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The lost tale of 'the most fiercely haunted house in San Francisco'
Alyssa Pereira, SFGATE
The towering residences of Russian Hill were quite the sight in the mid-1800s. For wealthy families, like Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Manrow, they were a symbol of wealth and stature. For Mr. Manrow, a successful civil engineer and noted brilliant mathematician, the house, fashioned as a Swiss chalet, was more than that — it was a refuge.
Well, it was for a while anyway.
One day, around 1856, Mrs. Manrow's sister and niece came to visit. They had been traveling around Hawaii (then often called "the Sandwich Islands") and came to believe they brought with them some unexpected baggage. Soon, odd things began to happen around the mansion. They say items flew around rooms unprovoked and the salt and sugar were found switched in their dishes. Once, most alarmingly, Mr. Manrow says he narrowly dodged an axe thrown at him by no one while he was walking through the kitchen.
Mr. Manrow, then 40 and frequently appearing in the San Francisco Chronicle for his engineering work around the city, was dubbed the "judge-advocate of the Vigilance Committee," an organization revamped that year in response to the murder of a journalist named James King of William (yes, his real name) and the growing crime in the city following the discovery of gold.
In such a dignified position, Manrow frequently met with other movers and shakers in the city also fighting for the cause. In particular, he often met friends running the short-lived "True Californian," a partisan daily newspaper. Two of the three men running the newspaper were present on the day in 1856 Manrow decided he had had enough of the spirits his sister-in-law brought into the house. One was Almarin Brooks Paul, a prominent 32-year-old mining engineer; the other was William H. Rhodes, a 32-year-old lawyer.
As Rhodes and Paul listened, they became fascinated. "There seemed to be a persistent and malign influence connected with the house," a writer in the Chronicle wrote in 1919. "Acts of spite and mischief and elfish pranks were played in broad daylight."
Entranced with Manrow's "extraordinary" story of menacing spirits, they resolved to go to the Manrows' Swiss chalet on September 19, 1856 to conduct a seance.
When the two young men arrived at the Manrows' house that night, they were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Manrow, as well as her sister and niece. Paul, quite excited to begin the seance, asked Mrs. Manrow if she was frightened.
"No," she responded. "It was rather terrible at first, but we're used to it now. In fact, I confess I am rather more annoyed and indignant than terrified. These spirits, or whatever they are, seem so childish and petulant that I cannot understand it at all ... Today I bought an expensive bonnet downtown. When I got home I laid it upon the piano. The next moment I turned to look at it again, and just while my back was turned for an instant every feather had been plucked from the bonnet!"
As soon as the six of them joined into a circle around a table, they said, "manifestations began to occur." They heard knocking from every direction, and the table at which they were seated levitated a foot in the air. Then, "the whole apartment was thrown into commotion."
They recalled the doorbell began violently ringing, sofa cushions were hurled about the room, and all six say they felt their hair pulled, their skin pinched and their limbs grabbed. Books flew off shelves, one of which struck one of the women. Paul briefly broke the circle to pick it up — a travel book — and put it on the table. It shot open, and he closed it, but it shot open again, revealing a singular bible passage: "Cannot ye discern the signs of the times?"
The six began to converse with the spirit through a series of knocks; at first, the ghost identified itself as James King of William. They called the spirit a fraud, and the second time, it revealed itself to be an old, thin Hawaiian woman named Capitana, whom Mrs. Manrow's sister had known while in Honolulu. Again, they compelled her to appear in a physical form.
At once, a bush outside began to shake against the window forcefully. The moon, almost full outside, beamed upon it as a figure appeared beside it, just for a flash.
Everyone ran to the window to get a closer look. Mr. Manrow, perhaps in disbelief, challenged Capitana to wake an employed servant sleeping in a different building. Barely had he uttered the words when the servant burst into the kitchen, terrified. Turning back to see him, a figure, in human form, rose from the ground. "Its countenance was so terrible, so repulsive, and so threatening, black and cruel, that the whole party fled in horror," they reportedly recalled. Other items in the room flew through the air behind them. The men later said the figure was a "naked wraith, tattooed and dusty."
The spirit then shot through the wall and out into the night, tearing a front gate in the process, and flinging it ten feet away.
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Shocked and rattled, the six regrouped and then reformed the circle, asking to be joined by "kinder" spirits. This time, their experience was quite different:
"Immediately everyone was softly touched and caressed by many hands; their hair was smoothed and their cheeks patted by hands that became gradually visible, till sometimes a dozen were seen about a single person."
Not content to accept the night's activities as reality, Paul and Rhodes returned the next two nights, both times to experience similar events. More figures were seen outside the window, trying to speak, and sometimes succeeding in whispering.
On the last night, one spirit became particularly violent with Paul. He had been sitting in a chair in the corner of the room when suddenly, he was thrown from it. Grasping the arms of the seat, he tried to force his way back into it, but the ghost would not oblige, and ripped him away, forcibly throwing him onto the table.
The Manrows said they continued to be visited by these ghosts in the home — now dubbed as the "House of Demons" — for months. Then one day, it ceased. Some believe they vanished, but others did not. In any case, Mr. Manrow died and the house was sold to a fearsome man named John G. Klumpke, whom the newspaper speculated was "a terror to unruly spirits." Klumpke lived in the house until his death, and never reported any paranormal activity.
The house was torn down at some point after Klumpke's death in December 1916, and the plot was used for an apartment building in 1927, which still stands there today.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, in the U.N. General Assembly, April 27, 2015.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Sri Lanka on Saturday to meet with its new president, Maithripala Sirisena, the State Department said, following years of strained relations between Washington and the country's previous government.
Sirisena took power in January after defeating President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Asia's longest-serving leader, at the polls.
The new president pledged to launch a 100-day plan to roll back a decade of increasingly authoritarian rule.
Ties between Washington and Sri Lanka's capital of Colombo had become strained under Rajapaksa, who had sought closer ties with Beijing and allowed Chinese submarines to dock in Sri Lanka.
Recently, Rajapaksa's once-powerful family has come under accusations of inappropriate activities. His younger brother, Basil, was detained on April 22 on suspicion of misappropriating state funds.
Another brother, Gotabaya, the former defense secretary, has been accused of having a "private military," an allegation he has denied.
The upcoming visit will be Kerry's first trip to Sri Lanka and the first by a U.S. secretary of state since 2004.
During his visit, Kerry will laud the country for a "successful" election and smooth transition. He will also likely underscore longstanding U.S. human rights concerns, especially war crimes committed under the Rajapaksa regime during the country's civil war between 1983 and 2009, according to U.S. officials.
After Sri Lanka, Kerry heads to Africa to meet with government officials and business leaders in Kenya. He will also focus on security cooperation in the face of rising threats from Somali Islamists, U.S. officials said.
On May 5, Kerry will travel to Djibouti to meet with the country's leaders and discuss their support for evacuation efforts from conflict-hit Yemen. While there, he will visit U.S. military personnel at Camp Lemonnier.


