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Montreal: Smoked Meat Pizza and the Man Behind It at Le Gros Jambon
Le Gros Jambon
286 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, Québec (map); 514-508-3872
Pizza Style: Doughy take on the classic 'Montreal old-school' style.
The Skinny: LaSalle native Ryan Dixon is serving up rich, decadent Motntreal pies like the not-to-be-missed smoked meat pie, which comes loaded with Schwartz's smoked meat, pickles, and a tangy mustard sauce.
Price: "Pizza bianca" is $13, and the smoked meat pizza $15.
Notes: Though the pizza is some of the best in the city, their other casse-croûte inspired items are terrific too, like the fresh-baked cake doughnuts, Coca Cola burgers, and gravy-soaked poutine.
Since it opened in November, Le Gros Jambon, a retro-outfitted diner in Old Montreal, has become a favored destination for its casse-croûte-inspired dishes. But in mid-February, the shoebox-sized restaurant welcomed LaSalle native Ryan Dixon, who had served as the executive chef and co-owner at Little Burgundy pizzeria Jane for the past two years.
Newly replanted and working alongside co-owner Travis Champion, Dixon is back to crafting his trademark Montreal old-school pies, and the restaurant is so much better for it. "At the beginning, Le Gros Jambon was really just going from day to day. They really needed someone to steer this monster that they had created," Dixon recently told me.
There's nothing quite like Dixon's awesomely rich pies, which, while a descendent of the doughy, over-the-top grease-fests from Lachine Canal pizzerias like Centrale and Dani's, also have an undercurrent of sophistication and finesse. Dixon's throwback pizzas fit snugly on the menu, which celebrates Quebec's culinary heritage with whimsical iterations of classics like the gravy-soaked poutine, mac 'n' cheese, glazed cake doughnuts, and griddled cheeseburgers.
Right now, the menu features only two pies, Dixon's signature smoked meat pizza ($15), and the "pizza bianca" ($13). "Eventually I'll expand the menu and make other kinds of pizza. But we're really limited with space, so we might have to rotate them. But it's like, when you rotate pies, people always come in wanting what we were making the day before," Dixon laughs.
The smoked meat pizza, one of Dixon's most popular creations at Jane, may seem unconventional, but I've become almost evangelical about this dish—it's tremendous and unexpected, truly one of the most thrilling pies I've had in Montreal. An oblong of chewy, slightly charred dough is topped with a smear of mustard sauce (a peppery combination of grainy mustard and homemade mayonnaise), thick, steaming hot shards of smoked meat from Schwartz's (you can read about their sandwiches here), perfectly melted golden cheddar cheese, and tissue-thin slices of pickle. The pie—with its transcendental chemistry of vinegary, salty, and fatty ingredients—is close to perfect. It's a loving homage to Montreal's most beloved sandwich.
Dixon's pizza bianca is nothing like the Roman version. It's an umami-rich blend of sauteed porcinis, bechamel, white cheddar, and thick squiggle of verdant basil-parsley oil and is just as terrific as the smoked meat. Dixon's pies arrive as slightly misshapen ovals, cut into small rectangles. Because his pizza is so unrelentingly rich, it's really better for sharing. Fortunately, it helps that the dough isn't at all dense. (And that they arrive on a porcine moulded platter is another excellent touch.)
For those who are wondering, Dixon's Le Gros Jambon pizza dough— soft, faintly sweet (it's enriched with a little honey), and tender—is slightly different than at Jane. "It's the only part of my recipe that's different, because we use a convection oven here instead of the traditional stone gas oven I had at Jane," Dixon says. "Here, the dough is a little more wet because the pies cook relatively quickly on the outside, but I want it to stay moist on the inside." Interestingly, the pizza bianca crust—which had an appealing, firm crackle and crunch—was much crisper than the doughy smoked meat pie. The undercrust was sturdier, too, unlike the other pie, which sagged under the heaps of smoked meat, and even got a little soggy.
Montreal loves its old-fashioned diners and delis (Wilensky's, Schwartz's, Kitchenette, and Dépanneur Le Pick Up are some of my favorites), but none of them make a great pizza. With its unpretentious, handcrafted vibe, Le Gros Jambon already has a strong presence in the Montreal restaurant community, but Dixon's decadent pies really make it something special.
"There's so much potential here for fun food—it's what I love doing. I do miss fine dining, but even then, my favorite part of being at those places was always cooking the staff meal, which I liked to make super white trash. Like, boundless white trash," Dixon laughs. "Here, I feel like I can do whatever I want."
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In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Wastri is the Suloise god of amphibians, bigotry, and self-deception. His symbol is a gray toad.
Wastri is said to dwell deep in the Vast Swamp, where he is served by bullywugs and corrupt humans.
Dogma[edit source]
Wastri teaches his worshippers that humans are superior to all other races. Some humanoid races such as goblins, orcs, and bullywugs are fit to serve humanity as slaves; other races, like dwarves, elves, gnomes, and halflings, must be exterminated.
He also proclaims that all amphibious living things are worthy of respect, because having a refuge when one of your habitats becomes dangerous is clever and resourceful.
Worshippers[edit source]
Wastri's faith is based from his lair in the Vast Swamp, though his followers have been found as far as the Hool Marshes, and even in Greyhawk City.
History[edit source]
Wastri is rumored to have once been a mortal human, a member of the Scarlet Brotherhood who became overly powerful and corrupt. In 505 CY, he was captured and imprisoned beneath Castle Greyhawk by the mad archmage, Zagig Yragerne, and did not escape until decades later.
References[edit source]
- Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." Dragon #71 (TSR, 1983).
- Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983).
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004).
- Reynolds, Sean K. The Scarlet Brotherhood (TSR, 1999).
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992).
External links[edit source]
There is an article about Wastri at the Great Library of Greyhawk.
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CLEMSON, SC – Clemson Head Men's Tennis Coach Chuck McCuen has announced the signing of three student-athletes to national letters-of-intent to play for Clemson beginning in the 2013-14 season. The signees are Brent Lett, Christian Harris and Daniel Strawn.
Brent Lett is from Elgin, SC and has been a top player in the state of South Carolina for several years. He is a five-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.com. He chose Clemson over South Carolina as well as Michigan and Alabama. He will be an important piece immediately for the Tigers according to the coaching staff.
