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Chile, like California, is so diverse that the country can produce just about any type of wine. Cool coastal areas are the sources of interesting chardonnays, pinot noirs and syrahs; warmer areas produce intriguing carmenere, a red variety regarded by some as Chile's signature variety. (Nearly all of the world's carmenere is grown in Chile.)
But I think you'll find the most consistent value among cabernet sauvignon — by far the most widely planted grape variety and the workhorse of the industry — and sauvignon blanc.
Sometimes it seems as if Chile is trying to shake its image as a source of good-value wines. There's no question that the country's vintners, both the small, artisanal ones and the big guys, such as Concha y Toro, are making some outstanding higher-priced wines, and Chile is trying to get the word out. But the lower-priced cabs and sauvignon blancs can be real finds for consumers in search of bargains for everyday drinking.
There aren't many $12-$15 California cabernet sauvignons that offer the kind of quality you'll find in that price range from Chile. More than 100,000 acres of cabernet are planted in Chile, more than triple the acreage of the No. 2 variety, chardonnay. Much of that cab is planted in Chile's fertile, high-yielding central valley, which keeps costs down. Some cheap cab does taste thin and dull, but it's not hard to find some outstanding values.
A good example is the 2010 Cono Sur "Bicicleta" Cabernet Sauvignon ($12), from a winery that every year puts more of its large vineyard holdings under organic certification. The wine is plump, round and easy to drink, with bright cherry, a slight peppery note and medium tannins. Other bargains include the 2010 Calcu Cabernet Sauvignon ($14), which offers lively black fruit with a note of cracked pepper and very firm tannins, and the 2010 Casa Silva Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($13), with its red cherry and spice flavors.
The Apalta subregion of the Colchagua appellation is home to famous wineries, such as Montes and Lapostolle's Clos Apalta. But it's also the source of a very affordable cab, the 2011 Apaltagua Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($12), which displays lively black cherry fruit, accented by spicy and smoky notes.
The cabernets of Vina Koyle are a little more expensive and harder to find, but they're worth the money and effort. The winery was started in 2006 by members of the Undurraga family, which has been in the wine business since the late 1800s, and the 200 acres of vineyards are certified biodynamic. The 2009 Vina Koyle Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($17) is fresh and lively, with black cherry, spice, mocha and sturdy tannins, while the 2009 Vina Koyle Royale Cabernet Sauvignon ($26) is darker, denser and more savory, with black fruit, a hint of anise and firm tannins.
Another good value, although it's also a bit more expensive, is Concha y Toro's 2010 Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon ($22), which is dark, dense and slightly earthy, with black fruit and notes of anise and pencil lead.
Two other modestly priced cabs worth noting are the 2011 Emiliana "Natura" Cabernet Sauvignon ($11), made from organically grown grapes, which offers bright black cherry fruit and a slight leafy note, and the 2010 Casa Silva Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($13), a medium-weight wine with bright red cherry and some spiciness.
The best growing areas for cabernet sauvignon are considered to be Maipo, Colchagua and Aconcagua, although many of the low-priced bottles will carry the designation "Valle Central," which includes Maipo and Colchagua, among other areas.
As for sauvignon blanc, Chile is the best source I know of for some tremendous values. Although there is some lackluster stuff from the warmer areas, the cool-climate wines — from areas such as the coastal Casablanca and San Antonio valleys — can be really delicious, especially considering their modest prices. They have a vivid freshness that should make them appeal to many fans of the pungent sauvignon blancs from New Zealand.
For example, the 2012 Penalolen Sauvignon Blanc ($13) from Limari, an up-and-coming cool area better known for chardonnay, is bright, citrusy and slightly grassy. The 2012 Emiliana "Novas" Sauvignon Blanc ($14) from San Antonio Valley is fresh and persistent, with pink grapefruit flavors, while another San Antonio Valley wine, the 2012 Cono Sur Organically Grown Sauvignon Blanc ($14), offers more herbal flavors. And the 2011 William Cole Columbine Reserve Sauvignon Blanc ($16), from Casablanca Valley, is bright, herbal and pungent, with citrus and tomato stem and a long finish.
The 2012 Calcu Sauvignon Blanc ($14) is from Colchagua, but the grapes are grown in the foothills of the Andes, a somewhat cooler spot. The wine is tart and citrusy, with notes of white peach and tomato stem. For a little more money, the 2011 Marques de Casa Concha Sauvignon Blanc ($18), from Concha y Toro, is quite fresh, with zippy pink grapefruit, honeydew melon and a hint of tomato stem. The grapes are from Leyda, a subregion of San Antonio Valley.
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Looking up the stats for Wed.'s To./Det. game and I couldnt get past a wall of "buy tickets now" spam at NBA.com, but I did find the box score over at ESPN. http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400400478
Here's my question. When I look at the individual scores I see that Kleiza had 7 points. He was 3-7 from 2 point range (3x2=6pts) and 1 for 4 from 3 (1x3=3), so by my math, 6pts+3pts=9pts. Am I missing something? Alan Anderson 3-6 and 2-3 for 8pts (12 by 6+6=12) Jose was 6-9 and 3-5 for 15 pts, but 12+6=18 by my count.
I've seen this many times before in box-scores, so now I'm wondering where the error is? Is it my math...the individuals stat, or the pts. totals...Or am I reading something wrong here? Can this stuff be this messed up? Detroit had 41 field goals for 82 pts and 19 free throws which equals 101 pts. Which is correct. Toronto is listed as 35 field goals for 70 pts. 11 3's for 33 pts and 18 made field goals for a grand total of...121 pts by my count. Maybe I'll just count this as a win for us!


