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Construction in Ramallah (AP)"There are three key areas to moving forward on the long-term goal of reaching a two-state solution. One is a political settlement, two is economic development and three is progress on the security sector."
Can you tell us about the work that OPIC and its partners, both on the ground and in the United States, are doing to help develop the Palestinian economy?
We've been engaged in supporting the development of the economic sector in the West Bank probably since 2005. So, it's been about four years or so and during that time period we've worked on a variety of different projects, one of which is currently operational. That project is the loan guarantee facility, which is a program that is implemented in a partnership among OPIC, the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) and the Middle East Investment Initiative, a U.S. non-profit organization. The program enables OPIC and the PIF to provide partial guarantees to banks that are operating in the West Bank to make small business loans to their customer base. We currently have seven banks that are in the program and are negotiating to add three or four other banks. The portfolio has about 53 loans totaling $25 millions dollars or so. It's been operational about 15 months. The primary focus is to support small businesses and to generate job growth in an area which obviously has a difficult time creating jobs and is limited by serious mobility restrictions, checkpoints, etc. The loan guarantee facility is administered on the ground by the Middle East Investment Initiative which contracts with CHF International, a non-profit development company, to supervise the program, ensuring accountability, transparency and implementation. So, as far as we're concerned, I think it's been pretty successful; it's in the early stages and we expect the portfolio should be somewhere around $50 million by year end 2009.
The sectors are pretty diverse in terms of what is supported – agriculture, production, manufacturing, transportation – and interestingly the geography is pretty diverse also. Whereas many people think that the whole economic base in the West Bank is largely focused around Ramallah, this program is spread out across the whole West Bank. It's in Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus, Qalqilya, Jenin, so not all of it is just in Ramallah.
We "rolled out" the loan guarantee facility in 2007, and as a result, OPIC developed a strategic partnership with the Palestine Investment Fund. Then we had a session to try to figure out what other areas to support, and we agreed that we would try to focus on supporting the development of affordable housing, which is part of a larger initiative that was promoted by the Palestine Investment Fund to make affordable housing available in planned communities throughout different areas of the West Bank.
OPIC and the PIF decided we would work together to put in place a vehicle that would make mortgage money available for home owners. So OPIC ultimately ended up partnering with the PIF, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and two local banks—the Cairo Amman Bank and Bank of Palestine. The five entities together are going to provide up to $500 million of loan capital, which would be used to make 25-year fixed-rate and 25-year five-year adjustable rate mortgage loans. This will be administered through a company called Amal – Affordable Mortgage and Loans – but I believe it is also Arabic for hope. Amal is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2009. Amal will actually provide funding to the homeowners through the two local banks, the Bank of Palestine and the Cairo Amman Bank.
What you may or may not know is that there are at least four housing developments that are underway. One is a private sector project. PIF itself has three projects that it's working on for 2009. Two of the projects are in Ramallah – Rawabi and al Reehan – one is in Jenin and one is in Qalqilya.
The two in Ramallah are quite large; the al-Reehan project will probably be about 2,000 housing units and the Rawabi project, planned by Bashar al-Masri and the Qataris, will be about 5,000 units.
We are literally trying to time our development – the creation of Amal, the operationalizing of it and completing the entire finance package – so the company can be ready to offer the first mortgages when the first housing units are available. That being said, we believe that the first mortgage loans made for the first house will probably not actually be made until 2010.
What is fascinating is that the scale of these projects will hopefully have a transformational effect on the economy. We're talking about a very large number of construction jobs and a large number of service jobs. When it's finished, we're talking about more than just housing. We're talking about creating communities, with shops and other facilities. The Rawabi project, in particular, will be a virtual town and will create significant lasting, in addition to temporary, employment.
We have two other smaller projects that we're working on. One is a commercial building on a site of land at the Friends Academy in Ramallah. It owns a plot of land that is adjacent to an existing soccer field where we want to build an office building. We told them we would finance it if they agreed to use the cash flow that comes from the office building to establish an endowment. The school doesn't have an endowment, and we're trying to encourage them to establish one for students to be able to get scholarships to attend the school. They agreed to do that.
There's another smaller project we're working on with the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem, and they have a wide span of health clinics and educational facilities both in the West Bank and Gaza that are not operating on a cash flow positive basis. These facilities provide primary health care and schooling. Meanwhile, the church has undeveloped real estate that could be developed. We're working with them on one project now to build an apartment building in West Jerusalem and the profits from that apartment building will be used to fund the clinics and educational facilities they have operating. We're looking at other real estate the church owns, possibly for other housing developments in the Jerusalem area and also the Jaffa area. All of which would improve their cash flow and help them support their other Palestinian projects.
And, of course, OPIC is working with MEII on a risk insurance product for small and medium sized Palestinian businesses, but that project doesn't fall under my jurisdiction.
How did these projects come about?
In 2005, a delegation of Palestinian businessmen came to Washington to meet various government officials and agencies and to look for somebody in the U.S. government who would help them develop their economy. And we were asked to come to a meeting with them and to explain our programs and talk about what we might be able to do. We had put together a similar kind of project for a loan facility in Iraq, and we offered this out casually to the group. We said it would be interesting if OPIC partnered with the Palestine Investment Fund to develop loan guarantees to support small businesses. We didn't even know it, but several of the people in this group who were visiting Washington were board members of the Palestine Investment Fund. So out of serendipity we were talking to the right audience. They immediately said they were interested in pursuing this. We had a couple of follow up meetings while they were here in Washington. They asked us to put together an outline of how we'd want to approach this, which we did. And by the time they left, two or three days later, to go back to the West Bank we had essentially come up with the outline of a program to pursue. That's how this started.
