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Saturday, June 14, 2008

ode to mi padre

My Dad! Yup, my Dad. It's Father's Day and I want to give my Dad the gift of bragging on him. First, I'm so thankful to God that I still have my Dad here, so that I can say, "Happy Father's Day, Dad!" I know so many don't and my heart aches. But for today, I'm thankful.

So, who is my dad? By the picture, you might think he's some crazy nutso case. But, no, my Dad is one of God's most gentle of men. He cares for the hurting and the helpless. He's taking some toys to some center in the picture above.

I'm my Dad's only daughter and my earliest memory of me and my Dad was about the age of 2 ish. It was my Dad's job to take me to get my first hair cut and being a young father (21), my Dad took me to the only hair cutting place he knew - his barber. Well, you can only imagine what I looked like.

The legacy my Dad is leaving is one of being a hard worker. His father instilled that in him and he instilled that in my brothers and me. Dad wasn't a slave master though, just a good, steady, hard worker. Dad didn't cut corners, just worked thorough.

Another legacy point my dad will leave is his love for the outdoors. I remember many camping trips to the White Mountains here in Arizona. My dad (and mom) always sacrificed to provide the best they could for us four kids. I remember trips to Disneyland - all four of us kids in the back of a little VW.

I don't remember Dad being an angry father. I actually don't ever recall either of my parents yelling or raising there voice at each.

One thing a daughter always needs is to feel protected by her father. In spite of my dad's few words - some lectures - but mostly not - I felt very protected by him. Sometimes, though I'd wish he'd said more to me.

Dad has a love of good music. I can remember Mitch Miller and Jim Reeves and other classic type of musical artists. Music was important to my Dad. I would always enjoy when he unpacked his accordion and play. I remember him taking me to my own accordion lessons.

One of my fondest memories was when I went through a painful divorce. Both my Dad and Mom sensed that I was not in a good place and both just showed up at my home. I so appreciate both my parents for rescuing me from an abusive marriage. They packed all my belongings and moved me and my daughters to the safety of their home.

Dad grew up in the Bronx, NYC. It's so strange to me that this New Yorker has made his home in Texas over the past 28 years.

My Dad is a man of many dreams - some fulfilled and many not. I think one of my Dad's dreams is to settle in the quaint town of Prescott, AZ. He and Mom would fit in there just right. Anyone want to buy their super cool house in Wichita Falls, Texas so they could move to Prescott? Please!

He was always an entrepreneur with great ideas - some that took off and some that didn't. My Dad is a smart guy. He understands politics and writes letters to those who are doing things he doesn't agree with.

Dad's also a great photographer. He has this totally creative side that I'd still like to see be tapped into. Dad's also done some gardening at his home in Texas. Way cool Dad.

My Dad is also very GREEN. He actually got on my "case" about waste and neglect for the earth and challenged me to do my part. Thanks Dad.

My Dad is a lover of life. He's an over comer. About five years ago, he overcame throat and thyroid cancer. I've never seen anyone be so strong going through such a hell as that. My Dad is a fighter. At all odds he's a fighter and I'm so thankful he is.

Dad...I am so proud to be your daughter - I love you...and well....really pray that you and Mom move closer . . . to Prescott????? Happy Father's Day! me

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the boy with the arab strap lyrics – belle & sebastian

a mile and a half on a bus takes a long time
the odour of old prison food takes a long time to p*ss you by
when you’ve been inside
day upon day of this wandering gets you down
n*body gives you a chance or a dollar in this old town

hovering silence from you is a giveaway
squalor and smoke’s not your style
“i don’t like this place”
we better go
then i compare notes with your older sister
i am a lazy gett, she is as pure as the cold driven snow
she accepts my confession

what did you learn from your time in the solitary
cell of your mind?
there was noises, distractions from anything good
and the old prison food
colour my life with the chaos of trouble
cause anything’s better than posh isolation
1 missed the bus
you were laid on your back
with the boy from the arab strap
with the boy from the arab strap

it’s something to speak of the way you are feeling
to crowds there *ssembled
do you ever feel you have gone too far?
everyone suffers in silence a burden
the man who drives minicabs down in old compton
the asian man
with his love hate affair
with his racist clientele

a central location for you is a must as you stagger about making free with your lewd and lascivious boasts
we know you are soft cause we’ve all seen you dancing
we know you are hard cause we all saw you drinking from noon
until noon again
you’re the boy with the filthy laugh
you’re the boy with the arab strap

strapped to the table with suits from the shelter shop
comic celebrity takes a back seat as the cigarette catches
and sets off the smoke alarm
what do you make of the cool set in london?
you’re constantly updating your hit parade of your ten biggest w*nks
she’s a waitress and she’s got style
sunday bathtime could take a while

/ belle sebastian lyrics


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On one stretch of California coast, it’s sand, sea, and man vs. beast

A years-long legal battle for a La Jolla cove may be ending – but for activists on both sides, the seal saga goes on.

It’s a sunny summer Tuesday, and in the waters off La Jolla Cove, kayakers paddle toward underwater caves and swimmers dot the surface. At Children’s Pool, a sliver of beach sheltered by a 300-foot-long crescent-shaped wall, the sand is white, the water is a shimmery blue-green, and the smell – well, the smell is terrible.

The air is thick with the stench of seal poop – a scent as sour as the years-long battle for this tiny piece of shoreline. For over a decade, it’s been the pinnipeds vs. the people in a fight for control, with activists on both sides using everything from heckling and restraining orders to lawsuits and a stun gun to draw and redraw their respective lines in the sand.

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Seals have been gathering here since the 1990s, gradually making Children’s Pool – created as a place for families and children – a seal rookery, a place for the animals to have babies, rest, and relieve themselves. These days, given the water’s bacteria levels, it’s no longer considered safe for humans to swim.

Until very recently, the city was asking visitors to stay behind a rope barrier that protected seals lounging at the water’s edge. But in 2005, a California Superior Court ordered the city to take down the rope, remove the seals, and clean up the pool. Animal-rights activists appealed the decision, but last month, a US Appeals Court refused to hear their case. The California Supreme Court has also declined to hear it. The city has already begun the permitting process to clear the way for dredging, says Stacey LoMedico, San Diego’s Parks and Recreation director. But that process will probably take years, and in the meantime, the battle rages on.