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City Cemeteries to Clean Up March 1 - 15
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The two City-operated cemeteries, Evergreen and Fairview, will be cleaning up the cemetery grounds from March 1 - 15. Prior to this two-week period, people are encouraged to remove any items from gravesites and headstones they wish to save. The March clean-up is the time when Christmas wreaths and other holiday items are removed from the cemetery, along with tarnished, unsightly, sun-bleached or damaged containers or flowers.
Prohibited items and unsightly décor will be removed from gravesites in compliance with published cemetery regulations to preserve the beauty of the grounds. Such items include baskets, boxes, shells, toys, crockery, glassware, pottery, wreaths, cans, hanging objects and potted plants. Artificial flowers in urns or plastic vases attached to headstones may remain as long as they do not hinder mowing or other cemetery maintenance. Occasionally, permissible items are inadvertently removed, so the maintenance staff reminds citizens to remove any items of value from gravesites.
For more information, call Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 Hancock Expressway, at 385-6251 or Fairview Cemetery, 1000 26th St., at 385-6251.


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Waters' June 28 Housing Reform Panel Includes CUNA's Hampel
CUNA Chief Economist Bill Hampel will join other trade association representatives on Friday for a panel discussion on plans to reform the secondary mortgage market.
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, will moderate the event.
According to a release from Waters, the panel discuss is her second in a series that addresses how to continue providing homeownership options to Americans while taking steps to prevent another crisis that led to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Hampel will be joined by Ann Grochala, vice president of Lending and Accounting Policy for the Independent Community Bankers of America; Anthony Hutchinson, senior policy representative for the National Association of Realtors; Mike Fratantoni, vice president of single-family research and policy development from the Mortgage Bankers Association; Cindy Chetti, senior vice president of government affairs for the National Multi Housing Council; and Tom Deutsch, executive director of the American Securitization Forum.
The hearing will be held Friday, June 28, at 9 a.m. in Room 2220 at the Rayburn House Office Building.


