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ST. PETERSBURG — Give Sean Rodriguez a few minutes with Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg and executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and he would ask one question about David Price.
"I wish I could ask them, 'You can't have one $200 million guy? Some teams do.' He's worth every penny," Rodriguez said. "I'm still hoping they say, 'Let's give him the contract.' But, what are you going to do?"
Actually, "What are you going to do?" is the question when it comes to Price and the Rays' front office.
The trade everyone expected to happen last offseason and was believed to have happened earlier this month still hasn't happened. And with the way the Rays finished the first half of the season, there is a chance, however remote, that Sternberg and Friedman believe enough in their team's chances of making a serious run at the AL East title and keep Price through the end of the season.
Or, Price joins Cliff Lee (2010), Hunter Pence (2011) and Carlos Beltran (2011) as recent All-Stars who were traded midseason.
Price is the Rays' lone representative at the All-Star Game in Minneapolis. He can't pitch, because he started Sunday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Price is scheduled to start Saturday against the Minnesota Twins during the Rays' three-game series at Target Field.
Providing, of course, he's still a Ray.
The trade of Jeff Samardzija from the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland A's leaves Price as the biggest piece on the trade market and any number of teams are interested judging by the rumors — the Seattle Mariners, Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals among them.
The Dodgers, according to the Los Angeles Times, dropped out of the Price sweepstakes after general manager Ned Colletti was quoted as saying the Rays' asking price is, "Probably more so than yours truly would like to part with at this particular time."
With Price now less than two years away from free agency, a return package might not be as sweet as the Rays might expect.
Also, with the Rays in that gray area between contender and wait until next year, the front office might not be as quick to move Price. Of course, that can change as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches.
Meanwhile, Price goes about his business every fifth day pitching like he's never pitched before. He's won his past four starts and has pitched at least eight innings in six of his past seven.
"I think we kind of gloss over the human element of these things," Friedman said. "That aspect cannot be easy for a player. It's certainly not lost on me, and the way he's conducted himself, he's remained a tremendous teammate, a tremendous competitor. He's continued to improve his game. Those things are difficult to do in and of itself, but to do it on top of a lot of the noise is even more impressive."
That Price can pitch at this level while doing his best to ignore the trade rumors surprises no one inside the Rays' clubhouse.
"I think if anything maybe it's driving him to pitch better, because he knows that there's been some talks and things going on, so he's just proving the kind of pitcher that he is right now to everybody, to our organization and to every other organization that might be interested," Ben Zobrist said. "I don't know if that has something to do with the way he's pitching, but he's said it himself, this is the best version of himself that he's ever been, and we've witnessed it, for sure."
Pitching coach Jim Hickey said what Price is doing is something you expect from elite pitchers.
"I do consider him a great pitcher, not just a good pitcher or a pitcher who's going through a nice little groove right now. He's been elite in the game for a number of years now and I expect him to do the same for a number of years to come," Hickey said.
"But one of the things that these guys all have in common is the ability to focus and the ability to block out the distraction, whatever the distraction is, whether it's trade talks or whether it's problems at home or whether it's an error behind them in the field. They have the ability to focus on the next pitch, and that's what he has. And he's at the peak of virtually every one of his assets right now, whether it's physical, mental, feel or anything, so it's no surprise that he's doing what he's doing."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says Washington is frozen by intense partisanship — but he's hoping it's just temporary.
Biden told governors gathered at the White House for an annual meeting Monday that they're more disciplined than Congress. He chided Washington lawmakers, asserting that they are preventing a solution to the automatic spending cuts set to kick in on March 1.
Biden says Democratic and Republican governors alike ask him how he can deal with gridlock in Congress. He says people may disagree on solutions, but everyone agrees the so-called sequester should be addressed.
The White House has warned the $85 billion budget mechanism could affect everything from commercial flights to classrooms to meat inspections. They would slash domestic and defense spending, leading to furloughs for hundreds of thousands of workers.


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A Merrick man who died after he was knocked to the ground during a robbery in Brooklyn was the longtime owner of a Park Slope travel agency and the patriarch of a large family, police and relatives said Thursday.
Jesus Morales, 67, known as Jesse, was pronounced dead at Lutheran Medical Center after the robbery about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday outside an 18th Street apartment house, a few blocks from his business, Ramirez Travel Agency, on Fifth Avenue, police said.
"He was a devout man. He was a family man," his wife, Esmeralda, 57, said during a brief telephone interview before leaving the office to claim her husband's body.
She said he came to New York from Puerto Rico when he was 18 years old and had owned the travel agency for 26 years. She said they have seven children, 25 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
"It was a holdup. He was going to his car to go home and I guess the guy surprised him. He threw him to the ground," she said.
A woman who worked at a juice bar down the street from the travel agency said Morales was a customer and a pleasant man. "He was a very nice person. He would always smile," said Erika Morales, 23, who is not related.
Police said they responded to a report of a man being robbed and found Morales on the ground with head injuries. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters that detectives got a description of the robber from two witnesses and were pursuing the investigation.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican federal police say they arrested one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives, a Los Angeles man sought on charges of murder, kidnapping and rape.
U.S. officials in California say Joe Luis Saenz, who is about 37, was taken into custody in the western city of Guadalajara late Thursday and flown to Los Angeles on Friday.
The FBI says Saenz is accused of fatally shooting two rival gang members in Los Angeles in July 1998 and of kidnapped, raping and murdering his girlfriend less than two weeks later. He is accused of a fourth murder in Los Angeles County in October 2008.
There was a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to his arrest.


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Cooler Master Unveils the CM Storm QuickFire TK Keyboard
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Cooler Master is welcoming a new keyboard to its growing family as it announced the CM Storm QuickFire TK. The QuickFire TK is a mechanical keyboard with your choice of Cherry MX Red, Blue, or Brown switches with laser-marked, grip-coated keycaps and a matte finish. Cooler Master has dropped the arrow and home key clusters in favor of a number pad; you get the small look of the QuickFire Rapid with the functionality of a full keyboard. N-Key Roll Over (NKRO) is implemented on the QuickFire TK, so any combination of keys you press will register. Multimedia shortcuts are available up top by way of the Function (FN) key. The Windows key can be disabled in GAME mode to prevent any accidental presses to get you killed.
