsfield and East Wareham.
In addition, Korab is credited for the numerous awards presented to the association during her tenure, as well as spearheading the 2007 class-action lawsuit that led to a settlement from the state enabling thousands of brain-injury survivors in nursing homes to move into the community with financial and other support. She also played a significant role in establishing the Statewide Head Injury Program, a division of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
While Korab has "loved every minute" at the association, she said the time was right for a new generation of leadership with fresh ideas. Assistant executive director Nicole Godaire took over as her successor on July 1. Korab remains available for backup support while spending more time with family and friends — especially Kevin, who lives independently in Dartmouth with 24-hour care.
Korab also said she plans to continue promoting awareness of traumatic brain injury. It is so misunderstood, she said, because survivors may walk and speak well, but still struggle with agitation and memory difficulties. Despite outward appearances, employment is impossible for many.
"The BIA-MA is everywhere that it can be," Korab said, "and anybody who needs it should call."
For more information, call the organization's help line at 800-242-0030, or visit its website, www.biama.org.
CELEBRATING POPEYE: Watertown resident Fred Grandinetti, author of three books and numerous articles about Popeye, is paying tribute to the sailor man's 80th anniversary as an animated cartoon character Sunday on his award-winning cable-access TV series, "Drawing With Fred."
Popeye first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre (later renamed Popeye) by Elzie Crisler Segar on Jan. 17, 1929. His animated debut came in a Betty Boop cartoon on July 14, 1933.
For his anniversary tribute, Grandinetti wrote "Clothes Make the Sailor Man," which stars longtime collaborator Brandon Stumpf , an actor, model, and middle school art teacher from Nashua.
In the segment, Stumpf plays a character named Fred who has difficulty deciding what to wear at an 80th celebration for Popeye. The sailor's pal, Eugene the Jeep, magically produces shirts with drawings of Wimpy and Brutus that were actually created by Grandinetti.
Editing and special effects were provided by Vatche Arabian of Watertown.
Grandinetti said it is important to recognize this milestone of the Popeye cartoon series, which is the longest running in the history of motion pictures and television.
"Generations have discovered the spinach-eating sailor man through his animated adventures," Grandinetti said. "These cartoons have brought pleasure to literally millions of people all over the world."
"Drawing With Fred" airs on local-access channels in Watertown, Needham, Winthrop, Salem, and Londonderry, N.H.
The segment "Clothes Make the Sailor Man" can also be viewed at www.facebook.com/drawingwithfred.
MUSICAL ROLES: Several local actors will perform in the Boston Children's Theatre production of "Pippin," opening Thursday and continuing through next Sunday at the Governor's Academy, 1 Elm St. in Newbury's Byfield section.
The musical's two casts feature 58 actors from 38 local communities and Germany, ranging in age from 9 to 14. They include Marshall Youn of Arlington; Maerose Pepe of Belmont; Lindzi Hutchinson of Brookline; Genevieve Wharton of Lexington; Newton residents Francesca Bosio, Tema Siegel, and Yarden Yacoby; Owen Sherrin of Sudbury; and Deirdre Pedersen of Westborough.
Tickets cost $15 and $20 for adults, and $10 and $15 for students. For more information, call 617-424-6634, ext. 222, or visit www.bostonchildrenstheatre.org.
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There he was standing on stage. He played bass guitar and looked to be about 24 years old. His hair was thick, a deep dark brown, on the shaggy side that I'm sure my grandmother Pat would never approve of. This guy stood all of maybe five feet tall. As I sang to songs at church and worshipped, I couldn't take my eyes off of him.
I stared. And stared some more. He looked just like my uncle Wesley.
Wesley was the youngest of three boys. It seemed like my dad always kind of looked after him. Kind of the way Wesley always looked out for me.
One thing I knew for sure was that Wesley loved me.
As I think back on our relationship now, when I was five and six, I think I was the apple of Wesley's eye. We played together and hung out, always.
Wesley's life was cut short. At age 18 he was in a fatal car accident outside of our town. I remember the night that the call came and my dad left the house in the wee hours to go and deliver the news to our family.
Wesley worked in the oil fields working late nights on the rigs, the life of a roughneck. In his short life, he struggled with his size. As an adolescent, he had a hormone deficiency that stunted his growth, his height particularly. I know he grappled with his size all throughout school. And I can only imagine how he may have been ostracized in high school.
