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By Ani Zonneveld
Friday marked the official start of the 2012 Summer Olympics where, for the first time in history, women from the Muslim nations of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Brunei were allowed to compete. The decision was made despite internal opposition from religious authorities, and was the result of unwavering support and pressure from many human rights organizations—in particular, Muslim organizations calling out the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its hypocrisy.
Why hypocrisy?
The IOC charter states, "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing a sport without discrimination of any kind … Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender, or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement." This charter does not only pertain to the Olympic Games but to the laws within the participating country as well.
In 1964 the IOC referenced this rule when they banned South Africa from the Olympic Games, citing their discriminatory practices toward its Black citizens. Likewise, in 2000 Afghanistan was disqualified from the Olympics for its ban of female athletes. These are two clear examples of the IOC Charter enforcing its own regulations equally across the playing field.
As of a few weeks ago, Saudi Arabia was allowed by the IOC to join in the Olympic Games while being the only country that did not allow female athletes to participate. This oversight by the IOC sparked the creation of a Muslim-based initiative out of Washington D.C. called No Women No Play, which played an important role in bringing together the diverse voices who believe Saudi Arabia should be expelled for violating the IOC Charter and human rights.
In Saudi Arabia, if you are a five year old girl kicking a ball down the street, it's considered "cute." If you're a 15 year old, it is "haram" (forbidden). Unlike Saudi girls, boys in school have the luxury of a physical education program. Women are banned from participation in any athletic activity, are not allowed even a segregated sport, nor are allowed to attend a gym. The absolute farce is that these violations against girls and women are upheld on the basis of religion. The same religion that declares men and women are equals.
Even more ironically, during the reign of King Faisal in the 1960s, Saudi Arabia had physical education classes for girls and the genders were not rigidly segregated. Now these Olympian female athletes are called prostitutes. So what happened? Is there a new version of the Quran we don't know about?
In order for Saudi women to gain any rights, the women and men of Saudi Arabia will have to do so in the name of Islam, and fortunately there is an abundance of sacred texts from which to drawn from.
From a Muslim standpoint, the barring of Saudi Arabia from the Olympics is a demand based on the Islamic value that men and women should be treated as equals. Saudi Arabia's concession to allow two female athletes to walk under the Saudi flag among men, unaccompanied by male guardians, and with their faces revealed, was the ultimate farce. It was a show put on to appease the masses and hide the true subordination of women that is allowed to continue under the guise of Islam.
For the longest time, the attitude toward Saudi Arabia by International institutions has been much like the commercial slogan, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". This Olympics is a game changer. It has changed the tide in favor of Saudi women, and No Women. No Play will continue to drive that message home until a more egalitarian Islam takes root in Saudi Arabia.
Video statement by Muslim for Progressive Values:
"One of the tenets of Islam is to want for our brothers and sisters what we want for ourselves. In that spirit, we take issue of Saudi Arabia's practice of discriminating against its women's athletes.
We call on the President of the International Olympic Committee Mr. Jacques Rogge, to stay true to the precepts of the IOC Charter by barring Saudi Arabia from the Olympic Games until it ends its practice of prohibiting Saudi women from competing." (July 15, 2011)
Statement by Ali Al-Ahmed, the director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs in Washington: Watch here.
By Ani Zonneveld, Aslan Media Columnist


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The NL East torch has been passed to Bryce Harper and the Nationals. Credit: Getty Images
It wasn't long ago that the Phillies were in the conversation, annually, about the teams favored to take the NL East crown. But with the Phillies injury-prone and coming off lackluster 2012 and 2013 campaigns, those days are long gone.
Washington Nationals
The Nationals rotation is stacked — led by Stephen Strasburg, Doug Fister, Jordan Zimmerman and Gio Gonzalez.
They also have a talented offense anchored by Bryce Harper, and a deep bench. Look for the Nats to approach or even exceed 95 wins in 2014.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves are a very close second to Washington, with a star-studded lineup that includes Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman and the Upton brothers.
The Braves also have the strongest bullpen in the East, led by arguably the best closer in the league, Craig Kimbrel.
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia could finish as high as third, and as low as fifth, (like ESPN.con predicted). If they can at least stay a little bit healthy they should be able to win 75 or 80 games.
New York Mets
A full season of Curtis Granderson and David Wright will help the offense, but the pitching staff will really miss Matt Harvey.
Miami Marlins
The Marlins have some impressive young talent, namely Jose Fernandez, but their offense is depleted, as is their bullpen.

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Guest post – inside Hojoki's mobile build process
This guest blog post was written by Patrick Rudolph, Mobile Lead at Hojoki. They are a Germany-based startup that provide a platform for individuals and teams, integrating all your different cloud apps into one comprehensive app. As well as their web app, Hojoki offers mobile apps for iOS and Android (powered by Trigger.io).
By the time we decided to build our mobile apps with Trigger.io, we already had a web app in place for a year. There were existing processes that made testing and deploying easier, so we figured it might be best if the mobile development takes advantage of these practices. See Hojoki in action with this screencast by Amir of Trigger.io:
Here's a run-down of the various tools, processes and scripts we use to handle our mobile builds.
When it comes to building our apps, we use Grunt, a task-based command line build tool for JS projects. Alongside some predefined tasks, such as validating & minifying your code or running QUnit tests, you can include 150+ plugins or write your own tasks. Luckily, next to their GUI Toolkit, Trigger.io also provides a couple of very easy commands (such as forge build and forge run), which can be easily integrated in a custom Grunt task.
Instead of using this type of build tool, one could also take advantage of Trigger's hook system, which lets you easily perform tasks at certain points during the build process. However, we are not using hooks because we only use Trigger.io for our mobile apps, but want to keep the same build process for all of our projects.
Hojoki is doing a lot of processing on the client side. This means we have a huge JS code base. For many reasons, these JS files are organized in modules and get loaded on demand (we use a custom loading mechanism on top of LABjs). The resulting bulk of modules and dependencies adds a lot of complexity, which needs to be carefully validated. When calling grunt without any parameters, we'll perform two tasks:
- dependency checks (ensure nothing is missing)
- jslint (ensure everything is valid)
Deploy to the web
As soon as we want to build our app for the web, (this also includes the browser version of the mobile app) there are some more tasks to complete on top of the validation. Using many JS files that are loaded in demand is nice for development, but would result in lots of requests for the user if deployed directly. Another related topic is to prevent caching issues for users when updating an existing web app. Our command for this step is called grunt deploy and it performs the following tasks:
- copy all relevant files to dist/web/
- concat and minify CSS and JS
- include md5 hash in minified files
- replace placeholders in index.html with new file names
- gzip HTML, CSS and JS
Deploy the native apps
Lets get to the part where Trigger.io's Forge tools come into play. This is basically an improved version of "grunt deploy" and includes the following tasks:
- All steps from grunt deploy
- copy all files to dist/native/
- forge build target
- delete unnecessary files to reduce app size
- forge run target
- forge package target
- copy a snapshot of the current code base to our revision control in order to have the legacy version available when making use of Trigger.io Reload
In order to trigger the tasks above, we registered the following commands:
- Step 1 – 4: grunt build
- Step 1 – 5: grunt run-target *
- Step 1 – 6: grunt package-target **
- Step 1 – 7: grunt release-target **
* target can stand for ios or android
** target can stand for all, ios or android, step 5 is ignored for grunt package & release
Let me get into more detail on some of the steps mentioned above:
Until recently, we have updated the manifest file (Android) and the Info.plist (iOS) after step 3, to enable custom URL schemes (e.g. hojoki://) for our app. However, custom urls been implemented as a native feature by Trigger.io as of API version 1.4.15, making it very easy for everybody to use this.