Christian Harris is another South Carolinian who will be joining the Tigers next season. He is from Hilton Head, SC and has also been one of the state's finest junior players all through his high school career. He is rated as the third best player in the state of South Carolina. According to McCuen, Harris plus Lett's commitment continues Clemson's recent ability to lockdown the best players in the state.
The third recruit who will be playing the Tigers next season is Macon, GA native Daniel Strawn. Strawn comes out of the talent-rich state of Georgia and has faced many top players during his junior days and is already battle-tested coming into Clemson. Strawn is also the first left-hander to play for Clemson since Derek DiFazio, who graduated in 2010.
"I am very excited about signing Brent, Christian, and Daniel," said McCuen. "All three are very talented junior players and come from great families. I have enjoyed getting to know these players and their families and know they will all make an impact here at Clemson on and off the court.
"All three of these players will be key additions for our program, and they will help us in our quest to get to the top of the ACC."
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It's official. After bringing the Nets to Brooklyn, Jay-Z has announced that he's relinquished his ownership stake in the Brooklyn Nets.
In an open letter (no pun intended), through his website Life + Times, the influential mogul confirmed that he has sold his one percent stake but will have courtside seats forever.
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Campaign by district attorney will focus on elder abuse
December 14, 2004
Senior citizens in Allegheny County will benefit from a new campaign being launched to bring much-needed attention to the critical issue of elder abuse. This initiative is a result of Verizon Wireless joining forces with Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala and several local crime victims organizations to create a public education campaign focusing on awareness and prevention of elder abuse among the county's senior citizens.
"The victims of elder abuse can be a parent, aunt, uncle, neighbor and friend. For years, these individuals have invested their time and energy into the fabric of this community, and it's only right that we give back that time and energy to help them avoid and prevent this type of abuse," said Stephen Zappala, Allegheny County district attorney. "The service organizations of this county have shown in the past that when they band together, good things happen. I'm pleased to be partnered with all of these fine organizations and individuals, and I'm confident that we can make our community a safer place."
The problem of elder abuse is on the rise locally, according to Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging, which provides programs and services that enable older adults to maintain their independence and have safe, healthy lifestyles.
"Allegheny County Protective Services received 1,465 reports of elder abuse during the fiscal reporting period of July 2, 2002, through July 1, 2003," said Kurt Emmerling, bureau chief of safety services for Area Agency on Aging. "This number represents an increase of 11 percent from the previous year's statistics."
Experts estimate only one in five cases of domestic violence against the elderly is reported, and some national studies indicate the ratio may be as low as one in 14. While neglect is the most common form of elder maltreatment, elder abuse can also include physical, sexual and emotional abuse and financial exploitation.
"Through this campaign, Verizon Wireless, which for many years has sponsored domestic violence awareness and prevention efforts, is hoping to bring a greater focus on a segment of domestic violence victims who often go unnoticed by the general public, live in fear of isolation and are the most vulnerable among us—the elderly of our community," said Roger Tang, president–Ohio/Pennsylvania Region, Verizon Wireless. "We support this effort to prevent domestic violence, get victims to safety and help individuals rebuild their lives."
The initial phase of the awareness campaign, underwritten by Verizon Wireless, will include posters and public information brochures distributed to a variety of locations frequented by seniors, including grocery stores, pharmacies, hospitals, doctors' offices, senior centers and places of worship. The educational materials highlight forms of elder abuse, typical signs of abuse and a 24-hour, free and private hotline for seniors who need help, simply want to talk about their situation, or want additional information about elder abuse. Contact numbers for the participating organizations that serve specific communities are also included.
Leaders from victim organizations offered several factors that may explain why many seniors in abusive situations do not seek help:
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• They have financial and physical limitations.
• They have been immersed in an abusive situation for years, if not decades.
• They do not wish to report a family member to authorities.
• They believe they have failed as a parent, "causing" the abuse to occur.
"So often, when we think of domestic abuse we think of a young woman and her children," said Laurie MacDonald, executive director of Womansplace, a domestic violence shelter in McKeesport. "Unfortunately, abuse happens to people of all ages. Older people are often confused and embarrassed when they find themselves in an abusive situation. We want them to know that help is available and that they can once again feel happy and secure."
Local organizations participating in this program include the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging, The Center for Victims of Violence & Crime, Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, Crisis Center North, Alle-Kiski HOPE Center, Womansplace and Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh.
Tang said the campaign to raise public awareness about elder abuse is the first step in helping abused seniors make their initial, critical call for assistance.
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Thoughts on the craft of family history and genealogy, and random reflections on some of the things that flash like stars across Memory's mirror. Oh, yeah...books and archives, too!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Things That Go Bump In The Night: A Family Story
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I was disappointed when I got to the point in your story where I read that the house was demolished. I'm sure the house was a real treasure. But your point is well made that we can preserve the stories. Ah, if only I were independently wealthy, I would buy old houses and restore them!ReplyDelete
The Urban Renewal project totally eradicated the entire street, demolishing at least 150 homes. This particular branch of the family had lived on the street since the 1850s. For about 20 years after the demolition, the only evidence that there had ever been a street with houses there were my grandmother's massive lilac bushes. They bloomed every spring in the field next to the spanking new concrete elementary school that rose up where the houses used to be.ReplyDelete


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Recently I have been having somewhat of a career crisis. My job is fairly respectable, but I just don't love it. I like the idea of it more than I like doing it. It is actually the job I wanted to do before I left university, but the reality wasn't quite all it is cracked up to be. I was always very career oriented and felt like I was destined for big things. Having children tempered that somewhat, but the biggest factor has been a loss of confidence in my abilities. I did really well at school and university. I've got a Masters degree you know, and I got a distinction. I don't get to say that very often, much though I often want to when at work I am having to grapple with a task like trying to get 10 people in a meeting together.
I studied psychology at university, but by the end decided I didn't want to be a psychologist. After 5 years I didn't to want to spend any longer at university or in training, I wanted to be getting on with my career. Hmmm. That worked well didn't it? It turns out actually maybe I do want to be a psychologist. Or a writer. Or a professional crafter. Therein lies my problem. I want to do so many things, I'm afraid to commit.
