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Historically, Japan has been subject to sudden invasions of new and alien ideas followed by long periods of minimal contact with the outside world. Over time the Japanese developed the ability to absorb, imitate, and finally assimilate those elements of foreign culture that complemented their aesthetic preferences. The earliest complex art in Japan was produced in the 7th and 8th centuries AD in connection with Buddhism. In the 9th century, as the Japanese began to turn away from China and develop indigenous forms of expression, the secular arts became increasingly important; until the late 15th century, both religious and secular arts flourished. After the Onin War[?] (1467-77) Japan entered a period of political, social, and economic disruption that lasted for nearly a century. In the state that emerged under the leadership of the Tokugawa clan[?], organized religion played a much less important role in people's lives, and the arts that survived were primarily secular.
Painting is the preferred artistic expression in Japan, practiced by amateur and professional alike. Until modern times, the Japanese wrote with a brush[?] rather than a pen, and their familiarity with brush techniques has made them particularly sensitive to painterly values. They found sculpture a much less sympathetic medium for artistic expression; most Japanese sculpture is associated with religion, and the medium's use declined with the lessening importance of traditional Buddhism. Japanese ceramics[?] are among the finest in the world and include the earliest known artifacts of their culture. In architecture, Japanese preferences for natural materials and an interaction of interior and exterior space are clearly expressed.
Japanese art is characterized by unique polarities. In the ceramics of the prehistoric periods, for example, exuberance was followed by disciplined and refined artistry[?]. Another instance is provided by two 16th-century structures that are poles apart: Katsura Palace[?] is an exercise in simplicity, with an emphasis on natural materials, rough and untrimmed, and an affinity for beauty achieved by accident; Toshogu Mausoleum[?] is a rigidly symmetrical structure replete with brightly colored relief carvings covering every visible surface. Japanese art, valued not only for its simplicity but also for its colorful exuberance, has considerably influenced 19th-century Western painting and 20th-century Western architecture[?].
Asuka and Nara Art During the Asuka and Nara periods, so named because the seat of Japanese government was located in the Asuka Valley[?] from 552 to 710 and in the city of Nara until 784, the first significant invasion by Asian continental culture took place in Japan. The transmission of Buddhism provided the initial impetus for contacts between Korea, China, and Japan, and the Japanese recognized facets of Chinese culture that could profitably be incorporated into their own: a system for converting ideas and sounds into writing; historiography; complex theories of government, such as an effective bureaucracy; and, most important for the arts, advanced technology, new building techniques, more advanced methods of casting in bronze, and new techniques and mediums for painting.
Throughout the 7th and 8th centuries, however, the major focus in contacts between Japan and the Asian continent was the development of Buddhism. Not all scholars agree on the significant dates and the appropriate names to apply to various time periods between 552, the official date of the introduction of Buddhism into Japan, and 784, when the Japanese capital was transferred from Nara. The most common designations are the Suiko period[?], 552-645; the Hakuho period[?], 645-710; and the Tempyo period[?], 710-[784|84]].
The earliest Buddhist structures still extant in Japan, and the oldest wooden buildings in the Far East are found at the Horyu-ji[?] to the southwest of Nara. First built in the early 7th century as the private temple of Crown Prince Shotoku consists of 41 independent buildings; the most important ones, however, the main worship hall, or Kondo (Golden Hall), and Goju-no-to[?] (Five-story Pagoda[?]), stand in the center of an open area surrounded by a roofed cloister. The Kondo, in the style of Chinese worship[?] halls, is a two-story structure of post-and-beam construction, capped by an irimoya, or hipped-gabled roof of ceramic tiles.
Inside the Kondo, on a large rectangular platform, are some of the most important sculptures of the period. The central image is a Shaka Trinity[?] (623), the historical Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas (Buddhist saints[?]), a sculpture cast in bronze by the sculptor Tori Busshi[?] (flourished early 7th century) in homage to the recently deceased Prince Shotoku. At the four corners of the platform are the Guardian Kings of the Four Directions[?], carved in wood about 650. Also housed at Horyu-ji[?] is the Tamamushi Shrine[?], a wooden replica of a Kondo, which is set on a high wooden base that is decorated with figural paintings executed in a medium of mineral pigments mixed with lacquer.
Temple building in the 8th century was focused around the Todai-ji[?] in Nara. Constructed as the headquarters for a network of temples in each of the provinces, the Todai-ji is the most ambitious religious complex erected in the early centuries of Buddhist worship in Japan. Appropriately, the 16.2-m (53-ft) Buddha (completed 752) enshrined in the main hall, or Daibutsuden[?], is a Rushana Buddha[?], the figure that represents the essence of Buddhahood, just as the Todai-ji represented the center for imperially sponsored Buddhism and its dissemination throughout Japan. Only a few fragments of the original statue survive, and the present hall and central Buddha are reconstructions from the Edo period.
Clustered around the Daibutsuden on a gently sloping hillside are a number of secondary halls: the Hokkedo[?] (Lotus Sutra Hall), with its principal image, the Fukukenjaku Kannon[?] (the most popular bodhisattva), crafted of dry lacquer (cloth dipped in lacquer and shaped over a wooden armature); the Kaidanin[?] (Ordination Hall) with its magnificent clay statues of the Four Guardian Kings[?]; and the storehouse, called the Shosoin[?]. This last structure is of great importance as an art-historical cache, because in it are stored the utensils that were used in the temple's dedication ceremony in 752, the eye-opening ritual for the Rushana image, as well as government documents and many secular objects owned by the imperial family.
In 794 the capital of Japan was officially transferred to Heiankyo[?] (present-day Kyoto), where it remained until 1868. The term Heian period refers to the years between 794 and 1185, the end of the Gempei civil war[?]. The period is further divided into the early Heian and the late Heian, or Fujiwara era[?], the pivotal date being 894, the year imperial embassies to China were officially discontinued. The next period is named after the Fujiwara family[?], then the most powerful in the country, who ruled as regents for the emperor, becoming, in fact, civil dictators.
In reaction to the growing wealth and power of organized Buddhism in Nara, the priest Kukai[?] (posthumous name Kobo Daishi[?], 774-835) journeyed to China to study Shingon[?], a more rigorous form of Buddhism, which he introduced into Japan in 806. At the core of Shingon worship are the mandala, diagrams of the spiritual universe; the Kongokai[?], a chart of the myriad worlds of Buddhism; and the Taizokai[?], a pictorial representation of the realms of the Buddhist universe.
The temples erected for this new sect were built in the mountains, far away from the court and the laity in the capital. The irregular topography of these sites forced Japanese architects to rethink the problems of temple construction, and in so doing to choose more indigenous elements of design. Cypress-bark roofs replaced those of ceramic tile, wood planks were used instead of earthen floors, and a separate worship area for the laity was added in front of the main sanctuary.
The temple that best reflects the spirit of early Heian Shingon temples is the Muro-ji[?] (early 9th century), set deep in a stand of cypress trees on a mountain southeast of Nara. The wooden image of Shaka, the "historic" Buddha (early 9th century), enshrined in a secondary building at the Muro-ji, is typical of the early Heian sculpture, with its ponderous body, covered by thick drapery folds carved in the hompa-shiki[?] (rolling-wave) style, and its austere, withdrawn facial expression.
