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Berkeley (named for the English philosopher-theologian George Berkeley) is dominated by the University of California. Its grand buildings and thirty thousand students give off an energy that spills south down raucous Telegraph Avenue, where aging hippies peddle rainbow bracelets in front of vegetarian restaurants, music stores, and pizza joints. The very name of Berkeley conjures up images of dissent and it remains a solidly left-wing oasis.
Telegraph Avenue holds most of the student hangouts, and several excellent bookstores. Older students congregate in Northside, popping down from their woodsy hillside homes to partake of goodies from Gourmet Ghetto – the restaurants, delis, and bakeries on Shattuck Avenue like the renowned Chez Panisse. North of here, on the hills, Tilden Regional Park has good trails and a fine rose garden. Along the bay itself, at the Berkeley Marina, you can rent windsurfing boards and sailboats, or just watch the sun set behind the Golden Gate.
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There's more to Berkeley than the University of California. While the campus may be the city's economic and cultural nexus, Berkeley's neighborhoods are as distinctive as they are diverse. From the scruffy, countercultural appeal of Telegraph Avenue to the Olympian grandeur of the hills and the post-industrial hip of Fourth Street , the communities of Berkeley all celebrate the city's iconoclastic but self-assured character.
University of California Campus
Perennially ranked among the top three universities in the country, the University of California at Berkeley has much to offer visitors as well as students: museums, libraries, superb views from the campanile, public lectures by Nobel laureates, world-class entertainment and NCAA sports. The main campus is situated with a compact elegance at the base of the rugged hills that are home to the Strawberry Canyon recreational area and the Lawrence Hall of Science . Campus life for Cal's 35,000 students centers (inasmuch as it centers at all) on Sproul Plaza and Sather Gate. In the sunny plaza in front of the administration building, you can find dozens of student organizations staffing tables at lunchtime. Though nowadays you will be far more likely to see the Christian Students Ministry recruiting undergraduates than the Spartacist Youth League, a plaque on the stairs in front of Sproul Hall (which marks the spot where Mario Savio launched the Free Speech movement in 1964) serves as a reminder of Berkeley's place in American social history.
Telegraph Avenue & South Berkeley
Telegraph Avenue, for three generations the engine of Berkeley's countercultural tendencies, is a vibrant, living anthropological museum. Still-angry activists draft leftist tracts in cafes, aging hippies sell tie-dye and macrame from sidewalk tables next to Rastas offering knit tam o'shanters and hemp advocates hawking bumper stickers. Knots of disaffected youngsters in black leather set up camp on the curb. The inevitable "Berkeley Crazy" floats through the crowd, talking animatedly to unseen companions. For the thousands of undergraduates who do their business on "The Avenue," however, it is all just background (or foreground) to the eateries, record barns, clothing outlets and bookstores lining the four blocks between Bancroft and Dwight. Rasputin , Amoeba Records and Moe's have ardent, extra-dedicated followings after decades in business on Telegraph Avenue. Street merchants sell their wares weekdays and weekends alike on the sidewalks. History buffs can see People's Park by wandering up Haste Street or Dwight Way 300 feet or so east (toward the hills), but in truth the scruffy and overgrown lot tends to attract a rather seedy crowd and is best avoided, especially at night.
Further south, Telegraph Avenue widens and begins to feature more conventional businesses such as doctor's offices, photo finishing labs and gas stations. South Berkeley as a whole, with its quiet neighborhoods of small bungalow homes, lacks the multicultural action of the area near the campus. There are scattered attractions for the visitor, however: epicures and organic food lovers flock to the large Whole Foods at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Ashby Avenue and to the landmark Berkeley Bowl (justly famed for its voluminous produce section) at the corner of Shattuck and Oregon streets. At the Ashby BART station, the Saturday flea market has been drawing big crowds of bargain hunters for 30 years.
Downtown Berkeley
A mere block from campus, downtown Berkeley has been trying for years to shake off the brown-brick fustiness of a college-town mercantile district. Its retail clout has been outstripped by the far hipper Fourth Street Shopping Area . The city's cultural and civic nerve center, and home to the Berkeley Repertory Theater , downtown Berkeley seems to be finding its stride again as an entertainment and dining center. In truth, it has long served that function; the grand old movie houses along and just off Shattuck have made a successful transition to multiplexes, drawing crowds every night. Cheery, casual dining, particularly on Center Street, is the style here. Around the corner on Shattuck, successful brew pub Jupiter packs in the crowds on weekends with live music.
As Berkeley's main east-west thoroughfare, University Avenue makes up in sheer traffic what it lacks in style. At the Shattuck and University hub, bicycle dealers, inexpensive ethnic restaurants and computer stores (emphasis on the Mac here: Berkeley is the home of the world-renowned Berkeley Macintosh Users Group [BMUG]) are foremost. The ethnic restaurant theme continues down University Avenue through patches of Central America, Thailand and China until eventually settling on India. Lower University Avenue has in fact been called Little India: dozens of Indian restaurants, sari, grocery, video and utensil stores cater to the East Bay's large East Indian community. Among the best and most user-friendly of these is Bombay Bazaar, whose selection of foods, spices, clothing, incense, musical instruments and books attracts Indian and non-Indian alike.
Fourth Street
Formerly a rugged, gritty industrial district, Fourth Street between Hearst and Cedar streets now generates more retail tax revenue for the city than the whole of downtown Berkeley. Fourth Street has become the apex of yuppie style. The racks of its boutiques tend towards a certain unstructured, natural look. Epicurean gardeners, home decorators and the ubiquitous foodies are all catered to here as nowhere else. Fourth Street has become successful, many feel, not just by featuring the right things, but by creating the right environment. The shopping area is attractively styled, pedestrian oriented, and encourages gathering. Without as much fanfare as the Fourth Street Shopping District , but equally indicative of West Berkeley's economic transformation, a slew of new residential and office space has also taken shape along Fifth Street and west of University Avenue as far as Emeryville. Industrial materials like corrugated aluminum and a deconstructed design program have created a neo-Bauhaus look, favored by the architects, designers, new media studios and young professionals who have moved into the area.
The Berkeley Hills
The resolutely residential redoubt of the Berkeley Hills offers some of the finest views in the entire Bay Area. Homes here are handsome but not showy. The attraction is the aforementioned view of lower Berkeley, San Francisco, Marin and the bridges, as well as the Olympian feeling of being literally above it all. The only thing approaching a commercial establishment in the hills is the Lawrence Hall of Science , a beautifully laid out, hands-on science museum with years of experience at kindling scientific wonder in the younger set. Tilden Regional Park , just beyond the crest of the hill, is the jewel of the East Bay Regional Park District. Hiking, mountain-biking, lake swimming and a miniature steam train can all be enjoyed within its hundreds of wild, undeveloped acres of scrub oak and manzanita country. On the other side of Grizzly Peak Road, U.C. Berkeley's extensive holdings drop through eucalyptus groves down to the main campus, offering students and visitors miles of challenging hiking and running trails.
