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Pot calling kettle: Fox accuses NPR of "history of controversial comments"
Reporting on Juan Williams' termination from NPR, Fox News has gone into overdrive in attacking NPR for the move, hilariously accusing NPR of employing commentators with a "history of intolerance" and attacking NPR for its "record of offensive, bias coverage." Their evidence? One comment Nina Totenberg made 15 years ago; another 15 year old comment about the rapture allegedly made by a New Orleans-based NPR commenter; Terry Gross pointing out that there are a lot of "extreme" candidates this year; and a supposedly unbalanced discussion about this past summer's Gaza flotilla incident. Well Fox, I see your one-and-a-half, maybe two reasonable examples (both from 15 years ago, I might add) and I raise you a million. Seriously, a network that rewards employees for calling the president a "racist," does not get to attack anyone for having "employees [who] made questionable remarks." Ever.
Fox's hatred of Muslims--and the inflammatory rhetoric that goes along with it--has been well documented [1], and it's not like Fox News figures' propensity for inflammatory commentary ends there. After all, Fox News didn't seem to mind when Bill O'Reilly all but called [2] for a terrorist attack on San Francisco due to a military recruiting policy with which he disagreed. For years, O'Reilly crusaded [3] against [4] "Tiller the Baby Killer," and was unapologetic [5] for doing so [6], even after Tiller was murdered by an anti-abortion extremist. O'Reilly also was startled [7] that no one "was screaming, 'M-Fer, I want more ice tea'" at the Harlem restaurant, Sylvia's; Glenn Beck famously accused [8] President Obama of being a "racist"; and Brian Kilmeade lamented [9] Americans' lack of "pure genes." Oh, and let us not forget about former Fox News host E.D. Hill's "terrorist fist jab [10]." I could go on, but I don't think I really need to belabor the point.
And, NPR's biased? Please--that accusation would carry a lot more weight if it weren't coming from the communications arm of the Republican Party.


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Sudbury-bred actor Chris Evans is making it pretty clear that he doesn't want to be an actor. He recently told Glamour UK that he might take a break from life in front of the camera, and now Variety has put out a cover story in which Evans says he'd much rather be a director for good. "If I'm acting at all, it's going to be under Marvel contract, or I'm going to be directing," he says in Variety. "I can't see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I'm contractually obligated to do." Evans's directorial debut, "1:30 Train," is in post-production. His next starring role is in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," which comes out next week.
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Facing error in creating a provisioning gold image
Roshni Shankar
Nov 16, 2012 1:56 PM
Hi All,
I want to create one middleware gold image for a middleware home in OEM 12c Cloud Control using Provisiong and patching feature. I have set up one software library. Now while creating a middleware gold image in the subsequent steps I am getting the following error my gold image is not getting created.
The command "/home/orasoaapp/Oracle/Middleware/utils/clone/clone.sh" was not run successfully. The possible causes are:
1. All the WebLogic product directories (like WebLogic Server, Coherence) were not installed inside this Middleware home.
2. In case of Windows, some Java or WebLogic processes were running from this Middleware home.
mine is linux operating system.
Can anyone tell me what could be the issue??
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Can you provide some more details on how are you creating your Gold image? Are you creating it from a WLS domain menu?
Can you also explain the topology of your WLS domain as in how many servers/clusters/number of hosts participating etc?
Also, what version of OEM are you on? is it 18.104.22.168.0?


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shit - he's left a lot of negative feedback for others. Feedback ABUSE is right.
fingers crossed...
Was only able to stop at one place today...but it worked out pretty well:
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both are available as they don't fit me(as usual). the houndstooth tag says it's made from pure lambswool and the other is sea island cottons? both are single vented as well
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My 2nd post! Got my first Kiton today ! at the GW As soon as I figure out how to post a pic I will. Also, A Robert Talbott shirt, Zegna shirt, Gitman Bros "expressly for country gentlman" shirt. Anyone know this line? Some never worn Ferragamo's for the wifey too !
Looks like a glen plaid. Nice coats.
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Plus a pair of RL Rugby Cords (30 x 30), BB Flat Front Khakis (38 x 32) and some Tods shoes for the Wifey.
I've actually seen this guy. He's flipping out of the GW at Yonge/Bloor in Toronto. When I clicked on his feedback, I saw an ugly-as-hell Armani sportcoat that he managed to sell for $50. I passed on that same jacket, and he picked it up right after me.
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Double Vented
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90/10 Wool Cashmere
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BB 181 Saxxon/Madison Suit
Excellent+ Condition
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20 shoulder
21.5 waist
Trout's Sport Coat
Loro Piana worsted/spun 100% Cashmere
Excellent+ Condition
Daks Sport Coat
Excellent Condition
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Gold/Brown Woven
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Armani Black Label
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Ventura suit Bespoke
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Surgeons cuff
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We need a easy to reference page with Yay or Nay voting on specific brands, in case you see something an don't know what it is, but it looks and feels like it might be something.
I envision something like this.
You Search for "Kiton," and the results are 99% Yay/1% Nay
You Search for "Stafford," and the results are 11% Yay/89% Nay
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This winter will be the winter of photography by candlelight. I mean you have to have a plan. Try something new. Challenge yourself. The early darkness seems a good opportunity to light candles and experiment with low light. Bought some red pears. They don't look red in this photo but my goal is to not manipulate the images. Find the right white balance. Not going to poach these orbs in wine or make a pear tart. I'll pack them in my lunch bag for school and slurp their refreshing juice at the end of my lunchtime – hurriedly before period 8 starts.
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Cashman said he hopes Hughes back injury "is nothing major." Hughes will rest for a week and maybe throw within 2 weeks.— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) February 20, 2013
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Private equity exit activity hampered by uncertain economic climate
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- Volume of exits drops to 61 in 2012 from 85 in 2011
- 80% of companies increased value under PE ownership
Private equity (PE) exit numbers dropped in Europe last year to 61 from 2011's total of 85 according to Myths and challenges – How do private equity investors create value?, EY's annual study of European PE exits. The report cites a volatile economic climate and low transactions activity as the primary challenges for PE.
However, despite the criticism sometimes levelled at the industry, in aggregate terms PE-owned businesses grew employment by 2% in 2012. Forty-four percent of the businesses studied made add-on acquisitions, while only 10% made disposals. Eighty percent delivered gross returns to investors above leverage and market returns from 2005 to 2012.
Sachin Date, Europe, EY's Middle East, India and Africa Private Equity Leader says: "With Europe and many other regions showing little or no GDP growth over such a prolonged period, the PE portfolio has inevitably been affected. Profits growth in businesses exited in the boom times was running at over 15% a year; the figure for businesses exited in the last two years has fallen to 5% – demonstrating that driving growth in the portfolio has become very difficult indeed. Ultimately, the knock-on effects of this trend lead to some stress in the industry as investment returns decline, investors become selective, and some firms struggle to raise a new fund."
