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25th IVR World Congress: Law, Science and Technology Frankfurt am Main 15–20 August 2011 ; Paper Series
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- The fascination of authority and the authority of fascination : rationalization and legal theory in Habermas revised (2012)
- The requalification of Habermas' discussions on political philosophy and legal theory after the publication of Zwischen Naturalismus und Religion (2005), and his most recent texts and debates on religion and the public sphere, suggest a revision of the Habermasian theory of rationalization as it was firstly presented in Theorie des Kommunikativen Handelns (1982), especially on what concerns the processes of dessacralization and the linguistification of religious authority. In search of contributing to this revision, this paper intends to focus on the problem of a supposedly "lost" aesthetic-expressive understanding of religious authority in Habermas's theory of rationalization, which may have contributed to a theory of law in Faktizität und Geltung (1992) that does not give satisfactory account to the aesthetical-expressive character of the modern understanding of legal authority. A better understanding of this special character, however, may contribute not only to the avoidance of fundamentalisms and new attempts of "aesthetization of politics", but also to a rational strengthening of the solidarity of the citizens of democratic constitutional states.


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Judge rules to allow paternity test on infant
CORPUS CHRISTI - A district judge Friday ruled that police can collect DNA samples from a 41-year-old dance instructor accused of sexually assaulting one of her students and from her 6-month-old daughter to determine who fathered the child.
Sandra Borrego, who was arrested earlier this month, is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy who took classes at Most Precious Blood Catholic School in late 2006, police said.
The boy, now 14, said he had sexual contact with Borrego on about 20 to 30 occasions behind a curtain in the school's cafeteria and at her house, according to an arrest affidavit.
On Friday, 214th District Judge Jose Longoria denied a request from defense attorney Fred Jimenez to bar authorities from using a search warrant to take the samples. Longoria also ordered those results be sealed until the next hearing, which has not yet been scheduled.
Borrego, who since has been released from the Nueces County Jail on bond, rented space on church property and taught Folklorico dance there for several years, according to Diocese of Corpus Christi officials. She has three other children, ages 17, 15 and 10.
Prosecutor Anna Jimenez said the case still is an ongoing investigation and was unsure when the paternity results would be ready.
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Full detailed profile on Renee Buchanan Played by Patricia Elliott on One Life To Live Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: 1942/07/21
Alone, Renee tells Jared how proud Asa would be of him. After Jared thanks Renee for everything, and expresses his care for her, Renee makes it clear that Jared means the world to her. On his way to his bedroom, Nigel stops Jared, thanks him for saving Jessica – something David may not have done – then admits that Jared is being sincere. Jared briefly looks at a picture of Natalie. Suddenly, Clint appears and honors Jared by asking him to sit-in on an important B.E. meeting with him!
At the mansion, Clint and Nora approach Jared and tell him he's being evicted – immediately – for having Jessica committed! Just as Nora warns Jared he has an hour to get out, Dorian appears and says, "I'm here to see Jared. I want to talk to him about his father." Easing Jared's nervousness, Dorian claims she's there to write a story on him for her magazine. As Jared rants about Nora and Clint throwing him out, Renee walks in and objects! Although Clint reveals that Jared had Jess thrown into St. Ann's, Jared spins the truth and regains Renee's trust. "If he goes," Renee says. "So do I!" Through tears, Renee reminds them all how much Jared has helped her through her grief then suggests she and Jared set up rooms at the Palace. However, Clint refuses to allow that then leaves with Nora – who taunts Jared with the notion that he's still not welcome there!
At Asa's mansion, after Jared approaches Nigel, clearly enjoying his role as a Buchanan, Nigel thinks of Asa then says, "Oh, sir, I can't let this go on." Later, when Jared runs into Renee, saying he's on his way to check on Natalie, Renee suggests he give her some space – given the situation.
Inside the living room, Nigel comments to Clint, "There could be worse candidates as Asa's son." Although Clint doesn't think so, Nigel continues, "David Vickers." Suddenly, Clint realizes Nigel is right but wonders why Nigel is bringing David up. As Nigel reminds Clint about Asa's affair with David's mother, Renee and Jared appear to which Renee wants to know if Nigel knows something that they don't. However, Jared manages to deter the conversation then allows Renee to speak with Clint alone.
Once alone, Renee asks Clint when he's going to drop this attitude toward Jared and expresses, "Jared is a spiting image of Asa. What if he was Asa's last gift to me?" Out in the foyer, Jared warns Nigel not to ever pull a stunt like that again!
After Clint gets word that the DNA results are in, everyone is called and arrives shortly after. Quickly, Bo opens the report, says, "Jared is Pa's son," then watches as Renee happily rushes into Jared's arms! However, Natalie takes the news bad and storms out! No matter what the test results say, Jared rushes after Natalie and takes her in a passionate kiss!
Renee finds Jared in the living room of the Buchanan mansion reading Asa's book. When Renee asks if anything happened while she was gone, Jared breaks the news to Renee that he's Asa's son! "I knew it," Renee says then welcomes Jared into the clan! However, Clint and Nora arrive and warn Renee to save the 'welcomes' until there's something to celebrate! Still, Renee defends Jared, even when Nora demands for Jared to answer a few questions to which Jared obliges. Seated on the couch, Nora brings up Jared's mother to which Jared confesses, "She's dead." After Jared admits his mother's name was Valerie, Renee again comes to his rescue, dismisses Nora and Clint then asks Jared to share a cup of tea with her.
After David is gone, Natalie brings up the night before and questions Jared about where 'things' are going between them. As Jared tries to give her the whole, "I don't want to hurt you," excuse, she snaps and suggests they go with the flow and just do their best not to hurt each other! Just as Natalie and Jared share a kiss, Renee walks in, apologizes for interrupting then sentimentally tells Jared, "I so wish you would have known Asa." Renee then presents Jared with a box of the first fistful of dirt that Asa took from the ground the ranch was built on. Seeing Nigel standing in the doorway, Renee invites him to share a last toast to Asa - and his ranch.
Overhearing Renee making a toast in the living room, Clint and Nora join them just in time to hear Nigel say, "Stop… I can't let this go on." Making Jared nervous, Nigel then announces that rather than moving off to the island Asa left him, he'd rather continue serving them all in the Buchanan mansion. After Renee takes Nigel in her arms with thanks, Chuck appears, tells everyone the car will arrive in an hour then leads them all upsides to finish packing – leaving Nigel to remind Jared once again of what his plan will mean for him and Natalie! Alone with his thoughts, Jared takes out David's hair sample and gives it a thorough lookover!
Later, sitting on a bench, Jared is still steamed about Nash and tells Renee how he feels like an outsider being there. However, although Renee has been a Buchanan a few times over, she confides to Jared that unless you are 'really' a Buchanan, you never will be one.
Still sitting on the bench, Renee tells Nigel how much she's going to miss Asa, then downs a shot in honor of Asa. When Nigel walks away, he takes the envelope Asa left him for 'his long lost son' then appears worried for the fallout! Later, just as Clint approaches Nigel asking about the letter, a ranch hand appears and announces that a man named Vickers is at the door!
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Seventeen months ago, the collaborative relationship between the Douglas County (Colo.) School District and its teachers' union was lauded nationally.
An agenda for the February 2011 Conference on Labor-Management Collaboration described the relationship as "an outstanding example of labor-management collaboration and innovation."
"We look forward to sharing the work we have done with our partner, the Douglas County Federation," Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen said then. "We are excited that our tradition of innovation and collaboration will be showcased for a national audience."
Today, that partnership is in shambles, with the two groups in the spotlight for the dissolution of the long-held collective bargaining agreement that expired June 30.
As in most divorces, the two blame one another for the organizational breakdown, citing instances of betrayal and deepening distrust.
Union president Brenda Smith says fissures started to show during the 2009 school board campaigns, while school board president John Carson says the heaviest blow to the relationship came with the fall 2011 failure of two district ballot issues.
In 2009, the Republican Party endorsed the four candidates who won the election, and the union endorsed four who lost, who included members of both major parties. Both the Republican Party and the American Federation of Teachers, of which the DCF is an affiliate, contributed to their candidates' campaigns.