Today is quiet: About 50 brown and gray seals rest on the beach. Several signs warn that seals are protected by federal law; other signs, posted by animal-rights activists, beg visitors to “Respect The Seals and Other Seal Watchers By Not Going On The Beach.” On this perfect beach day, Children’s Pool sits unused, at least by humans.

But on weekends, Children’s Pool becomes a war zone, the site of an ongoing showdown between animal-rights activists and the divers and swimmers who don’t want their beach access trumped by pinnipeds. Over the July 4 holiday weekend, pro-public-access activists used a bullhorn to encourage visitors to use the beach. One pup died after reportedly being stepped on; SeaWorld rescued another.

“It’s pretty wild,” says Tom Sauer, a retired attorney and longtime La Jolla resident who believes the beach should be returned to the people. On weekends, “People stand here yelling at each other,” he says. “I don’t come down here then. I don’t like the vibe.”

Children’s Pool is one of the only urban beaches in the country where harbor seals congregate – this, despite attention from tens of thousands of tourists each month.

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“This is a rare thing,” says Bryan Pease, founder and general counsel of the San Diego-based Animal Protection and Rescue League. “This is a place to see seals behaving naturally in their natural environment.”

But how natural is it for seals to give birth a stone’s throw from pricey boutiques, four-star restaurants, and luxury hotels?

“It’s just the evolution of the coastline,” says Mr. Pease. “No one predicted this 80 years ago, when they built the sea wall.”

That 300-foot-long stone wall was the gift of philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, who hoped to make the beach a safe place for children to play and swim. In 1931 the state deeded the land to the city of San Diego with a few conditions, including its exclusive use as a public park and children’s pool. But the same wall that made this sandy nook tranquil enough for children has, over time, made it attractive to seals.

Advocates of the seals’ presence point out that the deed doesn’t say seals can’t use the beach. And the seals, after all, have been in this area for thousands of years. “Expecting them not to use the beach when it’s a prime haul-out [resting] area is asking too much,” says Vicky Cornish, vice president for marine-wildlife conservation at Ocean Conservancy in Washington D.C.

As for humans and seals sharing the beach, Mr. Sauer says simply, “It doesn’t work.” Even what to call the area is a point of contention. Pro-seal activists call it Casa Beach; pro-public-access activists call it Children’s Pool.

Sauer, walking along the coastline, points out the route he swims nearly every day. When he gets to Children’s Pool, the beach is empty except for a few seals.

“This is what shared use looks like,” he says. Pro-seal activists man an information table and hand out brochures. Several times each week, they videotape pro-public-access advocates who walk or run close to seals on their way into Children’s Pool. Those swims – tainted water and all – are part of the opposite side’s effort to flush seals back into the water and make a point about public access.

If human beachcombers are rare, that may be because it’s not entirely clear what they’re allowed to do. While some signs warn people to leave seals alone, others read: “There is no law against using this public beach.” The rules are confusing, the signs and the activists sometimes intimidating. Most people keep to the top of the stone wall and to walkways above the beach – a sight that continually frustrates Sauer.

“This beach belongs to the public ... for full recreational use,” he says. “Seals don’t need the level of protection where we tell people, ‘You can’t swim on this beach, you can’t walk on this beach.’ Look, I love the seals; my wife loves the seals. But they can go to the other side of the beach, to the reefs.... We have a colony here of 200 – they won’t be gone.”

Experts say Sauer is probably right. Seals are found widely in the North Pacific, from Alaska to Baja California. Pam Yochem, a marine biologist at San Diego’s Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, estimates that there are about 1,000 seal haul-out sites in California, with four in southern California.

These days a security guard spends weekends on the beach, charged with keeping the place accessible to people and keeping the people from harassing the seals.

On a recent Saturday, a group of cyclists from Oceanside, Calif., stand on a walkway overlooking Children’s Pool. “It’s a lot more fun watching seals than watching kids,” says one.

A man from Amsterdam photographs a pup and says, “There are other spots to swim, but only one spot for the animals.”

Matt Hough, a San Diegan, sits enjoying the view. The mere mention of the ongoing tug-of-war irritates him. “The city should just take down the wall,” he says. “If the seals stay, they stay. There’s tons of shoreline here. Really, there are safer places to take kids to swim.”

The next day, I take my own kids to Children’s Pool, and the controversy becomes a family debate. About 50 seals are on the beach, and a few pups flop-hop around. My daughter, who is 12, snaps photos and finds it “weird” that we’re reluctant to go down the steps. “I think it should be for the kids. It’s such a special place for swimming,” she says.

My son believes the seals should stay. “You can’t control nature. It does whatever it’s going to do,” he says, sounding awfully contemplative for a 9-year-old. “And they are really cute.”

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Educated and radical: Why Pakistan produces Faisal Shahzads

In Pakistan, educated middle-class youths such as Faisal Shahzad, the accused Times Square car bomber, have ready access to jihadist and other radical, anti-American resources.

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What turns the affluent and educated offspring of the Pakistani middle-classes – young people such as Faisal Shahzad – toward militancy?

That’s a question some Pakistani analysts are mulling following the arrest last week of the accused Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad. If found guilty, he would add to a string of high-profile college-educated terrorists of Pakistani origin, including “Lady Al Qaeda” Aafia Siddiqui and 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

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While the United States and the international community attempt to combat religious extremism through economic development, such as a recent American aid package to Pakistan pledging $7.5 billion of nonmilitary aid over 5 years, some argue that fighting poverty and illiteracy are not enough. Instead cultural factors, such as a virulently anti-American media, “toxic” syllabi at public schools, and the general availability of jihadist material may have become dangers as well.

Mr. Shahzad spent his formative years in Pakistan during the rule of the hard-line Gen. Zia-ul-Haq, who instituted a school curriculum that bred intolerance toward religions other than Islam and glamorized militancy, notes Pervez Hoodbhoy, a social commentator and professor at Islamabad’s Quaid-i-Azam University.

“Murderous intent follows with the conviction that the US is responsible for all ills, both in Pakistan and the world of Islam,” he writes in Dawn, a leading English-language daily.

'Pakistan's answer to Glenn Beck'

Unchecked hate speech and rampant conspiracy theories in Pakistan may also play a part in radicalizing some of the nation’s educated youth, says Sherry Rehman, a lawmaker from the ruling Pakistan People’s Party who was until recently the country’s Information Minister.

“These [programs] need to be looked at and reviewed. Instead of demonizing the Taliban, they glamorize them,” she says.