If you want to explore the hills, expect a cardiovascular workout or simply bring a car, and expect to get lost. Except for Centennial Drive and brutally straight Marin Street, streets here wander upwards in an aimless, criss-crossing, spaghetti-like fashion. Do not attempt this for the first time in the fog.
The Elmwood
The commercial face of Elmwood , a genteel alternative to the countercultural hurly-burly of Telegraph Avenue, is confined to a scant three blocks around College and Ashby Avenues. The Elmwood's culinary status, however, is out of proportion to its size, with a wildly popular Italian trattoria ( Trattoria La Siciliana ), a fine Italian deli ( A.G. Ferrari ), a bakery ( Nabolom ), a cafe offering hot entrees ( Espresso Roma ), two excellent taquerias (Gordo's and La Cascada), a kosher spot ( Holy Land ) and artisan ice cream ( Ici )—to name but a few—within two blocks. Nor is there a shortage of specialty retail establishments—four or five businesses sell antiques and oriental rugs, Sweet Dreams Candy Store offers toys, fashion and (if all else fails) candy for kids, and the Tail of the Yak has a gift selection as indescribable as its name suggests. The quiet side streets of the Elmwood are filled with stately, dark-shingled homes inspired by West Coast Arts & Crafts architects Green and Greene and Bernard Maybeck. At the upper end of Ashby one comes upon the white-towered, fairytale splendor of the Claremont Resort and Spa , which caters equally to meeting-goers and tennis players.
North Berkeley
At the geographic and spiritual center of North Shattuck street's famed Gourmet Ghetto is Chez Panisse , Alice Waters' shrine of California Cuisine. Within a block or two of Chez Panisse are wildy popular Cha-Am, The Cheese Board , Vegi Food China (home to what may be the best sweet and sour walnuts in the world), the exotic produce section of Monterey Market, epicurean Andronico's, and FatApples, whose Brobdingnagian pies are the stuff of legend. Book lovers also flock to independent Black Oak Books for readings, slightly superior salespersons and a broad selection, both new and used. Residentially, North Berkeley, favored by U.C. professors, is the quiet, unfussy, but attractive continuation of the Berkeley Hills—indeed, Euclid Street, if patiently followed to its end, leads onto Grizzly Peak Road, and thence back around to Tilden Regional Park .
Solano Avenue, skewing across the border between Berkeley and Albany, continues North Berkeley's culinary focus, with an array of restaurants surely daunting to the indecisive. Ajanta, Fonda and Rivoli are among the many draws that make this such a challenging area in which to park. Pegasus Books is another new and used favorite.
In the last decade, working class, industrial Emeryville has burst onto the scene as the hot place to build a concept mall, hotel complex or dot-com office. The Emery Bay Public Market, with its highly successful international food court, Border's Books & Music and art-deco inspired decaplex theater, helped kick off the city's renaissance—along with a nearby "big box" shopping center, where Home Depot and OfficeMax ring up high volume sales and create traffic problems. Adding to the fun along the I-80 corridor is Emeryville's gargantuan IKEA store and the Bay Street Shopping Area. While Emeryville's residential demographics are still predominantly low-income, dot-commers and other young professionals are moving into the new condominiums and neo-Bauhaus lofts sprouting up near the design studios, new media enterprises and software companies that hug the I-80 highway. Emeryville's go-go business climate, in stark contrast to development-phobic Berkeley next door, has attracted not only IKEA, but also Sybase, PeopleSoft and a number of other expanding hi-tech businesses looking for new headquarters.
Though a fairly small city, the scope and influence of Berkeley's restaurant scene are positively outsized.
California Cuisine started here, after all. The effects of Chez Panisse and chef/owner Alice Waters' fresh food revolution are still being felt as far as Paris (where she has been asked to set up a restaurant at the Louvre). The East Bay's other top-flight "white tablecloth" restaurants are very much in Waters' vanguard.
Whether elegant or casual, it is simply impossible to find a more international selection of restaurants than in Berkeley. Within a few blocks of campus, one can dine inexpensively on the cuisine of at least 50 different countries. And, should the culinary climate inspire one to head to the kitchen, a range of cooking and specialty food stores stands ready to meet the most epicurean requirements.
U.C. Campus
35,000 hungry Cal students roaming the streets! It is not surprising that restaurants in the vicinity of the U.C. Berkeley campus tend to emphasize the quick and inexpensive. Certainly, burger and pizza joints can be found in abundance. This being Berkeley, however, it is just as easy to find Korean, Mediterranean or Ethiopian fare served with some flair and imagination.
Campus visitors may want to patronize one of the many food carts that set up shop on the sidewalk along Bancroft Street. Falafel, Asian noodle dishes, smoothies and the like make for tasty and quick snarfing on Sproul Plaza. Along Telegraph Avenue and the streets off it, Blondie's Pizza , Top Dog and Bongo Burger jostle with Asian eateries beyond number in an ethnic struggle over the student dollar. Smart Alec's fill the bill for soups, salads and sandwiches. For the quintessential hippie/radical flashback, duck into La Mediterranee , order an espresso, and watch the show. A smaller restaurant row of almost identical composition can be found on the other side of campus at the corner of Hearst and Euclid streets.
Similar choices await the diner heading west from campus along Addison Street, Central or University Avenues. The ambiance here edges up incrementally over Telegraph Avenue (perhaps due to the absence of sidewalk squatters). On bustling Center Street, La Cascada serves up a zesty gourmet twist on burritos and throws in a juice bar.
There is more of the same as one heads on to Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley's downtown. Noodle houses and Starbucks' are ideally suited to the movie crowd (more than 20 screens distributed within four blocks) that surges through the district at night. The brick garden court of the Jupiter brew pub attracts sun worshipers in the day and music lovers at night.
Pasand, Viceroy and India Palace , all found within blocks of each other downtown, only hint at Berkeley's surplus of Indian restaurants and chaat houses.
Berkeley's culinary eclecticism is carried west by the main artery of University Avenue. Long Life Vegi House , Au Coquelet , and the mellifluous Plearn Thai Restaurant all offer satisfying if casual sit-down meals.
