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Do You Know Nutrition: Expiration dates explained
By Phylis Canion
Feb. 7, 2012 at midnight
Updated Feb. 6, 2012 at 8:07 p.m.
Can you please tell me about food expiration dates? I have purchased many items past the date and found no problem with them. I just noticed the last time I purchased beer, there was a date on it. Thanks for your help.
The only items required by federal law to be labeled for expiration are infant formula and some baby food products.
There are many terms stamped on food products - it is important to know what each means. There is a sell-by date, best-if-used-by date, born-on (refers to beer), guaranteed-fresh date, use-by date, pack date and expiration date.
The sell-by date simply tells the store how long to display the product. The issue is quality of the item with its freshness, taste and consistency.
Best-if-used-by date refers strictly to quality, not safety. This date is recommended for best flavor.
Born-on date has recently been resurrected by beer manufacturers since beer can go sub-par after three months. Beer in dark bottles is recommended over beer in clear bottles since light can reactivate microorganisms in the beer.
Guaranteed-fresh date usually refers to bakery items.
Use-by date is the last date recommend for peak quality and is determined by the manufacturer.
Pack date usually refers to canned and packaged goods and can be very confusing because the date can be listed by month, day, year or it could be listed as per the Julian calendar. One important note to remember, once a perishable product is frozen; it doesn't matter if the date expires because foods kept frozen continuously are safe indefinitely.
I enjoy cottage cheese and wonder if it is a good source of calcium? Why does it seem to go bad so quickly?
Cottage cheese is an American original made from skim milk either plain cured or plain cured with cream.
If the label says "curd by acidification," it will be a synthetic product.
Cottage cheese only retains approximately 25 to 50 percent of the calcium from the milk it is made from because of the processing. The higher the water content, as is the case with cottage cheese, the sooner it will go bad.
However, if you store the cottage cheese upside down it will last anywhere from seven to 10 days longer. How you ask? When you open cottage cheese, spores enter from the air and live on the oxygen layer. When you turn the cottage cheese upside down and allow it to fall to the top, you eliminate a portion of the oxygen level and the remaining spores will suffocate.
Thought for the week: Frame every so-called disaster with these words "In five years, will this matter?"
Phylis B. Canion is a doctor of naturopathic medicine and is a certified nutritional consultant, email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. This column is for nutritional information only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or cure.


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Woodlands seeking bids for catering
Published 2:22 pm, Thursday, August 15, 2013
The Woodlands Convention and Visitors Bureau is seeking bids to provide catering and catering management services on the Waterway Cruisers on The Woodlands Waterway.
The work may include catering, event setup, reservations and guest satisfaction, according to a bureau press release.
The bid was published at midnight Monday, Aug. 12, and closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18.
For more information, visit www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Bids.aspx?bidID=179.


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TEL AVIV (Mar. 13)
Tens of thousands of Israelis from all parts of the country packed Malchei Yisrael Square outside City Hall here Saturday night in a mass demonstration of support for the new American peace plan and the principle of trading territory for peace.
The rally, organized by Peace Now, urged Premier Yitzhak Shamir, who was to leave for Washington Sunday night, not to reject the proposals submitted to him by Secretary of State George Shultz.
Estimates of the size of the crowd ranged from 40,000 to 100,000. Most observers accepted the higher figure.
The demonstration was the first of a series of "happenings" organized by Peace Now to be held during Shamir's nine-day stay in the United States. The next event was to be a 90-minute strike by Tel Aviv University faculty and students, scheduled for noon Sunday.
While Peace Now has demonstrated its ability to bring large crowds into the streets for political rallies, it is clear that the movement represents only one segment of an Israeli population that is sharply divided over the peace issue.
Another mass demonstration was to fill the same Tel Aviv square Sunday evening– this one organized by the Gush Emunin, the movement of militant Jewish settlers in the West Bank, and other nationalist elements.
Their message is one of support for Shamir's rejection of the American plan. Their rallying cry is "say no to Shultz."
The organizers said there would be a march and motorcade to Ben-Gurion Airport for Shamir's departure, scheduled for midnight. But the police announced they would not allow political demonstrations at the airport.
The Likud bloc, which Shamir heads, decided at the last minute to support the Gush Emunim demonstration. The party reportedly was sending many of its leaders to address it.
The Peace Now rally sought to show that even victims of terrorist attacks support their pursuit of peace. Israeli actress Gila Almagor read a letter from a woman who was one of the 10 wounded in the March 7 terrorist attack on a bus in the Negev in which three Israelis were killed.
She wrote that during the ordeal, convinced she would not emerge alive, she scribbled a note to her daughter saying that if she did not return, her family should continue its own quest for peace.


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Karen is 48 years old and loves her business.
With several locations around the city, her reputation as a mover and shaker is growing. She's grown her company using a combination of personality and smarts.
But Karen has a secret.
It's a secret that costs her time and money and sometimes impacts her staff and their ability to do their jobs.
So what's Karen's secret?
Under that put-together exterior was chaos of the electronic type: Karen's email was out of control.
She had tons of folders to file in but used them inconsistently. There were 2,148 emails languishing in her inbox. And the volume she received each day made her feel like she could never catch up.
Unfortunately, Karen's scenario is becoming more common each year.
Many people are barely managing to keep their heads above water as they react frantically to each new email that arrives. It's common to hear, "I'd love to manage my email more effectively, but I simply don't have the time to stop and work on it."
Many professionals in business today feel that their email chaos is costing them emotionally, financially and, sometimes, relationally.
So what's a person to do? Is there a solution to end the chaos?
Back to Karen: Several questions can help her begin to get to get to the root of her chaos:
What systems does she currently have in place to try and manage her email?
Is she reactive or responsive? In other words, is she controlling her use of email or is it controlling her?
How well does she delegate to her staff?
What are her critical daily priorities for moving the business forward?
In her book, "Take Back Your Life," author Sally McGhee relates the following story:
Dear Sally,
Yesterday I deleted every single email in my Inbox. I sent a message to all of my staff and customers and informed them that my mail had been deleted and if there was anything I'd missed to get back to me ASAP!
Of course, that's a very extreme example, but how's that for taking back control? If you didn't want to go that route, you could simply archive all those messages and see what happens. You might be surprised and delighted at all anticipated emergencies that never actually materialize.
Many professionals in corporate America receive upwards of 200 email messages a day. The ability to manage that message load with any kind of detail is impossible without a good system.
And frankly, many people are afraid to delete or file messages away because they "might need to reference them again."
In the past, deleting an email meant probably never being able to retrieve a message (easily) again. Thankfully, most email systems today have very good search and retrieve functions, even for deleted messages.
Additionally, many people use their inbox as a storage or reminder vehicle. Unfortunately, that results in the average inbox housing 1,500 to 2,000 messages at any one time. That's a lot of stressful reminders staring at you every single day.
Implement these seven rules for managing email. You'll find more time and probably more money (from better follow-up) as well:
Check email three times per day: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Use a timer to stay focused.
Turn off the message arrival ding and ghost notification
Delete those nonessential messages. (You know the ones.) Let them go.
Do respond if you can in less than two minutes.
Defer messages by temporarily filing them away if they take longer than two minutes to respond to. Use a system that reminds you to respond to those emails during an allotted time in your calendar.
Delegate the message request to someone else on your team who can handle the details. Give them a deadline and mark it in your calendar to follow up with them. Ask them to report back before the deadline that the task is completed.
Unsubscribe from all those pesky updates, alerts, e-zines, message board notifications and retail updates. Choose three to five useful resources. Unsubscribe from the rest.
With a few simple changes, priorities and an easily learned new skill set, anyone can tame the email monster.
And Karen?
She's taken control of her email. At any one time, she has less than 20 emails in her inbox. She sets aside three times a day to process the messages that arrive and schedules time to handle what can't be done in under two minutes.
And her staff is delighted that she's sharing more information, delegating work to them and responding thoughtfully to the email they send her.
Angie Mattson is chief efficiency officer for Charlotte-based Mattson Business Services. Email her questions at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Last month I had a squamous cell carcinoma removed from my leg. Since then my zeal for cycling has been dampened, to say the least. I'm sort of mad at cycling. Mad at the sun, and as always mad at Florida. Right now I'm looking outside. I see the sun shining through the clouds. I'm afraid to ride in the sun. It sounds unreasonable I know. I don't know what I'm gonna do when summer rolls around. Now it's easy to cover up. When the heat comes it will be a different story.
Planning my escape has never been more important. Even though my scare is very small compared many others, it has made me so much more grateful. Sound familiar? It's true! I've just gotta learn to be comfortable outside again. I want to move to California. My son and daughter live there as well as my sister. But oh the sun!
Austin is another favorite place, but oh the sun!
I'm thinking the pacific northwest would be nice. Rainy, cloudy and lots of cycling. But it's so far from Cali.
For now I should head outside and enjoy my day off. I'm thankful for that…..


