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COMECE Supports the European Sunday Alliance
The European Sunday Alliance is a network of national Sunday Alliances, trade unions, civil society organizations and religious communities committed to raise awareness of the unique value of synchronised free time for our European societies. Sunday and, more general, decent working hours, are the focus of our campaigns. In its Founding Statement, the Alliance draws attention to aspects of life/work-balance and social cohesion that depend on a vast majority of people to have their lawful free time at the same time.
Who we are
COMECE is the Commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of the European Community.
Our main objectives are to monitor and analyse the political process of the European Union; inform and raise awareness within the Church of the development of EU policy and legislation; maintain a regular Dialogue with the EU Institutions; promote reflection, based on the Church's social teaching, on the challenges facing a united Europe.
Whom we represent
COMECE is made up of Bishops delegated by the 26 Catholic Bishops' Conferences of the European Union and it has a permanent Secretariat in Brussels. COMECE is funded by the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union. Its Secretariat is currently made of 10 collaborators.
Why we support the European Sunday Alliance
From a spiritual perspective: For many Europeans – not only Christians – Sunday offers the opportunity to pause for a while in order to become aware of the fundamental questions of life: Who am I? Where am I going? Which goals do I want to achieve? Human beings need time for what cannot be calculated, measured or expressed in economic terms. In the light of the great significance of Sunday for the spiritual life of many EU citizens and taking due account of the religious and cultural factors prevailing in the Member States, COMECE believes that the minimum weekly rest period shall in principle include Sunday.
From a social perspective: Work-free Sundays traditionally support the independence of persons from a purely economic-driven lifestyle. Only a well-protected common work-free day per week enables citizens to enjoy full participation in cultural, sports, social life, to seek cultural enrichment and spiritual well-being and to engage in volunteer work and association activities. Without this day, all these forms of social interaction and pastime would be endangered.
Our initiatives to support Sunday Protection
COMECE co-organised the first European Conference "Work free Sunday" on 24 March 2010 in the European Parliament and signed the Call for the Work free Sunday. Through its dialogue with European Institutions, its Conferences and Seminars, through its reflections and publications, COMECE is committed to promote the protection of Sunday as the weekly rest day in principle in the European Union and to defend decent working hours for workers.
COMECE signed the Founding Statement of the European Sunday Alliance and co-organised the Official Launching Conference of the Alliance on 20 June 2011 in Brussels. As a material support, COMECE is currently holding the Secretariat of the European Sunday Alliance.


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Results tagged "Viewable Impression" from IABlog
GRPs are coming at you…like a train," warned George Ivie, CEO and Executive Director at the Media Rating Council (MRC). Presenting in a webinar the IAB hosted Monday, April 15, Ivie offered some insight on the buy-side push for certified viewable impressions that will eventually play a role in the all important cross-media GRPs.
The most difficult aspect of adopting a viewable impression has been the lack of a standard way to measure viewability, especially for ads that are rendered within iframes. The IAB's recently released SafeFrame specification and open source reference implementation is the solution, but time is running out and the industry faces some challenges that must be overcome.
Here's what you need to know about viewability and SafeFrame:
The Buyer's demand for viewable impressions is old news
Companies, such as measurement verification services, have been asking the MRC to audit their methods for measuring viewability of buyers' ads on publisher placements long before viewability became a buzzword in today's media.
3MS is a cross-industry coalition committed to developing brand-building digital metrics and cross-platform measurement solutions. The first principle of the initiative is to help the industry shift from currency based on "served" impressions to currency based on "viewable" impressions.
In November of last year, the MRC issued an advisory that outlines some of the limitations in measuring viewability and asked the buying and selling communities to refrain from engaging in transactions that involve viewable impressions as a currency, ideally, until the issues can be addressed.
In Q4 2013, the MRC will lift its advisory "and the floodgates will open," advised Ivie in a review of the MRC timeline for addressing viewability measurement. At that time, the marketplace will move on, with or without us.
Viewability measurement is fragmented
As already mentioned, several marketplace vendors are coming to the MRC to request audits on their methods for measuring viewability. The MRC is legally required to honor such requests. However, with no formal guidelines describing this new counting procedure, each company is validated against the MRC's own stringent methodological standards and then reviewed against the company's audited abilities.
The proliferation of methodologies for measuring viewability is actually a good thing, in that it showcases the industry's ability to innovate and adjust to the needs of the market. However, these different methodologies represent a fragmented marketplace. Fragmentation in digital advertising has always created friction and interfered with the flow of advertising budgets.
Compounding the issue is the high level of variability across vendors. In a test on 22 live campaigns involving more than 3 billion impressions, viewable rates varied from a high of more than 78% to a low of 7%. Several reasons exist for not being able to measure viewability, but the leading cause of such variable rates was the inability to measure from within cross-domain iframes.
SafeFrame is a window into viewability
A cross-domain iframe is essentially the webpage of one server inside a container on the webpage of a different server. Measuring viewability under these conditions is the technical equivalent of trying figure out where you are in the world from within a sound and lightproof box—a task that is nearly impossible without the ability to escape the box or communicate with someone outside of it.
Some methodologies can circumvent the iFrame to a limited extent, however, with regard to current accreditations on viewability conducted by the MRC, Ivie notes that "NONE of the vendors can see ALL of the inventory."
While no amount of technology or distinct methodologies will likely ever be able to measure ALL inventory, the 2012 release of IAB SafeFrame 1.0 can help companies close the gap on viewable variability.
IAB SafeFrame is a cross-domain iframe with an API that enables communication between the content in the SafeFrame and the hosting webpage. With SafeFrame in place, security is maintained while communication lifts limitations on functionality, including the ability to measure viewability on ads.
Explaining that future accreditations on viewability will be based on a standard currently in development, Ivie predicts that SafeFrame will likely play an important role in many successful accreditations.