West Berkeley & Fourth Street
Below Sacramento Street, one enters the commercial center of Indian Berkeley, and finds among the sari stores a number of Indian restaurants like Rice N Spice , all with a $7.99 lunch buffet. Chaat, which means snacks, more or less, in Hindi, is becoming a hot trend among world foodies here. Hence the long noon-hour lines at Vik's Chaat House , a big blue warehouse at 724 Allston Way around the corner from lower University Avenue, (try the Masala Dosas, served only on weekends). A few blocks down from University on San Pablo is Breads of India, whose inventive cuisine and lack of table space at dinner make for long lines in the cold outside.
Skirting the freeway ramp at the end of University Avenue and turning right, one comes to Fourth Street , with its yuppily bustling new restaurants and shops. Standing at the corner of University, however, is the redoubt of Spenger's Fish Grotto , a Berkeley tradition that has served up shark steak and other no-nonsense seafood standbys since the 1930s. More of the moment is the Asian-fusion spot O Chame in the heart of commercial Fourth Street. Nearby Cafe Rouge serves a continental/Californian menu in a casually glamorous setting. Bette's Ocean View Diner , not open for dinner, does breakfast and lunch—sit-down or take out—all week. It is an almost prohibitively popular weekend brunch spot.
The Elmwood Shopping District 's mighty little commercial district, hugging the intersection of College and Ashby avenues, sports more good restaurants than many American cities. Italian and Chinese cuisine is particularly well represented here: there are three Chinese restaurants in the space of about a block—innovative and popular Shen Hua drawing the biggest crowds—and Italy holds its own with Trattoria La Siciliana and stylish deli A.G. Ferrari .
Other culinary traditions have their say in the Elmwood, too. Filippo's is a cozy and inexpensive Italian restaurant with live musical entertainment. Next door is the always crowded La Mediterranee . The hungry movie-goer late for the 7p show at the Elmwood Cinema can get a tasty burrito in about 45 seconds across the street at Gordo's.
North Berkeley
Chez Panisse , that landmark of contemporary American cuisine, looks regally out over North Shattuck and beyond to Solano Avenue. More and more nearby restaurants have been sharing its culinary glory, however. Besides Chez Panisse (two restaurants in one: Chez Panisse Upstairs and the more expensive, prix-fixe Chez Panisse Downstairs), there is Cesar next door, serving up tapas with a Californian accent; and Kirala, felt by many to be the best Japanese restaurant in the Bay Area. Quirky and wildly popular Cha Am is a first choice for Thai. Around the corner on Rose Street, the vegetarian potstickers and sweet and sour fried walnuts have a devoted following at humble Vegi Food China .
Among the many dining choices on Solano Avenue (a seemingly endless stretch of restaurants) are standouts like Rivoli —its courtyard is a favorite on late summer evenings. Nearby, on Gilman, Lalime's treatment of the California-Mediterranean theme rivals that of Chez Panisse, and Pyramid Brewery & Alehouse is a popular pub with a tradition of outdoor summer cinema.
The spectrum of unfused Asian foods is well represented on Solano, too. Ajanta, a creative departure from usual Indian fare, Thai stalwart Sweet Basil, and Muyiki are among the favorites. A taste of Italy, meanwhile, can be had quickly and inexpensively at Filippo's and Zachary's Chicago Pizza .
Faster and cheaper still, the Cal-Mex cuisine of Cactus Taqueria is but one of dozens of options for diners on the go.
Berkeley offers a variety of things to do for both visitor and local alike. From the scholastic to outdoorsy to culinary and, of course, shopping, Berkeley has something for every kind of person and to suit every fancy.
University of California Campus While there is much to see and do in the city of Berkeley, the Number One attraction is the University of California campus. Cal's most recognizable landmark, the Campanile, offers a panoramic vista from its viewing platform. One of the country's largest collections of fossils awaits you at the Museum of Paleontology . Another university museum worth taking a look at is the Hearst Museum of Anthropology in Kroeber Hall . Across Bancroft Way is the Berkeley Art Museum . Grab a bite to eat at Caffè Strada or nearby at Cafe Milano , both popular student hangouts.
Telegraph Avenue Stroll the four blocks between Bancroft and Dwight and you will encounter graying hippies inside La Mediterranee . Grab a quick lunch at Blondie's Pizza . Telegraph Avenue offers unique street vendors who sell jewelry, candles, knitware, art and y-shirts.
Tilden Regional Park Tilden Regional Park is one of the jewels of the vast East Bay Regional Park District. One can easily spend a day in Tilden , whether swimming at Lake Anza , marveling at nature in the Botanic Garden , teeing up at the Tilden Park Golf Course , or hiking (or mountain biking) the miles of trails which roll over hill and dale into Contra Costa County. Centennial Drive levels off at the Lawrence Hall of Science , a hands-on science museum par excellence. Dine at the nearby Adagia .
Fourth Street Berkeley's Fourth Street Shopping District features all kinds of shopping, from clothes at A La Folie and Anthropologie, to makeup at Mac and Benefit, you are sure to work up an appetite here. Good thing too as Fourth Street is home to some incredible restaurants, such as Bette's Ocean View Diner and O Chame . Stroll a little ways further, towards the water and you will find yourself in the Berkeley Marina .
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Matusz, Anderson make hospital visit
Teaming-up with the Casey Cares Foundation yesterday, Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz and special assistant Brady Anderson visited sick children in the pediatric oncology clinic at the Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai. (Click the photo above for a larger shot.)
Staying several hours, they took their time to talk to each of the patients, autographing and distributing over 200 t-shirts, bandanas and pins to the children and their siblings while giving them words of encouragement. The Casey Cares Foundation provides uplifting programs with a special touch to critically ill children and their families. To learn more, visit CaseyCares.org.
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Very nice. Way to go O's. Share the love with the kids.
Orioles got heart!
With all the "big bucks" these players make now days, more of them should do things like this for the kids – such as visits and donations of time and "money". The children are the next generation of "fans" and it wouldn't hurt the players one bit to give back. There are so many in need of love, caring and help and it seems so few that can "really afford it" that want to or do give back. I know this would never fly but how about a clause in major leaguers contracts requiring that they donate something to those in need. Have a heart guys – a little bit would never hurt you.
Have missed your daily e-mails with regard to the starting line ups a few hours prior to game time. Assume that you are taking a few vacation days.
Keep up the good work.

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Tag Archives: kaos studios
Fri, Jul 13, 2012 | 17:33 BST
It wasn't wise of THQ to take on CoD with Homefront, says Pitchford
Gearbox's Randy Pitchford has said it probably wasn't wise for THQ to take on Call of Duty with Homefront considering it was a new IP.
Fri, Jul 06, 2012 | 15:51 BST
Kaos basically forced to use North Korea as antagonist in Homefront, says former employee
Former members of Kaos Studios have opened up to Gamasutra regarding what went wrong at the studio, and the reasons behind the closure of the Homefront studio.