A few years ago I found a fantastic book in a charity shop. It was pure fate that I found this book, someone had obviously given it away because they didn't rate it but for me it was like a window into my soul. One man's trash and all that. The book was What Do I Do When I Want to Do Everything? The basic premise of the book is that some people just flit from one activity to another, never sticking long enough to go deep; never really feeling like they have achieved anything. The author, Barbara Sher, calls these people 'scanners', and lists several different reasons why these people behave like this such as fear of commitment, looking for their niche, or simply just a need for novelty. Scanners are sometimes derided as dilettantes (hello, have you seen the name of my blog?) but often they are their own harshest critics, feeling like they are failing or not achieving anything. To read this was amazing, the book described me to a tee and Barbara goes to great lengths to reassure scanners that they way they are is perfectly normal, and can be harnessed. One of the suggestions is to try and combine your passions which is what I have attempted to do.
I mentioned that I might actually want to be a psychologist. Well I am considering doing another MSc, this time in Occupational Psychology. I could do it part time and through distance learning, but even so, with two young children and a job I couldn't do it for at least another year. I also want to give myself time to figure out whether it is what I really want to do.
In the meantime I am spending my time crafting (God, that is such a wanky word, I cringe every time I use it!). But much as I love making stuff, I don't find it intellectually stimulating. Now before all you other crafters lynch me, I'm not saying its not difficult, there are some amazingly talented people out there. Crafting can be technically and physically challenging, but trying to understand a pattern isn't the same as trying to understand why someone behaves in a certain way. So I've tried to put some psychology into my crafting, I'm combining my passions to create Psychraftology. Craftology. Psychcraftisvism. Psychocraft. I can work on the name.
I have three items to showcase for you as part of my new genre. The first is based on the Myers-Briggs Trait Inventory, or the MBTI. You may have heard or it and even taken it. The results come in the format of 4 letters, E or I, N or S, T or F, and J or P. If want more info about what these letters mean check out this website. The MBTI is a licensed test which can only be administered by licensed practitioners, but this website has an example if you want to find out you personality type. For the even keener reader I recommend the book Please Understand Me II, which is slightly different from the MBTI but maps directly onto it. For the record I am an ENFP, which incidentally is quite commons for scanners.
These are going to be badges, but for now they are just buttons. They are cross stitched MBTI types so you can wear your type with pride! The are cross stitched on 22 count aida which is used to cover self-cover buttons. You can remove the button bit, which I have done, and super glue a badge backing onto the button, which I haven't done yet.
Exhibit number two my cross stitched interpretation of a Rorschach ink blot. "Why?" you might ask. Well, why the hell not.
The Rorschach ink blot is traditional projection test used to assess personality characteristics and emotional function. Tell me what you see in mine and I will tell you if you are crazy or not.
The piece de resistance in my show and tell today is an embroidered diagram of the brain, showing labelled lobes and some well known areas of the brain. Broca's area is involved in the production of speech, and Wenicke's area in the understanding of it. The visual cortex is where we start to process the images that come from our retinas. They travel along the optic nerves to the back of our brain, the parietal lobe. The brain is a marvellous thing, and we should nurture it, look after it, and not take it for granted. There is an excellent documentary on BBC iPlayer about the brain. It's available for about another week so watch it while you can.
For me, this embroidery is about using a craft that is more often used to depict twee little birds and flowers and fluffy things, and creating something with a little more depth. If you like this you might also like a brain colouring book. It certainly helped while away those hours studying neuropsychology at university.
So, these are the projects that I have been working on for the past couple of months. I'd really appreciate any comments you have. You are probably going to see more and more psychology related stuff, not just crafting, on here. Does that put you off? The main thrust of this blog has been crafting, and it is certainly easier to market a niche blog. I'm debating whether I should branch out into a new blog, but as someone pointed out, the USP for my blog has always been about doing lots of different things. Any comments will be welcomed.


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I don't know anyone who doesn't like Banoffee Pie. It's not posh, it's not sophisticated, it's hugely sweet, but somehow It Just Works. The weirdest thing is, I only had it for the first time ever a couple of years ago. And that's weird, because whilst I do love spending Hours And Hours on ultra-fiddly sweeties, the truth is that even I don't want to do that every time I fancy dessert. And this has got to be one of the easiest desserts around.
I almost didn't post this, because honestly there's so little to it, it's not original, and it wasn't complete perfection anyway. The pastry recipe I used is probably not what I would use for this in future - something a bit lighter, sweeter and more biscuitty might be better. I know some people use a biscuit base for banoffee, but I'm not a big fan of that. I think a really good pastry is the go.
However. There was one thing I did do that I haven't seen in any other Banoffee Pie recipe, and it was A Triumph. Quite simply, instead of topping the pie with plain (or in some recipes, sweetened) whipped cream, I chose to give the pie a double banana hit by adding some to the cream. It Was Awesome.
Also, I've recently discovered The Sweet Adventures Blog Hop, and I really wanted to join in this month. And lo and behold, this month's theme (hosted by The Kitchen Crusader) is Pie. And I had a jar of dulce de leche all ready to go in the fridge.
I figured it was fate...
By the way, I do apologise for the lack of useful ingredient quantities in this recipe. It's really more of an assembly than a recipe, so there's a fair amount of room for personal preference... Just make sure you have plenty of bananas (I would allow at least one whole decent-sized banana per 2 serves). I've included a quantity for the sweetened condensed milk only because I don't see the point in cooking any less than that at once. You may or may not use it all, depending on how big your pie is.
Double-Banana Banoffee Pie
IngredientsYour favourite sweet shortcrust pastry recipe and the wherewithal to make it.
2 tins sweetened condensed milk
Bananas for slicing
70g fresh banana (extra)
125g Double cream
1 tsp Vanilla paste (plus a little extra for drizzling, if desired)
Modus Operandi
For the dulce de leche: Empty both tins of condensed milk into a baking dish, cover with foil, and set the dish in a larger baking tray. Add boiling water to the tray until it reaches more than half-way up the side of the baking dish. Bake at 220 degrees Celsius until the milk has caramelised (at least 1 1/2 hours, but probably closer to 2 hours). Store in the refrigerator. Note: This part can be made a few weeks ahead of time, which then makes this pie not only really easy, but really quick also.