Challenges exist
IAB SafeFrame is a long-awaited solution to addressing issues clouding viewability measurement in cross-domain iframes. Once publishers have implemented SafeFrame, they can achieve transparency while maintaining control over the iframe-contained content served to their pages. Ad servers or vendors can also measure viewability with SafeFrame but must develop functionality to take advantage of the SafeFrame API.
The IAB has identified 3 key challenges the marketplace faces as we enter a phase of SafeFrame adoption.
1. Complexity for publishers with multiple properties: For publisher companies that own multiple properties, implementing SafeFrame across all sites is a time-consuming task made more complex by the fact that each site may operate differently.
To address this challenge:
- Focus on implementing SafeFrame on high-value properties first
- Consider working with your sell-side ad server to implement SafeFrame to simplify implementation so that all you need is a JavaScript tag you can distribute to your sites that in turn implements the SafeFrame
2. Lack of testing tools for vendors: Buy-side vendors (viewability and rich media) won't be able to capture SafeFrame data until their SafeFrame functionality is properly implemented. Vendors need a testing tool to help them with proper implementation
To address this challenge:
- IAB is developing a testing tool vendors can use to test their SafeFrame-enabled tags
- Create tags that work with the SafeFrame API and test them in IAB's testing tool when it's available
3. Lack of established benchmarks: The market needs viewability benchmarks based on test data from SafeFrame enabled environments. Having just been released in February of this year, very few SafeFrame implementations exist for testing.
To address this challenge:
- Publishers should implement SafeFrame as soon as possible and begin collecting data to show what they can measure with SafeFrame
- Vendors should use SafeFrame tags with publishers who have implemented SafeFrame and begin collecting data that they can compare with publishers
- Select publishers and vendors should consider working with 3MS and the MRC to re-run pilot tests that establishes comparative benchmarks to those gathered in the aforementioned MRC viewability tests
IAB can help
Ivie noted that the MRC can help a little, but that the IAB can help a lot and companies should lean on the IAB to move forward with SafeFrame adoption.
To move forward, the IAB is calling for participation in the following:
- Publishers: Help the IAB define a "Publisher Onboarding Guide" for the industry to use as they work toward SafeFrame implementation
- Vendors: Create tags that work with the SafeFrame API and test them in the IAB's testing tool when it's available
- Publishers and Vendors: Contact MRC about participating in a round of viewability testing where SafeFrame is used. Particularly useful in these tests are companies that have already participated in earlier rounds of testing where SafeFrame wasn't used
There is a train coming; we can't stop it, but at least with SafeFrame you'll be able to see it.
Visit our SafeFrame page for resources, or contact [email protected] if you're interested in helping with SafeFrame adoption in any way.
About the Author
Steve Sullivan (with contribution from Katie Stroud)
Steve Sullivan is VP of Advertising Technology at the IAB, and on Twitter at @SteveSullivan32.
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Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star Simi Valley public works employee John L. Mejia (left) brings a bag of potting soil to one of the recipients of free trees and plants as co-worker Danny Antunez runs back to get another bag. The giveaway was part of the Arbor Day celebration at Veterans Plaza in Rancho Tapo Community Park.
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Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star Mary Ann Sutedja gets a look at a mounted rattlesnake that was on display at Saturday's Arbor Day celebration, courtesy of the Ventura County Museum of Natural History. The museum brought a few mounted native creatures. It was Mary Ann's first visit to the event, and she said she had a great time.
Joe Lumaya/Special to the Star Vanessa Flores (right) watches her sister Ana make a necklace out of beads during Saturday's celebration.
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Wright: I Don't Believe in Predictions
One thing is for sure – the game is neither played at the Winter Meetings nor on paper, and even though the Phillies look stacked heading into the season, a lot can happen between now and October.
I do believe no matter what, the cultural changes will have a positive influence on the organization from top to bottom which I think will influence their brand and style of play on the field. There is A LOT of intelligence in this organization and I have no reason not to trust Sandy Alderson, his group, and the direction they're taking the organization. It certainly couldn't be more excruciating than the last four years.
No matter how many games they win in 2011, I think the team will be more enjoyable and entertaining to watch on a daily basis, and it will be the beginning of a more exciting and positive trend in the franchise's history.
By the way, Wright also said he will head to Port St. Lucie next week.


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The Chicago Fire U16 and U18 Academy sides as well as the U18 Indiana Fire Academy learned their groups for next week's U.S. Soccer Federation Development Academy National Playoffs set to be held in Dallas, Texas earlier Monday.
UPDATE! U.S. Soccer then realized they had made a mistake with the drawings and held a re-draw for both age groups. Below are the updated groupings for the Chicago Fire U16, U18 and Indiana Fire Academy U18 side...
- Chicago Fire U18s are in Group 1 with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Houston Dynamo and PA Classics
- Indiana Fire Academy U18s are in Group 7 with Baltimore Bays Chelsea, Chivas USA and De Anza Force (CA)
- Chicago Fire U16s are in Group 1 with De Anza Force (CA), Georgia United and Arsenal FC (CA)
With the USSFDA now into the fourth season of their current playoff format, the Fire Academy is one of just four clubs (out of 80) to see both U16 and U18 sides qualify for the National Playoffs every year.
They're joined by FC Dallas, CASL (NC) and Concorde Fire (GA) as the four clubs with the current distinction.
The USSFDA National Playoffs feature eight groups of four teams in a round-robin format with the winners of each group advancing to the July's national finals in Houston, Texas.
Earlier Draw, now null and void:
The Chicago Fire U18 side has been paired in Group 4 with Real Salt Lake (AZ), Dallas Texans and Weston FC (FL) while the Indiana Fire U18s join Vancouver Whitecaps, Pateadores (CA) and Kendall SC (FL) in Group 1.
The Chicago Fire U16s were drawn into Group 3 with PDA (NJ), Colorado Rapids and Revolution Empire (NY).