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It's 'Why?' poster time again
These poster are our contribution to 'Why 2011', a collaborative, conservation-themed, self-promotional calendar (you can also see last year's here). Some may find them a little too poignant but they put our viewpoint across in a way that is not easily forgotten and will hopefully, move hearts and minds.
Rather than overload viewers with information, these posters use audience participation, metaphors and a brutally reduced palette of colours and shapes to create a potent criticism of local bird hunting.


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Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42MM F3.5-5.6 ASPH Power OIS Lens
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Comprising of 9 lenses in 8 groups, the lens system features excellent contrast at entire zoom range. The inclusion of 4 aspherical lenses that helps achieving the downsizing of lens unit also improves optical performance by minimizing distortion, even at the 28 mm wide end. The 2 ED lenses effectively compensates for the chromatic aberration. And, the retractable-type zoom lens boasts outstanding compactness with approx. 26.8 mm** in length and approx. 95g in weight to realize ultra-high mobility.
The Nano Surface Coating technology minimizes the reflection at entire visual light range (380nm-780nm) by applying the extra-low refractive index coating with nano-sized structure on the surface of the lens. It results in the super clear image with dramatic reduction of ghost and flare.
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With Eric Wellwood loaned to the Phantoms, returns are imminent for two key Flyers: rookie forward Matt Read and captain defenseman Chris Pronger. Read could be back on Wednesday. Will Pronger be joining him?
The Philadelphia Flyers headed to Ottawa looking to snap a seven-game losing streak at Scotiabank Place Tuesday night. A place that had haunted the franchise seemed like a good place for a 'trap game' with the Washington Capitals awaiting on Thursday.
In his short time with the Flyers, Matt Read has already made a positive impact on the team by scoring his first career NHL goal in only his second game. TCL's Matt Brigidi profiles the young forward.
93 games came and went last year in the Philadelphia Flyers season.
And the Flyers were incapable of shutting out their opponent in all 93.
Enter goalie Ilya Bryzgalov in Newark, NJ on Saturday night. The biggest signing in the Flyers offseason stopped all 20 shots he saw as the Flyers won 3-0. The win moved Philadelphia to 2-0-0 and continued to impress with their offseason changes.


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Sheena Bora murder: Will fake emails to Peter help him get a clean chit?
Police sources said Peter Mukerjea is likely to get the all-clear thanks to some emails sent by Indrani to him, Mikhail and Vidhie in Sheena's name, which led them to believe she was in the US and was doing well
After days of intense questioning, the police are likely to give a clean chit to Indrani's husband, Peter Mukerjea, in the Sheena Bora murder case. Indrani's son, Mikhail Bora, may also get a clean chit.
Also read: Sheena Bora murder case - Indrani wants to see Peter, cops say no
Peter Mukerjea at the Khar police station yesterday. Pics/PTI
The factor that is precipitating the likely all-clear for Peter and Mikhail is Indrani's alleged use of a fake email address set up in Sheena's name to send mails to the duo, as well as her daughter Vidhie.
Also read: Sheena Bora murder - Peter Mukerjea, Indrani brought face to face, quizzed
The police say that the mails, which were sent by Indrani when she went abroad, had led Peter and Mikhail to believe that Sheena was in the United States and was doing well. They, thus, did not suspect that anything had happened to her.
Following his helmeted first appearance, Sheena Bora's father Siddharth Das chose to hide behind a handkerchief when he went to the Khar police station yesterday
Yesterday also saw big wins coming for the Mumbai police, with the digital facial superimposition returning positive, indicating that the skull found from Raigad matches Sheena Bora's face as per the photographs available.
The bones have also been established to belong to a female in the 20-25 age bracket (Sheena was 24 when she was murdered) and with a height of 154-160 cm, which also matches Sheena's height.
It has also been established that the remains that were found were from a murder between two to five years ago, which fits the timeline of Sheena's murder, which took place in 2012. All these, the police say, will serve as crucial evidence and go a long way in helping them prove the case in court.
The police said that after the murder of Sheena Bora, Indrani had allegedly asked an employee to make a fake email id in Sheena's name on Hotmail.com. "Whenever Indrani would travel abroad, she would take the password and email id from the employee and send emails to Peter and others posing as Sheena.
She sent the emails only from other countries as a precaution so that if someone looked up the IP (internet protocol) address, it would not be from India. She sent two emails to Mikhail, two to Vidhie and two to Peter. The emails said that Sheena was very happy in the US and was doing very well," said the police officer.
This ensured that Peter or Mikhail never felt suspicious. The cops said that they have recovered the emails and the IP addresses from which they were sent are from foreign countries. Cops said that it is, thus, clear that Mikhail and Peter were not part of the conspiracy and nor did they know anything about it.
Police sources said that they are, hence, planning to give the duo clean chits. Mikhail also used to get Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 from Indrani every month and was dependent on her. Peter, who may have had some scope for doubt after he was told by Indrani that Sheena had suddenly left for the US, never felt the need to have them later because he got the mails, which he thought were from Sheena, claimed the cops.
Indrani never, however, sent the emails to Rahul Mukerjea — Peter Mukerjea's son and Sheena's boyfriend — as she had already messaged him from Sheena's phone after the murder, stating that Sheena did not want to stay in touch with him anymore. The employee, whose statement has been recorded, will be a key witness and make their case strong, said a police official.
Wins for cops
The Mumbai Police said they have enough evidence against the three accused, Indrani Mukerjea, her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyam Rai. The police said they have received positive reports of bones that they had sent to B Y L Nair Hospital in Agripada.
The digital facial superimposition has come back positive and the skull found from Raigad matches Sheena Bora's face. This, police officials say, is a big breakthrough in the case and will help them prove the crime against the accused.
Also read: Now, Peter Mukerjea says Sheena Bora told him she is Indrani's daughter
The age of the bones which were recovered, according to the hospital, is between 20 to 25 years and belong to a female with a height of 154-160 cm. These match Sheena's age and height and will also help in proving the case.
"We have also got confirmation that the murder had taken place between two to five years back," said an officer, who requested anonymity. The cops said they had sent the bones to the forensic science department of the Nair Hospital, from where they got the confirmations.
Though the police are still waiting for the DNA test report, which will be more important, but these reports will also help with the case, said a police officer.
Indrani applied lipstick on Sheena's lips to make it look like she was alive
The cops said Indrani and Sanjeev strangulated Sheena on April 24, 2012, while Shyam held her legs in the car. They allegedly killed her behind National College in Bandra and later took the car and parked it in their garage in Worli.
The next morning, around 4 am, Indrani removed the body from the suitcase in the car and combed Sheena's hair and also applied lipstick to her lips to make anyone looking at her believe that she was alive. "Indrani put the head of the dead Sheena on her shoulder and they started moving towards Pen.
They kept the body on the seat to make it look like Sheena was alive and was sleeping on Indrani's shoulders and to avoid attracting the suspicion of cops at nakabandis, who usually check the boots of cars," said a senior police officer. Indrani and Khanna sat on the backseat of the car while Rai was driving it.
Checking finances
The cops said they have hired a Forensic Audit Team to look into the finances and check for malpractices, if any, done by all the accused and Peter. "The team is going through all financial details as to how much cash was transferred and in whose names properties were held in the Mukerjea as well as Khanna families," said the officer. This will also help the cops prove who were the beneficiaries after Sheena's murder.
Chargesheet only after 90 days
The cops said they will complete the investigations into the Sheena Bora case before September-end, as Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria is due for transfer, but will only file a chargesheet after 90 days from the date of the arrest of the accused. "If we file a chargesheet, the accused will immediately apply for bail," said an officer.
Tip-off about pistol
The cops are now saying that the first tip-off about the case was that an auto driver was carrying a pistol and he had carried out a murder in the past. "When we caught the auto driver, Shyam Rai, during interrogation, we learnt that he had been involved in a murder with Indrani and that's how we opened the case," said a police officer.
Talking in English to puzzle cops
Police officers said Indrani has been talking with the cops only in English as she realised that most cops don't understand the language very well and, thus, senior cops had to finally interrogate her.
"Indrani has been doing this to evade us and to make sure that she does not give us much information. Thus, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deven Bharti and Commissioner Rakesh Maria have been interrogating her," said the officer.