The best part of the CM Storm QuickFire TK is the full backlighting, with the color dependent on the switch type. The Red switches have red lighting and a red steelplate, the Blues have blue lighting and steelplate, and the Browns have white lighting and a brown steelplate. There are three different lighting modes and five intensity levels to customize it however you want. A braided and detachable USB cable comes with the QuickFire TK and can be routed underneath the keyboard for minimal clutter.
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Another View -- Stephen E. Merrill: NH's capital punishment law is limited, fair and justSTEPHEN E. MERRILL
April 05. 2014 12:11AM
IN CONSIDERING capital punishment in New Hampshire, we should ask, "What rights does our state have to deal with the worst kind of homicides?" And, "Does our state have extensive protections for defendants, usually at taxpayer expense?" Our human nature causes us to put the horrors of the attacks in Mont Vernon and increasing violence on our streets out of our minds. Law enforcement and other public servants cannot. Your safety, not their own, is paramount to them.
After hearing 70 witnesses, the New Hampshire Death Penalty Study Commission concluded in 2010 that "New Hampshire's capital murder statutes are the narrowest and provide some of the greatest protections for the defendant of any capital sentencing under similar statutes in the United States." We have the fewest categories of capital murder of any state in the United States, and our law has the fewest statutory aggravating factors of any state. In the last 30 years there have only been four capital cases brought and only two went to juries. We are careful in its application, as we should be.
The commission also concluded that "under New Hampshire law a defendant is only eligible for the death penalty if he is aware his actions will cause the death of another person and he acts purposely in some manner to cause the victim's death. Since capital murder requires at least some degree of forethought on the part of the offender, it is likely to have a deterrent effect on at least some murderers."
Michael Addison had been convicted of attempted murder, armed robbery and assault before he shot and killed Officer Michael Briggs. He killed a public servant - who was a veteran, husband and father - to make good his escape. He did not intend to go back to prison.
While research on convicted murderers may give some insight into their thought process, a more important population here are those who ultimately did not commit murder because of their fear of the death penalty. Studying the cases where deterrence failed does not effectively inform us about the cases where deterrence succeeded.
The commission report details research, published in peer-reviewed academic journals, that reinforces the existence of a deterrent effect from the existence of a death penalty. One important study concluded that there was a "significant deterrent effect" from the use of capital punishment. This study by Dezhbakhsh, Rubin and Shepard calculated that an average of 18 murders were not committed as a result of the risk of capital punishment. One life saved is enough for me.
Defendants who have killed a prison guard or fellow inmate while serving a life sentence clearly demonstrate that incarceration alone is inadequate to prevent them from killing again. Those serving life sentences do not take their own lives because of the psychological burdens of incarceration. They work their way up to general population and play in the yard. That is hardly a fate worse than death. My concern is with the victims of crime, not with feeling guilty for dealing with the worst of offenders. Our narrow state execution statute is not immoral. It would be immoral to remove a societal tool to deal with the worst of the worst and thereby endanger innocent victims.
While survey research is often cited showing public support for repeal of the death penalty, the questions used often do not reflect the narrow nature of New Hampshire's statutes or the exceptionally egregious nature of the murders that may make a defendant subject to the death penalty. Polls after the execution of Timothy McVeigh for his killing of 168 people at the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City showed that support for his execution exceeded 80 percent. And capital punishment still retains popular approval in the democracies of Europe, Japan and India, whether they employ it or not. However, poll numbers should not decide so serious an issue.
Our democracy thrives in part because, compared to many countries in the world, Americans are safe enough to actively participate in our system of self-government. The murder of a law enforcement or judicial officer who is acting in the line of duty is an attack on the rule of law. These crimes are an attack on our civil society. New Hampshire State Police Sgt. Phillip Gaiser, shot three times in the back while on duty, told the commission, 'This man was not trying to kill an individual that night, he was trying to kill a police officer.'
No alternative is sufficient to address legitimate social or penal interests for the narrow categories for capital murder in New Hampshire. That is why the commission concluded: "The killing of a public servant is not unlike an act of war on civilized society, and society, consistent with morality, asserts the right to protect itself from such attacks to preserve the rule of law." Many believe that if our state statute is repealed, Michael Addison's state sentence will be commuted by a federal court. That should not occur.
Discussions of the death penalty are healthy for a civilized society, and reasonable people can disagree. Maintaining the capital punishment statute and applying it sparingly in the most egregious cases, after extraordinary safeguards for the defendant, saves innocent lives. The life of one rape victim, burglary victim, judge, or police officer, saved because a criminal did not kill them for fear of the death penalty, justifies keeping New Hampshire's capital punishment law.
Stephen E. Merrill served as governor of New Hampshire from 1993 to 1997 and state attorney general from 1984 to1989.


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1. Re: best way to align text in fwgroove25 Apr 1, 2012 11:41 AM (in response to future-architect)
I can't tell whether your question is about text alignment, or difficulties aligning objects (with the Align panel). Do you have an example?
Text alignment (e.g., in a paragraph) is something you can adjust in the Properties Inspector—but that may not be what you're referring to.
The Align panel is used to align objects (including text objects) with each other. It can be awkward to use sometimes, because it works by extremes and averages. For instance, if you choose the left align option, it aligns all the selected objects to the position of the left-most object. Similarly, if you choose the top align object, it aligns the selected objects to the position of the top-most object. However, if you choose to center align, then it aligns the selected objects to the mean position. (It's different from Illustrator's Align panel, which allows you to select a "key object".)
A good alternative to the Align panel might be to use Rulers and Guides. If you turn on your Rulers (View > Rulers), you can click and drag from the ruler to the canvas, to add a guide to the canvas and align it to an object. Then you can choose View > Guides > Snap to Guides to make it easier to align other objects to that guide. Text objects are tricky though, because the text box will snap to the guide, and not the text itself. Therefore, you may need to use your eyes to align the objects properly. (The keyboard arrow keys can help you adjust an object's position in small, single-pixel increments.)
For more info on the Align panel and some alternatives, check out this forum response:
2. Re: best way to align text in fwgroove25 Apr 1, 2012 2:13 PM (in response to groove25)
Here's a tip for using the Align panel—for top, bottom, right, or left alignment.
If the object to which you're trying to align isn't the outermost object within the selection, simply move the other objects inward until it is. (You can use the Shift key to help you move the objects horizontally or vertically.) Then apply the Align command.
For example, here I want to left align the blue square to the text. But the text isn't the outermost object; the blue square is. So before I apply the align command, I first move the blue square inward.
