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Examining the Wild's options: Where, oh where can they find that No. 1 center?
By Michael Russo
Bill Guerin has been pretty candid about a couple things since the Wild bowed out in the Stanley Cup playoff qualifier: He wants to upgrade the Wild up the middle and he was disappointed by the team's goaltending during his first season as Minnesota's general manager.
Late last week, we published our annual offseason depth chart. This week, The Athletic will examine potential external options at the center and goaltending position. In Monday's edition, we'll look at centers.
There are two things you'll quickly learn. There are no easy answers, and there's a good reason why Guerin's predecessors also found it impossible to acquire a true No. 1 center.
Mikko Koivu is the Wild's all-time leading scorer, but it's fair to say he was never equipped to be one of the league's elite No. 1 centers.
Chuck Fletcher, in nine years as GM, was always "in on" No. 1 centermen via trade like Ryan Johansen, but he was never able to execute the deal and finally signed Eric Staal in the latter stages of his career to a resurrection contract worth a very reasonable and well-worth-it $3.5 million per year.
However, the Staal signing came in Year 8 of Fletcher's nine seasons as Wild GM. In Staal's four years with the Wild, his 111 goals and 240 points in 311 games is by far the most on the roster despite only scoring two goals and eight points in 14 playoff games.
With Koivu's career likely over in Minnesota and Staal, who will be 36 by next season, having one year left on his contract, the Wild will soon actually have a couple openings for top-six centers available. Remember, next up on the very thin depth chart are checkers Joel Eriksson Ek and Nico Sturm, pending free agent Alex Galchenyuk and prospect Alex Khovanov, who will spend next season in the KHL.
Eric Staal, the team's current top center, has given the Wild loads of value, but he'll be 36 next season and in the final year of his contract. (Brad Rempel / USA Today)
So how do the Wild acquire centers?
"Hey, look, everybody wants to be deep up the middle," Guerin said on last week's Straight From the Source podcast. "… You look at some of the elite teams, and that's where they're really built strong. It's not easy to do. Like, if you can find me a team that's going to trade their No. 1 center, just let me know.
"That's why I say, if somebody's going to become a free agent, that's usually the way or you have to draft him when he's 18 years old. … It's hard. It's not an easy thing to get. You look at the centers out there — (Sidney) Crosby, (Connor) McDavid, (Sebastian) Aho, (Sasha) Barkov — nobody's trading those guys."
Guerin's point?
The one common denominator with the centermen he lists is they were all drafted by their current teams.
Of the 31 No. 1 centers in the NHL, 22 were drafted by their current franchises. Of the nine other No. 1 centers, only seven were acquired via trade: Arizona's Derek Stepan, Dallas' Tyler Seguin, Montreal's Nick Suzuki, Nashville's Johansen, the Rangers' Mika Zibanejad, St. Louis' Ryan O'Reilly and Winnipeg's Blake Wheeler (when the Jets were in Atlanta). The other two are Staal, acquired via free agency, and Vegas' William Karlsson or Paul Stastny. Depends who you consider the Golden Knights' No. 1, but Karlsson was acquired via the expansion draft (the Blue Jackets traded Vegas a first-round pick, second-round pick and injured David Clarkson's contract so they'd take Karlsson) and Stastny was signed as a free agent.
The point is as much as Wild fans pray Guerin can magically trade for a bona fide star No. 1 center this offseason, the chances are slim.
As you're about to discover from the center options potentially available this offseason, if the Wild want to acquire a future No. 1 center, they may have to hope new director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett can land a diamond in the rough in the 2020 draft.
There are few other avenues to acquire one unless the Wild can get really bold and either convince the Los Angeles Kings to trade them the No. 2 pick so they can draft Quinton Byfield or they figure out a way to flip one of top-four defensemen Jonas Brodin or Matt Dumba into a top-flight center.
Guerin certainly didn't rule out that possibility on the podcast.
With free agency and the expansion draft looming, 27-year-old Jonas Brodin might end up as the trade chip the Wild could use to get help at center. (David Berding / USA Today)
Remember, Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon must be protected in the 2021 expansion draft. If the Wild decide to protect seven forwards and three defensemen as opposed to eight "skaters," the Wild may look to trade Brodin or Dumba to assure neither can be claimed by Seattle.
This, of course, is assuming Brodin receives a contract extension. Brodin can become a free agent next summer, so if the Wild decide he's too expensive to re-sign, trading Brodin this offseason or in the middle of next season seems an absolute given. Brodin, like Dumba, is the type of chip that could probably land a center.
Other than the blue-chippers, there are a couple trade and free-agent options for decent centers out there. But nobody of the No. 1 ilk.
The good news is Guerin feels the game has changed from the 1980s and 90s where many centermen were pure setup guys who needed the puck on their stick all the time and classically drew defenders to them to open up space for the wingers as they entered the offensive zone.
Guerin believes that as long as there's one guy on a line driving the offense, teams can make it work if they don't have an elite center.
In other words, Kevin Fiala needs the puck all the time. Same, potentially, with Kirill Kaprizov.
But Guerin made clear regarding the Wild's lean cast at the center position, "we know that's an area of concern."
Without further ado, the options:
The pipedreams
Mitch Marner
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs, age 23, 5 years left on contract worth $10.893 million annually: Because the core of the Cupless-since-1967 Toronto Maple Leafs couldn't get past the qualifying round after failing to get past the first round the three previous seasons, everyone's eyeballing president Brendan Shanahan and GM Kyle Dubas to see how they react to the latest disappointment. This is a team that hasn't advanced past the first round in 16 years (and Wild fans think they have it bad … with lesser talent), so many are wondering if one of the Big Four could be dealt. Auston Matthews and John Tavares are surely going nowhere, so all eyes are on Marner and William Nylander. Both would need position changes to satisfy the Wild's needs.
In 300 career games, Marner is nearly a point a game player and was on pace to top 90 for a second consecutive season had there not been a pause and he had not dealt with injuries. It's safe to say Dubas has no plans to trade Marner after admonishing fans and reporters during his season wrapup. When asked about Marner, Dubas said, "I don't get the criticism of Mitch Marner one bit. I really struggle with it. He's a guy that plays his ass off every night, has got tremendous skill, tremendous intensity, plays every situation for us, makes a ton of plays. And everything that he does wrong, people jump all over him about. I don't know how or why it's that way. … I don't know where this all started with the criticizing of Mitch Marner, but to me it's among the most idiotic things that I see done here."
Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres, age 23, 6 years left on contract worth $10 million annually: The center Wild fans are most clamoring for is the Buffalo Sabres' captain, and it's also the most laughable. To quote colleague John Vogl's lede to this story earlier this month, "The Sabres aren't trading Jack Eichel. They're not. They. Are. Not. Trading. Eichel." OK, John's pretty definitive there, so why don't we take his word for it? Naturally, trade rumors began churning when Eichel publicly spouted off about being fed up with losing and how it's been a tough five years in Buffalo.
Well, if you're a Sabres fan, you'd certainly hope the star would feel that way. It doesn't mean you trade him, especially when contractually he's locked up until 2026. What you do usually in these cases is boot the GM and hire a new one. That's just what the Sabres did in June when they fired Jason Botterill and promoted former player Kevyn Adams. Adams' first act was to meet with Eichel and you can bet your life savings his next act won't be to trade their best player.
Sasha Barkov, Florida Panthers, age 24, 2 years left on contract worth $5.9 million annually: Like Buffalo, the Florida Panthers, who have not won a playoff round since 1996, are searching for a new GM. It's simply hard to envision the first move a new GM would make is to deal one of the best players in the NHL regardless of age. However, according to Capfriendly.com, Barkov has a no-move clause kick in this offseason and has a 12-team no-trade clause triggered before his final year in 2021-22. It will be incredibly important for the eventual new GM to figure out quickly if Barkov has any plans to re-sign in the abyss that is South Florida or if he is conjuring up an escape route in his head via free agency in two years. If re-signing the talented captain and last year's Lady Byng winner seems out of the question, Barkov trade rumors will surely run rampant over the next two years. But, it would seem incredibly unlikely anytime soon.