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I was recently reading a blog post on Social Media Examiner titled, "Six Ways Blogs Are Changing the Web". In the article, the author outlines six ways that blogging and the blogging platform WordPress has become a major force in changing how people and business are taking advantage of the web.
In the early days of the Internet, websites were static things that only HTML programmers and web managers were able to build and update.
Then with the advent of the blogging in general and the introduction of WordPress everything changed. Now…
- Anyone can publish on the web
- Anyone can build and manage a website.
- Whole websites can be powered with blogs
- Connection and sharing among blogs are expected
- Professional looking websites can now be built without a web designer
- Websites can now do just about anything…without expensive programming
As of now, a self-hosted WordPress blog is one of the most popular method for running a blog on the web today…more than Blogger…Typepad…or any other method. Why? For a number of reasons including cost, flexibility, and ease of use.
I started my first blog using Blogger in 2004. My second blog I self hosted using WordPress. Between 2004 and now I've started more blogs and experimented with a variety of blogging services including Typepad, Moveable Type, and LiveJournal and I've found that WordPress is the best way to create an effective blog.
Notice I wrote "the best way to create an effective blog"…not "the best way to create a blog". So what do I mean by an "effective blog"? An effective blog is one that:
- brings more traffic to your website
- brings more repeat traffic to your website
- brings more customers to your website
- brings more subscribers to email list
- effectively "pre-sells" your services and products so that people what buy what you offer
- encourages people to link to your website and blog and share what you offer
If you don't have a blog now, you're missing out on a big opportunity. If you have a blog and you're not using the right tools to help you attract more readers, more subscribers to your mailing list, or more customers for your business then you're not using your blog to it's full potential.
If starting a blog or improving your existing blog is one of the things that you had on your to-do list for 2010, then you still have time to get that accomplished.
Starting on November 30th, I'll be running an 3 part mini course called WordPress for Blogging that shows you how to install, set up, and customize your very own WordPress blog…even if you have little or no technical or web design experience.
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NEW YORK -- In the biggest shock of the first round of the NFL Draft so far, the Bills selected former Florida State quarterback E.J. Manuel with the No. 16 pick on Thursday night.
To say that this was a surprise is putting it mildly. Hardly anybody would have guessed Manuel would have been selected before West Virginia's Geno Smith or Syracuse's Ryan Nassib.
But, apparently, new Bills coach Doug Marrone found something that he liked in the former Seminoles standout instead of Nassib, his own former player.
As NFLDraftScout.com wrote in the leadup to the draft, "With great size, athleticism and intriguing arm talent, Manuel has as much upside as any quarterback in the 2013 draft. But despite statistical gains in 2012, Manuel largely remains the unpolished passer he was a year ago."


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Snooki's Sexy Easter Look — Check Out Her Colorful Outfit! (PHOTO)
Since we first met her back in 2009 when Jersey Shore became a hit, Snooki's style has evolved and matured along with her as she's gone from a crazy party girl in skintight leopard club dresses to a sophisticated working mama. Although she's retained her love of animal print and all things tacky, Snooks has definitely made some big changes to her wardrobe over the last few years.
Our favorite meatball mama recently Instagrammed a beautiful pic of her posing in front of the mirror, wearing her fabulous "Easter outfit." The outfit consists of fitted flowered print pants, a white top with pretty collar details, white heels, a bracelet and of course, her latest sleek and sophisticated super long 'do.
We have to say, we love her look. Perfect for a springtime Easter event! And if this chic and cute outfit is any indication of what's to come from her upcoming fashion line, we can't wait to see what she'll come up with next. So far, fashionable maternity clothes, plus sizes and plenty of leopard print have been in the talks.
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Conversation: Sr Christine Martin, missionary - Where little children bury their parents
By Marilyn Rodrigues
ôNo one should have to die alone; nor should little children have to deal with the enormous task of burying their parents in the backyard,ö says Australian missionary Sr Christine Martin (pictured).
For Christine, immersion in the daily struggles of children in South Africaĺs Tzaneen diocese, the countryĺs poorest rural area, which borders Zimbabwe, is often overwhelming.
Each day she must cope with death, disease, poverty, injustice and peopleĺs heartbreaking and dangerous misconceptions about AIDS, all written on the faces of Tzaneenĺs orphans.
She needs ôcourage to face the plight of these little onesö, she says.
ôI can only keep going because ů I have had to learn that I canĺt do the front line all the time by myself.
ôSo I donĺt go to all the funerals, for example ů it just broke my heart so much.ö
Sr Christine joined her order not out of any particular desire to be a missionary but because she was attracted by the example of her teachers, all Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, at Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kensington, where she was a student.
She taught in schools for 10 years before answering an SOS in 1986 by the bishop in the Tzaneen diocese (himself a Missionary of the Sacred Heart) for two English-speaking teachers to help set up a secondary school.
She came back and worked for seven years with Centacare in the Northern Territory before returning to South Africa in 2000; this time it was her experience working with childrenĺs grief that was sought after.
Sr Christine is now one of four Australian Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, a missionary order whose headquarters are at Kensington, working in the area of HIV and AIDS in the Tzaneen diocese.
ôMy chief responsibility is to care for the orphans and vulnerable children, who are increasing every day,ö Sr Christine explains.
ôWhile in Northern Territory I had written some books for children on processing feelings of trauma and grief, books that are needed so desperately in South Africa now.
ôThe situation is grimmer than ever. There are more and more AIDS deaths all the time.ö
Sr Christine says that in every village, more and more children must attend funerals of their parents or other close family members.
ôThereĺs no escaping the tragedy and trauma,ö she says.
On a recent sabbatical back home last month she spoke in several parishes and schools asking for help for the orderĺs work in Tzaneen; for prayers and donations.
Time did not allow her to visit as many parishes or catch up with old friends as she would have liked, especially those she wanted to thank for supporting her work to date.
She needs funds to translate and publish her six age-specific books called Glow Worms, Fireflies, Shade Trees, Gardens, Galaxies and Galleries.
ôI didnĺt know I had a gift for writing childrenĺs programs until I had to do it and it worked,ö she says.
ôNow I have adapted it to Africa. The children need it so much.
ôI want to have trained facilitators to lead small support groups, but I canĺt do that before Iĺve got the materials to give them to work from.
ôAlso, weĺve got to feed the children first; they canĺt process their feelings of grief if they are starving.
ôSo our first task was to identify the child-headed households and now I want to start to run the programs.ö
The four nuns have identified 634 child-headed households in their area.
ôThere is no way we can scoop them all up and bring them home, even though our hearts long to do this,ö says Sr Christine.
ôThey are brave little children, used to hardship and have tremendous resilience.
ôChildren with no income have to be fed, but the situation is so grim that we have to adopt the tough love policy of topping up their meagre diet only if they have shown some effort in planting vegetable seedlings given by the government and trying to help themselves by cutting firewood and saving the water.ö
Young girls are the most vulnerable.
Sr Christine tells of an orphaned 15-year-old raped when she was 10, who came to tell her about her eight-year-old sister being interfered with as well.
Both were victims of the myth some men believe that ôto be free of AIDS they need to find a virgin child whose pure body will take their sickness awayö.
Sr Christineĺs response was to set up a hostel for little girls thought to be at high risk, in an old clinic buildings next to the Catholic girls high school.
The sistersĺ work can include helping with childrenĺs school fees, and getting them or their parents to hospital.
They have also established a palliative centre, called the Holy Family Centre, to provide care for children and new mothers who are dying of AIDS.
A lack of medicines and supplies in hospitals and clinics across the region means that patients who are dying are sent home once it is clear that nothing more can be done for them.
Most heartbreaking are the AIDS deaths, because so many could be prevented.
The sisters work closely with the health department, through which they learnt that nine out of 10 mothers are found to be HIV-positive when giving birth.
Sr Christine tells of a family who, having lost their mother and toddler sister to AIDS, then lost their father to AIDS as well.
Before he died, he tried to educate his remaining children about the disease.
Sr Christine wonders if they were too young to understand.
ôHe kept telling his children about how AIDS spreads and how they have to be strong and brave and realise that behaviour change is the only way to prevent the disease taking more of their family,ö she says.
ôHe impressed on them to show great respect for their own person and the body of another.
ôHis children are 13, 10, seven and five. Can they really grasp this message so that they will survive past 20?ö
Here the Church has a role to continue the work with schools and families to teach about fidelity within marriage, she says.
ôSuch a pandemic as is sweeping Africa cannot be turned around by latex companies all vying for a place in the market.
ôHealth facilities cannot deal with the pandemic, nor can we make up the difference.
ôMorality has to become a value that is seen as sacred and lifesaving as well as noble and healthy to human wellbeing.ö
Sr Christine hopes to utilise the resources of the small Christian communities from the local villages to see whether they can set up centres where sick children can be cared for, orphans can go for a meal and a health check and simple life skills such as home maintenance and gardening can be taught.
The sistersĺ residence, located in the diocese headquarters grounds, is called Kurisani, which means ôwe help each other to growö.
And it is true. With help they have received from the Church, the child-headed households of Tzaneen diocese are now places where there are ôsigns of hope in the eyes of children who see a possible future after all the grief they have experiencedö, says Sr Christine.
But, she adds: ôThere are thousands of children, orphaned and vulnerable, that we havenĺt reached yet and that disturbs me.ö
Donations can be sent to: Sr Christine Martin, c/- OLSH Overseas Mission Aid, 2 Kensington Rd, Kensington NSW 2033. Donations of $2 and over tax deductible.


text: Emeli Sandé was VH1's You Oughta Know artist back in June of last year, and her reputation as an artist to watch only continues to grow. Not only did she perform multiple times during the Olympics last year, but her debut album, Our Version Of Events, recently broke a record held by The Beatles (!!!) for the most consecutive weeks spent in the Top 10 of the UK Album Chart (63 consecutive weeks and counting). As if that weren't amazing enough, now she's getting some serious shine for her Roaring Twentiestastic cover of Beyonce's "Crazy In Love," a song that appears on the soundtrack for The Great Gatsby.