Step 4 can come very handy if your app's resources (especially images) vary heavily between iOS and Android. Once the app has been built, we delete all Android images in the iOS build and vice versa. Here is a snippet right from our grunt code:
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log.writeln('\nreducing app size'.yellow); [ 'dist/native/development/android/assets/src/images/ios', 'dist/native/development/ios/device-ios.app/assets/src/images/android' ].map(function(folder2delete) { log.writeln(' deleting ' + folder2delete.blue); rimraf.sync(folder2delete); }); log.writeln('[ DONE]'.green); |
As of API version 1.4.17, we are also using wireless distribution to accelerate iOS testing on multiple devices even more. A possible integration of this new feature into the build tools involves replacing the placeholder URLs and renaming the wireless distribution plist file. Otherwise we'd always need to change the link to the plist file on the distribution page. Of course there are other ways, like detecting it automatically with a server-side language like PHP. Here is our implementation, which runs right after grunt package is finished:
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log.writeln('\npatching ios wireless distribution plist'.yellow); grunt.file.expandFiles([ 'dist/native/release/ios/*-WirelessDistribution.plist' ]).map(function(plistFile) { var pflistContent = file.read(plistFile); var versionId = plistFile.split('-')[1]; pflistContent = pflistContent.replace( 'http://www.example.com/app.ipa', 'http://www.yourpage.com/custompath/appname-' + versionId + '.ipa' ); pflistContent = pflistContent.replace( 'http://www.example.com/image.57x57.png', 'http://www.yourpage.com/custompath/filename-57.png' ); pflistContent = pflistContent.replace( 'http://www.example.com/image.512x512.jpg', 'http://www.yourpage.com/custompath/filename-512.png' ); file.write(plistFile, pflistContent); fs.renameSync(plistFile, 'dist/native/release/ios/appname.plist'); }); log.writeln('[ DONE]'.green); |
Another interesting part of our build process might be step 7. Here we commit a snapshot of the current code base in an extra branch of our revision control, in order to use Trigger.io Reload more easily later on. Imagine you want to fix something in one of your older app store versions, which has many parts of its code already changed by now. How would you be able to change a small portion of the code and push a Reload without having the source code of this exact version? Here is the code:
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if (release) { log.writeln('\nadding snapshot to svn'.yellow); [ 'dist/native/development', 'dist/native/.template', 'dist/native/.lib' ].map(function(folder2delete) { log.writeln(' deleting ' + folder2delete.blue); rimraf.sync(folder2delete); }); // we don't want to commit those var url = 'https://your-version-control-url/snapshots/' + moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD'); log.writeln(' deleting old'); grunt.helper( 'hojoki-exec', // similiar to grunt-exec 'svn delete ' + url + ' -q -m "deleting old"', true, true) .always(function() { var config = JSON.parse(file.read('dist/native/src/config.json')); var msg = '#snapshot of version ' + config.version + ' (platform ' + config.platform_version + ')' + ((target_android && ' #android') || '') + ((target_ios && ' #ios') || ''); log.writeln(' committing "' + msg + '"'); grunt.helper( 'hojoki-exec', 'svn import dist/native/ ' + url + ' -q -m "creating ' + msg + '"', true, true) .done(function() { log.writeln('[ DONE]'.green); }); }); } |
In case you are wondering, hojoki-exec is basically the same as grunt-exec, but with deferreds (done(), fail(), always()). The code snipped above triggered the following output when I released our app version 1.4.2 for both Android and iOS:
What else?
Even though our mobile apps share lots of their code base with our web app, the latter has a much longer history when it comes to a customized build process. Other tools that we have in use, include image conversation and optimization (ImageMagick, pngquant, ImageOptim), image spriting (Glue) and running QUnit tests (predefined grunt task).
Sure enough, there is always more you can do for automation. One thing we'd like to do soon is switching to LESS or Sass and include CSS validation in the build process. Adding support for source maps and playing around with lazy JS instantiation are also interesting topics related to this.
This blog hopefully provided you with some insights to our build process and will help to make building and deploying apps with Trigger.io even easier.
Sign-up for Trigger.io now to get started with your mobile app. Questions? Email firstname.lastname@example.com anytime.


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− | :'''Note:'''Now would be a good time to install the other OS since this most likely is the plan. If installing Windows XP to c: then the boot partition should be changed to type: hidden fat32 [1B] during the Windows installation and then changed back to type: linux [83] for GRUB. | + | :'''Note: '''Now would be a good time to install the other OS since this most likely is the plan. If installing Windows XP to c: then the boot partition should be changed to type: hidden fat32 [1B] during the Windows installation and then changed back to type: linux [83] for GRUB. |
:Of course a reboot unfortunately requires some of the above steps to be repeated. | :Of course a reboot unfortunately requires some of the above steps to be repeated. | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 22 November 2007
General Description
The purpose of this install is to enable use of a RAID Set created by the onboard BIOS RAID controller and thereby opening up the possibility of using GRUB to dualboot from a partition on the RAID Set. This guide uses the regular install, the quickinstall, dmraid and a custom pkgbuild by uwolfer.
Note: You need to build the dmraid package on a working system and somehow bring it to the installation since it is still in AUR.
In linux 2.4 the ATARAID kernel framework provided support for Fake Raid (software RAID assisted by the BIOS). For linux 2.6 the device-mapper framework can do, among other nice things like LVM and EVMS, the same kind of work as ATARAID in 2.4. While the new code handling the RAID's I/O still runs in the kernel, device-mapper stuff is generally configured by a userspace application. It was clear that when using the device-mapper for RAID, detection would go to userspace.
Heinz Maulshagen created the dmraid tool to detect RAID sets and create mappings for them. The controllers supported are (mostly cheap) Fake-RAID IDE / SATA controllers which have BIOS functions on it. Most common ones are: Promise Fasttrack controllers as well as HPT 37x, Intel, VIA and LSI. Also serial ata RAID controllers like Silicon Image Medley and Nvidia Nforce are supported by the program.
- Tested with nforce4-chipset on Core Dump i686 and x86_64. Works with dualbooted Windows XP.
- For more info on supported hardware check gentoo-guide down low.
Backup all data before playing with RAID, what you do with your hardware is only your own fault. Data on RAID Stripes are highly vulnerable to disk failures, make regular backups.
- Prepare
- Boot the Installer CD
- Install dmraid
- Partition the RAID Set
- Install and Configure Arch
- Reboot
Preferably use an existing Archlinux system for this.
- Print out the guides you need.
- Get the latest core image of Archlinux.
- Get uwolfers dmraid.tar.gz and makepkg it: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/4762?getfile=1500
- The dmraid pkgbuild in AUR does not contain the hooks and install scripts, effectively disabling booting from a partition on a RAID Set, so use above package until these are merged into AUR.
# tar xvvzf dmraid.tar.gz # cd dmraid/ # sudo makepkg
- Copy
to the installer CD-image, or put it on a USB-stick. - Burn the CD-image.
- Backup all important files since all partitions on the target disks will be overwritten.
- Reboot
- Enter BIOS Setup and enable the proper RAID Controllers and Channels.
- Set CD-drive as First Boot Priority.
- Save and Exit BIOS.
- Enter RAID BIOS Setup utility and create preferred Stripes / Mirrors.
Boot the installer CD
If your screen can handle it, consider adding vga=795
as a boot option.
boot: arch vga=795
Install dmraid
Assuming dmraid package is added to the installer CD:s root and the CD is /dev/sr0
- Mount CD, install package and find RAID Sets:
# mount /dev/sr0 /src # pacman -A /src/dmraid-1.0.0.rc14-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz # dmraid.static -ay # ls -l /dev/mapper/
/dev/mapper/control <-- Created by device-mapper /dev/mapper/nvidia_geceiece <-- The whole RAID set. /dev/mapper/nvidia_geceiece1 <-- First partition on this RAID set
If there is only one file control in /dev/mapper/ then dmraid does not support this controller or there are no RAID Sets on the system. Current options are to use Software RAID, this means no dualbooted RAID system, or to get a supported controller.
Partition the RAID Set
- Create the proper partitions
- Deactivate all RAID devices
- Reactivate the newly created RAID devices
- Note: Now would be a good time to install the other OS since this most likely is the plan. If installing Windows XP to c: then the boot partition should be changed to type: hidden fat32 [1B] during the Windows installation and then changed back to type: linux [83] for GRUB.
- Of course a reboot unfortunately requires some of the above steps to be repeated.
# cfdisk /dev/mapper/raid_set # dmsetup remove_all # dmraid.static -ay # ls -la /dev/mapper
/dev/mapper/raid_set <-- This is the whole RAID set. /dev/mapper/raid_set1 <-- /boot /dev/mapper/raid_set2 <-- c:\ in windows /dev/mapper/raid_set3 <-- / /dev/mapper/raid_set5 <-- swap /dev/mapper/raid_set6 <-- /tmp /dev/mapper/raid_set7 <-- /home /dev/mapper/raid_set8 <-- d:\ in windows
Install and Configure Arch
For instance use three consoles; the quickinstall script to get all files on the system, the setup gui to configure the system and chroot to install grub.
tty1: /arch/quickinstall, chroot and grub
tty2: /arch/setup
tty3: cfdisk for a reference in spelling, partition table and geometry of the RAID Set. Leave it running and switch to when needed.