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This morning, I truly enjoyed and really appreciated to see my Photography business to be listed on the huge and awesome website VisitScotland.Com. Scotland's national tourism website VisitScotland.Com welcomes over 20 million visitors each year. Relaunched in 2016, the site is optimised for mobile devices and all content pages are translated into five major European languages.


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Jon Hudson, head of the Department of Homeland Security's Fusion Center - Paranormal Division, is haunted by Boston's destruction at the hands of Nemesis, a 300-foot-tall monster with the heart of a murdered little girl, Maigo. In the time since Boston fell and Nemesis retreated to the ocean's depths, Hudson has helped prepare the United States against future attacks. But no one is prepared for what rises from the depths.
Five Kaiju attack cities and consume the world's citizens in an unstoppable rampage around the globe. But it soon becomes apparent that these attacks aren't all random events. Hudson is targeted, putting the FC-P headquarters, known as the Crow's Nest, and his team, in the very large crosshairs. General Lance Gordon, a man who carries Nemesis' vengeful heart in his chest, directs the Kaiju, and when Hudson finds protection from an unlikely source, the General turns his attention to his next target.
While Gordon and his Kaiju storm toward Washington, D.C., Hudson, along with his team and some new and unusual allies, race to stand in their path, hoping to spare the nation - and the world - from destruction. But salvation at the end of all things will come only through the gravest of sacrifices.
With Project Nemesis, Jeremy Robinson introduced the world of popular fiction to Kaiju, a word that has become popularized by the movie Pacific Rim, and is associated with classic movie monsters such as Godzilla and Gamera. In the year since the release of Project Nemesis, the audiobook has become the best-selling original Kaiju novel of all time, and it is being featured in the video game Colossal Kaiju Combat: Fall of Nemesis. In Project Maigo, Robinson amps up the scale, the characters and the city-stomping action, treating listeners to a truly monstrous experience typically reserved for the big screen.
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"Must read sequel"
This was a really fun, action-packed story. At times the story has you laughing, crying and cheering. I hope we get more in this series. Jeffrey Kafer is superb as usual.
Very enjoyable. Loved every bit of it. Action packed and performed by Jeffrey Kafer beautifully. He brought the story to live with all the different voices and the tension and emotions were so well played out. I am going to book three now and I hope there will be more books on this series and that Jeffrey Kafer will be the narrator. Much thanks to Jeremy Robinson for writing such fantastic books.
"Love it"
Great voice acting, and a great story. You should get it if you like monster storys.
"AWESOME book!"
I feel Jeremy Robinson is a literary genius who is not afraid to approach a VERY underserved genre in literature...Kaiju.
Probably the attack on Sydney/
He was great as usual.
I was impressed by the entire book.
"You cannot help but get drawn in"
After listening to Project Nemesis by Jeremy Robinson and narrated by Jeffrey Kafer I was excited to finally get the opportunity to listen to the follow-up, Project Maigo. If you haven't listened to either, then you probably don't know about Nemesis, she is an awesome 300ft kaiju. If Godzilla is the king, then Nemesis has to be the Queen of the Monsters. Jon Hudson is back in Project Maigo with his crackpot team and some new allies. Boston is in ruins and now 5 kaiju, yes, you read that right, 5 kaiju are running rampant around the world and it is up to Jon and his allies to put a stop to the mayhem.
I had high hopes for this book, enjoying the first as much as I did. I didn't really see how it could be equalled but I feel it was surpassed. Jeremy Robinson is an entertaining author that always seems to bring the fun, excitement and destruction, along with a dose of realism, I know kaiju and realism probably don't go together but that is the beauty of this book, you get the monsters destroying everything but you also have the human relationships, you cannot help but get drawn in and hope things work out for the characters.
Jeffrey Kafer is pretty outstanding in his performance of the kaiju, I must admit, I wasn't sure he could pull it off, I don't think 'monsters' when I think of Kafer, however, I was happily surprised. Kafer can definitely do Kaiju. I was so engrossed in the narration and story that I often forgot I was in a public place, I may have received an odd look or two, but it was worth it. I enjoyed it so much, I actually listened to it twice in the space of a week.
I would highly recommend this audiobook to anyone that enjoys kaiju thrillers, entertaining writing with pop culture references and impressive narrating skills.
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As the title says I'm addicted to this series. Iv always loved monster books and this is exactally what I needed
"More monsters and more fun!"
Nemesis is no longer the only kaiju, and that means trouble. Trouble for everyone caught in the path of one epic battle after another. Robinson fans will recognize characters from another series, and one or two subtle—if tongue in cheek—references to his other books.
More monsters bring more mayhem and more epic adventure. Hudson has his work cut out for him this time around.
"Good Fun Time..."
This is the third book in the series and the third book I've listened too. It's a great book if you're looking for a good fun time. However, I still have to say that the first book in the series, "Island 731", is by far my favorite. With that said, I do enjoy the main character that Robinson has created as he makes me laugh and has similar trains of thought that I'd imagine I'd have if I were in his shoes.
"Lots of fun!"
A good continuation to a fun story, can't wait for the next one. Great narrator and cool characters.
"cheesy exciting fun "
maybe I've just been reading a lot of Robinson latley but the cheesy 90s metaphors and jokes were cringe worthy in this one. still strong overall story and awesome tie ins with two other books.
"monster monster"
Excellent. thoroughly enjoyed this. A fitting sequel to Nemesis. Recommended to all fans of giant beasties.
"Let them fight...."
great book. not as good as the first. but defo makes me wanna continue the story. narrator is on par with RC Bray in performance.
From the very start i found it hard to put down and it just seemed to get more interesting as it went on.
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Per usual, the first grapes in Anderson Valley to come off the vine will be at Charles Vineyard (our estate) here in Boonville! Early this coming week we'll be picking Pommard 05 Pinot Noir for sparkling wine -- more specifically, for Schramsberg's delicious product down in Calistoga.
You've all heard winemakers wax on about how exciting harvest is and how thrilling it is to bring in the first batch of fruit for the new vintage. However, for us, calling that first pick date reminds us that we better get our butts in gear and start prepping for still wine harvest. :) This means berry sampling, arranging the cellar to bring in fruit, and getting ready to wake up REALLY early, again and again.
I'm sometimes hesitant to exclaim that we're the first pick to other winemakers and winery owners. It's because being the first can sometimes give the wrong impression of our vineyard site, and so please allow me a few moments to explain about the climates of Anderson Valley.
Our valley as a whole is mostly a Region 1 climate -- the coolest in California. The Sonoma Coast is also a Region 1. Our average yearly temperature is in the realm of 55 degrees F, with A LOT of rain and moisture in the fall, winter and spring months. The biggest red we can ripen here, without fail, is Pinot Noir, although a few acres of Syrah seem to do fairly well most years. The ripest we can ever get our late harvest Sauvignon Blanc is 30 Brix, and that's stretching it through Thanksgiving and crossing our fingers that it gets there.
But there are two different sides to Anderson Valley -- ours is the one with the extremes.
Charles Vineyard (our estate, which we farm) is nestled against Anderson Creek, just below the Eastern mountains surrounding Anderson Valley. We're the second-southernmost vineyard in Anderson Valley, yet our particular site is reliably cooler in the winter and early spring than most Boonville vineyards. And believe me, when the temperature is plunging toward freezing, five degrees is a BIG deal!
We're cooler because of several factors: being directly below the Hwy. 253 corridor, we get all the cold air that funnels down off of the Eastern mountains. We also lie alongside the creek, which is a vast corridor for air movement. And, because the valley narrows again where we are, fog does spill over the Western mountains from the ocean and reach us on the other side (some people assume we don't get any fog on our side of Boonville).
We are warmer in the summer than the north-western end of the valley near Philo and Navarro. We get less fog, meaning more sunny days and colder nights. Fog does cool, but it also provides moisture and moderates temperatures. So, without as much fog, in the winter and early spring our temperatures here plunge, and we have more frost. A LOT more. In the summer we have larger diurnal temperature swings, often 40-50 degrees in between the daytime high and the nighttime low -- good for grapes and acidities. And, of course, less moisture means less mold pressure.
The vineyard to the south of us doesn't have any Pinot -- yet, anyway -- so there's no competition for first pick there. In fact, the original vineyard manager told my father it was too cold here to grow Pinot when we planted. This past year they budded over a number of acres to Pinot Noir. haha! Goes to show you what farming one property for 70 years can teach you! Well, I guess it teaches you the limits of your site and a firm knowledge of what you can and can't grow.
I digress, but because of our warmer summers and sunnier days, we are often the first pick for sparkling wine. Add this to the fact that we pick pretty early for our Foursight still wines (22.5-24 brix max), we can often claim the prize of first still Pinot Noir pick too. We sell grapes to several other Pinot producers, and by the time our harvest is in full swing for them, it usually is throughout our end of the valley as a whole.
So I should be proud, not hesitant, to shout from the rooftops that we're the first pick. Each vineyard site is unique, and that's the beauty of the business, as well as the mystique and driving force behind that elusive term terroir. As I often say in the tasting room, it's the differences that make our industry strong. If we all liked the same wines we'd only need one winery and most of us would be out of business. If we all had the same vineyard site and winemaking philosophies, than the wine industry would be a bit of a snoozefest.
If you're curious about the Winkler Scale (all this Region 1, Region 2 talk), you can find an easy explanation here.