Low PE activity levels
Since the onset of the crisis, the PE industry has seen low levels of activity relative to the size of the portfolio. The decline in exits in 2012 was even more significant; there were only 61 exits in our 2012 sample, down from the 85 exits in 2011 and almost on par with 2010 levels. While the proportion of trade buyers increased, only 9 of the 24 exits that went to trade were bought by European companies; 10 were sold to US buyers and 5 to strategic buyers from Asia Pacific and the rest of the world.
"At under 40% of exits to European trade buyers, this is the lowest percentage ever recorded in our study, a clear demonstration of the lack of confidence European corporates experienced in pursuing M&A strategies. On the flip side, the proportion of trade exits that went to US and buyers from the rest of the world increased in 2012. This is just one sign that international buyers are an important source of exits for PE, while European buyers continue to hold back," says Date.
In contrast with 2010 and 2011– when sales to other PE houses accounted for nearly half of exits – secondary buyouts reduced in 2012 as a proportion of exits to just over 35%. After a fall in number in 2011, creditor exits increased in 2012 as the prolonged downturn took its toll on some businesses in the portfolio.
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By investment, some areas are more active than others. The €150m to €500m entry enterprise value (EV) bracket grew its portfolio by 27% between 2007 and 2012. However, when moving up the investment size spectrum, growth in the portfolio reduces. Investments with an entry EV of between €500m and €1b grew by 11% in the same period, but the two brackets above – €1b to €2b and over €2b – recorded declines of 4% and 13% respectively . And it is these parts of the market have been hardest hit.
Harry Nicholson, EY's PE partner comments: "While most acute in the over €2b investments, across the portfolio the low level of exits presents a challenge for PE. Making new investments is obviously important, but PE will need to increase its focus on realising the backlog of companies to be exited to return capital to investors. Exit rates need to increase two to four fold over the coming few years if this overhang is to be is managed successfully. In today's M&A market, the bar has been raised in terms of completing exits. PE still has more to do to ready their businesses for sale, widen the buyer pool and create competitive tension".
Nevertheless, low exit activity should not be interpreted as an indicator of the PE portfolio's overall health. Analysis of companies in the portfolio shows there is value to be generated if PE can find ways of selling businesses. While according to the data, 20% may generate a less than 1x equity return; over 40% are expected to achieve investment returns of at least 2x equity invested.
80% of exited portfolio companies increased their value under PE ownership
While the industry will continue to face difficult challenges, the study signals that PE's focus on absolute value growth through investing capital and hands-on involvement in its portfolio companies does create better and more valuable businesses.
Over a third of PE-backed businesses in our sample doubled entry EV by the time they came to exit. The study shows that nearly half of all exits in the sample grew 100-200% over their entry EV while 34% of the sample grew more than 200%.
Although 19% of the businesses in the study were less valuable at exit, the vast majority of PE-backed businesses were clearly more valuable at exit than they were when acquired. Annual EBITDA growth in these businesses also continued to outpace public company benchmarks – even those businesses that came through the recession and were exited between 2010 and 2012.
Says Nicholson: "The objective of PE investments is to see growth in business value. The data shows that in aggregate PE is successful in this, and value growth is achieved in the majority of investments by productivity growth, employment growth and investment."
Date concludes: "As we move through 2013, it is unlikely that the market will be there to help with the challenges that the PE industry faces. The IPO window cannot be relied on and European corporate buyers remain uncertain. PE needs to beat the wider M&A market by stimulating strategic interest from trade buyers, particularly those outside Europe. Generating successful exits will be the key to securing future funding from investors, who can only be patient for so long. However, the data shows that the PE model remains resilient despite the challenges it faces."


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Cyclically-adjusted price-earnings ratios (CAPE) seem to be a popular measure of stock market value.
Just curious as to thoughts here re: weighting or importance of the comparisons.
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Bob Shiller's 10-year methodology
EDIT2: It looks like an excellent time to go enable some Zionists...
Will probably use new purchases to rebalance a bit toward non-emerging foreign markets.
When writing an article on the slowing pace of global growth last week—for which Grantham's ideas provide significant fodder—my colleagues and I were spellbound by one statistic: of the 36 major bubbles GMO says it tracks, 33 have completely popped, or returned to their prior trends.
GMO won't say what most of these are, and according to the firm's quarterly letters, it also tracks a lot more less-major bubbles: 330 by its February 2013 count. For GMO, a "bubble" is simply when the price of an asset in relation to its real value (usually just the "price-to-earnings ratio" in investor-speak) has exceeded its average by a certain amount, and a "major bubble," a bigger amount (two standard deviations, for statistics aficionados.)
GMO declined to provide more details about its methodology or current bubbles it's tracking because those data are proprietary.
of the 36 major bubbles GMO says it tracks, 33 have completely popped, or returned to their prior trends.
Bubbles happen when people expect future increases in earnings
'China screamingly cheap': Strategist
CNBC.com | Wednesday, 7 Aug 2013 | 1:13 PM ET
Growth in China is strong enough to support specific stories, JPMorgan Private Bank Chief Investment Strategist Kate Moore said Wednesday.
"We still like stocks. We're 'overweight' equities for the first time in several years, and we have high conviction that equities are going to outperform over the next 12 months," she said. "We're 'overweight' the U.S., and we really like U.S. stocks, but I think that's a very consensus call. I think everyone I know is long U.S. dollar assets, is long U.S. large-cap equities, maybe they're sniffing around small caps."
On CNBC's "Fast Money," Moore added that it was time to look outside the United States for continued gains, specifically "in Europe, in Asia and Japan, and looking for good value."
"China is screamingly cheap," she said. "It's at 8½ times forward earnings. It's about a 40 percent discount to developed markets. It's a gigantic 2½ standard deviations cheaper than it historically is, even to developed markets.
"We think a lot of bad news is in the price."
It's at 8½ times forward earnings. It's about a 40 percent discount to developed markets.
Good God. I hope you're joking.
Do these comparisons use the same definition of earnings regardless of country? Accounting rules do vary somewhat after all.
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my apologies for my flippant rudeness.
They are in the business of identifying bubbles, and the info that 33 of their 36 identified bubbles popped is thus not worthless, because it indicates that they do in fact know how to identify bubbles.
apologies for my flippant rudeness. I need to stop being so unnecessarily combative with my posts all the time.
So when is a bubble not a bubble?
But the part about returning to their prior trends could mean the P/E actually increased to a value meeting expectations. And since they won't say what they are, I'm a bit sceptical.
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I play in 5k elevation. By default everyone uses High Altitude Balls to control the bounce. However during the winter time, when we are playing and it's 30 degrees out, we'll use regulation balls because the cold weather does take the bounce out of the balls -- and quickly. My questions is at what temperature, in high elevation climates, should one use High Elevation balls Vs. Low Elevation balls. 40 degrees, 45, 50? It has become a point of contention in the past because different styles of play like a different style of ball that suits one's game. If there was a general rule of thumb, it would take out the pre-game debate on whether it's "cold enough" to be using regulation balls. Thanks!