The whole program would have been launched earlier had it not been for the elections of 2006 when Hamas won. It was only the results of that election that delayed the implementation of this project. We had to wait till the dust settled before we continued.
That's the way that we first started working on a day-to-day basis with the PIF, and then we just started talking. We thought that they were a natural partner. In fact, when we first started working with the PIF, most of their portfolio assets were invested outside the Palestinian territories. We encouraged them that they ought to consider taking some of those offshore investments and liquidating them and using the proceeds to develop their own economy. Their own management was thinking along the same lines and were interested in changing the proportions to have a much heavier emphasis on investments that would promote the Palestinian economy.
We started looking for other areas in which to cooperate. OPIC is very active in providing mortgage finance around the world, especially for low- and moderate-income homeowners. The PIF was looking at developing affordable communities. So we started talking about getting together a mortgage facility that would give long-term mortgages at fixed rates, and by virtue of the fact that the mortgages are long-term, monthly payments are lower, and therefore they are more affordable to a wider audience. The fact that they're fixed-rate, rather than floating rate, means for the homeowner that the interest rates won't go up, and this eliminates interest rate uncertainty. The current market for mortgages is generally in the range of maybe ten to fifteen years. Our loans will be for up to 25 years with lower monthly payments.
From your perspective, what have been the successes and what have been the challenges that these projects face and how does that relate to the challenges for the overall economy?
I have been with OPIC for nine years and I've worked with a lot of different countries. One thing is that in all these cases we need help to get things done from the government officials of different countries. Sometimes getting a government to actually implement changes in relation to policy can be extremely challenging or can take a very long time. But I think, ironically, in the case of dealing with the officials who are running the government and the governmental agencies now, they have been incredibly easy to work with, extremely helpful and very cooperative and supportive of all these efforts. Putting together a mortgage scheme in a market that has very little mortgage activity did require some changes to government rules and regulations. We have had conversations with officials at the Palestinian Monetary Authority and the Capital Markets Authority, and they were very supportive and helpful in working with us to make the necessary changes to implement this scheme. So it has been very easy for us to work with the government officials, and you can't always say that in all the countries we work with.
The biggest challenge we had initially was the results of the election. It made it difficult for us to continue to try to operate our programs. After Hamas took control over Gaza, it made it easier for us to operate in the West Bank, but difficult to operate in Gaza.
What are the opportunities for development in Gaza?
The programs that have been set up, both for the loan guarantees and the mortgage facility, are set up to be able to operate in Gaza at some point in the future when conditions are ripe for supporting them. But that is a process that we would undertake to review with other entities in the U.S. government to make a joint determination as to when the right time might be. As of now, the conditions aren't ripe.
What do you think the challenges are overall for the Palestinian economy?
They have a lot of challenges. They have an extremely high unemployment rate. The checkpoints are obviously a challenge to moving goods and services, and sometimes the ability to do projects in Area C.1 For example, the Riwabi project is trying to get support from the Israelis to build an access road through Area C and needs to convince the Israeli authorities that this is the right thing to do.
On the other hand, our general impression is that the work force is a well-educated workforce that is willing to work if the opportunities are available.
How do you see your work fitting into the larger picture in terms of U.S. policy toward developing the Palestinian economy, governance and security and also in terms of efforts to help Israelis and Palestinians reach a two-state solution?
There are three key areas to moving forward on the long-term goal of reaching a two-state solution. One is a political settlement, two is economic development and three is progress on the security sector. The areas where I think in the short term our ability to make progress this year are better are on the security side and on the economic side.
There needs to be some visible progress to show the Palestinian people that something good is happening, and the international community needs to support that. In the short term, there needs to be economic improvement, and we need to keep the focus on trying to develop the economy in some way that is conducive to improving the quality of life. Hopefully these economic and security improvements will ultimately make the atmosphere more conducive for political progress.
Can you build the economy without political progress or a political horizon?
I would think that in practical terms, probably the biggest political development could be on the high number of checkpoints. Clearly, if you can minimize the checkpoints or at least develop some solution to move commercial goods in an expedited manner through checkpoints, that would make a big difference. No question about that. I think the other issues, that is Jerusalem, or the refugee status, or where the borders are going to be, to me, they're much more political issues. To develop an economy that could grow, that is on an integrated basis trading with Israel, or trading with other partners, such as Jordan, could be done within the current situation provided some progress is made on checkpoints.
Can you tell us about a bit what else you're doing in the region and how it might relate to this work?
We've been very active in Jordan. We supported the first independent power project which is starting to be built right outside of Amman. Last year, the king of Jordan declared 2008 as the year of affordable housing. They actually have their own affordable housing initiative, and they asked us, because they knew we were working on the housing sector in the West Bank, to provide part of the financing for that affordable housing. While they have a more developed financial market than the West Bank, they do not have a long-term fixed-rate mortgage market. We put together a program to lend $250 million to three Jordanian banks. That money that we're providing to them over 25 years, in dollars, they're going to exchange the dollars with the central bank into dinars, and they will have dinars available to give to homeowners that qualify for fixed-rate mortgages for their first homes. We think the first loans are going to be made in late 2009.
