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		<title>Demi Moore Bush Picture Out Again &#8211; NewsKF</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/demi-moore-bush-picture-out-again-newskf"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4fd8434c0000x208.jpg-150x104.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> Demi Moore Bush or Demi Bush picture is now somehow a number one search again, according to Google Trends. She didnt meet President Bush, or anything like that. Few years ago a picture of Demi was leaked online whowing her left breast, and a very hairy bush. One of the best paid Hollywood actresses, Demi Moore is posing an “old-fashioned sex-symbol” in a very “hot” and inviting posture. Wow! Gone are the times when ladies were among the opinion that this is what men want. Now they aren’t only done with all the habits but even have also learnt many more methods to do the needful. Her husband Ashton Kutcher seems to be out of business too. He is always known for having shaved the legs and pussies of his heroines in the movies. One wonders if he did not get enough time to shave his wife’s. Whatever be the reason, there is no doubt that this lady is among those females who have the best proportionate breasts in the recent times. Short URL : http://newskf.com/?p=1363 ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Demi Moore Bush or Demi Bush picture is now somehow a number one search again, according to Google Trends. She didnt meet President Bush, or anything like that. Few years ago a picture of Demi was leaked online whowing her left breast, and a very hairy bush. One of the best paid Hollywood actresses, Demi Moore is posing an “old-fashioned sex-symbol” in a very “hot” and inviting posture. Wow! Gone are the times when ladies were among the opinion that this is what men want. Now they aren’t only done with all the habits but even have also learnt many more methods to do the needful. Her husband Ashton Kutcher seems to be out of business too. He is always known for having shaved the legs and pussies of his heroines in the movies. One wonders if he did not get enough time to shave his wife’s. Whatever be the reason, there is no doubt that this lady is among those females who have the best proportionate breasts in the recent times. Short URL : http://newskf.com/?p=1363 </p>
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		<title>Boise State Football Nips Virginia Tech as Pro Bettors Humiliate College &#8230; &#8211; Offshore Insiders</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/boise-state-football-nips-virginia-tech-as-pro-bettors-humiliate-college-offshore-insiders"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/plugins/thumbnail-for-excerpts/tfe_no_thumb.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> Sep 6th, 2010 Talk about sensational, the professional gamblers of ScoresOddsPicks on the top football handicapping site in the world is now 14-3 with all NFL preseason and college football “named plays” this year. They called the shot, the Broncos over the Hokies. While others were watching the HGTV Urban Oasis Giveaway, Boise State football and professional gamblers were dominating the NCAA Football Odds As conspicuous as the Demi Moore Bush is the fortune pro bettors are making. Here is what bettors were told before the game: College football odds: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech Two of the best teams in the country wrap up Week 1 of college football odds on Monday when No. 3 Boise State battles No. 10 Virginia Tech. Both squads have their eyes on a National Championship at the end of the year. Boise State (-1.5) vs. Virginia Tech – Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN) Boise State runs one of the most exciting offenses in college football. A spread attack with a variety of trick plays mixed in, the Broncos offense is expected to once again rack up the points—especially with Kellen Moore at the helm. Admittedly it came against mostly weaker competition, but the quarterback tossed 39 touchdowns to just three interceptions last season. Boise State has built a whopping amount of talent around him; both running back and wide receiver are almost unfairly stocked to the brim, and line returns eight players who started last year. Though prone to occasional lapses, the Boise State “D” can be a real menace. All three levels of the defense are talented, but the best player is unquestionably end Ryan Winterswyk. The former walk-on picked up nine sacks in 2009 and should build on that this time around. The secondary will be quite aggressive; it forced a pile of turnovers last year and has plenty of continuity carrying over. The Hokies defense, on the other hand, may be in line for a step backward. Traditionally the backbone of this team, graduation and injuries have taken their toll on the “D.” The biggest question mark is the pass rush. No current Hokie had more than 3.5 sacks last season and, if that problem isn’t rectified, Virginia Tech will be sunk. No doubt this team can get the defense up to its usual standards, but doing so in Week 1 against the Broncos is a tall order. That means Virginia Tech will have to rely on the offense—and that’s not a bad thing. The Hokies may wind up employing the best running game in the country this year. Darren Evans set a freshman conference rushing record with 1265 yards in 2008. He sat out last season with a knee injury, only to watch teammate Ryan Williams rack up 1655 yards and top that record. Now, with both healthy and able, Virginia Tech will be a force on the ground. This game means so much to Boise State. The Broncos don’t face a lot of tough competition throughout the year, meaning a loss in this one all but kills their BCS Championship hopes. Luckily, they face Virginia Tech before it can get its defense in order. Look for the Broncos to light up the scoreboard enough to keep ahead of the Hokies’ vaunted rushing attack. Boise State will cover the 1.5-point spread. ESPN Best Bet of the Month is on Boise in squeaker. For more information: Get all of this week’s college and NFL football picks plus fantasy football sleepers in the ultimate NFL fantasy football draft kit and NFL draft guide ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Sep 6th, 2010 Talk about sensational, the professional gamblers of ScoresOddsPicks on the top football handicapping site in the world is now 14-3 with all NFL preseason and college football “named plays” this year. They called the shot, the Broncos over the Hokies. While others were watching the HGTV Urban Oasis Giveaway, Boise State football and professional gamblers were dominating the NCAA Football Odds As conspicuous as the Demi Moore Bush is the fortune pro bettors are making. Here is what bettors were told before the game: College football odds: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech Two of the best teams in the country wrap up Week 1 of college football odds on Monday when No. 3 Boise State battles No. 10 Virginia Tech. Both squads have their eyes on a National Championship at the end of the year. Boise State (-1.5) vs. Virginia Tech – Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN) Boise State runs one of the most exciting offenses in college football. A spread attack with a variety of trick plays mixed in, the Broncos offense is expected to once again rack up the points—especially with Kellen Moore at the helm. Admittedly it came against mostly weaker competition, but the quarterback tossed 39 touchdowns to just three interceptions last season. Boise State has built a whopping amount of talent around him; both running back and wide receiver are almost unfairly stocked to the brim, and line returns eight players who started last year. Though prone to occasional lapses, the Boise State “D” can be a real menace. All three levels of the defense are talented, but the best player is unquestionably end Ryan Winterswyk. The former walk-on picked up nine sacks in 2009 and should build on that this time around. The secondary will be quite aggressive; it forced a pile of turnovers last year and has plenty of continuity carrying over. The Hokies defense, on the other hand, may be in line for a step backward. Traditionally the backbone of this team, graduation and injuries have taken their toll on the “D.” The biggest question mark is the pass rush. No current Hokie had more than 3.5 sacks last season and, if that problem isn’t rectified, Virginia Tech will be sunk. No doubt this team can get the defense up to its usual standards, but doing so in Week 1 against the Broncos is a tall order. That means Virginia Tech will have to rely on the offense—and that’s not a bad thing. The Hokies may wind up employing the best running game in the country this year. Darren Evans set a freshman conference rushing record with 1265 yards in 2008. He sat out last season with a knee injury, only to watch teammate Ryan Williams rack up 1655 yards and top that record. Now, with both healthy and able, Virginia Tech will be a force on the ground. This game means so much to Boise State. The Broncos don’t face a lot of tough competition throughout the year, meaning a loss in this one all but kills their BCS Championship hopes. Luckily, they face Virginia Tech before it can get its defense in order. Look for the Broncos to light up the scoreboard enough to keep ahead of the Hokies’ vaunted rushing attack. Boise State will cover the 1.5-point spread. ESPN Best Bet of the Month is on Boise in squeaker. For more information: Get all of this week’s college and NFL football picks plus fantasy football sleepers in the ultimate NFL fantasy football draft kit and NFL draft guide </p>
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		<title>Boulder Fire, Buildings Destroyed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/boulder-fire-buildings-destroyed"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/047a779f09r-fire.jpg-150x100.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> A wildfire in Colorado, named the “Boulder Fire” by the media, has been spreading across the Colorado foothills, prompting evacuations today.  There have been reports of destroyed buildings but luckily no one has ended up injured so far. The fire seems to have started at the Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder, where heavy smoke was surrounding the area.  As a result of the fire, roads had to be closed while authorities estimate the size of the Boulder fire. There are evacuation centers in place in Boulder and the village of Nederland, while shelter for livestock has been set up at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. The cause of the fire remains unknown. There have been reports of destroyed buildings, though at this time authorities do not know exactly where are they located or how many buildings have been affected. Tags: Boulder Fire ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> A wildfire in Colorado, named the “Boulder Fire” by the media, has been spreading across the Colorado foothills, prompting evacuations today.  There have been reports of destroyed buildings but luckily no one has ended up injured so far. The fire seems to have started at the Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder, where heavy smoke was surrounding the area.  As a result of the fire, roads had to be closed while authorities estimate the size of the Boulder fire. There are evacuation centers in place in Boulder and the village of Nederland, while shelter for livestock has been set up at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. The cause of the fire remains unknown. There have been reports of destroyed buildings, though at this time authorities do not know exactly where are they located or how many buildings have been affected. Tags: Boulder Fire </p>
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		<title>Wildfire west of Boulder &#8211; Discover Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/wildfire-west-of-boulder-discover-magazine"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/715571668c48d67c.jpg-150x112.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> Right now as I write this there is a pretty big wildfire in Gold Hill, Colorado , about 15 kilometers west of where I live. There’s a thick pall of orange-brown smoke going straight over us. This is the view to the west a little while ago, toward the foothills of the Rocky Mountains: You can see the Flatirons to the left. The smoke totally blocks the hills north of there though. The smoke is much wider now from my view, covering almost 90° of the horizon, and the plume is clearly several kilometers across. The Sun is shining through, but it’s dulled to an orange ember: Ironically, the morning started off cool and breezy, the first autumn-like day we’ve had. I went upstairs to tell The Little Astronomer to open her windows to let in fresh air… and when I opened her shade I saw the plume. [Update: I just walked outside (12:30 MDT) and there's ash falling all around us. It's very light, but holy crap.] We’re safe here, I’m sure, but we can certainly smell the smoke, and the sky has an eerie cast to it. It’s been dry this year and the fire danger is pretty high. I hope they can contain this quickly, and that everyone involved is safe. September 6th, 2010 12:15 PM Tags: Boulder , wildfire by Phil Plait in Miscellaneous &#124; 11 comments &#124; RSS feed &#124; Trackback > ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Right now as I write this there is a pretty big wildfire in Gold Hill, Colorado , about 15 kilometers west of where I live. There’s a thick pall of orange-brown smoke going straight over us. This is the view to the west a little while ago, toward the foothills of the Rocky Mountains: You can see the Flatirons to the left. The smoke totally blocks the hills north of there though. The smoke is much wider now from my view, covering almost 90° of the horizon, and the plume is clearly several kilometers across. The Sun is shining through, but it’s dulled to an orange ember: Ironically, the morning started off cool and breezy, the first autumn-like day we’ve had. I went upstairs to tell The Little Astronomer to open her windows to let in fresh air… and when I opened her shade I saw the plume. [Update: I just walked outside (12:30 MDT) and there's ash falling all around us. It's very light, but holy crap.] We’re safe here, I’m sure, but we can certainly smell the smoke, and the sky has an eerie cast to it. It’s been dry this year and the fire danger is pretty high. I hope they can contain this quickly, and that everyone involved is safe. September 6th, 2010 12:15 PM Tags: Boulder , wildfire by Phil Plait in Miscellaneous | 11 comments | RSS feed | Trackback > </p>