One of the most popular nightly TV shows hosted by Zaid Hamid regularly unfurls elaborate sinister theories about how the US is attempting to destabilize Pakistan. Mr. Hamid is dubbed by some as “Pakistan’s answer to Glenn Beck,” the popular talk show host on Fox News derided by many as promoting outlandish theories.

Hamid also advocates the Pakistani conquest of longtime rival India and has suggested that the 2008 Mumbai attacks were staged to victimize Pakistan, in the same way the 9/11 attacks were “staged.” The show has a massive following among Pakistani youth, and supporters include celebrities such as rock star Ali Azmat and fashion designer Maria B.

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Jihadist websites

Another concern, not only in Pakistan, is easy access to jihadist websites. On Monday, Fox News reported that while in the US, a man named Faisal Shahzad became a regular commenter on Islamist Salafist sites with connections to Al Qaeda.

Such sources can help steer personal crises or political resentment into ideological anger. Media reports have said Shahzad may have been in dire straits financially or angry at US military action in Muslim countries.

Many Pakistanis have legitimate concerns regarding the US involvement in Afghanistan and the negative impact it has had upon Pakistan since 9/11, says Cyril Almeida, a Dawn columnist. But he says that what sets Pakistan apart from other countries with populations that are hostile toward the US, in Latin America for example, is the ease with which angry youth are able to seek out jihadist material and find so-called "hangers" – a sort of career adviser in militancy who will act as a counselor and make the necessary introductions to jihadist groups.

Mr. Almedia notes that, even when Pakistani media name mosques that are affiliated with banned jihadist groups, the government or police do not act on that information.

“If this [material] wasn’t out there and accessible,” he says, then people like Shahzad “would not be able to move from Phase A, which is some kind of vague anger at the sins committed by America, to Phase B, which is violent extremism.”

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By Brandon LeBourveau
If you have watched the Rangers closely this season, Dan Blackburn has been a pleasant surprise. There were not many people who actually believed he could make the NHL at 18-years-old, but he is proving them wrong. In 6 games (5 starts), he is 2-3-0 with a 3.21 goals against average and a .899 save percentage. His numbers are not sparkling, but he has shown that he is not out of place in the NHL. The majority of the goals he has allowed have been mostly because of the Rangers’ horrible defense. There are not many goalies in this league who can consistently make 2 or 3 saves on one play. The Rangers’ defenseman have been horrible at picking up their man in the defensive zone and can’t clear the puck away from the net to save their life. Blackburn has made at least 1 or 2 outstanding saves in each game he’s played, and it was no different Friday night against Carolina. Blackburn was able to slide across the crease on one play with the pads stacked to stuff a Carolina attempt at a tap-in goal. The shot hit Blackburn right above the knee and he was down for a few minutes, but he shook it off and remained in the game. Minutes later he robbed another Carolina player in the slot with a lightning-quick glove save on a shot labeled to the top corner. That save was featured on ESPN’s Top Plays on Sportscenter that night.

Even though Blackburn has been impressive, the Rangers still have to ponder whether or not to keep him for the season or send him back to the Kootenay Ice of the WHL. Blackburn has up until 10 games before his contract kicks in and thus the Rangers have to pay him his full salary. The money is no problem to the Rangers, but the question is what will be better for Blackburn’s development. He could go back to juniors, dominate the WHL again, probably be the starting goaltender for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships, which takes place in late December in the Czech Republic, or remain with the Rangers as the back-up to Mike Richter for the rest of the season. Dan still has 5 more games left to audition before the Rangers have to make a decision. The Rangers face a tough schedule this month, as they have games against the Islanders, Flyers, Penguins, Avalanche and Capitals, as well as a few other decent teams. It remains to be seen when head coach Ron Low will start Blackburn again, but expect him to get about a handful of starts this month. Now is the time for young Danny to continue to be impressive and force the Rangers to keep him on Broadway.

Honestly, who’s surprised that Ryan Hollweg has gotten off to an excellent start with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL? Hollweg is capable of becoming a Brenden Morrow-type player. There were two things that caused him to drop in the draft, the fact that he’s not that big (5’10 204 lbs) and the fact he played on a weak Medicine Hat team. The Tigers’ have improved this season, and Hollweg is right in the thick of things. He already has 9 goals and 22 points in 19 games this season, along with 34 penalty minutes. This comes after he only had 19 goals and 58 points in 65 games last season. Hollweg has a lot more confidence and it certainly shows. He stood out for the Rangers at the rookie tournament that took place in Kitchener, Ontario in early September and didn’t look too bad during training camp. The Rangers sent him back to juniors after a few days of camp. They wanted him to work on some areas of his game and hopefully bulk up a bit. They knew he was on the verge of a break-out season, and he’s proving them correct.

If he keeps up this current pace, he will likely end up with about a 35 goal, 85 point season. Depending upon whether he can turn it up another notch, he could score more than that. Playing with defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, one of the top prospects available for the 2002 Draft, doesn’t hurt his chances either. It’s too early in my mind to call him a sure-fire NHLer, but he has made some excellent progress this season and if he keeps it up the Rangers’ management will be extremely happy. Don’t be surprised to see Hollweg in the NHL in about three or four years.

David Inman is off to a good start. Drafted in the 2nd round (59th Overall) in 1999, the Rangers saw a lot of raw talent in the young center. However, he wasn’t able to step it up a notch the past two seasons in college, and some people began starting to write him off as a bust. With his skill level he should have been dominating college hockey, but he just wasn’t able to do so. One reason could be that he lacks good hockey sense. It appears that he doesn’t have the right mind for the game, but so far this season he’s been able to quiet his critics. Through 4 games, he has 4 goals and 8 points to rank second in scoring for the Fighting Irish. In 37 games last season, he only had 11 goals and 17 points. He’s on a 2 points per game pace, and This is his senior year, and he’ll certainly have to play well if he’s hoping to get a contract this summer from the Rangers.

Don’t think that just because he’s a 2nd round pick that they automatically are going to sign him. If he doesn’t develop the way the Rangers would like him to, they’ll pass on him. Look what happened with Patrick Leahy. He was coveted by the Islanders a few summers ago when the Rangers were discussing a deal for Zigmund Palffy, but that was probably the most recognition he had as a Ranger. Leahy played great as a junior for Miami of Ohio, but his play tailed off in his senior season and the Rangers felt he wasn’t worth it to sign. It’s taken him three years, but he may have just realized how good he can be. If that’s the case, collegiate goalies better watch out.