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Jeanne Cyriaque, African American Programs Coordinator, Georgia Historic Preservation Division
Since coming to work at HPD in 2000, Jeanne has been the staff liaison to the Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN) steering committee and the editor of Reflections. She is a founding member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Rosenwald Schools Initiative and was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to serve as a commissioner of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. In October 2008, Jeanne was elected to represent Georgia on the National Trust Board of Advisors. She completed her bachelors degree at Bradley University and holds a master of arts from the University of Illinois, both in sociology.
Steven Moffson, Architectural Historian, Georgia Historic Preservation DivisionSteven has worked at HPD since 1996 and provides expertise in architectural history for all programs of the division and is the Georgia Centennial Farms Awards committee chair. Steven has a M.A. in art history from the University of Delaware and a B.A. in art history from Pennsylvania State University. He also teaches architectural history at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta and taught in the Heritage Preservation Program at Georgia State University from 2001 to 2007. Before coming to HPD, Steven worked at the National Park Service and the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office.


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I'm not building a .50. I'm building a 12 Gauge From Hell.
I snagged a rifled 12 gauge barrel blank from gunbroker. 27-1/2" long. 36" or even longer would have been better, but for $129, I'm not going to complain.
As soon as the barrel gets here I'll pick up the metal for the receiver and bolt and get started.


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Get ready for Service DAWGS Day 2012
The Maroon Volunteer Center at Mississippi State details a number of volunteer opportunities for the campus community in its current newsletter.
-- Service DAWGS Day 2012 information
-- J.L. King Center needs tutors for GED classes
-- Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity
-- Red Cross DAT training
-- MVC Service Coordinator positions
Read the current edition online at http://eepurl.com/mpQYH.


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The Civil Aviation Authority is the UK's specialist aviation regulator. Through its skills and expertise it is recognised as a world leader in its field.
|Be PROUD and keep learning, CAA tell GA pilots
|31 Jul
|New consultation on small experimental aircraft launched
|27 Jul
|Record passenger numbers highlights strong demand for air travel
|24 Jul
|Drones users must observe rules of the sky, or face prosecution
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|ATIPAC annual report: independent committee voices concerns over new Package Travel Directive
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|ATIPAC annual report: independent financial protection committee voices concerns over new Package Tr
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|CAA published 60 day update on GA work
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|Infringement hotspots face big reduction targets
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You will now receive a certificate that confirms the type of cover you have and explains what to do if the travel company goes out of business.
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Steve Berman is managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a Seattle-based law firm representing the rights of consumers, investors and the environment.
Monthly Archive for January, 2012
Surprise Attack: Capital One's Balance Transfer Program
On Christmas Day, 1776, with morale at an all-time low, George Washington famously crossed the Delaware River, launching a surprise attack on the British and their German mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey. The rout of the British forces and their Hessian mercenaries was a pivotal victory for Washington's forces, and according to many historical scholars, […] [Read More]