We're supporting microfinance in Jordan. There's a water pipeline project that's transporting fresh water to Amman from the Disi Aquifer in the south of Jordan. We're very active in Jordan.
In Lebanon, we've been active. We've supported the recapitalization of CHF, a microfinance lender, after the conflict in 2006 between Israel and Lebanon. We've also provided long-term loans to Lebanese banks to make mortgage loans in Lebanon.
And we're working on an interesting project in Israel to expand an existing program that makes microfinance, small business loans to the Arab-Israeli community. We're working with a group that's been doing this business for about fifteen years and was looking for the best way to scale it up. We decided to support it. What's interesting is that part of this project is in an area of Israel, Gilboa, adjacent to Jenin, and there are increasing interchanges between Palestinians from the West Bank and Israeli Arabs who are working together in business ventures.
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During a drive in Los Angeles I became inspired to write the following poem about the "anatomy of traffic".
It's a fun experiential journey about LA traffic. Hope you enjoy it, but don't read while driving!
Kundalini Highway
I hated you once.
Your snarling masses heaving coughs of emissions
Congestion, backed up, bumper to bumper
Then I saw your lights…
Trails of red and white snaking towards a common delight
Home, Home, Home.
Your engines hum, hum, and rumble
Towards the spiral stairway of trafficness.
Traffic, yes!
Oh, yes…I hated you,
Fought you like a demon, cursed your name to friends, family, enemies, and strangers alike
While with you and during periods of respite.
And then, I accepted you…
Your massive reality, your omnipresence, beyond space seemingly,
and certainly beyond time!
You are traffic.
And not just any, but LA traffic.
Bringing me to my knees, I surrender now in joy
for Thou art my teacher,
My friend,
yes, my beloved.
I love you.
Adore you.
Am in awe of your power sublime..
Can't think of anything but you…
Can't see anything but you…
"The" 10 to 110 to 101 to 405…
It's a circular journey, a spiritual one,
Returning to zero
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Barbara Walters has said her last day as a co-host on The View will be May 14.
While not everyone believes it will be her last television appearance, ABC, her network for nearly 40 years says it will, at the same time, air a two-hour retrospective of her career.
Since she has been at ABC for so long, younger and middle-aged people understandably assume that's always been her network. But it wasn't.
Walters first became known to viewers from NBC's Today show, where she first appeared in the early 1960's. While she wasn't officially a co-host until 1974 (two years before leaving for ABC and a much-publicized and argued $1 million contract), she was on the set every morning with the program's host.
Originally, that was Hugh Downs (with whom she later co-hosted ABC's 20/20), and later Frank McGee and Jim Hartz.
But in nearly 15 years on Today, Walters had an impact on that program and on morning television and TV news.
Before Walters, the female regular on the program was known as the "Today girl", or "tea pourer", as some called it. The position was held mostly by actresses or former beauty queens (or both), and her role wasn't much more defined than that of models on game shows.
It was on Today where Walters developed what now is known as the newsmaker/celebrity "get" interview, the desired and often probing interview with a headline-making individual. It was what got the attention of ABC News, then desperately trying to become a player in the evening news race.
And it goes without saying that her higher profile, both on Today and on ABC (first on the evening news, then in specials and on 20/20) also made her a role model for women also seeking careers in the 1970's and beyond. It wasn't until the mid-to-late 1970's when women began anchoring network and local newscasts.
But that all began not at ABC, but at NBC. Although Walters had a difficult departure from NBC in 1976 (as she has explained in her autobiography, Audition), but has appeared on nearly all of Today's anniversary retrospectives (the most recent in 2012), and was interviewed on Today when ABC anchor Peter Jennings died in 2005.
Although some might think it's overkill, I think it would be a natural for NBC to do its own Walters retrospective, perhaps on Today itself. For someone who has had the impact on television and TV news she has, it makes sense.
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Stoffel Vandoorne has hailed his "fantastic" debut having tested a McLaren F1 car for the first time on Wednesday.
The McLaren protege was in action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Day Two of the two-day test, replacing regular driver Jenson Button.
With his day reserved exclusively for testing Pirelli's tyres, Vandoorne completed 136 trouble-free laps with a best time of 1:28.441.
"This has been a fantastic day for me: my first experience in a Formula 1 car, and a really great opportunity to get plenty of laps under my belt," said the 22-year-old.
"I want to say a big thank-you to the team - everyone has been incredibly helpful and positive."
Such was the Belgium driver's mileage on Wednesday that he accrued enough mileage to earn a Formula 1 Superlicence.
"It's also great to have been able to contribute to the test programme: 136 laps was a fantastic achievement, and it's great that it's earned me the right to be granted a Formula 1 Superlicence."
But it is now back to GP2 with ART Grand Prix and the Monaco race where Vandoorne is hoping to bounce back after a difficult time in Spain.
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My observation from Devore. Not one cage had a blanket or any comfort item except mother dogs and her pups. They were miserable and so uncomfortable laying or sitting there.