Then I apply the left align command, to align the blue square to the text object. A nice thing about the Align commands is that they align the text itself—not the bounding box—to the other objects. Even so, you might need to shift one or more objects by a pixel or two, to achieve the right visual alignment.
3. Re: best way to align text in fwfuture-architect Apr 1, 2012 3:06 PM (in response to groove25)
4. Re: best way to align text in fwgroove25 Apr 1, 2012 4:53 PM (in response to future-architect)
To align the text objects vertically with each other, try selecting them and then choosing "Align top edge", with "To Canvas" off. (I don't know why, but "Align vertical center" and "Align bottom edge" both seem to result in misalignments. Pretty bizarre behavior, actually.) If this doesn't work, then try using rulers and guides, as described in my first response.
To spread out the text objects horizontally, try positioning the first and last objects ("Home" and "Contact") in relation to their slices, then selecting all the text objects and choosing "Distribute horizontal center" to evenly space the remaining items in-between (again with "To Canvas" off). If that doesn't work, then just eyeball it: Use the arrow keys to adjust the horizontal position of each text object until it appears centered.
This is a perfect example of why Fireworks should support the selection of a "key object". If it did, I'd tell you to select each text object and slice individually, choose the slice as a "key object" and then align horizontal and vertical centers. Unfortunately, that's not an option here.
Seriously, though, please take the time to be specific when posting future questions. Hopefully, I've given you plenty of ideas and leads on how to solve this.
5. Re: best way to align text in fwfuture-architect Apr 1, 2012 5:00 PM (in response to groove25)
perfect! thanks, i really appreciate the time you put into explaining all of this for me!
6. Re: best way to align text in fwgroove25 Apr 2, 2012 12:27 AM (in response to future-architect)
OK, I've got to correct myself here, I think.
I just tried this again, and it appears that you can, in fact, select each text object and slice as a pair (click and drag on the canvas, or Command-click in the Layers panel, to select both together) and use "Align vertical center" and "Align horizontal center" to center the text within the slice. That's much easier than I thought.
Here's the caveat: The text has to be positioned inside the slice's bounding box for this to work. But as long as that's the case, it works great.
(If any of the text is positioned outside the slice, even if it overlaps by just a small amount, then both objects will shift position, which makes kind of a mess. So, in your example, "Services" clearly overlaps the slice's bounding box. Before aligning it using this method, you'd want to reposition the text closer to the center of the slice, so that there was no overlap.)
This makes aligning text within a button or slice a lot easier than I thought. Good to know.
7. Re: best way to align text in fwgroove25 Apr 2, 2012 12:47 AM (in response to groove25)
This is my attempt at re-understanding how the Align commands work. Basically, all the alignments depend upon the aggregate selection, which you can visualize by selecting the objects and then choosing the Scale tool (Q) or Free Transform command (Command-T). If one object is contained by another, then the containing object's boundaries are identical to the aggregate's, and only the inner object will be repositioned (ex. 2). Otherwise, both objects may move, depending on the chosen alignment (ex. 1).


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Neighborhood Watch, Block Watch, Town Watch, Crime Watch--whatever the name,
it's one of the most effective and least costly ways to prevent crime and reduce fear.
Neighborhood Watch fights the isolation that crime both creates and feeds upon. It
forges bonds among area residents, helps reduce burglaries and robberies, and
improves relation between police and the communities they serve.
Getting Organized
When a group decides to form a Neighborhood Watch, it:
Contacts the police or sheriff's department or local crime prevention organization for
help in training members in home security and reporting skills and for information on
local crime patterns.
Selects a coordinator and block captains who are responsible for organizing meetings
and relaying information to members.
Recruit members, keeping up-to-date on new residents and making special efforts to
involve the elderly, working parents, and young people.
Works with local government or law enforcement to put up Neighboorhood Watch
signs, usually after or least 50 percent of all households are enrolled.
Neighbors Look For...
Someone screaming or shouting for help.
Someone looking into windows and parked cars.
Unusual noises.
Property being taken out of houses where no one is at home or closed businesses.
Cars, vans, or trucks moving slowing with no apparent destination, or without lights.
Anyone being forced into a vehicle.
A stranger sitting in a car or stopping to talk to a child.
Abandoned cars.
Report these incidents to the police of sheriff's department. Talk about the problem with your neighbors.
How to Report
Give your name and address.
Briefly describe the event--what happened, when, where, and who was involved.
Describe the suspect: sex and race, age, height, weight, hair color, clothing,
distinctive characteristics such a beard, mustache, scars, or accent.
Describe the vehicle if one was involved: color, make, model, year, licens plate, and
special features such as stickers, dents, or decals.
Staying Alive
It's an unfortunate fact that when a neighborhood crime crisis goes away, so does
enthusiasm for Neighborhood Watch. Work to keep your Watch group a vital force for
community well-being.
Organize regular meetings that focus on current issues such as drug abuse, "hate" or
bias-motivated violence, crime in schools, child care before and after school,
recreational activities for young people, and victim services.
Organize community patrols to walk around streets or apartment complexes and alert
police to crime and suspicious activities and identify problems needing attention.
People in cars with cellular phones or CB radios can patrol.
Adopt a park or school playground. Pick up litter, repair broken equipment, paint
over graffiti.
Work with local building code officials to require dead bolt locks, smoke alarms and
other safety devices in new and existing homes and commercial buildings.
Publish a newsletter that gives prevention tips and local crime news, recognizes
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LocalizationThe original SNES release of Final Fantasy IV in the West was dubbed Final Fantasy II removed several abilities the player-controlled characters could use in battles, and was generally noticeable easier than the Japanese version. It also changed some of the character's names, e.g. Gilbert the Bard was renamed Edward, the summon monster Ramuh became Indra, etc. That release also omitted or censored some dialogue lines and scenes:
- Dancers wear their dresses all the time as opposed to the bikinis they wore in the Japanese version
- The blade that was dangling over Rosa's head in the Tower of Zott became a big iron ball
- Much of the dialogue concerning the relationship between Cecil and Rosa and another character's jealousy was removed
- Most of the swear words were removed, especially Palom's lines
- Cecil and Kain had more developed background stories in the original version
- Cecil and Rosa shared a passionate kiss after he rescues her in the Tower of Zott. The animation of them kissing was taken out
- In Castle Jiott, there was an entire room removed: the Programmers's Room, where the player could talk to developers and even fight some of them. That room also contained a Porno Book that caused Cecil to have "dirty thoughts" when used.