Filip Novak and Garth Murray have continued where they left off last season. Novak has 16 points in 19 games and is a +5 for the Regina Pats, while Murray has 19 points and 57 penalty minutes as the captain of the Pats. Both players are key to the success of Regina this season. Barret Jackman graduated to the AHL, thus Novak is left anchoring the defense. Up front Regina lost a lot of their fire power to the pro ranks as well, and Murray will need to continue his solid all-around play if they want to make it deep into the playoffs. So far, so good.

Three players drafted this past summer by the Rangers out of Europe made the jump across seas and are currently playing well in juniors. Fedor Tyutin, drafted in the 2nd round, has been the most impressive. In 16 games for the Guelph Storm, Tyutin has 6 goals, 15 points, 14 penalty minutes and is a +2. Everyone knew he would be solid defensively, but the offensive numbers are surprising for a player considered to be a stay-at-home defenseman. However, Tyutin is very mature for his age and he has adjusted well to the North American game. Look for him to continue his succes. Another defenseman, Leonid Zhvachin, drafted in the 8th round, also came over to play for the Storm. In 11 games, Zhavachin has a goal and 30 penalty minutes while posting a +/- rating of a -4. He has been a physical force on the blue line for Guelph. The Rangers’ 9th round selection, Juris Stals, has also had a successful start to his season. He’s averaged a point per game, and has 9 goals and 19 points in 19 games for the Sarnia Sting, and is a +4. Stals has good size and a nice set of skills, yet the offensive output to me has been a surprise. Hopefully he keeps it up, and we’ll have to see how he does with a few more years of development.

Pontus Petterstrom, drafted in the 7th round this summer, could possibly be out for the season with an injury.

Has any Rangers’ prospect fallen off the radar as much as Russian Evgeny Gusakov? Gusakov, an 8th round selection in 1999, came over to North America for the 1999-00 season and had 25 goals and 47 points in 61 gamesfor the Baie-Comeau Drakker of the QMJHL. He had 31 points through 32 games the following season before leaving the team and heading back home to Russia. He was being hyped up as a potential power forward when he was drafted, but now there is no information.

Pavel Brendl scored his first NHL goal last week. Brendl never seemed to be a favorite of Glen Sather, but he hasn’t been that bad. In the first game of the season for the Flyers Brendl was very impressive and unfortunately was robbed on two breakaways by Panthers’ goaltender Trevor Kidd. Brendl hurt his ankle later in the game, and just returned to the lineup recently. Hopefully this doesn’t turn into another Tony Amonte or Doug Weight nightmare.

Jamie Lundmark has adjusted pretty well to the pro game, as he has 4 goals and 8 points in 9 games for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. Lundmark has been playing on a line with AHL veteran Brad Smyth and Brad Mehalko. Smyth has been a dominant offensive force in the AHL and him on the same line as Lundmark has only helped the 20 year old center. Lundmark had a pretty solid pre-season, but was sent down to Hartford to get some quality ice time, which he would not have received had he stayed with the Rangers. Lundmark could be brought up by the Rangers later in the season for a brief audition, but expect him to spend the majority of the year improving his game with the Wolf Pack.

Has anyone noticed that Tomi Kallarsson has finally gotten on to the score sheet? Through 19 games with Timra IK of the Swedish Elite league, Kallarsson has 2 goals and 3 assists along with 47 penalty minutes. This comes after he didn’t register a point at all last season in 37 games. His first goal that he scored this season was his first in at least 4 seasons. He played a total of 87 games for HPK Hameenlinna in Finland from 1997-00, and only was able to manage 5 assists, and they all came in the 1999-00 season in which he suited up for 50 games. Originally drafted in the 4th round in 1997, Kallarsson has been compared by some to current Rangers’ defenseman Tomas Kloucek. If Kallarsson turns out to be anywhere close to as good as Kloucek has been, it will be surprising. Another season or so in Europe will likely be in store for Kallarsson before he comes across seas to play for the Wolf Pack.


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OHL Mid-Season Review

By Brad Coccimiglio

The first half of the OHL season produced some surprises and changes but for the most part it gave fans an idea that anything can happen in the OHL. Here’s a team-by-team review of the first half of the OHL season. (Note: Teams are listed in order of the standings)

Eastern Conference

1. Barrie Colts (35 Games Played, 21-10-4-0 record, 46 points)

The Colts are rebounding from an off-season and have been playing well this year. The Colts have played well enough to put themselves in a position to bid for the Memorial Cup. Goaltender David Chant has the lowest Goals Against Average in the OHL with a 2.09 mark. He has come on in the latter part of the first half and could be a threat in the Colts goal come playoff time.

2. Peterborough Petes (37 Games Played, 16-12-5-4 record, 41 points)

The Petes entered the break having gone 2-6-2 in their last 10 games but suffered an overtime loss in North Bay to move 1 point ahead of Ottawa the East Division. Greg Chambers and Eric Staal have been key to the Petes success and have put up solid numbers in the first half. They will need to continue their solid play through the rest of the season.

3. Toronto St. Michael’s Majors (36 Games Played, 19-11-6-0 record, 44 points)

Goaltenders Peter Budaj and Andy Chiodo, despite being involved in trade talks almost all season, have put up solid numbers as the Majors continue to play good hockey. With Budaj holding the 2nd best GAA in the OHL at 2.37, goaltending will be the key to any second half success.

4. Ottawa 67’s (35 Games Played, 17-11-6-0 record, 40 points)

In a strong East Division where 5 points separates the top 4 teams in the division, the 67’s are in tough. They were as low as 4th in their division at one point during the season, but have been playing some strong hockey in the latter part of the first half and find themselves back near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Beating division rivals will be the key if the 67’s wish to remain atop the East Division.

5. Belleville Bulls (37 Games Played, 18-16-2-1 record, 39 points)

The Bulls have scored 145 goals in the first half of the season, which is the most of any OHL team. Nathan Robinson and Mike Renzi sit 1-2 in the OHL scoring race. The only problem is the Bulls have given up 134 goals, which is 5th most in the league. If the Bulls tighten up defensively a division title, and maybe even a conference title, is not out of the question.

6. Oshawa Generals (35 Games Played, 16-16-1-2 record, 35 points)

2nd overall pick Nathan Horton started the season slowly but didn’t take long to adjust to the OHL game and has played well ever since. The return of overage goaltender Derek Dolson allowed the Generals to deal veteran T.J. Aceti to Erie. Dolson has played well since returning and will need to come up big if the Generals want to move up in the standings.