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List of banks in Greece
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Greece as of 9 June 2015[update] and some defunct banks.[1][2]
Extant banks[edit]
Central Bank[edit]
Systemic Greek banks[edit]
Greek banks with a significant presence domestically and overseas with large assets under management, listed in alphabetical order.[1][2]
Other banks incorporated in Greece[edit]
- Aegean Baltic Bank
- Co-operative Bank of Chania
- Co-operative Bank of Drama
- Co-operative Bank of Epirus
- Co-operative Bank of Evros
- Co-operative Bank of Karditsa
- Co-operative Bank of Peloponnese
- Co-operative Bank of Pieria - Olympic Credit
- Co-operative Bank of Serres
- Co-operative Bank of Thessaly
- Credicom Consumer Finance Bank (web)
- Consignment Deposits & Loans Fund (TPD, Ταμείο Παρακαταθηκών & Δανείων)
- Investment Bank of Greece
- Pancretan Co-operative Bank
Greek branches of international banks[edit]
- Bank of America
- Bank of Cyprus (Rep. Office)[1]
- Bank Saderat Iran
- BMW Austria Bank
- BNP Paribas Securities Services
- Citibank International
- Credit Suisse Luxembourg
- Deutsche Bank
- FCE Bank
- FGA Bank
- Fimbank
- HSBC Bank
- HSH Nordbank
- KEDR Open Joint-Stock Company Commercial Bank
- Mercedes-Benz Bank Polska
- Opel Bank (see also Ally Financial)
- T.C. Ziraat Bankasi
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- UniCredit Bank
- Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios (web)
- Volkswagen Bank
Defunct banks[edit]
- Arab Hellenic Bank
- ATEbank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank absorbed into Piraeus Bank)
- Bank of Athens (1894)
- Bank of Athens (1992)
- Bank of Central Greece
- Bank of Chios
- Bank of Crete (1898)
- Bank of Crete (1980)
- Bank of Macedonia-Thrace
- Co-operative Bank of Achaia in liquidation, deposits taken over by National Bank of Greece [3]
- Co-operative Bank of Dodecanese (deposits taken over by Alpha Bank)[4]
- Co-operative Bank of Evia (deposits taken over by Alpha Bank) [5]
- Co-operative Bank of Lamia
- Cooperative Bank of Lesvos-Lemnos
- Co-operative Bank of Western Macedonia (deposits taken over by Alpha Bank)[6]
- CPB Bank (absorbed into Piraeus Bank)
- Egnatia Bank (merged with Marfin Bank to form Marfin Egnatia Bank)
- Emporiki Bank (absorbed into Alpha Bank)
- Ergasias Bank (absorbed into EFG Eurobank)
- FBB - First Business Bank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank assets taken over by National Bank of Greece, all former FBB branches closed)
- Geniki Bank of Greece (bought by Piraeus Bank)
- Ionian Bank (absorbed into Credit Bank, later to become Alpha Bank)
- Laiki Bank
- Marfin Bank (merged with Egnatia Bank to form Marfin Egnatia Bank)
- Marfin Egnatia Bank (Merged with the Cyprus Popular Bank to form Marfin Popular Bank, later renamed CPB Bank)
- Millennium Bank (bought by Piraeus Bank)
- New Proton Bank (merged into Eurobank in 2013) [7]
- New TT Hellenic Postbank (absorbed into Eurobank Ergasias, now just used by it as a brand)
- Omega Bank (renamed Proton Bank)
- Panellinia Bank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank assets taken over by Piraeus Bank)
- Probank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank assets taken over by National Bank of Greece, branches retain the Probank corporate banking until full merger).
- Proton Bank (succeeded by New Proton Bank)
- Saxo Bank AS Hellas
- T Bank (taken over by TT Hellenic Postbank)
- TT Hellenic Postbank (succeeded by New TT Hellenic Postbank)
Banks listed on the Athens Stock exchange[edit]
The banks listed on the Athens Stock Exchange are the following (2nd February 2015):[8]
- Bank of Greece (symbol: TELL )
- Agricultural Bank of Greece (symbol: ATE ), under suspension[9]
- Alpha Bank (symbol: ALPHA ), listed in 1925[10]
- Attica Bank (symbol: ATT )
- Bank of Cyprus (symbol: BOC )
- Eurobank Ergasias (symbol: EUROB )
- National Bank of Greece (symbol: ETE ), listed in 1905[11]
- Piraeus Bank (symbol: TPEIR )
- Proton Bank (symbol: PRO ), under suspension[12]
- T Bank (symbol: TBANK ), under suspension[13]
- TT Hellenic Postbank (symbol: TT ), under suspension[14]
- ^ a b c "List of credit institutions authorized in Greece". May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ a b "List of Monetary Financial Institutions (MFIs) for statistical purposes". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "HFSF annual report, p. 47" (PDF). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Alpha Bank SA undertakes the deposits of three Cooperative Banks". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Alpha Bank SA undertakes the deposits of three Cooperative Banks". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Alpha Bank SA undertakes the deposits of three Cooperative Banks". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Merger Eurobank – New Proton". Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ http://www.helex.gr/web/guest/companies-map/-/cmap/s/8355/2
- ^ http://www.helex.gr/company-profile/-/select-company/858
- ^ http://www.helex.gr/company-profile/-/select-company/278
- ^ http://www.helex.gr/company-profile/-/select-company/57
- ^ http://www.helex.gr/company-profile/-/select-company/950
- ^ http://www.helex.gr/company-profile/-/select-company/527
- ^ http://www.helex.gr/company-profile/-/select-company/1006
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Practitioners and experts expressed criticism toward the new school curriculum set to be implemented in July next year, saying that the plan will only cause problems for teachers and students.
The Ministry of Education has argued that the current curriculum is putting too much strain on students, and that it's looking to limit the subjects taught in elementary schools to just six, eliminating science, social studies and English.
The new curriculum would contain religion, nationalism, Indonesian language, math, art and sports.
The Indonesian Teachers Union Federation (FSGI) also criticized the elimination of Information Technology and Communication (TIK), a subject that was recently created by the government.
"There are a lot of candidate teachers for the TIK undergoing training. What will happen to them now? Has the government thought [the new curriculum] through?" said FSGI secretary general Retno Listyarti on Sunday.
Retno also said that the new curriculum has not taken into account the fate of many science, social studies and English teachers at elementary schools.
Although she acknowledges that younger students should not be forced to spread their attention over an expansive range of subjects, Retno said science and social studies should be taught starting at the fourth grade.
The ministry earlier said that elementary students can still study basic science and social studies, adding that they would be integrated into Indonesian-language lessons.
Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said elementary school students will still be taught the sciences. They just won't be curriculum subjects on their own, he said.
"The subjects will be integrated, not eliminated. Therefore, IPA [science] and IPS [social science] will always be included in the elementary school curriculum," Nuh said recently.
However, experts doubted the plan's logic.
"How are [teachers] supposed to integrate science in Bahasa Indonesia lessons?" Retno said. "It seems like the government hasn't thought this [curriculum] through."
The ministry has also proposed a credit system for senior high schools which, according to Retno, would make certain subjects more popular than others.
If the credit system is enforced, "then what about the National Examination? How do you determine which subjects to be tested?" she said.
Despite claiming that the new curriculum would mean less of a burden for the students, the ministry has also decided to increase the school hours to 38 per week to 32.
"This will mean that children will have to eat lunch at schools while most of the food at schools are not healthy to consume. Besides, children will get bored spending a lot of time in class," Retno said.
The new curriculum sparked controversy and polarized the nation, with proponents of the plan arguing that their children had long felt overburdened by the curriculum.
But opponents of the plan argued that it would make Indonesians less competitive in the globalized market and discriminate against those who could not afford to send their children to private English and science tuition centers.
After weeks of criticism, the Education Ministry recently announced that English language lessons will not be scrapped completely but would be offered as an elective subject or integrated into the six mandatory subjects.
Jimmy Paat from Jakarta State University, however, is more concerned with the fact that the government keeps changing the curriculum.
"Indonesia's [education system] is lagging behind neighboring countries like Singapore and Malaysia … but the solution is not to change the curriculum," he said.
The government has requested Rp 171 billion ($18 million) to develop and implement next year the national school curriculum, which experts say could be used to address the discrepancy in the numbers of quality teachers between major cities and remote areas of the country.
"The most important thing is to fix the teachers' education system at universities so by the time they graduate they are ready to implement any kind of curriculum," Jimmy said.
"The bottom line is changing the old curriculum with the 2013 curriculum is oversimplification. The problem is much more complex … so this [curriculum] is not the answer we are seeking for."
Retno also said the government should improve the quality of teachers rather than merely create a new curriculum.
"Training teachers is a long process," she said, adding that most teachers will not be ready to implement the new curriculum in seven months.
Nuh, however, said that the new curriculum, which meets the demands of the new era, was necessary to improve the quality of national education.
He added that the new curriculum would be tested in a number of regions. South Sumatra is the second province for the public test of the curriculum after Yogyakarta.


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Posted by Momo on 05/18/2008
My BF and I went there last Friday night after so much hype from friends and teasing long waits. We love cute cozy places. They were very attentive putting us on the list, making sure we have drinks in our hands while we waited. The food featuring different kinds of cheese is fun and wine list covers both classic and adventurous/interesting selections. Our experience was deflated when our server slipped in her crocs-like footwear, dishes with leftover food crashing on the floor. A food with some kind of sauce got my BF's jacket. First she refuses to admit there was something on the jacket, only after he asks for some soda to clean it himself, she tried to assist. In these situations, my expereinces have been for servers to offer free desserts or drinks on the house. Sometimes when it's a stain-culprit, dry cleaning is offered. We wish their customer service paralleled the quality of their menu...
Posted by anonymous on 04/27/2008
A bit of a disappointment! The place is tiny, and well-staffed with friendly people, yet incredibly slow! It took at least 45 minutes for our tiny ounces of over-priced cheese to come out, and another 45 minutes for our tiny (!) and over-priced entrees to come out. What's taking so long?! They told us out bottle of wine had finished, so we ordered another...a few minutes later, the server reappears with our original bottle, only half empty, and just says "oops". The macaroni and cheese is definitely pretty good, but by then I was starving and annoyed. I hate to say this, but I think it's an overrated spot and I don't see how anyone could leave full without spending a fortune and waiting forever.
Posted by King of NYC on 04/20/2008
This is one of those special NYC places that you want to tell everyone you know how amazing it is, but at the same time, you know once word gets out, it will always be so packed that you never can get in. That's essentially happened already, but generally don't have to wait long, and the food is so simple, yet perfect, and the presentation of the wine and cheese is excellent. I found the service to be fine, but this is NYC, and sometimes "wanna-be actor types" end up being nasty, but if I only went to restaurants with the nicest people, I wouldn't eat well. Best wine bar I've been too. Menu isn't large, but everything is excellent.
Posted by Vino Guy on 12/03/2007
I'd heard some buzz about Casellula for a few weeks now (co-workers had been last month and had a positive experience). Short of the long of it, went on a Sunday night at 7:30pm, was immediately seated for a table for 2 and had an extremely positive experience. Menu is interesting and all three dishes we tried were very good (mac and cheese with smoked ham crumbles and bread crumbs on top browned to perfection? Outrageous and totally decadent!). Duck confit salad was a little heavy on the mustard seed but very good. And the "Pig's Ass" sandwich was quite good as well - basically a cuban sandwich with a cute name. Pumpkin cheesecake for dessert was light although a bit rich -- really good though. I work in the wine business and see a lot of wine lists -- this one is well chosen and eclectic. Reasonable btg choices at fair prices. Ambiance was PERFECT for a date - and service was very attentive without being overly attentive...a nice balance. Reminded me a little bit of Little Giant on LES in terms of menu/wine list/size of place and overall vibe. It's a small place with maybe 50 seats total so I can understand why a large party showing up during prime time on Friday or Saturday might have a hard time getting seated. My suggestion would be to go on an off night Sun-Wed and check it out. This place is a gem and I'll be going back again soon.
Posted by Barbara on 11/30/2007
Caselllula is possibly my biggest dining disappointment this year! Last night I went with a group of friends/foodies, we were 7, so at first we tried to make a reservation, only to be told it was not possible due to the limited seating in the restaurant, we arrived at 7 PM and were told that to seat all 7 of us it would take half an hour, after 1 hour and 15 min we were still not seated and crammed by the bar, having to shuffle back and forth every 2 min to let someone pass by. Since two of our friends were terribly late we decided to ask a table for 5 and 20 minutes and two overpriced bottles of wine later we were seated.. Just when we sat down our late friends arrived, and a table next to ours got clear, so we asked if they could seat there and were told in a rude way that it was not possible, we ended up seated in 7 at a table that could barely take 5.... On top of the rude and unnecessary attitude, the food was ridiculous, the mac&cheese was salty, not creamy, and the bacon in it overpowered the cheese flavor. The pig's ass was decent but just a sandwich, the meats were nothing special and got served with three little slices of mushy bread. And the cheese... I'm sorry but $5 for an inch of cheese (including the crust) is too much even if the cheese is superb, and this was not the case, the accompaniments for the cheeses were very sharp and ended up overpowering the taste of the cheeses. What they try to sell you as gorgonzola is an average blue cheese so bland it's not even worth the try. I'll spare you the dessert, only the chocolate cake was somehow tasty. The overall experience has been incredibly disappointing, the poor food, the attitude, the prices and the loudness of the place make me want to take the $65 dollars I've spent to a good cheese shop and enjoy. Needless to say we will not go back.
Posted by Disappointed on 11/25/2007
I loved it when this place opened. I really enjoy good cheese and wine and their flatbreads are excellent. However, I tried to introduce this place recently to some friends and the attitude/service was so rude - they're trying to be something they're not - they are a local neighborhood wine bar and should make this a friendly, relaxing place to be. Instead, we were treated incredibly rudely and inhospitably - not only will I not go there again, but I will tell all my friends that I told about this place not to go. I can't deny their good wine and cheese list, but never in all my eight years of living in Manhattan have I been so appalled. There are too many wine bars now to put up with this attitude again.
Posted by Hobrobert on 10/09/2007
Exquisite, special place, the kind of which makes NYC a great city. Was very skeptical at first, since they don't appear to even have a kitchen, and the menu is rather limited. But everything is tasty, they are great with pairing classic ingredients, with subtle twists. Mac & cheese is mouthwatering, and the Duck Breast ruben is mindalteringly good. EVERYTHING is good, even things with ingredients that I don't always like. The idea of paying $5 bucks for each portion of cheese seemed a bit high, but they are paired with condiments, served beautifully and are high quality. But even if you don't order the cheese--or even the wine--the food is just perfect. i don't write reviews much, but this place deserves to be praised. and no, i don't work there or are related to the owner...