Met with the head of shelter Doug Smith for 35 minutes and got a tour of the shelter. He does not allow blankets in any of the cells including the cats that were on newspaper. His reasoning was the dogs "could ingest the blanket" and the other excuse was "the blankets could get caught in the drains and cause problems of backed up feces." He also commented," the more negative comments I get the better, I like getting them because then more people will come in to adopt them" I said, The animals should suffer so you can get negative publicity? How about doing something positive to get the dogs and cats adopted? He did not like my answer. He said that the new platforms they have are soft and comfortable. He showed me one and it is as hard as a piece of cement. I hurt my hand tapping it it was so hard. While I was there I even showed him our clip on NBC LA Today Show how comfort with a blanket or soft item for dogs and cats can make the difference of them being adopted. They become relaxed, feel safe and secure, happier and it reminds the potential adopter of their home environment. Those are getting adopted which saves lives. It still did not change his mind and kept repeating he is not doing anything wrong at his shelter. He just does not believe in having comfort for these poor babies.He does not believe in having volunteers not one at the shelter. I could not believe it. How strange is that? These are the highlights. We must get the message out there to make sure these animals get comfort so abused, neglected, abandoned, and pups,senior dogs do not have to sit, lie, or sleep on a hard cement floor. And cats on newspaper which is on top of a wired cage which is not comfortable either.
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After being named to the Finnish first all-star team in 1979, Lehtonen signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. He scored 21 points in 65 games and played a solid defensive role on the young club. He returned to Tappara the next season the spent time in Turku and with JYP Jyvaskyla before retiring in 1987. During his highly successful domestic career, Lehtonen topped the 20-goal mark seven times.
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So, took a day to relax and wandered around london…. went to Cockfosters to see if jdub's obsession meant anything. It doesn't, well unless Cockfosters Parade means something to you.
Then went and saw Shaun of the Dead, which I suspect won't reach Sydney :[. A shame, as it was a real laugh :}.
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What type of drugs are tested for? That's a common question, but I will answer another common one first to get it out of the way. Drug testing in not a requirement prior to getting your CDL. It is a requirement before getting hired.
The types drug and alcohol tests required for commercial drivers are:
Trucking companies both large and small are required by the federal government to test for several substances by urine samples.
Source: Alcohol and Drug Rules - FMSCA
If during the screening there is reason to believe one of the drugs is present, it goes through a more intense analysis for confirmation
Alcohol testing can be done with Saliva devices or Breath Testing by employees of the company or contracted services. Alcohol testing is not done generally as part of a roadside inspection.
Under certain conditions a test administered by an officer is accepted but he/she must be trained in using EBT or Evidental Breath Taking devices.
After an accident, you will be required to find a place to get testing done for alcohol.
Drivers who fail the alcohol testing is required to be removed from safety-sensitive duties. They must be seen by specialist in the field and going through recommended rehabilitation or treatment before returning to duty.
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text: Ferrari preparing for life with Alonso and Raikkonen in the stable 23 December, 2013 Face-off 2014: Kimi Raikkonen versus Fernando Alonso It will be Kimi Raikkonen, not the Ferrari incumbent Fernando Alonso, who will get the first on-track experience of the team's 2014 challenger, as the Maranello outfit begins life with the task of managing the sport's two biggest and most experienced characters. Italian media sources including La Gazzetta dello Sport, report that Finn Raikkonen will debut the new red single seater on the first two test days of the test at Jerez, in late January. Spaniard Alonso, who until now has been regarded as Ferrari's clear number one driver, will make his debut in the 2014 car later in the same test, completing the four-day session. Kimi Raikkonen's move from Lotus to Ferrari was big, is and will be big F1 news Raikkonen, arriving from Lotus, has recently been recovering from back surgery which meant that he missed the final two races of the 2013 season. "He is returning to us because we have new technical regulations next year and we need an experienced driver next to Alonso," Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is quoted by Welt newspaper. "I am convinced that Kimi Raikkonen will meet our requirements better than Felipe Massa. Some people are calling it a big risk," he added, "but I have been here since the early 70s and I know that risk is something you have to live with in Formula 1." Luca di Montezemolo with Kimi Raikkonen in 2007 Montezemolo is referring to suggestions that, while Alonso / Massa was a harmonious pairing, adding 2007 World Champion Raikkonen to the lineup might only further antagonise the already frustrated Alonso. Spaniard Alonso, however, has played down claims that he is already stamping his feet about having to take on Raikkonen. "I'm excited to work with him," Brazil's Agencia Estado quotes him, "because he has an extraordinary talent and he is Ferrari's [previous] Champion. I can learn a lot from him." He said it is wrong to say that Ferrari's new driver lineup will be too explosive. In 2009 Kimi Raikkonen made way for Fernando Alonso at Ferrari "I cannot comment," he is quoted by Spain's El Pais, "because I don't know him, I haven't worked on a team with him or shared more than 10 minutes with him." Some days ago, Alonso suggested that Ferrari will miss Massa's devoted efforts and open personality, which was interpreted by some as an early slight against Raikkonen. "I'm not at all worried about such things," Montezemolo is quoted by Finland's Turun Sanomat. "Kimi will be Kimi, the same driver he has always been. If he spoke a lot, he would not be Kimi." "I can see he is very motivated to be with Ferrari again, after he had to pause for a while after his last period with Ferrari," Montezemolo explained. "That was very important for him, as he came back very hungry for success." Kimi Raikkonen with Stefano Domenicali He insisted that Raikkonen will even be happy to work in Ferrari's new driver simulator, despite earlier reports which said that the Finn is no fan of the technology. "We now have a pretty good simulator at our disposal, and I think Raikkonen is happy to work with it," said Montezemolo. He stopped short of saying that Alonso remains the number 1, but he did allude to a hierarchy: "I think Fernando is the strongest racing driver in the world. He has a highly motivated new teammate. I look forward to both drivers getting a lot of points, so that we can fight back in the Constructors' Championship." 