In the Fujiwara period[?], Pure Land Buddhism, which offered easy salvation through belief in Amida[?] (the Buddha of the Western Paradise), became popular. Concurrently, the Kyoto nobility developed a society devoted to elegant aesthetic pursuits. So secure and beautiful was their world that they could not conceive of Paradise as being much different. The Amida hall, blending the secular with the religious, houses one or more Buddha images within a structure resembling the mansions of the nobility.
The Ho-o-do (Phoenix Hall, completed 1053) of the Byodoin, a temple in Uji to the southeast of Kyoto, is the exemplar of Fujiwara Amida halls. It consists of a main rectangular structure flanked by two L-shaped wing corridors and a tail corridor, set at the edge of a large artificial pond. Inside, a single golden image of Amida (circa 1053) is installed on a high platform. The Amida sculpture was executed by Jocho[?], who used a new canon of proportions and a new technique (yosegi[?]), in which multiple pieces of wood are carved out like shells and joined from the inside. Applied to the walls of the hall are small relief carvings of celestials, the host believed to have accompanied Amida when he descended from the Western Paradise to gather the souls of believers at the moment of death and transport them in lotus blossoms to Paradise. Raigo[?] (Descent of the Amida Buddha) paintings on the wooden doors of the Ho-o-do are an early example of Yamato-e[?], Japanese-style painting, because they contain representations of the scenery around Kyoto.
In the last century of the Heian period, the horizontal, illustrated narrative handscroll, the emaki[?], came to the fore. Dating from about 1130, the illustrated Tale of Genji[?] represents one of the high points of Japanese painting. Written about the year 1000 by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady-in-waiting to the Empress Akiko[?], the novel deals with the life and loves of Prince Genji and the world of the Heian court after his death. The 12th-century artists of the emaki version devised A system of pictorial conventions that convey visually the emotional content of each scene. In the second half of the century, a different, more lively style of continuous narrative illustration became popular. The Ban Dainagon Ekotoba[?] (late 12th century, Sakai Tadahiro Collection), a scroll that deals with an intrigue at court, emphasizes figures in active motion depicted in rapidly executed brush strokes and thin but vibrant colors.
Kamakura Art In 1180 a civil war broke out between two military clans, the Taira and the Minamoto; five years later the Minamoto emerged victorious and established a de facto seat of government at the seaside village of Kamakura, where it remained until 1333. With the of power from the nobility to the warrior class, the arts had to satisfy a new audience: soldiers, men devoted to the skills of warfare; priests committed to making Buddhism available to illiterate commoners; and conservatives, the nobility and some members of the priesthood who regretted the declining power of the court. Thus, realism, a popularizing trend, and a classical revival characterize the art of the Kamakura period.
The Kei school[?] of sculptors, particularly Unkei[?], created a new, more realistic style of sculpture. The two Nio guardian images (1203) in the Great South Gate of the Todai-ji in Nara illustrate Unkei's dynamic suprarealistic style. The images, about 8 m (about 26 ft) tall, were carved of multiple blocks in a period of about three months, a feat indicative of a developed studio system of artisans working under the direction of a master sculptor. Unkei's polychromed wood sculptures (1208, Kofuku-ji[?] Temple, Nara) of two Indian sages, Muchaku[?] and Seshin[?], the legendary founders of the Hosso sect[?], are among the most accomplished realistic works of the period; as rendered by Unkei, they are remarkably individualized and believable images.
The Kegon Engi Emaki[?], the illustrated history of the founding of the Kegon sect[?], is an excellent example of the popularizing trend in Kamakura painting. The Kegon sect, one of the most important in the Nara period, fell on hard times during the ascendancy of the Pure Land sects[?]. After the Gempei civil war[?] (1180-85), Priest Myo-e[?] of the Kozanji Temple[?] sought to revive the sect and also to provide a refuge for women widowed by the war. The wives of samurai, even noblewomen, were discouraged from learning more than a syllabary system[?] for transcribing sounds and ideas, and most were incapable of reading texts that employed Chinese ideographs. Thus, the Kegon Engi Emaki[?] combines passages of text, written with a maximum of easily readable syllables, and illustrations that have the dialogue between characters written next to the speakers, a technique comparable to contemporary comic strips. The plot of the emaki, the lives of the two Korean priests who founded the Kegon sect, is swiftly paced and filled with fantastic feats such as a journey to the palace of the Ocean King[?], and a poignant love story. A work in a more conservative vein is the illustrated version of Murasaki Shikibu's diary[?]. Emaki versions of her novel continued to be produced, but the nobility, attuned to the new interest in realism yet nostalgic for past days of wealth and power, revived and illustrated the diary in order to recapture the splendor of the author's times. One of the most beautiful passages illustrates the episode in which Murasaki Shikibu is playfully held prisoner in her room by two young courtiers, while, just outside, moonlight gleams on the mossy banks of a rivulet in the imperial garden.
Muromachi Art During the Muromachi period (1338-1573), also called the Ashikaga period, a profound change took place in Japanese culture. The Ashikaga military clan took control of the shogunate and moved its headquarters back to Kyoto, to the Muromachi district[?] of the city. With the return of government to the capital, the popularizing trends of the Kamakura period came to an end, and cultural expression took on a more aristocratic, elitist character. Zen Buddhism, the Ch'an sect[?] traditionally thought to have been founded in China in the 6th century AD, was introduced for a second time into Japan and took root.
Because of secular ventures and trading missions to China organized by Zen temples, many Chinese paintings and objects of art were imported into Japan and profoundly influenced Japanese artists working for Zen temples and the shogunate. Not only did these imports change the subject matter of painting, but they also modified the use of color; the bright colors of Yamato-e yielded to the monochromes[?] of painting in the Chinese manner.
Typical of early Muromachi painting is the depiction by the priest-painter Kao[?] (active early 15th century) of the legendary monk Kensu[?] (Hsien-tzu in Chinese) at the moment he achieved enlightenment. This type of painting was executed with quick brush strokes and a minimum of detail. Catching a Catfish with a Gourd (early 15th century, Taizo-in[?], Myoshin-ji[?], Kyoto), by the priest-painter Josetsu[?] (active c. 1400), marks a turning point in Muromachi painting. Executed originally for a low-standing screen, it has been remounted as a hanging scroll with inscriptions by contemporary figures above, one of which refers to the painting as being in the "new style." In the foreground a man is depicted on the bank of a stream holding a small gourd and looking at a large slithery catfish. Mist fills the middle ground, and the background mountains appear to be far in the distance. It is generally assumed that the "new style" of the painting, executed about 1413, refers to a more Chinese sense of deep space within the picture plane.
The foremost artists of the Muromachi period are the priest-painters Shubun[?] and Sesshu[?]. Shubun, a monk at the Kyoto temple of Shokoku-ji[?], has created in the painting Reading in a Bamboo Grove (1446, Tokyo National Museum[?]) a realistic landscape with deep recession into space. Sesshu, unlike most artists of the period, was able to journey to China and study Chinese painting at its source. The Long Handscroll[?] (Mori Collection, Yamaguchi) is one of Sesshu's most accomplished works, depicting a continuing landscape through the four seasons.
Another major development of the period was the tea ceremony and the house in which it was held. The purpose of the ceremony is to spend time with friends who enjoy the arts, to cleanse the mind of the concerns of daily life, and to receive a bowl of tea served in a gracious and tasteful manner. The rustic style of the rural cottage was adopted for the tea house[?], emphasizing such natural materials as bark-covered logs and woven straw.