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My friend Jay is fucking amazing at video games. Supernaturally good. For the past six years, I've been telling him that he should quit school or his job and take up video games full time. For a while, I told him that he should move to Korea to do this, but it turns out that North America has a video game league. Players are making hundreds of thousands of dollars in sponsorships and prize money, and I'm really disappointed when I hear that Jay is focusing more on law school than on games.
Even if he doesn't go pro (turning his back on cash and chicks), there are still a ton of other benefits to gaming. I've always been convinced that Jay's gaming ability had something to do with an inherent pattern recognition skill, and that he should at least be playing the stock market. While this hasn't been proven, Techdirt points us to an article showing that other people seem to agree with me on this.
A recent article on a South African technology site seems to say that video game players are destined to be the leaders of tomorrow (found via Slashdot). The article is part of a study that found "that 80 percent of managers in the US under the age of 35 had significant video game experience and that gamers had a more positive outlook on life than non-gamers."
Another post from Techdirt points us to similar information, saying that video game players are better strategic business thinkers.
Once when I asked a friend how Jay managed to drive 12 hours straight through heavy rain and darkness in the southern United States, my friend said "he just turns it into a video game."
And to confirm my belief that in any given driving conditions, I'd rather have Jay behind the wheel than anyone else I know, this article from the BBC news website says that video gamers have better visual skills than most of the population.
So Jay, if you're reading this: Drop out of law school and start playing more games.
To anyone else: Send Jay a message on Facebook and tell him to pick up a controller. Then go out and play some games of your own. It'll be worth your time.
PS: Although it probably doesn't surprise anyone, one of the hottest television shows in Japan right now is a reality show about a guy playing some of the hardest video games ever made. It is already in its 8th season.
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Interesting post Parker!
Indeed. (Hooray for self-gratulation…).
For anyone interested in more positive effects of videogames I can recommend Marc Prensky's book "Don't Bother Me Mom–I'm Learning!"
I think that Jon Yeh and Jay should be put to a face-off.
This is hilarious…
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What is Refactoring?
Refactoring is a disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior. Its heart is a series of small behavior preserving transformations. Each transformation (called a 'refactoring') does little, but a sequence of transformations can produce a significant restructuring. Since each refactoring is small, it's less likely to go wrong. The system is also kept fully working after each small refactoring, reducing the chances that a system can get seriously broken during the restructuring.
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Complete Weekly Release in PDF Format
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -
The Cal State Northridge Matadors return home to Matador Soccer Field this week for one match against UC Riverside. The Matadors and Highlanders will square off on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. Saturday is also Breast Cancer Awareness Night and all fans wearing pink will receive admission for $3. The match against the Highlanders will be the first for Northridge against a member of the Big West South Division, as the Matadors will face division opponents in each of their remaining six matches.
Saturday's match against UC Riverside will feature live stats coverage and an Internet-only radio broadcast available on GoMatadors.com. Fans can access the audio broadcast 15 minutes before the scheduled start time and can also monitor Cal State Northridge's official Twitter feed (@GoMatadors) for scoring updates throughout the match. Following the contest against the Highlanders, Northridge will travel to Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine for a pair of matches next week.
Match #14:
Matadors (9-4-0, 3-1-0 Big West) vs. UC Riverside Highlanders (8-4-0, 1-3-0 Big West)
Saturday, Oct. 14 - 7 p.m.
Matador Soccer Field (1,900) - Northridge, Calif.
Breast Cancer Awareness Night - All Fans Wearing Pink Receive $3 Admission
Youth Night - All Youth 17 & Under Receive Free Admission
Live Stats: Link Available at GoMatadors.com
Audio: Geoff Herberg, Play-by-Play
In-game Twitter updates: @GoMatadors
Follow Your Matadors Online
All home matches this season will include live stats coverage and selected matches will also feature a free audio broadcast on GoMatadors.com. For road contests related links to the game, inlcuding for any live stats, audio and video, will be posted before the match on the schedule page of GoMatadors.com. Fans are also encouraged to check the Cal State Northridge Athetics Department's official Twitter feed (@GoMatadors) for updates of matches in progress and news and notes throughout the week.
A Closer Look at UC Riverside
The Matadors return home this week for one match against the UC Riverside Highlanders. Northridge enters the week having won seven of its last eight matches while the Highlanders own a record of 8-4-0 and a mark of 1-3-0 in the Big West. After starting the season 7-0 UC Riverside has dropped four of its last five, including back-to-back 1-0 matches at UC Davis and Sacramento State last week.
Aaron Long leads the Highlanders offensively with four goals and one assist for nine points while teammate Jose Diaz has two goals and an assist for five points this year. Neither will be in action this weekend as both received red cards in Sunday's match at Sacramento State. In Long's absence, Ruben Valencia is the team's leading scorer with four goals and eight points in eight matches.
Otis Earle has tallied four assists to lead the Highlanders and has also scored two goals on the season.
Goalkeeper Ashkan Khosravi has started every match for UC Riverside and is responsible for its 8-4 record. He has collected four shutouts on the season and has made 44 saves. Khosravi has allowed 13 goals in 12 matches and has a 1.10 goals against average.
The Highlanders are currently second in the Big West South Division with three points, having defeated Cal Poly at home in overtime on September 30.
Results from Last Week
The Cal State Northridge Matadors extended their lead in the Big West Conference South Division last week with a pair of wins at Cal Poly and then-No. 4 UC Santa Barbara. The Matadors went to the Central Coast and accomplished a rare feat by winning both matches against the Mustangs and Gauchos on the road since 1998. Northrildge had not beaten UCSB at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium since 1999 when the program was a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF).
On Friday at Cal Poly, the Matadors took an early advantage on a Mustang error that put Northridge ahead for good in the first minute. After the opening kickoff, the Mustangs played the ball back to their goalkeeper to try to build an advantage. The goalkeeper played too strong of a first touch, however, and Northridge forward Sagi Lev-Ari was there to steal the ball inside the six-yard box and easily tap it in for the goal. Lev-Ari's goal was his 10th of the season, a number that ranks him at the top of the Big West and ties for fourth in all of Division I soccer as of October 8.
CSUN goalkeeper Michael Abalos made three saves in net for the Matadors to pick up his fourth shutout of the season. The Northridge defense held Cal Poly to just nine total shots and three shots on goal in the match. Five different Matadors recorded a shot on goal on the night but Cal Poly recorded four second-half saves to keep the final scoreline at 1-0.
On Sunday at UC Santa Barbara the Matadors shocked the No. 4 Gauchos, handing UCSB its first loss of the season and first home loss in the series in 13 years. Beto Velasquez provided the necessary offense for Northridge, scoring his sixth goal of the season in the 31st minute of play. Although the teams ended the night tied in shots (12-12), saves (4-4) and fouls (11-11), it was Velasquez's shot through the legs of the Gaucho goalkeeper that boosted the Matadors to victory.
Abalos made four saves to earn his conference-leading fifth shutout of the season. For his work on the week, Abalos was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness Big West Player of the Week. Northridge is now 3-1-0 in Big West play and leads the South Division. This week's opponent, UC Riverside, is second in the South at 1-3-0.
Rewriting the Record Books
One indication of the success goalkeeper Michael Abalos has earned so far in his career can be seen in the Matador record books. The San Juan Capistrano, Calif. native earned a spot on four different lists with his numbers earned during his first three-plus seasons at Northridge. Abalos is now in fourth place with his 24 career victories, is sixth all-time with his 1.23 career goals against average and is second all-time with his 19 career shutouts. His seven clean sheets earned in 2011 are also the third-highest number of shutouts earned in a season, tying him with Jeff Blumkin (1988) and Mike Caputo (1986) and their respective single-season performances. His 64 matches in goal place him third on the all-time list. This season, Abalos has an 8-4 record with five shutouts and a 0.74 goals against average.
Strike Force
Redshirt sophomore Edwin Rivas is picking up right where he left off at the end of last season. At the end of the non-conference slate, Rivas has six goals, an assist and 13 points. Rivas scored a goal and had an assist in Northridge's 4-0 win over Portland and scored the tying goal against American University in a 2-1 win. For his work over the first weekend, he was named the 2012 Wilson Titan Classic Offensive MVP and earned Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors as well. He scored the game-winning goal over Temple in a 2-1 win on September 16 and added an insurance goal against UC Davis on September 28 in a 2-0 win. For his career, Rivas now has 11 goals, one assist and 23 points.
Everybody Needs a Little Lev-Ari
Sophomore forward Sagi Lev-Ari made a statement in his first match in a Northridge uniform. In the Matadors' 4-0 victory over the Portland Pilots on August 24, Lev-Ari scored the first and last goals of the match to secure his first four points of the season. He became the first Matador with a multiple-goal match since Rafael Garcia put in two penalty kicks at UC Davis on September 28, 2011. On September 2 at Loyola University Maryland, Lev-Ari scored his third goal of the campaign off of a free kick. Jose Luis Garcia touched a short ball to Lev-Ari who fired in a lined shot from about 22 yards out. Lev-Ari also scored two goals in wins over Army and San Diego and scored 21 seconds in to help CSUN defeat Cal Poly on the road on October 5.. Lev-Ari currently leads the Big West and is tied for fourth in the country with 10 goals scored. He also leads the conference with five game-winning goals.
Mr. Assist
Junior midfielder Carlos Benavides continues to help the Matadors find ways to score goals. After tying for the Big West Conference lead with eight assists and leading in assists per game (0.47), he is well on his way to taking home the top spot in those categories again this season. At the Wilson Titan Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton Benavides picked up two assists, one in each of the Matadors' victories over Portland (4-0) and American (2-1). He also notched a pair of assists in CSUN's 5-0 win over Army on September 14. Benavides currently leads the Big West with six assists and has a 0.46 assists per game average through 13 matches.
Welcome Home
Junior midfielder Beto Velasquez is a main cog of the Northridge offense and is tied for second on the team with six goals and 13 points. After transferring to CSUN from Virginia Tech the Panorama City, Calif., native has helped Northridge to key victories in the team's quest to get back to the postseason. He scored the game-winning goal against American (8/26) as Northridge won the Wilson Titan Classic and also had the lone goal in CSUN's win at then-No. 4 UC Santa Barbara (10/7).
One Plus One is Three or Four
Sophomore forward Edwin Rivas was the first Matador to put up a goal and an assist in the same match this season when he accomplished the feat against Portland on August 24. Sophomore forward Sagi Lev-Ari had two goals of his own in that match to record four points as each put up performances that are hard to come by. Lev-Ari followed up his display with another two-goal outing in a 5-0 win over Army (9/14) in Northridge's home opener and a pair of goals at San Diego (9/20). The forward scored the eventual game-winning goal in the sixth minute and added another in the 55th against Army and scored twice in the opening 10:27 against the Toreros to lead the Matadors to their largest margins of victory since a 6-1 win over Detroit on Aug. 31, 2007.
Matadors in the Big West Top Ten
As the regular season enters its final month, a number of Matadors are solidifying their place in the individual rankings for the Big West Conference. Edwin Rivas leads the conference in shots taken (49). He ranks among the leaders in points (T-3rd - 13), points per game (T-5th - 1.00), goals (T-3rd - 6) and goals per game (T-6th - 0.46). He also leads the league with 3.77 shots per game. Sagi Lev-Ari ranks second with 1.54 points per game and is third in the Big West with 44 shots taken. Lev-Ari is the league leader in points (20) and goals (10) and ranks second in goals per game (0.77). Beto Velasquez checks in at eighth in the conference with 27 shots. He ties for third with 13 points and six goals. Carlos Benavides lead the Big West with six assists and is first with 0.46 assists per game while teammates Yuval Barak, Chris Smith and David Turcios check in tied for eighth with three helpers. Goalkeeper Michael Abalos ranks second in the conference in goals against average (0.74) and save percentage (.800), and is seventh in saves per game (3.00). He leads the league with 0.42 shutouts per game and five shutouts. His 36 saves are sixth among all Big West goalkeepers.
Manufacturing Points
The Cal State Northridge Matadors have seen production out of every position on the field early in the season. In the team's matches to this point, seven different players have scored a goal and 13 total Matadors have recorded at least one point. The team has put up 76 points thus far to lead the Big West Conference in that category. Each of the four goals against the Portland Pilots in the season-opening 4-0 win had an assist by a different player. Among the point scorers for Northridge are six forwards, four midfielders and three defenders led by forward Sagi Lev-Ari with 20. Edwin Rivas (13), Beto Velasquez (13), Jose Luis Garcia (3), Brian Behrad (3), Joe Franco (3) and David Turcios (5) have scored goals while Carlos Benavides (6), Yuval Barak (3), Carlos Gonzalez (1), Christian Gonzalez Diaz (2), Chris Smith (3) and Rene Anguiano (1) have earned assists. Lev-Ari has scored a goal in seven matches this year and leads the team with 10 goals.
Redefining the "Matador Defense"
The Matadors are changing what it means to be guilty of playing a "Matador Defense." So far this season, Northridge has recorded seven shutouts after earning a total of eight in 2011. The Matadors have won seven of their last eight matches, six of which have been shutouts. The Northridge defense has allowed just two goals scored in the last 732 minutes played and ranks 18th in the nation with a combined 0.69 goals against average.
You Can't Score if You Don't Shoot
With six games remaining in the regular season, the Matadors lead the Big West Conference in shots taken (232), goals scored (26), and points (76), and rank tied for second in goals per game (2.00). Over Northridge's two matches against Army and Temple, the team took a combined 49 shots and scored seven goals. Their opposition took just 15 shots and scored once. The next match, Northridge erupted for five more goals at San Diego (9/20). Eighteen different Matadors have recorded a shot this season and just under 40 percent of the shots taken have been on goal. At the same time, opponents have recorded 141 total shots and 47 shots on goal, scoring nine times.
Road Warriors
Of the 19 matches on the schedule this year, the Cal State Northridge Matadors will play just eight at Matador Soccer Field, including three non-conference matches in September. That may bode well for the Matadors, as the team had a record of 5-3-1 in road contests last season. This year, Northridge is 3-3-0 in road matches and 2-0-0 in neutral-site contests. The team won the Wilson Titan Classic at Cal State Fullerton to open the season and also won both road matches in the same year at Cal Poly and No. 4 UC Santa Barbara for the first time since joining the Big West. The Matadors have been solid at home, winning four matches and outscoring opponents 11-2 at Matador Soccer Field. Northridge will travel to face Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine and UC Riverside in Big West Conference play before the season is through.
Getting the Job Done
With the final month of action coming up, the Matadors have put up a few exciting performances. Following a 4-0 result against Portland, Northridge found itself down a goal early in the second half against American. It was then that the Matadors rattled off two goals in a span of three minutes to take the lead for good and pick up their second win of the year. Northridge has also been impressive offensively in a pair of 5-0 victories at home against Army (9/14) and at San Diego (9/20). Prior to this season, the Matadors hadn't scored five goals in a match and hadn't won by a five-goal margin since winning 6-1 over Detroit in the team's home opener on August 31, 2007. On October 7, the Matadors went in to Santa Barbara and came away with a 1-0 win over then-No. 4 UC Santa Barbara. It was the first win for CSUN at Harder Stadium since the 1999 season.
Quick Out of the Gates
Northridge is 22-11-2 all-time in season openers, including wins in the past two. Northridge cruised by Portland University 4-0 at the 2012 Wilson Titan Classic and defeated Canisius at Matador Soccer Field 2-0 in 2011. In addition, Cal State Northridge opened the schedule at a neutral site for the first time since the 2002 season when the Matadors competed in the LMU Tournament in Los Angeles. Northridge went on to play in the NCAA Tournament that season. Northridge started the year 2-0 for the first time since the 2005 campaign. That team reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The Matadors are 26-9 in home openers after a 5-0 win over Army on September 14. They are 21-7-4 in conference season openers, and have only been defeated once in a Big West opener. CSUN has not lost a conference opener since 2002, when they were on the wrong side of a 2-1 decision against UC Irvine at home. The Matadors are now 9-1-2 all-time in Big West Conference openers after defeating the UC Davis Aggies 2-0 on Sept. 28, 2012. The longest streak for conference opening wins in Matador history is 10 seasons, accomplished from 1978-87 under the direction of head coaches Zvi Friedman, Ric Fonseca and Marwan Ass'ad.
Bring the Noise
Have a drum, cowbell, or other noisemaker lying around at home? Now is the time to bring it out and explore the space of Matador Soccer Field! In 2011, the Big West Conference office announced that all noisemakers, with the exceptions of airhorns and whistles, will be allowed at all conference matches and all home venues. Please note that noisemakers have been approved for use at men's and women's soccer matches only and will be confiscated in the Matadome or at any other Northridge Athletics venue.
Ticket Information
Tickets for all home men's matches are available through the CSUN Associated Students Ticket Office. Adults are $8, while youth 17 and under and seniors 60 and older are $5. There is also a $3 discounted rate ticket for CSUN Faculty/Staff, Military Service Personnel and CSUN Alumni Association Members with their respective identification cards. CSUN students receive free admission to all home games with their CSUN I.D. Groups of 10 or more people may purchase $3 tickets, but tickets must be purchased a minimum of 24 hours in advance. For more information, call the A.S. Ticket Office at 818-677-2488.