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You'd really think after all this time Blizzard would have done the obvious and invented some sort of healing hand grenade for holy priests. It could be the little brother of Lightwell or perhaps some sort of talent upgrade to Holy Nova -- toss the grenade to a specific location on the dungeon floor and in 10, 15, or whatever seconds, an explosion of AOE healing would nuke the area. Wouldn't that be fun? Naturally there'd have to be some witty flavor text on the tooltip, but -- wait, what day is this? Dawn looks at her calendar. Oh! Uh ... Never mind what I just said.
Today, we've got to get caught up on patch 4.3 news. We've been up to our necks in priest news from patch 4.3 recently. Last week, we got a first look at our two-piece and four-piece set bonuses for priest tier 13; this week, we got a look at the gear model itself and a hefty list of mostly positive changes. We also (shock and awe) already received a few tweaks to our tier 13 set bonuses, so there is quite a lot to tackle today. First, let's talk fashion.


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Quote: I agree. At this stage in the game, I don't know enough about the mulitude of theories relating to the acupoints to say whether or not one day, when I'm old and grey (well greyer than I am now...Is it right to have grey hair sprouting through at the tender age of 27?????) that I won't be able to combine this principles and be the meanest old bloke on the block. But, whatever use they actually are, I've got to learn them for the healing side of my studies anyway, they can only benefit the Martial side as well.
Quote: Gavin, I focus more on the techniques rather than the theories of why they work behind them. I don't doubt it,but for me it's just not worth the study.
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About the Author: Lanfranco Aceti
Lanfranco Aceti works as an academic, artist and curator. He is the Director of the Arts Administration Program at Boston University. He is the Founder and Director of The Studium: Lanfranco Aceti Inc., of OCR (Operational and Curatorial Research in Contemporary Art, Design, Science and Technology) and MoCC (Museum of Contemporary Cuts).


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Just Like Gorzo and a Pirates winning streak-I'M BACK
Well its been over a week since my last blog entry. Sorry for the delay, I've been rather busy these past days. I'm back in my hometown of Youngstown, OH. WVU is out for the summer and I have returned to my roots. This means backyard baseball with my brother and buddies. A favorite past time of mine as we gather neighborhood, high school and grade school friends over to my house for big wiffle ball games. It's always competitive and as eveyone is growing older the competition level will surely be rising this summer.
I hope you all enjoyed Andrew Schuerholz and Chris Kiernan's diary of their trip to Fenway Park. They had the time of their life and enjoyed the classic baseball setting. They also witnessed quite the great game as the Red Sox rallyed in the 8th inning thanks to Jason Bay setting the pace. Bay, being a former Pirate, is my favorite player and even though I don't really like the Red Sox (come on their the Red Sox, who actually like them anyway), I find myslef cheering for Jason.
Me on the other hand I've been bust moving back up here and getting things situated at my minimum wage job. But, just last week I enjoyed a mini-vacation of my own. I went to Minnesota for a week to visit some family and friends. The big country landscape with pastures that stretch for miles was a great setting, the perfect for some much needed rest and relaxtion. While I hoped to take in a Twins game that fell through. I hoped to be able to drive through Minneapolis for the game and to catch a glimpse of the building process of their new stadium, Target Field. I hear it is supposed to be beautiful and give PNC Park a run for its money. It is built in the same mindset and structure of PNC but with a few added amenities it could definately be a sight to behold.
I have previously been to the Twin Cities for a game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodump. Sorry to rag on it like that but it is a dump. From the outside it reminds me of a bounce a round that you would find in the backyard at an 8 year old's birthday party. On the inside, the large concourses and gaping awkward spaces make it less than ideal for baseball. However, I am very impressed with the Twins fanbase. They show up to games no matter how crappy their stadium may be. They love their baseball, their Twins and their pretty boy Joe Mauer, there is no doubt about that.
I did manage to make a trip to the mall of America.
It is the ultimate mega-structure and entertainment destination. It is loaded with any type of specialty store you could ever ask for. Being a fan of memorobilla and paraphernalia regarding sports I wa sin heaven. Though I did not buy anything it was cool to see everything offered and presented in the 4 stories of shopping splendor.
The part I enjoyed most about the Mall was reliving scenes from my all-time favoite move.
Now baseball movies are my forte and I have talked about them in the past there is nothing like a good Christmas movie to put you in the spirit. I love this movie so much, starring Arnold Schwarzeneger and Sinbad it is a father's quest to find the ultimate Christmas gift for his son. His quest takes him to the Mall of America and he runs wild through the mall trying to find that special "TurboMan Doll" for his son.
In one of my favorite scenes Arnold runs through this Lego area trying to capture a bouncy ball that may say if he won the TurboMan doll. While running through he knocks down lego creations being built by children playing in the area. Seeing kids do the same thing while I was walking by, I was very tempted to cause a rampage just like Arnold did, however, I held off.
It was a great trip and one I will rememebr forever.
One thing I do hope to forget about the trip was the state of teh Pittsburgh Pirates. Not following them may have been a good thing as they lost 8 straight ball games. Howver, since my return home the Bucs have been hot and are currently riding a 3-game winning streak. Jack WIlson has been on fire, last night against teh Nationals he went 4-4 with 2 doubles and a triple. I was surprised to see local media outlets covering Wilson so tightly as there has been speculation that he soon could be traded. I must put my foot down and hope these rumors are false.
Jack has been a tremedous sparkplug over the past two seasons and really he is the glue that holds the Bucs together. To trade him would hurt the chemistry, offense, defense and leadership that this team needs.
While Jack has been back, so has a familiar face in Tom Gorzelanny. Gorzo started the season in Triple A after a horrendous spring. Just like much of our other young pitchers he had a great potential but faltered and never lied up to expectations. Now that RP Tyler Yates is on the DL, Gorzo is back in the Burgh pitching from the bullpen. If he can prove to be back to where we all that he could his future may not totally be tarnished. To have some positive outings in the back end of the pen would be a great confidence booster for the young man.
Well now that I'm back in the groove I hope to update the blog everyday. Get your Pirates fix right here at the Peas.