In what was widely considered one of the best results of 2012, the Chicago Fire earned a 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls at Toyota Park on June 17, 2012.
Patrick Nyarko got the scoring going early with a powering fourth minute header which left Red Bull defender Roy Miller on the ground in its wake.
The shortest man in the box would equalize just after halftime as Mehdi Ballouchy picked out Dax McCarthy at the back post to level things at 1-1 in the 55th minute.
The Fire should have gone back ahead nine minutes later. Making his home re-debut, Chris Rolfe slipped Dominic Oduro through the Red Bull back line and the Ghanaian hit a desperate sliding effor that Ryan Meara got a piece of but would trickle all the way over the line.
Despite the whole ball crossing the line, former Fire defender Wilman Conde slid to scoop it out of the net and referee Baldomero Toledo relied on his linesman who waved off the goal, sending Fire players into a bit of fury.
The Fire would rightfully go ahead four minutes later as Gonzalo Segares was fed into the box on the left and saw his first effort saved by Meara before emphatically slamming home the rebound, charging the home crowd up in the 68th minute.
Rolfe would ice the game 13 minutes later when a great piece of individual skill from Nyarko down the right eventually found the veteran Fire striker at the back post for a tap-in, giving the Fire a 3-1 win on Father's Day.
In the Fire's Reserves first foray into the MLS/USL Pro partnership, the team dropped a 2-1 decision away to the Charlotte Eagles at Queens Sports Complex Friday night.
Led by Fire assistant coach Leo Percovich, the team started eight first team players and three from the club's Development Academy sides, two of which (Jake Taylor and James Myall) slotted in as center backs.
The Fire Reserves took the lead just before halftime. In a play quite similar to Patrick Nyarko's winner in Thursday's Open Cup match vs. Columbus, Michael Videira's cross from the right found Quincy Amarikwa at the back post where he headed past Eric Reed to make it 1-0 in the 42nd minute.
Charlotte responded with a number of chances in the second half outshooting the Fire Reserves 12-0, forcing Paolo Tornaghi into eight second half saves. . They would find their two goals in the span of five minutes as Christian Ramirez equalized in the 70th before Ben Newnam found the winner in the 75th.
Two more Fire Academy products Jeff Farina and Hayden Cochrane made cameo second half appearances, meaning the maximum five Academy players were used in the game. The Fire Reserves fall to 1-4 on the 2013 campaign and will welcome the Eagles to Toyota Park on Saturday, June 29 at 7:30pm (Live webcast on Chicago-Fire.com).
For more, visit the match report on CharlotteEagles.com.
Box Score
Chicago Fire - Paolo Tornaghi; Wells Thompson, James Myall*, Jake Taylor*, Hunter Jumper, Brendan King (Jeff Farina 76'), Mike Videira, Grant Lillard*, Yazid Atouba (Hayden Cochrane 74'); Corben Bone, Quincy Amarikwa
Charlotte Eagles - Eric Reed, Fejiro Okiomah, Matt Gold, Ben Newnam, Shaun Francis (Nick Courtney 46'); Stephen Okai, Sam Asante, Jorge Herrera, Nate Thornton (Will Prado 88'), Juan Guzman (Drew Yates 34'); Christian Ramirez (Tommy Smith 76')
Scoring Summary
CHI - Quincy Amarikwa (Michael Videira) 42'
CHA - Christian Ramirez (Sam Asante) 70'
CHA - Ben Newnam (unassisted) 75'
Misconduct Summary
CHI - Jake Taylor (caution; Foul) 12'
CHI - Wells Thompson (caution; Foul) 82'
Statistics CHI CHA
Shots: 4 15
Saves: 10 3
Corners: 4 4
Fouls: 16 10
Offsides: 1 2
Referee: Dustin Thorne; Assistant Referees: Ross Cox, Gustavo Solorio; Fourth Official: Brandon Cline
According to the TrueCar Player Registry, Amos Magee played only eight competitives games, three goals and 225 minutes as an A-League "call-up" player for the Men in Red in 2001 and 2002.
In fact, as of now, he has a better strike rate than man of the hour and namesake Mike Magee (three goals in 267 minutes).
Despite his short time with the Fire, the revered lower-league striker wrote a legend of his own in Chicago with one very memorable extra time goal in the 2001 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Wheaton College.
In the first of our Fire "Unsung Heroes" series, we speak to Amos "Chesty" Magee about the cult following he earned from his short time with the Fire.
The potential quarterfinal pairings for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup set to be played Wednesday, June 26:
1) Chicago Fire/Columbus Crew winner hosts Sporting Kansas City/Orlando City winner
2) D.C. United/Philadelphia Union winner hosts New England Revolution/New York Red Bulls winner
3) FC Dallas/Houston Dynamo winner hosts Portland Timbers/Tampa Bay Rowdies winner
4) Real Salt Lake/Charleston Battery winner hosts Carolina RailHawks/Chivas USA winner
Click Here to buy tickets for the Fire's Fourth Round USOC match vs. the Columbus Crew (Wednesday June 12th, 7:30pm Toyota Park)
The Fire's Athletico Injury Report has become much shorter with a number of players coming off the list in the last week.
Daniel Paladini (left calf inflammation), Maicon Santos (right shoulder sprain), Hunter Jumper (right groin tightness) and Yazid Atouba (right ankle sprain) all came off the report over the last week and will be available for selection by Frank Klopas in Sunday's showdown with D.C. United.
The one addition to the list this week is captain Logan Pause who is listed as questionable after suffering a left groin injury just before halftime of Tuesday's 2-0 victory over the Charlotte Eagles.
Should he be unable to go, Paladini will most likely step back into the Fire midfield in his stead.
Arne Friedrich is back in Germany again receiving treatment for his hip problem while Steven Kinney remains out with a right quad strain.