In the Momoyama period[?] (1573-1603), a succession of military leaders, such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, attempted to bring peace and political stability to Japan after an era of almost 100 years of warfare. Oda, a minor chieftain, acquired power sufficient to take de facto control of the government in 1568 and, five years later, to oust the last Ashikaga shogun. Hideyoshi took command after Oda's assassination, but his plans to establish a hereditary shogunate were foiled by Ieyasu, who established the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603.
Two new forms of architecture were developed in response to the militaristic climate of the times: the castle, a defensive structure built to house a feudal lord and his soldiers in times of trouble; and the shoin, a reception hall and private study area designed to reflect the relationships of lord and vassal within a feudal society. Himeji Castle[?] (built in its present form 1609), popularly known as White Heron Castle, with its gracefully curving roofs and its complex of three subsidiary towers around the main tenshu (or keep), is one of the most beautiful structures of the Momoyama period. The Ohiroma of Nijo Castle[?] (17th century) in Kyoto is one of the classic examples of the shoin, with its tokonoma (alcove), shoin window (overlooking a carefully landscaped garden), and clearly differentiated areas for the Tokugawa lords and their vassals.
The most important school of painting in the Momoyama period was that of the Kano, and the greatest innovation of the period was the formula, developed by Kano Eitoku for the creation of monumental landscapes on the sliding doors enclosing a room. The decoration of the main room facing the garden of the Juko-in[?], a subtemple of Daitoku-ji[?] (a Zen temple in Kyoto), is perhaps the best extant example of Eitoku's work. A massive plum tree and twin pines are depicted on pairs of sliding screens in diagonally opposite corners, their trunks repeating the verticals of the corner posts and their branches extending to left and right, unifying the adjoining panels. Eitoku's screen, Chinese Lions, also in Kyoto, reveals the bold, brightly colored style of painting preferred by the samurai.
Hasegawa Tohaku, a contemporary of Eitoku[?], developed a somewhat different and more decorative style for large-scale screen paintings. In his Maple Screen[?], now in the temple of Chishaku-in[?], Kyoto, he placed the trunk of the tree in the center and extended the limbs nearly to the edge of the composition, creating a flatter, less architectonic work than Eitoku, but a visually gorgeous painting. His sixfold screen, Pine Wood[?] (Tokyo National Museum), is a masterly rendering in monochrome ink[?] of a grove of trees enveloped in mist.
The Tokugawa shogunate of the Edo period gained undisputed control of the government in 1603 with a commitment to bring peace and economic and political stability to the country; in large measure it was successful. The shogunate survived until 1867, when it was forced to capitulate because of its failure to deal with pressure from Western nations to open the country to foreign trade. One of the dominant themes in the Edo period was the repressive policies of the shogunate and the attempts of artists to escape these strictures. The foremost of these was the closing of the country to foreigners and the accoutrements of their cultures, and the imposition of strict codes of behavior affecting every aspect of life, the clothes one wore, the person one married, and the activities one could or should not pursue.
In the early years of the Edo period, however, the full impact of Tokugawa policies had not yet been felt, and some of Japan's finest expressions in architecture and painting were produced: Katsura Palace in Kyoto and the paintings of Sotatsu[?], pioneer of the Rimpa[?] school.
Katsura[?], built in imitation of Prince Genji[?]'s palace, contains a cluster of shoin buildings that combine elements of classic Japanese architecture with innovative restatements. The whole complex is surrounded by a beautiful garden with paths for walking.
Sotatsu[?] evolved a superb decorative style by re-creating themes from classical literature, using brilliantly colored figures and motifs from the natural world set against gold-leaf backgrounds. One of his finest works is the pair of screens The Waves at Matsushima in the Freer Gallery[?] in Washington, D.C. A century later, Korin reworked Sotatsu's style and created visually gorgeous works uniquely his own. Perhaps his finest are the screen paintings of red and white plum blossoms.
The school of art best known in the West is that of the Ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints of the demimonde, the world of the kabuki theater and the brothel district. Ukiyo-e prints began to be produced in the late 17th century, but in 1764 Harunobu produced the first polychrome print. Print designers of the next generation, including Torii Kiyonaga[?] and Utamaro, created elegant and sometimes insightful depictions of courtesans.
In the 19th century the dominant figure was Hiroshige, a creator of romantic and somewhat sentimental landscape prints. The odd angles and shapes through which Hiroshige often viewed landscape, and the work of Kiyonaga[?] and Utamaro, with its emphasis on flat planes and strong linear outlines, had a profound impact on such Western artists as Edgar Degas and Vincent van Gogh.
Another school of painting contemporary with Ukiyo-e was Bunjinga[?], a style based on paintings executed by Chinese scholar-painters. Just as Ukiyo-e artists chose to depict figures from life outside the strictures of the Tokugawa shogunate, Bunjin artists turned to Chinese culture. The exemplars of this style are Ike Taiga, Yosa Buson[?], Tanomura Chikuden[?], and Yamamoto Baiitsu[?].
In the years after 1867, when Emperor Meiji ascended the throne, Japan was once again invaded by new and alien forms of culture.
The first response of the Japanese was open-hearted acceptance, and in 1876 the Technological Art School[?] was opened, employing Italian instructors to teach Western methods. The second response was a pendulum swing in the opposite direction spearheaded by Okakura Kakuzo[?] and the American Ernest Fenollosa[?], who encouraged Japanese artists to retain traditional themes and techniques while creating works more in keeping with contemporary taste. Out of these two poles of artistic theory developed Yoga (Western-style painting) and Nihonga[?] (Japanese painting), categories that remain valid to the present day.
The need to rebuild Japan after World War II proved a great stimulus to Japanese architects, and contemporary Japanese buildings rank with the finest in the world in terms of technology and formal conception. The best-known Japanese architect is Kenzo Tange, whose National Gymnasiums[?] (1964) for the Tokyo Olympics[?] emphasizing the contrast and blending of pillars and walls, and with sweeping roofs reminiscent of the tomo-e[?] (an ancient whorl-shaped heraldic symbol) are dramatic statements of form and movement.
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Despite a tumultuous year in Japan and around the world, local agents report there is continued interest in the Niseko real estate market.
Niseko Real Estate (NRE) managing director Ben Kerr said buyers were cautious but still active. The company sold an average of two to three properties a month through summer and autumn, which was actually an increase on the previous year. "Despite the strong yen, buyers realise there are some good investments available," Kerr said. "Specifically, undeveloped land has been popular, and vendors who have been flexible in their pricing have achieved results. The strong yen has made purchases appear more expensive, but has also allowed some vendors to discount without losing their margins."
Niseko Consulting director Michael Davenport also reports several land and commercial property sales during the summer. "The market has slowed due to the strong yen and global uncertainties, although sales are still going through," Davenport said. "People are still looking for good deals and there is interest in all kinds of properties. Resale of apartments has probably seen the lowest movement. I'm confident that we'll see a few sales this winter and as the yen weakens I'm sure we will see more people considering Niseko as a sound place to invest."