Create and Mount File Systems
- Switch to tty3 and run cfdisk.
# cfdisk /dev/mapper/raid_set
- Switch to tty1, create file systems and mount them.
# mkswap /dev/mapper/raid_set5 # mkfs.ext2 /dev/mapper/raid_set1 # mkfs.ext2 /dev/mapper/raid_set6 # mkfs.jfs /dev/mapper/raid_set3 # mkfs.jfs /dev/mapper/raid_set7 # mount /dev/mapper/raid_set3 /mnt/ # mkdir /mnt/boot /mnt/tmp /mnt/home # mount /dev/mapper/raid_set1 /mnt/boot/ # mount /dev/mapper/raid_set6 /mnt/tmp/ # mount /dev/mapper/raid_set7 /mnt/home/
Install Packages
- Run the quickinstall script
# /arch/quickinstall cd /mnt/ /src/core/pkg/
- Prepare for dmraid and chrooted environment
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev # mount -t proc none /mnt/proc # mount -t sysfs none /mnt/sys
- Install dmraid
- This should be done before chrooting into
so as not to get problems with file system sizes.
# pacman --root /mnt/ -A /src/dmraid-1.0.0.rc14-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz # chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash/
- Update nodes for GRUB
- GRUB will have trouble finding
in the chrooted environment unless the device-mappers nodes are updated.
# dmsetup mknodes
Setup Arch
- Switch to tty2 and start the regular installer.
# /arch/setup
- Go directly to the System configuration menu and let the installer use it's autodetect features.
- It is not necessary to enable any software raid, encryption or lvm features for dmraid to work.
- Edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and add
to the HOOKS line.
- It is probably a good idea to do this right after
. Remember to check that the correct disc controller driver was found by autoconfig and put inside MODULES.
- Save your changes and repeat with /etc/mkinitcpio.d/kernel26-fallback.conf.
- Edit any other settings and exit the Configuration menu.
- As the kernel is regenerated check for
Running hook [dmraid]
and see that it installs properly.
Note: Every time the Configuration menu is entered, the autoconfiguration process overwrites mkinitcpio.conf and the fallback config. They need to be re-edited every time.
Install GRUB
- Choose Install Boot Loader from the Archlinux Setup menu and choose GRUB.
- Find and choose
. - Edit
to point to your RAID set's root partition.
- Change
- We are not installing on software RAID if the installer asks.
- The installation will fail, but not before it has copied all necessary files to
. - Do not exit the gui installer at this point!
- This will unmount the file systems we previously mounted for dmraid install and chroot. Somewhat annoying since they are still needed.
- Switch to tty3 and look up the geometry of our RAID Set.
- The number of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors on the RAID Set should be written up high inside cfdisk.
- Example:
18079 255 63
for a RAID Stripe of two 74GB Raptor discs. - Grub does not understand this and needs to be told with 'geometry'.
- Switch to tty1, the chrooted environment.
- Install GRUB on
- Exchange C H S below with the proper numbers and be aware that they are not printed in the same order as they are read from cfdisk.
# grub --device-map=/dev/null grub> device (hd0) /dev/mapper/raid_set grub> geometry (hd0) C H S
If geometry is entered properly, GRUB will spit out a list of partitions found on this RAID Set.
grub> root (hd0,0) grub> setup (hd0) grub> quit
- Add mountpoints to
# echo"/dev/mapper/raid_set3 / jfs defaults 0 1" >> /etc/fstab # echo"/dev/mapper/raid_set5 swap swap defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab # echo"/dev/mapper/raid_set1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab # echo"/dev/mapper/raid_set6 /tmp ext2 defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab # echo"/dev/mapper/raid_set7 /home jfs defaults 0 2" >> /etc/fstab
- Exit the chrooted environment.
- Exit installer, Quit cfdisk, unmount filesystems, reboot and remove installer CD. Pray to someone you did not miss anything important or do a typo.
# umount /mnt/* # umount /mnt # reboot
External Links
Bug report on adding dmraid to the install CD: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/4762
Forum thread that lead to this guide: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=22038
Gentoo Wiki page that greatly contributed: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gentoo_Install_on_Bios_(Onboard)_RAID


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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
12 comments:
- Laurie said...
Wowee! Even if it is slow, it still looks grand! I love the brightness! Keep plugging along - maybe give yourself a Christmas deadline?
Laurie - January 26, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- Natasha said...
I love it! It is very kitchy!
- January 26, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Mary Grace McNamara said...
You're doing great Sheri! Remember that color changes really slow down a crochet project, so I would have to say your progress is pretty good. It's coming out just lovely too! I hope you are enjoying it.
MGM - January 26, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Brenda said...
OMG! It's looking vintage already! You gotta speed things up there before the colors give you away, LOL! It's looking really cute though so if you can't bring yourself to make it lap sized you can always make it puppy size...it's so cute!
- January 26, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- Allie said...
Now that is really pretty - wish I could come help, I LOVE to crochet!
- January 26, 2010 at 7:15 PM
- Deb said...
That rug is looking amazing... the colours really zing!
- January 26, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- Stephanie said...
Bright and happy! I'm loving grannies right now--new crocheter. Developed tendonitis because of it so now my grannies are on hold. I have a blanket to make by Christmas.
- January 27, 2010 at 4:44 AM
- Needled Mom said...
Slow, but beautiful!
- January 27, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Sherri said...
The colors are great! I wish I could crochet...maybe someday!
- January 27, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- Carrie P. said...
Just finished catching up your posts. Love the picture of you and all the flowers.
Congrats on a new pattern and book being published. - January 28, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Maggey and Jim said...
Oh, that is so funny.. bout the crochet.
Maggey - February 6, 2010 at 11:16 AM
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The Latest on Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):
12:25 p.m.
West Virginia set a single-season school points record when Jevon Carter hit a fade away 3-pointer from the left corner.
The basket put the West Region's fourth-seeded Mountaineers up 13-4 on the fifth-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6:04 into the game.
West Virginia upped its total season total to 2,886 points and top the mark set by the Jerry West-led Mountaineers in 1958-59.
There's an asterisk that goes with the record. The 1958-59 team scored 2,884 points in just 34 games in a season that ended with a loss to California in the national championship game. This year, the Mountaineers set the mark in their 36th game.
— John Wawrow reporting from Buffalo, New York.
12:20 p.m.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is attendance again Saturday to cheer for Notre Dame, which is playing West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament for a spot in the Sweet 16. Christie is sporting a dark blue Notre Dame hooded sweatshirt and sitting directly across from the team's bench in KeyBank Center. Christie was also on hand for Notre Dame's first-round matchup against Princeton.
Christie goes way back with Mike Brey, the Fighting Irish coach who began his career at Delaware, Christie's alma mater. Also, Christie's oldest daughter, Sarah, attends Notre Dame and is a student manager on the team.
"We were great friends when I was in Newark, Delaware, and he was a hoops fan lawyer from New Jersey," Brey said. "He knows more about my team than some of my staff. The guy's unbelievably plugged into our stuff, so love having him around."
Christie wasn't looking pleased as the Mountaineers jumped to a 10-0 lead on his beloved Irish.
— Tom Withers reporting from Buffalo.
12:15 p.m.
The Fighting Irish have started cold in missing their first five shots and trail the Mountaineers 10-0 only 3:13 into the game. Notre Dame's V.J. Beachem has missed all three attempts.
12:00 p.m.
NCAA President Mark Emmert has arrived at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo to attend the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The West region's fourth-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers play fifth-seeded Notre Dame in the first game. And the East Region's top seed Villanova faces eight-seed Wisconsin.
Emmert was escorted into the arena by Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference commissioner Richard Ensor, and was scheduled to watch the games from a private suite.
— John Wawrow reporting from Buffalo, New York.
11:50 a.m.
Mike Brey might have 15-5 record against former Big East rival West Virginia. That doesn't mean all of the Notre Dame coach's memories of playing the Mountaineers are fond as the two teams prepare for their second-round meeting.
Brey particularly remembers a trip to Morgantown, when former Mountaineer star Jerry West's son, Jonnie, came off the bench and immediately hit a 3-pointer.
That's all Brey says he needed to see in sensing the Fighting Irish were in for a long night.
This marks the teams' first meeting in the tournament, and first since Notre Dame's 71-44 win on Feb. 22, 2012.