2001 F1 Rookies: Kimi Raikkonen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and Enrique Bernoldi He is not expecting fireworks between the pair of superstars, who he expects will work for the collective good of the team. "[Team boss Stefano] Domenicali has been very clear with them," Montezemolo is quoted by France's autohebdo.fr. "They have the honour and responsibility to drive for Ferrari. If drivers want to drive for themselves, they can make their own team or they can move somewhere else. But at Ferrari, there are very clear rules," he insisted. (GMM) Subbed by AJN. Tweet Related NewsVettel first Ferrari test not breach of contractRed Bull play hardball block Vettel's Ferrari testDe la Rosa: Ferrari not giving up on this yearBianchi: When Ferrari need me I am readyFerrari: We completed our programme and lapped quicklyDe la Rosa says F1 drivers doing too little drivingFerrari: We learned a lotFerrari: We made up for time lost on day oneFerrari report from Barcelona testTech Talk: What did Ferrari have in their bag of tricks at the final test in Bahrain? StevetheGreat All Ferrari needs to do is get Alonso a big box of tissues and Kimi a coke and ice cream. Kimi is going to do the best the car allows and won't be worrying what Alonso is doing. stoner Hahaha!! Rockie @Stevethegreat "Kimi is going to do the best the car allows and won't be worrying what Alonso is doing." This is what marks out Raikkonen and Vettel for me as drivers and that's why I follow both drivers what interest's them the most is their individual performance not what their respective teammate is doing! Miles Long Let the mind games begin! Grazie Tante Luchino! dcloudy777 The main thing it means is that RBR won't be able to build their #2 car out of the leftover bin this year. MAD EEVE LOL Juan Pablo Montoya what could have been? Forza Ferrari All I can say is: Forza Ferrari! As long as both of them will bring lots of success to Ferrari and won't start bickering with each other, then I'll be very happy. Hopefully both are mature enough to know how to work together. Bring on 2014! O'Ferrari Hahahahaha Kimi will get the best out of the car! Sure he will!! He will for some races and in other races he will go to sleep. It happened at mclaren, it happened at loltus, it happened at Ferrari and it will happen again. This is what puts vettel and alonso above pretenders like kimi, they never go off the boil. Still, I'm sure he'll be better than massa (even if he wasn't in 2008/09) farizY I guess now it is up to Ferrari to get a machine worthy of their talent. stoner @O Ferrari "This is what puts vettel and alonso above pretenders like kimi, they never go off the boil." LOL, vettel is great, but WTF Alonso did to even match vettel an Kimi. Alonso is just a self proclaimed legend of F1. Cheated his way thru 2 titles and because massa was never a good driver, Alonso outshined him. A total waste is qualifying. That shows how fast he is , calling him some BS legend never will work out. Next year Alonso's cat will be out of the hat. End of 2014 , Alonso will quit Ferrari like a scared chicken. They will replace him with Hulkenburg. Kaartik I'm a fan of Kimi but that doesn't mean i have to downgrade other drivers. Every driver has their strengths and weaknesses. After watching Alonso, Kimi and Vettelin my opinion, Alonso's strength is that he can start the season very strongly and building on that, but struggles in the final leg of the season. In Vettel's case e may not start the season very strong but final leg of the season is is strength. And for Kimi it is the middle of the season he struggles. But all three drivers are pretty strong in there race craft. The Pessimist Wouldn't be surprised if they end up colliding with each another and taking out one or both cars out of the race especially in turn one but the most interesting thing would be to see how Alonso reacts if that happens a few times. Red Horizon 2014 could really be the last year of Alonso at Ferrari. He is only waiting to assess the quality of the technical design of Ferrari for 2014 and what will be the evolution in the relationship with Kimi as teammate. After that, if not everything will be to his liking, he certainly will go away. Tinto Predictions for 2014… This amazing pair of Ferrari drivers is not to last in time, one is gonna leave the team, possible Alonso, but that is not for sure. Expect great racing between them, but drama as well. People are always the same, past will prove future right. Many expect Alonso and Kimi to bring the lost glory, but chances are Merc and RB to blow them away. Money are on RBs, their pair of drivers is by far the best on the grid. If there is one that can beat Vettel, that us only Daniel, none on the grid has his potential even if they drive an RB. Potential means raw speed, steely consistency, youth on his side, dreamy mind, huge ambition to win, honest character, and that is Daniel in my view and he will be a hell of opposition for Sebastian. RB is the pair to watch for the next years. Hawk BS. Just shut the f… Up sebolonso If…and I say if…Kimi will be on top during season, I can't see Fernando taking it too well. He has a weaker mind in this perspective than Kimi. If that happens Fernando will probaly retire after 2014 from F1. O'Ferrari Funny how people rave about kimi, but can't think of a season where he didn't go off the boil at some stage. Funny stuff. Poor kimi. About to become the next massa stoner @ O'Ferrari : in your dreams, it will be alonso who will get a taste of his own medicine ie, being massa aka being somebody else bitch stoner "but can't think of a season where he didn't go off the boil at some stage" O'Ferrari, you can't think because you haven't see good enough F1 the fan oh my… another kimi vs fernando debate? people just love arguing for the sake of it… even if its already non sense danyal ahmed both really good drivers, two of the best, but for me Alonso is the Number in F1, no doubt! Fernanda Aloser Oh look who has to chime in! 