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		<title>Costco Down During Labor Day Sales: Store Locations and Hours &#8211; Product Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/costco-down-during-labor-day-sales-store-locations-and-hours-product-reviews"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://static.product-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/bed-bugs-google-office.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> Today is Labor Day and you may have seen the American Flag on Google , or read about the Have2P app that is perfect for parade routes, and those that love getting a good deal on apps may want to take a look at the deals on during today’s celebrations. Earlier today we looked at Best Buy’s not so good Labor Day Sale , although the site did work, which is less than we can say about Costco at the time of writing. Costco and Home Deport are both known for great deals on special occasions, and with today being Labor Day we expected to see something good. Those that felt the same way might have been disappointed to get “The server at www.costco.com is taking too long to respond” or a server timeout message. It seems that Costco may be in big demand on Labor Day, so much so that their server cannot handle the load. This has left people looking for Costco locations and store opening times, rather than seeing them on the “find a warehouse page” that normally works on the official site. Do you know of any good sites that offer Costco store opening times and locations? Are you having problems accessing the official site? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook , get daily updates via email , or connect with Daniel Chubb . See Also Labor Day Sales: Kids stuff, toys and more Labor Day Sales: Weekend Pre-Sale Ads Slickdeals Down: Hours of outage for August 2010 Best Buy Labor Day Sale 2009: What sales do you see? Labor Day Weekend: Dell Business Sales Related News Google gets Bedbugs: Nightmare in New York? Dell Streak: Android 2.1 Update – Did you get it? Best Buy’s Labor Day Sale 2010: Last day of deals American Flag Meaning on Google: Labor Day 2010 ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Today is Labor Day and you may have seen the American Flag on Google , or read about the Have2P app that is perfect for parade routes, and those that love getting a good deal on apps may want to take a look at the deals on during today’s celebrations. Earlier today we looked at Best Buy’s not so good Labor Day Sale , although the site did work, which is less than we can say about Costco at the time of writing. Costco and Home Deport are both known for great deals on special occasions, and with today being Labor Day we expected to see something good. Those that felt the same way might have been disappointed to get “The server at www.costco.com is taking too long to respond” or a server timeout message. It seems that Costco may be in big demand on Labor Day, so much so that their server cannot handle the load. This has left people looking for Costco locations and store opening times, rather than seeing them on the “find a warehouse page” that normally works on the official site. Do you know of any good sites that offer Costco store opening times and locations? Are you having problems accessing the official site? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook , get daily updates via email , or connect with Daniel Chubb . See Also Labor Day Sales: Kids stuff, toys and more Labor Day Sales: Weekend Pre-Sale Ads Slickdeals Down: Hours of outage for August 2010 Best Buy Labor Day Sale 2009: What sales do you see? Labor Day Weekend: Dell Business Sales Related News Google gets Bedbugs: Nightmare in New York? Dell Streak: Android 2.1 Update – Did you get it? Best Buy’s Labor Day Sale 2010: Last day of deals American Flag Meaning on Google: Labor Day 2010 </p>
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		<title>Wildland fire forcing evacuations near Gold Hill &#8211; Longmont Daily Times-Call</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/wildland-fire-forcing-evacuations-near-gold-hill-longmont-daily-times-call"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/plugins/thumbnail-for-excerpts/tfe_no_thumb.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> Publish Date: 9/6/2010 Wildland fire forcing evacuations near Gold Hill Longmont Times-Call Boulder County fire departments are responding to a wildland fire off Fourmile Canyon Drive near Emerson Gulch Road south of Gold Hill. The fire started shortly before 10:30 a.m. Evacuations and reverse 911 calls were going out to area residents around 11 a.m. Residents are being advised to evacuate to the north. Areas in the evacuation included Gold Run Road, Rim Road, and Dixon Road near Gold Hill. Officials on scene are reporting that a fire truck and three structures have burned so far. Some fire crews are being told to evacuate down Fourmile Canyon. A fire and police radio feed of the operation can be found through the Boulder County Sheriff's Office website. Check back to timescall.com for updates. All content Copyright © 2010 Longmont Times-Call. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed for any commercial purpose. TimesCall.com Privacy Policy ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Publish Date: 9/6/2010 Wildland fire forcing evacuations near Gold Hill Longmont Times-Call Boulder County fire departments are responding to a wildland fire off Fourmile Canyon Drive near Emerson Gulch Road south of Gold Hill. The fire started shortly before 10:30 a.m. Evacuations and reverse 911 calls were going out to area residents around 11 a.m. Residents are being advised to evacuate to the north. Areas in the evacuation included Gold Run Road, Rim Road, and Dixon Road near Gold Hill. Officials on scene are reporting that a fire truck and three structures have burned so far. Some fire crews are being told to evacuate down Fourmile Canyon. A fire and police radio feed of the operation can be found through the Boulder County Sheriff&#8217;s Office website. Check back to timescall.com for updates. All content Copyright © 2010 Longmont Times-Call. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed for any commercial purpose. TimesCall.com Privacy Policy </p>
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		<title>Where to get the best deals on kid&#8217;s furniture</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/where-to-get-the-best-deals-on-kids-furniture"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://asset1.helium.com/uploaded_images/5/0/7/6/5/1/259726_m.jpeg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> There are a variety of places that sell children's furniture.  You can consider the local stores nearby to you when searching for such furnishings.  Try the following places when you want to get a great deal. Costco Costco is not a place that most people think of when they are looking for children's furniture, but at times they do offer it.  They give excellent deals on their furniture and should be taken into consideration.  You will not have a wide selection, but what you have might be good. City Furniture City Furniture has a wide range of children's furniture for girls and boys of different ages.  They have complete sets and individual pieces.  Their prices are fairly reasonable, and they should be considered. City Furniture also has a large clearance section in its South Florida Corporate Headquarters locations.  There they have children's furniture (among other things) that have been discontinued, were floor models, are slightly damaged or are being sold off for other reasons.  You can often pay only a fraction of the cost for lovely children's furniture. Rooms To Go This large furniture store has many different pieces of children's furniture.  They have a wide range of sales, which can increase the value.  Different sets sell at various price points. Consignment shop Just like consignment shops sell children's clothing, some of them will have a selection of children's furniture.  Of course, it is pre-owned but they usually only take items that are in very good condition.  You can also look for pre-owned furniture at a Goodwill store.  Craigslist or ebay might also offer some great deals but you will need to take into account the high cost of shipping.  Also, you can look around at garage sales and flea markets.  Many people get rid of their children's furniture once their children are a little older, so you might find a lot of these items.  You might have a lot more luck if you look at a community or church sale.  