— John Wawrow reporting from Buffalo, New York.
11:40 p.m.
The NCAA Tournament is moving into the round of 32, with eight of the 16 spots in regional semifinals to be filled Saturday.
The tournament has mostly lacked drama so far. Higher seeded teams are 26-6 so far.
Heavyweight matchups are coming.
Afternoon games pit No. 4 West Virginia against No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 1 Villanova against No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 1 Gonzaga against No. 8 Northwestern. The five evening games have No. 3 Florida State against No. 11 Xavier, No. 4 Butler against No. 12 Middle Tennessee, No. 2 Arizona against No. 7 St. Mary's, No. 4 Florida against No. 5 Virginia, and No. 4 Purdue against No. 5 Iowa State.


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Revision as of 13:41, 6 November 2011Seychellois Creole is a language of Seychelles. Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase. Pronunciation guideVowelsA - a (pronounced ha) E- e (pronounced hay) I - i (pronounced e) O - o (pronounced oh) U - u (pronounced ou) ConsonantsB = b sounds like bah ; D = d sounds like dah ; F = f sounds like fff ; G = g sounds like guh ; K = k sounds like kuh ; L = l sounds like lll ; N = n sounds like nnn ; M = m sounds like mmm ; P = p sounds like puh ; R = r sounds like rr ; S = s sounds like sss ; T = t sounds like tuh ; V = v sounds like vvv ; W = w sounds like wra ; Y = y sounds like i in ink ; Z = z sounds like zzz ; Common diphthongsPhrase listSome phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
TimeClock timemidday - midi pronounced mee jee ; 0ne o'clock - ener(pronounced as anne air); two o'clock - dez er (pronounced as days air); three o'clock - trwazer(as in Trois heure); four o'clock - katwer(pronounced as cat were) ; five o'clock - senker(pronounced as sank air); six o'clock - sizer(pronounced as seas air); seven o'clock - set er (pronounced sayt air); eight o'clock - wit er ( pronounced as weet air); nine o'clock - nef er (pronounced knave air); ten o'clock - dis er (pronounced jeez air); eleven o'clock - onz er(pronounced onzair); midnight - minwi (pronounced mean wee);
MonthsJanuary - Zanvye Febuary - Fevriye March - Mars April - Avril May - Me June - Zen July - Zilyet August - Out September - Septanm (pronounced Sep-tombre) October - Oktob November - Novanm (pronounced No-vombre) December- Desanm (pronounced Day-sombre) ==Writing time and dateColorsrouz - red prounounced as woo ooze ; blan - white as in blunt, the n is silent ; ver - green pronounced as vair ; ble - blue as in blay ; zonn - yellow pronounced as zohn ; nwar - black pronounces as nou argh ; gwri - brown pronounced as gwir ; somon - pink prononced as so mon with a silent n ; owranz - orange pronounced as owanz TransportationBus and train'Where is the bus stop?Oli bus stop?' 'Which bus goes to....?Ki bus al......?' ('bus' pronounced almost like 'bis') Directionsest - east ; ouast - west ; nor - north ; sid - south ; Taxi'I want to go to....Mon le alle....' (pronounced mo-lay-al) 'How much is it to.....Comien pou alle.....' (pronounced com-ye pu-allay) LodgingMoneyEating'Where is a good restaurant?Cote ki anan en bon restaurant?' (pronounced cotay-ki ana eh bon restauruh) 'What restaurant would you reccomend?Ki restaurant ou recomande?' (restaurant pronounced as 'restauruh' and recomande as rekomanday) Bars'Where is the ........ bar?Oli bar ......?' (you'd insert the name of the bar) 'Is there a local bar?' 'I anan en bar locale?' (pronounced ee-ana eh bar lokal) 'Where is it?' 'Cote i ete?' (pronounced cotay-yetay) Shoppinglaboutik - shop Mon pe al laboutik - I am going to the shop DrivingAuthorityLearning more{Go there - they virtually all speak English!}


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Not sure how many of you saw it yesterday, but Terry Collins got heated in a press conference when the Mets' PR guy wanted him to tell the media more about Syndergaard. Finally, Collins called him a puppy dog and stormed out. Now, in a move that will be sure to make even the best PR person sweat, the Mets are in final talks to reunite with Jose Reyes. The news picked up steam when management asked that the players' wives not travel with the team. Also, Wilmer Flores better not cry if Reyes joins the team. Reyes smells the slightest weakness and he becomes a slap hitter (of recent vs. of old). So, what can we expect of Reyes if he does land on the Mets, or any team, because he will sign somewhere. Last year, in 116 games, he had 7 homers, 24 steals and a .274 average. Honestly, that's not that bad. He can't stay healthy, but maybe starting in July will help with that. Figure he can play 80 games, which should put him in the area of a 7-10 HRs, 17-25 SBs and a .270 average. Not terrible if you're struggling at shortstop or MI. Maybe the Mets will say eff it and also hire Doc Gooden to cut the foul lines. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Alex Avila
Welcome to the 2016 Razzball Team Previews! You'll find everything you need to know about each team to get yourself ready for the upcoming fantasy baseball season. And I mean everything, folks. We've got line-ups, charts, Slurpees, lube, a guide for beginner electricians, and even a cactus! Well, that's a lie. That's what Jay had last year sitting in front of him. This year? Um…a little less lube? Take that as you will. But hey, we've got teams to preview and questions to ask, so let's hop to it. We a very special guest for this post…James Fegan, to provide his take on what the team has in store this season. Now enough rambling, let's see what 2016 holds for the Chicago White Sox!
Please, blog, may I have some more?I'm not sure if DK has been monitoring what J.A. Happ has done since being traded to Pittsburgh, but he's at the bargain price of $7,600 for tonight. How about we keep it a secret between us Razzballers? Since being traded in early August, Happ is 6-2 with a 2.43 ERA while striking out 58 batters in 48.1ings. His first start as a Pirate he let up 4er and Tuesday night, in Coors, he gave up 3er, but he still K'd 8 over 5.1ings. Throw out those two games and dude looks like Greinke with a sparkling 1.39 ERA and 44K's over 38.9ings. Happ gets the Cards tonight which may seem like a bad matchup, but they're only batting .232 and they're the NL's numero uno in strikeouts versus LHP. Happ's resurgence after making the move isn't a surprise as the Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage is a friggin genius whisperer on a whole different level. This guy is so great that instead of buying him a few beers, a brewery named a beer after him; for realsies, check out the Bucco Blonde. At a relatively low sticker price of $7,600 you can match up Happ with Mad Max at $12,000 or the aforementioned Greinke at $13,100. Let's keep the good times rolling and raise our pints to Ray Searage and The Happ Slapp!
New to DraftKings? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well try out this 10 teamer of Razzball writers and friends to wet your DK whistle. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It's how we know you care! If you still feel helpless and lonely, be sure to subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays.
Please, blog, may I have some more?When Chuck conceived his son Daniel Norris, he was working on set in Asia with Mrs. Norris still living in the US! Wait, did that make any sense… I'll leave the Chuck Norris jokes to the frat boy posters…
Traded to the Tigers along with another nice upside pitcher Matt Boyd, Detroit got some pretty good arms for a rental and they wasted no time throwing Norris right into the rotation. And that's with 12 walks over his last 21 AAA innings! But throw caution to the wind, don't look both ways before crossing, run with the scissors and see what ya got, amiright?!