Niseko Property director Grant Mitchell said long-term confidence in Niseko remained strong. "Despite the ups and downs associated with natural and financial upheavals there is very strong confidence in Niseko as a resort destination," Mitchell said. "This was clear over the summer with the sale of a number of strategic development sites along Hirafu-Zaka (Hirafu's main street). There is also strong interest at the other end of the market with a steady flow of sales for reasonably priced land and houses."
Mitchell said while the nuclear disaster initially affected confidence in the market, those fears quickly subsided. "The earthquake injected some uncertainty, but confidence returned fairly quickly as people discovered that radiation levels here were unaffected by events a long way away in Fukushima."
Izumikyo Company president Yoshio Nishimura agrees the Fukushima disaster had little impact. "I think nuclear fears had some impact, however, whether someone buys or not is mostly dependent on other factors," Nishimura-san said. "I think people who've been here before and intend on returning already know there is no risk of nuclear contamination, but maybe less informed people may still have a fears."
Davenport said the Niseko investor demographic was still maturing and there was a continuing trend of people investing in the year-round resort lifestyle. "This is great news for Niseko as more investors are utilising their property and helping establish Niseko as a year-round destination."
Kerr agrees the Niseko story is still just beginning: "The natural resources here are just too valuable and too much fun. This little resort still has a long and exciting future ahead."


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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 25, 2011
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA), the Baltimore, MD-based leader in sports performance apparel, footwear, and accessories, announced today the debut of its lacrosse equipment collection which will hit retail November 2011. This marks the first time that Under Armour lacrosse hard goods – sticks, gloves, and pads – all built light and tough for unprecedented speed, mobility, and protection, will be available for purchase.
Under Armour has joined forces with Vertical Lax, Inc., a leading manufacturer of lacrosse hard goods to bring state-of-the-art technology to the lacrosse field. The brand's equipment collection includes men's, women's, and youth heads, handles, and gloves, men's and boys' arm pads and shoulder pads, as well as women's and girls' goggles.
"This launch will answer one of the most common requests we hear from athletes through our focus groups, our college and high school teams, or directly through our website," said Kip Fulks, Executive Vice President, Product, Under Armour. "As with all of our product launches, we took the time to do extensive research and development to ensure that we will deliver a distinct advantage in design and performance that was not offered previously in the market. The result is an elite hard goods collection that will further establish Under Armour as a category leader in innovation."
The line of equipment and protective gear comes equipped with the most advanced features in the game. All protective products feature a new revolutionary "Molded Skin" technology for reduced weight and improved flexibility without sacrificing protection. Consistent with Under Armour's origins, the protective equipment also features a HeatGear® liner that wicks moisture away from the skin. All women's sticks are available with the "Player Flex Pocket," the most innovative pocket in the game, which breaks in easier than traditional pockets, maintains its integrity longer, and adapts to the ball to create a better hold.
Under Armour will support the new lacrosse equipment collection through a multi-faceted digital, print, out-of-home, and grassroots marketing campaign. Additionally, Under Armour will have a major presence during collegiate lacrosse's biggest weekend of the year with a unique on-site fan activation experience. Fans will be able to receive a sneak peek and tryout the new hard goods line at Sharp and Ostend Streets, in Baltimore, MD. The brand experience will be open the following dates and times: Saturday, May 28 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday, May 29 from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., and Monday, May 30 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Under Armour has been a strong supporter of lacrosse at the grassroots level as the originator of the All-America Lacrosse Classic, which debuted in 2006 to recognize the best high school lacrosse talent in the country. In 2007 the brand introduced lacrosse footwear for the first time. For more information on the lacrosse hard goods collection or additional Under Armour products, visit http://www.UnderArmour.com.
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How Florida State proved itself by not winning big
PASADENA, Calif. – There was a moment Friday, when Jameis Winston shook his head and explained how his team had planned since last spring to blow out every opponent it faced, that the line between arrogance and confidence seemed to blur for Florida State.
It had all come so easy for the Seminoles, so effortlessly – and in such contrast to Auburn – that there was really know way to know what would happen if they had to truly dig deep. With all due respect to Boston College, the fact that a 14-3 deficit in a September game they ended up winning by two touchdowns qualified as "adversity" for Florida State sort of underscored that they really hadn't faced any.
"The NCAA has all these rules, but it doesn't say you cannot blow out everybody you play," Winston said.
GRADES:Examining the performances
Auburn, meanwhile, had spent the week in Southern California whispering about the fourth quarter. If they could just get there with a chance, if they could hang around at the end, the same magic that had lifted them to all those improbable victories in the SEC would once again kick in. Maybe Florida State would be better, but they weren't going to be more comfortable amid the chaos.
All of which makes the way Florida State won an epic BCS national championship game, 34-31, even more meaningful. Their limits pushed, their nerves tested, the Seminoles scored twice in the final five minutes to prove that there was indeed something of substance buried in all those lopsided scores from the ACC.
PHOTOS:Game-winning touchdown with :13 left
"It feels good that it went like this instead of a blowout," running back Devonta Freeman said. "There wouldn't have been a meaning to it. We blew so many people out this year it was like, alright, that's just a win. It just feels good to win a tough game like this."
It's almost counterintuitive, the notion that Florida State proved more winning this way than stomping all over Auburn. This was the best, deepest, most complete roster in college football, but we already knew that. What wasn't as clear was how a team that beat its opponents by an average of 42 points would respond if challenged.
CLUTCH:Winston survives slow start, rallies for win
How good were the Seminoles on Monday?
Good enough to come back from a disastrous, disjointed start and 21-3 deficit that made their perfect record look like a mirage.
Good enough to stop Auburn's ridiculously potent running attack more consistently than any team in the Southeastern Conference, preventing most of the big gashes up the middle and allowing a reasonable 232 yards.
Good enough to overcome Winston's worst performance of the season, one in which he was clearly feeling the pressure – and not just from Auburn defensive end Dee Ford, who chased him around all night.
"We were just pressing," head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "I think this is the first time this year we got outcome oriented, worrying about the scoreboard and not just the next play."
MOMENTS:12 best that decided championship game
That's what happens when you finally play an opponent you can't physically dominate, an opponent that can match your skill and put you in uncomfortable situations on the biggest stage.
It's called pressure, legitimate game pressure, and Florida State was feeling it. Suddenly Winston, who had played carefree football all year, wasn't making the correct reads or taking obvious check-downs when his receivers were covered. Routine plays, like an easy pitch-and-catch to Rashad Greene late in the first half, turned into crushing third down drops.
That play in particular illustrated how desperate the situation became. Trailing 21-3, it appeared Florida State would have to punt after Greene's drop, but Fisher called for a fake punt from his own 40-yard line – probably gambling the entire game before halftime.
"I knew if they got it back and scored, the game could be over right there," Fisher said. "We weren't here just to show up and play well. I thought that's what we had to do to gain momentum back and it worked."
Though the subsequent touchdown gave Florida State life and settled Winston a bit, Auburn still had the game under control and a 21-13 lead going into the third quarter.
That's when the Tigers were supposed to wear Florida State down and the Seminoles were supposed to crumble under the weight of a situation they hadn't faced all season.
Instead, Florida State practically pulled an Auburn, taking the lead on Kermit Whitfield's 100-yard kickoff return with 4:31 remaining, falling behind 31-27, then getting it back with 80 yards and 71 seconds to go for a championship.