The Internet Amazon is a great place from which to buy reasonable children's furniture.  Their prices range greatly depending on the piece so you will want to price compare. There are many inexpensive places from which to purchase children's furniture.  Even some general discount stores like Target will have some select pieces that are often very reasonable.  Consider that and the above sources when looking to save money on these furnishings. Learn more about this author, Suzanne Rose . Click here to send this author comments or questions. Below are the top articles rated and ranked by Helium members on: 1 of 1 by Suzanne Rose There are a variety of places that sell children's furniture.  You can consider the local stores nearby to you when read more Add your voice Know something about Where to get the best deals on kid's furniture ? We want to hear your view. Write now ! ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> There are a variety of places that sell children&#8217;s furniture.  You can consider the local stores nearby to you when searching for such furnishings.  Try the following places when you want to get a great deal. Costco Costco is not a place that most people think of when they are looking for children&#8217;s furniture, but at times they do offer it.  They give excellent deals on their furniture and should be taken into consideration.  You will not have a wide selection, but what you have might be good. City Furniture City Furniture has a wide range of children&#8217;s furniture for girls and boys of different ages.  They have complete sets and individual pieces.  Their prices are fairly reasonable, and they should be considered. City Furniture also has a large clearance section in its South Florida Corporate Headquarters locations.  There they have children&#8217;s furniture (among other things) that have been discontinued, were floor models, are slightly damaged or are being sold off for other reasons.  You can often pay only a fraction of the cost for lovely children&#8217;s furniture. Rooms To Go This large furniture store has many different pieces of children&#8217;s furniture.  They have a wide range of sales, which can increase the value.  Different sets sell at various price points. Consignment shop Just like consignment shops sell children&#8217;s clothing, some of them will have a selection of children&#8217;s furniture.  Of course, it is pre-owned but they usually only take items that are in very good condition.  You can also look for pre-owned furniture at a Goodwill store.  Craigslist or ebay might also offer some great deals but you will need to take into account the high cost of shipping.  Also, you can look around at garage sales and flea markets.  Many people get rid of their children&#8217;s furniture once their children are a little older, so you might find a lot of these items.  You might have a lot more luck if you look at a community or church sale.  The Internet Amazon is a great place from which to buy reasonable children&#8217;s furniture.  Their prices range greatly depending on the piece so you will want to price compare. There are many inexpensive places from which to purchase children&#8217;s furniture.  Even some general discount stores like Target will have some select pieces that are often very reasonable.  Consider that and the above sources when looking to save money on these furnishings. Learn more about this author, Suzanne Rose . Click here to send this author comments or questions. Below are the top articles rated and ranked by Helium members on: 1 of 1 by Suzanne Rose There are a variety of places that sell children&#8217;s furniture.  You can consider the local stores nearby to you when read more Add your voice Know something about Where to get the best deals on kid&#8217;s furniture ? We want to hear your view. Write now ! </p>
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		<title>Labor Day ushers in frantic stretch run</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Labor Day speech will unveil $50 billion infrastructure job plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/obamas-labor-day-speech-will-unveil-50-billion-infrastructure-job-plan"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/a6b917b490obama1.jpg1-117x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> President Obama will be in Milwaukee today at a Labor Day rally where he will announce a six-year infrastructure job plan. The Obama administration is working overtime to assure Americans that the recession is the worst in 70 years and that the government will clear a pathway to more American jobs in the short term. Obama's long-term proposal will depend on Congressional cooperation to fund the proposed $50 billion infrastructure job plan. The initial investment will go toward rebuilding runways, highways, roads, and railways. Obama’s obstacle, however, is that Democrats are expected losers in important congressional races in November. Barack Obama's new job plan to create jobs "immediately The infrastructure job plan will “create jobs immediately” and rebuild 150,000 miles of road; build and maintain 4,000 miles of rail; and rehabilitate or reconstruct runways. It will also modernize the air traffic control system. In the past, money spent on infrastructure job plans and projects were allocated according to geographic regions and politics. With the proposed new plan, an infrastructure bank will be created that would “leverage private, state, and local capital” to invest in worthwhile projects that will help build and stabilize the national economy. The infrastructure job plan investments are said to be one part of a package of economic plans and proposals that the White House will reveal today in efforts to jump-start the economy before November elections. Related Searches Job Creation Statistics Obama job creation Government jobs ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> President Obama will be in Milwaukee today at a Labor Day rally where he will announce a six-year infrastructure job plan. The Obama administration is working overtime to assure Americans that the recession is the worst in 70 years and that the government will clear a pathway to more American jobs in the short term. Obama&#8217;s long-term proposal will depend on Congressional cooperation to fund the proposed $50 billion infrastructure job plan. The initial investment will go toward rebuilding runways, highways, roads, and railways. Obama’s obstacle, however, is that Democrats are expected losers in important congressional races in November. Barack Obama&#8217;s new job plan to create jobs &#8220;immediately The infrastructure job plan will “create jobs immediately” and rebuild 150,000 miles of road; build and maintain 4,000 miles of rail; and rehabilitate or reconstruct runways. It will also modernize the air traffic control system. In the past, money spent on infrastructure job plans and projects were allocated according to geographic regions and politics. With the proposed new plan, an infrastructure bank will be created that would “leverage private, state, and local capital” to invest in worthwhile projects that will help build and stabilize the national economy. The infrastructure job plan investments are said to be one part of a package of economic plans and proposals that the White House will reveal today in efforts to jump-start the economy before November elections. Related Searches Job Creation Statistics Obama job creation Government jobs </p>