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Scarlet Knights drop Panthers
Ryan Hart threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to a 37-29 victory over Pittsburgh Panthers on Friday night.
The Scarlet Knights won this game as 2.5-point underdogs at home. The game's combined score of 66 went OVER the posted over/under (48.5).
Brian Leonard caught four passes for 62 yards and two TD's, while rushing for 68 yards on 17 carries. Tres Moses had 73-yards receiving and a touchdown in the win for Rutgers.
Tyler Palko completed 35-of-58 passes for 371 yards and four TD's in the loss and Greg Lee had nine catches for 129 yards and a touchdown for Pittsburgh.


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Nile - Those Whom the Gods Detest
Nile - Those Whom the Gods Detest
"Rape Escape" by HORSE the band
Now I know - Pennywise
Alda - Fimbulwinter
Alive in some other dimension - Atomic Raygun Attack!
It's about the Futurama episode "The Sting", and it's from a album called "The Sting" which they've released for free downloads on their official site.
"The Sting" is my favourite episode.
"Far Beyond the Sun" - Yngwie Malmsteen
Airbourne - Back On The Bottle
Fucking love Airbourne. If anyone is like me, and loves AC/DC to death, i'd suggest you check them out.
The Doors - The End
"Positive Tension" by Bloc Party
I seem to never get sick of this album remastered.
Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold
Black Sabbath - Warning
Sons of Plunder - Disturbed
"Leper Messiah" by Metallica
Escape - Matisyahu
So Hi So Lo - Matisyahu
"Steam Engenius" by Modest Mouse
Darkness into Light - Matisyahu
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
"When the Wild Wind Blows" - Iron Maiden.
Really cool song
Stricken - Disturbed
The White Light - PsyOpus
Porcupine Tree - The Incident
Tame Impala is God
Redneck - Lamb of God
Could anyone here tell me the correct genre names for all of Meshuggah's albums/EPs? I looked them up and I just get "Extreme Metal" but that seems too general/vague to me.
There isn't really a 'correct' genre.
I tend to call them 'Technical Metal', but that's just me. You could say, 'Experimental Metal', 'Avant-garde Metal' or 'Math Metal' (and probably tons of others) and you wouldn't be wrong.
Last Man Standing - Hammerfall
Led Zeppelin - I Can't Quit You Baby
the runescape theme
Sepultura - To The Wall
Pushit - Tool
Strapping Young Lad - Happy Camper
Schism - Tool
Third Eye - Tool


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Ford Fusion (2002 - 2012) Review
At a glance
- New price: £10,120 - £16,245
- Used price: £390 - £4,700 Explore used prices
- Typical used monthly cost: £10 - £116 Get details or apply now
- Fuel economy: 36 - 64 mpg
- Road tax cost: £30 - £280
- Insurance group: 7 - 14 How much is it to insure?
Good rear passenger space, decent boot room, comfortable ride
Awkward styling, mediocre equipment levels on base models, plasticky interior
The Ford Fusion is based on the Fiesta but aims to offer a more practical car with some SUV-like styling. It has taller sides than a Fiesta and a higher set driving position, though this is no lofty 4x4. Some buyers like it for the ease of entry and exit, though many also shun it for its dumpy looks. Like the Fiesta, there's a good choice of engines and trims and, as it's a Ford of the modern generation, it rides and handles with flair too.
Plenty of cabin space
The Ford Fusion is, effectively, a plus-sized version of the previous Fiesta. Its raised driving position is comfortable and plenty of owners praise it for how easy it is to get in and out of without having contort their bodies. The broad windscreen gives a good view ahead and also imparts a sense of space and airiness to the cabin. While there's lots of room for the driver and passengers to get comfortable, the driving position is compromised by the steering wheel's limited adjustability. Still, there's lots of room in the rear seats for two adults or three children, though the Fusion's pretensions to MPV-dom are scuppered by rear seats that don't fold or stow the way most modern people carriers' do. However, the boot is a good size and larger than a Fiesta's. It's also easier to load.
Aging dynamics
Basing the Fusion on the previous generation Fiesta was a good move on Ford's part as the Fiesta is a beacon of good handling and ride quality. In making the Fusion taller, Ford has not sacrificed too much of these qualities and the Fusion copes well with the UK's rougher roads. However, the Fusion is based on a generation of Fiesta that has itself now been superceded for some time so it's inevitable the Fusion now feels a little behind the best in this niche sector. It still handles with some flair but there's too much lean in corners for the Fusion to be considered as anything other than a second tier choice for most buyers.
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Provo, Utah: Mormons, Mountains, StartupsMichelle Dammon Loyalka
Provo, Utah
2004 Census Population: 99,624 (estimate)
Pros: Affordable homes, beautiful Rocky Mountain landscape, presence of Brigham Young University
Cons: Lack of diversity, isolated (nearest metropolitan area is 45 miles away)
One of the best ways to grow an entrepreneurial community, it seems, is from the ground up. This Utah city's nearly 100,000 residents -- an estimated 88% of whom belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- develop entrepreneurial skills early on. Many members of the predominantly Mormon student body at Brigham Young University, based in Provo, embark on two-year missions at the age of 19, often in another country.
"Because students have gone on missions, they're not afraid to go out on their own," says Don Livingstone, director of the Marriott School of Management's Entrepreneurship Center at BYU. "It gives them a lot of confidence in meeting people and expressing ideas and communicating."
Provo Mayor Lewis Billings cites the university as one of the major contributors to the city's flourishing small-business community. "BYU just draws an incredible faculty and student body, and you've seen numerous businesses spin out of it." (Among the school's entrepreneurial claims to fame -- WordPerfect, the landmark computer program, was born out of a BYU student/professor collaboration in the late '70s.)
The missions themselves can even foster business ideas: During Brian Beutler's two years in Chile, he found that some areas of Latin America had limited telecommunications. In February, 2004, during his junior year, Beutler founded Alianza, a provider of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP services) that allows Mexican companies to call the U.S. for 5 cents per minute, as opposed to the 30 to 50 cents offered by the Mexican competition.
Beutler, 26, who recently raised $2 million in additional capital from angel investors, is hardly unique. "I've got friends that are a couple of years older than me now starting on their second venture," he says.
Billings points out that BYU graduates who leave to work in another city often return eventually to start their own business. "They think of the time they spent at BYU and say, 'Let's check out the tax rates,'" Billings says. "Quite often they're drawn back."
Along with those competitive rates, the city boasts a low crime rate, reasonable real estate prices, and a Rocky Mountain landscape -- a big potential draw for out-of-staters. And while BYU may represent a breeding ground for entrepreneurs, not to be overlooked is the deep labor pool it provides for other companies that choose to operate in Provo.
With advances in communications, entrepreneurs are now able to conduct business literally anywhere, and Provo is doing everything to keep pace -- investing $40 million in fiber-optic infrastructure that will allow widespread high-speed Internet access for residents and businesses.
But would an outsider feel welcome in this largely Mormon community? While Billings says businesspeople of all faiths thrive in Provo, outsiders must adjust to the fact that many businesses and shops are closed on Sundays, and the nearest metropolitan area (and international airport) is 45 miles away, in Salt Lake City.
However, Livingstone notes that isolation is one reason entrepreneurship flourishes. "We do it because we have to," he says. "Name a significant industry that's in Utah. Entrepreneurship is second nature because it's how the Utah economy functions." Necessity, the mother of invention -- and small businesses.
Thursday: A conversation with Jack Schultz, author of Boomtown USA
Friday: A look at one thriving company and where it's choosing to expand. Plus, a slide show spotlighting some of the nation's most innovative small-business cities.
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Our favorite rapping dog gets a show.
That's right, Parrap is getting his very own show... in Japan that is. Parrapa the Rappa will make his television debut on the Fuji TV network in Japan on Arpil 2001. This of course an animated series.
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Financial institutions have to take on more risk to grow their credit portfolios. The first banks that find a way to profitably serve riskier consumer segments will have the most opportunity for long-term growth.
Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 24, 2014
Growth in new credit card accounts has stalled largely because financial institutions' appetite for risk in their portfolios has not increased significantly since the recession. This sentiment is strongest among tier 1 banks, some of which are still winding down their highest-risk portfolios, having acquired them at the peak of economic turmoil. Several vendors have developed analytics-based solutions that can help issuers profitably lend to potentially risky consumers, but for the most part, they are waiting for issuers to decide the time is right. Mercator Advisory Group's latest Research Note, Innovative Strategies for Credit Card Account Acquisition, examines how credit issuers are effectively marketing products and originating accounts in the current economic climate.
"Large credit card issuers are almost exclusively marketing products to prime and superprime consumers, but this can only go on for so long as these are very saturated segments," comments Michael Misasi, Senior Analyst, Credit Advisory Service at Mercator Advisory Group and the primary author of the Note. "Financial institutions have to take on more risk to grow their credit portfolios. The first banks that find a way to profitably serve riskier consumer segments will have the most opportunity for long-term growth."
Highlights of the report include:
- Trends in household ownership of credit cards
- Trends in approval rate for credit cards for consumers of carrying creditworthiness
- Estimated level of credit card ownership for various credit score bands
- A discussion of the role of various banking channels for credit account origination
- Profiles of noteworthy vendor solutions for card account acquisition and origination
This report contains 10 pages and 5 figures.
Companies mentioned in this report include: Equifax, Experian, FICO, FIS, PNC, Zoot, US Bank, and Wells Fargo.
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The below has been tested with Ubuntu 12.04. Start the command line (started by running Accessories → Terminal) and enter in the following commands.
You will first need to install dependencies and needed programs by running:
sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion libsdl-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev liballegro-dev g++ libsqlite3-dev libjpeg-dev
You will then need to download the source code and assets to your computer. Move to the directory where you want the game installed and run the following commands:
svn co https://svn.code.sf.net/p/ire/code/trunk ire
("ire" is the name of the game's engine)
To actually compile the game into a playable form, enter in these commands:
cd ire/engine make -fmakefile.lin
And now to run the game, enter:
cd .. ./ire-engine -window
(remove the "-window" argument for full screen)
Have fun!
By the way, if you want to clean up an build, just go to the engine folder and enter:
make -fmakefile.lin clean
If you've downloaded the code but want to update it to the latest version, go to the ire folder and enter:
svn update
Then just build the code again.
Finally, let's say you want to go beyond simply compiling code… and actually contribute!
Well, if you've made changes that improve or fix the game, and want to send them to us, just navigate to the trunk folder and type in:
svn diff > ~/awesome_fix.diff
And send us the diff file that gets created.
If you want commit access (so you can change the engine whenever you want), just talk to us first and we'll see what we can work out. It'll help if you've already sent us a few diff files though.