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by Aulquerc
World's rarest single malt
One of the world's rarest single malt whiskies. It takes a strong, robust and flavourful style of malt to hold off the tannins and spices of the oak cask beyond even 30 years. It is rare for Macduff to appear as a single malt at all, let alone as a whisky of such a great age. This malt is venerable and special: it was produced before man landed on the moon The distillery lies in the North Eastern part of the Speyside region, close to the River Deveron and the sea port of Banff but the make is classified as a Highlands malt. Its whiskies are marked for their fruity, nutty and slightly oily qualities.
Made in Speyside
Althought being a Highlands Malt it's geographically made in Speyside where you can find the greatest concentration of malt whisky producers compared to every other whisky producing region.
Distilled 1968
This malt is venerable and special: it was produced before man landed on the moon.
Only 141 bottles
It is rare for Macduff to appear as a single malt at all, let alone as a whisky of such a great age.
"The distillery lies in the North Eastern part of the Speyside region, close to the River Deveron and the sea port of Banff. Its whiskies are marked for their fruity, nutty and slightly oily qualities."
Dominic Roskrow
Meet Macduff
Appearance: Dull gold, with khaki lights.
Aroma: A mellow nose, but still with some sparkle. A big, rich aroma, with aromatherapy almond scented oil, waxy hand-cream and tropical fruits like ripe pineapple, plantain, Ogen melon, gradually gaining a note of orange and mango on a base of fresh coco-nut. Complex, intriguing, appetising.
Taste: A smooth, texture, teeth-coating and a savoury taste after a sweet start, with a trace of salt and a pleasantly spicy, medium-length and warming finish.
Comment: Such a flavour profile can only be achieved by long maturation in an American oak refill cask. Macduff/Glen Deveron, now named 'The Deveron' by its proprietor, is not a common malt. This is the best example I have had the pleasure of tasting.
Tasting notes by Charles MacLean.
Region: Highlands
Distillery: Macduff
Cask Type: Bourbon Hogshead
Year of Distillation: 1968
ABV: 46,3%
Number of Bottles: 141
Aulquerc Macduff has been launched in style.
Whisky retailers, writers and aficionados had the chance to taste the rare Highland malt, the oldest expression ever released from the distillery, at an evening at Dukes Hotel, Mayfair, London.
The evening was hosted by brand owner Stilnovisti's chief executive and Whisky Quarterly publisher Krzysztof Maruszewski, and the whisky was presented by leading author and expert Charles MacLean and former Whisky Quarterly Editor Sir Colin Hampden-White. MacLean described the Aulquerc Macduff as the best expression he had ever tasted fro the distillery.
Among the guests was current Whisky Quarterly Editor Dominic Roskrow, who was particularly interested in how drinkable the malt whisky was.
"It is very rare rare to find a Scotch whisky that has spent half a century in the cask," he said. "You could probably name on two hands the number of whiskies that are bottled at this age. There are all sorts of reasons for this, but mostly it's down to the fact that at some point after 20 or even 15 years, the strong flavours of the oak cask start to dominate the taste of the malt. The whisky maker must make a decision as to when to take the whisky out of the cask and bottle it. This rarely happens beyond 30 years, and it takes a robust spirit to survive the cask for as long as 49 years. "And then there is the strength of the whisky. It will initially be put in to the barrel at above 60% ABV, but because of the Angel's Share - the annual loss of strength to the elements - the strength will get lower year after year. After a few decades the strength will fall close to 40% ABV and should it fall below that strength the malt cannot be called whisky and is useless. "What makes this single malt so special is that is is still very drinkable and is not over-woody or astringent. There have been cases in the past where 49 year old whiskies have been released primarily as an investment. As a result the bottles were unlikely not to be opened. "That might be the case here, too. But were you to choose to open the bottle to drink, you would be set to enjoy an exquisite, rounded, and highly pleasant aged Highland malt. This is outstanding liquid." .
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The liquid itself is tasty, showcasing notes and flavours of pine, syrupy balsamic, coconut, leather saddles, match boxes, fizzy sherbet, oranges and tinned pineapple. Plenty going on to please most palates
Simon Roser
Co-Founder of Simply Whisky.
Such a flavour profile can only be achieved by long maturation in an American oak refill cask. Macduff is not a common malt. This is the best example I have had the pleasure of tasting.
Charles Maclean
Independent Writer
Chosen by Our Team
Charles MacLean is a writer whose special subject is Scotch whisky, about which he has published ten books to date, including the standard work on whisky brands, Scotch Whisky and the leading book on its subject, Malt Whisky, both of which were short-listed for Glenfiddich Awards. He acts as a consultant to the whisky industry on a variety of matters over the past 20 years.
Whisky Quarterly Editor
A huge authority among experts in aged spirits. Currently, there are about 15 books by Dominic on the market regarding the category of brown spirits, craft beers and gins. He is one of the few people in the world who have the title "Keeper of Quaich" for his contribution to the development of a scottish whisky culture.
Krzysztof Maruszewski
CEO Stilnovisti
The Company's founder and its CEO has been dealing with alternative investments for over fifteen years. He has managed investment portfolios of over 50 million GBP. He is also honored with the title of the "Keeper of the Quaich" for outstanding achievement in the whisky industry and promotion of Scotch culture
For an opportunity to acquire one of these bottles of Macduff, please send us your contact details.
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Лондонское наводнение 1928 года — наводнение, которое произошло в ночь на 7 января 1928 года, когда река Темза в центре Лондона вышла из берегов, и её воды затопили большие площади в городе. В результате наводнения, унёсшего жизни 14 человек, тысячи людей остались без крова, сильно пострадали многие здания. Это наводнение стало последним крупным наводнением, произошедшим в центральном Лондоне до нынешнего времени.

Причины наводнения
В Рождество 1927 года в Сотсуолде, центральная Англия, где располагается устье реки Темзы, выпало большое количество снега. В новогоднюю ночь произошло внезапное потепление, а снегопад сменился сильным дождём. Эти события привели к удвоению объёма воды, стекающей в Темзу. В это же время имели место весеннее половодье и штормовой прилив воды из Северного моря, что привело к подъёму уровня воды на 1,5 метра выше нормального уровня. Движение воды вверх по реке с запада на восток подняло её уровень ещё выше.

Ситуация с наводнением усугубилась в результате земляных работ в русле реки, проводившихся с 1909 года и заключавшихся в углублении дна, с тем чтобы корабли большей глубиной погружения могли заходить в лондонский порт. В результате углубления дна морской воде было легче течь вверх по течению во время прилива, в связи с чем уровень воды поднялся на 70 сантиметров.

Наводнение
В результате воздействия упомянутых факторов уровень воды в реке поднялся на новый максимум по сравнению с записанными до этого. В 01:30 в ночь на 7 января достиг уровня 5,55 метров над нулевой линии. В результате имело место обширное наводнение вдоль берегов реки в радиусе около 12 километров от центра Лондона, от Путни и Хаммерсмита на востоке до территории лондонского Сити на западе. Сильное наводнение произошло также в Гринвиче, Ист-Лондоне и к востоку от него в сторону устья реки.

Самыми серьёзными последствия наводнения были в Миллбэнке, где рухнула часть набережной Челси длиной 25 метров, из-за чего волна воды хлынула на дома бедняков в этом районе. 14 человек утонули там в своих домах — особенно в подвалах, — так как не смогли вовремя выбраться из них. 4000 человек остались без крова, когда на улицах уровень воды поднялся на высоту 1,2 метра. Галерея Тейт была затоплена водой высотой 2,8 метра, что нанесло серьёзный ущерб коллекции. Также были затоплены части Вестминстерского дворца и парламента, как и ряд линий и станций лондонского метро. Ров лондонского Тауэра был заполнен водой в первый раз за более чем 80 лет. Также были затоплены туннели Ротерхит и Блэкуолл.

Хотя вода перестала прибывать уже в конце того же дня, потребовалось много времени, чтобы откачать воду из многочисленных затопленных тоннелей и подвалов.

