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POSTED ON Sunday, 05.27.2012 / 11:13 PM ET
|Kirill Kabanov posted one goal and four assists in six Memorial Cup games.
Photo: Terry Wilson / CHL Images
Kirill Kabanov's Shawinigan Cataractes won the Memorial Cup Sunday night, beating the London Knights 2-1 in overtime. The win gives Shawinigan its first ever Memorial Cup. The Cataractes won three elimination in games in four days to take the championship.
London's Ryan Rupert scored the only goal of the first period at 5:42. Austin Watson and Matt Rupert assisted on the tally.
Shawinigan evened the score at 1-1 three minutes into the second frame. Kabanov and Morgan Ellis assisted on Anton Zlobin's fourth goal of the tournament.
Unlike Shawinigan's last two games, the third period was tight, with limited chances. Watson had a chance to put the Knights ahead with just two seconds left in regulation, but could not convert, and the game went into overtime tied at 1-1.
After both teams traded chances in overtime, Zlobin scored the cup-winning goal for Shawinigan at 17:51 of the extra period, giving the Cataractes their first ever Memorial Cup Championship. Kabanov finished the tournament with five points (one goal, four assists ) in six games.
POSTED ON Friday, 05.25.2012 / 9:58 PM ET
|Kirill Kabanov and the Shawinigan Cataractes will now face the London Knights on Sunday in the Memorial Cup Finals
Kirill Kabanov's Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-4 on Friday, advancing to the Memorial Cup Championship Finals.
Saint John's Zack Phillips opened up the scoring at 4:29 of the first period. Shawinigan's Michael Bournival and Brandon Gormley each scored before the midway point of the opening frame, giving the Cataractes a 2-1 lead. The Sea Dogs' Tomas Jurco tallied his first goal of the tournament at 12:35, and the teams went into the first intermission tied at 2-2.
In the second period, Shawinigan outshot Saint John 20-8. Midway through the stanza, Loik Poudrier and Michael Chaput scored 1:25 apart for the Cataractes, giving them a 4-2 advantage.
The Sea Dogs got a caught a break late in the middle frame when Jonathan Huberdeau's shot from the Saint John end of the rink handcuffed Shawinigan goaltender Gabriel Girard, sneaking past him to make the game 4-3.
Saint John tied the game on Jurco's second goal of the contest at 9:16 of the third.
Four minutes later, Yannick Veilleux turned the momentum back in the Cataractes favor with his second goal of the tournament, giving Shawinigan its third lead of the game. With under a minute remaining, Chaput and Pierre-Olivier Morin each scored empty-net goals, giving Shawinigan a 7-4 lead.
With the win, the Cataractes advance to the Championship Finals against the London Knights on Sunday at 7:00. Shawinigan beat London 6-2 last Sunday in the round-robin phase of the tournament.
POSTED ON Thursday, 05.24.2012 / 10:00 PM ET
|Kabanov's two points helped earn Shawinigan a rematch on Friday with the Saint John Sea Dogs in the semi-finals
Kirill Kabanov's Shawinigan Cataractes advanced to the semi-finals of the 2012 Memorial Cup with a 6-1 win over the WHL Champion Edmonton Oil Kings.
The Cataractes took a 1-0 lead at 7:30 of the opening period when Kabanov and Brandon Gormley assisted on Yannick Veilleux's first goal of the tournament. Morgan Ellis scored on the man advantage late in the period, giving Shawinigan a 2-0 lead.
The tournament hosts stayed on the offensive, scoring four goals in the middle frame. Anton Zlobin and Kabanov each scored in the first three minutes of the period. The goal was the first of the tournament for Kabanov, who also has three assists in four games so far.
Later in the second period, the Cataractes' Michael Bournival scored on the power play, and Pierre-Olivier Morin posted a short-handed tally, making the score 6-0.
Toward the end of the second period, Edmonton's Henrik Samuelsson lit the lamp, cutting Shawinigan's lead to 6-1. Neither team scored in the final frame.
The win sets up a rematch on Friday between the Cataractes and QMJHL rival Saint John Sea Dogs. The two teams played Wednesday, with the Sea Dogs winning 4-1. The winner of the semi-final will take on the London Knights on Sunday at 7 p.m.
POSTED ON Wednesday, 05.23.2012 / 10:58 PM ET
|Kabanov and the Cataractes must win Thursday to stay alive in the Memorial Cup tournament
Kirill Kabanov's Shawinigan Cataractes lost to the QMJHL Champion Saint John Sea Dogs Wednesday by a score of 4-1.
The Sea Dogs got off to a hot start, as Jonathan Huberdeau scored at 4:39 of the opening frame. With the period winding down, Saint John's Stanislav Galiev lit the lamp on the power play, giving the QMJHL champs a 2-0 lead heading into the intermission.
Late in the second period, the Sea Dogs went up 3-0 on Ryan Tesink's third goal of the tournament. With a minute left in the penalty-filled second stanza, Shawinigan's Anton Zlobin scored on the man advantage, cutting the Cataractes' deficit to 3-1.
An empty-net goal by Huberdeau at 18:28 of the third frame made the score 4-1.
With the loss, Shawinigan finishes the round-robin stage in a tie for third place. They will face the Edmonton Oil Kings on Thursday in the tie-breaker round, with the winner advancing to the semi-finals against Saint John. The London Knights have already secured a berth in the Championship Final.
POSTED ON Thursday, 05.10.2012 / 9:09 AM ET
The London Knights got out to a 3-0 lead over the Niagara IceDogs in game four of the Rogers OHL Championship Series and held on to win 4-1.
On the brink of elimination, Ryan Strome, Mitchell Theoret and the Niagara IceDogs face London in Game Five on Friday, May 11.
Ryan Rupert opened the scoring for the Knights 3:31 into the first period. Matt Rupert fed a pass to Max Domi who in turn slid it to a streaking Ryan Rupert. Rupert tucked the puck past the outstretched leg of Mark Visentin to take a 1-0 lead.
Vladislav Namestnikov and Austin Watson played give and go in the second period with Namestnikov finishing it off to steak the Knights to a two goal lead 7:47 into the second period. Six minutes later Andreas Athanasiou, playing in his first game of the final, did all the work breaking into the IceDogs zone. Visentin kicked his weak shot out to Chris Tierney who fired it into the back of the net giving the Knights a 3-0 lead.
6:23 into the third period and the IceDogs finally got on the board thanks to Myles Doan's shin. Steven Shipley's shot rebounded out in front of the Knights' net. Doan, tied up with the IceDogs defender had the puck bounce of his shin and into the net cutting the lead to 3-1.