'Alonso's number one fanboy, 'The fan'! 'Fanboy' I'll be right here laughing at you every time Alfonso is schooled by Kimi! Every time this happens I'll appear to remind you what a loser you and your idol are! sebolonso Nothing is for granted….but I believe….Fernando is over rated and Kimi under rated. I might be wrong, but I think not. k-15- Why bicker u alonso fan boys?? Wait till all ur queries/insecurities are answered next year this time. O'Ferrari Ha ha ha. Funny. You know I made a fair point. Hot-luke warm- hot -hot – luke wqrm – luke warm – hot……. the kimi method the fan @Fernanda An idiot… too bad for you that im a kimi raikonnen fan who just recognizes alonso's ability, but of course you have to barge in and do some idiotic comments like a 10yr old SOB… laugh hard like a retard, no worries, your parents must be really banging their heads right now for bringing up some idiot like you dummy. stoner hahahaha, journalist are already talking about it!!!!! 'Kimi will beat Alonso next season' | F1 predictions for 2014 | ESPN Best of 2013 www(.)youtube(.)com watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ie1CJIQwRUE O'Ferrari And a poll of f1 drivers predict alonso will beat kimi. Coulthard explains it well (logically and respectfully) @ /f1/news/199141/1/ dc-alonso-will-have-too-much-f or-raikkonen.html stoner Coulthard is another teammate whom Kimi has constantly and consistently outscored and beaten throughout their times together as teammates at Mclaren, no wonder he favour's Kimi's rival. Hawk I am jotting down the names/monikers of all Kimi fans. I will make a roll call during the 2014 season break. Red Bull Cheats @Hawk, All those people who last year said that Lewis would be driving around in 15th place crying that he left McLaren haven't come on here and said that they were wrong. They instead attack him for not beating Nico by 3 times the points. They don't have the personal courage to admit their mistake. So don't hold your breath for these people next year when Alonso beats Kimi in the WDC. They will simply keep quiet, pretending they said nothing. That is the cowardice of these people. O'Ferrari Poor stoner. If coulthard was bitter, he'd be saying that kimi is the best. If (and I will give you an 'if') alomso beats kimi, then that puts coulthard even further down the food chain. … O'Ferrari Coulthard beat kimi as teammate then, kimi flogges Coulthard the next two years. It's funny how massa only finished 16 points behing kimi in 2007, despite gifting kimi positions (team orders) later in the season. Spanked kimi in 2008, tho heh? Massa never got anywhere near the points of schuey or alonso, hey? Awwwwwww… sebolonso Schuey is and was bitter on Kimi, because he was the person and reason why Schuey was kicked out from Ferrari back in 2006. It was the most natural thing for him to help Ferrari build car round Massa 2008 and 2009, after LdM finalized dirty deal with Santander, that bought the seat at Ferrari for their pay driver Alonso. Condition was to get rid off Alonso's worst treat Kimi. Now we are back to square one. Soon Alonso starts crying, when Kimi wipes the floor with him. It doesn't help with Santander dirty tricks this time, because Kimi is backed up by Shell. Suck that:). Felix Rae I love Kimi, but I think Alonso has the edge over him. At least until Kimi gets used to the prancing horse. Tinto @hawk… Remember rusting, young versus old in a sport of milliseconds. The pair is a bit older, 0.12ms reaction time is required for a youngster that is increasing with age. Average age of RBs is consistently lower than of two Ferrari's veterans, so get another tenth delay that is adding up for any fast maneouvers on the track. For equal cars, and equal experience, Feraris will be >0.3-0.4s behind RBs from start. Remember Schumacher's return, reality check… O'Ferrari Did schumacher personally build the 2013 lotus for grosjean in the second half of the year, too? Romain handed kimi's ass to him after the summer break. Must've been schumacher with his meccano set 'improving' grosjean's car to get back at kimi drunkkonnen matthew @tinto you can't put the old drivers all in one bag like that. Not every one of them will have slower reaction times then the younger ones. Jackie stewart is older then dirt and he could smoke any of us in a sports car on any track. kimi and alonso is a great line up. alonso is faster then kimi and is one of the best starters in f1. Kimi is a well rounded driver and will consistently finish top 3. All of this assumes that ferrari will have a competitive car for 14. If they don't kimi will fail miserably. I predict ferrari to win the constructers championship, alonso to finish 2nd in drivers championship, and kimi to be somewhere between 4th-7th. (I think he'll be top 5, but I play safe with my predictions.) Look for alonso to be at least 25pts ahead of kimi in the end. And yes, hold me to it… matthew @tinto also, vettel and riccardo don't have the experience of kim + alonso, so im not sure what you meant there. Vettel is the fastest driver in f1 experienced or not. I really have no idea about riccardo, he's never been on my radar. He should be fast, otherwise RB wouldn't have given him a seat. stoner O'Ferrari you are here just to praise your alonslow and try to finger all the people who believes Kimi, the most underrated driver is faster than that cheater PAY driver nando, whom all by himself thinks he the king of F1. nando is more BS than the real deal, i would say Vettel is the fastest off all on the grid with Hulk as an equal, Kimi and Lewis comes close. remember back in 2003-2006 time, Kimi was considered as much as what Vettel is right now in terms of speed. Nando was handed over the championships due to newey's experiments on that mclaren in turn ruining Kimi's career. Now Mr Coulthard, he is actually a biased guy, remember until this year he keeps praising Paul diresta all the time thinking he is some sort of super kid out on track. haha where is he now, wonder what he would be doing next year, ohh yeah, cribbing about all the sour grapes he ate. he was just BSing about his fellow scotsmen. Nando is no faster than