Quotes from newly acquired Fire forward Mike Magee and head coach Frank Klopas following Monday's training session at Toyota Park.
Chicago Fire Forward Mike Magee
Reaction from friends and family to his return to Chicago…
"People are coming out of the woodwork. I moved away when I was 15 and I haven't moved back since. I got a lot of family here, I've kept in touch with all my friends so its good to be back to say the least."
Realizing the trade was a possibility…
"It's been on my mind pretty much since I left. I tried to get back [here] a couple times in the past and then I think throughout the process with Robbie Rogers, that whole saga with him trying to get to LA, it crept in my mind that somebody had to go to Chicago and I raised my hand."
On if he thought he would be the player traded…
"No, I didn't [think it would be me]. I have to thank the Galaxy. I had a good talk with Bruce, mentioned I'm from here and that it was long past due that I get home. The Galaxy were great in facilitating that."
On if he expects to play this weekend…
"I hope to play on Wednesday. I haven't spoken to them about what the plans are but they brought me here to play."
On if the Fire can still make the playoffs…
"Of course. We're trying to catch Philly who I believe is 10 points ahead of us and we have two games in hand. We have to start getting some points. It's still a very young season. Even watching the guys, they played well and things aren't going their way. Little finishes and they're getting punished for all their mistakes and sometimes that's how it goes. We'll get it right."
On how much he's watched the team recently…
"Not as much as I'd like to. Obviously I watched the game in Salt Lake and I've seen them here and there but I need to catch up quick."
On if he's talked to Frank Klopas about his role…
"No we had a general conversation. We were more talking about Chicago things but he knows I like to play forward and midfield. I'm the kind of guy that just wants to be on the field."
On which spot he prefers playing more…
"It really doesn't matter to be honest."
On if he feels pressure coming into a team that hasn't scored a lot this season…
"I put enough pressure on myself just to perform anyways. It's obviously added pressure when you're on the outside of the playoffs looking in. Instantly when the trade became official I felt that pressure but there's no added pressure to score goals and do anything different than what I've done. The main focus is to starting getting points, starting catching Philly."
On the first time he walked in the Fire locker room…
"It was the first time I was nervous in a while. Obviously there's awkward conversations and kind of meeting some guys, catching up with some old guys. I haven't had that feeling since I went to LA.
"Everything was great. It was more than I expected and there were a lot more faces I knew than I thought I would. They have a great environment here but unfortunately the points aren't showing it."
On how many guys he knew before coming to the Fire…
"I've known Rolfie and Logan [Pause] for a while. [Mike] Matkovich – I've known him since I was young. I played for the Sockers and he was a Magic guy so I hated him then. Not so much now.
"I've known Frank as well since I was a Fire fan. As cliché as that is, Frank's a guy I've always loved as a player and we've kept in touch. Maicon [Santos] from his Chivas days, Wells [Thompson] from us being in the league forever. There's just a bunch of good guys to be honest."
On translating his MLS Cup winning experience to the Fire…
"I hope so. It's weird coming in. I have to cut the cord with LA and try not to mention anything about that. Nobody wants to hear me talk about any of that stuff. Obviously there are certain things that we had there and I'll try to implement some of those things. I played with some pretty cool players in LA so hopefully I'll try to take some of the things I learned from them and teach some of the young guys here. They have good leadership here. Larentowicz and Logan are two good guys – good locker room guys."
Chicago Fire head coach Frank Klopas
I just think there's opportunities to bring quality players in who with any team, you start the season and obviously you look at situations you have to address. [Bakary Soumare and Mike Magee] are two quality players, I think those are two quality players. They'll make our team better and add more depth to the squad. There are a lot of games left to play. There was a need in the back with our injury situation so getting a guy like Baky with his experience, I feel he's missed a lot over the year but every game that he plays once he gets back to his form and fitness level. You saw it the other day and he's not at the level he should be [yet].
Mike obviously you know his experience but he's just a quality player. Plus this is a guy from Chicago, here. The pride that he has with the team and what it means for him to be back. I think that's important – bringing two quality guys that have ties, with Baky starting his career here and Mike being from here, I think that's important.
On if Mike Magee will play in Wednesday's U.S. Open Cup match at Charlotte…
"I can't give you my scouting report because everybody's watching. [Laughs] I think the chances are pretty high."
On where he envisions Magee playing…
"Goalkeeper, goalkeeper. I'm going to invert positions. Sean's going to go forward, Mikey's in the back.
"I think you get him around the goal, that's where he's played. Depending on the need, you can move him around but I think around the goal, with his ability to combine and finish plays is quality. I think its important to get him closer to the goal but obviously things can change depending on what happens or the circumstances with injuries because he can play out wide also or in the midfield."
On taking momentum from Saturday's 1-1 draw at Real Salt Lake into Tuesday's U.S. Open Cup match at Charlotte.
"It's one game but it's something to build on. Cup games – you look around the world, you can't underestimate them. They're difficult matches if you approach them in the wrong way. We need to be very focused and serious and it's a tournament that we enter because we want to win. I think there are four banners up there that show the success the club has had and we want to do everything that we possibly can to try to put ourselves in a position to win. We start Wednesday and we need to be very focused and not underestimate anyone. You see upsets all over the world with games like this. The guys understand that, they're focused and ready and we're going to put out the best squad to give us a chance to win."
On if Mike Magee's MLS Cup championship experience is something that can translate in Chicago…
"For sure. With his experience and also being in games like that. He's been around different teams and played with a lot of great players that he's benefited from but also they've benefited from him. You can put some guys to play next to Messi but you have to have some quality too. For sure that experience will help but he's just a quality player. He's easy to play with but also makes everyone around him better and he's from Chicago."
On if Soumare and Magee's ties to Chicago will help with the transition process…
"Í think that helps a lot but also these are guys within the league. They know the league well but also they feel at home here. Baky started here, Mike grew up here, his family is here and Baky has a lot of people here he calls family. I think that's important but more than anything they're guys that really care about the club.