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings, age 24, 3 years left on contract worth $6.1 million annually: Hey, everybody has a price. So there's no harm in asking for any of these players if you're Guerin, especially when the Hall of Famer running the show in Motown is managing a team who lost at historical levels last season. But there's no reason for Steve Yzerman to trade his No. 1 center and the Red Wings' likely next captain.
Trade possibilities
William Nylander
Max Domi
Anthony Cirelli
Dylan Strome
Ryan Strome
Alexander Kerfoot
Adam Henrique
Jared McCann
Adam Gaudette
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs, age 24, 4 years left on contract worth $6.9+ million annually: Coming off a 31-goal season in 68 games, but the deal here is he plays wing in Toronto and you ask pretty much any scout or league executive in the NHL and they all say he's a winger, not a center. So as good as Nylander is and even though the Wild flirted with acquiring him during his contract dispute two years ago with Toronto, he may make no sense. Now, if Guerin and his staff think he's a center, it would almost assuredly cost Dumba as part of a package. The Leafs need right D.
Max Domi, Montreal Canadiens, 25, restricted free agent: Former GM Paul Fenton showed interest in Domi when he played for Arizona. While the Wild were never able to consummate a deal, Domi was eventually traded to the Habs, ironically, for Galchenyuk. It's hard to believe Domi's name hasn't come up between Guerin and his pal, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, during Guerin's first year in Minnesota, although both sides denied this in February after The Athletic threw his name against the wall as a trade possibility. So, at the risk of doing it again, well, we're doing it again. To acquire Domi, it would almost surely cost the Wild a defenseman, whether that be Brodin or Dumba. Tie Domi's son scored 28 goals and 72 points in his first year with Montreal last season and 17 goals and 44 points in 71 games this past season.
Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning, 23, restricted free agent: One of the best, up-and-coming two-way centers in the NHL, he scored 44 points in 68 games this past season and 39 points in 82 games two years ago. The Lightning will probably do whatever they can to sign Cirelli, but they're in cap hell and also have defenseman Mikhail Sergachev as a restricted free agent. Other than restricted free agent Erik Cernak, the Lightning have no right-shot defensemen under contract next season. So if there is even a cost for Cirelli, it'd probably have to be Dumba.
Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning, 30, 4 years left on contract worth $5 million annually: Since Tampa Bay will want to shed cap space this offseason, Johnson could be dangled. But he has a full no-trade clause, so moving him could be impossible unless he's literally picking his destination. He's coming off a very disappointing season after matching his career-high of 29 goals last season. Yes, Johnson came close to signing with Minnesota in 2010 along with Spokane Chiefs teammate Jared Spurgeon, but he got hurt trying out for the Wild and returned to junior for a 115-point season. The Wild revisited trying to sign him, but he chose signing with Yzerman when he was Tampa Bay's GM. Just because Johnson considered Minnesota then doesn't mean he would now. A lot has changed in 10 years.
Dylan Strome, Chicago Blackhawks, 23, restricted free agent: No chance the Blackhawks want to move him, but they might have to do something relatively drastic with 30-goal rookie Dominik Kubalik and goalie Corey Crawford up for new deals. Strome scored 38 points in 58 games in 2019-20.
Ryan Strome, New York Rangers, 27, restricted free agent: Dylan's big bro is a fast playmaker but due a raise on his $3.1 million. He scored a career-high 59 points in 70 games for the Broadway Blueshirts.
Alex Kerfoot, Toronto Maple Leafs, 26, 3 years left on contract worth $3.5 million annually: Disappointing first year in Toronto after looking like he was ascending as a player two years earlier with the Colorado Avalanche.
Adam Henrique, Anaheim Ducks, 30, 4 years left on contract worth $5.825 million annually: He has a 10-team no-trade list, but it may be worth talking to Anaheim to see if it would listen. The Ducks are coming off a very disappointing season and while Anaheim's not looking to tear things down, Henrique can still perform at a high level.
Jared McCann, Pittsburgh Penguins, 24, restricted free agent: Could Guerin go back to the well with his old stomping ground? The Pens would probably trade him. He's talented, fast and has a great shot and is probably miscast there as a third-line center. Guerin could also inquire about Teddy Blueger, 26, who has one year left on his contract at $750,000 and has played in third- and fourth-line roles in Pittsburgh.
Adam Gaudette, Vancouver Canucks, 23, restricted free agent: Brackett draft pick, so you can bet he likes him.
Potential free-agent options
Erik Haula
Mikael Granlund
Alex Galchenyuk
Derick Brassard
Erik Haula, Florida Panthers, 29: The former Wild seventh-rounder scored 29 goals in his first year with Vegas in 2017-18 during its run to the Stanley Cup final, but he has sustained serious injuries since and was ultimately dealt to Carolina, then Florida. The former Gopher can score and can skate and is probably the best bet to help via free agency.
Mikael Granlund, Nashville Predators, 28: The former Wild first-rounder traded to Nashville in the Fiala deal was very disappointing in Nashville, although he seemed to take off after John Hynes took over as coach for Peter Laviolette. The big issue with Granlund is the Wild tried him at center and it frankly didn't work. He erupted after interim coach John Torchetti moved him to wing. So signing him just to move him back to center again seems risky.
Alex Galchenyuk, Minnesota Wild, 26: Considered a throw-in in the Jason Zucker trade, the Wild finally experimented with him at center and he scored some big goals in Vancouver, San Jose and Anaheim. But did he play his way off the roster during the playoffs? He was a big disappointment in the four-game series against the Canucks. The smartest thing for Guerin is to use Galchenyuk as an insurance policy. In other words, do whatever you can to acquire a center or two through other means, and if things don't transpire, circle back on Galchenyuk, who can also be the Wild's resident Kaprizov translator.
Derick Brassard, New York Islanders, turns 33 next month: Not nearly the productive player he once was, but he may be worth a flier, especially because he once had chemistry with Mats Zuccarello with the Rangers.
Other interesting options that may not move the needle: Dallas' Mattias Janmark, Detroit's Sam Gagner, Arizona's Carl Soderberg, Colorado's Vladislav Namestnikov, Winnipeg's Cody Eakin and San Jose's Melker Karlsson.
Quinton Byfield could be someone's long-term star center — but the Wild would have to move up to No. 2 in the draft to get him. (Claus Andersen / Getty Images)
Byfield: It's probably very unlikely that the Kings would trade the No. 2 pick, but they have long been looking for a lefty to play with Drew Doughty. At a minimum, Guerin should call GM Rob Blake and see what — if any — the cost of the No. 2 pick would be. Could Brodin be a starting point? The Kings have a lot of centers in the pipeline, but no clear stud. So an attempt could be fruitless.
Guerin believes the Wild will get a great player at No. 9, but if L.A. doesn't pan out, he should try hard to move up to try to land either Cole Perfetti or Marco Rossi because the draft just doesn't line up with the Wild taking a center at No. 9 unless they want to go off the board a bit.
In The Athletic's latest mock draft, Corey Pronman has both Perfetti and Rossi going ahead of No. 9. He believes both have a chance to be a No. 1 center in the NHL, although not every team considers them a future center. Sound familiar? It feels like the same could be said for many forwards, like, say, Nylander, Galchenyuk and 2019 Wild first-round pick Matt Boldy.
Pronman also likes Anton Lundell, Connor Zary, Dawson Mercer or Seth Jarvis, but he has each of those centermen going in the middle 10 picks.
Offer sheets
They almost never work.
Usually all you're doing is negotiating the contract for the other team and infuriating the rest of the league.
But if Guerin wants to be bold and doesn't give a you-know-what if one of his mentors, Lou Lamoriello, ever talks to him again, he could throw the moon at Matt Barzal regardless of the boatload of compensation the Wild would have to give up if the Islanders didn't match the contract. Cirelli is another offer-sheet option, especially in an offseason where lots of teams, particularly the Lightning, are vulnerable because of the flat cap.
Guerin does this, he'll make a lot of enemies and could expose himself to a Fiala offer sheet next offseason.
So, honestly, don't take this seriously because this is extremely unlikely. And whatever you do, don't ever tweet or email the writer of this story about this possibility because he may blow a gasket.
(Top photo of Max Domi and Mitch Marner: David Kirouac / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Michael Russo is a senior writer covering the Minnesota Wild and the National Hockey League for The Athletic. He has covered the NHL since 1995 (Florida Panthers) and the Wild since 2005, previously for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Minneapolis Star Tribune. Michael is a four-time Minnesota Sportswriter of the Year and in 2017 was named the inaugural Red Fisher Award winner as best beat writer in the NHL. Michael can be seen on Bally Sports North and the NHL Network; and heard on KFAN (100.3 FM) and podcasts "Worst Seats in the House" (talknorth.com), "The Athletic Hockey Show" on Wednesdays and "Straight From the Source" (The Athletic). Follow Michael on Twitter @RussoHockey