Make your pastry, line a pie plate or individual tart tins with it, and bake blind. Note that this is the pie's only time in the oven, so the pastry must be completely cooked. Cool.
For the banana cream: Puree the banana in a food processor or with a stick blender. Add the cream and whip until soft peaks are reached. Stir the vanilla paste through gently.
Assemble! Spoon dulce de leche into the pastry case/s until around two-thirds full. Top with lots of sliced banana, and then with a dollop of banana cream. Drizzle with extra vanilla paste if you like.
Now go check out all the other pie recipes in this months' Hop - there's enough pastry-encased goodness there to get you through a whole winter!


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Jeanne Thiel Kelley's Farfalle with Golden Beets and Pine Nuts Recipe
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It took me a long time to get over my childhood memory of canned beets (I'd guess that lots of people avoid them altogether for years, like I did). But when beets are simply cooked and especially when they're in season, the earthy sweetness is subtle and delicious.
Why I Picked This Recipe: Knowing that beets' seasonality and hot summer weather tend to coexist, I liked that this recipe cut them into wedges to boil rather than roast, saving me the extreme heat of turning on the oven.
What Worked: Because it takes quite a while to prep and peel the beets, and because they're boiled instead of roasted, this recipe smartly relies on the slow caramelization of a couple large onions. It takes advantage of the prep time, and it adds a sweet, richly flavored base for the pasta that makes up for the fact that the beets aren't roasted.
What Didn't: The recipe didn't specify to thinly slice the onions, but It should have, which would have sped it up considerably. I've changed the instructions and estimated times accordingly.
Suggested Tweaks: Golden beets aren't essential if you don't mind pink pasta. And if you can't find beets with good greens on them, a bunch of Swiss chard is the perfect substitute.
Adapted from Epicurious.
- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 20
- Total time:45
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 large onions, quartered lengthwise through root end, thinly sliced crosswise
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8-10 2-inch-diameter golden beets with greens attached
- 12 ounces farfalle (bow-tie) pasta
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
In a large (12-inch) heavy skillet, toast the pine nuts over medium high heat until golden and fragrant. Transfer to a bowl to cool.
Add half the olive oil to the skillet and heat over medium until shimmering. Add the onions and saute until beginning to soften and turn golden. Reduce heat to medium low, season with salt, and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions are tender and caramelized, about 30 minutes.
While the onions are caramelizing, peel the beets and cut each into 8 wedges, then slice the greens into 1-inch strips. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the beets until tender, 10-15 minutes. Remove them with a slotted spoon to a bowl to cool, leaving the water to cook the pasta.
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BAMAKO, Mali - Despite intensive aerial bombardments by French warplanes, Islamist insurgents grabbed more territory in Mali on Monday, including a strategic military camp, bringing them much closer to the capital, French and Malian military officials said.
Early Monday, the al-Qaida-linked extremists cut off the road leading to the garrison town of Diabaly. By afternoon they succeeded in overrunning the town and overtaking the military base, located around 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Segou, the administrative capital of central Mali, France's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday. The French Embassy in Bamako immediately ordered the evacuation of the roughly 60 French nationals in the region of Segou, said a French citizen who insisted on anonymity out of fear for her safety.
The French military, which began battling the extremists in northern Mali on Friday, expanded its aerial bombing campaign, launching airstrikes for the first time in central Mali to combat the new threat. But the intense assault including raids by gunship helicopters and Mirage fighter jets, failed to halt the advance of the rebels, who now are only 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the capital Bamako, in the far south. Before France sent in its forces on Friday, the closest known spot the Islamists were to the capital was 680 kilometers (420 miles) away, in the town of Konna.
France's defense minister said Monday the rebels "took Diabaly after fierce fighting and resistance from the Malian army, that couldn't hold them back."
The Malian military is in disarray and has let many towns fall with barely a shot fired since the insurgency began almost a year ago in the West African nation. The Islamist fighters control the north and had been blocked in Mali's narrow waist in the central part of the landlocked nation. They appear to have now done a flanking move, opening a second front in the broad southern section of the country, knifing in from the west on government forces.
Mali's government has imposed a state of emergency, giving broader powers to the security forces. Mauritania lies to the northwest of Mali and its armed forces have been put on high alert. To the south, the nation of Burkina Faso has sent military reinforcements to its border and set up roadblocks.
Many of Mali's neighbors, who had been pushing for a military intervention to flush out the jihadists, had argued that airstrikes by sophisticated French or Western aircrafts would be no match for the mixture of rebel groups occupying northern Mali, and imposing a severe form of Islam that attempts to replicate the religion practiced during the time of the Prophet Mohamed. Leaders of ECOWAS, the regional body representing the 15 nations in western Africa, stressed that the north of Mali is mostly desert, and that it would be easy to pick off the convoys of rebel vehicles.
Monday's surprise assault, and the downing of a French combat helicopter by rebel fire last Friday, is now giving many pause. Monday morning, a commander at the military post in Niono, the town immediately south of Diabaly, laughed on the phone, and confidently asserted that the Islamists would never take Niono. By afternoon, the major, who could not be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly, sounded almost desperate. "We feel truly threatened," he said.
He explained that the rebels had reached Diabaly from the east, infiltrating the rice-growing region of Alatona, which until recently was the site of a large U.S.-funded Millenium Challenge Corporation project. French aircraft bombed a rebel convoy located 40 kilometers from Diabaly late Sunday night, the commander said. "This morning we woke up and realized that the enemy was still there. They cut off the road to Diabaly. We are truly surprised - astonished," he said.
What is unclear is what happened to the Malian troops based at the military camp in Diabaly. The commander said that since the Islamists seized the town, he had not been able to reach any of the officers at the base.
An adviser to the president of Ivory Coast, who could not be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said that President Alassane Ouattara had authorized a contingent of Ivorian troops to enter Mali, and head to Segou. "They are going to quickly encircle them," said the official.
However, the French national who was being evacuated on Monday from Segou said that the email she had received from the French Embassy indicated that small groups of rebel fighters were heading to Segou from Diabaly.
The Islamists in northern Mali have long said that if France attacked them, they would strike back at French interests all over Africa and beyond. On Monday, the commander of one of the al-Qaida offshoots in northern Mali dared the French to keep attacking them.