"There's a deep meaning to these guys and there's a pride when they put the jersey on. You have to care, it's gotta be something that hurts inside when you don't do well. It might not be the same for any other club but for us, that's what it means here. When we walk around, we have a lot of passion for the team, the city and soccer here in this town. For me and my staff and guys like Baky and Mike and the rest of the team, that's how we feel. You gotta care, you gotta be honored to put that jersey on and that's what it means to these guys."
Frank Klopas, Chicago Fire Head Coach
Overall thoughts on the game
"That it's a good result. You get a point over here, it's not an easy place to play. Obviously, you know, we wanted to be better with the ball in possession with a team that kind of controls the game. You know, we gave up a lot of possession, thus we had to chase a lot of the game. But I thought our guys, even going down one goal, showed a lot of heart and character. Again, the point here was something to build on."
If this will change the situation for the Fire
"Well, we hope so. It's one game. We'll take it a game at a time. But, you know, any time you can pick up points on the road – especially in this place here, it's a very good team – It's something to build on, it's positive. We have a long way to go, it's a long season. But for us right now, it's one game at a time and continue to keep working. My team showed a lot of character."
If injuries were the difference
"No, it's ok. The guys have been good, you know. I mean, they didn't give up when Saborio came in and scored a great goal and that's going to happen. I thought Sean made some great saves and guys gave everything on the field. We had some chances, but like I said, it's not an easy place to play and obviously getting a point, we'll take that and look to build on this."
On Sean Johnson's performance tonight
"Yeah, you need that. When you're on the road, you know, you obviously need to defend well as a team and need your goalkeeper to step up big, which Sean did and when you get your chances, you know, put them away. I thought we had some not good looks, but we got in good spots and some final pass execution, this or that, we weren't as clear in the final third or as good in the final third. But we found a way to come back and, obviously, a big key to that was Sean. With the saves that he made and with that team working extremely hard, especially when we didn't have as much possession in the game. Like I said, it's something to build on, it's a difficult place to play. It's a really good team."
On making adjustments after the Saborio goal
"We had to push the game. We took out Logan, who's a little bit more defensive minded, we put another forward out, we dropped Alex, who we thought would give us a lot more in the final third so we had to push the game at that point.
On snapping the scoreless streak
"No, it's a point. It's difficult, you know, when you don't score goals in six games to get a positive result. The good thing is that in those matches we created opportunities. We just got to concentrate and our focus has got to be better in the final third. I think any time you can score, I think again, even tonight coming from behind shows a lot of character. That it's good if you can take leads early on, takes a lot of pressure from the team. But being able to score and get a point here, like I said, in a difficult place against a very good team is something to build on for us."
On the Fire's two new players
"Yes, one played tonight and Baky's [Soumare] an excellent player and I think he just needs time. He had a minor injury that kept him away for a long time and now he's getting in a little bit of a rhythm playing. I think the more games he gets under the better he's going to get, but he brings a lot of quality to us. Same as Mike Magee, a kid from Chicago, he's done extremely well. He's a quality player, someone that's going to add to more quality in the final third for us."
Joel Lindpere, Chicago Fire Midfielder
On the team's performance
"I think we pulled it out and it was a team effort, so I think we continued to battle. They come home to play and I haven't tied or won here in my career so always when I come here it is very tough with the altitude and they play very good here at home so for me they are one of the strongest home teams in the league. We were down 1-0 and I think today the subs helped us out. We have many games and we always use three subs and we pull out starters and bring fresh guys in. I think today they really helped us. It shows that we really are one team and we fight in very tough situations, as we are in now. We are capable of earning three points and we have to start somewhere. Everybody hopes that this is the start where we can move up so we are going to keep going and concentrate on D.C. United who has also been in a very difficult situation, so it's going to be an interesting game for both teams."
Jeff Larentowicz, Chicago Fire Midfielder
On the team's performance and what the result means for the team
"For us it's a good result. I think that for any team to come here and get a point is good. They're a tough team to play at Rio Tinto and we're a team that's struggling so for us to get a point on the road is good."
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"Its always an honor to be called up to the national team and represent your country. Regretfully at this moment the injuries the team is suffering along with the Open Cup game and league game against Real Salt Lake prevents the team from allowing me to go with the national team. If it was my decision, I would love to go with the national team but regretfully its just not the right moment. My door is always open for a national team call-up."
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With Segares having mostly gone unselected by the Ticos the last few years, the call-up was a welcome one. With the Fire experiencing a high amount of injuries, Orrin Schwarz reports the Fire left back turned it down in order to stick with the Men in Red through Saturday's game at Real Salt Lake and Wednesday's U.S. Open Cup match at Charlotte Eagles.
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There is an old Chinese proverb that says: "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Modern interpretation of this proverb might go something like this: "Give a man hydrogenated soybean oil in his French fries, refined white flour in his bun, and a sugary soft drink on the side and he will live for a few decades or so. Teach a man to properly prepare foods and you heal his chronic illnesses, stabilize his blood sugar and repair his tooth decay."
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Hi BPL mods, etc.There were some discussions about a year and more ago about how to clean up the forums. Not much was done, but there is one (small) change I suggested which I'd like to revisit. Every day people post pre-trip questions, etc. into TRIP REPORTS.To help make it obvious to all where pre and post trip posts should go, I strongly suggest that BPL reorder and rename a couple of the campfire section forums:Call them:PRE-TRIP / HIKING PARTNERSPOST-TRIP or PRE-TRIP PLANNING / HIKING PARTNERSPOST-TRIP REPORTSAnd put them in this logical order (i.e. pre-trip and THEN post-trip).Please???
Edited by DaveT on 09/02/2011 10:12:27 MDT.
+3 - I'm guilty of pre-planning questions in the Hiking Partners forum :)Good call.