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TVLine's Performer of the Week: Wynonna Earp's Melanie Scrofano
By Team TVLine / July 8 2017, 7:30 AM PDT
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THE PERFORMER | Melanie Scrofano
THE SHOW | Wynonna Earp
THE EPISODE | "Let's Pretend We're Strangers" (July 7, 2017)
THE PERFORMANCE | Listen, Melanie Scrofano is obviously always having a very good time as the title character. But as a possessed Wynonna… well, as the kids say today, she was "extra."
In the wake of costar Dominique Provost-Chalkley giving us an entertaining taste of what the goo can do, Scrofano served up quite a showcase, shifting gears from sassy to savage, from brassy to brutal. From her very first scenes as Mictian's new host, there was an added spring in her step, a sinister sparkle in her eyes (when they weren't black, that is) as she whipped up a rat smoothie and later lobbied Doc for a nooner.
But when possessed Wynonna was unabashedly bad, Scrofano was even better, turning her behind-bars back-and-forths with Dolls and then Waverly into truly intense encounters. Storyline-wise, Mictian possessing Wynonna was a truly frightful thought, knowing how powerful this malicious entity could be with the gunslinger's formidable talents at its disposal.
Capping the eventful hour, Scrofano got to return to "regular" Wynonna mode, as the antiheroine cleansed re-possessed Waverly (by way of some comical roughhousing from their childhood days), took back (almost) all of the caustic things she said to her sister's girlfriend and, in the end, processed a sobering truth. Tackling an episode pregnant with possibilities, Scrofano delivered.
HONORABLE MENTION | The Carmichael Show's Cynthia has rarely been at a loss for words, but she struggled mightily to utter a single syllable after Joe revealed that he had fathered a child with another woman. Loretta Devine skillfully channeled Cynthia's broken heart as her alter ego came to grips with the betrayal. "I don't know what I'm doing," Cynthia whimpered as she furiously made Joe his lunch. "I'm doing what you did throughout our whole marriage, pretending that everything is normal when it isn't." Short of breath, she continued, "You're not the man I thought you were. My best friend would never do this to me." And as Joe left the room, a disoriented Cynthia slowly moved between the counter and kitchen sink, as if everything around her felt as unfamiliar as her husband. As performances go, it was simply divine.
HONORABLE MENTION | The quiet opening moments of this week's Kingdom were as engaging as any raucous MMA match, due to Matt Lauria's well-measured performance. Having beat an intruder to within an inch of his life, Ryan — despite the police detective's repeated "suggestion" that he acted in self-defense — couldn't shake the dredging of old feelings, from when he landed his own father in a wheelchair (an assault for which he served time). Ryan's grief over this "relapse," and primarily the fact that he could have let the burglar flee untouched, left his bloodied, bruised hand trembling, his face registering a certain self-loathing. Days later, Alvey would urge Ryan to reclaim his routine — but as played by Lauria, it's clear that Ryan is having great trouble fighting off his remorse.
HONORABLE MENTION | The Night Shift's Annie has toed the periphery since her Season 2 arrival, but she's sustained enough of a presence that Sarah Jane Morris was able to make an impact with the troubled character's "farewell tour." Having been shuttled off to rehab in last summer's finale, Annie resurfaced this week to, yes, stir up some tsuris, but also to make peace — with Scott, whom she was splitting from, and then Jordan, whose life she has complicated far too often. As Annie made her amends, Morris made us feel the character's aching sense of guilt for past trespasses, especially during what was surely a difficult sit-down with Jordan. She also had us believing Annie's plan for a Wild-like, soul-searching adventure — when in reality, she was out to tragically end, and not upend, her life.
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Cherkasova, L.A.; Bal'yan, K.V.; Petrov, A.A., Reactions of Unsaturated Compounds with Allyl-type Halides II. Telomerization of Olefins with Poperylene Hydrobromide, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1964, 34, 2917-25. [all data]
Cherkasova, L.A.; Bal'yan, K.V.; Petrov, A.A., The Polymerization of Acetylenes by Nickel Halide-tertiary Phosphine Complexes, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1964, 34, 2926-30. [all data]
Kupin, B.S.; Petrov, A.A., Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved., Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., 1963, 6, 75. [all data]
Kheruze, Y.I.; Petrov, A.A., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1963, 33, 1111-9. [all data]
Genusov, M.L.; Petrov, A.A., Telomerization of Allyl Chlorides with Olefins, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1963, 33, 2589-63. [all data]
Kolyaskina, A.N.; Petrov, A.A., Reactions of Chlorine-Containing Telomers of Diene Hydrocarbons VIII. The Synthesis of Diene Hydrocarbons with Quaternary Carbon Atoms From Addition Products of Tertiary Alkyl Chlorides to Divinyl, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1962, 32, 1089-95. [all data]
Shvarts, E.Yu.; Petrov, A.A., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1961, 31, 433. [all data]
Maretina, I.A.; Petrov, A.A., Conjugated Systems CXXIX. Enyne Compounds XLIX. The Order of Addition of Tertiary Alkyl Halides to Propenyl-, Isopropenyl, and Vinylmethylacetylenes, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1961, 31, 419. [all data]
Maslan, F.; Petrov, A.A., Rev. R. Acad. Cienc. Exactas, Fis. Nat. Madrid, 1961, 55, 687-744. [all data]
Kheruze, Y.I.; Petrov, A.A., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1961, 31, 772-80. [all data]
Kolyaskina, A.N.; Petrov, A.A., Reactions of Chlorine-containing Telomers of Diene Hydrocarbons VIII. Synthesis of Diene Hydrocarbons with Quaternary Carbon Atoms from the Addition of Products of Tertiary Alkyl CHloride and Butadie, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1961, 32, 1089. [all data]
Sanin, P.I.; Petrov, A.A.; Sergienko, S.R.; Nikitskaya, E.A., Viscosity Properties of Alkylaromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Hydrogenated Analogs, Doklady Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., 1960, 130, 338-40. [all data]
Kormer, V.A.; Petrov, A.A., Conjugated Systems CXXVI. Addition of Lithium Alkyls to Vinylacetylenic Alcohols. Enyne Compounds., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1960, 30, 3890. [all data]
Kheruze, Y.I.; Petrov, A.A., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1960, 30, 2528. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Razumova, N.A.; Genusov, M.L., Telomerization of «alpha»-Chloro-1.3-butadiene with Piperylene Hydochloride (2-chloro-3-pentene), Nauchn. Dokl. Vyssh. Shk., Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., 1959, No.1, 123. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Sergienko, S.R.; Nechitailo, N.A.; Tsedilina, A.L., Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1959, 1959, 1091-7. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Sergienko, S.R.; Tsedilina, A.L.; Nechitailo, N.A.; Sanin, P.I.; Nikitskaya, E.A., Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1959, 1959, 1421-4. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Razumova, N.A.; Genusov, M.L., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1958, 28, 1128. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Sergienko, S.R.; Tsedlina, A.L.; Teterina, M.P.; Kislinskii, A.N.; Gal'pern, G.D., Isomerization of Saturated Hydrocarbons Communication 1. Isomerization of C6-C8 Parafins, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR Ser. Khim., 1958, 1958, 419-26. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Sopov, N.P., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1957, 27, 1795. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Rall, K.B., Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1956, 26, 1588-93. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Sergienko, S.R.; Tsedilina, A.L.; Egorov, Yu.P., Isomeric conversions of unsaturated hydrocarbons, c(12)-c(16), Khim. Tekhnol. Topl. Masel, 1956, 1, 26-32. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Sopov, N.P., Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1950, 79, 811. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Frost, A.V., Redistribution of Hydrogen in Octenes on Alumino-silicate Catalyst, Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1949, 65, 851. [all data]
Petrov, A.A., Conjugated Systems IX. Reaction of 2-Halobutadienes with Alkyl Hypoiodites and Synthesis of Haloalkoxyprenes, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1940, 10, 895. [all data]
Petrov, A.A., Cojugated Systems X. Reaction fo Bromoprene with Hypobromous Acid, J. Gen. Chem. U.S.S.R., 1940, 10, 1013-20. [all data]
Kormer, M.V.; Tolchinskii, S.R.; Dogadina, A.V.; Maretina, I.A.; Petrov, A.A., Reactions of Ynamines of Vinylacetylene Series with Thiols, Zh. Organ. Khim., 1983, 19, 1161-66. [all data]
Bogomolov, G.M.; Gal'perin, Ya.V.; Petrov, A.A., Zh. Org. Khim., 1976, 12, 1148. [all data]
Zakharenko, V.A.; Delone, I.O.; Berman, S.S.; Petrov, A.A., Equilibrium ratios of cyclohexane hydrocarbons C9 at 300 K and at 500 K, Neftekhimiya, 1967, 7, 360-363. [all data]
Turbanova, E.S.; Porfir'eva, Y.I.; Petrov, A.A., Patterns of Behavior in Addition Reactions of the 1,3-Diynes XIII. Orientation in the Addition of «alpha»-Halo Ethers to Butadiyne Homologs, Zh. Org. Khim., 1967, 3, 1558-65. [all data]
Berman, S.S.; Zakharenko, V.A.; Petrov, A.A., Equilibria Relations of Stereoisomers of Trialkyl Substituted Cyclohexanes, Neftekhimiya, 1967, 7, 707. [all data]
Makarova, I.M.; Zakharenko, V.A.; Petrov, A.A., Neftekhimiya, 1967, 7, 491. [all data]
Berman, S.S.; Zakharenko, V.A.; Petrov, A.A., Neftekhimya, 1969, 9, 500. [all data]
Stukanova, L.N.; Shangina, T.N.; Petrov, A.A., Neftekhimiya, 1969, 9, 196. [all data]
Berman, S.S.; Stukanova, L.I.; Petrov, A.A., Neftekhimiya, 1970, 10, 635. [all data]
Berman, S.S.; Yacubson, Z.Y.; Petrov, A.A., Neftekhimiya, 1973, 13, 474. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Kolesova, V.A.; Porfir'eva, Y.I., Conjugated Systems. LXXVIII Raman Spectra and Reactivity of Vinylacetylenic Hydrocarbons, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1957, 27, 2081-7. [all data]
Gordadze, G.N.; Zakharenko, V.A.; Petrov, A.A., Relative Stability of Isomeric C9 Paraffins at 300 deg and 600 deg K, Neftekhmiya, 1968, 1968, 8. 497-503. [all data]
Petrov, A.A., Hydrocarbons of petroleum, Nauka (publishing house), Moscow, 1984, 263. [all data]
Petrov, A.A.; Zemskova, Z.K.; Vorob'yeva, N.S., Stereochemistry of perhydrofluoranthenes, Pet. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.), 1994, 34, 1, 1-6. [all data]