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Amman, Jordan Jordan's King Abdullah II said Wednesday that the Palestinian and Israeli leaders will meet next week to revive Mideast peacemaking.
A statement issued by Abdullah's press office said Tuesday's meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas "is in response to the king's efforts to push forward the peace process."
It did not say where the meeting would take place or whether the Jordanian king would attend. It noted that Abdullah made separate telephone calls to Sharon and Abbas earlier in the day.
Palestinian and Israeli officials did not confirm the date.
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We took the past weekend and went up to Ojai with my brother and sister-in-law. It is such a beautiful drive and the town is quaint. We stayed at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. It is a great spot, insanely relaxing and a perfect place to recharge your batteries.
I won't write about any of the places we ate because none of them are memorable. You aren't there for the food. It was about hanging, massages, yoga, golf, walks…you get the idea.
Sunday morning we got up and had breakfast in town and low and behold there was a farmers market. They are all so good. We made the rounds and bought up supplies for the drive home.
Strawberries. These strawberries were good but we found some other strawberries later on and had a taste test. Both delicious but the later ones were sweeter.
Walnut oil. Insanely delicious. Use that in pesto!
Ojai oil company. Really good. We also bought a fig balsamic vinegar
Local flowers
Gluten-free macaroons. These were delicious. Gluten free is everywhere which is a real bonus for many.
Check out these beautiful beets. Three colors.
Lots of fresh farm eggs around the market.
Honey purveyor that also had this bee pollen. Kind of interesting. Toss it on yogurt.
Free Hugs. You have to love this. This guy has been doing it for 5 years. He was looking for an new activity. Not sure this is a great business model but he certainly enjoyed himself.
Large leeks
I could smell these apples before walking into the tent.
Love this. Summer in a bottle. It is!
Laundry and other products for the home.
Many family farms there with organic meats, chickens, etc.
Always citrus
Lavender and sage
This is the way to go to a farmer market. Take a long the little red wagon.
These were the insanely delicious strawberries. They were so red that they almost appeared to be on the verge of exploding.
Almonds in multiple flavors.
Artichokes the size of your head.
Colors of carrots.
Another farmers market and a great weekend. No doubt we will return to Ojai.


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Israel Could Export Natural Gas to Its Neighbors, Landau Says
Israel could export recently discovered natural gas to Jordan and the Palestinian Territories, Israeli Energy Minister Uzi Landau said at a conference in Athens today.
The government wants to be sure that a possible agreement to develop a gas field off the Gaza Strip will benefit the Palestinian Territories and won't be used to finance the Hamas movement that controls Gaza, Landau said.
"We want to promote economic agreements with Palestine, but Israel wants to be sure that a gas agreement will benefit Palestinians and their power, desalination and sewage plants," and not finance weapons purchases, he said.
Gas could also be exported to Asia or Europe, Landau said.
Once a decision on how to export the gas is made, between seven and 10 years would be needed to make it happen, Landau said. Of the estimated 3,500 billion cubic meters of offshore gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, about 40 percent are in Israeli waters, he added.
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Cesare Prandelli and the Italy squad will pay visit to Auschwitz ahead of the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
The Azzurri are based in Poland and have confirmed there will be an official trip to the concentration camp, now a memorial for those who died in the Holocaust, on June 6.
"It was something we have to do, because the Nazionale is the symbol of our country," said FIGC President Giancarlo Abete.
"Thanks to the work of Prandelli and his focus on values, the team is becoming an important ambassador for this nation.
"We will go to Auschwitz to honour and remember those who lost their lives there."
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Last November, my friend Matthew Power and I did a reading together at a crowded, cave-like East Village bar. I opened the proceedings with a couple of passages from my skyjacking book, accompanied by some vintage slides of early 1970s nuttiness—my typical presentation, which the crowd seemed to enjoy alright. Then Matt came up, obviously a bit uncomfortable to be the center of attention, and read a long section from his GQ masterpiece about a psychologically scarred drone pilot. Midway through his performance, it was clear that he had absolutely blown me off the stage—the audience, myself included, was astounded by the emotional depth of the reporting and the beauty of the prose. Over pints afterward, I half-teased Matt about the fact that he had made me look like a chump by comparison. In his typically humble fashion, he refused to accept the jealousy-tinged compliment; he preferred to talk about his upcoming trip to South Sudan, where he would be reporting on the work of Médecins Sans Frontieres.
That night has been much in my thoughts today after learning that Matt died while on assignment in Uganda. He was a giant of contemporary nonfiction, a writer whom I admired and envied to no end for his ingenuity, his artistry, and his all-out commitment to the craft. If you were stuck in a hairy situation abroad—say, held up at a border crossing in Papua New Guinea, or detained by a vigilante patrol in the Philippines—there was no one you'd rather have by your side. But Matt was so amazingly low-key—I imagine he'd be quite embarrassed to hear himself described as anything other than a diligent journalist with a passion for roaming the world.
Matt was also one of the most big-hearted, in-love-with-life blokes I've ever had the good fortune to call a friend. The few smiles I've had today have come from recalling the Bushmills-fueled conversation we once had about the minutiae of dolphin sex, or the time he turned me into an acrophobe by showing me unpublished photos from his epic urban explorers take. Whenever a meet-up with Matt was in the cards, a good time was guaranteed.
Matt and I had plans to eat Korean food in my Queens 'hood upon his return from Uganda. Knowing that will never happen makes my heart hurt so much.