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		<title>Labor Day Weekend: David Archuleta performs new song on the Jerry Lewis MDA &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/labor-day-weekend-david-archuleta-performs-new-song-on-the-jerry-lewis-mda"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/plugins/thumbnail-for-excerpts/tfe_no_thumb.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> As previously reported, David Archuleta performed on The 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on September 5. He premiered a new song "Things Are Gonna Get Better" live. The show is airing now live from The South Point Hotel, Casino &#038; Spa in Las Vegas through Labor Day. The Telethon raises public awareness of MDA’s battle against muscular dystrophy and related diseases. Pledges and donations from Telethon viewers support MDA’s programs of worldwide scientific research, medical care and support services for individuals and families affected by any of the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases in its program. Archuleta is set to release his sophomore effort Other Side of Down on October 5th. 19 Recordings/Jive Records is launching the album with the upbeat single, "Something 'Bout Love" co-written by Archuleta, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz and Chris DeStefano and produced by S*M* &#038; Sluggo. The "Something 'Bout Love" digital single is available on the song is on the radio. Click below to see David performing on the telethon. For more information on David, please visit: David Archuleta Reminder: Law enforcement is cracking down on drunk driving over the Labor Day weekend. Plan ahead and have a designated sober driver, take a taxi or public transportation. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> As previously reported, David Archuleta performed on The 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on September 5. He premiered a new song &#8220;Things Are Gonna Get Better&#8221; live. The show is airing now live from The South Point Hotel, Casino &#038; Spa in Las Vegas through Labor Day. The Telethon raises public awareness of MDA’s battle against muscular dystrophy and related diseases. Pledges and donations from Telethon viewers support MDA’s programs of worldwide scientific research, medical care and support services for individuals and families affected by any of the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases in its program. Archuleta is set to release his sophomore effort Other Side of Down on October 5th. 19 Recordings/Jive Records is launching the album with the upbeat single, &#8220;Something &#8216;Bout Love&#8221; co-written by Archuleta, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz and Chris DeStefano and produced by S*M* &#038; Sluggo. The &#8220;Something &#8216;Bout Love&#8221; digital single is available on the song is on the radio. Click below to see David performing on the telethon. For more information on David, please visit: David Archuleta Reminder: Law enforcement is cracking down on drunk driving over the Labor Day weekend. Plan ahead and have a designated sober driver, take a taxi or public transportation. </p>
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		<title>Labour Day Discord : Is The Cap Killing Quality In The NHL ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://bestpayhotels.com/labour-day-discord-is-the-cap-killing-quality-in-the-nhl"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://bestpayhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/9a7964722f40x234.jpg-150x103.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a> Donald Fehr and Bud Selig Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images It's the dawn of another beautiful Labour Day in North America. The NHL and the NHLPA seem to have agreed on a contract for Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils. Instead of a front loaded 102 million dollar contract over 17 years they've agreed on a front loaded 100 million dollars over 15 years. This agreement has helped the NHL avoid the embarrassment of having their highest profile unrestricted free agent signed by another league. An agreement has been reached over some other long term contracts that the NHL was threatening to reopen. That would have left the NHL looking like more of mickey mouse operation than it currently does and have players, fans and management alike wondering when is a deal a deal and are NHL contracts worth the paper they're written on. Going forward long term contracts (five years or longer) that are  scheduled to pay a player once he reaches 40 will have their cap hit counted differently. The total salary paid up to  and including age forty will be averaged and that will be the Cap hit for the team for that player. The seasons beyond age forty will have a cap hit equal to whatever salary is being paid at that point. Kovalchuk's slary cap hit is now 6.66 million dollars a season. If he plays the final two years of the contract he'll make and his team will charged for the 525,000 dollars a year he's scheduled to make then.   The NHL has also negotiated a proviso that salary to be paid by contract for a player when he's 36 until he's 40 must be counted as at least a million dollars a season for cap purposes even if he's actually scheduled to earn less money in those years.  The NHL has negotiated all these changes with a players association still lead in the interim by  Mike Oullet. When and if Donald Fehr becomes Executive Director of the NHLPA he'll be the fourth leader for the organization since August of 2009 when Paul Kelly was ousted in an early morning coup.  Most organizations do poorly when suffering from such organizational chaos. The Roman Empire nearly shook apart when they suffered through 4 emperors in the year 69 AD. Hopefully Donald Fehr can be the PA's Vespasian and bring order out of chaos.    Hopefully this will spell the end of any more NHL assertions of the intention of parties to circumvent the spirit of the collectively bargained agreement. Until the development of some sort of dependable mind-reading technology that's an assertion that most reasonable people are going to see as nebulous at best. Going forward hopefully the NHL will be voiding contracts that violate the actual terms of the existing collective bargaining agreement. http://www.nhlpa.com/About-Us/CBA/  Up and until this point the negotiated agreement was limping along. Players and management were working to make the best of things within the agreement. Where exactly though has the agreement brought the NHL?  Cost Certainty   The number one stated concern of the NHL before the new agreement was reached in 2005, was cost certainty. They felt upwardly spiraling player costs were going to drive their less successful franchises out of business.   NHL player costs for each team are set in stone every year now. Currently an NHL team may spend no more than 59.6 million dollars on their 22 man roster in a year. They may spend no less than 40 million dollars. That's certainty. During the 1989-90 season the average team payroll was 6.7 million dollars a year. The Gretzky lead LA Kings had the biggest payroll at 9.5 million dollars a year. Yes Wayne Gretzky the greatest player of all time and the entire NHL roster of LA Kings cost less than Alex Ovechkin does now. This is why franchises in Winnipeg and  Quebec City used to be viable. The Minnesota North Stars at 5.3 million that year had the lowest team payroll. A decade later the average team payroll was five times greater. The spread though was between the New York Rangers paying 59.4 million a year for a team destined to miss the playoffs and the Nashville Predators who were paying 16.6 million for their non-playoff team. By the 2003-04 season the NHL was averaging 44 million dollars a team in salary, but Detroit and the Rangers were paying in the vicinity of 77 million for their players while the Wild, Florida, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Nashville were paying barely a third of that.   