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New HBO series tackles the anatomy of a Jerusalem hate crime
August 16, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
The father and mother of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir pray at his grave July 2, 2015, in East Jerusalem as they mark the first anniversary of his killing by Israeli Jews who burned him alive. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM — When the parents of 16-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abu Khdeir first reported to Jerusalem police in the early hours of July 2, 2014, that their son had been kidnapped by a group of Jewish settlers, few in authority took it seriously.
For most Israelis, the idea that Jews would go into an Arab neighborhood and kidnap a boy was incomprehensible. In the days that followed, even after Abu Khdeir's body was found torched and abandoned in the Jerusalem forest, it remained unthinkable that Jews could carry out such a brutal hate crime.
Two Israeli minors given long prison terms for murder of Palestinian teen
The realization that Abu Khdeir was murdered by Jews solely because he was an Arab — and the atmosphere of extremism and racism that enabled it to happen — are the central themes explored in a highly charged HBO series that premiered Aug. 12. The creators of "Our Boys" describe its 10 episodes as "the anatomy of a hate crime," deconstructing the personal, political and social events that took place immediately before and after the killing.
"For me, I already knew about Arab terror, but the murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir created more questions than answers. I just couldn't believe that Jews could do this, and I wanted to know why they did," said Hagai Levi, who with Joseph Cedar and Tawfik Abu Wael wrote, directed and produced the show.
"Our Boys," the first show entirely in Hebrew and Arabic to air on the U.S. cable channel, is a co-production of HBO, Keshet International and produced by Movie Plus. In its dramatized recounting of Abu Khdeir's death, the show weaves together original reporting with inside information from Israeli police and the Shin Bet internal intelligence agency as well as the reenacted stories of those involved in the episode.
For journalists like me who covered the violent developments of that summer, the most fraught of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in recent years, "Our Boys" is a difficult flashback.
Watching the show, it is easy to smell again the molotov cocktails and tear gas that burned the air as the Palestinian residents of Shuafat, the neighborhood where Abu Khdeir lived, clashed with Israeli police and soldiers.
The days following his death were hard for many in the city, including those of us who spent many hours reporting about his family's loss and the pain of his entire community. Among many Israelis also, there was a heaviness, a distressing recognition that extreme nationalism had crossed from words to actions.
The summer's events had been sparked by the June kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by members of a Hamas terrorist cell in the occupied West Bank and culminated in a 51-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Like the journalists who reported the news at the time, the series creators say they are aware they will probably draw fire from all sides here because of the way the events in "Our Boys" are depicted.
"We've prepared ourselves for the backlash," said Levi, anticipating criticism from the right wing in Israel that an Arab victim from that summer was spotlighted and not a Jewish one; outrage from the left wing that Abu Khdeir's murderers are given human personas; and possible unhappiness by Palestinians that the show largely glosses over the wider story of Israel's ongoing occupation.
"We know showing this side of the conflict will be hard for the Israeli public to accept," said Cedar, whose previous film "Footnote," about the strained relationship between an Israeli father and his son, won best screenplay at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. "But I think any backlash will have some value by sparking discussion of a very difficult subject."
For Abu Wael, who oversaw the Palestinian aspects of the show, the backlash came even before the trio — two Israeli Jews and an Israeli Arab — started filming.
"I nearly pulled out a month before we started shooting because of all the pressure," he said.
Abu Wael, who comes from the Israeli Arab town of Umm al-Fahm, said he received "tens of phone calls from Palestinian activists telling me not to give legitimization to the Israeli perspective" of this brutal crime. He said he sought advice from Abu Khdeir's father, Hussein, portrayed in the series as an impossibly tragic character trying to do the right thing after the murder of his son.
"Hussein is so strong and was so calm," said Abu Wael, who worked closely with the family to portray their son's murder accurately. "He told me, 'If your conscience is clear, then do it; if not, don't do it.' My conscience is clear. I know this show comes from an Israeli viewpoint, but it also goes deeper into the Israeli society and tells a significant Palestinian story, too."
Abu Khdeir's murder, which Israel officially recognized as a terrorist attack, came two days after the bodies of the three Israeli teenagers — Naftali Fraenkel, 16, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Eyal Yifrach, 19 — were found in a field near the Palestinian city of Hebron. They had been missing for 2½ weeks, with a nation hoping and praying they would be found alive. Their deaths whipped up a furious anger.
As summer 2014 wore on, the four murders became eclipsed by the war in Gaza. Israeli military jets destroyed large areas of the Gaza Strip while a steady barrage of rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave into Israel. More than 2,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, with 65 killed on the Israeli side.
While the HBO show offers a unique insight into this particularly sensitive period in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it explores as well the wider themes of racism and hatred stoked by nationalism and misguided religious beliefs, also touching on mental illness, the desire for revenge and the bravery of individuals willing to stand up to pressure from their own communities.
"It is an inquiry," Levi said. "It is the anatomy of a hate crime, a way for us to understand how such a crime comes to life. What perfect storm is needed? In this story, you see what happens when all the layers — psychological, sociological, elements on the fringes of society, incitement — come together. It is something that happens every day and everywhere."
Our Boys (one hour) airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on HBO.
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Here's what you can do to make sure your sushi comes from healthy, sustainable seafood.
By By: Laurie Herr
Photo: Shawn Engler
For some, it's health food wrapped in its own edible package. For others, it's a fun way to socialize with friends. Still other folks see it as an excuse to eat more wasabi. Whatever the reasons, there's no doubt about it – these days just about everyone loves sushi.
That's of course, unless you happen to be a shrimp, eel, or octopus, or any of the other sea critters commonly used to make sushi. Experts say such creatures are disappearing from our oceans, in large part because of overfishing – the tradition of catching fish faster than they can reproduce. For a few years now, environmental groups have been sounding the alarm that unless our harvesting habits change, our global commercial fishing industries could collapse before 2050. That would mean a critical blow to a major world food source and a devastating loss of marine life, not to mention thousands of people out of work and potentially irreversible damage to our ecosystem.
Luckily, there's good news: Thanks to new management programs called catch shares, many types of fish are now being harvested more sensibly so their numbers are more plentiful. Health and conservation groups are also trying to eliminate the use of harmful antibiotics and pesticides. And as a careful consumer (and conscientious sushi lover), here are five things you can do to make sure your seafood comes from healthy, sustainable sources:
1. Eat more of these. The following fish are among those rated as plentiful and safely harvested:
Salmon and salmon roe (Alaska wild)
Tilapia (U.S. farmed)
Imitation crab (Alaska polluck)
2. Don't eat these, at least for now. These fish need more protection and better harvesting methods: Monkfish
Freshwater eel
3. Talk fish. Ask your grocery's seafood manager or local sushi bar chef where their fish comes from and whether it's caught or wild. Let them know you care about having fresh, sustainable options.
4. Look for the label. The blue label of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) tells you a fish comes from sustainable sources.
5. Learn more. The fish listed above are among those rated in The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch: A Consumer's Guide to Sustainable Sushi, which is updated twice a year. You can download a complete copy of Seafood Watch at montereybayaquarium.org or connect with it on Facebook, Twitter, or through their iPhone app. Here are links to other resources:
Environmental Defense Fund (click on "Oceans")
World Wildlife Fund – Sustainable Seafood: Consumer's Guides
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Habib Fida Ali was a true Pakistani. He was not just an architect whose language was drawings and theories based on mathematical calculations of loads and stresses. There was a human side to him as well.
He was a man of simple habits and an organised lifestyle and these traits were reflected in his work as well. He was a music lover and adored the classical genre. He had a great collection of symphonies, operas and sitar recitals. Fida Ali was also a great fan of stage plays and every time he travelled to London or New York, he would take out the time to watch plays. He read stage reviews diligently and selected what play he wanted to watch on that basis.
Fida Ali was a devout fan of literature and his library was full of books. He especially loved books on art and architecture and had a vast collection. Habib Fida Ali had the peculiar habit of flipping through magazines at auction houses.
He loved films to the extent that as a child he would bunk school to watch films. It was because of this that he was sent to the Aitchison boarding school by his parents. Fida Ali always said that if he had not been an architect, he would have become a film director.
One of the highlights of this life was when he visited India in his youth. Habib Sahib visited film studios in Bombay and got an opportunity to meet the heartthrobs of those days – Nargis, Nutan and Meena Kumari, to name a few – and returned with their autographs. Besides travelling, Habib Fida Ali also collected art.
It would not be wrong to say that Habib Fida Ali's name was synonymous with Pakistan's functional architecture. The great difference between him and other well-known architects was that he did not practice his art and craft in the manner that many of his contemporaries did. Other would opt for designs that were based on the whims and fancies of their clients.
Most clients tend to have had their houses built by replicating designs from photographs that appear in magazines. This explains why a truly homegrown architectural movement has not emerged in the country and Pakistan's architecture has always remained a hotchpotch with no distinct identity.
The government is perhaps not bothered about developing a national architectural heritage. Most decision-makers simply approve any design that appeals to them. Islamabad, a city that was built from the ground up, is an amalgam of all forms of architecture. From the flowing lines of Islamic architecture to straight lines of modern western styles, the metropolis has a great deal to offer. What it does not offer is a genuine Pakistani signature. The only leading practitioner of Islamic influences merged with the Pakistani heritage is the Aga Khan Foundation and the many other buildings in Pakistan associated with the Aga Khan.
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Shukla, Samir. Birdsongs and a city. Ahmedabad, 2018.
Dewan Verma, Gita. Protest about Indore projects - Aga Khan Awards for Architecture - 1995, 1998 In Aga Khan Award for Architecture. 2000 ed. New Delhi: Architexturez Imprints, 2000.
Dewan Verma, Gita. Aga Khan Award for Architecture awarded to Tilonia's 'Barefoot Architects' In Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Edited by Anand Bhatt. MPISG. New Delhi: Architexturez Imprints, 2003.
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Though this seems unduly modest, it's true that Voysey's work is hard to categorise; he was variously linked with the Arts & Crafts movement, Gothic design and Modernism. His uncompromising nature made his career as an architect difficult, and he branched out into wallpaper and fabric design chiefly to make ends meet. However, it's this work for which he's now best known. There's a romance to Voysey's patterns – which are dominated by images of birds, animals and plant forms – that accords with his rustic architectural style. Most of the 50 or so buildings he completed are large houses, with steep pitched roofs, white façades and tall chimneys ( his own house, The Orchard in Chorleywood, is a prime example of his signature aesthetic). They borrow from traditional cottage and farmhouse styles, but with details whittled down to the absolute minimum; a Voysey wallpaper would likely be the most elaborate thing inside them.
The 'Apothecary's Garden' design, created in 1926 and inspired by 17th-century herbals, features Voysey's signature birds alongside butterflies, crickets, bluebells and berries. Trustworth stocks several other designs, including the gothic 'Hemlock' (1900) and 'Angelic Forest' (1927), which show him at his most original. Key to their appeal is the designer's joyous use of colour. Spring greens, poppy reds and hyacinth blues are applied with a delicate hand: 'Nature,' Voysey once said, 'never allows her colours to quarrel'.