7. Kingston Frontenacs (37 Games Played, 10-18-5-4 record, 29 points)

If the Frontenacs were in the Western Conference they would be in last spot but currently find themselves holding down a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With Sudbury and North Bay both within 2 points of them they are not assured of a playoff spot by any means as they could easily find themselves on the outside looking in come playoff time. They need to play like a desperate hockey club.

8. North Bay Centennials (36 Games Played, 11-18-6-1 record, 29 points)

Despite having an up and down season the Centennials find themselves stillt in the playoff hunt, being 2 points out of 7th and 1 point ahead of the now 9th Sudbury Wolves after opening the second half with a win last night. They need to do something quick though before their playoff hopes fade away.

9. Sudbury Wolves (33 Games Played, 11-16-3-3 record, 28 points)

The Wolves have benefited from playing just 33 games in the first half. This allows the Wolves to control their own destiny in the second half. With 2 games in hand on the North Bay Centennials they need those games as North Bay opened the second half last night with an overtime win against Peterborough, provided they start winning more consistently in the second half they could pass the Centennials.

10. Mississauga IceDogs (35 Games Played, 7-24-3-1 record, 18 points)

The IceDogs have won more games than in any other season in the club’s history, but still find themselves at the bottom of the league. Former 1st overall pick Patrick Jarrett left the team to await a trade after a dispute with management, but could see himself sitting out the entire season, which will hurt his draft status as well as the IceDogs chances of improving on this seasons totals.

Western Conference

1. Plymouth Whalers (35 Games Played, 22-6-6-1 record, 51 points)

The Plymouth Whalers seem to be adapting the old Kamloops Blazers motto, “We don’t re-build, we re-load.” This is a team that has had 3 losing season’s in the club’s history and is on pace to have their 5th straight better than .500 season. The Whalers again find themselves atop the OHL standings and they are one of Canadian Junior Hockey’s best teams. Goaltenders Jason Bacashihua and Paul Drew are both having strong seasons and Stephen Weiss has played great hockey since returning from the Florida Panthers training camp.

2. Guelph Storm (35 Games Played, 19-11-5-0 record, 43 points)

The Storm have gotten strong play out of a number of different players. Fedor Tjutin, Kevin Dalman, Daniel Paille and Martin St. Pierre have all played well this year, but Dustin Bron has been the best of them all. Brown has given the Storm a ton of scoring as he leads the OHL in goals through the first half of the season.

3. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (38 Games Played, 21-11-6-0 record, 48 points)

New ownership and management have turned this team around. Ray Emery has given the Greyhounds solid goaltending all season long. Overage forward Brent Kelly has revived his career with the Greyhounds, while Rob Hisey, Jeff Carter and Pat Sutton give the Greyhounds something to look forward to in the future as well. The Greyhounds are one of only 3 teams (Plymouth and Barrie are the others) who have already hit 20 wins. (The Greyhounds only had 23 wins all of last season.) In the second half they will need to beat some of the OHL’s top teams on a more consistent basis.

4. Kitchener Rangers (36 Games Played, 18-12-6-0 record, 42 points)

With Peter Deboer taking over as coach and GM after coming over from Plymouth, the Rangers have become a league power. Goaltender Scott Dickie has been the key, stealing a number of games for the Rangers and will need to continue to do so if the Rangers are to be successful. The Rangers are also the hottest team heading into the second half having won 5 straight games.

5. Erie Otters (34 Games Played, 18-12-3-1 record, 40 points)

The addition of T.J. Aceti from Oshawa, the goaltending situation is strong with Aceti and Adam Munro. Brad Boyes and Cory Pecker give the offence a boost, but Carlo Colaiacovo and the rest of the Otter defence need to cut down on the goals against.

6. Sarnia Sting (38 Games Played, 17-17-1-3 record, 38 points)

The Sting’s offence is in good shape with Kris Newbury, Dusty Jamieson and Eric Himelfarb all in the top 20 OHL scorers. The Sting’s defence has suffered giving up 150 goals in 38 games. Defenseman Jeff Whitfield, who left the team in early October, is reportedly set to make his return to the team Friday night against Erie.

7. London Knights (36 Games Played, 13-13-4-6 record, 36 points)

The Knights have won 3 games in a row heading into the second half , without Rick Nash in the lineup. The Knights are back playing .500 hockey after going 5-5 in their last 10 games heading into the break but, like many other teams, need to cut down on their goals against which is at 141 right now.

8. Owen Sound Attack (34 Games Played, 13-13-6-2 record, 34 points)

The Attack simply are not scoring enough goals. They have given up just 113 goals, which is 8th in the league but they have only scored 104, which is the 3rd worst total in the entire league.

9. Windsor Spitfires (36 Games Played, 14-17-3-2 record, 33 points)

The Spitfires have been a disappointment after the first half. With the likes of Time Gleason, Jason Spezza and Steve Ott in their lineup, it’s very hard to believe that they are playing sub .500 hockey. Goals against has been a big problem with 128 goals against. If that’s cut down the Spitfires may find themselves back in the playoffs.

10. Brampton Battalion (35 Games Played, 12-17-5-1 record, 30 points)

With the Battalion being just 4 points out of a playoff spot they will need to cut down their goals against and increase their goals for in order to win more games (I know it sound obvious and easy, but it’s easier said than done). If they can win on a more consistent basis in the second half they just may squeak into a playoff spot.


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Health Institute honors La Clínica founder Dr. Tina Castañares

Dr. Tina Castañares of Hood River received the Lifetime Excellence Award from the Oregon Public Health Institute on Oct. 19.

Castañares, the founder of La Clínica del Cariño Family Health Center, earned the 10th Annual Billi Odegaard Public Health Genius Awards honor for her achievements and contributions to improving public health in Oregon.

She is an original member of the Oregon Health Services Commission, where she participated in the priority-setting work that made the Oregon Health Plan possible.

Castañares also served as health officer for Hood River County for 12 years and medical director for Hospice of the Gorge in Hood River, where she has promoted public health through improving social and economic determinants.

She also served for 11 years as the national ombudsman for farm worker health to the U.S. Assistant Surgeon General.

Castañares won the Oregon Health Forum Leadership Award in 2007.

In 1986, Castañares led a group of public health practitioners who wanted to start a health clinic for migrant and seasonal farm workers in Hood River, which became La Clínica del Cariño. La Clínica services a wide range of local residents.