Matt Rupert would respond for the Knights just 56 seconds later. On a two-on-one with his brother Ryan, Matt tried to pass the puck across but hit the IceDogs defender and had Visentin going the other way. Matt Rupert was able to chip his own pass past Visentin to make the final score 4-1.
POSTED ON Tuesday, 05.8.2012 / 9:44 AM ET
Chris Tierney's late third period goal proved to be the difference for the London Knights as they tok game three 3-2. The Knights lead the OHL Championship series against Ryan Strome, Mitchell Theoret and the Niagara IceDogs two games to one.
The teams went scoreless in the first period with the posts helping both goalies.
In the second Brett Ritchie netted his third of the playoffs. There was a scramble in front of the Knights net and Michael Houser was unable to get a glove on the puck. Ritchie found the puck and put it in to the open net making it 1-0 Niagara.
It took the Knights 18 seconds to respond. Kevin Raine's shot hit the post and the rebound landed on a wide open Max Domi who had half the net to bury his fourth of the playoffs.
Just over eight minutes later Freddie Hamilton was the beneficiary of a bouncing puck that eluded the Knights captain Jarred Tinordi. Hamilton was left on a partial break. His shot just snuck under Houser's blocker arm.
The Knights evened things up once again before the end of the second. Vladislav Namestnikov had control of the puck behind the IceDogs net on London's fourth power play of the night. He passed to a partially cover Austin Watson in the slot. Watson managed to get his stick on it defecting it above Mark Visentin tying the game 2-2.
Chris Tierney won a draw back to Olli Maatta in the IceDogs zone. Maatta slapped a shot towards the net and Tierney got a piece of it with his stick deflecting it past a stunned Visentin with just 3:28 remaining in the third. London would hold the 3-2 lead and win game three taking a 2-1 series lead.
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POSTED ON Sunday, 05.6.2012 / 10:09 AM ET
Ryan Strome recorded a pair first-period assists, but the Niagara IceDogs fell to the London Knights 5-3 at the Gatorade Garden City Complex on Saturday night, leveling the OHL Championship series at one.
Things shift back to London for game three of the OHL Championship on Monday night.
1. NIAG A. Agozzino, (9) (R. Strome, F. Hamilton), 5:14 (PP)
1. NIAG A. Agozzino, (10) (D. Hamilton, R. Strome), 16:09 (PP)
1. LDN J. Tinordi, (3) (S. Griffith, V. Namestnikov), 17:59
2. LDN R. Rupert, (6) , 1:46
2. LDN R. Rupert, (7) (M. Rupert), 4:28
2. LDN O. Maatta, (6) (M. Domi, J. Knight), 13:31 (PP)
2. NIAG A. Agozzino, (11) (D. Pacan, B. Beukeboom), 16:26
3. LDN R. Rupert, (8) (G. McKegg), 19:52 (EN)
POSTED ON Friday, 05.4.2012 / 9:47 AM ET
The Niagara IceDogs won a 3-2 double overtime thriller against the London Knights in game one of the Rogers OHL Championship Series Thursday night in London!
The first period saw the IceDogs get off to just the start they were looking for as Islanders prospect Mitchell Theoret continued his strong playoff run by tipping home a Brett Ritchie shot for his fourth of the playoffs, as Niagara drew first blood 1-0 4:01 in.
POSTED ON Tuesday, 05.1.2012 / 4:58 PM ET
Islanders prospects and Niagara IceDogs teammates Ryan Strome and Mitchell Theoret spoke with islanders.com about playing in the 2012 OHL Championships, beginning Thursday, May 3.
Ryan Strome Q&A
Islanders.com: How would you evaluate your performance so far in the OHL Playoffs?
Ryan Strome: We've had some tough competition in the first three rounds – I think we've played maybe the three toughest teams in the Eastern Conference – so I think we're well prepared. For myself, I've done pretty well offensively and I've been producing and I have to try to keep it up and keep making strides because London is a really good defensive team.
Islanders.com: Can you preview your upcoming series against the Knights? What do you expect from them?
Ryan Strome: They have a world class goalie – he's one of the best goalies in the league along with ours. They also have a really good group of forwards with a lot of depth and a few studs on defense. It's going to be a really tough series. I think our teams match up very evenly.
Islanders.com: Is this the furthest you've ever gone into the Playoffs? What would a Memorial Cup birth mean to you and your team.
Ryan Strome: Last year we lost in the third round so to improve on that this year was a goal of mine and it's good that we accomplished that. Anything from here is an added bonus. We obviously aren't satisfied yet and we have our sites set on the Memorial Cup but we have to take care of business in the OHL Championship first.
Islanders.com: Have you been in touch with any Islanders during the season or playoffs? Gotten any good advice?
Ryan Strome: A bunch of them have been in contact with me and given me support. Especially at the World Juniors and I went to a game in Toronto and they were all asking about my season. They've been really good and really helpful. I'm looking forward to finishing off the year here and then getting back to New York.
Islanders.com: How did attending your first NHL training camp and spending the first few weeks of the season with the Islanders affect you as a player?
Ryan Strome: I think it's been very beneficial. I learned a lot. I was watching and learning as much as I could about the older guys about what it takes to be a professional and I tried to adopt as much as I could from there to come back to junior and be a leader and try to play the game properly at both ends of the ice. I'm very thankful for that opportunity I had to stay there.
Islanders.com: How would you describe Theoret's game and how has his season gone?
Ryan Strome: He's a big-bodied player who's been a little bit streaky this year, but when he's hot, he's hot. He was huge for us this last series and when he uses his body to get in front of the net he's very successful. He and I have found some chemistry when we've played together.
Mitchell Theoret Q&A
Islanders.com: How would you evaluate the team's play and your individual performance so far in the OHL Playoffs?
Mitchell Theoret: I think we've lived up to the expectations as a team. We set our goal to win the OHL championship and the Memorial Cup and everything so far has been a stepping stone towards that. As for myself, I think I've done a reasonable job – I'd like to produce more offensively, but as long as the team's winning and I'm contributing to the success I'm happy with that.
Islanders.com: You had three big goals in your last series against the Ottawa 67's. What clicked for you and your line?
Mitchell Theoret: I think we just came together more as a line. I hadn't played with Shiply and Pecan at all in the playoffs. We just seemed to find some chemistry and it seemed to work for us.
Islanders.com: Can you preview your upcoming series against the London Knights?