Upon his untimely death, my grandmother Pat was never the same. I can't imagine her pain. Her loss. Wesley lived with her until his passing.
My eyes continued to be fixed on this guy on the stage. My thoughts began to wonder about Wesley. Would he be a guitar player? What if this was him? Would he be a churchgoer, would he know Jesus? Would he be married and have kids? What kinds of things would he love? Who would Wesley be if he were still alive?
My thoughts ran wild until the signing was over and he left the stage. My eyes followed him as he walked out of my view.
I was left with my sweet memories of my uncle Wesley. The image of this photo burned in mind.
Wesley loved me. And I knew it.


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In many low-income countries, there is a lack of good quality and qualified health personnel available in health centres. Because investment in jobs and health education is low, physicians and nurses who have just graduated prefer to look elsewhere to start their career, such as in high-income countries or wealthier neighbouring countries. For years Wemos has been advocating the ethical recruitment of health workers.
At the World Health Assembly of the WHO in May, an action plan was adopted to tackle the imbalance in the distribution of the global health workforce, which the Netherlands and other donors approved. Meanwhile, low-income countries cannot permit inaction and deny their population access to quality health care, which is why many successful methods have been developed to provide the best quality health care as possible with the available health personnel.
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The Netherlands is one of the most progressive donors when it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Yet, the terrain of global health – overall – is not a priority in Dutch development policy anymore, even though The Netherlands certainly possesses much expertise and knowledge in this area. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also stress the need for a more systemic approach to global health. Access to adequate, affordable health care is seen as a prerequisite to sustainable development. But the widening gap between rich and poor entails an increase in the number of people who do not have access to health care services: at least 400 million people worldwide do not have access to one or more essential health care services.
The organizations Amref Flying Doctors, Cordaid, Royal Tropic Institute, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Wemos, and Vice Versa have joined forces for the project 'Global health: towards a transnational approach'. Over the course of the upcoming year, we will organize four global health cafes to discuss trends in global health. Each global health cafe will provide an in-depth focus on one global health issue, with engaging guests, both Dutch and international. Moreover, Vice Versa will publish a report on its website. Vice Versa publishes articles, background information and the latest news on global health policy on an annual basis, and also provides online space for blogs from professionals and students.
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Asier Santana Clavo (Idiazabal, Goierri, Guipúscoa, 3 de febrer de 1979) és un entrenador de futbol basc, que entrena el Real Unión.

Santana va arribar a la Reial Societat el 2006, com a entrenador del planter. El 2008, va passar a la Reial Societat B, com a assistent d'Imanol Idiakez i Meho Kodro.

El 17 de juny de 2013 Santana fou nomenat entrenador de l'equip B, amb dos anys de contracte. El 5 de novembre de l'any següent es va fer càrrec del primer equip, com a interí, a causa de la destitució de Jagoba Arrasate.

Santana va fer d'entrenador del seu primer partit professional el 9 de novembre de 2014, amb una victòria per 2–1 a casa contra l'Atlètic de Madrid. Posteriorment fou nomenat assistent de David Moyes, amb el qual va romandre al primer equip.

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Size and Toughness Must Come From Within for the Wild
What if I told you the Wild could get bigger and tougher without signing one Free Agent?
By Tony Abbott@OhHiTony Jun 16, 2014, 2:00pm CDT
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Brett Bulmer is big, gritty, and has skill. Why not have him in the NHL instead of McCormick next year?
Eric Nystrom. Brad Staubitz. Darroll Powe. Torrey Mitchell. Zenon Konopka.
These are all players whom Chuck Fletcher has thrown multi-year deals at. When you look at the quotes that Chuck Fletcher gave at the time of the signings and acquisitions, you hear words like "Character", "Work Ethic", "Tough", "Physical", "Grit", "Energy".
Brent Flahr summed up the mindset behind these moves while commenting on the 3-year contract Darroll Powe signed in Minnesota: "The way [Yeo] coaches, he wants a couple of skill lines, but he wants his role lines to bring energy and not be easy to play against."
When you add all that money up, Chuck Fletcher handed out 16.1 million dollars to these players, solely in the name of adding toughness. What's the common thread between these players? All of them fizzled out in Minnesota, yielding only 53 points combined.