She retired from La Clínica in 2012 but continues to provide consultation through Providence Connections. She is a board-certified hospice and palliative provider who has served hospice patients throughout the Mid-Columbia since 2003, and was instrumental in developing the Hospice of the Gorge’s Hispanic Outreach Program.

The Oregon Public Health Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of Oregonians through advocacy and support of effective public health policy and activities.

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Welcome to your sing-able Christmas gift list. What follows is an emergency rendition of “12 Days of Christmas” – for outfitting your home or car in case of snow storm, earthquake, flood or other emergency. Read it as a simple list, or sing it to the tune of “12 Days” – you know, as in “ … and a partridge in a pear tree…” Not to make light of it, but the song is a familiar framework for a set of gift ideas that you could consider gathering together, even if the recipient already owns items such as a bunch of coats, tire chains and flashlights. Stores throughout the Gorge are stocked up on all these items. Buying all 12 days might be prohibitive, but here are three ideas for checking any of the dozen off your list (notations follow, 1-12.) The gift items needed to stay warm, dry and safe are also coded to suggest items in your abode (A) in your car (C) or both (B). 12 Gallons of Water (A) 11 Family meals (B) 10 Cans of propane (A) 9 Hygiene bags (B) 8 Packs of batteries (A) 7 Spare coats (B) 6 Bright red flares (C) 5 Cozy blankets (B) 4 Tire chains (C) 3 Flashlights (B) 2 cell phone chargers (B) 1 And a crush-proof first aid kit (B) Price ranges? Here’s a few quotes for days Three, Two, Four and Nine: n A family gift of flashlights (three will run $15-30, Hood River Supply, Tum-A-Lum) n Cell phone chargers (two will run $30-60) n Tire chains (basic set, $30, Les Schwab, returnable if unused for the winter) n Family meals ($100 or so should cover the basics for three or four reasonably well-fed days) n The home kit should be kept in a handy place near an exit, and remember that water needs to be replenished every few months. If you have a solid first aid kit already, switch out the gift idea with “and-a-sto-o-u-t- tub-for it-all …” Otherwise, it’s a case of assembling your home or car kits and making sure all members of the family know what the resources are and how to use them (ie flares and propane). Emergency situations are at worst life-threatening, at best deeply uncomfortable if you and your family are left without power for an extended period, or traveling and find yourself in a situation where you need to wait out a storm, lengthy traffic delay, or other crisis. Notes on the 12 gift ideas: 12 – Gallons of water: that’s one per person in a four-member family to last for three days, the recommended minimum to be prepared for utility outages. 11 – Easy-open packaged goods, energy bars, dried food and nuts are good things to include for nutrition. Think of what your family of four needs for three days to stay fortified and hydrated (see number 12). Can-opener also recommended 10 – If you have a propane camping stove, keep extra fuel handy. 9 – Hygiene bags: put packaged moistened towelettes, toilet paper, and plastic ties in large garbage bags (for personal sanitation) Resource list courtesy of Hood River County Emergency Management, Barbara Ayers, manager/ 541-386-1213. The county also reminds residents to Get a Kit, Make A Plan to connect your family if separated, and Stay Informed. See www.co.hood-river.or.us to opt-in for citizen alerts. Enlarge

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N.C. Supreme Court, associate justice (Hudson seat)

The only statewide judicial election in this nonpartisan primary belongs to Robin Hudson. She seeks to ward off challenges from Eric Levinson and Jeanette Doran. The top two vote-getters will square off in November, which means if Levinson and Doran, both Republicans, place first and second, the Supreme Court will have yet another conservative on the bench at a time when serious constitutional issues face the state.

We endorse Hudson, one of two Democrats on the seven-member Supreme Court. Before becoming a judge, she practiced law in Durham and served as an assistant appellate defender.

In 2000 she became the first woman to be elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals without having been previously appointed. She was elected to the Supreme Court in 2006. Since 2001, she has served as a member of the Family Court Advisory Council. She is well respected by her peers for her work ethic and ability to resonate with everyday people.

Hudson received the endorsement of both the Durham People's Alliance and the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People.

Doran is part of the Art Pope regime. A late-entry into the race, she has worked for the Pope-backed N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law as executive director and general counsel. She later was appointed to chair the Board of Review for North Carolina's Division of Employment Security.

Levinson is a former prosecutor and Mecklenburg County Superior Court judge. A Republican, he served on the N.C. Court of Appeals justice before unsuccessfully running for the State Supreme Court in 2006. President Bush appointed him in 2007 to serve as justice attaché to Iraq for the U.S. Department of Justice where he managed the U.S. Government's diplomatic relationships with the Iraqi judiciary. In 2008, he worked in Afghanistan as a courts adviser.

District Court Judge 14 (Walker seat)

For the bulk of his career Henry Pruette has worked across the entire District Court spectrum, and for a time he ran Durham's child support court. After his wife received a business opportunity, he moved to California and began writing screenplays. When he returned to Durham he was disturbed by what he perceived as a chaotic situation in the Durham courts, which partially motivated him to seek a judgeship. We appreciate Pruette's broad background; on top of his screenplay work, he holds a master's degree in education and taught elementary school in Durham for several years. He recognizes that Durham's jail is clogged with mentally ill defendants, and he is an advocate for alternative sentencing. He is well liked by his peers. We endorse him.

Doretta Walker, the incumbent, is a former assistant district attorney and lifelong Durhamite. She is breezy, irreverent and sometimes witty. But some of her peers question her work ethic, and worry that her casual attitude from the bench sets a poor example. She is also known to patronize defendants, and she has been chastised by the N.C. Court of Appeals for referring to a 21-year-old defendant as "baby." (In that case the appellate court disagreed with Walker's determination that a father earning $430 a month off an SSI check was financially capable of paying child support.) She also received the Durham Committee's endorsement and that of the People's Alliance.

Candidate Mark Simeon, a defense attorney who operates mostly in Durham's traffic court, is not ready for the district court bench.