French radio Europe 1 broadcast the telephone interview with Omar Ould Hamaha, a leader of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, in which he told the French to "come down on the ground if they're real men. We'll welcome them with open arms," he said. "France has opened the gates of hell ... it has fallen into a trap much more dangerous than Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia."
Mali's north, an area the size of France itself, was occupied by al-Qaida-linked rebels last April, following a coup in the capital. For nearly as long, the international community has debated what to do. In December, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a military intervention, but only after an exhaustive list of pre-emptive measures were fulfilled, starting with training the Malian military, a process diplomats said would take at least nine more months.
All of that changed in a matter of hours last week, when French intelligence services spotted two rebel convoys heading south, one on the mostly east-west axis of Douentza to the garrison towns of Mopti and Sevare, and a second heading from a locality north of Diabaly toward Segou.
Had either Segou or Mopti fallen, many feared that the Islamists could advance toward the capital.
French President Francois Hollande deployed 550 French troops to Mali and authorized the airstrikes which began Friday, initially concentrated in the north. The French are using Mirage jets stationed in Chad, which are able to carry 250-kilogram (550-pound) bombs. They are also using Gazelle helicopter gunships and the Rafale jet, based in France. Britain over the weekend authorized sending several C-17 transport planes to help France bring more troops. The United States is sending drones, as well as communications and logistical support.
Since seizing control of Mali's upper half, the Islamists have imposed an austere form of Islam, foreign to the people of Mali, who have long practiced a moderate religion. They have cut off the hands and feet of thieves, in public spectacles that have left outdoor squares awash in blood. Women live with increasingly less freedom, and are required to fully cover themselves. They have been flogged and whipped for offenses ranging from wearing eye shadow or perfume, to not covering their heads.
AP writer Greg Keller in Paris contributed to this report.


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Via I Maggio, 99
10040 Rivalta di Torino (TO) - Italia
Tel. +39 011 0082111
The Rivalta di Torino site is the Avio Aero headquarters, where both production and R&D take place. Power and accessory drives, low pressure turbine modules, rotating components for aviation engines, and automation and electronic simulation systems, are designed and built here. The plant receives the drive housings from our foundry at Borgaretto and performs all the machining processes, gear production and tests which culminate in the delivery to our customers of the drive systems that power the world's most widely used aircraft. This site is also the starting point for the projects that put us in the forefront of Europe's biggest Research and Development programs, such as Horizon 2020 and Clean Sky.
Total area: 123,000 m2 of buildings
Workforce: about 2,100
Key products manufactured at Rivalta di Torino
Components for engines such as the TP400, PW1100, PW1500, LM6000, CH53, AS365, V2500, GEnx, LM2500, EJ200, T700, TRENT900, SaM146 and GE9X
Gears: special processes & labs; press quenching technology
RP: disc machining tech (broaching), plasma coating; automated deburring, brazing,...
Power gears machining & assembly
Strada del Drosso, 145
10135 Torino (TO) - Italia
Tel. +39 011 0082111
Sangone is an Avio Aero testing site which has been performing development and certification tests on engines, modules and components for the most important civil and military aviation programs for more than 60 years. The site is currently focusing on experimental testing of power gearboxes, accessory gearboxes, accessory drive trains and accessory modules such as oil pumps. The tests performed on these modules include vibration survey, endurance, attitude, torsional dynamics and start mode testing, also with the aid of telemetry. The site also conducts fluid dynamics and aeroacoustic tests on a number of rigs including a turbine cold flow test cell, laboratory mechanical tests on components, turboshaft engine tests, and the design and application of instruments in a specially created laboratory.
Total area: 15,000 m2 of buildings
Workforce: About 50
Key products tested at Sangone:
Testing of ADT, ETS, TP400 PGB, PW814 AGB and oil pump
Engine testing equipment design and various component tests in the mechanical and fluid dynamics laboratories Turbine Cold flow Test for research programs
Via Rondo Bernardi, 15
10092 Borgaretto di Beinasco (Turin) - Italy
+39 011 0054111
Avio Aero plant at Borgaretto di Beinasco (Turin) has 2 product centers: the first is the foundry as such, performing casting processes from sand mold creation through the casting of the aluminum and magnesium alloy; the second carries out the finishing processes on the castings produced (heat treatments, welding, testing). The plant produces oil tanks, oil pumps and mechanical gearbox housings for the main civil and military aviation programs. The Magnesium casting area produces components for specific applications (such as the EJ200 engine installed on the Typhoon) which require extreme strength combined with light weight.
Total area: 30,000 m2 of buildings
Workforce: about 250
Key products manufactured at Borgaretto:
Main gearbox housing for engines such as the TP400, PW1100 and GE9x
Strada Privata Gabrielli 3, 28062 Cameri (NO) - Italy
Tel. +39 011 0082111
The Cameri plant, opened at the end of 2013, is able to accommodate up to 40 machines for producing aviation engine components by additive manufacturing (or "3D printing), the state-of-the-art technique able to produce solids of any shape starting from a digital model, by combining special metal alloys starting from powders. The plant is also equipped with an atomizer for the in-house production of powders of special metal alloys such as Titanium Aluminide - TiAl.
Two technologies are used here:
EBM (Electron Beam Melting), which melts the metal powders by means of an electron beam. The process uses metallic powders of TiAl alloys, intermetallic materials consisting mainly of titanium and aluminum
DMLM (Direct Metal Laser Melting) in which the metal powders are melted by a laser beam
Total area: 2,400 m2 of buildings
Workforce: about 20
Key products manufactured at Cameri:
additive manufacturing components and TiAl powders
• TiAl blades stage 5 and 6
• Air-oil separator
• Research and development parts in partnership with engineering
TiAl powder production plant
Viale Giuseppe Luraghi, 20
80038 Pomigliano d'Arco (NA) - Italy
+39 081 3161111
The Avio Aero Pomigliano d'Arco plant has 3 product centers and Europe's biggest engine test room. This plant has an impressive 30-year history as a producer of the low pressure turbine stator and rotor blades and the combustion chambers for the most important civil and military aviation programs, including the GEnx, GE9x and EJ200 and the brand new LEAP, the combustor of which, with its ground-breaking double wall chamber, is built exclusively at this site. The CRO (Component Repair and Overhaul) services for components designed and produced by Avio Aero are also based here. Last but not least, all components of the low pressure turbine of the GE9X are delivered to this site for assembly.