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 | 20:56 BST
Saturday Shorts: Castle Crashers, Warlock, Bit.Trip Saga, Homefront, StarCraft 2
There's a large batch of shorts for you below the break. Some of it PAX Prime related, some of it not. Read it anyway. Don't make me have to punish you.
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 23:53 BST
Homefront PC half price, demo out now
THQ has released a PC demo for Homefront, and knocked 50 percent off the price this weekend.
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 00:05 BST
Ex-Kaos staffers gravitating to Avalanche
Kaos staff left jobless by THQ's closure of the New York studio may find a new home with Just cause developer Avalanche.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 13:38 BST
THQ has "some really interesting announcements in the future" for Homefront
THQ's Danny Bilson has said despite the closure of Kaos Studios, the firm is planning on releasing more Homefront titles in the future.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Multiplayer Homefront demo re-confirmed by THQ, "multiple drops" of DLC inbound
THQ re-confirmed last night it'll launch a multiplayer demo of Homefront, as well as announcing that "multiple" DLC packs would be released within the next six months.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 21:00 BST
Homefront is "not a 71″ because you can't "apply math to art," says Bilson
THQ's Danny Bilson has said that Homefront deserved a higher Metacritic score than 71, and he is of the opinion that you cannot "apply math to art."
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 18:19 BST
THQ has plans to differentiate Homefront from other shooters in the future
THQ's Danny Bilson has said the firm has plans to make sure Homefront differentiate itself from other games in the shooting genre with future releases.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 12:01 BST
Homefront update goes live on 360, fixes freezing
Kaos has released a title update for Homefront on 360, confirming it has now fixed profile freezing issues.
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 21:22 BST
THQ confirms staff redundancies at Kaos, Volition
THQ has confirmed it has laid-off 30 employees across Kaos Studios and Volition Studios.
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 02:57 BST
Homefront PC to sport new anti-cheating features this week
Kaos Studios will patch the PC version of Homefront this week to assist in the battle against cheaters, hackers and griefers.
Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 06:06 GMT
Homefront Aussie servers to be doubled
THQ has provided on update on Australia's troubled Homefront servers, promising fixes, apologising for a recent outage, and plotting to double server capacity.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011 | 08:27 GMT
Homefront GM: "There are things we'd like to do better"
With Kaos's Homefront finally releasing in Europe today, Keza MacDonald speaks to studio GM David Votypka on what is, what could have been, and what comes next.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 23:10 GMT
Homefront multiplayer patches inbound
Kaos has released a PlayStation 3 patch for Homefront today, with Xbox 360 and PC versions on the cards.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 21:48 GMT
Analyst stands by 1.5 million Homefront sales prediction
Lizard Capital's Colin Sebastian has stood firm by his prediction that Homefront will shift 1.5 million units by the end of the month.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 20:04 GMT
Homefront sells 375,000 on day one in North America
THQ has announced that Homefront sold approximately 375,000 units in North America during its first day of availability.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 12:25 GMT
Fighting the Homefront – THQ's biggest gamble to date
Amid review score controversy, Brenna Hillier takes a look at the history and future of Homefront, THQ's big bet on the triple-A shooter bracket.
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 22:52 GMT
Homefront server demand "outstripped expectations", analyst predicts "decent" sales
THQ has struggled to meet launch day demand on Homefront servers, while analysts dismiss the game's review score spread and predict "decent" sales.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 07:55 GMT
Homefront reviews go live – get the full round-up here
Despite there being apparent confusion over an embargo for Homefront reviews to go live, scores are now beginning to appear from bigger outlets. Get the lot below.


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Apple branches out with new campus in Santa Clara
As delays have hampered the construction of Apple's proposed upcoming spaceship-like headquarters, the tech giant has begun construction on a two-building campus in nearby Santa Clara, Calif., to house its overflow of employees, according to the Oakland Tribune.
Apple agreed to lease the Santa Clara site, which is close to its current Cupertino headquarters, and plans to move in by 2014. Now under construction, this office will be nearly 296,000 square feet, take up two six-story buildings, and accommodate at least 1,200 employees.
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McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Sid Parakh on a potential deal to take Dell private.
Feb 4, 2013
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-- -- -- Charlie Gasparino has been reporting a deal to take computer maker Dell private could come as early as this week now.
One of the major players in the buyout could very will be tech giant Microsoft.
Who will reportedly invest two billion dollars so -- Microsoft want from Dell and what role would it play with us -- parking in the specific -- Wright Reagan and and hasn't -- -- that this is going to be good if Microsoft is involved what we're shareholder Microsoft here.
So -- -- thanks for having me on the show here clearly it's a good move from a Microsoft standpoint I think.
The important thing here are from -- office to make sure that they have some influence.
Over the future direction of where.
Until devices go and you know with more and more form factor is being mobile.
Rather -- shift towards mobility.
That's -- -- very android is clearly dominating operating system and I think.
Having an investment into -- with charity benefit myself long term has again -- have some influence on the direction -- don't takes going forward.
This would be such a huge deal that that a couple of entities would be involved silver lake partners Microsoft about two billion not to mention that Michael -- private investment funds would be.
Investing about 700 million dollars but when you talk about Microsoft capital role in the in the actual ability and how the company is run.
What role do you foresee for them aside from let's just make sure windows -- is in every single Dell computer that gets out there.
Well I think there's also an.
An enterprise dynamic at hand here I mean -- is a large enterprise.
Vendor and inform myself standpoint again it helps them not just on the windows side of the business right.
But it also -- -- but -- enterprise business and contacts and so dealt could be a very.
Has been and can be a very strategic partner going forward.
Worldwide PC shipments are down about four point 9% in Q4 alone an and I you look at that you say.
Where is the future of this now I know the -- is coming out with some what I hear fantastical for books they also have a -- tablet of course.
But are they at sort of critical mass where would make a real difference for Microsoft's involvement.
So stunning clarity you know the direction for devices is more towards mobility.
And and Dell and into -- -- up they haven't really did -- to the mobile party here.
And I think.
From that stand for what we do have -- is a compelling product with windows any.
On the tablet and then just all the different mobile form factors and I think there is room for.
Both -- -- and -- to to do well would these devices I think you know.
You see some of them.
Kind of play -- and this partnership.
Lenovo was we just showed has sort of vaulted ahead of Dell when it comes to PC shipments Hewlett-Packard still at the top but do you foresee any change in market share where Dell.
By going private by hooking up with Microsoft might be able to the -- over Lenovo and eventually maybe take the top spot away from HP.
Well so so I don't -- Dell but what I can say is you know being away from the public spotlight -- will probably helped the company kind of you know.
Do what it really needs to do to be successful -- long term.
-- to cover other companies such as Cray have an honest look at some of the other names of that are their FBI company F.