Just to make it clearer?Pre-Trip PlanningHiking Partners/Group Trip AnnouncementsPost-Trip Reports
+1 for Mary D's idea.
I am more in favor of FEWER forums than more, but I'd go along with Mary's idea, if only the BPL mods would take action of this. I can't possibly see the problem with AT LEAST reordering them so pre-trip comes before post-trip. But there's pretty much no forum support, so I suppose I'm not surprised. (One reason I'm not a member.)
Edited by DaveT on 09/01/2011 11:46:19 MDT.
Long weekend perhaps. I would PM Addie. I have had good luck using that method.
Hey guys!Roger's been out walking for the past two months, and he keeps a much closer eye on the forums than I do. Asking for anything WITHIN the forums is a non-starter... but PMing me like Ken said (which someone who hasn't even posted in here finally did) is what got my attention. I'll NEVER intentionally ignore you. EVER.I'm game to better organizing the forums, but I'm also wary of creating too many. I've seen this particular discussion before (a forum for pre-trip questions separate from the trip reports), but need to figure out what's the most useful. Order isn't any problem (it takes a bit of time on my end, but is otherwise easy to sort), so I guess my question is this: does everyone like Mary's idea bestest of all?You can weigh in on this forum now. I'm following it and paying attention. :)Addie out.
I like Mary's idea bestest of all.
I like Mary's idea, overall.If three subforums is too many, perhaps Trip Planning and Trip Announcements/Hiking Partners can go into one section (as Dave T originally suggested), as they're kind of related.
Edited by AaronMB on 09/06/2011 12:49:31 MDT.
Addie, how interesting that you would post this today! Why, just last night I had a dream .... nee, a vision! In my vision a rather short brown bear with a bit of a belly wearing a CiloGear pack (or it could have been Ryan Jordan with a week-long growth, visions are always a bit fuzzy by nature......) appeared and loudly asked: "Am I a trip report? Am I asking for trip companions?" The bear/Ryan then loudly (visions are also often quite loud by nature......) exclaimed: "You don't know, do you!?! That's because the forums aren't labeled intelligently! Follow the granny, Follow the granny!"Then it/he turned and vanished into some Jackson Hole bar painted on my wall. Whoa! So immediately I thought: "No more Irish Whisky before bedtime!" Then I fell back asleep, figuring I was just hallucinating. Wouldn't be the first time.But then I saw your post! So the vision was true! Wow. Well, far be it from me to contradict a vision (even if it wasn't the kind of vision I would have preferred, why can't my visions look like Jennifer Anniston!?), so I'm voting with Mary's idea!
"Asking for anything WITHIN the forums is a non-starter... "I suppose that begs the question of why there is a FORUM ADMIN & SUPPORT forum in the first place? (One more forum to eliminate!)That said, I don't like the idea of more forums (there should be fewer), and I think my original request of a PRE-TRIP and POST-TRIP concept would be easiest and cleanest.Thanks!
But I can only be SO amazing. Didn't realize how heavily I leaned on Sam and Roger for forum moderation! I will try to do better./hangs head in shameI cannot work on this particular issue today, since I still have the bigger of two large articles to polish up for publishing later today, the newsletter to craft, and all the internal customer support to answer. But soon, very soon, my pretties. ;)
That said, I don't like the idea of more forums (there should be fewer), and I think my original request of a PRE-TRIP and POST-TRIP concept would be easiest and cleanest.+1 Dave T
Ah ha!I'm willing to bet that Douglas Ide is the member who hadn't even posted that PMed Addie!
How about a 4th forum category: "Douglas Ide's Visions"?
That would be a spiritual experience in and of itself! :)
I only had to make one new forum. The other bits were just renaming, reordering, and fine-tuning the descriptions. There's a place for questions, a place for hiking partners, and a place for reports.It's a good idea, and one I wish we'd done sooner. I'm sorry that it took me being a ding-dong first... but at least it keeps me humble. Ish.Thanks all!
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By KEN LARSONSun Advocate publisher
The past few weeks there has been a lot of press focusing on Carbon County.
A month ago I covered a story of travel writers, mostly freelancers who write travel stories for a variety of magazines and specialty newspapers focusing on everything from RV living to senior citizens.
Then, the very next weekend the Jensens at Tavaputs Ranch invited me to meet with a group of writers and photographers for several nationally known magazines such as Sunset, Cowboys and Indians and Western Horseman.
And then, the media frenzy occurred, with around 100 photographers and reporters from throughout the country to cover the Range Creek That story, because it was run it most of the large daily newspaper in America and throughout the world put Price, Carbon County and Range Creek on the map.
Just last week a photographer with Pat Summerall Champions of Industry was in Carbon County filming for a CNN report that will show Price as one of the top small cities in America and the only small city featured in Utah. The announcement will come in September and will also include two full pages in Forbes magazine.
Being a marketer and having worked in with advertising world my whole life these kinds of stories and promotions are music to my ears. We could never afford to pay for the publicity that these campaigns are giving us.
But I am concerned.
Just as I do not think the DWR (Division of Wildlife Resources) was ready for the world to find out about Range Creek, I wonder if Carbon County and all the entities here are ready for what might follow with this increased publicity.
I have attended hundreds of meetings the past three years where issues such as economic development, tourism, development, branding, quality of living, and our future has been discussed. One of the comments made during the Range Creek tour was, "Ready or not, here they come."
Is Carbon County, the College of Eastern Utah, Price City or the Castle Valley Tourism Bureau ready for what might be around the next corner or are we going to be blind sited by a rush or tourists, conventions, new businesses and not have a general plan in place to deal with the insurgence?
Don't get me wrong, I have seen a lot of progress in many areas in my short period of time here. I see agencies and entities working together but I feel that now is the time to turn up the heat and really begin prioritizing the projects, discussions and efforts. We do not have time to spin our wheels.