I had Norris all the way to 61 right before the season, getting a little too rookie nookie and slack-jawed at his Minor League stats. He wasn't awful through 5 appearances with the Blue Jays pitching his way to a 3.86 ERA, but he was a little too wild and his pitch counts got out of hand. So with the move to a better ballpark and to a team ready to unleash him right away, I decided to break down his debut with the Tigers to see how he looked:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Maikellebrew strikes again! And again! Two homers last night for Maikel Franco (4-for-5, 3 runs, 5 RBIs, hitting .312), his 8th and 9th homers of the season in only his 36th game played. That prorates to, like, 189 homers in a season. (Don't do the math.) Perhaps I'm drenched in jade, the mother jewel of sarcasm. Perhaps my cup runneth over with Blasé like a bored rapper. Perhaps I'm all cosmopolitan and citified and other words Charlie Manuel would call me, but why do I get the feeling Maikel is going to have a great rookie year than disappoint for the next three years? Has Bruce, Heyward, Machado and so many others taken away my innocence? Is that a Black Flag bumper sticker on a Cadillac? Don't look back, I can never look back. I sure hope I'm wrong, but with each homer by Maikel, his hype grows and he moves further away from my clutches. But, if we are to entertain the insane for a moment, he's only 22 years old. What does his future hold? Does only the papier-mâché head of Michael Jack Schmidt that sits on Prospect Mike desk hold the answers? Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Member how I was saying yesterday that I owned Zack Cozart in multiple leagues, and he was a top five shortstop this year on our Player Rater, but I didn't really appreciate him? Do I even need to tell you what happened next? Can you guess? If you hold your ear to the computer, does it help you guess? Cozart lunged for the 1st base bag as he was going down the line, hyperextended his knee and is headed to the DL. Einstein was right, "Absence does make the heart grow fonder." Or maybe that was Peabo Bryson. I always confuse those two on attributing quotes. It's usually one or the other. Was it Peabo Bryson who did the theory of relativity? Why can't I spell genius without spellchecker? Questions for another day. One potential fill-in is Ivan De Jesus (1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 2nd homer). De Jesus now has homers in two of three games, that's twice as many homers as his dad had in his final 600 plate appearances. With Cozart out for who knows how long, De Jesus Jr., or as Christians and Nike marketers like to call him Lil' Jesus, could be the shortstop, but so could Kris Negron (1-for-4). Negron, please! If it's Lil' Jesus, well, it's worse than Negron, please! Lil' Jesus doesn't have much power or speed, while Negron, please, at least swiped 30+ bags one year in the minors. Neither are advisable outside of NL-Only leagues. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?"Hello, this is the Liquid Paper corporate office. How may I direct your call?" "Well, I'm not sure, to be honest. I run this fantasy baseball blog and–" "You want marketing. I'll direct your call." "No! No, sorry, I don't want marketing. See, I have this pitcher, Corey Kluber, and his stats are saying he's doing one thing, but it's all a mistake and I see a big correction coming and…" "You want shipping and orders?" "No, I don't think I do. I'm not looking to purchase anything." "Sir, I can't hear you over your cackle. Is someone tickling you?" "I'm trying to get a pitcher to correct himself, and I thought corrective fluid could work. Maybe I'll try R&D." "Transferring you." "This is R&D. How may I direct your call?" "I want to know how I can get Corey Kluber's stats to reflect his ability." "BABIP problems?" "Yes!" "Just have him strike out everyone, get out of the first inning without surrendering any runs, have Roberto Perez consult with Yan Gomes on a game plan, and trust his stuff." "Thanks so much!" "Would you mind taking a quick survey after the call?" "Sorry, I don't have time." Yesterday, Kluber went 8 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, zero walks and 18 Ks. The best baseball fans are in St. Louis. At least when Kluber pitches to them! Hey, I told you to buy him about two weeks ago. Whether you did is on you. Now, please someone talk to Strasburg! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?"This is a smart decision by the Nationals franchise to not let Stephen Strasburg pitch in the playoffs," said every sports reporter two years ago. Let's try another one, Google, just give me the search results from 2010 when Strasburg was first promoted. "He's a once-in-a-lifetime arm that the world has not seen since Sidd Finch." Strasburg, Virginia even considered renaming itself Stephen Strasburg. I'm not joking. The hype was real, prematurely balding man. In the past seven months of baseball: Sonny Gray or Strasburg? Is it close? Who's been better, Strasburg or Lance Lynn? Can I now ingest that laced-Halloween candy that I got from the sketchy guy that I've been saving for a special occasion? Yesterday, Strasburg left the game after three innings and two earned runs, saying he has irritation under his shoulder blade. The Nats say it's an alignment issue that could be corrected by a chiropractor. He'll be looked at by Jon Cryer from Two and A Half Men. Probably from his stupid inverted W. Why not just call it an M?! No idea how long Strasburg will be out, but obviously this isn't great news. But, Part II: If Ifs And Buts Were Candy And Nuts, I'd Be A Diabetic Squirrel, it's better Strasburg not pitch injured and keep getting rocked. But, Part III: But Lives, I'd grab Tanner Roark in case he's moved into the rotation. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?I'll be honest, picking a creeper early in the year is not an easy task. We have small sample sizes to work with, players under performing and pitchers very hard to predict. I ask myself every week as I prepare these: what angle can I find to make a call? What is a constant that doesn't change? Where are my pants? Well, the third question is nearly impossible to answer because it's like trying to figure out where Jimmy Hoffa is buried. The other two are things we always look for, regardless of what point of the season we are at, are park factors, lefty/righty match-ups, Schmotatoness, and batter vs. pitcher history. For example, this week, Brad Miller plays six games and for five of them, he faces right-handers. On the year, he bats .348 against RHP (good thing), but among the five he faces this week, he bats .191 against (not so good), and Hitter-Tron (-$2.5) says he won't be any good. I'll pass too. That's a little snapshot into my process. This week, I'm going for Schomtatoness and park factors to make my call. Would you like to hear more? Oh c'mon, I'll give you some Arby's coupons? Dairy Queen? Fine, then skip to the top 100 and we can fight about that in the comments instead.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Fantasy owners lost two good catchers this week in Travis d'Arnaud and Jonathan Lucroy. Even in 12-team formats, you probably threw up in your mouth a little when you went to the wire and saw your replacement options. God help you if you play in a two-catcher format. But not to fear, for the rookies are here! I'm looking in your general direction Kevin Plawecki…don't disappoint me! When I went over the Top 10 prospects for every team this offseason, I typically spat on catchers in my rankings due to their limited upside. But it's times like these when we need to bite the bullet and take a closer look at some rookie backstops. Here are six rookie catchers currently in the majors that you may need to roster while your studs are hurt. Yes, this list is ranked in the order that I'd personally add them.
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I hate to be a glass-half-empty guy – especially after spending Sunday cocktail hour at the Bell Centre – but that was the New York Islanders on the short end of a 4-2 score.
The guys from Long Island are, arguably, the worst team the Canadiens have played this season.
OK, maybe Calgary … but out heroes, as you'll bitterly recall, lost to the Flames.
Despite a couple anxious moments, there was never much danger of losing to the Islanders, who were playing their second game in two nights and wrapping up a four-game road trip during which they were outscored 16-6.
(Gazette photo by Dario Ayala)
So some sage advice from Donnie Downer – initials DD, like the struggling centre who got two minutes of power-play time Sunday night:
Don't pick out your spot for the parade just yet.
A sterner test awaits the Canadiens Tuesday night, when Tampa Bay visits the Bell Centre. The Lightning sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 12-4 record and a plus-15 goal differential. Tampa bay is 5-2 on the road, 8-2 in their last 10 and riding a four-game win streak into Montreal.
The Canadiens are on a one-game win streak. Beating the Islanders spared them the ignominy of matching the five-game losing streak of Feb. 19-28, 2012 … when the fifth loss was at Tampa Bay.
The win moved the Canadiens past Ottawa into the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot. The Senators, however, have a game in hand.
What I liked about the win can be summarized by the title of a Who classic.
The kids are alright.
And barring injury or ill-advised trade, Lars Eller, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk are going to be more than alright for a long time.
The line combined for three goals and eight points against the Islanders. They were named the Three Stars of the game – and if that's happened with one of the Canadiens' forward lines in recent times, it escapes my imperfect memory.
Best of the three was the CH crest-kissing Galchenyuk. It was the first three-point game of his young career – but it won't be the last. The phenom his teammates call "Chucky" is the most promising young forward this team has had in a long, long time.
In the weeks leading up to the 2012 draft – in which the Canadiens, by virtue of finishing dead last in the Eastern Conference – would have the third overall pick, I bought The Hockey News Draft Preview issue. THN had Galchenyuk rated seventh, behind his Sarnia linemate, Nail Yakupov, Filip Forsberg, Mikhail Grigorenko, Ryan Murray, Matt Dumba and Morgan Rielly.
Galchenyuk had suffered a pre-season knee injury and played only two regular-season games in his draft year. Then the Sting were knocked out of the OHL playoffs.
What caught the eye, however, were Galchenyuk's stats with his midget team in Chicago – 44 goals, 43 assists in 38 games – and his first season in Sarnia: 31 goals, 52 assists in 68 games.
Had he not been injured, Galchenyuk – a workout warrior who wowed scouts at the pre-draft combine – might have pipped Yakupov for first overall draft pick. As it was, he was still available when the Canadiens picked as Edmonton took Yakupov and Columbus selected defenceman Ryan Murray.