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For 10 years in her teens and twenties, Polly Lappetito fished for halibut and salmon in chilly waters off Alaska. Now, at age 41, she's executive chef at Greystone Restaurant in St. Helena, Calif.—the third woman to run the exhibition kitchen since it opened in 1995. This October, students from the on-site Culinary Institute of America will cook beside her for the first time. (707) 967-1010, www.ciachef.edu.
Q How'd you start out?
A The cook on a boat doesn't have to fish. I'd think, look how warm and cozy it is in the galley, so I switched—and was miserable. All of a sudden your kitchen is at a 45-degree angle. Or somebody leaves a fridge unlatched and your cake batter sails across the galley. But food was big in my family. I got halfway through culinary school and decided I'd go work in a restaurant for a while.
Q Why in the Napa Valley?
A In 1997, friends took me to lunch at Greystone, and I sat there wondering, Wow, could I do that? So I left a resume. Joyce Goldstein, the chef then, taught me to be passionate about food.
Q You've cooked there for almost a decade?
A Actually, I did a stint in the front of the house. It was fun to wear nice clothes and not be covered in slime or on fire.
Q And the exhibition kitchen—good or bad?
A It's great to connect. You learn how people eat. I'll stop a cook who's hurrying and say, "See that woman there? You can see her face. Do you really want to send that pork chop out that way?"
Q Qualms about training youngsters?
A Our guests already think we're all students, but, no, we're excited. We're creating the nation's future chefs right here.
Q And the name Lappetito?
A A friend says it means I'm hungry. I'm sticking with that.
Photography by Terrence McCarthy
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AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Richard Lewis of Leona Street entered into rest Friday, November 10, 2006 at the University Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Survivors are one step-son, Cardell Dutton, New York City, N.Y.; four brothers, Elijah Lewis, George Lewis, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Dan Lewis, Patterson, N.J., Robert Lewis, Hephzibah; eight sisters, Maggie Lewis, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Frances Lewis, Mozell Chultz, Annie Ruth Doyle, Caroline Lewis, Irene Lewis, all of Waynesboro, Ga., Mattie Butler, Pahokee, Fla. and Elizabeth Ware, Detroit, Mich.; devoted niece, Mary Lois Brown, Augusta; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.
The Augusta Chronicle-November 12, 2006
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Where and when- what should have happened next
Cassy and Tom decided it was time to leave, and headed down to the car. "Cassy, are you sure your okay?" Tom asked, as he held the car door open for her. Cassy sat down in the passenger seat of their department issued car. She just nodded and continued to stare at the house. When Tom got in the drivers side, she had not moved. "Cassy, you have been acting strange ever since we got this case. What are you not telling me?" Tom questioned her. Cassy turned to look at her concerned partner. 'Tom has always been so sweet and caring.' Cassy thought to herself. "You know how I said that something 'wonderful and sad' happened in that house? I know what happened. I saw it, I was there." Cassy said with the same eerie look in her eyes, as when she first told Tom about her visions. "My name was Sarah." She continued. "I know that Sarah would sneak down to the guest house to meet up with a man named James. Sarah and James were lovers. They were so in love with each other. I could feel it." Cassy smiled brightly. "And all this time I thought I was the hopeless romantic." Tom said, with a smile as bright as Cassy's. "I guess after all these years you are starting to rub off on me, Ryan." Cassy said jokingly. "Anyway, what I kept seeing was the last time they came to meet each other. James asked Sarah to marry him." Cassy paused. "That's sweet Cassy. What's so sad about getting married?" Tom asked. Cassy turned back to looked back up at the guest house. "She said no. She broke both of their hearts." Tome rested his arms on the steering wheel, and stared at the house as well. Cassy turned to look at Tom. Knowing what he was thinking, because she had thought the same thing. Cassy was feeling so many things; she needed time to sort them out. "Let's just go." She said to Tom. Tom started the car, and headed back to the station.
It was late, but Cassy just couldn't close her eyes. She couldn't stop thinking about the events of the past few days. She thought about how much hers and Tom's past was like Sarah and James's. Another thought that wouldn't leave her alone, was that she had thrown love away in two lifetimes. Cassy wondered if Sarah continued to love James like she still loved Tom. That thought brought back a question Cassy had been trying to ignore for years, why if they weren't meant to be together, did she still love Tom?
Tom sat on his couch with his guitar resting on his lap. Tom couldn't sleep. Tom couldn't stop thinking about what Cassy said in the car. He knew he shouldn't think about his relationship with Cassy, it will only hurt him again. He wondered if Cassy saw the same similarities between their lives, and Sarah and James's. He knew how James must have felt. Tom is still hurting from Cassy breaking his heart. It seemed she had a pattern of breaking hearts in every life. Tom smiled. "This would make a really good song." He said out loud, and started strumming his guitar.
I don't know if anyone still reads stories here, but I found this in a old notebook, and thought I might as well put it up.


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Instead of going small with its new top-of-the-line e-reader, Kobo, now owned by online retailer Rakuten, has gone big. The Aura One ($230 in the US, £190 in the UK and AU$350 in Australia) sports a 7.8-inch e-ink display that's significantly larger than the 6-inch e-ink displays found on all of Amazon's Kindle e-readers.
Even with that bigger screen, at 230 grams or 8.1 ounces, this Aura is thinner and a touch lighter than the earlier Aura H20, which has a 6.8-inch screen. Bottom line: You're getting more screen without adding any weight.
I personally prefer the smaller form factor of the current Kindle line, and the svelte (but pricey) Kindle Oasis in particular. Some people like to bump up the font size, however, and a larger screen allows you to display more lines of text. While it's a little hard to get your whole hand around this newer Kobo e-reader, it's designed to be held in one hand. Plus, the back of the device has a rubberized, textured finish that makes it a little easier to grip.