You spoony bard!The English translation of the SNES version contained a phrase that later became popular. At a certain point, the old mage Tellah gets angry at the bard Edward and tells him: "You spoony bard!". The awkward phrase became a cult favorite among fans. When a new English translation was made for the Playstation version, "you spoony bard" was kept intact, for the old time's sake.
But what does Tellah really call Edward (or Gilbert, in Japanese version)? In fact, the only word he says is 貴様 (kisama), literally "precious image", one of the many Japanese words for the pronoun "you". Despite the noble etymology, "kisama" is a very rough, insulting kind of "you"; using it is an equivalent to calling a person "bastard" or "son of a bitch" in English. We can only guess how this insulting "you" ended up translated as "spoony bard".
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40 anni per il Falier
40 anni rifugio Falier takes a beautiful line which cuts straight through the impressive pillar, visible from the hut below. First ascended over three days by Slovak climbers Igor Koller and Dino Kuran, it was freed by Roland Mittersteiner and Oliver Renzler in summer 2010. The duo replaced all the original 8mm bolts and added a new bolt on the second crux pitch immediatly above the belay for safety reasons. The first four pitches mustn't be underestimated (!) and act as a "warm-up" to the system of cracks which, with interesting and varied climbing, lead to the top of the pillar.
Take the motorway A22 Modena-Brennero and exit, after Bolzano, at Ora. Drive up the Val di Fiemme to Predazzo, then up the Val di Fassa to Canazei. Continue on up to Passo Fedaia and then descend to Malga Ciapela.
From the car park at Malga Ciapela take path no. 610 to Rifugio Onorato Falier (2080m), nestled beneath the South Face of the Marmolada (1.15 hrs from Malga Ciapela). From Rif. Falier follow path no. 610, to the narrow hairpin bends where it points up to Passo d'Ombretta (west); traverse right (east) across alpine meadows upwards to a ramp that leads up the pedestal to the base of the routes.
P1: 6c, 40m
P2: 6c, 30m
P3: 6b/c, 40m
P4: 6b, 45m
P5: 7c+, 35m
P6: 7b, 30m
P7: 7c+, 35m
P8: 7a, 45m
P9: 6a/5c, 40m
Abseil down the route, 50m ropes suffice
Necessary a complete set of camming devices, including a selection of large ones. There are very few in-situ pegs, almost all the pitches require additional friends and nuts. A bolt marks the startt.
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I recently bought a second hand HVAC pump for repairing compsand boards. It's a Wigam DIP 402EV and it pulls a very decent vacuum, so much so that i have to have a valve and let air into the system to regulate the vacuum.
The problem is that these pumps are not made for pulling air and they start burning oil. Does anyone have experience with using these pumps for vaccum bagging and tell me if they can they keep on working for the time it takes the resin to set?


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In the three years of her "Let's Move" campaign, Michelle Obama has employed the help of America's biggest stars.
First was Beyoncé's catchy work out video and surprise school appearances, and now there's Big Bird.
The giant yellow-feathered favorite is the newest star to join the First Lady in her quest to promote a healthier, more active America.
Mrs. Obama and Big Bird star together in new public service announcements (PSA) that will be distributed to 320 PBS Stations by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street.
"The new PSAs feature Mrs. Obama and Big Bird in the White House showing kids how easy and delicious it is to eat healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables and demonstrating fun ways to get active like dancing and jumping," according to a statement from the White House.
This isn't the first time Big Bird has dabbled in politics. Last year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney threatened to cut PBS' government funding, spurring waves of public concern for the yellow giant and his Sesame Street friends.
Big Bird's starring role in these new PSAs come as Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign reaches its three-year anniversary.
Mrs. Obama launched "Let's Move" in February 2010. A White House statement says effort has brought together "parents, business leaders, educators, elected officials, military leaders, chefs, physicians, athletes, childcare providers, community and faith leaders, and kids themselves" to improve the health of children.
Living active, healthy lifestyles is an ongoing issue for South Los Angeles, where obesity rates are high and diabetes a widespread issue.
The First Lady visited nearby Inglewood last year for an event led by California FreshWorks. This organization announced an effort to increase the number of grocery stores in underserved areas -- including locations throughout South L.A.
"Take what appears to be a tough problem and you bring a little hope to it," Mrs. Obama said of the FreshWorks program at last year's event.
But perhaps one of the biggest effects of Mrs. Obama's "Let's Move" campaign is the abundance of dancing and viral YouTube videos that have surfaced as a result.
The First Lady has joined a slew of celebrites and elementary school kids in a whole lot of moving and shaking -- and, the Dougie.
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Next time you go to toss that "flushable" wipe in the toilet, you might want to consider a request from your sewer utility: Don't.
Sewer agencies across the country say the rapidly growing use of pre-moistened "personal" wipes -- used most often by potty-training toddlers and people seeking what's advertised as a more "thorough" cleaning than toilet paper -- are clogging pipes and jamming pumps.
Utilities struggling with aging infrastructure have wrestled for years with the problem of "ragging" -- when baby wipes, floss, paper towels and other items not designed for flushing entangle sewer pumps.
The latest menace, officials say, is that wipes and other products, including pop-off scrubbers on toilet-cleaning wands, are increasingly being marketed as "flushable." Even ever-thickening, super-soft toilet paper is worrisome because it takes longer to disintegrate, some say.
"Just because you can flush it doesn't mean you should," said I.J. Hudson, a spokesman for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, which handles sewage for 1.8 million Maryland residents in Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
The result: Utility officials say crews needed for less preventable sewer maintenance and repairs are being deployed instead to wipes patrol.
The WSSC has spent more than $1 million to install heavy-duty grinders to shred wipes and other debris before they reach pumps on the way to the treatment plant, Hudson said. Officials with the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority say that more than 500 man-hours have been devoted over the past 12 months to removing stuck wipes and repairing broken equipment. Anne Arundel County, Md. officials blame wipes on a 35 percent jump in broken pumps and clogged sewer lines over the past several years.
The wipes also contribute to blockages that cause sewage to overflow into streams and back up into basements.
This summer, a 15-ton glob of wipes and hardened cooking grease the size of a bus -- and nicknamed "Fatberg" by the Brits -- was discovered in a London sewer pipe after residents complained of toilets that would not flush.
What constitutes "flushable" might soon get federal oversight. Officials of the wastewater industry and wipe manufacturers say the Federal Trade Commission recently asked for data as part of an investigation into the "flushable" label. A spokeswoman said the FTC does not confirm ongoing inquiries unless it takes action.