I often have more questions than answers and today I have lots of questions. What do we need help with? Are we really setting goals for future progress or are some of us talking in circles? Does the city understand what the county needs? Where will CEU fit into the community mix in five years? Are all the entities working together as a team? Are we getting the attention of the politicians, especially up north, to assist us in our efforts as we move forward?
Remember we never stand still. We are either moving forward or moving backwards.
I think one of the most important aspects we need to keep in mind is that as we move forward we always analyze the quality of life verses economic development.
The following is simply a partial list of discussion items I have been part of the past three years. I know that many of these are progressing and developing, while others are on the back burner on someone's desk.
I challenge the leaders, politicians, government officials and anyone concerned about our future to get involved. Who are the best people to be working on the committees to make these items move along? Are you part of the problem or part of the solution?
Here are the areas of concern, discussion or development:
Development of a trail system from Wellington to Scofield.
Expansion of recreation programs.
Construction of more RV campgrounds or tenting opportunities.
Creation of a business park.
Establishing an energy training center.
Building a community library or fine arts center.
Expanding the museum.
Developing an equestrian park.
Building a shooting range.
Branding the community.
Completing the Main Street project.
Moving forward on the Nine Mile projects.
Developing partners between
private entrepreneurs and government entities.
Establishing Helper as an art community.
Do we need a community grant writer
Monopolizing on our railroad heritage.
Establishing a convention bureau.
Establishing more signage or dinosaur figures close to the highway to get people traveling through the area off the road and into the heart of our towns..
This is just a short list of ideas that have been tossed around regularly. Like I said, many of these are in some form or process of developing, but is everyone that is working towards improvement aware of what other agencies, committees or entities are doing? What is the common thread in all of this?
Like the movie, "Field of Dreams," "If we build, they will follow." We have been talking and building for many years and possibly, now, more than ever before, they are starting to come.
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I am sure you have noticed the fine example of craftsmanship that stands in the middle of the road on 100 West and Main.
The hunched-over flute player has left many of our area residents wondering why he has danced his way into Carbon County. This Indian statue is known as Kokopelli, the Anasazi god of fertility. Which is great because we all know we need fertility in Carbon County.
Something that adds to this great statue is its awesome location. I know if I had a great Indian statue I would want to put it exactly in the middle of a busy four way intersection, where everyone can see it. Just up the street is a private club and across from that is the state liquor store. This is a definite plus because all the drunks or soon to be drunk drivers can closely admire the expertise of this wonderful sculpture.
Plus, to make the intersection a four way stop is even better, because I know that people in Carbon County are great drivers who know how to work a four way stop. That is especially true when the lights are flashing red on all sides, with the permanent stop signs as an added bonus.
I understand the Kokopelli statue cost Carbon County a lot of money, I know that if I received lots of money in peoples tax dollars the first thing I would want to do is build a giant statue of a fertility god. Instead of bettering the community with new stop lights, sidewalks, or filling the stupid potholes that always ruin the alignment on my truck.
No way. I am all for the sculpture.
I think we should all give our Price City council members a pat on the back for a job well done, We really do not need our tax dollars going to promote after-school activities and recreational venues for Carbon County youth, or fixing our streets and sidewalks for all local citizens.
We will forever enjoy the Kokepelli statue in the middle of this very busy intersection.
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The shiba inu was a pleasure to view.
Thomas H. Bradley III came across the dog breed a few weeks ago at Thompson Park. He saw the animal, bred for hunting in the dense undergrowth of Japans mountainous areas, following buoyantly in its owners snowshoe tracks. He stopped his car and began talking to the dogs owner.
What a perfect breed for a day like this! Mr. Bradley said he told the man.
The dogs owner was taken aback.
He said, You know what this is? Mr. Bradley said.
When Mr. Bradley correctly named the breed and pronounced it accurately shee-bah ee-noo the dogs owner was even more surprised.
He said, How do you know that!? Mr. Bradley, said, laughing.
Dogs are the Sherman Street residents life. He is chairman of the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He became a member of Westminster in 1975 and its show chairman in 2002. He was approved by the American Kennel Club in 1975 to judge all of the sporting breeds and best in show.
The 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held Monday and Tuesday in New York City. The 2,721 canine entries this year make it the largest in 15 years. For the first time, the dog show will take place in two venues.
A suite in the Agricultural Insurance Co. building at 215 Washington St. is where Mr. Bradley can be found in his dogged pursuits. Besides keeping tabs on the Westminster show, its the main office of Take the Lead, a nonprofit foundation he co-founded that assists terminally ill people who are involved in the sport of showing dogs.
Upon entering the suite, one is merrily met by Flirt, a 7-year-old border terrier, a former junior earthdog champion. She gladly shares her squeaky chew toys and balls scattered around the office. A dog gate at the entrance of Mr. Bradleys office reminds Flirt of her limits.
There, before discussing the Westminster show, the chairman is asked what he enjoys about training dogs in general. He now has only Flirt, but when Mr. Bradley lived on East Gotham Street Road, his kennel contained up two dozen dogs at times.
Its been such a major part of my life, Mr. Bradley said. The thing I enjoy most is watching a dog and seeing its reaction to its job, or reason for being. Sometimes it comes to them earlier in life and some of them, a little later in life.
Behind his desk, theres a painting of a dog doing its job a pointer, nobly signaling a quarry for its owner.
Mr. Bradley, 73, travels the country extensively to judge dog shows. In that duty, he compares dogs to their breeds standard, or a description of what characteristics the epitome of a breed would have. For example, he wouldnt judge a Great Dane against a Chihuahua.
A question he asks himself when judging is if the dog can do its job.
For example, terriers are bred to hunt vermin. Thats what theyre supposed to do, Mr. Bradley said. If theyre too deep-chested, they are going to go down a tunnel and theyre going to get stuck. Their bottom line should be flat so they can fit in the hole. Its watching those kind of reactions and things individual breeds do that I find really interesting.