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Cactus Bowl Capacity: 56,000 (total capacity 71,706)
Playing Surface: Natural (Hybrid Bermuda grass)
Lighting: Four banks of quartz-iodide flood lights suspended 200 feet over the playing field.
Stadium Height: 122 feet from playing field to top of grandstand, approximately 12 stories.
Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadium has played host to some of the best football games for more than four decades.
It has hosted Arizona State University football games since 1958. It has hosted five Tostitos Fiesta Bowl national championships and it played host to the 1996 Super Bowl. The stadium was the home of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl for 35 years and the NFL's Arizona Cardinals for 18 seasons. Beginning in 2006, Sun Devil Stadium became the new home of the TicketCity Cactus Bowl.
With the south end expansion completed and the press and sky boxes in place, and with an expanded cantilevered upper deck (1977), Sun Devil Stadium boasts a capacity of 71,706.
The expansion of 1988 added almost 1,700 seats to the stadium's capacity. Also added was the Intercollegiate Athletic Complex at the structure's south end, which is now named the Nadine and Ed Carson Student Athlete Center. A state-of-the-art scoreboard and four-color video replay board were also added.
During the 1978 expansion, design features enabled the stadium to be modernized without light supports, sound system supports, or construction pillars in the viewing line of the spectators.
The press box and skybox facility, which sits atop the upper deck on the west side, contains two 30-suite levels of skyboxes renovated in 1999 and is topped by the press box and eight additional private suites. The facility also boasts its own television production room.
Served by four industrial-sized elevators – one for the media and three for the public – the facility has working space for more than 200 sportswriters, booth space for broadcasters, statistical crews, scoreboard operations and a rooftop camera deck in addition to suite seating for more than 900 fans.
The bowl (south) end was connected by the dramatic ICA Complex and the extension of the loge-level seats. Locker rooms also were added in the north end visiting teams. Two new scoreboards were put in place in 1999. The color video replay system, situated in the southeast corner, offers fans instant replays of game action. A complementary matrix board for messages and statistical information sits in the southwest corner.