Wipe manufacturers say they are trying to reduce wear and tear on sewer systems and septic tanks. A trade group, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is forming a technical work group with utility officials to sort through differences over how wipes should be tested for flushability and how quickly they should be required to break apart.
The two sides have worked on the issue since at least 2007 but stepped up discussions this summer after the trade association released an updated "Code of Practice" for wipes manufacturers. The guidelines, which are voluntary, spell out seven tests that a product should pass before being marketed as "flushable." They also suggest making "Do Not Flush" logos -- an encircled person and toilet with a slash -- more prominent on those that do not pass but are commonly used in bathrooms.
Dave Rousse, president of the fabrics group, said the primary problem lies with people flushing paper towels, baby wipes and other products not advertised -- or designed -- for toilets. Consumers want baby wipes in particular to be durable enough to withstand finger "poke-through," he said.
"We all agree the solution to the problem is to reduce the burden on wastewater treatment systems," Rousse said. "We agree we need to label products appropriately and educate the public to flush responsibly -- to look for and obey disposal instructions."
Utility officials say that one of the manufacturers' key tests for wipes marketed as "flushable" does not mimic real-life sewer systems. The "slosh box" test requires that at least one-quarter of a wipe agitated in water be broken into pieces small enough to pass through a small sieve within three hours. However, utility officials say wipes can reach a pump within a couple of minutes. Moreover, many sewer systems move sewage primarily via downhill gravity and are not nearly as hard on the wipes as the agitation test, utility officials say.
Manufacturers disagree, saying their newly streamlined tests ensure that wipes marketed as "flushable" are safe for sewer and septic systems.
Utility officials say they need to solve their differences soon. The wipes industry, catering to consumer demand for convenient personal and household cleaning products, is booming.
Think twice about what you flush
Next time you go to toss that "flushable" wipe in the toilet, you might want to consider a request from your sewer utility: Don't.


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Robert Hinze, 84 - May 23, 2007
Robert "Bob" Otto Emil Hinze, 84, of Gothenburg, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital.
Services were held on Tuesday, May 22, at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Bill Terry officiating. Burial was at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Hinze was born on Nov. 3, 1922, to Otto Alfred and Pearl Louise (Bauman) Hinze, at the family home in Surprise.
He grew up in Surprise attending Green Leaf Elementary and Surprise High School. Following his sophomore year in high school, he and his family moved to Gothenburg.
Hinze attended his junior and senior years at Gothenburg High School, graduating in 1941. After high school, he attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
He then returned to the family farm, due partly to his father's illness, which was the beginning of his career in agriculture. Later, because of his deep respect for higher education, he saw to it that his four sons achieved their educational goals.
On March 2, 1947, he married Esther Leona Stevens at the Zion Lutheran Church of Gothenburg. To this union, four sons were born, Steven, Grant, Mathieu and Mark.
Hinze and his wife made their home north of Gothenburg where he farmed and ranched until they moved to town in 2006.
He was a member of the Masonic Temple in Gothenburg and was also a member of the Zion Lutheran Church where he played the piano and organ from 1941 until 1971, and was a member of the choir from 1939 until present as well as being active in many other aspects of the church.
?Hinze enjoyed baseball, playing semi-pro ball for the "Sodbusters," having a true love of the game of baseball, which he passed onto his boys, according to family members. He also enjoyed flat shooting rifles, farming and ranching.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Otto A. in 1962, and Pearl L. in 1984; a sister, Luberta Harrington in 2005.
Survivors include: his wife of 60 years, Esther Leona of Gothenburg; four sons—Steven Robert (Shari) of North Platte, Grant Joel (Kay) of Holdrege, Mathieu Lane (Julie) of Lincoln, and Mark Reed (Janice) of Hastings; 15 grandchildren—Robert C. (Jennifer), Todd S. (Lori), Michelle L., Monte J., Jamie K. (Joe), Megan L., Janelle L., Creighton J., Garth A. (Holly), Erin E. (Timothy), Halley M., Wilson, Jason, Trent and Timothy (Alicia); six great-grandchildren—Steven, Malcolm, Isaac, Madalin, Jacquelyn, Zachary Alex and a great-grandchild on-the-way.
Memorials are suggested to the Zion Lutheran Church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blase strauser.com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg.
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Chelsio Communications, a leading provider of 10Gb Ethernet Unified Wire Adapters, ASICs and Unified Storage software solutions, today announced a media streaming enhancement to its T4 Unified Wire adapters targeted at high performance content delivery applications. The Chelsio StreamEngin adds video segmentation offload and per-stream rate limiting functionality to the TCP and UDP offload capabilities of the T4 Unified Wire adapters to significantly reduce CPU utilization, increase video and content delivery capacity and improve service quality.
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Tailored for video content, the StreamEngine segmentation offload technology moves the processing required to packetize video data and control its transmission rate from the server to the network adapter. Video Segmentation Offload (VSO) increases performance and dramatically reduces CPU overhead, allowing significantly higher capacity using the same server hardware. Without VSO support, video server software needs to packetize payload into frames, process each frame individually through the network stack and schedule individual frame transmission, resulting in millions of system calls and packet traversal through all protocol layers in the operating system to the network adapter.
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View From the Hotel Lobby
I had a chance to chat with an employee madly tidying up the Marriott lobby in the wake of the Republican Party election night gathering. He told me his roommate participated in the campaign to get the minimum wage ordinance passed.
"I was totally for it," he said. "I think a lot of the people I work with didn't even know about it, but I'm really glad it passed. I think it could help a lot, and I like that it goes up with the cost of living."
He nodded toward the crowd filtering out of the ballroom.
"I've been waiting to see some tears—even just one. And I finally did," he said, grinning. "I feel much better now."


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Oct. 12--Tuesday Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed an executive order naming Interstate 865 after Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Sr. in recognition of his service and contributions to the State of Indiana and the nation as an entrepreneur, decorated military veteran, and community leader.
Interstate 865 is the east-west connector between I-65 and I-465 in southern Boone County. The Indiana Department of Transportation has marked the highway with signage designating it the "Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Sr. Highway."
Holcomb said that throughout his life Fehsenfeld "has supported innovations in the energy field, including establishing the Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental & Ecological Engineering and the Purdue Energy Fund at his alma mater, Purdue University."