While these deals were never for enough money to cripple the team outright - like Dany Heatley's cap hit did last season - these multi-year deals for toughness represented a waste of resources for the usually savvy Fletcher.
Minnesota did make a move to acquire two veterans that fit the gritty, energy role. The first was Matt Cooke, who was signed last summer for a multi-year deal. While on the surface, that can seem like returning to the same old way of thinking, there's a big difference between Cooke and the gritty players before him - Cooke can play. He's been a perennial 30-point scorer, something that none of the energy signings before him did once. And then at the deadline, Cody McCormick was acquired as a throw-in in the Matt Moulson trade. McCormick is in a similar mold to the majority of Fletcher's grit acquisitions, but the Wild got him for nothing, and he was an expiring UFA. No investment, no risk.
But was this a blip on the radar? Or has Fletcher truly gotten past giving low-upside "energy" players multi-year deals? We are going to find out soon. Clayton Stoner and Cody McCormick are now free agents, and the Wild are interested in retaining the services of both. Both of these players are valued for their toughness, with Stoner perceived as being particularly necessary due to the Wild's defensemen lack of physicality.
Any deal that brings them (or a similar player) back for multiple years, or a role larger than a 7th defenseman/13th forward would be a mistake. Not only do Stoner and McCormick represent low-upside returns for the Minnesota Wild, the Wild have players in their system that can provide size, toughness, and energy next year.
On the defensive side of the puck, Christian Folin seems a natural replacement for Stoner. Folin's 6'3", 210 lb frame is actually slightly bigger than Stoner's 6'3", 205, and Folin has a reputation for being a similarly physical player. In addition to his physicality, Folin shows mobility that Fletcher covets from his defensemen and has a huge shot.
Mathew Dumba is shorter and lighter than Stoner and Folin (6'0", 183 lbs), but a big part of Dumba's game is providing big hits and physicality. Mathew Dumba's skill-set also includes great skating and shooting that gives him potential to be an elite offensive-defenseman. And though it was only a small 13-game sample, we saw Dumba do pretty well last season in the same types of minutes Stoner plays.
As for the forwards, there are actually plenty of options for the Wild to add a gritty bottom-6 player internally. Tyler Graovac isn't renowned for his hitting, but his 6'4" frame could give opponents problems, and he scored decently for a bad Iowa Wild team. Brett Bulmer is a player who has played with the NHL club a few times, and he particularly impressed in his small cup of coffee last year. Bulmer can be a player who can develop into a threat as a scorer or agitator. Raphael Bussieres is a similar type of player to Bulmer, and he played 61 AHL games last season. Kurtis Gabriel's bread-and-butter is physical play, and he seemed to do pretty well in eight Iowa Wild games after a good year at the OHL.
One of the arguments against letting these young players get a roster spot over re-signing Stoner and McCormick is experience. These player have a combined 599 games played in the NHL, and coaches know what they're going to get. However, one could argue going the exact opposite way on that point. We know what we're going to get from Stoner and McCormick. We're going to get grit without any offensive upside whatsoever. We know that guys like Folin, Dumba, Bulmer, and Bussieres are capable of providing grit and some offensive upside, so why try to block those guys from the NHL roster in favor of guys who can't?
At the end of the day, development might be what brings Stoner and McCormick back to the Wild. Fletcher may want to err on the side of giving a guy like Mathew Dumba or Raphael Bussieres an additional season of development at Iowa playing bigger minutes, rather than risk curtailing that development by playing less than 10 minutes a night.
The Wild have it out there that while they will be looking to upgrade this offseason, they won't exceed a set cost for any one player. This is fine. There's no use in rushing into a bad deal when you have the young depth the Wild has.
But this mindset must extend to Stoner, McCormick, and any other low-upside, gritty player that the Wild may want to sign in Free Agency. The Wild have chased toughness throughout Fletcher's career to little avail. Fletcher did well to avoid making those same mistakes in the last year. This trend must continue. If the Wild aren't committed to giving their gritty prospects a shot out of camp next season, they need to make sure that the players they get to fill that role are on cheap, short-term deals.


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Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion 2017 preview: Time, TV, Lineups, and How to Watch as Elland Road cranks up the noise
Second place Brighton comes to Leeds as both sides look to build momentum before the season's final international break.