Galchenyuk began the 2012-'13 season in Sarnia – 27 goals, 34 assistsin 33 games – and then surprisingly made the Canadiens' roster out of abbreviated, post-lockout training camp. He did not set the league on fire last season – 9 goals, 18 assists while playing a shade over 12 minutes a game – and was overshadowed by the spectacular rookie year posted by Gallagher, his linemate and road roommate.
Galchenyuk has three goals and 11 assists while averaging 15:38 per game this season. His 14 points trail P.K. Subban's 17.
Among the team's LWs, Galchenyuk has eight more points than Rene Bourque, who averages 16:30 ToI, and 11 more than Max Pacioretty, who plays more than 17 minutes per game.
The Canadiens have brought Galchenyuk along slowly, and that's probably a good thing. It's almost certain he will end up playing centre, but after trying him at that position during the Canadiens' road trip to Minnesota and Colorado, which produced two losses, coach Michel Therrien moved Galchenyuk back to wing and reunited him with Eller and Gallagher.
They'll be together for a while. Against the Islanders, the kids were the easily the Canadiens' best line … and my fellow half-emptyites might suggest EGG are the team's only top-notch line.
The jury is out on that. I saw some grit from Max Pacioretty, whose five shots on Kevin Poulin were second to Galchenyuk's six.
The jury seems to have rendered a verdict on David Desharnais, with even Montreal mayor-elect Denis Coderre tweeting the suggestion that DD be given "a one-way ticket to Hamilton." If Daniel Brière is ready to return to the lineup against Tampa Bay, we could see him between Michaël Bournival, who is on pace for 23 goals, and Rene Bourque.
In becoming the first opponent this season to be outhit by the Canadiens (18-15), the Islanders did not unduly tax a defence corps that is vulnerable to the forecheck any time P.K. and Andrei Markov aren't on the ice. Francis Bouillon played 18:22, but that included three easy minutes on the power play. Raphael Diaz had four of the team's 23 blocked shots – one stop fewer than Carey Price.
From where I'm sitting, Alexei Emelin can't get back into the lineup soon enough.
Ditto for Brandon Prust.
The kids ARE alright, but they'll need help as the Canadiens start playing Eastern Conference rivals.
• Stat of the Night, from Guillaume Lefrançois of Radio-Canada: The average age of Canadiens goal-scorers against the Islanders was 21 years, three months.
• Another stat: Pierre-Marc Bouchard's second period goal broke an 0-for-24 drought for the Islanders' power play. The goal also ended a 21-for-21 run of perfection for the Canadiens' penalty-kill.
• November 11 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7MuMnss4Rw


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Democratic State Sen. Capri Cafaro introduced a proposal this week to expand Medicaid coverage and cap the cost growth of the program at a roughly 3.5 percent rate, compared to the current rate of 7.2 percent per year (Source: "Senator hopes bill will spur Medicaid action," Associated Press via Newark Advocate, July 30, 2013).
According to an analysis by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio and Ohio State University's John Glenn School of Public Affairs, without expansion, total Medicaid spending in Ohio is projected to reach $43.4 billion in 2025 at its current rate. With extended coverage and the Medicaid growth rate maintained at 3.5 percent per year, spending could be $37.2 billion in 2025.
State Sen. Dave Burke, a Marysville Republican, said he's taking a "trust but verify" approach with the analysis.
Burke, who chairs a Medicaid subcommittee, said his panel is scheduled to hold a hearing later this month on the numbers and is also having the figures reviewed by another organization.


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The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today at 13:45 CET that the euro zone refinancing rate was staying at 1.0% for the foreseeable future.
This was a given; what really counts was the press conference this afternoon. Could we ever expect anything radical from the calm voice of ECB President Jean Claude Trichet? He was mild mannered in his approach as ever as he indicated the reasons for ongoing generous accommodation. Between the lines he said the ECB was doing all it could on the rates front.
I think that is a fallacy. There is nothing magical about 1.0%. There is no need, nor is there any time to be distracted by meaningless arguments about inflation – it is not there. Just look at two-year German debt. It is at ease as it settles at just 6/10 of one percent.
Today, we should ignore the refinancing rate; goodness me it is currently a pointless rate in terms of driving the market. What counts right now and until the end of the second quarter of 2011 are the other measures that our Friends in Frankfurt have to offer.
There is going to be an extension of so called emergency measures when it comes to bank lending. This will extend beyond Dec. 31, 2010. Similarly we must stop refereeing to these measures as emergency rates or facilities. The need for cheap liquidity to banks is an ongoing affair and this facility is now the Established Equilibrium.
This is an apt term for even the high priest of monetary fundamentalism, the Uber Hawk, Axel Weber, has stated (Aug. 19, 2010), that the ECB has to continue affording assistance to banks in the euro zone through to year end. He wants a full set of seven-, 30- and 90-day facilities held intact during 2010. This will serve to neutralize any speculation that can be generated around the close of the year when markets are thin and prone to volatility.
This is a major commitment beyond the current offering that expires on Oct. 12. Webber does not want the easy credit scenario discussed again until 2011. For one so keen on tight money and a harsh monetary regime, this is velvet glove talk indeed. I am minded to believe ECB actually stands for "Easy Credit Bank."
In the past few weeks, data indicated most euro-zone members were booking moderate economic growth in the second quarter of 2010. However, worrying doubts still persist over the desirability of investing into debt issued by the still struggling nations of Greece, Portugal and Spain. Spreads across the yield curve for these sovereign names are actually trading on a wider spread than on May 10 when the European Union announced a rescue package.
Clearly the market refuses to concur with the argument that is all is well in the periphery of the euro zone. At the core there is an improving economic picture. At the end of the second quarter the ECB forecast growth of 1.0% for 2010 and 1.2% in 2011. The economy expanded 1% in Q2 powered by the surprise 2.2% growth in Germany. Still, the euro zone does not begin and end with Germany mighty though it is.
The level of growth within the euro zone will not accelerate as all euro zone governments have to contain budget deficit levels. The implication is that this will limit excessive debt issuance. Domestic demand is anchored in the doldrums as households improve their balance sheets. The pattern is the same the world over and I just do not see the euro zone having any independent ability to articulate a decoupling from the world. The euro zone model, especially that of the core, is too dependent on external trade as a driver to growth.
This then suggests to me that investors need to take an approach from both sides of the street;
Elevation today in euro zone economic growth forecasts will only go on to vibrate core yields on a temporary basis. Why so? The ECB is copying the Fed and looking to do keep a cheap and easy credit stance. Therefore I say the best investment advice is to
(1) Continue with the emphasis of capital preservation by staying with the 2 and 5 year euro zone core even though the best credit, Germany, only returns 0.61% for 2 years and 1.25% for 5 years.
And go for equity exposure to names that really have a strong track record in the export market, so
(2) Look to the German champions of exports, especially those into the fast growers
Stephen Pope is an independent analyst.


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TV Chef Hopkinson Revamps Bibendum With New Oyster Bar
Reckon that British restaurants were bad until recently? That London is at the center of a culinary revolution like the Britpop musical wave of the '90s?
Simon Hopkinson isn't so sure.
"There are certainly more restaurants," the chef says. He's been a food-world hero for decades but was little known outside it until he became an unlikely TV favorite with "The Good Cook" in 2011 and more recently "Simon Hopkinson Cooks."
"In the '70s and early '80s, I remember some extraordinary places outside London where individuals -- you might say gifted amateurs -- produced beautiful food," Hopkinson, 59, says in an interview at Bibendum. It's the restaurant he opened in November 1987 with the designer Terence Conran and publisher Paul Hamlyn.
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Hopkinson quit Bibendum in 1995 and is currently working with his successor -- Matthew Harris -- to revamp the ground-floor oyster bar. There will be new chairs and menus, with hot dishes and all-day dining. Upstairs at the restaurant, some dishes -- including snails and steak au poivre -- have survived since the start. Harris, sitting beside Hopkinson, says that while the menu has evolved, it's not fundamentally different.
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Was Bibendum ahead of its time?
"We were doing very French bourgeois sort of food," Hopkinson says. "It was a big menu: roast chicken and roast racks of lambs. No one else was doing that. Well, the Connaught would have been and the old Savoy Grill and that sort of thing: saddle of lamb on the trolley, sorely missed. People don't know how to carve any more. That's a sweeping statement but the saddle of lamb at the Savoy Grill was one of the best things in the world. It was beautiful."