I don't think there is any regulation with regard to this. I live at 7,000 feet. I try to use low altitude usually around 40ish degrees and below. If they start bouncing badly, then switch to high when they start bouncing better. It's more or less a feel thing - depends on the sun, etc. Sun is very powerful at 7,000 feet!
I also play at high-altitude and use different pressure balls when it gets cold. Usually 45 degrees F is the dividing line. If that's the high predicted for the day, it's too cold to use high-altitude balls.


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This is my first month joining up with the What's Baking? group. Each month, the host picks a theme and the participants blog a dish relating to it. This month's theme was pretty simple: Sprinkles. I started searching through my saved recipes for a fun sprinkle-covered something to try. Despite a ton of choices, I kept coming back to this family favorite.
I was introduced to Easter Bread when I started dating Mark. His Grandmother used to make it every year for the family's Easter Saturday gathering. It's a sweet, braided bread that is covered in sprinkles. When she passed away, I got a copy of her recipe so I could continue making it.
It was easier said than done, though. Her recipe is finicky and gives hit-or-miss results. When it turns out, you get this beautiful loaf of sweet bread; When it doesn't, you get a nice mess. After one-too-many failed attempts to duplicate her bread, I started browsing the internet for another recipe.
This recipe is close to hers, though there are a few key differences. The results taste the same, though, and I've yet to have a failed batch. Most importantly, it has gotten Mark's seal of approval – which is good, because this has become my favorite Easter tradition. And of course, it's covered in sprinkles.
You can check out the roundup of all the sprinkles-inspired goodies later this month on Beantown Baker.
Italian Easter Bread
(from The Italian Dish)
Makes 2 braided loaves
2 1/4 t. instant yeast
1 1/4 c. scalded milk, cooled to room temperature
Pinch of salt
1/3 c. butter, softened
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c.sugar
3 1/2 c. flour (approximate)
1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon of water
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the yeast, warm milk, salt, butter, eggs and sugar. Add in about half the flour and beat until smooth using a dough hook. Slowly add the remaining flour until a stiff dough forms. Don't worry about how much flour it ends up being, just keep adding until the dough is not sticky anymore. Knead until smooth with a dough hook or turn the dough out on floured board and knead. Place the ball of dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about an hour.
Punch dough down, divide into 6 pieces. Roll each piece to form a 1 inch thick rope. Using three dough ropes, braid together and pinch ends to seal. Repeat with the remaining three dough ropes.
Transfer the braids to a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until double, about an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees
Brush each loaf with the beaten egg wash. Decorate with sprinkles.
Bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.


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What happens when Gomez comes back? Eller, DD move to the wing?
Also, just saw Lars' 1st star skate from the other night…absolutely awesome! Love how he stays out there for the crowd. I would have loved to be in that dressing room after the game
If Ryan Getzlaf is available don't THINK …JUST DO! He's a BEAST and a MUST HAVE!
I would rather get Ryan than Getzlaf if a trade with the Ducks are open (Brian Burke is flirting w/ Anaheim right now as sources from TSN are saying).
First of all I would like to wish Mr. Moore a happy birthday one of Montreal's best. now with all the trade talk – Price is a 100% keeper the rest – what ever you can get to build a steady contender – it's going on 19 years and we haven't done very well in that department
mediocre teams since 1993 a lot of teams has caught up since than and we keep falling behind – in this era of the new NHL every year most teams improve – you have to make smart moves to keep up that's what happened to our Habs – moves has been made but few smart ones.
Pleks is a top 20 center in the league right now. He'd be a vital cog on almost any team. The problem with the Habs has been the wingers' collective lack of scoring. A strong run is possible if wingers like Pac, Gio and Cammy pick it up. AK, Cole and Moen are producing as they should.
I do not expect all these players to finish this season strongly, yet blowing up the remainders to rebuild again is not the recipe I would follow. The Habs are not that bad, but then again, their low wins total tells me they aren't that good, either.
Trading Plekanec being a blow up is your opinion.
Spezza, Seguin, Krejci, Kessel, Giroux, Crosby, Malkin, B.Richards, Stamkos, Staal, Backstrom, Toews, Sharp, Carter, Datsyuk, Duchesne, Stastny, Sedin, Kesler, Mikko, RNH, Getzlaf, M.Richards, Kopitar, Thornton, Couture.
He's barely top 30. If that.
Depends on how you evaluate him, I guess.
Pure scorer, carry a team on his back… ya, you are right, he is not top 20.
2 way – offense/defense kind of player, ya he is top 20 (at least in my hockey pool which gives weighted points for things like face off wins, blocks, hits, goals, assists). Not saying my pool weighting should be used to evaluate players, but it isn't a bad indicator of a players value for everything not included on the scoreboard.
I actually agree with you here though. I don't think Pleks is the #1 Center we need to go to the cup. He is good, but he is not Toews good. He is a great #2. Too bad we still need a #1.
Ya know the funny thing about the Habs situation is that very few people are open to the idea of trading Plekanec or Cammalleri.
Look at what happened with the Bruins following the Joe Thornton trade.
Cap space for Chara. Signed him and it immediately made them a contender.
I'm not saying that the Habs should look to this route in hopes of acquiring a Ryan Suter. And even doing so with hopes of landing a Shea Weber is a big risk. But moving a guy like Plekanec, who in my opinion cannot lead you to a Stanley Cup victory as your #1 centreman, is not a ludicrous idea.
Edit: The Sentators set themselves up very nicely for the future by moving Mike Fisher. And he's definitely a comparable to Plekanec.
In theory no one should be untouchable, as long as moving them makes your team substantially better in the long run.
There's a fine line here though Chuck. Moving guys like Thornton or Fisher is acceptable because the Bruins and Senators hadn't won anything with them for a significant period of time. Moving a player like Subban or Price is a huge mistake because you have a limited body of work to evaluate. But with Plekanec specifically, is it more likely that we've seen the best of him or more likely that he's peaked.
I'm saying he's peaked. Much like Fisher prior to his trade, and Thornton prior to his.
If you check Thornton's stats, the Gooins traded him at his peak. Pleks and Fisher are the same type of center, with the nod to Pleks for speed and playmaking ability. With no viable alternative, the only way I trade Pleks is for someone with a lot more offense, especially if you want to dump Cammy at the same time.
I wonder. Price is considered throughout the league to be a blue chip goalie. If trading him could yield a Rick Nash, would you be in favor of it? Say, Price, Gionta and Weber/Campoli for Nash and Mason (having a tough year but has had excellent seasons in the past)?
My only issue with trading Pleks is that the Habs have no one to replace him, and the upcoming free agents center are not all that great.
Cammy, well he's a playoffs beast, but I would mind it less if he was traded.
Of course that all depends on what's sent back to the Habs.
I don't want to see Plekanec on another team. My point here is that when you look around the league at teams that have won Cups, they did so with core players much better than Plekanec performing in the role that he's in here.