Mitchell Theoret: They're a lot different from Ottawa. Ottawa played physical, which is how I like to play, but London has a lot more high-end talent and a lot more speed, so I think we're going to have to be ready to make decisions quicker and we're not going to have a lot of time.
Islanders.com: How did attending your first NHL training camp effect your season?
Mitchell Theoret: It was a great experience coming down. It really opened my eyes about what the NHL and the Islanders organization are all about a. It's motivated me to want to work extra hard to achieve that goal of playing for the Islanders.
Islanders.com: How would you describe Strome's play this season and post season?
Mitchell Theoret: He's been lights out all season. He came back from New York after missing the first few games and dominated the league again like he did last year. The sky is the limit for him.
POSTED ON Saturday, 04.28.2012 / 10:53 AM ET
Ryan Strome scored a goal for his team-leading 21st point of the playoffs and the Niagara IceDogs beat the Ottawa 67's 3-2 in game five of the Eastern Conference Final. With the victory, the IceDogs won the series four games to one and locked up the Eastern Conference Championship.
Strome has seven goals and 14 assists in 15 playoff games this season. He's tied for fourth in the OHL in playoff scoring.
The IceDogs will face the London Knights in the OHL Championships. Game 1 is set for Thursday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
Click here for a full game recap or here for video highlights.
Game 1: Thursday May 3 – Niagara at London - 7:00 pm
Game 2: Saturday May 5 – London at Niagara – 7:00 pm
Game 3: Monday May 7 – Niagara at London – 7:00 pm
Game 4: Wednesday May 9 – London at Niagara – 7:00 pm
Game 5: Friday May 11 – Niagara at London – 7:00 pm*
Game 6: Sunday May 13 – London at Niagara – 2:00 pm*
Game 7: Monday May 14 – Niagara at London – 7:00 pm*
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In Part 1 of this two-part GitHub tutorial, we examined the main uses for GitHub and began the process of signing up for a GitHub account and creating our own local repository for code.
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We all know by now that taking pics of buildings in some major cities gets the police and security people all worked up. Unlike the States, the English are terribly nice about it all.
Lessig at Linux World. Not watched this yet but his presentations using powerpoint are excellent. Less is more.
The Net Democracy Guide. Might be useful to read before the "Blogging the Election" event.
Bonus video for those getting Junior Cert results, this is Ze Frank talking about college degrees:
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The social-networking giant has chosen a 57-acre complex in the Silicon Valley's Menlo Park for its new home base. And, as we report, Equity Residential is looking to buy a nearby rent-stabilized apartment community with about 1,800 units from Wells Fargo.
This has city leaders worried that Equity Residential, one of the nation's largest apartment owners, wants to raze some of the outdated stock and build newer apartments to appeal to a moneyed tech crowd willing to pay market-rate rents. Both Equity Residential and Wells Fargo declined to discuss the deal.
The potential transaction "scares this community to death particularly because of that dislocation that could occur with a new landlord increasing rents and dislocating working-class people who desperately need housing in Silicon Valley," said Mayor Carols Romero in an interview.
Residents say they're also concerned that Equity Residential would have too much control over the 2.4-square-mile city's future. "When you have that much property ownership concentrated in the hands of one entity, that person [can] really cripple a small community like East Palo Alto," said Matthew Fremont, who lives on Euclid Avenue. "We'd like to see more local buyers who have a direct interest in the community and the future of the community."
While locals realize they can't do much to block any potential sale, they are certainly trying. Mayor Romero recently sent Wells CEO John Stumpf a strongly worded letter expressing grave concerns about the potential deal.
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On 1/31/07, Mike McGrath <mmcgrath fedoraproject org> wrote:
Current stats can be found at: http://smolt.fedoraproject.org/stats You can have your machine send its stats by installing smolt with yum and typing "smoltSendProfile"
Is there any mechanism in place to prevent bogus profiles being submitted? It would be stupid and malicious for people to do that but there is no shortage of stupid malicious people. Also there have been people who already edited their kernel dumps to hide that they were using binary-only modules when seeking help. So that would be another class of people who might do this. I can't really think of a way to prevent this sort of thing in an open system but at least there are way to harden against it and detect some tampering and be able to purge it from the database after. Things I can think of to harden: - flood protection: limit to one submission per time period per IP ... tar pitting might make massive corruption too tedious - whitelist of known hardware: might be hard to capture every single different string that could be generated by your hardware detection but at least some fields have a finite number of different things that it could be and might prevent a lot of "D3wd ... I 0wz0r yur 57475!!!" cpu architectures being submitted. - stats query subset of the whole: If you set up the stats query page to only include what the user wants to look for (rather than have global stats including everything submitted), then you have a human in the loop that can choose whether something looks fishy or not and whether they want to include it in their generated stats. Then the existence of vandalized stats won't matter since the users can easily exclude them from their stats. So the user can query "Out of the cpu architectures X, Y and Z, what percentage is X." as they don't care about the "l337" cpu type and don't want to include those in the total number. Just some thoughts. /Mike


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The National Symbol of Portugal - The Barcelos Rooster
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Because Silmar's is getting tired of explaining that our rooster is not based on some high Street Portuguese Food chain, but it is inspired on the National Symbol of Portugal - Galo de Barcelos ( Barcelos Rooster) - Symbolising honesty, integrity, trust and honour and it is also believed to bring good luck, here it is a bit of history around this famous tale:
The town of Barcelos is celebrated for its pottery, handicrafts and earthenware. One of the most typical baked clay items is the renowned rooster of Barcelos, with its crest well reared up and with its spurs standing out and which had became the national symbol of Portugal symbolising honesty, integrity, trust and honour, and it is believed to bring good luck based on a national tale.
The origin of the cult of the rooster can't be pinned down with accuracy, but people at Barcelos keep worshipping the rooster, and an ancient legend has been passed on from generation to generation.
Once upon a time the inhabitants of Barcelos were quite alarmed with a crime, and this was even more alarming when they couldn't discover the criminal. One day a stranger from the neighbouring Spanish province of Galiza, appeared in the village. Suspicion fell on him at once.
The authorities resolved to seize him and in spite of all his oaths of innocence nobody believed the stranger. Not one villager, and no one in authority, could believe that the man was on his way to worship St Tiago, the patron saint of a nearby town. Finally the hapless stranger was condemned to death by hanging.
As a last request before his execution, he asked to be brought once more into the presence of the Judge who had condemned him. The request was granted and they lead him to the residence of the magistrate, who was just banqueting with some friends. So you are innocent, are you?" laughed the judge. "Yes Sir, I am. Before God, I swear it" answered the stranger.