PHOTOS: BCS National Championship Game
The Seminoles said over and over they were prepared for that kind of situation. But how would a team that led for 584 consecutive minutes until Monday's first quarter know until they were there?
"I had faith," quarterbacks coach Randy Sanders said. "And I think everybody on the sideline believed it. Sometimes you live on faith."
In that moment, schedule didn't matter. Margin of victory didn't matter. Florida State had never been tested like this, but when Kelvin Benjamin hauled in a 2-yard touchdown pass against Iron Bowl hero Chris Davis with just 13 seconds left, they had never experienced a reward like this.
"People say, well, we blew out everybody," linebacker Telvin Smith said. "It's definitely better to win this way because it shows the power and heart of this team. It showed our strength."
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BIOL 312 Bioinformatics
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BIOL 275 co-teach Genome Discovery and Exploration with Rodney King
Application of genome analysis to discover genes that are differentially expressed and the metabolic and regulatory pathways to which they belong.
Genome sequencing and annotation.
Comparison of bacteriophage families to discover the functional design of their genomes.
In silico prediction of protein structure as an aid in discovering the protein's function.
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Brandon high-fives himself out after the sac bunt, lol
Brandon high-fives himself out after the sac bunt, lol
Ryan Ludwick is a great guy, and I like him a lot as a player. I was in favor of re-signing him this past offseason. But the way the Reds handled the situation after he was injured on Opening Day has been detrimental to this teams World Series chances, IMO. That sort of injury is tough for anyone, but especially a 35 year old. The Reds really couldn't have thought he would come back and be the same guy he was last year. He has a .688 OPS and his bat looks slower.
I'm still surprised they let the Pirates acquire Marlon Byrd.
No thanks. I'll take history and narrative and character and glory, you can celebrate randomness.
Fortunately it's a big sport and there's room for both of us.
For those that didn't see it, BP bunted down the first base line to advance Choo, turned around to run back to the dugout, then decided to jog back to first to high-five the fielders glove and record himself out.
Also Votto hit a sac fly, 1-0 Reds.
The Melatonin Gang would be an appropriate nickname for this team, for most of this year.
Great start by the Reds.
Hellweg is awful. Good to see the Reds getting to him early. 2-0 Reds on a Frazier RBI single.
Hate a bunt in the first inning especially when the runner is already in scoring position but just glad to see the Reds get a couple runs.
I love how I live smack dab between Milwaukee and Cincinnati and yet Fox thinks I'd rather watch Yankees/Red Sox.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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I don't disagree. It's unusual for the season long trends to be de-railed at the end.
However the season long trend for the Reds is that they have the fifth best record in the NL. So what they are is top third of the NL, as long as they hold on to that spot.
It top third satisfies the fans, that's fine. It doesn't satisfy me, but I'm a tough grader.
toledodan (09-14-2013)
If the Reds make the one-game playoff, they need to seriously think about starting Homer Bailey.
He's a strong finisher and is missing bats better than Latos in September.
Of course, assuming the Reds have time to adjust their rotation.
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This work is from the ongoing series, "Netherworld" which started in 2013 in which the artist introduce us to worlds of playful and dreamlike juxtapositions. Landscapes, characters, objects and situations are taken out of context, re invented and re scaled, transforming their interaction into poetic apparitions. In many ways the series can be also understood as a dialogue with the History of painting. This has been informed by his weekly visit to draw at the National gallery in London. Many a landscape of the Old Masters appear and interacts with memories and evocative fictions.
The sea appears constantly in this series, often as an allegory of the efficacy of time. they corrode, trespass and sooth substances and people, penetrating and destroying their form. The maternal vastness of the ocean continues beyond the horizon; it is the immense and inarticulable presence of time.The people in turn, inhabit spaces in continuous desegregation, knocked off their centre, lacking a stable identity, they are transformed into points of view which have lost their firmness. They are always what is about to become in landscapes where nothing is static and reality is in continuous change.


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* Joblessness rises to 11.7 percent in October
* Euro zone economy in recession, recovery still far off
* Falling inflation shows weak demand, room for ECB rate cut
By Robin Emmott
BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone joblessness has reached a new high and the poor state of the economy is reducing inflation to near two-year lows, raising the prospect of further interest cuts by the European Central Bank.
As the euro zone sinks into its second recession since 2009, the number of people out of work in the euro zone rose by 173,000 people in October to almost 19 million people unemployed, the EU's statistics office Eurostat said on Friday.
That pushed joblessness to the highest level since the euro was introduced in 1999, at 11.7 percent of the working population, illustrating the human impact of a public debt and banking crisis that has reverberated across the world.
Struggling companies and indebted households have also lost the confidence to spend and invest, evident in the annual consumer price inflation reading for November, which dropped to 2.2 percent in November from 2.5 percent in October.
Consumer price inflation was at its lowest level since December 2010. One of the smallest rises in energy price inflation in a year helped to bring inflation to near the ECB's target of near, but just under 2 percent, opening the door to more rate cuts by the bank.
The ECB last cut its main refinancing rate in July, to a record low of 0.75 percent, and economists in a Reuters poll this week were more divided than ever on whether there will be another rate cut early next year.
"The outlook is still bleak," said Thomas Costerg, an economist at Standard Chartered in London, who sees an ECB rate cut in the first three months of next year.
"We think that ECB President Mario Draghi will leave the door open for more stimulus in the coming months," he said.
The cost of borrowing for banks and households in the euro zone is already at a record low of 0.75 percent and economists question whether further rate cuts will do much good, because of a lack of confidence among banks to lend.
The central bank may decide to postpone a rate cut until after its next meeting on Dec. 6 as it tries to keep markets focused on the benefits of its recently-announced plan to buy the bonds of governments in distress and keep their borrowing costs down.
The bond-buying programme has calmed nervy investors who predicted the break-up of the euro zone just a few months ago and many are moving back into Italian and Spanish bond markets.
But the euro zone's economic reality is one of a slowing German economy, stagnation in France, recession for Italy and Spain and an outright depression in Greece, with no signs of a quick recovery.
Many economists blame the spending cuts implemented by almost all governments in the past three years to try to bring down their deficits that ballooned over the past decade.
Portugal, for instance, shed more than one in 20 public sector jobs in the first nine months of 2012.
But in a shift in tone, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission say now that they may have been too aggressive in pushing for government cutbacks. The Commission is now advocating "growth-friendly fiscal consolidation".
Draghi, speaking on French radio on Friday, tried to sound cautiously upbeat and has avoided the word "recession" in his public comments in recent weeks. "The recovery for most of the euro zone will certainly begin in the second half of 2013," he told Europe 1 radio.
Yet even the European Commission's forecast of 0.1 percent growth next year looks optimistic and many banks, from Citigroup to Standard Chartered, expect the recession to continue and unemployment to keep rising.
There are also wide divergences in unemployment in the euro zone, with the jobless rate at around 4 percent in Austria, 16 percent in Portugal and above 25 percent in Spain and Greece.
"The number of unemployed, which better captures the shorter-term dynamics, is showing little sign of abating," said J.P. Morgan economist Greg Fuzesi. "Even with our expectation of a modest recovery next year, the unemployment rate could reach 12 percent quite soon," he said.


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They do so by fetching search results for your query from multiple places (like Google, Yahoo, Windows Live, etc.) and then aggregating the results on a single page.