5 Networks -- technology.
But look at at and what Microsoft has the ability to do get that stock price really just looks like it's.
-- a little bit closer to the 52 week low that's certainly the 52 week high.
What this relationship somehow she used that stock price in some way shape or form to get a closer to a year hot.
So I don't.
Think that this relationship is what's gonna take that the stock higher what what I do think is that.
-- adoption of windows agent and not just on the -- but -- on the Smartphone.
Is extremely important to get the stock price going and -- kind of -- where the stocks it's today most investors saying you know that.
Microsoft is unlikely to be a large player in this game going forward and and from my standpoint you know we had -- feel differently.
-- if you look at valuation.
This is one of -- cheapest.
Large cap tech stocks out there.
And and and you know -- simple way to look at it is even if you take out the entire windows franchise so let's assume that the windows franchise does not exist.
And -- the company can still -- north of two dollars a share without you know assuming any cost reductions.
And what that tells me is that when -- just for the cash in the balance sheet this a stock that's trading at about.
Eleven times excluding the windows franchise which in our mind is -- -- Well six months ago fourteen bucks and rode it up to 34 and then of course it's come back down but an interesting stock to watch even though it's one of the old stalwarts -- good to see you thank you for joining us.
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The Wilson College Soccer team had a tough time on the road in New York this past weekend.
The Wilson College Soccer team had a tough time on the road in New York this past weekend. In the first game of the weekend double header the Phoenix lost 5-2 to Cazenovia College. Cazenovia was able to score two goals within the first 15 minutes of the game, however Wilson battled back and got on the score board when Senior, captain, Colleen O'Reilly (Mardela Springs, Salisbury) sent a ball across the goal mouth that bounced off a Cazenovia player and found the back of the net. Wilson was able to even the score 2-2 early in the second half with a goal from Courtney Bernecker (Saint Thomas, PA/ James Buchanan). Both teams had opportunites in the remaining minutes; however it was Cazenovia that found the back of the net in the 76th minute of play. The Wildcats scored twice more in the last 15 minutes of the game for a final score of 5-2.
Katie Murphy (Schnecksville, PA/ Parkland) recorded 7 saves in the goal for Wilson.
On Sunday, Wilson suffered a heart breaking, double overtime, sudden victory loss to Morrisville State. The Phoenix and the Mustangs battled through 90 minutes of play scoreless despite several opportunities for both teams. The game was sent into two sudden victory overtime periods. Within the first minute of the second overtime period, Morrisville was able to score on a shot take from outside the 18 yard box.
Two Wilson players split time in the goal for the Phoenix. Murphy recorded 3 saves, while Ebby Boratenski (Silver Springs, MD/ Homeschooled) totaled 10 saves in the net.
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A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Tehran reconciliation?
Homayoun Sameyah Najaf Abady, the head of the Tehran Jewish community, pushed in an open letter for President Obama for the U.S. to reconcile with a democratic Irani government. "If the US and the international community do not make the best of this golden and perhaps unrepeatable opportunity, then it will be in the benefit of those who are against the normalization of ties between Iran and the U.S.," he wrote. So what are the odds of this happening? Commentators sounded off: "The near impossibility of such a development in the foreseeable future says much about Obama's limited room for maneuver in foreign affairs in this age of interlocking security challenges and domestic political paralysis," wrote Michael Lumbers at National Interest. And, besides there are other big issues at play, said Brian Katulis and Charles A. Kupchan at Foreign Policy. "Washington should be under no illusions about how difficult it will be to secure Iran's cooperation on the Syrian front. The Iranian regime is itself deeply divided, and hard-line elements -- in particular, the Revolutionary Guards -- are operating inside Syria in support of the Assad regime. This powerful faction of the Iranian regime will not easily abandon its Syrian client." Stay tuned.
The fight on Vancouver's buses
Advocacy groups on both Israeli and Palestinian sides are fighting in the space on Vancouver's buses, according to reports. It started with some anti-Israel ads from the Palestine Awareness Committee. Both depict the changing map of the Middle East region. "In reality, it is the Jewish state that has steadily gotten smaller. It reached its largest extent during the reigns of Kings David and Solomon when it stretched into Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. In 1920, the League of Nations designated present-day Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, and the Golan Heights as the Jewish homeland. But over the decades, Israel shrank to its present size and is only 9 miles wide at its narrowest point and 290 miles long," reported The Jewish Press. The controversy has trickled into the conversation in Canada, upsetting some. "It goes without saying that TransLink does not hold the key to peace in the Middle East, but those so inclined should be free to make their claims — yes, even on the side of a bus — without constant calls for censorship. The rest of us, meanwhile, can stick to our Sudokus," wrote Robyn Urback at National Post.
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Ovadia Yosef's death
With news on Monday that prominent Sephardic Rabbi Ovadia Yosef had passed away in Israel, it didn't take too long before the debate over his legacy went full throttle. "Over time he became more than a restorer of Mizrahi pride but a living symbol of it. No wonder the man who "restored the crown to its former glory" was given a funeral fit for a king," wrote Elli Fischer in The Jewish Week. "Sorry, no: Prejudice is prejudice, whether it comes from an imam in Qatar or from the man whose Jewish critics labeled him, correctly, the 'Israeli ayatollah,'" countered Jeffrey Goldberg at Bloomberg. No matter where you fal on the Yosef scale, what's clear is that he impacted an entire generation of Jews, with reports of up to 800,000 people turning out for the funeral. Just afterward, though, people were left to make sense on their own with how to go on. "As soon as they were separated from the grief and the prayers, passengers began to scream, push and curse trying to board the bus — as if it were any other night at the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. Only then did it seem that things would, before long, return to normal," reported JTA's Ben Sales from the scene.
Jews come from Italy?
"The origin of the Ashkenazi Jews, who come most recently from Europe, has largely been shrouded in mystery. But a new study suggests that at least their maternal lineage may derive largely from Europe," reported LiveScience. This study, which used genetics for its findings, comes as a surprise because we know very little about the history of Ashkenazi Jews "before they were expelled from the Mediterranean and settled in what is now Poland around the 12th century." Many had believed that today's Jews came from Israel and left for Europe before resettling in their homeland in later centuries. The research could also have larger implications, too, said Michael Balter at Science: "The results not only conflict with the Ostrer and Behar results, but also with widespread assumptions about Jewish identity. Jews have traditionally considered that the mother determines the ethnic identity of her children. If being Jewish is defined as genetically descending from the Israelites through the maternal line, then many Ashkenazi Jews fail the test, according to this data."