Последствия
На ликвидацию ущерба от наводнения ушло несколько лет. Здания в наиболее пострадавшем районе, Миллбэнке, были в основном разрушены и построены заново. Среди новых зданий, построенных после наводнения, был Темз-хаус, позже ставший резиденцией британской службы MI-5. Ламбетский мост был перестроен, набережные были подняты, а речные ограждения усилены в районе проблемных участков реки.

Данное наводнение, наряду с наводнением в странах Северного моря в 1953 году и повышениями уровня воды в реке в 1947 и 1959 годов, привело к росту осознания необходимости защиты от опасности затопления центра Лондона. Нежелание ограничивать количество судов, имеющих доступ к порту Лондона, в течение многих лет задерживало строительство барьера против наводнений. После того как большая часть кораблей на Темзе переместилась в порт Тилбери, вниз по реке, в 1984 году так называемый Барьер Темзы был наконец построен.

Примечания

Стихийные бедствия в Лондоне
Наводнения в Великобритании
1928 год в Европе
События 7 января
Стихийные бедствия 1928 года

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A nice, evergreen ground cover with foliage that turns bronze in the fall. A profusion of red flowers in summer.
Lovely, deep olive, woolly leaves are covered with salmon-pink flowers June - July. Excellent aromatic ground cover.
Tiny leaves with pretty gray-silver variegation form a cushion of foliage highlighted by dainty flowers. Makes an excellent edging plant. Thyme adds flavor to vegetables, stuffings, soups, seafood, meats and poultry.
A low-growing creeper with aromatic, hairy, silver-gray leaves and pale pink flowers. Foliage forms a tight mat, making it ideal for ground cover, edging or rock gardens. Also used for culinary and medicinal purposes.


Bloom1 is one of the first two Gucci fragrances conceptualized by Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele. As with Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Homme, Michele worked with perfumer Alberto Morillas. In each of these fragrances, Morillas used a new, "natural" ingredient; Guilty Absolute Pour Homme contains an extract of Nootka cypress and Bloom presents Rangoon creeper ("harvested" via headspace technology in India — so claims Gucci).
Bloom is not a complex fragrance; it's a mélange of flowers: mostly jasmine and tuberose with a bright note that reminds me of candied violets. As for Rangoon Creeper, there is an interesting floral aroma that turns up in Bloom's base. I've read many articles on Rangoon Creeper, looking for descriptions of its scent but most gardeners rave about its flowers' colors (that change from pink to red) and don't elaborate on the aroma except to say it's "glorious," "powerful" and "aromatic." I found an article that described the flowers' scent as "toasted coconut." And I DO smell a faint, sweet toasted coconut aroma in Bloom's base, where you'll also find whispering indoles (or musk?) mixing with residual white florals.
Bloom Bonus: Rangoon creeper has been added to my plant to-buy list for next summer.
Gucci Bloom Eau de Parfum is available in 30 ($72), 50 ($94) or 100 ml ($124). A 7.4 ml rollerball is $34.
1. Listed notes of Jasminum sambac, tuberose, orris, Rangoon Creeper (Combretum indicum).
Note: top images via Nordstrom (where Gucci Bloom is currently available); lower image of Rangoon creeper via Wikimedia Commons.
Datura…jasmines love it here, too. Where do you live? If you are in a year-round warm climate keep that creeper contained!
Outside of Santa Barbara, and I will!
Ack, was at Nordstrom yesterday & didn't think to look for this. Sprayed Aerin's Tuberose le Soir–didn't bother with the "jour" iteration. It's a straightforward femme tuberose, which would be lovely to spritz in the winter, if you're into really expensive room spray.
Galbanum…not one of those Aerin scents has appealed to me yet!
Thanks for this review. I've been testing it out myself and have been enjoying it. Wondering how you think it will hold up in the winter? Next time I test it I will seek out the toasted coconut aroma. I appreciate so much the reviews on perfumes that are readily available to me. Thanks again.
Lillyjo, I think if you apply generously it will stand up well. And…you're welcome!
Well, I'm NOT a white floral kinda gal, but I think that bottle is beautiful in its simplicity and soft color. If I see it around, I will give it a spritz. ✌????
Deva…white dogs but not flowers, hey?
Pink flowers/pink bottle? Kevin?? OK, I guess the garden and room spray connection makes sense. ???? Did you see that Cire Trudon is launching some perfumes? I'm really curious about those. And there's a coffret!
So you are! That was before I started reading the blog, I guess.
i Smelled this about a month ago when it soft launched at Nordstrom where I now work, and I thought to myself, I should sample a few vials and send them to you and Angela and Robin and find out later who was going to review this. I thought you'd rip this scent a new one, I loved it's creamy floralcy which is thrown a tiny bit askew, but I was sure you'd hate this and read it to filth. Fancy reading that you didn't hate it! I am in love with the scent and think it's a great start for Morillas and Michele for Gucci scents for women. I hope though in the next one (whenever that may be) Michele pushes it a little further and does something more unexpected and eccentric!
I sampled Gucci Bloom yesterday in a department store (3 big sprays on my arm).
I was a bit disappointed. I love white flowers (and jasmin and tuberose can make a killer combo), but not like this.
First of all it is a nice, non offensive and well made scent, and sillage and longevity are good.
But it's very clean, and on my skin it developed a soapy vibe that I find kinda boring.
And later on it also reminded me of a certain toilet/room refreshner. Sorry!
I wish they made it slightly more indolic and with a more interesting development.
Bottle and packaging are lovely though!
Sampled it yesterday. Well, if Gabrielle had smelt like that, I would have been able to perhaps give that one a bit more consideration than now when I don't give a thing on it. Anyway, Bloom is a non mainstream I dare say, it is from the same group with Fracas, Truth Or Dare and/or Diptyque Do Son. Nothing too big about it but surely a step forward from the sickening stuff released as of late. It is beautiful, but I don't think I will buy it for I have a few in that direction. Strangely, to me this one screams gardenia, may just be my skin doing that funny game. Lovely review. On me this really has a beautiful staying power, am on 12 hours with it, after bath and my husband can still smell it on me. I guess this would sell better in spring though.
White floral – mainly a clean sharp jasmine and white musk. I did not discern any real Tuberose, at all. (I'm an aromatherapist so I know my oils) It had good longevity, maybe 5 hours or so but its not for me. I do think it's a step in the right direction though and good for Gucci.


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Q: how do I remove large spike at the beginning of a signal after applying Butterworth Bandpass filter in python? I want to detrend a signal using a bandpass filter. I used a Butterworth filter with FL=0.1 Hz and FH=20Hz in python but after applying this bandpass filter I observed a large spike at the beginning of the detrended signal.
what is this spike for? and how do I remove this spike in python?

you can download "data1.csv" using this link.
from scipy.signal import butter, lfilter
from numpy import genfromtxt
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def butter_bandpass(lowcut, highcut, fs, order=5):
    nyq = 0.5 * fs
    low = lowcut / nyq
    high = highcut / nyq
    b, a = butter(order, [low, high], btype='band')
    return b, a

def butter_bandpass_filter(data, lowcut, highcut, fs, order=5):
    b, a = butter_bandpass(lowcut, highcut, fs, order=order)
    y = lfilter(b, a, data)
    return y

BP_without_NaN = genfromtxt('data1.csv', delimiter=',')
framerate=1024

# detrending [0.1Hz  20Hz]
OMW = butter_bandpass_filter(data = BP_without_NaN, lowcut = 0.1, highcut = 20 , fs = framerate, order = 3)

# plot OMW
time = np.linspace(0, len(OMW)/framerate ,len(OMW))
plt.plot(time, OMW)
plt.show()

A: When applying a Butterworth (or any IIR) filter, each output sample is computed based on previous output samples,
y[n] = b0 * x[n] + b1 * x[n-1] + ... + bk * x[n-k]
                 - a1 * y[n-1] + ... + ak * y[n-k]

This makes a problem for how start the filter at the beginning of the signal, since no output samples have been computed yet. A typical way handling this is to assume that all outputs at negative times n < 0 are zero, or equivalently, to conceptually extrapolate the input as zero. This zero initialization approach is what scipy.signal.lfilter does by default.
However, this approach is not always a good fit. If the input signal does not begin close to zero, then extrapolating zeros introduces an artificial step or jump discontinuity in the signal, and the output signal will begin with an unwanted transient, the filter's response to this artificial step.