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It's election day in our area and counties are voting on everything from school board members to funding public safety.
Ballots were being counted and last-minute voters headed to drop boxes Tuesday afternoon.
"Right now Jackson County is sitting around 16% return which is a very low turnout. Keep in mind, we do not have any money measures on, which of course spur voter turnout as well," said Chris Walker, the Jackson County Clerk.
She said it's typical for a special district election. However, other counties are seeing more ballots turned in this time around.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Curry County voter turnout was hovering around 50% and in Josephine County roughly 46% of the community voted.
Public safety tax measures in both Curry and Josephine Counties are getting put to a vote.
"The burglaries, the assualts, the property crimes, those are accelerating...We're down to 99 beds out of 262 beds," said Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson in a previous interview.
He said it could get a whole lot worse if the tax levy, which is $1.48 per $1000 of assessed property value, doesn't pass. Those 99 jail beds could dwindle to 60. In addition...
"I will have one deputy for the entire county," added Sheriff Gilbertson.
Meanwhile in Jackson County, school board member races have heated up as allegations of corruption fly in the Eagle Point School District. In Medford, where Superintendent Phil Long's contract was neither extended nor renewed...
"Whether next year is my last or there are more years beyond that I have no regrets. It's been good work," said Dr. Long in an interview from March of this year.
We're told new members on the school board could mean another opportunity to extend Dr. long's contract.
There are multiple official drop boxes around Jackson County. Of course there's one at the elections office on West Main in Medford. Others are located outside the Ashland, Eagle Point and Central Point public libraries. In Rogue River the city office is the drop location. The deadline is Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock sharp.