He, like I said is just my opinion, will not lead this team to a Cup as a key cog. And because of that, and where this team is. I would be looking into moving him regardless of whether or not somebody can adequately take his place. And I would argue that we have two centremen playing better than him right now by the way.
Eller had a great night, and a bright future ahead of him.
DD is playing great and you can't fault his efforts.
Both of them are lesser player than Plekanec, I don't see how either of them can take Pleks load, and that would mean we have either a newcomer or Gomez gets the remaining center spot.
Now tell me does DD/Eller/Gomez/Nokia look like center that can take you to a cup?
Pleks is a top 30 center in the league, he plays well all over the ice and what he brings is difficult to replace.
Also Bruins won a cup just last season with Bergeron and Krejci as their top 2 centers, and I'd say they both are in the same category of centers as Pleks.
What you are suggesting is mini tanking basically.
No that group doesn't. You're completely missing my point. Plekanec is NOT a centreman who can win you a Cup. And as such, you need to find a way to replace him. Whether that be through the draft, Eller elevating his game with more experience, or through the draft.
And if you want to shoot down the idea of Eller becoming a better player than Plekanec in the near future I'll kindly remind you that Eller is only 22 years old. Was considered a potential lottery pick up until about a month prior to his draft and has been steadily improving both offensively and defensively.
Plekanec is not that much of a better player today than Eller is. Though he admittedly is better defensively and with playmaking ability. But the ceiling for Eller has always been higher. We won't know for a few years if Eller will be better, but it's looking like he will be(and I'm not basing my thought on the four goal game). I've been saying this for a long time.
I love Eller, and I definately think he can at the very least be an equal to Pleks down the line, he just is not there yet, but I got alot of faith in him. Giving him the time to devellop is key though, as you said he is still very young.
I don't think Pleks needs to be replaced, as much as he needs another capable center to help him share the load, Gomez has not been able to do it, DD is not doing it either.
Pleks is alot better than Eller is today, the numbers are there to prove it, and Pleks got the experience advantage as well.
Again not knocking Eller, but he needs some time to get as good as he can be.
So basically my train of thought is the team will move backwards if they trade Pleks and don't get an equal or better center back.
I guess you feel the team needs to rebuild, while I think they are just a few key pieces away from a decent lineup.
He is still the the 20th best center in the league for points right now.
With the team that surrounds him, he is still our top point producer.
And we have no one to replace him, people are always harping the Habs are weak down the middle, I still don't see the sense in moving our top center, unless we get an equivalent center back.
Replace him to do what? We're talking about blowing this team up & starting over. Untouchables are Price, PK, Max Pac, Eller & Emelin.
So you would trade Plek for scrubs and hope to sign Suter? What happens if you don't land him. Plus how good is suter going to be outisde of Nashville. As good as he is, and he is good, he is paired with Weber. They both making themselves look a bit better than they are because they are paired together.
No. I would try my best to fetch a return comparable to what the Senators got for Mike Fisher.
With the cap room. I would only pursue an elite player who made my team an instant playoff contender. I don't believe Ryan Suter fits that mold. Shea Weber does though.
Edit: Let me ask you this. How do you think opposing teams' forwards would feel about having to play against Emelin and Weber?
A deal like the Fisher deal for Plek, will send a msg that you are rebuilding, and not many elite UFA are going to want to come here. And Weber is a RFA, so your going to have to wait, and I doublt Nashville will let him leave, I see them letting Suter walk and use that money to resign Weber.
Yeah. And what's wrong with rebuilding?
The Bruins were rebuilding when Chara signed there. Bouwmeester in Calgary. Gaborik in New York.
These teams weren't at the bottom of the NHL. But all of them were rebuilding when those players signed.
And just another point. The Oilers are going to be a major UFA draw now. Because veteran defensemen are going to be foaming at the mouth thinking about rarely playing in their end and having more than a half dozen forward bailing them out every night.
@Tom, you said elite players, Weber is an RFA, so unless you trade for him, whats the point of trading Pleck to free cap space. And there is only 1 elite free agent coming up and its Parise, and with the amount of teams bidding for him, chances of MTL landing him are slim even if we had cap space.
Hell, you could even trade Markov at the deadline if you were so inclined.
Imagine a healthy Markov returning to form and lifting the PP. There would definitely be interest if he was on the market. This being a special teams league, I'd see a lot of contenders wanting a piece of that action come the playoffs.
Markov with the Sedins… Gotta like that. Markov as Lidstrom's pair this and replacement next year… Markov on the Washington PP. Markov with the Rangers…
I think there'd be quite a few teams interested and the return would be interesting. Who among the contenders has some decent juniors on the books? I know the Caps have a Russian…
Florida Panthers are absolutely stacked with young talent.
Bjugstad, Huberdeau, Howden, Grimaldi, McFarland, Petrovic, Shaw and guys like Markstrom and Gudbransson who are already in the NHL.
If Gretzky was trade-able, anyone is trade-able. The point is that you have to get something at least as good as what you give up: maybe just a different kind of player.
"Immediately made them a contender"
Did it? Did it really? Either we watched a completely different league for the last 6 years or I am losing it.
I seem to recall Boston was pretty terrible for a few years (and not that long ago, really). I will be right back. I have to go check out NHL.com. Excuse me……..
OK, I am back. The year after they traded Thornton they finished 13th in the East… not a contender. not even a playoff hopeful
The very next year they finished 13th in the East – Still not a contender.
The next year after that they finished 8th in the East but lost to the Habs in the first round
So yeah. Still want to call them instant contenders?
Yeah it did make them a contender immediately. Because you can't draft and develop an elite defenseman in one year. They went through two seasons of mediocrity to becoming the best team in the Eastern Conference and are now built for the next five years.
Chara makes them what they are. Without him, they get blown out almost every night. He makes that team go. Thornton could only take it so far, Chara pushes it over the top.
Plekanec can only take this team so far, so now it's time to find somebody that we can build around to take up over the top.
immediate or instant contender… nope. Not even close.
Thornton was traded in 2005.
It took 5 seasons for them to do anything relevant. It took them 3 just to make the playoffs.
I don't disagree that the trade gave them money to sign Chara, but it took time for the dividends to payoff (plus some good draft picks the years they sucked, john fergusen jr for picking Pogge over Rask, and most recently Brian Burke can be thanked for setting them up for the next 5 years).
Instant results would have them doing a heck of a lot more than finishing 3rd last two years in a row following the trade… since the definition of instant would indicate immediately, or right now… correct?
Can you see us (Habs faithful) waiting 7 more years to have a chance at the cup (with 3 straight pitiful years)… because that is how long the "instant contenders" took after trading Thornton.
Chara going to the team made them an instant contender because……
1. Had they not signed him, he wouldn't be there.
2. He is the main reason they've been elite and now have a Cup.
Price makes this team a contender almost every night. But this team hasn't won anything relevant yet.