These days, Hopkinson likes to eat at Le Cafe Anglais, the restaurant of his chef friend, Rowley Leigh, and Bibendum. He also favors Otto's, a French establishment across the road from where he records voiceovers for his television shows.
He's softly spoken and comes alive when he gets onto food. He lovingly describes the curry on the new menu.
"Our curry has got apricots in it, dried apricots," he says. "It's spicy, though, and it uses a very good spice mix called nihari, which is hottish but it's not blow-your-head-off and it is aniseedy, which is quite unusual."
The revamped Bibendum Oyster Bar officially opens on Nov. 4 at Bibendum, 81 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6RD. Information: http://www.bibendum.co.uk/ or +44-20-7581-5817
(Richard Vines is the chief food critic for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. He is U.K. and Ireland chairman of the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards. Opinions expressed are his own.)
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It's been a rough winter for Hollywood. Usually, at least a few films break out of the grey January and February doldrums to become hits. This year, so far, the biggest film has been Identity Thief, which earned horrible reviews but $110 million at the global box office. Misses include Broken City, Beautiful Creatures and The Last Stand. According to Box Office Mojo, the winter box office was down 39% from 2012.
Hollywood is hoping things will take a turn this weekend with Disney's Oz The Great And Powerful. The movies stars James Franco as Oz, a magician from Kansas who lands in the land of Oz and befriends three witches played by Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachael Weisz. It's a sort of prequel to the 1939 classic and it could earn as much as $85 million at the box office this weekend, according to Exhibitor Relations.
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Of course Oz cost a heck of a lot more than Hunger Games, an estimated $300 million including marketing costs. That will likely be money well spent by Disney though. If the film is a hit it could spawn sequels, plenty of merchandise, TV shows and a theme park attraction.
Reviews have been mediocre. The film scores a 58 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes but that likely won't matter. Oz was a smart movie for Disney. They're taking audiences back to a beloved location while modernizing it at the same time. Director Sam Rami brings along some fan-boy cred but the film is (seemingly) OK for kids as well as adults.
Hollywood is hoping the film will erase the bad taste left by last weekend's Jack and the Giant Slayer. The big-budget Warner Bros. film was a major flop, opening to just $27 million.
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At the February 26th town hall meeting at 8pm there will be 4 presentations. A video by Mike Guadagnino and Jim Barry – during the video entitled "An Inside Look of the Park", different areas in the park are visited and explored and explanations are given as to what the plans are at this point for each specific area. This video will give people a view of the many locations found within the property. The meeting will also feature powerpoint presentations on the proposed BMX Bike Park, Dog Park and Skate Park.
Great White Oak Park town hall meetings have been scheduled for Tuesday January 29th 8:00pm and Tuesday February 26th 8:00pm in the council chambers and will be televised.
Below is the feasibility study/plan and more information pertinent to the meetings:
A feasibility study/plan for a passive recreation park to be developed on the property known as Pleasureland and Mueller's Park was presented by Mike Guadagnino, along with members of the Environmental Commission and Rec Commission working on this project.
The presentation, at the December 19th Mayor and Council meeting, was to announce that the group would like to hold town hall meetings and get Oakland residents' input; the dates of the town hall meetings will be forthcoming, hopefully as early as January.
The group is actively seeking input for the property and encourages all to attend the meetings. Below is the Feasibility Study with corresponding images and cost estimates.
Great White Oak Park Feasibility Study/Business Plan
The following feasibility study/business plan has been provided for the purposes of describing the proposed development of the "Great White Oak Park" (Heritage Hills property formerly known as "Pleasure land/ Muller's Park and FRG). Fig 1 of property at viewed in 1979
As part of an Open Space initiative, the Borough of Oakland, NJ purchased the area known as "Heritage Hills Property" in 2011. This property was made up of several contiguous land parcels in the northwest corner of Oakland. These areas were for the most part formerly known by names such as Pleasureland, Muller's Park and FRG. The total land area runs east of the Ramapo River near the Doty Street Bridge and bordered by several other privately held properties along the Ramapo River such as Sandy Beach and the Oakland Industrial Park (see fig. 2.)
During 2012, The Oakland Environmental Commission partnered with the Oakland Recreation Commission to draft an environmentally and financially responsible plan to develop the property for use by the citizens of the borough of Oakland. The plan incorporates low impact development to create a passive recreation area without the need for extensive capital investment in infrastructure, etc. Additionally, discussion has taken place with but not limited to Police, Fire, First Aid Squad, Borough Engineering and Oakland Department of Public Works (DPW) on the impact, DOT feasibility and costs. The goal for obtaining resources for this Development project will be based for the most part, on donations from the public, private grants and organizations interested in sponsoring various areas of the park.
The purpose of this plan is to describe proposed potential uses of the property and the business plan model for obtaining the resources including finances needed to complete individual portions of the plan. Included in the scope of this plan are environmental impacts along with future maintenance considerations.
Minimizing the environmental impacts of the development is a key goal as well as minimizing the resources needed to develop and maintain the property in the future.
The Plan describes the following:
A) General Description of the Existing Property
Summary of Historical Uses and Aspects
Natural Resources Inventory
B) Listing of Proposed Future Uses/Impacts
Summary Description and Purpose of individual projects
Assessment of Environmental Impacts
Resources needed – Capital Requirements/Budget
Future Maintenance and Financial Impacts
Financial Sources
C) Infrastructure Issues Utilities, Access Points
D) Other Areas of Impact on Oakland Community
E) Development/Market Plan process
The Heritage Hills property is located at (coordinates) in the northwest section of the borough. The property is approximately 40 acres in size. The area is covered mostly in temperate forest trees, low scrub brush under story grassy areas. A small "C-1" stream flows through the area originating from the area near Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 intersection and meandering to an outflow bordered by the Ramapo River by the Doty Road Bridge, The northwest side of the property is bordered by the Ramapo River to the west and Sandy Beach properties. On the east side the property borders the Oakland Industrial park and properties of several businesses. Several interconnected walking paths and trails are present as well as remnants of buildings and paved areas from prior development and use.
Summary of Historical Uses and Aspects
Remains from previous development and uses are still apparent including foundations of buildings which were adjacent to two large swimming pools are in the area known as Pleasureland. (fig. 3 circa 1962). These large pools were filled in several years ago for safety purposes. The concrete bottom of an on older wading/swimming pool in the area of Muller's Park is unofficially now being used as a skateboard park. Underground pumps for the old pool and old building foundations from several other structures are still conspicuous including concrete pads/foundations of several small buildings near the former pool areas and semi paved parking lots and or roads have become overgrown with grasses etc. Additionally the impact on historical aspects with the most significance is a Native American Indian burial ground the location of which remains confidential to minimize the potential for disturbing the area. The impact on traffic into and out of the proposed park is expected to be very minimal unless there is a planned event with expectations of a large number of people attending.
Natural Resources Inventory:
(Stage I complete, stage II to be performed by the borough this winter)
Proposed name of property is Great White Oak Tree. There is a picture of the tree in fig. 4. The tree is estimated to be a couple hundred years old, is majestic and sticks out amongst all vegetation on park. Keeping with the environmentally sensitive nature of the project, and naming the park after the eldest known object growing, the committee feels the name of Great White Oak Park is a fitting tribute to the borough which is literally translated to Land of the Oak.
The following represents summarized descriptions of proposed uses and is subject to change. See fig 1 & fig 2 for an overview map of the proposed uses in conjunction with a present day aerial view of the property.
1) Proposed Project Name: "Pleasureland Walk" (Acreage between Old Pools, River, Sandy Beach and Large White Oak Tree – fig 4
Project Champion – Oakland Recreation Commission
Description/Purpose – Walking paths along Ramapo River (fig. 5) and within property with park benches placed along the path's including facing water along river. Allows for scenic hiking and/or walking with benches to sit and enjoy area and/or rest during walk.
Environmental Impact: Low (no excavation or structures – paths kept in natural state – would require initial clearing of some low scrub along paths)
Resources Needed – Donated Woodchips to expand of several existing undeveloped paths intersecting the property to accommodate emergency vehicles. However most are currently wide enough for this purpose. No plans for lighting in this part of the project. Trail markings and or plaques describing significant historical/past uses could be added.