Total area: 84,000 m2 of buildings
Workforce: about 1,100
Key products manufactured at Pomigliano d'Arco:
Blades, combustors and other components for aeroengines
Via Angelo Titi, 16 - 18 - 20
72100 Brindisi - Italy
+39 0831 556111
Historically, the Avio Aero Brindisi plant has always been specialized in the assembly and maintenance of aviation engines, for the Italian Air Force in particular. The plant assembles and maintains the EJ200 engine of the Eurofighter, alongside other engines such as the Spey, installed on the Brazilian Air Force's AMX aircraft. Here we also design and build components for aeroderivative turbines used for industrial and marine applications: like the LM2500 family turbines installed on naval units such as the Italian Navy's Fremm frigates or Cavour and Orizzonte battleships.
In addition, Avio Aero produces components for the low pressure turbine for both versions of the GEnx civil aviation engine at this site. A major new development: a new additive manufacturing area is scheduled to go into operation within the plant by the end of 2018.
Total area: 54,000 m2 of buildings
Workforce: about 700 people
Key products manufactured at Brindisi:
Structural components for engines such as the LM2500+G4, LM6000, Leap, CT-7, EJ200, RB199 and T700
ul. Grażyńskiego 141
43-300 Bielsko-Biała - Poland
+48 33 813 40 12 / +48 33 813 21 27
The Avio Aero plant at Bielsko Biała, in Poland, is a site specialized in the design and development of aviation engine components and modules. Specifically, the site produces stator and rotor blades for low pressure turbines for civil and military engines including GE90, GEnx 1 and 2b, CFM56, T700, PW308 and LEAP. For the LEAP, the plant manufactures the low pressure turbine nozzles and stator turbine blades for stages 3, 4 and 5 on all three versions of the engine (LEAP-1A, -1B and -1C).
Total area: 24,000 m2 of buildings
Workforce: about 550
Key products manufactured at Bielsko:
Components for engines such as the GE9X, GEnx, GE90, PW800, PW1100, Trent700, Trent900, PW150 and TP400
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00187 Rome - Italy
+39 06 80311520
Via Amendola, 132
70125 Bari - Italy
+39 080 9262480
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Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Jimma University is innovation and research oriented with main focus on graduate programs (4 MSc and 4 PhD programs). The Department and research projects are led by Professor Ali Eftekhari (President of the American Nano Society) with a focus on nanomaterials and electrochemistry. We currently have an open vacancy for a postdoc fellow in the realms of chemistry.
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❃ This is part of a chair system in which assistant/associate professors work under supervision of a chair, and you will be officially appointed as an assistant professor. This is indeed equivalent to the popular postdoc model in the United States and other countries.
❃ You will work in a team of 15 - 20 postdoc fellows coming from different countries.
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❃ Contrary to many postdoc fellowships, the present position is not focused on a specific research project. Instead, the postdoc fellows are involved in different tasks from research to academic affairs. The main theme is to empower the team members with various academic skills.
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❃ We are looking for people who are ambitious and want to take this step as a jump in his/her academic career to build a world-class research group. There is no room for people who are interested in routine jobs for today.
❃ Due to our training mission, a significant part of this position is teaching duties.
❃ Each member should be committed to the team promotion internationally. Skills for networking are critically important.
❃ The salary is about $24,000 - $30,000, which is quite high considering the cost of living (i.e. four times higher than local full professors). Housing and flights will be covered. On the other hand, we are looking for those who are interested in the potentials of this position rather than a routine job with high salary.
❃ Jimma city is probably different from your imagination about Africa. The nature is greener than Europe, and the weather is always at excellent condition (18 - 25 C).
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➠ The main criterion of selection is the motivation and passion for cutting-edge research. We are generally interested in applicants who wish to work in a leading research group as a transition to continue their scientific career in top universities, rather than applicants who look for routine jobs in their scientific career.
➠ Our strategy is result-oriented research with tangible progress of projects in planned direction.
➠ Candidates must be committed to team work, and follow planned duties precisely.
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The Drivetrain
The roadgoing version of the new V12 TDI is built at the Györ plant, in Hungary. And the R8 V12 TDI still has a massive 500 hp on tap. In developing the six-liter engine, it was a clear priority to integrate it into the current family of Audi V engines, of which many thousands of versions with 6, 8 and 10 cylinders have already been built – both gasoline and TDI.
Audi's engineers were in an ideal position to use their experience building the racing engine to develop the road version. Like the other power units in this range, the distance between cylinder bore axes on the V12 TDI is 90 mm (3.54 in.). Yet its included angle is 60 degrees, not 90 degrees. This means no free inertial forces or mass moments of inertia can occur with the V12. The results are refined in every respect.
The 83.0 mm (3.27 in.) bore and 91.4 mm (3.60 in.) stroke produce a total displacement of 5,934 cc – just like the 3.0 TDI. At only 684 mm (26.93 in.) long, this large diesel engine is very compact and just 166 mm (6.54 in.) longer than the V8 TDI. This compact length is key to accommodating the V12 in the mid-engined Audi R8.
The V12 TDI crankcase is made from gray cast iron with vermicular graphite – a high-tech material referred to as GJV-450 that is already used on the V6 and V8 TDI engines. GJV-450, made by a patented casting process, is about 40 percent more rigid and 100 percent more fatigue-resistant than gray cast iron. This enabled the developers to make its walls thinner, cutting its weight by around 15 percent compared with conventional gray cast iron.
The two cylinder heads are each made from three main elements. These are a base section made from a high-strength aluminum alloy incorporating the intake and exhaust ports, an oil-bearing upper section, and a reinforcing ladder frame supporting the two camshafts.
The valves are actuated by low-friction roller cam followers; the compression ratio is 16.0:1. Map-controlled swirl variation of the combustion air has been adopted from the V6 and V8 TDI engines. This produces permanently optimized swirl concerning both emissions and high performance.