"Ah, but you have been accused and sentenced to death, and I can't change the sentence on just your word without proof. How do you think you can prove your innocence, my good man?" "But Sir, I swear that I am innocent," the man insisted.
He looked around the banquet room in desperation, seeking some way, some help. His eyes fell on a servant carrying in a large platter of fowl, steaming with seasonings. He fell to his knees.
"Lord God," he prayed, "as Peter, your servant, denied you at the cock's crow, would that you show my innocence as your humble servant by this rooster's crow…" so he said "If I am innocent, this rooster will crow three times."
All eyes turned to the platter of steaming cooked fowl and widened in wonder and amazement as the rooster got up, ruffled his feathers and crowed loudly.
"The Lord has indeed spoken," the Judge said in awe, and rising to his feet, he proclaimed, "Let this be a lesson to each of us never to sit in quick judgment of our fellow man. The rooster, henceforth, shall be a reminder to us and to our children after us, of this, the Lord's message. So shall it be in our land forever!"
To this day the Galo de Barcelos is the national symbol of honesty and can be seen in most of Portuguese households and numerous variations of the registered Barcelos clay Rooster are often used to identify Portugal: Football teams, tattoos, clubs, restaurants, cafés logos are just some of the examples, and because Silmars taste is all about the Portuguese Homestyle Cooking... we are very proud of our National Symbol too!
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When I introduce myself and tell others (outside of the military circle) I work for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), not many people know about AAFES or their unique mission and patron.
One of the most frequently asked questions about AAFES is who is allowed to shop our Exchanges (commonly referred to as the BX/PX)?
Authorized Patrons
*Not all categories have unlimited authorizations, please see the expanded explanation of status available in: DODI 1330.21 Armed Services Exchange Regulations and Definitions.
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- Active Duty or Reserve Uniformed and Retired Uniformed personnel.
- Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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- Military Members of Foreign Nations.
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When will people wise up and realize abusing drugs is bad for you?
We're not only talking about those who abuse prescription drugs, which appears to be just as much of a problem - if not bigger - than trafficking in illegal drugs such as marijuana and cocaine.
Word came Friday of three more arrests for illegal trafficking in marijuana. Clearly, there is a market in the Mid-Ohio Valley and that's unfortunate. We're not commenting on the guilt or innocence of the three men arrested recently. That's for our court system to settle.
Our point is that money people are using on drugs could be used in more constructive ways. And lives wrecked by drug abuse might be saved from misery and pain.
Also, breaking the cycle of drug abuse would deprive dealers of the dollars they desperately crave at the expense of human lives.
We just want to renew the plea made so many times today in our society: Say no to drugs!
And if you do abuse drugs - or know someone who does - realize that sometimes the only way to right the ship is to get professional help as soon as possible. As a friend, be there to offer support, without judgment.


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By Daniel P. Elkins, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs Office December 28, 2011
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- The director of the Mission Contracting Office-Fort Knox, Ky., retires today after almost 38 years of service to the government.
After spending two years on active duty, Richard Goodin accepted a position as a Department of the Army intern, which led to a job with the Directorate of Logistics Contracting Office at Fort Knox. He concludes his career with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, headquartered here.
Throughout his more than 35 years of contracting service, he is quick to point out that acquisitions presents an ideal opportunity to continue to provide a direct and indirect impact on the support of his fellow Soldiers.
"Working as a contracting officer allowed me … the opportunity to serve our customers and ultimately the Soldier as efficiently and effectively as possible," Goodin said.
Recognized on numerous occasions while serving as a director of contracting the past 14 years, he has been critical in the transformation of acquisitions, providing professional leadership while developing an organization made up of about 100 individuals plus two contingency contracting teams. This includes efforts under way to transform the MICC, which he believes are heading in the right direction.
As the MCO-Fort Knox director, he guided his office in awarding almost 4,200 contracting actions totaling more than $634.8 million in fiscal 2011. Among those is the critical support of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, which includes five brigades, 41 battalions, 200 recruiting companies and 1,700 recruiting stations. He also led contracting support for the U.S. Army Cadet Command responsible for 274 colleges and 530 partnership schools as well as the Military Entrance Processing Command and its 63 locations.
From lending professional guidance to interacting with mission partners, Goodin admited it is those connections that are most difficult to leave behind.
"What I'll miss most is the opportunity to interface and serve our customers and the Soldiers they support. Within the organization, I'll definitely miss all of the great folks that make this the best organization in the MICC," he said, adding he won't miss the short taskers.
And after an exceptionally busy 2011, Goodin aims to slow things down considerably following retirement. His plans include relaxation along with enjoying the family and grandchildren. He also plans to explore his hobby a bit more.
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Legacy Fighting Championship returns this Friday, May 11, 2012 to the Houston Arena Theatre here in the bayou city. If you are an MMA fan and you live in the Houston area and you have never gone to see a Legacy Pro event, I implore you to get a couple of tickets (and do so quickly, as the shows regularly sell out) and go check them out.
The production of the show is outstanding, as are the fights. Legacy is doing its level best to bring in a mix of established veterans from other national organizations (UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator) as well as cultivate new stars like Daniel Pineda and Andrew Craig (both now fighting in the UFC).
This Friday is the 11th show for the Legacy pro series – Oh wow I just realized their 11th card is happening on the 11th – I think my head is going to esplode! Oh, wait, the card has 12 fights in total and isn't happening in November. Never mind – you dropped the ball on this Mick Maynard.
7 of the fights on the card will air on HDNet, including the main event title fight between former Pride stud (and current Legacy Welterweight Champion) Jorge "Macaco" Patino and Dallas' Clay Hantz.
Before we get to the previews of the prelims lets take a look at the fight card (in order):
Marcus Dupar vs. Bobby Powers (125 lbs.)
JT Mendez vs. Andy Sandoval (125 lbs.)
Lester Batres vs. Justin Murray (170 lbs.)
Ray Blodget vs. Cris Rucker (155 lbs.)
Larry Crowe vs. Sam Mohammed (185 lbs.)
MAIN CARD (Live on HDNet)
Ryan Benoit vs. Cody Williams (135 lbs.)
Bubba Bush vs. Artenas Young (185 lbs.)
Angel Huerta v. Nelson Salas (135 lbs.)
Evan Cutts vs. Lee King (160 lbs.)
Gerald Harris vs. Mike Bronzoulis (170 lbs.)
Chad Robichaux vs. Joseph Sandoval (125 lbs.)