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"Tucker" was the nickname of a clone trooper pilot who flew as Blue Five in the Republic Navy's Blue Squadron during the Clone Wars. He and the rest of his squadron were deployed in the Battle of Ryloth in order to break the blockade.
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—Philip Hersh, an Olympic sports writer, on Karelin's legacy.
After going 13 years undefeated in international competition and six years without giving up a point, he lost 0–1 to Rulon Gardner of the United States in the final of the Sydney Olympics. Karelin retired from competitions in 2000.
Karelin was revered for his extraordinary strength and unprecedented success in international competition. He competed in the heaviest weight class of his day, 130 kg (286 lb). His coach was at first skeptical about a big but powerless boy, yet he accepted Karelin and motivated him for hard training, both in wrestling technique and physical strength. As a result, over the years Karelin progressed from 0 to 42 pull-ups. His conditioning and quickness combined with his dominance of the sport, led to him being known as "The Experiment". When asked why he thought he was called that (referring to a biased opinion on his alleged PED use,) Karelin noted that: "No one can completely believe that I am natural. The most important drug is to train like a madman – really like a madman. The people who accuse me are those who have never trained once in their life like I train every day of my life."
Karelin was famous for his reverse body lift, the Karelin Lift, where facing the opponent who was lying flat on the mat to keep from being thrown, Karelin hoisted his opponents into the air and slammed them violently to the mat. This devastatingly effective maneuver, when properly executed, awarded Karelin 5 points per throw, the maximum awarded in Greco-Roman wrestling. The throw had long been in use by lighter wrestlers but not by heavyweights – because of the immense strength required to raise, spin and hit the mat with a 560+ lbs combined weight of both athletes (280+ of which resist desperately to the performed manoeuver). Karelin's ability to perform this throw against elite opponents weighing as much as 130 kg amazed other participants and observers of the sport. In 889 fights, Karelin used the reverse body lift on circa 800 occasions, in some cases several times per round.
Karelin was named as the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of the 20th century by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) and one of the class of ten inaugural inductees into the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003. He was also included in the 25 best world athletes of the 20th century. Since 1992, an annual wrestling competition is held in Novosibirsk in his honor.
On 21 February 1999 Karelin defeated Akira Maeda in a shoot wrestling contest put on by RINGS that drew a gate of over $1 million. The match gained widespread media coverage, including mentions in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. The match took place in the Maeda-owned professional wrestling organization RINGS. Though widely considered to have been a shoot style wrestling contest, the match is counted as an official mixed martial arts (MMA) match in Sherdog's record database.
Karelin graduated from the Novosibirsk Institute of Transportation, followed by the Siberian Academy of Physical Culture, a military school of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD USSR) and the Saint Petersburg University of MVD USSR. In 1998 he defended a PhD and in 2002 a habilitation in sport-related pedagogy; he also holds a degree in law. His PhD is entitled: "Methods of execution of suplex throw counters" (Russian: Методика проведения контрприемов от бросков прогибом ), and "Integral training system for top-level wrestlers" (Russian: Система интегральной подготовки высококвалифицированных борцов ). Between 1995 and 1999 he served with the Russian tax police and retired in the rank of colonel. Upon invitation from Vladimir Putin, in 1999 he began his political career. He joined the United Russia party and was elected to the State Duma as a representative of the Novosibirsk Oblast in 1999 and 2003. In 2007 he was elected to the Duma as a representative of the Stavropol Krai. He is a member of Duma's committee on international affairs. In 2017, he entered the PutinTeam, a social movement aimed at promoting Vladimir Putin's policies.
Karelin was named a Hero of the Russian Federation in 1997 and awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples (1989), Order of Honour (2001) and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class (2008). He was awarded the Serbian Order of Saint Sava.
In the 1988 Olympic final Karelin came close to losing to Rangel Gerovski, but with 15 seconds left managed to execute his favorite Karelin Lift and won. At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Karelin faced American Matt Ghaffari for the gold medal. Karelin had come off a shoulder surgery and looked vulnerable against a strong Ghaffari, who was able to repel Karelin's efforts to lift and slam him, forcing Karelin to use all of his skill and experience to defend a 1–0 lead.
At the age of 15 Karelin broke his leg while training; having learned about this accident his mother burned his wrestling uniform and forbade him to wrestle. Since then he broke his arms twice and ribs thirteen times. Around January 1988 he had a serious concussion, and doctors considered removing him from the 1988 Olympic team. Karelin won the 1993 World Championships despite breaking two ribs in the opening bout against Matt Ghaffari. At the 1996 European Championships in Budapest, he had torn the right pectoralis major muscle so badly that doctors predicted he would not be able to use his right hand for several months. Karelin won the Championships, but had to be urgently operated on in Budapest. He recovered within three months to compete at the 1996 Olympics. As many other wrestlers, Karelin has a bit tongue (which was and still is a very frequent wrestling injury before the advent of contemporary chin-tight wrestling headgear,) which affects his pronunciation and speech, limiting r-containing words usage. And as many other wrestlers he has multiple ear cartilage injuries of both ears.
Karelin's father was a truck driver and an amateur boxer. Karelin is married to Olga, they have two sons, Denis and Ivan, and one daughter, Vasilisa. Denis (born c. 1986) tried wrestling, but changed it for car racing. Ivan (born 1994) is coached by Kuznetsov and competes in the Greco-Roman superheavyweight division. Vasilisa (born c. 1998) is a rhythmic gymnast.
Karelin was born as a 5.5 kilograms (12 lb) baby. He began training in 1981, under Viktor Kuznetsov, who remained his coach through his entire career. Before that he tried boxing, weightlifting, volleyball, basketball and skiing. Being naturally very big, he came to a wrestling gym, aged 13, standing 179 centimetres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighing 79 kilograms (174 lb), Karelin grew up physically real fast and from 16 years of age throughout his entire career he competed in the super heavyweight division, he went undefeated for the first time from 1982 to 1987 and second time from 1987 to 2000. In 1985 he came to an international competition and won a junior world title. He had his first loss (score 0–1) at the USSR championships in 1987, to the reigning Russian and European champion Igor Rostorotsky; he defeated Rostorotsky at the next USSR championships while recovering from a flu and a recent concussion.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin (kah-RE -lin, Russian: Александр Александрович Карелин , IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kəˈrʲelʲɪn] ; born 19 September 1967) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and Russia. Nicknamed the "Russian Bear", "Russian King Kong", "Alexander the Great" and "The Experiment", he is considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time. Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games under a different flag each time (Soviet Union, Unified Team and Russia respectively), and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. His wrestling record is 887 wins and two losses, both by a single point. Prior to his farewell match versus Rulon Gardner in September 2000, he hadn't a point scored on him within six years. Karelin was the national flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics: in 1988 for the Soviet Union, in 1992 for the Unified Team, and in 1996 for Russia.
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«Королі і капуста» () — український радянський двосерійний художній фільм 1978 року режисера Миколи Рашеєва за мотивами однойменної книги О. Генрі.