Ultramodern Injection Technology
As is the case in the Audi V engines, the no-maintenance chain drive is mounted at the back of the engine, where it occupies little space. Its layout has changed on the new V12 TDI. The camshafts' sprocket engages in an intermediate gear via which two Simplex chains drive the camshafts. Two more chains drive the oil pump and the two high-pressure pumps actuate the common rail injection system.
The two new dual-piston high-pressure pumps form part of the common rail injection system supplied by specialty manufacturer Bosch. The two pumps build up a pressure of up to 2,000 bar in the rails. The piezo injectors with eight-hole nozzles have also been fundamentally revised.
The high pressure distributes the mixture optimally throughout the combustion chamber. The result is that the ignition process is faster, more homogeneous and more acoustically refined. The more efficient combustion process also increases power output, cuts consumption and reduces pollutant emissions.
The current generation of so-called inline injectors makes effective use of the piezo effect: piezo crystals expand in a fraction of a millisecond when an electrical voltage is applied. The number of injection processes per operating cycle can be varied across a wide range thanks to piezo technology – reaching as many as five fuel injection operations in the case of the V12 TDI.
As well as the main injection, pilot and post injections are possible. Pilot injections tone down the acoustic harshness of the combustion process. Retarded post injections are designed specifically to increase the temperature of the exhaust gas, promoting regeneration of the two standard particulate filters.
The two turbochargers are located on the outside of the engine's V, each of them supplying one bank of cylinders. Thanks to their variable turbine geometry, the full flow of exhaust gas always passes through the turbine, so the chargers respond slickly – even at low engine speeds – and operate very efficiently.
The two turbochargers, which generate up to 2.6 bar of boost pressure, play a crucial role in producing the huge torque of 1,000 Nm (737.56 lb-ft) that the V12 TDI maintains from 1,750 rpm to 3,000 rpm. In developing 368 kW (500 hp), the diesel achieves a specific output of 62.0 kW (84.3 hp) per liter displacement.
Two large intercoolers reduce the temperature of the compressed air. The V12 has a twin-pipe exhaust system with two particulate filters. The intake system is similar in structure with one air cleaner per cylinder bank, with an airflow meter behind it. Two control units, sharing the workload in a master/slave principle, manage events in the engine.
The Audi R8 V12 TDI concept already fulfills the Euro 6 emissions standard that is likely to take effect in 2014 and calls for sharply reduced nitrogen oxides. By also designing in ultra-precise fuel metering by the common rail system, Audi's engineers have made full use of current clean diesel technology.
The heart of the system is a special catalytic converter downstream of the oxidizing catalyst and the particulate filter. The second component in the system is an additional tank containing an aqueous urea solution. Small quantities of the solution, known as "AdBlue," are injected into the exhaust system. The hot exhaust gases break the solution down to form ammonia that splits the nitric oxides into nitrogen and water. The system remains effective for the entire service life of the vehicle.
The dynamic character of a sports car depends not just on its performance and torque; the transmission ratios have to be right too. In keeping with the character of a high-performance sports car with unbeatable torque potential, the transmission in the R8 V12 TDI has six manually operated gears.
The manual transmission is very compact in design. Together with the small-diameter double-plate clutch, this means it can be installed low down. The manual transmission has very short shift travel and utterly precise guiding of the shifter into the open gear lever gate. It is made from polished aluminum, has an agreeable feel and exquisite sports car looks.
Such a high-performance Audi also has quattro permanent all-wheel drive. In the case of this mid-engine sports car, power is distributed variably between the front and rear wheels from a starting ratio of 40:60 to optimize the handling.
The equipment, specifications and prices stated herein refer to the model line offered for sale in Germany. Subject to change without notice; errors and omissions excepted.


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About 2 p.m. on the Friday before Memorial Day, Gov. Tom Corbett quietly announced his signing of an executive order lifting the moratorium on additional leasing of state lands for gas drilling. The moratorium was put in place by former Gov. Ed Rendell in 2010.
Corbett's order is part of his plan to raise $75 million by leasing mineral rights in Pennsylvania state parks and forests for 'non-surface impact' drilling. The plan was part of his Feb. 4 budget proposal.
This plan would allow new well pads adjacent to state parks to access gas under them. It would also allow new drilling on existing well pads in state forests to access newly leased mineral rights.
Despite repeated requests and a May 22 directive from the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, the Corbett administration has yet to reveal what state parks and forests would be impacted, how many acres would be leased, or which drilling companies have expressed an interest.
Additional leasing of Pennsylvania's state parks and forests for gas drilling is a bad idea.
Natural-gas drilling is a highly industrial activity. The installation of a new well pad requires several acres of land to be cleared, as well as access roads, a water-sediment basin, gas lines, compressor stations, and other infrastructure.
Drilling a new well on an existing pad also has an impact. Several million gallons of water are required. There is a significant amount of truck traffic, along with noise and air pollution. Leaks, spills, and other accidents are always a possibility. In fact, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently stated in its shale-gas monitoring report: 'Natural-gas development ... affects a variety of forest resources and values, such as recreational opportunities, the forest's wild character, scenic beauty, and plant and wildlife habitat.'
The report also notes that 44 percent of state forestland, or 673,000 acres, that sits atop the Marcellus Shale, is already subject to drilling.
Drilling and related activity is not compatible with the traditional use of state parks and forests by hikers, campers, horseback riders, mountain bikers, hunters, fishers, boaters, and environmentalists.
Additional revenues are certainly needed for this year's budget. But there is a better way to raise revenue: the severance tax. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: 'Replacing Pennsylvania's impact fee with a modest 4 percent severance tax could generate $1.2 billion annually by 2019-20, three times that of the current fee.'
Polling has consistently indicated that a substantial majority of Pennsylvanians support a severance tax and oppose drilling in state parks and forests.
Corbett should listen to the people he represents.
State Rep. Greg Vitali, D-166 of Haverford, is Democratic chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Reach him at email@example.com.


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A slim majority, 52 per cent, of British Columbians favour a proposal to build a refinery on British Columbia's northwest coast, poll results released this morning show.
The poll, conducted by the Mustel Group, was released this morning by the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, which was hosting a conference featuring businessman David Black, the CEO of Kitimat Clean, the proponent of the refinery.