By Linnerz Mar 17, 2017, 7:17am GMT
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Brighton are good. We need to be better.
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Saturday evening's match is a rare occasion on various levels.
First, we are now at the business end of the season and still in the hunt for play off places.
Second, Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United supporters will be scrutinising results actually hoping we have won. They may even tune in and cheer on the Mighty Whites (although they'd never admit it) in Saturday's promotion six-pointer vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, which is live on Sky Sports.
Every game from now on in is a crucial game for Leeds United and none less so than this game against Brighton. Leeds fans: it's time to crank up the noise.
GM's message to the fans is "crank up the noise" for the visit of Brighton. #lufc
— Adam Pope (@APOPEY) March 16, 2017
28000+ tickets have been sold for this televised encounter, and in another rare occurrence, the away team sold out their allocation of 1550 and demanded a further 500 (which have also sold). This highlights the importance of this fixture to both sets of supporters.
TABLE: @Rovers' late goal means @FulhamFC stay seventh, outside the Play-Offs by a point.@Wolves are up to 18th after their win. pic.twitter.com/MfBqd4ZlBJ
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) March 14, 2017
Chris Hughton's Brighton side have pushed on since last season as many of us expected them to do. After a short dip in form, during which they lost at home to Newcastle and were defeated at Nottingham Forest by three unanswered goals, they are now back on song. Brighton have registered back to back wins over Rotherham (2-0) and Derby County (0-3). The thrashing of Derby County subsequently led to the sacking of their Manager Steve McClaren, for a second time.
The Seagulls are second in the table, separated from leaders Newcastle by goal difference alone. Both teams are on 77 points whilst Leeds remain in 4th on 66 points after their draw with QPR.
Brighton's Star Performers
Manager Chris Hughton, in only his second full season in charge, has taken them from relegation material (They were 22nd in the league when he took over) to the play offs last season and second to date this season. For a club with a meagre budget, this is a fantastic achievement.
They spent £7.5million this season on Centre Back Shane Duffy (£4.5m) and Centre Forward Glenn Murray (£3m).
Glenn Murray initially joined Brighton on loan, dropping a division from Premiership Bournemouth. He made his move permanent in January after an impressive start and is currently Brighton's top scorer with 18 in all competitions.
Leeds born stopper David Stockdale has kept an impressive 20 clean sheets from 26 games to date. David was once touted as a future England keeper, but let's hope he has an off day in front the cameras come Saturday.
Absentees
Luke Ayling starts the first of a two game ban due to disciplinary points, whilst Kalvin Philips is suspended after his red card vs. Fulham. Lewie Coyle and Tyler Denton remain on the injured list. Everyone else should be available.
Brighton have a long list of injuries, notably including Centre Back Shane Duffy. He is joined in the sick bay by Connor Goldson, Sebastien Pocognoli, Gaetan Bong, Sam Adekugbe and Vegard Forren.
Other Top 6 Fixtures
Birmingham (17th) vs. Newcastle (1st)
Bristol City (22nd) vs. Huddersfield Town (3rd)
Sheffield Wednesday (5th) vs. Reading FC (5th)
There have been 21 Meetings between these two sides. Leeds United have taken the spoils on 10 occasions with 7 draws and Brighton coming away victors on 4 occasions.
From their last five, Leeds United's stats read W2 D3 L0.
Brighton are returning to form after a minor blip, and their stats read W3 D0 L2.
Leeds United vs. Brighton and Hove Albion
EFL Championship fixture
Elland Road, Leeds
Sky Sports, LUTV, BBC Radio Leeds, International Listings
10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET / 5:30pm BT
Leeds United's predicted starting XI
Green, Berardi, Bartley, Jansson, Taylor, O'Kane, Bridcutt, Sacko, Hernandez, Doukara, Wood
Brighton's predicted starting XI
Stockdale, Bruno, Huenemeier, Dunk, Rosenior, Knockaert, Stephens, Kayal, Skalak, Murray, Baldock
Leeds 11/5
Draw 11/5
Brighton 13/10
As one of the best attacking sides in the league and sitting pretty in second place, Brighton enter this game as favourites on the road. Brighton think that this is finally their year... but we don't care about that, this could be our year too. Leeds to edge this, 2-1.