The NHL has cost certainty now. The average total spent on salaries was 44.4 million in 2007-08. This was higher than any average salary number from the ear before the 2005 agreement. No team is allowed to sneak along with a minimal salary. The Nashvilles of the world will have to spend at least to the cap floor of 40 million dollars. This floor is higher than the average amount spent by teams in every season except 2002-03, 2003-04 and from 2006-07 and beyond. Competitiveness The NHL was well on it's way to becoming a two tier league like major league baseball. A group of teams were spending three times what the cheapest teams in the league would spend. Those teams at the bottom could not compete and would not compete for the Stanley Cup. The cap floor has insured that teams have to spend money on players. The Islanders haven't proved it yet but teams from the bottom like the Flyers were, like the Avalanche last year, like the Coyotes have shown they can compete. They needn't fair that spending 50 million dollars will be useless because the Rangers will just go out and spend 100 million dollars because the Rangers aren't allowed to do that. It's made it possible for smaller market teams to compete. Roster Quality   It's always been a struggle to hold a roster together especially after winning a cup. This year the Chicago Blackhawks have a core of players under contract lost their goalie and just about any of the mid-talented players they had in place. They've been forced to fill out the roster with whomever they can sign for the NHL minimum. This economic triage is going on throughout the NHL. The Philadelphia Flyers have gone for years without a legitimate number one goalie. For the longest time it seemed to be a defect in judgement. Now it's become an economic necessity. When the Stanley cup winning Anttii Niemi became available Philadelphia didn't have the cap room to sign him. The Bruins ran their entire season with no wingers and no cap space to sign them. The Leafs are starting this season with no centers and no money to spend. The Penguins were lucky enough to win a cup with their star laden line-up. They've signed Mike Comrie for the NHL minimum to be the scoring winger along-side Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin. Does the loser get Comrie. The Canadiens dealt their playoff hero Jaroslav Halak for prospects and still need to find some salary to hide so they'll be under the cap. The Flames have signed retreads Jokinen and Tanguay because they need scoring and can't afford anyone else.   Teams have been finding creative ways to hide salary. The Red Wings let Jiri Hudler go to the KHL for a year because they couldn't afford to play him last season. Now he's back and can be shoe-horned into the line-up. Clever but personally I'd rather watch him play in the NHL last year. I'd like the Leafs to be able to sign a first line center. I'd like to see what the Bruins and the Penguins would do with even one top quality winger (say an Ilya Kovalchuk) to play with their world class centers.     Roster Age   NHL teams are getting younger. Players with a track record who aren't stars are getting squeezed out for rookies who will take minimum wage or veterans who are past it and reduced to accepting minimum wage. The Flyers a veteran free agent heavy group is on average two years younger than the line-up that played for them the season before the lock-out. Again a player with a track record is more likely to succeed than a fresh face run up from the minors. A lot of the medium talented players in the league seem to be getting squeezed out.   Bad Faith Negotiations   The basis for the NHL's position on the Ilya Kovalchuk contract appears to be that they believe the player, agent and team are attempting to violate the spirit of the collective agreement. By settling on a contract with tail years that are unlikely ever to be played the NHL is suggesting bad faith on the part of well all the other parties.   The problem is of course the NHL originally negotiated an agreement where it was possible to pay a single player up to 20% of a teams available Cap. The consensus at the time was this was  of course impossible. A team with a 22 man roster counting against the cap with 19 players expected to play and contribute every night could not afford to have a fifth of their players salaries spent on one player. Hockey is a team game and Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky don't deserve to earn a fifth of a teams' salary. The thinking at the time was this was bone thrown to the PA that the NHL believed would never be acted upon.   You could say in fact in the same way Ilya Kovalchuk never intended to play the last five or six years of his 17 year contract so too the NHL never intended any NHL team to pay 20% of their total  salary cap to one player, any player. Bad Faith. Unfortunately in any economic situation the major drivers with humans are greed and fear. The players, the best players, want to earn the most they can. The general managers know if they lose their best players they are likely to be fired .What happens to the GM in Pittsburgh who doesn't resign Sidney Crosby. What happens in Washington if Ovechkin goes free? Thus we've ended up with an NHL where several players have been signed for or near the 20% of salary cap amount. All those teams have cap issues every year and talent issues every year. The Penguins by winning a cup with two players making over 8.5 million dollars a year have only made it worse. Beyond the greed and fear, players and teams both want to win. They're competitive and winning augments player and franchise value. NHL General Managers and players came up with and negotiated these long term contracts that featured extremely low salaries at the end that allow the team to take a lower cap hit and thus sign more talent and also allow the player to earn the high salary they feel they deserve at the front end of the contract.   The NHL's arbitrator has stated this violates the spirit of the agreement. They've negotiated with the PA an age cap on these contracts stating they can't be continued beyond age forty. This a bizarre situation as the existing collectively bargained contract is being changed in mid-stream. It certainly suggests an NHL not comfortable with the existing agreement or with how the players and teams are using it.   Future Negotiations   The NHL and PA are set until the end of the 2012 season when a new contract needs to be negotiated. The NHL is the weak sister among pro-sports leagues in North America. Further labour strife is likely to kill the league in a lot of tenuous markets. Despite this or perhaps because of it the NHL has been taking some pretty aggressive with the headless horseman that is the current NHLPA. The league and the players have managed to accomplish some things. The Phoenix Coyotes looked to be the first domino in a series of collapsing southern US hockey teams. While no one is rushing to get the hammering Jerry Moyes took in the end in Phoenix none of the other troubled franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Florida or Tampa Bay or even on Long Island have collapsed or moved. That stability or the illusion of it is a good thing.   There has been downward pressure on salary in the NHL which is probably a good thing. A league salary structure based on what the Rangers, Leafs or the Red Wings can afford won't work throughout the league. The competitiveness is good. I don't expect my team to be handed anything but I like to believe they at least have a chance to win a Stanley cup. I need to believe every 30 years or so they can win one. If they don't manage that I need to believe it's because management on my team is made up of idiots or because of injury or bad luck, not because they can't afford to win.   The worst part of the salary cap has been the inability of teams to address pressing needs.  