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A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Shutdown central
The government shut down this week and it's affecting everyone, not just government employees. "It may sound petty, given the enormity of this debacle, to point out here that a Republican Party taken over by anti-government nihilists can kiss winning the Jewish vote goodbye. Granted, it's a small vote, but it comes with the added benefits of activism, donations and a couple of swing states," wrote Rob Eshman at the Jewish Journal. Others are outraged. "What we should shut down are the hysterics, especially those coming from U.S. Senators who should know better," said David Suissa, also at the Jewish Journal. Stay tuned.
Bleak poll
"The first major survey of American Jews in more than 10 years finds a significant rise in those who are not religious, marry outside the faith and are not raising their children Jewish — resulting in rapid assimilation that is sweeping through every branch of Judaism except the Orthodox," reported The New York Times. You can see more of the findings here. People sounded off, loudly. "The notion that American Jews are eschewing religion so broadly makes me a little sad, or worried for Jewish continuity (or guilty for being part of the problem). But I can't see myself bringing my daughter to temple every Friday to honor a God I don't believe in. What's the solution?" asked Jessica Grose at Slate. "All Judaism needs to do is bite its tongue and stop putting this frightened, scarcity-based logic at the forefront of its effort to engage its people. Instead, spend as much time just doing and celebrating whatever Judaism means to you. The rest will follow," suggested Douglass Rushkoff at TIME.
Post-UN speech
After last week's United Nations gathering, some people are speculating about what it could all mean for Israel and the U.S., Netanyahu and Obama. "What also needs to stop is the guessing game over Israel's intentions toward Iran. Mr. Obama will not—repeat, will not—conduct a military strike against Iran. Israelis who think otherwise are fooling themselves." wrote The Wall Street Journal's Bret Stephens. Strong reaction came soon thereafter. "So long as they've got Obama swallowing Rouhani's bait, the Iranians have little to fear from Israel. That's bad news for Netanyahu and Israel," said Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary. "Netanyahu would have nothing to gain by downgrading Israel's most important international relationship to demonstrate his dissatisfaction with the U.S. over Iran, especially when the U.S. is one of the few governments in the world that shares Israel's view of Iran's nuclear program. It would be the very definition of a self-defeating act," said Daniel Larison at The American Conservative.
Hungary apology
Hungary's Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics announced that the country will do everything it can to combat anti-Semitism and racism, acknowledging Hungarian involvement in the Holocaust, according to reports. "We know that we were responsible for the Holocaust in Hungary. We know that Hungarian state interests were responsible," he said Tuesday at the opening session of "Jewish Life and Anti-Semitism," a two-day international conference in Budapest. This same week, Yad Vashem honored its first Arab for saving lives during WWII.
Spy caught
On September 11, Israeli authorities reportedly arrested an Iranian-born spy who had in his possession photographs of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. According to an Israeli press release, he "was plotting to set up a spy network in Israel under the guise of a businessman who marketed services to restaurants and stores." "A State Department report published in June described Iranian-backed terrorism as having reached a tempo unseen since the 1990s," added TheTower.org. Ben Hartman of The Jerusalem Post reported on the proceedings: "At the end of the day, the proceedings, wide-open and well-covered by the press, did not give the impression of a dark new chapter in Israel and Iran's shadow war, rather that of a quiet, somewhat strange foreign man brought for his day in court," he wrote.
September 25, 2013 | 10:00 pm
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Obama at the UN
President Obama had some harsh words during a speech this week at the United Nations for all parties involved in the Middle East conflict. "I believe that there is a growing belief in Israel," Obama said, "that the occupation of the West Bank is tearing at the fabric of Israel's democracy." It sounds like leaders are pushing more for a two-state solution. "The path to peace is not as simple as merely saying both sides have rights–though any formulation that accepts that Israel has rights in the dispute over Jerusalem and the West Bank rather than just security concerns, as Obama indicated, would be an improvement," wrote Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary.
Rouhani speech
"There was no such mass walkout this time," reported The New York Times, as had been done in the past for Ahmadinejad's. "Mr. Rouhani's visit to the United Nations has been widely anticipated for any signs of the moderation and pragmatism that he said his administration was bringing to Iran. But his speech still provoked skepticism and criticism." And some advocated taking a strong stand against it. "Despite the charm offensive of the new Iranian president, the policies of the regime have not changed at all," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Another Virginia race uproar
Jewish groups were upset after reports E.W. Jackon, a Republican candidate for Virginia's lieutenant governor, publicly said that non-Christians are engaged in a "false religion." "Any time you say, 'There is no other means of salvation but through Jesus Christ, and if you don't know him and you don't follow him and you don't go through him, you are engaged in some sort of false religion,' that's controversial," Jackson said. "Jackson forgets that the state he is aspiring to lead has plenty of atheists, Buddhists, Jews, Hindus and Muslims," said a blogger at God Discussion.Heb
Hebron go-ahead
Netanyahu announced this week that Jewish families will be permitted to move into a contested house in a Palestinian neighborhood of Hebron, just hours after an Israeli soldier was fatally shot by a Palestinian sniper, according to reports. Netanyahu said, "Those who attempt to uproot us from the city of our forefathers will achieve the opposite effect. We will continue on one hand to fight terror and to harm terrorists and on the other hand to strengthen settlements." Some worry about the future. "The chilling affect it would have on the peace process scarcely bears mentioning. Netanyahu thinks letting settlers back into Beit Hamachpela won't escalate tensions in the West Bank. Let's hope that his assessment is based on more than wishful thinking," wrote Barak Ravid at Haaretz.
LinkedIn prank
Israel created a fake page on LinkedIn for Iran's new president, Rouhani, and listed it on their official Washington embassy web site. "I'm a career politician, expert public relations professional, leading international salesman and longtime advocate of nuclear proliferation," the Rouhani page says. "Who needs to encounter new developments in international relations with patience and diplomacy when you can leverage pre-existing brand associations to capture eyeballs in a truly epic way?" joked Max Read at Gawker. Some weren't as amused. It's a "sophomoric move that surely could alienate some supporters," wrote Philip Weiss at Mondoweiss.
September 18, 2013 | 8:22 pm
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Paul's standing
"Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), after tentative steps to reach out to the pro-Israel community including a trip to Israel, has now infuriated Christian and Jewish leaders alike," said The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin. It triggered a fair amount of debate. "I really don't get Rand's game. If you are not going to act in terms of principle and are willing to stand as a pro-Israel hawk to get the evangelical vote, what is the upside to pissing off the neocons and apparently even the evangelicals at times?" asked Robert Wenzel at the Economic Policy Journal blog. "Isolationism may have taken root among some Tea Partiers, but it will be a hard sell for Paul to convince Evangelicals that he can be trusted to defend the U.S. against Islamists and to maintain an alliance with Israel that he has never been that enthusiastic about," added Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary.J
Joke fallout
A joke told on Tueday afternoon by John Whitbeck, the GOP 10th Congressional District chairman, as warmed up the crowd at a Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli rally in Northern Virginia as upset many people and forced Cuccinelli to apologize. You can see or read the jokes for yourself. "It's a great piece of humor because it combines the Jews-are-cheap angle with the Jews-killed-Jesus angle in one joke," mused Jonathan Chait at New York magazine. "Oddly enough, the point of the event was for Cuccinelli to stand alongside far-right radio host Mark Levin. If anyone was going to say something outrageous and offensive, one would probably expect it to be Levin," wrote Steve Benen at MSNBC. For some, the episode had echoes of the infamous "macaca moment."