Jorge Patino vs. Clay Hantz (for vacant lightweight title) (155 lbs.)
Missing from the card are a couple of big names recently signed by Legacy. The first casualty was Marcus "Maximus" Aurelio who was scratched from the card because of issue obtaining his license in Texas. MMA fans will recognize Aurelio from his 6 fights in Pride and 6 fights in the UFC.
The other notable name absent from the list is Jamie Varner who bailed on Legacy after the UFC came calling. Varner was originally supposed to replace Alex Morono on the card after Morono got injured. Varner is a former WEC champion with fights against guys like Ben Henderson, Donald Cerrone and Shane Roller.
Enough talk, let's get to the fight previews!
The Prelims
Marcus "The Barber" Dupar (1-1-0) vs. Bobby Powers (Debut)
This is a really good opening fight for the card. It should be fast paced and have lots of scrambles.
Dupar is a big 125er and will be looking to bang with the smaller Powers. Dupar won his last fight going the distance and almost went the distance withBellator's Steven Peterson in his pro début. Dupar has a good mix of stand up and jiu-jitsu.
Powers is making his pro début in this one after a really long layoff, because of that I am required to mention (section 3 subsection 7 of the MMA journalist code of conduct handbook) that he could have ring rust due to the inactivity. When it comes to Powers I could talk about his quickness or his wrestling but the thing that has always impressed me more than anything with him is his cardio. The guy just doesn't get tired, ever! A couple of years ago when I interviewed Powers he told me he got his cardio from doing Krav Maga. He no longer does Krav Maga, but his cardio is still tiptop. The Krav Maga training also helped with his striking and activity on the feet.
I think Dupar has the strength advantage and Powers has the cardio advantage. Dupar needs to get this to the ground and try and submit Powers early if he wants to win. I think Powers best bet is to take this one the distance, where his superior cardio and speed will allow him to out point Dupar.
JT Mendez (0-1-0) vs. Andy Sandoval (0-2-0)
Back to back 125lb fights? Be still my heart!
This one, like the first fight, should be a fun fight to watch. Unlike the first fight I don't think this one is going to be fought on the ground much. Both guys like to bang.
Mendez made his debut at Legacy FC 10 against another guy on this card in Cody Williams. He didn't win the fight but he put he opened plenty of eyes with his performance. His hands are fast and his footwork is crisp, both things you'd expect from a former Olympic boxer. He also proved in his last fight that he could hold his own on the ground, despite being submitted.
Sandoval's nickname is scrappy, and he lives up to it in the cage. He's compact, tough as nails and fights smart. Like powers he's had a long layoff, having not fought since he was KO'ed by fellow card mate Angel Huerta back in January of 2011.
This one could end early. Scrappy needs to work from the clinch, a place I think he'll be better than Mendez. If he tries to trade with Mendez he could find himself 0-3. As for Mendez, I think he needs to press the action early with Sandoval and not give him time to settle in after such a long layoff.
Lester Batres (0-1-0) vs. Justin Murray (3-2-0)
This should be an interesting fight. Murray is on the come as a fighter and Batres is just getting his pro career started. He didn't last long as Cutts submitted him in just over 2 minutes of round 1. Don't let the record fool you, he's got a ton of talent. If you don't believe me, then maybe you'll believe his training partners Mike Bronzoulis, Brian Melancon and Jeff Rexroad (all top-tier talents in Texas). The Paradigm fighters only fight as pro came against late card addition Evan Cutts at IXFA in Winnie early in 2011.
Murray is young in the game, but he's quickly getting the respect of those in the know in MMA in Texas. His two losses where close fights (both split decisions) so he could very well be 5-0. He's got a great chin and solid ground game, but it's his fighting IQ that is his secret weapon.
Batres needs time to marinate as a fighter. He has the chance to be good, but he's going to have to grow up in a hurry against Murray. Murray is a late comer to the fight game but he's wise and crafty beyond his years. If I'm Batres I'm trying to keep this on the feet and pick Murray apart. If I'm Murray, I'm trying to bake and feed Batres a delicious submission pie.
Ray Blodget (5-1-0) vs. Cris "Chop" Rucker (1-0-0)
This is my pick for fight of the night.
Blodget is coming back to Legacy after a 13 month layoff. His last fight was at Legacy FC 6 where he lost his lightweight title to Daniel Pineda. Before that, Blodget was one of the hottest fighters in the city. So hot in fact he went deep into the process of The Ultimate Fighter try-outs in 2011, only to find out at the very last stage that he wasn't going to be on the show. Coming up through the ranks of Elite MMA, it should come as no surprise that his BJJ skills are legit.
Rucker proved in his first pro fight that fighting a ground specialist isn't a problem for him. His win over highly regarded BJJ Black Belt Frost Murphy put the Legacy lightweight division on notice that he was here and he was a contender. He's strong like bull and skilled. To me his only disadvantage in the cage is his height, though it hasn't been a problem thus far. It's scary to think that he's learning from some of the very best fighters in Texas over at Paradigm Training center. He's the quintessential example of a "high ceiling" guy.
Knowing what we know now about Rucker (that he's hard to submit on the ground) I would normally say that Blodget's superior BJJ will be what he wants to focus on in this fight. However, Blodget now trains at 4oz fight club so look for improved stand-up and a steady diet of kicks from the Bob Perez trained fighter. As for Rucker? He's strong enough to dictate the speed and location of the fight. I think his best bet is to try to bait Blodget into a stand up battle where he has the power to finish the fight.
Larry "Tae Kwon" Crowe (5-2-0) vs. Sam Mohamed (3-4-0)
These two big boy are going to slug. If you like ground fighting, this might be the fight you want to go get a beverage or take a restroom break. If you like slug fests, don't leave your seat.
Crowe has turned into a physical specimen. He went from a portly heavyweight with zero cardio to a lean, ripped, svelte welterweight…with zero cardio. Crowe always seems to be a bit underrated by most of us in the media. He's always had good striking, but it has no doubt improved with his move to 4oz Fight Club and now training under striking guru "The General" Bob Perez (the man responsible for the rise and success of Daniel Pineda). He's also strong enough to hold his own on the ground (not that I think he'll need those skills in this fight).
Mohamed is another physical freak. He's tall, ripped and very muscular. He's been around the scene for a while. He fought 5 times in 2006/2007 and then took FOUR YEARS off. Since coming back in 2011 he's 1-1. His comeback fight was exciting and he looked to be on track to rise to the top of his division in Houston, but then he ran into the talented Noel Ligon and lost. Mohammed has potential, but he needs to focus more.