Future Maintenance – Low (resurfacing annually by volunteer groups using donated wood chips)
Financing – Donations of materials and labor and portion of estimated DPW annual maintenance of $3500
Estimated Budget: Initially $0 future – $500 annually
2) Proposed Project Name: "Boat/Fishing Docks on Ramapo River"
Project Champion – Pleasureland Committee
Description/Purpose -Two docks spaced apart, one closer to Doty Road Bridge and one closer to Sandy Beach property for canoeing (can land and tie canoe to dock) and fishing off dock
Environmental Impact – Must petition DEP because location in flood plain
Resources Needed – Materials and construction for actual dock. Dock must be maintained to ensure safety while accessing river
Future maintenance – Structural integrity
Financing – Donations of Materials. Construction may need to be contracted.
Estimated budget: Pending
3) Proposed Project Name: "Skate Park at Old Mueller's Wading Pool
Project Champion – Recreation Commission
Description/Purpose –Retrofitting of old wading pool into Skateboard Park, Includes clearing of debris and paths access Skate Park and perimeter
Environmental Impact – Low (small amount construction for paths and safety features inside Skate Park) no additional non-permeable surfaces to be constructed
Resources Needed – Pending
Future maintenance – Structural integrity and maintenance of paths
Financing – Donations of Materials. Any construction may need to be contracted.
Click here for JIF Guidelines being followed in the planning of the Skate Park.
Estimated budget: $32,250 including one-time construction to clear away pool and skate park equipment
4) Proposed Project Name: Jill Schwertfeger Memorial Dog Park
Project Champion – Ryan Schwertfeger
Description/Purpose – Provide an area of approxiemmtately1 acre for dog and dog owners to interact and be allowed to run exercise and socialize in a contained and safe environment. The actual dog runs would consist of two fenced areas approximately 80 x 230 feet and 80 x 150 feet. Project would include paths, benches, and signage
Environmental Impact – Medium (Construction for fencing paths and benches) must be cognizant to remain off flood plain
Resources Needed – Fencing, mulch, labor materials for benches, construction
Future maintenance – Additional mulching and maintenance of paths
Financing – Donations of Materials and resources. Any construction may need to be contracted.
Estimated budget: $ 54,000
5) Proposed Project Name: "Great Lawn Band Shell"
Project Champion – Recreation Commission
Description/Purpose – In area between Mueller's Drive, proposed parking lot and property line of bowling alley provide an area of approximately 2 acres for a great lawn open space for use for various activities including listening to music or other entertainment from a band shell constructed on the north end near the bowling alley side of the park. Project would include clearing of existing scrub brush, construction of band shell, paths, benches, signage and one time rehabilitation of lawn area.
Environmental Impact – Medium (clearing of brush, construction of band shell running of utilities). Proposal to transplant saplings found during clearing. Return area to original state
Resources Needed – Labor materials for clearing brush, construction of band shell benches
Future maintenance – Additional mulching and maintenance of great lawn and paths
Financing – Donations of Materials and resources. Any construction may need to be contracted.
Estimated budget: $ 56,500 O&R said they would hook-up electricity to band shell at no cost
6) Proposed Project Name: "Botanical Gardens"
Project Champion – Great White Oak Park Committee
Description/Purpose – In the area of the filled in pool areas. Provide an area of approximately 1 acre of open space for use by the Oakland Garden Club for various garden activities including an organic Botanical garden
Environmental Impact – Medium (clearing of brush, construction of band shell running of utilities). Proposal to transplant saplings found during clearing
Resources Needed – Labor materials for rehabilitation soil and construction of deer fencing. Possible need of water source for irrigation
Future maintenance – Additional mulching and maintenance of irrigation, fencing and paths
Financing – Donations of Materials and resources. Any construction may need to be contracted.
Estimated budget: $1000
Existing Utilities
According to preliminary discussions with Oakland DPW and other borough records, several utilities are already located on the property, including electrical service and water lines. The proposed use of the park will emphasize minimal use of utilities including lighting as the park will be closed at dusk. Existing utility connections will need to be surveyed and requirements for each individual project will need to be evaluated further.
Vehicle Access Points
Access to the area currently is available through several points including one nearDoty Street Bridge and other "unofficial" entrance points near the Holiday bowl, and Portobello Restaurant. Access to areas around the designated C-1 stream needs to be further evaluated to determine if state NJDEP permits are required when renovating any existing structures near these areas. No additional impact on the C-1 stream is being considered at this time, however, in order to provide usable access to various areas for park use and emergency response and security these areas must be improved. The largest single expense associated with this development project is the resurfacing of these previously paved areas as described below.
Presently there is a roadway from Rt. 202 between Mueller's Park and Portabellos's Restaurant/house that makes a left upon park entrance and into Mueller's park. Old parking lots are found at the end of this road. Road to be named Mueller's Drive.
Driving Access #1: preferred route.
If environmentally feasible drive in from driveway adjacent to Portabello's Restaurant and house. Drive onto Mueller's Drive, park in lot areas. When leaving continue towards Doty Road and exit. Mueller's Drive would be a one way road taking drivers from the Portabello's area to Doty Rd. Issues are whether there needs to be a second bridge and/or driving accessibility over the C-1 stream, one roadway exist but must be declared engineering safe.
Driving Access #2: if Access #1 is not environmentally feasible and/or may be the initial access until an potential future driving bridges as outlined in Access #1 are approved. Entrance and exit would take place from Mueller's Drive (starting and ending at area which is adjacent to Portabello's Restaurant and house). Exit will be a right turn only. Those wishing to turn left onto Rt. 202 would need to make a left onto Plaza Road, then left onto Post Road and proceed to make a left on to Rt. 202 at light. Doty road entrance would allow for small parking area for those accessing the Pleasureland area of the property.
Entrance from Rt. 202 will be right hand entrance only (accessible only from Rt. 202 driving towards Pompton Lakes). Those coming from the other direction will be directed onto Plaza road, make a left onto Post Road and a left at the light which will put them on the other side of Rt. 202 enabling a right hand turn into Mueller's Drive.
There is an access entrance/exit located on Rt 202 approximate half way between Mueller's Drive entrance and Doty Road. This entrance/exit has a small road that ends half way between the two parks. This road may be used as an emergency egress/ingress.
Resources Needed – Labor materials for resurfacing and installation of solar lighting and Low wooden parking fences that coral parking area
Future Maintenance – TBD
Financing – Donations of Materials and resources. Any construction may need to be contracted.
Estimated budget: $134,500 to reconstruct roadway and parking lots
1) Historical Areas – The final Development plan will include information with respect to protecting Next to Doty Road and River walk – old Pleasureland swing set
-Just off old pools closer to walking paths – floor of Pleasureland First Aid Squad
-Towards end of Mueller's Drive closer to Rt. 202 – old floor to building
-Next to skate park – Mueller's Park pool shed
-Area over Pleasureland Pools
-Poles located in walking trails – Mueller's Park golf driving range
A) known historical areas and artifacts on the property these include the following Historical An area known to be Native American Burial Ground
B) Other Areas of significance:
2) Traffic Impact discussed with Oakland Police and Fire. Roads to be at least 25ft wide to accommodate emergency vehicles. Traffic effects as posted above under part C Driving Access.
Great White Oak Park town hall meetings have been scheduled for Tuesday January 29th 8:00pm and Tuesday February 26th 8:00pm in the council chambers and will be televised.
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Brett Alan Dresses Up Like Guy Fieri For Halloween [PICTURES]
I've been kind of only going half at it for the last couple years on Halloween. You know what I mean. You get a "costume," but you really don't put much effort into it. This year, though, I said in the summer that I was going to dress up like Guy Fieri for Halloween.
You may have seen the show 'Diners, Drive Ins and Dives' or the game show 'Minute To Win It'. Fieri is the host of both of those shows. I've always thought that he and I didn't look that much different and decided that this year, I was going to see how close I could get to looking like him.
So I went to the girl who cuts my hair and asked if she could do it. She responded, "I can do anything." And I'm starting to believe she is right. I think she nailed it. What do you think?


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CANCER IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOTHERAPY: Delivering the Promise
Masur and Lipsett Auditorium, Blg 10
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Sponsored by the Center of Excellence in Immunology, NCI
Registration for this years meeting in now closed, and no waitlists are being accepted at this time. Registration for the 2015 meeting will begin next spring.
This two-day national symposium addresses recent advances in the field and should be an exciting forum for discussion and debate on the current understanding of the immunotherapy of cancer.
Sessions will include:
- Adoptive Cell Therapies
- Genetic Engineering of the Immune System
- Checkpoint Modulators
- Other Approaches to Cancer Immunotherapy
For hotel accomodations, please visit http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/visitor/hotels.shtml.