District Court Judge 14 (Gordon seat)

Incumbent Nancy Gordon was recently ranked by the State Bar Association as the worst judge in the state. That ranking was in part due to her tendency to erupt into outbursts from the bench, where she is known to make attorneys quiver if they are late or unprepared. We do not believe Gordon deserves such a low ranking. Insiders praise her for her dogged work ethic and Family Court savvy; no other seated judge (or candidate) in Durham has a specialist board certification (hers is in family law). She is a vociferous believer in the efficacy of therapeutic diversion courts, and she has led recent efforts to bring a veterans treatment court to Durham. She needs to tone down her emotions from the bench and focus solely on balls and strikes. But she deserves credit for owning up to her shortcomings, promising voters she has gotten the message. It's not easy for us to vouch for the lowest-ranked judge as graded by peers, but we do not believe the State Bar Association's Judicial Performance Evaluation is the best barometer of a judge's capability. We endorse her, as did the People's Alliance.

Fred Battaglia, Gordon's chief opponent, has run a good campaign. A private practitioner, Battaglia self-identifies as a liberal, denounces changes made to the Voting Rights Act, and has come out against North Carolina's Medicaid restrictions. We applaud his support for truancy judges in schools. He would be a fine judge, but he comes across as something of a showman, and we wonder about some of the personal issues he has with Gordon that seem to stoke his vitriol. (Battaglia once represented a lawyer Gordon held in contempt of court for being late for a case—a point he has campaigned on.) He received the endorsement of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People.

The third candidate, Aminah Thompson, is a magistrate, but she is not yet ready to be a district judge.

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enate Votes Again to Block Vote on Bolton

Once again Democrats stall and obstruct, and the United States is without representation at the UN. Condi Rice hinted that the President may consider a recess appointment. In light of his welcomed retoric at a Republican fundraiser last week, this is the time for President Bush to put his strong words to action.

Forget Senator Reid and his "constitutional crisis" babble. Mr. President you talked about having "political clout" and a "mandate" - then go for it. Mr. Reid has drawn the line in the sand - daring you to do it.

"The president will have to make a decision whether he wants to send this flawed candidate to the United Nations," Reid said."

The only "flaw" we have is a sore-loser, stalling, obstructing Democratic Party. They are never going to "come around". If it's not Bolton, it's something or someone else. Since they want to talk about "power", let's show it too them. They are going to see voter power in 2006 and 2008. For now the President must act and do so now.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

I'm Not the Only Mad Monkeyface

Hah, Dan Savage. What a sassy bastard. I love the guy.
Dan Savage, if you don't know him, writes a sex column for alternative weeklies. He's brash and provocative and truthy and — well, unimpeachable.
And, once again, today he had me gasping with laughter.
As a result of a game of e-mail tag (try setting up a restaurant date for three households in fewer than six tries), one of our intended party, Jeanne of World on a Plate, tossed in this Easter egg for me: ITMFA.
You know. "Impeach the — um — Monkeyface Already." (Psst. Kids: Don't go check it out.)
Dan has been selling ITMFA merchandise and donating all his profits to the ACLU since only the end of last month, and he's already raised over $10,000.
I'm mad and I'm happy.

mrs d said...

Hah! Dan Savage rawks. I read The Stranger online (much better way to keep up with the goings-on in Seattle than reading the P.I. or The Times)and his column is brilliant. He started ITMFA last month and it's been kicking butt ever since. I really need to order me a t-shirt.

cookiecrumb said...

Yeah, Cranky's all over me to get some stuff. Gosh, it's so cheap, and yet he's raised all this money?

Jamie said...

Sweet. Methinks I might need some of that stuff.

On the other hand, I might be contributing the funds over here instead. I love that the Dem candidate has cottoned to the fact that he has no name recognition, so he's playing it where it lies. :-)

Dagny said...

Gotta love Dan Savage. And a t-shirt like that would be ever so appropriate here in Berserkley.


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Christina Stueve Hodges Nov. 27, 2012, 7:20am

Dog owners being sued by a Granite City man are fighting back in St. Clair County Circuit Court.

According to a lawsuit filed on Sept. 25, plaintiff Leslie Whittington Jr. visited a barbecue hosted by defendants Christopher D. and Nicole Odem at their Bellville home on May 27.

Pepper, the Odems’ Chow and German Shepherd mix, allegedly attacked and bit Whittington’s face, the suit says.

The defendants say Whittington Jr. had a responsibility to act with care for his safety, and his own negligence caused whatever injuries or damages are alleged. In the alternative, if the plaintiff’s contributory negligence was not over 50 percent of any and all negligence in the case, the amount of his negligence should serve to reduce his damages, according to the couple's Nov. 7 answer to the complaint.

The Odems also have filed a counterclaim, stating that they have paid $3,000 in medical expenses and if they are found liable, that the court enter an order granting a set-off against any judgment in the amount of $3,000.

Whittington Jr. seeks a judgment of more than $50,000.

Whittington is represented by Andrea D. McNairy of Brown and Crouppen in St. Louis.

Russell Scott and Dayna Johnson of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale represent the defense.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 12-L-508.

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The following attorneys have applied for an associate judge vacancy in the Third Judicial Circuit: (Location of practice)

- Laura R. Andrews (of Granite City)

- Christopher J. T. Bauer (of Greenville)

- Larry A. Calvo (of Granite City)

- Elizabeth N. Carrion (of Edwardsville)

- Ronald J. Foster, Jr. (of East St. Louis)

- David R. Jones (of Edwardsville)

- Philip J. Lading (of St. Louis)

- Michael P. McGinley (of Edwardsville)

- Greg E. Roosevelt (of Edwardsville)

- Neil T. Schroeder (of Edwardsville)

- Ronald R. Slemer (of Edwardsville)

- Marleen M. Suarez (of Collinsville)

- Kelly C. Sullivan (of Fairview Heights)

The vacancy is the result of the election of Associate Judge Kyle Napp to circuit judge in November. Applications had been accepted through Jan. 7.

The court's nine circuit judges will elect the new associate judge. In the Third Judicial Circuit, there are 13 associate judge positions. Details about the balloting process are traditionally not disclosed publicly.

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An international strategy to build on U of T’s distinctive strengths

Photo by Chris WahlThe rise of the University of Toronto from a small, regional institution to one of global influence parallels that of Canada itself. We grew somewhat tentatively until the early 20th century, and then in several phases we threw open our arms to the world.

Our outlook is now decidedly international. It is inspired by the fact that addressing the great challenges of our time increasingly requires collaboration among the world’s best scholars. It is also driven by our desire to help our students develop the global fluency and cross-cultural perspectives they’ll need to lead us forward.

Last December, for example, Alexa Waud, a third-year student at the Munk School of Global Affairs, travelled to Brazil to study its remarkable track record in poverty reduction. Over 11 days, as part of a small-group course on global innovation with Prof. Joseph Wong, Waud interviewed government officials in Brasilia, spoke with social-assistance workers, and toured public health clinics and community centres.