Compound blocked
Israeli troops took hold of the al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday and stood in the way of Palestinian worshipers from accessing the area, according to reports. This came a day after some Muslim worshipers expelled senior Fatah official Azzam Ahmed from the Temple Mount compound. "Had he told us that he was coming, we would have provided him with security and prevented the embarrassing incident," one activist said.
Racist chants
The Argentine Football Association's Disciplinary Court was called over racist chants by fans of the Atlanta Football Club during a match last month. Atlanta fans called opponent Chacarita "Bolivians who belong in shantytowns, go back home. The team has a history of dealing with similar anti-semitic chants and has ties to the Jewish community. Other soccer leagues around the world face similar problems, enforcing decorum in the stands during matches.
Chickens protected
The California Department of Food and Agriculture got involved in warning groups in Los Angeles that they can't perform the ritual of swinging of chickens over their heads (Kapparot) as a way to atone for their sins. That's not the only area cracking down either. Defenders of the practice say that there's no fear of hurting the chickens. "The birds don't mind at all-- or if they do, no more than your dog minds having its paws inspected. To be blunt, in exchange for us putting up with their chicken poop, they have to put up with our bullshit. The key is no chickens are harmed in the marking of this teshuva, or repentence," wrote Rob Eshman at the Jewish Journal.
September 11, 2013 | 8:50 pm
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A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Syria matters
"With John Kerry and other supporters of U.S. military action against Syria comparing Damascus to Nazi Germany, the Obama administration is putting extraordinary pressure on members of Congress to approve a strike meant to punish Bashar al-Assad for using chemical weapons," reported National Journal. Where do the people stand? "I am optimistic that Congress will follow the lead of the American people and reject the Obama Administration's well-intentioned but imprudent plan to lead us down the well-trodden path to war in the Middle East without a clear objective," wrote Mark Paredes at the Jewish Journal. "The stakes and risks are high, but in a world where enemy despots with an eye toward Israel and us, are willing to test the boundaries of destruction, flagrantly and cunningly, the price of holding back may be higher," said a Jewish Week editorial.
NSA report
The National Security Agency shares some raw intelligence data with Israel, according to a Guardian scoop this week. This news came from the documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The U.S. government gave communications "likely to contain phone calls and emails of American citizens," and it's unclear how Israel has used them. "Further evidence that the information includes data on Americans is a specific stipulation demanding that Israel delete any data pertaining to American government officials," said Philip Bump at The Atlantic Wire. "This is almost certainly intended to establish a legal line in the unlikely event that the NSA accidentally collects and then accidentally shares any such information."
Qatar concern
Qatar's Foreign Minister said last weekend that construction by Jewish settlers was an "obstacle" to achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians, according to reports. "There are several obstacles to this process... We are talking about settlements," Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiya told a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris. It's left to be seen if there will be any consequences to these public statements.
Mayor re-elected
Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow's incumbent mayor, was re-elected over the weekend, ending fears over nationalist candidate Alexei Navalny. "In pitching himself to Moscow Jews, Sobyanin can point to the opening of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, a $50 million institution funded by the Russian state. Hanukkah celebrations are now held at the Kremlin, and under Putin's leadership more than a dozen Russian cities have given land and building permits to Jewish communities," reported The Jerusalem Post.
Holocaust: The video game
Nintendo rejected a Holocaust-themed game and the developer has decided to release it for smartphone users. Luc Bernard, 26, announced his plan on Indiegogo and is looking to help funding it. "I make a lot of fantasy games. My games are known for this weird art style. But when it comes to history and realism, I wouldn't go ahead and just poke fun at it," Bernard told VentureBeat. "So when people say this is controversial, I tell them, 'This is the truth. This is what happened. Look at what this big publisher is doing. That's what should be controversial.'"
September 4, 2013 | 8:17 pm
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
The Syria question
"Jewish groups backing President Obama's call to strike Syria militarily are citing moral outrage and U.S. national security as primary considerations, but concern for Israel — however muted — also looms large in their thinking," reported JTA. Even though the U.S. hasn't yet authorized military action in Syria, Obama won some support among Jewish groups for his readiness to strike. For the few Jews still living in Syria, life goes on, and Rosh Hashana arrives during a precarious time.
Pope's call
During his message for a sweet new year, Pope Francis on Monday called for an investigation on the ban on Jewish and Muslim religious slaughter in Poland. They became illegal earlier this year under a controversial law. But it wasn't all serious chatter -- the Pope was presented with a Kiddush cup and a honey cake This was the Pope's first chance to get to know Jewish leaders since he took the helm.
NYT scrub
A New York Times story earlier this week was highlighted by blogger MJ Rosenberg for removing a reference to AIPAC. "Obviously the White House and/or AIPAC did not want to be caught saying that the reason we are attacking Syria is to show AIPAC, the '800 pound gorilla,' that we are serious about the war the lobby really craves: Iran," wrote Rosenberg. "The role of journalism is not to kill special interest groups, but it is to shine a light on their activities—whatever the effect may be—especially as those activities bear on matters as grave as war and peace," said Ali Gharib at The Daily Beast. Some aren't as outraged. "But the whole thing is actually a misunderstanding. In fact, the quote still lives on the Times website, but in a different article. It appears the media hounds never did a full search of the Times website to find it," said Connor Simpson at The Atlantic Wire.
Israel grows
The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics estimates that the country's population has exceeded 8.081 million, which includes over 6 million Jews, or 75 percent of the overall population there. Over the past year, 163,000 babies were born in Israel, with the most popular baby names reportedly being Noa, Shira, Tamar, Talia, and Yael for girls, and Itai, Daniel, Ori, Yosef, and Noam for boys.
Rosh Hashana message
With the requisite new year viral videos out of the way, it's time to turn to the more serious side of the equation: What does Rosh Hashana 5774 mean? "It is simply a reminder, as old as Genesis itself, that we are more connected than we often realize, and that in reminding ourselves of those connections, we can find ways to make this year better than last – whatever calendar we happen to use," wrote Brad Hirschfield at The Washington Post. "I can't help feeling it's a more useful undertaking than nursing a hangover," added Peter Calder at The New Zealand Herald.