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Hey everyone...
Well, this semester I entered in an AP computer science class (without previous knowledge of what I was getting myself into...) and some classmates and I have to explain to the class in simple, "English" terms about overloading, L-value and deference operators. We are suppose to give an oral presentation and include examples as well as the explination of each topic. If anyone knows anything explaining these subjects, can you let me know or if there are any sites you know of, please tell me asap!!!
P.S. I do not know THAT much about C++ and programming so please don't get too technical!!


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"The goals you set for yourself and the strategies you choose become your blueprint or plan. Strategies are like recipes: choose the right ingredients, mix them in the correct proportions, and you will always produce the same predictable results: in this case financial success. The success strategies for managing money and building wealth are called Money Strategies. By learning to use money strategies as a part of your day-to-day life, financial frustration and failure will become a thing of the past."
"As the pool of highly qualified candidates shrinks, employers are striving to make themselves more attractive to candidates. Strategies include expanding benefits, addressing the work/life balance issue and increasing salaries to attract and retain top talent."


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The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.
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LPT - they are sometimes called horse apples or osage oranges. They are a brainy-looking lime green "fruit" that many people believe repel insects. In fact, they are sold around here for like $4 a pound in the fall to put in your basements. I was excited to find this tree and bring home a big bag to put around my basement foundation.
I did find at least one site that recommended against feeding hedge apples to rabbits. I was just curious, because the squirrels were eating them like crazy where we found them - would have been a really cheap source of fresh food over the winter if I could have collected them and used them as a treat throughout the winter. No go, though, not willing to take any chances with my bun bud Roscoe!