Difference between contender and "team to beat". Get what I'm saying?
I understand what you thought process is (and I even argree with the indisputable facts), but I am stuck on your definition of contender and instant.
Your definition of instant, in my opinion, is completely wrong. If Boston had made the playoffs (or improved in the standings) the year they signed Chara, then yes, instant would be accurate. They didn't. They took 3-4 years just to make it to the playoffs. Not instant. He may have made the D instantly better… but that is not what we are arguing, is it?
Your definition of contender and mine also seem different.
13th in the Division is not a contender… not even close.
The habs, with Price, can contend on any night… but are they a contender?… Nope, not right now. To me, a contender is one who has a reasonable chance of competing for the cup. A contender in the league is not just a team that can compete everynight (but still lose 60%+ of their games). As of right now, the habs are not a contender (and that hurts to say).
Your definition would imply any team that can win a game is a contender… which, sure, they are… but for what? One win, or the championship?
Is Chara the cornerstone of that team? Yes. Did signing him make that team instantly better? Yes, at least on D. Were they instant contenders? 13th place finish two years in a row seems to indicate a resounding NO… but that is just my opinion. But then again my definition of instant means "now". I am also very impatient.
lastly, your reasons for him making them a contender are not really solid arguements. I mean, point #1 doesn't really argue anything as to what he means to the team. All you said was since he is there he is not anywhere else… hard to argue with that logic but it does not tell me how that makes them a contender… sorry, instant contender.
As for point #2. I agree, he makes their D elite (at least one line for 30 minutes a game)… but a 13th place finish is not an elite team, which again, occurred the two years following his signing. Therefore INSTANT deos not apply and CONTENDER is a laughable arguement since they lost more games than they won those years.
I believe I have exhausted my reasoning here… so, agree to disagree and let the masses laugh at our pissing match?
If you're suggesting to the idea of trading Plekanec and/or Cammalleri, maybe the right team to make that trade is probably the Anaheim Ducks.
They have 3 players that they want to trade (due to poor performance according to their opinion) and they're scratching their heads right now on who's going to be traded:
1. Bobby Ryan
2. Ryan Getzlaf
3. Corey Perry
Keep in mind though the Leafs are now in discussions w/ the Quacks. Maybe PG should look at them as suitables come trade deadline.
I get the feeling their GM just gave those 3 a collective kick in the ass. That line can't keep being lazy defensively.
I would love one of those 3… especially Bobby Ryan. I can't understand how those guys are not lighting it up every night.
@ bleedhabs81:
As I said before, I would love Ryan here if Gauthier could make a trade w/ the Ducks for let's say a Gio, Cammy and/or Pleks + a Draft Pick.
If not, let #14 stay and trade those 2 smurfs, Habs need size and grit on their offensive lineup.
Imagine if we have a forward lineup like this:
Dear RC,
Please play Eller's line on the PP. Park big Trav in front of the net and let AK and Larry fetch the pucks and cycle back towards the slot. With DD's line on the other PP wave, we're going to slowly but surely get something going.
BTW, props on double shifting Cole. As long as the big man's not tired, keep doing that… and maybe think about giving AK or Eller the same treatment!
Cole can't play 27 minutes each game, hopefully with Gio back they can all get reasonable ice time.
"He's a power forward and when he's going, he's hard to stop," Moen said. "He has a great shot, makes great passes and he's a bull in the corner when he wants to be. He's one of the strongest guys I've played with. He's hard to knock off the puck."
How telling and very PC of Moen . "When he wants to be" . Its too bad that teammates recognize that AK can pretty much turn it on anytime he wants but a greater percentage of the time there is a unwillingness to compete.
And in other news D'ags bags 3 and Halak 6-0-3 in last nine. Still prefer Price !
Whatever people will fault on him, AK46 is a great asset to he Habs, and it does not matter how many times Benoit Brunet says that AK46 is lazy or inconsistent, because ak46 has been playing great for the Habs this year, and his output per season is quite consistent.
Problem is, I think the max that we should offer is 3 years at 4M, but I think he might be able to get more on the open market.
Well I'd like to see him stick, he's an awesome 3rd liner, and can help out on the top lines any time.
Hopefully PG or whomever holds the GM post can make it work.
It's a contract year… I say get a prospect and a pick. If you wanted to resign him, the time to do it was last year…
I just hope the big guy turns in the kind of highlight reel stuff we've been seeing and goes on a tear. Then maybe some contender will give us a real gem in exchange. There are a lot of good junior players out there who might find a good home on Larry's wing for the next 10 years…
Perhaps a reflection of the money he earns ?
That's why he'll never make 5 mil. plus. IMO
Mabey he's content with 3 to 4 mil and getting to pick and choose when he wants to turn it on. But it is a contract year and talented, players like him don't grow on trees I suppose. Therefore what do ya do with him if yer the goat this year ?
Still think AK-Eller-Moen can compete with anybody in the league.
Habs, OLE !
With the Habs lack of scoring, locking him up for 4 years at $4mil would be nice. Nice, but probably not enough for his agent.
I thought AK had a great game Wednesday, Yeah you're right when AK decides to play, he's dangerous.
It appears we're due to get some more bodies back in the lineup over the next couple weeks. Let's assume the Habs play a few good games and are competitive this month.
Aside from the recurring 'I want Gomez gone' suggestions, what do we realistically expect for player movement to make room for said individuals?
Presumably Blunden goes to Hamilton and White gets a chance to show he can play this year…. and…?
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Many happy returns of the day to Dickie Moore and best wishes for his 82nd year. Dickie Moore 81? Ridiculous!
Dickie was a supremely talented hockey player–for almost a decade in the era of Howe, Beliveau and Hull, he held the NHL single season points scoring record–but the one thing he had more of than almost every other player was character. He gave his full effort at all times, even when injured, and he never gave up, even though he had to play on knees that actually creaked. That's one of the reasons for his nickname, "Digger;" Dickie never held back from doing the gritty work along the boards and in the corners.
If there's one thing that would improve the current edition of the team (other than an infusion of new talent), it's the character, the spirit, of Dickie Moore. He took pride in his club, he put his team first and to that end he took pride in his own individual effort and performance.
Thanks, Dickie, for all those Stanley Cups and for a career that still stands as a grand example half a century later.
A comforting thought.
There are 7 billion humans. The vast majority of them do not follow hockey. Many don't know it exists, and most that do don't really know the teams. Like, I know there is soccer in Korea, and I assume there's a Seoul team, but that's about it.
In other words, there are several billion human consciousnesses out there that do not know that the Bruins won the Stanley Cup, and do not know (or care) that they have won like 30 of their last 34 games, and will likely win the cup this year. It's these consciousnesses that give me hope. Billions and billions of them that think and reflect on all manner of things none of which are the Bruins' likely repeat as Stanley Cup champs. Billions of people, something like 10 to the 20th power neurons, all churning away on things other than the Boston Bruins.
But I thought once the playoffs anything could happen?