Looking at your linked data, the input begins with a few hundred samples equal to 154. This explains the large spike at the beginning of your plot. You can mostly remove the spike by changing the filter initialization. Use scipy.signal.lfilter_zi to compute initial conditions for lfilter for step response steady-state of value 154:
zi = lfilter_zi(b, a) * data[0]

Then use it with lfilter as y, _ = lfilter(b, a, data, zi=zi). Here is what I get with this change:

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BARBARA BRUNSON & another vs. COMMONWEALTH.
Although women constituted about 54% of the Boston resident list, where it appeared that women made up about 26% of Boston's 1973 jury list and about 33% of Suffolk County grand juries which indicted plaintiffs seeking relief by way of a complaint under G. L. c. 211, Section 3, as amended, on the ground that the manner in which the jury list was prepared violated the applicable sections of c.234, this court was of opinion that the representation of women was substantial and sufficient to preclude any conclusion that the venires of grand jurors were not drawn from lists fairly representative of the community [115-120]; the facts in the case did not compel a conclusion that the plaintiffs suffered any prejudice solely by reason of the alleged violations .
CIVIL ACTION commenced in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Suffolk on December 13, 1974.
Barbara A. Shapiro (Margaret A. Burnham with her) for the plaintiffs.
William A. Nelson & Malvine Nathanson, for the Massachusetts Defenders Committee, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.
QUIRICO, J. This is a complaint by Barbara Brunson and Stephen Ware asking this court "to issue a writ of general superintendence" under G. L. c. 211, Section 3, as amended by St. 1973, c. 1114, Section 44. The primary relief sought by the plaintiffs is the dismissal of indictments pending against them because of alleged constitutional and statutory irregularities in the preparation of the annual jury lists for the city of Boston. These lists are the principal source of members of venires for grand jurors and traverse jurors in Suffolk County. [Note 1] The alternative relief sought by the plaintiffs, in the event the indictments are not dismissed, is to strike the venires of traverse jurors drawn from Boston's 1973 annual jury list, to refrain from further use of that list, and to "reconstitute the [Boston] Jury List in a nondiscriminatory manner."
The complaint was submitted to a single justice of this court on the basis of the pleadings and a statement of agreed facts, without evidence. The single justice reserved and reported the case to this court without decision. For reasons discussed below, we hold that this is not presently an appropriate case for the exercise of our power under G. L. c. 211, Section 3, for the "general superintendence of all courts of inferior jurisdiction."
plaintiff Stephen Ware was indicted in March, 1974, for the crimes of armed robbery and assault with intent to commit robbery. The crime charged against Brunson is in no way related to those charged against Ware, and the two persons will be tried separately, when tried.
As to each indictment the defendant named therein filed a motion asking that the indictment be dismissed on the ground that the grand jury which returned it "was selected in violation of the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution." The motions also asked, in the alternative, that the court "strike the array of traverse jurors" drawn or to be drawn for the trial of the indictments. The basic grounds for the motions were substantially the same as those on which the plaintiffs now seek relief by their complaint to this court. After a hearing at which oral testimony and other evidence was received, a judge of the Superior Court denied the motions and the plaintiffs duly excepted thereto. The judge also denied a motion by the plaintiffs that he make an interlocutory report to this court for appellate review of his rulings denying the motions to dismiss the indictments and for other relief. G. L. c. 278, Section 30A, inserted by St. 1954, c. 528.
The indictments were scheduled for trial in December, 1974. The motions described above were heard in the Superior Court on December 2, 1974, and denied on December 10, 1974. The cases have not yet been tried on their merits.
breakdown for the number of men and women thus notified to appear in the years 1963 (15,100 men and 2,590 women), 1967 (21,950 men and 7,200 women), and 1972 (16,225 men and 5,850 women), the statement of agreed facts reads: "Women were intentionally underrepresented by the Election Department in these years." Only about 8,000 to 10,000 appear, fill out required questionnaires, and are interviewed by a member of the commission who determines whether the person is qualified for jury service. This process results in the selection of the 5,000 new names ultimately to be added to the jury list in that year.
Women constituted 54.7% of the population of Suffolk County according to the 1970 United States Census, and 54.5% of the persons on the 1973 Boston resident list. They constituted 26.6% of the persons on Boston's 1973 annual jury list from which 88% of the traverse jurors for Suffolk County were drawn for the court year from September, 1973, through June, 1974. They constituted 29.5% of the traverse jurors for Suffolk County for that court year, and 30% for the month of December, 1974.
The parties also agreed on statistics apparently intended to demonstrate that persons in several age groups were underrepresented on Boston's 1973 annual jury list and in the number of persons summoned to serve as grand jurors and traverse jurors in Suffolk County for the 1973-1974 court year. However, no argument is made in the plaintiffs' brief as to this point, and we therefore treat any issue based thereon as waived. S.J.C. Rule 1:13, 351 Mass. 738 (1967).
1. Relief under G. L. c. 211, Section 3. General Laws c. 211, Section 3, gives this court power of "general superintendence of all courts of inferior jurisdiction to correct and prevent errors and abuses therein if no other remedy is expressly provided" (emphasis supplied).
jurors before whom they are to be tried will be selected. Such challenges are expressly provided for in G. L. c. 277, Section 47A, inserted by St. 1965, c. 617, Section 1, the pertinent part of which is the following: "The pleadings in criminal proceedings shall be the indictment or complaint, and the pleas of not guilty, guilty and nolo contendere. All other pleas, and demurrers, challenges to the array and to the manner of selection of grand or traverse jurors, and motions to quash are hereby abolished, and any defenses and objections, which could have been raised before trial by one or more of them prior to October fourth, nineteen hundred and sixty-five, shall be raised only by motion to dismiss or by a motion to grant appropriate relief . . . . Any defense or objection which is capable of determination without the trial of the general issue may be raised before trial by motion. Defenses and objections based on defects in the institution of the prosecution or in the indictment or complaint, other than a failure to show jurisdiction in the court or to charge an offense, may be raised only by motion before trial" (emphasis supplied).
As already noted above, the plaintiffs, presumably acting under G. L. c. 277, Section 47A, filed motions to dismiss the indictments returned by the grand jury, and to "strike the array of traverse jurors and direct the clerk to issue new venires for jurors to be drawn from a constitutionally prepared list," and the judge denied the motions on December 10, 1974. On the same date the judge also denied the plaintiffs' request that he report his ruling to this court for interlocutory review under G. L. c. 278, Section 30A. This left the plaintiffs in the position where the only appellate review available to them on the denial of their motions to dismiss would be after trial of their cases on the merits, and as a part of the appeal from any other rulings made before or during trial.
dispatch as indicated by the following sequence of events. The parties filed their statement of agreed facts on December 20, and their statement of agreed contents of the record on December 27, 1974. The single justice reserved and reported the case to the full court on January 14, 1975, and on the same date the clerk of this court for Suffolk County gave counsel for the plaintiffs notice of the assembly of the record on appeal. These steps reflected the desire of both sides to the controversy to obtain an early decision on the issues by the full court, the plaintiffs being concerned primarily with the possibility of obtaining a dismissal of the indictments without first being subjected to trial thereon, and the prosecution being concerned with the possibility that many other untried indictments might be made the targets of similar motions to dismiss.
In the circumstances existing when the single justice reported this case to the full court it appeared to be an appropriate case for the existence of our extraordinary power under G. L. c. 211, Section 3, notwithstanding the availability of a remedy in the Superior Court expressly provided by G. L. c. 277, Section 47A, by way of a motion to dismiss the indictments. For examples of cases in which we have granted relief under G. L. c. 211, Section 3, see Gilday v. Commonwealth, 360 Mass. 170 , 171 (1971), Myers v. Commonwealth, 363 Mass. 843 , 844 (1973), and Corey v. Commonwealth, 364 Mass. 137 , 138 (1973). See also Lataille v. District Court of E. Hampden, 366 Mass. 525 , 526-527 (1974).
The appropriateness of the case for relief under G. L. c. 211, Section 3, was enhanced when, on January 21, 1975, the United States Supreme Court rendered its decision in Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522 (1975), involving the systematic exclusion of women from jury service. However, on January 27, 1975, the same court held in Daniel v. Louisiana, 420 U.S. 31 (1975), that the rule laid down in the Taylor case did not apply retroactively. Both decisions are further discussed below.
We believe that because of changes in circumstances since this case was reported to the full court, particularly the effect of the Daniel decision and the effect of changes in the method of selecting traverse jurors in Suffolk County as discussed later in this opinion, we should not presently exercise our extraordinary power under G. L. c. 211, Section 3. Barber v. Commonwealth, 353 Mass. 236 , 239 (1967). Enbinder v. Commonwealth, 361 Mass. 871 (1972). Molesworth v. Municipal Court of the City of Boston, 364 Mass. 830 (1973). Whitmarsh v. Commonwealth, 366 Mass. 212 , 215 (1974). Costarelli v, Municipal Court of the City of Boston, 367 Mass. 35 , 41 (1975). The present complaint is therefore to be dismissed and the jury questions left for ultimate review on appeal, if any, after trial of indictments.
2. Interim Developments Relating to Traverse Jurors. The plaintiffs entered their complaint in this case on December 13, 1974. By its decision in Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522, handed down on January 21, 1975, the United States Supreme Court (at 526-530) reviewed its frequent holdings that fundamental to the right of jury trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the requirement that grand juries and trial juries be selected at random from a fair cross section of the community. The court then stated (at 531) that "the fair cross section requirement is violated by the systematic exclusion of women, who in the judicial district involved here amounted to 53% of the citizens eligible for jury service. This conclusion necessarily entails the judgment that women are sufficiently numerous and distinct from men and that if they are systematically eliminated from jury panels, the Sixth Amendment's fair cross-section requirement cannot be satisfied."