Both of these guys could be my body double, but I digress.
Crowe is hell-bent on making a name for himself in MMA. Mohamed is an interesting fight for him as they both are physically gifted. Crowe can dictate where he wants the fight to take place, and despite his recent cardio issues (and he's told me those have been corrected) more often than not he takes a fight the distance and wins. Mohamed needs to finish, and to do so he needs a KO as I don't think he'll be able to submit Crowe.
That's my recap for the prelims. I'm almost done with my main card preview, so look for that to come out SOON, but I figured I'd break it up into 2 parts since just this prelims preview was approaching 1800 words!
See you guys and gals at the fights. If you need tickets, head on over to LegacyFights.tv and grab some before they sell out.
You can read part 2 of my preview here.


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The Feathered Friends Photo Booth in the KL Bird Park gives you the rare opportunity to have your photo taken with some exotic birds. I had a go with my family and we were all very nervous having these birds perched on our arms and backs. We ended up having stiff poses and forced smiles but it was worth it!
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Our children are the most overindulged in the world. We as a society expect far too little from children and give far too much. All the stuff and freedom they receive are without requiring a balance of responsibilities&.Hudson is a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University Of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine.
The long-term consequence to overindulged children is a feeling of entitlement. Some parents may be saying, "What is bad about feeling entitled?" As children reach the teen years and their unrealistic expectations are unfulfilled, anger, anxiety, and depression often result.
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Most Definitely! Always!
Me :-(
I feel alone when I find the time to. until then I go all in for everything i do, its the best way to not feel alone.
Is there a difference in feeling alone and actually being alone?

Not counting my cat and dog, I am alone,

And THAT hurts.
I know its St Valentine who is the cause of these kind of feelings ;)
Yup.. now is when you will find real friends.. instead of having a crowd of friends you will have 2 or 3 real ones who will stand by you all your life. Say bye to the college life and Hi to the real life.
Me, but it doesn't bother me much, I volunteered for it.
married with three kids and im very much alone
there is very little love here,cant seem to get it back
I do, a lot of times. But I know I have a wonderful supportive family, and a couple close friends that love me dearly.. sometimes it doesn't help me feel any less alone though.
Very ,even when there is people around me right now.
I do... But lately I'm not tolerating to much proximity... Just about a minute ago a girlfriend SMS me asking if she could drop by my house. But I've been around of people in the last three days, so now I feel like being alone. The strange part of it is that I don't really like being alone...
Depends on the version of being alone
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The annual Yellow Medicine County appliance and electronic collection will be held in the cities of Granite Falls, Clarkfield and Canby on May 4.
The collection in Granite Falls will be held in the back parking lot of the Yellow Medicine County Courthouse (not the highway shop, as had been the custom) from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.; the city of Clarkfield at the Maintenance Shop from 11:30 to 2:30 p.m. and at the County Highway Shop in Canby from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Certain items, such as those with freon, come with disposal fees, which are listed below.
For more info dial: 320-669-7524 or 507-532-8210
No fees: ovens/ranges/stoves, dishwashers, furnaces, garbage disposals, microwaves, washers/dryers, water heaters, trash compactors and heat pumps.
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Deep, dark, and beautifully perfumed, the 2008 Venta Morales is the perfect example of how good old vine La Mancha Tempranillo can be in the hands of a master winemaker. No other wine region in Spain has so much of its land devoted to the vine. Yet, La Mancha receives so little recognition. However, we think that scenario is about to change with the renaissance of this ancient viticultural area and the presence of Jorge Ordonez and other astute importers who have begun culling the ancient vines of La Mancha for treasures the likes of Venta Morales. From old vines springs Venta Morales, a wine ripe with the sensuous aromas of black cherries, juicy ripe plums, and whole black currants. Moreover, on the palate the Venta Morales nearly explodes with the exuberance of fruit, spice, and finely grained tannins that perfectly frame the wine's hedonistic entry. Easy to drink, yet provocative in the best sense of the word, the 2008 Venta Morales makes a statement about the country wines of Spain that France and Italy can rarely match today. Friendly, interesting, and utterly satisfying, one could hardly ask more of this wine than it delivers. We suggest drinking the 2008 Venta Morales Tempranillo at cool room temperature (60º-66º F) with little or no aeration in order to capture all the youthful exuberance that Venta Morales has to offer.
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Mediastinal tuberculosis without lung involvement is an uncommon finding in an immunocompetent adult. We report the case of an 80-year-old male smoker who presented with dyspnea and stridor. He was found to have a mass in the middle mediastinum which also involved the anterior wall and 50% lumen if of the lower trachea. Histology and mycobacterial cultures of the lesion led to the diagnosis of mediastinal tuberculosis. Antituberculous treatment led to complete resolution of airway symptoms and reduction in the size of the mediastinal mass.
Mediastinal mass is a relatively common challenge in pulmonary practice. Its assessment and definite diagnosis are crucial because of its diverse etiology and consequently different management. In the investigation of mediastinal mass, tuberculosis (TB) is always a part of differential diagnosis, especially in the endemic areas. Although tuberculous lymphadenitis is frequently found in children and immunocompromised adults; in immunocompetent adults it is rarely encountered without concurrent parenchymal disease; so alternative diagnoses such as malignancy are more frequently considered.1 The diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis without parenchymal involvement can be challenging in an elderly patient. Sputum examination offers a very low diagnostic yield (sensitivity of 0% to 14%).2,3 In the setting of isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy, bronchoscopy may be useful to establish a diagnosis of TB if sputum studies are negative.4,5 More recently, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has also been used in this setting; this technique has been reported to have a diagnostic yield of 79% (sensitivity and specificity 95% and 100%, respectively) in patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy and a high clinical suspicion for TB.6,7
We present a case of an extensive mediastinal mass with tracheal invasion which turned out to be TB that was successfully treated with anti-TB therapy.
An 80-year-old rural male, active smoker presented with gradually worsening expiratory stridor and dyspnea of 2-month duration. Associated symptoms included dry cough and progressive weight loss, which he could not quantify.
On physical examination bilateral wheeze and expiratory stridor were evident. Chest radiograph was normal. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a soft-tissue mass surrounding the lower trachea and invading its anterior rim, occluding the lumen by 50% (Fig. 1). No parenchymal lesions could be observed. Hilar and subcarinal adenopathy was also present.