Fehsenfeld is a lifelong Hoosier and founder of The Heritage Group in Indianapolis, which is involved in energy sales and marketing, environmental services, chemical refining, and more worldwide.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps at 18 and served in World War II, flying in 86 missions in Europe while assigned to the 354th Fighter Group. According to barnstormers.com, Fehsenfeld came within one kill of becoming an ace, shooting down three FW-190 fighters and one Ju-188 medium bomber, as well as destroying three FW-190s on the ground. He was awarded the Air Medal with three Silver Oak Leaf Clusters and the Silver Star. After the war he served in the Indiana Air National Guard.
Fehsenfeld graduated Purdue University in 1948, then joined the family business. A profile of him published in Asphalt: The Magazine of the Asphalt Institute noted his work in innovating the delivery of asphalt materials, creating new methods of paving roads, and establishing The Heritage Group as a research vehicle into pavement technology.
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Community Engagement on HIV Policy: Are Town Halls Meaningful Enough?
By Catherine Hanssens, Esq.
August 25, 2009
This blog previously appeared on The Center for HIV Law and Policy's Web site and has been reprinted with permission.
One of the highlighted events during the national AIDS prevention conference in Atlanta this week is the town hall meeting scheduled for this evening, Tuesday, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Jeff Crowley, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), will hear from conference attendees and others on their views of the development of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). This and a dozen other town hall meetings scheduled all across the country have been planned to "engage the public in meaningful ways," as the White House website puts it, in the development of a long-overdue national strategy to address the U.S. domestic HIV epidemic. ONAP also plans to get input from a soon-to-be-reconstituted President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), and from input posted on a new page for that purpose appearing on www.whitehouse.gov.
Efforts are underway to help people make their comments at these town hall meetings as useful as possible. Starting with the Atlanta town hall, advocates in 13 different locations will have about 90 minutes (assuming things start and end on time, and minus introductions and wrap-up) to tell Crowley their views. This is a start towards making a reality out of manifestos such as the Denver Principles, which call for inclusion of people with HIV in every level of decision-making in the policies and organizations affecting their lives. But is this step enough? Is this opportunity for input sufficiently meaningful?
There is a fundamental difference between real participation in the process of creating a National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and offering input through forums where community stakeholders lack access to actual drafts of a plan or are limited to reacting to a strategy crafted without their direct involvement. Those who've worked on legislation or tried to provide input on pending regulations know that it is far more difficult to have any influence from outside the process than it is when you are inside. Comments submitted on draft regulations, for example, rarely will secure significant changes once the administering agency has committed itself to a version of those regulations, particularly if that agency has a policy agenda at odds with community preferences. In contrast, a call for inclusion of community representatives in the recent CDC consultation to develop new guidelines for HIV testing in non-clinical settings resulted in sufficient inclusion to produce subcommittee recommendations reflecting an understanding by community reps' on-the-ground of the policies needed to address the populations they serve. It is far more difficult to ignore or marginalize the views of stakeholders when they are at the table and part of the plan development from the start.
In response to demands for something more than town halls, a website, and PACHA as a way to weigh in on a national AIDS strategy, ONAP offered some reasons why more direct involvement in the task force Crowley will chair couldn't include consumers.One was that inclusion of consumers in meetings with government task force members would dilute the latters' investment in the strategy itself, and inhibit free discussion.Another was that federal law -- the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), to be specific -- restricts community participation.
As for fears of an inhibited and divested interagency task force, members of that task force need to understand from the get-go that community involvement and investment in the plan and its implementation is at least as vital. People with HIV and their advocates are and should be treated as a powerful, valuable resource in this process. If a government agency representative is inclined to think that agencies know best and that the views of people with HIV are not relevant to a plan to prevent its further transmission, I think it's in our job to make sure that person does feel inhibited.
As for the FACA, that dog just won't hunt. FACA was created to ensure transparency of the many existing advisory committees, councils, boards and similar groups that advise member of the executive branch, not to prohibit them.FACA requires that membership on advisory committees be balanced, and has certain procedural requirements for the creation and conduct of these committees, but none of these requirements are particularly burdensome (PACHA is an example of such an advisory committee). But FACA doesn't even apply to consumer subcommittees that don't report directly to the President or government officials but instead develop info, statistics, reports and even recommendations for government task forces or advisory committees.
A NHAS process that involves a task force made up of multiple agencies needs the participation of people with HIV and their advocates who are familiar with the work of each of these agencies and who can be prepared to hold them accountable in their contributions and commitments to a national plan.A more democratic process, with sufficient community representatives to address needs that relate to each participating agency's mandate, will produce not only a substantively better strategy, but one far more likely to secure wide community understanding and support.
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USA TODAY Sports' Jarrett Bell, Chris Strauss and Lorenzo Reyes discuss all things for the upcoming NFL draft, including best fits, sleepers lurking and teams that could make noise with trades. USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK — The man widely hailed as the top prospect in the NFL draft flashed a huge grin, then pretty much zipped his lips.
If the Houston Texans have told Jadeveon Clowney that he will indeed become the first pick Thursday night on the stage at Radio City Music Hall, the defensive end who-might-be-a-linebacker would not spill the secret.
"I'm not saying," Clowney told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday, while attending an NFL community event at a waterside park. "I'm just waiting."
Clowney's waited long enough, and he knows it. He was among 30 top prospects invited to the draft, and might have the shortest wait in the green room. But after weeks of speculation, nitpicking, comparisons and projections, this whole draft process has gotten rather old.
And he acknowledges the process has taught him a lot about patience.
MOCK DRAFT: Who joins Clowney as top-five pick?
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Remember, for years the draft has been held in late April. Yet after a scheduling conflict at the venue pushed the draft back two weeks, the league is considering staging future drafts in May.
"I'm ready for it to be over," Clowney said. "I've been tired of this. I wish the draft was like two or three weeks ago."
Nothing like some suspense for what the experts swear is the deepest draft in years.
"Always, man, always," he said.
Clowney offered a snapshot into his persona during the outing the league organized to promote youth fitness. He seemed like a man without a worry in the world. He seemed to not only enjoy engaging with the elementary school kids who played games with the players, but also had a time in mingling with the other draft prospects on hand.
BRENNAN: Will the NFL take over the entire calendar?
POSITION RANKINGS: Top prospects at each position
When he met with the media, he was engaging and funny. Someone asked what his reaction would be if he's picked No. 1, and Clowney, 6-6, 275, looked to the sky, opened his mouth and froze the pose.
He also didn't appear to be fazed by multiple questions about one of the big knocks about him that has followed him for months — that he supposedly has a questionable work ethic.