Last year the Canucks were the faves, and did not win…
If it comes to a Bruins playoffs finale, I'll just watch professional Starcraft matches.
So besides us (the Broons Achilles heal)….. who has enough firepower to take these clowns down ?
Vancouver again ?
Detroit, Chicago or SJ.
Probably the only teams close IMO, no ?
Probably nobody in the east, especially since "the kid" is done-zies ?
So now what ?
Habs, OLE !
I think the Rangers have a shot. They have a goalie.
But yeah… Unless Sid comes back or Washington finds its groove and gets really hot, I don't see any team in the East that can match the Bs on paper. Not even close.
Injuries could derail them. If either Thomas, Chara or Bergeron were to fall, they'd be in big trouble.
Memo to new GM of the Habs:
Larry Robinson, assistant coach next year.
Here's an oldie but goodie
I think he said he did not want to coach, less so in MTL, as it's a pressure cooker.
Does not want to be head coach but did approach the team twice 2 yrs ago about being an assistant. Air-head Gauthier ignored him.
Wrong Pierre, was Pierre Boivin who ignored Big Bird.
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Go Habs Go!
Bruins paste the Flames 9-0 with Rask in net.
Tuukka Rask turned aside 25 shots to earn his third shutout in four starts and the Bruins won for the ninth time in 10 games to improve to 23-3-1 since Nov. 1.
Bruins look like they will repeat.
All bad things will come to an end. The Bs run will have run its course soon. IF they are still going like that in 3 months, then they have a great shot. Then again, if all them start going wrong I'll be the first to cheer their downfall.
Bruins management had vision of what it takes to build a long term winner . They will beat you at all facets of the game of Hockey and continually build for tomorrow. Cam Nealy would be a great G.M. for Montreal!
they also had some luck in finding an organization as dumb as the leafs that gave them Rask for Raycroft….had extra 2nd round pick sitting around for Nathon Horton from the Kessel deal and picked up Sequin from the Kessel deal.
They also had a league that won't suspend Chara for almost killing someone on the ice cause it was a hockey play
There is such a thing as peaking too early.
I'm a bit more sold on the Blackhawks than I am the Bruins. Though the Bruins do have better goaltending.
Bruins, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins in the East
Hawks, Wings, Blues, Wild, Canucks in the West
Right now those teams are the favourites to make it to the Finals.
Bruins have Thomas and Rask. Unreal.
DD says Cunney told the team to start the game pissed off, I think he knows how to motivate
I liked that coment from DD, not only does he need to play pissed, I think the whole team could use that attitude.
If RC encourages his team to be that way in all of their games, we should not be having this debate about "Can anyone stop Boston?".
I'm sure les boys already picked up his messsage and will continue to do it for the rest of this season.
I remember being a kid in a streetcar [sic] in Montreal. It must have been 1959, and some guy under the influence going on and on at great volume, saying "Moore's going to make it." I believe he was referring to Moore winning his second consecutive scoring race. (Note: it could have been a year earlier and on a bus, but it was definitely in that time period and definitely on public transit. 🙂 )
Somebody is about to set the bar high by trading a well known veteran player for a bounty of draft picks.
Hope it turns out to be the Habs.
scott gomez for 5 5th rounders.
– If the NHL was the Wizard of Oz, Cammalleri would be the Cowardly Lion.
No. Diaz and Pleks have many seasons ahead of them. Iginla has 1 or 2. Besides, Iginla is a Flame for life. I would trade to get that nut Bourque, though.
This. Iginla is near the end of his career, while both Plek and Diaz are still young.
The Hockey News chiming in on how inconsistent Shanny is and how the results are no different than if Campbell were still in charge.
ESPN chimes in as well.
This is why the players need to be allowed to somewhat police themselves…the league isn't doing it
I woder what the suspensions would have been for Lucic instead of Carcillo and Horton instead of Bourque…
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." (anon)
Is it about time the Habs went on a roll? How about a Kaiser, then?
We will see tomorrow night by about 7:30 whether or not the whole roster responds to the win over the Jets. Let us all remember those same Jets were shut out last night in laffland.
I'm sure they'll be calling him Mr. 2 Minutes after the way he celebrated after being named 1st star.
I can't remember if it was a 9 or a 10 to nothing loss to Detroit that chased Patrick Roy out of Montreal's net for good, but will the 9 to nothing loss by Calgary be the catalyst for chasing Jarome Iginla out of a Calgary uniform? Different circumstances, but it wouldn't surprise me to see something dramatic from Feaster after a loss like that.
It was ultimately an 11-1 loss that Tremblay left Roy in nets for 9 goals against.
Will Jarome want out? Tough to say for sure. He is such a huge part of the team, organization, and city. He's 34 now, and still has one year left on a contract with a $7M cap hit that includes a full no-movement clause. If he is to leave Calgary it will be on his terms. I'm sure that there's 29 other NHL teams that would do all they could to accomodate a Jarome Iginla on their roster, but if he does move he will want to go to a contending team.
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Definitely worth a watch, as painful as it is.
Isn't Dickie Moore the guy they named all those trailers on construction sites after? 😛
Good Morning All, well I guess we find out tomorrow night if we are actually about to start a winning streak or continue down our path of mediocrity (perhaps less than that).
This is not a strong Lightning lineup, can we say MUST win game?
Virtually every game from this point forward has a near "Must Win" sentiment attached to it. I reckon they will need at least 7-8 wins each month plus 2 of the 3 games in April. The math means that right now there's only a 16% chance of our heroes going to the post-season, and 90 points is the barometer for them being a slightly better than 50/50 mark to hit 8th place.
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The Habs can lose maybe 13 games in regulation between now and the end of the season. With the Bolts in a funk (since beating the habs anyway) and as far out of a playoff spot as Montreal, the Habs can't waste one of their precious few losses tomorrow.
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Renewed my subscription the other day via check for two years but just got a note saying that the next issue would be my last issue unless I renewed?
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To make sure you don't miss an issue it would probably be a good idea to follow up with a call. The toll free subcription number is: 1-800-673-4595.
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Denny, (and possibly Rich)
First off, let me say that SWAT is a great magazine. Like Bartholomew Roberts I received the same renewal notice. It took a bit of decoding of the address label to determine whether or not my renewal had been added to my subscription. Unlike other magazines, the expiration date is not explicitly written on the address label. For instance, for the Oct 2002 issue the top line of the label after the customer number reads: 0205.....2207....EXP:2501. I do not know what the 0205 represents. I believe that the 2207 is the volume/issue number, except that the vol number differs by one from what is listed on page 3. Accordingly, the 2501 would decode as the first issue of 2005. My suggestion, if possible would be to put the expiration date in a month/year format. tnx. |
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Thanks for the feedback.
To be honest things like this are outside of my area of expertise. I'll run your idea past our Production Director and see if an easier coding is possible. Denny
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Women of faith
By Sundra Hominik, Special to the Citizen 03/19/12
The world marked International Woman's Day on March 8 by celebrating the economic, political and social accomplishments of women. The special day falls during the month that's also set aside to honor women in history.