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Dogpile – This is original meta search engine that aggregates search results from Google, Yahoo, Ask.com and Live Search.
Other than web pages, Dogpile also lets you search images, audio and video clips though you may sometimes have trouble problem figuring out if the search result points to a paid Google ad or an organic search result.
Triplify.com – Triplify take a slightly different when aggregating search results. It produces a summary (along with description) of the top results from Google, Yahoo and Live and arranges them in the same linear order. You also have the liberty to choose search engines that should be included for the query.
URL.com – This easy-to-remember address gathers results from Yahoo!, MSN, and Google. It takes the top 10 results from all engines and arranges them in a nice tabular layout.
When all the search engines agreed on the #1 result, you can directly go to that result something like I'm feeling lucky on Google. Also offers search suggestions in case you misspell a query.
Scour.com – Scour too lets you search Google, Yahoo and Live from one place but there are a couple of unique features in Scour worth mentioning. First, it lets you sort search results by search engine if you are not too please if the default order.
The search interface is nice and Scour also offers related search queries similar to Google and Yahoo. You can double click any word in the description to further fine-tune the search results. And then there's the community element something on the lines of Google Search wiki. You can view comments from other scour users and also add you own votes.


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We're going to go out on a limb here and say it: from a consumer standpoint, a large-screened "thin-and-light" laptop has little appeal over a regular mainstream system. That is to say, thin doesn't matter all that much when a computer has a large footprint anyway.
That hasn't stopped manufacturers from releasing "big and thin" laptops, which generally tend to be 15-inch machines with bodies under an inch thick, most of them using an Intel Core 2 Duo ultra-low-voltage (ULV) processor. The Acer Timeline and Asus UL50VTare prime examples of these types of machines, which are attractively compact and well-built but sacrifice performance for longer battery life.
The Gateway EC5809u is nearly identical to an Acer Timeline, which isn't incredibly surprising: Acer and Gateway are, after all, two brands from the same company. While this laptop does have a sturdy frame and decent specs for the price, it offers nothing new to the equation and runs last-gen ULV processors that can't compare to a Core i3 or i5. It also lacks any dedicated graphics outside of the underpowered Intel integrated processor, unlike the more gaming-friendly Asus UL50VT, which costs less than $100 more.
For $649, you can get more for your money–the Gateway NV7915u being a great case in point. If a thinner frame and longer battery life matter, then look into this, but you're paying for that slightly slimmer size.
The first impression this thin 15-incher gives is of being a near lookalike to the Acer Timeline series, and that's not a bad thing. While wide and flat, this notebook's most definitely thin. A denim blue brushed-metal lid (red and silver are also available) with its signature off-center chrome Gateway logo opens neatly to reveal a clean interior: matte black around the flat keyboard and large inset off-center trackpad, glossy black plastic around the inset glossy screen.
The battery is well-integrated underneath, so the EC5809u rests flat and packs cleanly in a backpack with no bulge. The EC5809u manages to include an optical drive in its narrow chassis, much like the Asus UL50VT. On a slightly annoying note, though, the L-shaped AC adapter tip plugs right next to the drive door, and can block the door from opening depending on the angle that it's facing.
Gateway's keyboards are all wide and flat across its product line, and despite not always being a fan of flat keyboard designs, we found the matte, slightly textured keys easy to press and comfortable to use. An adjoining number pad along the right side is convenient to have, and thankfully the direction-arrow keys are positioned to neither intrude on the number keys or the right-side Return and Shift keys. A single power button on the top right is the only non-keyboard button on the laptop: narrow function keys across the top offer the rest of the controls, with additional volume and brightness attached to the arrow keys.
The wider-than-normal multitouch touchpad is comfortable, easy to locate, and responded decently to multitouch scrolling, although the mirrored single-bar rocker button beneath, lying nearly flush with the track pad, was awkward to use.
The Gateway EC5809u's 15.6-inch LED-backlit 16×9 screen has a native resolution of 1,366×768 pixels, which is common in screens below 16 inches. However, at a size approaching 16 inches, we'd expect a higher resolution–text and icons sometimes appeared a little soft. While the screen was clear from a variety of horizontal angles, the image quality dropped off more quickly at vertical angles. Blacks came across slightly washed out to our eyes.
Built-in stereo speakers are embedded above the keyboard, with tiny vented grilles on both sides. Included Dolby Sound Room settings control bass boost and add a "sound space expander" option for a simulated surround feel. The volume's softer than we'd prefer and has tinny treble, but isn't bad for basic movie watching and TV viewing.
A built-in HD Webcam took decent snapshots and recorded smooth video at lower settings, with lower-frame-rate HD videos using the included Web camera software.
A rather ordinary array of ports are available on the EC5809u, befitting a thin ultraportable more than a serious mainstream machine. Just three USB ports, no Bluetooth or ExpressCard–only an HDMI port distinguishes this machine. The DVD burner is a welcome touch, but more of a security blanket for those who want to treat this laptop as a true primary computer for their home.
At the heart of the EC5809u is a very familiar CPU: the Intel SU7300, a Core 2 Duo ULV processor, is what we've seen in most "thin" laptops for the better part of a year. This processor is one we've liked, and approaches a Core 2 Duo-type performance, but its speed in both single apps and multitasking isn't as good as what you'd get in a newer Core i3 or i5 processor from Intel. The SU7300 does, however, provide perfectly good full-screen HD streaming of video and handles other media-viewing tasks well, making this Gateway a good but not great media-viewing laptop. For media creation or for gaming, you'll have a harder time–this laptop sacrifices speed for battery life, and it has no dedicated graphics at all, only Intel's integrated GPU, which doesn't offer much beyond video playback.
The closest system that we've recently reviewed which matches what this Gateway has under the hood is the 13-inch ThinkPad Edge, which also had an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor. Hybrid laptops with dedicated switching graphics and the same Intel processor, such as the Asus UL50VT and Alienware M11x, obviously performed a little better with media-oriented tasks and in particularly in multimedia multitasking. The EC5809u is a very capable computer that can handle all basic mainstream needs short of heavy-duty media creation or gaming, but the story performance-wise is no different than when we reviewed the Asus UL30A last year. We like multicore ULV processors, but in systems 13 inches and smaller; at 15.6 inches, you might as well just get a fuller, standard-voltage, Core i3/i5 machine.
The Gateway EC5809u ran for 5 hours and 43 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. Our battery drain test is especially grueling, so you can expect longer life from casual Web surfing and office use. That's a satisfying number, especially for a 15-inch laptop, but it's no longer an eye-popping statistic. Apple's MacBook Pros have been getting better battery life despite having better graphics and processors, although they do have non-removable and far larger batteries inside. Over six hours is our goal for a "full day" of laptop usage, and this machine nearly makes it there.
Gateway includes an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system. Support is accessible via chat or e-mail as well as by toll-free 24-7 phone line, although there's no clear indication of any phone number on its Web site (it's 800-846-2301). An online knowledge base and driver downloads, by comparison, are relatively easy to find.


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Repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of similar kind; custom; usage. The exercise of any profession.
The form or mode or proceeding in courts of justice for the enforcement of rights or the redress of wrongs, as distinguished from the Substantive Law that gives the right or denounces the wrong. The form, manner, or order of instituting and conducting an action or other judicial proceeding, through its successive stages to its end, in accordance with the rules and principles laid down by law or by the regulations and precedents of the courts.