equal numbers of men and women to court rooms when a jury panel was to be summoned; (2) on January 29, 1975, he instructed the civil and criminal clerks for Suffolk County to cancel and declare void the writs of venire facias already issued for trial jurors for the month of March, specifying that ninety-seven women and eighty-three men be drawn as jurors, such numbers reflecting the 54% to 46% ratio of women to men in Suffolk County; and (3) on January 29, 1975, he wrote to the appropriate officials of the city of Boston, reviewing the action described above, suggesting that the procedure to be followed in complying with the writs of venire facias for March continue until September, 1975, and acknowledging his understanding, based on a meeting with city officials, that "the September 1975 Boston jury list is to be selected by a random procedure drawn from the list of Boston's inhabitants."
If the plaintiffs are hereafter put to trial before a jury, the veniremen available to them will have been chosen in large part (about 88%) from a Boston jury list prepared in accordance with the instructions and suggestions given by the Chief Justice of the Superior Court as described in the preceding paragraph of this opinion. Those instructions and suggestions are in substantial accord with G. L. c. 234, Section 4, as amended by St. 1973, c. 1059, prescribing the manner in which jury lists are to be prepared. We cannot properly assume, and we do not assume, that women or persons in the age groups of the plaintiffs will be intentionally underrepresented on jury lists thus prepared, or that such lists will not represent a fair cross section of the community. There is no current necessity for us to grant any relief with respect to any venires of traverse jurors heretofore drawn from Boston's 1973 jury list. There is nothing before us requiring any order, ruling or judgment with reference to any Boston jury list for any year after 1973.
3. Dictum Concerning Grand Jury. We have concluded above that the complaint is to be dismissed.
Although that was dispositive of this case, we then pointed out that, in any event, remedial steps taken since the entry of this complaint make it unnecessary to consider the questions originally raised concerning traverse jurors and that such questions are not likely to recur. However, the questions raised by the plaintiffs concerning the grand jury and the validity of the indictments returned by the grand jury are likely to recur in this and perhaps in other cases. We therefore think that we ought, as was done in Wellesley College v. Attorney Gen. 313 Mass. 722 , 731 (1943), to express briefly our opinion thereon.
The plaintiffs urge two separate grounds in support of their motions to dismiss the indictments against them, the first a constitutional ground, and the second a statutory ground. Common to the argument on both grounds is the fact that under G. L. c. 277, Section 2, the city of Boston furnishes thirty-two of the thirty-five veniremen called for the empanelling of each grand jury in Suffolk County, and the further fact, to the extent stipulated in the parties' statement of agreed facts, that "[w]omen were intentionally underrepresented" on the annual jury lists of the city of Boston.
The plaintiffs argue that the manner in which the pertinent Boston jury lists were prepared violates the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and that such violation requires the dismissal of the indictments. We do not agree.
language that the present case differs from the Taylor case in two respects: (1) the Taylor case involved traverse jurors and we are here presently involved with grand jurors; and (2) the Taylor case involved the almost total exclusion of women from jury service, [Note 4] whereas in the present case women made up 26.6% of the 1973 Boston jury list, and 29.5% of the traverse jurors drawn for service in Suffolk County for the 1973-1974 court year, 34% and 30% respectively of the grand juries which indicted Brunson and Ware.
If we assume for the purposes of the present discussion, but without so deciding, that the constitutional rule declared by the Taylor case applies equally to grand juries as it does to petit juries, and that the stipulated intentional underrepresentation of women on the Boston jury lists is a violation of that constitutional rule despite the fact that women constituted 26.6% of the persons on the 1973 jury list, 29.5% of the Suffolk County traverse jurors for the 1973-1974 court year, and 34% and 30% respectively of the two indicting grand juries, we are brought squarely to the question whether the rule of the Taylor case should be applied retroactively in this case in view of the later decision in Daniel v. Louisiana, 420 U.S. 31, released on January 27, 1975. The plaintiffs argue that it should be so applied. We hold that if the rule of the Taylor case is otherwise applicable to the facts of the present case, it should not be applied retroactively to this case for all of the same reasons that it was denied retroactive effect in the Daniel case.
prospectively has been the subject of discussion in many decisions by the United States Supreme Court. Linkletter v. Walker, 381 U.S. 618, 622-640 (1965). Tehan v. United States ex rel. Shott, 382 U.S. 406, 409-419 (1966). In Johnson v. New Jersey, 384 U.S. 719, 726-735 (1966), the court, after citing the Linkletter and Tehan cases, said, at 726-727: "These cases establish the principle that in criminal litigation concerning constitutional claims, `the Court may in the interest of justice make the rule prospective . . . where the exigencies of the situation require such an application.' 381 U.S., at 628; 382 U.S., at 410." In Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293, 296-297 (1967), the court cited these same cases and then said: "The criteria guiding resolution of the question implicate (a) the purpose to be served by the new standards, (b) the extent of the reliance by law enforcement authorities on the old standards, and (c) the effect on the administration of justice of a retroactive application of the new standards. This language quoted from the Stovall case has been repeated with approval in later decisions, including DeStefano v. Woods, 392 U.S. 631, 633 (1968), Desist v. United States, 394 U.S. 244, 249 (1969), and Daniel v. Louisiana, 420 U.S. 31, 32 (1975). This court has also quoted the same language most recently in Stokes v. Commonwealth, 368 Mass. 754 , 764-765 (1975).
No useful purpose would be served by prolonging this discussion, which is intentionally identified as dictum in this opinion, by further discussion of the varying situations in which a new constitutional rule should be applied retroactively or prospectively. We believe that the rule of the Taylor case should not be applied retroactively on the facts of the case before us.
the express stipulation that "[w]omen were intentionally underrepresented by the Election Department" in preparing the annual jury lists, other parts of the statement of agreed facts permit an argument that women were treated differently in part because of special language of applicable jury service statutes peculiarly affecting women. [Note 5] However, in the view which we take of this case with reference to grand jurors, it becomes unnecessary to determine the precise motive of the officials in determining the numbers of men and women to be added to the annual jury lists.
We note at the outset of this discussion that there is nothing in the record before us to demonstrate whether or how the plaintiffs were prejudiced by the underrepresentation of women on the annual jury lists for Boston. The plaintiffs contend that they need not show actual prejudice, and that it is enough to show the facts stipulated in the statement of agreed facts about the process which resulted in fewer women appearing on the jury list than men. We do not agree with that contention.
lists, on the lists of traverse jurors, and on the lists of grand jurors. The representation is sufficient, in our opinion, to preclude any conclusion that the venires of grand jurors were not drawn from lists which were fairly representative of the community.
The facts of this case do not compel a conclusion that the plaintiffs suffered any prejudice solely by reason of the alleged violation of the applicable statutes in preparing Boston's jury lists. The probability of prejudice is considerably more remote when we consider the function of a grand jury as contrasted to that of a petit jury. The grand jury is an investigatory and accusatory body only. It cannot and does not determine guilt. Only a petit jury may determine the guilt or innocence of a defendant, and it can find a defendant guilty only by a unanimous vote of all twelve jurors. By contrast a grand jury may return an indictment by the vote of a majority of their entire membership of twenty-three persons. Whereas a single negative vote may prevent a petit jury from convicting a defendant, a much higher number of negative votes is required to prevent a grand jury from returning an indictment. The latter number will vary, depending on the number of grand jurors, and it may be as high as twelve if all twenty-three grand jurors are participating.
If the question were directly before us whether the indictments against the plaintiffs should be dismissed because of the alleged statutory violations in preparing the Boston jury lists, we would hold that they should not be dismissed; but for reasons already stated above, that question is not now before us.
4. For the reasons stated in part 1 of this opinion, the complaint in this case is hereby dismissed.
[Note 1] General Laws c. 277, Section 2, as appearing in St. 1966, c. 415, Section 2, provides that each grand jury venire for Suffolk County shall be "for thirty-five veniremen of whom thirty-two shall be from Boston and one each from Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop." Customarily, approximately 88% of the traverse jurors for Suffolk County are provided by the city of Boston.
[Note 2] Because this case was reported to the full court on the basis of the complaint and a statement of agreed facts, the following additional material is not properly before us: (a) a Transcript of a hearing in the Superior Court on the motions to dismiss the indictments and for certain other relief, (b) references to that transcript in the briefs, and (c) a twenty-eight page document incorporated in the record appendix of the plaintiffs and entitled "REPORT OF JURY STUDY, SUFFOLK COUNTY." This appears to be a self-serving document, prepared by counsel for Brunson, purporting to report on a study unilaterally and voluntarily undertaken at the request of Brunson, dated before the hearing in the Superior Court, and referred to in the transcript of that hearing, but not offered or admitted in evidence.
[Note 3] These words quoted from the statement of agreed facts are not further defined therein or in any other part of the record.
[Note 4] In the Taylor case, which involved a judicial district consisting of two parishes, 53% of the persons eligible for jury service in the district were women. In the particular parish involved, no more than 10% of the persons on the jury wheel were women, of the 1,800 persons drawn to fill petit jury venires in the pertinent year, only twelve were women, and of the 175 persons on the venire drawn for the month of the trial in question, no women were included.
[Note 5] General Laws c. 234, Section 1, formerly exempted "women trained nurses; women assistants in hospitals; [and] women attendant nurses." By St. 1969, c. 148, Section 1, these exemptions were extended to men. Also G. L. c. 234, Section 1, formerly exempted "mothers of children under sixteen years of age or women having custody of such children." By St. 1973, c. 582, Section 1, these exemptions were repealed.