Women continue to make history today often by accepting new challenges and taking on important leadership positions.
Anjum Ali and Jessica Stewart of central Virginia are two minority women who have taken on unique roles in their communities. Both said their faith is what motivates them to work to try to make a difference.
Anjum Ali – Born in the U.S., she has lived and studied in Saudi Arabia and Canada. She earned a bachelor's degree in international relations and French culture and a master's in Islamic studies. She moved to Richmond 12 years ago. She is Pakistani-American.
A connection may start as two people in a grocery store's produce section talk about selecting the best peaches for a cobbler. Or a connection may start when one woman compliments another woman on the scarf she's wearing.
Anjum Ali, a Muslim, has been part of such conversations that started as polite exchanges and led to a better understanding between two people.
Ali is a board member of Initiatives of Change, which operates Hope in the Cities. That group started in 1990 in response to the need for racial healing in Richmond.
She also founded SpeakingUnites, which provides training and workshops about Muslims and Islam.
Henrico County organizations including a mental health agency and a domestic violence alliance have called on her to help with training or to lead conversations about diversity and inclusion.
Her passion is building understanding and trust across cultures, classes, races and especially religions.
"I just feel that maybe I've had a little bit of a talent to be able to convey to others what Islam is really about," she said. "Sometimes I like to say, 'I would be proud to show the true face of Islam.' "
Ali, who spent several years in New England, said she is sometimes surprised and appreciative of how polite people are in Virginia. Polite conversations can be excellent starting points for changing hearts and minds.
"I like to be treated with courtesy and politeness. And isn't that what we should all be trained to do anyway because there is something that ... on that initial meeting that can open the doors towards people reconciling their differences," she said.
Ali is part of a growing immigrant and native-born Muslim population in central Virginia and the country.
Pew Research Center demographers estimate there were 2.75 million Muslims living in the U.S. in 2011. The Center estimates that less than .5 percent of people in Virginia are Muslims. Ali estimates about 20,000 Muslims live in the Richmond region.
As the Muslim population grows, people's curiosity increases. Many wonder what it means to be Muslim. That interest feeds popular culture such as the controversial TLC television show, "All-American Muslim."
When asked about the TV program and how it relates to her life in the Richmond area, Ali laughed, then she gave the region a good rating as a place to live and practice her faith.
"I have had a relatively positive experience here," she said."I have had maybe only two or three, at the most, incidences where I felt that people were acting a little bit hateful or hurtful because of my faith or my identity as a Muslim. But overall I think central Virginia is a very interesting place to live."
She added that life here is not perfect. "There are doors that are definitely closed to you … but at the same time there's a lot to be said for the fact that people are trying more and more to slowly move their way into being more open-minded."
Jessica Stewart – Born in Charles City County. She earned her bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in English and women's studies. She will earn her master's in elementary education from William & Mary in May. She is a Chickahominy Indian.
Charles City County, Henrico County's closest neighbor to the east, was a secure and comfortable place for Jessica Stewart to grow up. She was surrounded by extended family and many other Chickahominy Indians.
She grew up wanting to become a teacher like her two great aunts. Now, Stewart is a student teacher in New Kent County as she finishes her graduate work in elementary education.
Stewart also grew up wanting to be the first female chief of the Chickahominy tribe.
"I've always wanted to be on the [Tribal] Council, always wanted a leadership role," she said. "I want to be the chief. I want to be the first female chief of our tribe and it's something that I'm definitely going to work towards because I don't want the fire to be put out. I want to keep it going."
At 26 years old, Stewart is laying the foundation to reach her second dream.
She is the youngest member of the Chickahominy Tribal Council. She traveled to England as part of a delegation commemorating the 400th anniversary of the settling of Jamestown. Stewart spends much of her time building awareness of Virginia Indian culture. At a recent multicultural event at the Science Museum of Virginia, Stewart, assistant chief Wayne Adkins and others shared Chickahominy's history and traditional dances.
Dancing at Pow Wows and other events is one way to teach others about her tribe, but Stewart said dancing also is a way to demonstrate her deep Christian faith.
"It's connected to my faith. When I dance, it's a prayer for me. It's praise for the Creator and very, very spiritual when you enter the dance circle," she said.
Virginia's Indian population is 0.4 percent, according to the U.S. Census. In Charles City, which is the Chickahominy's home county, the population is 0.3 percent. It's the same in Henrico County.
With such a small Indian population, making sure their history is remembered and honored is a challenge Stewart and the Tribal Council must face.
"Virginia has such a rich history … I just don't want that to be forgotten … that we were very instrumental in the formation of this nation, this great nation, and we did work together to build this. And I don't want that to be lost in the shuffle of things," Stewart said.
HCPS wins national honor for overhaul of Code of Student Conduct, supports
Citizen Staff Reports 03/28/2017 Education
Henrico County Public Schools recently was recognized by the National School Boards Association for a sweeping overhaul of the school division's approach to student supports. HCPS was one of five large U.S. school systems recognized with a first-place honor in the 2017 Magna Awards, presented Saturday in Denver at the organization's annual conference. The awards recognize school divisions and leaders "for taking bold and innovative steps to improve the lives of students and their communities," according to the group.
The award recognizes Henrico Schools' efforts of the past several years, from re-examining its policies to implementing more support systems. After a two-year conversation with the community through public hearings and other feedback, HCPS adopted a revised Code of Student Conduct for the 2015-16 school year. > Read more.
Environmentalists say budget hurts efforts to protect bay
By Julie Rothey, Capital News Service 03/28/2017 Government
Environmental groups are outraged at the Trump administration's proposed funding cuts for Chesapeake Bay cleanup programs.
President Donald Trump's budget plan, released last week, reduces the budget for the federal Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent. That includes a $427 million in funding to address regional pollution, such as the Chesapeake Bay protection efforts. The proposed budget would eliminate funding for the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program, which received $73 million from the federal government in 2016. > Read more.
President Donald Trump's budget plan, released last week, reduces the budget for the federal Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent. That includes a $427 million in funding to address regional pollution, such as the Chesapeake Bay protection efforts. The proposed budget would eliminate funding for the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program, which received $73 million from the federal government in 2016. > Read more.
Glen Allen ES principal receives REB Award
Citizen Staff Reports 03/28/2017 Education
Melissa Halquist-Pruden, principal of Henrico County's Glen Allen Elementary School, earned the 2016-17 REB Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership. The Community Foundation presents the award to four principals annually – one each from the school systems of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties and one from the city of Richmond schools.
The award recognizes principals who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their jobs to create an exceptional educational environment. The award stresses management and communication skills, and the ability to inspire, encourage and advocate for the school. > Read more.
Grant to help Hermitage H.S. upgrade CTE program equipment
Citizen Staff Reports 03/27/2017 Education
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced recently that Henrico County's Hermitage H.S. will be among 16 high schools and technical centers statewide to receive a grant to upgrade equipment for career and technical education (CTE) programs.