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Panini America Unveils the World's Longest Football Card in 2011 National Treasures
Congratulations. You're about to witness trading card history. What follows is the exclusive world premiere of the world's longest trading card, a 36-player record-breaker from Panini America that includes 36 autographs, 36 pieces of oversized prime memorabilia and, when fully unfurled, stands more than 8 feet tall.
Five of these behemoths — including one with inscriptions on every autograph — were inserted into 2011 National Treasures Football via special redemption cards (after all, you can't really fit something this mammoth into packs). But since words alone come up woefully short in doing this beauty justice, we present the following visual unveiling. Stay tuned after the gallery for a special video unveiling, too.
April 9, 2012 10:06 am
Holy Moley!!! You guys have outdone yourselves, that is both epic and unique !!!
Linard permalinkApril 9, 2012 10:09 am
I absolutely have to get my hands on one of these cards. I would look so sweet in my room.
April 9, 2012 10:09 am
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! That is absolutely the most incredible thing I have ever seen! I'm literally speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adam permalinkApril 9, 2012 10:09 am
Good to see you rolling around the floor with this card instead of keeping it safe and well protected. Quick, tweet Rovell so he'll give you a crumb of mainstream press. Desperate times…
April 9, 2012 10:18 am
If you have nothing nice to say dont say it at all is a great motto to live by…
Marcus permalinkApril 9, 2012 10:14 am
Wow! That is unreal! A great first in this amazing hobby.
Sean permalinkApril 9, 2012 10:15 am
Unreal! What a cool concept!
Imagine the cost to get that custom framed!
April 9, 2012 10:17 am
OMG! That is TRUELLY AMAZING! So these redemptions were put into 2011 National Treasures, so have they all been fullfilled? Or are there still some out there? I understand there are only 5 of these right? So have all 5 been pulled and redeemed? If not I'm going on the HUNT for these! Please let me / US know Tracy OK! Thank you! And what an AMAZING FEAT to do something like this!! HIGH 5's ALL AROUND! ^5 ^5 ^5 ^5 ^5 !!!!
Dave in Mass
Joe Jet permalinkApril 9, 2012 10:23 am
wow!!! GREAT STUFF!! 1 Question…the one you show in the video is lacking the inscriptions…how many of the 5 have the inscriptions with the autos?
Thanks again Panini for another groud breaking, history making card!!
April 9, 2012 10:26 am
Also I wouldn't sell this one! I would HAND MAKE a Special Frame to Showcase this beauty! This is definitely a family heirloom to pass down!
Dave in Mass.
April 9, 2012 10:27 am
Thanks Tracy! I'm hitting the stores!!
Dave in Mass. !
April 9, 2012 10:32 am
Incredible card made by Panini, innovative and epic for sure. How long is a typical uncut sheet of base cards, to compare to these monsters? Thanks for bringing us this preview Tracy, tell Scott nice midriff lol!
Jamey permalinkApril 9, 2012 11:10 am
Now… Will you provide winners with maybe an 8′ 1/4″ long sleeve? That card is, like the rest of the NT product, artwork. But how do you top such a thing?
UPI. Armenia Keteyian reports that Panini will embed an actual athlete within a card. "We wanted to push the envelope" said spokesman Tracy Hackler. Reports have Brett Favre coming out of retirement for this purpose. The card will come with health insurance for Favre."
Nick Gauder permalinkApril 9, 2012 12:12 pm
WOW, Amazing card Panini!!! I thought there was only one of them but now that i know theres still a few of them out there to be pulled, i still have a chance to pull it! Ive busted 2 boxes of National Treasures so far becasue thats all my cardshop was able to get and i have to say this years NT looks AMAZING and i think it is the BEST one yet and thats saying something becasue National Treasures is ALWAYS the product of the year! I just really hope my cardshop can get me another box somehow because i LOVE this stuff! BIG props to everybody at Panini for putting out the BEST National Treasuers FB yet!
Matt Gilman permalinkApril 9, 2012 1:28 pm
Nice shirt man!! You always have a rocking T Tracy
Quite a rocking tune to unveil something so marvelous. My kids were jamming to it. I was however a little disappointed you and Scott weren't dancing at the end to it with the 8 ft long cards doing the wave or something.
Great stuff. Wished I could afford National Treasures to have a shot at something like this. But been waiting for this unveil. Way to go panini!
Lee Patton permalinkApril 9, 2012 1:43 pm
Holy Shnikes!
Tim permalinkApril 9, 2012 1:50 pm
Personally, I don't care for the card. The autographs look like crap because they bleed into the fabric. If I got one of these, I would cut it up and sell them individually. Cool concept, just a big swing and a miss for me.
jaymes hori permalinkApril 9, 2012 1:52 pm
Ya'll HAVE to do this for BASKETBALL! PLEASE!!!!! Unbelieveable card…
t-mo permalinkApril 9, 2012 2:37 pm
wow, that card has got to be the coolest ive ever seen.
April 9, 2012 9:49 pm
omg that is cRaZyyyyy! That's gotta be the most unique thing I've ever seen. Props to you guys for making history! Wooooooo
Jeff permalinkApril 9, 2012 9:57 pm
what is the redemption card called? world's longest trading card?
uknowit permalinkApril 10, 2012 7:00 am
This is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen
April 10, 2012 8:14 am
Sports Cards Plus customers love 2011 National Treasures Football. We've gone through 24 boxes. We've got more coming in and we're still looking for more!
Fill the Redemptions permalinkApril 10, 2012 9:10 am
Cool card but if you want a realistic 8 foot card you need to put a redemption card about every third one down!
Brad R. permalinkApril 10, 2012 10:54 am
How do you top such a thing? Next time around you tape together 37 cards…
William H. permalinkApril 10, 2012 1:38 pm
Seems pretty dumb to me, a cheap shot at coming up with something "unique". But nothing unique was made, you just took a design and made it ridiculous. How about using different materials, textures, colors, die-cuts and *gasp* designs to make cards cool (and fun) like some of the 90's and early 2000's inserts that obviously showed effort and an appreciation for the consumer.
William H. permalinkApril 13, 2012 12:43 pm
Jamey, all I was saying is that this design is not "innovative" as stated. All that was done, was attach an entire set of cards together – what a creative breakthrough. My point about the 90's inserts is that some sort of thought went into making them, not "how cool would it be if we taped together the whole set and then made it a redemption even though we are unable to keep up with our current redemption system as it is". But if that's what you like, then go ahead and be a mindless drone and buy every single card Panini throws at you. I was just saying I like cool looking cards, not white cards, with a partial border, and a patch in it (they may or may not be game worn). I'm just getting tired of the same old cards over and over again. I understand that I am in the minority here (it is Panini's blog) and that you will disagree with me no matter how valid my points may or may not be because of the fear that you might upset your precious, wonderful, and god-like Tracy Hackler.
AG permalinkApril 11, 2012 10:33 pm
What are the chances a winner gets one of these monstrosities but is missing 36 autographs? Like the 2010 Panini Prestige John Wall #151 Rookie that I got with no autograph. Will he get his replaced with one that actually has 36 autographs? Or will he be kept waiting without a response for over 3 months like I been?
Kelvin.K permalinkApril 11, 2012 11:07 pm
Either you are ill-informed or too lazy to search for answers. Every un-numbered Rookie card from Prestige 2010-11 Basketball has the same error in misprint at the back of their card with states "The attached autographed is guaranteed by Panini America, Inc." I believe it was reported in this blog as well due to the recent Linsanity with people making the same claim that Panini forgotten to attach an autograph.
AG permalinkApril 12, 2012 6:21 pm
That's all fine and dandy. I just want my damn autograph that should of came with the card. But it's pretty much looking like that won't be happening
Jamey permalinkApril 12, 2012 9:14 pm
AG- So not necessary. You made your statement earlier and let everyone know you were angry, we get it. No need to keep it going, and I think I can speak for most of the community when I say… we're not interested in your further displeasure about things unrelated to the thread at-hand.
April 12, 2012 11:33 pm
soo…what size holder should i get for this?? :oP
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Unfortunately for him, he is either too cheap or too poor to go for the $4,000 hookers like Ashley Dupree.
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Anyone who has been a Hannity fan for any length of time would know that he does not identify himself as a Republican, but rather as a Conservative. I have listened to him since around 2000, before Bush 43's first term. He has been against RINOs for YEARS, so for anyone who knows what Hannity is all about, we realize where YOU are really coming from - one of the paid trolls from the Democratic Party who cruise the comments sections for a fee. Must be one of those 3.3 million "saved or created" 0bama-jobs.
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And Bush did NOT send Americans to die in Afghanistan with no cause. The 'cause" was to eliminate the people / political structure (Taliban) who were protecting the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks (unless you are a "9/11 Truther" who believes it was all an inside job), so we could pursue a campaign against them..
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Zach Galifianakis in "The Hangover" : hilarious comedy.
The 0bama Presidency: obviously a far-out science-fiction horror movie that could never happen in real life.
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Far more dead people vote Democratic than Republican, that has been proven over the decades.
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I can't believe that ANYONE would be so STUPID as to really believe what you posted, so I assume you were being sarcastic, right?
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And a lot of what he does is Unconstitutional, also (oh yeah, he said he doesn't like the Constitution because all it says is what the government CAN'T do, so why should we expect him to follow it?)
So whether or not 0bama hates whites (perfectly conceivable, what with his dysfunctional family and upbringing) he sure doesn't seem to like America.
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And for some reason we accept him as a well-developed mature rational human with virtually no mental disabilities.