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A news release issued by the chamber stated that the survey of 800 British Columbians found that support for the proposal goes up to 66 per cent if an environmentally sound method of transporting bitumen from Alberta to the refinery in B.C. is found.
Opposition to the proposal was measured at 39 per cent, decreasing to 24 per cent assuming environmentally sound methods are found.
The poll also found that the majority of B.C. residents (57 per cent) oppose the Northern Gateway Pipeline plan to ship unrefined bitumen offshore, with less than one-third (30%)expressing support.
The release said the Mustel poll was carried out February 18 to 24, across the province. The margin of error at the 95-per-cent level of confidence on the total sample is +/-3.5 per cent.


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A few weeks ago, a Mass Effect 3 protester named El_Spiko decided to make a federal case out of his revulsion over the ending to the beloved franchise. He filed a complaint with the FTC accusing Bioware and EA of false advertising.
Lawyers told me that El_Spiko didn't have a leg to stand on, and that all of the statements made by Bioware and EA were either legally acceptable "puffing –" i.e., a standard level of exaggeration engaged in by any salesman, or done in an interview setting that couldn't be classified as true advertising.
The Better Business Bureau, however, disagrees. On a blog post on its website, Marjorie Stephens argues that those responsible for Mass Effect 3 are indeed guilty of false advertising. She points to two particular claims on the Mass Effect website as proof:
"Experience the beginning, middle, and end of an emotional story unlike any other, where the decisions you make completely shape your experience and outcome."
"Along the way, your choices drive powerful outcomes, including relationships with key characters, the fate of entire civilizations, and even radically different ending scenarios."
The argument that she makes is that both are absolute statements, and can thus be considered false. Both statements are also, however, up to a gigantic amount of interpretation – for example, one could argue that your choice to push a certain button or not does indeed drive the outcome, even if it's in an unsatisfying way.
But despite some qualification, BBB is willing to go there: "The issue at stake here is, did Bio Ware falsely advertise? Technically, yes, they did."
I'm not too encouraged to see people continuing to argue the legality of Bioware's position – it seems a little childish, and not in line with the much more reasonable face of Retake Mass Effect. For right now, the fans have won, and Bioware is back at the drawing board. If it fails a second time, then we'll have something to talk about.
At the moment, I'm willing to bet the Better Business Bureau is enjoying much higher traffic than it's used to.
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According to the AllFacebook blog and PC Magazine, the FTC has agreed to allow Social Intelligence Corp to collect and keep files of social media users' posts as part of a background-checking service for screening job applicants. The company claims it will keep this record for seven years unless you dispute it. Social Intelligence Corp. also claims it will run a new report each time information on a particular applicant is requested while keeping previous information only "to maintain a verifiable chain-of-custody in-case the information is ever needed for legal reasons." And the FTC has agreed that this does not violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Writers have argued whether or not we do, or should, have a right to be forgotten. Tessa Mayes of the Guardian says no because it "degrades the concept of rights" and discounts the relationship between the individual and the society. Google claims this violates the objectivity of the Internet. And what about racist, sexist or other degrading comments by people running for public office: should those eventually be forgotten?
Last year the European Union proposed a law that would let users "sue websites for invading their privacy and would have a right to be 'forgotten' online" (The Telegraph). Could one person sabotage another's job hunt by setting up a fake profile and loading it with racist, homophobic and violent images and writing? Social Intelligence Corp claims tells us what they will or will not do with this information, but will they provide free reports similar to free credit reports that are required by law so we can check?
Libraries have long operated under the premise of honoring privacy as much as possible. When a book is returned to the library, that patron's record is cleared, and no record kept of what was read. The American Library Association's "Library Bill of Rights" includes statements and interpretations on privacy that lawmakers and regulating bodies such as the FTC would do well to consider.
Where do you come down on this issue? What is not being done that should be done?


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Derick Brassard
Hull Quebec
Eligible for draft:
Trade with Columbus, 2013
172 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
Spending much of his time alternating between the first and second lines during his first full season, Derick Brassard was a key contributor, compiling 76 points in 69 games, playing an important offensive role alongside Montreal prospect Guillaume Latendresse during much of the season. His dominant play in his rookie season was an integral factor in his being one of seven QMJHL players to be selected to Canada's under-18 squad.
Had he been born but a few days earlier, his rookie season would have been his draft year, however, that was not the case. Brassard came back even better in his sophomore season, looking to better his stock, and seizing the role as one of Drummondville's top offensive players and team leaders. He was a valuable part of the squad early on, carrying the team offensively in the first several games of the season while Latendresse was battling for a spot in Montreal, but was slowed mid-season with a wrist injury, but was able to bounce back without missing a beat. While Brassard did not garner a roster spot on Canada's World Junior team, he did get to play in the two games for Team QMJHL against the Russian Selects in November, posting multi-point efforts in both games. When all was said and done, Brassard trumped his rookie point total by a large margin, picking up 116 points in only 58 games, good enough for seventh in the league, and most among first-year eligible players. He also worked on his defensive play in the off-season, and now carries a very respectable two-way game, as has been shown in his skyrocketing draft stock.
2005-06: Brassard was chosen by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round, 6th overall, of the 2006 NHL Draft.
2007-08: In his first professional season Brassard started out extremely strong. He won the AHL Rookie of the Month award twice, in October and again in April. He was also selected to represent the Crunch in the AHL All-Star game. While in Columbus Brassard did not look out of place, and played 17 games and scored his first NHL goal. Brassard displayed good quickness and the offensive ability to make things happen on the ice. However, Brassard once again missed significant time due to injury, one sour note in an otherwise extremely successful professional debut season.
Talent Analysis
Brassard had perhaps the greatest on-ice vision in his draft class. Brassard is a dynamite playmaker, well aware of his surroundings, and able to dispense lightning-quick, accurate passes at will. He also has good drive towards the net and a great wrist shot. His skating is not overly quick, but the slight Brassard is very agile. Brassard is not a very physical fore-checker but is more than willing to pay the price in order to complete a pass. His face-off work could use a bit more work, though, and he could stand to add a bit of muscle to make him tougher to move off the puck.
Brassard was dealt by the Columbus Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers at the 2013 NHL trade deadline in the deal that sent Marian Gaborik to the Blue Jackets.