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Mr Gay UK Stuart Hatton reports from the LGBT Ballroom/Latin dance contest
Deep in the heart of London, the lights are low and dim. There is tension in the air. Bodies rhythmically press against each other within the shadows of the lowered lights. Hearts pound and race as the bodies give into their passion. On the outskirts of the lowly lit room, onlookers watch with trepidation as they witness the bodies intertwine and move as one. What else could I be talking about… ballroom dancing, of course.
As a life-long Ballroom dancer, trainer of past British champions and the reigning Mr Gay UK, it was my honour and pleasure to be invited down from Newcastle to London to judge the World-Famous Pink Jukebox Trophy. For those of you not in-the-know, the Pink Jukebox Trophy is an International Ballroom and Latin Dance Competition for Same-Sex Dance Partners, in the hope of waltzing-off with the coveted title of 'Pink Jukebox' Champions.
Since the emergence of the hit BBC Show, Strictly Come Dancing, the world of Ballroom and Latin dancing has seen a rise in popularity of people who take up this skill as a chosen hobby and sport. Though ballroom and Latin dancing is strictly seen as a predominately heterosexual activity, the underground movement of 'same-sex' Ballroom and Latin dancing is taking the dance clubs by storm. I myself have seen a rise in the number of gay couples who come through my dance studio door and want to dance with their chosen loved one or friend.
And what better way than to show the best of the best of the same-sex dancing world than to invite couples from all over the globe to take part in the Pink Jukebox Trophy, held here on our very own British soil at The Rivoli Ballroom in London?
Dancers were asked to demonstrate the required five ballroom dances (Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz) in front of a panel of five experienced international dance judges from Germany, Ukraine, United Kingdom, dance professionals from 'Strictly Come Dancing' and myself, a former British dance champion.
The eventual winners of the day in the all-lady Ballroom field were Caroline Privou and Petra Zimmerman from Germany and the all-male ballroom title going to Hungary who were represented by Csaba Csetneki and Balazs Gati from Budapest. Then the coveted Latin Trophy for excellence in all 5 Latin dances (Cha Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive) went to Reka Fuleki and Batrix Rencsisovszki from Hungary in the all-lady competition and the All Male final was won by the UK's very own Nejc Jus and Lemmington Ridley.
I would urge everyone, from all walks of life to take up Ballroom dancing. Not only is it proven to be medically good for your health, it is also a social experience that helps you gain new friends, learn a new skill while improving memory with dance pattern techniques. Dancing also helps you lose weight at the same time. What more could you want?
Make enquires for a class local to you that offers you that step into the world of Strictly Come Dancing and you never know, this time next year it could be you waltzing off with The Pink Jukebox Trophy.
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The West Irondequoit community is coming together to try and bring back middle school sports after budget cuts removed programs.
Twelve-year-old Nathan Regna was supposed to play soccer again this fall but the future of his team in West Irondequoit is in question. Modified B sports for seventh and eighth graders were cut after voters failed to reach a super majority on two budget votes.
Keegan Vankerkhove is in middle school. He said, "I look forward to playing lacrosse every year and now that's been taken away from me and I'll miss out on so much."
But the community is trying to change that. Parents and teachers are teaming up to try to raise money for each activity that was cut. They are trying to raise $95,000 by August 25.
Erin Quintero is a mother and a teacher. She said, "We're well on our way and we've already raised $25,000 and it is corporate and individual donors."
They feel all kids this age deserve the opportunity to play. Quintero said, "Sports is huge for so many kids. It helps with fitness, it helps with self-esteem and it helps building friendships."
The boys tell us they're hopeful they will get to play the sports they love.
The superintendent has told us cutting these programs was the most painful decision he's ever made but he says the District remains committed to academic excellence.
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New Rituals for Welcoming Daughters
Some ways to symbolize a baby girl's entry into the covenant of Judaism.
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It's a girl!
Now what?
While Jewish tradition is clear about the ceremony for welcoming a baby boy, there is no set ritual for welcoming a baby girl. In more traditional communities, the father of the baby takes an aliyah to the Torah on the first Torah-reading day after the birth. A misheberakh (prayer for well-being) is recited for the mother and the child, and the baby girl receives her name. Often the rabbi or parents speak about the name.
In more progressive communities, this naming might occur on a Shabbat during the first few months of the baby's life, and the mother, and other family members, might receive an aliyah as well.
Beyond these basics of naming a daughter, many families are also developing new rituals that, much like a baby boy's circumcision, symbolize their daughters' entry into the Jewish covenant.
Rituals Involving Water: The most common of these new rituals involve water–either dipping the baby's feet or other body parts into water, often a mikveh, or pouring water over her feet. Other families choose to fully immerse the baby girl (one should check with a pediatrician before doing so). These rituals are sometimes called Brit Mikveh (covenant of the ritual bath) or Brit Rehitzah (covenant of washing).
At a Women's Rabbinical Alliance Conference in the early 1980s, nine progressive women rabbis developed the idea of a washing ritual for daughters, and they hoped families would adapt it to meet their own needs. Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, likes to recommend a feet-washing ritual for reasons both spiritual and practical: the ritual evokes biblical imagery, it is performed on the baby girl's body, and it can take place even if the baby is crying, he explains.
Water rituals are meaningful and symbolic in a number of ways.
Covenant: Rain water–and especially rainbows–recall God's covenant with all of humanity, which followed the biblical story of Noah and the flood. In Exodus, the splitting of the Red Sea is a powerful water scene which leads the Israelites to freedom and the start of a new, covenantal life. The Meiri, a 13th century French commentator, spells out the water-as-covenant connection, when he writes that the forefathers entered into the covenant with God through circumcision, and the foremothers entered this covenant through immersion in the mikveh (see comments to Yevamot 46a-b).
Creation / New Beginnings: Water holds powerful symbolism as the source of life. It figures prominently in the creation story in Genesis, when it is separated first from the heavens and then from the land to initiate the creation of all living things, and is an appropriate medium for celebrating new life.
Feminine Connection: Biblical women have a special connection to water. Sarah brings water to the three guests who visit her and Abraham in the desert, Rebecca is found at a well while giving water to both people and animals, and Miriam is associated with wells. Rabbinic Judaism legislates monthly visits to the mikveh for married women, strengthening the women and water connection.
Immersion: Besides sitting in a sukkah, mikveh is the only mitzvah whose observance fully surrounds those observing it. For babies, immersion mimics the safe and protective environment of the womb from which they emerged.
Welcoming: In the Bible, Abraham washes the feet of the three guests who visit him in the desert as a welcoming gesture (Genesis 18:1-4). Parents can wash the feet of their newborn daughter to welcome her to the world and to the Jewish community.
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The final group stage match of the 2012/13 CONCACAF Champions League for Toronto FC will see the Reds revisit Estadio Corona in Torreon, Mexico on Wednesday night to face Santos Laguna (Sportsnet World at 8 p.m. ET).
Toronto will be desperate for goals in this final Group 1 encounter, having lost to Santos Laguna 3-1 at home. In order to finish above Santos head-to-head, Reds will require a 3-0 win, or any two-goal victory with a minimum of four goals scored will also do the trick. It's a tall order in the best of times, but head coach Paul Mariner arrives in Torreon without the services of several starters, including his only fit designated player, forward Eric Hassli. The Frenchman remains in Toronto attending to his newborn child.
"They've got some very good players, obviously it's going to be difficult," Mariner told Toronto FC TV before the Reds departed for Mexico. "We are not going to have Hassli with us, Ryan (Johnson) will come in." The addition of Johnson will provide a lift to the team after it was kept off the score sheet Saturday in a 0-0 draw against Montreal while he was suspended.
Toronto In Torreon For Tough CCL Tilt
The final group stage match of the 2012/13 CONCACAF Champions League for Toronto FC will see the Reds revisit Estadio Corona in Torreon, Mexico on Wednesday night to face Santos Laguna (Sportsnet World at 8 p.m. ET).
A format change in the present edition of CCL now requires teams to win their group in order to advance to the quarterfinals. Previously, two teams would emerge from each group. In the 2011/12 campaign Toronto was in a similar position, then arriving in Dallas with nearly a full squad, delivering an emphatic 3-0 victory to finish second in the group, on way to beating LA Galaxy and becoming the first Canadian team to reach the Champions League semifinals.
That semifinal ended poorly for Toronto in the second leg visit to Corona. The Reds were 45 minutes away from reaching the Champions League Final on away goals, having held Santos to a 2-2 draw in the opening 45 minutes and 3-3 on aggregate. The Mexican outfit pressed for four goals - including two from the penalty spot - in the second half to see Toronto off 6-2 (7-3 on aggregate).
Remembering that loss, Toronto players will be respectful of Santos' quality, the element of altitude and their own limitations. "We've gotta keep it solid at the back, get a good base and we can go from there," said defender Richard Eckersley. On Saturday, defender Logan Emory became the latest man to join a lengthy injury list. Eckersley finished the match with Adrian Cann partnering him in central defence, the two will pair up again according to Mariner, with back line leader Darren O'Dea nursing a thigh injury.
On the topic of scoring goals, aside from Johnson, rookie Luis Silva will be counted on to provide a spark. Any chance Toronto has to surprise Santos will require some invention from the more offensive minded talents such as Johnson, Silva, Eric Avila and Reggie Lambe.
"We just have to believe in each other, play for 90 minutes and hope to get a good result," Silva said on Friday. He commented on the size of the pitch at Corona and that the Reds know too well how Santos likes to use space to their advantage. Toronto will want to remain compact and push forward whenever there is an opening. One thing every Toronto attacker knows for certain is that they must finish their chances.
Santos lost to Toluca 4-1 on Sunday and is winless in three matches. But midfielder Terry Dunfield isn't fooled by the current form of the Green and White, calling them one of the best teams on this side of the planet. When the teams met in Toronto, Reds had largely contained Santos for 89 minutes until conceding twice in the final moments, leading the current group stage predicament.
"You need to stay as a team, as soon as you get spread they can pick you apart," Dunfield continued in addressing Toronto's approach to the match. The Canadian international was named the club's most valuable player for the 2012 season and will capta
Wednesday's match will be shown live on Sportsnet World at 8 p.m. ET. Previously, the match was scheduled to air on Sportsnet One. The match can also be streamed online at CONCACAF TV for free with registration.


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Style Profile: Nikki Reed
Nikki Reed is something else. The Twilight actress first became famous at the tender age of 15, after the movie Thirteen came out. Not only did she star in it, but she also co-wrote the script with family friend Catherine Hardwicke, based on her own teenage experience! Not bad for a high school student. These days the 24 year old is focusing on acting, starring as Rosalie Hale in the Twilight franchise as well as working on a slew of films slated to be released in 2013. Her personal style is all grown up now too, and while she keeps it youthful much like co-star Kristen Stewart, she more often hits the red carpet wearing outfits that are a bit more feminine and soft than her tomboyish pal.
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