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Swift Current aiming to attract investment and innovation from around the world
By Scott Anderson -
Swift Current Mayor Denis Perrault helped unveil the city's new Economic Development Platform during the Chamber on Tap event on April 25.
The City of Swift Current is reaching out around the globe to share a long list of benefits which they believe makes Swift Current an ideal place to invest and live.
Thanks to the emerging renewable energy sector, and other established strengths, city officials are hoping to get the word out that Swift Current has something to offer global businesses.
The City of Swift Current unveiled their Economic Development platform during the Swift Current and District Chamber of Commerce's Chamber on Tap event on April 25. Their promotional strategy is a proactive approach to show why the city is a good place to invest.
Non-renewable energy companies around the globe know of the vast wind and solar possibilities which exist in southern Saskatchewan and southern Alberta. In addition, the Southwest's place in the petroleum and agriculture sectors is well documented.
"We, the City of Swift Current, have an unbelievably fortunate future given what's under our ground, what's being grown on our ground, and it's up in the skies," Mayor Denis Perrault said following last Wednesday's unveiling.
The new website growwithswiftcurrent.ca, along with printed promotional tools were unveiled in order to help share this positive message of what opportunities are available in Swift Current and the Southwest.
Over the past number of months they have already fielded calls from businesses from as far a field as Germany and Singapore, so there is a heightened need to share the details of the Swift Current advantage.
"It is an exciting time. Well we simply have a great city, and we have a lot of amenities," said Marty Salberg, Director of Community Development for the City of Swift Current. "A lot of people when they move to Swift Current they never move away. And that really is a testament to the type of businesses we have, the type of individuals and families, and the quality of life in terms of security, and everything else."
Mayor Perrault noted that Swift Current is already on the map because of the solar and wind resources which exist in the region, and companies in the non-renewable industry are already familiar with the region.
"If these worldwide companies know where we are, we should be out inviting them to come here," Mayor Perrault said. "We believe it's going to be an absolute economic hub for the near future. We're excited about that."
The current initiative stems from a recent business retention and expansion survey which was conducted to determine how the business community was doing, and what the community needed to do better. One of the keys from this survey was a need to market the city better and to a wider audience.
"We determined we needed to embark on an economic development and marketing initiative that would showcase us to areas beyond our borders."
Their new marketing efforts have focussed attention on renewable energy, natural resources and agri-business.
"We need to determine how we can set ourselves apart or differentiate from other cities, the industries to focus on and the best way to market our city and our area," Perrault said.
"We have more than what most countries in this world would have…from the natural resources to the quality of life to the opportunities that are available."
As part of the Chamber on Tap event, the City also unveiled their new 50 year plan which was completed by Crosby Hanna and Associates.
Mayor Perrault said this forward look was necessary as Council continues to plan for their goal of growing Swift Current's population to 25,000 by 2025.
"In order for us to get to that point, we've got to be planning for the future in our infrastructure. We've also got to also be planning for new people. At two per cent growth a year from where we're at today, to 50 years out, it would put our city at over 40,000. And I know many would think that's ridiculous, but a 50 year time horizon is a very dramatic one," he said.
Having the proper plan in place also helps ensure the community keeps their distinctive character despite the growth.
"As we grow and as we continue to grow and be inviting to people to come from literally around, I want us to still be a true community. I want us to be charitable. I want us to be safe. I want us to be caring. I want us to have a great and vibrant arts scene. I want us to have great sports teams. I want us to have all those pieces that all fit together while still having a small-town feel, in what literally is a growing city," he added.
Leanne DeLong, Manager of Community Planning with Crosby Hanna and Associates, made a brief presentation on the long range plan.
"The new plan basically reflects the city's commitment to growing its population as evidenced in the strategic plan."
Swift Current's existing development plan dates back to 2003 and had a 20 year scope.
Their strategy incorporates Swift Current's projected population, plus the commercial and industrial land needs over the long term.
"In addition to that, the new plan addresses continued needs to provide for serviced residential, commercial, industrial and institutional land, while addressing restrains that the City has."
"It ensures balanced growth between the north and south sectors of the city. It ensures that the city maintains a vibrant downtown core. And it also speaks to the continued protection of the city's cultural and heritage resources, and ensures that growth pays for growth."
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Students, teachers and staff at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset, New Jersey are excited to announce that they will be celebrating National School Choice Week with a special event!
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Q: How to use declared variables in INNER SELECT Statement in Snowflake? How to use SELECT Sub-Query in alias for a column?
Here's my script:-
/*Declaring variables:*/
SET period= '3';
SET smryseg=concat('sku',$period,'_smry');
SET spend= concat('sku',$period,'')
/*Printing it:*/
SELECT $period;                   /* #O/P: 3 */
SELECT $smryseg;                  /* #O/P: sku3_smry */
SELECT $spend;                    /* #O/P: sku3_spend */