A great team, a Stanley Cup winning team, needs to be a complete team. They need a good goalie, a competent defense, a power play worthy of the name, good penalty killers and scorers. Too many NHL teams, good teams, competitive teams, lack one or more of those things. The Chicago Blackhawks had most of those things going for them last year. They managed that because their line-up was still very young and they hadn't had to sign two of their players Toews and Kane to big long term contracts yet.  Now they have  and the lineup is likely to filled out from the bottom with no-name players making the NHL minimum. That's not a recipe for continued greatness. Now that Chicago has lost their mid-talented role players and their young starting goalie they may no longer have all those elements that are part of a great team. If they don't have them is there any team in the NHL currently that has all those elements.  I don't enjoy watching a team with a sieve for a goalie or who can't kill penalties, or doesn't really have a shut-down defenceman or a power play quarterback. Next year a team like that might win the Stanley Cup.  The NHL and the PA need to work together to come up with a collective agreement that controls costs, but also allows teams to be great and stay great. Collective agreements are almost always some sort of compromise. Hopefully this one will work a little better than the last one.    ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Donald Fehr and Bud Selig Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images It&#8217;s the dawn of another beautiful Labour Day in North America. The NHL and the NHLPA seem to have agreed on a contract for Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils. Instead of a front loaded 102 million dollar contract over 17 years they&#8217;ve agreed on a front loaded 100 million dollars over 15 years. This agreement has helped the NHL avoid the embarrassment of having their highest profile unrestricted free agent signed by another league. An agreement has been reached over some other long term contracts that the NHL was threatening to reopen. That would have left the NHL looking like more of mickey mouse operation than it currently does and have players, fans and management alike wondering when is a deal a deal and are NHL contracts worth the paper they&#8217;re written on. Going forward long term contracts (five years or longer) that are  scheduled to pay a player once he reaches 40 will have their cap hit counted differently. The total salary paid up to  and including age forty will be averaged and that will be the Cap hit for the team for that player. The seasons beyond age forty will have a cap hit equal to whatever salary is being paid at that point. Kovalchuk&#8217;s slary cap hit is now 6.66 million dollars a season. If he plays the final two years of the contract he&#8217;ll make and his team will charged for the 525,000 dollars a year he&#8217;s scheduled to make then.   The NHL has also negotiated a proviso that salary to be paid by contract for a player when he&#8217;s 36 until he&#8217;s 40 must be counted as at least a million dollars a season for cap purposes even if he&#8217;s actually scheduled to earn less money in those years.  The NHL has negotiated all these changes with a players association still lead in the interim by  Mike Oullet. When and if Donald Fehr becomes Executive Director of the NHLPA he&#8217;ll be the fourth leader for the organization since August of 2009 when Paul Kelly was ousted in an early morning coup.  Most organizations do poorly when suffering from such organizational chaos. The Roman Empire nearly shook apart when they suffered through 4 emperors in the year 69 AD. Hopefully Donald Fehr can be the PA&#8217;s Vespasian and bring order out of chaos.    Hopefully this will spell the end of any more NHL assertions of the intention of parties to circumvent the spirit of the collectively bargained agreement. Until the development of some sort of dependable mind-reading technology that&#8217;s an assertion that most reasonable people are going to see as nebulous at best. Going forward hopefully the NHL will be voiding contracts that violate the actual terms of the existing collective bargaining agreement. http://www.nhlpa.com/About-Us/CBA/  Up and until this point the negotiated agreement was limping along. Players and management were working to make the best of things within the agreement. Where exactly though has the agreement brought the NHL?  Cost Certainty   The number one stated concern of the NHL before the new agreement was reached in 2005, was cost certainty. They felt upwardly spiraling player costs were going to drive their less successful franchises out of business.   NHL player costs for each team are set in stone every year now. Currently an NHL team may spend no more than 59.6 million dollars on their 22 man roster in a year. They may spend no less than 40 million dollars. That&#8217;s certainty. During the 1989-90 season the average team payroll was 6.7 million dollars a year. The Gretzky lead LA Kings had the biggest payroll at 9.5 million dollars a year. Yes Wayne Gretzky the greatest player of all time and the entire NHL roster of LA Kings cost less than Alex Ovechkin does now. This is why franchises in Winnipeg and  Quebec City used to be viable. The Minnesota North Stars at 5.3 million that year had the lowest team payroll. A decade later the average team payroll was five times greater. The spread though was between the New York Rangers paying 59.4 million a year for a team destined to miss the playoffs and the Nashville Predators who were paying 16.6 million for their non-playoff team. By the 2003-04 season the NHL was averaging 44 million dollars a team in salary, but Detroit and the Rangers were paying in the vicinity of 77 million for their players while the Wild, Florida, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Nashville were paying barely a third of that.   The NHL has cost certainty now. The average total spent on salaries was 44.4 million in 2007-08. This was higher than any average salary number from the ear before the 2005 agreement. No team is allowed to sneak along with a minimal salary. The Nashvilles of the world will have to spend at least to the cap floor of 40 million dollars. This floor is higher than the average amount spent by teams in every season except 2002-03, 2003-04 and from 2006-07 and beyond. Competitiveness The NHL was well on it&#8217;s way to becoming a two tier league like major league baseball. A group of teams were spending three times what the cheapest teams in the league would spend. Those teams at the bottom could not compete and would not compete for the Stanley Cup. The cap floor has insured that teams have to spend money on players. The Islanders haven&#8217;t proved it yet but teams from the bottom like the Flyers were, like the Avalanche last year, like the Coyotes have shown they can compete. They needn&#8217;t fair that spending 50 million dollars will be useless because the Rangers will just go out and spend 100 million dollars because the Rangers aren&#8217;t allowed to do that. It&#8217;s made it possible for smaller market teams to compete. Roster Quality   It&#8217;s always been a struggle to hold a roster together especially after winning a cup. This year the Chicago Blackhawks have a core of players under contract lost their goalie and just about any of the mid-talented players they had in place. They&#8217;ve been forced to fill out the roster with whomever they can sign for the NHL minimum. This economic triage is going on throughout the NHL. The Philadelphia Flyers have gone for years without a legitimate number one goalie. For the longest time it seemed to be a defect in judgement. Now it&#8217;s become an economic necessity. When the Stanley cup winning Anttii Niemi became available Philadelphia didn&#8217;t have the cap room to sign him. The Bruins ran their entire season with no wingers and no cap space to sign them. The Leafs are starting this season with no centers and no money to spend. The Penguins were lucky enough to win a cup with their star laden line-up. They&#8217;ve signed Mike Comrie for the NHL minimum to be the scoring winger along-side Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin. Does the loser get Comrie. The Canadiens dealt their playoff hero Jaroslav Halak for prospects and still need to find some salary to hide so they&#8217;ll be under the cap. The Flames have signed retreads Jokinen and Tanguay because they need scoring and can&#8217;t afford anyone else.   