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Justin Timberlake Apologizes for 'Distasteful' Video + Sentences Friend to Community Service
Last week was a good week for Justin Timberlake: He married mega-hottie Jessica Biel in an exquisite Italian wedding with all his friends and family around to help him celebrate.
But this week? Has been a little different. Things went downhill after someone leaked a video that a friend of Justin's created for him as a "joke." A video that very clearly mocks some citizens of Los Angeles who are far less fortunate than Timberlake and his rich pals.
And happy Justin wasn't happy any more.
The premise for the video, created by Timberlake's classy pal, real estate agent Justin Huchel, was that there were friends of the newlyweds in L.A. who just couldn't make it to the fancypants party in Italy.
It includes a series of interviews with a cross-section of Hollywood's homeless and/or downtrodden citizens, some of whom are clearly mentally ill. All of them wished Justin and Jessica the best, but probably none of them realized they were being mocked by someone who thought their misfortune was a joke.
The video was leaked by Gawker, which was then threatened with a lawsuit by Huchel's lawyers.
Timberlake had nothing to do with the video, but being the decent human that he is, he's now issued a formal apology for it via an open letter on his website.
He called the "distasteful" video a "lapse in judgment" by his friends, and said he doesn't live his life that way, adding, "I was always taught that we as people, no matter what your race, sex, or stature may be, are equal."
He closes the missive with, "You can bet your ass that I'm having my friend do at least 100 hours of community service … Boom."
Well-played, Justin. Maybe we'll make fun of you a little less around here now. (Maybe.)
Here's his letter in its entirety.
To my family, friends, and fans:
The last time I wrote a letter like this, it was when I had the good fortune of attending a once in a lifetime experience by sharing an evening with some of America's finest at the Marine Corps Ball about a year ago. I was so moved by that night, I wanted to share it with everyone. Unfortunately, this letter holds a different kind of weight for me.
Normally, as some of you know, I am (by nature) a pretty private person. So, I don't really take it upon myself to comment on things that so often go misunderstood or something that has even shed any kind of dark light on what was and will always be one of the most special weeks of my life. But, in light of the recent events, I can't fight the urge to clarify my thoughts and feelings on what has been a very upsetting portrayal of the people closest to me and myself. It's not who I am as a professional or as a man.
I can't help but think of one of the many great life lessons my Grandfather has taught me… He told me when I was younger that "Sometimes, you are confronted with challenges in life that perhaps are not your own. And, when those moments arise, the right thing for a man to do is accept that responsibility, whatever it may be, and face it with honesty and humility."
So, I'm taking his advice. If for no other reason, than to clear the air so no one has to ever wonder how I feel about it.
I'd like to start off by saying that I don't live my life making fun of people (unless, of course, I'm making fun of myself on SNL)… Especially, those who are less fortunate or those in need. I grew up with a family and community that instilled ideals in me like hard work, honesty and empathy. As a matter of fact, growing up in Tennessee, I was always taught that we as people, no matter what your race, sex, or stature may be, are equal. We have a saying there that "Everyone puts their pants on the same way(maybe this saying doesn't apply to guys who wear kilts. Although, I'm sure they put theirs on the same way too…)"
As it pertains to this silly, unsavory video that was made as a joke and not in any way in mockery:
1. I had no knowledge of its existence. I had absolutely ZERO contribution to it.
2. My friends are good people. This was clearly a lapse in judgment which I'm sure no one who is reading this is exempt from. But, I don't believe it was made to be insensitive. More so, I think it was made as a joke on me not having that many friends attending my own wedding(which IS kind of funny if you think about it).
3. Like many silly rumors that I have been made aware of about the week: It was NOT shown at my wedding.
4. I think we can all agree that it was distasteful, even though that was not it's intention.
Once again, in the world that we live in where everyone thinks that they know everything, I want to be very clear… I am NOT defending the video. I agree with the overall consensus. But, to use another "pants" analogy… It seems that these days, misconception gets around the world before the actual truth even wakes up and gets it's pants on.
I want to say that, on behalf of my friends, family, and associative knuckleheads, I am deeply sorry to anyone who was offended by the video. Again, it was something that I was not made aware of. But, I do understand the reaction and, by association, I am holding myself accountable.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts. It really is a blessing to be able to speak directly to my true fans so that you can know exactly where I stand.
P.S. You can bet your ass that I'm having my friend do at least 100 hours of community service … Boom.