John McClain, The Houston Chronicle's veteran NFL writer, asked whether he could transition from college defensive end to outside linebacker in the Texans' 3-4 scheme. Clowney gave him an incredulous, how-dare-you glare.
"Could I?" he said. "You know I could do that."
Romeo Crennel, the new Houston Texans defensive coordinator on Bill O'Brien's staff, might be salivating over the prospect of aligning Clowney on the opposite side of J.J. Watt, who has quickly developed into one of the NFL's best defensive players.
The top NFL prospects are in New York for the 2014 draft, and a some discuss what they bring to the table and the pro players they hope they can compare to. USA TODAY Sports
That would not be an ideal scenario for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, who would have to stare at a potentially devastating duo at least twice a year for seasons to come in the AFC South.
Memo to Luck: Keep head on swivel.
But first things first. The Texans need to make the No. 1 pick official.
Texans general manager Rick Smith said last week that he already knows which player he would select with the top pick, but he's also exploring all options.
The door is open for the Texans to be wooed by a trade offer that would be too good to refuse.
Still, an overwhelming chorus — which includes Houston owner Bob McNair — rates Clowney as the best prospect in the draft. Nevermind that he had just three sacks last season, after posting 13 sacks as a sophomore. He's what they call a once-in-a-generation talent, handily compared to Hall of Famer Bruce Smith, the No. 1 pick overall in 1985.
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Yet here's a contrast to Smith. When the Bills decided on Smith, there was no pre-draft drama. Buffalo told Smith at least two months before the draft he would be the No. 1 pick — an idea that almost seems impossible in today's NFL environment.
If Clowney's all that, then why the drama?
Clowney says he's done his part to realize the dream he's had for years, to go No. 1 overall.
"That was one of my biggest goals, to leave no doubt in anyone's eyes," he said.
Ah, but there is still doubt. As Clowney played with the kids, NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock, one of the most respected draftniks in the genre, stood nearby and offered his caution.
"I think he is the most talented defensive end on the planet," Mayock said. "But I'm not convinced he wants it every week."
Clowney has heard such skepticism repeatedly. He shrugs.
"You can't listen," he said. "The guys saying it, they don't know. They haven't been around me. Whatever team I get chosen by, they'll know. They'll let you know what's going on. 'He's a good worker. ... He's not a good worker.' "
At this point, you wonder how shocked Clowney would be on Thursday night if he's not the one chosen to christen the draft.
"I have no control over it," he said. "It's whatever the team needs. If the team needs me, I'm ready to go."
There was one other that needed to be cleared up on the eve of the draft.
It's his name. Phonetically, it's pronounced, Jah-DEV-ee-on.
People always get it wrong.
"I deal with it," he said. "My mom gave it to me, and it's unique. I love it. You'll never find another Jadeveon Clowney in this world."
Which is exactly what a lot of scouts have been saying all along.
Follow national NFL columnist Jarrett Bell on Twitter at @JarrettBell.


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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Paris Saint-Valentin Report
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Sigh...they do romance so perfectly, les chocolatiers.. (sauf one..) Heart healthy in a different way, practically essential, non? :)ReplyDelete
I actually do enjoy Valentines day...No, I have never had a romantic one. Yes, I have a very loving and attentive husband who makes the most of each day we have together, so trying to impress the point on Valentines day is not necessary....no, my love of Valentines day comes from the decision I made whilst quite alone (a singleton) in my college years, and thought I would make the day a celebration of the love of family and friends...a "you are loved, and thank you for your care of me" opportunity. I find quotes, poems, make homemade cards, give tasty treats, and try to put out heart shaped surprises throughout the day: heart shaped pancakes, heart shaped notes in backpacks for example. Love the chocolates (what beauties) you shared, thank you. And your boxers were my favorites....actually, I am going to attempt to make heart shaped macarons for my family this Valentines...wished I could have you taste test them...I will report back. Glad you are getting a thorough check...be safe and keep warm.ReplyDelete
This is a lovely post for Valentine's Day! Your watercolor technique/work is amazing!ReplyDelete
I have to say my favorite item on this post is the boxers. It's cuter than red kisses! :D
Dear Amy!ReplyDelete
Please do yourself a BIG favor and trade in the Dove chocolates for something imported from World Wide Chocolates
So glad to hear you 're mending! Do you think Bill has time to get a passport so he can grab my Valentine at Laduree? I have been very slck in the hinting department!ReplyDelete
And, never underestimate the power of a Dove chocolate....they used to get me through some tough days! Although, I have to agree on your WW Choc recommendation!
I'm so glad to hear you're doing a bit better, Carol. Love the watercolor--very nice!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! I'd be pleased to recieve any of them.ReplyDelete
Ooh La la...rrrrrrrrrrrred and chocolate. Romance Romance....The city must be carried on it with windows filled like this, even to make the metro run..and Parisien hearts dance..:) Sigh. And major yums!ReplyDelete
Vite, vite, get better Carol! Until then, I will settle for any of these Valentine's sweets:ReplyDelete
What a pretty cherub and hot boxers.ReplyDelete
I loved your Paris spoons, by the way. I like how you left one "free."
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In Defense Of PDA: 8 Reasons To Suck Face In Public
PDA is a social quirk that drives some people crazy. These chaste model citizens tend to argue that making out in public is indecent, disgusting, and even lewd. And while their complaints may have held some validity just a few decades ago, society is now over-saturated with reality tv make-outs, internet porn, and stripped-down celebs. Down with the naysayers who are down with love! Public displays of affection can be cute, inspiring, or hilariously entertaining. Here are the eight best reasons you should pucker up in public.[ITPGallery]


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Why Romney will dominate AmSam GOP Caucus
In Mitt Romney's methodical quest to pick up delegates from all corners of the Republican map, the South Pacific island of American Samoa, whose Republicans gather to caucus votes next Tuesday, could be an obscure gold mine for him.
That's because the U.S. territory — which carries nine primary delegates despite not having a vote in Congress — is more than 25 percent Mormon.
In fact, there are more Latter-Day Saints per capita in American Samoa than almost any other country or territory in the world, according to statistics published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
It may be a little-known piece of trivia outside the Church, but it seems clear the Romney campaign has connected the dots. At a strategy briefing earlier this week in Boston, an aide specifically cited the South Pacific as a place where they expected their candidate to perform well.