This years Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show features 187 breeds, including two newly recognized by the American Kennel Club: treeing Walker coonhounds and Russell terriers, commonly referred to as the Jack Russell terrier.
Because of the number of dogs entered, Mr. Bradley said that for the first time, judging will take place at two venues. During the day it will be held at Piers 92/94 at West 55th Street, mainly for preliminary rounds. Judging at night will be held at the shows traditional spot six blocks away in Madison Square Garden.
Westminster, one of three well-known annual dog shows in the U.S., is regarded as the nations most prestigious. The other two shows are the National Dog Show in Philadelphia and the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, which has been held in Florida the past few years.
Mr. Bradley said the Westminster show has been held at each of the four versions of Madison Square Garden. He often crosses paths with professional basketball and hockey players who also call the Garden home. He also worked with movie director Christopher Guest for the 2000 film, Best in Show.
He came to Westminster and spent two days with us, Mr. Bradley said.
The Monday and Tuesday Westminster competitions will be televised live from 8 to 11 each night, on CNBC on Monday and USA Network on Tuesday.
Part of Mr. Bradleys job as chairman is organizing the movement of contestants, dogs and judges between the two locations. In the past few months, he has spent two or three days a week in New York City.
Its been a major change for us, he said of the two locations. Well see how this progresses. Weve been working on this for about 18 months.
dog days for all
The Westminster show, Mr. Bradley said, is one of the few bench shows in the country.
That means the dogs are on display all day long, Mr. Bradley said. In other shows, they come and go.
It provides a marvelous opportunity for the public, he said.
We get huge crowds that come in during the day to look at the dogs, Mr. Bradley said. A lot of that is based on the fact that the kids want a dog, and mom and dad say, Lets think about it.
He said the family could then take time to research different breeds.
But Mr. Bradley said looking at a breed in person is something entirely different.
They can come in and talk to major breeders around the country and learn about the dogs, whether they are good with children, good for an apartment, that kind of thing, he said.
Last year, a Pekingese won best of show the first time the breed has been top dog since 1982. Mr. Bradley said theres no particular trend of one breed having a winning streak.
Terriers have done very well historically through the years at Westminster, for no particular reason that anybody is aware of, Mr. Bradley said. Its just that they are very popular and make great show dogs.
Scottish terriers have captured the top award at Westminster eight times, wire fox terriers 13 times.
The show chairman was asked what he enjoys most: being a show judge, an exhibitor/breeder or Westminsters chairman.
If I had to give up two, I would stay an exhibitor, he said. I like being a breeder/exhibitor. But each job has great challenges. I love judging. You never know when you walk into a rink what youre going to see.
For example, when judging a show in Romulus, Seneca County, last fall, Mr. Bradley was awed by a nonchampion Labrador, a dog that had never won a show.
It was one of the best Labradors Ive ever judged, he said. I took him right through to best of breed. Theres always those surprises, whether its a 300-dog show or a 3,000-dog show.
Dog owners and handlers also can surprise judges, Mr. Bradley said.
In todays shows, anybody can be competitive, he said. The sport has professional handlers. The dogs go to live with them and are shown throughout their career. But the individual dog owner can be as successful as the best professional handler, because they have one dog to concentrate on, where a professional might have 30 dogs.
Mr. Bradley got into the show dog world as a teenager when his parents, who had a couple of dogs, went to Rochester to purchase his first show dog, a German short-haired pointer named Hans.
I had never seen one, Mr. Bradley said. They were uncommon up here. With a little diligent effort and a lot of time, it did become a champion.
Mr. Bradley attended preparatory school at Williston Academy in Easthampton, Mass. He would later earn a business degree from the University of Pennsylvania before beginning a long career in his familys hardware business.
After Hans, Mr. Bradley would go on to win with many other dogs. He had an award-winning entrant, Bees, who was named best of breed (pointer) at the Westminster show in 1990.
In later years, friends would ask his father, Thomas H. Bradley Jr., why his son was so interested in dogs.
He said it was his fault, that I really wanted a horse, Mr. Bradley said, laughing. This (a dog) was an easier answer.
Take the lead
Mr. Bradley is a co-founder and chief operating officer of Take the Lead, which is observing its 20th year. The nonprofit organization provides funds and support for people involved in the sport of purebred dogs who suffer from life-threatening or terminal illnesses. Its first event was a benefit cocktail party during the 1993 Westchester, N.J., Kennel Club Show. Since then, dog-related clubs across the country have hosted events to raise funds for Take the Lead. It has distributed more than $3 million to qualified members of the sport who need assistance.
Take the Lead has paid insurance premiums, transportation costs, funeral expenses and nonmedical bills related to illnesses.
Even though were 20 years old, you would be surprised about the people in the sport who have never heard of us, Mr. Bradley said. But a lot of that is because they are newer to the sport than we are.
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Pictures of Dogs in Halloween Costumes
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Four paws up for PetSugar's Dress Up Extravaganza, a place to share pictures any time your furball wears a fun ensemble, from Halloween and beyond. Even people who wouldn't ordinarily outfit a dog make an exception for a holiday's furry photo opp, so this group lets everyone else in on
your guilty pleasure.
To learn how to join and contribute your cute pics from past years, or any dressed-up occasion, just
I know this looks like a lot of steps, but once you get the hang of it, it's a breeze!
- First of all, join PetSugar's Dress Up Extravaganza!
- Click the "New Post" button on the top right.
- Enter a title — like your pet's name — and click "Insert Image" to upload a picture of your pal.
- If you'd like, you can add more details about your animal in the body section.
- When you're all done, click "Create Post" to submit content.
So join the group and share photos of your adorable pets! I'll be posting a roundup of the wild Howloween, or Meowloween, coverage after the holiday!