Teams have been finding creative ways to hide salary. The Red Wings let Jiri Hudler go to the KHL for a year because they couldn&#8217;t afford to play him last season. Now he&#8217;s back and can be shoe-horned into the line-up. Clever but personally I&#8217;d rather watch him play in the NHL last year. I&#8217;d like the Leafs to be able to sign a first line center. I&#8217;d like to see what the Bruins and the Penguins would do with even one top quality winger (say an Ilya Kovalchuk) to play with their world class centers.     Roster Age   NHL teams are getting younger. Players with a track record who aren&#8217;t stars are getting squeezed out for rookies who will take minimum wage or veterans who are past it and reduced to accepting minimum wage. The Flyers a veteran free agent heavy group is on average two years younger than the line-up that played for them the season before the lock-out. Again a player with a track record is more likely to succeed than a fresh face run up from the minors. A lot of the medium talented players in the league seem to be getting squeezed out.   Bad Faith Negotiations   The basis for the NHL&#8217;s position on the Ilya Kovalchuk contract appears to be that they believe the player, agent and team are attempting to violate the spirit of the collective agreement. By settling on a contract with tail years that are unlikely ever to be played the NHL is suggesting bad faith on the part of well all the other parties.   The problem is of course the NHL originally negotiated an agreement where it was possible to pay a single player up to 20% of a teams available Cap. The consensus at the time was this was  of course impossible. A team with a 22 man roster counting against the cap with 19 players expected to play and contribute every night could not afford to have a fifth of their players salaries spent on one player. Hockey is a team game and Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky don&#8217;t deserve to earn a fifth of a teams&#8217; salary. The thinking at the time was this was bone thrown to the PA that the NHL believed would never be acted upon.   You could say in fact in the same way Ilya Kovalchuk never intended to play the last five or six years of his 17 year contract so too the NHL never intended any NHL team to pay 20% of their total  salary cap to one player, any player. Bad Faith. Unfortunately in any economic situation the major drivers with humans are greed and fear. The players, the best players, want to earn the most they can. The general managers know if they lose their best players they are likely to be fired .What happens to the GM in Pittsburgh who doesn&#8217;t resign Sidney Crosby. What happens in Washington if Ovechkin goes free? Thus we&#8217;ve ended up with an NHL where several players have been signed for or near the 20% of salary cap amount. All those teams have cap issues every year and talent issues every year. The Penguins by winning a cup with two players making over 8.5 million dollars a year have only made it worse. Beyond the greed and fear, players and teams both want to win. They&#8217;re competitive and winning augments player and franchise value. NHL General Managers and players came up with and negotiated these long term contracts that featured extremely low salaries at the end that allow the team to take a lower cap hit and thus sign more talent and also allow the player to earn the high salary they feel they deserve at the front end of the contract.   The NHL&#8217;s arbitrator has stated this violates the spirit of the agreement. They&#8217;ve negotiated with the PA an age cap on these contracts stating they can&#8217;t be continued beyond age forty. This a bizarre situation as the existing collectively bargained contract is being changed in mid-stream. It certainly suggests an NHL not comfortable with the existing agreement or with how the players and teams are using it.   Future Negotiations   The NHL and PA are set until the end of the 2012 season when a new contract needs to be negotiated. The NHL is the weak sister among pro-sports leagues in North America. Further labour strife is likely to kill the league in a lot of tenuous markets. Despite this or perhaps because of it the NHL has been taking some pretty aggressive with the headless horseman that is the current NHLPA. The league and the players have managed to accomplish some things. The Phoenix Coyotes looked to be the first domino in a series of collapsing southern US hockey teams. While no one is rushing to get the hammering Jerry Moyes took in the end in Phoenix none of the other troubled franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Florida or Tampa Bay or even on Long Island have collapsed or moved. That stability or the illusion of it is a good thing.   There has been downward pressure on salary in the NHL which is probably a good thing. A league salary structure based on what the Rangers, Leafs or the Red Wings can afford won&#8217;t work throughout the league. The competitiveness is good. I don&#8217;t expect my team to be handed anything but I like to believe they at least have a chance to win a Stanley cup. I need to believe every 30 years or so they can win one. If they don&#8217;t manage that I need to believe it&#8217;s because management on my team is made up of idiots or because of injury or bad luck, not because they can&#8217;t afford to win.   The worst part of the salary cap has been the inability of teams to address pressing needs.  A great team, a Stanley Cup winning team, needs to be a complete team. They need a good goalie, a competent defense, a power play worthy of the name, good penalty killers and scorers. Too many NHL teams, good teams, competitive teams, lack one or more of those things. The Chicago Blackhawks had most of those things going for them last year. They managed that because their line-up was still very young and they hadn&#8217;t had to sign two of their players Toews and Kane to big long term contracts yet.  Now they have  and the lineup is likely to filled out from the bottom with no-name players making the NHL minimum. That&#8217;s not a recipe for continued greatness. Now that Chicago has lost their mid-talented role players and their young starting goalie they may no longer have all those elements that are part of a great team. If they don&#8217;t have them is there any team in the NHL currently that has all those elements.  I don&#8217;t enjoy watching a team with a sieve for a goalie or who can&#8217;t kill penalties, or doesn&#8217;t really have a shut-down defenceman or a power play quarterback. Next year a team like that might win the Stanley Cup.  The NHL and the PA need to work together to come up with a collective agreement that controls costs, but also allows teams to be great and stay great. Collective agreements are almost always some sort of compromise. Hopefully this one will work a little better than the last one.    </p>
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