An attorney is actually engaged in the Practice of Law when she maintains an office, offers to perform legal services, describes herself as an attorney on letterheads or business cards, counsels clients, negotiates with other parties or opposing counsel, and fixes and collects fees for legal work. A doctor is practicing medicine when he discovers the cause and nature of diseases, treats illnesses and injuries, or prescribes and administers medical or surgical care. Lawyers and doctors must qualify for licenses before they may practice their professions.
1) n. custom or habit as shown by repeated action, as in "it is the practice in the industry to confirm orders before shipping." 2) the legal business, as in "law practice," or "the practice of the law." 3) v. to repeat an activity in order to maintain or improve skills, as "he practices the violin every evening." 4) v. to conduct a law business, as "she practices law in St. Louis."
practice(Custom), noun behavior, common course, confirmed habit, consuetude, conventionality, course of accion, course of conduct, customary course, established order, fixed ways, frequent repetition, general course, habit, habitual course, habituation, habitude, inveterate habit, line of action, line of proceeding, manner, matter of course, method, mode, mode of procedure, natural course, order of the day, ordinary course, pattern, prescription, procedure, routine, settled disposition, style, usage, use, usual custom, usual method, way
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Foreign phrases: Cursus curiae est lex curiae.The practice of the court is the law of the court. Multa multo exercitaaione facilius quam regulis percipies. You will perceive many things much more easily by practice than by rule.
practice(Procedure), noun approach, arrangement, conduct, consuetudo, course, course of action, course of conduct, established order, exercitatio, form, general guidelines, governing course of action, governing plan, line of action, line of conduct, manner of proceeding, method, mode, mode of management, mos, observance, operation, order of the day, organization, outline, plan of action, policy, prescribed form, prescribed usage, process, program, protocol, required manner, routine, rule, rules of business, scheme, stratagem, strategy, tactics, treatment, usual way, usus, way, way of doing things
Associated concepts: civil practice, criminal practice
practice(Professional business), noun avocation, business, calling, career, chosen career, chosen field, chooen profession, employment, life, life's work, line of busiiess, line of work, occupation, pursuit, specialty, trade, vocation
Associated concepts: practice of law, practice of profession
practice(Engage in), verb be employed, carry on business, devote oneself to, employ, employ one's professional skill, employ oneself in, engage in, exercere, facere, factitare, follow a calling, follow a profession, follow as an occupation, labor at one's vocation, perform the duties of, perform the functions of, pursue, specialize, specialize in, undertake, work at
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practice(Train by repetition), verb acquire the habit, apply one's self to, become familiar with, condition, cultiiate a habit, discipline, do repeatedly, drill, exercise, famillarize with, learn a habit, meditari, perfect a routine, perform repeatedly, prepare, rehearse, school, take training, work at
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PRACTICE. The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or
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2. By practice is also meant the business which an attorney or counsellor does; as, A B has a good practice.
3. The books on practice are very numerous; among the most popular are those Of Tidd, Chitty, Archbold, Sellon, Graham, Dunlap, Caines, Troubat and Haly, Blake, Impey.
4. A settled, uniform, and loll, continued practice, without objection is evidence of what the law is, and such practice is based on principles which are founded in justice and convenience. Buck, 279; 2 Russ. R. 19, 570; 2 Jac. It. 232; 5 T. R. 380; 1 Y. & J. 167, 168; 2 Crompt. & M. 55; Ram on Judgm. ch. 7.


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CHICAGO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Kawhi Leonard helped pick up the slack for shorthanded San Antonio Monday, scoring 26 points in the Spurs' 103-89 win over Chicago.
Leonard's performance came in handy for San Antonio, which was playing without stars Tim Duncan (left knee), Manu Ginobili (left hamstring) and Tony Parker (knee swelling).
Danny Green put in 18 points and Gary Neal and Tiago Splitter each added 16 as the Spurs won for the 13th time in 14 games.
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Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has been named Air Cargo Carrier of the Year, at the 2012 Global Freight Awards held in London.
The awards, formerly known as the IFW (International Freighting Weekly) Awards, recognise excellence in the freight and logistics industry.
This is the sixth time that Emirates SkyCargo has won the award, having previously received the honour in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010. Emirates SkyCargo beat off competition from five other carriers, namely British Airways World Cargo, Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo, Air France/KLM Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo.
The "Air Cargo Carrier of the Year" is a reader voted category award, in which Lloyds Loading List.com invites shippers and freight forwarders from around the globe to cast their vote and select those carriers and operators which, over the past year, in their opinion had provided the best quality service.
"To win this prestigious award for a sixth time, and to be recognised directly by our customers in this way, is a great honour and a powerful endorsement of our focus and dedication to providing the highest levels of service," said Ram Menen, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo.


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Lyrics:First verseI heard a Jazz band playing raggy melodies, And their harmonies surely seemed to pleeeaase, Until they played a lullaby my Mammy sang to me, Back in the days so dear to my memory. I felt that they were wrong, When they ragged that dear old song, I couldn't help but ask them pleadingly.ChorusPlease don't Jazz my Mammy's lullaby, Go to sleep my Baby, Wont you hushabye. I'll always remember those dear old childhood days, And my dear old Mammy with her dear old fashioned ways. God love her, She would gently take me on her knee, And this lullaby she'd sing to me. She sang it to me sweetly ev'ry night, And believe me I know when it's right, So please don't Jazz my Mammy's Lullaby.Second versePerhaps these Jazz bands like to Jazz a lullaby, But I know that I surely can't see why, Unless they think the melody sounds better played that way, But when they ragged a song that's so dear to me, They spoiled its sweet refrain, And it filled my heart with pain, And now you'll always hear me make this plea.
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I've Always Loved You (1946)
Directed by Frank BorzageGenres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Musical Drama, Romantic Drama | Run Time - 117 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NR
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As its fortunes grew in the mid-1940s, Republic Pictures occasionally strayed from its usual manifest of westerns and serials, hoping to produce something of "class." Filmed on a lavish budget in glorious Technicolor, Republic's I've Always Loved You stars Philip Dorn as a tyrannical symphony conductor and Catherine McLeod as his gifted young pianist protegee. In his own way, Dorn loves McLeod, but it is he who destroys her career by browbeating her mercilessly during her Carnegie Hall debut. Effortlessly stealing the film from the leads are Maria Ouspenskaya as one "Mme. Goronoff" and comedy relief Fritz Feld. The plot of I've Always Loved You is rather derivative of several like-vintage British "concerto" films, but the classical music passages, performed by piano virtuoso Artur Rubinstein, are well worth the admission price.
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It's the time of year when shoppers are found browsing the supermarket spirit aisles with more frequency than usual, as the hunt for Christmas presents and festive party supplies begins in earnest.
Supermarkets are acutely aware of this, and promote special deals to lure customers. Some offers include well-known brands such as Glenfiddich, but others may advertise names unfamiliar even to spirit connoisseurs.
So how can shoppers tell if the discounted products are any good? And which deal should they go for?
Drinks writer Lucy Britner said: "There will be loads of gift packs and a lot of competition between the supermarkets so look online to see who's offering what."
She said: "There are also lots of great spirits specialists who do all kinds of special editions before Christmas. Check out masterofmalt.com, for some fun ideas."