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Doing Something New...
Some of you have emailed me to ask "what is a sketch edition?"
Simply put, a sketch edition is a copy of a Schlock Mercenary book whose last page has been numbered and sketched in by me. The first time around I did 300, and I turned off the ordering at that point because that was all I thought I could manage. The second time around there were over 800, and I allowed people to order one each for the first 24 hours of the pre-order period.
In both previous cases, I've simply drawn whatever I felt like drawing in each one, and then shipped the book to somebody who ordered a sketch edition.
This time around we're changing it. The order form (which you will see in just under a week) will have an option for which character you want in your book. There will also be an option for "surprise me," though I don't recommend picking it, because I'm not sure how surprising I can be if I have to surprise a lot of different people. Will you be surprised if the character I draw is a head in a jar? Probably not. This is harder than it looks.
Hopefully this new process will ensure that none of you sketch-collectors end up with the same character in all of your books. And if you're really into collecting sketches, this time around we'll let you buy more than one, as long as you make your purchase or purchases within the sketch-edition window.
Some of you have expressed concern about my hand. Well... my hand and I have talked this over. I showed my hand my wallet, and explained certain fiduciary principles. I'm pleased to announce that he's totally on board. And you know it's true, because if he wasn't okay with me volunteering him for all this work, none of the letters on the right side of the keyboard would appear in this message. Oh, sure, you might think that if my drawing hand decided not to take part in the typing, my left hand could pick up the slack, hunt-and-peck style. Not so! My right hand is dead clever, and would interpose himself between lefty and the keys. Gibberish would ensue.
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Casio Exilim EX-P505 review
Have upgraded myself from coolpix 3700 to this beauty. Haven't used it much but what ever little I have seen and experienced, I will agree with Osella's comments more or less. As for my comments, they are being reflected in my ratings of this camera.
Since quite a long time, I have been toying between Canon A95 & Panasonic FX-7 as a secondary camera to my existing coolpix 3700 . Then all of a sudden, I saw this and immediately fell for it for the looks of it. However, I feel now, A95 would have been a better choice in totality.
The construction of the camera is very delicate. The size of the camera also is so tiny ( I will use this word instead of small to best descride it ) that handling is difficult and one has to be extremely cautious not to drop it.
The immediate things that I noticed from my coolpix 3700 is that the image takes time to save. Also you cannot immediately review it and will have to go to the playback mode, which is rather cubersome. The manual is on a CD-ROM which once again is very cubersome.
The LCD's resolution is very poor. You would notice a big difference between the image viewed during composition and the final turn out. Mercifully, the final product is much and far better though a tad dark most of the times. As for the LCD, I believe, all casio's camera LCD's are poor. They must improve upon this, on priority !
As has been reported in other columns too, the movie mode is the area where this camera scores. The past movie mode is simply wonderful and very very convenient. Full marks here !
I shall try and update my review/ comments as I use this camera more and will submit my experiences / comments.
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I compete with a .69 cal smoothbore musket from the Civil War. It is over 100 years old. Yes, it was kept in good condition for all these years and I have full confidence with it. I shoot it amongst other Skirmishers who's firearms are just as old. Hell, during Musket comp there are probably more originals up on the line than repros. It is STEEL.
My 1911: Steel
My Makarov: Steel
My beloved CZ-75: STEEL (stainless & gorgeous, btw)
Every polymer gun I've held has felt like a toy. Like its gonna shoot water out of it when I squeeze the trigger. Even Glocks. But this is not a post about Glocks. I'm not a fan of those either. I'd never talk anyone out of buying one, but they are just not for me.
I've been looking for a tiny lil defensive weapon. A Saturday Night Special. A modern-day Derringer, if you will. But I wanted something that held more than 2 rounds. And larger than .22 cal. And it had to fit in my pocket, in my boots, on my thigh holster, in my belly band. Where ever I damn well pleased. Light, yet powerful. All these prereqs.
Flipping the pages of the gun rags, I kept coming across all these lil plastic pistols that looked alike: Ruger LC9, The Hellcat, and the Kel Tec P-3AT, among others.
Every pistol was virtually the same: the design, the caliber {.380 AUTO (9x17mm or 9mm kurz)}; the Ruger holds 7+1, the Kel Tec 6+1, the weight {between 10 – 17 oz},and about a 5 lb trigger.
Charles Caleb Colton has said "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". As soon as I found out that the Kel Tec was the original, I focused my research on that. What the hell did Kel Tec do? Didn't they remember to get patent?
Unfortunately, the first gun store I went to only had the Ruger LC9. Which was good because I realized right away that I did NOT like Polymer guns for a reason. The grip was WAY too smooth for my soft girly hands. Knowing that its a tiny pistol, I knew that my biggest problem would be holding onto it when I shot it. At the same time though, I thought to myself "could this really be what I am looking for?" I put it back down. Asked to hold a bigger, tiny 9mm, steel pocket pistol. Way heavier. I wondered why I'd buy a tiny 9 when I already have a Makarov while I racked the slide. I left the store empty handed. I did not want to buy something that was a copy of another without handling the original first.
A week later, yesterday to be exact, we went to the local hardware store that just happens to sell firearms as well. And they just happened to have both the Kel Tec AND the Ruger. Could you imagine my excitement? The guy behind the counter was very patient as I compared them both. I picked up one, then the other. Put them in my pocket to see how they fit. He pointed out the differences, which were almost non-existentent. What sold me on the Kel Tec was the grip. It was a Polymer gun, yes, but it had a checkered grip. I've shot tiny guns before. I've come home with cramps in my hand because I was afraid of dropping a gun because of smooth grips. This little gun…my goodness gracious. It was exactly what I was looking for. And it felt lighter than the Ruger. And $30 cheaper. SCORE
My guy then told me that the Kel Tec I'm holding was the Gen 2 and the Ruger was based on the Gen 1 design. Hmmmmm…gears start to work. The guy behind the counter tells me that yes, in answer to my question, the Rugers have been known to have issues. This Kel Tec has not. They worked out the kinks. Backround check: DONE. Money traded for pistol: TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Off to the range we go. AND THEY WERE CLOSED for a party. Didn't they know I just purchased a brand spankin' new pistola? I settled for taking it apart as soon as we got home. No. I did not scratch it. That was a result of me following the pictures in the manual where they used the rim of a .380 round to get up under the pin. That didn't work. I used a small flathead screwdriver. The brass marks came right off.
Waiting for today to come was horrible. But, I got up bright & early and to the range we went.
Doesn't it look absolutely GORGEOUS in the sunlight?
I loaded up the magazine. Have I told you it has Mec-Gar mags? I always swap out my mags for Mec Gar mags, so this was a huge bonus. Racked the slide. Tried the push-pull method, which worked, but seriously…in a defensive situation, am I really going to be able to get both my hands on this gun? So after running a few mags through, I did defensive drills, which I'll touch on in another post.
For a tiny gun, I was prepared for some snappy recoil action worse than my Makarov or a P64. Surprisingly, it wasn't nearly as bad as I anticipated. Then I remembered. The Kel-Tec uses a locking breach while the Makavoc has a fixed barrel. Sent 6 more mags through before I got a jam. It jammed on me 3 times: the 7th, 14th and 24th mag. And it did the same thing each time – it jammed on the 2nd to last round. But after that…no problems whatsoever. And my hand didn't cramp at all.
I told myself to not rush in to buying something just for the sake of buying something. All my firearms that I've purchased, I just know it's the one for me. All the research – the reading, the questions, the handling…I guess I can equate the feeling to when a woman finds her bridal gown. She just knows.


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Governor Pat Quinn signed important legislation this summer that changes Illinois Vehicle Code penalties. But not many are noticing because the law doesn't go into effect until July 1, 2013.
The legislation was Senate Bill 2888, and it changes eligibility for supervision. The legislation is important because three convictions on moving violations within any 12-month period will cause a driver's license suspension. But supervision is not a conviction, and therefore, supervision allows drivers to avoid a suspended license.
To illustrate, 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(c) provides that the court can, rather than sentence an offender to a conviction, defer judgment and continue the case under supervision:
The court may, upon a plea of guilty or a stipulation by the defendant of the facts supporting the charge or a finding of guilt, defer further proceedings and the imposition of a sentence, and enter an order for supervision. See id.
But this is all changes with the new law. The law adds a provision to 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1 that eliminates supervision for speeding more than 25 mph over the limit:
(q) The provisions of paragraph (c) shall not apply to a defendant charged with violating subsection (b) of Section 11-601 of the Illinois Vehicle Code when the defendant was operating a vehicle, in an urban district, at a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.
Most police officers will not pull over a motorist for speeding 10 or even 15 mph over the posted limit. Rather, tickets are issued at 15-25 mph most often. So the new statute will impact most speeders in traffic court. And it will make it more likely that they will lose their driving privileges.
From the State of Illinois press release:
Senate Bill 2888, also known as Julie's Law, is sponsored by Sen. Maggie Crotty (D-Oak Forest) and Rep. Sidney Mathias (R-Arlington Heights). The law prohibits courts from granting supervision to any defendant charged with operating a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than 30 mph over the posted speed limit, or in excess of 25 mph in an urban district.
Julie's Law is named after Frankfort Square teen Julie Gorczysnski, who lost her life in 2011 after being struck by a speeding driver going 76 mph in a 40 mph zone. The driver who collided with Gorczysnski's car had previously been placed on court supervision seven times for excessive speeding. The law is effective Jul. 1, 2013.
"A young woman in my district was killed in an accident caused by someone who should have never been behind the wheel at all," Sen. Crotty said. "This law will help make sure that no family will have to endure the loss of a loved one in the way that has befallen the Gorczysnski family."
"This legislation addresses motorists who are pulled over for driving more than 25 miles over the speed limit in urban areas and more than 30 miles an hour over on highways," Rep. Mathias said. "It is my hope that the more stringent penalties will serve as a deterrent for motorists who put their lives and the lives of others at risk by driving too fast."