Дія фільму розгортається у вигаданій центрально-американській країні Анчурія. За словами головного героя, «на карті буква А накрила б всю її територію, а назви міст потонули б у воді. Так що не шукай її на карті…». У цій країні можуть спокійно жити люди, що ховаються від закону, адже «таке анчурійське законодавство. Поліція займалася своїми справами і не сунула ніс в чужі». Справжнім господарем Анчурії є невідома іноземна компанія, яка надсилає свої розпорядження з пароплавом «Везувій».

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Головного героя звуть Біллі Кьоу, він немолодий і навчений життям пройдисвіт, який тепер вважає за краще чесно заробляти на життя в якості фотографа. Його друг, Френк Гудвін (він же «Малюк», справжнє ім'я — Джимі Корбет), навпаки — авантюрист, який не проти моментально розбагатіти.

Двоє друзів жили спокійно, поки в Анчурії не змінився президент. Президенти в Анчурії взагалі «змінювалися частіше, ніж погода», але цей утік, забравши з собою у валізі всю казну і прихопивши талановиту танцівницю Ізабеллу. Вночі він приходить до місцевого цирульника Естебана, щоб трохи змінити зовнішність, але той впізнає в ньому президента-втікача і краде саквояж з грошима, замінивши його на саквояж з камінням. Президент затіває бійку з цирульником, а Френк Гудвін, що опинився поблизу, вбиває президента і забирає з собою Ізабеллу та саквояж. Френк моментально закохується в нову знайому і, виявивши у валізі всього лише каміння, вирішує відкрити власне підприємство, щоб заробити грошей і виїхати з Анчурії разом з Ізабеллою, яка мріє про світову сцену.

Не спитавши ради досвідченого Біллі Кьоу, Гудвін на всі свої заощадження купує 3 000 пар взуття, тому що в Анчурії майже всі ходять роззуті. Незабаром до нього для проведення допиту приходить представник місцевого уряду — Сабас, який шукає того, хто в метушні забрав саквояж. Під час їхньої розмови дружина Естебана ховає саквояж в один з ящиків із взуттям.

Як і передбачив Кьоу, жителі не зацікавилися магазином Гудвіна, і той скаржиться Біллі на відсутність попиту. Біллі пояснює йому: «Ти нічого не розумієш в політекономії. Попит можна створити, можна тільки створити умови, що викликають попит». Біллі купує мішок самих колючих будяків, нібито для того, щоб «відкрити виробництво віскі», а насправді уночі розкидає реп'яхи вулицями міста.

На ранок мешканці міста не можуть пройти. У цей час вулицею йде взута в черевики знайома Біллі — Паса. Мешканці міста розуміють, що взуття може врятувати їх від колючок, і штурмують магазин Гудвіна так, що тому доводиться наводити порядок стріляниною. Така активність змушує Естебана негайно забрати саквояж з дому Гудвіна, поки той не знайшов його.

Френка починає шантажувати місцевий волоцюга і алкоголік на прізвисько Вельзевул, колишній лікар і інтелігент. Вельзевул бачив, як Гудвін забирав саквояж і вимагає грошей на квиток з Анчурії. Френку нічого не залишається, як погодитися і передати йому виручку за продане взуття.

Незабаром море виносить на анчурійський берег рудоволосого чоловіка на ім'я Діккі Мелоні, який на всі наявні у нього гроші замовляє випивку на всіх і відразу ж стає своїм. Вельзевул сідає на корабель, але намагаючись відправити останнє послання тоне у морі.

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Біллі Кьоу і Естебан грають в нарди і Біллі натякає, що знає про те, що саквояж у цирульника. Естебан змушений переховати його далеко в горах. Ізабелла тим часом залишає Гудвіна і йде танцювати в місцевих шинках.

Паса закохується в Діккі Мелоні і виходить за нього заміж. Вони відкривають лавочку, але з часом вона зауважує, що Мелоні займається якимись темними справами.

Біллі Кьоу у цей час лише сидить на березі і грає на флейті. Френк злиться на Біллі за те, що той сидить склавши руки, але Біллі відповідає, що знає, у кого саквояж. Гудвін пропонує Біллі допомогу, але той впевнений, що впорається і сам.

Естебан, що сховав саквояж, домагається Ізабелли і обіцяє забезпечити їй кар'єру артистки. На прохання Біллі Ізабелла фліртує з Естебаном і він, сповнений надії, відправляється за захованими грошима. Несподівано з'ясовується, що про схованку з грошима знає непомічений раніше сліпий скрипаль. Йому вдається забрати саквояж, але дорогою назад скрипаль падає з обриву в море разом з грошима. Естебан, не знайшовши саквояжа, позбавляється розуму.

В Анчурії починається черговий переворот і представник місцевого уряду Сабас, взявши з собою військо, мчить до столиці захопити владу. Тим часом Паса, Біллі і Френк відвідують Діккі у в'язниці і дізнаються від нього про переворот. Для Діккі захоплення влади Сабасом означає смерть, і Гудвін приймає рішення врятувати Діккі, зашкодивши Сабасу увійти до столиці. Кьоу знехотя супроводжує його і удвох вони розстрілюють чималий загін Сабаса, але тому вдається втекти. Гудвін, відомий влучною стрільбою вражений втечею Сабаса, але тішиться тим, що Ізабелла повертається до нього.