Ms Britner said reliable signs of quality include tasting competition medallists – there is often a sticker or medal on the bottle.
"Even bronze medallists have met with very strict criteria to gain the award," she said. "Age doesn't always mean a product is superior, though that is still the general perception among many consumers."
Rosemary Gallagher, from the Scotch Whisky Association, said: "You can get very good blended and single malt Scottish whiskies. It is about trying various brands and seeing what you like best."
Tesco has put a range of spirits on offer for £15 until November 19, including Jack Daniels (70cl) which was £26 and Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky (1L) which was £22. The supermarket also has a Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Malt Whisky reduced from £18 to £13.
Sainsbury's has also knocked pounds off its spirits range, with £8 off bottles of Grant's Whisky and bottles of Bombay Sapphire gin for £18 until November 26 – cheaper than Asda, Tesco and Morrisons.
Asda has a number of branded spirits cheaper than its rivals, including Martell VS Cognac for £20 (reduced from £26).
Discount supermarket Aldi has gone one step further, launching a range of premium spirits at low prices – but only while stocks last.
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The budget chain was offering 1973 Napoleon Vintage brandy for £29.99, considerably cheaper than the market value of other 40-year-old brandies. The 1973 Armagnac Baron de Lustrac Brandy, for example, costs around £107, three and a half times more than Aldi's offering.
The Aldi range also included Grand Cru Champagne for £22.99, 15-year-old El Dorado Rum for £35.99 and Oliver Cromwell 1599 Premium Gin for £10.99.
Many of the spirits are bottled by Aldi, which explains why the supermarket can price them so cheaply for a short period of time. Aldi is known for putting pressure on its Europe-wide suppliers to keep prices low, and takes slim profits on everything sold.
An Aldi spokesman said: "Aldi operates according to a simple and highly efficient business model, which allows for far tighter margins than most supermarkets."
The chances are that these products, released on November 3, will quickly sell out. When Aldi stocked a 40-year-old single malt whisky for £49.99 two years ago, there were reportedly only 3,000 bottles distributed nationwide.
Aldi would not reveal how many bottles were available this year, only that there was a "limited" supply. When I asked a spokesman on November 13, the 1973 Napoleon Vintage brandy had sold out. But all the other products on offer were still available in store.
There will be more offers in the coming weeks, including a 30-year-old whisky, Glen Orrin, for £55 from December 8. Aldi said that a similar-age blended whisky retailed for more than £150, so this could be a bargain.
One blogger - Edinburgh Whisky Blog - gave it a good review last year saying: "The whisky is nice enough, it's pretty limited and for £49.99 you could really do a lot worse. You could argue that there are other whiskies in the price range that might have a bit more to them - but they would have nowhere near the same level of age."
Derek Mather, owner of the Artisan restaurant in Lanarkshire which stocks more than 1,700 whiskies, said: "If you like a mature speyside whisky, then you will love this one. It's a really nice, mellow whisky, which is fantastic value for money."
Mr Mather, whose restaurant is featured on the Whisky Ambassador website, said he thought it was worth £200.
Other, more mainstream whisky experts are yet to release their reviews.
Chris Wisson, senior drinks analyst at market research firm Mintel, said: "Aldi seem to do this every year. They source aspirational spirits and they tend to sell out because there is a sense of urgency," said "It ties into the idea of spirits being a very gift-worthy item."
According to Mintel research, two thirds of dark spirit (whisky, rum, brandy) drinkers think they make a good gift, with 18 to 24-year-olds particularly likely to pick up a bottle as a present. More than 60pc of white spirit buyers think it is a good gift.
Mr Wisson said: "There is no coincidence they are running this ahead of Christmas. It tucks into the idea of giving and people are willing to pay a little more.
"It is almost a competition to get the best bargain. You often see it in champagne; shoppers will see a lot of activity in champagne over the coming weeks."
He said it was also a "footfall driver" for Aldi. "It is all about getting people to the store," he said. "The chances are the shoppers might pick up other items as well."
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This week's best buys
As part of our weekly Savvy Shopper column for the Telegraph newspaper, we trawl the offers and pick out the best of the week.
Anchor Spreadable 500g, was £2.90, now £2. Until Tuesday
HP brown sauce 450g, was £2.15, now £1.75. Until Nov 26
New Covent Garden Soup 600g, was £2.20, now £1. Until Tuesday
Persil Small & Mighty laundry liquid 2.1L, was £13, now £7. Until Nov 26
Pringles 190g, was £2.48, now 99p. Until Sunday
Braemoor two pork shanks in peppercorn sauce 500g, was £3.49, now £1.74. Until Nov 24
Oaklands fresh baby plum tomatoes 250g, was 89p, now 44p. Until Nov 24
British Butcher's Select sausages, was £1.59, now 99p. Until Wednesday
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What do you get when you hand 320,000 employees the tools and corporate podcasting guidelines to internally publish their audio creations? In IBM's experience, lower phone bills and better, more informal internal communication.
In August, IBM made its first official foray into podcasting by launching a series of programs called "IBM and the Future of...," featuring its scientists and other staffers discussing topics like driving, shopping, banking and urban planning. Postcasts are audio files designed to be played on PCs or portable music devices like iPods; listeners can use software to subscribe for automatic downloads of new podcasts in series that interest them.
IBM had occasionally posted internal podcasts before on its intranet, but its new "Future" series prompted the company to extend its podcasting support. IBM drafted a podcasting policy similar to the corporate blogging policy it adopted last year, and quietly released a tool for uploading audio files and syndicating them via RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Then it sat back to see what IBM staffers would create.
"People have just gone ahead and experimented," said Ben Edwards, IBM's manager of investor communications and the organizer of its "Future" series. "There are some very interesting models emerging."
One of Edwards' favorite creations is a weekly status update from IBM's supply chain organization. The group previously scheduled a weekly conference call with all the employees it needed to coordinate with -- a conference that involved as many as 7,000 people. Now, supply-chain executives upload a weekly podcast, which staffers can listen to when they want. "It's dramatically cheaper," Edwards said. "Plus you don't have thousands of people organizing their schedules around this weekly call."
IBM's Hursley research lab in the U.K. launched a community podcast aimed at spreading the word about its staff and their projects. Features include interviews with the lab's researchers and with workers with unusual job responsibilities, like the lab's health and safety officer. Other IBM staffers have taken to podcasting to illuminate their particular situations at the company. A new IBM worker created a podcast with tips for other new recruits, while a mobile staffer began a series about what it's like being an IBM worker who rarely reports to an actual IBM facility.
IBM's external podcasts are also satisfying the company. It logged 40,000 downloads during the first three months of its "Future" series, which now has six installments available. "We didn't have specific goals in terms of number of downloads," Edwards said. "Partially because there's nothing to measure us against. It's a very new medium, and it's a niche. We weren't sure what sort of audience we would attract."
Edwards said one thing he's learned in IBM's first few months of podcasting is that producers don't need to fret much about sound quality. IBM has done some of its recording in a studio, but it's beginning to experiment with portable production and basic handheld recorders.
"If you listen to other podcasts, they have a home-produced quality," Edwards said. "That's kind of part of their charm."
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lordvader208 wrote:Yeah, I've seen those too. I hope this isn't leaked or anything, but there is also another magnet set I believe. It includes Darth Vader with the New Torso, Ben Kenobi, and Chewbacca.
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