The program gives priority to challenged schools, Governor's STEM Academies and Governor's Health Science Academies. Each school or center will receive $37,500 to purchase new equipment and make other necessary improvements. At Hermitage, the funds will be used for precision machining equipment. > Read more.
Virginia raises a toast to George Washington's whiskey
By Megan Corsano, Capital News Service 03/27/2017 General AssemblyGeneral Assembly 2017
George Washington is recognized as the father of our country, but with a bill signed into law by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Washington also will be recognized under another title – distiller of Virginia's official liquor.
SB 1261, sponsored by Sen. Adam Ebbin of Alexandria, adds a "state spirit" to the list of the commonwealth's official emblems and designations and crowns George Washington's rye whiskey with the title.
The bill, which McAuliffe signed last week, highlights George Washington's contributions to the culture of Virginia as "a native son of Virginia born on February 22, 1732, in Pope's Creek"; "the first American president, commander of the Continental Army, and president of the Constitutional Convention"; and "a model statesman ... universally acknowledged as the father of our nation." > Read more.
Villa's Flagler Housing wins national NAEH award
St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
RIR's Christmas tree lighting rescheduled for Dec. 12
Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.
Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.
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When Jimmy Ryan's mangled corpse is found in a local church basement, this sadistic sacrilege seems to send a message—one that Abbie Kearney believes only the fiercely secretive citizens of the neighborhood known as "the County" understand. But in a town ruled by an old-world code of silence and secrecy, her search for answers is stonewalled at every turn, even by fellow cops. When the killer's mysterious calling card appears on her own doorstep, the hunt takes a shocking twist into her own family's past.
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Years ago in India, Ranjit Singh commanded an elite army squad before his career ended in dishonor, shattering his reputation. He is now a caretaker on Martha's Vineyard, where one winter he secretly moves his family into a senator's house. But when armed men break in and threaten his family Ranjit must use his military training to uncover a trail of deception that leads from the calm shores of the Vineyard to countries half a world away.
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In present-day Russia intelligence officer Dominika Egorova is ordered against her will to become a "Sparrow," a trained seductress. She is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency's most important Russian mole. As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, and—inevitably—forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well.
Elizabeth was a young widow with two small children when she met Congressman Richard Baker, who seemed like the perfect man to provide the security that Beth and her kids were craving. But when she uncovers a dangerous secret about her new husband, Beth realizes he will go to any lengths—even murder—to keep it. After barely escaping with her life, she and her children make their way to a secluded estate in the Pennsylvania countryside, where Beth dares to hope she has found a safe place at last.
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On the day she was abducted, Annie O'Sullivan, a thirty-two-year-old realtor, hosts a slow open house, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she's about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all. Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent captive in a remote mountain cabin is the second narrative recounting the nightmare that follows her escape: her struggle to piece her shattered life back together, the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor, and the disturbing sense that things are far from over.


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Bánh bao literally translates to "cakes that wrap something" in Vietnamese. The dough is made of flour, milk, sugar and a hint of oil. Once the dough rises, it's formed in the desired shape, usually dumplings similar to a pointy turban, then steamed until plump and perky. In general, they're stuffed with savory meat or sweet egg custard (called bánh bao cadé).
I've also seen them plain and shaped into a taco-style envelope at a few dim sum places. This is the version I used to finish the leftover braised duck leg from the night before. I shredded the tender duck meat and added pickled carrots and daikon and cilantro. I drizzled the bánh bao with a mole sauce using the reduced braising sauce adding 2 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate, which tied the dish together beautifully. I was tempted to post this bánh bao bun in my second cookbook, Bánh Mì: 75 Banh Mi Recipes for Authentic and Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches but decided to keep the recipes more traditional. Still, they're a a lot of fun to make and quite versatile.
Since it's the weekend already and I usually post a dessert, I'll also mention that the leftover bánh bao wraps can be turned into sweet treats with the right filling. Dried fig spread, lemon curd (I had jars of the lemon curd I made last winter) and chocolate mousse or the more traditional sweet egg custard are all great choices.
If you live in the Bay Area, don't forget to pencil in next Saturday (May 25th) for my cooking demo and cookbook signing for Haute Potato at Los Altos Library. Hope to see everyone there. Have a great weekend!
Dissolve the sugar in milk. Stir well.
Combine the flour (reserving 1 tablespoon for dusting) and salt in a bowl. Form a well in the center of the bowl. Pour in the milk.
Dust your work space with a little flour. Roll the dough balls in a little flour.
Using food service disposable gloves, mix well until it forms a non-sticky dough ball (similar to pizza dough). Add the lemon juice and sesame oil. Roll the dough ball in a bit of flour so it's not sticky. Let rest for 10 minutes, then knead the dough again. Cover with a damp towel so it doesn't dry out. Let sit for 1 hour.
Roll the dough into a long log, then cut in half. Cut each half into 4 equal portions. Roll them into golf ball-sized pieces. Flatten the dough into 3 x 3 x 3½" ovals. Place on its own small piece of parchment. Cover them with the damp towel and let sit for 10 minutes.
Fill a large pot (that accomodates a steamer) with cold water until it barely touches the steamer level. Add vinegar. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium-high.
Place the tip of a chopstick in the center of the oval, then fold the bánh bao in half, applying very little pressure to the dough so it doesn't stick shut. and place in the steamer (I needed to stack 2 levels to fit all the buns), Steam for about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat. Allow to rest for about 5 minutes. Remove the bánh bao and transfer to a cooling rack.
Serving suggestions:
You can add savory filling. I shredded duck meat and added pickled carrot, daikon cilantro and turned it into a bánh mì-style bánh bao. You could also use them for your favorite sweet fillings.
Bon appétit!
You can find all the ingredients listed in any Indian specialty market.
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (NYSE:VAC) delivered a profit and beat Wall Street's expectations, BUT came up short on beating the revenue expectation. The revenue miss is a negative sign to shareholders seeking high growth out of the company. Shares are up 5%.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. Earnings Cheat Sheet
Results: Adjusted Earnings Per Share increased 85.19% to $0.50 in the quarter versus EPS of $0.27 in the year-earlier quarter.
Revenue: Rose 4.57% to $389 million from the year-earlier quarter.
Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. reported adjusted EPS income of $0.50 per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of $0.44. It missed the average revenue estimate of $391.04 million.
Quoting Management: "We generated strong first quarter growth in adjusted EBITDA, as adjusted, which was up 34 percent, driven by continued VPG improvement and development margin expansion in our key North America segment," said Stephen P. Weisz, president and chief executive officer. "Our top-line results benefitted from higher pricing and improved closing efficiency during the quarter. In addition, lower product cost and leveraging our fixed marketing and sales expenses drove another quarter of strong development margin performance. As a result, we now expect to achieve full year 2013 adjusted company development margin of 17 to 18 percent."
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