Flexible bronchoscopy revealed a mass invading the distal portion of the trachea and its anterior wall and obstructing of 50% of its lumen (Fig. 2). Laser ablation was carried out to restore airway patency. EBUS-TBNA was performed on the mediastinal lesion, and rapid on-site evaluation only revealed well-formed non-necrotizing granulomas. Histologic analysis of the tracheal mass also revealed non-necrotizing granulomas (Fig. 3). Ziehl-Neelson, Giemsa, and Gram stain did not reveal any microorganisms. Nucleic acid amplification test performed on the histology sample was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Subsequently, M. tuberculosis sensitive to all first-line drugs was identified on cultural examination (direct exam was negative) of tracheal lesion and bronchial lavage.
No signs of malignant cells were found in histology or bronchial lavage.
The patient was started on quadruple drug anti-TB therapy with isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamid, and ethambutol for 2 months and subsequently with isoniazid and rifampicin, with reduction of mediastinal mass and complete healing of the tracheal lesion (Fig. 4).
Tuberculous lymphadenitis is the most frequent form of extrapulmonary TB. It was previously considered a disease of the childhood, however, the peak age of its onset in developed countries has shifted from childhood to ages of 20 to 40 years. Contemporary series report a median age of approximately 40 years in developed countries.2,8,9
An increase in the total incidence of TB and in proportion of miliary, disseminated, and extrapulmonary TB cases including lymphadenitis has been associated with the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus infection.10
Taking into account of our patient's age, he had an atypical radiologic presentation; finding of a middle mediastinal mass reflects features of primary TB, an unusual finding in older patients. Apical infiltrates, cavities, and air-fluid levels are the most frequent features in adult patients, reflecting postprimary TB.11,12
The differential diagnosis of a mass of the middle mediastinum includes goiter, thyroid or tracheal tumors, aortopulmonary paraganglioma, bronchogenic cysts, and lymphomas. It may also represent lymphadenopathy as a result of fungal infection, malignancy, and idiopathic etiologies as sarcoidosis.13 Thymic masses and pericardial cysts have also been reported although it generally occurs in the anterior mediastinum.14
Given the age of our patient, the clinical presentation and the endoscopic features, the most probable diagnosis was primary or metastatic malignancy with invasion of the anterior wall of the trachea. As the patient had severe expiratory stridor, laser ablation was performed with clinical improvement. The presence of non-necrotizing granulomas on histology and a positive nucleic acid amplification test and culture for M. tuberculosis in the histology sample and bronchial lavage made a definite diagnosis of mediastinal TB with tracheal involvement.
Our patient underwent EBUS-TBNA of the mediastinal mass, and cytologic examination had shown non-necrotizing granulomas, supporting the diagnosis of mediastinal TB. Nevertheless conventional TBNA is still a helpful tool in the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenopathy. In endemic areas it has been reported to have a diagnostic yield of 85% and is much more cost effective.15
The trachea can be involved by TB because of spread along the peribronchial lymphatic channels or direct tracheal spread by infected sputum. It can also occur by local extension from adjacent mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis as in our case.16,17
Patients with central airway lesions from TB can be classified into 2 groups: (1) an active disease group, in which hyperplastic changes and inflammatory edema lead to obstruction; and (2) fibrotic disease group in which stenosis occurs by fibrosis and tuberculomas are usually absent in the bronchial wall. CT in active airway disease shows irregular luminal narrowing with wall thickening, contrast enhancement, and enlarged adjacent mediastinal lymph nodes. In contrast, in fibrotic disease, smooth narrowing of the tracheal lumen with minimal wall thickening is typically seen.18
In the active form of tracheal TB anti-TB therapy is the treatment of choice but, like our patient, some cases with central airway obstruction may need therapeutic bronchoscopy to restore the patency. Stenosis is a fibrotic process and is resistant to medical treatment, and bronchoscopic or surgical intervention is usually needed to restore the luminal patency, depending on its extent and severity. Helical CT is useful in the evaluation before surgical resection, bronchoscopic dilation, or insertion of a stent.19
In our patient regression of the mediastinal mass and healing of the endotracheal lesion were observed after 9 months of anti-TB therapy. As cases of TB and concurrent malignancy have been reported in literature, close follow-up of clinical, radiologic, and endobronchial response to anti-TB therapy should be performed.
mediastinal tuberculosis; endotracheal mass; stridor
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The world of cycling was shocked (in as far as it can be when a rider from that particular generation admits to a penchant for needles) and the Australian veteran went into hiding following his sudden retirement. Then, when his tell-all book 'Battle Scars' came out, O'Grady hooked up with reputed Aussie sports anchor Mike Tomalaris for a 25-minute warts-and-all interview.
"You have to differentiate between people who have done systematic doping and someone who may have done it once," O'Grady told Tomalaris towards the end of an uncomfortable tete-a-tete.
"It's like putting a murderer and a thief in the same cell."
All things considered, pretty harsh words for the fallen American superstar who O'Grady defended so vociferously as late as January 2013 at the Tour Down Under...
(Lance Armstrong has been accused of being many things in his time - but so far no one has gone as far as suggest he was a cold-blooded killer.)
Back then, O'Grady and his ghost writer were already putting the finishing touches on his own literary retrospective. In fact, the book was already written by the time O'Grady made his shock confession last July.
"Of course we missed out some stuff so obviously we had to rewrite a bit," he said with a shrug and a grin.
So, to recap: O'Grady admits that he was prepared to release an autobiography devoid of any doping admission prior to the Senate report being made public in the wake of last year's Tour de France.
What does that tell us about his levels of honesty?
Before essentially rewriting history (or, to be a pedant, his story), O'Grady openly conceded that he was prepared to paper over the cracks and lead people astray – people like his family, team-mates, colleagues, fans and most ardent supporters.
Even before looking at the reworked book and its contents, does this nugget of information not lay down some important markers as to how any of us should tackle 'Battle Scars'?
Surely O'Grady cannot realistically expect us to wholly suspend disbelief and believe everything he says at face value?
"All I can do is give my story," said the man who admits he was prepared to take his secrets to the grave - and a man who, judging by the TV interview with Tomalaris, took wry pleasure in admitting that he could well have kept denying his doping past because "I was only on the suspicious list from the '98 Tour, not one of the positives" (something, alas, he didn't know when he felt obliged to come out last July).
And what is O'Grady's story? In a nutshell, that he doped "only once" in his career.
Were you to ask Tom Boonen how many times he's won Paris-Roubaix and he'd replied, "only once", you'd have raised your eyebrows. Similarly, if you'd asked Armstrong back in 2006 how many times he'd won the Tour and he'd said, "just the once", you'd have called his bluff.