Kimi, he is just strong on a sunday, but on the other hand Kimi is faster on saturday as well as stronger that alonslow on sunday. I am just waiting 2014 season to start, just to laugh at you @Hawk hey, i know you are another nando fanboy sucking on him sebolonso @o'ferrari: Schumacher was kicked out from Mercedes when it became clear he is mediocre driver without cheating. Ferrari discovered simultaneously that MS is a simple Moneyw…re who´s loyalty You can buy with peanuts. No one wants him anymore, even Lotus reject him. No idea for Kimi to push after summer break, without salary. Idiot Crashjean drove on the limit to rescue his career in F1. Let's see if there is a Lotus team next season. Bankruptcy might come sooner than season ends. Wonder where Boullier and his idiot adapt will go by then. Marussia perhaps. O'Ferrari Bahahahaha @ sebalonso Oh man, you hould do stand up. Stoner: I agree with u that kimi is faster than alonso, but alonso is consistently stronger over a season of Sundays stoner lets end this here and wait for Melbourne 2014 Erich Lacher Räikkänen has earnd WM-title by Ferrari. Is he beter ? Lets see what happenns. Lets hope the best for both. O'Ferrari Awwwwww, Let me pick on the fanboys….. Just the ones who insist on claiming other drivers are horrendously slow (e.g. Alonso is so slow, Vettel is slow and anyone could beat him in the same car, ricciardo is slow, schumacher was the slowest ever and only won because of his magic beans etc) And I will accept kimi is amazing, at times. Tamburello_1994 This season is going to be a riot around here. Going to be very interesting to see how it all plays out. Hope all of you stick around and remember who said what. O'Ferrari I will. I don't mind being wrong if it is to someone like Stoner or Butterfly or yourself, Tamburello_94. I won't feel any shame if I get owned by one of you, because you are fans and use logic and reason. Hey, someone's gotta be required right and someone's gotta be wrong. It is cumstains like StevetheGreat, Visz963, fernanda aloser, Alonso_is_slow, junior johnson etc that keep me entertained. Delusional teenagers like sebalonso are pretty funny, too. I think I will cheer for hulkenberg in 2014. Maybe grosjean if he keeps seeing his psych. stoner As always, i will cheer for Kimi and the exceptional talent Nico Hulk. Tamburello_1994 Right on O' For the record, I'm a non combatant on this one for I have no dog in this hunt, I will watch the fireworks form the safety of the sidelines and keep count of the bodies that pile up. As for some of the natives here at 247 – I've had the usual contest of flames that come with any forum board – Nothing too serious. I don't take anything personal and I hope they didn't either. No hard feelings all the way around. Butterfly and I have had some truly epic battles in the past, But genuinely have come to respect her opinions. Visz has been here awhile – But we've largely stayed out each others way. Bottom lining it, I guess no one here is an real aggravation. matthew @Tamburello… you do realise that butterfly is most likely a dude right? So respecting "her" opinion was a very clever (and humorous) cheap shot. *Dives out window and escapes after making heroic point*


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storage networking
Storage networking is the practice of linking together storage devices and connecting them to other IT networks. Storage networks provide a centralized repository for digital data that can be accessed by many users, and they use high-speed connections to provide fast performance. It's most common to find storage networks in enterprise settings, although some vendors do sell networked storage products for consumers and small businesses.
The phrase "storage networking" is commonly used in reference to storage area networks (SANs). A SAN links together multiple storage devices and provides block-level storage that can be accessed by servers.
Some people also use the phrase "storage networking" in reference to network attached storage (NAS) devices. Similar to a file server, a NAS array is a standalone device that connects to a network and provides file-level storage that can be accessed by end users.
The benefits of storage networking can include improved performance, reliability and availability. It can enable greater collaboration among workers, and it can simplify some IT management tasks. Storage networks also make it easier to back up data for compliance and disaster recovery purposes. In addition, they can free up valuable server CPU cycles for more important tasks. And although setting up a storage network can be costly, in some cases, it can reduce overall storage costs.
Storage and Other Networks
Storage networking is very similar to other kinds of IT networking. Just as you can connect multiple PCs and servers into a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), you can connect multiple storage arrays into a storage area network (SAN).
SANs are often confused with the other common kind of networked storage -- NAS devices. In a nutshell, the difference between SAN and NAS is that a SAN is a network, while a NAS array is a device connected to a network. End users don't save files directly to SANs. Instead, SANs store blocks of data for access by the applications running on servers. By contrast, end users can save files directly to NAS devices.
Making things somewhat more confusing, the lines between SAN and NAS devices are beginning to blur as some vendors release storage appliances with a combination of SAN and NAS capabilities. Many organizations use both SANs and NAS devices, and some connect NAS arrays to their SANs.
The alternative to networked storage is direct attached storage (DAS). Before the advent of storage networking, DAS was the only option for saving digital information. With DAS, a storage device is connected directly to a server or a PC, not to a network. Familiar examples of DAS include a desktop or laptop hard drive, a CD-ROM, a USB memory stick and a hard drive attached directly to an individual server.
Storage Networking Implementation
The process for setting up a storage network will vary depending on whether you are deploying a SAN or a NAS device. Generally, NAS devices are easier to deploy. They connect directly to a LAN via a TCP/IP connection. Some NAS arrays sold for home or small business networks are so easy to deploy that it takes only a few minutes to plug in the cables and configure the network before the devices are up and running.