/*now I want to use this variable in my INNER SELECT query:*/

create table IDENTIFIER ($smryseg) as
SELECT sum(spend) as (SELECT $spend)
FROM my_table;

Here, the last query is giving me an error, I also tried using IDENTIFIER, CONCAT, SUBSRING, $ ,removing parenthesis and much more.
I just want the name of column 'sum(spend)' obtained as 'sku3_spend' i.e in dynamic format

A: You can rename the column afterwards.  Here's a self-contained example:
set spend_col='sku3_spend';
create or replace table t as select sum(spend) as x from values(1),(2),(3) s(spend);
alter table t rename column x to identifier($spend_col);

UPDATE
You can store dynamically named columns in an object:
set spend_col='sku3_spend';

create or replace table t as
    select object_construct($spend_col, sum(spend)) data
    from values(1),(2),(3) s(spend);

select data:sku3_spend from t;


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How Seattle Expansion Draft Plays into Upcoming Kings Trades
As the dust settles on the Kings big trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, some fans have suggested they would have liked the trade better if GM Rob Blake acquired some more NHL ready / proven players. Let's address this in two ways.
First, go back to early December, when we laid out the expected return for Muzzin. If the Kings were looking for two assets — a first round pick and a second round pick (or equivalent prospect) — in said deal, they actually brought in a larger return. Combine that thought with a question we've heard a few times, 'Why do a deal now, instead of waiting until closer to the Trade Deadline (where prices are theoretically higher)?' and you have the answer. When you're getting what you want, or even potentially more than expected, you do the deal. There is no reason to wait.
Second, on the prospects coming back, there is likely more than just the 'age distribution' discussion in play. With a 21-year-old forward playing in the AHL and an 20-year-old OHL defenseman, the Kings picked up one player they will need to protect in the 2021 Seattle Expansion Draft and one that is exempt. In a big picture sense, you want more of the latter and fewer of the former. Let us explain…
For the most part, it should be fairly easy to understand the rules of the Expansion Draft. If you're a pro player in North America this season (AHL or NHL), you need to be protected. On the flip side, if you are a junior, college, or European player this season, you do not need to be protected (read: exempt).
Only read this paragraph if you're really into the hardcore details (otherwise, skip ahead) – There are a few players/situations that require clarification. For example, Max Comtios played 10 NHL games for the Anaheim Ducks this season and was then returned to the QMJHL. He burned a year off of his Entry Level contract by playing that 10th NHL game, but he is still exempt from the Seattle Expansion Draft because he didn't play an 11th game. Sound a tad confusing? It can be. Hence, just stick with the easy rules described in the paragraph above for a general discussion.
It's already been announced that the 2021 Expansion Draft will be conducted under the same rules used by the Vegas Golden Knights; meaning, NHL clubs will have the option of (A) protecting seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or (B) or eight skaters – regardless of forward or defense – and one goalie.
Let's put the goalie discussion to the side for the moment, as that's a whole other can of worms. Focusing on just the forwards and defensemen, here is a rough look at what the Kings might be working with:
Current NHL Players requiring protection: [forwards] Jonny Brodzinski, Dustin Brown, Kyle Clifford, Alex Iafallo, Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar, Matt Luff, Tyler Toffoli, [defensemen] Drew Doughty, Derek Forbort, etc.
Current AHL Players requiring protection: [forwards] Mike Amadio, Mikey Eyssimont, Carl Grundstrom, Sheldon Rempal, Austin Wagner, [defensemen] Daniel Brickley, Kale Clague, Matt Roy, Sean Walker, etc.
List of exempt players includes names such as: [forwards] Jaret-Anderson Dolan, Rasmus Kupari, Akil Thomas, Gabe Vilardi, [defensemen] Mikey Anderson, Sean Durzi, Cole Hults, Markus Phillips, etc.
Ilya Kovalchuk and Dion Phaneuf have contracts expiring in 2021, so they won't require protection.
Factor in that Doughty has a No Movement Clause; he must be protected. Thus, this automatically limits how the Kings put their protected list together, as one spot is already spoken for.
Now assume the Kings go with protecting eight skaters, regardless of position. Take it a step further and assume Brown and Clifford would not be protected. Also, assume Forbort signs a contract extension before then. Which eight players would the Kings chose to exclude from the Expansion Draft?
Pick any eight skaters from this list – Brodzinski, Iafallo, Kempe, Kopitar, Luff, Toffoli, Forbort, Doughty (remember, he has to be protected), Amadio, Grundstrom, Rempal, Wagner, Brickley, Clague, Roy, and Walker.
Which eight players you end up with is not important to this exercise, rather focus on the fact you'll have another eight players left over that you'd have to make available in the draft.
Somebody is probably reading this thinking, 'Yeah, but not all of those young players are going to be worth protecting in 2021, so you won't actually have to worry about all the guys remaining.'
Fine. Let's drop three players from the group. It's still a difficult exercise.
Then, add in a few NHL/AHL players the Kings acquire via trade or free agency between now and then and you're right back to square one – a list of roughly 15 players you need to whittle down to eight. The more 'almost ready' prospects they add to the organization (read: AHL players or even guys with a small amount of NHL experience), the more difficult the decisions will be in 2021.
Muzzin being dealt to Toronto was the first of several Kings trades to come in advance of the February 25 deadline. In any of those deals, adding exempt players has an additional benefit beyond just the normal age distribution needed to fill out a roster for next season, the season after that, and any future years beyond.
Finally, we leave you with this gem from twitter yesterday…
Kings working plan:
– Top 5 pick this year
– Top 5 pick next year
– Return to playoffs in 2020-21
Thus, don't expect them to be in on any big name free agents this summer. If they bring in any UFA vets, think bridge players for a year or two. Can't go with an all rookie lineup. https://t.co/egaD9CwPxU
— The Mayor John Hoven (@mayorNHL) January 29, 2019
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor's Minutes on Upcoming LA Kings Trades, Prospects, and 2020 Outdoor Game
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Philip Kamhi says:
What about Quick, I'd assume he won't be protected, if he is still on the Kings?
John Hoven says:
He is not expected to still be on the Kings at that time.
See here: http://mayorsmanor.com/2019/01/nhl-radio-replay-mayors-minutes-on-upcoming-la-kings-trades-prospects-and-2020-outdoor-game/
Gevork says:
Thank you John for this article and all that you do. I appreciate all your hard work and insight. Honestly, I don't have any social media but I bookmarked your twitter page so I can stay up to date. Thanks again.