У гавань входить пароплав «Везувій» і Діккі Мелоні посилає Пасу повідомити капітану, що він в тюрмі. Отримавши хабар, шеф поліції випускає його. Мелоні зустрічається зі своїми господарями на «Везувії», звітує про кількість випитого і саою популярність. У цей час Паса повертається до в'язниці, де безуспішно розшукує Діккі.

Діккі Мелоні зустрічається з Сабасом і виявляє, що є одним з можливих «спадкоємців престолу». Діккі стає президентом.

Сабас дає Діккі Мелоні постанову про арешт злочинців Вільяма Кьоу і Джимі Корбета, але Діккі заявляє, що ці люди — його друзі, але поступається Сабасові.

Біллі і Френк чують повідомлення про нагороду за їх піймання і сприймають його по-різному: Біллі філософствує, а Френк обурюється низькою премією за їх голови. Вночі друзі тікають до моря, до них приєднуються Ізабелла і Паса.

У ролях

 Армен Джигарханян —  Біллі Кьоу
 Валентин Гафт —  Френк Гудвін
 Микола Караченцов —  Діккі Мелоні
 Кахі Кавсадзе —  Сабас
 Ернст Романов —  Вельзевул
 Фелікс Гілевич —  Скрипаль
 Неллі Волшанінова —  Паса
 Віда-Вайва Майнеліте —  Ізабелла
 Расми Джабраїлов —  Естебан
 Микола Казаков —  епізод

Знімальна група
 Автор сценарію: Леван Челідзе
 Режисер: Микола Рашеев
 Оператор: Фелікс Гілевич
 Композитор: Володимир Дашкевич

Посилання
 Короли и капуста (1978)

Кінокомедії СРСР
Фільми СРСР 1978
Фільми кіностудії імені Олександра Довженка
Кінокомедії 1978
Фільми Миколи Рашеєва
Екранізації творів О. Генрі


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84% of home buyers used the Internet as an information source in their home search.
78% of home buyers who used the web found using the Internet in their home search to be very useful.
82% of buyers found detailed property info very useful.
84% of buyers found photos very useful.
88% of agents used the Internet as a method to market their home.
66% of buyers used the Internet frequently as part of their home search.
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Neuroecomonics—the combination of economics, neuroscience, and psychology employed to determine how individuals make economic decisions—is the rage these days. This kind of study originally began in the lab scrutinizing gambling strategies and was thus limited by artificial constraints.
The claim the authors make is that they have moved the science out of the lab and into the wide world, into large-scale field experiments that look at people in naturally occurring environments. "In the wild" is how they term it.
This burden the authors do not meet, which is not to say that their book isn't without merit. Their core question is, "What motivates people, and why?" The fact that they never quite find out isn't a fatal flaw, because along the way we get to see the enormous complexity and counterintuitive forces that shape a given person's decisions and desires.
They question things such as expensive, faddish education programs and ask point blank whether they make any difference at all (the answer is no).
The authors seek to understand "what kinds of incentives" cause individuals to do the socially altruistic thing. For instance, when it comes to environmentally green behavior people respond to peer pressure—being told that other hotel guests choose to reuse their towels—much more readily than they do to direct appeals for environmental stewardship.
Their overall aim is to determine what people really value. Once the answer is in hand they can presumably predict why people want what they want and behave in the otherwise inexplicable ways that they do.
No one could argue with that point of view.
Richard E. Cytowic, a Professor of Neurology at George Washington University, writes "The Fallible Mind" blog at Psychology Today. His latest book on synesthesia, Wednesday Is Indigo Blue, won the Montaigne Medal. Follow him @Cytowic or on YouTube.


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Preserve Me a Seat
"Let's all go to the lobby to get ourselves a treat!"
We - and by �we,� I mean �us hardcore movie nuts� - all have our favorite movie theater that�s now just a memory. A two-screener from my childhood is now a motorcycle dealership; another movie house is now a church; yet another has been a vacant nothing for years, which I suppose is better than the fate of yet another still, which was to be torn down, gone for all time.
And these were the boxy early multiplexes tossed up in the 1970s, places that provided memories of movies and youth but not of the buildings themselves, which were as anonymous as possible in their architecture. Imagine the heartache the accompanies the loss of genuine movie palaces, single-screen temples of celluloid, with massive screens, auditoriums that hold thousands, and all that fancy d�cor on the walls.
Such loss is captured in �Preserve Me a Seat,� a documentary from Omaha-based filmmaker Jim Fields that chronicles efforts across the nation to rescue old time movie palaces from demolition. The film began when Fields, armed only with a camera and a few friends, followed the Indian Hills Preservation Society, a group in Omaha desperately fighting a local hospital who wanted to tear down the Indian Hills - the last standing original Cinerama theater in the world - and, as the song goes, put up a parking lot. Fields� short film was put on hiatus due to some legal entanglements; once those were untangled, it was decided to expand the movie by studying not only the Indian Hills, but other important movie houses nationwide, including Boston�s Gaiety Theater (whose lavish interiors hid behind a torn-away storefront) and Detroit�s Michigan Theater (which now stands as a parking garage, cars sitting where the auditorium used to be, although the decorated roof remains intact).
For the most part, Fields spends his time preaching to the choir - little effort is made to present opposing side viewpoints until late in the film, with almost every scene acting as a public service announcement in support of the old theaters - which makes the narration asides a bit of a mistake. Fields lets the events tell the story, with title cards supplying key information at times, but (perhaps) to pad the running time, Fields tosses in a light history of movie theaters. Considering the audience, there�s nothing here we don�t already know: movie palaces took over for vaudeville as a more economical entertainment in the early part of the 20th century; movies went big and wide following the rise of television; the rise of in-theater advertising, ticket prices, and the ever-obnoxious cell phone usage has created a drop-off in multiplex attendance in recent years. All of this takes us off the track, even if such information is somehow new to you. (There�s an interview with a home theater enthusiast that offers nothing to the movie�s main point about movie houses.)
As a chronicle of these fights for theater survival, the film is just too dry. One scene, late in the movie, records an important vote regarding the Indian Hills� potential status as a city landmark. Fields captures the scene on a single camera, with few cuts, and for a while, it feels like we�re watching public access.
The film�s lack of objectivity also gets in the way. Not in the sense that Fields is too biased in his reporting; after all, that�s the point of the whole film, and besides, he does remember to toss in some comments from folks who seem a bit more grounded in reality than the Indian Hills� supporters (one gentleman goes so far as to say theater preservation is simply not feasible in this era, and he�s a supporter of theater preservation). No, the problem is that Fields is just too friendly with the Indian Hills gang, and he doesn�t seem aware that quite often, the IHPS membership can get mighty loony. He fails to ask the tough questions of this group. (Do they really think their lofty, poorly designed preservation plan is doable? That�s a question rarely asked of any of these preservation leaders: they want to preserve, but then what?) And late in the film, when these people really turn up the goofy meter, Fields remains on tiptoes, possibly afraid to paint them as crazies. (At one point, one of them begins yelling at the unseen security guard he�s convinced is lurking inside the theater, spying on them.) Oh, what a documentarian with a keen eye for the weirdness in people might have done with such a group.
But whenever the film seems to be headed in all the wrong directions, something comes along to salvage things. There�s a lengthy discussion midway through the movie in which the Indian Hills� architect and a few admirers discuss what makes the theater so special, why it worked not only as a great theater, but as great architecture. This is where the film goes absolutely right. Here, it�s a celebration of movie palaces as palaces. Why couldn�t the whole film be more of this?
Yes, but Fields remains too close to his subjects, and what could have been a thoroughly involving study of what made classic theaters so memorable, we simply get a problematic, if enjoyable, look at the life and death of a few very wonderful memories.
9/04/06 Brady Schwartz Amazing Doc. about the sad state of affairs regarding saving historical movie palaces.
9/01/06 Steve-O I love old theaters. Needs a sequel for Drive-Ins: "preserve me a speaker post"
26-Jul-2006 (NR)
DVD: 26-Jul-2006
Jim Fields
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Ron Hunter
Steve Dawes
Tom Hunter
Richard Sklenar