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At long last, here is the final word on the very best wines available in California in 2010. Why are they the best? Well, let's just say that as an arbiter of taste, no one comes even close to me around these parts. Others try, but due to the unique concentration of super taster quantities of taste buds, as well as my $1M insured nose, I know which wines are the best.
OK, all kidding aside, a few things which you will likely intimate from this list, but it doesn't hurt to spell them out:
The list is highly subjective. Wine is subjective, so why water down this fact?
As someone responsible for buying Spanish wines where I work, there is a strong Spanish representation.
As a lover of sherry, two of these underappreciated wines are represented.
As someone whose allocation of Equipo Navazos/La Bota sherries is inexplicably delayed, none of these critic's/wine geeks' darlings are on the list (ok, that is not why they are not on here; see the listed sherries below for more).
How is such a list compiled? In this case, and contrary to many other year end lists, it's about as unscientific as you can get. However, there is still a loosely knit, though carefully considered, thought process involved. There is the pleasure principle, of course, i.e. how much of this wine could I gulp down in one sitting, or have I gulped down year to date? Often times, such a wine is a great value as well. Perhaps a wine really caught me off guard, surprised me in an unexpected, delightful way. On occasion, a wine is more important than what is inside the bottle. It transcends, challenges, or perhaps points the way ahead for others to follow? Any and all of these considerations come in to play for the Top 11 list below. Enjoy.
And since this is likely the last substantive post for the year (maybe a quick 1-2 paragraph post or youtube ahead, but not likely anything beyond that), I'd like to thank everyone for continuing to read, comment, question, correct, and show some involvement on this blog. All of you keep it interesting and keep me engaged.
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2009 Domaine de la Pepiere "Clos de Briords" Vieilles Vignes Muscadet Severe et Maine Sur Lie
So pure, refreshing, balanced, and delicious, it is hard to stash any of this away without drinking all of it. Somehow the precociousness of Marc Olivier's Briords has made me completely forget about buying any of the basic classique bottling. A wrong to be righted when I buy a case of it this January.
2009 Natural Process Alliance Sauvignon Blanc O'Neel Family
A most unique and unusual white wine. If you are drinking this with unexperienced and/or unexpecting wine drinkers, it is likely to offend, or at the least perplex, someone in your drinking party. Intense SB herbaceousness coupled with an equally intense extended skin maceration pungency, make this a controversial but in my judgement unusually delicious wine. Over 8g/l tartaric acid, just 6ppm total sulhpur, so yeah: this is not for everyone. If you are one of the few people to not hear about NPA, the wine is only sold to restaurants within a 150 mile radius of the production facility, packed in klean kanteens which are poured, swapped out for newly filled ones, cleaned and filled again at the winery. Innovative, environmentally responsible, and most importantly, delicious wine.
2005 Els Jelipins
This blend of garnacha and sumoll from the Penedes is precious, both in terms of limited production as well as price (you will likely pay upwards of $80 for it, if you can find any). The narrative here is compelling: husband/wife team Glòria Garriga and Oriol Illa make some of the most highly sought after wines for the top name in Priorat, do not enjoy drinking their extracted, "enriched" vinous product, and decide to strike out on their own to make more honest wines that are more to their liking. I'm glad they did; this might be the most promising, delicious and polished of Spain's burgeoning natural wines.
Valdespino "Inocente" Fino Jerez
While the oldest continously running bodega in Jerez may be more famous in some circles for supplying Equipo Navazos with some excellent botas of fino, I would argue that theirs is the superior bottling: every bit as rich and mineral, but with more vivid fruit and purity. Also, it is packaged in 375 ml's for those who enjoy taking a half bottle of delicious fino straight to the cabeza.
Argueso Amontillado Sanlucar de Barrameda
If you are looking for a classic, bone dry, tangy amontillado, with all of the dried citrus, slightly candied and nutty aromas but absolutely zero perceptible sweetness on the palate, might I suggest this manzanilla amontillado?
2005 GD Vajra Barolo Albe
Earlier this year, I bought some bottles of this delicious young Barolo, and though I really enjoyed it (especially for the modest $30 tariff) I wanted to be sure that the spot was well deserved. After drinking half a bottle (and exercising some restraint to stop at 2.5 glasses) earlier tonight, I can absolutely say that this wine has earned its place here. Open and fruity for a young Barolo, but with crisp, pure red fruits, classic nebbiolo tannin (not as noticeable as usual to the generosity of fruit), and a lightness in touch that tells all of the extracted, oaky Piemontese big guns to go back to the drawing board (or, more appropriately, the dining room table) to figure out what people want to drink.
2000 Houillon/Overnoy Savagnin Arbois Pupillin (sous voile)
Just a mind boggling, bright as the day is long, classic expression of savagnin grapes undereath a thin veil of flor. Thanks to Guilhaume Gerard, one of the more passionate advocates of Jura wines, for sharing this bottle.
Jose Michel Brut Reserve
While his son Bruno Michel makes mouthwateringly juicy and delicious pinot meunier based champagnes at his own domaine (the eponymous Bruno Michel), this pinot meunier based champagne was more dark fruited and seriously structured. Drier as well. At $58 on the list it was also easily the best deal on a wine list I came across this year.
08 Mendall Finca L'abeurador Macabeu
Owner/vigneron/PVN organizer Laureano Serres' enthusiasm is contagious. His un-sulphured wines are works in progress, with what many would view as flaws presenting themselves in most of the range. Some slightly longer than usual skin maceration qualities reveal themselves, but are not defining features of the wine. I look forward to seeing how Laureano's wines evolve from year to year.
2001 Bodegas Casa Juan Señor de Lesmos Reserva Rioja
From the intrepid members of my more French wine inclined tasting group, to one of my favorite Spanish wine importers, to customers where I work, many have been taken with the unique expressions of Rioja from this Laguardia based family bodega. Heck, even the renowned Fat Boy has purchased quantites of this spicy, purely fruited not uber traditional yet uber expressive take on Rioja. It will likely be at its best five years from now.
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The Vancouver Canucks play the first game in back-to-back nights against division rival Colorado Avalanche, as they wrap up their record-long road trip. Tonight's game is their penultimate game on this 14 game road trip, as they return home on Saturday for the first time in over 6 weeks.
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The two stats that stand out to me about the Avs is that they don't hit and they aren't a good faceoff team. If the Canucks can set a physical tone early and starting hitting the young Avalanche team, they should be able to control the flow of the game. More important in controlling the flow of the game is to control the puck, and the Canucks can do that by winning faceoffs, and owning the puck.
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