Appreciate the support. Thank you.
If Nikolai is on the Kings in 2021, would the Kings have to protect him? I know he is in the KHL right now but he did play some games in the AHL a few years back if I remember correct.
Also, do the Kings consider him a part of their future going forward? It seems as though he is coming to the NHL once his contract is up.
Prokhorkin would not need to be protected in the Seattle Expansion Draft. He only played eight games in the AHL. Thus, he doesn't meet the minimum pro year requirement for exposure.
Do the Kings consider him a part of their future? Only if he signs. That's one of the big TBDs for this summer.
Thanks for the reply John. Here is what I think your order of the top ten prospects is going to look like:
1. Rasmus Kupari;
2. Jaret Anderson-Dolan;
3. Gabriel Villardi;
4. Cal Peterson;
5. Kale Clague;
6a. Mikey Anderson;
6b. Akil Thimas;
8. Daniel Brickley or Markus Phillips (I personally think Phillips should be higher than Brickley.
10. Matt Roy
I look forward to seeing if I am close.
Looks like I overlooked Jacob Friend
The Kings no longer own his rights. He wasn't signed by the 6/1/2018 deadline.
I had no idea. Thanks.
Co_Kings says:
Love the insight, keep it up.
I'm curious about your comment on Leipsic. He seems to bring the skill and speed of play (although not necessarily speed of foot) that the Kings need. He's young and definitely makes some higher risk plays and his fancy stats leave something to be desired, but the skill set often shines. Why move on?
Can you elaborate on Phaneuf going forward? It's rough seeing him skate (very slowly) every night while Ladue (super underutilized this year, feel for him), Walker, Fanti, and other developing D fight for minutes.
Leipsic is Millie caught up in a numbers game. Given the number of young forwards the Kings will want to try out next season, there isn't much room for him. We'll have more on this in an upcoming article.
Phaneuf will be part of the Kings D-core next season. Ideally, he'd be a third pairing guy. However, that is up to the young guys to take his minutes.
I don't think LA has the core that justifies going (presumably) 4 forwards and 4 defencemen. 7 and 3, at this extremely early stage. Seems to make more sense to me at least. Maybe something similar to:
F – Kopitar, Iafallo, Kempe, Luff, Toffoli, Wagner, SCHERBAK
D- Doughty, Forbort, VOYNOV
G – Petersen
I used all-caps for players that are a bit of a stretch, but I personally would like to see apart of the Kings future. I am assuming that should these players still be apart of the Kings, they would need protection? I am also assuming that despite my love for Campbell, Petersen is still "the (future) man" for now. Would love to here your thoughts/clarifications, especially regarding Leipsic and Scherbak in LA's future plans.
Paul G says:
Would Voynov need protection if he rejoins the Kings? Also, I'm assuming Scherbak would too?
Scherbak would require protection in the Expansion Draft.
As for Voynov, we do not expect him to be part of the Kings organization moving forward. If the league reinstates him, look for LA to trade his rights. We discussed it in greater detail here – http://mayorsmanor.com/2018/08/kings-of-the-roundtable-2018-episode-2-voynov-and-kovalchuk/
Matt Barry says:
Toffoli's a UFA. He's making 4.6 million. He's NOT being re-signed, he's being dealt in June or at the trade deadline next year (Blake hoping he has a good season in his UFA year to increase his value)


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As already was mentioned, the game will support SP, Co-op and MP modes (they're mentioned in their priority here). The singleplayer will behave the same way it does in the original game, so there's almost nothing to talk about, but the other two definitely requires some clarifications.
CO-OP SUPPORT
From a technical viewpoint, there are no issues with supporting multiplayer in a "game designed singleplayer-only", it might be just a bit immersion-breaking in some aspects (like players suddenly appearing in front of you and such), but the game will remain playable, despite that
There will be support for up to 4 players to play the original (singleplayer) campaign. The game rules will be tweaked to scale to players count (by multipliers) so monsters HP and loot amount will depend on how much players are playing (1 player = original difficulty settings, each additional player will add 50% to monsters HP and (25% to) loot amount (at least for now) so for 4 players each monster will have (original game settings for the selected difficulty level) + 150% = singleplayer HP * 2,5 which should be enough to deal with)
All players will be in one "party" and will be able to freely travel across the whole map, talking and trading with NPCs and kill creatures, but only host will be able to start quests (at least for now). If you kill an NPC related to some quest, the quest will be failed. You need to stay close to host player when he's about to start a dialog with a quest giver NPC in order to accept the quest too, otherwise, the quest won't be started for you and, upon completion, you won't receive a reward
All players info (player stats/info about completed quests/etc) will be stored on a server, so players won't be able to hack their stats locally and connect to someone's game with 1000K of stimpaks or something like that. You start an SP game - all stats will be saved to your game's save file, you connect to someone's game - your stats will be saved to the server's save file. This way it will always be fair because players won't be able to modify their stats/inventory locally or "server-hop" in attempts to find good loot
You're not forced to play in co-op/multiplayer, you will always be able to start a 1 player local server to play singleplayer, and, if you're playing in co-op with someone, that ruins the gameplay experience or annoys you, it will be possible to kick/ban him from the game
That's only a draft version for now, but this is how it's planned to support co-op mode in the game at this stage. If you have some concerns/suggestions about the mentioned rules, leave a comment
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Multiplayer support will be mostly oriented on mini-games rather than a freeroam with no NPC on a map. There will most likely be Lua support for server gamemodes (VaultMP returns) so other people will be able to write gamemodes which modifies the game rules and provide some interesting ways to play the game with other players (examples: Capture the Flag, Reach The Point in Time, Protect the Area from Ghouls/Deathclaws, Survive for X Minutes Fighting Against Ghouls/Deathclaws, etc). For now, it's planned to support only 8 players (hard-coded at the engine level), but that might potentially be changed to be controlled by the server. Once again, it is planned to support gamemode scripts written in Lua, so some of the game rules will be controlled by the gamemode scripts (even co-op support most probably will be implemented this way), so it will depend on the server how the game will behave. Lua scripts will allow a lot of customization options.
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A brief explanation of what this thing is about (for better understanding)
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