Deploying a SAN, on the other hand, can be much more complicated. You can create a simple SAN with a storage device, a SAN controller and the appropriate cables. However, in data center environments, a typical SAN will include multiple storage devices, controllers, and networking gear like routers, switches, bridges and gateways, much like you would find in a LAN or WAN. The exact design of the SAN will depend on the needs of the organization and the types of hardware in use. SANs can use a variety of communication protocols, including Fibre Channel (the most common), iSCSI, ATA over Ethernet (AoE), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), ESCON over Fibre Channel, HyperSCSI and others.
Storage networks are often used alongside storage management technologies, such as storage resource management software, virtualization, mirroring, and compression.
Storage Networking Technology
An organization called the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) promotes storage networking and establishes standards designed to grow the industry. This group has published the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) and numerous related standards.
Another group, the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA), also promotes storage networking and data storage, video, networking and storage area networking (SAN) management technology.
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I'm getting tired of these economists saying "indicators say things are getting better." Who really knows; we could be in this for a while.
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7/27 update: Beach Pit BBQ owner Tim DeCinces said the Orange location's last day of operation will be Sunday, July 29.
Beach Pit BBQ in Old Towne Orange is closing and will be replaced by a California fusion 'cue eatery conceived by a competition circuit pitmaster.
"We are going to take the great tradition of barbecue and use it in different ways," said Ryan Chester, executive pitmaster at Smoqued BBQ in Orange.
The new concept, developed by four investors including Chester, will start renovating the location in August. The full-service restaurant will serve craft beer and smoked meats prepared in various ways that reflect the region's cultures, Chester said. For example, he's serving meats in steamed Chinese buns and tortillas for tacos.
Beach Pit, which opened in the historic downtown in late 2009, Â is closing before Aug. 1. Â An exact closing date was not provided. Smoqued is taking over soon after.
As dining competition in the historic community increased, Beach Pit's fast-casual menu was no longer the right fit for the area, Beach Pit owner Tim DeCinces said of his reason for vacating the Old Towne Orange site.
"We weren't really hitting the mark with the foodies and date night crowd," DeCinces said.
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Palos Heights woman takes helm at Komen affiliate
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Rita Forden, of Palos Heights, was recently named chief executive officer of the Chicago affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She previously was with the Illinois division of the American Cancer Society. | Mike Nolan~Sun-Times Media
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Colorful alphabet letters are stuck to the edges of a dry-erase board in Rita Forden's office, each representing the first letter of the first name of family members and friends who've either managed to beat cancer or lost their battle to the disease.
"Everyone on here is alive in my heart," Forden, a Palos Heights resident, said, noting the display "reminds me of their spirit."
Newly appointed as chief executive of the Chicago-region affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Forden comes to the nonprofit group after having spent nine years as vice president of development for the Illinois division of the American Cancer Society, heading up fundraising efforts. At Komen, which raises funds for breast cancer education and prevention, Forden will work to diversify funding sources for the local Komen affiliate.
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Twin Cities Pride Kicks Off Summer Launch of MN Vote No Campaign
June 29, 2012 by Trevor Chandler, Associate Regional Field Director
Minnesotans United for All Families is already one of the largest, most sophisticated grassroots statewide campaigns the state has ever seen; and this past weekend it got even bigger. At Twin Cities Pride, the third largest in the country, Minnesotans United blanketed the crowd with over 2,000 volunteers and at any given point there were 400 volunteers in the park getting voters to not only pledge to vote no, but also commit to having a conversation with their friends and family about why they should oppose this harmful amendment.
The sight was incredible; the park was transformed into a sea of the campaign's signature orange and you couldn't spot a person without a campaign sticker, which meant they had taken action and pledged to vote no.
Also integral to raising awareness to vote no was the amazing HRC Twin Cities Steering Committee who volunteered their time all weekend putting on incredible events and finding new HRC members and volunteers looking to join the fight. In addition to the six HRC staff on the ground working directly with the campaign and financial support through our MN Family Freedom PAC, the Human Rights Campaign is proud to be a member of the coalition to defeat this amendment. Working together, we will beat this thing.
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XGW Digest: March 25, 2008
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Whether you're hosting a game day get-together or going to one, here are five of our best recipes from chefs such as Sandra Lee, Rocco DiSpirito, and more.
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Broncos decal helmets
The Denver Bronco team announced on Saturday that they would be adding on a decal on their helmets to honor the 2012 tragic events that occurred in their state of Colorado.
The Broncos are referring to the horrible occurrence at the Aurora movie theater and the devastation of multiple wildfires that ravaged through the state, according to NFL.
Broncos linebacker Von Miller addressed this meaningful decal on his blog, "We had a lot of stuff happen around Denver in the last year and we just want to bring some happiness and joy — and hopefully some wins — back to Colorado this season."
The Aurora incident occurred during The Dark Knight Rises' opening premiere. Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured as the alleged shooter, James Holmes, went on a shooting spree.
The Colorado wildfire that began around Friday, June 22, or Saturday, June 23, devastated all of northwest Colorado forcing 32,000 people to abandoned their homes and 15,517 acres burned to ashes, according to L.A. Times.
It has been a difficult year for the state of Colorado. The Denver Broncos are taking the right approach to let people know of what happened and remind others that they haven't forgotten as they kick off against the Pittsburgh Steelers.