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Former Liverpool and England striker Carroll joins Reading
AFP , Monday 15 Nov 2021
Former Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll joined Championship club Reading on a short-term contract on Monday.
Andy Carroll has joined Reading Catherine Ivill POOL/AFP
Carroll left Newcastle in the close-season after his second spell with the Tyneside club produced only eight Premier League appearances in two years.
The 32-year-old was without a team at the start of this season but has now agreed to link up with second tier Reading until at least mid-January.
"This is a deal which we have been working on for some time and are confident it is the right move for both player and club," Reading manager Veljko Paunovic told the club's website.
"Andy is looking for a new challenge in his career and we need a player with his quality and vast experience.
"So this is a great match and I'm really looking forward to working with Andy over the next couple of months."
Carroll was Liverpool's then record signing for £35 million ($46 million) from Newcastle in 2011.
But he endured an injury-plagued spell at Anfield, scoring only six goals in 44 league appearances.
Carroll, who has also played for West Ham, won nine England caps between 2010 and 2012, scoring twice.
He could make his Reading debut against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
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Brahms: Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 83
BORN: May 7, 1833. Hamburg
DIED: April 3, 1897. Vienna
COMPOSED: First sketches were begun in the late spring of 1878. The score was completed at Pressbaum, near Vienna, on July 7, 1881
WORLD PREMIERE: After a private tryout of the work with Hans von Bülow and the Meiningen Orchestra, Brahms gave the first public performance on November 9, 1881, in Budapest, Alexander Erkel conducting the Orchestra of the National Theater
US PREMIERE: December 13, 1882. Pianist Rafael Joseffy with the New York Philharmonic, Theodore Thomas conducting
SFS PERFORMANCES: FIRST—December 1928. Carl Friedberg was soloist with Alfred Hertz conducting. MOST RECENT—January 2015. Yefim Bronfman was pianist and Michael Tilson Thomas led
INSTRUMENTATION: 2 each of flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; timpani; and strings
DURATION: About 50 mins
THE BACKSTORY "A second one will sound very different," wrote Brahms to Joseph Joachim, rendering a report on the disastrous reception in Leipzig of his First Piano Concerto. More than twenty years would pass before there was a second one. They were full years. Brahms had settled in Vienna and given up conducting and playing the piano as regular activities and sources of livelihood. Belly and beard date from this time ("clean-shaven they take you for an actor or a priest," he said). The compositions of the two decades include the variations on themes by Handel, Paganini, and Haydn; the string quartets and piano quartets (three of each), as well as both string sextets, the Piano Quintet, and the Horn Trio; a cello sonata and one for violin; the first two symphonies and the Violin Concerto; and, along with more than a hundred songs and shorter choral pieces, a series of large-scale vocal works including the German Requiem, the Alto Rhapsody, the Song of Destiny, and Nänie. He was resigned to bachelorhood and to never composing an opera.
To the young Brahms, Beethoven had been inspiration and model, but also a source of daunting inhibition. Fully aware of what he was doing and what it meant, Brahms waited until his forties before he sent into the world any string quartets or a first symphony, both being genres peculiarly associated with Beethoven. In sum, the Brahms of the Second Piano Concerto was a master, confident and altogether mature.
The year 1881 began with the first performances of the Academic Festival and Tragic Overtures, and there were professional trips to Holland and Hungary as well as another Italian vacation. In memory of his friend the painter Anselm Feuerbach, Brahms made a setting of Schiller's Nänie, and then set to work on the sketches that had been accumulating for the Piano Concerto. (By this time, he had established a regular annual pattern. Concentrated compositional work was done during the summers in various Austrian or Swiss villages, each visited for two or three years in a row and then dropped, while winters were the season of sketches, proofreading, and concerts.) On July 7, he reported to his friend Elisabet von Herzogenberg, perhaps his closest musical confidante of those years, that he had finished a "tiny, tiny piano concerto with a tiny, tiny wisp of a scherzo," though writing on the same day to the pianist Emma Englemann, he is not quite so coy. The measure of Brahms's sureness about the work is to be found in his singling it out for dedication "to his dear friend and teacher Eduard Marxsen." Marxsen, to whom Brahms had been sent by his first teacher, Otto Cossel, as a boy of seven, was born in 1806 and had studied with Carl Maria von Bocklet, the pianist who had played in the first performance of Schubert's E-flat Trio. Brahms's devotion lasted until the end of Marxsen's life in 1887. The choice of the B-flat Concerto as occasion for the long-delayed formal tribute to his master is surely significant. Not only was the piano Marxsen's instrument as well as his own, but Brahms must have felt that he had at last achieved what had eluded him in the wonderful D minor Concerto, namely the perfect fusion of inspirational fire with that encompassing technique whose foundations were laid in those long-ago lessons in Hamburg.
It was the last work Brahms added to his repertory as a pianist, and for someone who had long given up regular practicing to get through it at all is amazing. After the premiere, Brahms took the work on an extensive tour of Germany with Hans von Bülow and the superb Meiningen Orchestra. Leipzig resisted once again, but elsewhere the reception was triumphant. People tended to find the first movement harder to grasp than the rest, and almost everywhere a new relationship between piano and orchestra was noted, phrases like "symphony with piano obbligato" being much bandied about. With respect to the latter question, it is mainly that Brahms knew the concertos of Mozart and Beethoven better than his critics and was prepared to draw more imaginative and far-reaching conclusions from the subtle solo-orchestral relationship propounded in those masterpieces of the classical style.
THE MUSIC After a horn call that seems to come from afar, the whole range of the solo's capabilities is established. The piano enters with rhythmically cunning comment on the theme sung by the horn. This is poetic and reticent, though also quietly assertive. When the woodwinds and then the strings continue in this lyric vein, the piano responds with a long solo passage that silences the orchestra. This cadenza, massive and almost violent, then demonstrates that its "real" function is to introduce, as dramatically as possible, an expansive and absolutely formal orchestral exposition. Perhaps the greatest moment of this magisterial movement, certainly the most mysterious and original, is the soft dawning of the recapitulation. The horn-call and its extensions in the piano are now gently embedded in a continuous flowing texture. When all this occurs, you remember the piano's earlier eruption into the cadenza, and the contrast now of the entirely lyrical continuation is the more poignant for that memory. One tends to think of this concerto as essentially declamatory and as the quintessential blockbuster, but the expression mark that occurs more often than any other is dolce.
In April 1878, Brahms had made what was to be the first of nine journeys to Italy and Sicily. His companion was another bearded and overweight North German who had settled in Vienna, Theodor Billroth, an accomplished and knowledgeable amateur musician, and by profession a surgeon, a field in which he was even more unambiguously a master than Brahms was in his. Brahms returned elated and full of energy. His chief task for that summer was to complete his Violin Concerto for Joseph Joachim. He planned to include a scherzo in that work but dropped the idea at Joachim's suggestion. He had, however, made sketches for such a movement after his return from the South, and he retrieved them three years later when they became the basis of the new piano concerto's second movement.
Beethoven had to answer tiresome questions about why there were only two movements in his last piano sonata, and now Brahms was constantly asked to explain the presence of his "extra" scherzo. He told Billroth that the first movement appeared to him "too simple [and that] he required something strongly passionate before the equally simple Andante." The answer half convinces. Simplicity is not the issue as much as urgency and speed. Long-range harmonic strategy, particularly with respect to the Andante to come, must have had a lot to do with Brahms's decision. The contrast, in any event, is welcome, and the movement goes brilliantly.
The first and second movements end in ways meant to produce the ovations they got at their early performances. From here on, Brahms reduces the scale of his utterance, trumpets and drums falling silent for the remainder of the concerto. The Andante begins with a long and famous cello solo (five years later Brahms found another beautiful continuation from the same melodic germ in the song "Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer"). The cello, like its oboe counterpart in the Adagio of the Violin Concerto, becomes increasingly and ever more subtly enmeshed in its surroundings (and thus less obviously soloistic). The piano does not undertake to compete with the cello as a singer of that kind of song. Its own melodies stand on either side of that style, being more embellished or more skeletal. (Charles Rosen once remarked that this is the slow movement that Rachmaninoff tried all his life to write.)
The finale moves gently in that not-quite-fast gait so characteristic of Brahms. A touch of Gypsy music passes now and again, and the end occurs without much ado.—Michael Steinberg
Michael Steinberg, the San Francisco Symphony's Program Annotator from 1979 to 1999 and a contributing writer to our program book until his death in 2009, was one of the nation's pre-eminent writers on music. We are privileged to continue publishing his program notes. His books are available at the Symphony Store in Davies Symphony Hall.


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