Because by "only once" what O'Grady more specifically means is that he injected EPO every other day for a 12-day programme in preparation for the 1998 Tour. So let's say around six times, give or take.
O'Grady took the leftovers of the vial of EPO - bought over the counter from a pharmacy in Spain - with him to the Tour with the intention of continuing his "training" but got the jitters on the Belgian border and flushed the rest down the loo.
Some might say conveniently, the day he decided to flush away his single repeated doping dalliance O'Grady took the yellow jersey for the first time in his career. In his hotel room he watched on TV as French gendarmes arrested Festina team officials that night. This taught him a lesson. And he destroyed the vial and turned a new leaf.
All this was just a "tiny moment in my career". As such, as well as being "ashamed" of the "darkest period of his life," O'Grady is "disappointed to be put in the basket of doping all my career".
Because that wasn't the case. You see, 1998 was a "big wake up call. People were being taken to jail for bike riding and I understood this was not the path to go down".
Instead, the path O'Grady went down was the same one as Codifis (the French team busted for doping in 2004), Bjarne Riis (who would later confess to doping throughout his career) and room-sharing with fellow Aussie (and confessed doper) Matt White.
But during these years - in which O'Grady plundered the Tour's yellow jersey once again, as well as won the demanding cobble classic Paris-Roubaix before morphing into a climbing domestique for the Schleck brothers - O'Grady not only kept clean but "never witnessed anyone else dope".
When Tomalaris put it to him that people may not be surprised should it emerge in the years to come that O'Grady was not being true to his word, the Adelaide native said defiantly: "Impossible, because it's not going to happen. I'd be more than happy for all my samples in the past 20 years to be opened and tested. I'll even open them myself."
Will Blazin' Saddles be reading O'Grady's book? Perhaps just the once. But he won't be buying it, that's for sure.
Back to the actual racing, and this weekend marks the start of, well, actual racing. As much as we all relish those early season desert dashes in Arabia and around Stuey's neck of the woods in Australia, the harsh European spring is where real races are at.
The Belgian classics season gets under way with back-to-back races for which Tom Boonen seems to be the outright favourite. Injury-free and in solid form after two wins in Qatar, Boonen is the man on the tip of everyone's tongue (steady on, ladies) as he bids to nab that elusive victory in the cobbled semi-classic Omloop Het Niuwsblad on Saturday.
But there's a new verve about BMC now John Lelangue has moved on - and despite the absence of Philippe Gilbert and banned Alessandro Ballan, BMC have the likes of Greg van Avermaet, Thor Hushovd and Taylor Phinney to rely on.
Katusha boast last year's winner in Luca Paoloni as well as the Russian Alexander Kristoff, while Sky will throw in Ian Stannard, Bernie Eisel and Edvald Boasson Hagen and hope their numbers come up. 2012 winner Sep Vanmarcke will double up with Belkin team-mate Lars Boom, while in-form Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Quebeka) may be one to watch.
Boonen's big classics rival Fabian Cancellara will wait until next week's Strade Bianche to test his legs while the Lampre-Merida team of Filippo Pozzato won't even make the journey north.
But most people, deep down, are hoping for a win for either Sylvain Chavanel or Heinrich Haussler in commemoration of their late IAM Cycling team-mate Kristof Goddaert, tragically killed in a training accident a fortnight ago.
One thing's certain: by the time the riders roar onto the famous Taaienberg climb, no-one will be flicking through the tainted autobiography of a retired rider soon-to-be long forgotten.
On Sunday the focus will shift to the very different Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne race, which was cancelled last year due to snow and freezing temperatures.
In the absence of the 2012 champion Mark Cavendish and the heir to his sprinting throne Marcel Kittel, Lotto-Belisol's big friendly giant Andre Greipel is the favourite.
Unlike Omloop, this is one that usually ends in a large bunch sprint - and depending on what happens on Saturday, Boonen cannot be discounted after getting the better of Greipel in one head-to-head in Qatar.
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Hooray! Global Economy Is Getting Worse More Slowly
Don't count your chickens just yet but the global economy may have reached the point where it's at least getting worse more slowly and at best starting to recover. This could yet prove a wildly optimistic statement if the U.S. economy falls off the so-called 'fiscal cliff' but, that possibility aside, there are distinct signs of recovery in at least three places.
In the U.S., recent economic statistics have been mixed, as they always are at a potential turning point. But much of the data have been stronger than expected.
As the consultancy Capital Economics notes, the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index rebounded in September. In addition, both the Empire State and Philly Fed regional surveys snapped back in October. "We suspect that this modest improvement was spread across the country," said Capital Economics' economist Amna Asaf.
In China, the HSBC China manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 49.1 in October from a final reading of 47.9 in September. That too suggests a modest recovery, even if a sharp rebound is unlikely. "The official Chinese PMI is scheduled for release next week (Nov. 1) and an increase back above the 'breakeven' 50 level seems likely, consistent with early indications of a bottoming in Chinese activity as per the industrial production numbers last week," said Elsa Lignos, senior currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets.
Even in the U.K. it could be worse, with most economists expecting data due Thursday to show the country pulled out of recession in the third quarter of this year – even if a fall back into it in the fourth quarter is not impossible. "The U.K. is expected to have exited recession in the third quarter of 2012 but the likely decent looking headline GDP growth rate will mask a much more modest underlying performance. Looking through the distortions to GDP in the second and third quarters, the likelihood is that the economy is eking out limited growth," said Howard Archer, chief U.K. & European economist at IHS Global Insight.
So in at least three major economies, there are signs of recovery. The problem, of course, is that in the euro zone there are none at all. The 'flash' October PMIs for France, Germany and the euro zone as a whole, released this session, were dire, as were the latest data on German business confidence. "The euro-zone PMIs are going nowhere, and in October remain stuck around levels that, at least in theory, indicate clearly negative GDP growth," said Marco Valli, chief euro-zone economist at UniCredit Research. "Concurrently, other important national business surveys, including the German Ifo today, have continued to decline, suggesting that the euro-zone business cycle has not yet reached a turning point."
And then there's the U.S. fiscal cliff. "This confluence of the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, the end of the payroll tax break and the start of the automatic spending cuts will deal another blow to the economic recovery," said Philip Marey, a strategist at Rabobank. "Post-election negotiations between Democrats and Republicans are expected to scale down the size of the fiscal cliff, but there will remain a substantial negative fiscal impulse."
That said, most analysts believe that a U.S. economic disaster can be avoided and, if so, the signs are that a global economic recovery is on the way, even if the euro zone continues to hold it back.