The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL - Ross Bernstein. By Ross Bernstein. Forewords by: Marty Mc. Sorley & Tony Twist. Pages: 2. 45 (Hardcover)Price: $2. DO YOU WANT ROSS TO SIGN AND PERSONALIZE YOUR BOOK? Who would you like your book(s) signed and personalized to? Players have learned, however, to navigate through its mazes and labyrinths of physical contact by adhering to an honor code of conduct known simply as the .
Donald Trump has been told he would be a 'coward' to snub multiple invitations to visit a mosque while he is in Scotland. The charge came as two more offered to open. Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine. EDITED BY Zack Beauchamp. 2014-11-21 04:21:57 -0500. What are Israel and Palestine? Why are they fighting? MMA News & results for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Strikeforce & more Mixed Martial Arts fights. The Code picks up where the rulebook leaves off and fills in the gaps, all in an effort to govern the game and its players - allowing them to compete in a manner deemed fair and respectful. To fully understand the significance and history behind the Code, Ross Bernstein, interviewed more than 5. NHL players, coaches and media personalities. Their insight tells the story of why fighting is allowed in the National Hockey League and how the Code allows the players to police themselves both on and off the ice. While the Code has been around since the early days of hockey, it remains a very taboo subject shrouded in mystery. In fact, many players are simply unwilling to talk about it publicly. It is a system of rules which was learned by most players as kids playing minor and junior hockey in Canada. Then, as teenagers, the players were shown what was acceptable and what wasn't by trial and error and plain ol' baptism by fire. Everything from bench clearing brawls to settling old scores is covered in the Code. It's all in there, but you won't read about it anywhere. Nope, there is no manual or rule book to refer to, just a way of life for hockey's elite who are lucky enough to find themselves initiated into one of professional sports' greatest fraternities. Hockey's rules of engagement come down to players protecting one another, factors of intimidation, and good old fashioned camaraderie. If a player challenges another player, that player must answer the bell - or risk the humiliation of being considered dirty, or even a coward. Worse yet, if that player refuses to right what was wronged right then and there, he risks having that incident escalate to another level, involving additional teammates. The Code keeps players of all levels honest and forces them to keep their heads on a swivel. It makes them think twice about carrying their sticks high, running a player from behind or checking the wrong guy at the wrong time. It is intimidation based on the theory that a good offense can be established by having a good defense. The Code is much, much bigger than any one individual or team. Simply put, you don't break the rules of the Code, because if you do, then there will be hell to pay - period. There is a chain of accountability in pro hockey and it's been that way for more than 1. It is about keeping a sense of equality when it comes to big players competing against little players. It is about keeping the game on an equal playing field with regards to everything from cheap shots, to high sticks, to slashing, to fighting. That is what the Code is all about - respect, accountability, pride and honor. What are Israel and Palestine? Why are they fighting? Why are they fighting? Israel is the world's only Jewish state, located just east of the Mediterranean Sea. Palestinians, the Arab population that hails from the land Israel now controls, refer to the territory as Palestine, and want to establish a state by that name on all or part of the same land. The Israeli- Palestinian conflict is over who gets what land and how it's controlled. Israel in red, Palestinian- majority territories in pink. Jews fleeing persecution in Europe wanted to establish a national homeland in what was then an Arab- and Muslim- majority territory in the Ottoman and later British Empire. The Arabs resisted, seeing the land as rightfully theirs. An early United Nations plan to give each group part of the land failed, and Israel and the surrounding Arab nations fought several wars over the territory. Today's lines largely reflect the outcomes of two of these wars, one waged in 1. The 1. 96. 7 war is particularly important for today's conflict, as it left Israel in control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, two territories home to large Palestinian populations: Note that since 1. Israel has returned Sinai to Egypt. This comes in the form of Israeli troops, who enforce Israeli security restrictions on Palestinian movement and activities, and Israeli . Gaza is controlled by Hamas, an Islamist fundamentalist party, and is under Israeli blockade but not ground troop occupation. The two Palestinian groups may have reconciled on April 2. Palestinian government for the first time since 2. The peace negotiations fell apart, and in July and August 2. Though the two- state plan is clear in theory, the two sides are still deeply divided over how to make it work in practice. The alternative to a two- state solution is a . Most observers think this would cause more problems than it would solve, but this outcome is becoming more likely over time for political and demographic reasons.
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