Our ability to provide students with this sort of experience – and to act as a magnet for the brightest students and faculty from around the world – is a testament to the distinctive strengths of the University of Toronto as a global institution. But we need to be even more deliberate and strategic in cultivating this key advantage.

In the past year, I’ve been working with Prof. Janice Stein, the former director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, and Prof. Ted Sargent, who was recently appointed U of T’s vice-president, international, to develop a plan to advance the university’s international strategy in four crucial areas.

STUDENT AND FACULTY RECRUITMENT. U of T already recruits more than one in five students internationally, compared to one in 25 a generation ago. These students enrich our community with a variety of perspectives and offer many of their Canadian peers their first taste of global fluency. Looking ahead, we’ll refine our recruitment efforts to diversify our student body further and, at the graduate level, help more of the very best students pursue research opportunities at U of T.

Leading scholars from around the world currently make up close to 50 per cent of new faculty hires. We hope to work with the federal government to ensure that, when we do identify the best person for a position, the immigration process is as smooth as possible.

RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. U of T has dozens of partnerships with universities around the world and almost half of our scholars’ research publications now include an international co-author. In coming years, we aim to strengthen our collaborations with top peer institutions in the US, UK, Germany, Brazil, China, India and elsewhere who share our global outlook, our focus on enhancing student experience, and our determination to leverage our location in a dynamic urban environment.

LEARN ABROAD PROGRAMS. As part of these enhanced collaborations, we aim to expand the menu of international experiences for students to include, in addition to a summer or term abroad, shorter work and research placements and mentorships across all faculties and departments. One of our first tasks will be to catalogue current programs and to improve our tracking of the number of students using them.

ALUMNI RELATIONS. U of T’s global alumni network is unparalleled among Canadian universities. What’s particularly exciting is that many alumni are already helping the university to achieve its international goals – by assisting with student recruitment in other countries, by identifying placements for students abroad and by acting as international mentors. As we expand programming in these areas, we’ll be inviting even more alumni to participate.

It’s worth noting that the separate elements of our international strategy don’t work in isolation. They are designed to be mutually reinforcing, so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. For example, international graduate students will generate new connections between faculty members at U of T and at other universities, making new research collaborations possible.

By deepening U of T’s partnerships with a select group of great universities in dynamic world cities, we aim to help our students become global citizens in a highly interconnected era, find solutions through research to our most pressing problems, and encourage the best and brightest in the world to bring their experience and expertise to U of T.

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From "Carsten Ziegeler" <>
Subject RE: [docs]: Who we are
Date Wed, 05 Jun 2002 13:01:17 GMT

Steven Noels wrote:
> > From: Carsten Ziegeler []
> > I think we should simply use the usual dtd. It available, can be used
> > immediatly and offers all possibilites we need.
> I'm touchy about the validation thing AND the commonalities between
> other projects: we need a common format & presentation across all
> projects, and I believe having a specific DTD for these
> purposes can help. See
> for
> Konstantin contradicting himself on that ;-)

In the long term a specific DTD might make sense, but I totally agree
with Diana that now deciding for a DTD delays us too much. Let's use
the usual DTD (and I can start right now...) and if we want we can
later on switch to a specific one if everything is in place.

> > And what about the active developers and emeritus committers? I still
> > believe a simple <s2 title="Active committers">, <s2 title="emeritus
> > committers">
> > is sufficient.
> Have you seen the <category> elements? You could have as many categories
> of contributors as you want, and you're free to name them to your
> personal liking.
Ah, no, didn't see that (sorry, but I'm currently working with the left eye
and watching soccer with the right one...)

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Subject Re: j2ee-builder tests?
Date Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:34:05 GMT
I think test-deployables is fine... stuff is going to start moving
out of modules, might as well start with this one.

We may re-organize modules into a few smaller trees, like support,
core, j2ee, plugins... or something... more to come on that later for

But for this, it does not matter too much right now, so IMO test-
deployables is fine.

On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Bill Dudney wrote:

> Hi Jason,
> I'd be happy to do this. Do you have a direction yet on the
> movement of modules? This would probably best fit in something like
> trunk/test-deployables/${module-name}
> Does that sit well, or would you rather me put it into modules?
> Then you can move it around when you move everything else.
> -bd-
> On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:54 PM, Jason Dillon wrote:
>> I think it would be good to turn those mock test apps into a set
>> of real m2 modules that build the j2ee deployables, then j2ee-
>> deployer can depend on them  and not have to hack up its build to
>> generate them... and then those mock apps could be reused outside
>> of that module too... say to test the cli deployer and more.
>> You want to take a whack at this?
>> Should be easy enough... I'd like to use these mock apps instead
>> of converting all of those hacks to use the m2 standard layout for
>> j2ee-builder.
>> --jason
>> On Aug 23, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Bill Dudney wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>> The tests in the j2ee-builder do not currently have valid
>>> deployment descriptors. While that's ok for this module because
>>> of the mocked out deployment bits I was hoping to use them in
>>> other tests. I have most of the stuff fixed up but there are a
>>> few things that I don't want to do without feedback.
>>> 1) there rar is empty, no jar's no xml in the deployment
>>> descriptors its just a place holder. Thoughts on what to do with
>>> that? cook up a simple rar? delete it? I lean towards making a
>>> simple rar.
>>> 2) The web.xml references a bogus bunch of ejb's with refs like
>>> 'fake-ejb-ref'. Couple of things we could do with this, make them
>>> point to valid ejb references in the ejb jar files that are part
>>> of this ear or delete them. I would/could add some extra EJB's to
>>> the ejb jar to make sure we covered all the reference types.
>>> 3) This is less important but I'd like to change the artifactId's
>>> so they are unique (i.e. test-ear-j2ee-1.{3,4}) so that I can
>>> deploy both of the ear files when its all said and done.
>>> 4) I'm not sure exactly how to do this with ear/war/ejb-jar but
>>> I'd like to have this module produce a 'tests' jar (we do this in
>>> cayenne with simple junit tests so we can reuse it across
>>> modules) and then reuse these deployment units in other automated
>>> tests. I'm game to poke at it but figure I might get a few of
>>> Jason's brain cells so I can be a bit lazier :-)
>>> I posted this jira;
>>> to track this issue.
>>> Thanks!
>>> -bd-

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