August 28, 2013 | 11:15 pm
Posted by Danny Groner
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Syria escalates
"As the United States prepares for a possible military attack against the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical weapons, Israeli leaders are making it clear that they have no intention of standing down this time if attacked," reported the Los Angeles Times. Israelis are lining up for gas masks as a result. And if Israel retaliates, it could be devastating, said Nahum Barnea in The New York Times. "In the past, Israel respected the Assad dynasty for its stability and credibility. But events in Syria have made it clear that the man in Damascus is not abiding by the same rules any more. Israel cannot rely on him. But Israel shouldn't intervene, and it won't. Nobody expects Israel to, nobody has asked it to, nobody would thank if it did."
Mayor's miscue
Alexei Navalny, a candidate for Mayor of Moscow in the upcoming election, has drown scowls after he stated that he will "make the first toast for the Holocaust" and stated on his blog that "whoever wants to live in Russia has to become Russian – in the full sense of the word." Since the comments came out, he has apologized and has said that he was miquoted. This is just the latest incident in the region that has some local Jews fearful of what's to come.
Egypt status
With the unrest in Egypt, some Jewish citizens are worried, according to reports. "Israel should wish for the Arabs not bloody military coups, but the same pluralist democracy it has built for itself — in which religious fundamentalists are accommodated and appeased, and certainly not oppressed and massacred by tyrants in uniform," wrote Mustafa Akyoi at Al-Monitor. "The Obama administration must realize that the so-called 'Arab Spring' was subverted by the MB, which imposed their intolerant and extremist ideology on Egypt and the rest of the Arab Middle East. The Obama administration's support for the MB government, because it was 'democratically elected' is a fallacious argument," said Joseph Puder at Frontpage Mag.
Archive opening
The National Archives is putting together an exhibit of Iraqi Jewish artifacts set to open this fall. Afterward, the U.S. will return the Iraqi Jewish archives to Iraq. "What possible justification is there for turning over Jewish documents to bigoted sociopaths like this?" asked Daniel Greenfield at Frontpage Mag. "The Iraqi government does not need Jewish books it cannot read. It does not need to victimize Iraqi Jewish refugees one last time. It refuses to do the honorable thing and return these items back to the Jewish communities they were stolen from, but that does not stop us from doing the right thing. Property stolen from Iraqi Jewish communities should go back to them."
MLK memorialized
Wednesday marked the 50th annversary of the March on Washington, and the anniversary brought out some tributes from within the Jewish community as well. "Today, we await the appearance of a new generation of leaders — black and white, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim — who can resume King's journey toward justice and lead us all closer to a land and world of promise," wrote Rabbi Abraham Cooper at the Jewish Journal. Others agreed with that sentiment. "We have to remember that true freedom can only ever be fully realized when all around us share the same rights and privileges that we now enjoy. Whether they choose to love or hate us afterwards is their problem, not ours. We have to remain true to the basic values of freedom and equality which are at the root of the Jewish experience," said David Newman at The Jerusalem Post.
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Jungle Play Mat (Organic Cotton)
A giggle exclusive, this wonderfully soft play mat is made with 100% organic cotton, providing a cozy space for babies to rest or play. Plus, it has a comfy pillow for propping up, as well as fun features like a hidden mirror, crinkle noises, and squeak toys. It even rolls up and ties shut, and includes a convenient carry bag for play dates.
Why it's a giggle pick Soft, comfortable, and healthy, too, this fun play mat sports a 100% organic cotton exterior.
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Rated 3 out of 5 by angeltrainin Mixed feelings
Pros - organic/healthy for baby, cute design, great pillow for tummy time, easy machine wash and dry
Cons - pretty small for a playmat so it won't grow w/ child or be useful for very long, the "activities" are limited w/ the mirror and a couple subtle crinkle sounds and the attached toys are nice but the strings got pulled straight very quickly (they are supposed to be like an accordion)
All in all, I might buy for a newborn again as a playmat because it is healthy/non-toxic, but for us personally, it barely got any use and my son never really took an interest in any of it. As a result, you may be better off buying a larger organic blanket and a few organic toys for the cost of this item.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by ChicagoBaby Love This Mat!
I adore this portable mat and get asked about it by many parents, teachers and caregivers who have never seen anything like it. I tote my 4 month old daughter everywhere and have us signed up for classes or meet ups with other moms and babies nearly every day of the week. This mat is a godsend. I can stuff it underneath my stroller or swing the shoulder strap of the cover across my chest so that the whole light-weight mat is carried on my back, and away we go! Instead of placing the baby on a blanket on a hard floor during music class, for example, we use this mat - it's very cushy, takes up less space than a big blanket and comes with the toys and pillow to practice extra good tummy time. No, it doesn't replace one of the bigger play gyms out there. We have the bigger type of gym at home (with the hanging overhead toys, etc.). However, there's nothing like this for taking around to other people's homes, grandma's house, classes etc. I love that it's organic, has non-garish colors and is easily washable. The cover is a great plus too. The mat easily rolls up and binds via a velcro strap and stuffs into the carry cover easily. This is one of my all time favorite purchases!
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Rated 3 out of 5 Lovely but not necessary
I registered for this and loved it when I received it as a gift. It is very soft and sweet and easy on the eyes compared to most tacky activity mats. But I ended up not using it very much. Tummy time can be on a blanket or sofa or your tummy. And when you need a quiet moment, the dangly stuff on the activity mat is better at holding baby's attention. Makes a nice gift, but not a baby must-have.
December 11, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by newmommynyc Very Soft
Love this. It is extremely soft and is what i would want to lay on if I were a baby. I wish there were an option for overhead mobile type things to hang down onto it like other play mats, but the softness and adorableness makes up for (not to mention the healthy aspects of the materials and lack of plastic).
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The Jungle Play Mat's pillow arrives to you tacked-down, but that's just to keep it tidy during shipping in its reusable yoga bag -- snip the threads and the pillow goes where you want it to.And, the monkey and elephant friends are both on self-velcro soft, elastic tethers, so you can keep them on the mat, or attach them to a stroller, car seat, or your baby's wrist!
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Oops! We're so sorry that our lovely Jungle Play Mat lists an antimicrobial fill, and we thank so much for catching this mistake. We're updating the product information to make sure all of our customers have everything they need to make an informed decision about healthy toys for their children.The Jungle Play Mat is made from a 100% organic cotton exterior and is filled with 100% polyester fill that's denser and softer than poly-plush. MiYim doesn't use any chemical flame retardants or softeners, and the dyes used to create color are made only from all-natural plant and mineral ingredients.
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